The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-17

atheist.
Col. J. G. Clinkscales, of Anderson,
is mentioned as a candidate for State
Superintendent of Education. Ii we
are to have new deal, we know of no
better man for the position.
MAJOR w. II. Brawley, Of Charles
ton, S. c., has written letter to the
Hon. Samuel Dibble in which he says
he will not he candidate for Congress
from the First District this Fall.
THE announcement that Judge Goth
ran would be sent to Congress from the
District now represented by Col. Aiken
has brought out legion of candidates
for the judgeship to be thus made va
cant.
MAJ. w. Z. Leitner, of Camden, is
being put forward as candidate for
the office of Secretary Of State. He is
a noble citizen as he was brave SOL
dier, and as he lost a leg at Gettysburg
it is hoped that his record will help
him on to get the office.
\ PROMINENT citizen of Edgetiell
having been nominated for Governor,
the Barnwell People is moved to sug-
gest ave respectfully say that it
would save time and suspense if the
people of Edgeiield county would meet
in convention, decide upon what they
want and take it. ,"
CALIFoRNIANs are asking what the
Presbyterian general assembly at Min
neapolis meant by commencing "the
stand of the Christians on the Pacific
slope" on the Chinese question. The
papers say that if the Presbyterians
think the Christians out there favor
Chinese immigration they are wofully
mistaken.
SUCH is the disgust people have for
eX-President Hayes, that thief who a
few days since stole his overcoat from
a restaurant in Troy, n. y, on find
ing out whose it was, returned it to
him and fled. Hayes is the man who
enjoyed the stolen Presidency and
pocketed 100000 salary really due
Samuel J. Tilden.
THE recent accident on the North
eastern Railroad by which so many
valuable lives were lost should be rig
idly investigated by the Railroad COM
mission. In our judgement the acci-
dent was caused by an imperfectly
spiked rail. Let all the facts in the
case be brought to light and the re-
sponsibility fixed.
Col. Richard NJ. Hoe, head of the
firm of r. Hoe & Co., printing press
manufacturers, died suddenly recently
at Florence, Italy. This name is
familiar to every newspaper man in
America, and was Il tower OF strength
among them. What ever machinery
this firm put its name on could be re-
lied on as alright.
TIE United States, having Success
fully married off its President, is in
about the predicament in which st.
Louis is, now that the MaNwell-Preller
trial is ended. II some one could start
another story, for instance, that Rose
Elizabeth is to found IN orphan asylum
for the seven hundred babies named
after Grover it might prove Il blessing
to Journalism.
\ Y0uNG; man named kohlcr, rcsid-
ing in Shenandoah, Pa, recently went
into the milk business as Il means Of
earning a living. lie had been some
thing of a society swell, and when he
dropped into milk his society friends
proceeded to turn up their noses ut
him. lie couldn't stand the snub, and
committed suicide. The world is het-
ter off without such fool.
TIE sticklers for etiquette who are
shocked because Mrs. Cleveland went
to Grover to he married, and because
the latter chose to make the affair
private, are gradually cooling down.
They rethc mugwumpS of society, who
indorse nothing unless they are allowed
to boss the job. but in this instance
they are confronted by the trigi'l fact
that IL makes no difference whether