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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
FOR THE HERALD. I
: A Screnade.
ny BULL ERoG. ESQ.

One night, while I was residing tom
porarily in the village of S., wds re-
quested by my friend NJ, to 60 with
him and four others, and assist in max
ing night hideous, at the dwellings of
various bright eyed beauties of the
town. [ haa but lately arrived in the
place, but my friends had been there
for some time, and assured me that it
was the custom of the young ladies to
reward their admirers with cakes and
candies, and those articles being rath-
or scarce at the time, (it was during
the war,) I at once consented to 70.
SO little after dark, all fortified with
tobacco and flask of tho whorewith-
al, we sailed forth and proceeded
to seminary of young Ladies in the
suburbs. Not being provided with
instruments, we had but to resort to
"Von ct preterea nihi7," and NJ. who
undertook to lead set up most melo-
dious squall, while the rest of us join
cd in the chorus. AS soon as wo had
finished the song goodly bundle flow
out OF the window. at once jumped
over the fence, to secure it, and had
just got my fingers upon it, whom be.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
Important Decision.

The following decision has recently
been made in Georgia Undoubtedly
there spcrfcct Justice and cquityin this
position and it certainly would be sus-
tanned before any judicial tribunal in
this State. Such decisions as this
will convey a real benefit il they will
have the effect of putting q quictus to
an extensive feeling of unrest on this
very point, and Of assisting many of
our people in seeing their situation
fully, with all its liabilities and res
possibilities, undisguiscd by fictitious
and unreasonable hopes and cxpccta-
tions. Nothing is so calculated to
cmharrass our country in its efforts to
redeem fas this very uncertain
ty and unrest:
One Of the most important decisions
made by Che Georgia Supreme Conrt,
which @dioumcd last Saturday, is that
a failure OF consideration on account
OF emancipation cannot be plead
against recovery on promisscry note
aiken in The purchase OF slaves. It
fa'6 ,hat the purchaser bought with
mo rlsI; and must become the looscr.
i'hnrc arc thousands of Just such cases
t'lroNg ghout tho South, and we apprc-
hNnG thor tho latc decision will be al
loweS 50 control generally.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
The Philadelphia Convention

This body will NEE! in Philadelphia
on the 18th inst With Mr.. Seward we
hold that the people have right lo
assemble, discuss public affairs, and pc.
tition or mcmorializc the Congress. AZ
Ter the Congress acts, however it is The
duty of every good citizen to submit to
its action.
We trust tho Philadelphia Convcn
ton will not be molrstcd. We dcprc.
ciatc violence and boodshcd, no mat.
ter from what quarter or caAsc.
The Albany Ercning JownoI mod.
crate Republican. paper, says;
"Wc are glad, however, to SEQ scnsi-
tivcncss Of these Philadelphia gentlemen
in regard to their associates. 1t is n
good sign so far MS it goes und i 1t IS
carried to ats ieg'ttmate conclusion, good
may come from it. Because, if Anti
War Democrats arc to be cast out as
evil, rebels certainly must be, And il
the wish is to compact the real Union
party, a platform will be adopted to ac.
complish this result. md Il is possjblc
to agree mpon such a p1pvoym We
could draw one, and use no single sen.
tencc that has not been SPOKEN hy the
President himself. II We should make
any modification whatever in his dcrlar
cd principles, it woulA only hc TO render
them less Radical" Tor we never IA
vo,ca either @cHcroi hanging or inds
crim,nNtc co,!isca, ION
Our platform would no
l. Security for The rr'nra--to hc
guaranteed hy f,i.','i rx"cnian ri ana
submission 10 Tie Civa Rights md frcpl.
mems B0rcan laws
2. Adoption of'ho rroPoss,' amend
ment Of the Constitution.
8. The immediate admission cp tlrw
seats in Congress Of all loya' loan nN
can lake tho test oath and
d. The recognition Of the night ol
every State to regulate the question Of
suffrage III its own way.
If The Philadelphia Pilgrims will give
us some such platform as this, great
many will go to Philadelphia = mex, time
Sncn a platform. would carry cvnry thing
before it, as it Will, whether it has such |
endorsement or not
81 To which the New York Times,
wlich tayors tie Convention replies:
"We can assent to his platform most
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

