The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-30
parchment evidence.

IL involves immense grants OF land.
The Spanish Govcrnn. cnt, it is under.
stood, received very kindly the overture
ofthc Secretary Of State for mediation
III the south American war. That
Government, however, has no Official
Information OF the result Of The previous
tender OF mediation made by Great
Britain and France.
Gov. Cummings, of Colorado, is en-
rout4 for Washington
MONTGOMERY, ALA, January 2l.-
Chief Justice Walker delivered an
opinion before the Supreme Court. He
reiterated that the State was Il de Etcto
Government un:lur tho Conlrdrracv.
Guardians and administrators who in
vested in Con'eratr bonds or received
money in go,d faith, amh A.! Xii, !rr,i
tranaciions, are made valid bv this de-
cision.
New ORLEANS, January 24.-Gov.
Wells message lavors the adoption Of
the amendment. and assumes that Con-
gress will demand impartial suffrage !;
lcnonnccs the police nad nnti.convcn.
llonists for the July riots; urges in.
creased lax f,r the malntcnancr Of the
State credit; lavors the appropriation Of
the proper proportion Of the school fund
t"r the negroes urges Inducements for
foreign emigration.
Mexican advices show that the Libe.
rails are pressing forward rs the French
leave. TlI"rr arc many (ugitives and
general confusion
Gen. Howard has issued the follow.
ing circular: Hrrca!tcr anl until fur.
thcr orders, no fees or charges will be
exacte0 by the officers Of this Bureau
for services rendered III making contracts
between freedmen and their employers.
either in examination, approving viii
Messing or registering contracts, or
otherwise. He requests assistant com.
m;sSioners to instruct th"ir suhor,linmcs
TO The above effect. He recommends
written contract, in all cases verbal
contracts occasion mrch confusion. Bu.
rcau agents arc urged to do al in their
power to secure contracts for the freed
men, and IN tcnlering their services Tor
this Object, ,hcy should let it be nn.ler
stood that they will be rendered without
Charge to the parties concerned.
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-. January q.
--brth houses pray Congress to repeal
tho Acts paying for the services Of Ell.
lstet slaves.
The Colorado Legislature has passed
an Act prohibiting negroes and mula,.
'"es serving asJnrors, over The Govern
ofS veto
As'liNaroN, January 23.-A proml-
a"ht ltnpnr''can member OF the House,
III Il recent letter to friend, says, touch
ing Tue impeachment business my own
"P'h'oh Is amt has been, 1t Will amount
10 o'hhG' Al' reports that the judi
c'ary Nnmm'ttee have taken evidence
nearing har' on the President are Ia lse:
''"I s'hS" witness has oech examined
i'"o me committee arc proceeding very
ca",'"'T,y ~,
no lrc$'"ent approved the plll hx'ng
.h' 'n'1 OF meet,''s OF congress add
,"S 'h' 4''' o' Narcl 10 the present llme
Tor meeting
TOPEKA NASsAss' January 20.
| o'n'roy mas oerl, e'ec,cd 'or INC long
''''' ana ~ " ltoss lor INC Vacah-
~
w As'l.NGroN' Jan. sz'-lho Ch'el
. s;'cc OF 'lie onr"'mc ourt ahhonnccd
~ T., 'nc oar 'haC Oh 'n' hrst Monday III
M'rcn' INC Conrt VIII adjourn 10 the
''f>I Mona'y III APr!'
'",h M'yrr' Ih'cago saloo' keeper
wo'' Inc Ct'SPy O','fa llo"Se' which
was rs, '"'l,cu ,Yr> te'uay' :.
nc '0p"'a caro''ha Murder Commit
zee nave ooeh instructed tomqn're about
tne whiPp,ns o, cl''zHnS OF INC omteo
o'a'es III North C"fol'na, ana we onrn'
'hS 10 aeaah 0, c'''%chs III 'oonth Cafolina
"neh con'lneo !" !al'.
- report s"ohneIeo 10 inc Honsc
SHOWS the issue OF hvc twent'rs under
tne AcC OF s!arcH o' looo' amounts /"
9@So,o' r,ooo. 80
NEW OH',MANS' r.; Jan. - nog" tri
lows o. tl'e h'ro l,'s'rlct co"f,, dcc,acS
''''t ,ne courts can ENFORCE ooh'cocr-
"'e Ho''Irar's. E.,;
ue''; H'uao: "'tet al eA.e's've to"r
'''' o"S, ''o"''''n"' toPo''S ''o h'S'oos