The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-01-27
Brief Mentions.

It is always better to pass dozen
intended insults without recognition.
than to take offence at single unin-
territorial, neglect or reflection. Mis-
understandings are fruitful of more
unkindly feeling il society than ever
result from deliberate Miniature.
The question is, shall the president
of the United States &c permitted TO
organize state legislatures to suit HIM
self by the Illegal use of the United
States army? 1t behooves American
citizens in all the states not to under
rate the gravity Of the question.
[SprtnqJield Republican.
The next House Of Representatives
will consist Of 292 members. Of these.
275 have been elected, and II remain
10 be chosen during this year. The
States yet to choose Representatives
are: New Hampshire. in March !;
Connecticut, in April; California: IN
September; and Mississippi, i'll No.
vember.
Sea shells have been found in the
Andes Mountains full fifteen thousand
feet above the sea. Humbolt picked
up some sea shells at that great height
ON ton Of the Andes. The sea shells
were carried up with the mountains
high and dry as they are to-day, and
the poor shell animals wondered at
the dreadful change, and sickened
and died in the bitter, dry mountain
air long, long ages ago.
It is contemplated to ''introluce
Into the French Assembly 'voting
machine An electric apparatus is
to be Installed on the desk Of each
member; there are to be two knobs
like those Of electric bells-one for
the yeas the other for the nays
The votes will be Registered instaneous-
" on a framework behind the Presl-
dent, opposite the names Of the MEM
bers set down in alphabetical order.
Tweed is now subjected to regular
prison treatment, sleeping in cell,
marching to his meals with the rest
Of the prisoners, and only favored in
the amount and character Of the work
required of him. Mrs. Tweed has
lately met with an accident which
cost her an eye. Her youngest son
exploded percussion cap close to her
face. A piece Of the metal strucE
her eye; the wound was neglected,
suppuration set in, and the eye had to
be cut ont to save the other.
Gov. Castor, Of Massachusetts, in
lis message to the Legislature, says;
The presence of armed force Of Uni
ted States troops in a Legislature Of a
State for the purpose Of settling al
election contest between political par.
ties is matter Of grave concern to all
the people of all the States, more es.
pecielly in case where the possible
effect of such presence may be to sub
vert the popular will and impose upon e
people rulers whom they have not Sc
lected. I invite the immediate atten.
tion Of the Legislature to this subject,
ORASeEBURG, S. c.: January Is.
The case of the State VS.. cx-Gov
+. J. Moses, Jr, and exc ou"t
Treasurer J. /. Hunbert, for breach
of trust with fraudulent intent, was
called to-day. Solicitor Buttz stated
that, in reference to T. J. Moses
"nol. pres" was entered at the last
term, but new indictment would be
given to the grand jury against both
him and Humbert at this term. Iu
the case of the State vs.. J. L. Hum
bert, for official misconduct; the solici'
tor said that he was Informed that
Acknowledgement Melton would con-
duct in person the prosecution.
The Boston Globe thinks that Tho
manner in which some men ecouomlze
in these times reminds one Of 4. VIII
fer, tie clerk who had limited salary
and au unlimited family, whose ambi
tion to wear 4 ncw suitwa never graft
fed. As Dickens says: His black hat
was brown before he could afford q
coat, his pantaloons were white at the
seams aud knees before he could buy
pair of boots, his boots had wor1
out before he could treat himself tc
new pantaloons. and BY the time he
worked round to the hat again that
shining modern article rooted in an
ancient ruin Of various periods"