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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
IN PAWN FOR 4 D1NNEH.
WHAT BETEL Mr.. HURNER.

WHAT ,.yrvi Mr. uorxrr. !
;...,. o,,, .};r ,,,r, ,h.n
,,,, ,,.h;, ,;;.:;,,0,,;sI,,.t Led
II,,. ...r i,..,m ,n,. b,r,n,.. OF ma1.-
kind. i, is hi, c,pa..i,y for storing
away dinners, and .i> Itn:...S "t
,,t,iu.,tb.;n =; tn, cxp,:.>c Of
others.
Jc.I has been known t. "Stc''
three dinners throuoh, and lhcn
b, IN l. condition 10 ~ another" {,
wjthoY, much effort.
Bat Jed one day met his u;atch.
GIanciny in to 4 wcll.known re-
taurnt, hc cSricd si.Li!g Z! one Of .
the tables L man he knew, and IL .
whose expense he had often feast /
cd. SO sauntcriny carcIe>>ly Ill: .
he walked MP and falni.iarly slap
ped The man he knew on the shoui
der, with the excIaniation II Say,
BiiI, oI,! hoy, what are you ,!".
ing
Bill inSinuatinyIy inserted hi~
fork l"to large piece OF dHcN.
looked 1T it i" d calculating ma"'
ncr, ;lnI then gently placed 1t IA
his mouth, looking cut OF the cor.
ncr OF his eye 1t jed.
JeH couId not 80 thi; anu 50 nt
again said: u say, n'I'' 20"
know, what ale you DONG: D'H
turned, ana, win his mouth lux:
with the air vi man "hO WAS
going to lmpart something out of
the common, and at tho same ti!"t
;; gravcly shaking his head, he re-
Jicd in 4 mysterious whisper:
"t,ating."
jed was stumpcd, but ne roM.
: dcred. ".lh, YES. eating - am
then in An animated WAY "wvil. !!
SAY Bill, old boy, LII wait tyr ;yu
YOU know"
p;I was mas, h,,nv W,ulf,,'r
Jod fake th,t snat Je1 fool, il
and Bill removed the wine and =
remnant Of duck to the other side
of ,hc tohI,
vo.v y. t. l,oo.v, opl i, i 81,
fact that sbonI1 h,,.o honn v..Ioj
boforc led b,3 ,,;rod scvor,I,;n,cs
bor,ro ,h.t 1.v ,nd the win.
b,d hc,n r,th.r strooy and 1b.
r,snIt r,s th,t h b,I not h,.o
sittins i sroat while before h.
rot, ustoo1,. ..,.e. :, T.,
liable authority, 'drcamcd sweet
dreams" Of sumptuous dinners.
Bill surveyed the field, carefully
placed al! the remains Of his dinner
iii front OF Jed. and then silently
arose and departed, and mover paid
Ills Dill.
Jed slept ON unconclouS OF tiit
plot to destroy his peace OF mad:
until q waiter woke him up. Jed
looked around; aHd asked the Wal
ter ior "my friend"
: lie OF the napkin, looked at Je,
l susp'c'onsiy, and then sad "h eli
he's gene
' Jco thought nc would go ais"
out 'Ne waiter 0ojecic"' L III
gentleman must pay l0F MS Ola
$ nef.
JED d. !Io had eaton NJ
= dinner The waiter was OOdurat,
, he Gouid not help that; ho va
y-hr,. c,,rr,-, Lrt fi,n ,rnp ,In,,,n,
J } =
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

\ man who has invited 4 new rc-
ceipt for cleaning clothes parades
in his advertisements under the
standing head Of Every Man His
Own Washerwoman,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

