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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25
Our Rules

Our Rules,
Our Office wac visited yeststdy by
two genuine samples of new hedgedl
sovcrcigns. One wished us to print
linn some .iostngc staubs. Tho other
announced his desire to sec "lIcad
Quarters" Whether our sovcrcigns~
meant head quarters of law or Union
Leagues, or whether like the Rip Van
Wrinkle of an old Rcbcl, who emerg-
ed from his cave iii the mountains in
Virginia afcw months ago to find out
thattlie war was over, he believed that
tho aniable and brilliant NIcCon-
noughy was still administering law
from the Market Hall, we don't know.
We referred him to the Court House.
This kind Of ignorance may be laugh.
able, but it gets to be serious when
VIC think that other of these visitors ::
could beat, all hollow, any gentleman
i'll Fairfield District for any Office in.
the gift of the public.
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party Of fifteen or twcnty United States
soldiers, stationed at Gonzalcs, Texas, have
recently bccu'bchavirn IRE most ontraee
ous manner They h3ht one laai., and carr
RED him to camp, made hin carry log of
wood, and then marched him around town
=. the point ofthcir hayoncts. They bcaS
scvorn, citizens at YnricNs times, and after
beating ono man AMI making him sing lInil
Columbia and okcer three times for the
Union, they shat him through the head
killing him instantly The citizens applied
to the district commandanr and he ordered
the soldiers to different point Instead of
obcying, they commenced an iuliscriminate G
fire upon the town: The mayor of the
town appealed t. General Hancock, but
before he could bc heard from, tic district
commaudant arrived and moved Tho soldiers,
placing tho sergeant under arrest. General
Hancock has ordered e full investigation of
the circumsi ances.
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While tic rebellion insted, .he North
never accused the rebels of cownrdicc. Ca
the contrary, we gave them credit for pluck,
aNdacty, daring, endurance and n ,letern,i,
nation that only death and ruin could
break. Those who cnnfrented the eucmy
in the field were not the ienGt rcndy TO allow
him the possession Of these warlike quail
ties If aMy ono sp ke cont cnsptuously OF
the rebol spirit, il was not The soldiers who
closed with them in the struggle, nor the
leaders who attempted to overcome them in
tho conflict. There can be no harm in
remembering this fact in these days.. when
the North is dealing with PROSTATE South.
There anboTo harm in our treating tho
Sontherners'as though they possessed oil
tho bravery which we put to- their acooent
in the dhys Of war; and there can be moth
ing hn. harm in treating them as though
they had given US reason to charge thcm
with tho spirit or bearing Of oowardicc
Ns,o York Tfn,ts
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

General Lorenzo Thonta3, the great nm.
iagonist ofthc rcdoubtable Stanton; made
his appearance before tho Board of Mann:
gers of Impeachment on tlte part of tho
House Of Representatives last Saturday,
aud testified That tat'thePrcsidc,t reception
on Monday ho was epproaohcdby II genie.
man from NcS' castle. Dei:.--an old acuuain.
tance--wiio spoke Of the present political
troubles, and advised General Thomas TO
stand firm. The General replied, "Am T
not standing irm?" "Ycs," was the an
swcr ;>"but you must kick that fellow ont
stanton. "Wc will do thet," the General
replied: The latter also stated to lis Della
ware friends that ho recognized Mr. Stanton
only as a private citizen, and would obey
no orders cmanating frem him; that no
Uhc GencraD was the Secretary Of War,
aud nsno other. General Thomas, il is
reported, repeated the last before tie ccm.
nittee, md told chem chat such was his
int ention that he would obey no orders of
Mr.. stanton nor recognize him save as
private citizen.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

