The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-28

fcnsc to make, buy or sell Intoxicating
liquor to be used us u beverage.
"A splendid Bengal tigrcss over
three feet in height and nearly eight
long appeared in the ncighborliood Of
Torrcstlalc, near Philadclphia, Thurs
dav morning, and was killed by the
residents. She is supposed to have
escaped from travelling mcnagcric.
Forty of the passengers and crow
Of the steamer I'ujttr'0 del Occun0,
whose destruction by fire on the voy-
nUc from Porto Rico to st. Thomas
was reported last week, wcrc lost.
The fire caught in tho cargo and
among boxes Of petroleum, and in five
minutes tllc steamer was alt ablaZc.
Only one boat load Of people escaped.
"A special from Grayson, Ky, re-
latcs that two hundred men rode into
Martinsburg, Elliott county. last Mon
day night, surrounded the Jail, over
powered the taller. took two prisoners,
John W. Kendall and VIM. McNlil-
Ian, to tree near by and hanged
them until they were dead. Tho men
who were hanged were known to be-
long to- gang Of outlaws.
Tho annual report Of the Post
mastcr-Gcncral, now in course of
preparation, will show II deficiency for
The fiscal year something over 3,000,-
600, or about thrcc-iitths Of what the
deficiency was for the last fiscal year.
The condition Of the department and
the postal service generally is consid-
cred by The PoStmastcr-gencral to be
very efficient.
"A dispatch from Col. Hatch, at
Fort Lewis, Colorado, October 16,
states that on the Sth instant six III
dams came from the White River
Agency to the Southern Utcs; and
that night awar dance was held. after
which many young warriors left with
the White River visitors. The latter
fired the young bucks with tho report
Of Il great victory over Thornburg's
troops. The chiefs Of the. Southern
Utcs said il was impossible to control
tho young men. -.
In his opening address at the So
cial Science Congress the Bishop of
terintroduccd the subject OF
cremation, and said that, though him
self greatly prcicrring burial, which
among other advantages, restores to
the earth her fertility, he spoke Of crc-
nation ass Il system might ultimately
have to be adopted, and rcpudiatcd
the notion thut 'any Christian doctrine
could be affected by the method in
which this mortal body is disposed
Of"
The following is the report of tho
yellow fever at Memphis for the week
ending last Saturday: Total cases
reported for the week 31-whitcs 81,
colorcd 10; total to date 1911. Total
deaths from yellow fever for the week
l4-whitcs II, colorcd 2; total to date
40. Frost fell on Friday and Satur-
day. The Board OF Health have for
mally declared the epidemic ended, the
quarantine has been raised, refugees
arc returning to the city, and every
thing will soon be as before the fever
broke out.
"A grand reunion Of Federal and
Confederate soldiers was held ut Sails
bury, n. c., on last Thursday. Ten
thousand persons were present. The
town was Gaily decorated with Union
flags. Governor Thos. j. Jarvis said
that he had been Il soldier, and urged
CarolinianS to the same devotion to
the flag Of our country that. they had
borne to that other flag, which is fulcd
forever. Senator Vance and others
made speeches tnvoring peace and
good will between the North and tho
South, after which the crowd partook
of a barbecue. At night there was
one Of the finest displays Of fireworks
ever seen in the South.
"A special from Courtland, Alaba-
ma, says last May john II. Hawkins
shot and killed S. Il. Drake. Last
Friday j. II. Drake, brother of tho
deceased, met Hawkins and COM
mnccd firing npon him, closing
with Hawkins and throwing him to
the ground. The city marshal ran up
and attempted to pull off Drake, who
was beating Hawkins over the head
with a pistol. Throwing tho marshal
of, Drake placed his pistol to law
kins' head and fired again, blowing
out his brains. Tho grand jury had
failed. to find an indictment against
Hawkins, and this so incemscd Drake
that he fired OH Hawkins at sight.
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