The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

also been m inmate of some of the New
York prisons.
tho 3lst of October next, it will be
Cn'go hundred and fifty years Since Luther
ulcd the ninety five Theses on the door of
Castle Church at Wit,cnburg 1t will
&ccordingly complete the seventh Jubilee Of
the Reformation, which historically dates
from that date
Driving tandem is described to be driving
of two or more horses ono ahead Of The
other 1t is u Latin word which means cat
length aud has fnr-lctchcd application.
Now, the horse fairs have Il new term which
IS "tri.dcm," as applicable 10 three horses
This torn is even moro forced than the 9th
or.
The New Orleans Bulictm remarks that
'if i'll place of encouraging the immigra-
ton of Coolies, VIC could encourage the i'm
migration Of q hundred thousand looms and
srindles, we would import more value TO our
crop before il loft tho county than if We in-
creased tho crop itself by additional produc
ton"
The German residents in China have sent
OF silver goblet, five pounds in weight;
and thickly gilt on the inside. On lbe cover
is q bust of the Minister, and on Tho foot of
tho goblet arc tio arms of Generals Won
Room, Moltkc, llcrwarth Won Bittcnfcld
VoGol Won Falkcnstcin, and Stcinmctz
There arc three thousand six hundred
and sixty ronr known languages now used
in the world. OF these, ninc hundred and
thirty seven arc Asiatic; FIVE hundred and
cighty-sovcn arc European; Two hundred
and seventy six African, and one thousand
six hundred and twenty four American Ian.
guagcs ond dialects.
1t took seven days and seven nights to
cmbalm MaNimliau. The operation was
performed by Drs I;nacio RivadaEcira and
Viantc iiccnc The victim had been pierre
Cd by balls through the thorax and abdomen
and II bcc"mcn cnncccssnry TO uso the Egyptian
mo'hol Of ,mbalning him and partial in.
lection
In the fall we arc promised n complete
translation OF tho Biblc, by Joseph Smith,
the Mormon martyr. The manuscri, has
hocn for many years in the hands of his son
and successor, and tho plates arc already
being slcrcotypcd. The word "baptizc,"
it is snid, will be retained, with the under.
standing that itmoans to mmcvsc
The Kcnncndalc factory, in course or
erection near Tuscaloosa, Ala, will be the
largest steam cotton mill in the state, be-
ing about two hundred and forty feet in
length, by ono hundred and twenty feet in
width. Its construction is to be after the
most approved plan Of English mills--and
all the machinery for spinning and weaving
was purchased abroad.
~ short time since, some laborcrs diaein~
in n iicll near foughal, Ireland, discovered
'i"" ""';r"o a'ii s...n,"vu,o consisting; uI
two chaplcts or circlcts of head, called,
from their shape, luncttcs and if Of Druid
.lcal origin, belonged to n class Of ornas
men's worn only by thu high priests on oc.
casions OF great solcmnily. The ornaments
weighed about eight ounces, and arc Of the
finest gold
The report Of n survey Of railroad be.
tween Nashville and Knoxville has lust been
published in detail. The projected line is
ono hundred md ninety miles long, and
runs on n natural route along the western,
slope of tho Cumberland Mountains The
estimate Of the total cost Of construction is
$6,2IO, ,Sil, which is S36, 1ii per mile. The
deepest grade IS ninety feet.
The territory proposed will he appropriat
od rs permanent home for the Indians
That portion of it compromising The North.
western section Of Texas, is cut oir from
tho residue Of tho State by what is called
Stake Plains, sandy waste. lhis part Of
tho State, if, indeed, it should 10 necessary
these times, can he procured for II compare.
tive lriiic. II is estimated that the whole
expense Of the plan Of ending forever our
Indian difficulties, will not exceed tho cost
OF carrying Oh The present quasi warfare for
single year.
The l.iconia IN. II.) Dcmocra, says there
,nrc two hundred ANA sixty-seycn islands in
Lake Winnipiseogec, though tho number il
generally placed ut Lhroo hundred anl six
ty-iivc, ono for every day in the year. Ono
of them contains more than ono thousand
acros; two moro than five hundred acres !;
six moro than fifty acres; twenty three
moro than ten acres, and two hundred and
twcnty-six loss than ten acres. The dis.
tance around tho lake is one hundred and
oghty'two and one quarter miles
Tho United States Government paid out,
in :hc year 1864 $50, 200, 600 for tho sup.
port Of our Western military posts. and in
tho yoar following tho amount was incrras.
odto S67,000,00O. According to present
estimates tho expenses Of tho past year will
roach The sum of $3.50 100000. This will
doubtless surprise many, fnr there arc but
few who have given attention to The subject
OF an Indian war. Politicians arc taking
Loudly for Contamination" and The burden
Of taxation is being laid stll heavier on tho
people through their efforts.
Tho State Prison at Concord, n. r., is
evidently the felon's paradise. Wi,uoss the
following particulars recently brought to
light by on investigating committee Of tho
New Hampshire Legislature. 1t appears
from tbnir J. of n Of il, ,,,;o