The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-12-20

for determining the presence of anti
mony made tests to ascertain in
what particular compound antimony
was present ; there certainly was tho
pre- sence Of antimony containing tGe
par tlcular ordinary article of coms
merco known as tarter ometic tho
result of compound obtained was sui.
phlte OF antimony; the quantity could
not have been less than twenty grains,
and II you call it tartar emotic, thore
were fully twenty grains or more.
The ten grains Of sulphi,e of antimonv
present would mako twenty grains If
tartar cmetic. Tho witness was OK.
amined concerning the sediment
found in tho tumblerat Mis-. Wartou,s
ments. A tumblor containing a scdi.
was placed in his hand, by Dr. Chew,
which he tested for tartar crnctic
verified his test, and found not less
than ten grains of tartar omctic
think that quantity was twelve grains
1t was no less than ten.
NEW York, December l2.-Thc
Ocean Bank was thrown out by
the clearing house. Wm. NJ. Tweed,
director, stated tho failure was
occasioncd by tho stringenoy of the
money market. 1t is thou ght above
seventy five per cent. of Deposits will
be paid. A receiver has been an.
pointed.
The failure Of tho cotton firms of
VIM. p. Wright & Co., and John
Scaycroft has been announced in
consequence of the stripgcncy Of
money. 1t is announced, but unau-
thcnticatcd, that the Union Square
National Bank Las suspended.
CAIRO, December IA locomo.
tive exploded near Centralia, Illinois.
killing. three persons. One was
blown geo yards.
w ASIIfHGToN, December l2.-The
COMMITTEES on elections decided that
Clark (Republican) and Herdon,
| (bomocra',) from Texas, were cnti-
tied to be sworn in on pyiu,a Eacje
evidence of certificate. This decis-
ION does not affect the ultimate result
IN the llouSc. ilerdon was seated.
but there being objection in Clark's
case, it went over.
NEW 4ORK, December l2-Ip
! frooklyn, iifty-scvcn cases of smal,
pox are reported during the week,
Julian has absconded, with the
proceeds of the late concert aud ball
to the Grand Duke owing lis musi-
clans $1,000.
GosToN, December ll.-Gaston,
the Democrat and citizens candidate,
was reelected to-day.
New York, December l1.-Thn
cotton firm of Wm. p. Wright settled
to-day on tho basis of scveuty-tiv,
cents on the dollar, and will resume
shortly.
Great excitement exists in Brooklyn
on account of smallpox. 1t has bro.
ken out in the Jail. a corps of phy
slclans has been detailed for the vac
reS1Ination Gin Of the citizens.
| a World special from Geneva SAYS
all the members Of tho board of ar
bltratlon under the Washington treaty
are expected to arrive tonight. They
viii meet at tho IIotel dc Vile, to.
morrow.
CAIRO, December l5.--Ons Of the
men arrested in Indian Territory, re-
Gently, by Detective Piukcrton, or
| the charge OF being connected with
the recent robbery of the Southern
Express Company in Tennessee, made
daring attempt to escape, this morn.
ing, from the steamer Illinois, while
under way between here and Gulum
bus Ky. lie snatchcd Pinkerton's
revolver, shot at and missed him,
jumped overheard and attempted to
swim ashore, but was drowned.
| New YoRK, December lG.-John
V. Norton, post Office defaulter, has
been arrested. Comptroller Con-
nclly's bail has lcen named at l,OOO,.
| 600.
Richard NJ. Blatchford was rob
bed on the streets Of $4,000 in
bonds.
Tweed was heartily cheercd by his
friends, when brought into court.
Tweed was committed to the Tombs,
without bail. Alatcr despatch SAYS
Tweed was before Judge Barnard on
habcas corpus, who released him on
IS 900 bail.
ATLANTA, December g. Governor
Conley vetoed the section Of tho ap-
preparation bill, arpropriating $2I,-
ooo to pay interest on the gold
bonds.
Today, all parties charged with
being ku Klnx, were discharged, cx-
cept two from Dado county, who were
required to give bonds III $4,000,
Tor whipping a party charged with
immoral conduct. Three men, ar.
rested iii Dadc and brought in with
out warrant, were discharged to-day
SAVANNAH, December l3.- Robb,
Collector of the Port, after full and
froe investigation on the part of the
prosecution, and under the statement
OF the District Attorney and the |