The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-22
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the Rev. Mr., Cline, Methodist minister.
who was moving his family from his late
quarterage--in order to enter. upon the
duties of his Office in South Chariott.
Mission-entered the water Of Steel
Creek after dark, on Wednesday night,
in wagon, containing himself, daughter
and little servant girl, but 10 con.
sequence of the high water, or some other
cause, the wagon body hoated off, and
the child and servant were drowned.
Ina recent article. on giycerine and
gela,iae we alluded to the value of ben
zine in cleaning the face of type. In
France petroleum has been used for the
SAME purpose and with the same general
result, cleaning the surface and drying
up rapidly, SO as not to require removal
of the forms. 1t is said also to harden
the pores, of woodcuts, rendering the
face very smooth and materially i'm
proving their printing qualities.
The: bill rsorganizing the army is, still
pending: An article. oblising every
Frenchman to serve ir the national guard
was adopted by vote of l70. An
amendment exempting the sinfirm was
opposed by N Rouher.~ During, @thesde-
bate N. Rouber said this article viii
startle attentive ears abroad, and inspire
any which precedes the national guard
/ to the battle field -
A colony of Germans have settled on
the Middleton place, In Richland District,
between -Wateree River and Coionefs
Creek, and about twenty. four miles from
Columbia They. have gone to-, work
with. Sim-breaking up the ground,
erecting substantial dwellings, besides
various out houses, etc, Tie settlement
or village, We learn, is to be called Ger
mantoTn.
4 CHEAP LsASE.-On Monday. last a
tract Of land inMentiesllo, With comfort
able dwelling quarters upon it,: was
leased at public cutlery 1or seven years
at the. moderate SUM Of two dollars
/ An industrious colored man :wasthe hap
py lessee.-Winsboro Register. Z: -:
Dana has. spent near half a rnillion4ip
starting his new paper. lie expects to
get seven percent. interest on $500, 900
Of the Investments from the rents OF. TAM
many Hall, and the Sun is TO, make up
the balance, if it can. ~
Black is not a color. but the absence
Of all color. A black man is not a
+ acoloredn nau. .He-isa; negro-.hat is
his race-andit is no more ,disrespeef to
caA him negro thanit is to cali a white
mas bornsins Connecticut sYankee.'s :
Evans 2ass, the .eighest poiafbctwecn
the Atlantic and Pacific Qeeans-eleva-
tion. 8,242 feet above the tide level
viii be reached, by" the UiIton Pacific
Railroad in January. AZ .s7', :. :: . = = j.,
An eigh. wheeled car. which the: In
ventor claims one horse can draw, il IT is
loaded with twenty thousand persons, is
the greatest.Boston novelty The object
is to7preveat fictioHin tho running gear
Of the car. e.1,.,<s~ ::
: Miss Tyler an accomplished young
tdoS, WIG 10 utiu oauShIcI ot>tac lAtS
ex Presi3en Tyler, is now engaged in
setting type in the Office Of the Mont
gcmery (Ala.) Advertiser.
+: The Florida negroes having come to
the conclusion that the forty acres and q
mule talk was,a huuTbag.S how q zdiSpo-
>siuon to make contracts on rcasonab ble
terms.
At Staunton,. Ga ;tello:s ,Hyeaa. was
callet. Beast Butler. = He got so mad
about it, that he at once eat ep the pew
ter spoon that his keeper was feeding bin
with.
No wonder that Weston IS some on the
walk. II turns ont that he used to be
collector for Book, Job and Newspaper
office. -.>,s,'>-
Wooden legs cost the; government
ls>t year S35,2o6 80. Wooden heads
cost the government much more than
that. s,'.,...s<??.,- - t5s-.H =,