The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
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900 different religions. There arc Oh the
globo about l,2S2, 900, 900 of souls.
All Ireland seems to be cmigrating TO
America. The steamers cannot begin TO
accommodate tho crowd Of people seeking |
passage to this country.
Several Portland merchants have recover !
cd by law S20l6 from the Grand Trunk |
hallway, for unreasonable detention in |
the shipment of "a quantity OF Gour from The
West.
There arc thrcc OK Confederate naval
officers editing newspapers in the South
Lieutenant Kerr, of the Weldon state ; Lieu
tenant J. II. Egglcston, of the Mobile (Aia.)
Tribune, and Admiral Raphael Semmcs, of
tho Memphis (1enn.) APpcat. All distin-
guishcd officers Of tho old navy, anu most
accomplished gentlemen.
George Kinlooh, Esq, who, for oYor half
q century, has been resident Of Charles
ton, and n leading grain merchant Of that
city, died on the lst instant.
The pos office clerks ut Virginia City,
Nevada. came across n suspicious looking
box partly open, in the mail matter, recent
j
whereupon out jumped n huge tarantula,
which ran across The distributing table and
fell 10 the floor, where 1t was su,nmarily
dispatched On inspection two tarantulas
were found IN the boI whc! suffered like
fate, regardless Of postoilicc laws.
The latest idea has occurred to hattcrs Is
to call their business cnpuology. Instead
of saying "Who is your hattcr?" it win
be proper to say ''Who is your caputolo.
gist?"
The British and Foreign Bible Society
has at last received permission TO sell the
Eiblc in Portland a depot for the sale of
scripturcs has been oponcd in Warsaw. On
tho first day lOlG copies woro sold, and
during the first week Tho purchases amount
cd to 3l72.
The city Of Ncwburyport has sclf-pro-
pclhng steam fire engine, called Tho "Eon,"
which the Hcruid of TINT city says is moved
about tho streets, mp hill, nnd down,
through snow or mud cas- easily ns u
%hcclbnrrow" Several officers Of the Bos-
ton fire department have seen tho engine
Parton, in his article on sewing machines
in tbs last iHantic Monihly, computes the
whole number Of machines manufactured,
up to the close Of last year, 10000; and
tho present rate Of manufacture ns about
300, 600 per aunum.
marks that Professor AgassiH's handwriting
is rather bad, mud suggests that 'rhc re.
nowncd lover Of bugs keeps ono of his favor.
tics NJ an amanucnsis, and makes it in
;, - - -;.'; r"c' .i;"nn.l IN ink y
Green, Ky, aad the drops being analysed
were found to contain II solution Of pitch
pinc, probably derived from mountain
forests over which tho clouds had settled
handsome suit of clothes in London
costs from S;l5 to $50. a man may dress
we'll enough, hat and boots included, for CO
los. say SIS! An Englishman adds the lu.
ties, but no cannot figure up tho cost in
America. So n lady buys an elegant silk
dress fnr from 81 toSSl5, and cannot nc
count Tor the prices sho hears her Amcri-
can friends talk about
I'm order hns been received in San Fran
''Sco Tor number of live frogs to be sent
to ll"nolulu, TO renew the attempt to raise
them in the Sandwich l.lands. II has been
tried several times, bu, tho frogs have al
ways been destroyed in the course Of n fow
months by rats or some other animal fond
OF choice meats,
firm dcsirous Of finding out tho pccu.
mary status Of" person who wished to pur-
chase goods telcsrarhsd FOR the informa-
"o"' the answer came back, "Notc good
ior any amount SO large bill Of goods
was sold and shipped. The noto came due
"nd went to protest. The firm found with
aSs"s' 'hat tho dispatch shonl have read,
: 1'Nof good Tor any amount"
lhere Is one landlord in BnInlo--Judgc
ieahody' has refused TO raise tho rent
:" ''"'' stores '' owns because ho says
'"o ''""'"s pay all 'ho stores arc worth"
''"''''' 9''''S o'ihH "o"o'o tho rent he gets.
'"' Wv ''"'"'s' approaching his generous
P"hoy, nave voluntarily expended tiyc hun