The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
News Items,

~ A'hNti'LE) u uic IT, mere mas
been All imalcnsc scare here, OCCASION
ed by Il great deal Of sickness and
large number Of deaths. The disease
was first pronounced Asiatic Cholera
and afterwards Cholera Morbus. The
papers of this morning sly ga ma.
jority IF the physicians now believes
thc disease is NV Cholcrp, but that
il has arisen from malaria"
There were only eleven deaf is yes
tcrdny and very few new cases are re-
ported. Every one who could leave
left the city carly this week. All the
schools and business houses have
closed. Tic excitement however is
now abatins.
New YonK, June l2.-Tho trials
of tho cases of Tcnnic Claflin and Col
Blood have been postponed on ac.
count Of the sickness of Mrs. Wood
hull.
Francis O'Noi! %aas to-day arrested
Oh suspicion Of throwing his wife
from d;h story window. She was
found this morning with skull frac-
turcd and other internal injuries of
q fatal nature. She died during tho
day.
Tho trial Of frank II. Walworth
for the murder Of his father was to-
day set down for Monday the 23rd in.
slant, court of Oyer rnd Termincr.
HAMLToN, ONTARIO, juno Ia
To-day Thomas Fields, an cmrloyce
ots the Great West Railroad Company
attempted to murder his wife but
she escaped. lie returned to the
house and cut tic throats Of his two
children, Kate, aged four years, and
" lllam, fourteen months, with pen
knife. l9c was sober at the time, but
lad the reputation CT bcing drunk
ard. The police arrested him, while
on his way to burlington BAY, where
he Intended to drown hilusclf. lilo is
now either insane or feigninga insani.
ty. The people are infuriatcd against
him.
Nnw YonK, June IA large con.
course of people passed through the
Governors room, city hall, to-day, to
see the remains of Minister Orr,
which were lying in n state. Among
the throng were REPRESENTATIVES of ali
tho masonic lodges heads Of depart.
ments judges lawyers merchants,
and others. Among. tho visitors were
Baron Henri Dc Olfcnburg, Russian
minister Reg. Mr.. Bcjcrring, Chap
lain Greek Chapel in this city Gov.
Hart, of Florida Tx, Gov. Reed, of
Florida Gov. Lewis, of Alabama ::
Dr. Mackay Of Charleston, and othors.
l'residont Grant and the members
of tho cabinet Gov. Dix aud staff
Major~General Hancock and members
of tho Diplomatic corps, will attend
the funeral tomorrow. The remains
will be taken from the Governors
room early Tomorrow to tho church
whore tho obse1uios will be held.
MEMPHIS, June l9.--Thero wccro
seventeen intorments hero TODAY.
against nineteen yesterday.
ATLANTA, Juno l3.-f man ham.
cd Hendereon, living in DcKalb
County, whilo trying at night to
frighten tenant on his bro, bcr,s
farm, was shot and killed bv bis
brother. The brother is frantic with
grief.
EvANsvItLr, JUNO l3.-Tbe Jour-
nal has advioes from LcayeuworIL
Crawford County, of the lawlcss act
of band of men, who forcibIy took q
man named Goldipg from his house
lew days ago, since which nothing
can be heard of him. Goldine wns
tho plaintiff in u suit to com,cI
Crawford County to complete hor
subscription to tho stock of the Louis:
vile, New Albany and st. Louis
kaliroad Company, which a number
of tic citizens claim was voted bv
fraud. Another gang of mon had not
long since destroyed tho records Of
tho election.
BALriMoRE, June l5.-Frcderick
Pinknoy, for 55 years deputy States
attorney, died last evening at tho
residence Of Jno. Il. Ovens, the
comedian. Mr.. Pinkncy was Tie
uncle of Judge Pipkncy of the Circuit