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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

The copcert and tableapx in aid of
the A. III +. Church, given on We'd
nesday evening, was success. The
proceeds sof these entertainments go
towards finishing the Church build
ing, and we hope our colorcd friends
will succeed in raising the necessary
funds to complete their church cdifice.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

WE learn that on Sunday evening
last there was hail in several portions
of our Gnunty. In Middle st. Mat
thews it was sufficiently heavy TO do
considerable damage +o'crops if they
had been forward enough. Above
the villaa5 c and below the hail was not
quite 80 heavy.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

A few weeks ago we announced
the departure of Mr.. Henry Hohn for
New York to purchase his spring
stock, we now take occasion TO in
form our readers of his return with a
large, varied, and well selected stock
of the most fashionable goods in his
line. All of which lie is enabled to
sell at the lowest possible prices, hay
ing bought them on declining mar
ket and in large quantities. Persons,
desiring to purchase, will do we'll
to call at once and make their sclcc-
tions before the stock is depleted by
largo sales.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04
SHERIDAN'S SCHOOL.
A CLASSICAL SCHOOL FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
HUGO G. SHERIDAN.~,.,....Pr Principal.
MISS Z. j. MACKAY............Ass Assistant.

IHNhis School opens OH the First Monday
IL in September annually, and c0ntiI-
,ucs sunintCrruptedly until the last Of June.
TERMS PER MONTH.
First Grade. beginners ................$2.O 90
Second Grade, Grammar pupils...... $50
Third Grade, advanced English...... 800
Latin and Greek, extra.................. 80
COURSE OF STUDY.
First Grade Alphabet. Spelling, Rud-
imenfary Arithmetic, Writing and First
Steps in Geography.
Second Grade, Spelling, Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic, Second Steps In
Geography, Grammar, Written Compo-
siaioli, Latin aid Greek.
Third Grade. Spelling, Reading, Writ.
ing, Arithmetic cohipicted., Geography:
completed, Grammar coinplettu, Tompo-:
siton, History, Philosophy. Rhetoric.
Logic. Bookkeeping, Algebra, Ge0me-i
try, Chemistry. Latin, Greek and Writ
ten Composition.
Elocution is taught in each grade.
Miss Mackay has charge of the girls.
Students may enter at any time during
the tern, and are changed only from
date Of entrance.
Boys and girls are prepared for the
Sophomore Class in any College or for a
successful business life.
NcatneSs Of person, polite manners
and high sense Of honor arc considered
of no less importance than the branches
taught, and are therefore inculcated
with urrcmitting assiduity. 80
Board may be had in good families
near the school at ten and twelve dollars
per month, including washing and lights.
Boys ana girls are kept separate and
no intercourse allowed.
a liberal share of public patronage is
respectfully solicited.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

The oldest son Of DR.. w. M. Dant-
.zler, Of st. Matthews, died Oh the
goth, and was buried on the 3Oth
March last. Severely afflicted from
his birth, death is indeed gain, yet
the hearts of dear ones are bowed in
grief because of this bereavement.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

WHILE taking our usual stroll
looking for locals and items of inter
est TO our readers, VIC happened in
at the store Of Mr.. G. u. Kortiohn,
where we found ali hands cntrenchc(l
behind piles of goods j;ist iii, rlirk-
ing and placing on shelves bargains
Of every description. Hats, Cloth
ing, Shoes, Stationery, Pocket Knives,
Embroidery, Insertions, Pins, Need
les, Toilet Soaps, Groceries, &c. Ia
fact everything to please and cnticc.
We asked ourselves simple aues-
tion, "Whcre is the money TO come
from to move this stock" Friend
kortjohn informed us there was plen-
ty Of money in the county. His mot
to is sell goods cheap and the money
is bound TO come. We deposited our
last tissue ballot with him and de-
parted a wiser and a satisfied man.
We advise our friends to call early
and secure bargains from this ship
mcnt.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

.0UEyoungf friend, Mr.. p. II. Moss,
left at our Office last "Wednesday
some Strawberries nearly ripe, which
he picked from his fathers garden.
These are the first we have seen this
season. =,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

