The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-28
Brief Mentions.

speech before the congress of trades
unions at Sheffield, England, on We'd
nesday night, advised emigrants to the
United States.
\ couple OF Philadelphia misses
gave dolls ball the other evening.
Invitations, engraved upon miniature
note paper, were sent to thirty or for
ty of the most aristocratic of the Quak-
cr City dolls, and in every instance the
invitations were accepted. The dolls
presented themselves in full costume.
and some most exquisite. Supper
was served at the unusual hour Of
eight o'clock. The service and food
correspoudcd with thesize of the guests
Champagne, in bottles about the size
of ones finger, was placed in silver
coolers Of equal height. After supper
there was dancing, which was eontin-
ued to a late hour, when the servants
announced that it was time to 60
home, and the dolls, after some pout-
ing, concluded their dissipation.
The Richmond Dispatch thinks
President Grant has done moro to
sustain his motto, "Let US have
peace" in dropping Gov. Davis, Of
Texas, than he has by all his other
measures combined.
The Grcenvillc Republican says
Mr.. ?. D. Gilreath killed a hog last
week weighing 460 pounds.
Rev. B. +. D. Perry, Rector Of
Grace Church. in Camden, died on
the 18th inst, in that town.
A gin house and fifteen bales of
cotton. belonging to Captain Abram
Geiger of Lexington, were destroyed
by fire one day last week. Supposed
to have caught fire from match in
the cotton.
The salary grab has at last been dis
posed of. On Wednesday, the Act
rerealing the Act by which the salaries
Of Congressman we're raised $4,000
per term, received the Executive
signature and is now law. It was at
first supposed that the President
would veto the bill :; but as his own
increased salary was untouched, he has
refused to throw himself into the
breach for his friends, and Congress-
men will have to live for three months
on 5000, tEeir mileage and the very
liberal pcrquisites which they receive.
The value Of the property iu Geor-
eia increased over eighteen millions of
dollars during the last year. How
many millions better off is South Car
lima .
The public debt Of the United
States is only sixty thousand times
greater than it was forty years ago.
Returns from 1886 points and u
additional estimated give the total
packing of hogs to date at 100000;
estimated for the season 5,304,0 900 ;
packed at these points last season
5,526,000; the hogs packed this sea-
son are equal to 4, ,774,OOO of last years
avesagc weight; estimated decrease in
average weight is ten per cent.-show-
ing a decrease of 10000 in the aggre-
gate weight; decrease in production Of
hams, shoulders and sides is estimated
at 100000. 600 pounds; falling off in
yield of lard estimated at seven pounds
per hog-being an aggregate decrease
Of 46,000,000 pounds, equivalent to
l43, 900 tierces.
The Grand Lodge of the Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows met in
Charleston on the 21st inst. Mr..
VIM. J. Lake was the special repre-
sentative of Pulaski Lodge, Newberry.
The celebrated Siamese twins, Eng
and Chang, died recently.
The hearing Of the petition of the
asSignees for the sale of the Blue
Ridge Rail Road was postponed in the
United States Court until the 10Th
inst.
At the National Association of
Mexican War Heroes, held recently
in Washington, General Milroy offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Congress of the
United States is most earnestly re-
quested by this association to repeal
all laws which prohibit the payment of
any pension money to any soldier of
the Mexican war and of the war of
1912, and all other wars, who served
in the Confederate army.
On the 10Th inst, very harmo-
uious meeting of both white and col
ored taxpayers was held at Graham
vile, Beaufort County: to consider the
subject of taxation and to select dele
gates to the approaching Convention.
The colored people are opening their
eyes.
The Kershaw Gazette says: "From
all sections of the county We learn
that the farmers, having wound up
their years labor, are resting quietly
in their homes, and making their cal.
culation for another years work. 1t
is thought that less cotton will be put
in the ground this year than there was
in 1873.
An immigration society is being
formed in Abbcville, and considerable
zeal is manifested in the success of
the enterprise. A number nf gentle
men have subscribed literally to the
object, and many more names can be
obtained.
1t is reported that the much la uded
recent speech of Elliot IN Cong ress,
in answer to Mr.. Stephens, was writ
ten by Mr.. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
ECLECTIC MAGAZ1NE.-The Eclectic for
February opens with an article on Holland
House, one Of the most entertaining that re.