The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-11
VOL. III.-NO. 100.
N EWS IN BRIEF.

mas l2O,o00 peach trees OH his farm.
There are AL patients in the Nor
rtstown (N.J. Hospital for the Insane,
| and 434 in the Trenton institution.
-Orrin Gotham, of Epping, N. H.,
atc 50 peaches on wager, and they
killed him.
The French Mint ut Bordeaux has
been abolished, and henccforth the
coming Is all to be done in Paris.
Iowa raised 1850 900 hogs the past
year, leading all the States in the
Union.
The official census returns show
that the population of Kansas on the
lst OF March last was S4S,970.
The tobacco crop of the world
amounts to 300, 900, 900 pounds. The
united States produces nearly onc-half.
Boston drinks fifteen thousand gal
IONS OF soda and twenty thousand gal
IONS Oh root and tonic beer every day.
The expense of President Gambet-
ta,S recent fete In Paris is put at $32 900,
wn'ch was betrayed by Two patriotic
lady admirers.
OF oil were burned at Red Rock.
Mexican county, Pa, on the 25th of
August.
England enjoyed but twenty three
hours of sunshine during the week
ending August 18th, although the sun
was above the horizon l06 hours.
Fourteen hundred boxes of cheese
were offered for sale aJ the Meadville
| lfn.) Exchange on the Goth Of August,
Dut no sales were negotiated.
line total OF the subscriptions col
lccteu III England for the widows and
orprans OF those who died in Zululanu
amounts to 100000.
1t is Il singular fact that since 1912
there have been yellow fever cases in
New Orleans every year, with tho ex-
ceptions Of 1861, 1862, 1868 and 1866.
Peter Siple, of North Fcrrisburg,
vermont, has six daughters who aver
| Sgc 2l7 pounds each. His whole fami-
~ OF eight persons weighs ,7G2 pounds.
| In 1907, when Daniel Webster
| llVed ut Portsmouth, he had red mo-
rocco pocket-book, which ia now in
possession of Col. IIoyt, of Cincinnati.
1t Is reported that tho various Nor
mon congregations in North Georgia
| are organizing for the immediate eXo-
| 9us To Utah. great many native
Mormons will go.
The United States buys moro and
more Canada horses yearly. In 1876
we imported only 214, valued at $2S 1866;
Wllie last year tho number was G,G32,
valued at $30l ,236.
-N1nety persons exercising trades
:.ni professions In Great Britain have
incomes exceeding $250,00O. About
o,5oS SS'%XHHfHa9 %H 4ya5Se Incomes between
Hitherto the Krupp firm has made
ana delivered to the various States of
Europe and Asia more than &c, 900 can
mons, only very slight percentage of
which have burst.
The Municipal Council of Paris has
voted to turn ont all the teachers of the
public schools in that city who belong
10 the rell gious congregations, and ap-
point lay Instructors only.
The people Of the United States pay
over $70V 10000 year for spirituous
ana fermentod liquors, and only $685.
800, 900 for education and $4s, 900. 600 for
religion.
Unlike his predecessor, Archbisho
Bayley, tho present Archbishop of Bal
timore, Is opposed to the simple Gre
gorian music. Modern music will in
futuro be sung In the Cathedral of that
city.
The cranberry crop of Ocean coun-
ty, N. e., Is said to be ruined, owing to
worms, drought, scald and grasshop-
pcrs. Eaglcswood township, producing
annually 10000 bushels, will not yield
$500 bushels.
Mrs. Guinness recently gave bail
IN LONDON at u cost of $4,000. Man
tel pieces of stephanotis, banks of gar
uenia, and blocks Of Ice into which
flowers were frozen were among the
decorations.
Professor Loutb, Of Munich, Bava-
RIA. mas published book to prove that
hieroglyphical inscription on mon
ument discovered in Lower Egypt by
hlarltote- Bey shows that the monument
was erected by Moses.
On a recent Sunday evening, 400
persons In st. Johns Roman Catholic
Church In Rochester, Mimi, stood up
solemn pledge Of abstinence from all
Intoxicating drinks for one year.
The Rev. Ekwin Post, M. A., men,
Der Of the New Jersey Conference, and
formerly Professor and Vice President
OF Pennington Seminary. has been G.
lcctcd Professor Of the Latin Language
and Literature In Asbury University,
Indiana.
The capital invested ia British rail-
ways in 1873 was $500, ,0OO, 900; the
number of miles open, 1888; the cap
ital per mile, 2ol sos; the proportion of
working expenses to gross receipts was
63 per cent; and the proportion of net
revenue to capital, 4.25 per cent.
Excursions to Charleston at largo
ly reduced rates are being organized
by tho South Carolina Railroads, in
order to induce country stor ekeepers
to bay their fall and winter stocks in
that city, instead Of geing north or buy
ing by sample from commercial travel
lers.
According to the report of Fish
Warden Orr, just issued, there were
lO0, 400 shad caught In tho different
fisheries Of the jersey shore OF tho
Delaware during tho past season. or
this amount 50, ,0C0 were caught at the
Gloucester fisheries anu Pea Shore.
Seventy-two gill nets were employed.
R. s. Slaymaker, Of Kittanning,
Pa, possesses an, ancient piece Of fur