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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
TO IRELAND.
BY MRS O. u. DA P.
1RlR.

They are sitting By the wayside.
They wander in despair.
Where the green grass once was waving.
But hnd no verdure there:
They are sitting now. tho furnished.
Upon the stricken ground,
But vainly do they gaza and seek.
No substance there is found.
All, God! what ails fair Erin,
That once sweet ippy isle.
Thst blight is on each lovely thing.
And death looks on the while.
Fr,m the valleys aud the mountains
There comes q v all OF WO:
Those fields with grain once blooming.
No more with life shall grow.
Then damp, Wild weeds are gathered:
On hose lhsy strive TO live:
The baby sueka the dew-'tis all
The mot .r has 10 give
Bar uU their oottHga windows.
Shut, too, the shattered d oor;
How horrible they liz. all dead
Along the clay cold flor.
How horrible there's nothing left.
When they With lamlshed lip sink down.
N Tod ,nd'f hs si,S IopR sx9n and tolsome day.
No TODD when night dtsws near;
Beside the vacant hearth they sit.
In silence Hnd In fear.
Food for the dying-foodr' That CRY
Goes out upon the air;
'Tfs heard II M dnight In their RlenS
With aRonizinx payer
Food for the To dsr children. who
stand shivertDg BY tho dead.
With their pale hands retched out In vain.
For Bucoor and f1r bread.
They are sitting BY the wayside
With hollow eyss, yet bright.
Whsr. 4 " fair g. Iin's waters
UnrufIl Il In tbet. sight.
WHAT moves 80 calmly. yet proudly,
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The discovery has recently been made ID
the southeastern districts Of Russia that
tigers, long unknown In those parts, have
found their way there. Some peasants Of
Golut- Ubani, In the district OF Tiflls, recently
noticed quite unusual depredatlons among
their flocks and herds, which they aacribed %
the ravages OF wolves and bears. Finding :
fresh track OF large animal quite unknown
to them. In the snow only recently fallen near
the village, twelve Of them pursued 1t into the
mountains, armed with hAtchets. On their
march they were surprised by q terrible roar
and at the same moment q huge tiger, meas
ing between five and six feet in length, bound-
ed out Of cave In the rock, and struck down
three men before they knew what they were
about. The snow lying deep aud soft, and
therefore giving way under them, fortunately
saved them. One other peasant rushed up
just In time, and Glove the animal's skull II
two. The tiger In his death struggle, how
ever, gave his slayer few ugly scratches.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
BurninE Of tho Cuurt-House Of Lincoln
Parish.
ISpecIal to the Democrat.l

VIENNA. La, Feb 14-The courthouse here
was consumed by Are this morning at about
o'clock. The fire originated IN the second
story OF the building. and Vas doubtless acct-
dentally Set on fire.
BY the united efforts Of both white and colored
people. the Sentinel printing house and the law
office OF Gaskins Il Barksdale we're saved. ALI
OF the papers and documents In the house were
saved There WAS no insur rance. w.
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SENATOR 1AMAR IN WAsHINaroN.
A DeaperadO Arrested while I'm the Act
OF Firing Upon 4 Passing Train

GALVESTON. Feb Ito -morrow's Ns,rs will
publish the following special from Dent on
Iexas: For ths past two years trains on the
Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad have
bsen fired y BY an unknown party. Just after
dark. nenr Oadd'. Indian Territory. The ca
perforated, and several employees Of the road
wounded by shots. Yesterday United States
Marshal Ayers caught white d.sperado
named Meyers. 10 the set Of frinx on the train.
- desperately did Meyers resist arrest That
Ayers shot hin fourteen times before he suo-
anmhnI ~-~ ~>.~
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Presidents Of New York Savings Ranks
Called Nn for Certain Infarm n tim

supartnieud nt Of the bank, of tne Sc .te of New
York. has. Ia purs lanee of rasoiu u of the
state. issued 60 order to presid .nts 81 saw nas
ment OF the amount ch srxad OF for pres-
mtums on government bonds BY tneir respsc-
tive banks during ten years from January /.
le70, to January l. 1880
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The Cinc,nn.tl eout h ern.

