The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
News FIRMS.

VIEW 1oRk, Jdhuary D. Tho ship
Bennington from Liverpool for CaIlao
was wrecked off the Canuries. a boat
"i,h eight persons reported lost.
Seven >tabbing cases were reported
IN this city last night. Two or three
hav" proved fatal.
Madeiinc G. Battle, of Alabama,
thought suit in the United States
Clrcnl; Court of this District against
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
OF this city to recover ten thousand
dollars, the amount which her hus.
bands life was insured for. She
alleged in her rleadings that she paid
the premium regularly to Thos. W.
McC"y, Agent tor the Insurance Com.
rany in Mobile.
The answer Of the company is that
McCo5's power as agent had beeu
revoked about the time of the com
mc"cemcnt of the war ia 1861 that
the plain'itf was duly notified Of the
revocation, and that consequently
any payment she might have made
lace that time was Of no binding
effect npnn the company. Judge
B!atchford to-day decided that the
evidence dill not snstain the alIega.
lions Of the Company, bat also holds
that the plaintiff fails TO show that
she paid her premium ut the proper
date IN 1868, or at all in 1864, aud
therefore cannot recover.
ATLANTA, January 2.-The up and
down pa; ger trains colided on the
Macon aud Western Railroad. 81
niles below this city this morning.
Eight negroes were killed, and ten or
lwelve hegroc, and three whites we're
injured. Three cars and the cnsine
we're wrecked. Carlntta Patti and
Troupe were on board. Their ward.
rates and the piano are total wreck.
None O. the Troupe were hurt. Patti
was active IN atfording relief to the
wounded. The negroes were cmigra-
thug to Mississippi.
HAVANA, December 3l.--On the
night of 22d instant the INSURGENTS
attacked the town of Magrabona but
were rcpulScd by the troops, not, how
ever, before they had burn ed eight
houses in the town.
On the night Of the 28lh instant.
tn" Gems d'Armes repulscd BODY o.
Insurgents who we're marching to aft
tack a fortified Spanish camp of
Mara2uan.
HALIFAX, January 4.-The small
poX prevails i'll the Deighborhood.
The brig Napier was abandoned at
sea. The brig Amelia Ann sunk.
HAVANA, January 4.-The Europa,
a new journal, has appeared. The
Spanish troops captured Col. I,adore
Bcnetez De Guctout.
New ORLEANS, January 4.-~Five
stores Gu Magazine street, known as
Anrlch's row, were burned. LOGS
5000; insurance $4,000.
l.. Moulcr, tobacco III crcLant, aged
forty, SHOT himself dead this morn
ing, i'll city railroad car. Tho re-.
ported cause is recuniary loss. Ho
leaves wife and three children.
ID. Jones, iewoler, 279 Barrone
street was chloroformed and robbed
of $4,000 in jewelry and money.
The Conservative Legislature is
expected to reasscmble on Monday.
Gen. Emery's troops still hold Me-
chanics' Institute.
CLEVELAND, Ono, January A.
Yesterday afternoon, "a train ran off the
track, by broken rail, near Newcas.
tic. Two coaches burned and twenty
passengers hurt, two seriously.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, January A.
Two State Governments are proposed
for Arkansas, in order to compel Con.
gross to take some action.
ST. LOUIS, January 4.-F. Kupn.
editor Of the Bulleyue Zeitunr.
suicided to- day.
CINciNNArb January 4.-The
rivers above empsyinng into tho Ohio
arc flooding it. The people here arc
moving goods from the low places. in
anticipation of food.
SAN Francisco, January 4.-The
latest advices from the Medoc war ara
that the Fedorals were waiting trans.
portation for their howitzsrs. Mean.
wh1le' Captain jacks forces were in.
creasiug.
NEW YonK, January 4.-l'he
weather is ear, and mild, and obsta.
cles to travel are disappearing. Seye.
raj accidents have occurred from snow
slides from roofs. A boy was killed.
Many persons we're in the bay all
night Oh boats which were lost in tho
fog.
The counsel for the Erie Road ex.
press pre- confidence Of recovering $780,.
900 from Vanderbilt.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-A pri.
vatc telegram from New Orleans saws.
hI' ~ inc Custom House employees
mno arc members of the Legislature
have resigned, been removed or sus.
pended" " '"''