The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-03-06

I'VE" oRK, reUTuaSy /S-lHY6oiuR
$50 Canary birds, belonging to Fisk,
sold at auction for 5000.
BosToN, February 29.-l50 choral
societies have applied to participate
in the international festival chorus.
WAsHNsroN, March 2-Tbq
Wisconsin Assembly, by a vote Of
forty-niue to thirty eight, tabled the
resolutions endorsing Summers one
term amendment.
Cha,lvs Manly prcsiaes at the
South Baptist Educational Couycn-
| tion, at Nashville. Nearly all the
Southern States arc represented.
The 81 Gamer japan took 81 ,600,.
600 in specie from San FrAnvisoo for
Chiua. ....... ...
Rev. Wm, II. D4y, fer tbir'y-fvo
| yeals connected with the Bethel Mis-.
sion, ut Cleveland, is dead.
Havana Journals publish the fol-
lowing decree, issaed by Captain.
General ValmaSeda, and dated ut
Santiago de Cub, Febr, ry |:
Any white male or female, or free
coloiesl male or female, who will
bring twenty Ave free or slave nea
groes, now roaming in tho mountains,
to headquarters, will receive full par
don and 5000 reward my male or
female negro slave who will briug in
twenty-five negroes from tho insnrl sor
tionary districts, will receive his free
domn IF bringing in the uamber
with arms, seventeen dollars will be
paid for each negro. Parties unable
to bring i'll the required numben but
who bring in some, will receive par
don, aud the value ot their services
will ho taken into consideration 10
tho matter Of rocompcn>c. The
Spanish troops Captured and execu.
tod, near Canton del Embarcodero,
Cuban Col, Calixto !'ierdro and cap
tain Landilcno l'rrrz. A heavy en-
gagement Is rcp",tvd in tho Terror
Mount 'ins in wElch tho Spauiardy
were victorious. $500.
Nmw YonK, Mach "A Tamma.
ny meeting !cSolved t. uew cleo.
ton, at which an entirely new gener-
al cummi;tce will be chosen.
Tho Irish societies WILL parade on
St. Pat,ick'o Day.
Henry L. Chorley, the celebrated
musician of London, is dead.
Schuyler Crippcn, exsJuage of the
| Supreme Court, Is dcud--aged scven-
ty.se8cn.
The Times states that Mayor Hall
has thirty,nine actions to bring
against 'te prJ,Iletufs aud editors of
hat p'rn as son . he is acquitted
ia 'hc r'.sc nav l.e"ning against hm =;
and also, that tH' Mayer ifc,s TO hct
he will have them III the S;ate prison
At Il m.u,ug OF the Irish r,ctlcs,
last eve Mig, h motion to ihvitc ,he
negro militia 60 act as their Srort on
ST. Pauick's Day WIS vut,h down,
and an ardent Fenian. fresh frum
Ireland, who culnsciitd emitting the
throats Of the Oraaaumcu, wus elcc,.
ed.
WA>HtSGrok, March 2-E cning.
Tie signal "ilice is advised from
Kcokuk, Iowa, on the Mississippi,
that the ice commenced to muvo oh
Of the river, at ll.l5 to day.
Vice Admiral Rowan, who has
been critically i'll With rheunouia, is
recovering,
The President will he in Philadc-
! phia from the 7sh to the lith instant
to attend a wedding.
Proceedings in Congress unimpor.
tant. Only about n dozen members
were in the Huu.c.
The severest snow storm for Years
prevailed all day. The Japanese
kept within doors.
CnAntEsfoN, March 2.-Therc was
a severe Northeast storm here last
night, but no damage done iu the har-
Dor. lti is supposed to have been
heavy off the coast.
SAVANNAH, March 2.-There was
severe rain and wind storm, last
night. Two ships, two barks and five
schoondrs were driven from their moor
'nes ; but the damage was very slight,
excepting to the hoisting moclino On
the Baltimore steamship wharf, which
was totally destroyed.
RfcHMoND, Va, March 2.-The
severe>t storm since January, 1857; is
now prevailing. 1t has been showing
heavily for twelve hours and it still
continues, with the wind from the
Northwest blowing hurricane and
the snow drifting accordingly.
NEW YoKk, March 2-jiveniue-
1t is reported that warrant has been
issued, to.dayj for tho arrest of two
revenue officers for exactiog money
from merchants.
Judge Cardozo, to day, charged the
jury, In the Stokes case, ordering
verdict, which lceaIizcs the action of
the grand jury, and uphulds tho in
dlctmeot' Ho granted stay of pro.
cecdlngs for twenty days, to enable
counsel to bring the matter before
tho appellate t.ihnnal.