The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-05-26

The Eafaburgh Revte,o mentions that
the whole Of Tennyson's "In Memoir.
am" has beer translated into Latin
elegiac verse, in a manner which the
d, reviewer considers worthy Of public no:
tice. The work has been printed for
private circulation only, and the laurc.
ate has not consented to sanction its
publication, "becanse he appears to have
conceived that the translations would
interfere with his own copyright"
George Ward, the Oldest Odd Fellow
in the world, died recently at Preston,
England. He was born in 1889, and
joined the order Of Odd Fellows in 1915.
He was one of those who signed the
first "dispensation" which came to
America.
Mrs. Thos. Carlyle, whose sudden
demise we have already mentioned, was
| buried ut Haddington, her native place,
| on the 25th. In accordance with the
Scottish practice no service was read,
but Mr.. Carlyle threw handful Of earth
on the coffin after it had been deposited
in the grave.
| Capuin Ap Catesby Jones, who left
the United States navy for that of the
Confederates and commanded the iron.
clad Virginia, has bean appointed Chief
OF Ordinance Of the Peruvian navy.
The Lafayette Herald says: "a
young lady Of this city, who has long
been IN the habit Of eating arsenic for
the purpose Of beautifying her complex
ion, yesterday took an overdose Of the
poison, which came near killing her. y
physician was called in and succeeded in
saving her life. She at first refused to
tell what was the matter with her, but
fearing that she was going to lie, owned
up. The habit of arsenic.eatins is very
common among Young ladies who desire
to improve their complexion: The ex.
perience Of this aspranL for Seauty
should prove a warning to them"
Robert Tayles writes to an Alabama
paper that Mamy's estimate Of South.
ern losses during the war at seven
thousand millions is too high !; the real
losstnot exceeding thirty.fvc hundred
millions T. ylerfs estimate is as follows !;
BY emancipation, $l,T00, 900, 600 ex.
penses OF the war, S6OO.O00, 600; de-.
strpction of private property, S70O,0OO,-
600 additional Federal taxation, $780,.
100000; total, $500, 900, 900.
A BRGuT PIcTURE OF Mr.. DAyIss PRI-
SON IILE.@Mr. Davis is supplied with every
thing in the shape of creature comforts his
fare is as good as any first. class hotel could
off Ibatp l;ol g. l.
Surgeon Cooper.) He smokes the most fra
grant Havanas, and has acoess to the libra
ry of the fort. Mrs. Davis can visit him at
all hours during the dny. and no restraint
Is placed upon their interviews. He has his
regular walks on the ramparis of the fortif-
cation, and in his perambulntion he is not
| even interrupted By idle curiosity seekers
who may perchancc gain admttance inside
of the fortress, q recent order having been
Issued prohibiting persons ascending the
| parapet while Mr.. Davis is out walking.
Being we'll supplied with the daily jour
nails, he pays great attention to all they
contain. From this source he became ac-
quainto6 with the fact Of his indictment by
the grand jury lately in session at Norfolk.
Instead OF being downcast through this cir~
cumstance. he seems to- be elated at the
prospect of speedy trial He has Ycgained
to wonderful extent some of his old time
cheerfulness anG vivaciiy, and does. not even
care to conceal It. Scarcely % day passes
but somo present fou Mrs. Davis; useful for
her domestic household; arrives; and ;judg-
ing froarthe sparkle Of her eye when the
article is opened It must cause her the
greatest pleasure to know that she has so
many friends md admirers. - Correspondent
Of the NetV York World
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DEPARTURE or Col. ORR.--Our citizens
will regret TO- learn that His Excellency the
Governor took his departure yesterday
morning for his home in Anderson, where
he'Pttposes remaining for several weeks.
phe oncrous duties which be fas been CON-
pelled to perform hero in restoring the State
To. her old position, Have made Il necessary
that he should attend to the reouperation of
his own health, He will, however, combine
business with pleasure. md visit the vari-
ous' public wesgs in the upper portion of
the State at Greenyillc and Cedar Springs.
for thepurpose Of making himself familiar