The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-12
10 f.Ey..i r'~ i'H'.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

| ers. .t''|F"<' 81 o"
| Work on the Washington Monu-
ment 1s progressing steadily, and tho
height Is now 220 feet. to
Tho endowment Of the ,Uhiver sity
Of Rochester, has been completed by
the raising of $3.50, 900.
1t Is reported that tn" Prince Of
Wales Will 20 to Australia in October,
returning via California. .,.,,e ,.ey
The Nova Scotia gold miners are
said to have produced more than &c.
ooo,ooO In eighteen years.,na,"lnt. quy
The only portrait for which tho
Pope eyer sat has just been completed
by Janssens, the Belgian artist.
Lindsay Morse, the veteran. mes-
senger OF the navy department., entered
into tho ODD year of his reign last week.
"A French company with s. ,00O, 600
Is negotiating for the purchase Of the
Baltic ship yard, now owned by Rus
| slams.
About ninety million dollars ara
annually paid to foreign shippers for
the transportation Of American pro-
duets. s,-
"A monument to Plus TX, lin tho
| form OF his statue, little less than twicA
the 3izc of life, has just been erected In
Milan Cathedral.
"A monument in CarraraT marble
has just been erected In Adersbaoh TO-
commemorate the visit OF Goethe to
that place In 1890. '".'' F'''.'IF
| In the Irish Landed Estates Court.
last month, the highest bid for place
In Tipperary was $35 900. It had been
bought In 1864 for $S2, 500. ."' "'N|i
There were 25.l72 students a. the
twenty universities of Germany during
the winter semester Of 1879.70, an aver
age of moro than 900 apiece.' !n"'7''I
In the Roman dominions, during q
single reign of thirty-eight years. 4
credible writer says, l00, 900 900 fell
victims to fearful pestilence.
Coy. Stanford and wife, Of Callfor-
MIA, went to see The Ddnites in London.
the other night, and Mrs. Stanford
wore $lO0,O0 worth Of diamonds. =
The Barley Crop of Erie county.
IN this State, is estimated at 45O, 900
bushels this year, an excess of $4,000
bushels over the yield of last year.
The Prince of Wales Is a prudent
man and careful for his family He
insured his life long ago forT$200, 900,
and pays an annual premium Of $4,000,
Queen Sophia Of Sweden is suaer :,
ing more than ever from her heart
disease, and is going to Amsterdam to-
be treated by distinguished physlclari
there, ........ :, ......l
The annual potato crop of tho
United States is estimated at nearly
200, ,0O0,0 900 bushels, Of which New
York Site alone furnishes 25, ,00O, 900
bushels. ~
Fifteen years ago Chicago mer-
chants obtained their supp lies Of cheese
from the East; now 100, 200, 900 pounds
pass through that city from the West
for New York.
The Official return gives the value
Of diamonds exported from the South
African diamond fields in 1879 as, .E8.
$50, ,6l0, the value of, those obtained in
1873 being G3,0S4,7I1. ..,,, ,,,, ~. .,.,,,
The valley of the Mississippi has
1857 900 square miles Of TERRITORY. Its
waters make about 10000 miles Of navi-
CATION, and its valleys give level routes
to vast system Of railways. :" '"t'E"hl
Hops were introduced from tho
Netherlands into England about 1924,
put physicians having represented
thom to be unwholesome In brewing,
their use was forbidden In 1898. '-''
MIR. McCulloch, of Australia, takes
no thought of expense about Ills cattle.
Lately he gave $4,000 for the cow
| DuoHoss ol lLhucHSCer,'N = anu tIA, ,oOO9
for Berkely, "Duke OF, Oxford,"'I af,i ln
| There are now eighty-Ave Episcopal
churches and chapels in New York
the last twenty. Ave years. There are
$4,000 children in Sunday schools. H.@'
Mr. Edwin Booth is at tho Lakes Of
Killarney. From there he will 20 10
Scotland and Wales, and fill an engage
/ A of n~0{
has not decided 10 ploy in London. FAX,
General Myer, who was flfty-two.
years old at the time Of his death, did'
not look much older than forty. He
was handsome man, tall and erect in I
bearing, with tair and ruddy counten-
ance.
The figures show that there were
800, 900 tons Of ice secured on the Ken
nebec last winter, which at 81. 80 per
ton will produce s., 1000, 900. This is
more ice by 100, 900 tons than was ever
secured on the river before. .'
The increase In value of imports
and exports Of merchandise Of the
United States during the year ending
July 81, 1880, as compared with that Of
the previous year is: Imports, $685.
96l ,450; exports, $l42, ,072 ,439. ~ ~,
Lord Bcaconsfleld was among the
most constant inquirers at Mr.. Glad
stones while the Premier's life was III
danger. The two distinguished states
men are said to entertain a genuine
feeling Of respect for each other.
MIR. John G. Hamilton, vito has
been spending the season at Saratoga,
is still quite a vigorous man, and visit7
ors say that 1t Is noteworthy to hear hino
when talking Of the past, refer to t.myi
father" meaning Alexander Hamlltonst
The Earl of Eldon's residence, In,
Dorset, was entered by burglars lately
and articles to the value Of 100000
were carried off. Among them was i
large seal--stated to be probably that
portion of the Great Seal Of George III
which was presented to Lord Chaneel-
lor Eldon by George ~. 7 E't"N
--Tramways are becoming popular
in Mexico. Among other cities that
have receotly adopted them, are Gua-i
dalajara aid the mountain bound Tepie,,
in the stats Of Jalisco. Pueblo 10 mak7