WE have just received rrosh supplv NJ
w GROCERIES which will be sold low
for CASII---consisting Of
100 bushels of Corn, No, 1fCountry Flour.
barrels, half.barrclsa kits lIackercl, Nos
!, and 3, English Dairy Cheese, Suporior
brown Soap, Mixed Pickles, Canned Oys.
ters' vino Cakes. Lemon Novely Cako,,
fronoh Mustard, Crookcry, Raisins, Nuts,
al Kinds, Fresh Cocoa Cream, Fig Paste.
assorted Candies. Also Ladies' and Con.
,,emens - Shoes, (homo manufacture, Zephyr
ruii, Here's Your Mule" and ilin Arm
smoking Tobacco, Chewing Tobacco, So.
gArs and many other articles too nume.
rous to montion
mar II
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THE last DAY or TIE CONVENTION.
The Convention has adjourned! In
the affecting language of Artcmus
Ward, "Adoo-adoow Ina blaze of
Republican glory, amid the waving Of
hats, the tears of the candidates, the
cheers of hoi polloi, and to The lovely
melody Of "John Browns souls q
marchin' on" at precisely high noon
on Tuesday, the Republican Recon-
struction Constitutional Convention of
South Carolina badc its fond farewell
to mundane scenes and glidcd, spec
trclilie, into the oblivion Of tho Rast .
Those who have PLACED their brief
paats on the stage will linger for awhile
in thohalo they have created, but the
mass is now dissolved, land its atoms
will sink once more to their resting
place amid the "dust of ages" The
hall of tie old Club House will now
rest awhile in peace. The nightmare
among its sunny memories has faded
away, if it had a voice, it too would
doubtless be heard uttcring its plain
tive "adoo-adoo." "Adoo" to Byas,
with his intcrminablc sentences, which
reminded one of Wcbstcr's Dictionary
suffering from Il severe attack Of de-
lia'ittm tramcaS "Adoo" to Simeon
Corloy, with his patent machine for
grinding ont resolutions and written
speeches.. "Adoo' to Leslie and his
car-tickling and stomach moving fun :;
to the stcntorian bass of Whittcmore,
the sharp treble of Moses, the bari
tone of Wright, and the stpcato mov c,
ments Of DcLarge. "Adoo" to Cain,
with his dreams Of land; to Rutland,
with his bristling law points, and Car
doza,' with his compulsory process for
misccgenating the two. races in the
public schools, "Adoo," in short. to
everything and everybody, and espe-
cially to eleven dollars.a day, where
with the delegates: for two blessed
months, lived, moved. had their being
and Bought good Clothes CAorttston
Ne,US.,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

GEN. GWAEr NNrt TuE LIADIyci r ADtcA1.s.
No'withs'nniiingtiie humility with which
Grn Grnnl'"a bowed the knee to the Ea,li;
cal Daal, hc'is even moro Gistastofur to them
than orcr Rr is svspccted Of cnterlaiGinr
"ntocratic aspirations aud purposes, in
which lie may select other instruments than
may be agreeable TO the present Radical
leaders 1t q noticed that his coufi,lants
are all military; no Radical civilian is @, CT
invited TO consult with him. The "pcticoat
cd' politicians Of Washington arc making a
great hubbub over these circumstances. =
They gravcly whisper to each other that
Gen. Grant is the "man on horseback, who
has so long heen coming" They expect to
soc in his mild blue eyes some future Crom- :
well, tmsar, Napoleon, Alexander; and
they are agit'ted accordingly. Who shall
be the ladies Of his court. they wonder
Mrs. Banks recently expressed herself very
warmly on the subject OF Gen. Grants Sc.
lection ot'his counscllor's from the army ::
'nol that the General (Banks) himself car
cd.any thing about it, but Sumner and
TrnmSnl!, and others were very angry and
upeary"
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times, and therefore had better kecp
quiet and silent. 1t may not do any
good, but It certainly will do no harm
IN the present complexion Of affairs.
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Demorest's Monthly.

Demorosts Monthly. IN
Dcmorest for April has been rccciv-'
cd. 1t is filed with tho latest fash
ions and styiesof the day, and is the
best lady's book published ih'tl,c Unis.
ted States. Every lady should have,
one
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Local Items.
Ooldi

Colds
Winter don't retire without strug-
gle before the genial approach Of
SPRING.
On Saturday and Sunday last, VIC
wore visited by real icy spcll-hea-'
Wy frost and some ice. EARLY vogcta-
blos ere nippcd, but we believe af-
ter examination, no material injury
has bcen'done the fruit. We hope it.
is the last appearance of Winter.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25
Respectfully your
3. X. JENcKE rs

The opinion submitted, was that
tue Act ''into operation" on lst
June, 1857; and that the 80 per cent
clause takes eject on Is! Junc, 1868.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

