The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

The idea of having IL car on passen-
ger trains, next to the tender, so ar
ranged that it will carry sufficient wa
ter to sprinkle the track from one WA
ter tank to another, is being discussed
by railroad men, and will probably
come into general use before another
season.
A Norfolk papor says tho principal
signal officer with Victor EmanucPs
Italian forces is Colonel Victor Guer-
son, well and favorably known rs Il
member of the Indopondant Signal
Corps, G. 5. A. Mr.. Gucrson enter
cd the Confederate States service as u
volunteer i'll the First Louisiana rcgi-
ment, and was transferred to Captain
SmalPs Company Signal Corps oil It's
organization III this city ia April,
1862. Victor Gucrson was born in
llcisc CaSScl, is German Jew, and
master Of several languages. 1t is
more than probable h" let for Europe
with General Rnnurcnarl, as hc rc-
turned TO Louisiana after Lee surrcu-
der.
The total nunlcr of great fires Cor
the year 1868 was one hundred aDd
lifty-onn, and The lossc resulting from
these fires were estimated at Sl7,52S,-
600. Up to the FIRST day of July Of
the current year, the number Of G.cs
is given at two hundred and eighty
nine, and the aggi cgatc Of the proper
y destroyed is valucd at 49,, ,97G, ,0Oo.
When it is considered that this c.ti-
mate embraces only half of the pres
cnt year, it will DC seen how vastly
this year will excel all others in these
terrible stat iStics Of fiery dcsolation.
n new gunboat, the Water Witch,
the motive power of which deserves
mention, was lately launched in the
Thames. 1t is to be propelled on the
Ruthvcn (the inventors namc) hy-
draulic princirlc-that is, by lets of
water thrown off by turbine which
has proved 4 success in The case of the
Nautilus, now running on the Thames.
The value Of this svstcm has been
strongly advocated by Vice Admiral
Elliott, at whose instance the Admit
ralty has ordered the Water Witch,
for thc nurnosc or tcstinn T.
l; . uo,. -,
further searches into the counterfeit
cave, discovered on July 25, discsoscs
mnch larger amount Of fcurrcncy thm
was anticipated. In addition to the
articles previously mentioned, were
found Sl5, 400 in United States COM
pound interest notes, and ) and 10
cents revenue stamps. The total
amount of values, including both
stamps and bills, is estimated at
Sl5O,O0o, and all were of splendid
workmanship, appearing like uanuincs
-morc SO, probably, than any other
bills ever made.
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w,s lillcJ wns , yon ~ - rn,m"n "." ~; w
10 - :, " y
'eu o'ales senator from mississippi,
and was Tor some time Il maniac Of the
State Lunatic Asylum at Jackson.
IIc ouuht to have rrm,incl in flat ia
ci;,,+;or ,I ~ i -
~ go" W., - ' Vi 'hc
WV oi''i"i VI Va arc ci""y enough 10
deserve the same treatment.
M, pou,, D j.,
W ven" go H"SS ''"' iaSI
Wcch Soi'ic men liShihS ior porGlcS OH
Segnn with nets, captured Il huge tur-
tie of the African. spccics whose Ain-
;,rrs had hocnuo oni,rui,d IN ~ No,
H., na t,l.,,, ',,> r,,I5,, :" ~ ''o',
Lrourbt to portl,nl III ;S ;,dmnI
thnt In wo;u,,a n'nnn '"uS."
"oiS"' - '''''" '"oiNc nun
"icu Pou'''S' some '"eiNe or llitceh'
years since Il vessel was wrecked IN
that vicinity, with an African turil lie,
on board that wcipbcL ;hrcn Lunlrcl
Mounds M bo,o ;S I,,l-. IT,. 49,
l.t., ~ "'"I '"' w
I"PV"ico o''e Is 'iic same lcllo", as ne
has been seen occasionally ever since
she was wrecked. He has improved
his time by growinu so that whom !,
tbc wotcr 4 iook fonr ,,n, to r,,,o
III, Nh 'ei -. ~
h'"'' WIN ool" 'leo 10 cacli ilppcf.
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