The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-25
GENERAL GOSSIP,

come dcvotec of hard money. IIe is
mining IN Colorado.
Clarence Davis, the bigamist, at
tempted to strangle himself in Jail ut
Chicrgo on Friday night. His thir-
teenth wife is en- route to Chicago.
Mrs. Belle Sage, of New ALBANY.
Ind, sues Albert Sage, her brothcr-in-
Jaw, for stealing and CRYING away her
husband, who has consumption and
who is insured for $4,000.
The Rev. Stuart Robinson, d. d..
of Louisville, Ky, will deliver the an
nual sermon before tho Young Mems
Christian Association at the Universi-
ty Of Virginia, June 81.
Tho engagement Of Edwin Booth
IN Boston, now progressing ut tho
Park Theatre, is sensationally success S.
ful: Ills probably the most brilliant
hc has ever made in New England.
The first through cur to Port Roy
al, over the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
way, with the Port Royal delegation
from tho recent celebration, arrived
there on Saturday--thirty-fo hours
from Cincinnati.
"A petition, signed by over twelve
hundred women OF Cincinnati, prayinp
the Ohio Legislature to enact some law
which will take The control of the pub
lie schools out Of the hands of ward
politicians, has been presented to that
body.
The New Orleans Democrat esti-
mates at more than 100000 the loss
of mules and other stock in the
Ouachi,a Valley section Of Louisiana
from a disease produced by the bites of
myriads Of gnats that invaded that
part of the State lately.
-Govcrnor Marks, of Tennessee,
was poor boy, who took care of q
widowed mother, and, unable to take
college course, made the most of the
training he found in common school.
lie was Confederate officer, and lost
n limb at Murtrecsboro.
During the performance of each
opera in which she sang in Vienna
recently. Adclina Patti received about
seven dollars for each working minute.
Almost any one would be willing to
20 through little stage fright for such
pay. It's equal to an Indian agency.
| The Massachusetts legislators have
been pollcd rs to their Presidential
preferences. OF the Democrats 21 arc
tor Bayard, 10 for Tildcn, 10 for
thurman, for Seymour and 8 for
Hancock. OF the Republicans, ii
favor Grant, 81 Tor Blaine, 33 for
Sherman and 36 for Edmunds.
The New York HcroM states that
an order has been received bv the
Winchester Arms Company to make
from fifteen to twenty million Of cart
ridges for the Chinese government.
This is the first order, it is said, ever
uirn,, h1 fho (Nhsrne,
foreigners for the manufacture Of
cartridges.
-.A.Pctersburg dispatch says relia-
bic information received there contra
diets the reported duel in Brunswick
county, Va, between II. A. Ruincv,
ltcadjuster, and Richard Jolly, Debt
payer. The parties have had no diff
Guilty, and the account Of the duel,
which appeared as letter in the Ric}l-
mond Whig, was written for scnsa-
tional purposes.
"A mass-mccting of workingmcn
at st. Louis, OH Saturday night, pass
cd resolutions calling on Congressman
to vote for legislation to insure the ell
torccmcnt of tho eight-hour law on
government work; and declaring they
Will do everything in their power to
accomplish the political destruction of
any Congressman who speaks against
it, and demanding the creation OF n
national bureau Of labor-statistics.
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.-Vcry
little OF startling interest was done in
Congress during last week, us will be
seen from the following summary:
Debate OIL tho Star route deficiency
bill has begun in the Senate; Senator
MaXcy defends the action Of the Post
Office Department, while Senator
Beck condcms it; Mr.. Sharon cxpla:n-
cd his long absence;a a bill to reclaim
waste lands was passed; the Porter
bill was laid on the table; IL number OF
memorials were presented asking the
abolition ofthc duty on paper; the bill to
prohibit the arrest of election officers
was reported; tho resolutions for the
appointment ofa special canal commit
tee were withdrawn; the Notifications
bill was amended and passed. In the
House, bill was introduced to exempt
kilograms from seizure in judicial and
legislative proceedings; Mr.. Acklcn
offered constitutional amendment TO
prevent Federal interference with the
local laws Of States: the deficiency bill
was reported; the management of the
Government Printing Office and the
pay ofspecial deputy marshals were
subjects Of debate; a bill 10 compro-
mise prosecutions against persons I'M
lawfully using government timber was
considered. The delay in reporting
the. appropriation bills Defeats ali
probability ofan early adjournment of
Congress. Mr.. John B. Elawlcy has
resigned the Assistant Sccrctaryship
OF tho Treasury to canvass for the
nomination for Governor Of Illinois.
His resignation will take effect on the
lst of April. 1t is understood that J.
X. Upton, at present Chief Clerk of
the Department, will be nominated to
succeed Mr.. IIawlcy.
A Gift TO.LI HUNG CHANG.-rrevi-
Gus to tho ex-Presidcnt's departure for
Cuba he ordered Of Tiffany 81 Co. a
hammered silver pitcher, similar in
design to that ordered by the Duke Of
Argyle for Mr.. Gladstone. 1t is cov-
| cred with ivy lcaYcs. aud ia filrthnr