The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-01
A street Scene in Paris.

A street Scene in Paris.
The following paragraph, taken
f ON the Libertc, has it's melancholy y
as we'll as its comic side. 1t is head,
cd: "What Becomes of House
that Falls," and thus goes on: eyes.
tcrday, at 3 O'Clock, there passed
through the Rue de Flandrc, in La
Vilctte, d horse, consumptive and
sick, which it's owner was bringing to
the veterinary surgeon. But behold
the poor beast, unable to proceed
further, falls upon the pavement, and
cannot rise again. a crowd of >camrs
gathers and forms ring around the
fallen horse. At this moment comes
up a butcher, who otfers to buy tho
dying horse for the Ducheric Munici
pale. A price is offered, a price is
taken. The horse Immediately re-.
ceives the coup de grace, and our
butcher goes off for cart. Naturally,
the crowd Of spectators had by this
time grown larger than ever. The
butcher had scarcely turned his back
when the crowd, with a cheer, rushed
upon the horse. Zach wishes to have
Il piece. Men, women and children
form q melee strange in its aspect,
All the Instruments for cutting meat
were employed and, in less than
twenty minutes, there remained Of the
horse nothing but the head and its
fpro Lane (1,l {bn, loo, tho k,t M,
CIR arrive with his cart. We shall not
attempt to describe his surprise and
indignation.
A WoMAH One lIUNDnEp AND Fir.
TEEN YEARS OLD.-Mrs. Polly Nc.
Intire, Of Canoe, Winnesbiek county,
Iowa, was burned to death few days
since. She was nearly ono hundred
and fifteen years old, having been
horn September 8, 1856, in New
Brunswick, N. j. She first married
at the age of twcnty.four, then at
seventy, and last at seventy y-fve, her
last husband being much younger
than herself, and surviving her. Her
appetite continued good until the
time of tho accident which caused
her death, and her cycsight was such
that she was able to read fine print
without the aid of her glasses, and
her hearing was as good as the aver
age of her sons at seventy.fve. During
the past summer she was able to walk
quite a long distance, and on Christ
mas day, having been invited out, she
entertained the company with song
and story. The next day she was
insane, and three or four days after
wards on being left alone, her clothes
took FIRE, With fatal result,
n PERMASENT lHvEsTMENr.-Says
the New York Evening Post The
Confederate cotton loan, redccmablc
in gold by Mr.. Jefferson Davis gov.
ernmcnt in 1868, is still bought and
sold on tho London Stock Exchange.
There are G2,435,7O0 Of it in London
market, which cost tho subscribers
about ninety per cent. of its nominal
value. Sir Henry Dc .loughton is
sid to have G386, 900, which cost him
nearly par. Sales were actually
made during December at from three
and thrce-quai ters to five per cent,
closing at the highcs. rate. The only
value ofthc stock, it appears, lies in
the hope of the sanguino purchasers
that the United States will one day
redeem it.
ScHooL APPROPRIATIONS = White.
moro's Bill, introduced into the South
Carolina Legislature few days ago, to
support and maintain the Free Schools
Of the State for the fiscal ear commen,
cling November Is 1870, appropriatcs
$3.50, 600 in addition to the capitation
tax, to be divided among the several
counties, in proportion to the reprc.
scntation in the lower branch of the
General Assembly y each county TO
be entitled TO the amount Of poll tax
raised in its own borders. In addi-
tion to this $25, 900 arc appropriated
for the support Of the South Carolina.
University, and $4,000 for the odu-
cation Of the deaf and dumb and blind
A SOUTHERN EMIGRATION MovE-
mENT.-SaJs the New York Bulletin: {:
We afe Informed that agents are now
in town who propose proceeding into
the country districts of New York
and tho Eastern States for the pur-
pose of inducing small farmers to sell
out and emigratc South. a great
many large and valuable plantation
are lying untitled, and by dividing
these up into smaller parcels they can
bcsold chcaply, and will undoubtod-
ly literally repay those who can and
will give the lands proper cultiva-
tion and attention. Tho movement is
said to be backed by many influential
Southern citizens, who hope by this
means to increase production at homo
Of large amounts of produce, for
which money has now to DO sent out
to tho Northern States.