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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
An Enooh Arden Oase--A Woman claim
By Two, Hasfaalb,

The Rochester Express has an nc.
count ola singular case that has occur.
red IN that city, in which one woman
was claimed asa lawful wife by two
husbands, each of whom had been legal.
ly married to her--the last maria ore
taking place when the first husband
was believed to be dead. The facts are
these: Two young men were very
friendly to each other. One Of them
had a wife for whom he cherished NIL of
husbands regards the other was an
ardent student and experimenser in sci.
enliiic matters, and bachelor having
devoted himself to perfecting scientific
instrument to demonstrate q formula
which lie had conceived in his m,rd
Oh the outbreak ofthc war; the yonne
marrred1 man. went into the army !; and
before doing so, exacted'a' promise from
his friend that in case He was slain, and
never returned, he (the fricnd at honey
would marry his wife and give Rera
permanent home and support. With
this assurance that his wife was provid-
ca for, the soldier went to the war
Alter while report came that he was
killed in. battle. and his wife mournedl
for her lost husband. He did not re-
turn, at all events at the end Of the war.
and after due space was given to mourn.
ing, the promite given to the absent and
supposed to be deceased soldier was
fulfilled ; the widow became the wife of
the husbands friend, andtheir Joy was
crowned by the birth of handsome
child, on which the parents doat-
ed,
There is another incident ii, this so
far simple ta'e, which gives it greater
interest Soon after the soldier march
ed 10 the South, the student was talten
sick in his forlorn dormitory, and lie was
believed by his kind physician to be
very near deaths door. He must have
careful and constant nursing, or must
inevitably die--with the longing of his
soul unfulillsd. In this emergency. the
soldiers wife, who was earning her live.
lihood by sewing was called in. She
went to the lodgings Of the young man
IN block in the centre of tie clay
and there nursed him through the
lever" anu oacR TO cOnvaieScence and
labor: En- this way the lady had es!ab-
lishad claim on her own part TO the
fulfilment of the pledge given in friend
ship for her husba I'd.
Now comes the conclusion A short
time since .he long absent soldier reap.
peared, explained the reason ofhis long
absence (the circumstances which de.
tained him we have not lcarncd), ani
claimed his wife. The second husband
was 10th to surrender his wife, who was
The mother of his child also, and he de-
clircd to give her up. The question as
to which had the best right to the wo-
man was submitted to legal tribunal,
on the last day Of lS6F,the court decided
that the first marriage was binding and
the wife must pass to'She foumer husband
"a decision which all parties are under.
stood to abide. What become Of the
child we have not learned :; but Of course
the father will have tic best right to her
custody.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

AN ANGOLA RRopnET.-T death of Mr..
Van Buren,. President of the Albany Young
Mems Christian Association, by the acci.
dent on the Lake Shore Railroad last We'd
Ecsday Is confirmed. Ills trunk has been
found Mt Buffalo, and the corresponding
check among tho ohurrcd remains ga,hercil
up from the debris OF The burned car. Tho
remains were 80 fearfully burned rs to he
anrecognizable. Inst Sabbath week he
spokes as usual, at one of tho mission SIN
tons Of tho Association. III the course of
his remarks he Expressed the fear that he
would nor be again permitted to address
those who heard him, as he had n Fremont.
tion that his contemplated journey would
DO his last. How truthfully was his end
forcshadowcd. Although. in very moderate
circumstances, he had life policy of
$4,000, and, VIC arc told, an accident poll
cy of The same Gnfount--the lsstt tor renewed!
atGleveland on tic day Of his death.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