We clip the following from the
EAi1a.U .Ucr0td:
\ THRILLING TRAGEDY.-The
daughter of Rev. 1Ir. Richardson.
living a few miles from this place,
having some misunderstanding with a
gentlemen. went to his home. found
him at work: spoke 1oa"d shook hands
with him, and then drew frola under
her shawl . pistol, placed it at his
breast and fired. The man, at last ac-
counts. was living. but in ! hopeless
conditiou--CbriHth mississippi
-NrrS, N1cemLer Is.
The above article is true, and the
gentleman wounded was Mr. Mark
Haynes, of NcNairy County |; is
laid that he was engaged to be mar
ricd t. the young lady, Miss Matte
Richardson: and Was about to 90
back upon his plightc'l word and
: honor, and had 50 notified his :tianc.d.
! When she received Intelligence Of his
contemplated apostacy she crew 50
Indignant that she rode over tc
Hayucs' residence III j buggy III com,
rany with her young brother: and
calling Haynes toward her she drew
forth pistol from under her shay
and shot him as above described
Miss Richardson and her brother wbft
both arrested after the shooting AM
had L preliminary trial before Jane
Houston, Esq, VINO bound them ose
to The next term of the Circuit Coul
i Of MeNairy county. The bond
0 Miss Richardson was fixed at s., ,9ji
n and was promptly given. Haynes W
J. wounded in the right lung: and h
condition, at last accounts. was c:
trcmcly critical! He is new come
to this section and halls from Georgi;
! -Jucks0n (IcnneSsee) Wig an
Tribune.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

Josh Billings says: ''Tharc is one
thing about i hen that looks like
wisdom: they don't kackle much
until after they have laid their egg.
Sum pholls are alwuz Dragging
and hacking what they are 60
ing teW do beforehand"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

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two ,i.tcrs broke covert and can.
tered U,,ir1lv acrCs, IN omen snace
Of .,ropnd.
I,,.,r.l shots roro frol ono of
which s,iubtlv touched the LARGEST
,r,h,m who i,,nod;,t.lv tprurJ
round and roarj,. foriouslv and
}oshin, Install c.mr hono1,no to.
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thc hoDie OcASt le'l ueau III !; lbs
attempt 10 cAafse' lie was " l"''
grown maic' anu i very me ani
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loulu hlm' "cfo o'sco'ereo III
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olonh.u, which WIS loy,r;no in IN
ro,r snJ,;,olv uttcrsJ n sbrill cr,
and c.,r,o,.rsIir,,o, ottbc swami
with ,bo t;rnr baur;uo by hi
.oo.h 70 ,ho nrror n,rt of its tail
r,n,,;, pc s;;1,,;nr ,v.,s ncrnlc,
r,+ enooub his c}arhanL maxim
+hn mos, v,olent. efforts to shHk
off his bacl,.bitino foe and himsc
unable TO use his gun for fear (
shootiuo the unfortunate Cooli
who nrjrbtenc, out of his wit
w,s s,,nIin. behind the bowdal
u.;,h his f,n1 ~ thn crunncr Will
.,ot., ,;o',,. LooJ
Va .oo, acy r. his aid an
ouici,Iy ,}isualcbct the tiger, wh,
,>,,. rl,o, ,,;, h,s ,,rinn y,
.r,o bal r,c,;rol oi,Gt ho1i
whom bo ,jroDocJ Of, the poor eli
nhon,.s nonoIud ta;l oujio dca
rfc ,l.,,h.vt o,|v surv;vcd #
dovs bpt it. WIS sj1rcwdIv suspcc
81 ,,,, 81, ,,oro mortal voun,
wrro Inflicted hv some Of Il
,,.ort.ncn sho w,rc 1vcp.zcaIo,
- r;J him..nr his troubIcsou
hanscr-on.
within sisht Of camp, VIC tou,
and slew three tigers, q pcicc
: roGJ fortune rarely TO bc III
: With in these modern times, VIII,
,ho snr.od Of cultivation and Il
y,,l NJ ,>n,ii,h sportsmcu la,
,in,os. +,r,,;,.+ol ,bo rrord
! Eo,uctscr., .,,r,
men OF our party Fcu"F"cu W c'''
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
for Madison County.

Says the ST, Louis Dem0cr0t;
The young lady who signs herself
Louis, and sends us; a poelnlette
of twelve verses on thu condition
Of the streets of st Louis, is reques-
ted to make her poem longer OF we
cannot print it. Sixty verses
would be none too many: mean
while we will hold Oh those in hant;,
merely whetting the readers appe-
by giving four lines. which read as
Go see what have sawa.
Go feel what i have felt;
Go out at early dawn,
And smell what have sn,elt -
On week days you buy yot
music by the sheet. On sundays
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
Vol. TX.

