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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27

AT the recent Republican Convention
held at Aiken on 2lst inst. +. Nj.
Brayton, Il white radical, and Robert
Smalls, q colcred one, are reported as
making incendiary speeches. This,
it seems, will be the order Of the day
in conducting the present campaign
on the Radical side, but whether it
will accomplish their ends, remains
for the good sense of The colored ciLi-
zens to determine. 1t will not avail
them in Orangeburg if our people do
their duty.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
Radical Mass Meetina.

''SN'S"' SUePS WSSUI|B.
Orders had privately been circula-
ted through the country that a Mass
Meeting Of the Faithful would be held
at the Court House on, the 22d TO
ratlfy tbe nomination Of Garfield and
Arthur as the. Republican Candidates
for President and Vice. President of
the United States. Accordingly a.
,ap early 41ur on Saturday last our
.slreeis began to ill with !colorea pco-
pie from every section. of the county,
and. at 10 Io;cIock, the possession, was
formed in front or he Court House
and marcled to. tue, Pine Grove in rear
of the Fair Building, where.a stand
hqd been erected for speaking Ac-
<cord'ng TO the. general estimate put
upon the crowd by those who were ac-
HcusloRed to large. gatherings, there
, were not more than 1900, colored
people, men and women, in town, and
about one thousand or twelve hun.
-dEed gave any attention to The speak
ang. This, is. scarcely a third of the
number, that usually attended on sneh
occasions. in the, palmy days OF Radi-
caiism and the cnthusiar was ..lecid-
.ediy tame and undcmonst,tiyc,-in-
deed there seemed to be no enlhusi.
asm except that exhibited by few in
close proximity lo the stand, The
large majority were silen. listeners
who, bad visited town on business.
Atany left for. their. Lo,pes, before the
speaking began.
Senator ). r: Duncan, colored, cal
~ the meeting. 10 order and, after q
few remarks upon !he Importance of
OF the OCCASION, introduced. Rev.
Blaklcy who delivered u characterize
prayer by way OF opening the days.
exercises. at. this, point there was
evidently some considerable cmbar,
raesment very manifest among In.
persons on the. stanl among Wbom
we noticed Mr. Geo. Boil, or ami Mr.
DC. Boliyer. The Voters lad evi.
dently been ade to believe that a
speaker from the North and AIackev
and Taft were to he ~ esent and, th;
non-appe.rance Of these worthless had
TO be accounted for in some satisfac.
tory way. Such glaring deception
could not be passed over and the
cuning device of giving the excuses
OF two, Smalls aud Sam Lee. as a
basis upon which, all should he excus-
ed was adopted Smallshad failed to ap
pear because he thought Orangeburg
could take care OF itself and Lee was
JUS; too late for the train. Whether this
summary way of dealing with the
matter was satisfactory, We cannot
say but our colured ciLizeus should
put u down. as another dodge of tho
leaders to SECURE their support to
lurther their own Interest. Duncan
With the best tnce possible under the
1fiic cumstance called out the old set be-
ginning with Geo. Boliver, Rev. A,
Webster and d A Straker eac, one or
whom repeated much Of The old poIili-
ical hash, in;erlardlng lis speech often
with the most infamitory scntenres to
excite AMI arouse the worst passiop
Of the audience: We have nc, er lis
tened to speeches better calculated to
embitter the feeling Of the colcrcd
against the white people than these
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
Let.Us Have PeaoeI

