The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-05-29
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counsel Charles O,Counor, James L. Brady,
George Sheaney, VIM. b. Read, of Philadel-
phia, Brown, of Baltimore, and Pugh, of
Ohio.
Judge Underwood, of Virginia, the man
who hopes to earn Immortality by presiding
over.the trial of Jefferson Davis, was OH the
floor of the Senate on Wednesday, but was
noticed particularly by no one but Senator
Howard By-the.way, the understanding
has got abroad that the indictment found
under his auspices Mt Norfolk is not consid-
cred very tcnable one by the Attorney
General.
1t is announced that "Gcncral f. ID. Sc.
wall is at this time engaged in making an
inspection of tho Frecdmen's Bureau, in
North Carolina, by order of General How
ard and it is added that ''hs report will no
doubt tell different story from that Of the
Presidents Inspectors Gen. Stcedman and
Fullerton" The report Of these latter gen
tlcmcn has given great offence to the radi-
Gals.
Ex-Governor Allan was buried in Mexico
in full Confederate uniform. The Ameri-
can Consul, n Mr. Orterbourg, objected to
this, but there being prcmonitions Of trou.
bic, withdrew his objections.
During The present month the number of
immigrants arrived ut New Yoak ams united
to 24.3S4.
Gold l4l-millions going abroad-cotton
going up-war threatened in Europs-big
guns bursting in Englaud-busincss houses
shaking at home-a short crop of cotton in
the South-poor probabilities ahcad-the
Radical party trying to tear the country to
pcccs-the President of the United States
maintaining Constitution and law. vet
cursed for his efforts by at least one third of
the pcopleAsuch are the heads Of thought
that now mny well engage the public mind.
-Cdrolinid,,
The contract for the Charleston CITY rail
way has heen completed. President Riggs
has secured the services of Mr.. Owen. of
New York, n contractor of large experience
and wide reputation. The work Of laying
tho track will commence on the first of DC.
tober. from which time il will be pushed
rapidly forward, and is expected to be fin.
ished on or before the first of January.
1857, Surveys are also being made for
street railways in Savannah. - Ibid
Uarper's Weekly. with characteristic ma
lice and love of fulschood, contains two
caricatures Of the Memphis riot, in which
tho negroes nre represented as Innocent and
defcnceless angels in ragged trowsers and
petticoatS, Mt the mercy of a ruthless mob
ing them down like rabbits. The same
paper contains leading editorial. in whi ch
the Southern people. and the supporters of
the Administration of Mr.. Johnson, are ms
usual characterised as traitors or short
sight ninnicsed.
Why will Southern community continue
to pay stipend TO Northern publishers
only that they may be insultcd around their
own frcsidcs?
a curious coffee case is before the Superb
or Court of New York City, which involves
dispute relative to the manufacture of cof-
fee, one of the features of the process con
sisting in running it through black lead,
which gave the coffee n peculiar appearance.
shipey and metallic. different from coffee in
general. The plaintiff alleges that he was
the owner and potcntee ofa patent for
cleaning and polishing coffee. that he had
sold to the dcfcndents the right to use the
process in New York, and that they had
failed to pay the sum stipulated. The de-
PENDANTS admit the contract. but claim that
the process hurts the sale of coffce-thati II
IS in fact no Improvement to get :he metallic
lustcr.
Many attempts have been made TO ac-
count for tho intense blue of the ocean. r.
has been attributed to the reflection of the
armament, to the depth Of the water, and to
other causes which philosophical inquiry
into the subject has shown not to be true
ones. AT length we have rational solu-
ton ofthe problem. The real cause of the
azure tingo appears to he salt. Where tho
ocean is safest. there it is bluest Where
1t is freshest, there is it greenest.
All goes smoothly with the new Atlantic
cable. II is now coiling Mt the rate Of two
miles nm hour, in the tanks Of the Great
Eastern. The Amethyst hulk is moored
along side the great ship of Sheerness,
while the Iris is laden in her turn to Green.
wich, and will supply the Amcthysts place
as soon MS the latter ia cmptied Thus,
manufacture and stowage go on concur-
rentiy' ana the moment one part of the
great wire is receiving its elementary coat
ing OF Chatterson's compound, or perhaps
spun at Birmingham, other portions arc
laid down in the great ship ready for the
fiual paying out!
Is. f. Butler has been elected Major