CINCINNATI. Fob 14The Southern Railroad
was yesterday turued over to the operating
company. The company expect to run r01t1lMf
passenger nnd freight trains through to Chat-
tRnoOga next week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
Coal Miners Demam ding an Increase Of
Wages.

numbering 10 600 OF the Cumberland coal re-
gion. have given notice that they will not
dig coal after Fsbru .ry 20 for less than sixty
five cents per ton. Unless hair demand ts COM
piled with they will stop work.
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The PrOgramme for tho Juno Meeting of
tho ~ Louis Jockey Clue.

ST LOUIS. Feb 14-The programme for The
June meeting OF the st. Louis Jockey Club.
six stakes aggreg lting $4soo and elsven purses
nxgrexating s4loo. Th.re are two hurdle races
Ing will commenc. Tuesday June 8. aud con-
tinue three days. The stakes close Monday.
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ITALY.

ROME Feb. 14.The steamer Vega. with Prof.
Nordensko old, the Arctic explorer. ard com
pany on board. passed the Straiis Of Measina
for Naples Thursday nix xht last.
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.. .RoUMANIA..

BUCHAREST, Feb 14-England. France and
Independence simultaneously iu few days.
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the Ice broken s,p In the uslawsrs.

PoRr JERvIs N Y, Feb. 1.-The heavy rains
OF the p,..t two days bave laised the streams
ID this vicinity two or three feet. Tho Ice n
the Delaware river commence d bfeAkin9 up
tbia morning and fs now running freely tho
entire length. from Deposit. N. T.. to Water
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washburn Not 4 Candida te.

|. CHICAGO. Feb. H-Hon. E. B. Washburn
authorizes the announcement that hs ts not.
and will not under any circumstances. be can
didate for President
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Dealing In Futures Decided To BE Gam.
bling.

MEMPHIS. Feb 14-Judge Fierce, Of the Cir
cult Court, to-day in ths case of Gilbert. Bre-
gan 4 Co.. Of Chicago. vs. sydney Cook suit
brought for addttia nal margin Ia a wheat
transaction, decided that dealing In futures is
gambling and u proper subject for the grand
Jury.
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q the New York nominations. and upon two
Connecticut appointments.

THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INDIAN crF1uE.
The epecial committee OF the Board of indian
commissioners. consisting OF Gen. q. B Fisk.
the request OF Secretary Bohurz to investig gate
and report upon the me hods OF the L udian
sOflce Il at work. The finance condi ion OF the
lndtHn Bureau has been examined and found
tn goo condition.
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO PILOT RULE
The Secretary Of the Treasury has unde r con
stderntton. for approval or dlaApprnval. the re-
cent change Ia pilot rule No [ r Western riv-
ers The rule, as amended. reads:
W hen steamers are approachtug each other
he signal for passing shall be- one sound OF the
steam whistle to pHss to tho left and two to Uass
the descending steamer"
In the old rule the deeeer ding boat has the
right Of way. but the ascending boat must say
which way abe wants to 20 flrst the result Of
which. as asserted by the members of the board
who voted for the change, is that the ascending
boat chooses her side whistles for 1t, and shapes
her course accordingly.
~ the descending boat accepts the cOur rse well
and good It. however ahe orders tas she as
right TO dol the ascending boat to pass on the
other side. the later must change her course to
the opposite side from that on which she rst
held, thus crossing the bows OF the desc ndinx
boat aud exposing both to the danger OF col
lision.
SENATOR LAMAR IN WASHINGTON
Senator Lamar returned TO Washington to-
day. He Ia still obliged to nsa crutch, but
otherwise appe IRA to be In excellent physical
aud mental condition, aud Ia In good sptrtts
he Will resume his seat la the Senate next Mon
day. n
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New YORK Feb. 1.-THE weekly statement OF
the associated banks shows the following
crease 81 75l legal tenders. increase s24s 100;
deposits, increase S2.723 900; circulation. de-
crease $s3 600: reserve. Increase $3.50 OBS. The
rauuiramantA.
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Death Of Mrs. ". N. tweed:

