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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-11
For the Orangcburg TIMES.
Pic Mic ut Union Church.
FoRK Of EDIsr ), July 1st 1879.

FORK OF EDIsr ), July lst 1879.
Mr.. ktlitor:
When a man knows or enjoys II
good thing, he is sure to tell it, Just
so with your humble servant, and
you will greatly ohligc, ifyou will
allow this manifesto of enjoyment to
appear through the columns Of your
valuable journal
Saturday, June 25th inst, was the
day appointed for the Pic Mic at
grand old Union. The veil of dark
ness gradually disappearing before
the breaking dawn, filled the minds
Of the people with gloomy torebod
lngs on account Of the threatening
aspect of the weather, and few enter.
taincd an idea Of pleasure.
But in short time the sun came
forth in all her splcndor, dispcl!inc
the dark clouds, ald we were Bic sscd
with most beautiful day, all nature
seeming to smile upon the JOYOUS
OCCASION
Up to 10 O'Clock A. NT., there were
very few persons on the grounds, anil
ihe prospect Tor apic mic appeared
rather slim. But the enthusiastic
people Of Union soon began to pour
III and swell the happy throng BY
eleven o'clock quite a large crowd
had assembled, and after fcastng on
Ice,crcam and lemonade, which was
gotten up by the ladies, for some
purpose | do not know, mt any rate
they realized q handsome little sum,
they repaired to the Church to receive
Il treat more sub,tan,ia in the form
of II lecture from their able and be
loved Pastor, Rev j, a. Clifton.
After The address, the choir corclud.
ed with "|Ncar the Gross" The sin =
ing was sublime, and the lnclody re-
verhcr,'ting in sweet accord, filed
every heart with celestial bliss.
Son after dinner was announced,
and a .'ush WAS madefor the tables,
which were grooming under their
weight Of delicacics Of every dcscrip-
ton.
| cannot culosiHc too highly tn c
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Christian Charity.

The fate of one who cast his br.aL
upon the waters.
On Black Friday R,5,rt NJ. Mar
TIN, broker doing business in Wall
street, New York, lost 100000. lie
subsequently retrieved his losses until
his check was good for half million.
lie was generous, open-handed
man, and liberal to a fanlr. It sa:d
'hat he now has outsla nding in this
city $4,000 in leans made by him
TO friends, and that he gave a promi-
nent church $4,000 to assist in r re.
ilevlng it of debt, and 10000 more
to help build school in connection
with the church. Misfortune araiu
overlook HIM and he lost all. In
February last he was consigned +,
Ludlow street Jail for a debt of only
sooo. in vain he appealed to those
friends who were indebted to him to
come to his assistance. Not one
responded. He applied, it issail, ON
Inherent occasions, to tile pastor of
the church to which he hal ma lie his
magnificent gift, but receive n,
response, until in desperation h, ask.
ed for enough to buy p ,sta, stamp.
and the minister sent him one dollar
at length nature gave way. Paraly-
SIS OF the brain ensued, and Oh Friday
DR.. OBri'n, the physici. in charge
OF the county Jail, took him to the
hudson River State Hospital for the
Insane, at l'oughkeepsie He Is
pronounced incurable. Mr.. Martin
Is nifty years ofage, and his wife is
living in Connecticut.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-11
For The O.angcburg TINES
Iii. Davis as IL Senator.
lloLLY lIuI., July, 1st 1870.

IIOI,y Hmm JuIv III 1S-O
,N EJuu..
i notice in your last ;Sspo What = =,
say about jefferson Davis ana H..
Mississipp Scuator,hip and aorc.
with YOU 70 NV mind il seems :,
most unfortunate thing that the mai
ter should hc m,,h - ,r.n,;, nod
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-11

1t is more honorable and dignifed
to be living independently on farm
making good butter and cheese, and
raising abundant crops and fine stock,
than to sit in high places and aid in
making bad laws,
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-11

A little boy was asked the other
day if he knew where the wi;kol
finally went. He answered They
practice law spell here aud then
they go to the Legislature. 1t was q
painful operation for that hoy to ait
down for few DAYS.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-09
HOUSE.

