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EXPERIENCED TEACHERS?PROPER AIM
OF CONVENTIONS, ETC.
ffb the'School Commissioner :
Looking forward to tho Teachers'
Convention, feeling deeply interested
: in the matter of Primary Schools, and,
having had seven years' experience
in teaching, the seven yeais covering
an interval of fourteen, I think I may
claim to know something of "Old
1 Fusid ?chools/'T therefore take the
liberty: of addressing you on the mat
ter, .in advance of what may be said
in the coming Convention.
I fear there is a fatal error so far
'_prevjjien.tr on the question of cduca
^t|onJ The Primary Schools have
not been fostered willi the care that
is necessary'. If any attention has
' ibeen-given, to the piney.woods schools,
it lias been more as a matter of form
than any persistent effort, and such
?would have been almost unknown,
had it not been for the advent of
wandering teachers?so-called?some
. good, many worthless, settling down
to this free and easy way of living,
because the territory was found to be
unappropriated by competent person?.
I fear that the efforts of the Con
vention may drift into aiming at the
jnpou when the piopcr mark is on
the horizon ; and allow me to say
that you, sir, having charge of the
interests of the Primary Schools of
this count}', should try to devote the
advantages that may arise from this
gathering to the many benighted and
/unre.claimcd sources of this, so to!
speak, educational stream.
It has heretofore been the practice
? for.parents to send off their children
to somo much advertised institution
at an expense of several hundred
. dollars yearly, when at the same time
tj^at amount of money would have
employed an unexceptionable teach
er 'in ' the neighborhood school
bous?'. This suicidal practice is still
rfgoing on without diminution, except
fhrbtighi liniincial inability: ?* *f
1 ? J' JJaye incidentally mentforied or
H^rmetH^nVimpcrtant question as r?s?
educational river. Let mc follow out
the idea?colleges, seminaries, vil
lage schools, &c, make a salutary
current of intelligence, but our isola
ted country territory is but a dismal
syyamp of comparative ignorance. All
?syjtkin the sparsely settled districts is
pool, sluggish inertness, miasma of
intellect, and fog which the lukewarm
attention of our Legislatures has so
far only partially succeeded in dissi
pating.
: Jf this Egyptian darkness is to be
dispelled, let the Legislature or the
Superintendent, or the Commissioner
or who ever could move in the mat
- ter, begin at tho source of this stag
nation. Let the ground, swamped by
these dark pools and dead water of
this neglected back-woods, be opened
\o the sun, that the stream may be
""bright, clear and continuous with the
broader current and wider banks be
yond.
Docs a farmer say, my corn is too
small, I'll wait until it gets taller he
roic I mould it? No?the reverse?
jie knows that the moulding is as nec
essary to make the car as the latter
. forking. Docs hp say the outlook
of my side crop is so satisfactory
that I will bestow all my means and
jabor on it?my credit as a planter
will be guarded by it. No, he knows
|hat a few acres of superior crop will
not give character to the plantation,
but that tho barren spots, the hill
sides, the shady grass covered nooks,
?,nd tho rocky places must have each
its share of at ention as well, other
wise, the true story will be told by a
half filled crib and pitiful looking
stock.
Jt is to be hoped that some of those
wbb may be at the Convention will
have well considered plans of a meth
od, for running the public schools,
that will give the masses, white and
black, the opportunity to learn to
read and write especially ; and as
much moro a3 possible. Wc have a
right to expect this from a conven
tion of teachers, and it is to be hoped
tho attendance of the people them
selves. This should not be a one
sided affair. It should be as much
in favor of a class which our govern
ment wishes to educate but which
may not bo represented, as the more
fortunate class which will be repre
sented. It is to be hoped that wc
may 'have somo honest, straight-for
ward suggestions for the good of all
the people ; as little Buncombe ex
hibited, and as little pent-up elo
quence aired, as the make-up of the
gathering will permit. I have, sir,
the previously stated claim to bo
heard, and with your permission I
will lake the liberty of stating the
obstacles to the working of the pres
ent system.
One good step in Iho right direc
tion should be to ignore the spread
eagle style of teaching which is alto
gether in an atmosphere above the
wants of our pine*-' woods inhabitants.
And yet teachers that, although they
may not know what is the "Monroe
Doctrine," are willing to come down
from Hie genteel dignity of an easy
chair to the lower atmosphere requir
ed to lead little through the mazes of
Webster's speller.
