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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-14
ABOUT 1VRNADOES.
TPensaCola Gazette,1

EPensalo ola Gazette.1
The Mobile Register discussed the
tornado question, and remarks upon
the infreqaency of sue,s destructive &C.
currences in former times and their
frequency Of late. 1t quotes from st.
Louis paper which refers TO its fIe for
the chronicles OF fifty years and, there
flnds records of tornadoes only ON an
average of one to ten years. 1t des
duces that ruling changes OF meteoro-
logical conditions heretof6re ri4prece-
denied now exist, and that cyclones,
tornadoes, -"twisters," are now more.
frequent, and, so 10 speak, the ssele-
mental style Of the day." is'; -,n
We think that these dednctions are
shallow, as not being founded on COM
plete statistics. I'm the firsE place, the
st. Louis paper of nifty years since was
q small affair and had not the re-
sources of mail service aud telegraphs
of the paper of to-day-conld. not have
intelligence of every occurrence in
the next place the country was then
sparcely settled and fewer habitations
or men, villages, towns, and cities
were on the path of tornadoes. Hence
there were fewer striking Instances,
as initiate years have'occurrelsy q loss
or ilfe and damage to property! Set
Elements and dwellings, and cultivated
lapdswere lese frequent .apQ liable to
the accident of contact with tornadoes
than now. d., e.,.,f..-,, - =. -
2 As to these startling PHENOMENA i14,,
which become noticeable when they
do damage to life and ,propAtty, we
are satisfied that they are no more fire.
quent and violent now thaa, they were
scores of years, or centuries ago, though
in some seasons they We're Inore pre-
valent than in Others The records of,
the forests are more complete than
those of man. Passing through tho
unreclaimed wilderness almost any
where, you will often ind the paths Of
the tornadoes Of dates more or less dis
tant. These records arc written in
characters of uptorn trees, great
trunks shattered, soil moved and
banked up, and other indications that
irresistible elemental forces have
worked their will. Streets of fallen
trees are cut through the forest and
the debris of indestructible pitch hearts
of pine that cumber them, and the tn
null, overgrown with other trees, to
indicate where their predecessors were
uprooted, show how long since 1t was
that the tornado there swept the face
of the earth with the bosom of destruc-
ton. Then there was no habitatlon
of man in the way Of tho destroyer to
be shattered and s'scattered to the four
winds of heaven" Later, there have
been more of these marks, of human
construction, to be stricken, and disas-
ter has been more frequent, simply be-
cause the opportunities of accomplish
ing it have become more frequent.
The tornado Is a water spout ashore.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-14
Mad terr,bio NIoHT oWEATs.
IMPORTANT .QVESI TONS.

ton In the !thr0at7 A sense Of oppression ON
the lun9S, with short BREATH Do you have .
1t Of coughing on lying down A sharp pain
now and then in the region of the heart, slloul-
doF0 an6' 6s1E4- -1fVo,0oe IL take 1t
once . dose rs YYtt's EYp0ctorant; you will soon
b able to raise the Phlegm. In IN hour repeat
tie k1Pscto1ant, place ahot iron tothe feel, take
60 OF TuS11 PN6.T You Will SOM fall int0 .
plsssasit deep and wake up IA tho morning.
cough gone, lungs WORKING freely; easy breathe
Ing, aud the bowels moving In natural manner.
To prevent . return Of these SYMPHONIC the
Expectorant several days.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-05-14
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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
A Story of Brick Pomery.

There is n rumor in circulation to
the effect that Brick Pomcroy has
made lncky hit and secured about
100000, and those who iell the sto.
ry claim they got it from good au-
.hority. The story is very romantic.
Last summer, readers Of his Demo.
crdt will remember, there was pub
lished in that paper an article from
tic pen Of Pomeroy, rcciting the ter
riblc suh'erings of an Animosa (Col.
man, who, though wealthy, had been
turned ont of doors by his family, to
whom he had decided his property on
condition that they would support
him in his old age. According to the
article the ungrateful family, by false
swearing, caused the old man to be
incarcerated in an asylum for the in
sane, and then proceeded to enjoy
themselves upon his savings. This is
where Pomeroy's tale ends, and where
Dame Rumor takes it up. 1t is said
that on his recent visit to Colorado
Pomcroy gave attention to the case
and succeeded not only in getting the
poor old man out of the asylum but
in putting him again in possession of
his property. 1t is then said that in
his gratitude the old man has decided
his property over to Pomeroy upon
the same conditions as it was first
given to his family. 1t is fact that
Pomeroy has remarkable faculty of
satisfying ignorant people of his
greatness and it is not improbable
that this yarn may be truc.-La
Crosse Republican.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Hanged.

