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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

the unmistakable yet painful con-
viction that we knew nothing about
finances, and we held our breath
with mixed awe and admiration,
when wo read profound treatises on
the subject from editors and Con-
gressmen. With them, the manage
ment of thousand millions or so
was q mere matter of moonshine.
But alas the facts have utterly
demolished their figures. Every
one who has elaborated his financial
views has been compelled to write
himself down as IN ass. The
inhationists shrieked against re-
sumption, affirming that it would
squeeze the life out of the people.
Now we are told that it will secure
an initiation Of a couple Of hundred
million dollars. On the other hand
gold mon swore that the silver bill
would close gold out of the country,
ruin the sale of bonls, and disgrace
the government. Now we are toll
that bonds arc in demand, and that
the silver bill has boon tho very
means Of etfocting resumption. It
is time for, financial authorities to
take back seats. They know no
more than any one else.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

The Register explains that tn Q
Blue Ridge Railroad is assessed for
$4,000 in Anderson county alone,
while the more valuable portion of
the road is in tho mountains. We
stand corrected. Still, millions
have been sunk in it. If feasible,
the plan of completing it with con-
vict labor should be adopted, as in
this way only will the State recover
her losses.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
THE BEECIIER SCANDAL REYIYED.
A Confession by Mrs. Tilton--Prompt
Denial by Mr.. Beecher.

benlal Dy MT. BecCnor.
Society in New York and Brook
lyn has again been thrown into q
tlutter by tho appearance of the
following lotter:
mr.. Ira Is. IVheeler:
My DEAR S1R--A few weeks since,
after long months of mental anguish,
I told, Us you know, q few friends.
whom l had bitterly deceived, that
the charge brought by my husband,
of adultery Lctwccn myself and the
Rev. Henry Ward Beccher, was
true, and that the lie I had lived so
we'll the last four years had become
intolcrable to me.
That statement I now solemnly
reatfirm, and leave the truth with
God, to whom also I commit myself,
my children and all who must
suffer.
1 know full we'll the explanations
that will be sought by many for
this acknowledgment; a desire to
return to my husband, insanity,
malice, everything save the true and
only one-my quickened conscience,
and the sense Of what is due to the
cause of truth and justice. During
all the complications Of these years
you have been my confidential
friend, and, therefore, I address
this letter to you, authorizing and
requesting you to secure it's publ
cation. ELIZABETH II. TI1ToN.
Brooklyn, April 13, 1878.
Mr.. Wheeler is q lawyer and q
gentleman of good standing, and is
a friend and connection of Mrs.
Tilton. On being interviewed he
declined to say more than that the
letter was genuine, and that Titon
knew nothing of it. MI Beecher
writes the following denial:
10 the Editor Of tie Herald:
l confront Mrs. Tilton's confes-
sion with an explicit and absolute
denial.
The testimony to her own limo.
cencc and mine which, for four
years, she has made to hundreds, in
private and in public, before the
court, i'll writing and orally, I
declare to be true.
And the allegations now mado in
contradiction of her uniform, solemn
and unvarying statements, hitherto
made, 1 utterly deny.
| declare her to be innocent of
the great transgrcssion.
HENRY WARD BEEcIIEH.
Waverly, N Y, Monday evening,
April Is.
Here the matter rests at present.
Those who believed in Beecher's
guilt arc now sure of it; while his
friends say that Mrs. Tilton is
lpsane, and that she has been
bullied into writing tho lettor by
her husband. She is said to be in
destitute circumstances and the
opinion is general that sho has Boz
como reconciled to her husband.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

The "Baby's Best Friend" is tho
most appropriate titlo for DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. It is absolutely free
from Opium, Morphia and othol
powerful agents, is perfectly safe
and reliable under all circumstance es
and by allaying tho usual Stomach
and Bowel Disorders of babyhood
keeps the child from fretting and
crying, so injurious to itself and
annoying to all. Price rs cents. ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

A German dealer in fruits rebuked
a young clerk the other day, who
took a single peanut from the stand,
with the remark, "Young mans, we
don't sell dose by do piece any
more: You don't understand, hear
me ?"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

WONDER if Williams exported to
Africa that mountain howitzer he
used to intimidate Radical CORE
spondents with in Columbia If 80,
Stanleys elephant gun will be no
whore.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

The Wisconsin Legislature has
refused to make insanity o. cause for
divorce. It believes if ever a man
wants O wife it is when he is crazy.
OF words to that effect.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

