The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-06
Brief Mentions.

The Germans are TO abolish the bayonet in
their army. :
philadelphia has subscribed $4,000 for the
Louisiana sufferers.
$1,000 have been subscribed for Louisiana
u, Concord, n. II.
The enormous extent OF II 400 square miles
Of lard along the Mississippi is under water.
Within year twentysX vacancies will
occur in The Senate Of The United States.
Deb; Observation-Disclosures nearly 33,090,-
000 coin in the treasury 800 .375. 600; curren-
CO. SIS. .2J0 COO.
What is the difference between a cremation
iSt AMI Il man in rickety bed? One barns
the dead and the other duraS the bed
The State Of Michigan is not only now out
or debt. hH, has so large surplus in the
treasury tha: no Stute tax will he levied This
year.
Mr.. Jones objects to cremation Oh the
ground that not having been able TO earn 4
living i: would be FOLLY for him 10 urn the
dead.
The Georgia Baptist State Convention met
in Amcrcus on Friday, 140 delegates present.
SO. 900 were subscribed aud paid 10 the
Grcenylle Theological Seminary.
The Senate has passed the House bill ap-
propriA,ing S9o. 900 for tho rclict Of persons
suffering hy the Overflow OF tue Mississippi
River
In Beech IsIaiiI. T. G thc ln:ton on sey-
erul plantations was injured To .uch III cA-
tent by The late frost that the owners intend
10 plough itup and plan! corn instead.
During three months ending March 81. the
yalue % the cheeses received from AMERICA
was - 0.23g II gain over the rorfc>pond'
ing Quarter of last year OF more than sl0o, 900.
Tue Culumbia Phoenix thiukS i, probable
that tue bond question is 10 be looked into,
Us it is understood that Attorney. General
Melton .CoMprol!er.GeDc llogc and Treas.
uier CItduzo arc on their way 10 New York.
At recent meeting Of the citizens Of
Charleston. a committee WAS raised TO receive
and distribute subscriptions for the relief Of
the sufferers by the inundation in the MiSsis-
sippi Valley.
At the Memphis Cotton Exchange on Sat-
uldav, Scvcnty-;hree estimates Of the cotton
crup wprc opened. The highest WAS 4,2S7,-
0S7 bales. and ting lowest 1891 GOO, average
4,l32, 900.
4 famine prevails in Asia Minor. Many
perS0pS are starving. 1t is stated tina: ID the
town Ct Angora alone 100 deaths occur daily
from starvation. The river Figri$ is again
swollen BY heavy rGlnS, aud further Hoods
s:e apprchended.
4 regular battle is reported in Jefferson
County, in which the Brookites had nine
killed, twenty wounded and the remai"uer
disarmcd and sent home. Seven Baxterites
were woandcd and six horses killed. Fe5eral
action is hoped for by all.
Statistics show ! remarkable decline in
Wat-imony Of lA:e years Formerly there
was n!,c marriage year 10 every clShty-two
Of population. Now il is one marriage TO
one hundred and eighteen OF the population.
The girls must he getting fasIidious.
Greenwood and vicinity invested S3u0 in
The Louisville, Kentucky. lottery. and drew
SevcGty~Hyc. / successful speculation oyer
the left. 1t the drawing pleec!ing the Ias;.
Tom Kilcy, Of Greenwood, dew $3.50, and
his SUCCESS >et his neighbours tucth on
edge. They have been effectualy cured.
Three cottius hare recently been discovered
near the Old Star Fort, III Nine,y.Six The
cTidenceS were that Hey contained The re.
mains ot the soldiers OF the British garrison,
barred some niuety.tour years ago. The
! p!anks composing ;he cottlus were in re-
mark able Safe Of preservation.
| Mr. T. Il. Gaines arrived in Columbia.
! Wednesday, with thrty-;hree Gbie-boIici
| im.a yrnr;s, farmers and mvchaEics. They
! are ~ Gc di.ir:bltcd 10 different sections of
the State One gentleman offered TO take
! ten of them III ouce, bat he coald ult get
thru.. as SITUATIONS had already been obtain
; ed.
! Hon alexander II. Stephens has returned
! to his home in Georgia, Before taking his
! departure flon Washington. he was ca!lrd
upon BY company Of friends and during The
! conversation remarked that unless his health
shou,d become improved BY the trip. he
! never again expected 10 visit Washington.
! He is confirmed iugalid, and has not been in
his sea- on the fooc Of the House for the
! past TWO months.
! The other day. Mr.. Bromberg. Of Alabama.
offered the petition OF Raphael Semmes, we'll
! known Is the commander Of the Confederate
! privateer, the Alabama, asking for pardon.
. In his petition ScmmeS arerreI that he went
; with the Sou,h in the wa:; that since the
: ~. se lad resumed tis relations OF LOYALTY {;
i that 10 desires :.S,pnyt and entire oblivion,
! except "a> Par as history may Deal with the
subject" Battle House would not ssals
the petition. ..- Ill.