The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-21
From the Washington CuuitnI

Theatrical people are yet laughing
oyer II i"k" prnct'ccl hy John L..
Sirith. the agent of tho Vokrs
Troupe, while here THE Nokca
were doing their best to rathcr, roYr
houses, for they were in .Washi, stnn
during the opening Of the Ccntcn.
ni"l and the town was deserted.
, Smith, one of th" most "flicicn t
agents, il NO! tho ~ -. eli lent " Is
in II high state of disyusi. ur does
not snccumb readily, and III the
midst Of his distress Henry Ward
Bncch"" appeared ut the national
r:Irit;l IT, lecture. John t.. deter
mincl 10 utilize Henry Wurd 70
this end he sent unscrupulous ennis
Hlrirs throughout the hotels, club
houses, Hobbies, hnch- rooms and
elsewhere 10 spread the intelligence
that on that night Henry Ward WAS
to visit the NokrS entertainment nt
the theatre. Now.. it cost, q dollar
t" .h"trIIrnrN idciurc, Eni for that
"'un one could enjoy Che Vokcs and
see the great Brooklyn Pope at one
mld the sam? .timc. :Thr .chult.. wns
a crowd,,l L"uac And In. pcorlr
v"r" hisNHroll'trll Notp BIT Of. j.
John J.. invited John (IinmbcrIain
to the tho&trc. lie. gave the famous
sporting chnrpctcr.a n box. Nay, this
wickeI man, did worse she .inNriglod
Nhpwhcrlain TO his rpon III the
ArE! .Yton, and uudrr. suntlry pre-
trnccs got him on white chokcr,
Sitting in II conspicuous place i,l
the BOX, JOHN Chamberlain would
havc been embarrassed, had he known
how. at thc way the. entire house
turno,l and stared at him, for John
l.. " wicked cnissnrics, busy rowing
about in iul utter disregard Of truth
and grammar, were saying 'thnts
him.: ";"thnt's him" This was pleas
aui enough till john was vending
his way out, when u fcllow stared at
him for SOnie seconds. fhcn eaid. ir'
IN C:lrncHt way
"Cuss me Of I don't ,i4;nE him
guilty : never saw wuss collnto
l;,ncc in,all my life"
"Whats that fcllcr making such
remarks about 2 asked Chamberlain
"5ccausc," responded, .Johl( T.
eoolIy, "nc thinks YOU. are Henry
Ward Brcchcr. I don i know how it.
is. bat the imprcssiou il general to
night that yo1i arc" I'll" reverend
friend of the family.
John Chamberlain says that when
hc gets near John Il. ngain thcra
will be vacancy in the tribe Of
Saith.
The Northern Mrthodist Confcr.-
cure : disposed to go to ;cMtrcincs
on The tobacco question. All mem
bcrs of that ciucrh are advised to
abstain from the use OF the weed.
ON the ground that 1t is ini,r'ons, TO
beth body and soul The Commit
tee on Temperance also recommend
Conferences not to pass f,a';a enndi,
GatHs }oE thc miiiissfy who ,usn tot
!ncro. We think it will be found
impossible to enforce such Il radical
measure as this, Men and ministers
viii JsnoEc or chew so long rs to
hacco grows.
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Tie number Of paying visitors to
the United States. CcDtcnnial for the
first thirteen days a8grcgates 23S,
73f, whilst the number visiting tic
Vienna Exposition for the first hir,
teen days only numbered 72,729,
/ showing chat tho pay visitors to the
American Exhibition are =; moro
than three times as numerous thus
far as those to the Vienna Exposi-
ton during the corresponding
period, whilst the price of admission
. is about the same.