The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-03-09
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DR.. James G. F1rman has be-
come an associate editor Of the
Baptist Courier, published at
Greenville.
Daniel Wells, of Milwaukee, re-
ceived S250,00O the other day as
the profits of a one fifth share in
pork corner" in Chicago. -
The Northern papers are occu
pied with exposures of frand in the
preparation of adulterated, inert or
poisonous vaccine matter.
Another death is reported in
London of a lady who had taken an
excess of sarti-fat' medicine. The
nostrum is supposed to act as
slow blood poison.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is announced
for series OF lectures at different
points in the South the coming
spring, for the benefit of the South
ern Historical Society.
The publication of N. zolas
Mana in Danish translation has
been prohibited at Copenhagen
and criminal proceedings have been
instituted againt the translator.
Mr.. Trescot, the special minister
to the South American govern.
ments, receives 8 salary of $4,000,
with travelling expenses and an
allowance of S1,5OO for clerical SER
vice.
W. r. Williams, formerly Of Bal
timore and now resident of Scot
land, has spent $4,000, in build
ing three cigar shaped ships, which
are expected to cross the Atlantic
in five days.
The man who expects to adjust
the rope around Guiteau's neck is
named Robert Strong. He has had
enough practice to make him pro
6cient. He says that, although
Guiteau seems brave now, be ez
poets to see him die like cur.
A large dry goods firm of Boston
proposes to it's employees that each
shall contribute $40, in weekly as
sessments of so cents, toward treat.
ing one out OF every twenty five OF
their number to 8 trip to Europe
next summer, luck to decide who
shall go.
The latest improvement in tele-
graphy is mechanical device where
by typewriter at one point, con
nected by wire with similar instru
ment at another point, writes out
any message sent over it without
the intervention of the usual tele.
graph operator.
One hand was thrust through the
hole into theatre ticket Office at
Columbus, Ohio, and it held cock
ed pistol. Another hand reached
in and clutched a pile of money.
The dumbfounded treasurer made
no outcry, and the audacious thief
escaped with S65.
The poet Whittier is feeble, and
has Of late grown exceedingly deaf
he no longer lives in the old family
house at Amesbury, Mass, but at
Danvers, in large, square house,
amid a group of oaks and pines.
This place is called Oak Knoll, and
is handsome, but not picturesque.
King, st. Louis murderer, has
had four trials during seven years,
and is now at last to be hanged.
He was once convicted Of murder in
the second degree and sentenced
to twenty-five years Imprisonment,
but he thought he could do better
than that, and obtained a new trial.
Ex-Governor Mccormick, of Ari-
zona, has purchased 10000 acres of
land in the State of Mexico, on the
Pacific coast, and is going into the
business of coffee culture on a large
scale. He has 10000 trees in bear.
ing condition, and expects to plant
$4,000 a year fer four years to
come.
The last trip of the Cunard steam
ship Servis to Liverpool is said to
have been the fastest across the
Atlantic yet accomplished. The
apparent time OF the passage is Z
days, II hours, 80 minutes, and the
actual time of the passage from
Sandy Hook, Z days, Z hours, Il
minutes.
DR.. Forster, who lives near
Georgetown, S.C.,has demonstrated
that tea can be successfully grown