The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-29

to discover who was the rightlul owner ola we'll.
Swearing and complication was going on about
| the matter at lengthy extent, when the Judge,
astonished, exclaimed ''but this is all about g
little water. What can it matter so very much,
! that you should both put yourselves to so mu h
trouble and expence about it," "Monsieur," re-
piled one of the advocates, dryly, "the pleasures
are, both of them, wine merchants" The value
and significance were seen at once, and created
| a roar OF laughter.
The Springfield Republican narrates a curious
railroad accident which occurred at Clinton, Con-
necticut few days ago. An express train was
approaching, when COW, annoyed by small
dog. dashed on the rails. When the train had
passed, the cow lay with her head cut off, and
the little dog with his tail cut of, sat between the
rails looking after the retiring cars with a face
indicative of the most intense astonishment and
disgust.
Among the powers which; besides England
and Turkey, have made known their intention Of
taking part in the conference for the purpose of
studying means for preventing or repressing the
cholera, are Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal,
Roman States, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Wur-
temberg, the Hauseatic tow s, Denmark, Sweden,
Belgium, Holland, Greece and Baden.
A mortgage deed was recorded on the first in
stant. in the Office of the Recorder Of Trumbull
County, given BY the Allan tic and Great West
ern Railway Company to John R. Penn, Of New
York, as trustee, for thirty millions of dollar,
Tor which seven per centum bonds are to be
issued. The instrument required one thousand
dollars Of stamps.
General Robert Lee recently forwarded
REQUEST to the War Department for permission to
nv of
Tor the instruction of his military school in gun
Derv practice. Stanton replied by sending an
officer at once to remove the guns to Richmond.
highly amiable proceeding.
General Longstreet says that on the first Of
April, 1865, the Confederates had under arms
but two hundred and fifty thousand men, while
the Federals had in actual possession ninety
eight thousand Confederate prisoners of war.
The Germans in Texas are preparing to plant
cotton on the extensive scale and coming season,
and to raise it by their own labor. They are
using their influence to secure large emigration
from Germany into that State.
man with nothing better to do has calculated
that the entire amount of the national debt in
silver would weigh l25, 900 tons, and laid side oy
side the coin would 60 four times and quarter
around the EARTH
The deaths by cholera at Paris are said to
have numbered, at the latest adviceS, about two
hundred day; but precautionary measures ap-
pear to have prevented the spread OF the disease
GENERAL JOE JOHNSTON is now in New York
on business connected with the National Express
company, of which he is President. He is quite
lion at the New York Hotel.
Hogs have declined in the Western portion of
Indiana, on account of the cheapness of corn,
which can be bought il fields, along the Wabash
Valley, at fifteen cents FER bushei.
Lieut. Gen. Grant has reduced the volunteer
strength of the army, until it does not now num-
Der $4,000 men. The regular army is nominally
over 40, 900 strong.
| In Eastern Florida, there is sentiment favor
| inc the dismemberment of the State, and the an
| nexation to the Eastern and Southern portions OF
Georgia.
Matamoras on the 5Sth ut., was still in poss-
! ession Of the ImperiaSts. Several unsuccessful
attacks have been made by the Liberals, but
they were driven from the field with gfea:
slaughter. Imperial loss Slight.
A national bank, to be called The First Nation
al Bank of Rome, will go into C. ration at Rome,
Ca, in about one month, with capital OF one
hundred thousand dollars.
Large numbers of New Hampshire farmers are
selling their lands and going South and West to
settle.
The Auditor of Mississippi foots up the proba
BILE Indebtedness of that State at S4,979,52z,o5'
100.
New York ladies dye their hair in champagne
to cause he auburn tint.