NEW YORK Feb. IA Paris dispatch an.
nounces the death Of Mrs. VIM. u. Tweed.
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not only an obsructionist In his own country.
hut an obstrnntionist to charity here. II be de-
liberately puts himself Ia this position. the
Anne ican people will think 1t about time that
he ended his farce.
AMOUNT OF THE FUND. L@
NEW YORK, Feb. t4-The Herald relief SUBJ
ecriptions amount to S1s1 ,ss6. Among yester-
days contributions u one Of $1,000 from an
anonymous contributor.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-01-16
Freedman's Bank,

The negroes are backing up Con-
gresham O'Connor in his efforts 10
secure the repayment of their deposits
in this Radical swindling machine, by
long petitions praying for the passage
of the hill introduced by him. A pt-
ton with more than thousand sig
natures from Newborn, N. c., was
presented to Congress last week, and
others from various sections Of the
South are being prepared for the
same purpose. The bill will doubt
less pass and by the joint vote Of the
Democrats and Republicans, because
the leaders of the latter, ever ready
10 take advantage Of popular cur
rent, will drift into the movement and
afterward swear it was always their
intention to see that justice should be
done the poor negro. Their crimin inal
intention, however, has been too pal
pable, and the negro by this time sees
it in the long delay Of the ''stal-
warts" to institute even O measure
looking to justice. Nothing has had
more to do in breaking the confidence
of the nations wards in their Repub-
lican guardians than this foul swim
die, and nothing will have more 70 do
in winning that confidence for The
Democrats than this timely act Of
Mr.. O'Connor.
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That Count In.

The Republicans appear TO be vir-
tuously indignant over the Maine
embroglio. Now. while we would not
attempt to justify the action of the
Maine Democrats in counting out
the Republican officials elected 10y the
people, we think this Indignation
comes in bad taste from q party that
stole the Presidency three years ago,
and are ready to steal it again should
the necessity again arise for them
to do so. Their violent outcry about
fraud reminds us Of q story we once
read. 1t run in about this wise: "On
one OF those steamers that ploughed
the waters of the Mississippi in days
gone by, quiet patty was deeply i'm
mersed one evening in the mysteries
Of that sonewhat uncertain game
called draw poker. One Of the par
ty, colonel, judge, or major-histo.
ry does not record Wilhelm fit OF
abstraction took the four aces from
the pack with which The game was be-
ing played, and laid them on his
knee. The game progressed and the
colonel almost raised his antagpn
gists out of their boots. When the
draw came he threw away bis legit-
innate five cards, called for one, and
reached for the four aces on his knee.
They we're gone! Rising he cried, in
tones of virtuous indignation, Gen
tlemen this thing has gone far enough.
There's cheating going on aronnd the
tablet" Our readers can make the
application.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-01-16

February next. Col. Jas. n. Lips
comb. Master of that body, says,
this meeting will be the most impor-
tant yet held in this State. Questions
and matters of vast interest and vital
Importance TO tue order, 10 agricultu.
rists, and 10 the whole State, will be
considered, acted upon and determin.
ed" In view Of the letter of Col. ID
Wyatt Aiken Immediately after hi.
attendance upon the National Grange
lately met Ut Canautiuigua, N. T.,
and this pressing. appeal of Col. Lips
comb, our citizens will wait with
more than usual interest upon the
proceeding Of this body. 1t is gener-
ally admitted that there is not the
same interest manifested in tho sue
cess of this order as was manifest a
few years ago. Lodges have died out,
others are dormant, many are dag
ging out miserable existence, while
only few are realizing the benefits
The order so abundantly offers. Some
move ought 10 be made 10 revive the
interest and reanimatc dead Oranges,
We know Of 10 scheme better calcu-
lated to benefit the farmer, and
through him, the entire State than
that Of the Patrons of Husbandry.
Indeed it Ia The only system, yet in
troduced upon which the farmers can
unite and discuss their varied inter
ests. Every question that directly OF
indirectly concerns the agriculturist
may legilimately be brought before
the members Of the Grange. At no
limc has the necessity for union been
greater than ut the present moment.
New theories in planting have been
developed, new plans introduced and
new results must be arrived nj and
no where can these be better moulded
to the farmers interest than in the
Grange room.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-01-16
ORANGEnrEG, S. c., JANUARY l6. 1880.
The Supply Act.

