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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-21
"A Celebrated Irish Murder.

81, Dir. iKerwin, the famous Ireland's
Eye murderer, has been released from
Spike Island prison, In Queenstown
harbor, after er,twenty-seven years OF
incarceration. Tho murder for which
this man was convicted, in 1851, was
one Of the most celebrated criminal
cases Ireland has ever known. DR..
.KKsrwin was awealthy and very dis
physician in Dublin. Du-
ring the early summer OF 1851 he
visited the island, in the harbor oi
Dublin; 2 known as Ireland's Eye.
Soon after the body Of his wife was
found on the beach Of this island.
The woman had sheen stabbed tc
death with the blade Of sword.cane,
The wisitcof She doctor Ito the island
was readily established, but there was
'Ettle or no evidences going to show
that his wife accompanied him! The
-ablest 'ebmsel In; Great Britain de.
!fontled him, but slie jury brought him
in guilty Of murder in the FIRST degree
and he was sentenced to death. Tit
-queenjfhoweyer, in consideration O
thu'fact that'the evidence against hit
was Qircnmstaatial, colnmuted his cen
1tence to'imprispninentjfor life. d:si
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-21
Mr.. Nathan Lyons, Of St. Paul,

said that Misses Emma Fsber and
Mary Hendricks we're too proud to do
the duties Of farmers daughters, and
promised them each a fifty dollar silk
dr2ss III hoy w9dM. drite}bl .9ead q
COW through tho streets of tho Min
nesota metropolis! Accordingly Miss
Faber took the COW in tow, with Miss
Hendricks armed with.a broomslick
acting as rearguard, and thus they
escorted The animal down Third stree
and earned their silk dresses.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-21
THE BLACK DEATH.
THE PLAGUE WHICH HAS RE.hPPEAE-
ED IN RUSSIA.

THE PLAGUE WHICH HAS RE-hPPEAE@
ED iS RUSSIA.
Tie black ienth, which has again
appeared in some parts of Russia, has
proved very destructive, and caused
tile greatest alarm. This is the same
disease which, in tho fourteenth. cen
tury, desolated the globe, and it gets
its name from the black spots, sytnp-
tomato Of putrid decomposition,
that show themselves as one OF lis
stages on the skin OF the sufferer. ls
is thought to have had its origin IN
1888. some fifteen years before Ito
outbl eak In Europe, and It ragged for
twenty-five years, while thoughts, IA
mines, foods, earthquakes tlIne swal-
lowed towns and mountains, and
swarms OF locuete spread devastation
everywhere. During the same period
Europe had rs many abnormal copdf.
tions as the East. The order Of ma
ture seemed TO be reversed. Tho
seasons were at various times invcrt-
ted thunder storms were frequent i'm
mid winter, and volcanoes, long COR.
sidered extinct, burst forth afrest.
Tile theory is chat the extraordinary
activity OF the earth, accompanied by
decomposition of vast organic mass
es-myriads OF locuste, brutes and
bodies of human beings-produced
some change in the atmosphere inimi-
cal TO life. Some writer's say that the
impure air was actually visible as it
approached with its burden Of death.
Tile plague owed its extension almost
wholly TO infection and contagion.
Three years passed from the date Of
its appearance in Constantinopie be-
fore it crept by u huge circle to the
Russian territories. Statistics were
not obtainable then, but It is estimat-
ed that in China alone 100000
people died, and in the remainder OF
the East 24,oOO,0O0, while in Europe
25,000,000 persons perished, making
q grand and terrible total Of $4,000
900. Although there is little danger
Of the spread Of The pest in Western
Europe--for many generations it has
been confined to the East-it is not
strange that the Russians should be
startled by ravages the black death
has already made. Persons attacked
by it are said TO die like fies, and
superstitious peasantry are 30 terri
fled by it that many are thought to
have perished Of pure fright. Fortu-
nately, the lave Of health and the
peruliarities Of disease are much bet
ter understood now than in centuries
gone by.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25
The Bondholder.

