The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-30
NEIT,S or THE DIY.

IWO and Il half million bushels of
wheat passed through Buffalo, New
York, III one day last week.
Now York will pay her militia
$25O,000 for services rendered in
supprcssing the late riots.
Great complaint is made in
Mississippi of the stcalago Of seed
cotton. Tho farmors aro banding
together to suppress it.
The Pennsylvania delegation havo
recommended Simon Cameron for
minister to England. Hayes OBJ
jects.
General Grant has written to
friend at Washington that he docs
not expect to return home till De-
cembcr, 1878.
Recorder Hackett, of Now York,
has imposed tho full sentence Of tho
law (tcn years. on child stealer,
recently convicted in his court.
The New York cigar makers are
on q prolonged strike. They have
opened a kitchen and are feeding
five hundred d persons.
Bayard, Thurman and Morgan
arc the Democrats Of tho committee
Of seven to mature u mode OF do
claring the President and Vice.
President.
The French situation is unchang-
cd. The government organs con-
tinue to DECLARE that the Marshal
will not submit nor tho Ministers
resign
A European syndicate proposes
to lend Louisiana nearly thirteen
million to ease her finances. Lou
isianae is afraid hcr constitution
prevents an acceptance.
The wife of William G. Gilman,
the New York forgcr, has become
insane. She is to be sent to luna
tic asylum. The unfortunate lady
is a niece Of Henry Ward Beocher
Fort Worth, Texas, but few
years since in "howllng wilder
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Dallas. It has just completed a
hotel costing $4,000. Thus the
tide Of empire rolls along in this
go ahead country.
Tho proper translation of the
Sioux chiefs namo should be
"The-Bull-t hat-Squats," instead of
plain Sitting Bull. The name has
reference to the way in which ho
sits down.
According to Spanish advices
from Cuba the imperial forces have
captured tho President of the
Republic, tho Secretary of the
Chamber Of Representatives, and
several members Of that body.
The Secretary Of War grants his
clerks ten days leave to go to
Pennsylvania and Now York for
voting purposes, not to be deducted
from their regular vacation.
Representative of the Union and
Central Pacific Railroad companies
are in Washington urging the gov
ernmcnt to accept their offer of q
compromise for the money advanced
by it to build the roads.
The number of bishops now in
the Episcopal church in the United
States is twonty-cight, Of whom
Bishops Garrett, Elliott, WINFIELD,
Delosky, Jaggar, Brown, Perry,
Pennick and Adams wero appointed
during tho past three years.
At tho recent Legislative prima-
ries in Richmond, the liquor dealers
put out set Of anti-M Moffott- bell
punch candidates, but were beaten
out of their boots. This is great
victory for the punch, as tho chiof
opposition to it is in Richmond.
The Radicals and worRingmen
put out joint municipal ticket in
Baltimore, but were disastrously
defeated on tho 23d inst, Kano,
Democrat, receiving 33,178 votes,
Thompson, Workingman, 1860,
and Warfeld, Reformer, 535. Tho
Democrats mado q clean sweep Of
the city council.
Tho great two and half mile
race at Baltimore, which Congress
adjourned to go and witness, was
won by p. Lorillards horse, Parole,
in 1872, Tonbroecl, the Kentucky
horse, second, and Tom Ochiltrce
third. Tenbroock was by long odds
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