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Kansas, and on the question Of veracity
thus growing up, Forney assured the
country that sturdy old Ben's. word was
as good as his bond, which I take to be
lar warning to sturdy old Ben's bond.
holders to sell out sacrifice. TO Mr..
Seymour of the Times, and the Infamous
and unprincipled Mack, Of tho Coianser.
ctcS, Is how added Mr.. George Alfred
Townsend. who, it seems. has been
grossly slandering sturdy old Ben. For.
ney decides the case against Townsend
as crcumstantial evidence, to.wit: the
use of profane and ungrammatic LAM
guage. Ee says it cannot be true that
sturdy old Ben. spoke i'll of Mr.. Chase,
because Townsend represents him to
have done it IN language at once irrev-
erent and nnsyntactic That's Forney all
over; but to my mind the representation
OF sturdy old Ben, without swear to
every other word, would be pri:n,a fuc,e
evidence OF fiction. Fifteen minutes MS
a gentleman would ruin sturdy old Ben.
by destroying his strong hold upon the
American heart, which is called bluffness
in him. but goes by the unsavory title of
boorishness in others.
But sturdy old Ben. says,ts a id
lie, and the question of veracity comes
up between him and Mr.. Townsend, as
to whether he did not abuse Mr.. Chase
and the Cleveland Leader I have seen
gentlemen who were present at the con.
versatlon, and they concur in vouching
for the trsth OF Mr.. Townsend's state
ment, except that ho omils much of
sturdy old Ben's blasphemy. Mr..
Townsend addressed him respectfully as
an applicant for pass to the reporters
gallery, as the correspondent of the
Leader whereupon sturdy old Ben.
launched forth into torrent of blasphe.
nous invective against the Leader as a
Cd ID Chase paper" and all that
sort Of thing. I am glad OF it. l re-.
oica that Mr.. Seymour, Of the Times,
and myself have found partner in dis
tress. The Leader pounced on me last
fall, picked up sturdy old Bcn's. dis
clalmer and brandishcd it in my face.
Cd ID Chase paper" eh How
does the Leader like it? When the
scriptnral ragamuffins made sport Of a
venerable who had no hair on the top of
his head in the place where the wool
ought to grow, grow, grow. the bears
got after them. The Leaders, expert
ence will be like mine, that every time
you refer to sturdy old Ben.'s record,
you "wake to ecstacy the living Tyre"
under slight orthographcal modifca.
ton. Won't somebody else try their
hands at this business Three id
liars will do for II start-Seymour Of the
New York Times the undersigned and
Mr.. Townsend. All who want to join
our brigade must first call on sturdy old
Ben. and write something about him.
Sturdy old Ben. bluff old Ben ! dear
old Ben. ! sweet old Ben. truthful old
Ben.
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Mount Zion Collegiate Institute.


The first session of this school has
just closed and we are pleased to
state that Notwithstanding the disad-
vantages under which Ill institutions
of this kind are now laboring, Mount
lion promises under the management
of Messrs. WOODWARD e. STUART, to
regain the position it held before the
war.
Mr.. G. A. WOODWARD is teacher
of distinguished abilities, of expert
ence, and we'll known as fue dis
ciplinarian.
Mr.. BEw;. r. STUART graduated at
the South Carolina College, with one
of the honors in the class of 1854, the
largest every graduated at that Col.
lcgc and since that time has adopt
cd teaching as a profession, with great
success.
Under these two gentlemen the In :
stitution must continue to improve,
as it increases in tho number of pu-
pills
The new feature of publishing9tho
monthly reports is we'll calculated to
stimulate emulation in the students.
These reports show steady improve.
ment from month to month. The
maximum is 60, and the stands OF
first five for the last month range from
5000 to 59.96. The average of the
five published as "distinguishcd dur
ing the session" would do honor to any
set of boys.
Wo understand that the Principals
arc willingito take factors &C ,eptanccs
or other approved securities, in pay
mcnt Of tho fees of boarding-pupils
This may be of great convenience tc
parents wishing to enter students fol
tho next session; when we hope to sec
all parts of the State fully represented
at the Institute.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
COMDIUNICATED.1
Mr.. Editor