'' AS evidence Of the hasty manner in
which the business Of the late session
OF the Legislature was transacted, we
have only 10 cite clerical mistake in
the above act which makes q differ
cncc in the State tax levy of S25 900
more than the Legislature intended.
This is one out of three or four SINH
lar errors committed. Whether it is
wrong 10 call an extra session to cor
reot tho error, is scarcely the question
to be considered, but whether the law
as approved by the Governor is the
act passed by the Legislature7 If it
is not, then the question ls settled
and an extra session is n necessity,
even though it take more than the
$4,000 to pay its expenses. The
question is of such grave nature
that it will scarcely be allowed to 60
nnchallenged either by the people or
some executive officer Of the county
government. 1t is better to have the
point definitely settled at once by the
law making power, rather than pro-
ceed 20 execute the law until IN issue
be made before the Supreme Court
and the act decided to be illegal. In
this case, expenses will have been in
Cured and labor performed by the
various county officials to meet which
an additional tax will be required to
be, levied at the extra session. II
the matter go to the Court for de-
cision and that decision be against its
legality, then the Legislature cannot
be called together before spring when
the farming interest will require the
presence of every man at home. Let
the Legislature be called in extra ses-
sion for this specific purpose and only
this, and it will no: require the addi-
tional 4. of q mill. Proceed to col
lect the taxes under the act and il
will require more than that to meet
tile expenses. Besides it is O bad
precedent to establish.
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The Maine Muddle.

Two issues ago we noticed editori-
ally the counting in Of the Democrat.
ic candidates for the Legislature and
the counting out of the Republican
candidates by Governor Garcelon
and Council. Such bold act in q
New England State must necessarily
create a great political Juror, and. if
persisted in with the daring that
characterized the Governors conduct.
must end. at least, in temporary ana
chy. Since then the Republican pop
ulace have been spurred to madness
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a Scandal in Edqeheld,

TRENTON, S. c., JANUARY 8.-To.
day Oscar Foy, a man who has been
employed on the plantation CT the
Widow Vaughan, in this county, has
made confession, in which lie states
that he and Mrs. Vaughan poisoned
with strychnine the husband of the
latter, who died suddenly about o
year ago. The deceased was one of
the wealthiest planters in this eom-
muaity and stood high in sc ciety.
His widow was young and charming.
After the death of Vaughan, Foy
managed the plantation for the wild
ow and became very attentive to her.
In the confession of Foy he states
that he bought the poison in Augusta,
Ca, and gives the name Of the drug
gist. lie Gays it was administered IN
whiskey by Mrs. Vaughan. Foy con-
fesses to having been criminally init
mate with Mrs. Vaughan, and says
the object of the poisoning was to get
Vaughan out Of the way in order that
foy might marry the widow. A
doctor was not sent for until Waugh.
an was dead, and he pronounced it
the effect of heavy drinking. Foy
was to have gone to Florida and re.
turn to marry Mrs. Vaughan. Those
10 whom he confessed declined to
take any steps in the matter, and he
begged TO be arrested. Foy left few
days after and has not been since
heard from. Mrs. Vaughan denies
the truth of the confession, and says
Foy quarreled with her and trumped
up the story for revenge. No arrests
have been made. The affair has
created profound sensation in
this section of the State.-Atlantd
Constitution.
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DELINQUENT LANDS FOR 1879.