AN INTERESTING SrrE EEr CAR Ex-
GNENr.-ThrouShout ths winter
the Second Avenue Rrilruaa Com
pany las been experimenting with
a car uri Ivy compressed air,
confined IN Ci.:EIl tabular steam re-
ceivcrs places houontl the car. The
experiments w|@ch 1--we been made
on the uppar part Of the
track, where tno grades are very
steep, are said to have boon COM
pletely satisfactory.
The car can be started and
stopped by one lever, and the entire
mechanical arrangement is very
simple. The directors also assert
that they can store sufficient air in
the receivers at one time to enable
them to make complete circuit Of
Manhattan Island if necessary. At
present several hours ure occupied
in charging the receivers, but ma
chinery has been ordered which
will, it is expected, perform the work
in one minute. If the experiment
continues to be successful wo may
soon see street cars running with
out horses or steam either Tho
operation Of the compressed air is
noiseless. .-N'c,p l'Oy& Post.
President Tom Scott testified be-
fore the Legislative committee ut
Philadelphia that tho losses of
property by the company III the
July riots amounted to 32.000,OOO,
while the entire loss, including
merchandise, etc, is estimated at
S5.000,0OO. He said there had
always been trouble with the Pitts
burg people, who say there is II
discrimination in freights against
them. He denied that he made a
rcquisition for troops. The trouble,
he thought, originated from discon-
tented men all over the country, and
not on railroads alone.
Teacher with reading class: Boy
(reading)-"And as shc sailed down
the river
re ;cher-"Why are ships cal,el
size ;"
Boy (precociousiv alive to the
responsibilities Of his scx)-"Be-
cause they need men to manage
fhuu
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

The UNITED STATES Senate has
passed bill, with only six negative
votes, to repeal the bankrupt law.
Bankrupts had better put in their
claims at once.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

TIE END CRowNs TIE Work.
Laura with novel y Oh, if this tale
were only true, and [ wcro the
heroine! Kate What with her
prosecutions, her misery? ? Laura :
Ah, but then, dear, remember she
does get II husband after all =
EuA,1y FOlHs.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

A colorel man dropped dead
Sund y afternoon in Atlanta, while
in fit Of rage and cugsing.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

The Germans test the purity of
milk by dipping well-polished
knitting-needle dnto the fluid. If
the milk is pure some of it will
adhere to tho noodle, but if water
has been added 1t will not.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
TOTAL ABSTINENCE SAVING VINE TILL IT
RIPENS.

There is a curious story about some native
wines which are extensively advertised nova
days. and have only recently been put upon
the market. DR.. Underhll, the well-known
grapc-growcr Of CIoton Point, died in 1871.
Some Of his heirs entertained temperance
views Of such extreme kind that they were
unwilling to allow the stock Of wines then OH
hand to be sold or any more to be made.
The grapes have sometimes been sent to
market, and sometimes left TO decay upon
the vines. 1t is only now that the other heirs
have succeeded in arranging for settlement
Of the estate and the sale Of the wines on
hand. Among these is a wine Of the vintage
Of 1864, described as q "Sweet Union Port"
but suggesting the Imperial Tokay mora
than any other European wine, and being
wholly unlike any other wine of American
growth. It's purity. age and mcllowness are
remarkable. and both physicians and vine
funocrs have special interest in it as the
oldest native wine now accessible in any con-
siderable quantity. The whole stock is in the
hands Of the wcll-known wholesale grocery
house Of the Thurbcrs.-N Y. tribune,
NoO. I9. 1877.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
COME AND SEE !


100 pieces Spring and Summer
Prints, just arrived
100 pieces Spring and Summer
Prints, just arrived.
100 pieces Spring and Summer
Prints, just arrived.
100 pieces Spring and Summer
Prints, just arrived
at j. T.. McMASTER & CO.'S.
Centennial Stripe PiGuo.
Centennial Stripe PlQuc.
Blcarhcd anl unbleachel Home
spuns, Drills, Osnaburgs, etc.
just received Gt
j. Il. McAlASTER 81 CO.'S.
Spring and Summer Cassimorcs
from the Charlottesville Wooden
Mills.
Just arrived ut
j. +. McMASTER & CO.'S.
A full line of Gents Fur, Wool
and Straw Hats
Just arrived ut
j. F. McMASTER & CO.'S.
Gents and Boys Baltimore made
hand and Machine sewcd Shoes.
Just received at
j. Il. McMASTER & CO.'S.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

