The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-02-05
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bALTlM0RE, January 5o.-tho
thermometer this morning st"od ut 1
below zero It Frederick, Nd, 10 bo.
low ; at Easton, P.., 81 below at
Much Chunk, 81 below. This is
said to bc tho cvldest weather for
thirty years.
HAVANA. January 30.--The official
report IF the fight puts the Spanish
loss ut two Odlcers and eight mcN
killed, and thirty seven wounded.
The Cuban loss was thiity.sevcn killa
ed and the wounded unknown.
LE.tNcFoS, january 80. To-day
nj the municipal election, it Is said
the neg'"es will not bo allowed 10
vote, nnl,>s th.y have previously
ralN their takes, MID that nearly all
thr t6iurrd vclcrs have tenhcred their
taxes to the colmtor, who. has refus.
cd t" receive t.hem \ company OF
the .lxtccuth United States Infantry
was sent there yesterday, f.om Frank.
!F,rt, I9r the pnfpHsc Of kctring peace.
Ven: Murray, Marshal of the State,
is exp e.cd to arrive there to-day with
number If deputies.
MoNTc merry, Jannary 3O.-The
Lcgi Statue has prguniz, d with
4 Republican ina]u1i,y in both
HOUSES.
JAcksos, TsrN., February t.
sloo;"oO worth Of property was burn.
cd here to-day, embracing the busia
ness portion oi tic town:
BAEriMonk, FebFuafy 1t is ru.
tiorcd .hat JoshdA Nicholson, one of
three parties arrested for the mlrdcr
Of Mrs. H .h,hleS, turned States evi.
dy'ee ah1 torfessul. He says that
while ne. Was up stniIs, breaking open
the trunk where the money was do:
pu>ited, his two coth hpanions-W Whalcn
aud TucSur-Hhbm liz had left below,
thre,w piece Of carpet over the head
OF Mrs. h.mpley, to prevent her from
7 giving an alarm, and stran.lcd hers
Nav {uhs, February l.-Counsel
III the St"kes ease; in the event Of 4
failure to obtain All order for new
srial from Judge l,o4rdmen; will ab.
ply FOR stay Of proceedings, ana
thereby secure review Of the casd
by full bench u the 6up,cmc Court
anl on failure there, will 60 to the
cehtt Ct Appeals.
The Cuban Anti slavery Commit.
tee here; of which S. r. Scotron ia
thairman, aud Rev. II: S. Garnot,
Secretary, issued an address 70 the
| Pre- Sidcnt and people uf the United
States, a'ki'H SUPPORT in the h,osu.
mcnt foi the abolition of slavery in
Cuba. The gentlemen mentioned will
visit the principal cities, for the pur-
pose of holding Cuban anti.slatety
meetings, anti personally urge atten.
tiou OF the matter upou ths Prcsis
dtht.
Tweed; last evening, said his trial
was mersly political ont that they
would never get jury to con.lct him.
nc was tired of the business. The
posecut:nt lawyers claim that tbs
jiry was packed. The jurors refuse
to reveal what occurred in the Jury
! room.
Judge rHvis denlcd the motion for
ne% trial iii the Tweed case. This
ends the pros ocution for the present.
ARLINGTON, February bout.
we'll has ordered the redemption Of
oyer S)ou, 900 thfuc PET tunt: ccrtiG.
Gates leaving about $750,O00 out.
The debt statement shows an increase
Of ncarll S500,O00 in he Treasury
coin, SU2,37t,UcU u,rcncy, w.
00O, ,0On,
S.vASSsn, Fcbrusry | The meet.
ing OF the Convention Of hi. ect Trade
aud lmmigratl"u, II whiul delegates
tro" thr c,l.rs Son,li and Wrs; aft
invited will ts held in Augusta Oh
the !lth instant, instead Of the 2d, as
before te!vl,aphcl. The State Atri-
cultural Society meets at the same
thine,
CIiAnto4tE, \. e f"bruary H.
CaP,. Hill, Agent Of the Southern
Express Compauy here, is dead.
A'cnMoND, February little dtst
tram b'aatrard: ovur the Chesapeake
ana Ohio RaiIroad through from tho
Ohio River, arrived; this morning.
bringing about fifty pAssengers, niost.
~ West Virginians, ahd four car loads
OF Cannel c"ol, tie first of the kind
ever received i'll Richm mond.
AZ conference of leading citizens,
held this afternoon, n committee Of
mtecn owas appointed to ascertain
when trains Would bo tuii tttulafl7
on the road; and to mako suitable ar.
ra,ngements for grand celebration,
which will probably embrace an ex.
Surs'oa to Ohio and bringing largo
delegations from the Western cities to
participate in tho order of ceremonies
here.
Commodore Matthew Fountain
Maary, Che American Hydrograhy and
naval ofhocr, died at Lexington, Vay
today, at o'clock. fle was the au.
thor OF "L"tters of the Amazon and
Atlantic SLOPES of South America
the "uelatioh between Navigat ton
ana tue Circulation of tho Atmos.