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STATE STREET.
Results OF the Mayors Visit There
Thursday Night.
A Poremptory Order to 0apt. Eborsold to
Stop These Disgraceful Doings.
Tho Unhappy saloenkeepen Express Themselves
Freely On tho SubIett

Freely on tho Sab|ttts i
Mention wns ,iatlo yeatcnlny ot Mayor tlnr.
rtsons visit Thurslnr night to tho lcils nnd
dives nlong Btat1 strict, and aotne Ut his nb*tr-
yAttot,s md in1prcssi0na wern nlan given, Int
ycstnrhay tc iud great tcal ,noro To sty upon
tho same fruitful tt1ne. lilo was ut hs oftlcc Mt
mn early hour, mil lhorp wis rn In his eyc ntld
determination upnn his brow. for drcitt'l,lg over
tho srrlars i,ud served to intensity hts assRuEt.
eczinH II pom hn ant down nntl wrntc out his
viaws In plain straight forward styic.
Nh Embellishments wcro uscd, and eyen
tho "cuHloIsM in which ho 10 de-
lights ut times fnunl no indulgence.
Tho fact was hn was ai,xry beyond cx1,rctson.
urlti after hu WIS through writing he nddrcssral
bis vlcws, put tlIotn In an envelope,
AND RExr kf,a CAPT. EnEIssoip,
to whom the document WIS delivered. 1t wns rs
ful1ows: ...,
tts. capm tSt d iS'ee@s'H: II siato street
fro;n VIII l3nren to Jerry Munroe's plnce. Is II
sivcn Sver BY landlords to prostitutus. rhose
oe !xS Up ssa!ra and nt y n,sht ~ nkn , ~, r.
.ha lpcn. sswaar, md ,o,. oyen :, l'sht' ,,,!a
hcari or Tho subject, int Inst nfxht n,ado II
persona observation, and fG,nt1 tlnt tho pietsre
1 .n 1 Sf% eSsf Sssw IL III St ae S es' ShGxG 5
ta,s, prevent ts beirx rle n1i ot,cn md pithIIc
calling
il ii II shame TINT. in the very hpart Of tho
city. portion Of Ut its fncst streets, great
tbsirotkhrnrc froni tho business centre ur tho
ctv to gt,,rlo Of its lest aitlrbs, sho, he gtye,,
over to prostitution md lts kindred ylcca. II
the landlords nut prcSeiit r. tho oea n,'ts!.
Hlah YOU WnttiA Ko VttHniMily W tIsltMt!an
91n's to sreG,a 9 a o'y @ ano nnsIc sln
s rssoks @ s!'y aad @ sSssy license ,sheFs wo,as'.
are hlloWeu III thelr HfmEs Us customers:
and whct. once rmyoke!! ~ tntIl,cnoo @ wi!t get
rgnst4tc',e!lt: is VII bo yGfy nnp!ehshit s..nt
thing for tna tn dt', nut nni determined tnat
thls D'ot upon tho p!ty st ne wpua n,lt ~.
Will please notify I'LL ynu eau tIat
n.llst llld shnll be stopped. :! WISH y0M Wnnltl
tnly lnt W tnken n'laWres.
You will reIa this communication to salootl-
koonsIs an ~ iso-G1e" xsnGn1s, tn a as tar ~
stek y no nE h, ;asa t gysn a Ysrt tas s
several ot tiieIn certainly minors. Ccrtat1i
plnccs OIL Cark strcet aro Illso unfit tn no kept
uptn. r..
p!easo take notice that thoro VII bo no lot-Mp
~ this mAtteri anu thRt pAtrolnaen who Arc
ttgrEllGt Ill helping InD Will bG promptly uiH-
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Young Indies who delight In fair, fresh faoo
use Cut!ourA Modiolnnl EuAp.
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JOSEPH u. DUDLEY.
BUFFALO, N. T., July 10.-Jnyeph q. Dnftloy,
ono OF tho ol.lost residents md norohants. died
to.iny, AYcd IL yetrs.
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Spte1at D!spateh 10 TAs Chicago Tribune.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 18.-Janrs II. rclgor1,
ono Of tho oldest and most respected cltlzons Of
this city. died this evening.
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MElt.t.Y-K1MHAid.-Att tha residence of t!e
ht.o,.. Mrnndm.sasr 1n fh@Tsday' 1ly y IL X ,na ~
Hlntex Army, to ErAMecs Anry daughter of The late
jam0a u, klnibalb. unlsua htAsc4 Navy.
uuYD-M1l.l.S-Juy II. ut tho FeAlAanca nf tho
brides paronts, bY tito itnv, II. 7: Miller, WILLIAM L.
uyta, II Now York, and Miss Kttl0 H. Mills Df Chi
Cnsu. No cnrds
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FOLLY VERSUS WISDOM.

