The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-20

postage upon newspapers II; soon aS con,
grcss assemblies
fUSsiA'S part in our exhibition next
year may be camparativclv small, but il
will Inc interesting all The same. 1t will
consist OF products which cannot hr lu-
ricatc'l by amy other country, for they
are to h" confined to those which are ne
clliar tu her soil and climate.
THEY have recently had the seventh
annual cat show in the Crystal Palace.
London. The highest priced eat w:,S val
ucd by it,, owner at so 900 but it didn't
get the first prize. "'rommv podd, !" aged
nine years valued ut 5000 was the win
ncr. There were over five hundred cats
exhibited.
Tile city OF Berlin has but one steam
fire engine, the rest being old-iashioncd
hand machines, and the water supply is
lnadrVUa,c. Recently IN immense new
hotel wiS burned and water was brought
in harrriS and pumped ircby to the sec
on'i story where there was no fire. At
length y heavy rain distinguished the
flames.
WASulNuroN dispatches assert that
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
will not recommend any increase of tax
alton this winter. The receipts on wills
ky. etc, durin" the last year have been
larger than III any year, except 1870,
since llc taxes were first imposed and ut
the increased rate they will be still
further augmented during the c,,rrcn,
fiscal year
COFFEE: drinkers will please remember
that the crop rcp"rt> do not hold out any
comforting assurances. \ falling off has
been reported all around OF old ,Iav:,
there is Il considerable falling on. Rio
shows Il still more marked diminution.
though there is some coffee of the pre-
rlouS crop left over. The Islands near
Java Shew Il decrease OF about fifty pcr
cent. in production.
IT Is a significant fac, that the .rrlin
lS,U2,1I9 bushels rs COMPARED with last
year, while the delivery III Baltimore is
greater than last last rhiia,clphia also
shows gam. When our southern rail
way system is made what il ought To be
Charleston, Port Royal and Savannah will
export more grain, flour and meat than
any other Atlantic cities.
!'EorI.E who write letters will find i'm
struction in the facts shown in the rrpor,
OF the dead letter office last year. some
i,6lo,ET letters went aStrav muinIv
through carclcssncsS in directing. There
was taken out Of these letters The aston
lsn'ngly large sum Of E*;,50O,O0O. All Of
thlS WAS returned To its owners with the
exception of $500, 600, which remain, ~
Il anrofit to the Postoilicc Department.
fIrIEoY, believed to have been chief
III the organization Of the whiSkcv ring
at It. Louis, went into court TUESDAY.
and, to the dismay Of his counsel, pleaded
guilty I" all the counts in the Indictment
against himself. Thorpe, Il late store
Keeper, also threw himself on The mcr,,
Gf the court This action is considered
ri It. Louis Is the most significant chi. !
SOLE in the downfall Of the once furmid
able underground organization.
COMPARATIVE analysis Of HE public
debt statcmcn, published shows Il dc.
rrlSc III legal tenders during the las,
month OF 5000. and in fractional cur
rcncy Of SlO2,Goo. The Treasury bal
ancc Increased nearly Sll 900 900. The
fvr-twrntics OF 1862 have disappeared
from the interest bearing debt, bayiuu
been absorbed by the new fvcs, Tho
Slouoo,O0O of 1864 bontl. called i'm. lcuyn
but about $I2,O0O,OOO' Of the new five.
not taken. There are about $4,000, ,Ooo
OF he new 'Gis still outstanding, ard
li,cy will be called in before The 18Th
inst.
SAy" IN English paper: a sample Of
condensed milk. weighing about o,lc hun
hundred pounds, vas exhibited at the
rooms Of The Spcic;y Of Arts, and an in
'cre'ting experiment made thereon This
hammonth piece u soIiiicd nui,! Wa,
prepared by Hooker; process II had
l'''" exposed to the action of the air for
'"'r years and three months, yet its
IialtE was 80 excellent tlat in !; few