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The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

., lIUsH Still thcro remains tho
american q branch Of tho Bonaparto
ianlly. flight not tho whirligig Of
time bring around its revenge III such
q ., fashion as to place ono Of those on
tnc throne Of Franco?--New8 Yorb
Gr0phic. - -
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

blame ON THE CoNKL1NG s5ENE.--
"Oll, it was exceedingly ricIl" OK
canned Blaine. 81 don'tthink Il ever
saw Conkling's Wattlcs quito SO rcd %,
.Nea0 York Star. s.. q y
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

Hayes has been partloning cri,ni-
nails by the score ever since he has
been in Office. The last batch conn
priscd number Of convicted crooked
Whiskcy men Of Chicago, The ing end
OF Grants army Of whiskcy crooks.
Any number Of post-oilicc thieves and
countcrtcitcrs have been turned loose
by Hayes.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

:, WmcI1 ErrTIIET STICKS Senator
Gonkiing will find ont, as many havc
donc before, tl,at> in u baltic or thc
biilin?sgatc order, the man who cries,
orrc anothcrW comes off second
pest. 1t is tho first cpithot that tells
ana stlcks.-INil0delnhiu Times.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

The Cleveland UcIUlH is response
bic for thiS pHragra. III: "Bcnjamin
Franklin Butler would make q very
good Minister to Russia, and there is
no n!al: we could better spare from
our iirrsidcs. benjamin would not
only serve his country with disintcr-
cStcd patriotism but he would be Il
very decided help to General Gourko
in his war upon the dreadful Nihilists.
In fact if Hcnnmin were given full
swing, I've would have his hands on
every Nihilist and every Nihilist's
spoons within less than ten days"
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

"A North Carolina man got tired Of
life, and went out in The stable and
hung himself with blind bride. just
as he was about bringing his last gasp
Il nciShbor opportuncly passed, and
seeing his peril, promptly cut Him
down. "Ah,' said ihc wouM-bc
"wiy. did You not let nc
alone ? In two minutes I'd been in
heaven" eyes" dryly remarked tho
other, ''you'd play thunder in heaven
with blind bride ont"
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09
UUNDREpS or ,SE.IjiIS.


A!arvo!ous Tales Thnt the People OF the
valley OfNirginia Tell--hn Old lliStiiicr'S
Enrn--Thc King of the Rattlcsnnkcs.- a
wnnnn's ENplolt--Sonuc Stories OF tho
Blue Ridge.
Winchester way Letter in rhlNdclrbia Times.
Snake stories OF wonderful proper
tons arc told hcrc in the valley. They
arc vouchcd for, too, which makes
them all the more interesting. Thc
hills for miles around are just fu!l of
reptiles. 70 the cast OF This historic
old town stretch The Blue Ridge Noun
tainS. 70 the west the big North
Mountain, spur OF the jagged Al
lcGhanicS, towers above lis ncighbors.
tattlcsnakcs, moccasins and copper
heads abound. They crawl out from
under every rock. They lie in The
pathway-if there happens to he Il
pathway-rcady for u spring. They
live singly, in pairs, in whole droycs,
and, III fact, in every way that Il snake
ought to live. They arc Il vcnomols
set, always ready for business. IL il;
true that they very seldom come down
from the mountain, but any one is
at all dcsirouS Of starting upon Il snake
hunt all that is necessary is TO step of
! from one Of the numerous pixies that
center here and climb up among the
hills.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

iANlC ~ Cursrrn.--l'ho Chester
Sf"Ic -B"Actin gives the particulars Of
panic in Colcman's Hall, at chat
pace, on the evening OF the 3Oth ult.
II seems that in the second scene, when
MIR. Ed. Clifford produced chemical
stage light, it grew SO magniiiccntlv
rubcSccnL that some tirc-tcurinw mortal
screamed "iirc!" and the large audi
cncn. thrown into utter confusion, en-
acted scene indcscribablc. Every
BODY rushed for tie staircase, and in
;hc stampede lcnlininity was for once
diSrcgardcd. Some ofthc males actu-
ally ran over thc ladies. and excite
mcnt was on such Il tiightlul verge,
that tho collected part Of the audience
stood in holy horror Of an accident.
~ few ladies t;lintcd away, and some
or the stcrncr sex jumped out Of the
windows, without injuring themselves.
Quiet was finally restored and the cn-
tcrtainmcnt went on.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

