The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-07-17

lew constitution Of Arkansas, adopted
less ilan year ago, IL the provision for
the payment OF the state debt. This
provision is now being carried out under
the means provided by the last lcgisla-
turc.
Jared II. Buell., of Indianapolis, and
Susan d. Gilbert, of Atho], Mass. have
married themselves by IL written con
tract, which is to "bc in force during
our physical lives, provided our mutual
love natures ever blend as now-but to
Terminate without prejudice by the wish
Of either party, if love shalt ever cease
TO be mutual"
Is 1870 New York city bad Il popun-
lion Of 9i2 ,292, and II municipal debt of
$500, $50. In 1871, London had n
population of 3,2GG. .9S7, and city debt
OF &25,9lS,000. These figures are i'm
posing. Tho city and county debts OF
the whole union are estimated to be to
day $35. 900, 600 but as this estimate is
only for those having ono million and
over Of liabilitics, the total may be set
down mt Il thousand million. Add tho
state and naiionnl debts and there re
suits Il heavy load for postcrity.
IT is quite discouraging TO know TINT
the importation of fire crackers ior
fourth of July purposes this year will
amount to SOC, 600 buxcs--n large excess
over the receipts of last year, owing
doubtless to tho centennial typhoid
The Chinese and Japanese make good
thing out of the squibs, as they alone
cal. manufacture such explosives, the
attempts to reproduce them in this
country having failed. The invention,
however, is deemed by many people,
not highly crcdltablo to Juhu China.
mars civilization.
The inundntions in Southern France
have called forth the ready sympathy of
tho F'Ech people, for The sufferers,
ana relief funds, 50 familiar to Ameri-
can cars OF late, are being raised every
where. The city of. Toulouse which
has suffered so terribly. is very ancient,
having Leen Il leading city of the Ganls
when the Romans conquered their com
try. Massive walls of Roman work
mnnship havo been broken down by the
recent floods from the river Garonnc,
on Whose banks the city is built. The
loss of property is now placed ut $780,
U00, 600
LATER adviccs from Franco confirm
previous reports of the frightful charac-
ter Of tho inundation along the river
Garonnc. Many towns Lave been sub.
merged and whole sections of country
ovcrliowcd. More thnn thousand YES
were lost, over two hundred dead bodies
being found in one village. Twenty
thousand peopic are homeless aud suf.
fering. President MucNIahon has de-
parted for tho scene Of dcsolation to
render such assistance us may be nee
cssary. The Guronno rises in tho
p;;ramccs, OH HE confines of Spain, and
is subject to overflow, Oh account of the
general ilatncSs OF it's bnnks.
'.
inst iancc, tho terrible enrtEquakc TINT
recently destroyed San jose c!n Cucutn,
in Columbia. When the catastrophe
began, most Of the Inhabitants went
down upon their knees and prayed for
relief and mercy. Yet, in Tie midst of
the scene, whcn The Garth was bcavirg,
buildings falling, and tho dying groans
and sliricks of men, women and children
filling the mir, a wild horde of dcmoni-
acal thieves and robbers swnrmcd into
the towns, sacking houses, pillnging
bank vanlts, ana plundc-ing the dead,
and even numbering. If al earthquake
VII not quicken Il mans conscience,
there is no telling what will.
TIE New York World makes the
establishment of II geological garden iii
Philadelphia tho occasion for the pre-
scntation of some Interesting facts con
cerning the famous London geological
gardens. The London collection in
1873 included 500 quadrnpcds, ] DOT
birds ard 225 reptiles, and was at That
time, rs yet, the largest in existence.
The first ,hiDoccros cost CT 900; the
four giratfcs c700, and their carrjngc an
additional ;e70O; the elephant and Il calf,
.cS00 and the hippopotamus, though a
gift, was not brought home and housed
for less than cl,O00 The cost oi
maintaining the London gardens is very
great, but the receipts are ample tc
meet II