The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-12
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-There are 400 womon dentists in
tho United ,Statos, and $3.50 arc study
Ing dentistry. y, III. 80.
Cairrie, tho Texan who Killed
Porter, the actor, refuses to, plead, In
sanity, He says that he has "a splendid
Texas, case" as I'll is, and there iS no
use weakening it.
"A Capc Town dispatch says that
the report that King Cctawayo had Of
fercd to surrender himsclfis not con-
tirmed, and it seems to be the preva-
lent impression that he will give
moro trouble.
The boiler Of the Newcomb Paper
Mill, on Front street, Quincy, Ill.,, ex-
plodcd on Thursday morning, dcmol-
ishing the cnginc-housc and creating
havoc generally. Three men were
badly hurt.
The motion by the plaintiff for q
new trial in the case ofWhalen against
General Sheridan, in New York, for
illegal conversion Of property while
he was military dictator in Louisiana.
has been refused.
Samuel +. Albright, of Ncwport.
Pa, in fit Of jealousy on Thursday
morning shot and instantly killed W.
X. Miller, Of Harrisburg, In the house
ofa young lady to whom both were
paying attention. The murderer
escaped.
-Lieutcnant-C Commander III. II.
Gorringe, of the navy, will undertake
to bring the obelisk presented by the
Khedive Of Egypt to the City of New
York, to this country. lie will char
tor ship of $500 tons, and is now in
Philadelphia for the purpose.
The introduction Of petroleum,
like certain kinds Of machinery, has
destroyed All old industry. The Pa
cific whaling feet of 1856 consisted of
six hundred vessels. 1t now numbers
but forty. Our New England whalers
have suffered in Il corresponding de-
gree.
Captain Webb, the famous English
swimmer, will this week undcrtaF> \ to
swim from Sandy Hook to Manila ttan
beach, a distance offiftecn miles, with
out a paddle or any artificial appliance
whatever. A small steamer will fol-
low him to see that all is fairly done
and render assistance if necessary.
Tho fire which broke out in Scra-
ycvo, Turkey, OH Friday, was extin-
guishcd on Saturday morning after
tremendous cxertions by the mon of
the garrison. Help is urgently re-
quired for the homeless, who arc now
estimated to number twenty thousand
persons. Three soldiers Of tho parri-
son were killed. Some of the neWspa.
pcrs declare the fire was caused bv n
Mohammcdan fanatic,
Robert Burns, q grandson of the
poet Burns, died in Moorhead's Hospi-
tai, Dumfrics, Oh July 10. He re-
sembled the poet in face and figure,
and, curiUusly enough, was married
to a Mary Campbell, the name of the
poets "Highland Mary" For many
years he taught an humble school in
Dumfries, and in the latter portion of
his life was in straitened circum-
stances.
Tho East India Company, from
the time ofits creation In 1899, saved
every paper connected with its bust
moss, and the accumulated mass of
letters, bills, memoranda and books is
enormous. 1t has lately been turned
over to DR.. Birdwo ID for inspection,
and among other curious facts he finds
that the great Anglo-Indl.tn empire had
its origin in a company which was or
ganizcd simply because the Dutch
raised'thc price Of pepper from three
Sn'llm1Hgs m Mpo.0hd e,sISi.cv te slXi OF storm
lew evenings since, the telegraph
operator at Kings Mountain Station,
n. e., Wentto his office as usual after
ten, and turned on the key of the in
strainent. His lamp, a glass one, was
sitting withina few inches of the plug,
and MS he turned to get match to light
it, there came a brilliant flash Of light
ming, flame burst all over the instru-
ment, and the lamp was lighted in an
instant. The occurrence was witness
cd by two other persons, besides the
operator himself. The lamp was not
injured in tho slightest degree.
-! The supervisor Of the Atlantic,
mississippi and Ohio Railroad has had
built for his express use in travelling
over the road for purposes of inspec,
ton vehicle which may be called a
railroad velocipedc. It has three
wheels, two ofwhich run on one rail of
the track and one on the other. 1t has
a seat for one man, though it might
well carry two. 1t is very easily opc-
rated, and is run on almost the exact
principle Of the ordinary velocipede.
with strong, muscular man to move
IL it will make speed Of fifteen or
eighteen miles an hour.
"A natural thermometer: Doctor
Bathe with great care, and don't fail
to test the bath with the thermometer.
Nursc-Sure, phwat wud OF be after
doin' wild thermometer? If the
baby (bless himD comes out blue,
sure, the wathcr's too cold; and if the
baby (blcss him y comes out red, sure,
the Wather's too hot. Go away wild
yer thermometer, docther, dearl
WHAT IS THE MATTER?-Why 80
pale, so languid2 Are you sick2 Evi-
IDENTIFY, your liver is not doing it's duty.
You cannot live in comfort Or peace
until you are relieved. Go to the
nearest drug store and buy a box of
DR.. Gilder's Liver Pills. A few doses
will restore you to perfect health, and
give a rosy tint to your cheek. For