TnE> weather has changed sudden
ly from pleasant spring to chilling
winter, :and overcoats and fires are in
demand again. We trust, however,
our people will be sufficiently guard
ed to protect themselves from its
evil consequences.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

WE hear that there are a number
Of dogs in town that have been bitten
by mail dogs. These ought to be
killed without delay:
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

We move that somebody give q big
fish dinner or picnic and invite us to
it. If anybody seconds this motion
they Will please let us hear from them
Immediately.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

SPRING suits arc now in order.
You can ascertain where your wants
in this line can be obtained by con
:sulting the columns of the DEMOCRAT.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

SOME malignant slanderer says :
"Woman needs no culogist, for she
speaks rs for herself:'' a: +.l}.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

WNFfE "Caliiornia Storen
L now in the McMaster
brick building, though only
six months in this town. has
made hosts of customers and
friends. It has succeeded in
It's business beyond .eXpeeta-
tion. The cause! is selling
its well and carefully sci .ctcd
stock Of Dry Goods, Notions,
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats,
and n complete stock Of STA
pie and fancy Groceries,
cheaper than my other Es.
tablishlnent. 1t is a"CASII
STORE"
Ifpolitcness, courtesy and
n fine Stock has any hold up
on our community, the "Cal-
ifornia Store" OF SOREN-
TRUE & LORYEA will be-
come one of the leading Es-
tablislimcnts Of the town of
OrangGburg. Call at their
store and sec stock and
prices. they will be pleased
TO show goods.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

m>LD AMERICAN ITO TEL
W Eslabli shed about 1880
Resucitatcd on the European Plan for
Gentlemen only.
TERMS:
Rooms each person per day..............5
per week..........S2.0 90
per month...S and $40
According to location of Rooms paid
II advance.
~ .s--.'
BOARD TERMS:
Board and lod@iug".,".....$ 80 per day
BoTrd and 'lodgimg ........B 50pcr week
MEALS,
DichhilSt..
''i'ci otc
29c
MRS. III. j. ARCHER. Ppyoprietress,
- % George st, isDrher Ring,
sep 81 : lR "Cpsleason, 6 Q.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04
Contract Work !

I Respectfully inform my friends and
Il the public that.t am prepared tp con-
kind cheaper than other contractors In
Oran9eburg County. Work solicited,
and satisfaction guaranteed.
March.7-3mos. j. II. TUCKER,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

oRASGrBtRe, $50, APRIL 4, 1870.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-04

. HI q ES u,...
g,I ysrE olrtti .ig,U, ,!
of every description also just received
from the manufactures very cheap.
Full lines Of everything else in tho Dry
Goods line are being daily received for
Spring aud Summer wear. ,.t
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

The ONO CANvAss.-The Springfield
Republican has been looking over the politi
cal field in Ohio, and claims the following
deductions as to the result The election in
Ohio is still six weeks off, but both sides ap-
pear to have settled down to the expectation
of Republican success. Ewing is fighting
one-sided battle; he has next to no prom
inent Democrats to aid him in the canvass,
and there is more than suspicion abroad
that Thurman and the real leaders of the
Democracy in Ohio want Ewing defeated
Discouraging rumors are afoat that the
German vote is wholly lost to the Demo
Gratis, as it probably is, and judging from
current report and comment the central
committee of the party is not making Wig
orous campaign. Foster is warmly sup
ported by the strongest men of his party
from Sherman down, and the Republican
ticket is fortunate in gaining the united
support of the extreme wings of the party,
the independent vote under Schurz, and the
"stalwart" element led by different local
leaders, Ohio is a state of political sur
prises, but at present the current all seems
to set in favor of Republican success, with
some chance that the Democrats may save
the legislature and the election of federal
senator out of the general wreck
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

