The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-04-17
IteDas Of News.
Gambling increases in New York.


handful Of Indians. 1...-..'
Parts of Vermont are on their fifth
month Of sleighihg. ''"
. Cats are to be taxed in Paris at the
rate of $l rs per annum.
Scranton, Pa, has q society Of
Mormons numbering over fifty mem.
bers.
A Murshalltown, Iowa, couple we're
run over while sparkling on tho track.
The Hartford Courant heals its
list of divorces "Tho Separation
Business"
Montreal has constable who can
arrest man in nihe different Ian.
guAges.
Adelina Patti owns moro diamonds
thau any lady of the nobility in Eu.
rope.
Philadelphia has over 200 acres Of
ground devoted to parks within city
limits.
Toulon IS preparing to put the
French feet through its annual exer
cises.
At Glasgow, Scotland, one iodine
factory uses up 5000 TONS Of scaweed
eyery year.
The last token Of Marie Antionetto
was the sections record, "P4id seven
francs fur widow Capet's cotGn."
A poem 5000 feet long was sent to
New O,leans paper With request
to publish.
~ Wisconsin deaf begger recovered
his hearing on being chased 0y il
clamorous bad dog.
The Continental Mill, at Lew iston,
Me-, has $4,000 spindles, aud is the
largest IN the country.
There was a review of cavalry at
Quebec recently with the tbermome.
ter at twenty degrees below ze,o.
A Tennessee editor was 80 r,ioiced
at tho death Of his rival that no an
nounced it under the head of amuse.
meuts.
In the coolie or 'sslave trade" at
Macao, there appears from oil accounts,
as the brokers say, "to be good deal
doing"
Travellers say that Russia is now
more like an immense camp than Il
nation simply considered on peace
footing.
A crusty old bachelor says that love
is wretched ness, consisting Of q
little sighing, little Crying, a little
"dJ ing" and deal Of lying.
The Missouri charter elections, 80
far as reported, show Democratic
gains in several localities, but no i'm
portant changes in general results.
s. Jobnson's cotton mill, ut North
Adams, Mass, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday. Loss, $3.50, 900; Insured
for $75,0OO.
A fire at Smithland, KY, Saturday,
destroyed ono hotel, three business
houses, and six dwellings,. LOSS
about $4,000.
At the same time the Shah of Per.
sia abolished capital punishment in
his doniuions, ho made the study of
English, French, Russian and Turkish
the special ohjcct Of a new academy
which he founded.
The railroad ticket agent in West
Philadelphia who pretended to lsve
been knocked down and robbed of
$l,7O0 attempted suicide on being
suspected, but failed, confessed to
have stolen the money himself, and
gave it up.
A legislator in Missouri estimates
the dog crop of the United States at
2',ooo,ooo,oO0. Each pup, bo say,
cots 80 il year, making tntal Of
$l68,o0O,o00. Of these. los 900 90
mad annually and bite 10000 people,
furnishing abou, 1000 items to the
local reporters.
"aere. waiter" said a gentleman,
aa he was about leaving hotel, there's
" No'A"' 1o' Jou' give IL 10 you De.
cause you have attended to my firs 80
we]!." "Thank your honor, a,ay you
live long; and may have the making
of your fires hereAfter,"
A very small newsboy amused the
crowd Of street passengers of Colum-
hia, Il few days ago, by placing him.
self astide q small billy g"ut and
piping out at tho top of his thin voice,
"Here's your Free Masonry exposed"
The Robesonian says that it is re.
ported that tho remainder of the
''gang" of outlaws have disappeared
from Scuffletown, aud it is thought
they have left The country. It tiss.,d
none OF them have been seen since lhe
departure Of Henderson the Herald
representative"
The Press (PniladeIphia) we'll