The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-23
VOL. IV.-NO. 36,
BItIEFS.

Hot house Strawberries are 80 cents
apiece at Boston.
Last year Colorodo produced So
3lO:0 worth of coal.
The first horse railroad was builtin
1867.
kerosene was first used for light
Ing purposes in 1926.
-Tha first use Of a locomotive in this
country was in 1920.
Upward of ,442 persons In the
British empire enjoy hereditary titles.
There arc $500 journals published
IN the United States.
-Virginia has now 2,49l schools. in
structing l0S,074.
"A Japanese geographical society
has recently been founded at Ycdo.
The fences of the United States
have cost about 81 900, ,0O0, 900.
Arizona has produced n quality of
cotton equal to the Sea Island cotton
from seed brought from China.
The fifteen car manufacturing e.-
tablishmonts in the country turned out
81, 800 cars In eleven months.
"A New Haven factory showcrcd
upon the world 22,000,00O fish hooks
last year.
Out of the million of inhabitants of
New York city, it is calculated that
only about 100000 attend church on
Sunday.
"A school teacher thinks that pupils
ought to have great hearty laugh
every day.
The kingdom Of Siam is to be con-
ncctcd with the tclegraphic system Of
the world.
There are iifty-onc furnaces in
the Lchigh Valley, Pa, with an an
nuai capacity OF over GQ0,oOu tons OF
pig iron.
The first experiment, in 17G7, with
iron rails for road was made in Eng
land.
The coach Is of French invention.
In the reign Of Francis |. there were
only two in Paris.
In the 10Th century, straw was
| used to sleep on in the royal chambers
of the English palaces.
Pins were first used in England In
the reign Of Henry Will, previously to
which ladies used wooden skcwcrs.
st. Paul's Cathedral, London, oc-
cup'ed thirty seven years in building
and cost 81 900, 900, raised by duty on
, Goals.
Tho Gillian government has forced
into the market 81 900 900 Of paper cur
rcncy, making SIG ,U00, 900 outstanding.
-fhe Presbyterian Church has 1885,
22S communicates in tho State Of New
York, with .Ol2 ministers.
The balance of trade in favor of the
United States for the last fiscal year
was no loss than $3.50, 100000.
| The Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad is building now bridge over
the Minnesota River that will be 1000
feet long.
The seventieth birthday Of Ole Bull
| was celebrated at his residence in Cam
bridge, Mass, Oh Friday, 18Th, by IL
surprise.
The New Orleans mint has turned
out 2 1897 900 silver dollars and $50 900
worth Of gold double eagles during the
eight months it has been running.
1t is estimated that $4,000 men and
IN the manufacture Of clothing, making
2O,OOO, QUO suits year.
Chicago lumber receipts the past year
have been greater by 20 per cent. and
It's shipments by 1873 per cent. than in
aby previous year.
Illinois farm products amounted
FSoosoOOsoOo
bic the product Of all the gold and sill
YER mines Ill the United States.
Chicago packed last year s 100 900
hogs, being an increase Of 10 per cent.
over 1878, and 70 per cent. over 1877.
Over 10000 men were employed.
| Tho January dividends in Boston
aggregate, $l3,640.734 of which the
railroads pay 1874. 1875. and manufac-
! tnripp pnn nj SS22 CIO
The packages Of tomatoes put up
last year in the United States reached
the total of 1905, 900, of which New
Jersey put up 6,502, 900 cans.
--Manufucturing clothing In Chicago
tho value of the goods made Is SIC, 5,000,-
600. This Industry has doubled in four
years. .. r.f
During January, 1880, the mints
coined 002, 900 gold pieces or value Of
$780,, 500. They also coined 2,l50, 900
silver dollars, 10000 five cent pieces
and $500, 900 cent pieces.
"A musician, named Bruno was
killed by an electric shock received
from the apparatus for producing the
electric light at the IIolte Theatre,
Aston, Birmingham.
Queen Victoria has presented $3.50
to Private George Dotld, of tho British
army, In recognition Of his gallantry
In saving child from death under the
wheels OF tram-car in Dublin.
The Hudson Highlands and Cats
kill Mountains contributed 200, 900 over
green trees and 100000 yards of ever
green roplng, which was sold in New
York city during the holiday season.
The paintings, sculpture, frescoce,
etc., contained In the churches under
the supervision Of the city Of Paris are
valued at 6,116,330 francs, Of which s.
30l ,094 francs Is apportioned to paint
ings, 1,776,040 francs to sculpture, and
940. .205 francs to stained glass.
An English Journalist has discovered
that there are In France, at the present
time 1,700 women Of letters and Q, $50
women artists. Two-tlirds Of the wri-
ters were born In the provinces Nor
mandy, Brittany snd the south, while
two thirds Of the artists were born In
Paris. tNsfi
--There are about 1876 acres Of straw