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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-01
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AAusInEsrs. Ac.. ro.sI III

wall INV OPEKA Hocsx LBrnefit aud
Aast night but one Of Miss Rose Eytinrs, who
will appear in her charming impersonation OF
LADY Gay Spanker," In Boucieanr IT'S delight
fHl comedy OF .London Ass urance.
Spackmsn, on which occasion .sRosrdafe. or
the Rifles Bail' will be performed. Mr.. Polk
IN his speciality Of "EIliot Gray" 49, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-01

SANITARY REPORT FOR JANUARY. This
morning I. T.. w. Femour, Clerk 10 the Su.
perIntendent of III. Il. Police, completed the ia
Dies OF the sanitary corps for the month OF
January. Nsisances reported, 36S; abatsd, 357:
1nsoateo, III; warrants served, II; amount Of
fines collected, 49,, friendlsss persous, VIA
oied IN the DISTRICTS hurried by the corps 2;
sent To hospital and insane asylum, y number
OF oead horses ar a cs We reported and removed
u Ihls month there were but fou- men ON
GUY besides sergeant Greer, the officer In
cnaIge, the other men beng sick. The small
apount OF hnes is creditable to our citizens.
VINO are generally prompt TO comply win tns
requirements of the SANITARY oficers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22
GOLD l,INfES,"

There's beautiful song on The slumbcrous
mir,
That drifts through the valley of dreams
IT. comes from Il clin,c whore the r,s ~ were,
And tunciul heart and high brown hair
That waved i'll The morning beams.
Soft eyes ota,mrc and eyes of brown,
Ahd snow white forchcat3 are there;
n ylimmcIing Cross ;nd y glittcring Crown
~ thorny bed and u couch Of down,
Lost hopes and leaflets Of prayer.
a breath Of Spring in the breezy woods,
Sweet watts from the Quivcrine pinus---
li!uc violet eyes beneath green hoods,
a bubble Of hrooklcts, s1ont OF buds,
Bird warhcs and clambcring vines.
A rosy wreath and dimplcd hand,
~ ring and II sighted VOW
Three golden links ofa broken band,
~ tiny track on tho snow white sand,
a tear and II sinlcss brow.
There's n tincturc OF grief in the beautiful
song
That sobs on tho slumbcrous air,
Anl loneliness felt in tho festive thronr,
Sinks down on the soul rs il trcmblcs along
From n cline where the roses were.
We heard il first at thc dawn of day,
And it ninTlcl with matin chimes,
but years have ds,anccl tho beautiful lay,
And its melody Ilowcih lrom far away,
And VIC call il, now, Old Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22
FROM THE GRAVE.

DY MRS. LAURA GwYNN, OF S. G.
And yondcr shines Aurora's harbingcr,
~ whose approach, ghosts. wandering hero
aud thcrc,
Troop mc homo to ch,wch-yards
| Shakespeare.
Mrs. NJ, was an invalid when ]
first knew her. Sho came to us in tho
spring of Is, from her far Southern
homo, III quest Of that best Of blessings,
health. She had been woman Of re-
markab!c personal attractions, aud her
form and face though wasted and faded
by sickness and age, still bore traces OF
n peculiar and striking beauty. Her
form was tall, graceful and majestic
still, and her face was lino enough for n
Grccian model. Her hair--oricinally
black as midnight--was now silvory
with age, but abundant, glossy and
curling. Her complexion, though palo
was smooth rs polished marble; and her
oyes---hcr most remarkable feature
line, full and dark, defined alike the
ravagcs Of time and disease. She was
then seventy years old, and suffering
from painful and deadly malady, vet
her mind was mimpaircd, and, during
hor intervals Of comparative ease, her
conversation was animated, interesting
and intelligent.
Mrs. n - was not Christian, AMI
Often spoke OF tho Billc and its bciicy.
crs IN vein OF bitter sarcasm. know
not what were her religious opinions.
'5he seemed to believe in tho existence
OF an overriding Dci,y-an all pcryo.
ding spirit Of the universe often
spoke Of her God as being superior
to The God Of tho Bible, in mercy and
goodness.
For somc months after she came to
ns, she was able to walk and ride .
little every day, but as the summer all
vancrl, she waxcd lccbler, and when
autumn began to "Sprnklc pcne tcntial
dust and ashes on the chcsnut's head, !"
She was unable to leave her cham
Der.
Ono pleasant September morning, as
sat BY her bed side, she attempted to
rise unassistod, but finding herself too
weak she sank back upon her pillow,
exclaiming
u shall die soou. I am weaker tl.an
L have ever been. I know that my time
on earth is short and a low moro DAYS
OF pam will bring mc to the end"
But you will 1.-Two again,"I an
kwercd, and the grave is but tho por.
tai to another and better world"
"Who, my friend" she exclaimed
"hath been to your better world, and
main over risen from the grave, to tell
us that we shall live again? Your
Lazarus, though for days in his chamcl
cave, tells rs notl'ing OF The mysteries
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

