The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-10-17
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Is cholera has appeared at Atlanta aud Au
gustl. In both instances, il is traconble
10 tho fresh arrival of United States troops.
DEATHS IN CHARbEsroN.- Tho Courie,
announces tho death Of Mr.. H. L. Butter.
held, proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, who
dicd in Covington, Georgia. 1t also records
the death of Mr.. Andrew McDowalr
A Paris correspondent of the Morning
Stdr, writes Of Louis Napoleon, that His
Majesty is able to ride, but not to trot.
1t was tho prayer Of on excellent and
useful minister, that God would fill his
heaa wlth schemes for his glory; his heart
with lovc, aud his hands with his works.
1t is but natural that q people struggling
against oppression and fighting for Their
Liberties should look to tho United States
FOR sympathy and aid.-Ncw FORK 7ri6une
Mark Twain WRITES tva Life Ins,,r.
!, ance Companyto to know if they allow
the same money on dog bito that they
DO on an earthquake ?
Is Il? We Srow people whose expert.
cnce IN this particular has been such tbn,
| they now think looking to tho Uui'ed States
ior sympathy aud aid, while struggling for
liberty, so "nntural" that only naturnis
would do it. -Richmond IPAig.
a man, stopping his paper, wrote to tho
cd'tor 4: II think foxes ottcnt to tnke
| lap'rs, my dad didn't, and everybody SAYS
| rs now he was tho most ntcligcntcst man
III ms mere country, and Ind the smart est
iaam'iy OF oois that ever diggcd taturs."
woman. 70 yenrs of ago died in the
ror'lnne aims house last week. She was
crossed IN love in her youth and made
vow, which she rcligiously kept never 10
speak again. From thai timo until dco,h,
n period of 35 years, she has not uttered nm
| intelligblc word.
!, Nine hundred and ortysapplica,ions
have been received from negroes in Geor
gla, Tenncssc6, and Virginia. by tho
American Colonization Society, for
transportation to Liberia. They will
depart November /.
The Paris Charivori has picture of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The
telegraph "What in the duce is the
me,",I'se nc, m Of thus 2 Dog? /? despatch dat
teo Dog - "Why, you ser, did no;
want 10 say .L.wfo,,ndland, because
that you'd " +" q be SIS, / wrote Dog 10
~ class of young girls being e.,, min
cd in political economy were askeG,
"IIow is Congress dividcd2"
With an air Of confidence sweet
sixteen replied: "Civilized. halfcivil.
lied and savage.
Gen Grants pay is SlS,67s year,
and hieut. Gen. Sherman's $l3,5l8.
Each is allowed fifty horses. y major.
general gets 5000 year, and is al.
lowed five horses. The pay Of a br,ga.
dicr is SO, 94O.5O
GENERAL EAR'Y.-Gencral Juhal
A. Early will spend the winter in Tor.
onto, Canada West. lie has complete
his history Of his valley campaign, and
has it now in press. 1t will be issued in
q short time. II is said to be written in
good style.
II transpires that Butler gets $3.50
per diem from tho Central Committee
during his stumping tour. This sum, in
addition to tritles that fall in his way
and arc easily sccrcted, keeps tho Dnc.
tor qnite cheerful and comfoatble.- ".
Y. WorM.
The Springfield (Mass.) Union SAYS
that "sensnalism. in all its most beasliy
and disgusting forms Of RIGHTEOUSNESS
and profigacy isoa rapid increase in
all our New England cities and towns.
nobody can blinkil out of light without
doing violence TO lns knowledge Of sim
cerity.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has decided that the recent law
of Congress exompts any boot or shoc-
maker, who makes boots or shoes to
order, ms custom work only, whose
work does not exceed, annually, 81.
900. ' ~
Con siderable feeling is exhibited through.
out Georgia just now on the subject of repr.
diation. II is thought TINT an effort, i'vfill
nc mnde at the meeting Of The, Legislature,
In November. to relieve ,ie people from
payment Of certain dcbss contracted during
and prior,to the late war. The pleas urged
for repud;aii5n arc the loss Of slaves and
the failnrc ofhe crops. Tho amount Of
property returned in the State for 1866 is
5000, 900 COO; in 1860, S62O, 1922, III; loss
to State over $465, 900 900. 81
Friendship, the wine. OF life, should, like
well-stocked cellar, be continually renew.
cd; and u is consolatory TO think that al
though We can seldom add what will equal
the generous frst.grow,h our of youth, vet
friendship becomes insensibly old in much.
loss time than is commonly imagined, and
not many years are required to make IL mel.
low ana pleasant warmth will no doubt
make Avery considerable difference: mon
of affecteonate temper, and bright fancy.
Will ooalesoe great deal sooner than those
who are dull and cold. X
Admiral semmcs, in "assuminp tho
duties and responsibilities of editor''
OF the Mobile Gazette, says, in the
spirit of true Southerner: "Eyery
good and true man must do his part
cheerfully towards restoring harmony
between the two sections of our coun-
try, that prosperity may follow harmo-
ny. If the South is our country, so
n oIun u. = d T. . .