The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-21

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Sci DESERTED ONT HE OCEAN.-A cor.
respondent Of the GaycHc, ortho Rus
sian Academy, writing from Archanecl,
says:
On Juno 2Gth, there arrived n vessel
the captain OF which dccorcd at the
Custom House. that ko knew ncithc,
It's owner, whence it came, or its desti.
nation. The captain, an Englisman Of
the name TurcG made the following dc.
position On June l7th, Quilted the
port OF Tramsoc, on the English ship
tAdcnt, bound Tor Archangcl. On June
18Th, the course OF the vessel was OBJ
strnctcd by the fields OF ice, to such n
degree that sho could not bc oxlrica.
ted
On tho following day The 1Illcnt had
Suffered so many rcverscs that she was
IN danger OF laundering, and tho captain
and all hands would havo prerishci had
had it not been for tho np.
proach Of tho English ship Industry,
on.board of which they were taken by
Captain Macbeth, On Going on board
nothing was saved from the Eidcnt.-
Twenty four hours subsequently tho
Industry halicd Il ship moving along in
lnII sail No response was givcn, as
not soul could be discovered on her
deck. The strange vessel, which PROV
! ed TO be the Da Capo, hal seven ard
hall. feet Of water in her hold, but had
suffered no other damage.
Captain Turcf and his crew wore
transferred on board, after having pump
cd ont The water, and continued their
voyage until they arrived at Archangcl.
All that can be learned Of the mysterious
vessel is conlircd to its name. Whoth-
crit had been abandoned, or had been
the scene Of some terrible maritime
drama, nobody knows-no documents
having been found on board giving any
clue to its ownership. Strange to say,
here was an(licicncy Of provisions for
The remainder Ct tho voyagc,--Jomuul
.'e 81. Petcr$buyy, Juy IL
SHoorING on EAST BAY Intense
EXCITEMENT Two Men MoRrALly
SCARED. .-Th, usual quic. of East BAY
was disturbed on "Wednesday by The
sudden report Of n pistol, and men who
had been long unused to grim visaeod
war, snniicd the battle from alar and
FASTENED to the scene. It appeared on
examination that tho shot was fred
from Mr.. Bernard O'Ncils store, mud
was aimed at n rat, but the long-talcd
animal lcI from the wrath to como and
Tho bullet giancing on the Goor struck
n gentleman passing by, in tho shoulder,
but did no damage beyond cutting his
coat Ills Indignation at the occurrence
WAS Immense, and considering it to bo
the cut direct, lie proceeded to vent his
anger in violent demonstrations Of his
unknown assaiiant
y sympa,hizing crowd soon gathered
among whom was n no!ghboring mcr-
chant " no had also been threatened by
the shot These gentlemen not wishing
a repetition of the warllc civiltics, pre-
icrrrd charges before tho police and n
detachment Of The "Guarlians" headed
BY their officers were soon on tho
ground, these were followed by the De.
tccivcs and it seemed for q time as If
the unfortunate shoolist would be COM
PEELED to pay the penalty to The offend
cd law. Fortunately moderation pre-
vailed, mo one was hurt, and tho only
punishment mcted to the culprit, was a
fine of $5 for firing his pistol IN tho City
limits We would suggest to our East
Bay friends visit 10 No. 8 Hayne
street where they will find rat trap
that will prove far moro cnicacious in
checking the career Of tho anmics than
4 pistol SHOT, anil tho result will bo moro
satisfactory both to tho parties them
selves and to the public, who can then
walk tho Bay boldly and fear no
evil. - Charleston Nccs.