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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
Singular,

Quite singular phenomenon oeegys
ed iu, our city during the hail storm
last week. Many Of the drops Of bail
had in each Of them . grain aqf rice.
We have in our possession some Of tho
rice, and are informed BY the persons.
who gathered it. mp that they held tho
hail IN their hands pntil II melted,
and that there is no doubt ovhsteysr,
about the matter. We leaye itl for
the wise 70 tell how the riea got ,pp
In the clouds. -NortoM Kirgirie. d, 4,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
From Pennsylvania.

PirrsroN, May 27.--A GOAL shaft
800 feet deep is burning supposed to
be caused by the friction Of che hoist
ing apparatus. Thirty or forty mon
are III the pits. The engine or stood
at his post hosting away till the tim
bers supporting the robe was broke,
while the carriage was ascending all
in the oarIige were certainlyIkillod
1t is unknown how many were 10 the
mine.
LATER.-No hope for the thirty five
or forty men 10 the niue. They mus,
either buffocate or drown.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
A Novel Idea,

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Pennsy lvauia Society for Promot-
ing Agriculture, held last week, Gen.
P,eas4nton read on able and interest.
ing essay on the use Of blue glass in
the development of vegetable and
animal life };
The General guvo an account of an
experiment Of his own with n grapery
of 81 by 26 feet, and 10 feet in hight
at the ridge.
Into the glazing of the grapery, at
every seventh row of white panes, q
row of violet pancs (blue not being at
the time procurablc) had beeu iutro-
duccd, alternating on opposite sides
of the roof, 80 that violet beam
might fall eventually on every leaf
in the grapery. The cuttings plant
cd had grown rapidly. The gardener
was kept busy daily in tying up new
wood which, the day before, he had not
observed. In few weeks utter
planting, the walls and the inside of
the roof were closely covered With
luxutiant f liage. A distinguished
seed man has borne his testimony
that he had never seen my vines that
eauallcd those thus treated.
The vines we're planted iu April,
1861. IL 1862 they bore won'er.
full number of branches. 1t Was found
that The building, small as it was
contained 10 less than twelve hun
d.ed pounds Of grapes. In 1863 the
amount of fruit WAS quite as large al
du,iug the p' eceding year, and 81
it continued season after season with
out abatement, the vines seeming t.
. require no time to rest.
The next experiment was with t.
piggery. A glazed roof half white
aud hal! violet was placed over th'
building, and similar results wer
ubtained, the a.imals thriving beyon'
expectation.
An Alderrey calf, so puny aud fee
9 bic that it's life was despalrcd Of, "
placed in pen under violet glass
In twenty. four bours marked chang
r had occurred. The calf rose TO 1t
!. feet, walked about the pen, took it
. food frou the finger, and manifesto
eat vivacity In few days il
feebleness had disappeared ; it bega
to grow, and its development wa
+ marvellous.
h The same principles have been al
y piled to the raising of poultry wit
y the most remark able success.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
LI.ATEsT.J

FlrrsroS, May 27.--The scene
about the shaft is one Of great dis.
tress and anguish. Two steam fire
engines, and one from Soraton and
one from WiIsbarre, are on the
ground. It is thought that no water
will be thrown into The shaft from the
top, but We are told the shaft will
fill with water within twcuty.four
hours, SO that, If not suffocated, the
poor men must drown. There is no
escape for thcm. The Gre engines are are
playing on the ruins. No one can
approach, probably not till morning,
A dog has just besni sent down il
the shaft Of the niue, and was brough,
up alive, which fact encourages the
belief i hat the thirsy~three men may
yet be saved. a., <.,
pirrsroN, May 90. -Thirty-eish,
| men huvo been taken from the miue
eightespAsf whora are dead u. ..a /
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31

i Gov. Geary, Of Psnns, lyauia, sage
he doesn't wish to be President, but
If be is "drasged out" he will serve.
The Governor's modesty4is as rars as
bis, pasriotisp, 7vr-E Exshapgs., .S ~ Il.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
Hurricane IN Louisiana.