CHARLESTON, S. G. July 9.--Daniel
Washington, alas Garter, notori-
Gus negro desperate and leader of q
q gang Of outlaws and horse thieves
who infested this and adjoining conn-
ties for several years, was hanged at
11.30 to day for the murder Of Allen
Collins, colored witness who had
been summoned to testify against him
in horse stealing case. The mur-
der was committed September 11th,
1877, but Washington was not cap
tured till in the early part of 1879.
He was convicted and sentenced to
death but appealed and the appeal
being decided unfavorably lie was
hanged to-day. The execution was
conducted in private and death was
immediate. In his last momenfs he
was attended by Two Catholic clergy
mon.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Another tor Hancock.

Mr.. Jerome, the prominent Rcpub-
lican who has recently dcclal ed him
self for Hancock, said recently to a
New York World reporter: $50 far
as my letter goes, the responses from
my family and friends have been
abundant and most complete. l have
received numerous letters from many
Republicans Of prominence who de-
clare that they agree with me abso-
lutely in the sentiments of my letter,
and that they will support General
Hancock to their utmost. l hope it
will not PROSTATE Jones on a bed of
sickness, but am going to organize
G Hancock club in the twcnty-fourtl,
ward. My vanity just now is to see
the twenty-fourth made the banner
Hancock ward of the country. 1 do
not believe that there is single man
Of intelligence in the ward who will
vote against Hancock next Novem-
ber. Mark you that. The Tribune,
too, has something to say Of my letter
and me as "cold-nosed Republican. j"
AS to that, I said in my letter that
had been Republican and I spoke
the truth. I voted for Hayes in 1876,
and / contributed funds to aid in his
election. / did the same for Cornell
when lie was chosen Governor, and
the Tribune may attack my record in
that respect as much as it pleases.
1t may amuse the paper and it can't
hurt the facts -
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Terrible Adventure in a Well.

Near the Umatila River recently
Mr.. Green was digging we'll and Mr..
Scott his brotbcr-in-lnw, while break
ing young and vicious horse, appro-
ached the we'll to speak TO Mr.. Green,
then some thirteen feet below.
AS Scott attempted to start the horse
it whirled him around and, with ears
pinned back and mouth wide opeH
made plunge for him. He lodged
and into the we'll the horse ,tumbled.
AS lie went down he doubled up so
that his shoulders and side struck
Green, crushing him to the earth.
The only thing that prevented him
from being instantly kill was box
when was suspended by rope which
was fastened above. This sustained
sufficient weight TO allow him to
breathe, having been crushed down 80
that his face came beside the box.
At orce Scott realized the situation
and knew that the frantic efforts Of
thc animai would quickly kill the man
beneath him, an.l scizing an axe he
jumped down npon the animal, when
life and death struggle cnsucd. At
ieng'h he managed TO strike the horse n
blow on the head which stunned him,
and lie then quickly dispatched him {;
as every time he struggled large
quantities Of earth poured down upon
the lucllcss Green, who was impris-
oncd beneath. Scott climbed TO the
surface and ran mile and half for
help.
Returning MS quickly as possible,
men set TO work cntting the horse TO
pieces and lioisting it out OF the we'll.
Mrs. Green was present and checred
hc- husband by telling him he would
soon he released. The poor man was
suffering intense agony and said he
could not live n minute longer. He
bade his wife farewell in choking
sobs. With frantic efforts the animal
was torn limb from limb until the last
piece was cleared away and the un-
conscious man was found buried to
his chin in dirt and gravel saturated
with blood, and was lifted to the our
face: He was carried to his home,
share restoratives were applied, and
in short time he spoke. Although
no bones were broken he was badly
crushed and bruised, and may be con-
fined to his bed for weeks.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
An Adroit ,Swordsman.