Tho following dispatcl,' was sent BY Mr..
Stnnton to Major. General Sickles when the
result of tho New Hampshire election be
came known: "War Department, Washing
ton, March 10, 18G9.-Gencral Daniel f.
Sicklcs l congratulate New Hampshire
upon her brilliant victory, and you'upon the
success of your recent excrtons in behalf OF
tho Union and human libcrty-scryicc not
less important and distinguished then your
gallantry upon tho fold Of Gettysburg.
Edwin Nj. Stanton" This act Of Mr.. Stan
ton is perfectly consistent with thc.want of
dignity and delicacy that attaches to nim.
II is the first time in the history Of the
government that the b; ad Of the war Office
has complimcncd an army officer for neg
lcc'ing his duty to making political har-
angucs.
NICE QUESTION: Northern Radical
have eagerly seized upon the ilmsy prctcx
which somebody lately devised for the cxcl
sion of negroes from Congrcssi sional honors,
namely that the cmancipated slaves had not
eligible rs members Of Congress under the
provisions Of the constitution. But in their
hypocritical zeal for strict construction Of
constitutional limitations the dominant
party seem to have overlooked the fact that
the negroes Of the South were not all slaves,
How will they manage to ignore the claims
Of those who were ncva. "sot free" but
who were freedmen always and The sons of
fccmcn? In the light Of he Radical gos
pei can these colored 'mcn and. brethren"
be rejected as ineligihlcs
DECISION AGAINST MILITARY Courts WITH
ClNth TuRIsnicrIoN. --Ncmphis, March | :
In the United States Court to-day, in the
case of Nelson and wife rs Thompson Dean
in equity, involving POI shares of stock in
the Memphis Gaslight Company, Judge
Trigg decided that the Court of Civil Com
mission established here by military authori
ty during the war was u court unknown to
the laws of The United States ;an,l however,
as mere '~;litary tribunal il might have
been invested with jurisdiction for the trial
ormilttnry offences in tho then condition Of
the country, yet lie could not sec by what
lawful authority It had obtained jurisd;c-
ton for the trial Of civil causes
-. ---.
Thclt lack Republicans in The terrible
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

"Drar Sir:-lom opinion, con
ccrning the time when the fifty per
cent clause OF tho Bankrupt Act takes
effect, is in accordance with that of
every member Of the Committees of
both Houses having charge Of the sub
lcct Of amendments to that law.
hCsnnftiullv ynnre
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

"Somcthings up" The row has begun
ihc radica! munagers are already in h..t
water: anl the probabilities are that the
cooks will spoil the broth. An informal
caucus Of III" State Central COMMITTEES, the
Grand Council Of thc Union fIraeue, and
mcribcrs Of the CouvcnttJi., Vas held at the
Club House on Tuesday evening, and the
pow WOW was anything but peaceful. Grave
changes wcre made against some Of the
grand ycoons oc the new purity and threats
o. public exposure were mingled with ours.
e' loud and deep. 1t appears, or rather
it is alleged, that money has been freely
collected from sundry individuals for cleo :
Nnnccrlng purposes and he payment of
mlScclancous "incidcnals," connected with
The sove al plays that have been performed
upon The radical boards, and that the treas. .
"rc> nave refused to render an nccoun,
t'crcof oil of which has very much dis.
gruntled The actors ill the drama, and arous.
cdsnspici"ns of foul pray. During The
oarta%; Ru5t. Slrlnils, q colorcl delegate
from Beaufort. gave public notice that his
District would not support G. G. Bowen rs
candidate for congress. The nhaHi,ants
Of JamcTand Johns Islands arc likewise
opposed to the nominee, and Collcton is
said 20 lie ''shakcy."- Charleston Ncus.
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CoMMUNICATEn. |

Bankrupt Act---Tho so por cent Clansc.
Nr Eittor:
There i%Somo doubt among your
readers as to the time the fifty per
cent clause goes into operation.
An opinion was submitted to Hon.
~ y. j JenckoS, the uuiboy of the Act.
lie replies as follows:
"WAsluNGToN, March Sd, 1868.
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ThcBlack Republicans in The terrible
time Of the war, were proCusC in promises
of wha, they would do for the "boys in
blue" when the war should be over The
war is over and the boys in black receive
all their attention.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

