The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-21
VOL. IV.-NO. 9.
B II | L + S.

The annual crop of tobacco leaf is
about 1920, 900 900 pounds, two-thlrtls
or which Is exported.
-Potators arc twenty-five cents per
bushel in Colorado, and 81. 20 per bushel
in Massachusetts.
Recently there have been deposited
IN the streams of North Carolina 2,OUO,-
600 young shad.
twenty-five thousand live quail
are being imported from England to be
set at liberty in Pennsylvania.
Out of the 10, ,llS children Of school
age In Cleveland, Ohio, 1868 do not
attend amy school.
One hundred thousand pieces of CAL
leo Of thirty yards each are produced
every week in the United States.
The yield of wheat per acre in Wes-
tern Maryland is declared to be unprc-
ccdcnted.
The new constitution of California
goes into effect the first day of july
next. The old ono dates back to 1915.
During the season just closed the
Boston Sewing Circle has made lO,4OU
pieces of clothing tor the poor Of that
| city.
The population of Stain and the ad-
Jncent islands is iGG25, 500, including
Of 052 ,324 since 1860.
"A beet sugar manufactory Is to be
established ut New Hamburg, Canada,
with Il capital Of $4,000, all raised
among the farmers OF the vicinity,
At colorcd peoples wedding in
Cincinnati the other day the bride was
presented by her parents with hand
some residence and $50 600 in cash.
"A.
go during April, with liabilities
amounting to 1882 900 and assets (nom-
inaD f$ll0,00O.
were made by Il factory nL Ballston Spa,
and yet the supply falls short Of the de-
| mand.
The Dominion's revenue has fallen
of $3,3iS, ,l57 since 1874 though lia-
oillues and maturing obligations have
been on the increase.
MIR. Charles l.. Flint, the State
| Agricultural Secretary Of Mussachu elts
has been elected President Of the Am
lerst Agricultural College.
Mr.. Millais's picture, "rhe Order
or Rclcase," was sold the other day In
London for $l4 ,l75. He painted it
twenty-five years ago for 1000
Nine thousand dollars have been
subscribed in Rochester for All observu-
tory for Prof. Lewis Swift, and the
building will soon DC commenced.
There arc In tho primary, lntcrmc-
uiate and grammar schools OF Provi-
dence, Il t.. 252 teachers, only nine Of
whom are men.
| II hn elevation of ,hn Rev. D.. john
ucnry Newman 10 the dignity Of II Car
tlinal took place at Rome Oh the 9th of
May. lie IS to be known in church
annals as Cardinal ST. George. ..'
during the first quarter Of the pre-
sent year, there were I12 fires in New
YORK Guy, involving total loss of ST.
O7o,l7S. Tue uninsured loss amcunlcd
70 only $ll0,G25. .r....i.r
The arrcarage Of pensions accounts
have thus tnraveragcd about eight hum
ireu AMI Nifty dollars, or four times as
large ns the estimate repOrteA TO Con-
Sress. .t...t..t
lana sold last year foi more than s20,-
0OO.0OO. They were produced on less
than one fifth Of the cultivated acreage
OF the State.
"A leather bag, containing $25, 900
was recently found In Il London bill.
lard saloon, where 1t was lett under a
scttee by It's careless owner. He rccoY-
cred 1t next day.
There Is IL snowdrift in Tucker
mans ravinc, Mount Washington, -
feet deep, with al arch of 100 feet.
The heart has been cut out by the
wafer. .".#
The choir of the New England
church., ut Boston, will contain 80
sopranos, rs altos. G5 tenors, and 80
bnssos next year, with l6 additional
voices for solos,
Recent reports show that Of the
2,dO0 organizations Of Young Mems
Christian Associations throughout the
world, 1000 nre in America. This
American group own ilfty-six buildings
and property valued at 81, 100000.
Tho excess Of exports over imports
for the last twelve months reached the
enormous total or $283, 900 900, against
March, 1878, showing not increase Of
our foreign commerce of $84 900.
--In Mississippi there are 349, PA pu-
pill children-l68,l l56 white, ana lv0, ,09S
c0lored. OF these, l00,07G white and
l04, ,770 colored attended school. The
school funil for the past year amount-
Cd to $G2G, ,26S-per capita In average
daily attendance, $4.42. lg..
! War balloons, ono Of them contain
ing thirty-eight thousand cubic feot,
are being gotln readiness for transfer
from London to the seat Of the Zulu
war. The praoticabtlity Of sendlng up
II fresh supply OF gus to a balloon,
while it Is In the air, has been demon
stratcd. '1t ~
According to Mr.. Z. q Ravenstein,
of the London Statistical Society, the
IrIsh-Gaellc language isst'll spoken Ly
tie MalIx, by 12.60O parsons; Scotch
Gaelic, by 3O0,256; Welsh, by 1,OOO, 100,
making total VI 2.l95 ,450, or nearly
seven per cent. Of the Whole population
An absent-minded lady called at q
jewclry store, in Portland, Me-, sever
al days ago, and before entering she
left her baby IN its carriage at the door.
She finished her purchase and went
home. The jewele: was finally at
It @ into tie ~ Ste store S anI.iaGi,ssd @ f fs With
! some trinketa until itstjmOtlier having