/ ul;,,I TO Suiacr ourselves with iced
beer and cxccrabic clare! at tie
few s,,,;crs we s,w ro, miles
,rl m;,,.s wr went ON ,Lr,uub
,h;,l, r,r..,s w;,l,,,u, ,,,.;r,. s;,
,,,,, houSo ,rd tho, ,ho ,.y.,;ro
came. and after the sun had set,
the air seemed almost rs Snl,ry u
before. We litcd together, anA
then adjourned to IN end compart.
mcnt of another carrlasc. 4 lamp
had been lighted in it, and there
WIS curtain, which when drawn
over the lamp, rendered the car,
riagc almost dark. Soon after we
left the station where We had
dined, = sudden glare Of light burst
upon us; We ieit the tram q"lcA'
eA''g It's spee'h ana 4 moment Or
two We were ofefrOWtrcu oy
snttocating smoke. We closed the
windows and found that the tor
est on each side Of us were IN
flames. Long tongues OF tire dart
cd ont here and there, and Scorc'l-
ed the carriages II were i"
adept. ae Wora-palhtihS' L, "ou'o
attempt 10 describe '"c Scens' OUT
1t was i;'f oeso"o any '"'"S co0'N
make 20" lee' OF 0""vFs'''i'"' y
quarter OF q A'ic or 50 ol 'hlS' anu
we left the are "eE'hd MS only 100
'ha"Nl"' 10 lave cSc"Fe0 ~ c'''''s'
A"u no" we oe5"" 10 '"'''>c pre-
p"f"''0"S lo' gong |" S''P' Wy
two 'e''ow''ra'c''cF" were e''"e"''
" oid hanas at 'n's SoF' 'i '"'"s,
They took on their coatS' ana
folded them INTO p'''o"S; tnc'r
eol!afssand ties were "eat'y p.'''e0
10 the wall ol me eaF''"se' S''i'. !,
peFs rep'aeeu 'ne't ooo'>, '''u 49,
'.: sl''e"o''s = 40, ',,H ~. ,.a - :.
cat'l ose' INCL '0a.: "'. ~ ~ "
p'!1o"-c"Se' anu s'''''s 00' '''l'
tra'e'i'"s rugs 'Ney "0
lof oeo' IL tno .i0''iNs WV ny
hcao was P''ce0 ~ S''!''i' e"' p''
OaS oeio"5'"s " ''o ."'1.' '"''''
oi Inc tSo' "no"' i ~ 'A'l DOa
las 11e ""u D'0oN''' Mo o0.,'l
'o'' '"' wv" ", '''O ~ 0pp
" 'ne' 'n"' ''''u r'' -" " ~,
Se"I "'' ~ ~ '0'', 0 I
MS '.e'0' ''0' " WV
MS i"oe 'o""'o nv: -: Wv"
l'''e ,"1 ,4 L ,aIoa
SIa' -, nona,.s Tu'a | I.v ~ tne o,,nosire
ss., with his head next the other
widow on,, also f,c;no mo. This
nroI;x stotement is necessary to
mako ron understand NV story.
ITrdor NV beoi wos IN ovcrcoat
:; .ho ro,,,.o+ v,;.b ranosod .
:.,,,,,, o,. ,,.o,a +.,r
n::.o,,o,,,.,noro ,,o, ,,. ,noro
ciilHS CON I'tt:iLOi':SO Chttt ~ ''SiN
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
N TIE CITY.

One reflection which strikes tic occ;i-
sional visitor to the city, is the sad one
that he sees 50 few of the old familiar
faces and business places, in existence
in ante bcllum'' times, which arc con-
tinucd now. Among these few is the
extensive Clothing establishment Of Mr..
George Little, under the Victoria Hotel,
in King Street. This gentleman by
his uniform courtesy and accommoda-
ton displayed in his business. has Sc
s,,ycA y hosl Of friends :lnd-patrOns, and
those who purchase are very apt TO re-
nnv tLcir calls. KAPPA.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
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stIeetth Story.
-. ~ - y
The Nervous Traveller.
EY MA ME LEE.

