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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
a Desperate Maniac.

A man named David Hughes, who was
employed as laborer in youngstown, Pa,
got on spree recently and drank so heavily
as to unsettle his reassn. On Sunday.
about dark, he went to Struther's foundry,
climbed up 10 the top of the furnace, where
he began to make wild speech. He said
that some of the men had killed his brother.
and ho wanted revenge. The men were
anxious to 60 to work, but he, at the ton
OF the furnace, bade them desist. There
were around him cinder and ore and crow
bars, plenty of ammunition, and from his
vantage point he found 1t casy TO carry his
end. Every one who attempted to ascend
narrowly escaped death, as some missiles
were hurled down with violent and vindic.
tive force. Time went on. The furnace
needed attention, tho fuel was burning out,
and yet the maniac held his position. About
midnight Marshal Evans was sent for, but
hesitatcd to 30 out of his bailiwicl, but, on
beng urged, consented Toward o'clock
the next morning, he arrived upon the
scene, and was at his wits end to know
what to 90. The fires of the furnace were
fast dying out, but in tho darkness the ma
MAC yelled and threatened, complete master
OF the situation. From tic side of the fur
mace upon which tho ascent must be made
the Marshal took everybody away with
their lights, leaving it dark below, sending
all to the other side to attract the attention
OF tho man Oh top. At the same time he
fired couple Of shots from the side of the
ascent to frightcn the man from guarding
the stairway. The strategy was successful,
and Hughes was soon on the other side of
tho platform, talking to the men below.
Bnt who would make tho perilous ascent.
The Marshal was willing to lead the way,
but did not care to 90 alone to encounter
the maniac at that dizzy height where IL
slip was easy, and slip was death. AT
lengtn James Kennedy, who was there will
his father, agreed to accompany the Ma
shal IN the perilous undertaking, and to-
gethcr through the darkness they starlc.;
up the stairway. When nearly at the top
The man heard them, turned, aud seized u
large board. At that moment, and not
moment too soon, the Marshal sprang up
the Intervening. stairs, avoided the blow
and grapplcd with the maniac. III Tho Two
went down on the, platform together, ON
the very edge but a few inches between
them and certain death. Kennedy was in
an instant to the assistance Of the Marshal,
and they were able to hold their man until
the men below could reach the top. The
Marshall then put tho handouts upon him,
and brought him to Youngstown, lodging
him In the lookup. <, ~ .atSI
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
A Oats Homo.

r. The Cats Home, is a refuge maintained
by the women's branch of the Ponnsylva-
MIA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals in Philadelphia. Here an Of
1iccr OF the society receives all Stray cats,
lost cats and diseased or aged cats, both
Thomases and Tabithas, whether Tibbies
or Grimalllins, whose friends desire their
ailments cured or ended. Not only cats
are included in its 'bcnefccnt provisions,
but dogs and other 'small dcer," like par
rots, canarics, rabbits-in fact, pets of any
kind can pArtakc of its hospitality. If The
animal Is sound and healthy it is not killed.
but kept until good home can be obtained
Tor it. 1t it be of many years or incurably
diseased its life Is mercifully ended. Ten
thousand six hundred and thirty dogs and
cats received, and either provided with
good homes Or kindly killed, in period of
five years, is certainly record of which
the officers of this auxiliary of the women q
branch of the P. S. p. G. A. may be proud
This shows the necessity of such an insti-
tuition in large city, and as the workings
of the refuge become wider known, doubt
less in the future the above figures will be
greatly increased. Philadelphia stands
alope in this work of mercy. There is no
other institution Of this kind in the United
States, The house and lot at, present occu-
pied by the refuge was purchased by the
women 8 branch in 1873, $1,000 being tho
price of the lot and house. The society has
raised, by subscriptions and donations since
that time, the sun. Of $l400, leaving debt
of 81, 600, which is secured by mortgages
on the building, to pay which the society
will be glad to receive any contributions
however small. Any person can become
an annual subscriber by paying 81 per
year. Recently a kind hearted young lady
who Is connected with well known family
of Boston, gave the sum Of $50 for the pur-
pose of building Il small house for cats in
the yard of the refuge, which has since been
erected and is now in use
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
VOL. IV.-NO. 80.
Leap Year.

