The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-31

THE Baltimore American says the
grasshoppers hive made their appear
ance in Frederick county, Md, where
clover and rye crops are particularly
abundant.
!. The Chinese have, for the first time,
whipped the Formosan savages. These
aborigincs number 10000 only, and yet
they have kept in terror about two
millions of Chinese settlers.
The revenue officials have abandoned
tho idea of placing revenue stamp no
every cigar, and smokers can still inhale
the treamful vapor without the dis
comfort of the burnt paper taste.
JAY GOULD intends to remain king of
Wall street. Ho proclaims his power
by allowing the New York Tribune to
publish the, facts that he owns 100000
shares of the Union Pacific stock. The
present value OF. this amount of stock is
$7,5O0,O00; but no doubt much of it is
bought with borrowed money, and held
on margin. Gould is of Jersey birth,
and is now past sixty. He was brought
up leather dealer in what is called
".The Swamp"
ORDERS have been sent by Gen. Terry
to the commander at Fcrt Randall, to
expedite the departure of cavalry
force at that point, under orders to
proceed direct to the Black Ellis, and
bring out all persons found there with
out authority. Meantime, 80 far as we
can observe, the gold excitement seems
to have almost entirely died ont.
HE monument for Edgar Allan Pce's
hitherto neglected grave will be COM
pleted in October. A small stone half
foot high and three inches square now
marks the poets resting place in tho
Baltimore graveyard. The new monu-
ment will be surmounted by bust of
Poe, which is said to be an accurate
likeness.
In addition to the shortage in the
United States treasury caused by the
theft of the $47, 800 package, there is
, $1,O50 shortage in the redemption di-
vision, which was discovered in January.
This was reported by treasurer New
when he took charge. Otherwise the
funds are all straight, and Spinner is to
be congratulated.
APRoPos of the recent shipment of
Florida fruit direct to Chicago, the
Mobile Register says that, with some
improvement in railroad facilities and
proper, cooperation among the ship
'pers, prudent and industrious farmers
tco4ld realize more from vegetable
gardens in Alabama in six weeks than
. they could make in a twelve-month
supon an Iowa or Illinois farm.
The British government has fulfilled
Its pledge to appoint royal commission
to inquire into the subject of vivisec-
tional experiments. The instructions
ito the commission are to inquire into
the practice of subjecting live animals
to experiments for scientific pursoses.
and to considerand report what meas
ures, if any, it may be desirable to take
in respect to any such practice.
Mr.. JOHN BRIGHT writes thus sensi.
bly, to Glasgow workingmani "A
I, book. and notza small io1e. might be
made up of the strange doings of the
trado unions. Monopoly is hard to
teach, and I fear the working,nen will
only learn through suffering, and they
may do mischief which cannot after
ward be repaired. ~ The advice applies
equally well in this country, and the
recent Pennsylvania coal tro lbles afford
an apt illustration Of it's truth.
KING GEORGE, Of Greece, seems to be
in an unhappy predicament. His king
/ dom is threatened with revolution he
is unpopular, and nobody takes bis
hat off to him on the streets; the
queen has been insulted, and he is
afraid to go 70 The Hellenic Long
Branch, at Dekeleia, because he thinks
II quite probable he will not be able to
/. get back into his capital again. Two
Russian ships are ready at the Pireus.
z toearfy Him away in ease of revolu-
tion.
The trial of the notorious John D
Lee3for completely in the Mountain
Meadow massacre Of 1867 will not come