SIC
Boy (precociousiv alive to the
responsibilities Of his scx)-"Bc-
cause they need men to manage
them"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

"Nlaria," observed Mr.. Holcomb,
MS he was putting on his clothes,
"there amt no patch on them
breeches yet" II can't fix it now,
no way, I'm too busy" "Well, givc
me the patch, then, an I'll carry it
around with me. I don't want peo..
pie to think I cant afford tho
cloth"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

Teacher with reading class: Boy
reading)-"And rs shc sailed down
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20
Ayers

n dressing
which is ut
once agree
able, healthy,
and ctlcctlal
for prcscrv-
ing the hair.
thdtled o. gray
Ihair IS soon
restored to its
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
American Horses for England.
From the New York World, April IL

From the New York World, April IL
The Anchor line steamer Devonia,
which sailed yesterday, took out 90
horses for England. The previous
steamer, the Australia, carried out 6s,
and the Anchoria, which is to sail on
Saturday, is TO take out 80 horses.
The expectation from this coun-
try of horses for English tramways
began two years ago. The English
cart-horse is too heavy and slow for
street-railway service. and as English
horse breeders have generally given
all their attention to cart-horses, or
bIooded saddle or coach horses, there
were no animals that could meet the
want. The supply of light-built and
enduring horses had for years been
drawn chiefly from Ireland, but lat
terly this source has been almost ex-
hausted. Canada and those parts of
the United States near the Canadian
border have now been called upon.
The horses from these sections, are
low in stature, but long and strong
bodied, with heavy, sweeping names
and tails, and are endowed with pow
ers OF spirit and endurance that know
no exhaustion. Another prime quail.
6cation of these animals is their toll
erance of hunger and thirst. A pas.
ture upon which an English horse
would starve will keep halt a dozen
Canadian ponies in health and spirit.
These American horses, which were
used at first only on street railways,
are now become general favorites in
England. They are used for family
purposes, many coaches and carriages
of the nobility being drawn by the
shapely and untiring strangers. Dur
ing the first two years it is estimated
that 5000 horses of the Canadian and
Morgan breeds have been taken to
England. The Anchor and the Ma.
tional lines have so far had almost a
monopoly of the transportation from
the ports of the United States, and
thousands have been shipped from
Quebec. These animals do not stand
an ocean voyage very well. They
are, therefore, seldom carried excep-
ting in the spring and summer months
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
TERMS, $500 PER YEAR
WHOLE NO. 1882.

this is an important differarce be
tween q European and an Asia,io
| One sits down to his work, tbs other
stand up to il. Why is il that We
do tbinga contrariwise to tho Japa-
Lese? Arc We upside down or they
The Japausse say that We are ,eser
sed. They call our penmaaship crab
writing, because, say they, 1T goes
backwards The Ices in ours cross
the page like q craw ti-h, instead
Of going dowuward properly. In a
Japanese stable we find the horses
flank whore We would lsok for bis
head. japanese screws screw the
other way. Their locks thrust TO
the lett, ours to the right. The baby
toys of the Aryan race squeaks when
squeezed; the Tornopian gimcvacks
emit noise when pulled apart. A
Caucasian. to injure his foe.kills i'm,
a :Japanese kills b me- elf to spite his
foe. Which race is left. handed :?
Which has the MIGHT'VE? Which the
positive Of truth ? What is truth !?
What Is up? w hat is down?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30

they are kept on deck ID box.stalls,
with padded sides, and each box is so
small that the animal cannot lie down.
SO soon as horse shows 81 us of leg
WEAKNESS he is placed in sling for q
day or two to rest. Sometimes the
animals die, but the percentage of
mortality is very small.
The cost of horses delivered on the
other side would astound an Ameri-
can buyer An animal for which he
would not give over 1900 easily
brings fl0o in England, and it Is
thought cheaper at that price than an
English horse at half the amount. Tho
dlfferece in price, however, is not all
profit for the exporter. The first cost
OF each horse is $3.50 to 5000. The
transportation to the seaboard adds
nearly s25, and the steamship com
panles charge SIS for passage. The
Anglo Russian complications have in.
creased the demand for American
horses this year, and an expectation is
expected larger by many thousands
than those of previous years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
University Observatory.
From the Madison Democrat.

