The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-13
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,crstic Convention condemns the
stock law.
Laurens NJ. DIS are talking of re-
|: organizing their County Medical
Association.
That wonderful comet seems to
take q long time to make itself
1isible to the naked eye.
Hon. Giles j. Patterson was
-lected, without opposition, Sen
ltor from Chester to fill the unex-
pired term.
The Florence Times advocates
new county to be called Florence
composed of portions of Darling
ton and Marion.
a Cincinnati woman was swing
ing in a hammock in the seclusion
of aer back yard, and her fest
aung down. A neighbor looked
through the fence and cried, Shoot
them feet! He was prosecuted,
and, though he protested that he
meant no adverse criticism of the
feet, nor disrespect of the owner,
| was fned 81: ~
The passage of the steamer
| Alaska from New York to Queens
towa~h- aa houx and fifty minutes
less than sevsa days recalls Che fact
| thss not many years ago sixteen
| days was thoughta quick passage.
| Only 8 dozen years since eleven
| days from New York to Queens
town was a phenomenally short
| voyage, and when the White Star
and Inmau Lines some years later
brought the westward passage
down within nine days it was
thought thsy were sacrificing safe
ty -teospeed. Now eight days is
not an uncommoniy quick passage
in either directiop-though the
voyage out is expected TO be
quicker than the return-and the
| big steamers built now, with their
enormously powerful engines, quite
| often run from New York to
Queenstown in less than seven days
! and a half.
The Cincinnati man occupying a
fine position in society who led his
wife away from the matinee by the
ear not long since has been inter-
! viewed in regard tothe proceeding,
and gives an interesting account Of
| it. The woman got a habit of at
tending matinees, became familiar
With plays, constantly adorned her
conversation with illusions to the
stage, and Z tell you I got tired Of
it. So the husband tenderly be.
sought her to desist, then swore
at her on tha subiect-:then, for
the first time in my life using harsh
language to my wife, and finally
led her away from the objec-
tionable performance by the ear.
Tt has had a good effect, says the
e1perimenter, she ia getting along
nicely. She never refers to it, and
is better than ever While the re-
porter talked with the husband the
wife could be heard singingin ano-
ther room, and all the household
seemed st peace.
Jones was tried for q homicide in
st. Louis. Alpeora Bradley was
his counsel. Bradley is eccentric,
and his knowledge of law is
meagre; but he makes q stirring
speech, and his reliance is on his
power with the jury as an orator.
Throughout this trial he made the
most ridiculous mott ons and obiec
tions, one of his propositions, for
example, being that the State could
not introduce proof of the killing
without first showing that the man
WAS alive. Eloquence in summing g
up could not save the prisoner thus
defended, and q verdict of murder
was rendered. The prisoner de-
manded new trial on the ground
of his counsels ignorance, imbecil.
ity, incompetence, and mismanage-
ment.' The Supreme Court denied
the motion, but this decision has