.
THE WAY TO SThENGrnEN BoDY ANY
MIND. Children should be Taught In such
manner rs to bo prompted increasingly to
tho most vigorous excrtions Of thcir own
talents. The human mind is not o more
vessel, into which knowledge is to be, pour.
cd. II is better compared to q beo, fed
during the first period of its existence by
the lobors of others; but intended, erc
long, to lift its wings in the active employ
ment Of collecting sweets from every field
Thin its reach. 10 such excursions, and
to the accomplishment Of such purposes
the mind should be early and sedulously
alurcd, Without the active exercise of its
powers, neither body nor mind can acquire
yigor. Without bodily .cSerlions. Goliali,
six cubits high, would have been only q
gigantic boy; without mental efforts, New
Ton would have been merely an infant Of
dlyS ID.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

ga French chemist hos recently, been ex-
P'eelr:ipme}na,ing P'el:p 70 find on easy aud cheap way
chloride Of lime to be the best agent for
this. II is true this will only protect tho
su,.face, but it will prevent tho flames from
sptsaIing,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
Oreditable Sentiment from Gen. Han
cook. sE9l r..
New ORLEANS, January 5.-Thc follow
Ing order has just been promulgated
1iEADQUARTERs,
FIrTH MILITARY DIsrRIcT,
New ORLEANS, January |, 1868.

NEW ORLEANS, january l, 1868.
General Orders No. IT.
Applications have been made at these
headquarters implying the existence Of m
arbitrary authority IN the Commanding
General touching purely civil controversies.
One petition solicits This action, another
that; and each refers TO some special consi.
dcration of grace or favor Which ho sup.
poses TO exist, and which should influence this
department. The number Of such applioa.
tons, and the loss of time they in9olve,
make it necessary 10 declare that the ado
ministra'ion of civil justice appcrtains
the regular courts. fhe rights Of liigaua
do not depend on the views Of The General
They are to be adjudicatcd aud settled no :.
cording 10 the laws. Arbitrary power such
as he has boen urged to- assume has no ex.
istcncc here. II is not found in the laws OF
Louisiana orTcxas; it cannot lie derived from
any or acts act Of Congress il is restrained
hy constitution. and prohibited from ac
tion in many particulars. The Major. .Gcn>
eral commanding takes OCCASION to repcat
that while disclaiming judicial functions in
civil cases, he o,pn' suffer no foroible rcsis
lance to'tho' execution of the process of tho
courts. 1.
BY command of ajor- General Hancock,
GEORGE L. IIARTSUFF, A. a. G.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

TIE, TeS THoUsANpTH HELLIsu Our
RAdE.--A negro in Henry County, few
days since went to tho house Of u respccta.
bic family by tho name Of McKissick, scz~
cd a young lady and carried her into tho
woods, ohoking her into state Of uncon-
seriousness, and inffic,ing upon her suffer-
ing worse than death and thon to com.
plete The horrible tragedy took pine knot
md broke her skull, and left her for dead.
To avoid suspicion, Ito then returned to his
work in the field, as though i9norant of
what had occurred. Contrary TO his expec-
tations, the poor girl recovered and crewlc,'
back to tho house. The negro was soon
drrested and acknowledged the orime. He
is, we learn, now in juilawaiing his trial.
But how long.swill his fellow leaguers per-
nit him to remain thero7 "a log but on the
ground, N little stronger thnn % common
gin h h,use, which permitted two general jnil
deliveries last year, will not hold suoh n
flend very long - Clayton Times, 10Th
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

TnE RUSSIAN PURoHAsB.--The' Russian'
purohase threatens to cost US in addition
to the $7,000,000,. tho loss Of about four
companies Of Unitod States troops. Dis-
patches have been Teceivedfa at Tie War
Ofico within the last few days statibg that
the, soldiers, sent TO- take possessfon Of the
iccborgs are in % most destitate condition; !
That there wns'no' preparation, and the pro.
speot Is that they will be frozen to- death Or
them. Con. Grant antl Gen. Sherman, s lad
q consultation n few dayg ago on theisnb.
jeot. Itappears tha6 there liz no way to
relieve them, and that all access 10 our
northern paradise, Is barred by the elernel
shows and ice. Gen. Rousseau, who com.
manded the expedition, left for Washisg.sa
Territory some time ago.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

