The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-02-08
General News Items.

An affair of honor, coffee and pistols,
between Col. ". Johnston, President Of
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, and Mr.. 4. II. Dsveger, Of
Chester has been stayed by the parties
being put under bond not to indulge in
the forbidden pastime.
The detention to the up passenger
train on the Grecnrill. & Columbia R. r.
on Wednesday last, was caused by the
washing away of culvert near Pomaria.
N"c:..::""us ere 'ac l":k- discovered in
State affairs and through rascally
nE;,'ial<; now it is discovered that the
State ll"uSr itself leaks. TIE late heavy
rains have penetrated in all directions.
All persons Indebted 10 this o!ficc arc
afftct;ouately cxh"rtcd to come forward,
pay damages and take certificates in
shane of receipts, which will cntitlr
t'rcm 10 exemption till the next offence.
The appropriation Of $4,000 by Gun.
sre<S TO dcfray expenses of witnesses for
Southern outrage investigation, is draw
ing large numbers Of men to Washington.
1t is free fight and costs the rartiri.
;a'.t> nothirg.
\ special committee Of influential cit.
izrnS from L1nrrn$ have waited on, and
had an interview with President Grant,
relative to a.t.irs in that county. The
late disturbances were attributed alto,
gctnrr to radical incendiary speeches.
MyS>r<. ". d. Simpson, J. A. Leland,
and K. 5. Goolginn were the committee.
Postal communication hetScen Lon
don ana Paris is open. The PruSsianS
are driving in cattle to feed the inhabi-
'snts
E..gn!ar dispatches from Havana re.
port the sur:eader Of an inSurgent chief
and Rese Domingucz, Santa Perez and
prr,!omc, each With small bodies of men.
\ Herald special says the surrender Of
lcading insurgents continues, and the
work Of pacification progresses rapidly.
/, is stated that the Ensurgent House is
dissolved, and each member is looking to
his own safety.
In the Senate, Buckingham presented
,he protest Of New England women,
against female suffrage. as imposing up
on them duties belonging TO the sterncr
sex
The London Times savs tl,st Bntler's
resolution welcoming the Irish e1iles is un.
precedcn,ed-a di<credi,atle game OF un
scrnpulous politicians. who are doing their
hest TO reduce the character of American
representative government, and are anxious
TO secure the Irish vote.
Two men, disguised as policemen, in
Philadrlplis, sent one Of two private watch
men fo. something to drink, gagged the one
on duty, gagged The other upon his return.
snd roihed the KenS;ngton Bank, corner Of
Beach and Laurel streets, Of one hundred
thousand l,l!ars
The Rev. Nr. Walsh. the old worn GU,
citv missionary, starved 10 death in New
York soon after the Rev. Henry Ward Bee
chcr's salary was increased TO $40, 900 a
wear. The meeting Of those two men in
heaven viii De worth soirg all the way
there 10 see.
Two s!:eping cars on the Jackson road
were thrown from the track, smashed, and
i large number of passengers injured.
Washington. Feb. 4-In the Supreme
Court Of this Di>trict-a full bet ch-the
vcrGic: giving Carolina Brown $l5uo for
fo-cibIe ci-c;mcnt from a car al Alc1an-
lri,, Va, in 1875. was affirNHd.
BogDgACx. February 6-Fhe demonStra-
ton to-day in favor Of the Bordeaux Gov
ernment end the di<qut!ifying DEGREES was
quite imposing. The prefrct read the follow
ing declaration from Gsmbetta: Be faithful
10 the programme OF the nation, and Of free
dom 70 arms rs welt as TO thc oallo box
We are now occupied in eouacii Of var. de-
!ihera,InS upon the means of psohting By the
srmist;ce.
Tie best Justification Of the Bordeaux
Governments is the pnbIic meeting OF last
night, which resolved on a mass demon,
Stra;;on tomorrow, TO fo'msily request
Gam5ct;a 20 accept the Pecsidenc! OF the
Committee Of Public S!fet:, end prosecute
the war 20 the death.
The Holiday Hotel AZ Milwaukee, vas
burned February lst, and five persons
pcriShed, two fatally burned.