What God-likc specimen Of the genu-
homo he il! What n nice srn-r of honor.
money honor. pcrvadr- his -nul-whrn in
his favor, What magnificent patriot aud
sacrificing lover Of hi, f,llowman he -
Hear his cry. Lay on W. sons Of toll
work. sweat, grnan, eat dirt-dic: hut fail
not. come what may. To pres, rye the honor
and credit of yuur State; to make good her
bonds: to pay H., generous souls, the mo
ncy W., in ON -rlf~acriliciug enterprise,
I made ynn responsible for. w" viii stand
by and over yuu ~ long ~ there is Il cent
to IL, dug ont of thr earth. nr ynn are able
to drag after pillow But on the contrary.
It you la sail and fail u- cease Ia toll and
sweat fnr NJ, then wor he unto yuu, To your
childtcn. to oar state. Her credit will he
gone. your supplies will be cut of, the c,-
cutchcnu of Louisiana will IT, tarn-hcd,
and you will be- branded Infamous, the YER
/ rr~t wr,tchrs that ever broke from bond
hnldcr'- grasp.
Well. think eve the people" Of Loui-
-lana can stand all this racket, and thank
( tod. too. IN itAbccau,c the uurtIirn will
not hc half 81 hrbvy rs that of tolhngand
Shaving for the gambling spectators, the
ir"n-clad bondhullcr, forever.
Now. these same bondholders pretend tn
think. aud they say they are honest ia it,
that the honor aud credit of the State Of
/ Louisiana. 10y consent and order of her pco-
pie, are pledged To make good these bonds.
Vet all of them we'll know the people proper
nf Louisiana had nothing to do with the
issuing vt these multi-,ariou, bonds-hnd
no word or Thought. directly or indirectly,
~ the matt-r-wrre never consulted about
it, hut. on the other hand, they were IL.
norrd and treated with silent contempt ~
the whole transaction. as il they were
nothing more than dumb. driven cattle, .
to be used M their owners wished, i'll sea-
son and ont Of season, for the special ben
eft of the fortunate few whose purses the
came down upon the State, like ravenons
wolves, after the war. with only the Que
aim-to rob aud plumber, in the name or
not II law, according to the situation of
the case.
Some writer claims that the greater part
Of these bonds are ante beIlsm bonds. II
40, even that does not alter the equity of
| the case. Before the war. Louisiana had n
| good and sufficient basis for credit. A
providcntal or diabolical dispensation in
the shape of war, fire and devastation
came down upon her, aud at one swoop
! wiped out all this basis Did Louisiana
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25
Commencement at Male College.

The exhibition which was mentioned III
car last issue, Mt the Male College OH the
night of the Eth inst, was decided sue
cess. and showed very conrlnsivrly that
Mr. Smith, the president, IA rs efficient III
selrctiHg chsraAr- and aialngnes aud in
arranging IN" stage and actors AZ he IS
untiring ia his duties as a teacher. The
audience was large and strong majority
attentive and patient. and nothing added
No much to the entertainment r. the Sc
iectrd music made by Mcssrs. OTIS. Lang
ford, Richardson and Coleman. We
shall never forget the vhi-tiing Of the
"M"cking Bird" which was so different
frotn the whtsfTing sometimes heard in
the back of the audience at an evening
entertainment in Homer.
Wednesday, the 18th, was commence
ment day. The young men of the college
acquitted themselves very gracefully in
their defamation. Their speeches were
nhly written aud we'll delivered. Some
of them exhibited u taicnt Of oratorical
power which. If well trained aud cultiva-
ted. will cause the posscssors to stand
upon the plane Of distinction in the great
drama Of life.
Tn, annual address by X. H. Howell,
Esq. was practical from the ideas pre-
srntcd. cha-te from the purity of tn,
language, impressive from the manner OF
the SPEAKER, and made more 80 from til,
fact that Mr.. Howell himself il an ant,
brllnm student of Homer College. And
in his introduction referred to the past
and in connection thrrwith mentioned
the names of many who together Will
! himself drank 1T the pure fountain nj
knowlcdgr within those spacious walls
/ ana of whom to-day, some are dead AMI 9th
rr- occupy prominent positions both IN th'
/ mcnt- in evidence that this College has IL
/ days past been active IN the great taHs'
Of education. And with President Smitl
At its head wr believe that tt il within
the power Of Homer aud surrounding
country Ia make this institution Gel
lrgr for the time and age i'll which w
/ live. May il grow aud feed the minds o
our youths aud III the harvest reap to tn
benefit of our country, and send on
Young men who will never bring rcproac
to her sacred name.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

soft saying was uttered and as many
hearts made to flutter under the sharp
point of Cupid- arrow and then fuicd 10
sleep again in the arms OF consoling love
Thus for one week our town has been
wrapped in pleasures Of literary accom-
plishments, rnvironed with the frivolrics
Of time and fashion. and now she il enter
lug aud passing under the duh clond OF
summer where she will make preparations
for the anticipated business Of the ensu-
ing fall
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

