The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-06-24
Brief Mentions.

The crops in Laurens County arc looking
we'll.
The wheat anu car crops in Anderson are
the finest that have been known foT many
years.
The wheat crops in the upper part Of Fair
field >utfcred considerably from rust, and are
nlaking light Yields
In the !hei suit in the case OF The State ",
}. G. Thompson. OF Beaufort, Tie grand iu-
rs returned 10 bill.
The hot weather in Darlington County
makes the young cotton plants grow an inch
every twcnty-tour hours.
4 colored woman in Barnwell County died
suddenly, la<i week from the effects ofdrInk-
ing col! wafer while in per>praiion.
The Sheriff of C.lleton County complains
thar, owing 10 The fact Of no; receiving mon
cy for dieting prisoners, ;Ac prisoners in Jail
arc becoming burden upon him.
There arc twelve prisoner; in the Jail at
Waitclboco. Owing to the isnOrauce .!
criminaiity OF the Jury Commissioners, court
has nor been held in the County for twelve
months.
On Friday night last, the residence Of Mr..
G. J. LuhE, q Tanderhorst street. Charles
Ton, was Struci; by lightning; the elcc tric
carrent cracking the walls Of one Of the
rooms, and tearing the man;cl-pecc out Of
place.
The grand jury, consisting Of fifteen col
o:cI and three white men presented james
NJ. Lesesne, Henry Joy and Richard 0. Bush,
the County Commissioners Of Georgetown,
for irregularities .malfesSaucc aad dttalcation
in office, which was set forth in ten different
specifications.
The Chester Reporter o. the 18th says:
"Thc rain has cone, and farmers are again
baSking i'll the sunlight Of hope and JOY. All
sections of our couatry have been visited
with good rains. The crops arc doing Won
derful!y well, and tie prospects for good
yield of both corn and cotton are good.
Last Thursday night, band Of mnrdercrs
and robbers, under pretcncc wishing 10 buy
something, entered the store Of 4 Mr.. How
ard, near May River Church, about twelve
miles from Hardeevic, 5. c., murdered the
clerk, Mr.. Thomas S. Behn, burned his body
10 4 crisp, then robbed the storehousc and
set FIRE to it. Warrants have been issued
against four negroes, against whom there is
strong evidence.
UNITED STATES.
Population Of Texas State Penitentiary,
1900.
Cattle are dying from disease in Southern
Kansas.
California promises 40, coo bushels Of wheat
this year.
There are 1,O0O,O 900 people within 25 miles
of Boston.
A Hartford company makes 5000, 900 eye
lets day.
Newfoundland seal fishery does not pro-
duce we'll
1t is rumored tina. Bret Har,e is in danger
Of loss of sight.
Contributions TO the Agassiz memorial
have reached $4,000.
Mitchell, 4 Wisconsin member of Con-
grcss, is worth S20,OO0,00O.
According 10 the Washington Star it costs
the couatry about ;hir;y-sX dollars per day
during the heated term 10 supply the House
of Representatives with iced tea and lcmoa
adc.
The entire Democratic State ticket WAS
elected in Oregon. The Legislature stands;
Senate, Republicans, II; Democrats, 9; In
dependents, 10. House, Republicans, 10;
Democrats. %; Independents, %.
4 DESPATCH from San Francisco announces
the death OF the Apachee Chief, Coch;.c.-
The list year or two Of this notorious saw
age were passed without hostility, after
life time Of uncompromising hare and re-
veuge against the white race.
A Nebraska journal inri!ingly says: "Who
says farmers cannot get ich in this State?
Fifteen years ago Young man came TO the
State without dollar in til. world. Last
week he wen: out Of the State carr! ing with
him the >um Of one dollar anl ;hirty-cisht
cents, the savings Of fl fteen years Of frugal
life. Come We>:, Young man, come West"
Governor Dix, Of New York, has signed
the hill which c)mY2ls parents and guardians
of children between the ages Of eight and
fifteen years to give them in school or at
home at least fourteen weeks regular in$truc-
ton every year in reading, writing arithmc-
tic, English grammar and geography. |;
prohibits the employment Of children within
the ages named at any labor during the time
when The district schools are opened, and
school officers are given authority TO sec that
il is enforced.
FOREIGN