Speaker Randall called the House to order
at noon. Roll call showed 232 members
present and Sc absent. A recess was taken
that a committee might wait upon the Presi-
dent and inform HIM that the House is ready
to receive any communication from him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.
A resolution offered by Price declaring it to
be the opinion of the House that no change
should be made in the currency laws at the
present session of Congress, was referred, as
was also the joint resolution introduced by
Ellis, pledglng the protection of the govern
eminent to the Nicarauguan lnter-Oceanic
Canal Company when it shall have Obtained
a grant from the Nicarauguan government.
Several bills were introduced which by
unanimous consent were referred, and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Priee offered the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, Eleven months of trial has
demonstrated conclusively that the resump-
ton of specie payments OH the first of Janu-
airy, 10, has been successful and equal to the
hopes of the most %sanguine friends of that
measure, and 2
WHEREAS, 1t has been equally well and
fully established during the same period as a
nation we have ability to keep in circulation
at par with coin, three hunded aud fifty
millions United States notes, commonly called
g~reenbacks, and
WHEREAS, Under the operation of these
in connection with the coinage of silver dol
lars the financial and commercial interests OF
the country in the last eleven months have
attained a degree Of prosperity ~inequalled IN
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any similar period for the last twenty years,

any similar period for the last twenty years,
therefore be it
Resolred, That safe legislation requires that
no change be made at this session OF o
gress in regard to any Of the measures re-
ferred to, but that in view of the present
prosperous condition of the country finan-
cially we should let we'll enough alone.
He desired TO obtain a vote upon the reso-
luton but demands for the regular order be-
ing made on the Democratic side it was re-
ferred.
Thompson, of Kentucky, introduced a
private claim bill which he desired to have
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
This was objected to by Conger, who thought
that as the bill was a war claim it should go
to the Committee on War Claims. Agreed
to. Yeas ia; nays Ill, and the bill was re-
ferred to the committee on War Claims.
White introduced a joint resolution pro-
posing a constitutional amendment providing
that The general appropriation bills shall con-
tain nothing but appropriations and giving
power to the President to disapprove of any
separate item of the bill without thereby de-
feating the entire bill. Referred.
Fort offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That any attempt to withdraw or
change the legal status and quality of any
paper money issued by the United States or
reOpen by legislation the currency questions
Stltltu ny ueClSlOiiS VI tlV supreme SoulC
and universally adopted and approved by the
people, would be injudicious and mischievous
and could only result in disturbing business
and retarding the return of prosperity, and
this House is emphatically opposed to any
such legislation. Referred.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Bedford, to remove the Ute Indians from
Colorado.
By Young, relating to the crime of bigamv.
BY Harris, revising the statutes so as to
provide that deputy marshals shall be elected
from the different political parties.
By Speer, prohibiting dress parades of the
army on Sabbath days. ,
BY Bucsner, for inquiry as to the advisa-
bility of imposing a tax on the consumption
of whiskey instead of On its manufacture.
By McCord, proposing the following addi-
tional article to the Constitution
Congress, for the protection of trade and
manufacturers, and to carry into effect inter-
national treaties, shall have power to grant,
protect and regulate exclusive rights to use
trade marks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The States were
called as on Monday for the introduction of
bills.
BY F. Wood, of New York: "Be it enact
ed that so much of the authority conferred
on the Secretary of the Treasury by the acts
of July 18th, 1870, and January Goth, 1871,
to refund the public debt to the extent of
81 SOC, 100000 as has not been executed, be,
and the same is, hereby modified so as to
limit the rate of interest on bonds yet to be
issued, as authorized by these acts, to a rate
of interest not to exceed 81 per cent. per
annum.'
Without transacting any important business
the House adjourned.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-12-09
TINE ENDLESS PROCESSION.