From the speech of Geo. Boliver
delivered before the colored mass
meeting on Saturday last we publish
the following words;
"We are about to undertake to vote
not only Tor county government but
also for q national one, and if avc are
not successful IN securing oar rights,:
yankee guns quiN shoot as loud as theu
ever did,"
Again, speaking of, the electi IN, he
speaks to this effect;
"The President ofthe United States
s0iN bring doaon his shot guns, Moss
little pop guns you .knosO, (refcrriDg
to cannon evidently to protect. you
in Tie c1ercise of.yoar rights"
And again :"Jyou cpnnot gel. .your
rights dy fair means ,y9n must get Mein
an some oth1r suay.'
p, A. Straker speaking of the AL
ALBANIA frauds. and counting out, says,
"these things must not be gerpetratcd,
even # the trials IF 1861 are to be re-
peated."
Rev. A. Webster said; "If they
aoon't givc you yoor rights here in
South Carolina, yon. can go auherc you
can get Mems.'
Our county is in. a state Of pro-
found. peace aud has. been SO ever
since Tic inauguration OF Coy. Hamp-
ton. i'll 1876. No. man can put his
finger upon single riot, or point ous
a single instance. where the white peo-
pie lave made. an attack upon the
eolorcd citizens, Or have thrown an
obstacle in the way Of the material
prosperity Of That race, since the in
PRODUCTION of the Democratic party
into power. The farming communi-
Tics have enjoyed period of unusual
prosperity; indeed every industrial
interest has received AN impclus un-
der The influence of an honest govern
ment, that has surpassed the hopes of
The most sanguiuo ciLizcn. YcL in
Lhis state Of peace anI uutis,urhcd
prosperity, while no threat, has been
uttered hy tic whites against tho COL
ored ciLizens and under the earnest
prolcstation Ivy the Democratic party
Of tair election and an equitable
ON the ticket for coun-
" n!iiccs, these designing Radical
politicians make the inost intlamalo.
~ speeches, accompanied by The most
exciting demonstrations TO arouse the
worse I,assions ofour colurctlcitizens
TO antagonizc the races and 10 fomcnt
every clement OF strife known in CON-
munitics. The white people DO not
desire sucha 4 state of things. nor.do
they invite strife in any sllppe orlorm,
and if il come at al! George Boliyer,
Rev. A Webster apd D.. A. Straker
must be held to be the accountable
parties by the communities they have
SO wantonly Outraged. There was no
reason on Saturday or even before
That OCCASION, for such inAamatorI'
lanp,,iage as was used, nor can any
end be accomplished by it other than
TO SECURE votes for Office seekers at
the expense Of the peace and. good
order Of the entire community. Sure
ly every good citizen, white and
black, will put his unqualified con-.
demnation upon such conduct in or
der that our friends all over the
country may know that such vile and
bitter feelings are charged 10 no ma
tive Curolinian Of either race.
In letter to j. w. Holloway ESD,
a, ,l,,t, of
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
The State Of South Caralina.
ORANGEBURG COUNTY.

oRANGEBURG COUNTY,,
R& G. q. Glover, ESQ, Probate Judge.
WTHEREkS, GOvAN> BLUM. hath
Va made snit to me to grant him Lett
toys Sof Administration Of the Estate.
anu eiFecrs or Mary s. Argoe, deceased.
'fhese are therefore to cite and adrnonislh
all and: singular the kindred and Credi-
tors Of the said Mary s. Argoe, late OF
9ranseburg County, deceased, that they
of Probate, To- be held at Orangeburg
Courthouse Ola the 18th Of Sepiemben
next, after publication hereof, ct II
o'clock In the forenoon, to shew cause, II
any they have, whN ula.said Administers
tiQn SHOULD not be granted,
GiTeh ufiier my Hand, rhfs 18th day oil
August, Ammo Domini 1880. Ia ~.
g. B. GLOVER,
Judge Of Probate 0. c.,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
Chances Of Success.

Chances or Success.
In very nearly every Republican
Campaign paper that comes TO our
Office, and in all the spcechss made
at Mass meetings throughout the State
and elsewhere, there is great deal
said about their advantage at tic
South in the matter Of Numbers and
their chances for carrying the States
if fair ciectioe and an honest count
can he had. Now all such talk is
Gamwon am! humbngcry ; it dqcs not
take nnv great insight into SUCH mat.
tcrs TO discover the aDsurdiiy Of such
q position. Take South Carolina as
All example. In 1876 Hampton was
elected by Il majority that dctied the
scrutiny Of the Northern Republicans
and force the administration to rec
egnizcr his just Claim 70 the office.
In 1878 every county cxccpt Beau
fort was redeemed from Radical rule
by m"jnritics which ihc courts could
not gainsay, and most stubborn cf-
fort WIS mad1 TO inyali.late the clrc
ton: Four years Of education, un-
poisoned rs political in crtcrence, un
der Democratic r:le has made our
colorcd people bet CT citizens to en-
Joy freedom and wiser to understand
their sacred privileges and rights.
The census recently completed shows
wonderful increase in the white
population of the State and CORES.
ponding falling off of the colored
Iii the absence of tic army of carpet
baggers ard scalawags there is rec
ognized everywhere better state Of
feeling between the races, a better
understanding as to their relative po-
sitions and a more anxious looking
forward to ii better time under a
Democratic government. The color.
ed people themselves recognize these
facts and they are no longer the dupc.,
to be led by the nose by every roll
yer, Webster or Strukcr that chooses
to come along in search CT mn Office
AS proof of these propositions we
need only to site tbs conduct of the
campaign on The Radical side. 1t is
% arouse the passions Of the colored
voters, which will fail, because thcy
are q oettcr people; it is TO appeal to
tGelr ignorance, which will fail be-
cause they are wiser j. it is TO bctray
them into voting by false promises
and unmitigatcd lies, which will fail
because of their past sad experience {;
and it it is to aGray the races against
each other in bitter strife by incendi
ary and intlamatory speeches, which
will fail most signally because no
good .cnd CHn be subscrveti by any
such vile methods. Any fair minded
man either North or South, who hns
no interest in lying about the matter
can see the unrcasonablcness and ab
snr'ity Of such position. The mn
jority of the voters in South Carolina
are Democrats from chosc, from. in
terest and from necessity.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-27
J. I. SORENTRUE'S,
Proprietor of the California Store.
Lllll,he1. for. Sale.

