The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-27
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DR.. woodWprtb Surgeon General
of the U. S. Revenue Marine Service,
died last Friday,.of pneumonia
A Yankee tailar in New Orleans
shot woman because she coughed
NIL night a1d Kept him awake. I
An Alabana$darkey, fora wager,
recently exposedYhis heud' to the
furious ASSAULTS Sof q trained goat.
His confidehcei was# rewarded by
winning the money, for, after, an
hours vigoFbush bltting, the goat
drew of. utterly discouraged. : "
The disasteTby food at szegedin,
Hungary, ~ unprecedented. The
city contained 100 houses, and but
26l ore standing. It. is@ estimated
that 5000 people have lost their
lives by this catastrophe, caused by
the River Thesis breaking through
the dykes. '...
Fat cook with conscious bushes
to the lady who wants to engage
her) "As to there bein' no follow~
ers allowed, mum, you might recol-
lect as you've been single yourself {;
and girl as is rayther snowy in
fggef cant well help 'em comm
about" ,.g.. ,..,. ,,-ry.,, 81.
The Reno, Nevada, paint mine
boasts Of: q, ledge .forty~two feet
wide and Of unknown depth and
lengtlE In this paint ore is found
a small quantity Of silver and traces
of gold. This ore paint is said to mix
with oil, apd does not settle after a
few hohrs standing. ""'".. -.
A class was beiug examined
recently in the ses~btaton town of
Sussex. The subject under discus
sion was the food. Among the first
questions put was, CHOW did Noah
understand that there was going to
be flood? "Causc," shouted an
urchin, "he looked at his almanac !
A certain fawyer was compelled to
apologize to the court. With state
ly dignity he rose in his seat and
said : 'Your honor is right ard I
am wrong, rs your honor generally
is" There was dazed look in tho
judges eye, and he hardly knew
whether to feel happy or fine the
lawyer for contempt of court.
A clergyman was on forced to
sny to a CONGREGATION that persist
cd in DROPPING brt o,s in IL le
contribution box, Brethren who
wish to contribute buttons" said
the fnancier, "will please not ham,
mer down the eyes while that
process does. not increase til il
value as coin, it does impair their
usefulness as'buttons."
Right Rev. Bishop Gilmour, of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland, Ohio, has issued pasto-
raj, condemnipg the Irish. World
and secret labor unions forbidding
Catholic parents to send their chill"
dren to, the public schools where
parochial schools are easy of access
urging upon Catholics the necessity
Of subscribing to the Diocesan Cath
olic journal, and forbidding mixed
marriages, s.. .r..
The late Joseph elliott, the steel
pan manufacturer, after he became
rich, had q mania for collecting old
Italian Instruments, and, although
he knew. nothing whatever about
music, became the owner of over
five hundred yiolins and violoncellos,
many Of Them valuable. After his
death they were found lying in
dust ~ heapspr thrust away in boxes.
TWo triends were talking over
theiF troubles one day. Said one,
who wasIsned on ell sides, "I:,n just
smotheredlin law, and it is killing
me- "Ah; unfortunate fellow
sufferer;1replied the other; ''it's
mother-in law that's killing me, to o.
And as they shook sympe thetic
hands, they went in behind green
screen for meditation with piece of
lemon init.
The Cincinnati Gazette has been
sounding Zach. Chandlers praises
for several days, with a view, we
suppose, to trotting his name out
for the presidential nomination at
the proper time. We confess We
do not pesesixessshs appropriateness
Of applying The exrT6 6ssjosEss ssswar~
horse" @Chandler, aft|ie Gazette
does in eVssysCth@r lineS isE devoted
and sycopfantiS 1And, LID. Tngef:
soil, Mssha .s5aned his notable
popular fine saseesspaf,'
o'tsime.ss s,hsgr eaERnRRH e spiritsnd