Pulaski, as is we'll known, wac as
adroit a.swordsman as he was perfect
in horsemansliip, and he ever rode a
powerful and fleet charger. During
the retreat Of the American army
through New Jersey, in the darkest
hour of our natona. adversely, Pulas-
XII was, with small party of horse
men, pursued by party Of British
cavalry, the leader Of which was as
good n horseman and mounted nearly
as we'll as Pulaski. Pulaski rode in
the rear of his detachment, and the
British Captain came in advance of
those lie commanded. The morning
sun was shining brightly, casting
oblique shadows, and, as the pursued
party entered n dong, narrow lane,
Pulaski, having satisfied himself Of
the superior speed and command of
his horse over that Of his pursuer,
slackencd his pace and kept his horse
10 the side Of the lane farthest from
the sun. The pursuing officer came
up in hot haste, his sword elevated so
rs to make the decisive cut upon Pu-
laski rs soon as he could reach him.
Pulaski rode as though he had not
heard the advance upon him-yct hc
kept his eyes fixed warily upon The
ground on the side of his horse to-
ward the sun on his right. as soon
as he saw the shadow of his pursuer's
horse gain upon him, and found that
the horses head by the shadow had
gained about half the length of his
own horses body, lie gave the sudden
sword cut of st. George, with his
powerful arm, and saw the decapita.
ted head Of the English officer follow
the stroke.
His mathematical eye had measured
the distance by the position Of the
shadow soy {Surately, and his posi-
ton giving a. ong hack reach to his
right arm, while the cross stroke Of
his pursuer must have been made ut
n much shorter distance to have TAX
en- effect, that the pursuing officer
lost his head before he suspected that
his proximity was known, or that q
blow was ineditated.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
sort Of fpublic sentiment which fearful

sort Of public sentiment which fearful
ly misplaces good and law-abiding
citizens at tue demand Of those who
assume the right to require the citi-
zen to disobey the law under which
he lives or suffer the penalties of q
bloody, nlerciless aud barbarous Gus
tom.
we would not sec any man pur,
sued vindictively, but if it be nccessa-
ry to defend the law in the person of
an offender this we would see done
calmly, firmly and relentlessly to the
high defense Of the law as surely as
God 'iveth, without respect of persons
or personal consequences Colunbia
Register.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
A True Lady.

Wildncss is thing which girls can
not afford. Delicacy is thing which
cannot be lost or found. No art can
restore the grape it's bloom. Famil.
iarity, without confidence, without
regard, is destructive to all that
makes woman exalting and emo
bling.
The world is wide. these things are small;
They may be nothing but they are all.
Nothing? 1t iS'thc first duty Of a
woman to be lady. Good breeding
is good sense. Bad manners in n
woman is immortality. Awkwardncss
may be ineradicablc. Bashfulncss is
constitutional. Ignorance Of etiquette
is the result of circumstances. All
can he Condoncd and not Danish men
or women from the amenities Of their
kind. But sclEpcsscsscd, unshrink-
ing and aggressive cnarsencss of de-
mcanor may be rcckoncd as States
prison offence, and certainly merits
that mild sort Of restraint called i'm
prisonmcnt for life. 1t is a shame
for women to be lcctured on their
manners. 1t is q bitter shame that
they need it, Women are the um-
pires Of society. II is they TO whom
all mootcd points should he referred.
To be lady is more than 10 be a
prince. A lady is always in her right
inalicnably worthy Of respect. TO a
lady, prince or peasant alike bow.
Do not be restrained. Do not have
impulses that need restraint Do not
wish to dance with The paince un-
sought ; feel differently. Be sure you
confer honor. Carry yourself so loft.
lily that men will look up to you for
reward, and not ct you in rebuke.
The natural sentiment Of man toward
woman is reverence. lie loses n
large means Of grace when he is
obliged to account her q being 10
he trained in propriety. A mans
ideal is not wounded when q woman
fails in wisdom but if in grace, in
tact, in sentiment, in delicacy, in
kindness, she would be found want
ing, he receives an inward hurt.-Gail
Hamilton.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
A Sad Case.

