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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-22
TELEG RAPHIC ITEMS.


The French Chamber of Deputies has
declared valid the election of Paul De
Cassagnac.
The committee on Minister Ferry's
higher education bill has been elected.
All the committee except two favor the
bill.
Lord Napier. of Magdals. has re-
turned to his post as Governor of Gibral-
tar. setting at rest the rumor that he was
to be sent to South Africa,
The Swiss State Council, by vote
of 81 to Is. resolved to restore capital
punishment in Switzerland.
Princes and potentates are arriving
at Berlin from parts of Germany to
celebrate the Emperor's birthday.
Count de Saint Waller, French EN-
bassador. has resigned. owing to a
difference with Bismarck.
Colonel Basilewitch, of the Imperial
Guard, who was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment for picking a
lady's pockets, has appealed. and gone
to St. Petersburg to lay his case before
the Gear.
Professor Andersen. the celebrated
chess player, died at Breslau.
A conference of Representatives of the
German shipping trade has unanimous
ly agreed that the shipping business
was more depressed in 1878 than for a
generation. The absolute deficiency is
estimated at e1,7O0.OOO. A large nun.
Der of owners of wooden sailing vessels
have announced their Intention to
allow their ships to remain in port
this spring.
The French floating battery Arrogante
foundered off Hyeres on Wednesday.
Forty-seven men were drowned ont of
crew of 1872. A storm arose during
the firing practice. and the Arrogante
sprung a leak. Tbs ship Souverain,
near by, was unable to render any
assistance. An effort was made to
beach the Arrogsnte. but shs sank
about kilometer from the isles of
Hyeres. The Arrogante's armor was
five inches thick at the water line.
She carried nine six ton guns and was
of 1888 tons burden. Her engines
were 500 horsepower.
The Tribune reports statement
that the Pacific coast Senators will in
troduce during the extra session a
modified scheme for the restriction of
Chinese immigration. and adds: 1t is
probable that Senator Blaine will take
occasion to explain more fully his
position. The measure, however. will
not be pushed to final action, and is
only designed to keep the subject
before the country, aud in position in
which it can be reached early next
winter.
The Sun is severe on Sharon for
receiving pay while absent from the
Senate aud says that the law shonld be-
enforced. Neither Senator Sharon
nor any other Senator. has any right to
the peoples money unless be has
earned it.
At Springfield. Massach usetts, al ex
! posion IF the boiler in De Forrest q
steam saw mill probably fat ally in
jnred james Taylor aud Horace Lang
don. and severely injured two others
About 100 Democra is, and "a Repub
leans and Independents were elected
to the Louisiana Constitutional Con-
vention
Booth has been appointed a member
of the Board of Regents of the Smith
sonian Institute. in place of ex. Senator
Sargent.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-22
Call and Settle.

A IL persons knowing themselves to be
IA indebted to Mrs. NJ. Clarke, late of the
Central Hotel, will please cali and settle i'm
mediately. u. W. CLARKE.
Winnnemucca, March 20. 1879. wv
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-22
Dressfsaa king.

Fashionable dressmakiog. cutting and
the Courthouse.
Mrs RHODES.
Winnemncca, Nevada. Feb. 10. If
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-22

Oae hundred and twenty Commun-
lists are soon to be pardoned.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-22
Ranch for Sale,

FaNHE Raspberry Ranch. situated In Rasp-
u berry Canyon, three miles from kasp-
berry Station on the O. T.. IL. r., containing
133 acres OF arabic land, with plenty OF water
for irrigating purposes. is Offered for sale on
favorable terms. Apply at once at the Die
trict Attorneys Office. Winnemucca, Nevada.
ThIs is q rar, opportunity to secure good
ranch.
winnemucci New, March IS. 1879. I'm
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
A Romance Of the War.

