The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-05
News Items.

BosroN, February 27.-There was
fire at tho corner Of Hanover and
Blackstone etrec:s. One girl perish
ed and sixteen girls esca ped to the
adjoining roof one jumped from the
third story, and another was severely
hurt by jumping from the burning to
an adjoining roof. Several frcmon
were killed by falling walls.
Simon Brown, editor of the New
England Farmer. is dead.
New YORK, February 27.--Cuyrrn.
ments sold Sl,600,e0U Of gold at
81 4 SO to $l4.57.
The Assembly at Albany :aa pass
ed the New York city charter.
COLUMBIA, February 2G.-~Jobn +.
Burrcil, colorcd, WAS shot dca;l while
attempting to steal chickens. There
| was trap gun.
N%w OnIEANs, March l.-~Iha
N.r''i traS festivities and procession
Of tho King Of the Carnival, which
commenced moving at o'clock, vas
very large, comprising among the
members three full battalioua, one
of the Egyptians, one of Arabs, tho
Kings Own and another of Maine.
lukes, the Royal Navy, consisting of
yachts of the Crescent City and the
Yacht Club mounted on trucks. A
tremendous crowd of miscellaneous
maskcrs, with all kinds of devices and
tricks of the guild, concluded the pro-
ccssion. 1t vas two hours passing.
The streets wcro literally jammcd
with people from NIL parts Of the
country, somo on foot, somc in vehi-
cles. The carnival procession was a
grand success, and will doubtless be
repeated on still larger scale next
year. The Mystic Krewe of Comus pa
raded III the evening. 1t was the finest
display they had ever yet given, con.
sistlng of more than 200 figures, all
III the most elaborate and artistic cos.
tunes. The subject was Darwin's
origin Of species and the missing links
in the chain of natural selection. The
pageant began with the noophvtes,
lsronge.) and ended with the gorilla.
The representations were admirable.
having been prepared in Europe, at
large expense. All long the liue of
march, tho balconies and fronts were
brilliantly lighted nnd decorated.
st. Charles Hotel and the City Hall
were splcndidly illuminated, az also
many Of the other principal buildings,
including the newspaper Offices. Both
the Carnival and Mystic Krowe peo.
pie gave large balls to o-nigbt-the for.
mcr at Exposition Hall, the Inter at
the Varieties Theatre. The invitations
were distributed mysteriously, as
usual. The proprietors Of ST. Charles
Hotel chartered several large river
steamers to furnish sleeping apart.
ments for their guests.
San Francisco, March l.-Tho
Keno party of surveyors for tho
Texas Pacific Railroad arrived at
ir'noe Village, Arizona, February
IS, where they connected with tho sur.
veying party from the East.
AUGUSTA, Ca, March The Port
Royal Railroad, from Augusta to Port
Royal, S. c., is completed. The first
train over the road reached the city
at 10 o'clock last night, amid the
booming of cam on.
NEw IoRN, March l.-On the
application OF counsel for Mrs. Lucy
Is. Fisk, cxccutrix Of the late James
Fisk, Jr., Judge Blatchford, this af.
ternoon, granted temporary injuuc.
ton, restraining the officers of the
Credit Mobilcr from applying to any
Legislature or cour. Of competent
jurisdiction for dissolution Of the cor.
poration.
The Ways ard mennn Committee
have agreed to report 4 bill plaoirc
liquor lost at sea upon the same basis
with tobacco. The 3O3 per cont. Ger
tiiicates have been called in. Inter
est ceases on the first Of April.
WAsnINcroN, March l.-Sevoral
*" k!n& were pardoncl to-day,
atnong them Miles Carol, Miles Nc,
! Co'loHgh, Henry Warlick and James
Il. Saunders.
The House finished al the Senate
amendments to tho legislative apnro-
pr;ation bill. The Morrill, amend.
ment, suspending judgments Of the
Court of Claims, in case OF disloyal.
ty, was rejected, without division.
Tbe.salary:nmendment..wa adopted by
four majority. 1t gives tho Presi.
dent $50,O0O, year; the Chiof Jus.