The Summer Of 1868 in hassi:,
was. terrlbly hot, yet | had t"
Journey, although nearly in, from
St. Petersburg to Berlin. After
taking my ticket, | took Il survey
of the compartments. They were
all occupied. Just as had decid-
cd on. going into onc Of them
which held four persons, | waS
asked in French by man erl
IDENTIFY excited and hurried: wheth.
ersthis was the train for the CONT
nent. replied in the Affirmative,
and he, aefriend Of his, and myself,
took our seats. The whistle sounds
and we start. Let me here cN.
, plainto you the construction OF
tire Russian carriages, which differ
from those of both England and
america. A door opeus in the
rpliddle fthe side Of the carriage.
On entering this door YOU 60
straight toward for about q yard
to the. right and left Of you are
two ether passengers, at the ends
of each of them beinga door. The
doors open into compartments cx-
tending the whole width Of III"
carriage, and capable Of seating
about eight persons each. Facing
the entrance is small coupe 10 hold
four people. You will understand:
then, that, supposing the middle
compartment to be empty, persons
occupying the two end compa't
mcnts are separated from one an.
other oy two doors and L loas
pasSaye-this renders it impossl-
. bic to overhcar what is SAID or done
in either place. Ifyou will keep
this in mind, you will readily un-
.dcrstand what I am about to re-
late to yon. l-cXainiaed my two
companions overthe top 81 I news
"aper. One was fair, tall,
-, s,,ailt man, with mustache
Goods VA. other, dark, with
a Frenchman
m 4ss-ttf. IL. we'll, yet
4 3caIRsas.r
S. svrc GuaAA & !"
Town Coun,s invited ."
orderly conduct; n. Rob,
8 @agent +
The Wheeler Suano.
Agency, Of which Arove it
the efficient chief fnts. \,
been removed to the son of
mission Room Of Mes
8Hs Several machi
sold to suit tli.s we
81 machines ma Nv
sn. : 'ne
|fres6 Of -
base & Gad''
-asSavas
SSssee SflOr re 49,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

We present below 4 fac <imllc Of a
legal document" found by a New
bcrrian. while travelling through Mad
ison County: n. c., recently. It will
be observed that the minds Of the
North Carolina Justices Of the Peace
are quite analytical:
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
FOE TIE HERALD.
MorNT PLEASANT. S. c..
December 1st. 49,;


December 1st, 1879.
The plantation Oil the North side Of
Sch"m Creek opposite the rillagc. foY
m"TIy known rs "Wai,icn Grove" now
in III" occupation of NJ. Sayle. a CO.
tl"'nam from Virginia. is one of ;E.n
Iargc<t Track Farms in this neigllbor-
hood. The past season lie mad til;l,v
;'cr:s i'll Green Peas, forty in Sn.p
Beans ana CucumJcr<, and about one
hundred thousand Tomato plants, which
covered about forty-tive acres, in dis
universally esteemed Summer yc"cta-
bic. The Hot and Cold Beds consist OF
six hundred sash frames, s 1-4xt feet.
fitting tightly on the frames-th" hot
beds he only manurcd. al artificial heat
thus kept up TO force vegetation.-
When the plants attain q height of i've
Or six inches, they arc transported to
the ''cold" beds, which are not manurcd.
sor +,n ,,,r,>oso IS r,,1,,.,,,. b.r7o,;n<,
tbon, hof,ro 1ninr ox,,csod 70 tLo
ol,,oo. 49, ,,,T ro,1
~, { w.. ;n,,,I..,m,+nIo -, o,.+or,;,.o
.,..4.'.,, - I.,:,,s'7 -, 49,. ,,.I,;,,
viii ,rrol,co v.ln,,1o rosni,s not on,,
with rnc,,rI 70 ;n,,,o,.;na ho.I,h l,,,t
will exert most saIatarv effects on the
crop>-ror the warnr-boar:nr STRATA
must be- reached and the water carried
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