DANvILLE, Va, July 9.-Last night
about mitlnigh Thomas d. Dcjarnct,e
entered bagnio and enquired for
Mollie Dcjarnette, an inmate thereof.
She appeared, recognized him as her
brother, and at his request went with
him, to private room. a few minutes
afterward repeated pistol shots were
heard from the room. The police
were called in and found the door
fastened. They broke it down and
discovered the girl lying on the floor
weltcring in blood, her brother stand
ing by her, pistol in his hand. He
Immediately confessed having shot
her and averrea he had done it to
wipe out the disgrace Of his family
by his sisters conduct. He surrcn-
dered himself TO the officers and has
been committed TO Jail, He declares
his willingness to accept the | cnalty
Of the law. A medical examination
showed that the girl was shot in five
places, two wounds at least being
necessarily fatal, and that she cannot
survive. She protests that her broth
er was right in taking her life, and
begs that he be not punished. On
their separation after the tragedy The
brother and sister embraced with NIL
tual forgiveness and tesrs of grief.
The girl is only Il years old and went
wrong but few months since. She
is remarkably intelligent and fine
looking. Her brother is about 20
and is railroad agent and telegraph
operator at Brown Summit, N. G..
The mothcr.is the widow of DR.. James
Dejarnette and lives in Caswell Coun-
ty, N. c., near Danvillc.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
The United States Senate-Centesf
for its Control.

On the 4Lh of March next the
terms Of twenty-four United States
Senators will expire, aad the State
Legislatures to he chosen hhis Fall
are to elect twenty Of their success
sors, four,in Rhode Island, Ohio,
Mississippi and Virginia, having al
ready been chosen. The Senatorial
terms of Messrs. Booth of California;
Eaton, Of Connecticut; Bayard, Of
Delaware; Jones, Of Florida; Nc
Donald, Of Indiana; Hamlin, of
Maine; Whyte, Of Maryland Dawes
Of Massachusetts Mcmillan, of Min
Desotta; Bruce, Mississippi; Cockrell
Of Missouri; Paddock, of Nebraska;
Sharon, OF Nevada; Randolph, Of
New Jersey ; Herman, of New York;
Thurman, Of Ohio Wallace, of Penn.
sylyania Burnsides, of Rhode Island;
Bailey, Of Tennessee; Maxey, OF
Texas; Edmnnds, of Vermont
Withers OF yirginia;. Hereford, of
West Virginia, and Cameron of Wis
consin, terminate next March. Cen
Burnside has been reelected for
another term Of six years: Gen. Ma
hone succeeds Senator Withers Gen
eral Garfield has been elected to SEN
ator Thurman's seat, and Judge
George, democrat, has been chosen TO
succeed Senator Bruce, Republican, of
Mississippi.
OF the twenty States 10 elect 'Sena-
tors next Winter only seven can be
called doubtful States-namely, Cali
fornia and Maine, now Republican,
and Connecticut Florida, Indiana,
New Jersy and New York, and whose
outgoing Senators are democratic.
The democratic majority in the Sea-
ate is now so small that change of
six votes would give the republicans
once more control of the Senate, and
this fact makes the State elections in
the system OF doubtful States States Of
great interest. The democrats hope
to carry California and Maine, and
they nominated Mr.. English, of Indi-
ana, for Vioe-President mainly be-
canse they doinot want TO lose dem
ocratic Senntofs from, that State. The
hblicans mean to contest Florida,
New York, Connecticut aud flew Has
sey vigorously, with the hope Of se-
curing four republican successors TO
the present democratic Senators from
those States.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16

TUE following card recently ap-
peared in the Edgcfeld AdUeytiscr.
1t has a local flavor: II take this
method Of informing my friends in
Shatterfield and vicinity of the base
ness, wickedness and low down act Of
some one who slandered me in my
absence. Now it is generally report
ed in Shatterfield that I had fight
with negro by the name of Wyatt
Stevens. never saw the negro in
my life that I know of. ] don't sec
what the low-down, dirty, filthy,
thieving cur that started that report
meant. Whoever he is, he would
steal from widowed mothcr-in fact
he would not hesitate to commit any
crime where cowardice would venture.
And should he have brass enough to
own up and want redress, will be
perfectly delighted to grant him the
same in the quickest time possible
| am perfectly responsible for every
assertion make"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Miscegenation and Misery.