SCHURz's HoME.-The charming Wash
ington correspondent of the Albany Journal
"a lady, by the way-thus alludes to the
home of Secretary Schuz In Secretary
Schurzs beautiful library, which no one
who has ever entered forgets, stands an
EASEL and on that easel is life-sized por-
trait in India ink--a face and bust-of mar
velous beauty and tenderness. 1t is more
than picture, it is presence and it hal.
lows the apartment with sense Of 'the ten.
der grace Of day that is dead No one
who knew Mrs. Schurz in her lifetime, or
who recalls Mrs. Mary Clemmer's touching
and tender analysis Of her character in the
Independent, shortly after her death, but ap-
proaches that picture as if it were shrine
To the pure and loyal heart of her husband
know it is such ; aud if you have ever seen
him in his library, you have felt that that
gentle presence became participation in the
interview. Numa had his Egeria and Sir
Galahad his blessed vision ; and Carl Schurz,
returning to his lonely home at nightfall,
after days of such intense hard work as few
men realize--a work which is to him more
than vocation, even a ration-opens
softly the door of his favorite room, and
finds awaiting him those sweetly-following
eyes,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03


TAXES OF NATIONAL BANKs.-This is
the way Sherman figures on the profit and
loss which would arise from abolishing the
national banks and substituting greenbacks
in order to save interest l" Suppose this
were done, and United States notes issued,
the utmost saving is l2,S00,000 at four per
cent. But il these notes are issued they
must be redeemed, unless you wish again to
embark upon wild scheme of irredeemabe
paper money. If you maintain coin reserve
of even twenty-five per cent, the coin must
be purchased and remain idle in your vaults.
Here is loss of one-fourth of your imagin-
airy saving, reducing it to s9,000,0OO. But
what do you lose by wiping out the banks 2
The United States and the states now col.
lect taxes from the banks amounting, in the
aggregate, to sl6,90S, lSl year. They en-
joy no privilege from you except the power
to issue circulating notes, and for this you
make them pay more than five per cent Of
their entire circulation. Do you not see
that by this operation you lose money
| You lose near seventeen millions revenue To
to save possibly nine millions of interest
You kill the goose that lays the golden egg
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

THE ONEIDA CoMMUNIsTs.--The Graphic
states that the Oneida community has, in
Difference to public sentiment, adopted a
proposition of its president that there shall
be no more complex marriages, and that the
community shall hereafter consist of two
classes of members-ceibates aud the mar
ried-who will act upon the principle of
monogamy. What will remain of their
communism after the notifications is defined
thus First, we shall hold our property
and business in common, as now; second,
we shall live together in a common house
hold and eat at common table, as before
third, we shall have common children's
department, as now; fourth, we shall have
our daily evening meetings, and all of our
present means of moral and spiritual i'm
provement."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

THE BEST DIsINFEcTANTs.-The com.
mission of experts appointed by the ma
tional board of health to prepare a circular
embodying familiar instructions for disin-
lection have made a report. The disinfec-
tants to be used are, first, roll of sulphur
for fumigation; second, sulphate of iron
(copperas) dissolved in water in the proper
ton of one and half pounds to gallon for
soil, sewers, etc. f; third, sulphate of zinc and
common salt dissolved together in water in
the proportion of four ounces of sulphate
and two ounces Of salt to gallon for cloth
ing, bed linen, ETC. The commission ex.
clude carbolic acid because it is difficult to
secure the proper quality, and it must be-
used in large quantities to be of service.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

PROSPEROUS KANsAs.-How is it that
Kansas, just of age, is pushing ahead in
population and in other respects quite in
advance of contiguous states. By recent
census she shows population of eight hun
dred and forty-nine thousand nine hundred
and seventy-eight, an increase of sixty per
cent over the population in 1875, which was
returned as five hundred and twenty.eight
thousand four hundred and thirty-seven.
The increase from 1870 to 1875 was seventy
per cent, or fourteen per cent year, while
the increase for the last four years has been
at the rate of fifteen per cent a year. The
average increase from 1870 to 1875, shown
by fifteen states which took census in
1875, was sixteen per cent. Kansas has a
large unsettled area, yet her soil and other
natural advantages are little if any in ad-
vance of Missouri, but emigrants push by
the latter and seek homes in the new state.
The pioneer settlers of Kansas were chiefly
New England men who, to spirit of ad-
venture, added habits of industry and pro-
bity which are great helps to progress in
any community.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

