The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-24

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h, ,THENEW IssuEor POSTAGE STAMPS.
I7Washiagtonj March H. -Preparations
are no@ bsiDg made for the introduce
ton ofthe new Series OF postage stamps
furnished \tc@t the Posi.O Office Department.
acc ordipg tothe contract made with The
Na,ional'Bank Noic Company of New
| York. N~.as"t
The one cent stamp is headed with
the vignette Of Franklin, tho fret POST
master"GensTal. On the, two, three
and twelve ieent Stamps there IS . an
illuotra'ionot the improvements in mail
transporaton, from tue primitive rider
on horseback TO THE iralf nd train Tor
the land service and ihr steamship Tor
ocean service.
The remaining six stamps of the Sc,
arc distinctly nn'i',al and, as such,
form q serics Of Ihrir1nwn, Beginning in
the sx cent stnmps with on accurate
copy Of the face Of Washlngr,n,. as
shown in'Srewnrt's picture nj The Ex
ecutlve Mansion, and ending in thn
ninety cent stamp with the head of Lin
coin, rs significant OF new era or uni.
versal freedom. #.-
" Two others OF This national series,
fifteen aud twenty -four cents r"sp"civr-
~, have miniature copies OF The Lan.liny
ttColumbus>an OF the Declaration OF
independence III !l,c rr,undys cf ,l.n reri-
| toll. l.'ts'1g " '.a.a .ua,
In the ten cent stamp The American
eagle appears resting upon the Amc,ica
shield, anain the'lmrty cent stamp are
comprised in one group MI the na,io,lnl
cmblems OF the eagle, the Shield, aud tho
nag, and presenting also the national
colors---ree, white and blue
HE PHENOMENA OF THE BnAIN.-
Ono Of tho most inconceiyablc things
in tho nature Of tho brain is that, al.
though tho organ Of sensation, it
should itself be insensible. TO cut
tho brain gives no pain yet in tho
brain resides tho power Of feeling
pain III any part of the body. If tho
norvc. which leads to tho injured part
be divided, wo become instantly IN :
conscious Of suffering. 1T is only by
communication with the brain that
any kind Of sensation is produced vet
the organ is itself insensible. But
there is circumstance moro wondcr-
ful still. a certain portion Of the
brain itsolf may be removed without
destroying life. The animal lives and
performs all those functions which
are necessary to simple vitality, but
1t has no longer mind. 1t cannot
think or fael. 1t requires that the
food should be pushed into its stom
ach once there it, is digcsted, and
the animal will even thrive and grow
fat. We infer, therefore, that part
of the brain is simply intended for
the exercise of the intoll ectunl faonl
ties, whether Of the lowcr degree.
calledrinstinot. or Of that exalted kind
bestowed on man, called reason.
THE MURDERERs OF GEN. HIND.
MAN.77Jfemphis. March ". .-Ycsscr.
day a prisoner III tho Helena, y Arkansas,
jail overheard two negroes discussing @
the assassination Of Gen. Hindn,nn, and
informed the Ja,Ior, who, with The mar
shal, took one OF them ont, and after
charging hIm with the crime, the .laltnr
confessed to being one Of nlne negroes
who had formed a conspiracy to burn
the town of Helena to avrnge the hang
mg OF a negro last September for
crime. @ .s.r. U.' ~.
Three Of the party had gone to Hind,
mans house for The pnrpose Of burning
it. he having prosecuted the negro who
was hung. ODc of the number, seeing
Hindman sitting at window, levrIlrd
q mnsket at him and fired. killing him
instantly. The others bcroming fright.
ened, fled, and abandoned The plot to
burn the town. Five Of the nine have
been arrested aud are in Jail.
CUBA-THE lNsURGENrs ABOLISH
SLAvERY.-Thn revoluticnists in Cuba
have at, length hit the keynote to sue
cess in decreeing the eabolition Of slavery.
By telegraph we learn lhnt this decree
was issued in tho Central Department
by the insurgent Assembly Of Repre-
scntativcs, and that tho freedmen nav
4 >N''b' oSSo"C SoIlIPTS OT remain. cult -
vators of tho soil. The eject of this
decree must be damaging to the interests
OF tho whole western end of the island,
where, rs yet. the patriot effort has met
with small success. 1t will cause n
great commolion among the thcl,ly
settled districts, and must act as itartrd
|lunon onr own territory when Mr.. lin.
coin issued his proclamation and broke
The backbone Of our ircbolGon.-N Y.
j |Hefaid. ta - toGafn 9.jy .i ug.i yIt
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1, Ihc pope's sense Of humor is prover.
balm Rome, nnd he gave good exam.
PIE Of i the other day,o "a cooperation
o' bakers, who asked an audience ofhim
IN order 70 demonstrate against a new
and excellent public oven which sup
Piled far better bread on much lower
terms than they have cen in the habit
OF making. This interference with their
long enjoyed monopoly was, of course,