The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-11
INQUIRY DOCKET.


H. & M. tIise vs.. NJ. Winstock-
Arthur, Melton g. Melton. Jury No.
l rendered a verdict for plaintiff for
S9l5.42
Ac parte Pierre Bacot, Nathan G.
Robertson, Isaac K. James. Petition
for voluntary bankruptcy. Coh J. II.
Rion, proclaimanLs petitioner.
On motion OF J. II. Ron, Esq, the
Judge approved Of the appointment
OF Samuel B. Clowncy as assignee in
the above cases, and it was ordered that
the notice, by said assignee, Of his ap-
pon,mcrt be published in the Wins
boro NeUS.
On motion Of Col j. II. R;on, it was
ordered, that unil successor to James
NJ. Ru'lnnd as Register for Third Con.
grcssional Dislrct, be appointed and
qualified, all proceedings in bankruptcy
for Fairfield District, that may hcrca (,cr
be commenced. be referred to and acted
upon by VIM. j. Cawson, Register in
Bankruptcy for Fourth Congressional
District.
INTo ABYssINtA.--Thc English, says the
Springfield Republicaa arc jnst boginnn g
to find out what an immense expenditure
the Abyssinian expedition Involves. The
cutirc force which has left Inl,a is Il, 900
ctfcctivcs, 5000 Of which arc Indian ma
tivcs. Armstrong batteries. elephant cav
riFges, mountain trains, Snilcr rifles, and
all the clcctera ofbatllc. nre furnished in
prolusion. More than 10000 followers
vii, OF course, suck upon the substance Of
the army Moro than $4,000 mules have
bcon collected. from India, Dagdad, Egypt,
and Syria, and il is snil that those will all
prove useless in tho hard travel; so many
horsos me nlso taken along. Tie cXpen H.
tnre Of the commits arat's department. alone
Is half million dollars monthly. Thc cost
oftransport is Immense. Sailing vessels
get, on an average So per ton per months
employment, rhe total cost Of the cxpcdi
ton is estimated roughly at between five
aud six million poands. Narrowing rs this
Is to the British tax payers feelings, he
must pay and bear II in silence to be re-
warded, perhaps, in the dim future, by the
announccmsn Mt that Nbyssnia is an English
colony. but the sacrifice ofmen and money
must be tremendous before any such yicto-
ry us could lead TO the organization Of
King Theodorc's dominion can be gain.
Cd
THE ELECTION IN lToRRy DISTRICT.
the recent election held in this District, ln
der the provisions Of the Reconstruction
Acts. only 4I5 out Of l ,53l registered per-
sons voted, and of this number but 81 were
white This exhibits majority Of orc
against Convention. The delegates elect
are Henry ". Jones and Augustus Rcavcs,
both colored. The former can read n little:
bpr v,.i
CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND Nuns ARRESTED.
The sheriff of Cape Girardcau County, Mis-
souri,, arrested last week, q priest, name
Alezcri, Prcsiden. Of st. Vinoenrs College,
and several nuns 1T tho convent there, for
fcaching without taking tho new conslitu,
tior test oath Tho oath has been decided
unconstitutional rs TO preachers and auor-.
noys, but no decision rs to teachers has been
made. rs
Dean Swift could not have concoctcd q
more bittor joke tinn that Of tho tcstator
who, after rejecting The obligations he was
under to particular friend bequeathcd to
him. at tho bottom Of the first pago Of his
will, ten thousand-pounds, Of course,
to the delighted legatee but, on turn
ing the leaf the bcqwest was discovered to
be ten thousand "thanks."
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AN EXPLANATION NERDED.--Tho New
York Times pointedly callsupon Mr.. Church
hill to explain how It happened that in Juno
last, ho voted that the testimony developed
nothing to justify tho impeachment OF tho
President, and in November voted exactly
tho opposite way, no new facts having bccn
developed in tho interval. No, doubt thc
money brokers could explain the whole af-
tair, and in manner. anything olso than
creditablo 10 tho honorable gentleman from
Now York.-Mae Telegraph., 5..' a''a.