The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-03

MormondOm is to be parceied out 70
the States adjacent thereto.
Low railroad fares are suggested as a
meaHs to increase travel.
There was q bal Masque Tuesday
night last at the Waverly, Charleston.
It IS proposed to change the County
seat Of Barnwell to Blackville. .
The Spartan says: Iucendiarism and
robberies are frequent in that County.
The militia in Arkansas are laying
the country waste. Arson, pillage, rape
and assassination run riot
The health of the Pope of Rome is
good. Preparations are making for the
: great Genmenical Council.
I; The rapages sf war continue In the
South American States. Cuba is also in
an unhealthy condition.
Bin for the establishment of Aiken
County, was postponed till December
1870. ..>. '"-..
: The act to establish State Orphan
Asylum. was ratified and sent to the
Governor, s.,.-- ..s-.-..
The Masioa Star says, that red headed
babies are alarmingly on the increase in
5tast town. Stop it.
"A GAINESVILLE young lady requested a
photographer to make her picture lock
= .e4ss il it; was wri';n, posne. ...s..s
The Esparto grass Of commerce, the
News suggests, should be cultivated in
Carolina The climate suits, ami it is
three times as valuable as hay. ~.
The town of Sumter has an organized
police and an established fire depart.
Inent. The streets are also lighted BY
lamps ? - r. 's'~, - =
&c The Charleston News learns that
rich deposit of phosphate rock has been
found in the .ncighboshood Of Bluffton.
More millions for South Carolina.
AT what time of Efs may man be
said to oelong to the vegetable kingdom2
When long experience has made him
sage, =.
- Now is the season to pruae fruit
trees and to be preparing for early
vegetables. Plant potatoes, peas, lettuce,
5anions and spinach, and make ready the
shot.bed. ,- ~
Charles Dickens, says he can always
Judge of The. character of a hotel or
restaurant By an inspection of the castor.
Thc mustard pot and oil cruet are
iuEallihle tests, t}a
The Mikado Of Japan cuts off the
head Of every person whose house is
destroyed ty fire Ills said that his
plan Of Insurance has proved most sue,
cessfal zf II Is, .
The Newport Or. Ii News says there
IS family in that city in which the
father is seventeen years of age, the
mother sixteen, and the baby three
weeks old. s.%,9 , s.
The N. Y. correspondent Of the Char
lesion Courier, says that Paris has been
7C6n=tan,a . d Parisisnne, is in vogue aud
that Mabile is. out done. ;,I.s.-zs ;.::.s
The Rev. Mr.. Wakefield of the Uni.
versalist Church sin Owatonna, Minn.,
was recently presented with q watch.
Eaard in,Rfiich every lady member of
bis congregation was represented by
hair.
a Washington telegram SAYS that
General Grant has selected his Cabinet,
but will only announce such selections to
those fortunate individuals when he
shall have been officially notified of his
sleetion, which will be early in Feb
fuary. ,-t,s
asLondoa is growing so rapidly that its
popaiatioa vail soon be four millions.
The Metropolitan police, Of seven thon-
sand eight hundred members, have to
eontrel and patrol . district of thirty
miles in diameter.
The japanese are yinimitable in their
inventive genius. The Mikado has re-
Gently invented q fire extinguiSher that
IS likely to work we'll. It consists Of an
edict that any person in whose housea
= EcONHaSaalIOt SildIt oIiSihato, ouah i'b~
niedistelg lose his head, without appeal.
a Philadelpbia surgeon, who was on
his way TO perform an operation on q
patient, had his carriage robbed and lost
his surgical instruments. while making a
temporary stop, whereby added the
reporter '.the operation was prevented
and the patients life saved % Is so.
The bill TO amend an act entitled "An
Act to establish a State Police" gives
the Governor power to increase the
force athis discretion, and to lay a spe
cial tax on the County. where an extra
force IS by him considered necessary fol-
the preservation of the peace.
The South Carolina Republican the
Radical speaking of the Legisla-
tnre says The time occupied in speak
ing BY some members viii cost the State
probably $50, 900 while the worth of the
speeches viii probably be less than
thirty cents. Our darkies never open
their mouths. . ...--s.. ....:'s :. :.
nrp EY.JuDeEs.-Chief Justice Dun