The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-05-12
Late News.

French, British and other foreign citizens,
fifteen millions. The United States interest
was small. The frewas put out in eighteen
hours. 1000 balls and shells were fred in
four hours; one man and woman were kill
ed, and four wounded. 1t is understood
that all other accessible ports are to have
their share, and that the orders of the
Spanish Commander are to do all the dam
age he can with the force at his disposal.
Tho Alabama Coahonomidn Of the 18th
ult., has the following:
.'.As several of our citizens were standing
this morning near the store-housc of Robin
son s. Pearce. it was discovered to be grad
ually rising from its foundation, which it
continued to do until it reached q perpendi-
cular height Of about eighteen inches from
its pillars. Light could be distinctly seen
from one end to the other between the sills
of the house and it's brick pillars. The firm
has closed the House, and at the hour of
going to press the most intense excitement
prevailed throughout the town."
NoRFoJK, May 0.-The United States
Circuit Court WAS opened yesterday. Judge
Underwood delivered his charge to the jury,
and dwelt particularly on the necessity of
bringing the leaders of the rebellion to
trial
New York, May o.-Panama advices
have been received.
During the bombardment the Spanish Ad.
miral refused to receive note from the
Danish Consul General, to the effect that
the Danish Government holds Spain accoun-
table for all damage done to property and
citizens during the bonn bardment.
Preparations arc b eing actively made for
the reception of the Spanish feet by forti-
fcations.
WASHINGTON, May 0.-The President has
approved the bill encouraging tclegrapic
communication between the United States.
the West Indies and the Baham, Islands.
The House passed that section of the tax
bill fixing the duty on cotton Mt five cents
and it has also been occupied in debate on
the constitutional amendment proposed by
the Reconstruction Committee. Several
members delivered thirty minute speeches
on the proposition. Mr. Raymond, of New
York, was willing to accept the report, pro-
viding the third section was stricken out.
Mr. Mckee, of Kentucky, gavoit his ap-
proval.
DEATH OF THE OLDEST CITIzEN.- Ben
iamin Rawls, the oldest citizen of Columbia,
breathed his last on Wednesday afternoon,
9th inst, at half-past o'clock. At this
late hour, we cannot pretend to give an out
line of his life. He was a man of strict
integrity in every relation of life and we
leave to some one more competent and init
mately associated with him to- give n more
honorable and deserving notice. lie died
Mt the mature age of nincty-four years and
the letterwe published from his pen few
weeks ago, to Gen. Sherman, shows that
there was no declension in his mental pow
ors.-Phenix.
FATAL ACcIDENT.-A terrible accident oc-
currod on the Hudson River, near West
Point, on Sunday. On the morning of that
day, rs the sloop James Costes wasrounding
the point, one ofthc hands named BENJAMIN
Hunt attempted to shove the boom across
the deck At that moment heavy gust of
wind struck the main sail, driving the boom
from one side to the other with lightning
rapidity The main sheet curlcd about
Hunts neck and Immediately severed his
head from his body, tossing it thirty feet in
the river. The lifeless trunk fell deluccd
with blood upon the deck. All efforts to
secure the head failed. The body was taken
to Poughkeepsic on Monday evening. De-
ceased was q resident of Clinton. Duchess
county, andwas the only support of widow
cd mother.
IERsONhL-THE FREEDMAN'S BUREAU
Among the visitors in Columbia at the pres
ent time, are Major-G General j. B. Steedman
and General j. s. Fullerton. Accompanying
the above named officers, are Col. McUlos-
key and Messrs. 7. II. Davis, of Harper's
Weakly, f.. p. Brooks, of the New York
Times, and II. G. Clarks, Of the New York
Herald
The first named gentlemen have been
commissioned by the proper authority to
visit the principal cities of the South, from
Virginia TO Texas, learn the condition Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, ascertain its uses and
abuses, and report accordingly We are in
formed that they have already seen enough
in Virginia and North Carolina, to induce
report to Washington recommending that the
Bureau in those States be promptly abolish
ed. From the searching character of
their Investigation, and earnestness of effort
they are putting forth to discover fraud and
oppression, we presume similar report
will result from their visit to South Caroli-
ma. There is certainly wide field of dis
covery here. If the entire truth could be
CLEANED, President johnson would not hesi-