The Courier, published in st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, Of tue 9Th
instant, says:
A terrible hurricane passed over
our parish on the evening of the I'd
Instant causing much damage at diff
fsrent points. On the Wartelle plan
tation, near Moundville, sugar house
vas blown down, killing two men, and
wounding three others, more or lesa
seriously. Mr.. F. Wartelle and two
other men escaped death by leaving
the sugar house few seconds before
it blew down. There were fifteen
persons in the building at the time
Of the accident, four Of whom escap-
ed before the catastrophe. A carpen.
ter named Gautreauv, and a young
man about II years of age, we're the
persons who were killed by the fall.
ing Of tho building.
A largo building on Dr.. j. A. Tay
lor's plantation near town, was un
rooted and partly demolished and
at Mr. Herbert's place, in the SANE
neig borhood, ut present occupied b.
Mr.. L. A. Patin, the roof of " black
smith shop was taken off aud carriot
aotcss the public road, .E,
Our town suffered no serious dam
age.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31

The late Prof. Wm. Gibson used to
relate that while going through the
ward Of o hospital with Velpeuu, that
surgeon brought him to tho bedside
of two men who were under troat mont
for some slight fracture, "Would
you believe it," said Velpeau, "these
mer have mado living for the last
fifteen years by being knocked down
and run over. Whom they see o
light wagon driven by some wealthy
persons coming by. they step across
the street, and are sure to DO run
over, picked up, and oarried to some
hospital, and then sue for damages
Whenttheir money becomes exhaust
ed, they begin again. Nearly every
buhe in their bodies has been bro
kemp !,3is ImH or ~ Z
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31

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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
ALL HOPELESS IDIOTS.

Fho lady superior has kept her
lips resolutely closed up to the pres.
cnt time, but admitted, when first
questioned, that the three sufferers
had lived in their hidcous prison for
lime years, in an atmosphcre Of sti-
fling heat throughout the Summer, and
half-frozen with cold throughout the
Winter shut" she added, "they
we're idiots when they came" The
conductor of tho inquiry replied that,
ifsuch were the case, it was illegal to
have admitted thcm to the convent
at,all, aud that even supposing them
to have been admitted, tho place
whore they wore found was not a fl
dwelling.plaec for u dog. y key wa'
discovered among her papers, labelled
"key of tho great vault !" but where
this groat vault may bo has. not ye
baen found ont Tho Superior an,
hernnns keep a unifor m and persis
tent silence upon the point; cxoavu
,ions have be made at diiteren
roints in tho garden, md under tn
high alter of the chapel, bat hithert
.Hr = .
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28
Henry Clay WarmOth.

We copy the following from the Lafourche
Times:
When the pen of history shall have the
mower of drawing an impartial record of the
events which have occurred during the last
five wears. and when the acts of the Repub-
lican party of Louisiana shall have been
transcribed on the book of the future, the
name at the head of this article will come
I'D as one of the leading spirits who nodded
events and led the great governing party
safely through period of uncertainty,
doubt and embarrassment such as Is never
witnessed but once in century.
However persons may differ from Gov
ernor Warm0th as politician, however we
NAV scan his proceedings as the executive
of the State of Louisiana, yet we feel as
sured that no one can fail to cOncede that in
all his actions he has always been actuated
by the purest motives, and an answering
attachment to the principles of the Repub-
lcan party
And it is to these principles, the devotion
to Justice equality to all men regardless OF
past political differences, or race or color,
that Governor Warmoth will owe his re-
election.
AS the head of the Republican party in
this State Governor Warmoth has won the
confidence of all classes by his adherence
to the platform on which he was elected.
1t is true he has an aole counselor anu Il
hearty support in his Lieutenant Governor,
and perhaps many trying position has
been passed safely by with the aid of SO
tried a supporter as Lieutenant Governor
Dunn.
Be that as it may. when we look at the
results obtained since his election, peace
and securely throughout the State, agricul-
ture prosperous, manufacture increasing,
and commerce, although cramped by local
causes and the taxes of monopolists, yet
steadily advancing. When we see the sue
cess of the school system, and thousand
other benefits and advantages which have
accrued to the State since his administra-
ton, we can not forbear congratulating the
party and the State on having obtained the
talents of so worthy leader as the present
Governor, Henry Clay Warmoth.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28
Real Estate Sales.

