The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-06
NEWS OF THE DAY,

The Republican National Commit
tee has issued the formal call for tho
National Convention to bc hold in Chi
cago on Juno 2, 1880.
Hon. George S. Houston. United
States Senator from Alabama, died at
his home in Athens at 8 O'Clock last
Wednesday morning.
"A Now York lotter says: "It is
stated on excellent authority that
within u few days $500 has been Of
tcred for shares of tho Edison Electric
Light Company which originally sold
--Gonzalcs, tho wOuld-bc assassin Of
K!ng Alfonso, who had been living in
wait about the door Of the royal pal
ace, fired from tho corner of u sentry
box. Gonzales did not make muoh re-
slstance on being arrested, and the
guard had to protect him from the yio-
lencc Of the crowd.
In a recent speech, Mr. Rathbonc,
NJ. +. for Liverpool, ridiculcd Lord
Rcaconsficld's hopeful views of re-
turn OF prosperity, and said that his re-
marks ut tho Lord Mayors dinner dis
played an ignorance Of con: mcrcial
matters Of which Liverpool Office
boy would have been ashamed.
The st. Petersburg Golos asserts
that the country between the Rivers
Volga and Don is famine stricken and
that many persons have already per-
ished. The project Of Isaritizill has ar
rived at tic capital to urge contribu-
tions for the rolief Of tho people in
that place, where famine and typhus
fever have appeared.
| - Oupnn V;ofnr;o l,,, o:.,..c.1 -,
Intention OF erecting memorial cross
to tho memory Of Prince Louis Napo-
icon, on the spot where he was killed
by Zulu asscgais. A statuary in Pic
termaritzburg, South Africa, will
prepare the stone, under the direction
OF Lady Frcre, wife of Sir Bartle
Frcre.
Dan Rice has carried the ways Of
the circus into his now business of
evangelism. Hc uses letter headings
on which circus clown Is gaudi1y
pictured Oh skeleton horse, and in
red letters arc those words: "Dan
itlce,s Now Departure--A lump from
the Ring to the Rostrum.' Brother
Moody says that Dan is not truly con
Vcrtcd, but Dan insists that he is.
Hon. W. II. English, of Indian
apoils, Indiana, one Of the most promi-
mcnt Democrats of that region, saws
tnat the migration of freedmen to In
diana will helphis party, as not enough
colored voters will go there to have
thclr aggregate vote count much, and
Inc movement has already excited the
jealousy OF the poorer classes Of white
moorcfs ana Will transfer many OF
their votes to the Democrats.
| Tho fi,nG H.. A. n
marlboro for the relief Of the distress
III Ireland now amounts to Hs.30O.
Dr. McEvilly, the coadiutator of the
Archbishop ofTuam, in acknowlcdrinr
the receipt Of one thousand pounds
from the churches of Cardinal Man
ning's diocese in England, saws that
no amount Of private charity can cone
with the approaching famine in Ireland,
and that n system Of frcmuncratiye pub
lie works can alone be effective.
"A terrible homicide and suicide
occurred at Lyons, N. Y, on Satur-
urday. Miss Frances Hovey, q very
highly respected young lady Of this
place, entered the store of her father,
a hat and fur dealer, and in a fit Of
supposed insanity shot him, the ball
penetrating his left temple and pro-
ducing instant death. Thon reIoading
tho pistol, she went up stairs and shot
herself in the samo place. Miss Ho-
Voy ls slowly sinking, and there are no
hopes of her recovery.
"A Nashville special saws that hor-
rible tragedy occurred eight miles from
Nashville, on last Wednesday night.
Richard Battle, colorcd, and his wife
had separated. lie had had not met
her since they parted until s, p. m. of
the day mentioned, as she was going
to church with four ncgrcsses. He
commanded his wife peremptorily to
60 with him, but sho refused, and,
scizing her roughly by the arm, he
dragged her n hundred yards away
from tho crowd of women, placed the
m,lzzle of double-barrclled shotgun
In her mouth and fired, blowing Off her
head from the mouth upward. Battle
escaped.
On Thursday afternoon, as John
II. Morgan, n son of Senator Morgan,
or Alabama, was walking along G
street, Washington, with q friend,
they were met by Lucy w. r. Horton,
who suddenly drew a revolver and
shot Morgan through the shoulder
Before she could fire second time,
Morgan turned and seized the weapon.
The wound is not dangerous, although
he probably owes his escape from death
to Miss Horton's inaccuracy of aim.
The shooting is attributed OH tho part
OF Morgan's friends to the insanity of
his assailant. Miss Horton began suit
J against Morgan last July for breach
of promise Of marriage. Since then
she has lost her position in the treasu-
ry department, and has been generally
unfortunate, and sho claims that she
mas hccn prosecuted. Miss Horton
maintains that her assault on Morgan
was unprecedented, and their meeting
unexpected, although she expresses
regret that she did not succeed in kill
ing him.
| POLITICAL NOTES.
The Cincinnati Commercial saws
that Judge Taft Is the Grant candidate
for the Ohio Senatorship.
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