The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-10-18
Old Equity cases as we'll as

CouRT.-Many old Equity cases as we'll e:
new ones have been disposed of in the laSttwo
weeks since that dockct was taken up, and the
is that considerable number yet
will be heard and disposed of, before his
Honor, Judge Moses, closes the term. That
he will continue during this week we are as
snred, and the hope is entertained that his
other engagements may not be SO pressing
br:. that he tt.ay ten1aih a longer tine and
10 more of the socd work &c De done:
We feel it but due to his Honor tc add,
tha, since the rexed Equity docket mas been
t .ken up hc has been strenuous iG bis efforts
to push the accumulated cases through, and
thst in nos few Instances delay was caused
simply because cases called were not rcad:.
We again reiterste the hope thPt Judge No
ses will reconsider his announcement 10 ad-
joIrn I. the close Of this week, that the
docket may be as nearly closed as possible
In the case of Peter isodcI>perser, IS. En-
elinc bradley, the latter applying for Home
stead, the Judge decided as follows: That
as Homestead has to DC laid off 10 head
Of family, and continued TO minor children,
the widow in This case having no children, is
not family, and therefore, under the act,
not entitled to Homestead.
This is Judge Moses fifth week here.
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An object of intelest-your deposit in the
savings bank.
The largest thing about ladies' bonnets at
present is their price.
Why is q dogs nose always cold? Be-
cause
"There sprung leak in Noah S ark,
Which made the dog bcgiu TO bark;
Noah took his nose TO stop the hole,
And hence his nose is always cold"
Figures wont le." Some doubt exists
about the figure Of fashionable woman.
"Wcll. my man, and how much do you
want a day?" Irish laborer-" Shilliu' day
and you ate me. or eighteen pence aud ale
meSelf."
A slight GOODNESS rose between Julia and
Augustus at dinner the other day at Newport.
The attentive waiter separated them with a
pyramid OF ice cream.
Why is innocence like An umbrella? Be-
cause he who loses it, never sees it again.
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CHICAGO, October lU.-Onr Of the
most pitiul sights vas that of middle
aged woman, on State street, loaded
with bundles, struggling through a
crowd and singing the Mother Goose
melody, "Chickery, chickrry, crany
crow, | went to the wei! to wash ,ny toe, "
&c. There were hundreds of Others
likewise distracted, and there were many
made desperate by whiSkcy or beer,
which, from excess Of thirst, they drank
in the absence of water in great quaint
ties, and spread terror in every drrc-
tlon. 1t is fearful to think Of the loss
Of life. 1t is co"jcctured, with good
cause, that near 500 have been burned
10 death. We saw fur men enter Il
burning building and in a moment they
were overwhelmed by falling WALL
There was crowd Of mn around the
corner Of building trying to save pro-
perty, when the wall yielding, some Of
thcn were buried beneath it. About
twelve or fifteen women and children
rushed into the building Of the Hi>turi
cal Society, or hre-proof building, for
safety, but in few minutes tn. flames
burst through and they were burned t.
death. Among those who took refnge
in this building WAS the venerable COL
Samuel Stone, eighty years of age, and
for long time connected with the So
ciety; also, John 3. Gerard and wife,
and Mme. Depclgrove, noted teacher
Of music. 1t is feared that DR.. Frazer
and family were also burned, as they
were in the building and have not been
seen. Ms. Elsall, whose husband was
murdered last week, ard who was suffer.
ing from an illness, was carried away for
protection to a building which was after.
wards consumed, and it is feared she
also pcri>hed. All the books, papers a:id
manuscripts of thelIi>torlcal Society, were
destroyed. 1t is feared that large mum
Der Of children, inmates of the Catholic
Orphan Asylum, on State street, we've
also burned, as many OF them are miss
ing. On Chicago avenue, a father rushed
up stairs to carry three children away
when he was ovcrlaken by the flames
and peri>hed with them. The mother
was afterwards seen on the street a raw.
ing maniac. In the same ncishhorhood
Il family of five persons persisted. The
list Of such fatalities is very lorg, and
can only be ra!!y verified after the smoke
shall have cleared away.
4 special session Of the Illinois LcgiS
laturc has Eccn called to aid business
men and to provide employment for the
poor.
Apprehenling that suffering may cause
crime. additional Federal trVops have
teen called for.
A careful survey Of insrrsnccs, to-day,
shows that there were written on proper
ty destroyed over S2C0, 0OC, 100; add an.
other 500, ,0CQ, 900 to This sum and fair
estimate can be reached OF the loss. All
leading merchants who have been seen
express deter mina,ion to resume buSi
ness at orcc. Some of the losses Of
New York Insurance companies are
stated as follows: Citizens. $25.6o9 :;
Hanover, $3.50, 900; Columbia, So. 0G0 ;
Republic, 1925 600; Tradesmcn, $2J, 600.
The Germana aud Niagara have risks,
bnt :he amounts ore not given. The
Hartford Phoenix insurance Company
las issued I. circular, assuring agcntsand
patrons that they can meet their losses
aud leave handsome margin Of sur
Plus. The circular concludes : ''The
lesson Of this disaster will compel lihc-
raj adgancr in the rates heretofore paid. y