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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

New PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL RAIL
ROAD BARS.-A patent has been issued TO
Lorenzo Sibcrt, Of Augusta county Va, for
new and valuable discovery in the manu-
facturc OF iron and steel. This is a process
FOR making steel railroad bars, direct from
u blast furnace, which, if successful, will
create a revolution in the raircad iron busi-
ness, as this process cheapens the steel 10
such an cXtCn: as vii. enable the railroad
companies to use steel instead Of rolled iron
bars. Successful experiments upon small
scale have been made at Buffalo Forge,
Va
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

The Indictments presented against Tho
members Of The Constitutional Convention
Of Louisiana for holding the Convention, in
tcrruptcd by the riot in New Orleans last
July, which were found by ~ Grand Jury
undern charge Of Judge. Abel, since rcmov
cd by General Sheridan, has been SGT aside,
and Il note pros. has beet entered OH motion
Of Attorney General Lynch. The Attorney
General argnod that the holding OF the Con-
vcn'ion was no crime, oNcncc or .nisdc-
mcanor. and that The Constitution aM laws
secure the right OF all citizens to assemble
and deliberate pcaccably
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Gov. WELLS. One Of our New
Orleans exchanges says That tho reno
val OF Gov. Wells caused no emotion SO
lar as the Governor was Individually
concerned. "tIc had contrivod to real
izo the popularity whereof the old
Dutch Governor Of Now York boasted,
that when he went into Office everybody
was in his favor, and when he went out
everybody was in favor Of that too
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Come till America, Patp writes u
son of the Emerald Isle to his friend
IN Ireland 'tis q fine country to get u
livin in. All yo have to do is to get
a three cornorcd box and fill it wid
bricks, and carry it till the tho top of
thrco story building, and the man at
tlc top docsall the work.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
Captain 3Sth Infantry, a. D. G. and a
y. a. g.

New SOUTHERN FI.oUR.-Tho South
Carolina Railroad brought down Eyestcr.
day, Shipment ofnow Southern Flour,
consigned to Messrs. Stenhouse g. Co.,
flour dealers in our city. 1t was partly
from Mcssrs. G.. II. Jackson 81 Co., pro-
prictors Of the Granite Mills, Augusta,
Geo. This flour is elegantly milled, is
beautiful i'll appearance, and will give
ontiro satisfaction to all who desire a
most superior article for family use.
Mcssrs. Stenhousc 81 Co.. arc in receipt
of supplies from Ncwberry and Green.
vile, S. c., and which the public will
lnd OF n most excellent quality. Wo
are informed that we may now look for
" steady supply from the interior, the
quality OF which will be of very higk
grade. The bread made from southern
-four is too well known 10 need com
mcndation.
The first shipment OF new wheat,
grown IN this State, was also made
Yesterday, and was purchased by
Mcssrs. Stcnhouso g. Co., for So, 40
pcr bushcl. This wheat was o. supc.
rior quality, and is considered by con-
noisseurs to be a good sample of that
now being harvested in different parts of
the State Charleston NcwS, 2Oth.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
LENDoRsED.]
HEADQUARTERS,

SECOND NfItArARy DlsrnIor,
Charleston, S. c., juno Is, 1867
Respectfully returned through
Headquarters, Post of Charleston.
The circumstances set forth in tho
communication Of Judge Moses show
that it has been impractieablc to re-
wise the jury lists in compliance with
General Order No. SO in tin,o for the
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Paul Julien, the distinguished violin.
'st, who when quito young, some years
ago, created q great iuroro, is dead
Ills death occurred December goth last,
at the small town Of St. Dennis, in the
island Of Maurtius. Ho was only &c
years Of age, and leaves wi(p and
clild.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

The application of castor oil or
sweet oil to now boots, it is said
makes them rs soft as q buckskin
glove. 1T is.also stated to be the best
application that cln be mado to rcndcr
a new boot waterproof.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
HEADQUARTERS,
SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CHARLESTON. :. G. limo ~ 1897

