The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-22
NEWS OF THE DdY,

public sale last week in Louisville, Ky
~ The Countess dc Montiio, mother
Of the eX-Emprcss Eug@nie, is eighty
two, and was much afflicted by hel
grandson's death.
: Governor Talbot, of Massachu
setts, a strong Sabbatarian, has Undue
ed the Legislature to forbid the run
ming Of Sunday trains Oh the State
railroads.
1t is now stated positively tha
Mr.. McCrary will be succeeded as
secretary Of war by ex-senator Ram.
sey, of Minnesota. The statement is
confirmed by Information from the
Executive Mansion.
johnson 0. Whitaker, of South
Carolina, is now the only colorcd cadet
at the West Point Military Academy
1t is stated hc has room to himself
and is "thrown entirely on his own
resources for fellowship and amusc-
mcnt."
Sheldon 5. Norton was assailcd in
Spring street, New York, early on
Wednesday morning, by four men and
robbed of all Oyercoat and n $40 gold
ring. One of the robbers was arrest
ed. Mr.. Norton is lecturer attached to
the Woodruff expedition.
The Louisiana constitutional con-
Ycntion has adopted an amendment to
the State debt ordinance, providing
that the ordinance shall be voted on bV
the people separately, and to become a
part OF the constitution if majority
OF voters favor the ordinance.
In the Buford trial on Saturday
morning Col. Philip Thompson opened
in behalf Of the prisoner, and was fol-
lowed in the afternoon by General Rod
man for the State. The impression
prevails generally that Butord will not
be hanged.
"A new cave at Ncwsom's Station,
Tenn, seventeen miles from Nash
vile, on the Northwestern Railroad,
has been discovered. 1t has been
explored for miles, showing wonders
that rival tho Mammoth Cave of Ken
lucky. A farI. er named Hutton is the
fortunate owner.
Some of the Washington corrc-
spondents have demonstrated mathc-
matically that Mr.. Hayes saves $40
600 year out of tho $4,000 salary
OF the Presidential office. AT this rate
he will have S160,O00 Of Mr.. Tilden's
money, to say nothing of interest, at
the end of his term. The excessive
frugality of Mr.. Hayes vcrgcs on par
simony.
About three o'clock on Thursday
morning II row occurred at Chicago
on boat devoted to the yilcst purposes,
and owned by Bill Murray, who keeps
1t anchored III the Lake about a milo
from shore, and entcrtains IN it the
lowest classes Of the city. The result
OF the row was five men shot, none
fatally, and the arrest by tho police of
about dozen persons, including three
women.
The mystery which has long
shrouded the death of Jennie p. Clarke,
whose body was found in q trunk in
Lynn, Mass, some time since, has
been solved by the arrest of Madame
Goodrich, n female physician WHO
performed criminal operation mon
tho girl which resulted in her death.
and Dr.. Kimball, who was accessory
and packed the body in the trunk.
"A Quebec special says yacht con.
tanning fifteen people capsizcd at Point
Aux-Trombles during squall on Sat-
urday. Eight Of tho party were
drowned. The body Of ono was re-
covered floatlng on the water. All
the other bodies have gone to the bot
tom and may be washed to sea. The
yacht turned completely over. A
steamer and several small boats went
to her rescue, but could only save scv-
ell OF the fifteen who were aboard.
The trial of the negro, Christine
Cox. at New York, for the murder of
Mrs. Hull, closed on Thursday after
noon. The case was given to the Jury
ct 5.l5 p. m. They returned to the
courtroom at 6.25 with verdict of
guilty of murder In the first degree.
The prisoner appeared to be entirely
mnmoycd, except TINT his face blanch-
cd little when the verdict was an-
nounced. Judge Cowing then sem
fenced the prisoner to be hanged on
the goth Of August, and he was taken
back to the Tombs.
Soon after four o'clock last Wcd-
nesday afternoon storm Of terrific
violence burst over Boston, doing
great damage to life and propcrty.
The schooner 1fy,tlc, of Charleston,
having OH board six persons. four
women and a man and q boy. was
capsized off Bird Island, and ali cx-
ccpting the man were drowned. A
boy was also drowned by the capsiz-
ing Of a boat Off Hull, and man was
buried III tho ruins ofa building struck
ny lightning. The damage through
out the city will probably amount to
many thousands of dollars.
Joseph j. Sanford, a circus per-
former, wont into q New York gym-
nasium last Wednesday, to "take the
perspiration out of him." He ran
around the ring, where circus horses
are exercised, which has forty-two
laps to the mile, about twenty times,
and then went into the wasl-room to
rub OIL. A minute later he came out
and prepared to take "tr,rn'' on the
horizontal bar. He had hardly declar-
ca his intention whom he fell to the
floor and died. lie was we'll known
as clever bar performer and trmblcr.
and had travelled with many Of the cir,
cuses now on the road.
Tho Georgia House of Rcprcsen.
tativos has voted to instruct the iudi-
elary committee to prepare articles OF
mi Ia