The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-08-08
Chairm,n of Executive Colnmitte

A Chattanooga editor, who is bachelor,
having said, in his issue, that he really
wished he had son, that he could post him
ND in the fashion, was called upon, the next
day, by his adorable, to whom he had been
paying his diStresses, for the last two years,
and asked him if he really said that. "CerA
tainly, did, my dear" 'tWell, Jimmy,
said she, "why dou's you make arrange
mentS for one 2" -. r.
:: WAsyIEeToV, August 4.-Tbe statement
OF the public debt of the United States on the
8 ist inst. is. published. It shows the total
debe to be over So, 900, 600 600, The amount
of cash in the Treasury, including $61 ,000, :
600 in coin, is over SI37, 600, 900, and the re-
duction Of the debt since August !, 1865,
reaches more than $124, 600 900.
FRENCH TROOPS STILL LANDING At VERA
CRuz.-Gen. Sheridan reports 20 the army
headquarters that detachments Of French
troops are still landing at Vera Cruz He
says that his observations. convince him that
Napoleon is not sincere in the promise to
eYacuate Mexico. ....... ......L
ANOTHER CHOLERA PREvENTIvE.-ASt st.
Louis correspondent states that "No one
will be attacked by cholera who wears sui
phur in his socks. Half tea-spoonful in
each is sufficient" He adds: ''The fumes
of sulphur. too, (sulphur;c acid gas,) are a
powerful diSinfectant. -. ,-..; ;.:-. - :.
Gen. Sheridan has been recently pleased by
the repartee of Texas paper, which quoted
his jest that IF he owned Texas and Tophet,
he would rent the former and live in the
other place" and which curtly replied TO
him, "d--n q man that wouldn't stand up
for his own county" -.-,.," ~ -'~.
a statement that the Prince Imperial was
to be taught the system Of typography is in~
dsgnantly denied, semi>offc fcially, by the
French papers. His friends needn't get
wrathy about it, rs Prince William, Heir to
the prussian Throne, is Printer, and he
amt ashamed Of it either Daily Press.1
Ast. Louis miss Of fourteen eloped with q
Young italian, and cheated minister into
marrying them by placing slip Of paper
with eighteen written On it in her shoe, and
when questioned as TO her age, saying she
vas over eighteen, ~ -.. .... .t;.n .5H3
Z. i peddier, at Cedar Falls Iowa, assumed
female apparel, and went round selling ladies
corsets and such things, fitting them, and so
forth. The ladies did not learn that he was
a man till he was gone. ~ g. =. ..... -
J. Bixley of Okio, recently died, .leaVs
ing widow only twelve years old and q
child nearly six months; She is the young
est widow in America-perhaps in the world.
+ Trains on the Housasonic Railroad are
dressed in mourning for an engineer who
died from injuries received while on duty.
There's glory. ..: - -" -. 49, ~.
We regret to announce the decease Of Mrs.
John G. Calhoun th@ widow Of South Caro-,
lina's great statesman, at PendletoD, S. c.,
on the night Of 25th Of July.
The Georgetown Times announces the
death of DR.. A. Hasell, for many years State
Senator from Prince Georges Winyah.
Can citizens Of those places where the
Office of postmaster is filed by q postmis>
tress be said to enjoy the usual mail facili>
ties.
Company capitalists have purchased the
Florida Railroad grant, and engineers are al"
ready at work.
Shall hotels be enlarged or ladies' dresses
diminished?