The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-05-13

"Nin"hoco thae tHc HurTiHSe ceremony De
performed. This was done August ID, 1896
Moving afterwards to Charleston, he met
Betsey Campbell, and the old love prevailing
upon him, he abandoned Layinia, and was
married to the mother of his thirteen chill.
dren. Lavinia became indignant, and ap-
pearcd rs prosccutrix in the case of biga-
my Charleston Mcrcury.
TIE BEAST SEINNED.-On Wednesday
Mr.. Evarts. to tho great delight of his au-
dicnce, thus cxooriated Mr.. Manager But.
: ler:
"Now, it has usually been supposed that
on an actual trial, involving serious consc.
qicnccs, forensic discussion vas the true
method of dealing with the subject and We
lawyers appearing for tho President being,
rs Mr. Manager Butler has been polite
enough to say, attorneys whose practice in
the law has sharpcncd hut not enlarged
their intellect have confined ourselves to
this method Of forensic discussion. But We
have learned here that there is another
method Of forensic controversy, which
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Now, understand The method of concussiou,
10 be to make II demonstration iu tho vcini
ty Of the object OF attack, whereas The me
thod Of discussion is TO penetrate The posi-.
ton, and, if successful, capture it. The
| Chinese method Of warfare is the method of
concussion, and consists Of Il great bra aying
of trumpcts sounding of gongs, and shouts
and Shricks in the ncighb0rho ood Of the op-
posing force. When all this rolls away, and
the air is irccr, the effect is to bc watched
for. But il has been reserved TO us, in our
modern warfare as illustrated here in the
rebellion, 10 present a more singular and
notable instance Of tho method Of warfare
hy concnssion than ever has been known
before. y fort, impregnnble by the methods
OF discussion CHAT is, penetrating and cap
turing il, has been, on u large, scale al
tempted {" be captured by tho method Of
conc"sSion, and some hundred oftons Of
gn"powder, placed in a vessel near the wall
I Of the fort, has been made the means TO the
concnssion OF this vast experiment. Unsat
iSfcd with ihA; trial and its results, the
honorable Manager who opened this case
seems TO have repeated the experiment in
the vicinity Of the Senate. Laughter. I
While the air was filed with cpilhcts, the
lone SHOOK with nvcctivc.-wrc, chcdncss.
misery, suffering, aud blood were made the
means Of this explosive mixturc--and here
we arc, surviving the concussion, and, after
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method Of discussion which belongs to at
torncyS whose ntcllccts have been sharpen
but not enlarged by the practice of law"
| General and continuous laughter
iicw OUR TANEs ARE MuLrIpLIEp.-The
Troy 7M1s (Radical) knows that the army
has been filled up with politicians aud rela
tivcs and friends Of congressman, and is
distributed and run for their benefit 1t re.
lates this:
"At one of the forts upon the Northern
fronticr--a purely water dc(cnsc-a full
battery of flying artillery, with the ncccssa.
ry drove of horses and all the equipments
and men usual for service in the field, is
maint aimed for the sole benefits of its COM
mander who happened to be- brothcr.in.
law of S'anton's yoke. fellow, Holt. Every
cent that the maintenance of this battery
costs is wasted and its costs amounts to
many thousands year"
No wonder ii requires big sums and great
taxes to support the army.
THE Cnors.-Our farmers, says the York
vile Enquirer, express themselves well
pleased with the prospect for a wheat crop
There was larger quantity Of this grain
sown last fall than usual heretofore, and
the fields now present u condition of high
promise.
Owing % The continuous rains during the
spring and the excessive amount Of politics.
the planting of corn and cotton has met with
serious Interruptions, and tho District is
badly behind time in this matter.
Recurring TO the wheat question, we have
been handed by Mr.. John Cairncs, Dlairs-
vile, few stalks Of wheat gathered from
his farm, measuring near four feet in length,
fully headed and in bloom.
NOToRIoUs CoUNTERrEITERs ARREsTED.-
Newa'k, ~ j. Nay 2.--l'hc United States
officers have succeeded to-day in arrcsting
three notorious counterfc!ers, whose head
quarters arc at Newton, N. J.
| They are also believed to be the rinplcad. .
ers Of gang Of ruflians who have robbed
and burncl several stores in Sussex and
Warren counties. Their names are Gusta.
vus Zoou'h, George a. Julien, and Henry
Schaffor.
Two other men, named James T.. Law
renee and John Stuchcr, both of New York
State, were arrested here last night for pass
ing counterfeit money.
The sancificd Parson Brownlow. acting
Governor of Tennessee, raises the piratical
flag, over his paper, the Knoxville JVhig,
and on it inscribcs this motto:
"Ths paper will constantly, perscvcring.
ly and boldly fight Democracy and Rcpub.