The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-30
ORANGEB :. c.. APRIL 80, 1880.
Notes.,

Mr.. O'Connor has introduced a
bill in the House to repeal the act
creating the board Of commissioners
Of the Freedman's Bank.
"A divorce was recently granted
by one of the courts in Indiana, where
the only allegation against The defen-
dant was that he had cold feet!
Twenty years have softened ma
nv animosities, and South Carolina
invites Rhode Island to join in the
centennial celebration Of the battle Of
the Cowpens. So mote it be.
Robert Savage, colorcd wild
over Of as years, shot Allie Williams
colored girl, and then attempted to
commit suicide, in Preble county, o.,
on Thursday. She had refused to
marry him.
Isn't in queer? OIeomargarine
to the amount of ninety-cight million
pounds per year is disposed Of in the
United States, and yet you cannot
find store keeper who will admit
that lie has it in stock
One OF the Editors Of the San
Francisco Chronicle, Chas De Young,
was shot and killed by j. NJ. Kalloch,
son Of the Mayor of that city, whilst
attending to his duties in the office.
The murderer was arrested and lodg
ed in Jail.
The Clarendon Press has placed
under its editorial head the names Of
Thomas Francis 3ayard for Presi-
dent, and John L. Manning for Gov
ernor, and promises to keep them
there until the respective conventions
decide who are to be our leaders.
It takes many columns to hold the
rcjoicings OF the Cincinnati Gazetts
over Tilden's so-called triumph in
New York. All the Republican pa
pers are happy over any indication
that the machine may he able to force
Tilden's nomination.
A defaulting county treasurer in
Iowa excus his conduct on tile
ground that lie had dreamed lie must
take $4,000 and buy certain lands
and that he was believer in dreams.
lie didn't have to dream that he was
cent to the State prison.
"A wicked contemporary says:
"Insteai Of The rag baby troubling
sage senators and our representatives
in Congress-. it is the real live baby
that startles at tile threshold and ur.
ges attention at every outlet from
the halls Of assembled wisdom"
1t seems TO be settled that Kel-
logg shall keep his seat, not so much
on the snelits of his case as because
several Democratic Senators think
his formal seating hy a vote of the
Senate was finality, and they pre-
f''r principle 10 party advantage.
-"My knowledge Of the diploma
tic service" said a young Republican
last week, ISIS very slight. / don't
know what All Envoy Extraordinary
is," but after the Londoncrs had
played poker with General Schenck
few times they must have thought him
an extraordinary envoy.
The silent, lonesome-looking
mar vino now and then slrays into
the Senate chamber and deposits his
fishing pole behind the presiding
officer's desk is gentleman named
Wheeler. lie was in politics some
years ago, hut of late has taken no
active part, except occasionally ut
party conventions. lie is the Lone
Fisherman of the Republican party.
Iowa, Which is the banner Re-
publican State, shows The worst
official corruption of any state in the
Union. OF 90 county treasurers,
not less than 45 are defaulters. The
Governors private secretary has
made off with $4,000 of til" peoples
money; the Stnte treasurer has ap-
propriated $4,000 belonging to the
ngricul' ural college, and the assistant
state treasurer has also secured sew
eral thousand dollars Of public mon,
eys.
--IIasty words rankle n wound,
soft ones dress it. Forgiveness cures
it, and forgetfnlness removes the