The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-04-14


yestigations in respect to the retail,
prices ofthe leading articles of do IN es-
tic consumption by operativeslin tho
manufacturing towns Of New Eng
land, the Middle and some Of the
Western States, shows-ull0waDces
being made for an ascertained varying
ratio of, expenditures for the several
articles enumerated d--that for the year
1857 and for the first half Of the year
, 1868 the average increase of the cost
OF ~ the elements which constitute
the food, clothing and shelter Of
family has boen about seventy-eight
per cent. as oOmnared with the stand
ard prices Of 1860 and 1861. The
result, it, general of this large incrense
IN the prices of commodities of do.u.s-
ito consumption to the lahoriny man
6"cones evident by comparing such
increase with the Increase ia the rates
Ut wages during the period nudcr
cnmnarison--whioh rates, for the year
1867, as compared with 1860 aud
1861, were as follows For uu Killed
mechanical labor, fly pcr cent. :;
for skilled mechanical labor, sky per
ceut.-- Commcrcinl Mrs.
TIE WAiLAcE-S,MpsoN CASE. -
TIL" Committee on Fil"cri"ns have. re-.
ported Mr.. Simpson i!.Eg,bl,., I! for 'hr
r''nsnn that he is nnahl, TO tax" Ilir nn,l,
Of Office prescribed hv the act nf J,lv
2, 1862. This inall,y. saws til. Com
n,''trr is alleged in writing hv Mr
Wallace. and admitted Iy Mr.. Simpson
~ Iii' written answer 70 the nn,;c. Of
contest ~ this case. This, of course,
nns"ais Mr.. Simnsn,l.
With regard tp he contestant. a ma
j"r''y at ,hs c"mmi'ter report in Iavor
of giving Mr.. Walac" The. seat. and a
m'a"ri'y report adversely IL it. Cnn.
sres4 Das h II v"' nl"r'r'l ii her r"onrl.
[ r"rkrWe Enqu!rcr
CASE Of REcrHSTRcC ron. In
Bulgaria The body oi u wninnn s,,Srrrt.d
at wlchciaft was dug np aud the hear,
cn' ont md bHr"-d. rha, - precisely
what Tie Radiras I,av",.inr win the
South. Afrr she had beer killed al,
Appomatox, aud the funeral service hn,l
hren read over her hv Andrew Jnhn-
son. n'i'c"hsn dn% h"r up, took out
her henri and smrar"d il, over with
lamphlack. - Mobile Tribune.
| learn today [7th] that tho Joint
resolution tor the adjournment of Con-
grrss on Saturday will probably he re-
sc'nd"d, AMI The session prolonged to
the 18Th instant ~, least. Several rem.
s''''s are assigned Tor '"s chang" OF base.
s"',k M'''" - ne g'"w'ng "'<r"s''l"n
p" '''e a''''T".'', 81" "' N',"n ana San
I"''''"S'' - ''"S"'"9t'" Ltff'r ~ BtH
""<e'"'
lhe Charleston Nc"s SAYS: "Mr.
C"ro''' counsel for Hlhrr' P'llshrrv
al" others n'ght l'i'''" last, gay" no.
'"e"'"Pp"h, rom JndgH C"rr"m"r's
sefTs,re fE g, a, r. r,,r rr Ialr mMmfn""s .r$e on a
case 10 be heard on ,he third Monday in
'"'s month
! Seven ccntlema, n r,,;no
the seat in Co,erass voc,toI h. WI,
burnc. y ""'"
None Of tho scvcn w;,, not :. H.
H. 10y "u feaiiy gentlemen; All
s"v .. ~ So''' arc reserved for black
e""'''
The Belgian Chamber has ad,o,cd
". s,,,n, ",, 'p' 'ne ao"'''"n OF 'mprlson'""n.
m r,.r,.a ' w "' ''''n'"se 'n"J"f'sv. anu
-, u ',r,'.;a,, :" '"e'nP1 rom the o"neh's Of
,he;r ,,,m'nn,, e' ''''F" "''"o'e 10 pay
~" "s''
The Richmond Dispnich ia s,or,l.1
+" %., ''fS'''' !" "rP"'', h"gr"'s mem
Ha.a - a., , r":'' ~ MAJ c'v' we
hs en-" m, t"'' "'c'>''h'," |" mem
"'''' ne c'''n' F'"''c" sleep n"h'y.
wr;t,:na 49, ,a..n ~ INV orK' nus
aca;nst flo a;f. "","'nH H tue p'Gho
stnros on,, Nv ~ t"s eH'o' 'seS' oo,'ar
in ,L,, n,",."u'I;. % ." ''''''s originating
;" way "o''"P''S.
,ha ,>,hl;...;, '' -, "''no""e'S t"at
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