The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Edwin Arnold, author OF the famous
poem. "The Light Of ASIA"
"A low estimate puts the number
Of employment furnished by electricity
at 100000.
There are forty-three log school
houses In Iowa. This ls the number
given in the report Of the State Super
intendent for 1887.
Alexander Ill OF Russia is going
TO spend $650,000 on monument to
his father In the grand court Of the
Kremlin at Moscow.
Venus, the morning star, fs
brighter than it ever appeared to any
man now living. and nearer the earth
than it will be again for $40 years.
--One bundled and twenty bull
tights were given In the City OF Mex
leo during the past year. Seventeen
bull lighters were wounded, and one
professional and two amateur fighters
killed.
"A certain Philadelphia family
seems to be Of very fragile material.
There are IL persons in it, and they
have experienced 30 fractures Of bones
during the past few years.
Two Protestant citizens of Madrid
were lately condemned to six months
imprisonment for refusing to kneel be-
fore the Viaticum. The liberal news
papers are Indignant at this display OF
intolerance.
Mrs. Eliza Wilcox is the only per-
son born in the White House. She was
the only daughter Of President jack
sons adopted son, and was born In the
presidential mansion during the admin
istration Of "Old Hickory"
"A year ago Miss Clara Moore, of
Cincinnati, went to visit friends In
Los Angeles, Cal. She had few
hundred dollars with her, which sho
Invested in Southern California lands.
and IN the boom that followed she sold
out her property at net gain OF $685.
600.
There is man in the Kansas pen-
1tentiary who, beginning with term
at Sing Sing years ago, has served his
time in regular succession In the peni-
tentlar,es Of New York, Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana. Illinois and
Kansas.
"--Mlss Meuk Meyer. grandniece of
Anton Rhbinateln and pupil OF
I4iszt. is the musical prodigy of Vienna,
Austgia- She is not yet eighteen years
old, but has composed the music and
writtea the libretto Of an opera.
There were lynched during the
jear 1887 In the United States no fewer
than 1913 persons. or the various
States and Territories Texas leads the
list with fifteen lynchings. and Mlssls-
sippi is entitled to second place with
fourteen to her credit. All the VIC
Tins were males, eighty Of them being
negroes.
Queen Victoria dislikes tho elec.
tric light, and refuses to have it in her
palaces. She has at length permitted
one or the royal yachts to be fitted with
electric lamps, except her .sleeping
cabin and saloon. 1t is said soft oil
lamps best suit the complexions Of ell
derly ladies.
-TherO Is little girl In Baltimore
who goes out into the streets, begins
crying and gets the police to try to
find her home. She gives an accurate
description OF q house. but when such
one Is reached she always declares it
Is not the right one. The other day
she Kept three policemen busy all day
walking about the city with her, and
at night admitted that she knew all
ihs while where her home was, and
could have gone to it any hour.
The princes OF the Hapsburg
family are about to present the EN-
leror Francis Joseph with magnifi-
cent album, the cover Of which is to be
richly studded with Jewels; and ic is
TO contain life-size photographs Of the
donors. taken In the uniform Of their
respective Austrian regiments. The
Prince Regent Luitpold OF Bavaria and
the other German princes who are
connected with the Austrian Imperial
family have joined in the gift.
Baron Hlrsch's offer or 9IU,UUU.UUu
TO be expended by the czar of Russia
In promoting tho welfare Of the Rus
sian Jews has been accepted. The
money Ia to be paid into the Bank Of
England, and Baron Hothschild and
Baron De Worms, who were appointed
trustees, will receive tho interest of the
sum deposited. 1t is estimated that it
VIII be possible to open 1000 schools
for 10000 children with the money.
other charities not being neglected in
the meantime.
The old Rodgers house in Wash.
ington is for sale. This interesting
structure has many curious associa.
Citations. On the sidewalk in front OF
1t General Sickles shot Barton Key.
The house was occupied during the
war by Secretary Stanton, and it was
there that Payne tired to assassinate
Secretary Seward. The lot on which
the house was built was formerly
owned by Henry Clay, who swapped
1T with Admiral Rodgers for blooded
colt.
Among the various substances
found on the human tongue, as shown
by the microscope, are the following:
Fihres Of wool, linen and cotton, flbres
Of spiral vessels. and fbres OF muscle.
starch grains. cheese mould, portions