FOLLY VERSUS WISDOM.
Foolish nun walk tl.o streets this hot
weather md got Hu'lstruek. while the Mloro
sensible ones Sit In Tie cunl run,ns OF the
Chica9o Grain ant rr0yislUn Exchange, III
alll til Clurk street, uIlu double their ln0ncy
by deal III kruin VI stOgks.
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Nothing equals papillon for skin diseastA
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
a MOnst0r rime-Piece.

The large clock at the English House of
Parliament is tho largest one in tho world.
Tho four dials in this clock are twenty-five
feet III diameter. Every half minute the
minute hand moves nearly seven inches.
The clock will go eight days and half,
and will only strike for seven and half,
thus Indicating any neglect in winding it
up. Tho winding up of the striking ap-
paratus takes two hours The pendulum
is fifteen feet long; the wheels are cast iron;
tho hour-bcll is eight feet high, and nine
feet in diameter, weighing nearly fifteen
tons and the hammer alone weighs moro
than tour hundred pounds. This clock
stoi1es the quarter hours and by it's striking
the short hand reporters regulate their
labors. AT every strike q now reporter
takes the place of the old one, while the
first rctres to write out the notes that ke
has taken during the previous fifteen
ONplltpq
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
The Coolest Town,

This is JalSutsk or Yakootsk, chief town
OF tho province of that name in Eauern
Siberia, or the left bank Of the river Iona,
III deg. | min. north, longitude 1l9 deg.
2G min. east, and distant from st. Peters
burg 5,951 miles. The ground remains
continually frozen to the depth of 800 feet,
except in midsummer, when it thaws 3 feet
at the surface During ten days in August
the thermometer marks 80 degrees, bat from
November to FEBRUARY it ranges from 40 to
IS degrees below zero, and the river is solid
ice for nine months out of the twelve. The
entire industry of the place-population
about 5,000-is comprised in candlcworks,
and yet it is the principal market Of Eastern
Siberia for traffic with hunting tribes of the
Buriats The former, mostly nomadic,
having large herds of horses and cattle,
bring to market butter, which is sent on
horseback to the port of Okhotsl1. The
Buriats, also nomadic, bring quantities of
skins Of sable foxes, martens, harcs, squirrels
and the like, and many of them are sold at
the great fair in June, which, with May,
is the active period of the year. In May
collected goods are conveyed 10 The scsports,
whence they are sent in every direction.
The merchandise, chiefly furs and mammoth
tuslIs, sold at the fair amount in value 400,
600 roublcs ($300, 000).
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31

fact that in Algonquin the syllable wu
occurs in many Of the names of reptiles.
The three most sacred animals to the
Indian were the hare, the owl, and the
serpent, and they arc the ones around
which cluster a host OF myths in the Old
World. The superstition about the evil
omen of hare crossing your path, for in
stance, is very ancient inhabitants of Ire
lond killed all tac harcs they found among
there cattle on May day, believing them
witches who had designs on The butter. A
Calmuck regards the rabbits in the same
light, and many primitive people used them
for divination, and refused to cat their tlcsh
The remains Of the lake dwclIcrs Of SwitZ-
erland and OF the ancient Danes show no
bones OF the hare, for example, thus sup
porting C,esar's account of the awful horror
III which the animal was held by the
Britons of his day. Onr Eastern Indians
seem not to have eaten it; but those in the
West and North did SO. Another curious
fact is that the animal was sculptured on
the sncriicial stone m ancient Mexico, and
was the ''sgn' OF the divine years in The
Mexican Calender, while celebrations and
sacrifices in its honor were the most num-
crOus of all
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
NIystery of scent.

