The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15
News Items.

New YonK. May S.--1'hc Joint COM
ml,tce Of tho New School Prcsbytcrans
have adopted terms OF union for sub
mission to the churches.
New ALBANY, IND, May S.-Thc
Democrats have carried the city by
COO majority.
CHARLESTON, May 8.--Thc convcn.
ton reputation party Of South Carolina
assembled here last night. Six out Of
iurty.two Districts in the State were
represented. The delegates were al
most exclusively colorcd, and negro
from Beaufort was elected President.
United States Marshal Epping, Of
Charleston, was the only white man
among the Presidents. Several
persons, including Miss Harper, (co!or.
rd) addressed the convention. Adj
journcd until to-day.
W AslINGroN, May 8 Mr.. Davis
will undoubtedly be surrendered to civil
authorities on Monday.
Judge Curtis Of Boston, argued in
the Virginia case, showing that Virgin
Ia was II State throughout, and she was
recognized rs such prior to and over
since the effort made to divide the State.
Counsel for West Virginia takes the
ground that there is 70 such State as
Virginia.
New ORLEANS, May S.--Thcrc were
two suicides IN this city yesterday, and
and third attempted. ~
Tho hurricane on Sunday night and
Monday caused five crcvasscs below the
city. The rec crop and orange trees
were destroyed. Great distress is re.
ported.
LOUISVILLE, May S'-Thomas Geb-
hart has been taken from the Taylor
County j>il and hung, as q murderer and
pest to society.
AUGUSTA, May s. Senator Wilson
spoke at the Court House, this after.
noon, TO about 1000 freedmen and 100
whites. The tone of his speech was
t!sc same as IN Virginia and South Caro-.
lima. The freedmen honorcd him with
torch.hght procession aud the firing Of
rockets.
The body ol P. Gray, w!.o mysterious
ly disappeared Saturday night, was
found in The Savannah River, this after
noon.
Rc!IMoNo, May ST is now TN.
dcrstood that Chief Justice Chase will
arrive here on Monday. Chandler, the
prosecuting attorney has not vet arrived.
United States Marshal Underwood to.
day received The following writ, and
leaves for Norfolk with it to morrow
the President Of the United States to
Brig. Gen. Henry S. Burton and to any
person or persons having the custody Of
Jefferson Davis, by you imprisoned and
detained, rs it is said, together with the
cause of such imprisonment and dclcn.
tiom, by Whatsoever name the said
Jefferson Davis may be called or charg.
ed, before our Circuit Court Of The
United States, Of tho District Of Nir
ginia, at the next term thereof, at Rich
mond, in said District. on tic second
Monday in May 1867, at the opening
OF the Court on that day, to do and re
ccivc what shall then and there be con
sdcrcd concerning the said Jefferson
Davis. Witness Salmon =. Chase
our Chief Justice OF the superior Court
Of the United States, this first day OF
May, 1867. w. II. Berry, Clerk OF
Circuit Court United States, District ofI
Virginia.
Mr. Davis, when he arrives on Sun
day, will still be in military custody,
and will not be produced in Court until
Monday. lis stated that he will be
kept i'll the Libby Prison, where apart.
mcnts will be assigned him.
Gen. Scholicld has already commcn-
ccd the registration Of voters in Virginia
under The provisions Of the Reconstruct
ton Act. 1t was found necessary to
appoint non.residcuts and detail army
officers for the week, owing to their not
being a sufficient number Of white resi-
dents, who were ablo to take tho oath
prescribed