The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-22
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BfeVitles. ...
New England fishermen report
their net profits to be good, ., ,-,
1t Is said that there is q ,disp osition
among fashionable ladies in New York
to discard oorsets.
John Harper has two.
COLI which ho is confident will rival
the performances of Long .,,,,
France lost during tho Franco :
Frusslan war 2O0,0 horsos. Thore
are now 100000 horses loft in that
country. ~..Y''-, -
1t is stated that in Now York oitv,i
aay or Two ago, a gentleman offored
hundred silver dollars in a plaoe Of
public resort for ninety eight dollars
In grocubacks. ..,,,' 'I $500
There is not much doubt hut a se.s
oret expedition for Cuba has sljppad
out of New York oity or yiciniFve
within tho last three days, but nothin1
definite is known. a. : ~ 80
About thousand acroa we're +b;.
season planted in cotton in Fro.no,
County, California. The experiment.
Is regarded as successful, the bolls bo.
ing large and the fibre equal in qualt.
ty to tho best sea island. ~l.a
1t tis stated that fifteen out Of eyerv
forty.one who have died in Connect;-
out during the past five years were
drunkards. Rather land OF un.
steady than Of steady habits, ono
might Judge, unless "steady drink,
be reforred to. - D,
Later developments indicate that
the first suspicion that Capt. Hall died n
from poison was we'll founded. and
Notwithstanding tho efar.s Of Seoor
kobeson to prevent the public from
obtaining correct information. tho ;
truth must eventually be known. ,,r
The poSt.of1lce departmo ont find that
there IL an average weekly balance Of
about twenty thousand dollars, or ono
million dollars per annum, due tlreat
britain on account Of tho payment of
money orders issued in the United
States in favor Of British SUBJECTS. :,
Among tho awards of tho mixed
commission, which has been sitting
during the summer ut Newport. was
10000 to DR.. James Syme, a Scotch
man, OF New Orleans, whose valuable
storo OF drugs was appropriated by
Butler. Tho doctor died about three
years ago in poverty, and the money
will 60 to his heirs. - ~
The Russian emigrants have been
sadly disappointed, aud in some in. :
stanoes most shamefully treated in
Dakota. They purchased land in tho
poighhorhood Of Yankton, and thew,
found but shallow mould with gravel
beneath it which broke thoir blows.
Water was scarce and bad, and many
died of diseases occasioned by its use.
Tho idea that railroads owe some.
thing to their customers is spreading.
The Central Paoiic railroad has issu.
cd circulars to its employees giving
these sensible directions. "Treat ali
persons doing business with you as as
any good business man would treat
his Gust mers, and not az If you were
comforting n favor. Endeavor to
make Tho road popular, as its busi.
ness depends upou the good will of
ito Patrons" Employees who do not
show such "urbunity Of manner, po.
liteness and uniform courtesy are
notified that they will be dismissed. %
The first readings of the English
novelist, Wiikie Collins, given in
Albany Tuesday night oliciiod com.
| plimentnry criticism from the jour.
Dals Of that city. Mr.. Collius is dis
tinguisbed for analytical power in the
arrangement Of mysterious plots.
Tho subject Of his first roadipg was
tho Dream Woman, Of which the
Albany Aagus says. rsometimos wo
felt almost like children afraid TO 90
home after hearing ghost story, 40
awful, so truthful and 30 real seemed
tho hostler} for it seemed no longer,
Mr.. Collins who was telling tho terri =
| bio tale Of his fated life." ,,,I,,e s,t
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| A remarkable change in tho ohan. {.