The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-08-26
Brief Mentions.
There are now four hundred anc
TWENTY-FIVE oranges in the State.

There are now four hundred and
twenty-five oranges in the State.
It is now estimated that about S.
100000 worth Of sugar was lost during
the food in Louisiana.
A St. Louis man got into an ice
chest to coo! himself, but pespiration
was turned into expiration, as the
man died few days afterward.
Some people think it little siugu-
lar that Beecher's nest-hidiug didn't
suggest to Tilton the practical value
of cow-hiding.-Courier-Jou Journal.
IF men Of both colors would drink
less whisky and carry no firearms, the
happiness and peace of all communi-
ties would be increased about 1000
per cent.
Business men everywhere say that
their July bills are being paid this
year more promptly than usual-the
most encouraging sign yet for trim
trade in the fall.
Capt. J. ". Frazier, Of Cedar
Springs, Abbeville Co., a skillful far
mer who cultivates fine land, will not
make an average of a peck Of corn to
the aere-all owing to the dry weather.
a German in the Center Market,
New York City, being asked how much
saur-kraut he had put up for winter
use, replied: "I's not got much. Lit
: tie more as ten barrels-shust for sick
ness"
An ingenious young school madam
in Polk Co., Oregon, has invented an
efectual process of correcting school
children. She stands them on their
heads and pours water down their
trousers legs.
An exchange says, tight laciug is
again coming into fashion, and that
this is good news for short armed lov-
ers, and very exhilarating intelligence
to doctors, undertakers and dealers IN
marble slabs.
Greenville County can boast Of sew
en- large cotton factories in her bor-
ders, Sullivan's, Batesville, Lester's,
David's, Sampson, Hall & Co.'s, Nor
gan's and Whilden's, with the Pied
mont sooa to be completed.
The cotton crop in Middle Georgia
has been seriously injured by dry
weather. One-half the fruit has fallen
off, and the extent of the damage to
the crop generally is uncertain. The
corn crop, however. is very fne.
The sale of the Laurens Railroad to
the South Caralina Railroad Company,
W. J. Magrath, president, was con-
frned on the 10th instant by the
Bankrupt Court at Greenville, S. C..
An appeal was taken, which will bring
the matter up before Judge Bond, in
November next.
A young man named VIM. J: Ok
ner, son Of the postmaster at Winns-
boro. committed suicidei in Charleston,
on Sunday last, by taking laudanum.
All for the love of a young lady who
did not rcciprocate his attachment.
His remains were taken to Wjnnsboro
for intermeDt.
A severe hail storm occurred at
Montmorenci, about FIVE miles from
Aiken, last Friday afternoon, between
FIVE aud six O'Clock. The hail stones
are said to have ranged in size from
the dimensions of hen eggs to goose
eggs, and did great damage to cotton
and corn. The storm, fortunately,
was confined to small area.
The inhabitants of the small town
of Pinar del Ric in Cuba, are oyerjoy-
ed at lucky turn of Dame Fortunes
wheel. The capital p,ize of 100000
in the last drawing of the Havana lot
terry has been drawn there between
two priests, q lady, a billiard-markcr,
and a negro, who had purchased the
different pieces of the ticket. What
a commentary on luck
The Memphis appeal properly
states the case when it says: The
talk about the general war of races is
too preposterous to receive serious
attention. Neither race wants that;
but the tine seems to have fully
esae when the question must be
peaceably decided at the polls wheth-
er the whites are to rule or the ne
groes ruin the Southern States"
The Courler-Journal recently pub
lished reports from correspondents in
fifty counties of Kentucky, represent
ing sevcnty-fve per cent. of the tobac-
co crop Of the entire State, which in
dicate an unparalleled failure of the
crop. From an aggregate estimate it
is deduced tnat under the most favor
able future conditions the crop of 1874
will be only thirteen per cent. Of the
average annual yield.
One cf the most remarkable elope-
ments ever recorded occurred in this
city on Monday. A young man whose
wife died several months ago ran off
with his mother-in-law to parts uu-
known. She took with her consid-
erable sum of money belonging > her
husband. Through respect to the
feelings of the disconsolate husband
We suppress the names.
Norfolk Landmark.
The peril that men will encounter
for money is in many cases surprising
beyond belief. There was a tricolor
flag on the summit of Metz Cathedral:
which has been a constant eyesore to
the Germans: and reward of Sl00
was offered to have it taken down.
Several persons made the attempt, and
two lost their lives by their hardihood.
Finally one succeeded, and it has been
removed.
Mrs. Burnham, of the St. Louis
Republican, says: Theodore gives
the world the impression that Mrs.