The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-16
News Of the Day.

the pins? A North Carolina man has
partly solved the problem by swallowing
a paper, of Them and comming suicide.
The Hartford Courant publishes a let
ter over the signature of Judge D. e.
Birdsall, in which he announces himself
as the author oftlie charges that Hancock
was defeated by Tilden, andreiterates the
charges.
John Robinson. the porter of the first
National Bank Of Charleston, who gained
great credit five years ago by catching
thief who was running off with 100000
of the Banks bonds, has been detected in
stealing a package Of 81. 900 himself.
1t has been flambeauantly stated that
Mrs. Langtry was enthusiasticallyrece
ed by the Prince of Wales. The Prince
is The Fred Gebhard, of England, with
all the modern improvements. Itseems
to be matter of small consequence how
Mrs. Langtry's husband received her.
AS an evidence of the growth of public
opinion in North Carolina on the subject
of education, Raleigh newspaper mem
tions that Elder 7. K. Brown, of Bum
combe county, has arranged to enter
himself and SIX of his children in Judson
College at the opening of the session in
September next.
Domestic lnfelicity seems to be quite
prevalent in Philadelphia. There are
now pending in the Courts Of that city
ninety-two applications for divorce, and
the indications are that 1883 will witness
more legal cutting of the marriage tie in
the City Of Brotherly Love than has any
previous year.
The Aiken Recorder says: 1.-THE
Rev. G. w. Manly, former pastor of the
Aiken Baptist Church. has wrltteu a
letter to intendaut Quitman Davis, dat
ed Lcipsie, Germany. July 23d, asking
| for paperc to establish his identity, so
that he can prove to the police that he Is
not dynamite coaspirator."
There is a prospect of a row in New
York over the grave of Bennett. the inf
del. His admirers propose to erect q
monument to him and to put inscriptions
on it taken from his writings bitterly as
sailing Christianity, but the trustees Of
Greenwood Cemetery will refuse permis-
sion to put the monument up.
The Kentucky election does net indi-
cate that the Bourbon democracy has
lost its grip on the Bourbon State. so,
900 majority does tolerahly we'll for an
off year. Our sympathles are eXtendeq
to the philanthropic Republican brethren
who saw signs of light in Kentucky. and
looked hopefully upon rumored third
party resurrection.
The telegraph strike is probably virtu-
ally Mt an end. It is said that the lead
ers of the Brotherhood have decided to
give up the fight, and advise theirmen to
make whatever terms they can. This is
denied, but the signs all indicate general
weakening. Strikers have returned in
Augusta and several in New YORK have
also gone to work. The cutting Of wires
continues in the West.
There seems to a prospect of a eener-
al financial smash in New England.
The failure of the boot and shoe and
leather houses was followed by that of
Barlow. and on Tuesday Wright. Wooster
& Co.. a great wool house of Boston, failed
for $3.50. 900, and two extensive tanners in
Troy. N. H., watch house in Boston.
and several small manufactures at Lynn,
Mass weand sevent down.
The South Carolina colony that left
the Cannon's Camp Ground neighbor-
hood, Spartanburg County, in the fall of
1882, has located on Brinalee Mountains,
in Blount County. Ala, seven miles from
Blountsville, the couny seat. A few of
the colony have bought land. the majority
have not. One half of the colony are
now preparing to return to their native
homes in Spartanburg.
A dog belonging to Richard Ulrich of
the Greenville Schuetzcn Park, Jersey
City, on Tuesday, bit Mr.. John Plercy,
and the latter demanded that the dog
should be killed.. Ulrich gave him 10
Mr.. Piercy to throw into the river. The
dog was thrown overload at the light
house five miles from shore, bub he swan
all the sSaY back: reaching tie -Sheutzsa
Park Very weak. Mr.Gfrich says the
dog shall not be killed. =.
Eight months ago John Gouton. Of
Evcrson, Pa, swallowed a small lizard
while drinking water at a spring. 1t Oft
en- came up in his mouth, and gave him
much trouble. On Friday, he tasted for
twenty-four hours, after which he ate a
handful of salt, and laid down beside a
pail Of water. The lizard came up into
his mouth. He closed his teeth on it,
grasped it with his hand. and threw it to
the ground. It was five inches long.
Two children, ,aged two and three years,
arrived at Louisville, KY, last week from
the interior of England, having been sent
out to rejoin their parants, and making
the journey of over 1000 miles unattend-
ed. Tags bearing the address of their
father were attached to them. and all
the agents of the steamship and railroad
companies had successfully eXerted
themselves TO make the journey comfort
able and safe for the young travellers.
The Barnwell People says: "We re-
spectfully ask the newspapers of the
Tariff Issue Syndicate for more argu-
ment and less assertion. They say with
supreme dogmatism that the next CAM
paign must and will be fought on the
tariff issue; that it is the only safe plat
form for the Democracy, and on any
other it will meet merited defeat. Give
us. we pray you, gentlemen, a few facts
and not so much rhetoric. Let us know
the grounds of your faith. We and the
people are willing to 60 with you, If you
will convert us, but. under your present
style of preaching, the prospects for re-
vival are mighty SLIM"
Daniel Conroy, of Erie, Pa, who be.
came insane over the fifteen puzzle two
years ago and was committed to the asy-
lum, was released on his supposed recov-
cry. On Thursday,while working on the
tower of the new cathedral, 1875 feet from
the ground, Conroy became FURIOUS over
a trivial matter, and after threatening to
throw fellow workman down from the
toWer. proceeded to put his threat into
execution. A terrible struggle ensued,
and the men rolled and tumbled about on
the narrow scaffold until ConroY was
ovcrpowered by the other workmen who
arrived just in time to prevent both from
being dashed to pieces at the base Of
the dizzy height.
Rlvlcre was In command of the French
troops that made sortie at Tonquin last
month TNl.n command woo omhuchod