The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-01
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NE WS or THE D.lY.

lhy to visit this country quietly.
oxford won the university boat
race on tic Thames last week, cover
ing the four and thrcc-eighths miles
1rom Putncy to Mortlake in 21 minutes
ana rs seconds, and coming in three
ana onc-half lengths ahead. This is
lcr loth victory, Cambridge having
won II.
The United States circuit court at
San francisco, in the Parrot hubcas
cofp"$ case, involving the validity of
INC law recently enacted forbiddiny
the employment of Chinese by corpora
tons, has decided the law uncons,ilu-
lolal. The case will probably be
taken to tho United States Suuremc
Court, General Butler having niouuc-
Gu ms Willingness to make Il case there
Tor the people.
The Presidents criticism Of Sccrc-
tary Shcrman's use of the patronage of
the treasury department to hclp his
presidential aspirations is said to hnvc
causcl ill-trclillg between the two. and
the speculative Washington corrcspon.
dent has fixed upon date Immediate
~ after the Chicago convention for
Sherman's withdrawal from the cubi-
net.
An interesting contest is going on
IN House committee orclcctioms over q
report OF the subcommittee f:,voring
me seating OF Donnclly, u Democrat,
~ place OF Washburn, who was elect.
cd by Republican majority Of over
three thousand from Il Minnesota dis
'rIcC. Three hundred separate in
stances OF bribery by Wash6urn were
proved.
"A secret 1risllncn's meeting was
held at Philadelphia month ago, and
Il committee was appointed to organ
lZo revolutionary movement in
America to free Ireland from Eng
ian'ts rule. Since then circulars have
been issued to one thousand Irish So
clct les and organizations, and as a re-
suit convention is TO bc held ut Phila-
dc!phia, lasting from June "a to July 3.
-Thc German steamers Wcscr,
Main and Moscl, now OH their way to
New York from Bremen, have over
1000 immigrants aboard; thus far r.
120 Immigrants have arrived this
month: more than double the whole
numbc. in March, 1879. Great Brit
'sln and Ireland sent out 217, 1853 emil
grants last year, against l47 ,G63 in
1878, and received 53,973 Immigrants: ::
VI ,SoG OF last years departures came to
the United States, 1852 went TO
Canada and 10, ,959 to Australia.
The SD birthday of Emperor Will
liam was celebrated on the 2Glh inst.
al Bcrlin. Private houses and all the
buildings were decorated with flags.
The first to offer their congratulations
were the generals ofthc army. headed
by the prince Imperial and the other
German princes, followed bv members
OF The Bundcsruth and Bismarck. At
night thc Emperor gave Il soircc, 700
guests being present. The streets
were crowded with people till late
hour.
The New York Ucr0hl fund for
Ireland amounts to over $500, 900, and
Kew. Mr.. llcpworth's committee have
appropriated 800, 900 to tho immediate
necessities Of school children. The at
tendance on the schools has fallen Off
1t, 900 on account of the famine and
drstitution, and Mrs. Power Lalor, q
kind woman, has already taken meas
urcS to provide about 900 with a sub
stantial sonp and bread Which is served
out at school. The children who are
stintcd in food Of course wax weak,
wan and dull in their mental faculties,
while many Of them arc destitute of
clothing.
Tho President has nominated
President Angel of Michigan UNIVERSE
ty to be minister to China. and has also
nominated John j. Swift Of California
and w. II. Trescott OF South Carolina
As members Of the commission Y Vith
Angel, to negotiate new treaty with
China in winch emigration shall be
regulated. Mr.. Swift is a prominent.
resident Of California and understands
the situation in that State. At the
same time h" is said TO be man Of
broad views, who will not allow the
prejudice ofthc Kcarncvitics to infu-
ence his Judgment Mr.. Trcscott is
an cX-confederatc aud came to Wash
ington rs a member Of the famous
peace commission Of 1861, having for
mcrly been assistant secretary Of State
under Lewis Cass in Buchunan's adj
ministration.
Tho long litigation over the celc-
bratcd Maxwell grant in New Mexico
has been terminated by foreclosure
sale OF the entire property under the
decree Of CHIEF, Justice Prince. This
linaily sets to rest the title to nearly
2,0Oo,OOO.' acres Of valuable mineral
aud grazing land in New Mcxico. 1t
includes some 5000 0acrcs Of wcll-wa-
tered grazing land, over GOO acres of
surveyed coal land and tho famous
Moreno valley placer mines. besides
several gold quartz mines, including
the AZicc mine. Frank r. Shcrwin
and his counsel, Judge Birdscyc of
New York. bid The entire property III
at 5 100000, under first mortgage
and $il0 .0U0 under Il second mortgage.
Tic aggregate Of the two mortgages
and the interest settled by ihc Dutc!,
bondholdcrs VASES, 1000, 900. n Unit
cd States patent has been secured. and
arrangements are to be perfected for
the reorganization Of the company to
develop the territory.
DRINKING At BARS.-The social
habit of drinking at bars, where each
mombcr of a party, having been
"treatcd" by another, considers it ne
cessarv to treat every other member,
has at last attracted the attention of