The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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1t rains three times as often in Ire
land as it does in Italy.
| Tobacco was first carried from Vir-
ginia to England in 1888.
--Gunpowdcr was invented by Swartz
monk of Cologne, 1910.
Cards were invented in France for
the Kings amusement, in 1891.
Pennsylvania yields one fifth of the
rye produced in the country.
"A Philadelphia candy factory uses
seven tons Of clay per month.
Mr., Fred Archer, the jockey of
lroquois, has just been married.
-Ex-Governor Coburn of Maine has
given sic, 900 to the state college.
Glass windows began to be used in
private houses i'll England, in 1880.
More than Sc, 900 day was cleared
ut the Old English Fair in London.
More than l 400 new post offices
have been established in the past year.
An American has paid Mr.. Alma
Iadcma. II. A. $15, 900 for his Sappho.
The italian Chamber of Deputies
passed the Electoral Reform bill-2O2 to
116
| About 3, 900 lbs. of roses are requir-
CT to produce one pound of the otto of
roses.
The annual consumption of milk in
London is said to be about %, 900, 900
gallons
The Alcxandrian library, consisting
of 400, 900 valuable books, was burned
50 B. G.
| In 1853 Constantinople was subdued
by Mahomct H., after n siege of fifty
threo days.
-Constantinople has 45, 900 Jews and
39 synagogues. Nearly 10000 arc of
Spanish origin.
About 100, 900 bushels of hemp seed
nre annually consumed for bird food in
the United States.
...:Oysters to the value of about six
millions sterling are said to be consumed
annually in Great Britain.
-Thc American Bible Society, since
its formation, 81 years ago, has issued
80, 1872, 81 copies Of the Bible.
The coinage of the United States
mints for April aggregates 6,O54, 100
pieces, valued at $11 ,258,9 900.
Tho railroad disaster in Mexico
proves to have killed 14O and injured
l12. There are also 80 missing.
Some of the arched bridges built by
the Romans arc now in use. The Porte
Alolo at Romo was erected 100 B. @.
--Buckinghamshire is tho mother of
Primo Ministers. 1t has given five to
England, and three are buried there.
Salem, Mass, has besn lighted by
electricity for tho last nine months, and
reports saving Of over 50, 900 year.
1t is said that $100, 600, 900 will be
required to pay pensions next year.
| This year $70 000, 900 will be expended.
In 1755, 149 Englishmen were con-
fined in tho black hole at Calcutta, of
whom 1913 were found dead next morn-
ing.
Tho great fire of London began
September 2, 1866, and continued three
, days, destroying $4,000 houses and 400
] streets.
| According to census bureau esti.
mates tho value Of the fishing interests
, in the United States and territories is
$50, 100000. 4.
Ten years ago Ireland could boat
'; of nearly 100000 pigs. In 1879sBho I
Ind little moro than 100000 Now
she has 849,0 '">
In 1880 tho native Christians In
India, Burmal, and North and South
/ Ceylon numbered $4,000. Last October
there wore 100000.
OF the cultivable land in Russia
proper about one-third is held by the
State, one-fifth by landed proprfetors
md one-fifth by the peasantry.
| The travelling expenses of the 1OO,-
| 600 drun'nlcrs employed by the mer-
chants of tho United States are $12O,.
600, 900 year, exclusive Of salaries.
1t is estimated that the total pro.
duction Of wool in the United States for
the year 1880 vas 26O, ,00O,O 900 pounds,
an increase Of 32, 600, 900 over the clip OF
1878.
Some old violins were sold in Paris
the other day for large sums. A Stradi-
varins dated 1713 fetched 5000, and
another of TIA, 1920; q Guarnerius of
1888, $400; and q Bcrgenz, $61O.
The present annual production of
quinine throughout the world is estimat-
ed as follows;-America, $4,000 lbs;
Germany, 56,250 lbs; Italy. As, 900 lbs;
, France, 45, 900 lbs. England. 27 900 lbs;
India. 12,5O0 lbs.
The twenty million of cinchona trees
planted III Ceylon in 1880 are expected
to yield in six years ton million pounds
each year, but it is believed that the do.
mand will fully keep up with the supply
SO that the price will not decline.
The number of persons evicted in
Ireland from 1849 to 1880 inclusive was
4G0,570 The largest number in ono
year was in 1850, when 104, 1853 persons
were cvicted; and the smallest was In
1869, when the number was 1,741.
! New Jerseys total school census,
covering twenty-one counties, is $50, 685.
There are 1871 school districts and
1886 public school houses. This last
year no less than $1,873, ,464.9O have
been appropriated to public educational
purposes by the people Of the State.
The exports of wheat for the crop
year to June 25, from the six Atlantic