1itApS AK bkS,
SECOND MILITARY DISTRICT,
CHARLESTON, S. c., June IT, 1867.
In thc execution of Paragraphs VI.
and VII. Of General Orders No. 50,
current series, Post Commanders will
be governed by the following nstruc-
tons:
An Inn is a place whcro food and
lodging are provided and furnished for
pay to travellers and sojourncrs.
Municipal and town authorities may
graft to Inn Keepers licenses to sell
liquors in quantities less than gallon
to be drank on the premises. In de-
lcrmining the number of such licenses it
is expected that due regard will be Oh.
served to the actual occasion for tavern
accommodations, SO that 10 evasion OF
the order be permitted by an unncccssa.
ry increase Of tho present number Of
Inns. In any town where this occurs
the authority to grant licenses will be
revoked and the licenses gran ted annull.
ed.
The order does mol admit Of any con.
struction extending the privilege to
apothccary shops, ice cream saloons,
eating houses, or other places.
The civil authorities TO whom license
money has been paid will determine for
themselves whether they will refund to
licenses the whole orany part Of the
money received for licenses.
The order Is operative on ana after
the date Of its publication. Post Com
mandcrs i'll the exercise Of their dscrc-
ton may extend The time until the first
day OF July next.
The military tribunals constituted by
Circular dated May 18th, 1867, from
these Headquarters, will have cogni.
zancc Of all violations Of paragraphs W.
and VII. Of General Orders 80, current
series. The proceedings will be for.
war1cd by tho Post Commander to
these Headquarters for review and final
action.
Where by law or municipal regulation
tho proceeds Of licenses arc devoted to
the malntcnauccs Of common schools
open to all without discrimination
the licenses now authorized may Lo ap-
piled either to such schools or to the sup.
port Of the poor, i'll tho discretion Of the
civil authorities hf
All laws or parts Of laws or munlci.
pal regulations inconsistent with the
provisions Of General Orders 80, or Of
this Circular are suspended and will be
deemed and held imperative.
The authority to revoke licenses when
drunkenness or disordcrly conduct is
permitted IN or about premises where
liquor is sold may bo exercised by Post
Commanders or by any magistrate Of the
yicinagc on proof Of the offence. IS
BY command Of Major or.Gcncral D. e..
Siclllcs.
j. w. CLous.
Captain 3sth Infantry, A. D. G. and a.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
TIM LInrVry (;p,Nrrn ~, r,,r rox.,

TiIE LIprNTY GRANTED TO TliE CoyFEpE.
RATES. Admiral Scmmc8, editor Of the
Memphis DHiitin makes The following cx
ccl'cn; rcpyto Ihurlow Weed, who said,
III the New York CommYcial Iducrhscy, that
he (5cmmcs) had made u poor use of the
liberty accorded 10 him by the Government
Admiral 'Semmcs says:
CAS- for MI Weeds rcmark. that VIC arc
making very poor use Of The liberty which
has hocn granted u.s. &C., we have only to
observe that we are under no obligation to
the United States for any liberty granted
us Tho 'libCrty which We rocclvcd ut the
surrender OF Gen. Joe Johnsto on, in whose
army We held command, was guW j,ro
YHo II was given 10 us for a consideration,
and that consideration was, that we would
lay down our arms that VIC ill had in ou"
hands. Our liberty Was tho result ofn
treaty made Will, tho enemy on the iicld of
battle, and even savagcs Observe such irca-
ties. Ent The United States, with II want
OF faith of which q savage should be as!,am.
cd, violated its pligltcd word Of honor TO
us, ana arrested and held us in confinement
for three Eonhs During our confinement,
we iomondcl our release oc;hc President
urdor our parole, and i, was accorded TO us.
We are exercising the liberty which be-
longs TO us, because we pui ichasod it, and
not by tolerance and as q favor, as Mr..
Weed would insiauato"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

AN ApscoNDED BAEnER.-Sa,nucl
Lyons, prominent banker of Mobile
clopcd from Mobile a few days since,
with $4,000 that didn't belong to
him. The affair created considerable
excitement in financial circles
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

A lady asked a gentleman tho othor
day why so many tall gentlemen wcro
bachelors The reply was that they
were obliged to lie crosswiso in bed to
keep their feet in, and. that q wifo
would boin tho way. ht. IS
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