Tho Boston cooperative grocery,
undor the presidency Of Josiah Quincy,
has been open three months, and is
said to be II success. The plan is To
sell unadultcratcd goods at fair prices
and return the profits to the pul'chas-,
ers. With every sale a certificate Of
the amount is given and every three
months q dividend is paid on those,
shareholders receiving double The rate
given TO outsiders, besides per cent.
on the money invested.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

1t is stated That Senator "Don."
Cameron has proclaimed himself in
favor Of the nomination Of Grant, and
has said that Sherman is not even his
second choice. AS he recently married
Mr.. Shcrman's niece, his opposition to
his unclc-n-law is n little singular.
The solid South, Pennsylvania and
Michigan can give Grant the Republic
rH1I''rui',uti"n, but Mr. Shcrnan's
Office holders will have something TO
say ab@ut the solid South when tho
time for appointing delegate arrives.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

SOUTH CAROLINA's CoLopun q ,nyr
--Joh,sonC. Whitaker. of South r,nr.
o,;,a, o,:,:,, Inc present colorcd cadet OF tho
l',i Mal,ii'ary academy. got along very
VOL iasb year asa third class cadcf,
~ ycar ago nc was found deficient and
rcllllfcd togo over tho third class
co'rso again. In mathematics he
ds stalids now NO. 52 among sixty-four
members, in French, No. 43, and in
craving he stands at tho foot Of his
ciass. lie is very light, with rather
handsome curly hair, r,,and on parade Il
IS very difficult to pick him out anon@
his white classmates. Iie has o roo,5
I? himself, and is thrown entirely or
ms own private resources for fellow.
Snip and entertainment. .-Ne,o Yo,h
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

secretary Thompson directed tint
~, ! !, employees OF navy yards should DO
\ 'fTsSl = loiislay on tho Fourth of
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

OIEAEY AGAIS \ NICroH.--Thc in
tcrnaiional walking match for - coo
between Daniel OIcary and Peter
Grassland, Of Manchester, England,
ended in Chicago Saturday night, and
was won by O'Lcary. The origin Of
this match was Crosslands challenge
10 walk any man in Amcrca scvcntv-tivc
hours for 80 600 a side. issued after he
had failed to win the O'Irarv belt that
was competed for in Chicago. OLcary
agreed to make tha match for 81 900 Il
side, and Captain Turtle, Of this city,
at once notified Sir John Astlcv in
London, who instructed him not to
make the match for less than $1,000.
Sir john Ashley believed that OIcury
was broken down, and no match Tor
such Il large sum, but by the advice OF
his friends he accepted the conditions,
and the rival pedestrians signed nrti-
clcs 70 walk srvrniy-livc hours for
50 900 Il sidn. OLcary accomplished
over 2j0 miles within the limit, and
was declared The winner. Grassland
walked but little Saturday evening",
and seemed much used up. while the
% nx-..Lanl. .,inn,.vcnG cam upnA.ntivnly- frcSh
at Tic close ofthc contest.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

IIiE CASTOR TEI,L.--At Yorkvillc,
last week, j. L. CASTOR was arraigncd
IN the Court Of Sessions for the inur-
der Churchill l.. WilliIord, which
occurred at Rock Hill a few weeks
ago. The prisoner pleaded "NoL
Guilty:" and seemed much moved by
emotion by the solemn and touchinn
incidents of the ceremony of arraign-
mcmt. lie was represented by Mcssrs.
" ltlcrspoon IL Spencer, Jno. D..
NVlic, y. j. Gage and John G.. with
crSp"on. Solicitor Castor was assist
cd by Mcssrs. Wilson e. Wilson, of
I orkvillc, aaM Giles J. Patterson, ESQ,
OF Chester. Tho trial was begun last
"Wednesday morning, and concluded
Saturday night at / o'clock, when a
verdict OF "Not guilty. was rendered.
Wo arc Informed that the jury agreed
on Il verdict in a few minutes after
goiL into the room, but for prudential
reasons remained out about three
hours. - chester BuUctin.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

KILLED by \ MuLm.-On thc lower
place Of MIR. l.. 3. Ncll. in this county,
ON Wednesday, last, coiorcd boy was
engaged in hoiding Il mule while ho
&razrd in the pasture. y hitc thus en-
gagged he ihoughilc>sly tied the rope.
which was around thc mules neck, to
his wrist. The mule took fright and
becoming unmanaWrahlc dashed or
with his victim, dragging him ~ con-
Siderable distance, and SO iri@ltt'ullv
mutilating Linn that death resulted in
about an hour.--(Ncstcr BUNcttH.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