ENcoURAGING.-For thirty years the
mines of this country have been turning a
large and steady stream of gold into the
Golfers Of the world, much of which finally
found resting place in Europe. But now
the tide has turned and gold is coming back
to us, no less than five million dollars of it
being at this time on the way from Europe.
The French finauciers predict that at least
SlO00000O0 in treasure will cross the At
lantic this year to pay for food. In the mean
time our mines in Colorado, Utah, Nevada
and California continue to add every month
to our stock of real money. With our sub.
stantial basis of business thus enlarging
and being reinforced by abundant crops, the
foundations for greatly improved business
era seem laid broad and deep.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

PENSION ARREARs.-A very considerable
interest has been created among the invalid
and helpless soldiers located at the various
National Homes throughout the country, re-
garding the custody Of funds accruing to
them from the arrears of pensions act. 1t
has been held by the managers Of these
Homes that inasmuch as the inmates were
directly receiving their support at the hands
of the government, such funds belonged TO
the government. This Interpretation has
been stoutly resisted by the pensioners
themselves, and in some cases they have
withdrawn from the Homes rather than
submit. They hold that as the arrears OF
pensions bill was passed subsequent to the
law for the support of soldiers at Homes,
the money should 60 to the pensioners di.
rect. The matter has been referred to the
attorney-general, who decides that the pen
sioners in the National Homes are entitled
to their full pensions, the same as If they
had never seen the Homes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

BENNINGTON, August 30, 1879.
Messrs. Editors In the interesting account OF
Ira Allen and family in the WArCHMAs Of last
week, by Rev Mr.. Davenport, there are several
historical errors that ought not TO be perpetuated
First Ira Aliens parents did not emigrate to Ben
nington when he was twelve years old or at any
other time Joseph Allen, Ira's father, died at
Cornwall, Connecticut, April IA, 1865, when Ira
was about four years old, Ira did not go to the
New Hampshire Grants earlier than ITO, when
he was nineteen or twenty years old. Second, bis
son Ira II. Allen was never member Of congress,
though perhaps he was worthy OF being one. Third,
from the loose manner in which the writer speaks
OF the revolutionary services OF Ira Allen the
reader ought TO understand that he held high rank
in the continental army, and was finally breveted
general" His only important services were in
civil life. He finally became after the war,
Major-General Of the Vermont Militia. Fourth, is
1t true that the original manuscript" OF Allen $
document Of ITO on the New York Controversy,
is preserved among the state archives OF Yer
mont? The statement should not have been made
unless the writer was sure OF H.
would detract nothing from the encomium Of
the writer on the merits Of General Ira Allen and
his family, but wish the writer had been little
more careful about his historical facts
had pleasant personal acquaintance with
Ira II. Allen, commencing in 1923, and served
afterwards in the Legislature with him, and held
him in much respect. HILAND HALL.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03
The Massachusetts, Investigation.