From the Madison Democrat.
Our readers will remember that
some months ago, ex- Gov. Washburn
| off red $4,000 to be used at the
erection of an observatory at the
university. This very liberal do
nation was gladly accepted by the
board OF regents of the state univer-
silly, and papers thraught the state
made some favorable comments on
the liberality of the ex-governor.
On last Thu STAY, when Mr.. w ash
bora was in the city. be entered into
conversation with Mr.. J. @. Gregory,
member of the board of regents.
relative to the location of said obser-
vatory, etc. Mr.. Gregory, agreed TO
meet the ex-governor on Friday (the
3d) at ten O'Clock, and then view
of the grounds would be taken, etc.
On Friday morning. when Mr..
Gregory came down to his breakfast,
he was panied at reading in the
| Morning Democrat an account of the
destruction Of Governor Washburn's
world>renowed Touring mills at
Minneapolis, the night before, by fire.
Here was loss of hundreds of
thousands Of dollars in property, and
the sacrifice of many lives, and
the manning OF many bodies. A
terrible blow upon the good. hearted,
whole-souled proprietor of the mills,
thought Mr. Gregory and as be sat
missing over the sad circumstances,
ex-Gov. Washburn drove up to the
gate,in answer to the promise of the
day before.
Can the Governor know of his loss,
thought Mr.Gregory. 10 moment
it was ascertained that he knew ell.
He had received private dispatch
during the night. from the trust
worthy book keeper, Col. Martin, and
he had just read the account Of the
disaster in the Morning Democrat
Well Governor, said Mr.. Gregory,
this is terrible loss. OF course
you are released fran the arrange
ments made yesterday You are in
no mood to talk about such matters,
and We, of course, do not expect you
to be-
o. replied the Governor, indulgiug
in that low whistle peculiar to him
self, wei arrange it all now, as
agreed upon."
Aud in moment both drove 10
the University. and, in company
wish the President, Mr.. Broom,
Prof. Nicodemus and Others, The site
for the observatory was selected.
We give the above notes to show
the nature of the great philanthro-
pist.
L. riding from the University to
the city. The Governor, ard Mr.
Gregory talked over the heavy loss
sustained at Minneapolis
"Yes," remarked the former, it is
q great lose. II is not the mills |
care so much about. They can be
rebuilt. Bat the death Of my poor
men is heart-rending and then the
sufferings of many Others is terrible
to contemplate. | had an excellent
set of workmen. | can see those
poor ight-hands, hearty men, leav-
ing their homes with their little
lunch-pails, in their hands kissing
their wives and little ones-to march
right into the blazing, seething pit of
death. It's bad, it's bad"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
Historical Puzzle.
From the New York Observer.
nv I u yytIrnNnAt


Mr.. Grey and Mr.. Green were fond
OF history, and named their children
for some of the famous men and wo-
men of whom they had read. Mr..
Grey, prim and antique, preferred an
clent history, while the wide awake
Mr.. Green naturally used more mod
ern names Now, suppose each child
to resemble the eminent parsonage
for whom it was called, what would
be the names md prominent charac-
terislics of the children of both FAM
lilies
MIR. GREY's FAMILY
1. For the man who shouted, "The
die is cast"
2. For the queen who owned the
famous Hanging Gardens.
8, For The warrior who said: 81
leave behind me two fair daughters.
the Battles OF Leuctra and Mantinea
4. For the Roman matron whose
jewels are famous.
5. For the conqueror of the most
eastern of the four Empires of the an
cient world.
6 For the man whose good advice
saved another, about to be burned,
by order OF the fifth
z. For ''the poet of Helots."
s. For "tbe violet crowned, pure,
sweetly. smiling" poetess.
8. For the man whose mothers
prayer saved Rome, but lost her son.
10. For the man "who kept the
bridge in the brave days of old"
IL. The invulnerable hero of the
Trojan war.
IL. For the combined heroes of
Marathon and Thermopyle.
MR.. GREENS FAMILY.
l. For the Pope who once kept an
Emperor waiting three days in the
snow.
2. For the wife of the great man
who laid the foundation of the great
est capital of northeastern Europe.
3. For the man whose ransom
bought Naples and Sicily.
A. For the Emperor whose free
thought and Oriental ideas kept him
always under the Papal ban.
s.. For the King who always gave
his people fowl in the pot on Sunday.
6. For the knight "Sans peur ct sans
rsproche"
z. For the English leader 10 the
eighteenth century who never lost a
great battle.
8. For the third wife OF the six
times married King.
8. For the King who would die in
the last ditch, but would not be tied
to the apron strings of the best of
wives.
10. "Le grand monarque."
IL. For him "whose sun rose in the
field of Austerlitz and set on the field
of Waterloo"
IL. For him who was ss6rst in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his couDtrymen."
Aaswers neat aceek. s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
Edison's Raj Tran :.

