The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-02-04
Washington Items.

eX-Govcrnor Coke as to who the mail
addressed to the State officers
should be delivered, the Postmaster.
General directs that mail matters ad.
dressed to the "Govornor of Texas"
be delivered to Coke, aud that ad-
dressed to "Governor Davis" or "II
j. Davis, Governor,"' be delivered to
| the latter.
WAsniNGroN,Ja JAN aary 24.-Unless
the President changes his mind, he
will send a message to Congress, Mon.
day, Oh Louisiana affairs. He will
! plead Congressional inaction was
tacit endorsement of Attorney-G G enc
raj Williams tactics toward that
State. The proposed election bill
provides that it shall bo conducted
by Congressional commission-two
Representatives, and one Senator
If Democrats can be brought to sup
port this measure, its passage is GER
tain but all of them arc 10th to re.
new reconstruction. 1t may be stated
that tho Democrats arc disposed to
| hide themselves behind the constitu-
| tional provision about securing to
each State Il republican form of go.
vernucnt. The best opinion is that
.'''o VII, , '' III" e'cc',o", ana '"at
''''' VIII pe new elect'on' ana
'"'' uoso Oufeli Will not DC I'M
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-Go-
| vernon llohcr1 had free discussion
with the Pres idcut this morniDu
Novcrn"r lleOert's Impression is that
election III Louisiana, and that he
d'u"ts 'Gn power OF Congress to in
Fcrirrc after state has been recon-
Sii"ctrd. 1t was still the Presidents
intention to address message to Com
&C. IS upon Louisiana affairs on Mon
! day.
waite Will quality as Chief Justice
N two weeks.
zen. Phli. Sheridan IS here. lie
says If the border must be protected,
the army must be increased.
1t Is rlauSibly reported that bill
mas hcen prepared affecting the judi
c'"l olst' !o's, which Will unscat all
present District Judges.
II was S"i"' 'a'cr III the day, that
'hc ''n"' lana h''i has been altered so
1n"', Instead OF having the election
e"''onc''a under Congressional com
Iom, ~ =, :, "rpo''' arl,,L W .t: -? VIC : 'cs'
s;,n ,v;,l hn narIt,.,I .i' .i, ;,:. wi: '"'s
r0,,o '"' "'''''"'s
Murder in Il rcur, Of ,Iuyticc
-
The want Of reverence for tho law
which is such rcurctable feature
of our society, has been AGAIN OK.
cmriifcd bv the mhrdcr Of q nrisonn,
in open court, The story is = dennlv
tragic one. A. man in Galveston
chaIgad with murder. was w,;t;nn
the commencement nf his tr;o) wLon
the son Of tho mu,lcrcd man on.
nroacbnl unncrcc;vol and sbo, b;rp,
throuoh the head. kiil;no him IN.
st ntly. The Young man, no doubt
considered himself y hcro and fol,
that Il sicklv sectimental;tv wou]d
save him from tho y,Ilows If wrr'
dercrs were treated in the summor,
! .... ., J., :,
""Ho .' ;t,nlf } ro"Ii roaIi,, w. I ""u IVY 'a" m
.L,,,I, haua e'p.:V'"' W.
nf ,h;. m",vrn @ 40" ~ ~ " " Wa"aIJ '" ''''"o
''"'
~,
ne ne "'e OF one OF the masked
o'he''s III New ork called at th'
PRISON 10 10 sec her nus band the othe1
nay' enc KISSED him through the
harS' anu after wlp'ng tear from
her cYe' SIC banded INN box o
cigars, large paper of chew
ing tooacc' ana some clothing. She
wore tonr sparkling diamond rings,
Pa'r OF superb diamond earrings
anu an clesaht so lld gold square
pared P'n' wn'ch nestled in white
ia'o co'iar' ohe wore black silh
urcSS 'rlmmea with real lace, Over
whch wasa me blue velvet cloak