Any girl who has sat up every night until
IL o'clock since the last Leap Year with
the same young man, eating 55- cent candy,
has an inalienable right to pop the question.
Should the same girl devote all Sunday af-
tcrnoon to the same young man, and feed
him literally and frequently during this
| period, his refusal to take her makes him
liable to be fined and inCarcerated in the
| deepest dungeon beyond the moat. If It
can be shown that any 'fmaydn" between
the ages OF thirty-siX and SO on has for the
said period of time (viz. since the last Leap
Ycar) focused her affections on any certain
particularyoung man, that she has diligently
sought to keep and hold him by divers
means known to the sex, and striyen to
klndIc the ardent flames in his bosom, can.
under the provisions of this act, drag the
said hardened young man to the nearest
magistrate, and give him the choice of
supporting her for life as her lawful hus-
band, or cnlisting in the service of his Ora
clous Country. Doing service for the
to 10 1t now is to snatch the young man by
the lapel of his ulster and give him the
choice of taking you or parting with his
garment. In nine cases out of ten he Will
save his ulster and take YOU As the d.
vorce lawyers put it, this will prevent the
publicity of going before u magistrate.
IL the young lady cannot muster courage,
TINS antique law clothes the parent with
certain powers. Any time during Leap
Year she is privileged to drop in on the
young man at any hour Git makes no diff
ference whether the young man is weighing
the Old mans darling on his knee or glued
TO her side by Il crimp in the arm) and say
to him: =. n.-. 3. .ul
Young fellow, biz is biz. There Is nv
lovely daughter. Here is Il lovely bill for
Sixteen gross Of candles;
':Elght cords of wood
'F'our dozen gate hinges '.Ni
'rwo hundred and twenty meals;
'Fhrcc carpets; ....
"SiX chairs; .......
Seventeen dresses
''Fourtccn doctor bills;
"Loss of sleep;
"Raids on the kitchen;
'lIair oil; ... ...
"Pcrfumery;
'Powdcr
"Paint; ".tr...
used and consumed by you and that girl.
during the counting spell. Which will you
take7" .u - .. EHf
The modern degenerate young man would
no doubt close solemnly his off-eye at the
parent and remark
"Blz is biz, old .man--but knock off the
candle charge, no light, you know, for three
years. Cut down that fire bill one third;
We have been too snug to use much heat.
Substitute sliding down balusters for gate
hinges. And, as for chairs, that's sheer
extortion; one chair for two has been the
rule But, give a fellow six or eight months
to think 1t over and III lot you know"
lndulgcnt parent. bowarei
Tender-hcarted female, nail himl
DO not faltcr. -
Pop the question at once.
If he declines, fire him out. ~
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
u whavsU

Z "a few days before the schools were
closed by order Of tho School Board, lat
Lansing, Michigan, ono of the teachers at
noontime espied small boy with red flan-
mel scarf around his neck. Visions ofsdiph-
iberia. immediately, foated through her
brain, and she ordered the young John
Henry to pack ZIP lib Books and return no
more "until your throat is perfectly well"
He obeyed the, summons, and on his way
home met three Of his companions, who
noticed his books and saluted him witlr:-
"What's up9'' John Henry proceeded to
explain TINT the piece of red flannel had
gained him a furlough. The three youths
held 9 short council Of war, Clipped in
What littlo spare change they could muster,
went into @ dry goods store, bought half q
yard Of red flannel, tore 1t in strips and
placed ~ around their snecks. In just
twenty minutes from that time three moro
sboys were ordered out OF the schDol room,
or. the ground that they were threatened
With 'dfphtheria. Hs'sSs q
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
A Very Old Joke.