A NY person who wish to buy LUM-
"a BER will please call on j. w.
NEECE at Orangeburg Bluff, on Edisto
River, where he has full assortment of
Lumber Of nll kinds, and at low prices.
a call is solicited.
, 1880-10-30

mind resists them, instead Of sympathising
with them. Within such limits as are
imposed upon us, it would be impossible
to do more than tread the threshold of
our subject and many interesting points
such as the faces of the street gamsns-who
learn the art of conceaIment before they
have anything to conceal-aod the curious
fact that different cities produce different
types of countenances peculiar to them
selves, must be left untouched, But the
whole matter is full of significance, and
will repay examination.
, 1880-10-30
RIA NJ S.
ST. THOMAS STATION.

New York, 22nd October-Despatobes from
Athens announce that the Royal Speech de-
livered on the opening of the Greek Chambers
10 considered by It's tone equivalent to a de-
Claraiion of var and takes courage by the
promise of British Support.
Paris advices report that at a recent Ban
quet the Duo De Charles proposedIthe health
of France and its Government, this is generally
considered to be tantamount to bis acceptance
of the Republic.
London news states that a Liberal committee
Is being formed with a view to strengthen the
Government in dealing with affairs in Ireland.
New York, 23rd Oct.-London news states
that the investigation of the last Oxford Eleo-
ton brings to light astonishing details which
will probably result in Acknowledgement.
Advices from Paris announce that Gen
eral De Cissey, who has been accused of
communicating secret intelligence on
French military matters to Germany, has
promised to prosecute his calumDiatOrs.
Intelligence from st. Petersburg states
that WarskoffSky, the Russian Government
purveyor, has been arrested or defrauding
the Army and Navy department of twenty
two million roubles
New York Oct. observation-disclosures from
Manchester reports the destruction by fire,
"a OHO hAAAOSlU DOob OlAIOC VI ULIOl OLCJ
supposed to be the work of Fenian incen-
diaries. Troops have been sent there.
London news states that the prosecution
of the leaders of the Land League, including
nine members of Parliament, has been
ordered by the Government.
Paris adviceS announce that the Cham
bers will be convened on second November.
General Cissey has commenced proceed
ings against Rochefort for publishing the
late libellOuS article accusing him of giving
secret information to- Germany.
Copenhagen advices report hat on
Wednesday last that City was visited by
q very severe storm which did a great
amount of damage.
The death is announced of Baron RicasO-
Ii the eminent Italian Statesman.
New York, Goth.
Flour per barrel, st. Lawr. brand, 1918
Meal, best Brandywine, per barrel $50,
Heavy Mess Pork, per barrel, $17
Crystals per lbs TO SEC.
Sugar. / Fair to good refining per ID. q.
to J. cents.
English Islands Molasses per gal. 40 cents
Exchange New York and London, 4.819.
London, Goth
dem. Crystals per cwt. G1. SIS. cd
Sugar. duty free. Muse. " go los. cd
delayed Havana, No. IL 81. So. cd
adoat.
Demerara Rum per gallon Is. sd. in bond
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt. "a. IS. Cd.
COnsols 80
Bank of England Rate of Discount, d
per cent.
Liverpool Cotton Middling Uplands 81.
per cent RenteS in Paris $3.50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
Congratulations to Hancock,