An cnthusintic teacher may say to
young men of capacity, learn so and
so, and they may do it, while he is
occupied with other matters ; but for
the millions, the gentle, dove-like
cooing of woman is the most suceess
But, alas! until parents lake Ibis
matter in band and interest them
selves in it, it is feared that this most
limber of.supports the public school
system will be an illusion, and dead
en in man}' places, what might other
wise be done by private enterprise.
Orakoguuro, May 2G, 187U.
A Mutual Aid Society.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat:
Religion, Government, Education
?the three representative interests
of all nations?what is Orangeburg
doing to encourage them? The inin
Inters meet in conference, tlio politi
cians in convention, and is education
then, of such minor importance as
not to require a similar consultation
and co-operation of those upon whom
rests this responsibility?
Evidently it plays no inferior part
in spreading the gospel and moving
the wheels of government; conse
quently it should have a system per
fectly formed and put into execution
with the same zeal that characterizes
the other public interests. With
others,' Twill be glad to sec the first
measures adopted to-morrow, and
hope the teachers of Orangeburg will
form a permanent club or convention
?a mutual aid socict}', as it were,
which will meet quarterly or of. ener,
and thus enable them to encour
age each other, and olfer sug
gestions as to improvement in the
methods of teaching. Such a socie
ty, I am convinced, will be pleasant
as well os profitable. Only a few
days ago, a large audience in a
neighboring county was entertained
by a teacher's asscmb]}*, in which the
reading of an essay, followed by sev
eral addresses, was highly appreciat
ed. Orangeburg, possibly, can boast
of a little talent which could be exer
cised and improved in this manner,
and the quarterly convention with its
debates, essays and addresses, would
be eagerly anticipated by Iho hard
worked "pedagogues," who will
doubtless appreciate it as a delight
ful opportunity to enjoy with kindred
spirits "the feast of reason and flow
of soul" there afforded. And by and
by, when the counties arc organized
and in good working order represen
tatives from each can meet in a State
Convention, and thus give a new im
petus to "the glorious cause" in
winch your correspondent is enlisted
with "the moving hosts."
Death of Rev. Wm. Brooker
This faithful minister of the gospel
departed this life at bis home near
Blackvillc, in Barnwell County, on
May 2:2, aged seventy-two years.
For two years previous lo his death,
Mr. Brooker had been afflicted with
paralysis, being, we believe, unable
I at any time during that period to at
tend to ministerial duties ; but hav
ing zealously labored for forty-seven
years in the cause of the Master, the
meed of "well done, good and faith
ful servant," was already awaiting
him, and ho lingered almost impati
ently for the summons to be sounded.
He was for twenty-two years Mode
rator of the Edisto Baptist Associa
tion, and for eight years held the
same position in the Barnwell Asso
ciation. Indeed he was a Baptist
j "landmark" in Orangeburg and
Barnwell Counties, and was well
known lo many in Edgcfleld and oth
er counties of the State, llo leaves
several children, if we mistaken not,
and among them is our esteemed fel
low-citizen of Ridge Spring, N. W.
Brooker, Esq. But 'tis well with the
I fathor.?Edgcficld Monitor.
ful.
M. L. B.
Migkon Etta.
Excursion on tho Santeo.
Vance's EjJRhy, May 3011?, 1879.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat:
On the 27th, the people near the
Santeo were treated with an excur
sion down the above mentioned river
by the polite captain of the steamer
Louisa. The day bright and calm,
with cio'.f-h breeze to cool the fair
young uiaV 'ens' cheeks, that helped
to make up the party. At any early
hour bey six o'clock, folks were on
the roads to the nearest landings.
Your correspondent reached Waco
at eight o'clock, about an hour ahead
of lime. 1 amused myself with the
wild ilowcrs that grew in profusion
on its banks. At last the booming
of a cannon was beard down stream.
This was the signal to let all know
that tho boat was near at hand.
Then, Messrs. Editors, came the "tug
of war." The "boat is coming," was
repealed and re-echoed from mouth
to mouth. Mothers gathering up their j
wandering offsprings, father's giving
their beasts forage lor the da}', beaux j
receiving their belles lo take on
board, lunch baskets, shawls, saehcls
and everything portable. By the
time everything was ready, up glides
the L/cauliful steamer like a "thing
of life, with her gallant captain to
welcome nil on board.
After slopping at several landings,
the commander was requested to go
dowu stream, which he did to llic dis
tance of twenty-live miles. .Soon
after gelling on, nil were treated lo
bananas, iced lemonade, cordials, and
lager?the hitter fully patronized by
the sterner sex. The greatest object
of interest was a pet monkey named
"Jack. The steamer touched at Ma
rion's Point and then turned up, and
after a few hours, stopped fordinner.