At the suggestion Of General Butler or
some of his adherents congressional in
vestigation, with Senator Wallace OF Penn
sylvania as chairman of the committee, has
been held regarding the last Massachusetts
election. Grave charges of intimidation at
the polls we're made by the Butler party,
and some rich developments as to the way
they do things down in the old Bay state
were promised. The commission met in
Boston some time ago, and have been In
session ever since. Subpenas have been
scattered broadcast throughout the length
and breadth Of the state, and the result is
Just what might have been expected. 1.-The
mountain has labored and brought forth
mouse" The showing made goes clearly to
disprove entirely and conclusively all the
stories of irregular and improper influences
exerted upon voters in Massachusetts by
their employers and others, which General
Butler told upon the stump last year and
his followers have so industriously circulated
since. The evidence in support OF the
charges which the Democratic members of
the committee hoped to establish, was lu-
dicrously amsy collection of preposterous
stories, based upon hearsay and suspicion,
and, il il could have stood uncontradicted,
would have proved nothing except that vo-
ters in Massachusetts, are so sensitively jeal-
Gus of their political rights that what
would have passed in most other states as
hardly worthy of notice was here regarded
as an intoerable outrage. 1t would have
been in itself strong evidence of the sub
stantial purity and freedom of elections in
that state. At the worst, it seemed to prove
that in a state where two hundred and fifty
thousand votes were cast two men had suf-
fered by loss of employment for voting as
they pleased, and that few others might
have been deferred from voting as they de-
sired by fear of being compelled to find
other employers. But the refutation even
of this was complete and overwhelming. 1t
was proved by the most satisfactory testi-
mony that the two alleged victims were dis.
charged for other than political reasons, and
Tue men WHO were Sdlu W nave btcn ihoiih-
idated come forward to testify that they
voted freely, knew of no threats or warnings
from their employers, had no fear of evil
consequences from voting as they chose,
knew of no reason for fear in their own case
or any other, and never heard of any at
tempt to coerce or influence improperly the
vote of any man. Thus the attempt to
smirch the good name of Massachusetts ends
in iguominious failure. Butler was the
author of it, and the Wallace committee
readily lent itself to his purposes, but not
even partisan ingenuity can draw from this
investigation anything but what is honor
able to that state. The committees report,
if it is not shameless perversion and falsi-
fication of the evidence, will be as unsatis
factory to General Butler as it will be salts
factory to the people of the country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

MISSISSIPPI PoLITIos.-In spite of the
many denials to the contrary, it seems to be
generally conceded that jeff Davis will be
elected to the United States Senate from
Mississippi. Now that Mr.. Voorhees, has
told us how good a Union man he was
during the war, one may expect that Mr..
Davis will take an early occasion to remark
that his position during the unpleasantness
has been misrepresented, and that he will
cite that the removal of able General Joe
Johnston from the command of the army
opposed to Sherman about Atlanta in 1854
and the appointment Of the inefficient Gen
eral Hood as his successor was made by him
in order to insure federal victory.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03

YELLOW FEvER.-The yellow fever con-
tinues to devastate the South-not only
claiming fresh victims daily in unfortunate
Memphis, but spreading to neighboring
places. Several of the benevolent societies
of Memphis are now making their first
appeals to their brethren throughout the
United States for aid. Throughout the
South, the cold weather which we dread
will be awaited with constant anxiety,
though the fact that the fever maintained
an existence through the past winter is a
most discouraging omen for the future. The
sanitary condition of Memphis is always
bad, and some critics go so far as to suggest
abandoning the present site and rebuilding
in cleaner spot. Experience is hard
teacher, but we must learn the necessity Of
absolute cleanliness and strict quarantine
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-03
The Maanshiners.

A special dispatch to the New York Herald
from Huntsville, Alabama, gives the follow
ing account of the way the Illicit distill-
ers Of that section evade the payment Of
the government tax Great difficulty is
experienced in this vicinity in breaking up
Illicit dstilleries and securing the convic-
ton Of persons arrested for cvasions of the
revenue laws on account Of the means taken
by the moonshiners to prevent witnesses
from testifyiug against them. Recently
there were brought before the United
States commissioner at Gadesden three or
four citizens of DeKalb county charged with
illicit distilling. The cases, when the afii-
davits were made, seemed clear and the
commissioner entertained no doubt Of his
ability TO bind the accused over for trial I;
but the witnesses for the government testi-
fed that they knew nothing of the guilt of
the parties. It has TRANSFERRED that Illicit
distillers compel all persons who visit their
distilleries to do certain amount Of work
therein-snch as cutting wood, firing the
furnace, or breaking up mash-so they too
may be fairly guilty of illicit distilling to
the extent of working in still. The device
is intended to afford protection by making
an accomplish of every person who has
knowledge enough to become witness,
thus enabling him to refuse to testify on the
ground of determination. In the same
section, two men who recently appeared as
witnesses for the government have been
whipped almost to death and compelled to
leave the county. In Marion county, re-
Gently, Deputy Marshal Green, United
States Commissioner Bell and Deputy Col
lectors Shausse and Mcintyre were compelled
to leave the county by an armed force Of
distillers and their sympathizers. They have,
however, been reinforced and returned