The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-25
The North Carolina apple crop prom.

The North Carolina apple crop prom.
ises well.
The commerce of the Ohio River is
valued at S6s4, 900, 900 per annum.
Great Britain has 14e different re-
ligioas denominations.
, The New York foundlins hospital con.
taIns over 500 infants.
Mexican lady, Sonora Bicstigue, died
recently, leaving $4,000, 900 to the poor
There are now forty Protestant con-
gregations in Mexico.
Doctors are asking themselves the
question whether negro can have a
"white swelling.",
A new telegraph line has been COM
pleted between Atlanta, Ga, and Nash
vile, and now in successful operation.
Ireland has 547, ,97l acres under crops,
9,9s9, 1893 grasa Of pasture, %, ITO fallaw,
and 322, ,25S woods.
Figaro says that legal popularity Of
the West is that all the lawyers are
judges, and none Of the judges are law
yerS.
A Wisconsin farmer has sued for q
divorce because his wife is unable to
chop the amount of wood that she boasted
about previous 10 marriage.
A few drops of cologne, belladonna, or
aconite, taken on lump Of sugar two or
three times day, will, it is said, give
exceeding briliiancy to the eyes.
The National Zritung announces that
the direct steam communication between
Bremen, Hamburg and Havana is to be
suspended during the coming summer
| months.
4 brother and sister in an Indiana
town weigh respectively FIVE hundred
and ninety.three and six hundred and
eighty pounds, ard the oldest is only
twenty -one years ofage.
One Of the gentler sex says that the
heaven of the strong-minded woman is
where buttons grow in their proper
places, and men cease from bothering,
and needles arc at rest"
\ negro informs the Chicago Times
that he wants to see the tune come when
negro can vote a Democratic ticket
without oxnosiag himsel(to denunciation
and danger,
Of Mrs. Cnlhoun's letters, Developed
in the Mcfarland trial, the New York
Times says that lone gifted creature
like Mrs. Calhoun is enough to destroy
the friendly relations Of a dozen fami-
lies"
The Richmond, Ta) Enquirer relates
that gentleman named John L Humph.
reys, native Of Anderson, S. c., died
on Saturday night at the infirmary OF
the Medica! College of that city, very
suddenly. He had arrived in town re.
Gently from New York.
A young man " no has tried until he
knows, says that if you go to call on a
young lady, and she crotchets diligently
all the evening, and only says les"
and "no," you can 60 away about nine
or quarter past without breaking any
of the rules of etiquette.
1t is reported that the Partisan demi-
monde are about to inaugurate change
in their costumes. They will adopt
most rigid style of dress-high necks, no
lace or diamonds, and no other orna.
mcnts than flowers. They say they
must distinguish themselves in some way
from respectable women, and this reso-
luton is their only resort.
1t is predicted that we will have this
summer the most serious Indian war
ever known. Yet the ten or twelve
thousand Indians preparing to 50 upon
the war path could be easily reduced to
peaceful submission. The government
has but to spend about one-tourth of
what hosiilities will cost, to sati.fy
these savages and make them content
with the commands of their white rulers.
But there is not so much profit for con-
tractors and shoddyi,es in the peaceful
as in the warlihe policy.
The result Of the late election in
France upon the Plcbiscitum was-yeas,
1856, ,434; nays, l,560,709. In the elec-
tons of 1867 the government received
only 100000 votes, and the opposition
100000. Even in Paris, where the op.
position had in the late election major
ity of about $4,000, the vote last year
stood for the government, 66,l17; for
the opposition, 229,758. The Emperor
would seem to be improving his hold
upon the French people.