The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07


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The Richnio6d and Danyille stock has al i;
l'vanced from27b TO 1Ae1a within the past
throe months. q ~ ~ IL 81 y III IA ~ "a
George. /. seney, who went down In the
Wall street whirlpool sovorei years ago, is ON
his financial feet egaip, and 10 preparsd 90
meet oil IBIS obligations. n;
Ben Butler Ia said to bank annually froua
eoyenty'flve TO q hundred; ana twenty-hvea
Thousand dollars. aa the net proceeds OF his
low practice. .3st}s& .5l, a .a5
Ex.GovOrnor Hoadly volunteers the oheer-,
ful Information that under the preHent ap.:
portionment tho Ohio Democrats are sure or
elx CoDRreGbmen. Under tho one In exiat-
ence two years ego they had eleven naembers.
Petor Elwangof, q market man at BoWleH
market, LOuisville, IL tho pogseBsor OF silver
dollar coined in 1904. which he refused to-
sell for $500. The coin Came into his possea..
Rion through nm aged relative In IndiAuRS
who has owned 1t for over tfty years. There
nre but soven pieces of this date In existence.
ana they arc valued at $1,000 each by COIN
collectors. ~, a. l..,:7.
The Stephens Monument Association OF
Georgia has purchased "Liberty HELL" Alexs
Rnder II. stephens's old home, and built @;
school-houSo opposite 1t, In which O. school Id
In prosperous operation; but the Association;
has not been ablo to pay for tho property, nor
has 1t raised any money for tho propossX
monument Dollar subscriptions are to bea
Eoliolted throughout the state, and IL is hope&
that $4,000 Will be secured. u
The news OF Mr.. s. b. Cox's impendins re-.
turn caused no surprise in Washington. IL
has been an open secret for year that Mr.
Cox had q return OF his old lung trouble.
which waB the prime cause OF his sojourn at;
Constantinople ana his Welt to Egypt last
February. Ho is now entirely restored, and
1t was we'll understood that when that oo-
IN k,4
taRe his place In Congress- And he Will be-
welcome.
Repret entative Scott said to o friend that;
the President Is tho most patient and persist.
ent fisherman he ever knew. Tho catch was
mainly hogfsh, which were taken fcom q
yaWl belonging to the Corsatr BY aetuaY
count the President took In more fish than
Mesers. Scott, Villas and BIssell together:
but this was because he attended strictly to
tne business OF fishing, while his more ani-
mated companions were disposed to have @
good time in another way.
Agfhnd scheme for q national oxpositioH
TO DO held in War arlington In 1902, tho four
hundredth anniversary yoar of the disoov.
cry or America by Columbus, ts proposed by
prominent citizens OF Washington. The
proposition is that the Government sh all
erect on Its park permanent structures which
arc needed, as an American museum, an
american art gallery and agreat public h all,
and that tho states ana Territories ana other
American natioDg DO invited TO erect build
1ngs.
Men who have kept tally OF tho 82S Con-
gressional districts throughout the country,
ana who have figured upon those districts
"here pominatlons have not yet ocourred.'
say mat about e-half OF tho present House
OF Representatives Will lie returned by the
approaching elections. IL agreat many dlss
t1lo's throughout the country the two.terna
RUE mss heen disregardod, ana mon are sent
ourlpg gcod behavior. 1t very often hap.
Fens, IL Eeems. that"gocd behavior" does not
run Logger than two years, and moro than
twenty-five districts have been changing
the1r Representatives evory two yeats for
some time.
Mr.. Blalne's friend Mr.. a. G. paraons, han
Eeen arguing before the House Judiciary
committee upon tho propriety of adopting
inc biIl now aefore Congress- for the United
Stetes to aot between Virginia and West Vtr.
glnla upon the debt question. This is really
a proposition for the United States to free
virginia from tho load OF debt falling upon
hef ny The separation Of West Virginie. II
Will DO remen bored that Mr.. Blaine In his
pook came ont boldly and advocated the pay
meht OF this vast debt by tho General Govern.
ment, holding that 1t could never be made
precedent as thero could never DO O par
allel.