The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

at the door Of awealthy farmer ID tho
towp Of Green Garden, in this county,
and requested the privilege Of remaio.
ing over night. The farmer being
away from home, he was informed by
the hired man that he could not stay.
Hethen requested the privilege of leav-
ing his pack until morning, as he was
tired and could not carry it any fur
ther that night. This was granted
and the peek deposited in one corner of
the sitting room. During tho evening
aome of the females of the household
had occasion to move 1t, and taking
hold Of it, discovered that there was
something Suspicious abrut the con-
tents. The bired man was called, aud
upon examination found that it ooD
tanned o man. le quickly stepped
into an adjoining room, and returning
with o revolver, motioned the family
to stand aside, at ouoe pr ceedipg to
fire three shots into it, Il pi"rcing
Shrek issued from it, aud on ripping
off the outside covering, q man with
large bowie knife and revolver
olinohed in his hands, was found well
tering in his blood. Two Of tho shots
had proved fatal. Tue neighbors
were alarmed, but no traces Of the
peddler who left the precious pack
GOULD be found. Thus, by. mere ac-
oident, doubtless shocking case of
robbery, and perhaps murder, was pre-
vented. It was doubtless plot to
rob the farmer, as it was known that
ne had large sum of money in the
house. An inquest was held over the
the body on the following morning,
aud the verdict that the killing was
justi6able homicide. No clue leading
to the discovery Of the name Of tho
victim or his accomplice, has, as yet,
been ascertained. Suoh summary
justice is seldom meted out 20 tho gull
ty. Joliet M } Signal.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE ON THE AMERI-
CAN FLAa.-On the lst inst says a
correspondent Of the New York Her..
aid, while the American schooner
Ella M. Pannell, of NJ .chias, Maine,
was off Stirrup bay, Great B'hama
Bank, in British waters, Spanish war
vessel fred gun across her bow, COM
pelling her to heave to. An officer
and force of men were then sent on
board, who demanded to see her pa
pers, as also to search her. Finding
nothing of contraband character on
board, they then retired and allowed
her to proceed. The schooner wss all
this time in British water, and had
the national flag flying when fred at.
When compelled to heave to she was
boarded without being asked where
she was bound to, as ia customary in
such cases. Will you be kind enough
to inform mo by what laws uf nations
the Spanish naval officers we're author
lied to perpetrate this indignity on
the flag of the United States2 If
our vessels are to be searched, or even
stopped on the high seas with impuni.
ty, it would be best to inform Ameri=
can seamen Of the fact.
Fn1GMTrUL CASE The following
account of most friRhtful case is
from the Progrcss de- Ltuis, Canada: :
"Wo are informed that an unfortu-
nate man in GU, heo has been liv-
ing in his c. fin for the last
eight days. His b"dy is decomposing
and is in a putrid state, but he still
lives. The stencil whioh arises from
him is nauseating that he cannot be
approached except at u certain dis-
tance. Such ailments "a are admins,
tered to him are given by means Of
spoon attached to stick. The physi-
clans arc perfectly astounded, and are
unable to account for his being alive,
and he putrid and sinking mass Of
decomposition" H31'n "
GERMAN TRApE WITH THE SouTH-
ERN STATES Berlin letter, dated
Goth ult., says: cat late meeting
held here by tho dry goods merchants
for the purpose of discussing the ad.
vantage of re-openiDg the export trade
to Louisiana and other Southern
States, it was unanimously agreed
that it would be Of the highest i'm
portance to the products Of German
industry. A committee was appoint
ed to select competent merchant,
who, salaried and furnished with an
assortment of samples, will proceed.
May lst, proximo, to New Orleans"
Tho Land Commissioner, Leslie.
is busily engaged in the examinations
of State land titlos, in obtaining in.
formation relative to lands in the
hands Of sheriffs seized for non.pay-
ment Of taxes. 1t is believed that
over ono hundred thousand of acros
Of land throughout the State, will un-
der tho law, DO cut up into farms of
twenty-five and fifty acres, and given
ut nominal value on credit Of five
years to those who will make actual
settlement thereon with their fami-
lies.
A boo mastor Of Indiana has cue.
cessfully protected his bees from the
disease which has swept through the
hives in that State by feeding them
with salt, rye flour and sugar, boiled