The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-11

~ ahs tio ola WHeaL-SCoWiTS ulSIrfCtS,
both North and South, Of the United
States, sls attributable in great measure
TO the irrational method Of preparation
of tho soil, as not being adapted to the
requirements ofthe wheatplant and not
TO the exhaustion in the Soil of the mIie.
al ingredients entering into the forma-
ton Of the grain. S.
n Treachorous Bomb Shell Lively Time
II In Aoa1emy.
Readers of our paper, Who wero iH
Nashville at the close Of the war will
remember tho tons Of relics Of battle and
war which were sent and carried away
to tho North. Not a college or ins,i,u-
ton in the whole country which failed
Of an assignment Of these suggestive
articles. Old musketS and sabrcs, min.
me balls,sclid shot ahl shell, pistols, etc,
etc, enriched the cabinets of schools far
from he scene Of sir Cc where they we're
picked up. A friend OF ours who cx.
plorcd the scenes Of the fight about
this city in 1861, made quite IL collec-
ton Of relics. which he sent to an acade-
my OF somo note on the lake shore, not
far from Cleveland.
Among the consignment was 4 lafgc
bomb-shell, which he found at The foot
Of Ovcrton Hill, where the lerce charge
was made on the afternoon of second
days fight, and after winch The Conicdc-
rates fled. This shell remained iiitact,
Tie lltse having beet detective, or fail
ing from some cause to explode the pro.
Jcctile. The relies were received bv
The preceptor Of the institution, and after
gracng conner of his library was trans
terrcd TO tho geological cabinet, ~ Ole
OF the recitation rooms. Here the she'll
destined TO explode on the battle field
and carry dismay and destruction into
the ranks OF the enemy rested quietly
IN reposc until about a week ago. On
The OCCASION OF tho removing OF lhy tasc
in which the dilnpidalcd rcmombranccs
ol war were contained, two cttrlous
young mon discovered the fiisc, and
never having hccn educated III tho lhco.
ty Of projeclilcs ol that sort, proceeded
at once to investigate the one in qucs.
ton. With shiall steel ro;i. :.i!.ey
commenced digging ont the plug and
the core of tho shell, when there came a
salvage explosion, which threw the two
students bleeding and sensrlcss upon
tho iloor, rent the tabloin twain, shat.
tered the windows, destroyed the ceiling
aboSe; and rooted up even the floor OF
Tie room overhead, where a lot of curl.
ous pupils were deep in the mysteries of
Euclid. A terrible commolion onsued,
and tho whole community came
rushing into the room whence the sad
explosion came. There the two Curious
youths were FOUND ProslfatG iiPoh The
foor painfully, bnf; 3tfhtgc as it may
scom, not seriously hurt. But tic
room is described asa picture. Who
would have thought that four years
after the hills about Nashville rcsouul.
Ell TO the crash OF deadly artillery, the
echoes would have been aroused in a
quiet hamlet Of the Northern lakes
I lNashOilie Press and Times, Oct. s.
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Boiler Exrl.0sloN AT YoRK, Pa
On Thursday last, about noon, the large
| fNI;,L,..I Gin y, ~
vnr r',v,,u"' a,oot 3cnail l 'Sa" IN Nor'l' bea
ishing the brick engine house and scat
terlng The debris in every direction.-
a,a,s n,aJ u .ne "ofEmen we're at the time
se%sua ",io,'' ou.sa' ea''ng tNeF dinner, ali OF
onsl', % 49, we.o ''o'9 o ~ 'essi ohl not serl
@ ,,iy.. juAp'. O"a oi thom was hnrt
oy anod pSI ,y aG"ye alny, 'mo Knee tme olners
",: m"s thrown n'aost iofty feet from It's
i% pos't.1n n1 ,n.o .mo yara IN tne direction OF
,"o ~, olacks'':sh shop' where 1t now lies
'''';,, "';us' = gong repairs N'l tho workmen,
saIas, w. .'e e eHcept'oh OF nose above nam
,nus, I Lauo W. ,,o,, oa,, o,En'~'se tne result
Rosd"a % ,I w. o'S" ,,.: .e'i,ole 10 contemplate
hnns' ss ,,,a '',o I" ues''ict'en OF ,he engine