The following oongratulatory tel.
egrams to Gen. Hancock, says the
Springfield (Massachusstts) Union,
have not been published
We forgive you.
WADE HAMPTON.
L pledge you tho support OF the
boys in blue. FITz JOHN PORTER.
| lsy the Republican party at
your feet, JOHN w. FoRNEY.
Louisiana rsmembers you with
gratitude.
GRAND CYoLoPs, X. X. X.
We salute ye.
The LINCOLN hirelings must hore-
after
Take back seats.
EDITOR OKoLoNA STATES.
The Hamburg Hancock club goes
into the campaign with fifty rounds.
III. G. BUTLER
The Corners i, firm salute for
you. The niggers have took to the
woods. Bascom will send the bill.
2. V. Massey.
| cheerfalIy renouuced the presi-
dency. You were my heir.
S. j. TILDEN.
Your name is not Tilden, and
that's enough. JOHN KELLY.
The Sun has never objected to
militaryism in pablo affairs.
G. A. DANA.
Your nomination gave mo unal.
Logged happiness.
Il. A HENDRICKs.
danced for joy at your nomina-
ton. DAVID DAVIS.
The party has long needed con
stltutlonal lawyer like yourself at
its head. A. G. THURMAN.
Count Pennsylvania for the free
trade platform w. A. WALLACE.
Am preparing congratulatory
telegram. G B. MCCLELLAN.
Glory to GideoLl Don't say
word till l get home. J. S. BLACK.
The members of the Philadelphia
Sluggers Hancock club pledge you
twelve votes apiece.
VIM MCMULLEN.
In my presen oondishin l prefer
you to Neal Dow. DANIEL RICE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
A Lover of Shakespeare.
Harper's Magazine.

Harper's Magazine.
One of the most noted characters
on the border twenty years ago was
old Jim Bridger, of Fort Bridger, in
Utah. On one occasion he came to
New York, and was pleased with
the theaters, and expressed the ut
most delight at a performance of the
Midsummer's Night Dream. He had
no clear idea who Shakespeare was,
but conceived aud developed the
most extravagant admiration for him,
Returning TO the fort be sold old
stock aud supplies TO emIgrants aud
other travellers as 10 time past. One
day man wished to buy soma oxen,
Jim said he could have any except
one yoke, which he had made up his
mind to keep at all hazards In the
morning messenge, came to say
that the man wanted this yoke, and
none other
"He can't hsvs EN-" says jim.
well be wants them, and is iast
gaitin' for ihem,' said the messen-
ger. "He's siitia' there readiu'
book called Shakespeare
"Eh," yelled Jim, jumping to his
feet. "Did you say Shakespeare ?
Eere, you, give ms my boots"
He ran to tbs corral
stranger" said hO, Jest give me
that book and take than oxen"
ooh, 10" said the man 81 only
brought the book to read on the way.
l viii give it to you"
stranger" said Jim resolutely,
'jest you take them oxen and give
me that book" And so the man did.
Jim hired reader at $50 per
month and listened to Shakespeare
every evening. All went well until
Que night, as the reader came to the
proposed murder Of the princess in
the tower. jim spraog from his seat
with blazing eyes, and yelled in thun
der tones:
"Hold on there. Jest wait till /
git ny rifle, and I'll shoot the
seoundrelp
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
Wild Beasts In india.

Is one of the recent books by a
London sportsman" who spent
thirteen years among elephants, IT,
gers, and buffaloes Tie men and
women who are ready to sacrifice
their ease and thsir fortunes, and to
expose their lives as readily for the
welfare of others as Mr.. Sanderson
did to destroy game" in India, Justly
rank among the saints. His glory
was to cjreumvent and kill. His re-
ports are often very painful to read
but he was careful observer, and
he tells us many instructive facts Of
the habits of the mighty wanderers
he sought, upon whom the dread OF
man had hardly yet come. He APP
plies to the "Koomeriah" elephant
the words "magnanimous and ur-
bahe;" he speaks Of their "extreme
excellence ;" calls them "the good -
says, of elephants generally, that
"Real vice among them is thing
unknown" Will the reader stop
long enough to consider the moral
rank Of creature to whom such
words can be truly applied ?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05

of Revolutionary
Times,

We find among "reminiscences of
Revolutionary times an amusing
sketch of Admiral Sandals. "For a
Frenchman he was a good sailor"
My uncle, who was with him, always
asserted that Sandals erred, not
through any defect of bravery, but
merely from his desire to approach
his enemy scientifically, by hearing
down upon the hypothenuse OF the
precise right-angled triangle, pre-
scrlbed IN the 37th "maneuvre" of
his old textbook. But as the naval
committee of Congress unfortunately
understood neither mathematics nor
French, they did not understand his
explanations, and he was thrown out
of service. An unexpected dividend
of prize money, earned at the begin.
ming of the Revolutionary War, gave
BIN an annuity of one hundred and
four dollars-or rather, | think, of
one hundred and five, for | remember
he told me be had two dollars week
on which to subsist, and an odd dol
lar for charity at the end of the year.
He subsisted with the utmost indie.
pendence on this scanty income, re.
fusing all presents, even the most
trifling.
lie was man of most punctilious
and chivalric honor, and at the same
time full of that instructive kindness
of heart, and that nice sense of pro.
priety, which shrinks from doing a
rude thing to any body on any coca.
sion.
Even when he met his bitterest
enemy, as he did shortly after he
came to New York, the man whose
accusation had destroyed his reputa-
ton and blighted his prospects, whom
he had determined to insult and pun
isb, he could not bring himself to
offer him any insult unbecoming a
gentleman, but deliberately splitting
on the pavement, desired his adver-
sary to consider tLat pavement his
face and to proceed accordingly.
In proud and honorable poverty
lived Pierre de Sandals tor some
forty years, until, in the eighty. sew.
enth year of his age, he disappeared
! from this life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
TANNER oUTDoNE.
Oshkosh has . Man who has Pasted for Over
MAeka

