The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

tions Of Pulaski County, Va.
Reports from the Allegheny Mountains,
West of Staunton, Va, represent tho snow
ono and u half feet deep.
Since tho destruction Of 1900 begging
letters by Mr.. Peabody, he .has received
1000 more.
1t Mr.. Wilson Of Massachusetts, happens
to have such thing as Il soul about him, he
must &c delighted at the progress among the
negroes Of Richmond since his visit to and
speech in that place.
IL is stated that Senator Dooliitlc, at the
request of Secretary Seward, leaves for
Russia, upon IN official diplomatic mission
in connection with the late treaty.
Governor Fletcher and u large number of
leading men in the North western States
arc corresponding, with view Of securing;
the nomination of Secretary Stanton to be
tho next President.
People arc flowing into Texas from every
portion Of the civilized world. The popu-
la,ion now is about one hundred thou
sand.
escort to Hon. Schuyler Coliax on Thurs
day, and an invitation to deliver an address
before them OH tho Sd Of juno tho ami
yorsary Of the battles Of Eric and Riigeway
The iino dwelling house ofCapt. A. j
Daniel, in Spartanbmrg, was totally des
!roycd 10y fire OF Sunday morning last.
General II. II. Chiffon. late of Genera
Ices staff, is now agent of The Columbu.
(Georgin) Manufacturing Company.
The Registers for Virginia, appoint cd b,
Gen. SchoGcld, have been qualified and vii
commence work in day or so.
The street car question in New Orlcan
has been settled The Chief Police issuct
an order forbidding interference with ne
groes in amy car.
little girl in Shcboygan more ihun q
year ago swallowed n needle, and one day
last week ii came out of her knee.
Seventy thousand Germans, it is said
have engaged passage by steamer 10 tn,
United Statcs. The new Prussian conscrip
ton laws arc driving mrny out of the coun
Try.
Pouring cold water on the face and hcat
destroys tho elect ofnarcotio poison.
girl, poisoned with lnudanum, in England
was saved in this way, after all other rcmc
dies had failed.
In Georgia, pair oftwn children with
snakes hoads, exotic popular wonder.
mcut.
1t is proposed to establish Union church
cs in fifty places in New Hampshire, whcr,
no one denomination is strong enough alon,
to support n church.
AS an instance of modern inrratitulc il
II related that woman in Chicago wht
suos for divorce coufcagcs that her hls
bnnd recently gave hcra 500 Paislc,
shawl. Perhaps ho gavo it to get rid OF
her. Men have done sucI things.
There nro petitions to Congress circu,a
| ting in Texas for the division orthc Stat,
aud the erection Of tho now State Of Wcs
Texas. One reason given for il is tho 10y
atty OF tho people in the western ScctioI
aud tho prcpondranco of srccssionists in
other portions.
On Saturday some negroes in New Or
leans threatened to forcc an entrance into
tho French Opera House on an equality
with the whites. They appear determined
to take advantage Of tho temporary rcduc.
ton Of the police force. on account Of Gene
rol Shcridnn's order to discharge half tho
force and substitute cx-Union soldiers.
Duringa severe thunder storm " wh;cl
visited Washington city last Monday after.
noon. n lofty flagstaff, which stood in front
OF the gale at the cemetery Of tho old sol
diers' Home, was struck by lightning and
*h'vrrod into fragments. a Congressional
Committee should be appointed as soon rs
possible to SEQ il this work cannot be trac.
cd to soiac rebel in tho torpedo business.
Three citizcns Of Newport Alaino, have
been fined SO each for carrying q robcl sym.
pathi4er to the town hall and compelling
him to make n public apology for oxprcs.
sions orJioy at the assassination of President
Lincoln.
IL is said that during severe gallo on the
British coast, q steamer host one Of her pad
dlc wheels, and in order to make tho 9th CT
work, the stock Of ooals running short, four
hundred pigs wcro burned to keep up tho
fires.
II is stated by gentleman Of Salna,
Kansas, that section Of ground which he
has examined on his farm, contains not less
'han twenty five grasshorrors' eggs to tho
square inch. To test the vitality of Ithcss
he put two dozen eggs in bottle and on
the sixth day they hatchod out, and hopped
about like lambs trying to jump over cncl,
others heads. Another piccc of earth was
take" from the Saline river, about tho size
of piece Of chalk, which contained twenty
vital eggs. The soil thcrcabouts would be
'nj"yed hugely by the Digger Indians.
There nre 30, 900 tailors on a strike IN
Paris.
Minnesota, il is estimated, is receiving
an addition to its population of 1000 n
day.
Rossini described tho Stcinway piano. NJ
the Exposition, as q nightingale cooling in
thunder storm.
The 'ickshurg Weekly Republican,, the
only radical paper in Mississippi has sus