The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-03
KING'S MOUNTIIN CENTENNIAL.
Meeting tftho Commissioners TO Arrange
Programme.
From the Rock lin Herald.

From the Rock lin Herald.
The Commissioners Of North Carroll
ma. South Carolina and Tennessee, ap-
pointed by the Governors Of these
States, 10 aid in promoting The ar
rangemcnts for celebrating the battle
OF Kings Mountain, met in Charlotte
on Tuesday Of last week. The meeting
was pleasant, and considerable busi-
ness was transacted. 4 resolution was
! adopted asking each county of the
States Of Virginia.. North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee to send
at least ono volunteer company to (hc
celebration Of the battle Of Kings
Mountain. 1t was also decided that
the commissioners from each of the
States represented select speaker 10
deliver an address at the celebration.
Hon. d. G. Fowlc was selected from
North Carolina, Gen. John S. Preston
from South Carolina and Gen. a. W.
Campbell from Tennessee. The COM
missioners recommended TO public
favor tho history now being prepared
by Hon. Lyman G. Draper, of Wis
consin, in regard TO the battle Of
Kings Mountain.
The Kings Mountain Ccntcnnial
Association met in Charlotte the same
day. a letter was read from Hon. j.
Ii. Evins, explaining the cause of the
failure Of tho bill in Congress making
an appropriation to Tic Centennial
celebration. "A resolution was adopted
inviting Northern military companies
to participate, lin the Centennial cele-
bratiom. Another resolution was
adopted thanking the WASHINGTON
Light Infantry. OF Charleston, for
offering to send the 'crimson fac of
Cowpcns and Eulaw Springs" to- the
Association and for rendering their
services MS q committee to raise funds
in Charleston for the Kings Mountain
monumcnt:. Major W. j. Houston.
chairman ST the committee on trans
portation, reported the rates he had
secured from the different railroads to
and from the celebration. He secured
the rate of II cents per mile each way
from some Virginia and Georgia
roads, and from the Chester e. Lcnoir,
Spartanburg, Union & Columbia, and
the Charlotte, Columbia IL Augusta
Railroads. The rate of the South
Carolina Railroad is cents per milo
each way.
Mrs. Clara Dargan Mclean, ofYork-
vile, was requested 10 prepare lyric
to be sung at the Centennial cclcbra-
tion.
The committce on the programme
submitted a report iavorinG five DAYS
for tho celebration, which was adopted.
The next meeting Of the Centennial
Association will be held ut Gastonia
on the 2lst Of July.
POPULATION OF TIE CITIEs.-Thc
new census shows that New York city
contains 1,23O,0U0, Philadelphia S43,-
600, and Brooklyn 100000, Chicago
10000, st. Louis $40 ,0O0, Boston
900, and Baltimore $50, 900. Gin
cinnati claims 100000. San Francisco
is qnarr"ling over her census, rs
are also New Orleans and Newark.
The greatest surprise is in the growth
ofClevcland and Milwaukee, amount
ing to 70 and so per cent, placing
them respectively at 158, 900 and 1907
600. Buffalo and Washington average
$4,000, while. Louisville has Srapidly
climbed up to $4,000. Detroit and
Providence have passed The 100000
limit, and take rank as seventeenth
and eighteenth among our great cities.
Among the lesser cities, our readers
will probably be surprised to learn
that Kansas City has reached $4,000;
Indianapolis, II 900 ;sMinncapolis, 49,
600; st. Paul, 42,00c; Reading, Pa,
$4,000; Lowell, Mass, 81 900; Denver,
$4,000; Wheeling, $4,000; Whining
ton; $4,000; Quincy, ILL.,, 10000; st.
Joseph, Mo-, $4,000; Chester, Pa,
$4,000; Pawtucket, r. T., 10000;
Camden, N. j., $4,000; Waterbury,
Conn, $4,000; Meriden, 10000; Peo-
ria, ILL.,, $4,000; Springfield, Mass,
81 800; Springfield, H., 10000: Day
ton, Ohio, $4,000, and Elmira, n. Z ,
21,500.