The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-09
THE NEWS AND HERALD.
NIANSBORO, Is, G..
SATURDAY. April o, 4


SATURDAY. April 0. ; 1881.
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AT tho recent marriage In Now
York of daughter Of Professor
Morse to Franz RummcI. the cclc-
bratod pianist, one Of the most notable
presents was a check for a considcra-
bio sum Of money, presented to tho
bride by Samuel j. Tilden, a lifelong
friend.
Mix. GEORGE j. SENEY, President Of
tho metropolitan National Bank of
New York, has given fifty thousand
dollars to Emory College, Gcorgi.',
and like sum to the Wesleyan Female
College in the same State. Verify,
some of the corporations have souls.
AS TIE usur. law in North Carolina
broke up the building and loan asso-
cations, which were believed then to
be doing good, the Legislature OF that
State has inst passed Il law granting
thom a special exemption. and allow
ing them to charge small premium
over and above the legal rate of inter-
est. 1t strikes us that this is a pecl-
liar proceeding. Why building and
loan associations should be especially
protected docs not appear. They arc,
Theoretically, beneficial, but expert
once shows that they don't do 30 much
for borrowers after all.
The authorship Of tho celebrated
Morey-Chinose letter, attributed to
Garfield and used with great effect In
California, is still involved in mystery.
1t Will he remembered that ncwspa-
per man, named Phclp, was arrested
on the charge Of forgery, and the
United States District Attorney made
a grand parade over what purported
TO he Democratic cons Tracy. Now,
however, proceedings will be with
drawn against Phclr, and It will bc
stated that they wero unfounded from
the very beginning. Phelp threatens
to commence suit against tho District
Attorney for falso I'm ,risonment, and
against George II. Bliss for malicious
prosecution. In tho mcantimc-who
wrote the lctter2
MUNICIPAL elections in tho West
have been attended with some curious
results. Chicago is considered a Re-
publican stronghold, and it gave Gar
fold several thousand majority. Last
year tho Democrats elected the mayor,
owing to a Socialist candidate being
In the field. On Wednesday he was
reelected over HIS Republican oppo-
ncnt by six thousand majority. Gin
cinnatl, which went Republican last
November, elects n Democratic mn-
Dicipal ticket this time. The temper
ance people and the saloon keepers
both scratched the Republican candi-
date, in consequence Of his dupiicity
during the past year. o. tho other
in"tcd al unpopular IftaIl, and his
Radical opponent doubled him. New
York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chica-
go, Cincinnati and Boston have Demo-
cratic mayors. There Is life III the old
party yet.
hAiLRoAp officials III South Carolina
bewail the prejndices Of the people.
They affirm that the railroads are
poor, broken down concerns, lust re.
covering from the effects Of the war
and the ensuing stagnation Of busi-
ness, and that they are doing all they
can for the public good. In answer to
this we wish to know why 1t Is that a
box OF freight shipped to Winnsboro
by way OF Charleston has to remain
IN the depot In Columbia until the
merchant IN Winnsboro is notified to
send money down to tho South Caro-.
lima Railroad agent to prepay freight
on the Charlotte Road to Winnsboro,
Ihla practically means prohibition,
and Is In direct contravention Of the
charter and the laws. Neither can It
ne asserted that criticism Of this way
OF doing business Ia merely unreuson
b!c "prejudice against railroads." 1t
Ia Just this that gives rise to the 20.
called prejudice, and it is just this that
convices all thinking men Of the ne
cessity Of creating commission with
full powers to hold the roads IN check
1t makes not straw's difference 70
the Winnsboro merchant whether the
roads hate or love each other. All he
demands 10 that freight shipped to him
o'er any line in South Carolina shall
be delivered without vexatious DELAYS,
Let us see whothcr tho State can en-.
forcs her laws.
The Spartanburg and AshevIllc
RAILROAD was aold to committee OF
bondholders for gill 900. Tho Rich.
mond and Danvillo mado no bid upon
it. 1t is predicted that the present
owners will rcorganize the road, com.
blne it with the Spartnnburg and
Union Road, and then sell out to other
parties on a speculation. AS the Rich.