The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-26
NEWS SUM NJ AIRY.

JhrlIam"ni is styled political Allii merry.
The first minslcr Of State ever sent to
This country from Greece just arrived in
Washington.
Broadway, New York, is TO bc paved
with New Hampshire granite, at a cost of 50
spnarc yard.--a total cost of $500, 00O
The state, County and town debts of New
York amount to $4,000, 900, or about $S35
for each inla1itant.
Al ho childrcn's ball, in Paris, girl of
eleven, Mile Nuucz, wore $;lGO, 600 of dia.
monds.
An ebony cabinet, inlaid with ivory, and
intended FOR ladies' boudoir, is exhibited
in the Paris Exposition. Its price is $50.
OGO
Two frishtfnl deaths from hydrophobia
took place in New Orleans last week. The
victims were children.
Congressman John Nor. isoy is the rur
chaser OF Baruums beautiful residence. NJ
Bridgeport, Conn. The pricc paid was
SCI, 900.
The average depth tho Atlantic ocean
IS estimated at $4,000 feet, and that of the
Pacific at 10000. The deepest water in The
Atlantic is off the island Of st. Helena
which has been sounded u, 900 feet, or over
FIVE miles.
Many families arc cmiGrniing over land
from Texas TO California. The Bolton Jouy
nW describes a caravan of twelve families
which passed through that town in one
day.
~ nI oil ~, -,
", West Virginia are still attracting nt-
tcn'ion. The Point Pleasant Rcyjstcr SAYS
that the mines arc no humbug. Capitalists
Mc busy in cndcavorinS TO buy lands whore
mere arc indications ofihc precious metal.
The largest room in the world, unbrokcn
ny pillars or other distractions, is at ST.
'r'crSb",g, Russia. II is six hundred and
''tty icet III length and one hundred and
h:'y feet in breadth. Ey daylight il is used
for military displays.
The total production Of the worlds ouick.
silver mines during the past year was nbou,
"''""i masks, OF which the old Almn,len 0,
span "nd the ldrian mines Of Austria
supplied 39,G25, while The remainder. As. .
wy l'"sks, came from tho deposits Of Cali
fornia.
MIA .o,,.
of the great North. wcsIcrn ,,lo, is - T.,
investigated this year Nv ,hc Ir,;,oa o,,,o,
"ovcrnmcnt There has heretofore hoe,
much discussion, but no investigation uror
this interesting subject
The Sewing Machine 10 ,;Lo,
rival in an in,eutcn ro,on,, ucoa,.
by which wcarinr nrr,rol oe ~, ,.;,,,,,
shirts, pop,o)ocns ro.,, .,..,,,
man'lcs, jackets, coats, etc.. ctc -,oro hn,,
woven and scwcd at tbr s,r,o ,;,o M,
sewing of the seams i, stro,co 49,, 49,,
hand sewing and perfectly smoo,h ana ovo,,
and the articles nrc wovcn ,,I .ou,,I ,ra.
pattern, of wool, silk, cotton orn,v n,,n =
material.
rhc Cable Tclcprnnh C,,nno,v ,o -,
fused 10 send any further d,,n,,ohoo c>
our Cov,,r,, ., ~
ratcs--tho rule which onnlics "a al oro
customers. This ,licision ia ,ho o,sn
qucncc of Secretary Scw,ras ror,so, 8, 40,
for tho Bigclow dcspo,ch ,,,r, ~, p,,aa,
Amcrican ,rsa,y-$lo, ,ooo--o,oim;nr ,ho
the Russian Government should INV ,ho
bill.
New York paper 3ayx. or,,l;r,r,;
wheat, which sold rcccutlv in tbis morlo
for three dollars ,n, six,,. a., 49,,
will hardly command three dollars t,ou
is falling. Austrialiais now hnrd,,,1 w;,,
wheat, waiting rrcigltto ENGLAND o,l Enc
land is sending lots Of Cnliror,;, w,,o, !,
tho United States" We conrratuotc con
sumcrs upon This now ond ,imo,, .,,,,.
Luxcmburg, about which Eurnn, ho
lately been in 60 ,r,,, ,,
one of the tavori,o amusemcnts orus ;,,I'on;
tnnts, cat races. Eoch wor,,,,. ,,,.,.,,|
takes his cat in BAG two mil,, c.on, ,..,
and at given signal thcv o,l .h,lo u,,;,
bags, the cats lean ont scoro1 !, ,,,on .,,|
run homo as fast thew can co Tho r..
cat that reaches tho town potos !, ~, 49,,
ner.
The Baltic field Of Sodovo :, .,,. :