Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-09-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

II looks very mucn like OhlO Is
going Democratic once again.
Sidney Lanier, the poet, died at
Tryon City OIL last "Wednesday.
One Of the guards shot at Guittcau
i'll lis cell last week to kill him.
The "Wct" ticket was elected in
Union on Monday by 100 majority.
It's very clear that the Republicans
arc seriously alarmed about Ohio.
Let us hope that Long Branch may
mean long lie.
Is Long Branch the capital Of the
United States now?
Senator James CaiIisun is preach
ing sermons to tile people of Edgcficld
County.
A white boy, Is years of age, was
whipped to death III the convict camp
in Georgia on Monday.
Efforts arc being made to rccstab-
lish the old Citadel Academy of Char
lesion.
The Legislature will have enough
to do next session, and it will be hard
to stavc of a family row.
Hon. Samuel j. Tildcn iscstimatcd
by a New York correspondent to be
worth $l5,O00,00O.
"A colorcd marshall was killed ut
Florence on Tuesday by another
colorcd man while making All arrest.
1t is wrong to array public opinion
against Guitcau. Whether guilty or
not, he should have Il fair trial.
A terrible storm visited Whining
ton and tile coast further North on
last Friday unroofing houses and
doing great damage.
The Office Of Mayor Of Louisville is
going Il begging. Truly the millcni
um has come when Kentucky Demo
Gratis refuse office They'll refuse
drinks next.
Virginia is afflicted with drought
and Malone at the same time. This
is sad; New Orleans when she had
Ben Butler, was spared yellow fever.
The municipal election in Aiken on
Monday resulted in the choice Of q
Mayor and one Alderman from the
''drN' ticket and five aldermen from
the wet tickct-a drawn battle.
The Abhcvillc Medium proposes
the appointment Of a Lien Comlnis-
sioner to adjust difficulties between
merchants anu farmers. Another
Medium joke.
The Trade Issue Of the Augusta
Chronicle and ConstitutioMalist last
week wa* filled with cuts and illus
trations Of that growing city which
does credit alike to the city and its
representative paper.
A little child Of Mr.. y. holland of
Florence was killed last week by the
bursting Of a Kerosene can while she
was attempting to pour the oil over
q Fireplace.
Bishop Pcnicl1 Of the Episcopal
Chnrch, writing from Liberia, gives
dreadful account Of things there.
Starvation has visited the place, and
tic people arc robbing and killing
each other for food. His tale is pitt
full
The Democratic party Of the coun-
Sc far l,1
WATERFORD defeat Of so; and if some
other blundcrcr don't make stupid
speeches about tho principles ofJack-
son and Lee and about the Solid
South, We may yet get up out Of our
ashes.
Mr.. Henry Cas- hin ofAuglsta died
in Charleston on Saturday from an
over dose Of Lalldanum. lie was a
Young man Of excellent family and
it's the bc!ietof his friends that he
did not intend to take his life.
Col. John =. Moore, lawpartncr OF
Gen. A. G. darlington Of Grecnyille,
and public man of considerable dis
tinction, having occupied many
Offices Of trust, committed suicide at
his home last week by poisoning him
self. lie had been addicted to
gambling, and being unable to settle
for moneys which were left with Inn,
in trust, hc committed the decd.
A considerable discussion has been
gotten up by tic press Of the State
upon the subject Of the 'Ncgro as n
Farmer" in consequence ofan editor
ial Of the News and Courier to H hich
nSnn1,t ion ic lion ,Ehfl IlaI & Ii Is, ho