A gentleman well acquainted with
Colonel Realf (who recently commit
ted suicide in California;, and m ar.
dent admirer OF his poetry, relates Il
story told by himself when the two
spent q night in conversation, criti-
cism and recoitections, so dear to his
kind, over cosy fire and warm de-
coctions. He spoke of the night be-
Tore the battle at which General w.
5. Lytle fell. The two (Realf and
Lytle) lay together in the generals
sens. They were both given TO wri-
ing, poetry at such times, and each
had IN unfinished poem on hand, and
they read and criticised each others
efforts humorousiy for some time,
when said Lytle:
"'Realf, l shall never live to finish
that poem.'"
"Nonsense," said I, "you will live
to write q volume Of such stuff"
ga feeling has suddenly come
over me- continued the general, SOL
emnly, which is more startling than
a pfophesy, that l shall be killed in
to-morrow's fight. AS I spoke TO
you saw the green hills of the Ohio
ns il stood among them. They be-
gan to recede from me in q weird
way, aud ao they disappeared the con-
viction flashed through me like the
lightning's shock that I would nevor
see them again."
II rallied him for his superstition,
but the belief had become strangely
impressed upon his mind, and he sue.
ceeded in SD far thrilling me with his
own unnatural fear that begged
him to finish his i,oem before he slept,
that such fine work might not be lost
to the world"
''In the small hours the general
awakened me from o slumber into
which lIar! fallen to read to me that
beautiful poem, which must live rs
long as literature survives, begin
ning:"
III am dying, E.ypt,Tlylng;
Ebbs tho crir,son life blood fast"
"My eyes filed with tears as he
read. He said not word as he con.
cluded, but placed the manuscript in
his pocket and lay down TO sleep"
"Before dawn came the call TO
arms. When I next saw poor Lytle
he was cold in death among the heaps
OF slain. i Itiiought OF the poem, and,
searching the pocket where / had
gees hin ia'ss T II drew ia
was Forwarded among other things
TO his friends : y I
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
Can't bo Done,

The latest sentimental ballad Is
eutitled "Give me tile home Of nv
childhood" Bless your soul, we'd
do it In Il minute, but-why, haven't
you heard2 Old Tadgers closed out
three mortgages on it in 1867 and g,
and the next year it was seized for
debt in the summer following, then
your oldest brother claimed that it
belonged to his wife and brought suit
in her name to recover, and before
that was through they found an old
flaw in the title and in trying to
straighten that out, it transpired that
your grandfather hal no government
patent on it all, but hHt stolen it
bodily from the Indians; and now
two half-breeds haye brought suit to
recover the property as the helrs.
The house was burned down about
two years ago and the neighbors have
used the fences for kindling wood !;
your wife's cousin is trying to get
hold Of the lot and your lalf-brotlier
jumped the property one night, put
up little shanty on the alley corner,
and is now in possession. There
doesn't seem TO be nuch show for
you, but you might file your papers,
buy lawyer and sail in.-Hu,okeye.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
Gov. Hampton's Kind E5sart.

Governor Hampton's fecN cNings for
the colored, race is illus:rdted by a
writer in the Springfield Republican,
who declares that The GoYernor is
'.all SOUL" "rhis writer shys that
Hamk ton, when riding, during the
campaign of 1876, among the rice
fields, had his carriage stoF Fped by a
furious colore6. woman WHO held a
pine knot in her hand, and swore she
would kill him. "The Govehior took
fise dollar note ana han led it to
the wretch. She gazed at R,im and
then ut his money. NtAunty he said,
that is not to buy your T3t5. what
is it for! asked the stupefi,d woman,
Il, as child, slept many nj hour in
my old colored nurses arms, alfas> !
feel kind COR your race. I'm your
friend, but you do not know it.
Tears rau down that swartIy face !;
she ran to the field near by with all
her speed, and led her husband back
by the hand Man. she SAID, Gov.
Hampton glib me dis five dollars.
'Tis de fust money had glib to me
since freedom. Rebel or no rehe!
God bless him. If you don't vote
for him, Ill quit YOU Such is the
man. He is all SOUL"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
Senator Buffers Maiden Speech

The Record brings us also the full
report of Senator Buffers maiden
speech in the Senate on Monday.
AS an instrument for the confusion
of Mr.. Blaine the speech was admira-
bly, prepared, but it was something
more than that. 1t was not only n
manly and clear defence OF Mr.. But
ler's own State, but cool and cour-
teous one also; and Senator from
South Carolina is entitled to unusal
credit who could ietain his GOODNESS
and his courtesy in defending his
State from charges 30 monstrous as
have been brought against hor for the
purpose of suhjecting her again to
the odious and scandaious despotism
to which she was for ten years sub.
jected. Governor Hampton will
have a worthy colleague, as South
Carolina n real representative, in
Mr. Butler.-Ne,u York World.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
The Distress in EnaFand.