No one has ye: been able TO nnalyzc or
demonstrate the essential action Of perfume.
Gas can be weighed, but not scent. The
smallest known crcuturo--the worry monudcs
of lifc-can be caught by microscopic
lens, and made to deliver up the secrets of
Their organization, but what is it that cma-
mates from the pouch Of the mnlsls-dccr that
fills a whole space for years with its pcnc-
trating odor--an odOr that an j,limilnble
number of eXtrancous substances can carry
on without diminishing its size and weight
and what il is that The warm summer mir
brings to us from the flowers, no man has
yet been able TO determine. So fine, 80
subtle, so impondcrablc; il has clllded our
most delicate weights and measures and
our strongest senses. If we como to the
essence of each odor, we should have made
al enormous stride forward, both in hygiene
and IN chemistry, and none world profit
more than the medical profession i; j.. couid
he as concusivGly demonstrated that such
an odor proceeds from such and such a
cause, as we already know Of sulphur, sui
phatc, hydrogen, ammonia and the like.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Executions ny Electricity.

DIR. w. A. Hammond, of New York, says
electricity would be an uncertain agent of
death, and condemns the idea that it can be
used IN capital punishment. Even ter
rife stroke of lightning does not always
kill, and the spectacle of criminal run
ming about naked or lying with his limbs
broken after n deputy sheriff had performed
on him with galvanic battery, would bo
even more disgraccful than the scenes which
now sometimes occur at executions. What
the tremendous power Of nature cannot in
variably do is not likely to be always ac-
complishcd by the comparatively ridiculous
means for generating electricity at the
command of man. Probably the most ef-
fectual kind Of electricity would be that
known as statical, which is identical with
atmospheric lightning; but tho machines
for generating IL will not work in wet
weather, and if an instrument could be con-
structcd powerful enough under favorable
circumstances to kill a man, the execution
would probably have to be deferred from
day to day till the hygromctric state of the
air was suitable.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Wonderful Escape.


The trail leading to the Mctamoras mine
Nevada is both steep and narrow, and winds
along the side of Prospect mountain from the
base to almost the summit. In places the de-
scent from it is very precipitous, falling Off
almost perpendicularly for distance of
two or three hundred feet. Several pack
mules have been killed by being pushed Off
at these points, but no accident has ever
happened TO the hardy miner and prospcctor
who pass over it, until recently, and this
fortunately was not fatal one. The snow
fall had almost oblitcratcd the pathway,
making it peculiarly dangerous, and when
James Ahcam. attempted to make the as
ccnt, he was forced to gropc his way blindly
trusting to his knowledge Of the route to
carry him over safely. 1t was not sllli-
cient, however, for when about half way
up he slipped from the icy crust, and before
he could recover himself he was travelling
down the side of the mountain at rate OF
speed only cqualcd by meteor. While
the snow was the immediate cause of
Ahearn's disaster, it was also his salvation,
for it not only preserved him from contact
with the rocks as he plunged down, but re-
ccivcd him i'm its soft embrace at his stop
ping place, some 250 feet from the point of
departure. AS it was, his clothes were
rent and torn, so was his skin in sllndry
places, and, while no bones were broken,
there were aggregate bruises that will pain
fully remind him Of his experience for some
time to come.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
a miraculous Escape.

