The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-01
PEN AND SCISSORS.

Line Railroad, at Charlotte, n. c.,
was Tilted hy his sweetheart, and
tried to kill himself by drinking
vial of laudanum, but his plot failed,
and he is now recovering.
The Chicago Express suggests
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken as suitable
man to be placed on the Presiden-
tial ticket Of the third party. Benz.
+. Butler for President and d.
Wyatt Aiken for Vice President
will make up the ticket. Speaking
of Col. Aiken the EGpress says:
I'm his own State he is regarded
as among the most intelligent and
progressive planters, and would be
very strong both with white and
blacks.
We think it possible that Butler
and Aiken would be as strong q
ticket as could be nominated.
Medium.
And when the race should be
over, then Col. Aiken could retire
and mediate quite profitably over
the story Of poor Tray.
The grass around the public we'll
is fourishing. In front of old law
range it is growing beautifully.
Both plats are great improvements.
Abbeville Medium.
We fear that when the grass
grows so finely around the public
well the people frequent some other
place to do their drinking. Per
haps it is good for tile people that
it does grow about the law offices.
Colonel f. B. G. Cash has re-
ceived more than three hundred
letters from persons living in all
parts Of the union requesting him
10 mail them copies of his now Gel
ebrated pamphlet. He is unable to
comply with their requests, be-
cause he has completely exhausted
the edition and has not a single
copy left in his possession.
Gen. Gordon announces his in
tention to raise S1,000,000 for the
Confederate Home in Richmond.
A signboard marked six miles to
Montgomery, Ala was found in
the mountains after the tornado,
two hundred and fifty miles from
Montgomery.
In the United States Court. up
on motion Of Mr.. District Attorney
Melton, all election cases have been
stricken from the dockets. From
the ungracious manner of Mr.. Mel
ton it was plain that he did so re-
luctantly but at the command of
his masters he took the bitter pill,
but, like q bad boy, made faces
when he swallowed it.-People.
It is definitely aScertained that in
upper Edgefeld and Newberry
counties, eighty occupied dwellings
were blown down by the cyclone of
February 10th, and eighty-fve suf-
fcred to such an extent as to re-
quire pecuniary assistance.-Er.
Bob Ingersoll was beaten as q
candidate for delegate to the Ma
tional Republican Convention from
the District of Columbia by negro
named Perry Cason.-Er.
Very likely Bob will begin to
think there ought to be aca1m
place for somebody.
Fan parties arc popular IN Neva-
da. The girls faint, and the young
men fan them until they revive.
DenreT Tribune.
When was Rome built. in
quired q competitive examiner.
In the night. How do you make
that out?' Why. sir, you know
Rome wasn't built in q day.
Is it true that when a wild
goose's mate dies it never takes
another 2 asked a young widow.
Yes, but don't worry about that.
The reason it acts that way is be-
cause it is q goose
There is no use in sweeping q
chamber if all the dust comes out
of the broom.
A stone was recently picked up
by a negro on Captain J. d. Byrd's
plantation in Laurens County,
which may turn out to be genuine
diamond. The negro sold it for
81. At q subsequent sale the stone
brought S62.5O.
The Barnwell People says: Can
didates are plentiful but rather
bashful. They don't believe in
hunting ducks with brass band
but prefer the tactics Of the still
hunter. Many years ago we knew a
young lady of that persuasion and
she's not elected yet Candidates
should take warning, and let the
people know Immediately what they
want. 1t will only cost you five