The distress in England,a and Scot
land, says the News ard Courier, is
alarming. Through the dailness and
unprotitableness of trade tens of thou.
sands of persons, in everys branch of
business, have been throign out of
work, and this unavoidahla Injury has
been aggravated by strikes underta-
ken in the hope that smployers
would be willing to mike goods to
sell at loss. Relief fligas are in
contemplation, but this viii be hard
winter in Great Britain asswell as in
the United States.
In Great Britain there ilaas been no
C ntraction of the currency, and the
gold-bug is as unknown aShe silver
tunatic. Yet the distress the fail
ures, and the paralysis oil lnnnnfac-
lures are fully as severe Sas in this
Country. lit tho GrestiJa aGlS pafty
were In the habit Of loo heyoud
the end Of tbas ,.issi,lsi
lead them to doubt the truthfIor tliair
doctrine that the preparatRyhs for re-
sumption are the causes OF all our
troubles. The whole world Ihas been
advancing too rapidly, and expansion
would, at best, have only postponed
the evil day. The country MAS seen
the worst, and will soon Regin to
mend.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
ThelchanaelI.s .IIf 5idTla.

i j
General Grant. i5 i e,.F f,fnonnc.
ed, has concludes TO Asia, and
to remain abroad loe present.
This is as was 10 s. expected
When 1t was given that lie wac
about 10 como home, that. a suc.
cession Of entertafA6seAts had been
prepared to be gigeH him after his
arrival, there werh msFk indications
Of popular disser
The constructors nut Sg the ejmana.
gers upon these Signs ai s llisanproba.
tion was that they fefatrsi merely ID
the time OF Genera ssEttt I'll mi 8 return.
and they drew the coac sion that Il
would be more pruaeni for him to
postpone his comins ~ -
Herein they err. fisFa ia no UNI.
friend!iness to General & Grant, an and no
one objects to his return. What dill.
ference does it malseI fS ANYBODY
whether he be in Asia {oya merrica-S
whether he be tannifgs sle ather or
hauling wood?
The hostility resta i something
more substantial. Ts is h, having ali
the usages and traditioHsS which 6av ve
controlled the elections President
aet aside.
This objection will sssgsin perma.
nently, and will apply o General
Grant as candidate an all times.
Whether he come homo ndw or 60 TO
Asia first will not ulakatHe slis CHEST
ditference.-Ne,o York Ssis,.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
WHAT THE UNITED STATES OWES
SOUTH CAROLINA.


The following clipping wn take
from the Richmond Dispatch. 1t
will doubtless be gratifying to South
Carolina to know that the United
States Government owes her 5000, 900
in cash, whether che ever receives a
cent of it or not. This matter shows
how true South Carolina was to the
Government in the past and how true
she may be in the future. If Democ-
racy controls she will doubtless be
repaid the full amount:
"Last session General Iunton, OF
Virginia, introduced bill for re.
computation of the amounts due by
the Federal Government to the States
OF Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
and New York, and money advanced
to carry on the war of 1912. The
bill was referred to the Military Com.
mittee, and by it turned over to n
subcommittee, Of which. A1r. Evins,
Of South Carolina is chairman. Mr..
Evins has, after an exhaustive inves-
tigation, prepared a report, which
having met the approval of the com
miLtee, he will lay before the House
for It's action whenever the Military
Committee shall he called. In this
he shows that most arbitrary and
unjust mode Of computation was
adopted by the officers of the United
States in settling with the States.
For instance, instead of letting any
payment they doled out going TO-
wards keeping down the interest, they
actually credited the principal by it,
and when they male the next pay
ment they calculated the interest on
the last payment in order to offset
the interest due State. In 1857
the State Of Maryland rebelled
against this and obtained resettle-
ment Of her case on legal principals,
and the result was that she secured
S270,000. In 1858 Congress directed
Secretary Howell Cobb to report what
amounts would be due the remainin
States upon similar recomputa,ion,
and lie showed that Virginia was en-
titled to S1,O76, 600, South Carolina
to 100000, Pennsylvania to S2l8,-
900, and the other States already
named TO much smaller sums. Moth.
ing svas done, however, towards pay
iLlgflianl In Is 90 Atdine sail Aisss.s.
chnaetts we're paid nearly $500, 900
for their advances on the precedent
set in the case OF Maryland, aud now
the committee say It is just and proper
that Virginia and the other States
should be created in the same way.
The committee only made one
amendment to General Hunten's bill,
and that was TINT scrip Of the denomi-
nation of 500, $500 and ST 900, run
ming ten years and bearing interest at
the rate Of 3.65 per aunum, shall be
issued in payment Of these war claims.'
IL is claimed that the Government has
an Offset, but not to q very large
amount, against Virsinia's claim.
Onr delegation is very earnestly inter
ested in the bill, and will do their
best TO secure its passage.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