Oshkosh has Man who has Pasted for Over
Six Weeks.
Oshkosh Wis Northwestern, July 20.
While the whole country and per-
haps large portion of the civilized
world is watching with interest the
case of DIR. Tanner, and the people
are wondering at the exhibition of
starvation which he is perpetrating,
there are various instances arising in
the country OF something of similar
character which are none the less
wonderful. A case of tenacity OF
life on the total abstinence not only
of food of any kind but also of water
or liquids of any kind has arisen IN
this country, which is exceedingly
more wonderful than the case of DIR.
Tanner.
There lives in the town OF Nekimi
family named Murty, consisting OF
mother and two sons, Patrick and
Michael. Patrick Murty for some
time has been falling from softening
Of the brain or some other brain di
sease of that character. Over six
weeks ago his lower limbs became
paralyzed and the nerves that supply
action to the muscles of the throat
also became paralyzed, so that he
could neither swallow nor make au
articulate sound. DIR. Noyes visited
the patient last Wednesday upon
which day he had been just forty.
seven days since particle of food
had passed his lips Up to nineteen
days previous to that day his attend.
ants were able to force small quanti
ties of water down his throat, but
for nineteen days previous they had
been unable to do so, and his tongue
and mouth were dry, blackened aud
hard. All control of the throat hav
ing been lost, water given him only
strangled him, and this was finally
abandoned for fear of choking him
to death. There being no hope for
him, and it being impossible to get
nourlshment down him, the family
were watching for his death, which
had been expected daily and even
hourly during all that time, and yet
he lived on. The mother, Mrs. Muir
ty, and the brother, Michael Murty,
had had the whole care of him, and
they state positively and though no
matter of interest to them, are willing
to make oath, that torty-seven days
previous to last Wednesday, the Dist
instant, not particle of food had
been given Patrick, and for nineteen
days not drop of water. DIR. Noyes
made a careful investigation of the
case, and, knowing the family, is
convinced that it is the truth. He
examined the patient, who was lying
10 a partially comatose state, and
found his pulse fifty-six, respiration
twelve, and temperature ninety-four,
which is very low on these points.
The data here given are based as
taken last Wednesday, the 2lst III
slant, which was the time that DIR.
Noyes visited the house, ard, if the
patient is still living, the lapse of
time since that day must be added
to this remarkable record. DR..
Noyes has reported the case in tull
to the Boston Medical Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05
Slowly Dying a Horribls Dsath
Cincinnati Comm ereial .

About three weeks ago young
man named Walton aud compan-
ion. while working IN the harvest
field, discovered snake coiled up in
shock OF wheat. Walton advanced
near the shock and was preparing to
aim blow when the reptile darted
at him, springing near his face with
Kissing SQUAD, Walton fell faint
ing to the grouni !, and it was
thought that he had been bitten.
Young Walton was carried to his
home and remained weak asd slight
ly unwell for short time, but soon
sufficiently recovered to be able to
resume his usual duties.
1t was then thought that it was
only bad casa of fright, and that
bis encounter with the reptile had
injured him TO no extent. Howev.
err, after remaining in apparent
health for several days, on last Tues.
day he was suddenly taken sick.
He began to suffer intensely, and at
first the nature of his illness could
not be ascertained. He grew worse
hourly until at this time his life is
despsired of. His flesh began to
swell and turned spotted and of a
peculiar color, ard in the last day
or two it has begun to scale and fall
off So far it has been impossible to
re ieve his intense suffering. He
seems to be suffering the horrors of
indescribaole torture, which will
certainly end in death. No improy-
ment ia his condition can be noticed,
and with his flesh dropping off inch
by inch he is slowly wasting away
and dying slow death, acoompan-
led with unimaginable suffering.
Those who have seen him say that
he presents sight too sickening to
behold.
The general opinion is that when
the reptile sprang at his face he in,
hailed its breath, and that the poison
has now eoursed through his entire
system. This seems to be the corr
rect solution of the case. Great
sympathy is expressed for Walton,
the unfortunate youth, and for his
agonizing friends.