The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-15
REvoLrING CONDITION orAPrN,r,


T!ARY.-Gov. Luke p. Blackburn, in
his late message to the Legislature of
kentucky, draws n revolving picture
OF tho condition of the penitcntiary Of
that State. They have 1873 more pris-
oners than cells. AS necessity near
ly 800 wretched men are immured in
Pells which are but three feet nine and a
'lialf inchches wide, six feet three and q
half inches high, and six feet eight
inches long. These cells, darkened
and i'll ventilated, do not contain sufli-
cient air to support one man, and the
death record gives abundant proof of
it. From the first of January last to
date sevcnty-four have died-a fearful
mortality. The governor recommends
that something be done to vindicate
the honor of the State. ~.
DEATH OF FRANK LEsLIE.-Frank
Leslie, the well known publisher of
number of periodicals, died at his
home in Now York. city on, last Satur-
daNafternoon. 1t is. said he. died of
cancer, with which he had suffered for
some months. While it was known
for some time that he Was.so afflicted,
his immediate death was matter of
surprise to his friends, because it had
been stated that, heewas likely to re-
cover. Whatever may have been his
faults or foibles the grave, covered up
the remains Of q busy publisher, and
one who made his mark on the civili-
zation in which he lived and moved.
Commencing life rs poor printer
without money or friends, he amassed q
fortune which few men can ever ex-
pect to possess, and had he "stuck to
the case" might have died in different
circumstances. We do not know \. hat
his estate is worth, but it was said q
year or SO ago that he had bought q
few too many hotels at Saratoga, and
that he lost heavily. He however
compromised many Of his debis and
died rich.
DIPHTHERIA IN RUssIA.--The ravages
of diphtheria in Russia have been truly
horrible. Originating in Bessarabia,
this terrible disease has laid its grip
epidemically upon thirteen of the gov
ernment districts, and in the Caucasus
alone no less than 10000 children have
been slain by, it. The Russian, how
ever, does not fold his hands in the
presence of gigantic disaster, and ex-
claim, like our friend the Turk, cit is
the will of Allah" A Christian ma
tionality, however low its present
grade of culture, always possesses the
germ Of civilization III its conviction
thai no evil whatever can possibly be
the will Of tho source of all good. A
plan for great campaign-a Russian
aggression-upon the dreadful epidem-
ic has been worked out by Professor
Bystroff and adopted by u commission
OF experts to whose examination twas
submitted. We learn that there Is
something else besides nihilism occu-
cupying the Russian mind whom we
read that It is proposed within the
! next fortnight to despatch thirty select
ed physicians and three hundred Sis
tors of Mercy to Poltawa for the doc
toring and nursing Of those seized by
the disease. Each physician Is to re-
ceive three hundred rubles for travel
ing expenses and one hundred rnbles
q month asi salary, whilo each sister
! receives one hundred rubles for cost, of
journey and twenty-five rubles as
monthly pay. The resolutions Of the
Commission on Diphtheritis have been
laid before the General Assembly of
the cred Cross" for appreciation.