The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-07
NEWS SUMMARY.

arlotta has gone to Belgium.

ii is thought probable that England will
invade Abyssinia on thc coming of cold
weather.
bananas nrc TO be tried in California.
The plants arcimportcd from Central Amcri-
CO.
Tho Troy Times says that Congressman
Morrsscy made upwards Of 100000 in
stock operations in Wall street last week.
Frank Fitch n well known biliardist at
Troy, made the unparalleled scoro Of 1858
points one day last week
Hon Daniel Mace, an cx-mcmbcr of Con-
grcss, committed suicide in Lafayette, Ind,
where he was Postmaster, on Friday
New York is more wastcful Of water than
any city in The world. In London the
quantity used is twenty gallons day to
each inhabitant, in Paris forty gallons, and
in that city sixty.
Some beef, which was deposited in tins
beneath the heap Of stones is Spitzbcrccn
by Captain Parry in 1927, was recently dis
covered and n portion was cooked and
eaten at supper in Stockholm, after being
preserved for forty years.
On n terrace at Portsmouth, England.
past which the railroad trains rush with
tremendous speed, the society for promot
ing the Gospel have caused 10 be inscribed.
"Prcparc TO meet thy God"
IL is said that tho knights Of tho Golden
Circle arc organizing under new name,
and hereafter may be known as the "Ordcr
Of M"Ainiian.* Jhcy binG themselves
h,,,. j. Il
10 leave This country shortly for Mexico, to
nvcngc The death Of that prince.
Wrcckcrs engaged OH tho steamer Dohc-
'nian, which sank several years ngo near
Portland, frequently bring to The surface
other valuablcs beside those ofa pcrishablc
nature. Thc other day q large roll of silk
was found. and il was only slightly dams
nGcd, having been protected by o mass OF
iron.
Tho last new word is "cycurrcd." Some
people have mania for coming words
aust as though tho standard dictionaries OF
tho day do not contain words sufficient &c
express fully and intolligcntly common
sense idcn. 10 say that party "cxcur''
across tho plains il an achievement worthy
Of The most imaginative ncologist.
rs farmers arc often at distance from
meat markets, the following directions for
keeping meat may be Of use to those VIII,
try it: "CuJ tho meat into slices srcady [,
fry. Tack it into jar in layers, sprinEl,
il S"lt ADD pepper just enough to make i
Place Oh the top thick papc,
With salt an inch thick. Kcc;
l "'I The whilo. The meat will re
j3a" sweet and fresh several weeks.
ccnsus, ofthe "Chcrokco Nation" O,
me ArN2nsnH and Texas border, reveals th,
Tact iha, from population Of 33, 900 at th,
last cc"s"a, obey have fallen TO only l3, / SO
ihs is the Indian in civilizations
~ the beginning Of tho war tho popula
ton Of Texts was between six and scyc,
hundred thousand Allan's .Nonihy csti
mates il 10 be at least QUO million now
Population is flowing into The State from
t'1ropc rs well as from the Southern, States
cas-, Of The Mississippi.
One who has often seen Gen. Juarcz dc.
scribcs him as about sixty years old, under
the middle size, and inclined to cn5onpoini
nc has the color of an Italian, and, like tho
people of the Xapoic !ribo, has n small rorc.
head, high check bones, broad and bent
hose, large mouth and beautiful teeth,
black, small and lively eyes, mud long black
hair just tinscd with grey. Ills voice is
soft, sonorous and mournful, ho is fond of
garnishns his conversation with anecdotes
and jokes. aftcr the fushion Of tho latc
lamcntcd."
The Atlanta IM,llycnctr says: "Thc
subject Of mrial navigation has been recent
~ revived. One of our citizens who has
devoted years Of patient study to tho sub.
'ect' has perfected plan by which he pro.
poses I" travel with mails and passengers
from Washington to New York in three
hoars. Ills theory hns met tho arproba-
t'oh OF all the scientific and prac.ical men
who have examined it. Ito is no droomc,
or enthusiast, but has arrived nj conclusions
after patient investigation md laborious
study and experiment. All that he needs
Tor practical illustration Of his invention
is means
General Stonewal Jackson's horse, Su
perior, has lately been purchased by ,
gentleman in Georgia, arrived at Macon O,
tho 10Th ult: At letter from Mrs. Jackso,
10 the purchaser, says: superior is larg,
bay horse, about sixteen hands high, blacl
name and tail, good carriage, fine action
and good eyes; age supposed TO DO about
hino years. lie was gift to General J
from tho county of Augusta, Virginia, an,
was bought for him Mt krcyews, md ohio
jackson rode him on$SO0 in 1862. Gene
occasions dcmandingnny conformity to cerc
mony, rs hc was mnch handsomcr hoys,
than the sorrcl, but he never rodc him int
battle"
Dill passed Congress ut its late scssio
TO make oolorcd mon eligible 10 onic, nm