citizens, amongst them was Thomas
Wilson, (brothor of DR.. j. ID. Wilson,
Mrs. James Heron, and MIR. Benjamin
Stcwman,- ,-ho died last week, lcav-
ing wife and an infant one month
old. He was in business in Shrcvcs-
port and doing well,
Father has been quite i'll with con-
jcstion of the bowels and stomach for
two weeks, we expected him to die at
amy moment, but he recovered from it
aud is improving very fact.
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came aware of the proximity of
good specimen Of the genus Cants,
species Bull, who exhibited such hos
tile symptoms, that it became noccssa-
ry to display my agility by jumping
the fences. | succeeded i'll getting
over all but my coat tail, which the
infcnal dog got hold of, and held to
with genuine bull tcnacity, keeping
me suspended in Il rather painful po-
sition, while my friends below, and the
girls above shouted with laughter at
my ridiculous appearance, anything
but ridiculous to me, however. AT
ter various frantic but vain struggles
on my part, to get loose, NJ. picked
up a stick and punched the dog with it
80 hard, that the beast let me go and
seized it, and then NJ. let 60 and the
animulc left. | had kept hold of the
bundle all the time, so that when ]
landed on trra .Mmo, it was all safe.
After this little episode, VIC all sang
another song with great applause, and
received another bundle, which fell
outside the fence this time, so that no
trouble was undergone to get it. AS
VIC started to sing third there was
some little commotiom in the academy,
and drcading a row, we became scorcr,
just about there. Bringing up about
a hundred yards below, we divided the
spoils, took horn, and proceeded else
where. Going into the heart of the
village we stopped at small house,
and treated the inmates to two series
Of the howls, grunts and grouns which
were considered to represent songs.
They thcrcupon furnished us with two
bouquets of flowers, growing out of to-
bncco pouches, filed with tobacco,
these we drew lots for and they didn't
fall to me. Two more horns a piece
were then served out, and OH we went
BY the time we reached another house
which we intended to bore, VIC were
all pretty well how-camc-you-so, and
VIC agreed to try the operate style.
This in our opinion consisted in each
man singing a separate song at the top
of his voice with a few yclls by way
of variation. We had no sooner fin
ishcd tho first few lines, than the illib-
cral inmates, instead of receiving us
with favor, commenced fire with Il
boot Jack which struck NJ. on the slim,
putting him hors de combat at once, and
eliciting vollcy Of oaths that would
have done honor to any trooper.
Taking this slight hint VIC left, hclp-
ing NJ. along as we'll as we could, con-
sidcring our condition, and started for
home, "But all too drunk our course
direct to stccr," We mistooE the way
and wandered out in the country, and
after stumbling along for what /
thought was at least four miles, we all
fell into small gully, and lay there
till morning, sleeping as best We could
When day broke we returned feeling
somewhat used up. ] have never been
sercnading since, and never want to
60. That time cured nc of all de-
sire.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

GnANpEsr BELL IN THE WoRLD.-
Dropped by the burning of The tower
winch upheld il, nt Moscow, this king
orbclls" was used afterwards as chan.
"l, the tongue being its motionlcss altar.
This bell is two feet lhick; twenty feet
high, and sixty-srvcn in circumference,
weighing f"nr hundred thousand pounds.
|: was computed To br worth more than
$4,000, ,000. hut has increased IN value,
according TO American calcnalion. It.
is the argesr bell in The world, and its
name was Tear Roloko.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

DEATH FROM FALL OVER a MELON
RND.-Wr clip the C,llowng from The
Norfolk OH Dominican
Yesterday morning, AT abon, 8 A. NJ.
Mrs. Elizabeth Young, a lady of some
GO years OF age, while on the sidewalk
in front OF til" dry goods establishment,
Of Messrs. Seidncr Wrrthrlmcr g. Co.,
stepped on musk melon rind. which
slipping, caused her to :nll. She was
Immediately lifted, and taken to The
back room OF ,he store before mentioned
and a physician called in. DR.. James
D. Gait came immediately, but found
The lady in n morihnnd cond,lion. It
is Supposed that she fell on her head and
side, and that comc'lsson of The brain
ensueo. conyllsons followed her fall
to the pavement, and she Iie,l in coma.
tosc condition"
We publish The above as a solemn
warning to persons in this city who are
in the habit Of throwing melon rlnds
and seeds upon the sidewalks. 1t is
exceedingly dangerous, and should be
made punishable offence.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
! he Address,

Ga Thursday night at the Mc'!h"-
list Church by Professor j. II. Can
II@L%, Of WoIord College, Spartan
burg, WAS heard by an apprccia
tive audience, and listened to with
much interest. The sub icct- Sabbath
Schooi>--was presented in now and
Iorcihlc manner. Mr.. CAHIIsLE's
earnest depth Of feeling in what he
says, carries home his arguments with
peculiar force. His illustrations
arc most aptly made. His citation of
examples, and the moral with Which he
points them dovctail 50 beautifully
into the suhicct-mattcr Of his address,
that it renders his style fascinating in
the extreme. And withal there is so
much pathos, that he plays upon the
emotions Of the listeners heart with
ORrnEAN skill.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
ECEj. II. Newman.