EU4N4-
Down thev vista of The ages,
Saints and sinners, fools and sages.
Marching onward, solemn,
60, IN never-endf1g column
Here thehonest, there the knave
With a rythmic step sublime,
To the grave.
Like the rolling of a river,
Going on and on forever,
Never resting, never staying,
Never for an instant straying
Peer and peasant. lord and slave.
In h grave,
Duty cannot, nor a pleasure.
Fol a moment break the measures;
They are marching on to doom, ,
They are moving to the tomb,
All the coward, all the brave,
Soon to ievelall distinction
In the grave. .
Since the morning of creation.
Without break or termination,
Over the line is moving.
All the love and all the loving,
All that mothers ever gave :
On to silence and to slumber
In the grave.
Here no tribe the bond can weaken
Here no substitute is taken; ~
Each one for himself-no other;
Son or father; no., no brother;
Love the purest cannot save;
Each alone the roll must answer
AT the grave.
That shall know no retrogreSsion"!
Who can be the greardirector!
Ha! that grim and silent spectre.
Him that sin to Satan gave
Death, the mighty king and terror,
And the grave.
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QUARTZ LEAD FOR SALE.

TRAPPER LODE, located between the mouth
of Nevada creek and the Big BlackfOot
river. Is 10 feet wide between wall rock, and
the quartz bears from s22 to 81 400 to the ton;
Is a free milling ore containing both gold and
silver. There Is good water power close 70 The
mire anG easily available. i.
UeiamsviIle' Deer Lodge Co. 26w4t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

Mr.. Blaine, last week, worried the
Democratic Senators by producing some
curious figures regarding the average
number of votes cast for Representatives
in the North and in the South respect
lively. Taking the whole of each section
together, the average vote in the North
ern States was 26,8l9; in the Southern
States it was but 1883. At the same
time, the minority in Congress represent
some 100000 more votes than the ma
jority. This is not due, as sometimes
happens, IN similar results at a Presiden.
tial election, but, as every one knows,
from the fact that in the South the Re.
publican vote is largely suppressed. Mr.
Salisbury was imprudent enough to ask
if the results cited by Mr.. Blaine did
not occur under Republican apportion.
ment, and to declare that the Republi
cans ought not to complain of the acts o.
their own party. To which it was easy
for Mr.. Blaine to retort that the Repub
licans assumed "that the votes to which
the Representatives were apportioned
would be allowed to be cast-a presump
ton since shown to be idle and baseless.
OF course, debate of this kind coul,
not 60 on without tilt between MI
Blaine and Mr.. Ben. Hill.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

The last of the refunding ten-dollar
certificates have been distributed by the
Government. On the whole, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has right to be
very we'll satisfied with the results of his
experiment. 1t has not, it is true, full
filled all his expectations, but it has
shown that certain amount of the Gov
ernment securities at low rate of inter-
est will be taken, when offered, as an
investment for savings. How large a
portion of the certificates just placed has
taken this course, it is impossible to say,
but the throngs of people, men and women
and boys, who have crowded about the
windows of the Post Offices and the Sub
Treasury during the sale of this loan, it
is quite certain that good many were
buying on their own account. And it is
not an unpleasant way to be disappointed
to find that money can be borrowed at A
per cent so readily that those who wish
to lend their savings are prevented from
doing SO by the competition of the more
wealthy or of spectators. Should the
experiment be tried again, say a yeal
from now, it may be disappointing il
quite different fashion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

church at Fancy Greek were demolished.
At Delphos, Ottawa Co., Kansas. the
storm was very violent, and fifteen dead
bodies were brought in from two square
miles of territory. Two persons were
killed and others severely wounded at
Lees Summit, Mo, while near Blue
Springs, in the same State, the house
of Mr.. Harris was destroyed. and Mr..
Harris, his wife and children were car
ried up into the air clear out of sight,
and dropped at different places and in
different directions from the site of the
house they occupied. Mrs. Harris and
one child were killed outright. and Mr..
Harris died several hours afterward.
The heaviest rain ever remembered in
that section of country accompanied the
cyclone, actually deluging the land over
which it passed. Latest dispatches
state that seventy persons in all were
killed. and between seventy and eighty
injured, along the track of the tornado
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
THE PANAMA CANAL.