growl, issued from her ghastly lips, as
The full rays OF tho morning sun fell into
her grave. Then understood what
she meant by the "accurscd light" FOR in
an in3tant-in the twinklng Of an eye
tho qulvcring form, distonded jaws,
burning cycs-all, all, became heap
ol dust. The strong but kind hand OF
my husband graspcl me by the arm,
and with vigorous shake freed inc from
the tyranny ofamost distressing might.
mare"
The candle still Ilickcrcd in the socket
tic moon, still in the horizon, looked
down through the SAME oalien branches;
and L had suffered all these horrors
the history of horrors-in two or three
seconds Of time.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

ARRESTED on TIE CHARGE or CoUN.
TERFElrlNG.--B. Mcbride, white, and
two colorcd men, named Ma, Tradcwcll
and Henry Taylor, all Of Columbia, S.
G., were committed 20 Jail, Saturday,
on the charge Of passing counterfeit
money. The parties wcro arrested by
the Unitol States Deputy Marshal, at
Columbia. The countclcit money, con.
sisting Of two United States 81 lcga!
tender notes and three fifty cent fac.
lional currency notes, was found in the
possession OF Tradcwcll and Taylor,
who stated that they received it from
Mr. Mcbride, in payment for somo
chickens bought from them by that
gentleman. The latter who is n wcA
known and respectable citizen Of Colum.
bla, positively denies the statement of
the negroes and asserts his entire igno-
rance Of the existence Of any such mon.
cy. The counterfeit bills are in posses
sion of Major ID. ~ Corbin, United
States District Attorney. They arc
very poorly executed, on miserable
paper, and may be easily detected from
the genuine notes. a preliminary OK.
animation will be held before Commits.
sioncr lIorlbccl. to-day,
(harlcSton Comter, 1871.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

'REDNL OUrRAGns." 1t is curious.
to say nothing more, TO observe with
what unanimity the Radical press have
dropped all 10 the stories Of Southern
ontragcs. We hear nothing now about
burning school houses" ''murdcrcl
freedmen" "cypclcl UnionistS,' and
all The varied catalogue Of crimes char
gcl upon the South with which the col
nmms oi'hc Radical press tccmel for
months. Kentucky now seems to be
The focus Of Nadjcal assault. We are
told that negroes are killed." "Union
speakers mobbrl," United States SOL
dicrs rcs;stcd.' and ''lhc spirit Of the
people rchcl'ous" beyond endurance.
Tie cry will be taken up we have no
doubt, on all IN order to prepare Tor Con.
SrcsSloMal Interference with u State
Which ventures to rive an overwhelming
majority against the Radical ticket. =
National i"tsNiycaccr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

ABOUT ToMAroEs.--Wo soc some
queer questions propoundcd by cor
respondents i'll some of our exchanges.
Now there is no information in all
this except the superiority of the Fee
!icc, which We cordially agreed to.
This latter tomato, i'll our Judgment,
is the only one that We have seen real
ly distinct from the others. II is of
a different color and taste. The Tree
tomato is distiuct in habit, has more
acid than most of the others and i;
not likely to be cultivated except on
account of this habit, which is rather
singular. We have found all kinds to
be nearly equally productive. A.
friend tells lis that by selecting per-
feet specimens Of the old red variety
and sclcctin" again tho best of that
product, he has raised a tomato not
onl, larger than the Tilden, but ear
lior and equally solid Ger. Iaie.
gyuph.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22
Selected Poetry.
GODDESS For SLANG,