Mark Quinn, a miner, employed IN the
El Paso mine, on Frcycr Hill, Lcadville,
took terrible tumble recently. lie had
just fired oil a blast at the bottom Of the
Shaft, 225 feet below the surface, and had
started down in the bucket or tub, which
was being lowered by 81 man named Patrick
Roach. When about ten feet from the
windlass the brake bolt broke and for a
moment it looked as if Quinn's time had
come. But Roach, with rare presence of
mind, caught hold of the detached rope on
the lower end of which his friend hung s,ls
pended. "Ilotd on there. Mark, my boy"
shouted Pat, "and III bring We up" Quinn
held on, but Pat found it impossible TO hold
him. Little by little The rope slipped
through his hands. lie held on like grim
death, but the cruel rope dragged through
his grasp, tearing away skin and flesh.
Finding he could not sustain the weight, he
dcspairingly cried: 81 cant hold on no
longer, pard-good bye, and let 80. Down
went Quinn into the dark, deep abyss-,l
sheer fall of nearly 225 feet. Pat started
off for help to take out, what he supposed
to be, Il manglcd corpse. The surprise Of
the rcscuers may be imagined when, going
down the shaft, they found Mark Quinn
almost unhurt. lie was able TO walk home
TO his cabin ithout assistance
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
a Roman Treagiire,

Early in the morning of the 1st of Juno,
q lad engaged In repairing the drain of the
house No. 23 Via della Stcllatta in Rome,
Italy, found little shiny piece of metal
and put it In his pocket, waiting for the
chance to show 1t to some conneisseur. In
the meanwhile good deal of the dirt from
tho drain was cartcd away in the direction
Of Porto Angelica. The lad had his piece
examined by goldsmith opposite, and he
was just receiving twenty francs for it when
the head mason and tho owner of the house,
who had heard somehow Of tic affair, came
to stop the bargain at the right moment.
Search was made Immediately on the spot,
and l42 gold coins wero found scattered
between the drain and the walls of the
house. Policemen wcro sent after the carts !;
they overlook them just outside Porto An
gelica, examined the contents, and found
forty-two more coins, to the great; amaze
ncnt Of the drivers, who had no idea they
were removing gold from such an ,inex-
pectcd mine. The treasure numbers, con
seqdently, 1874 gold coins of the largest
size, perfectly fresh, as IL they had Just
been taken from tho Mint. Tho perlotlito
which they belong goes from 1860 to 800; /;
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Novel Diuner DccOratl0ns.

Not long ago Il christening dinner was
given in an uptown residence, in New York
one featur Of which was novel In front
of each of the twelve guests ut table was
miniature model Of the font in Grace
church with Liliputian cradle at it's base.
The font was made of wood, covered with
silk, and delicate painted with all the SYM
bols, traccry and even the delicate gold
lettering about the rinl-"EXccpL Il man be
born OF water and of the spirit he cannot
enter into the kingdom Of hcavcn"-that
appears upon The original. Natural flowers
filled the fonts. On The front of each small
silken cradle, wrought in fanciful gold
letters and foliage and blossoms, appeared
the name of the baby "Ethcl," and the
date of her birth. Attached to cach cradle
was silken ribbon, uponlwhich was painted
the name of one of the guests. After dim
ncr these pretty things were carried Off by
those before whom they were placed as
souvenirs of the occasion. The cost~~of these
were twenty-five dollars.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
a Vampire Cat.

Mr.. French, who was staying at the
Virginia Hotel at Mobile, recently retired
to rest at an early hour and soon fell into
deep sumbHr. After the lapse of an hour
ar two he was aroused by feeling Of over
powcring oppression and sulfocation, and
was Mortified to find that huge cat was
sitting Oh his breast and had its head in
serted in his mouth sucking away his breath.
lie found himself in an almost exhausted
condition SO much so that he Mas unable
to shake off the vampire ficnd attaching
him. Struggle as he would the cat only
fastened its claws the deeper in his chest,
and went on at its horrible feast. His
groans and cries of agony, however, fort
unately brought some neighboring dodgers
to his relief and he was rescued from his
frighful position. Even then they were
compelled to turn him out of bed and roll
him over and over on the floor before The
cat could be made to release its hold and
abandon its purpose. Mr. Frcncls face and
chest bore frightful evidences Of his terrible
battle with the monster.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
a Moan Man.

