The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-22
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Mrs. Garhelos fortune amounts
TO about 100000 and she has
$1,000 q year besides.
The author of "See that My
1rave is Kept Green" is in Jail at
:ndianapolis-not for writing that
:ong, but on a charge Of forery.
The Mutual Union is initiating
tue Western Union Telegraph Com
,sny by rushing into debt to extend
Is lines-its officers having ezecn
ed mortgage last week for five
,:,illions Of dollars.
Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt, OF
New York, recently gave bis check
lor $1,000 to pay off the debt OF
trace Church, Lexington, Va,
.shich was erected in memory OF
zen. Robert E. Lee.
The decision of the Missouri Su.
preme Court declaring the anti
gambling law constitutional has
scared the st. Louis blacklegs 80
that it is said that the city has not
single gsnbhng.house in opera
ton.
A New York State man who tried
| flying machine of his own inven
ton last week had no advice to
give those who crowded around.
All he said Was: Work in 'durned
fool somewhere on my tomb
stone!
The Toronto postmaster has a
| rebellion on his hands because OF
the appointment Of negro letter
| carrier. It is charged that the
| move was made By the Govern
| ment merely to catch the negro
vote in the coming election.
The commencement exercises OF
| the Columbia Female College will
open Sunday, June 18th, with the
commencement sermon, which will
be preached by the newly elected
Bishop, 4. ". Wilson, one OF the
most able and eloquent of Southern
preachers.
| Mr.. Vennor has modified his
sinister predictions about the
| weather this summer and says the
| outlook is somewhat better but he
can't say much that is encouraging
| for next fall. According to his best
information the cold will put in an
unusually early and severe ap
pearance.
A balance sheet for the past year
has just been published by the ad'
| ministration of Monte Carlo, from
which it appears that the tables
Won in that time the sum Of r.
| O0O,oOOf. The expenses for the
same period were s,SOO,00Of, thus
leaving 8 sum of 3,200,00Of., or
s640, 1000.
A decree has st last been made
that the crown jewels of France
shall be sold, except those that
have o scientific value, and the
| proceeds devoted to works of pub
lie utility, and for the relief OF sick
and disabled workmen. It is esti.
mated that S2,0oO,oOo will be re.
allied from the sale.
! It is estimated that thus far the
United States Government has
given away to railroads 00,0OO,0OO
acres of land, and none Of it has
returned under dollar an acre to
the companies, and most of it has
gone way above that. There is no
reason why railroad managers
should not be Independently rich.
The clippings Of sole leather in
New England shoe factories were
formerly regarded as worthless, and
the smell of their burning was a
peculiarity of such towns as Lynn
and Salem. These scraps are now
stamped into buttons for clothes
and fancy tack heads for upholstery,
and the long familiar odor is miss
ed.
! A Cincinnati husband said that
his wife should devote her after
Moons to the care of her children
instead of going to mstinees at the
theatres. She disobeyed. He walk
ed down the centre aisle of a thea
ire, took her by the ear, and led
her ont. Out of respect to the
parties says the account, who are
we'll connected and generally we'll