THE Appropriation Bill as passed
appropriates Sl50,525 for the Janna-
ry and July, 1879, interest on the
Consolidation securities, recognized
by the Bond Commission, and those
which have been found valid by the
Court Of Claims, and those which
have been issued during the past
year in exchange for bonds AMI
stock issued prior to 1866. The In
lerest fund now in the Treasury is to
he applied fret to the payment of this
interest, and to the interest on the
Deficiency bonds and stock, amount
ing to 327,350. There is, therefore,
no reason Why the interest on
the acknowledged Consolidation debt
shall not he promptly and regularly
paid. Indeed the failure TO acknowl.
edge the bulk Of the Consolidation
deb: enhances the value of the deb,
which is acknowledged by all parties
Netus and Courier.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

Those are golden words OF Frederick
Robertson's: "Better is it to sup.
port wrong cause oonscientiously,
than right one insincerely. Better
is it to be true man on the side OF
wrong, than false man on the side
IF right"
There is something above all party
to which our loyalty is due, some
thing which shall live when all par
ties have had their day and vanished
from the ea:th, something which
shall survive the grave ard meet us
at the Judgment. God help as TO be
lovul first of all TO conscience. c..
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
A ThIrty-Six Founder.

The Wilmington Star says: "Talk-
ing about big potatoes, Mr.. w. Il.
Moore, OF Marion County, S. c.,
writes TO friend in this city, as said
friend informed us, that he has q po.
tato. raised on his farm, which tur:s
the scales at the enormous weight Of
thirty-six pounds, and it was not o
good day for 'diggin' taters' either,
when that was brought to the surface.
That is what may he called comb.
nation Of n whole patch in one huge
potato" The man who started the
above tale is certainly entitled to the
championship.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
What a Woman's Glove Holds.

A woman's glove is to her what his
vest pocket is 10 n man. Bat it is
more cnpnciuus, and in nj ETY. mine
instances out OF one hundred it is
much better regulated. A man will
carry two dollars worth of small
change, fonr matches, half a dozen
tooth-picks, a short pencil and pack
Of business cards in his vest pocket
and yet never he able to find nickel
or q match or q te0Ih pick or u pencil
or card, when he wants it. Not so
with woman. She has the least
bit Of glove, and in that glove she
carries the tinicst little han,i and q
wad Of bills and memoranda for her
intended purchases and ,iress goods
samples and car tickets and ,naybe q
diminutive powder rag. We have no
idea how she does it-how she man
ages 10 squeeze those thousand and
one things into that wee space. But
she does it every time, and the GLOW"
never looks the least bit disconposcd
or plethoric or rufiled. And when
the woman wants any article conceal
ed about that glove she doesn't seem
to have the least trouble in the world
getting at it. All that is required is
y simple turn of the wrist, the mo.
mentary disappearance Of two fairy
fingers and the desired article is
brought To light. 1t isa wonder that
no savant can explain !-St. Louis
journal.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

IT having been discovered that shc
exclamation ''Dear me u is corrup.
ton OF Il cuss word, the ladies are at
loss 70 give proper expression TO
their feelings Oh important occasions.
we would Suggest, when they want
10 DO particularly emphatic, 10 say,
mBy Ge9fge Francis Trains brains II
ahis WOULD not BY contrary TO the
bsble, for IL world not be swearing BY
1nything that eSist6:
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

The Bill to facilitate the collection
Of taxes, Which is now law. viii nre-
vent it is believed, the rendering OF
Consolidation coupons Rnd of bills Of
the Bank Of the State for taxes.
Holders of the coupons or bank
bills can pay their taxes, in
money, under protest and bring &C.
ton against the County Treasurer
for the money so paid. The grant
ing or issuing of any writ nf manda-
mus, compelling the reception for
taxes Of any funds, currency or baulf
bills not authorized to be received by
law, is prohibited, and the collectiom
of taxes shall not be stayed by ahy
COart.--Neius and Courier.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
The Tissue Bal

