The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-31

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give this morning few extracts from
the debate in the House Of Representa-.
tives on8Thursday. What was said,
and the decided vote upon the previous
question against tn, advocates of The
Senate's amendment to the tcnure.re
peal Till, show that the House is not
slow 10 if. its shield to protect the Elk.
eculive from the Senate. The attitude
Of the House is altogether game, and
|! the despotic Senate will find the demo-
cratic will of the popular branch OF
Congress not thing to be deGed OF
trifled with. VI w
Buffers version orthe Presidents al
legged assent to the Senate amendment
!, Is probably, authoritative. Senators
waited upon the President wilha long
lace, making appeals which cxtorte,l
from him some self denying reply f'r
peace sake. But, according 10 But.
Ter, The President nevertheless relied
upon the House TO drf.,d the dignity of
the executive department.
This is probable; and he is not likely,
from appearances, to DO disappointed.
The House stands TO its guns and its
members arc not going to be made
pack horses, according to Mr.. Logan
they are not ga going" to give all The
patronage of the Government to the
Senate. They will fgh, it ont on thus
Inc, and the Senate will likely 60 to
tho wall.
# Ba,ler is right, Gen. Grant has only
hanked The Senate, aud he will proba.
bly, receive the surrender Of tl,at body
under very 'sour apple tree"
Richmond Dispatch.
HoRRlBLE MURDER. = On last Thurs.
day tho body Of a white man was found
IN a thicket above Elliotl's Old Mill
about three miles from town, which,
upon examination was found to be Bur-
well Hilton. The deceased was from
Lancaster, S. g., and at the time of h,s
death was employed a, the mill. It is
supposed he was killed with an axe
IN the house and the body taken out for
coucealment The object Of The foul
deed was to get his money and clelhes.
lie had about him some $50 IN silver
and greenbacks. The top of his head
was knocked off aud several holes
through his body, made by pistol or
gun lie was alone at the time the
murder was committed. Al the tim.
Of this writing Saturday nltcrnoon) The
jury of inquest is IN session. One negro
boy has been comm,,trd 10 jail as either
principal or accessory, and the officers of
law are in pursuit Of other negroes who
have fled, probably to South Carolina.
This matter will be thoroughly sihed
and The guilty wretches brought 10 JUS
uce.- Churlotte Times.
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THE ADVANCING CONFEDERATION IN
CUnA.-An Intelligent examinati N of
the telgraphic advices from Cuba shows
thar tile revolutionary conAagralion is
advancing westward irresistibly, not.
wItlslandng tie repeated rel orts
from Havuna OF the insurgent de'eats.
In fact, it is these reports Of Spanish
successes which give ns the first inlima.
ton of the appearance Of the revolution.
lists at new points. The last kilograms
advise US Of the appearance of an insur-
gent force at Macagua and the great ac.
tivity of others at Bolondron. The place
first named is the eastern terminus of The
system of railroads rajiating from Ha.
vana. Matmaoros and Cardenas, and the
second is an important point in the
heart OF the great sugar district Of Cuba
When this district becomes involved in
the revolution, as has all the country
east oft, vital blow will be struck at
The resources Of the Spanish Govern
ment. Those are now deprived entirely
from the slave labor Of the W. Western De-
partment. and tile recent decree Of the
Cuban revolutionists establishing the
unconditional abolition OF slavery Ell.
sures the early destruction of the sys-
tem.-N. Y. Herald.