The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-08-15
News OftIIe Week.

strike.
The Emper William is learning
to write left handed.
A strong movement for Tilden
and Thurman in 1880 is on foot.
Webb O. Hayes is soon to be
married to a wealthy lady Of Ere
mont, Ohio.
Secretary Evarts has abandon
ed his position for the time being
and turned farmer.
The hat worn by Napoleon Bo-
naparte at Austerlitz was sold the
other day in Paris.
Gov. Hartranft, of Pa, is conf
ned ~ his house in Harrisburg 10y
serious illness.
Sunset Cox and Gen. Sherman
will each deliver addresses at
the Jersey State Fair, to be held
next month.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, is
SO years of age, weighs 222 lbs,
and has never taken a dose Of
medicine in his life.
The citizens of Brooklyn are
protesting against building Of ell
evated railways in that city.
The sportsmen Of Kansas have
arranged for a grand tournament
at Ottawa in October. Over
$500 will be given in premiums.
1t is thought that 4 majority of
the new Legislature of n. 9. ia
vors Vance for u. S. Senator.
At the late political convention
at Austin, Texas, it is stated that
Of the 1,400 delegates there were
1909 who carried pistols.
The brewers of great Britain
used 00,409,459 pounds of fu gar
in 1877.
The liabilities of the Main Bank
of Kansas City are estimated at
1900 00.
Ex- Mayer Bull, of Cumbus, O,
has mysteriously disappeared. 1t
is believed that financial embar-
rassment is the cause of his alb
sence.
Governor Nichols has signed
the death warrants Of four color
ed men who murdered a woman
in 1876, to be hanged at Donald
sonville, August 10.
A negro living in Johnson Co.,
Texas, fearing that the late
eclipse was the beginning of the
worlds end, killed one of his
children and then committed sui
eide.
Mr.. Tennyson is at work on a
new volume Of poems, which will
soon appear,
Mrs. Tilton is going 10 lecture
about the fall Of woman. Police !!
police !-KeoLUk ConStitRt on.
In the eyes of some women
the bow legged ones-a bathing
suit is a snare and a delusion.
Senator Spencer, nominally of
Alabama, is cut at Fargo, Dakota,
investing in wheat lands.
Senator Chafee says that Hayes
is a cheap consequential man who
likes to hear himself talk.
A husband applying for divorce
at Cardiff, Wales, lately testified
that his wife had not been sober
for seven years.
Ex-senator Stockton, of New
Jersey, says the Democrats Of
that State want Tilden for their
next Presidential candidate.
Robt. Lincoln, son of the "mar-
tyr President" stands a good
chance to 90 to Congress from
the First Illinois District.
The Princess Thyra Amelia
Caroline Charlotte Anne, who is
betrothed to the French Prince
Imperial, is twenty-five years of
age.
Elk Gov. Packard, who was ap-
pointed Consul General at Liver
pool, has arrived in that city and
entered into the discharge of his
his duty.
The Republicans of Southwark,
England, propose to nominate a
woman, Miss Helen Taylor, as a
candidate for the vacant seat in
Parliament.
Dr.. Robert Wright is the oldest
living graduate of West Point.
He was a member of the class Of
1918, and has not visited the
Academy since he graduated.
Mr.. Vail, Superintendent of
Mail Service, will have to resign
his position because the Demo
cratic Congress refused to appro-
acista anything for his travelling
(which are larger than
kry.
of the ablest newspaper
the country, Col. j. A
of the Baltimore Ga
M the wrecked train
motion, but escaped
y. Providence sure