We call attention tn the notice IN refer
ence TO the giving ont Of Public Schools to
he found in another column. The parish
n now divided into two school districts.
The schools for the l-t district, embracing
wards !, =, 3 aud : will be- given ont nn
Saturday the 9Th of July; and those oi the
2d district, embracing wards 1, . u and :,
will he given ont on Monday, July the eth.
All patrons desiring a public school in dis
trict must place a written application,
containing the name af teacher the! wish
and names of children they viii send, IN
the hands of the Secretary, J, :. Young. lay
10 o'clock, n M, On the 9TH of July; aud
all in district 2 must ito the SAME hy it
o'clock, "A. M, on July 9Th. All teachers
Hust be examined ON or before those days,
BY W. j. Leslie, Is. +. Lrdbcttcr and Geo.
Davis and must have "a certificate of COM
potency from at least twn of them before
license to teach or employment can hc
given. All children coming across the line
from adjoining parishes must be- taught
free Of charge wherever the parishes f.nin
which they come will rcciprocatr in case
children from this parish 20 across the line
to their schools. The schools will be given
out for two months only.
There are over six thousand children in
the parish and only four thousand
dollars for them all: So that in case some
neighborhoods fail to get IL -eh"ol they
need not he surprised. And II is to lie sin
e.rely hoped that no person will place tn,
name Of any patron to an Application mn
less he is authorized to do so; and that no
ehiidren's names will be placed there nm
less the parties have the children and in
tend 10 send them. II any fraudulent
names are fonnd it will probably defeat
the securing Of school in that n-ighbor-
hood. CoIored patrons are especially ad-
viscd to select for teachers those who are
competent to teach reading, writing and
spelling, or they may miss getting n
school altogether for this year. 1t will
probably be necessary to refuse some ap-
plications owing 10 the want Of sufficient
funds, and therefore leading citizens from
each ward onght 10 come in aud be present
to assist the Board in determining where
the schools shall be located. The Board
have much trouble and are greatly annoyed
by the want Of sufficient funds to give
each neigborhbood school aud we think
the citizens ought to he willing to share
some Of the tronble and responsibility.
Let us hope that when our State debt is
lessened, and our taxes also, that we can
afford to levy larger school tax and es-
tnblish = more satisfactory system Of pub
lie schools.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

The striking season has commenced 70
trouble orr Northern fellow-citiIcns. NO
less than s40, coo, 600 of capital h now idls
through the cessation Of labor. In Al'e-
gheHy county, Pennsylvania, thirty thons.
and men have struck, and the flock out
is likely to be of long duration: Millions
Of dollars will he lost to the 1aboren ~
wages, aud in the end they will 60 70
work Mt the reduction. This 10 rather
expensive way Of takinga summer vsea-
ton.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

The editor of the Guardian delivers the
Annual Address ut Nindcn Female College
to-day. His subject il, "Womnn's King
dom" lie is hereby commended to the
tender mercies Of our good friends, Temp
kins and Scanland.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this head We publish such articles
~ ON patrons choose to write upon mat
tiers of public interest. II must hr under
stood that We are i'll 10 vaH'rcsp"nSthic for
the views, criticisms, plans, &c. which APP
pear IN tins column. --ED. GUARDIAN.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

X. c. Grain, Esq, of the Shreveport
Standard, is receiving many well deserved
compliments for his address delivered at
the commencement of the Masonic Fc-
male College AT Marshall, Texas.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

A Are in Bastrop week before last de-
stroyed the storehouses of f. Neworth
and s. sugar, and a small building he
longing to Mr.. Joshua Miller.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Rev. J. r. Graves will preach in Vienna
on the 9th Of Jnly at IL O'Clock. at Arcadia
Thursday 10th at II o'clock. and on Thurs
day the 18th he will begin q series Of
sermons at Arcadia to include the third
Sabbath. We also learn that an endeavor
will be made TO have this distinguished
Baptist divine preach at Homer.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