The canal congress at Paris has closed
with the choice, by the very decided vote
of SO to s, of the Aspinwall-Panama
route, advocated by the French engin-
GERS, and based on the Wyse plan, with
certain notifications introduced since
the congress meet The route leaves
the Atlantic at Navy Bay, terminates
in the Gulf of Panama and involves the
construction of a canal seventy three
kilometres in length, but substitutes for
the locks in the former route a tunnel
six kilometres in length. The great ad-
vantage of the route selected, in the eyes
of M. de Lesseps in particular, is the
absence of locks. 1t has the further
advantage of saving in distance and
time as compared with all the other
routes except the San Bias. The Mic
aragua route is 10 IL miles and would
require 4 IL days for the passage; the
Atrato route is $50 miles and would
require three days for the passage; the
route chosen is only 45 miles, and will
require but IL days. 1t has an ad.
vantage further in having good harbol
at each end, and the Panama railroad
will facilitate supplies, etc. 1t is stated
that the greatest height of the divide
over the route does not exceed 295 feet
The tunnel will have to be constructed
through solid rock, and cannot safely b.
less than 65 or 70 feet wide and 1T
feet high. The climate is exceedingly
unhealthy, and there must inevitably
be an expenditure of life as we'll a
money upon the undertaking. The es
timated cost has been variously stateC
at from $16O,0OO,OOO to 100000, 900
but if the experience of the past is an,
criterion, the actual cost is likely t
reach the higher figure, if it does no
exceed it. The time required for con
struction is from six to eight years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

The Democratic majority in Congress
finding that they cannot awe or coerce
the President into signing bills he does
not approve, are quietly seeking some
way of backing down, that shall not be
an ignominious surrender. The last
Congress refused to pass the appropria-
tion bills, except they be passed with
political riders which repealed laws that
are just to every honest party, and every
section which are demanded by the
times. The President Immediately called
an extra session of the present Congress,
which has undertaken the same bull
DOING scheme. Months have been spent
and thousands of dollars squandered by
the party that finds its numbers and its
brains in the states lately in rebellion,
in the vain attempt to coerce the Presi-
dent. That party is now seeking some
way out of the dilemma into which it
has placed itself. The country under
stands the issue, and it Is with the
President.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
A DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.

A terrible tornado passed over North
ern Kansas and Southern Nebraska, and
parts of Missouri, on Friday evening of
last week. spending its fury on the town
of Irving, ninety miles west of Atchison,
Kansas. AT that point the cyclone
levelled everything it its path. About
forty buildings were destroyed, fifteen
persons were killed, and from thirty to
forty wounded. The public schools, the
grain elevator, the railroad depot, and
other stone buildings were utterly de-
molished. AT Brookville, Kansas, sew
enty-fve miles southwest of Irving, the
cyclone did great damage to farm prop
erty and killed several people. AT
Kirksville, Adair Co.. No., a dozen
houses were demolished, several more
badly damaged. and number of persons
were severely injured and one reported
killed. The town of Frankfort, Marshal
Co., Kan, suffered severely. at least six
persons being killed there and thirteen
or more badly wounded. Several hous.
es In the town were destroyed and four
or i've farm houses in the vicinity blown
over. A Roman Catholic church al
! Denison Mills, Neb, and Methodist
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09
FoRTY-sIxTH CONGRESS.

