The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-11
News Items.

NEWS Items
WASHINGTON, Sept. Tn the forth.
coming pardon proclamation, four classes
are excepted: lst. Those condemned or
against whom legal proceedings arc
pending. I'd. Foreign agents OF the
Confcderacy. 81. Military officers
above the rank of brigadiers and and
naval officers above captains. 9TH
Persons implicated IN Lincoln's assassi-
nation.
The President has directed that copies
OF his late proclamation be sent to all
who have taken the oath to support the
Constitution, SO that they may know
officially what is required Of them ac-
cording to that document.
President Johnson is said to be highly
clated with tho Democratic victory in
California, and predicts similar results at
the elections in tho Atlantic States.--
The latest returns from there show a
Democratic majority in tho Legislature
thus cutting Of, all probability of a
Republican Senator to succeed Con-
ness.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE Presi-
dent has instructed the heads OF the
several Executive Departments to fur
nish persons holding an appointment in
their respective departments with an
official copy of his proclamation Of the
Sd instant, with directions TO observe
strictly its requirements for an earnest
support Of the Constitution, and Il faith.
fnl execution of the laws which have
been made in pursuance thereof
New YoRK, September 1.-The
shipment OF specie today was $673,.
900.
The electious in Canada yesterday,
resulted in riots at Montreal, Griffin.
town, Clarence and other points. The
disturbances were not very serious,
though several persons were badly in.
jurcd,
A Montreal dispatch gives the partic-
ulars of the riot yesterday. About a
dozen of the rio,crs were captured by
soldiers, and police were only with diff
Guilty saved from the vengeance Of the
enragcd citizens, who threatened to
lynch them. One policeman was killed.
About thirty serious casualties and half
dozen gun'shot wounds arc reported
as the sum Of injuries sustained by the
citizens.
The passenger train on the Nauga-
tuck Railroad broke through bridge
near Thomaston, Conn yesterday, and
the baggage car fell into the river, car
rying with it sixteen persons. 1t was
swept over the dam, and iloated three
miles from the scene Of the accident,
when it was secured, but only five per.
sons were found clinging to it. The rest
are supposed to have been drowned.
RICHMOND, Sept. 7.-Y esterday, a
negro named Howe, who had bought a
first class car through ticket, North OF
Washington, was put off the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac cars near
this city, having refused to ride in the
negroes car. lie was about to sue the
company, but to-day it compromised the
s.tter,by paying him 5000 damages.
This is tho first case South whore ne
groes have received damages in such
cases.
The official registration returns from
the whole State have been received at
headquarters. The total vote is 2lG,-
600; the ratio Of voters is clevcn whites
TO nino blacks. The Wing has informa.
ton that the Commanding General will
order the election for delegates to The
conyention--lO3 in number-bctwcen
the 10th and 18th of October.
New ORLEANS, Sept. I'm assum.
ing command of tho 9th Military Dis.
trict, Con. Griffin says that all existing
laws will romain in force, and thai
tho district staff officers will continue
to perform their customary duties al
headquarters at New Orleans unit
further orders :
Gen. Ord tclcgraphs that Vicksbure
has been placed under quarantine
Boats from New Orleans must land al
a station two miles below tho city.
Thcro were forty-thrcc yellow fever
deaths in twonty four hours, ending
at 6 o'clock this morning.
ST.. Louis, Sept. 7.--An Oman;
despatch says tho steamer st. John
with the Indian Commissioners OF
board was fired into by tho Indian,
'hoar Fort Sully. No damage done.
WASHINGTON, September 4 Geo
@. Whiting, Grand Master of the Ma
sons Of thc District, and prominen
officer Of tho Interior Department, il
dead.
The amnesty proclamation, it is OK.
pccted, will DO issued tomorrow. The
list Of exceptions will be quite short.
The Cabinet Grant and Browning
being absont) accorded with tho Presi
dent, except Seward, who feared I'll,
Presidents exceptions from the amnes
ty list are imprddonty exclusive.
r The committee appointed to investi
gate the malfeasanco in regard to cotto,
I and other abandoned property, repor
that many OF the largest operators ar
dead, while the majority lost their gain
by subsequent operations aud the de
clino of cotton. The payment Of the loyal
lists cotton claims, recently dccreed b.
the Court of claims has been suspende
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, at tn
renueat Of the com mittee