The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-26


Va, and u laughter of Jcmbcrt dettings,
wealthy Baltimore merchant, was suppos-
, cd to have died in Richmond on The ID of
February Her rcmaius wcro Immediately
placed in a coffin and brought TO her faith
er's house, OH Mount Vernon square, in
Baltimore. After opening tho coffin, tho
corpse seemed 50 natural and lifelikc that
an opinion obtained that she was not dead
but in trance. Tho checks and lips re.
nihined natural crimson tint, and it was
| believed that the body indicaied warmth
and heat. The corpse was accordingly
; kept, and'closcly watched, under the belief
OF its being in y trance, and with tho hope
of life being restored, until yesterday. when
it was pronounced dead, will be buried to.
day. 1t is said that when first taken sick
the physician injected morphine into tho
veins OF the lead, aud from that moment
the patient fell calmly asleep, and is sup
posed to have died without awakinp. Tho
case excited much interest and curiosity.
Grape remained OH the relatives doors all
the time.
! member of the subcommittee appoint
Ell 20 investigate tho charges against prcsi-
dent johnson with view to prcfurrine ar
ticles Of impeachment had long confer.
cncc with the President on Sunday, and as.
| ccr'aincl fully hiJ views Mr.. johnson
expressed an earnest desire that the in
vcstigation should be thorough, and no pro-
text left his cncmics to suggest what they
! might have done if they had pursued the
matter When The thing is donc he bcgs
that il mny be we'll done, aud says, while
he has no fears as to the result. there are
facts which il might be well for The country
to know. The committee are spccinlly
charged with asccrtaining if the President
has obsirnctcd reconstruction or violated
the civil clicc tenure law. On both of
these points the President desires Il full in
vcSigaton, and inli,-atcd that he would
he able to lay before the committee some in
tcrcstins documents which could not be
misunderstood, and about which there
! could be no issue of varacity.
CLAIMS AGAINST CONFEDERATE AGrSTs.
1t is understood that the United States au-
'horiics are making rapid progress in GET
ting claims against those Confederate agents
abroad who disburscd funds sent them from
Richmond during the warint 0 proper shape
for presentation before the foreign courts
sn France some of thcsc claims have al
ready been argued, and property a,rosut.
ing to some seven millions been attached.
Thc Government holds that these persons
sending public moneys abroad were subjects
ot the United States, aud that they could
convey no title with tho ships or other
public property of the Confedcracy soil.
The amonnt OF claims against McRac has
been arproximat asrcrtaincl to be twelve
millions. In addition, it has been proved
that he sold to different parties some TWEEN.
ty.six ships, the present owners Of which
are known, and it is understood that the
proper proceedings to recover them will
soon he instituted Washington Express.
The Radical ;:rhtalations over the cleo
tion i'll the hight Congressional District of
Ohio are os the facts come ont, getting
much faintcr. Hundreds Of those who 70.
ted for the Radical candidate aver that they
did 50 because he placed himcch sqnarcly
on tie Pendlcton, Bnilcr platform Of paying
the public debt in grecnbacks. Prominent
Ohio Democrats confidently assert that
there IS no doubt Of that party carrying
majority Of The congressional districts.
including the eighth, next fall The conf
dcncc entertained on this point is said to
have been IA" main causc which induced
the Democratic majority ;m The legislature
to refrain from redsrcting the State
DEATH OF \ WE'LL KNOWN NEWSPAPER
ruRLIsHER.Willinm NJ. Swain, the found
cr Of the Public LcGyer newspaper of Phlla-
delplia, died this morning, 10th, aged nifty.
nine years, after a bong illness.
Mr.. STain whs also the founder of tho
Baltimore SIR.
lie was 4 native Of OnonLaigua county,
\. I. lic was one Of She NEST thorough.
master of The printing business and sue
cossful newspaper publishers in this coun>
try. lie was the fist publisher to rccop.
n'zc the great value of the Hoe printing
press, and tho first press of that kind
was used by him and his partners in the
Philadelphia edgcr Office.
The new revolution in lIayii is extending,
and the revoutionisis were, ut last adviccs,
advancing on Cape Ifaytien. Three hun
drcd of Salnavc's followers had been cap,pr.
cd, and some Of them shot, It is general
~ believed that Salnavc would be overs
thrown.
bill has been reported in the Pcnnsvl.
7anra Legislature prohibiting the use Of
OIL or explosive fluids for lighting purposes
IN railroad cars also against the practice
OF locking the doors Of cars when travail.
ling.
District Court of tFte PTuitna Stotns