The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-31
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NEWS IN BRIEF,

,-uoYernor Butler says that Massa
chusetts takes better care of hersoIdiers
than any other State.
"A handsome monument in honor .,
christopher Columbus Is to be built ,,v
the people OF Calvi, Corsica.
-Mr. Spurgeon has received s16on
US royalty OH the sale in America n,
The easury of David"
The King Of Siam buys his bonsa-
hold furniture by the ton at the rate q,
over thousand dollars ton. 0 VI
The brightness of fair hair ia
thrown out by velvet coats OF a shade
oe'"een chocolate aud maroon.
E,.Ex.dovernor Warmoth has puroba-
seu III Malne tho machinery for a beet
ioot 1"otory on his Louisiana nlanto'
nhzihg t1o-.s,g Is al expensive luxury in
hartford, Conn. Thirteen stniorta
,."'e oeen nned $40 and costs each for
:, -Beer has been made in qermon, oe
the irult of Ptelea trifoliata. tha sol ~
called Gale hop tree, and it was said to M bo
very good. ~ 10
"A great deal Of lawlessncss and raa-
oai3ty ls said to pvevall in Alexandr,a
ana Calro. This is one of the results
OF tho "late' war" "'''
-Tho builder who helped Iafovott,
I9.i,y " 10y the cornerstone of the Bnnlxor
iiIi iti'i monument. fifty-seven years 400
Still works in Boston. <'so'
Eek. Gov ernor Cobb. of AIobo,,o J.,
crodlted with granting 2O2 pardona Jnr1
~ Ing Ills recent term of office, or some.
tning over one week.
-Ihe Government hires a von)t in,
sale deposit company in st. Louis fon
tile storage Of silver dollars ard ~, i
ABOUT four million dollars in 1t. N'''
,,, "a San Francisco grocer had wo
'n ,u"a prosecuted pr for theft, though sho
, ""s 'o years Old, and what she stnIs
conts. "oh'h three
-Ihe cnrysanthemum is the ,onn,o,
nower OF CHINA. When they emiprata
w o!her lands their favorite flower ~
ouitieo '',Ii with them and atfeotionatelv
The Kev. Edward Everett Hal. bos
poem selected as the ANIMAL orn,,m na' ,'
lore the Phi Beta Kappa Soo;etv ' of
brown University, at its moetinS om
June 10 next. oo''nH Oh
n,,,n Nepfesentative Herdon, of Alabuma.
e9SRh1evE 9Raf Els + physioians now Ts rsl
g"ro Ills recovery as very probable.
"A somnambulist girl got OUT OF bed
at Prescott. Minn., and walked ocross
hal1 mile OF ice and snow to the ruil-
road station. Glad IN her night clothes
only, and was waiting for train when
awakened.
:, -fostmaster General Fawcett. of
En8l"nd, III was Httended during his severe
Illness ny lady doctor, who was a ro.
M'lVo. The young ladies Of the T,on.
oon Iost OIice are now to have doctor
OF their own sex.
-Minneapolis, Mimi, is to have q
iiow m motel to cost $837,0OO. It iu to
10 nre-prool, sevon stories high and
oonl"ln 4o| rooms. Stone, brick and
iron VIII be the materials. Chicago
p"f'ies nave contracted to build it.
Near Metz tame bear was WALKING
III Inc woods ana suddenly came upon
an Aisalian hunter, who pointed his
gun 10 1lre, when tho bear stood on his
hlnd legs and danced. The hunter
thought 1t was the devil and fed.
The Rev. George Allen, of Wor.
cester, Mass, will on Thursday cole
brate his ninety-frst birthday. He is
sad to be the oldest man in Worcester
the Oldest clergyman in the State. and
the only survivor OF the Yale GLASS of
1873. "'' VI
A gentleman in Lawrence, Mass,
ms offered \ prize to any young lady i'll
that city who will decipher a letter
which Horace Greeley sent to him. Tho
lotter was written in Mr.. Greely's HE.
rog]yphics, and the owner is utterly un.
able to read it.
"A small lake, which is said to be
the source OF the Mississippi river, in
stead OF Lake ltaska, which has hlther.
to been credited with that honor, has
been named Lake Whipple, after Bish-
op Whlpple, OF the Episcopal Church,
whose missionary diocese covers ali
that region.
Louis OF Bavaria is now having
built on the lsiand in Lake Chiemsee.
Upper Bavaria, q chateau which is to
be an exact reproduction, on reduced
scale, OF the famous chateau Of Louis
XIV at Versailles. Several OF the royal
architects are now busy at Versailles.
studying and copying even the smallest
details of the palace.
George III, it is now said. first
used tho phrase "peacs and honor at
tho opening of Parliament, Nov. 10,
ITO, when he said 81 indulged in tho
hope Of being able to continue to my
subjects the enjoyment Of peace with
honor and security"
The State OF Indilna has per.
manent school fund OF 80, l75, ,O38 90,
which is equal to $12 81 per capita for
each ohild Of school age in the State,
The fund cannot be reduced in any way,
as the counties are only allowed to use
the interest thereon, and are held re-
sponsible for any losses.
--The representatives of France who
visited Yorktown on the occasion of the
Centennial celebration, had dinner in
Paris, receutly, commemorative OF tho
event. General Boulanger presided
and Minister Morton responded to the
toast in honor Of the United States.
Private advice from London state
that the Prince OF Wales has instructed
Il well-known firm OF musical instru-
ment makers in New Bond street to
supply instruments Of the first quality
to the eighty performers who form ed