The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-13
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in the rooms Of tho Boston Beltiua
Company, caused $S0.0OO damages,
The greatest loss being q large
amount Of India Rubber gum, worth
$25 per pound.
WAsnINGToN, Aug. 7.-Attorney-
General Williams does not contcm-
plato wholesale pardon of the parties
now held in conGne mcnt for crimes
against the enforcement or IIu Klux
act, but will continue the same policy
heretofore pursued, viz :: ,Wbcn proper
times of pardon arc arrived hc will
consider tho case of hose whose
crimes arc the least aggravae1
:eseryipg for the last those WHO arc
charged with greater crimes. 1t ia
tho intention of the government to
pardon al in due course Of time.
New Y.onK, Aug, 5.-!The forest fires
on Long Island arc now burned out.
The Losses have been very heavy, and
have generally fallen on the poor,
hard working people, and many
whose houses have been dest: oyed
have been compelled to apply to tho
authorities for relief,
New YonK, Aug. 5,-A colony Of
three hundred emigrants arrived hero
from Russia last week. There is ap..
other larger and moro powerful col
ony, numbering from $4,000 to 20, 900
persons now making preparations to
emigrate to this country. The filst
party of the new colony will reach
here carly in October. They Include
many wealthy families, ard will, it is
said, bring with them from fourteen
to fifteen million dollars. 1t is said
that their agents have selected lands
in Iowa, Nebraska and Dacotah for
their location.
New YonK, Aug. 5.-At 2 o'clock
this afternoon, Long Island city was
Stal tied byan explosion among largo
number Of boats lying opposite Long
Island city. Capt. Meyers, who was
on the boat were the explosion occur
red, and number of others wero
killed.
MADRID, Aug. 4.-Cadiz and Gre
dada have SURRENDERED to the Govern
mems troops.
LONDON, August 5,-A terrible COL
lision occurred last night on the Ian.
castershirc and Yorkshire hallway.
Two passenger trains, between tho
town, of Leeds and Manchester, COL
lided, with great force. throwing both
from the track. Twenty of the pas
sengcrs were killed.
FREDER1cKsnuRG, VA, August o.
The steamer Wawasset, running on
the Potomac river, between Washing.
ton and Currioman, took fire about l2
o'clock to day at Chatterton landing,
and was destroy ed. She had about
one hundred and fifty passengers on
board, and between forty and fifty
lives were lost. Six bodies wero
found up to 70 o'clock-three white
ladies', one child and two coloreI
children. Miss. Virginia Marbury, Of
Glymont, Miss Bottio Saunders and q
child, from Currioman, arc among
tho dead. Others have not been re-
cognized. Geo. w. Cook, of Warsaw,
Virginia, is missing. Captain Wood
did not leave the boat until forced to
do so by the flames. The fire was
first discovered in tho engine room.
IATER.--Tho Wawassct horror is
fully confirmed. Most of tho passcn-
gers. perishod. She left Washington
on her regular passenger trip for Conc
river. She was burned of Chatterton
Landing, where there is no wharf, tho
passengers and freight for. that point
being dis charged, by small boats.
One boat had been lowered when tho
hames burst out. Tho vessel was 200
yards from shore. Nothing remains
but the broken shaft and smoke stack.
Tie passengers registorcd, when she
left Washington, numbered | 10, but
she received and discharged passen.
gers at various landings, Of whom
thorc is no record. Tho loss ia
proe?bly fifty passengers and two of
the crew. The cause of tho fire is
unknown. AS soon as the flames wcro
discovered, she headed for shore, but
struck on tho bar on tho Virginia
side. Many ladies and children wore
aboard, with visiting friends at So
Journlng places and resorts down tho
river also many colored people.
Ten bodies have reached the wharf,
of whom fvo are unknown. All ac-
counts applaud tho gallantry of tho
captain and crow.
A1oysri, August io.-A sleeping
car of the Wilmington, Colurn bia and
Augusta Railroad was thrown of tho
trestlo, near llambug, this morning.
I"o passengers were badly bruised
and tho car wrecked. No detention
TO travel after this afternoon.
Sr. Louis, August lO.--Mortality
list Tor tho wcok is eighteen cholora
cases, thirty seven cholera infantum
md thirty cholera morbus.
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