Stopping for some time at an inn, and
feasting on the fat Of the land, Tyll was at
length importuned by the landlord for pay
ment, and being driven to his wits end,
he concoctcd n pleasant scheme for dis
charging his score. Far and wide he ca,,s-
ed 1t to be announced that foreigner had
arrived at such hostelry with an extra
ordinary animal, whose head was to he
seen where his tail should be. The sight
seers tiocked to the tavern, and when the
yard was quite full and every one had
paid his admission fee, the door of the
stable was thrown open, and Eulenspicgcl's 8
horse was seen withhis tail In Stheam
and his head where his hindqUlrters us,l-
allYstood The Jest was takens In good
part Ian>ievefy one advised ,hisneighbor to
lose NO time in visiting the' wonderful ami
NAL; I'yll was thus enabled ndt only to
pay his; s;host, but to fill lis own pocket
1I'heI Icquivoque, however Ibelongslto all ma
F tions and times. Tho writer well rcmem-
bers paying penny tpYhiss fathers
soachlnan who had promiscd;atoghow him
q carriage horse with his head swhcre his
tail Eshopld be. He was alsosa Witness, some
years, ago to somewhat silillaEtrick bong
played off at the expense Sof the worthy
townsfolk of Bruges. A ksrmesse was in
fyll swing, and at the do9pof caravan, a
Snian ma loudly vociferatinE and AT times
sbangihgSa drum invited 'a,ae3Sicurs et
7,aeSdd da,ies' 70 walk in Rnd behold what
thoyf had never @seen befcyasapA would
never gee again. Tbe' sthatge was
ten entiines Sand, about every quarter
of an hour little stream sof people
issued forth; laughing heartily and bidding
all their friends pay Two sous for sight
that was well worth tile money. The spec
tacle was simply this: AS soon as the car
avan was filled, the Snowman produced
from his pocket q nut, which he carefully
cracked with his teeth. Then, holding up
the kernel, he gravely inquired If any lady
or gentlemen present had ever seen 1t be-
fore, and, of conrse, was answered with a
yolley Of "No, no, never .In that case, q
he rcjoined, tlook at 1t we'll, for''- popping
1t into his moutll--."you will never see Il
again" 81 ssss
we must not look afo,Sndioil the uni.
verse with aW e. anCi on nYaa Systh scorn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
silk s.t and new bonnet. She had on light

silk and'new bonnet. She had Oh a light
cape.S z. I
&sSt.My DEAR said l, "don't you need
something heavier around you?'
"'Oh, no, not to-day, think
"I stepped out of the room u moment,
brought out my splendid present and threw
1t around her shoulders. She looked at it
In dazed way for Il moment, then threw
herself into my arms and burst into tears. l
soon kissed them away, and we started to
church. 49,. ...
"Wc walked up to the head of the broad
aisle, and it would have done your heart
good to hear her sweet, clear voice as she
sang tint day. When service was over, she
had kind word for everybody, especially
was she anxious to hear from Mrs Ben
doin's children; she fingered on the church
steps for a good while to sec that lady.
81 put the bill where | knew Molic
would find it, and while the men all voted
me a fool, the women all said was the
best husband in Twiceawccls, that ] liked
to see my wife look like somebody, etc.
Never had our place been as rdrcssy as it
was that swinter, sand I had the satisfaction
OF knowing that was the cause of the other
married men having to spend some none,
for dry goods, especially those whose wives
and daughters attended the same church
with my wife.
" But none of them had nine-hun-
,dred-dollar shawl-eh, TomY said the cap
tain slyly, as he drummed on the table with
his glass.
mot bit of 1t did they! And rcmem-
ber captain, NUNS the word, about the
price Of my wifc's new shawl"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
THERE IS NO DEATH. [(El

There is no death! The stars 20 down
10 rise upon some fairy shore. e.
And bright in Heavens jeweled crown
Thoy ahlne forevormore.
There is no death! The dust wo treai
Shall change beneath tho summer shower
Tho golden grain, or mellow fruit.
Or rainbow tinted flower. yr.., e.. - 3
The granite rocks disorganize
10 feed the hanging moss they boar; &
The forest trees drink daily'life a. g
From out tho yiewlcss air.
There is no death! Tho leaves may fall,ss,,..,
Tho flowers may fade and pass away
They only wait through wintry hours
For coming OF the! May! 81 a. p &-y 2
There Is no death! An angel form
WALKS Ger the earth with silent tread
He bears our best loved things away, ,..
And then--wo call them doad.
He leaves our hearts all desolate,
lie plucks our fairest,, sweetept flowers; =,
Transplanted into bliss, they NOW
Adorn immortal BOWERS. = Z
The b'rd-lilto voice whose joyous notes
Made glad these scenos Of sin and strife,
Sings now al everlasting song
Amidst the trees Of life
-
And when he finds a smile too bright tsl,fs
Or heart too pure for tsint or vice. jeE
He bears it 70 that world Of light ~ $50
10 dwell in Paradise N
Born into that undying life %8.
They leave us but to come again =:
With JOY we welcome them the samo,
Except in sin and pain
And over noar usS though unseen
Tho dear immortal spirits treal. ~. w. I
For all tho boundless universe
IL lifo-there are no dead! ss s Ef[ $Ss.ss;
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16
The Celestial Kingdom.

