The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-22
NOTES AND COMMENTs.

Since 1854 India has had famine
every four years. Previous to that. q
famine every ten years was about tho
average. England's rule brings fnmine,
pcStllcnce and war.
The New York Times Saws tbcrc
IS strong probability that the pro-
poscd Worlds Fuir will not bc held.
General Grant Saill lie will abandon it
unless the necessary funds were raised
by Wednesday of this week.
"A six hundred thousand dollar
site tor new Opera House in New
ork has been chosen. 1t is block at
broadway and Foricth street. With
building on this site worth S4OO 900,
the metropolis will have Il musical pal
ace to he proud OF.
when President Antonio Loncz
Santa Anna visited the United Stntcs
he contracted debts which lie did not
pay. His creditors have found out
mat lie had deposited with the Safe
deposit Con.pan! diamonds valued at
S5O, 600. and they will be sold 10 settle
tho claims.
Secretary Blaine Jcgims work viy-
ofouSly by 4 note tn the British Minis
ter. calling attention to the mi>rcprc-
Sentatioms of the British Consul at
Philadelphia, in relation to the no.
chnlcrn in the West. and desiring that
immediate STEPS be taken to correct tl,c
injury which The report is likely to ito
to American trade. Secretary Evn,ts
initiated the n:ovc for Il correction Uv a
note OH the 7tlI OF March.
Some good naturel newspaper
correspondent has been reminding. .ti.G
organs which spoke Of Mrs. Garfield
"s the first mother who had seen %.Tief
son made President. that there is a
Mrs. Jesse II. Grant in Jersey ttitt
VINO can contest their claim. The or
gans ought not have needed reminding
on this point. They surely have rfjE
forgotten that when Grant returned
from his tour around the world he
Wnl'cd over one entire train before 60
ing to MeXico. in order to call on his
mother in Jersey City.
President Ilavcs sent ten veto
messages to the House during his
term. Hc vetoed the silver bin Feb
ruary ~, 1873; the bill for holding a
special term Of the United States Court
in Mississippi, to try timber cases.
March =, 1873; the bill to restrict Chi
hesc immigration, March |, 1879; the
army Appropriation bill, with the meas
urc prohibiting the use of troops ut
the polls attached, April 20. 1879; the
military interference bill, May y,
1876; the Judicial expenses bill, be-
cause Of rctrictions touching the en-
plovmcnt of marShalS mt elections; the
special marshnl's appropriation bill,
June 80, 1879; the 81 ccial dcticicrcv
appropriation bill, which was destined
to nave the deputy deputy marshals
appointed by the United StNtca Circuit
Court nom all political parties, Nav
I, 1880; bill regulating the appoint
ment OF special deputy mar>hals at
elections, June Is, 1880: and, lastly,
the retunLing bill. Ofthesc only tie
silver bill passed over the Presidential
veto.
a lloRRInLE SCENE.-A special to
the NcwS and Courier reports that
James Black, colored, was executed at
Marion on Friday for the murder Of
Ell Wilcox. coorcd. He had been re-
prievcd twice. Black made an effort
to- address the crowd, but words failed
him and he said nothing. at one
u ciock thc prop was removed and to
the horror of the spectators the rope
broke and Black fell heavily TO the
floor below, splitting blood and calling
for water. Eighteen minutes later the
trap was sprung a second time and
Black died of slrangulatiun. Black
weighed $50 pounds. The rope broke
just M the end of the knot and was
completely rotten.
Richard and Ben James. .colorcd,
were convicted ut Marion on Saturday
ny mixed jury, OF the murder of D.
Nj. flnrrcll, in August last, and wero
sentenced to be hanged on June y.
Louis James, third accused, was
acquitted.
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"A man advcrtiscs for competent
person to undertake the sale of Il new
medicine. and adds that it evil! be
highly lucrative TO thc uudcrf,tcr -