DELINQUEST LANDS FOR 1879.
| Amelia-Sam Frederick, l lot and |
building.
Brunchville-George Edwards 20 acres
and 2 building.
Henry Reeves, 20 acres.
Caw Caw-Mrs Eliza Grooycr, 1856
acres
Mary Ann Wannamakcr. 40 acres.
Cow Cuslle-L Bair, l69 acres
Abraham Dukes. Sr., Agt., $50 acres
Dolley Dukes. 10 acres and 3 buildings
Shearad Summers, 53 acres and
building.
Elizabeth Mrs E. Ella Jeffcoat, 20
acres.
Goodland-Mrs c Elleslinc Tanning,
81 acres and building
Iiberty-llerman Chavis, 22O acres.
Lyons-John Gates, 80 acres.
Dave Gardiner, so acres
Middle-Peter + Cook, l34 acres and
2 buildings
Perry + Punches, 81 acres and build
ing
Orange-Jnmcs + Mays. IL acres.
Pine GrOve-Capers Saylor, l54 acres,
x 4 Flood l23 acres and building.
y Il Wnnnamaker l22 acres and l
building.
Israel NJ Brown l22 acres, building.
Irwin McCauley, 122 acres, l building.
Estate j II Dullas. I'll acres.
Providence-Wm Fair so acres aud
building
John Garviu. OF acres and q building
Vanees-M K Wormick, 7O6 acres and
g buildings
Mrs L > Whetsil. 80 acres
Willow--Albert Hays, "a acres and
building,
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
OHANGEBURG COUNTY,
ORANGEBURG,.S c., Jan. II, 1880.
Notice is hereby given that the whole
of the several parcels, lots and parts of
lots of real estate described in the pre-
crding list, or So much thereof as will be
necessary to pay the;taXes, penalties and
assessments charged thereon, Will be sold
by the Treasurer Of Orangeburg Coun-
ty, South Carolina, at his office in said
County on the first Monday in February,
A. d. 1880, unless said taxes, assess
ments and penalties be paid before that
time, and such sale will be continued from
day to day until all of said parcels. lots
anu parts of lots of real estate shall be
sold or offered for sale.
DONALD II. BARTON,
Auditor Orangeburg County.
Jan l6, 1SS0-lt
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ronage from "Dcmocrats"- the
maik +! Last nights dispatches pro-
claim tho advent at Little Rock Of
the arkansas Republican, and it is
rumored that an organ of the party
is to be establishetfin Columbia at an
early day. We trust if it does the
the citizens will force it to rely entire.
ly on the contributions of the party
it means to foist upon us if possible
10 our irretrievable ruin.-Register
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by such men as Senator blaine and
his co-workers, and the Democratic
leaders, who claim 10 be acting under
the Constitution and the lews, have
developed en- opposition that threat
ems the peace Of the state.
Governor Garcelon was induced to
submit The legality of lis course OF
conduct TO the decision of the State
supreme Court in o series of ques.
ions, with no expectation oi
strengthening his position, but to
meet the demands of public opinion.
This court, composed almost wholly
of Republicans, delivered an opinion
adverse to those entertained by MIR.
Garcelon and his followers. The re-
suit Of this decision was the lesigna-
ton Of Governor Garcelon and the
turning over Of the property and the
institutions Of state TO the protection
of Major-Gen. Chamberlain.
The Democrats or Fusionists,
counted in by the Governor and Coun-
Gil met in Augusta, organized the
Legislature and proceeded to bust
ness. From this body tho Republi-
cans sludiously absented themselves
with a single exception, Mr. ]. A.
Locke, who remained only to impede,
or hinder If possible the business OF
The body byohjections and challenges.
During oil this time the excitemen,
was intense throughout the state, and
especially in the city of Augusta,
where the leaders Of both parties had
congres gated 10 bolster up and streng-
then tho Democratic members on the
one eide and the Republican claim
ants on the other.
At six o'clock 2. Nj. on Monday
last, the Republicans unknown to the
Fusionists, proceeded to the State
House, took possession Of both cham.
bers and organized Republican
Legislature out and out. Dir. John
II. Lamson, President Of the Senate,
issued an order that he had assumed
the duties of Governor by qualifying
in the presence Of the Secretary OF
State and several members of the
Council.
The position of affairs in Maine a,
this time, is as follows: Two acting
Governors, Gen. Chamberlain and
MIR. Lamson two Legislatures, one
Democratic or Fusionist, and the 9th.
er Republican and two excited par.
ties, determined to push their views
if need be to the bitter end. Thus
far, we are of the opinion that the
Republicans are on the winning side.
The Fusionists will certainly elect a
Governor from their party and, in
that case, the settlement of the diff.
Guilty will depend upon the action OF
Gen. Chamberlain, which governor he
recognizes. 1t is confidently assert
ed that it will not be Mr.. Lamson.
We of South Carolina, having
passed through similar experience
in 1876, only more bitter and threat
ening, can we'll afford 10 stand off and
look Ut these New England politicians
cutting each others throats. They
are just now harvesting the fruit of
the noxicus seed ther planted in the
South.