The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19
From WaShin o,ton.

WASHINGTON, Juno l3.-Thc draw
ing for the jury for Surratt's trial is por-
crossing. The panel will almost proba.
bly, be completed to-day. The lntclN.
9gcncer, which is regarded as the Exeeu.
tive organ, has tho following:
ave have authority for the state.
mont that, at very recent consultation
Of the Cabinet, it was decided chat tho
military officers IN command of the five
districts into which tho ten unrcprcscnt.
cd Southern States arc divided lave no
power to remove civil officers deriving
their authority from the State Govern
ments as now organized. The question
we understand, before the Cabinet, -.
more immediate reference to the rcmov-
al oil the Governor and other civil Off.
GERS OF the State Of Louisiana by Gene.
raj Sheridan, but, ofcourse, will apply
to the action OF the other four com,nar-
dcrs. No doubt the forthcoming opin.
ION OF tho Attorney General, in accor.
dance with the reasoning of which, it j.
understood, the decision referred to was
arrived at, will fully justify the legality
and proprcty o the determination. 1t
scarcely need be suggested that the
issuing of orders replacing the dcposcd
officers which may become necessary,
as consequence of this decision of ,ho
Governments, would be no ground for
! application, on the part of General
Sheridan, to be relieved from the posi-.
ton he holds much less would it war
rant the inference that the Adminslra
| nj ,nt,, L L.:
Tor his errors. We feel authorized to
say that the spccuations of sensational
Journals upor this point, however they
may be attempted to DO supported by
imagined political manmuvrcs on the
part OF either the friends or enemies Of
the General, arc wholly without lounda.
ton
is almost certain that the acts Of
District Commanders wherein !hcy
have transcribed nominations of tho
law will be reversed and The power of
the Provisional Governors be restored
and that lnnc'ionarics Of Provisional
Governments will hereafter only be re.
moved by court-malial or Acts OF Con-
grcSs. This is The decision Of the Cabi-
net Stanton only dissenting by silence.
The probable resignation Of District
Commanders Under these revcrsils and
restraints was discussed. Such action
was apprchcndcd and dcplorca. The
point was made, however, that these
District Commanders were soldiers on
duty, and that however unpleasant The
duty, they cannot abandon their posts
A LITTLE S"oRy.-PrcsiGcut Lin
coin uscdto tell this story of himself
lie was riding one day ON tho ton Of
stage coach in Illinois, when tho
driver asked him to troat.
81 never use liquor" was Mr.. lin.
coins reply, ''and | cannot induce
others to do So"
"Don't chow, neither :"
Ono, SIR"
t'Nor smoke %
"No, sir +; L never use tobacco in
any FORM"
SWELL" replied the disgustcd Jchu,
81 hain't got much opinion of fclIcrs
with no small vices I'vo allors MOTTO
cd they make itup in big oncs.'
man was chopping wood before
his door, with his children about him
playing. a stranger came along and
bid him good morning. The man re-
piled somewhat gruilly. Fine chill
drcn you have, Sir" eyes" GAIL
grown % "Of course" ssThis is a
nice little girl" "That's Eliscr.n
"IhaPs a what 2" ''That's Eliscr."
The stranger couldn't stand that, and
Immediately pitched into paiey jami-
Aas, while tho children ran scroaminc
into the house. Tho noiso brought
out the old woman, who succeeded in
explaining matters after belligcrcnts
had become pretty well tuckcrcd out.
A mans wife in South Bend, Ohio,
presented her husband with very fuo
boy. Next morning the man stepped
into tho Mayors Office and stated that
the night previous, q fellow came
skulking into his house stark naked
that he was there yet. Three police
mon at once started on the run to oust
tho intruder. When they got to tho
house, they asked to see the fellow
that had como in there tho night be-
c' dUtc' Ahcy pfouSht out tho baby.
The policemen suddenly disappeared,
and it is supposed have had to stand
a good many extra treats since.
Twenty-sevon persons were buried in
the ruins Of Geary & Wards null, in
Philadelphia, which was DESTROYED bv
boiler on Wednesday night. Scyc, al
persons were taken out alive, bnt u
number were killed. Up to midnipht
last night seventeen dead bodies lad
been taken from the ruins in horribly
mangled condition. One man was
cntombed in tho debris for '<sw4lyo
hours and finally worked his way out
alive.
"Wcll, Tom," said a backsmith to
his apprentice, "you have been with ,no
now three months, and have seen all the