The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-27
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w hlISGNGTON, February GO'--J OH
Snrratt was brought on shore today
On landing, thc marsha, said as You
name john SurraLt 2" lie replied Il.
is sir. Tho marshal then served Ii:
warrant, anal took possession of the rris
oncr. lis case and custody arc entirely
Under civil authorities. x.Govcno
Thomas [. Ford, Of Ohio, and Colono
ltinclo will defend Surratt.
! rAS;hOE Or SiIERMAN's HtI.L.
! WASH NGroN. February 2l.-m III.
llousc. Shcrman's bill came M. Wi
sons amendment WAS ahoptct--Go &c
60. II passed, "nnd that pcrsons oxcln.
ded from office by the proposed cons,itn-
l'onal amendment DO excluded from,
voting " mcmhcrs, or being members
OF conventions to form State conglil,.
tions.' ShnnohrrgGr offered m amend
ment, declaring, until the rebcllious
States are admitted to representation
any civil government shall be deemed
provisional, subject 10 the authority Of
tho United States, to be abolished,
modified or superseded aL my ;imc, and
all elections under civil government 10
bH conducted By persons dcScyibclin in the
nm section; anu persons qua.iicl to
mold o!licc under nrc "isional government
ineligible under tho provisions of the
third section OF the constitutional amend
mcni Of last session" Alop,cl--vcas,
90; nays, 10. a resolution 10 concur
with The amendment then passed --l25
to liG-I!awkins Of Tennessee. ana
llubbeli Of OHIO, being TIC only Rcpnb
llcnns voting Nar.
J; is conceded tina. The Senate vii,
pass 'hc bill, with Tho House amend.
m"nis The increased stringnncv dc.
vclopca hy tho Wilson aud SIivllabcrgcr
amendments is attributed TO Stevens
strategy. Its generally ncccicd ,ha,
the president will waive the advantages
of time, and veto tho bill in tuc fol
Congress ~ act.
The army appropriation bill was taken
up and adopted. including lhe section in
relation to n general Of Tho army, which
contains, iii addition to tho points tele
graphrd last night, HAT orders and in,
StruciloGs relating 10 military operations
ssned by 'Ir President cl Secretary Of
War, shall he issued through general
OF The army.
The Senate was engaged on Distric:
bills unit message was received from
the House announcing the passage OF
Shcrman's bill, with amendments.
Williams moved that the Senate
concur. Several Senators regretted
that disfranchiaing clause was inserted
by the House. but would vote tc concur
Notwithstanding.
johnson said Tint i he had hi; wish,
he would Immediately receive The South.
crn representatives, but wonl yield to
he majority he would vote for the bin
because he saw N it II mode olrrscuiu,,
the country from tho pcriis that now
threaten it.
TIE RECENT EAariQUANE ~ ORM-
GoN.--.rhc San Francisco Bullciin
statos that tho following letter was
written from Fort Klamath. under date
Of January 8, 1867, 10 o'clock a. NJ,
and is reliable:
This morning at daylight, we were
started from our sleep By the prccipi,atc
sh ,ck Of al earthquake, Immediately
followed b6 q noise as Of distant thun,
der. But in II little while quiet reign.
| cd, and every one was c1mvcrsing and
laughing Heartily at The singular p!c.
| nomcnon but our cuultcnonccs soon
underwent n serious change, for it began
to gro? dark; the whole heavens were
| iu|i OF 4 very blaci; smoke OF cloud :; tho
| air had y sulphurcons smell, and ashes
Of Drowni&l color fuli as fast as ever
saw it snow. We had 10 use candlcs
in the mess room The most Of ns
went into breakfast bnt bad only got
fairly into our seats when, horror upon
horror the Garth seemed rolling like
waves upon the ocean every one was
brown to thc iloor only, on rrnainn%
thor feet, to be placed IN the same posi-
ton again, accompanied with the raj.
Ting Of dishes, The crashing OF window.
glass, cracking OF ,inbcrs Of buildings,
and The screams Of The I ightcncd You
could not imagine more perfect Chaos.
Some Of us gained the door, and such a
sight met our gaze ms WIS probably never
before bchcld. the tall pines around
the Tort seemed la&Iiug themselves into
fury the wagons in front OF thn stable
were engaged in pitched battle :
horses and cattle were lying crouchina
upon the gronna, tutoring The most
pl,ilil moaos; dogs, were howling aud
the nncorliIly cr!os oi thc Kamaii,
Indians campud near lllc fort completed
The scene. We imagined wc were
amidst The "wrcck Of ma,ter AID The
crugl, Of worlds" The suffers store
vas thrown about twenty, feet, from its
formrr position. There were no lives
lost, nor any serious accident to any
onr, hni there arc quito Embcr Of
bruised sl,iis and skincd nosos. pIlcru
ls,no serious damage 10 any Of the
buildings, nil being log and frame lons-
cs !; but ! do not think there is whole
pane Of glass loft at tic post.
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Tho 39il Congress expires OH tho
1Lh of March. Bills passed during
tho last ten dayg can bc quietly poclt.