"Spcaliing of gall" remarked a printer
in a Nevada bcor saloon, 'talking of solid
cheek, | never saw Il man who had more Of
it than Pete Blivens of Kansas Cty. Three
of us used to room together there in 1872
One night in July--it was 50 hot that if
you'd chuck water on the side of a hctsci it
would siZZ like so much hot lron-wc con-
cludcd to go down and sleep on one of the
timber RATS on the river. Well, we got on
the RATS with our blankets. Just before
turning in, Pete Blivcns said he guessed
he'd cool Off by taking SWIM | knew
the current would snatch him right under,
but didn't want to give him any advice,
and he divCd off the end of the raft. The
undertow caught and sent hlm out of sight
in about three seconds. AS soon as we saw
that he was drowned, nc and the other
chap went for his effects. We found $8 80
in his pants pocket and IN old watch. We
took 'cm up town and soaked the clothes
for 80 and sold the watch for $l2., Then
we went round town Oh a sort of a jam
bOrce and spent the money. About O'clock
in the morning we were drinking up the
last dollar with some Of the boys at the
Blue Corner, when who should walk in but
Pete himself in an old suit OF clothes that
he'd borrowed of a man three miles down
the river. And hang me if he didn't de-
mand his clothes, and the next day he was
round dunnlng us for the paltry sum of
$3.50. The gall of some II tn's enough TO
paralvZe Louisiana alligator"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Woven Air,

The Dccca muslns of India are among
the most wonderful evidences of tho hand
skill of The strange people of the mysterious
East. These fabrics, which are spun and
woven entirely by hand, and arc the pro-
ducts OF obscure and curious processes, I'M
known and unttanablc by the Western
nations, like the fabrication of Damascus
steel and the Camcl's hair shawls, nrc mar
vcls Of ingenuity and skill, and they Illus
tratc the poetry of cotton. The most deli
cate of these fabrics is known rs "wovcn
air." 1t can only be made in the early
mornings and in the evenings, when the air
is full of moisture and the dew is on the
grass. The processes by WHICH it is woven
arc kept secret, ana The people who do the
work arc compelled first to pass through
long course Of training and initiation.
Their delicate wares are of such ethereal
texture as to be almost invisible, and yet
they are SO enduring that they will bear
washing and wear in most wonderful
manner This precious stuff is monopo-
lizcd for the use of the ladies of the
Oriental harcms, and it Is said TO he worth
hundreds of dollars per yard.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Tho Cocltnoy Walk.

Most Englishmen of the lower middle
class and the lower class in cities have q
way of walking which is distinguishing
habit of common life. They lay themselves
ont in their walking, as if tn were doing
Il days work. They walk llH, only with
their feet and legs, but with tn, : hips ahd
their shoulders aud their arms, ., swing
ing the latter; but arching thc,n out more
or less from their sides and putting them
forward slitlly rs they step. Wilhal they
look conscious of their walking and seem
well pleased that they are doing the correct
thing. This gait and carriage Of body is
most remarkable in the soldiers that one
sec about the streets Of London and of gar
rison towns, like Canterbury, and in the
vulgar creature who has come to be known
10y the generic name of AIRY. You will meet
two soldiers frightened up to the extreme of
endurance in their scarlet shell jackets,
with their little flat caps 50 far down the
sides Of their heads that you cannot see
why they hesitate at coming down all tho
way, and these two fellows, one of whom
is pretty sure to carry Il rattan with a jaunty
air, will take up the room of three men by
the sct-out of their four arms from their
four sides, anel will walk as if their loComo-
ton, instead of being by human muscles,
were by clock-work and steam. The num-
Der of their imitators cannot be told, but an
English gentleman has none of this tolsomc
swaggcr. lie walks quite easily and, gen
orally, with good, manly stride, just as
men of corresponding condition Of life in
Boston, New York or Philadelphia will
walk. But in those PAGES you will not sec
in persons Of inferior CO dition that strange
mode Of locomotion which have cndcav-
ored to describe.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
TRI-W EEKLY EDITION,
THE LITTLE GRAVE ON THE HILL,