Mr.. Editor
Will you be so kind as to publish the
subjoined, an editorial which appeared
in tho Columbia Pheaip of the goth
instant:
IHE lMMIGRATroN MOVEMENT
This movement has been taken up in
several Districts in the State. Tn
Newberry, Edgefeld, Fairfield, York.
and Richland, the matter is receiving
special attention. We hope that by
November next, q Convention of the
State be called to make the movement
genuine, and to invest with all posi-.
bic prestige. What say our farmers
and our cotemporary journals +? In
the meantime let every District take
the matter up.
A large colony of Germans have
made arrangements to settle nnar Wal.
halla, in the upper part Of this State.
An immigration society has been
formed in Newberry District, and has
commenced operations, already is that
District reaping the good fruits of
this moyo, as anumber of Immigrants
hayo arrived in that District. =
In the "Fork" of Richland District,
a society last week, was organized, Of
which DIR. D. w. Ray, is President.
DR.. Ray is one ofthe most practical
planters in the State. In that yioini-
ty, q number Of Germans colonized
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last year, and are now indpsttiously
at work. The industrious habits of
this colony, and their prospects Of sue.
cess, have stimulated the, surrounding
planters into the organizing Of this i'm
migration society, rs 1t has demonstra-
ted the fact, that 6y this hind of labor,
our agricultural interest may be re-
vived, and our prosperity secured,
and these gentlemen have determined
to bring tho immigrant to their sec.
tion. Cannot we have q meeting, so
as to concoct some scheme, by which
to give this move a practical test in
old fairfield ? Let US hold moet-
ing. SAWNEY' CREEK.
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THE EAXAExEAn HEHA Am.

but he had torn out the leaves con-
tanning those in controversy. He was
bound over in the Federal Court in a
bond of $4,000; failing to give bail he
was committed to Jail.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
A Gloomy prospect Radical Foroboding
for the Future Of tho Party.

tor the Future of tho Party.
"Agatc," the Washington corres-
pondcnt of tho Cincinnati Gazette,
writes that paper as follows :
"Wc arc soon to have tho Southern
States rcadmittcd under the present
reconstruction-Virginia, Texas (anl
probably Alabama) alone excepted.
The Republican party has hitherto
calculated upon great political gain
from this admission. The leaders are
9pSSM fix eaSS esqRGdasgt Il trdlfs fgsb 81 rs BE-
construction, nor tho promises from
the other States, are especially en-.
couraging.
"Wo havo one rebel State back
again-Tenncssec Before she had
been fully restored her delegates to
national convention gave us An
drew johnson. Since, her Lcgisla-
ture has given us Senators Fowler
and Patterson.
"Yct these are men of high charac-
tor, compared with those now coming
up from the South. There are whole
delegations to the House from large
Southern States that do not contain
one man as reputable in private life,
or as respectable in ability and cxpe.
rience, as Senator Fowler. There are
plenty of thcm for whom Senator Pat
terson may stand as tho type. sGod
only knows what we are to do with
these creatures,' exclaimed ono of the
leading members of the Republican
party, and one Of its most prominent
Congressman. 'They seem to be
without character thome ; thew have
not very much hope of retaining their
hold on their Districts after the first
election /; and good many of them
arc sure to 60 in for making tho most
they can out of their positions while
they have them Perhaps the Con-
gresham was severe in his Judgment :.
but there is no doubt that the feeling
among many of tho leaders grows to
be that in seeking for Republican
strength at the South we have got a
very large elephant of very uncertain
disposition on our hands,"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
That's SO !

INaLB so J
The way for city or town to have
a good paper, is to subscribe and pay
for it, and if they have anything
worth selling, to advertise and pay for
that; thcn they can have ''good pa
per, full of life and animation"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
Floas.

Floas. ''>> ~
Some time since, we saw an item
asking for remedy to destroy the
above named exceedingly annoy ing lit
tie scalawags. An exchange gives tho
following receipt:
"Placc the fcrocious animal on n
smooth board and pen him in with a
hedge of shoemaker's wax. Then as
soon as ne becomes quiet, commence
reading to him the doings Of Congress
and he will burst with Indignation.
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Pay Un.

ray Up.
Persons indebted to us for Advertise
ing, JOB Printing, Subscription, &C.,
arc requested to come forward and
settle the same. Wcwish it distinct
~ understood, that we don't do a.
credit business, and want all the
money due us. So fcol about your
old clothes, and come on.
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The Crops.

