The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-08-28
NEWS OF THE DAY.

hours.
The experiment of steam has been
successfully tried on ono of the city
railroads in Brooklyn.
Moody thinks that he will preach
IN small New England towns rather
than in large Western cities.
New York will enjoy tho distinc-
ton of having q colored cadet at
West Point. Where is Boston, with
all her love for the man and brother?
Two teams of Indians have como
down from Canada to Newport, to
play ''lacrosse," an old Indian game
full Of interest and excitement.
Senator Blaine, after bitterly at-
tacking the President, had the check
to invite him to his house as n guest
last week. Hayes didn't SEQ the
honor.
The miners of Pennsylvania arc
still turbulent, and danger is not
entirely past, as they number
siMty 'JnOusand persons.
There has been battle fought in
Abyssinia, in which King John has
conquered all who opposed him. He
is now firmly established on his
throne.
A man named Harding, while cx-
'hibiting q wire fire escape, fell from
a fourth story window of tho Astor
House, New York, last week, and
was instantly killed.
The Central Vermont Railroad has
abandoned fifty eight miles of track
between Benning ton and Chntham
'on the ground that it doesn't pay
expenses. A unique idea.
The Pennsylvania Democrats have
nominated Noyes for treasurer, and
have passed appropriate resolutions,
denouncing Hayes election, but ap-
proving his policy.
AS President MacDIahon was leny-
ing Chcrbourg, Oh Sunday before
last Republican demonstration oc
Cured. He was greeted with shouts
of "oioe la Republique T.! Tiye
Ihiers |' and the singing of the
"Marseillaise."
Gen. Howard is making poor pro.
gress against the Indians. He is
still pursuing them, but when be
gets near them, they kill his skir-
mishers, steal his horses and make
off. Howard is great fraud.
Two tra,pps fought each other re-
Gently over tho question whether
the better meal was to be begged in
Boston or New Orleans. The Bos-
ton man killed the other, and beans
and brains are ahead.
The officers Of the British army or
navy, who are also in the service of
the Khedive, have been allowed by
the British government to remain in
their present position SO long as they
are not engaged in any warlikc pur>
pose.
A Spanish deputy, named Salaman-
ca, has created great cxcitment in
Madrid by charging the government
with gross nismanagemo ont, and
asserting that one vigorous, earnest
campaign would long since have
'subdued the rebels. He was silenccd
after speaking several hours and
asking many hard questions.
Postmaster General Key accom~
panied Hayes on his New England
tour, and made q fool of himself.
He alluded to tho people of the
South as "erring brethren" and
quoted tho lines beginning, "Whilo
the lamp holds out to burn"
The Khedivo will resist the at
tempt of any foreign power to con-
troll the Suez Canal. Has Highness
is reported to have said that the
canal would be of but doubtful use
to commerce should it cease to boz
long to Egypt, for then it might DO
used by one nation as q means Of
destroying the commerce ofanother.
But as long as it remains in Egyp-
tian hands, it will remain open to all
trading vessels, OF any ,nationality
whatever.
The Western Union aud tho At
lantie and Pacific telegraph compa.
mics haveWirtually consolidated, all