The friends of this gentleman Will
regret t, learn Of lis death which oc-
CURED in Shreveport, La, short
time since.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
PUBLIC MEETING.

TIE citizens of Fairfield District will
meet AT Wlnnshoro the 1St Monday in Sep
tembcr next, Mt 10 o'clock, TO adopt some
measures having reference to the relief of
our people. aug l4..Tlx2
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

Dr.. { urrie (hot by name and hot by
naturc), when asked by particularly
inqnisiilye woman to tell her tho pre.
else meaning of the word idea" about
which she had been reading in some
metaphysical work, but conld not under.
stand it, at last angrily exclaimed, "Idea
madam, is the feminine Of idiot, and
means sho.fool."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

DARKEY FRoSr.-- hoard mcmbc
Of tho shovel brigade relating his experience
whowas at tho front. ..Dis niger was
frowing up dirt, when bin went something.
Looking dat way, saw Sam lying down dar
wild his head of, oryin' Bob lse killed, I'so
killed Lookin' 'tohcr why. saw seven
million of Yankees chargin' our camps. Dis
nigger neber stopped ill be got clean back
TO Macon. De rest Of dc niggers all killed
Seberal white FOLKS got do breff knocked out
of very valuable niggers by dat oolishness." ;"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15
We take the liberty of publishing
part ofa letter received from our form
cr fellow citizen, w. Il. ADGER.
BosslER PARISH, LA.,
July 20, 1867.

July 20, 1867.
Our crop will be light this year. On
the hills the crops look very well, but
suffering for rain at this time, but not
more than one half of the lands is
planted this year; tho crops on the riv-
cr look badly except on some small
patches that were not ovcrHowcd. On a
great many places where they have
made two bales to the acre, they will
not make ono bale to five acres, and
on some places not one bale to twenty
five acres; nearly all tho corn was
killed by the overflow, some planted
after the water went OIL, but the cut
worm cat nearly all Of it. Ihcar that
tho catcrpillcr and boil worm have
commenced on .hc cotton, but | have
not socn any yet, but they are almost
sure to couIa this year. Ny crop looks
we'll. did not have moro than eight
acres destroyed by tho overflow, but it
has been II hard task ior ne to keep
the weeds and grass down the FREQ d.
men don't hurt themselves working,
and | am afraid they will not work
much mora. On some places | learn
they have stopped work, when they
are getting Il part of the crop they
say the crop is made.
If can make living at anything
else, don't think will try the free
negroes again, although | ought not toI
complain ofmy crop as it is so much
better than n great many others. If
can save my crop think I will
make eight or ten bales to tho hand.
We arc having a great deal of sick
ness, most Off congestion of tho worst
kind. We have lost several of our best
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-15

heartily. There is nothing in it we
have not repeatedly avowcd and advo.
Gated.
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It's reported that when tho first Greek
fire shell exploded in Charleston, contra
band clapped his hands and shouted: "sec
aar; IIell's laid an ogg.' .gssas i.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-17

k,Es JEST IN Of prosaic Connecticut
originating IN oday such romance as the
following:
Norwaik rs eSssed about body snatchers
~"o' on sunday ht last, dug up a body OF
young lady who'd been buried that after.
nooh' ana succeed beyond their anticipa,
tons. She had bebur;ed while in = cato.
'ep''c IT. anu upo.'eing exposed TO the
night ar ah'nna''e was restored. The
resnfrec''oh'S's heu'd she walked home.
Her parents refused 'dmit her, believing
herto ne as'ioS'' omen went to the house
Of a young man to whit she was enoaoed
lie TOOK hef M anu Monday morning
they were married.
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LOT OF GROUND,