DOES IT IIUnr?-"Docs that hurt ?v
kindly asked the dentist, holding thc
young mans head back and iabbi,, a
steel probe, with back-sct teeth, clear
aoWn through his aching tooth and
mo tlic gum. "Docs that hurt?v hc
asked, with evident feeling. ooh, no."
replied the young man, "a voice s,1c-
used with emotion and sentiment
.oh, no." llc said tcndcrly, risinr
rom the chair and holding Inc dent,
lstS head in the stove, while he dro~-
Scd his lungs out of his ears viii .
corkscrcw. "Oh, no." he said. t:noi
at all; docs thatW But the dentist Lod
INC better OF The young man after nll,
1or nc charged him fifty cents and
uidn,t pull the tooth then. But bv
tllat ilmc the astonishcd tooth had for
got its aching. ~ ~
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

u. ME.INS D.fTIS, EDITOR.
NO. $. REYNOLDS. ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

fingers on mans hand and the wick
Cd~!oolinw Little eyes arc enough to
strike terror into amy one who secs
them for the first time. a story is
told in Lccsburg OF Il woman's advCn-
turc up The mountain. She went out
ono day TO pick hucklcbcrrics, and, be-
fore she was aware Of it, was sur
rounded by rattlcsnakcs. She had
wandered near II den OF them and
there was no backing out. it was to
kill or be killed. and she preferred tho
former. Erasping 4 thick stick in her
hand she awaited action Had the
snakes attacked her several al u time
nothing could have saved her, but,
fortunately for her, they began the
onslaught singlv. a. snake would
hardly coil himself up for q spring
when she would knock him over. One
after another they fell dead, until they
laid in swaths all around her. AS
fast as possible she backed out from
her unpleasant situation, but not until
the last snake of the den was killed
was she safe. She counted the dead
and they numbered iSO. That lady
doesn't pick hucklcbcrrics on the
mountains any more. when the
snakes arc in Il half torpid condition
il docs not require much courage TO
clean out II den, but an inmenso
amount of nerve is necessary to beard
, real live, hungry rattlcsnakcs in their
! dcns.
The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

"A Tome (Ncw York; man went
homo tired and hun"ry to dinner. lie
took his scat at the table and saw with
delight his favor,c vegetables and
meat before him. 1t was u tempting
rcpast, and nc lonMct to got IN 4nediuS
,'cs. lie spread his napkin in his lap,
helped himself toa piece Of fish and
discovered, 10! that il was simply
wax. lie drew the chicken TO him
and commenced to carve il, only to
find that it, too, was wax. The pota-
toes, the tomatoes, the beans, tho
peas, etc, etc, all turned TO wax at
his touch. In blank dislnay he turned
TO The tlcmurc face Of his wife for tho
explanation. \ ripple Of laughter
was her reply. She had talent for
waX-works, and lac had frequently
boaSt"d lllat hc could invariably tell at
a glance that her work was artificial
This was the way she proved that he
couldn't. lie acknowledged the corn,
the potatoes, tomatoes, etc, nnu meek
ly presented his rockcl-book to his
accomplished Spots.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
Prairie Fires.

A Sioux Falls, Dakota, special of the 1st
inst, says the prairie fires reached the sub
urbs Of the town and were only checked by
great exertions The wife of John Forbins
lost her life in endesvoring to save some
stock.
Startling reports have been received of
the ravages of prairie fires in the Big Sioux
valley, and throughout southern Dakota.
A merchant Of Eden tells narrowing stories
of the losses in that quarter, on the goth
inst, when the fires were of unusual force
and destructive without precedent From
the door of his store he counted thirteen
farm houses in flames, and he says more
than forty in that vicinity have lost every
.thing-houses, barns, hay, seed, grains, etc.
The flames travelled with such rapidity that
the people were unable to save anything.
A large Norwegian church, Eve miles from
Eden, was burned, and in the same neigh
borhood a child lost its life. The father
was terribly burned in endeavoring to res
cue his child. a Nj. Nicholson, residing
near Beloit, was terribly burned while try
ing to save his property. II is reported
that two other men in the same locality
were burned TO death. In the vicinity of
PortIandville, il is said not less than twenty
farmers lost their hay, grain, etc. West OF
Elk Point Mr.. Richardson lost a large amount
OF grain; a school house with all the books
and contents was also burned, At White
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work OF the Flames,

