Richland beacon., 1880-06-12

The people of Charleston, s. c., have
Subscribed about 800 for the relief of
the families Of the two negroes who died
from foul air IN cleaning out one of the
FIRE wells in that city.
THE sculptor Clark Mills claims to he
something of q horseman, and to be pre-.
pared to defend his bronze horse against
al. adverse criticisms by judges of
horses in Tennessee.
A BRICK the size Of An ordinary cigar
box, made of the counterfeit nickels Il
lected in the street-car cash-boxes, il me
Of the curiosities which sdcrns the new
s.reet-car Office in Memphis.
The Sunday liquor law is being
rigidly enforced in Columbia, s. C. One
nan was fined $40 for delivering Il n
Sunday morning bottle of liquor that
he had sold the evening before.
New ORLEANS has q cork manuiac-
tory employing fifteen men and turning
out $500 dozen corks per day, which
does not even supply the local demand.
The establishment is soon to be en-
laiged.
Two South Carolinians, who have
BEEN at law four years for the posse ssion
of . bull, are still at it. The cost,
exceed 81 900, exclusive of counsel fets,
and the bull is dead. 1t has been
stuffed, and is to be produced in court.
MRS. ROGERS and one CT her daugh.
ters, of Buncombe, n c., made by their
own labor, during last season, from two
and half acres of land, 1854 worth i
tobacco. This amount was realized
after paying . rent of one third of the
crop.
The man At Lrray, Va, who has
kissed nobody during his entire mar.
hood has conscientious scruples in he
matter. He became convinced in HI
youth that kissing was wicked because
Christ was betrayed by . kiss.
AT . business meeting held last Sun.
day in the First African Baptist Church
of Richmond, Va, attended BY $500
people, the confusion being 30 great
that the Mayor sent large detachment
Of police into the building to preserve
order.
CLARK MILLS, the .cu, ptor, 10 seventy
years old Until his fortieth year he
WAS . plasterer, and never had any idea
of becoming . sculptor. At the time he
undertook his first equestrian statue Of
Jackson, he had never seen the General
nor An equestrian statue.
IT is stated that Q Mr.. Willis, now
living in Bradford County, Ga, is LOG
years old. He is able to walk to town,
some six miles, and al.o able to support
himself BY his own labor. He has 1876
descendants in Georgia and thirty-two
in Florida.
In Middle Tennessee . drunkard fed
to the woods while wild with deliriWn
tlemens, dug . grave and was found n
ii dead. His wife was rendered frantic
by the sight. and prayed that she might
die, too, when she WAS struck by light
ming and killed.
RICHMOND has . University Club,
composed of graduates of that institu
tion, who are trying to aid in the raising
of funds to make available the fine tele.
scope, said tc b the best in America,
presented to their Alma Mater BY Mr..
Mccormick, of Chicago.
TIE last grand jury Of Telfair County,
Ga, recommended that their next Rep
and Senator use their influ:
ence securing the passage Of . bill BY
the Legislature fixing the liquor license
in that county at IS, 600 q year.
The Young Mems Library Associa-
tion of Atlanta, Ga, received from all
sources during the year ended, Sc, ,342.-
n. The increase in the number Of
volumes during the year was l,035. Miss
Emma Abbott is paid.up life member
of the association.
FANNIE HUNTER and Macha Thomp-
son, colored, who were convicted of
and sentenced 70 the peniten.
tiary for life at Anderson. g. c., in the
fall Of 1873, have been pardoned BY the
Governor upon the recommendation Of
the Judge and numerously-signed Pc
tition.
Miss SARAH MARTIN, . Cherokee
girl, wrote letter to the Evangelist, E.
L. Moody The leete' wss shown to Q
wealthy friend of Mr.. Moody, who vas
70 we'll pleased with it that ne placed
81 900 At the disposal of Mr.. Moody for
the continuation of Miss Martins edu.
cation.
The jolly murder 10 still the absorb.
ing topic of interest st Decatur, ia.
The general opinion in hat section il
that Weaver was also con erned in the
murder OF Victsris Norris, s,d II il