The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-07-04

Inc San Francisco (Cal.) BuNetia
remarks: Sour readers will scarcely
iccu TO DC told that recent attempts
at SIX culture in California have been
uniformly successful. The climate is
all that could be desired for the pur-
pose the soil is admirably adapted to
thc growth of tho mulberry tree :
ohlnesc labor, which is exactly adapt-
cd TO that business, is abundant and
cheap; and it is by no means improba-
PIC That our State may become tho
Italy or France Of tho United States
IN point of silk culture"
In Great Britain tic post Office
moncy-ordcr system is very extensive.
" used by the people. During the
year 1869, the British post o!lico issued
mon 2y-o:dcrs for $50, llG,l5 and
pad orders FOR 500, 0,722.750. Upon
these sum' the Gonna issiuns retained
by the prst Office amounted [, S7S5,.
80. Tho British posi- oi'ic, sells
my orders upon post Offices in the
British colonies, Turkey and Egypt
and is nov considering tho extension
Of the system to France, Prussia and
the South American States.
y correspondent of the Me:1phis Ay-
gus, writing from Eggs Point, Missis-
sippi, says "Ten or twelve miles be-
low here, at lake Washington, lives
lIicutcnant-Gcncral Wade Hampton,
the second greatest cavalry chicftain
OF the late Confcdcracy. lie owns cx-
tcnsivc plantations, upon which he di-
vidcs his time, dovoting himself chief
ly to the congcnial pursuits Of South
cr" gHnt!cman-hooks, planting and
the chase. Ills former slaves remain
With the General, and arc represented
as coNtcntcl and Industrious"
rThs Generals residence is at
"Wild Wo,r."'." Il few hundred yards
from the lake Called by it's sylvan
title from the fact o. nc house having
been built by the sa.,,c proprietor
some twenty years ago, on ,"e very
edge OF Il dense cane brake.
y FRIGurFuL AcClDENT.-A Parls
letter, s,ys n (rigltiul accident took
place in that city in the latter part Of
May, on the premises of NJ. Aubin, the
well known manufactures Of fireworks.
In consequences Of al explosion at the
moment when all the work people were
occupied, seventeen prrsons-twrlvc
women and five men met their death.
The bodies were extracted from the
almost carbonizd state. One
poor wo AN was found to nave given
birth to an infant at the moment of Tho
accident. The circumstance has created
a great sensation. The Emperor imme.
dla'cly sent five thousand francs to the
families Of the sufferers. He afterwards
drove III person To the scene uf the dis.
ans!"r and was enthusiastically greeted
by he entire population Of the ncighbor.
hood.
How Lone WILL SEED REMAIN
GooD?-Carrot, parsnip, pea and rhu-
barb arc good but for one year.
Bean, basil, balm, camomilc, corn
salad, crcss, hop, lavender, lcck,
onion, radish, satisfy, thyme, tomato
and worm-wood-twO years.
Artichokc, scaklc. ciycs corn cor;-
nndcr. ror);c Jnrus,l ,.;,,, ~.
Iottr 9. "''I' "'''o,ioNc'
'u''"oo' po'''oc "''o tahScy-thfec
years.
Asparagus, boragc, broccoli, cabbage,
kalc, carawuy. cauliflowor, cpd;vo
horse r,Iish Mint r,r,,l
20 os,j,,IIt ';,', ',"' ~" va
80 sP'''''o'' "'i" ouriill-lour
years.
Ecnncl, five years.
Chcucril, hysop and norslcv-s;v
vc,rs
: c.o,
81 o"vNc" years
bcet, celery, cucumber, mangcl,
wurzcl, melon, pumpkin and souash-
ten years. Planters Boooer
n,rur, sr,ox VIM
mon,;on or ~ r>i,n; MG,'nerh paper makes
s,omnn. WY 'o''o"'"s 'uh"y oircnm-
Ahont on, yo,, oo ~ 90
man x;.;"I "io ~ y",' w, 'so oHe "l our business
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