The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tweed II telling his story to q
commission in New York, He inn
plicates prominent Democrats and
Republican, s..
Republican Ohio clerks in Wash>
ington havS been ordered to 60 home
and vote. They are not anxious
to do so. Y
Secretary Thompson is showing
up number of fraudulent contracts
made by Secretary Robson, of the
navy, just before leaving Grants
cabinet.
An American builder took con-
tract to buila three~story house
in st. John In four days of last
week or no pay. Appropriately, this
live builders name was Live.
President Hayes recently visited
Morton at his bedside, and kissed
him twice. It will be remembered
that Beecher and Tilton likewise
kissed.
The American rifle team again
beat the British team at Creelmoor,
by 90 points, making the unprece-
dented score of $3.50 points out of q
possible 5000.
President Hayes had reception
in Louisville, KY, on the 18th. Rev.
DR.. Stuart Robinson delivered the
address of welcome. Governor
Hampton was present, on his way
home.
Ex-senator Sawyer, of this State,
is on trial, with others, in Washing-
ton, for conspiracy and for passing
fraudulent claims. Two claims Of
$4,000 for abandoned cotton are
involved.
The Mormon apostles have 10
ceived anew revelation from Heaven.
1t is a tame affair, and reflects no
credit on it's author. The gist of
tho revelation is that the apostles
are to "run the machine"
Since Adelina Patti has been
worsted in her divorce suit, she is
being universally snubbed. Not
long since she was the most petted
of all the prima donnas.
The commission to Sitting Bull,
after leaving Fort Shaw, the last
outpost, must travel two hundred
miles over the country before reach
ing his supposed present rendez-
vOus.
The Cuban patriots recently re-
ceived cargo of arms and muni-
tions. The departure of tho vessel
was reported by Spanish spies, who
are in Southern ports, but too late
to have the vessel intercepted.
Stanley has written another let.
to the New York Herald. He has
reached the mouth of the Congo.
In three years he has traversed
thousands of miles, fought thirty
two battles with tho savages, dis
covered the source of the Nile, and
played the mischief generally.
Mrs. NIyra Clark Gaines, appar-
emily tired of waiting for COM
promises with the possessors of her
property in New Orleans, has just
sont out writs Of possession for five
different pieces of property on
Rampant street, and intends, it is
said, to send out others soon.
The colored people of North
Carolina are to hold a delegate con
vention in Raleigh on the 18th of
October to devise plans for their
educational, material and moral
advancement as race, which, the
call says, care and should bo at
this juncture paramount to oil other
issues" '"...
Nearly dozen of the strikers who
bore q conspicuous part in the late
railroad riots are now in prison in
Warren county, N. j., awaiting trial
One and all they profess the SINGER
est penitence, and regret the folly
which made them the dupes of
mischievons men, who have aban-
doned them to their fate. They are
thoroughly cured of striking.
The granting of divorces has been
o worry profitable branch of business
in Utah, and, it is needless to say,
has been attended with moro loose~
ness, irregularity and infamy than
in any other portion Of the country.
The proceedings now on foot in the
TTnitad Stofac oc,,rto ot Golf ToLo