The meal was on snowy table cloths
spread on the ground, and was as all
country dinners arc?-a plenty of
good things. Everybody seemed re
freshed, and at four o'clock the
stcaaicr was homeward bound. !No
dancing, but'social games of "scveu
up" and "euchre' were played by the
young folks. At six o'clock we
reached Waco, and liev. J. B. Plait
was requested lo return thanks to the
captain for so much real pleasure and
enjoyment, and which w:s done as
only a minister can do, touching the
inner chords of affection, and remind
ing us thai earth is not all sorrow.
The captain responded in very suita
ble words. Thus closed n most
charming day, long to be remember
ed as an evergreen in the memory of
those who honored the hospitable
commander with their presence. No
accident occurred lo mar the pleas
ures of the day. We are promised!
another soon, ami I hope to be more j
prepared to inform you of everything
in order. John Joel.
Country Girls.
The farmers' daughters are soon
to be the life, as well as the prido of
this country?a glorious race of wo
men, which no other land can show.
We seek not to Hatter them ; for be
fore they can become this they will,
have to make an earnest effort of one
or two kinds. There are some who j
deprecate their condition ; and some
who have a false pride in it, because
they demand more consideration than
they merit. A want of intelligence
upon all the subjects of the day and
of a refined education is no more c>:-<
disable in a country than in a town
bred girl, in these days of many books
and papers. Many girls arc discour
aged because they cannot be sent
away from home to boarding schools ;
but men of superior minds and
knowledge of the world would rather
have for wives women well and
properly educated at home. And
this education can be had whenever
the desire is not wanting, A taste
for reading docs wonders; and an
earnest thirst after knowledge, is al
most certain to attain a draught from
the "Pirinn spring." There is a far
mer's daughter in this very room in
which we arc writing?a beautiful, re
fined, and intelligent woman?in
whose girlhood books were not so
plenty as now, and who obtained her
fine education under difficulties which
would have discouraged any but one
who had a true love for study.
A country shopkeeper said : "Here,
my friend, those balls of butter 1
bought ol you last week all proved to
be just three ounces short of a pound.'
And the farmer innocently nnswcicd :
"I don't see how that could be, for I
used one of your pound bars of soap
for a weight."
LETTER PROM FLORIDA.
good 'words for t1ih democrat?a
i1ugk fish story.
Mikksvili.k, Fj.a., Mny 2G.
Editor Orangeb?rg Democrat:
"When will wonders cense?" said
r > old Singe driver who had 6evcn
".u/ r? .-sen 'eis and no bandbox. So
. . la lew days buico upon rc
c. ivi" . your paper, for I was under
the impression that no sano naan
eould bo found with Democratic grit
enough to publish a paper in Orange
burg that was not of tho "bloody
shirt" faith and order, so hopelessly
Republican have I considered your
county. "Would wish you success
from tho very bottom of my heart,
but my heart is so nv.tilaled from
the effects of early love on the Edisto!
that it would hardly be equivalent to
the prayers of the wiciied. But, jok
ing aside, Mr. Editor, I am much'
pleased to sec a decent paper publish
cd once more for the benefit of those j
I appreciate so highly as I do the j
citizens of your county, and hope
the) will all patronize it from South
Edisto to Sanlce, and I further hope
you will make it a paper worthy their
patronage.
"Set a rogue to catch a rogue" is
said to be gpqd philosophy, setting
fish?Bike?to catch fish seems to be
quite as good, if Middlcpcn Pike's
luck is a fair specimen. One hun
dred nice perch in two hours is not
to bo grinned at by babies heforc
teething. "Who can heat it?" asks
Pike. Well, Mr. Bike 1 will sec your
pile and go a few better, as the poker
player says. During the wjnlcr of
185U the mill pond ol Mr. .Jacob Itfc
Michael?better known as the "old
hunter"?froze over and remained so
fop a week or more. This was on
Cooper Swamp, in the Fork of Edis
to. The "Old Hunter" slipped a
plank out on the ice, picked a hole
through i^antV baited the fish for
several ^ly^^vjlh bread, &c,, keep
ing the ho'e open for that purpose.
When the weather mode^fed a Hille,
he invited your humble servant to
take a fish, well knowing I'd accept,
no discount being on mc at that
game. "Now Tom," says the Old
Hunter, "you walk out on that plank
(you will find it more pleasant than
standing on the ice) fish in that hole,
and as you catch, sling theni over
here, Bl remain on the dam, take oil',
bag the fish, and rebait for you.
