The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-02-25
Brief Dots.

A ride on the raj! down to tue Capitol one
day last week revealed the fac: that some
folks do just as has been tine custom for To-,
these many years. An interesting exhibition
wls afforded in the car Of young infant.
Il seemed to be new-comcr-hadn't been
here more than few days, SO smal! was it
and so solierina-likc KS complexion. It ap-
peared 10 have two mamnaS. and between
them the Passengers feared the extinction OF
its Little life, what with brushing the down
upon lis tiny head, the kisses aud various
other mother!y man:pulations bestowed upon
il, 1t bore everything like lamb though.
Having two mammaS we feared it had no
dada, bat after lapse, pautalooued indI-
yidual appeared on the scene, who Slled the
bill completely, BY embracing one Of the
ladies ana taking the infant. 1t must have
been first experience. Strange TO say, al-
though thcEe were only Il limited number Of
passengers, not more than half ;hc cars ca.
paci;r. every seat was taken up. This is the
travellers usual Custom. /: Frog Level we
NOTICED hanging 1t the depot IN ctiyy Of
man, said 10 be iutcnded to represent some
agent there who had made himself offensive.
In Columbia the streets were animated by
the crowds in attcn lance on the meeting Ct
the Grange end the Tax Payers Convention,
and some business seemed doing, but gen.
orally The compllint wGs that tue times were
dull -and all apprehension felt in regard to
the ability OF many to stand the Guancial
troubleG.
The different hotels, the Columbia, Wheel
CT, Central, Hendrix. C4Icu!t, &C., were do
ing thriving business. Of the latter we were
glad 10 sec that our old friend. S. B. Cllcutt,
is making his house quite popular He
keeps a good table, und has good rooms, and
is very attentive.
At the State House in one Of the private
ofnciul rooms W. saw seated It table, two
little coiored boys, so small that their chins
were on level with the table, each spelling
some letter paper, besides injusing the pens,
with which they were making tierosiyph cs,
but the pleaSantest feature Was that each
OF them Lad 6ne cigar in his mouth, from
which graceful clouds OF smoke circled up.
This is one Of the mauy ways in which the
peoples money soes. and accounts for the
fact that the various appropriations for
specific purposes are always exhausted 3 prn
demands are made upon the treasury.
The death OF Mr. McCaw cast gloom
over the entire community in which be was
50 we'll known and so much esteemed.
In noticing the hotels, omission was made
OF the jackson House. This popular PLACE
was also filled ,aDd the proprietor was un,iriag
in his efforts to please. For the benefit of
his guests hc has at great expense gotten up
al immense Jumping jack, which is 9 source
Of infni:e amusement, besides N any other
noyel aud attractive features. We would I'D
wise tie other hotels TO follow so worthy en-
example.
The Sunday School Concert was o capital
eEiir. Some Of the solos rendered by the
misses were delicious.
We saw some rich things, bat have no
room to mention more than one, and that
was rich plumb pudding. and had we con.
fined ourself 70 u sigh: only it would have
been well. Unfortunately some Of it was in
serted under our vest, and in conss quence
somebody felt very urw'ef for hours after.
No mose. 'r.. ..., -.-