In an interesting article, w. Il. Denning,
an English member of the Royal Astro :
nomical Society, with an cycsight almost
rs keen as that of Professor Burnham, OF
Chicago, points out sever.! celestial objects
as test Of unaided vision. One of these
is, Of course, the Plciadcs, or seven sisters,
which crosses the meridian now about
8 p. M. TO ordinary vision only six stars
arc. visible in this group. NIocstlin, tho
prcceptor Of Kcpler, saw fourteen. A very
good eye now can detect eleven. Mr..
sDennipg can see thirteen, aud on one clear
night counted fourteen, while a telescope
reveals from fifty toa hundred, according
to it's power. Another object of some in
tercst to naked eye observers Is the middle
star In the tail of the Great Bear, which has
a small companion named AlcOr, close to
itiIt was called 'ssSadak" by the Arabs,
signifying "he Tester, 4" for 1t was Gus.
tomaryt amongst them to test mans
power of sight by it, Humboldt, In his
l"Kosmos,", says that he has seen the
smaller star with great ,distinctness every
evening on the rainless coast Of Cumana,
but has recognizedi 1t only rarely and ,in-
certainly In Europe. 'Observers," says
MIR. Denning, however, '.will find no diff
Guilty In seeing the star, for 1t Is a remark
ably easy object, and at the present time,
certainlypno test of vision. 4, 1t may possl-
bly, have become brighter than It formerly
was, ffor IT is now extremely plain, even in
unfavorab,eJ conditions of the, atmosphere.
There is a third and fainter star near 1t
which really forms a very difficult object
TO reach with the naked .eye.4 The moons
OF Jupiter form another and. d i tseverer test
for the powers OF, the make eye for though
they have been undoubtedly detected
without telescopes, yet they are very faint,
aud being immersed In tho planets rays,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-16

We must not look afo,tad ol the uni
verse with awe, aiid on nian)Hith scorn.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-03
Our Country,

Such was the title of the allegorical play
adapted for the Grand Army and produced at
City Hall May Day afternoon and evening I'M
der the auspices of Bosworth Relief Corps.
Besides the allegory there was miscellaneous
programme embracing drill by the Portland
Cadets, brading of the May-pole, tableaux,
readings by Miss Emma Wyer, singing by
Misses Annie Greeley, Angie Burns and Mr..
w. NJ Written, and a violin solo by BERTHE
Webb. To say that the performance was a
success is but faint praise, especially when
two crowded houses testified to that fact by
their plaudits.
A spectator behind the scenes could alone
appreciate the amount Of work, the patience
and the discipline bestowed by those ladies',
and the obedience of the children, in order to
produce such result. When one takes into
consideration the fact that all this labor is
bestowed in charitable cause, in behalf of
others, productive of no pecuniary gain to the
workers, it entities them to the highest respect
OF every one. There was not single feature
on the programme that was not excellent.
Little BERTHE Webb and Angie Burns were
both the recipients of big bouquets for their
CudlIiluS, oUioo, bu0 Ouo tai ana Ulo
other vocal. The older ladies, Misses Wyer
and Greeley, and Mr.. Written were warmly
received and warmly applauded. The allegory
was exceedingly attractive, and the drill by
the As young misses admirable. There was no
advertising anything that was not given.
Every one of the 4S was present. The
tableaux were very beautiful and the singing
and recitals by the young misses clear and
sweet. Taken all in all it was an elaborate
and an artistic performance and should be
given again. The Cadets drill was, of course
precise and finished. The Relief corps furnish.
ed the performers an excellent supper in the
Senate Hall. Chambers orchestra and Miss
Kate Burns, pianist, accompanied very &C
ceptahlY
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-03
Personal.


