The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-31
NEWS SUMMARY.


occurred at Vicasburg.
The body of Maximilian, after hc was
shot, moas surod six feet three inchcs. His Il
heart, it is stated, was unusually large.
Gcuoral Porfira Diaz has been appointed 7
Commanders in. Chief of tho armies Of the q
Repulio of Mexico.
a man at Newport dispatched q message !
to Alexandria, Egypt, distance of about
1000 miles, the other day, and in twenty )
five hours had reply
A Radical editor cries aloud, "Draw the
ncok and we'll draw it, says the cheerful
Prentice.
Tho Radicals rorlso TO allow dcscrtcrs 10 {
vote and hold Office in the North. 1t is q
little singular, but they scarcely allow
anybody else to vote or hold Office in The
South.
The Pole, who made tho attempt on the
life Of tho Czar of Russia. has been found
guilty, with cxtcnua,ing circumstances, and
sentenced to hard labor for life.
Dan Rice, tho other evening in his circus,
said that he was not going to dclilc tho fair
record Of thity-scven years rs q rcspccta-
bio Snowman by becoming u member OF Con.
grcss.
DR.. Robinson, Of bennington, Michigan,
diol on Sunday night of last week, in con-
sequence Of sprnkling chloroform OH his
pillow to produce sleep.
Among The latest arrivals at Saratoga arc
two young ladies' from Havana, known as
tho "Charms Of Cuba" and wearing dia.
monds to the value Of $250,000.
The Swabian Wcrcmy states that the
news Of the Emperor Maximil;ans death
produced terrible effect upon the Emperor
of Austria. Ills Majesty was seen to weep
bitterly.
,fhc Post Office department has ordered
contract with tho Charlotte and South Caro-
linn Railroad, FOR twelve times week ser.
vice, with route agent accommodation. The
limo is no miles in length.
There must be sadly curious marriages in
Virginia, 10 judge by the following no.icc in
tho Richmond Dispatch Of Monday; the
names are omitted:
Narricd.- At the residence OF - -,
Orange Courthouse, on the 2Gth instant, of
disease Of the hcn,t, - ----., rchct Of
-, Of fredericksburg
. 1t is very safe rule to wet your wrists
before drinking cold water, ii at MI heated.
'rhn effect Is Immediate and grateful, aud
tho danger Of fatal results may be wardcd
"' a3o"r td inJiy TOR pornnysiON Tint he return
to this country and accept q position in the
Virginia Military Institute. 1t is said that
tho Professor ardcntly desires TO come
home.
while white men arc coming from Europe
and yellow men from China, thousand of
black cmigrants from tho United States and
West Indies arc fastening TO Arrica With
In arcccnt period moro then thirteen hun.
drod black omgrants have gono from Ahi-
ca.
Ex.Gov. Wi!lcr, OF California, delivered n
speech in New Orleans on the Fourth of
July 'lc announced Escobcdo as an inra
mous blood thirsty tyrant, and said for
boarancc had ceased to bo n virtue. lie
COOS for destroying Mexico and alminiscr-
ing upon her cilccts.
Our national product Of bullion is now
about 100000. COO per annum $50, 900.
O'O from placer or galch gold diggiugs,and
SSO,0Oo,O0O from quartz mining
SN Mono Of tho members oftho senior class
OF Princeton College would accept tho Jc.
romc gold medal, which was to be given 10
Tho most gcntlcmanly member Of tho class.
Ihcy consider themselves all gentlemen.
Among tho toilet articles which lhc Su)-
tan has brought with him into the countries
OF The intidcls is an immense tank of Nile
water. His highnoss is forbidden TO battle
in any loss sacred water.
Tho government of Cuba is about TO for
bid discussion OF Mexican affairs. A fow
Cubans got together last wock and cclcbra.
cd tho death Of MNxmilian. They toostoI
the Monroe Doctrine.
Tho oonisca!ionists in Congress seem
disposed TO accept tho Presidents idea
ABOUT tho liability oftho National govern
mcnt for debts Of tho "conoucrcl pro-
Hlnoes,' and they want tho property of
rebels taken TO pay the dobts.
According to the Mcmphis Aualanche tho
police commit nearly all tho dcpre,lotions
eom"tte1 IN that city. They rcocntly rob.
- bod dying carpenter Of his tool chest and
other property, in broad day, and Chicn.
4 go detective traced robbery to The Chief Of
roioe.
Chicago is eating frogs voraciously this
season, and has already consumed 100, 600 |
with the expectation of trip,ing tho number
next year. AT tho sherman House md
leading hotels they arc regularly announced
on the bill offaro, and readily accepted as
rellci from tho dcatcstabc "bluc beef"
r French chemists, having provod by n
practical test that fresh milk can be kent
sweet and good for almost any gwen period,
has received prizo of fifteen hundred
francs from tho French Academy Of Sciences.
Hereafter dairy women can keep milk sweet
rs "ns as they please, "in spite Of thun-
der"
Tho Presidents suggestion that tho de-