The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-16
" EWS or TIE DAY.

1t is claimed that more than fiiCv
per ccht. Of this yca,'s cotton c"opiI
Mississippi is the product Of white Ia
Dor.
John Quincy Adams has accepted
the nomination FOR Governor Of Mas
Sachuse,is tcnderd him by the regular
Democrats.
The testimony taken by both the
committees demonstrates concluSivcly
that if it were not for distranchisc-
meat, bribery and fraud in the cleo
tions, Rhode Island would be II Demo-
cra,ic State.
-Lousiara's temperance alliance
gives the amount OF liquor drank in
thc State at $4,000, 900 yearly, or 81
0O0,0 900 more than the combined sugar
and rice crops. They have issued Il
call TO the voters to stop some OF The
w&ste by clcctiug members OF thc
Legislature in favor Of prohibiting the
{ atlic Oh Sunday.
-I'e;urus Of The vote on the cousti-
tutlonal amendments, as ii,r as rccciv-
CT rom Connecticut, SHOWS % .39S ma
.ioriiy against biennial sessions ofihc
Legislature and 7,2fG against cHtcJ-
sion Of the term of Office OF Judges 10
sevcnlv-Iivc years otaTc. The l,cDu1-
l'rans 'avo carried II majority on ,hc
,owns iii elections of town ohcr's.
Mr.. John Waller, p'o ,..ic,or Of
the London IIhleS and member O..
Parliament for The county Of BE / 5.
addressing All agricultural NEE. -.
last night, expressed his concur:p,l..c
jn the view, which is now berou ly
widespread, Chat British farmers rou'Ui
not compete with America in gov iIy
wheat, buj must siow what pays them
best.
--FX-Goucrnor IToratio Seymour
said III an address at a Fair III OhciGl
county last week: "Thcrc never vet
was President Of thc United States
who, when he Lei, his Office, did not
sock thc country aud retire to lis f. IN .
Washington done this, so did Ad".rs
a'd Jefferson. Our greatest s,a;r>-
men have sought ior resi-, hcal.h ald
peace in retirement 10 their ii MS.
witness Webster and Clay"
Tile centennial anniversary Of fhc
s'cgo Of Savannah and thc death of the
gallant Jasper, were celebrated at Sa-
vannah Thursday. The corucr stone
Of The monument which it is proposed
to erect to the memory of Sc,ncant
Jasper, was laid with imposing ccrc-
monies, and Senator Gordon delivered
an eloquent and impressive address.
The crowd present was the largest
ever gathered in lIc ui,y, and the civic
aud military display was very impoS-
ing.
Captain Sands reports f.'igh;fal
story from st. Lawrence Island, in the
Bchring Sea. Almost the entire pop
lllation Of tho southeastern end Of fhc
island has pcrishcd OF starvation. A
party ]andcd from the Collins aud
were Mortified to find $50 corpses in
one field. The living had carried the
dead away from The huts until at
length, overcome themselves, ihey in
turn died in tho hu.s, aud so remain
cd. Everywhere thc scene was FRIGHT
ful. One Idle girl :he captain speaks
ofsccing stiff in death, with hci. head
resting on her hand, while the body
leaned over tho rcmains ola wha Ic.
Mr.. Sands attributes ihc s,arvaLion to
rum. Nearly every ".radcI'' GOES to
fhc Arctic loaded with it, a,,d SO long
as the liquor lasis the native will not so
fishing. Then it is 100 laic, and s,al-
vation follows. On tho northwest
cad of the island about Two hundred
natives arc sill alive. lie says that
revenue Steam cutters are orno use to
Stop this tr:ttic. The ',r1dc sec
the smoke and get out Of The way o.
get rid OF their coDirabaad liquors be-
fore they can he reached. A sail,g
vessel Of q hundred tons, he says,
could end the traffic.