The Rev. Robert J. lsreckinridgo, Of Ken.
tucky, tits announced, has addressed let.
ter to President Johnson, asking pardon
for General John C. Breckinridge, who IL
now in Paris. IN very reduced crcnmst STAN
ces. He urges that General Breckenridge
was mistaken jim his political views. but
that his high character as 0 man entities
him TO executive clemency. -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

ton III many particulars. The Major g en-
eral commanding takes occasion to repcat
that while disclaiming judicial functions in
civil cases, he onn suffer no foroble rcsis
lance to'tho execution Of tho process of tho
courts.
by command of Major General Hancock,
GEORGE L. llARTSUFF, A. a. G.
---------<e 80 O.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE New VoLcANce
IN NIcARAGUA.-A letter has been received
by the Secretary from Hon. a. B. Dicker
son, United States Minister to Nicaragua.
datod Icon, December 4, 1867, in which he
gives tho following graphic picture of the
new volcano that broke out in Nionrae,,o,
about eight leigues 10 the east of the city of
Leon, OIL q crowded line of volcanoes run. i.
ming through the States, parallel with the
Pacific coast. lie says:
"On the morning: Of November 22.l I
wcnS TO the new volcano for the purpose of
observing it moro closely, though had seen
and heard IL very plainly every dny and
night from Leon. Tho best view which I
obtained Of it on that occasion was before
day flight, from q mountain summit, about
one mile northwcet of the tissue, and al right
right was actively at work Throwing out
flames and half melted cindcrs, through a
circular orifcc. about six feet In dsameter
which was constantly filed to IFS utmost
capacity with the ascending masses.
"A regular cone, built up entirely by tho
falling cindcrs 10 the height of about t,so
hundred feet had already formed around
the crater. The rim Of the cone was whi,e
with heat, and the outside was red hot for
half way down, while The remainder Of its
black groundwork was glitLN%ing with in.
Vulnerable glowing sparks. II was putting
quito rcgulnrly about once second,
with strong, constant blast, which kept up
q column Of flame filed with flying cinders to
the height of five hundred feet abovo the
month of the orifcc. Irregular explosions
occurred at intervals varying from ten to
thirty minutes, increasing the force and
volume Of the discharges, and sending them
far up into the rolling clouds above.
"Vho cinders went up'm h,,,f fused blaz
ing masses from one TO three feet in damo
ter, and came down upon the como harden
ed. striking with n clnking. metallic sound.
After daylight the red appearance of tho
cone changed to n BLUSH black. The left
hand crater was shooting out obliouo die.
| charges of flame and cindcrs of q similar
charactcr at IN angle of forty.fve degrees
, from tho other, and evidently communicat.
| cd with it about q thousand feet below the
| surface, the two ornters being TINT distance
| apart, and both discharging simultaneously
| Fhls half horizontal crater was about TWEEN.
| ty feet in diameter. The volcnno' was an
| active and Interesting sight for sixteen days
and now, in IT'S reposc, affords an ample and
| instructive ticld' for the geologist."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

PERsoNAL.--Ex President Davis 'and;ladv.
Generals Buchanan, Wado Hampton, For
rest and Chalmers, were ut Tho st. Charles
Hotel, New Orleans, on New Years day.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15