Nice arrangement, thought i, and
with a vim went at it. Wc soon had
over one hundred bagged, and, ?joing
iL at the rate of scvcuty-fivc per hour,
when one large one fell from the I
hook on the ice. "Look out," said j
the Old Hunter, or you'll loose that ;
fellow, and its the lai gost one!
caught yet." 1 leaped off the plank j
to secure it, and failed, not to break j
through, but to get the lish. I soon !
wanted warmer clothing, so T quit
fishing and made for the back door
of the Old Hunter's Cabin (front and
I rear doors being open and biting
dogs tied when friends were about.
Had the lish continued to Bile as
they had for the last hour, I certain
ly woidd have caught one hundred
and fifty or more in two hours, had 1
not "walked oil* the plank." Fortu
nately for me, the 'gators were in
''winter quarters," or h might have
fared worse than did Jonah when he
walked oil'into the McMterancan Sea,
for there was some large ones in that
pond. In conclusion permit mc; to
sav that with a rille gun of Mr. Win.
Izlnr's I killed twenty-six squirrels in
twenty-seven shots in four hours by
the watch near Cannon's Bridge on
South Edisto. Can you heal that
j Mr. Middlepcn Bike?
Mr. Editor you will, no doubt, be
somewhat astonished, but I hope not
offended, as the young gents say in
their first epistles to new-found sweet
hearts, at seeing this communication
from a stranger in this isolated part
of "Uncle Sam's'' domain. Upon in
quiry you will find that I was once
no stranger in your village, though
one to you. Uncle Ton.
Miss Matlio Ireland and Miss No
ra Holland were stricken down by a
lightning Hash while riding on horse
back at Adam's Creek, N. C, Miss
Ireland and horse wcro instantly
killed. Miss Holland was pnralfocd on
one side and almost totally blinded.
A writer on style says : "It is the
fashion in France for ladies to take
their tea in bonnets ami ?lovcs."
One objection to this is that some of
the new bonnets do not hold much
more than a lump of sugar.
Inquiries.
Editor Orangeburg Democrat;
Permit me to congratulate! you on
tho success of the Demokrat, not
withstanding the paper did assume
the name since the Democrats came
into power, yet it is a live paper, and
one that is eagerly sought after and
read by .many, especially since you
have been publishing such interesting
Jotters from "J. C. II.," of tho Fork,
and "J. W. S." of St. Matthews,
both of whom seem to be practical
farmers. I propose to write you any
thing on farming, although I have
been trying for thirteen years, and
have never yet learned how to make
cotton to buy corn and bacon,
and don't care much to know. I
have bad six years' experience with
the pea as a manure ; all of which 1
could give you, and perhaps it might
interest und be of some*profit to some
of your many readers, but I forbear,
as I don't pretend lo know how to
farm. As I have not seen any
thing in your paper in two weeks
from cither UJ. W. S." or the man in
the Fork, wliow as burning or spoiling
for n light, and fearing something
serious had happened, 1 determined
to write to you asking a little hir
formation generally: First, has any
body ventured near enough to the
man in the Fork to pour cold water
on him, or did he Hud somebody in
the same humor?
Second, If the man is still safe and
sound, and don't burn up before fall,
would he not be delighted if he should
just for one time try "J. \V; S.V
plan and put his pea vines through
the same process of manufacture, and
take out all that foreign matter such
us milk und butler, &c, and get his
manure in a pure slate, then apply
lo cotton ; next turn cotton land to
corn, with twenty bushels of cotton
seed per acre, harvest corn and then
put in oats.
Third, If the tap rool of the pea
can brjng so much plant food to the
surface, what would be the result if
the pea should turn the other end
down.
Fourth, One of your business men
told me some time ago, he had five
thousand bushels of Moburn rice, and
did not want any more. I have been
making inquiries about this new varie
ty of rice, and can't find any body
that has ever scon or heard of it.
Some one told me that the man with
the five thousand bushels, passed
through the State with Sherman's
army, and I have concluded that he
was so accustomed to bearing
the command burn more, that it had
become a byword with him, and at
that time be put the cart before
the horse, and got iL Moburn. If
my conclusion is wrong 1 am sorry
for it. Do you know of such a vari
ety of rice ?
Fifth, Which has done the most J
harm to the Slate, life insurance
companies or Sherman's army?
