The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-31
NE WS az TIE DAY.

1rom farls to home next spring.
The Paris Exhibition building,
minus tho Pavilion Of tho City of
Paris, is to be retained.
A recent firo at Abiin palace, the
winter residence of the Khedive of
Egypt, destroyed half the building.
A&Hong Kong tremendous con-
fagration broke out on Christmas
and ragged ALI day Thursday, causing
great destruction of property.
A Kentucky mule kicked over a
can of nitro -glycerine, and was
bl own into atoms, together with a
negro driver and the wagon to
which the mule was attached.
Light, ono Of tho numerous week.
lies started within the last eighteen
months In London, has gone out,
! and these very hard times are likely
to have q very snutfing out effect on
several other literary luminaries.
One Of the Boston churches re-
fuses to admit a gentleman to it's
membership, because he brealss the
Sabbath by preparing matter for q
Monday paper. The Boston Young
Mons Christian Association epd
this decision.
Boston is getting up big au.
thors carnival or fair There arc
to be ten booths, each devoted to
the sale of one anthor's books by
pretty girls dressed to represent his
principal characters, There will
also be readings. Tho profit is to
60 to charity.
Reports from Manchester, Shef~
field and other places in England
show the recent distress to be still
increasing, but the thaw, if it con-
tinue, will enable masons and
other outdoor laborers to resume
work, though even then vast
amount OF destitution will relaain.
> The corporation Of Liverpool
have given public notice that they
intend to apply. in the ensuing ses-
sion; Of Parliament. for an act
authorizing the lighting of the
public streets, places, aud buildings
within the borough by means of The
electric light, ''or otherwise than by
means Of gas"
The body OF we'll developed
child, apparently several days old,
was picked up on Thursday night
on the streets in Paterson, N. D.,
after having been kicked about for
several days as parcel Of no con-
sequence. It was wrapped only in
q bit Of old bedtick and was frozen
still.
The steam barge United, Capt.
Z. l.. Haine. from fredericksburg
for Philadelphia, sank off Cedar
Point at l, u. M, on Friday. She
was loaded with railroad ties. The
crew jumped in q boat as the vessel
oank,and we're five hours in the open
boat. The cook was frozen to death.
The Washington corresp pondent Of
the louisville Courier Journal as
serts that Mr.. Blaine is working
very hard to have General Grant
put on the army retired list in order
that the General may thus get the
reputation of being what the corr
respondent calls "a laid-aside public
man." ~a
The committee Of the Louisiana
Legislature to whom were referred
the charges brought against Con-
gressman Acklen by one H. L,
Smith, a telegraph operator, of the
seduction and neglect of a dauyh.
ter Of Acklen's overseer in 1877,
have published n report expressing
their unanimous conviction that
Acklen was guilty.
/" Mr.. Cranston. Of Floyd county,
Gh., married in 1872, deserted his
wife in 1874, and going to Ten
nessee, married another woman. and
was killed 'bya railroad accident.
His second wife sued the company
for damages, and, his history having
come out, the question is raised
whether she or the wife deserted in
Georgia should conduct the suit.
The regular messenger of the I'M
porters and Traders Bank Of New
York City being absent on Friday,
q new man was sent with the usual
consignment to the Clearing house.
He was accompanied by the bank
detective. anl carried 100000
Clearing. house certificates OF: legal.
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