An Irislman being in ono Of our up
Town churches, where the collection ap-
paratus resembles an election box,
on its being passed to him, whispered in
the carriers car that he was not natu.
ralized, and could not vote, but was
ready to make a speech.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

darkey preacher was telling how Adam
was tho first man created, and sct nm
against tho fence to dry. An older brothrr
who sometimes had lucid ideas, intcrruntci
MN and said; "Ifdat is true, who made
do fence :" Pass round dc sasscr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
WITHOUT TIE CHILDREN,

the weary, solemn silrucc
Ora house without the children.
the strange, oppressive stiffness
Where the cniidrcn como no more
Oh the longing Of The slccples3
Tor Inc soft arms Of the children,
All! the longing Of the faces
Pccping thrOugh'thc door,
Faces gone tUg cvcrmorC.
Strange it is to wake at midnight
And not hear (. Z children breathing,
Nothing but The old clock ticking,
Ticking, ticking by The door.
Strange TO see the little dresses
Hanging up there all the morning;
And the gnitcrs--Ah !their pattcr,
We will hear ii ncYcrmorc
On our hearth forSakcn floor!
What is home without the children
'Tis tlc earth without its vcrirc,
Aud the sky without the sunshine,
Life is withcrcd to tho core!
SO we'll leave this drcary desert,
And we'll follow Inc Good Shepherd
TO the grconcr pastures vernal,
Where the Lambs have ''gonc before"
Where the Shepherd cycrmorc!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
IlEADQ RTERS.

MILITARY posr CuARLEsroN,
Charleston, S. G., juno IS, 1867.
Respectfully returned to Judge
Moses.
BY order Of Brovct Brig. Gen. II.
B Clitz.
HARRY r. ANDERSON.
Lieut.. 9th infantry, Adiutant.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
con Famc's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And memory guards with solemn round
The biY0uTc Of the dead .


IE A&uERsoNIiLhH LEAGt,n.--Thc
Washington ocir22 io:s';an; Of ;I,e i...ic ia
OtSp"tcd says:
That there IS n league composed Of rcdc-
raj soldiers who htvc been in Southern
prisons, which h.S bound is If by solemn
oath 20 a2sassuatc IuE Davis, ifcycr found
in The United states Two Of the members
OF this league were in the court room ut
Eichmonl whcn Davis was released This
fact having been communicated TO Charles
OComcr, the mcn were seized and rut ia
jail and kept there n week. The same corr
respondent says that Da%iS knew that hc
was watched by thc detectives of that
league, and hence his quictnoss while in
New York, anl his exit lrom there. under
disguise, for Montreal. According to their
oath, so long as he remains on foreign soil
he will not be molestcd. ly the provisions
OF his bond he will have TO return to Rich
mond i'll October, but if necessary, he will
be furnished with an escort.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Mother" said q little boy, 1T am
urea 0, this phg nose; its growing pug,
ger and pnggeT every day"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
Tho Liquor Question.

The following Circular of General
S'cNlcs will answer the inquiries which
nave been made in reference to the con.
struction Of that portion Of General Or
der No. 32, issued from Department
Headquarters u few weeks since, which
refers to the retailing of spirltuous IL
quors Of This Military District ::
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
Paragraph II, General Order ITO. so.

Paragraph II, General Order 10. SO.
AS there have been, Says the
Charleston Nc,cS, some erroneous ru-
mors III relation TO Il supposed colli-
sion Of the civil with the military au-
thorIticS, in regard to the above nam
cd order, we have thought it best to
present the following letter of Judge
i. j. Moses, with the action Of Gen.
Sicklcs upon it.
The paragraph in question reads as
follows:
IT, All citizens assessed for taxes,
and who shall have paid taxes for the
current year, arc qualified to serve as
jurors. 1t shall be the duty of the
proper civil officers charged with pro-
riding lists of jurors, to proceed with
in their several Jurisdictions, without
delay, and ascertain the names Of all
qualified persons and place them on
the jury lists, and from such revised
lists all jurors shall be hereafter sum
moned and drawn in tho manner re-
quircd BY law.
The following is tho lcttcro of Judge
Mess:
.dfyoy General d. u. ,Sichles, us. II. !:
GENERAL: The Sheriff has submit
ted to me y letter to him from Con.
CiitH, of this date. / ask leave res
pcctfully to bring to yoU attention
the difficulties which exist in regard
to the observance of Paragraph ri, of
your Order No. 32, 50 far as relates to
the present term Of tho Court in
Charleston.
Under the laws in South Carolina,
providing for tho drawing and impan-
cling of jurors, it is required that
they be drawn at the preceding term
TO sit Fer the term next, and thoy
must be drawn by the Clcrk and
Sheriff in the presence of the prcsid-
ing Judge, should the latter, by in
disposition or other cause be prevent
cd from attending, the two other Off
ccrs, with the aid of magistrate,
may draw the jury. 1t will thus ap-
pear to you that, as your Order was a
general ono, and supposed to have
prospective operation, and did not in
amy particular change the manner of
drawing and summoning jurors, it will
be impossible, under it, to carry out
what is manitcstly your purpose.
a Judge in South Carolina has
only power to order an extra court in
one contingency, and that is, if the
business Of the term cannot be ac-
complishcd III tho time prescribed by
the law. OF course, therefore an extra
court cannot be ordered until the last
day of the term, and then only in the
event that undisposcd eases remain on
the dockcts.
With the view, therefore, Of pre-
venting any obstruction to the admin
istration of justice, which otherwise
must now arise, allow mo to suggest
that the court at this time proceed
with the Jurors already summoned. |
will pass such orders at an early day
OF the session as will provide for a
jury i'll conformity with your order for
tho next torn.
Yours, very respectfully,
Il. j. Moses.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