l was counting n beautiful girl one night,
whom worShippcd as almost divine,
And !ongcd to hear her breathe tho sweet
little word.
That told ne she would he mine;
l was prasing the wealth Of her chcsput
hair,
And her eyes Of maichlcss blue,
when she laid her dear check on my shoul.
der AID said
iurrah "Yhuts Guliy for you.n
started in terror, but managed to keep
From showing my intense surprise,
And pressed my lips lightly on brow and OF
check
And on her mcckly closed eyes =;
toid her my love wasas deep as the sea,
(hs lclt her warm heart 90 pit-pattcr),
would worship her always if sho would BIZ
mine;
And She whispered, "oA! That's what's III
told her that her check would The rose pu
to shame,
Her teeth the famed Orient pearl.
And the occan's rich coral could never com.
pare
With the lips of my beautiful girl
Ihat her voice was like tho music That
comes to the car
In the night timc-anl sweet was her
smilo
AS that of an angel, and softly she breath.
cd,
"On Mat you can Just bet your pile ?"
In the hush Of tho starlight still whispered
OH,
And pressed her more close 10 nv breast
Talked swcctcr than Romeo, dcuror than
Claude,
And told her how truc love was blcst
VI bliss in cottage, Of flowers and birds,
(Though [ felt ut times strange out Of
joint,
When she looked with smile, and dainlily
lispcd
In my car, II cant qv;!c sec Mcpoin, :"
1prcsscd her still closely, talked still NOR,
sweet,
Call the stars to look down on our love,
Aadc love rhyme todovc, and kiss hymc tc
bliss,
And vowed by The heavens above
ia be constant and true is she'd only bo
mine;
Pressed her lips and carcsscl her brown
locks,
When she answered mo back, with a rich
sNucy laugh,
"A09f here ant NoH ohcr tie rocks -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

SouTH CAROLINA PEEsnyTEEY,-
South Carolina Prcsbytcry adjourned on
last Thursday night, after session of
htilc over two days, in which timo
~ large amount of business was Dispatch.
ed. It's deliberations wcrc presided
oder by Rev. S. j. Price, who was dis
lmgn&hcd Tor his abilities rs Moderator.
Sermons were delivered by Rev. a. a.
Tort"r, Rev. r. If. Reid, DR.. E Il.
I5"s', Rev. y. ~. Morse, and Rev. j.
Ii. Riley, with whose sacred rhetoric
lhe community was highly plcascd.-
Our town has, seldom held so much di.
v'nlty N It at one time, and we hopo
that 1t has been for our benefit CItu-
Ton True Witness.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

1RoUBLE WITH TIE STEVENS FAC
TdoN.---Ihc Washington correspondent
OF the Baltimore Sun, commenting
upon the announcement that Mr., I[cj.
~, OF Pennsylvania, had gone directly
60 GO new Orleans instead Of follsAing
senator f" ilson through tho Atlantic
states, says the change Of programme
IS IS owing to tho fact that a majority of
the journals have come to tho rcscuo
OF Senator Wilson, against tho state
mcmts mt expressed in tho published card
OF Ihad. Stevens looking to conGsca-
,1ch; 1t IS alleged that Judge Kelly
THINKS as Mr.. Stevens does, and that
INC difference between tho lat.
ter ana senator Wilson has created
considerable trouble in the minds Of
tho Radicals. N" -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

NOZZLE MOVEMENT. The citizens of Tn.
d'anoia. Texas, have held meeting, effect.
eae permanent organization and select cd
committees for the following worthy and
creuitablo purpose Knowing tho SUFFERING
winch the failure of crops has cntailed
upon the previously destitute pcoplc of Ala.
eama aud Georgia, and thinking il their du.
" TO aid the relief movement which hos
been nauguraal Mt The North, the people
OF lndianola havo determined to start y
eceislhughtcring, picking and packing cs.
adjustment, and forward the food thus nrc.
pared to proper parties for distribution. A
ooarH OF directors was chosen, also commit.
ices TO solicit contributions Of money,
ocovcs, nc" and corresponding committee
consisting Of Judge Henry Beaumont, d. C.
Proctor and W. ii. Woodward.
Ihesc gcnt!cmcn have gonc vigorously to
WORK Hnd will doubtless, accomplish
n"ch good They arc to solicit contribu.
unnS ,; OF barrels from the people of Louis
VIE ana Cincinnati, which tho Morgan limo
Of steamers will transport from New 0r
leans Ihoy have requested the Command. :.
in% General to give them lot of cmnty
h'ct "nd pork barrels which belong 10 tho
EoVcrhmcnt and arc in the hands Of Lion,
f'ch, at indianola. Tho General rcsnond.
cd fnvorahly. i0''"'
we hope the people throughout tho intc-
riTr OF tho Lone Star State will give oil the
"'I IN 'nclr power to this charitable under
'Nk'hg: also, that tho committees, while
i"'hiStcrihg to the wants of tho suffering
people Of Alabama and Georgia. vii, not one
ufeiy overlook tho destitute thousands of
LOUISIANA, who are not only without suni.
c!cht iood, but rendered homeless bv tbo
nncon'ro'lablc foods which arc dcyastat;ne
our State.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

