The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-04-08
THE NEWS AND HERALD.
TRI-WEEKl.y EDITION.
NLUS or THE D,1l.

NIrp. Oliver, on @ ring the verdict
in her case, wept copiously and said,
III not dono with old Camcrou
yet
NIutlame Elizabeth Patterson
Eonaparte, tho aged widow Of
Prince Jerome Borapar'o died in
Baltimore on Friday afternoon.
Queen Victoria has lost grand
child. Prince Wuldcmnr, of Germany,
the third member of Der family that
hns died from diptheria,
Rowell the pedestrian sailed for
Liverpool last Wednesday. taking
with him the champions belt, abe ut
$4,000, including his eul nings in
Philadelphia nnd Boston, and sun-
dry friendly gifts.
Biennial sessions OF State Legis}a-
lures continue to grow in favor. In
the New York Assembly Oh Tuesday
last the constitutional amendment in
favor of such sessions WIS debated
ind it IVES olGcled to q third read
ing ny Il M1Be vote.
Ta)nages triul is costing about
forty doll,us n day, which expense
has to be bone by TIE Prcsbyicly OF
brooklyn. The P,csbytory has no
money, however,, and 10 means Of
raising any, except by taking up col
lcctions i'll the churches.
In Brninhridge, Ga on lost Thurs
day right, Hcrrn Mari, Of the Merry
Makers, nccid, II ;aliy It bbcd he sell;
while playing in the role Of Gypsy
Queen. The digger instead of pass
ing under hor arm, us she intended,
went in her side, inil'cting Il pninfui
though not serious wcund.
On Thursday mcr.ing Matt
Chlistlnore, IL well-known sporting
character, Of Gr.enville, Miss, WAS
found murdered in his bed, Lis head
crushed by al iron bolt, his thro,,t
cut and his body ripped open the
entire length. Suspicion points to
III associ,te, who is now in jail.
Enough money has been invested
in government bonds for the benefit
of tue widow Of Lieut.. Hiram II.
Btnncr, the yellow fever hero, to
give an annual income Of six hun
dted dollars. Besides this income
she has been presented with !. cosy
house Mt Elein, III.
The health of Archl ishop +, reel
is fast failing under the burden f
his financial troubles. Of luto he
has been attacked with fnintiEg
spells, and on Tuesday lAnt he
remained SO long unconscious in ORC
Of them that his attendants were
dreadfully alarmed, fcning that lie
might die.
OLoary, tho champion walker,
has offered eight thousand dollars in
prizes for walking match in Oc:o-
Dor. Ho wants to find man who
can beat Rowell. OLcary says the
day of heel and toe walking is ended.
The race of tho future for long dis
tnncos will be won by run ming, as
Rowell did last month.
At Fnrmineton, Marion county,
West Virginia, last Tuesday night, II
band of thirty men, recently organ.
lied under the name of Red Men, !"
visited several low groggcries, do
stroyed the Liquors found, beat some
of the proprictors, and gave some of
the attendants, including several
females, n coat Of tar and feathers.
The Illinois Legislature has before
it Il proposition for constitute onal
amendment providing that sessions
of the General Assembly for the
purpose Of law-malling shall be h cid
but once in six years, but that the
biennial sessions shall bo continued
for the purpose Of making tho regu-
lar appropriations and tax levies.
Tho female pedestrian contest
closed Mt Gilmore's Garden, New
York, at II o'clock last Wednesday
night, with Won Berg winner, she
having covered 371 miles, Kilbnrn
351, Wallace 1856, Won Klamusch 300
and Tobias 292 Won Berg got the
belt and $1,000, Kilburn $500, Wal
lace $3.50. A subscription of $50 was
made up for Won Kiamns>h.
Senator Hill, of Georgia, on We'd
nesday last, while in the Senate
chamber at Wash ington, received
dispatch from Chicago as follows
Chicago hns been carried for the
rebel Democrats by 1000 majority.
Send us ten +, bel briJulirrn nt nncn +"