One who "knovs whereof he
speaks" furnishes the Dailg Ne,os the
following facts: About two miles
from the Courthouse on the Air Line
Road, is shanty Of one email room.
owned by Armstead Walker, a negro.
A part of this hovel he rents TO Rich
Everett, mulatto, flfty.three years
old, who asserts that he is married to
Lavinia, white woman, thirty-fonr
years of age, who lives there with
him. This woman has two children
the youngest of whom recognizes
Everett as it's father. Everett also
furnishes section of this one crowd.
ed room TO white woman, aged
twenty-seren years, who, in turn,
boards three other women, all. white,
and aged respectively twenty-threc,
thirty and eighteen years. There are,
besides, two white and one mulatto
child in this room, where all live,
cook and sleep alike on the floor.
Walker, the negro owner of the edi!
flee stays in little shed attached TO
it. The women all b,ar the relation
Of wives TO the negroes.
On the Pendleton road, about two
and half miles from the Courthouse,
John Henderson, a negro, fifty years
old, lives with white woman WHO is
the same age.
Hake Valentine, black, about twen-
ty-five years old, lives with white
woman named Molly, thirty years
old, whom he claims as his wife. on
Buncombe street, just across the Air
Line Railway.
The gentleman furnishing this in
formations knows Of several similar
cases, but is nnahlo 10 recall the
names and tue locations.-Greenviile
Ne,ss.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Pearson for Hancock.

Gen. A. L. Pearson, recognized
Republican leader Of Pittsburg, Pa.
has declared for Hancock. He is
Chairman Of the Republican Commit
tee Of Pittsburg, and was recently
States Attorney, has been stauch
friend Of the Camcrons, and lauorcd
for the nomination Of General Grant
at Chicago. General Pearson went
into the late war as captain and
came out major-gcneral. He adj
dressed Democratic ratification
meeting at Grccnburg, Pa, Friday
evening, and predicted that Hancock
would not only be elected, but that
he would carry Pennsylvania. Cen
erul Pearson has addressed lettor to
General u. S. Grant, Chairman Of the
Union Veterans National Committee
rcsigning his connection with the
committee, "having reluctantly come
to the conclusion that the influence
of the great historic party is ended,
and ought to end; that those who
pretend to keep up its organization
are doing SO for office and gain, and
that it's encouragement Of sectional
hate is constant menace to the Uni
on" General Pearson has also ten
dered his resignation as Chairman OF
the City Republican Executive Com
mittce of Pittsburg.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-16
Night Life of Yonng Men.

One night often destroys whole
life. The leakage of the night keeps
the day forever empty. Night is
sims harvesting time. More sin and
crime arc committed in one night
than all the days of the week. This
is more alphabetically true in the city
than in the country. The street
lamps, like Gle of soldiers, with q
torch IN hand, stretch away in long
lines on either sidewalk the gay-col-
ored transparcncies are ablazo with
attractions, the saloon and billiard
halls brilliantly illuminated the gay
company begin to gather to houses
of pleasure the gambling dens are
aAame with palatial splendor; the
theaters are wide open; the mills OF
destruction are grinding health, hon
or, happiness, hope out of thousands
Of lives. The city under gaslight is
not the sam rs under Gods sunlight.
The alluremcnts and perils and pit
falls Of night arc hundred fold deep.
cr and darker and more destructive.
Night life in oar cities is q dark pro-
blcm, whose depth.and abysscs and
whirlpools make lis start back with
horror. All night long tears arc fall
ing, blood is streaming.
Young men tell ne where you
spend your evenings, and 1 will write
out the chart Of your character and
final destiny, with blanks 10 insert
your names. II seems TO me an ap-
propriate text would he "Watclman
what OF The night!" Policeman,
pacing Shy beat, what Of the nigh 2
What are the youny men OF the city
doing at night! Where do they
spend their evenings? Who are
their associatos? What are their
habits? Where do thcyhgo in and
what time do you see them come out? ?
Policemen, would the night life Of
young men commend them to the
confidence of their cmploycrs?-
Would it be to their credit?
Make a record Of the nights of one
week. Put in the morning paper
the names Of NIL the young men, their
habits and haunts, that are on the
street for, sinful pleasure. Would
there not bc shame and confusion
Some would not dare to go to their
places Of business some would not
return home at night; some would
leave the city some would commit
suicide. Remember young men,
that in the rctina of the all seeing
Eye there is nothing hid but shall he
revealed on the last day.-Christidn
STANFORD