We are under obligations to Mr.. William
De Lacy, auctioneer, for the annexed list of
sales made by him yesterday, and consider
the prices realized as fully up to those OBJ
tanned in more prosperous times. We have
cause to congratulate our people upon an
actual advance in well located city property,
and also recognize the ability, tact and en-
ergy displayed by the auctioneer in the
manner in which he made his adjudications.
The list is as follows:
Cottage and four lots of ground, corner of Du-
fossat and Coliseum streets .............. $3.50
Two lots of ground Salcedo, between
Common and Gravier streets. ...... 800
Frame slated cottage, corner of Carondeet
and Fourth streets. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
TwO-story dwelling, No. 346 Second, between
Baronne and Dryades street, cash. 1000
Frame cottage on Third, near Rousseau street 2300
Cottage house on Jersey, between Louisiana
avenue and Delachaise streets. ........... 1900
Six lots of ground, corner of Bienville and
Rocheblave streets. .............-.. 290O
One-half interest in a lot OF ground on Clara,
near Erato street, cash. .................. 400
wo-story frame dwelling, No. 2l3 Liberty
street, and TWO lots OF ground ......... 5000
One lot of ground on Liberty, between Lafay-
cite and Perilliat streets, ..-.............. $50
Frame cottage No. 434 Poydras street 49,. 1850
Two double tenement cottages, Nos 430 and
432 Poydras, between Bolivar and Bertrand
streets, $3.50 each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
Lot of ground, corner of Poydras and Willow
streets. lVoo
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

THE CUBA AND LOUISIANA MINING AND
PAVING CoMPANY.-We refer our readers
to the charter of this new and important
organization, which will be found in an
other column. 1t will be seen that the OBJ
jects for which this company has been
formed are to work the asphaltum mines,
in the Island of Cuba, known as the Minas
de Roberts, Minas de Rodes and Minas de
Balmasada, to ship asphaltum to different
parts of the world, and to lay pavements
constructed of asphaltum in the Island of
Cuba and in Louisiana according to the Van
Camp & Hodgman patents. The mines
owned by this company are said to be OF
immense value, and the process by which
the asphaltum is made into pavements by
the above named patents has received very
high Endorsement from the best authorities
in the world, we are told The first board
of directors chosen are all gentlemen of
standing, and many of them of large
wealth. An enterprise backed by such
talent. integrity and means must prove of
vast benefit to the city, and we sincerely
hope that it will meet with all the success
which its founders anticipate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28
PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS.

QUARTERMAsTER's OFFIcR, i
United States Marine Corps,
Washington, May II, lS71. >
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
y this office until two o'clock P. NJ. of TUESDAI,-
lions to the United States Marines at the following
stations from the first of July 1871 to the thirtieth
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire;
CHARLESTOWN Massachusetts,
BROOKLYN New York.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania;
WASHINGTON CITY, District of Columbia;-
GOSPORT near Norfolk, Virginia;
PENSACOLA, Florida;
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland.
Each ration to consist of twelve ounces OF POI T.
or bacon or one pound and four ounces of salt Oy-
fresh beef eighteen ounces of soft bread or flour,
twelve ounces of hard bread, or one pound and
four ounces of corn meal; and to every one hun
dred ratiOns fifteen pounds of beans peas, or ten
pounds of rice or hOminy ten pounds of green cdf
fee, or eight pounds of roasted Tor roasted and
grOund) coffee, or one pound and eight ounces o4
tea; fifteen pounds of sugar; four quarts of vine
gar; one pound and four ounces of adamantine or
star candles; four pounds of soap; three pounds
and twelve ounces of salt and four ounces pepper
The rations to be delivered upon the order of
the commanding officer of each station; the Fresh
Beef either IN bulk or by the single ration OF good
quality, with an equal proportion of hind an fore
quarters, neeks and kidney tallOw to he exc uded;
the Pork No. Prime Mess; the Flour known as
Extra Superfne in the market of the place where
the station is located the Coffee, good Ri o; the
Sugar, good New Orleans or its equivalent, an the
Beans, Vinegar Candles Soap, Salt, etc, 10 be OF
good quality.
All subject to inspection.
A guarantee, signed bv two persons, W hose
sponsiblity must be certified by United States
District Judge, District Attorney Collector must
accompany each proposal
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by such guarantee. Blank forms OF proposal
can be obtained upon application at any of the Ma
rine Stations.
Newspapers authorized to publish the a ove viii
send the paper containing the first insertion this
office for examination
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposals for RatiOns,7
and addressed to the undersigned
WILLIAM B. SLACK,
Major and Quartermaster United States Marius
Corps. my23 ltaw4w
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