THE New PHOSPHATE BEDS MAR
CnARLEsToN-INTERnsTlNe FAcrs.-
The discovery Of the bone earth or nat
uraf phosphates in South Carolina.
seems about to create qnite revolution
IN tile manufacture Of Fertilizers, and the
Northern companies are already anxious
to SECURE consignments of the precious
material. Several shipments have al
ready been made, and applications for
agencies and letters asking Information
are received daily. At present the
earth IS shipped in it's crude state, but
the company design soon to commence
operations ano prepare Fertilizer that
will be found superior to most Of those
now in use: During the past year over
$50EoO0 worth Of er4iaizers were sold
in this city between january and Nav,
and ID is estimated th!!::;yss shis amount
will be more than doubled during tho
present season. Our farmers have be-
come convinced ofthe benefit to be de-.
rived From free use Of manures. and
have expended more money in the pur-
chase of these supplies that at any for
mer period. They are now PROMISED a
fertilizer OF home manufacrt,fe, which
will be superior to the imported article,
and which can be obtained AT ~ far less
price: A number osos,lers Have been
received by the company, who Have q
large force Of hands employed, ALI Of
whom are white, many of lkem being
so reduced in eircnhhstaacss 80 TO, hs
compelled to support themselves md
families by kind Of labor to which they
are wholly nnaccnstomea. A wharf Is
now being built at the landing on the
Ashley River, and vessels viii then 10
able to load dirertlt. from the mines.
The company, though bnt recenrlp
startel, has shown tl,at it will have no
mushroom growth. 1t has mad. pre-
parations to supply tho phosphate in
unlimited quantities, aud the effect of
the tresh trade thus created upon our
city IS prosperity wilt NOT be long in
making itself Glh - charleston NeWs:. I
4 In Francs, the Mayor OF, Dim has
recently offltSilly notified the inhabi.
tants ~ that, by the Laws o and aaecrees of
ithe Empire, any; person giving credit to
10 soidisr on! nonG onataissionGd officer,
has no recourse in law for The payment
Of the5debt.a This 10 in accordance with
'sllsrecently adopted plan Of the French
tuovernrnent, to- protect i,s soldiers
as much as possible from ru1n;ng in
Edebh
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

The recent railway accident at AngnEy
Inns attracted public attention to the study.
Of meaLs Of prevention. In England the
cars are attached to eaolr other by braces
whiclrnre so firmly screwed up that the
train is almost one continuous car. II
gives avery desirabis sieadlness of motion,
and Isl thought 10 promolo security.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15

Uow a Present Radical, once on a time, Justi
fled Rcbei!ion, and said The Union could MOI
DC Maintained 5y force.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-22

pute,' is styled umpire" and him
self the batsman." his duty being
to fog the children. When the
Youngest child cries, he designates
this fowl bawl, and orders the
servant girl to stop it. A few eve
nings since be met the hired girl N
company with her feller. taking
walk He told her to make " short
stop On sueh proceedings, and warn
ing her against being caught out
again, told her to maze the home
base. as quick as possible. " .....
GIRLS "a very. small boy writes as
follows: | don't like girls. Girls Is
very different from what boys is.
Girls don't play marbles, and also
girls don't play hockey. played
hockey once and got whipped for it.
Girls sometimes get whipped, but not
so much as boys, their clothes amt so
well suited for it, that IS the reason, L
suppose. I never see no girls play
base ball, but they say they do IN
Boston. / was never in Boston.
There is plenty of girls in Boston and
big organs. Last year when l was
young the teacher made me set with
the girls because | was naughty. 1
cried. Big boys like girls better than
little boys. | went on a sleigh ride
one night with my sister Nancy
and Tom Sykes. We were going to
New Hartford. and when we got up to
Pegs tavern Tom asked me to look
in the bottom of the sleigh for his
whip, and while / was looking he fred
off a torpedo. asked him if he had
any more torpedoes, and he said no,
but he fred off another when | WASH I
looking. Girls don't like to have men
kiss them. They always say don't.
IF they wasn't fools they would turn
their heads the other way, but they
never do that saw Tom kiss Nancy
once and went and told my mother.
Then my mother putme to bed. When
a girl takes out her handkerchief in
the street to wipe her nose, the young
men who earn their living by stand
ing in front Of the Pine Block always
wipes their noses at the same time, II
they see her. Girls get married some
] times, but not always Those that
don't get married don't want to-
When they get married they have
wedding cake. [ like wedding cake
but do not see any fun in getting
married--e especially to a girl.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-22
from the Boston Journal
A SONG FOR BEAY-DAY.

