Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-07-07
EDITORIAL GLEANINGS.-

II arthur gets TO be PrcSldcnt,-
What then? This is now the question
OF the hour.
The'Charleston Mercury threatens
to sue the Charleston Herald for talk
ing part Of it's title.
There are four papers in Sumter.
This county must be blessed with u
kind of litorary atmosphere.
The Grecnville News thinks it very
natural for the Spirit Of the Times to
oppose prohibition.
we should always be Just before we
are generous. No man has right to
give, until he has paid his debts.
The Prohibition Convention has
been postponed to some time in Sep
tembcr.
hayard givcs:a dark picture of the
political consequences Of the Prcsi-
dents death, if it should happen.
Senator David Davis wealth is cs-
tlmated at from four to five millions,
chiefly made by investing in lots in
the suburbs of growing western
towns.
lfArthur becomes President, the
parties will become SO even in the
SENATE that we may expect the dead
Ncst kind ola dead lack.
Henry Wattcrson of the Courier
slourndisays; Mrs. Suratt was hang
cd on less circumstantial evidence
than occurs to the mi.sd as to Roscoe
Conkl;ng and Chester A. Arth.;r"
Sarah Bcrnhardt on her retnrn to
Europe commenting upon her .A,ncri
can tour says; "Thc women are charm
ing, every thing is lovablc, but the
men are not SO nice rs tile women"
Judge Bond has set noble exam
pic in one thing. When his son was
admitted to practice law, he told him
that he need not bring a case in his
court us he would refuse to her him
Bishop Stevens OF tic Episcopal
Church Of Pennsylvania advises the
clergy Of his diocese not to use tho
Revised New Testament as Kinn
James is the authorized version.
Let us continue faithful in the full
iilmcnt Of our promises to the color
cd people, and not be driven from
the line of duty by their continual
and foolish opposition. We should do
light regardless Of effects.
The Augusta Constitutionaltst
suggests if the President dies that
the Democrats elect oscph L Brown
President of the Senate. Thcn if Arlh
ur dies he will step into the Prcsi
dental chair.
The dead lock at Albany is drage-
ing along in the drearicst kind Of
style. Are the people willing to sub
init to such an enormous expenditure
Of money for the miserable spirit Of
faction?
Il is strange, yet true, that the best
>of Judges and Jurics seem to be in
fluenced by the social, moral, or in
telcctual position Of the attorneys
who plead before him. This Is wrong.
The merit of the case and nothing
else. should be our guide.
A colored man killed three children
Of Sheriff Mic6ler of Fernando Coun-
ty, Florida, OH Tuesday. He was left
IN charge Of the children while the
Sheriff was away. He was hanged
Immediately and in the presence Of
two hundred citizens, white and col
cred.
Gen. Jim Stcedman, an old fighter,
says that Chester A. Arthur is u for.
cigner and not eligible to the Office of
President, and that the Democrats
and better Republicans must unite
and keep him out Of il, if Garfield
dies.
Dispatches on Tuesday bring the
news that 4 man by the name Of Nc
Namara, evidently crazy, SAYS hat
"he is inspired by God to shoot
Blaine" lie has been arrested in
Washington. 1t seems Il little slngu-
lar that all the crazy threats and at-
tempts should be directed against the
administration party, and none
against the stalwarts. There M.
pears to be some system in the in.
sanity.
The GOODNESS Of the assassin
Guitcau is exhibited in the following
little colloquy which passed between
himself and Chief of Police Brooks
on Tuesday in prison. The prisoner
asked if Garfield was SUFFERING. Chicf