The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-02
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The first volume Of Gen. Beaure-
gard,s history of the war is completed.
.-Ine number OF miles Of telegraph
wires In the world Is placed at 492 573.
Aoont 000 900 copies of the re-
Vlseu Testament have been sold al
ready.
Tho mileage of telephone wires in
the United States is estimated at 60, 900
miles. 'NO0
The resignation Of Gen Melikoff
mas been accepted by the Emperor of
Russia. VI
-England manages to keep up her
spirits on $50,000,O 900 worth of liquor
annually.
The new Texas Capital will cost
VI ,soo, ,ooo,aud will be built by Detroit
architect,
The desert interior of Australia
probably affords the hottest clim ate In
The population Of Prussia is In the
proportion of eleven Protestants to
seven Catholics.
More than 35,000,0OO pounds of
| money are produced and sold in this
country annually.
IN N ehraska has school population
OF l42 ,34S and an enrolment of 90 594
with 4,lO0 teachers.
Since 1866 6, 900 divorces have beon
granted IN Italy, Milan being set down
for no less than 5000.
The first normal school on this si1e
or the Atlantic was established at Ley
ingson, Mass, in 1889.
Lord Caithness was bnriad IN tho
| chapel OF Holyrood which, STRANGE To
| say, remaina roof1css.
jay Cooke has paid all his credIt.,rs
IN full and purchased his country seat.
! Ogontz, near Philadelphia.
In the whole commonwealth of
Massachusetts, only 4 1853 women have
voted III the last two years.
| 1.-The gift Of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians to the Irish land league
will amount to about $25, 900.
.-,Since gold was discovered in Aus.
tralia in 1851, ore to the value of
$l,305 100000 has been dug out.
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has
| declared unconstitutional the l0tterv
| bill passed by the last legislature.
The cold water spree Of the Mis-
souri, river cost the people along its
course $4, ,000,OOO at low estimate.
Seventy workmen were killed and
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great tunnel at Mount st. Goshard.
Partial records Of the live stock In.
terests Of Texas show yearly yield OF
The report Of the Marylebone Club,
the most prominent cricket CLUB il,
England shows membership OF 900
"A pension of $4,000 was granted
In 1880 by the British Parliament to
the heirs and descendants of William
Penn,
The Common Council of Boston
has appropriated $4,000 for the cele-
bration OF the coming Fonrth of
July.
Louisiana and Florida are the warm
est climates in the United States Min
nesota and Wyoming Territory the
coldest.
MIR. Ashmead- Bartlett, otherwise
known as the husband Of the Baroness
Burdett-Coutts, will visit this country
III June.
classes In history among the grown-up
sons and daughters Of poor settlers in
Arizona.
I'm 1850, H,3G1 hands were employ.
ed In the manufacture Of agricultural
machinery. Last year 0,GS0 were so
employed.
me receipts Of the Cunard Steam
snlp company" for 1880 were close on
~ ,4oO, ,O00 and tho net profits about
100000. ''N'
The gross value of the manufoo.
turcd silk products In the United
States for tho census year 1880 was
$40, ,975.285.
| The tota' debt Of the United States
outstanding is now 50, ,Os0, ,24s ,433. De-
dncting the cash in tho treasury 1t Is
81. S6i ,072, ,693.
Tho COwpens monument, was un-
yelled at Spartansburg, SoIth Caro-.
lina:o on the 11th of May,in the presence
Of $4,000 people.
The school fund Of South Carolina
amounted to 1851 ,415 80 in 1880. There
were q 1873 schools In the State, with
1874 ,672 pupils.
Moody and Sankey will sail for
Scotland IN October. Mr.. Moody ID
now at Northfeld, Mass, and Mr..
Sankey at Brooklyn.
Tho gross earnings for April, 1881,
OF fortY-two railroads amount to $l2.-
2S5, ,491> For the same month last year
they Wore 80, ,o19,254.
Z<rhe French ascribe the invention
~ DlllltTuS W I1euri4uo DcV'Suo. ih
f.he reign of Charles TX, about 1871.
Slate billiard tables are very modern.
"A bronco statue Of Dante has late
ly been set up In the square OF the Col.
lege de France, this being the quarter
IN which nc lived when in Paris in
1902.
"A company has been formed In
Chicago with capital Of $500.000 10
run tho 800 Herdic coaches on the
str, ets of that city. The fare Is to DO
five cents.
President r. 3. Hayes has
been elected President Of the Board OF
Trustees Of the Green Spring Acad.
envy, recently founded at Green
Springs, OHIO. ......
Judge Robertson, the new Collec.
tor OF the port Of Now York, is fifty
eight years old. His hair Is gray