The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-08
CoNwAfBoRo, S. c.,

CoNwArBoRo. S. c.,
March Is, 1868.
MIR. EDlToR: Delegate Jones, negro
came homo on Saturday last from
! Charleston, rs he SAYS, cn four DAYS
"abscnce Of leave"
He brings us the latest intelligence
from among which we gather that he i,
to be- "Sini'or" to "Culumby,' while his
present colleagues, Gus Reeves, another
negro, and Stephen II. Thompson
wh''e negro. from the upper part o
ilorrv. are to be Representatives..
on Henry convrrscs very freely on
the 'utnr', and on intentions OF his par.
ty, and gives some good things that
tuck Place ih',He Eliminating caucus
cs lie says that, T.. D. Moses. Jr
nroless"d Christianity, before he wouli
c"nscn, 10 support hum for c(icc Moses
beng jew, and Jones a preacher O,
lhe African Church. lie is opposed to
G"n SCOTS being Governor, aud sa7s
that Scott shows his preference for white
folks; that while black men have ron.
to Scott for corn an have been turned
on without IL, white men would receive
1t freely. lie further says, that the
negroes IN charleston, anI surrounding
country, will not vote for Scott.
Being asked why Gus didn't come
home with Lin kr sad "Bro,hrr Gus"
stayed TO draw dc pay; dcy was ewine
to pay dr hanUS OH la last dav Of dc
convention; so brother G'.s s.ail TO e,,
mine and l;Sscn.'
Th" delegate was hard on Horrv, ana
said the convention Was in the same fix
Ills charg" WAS hat no application Tor
The rcE!hva' Of disabilities had been pre-.
S"ntcd by any willie man rom that
District, and upon being questioned on
tins non', acknowledged that no man
would be released from such disability
rNcrp! on condition .l'at liz jpintd the
Radical party.
The further Information was received
from him that legislators would be al.
lowed only six dollars per day.
He brought his vic, silk drces. cos,
three dollars per yard, and himsrlf bears
al"lL n mighty beaver. Horny IS gong
to declare her Independence on the frs,
Monday in April. Yonw:N then hear
from nc again.
WAccNMAw
a QUEER Law SUlr.-Thc Danes
N'lNn IN. W E.pyess is responsible for
The following: One day last week n
law snit took place. before Justice Me-
CARNEY, The cas-. in point nring Charles
Nckly against Michael O'IIcara. The
action was brought for use ofroom, fuel.
lights. meals, Sc. while defendant was
sparkling his lucinda at plaintiffs
house. The prosecution showed ttal
defendant was at lis house from three
TO five nights in week, and usually
staid until o'clock in the morning. ard
sometimes Till after breakfast, that he
burned his lights and wood, and used
his 'o'm and naturally concluded, we
take it, that as he had al! the fun to be
derived from sparkling at such late
hours, he ought to pay 70, the privilege.
The case was exceedingly amusing, and
or &C nrsc attracted n large crowd of the
sparkling fraternity, who were interest. i.
cd pccuniarily in the result Of the acrion
brought, as it might SET preccdtn.
whereby they might he called upou to
fork over liberal allowance for lights
and fuel, il for nothing else; and they
telt materially relieved, no doubt, when
the Justice rendered his verdict Of "no
cause for acllon.'"
ABDUcrIoN OF bout
twenty freedmen, who engaged at Key
w est to go dawn the Florida coast to
cut timber, there, sailed last week on The
brig Pat Clcburnc and The small schoon.
er Lost Cause, but their pretended en-
ployers, instead OF proceeding to the
Florida coast, run The vessels into Ma
tnGzas, where it is presumed the inien.
ton OF the kiGnnpprrs was to sell them
in'o slave.y.
The names Of The parties cpsagtd in
nciarions tran actions. are I3., Preston, ,i
South Carolina, G. Eflct, of Charleston,
South Carolina. !. A. or j. II. Smith,
Of Notth' 2, or Vicksburg, Missisdppi,
John Coman, Of Mississippi, and Wm.
Allen, Richmond Virginia.
Allcr'lhc arrival Of the vessels nj
Matahzhs, the United States Consul
directed his efforts 10 capfnrc the kid.
nappers and project thcit victims. =.
Smifhand Colman escaped. Preston,
Elltt and Allen, were captured and sent
to Key West in'ifohs. II was expect.
ed that Smith and Colman would also
be captured, as it wonld.bc almost i'm:
possible for them 10 get OF from tho
island The freedmen were sent back
to Key West. We learn these parlicn-
lars from Mr.. J. G. Wilcox, who has
Just arrived from Key West.
There nave been strong snspicions for
a long time that parties were engaged
in kidnapping freedmen on the Florida
coast and running them over to Cuba.
It is hoped that the captured persons
will be punished to the fullest exteut oi
tho law. New Orleans Republican.
SERGEANT BATES IN DANGER. 1T is
reported that an cmissary of tho Kadi.
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