@ For 10 the Winter is past,
The singing OF birds b as come =;
softly. my friend, not quite so fast,
stay. close by your IRE at home.
g Come. let us go forth TO the fields,
For the. voice of the turtle is heard -
have tried it myself and know what Il
~ - yields. uI allR
You viii wish you never. had'stirred.
81 I know Of q beautiful bank, H1ant ~
= Wherein the. wild blowers grow 49,
GOsearch for Il then. through meadows
s-ttc dSnk, 8U -iFat3e s4ah -s
" en- Will find il a bank Of snow.
g row sweet is the breath of Spring!
How Joyous the coming Of May
That is the way poets sing,
And have for many day.
I have heard this piping of old,
And have often been fooled by the tune
I have caught me many an ugly cold,
All for not waiting TIL June.
You cannot render it warm,
By buyings Of green house noWersi
You cannot break an easterly storm,
BY prating of sunny bowers.
So put up your ehaplets so gay,
All made of paper and strings;
And patiently wait for the better day,
Which June in It's mildness brings.
Build YOU wholesome fire,
And let the sun into your room;
And read of May to your hearts desire,
With an air tight to soften its gloom.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14

f,ors which we condense a brief
notice:
One Of the brothers killed Richard
Northefoss, waa married TO Miss
Saiiie Gentry, on the 2lsi Of Nay
Last. They have lived together hap
PLY and sgreeably since their union.
For some time Mr. Gentry has con.
templated moving I, Tennessee, and
desired that his son In law and
daughter should accompany him.
NJ, Norihcross had promised to do
SO, bu, 10 the meantime, had con-
csivod dislike fer Mr., Gently, and
informed bis wife that be had changed
his mind on the subject Mrs North
cross declared her intention TO follow
her father, through the influences OF
her parents. Her husband replied,
If she 10 :hs separation should be
final but subsequently by interpo
sition Of friends She concluded to re-
main. Mr. cea,ry vas packed. with
loaded wagons and campsd on the
GROUNDS whefe inc AlliihR 'ooA r,soe'
prepared to start en-route to Ten
resses on thursday morning s'p
had in his possession the clothing Of
his deceased son-in.law. The North
cross brothers yis'ea the camp OF
Mr., cenfry on WEDNESDAY morning.,
ana inc married oro'her s"'eu 'ia'
the OBJECT OF the VISIT was not 20 seek
dimeuity, but 70 sc' DIS "'ie ava
tho clothing. During 'he br'.'
interview, the dilhcu',y originated
ana upon whom inc 'auI, rese' we
are not su'heicn,Iy ADVISED 70 state
However, the twin brouers were
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14

MOVEMENT AGAINST TIKI lMpoB'
TATIoN or TEXAS CATTLE
special dispatch from Chicago Of toe
2s,h says
A dispatch received to day frou
Tolano, Ill.,, says there were large
and spirited meeting Of the citiren1
of that town, yesterday, to tax
measures to stop tho importation 4
Texas cattle. From ten to ffteed
thousand Of that class Of cattle havd
been unloaded at Tolona, and thi
result is that the Spanish fever ha|
broken out within tho last tan day1
aud which is sweeping Oh the cssilt
in great numbers. The mich COW
suffer most severely, every case
attack proving fatal. From 6fty 4
one hundred have died since the d
scase first appeared, aud the discs
is spreading rapidly. Reports cor
froM other stations on the ToleS1
and Wabash and the Illinois Cenr'
railroads Of the same purport. tn
meeting resolved to see tho State la
against the importation Of cattle frci
diseased districts enforced again.
every offender.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14
FOR PRESIDENT,
HORATIO SRYlOUR,
o. nsv Yoax.
FOR VICE PRKslpEHT,
FRANCIS p. BLAIR,
o. nDoo01l.