A man in Raleigh wrote 1lS6
words on Il postal card.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

by Of speaking ,itic< - h"gl'sh'
and soon joincu SYashc conversa-
ton. They seemed 4, first affable,
but soon; no doubt, felt The natur,
al -distrust which is so characteris-
tic Of John Bull on his travels.
., However, it turned out that al
though, they spoke English it was
here and there interpc:sed with
aslight smattcring Of "Artemus
Wardism.'"' They belonged to the
Northern States, and our reserve
- soon wore off as We argued out
the respective claims Of FederalS
-. and Confederates. | need not tell
,a yeuthat both my companions had
=: travelled great deal. l never
met an American who did not!
They had gore to the very ex,
trcmHy ofthe-Ene Of rail which
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

On week days you bay yo,r r
music by the sheet. On sundays
you have it by the choir.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17

-
- Eoscow to the East. They had
Sslept with the workmen in the
= npea air, and snored away quite
Salmly among q horde Of semi-bar-
2rians. Of course, one Of them
= "a been to Jerusalem to SEQ how
% j. were getting on with the ex.
stionsthere. We go: on we'll to-
: Ter, and were on sufficiently in
I'm to terms at the end Of the day
* W's gree to sleep in the same car.
E. The windows were double,
IL 5 only half ofthe double, win.
I ! would open the seats We're
j ;kly cushioned. The sun had
, shining in through the dou.
glass upon our unfortunate
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-17
ADVERTISING RATES.
gQB PgLTEIMG

Done with Neatncss and Dispatch,
Terms Cash.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16


THr free exchange system and the free
circulation of newspapers in the county
whore printed, privileges heretofore en-
joyed by the press, are Gu, of by the new
postal law. The provisions affecting
these privileges may be felt at first. as OPP
prcssive, especially by newspaper estab-
lishments whose receipts do not greatly
excel the outlay. But their principle is
correct. 1t is time that the newspaper
should cease to be pensioncr in any
manner on tho government and
the free exchange list, and free circulation
OF newspapers, is system OF dead head
ing which the press should be- willing to
discontinue in practice. It's adjustment
win not injure, to any great extent, news.
papers which deserve to live, although il
may contribute to tho efforts of the pub e.
fishers to make them so useful TO the pub
lie, that the public will not do without
them.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16
ST. PATRICKS DAY.

Tomorrow is st. "Patrick's day IN the
morning day dear 20 every Irishman.
Fourteen hundred years ago st. Patricl,
visited Ireland, and for fourty years con-
tinued TO preach the gospel, heal the sick,
give sight to tho blind, and according to
the legends Of Ireland, he performed many
miracles, restoring the dead TO lifc be-
ing one Of them. During his mins,ra-
tons, St. Patrick bsptised the kings of
Munster and Dublin, and the
seven sons of tho king of Connaught, and
before his death converted almost the
whole island to the faith. Tomorrow,
wherever the sons of Ireland may gather,
the name of st Patrick will be remom-
bered with gratitude, and songs and bal
lads will be sung 10 his memery, and to
the memory of old Ireland.
"Here's health TO good old ireland.
The fairest land ere seen:
And double health TO all that band
Who are lighting for the green
May heaven smile on that country.
And freedom give 10 all
For, by the great Saint Patrick,
The tyrant yet shall fall"
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16

IT WAS vhiskey that brought George
Driver to the gallows on Friday last His
last advice TO those who witnessed his cx-
ecution, was TO shun the poison which in
jures body and mind. A temperance
lecture under such circumstances ought to
DO effective. But George Driver was not
the first and will not be tho last, to pro.
claim from the gallows that the first So
cial glass was his first step to ruin. Tho
tragedy will be repeated over and over
again.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16

