The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-28

MT. Ialull5o IoCclltly uClCIllteC
in his lecture the sensational style
of pulpit talk, and said sensational
ism is life.
The Nevada Legislature has
unanimously adopted q resolution
in favor of restricting Chinese i'm
migration.
The construction Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad is said to be pro-
crossing ut tho rate of two miles
per day.
Boston's fine Masonic Temple is
mortgaged for $2G5,OO0, and the
Masons of that city dislike either to
shoulder the burden or to sacrifice
the property.
Congressman Morrison, of Illi..
nois, strongly favors Senator Bay
ard for the Presidency. The Rich
mond (Va.,) State, in a leading
editorial, takes the same position.
Gen. Butler already announces
his determination to run for gov,
ernor of Massachusetts again noxt
autumn, and he is confident that this
time he "will make the trip"
The Roman Catholic bishop Of
Montreal has officially forbidden
the presence of women in tho
church choirs after Juno I, and
many churches of his diocese are
already dismissing the women who
have sung for them.
The United States Court has
been trying the Arlington case at
Alexandria, and there is no doubt
that the decision will be in favor of
Gen. Custis Lee and against tho
government. The government will
then purchase the property.
"A favorable report has been sub
mitted to Congress by the commit
teo on education and labor on the
bill to promote the education of the
blind. 1t appropriates $250,000 as
perpetual fund in aid of the edu~
cation of the blind in the United
States through the American Print
ing House for the Blind.
A prize is to be awarded next
juno to the student in any of the
Episcopal divinity schools of Cam
bridge, Philadelphia, Alexandria,
Gambler or Sewanee, who is adj
judged "the most correct, intelli-
gent and impressive reader of the
Bible and Prayer book in the ser,
vices of the church"
From the number of bills which
have been introduced in the North
Carolina Legislature to prevent the
running of trains on Sunday and to
prevent discrimination on tho part
of the roads in the matter of
freight charges, it would appear
that the present session Of the Cen
eral Assembly Of that State is likely
to give the railroads some trouble.
In the United States Circuit Court
at Jacksonville, Fla, last week, Judge
Settle sentenced the Brevard county
cnnvassing board, convicted of mak>
ing false return of an election.
Lee, the county clerk, WAS sentenc-
ed to three years. and Wright and
Johns, sheriff and Justice respect
lively, to one year each in Albany
penitentiary. Lee is also State
senator from Brevard county. All
the other election cases were con-
tinued to the May term of the
court.
George Ct. Vest, the new Demo.
cratic Senator from Missouri, illus
trates forcibly in his political career
the eminent practicability of what
the gamblers call the doubling up
process. He first started out for
Congress. Being beaten he doub-
led the stake and played for govern
or. Losing the governorship he
doubled again and went in for Unit.
ed States senator. He won. If he
had lost the senatorship he would
have sailed in for the Presidency in
1880, and, Judging from his last
piece of luck, would have been a
very troublesome candidate.
The Radicals are still making
hurculean efforts to induce Senators
Patterson and Conovsr to agree to
vote for unseating Butler and seat>
ing Corbin. Senator Hill has com.
pleted the minority report in this
case, and will submit it at the next
meeting of the committee. It de-
clares that Buffers case is res atyu-
dicata, and that Corbin's case turns
upon whether there was quorum