II 10 now stated that tho convention
will take q recess until fall.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

The drought still continues. In many
portions Of the parish good rains have
fallen but in and around Homer We have
had no rain Of any value for over six
weeks
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Prince Lonis Napoleon was killed OIL the
first instant by M ambush of Znlns.
The prince had only lately gone TO Africa
20 join in the war with the English
against the Zulus.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Kisses Mamie and Maggie Murrrll, Miss
Lucy Hadley aud Miss Theo. Hamilton,
all of Nindcn, were ia Homer last week
attending the commencement exercises.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

The people of Lincoln parish in inas'
meeting have adopted the majority re-
port of the state debt committee.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

The convention has adopted article
introduced by the committee on taxation
that the state tax on property for all
nurposes shall not exceed mills.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

One hundred and four thousand head OF
cattle have been driven through Fort
Worth this spring.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

America publishes over 5000 daily and
weekly newspapers.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Kansas has $50 churches with nearl.
ls0, 900 members.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Mrs. Lafayette Dsncy, formerly real
dent Of this parish, is dead.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Henry w. Blair was elected U. 8. sena-
70, from New Hampshire.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25
Houer Masonic Female Institute.

pletCd on Tuesday the lith inst luz
young ladies of the College were subject
ed To Rigid examination IN which they
irrrsistnbfy drove the audience 10 the
firm belief that their minds had been
well trninrd, aud that they had clear
and lucid idea of the different sciences
taught aud demonstrated Ivy their text
books. We cannot fail 20 make special
mention Of some Of the .lnsses 10y which
our attention was specially attracted
Among them was n class in trigonon@try.
! Fonr young ladies who showed very clear
| IL to all mathematical minds that they
were conversant aud familiar with the
triangle, and wen posted upon all OF the
! triyouomrtrical functions MIR, Sigh,
their teacher ~ . student of Prof. j. W.
Nicholson, the inventor of the "trigono-
metrical circle" aud has been very efficient
J in teaching its practical and rapid use to
these young ladies. The examination
wns thorough. the questions were prompt
IL aud correctly answered, the hardest
and most difficnlt problems were selected
by different spectators, all If which were
satisfactorily demonstrated. The clucida-
ton Of the problem IF the three points
showed that th-s. yonng ladies we've not
entirely ignorant Of the difficult and trdi-
Gus calculations connected Miin paniiral
surveys. The class who read 50 tnrntly
I I'm different portions OF the sublime poems
Of Virgil proved to all who heard their
examination hy Mr. Sigh that these
Young LADIES' could easily find the amorons
sweets long since written tn the dead
tongue Of the Roman language. The
Inst on exhibition was the senior class,
and was examined in the immediate pres
enco of II collection Of ciergymen on that
branch of moral philosophy called Evil
dences of Christianity" in which they
repeated III substance page after page of
the cogcnt reasoning Of the celebrated
author.
"wednesday the 18th at night, a. a.
Wheeler, the musical instructor, gave n
concert aud exhibition. Here again, be-
=,
fore n large and clamorous audience, the
young ladies' a'qn''''" themselves "'''.
Aud the manner IN which they played
those long. intricate, operate piece, at
music without n mistake, without jar,
showed without """p' 'n'' '"'N u'I'"'''
memt too, Of the Institution Wa. and had
been. under the direction of "a skilled and
.,;,.,,iG, ,,u.i,,an and that thn., ynnnr
LADIES' III" not o'''' ""''''''''''' ~ NV W.
portuuity aud had made rapid progress III
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All Things.
ciIJ. ,I,,. rd,. AZ I o. Darkest Cloud
S.Io aud ou,r,,,t;ty t,,- ft,rntr-
u Miss Liz1ir Calhoun AMI others,
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Miss Matte Aycock-
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Organ S"i"-A A. "hcetcr
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

In Graham county Texas the people hno
new -four A. early a. the gath of May.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-06-25

Senator Lamar has in plain and direct
words given Conkling, Of New York, the
lie. and has in addition told him that it
was language which no good man could
deserve and no brave man wear. Ii was
rumored that Coukling would attack
Lamar on the streets but he seems to have
thought better Of IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
sHERMAN's WAY.
His Peculiar Financial Operations New York
Banks short $4,5OO,0OO In Their Account With
the Treasury-What is Thought About It.

