The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-06-17
Brief Mentions.

The crops in Fairfield are looking badly.
The crops arc re,y backward in Marlboro
County.
The U. :. sl,:, was reduced $500 700
during My.
The l'n'"; Siaic> have 5000 miles Of
telegraph.
Several Gases OF smallpox ar: reported in
Lexington.
The small pox is r.sil:s ii he is'a2d Of
Jamaica.
Tha population .; Columbia is supposed 10
be a3nu: II 500.
The State Normal school will be opened on
the 1t OF September ~cxt.
A fatal disease is killing Ill HE hogs and
Chickens in Laurri> County.
The stand cf corn and cotton in Chester
held County !S very uMprom;sn@.
The CROPS ARE reported in line condition in
every portion Of anderson County.
The cotton factory Of Saln;Son Hall ( Co.,
II Grccuviilc, has been completed.
Excelsior Lodge Of Good Tcmplars i'll Col
unIba have established 4 public library with
L nucleus OF two hundred volumes.
Gov. Baxter OF -Arl;an>a> has refused to
Siga the Amnesty Ic: ra,sed by the egiSla
tuTc, anl arrests IL! reason continue.
The r;ghtwcrtIIy grand io,isr III Good Tenn
p!ar> hurc voted 70 n0ll the mex a:uual se,-
sion X BIo0na.lnn. II.
The chinese IN C,ifnCni;. are being con-
rcrtrt tu Cm;!>i:au:;,. AZ 4 rrce:II prayer
mcctiu. in San Fr.::ri>Cu, - many IL eighty
were present, anA were very dcrn:ioaal-
Pa<Sigrrr!iv i ~" namc Uf Il >ySieln pt
nririug ny ruuhcI-, which, it Is asserted.
m:,y he u>r:l universally. and thus ohwiatc
the difficulty Ot communication between IN
,inn> Of different languages.
Caesar Clvc one Of the ,ec:niIy convicted
County Culnmi>> >>inltrrs of BarmHcll has been
pa!domrd by GDyrrlU: Molr>. Ii is rnIcr-
tond that this was done on the rccommenln-
::On Of Judge MaiIer AM! Solicitor WiggiE.
The reformed Prc>byreriAus, in convention
at Philade lphia. adopted resolution tia:
they considered the orders of Patrons Of
llu>bandry or GranSerS prcjudical to the
best interests Uf society and IL !nwlc< and
inefficient way of obtaining redress for
grievances.
Pope Plus TX completed the eighty.second
rrar OF his age On the 18Th OF May. His
Holiness received 10 900 letters of cnugratu-
lation-l2 000 OF them from misunderstanding
the one day. an! hagc BASKETS, with Other
eplStlc> Of The same >orr, were hcing carried
10 MS chambers iu the Vatican at'te. he lrat
retired.
There lives on The Blue Ridge, Eear this
place, woman IS years old, who has not Ind
pair OF shoes on her feet for more Than u
years. She has children, neither Of them
know i letter in the book. She never had L
Bible Gor any kind OF book in her house in
her life A>lvil!e (N. c. EXposiior.
Several Madrid newspapers are accusing
Cushing, the American minister, Of being
present II L banquet given by the oppuSition
deputies, including Figcraus aud Castelar, -
The editors SaggcS; that Cushing must be s-
noraEt OF European diplomatic usag4> rs
we'll as the significance OF certain names.
Louisiana is afflicted beyond all precedent.
DrOugh. Is visiting those portions Of tho
State that arc uUt OF the reach of the tloOGS.
SO that the country presents the painful
anomaly of being dried up where il has not
been drowned Out IL is evident iha! the
demand lhr ail is most imperative and
hear;rending.