INITIAL O8UA
E~ ~ Ssak ~ Lazy,
B. H. HYPERION, 4 ~ lvss.
JOHN HANCOCK, u Travis.
AiAwssaA a
J. n. CLBvELAND, Il Pen.
GEO. ". SMITH, u CslssASs.
~ Frs Os1vsn;sssI DisAiet.
WV. sfxDMAN, II Hsss,sss.
Ahwxa1s,
J. l.. CAMP, Il Updhss.
SeesaA C~Srsssisssl Dssriss.
D. B. CULDEH110N, II Nsise.
JAMES n. HUNT, 4 0sa1sse.
rh;rI Congressional Baatx.
g. ". JONES, Of Danlssh 59 -,
Aln~~saa fl5'I
J. n. ANDERSON, 4 ncLsesss.
FssvsA CaSvsas;sasi 0is>;tA
g. UP0Ok, = Bss.s. sa aai
Aho~aA.
CHARLES STEWART, Of HArsh.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-14
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o-dny,
Portland, Mo, August t.--lnter-
national Commercial Convention met
here to-day. Over two hundred del
cgatcs present Aiier organizing, ad-
iourned till this afternoon.
New York, August 5.-seymour
has written letter formally accept
ing the nomination By the Demo
cratic convention. Ii was unsought
and unexpected bat be was caught
up by the overwhelming tide, which
is bearing the country on to great
political change, aud he finds him
self unable 70 resist it, pressure.
The resolutions adopted by the con.
yeuiion accord with HE views lie
drlay ca a formal acceptance unlil.the
adjournment Of Congress Tor the
purpose of seeing what light the ae
ton Of Congress would throw upon
the interests Of the country The
congress. jnal party not on y allied
itself with the military power which
is depressing the States, In, holds
Itself in perpetual session, with the
ayowed purpose of making such laws
as it shall see fit in view Of the cleo.
ton soon to take place. Never be-
fore has Congress taken menaciug
attitude towards elections. Under
the influence Oh congress, some OF
ihe stetes are proposing 10 deprive
The people OF the flsht 10 foie Tor
Presidential electors, and thereby
the first bold step has been taken to
destroy the rights OF suffrage. tie
fers to the demands OF tax CATERERS.
Men are admitted as the representa-
tives Of some Of the Southern States
with declarations upon Their Ups
that they cannot i've in the states
they claim to represent without mil
itary protection. They owe their
seats to the disorder at the South,
and that very fact prompts them to
keep It in anarchy 10 vain the
visest Republicans protested against
this policy. There Is hardly an able
man VINO heipeu puiin ine hopupii-
can ORGANIZATION VINO mas nov "ith'h
Tue 'as' 'nieo yv'is N''no" " "R,''"s'
IT, 60, VIZ. - ''' p ".'V IN"
H. ps.l,I L e. ,.l ~. o'',,.s
n.,. D,r him Duri,g tho wnr bc
had dive, .,x,een tbou.and commis.
.ious 10 officer. Of the army and
knew they demand tho Union ,hev
fouehi for Tho largest moetiu, of
,bcse c.u,,t soldiers cvcr bcld in,
dorscd ,le action Of The convention
He does NOT doubt A triumph which
viii bring back peace and nrosperitv
TO our land and give once more The
blessings of n wise economical and
honest goyernmon,
Wosh;pc,op Auenst IA Dem.
ocr,t;c conecrcrce =, Ncw yort c;tv
indicate. Uot1,n,o viii he ,bo Demo.
cratic candidate Fl, Governor lie
il Tnmmany's Csvor;,c
Tho Gereyal. NJ Ave armiss has
recommended Aha ron,iss;nn Of tho
rc,na;,der ~ mo .an,onnss ,nd ,bs
roleoso from ;,,nr;son,,on, ~ all
nrisoners now in confinement under
son,o,eos 81 m;I;,avr onn,a,ss;ons
orgon;yed urasr ,bo roconstrnc,;an
nets of CONGRESS in The s,atc. in
,,L;al ia -. - - A.. -.
c,,,;vc
Havana Aupust t-Adviees fyom
Venezuela s,a,e ,hst Marshal Falcon
l,,elv pre.;aan. az Vono,,t, All