The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-15

--Ihc NoW ork Uerdfd, OF Saturday last
says "PrIvatc intelligence from Fort JEFF
icrson, Dry TortugaS, stated that Colonel
Grcnicidt has escaped from his prison, and
left in company with some soldiers for un.
known parts. 1t will be remembered that
Nrcnfcid, who was formerly an officer in
the British Army. participated in the late
var aa II colonel in the Confederate service.
ana was sentenced to imprisonment for life,
OF convection of conspiring with others to
burn ,ho cities OF Chicago and Buffalo and
to effect the release OF thc rebel prisoners
confined in Camp Douglas, Chicago Grcn-
tcldt is connected with an influential r"mily
j" England. and Lord S:%r,ey in 1904 5 cx.
crtcd himsc TO secure his release but i,ic
guilt Of Gronfcdt was so apparent that his
efforts were unayaiing."
A RoMANric SToRY.--The Oxford (Ohio
| Ctize" gives the details of tragedy which
recently occurred near Mount Carmel,
Franklin County, Indiana. a young girl,
the daughter of wealthy parents, who was
educated n one ofthc scminnrics ~ Oxford,
fell in love with Il young .armor who was
! quite poor. The parents forbade her to
| have anything TO say 10 to him but thcv
managed to exchange letters throuch tho
assistance ola young minister Finally
they proposed to clopc, but the 20
between became cnamorcd of the lady
| ah" prevailed on her to run of with him
instead Of tho farmer. They cloDpd md
were married. The grief Of the farmer
| knew no bounds. Determined upon re-
vcngc, he armed himself with . revolver,
and vowed thnt the young divine should die
ior his trcachcry. couple Of weeks ago
the rivals met, and the farmer openly shot
down the destroyer orhis happiness.
y new swindlc has been started in New
York City, designed to "ilecco' country
| people. y circular is sen, out with sample
OF prints, which are represented to be manu- :.
turcd at print works whose owners have an
Office in tho city. Enclosed in the circular
samples of goods, Of which twelve Yards
will be sent on tho receipt Of enc dollar or
/ ten yards for eighty five ccut3. ! few days
ago Postmaster Kelly received n letter from
a lady, with an enclosure OF eighty five
! cents, asking hin! 10 send ten yards Of goods
they were represented. message was
So"' ~ "'' ounce hamc'' when 1t was found
'"o P'"Cc WIS III charSc oi boy, and that
"o BUSINESS was transacted there beyond
receiving letters. which usually numbered
from thirty.fve to fifty day.
:.
a. N""N"NA'hh ofSrER.--A lew days
s;ncr, prominent gcntlcmau rcsiln. in
one of the lower Counties. wcn, ~, h,,rl IN
oys,rr ho,t lr;,n ,r,l.,,
! :, ~ va. Va Wv ''''"'" - on
'o'N M'Ner' """ ho"Sht lew OF the ~
valves" III the shell, which he proceeded to
hc cncou,,or,1 ,r, ~,
ovs,cr no corr;cI ,,r,, o,l ,ho., ,,
TO brcol if to niece. ,yi,, n,o d.
! ,urc his ostonishr,n, ,,hor Ia c,,,
il contained . rro,cl ,,, o;.
a Lous dor of the yo,uc Of ,hon, ro,,,oo,,
dollars, bcori,r L,,. lh-2 u ;.,an,,
that it was los, overheard cr,,n Tho Erc,c,,
flee, during the sicrc Of yo,l,ow, pi.L
mon1 Ec,yv,,er.
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-AN"ANSAs'--- \ private dispatch FROM Lit
''e h'cN' Arkansas from Democratic
assert tha, il the vote we're fairly corntoI
! the constitution would he ,,cfc,,cJ ~, moi,
| less thon 1000 Bu, r,o.s fro,,J, o.,
| charged on the Radical silr wo.L;,,,,o,
County gives 500 AGAINST thc constitution
and Sebastian County four in favor of it..
nS"Ef .ra''',s are alleged TO nave been dc.
norndium thc sir"cIs "f i,,n To.I, ' 'oeI S ";o
| complete poss,ssinn of tlc nIocn rio Rod.
| icals claimed to have carried The State, and
Ac'are III 'hey VIII overcome any major'-
, 't'
| a WrLroME INCREASE Of rur yor,yc
| Porn, array n, s,,.1 ro INK,
o;,;,on.h;, ,r,,, Wv ''E"' u
ci'i>chShiP were conferred by Judge Bryan,
persons of German and Irish birth, and an
additional numbcr wcro debarrcd from the
same privilege only by The absence Of their
witnesses. These will apply at an early
| hour to dav, and be prepared 10 ada their