sued.
The United States silver coinage has
been altered several times since, once in
1881, and once in 1853, but the silver dol
lar remained unchanged,
Tho silver dollar was left q. they old
standard that it might come into COMPETE
ton with tho Mexican dollar as an article
Of commerce. As IL weighs twenty-eight
and half grains, about eight cents moro
than two half dollars, 1t has never circula-
tod. Probably half our readers have
never seen an American silver dollar, the
most beautiful coin In the world. Brokers
sell them at about four cents moro than
gold, and they arc much sought for by the
manufacturers of jewelry. Thousands of
them arc daily coined merely to be melted
by the ruthless jeweler before the die is
cold: They are seldom exported because
the Mexican dollar, which is worth about
one cent more, is everywhere the favorite,
especially in China.
The now coinage bill makes change in
the silver dollar, one which, 1t is hoped,
will attract tho favor of tho Chinese, q
matter of no small importance when it is
known that $50, 900, 900 ofsilver per annum
finds its way to Asia. The new dollar is
to be called the trade dollar.
1t is to have no connection with tho
rest Of the United States coinage, but Is
| only TO DO issued TO depositors Of bullion
| on their order. 1t is to be 900 fine, to
weigh 42) grains, and will therefore be
worth five cents more than the gold dol
lar, two cents moro than the silver dollar
and one cent more than the Mexican dol
lar. Tho trade dollar will have tic
| weight and iinencss stamped upon it, and
Will DO much superior IN style and work
manship to the Mexican dollar. Should
it please the fastidious "heathen Chinee,"
IL will command price of about one hun
dred and eight cents in gold.
The new law also makes move toward
universal system Of coins and weights
by adopting the French standard of
weight for all silver coins less than one
dollar. Tho weight of two half dollars is
liked at twenty-five grammes, equal to the
five franc piece, and an increase Of about
half per cent. The weight of the half
dollar will be in grains exactly l92.-
9Ol3oo25, nearly grain more than the
present one of 1872 grains. This will be II
great improvement, and places our silver
coinage on q par with those of France,
Spain, Italy, Switzerland and many of the
South American states.
The law, which takes effect April |,
creates new Office, that of director of ali
the minis and assay offices, with head
quarters in Washington.
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THE MINT AND COINAGE Bill

IHE MINT AND Col AZ L BILL
Tho mint and coinage bill, passed by
congress few weeks ago, and which be-
came law by receiving the presidents
signature, makes some important changes
in the silver coinage of the United States
after April LIST, at which time it
goes into effect. In 1850, three
hundred and Fifty thousand dol
lars worth of silver WAS produced
in this country. Now, not less than thirty
million dollars in silver IS produced
yearly, an increase Of hundred fold in
about twenty-five years. The new coinage
law is designed to act as an encouragement
to the still greater production Of silver in
the West. 1t rectifes blunder commit
ted by congress seventy-fve years ago, II
blunder which made the American silver
dollar worthless as a medium Of trade.
BY the act Of 1872, says the New York
Herald 'the silver dollar was 10 be of
'4lG grains, of a Gneness Of 800 2-5, the
smaller coins Of the same Gnenoss
and aproporlionate weight
In the report Of the coinage made last
November by Professors Torrey and Lin
derman il is stated that the adoption Of
this standard for silver coinage was the re-
suit Of curious mistake.
1t appears that it was intended TO make
the American silver dollar the equal Of
the Spanish dollar, which contains OF
pure silver. not including the alloy, 377l
grains troy. Now by multiplying the
weight Of the United Stats dollar, as given
above, by its 6nencss--thus, 3l6Xs92 OO0i
the result 37l.25 IS obtained evidently
an error Of six grains in the calculation.
DR.. Rittenhouse, the then mint director,
discovered the error, and for short time
silver was coined up TO the standard orig
inaily intended bat his successors did not
dare TO violate the letter of tho law, and
three-quarters Of century hayo passed
before congress has interferred 20 correct
it.~ blunder. The consequence has been
that the silver dollar has completely failed
Of the purpose for which it was intended
vix--t0 replace the Spanish dollar as an
article of commerce. The Mexican dol.
!ar, which 10 worth Q couple cents more, is
In great demand in Europe and Asia Al
high prices, whilo our dollar, of better
workmanship, 10 consigned ignominiously
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16

The Methodist Episcopal church South
has expelled the Rev. DR.. Huston from
the church. What n pity tho Methodist
Episcopal church South could not have
had TO do with the Credit Mobilier fellons.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16

Hon. n, b. Roberts Of the first New
York congressional district, has turned
over to the United States his five thou
sand dollars back pay
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-16

PRESIDENT GRANT has ro-nominated
Brother -in-law Casey to be collector Of
customs at New Orleans.