The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03


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TIE ETnisyssoElGsurRA1 Burrxa.
YIELD day Tribune, of Oct. I'd,
says editoriallys;AtsWe do net say ysthat
Gsnersls Battstaeld was guilty Of sacts
which untitled him for the Office OF
Assistant q Upitsa; States Trea sursr in
this CITY, but we do say that it ia
good thing for fhe Government that
he no longer holdsitho Office. Wheth.
or General Butterfield acted amiss is
subject Of an investigation,
which we hold it the part Of fair. .desl.
ing not to: PREJUDICE That he was
generally distrusted and 20 capable of
injuriDg the, credit ofethe Government
was a matter that needed mo inyyesti.
cation, but called for prompt action.
The administration here, "a previinus
intances, has shown it's determination
to have it's officials ahove, even. the
suspicion Of, evil. and now Why, no, qre,
lieye the treasury 0 its goldf surplus
by sales in the open market, pay. our
debt, stop interest and remove alike
all temptation aud all canse for, fear
about speculation in Government
gold"
The labor question 10 becoming the
absorbing topic with the country press
Of Louisiana. The New Orleans
Pscayune says: "Thele is. division
Of opinion among them regarding
Chinese immigration, the project Rnd-
ing most favor with the sugar parish
es. We are IN receipt Of a private
letter from q leading gentleman OF
one Of the cotton parishes, bitterly de-
nounoing Chinese Immigration as be-
ing fraught with the greatest evils to
the, the South, and urging upon us the
most pronounced opposition. The
risks involved in the employ ment Of
Chinese laborcrs in the South, with
the negro still among us, are obvious,
and Of very grave import. But for
the present, we prefer to leave the
question to the settlement of those
most nearly interested, our planters"
. The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Press says "There
are rumors here that "a number of
Wall street bulls are arranging an
other gold conspiracy, whichiis intend
ed to culminate about the time Con-
gress meets. The ultimate object is
political, and is,nothing more nor le.s
than an attempt to drive Secretary
Boutwell, from the Cabinet. The pro.
jeotors hope to inveigle uffi,.ient
number of Congressmen into their
meshes to bring an noverpowering pres
sure to bear on President Grant for
that purpose. They hope in the end
to secure the appointment Of Score.
tary Of tho Treasury who will be moro
easily managed than the present in.
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The Louiavills Courier j Journal says:
"There are probablysno larger feet in
the world than ,those to which tho
strongmindcd women of this country
are attached While these roaring
female lions were at Cincinnati last
week the sizes of tho shoes they wear
were ascertaincd by on. sonterprising
repor.or. Mrs. Phelps wears fo6r-
teens, Miss Susan B. Anthony clevens,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton c;ghts,
and Mrs. Norton sevens. A pair of
such feet would answer admirably, for
the pcdestals Of couple of Bunker
Hill monuments. The high price Of
leather in this country is no longer o
mystery. Zach oftlcse women ought
to have tan yard or Two Of their
own" fa1 sr sa. .as < a,.sa.a
To ,LIvERrooL DlREcT.--Thc steam-
ship Darion, Of the Charleston and
Liverpool Steamship Line, is expect
ed to arrive at this port on Monday
next, and will have quick dispatch for
Liverpool. The Darlcn brings out an
assorted cargo and q number of pas
sengers. A part Of her freight is for
the interior Of Georgia. s,'s... IS,
Charleston is new Tho only Atlantic
port south Of Baltimore which has an
established steamship to Liverpool.
Cotton has already been received
from Selma for shipment by the Da-
rien, and shippers are reminded that
by her and the other shipssaof the
charleston line, cotton may @beBfor-
warded with regularity and certainty
TO any British or continental port. =
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Yesterday morning, willie Mr. J ,
d. Kayanaugh (who holds an ,inpor.
tant office in the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and is also q clerk in the
Executive Dcpartment,) was attend.
ing to his official duties, he was ro.
qucsted to walk down stairs, Which he
did !; and upon reaching the first floor,
was accostcd ~ r. B. Elliott, iState
Representative and Assistant. Adiu-
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