The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-17

Gus. Heimes. q negro murderer, IA to
be hung at. Tsrbeso, N. G, January lss,
if"His Excellsncy" doesn'i Interfere.
The price Of lsnd hes advanced gssatly
10 Southwestern 0sorgis recently. Sew.
ssl saies arc reported at go and e22
per aero.
The Frsnklis, L., Banner rsfutss the
slander thst Ooion mon cannot live 10 It,
Mary parish, BY psblishise list Of
Northern Dee Who sre resideuts Of che
parish.
| There are 10 The Uaitsd States B.o67
Methodist Sunday schools, With S3S, ,40l
teachers aud seholass. bsisg % Increase
Of "a, s,655 10 one year.
The real estate Of Philsd sdslphis b vi.
ucd for 1859 At e464. Sc, 40 % iusrsass
Of eight sud one half ni,lieas over The
vaisation for lS0.
Il 10 stated that M. Seward aad several
Of his friend. are askiag preparations to
visit Europe imnsdiately sftsr Grant
takes The Prssideatisl chair.
Richard III. lives IN Texas, and he
o her name IL Walter T. Brcruan. He
slew Mary Ciines husband, aad In three
days married the bereN widow.
Al recent public sale ia Jackson
coun,y, Florida, under the bankrult act,
tree, Of $40 acre. Of lasd brought oaly
e8s. AassAsr trset Of 10 acres brought
ssly SI.
A girl Of eieAtees, employed - . sarss
in family 10 New York State, quie,ei .
crying ehiid BY stampinR upon it until il
vas nearly dead, and then broilsng IL over
tho kitchen Ere.
A western editor has cautioned bis
readers against kissing short girls, because
tLis habit has made him round should red.
Send al such girls to us we'll risk our
back and shoulders.
A red.hot gospsller 10 New Haven tore
out the tresses Of bar maid because she
refused to listen to his exposition Of the
doctrine Of future punishment, or to give
him more liquor.
Francis Bsrnham, Of Essex, an old
gen.le0an Of eighty odd, while at work
in his garden on Monday, espied q iox
making toward him. He seized o club,
ran tho fox down and dispatched it. A
smart old man.
A little boy named Bud Baily, living
10 Taylor county, whie engaged in the
repreheusible pastime Of throwing stones
at his playmates, . few days since, was
struck on the head and received injuries
that caused bis death few hours after.
ward.
The Dsnoevatic Seldievs sud Sailsr's
Association, of Brooklyn N. Y. has be.
come permanent institution. Il 10 pro-
vided that members being sick shall bs
taken care Of. In case Of death the fu.
neral expenses shall be betrayed BY the
Association.
Miss Jennie Hunter has been voted the
prett,est lady in Martinsburg, w., and
awarded tho chair by the authorities of
the Baptist fair lately held in that place.
She received ono hundred and fifteen
votes. The fair rivals divided ninety.
nine votes among them in complimcntaiy =
quantities, ranging from one to fifty.
| A dslirious patient made bis escape
from the Kansse City Hospital, on the
1lth inst CHE bitter cold Friday.) BY
jumping from tbe sccond.story wisdow.
To order to evade bis pursusrs, b. bid
himself behind q stump. When found
his feet we're badly frosen.
Louisians papers report the psst season
a. having been . splendid one for sugar
planters, and that the yield 10 greater and
the quality OF tho crop superior to any
thing known for several years past. They
are making preparations for more sx.
tensive cultivation Of the cane next year,
A negro ferrymau in Alabama recently
murdered two passsngsys for their money,
killed little girl Who hs thought sus.
pseted him, and threw her body into .
we'll, and did the sane for man Who in.
terrupted the proceeding. He hsppeosd
to be hung the same night.
The Houston Union ssys that the
question Of dividing Texas into three
States will bs agitated on the reassem.
bling Of the Convention 10 December next.
The bill failed BY . moderate majority
before, and 1t 10 said that several OF tho
delegates who voted against division then,
fxill vote 10 favor Of II THE time:
! The women Of The Uoiversalist dsuom.
ination 10 illinois are pledged to rsiss
1850, 600 with which to erect collegiate
building for the accommodation Of lady
students, At 0alssburg. A vigorous can
vass Of the whole State 10 to Be imuedi.
ately comasnced, to be followed IL nee.
essary BY series Of grand fairs through
out the State. The building 10 70 bs CON
meucsd when $4,000 are Obtained.
The wife OF . German shoemaker, doins