The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-01
BRIEFS,

| -Durlng the past year 10000 per-
sons left British india for British colo
: MES.
! The estate Of the late A. e. Borte.
OF Philadelphla, Is valued at 81 100.
600. -
IF we didn't have any government
officials IN this country, we would save
$32, 100000 year.
| Mr.. Tish Smart, one of the cham
prom skaters OF the world, has made
twelve miles in 2S11a minutes. q
"A medal Is to be presented to all
the men engaged in the st. Gothard
tunnel.
The late Richard rockingham of
boston, left$2O3, 900, mostly In personal
property.
Arkansas has received a larger i'm
migration within tho last threo years
Than 1t dld In seven preceding.
The Union Pacific Railroad is go
ing to provide emigrant sleeping cars,
without Increase of rates.
-Hawkins has of late years been re-
vived In England, and finds 4 few en-
thusiastic votarlcs.
&C. Bazaine, nephew of tic French
marshal, ts keeping liquor ship In
minneapolis, AIincsota.
The wool clip of 1879 amounted to
l33, ,5oo,0oo pounds, the largest over
shorn In this country.
The Chlnese Government have de-
cided on establishing a complete system
OF telegraphing through China.
The total number of fires in Paris
IN 1879 (chimncys excepted) was .040
Ihe loss was little over 81 100000.
There were 6,l47 marriages In
Philadelphia in 1879. OfH3,648 both
parties were natives Of this country.
"A practicing lawyer ofMobile, Mr..
John ~. Cuthbert, was an officer in
the war Of 1912 and Congressman In
1919. u
The Duke Of Hamilton offers all
MS dogs for sale, having given up
coursing.
MIR. John l. Blair, of New Jersey,
Is President or main stockholder In
fourteen railroads with mileage Of
l 700 miles.
Professor Peirce, of Yale, EXPRESSES
the. opinion that the comet recently DIS
covered Is the wonderful comet of lS43
OH Its return. .uE5
There are 60, 900 locomotives in the
United States, and each contains 1880
different pieces, requiring renewal
The average life of paper wheel
under true ks of locomotive engines
ranges from 100000 to GIL $50 miles
and under dining and palace cars from
79l 900 to S7S, 1886 miles.
Kansas promises wheat Yield Of
$4,000, 900 bushels, this year. The
acreage is 20 per cent. larger than last
year, and the condition of the crop 80
per cent. better.
-Four rgreat-grandchildren of John
9: Calhoun arc now living--Andrew
Pickens Calhoun, OF Texas, James Ed
ward Calhoun, Of Arkansas, Edward
Noble Calhoun, Of Florida, and lsa.
be lla Lee, of New York.
"A French veterinary surgeon has
discovered that vaccination NAV be
uscfully applied to dogs. 1t apparent
~ prevents the development Of those
diseases that In many cases prove fatal
to pups. ....
"A new museum has been opened at
Paris, which contains all the artistic
furniture belonging to the Kings OF
France from the time of Louis Kill. up
to the present day, and which WAS ac-
cumnlated' In that unique building
known as the "Gardo-Meuble."
Some time ago Miss Hestor Parker,
OF Btngor, Me-, pressed number OF
very pretty autumn leaves anu sent
them to the Queen of Spain at Madrid
Recently Miss Parker got an autograph
letter from the Queen, acknowledging
the receipt of the leaves.
Boston Is carrying On the manu-
facture Of isinglass quite extensively,
giving employmenttom to many fisherman's
wives, who collect the sounds OF tho
ie1s ,rrln 10 L.,
manufacture of varnisll and in the set
tling OF lager beer.
Tho first organization Of colored
Changers was recently perfected at
Dallas, Texas when large number OF
negroes met and formed what they call
The Texas Farmers Associotlon."
None but oolored families are. admitted,
and the object OF the organization Is to
procure h0mesteads.
"A house built In 1850 still stands in
Dedham, Mass, and is the Oldest In
New England. 1t Is beautifully situ-
ated unaer heavily branching elms,
with a mOss-cOvered roof. Much OF tho
original furniture, 24n years of age,
still remains, and has been in the pos
session ofOne family, named Fairbanks,
during all Of that time. =
-HalC-breed Indian girls are used In
Montana rs dOmestics, because, being
cast out by their tribes, they arc will
Ing to work without wages. A move
ment Is On foot IN Helena t6 500 that
they hereafter shall be given proper
schooling.
The late Daniel Fish, ofs lansing
burg, N. Y. gave $4,000 to Boston
University, $4,000 each, TO-, Syracuse
University, Troy Conference "A Academy,
and the Methodist Church at Saratoga,
and $4,000 each to the Methodist Ct urci
In LansIngburg and the Baptist Church
In Ira, Vt. His estate was valued at
$2lO,GO 5fs"s
The following are theafgures Of a
few of our staple products for 1870:
Cotton, 6,2l8,GC3 bales wheat, 49,
755, 900 bushels; corn, i ,544, sos, 900
bushels; rye, %, GAG, 300 bushels; bar
ley, 40,ls4 200 bushels; oats, SGl 1884,
900 bushels; potatoes, Liz, 1853, ,o00O
bushels; hay, 30,84s, 900 tons; tobacco,
3S4 060 6j0 DOunls e