D 2asfs5 4 y
Yesterday, a strange man, carving
what appeared to be a small coffin.
paused in front of the oil exchange.
lie was a sad-faced man, and his
black suit glistened in the sunlieh,
like an armor. He put down his
strange burden, and bowed to the
men standing around. Then casting
bis eyes up to the building. he began:
gentlemen, | congratulate you. You
have reared here structure which is
second to none in the country. When
you have gone to that bourne from
whence no traveller returns" and he
glanced sorrowfulIy at the coffin,
"this beautiful building viii remain a
monument to your energy and enter
prise. But, gentlemen, poor as may
seem, great as the contrast is between
us, | have that in that little box be.
fore me-" and ne tapped the coffin
reverently with his cane, switch
would not exchange for all the wealth
OF your oil regions. 1t is, gentlemen. !"
and he began to unscrew the lid,
while the crowd involuntarily shrank
back; "it is gentlemen, rat trap
which | am Introducing for Mr.. Edi-
son, Of Menlo Park The crowd
closed up again. at is his latest in.
vention, and as he says himself, his
best. have handled great many
rat traps in my life, and l can safely
say that thus one knocks the socks off
all of them. Don't crowd I'D too close
hll show it to YOU" and be took off
the top and exposed a box with lot
OF apartments communicating with
each other by little doors, windows
and openings of one kind and another.
The great inventor named this the
Citizens Savings Rat-Trap,' because
1T operates on the same principle as a
savings bank. You see, the rat smells
the cheese, and enters by the front
door," and the trap.man indicated
the aperture with bis. cane; s'thence
in quest of cheese, which is sort of
agnas fatuus, through this door, which
admits him to parlor A, or the cash.
ier's room. This door closes behind
him, and he passes thence to parlor
B, or the directors room; this door
closes behind him, as before, and he
proceeds to parlor G, or the presi-
dents private apartment. BY an in.
genious arrangement, the closing of
each little door removes the cheese
into the next room. in this wav al
ways keeping it one room in advance
OF the rat that seeks it-until the last
room is reached (parlor D). when it
is swung noislessly to the front apart
ment for the allurement Of another
victim. Once inside of door, no rat
can. get out, but rats OH the outside
can get in, until the trap is full.'
whats all that got to do with a saw
lngs bank?" asked a receiving teller
who was in the crowd. "Everything,
my dear friend, everything" replied
the strange man; because you see,
when the trap is full it closes-liabil-
ties large; assets nothing. oil City
Derrick.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30
The Backward Habit OF the Japa-
nese.

The Japanese habit of reversing
everything, if We may regard our
way of doing as the proper way, is
very curious. AID IN some Of its
details very interesting. Mr.. Griffin,
in bis work on the Japanese discuss
es it thus: Another man is planning.
He pulls the plain towards him. l
notice blacksmith at work. He
pulls the bellows with his feet, while
be is holding and hammering with
both hands. He has several irons 10
the fire, keeps his dinner pot boiling,
with the waste fame His whole
family, like the generation before
him, seems to get their living in the
hard line. The cooper holds
his tubs With his toes. all of them
sit down while they work. Perhaps
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30

A writer 10 the New York Times
says that a shingle thrown into the
Mississippi at st Paul, will eventu-
ally drift its way down stream, into
the Gulf CT Mexico through the JET
ties, and up the Gulf Stream to with
ia one hundred miles of New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30

a SUSDAY-scHooL boy at Maysyille,
KY, was asked by the superintendent
if his father was Christian. eyes.
sir" be replied, shut he is not work.
ing at it much,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30

"PAPER sir % asked the newsboy.
"No, | never read," was the blunt
reply. "Hi, boys, come here" called
out the gamin; "here's man as is
practicin for the jury !"-.St. Louis
Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-30

DEETOwN HOUSE, W.G. WILCOX, PRoPRIE
ID tor. Having purchased the hotel at Beetown,
prepared to serve the public in proper manner
Good table and first class accommodations generally
Suitable stable attached *32-4S