The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-11
mo. 80
Return of The Amazon Expedition.

party have just returnea to tn city
from trip up the Amazon. They
bong large collection Of geological
and other specimens for the Cornell
University. The party have been
absent six months. With small
vessel they proceeded far up tho ANA.
zop, occasionally diverging to explore
the various tributaries of the great
river
At many points navigation was ex-
trcmcly difficult, and small boats had
to 10 used. The scenery is beautiful
beyond description, and for miles the
RIVER runs beneath perfect arches of
branches aud vines. Even at mid day
1T ID impossible to see the sky through
The foliags, and often it is necessary
to uso torches. Monatrous serpents
glide noiselcssly through the jung es,
The discoveries made by Trof:
lia'tt, anl his companions, it is said,
tend in great measure to dispute
l''of. Agassiz's well.known glacial
theories regarding this wonderful
country:
Professor Hartts party are Of the
opinion that tho Scratches" !" supposed
to have bcen made by glaciers ages
ago are owing to entirely different
causes
The grouhd on which this opinion
is,baset have not been stated, but it
is said that book will shortly be
published giving full account of
the expedition. Prof. Hartt's geo
loglca specimens and fossil mollusks
and fishes comprise the largest collUt-
tlon of the kind ever brought at One
time from Brazil.
DEclsIoN AFFECTING SoururpN
BANHs.-An important decision, uf-
fccting II number Of Southern banks
has been rendered in the Supreme
Court of Tennessee. This decision,
given in the case of the Merchants
and Planters Bank, of Memphis, but
which applies to all bahks similarly
situated, is to the effect that, although
the bills ofths bank, to recover tho
value Of which suit was brought, "werd
issued during the war for the putposo
'r"S .,'o 'Do'''''"' '"o a''ua''y
"Se' ''r tha' purpose ana on that
account illegal, still, in the hands of
II bona Iidc purchaser for value with
out notice, they would Ec upheld, and
the holder wonld be entitled to
recover on them :" and further, that
The holders of such notes arc entitled
to recover not merely the price paid
for them, but their full face value.
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The Sourn CAROLINA RArLRoAb
CoMrANf.-This Company has dcclar-
cd a January dividend Of one dollar
share, payable OH the lst February
next. The operations Of the compa.
ny for The past year will be ahdwn in
detail in tho annlal report, but We ard
able at this timo tc state. With ex-
actntss. that tho roan and rolling
stock have Beet maintained ina con.
dition Of thorough efficiency, that tho
dividend ispaid out Of legitimate not
earnings, and that tho year 1870 is
the most prosperous ahd satisfactory
which the Company has experienced
since the beginning of the lato war.
In truth, the Company is now reap:
ing the fruits of its sound policy and
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Gel. y. W. Higginson tells this lit:
tic story 'I was. once at little
musical parsy in Now York, whore
several accom- tplished amateur singers
were present; and with them tho emi.
ncnt Professional, Miss Adelaide
philliDs Tho amateurs yfero firsk
called on. Bach choso some dif3cult
opcratic passage; and sang her best:
when it came to the obera slheer's
turn, instead of eahibitirt htr ability
to erlirse those rivals 81 her sroai;i
she simply seated herself at the piano