A soothing contempol, 81
that the News and Col );
discovered that the tia Ks
were invented for the us mo
cratic negroes and that d 6iid not
to anything anyw SFill de-
eide next week that these lssuc bal
lots "were stuffed in by wicked Rad
icals, who wished to damage the char
acter Of the Democratic party"
Quite likely. We discovered yester-
day that +. w. NJ. Mackey, who is
accepted as authority on the subject,
had 10000 tissue tickets printed in
Charleston on election day, or the
day before. We leave it teAour pro-
pbetical contemporary to decide what
use was made of thcm.-Msus and
Courier.
A Washington special says: "The
attention OF the Blaine outrage CON-
mittee will be called in due time to
the fact that 4. w. M. Mackey, the
defeated Radical candidate for Con.
gress in South Carolina, had ten
thousand tissue tickets printed in
Charleston just before the election.
All the information as TO the tissue
hallot-stufling ir South Carolina over
which, Mr.. Blaine and his congeners
have been making such u fuss came
from Mackey. While investigating
this subject it will be in order for the
committee to call Mr.. Mackey and
inquire what use he made of his tick.
cts. A Republican member Of the
Committee intimates that it will not
be The policy Of the majority Of the
committee to summon many witness.
ee, ard among them he thinks there
will be very few colored persons.
What they think will be the best plan
is to call number of the Radical
white politicians in the South, and
such Federal officials who can be re-
lied upon, to give such testimony as
is wanted"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

WONDERFUL are the beauties of our
legislative appointments. Philadel-
phia with 10000 Republican voters
elects thirty-one me embers Of the Lev.
islature, and the Democrats viii,
$4,000 elect seven. That is, $500
Republicans votes elect o member of
the House, while it take 5000 Demo
cratic votes 70 secure like resuH.
And yet the Republican talk of dis.
franchisemeDt South. We have 1t In
Observation-Disclosures DqE,ocrut.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03

Vert thou never in straits before,
and did lie not deliver thee? Go TO
the rive: Of thine experience and pull
up few hulrushes and plait them
into an ark, wherein thine infant
faith may float safely on tho stream.
Forget not what God has done for
thee; consider the days of old. Go
back then II little way TO The choice
mereies of yesterday, and though all
may be dark. light up the camps OF
TIE past; they suall glitter through
the darkness, and thou shall trust In
the Lord until the day breaks and the
shadows flee away.-SpurgeSa.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-03
"The Nations Wards."

Fire New York Grapllic saya ait Is
significant fact that there is not a
single negro elected to the next Con-
gress, although there are undeniable
Republican majorities in several Of
the Southern St,tes.
And wha. oft? Why, nothing but .
this; The white Republicans do not
care TO give place to their colored
brethren. In the only two Districts !
in this State where Republican has !,
any ciianee OF election Co GongFesssss I
two white men. cargsat -ilsgg at
thlt, were nomiiiateas and enc OF $
the 1 wis elected. Bur tliere are lafgi
Republican majorlties anti many cot.
ored men in the Northern States. In
Pennsylvania, there are thousands Of
American citizens Of African de-
''cent," anil a. d class they hte far
superior to the Southern TegrSes, es-
specially those of the Cotton States.H
If, therefore, the Republicans have
so much sympathy for, and desire To-
see colored men advanced, wiiy do,
they not elect them TO Congress II,
the Northern States, where they have
the power to do it, anu lack only tue
inclination?
The fact is not negro comes from
the North, where they have Fred.
Douglas, Prof. Langston, anil divers
others that are credit to the race
nor is it likely that one ever win be
sent from that section To Congress.
These fellows remind us very much
Of the patriotism Of Artemas Waril;
who was willing to sacrifice all Of HIS
"wifc's relations TO sustain the
Union cause. They want the negro,
to go TO Congress ; hut they see to it,
that he shall represent none but
Southern Constituencies, since none
of "tie free and enlightened" Citizents'
of the Northern Republican States
are willing to have snch Representa-
,ives> liz -Congrers:-Ey;Wchb"rg Viri
gintUu.