with the improvements thereon. situate in
the village Of Port Herman. which was con.
veyed by certain Robert II. Thomas to the
said Manlove Jester. a% lot No. 5 on the
plot of said village, by Deed dated October
2lth, 1868, and recorded among the Land
Records Of Cecil county; and hereby give
notice that on
Satmlay, the 18th day Of February, nert,
at the public house of H. T. Hukll in
Chesapeake City. at . clock P. Nj, will
offer for sale the said property, so seized
and taken in execution. by Public Auction,
to the highest bidder for cash. to satisfy
State and County Taxes for the years OF
lSG2-3--l-5. y. p BARWiCk.
Collector 2nd District for lSG2 -3Al-5.
Jan II, lsG6-3w
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How CHuRCH DEBT WAS PAIT.-Not long
since an eminent divine in the State OF Hi
nos ii won't do to mention dates, places
or names, visited distant town for the pur
pose OF preaching the dcdicatory sermon III
| in IA new church, Court wna in session and
| congrcgatcd together in IA room and amused
themselves by card playing and story cling.
The divine, at the request Of f., lawyer.
visited the room. Coming upon the group
so Suddenly, they were unable to hide the
cards and whiskcy The divine looked on
awhile, and then, raising his hat, invited the
gentlemen present to attend church the mex
lay and hear him preach This they agreed
10 do and Sunday found Judge and lawyers
seated in the ''anen corner The sermon
over, the minister announced: ''Friends
the citizens Of this town have built fin,
church There is still fifteen hundred dol
lars dre. We propose to raise the money b,
subscription to-day, and (eyeing the Judge
| 90 one hundred dollars. Who goes bet
ter?" The Judge, glancing at the lawyers
slowly responded, II see your hundred. -
'.Thank you, brother, says the divine
"Wll anyone raise it?' docking at lawye
No. ~ The lawyer saw he was in for it
and quietly responded, II go hundre
blind" and so on throughout the list. Tn
divine raked down both the bar and tn
money, until the scene closed by a SHARP
shrill voice announcing, 81 see the last hur
: dred and call you!' Our readers ca
imagine the establishment of that congrega
lion. We venture to say, however, thu
:, those lawyers will not soon invite the divin
to witness social game of poker" wher
men ''sce' each other, go it bind all
cali the hand.
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Letter from s.OccasiCnal..

Far and wide, almost without exception,
the recent rebel batteries are opened upon
General Howard and the Freedmen's Blu
reau. Mr. Trumbull's bill is assaied with n
unanimous bitterness, wildly rcviving the
concerted attack tat preceded the defeat of
the rebellion itself What a picture and
what lesson. Without this institution not
alone would the millions of freedmen have
been left unprotected and unorganized, but
masses of whites. thousands of whom for
merly rich, had been made poor by their own
treason. would have starved for the common
necessaries of life 1t is stated by General
Fiske. lately at the head of this institution in
Kentucky where probably the opposition to
it is the most rancorous), that a large major
ity of The persons fed ard nourished by this
bureau were whites; and it is well established
that, but for the regulations framed and en-
forced by General Howard and his assistants,
there would have been no such things as
system between the employers and the freed
men through that entire Southern section
nv ''''N' 'i"' II" N""'''''''~' '' ~ ''''N''
and would have justly refused to enter INTO
bargains with men VINO had merely dis''h'
su'Shed themselves by cruelty IN former years
and, owing to the act of emancipation, were
ready to repeat and wherever they cam are
now repeating this cruelty with s"peradded
horrors. Professor Moot, OF Mobile. IN IL
letter punished IN the Hfe'"9encef after
most hStIent assault upon Congress and
" the Biack fcpubicans, concludes as
follows:
" Hemore yonr b"rea" HR1 me oH'Se"
ot"cS ""oPS 'PoFt'c"'"'y "dcHj as Ve"'W
as PoS'o'e PROM on" So"' 0"d |e"re me re'a'
fto"S 0e'"eeh me races 10 reg"'"fc "emSe'reS'
Inc "hltc people OF the south are OF the
same pIood ana heSh as thoSe oil the North
profess the same religion and are actnated
by the same fceilhgS'lmpnlSeSa ana interests
they' TOO are proud people jealous OF dc
'auoh ana foreign interference IN uue hihc
the negroes VIII ne educated their poor VIII
be provided Tor, ana they VIII III every re-
Spcct he as well cared Tor ny us as by you-
but never on compuslon.
You Will perceive IN this as IN all the ut
teranceS OF the same class OF men, I've tone
not merely OF demand Tor restitution and
whA' lhey can rights p"' also Il statement OF
conditions. lhey assume the AR OF the
cohlueror' ana address the Government as
II lhey had just cohcI"deo us SuH'"gauoh.-
VINO would suppose that the persons using
TINS language mad been IN ASSOCIATION with
'he most m"raerooS conspiracy IN civil
history 'ha' th"y h"a just been helping
repeIlloh founded upon the 'dca OF Keeping
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-17