DoCToRs DIsAGREE.-Last evening Mrs.
G. Thibodaux, took passage on the steam
boat St. John, to go to coast plantation
where her husband is employed. She has
been in the care of a physician some time,
and yesterday just before the boat left she
apparently expired of an apopletic fit. Three
physicians were on board and one of them
gave burial certificate. The corpse was
sent to Mr. Bothicks undertaken shop in a
coffin, when DR.. Cooper and another physi-
clan examined the body. DR.. Cooper an
nounced it as his opinion that life was not
extinct, and the body was removed to a rear
room. Restoratives were applied, but up to
a late hour vitality had noHbecome evident.
What are we to do when doctors disagree
in such important cases!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

SAFE MAxnIs.-Mr. H. B. Stevens, the
popular clothier at the corner of st. Charles
and Common streets, publishes to the world
this morning his platform, while announcing
the arrival of fresh lots of the stylish
clothing for which he is so celebrated.
Fair dealing; polite attention; goods may
be returned if not satisfactory and money
refunded; all parties treated alike; and
goods and prices suited to all purses.
Now, these maxims for doing business can
not be improved upon. They must render
the merchant popular who practices them,
and as we well know that Captain Stevens
is man of his word, it can be relied upon
that in his store all classes of buyers will
be treated alike. His stock is one of the
largest in the city, and in his manufac-
turing department are to be found some of
the best tailors in the South.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

Ionia Conclave will repeat their enter
tainment to-day at the Fair Grounds, it
being continued from last Sunday on &C
count of unfavorable weather. The COM
mittee were indefatigable in their arrange
ments to make visitors comfortable, and
they succeeded admirably, for everything
went off most pleasantly. There is one
matter which we think right to point out
to the committee, and that is the outrageous
imposition in the prices charged for re-
freshments by parties having stands on
the grounds. Thus, at the Pelican restau-
rant, a party of two ladies and two little
children called for coffee -four cups). This
call brought forth four small cups of muddy
coffee, cold, hardly tepid, with trans
parent piece of cake, as long as mans
finger. For these four small cups of muddy
cold coffee, one dollar was charged Were
these swindles suppressed and the prices of
refreshments regulated, more money would
be taken in, and more profit eventually
mada
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

He CAN Nor Enthusiastically very
questionable decision rendered in one OF
our civil courts, Recorder Houghton was
induced to resign his seat as Recorder OF
the First District. 1t may be that he had
other reasons than the one suggested, anu
probably had. Perhaps the whiz and
whir of that ancient fossil, who softly signs
himself "a Citizen" had some effect on the
incumbent, and as the subject gained con-
siderable unnecessary controversy, he-
corder Houghton concluded to vacate the
seat. quitting his office Monday evening,
Assistant Recorder A. Edwards assuming
the duties Tuesday, and continuing to act
until properly relieved. Tuesday Mr..
Houghton sent his resignation to the City
Council. when that body accepted 1t and at
once notified Governor WarmOth of the va
cancy.
BY very plainly worded law the Gov
ernOr proceeded to fill the office, re-appoint-
ing Mr.. Houghton, as there existed nothing
against such a proceeding, much to the
chagrin of few malcontents who had
sought to create confusion on mlseraply
small capital. 1t seems that these agltators
in their desire to injure an excellent gentle
man and upright judge, supposed thai Mr..
Houghton, once removed, would be forever
debarred from acting as a magistrate. At
least their newspaper squibs lead one to be-
lieve that such was their silly conclusion.
1t is unnecessary to state how COMPOUNDED
they must have been when their narrow
minds were awakened to a sense Of their
ridiculous position. Suddenly the van
ouished little ring retired and sensible
readers supposed they would not be in
Aicted with communications from "A Clti-
zenv AGAIN on that settled subject.
One of the tribe, however, aired his great
lore in Yesterdays Bulletin, quoting from
the annulled city charter to prove that
everything was wrong, and he was quite
successful. Then he Analysed Latin word
to prove that an assistant recorder is an I'M
qualified recorder, and he proved his asser
ton as easily as he smokes poor cigar
Plainly. he is somewhat like garrulous
person who delights in saying the last say.
Even the formal recognition of the offclal
failed to satisfy the agitating citizen
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28
New Orleans AGA denny of Sciences.

