The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-24
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preach in Ohio.
pr Robert j. breckenridge, wei, known
in medical circles in the Confederate States
army, and at one time, acting Chief Mcdi.
cal Director ofthc Army Of Northern Vir-
gnia, died few days since i'll Houston,
Texas.
Mrs. jefferson Davis, with her child and
servant, arrived in the city Of Charleston
the 10th, by the steamer Champion. and
Put up nt the Mills House. In tho after
noon she left for Savannah on the City
Point.
The wonderful vitality Of tho Hebrew
race has never been more forcibly demon
s,ratcd than in tho instance OF Dsrcali
Born without rank, fortune or social posi-
ton, by the sheer forco ofintcl,cct he has
mounted to the highest place in England,
aud leads the rroudcst and most powerful
arstocracY in the world into accep tancc of
reform measure they dct"st.
The lIypcrnon, ,hc largest balloon ever
madc in this country, with capacity fer
seventy thousand feet OF gas, asccndcd from
Boston Common, Tuesday afternoon, under
tho charge Of Professor King, who took
ecvcn companions with him.
Thc Texas paper speaks Of n general dis.
position among the farmers of that State to
lessen the quantity and improve the quality
oftkc land they cultivate. This change is
nuscd hy tho scarcity of labor, which leads
TO improved cultivation and an increase Of
production from given quantity OF land
The Improvement in Tic system Of cultiva.
ton in Texas will ultimately extend to all
parts Of the South.
Emigration statistics for tho past six
months, says the N. y, Times, show that the
number Of births NJ sea were ono hunlrcl
and eighteen, and of deaths three hundred
aud iilty-two. Of tho latter, two hundred
and li:ty-cight occurred on sailing vessels
and %, 30S passengers, being one and ono.
tenth per cent. The deaths, nincty-lour i,
all, on board steamships occurred among
lhS,6l@, being less than enc tenth Of on,
pcv cent.
Travellers in Vermont Massachusetts, ant
IN States east, report that the people arc
cnting hay. Ike cvopis said to he al
immense one and The corn crop also pro
misses to be very large. IN Vermont aud
Massachusetts, on report says the yield will,
It !hcrc arc no mishars, exceed anything
ever before known. The crop is also n
largo one, aud ripe enough 10 be cut in
many fields. What is true Of rye, corn II, Il
hny is also reported to be true Of potatoes,
hccts and most garden truck.
Saiuratc n sponge with water. over this
sprinkle sugar, and place wherever you wish
II over light (hcing careful however I,
remove all cntablcs out of the way J in III,
morning vast numbers Of the ants will bt
found collected on il throw the sponge into
boiling water, aud repeat the process until
all have disappeared.
y correspondent Of the iScifaNfc ImpicoA
says that, "oil or essence Of ponnyroyal
g believed 70 bc II specific against tho at
lc!i Of ilcas. have always used it when
H!aS were in my bed or about my clothing.
and found it would Danish them entirely,
ard am now using il with equal success to
h'nish mosquitoes. They will not come
Wncrc it. is.
An extra Of tho 7rmcs OF India, dated the
lth ult., contains tho following letter from,
). Thacker, commanding 2lSt regiment na.
'''o intantry, bombay, May Is, 1867
''Sir: One Of the Scpoys, 2lst regiment
native infantry. or marine battalion, VIII,
accompanied ny. !iviMgs,oMes cxrclito,
rcturncd this day from Zanzibar News
has been received from The Doctor. lIcwaS
dive mud we'll and the havilar, DIST rcgi
mcnt native infantry, or marine battalion
and the Nassick boys were with him."
a fight occurred between n gang of sol,
d'crs and tho police, at Savannah, on
Thursday night. which resulted in some
ncvcrc fighting, but in no mortal wounds
The soldiers had made an assault upon II
house Of i'll fame, and resisted tho atlcmr,
of tho police TO arrest them
!!c reports received AT the Department
q; Agriculture concerning the grain crop
.Rst harvested generally agree that tho crop
hns turned cut exceedingly we'll. The yield
to The acre has not been qaicso large as
was expected, and some state that little
damage was done Ivy The wet weather in
N'"SiHS Srron'lhy anu rust nut OWN
TO- much greater area having hccn planted
tho supply grain will be sufficiently larg,
TO meet the great want Of tho people. Bul
few reports have been received from the
Northern, Eastern and Western States, bu
those few arc favorable.
4 dispatch from Fort Wallace, Kansas
dated June 25, says "Ycstcrlay four hun
drcl lndans the Same band that were driv
en- OF a few days ago, male another attack
on this post. Captain Borwitch, with G
troop. Of the 1th cavalry, went out q gay,
tho savagcs battle. AZ first he was rcpuls
CT, but after desperate fight succeeded il
driving the red skins away. Out OF forty
eight soldiers who participated in tho ac
ton, thirteen were killed. Besides this los
in men, twenty horses were either killed o.
captured. The Indian loss is uncertain, a.
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