a resent trial in New Orleans brought
out The following information of how
professional b"ggars make themselves
temporarily blind: The impos,or pro.
vide& himself with peculiar quality
Of Blue stone, not for salc by all deal.
crs, and having secured the services Of
some half starved little molhcrcss and
fathcrlcss boy or girl to lead him, he
chips of a small piece Of the blue stone
about the size ola pea, and dissolves it
in an ordinary glass of water, This is
enough to make fifteen men blind for
three or four days. Io then closes his
eyes and bathcs his lips with the liquid.
itacts as powerful asLrngcnt, and
even if he wanted TO SEQ he couldn't
unLll the effect wears OF. The lids arc
tightly closed, and if they arc forced
open there is a temporary film over
the pupil which would deceive any but
the skilllul occulist.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
"Thc camel train which has been in


"Thc camel train which has been in
town for the past three days" says the
Virginia (N. IT, hatc,prisc Of May Is,
"leit yesterday for The ranch Of their
owner, somewhere in Lyon County, on
the Fort Churchill Road, There were
but six full grown ones here, but there
are eleven moro on the ranch They
camo loaded with coal. Next week the
Whole seventeen will be loaded for
the Silver Bcno mines. Among those
that were here was Il Young one about
three weeks old. 1t was very pretty
littlo creature, with two soft tsilky humps
on its back, and allowed Itself to be
londlcd by all who choose 10 handle it
i'll fact, was as tame asa Kitten
several Of the animals have been born
and raised in this State, and we may
now claim that The camel is as complete.
ly acclimated here as any other Of our
domestic beasts Of burden.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

We learn from high authority that
The government contomplatcs purcha$.
Ing several hundred acres Of land uoar
Fortress Monroe for Tho purpose of
establishing a school for artillery at
that point. The ground will soon be
lcvcllcd OFF and laid out in the man
ncr best calculated TO promote tho Oh
ject III view. 1t is designed to give
this arm Of the service conpleto and
thorough Training in all its m:uuti;c,
as we'll aa i'll target practice as ma
nwuyring in the field For this OBJ
joct, students from West Point assign
cd TO the artillery will be brought
here to complete their military cdu-
cation, and capable and accomplished
officers will be detailed to give them
instructions.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Darn or ~ Army Orricrn.-
Colonel Theodore G'lIara, Of Ken
tucky, died recently in Alabama,
where he had become farmer. lie
was known throughout the country
both as n soldier and man orlc.tcrs.
He was formerly an officer Of the Uni
ted States army, and distinguished
himself in The Mcxicon war. Subs.-
Iucntly he WAS associated with Gen.
Lopez III the invasion of Cuba. and
was also connected with General Wal.
kcr in his Nicaragua expedition.
During the late war he served in i, ;.
Contoderate army. He was present
at the battle Of Shiloh, when General
A'bcrt sidney Johnson fell morlally
wounded, and held HIN il, his arms
until lie hrcathcd his last. The "Bur-
iai Of our Dcad,' from which the
subjoincd lines arc frequently quoted,
was written hy Colonel Oilaru:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26