1t is announced that Dr. Robins has re-
signed his position as president of Colby Uni
versity.
Mr. George Goodwin of the Boston Post,
and Mr. Horace Jordan of the Boston Globe
were in town Saturday.
HI. S. Burrage, editor of Zion's Advocate,
has returned from delightful excursion to
the South.
The many friends of Mr.. e. r. Morse, city
editor of the Sunday Times, will regret to
hear that he is quite sick. We understand
that there has been almost unbroken sickness
in the family of Mr.. Morse for some weeks
past, and that his constant watching and unre-
mtted attention to his children told on him to
such an extent that he is now sick himself.
E. P. Novel;, son-in-law of III. c. Barnes,
Esq, of this city, and travelling correspond
ent of Chicago Commercial Advertiser, died
suddenly at Defiance, Ohio. He formerly re-
sided in Portsmouth, N. H.; was afterwards
editor Of the New York American Odd Fell
low, and later proof reader for Brown Thurs
ton in this city. He has written a great deal,
both prose and poetry. He was As years of
age and leaves widow and four children.
Mr.. James W. Gribben, an old and we'll
known citizen, died at his residence on Smith
street, Saturday, at the good old age of 70
years. Mr.. Gribben lived most exemplary
life and was much respected by all who knew
him. He had been an invalid for nearly sew
enteen years. For some time past he had often
expressed a wish to live until his next birth
day, and he did, for Saturday was his I'D
birthday. He was member of the Congress
street Methodist church, and member of An
Gent Brothers Lodge, No. 4, and Machigonne
Encampment, No. 1, 10. o. F. He leaves
three daughters and two sons, one of whom is
officer Benz. Gribben. His funeral takes
place this afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-03
LOST IN MID OCEAN.
Terrible Experience of Capt. George
Beale, Sole Survivor.

The brig Lizzie NJ Merrill left New York
for New Orleans on the 31st of last January,
under the command of Capt. George Beale
with crew of nine men. She never reached
her destination, and until Thursday the fate
of vessel and crew were unknown. The mys-
terry was cleared up by letter received from
Liverpool by j. w. Elwell & Co., No. 81 South
street, New York, the agents of the brig. The
letter, which was written by Capt. Beale,
states that about 2 o'clock on the morning of
Feb. 3 the vessel, while laboring in gale,
shipped tremendous sea, which stove the af-
ter hatch-house door and filled the house with
water. Another sea started the main hatch
combngs, and the vessel began to make water
rapidly. The men were set to work on the
pumps, and in the morning, when she was al
most free, another tremendous wave boarded
her amidships, stove in her deck and caused
her to founder within five minutes, in latitude
So degrees 90 minutes north, longitude y de-
grees so minutes west.
The lifeboat had previously been lowered
and when the captain rose to the surface after
going down with the vessel, he saw it about
twenty yards to the leeward with the mate
and one seaman aboard They had no oars
and were unable to pull to the captains relief
The six remaining men went down in the yes
sci and never rose to the surface The captain
seized some pieces Of wreckage and managed
to construct a raft eight feet by two. He re-
manned on this until he was rescued 81 hours
later by the schooner Harold Haarfager,
which bore down upon him ON the evening of
Feb. 6.
After the first night the small boat was seen
no more, and no doubt foundered. Beale's
suffering from hunger, fatigue, thirst and
mental agony, were indescribable, and had he
| not been rescued that evening he would have
persisted the following night. On Feb. q he
| was transferred from the Haarfager to the
British bark Vigilant, bound for Queenstown,
| on arriving at which point, on March 80, he
| proceeded by steamer to Liverpool At the
time of writing he was still very low, but was
| receiving the best of care from United States
! Consul Packard.
The Lizzie M. Merrill was owned by T.
Southland of Richmond, Me-, and was fully in
sured. She was 458 tons burden.
The Portland daily press., 1880-05-03

Saturday there was twelve hour go-as-yor
please race at Lancaster Hall for four prizes
$50, first; $50. second; SIS, third S.. fourth
provided the fourth accomplished So miles
There were seven entered and started. The,
were n. Hartwell of Lewiston, j. W. Foster
of St. John, E. A. Shea, James Blair, A. A
Haskell, c. A. Gay, and Mike Barry, all O.
this city. Hartwell won making 63 miles
laps. Shea, second, 60 miles II laps; Blair
third, IS miles laps; Foster, fourth, So miles
Gay made 80, Haskell so, and Barry 81 mile
before they gave up.