lAsoN's LEGACIEs. Five years ago the
Iead' and organizers of the rebellion,
wltho one grievance to be redressed, one
wrong, be righted. one right to be vindi-
Gated, t these chambers, turned their back
upon cNtry, duty and honor, and sought,
throughe fire md blood OF civil war, the
dlSmemlment of the republic and the death
OF the nan. Three hundred thousand loyal
heroes me bloom of life, have died that
the nationight live. Hundreds of thou.
SANDS mortcarred and manned, or bowed
by wasting ease, lingcr among us. and d
national del f vast proportions burdens the
industries ole future. These are the lega
cues treason We to the nation.
Sycech of Senator Wilson.
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JOHN &. MAGEE. SEAL
Hr. $. coUDoS. - -
Test: j. r.. BROWN.

STATE or .N1RYLAND,l
CtcH county, set.
| hereby certify that on this first day of
January, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, before me, the subscriber, a JUS
tice of the Peace of the State and in and FOR
the county aforesaid, personally appeared
John f. Magee and Henry S. Coudon, and
did each acknowledge the above or foregoing
article or certificate Of copartnership to be
their respective act.
j. r. BROWN, J. P.
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Eag' A distinguished Californii;,a was
asked after trip to silver land,rb be
thought of the country?" H1nI;ed
" There are but three things in W, sir
big mines, little mines, and whskeh ons
in other words, ophir holes, and loafs les ,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-17

We AN o'a oco'ch "o"'ahaving been
asked her oP'''oh as 10 'he minister,
said he was a particularly pow, PREACHER.
-" He had ma been in tn h week
before he kickek tn pulpit to,ces and
banged the narnd out O. sax b. ;,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-17

nsg" A person looking,r the cataloeue
of professional gentlemerf the bar with
MS pehcii wrote against 'hame Of one Of
the busting order: "Ha,en accused Al
possessing talents Anol cee;no i i'm.
mediately wrote under: So been tr;ed
and acquitted"
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P-U E3I..s.Il.C SAL T. e e

'ENHE subscriber having sold his farm, will
Z sell at Public sale, at his residence, adj
joining the village of Zion, Cecil county,
Nd, on
lyc,laeslay, tie Dis: dag Of February, 1866,
his entire Stock and FARMING Utensils to-
wit II good Work Horses, Year. E4k.
ling Colt. good stock: | pair of EtH4E
~ -1--s Mules, : years old three q TE'If
"A. Cows, OF them FRESH the others
Twill be the first Of March half
\ujrrny Bull, years old; ! Steer. . Year,
ling Calves, large stock and wei! matched |
yoke Of prime Fat Cattle; Shoats.
FARMING UTENSlLS.-l two. horse
Farm Wagon. l2h' Single Wagon. | good
Ambulance. with four springs and top, |
Ok Cart. ! No. l two-horSc Power and
Thrasher. rev two-scat Rockaway Car
riagc. Sleigh, Buffalo Robe AID Bells.
Spring Tooth Horse Rake, / Roller four
PIowS. 3 Cultivators, | Farm Mill Grain
Fan. Corn Shelter Straw and Fodder Cut
ter, Hay Fork with new blocks and rope
complete. large Double Harrow, Grindstone,
> Grain Cradles, Forks, Shovels, Rakes.
Hoes, &C., set of good Wagon Harness. |
set Of Mule Harness, = sets Of Carriage Har
ness. Pow Gears. Leather Halters, Cow
Chains. &c. (lhs stock was nearly all pur-
chased new during the past two years. 20
Acres of Wheat in the Ground, 20 Tons OF
prime mixed Hay.
TEKNS.-All sums under $40 cash ; over
that amount credit of six months, for sat
istactorily endorsed notes with interest pay
able at Cecil National Bank Port Deposit,
or per cent off for cash.
8si5' Sale to commence at P. NJ.
II. p. CHANDLER.
feb g 1SG6-3W S BUENS AuctsOnper
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COLLECTORS SALE,

10y virtue Of Article 81. section 81, &C.,
ID Of revised Code Of Public General Laws
of Maryland, | have seized and taken in
execution all the right, tile claim. interest
and estate, at law and in equity, of Manlove
Iestcr in and tn all that
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-02-17

By" good chorus for man who has to
sleep in the felds-Too- too rural
too rural lay.