The ship Lancaster, laden with i 800 bales
of cotton, burned to the waters edge, at
Galveston, Texas, on the 4th inst.
A fire al Canton, II on the Sd instant,
caused the destruction of business property
valued at $4,000.
4 large building at Fort Wayne, Ind, oc.
cupied by Bakers sealing wax factory and
Jolenson's machine shop, burned on the
4th. Loss $4,000.
The fine building, 504 and SOC North Fifth
street, st. Louis, No, occupied by s. NJ.
Hamilton & Co, wholesale dry goods on the
ground floor, and Mack & Co., wholesale
clothiers, On the other floors, was destroyed
by fire on the 4th instant. The building, an
ell of which extends round to st. Charles
street, is a complete wreck and stocks to-
tally destroyed. Altheimer & Whites store
was gutted, and Meyers Bros, adjoining.
damaged good deal by water. The Fourth
street stories in Verandah Row were all in
jured more or less by water, particularly
Miller, Grant & Co, laces and fancy dry
goods, and H. Probasco, fancy candles.
The American express company's Office also
received a thorough wetting. On the roof
in the rear part OF an adjoining building
several fremen were standing, when the
rear wall fell, killing one man named Mel
son, MORALLY wounding Billy Rentz and
badly injuring two or three others.
The Selgman corset and shade factory. at
New York, was burned an the SO inst. Loss,
$25, 900.
The Canada and Great Western railway
station, Bamfeld's refreshments saloon, the
American express company's and Montreal
telegraph company's offices at Suspension
Bridge, n. Y, burned on the I'd inst. Loss
$4,000.
Pease d Sons saw and planning mill at
Thompsonville, Conn, burned on the I'd
inst. Loss 100000.
The extensive rendering establishment of
Swift & White, Barron Island, N. Y, burned
on the I'd inst. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
Proctor & CANDLES candle factory, at
Cincinnati, o., was partially destroyed by
fire on the lgt inst. Loss estimated at S4O,-
600.
At Lebanon, KY, on the 31st inst, sixteen
houses were destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
600; insurance $4,000
An incendiary burned Timers wadding
mill, at Niverville, n. Y, on the 31st ult.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The Belmont oil works at Philadelphia
was burned on the 31st ult. Loss estimated
at from $75, 900 to 100000.
The Fairchild block, at Madison, Wis,
burned on the Doth inst. During the pro-
gress OF the eonfagration an explosion oc.
Cured, seriously injuring several persons
The greater portion of the court house at
Newark, o., was destroyed on the 29th.
Loss estimated at SIS 900.
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E.nIA MurnerS.

At Greenville, Miss. on the Sd instant,
MATHEW Chr1smore q well-known sporting
character, was found murdered in his bed,
his head crushed by an iron bolt, throat
cut and body ripped open the entire length.
Suspicion points to an associate now In jail.
At Texarkana, Ark, on the 2oth ult.,
Sam Crowly, railroad conductor, shot and
killed Thomas Hanks, saloon keeper.
Hanks was state senator in the legislature
of 1874.
AT Newburg, Ind, on the night of the
goth ult,, two white men named John Bell
and Daniel Frame, entered a negro church
where a festival was being held, and after
satisfying their wants, were about to retire.
Upon being requested to pay for what they
had partaken by Charles Thomas, a colored
man, one of the men drew a razor and cut
Thomas throat from ear to ear, killing him
instantly.
Joseph Daily shot and killed his wife at
Moberly, Mo-, on the 30th ult, while she
was asleep. He claims that it was accident
al; thinking the weapon was empty he ex-
pected to wake her by swapping the cap.
They were married only three weeks.
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a Recreant Wife.

Pete Mccartney, formerly very sue
cessful counterfeiter, has for three years
been convict in the Illinois state pris-
on, where he is to remain seven years
longer. On being convicted he gave
$4,000 to his pretty wife to live on until
he could rejoin her, and she promised to
wait faithfully for his release; but she
lately made up her mind to get divorce
from him and marry DR.. Mason, with
whom she had fallen in love. Mccartney
learned of her Inconsistency and deter
mined to have his revenge. He employed
accomplices to involve the physician in
a charge of passing counterfeit money,
and then went on the stand as a witness
for the prosecution with a story of
former partnership in the printing of
bogus treasury notes. The prisoner only
got out of the scrape by bringing score
OF patients to prove an alibi,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
Accidents on the Rail.