There's spot OH the hillside far away,
Who're, in summer tho grass grows groom
Who're. beneath u rustling elm trees shade,
moss-covered stone is soon.
Ills n quiet and unfrequonted spot,
A solitude, lone and wild;
Yot-somebod,'s hopes arc buried there
"Tis tho gravo Of littlo child.
In winter. alas! that mossy stone
Is hid meath u shroud Of snow,
But around it, in spring timo, fresh and sweet,
Tho daisies and violcts grow;
And DER it tho summer breezes blow,
With fragrance soft and mild,
And tho Autumn's dead leaves thickIy strew
That gravo Of a little child.
And every year thores a rodbreast comos.
When tho month Of May is nigh
And builds her most in this quiet spot,
Mid the elm trees brsnohes high;.
While her melody sweet by the spot, sho trills,
Az If by the scone beguiled.
Perhaps-who knows9-tis an angel comes.
10 the grave Of that little child.
Yes, somebody's hope lios buriod there,
Somebody's mother il woepny in vain.
For. though years may como and yoars may 60,
Twill never como back again.
Yot blessed are those who die in youth,
The pure and undefiled;
Some road to heaven perchancc, runs through
The grave Of little child.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
Electric FCls.

The gymnotus is that peculiar fish which
at its pleasure gives electric discharges,
and thereby stuns the animal it desires to
make its prey. Its principal home is in
the rivers and lago0ns of South Africa,
where ii is the terror Of all other animals,
not even excepting the cayman, the Amcri-
can crocodile. One Ct these cells, two
metres in length, can give shock which
will reduce to powerlessncss the oxen and
horses that come down to drink at the
points it fraqucnts, and thus render them
an easy prey to their aquatic enemies
Man himself, although not so sensitive to
the shock as other animals, is still liable to
very serious Inconvenience from it's effects.
M. Marcy has found, during his investi-
CATION that gymnotus, a metre in length
has al electrical surface of about GOO
square feet, equal to Il very powerful bat
terry. The animal owing to its length
and suplcncss Of Its body, can produce diff
fcrcnt electrical effects according as il is iii
Il straight line, convex or ccncavens regards
lts prey. Its general mode of procedure
is to form semi-circlc and D ace the fish it
is intent on in the diameter of the circuit
When the discharge is delivered, the prey,
as if struck by thunderbolt, is rendered
powcrlcss; the gymnolus swiins around it
as if to DC assured of the efficacy Of
the shock, and then swallows
its victim. These are not the only fish
which possess this singular power of
launching electrical discharges on their
prey or on their enemies. Many others
arc known, but iur inferior in force to The
terrible gymnotus Among them are the
torpedo fish and some species of
snake which imhabit the COASTS of Great
Britain and France, aud some species found
in the Nile and Senegal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-31
How Doaply Docs the Earth Quaker

The recent earthquake at Virginia City
was not noticed at all In the mining depths.
but only by people on the surface. The
famous earthquake of some time ago, which
shook down chimncys and fire-walls,
cracked brick buildings and did other dam
age. was merely noticed by some Of tho
miners working In tho upper levels, but it
did no damage, not even shaking down.
loose stones and earth. The station men
In tho various shafts folt 1t the strongest,
and the deepest point where it was noticed
was by the station-tender at the 9OO-fool
level OF tho Imperial Empire Ashaft-9OO
feet below the surface. He said 1t felt like
sudden faint throb or pulsation of the air,
as though blast had been left off at a dis
tance above, below, or In some indefinite
direction, In some Of tho mines tho shock
was not noticed at all, even by station-men.