The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-01

'' NNh'" .hf.i RAMS FROM ~
R"rE.--A week will probably 6c,l.
mnr whether the general confidrt.
entertained that the effort now bcit
made to lay the cable is to be rel,
ized.
a few facts we conlcnse from vI
onS statements in our exchanges. II
present cable differs. from The olah
one or two particulars. The conductr
III tins Is composed of seven cupp{
w,rrs-six around onr-each wire srn.
rated and imbcddcd in chemical col
pound, and the whole surrounded "
layers "l gntta prrcha, so as to fornIa
core half an inch thick this, againls
still further protected by ten iron wiAsj
each covered with five strands of AtI
mlla yarn-thr wires being la,d spraiy
around the core. t.
The company have eslablishodSa
tariff OF charges. forty word sa,,frdn
London to New York costing s5slls
$500 %, and d.. tho sgesl to the daily q
be aboHf ST, 700 pef. iai.s1 was s
clatcd Press Committee have arranged
for two daily reports, of not less tIan
twenty words each, and as many more
RS the Importance OF the news may
justify.
The difference Of time between Lon
don and New York is about Eve houts
III favor of the latter, and will allow a
la' &c margin for the reception of news
Tor the morning and evening journals
The reports will he prepared respective,
ly in London and Liverpool at 3 4.
NJ. and 3 P. NJ. As3 a. NJ. Londou
time is equal to lOP. NJ. New York
time. the despatch Of that hour will
arrive in time for the morning publ-ca.
irons in New York Of that days hn,i
ness in Liverpool. and the English 3 p.
NJ. being 10 a. NJ. this side the lcle
arams will be in time Tor the afternoon
papers.
All his will be wonderful provided
the cable shall be successfully laid.
JEFF. DAVIS AND GREELEY The
following correspondence is published in
Waukegan, Illinois:
" "a hOhrohS, ll.is.,D UIN' "a.
To Hon. Ho,oce Greeley, NeD York:
DEAR Sir: would respectfully ask
II II b" true that you have offered to 20
J"H Davis bail for his release? Also,
If The above be true, why you did not
try to obtain bail for Wlrz, Keeper O.
Jeh. DAVIS slaughter pen? | ask these
Questions, NOT from impcrlincnce or idle
curiosity. bnt for til" purpose Of obtain
ing your views on so important a pomt
In the meantime remain
Very respectfully yonrs.
Signed j. Wilson, JR.
ANSWER.
Yes sir; | would bail Davis or yon
or amy other cnlpril that the Govern
ment wond shamefully keep in Jail more
than year, resisting and 1enving hi:
just andlrgal demand that he be arragn
ed and tried or. let 60. 1.
Z l'h6 Yours truly, a
HORACE GREELEY.
10 Mr. j. WILSON, Jr., Wankesan.
The Portland Press says: "Onr csti
i"ht' ot yesterday, una The number q
buildings destroyed was 1900 we ar,
satisfied is too low. We think it wi,
co me- nearer 1890; and 1000 families
embracing 10000 TO 10000 persons
rendered homeless. The amount q
losses will aggregate to upward of $40,
ooo,0OO Some persons set it as hipI
as Sl5,O00,090. We learn ofinsur
ancr TO the amonnt orupward Of SIS, 900,
O00' The Portland argus says IT
is estimated that about 5000 building
were burned, andproperty destroyed /,
tho emohnt Of $l2,0O0,OOO, which i
probably insured for about onc-hal
The State valuation of the city wa
$28, O00,0O0, and tho real VALUATION
must bo over $3O,OO0,OO0. Fully one
third must have been Destroyed"
WAsHrNaToN, July 23.--The Ssnat
has confirmed Henry Stansbnry 70 b
Attorney.Genera of the United State,
and John A. Cline to be Collector !
Customs at Vicksburg. Miss Andre,
Mcdowell to be Assistant Treasurer ]
United States at Charleston.