EAGER FOR WAR. Letters from,
Paris state that the French officers are
eager for war, and affect to believe that
within three months after the beginning
OF the campaign French army would
occupy Berlin. On the other hand, The
Prussians arc even moro confident of
success, and speak Of making prone.
nado in franco as they would of taking
walk before breakfast. Both parties
would probably find in tho event of war
that each has underratcd tho military
strength Of tho other, and that neither
Berlin nor Paris was to bo captured
without some terrible fighting.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

"A drunken fellow had wandered in-
to (" Sunday school and took a soat
among the primer scholars, when Tho
teacher accostad him with. uYVhv,
James, 40 you know what condition
you arc in :" eyes, ma'am in tho
gall OF bitnosst, N bonds 'f'nquity.
Ask nc some hard Qucsll'ns.n
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

SENATOR WIlSo% ON CoNr9scArIoy.-We
have heard good deal during some time
past ahout the sword Of Damoclcs hanging
over The heads oG the Southcrncrs, and over
certain high officials. intimilu,inw them to
do certain things, and TO abstain from doing
certain others. The last We hear Of this
sword Of Damoclcs is through our srccial
telegram from Charleston, published YES.
tcrdny, and comes from the distinruishcd
Senator Wilson, who is stumping the South
Mr.. wilson, in his second speech at Char
lesion, on Friday night last, told the white
people that If they cocrccd the negroes not
to vote tor the republican party, or attempt
Ell {" punish them by turning them ont of
employment and 'hcrc holdings for voting
Tor mat lnrty, that wonid lead to cnniiscn
Non, ana he tScnator Wilson) would then
vote snr cohiiscaiing tho property of mon so
offending Now. We think there has been
quite cn"ngh of this suspended sword rod,
or cr'i'iScn,ion, especially when used, rs in
th's case, for partisan political purposes
Such talk is rncrilc childish and altorcthcr
oui OF place. II is even worse than that
u eVihces disposition to exercise tyranny
over people who are bowed to the earth in
pohlic"l matters, and to make he condition
OF thcr restoration the support of n par-
licnlar party, Besides, such threats arc
eh'ire'y unnecessary, rs the rccons truciion
acts OF Congress have laid down explicitly
'hc rule OF action for The Southern n,onlc
ana The conditions Oh which they NAV be-
rest0rcd.-H. J. Wr0M
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22
olnayltic.

Ono Of The most beautiful actresses
Of tho BoulovardS, Paris, received daily
for about a month, lttlo penny boquct
Of violots. She found the boquet in the
box or with the doorkcepcr every even,
ing, as the play was about to begin, and
this simple offering Of an unknown love
affected her in spite Of herself
While acting, she looked carefully
around-at the boxes, the parqucttc,
and even behind the scencs-but to no
purpose she saw nothing by which to
recognize the man Of boqucts. And
tbcrenpon she gave her imagination FREQ
rein, and the Inauguration Of an actress
is very similar to that Of other peo.
pie.
Was he foreign Prince, who wished
to captivatc her heart before placing at
her feet his crown and treasures? Or
was he an artist, too bash(ul to declare
his passion?
She interrogatcd the box keeper, the
tier woman---in short everybody en-.
ploycd in the theatre but nobody knew
anything about it. Still the bouquets
came.
"Do they tell us that constancy is "a
chmcra ?" murmur ed she.
One evening MS she entered the thea
tre, she received n fresh bouquet Of
flowers and this time tho flowers were
accompanied by letter. "At last 7"
she said, and opening it by the light Of
the reflector, she read as follows:
tAI nIny sn1tn T h,y, l,.ol ,-o,,
for long time; for is it not behoiding
and loving you the same thing? Every
day L come to admire you, TO applaud
you, to delight myself with the bright.
ness OF your eyes and the charm Of ya ur
voice"
lie must then be in the house. y
thought the actress, and she pccpcd
through a hole in the curtain. The nu.
dlcncc had just commenced to assemble.
She resumed the reading:
"Of your voice. You arc indeed
beautiful and charming, and happy are
they who may approach you What
would | not give to be near YOU aMavs i?
w ou!d the treasures Of all the world
be worth ono Of your smiles? No.
"Ah, that is nice p she sighed
and turning the page, she conlinu.'
cl
"No! And yet T dare to love YOU
to tell you that | love you still more
| venture to beg You not to reject my
homage"
"lle begins to explain HIMSELF said
she to herself, "and shall Know
ana she continued -'mv homa gr. If
tins expression OF my love does not Of
icnd you, place this boquct Of violc!s in
your bosom. Oh then l shall be The
harpirst Of men,"
"Wcll," said she ''no signature, no
name gwen; but let lis sco-hcrc is Il
postscript"
"p. S.--1( you are curious to know
who writes to you, look up to 'lc fourth
tier; my legs will hang over -
The note dropped from the hand Of The
actress, ANA her arms nearly dropped
from her shoulders.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

