The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-17
VOL. IV.-NO. l78.
BRIEFS.

"A increase OF $500, 900 In the earn
,nXs ,nYs OF the Erie railway for December,
rho average consumption Of sugar
IN France In 1875 was 12 IL pounds Der
head. ':f - ! 1850 po-
The American Indians had no tem M
pies nor idols when the white man first
came hithcr.
"A French woman ctnnot bring a
sulC Ior divorce without the consent OF
her husband. r~'"
Nine brothers from one family. at
i,ahcastcr, Pennsylvania, havo entered
the ministry.
More than 10000 persons were killed
IN 1hdia last year by wild beasts and
VcnOmous snakes.
- Ihe cultivation Of gardens as an
ART was established In England In the
sixteenth century. 'ta
The Institution Of Odd Fellowship
- - quile monern, and originated in
Manchester, Eng, in 1912.
w The Ice men Of Maine sold l,OO0,-
wv tons Office last, and expect to har-
vest ,oO0,0oO for this year.
There were $4,000 deaths in Now
orh Guy during the year 1880, $500
'ioIe than the year previous.
10 e"iu ''!aI llnc or steel freight
steamers Is to be established betwSnn
New York and Philadelphia.
M,,omoklng Valley, IN Oregon, has n
boiling spring in which meat and ycgo-
tables are cooked with facility.
The national governments sur
p'us revenue Tor tho present fiscal year
Is expected to reach $03 .OOO, 900.
rue conscience money sent to tho
| nf fl,, III
last year amounted to over $50, 900.
The diameter Of the earth bears
tllc same relation to It's distance from
Che sun rs the breadth Of hair to 1876
| feet.
An additional appropriation of
T22 ,ooo,o ,o0O will be required to pay the
arrears ol pensions for the current
fiscal year.
The pro duction Of pig iron in this
country during 1880, IS estimated ut
o'o"o'ooo gross tons. In 1879 it was
2,74l ,S53 TONS.
-Eignty-ive ships, with s.sl3 emil
s,n,nCs' lelt the Merscy in November;
United States.
-Ihe Union loss during the late war
was 327 ,lS4; the Confeuerate ncarIv
10Y ,OOO. THIS is tho recently verified
olliclal account.
In 1879, $500, 900 pounds of fen
were exported iron India, aud In 1881
u Is believed that the yield will be TO-
900 pounds.
The richest mine in New Mexico
was originally sold for So, a little uust
| hhu Il revolver. Ii Is now reported tn
be worth $3, 900, 900.
There arc three miles Of bool,-cosos
eisht rect high in the reading-room Of
uIc British Museum. 1t is lighted Nv
an electric light in the dome.
-1hc Black Hole near Calcutta.
"ncrc IA persons were confined hv
ORDER or the Viceroy OF Bengal, juno
~ l'o6, was but eighteen feet SQUARE.
The Northcrn Paciiic's immense
lana grant, after AL sales uD to this
lltile, Is SILL estimated at Al. 900. 900
acres, or tract larger than ull New
England.
The total roceipts in tho New York
Host Ollicc for 1880 were SO 1884, ,7S5 70,
while the total expenditures we're ST.
7oS, ,7lG.Sl, leaving II balance in favor
OF ,hc Office.
There was If 100000 bushels of
grain stored in Chicago December.
Iho storage capacity OF that city in
cluding elevators, steam aud sailing
vessels, is 22,7O2, o, 0 bushels.
The states that have Increased
most RAPIDLY In population during the
past ten years are Colorado, 3S0. 80 Der
cent; Nebraska, 267 SO; X lnsas, l73.-
Ii; Oregon, o2.22; Fox ~, 9l.2l.
The largest cotton planter in the
world is said to be Me. Richardson,
Of Crcsson, Miss. He Is considered
worth from $l5, 200, 900 to $40, 900 900.
and employs SUO hands in his factories.
The Boston Memorial Association
calls upon the pnblic for contributions
Tor the erection OF IL statue OF Theodore
Varker. Tnc late N. G.. Nash left $4,000.
which Will serve as the nucleus of the
fund.
Tho bullion produced at tho Lead
vile mines during 1880 amounts 10
Tlo,2SS,OOO, while all the products of
Colorado mines, manufactures, anl
other industries reached nearly $l0,-
OOO 600 in value.
In four days shooting Of Lord
Sellon's preserves at CroxteGh, Lincu-
shire, six guns killed 6 3lL head of
game, OF which 1882 were pheasants,
l07 ducks and 800 narcs, - porformanco
Unparalleled in ''sport.'
There are 1873 orphan pupils IN
Glrard college, Philadelphia, and Al
appllcants'for admission. The cost Tor
maintaining the college for 1880 was
$35), ll2.l0, including 1868, 1863 81 for tlie
construction OF new buildings.
Probably one Of the valuable VOL
umca in the possession OF Presldent-
elect Garfield is the diary which he
has kept for the past twenty years. 1t
Is said to be full of VIVID details of war
experience aud political matters.
The report of tho Gloucester,
Mass, fishery disasters for 1899 SHOWS
II loss OF 43 vessels and 3 boats, wi til
90 lives, and property loss OF $2l 900,
as compared with 30 vessels, 5GG lives
and IL property loss Of zoo, 900 Tor 1879.
during the navigation period OF
1880 the actual lake tonnage arrived
and cleared at the port or Milwaukee is
officially placed at the enormous guam
tlty Of l2.723, ,330 tons, an increase OF
over fifty per cent. Oh the maritime
| trade of 1879.