The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-25
BRIEFS.


IThree million hogs have been pack
cd In Chicago since March 1st.
Vermont with S04 miles OF ra wav
track, killed but one passenger in 1879.
During 1879 tho valuation Of the
ean sEate OF Georgia has Increased $A ,000,-
Durham, p N: g., expects to handle
lo,Voo,ooo pounds OF this years tobacco
crop. ~.0'r :,
There are 1000 pupils in the mis-
India.
The hrst wagon load Of new pecans
SOLO IN Dallas, Texas, for $l.75 per
bushel. f
There will be five colored membsrs
In the newly elected Tennessee Leg
islature. -
The Canada Pacific Railroad ia
finished to a point 1876 miles west of
"A factory at Brookville, Jefferson
county, Pa, turns out 500 buckets ana
800 tubs per day. ."''
,ihe population Of the world, ac-
oording to Dr.. Behm and Prof. Wac.
ner, Is 400, o,923, 800. 71''
-Ihe hrst snow in England came
unusually early this year-during file
third week in Ootober.
Mime. Adellna Patti Is receiving. Il
Is said, $2250 night during her an.
gagement In Germany. 80
Justices Clifford aud Haunt. of the
United States Supreme Court. ara In
Washington In iii health.
-W. W. Corcoran, the aged banker
OF Washington, has, 1t is stated. elvan
away more than $3,O00,000.
Over 100000 baskets of poaches
were shipped over the Delaware Rail-
road during The past season. INV
The hop crop Of Mendoclno county.
Cal, this season Is very large, and will
average $50 pounds par acre.
.-Mr, .McArthur, the new Lsrd
Mayor of London, Is said be the tirst
lrishman that filled the offioe. n
The sale Of the Penny Testament.
the cheapest edition ever published.
has already reached nearly 400, 900.
For the first ten months of this
year liz ,O00, ZOO bushels of wheat wau
shipped from New York for Europe.
William Sharon appears OH the as-
sesment roll Of San Francisco for 81
47o'oooi James G. Fair, for $4,000, QUO.
The rice crop of Louisiana for 1880 IA
estimated at 250, 900 barrels. Last
years crop amounted to 100000 bar
rels. ...... - go,
The Bible has been translated into
220 different languages and dialects for
Ihe purpose of foreign missionary
The fourth centennial of Raphael,s
Dlrth Will be celebrated with great
sPlendor In Urblno, Italy, his birth
place.
Robert the Devil, the great horse
OF the English racing season, has won
for his owners, in stakes and bets.
$3.50, 900. ''
buddhism Is on rapid decline In
Japan. Since 1873, in single district,
seventy-one temples have been diverted
to secular uses.
-COmplete census returns from
Texas show that the state has NOM
latton ct 500, ABB. The population in
1870 was only 8l8,579.
The lumber shipments from the
Saginaw Valley during the season of
1850, thus far, have been the largest
ever made III Michigan:S
Mr.. Henry Clay, the grandson of
the statesman, who Joined the How
gate Expedition, intends to spend tho
winter at Rlttenbenk, Greenland.
The damage done to shipping on
the lakes on Dot. 10 EN- cuilted to So, ,0OO,-
900. Ninety-three people perished and
there were seventeen totals wrecks.
The Marquis Of Butte intends to
erect monastery for English monks
on his property ut Jerusalem, and plans
have been prepared for Il building to
cost 100000.
In Roumelia the rose Harvest is
reported to have boon an exceedingly
abundant one this year, the value Of
the total yield exceeding, it ls estimat-
ed, 1000, 900 francs.
1t Is rumOred that Count Wilhelm
Bismarck, son OF the German Chan.
cellor, Is to be married TO the Countess
Irma Andrassy, daughter Of tho ia
nous Austrian statesman.
There were exported from New
York during the year ending Juno 30
last 81 ,O01 $40 pounds Of butter, valued
at 81, ,1S9, OIL, and 1888 $3.50 pounds of
oleomargarine, valued at 81, ,6Sl ,317.
The greatest feat in the way of
rapid railway making is said to be that
ofSlr Il. Temple in the lateAfghan cam
paign. One hundred and thirty miles
O1 railway was constructed IN lOl days.
-; The italian Minister OF Agriculture
and Commerce has decided to present
to Parliament 4 project for exeoutinga u
great geological map of the Kingdom
The expense is calculated at 5000, 900
francs.
The August earnings OF the Central
Pacific railroad were nearly $30U, 200
In excess OF the same month last yoar.
There has been gain Of over $l,25O,-
O0O thus far this year as compared with
the Same time last year.
M. Dronler has patented in Ger
many process for rendering bronze
as malleable as copper. About one per
cent OF mercury IL added to the tin in
a warm state, and this Is then mixed
with the melted copper.
When a pen has become so c0rroded
as to be useless. it can be made good as
new by holding 1t In the flameoI gas
jet for half q minute; then drop IL in
cold water, take out, wipe 1t clean ,and
1t Will be ready for use again.
| The house Of refuge on the top Of
Mount st. Gothard, founded In the
fourteenth century, will be permanent
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