Sixth, If County Commissioners
should build a fence to protect the
Court House, what would be wanted
to protect the fence.
Seventh, Which would be most
[honorable, to pay the County debt
first or build a costly iron or stone
fence around the Court House?
Eighth, Did the man who put such
heavy moulding in the Court room
without any support but the base
laths, intend to kill somebody, or did
bo want a second job, or bad he' no
better sense.
Ninth, If a young man calls to sec
his duleina and a calf is inside the
gale and the watch dog hearing the
gate open and runs out and bites the
calf for the young man, who is to
blame, the young man for looking
like the calf or the dog for making
the mistake.
Tenth, I have heard that Provi
dence Township hears the honor of
having payed up taxes best of all last
year. But Middle Township can
boast of an educated fish, he even
|8pouts Latin. No wonder, after tak
ing in so many perch at one time. I
have heard fish was great brain food
for man, but did not know it would
act in the same way with fish. "Mid
' dlepen Pike" thought of you, Mr. K 1
tor, at the time. Is not this an insin
uation that ho thought you needed n
little of this particular kind of food ?
it looks so.
I make these inquiries in a sort of
a private way, as 1 know you don't
keep a column in your paper to an
swer correspondents, but if you think
you have not lived enough on fish to
answer them correctly, and can find
one corner in your vnlunblc paper to
spare, you can publish the same.
Yours as ever, Nemo.
Be:.ow the Fork, between the
RlVEits, May 20th, 1879.
P. S.? Fish arc in demand. You
will see from this I was not raised
on lish.
The Chufa.
Editor Orangcbury Democrat:
I fear that many who have tried
the chufa and failed, will be discour
aged too soon ; hence this article.
It will be seen that the excrement
of bogs fed entirely on chufa will bo
dry and hard with tho indigestible
hulls. They require some other soft
ening food ; there should be potatoes,
pindcrs, or peas in tho same enclos
ure, and an easy access to water
when they choose.. The chufa is ex
ceedingly uncertniu as to coining op,
hut all that is wanted is hot weather,
and a damp soil and atmosphere.
Soaking will help, the same us with
rice and some other seeds, but with
a cold dry spring, such as wc have
just had, there is no wonder that
there is so much complaint. Don't
plant chufas until you can do with
out a fire and a blanket at niirbt.
Seed are easily spoiled by being
kept in bulk before thoroughly dry
ing. Bushels of them have been lost
by neglect of this precaution.
Now for a suggestion : Chufas can
bo transplanted almost ns caaily
as planting the seed at first. A
warm soil, kept moist and soft in
tho spring will afford millions of
setts, which can be dropped into a
hole and a step on them is all that is
required.
May they not be set in a rich soil,
say a foot apart each way for a green
forage or pasture. Tho blades aic as
tender as lettuce, and will spring up
again as quick ns nut grass, and af
ter they get a start 'tis not likely
that crap grass will make much head
way. M. L. Baldwin.
May 22, 1879.
Tell Your Wife.
The following advice is well worthy
of acceptance, but we would add a
little more to it in the form of a sug
gestion, that in case you have no
wife?get ono: "If you are in any
trouble or quandary, tell your wife all
about it at once. Ten to one her in
vention will solve your dilliculity
sooner than all your logic. The wit
of women has been praised, but her
instincts a*c quicker and Ijcener than
her reason. Counsel with your wife,
or mother, or sister, and be assured
light will Hash upon your darkness.
Women arc too commonly adjudged
verdant in all but purely <vomanish
affairs. No philosophical student or
the sex thus judge them. Their intu
itions, or insight, are the most sub
tle, and if they can't sec a cat in the
meal, there is no cat there. I advise
a man to keep none of his nlhiirs a
secret from his wife. Woman is far
more a seer and a prophet than man,
if she given a fair chance. As a gen
eral rule, wivjs confide the minutest
of their plans and thoughts to their
husbands. Why not reciprocate, if
but for the pleasure of meeting con
fidence with confidence? I am cer
tain no man succeeds so well in the
world as he who, taking a partner
for life, makes her the partner of his
purposes and hopes. What is wrong
of Jus impulse or judgment, she will
check and set right with her almost
universally right instincts. And what
she most craves and most deserves is
confidence, without which, love is
never free from a shadow."
Murdered.
Wc have received intelligence that
a man named Saundcr3 was delibe
rately shot a few days ago, just west
of Broad River, on the Union County
side, upon the most frivolous pretext,
by a tramp who for some time had
been infesting that neighborhood.