His Peculiar Financial OPeratIOnS-NeW York
Banks short 81 100000 in Their Account With
the Treasury What is Thought About It.
New York, August 2S.-A dispatch received
here to day from Washington states that the First
National Bank Of this city and It's associates are
still S33 900 000 short on their settlements with the
Treasury on account Of subscription to the four
per cent. loan and that the Bank OF Commerce is
over IS 900 900 short 1t will be rememb bered that
these banks and their associates subscribed for
Sl28O00 0C0 OF four per cent. loan. The Bank OF
o mmerce to-day, Sil 100000; Bank Of New York,
$4,000 600 Bank Of the State Of New York, S10,-
OOO,OO0, and four other banks from enc to two mil
lions each. They had three months in which to
dispose OF the bonds and raise money to pay for
them.
The First National has had control of the mar
ket and forced up the premium tn two and three
fourths per cent, but was compelled 10 make
reduction In order to effect sales to meet pay
ments to the government Even then, 1t Is stat.
ed, II could not meet their August payment, and
Secretary Sherman granted an extension OF time,
with the understanding that the Treasury OF the
United States should make drafts whenever re,
Quired but the banks should not be crowded
President Baker, OF the First National said to-
dAy in speaking Of the natter, that II was
brought up for stock j0bbing purposes, and that
there is no feature In the present settlement that
differs In any wise from lhe melnoo OF settlement
pursued In all refunding negotiations from 1870
10 this date that the purpose Of the Secretary is
preolsely what II has been oil along, that money
derived from the sale Of the four per cent 10 used
only for the purpose Of reducing called bonds,
and that large amount OF these remain outstand-
ing, and II the Secretary were TO require payment
In advance OF their present contract 1t would
simply be 20 withdraw from circulation about
Sl2,6O0000 cash, which would be Of no possible
benefit to the Treasury and would simply reduce
q atadh hau a v xvht
is precisely what stock IobbiHg operators would
ltka
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
TERRIBLE DEATH.

Regarding the accident to VIM. O. Mosely, jr =,
the young physician OF Boston, whose death,
while descending the Matterhorn, was announc.
ed on the 18th inst, a Geneva correspondent
writes as follows; DR., Mosely had safely accom-.
plshed the ascent of the Matterhorn On re.
turning, and when near the cabin which is used
as rssting place, he loosened himself from the
rope uniting him to MS companions. he had
his footing and glided rapidly down the steep
fee slope making frantic efforts TO stop himself
by Rrasping at projecting rocks The next mo
Tient be disappeared over The precipce falliSg
on,a glacier opposite the rifle between HOernli
pletely stripped Of clothing by the rapdity OF the
descent The body can be distinctly seen from
below, lying on u projecting ledge office, An ex
pedtion for the recovery OF the body was to start
Saturday morning: Later news says the body
was recovered, badly mutllated, and was buried
At ZaTmat,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Two KanOas Farmers Fight Over q Small Bill,
. and Both are Killed,

Two Kansas Farmers Fight Over a Small Bill,
H and Both are Killed.
Kansas City, Aug. 2l--James Dobbins and Mi.
chael Burns, two farmers and neighbors living
six miles west Of here in Kansas, had desperate
and fatal encounter on Friday evening, in which
both were killed. 1t appears Obblns owed
Burns some money. and on the evening above
named while passing Burns place, he was dun.
ned Extensively for 1t by Burns. The latter hav-
ing revolver In his hand, DObblns said "You
have the drop on me now, but II you'll wait till
come back I'll he ready to meet you" Dobbips
then drove home, got two revolvers, went back
to Burns house, found him sitting on the door
step, and opened FIRE on him Burns went in the
house, got his revolver In his hand on Dobbins.
Several shots we're exchanged in very close
quarters. Dobbins received two balls In the
chest and one through the head; while Barns
was shot in the abdomen, the ball passing clear
through the body and in the right arm Not.
withstandng these terrible wounds the men
clinched In fierce and deadly struggle, Dob
bing falling underneath. In THIS position Burns
beat Dobbns over the head with the butt OF his
pistol till he thought him dead, and had par.
italy risen from the ground. when Dobbins
turned on him and was about 10 beat him,
when some neighbors arrived and separated
them. Dobbns died before he could be taken
home and Burns died early the next morning.