HooUEnT AMOxu TIE RiNdEp- -SrRAKxps.
Ihere IS in hHskct street, says the Charles-
toni Mercu'Y, on tho South side, about half
way bet%eon Meeting and Church streets,
restaurant, kept by onc>A. Whigs n color.
cd individual, whose sign bears the liberal
motto Of "Livc and let Live" Before
recent events transpired We were not aware
that Wigg pretended to keep anything more
thana restaurant, but it seems now that hc
keeps boarding house. for tile accommoda
tion Of colored delegates TO The great unlaw-
iu'. In ono room Of this boarding house
stayed no less than five ring streakcds. On
Saturday night last the trunk of one of
them and the valiSe of arrther was br, ken
open aud one hundred dullnrs taken from
'hc former and fifty dollars from the latter.
Information rHas lodged at the police Office,
ana, suspicion having iallcn on ,hc room.
'""''s oi the robbed Delegates, their trunks
and carpet -bngs were examined, aud the
cohtents OF the trunk Of Abran Doran we're
of such miscellaneous character that the
officers of the law ut once concluded that he
was the guilty, party, and, when they
charged him with il, he confessed. All
parties were extremely anxious to keep The
matter quiet, and especially to prevent tho
Nc'c~y from getting hold Of IT. so they
made compromise began paii FORTY dol
lars to the negro front whom he stole one
hundred dollars, aud twenty dollars to the
one from whom tic stole fifty dollars; and
promised to pay the balhrcc wlicn he got
his next instalmcnt ofptr d4M. Who will
say NOW that our lfogarlh was not inspired
when he depicted one delegate absiraciing
he per "'em from the pocket of another!
Dogan represents Union "CJunty.'
|hcw'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-25

DELEGATES CREATE DIFFICULTY At A Bill.
LARD 'SALooN.-Oh Saturday night last,
some of tho colored delegates entered Mr..
| Fehrenbach's billiard saloon and desired to
play game, but upon Being informed by
the proprietor that ii was against the rules
of his room to permit them to play, they
very quietly retired.
Yesterday about noon, L.cvet Colonel
Moore. Of the 9Th Infantry, and two dclo-
, gates. Colonel II. j. Robertson, white, and
Swaiis, colorcd, visited the same saloon
ana commenced TO play bcforoihc propric-
tor had noticed that one Of the delegates
IVES colorcd. lie then entered his protest
some high words passed Rnb.rsnn is
&portcd to have said tiai lis wusa f:1r
Republican government that the negro
was entitled to all The privileges Of The
white man, aud thnt hc would come with a
party at eight o'cloc& IN The cnycnng, and
test the point rs To- whether his Eiica0S were
entitled 10 play or not.
True enough, II. eight "'clock, some of
the delegates with Colonel Moore visited The
saloon, and having secured n tnblc, Swniis
entered, and one OF the riaying marty gave
up his place TO allow Swaiisto enter the
| match. IL the meantime, however, Mr.
| Fchlcnbach fearing II DIST urbnncc, applied
| 10 the Chief Of Police, aud Ike detective
force was crdcrch 10 be in the ncigl,hor-
hood.
| l.. 1, !
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25

