The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-08-12
Brief Mentions.

Up to the 29,h Of July Augusta shipped
1870, ,s33 melons.
4 party of twenty-one Cinnamon recently
left North Adams, Mass, where they bad
been working in q shoe factory, to return to
China. They are said to have accumulated
considerable money during their stay.
Here is recipe for getting up a fashion
able summer bonnet: Let tie lady run her
head into a sbeas of oats, and aftcrward stick
in few field flowers here and there to light
up her co:ffure, and the thing is done.
Cspt. John G. Williams, near Spring
Grove, in Laurens County, produced this
season, from small patch of three-quarters
cs an acre, eighty bushels of oats. The oats
were sowr last fall with turnips.
The Florence Pioneer nominates the Hon.
W.D. Porter for Governor. The nominations
outside the straight-out Republican fold 50
far are Gen. J. B. Kershaw. Hon. ". D. Por-
ter and Col. Thomas Dodame ad.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger says
ssAuong cities anxious to be trade centres
Charleston, S. c., is acquiring considerable
noto.iety by the efforts now making oy its
Chamber o. Commerce to secure for her the
grain trade of the Southwest, and direct
steamship communication to Europe"
Alta meeting Of the German Cremation So
ciety held recently, in New York, plans were
exhibited for the construction of rectangu-
lar hall, sixty by forty feet, with arrange
ments therein by which bodies may be con-
sumed by fire. The estimated cost Of fune-
raj by this process is set down at eight dol
lars.
A convention will be held at Henderson
vile in the interests Of railroads connected
with Greeuvile, Tennessee and French
Broad-the Spartanburg and ASheVille, the
Laurens and Asheyille, and the Centras-on
the 30th and 3lst instant. This will be an
important meeting Of railroad officials, ana
should be we'll attended.
At Moffetsville, Anderson county, S. c..
6 young German, named Garizun, shot ana
killed young lady, named Miss Katie Tuck
er. Il appears that Garizuu was employed
BY the father Of the young lady, with whom
be fell desperately in love. He became Jeal-
Gus of the attentions of his supposed rival,
and deliberately killed the young lady while
.be three were sitting in Mr.. fuckers par
lor. The murderer fei, but was arrested
and is now in jail at Anderson Court House.
J, w. Smith, the colored cadet at West
Point, who was dismissed for deficiency 10
philosophy. details the history of his exam
iua,ion in communication TO the New Ma
tional Era, showing that the report made
against him was not for deficiency but in ac-
cordance with suggestion from high au-
thoritv not to allow him to graduate, and
thereby save the War department the oner-
Gus task of finding a suitable assignment in
the army where he would be welcomed by
the white officers as an officer and gentle
man.
New YORK, August 4.-The Herald's Lons
Branch letter processes to have Information
from an authoritative source, that President
Grant desires and expects the nomination
for the third term, but not as candidate
Of the Republican party, but as candidate
Of the arti-Republican and auti-Administra'
ton forces, and upon the liberal Republican
and Democratic Platform of 1925. Leading
Western Liberals have had conference with
the President few days ago, when the
above arrangement was made.