The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
News Items.


New YoHR, January a.-The trial
of Mechanical birds for live pigeons
in shooting matches is to be made to
Say under the direction of President
Bergh.
n rumor was current yesterday
that Philip Doge & Go had been sued
by the Government to recover ST.
100000 due on fraudulent invoices,
and th"t firm offered to compromise
for 100000. The firm published a
card stating that they havo been and
are prepared to settle any just Gov
ernment claim against them.
LOUISVILLE, January 0.--A train
was thrown from the track last night
by broken rail at Belmont station.
There were sixty passengers twenty
of whoh were hurt, Six seriously.
Mary Crowley loses hor left oye.
Congressman NlcHcnry had his
shoulder dislocated, and was other
wise bruised. Mrs. Hutston, Of Tus-
combia, had her collar bone broken,
and was internally injured.
ClncAGo, January ga heavy
storm of>now and fine sand accom-
panied by q gale Of wind has prevail
cd here since three this afternoon.
The thermometer is two degrees above
zero, but the cold is terrible owing to
the piercing wind. The storm is as
companicd by extraordinary clectri.
cal phenomena which intericrcs some.
what with the working of the telc.
graph wires.
ANNAPOLIS, January Jo.-Th
court over-rui!rd the demurrer to the
indictment whon Mrs. Wharton plead
''not guilty." and the case was post
poncd OH account OF the absence Of
Mrs. Chiffon. O. Richmond, witness
/ for the defence.
CuIcAGo, January lO.--The Cover.
nor's message says Illinois is sub
stantially free from debt.
VIRGINIA, CITY, NEVADA, January
l0.-A caucus nominated Jones to
succeed Nye.
SAN FRANclsco, January lO.-A
preliminary survey of tue Texas
Pacific Railroad is completed from
San Diego to Fort Yuma. The sur.
vcying party are going i .st, to ioiu,
Col. Svott's surveying expedition from
Texas. The practicability of the
route from San Diego to Fort Yuma
is demonstrated.
SPRINGFIELD, January lO.--Ths
Republican caucus dominated Cover
nor Oslesby for Senator.
NEW YonK, January l0.-There is
some excitement at Poughkeepsie, at
the discovery that an exCounty
Treasui cr, who is now Under arrest.
defrauded the County of about Sl5O,
900.
Rev. DR.. Hare, Episcopal Bishop
to the Indians, was censecratcd at
st. Luke's Church last night. Twelve
bishops participated in tho consecra-
tion.
James II. Welles, the well-known
railroad conductor, died at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, yesterday.
l50 workmen have been DISCHARGED
from the Eric Railroad workshops
this week.
WAsliINaroS, January 10.-The
friends of the cotton tax refundinq
scheme are making a powerful, and
what they think will prove success
fdl movement, in fu.heranco or their
object. A circular, accompanied by
arguments of Judge r. Curtis, Messrs.
Hughes & ShaIkey and Hersehel ".
johnson, az we'll as memorials and
resolutions Of nearly all the Southern
states and cities, has been signed by
the members from the cotton States
PRESENT. This circular which, with
accompanying papers, will bo laid on
the desk Of every member, IL a de.
claration that they intend to press the
passage of all Act at this session to
refund the tax collected by the Gene.
raj Government after the close of the
late war; They sot forth that in their
belief tho law imposing tho cotton
tax was unconstitutional that
it was unjust and oppressive in it's
operations that it fell essentially
upon producers, aud was passed when
their States wcro wholly unreprescnt.
ed, under the mistaken idea that il
would fall upon consumers. Thov
ask OF Congress fair examination Of
the arguments submitted, which thew
claim demonstrate the correctness of
their positions and tho reasonable.
ness OF their demand. 1t is stated
that this paper Is signed unanimously
by all the members Of the House Of
Representatives, now present from
the cotton States, irrespcc,iye Of
politics or color and it is expected It
Will have powerful effect and o;vo
dignity and force to the movement,
In the Senate, to-day, Amcs intro
duced bill to open all branehc, of
the army to colorcd men. A rcso)u.
ton was adopted, appropriatinc
j 200 to dcfray tho EXPENSES Of o
select committee to investigate tho
allegations against Senator Tlo,,t