The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-30
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Maine

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Tie National Intelfqeacer il bv nd
means discouraged at the result OF tho
Name election. On the contrary, it
!. sees some illumination where others are
disposed to find only darkness. After
demonstrating thata Maine election is
oy no mennsta sure index Of popular
: sentiment IN other States our Washing.
ton temporary saws:
But this year Maine has failed utter.
~ and dsmally to sustain her Republi.,
can majority. The only criterion We
have with which to make comparison
IS the election Of 1866, when the ma.
Jorlty for Chamberlain (Rcpublican)
over Pillsbury (Dsmocraty was 27, 6s7
mo election q N Maine last year is tlIia,
vorsally admitted not to DO a test vote.
Iho sumptnary and constabulary laws,
which entered largely into tho canvass,
cocccaasfoned q distraction Of parties aiYa,:.
besides, there was by no means full
vote.
This year The sanSS as6dila,es for
Governor. were running as in 1866, aud
every vote short OF Uhamberlan's ina
Jor'ty obtained then,a 27,0s7, must be-
accounted an actual loss to tho Repub.
l'cans. Our dispatches show that thew
nave failed TO come UP to this figure by I
ten thousand, thus exhibiting RepuG-
ilcan loss OF moro than one third Of Their
latpst majorty.
Con tho other Hand Tie Democrats
have gained largely. The returns will
show that they havo gained what the
Republicans have lost. This is sub.
stantiaf Democratic victory. IF similar
gains are made in the States that are tto,
vote in October, they will give over.
whelmng Democratic mnjoritics, and tho
! ! election of-Scymour and Blair IN No.
vem!ber will be completely assured, !.
), IVY give the returns received from
all sources. Those obtained from Re.
publican sources and from the associia-
ted Press arc crude and indefinite. Or
own special dispatches arc made' up' from
tho information, obtained at tic 'Wofd
Office, IN New York, and HAY be- 70.
gardet; ms reliable and carefully COM u
The Richmond YyA,g, @bile daprccaal,
ting any show Of detection on The p5aairy
OF The Democracy, is not specially bienf i#S
cd with the roturns It says: IS ~ ff5
ltisI more than yprobablGSthat IL fm.$.
prudent tongues, inspired more ~ zeal &.
ly, and if certain of our Southern peo.
ple had ra, her sought modest seclusion
han an III Wdged' prominence and un-
timely notoriely, HE results, in y Nermont
and Maine wonll have been different
Admonishcd by them, lat us avoid
eyc7 thing Tint can ,impcril' the great
States, that can decide in favor of Con-
servatism in spite Of Maine and Vcr.
mon', all of New England ahd' tho whole
OF nrgrodom."
i A KoMAN4lo s1obY.-A vonng man
from western Massachusetts,, on his way
to New York on one Of Ito Hudson
Ilaiver boats, recently, made lie acqnnint.
lance Of Il lady Of middle age, who seem
much lntcrdsled III him. mid, who n
length told him that he greatly rescn-
blrd son Of hers %ho had' died not
not long ago, Before separating from
Il sSs a rH %ss"' NEW .v'isH york
which he promised to do. On arriving
at the place appointed hc fonnd that il
! was not the rcsidenGo q his E!low.trav-
clcr, Gilt of frfenil' Of liccrs, who had a
daughter Of engaging appearance, but
apparently in ill-health,' This young
lady, il APPEARS, was tho belrothcd Of
young man who was dead. Owing to
his striking r, scmblance to tic deceased
lover, our friend from Berkah,ro was
received with great cordially, and was
urgently ihyi'eal to c9lr again, which he
did, and before lie left the city hc was
engaged to be married TO the young l.,-
dy. Shortly after returning TO his
home, word came that his affianced,
whose health was greatly impaired,
vas much worse and 1is returned to the
city and remained with, her until her
death. This yonng lady had about
$l3, 900 in her own right, and during
!. her sickness, with the free consplt ofher
parents, sbo beqheathed it all to her in.
tended. and DO has since como into fnll
possession Of The entire amount in Gov
ernhSnt bonds. Being young man Of
| excellent habits. this legacy will an.
doubt edly be Of great use to him, though
1T can poorly compensate for the loss Of
/, /, ono TO whom no Ind become go deeei;lv
? attached under snch pec,iliarcirc,ihAslal.
ces. il,ytngl2el1 leelpHbltcda B
u, ny ,.-+-t t-i4t--sl - sss-r---,--, L. ~
FE, 30, III. Fua--T SMELL TRE Y,j;
GnEeKBacKs OF CmATnAa. The hearts
Of the members Of the lover House Of
, thegreat tunlawful were made giaq, yea;
: terday, by tie disbnfstme1t Of $40 900
!, : in lawful cntferty Of the United States
= which had been "loaned 10 the exl
! listing Stale Government by tie Chat
:, ham Railroad ComPahg, fora valuable
: lconsiaeration--a negotiation Which, ru.
: Imor says, was not & Oh, tses sqtlaTe, nj.
Thought wns evidently conducted under
!, ILlieS Scottish rite. .--e h@aig. S 3s Si