The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-29
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NE VS. or THE DLli-.

st. Domingo is enjoying another
rod-hot revolution.
President Hayes has had grand
banquet in Nov York.
Russia has lost SO, 900 mon in the
present war.
Tho health Of Queen Victoria $
son, Leopold, again causes anxiety.
philadclphia's poor rejoice in the
prospect OF a ''pcnny restaurant.
Millh"m, N. j., has, by ballot
just declined annexation to Iron
ton.
The reports Of troubles along tho
Rio Grandc arc said to be the in.
vcntions OF parties who want war.
Owen Murphy, ono of tho Excise
Commissioners, Ct New York city.
has absconlcd with $4,000.
Senator Patterson is better. lie
will spend tho holidays with Sena-
tor Cameron, Of Pennsylvania.
The snow along tho Balkans is so
deep that fears arc entertained Of
thc loss Of Russian troops and Turk
ish prisoners.
The Car has returned to ST..
Petersburg, where he was greeted
with n most enthusiastic ovation.
lilo will return to the army in q
month.
Ben Butler in recent speech
said that Hayes must choose by
February whether he will join tho
Democrats or como back to The
Republicans.
} Ono DR.. Tanner, Of st. Paul,
Mimi, claims to have lived forty
two days on nothing but water.
For the benefit of the incrcdulous
he offers to repeat tho experiment
on a wager Of $4,000.
The italian government has de-
cided to return to tho Royal family
of tho late kingdom of Naples thoir
estates, which wcrc seized at tho
time that the country was absorbed
into that Of Italy.
Tho three United States vessels
designated to transport goods to
tho Paris Exposition will all be
ready for sea by the 2Oth of Feb
ruary. The Supply, now at Now
York; tho Constitution, at Phila-
dclphia, and the Wyoming, at
Washington, will be turned ovor to
Commissioner General Mccormick
by that date, and Will receive goods
tor transportation Immediately
afterwnrd. The last named vessel,
steamer, will carry the governs
mcnt exhibit now Icing lroparcd
by the several executive depart
mcnts.
Brigham Youngs spcndthrift son
has been sued by his Eastern
creditors. Three suits wcro begun
against him on December r, in the
Third District Court, Salt Lake
City. for the recovery Of claims
amounting to $4,000, and his
household goods in tho 'NVhite
House Harcm" were seized by the
sheriff. One claim was brought by
a bank in Ohio FOR money borrowed.
The contractors who furnished iron
for the construction of tho Utah
Western Railroad, threaten to
prosecute him and to throw the
road into bankruptcy. This road
was ono of tho Prophets pet
schemes.
Tho drop game was alroitly
played upon Rear Admiral Walker,
i'll Now York, on Monday. Ho was
about to deposit 81, 100 in the
Seaman's Savings Bank, when q
gentoc! man tapped him on the
shoulder and said: "You have
dropped one Of your bills" The
Admiral was placing his money
in his bank book, ut desk near the
cashiers window. Flo looked down
and saw ''greonback" on tho floor.
Ho stopped to pick it up, and found
it was only IN imitation bill, But,
whom he 1850 up, tho confidence
man was gono with his $1,1OO,
which no had loft for throo seconds
on tile dosk. No account of the
money since.
Wo would like TO know why it is
that a young man can sit down,
heave a sigh Or two tho size