Monday. In the Senate the publica.
ton of one-sided pamphlets by Mr.. Wal
lace. purpOrting to be reports. was crit
icised by Mr.. Edmunds, and debate
sprang up in which Mr.. Thurman and
Mr.. Blaine joined; the bill in regard to
the Great Kanawha and the Kentucky
River improvements was opposed by Mr.
Conkling; after debate the bill was
passed.
In the House, a number of new bills
were introduced, including one by Mr..
Springer about the stations of the troops
on election day; the bill for Missis-
sippi River Improvement Commission
was taken up and passed; the bill to
allow producers of tobacco to sell 500
worth without tax was called up, but
the House refused to suspend the rules
and pass the bill the bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the Australian Exhibitions
was passed.
Tuesday. The Senate spent the day
on unimportant business, except that a
bill to establish post routes was taken
up, discussed and passed; the Senate
adjourned early on account of Demo-
cratic caucus.
In the House, the bill to prohibit the
removal of cases from State Courts to
Federal Courts was informally laid
aside, and Mr.. Cox made a speech or
the test oath; Mr.. Conger announced
that the Republicans would resist gen
eral legislation at this session.
Wednesday. The Senate spent its
time in passing upon bills and resolu.
tons of no special Importance; much Of
the time was consumed with District Of
Columbia business.
In the House resolution was adopt
ed to investigate the affairs of the Ocear
National Bank of New York and tn,
German National of Chicago; the Sen
ate amendments to the Sundry Civil anC
the Post Route bills were acted on favor
ably; continuance of the Seward in
vestigation was ordered on motion o
Mr.. Springer; there was no miscellan
eous business done.
Thursday. The Senate devoted it
time to discussion of the Bayard bill
in regard to juries and the test oath
Mr.. Edmunds offered several amend
ments, the object of which was to pre-
vent discrimination against the blac
man in making up juries; they we're a.
voted down; the debate was long an
spirited; Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. Conkline
Wade Hampton, Mr.. Hill and NJ
Thurman were prominent in the debate
In the House, Mr.. Atkins introduce
the Legislative bill Mr.. Hawley offere
an amendment to it, which disconcerte
Mr.. Atkins, and in order to get rid {
the amendment the bill was withdrawn
it was afterward introduced and the
recommitted; the bill concerning Il
removal of causes to Federal courts an
that concerning the cattle contagic
were defeated.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

Absolutely nothing in the way of real
work is now being done in Congress,
and the chief occupation of the majority
is in trying to discover a way to grace
fully C?) back out of the predicament
into which they have deliberately got
themselves. An all-night session Of the
joint Democratic caucus committee was
held Monday night to discuss the best
course to be taken, and Tuesday after
noon joint caucus of the Democrats in
both branches was held, and the report
of the conference committee of the night
before was finally accepted. This report
recommends the passage of the appro-
priation bills with certain provisos cal
culated to prevent the use of the army
at the polls, and the payment of mar
shals and supervisors out of the public
funds. 1t begins to be evident that the
more moderate Democrat members will
not permit an adjournment until the ap-
preparations have been voted in form
which the President will approve
Phoenir.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

THE THREE VEToEs.-The New York
Herald we'll says: "The general effect
of the three vetoes which have been sent
in since the beginning of the extra ses-
sion is completely to restore harmony
between the President and the Republic
can members of Congress, and to make
the party compact phalanx in support
of the administration. There is no long
er any discord between President Hayes
and the party that elected him. The
democratic leaders must thank themselves
and their laundering strategy for the new
strength which is thus given to their
adversaries. They have healed the
quarrel between the President and the
stalwart Republicans, and, as conse-
quence of their folly, will have to con-
front perfectly united opposition in the
Presidential contest"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-09

A Coon WITNEss.-The Baltimore
San graphically defines the democratic
situation as follows: "The last Congress,
forced the President to call an extra SEES
sion, without first ascertaining whether
Mr.. Hayes would continue his vetoes or
not, and equally without ascertaining
whether. if he did so, the members of
the present House would have backbone
enough to let the appropriation bills 60
by default. The consequence is that
Congress has accomplished nothing at all
to forward its own side of the question
at issue. 1t has forced the President to
take sides with the "stalwarts," but it
is neither willing to pass the appropria-
ton bill stripped of the clauses which
are objected to. nor to go home leaving
the appropriations unmade. 1t hangs
fire like foul gun, and no one can tell
whether, If the charge should finally 90
off, it will hit the mark, fzzle out, OF
kick the owner over. At the present
writing the latter seems to be the more
probable result, and if it should be So
impartial spectators will be prone to ad
NIT that the punishment was deserved.