The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-09
p9rtion3of heir stocks 10 await the result of
the revolution. Sugar fiat, a, 84@84;
contracts for new, 7.

" Nav ORLEANS, December l. I
Joe Johnston won tho first race 10 day.
~ i, sas $50 .. NEw YoRK, December /. y
Fort Lafayette, in tho harbor, is burning
anu great danger is apprchendcd from tho
explosion Of the magazine, conlaining thir-
| ty tons ofipowdcr. G7h y. s3sf
ST. Louis, Decembcr1
The Merchants Exchange passed reso
luton fhvoring the union Of The telegraph
| with thepostal department. .'
Bloomfield & Co.'s storage house wns
burred to-day. Loss SIC, 900.
, CuARLEsroN, Deccmber 3.
Within tho last two weeks, thcro has been
marked advance in The market price Of
tho various State securities of South Caro-.
lina-bills receivable having risen from 70
to 90, old bonds from 81 to G5, and new
bonds from 62to o.. Charleston city stock
has also advanced about 10 per cent. These
fao,s arc regarded MS Indications Of fincrcas.
ed public confidence and the beginning of
brighter times at lie South.
y "r''e.f RlcnMnNp, December 8.
In the Uniled States Circuit Court. Chief
Justice Chase on The bench, argument was
commenced ON motion TO quash The iGdiot.
ments against jeff Davis Robert Oull,
counsel tor Davis, argued that tho four.
tecnth amendment punished Davis by dis !.
franchiscmcnt, aud this punishment WIS
chosen by the voice Of the American pco-
pie, rs q mcrciful substitute for the penal,
ties of death and confscation, contained IN
the Constitution. That The punishment Of
Davis commenced upon The date of the ndnp.
,ion Of The fourteenth artioc, and lle cannot
now be punished in any other way That
tho latest expression of the will of the pco.
pie, in their Constitution, is the law and Il
repcals all former provisions made for those
who engaged in rebellion. That the four
tecnth article. Is that atest oppression
intended expressly for, and covering cases
of all engaged in tho late rebellion, and that
no man can be punished twice for The same
offence. r. II. Dana. counsel for the Uni
ted STATES. said Ould's proposition was, in
the natnre cf things. entirely new, and was
unexpected to the Government counsel; and
ho expected. also, TO the Court. The Chief
Justice SAID the, argument ofthe counsel
was not unexpected 10 the Conrt--it having
been supposed, after The announcement Tint
the motion 10 quash was based OH the four
toen' h article, that this line of argument
weuldbe pursued. Time was given the Gov
ernmehi counsel TO confer, and the court
TOOK feccss nj noon. "a a.u
?. NJ After the rc-assem ling Of
the Court Gov II. II. Wells aud District
Attorney Beach for tho Government, repli-
ed, con,enCing that tho fourtcen amend.
ment merely created q disability and not a
penalty. which is tho subject ofjudicial SEN
tence. and was not Inconsistent with the acl
against treason. The amendment was per-
msaehi ah3 prospective. and could not
reasdnnhly be construed ms intended to re,
peal existing punishmen's for past aud ru,
ture trcasons. The Court then adjourned.
Dana closes tomorrow for tho Government,
and OCorhor for Davis ;s.,
@sn U&lEg RICHMOND, December 5.
In the United States Cr.uit Court, this
morning. the Chief Justice gavo The cer,fi
cate of division Of npinion on the motion
10 quash the Davis Indictment! Tie case
of Davis in this Cour, wns then continued
until the May torn, in order that the mo.
| lon to Inasil may he decided inihc Su.
prpmo Court before the cnsc is called again
here. The Conr directed refusal of bail
nd of the prisoner 20 be made. H.. ...
asya M t GALVESTON, December g.
a fire, this morning. destroyed the whole.
sale drug store Of W, il Dinl and The inter
nal revenue Office buildings; stock half in
srrcd.
WASHINGTON, December 5.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $s62,
| 000 .sss
There is stroog pressure. here 10 keep the
Georgia Senators out, but It. will not disturb
| congressman 1.-The theory being that Con .
grcssmen represent tho constituents and
| are not affected byitho action ofa stat G
Legislature.
5.H.Np>u fSnoIA,N.>s
a skaterrwas drowned by the breaking OF
the ice ron the pond Mt Staten Island. 4.
s,s.s CINcISxATI. December S.
7, reported tha, tho tnail boats between
Cincinnati and Louisville coiided near
Warsaw--f00 lives were lost. ttS
MADISON, ND, Yeocmbcr s.
"A collision occurred to-day, between
| tho mail boats Athericn and United States,
| and Immediately afterwards the petroleum,
| on the States was sfrcd and in thirty Sc.
conds that boat wns in flames, from stem
10 81 era.1 tits supposed that eighty per-
sons were lost, including forty women. Tie
America lost no Passengers. Tire America
was upwards and the United States down.
wards bound. The accident occurred at
half pSst:l ,o'clook5las night 1872
| M4zATLAN, December IS. 4
'HThe CITY Of Alamos, situated in the south.
ern portion OF the State of Sonora, hns been
swept out of existence by a tfsit'i OF
Inaturo--- namely, o sem:5ined attack Of The
TWO great fures. wind and Water. The
terrible event occurred during the grent
storm lasting from the 10Th TO the 1911,
ultimo. From private letters received in
this city we translate tho following accounts
Of tbc destruction md loss Of life:A =
We l,n,c endured awful suffering. Tor.
rents Of rain for forty.cight Hours inunda,
ted the city during greater part Of the 10Th
end 17ih., followed BY another, torrent Of
forty-eight hours, SO Lat the houses, not IN
tlie iminedialo Nay Of being swept,off BY
the force Of the swollen floods, were crushed
in, by tho enormous quantity and The
strength OF the rhin falling upon them
Senor Diego Perez measured The %ator ir
q tnnk. md found thai forty inches hat
fallcninysoventy 1.-TWO hours &Aihfuos Is ne
more. You mayrssst, assured that unless
some how and r:ch mines are discovered il
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