Gov. Vance, in letter to some col
orcd citizens of North Carolina, sa ys ::
"Iour old masters do not come to
you eating their own words and giving
the lie to every profession Of their
lives; nor do they come botraying the
rights and liberties of their own color
to ingratiatc themselves with yours.
Many others do, however, and The ma
Jority Of your people will believe
them, until they learn u very plain
and simple truth that 4 bad man
among the whites will be just as bad,
or worse, among the blacks; and the
change of sides is far from making al
honest man of u hypocrtc and 4
trickstcr.
Much damage will doubtless be done
before your people sec the designs OF
those who wish TO load them now, but
/ hope soon for better things. When
actual and bitter experience has open
cd your eyes, then will be our inc to
address you with hope Of success.
or OF capital and labor combined in
friendly cil0rt, Row dependent the one
is upon The other, and how runous to
both is cnmity and diStrust, then [
shall hope to see the day when slavery
shall be abolished in fact, both for
white and black, and when animated
by . common spirit Of industry, hnr-
mony, and love of country and of
human progress, all shall labor to
make our State blossom as the rose,
and turn her waste places into seats
of refinement and delight, My word
for it, my friends, there is not good
man among your former masters, but
prays for the hour t. come when he
may, without DISTINGUISHING himself,
work for you rs you are 20 &c citi-
zcns, VIC want you 20 be intelligent
citizens ; as you are 70 be our neigh
bors, we want you to be kind and low
ing ncighbors. In every aspect OF
the ease, it is our true interest TO help
you lit yourselves for the new life 10
which you are called. Ii you will
permit Us, we will DO it.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-02
a SinruIar Delusion

The Journal Of Commerce mentions
aud contradicts report to the effect
that Thur WEED had taken charge
of that paper. Such mistakes are COM
mon. Some people seem to have n
mania for announcing changes in
newspaper management and ownership,
and the errors into which they fall are
quite ridiculous. Even rs humble a
journal rs the REGISTER is not entirely
free from experience Of this sort. We
know a gentleman, for q few weeks q
sojourner in this city, who is
very generally but enormously re-
reported to have become pro-
pretOr of this establishment. The mis-
take is all the more remarkable in that
the party in question has fallen into it
himself. He evidently is imbued wSth
the error verys thoroughly, for he re-
ycltS it upon every possible occasion,
sld with the most serious earneStness.
his halldcination is perfectly harmless,
since nobody ever thinks of crediting
his solemn asseverations, and we mere
is mention the incident to illustrate the
ease with which persons fall into errors
0i this sort.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-02

The Teaas, Louisiana, Gazette has an
account of a singular duel fought near
st. Joseph, in that parish, which orig
mated in still more singular quarrel.
One gentleman said he had killed six
teen robins before breakfast; another
doubted the assertion. A challenge
followed and was accepted. The levee
was the spot selected for the encounter,
the weapons double barrel guns, the
distance very short, and the hour half
past seven =. NJ.
The evening was dark and stormy
one, lit up with occasional flashes OF
lightning, and lanterns had to be used
to enable the parties to see each other.
At the word, one only of the parties
fired, whercupon the other, dropping
his gun. rushed at his antagonist with
the intention of settling the difficulty
in regular Morrissey style of hist and
skull, His appearance is said, by the
Gazette, to have been terrific, as he
>hHted: 'Now, d-n you, l suppose
you're satisfied; can whip you, and am
going to do it," for he stands six feet
high, and is stontly and powerfully
made, whilst his opponent is very
small man. The seconds interfered
with might and main, and the affair
vas finally and amicably adjusted.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-02

One of the most remarkable races
that ever Inhabited the earth is now ex-
tinct. They were known as the Guam
ches, and were the aborigines of the
Canary Islands. In the sixteenth o.
t,rr r...:I.uvo, slavery, and the cruel
ty of the Spaniards, succeeded in total
ly exterminating them. They are de-
scribed as having been gigantic in stat
ure, but of singularly mild and gentle
nature. Their food consisted of barley,
wheat, and goats milk, and their agri-
culture was of the rudest kind. They
had religion which taught them a fu-
ture state of rewards and punishment
after death, and of good and evil spirits.
They regarded the volcano of Teneriffe
as q punishment for the bad. The bod
les of their dead were carefully en-
balmed and deposited in catacombs,
which still continue to be an object OF
curiosity to those who visit the Islands.
Their marriage rites were very solemn,
and before engaging in them, the brides
were fattened on milk. At the present
day these strange people are totally e1-
tinct.