The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-17
NEWS IN BRIEF,

years old lives in Warren county, Miss.
The salaries OF the officials of all
The bonanza mines have been reduced
Nearly 10000 immigrants came to
the United States in the month of o.
tobcr
,-Ecng Ilpg Wang was the numo OF
the person who introduced printing-ln-
u China.
The totnl cost OF the new capitoi
OF the state Of New York to duto has
been $14, 222, ,993.
The pumber of small pox patients
under treatment Mt Baltimore is 463. in
n population Of 100, 600.
--Wm. Il. Cody, better known as
"Buiialo Bill, Is suffering from pcnu-
monia at Newburg, NJ Y.
The Young Mons Christi N Associo.
ton of Now jersey gained 222G new
members during tho past year.
There arc 69, 600 colored Baptists in
Tennessee, with $50 churches.
There havo been 2,lOO divorces
deerccd in Maino during five years.
making ratio OF one separation in ten
marriages.
-Mr. Stephen a. Douglas, son of
tho Little Giant" has bcen an invalid
III Chicago several months, but Is now
able to ride out.
| -lhcutcnnnt Colonel McDoueall, OF
| Guelph, has been selected TO command
the Canadian artillery team ut Shocbury
ness during the coming season.
Drltlsli architects appear to conccdc
that plumbing and other sanitary ar
ranGements OF American houses arc far
better than those OF the English.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is said to
be the only lady i'll New York, or any
other city, whose earthly possessions
| include II dinner service of solid gold.
Ono of the passengers on the trial
trip OF Eultons steamboat, Mrs. Sally
Smith, died Dot long since Mt Edear-
town, Massachusetts, agod nincty-two.
Out of nearly $1,000, 900 of people
III the United States above ten years of
age, 0,o0u,O GOO are reported unable to
read, and over G,000,0OO unable to
write.
"A Marine and Mechanical Exhibi-
ton will be opened in London next
July, and 1t will contain practical OK
nmples OF gas, hydraulic and electric
engineering.
Kldenu hall, Ottawa, II large number
OF Indian and Chinese curosltics pul-
chased by her during her tour through
British Columbia.
Professor Robinson, whose alleged
hcresios made such commotion in tho
ecclesiastical circles of Scotland, has
accepted tho professorship of Arabic in
Cambridge, England.
Tho yicld OF wheat for the wear
1879, 1881 and 1882 III the United States
is giToii as follows 1879, i53, .i7G, 5OJ
bushels 1881, $50, $50, 600 bushels !;
1882, 5t2, 1913. Gpn bushels.
"A bonfire, which has communicated
with bed Of coal beneath, is said to
be still burning Oh hill near Troy,
New York, having been lighted to celc-
bratc General Gariiold's election.
Nancy McComb, very aged COL
orcd woman, vino died, II week or two
since, i'll Miiledgeyllle, Georgia, was
tho cook who pn pared General Lafa-
yottc's dinner when he visited that city,
Louis Blanc left 10000 francs to
Parlsian children who have bcpn deser-
ted by their parents, The deserving
OF each year arc to receive Savings bank
books with 100 francs set down 10 their
credit
In the Khoyra district, India, which
comprises q considerable portion Of tho
Sunderbunds, more than fifty people
tlmbcr-cuttlng and collecting in The
jungc-wcre killed by tigers during the
last official year.
Water for domestic uses IS so scarce
III Augusta, Me-, that many families
arc having ice in large blocks hauled
from the river to their doors and melt
ing the ice for drinking, washing and
culinary purposes.
Tho London Fire Brigade has but
fifty steam engines and 500 tiremcn.
The estimated value OF the property to
bo protected is $4,000, 900 900, and
Londoncrs pay IN insurance premium
OF 120th part OF l per cent,
The bright yellow tint Of many
Japanese vases has never been SUCCESS
fully initiated by European artisans. Its
popularity i'll Japan is no doubt owing
to the TACT that IRON timo immemorial
saffron TINT has been considered lucky.
john Ct. Whittier rcccntly received
from Chicago lady 400 engraved yisi-
ting carols with request to write his
illustrious name on each of them, as
the writer was to giYo reception to
her friends and desired to present them
with some memonto OF the event.
"A pieoc of Plymouth Rock, eight
inchos long, three inches wide and four
thick. has been forwarded to tho Rev.
HenrY Allon, of Mission Chapel, Isling-
ton, Lo1don, to be built into the front
of tho chapel pulpit, by the Pilgrim
Society OF plymouth, Massachusetts,.
According to tho Journal des EuJ-
Ticants dc Sucre, the production of
beet-root sugar in Europe this year
amounts to 1920, 900 tons, an increase
of 1877, 500 tons over last year. Germany
il still the greatest producer, heading
the list with 675,000 tons Austrian
Hungary ranks next with 450, 900 tons
Franco third, with 40. 900 tons Polish
Russia fourth, 27S,0 900 tons.
-Krupp's works, at Essen, now en-
ploy some 439 steam boilers !: 456 steam
engines, with nh aggregate horse power
Of $500; 80 steam hammers, varying
in weight from 200 pounds to SO tons;
81 rolling mills machines for making
tools, 1,622 furnaces, 1866. of which
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