The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-05-11
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statue of Burns at Duufries, but in
the same city they permit his grand
laughter, the only child Of the poets
eldest 500, to struggle in poverty.
Queen Victoria, who received ST..
100000 by the will of Mr.. Neald, the
.uiser, has bestowed an annuity of
$500 a year upon great nephew of
the deceased, who was not mentioned
10 the will.
A dispatch to the New York Times
comedies that the rest gerryuanderins
and other legislation of the Ohio AS
sembly will probably turn Ohio over
to the Democrats by from 10000 to
$4,000 najorlty.
The Washington Critic is the
authority for the statement that
Secretary Lincoln will remain but
4 short time longer in the Cabinet,
and that he will be superseded by
u more vehement partisan.
Pools were sold at Frankfort KY,
On the failure of success of John
Rocketty in resisting the efforts Of
Barnes, the evangelist, to convert
him. The limit of time was ten
days, and before its expiration
Rocketty was'among the penitents.
Mr.. NJ. b. DeYoung, editor OF
the San Francisco Chronicle, says
the veto of the Chinese bill will re-
suit in sending solid Democratic
delegations to the next Congress
from California, Oregon, Nevada,
Colorado and Washington Terri
tory.
A young clergyman Of Richmond,
Va, accepted an invitation to mar
ry a former sweetheart of his own
to more successful wooer. The
ordeal proyed too severe for him,
and he faltered and swooned in the
midst Of the ceremony, which
therefore had to be deferred seve.
raj hours.
The electric light has won the bat
tie in the contest for illuminating the
streets of London. Not only have
the local boards of the most important
districts adopted it but in the city,
where it was first utilized, statistics
show it is to cheaper light than is
otherwise attainable.
The First National Band of Ports.
mouth, n. H., which was the first
National bank established in the
country, expires by Limitation on the
lst Of May, but will continue in exist
euce under a new charter, to take
the place and business of the old bank,
with the same title and capital.
Many of the refugees about
Natchez, Miss, who have been re-
ceiving government rations mani
fest no disposition to go to work,
though $3.50 per day was offered
for their services. Only four or
five consented to work out of sev-
eral hundred idle men lounging
about the city.
Thomas Hughes left jolly CON-
pany at his Rugby colony in Ten
nessee, but now only ten persons
remain in the village. A recent
visitor says that the hotel and all |
the dwellings, Of consequence are
tenantless. It is said that Gin
cinnati people may make the place
q summer resort.
The President has notified Cen
ersl Fitz John Porter, in answer to
his petition for relief from the SEN
tence of the court martial, that he
can do nothing in the case, as it is
entirely beyond his power. This
action is based upon an opinion by
Attorney General Brewster and re.
ceived the unanimous concurrence
of the Cabinet.
Louise Montague, the prize beauty
Of Forepaugh's circus professions last
season, had leg bruised in Ken
tucky railroad collision The hurts
we're not permanent, and did not disable
her for exhibition purposes, yet she
brought a suit for $4,000 and has
obtained $1,000 by a compromise
with the company.
Gen. Beauresard has been engaged
for some time on a book about the
war, and bis MS, is now almost CON-
plete. The work covers bis whole
military career. Gen. Geo. W. Smith
has also completed an account of the