The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-25
VOL. lII.-NO. lis.
N EWS IN BRIEF.

Each OF his nicces; nephews and sisters
will receive $500 900; his brother gets
S275.000.
"A New York firm has received an
order from the Japanese Government
for eleven pianos. This, it Is said, will
be the first shipment Of pianos for sale
ever made to Japan.
The average yield Of wheat per
acre Is five and u half bushels in Russia,
twelve in the United States, twelve and
Il half In Austria, sixteen and one-third
In France, twcnty-ninc and half in
Great Britain.
Isaac M. Singer ordered of the
Nonotuck Silk Company the first ma
chinc-twist ever made, and now the
production of the popular "Corticelli,"
II In a continuous thread, would girdle
the globe every three days.
The Methodist churches in the Bos-
ton district Of the New England Con-
ference carry an aggregate indebted
ness Of 900, calling for $24 900 Of
Interest annually. No light tax on the
Christian energy and resources Of the
church. ...u..
-Ihc French Minister Of the Inter-
ior Is reported to have stated that, in
consequence of the damage done to the
crops by rain, foreign corn to the
amount of 500 or 600 milf ms of francs
&lU0, 100000 to 100000, ,00O) Will have
to be imported during the year.
The most remarkable returns ever
issued by the Bank of France is its lat
est. On the oath Of April the note is
sue OF the bank was 2, ,l87 ,O00,O 900 francs,
and the cash in hand was 3 ,149, 200, 900.
There was, therefore, Il reserve of more
than oSLl per cent upon the note liabil-
tiles.
In 1872 the total area covered by
entries under the homestead law
the entries fell of to 3,703 900 acres; in
1876 to 2,35G, 900 acres, and in 1877 to
900 acres. In tho year ended De-
cembcr 81, 1878, the entries wero about
6,000, 900 acres.
The Pullman sleeping car company
has an equipment of 10000 sheets,
4G, 600 pillow-slips, 10000 hand and
5000 roller towels, and $4,000 blankets.
Their bill for washing amounts to near
iY $lo,oo0a month, Slthough done at
the possible ratcs-l1@ cents each tor
sheets, and less for other articles.
Mrs. Thomas, of PhilaIelphia, a
lady more than so years old, has built
II neat stone church in Kane, Pa, at a
cost of $40, 900, and presented it to the
pres0ytorian congregation there. The
old lazy each year, spends Il part of her
large income in building church
somewhere in the country.
Princess Lucicn Murat died re-
Gently IN Paris. She was the daughter
of Scotch officer of the Clan Fraser,
settled In this country, and married the
second son of NapolcOn's famous off,
Ger IN 1881. They went to France In
1913, and since tho fall Of the Empire
have lived In retirement.
The total value of the imports and
exports to and from Auckland, New
Lealand, for tho quarter ending Sep
039, 49,, 0d.: exports, .EI43,G12, IS. 81.
or the imports, E12, 1877 are from Amer
lea, and G26, ,063 to the same place in
exports.
An autograph Of Lord Bacon sold
in London, recently, for $37. go; one Of
Burns fetched $27 one of Charles 1. SIS;
ono OF Cromwell, $40; ono Of Keats,
S25: one OF Pope, SIC; one of Robes
pierre, $l1.50; one OF Turner, SIG; and
u letter from Lord Nelson to Lady liam
ilton, $11.25. .. .,....
In New South Wales last year the
sum Of 81 ,70S, ,4S6 was expended on pri-
mary education. Teachers salaries
absorbed $799,S22 There were In oper-
alton / ,lS7 schools, attended In the ag-
gregalc by l2S,l25 pupils. Since 1877
there has been an increase Of seventy
schools. Ten years ago there were on
ly G42 schools.
Farmers in Bureau county, ILL.,,
have been swindled out of moro than
$4,000 by agents for lightning-rods,
barbcd wire feEces, farm machinery,
&c. The agents got their orders, " hich
were filled out, all but the signature,
with pencil. The signature being
Obtained IN writing, tho penciling was
easily erased, and tho paper turned in
to note.
Prince Victor, son of the head of
tho Bonapartes, Is described as "17
years ofagc, tai, handsome and straight
as dart, with dark hair and large
dark eyes, full lips and the Napoleonic
nose. His features are regular and his
hair trained over his forehead and
cropped, but somewhat too short to be
quite in tho prevailing boyish style.
lie Is very high spirited and rash to a
point that gives his friends much anx-
iety on his account"
The Misses Thornton, daughters of
Sir Edward Thornton, English Minis
ter to this country, have not heretofore
taken part in Washington gaicties be-
cause English etiquette requires that
young ladies shall be presented to the
Queen before they enter general society.
During their recent Visit In England
Two Of them went through the cere-
mony, and they are, therefore, now at
liberty to accept social attentions In
this country.