a family without newspaper is al
Why's year behind tho times in gene
RAJ information besides, they can
never think much, nor find much to
think about. And then there arc it,
sle r ones growing up without any taste
lor roadlng. Who, then, would be
without ncwspapcr2
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

a young lawyer, who had long paid
MS court to lady without much adj
Vanc'ng his suit, accused her one dav
OF beng inscnsiblc to tho power Of
love at does not follow" She arch
~ replied, "that | am so because am
not to be won by the power Of attor-
ncy."
"torgivc me-" replied the suitar,
put you should remember that the
Votarics of Cupid are solicitors"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

a simple looking freedman recently
presented himself at the "Burcau5
IN Southern State, and expressed a
desire to bc married. "All right.
fetch your sweetheart along" was the
reply: "I hain't got none, mas'cr,"
was tho reply; "dcy tolo me it was
your bis'ncss to find nc onc.n
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

Mother" said child, "ths book
tells about tho angry waves of the
ocean. % What makes the ocean get an.
gryT 'Bccauso it has boon crossM 50
often my, SON."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22

a witcll being at tho stake to bo
burned, saw her SOP there, and desired
INN to give her drink. "No mother )
sad nc, "it woald do you wrong, for
In" ",Iw you arc, the better you VIII
barn."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-22
| From M1 Os~eyo ". T., Palladium. 1Gth. ]
Horrible Solution ofa Mystcry-A Child
Eaten by Snakes,

In The carly part Of yhc month Of August
last II girl named Eliza Br,,mmond, about
ii years ofagc, whose parents live near the
town Of West Monroe ill this county, loft
her home one morning for the purpose of
picHnG berries, and never returned. The
most diliGcnt search was made for her by
The parents and nrighborss but no traces
could be found. She had not been drown
cd, for nli places whore there was water
were carefully examined. even to wells and
cistcrns i'll tho ncghborlood. After weeks
oil frultless search and inquiry the afflicted
parents gave up the child for lost. 1t was
reported that a band Of vagrants had been
seen near The locality about the time Of tho
disappearance, and the opinion prevailed
that tic child had been stolen and carried
away by the gypsics
he event, which created profound sen /.
sation at the time bad almost passed from
The minds Of all save the stricken parauls.
when ii was painfully recalled by recent
occurrence. On Tuesday last five or six
lads went out hunting in the vicinity, and
"Utl"S inc day came upon spot where
large number Of black snakca were dis
covered and killed. The appearance of tho
reptiles III such large numbers and at this
season Of the year. was considerable, and it
was suggested BY one Of The party that q
breeding atn must be somewhere near. a
search was Immediately commenced which
resulted III manner far different from thcir
expectations.
In the side Of the hill near tho cdmc of n
swamp vas found sort or opening, which,
III the summer, was concealed by tall grass
ana bushes. In the opening was found n
hunlnn skeleton from which every particle
OF llCsh had been taken. The bones were ms
White MS ivory and all perfect Near by
was TN pail IN u rustcd condition and n
TN cap. The boys were terribly frightened
ana gave the alarm. The remains were
taken from the mouth OF the den, and an
examination showed that the place had been,
amt probably now was breeding place for
I black snakes. The bollcst hcsitatcl 10 on.
ter The entrance, which was !argccnough
'or ne admission Of n mans body. grew
smaller and extended downward. Lirh,e,l
nails Of hay soaked in Kerosene were thrown
! in'oaihc cavity, and in less than Is minutes
righty.'wo snakes ranging in lcng!h from
| TO 4 feet were killed.
he pail and cup were recognized bv Mr.,
ana Mrs Drummonl as those taken hy
! ihrir child when she went away, for the last
timr. The physicians pronounced the re.
lna'ns those of n female child, and there can
be no doubt but that the poor girl, wh,l,
picking berries in tho vicinity Of the spot.
became tired, seated herself in tho shade al
fhc opening TO this horril den, and wa,
al,ncEcd - the reptiles in n!mbrrs and
hlirL The discovery lIas shocked Tho
Mh"lc community, ana almost prostratcd
the stricken parents, whose hearts arc
madr - bleed anew Mt Tho though. Of The
horrible fate which deprived them Of their
child.