His name our informant is not cer
tain about, but thinks it was given
him as Edwards. He is described as
a being a small man with a scar on
his face. At last accounts sixty men
were hunting him in tho western part
of this county.?Rock Mil Herald.
A man named Murray, in a drunk
en freak at St. Louis, climbed over
the sido of a bridge and fell a dis
tance of seventg-fivo feet to tho
ground below, merely dislocating a
shoulder and inflicting flight inter
nal injuries. When picked up he be
gan cursing some imaginary person
whom he thought had pushed him off
a sidewalk.
WAS IT iRUBDER!
A JMSrORSrKD CASE OF HAVE AND Ml'-H
DER WltyCII THE COUONEli'S.JUltY D0E8
NO'JL' ENDORSE.
?On last Monday morning .our town
was rife with the report that a young
colored girl had been outraged sod
murdered Sunday afternoon tby a
negro trump on Mr. .Wiley Skeorn'ji
place, about four miles from town.
The girl's name was given as Marga
ret Alice, and the tramp was descrL?*
ed so minutely in the report that it
was even alleged by some that a ne
gro answering that description was
seen in Camden early Monday morn
ing. The scene of the alleged mur
der .is a plum orchard, a little dis
tance from the bouse of Dick Bailey,
tiie step-father of the deceased.
As soon as the fact was reported
to Coroner Good ale, he proceeded to
the place with a jury to hold an im
quest. When they arrived, tho body
of the girl had been carried from the
piuin orchard lo Dick Bailey's house.
As the whole affair is surrounded
with a mystery, to which the vcrdicj;
of tho jury does not give any solution*
we give below tho substance of tho
testimony :
Mary Walker, a sister of the dead
girl, elates that she and deceased
went to the pjnm orchard Sunday
afternoon. \Vhile thorp a short,
thick-set negro man camo to them
and seized hold of her sister. She
went to the rescue, whXBn tho man
kicked her and scratched her face.
She then ran to the house for assis
tance, and Dick BaUey went back
with her. They then found Marga
ret lying on the ground dead, with
her mouth filled with sand. She
looked back while running to the
house, and saw the man sitting
astraddle of her sister.
Dick Bailey testified that he heard
cries in the orchard, and proceeded^
there ;n company with Billy Cook.
They met Maiy Walker running \0;
wards them, who told them \bfi story
given in her testirnony. jlje and
Billy Cook went around tb6 "orchard
in opposite djrectJona, and in one
place saw the barefoot track of a
man. They foundAleeeased lying on
her back, her mouth tilled with sand
and her clothe^ thrown up and body
exposed. Tliere were also evidences
of a scuffle: He saw no man.
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Billy Cbok's evidence was similar
to that of Dick BaiH,ey, with tho ex
ception that lie says when the girl
was being carried to the house, blood
ran out of her mouth.
Dr. Barucb, who mado the f)ost
mortem examination, stated that hp
found the membranes of the bruin of
the deceased deeply congested, but
no evidence developing any cause of
bu tuen death.
This closed the testimony, and the
jury, after some consultation, render
ed the following verdict : ."That the
deceased came to her death from
causes uuknown to tho jury.V
We learn from the Coroner that
on Tuesday morning Dr. Baruch ad
dressed a note to him, stating tliafi,
he had given the case further consid
eration, ami if tho jury could bo
brought together again, he would
like lo make another statement, say
ing, however, that be did not'know
that what he might state wou^ ljavo
any intluence to change the verdict.
Coroner . Goodala decided that he
could rot open the case again," ain't
the matter will therefore stand just
as we have reported it, unless it
opened for investigation by other
means.
The fact remains that the girl met
with a sudden or violent death, aho}
these proceedings have not furbished,
the means of its solution.?Camden
Journal.
Judge Levi Branson, a highly es
teemed citizen of Bartow count}',
Ga., remonstrated with two of his
colored men for ill-treating a mule,
when they menaced him to such an
extent, following him into Iiis house,
that he look up a revolver and shot
at them, killing one ins'iwlly and se
verely wounding the other. A jury
rendered :i verdict of justifiable homi
cide.
Alonzo Luce had been attentive to
Lucy Wyinan, in Cnnaseraga,, N. Y.,
for some time, and an apparently
successful enndidato for her hand 5
but wheu he proposed to her was re
jected, which so infuriated him that
he drew a pistol, and remarking
"There will bo a hereafter for yOu,"
shot her fatally in the head. Ho
1 then fired a bullet into his own braiu.