An engine and three cars of the northern
bound passenger train of the New Orleans,
Chicago & st. Louis railroad, jumped the
track near Hazelhurst, Louisiana, on the
4th inst. Andy Caldwell, engineer, was
killed and Baggage Master Belts seriously
wounded.
A man named Henry Summers, living
seven miles west of Nebury, w. Va, was
instantly killed on the 4th inst, by the west
bound freight train. He was picking coal
on the track and did not see the train. He
leaves wife and five children in destitute
circumstances.
A freight train ran through a trestle near
Brownsville, Tenn, on the 4th inst, killing
the engineer, Frank Riley, and wounding
the fireman and brakeman.
Valentine Burke, aged 81 years, was in
stantly killed at Rowlsburg, on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, by falling off a
ballast train, the train passing over him.
The engine, tender, baggage car and first
coach of the east-bound night express on the
Grand Trunk railway was ditched two miles
from Smiths Creek, Mich. on the night of
the Goth ult. Brakeman Robert Wilson was
killed instantly and Thomas Cowan, re-
man, fatally scalded; Engineer Walters was
slightly scalded. No passengers were in
jured. The accident was caused by the
removal of a rail. Henry Hines and Michael
Kign, section men, recently discharged were
arrested on suspicion of being the guilty
parties.
A land slide on the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, near Pittston, Pa, on the goth ult,
threw locomotive of the New York pas
senger train from the track, killing the
engineer, Nicholas Chillinger, and seriously
injuring the fireman.
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Held for Murder.

Scandal was occasioned on the north side
of Chicago some time ago by the attention
paid to Mrs. Henry Gelderman by Dr. Henry
Meyer, the improperly of his addresses
arising from the fact that Ms. Meyer and
Mr.. Gelderman had shortly before died I'M
der peculiar circumstances, which, taken in
connection with the subsequent conduct OF
the surviving ones were deemed suspicious.
The bodies of the two deceased were there
fore exhumed, and after careful analysis
just completed large quantities of strych.
nine were found in the system of Mr.. Gel,
derman and the stomach of Mrs. Meyer was
found impregnated with deadly colchine.
The coroner's jury, after hearing the tegti-
mony OF the chemists, found a verdict rec
ommending that Mrs. Meyer and Mr.. Gel
derman be held for murder.
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EucfnerafeH,

The burning of stable on Third avenue,
Brooklyn, on the 18th inst, caused The death
of David r. Pulver and four horses.
At the destruction OF the Belmont oil
works at Philadelphia, Pa, on the 31st ult.
Frank Callahan was fatally burned, and
John Greayes seriously.
& The fremont house, at Claremont, n. H.,
burned early on the morning OF the 29th
ult', and five persons persisted in the flames.
Following are the names of the victims
Mrs. Hannah P. Gibson, of Chester, VT,
mother of one of the proprietors; Charles
Morgan, Lydia Merrill, Annie Johnson,
Mrs. S. A. Place. William Butler and Frede.
rich Marvin and wife we're severely in jnred
by Leaf ping from the windows.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
Etfz.Innn Porferss Ca>a

The court martial that for some months
past, has been engaged in re-hearing OF
the case of Fitz-John Porter. who was dis
missed the army for alleged disobedience OF
or orders in 1862, when in command of a
division OF Gen. Pope's command of the
army of the Potomac has reported. The
recommendation of the report is that Porter
be restored to the positions of which the
sentence deprived him, the restoration to
take effect from the date of the dismissal.
If this recommendation is approved by the
president it will give Porter not only his
full rank in the army, but full pay for all
the time since the date of the finding of the
original report, some sixteen years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
TrRHhlR I'm IONA

Reports from Davis City, Decatur county,
Ia, say that citizens, in view of the long
series of lawlessness and crime by gang of
deperadoes, led by Irving Tucker and one
latter, banded together on the 31st ult,
seized Tucker and hung him. Taiter was
also captured and said he was ready to
swing, if he was allowed to kill Topliffe and
Frisby, two citizens, against whom he had a
grudge, but he was taken from the mob and
placed in jail. The mob then went to the
bagnio of Martha McLain, tore down the
house and destroyed its contents. During
the fray, sympathizers of Tucker and Taiter
set the Commercial Printing office on fire.
Much excitement prevails and more trouble
is anticipated,
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A Blue Outlook.

David McIyer, one of the proprietors of
the Cunard line and la member of parliment,
writes that he does not know of any nation
whose trade prospects are so gloomy as
Great Britains. British exports to the
United States are comparatively nothing in
volume or value; the balance of trade is
overwhelming against Great Britain. He
sees nothing except ruin for home indus
tries whether manufacturing or agricultural
if the present state of things is allowed to
continue. The export trade from Liverpool
to the United States is SO small that when
the restrictions of importation of United
States cattle are removed it is intended to
make outward voyages with water ballast
only, ship owners being unwilling to scram.
BILE for the little freight recently carried as
ballast nominal rates.