The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

young journalist of Richmond, IS
dead.
While tho Russians arc accom~
plishing nothing in Turkey in
Europe; they have severely defeat
cd Mukhtar Pasha in Asia Minor.
James Gilfllan has boon appoint
ed Treasurer of the United States.
What n namo to stick on q crisp
green back!
The government Of India has
offered S25,000 for the best machine
for manufacturing the ramio fibre.
American Inventors are invited to
compete.
The Spanish government intends
to demonstrate with the United
States against the dnty of fifty
cents per ton on Spanish shipping
entering United States ports.
The centennial Of Burgoyno's
defeat was celebrated on the 17ht
inst, at Saratoga, New York, with
IN Immense attendance. The
speaker and officers wore badges
ornamented with devices made Of
palmetto sent from South Carolina
for this OCCASION
The Supreme Court of tho United
States is thrco years bohindhand in
its business, and is losing ground.
Senator Davis proposes relief by
appointing n create number Of
circuit Judges, and making of these,
with their respective district judges,
intermediate appellate courts.
The Rev. e. II. Baird, of the
Presbyterian Publication Commit-
toe, was recently put on trial in
Richmond for alleged embezzle,-
ment. After examining the three
principal witnesses for tho prose.
cution, the Judge with the consent
Of the solicitor, instructed the Jury
to return verdict of not guilty
After most heated contest, in
France, The Republicans havo de-
fea'ed the MacMahon party, COM
posed of clericals, Conservatives
and monarchists. NfacHIahon used
all his powers to elect a majority,
but gained only forty seats in the
assembly, leaving a Republican
majority still Of over hundred.
President Hayes has mado the
following appointments: Enjoys
Extraordinary and Ministers Plcni-
potentiary-Edward r. Noyes, Of
Ohio, France; James Russell
Lowell, of Massachusetts, Spain
John A. Kasson, of Iowa, Austria
Thomas A. Osborn, of Kansas,
Chill Henry W. Hilliard of Geor-
gia, Brazil. Ministers Resident
John l.. Stevens, of Maine, Sweden
and Norway; james NJ. Comfy, of
Ohio, Hawaiian Islands; John NJ
Langston, (colored) of District of
Columbia, Republic of Hayti The
mission to England has not beon
filed.
Gen. John NJ Harlan, of Ken
tucky, has been appointed Associate
Justice by President Hayes, pice
David Davis. Harlan is the
leader of tho Kentucky Rcpubli-
cans, their standing candidate for
governor, is forty years old, q
partner OF, Bristow, and is the best
speaker and ono Of the ablest law
yers III Kentucky. His integrity
is unquestioncd.
The defense of Senator Pattor
son, as stated in the plcadings,
rests on the following grounds: :
First, That Hampton is not Gov
ernor; second, that there was no
legal grand inry and duly elected
Judge; third, that the Chief Jus
tice (Willard), who ordered tho
special term, was not the legal
Chief Justice; fourth, that the
General Assembly which appointed
the committee of investigation was
illegal; fifth, that Chief Justice
Willard, Judge Kershaw and the
grand jury conspircd AGAINST the
rights and liberties of Patterson,
and that the indictments were the
results of the conspiracy; sixth,
that he was not fugitive from
justice; seventh, that the Constit,,-
ton only allowed a State to demand
a fugitive from a State, and that
tho District Of Columbia not being
State tho Constitution did not
apply, and the act of Congress
authorizing the Chief Justice to