The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-10
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Ex Governor Moses still fingers
in New Yolk.
Sixty seven failures arc reported
in Now York city during July.
There is not section in Georgia
whore tho farmers complain Of poor
crops.
Selma, Alabama, received its first
bale Of new cotton on the first
instant.
A tornado swept through south
eastern Indiana, on the LIST instant,
damaging crops, trees and buildings
quite seriously.
Coinage operations at the New
Orleans mint will bo suspended for
three months, in consequence Of tho
yellow fever
Tho Paris J0rdin IL Icclimation
lately acquired seven elephants, ten
lions, fourteen giraffeB and other
animals from Nubia, ut cost Of
$4,000.
Count DcBotlisco, the Russian
Consnl-Gonoral ut Now York, died
last Friday night, ut White Sulphur
Springs, Va,
The New York Star predicts that
the time il noar at hand when the
South will be fillod up with we'll to
do Northorners,
The case Of McElwce va, Black
woll, the manufacturer of Durham
smoking tobacco, which was recent
ly decided by tbs patent Office in
favor Of Blackwell, has been ap-
poaled. ,..
A quarantine Of twenty days has
been established at Wilmington,
N. c., against all persons coming
from any city south Of that, where
yellow fever or othor conta 5ious
or Infectious disease exists.
The special now md charming
feature Of tho Paris ,tetes last month
was tho lighting Of tho Bois dc
Boulogne. The illumination of tho
mkes, which wore fringol with
lamps, was wondrously ctfoctivo.
"What ahnll wo do with our sur.
plus wheat crop ?" is tho problem
now agitating tho minds of the
Western farmers. This season S
harvest is tho richest known in Il
long sories of yoars, and tho Unitod
States will hnvo 15O,0Oo,000 bushels
to spare for expectation.
In tho Cabinet one day last week,
letter was read from tho Mexican
authorities by Secretary Evarts,
charging that the Americans have
been stealing oattlo from Mexico.
A brief discussion cnsued, but no
action was taken.
A Boston paper says That Doug
lass r. Jerrold, Jr, son of the
famous English writer, is i'll at
Greonville, Miss, and his wife and
three children arc in snch destitute
circumstances that he has appealed
to the public for help.
Gen. Roger De Trobriand, who
was in command at New Orleans in
January, 1874, when United Stutes
troops entered the hall of the House
OF Represen tatives, has asked to be
placed on the retired list of the
army on account Of his ago.
The election in Memphis, Tenn,
according to latest reports, was OF
Q triumphaof tho National Green
back party but was accomplished
BY a. oonbination of Independent
De6oarats and the Republicans, lcd
by 0en. A. j. Vaughan, who lost
q legin the Confederate service.
The Argentine Republic news
papers report the country overrun
with the agents Of American manu-.
facturee and products. The trade
o! ths country is now in tho hands
OF the Germans. The Boston It'd.
oers'ser publishes special edition
10 Spanish to push Boston goods in
South America
Miss Susan B. Anthony delivered
a spirited political address ot n
meeting Of the National G, een,
beckers at Rochester, Mew York.
Thursday evening. Sho said tho
wonoeR were ready to stand on INV
piatfosm, be 1t for greenhaoks or
silver, for free trade or, proteotion.
II equal rights for women wore
made n n1nr,E ~ fh,+ ,>1ote>