woods, he was, on the morning Of the
Ord instant, seen below Blountville
with satchel under his arm, from
which bride protruded % the
same night Mr. Johuson's horse was
taken. Taking Bristol for a centre, a
well-described circle struck the line of
bis march in the county os Carter.
Pressing forward across western North
Carolina, and obtaining assistance, he
overhauled Wilson as stated above
When found be had put up at a livery
stable, and offered the horse for sale at
$3.50. Having been offered si25.
matters were hung up until morning,
Wien the landlord intended to surrender.
if necessary, and pay the price asked
But 10 J that trade was spoiled by the
uniimely arrival of Mr.. johnson and
the surrender Of Wilson. When asked
why be had taken the horse, lie promptly
replied because the Devil was in him
aud be could not resist him. At this
point Mr.. johnson beguiled him several
times over the head with certain ser
pent Of seasoned hickory carried bv
him with evil intent, aud which brought
forth tribute of sincere thanks that
he had refrained from killing him. He
said he had done great deal Of "mean.
Dess during his life and be hoped, if
spared, he might yet be able to repent.
lie was left in Jail and requisition
made upon the Governor of South Caro-
lima for his delivery to the sheriff of
Sullivan .coCnty, Tenn. There are
oysters bet that he is not brought to
condign. Even now we have under
ground advices that he has been seen
recently at bis house-this week-at
night aud that after charging horses,
for he is never long on foot, he left
again on his grand nocturnal round He
is undoubtedly entitled to rank as a
success in his vocation. Not that he
has made money by it, for be has not
1t il not legitimate deduction that be
follows horse stealing for profit, As an
amateur thief, he is justly deserving
of distinction. We are sorry for his
family, who are well behaved, and, SO
far as We can see, meritorious
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25
HARD WARE
FLNEYARD 9ND NURSERY.
Grape Vines a Speciality.
NEAR SCuTIsvuL.. AIBEkNARLE. Co. VI

fENHE subscriber takes pleasure in inform
4 lug those who may contemplate plant
lug Vineyards that he Is prepared u fur
ni.h i superior lot Of Wine Grapes of tie
best varieties well rupted. When person,
purchase 10 lots OF four thousand or suffi-
civnt 20 set five acres, he will furnish them
tor $3.50 aud give them II months time on
oue-half upon negotiable notes interest in
cluded at per cent, they remiIting the
note, well Endorsed, with the cash payment
When they forward the order.
100 90 CONCORD - The best Grape for
general culture, both for table aud wine,
yielding 1000 gailous OF vine 10 the acre,
AID succrrds everywhere. s. per doz.
$40 per 100.
loo, 900 CLINToN. Makes a superior Red
Wine. 81 Per doz Sc per 100.
100, 900 lyts.-The best Wine Grape
Makes Vine equal to Burgundy, aud yields
800 gallons per acre aud commands tue
highest price. s. per dcZ. SIS per 100.
Cash must accompany all orders, and
plain directions Tor shipment. Forward
money by drafts OF reg Stered letters.
Agents wanted in each county. Address
HENRY NJ. PRICE
SUOttsVllle Va.
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RristuI Sirius,
FRIDAY. December rs, 1868.

VIRGINIA & TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
Mail train leaves Bristol, Z Is p. NJ.
Arrives in Lynchbure, $40, A. NJ.
Freight trains leaves Bristol, T45 A NJ.
Freight train arrivesst5 As Am &6PM.
Mail train leaves Lynchburg, 4 80 Z. N.
Arrives in Bristol. SOS AM.
Distance 2O4 miles; Fare cents per mile
IS, minutes allowed for supper in Bristol.
EAST TENN, q VA. RAILROAD.
Mail train leaves Bristol 5.37 Am.
Arrives in Knoxville 1884 p VI
Mail train leaves Knoxville, ll.15 A. NJ.
Mail train arrives in Bristol $40 p. M
Freight trains leave Bristol, Z Is A. NJ.
and 5.25 p. AZ.
Freight trains arrive in Bristol, 6.3S A.
NJ. and s 90 p. NJ.
Distance 1870 miles; Fare 8 cts. per mile.
% minutes allo we'd for supper in Bristol
Tenn. time being 80 minutes slower than
"a. time, the apparent want OF connection
Between the above schedules is explained.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25

Important Sote.-Tbe residence with
four acres attached, situated on The
creek just above Bristol, has just been
sold by Col T. L. Preston to Mr. Jas
Buckner, who intends to move to it very
soon and improve it extensively. This
gives us one more permanent acquisi-
ton Heretofore Mr. Buckner was
scarcely identified permanently with our
town. Now be is one of our settled
citizens. This property is of great pros
pective value. The n. & g. W. r Il.
must pass near it, and it contains val
liable lanyard site.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25

Serious Loss to dc Va Road The
machine, smith aud carpenter shops of
the Va. q Tenn. II Il. at Lynchburg,
Ma, were all destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night One Of the empioy-
fes was killed by the falling of one Of
! be walls. We are told the amount Of
Insurance was Sl65, 600, This is not on
y great misfortune but calamity, at
4his time
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25

Fruits anil Ft0loers. Things have
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