New Orleans Academy of Sciences.-At a
meeting of the Academy, held on Monday, May IS,
1871, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved That this Academy, through the me-
dunn of all the newspapers in the State of Louis
lana that will publish the gratuitously, offer
the following prizes fer collections of entomology
within the State of Louisiana, and descriptive es
saws accompanying the same, te wit:
|. A prize of One Hundred Dollars for the best
collection of insects peculiar or Indigenous to the
State of Louisiana; the insects to be shown, as
much as possible in their various stages of develop
ment-eggs, larva chrysalis and perfect insect. In
Judging a preference will be given to those col
lections which most successfully illustrate the life
histOr,, habits, propagation and alimentatiOn of
the insect as also any of it's peculiarties whether
shown by specimens, drawings, models or other
means.
q second prize of Fifty Dollars for the second
best collection; and
g. A third prize of Twenty-Five Dollars for the
third best collection.
Each collection is to be accompanied by des-
criptve essay of the insects exhibited and must be
subscribed with the name of the competitor.
The collections and essays to be sent to the Re-
cording Secretary of the Academy on or before the
first day of June, A. ID. 1872 to be transmitted by
shall consist of five fellows all of whom shall be
Immediately appointed by the President
The Academy shall be entitled to take from any
of the collections and ESSAYS sent ill., whether sue
cessfu not portion thereaf it may choose, at
a price to be fixed by the Prize Committee.
The Prize Committee shall have power to decline
awarding any prizes should the collections seem not
worthy. -
v. o. King, M. D., Chairman,
j. B. Robertson, Gustave KOhn,
A. F. McLain NJ D., John Kruttschnitt.
true copy from the minutes
ALBERT G BLANCHARD,
Recording Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

The Peoples Commercial College, No.
ia Carondelet street, A. T. Selover prin-
cipal, is doing good execution in its line.
What is more satisfactory to the people is
that the pupils are we'll pleased with the
rapid progress, and moreover they proclaim
that they never had such teaching hereto
fore. Teachers and children are invited to
attend during vacation a course of penman-
ship or any other branch in which they may
be deficient
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-28

WHEREAS, INFORMATION HAS BEEN RE-
w ceived at this Office that on the night of the
tenth of May, A. d. 1871, between the hours of
eleven and twelve o'clock. one Frank Meutath was
foully and brutally murdered, at a store known as
the Pioneer StoBe, situated about two miles below
College Point, in the parish of st. James, by some
party or parties unknown; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that the said party or par
ties did, at about the time willfully and ma
liciously set fire to and the burning OF the
said store and its contents
Now, therefore, |, Oscar ]. Dunn, Acting Gov
ernor of the State of Louisiana, i'll the name and
by the authority of the State do hereby offer re-
ward of five hundred dollars 5000 for the arrest
and conviction of said party parties, the same
to be paid presentation of satisfactory proof of
est and conviction aforesaid.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State
this fifteenth day of May A. L. 1871 and of the in
dependence of the United States the ninety-ffth.
OSCAR J. DUNN.
Acting Governor OF Louisiana.
GEO. E BOvEE, Secretary of State. lryl6 got