The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-05

" puruon Inc statement published before
to the effect that the cx-rcbel President was
too proud to acknowledge the error of hi.
ways, and too lofty to stoop 10 the humilia
tion Of u patition, would, therefore seem I,
be erroneous. l am informed that Mir. Da.
Wis lately told prominent Louisiunian thai
he would gladly sue for pardon, if he coult
only think his effort would prove success
President Johnson, it is believed wouIt
willingly grant a full pardon to the fallcr
c'llet on the representation Of q proper pet
ton. have to day seen copy Of n pcti
ton, signed several Southern men Of tho
Sharkcy Monroe stamp, praying Executive
clemcncy in behalf of Mr. Davis. No radi.
cal names attached to the paper, all lhe
leading Senator and Representatives hny.
ing refused to have anything to do with the
movement. President Johnson, it is said,
cares nothing for this omission, exprcssin r
tho opinion that he alone has the powor to
! decide the natter, and that he intends to
do just as his own convictions of Justice
and propriety dictate. Paul Bagley, tho
| enthusiastic pardon manager, who has ira
vcicd all over the country forthe purpose of
agitating the question Of Mr.. Davis pardon.
| has forwarded it to Canada, with tho hone
OF obtaining special petition from the
| chief party interested.
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II appears to be very difficult TO get to Tho
bottom of the Booth mystcry,-if mystery
1t be. The publication Of the Booth diary
was taken rs direct proof that Booth him
self aud not his double, had hecn hunted
down, shot aud privily buried; but now
correspondent Of the New York Wcrld
boldly asserts that tho affecting diary is
itself forgery. According 70 tho idea of
this correspondent, it was written for De-
tcclivc baker by some newspaper cores.
pondcnt, for "it is absurd to suppose that
the real Booth would have written such n
thing" Every second of time was of in
calculnblc value, .yct Booth sits down to
wri' several hundred words of maudlin
nonsense"
The correspondent says ono of two things
is true Either Baker s. Co. killed The
wrong, or, killing the right man, they forg-
cd their diary in order to magnify The i'm
portance OF their deed II the first suppo.
| sition be correct every mysterious cir,um-
stance is explained; and Baker the forgcr
OF the story about the attempted suicide Of
Wirz and Conovcr, tho convicted periurer,
would not he injured in character or fortune
II ono more malicious fabrication owned
them as its parents.
L0yE.-A complaint Of The heart grow
ing on, Of an inordinate longing after some.
tning Itiihcult'o obtain. 1t ntinoho roroo ,, Q
OF both sexes. generally between the ages
OF fourteen and thirty; some have been
known to have it Mt the ago of sixty.
Symptoms-Abscnco Of mind giving
things wrong names; calling tears nectar,
and sighs Zcphyrs gazing On the moon
and stars; toothacho f; bleeding ut the nose :;
loss OF appcite neglect of business; a
loathing for all things-savc one blood sho
eye, and constant, desire to sigh
Eifects-A strong headaches pulse high ;
stnpidiy eloquent eyes; slocplcssncss and
all that sort Of thing. At times, the im-
ag'nntion bright, bowers of rosos; winged
cupids, and buttered peas, and then again.
oceans of despair, racks, tortures and hair
triggcrcd pistols.
Cure-Get married. If that don't oure
you it will at least open your eyes.
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We have already mentioned the handsome
donation by the Applctons of half q million
Of their school books to tho Trustees of tho
Peabody Educational Fund, for use in the
Southern States. This has been most M.
propria!ely followed by Messrs A. is.
Barnes Co, with donation of 5000
volumes Of their Tenchers Library, and
$4,000 Of school books intended for inteY-
mediate classes Mr. Winthrop. President
of the Eonrd, makes very cordial acknowl-
cdgmcnt Of this muniiicent donation. He
says that Gin connection with the noble gif.
Of the Messrs. Appleton, they will 90 far
toward supplying the immediate demand for
publications of this charao, er, and will fur
Hish az example wkich will no. be forgotten
as our work advances
The New York Times Republican) says
'IJ we send men TO the South who wan
tonly insult and cxaspera,o the Southern
people, VIC must bo tolerant in judging of
the temper in whion their insults are re :,
ccived. We do not assert the ''right" Of The
South to resent them, but we DO tPenoHneo
rs unmanly, ,ungise. and unpatriotic, thc
spirit which prompts us 10 infiict thera. And
it Is far better for NC TO be rigid in holding
tho Northern men who, will go South, to the
i fun responsibility Of their sayings and do.
ings, than Jiti is to bo, overauick torcsent
and punish Southern men for rescnting in
suits, even when IL is their duty to accept
them in silence.'' 1i.sra s'. yI, :.
NICE LITTLE BY PLAY We understand
says the Ph@ni1, that Columbia, and ARGUS.
Ia Railroad, in conformity with their char
tcr, intended TO lny crossing over the
South Carolina Railroad track, on Wednes.
day, 29,h The officials of the latter com.
pany (ns suit is pending as to the validity
of Tho charter Of tho former, infringing
upon the vested rights of the lattcr.) have
adopted novel procedure to battle tho Of.
forts Of Tie new company in lnying down
thoir crossing connection. Early Wodnes
day morning, they started an engine near
the disputed point, and singular enough,
il played oil day, but never out Of sight Of
tho aforesaid intended intersection. Both
parties, we learn, nrc in earnest, md the
result will be looked to with interest.
Alluding to the failure of Frazer, Tren
holm & Co., The New York Independent says
that 'from the known large assets of bt
firm in this country, it is very generally ex
pccted That tho suspension viii Bo only tom
pornry. The firm bought immense amounts
Of property in Charleston, and largo tract:
Of land In South Carolinn, during Tho war
paying for them in Confederate currency
and in this way acquired vast wealth for
merely nominal Consideration. Itisassert
cd that from one half to two thirds o
| Chartcst on is owned by the frm. Reports
also state that, last year, they paid iaxc
upon $4,000 1000 property in South Caro-
Elin0."
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