The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-04
fearful proportions. II was, however,
finally subducd.
ToRToLh.

| ieaIiui proportions. 1t was, however,
finally subducd
ToRToLA.
The island Of Tortola suffered severely
not house remains, trees torn up by tho
| roots and crops destroyed. Later advices
slate that II has been visited by m earth
quake, and that it is completely submerged.
| If this be true, tho loss Of life must have
been awful. The island has 10, 900 inlabi,
tants'
MARTINIQUE.
On tho night of the 9TH this island was
visited by hurricane, which, although not
80 violent rs that which prevailed at st.
Thomas and Porto Rice, yet did considcra-
bic damage At Fort de France tho ship
La Alolainc and the steamer ] C Reno wcro
driven ashore, and five smaller crafts were
totally lost. At ST. Pierre Tho French brig
Ccfro, schoonors hnemono, Rubis and Dart
were driven ashore, and several lighters
and small boats were smashed TO picccs.--.
No lives wore lost in either place.
QuAs1MoDo.
REsuLr OF a TRIAL BY MILITARY CON-
MIssIoN.-General Orders No. l18, issued
from tho Headquarters Of the Second Mill
tary District, NJ Charleston, under date Of
the 10th inst, gives the charges, findings
and sentences passed upon William J. Tolar,
Thomas Powers aud David Watkins, who
were lately tried in Raleigh for killing ono
Archie Bebec, colored, who had committet
arano upon the person Of young lady, re-
sidcnt Of Fayettcvlc Two Tiers besides
those named above, namely Duncan G..
McEac and Samuel Phillips, were also held
! to bail for the samc offence, but in their
case n noiie prost4m was entered. and they
were discharged. The plea Of tho prison
srs vas "not guilty." and the finding of tho
Court is guilty" They were sentenced
''to be hung by the neck until they be dead,
at such time and place as the proper au-
thoritics may direct, two-thirds Of the NOM
bers of the Commission concurring therein"
Tho proceedings, finding and sentence of
the Court are approved, but tho latter is
mitigated from death to fifteen years. i'm
prisonment at hard labor at Fort Macon
Charleston NeWs
RrpUcTIoN OF TmRouau FnEranTs TO
New wYoRK.-Thursday last Messrs Ma
grath Ind Peake, tho President and Super.
intendant respectively. Of the South Caro-
lima Railroad, and representatives of the
Georgia, Western and Atlantic, Atlantic and
West Point, Montgomery and West Point,
Nashville and Chattanooga, and Memphis
and Charleston Railroads, and several re-
Prcscntatiyes of the steamship lines plying
between New York md this city, met by ap-
pointment in Atlanta, for tho purpose OF
agreeing upon some reduction Of through
trelghts by the steamers. 1t was finally
concluded TO reduce the through rate on
cotton from one cent per pound to sixty.fivo
cents per hundred pounds, which was immo.
diately put in operation. An effort was also
made to establish fast through freight
line, and to form q tariff by which corn
could bo shipped. on charges made per car
load Instead Of forty-fve cents per hundred
as heretofore but no agreement was renCh.
cd, although it is altogether probable that
both OF the propositions will prevail at no
distant day Charieslon Courier.
HU.Io.-Gcntlemen who arrived by yes
terday's Macon train informs us that tho
negro, Bill Smart Bass, tho murderer Of the
lamented conductor, Jake Cozartc was hung
at Butler on Friday afternoon, at s o'clock.
lie kept up n bold front to the last, He
spoke few words to the large number pros
ent. Alludlng to the murder, he said he
did what he believed any man in the situa-
tion would have have done. He never had
any idea Of being hung. Iio had called
himself "Smart" because he had too much
quckness to be caught in his doings. Thus
ended the life Of q notorious thief and mur-
derer.- CoIun6urs Sun.
CONVENTION j .FEATHD IN CHARLESTON
DIsTRIoT. Corrected returns show that in
this District 1910 votes were oast on the
question Of Convention. All votes but one
were for Convention. The corrected return
Of registered voters is, whites 3638, and
blacks 6l92; total $3.50. It was necessary
that 44l6 votes, majority of the registe cred
votes, should be cast to carry the question
of Convention, and the Convention is,there-
fore, defeated by rs votes Charleston
News.
DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN AN
other of our oldest, most widely known and
most universally respected citizens, ono
whose family has been identified with Edge.
field from timG immemorial, has departed
this life Wiley Glover, Esq. On Monday
last, while in town, Mr.. Glover was striok-
on down by paralysis, was conveyed on a
bed to the residence of his son, Mr.. a. A.
Glover. near this village. and died on the
same night EGyefed AdOertiser .,
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The ravagos Of msn- ing tigers in Cen
tral India are so serious that elephants have
been placed at the disposal Of the district
officers 10 enable them TO destroy them. Or
dinary tigers do harm only TO the cattle, and
the reward Of 50rs. il sufficient to incite ma
tive hunters 10 pursue them. But with man
eaters the case 10 different One such brute
kills it's scores Of human beings in year,
and no ordinary native sportsman dare at
tack ib. ,s
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Major General Ord, Of District No.
4, has arrested the friends and rela-
tivcs Of Colonel Robert a. Smith.
late of the 10th Mississippi Confcdcr~
ate Regiment, who wore about to
place on the grave Of the dead soldier
q small monument sent by his broth.
or from Scotland. The Mississippi
editors are dusting General Ord's
jacket in a lively style for this petty
picce of tyranny. fa ra
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A mnn advertised for wife, and request.
cd eocb caRdidnte to enclose her carte. ds
oi.He.. A spirited young lady wrote to Tho
advertiser In the following terms: ...Sfr, I
do not enclose my carte, for, though therei.
sone authority for puning * cart before q
torse, ! know Of none for putting one be-
fore an ass"