The Crops. @A N
Up to this date the seasen has been
exceedingly good, and the crops are
very promising. The corn and cotton
are both looking as we'll as can be@aga
pected.
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bismarck does not appear to have
any donbt as to the success Of Prussia
IN reepeIlIng the efforts Of France to OK.
teha It's frontiers to the Rhine. It is re.
ported that when he learned that Louis
Napoleon had sent several skillul ene;-
neers to study the fortresses onAss,
river nc at once dispatched the dra wings
OF these strongholds to the French Goy.t
ernment. s;a fsss n 'o't = !, !.
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Dull Business.

Dull Business.
An exchange says: "IFo revive
dull business advertise In some re-
spects the dull season is the best time
to advertise. There is more tino for
reading, and the papers arc scanned
more closely Besides, to stop adver-
tising merely because business is dull,
is simply to allow trade to grow dulIer,
and you and your business pass out of
public recollection, or be completely
supplanted by some new and more en-
terprising rival who will advertise-'a ~
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=. ms ioLIAhD CASE. -On Saturday Jus.
l,e oornwell. discharged Mrs. Pollard
sonarssa with threatening to shoot her
nasDand) :, on her own reoognisance 10 keen
the peace. i'a TYP
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

There is division among the Republi.
cans Of the Tennessee Sixth Congressional
pis,fiot, and two Conventions have been
hsla, The first nominated Hon. s. NJ. Ar.
nell and the second nominated Hon. J.
Jack Buck. ~" -
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The Legis lature.

The Legislature.
1t will be seen by reference to
another column that, Gen. r. X.
Scott, (of Ohio "our" present Cover
nor, has issned &c proclamation cou-
vening the "Black and Tan" Legisla.
ture of this State OH the 9th Of July,
by authority vested in him by the
passage Of the onibus bill. 1t is
gratifying to know that we are back
in the 9SGlorious Union" and under
the guidance of Butler, the thief, Ste
vens, the liar, Bingham, tho woman
hangey and Summer the coward, and
also beneath the folds of the sold
flag" that waves over the "bost Gov
ernment the world ever saw.o
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

u The editor Of the southbridge Jo,,y.
''qt was " ,s,ls set all aback the other dayV
when ne asked d farmer's wifo bbny, 3 -
sae ~ made Isd tssaa,m1sa,ges, tsa,1 and received the
,ansWor.; a,, "Iake , your in'ards, sorape
'o'm,t 'mn,t scald 'on, and stuff 'enl.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

FIRST CoTToN BLooM.-Mr. j. j.
jackson Of ST.. Matthews Parish. in
this Il, District brought to our offico on
Thursday morning last, the first otton
bloom that we have heard ofthis sea-
son. Mr.. jackson represents his cot.
Ton crop as being very fine and saws.
y inc seasons arc propitious tho weld
Will DO largo.-- OrangeJu,1 Ne,Ds ',,',
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aen' j.. Kirby Smith has made an arrange.
men. $!:h the Trustees of Shelby. (olteoo
thentaoky' by which he is to take charge Of
that institution and reopen the doors and
feorganize The college in October next, +
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01
Mack" on the Coming "Man,"

"Nlack," in letter to tho Cincinnati
Commercial, turned loose the following
tart and trenchant paragraph on "Old
Ben. Wade:
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old Grant was called on in Cincinnati
recently by deputa.ion OF Radicals,
ana III The course Of the conversation
came came out sqqarely against negro saf. ,
rage. he said tho negroes were act act
'ree I, 9. not because a. they ought TO be free
put because It had become necessary aa
q war and financial measure. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

Extended.
The time of the excursion tickets to
New York has been extended fifteen
days,-endipg 3lst July.
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A law was passed at the last session of
the New Jersey Legislature which provides
mat fathers and husbands who desert, neg
ieet, or refuse to provide for their families
'shall be adjndged "disorderly persons" and
dealt with according to law. Thesfirst cose
under the new law was tried in Newark. on
Thursday last - =,
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Local Items.

New Advertisements.
Rule to Pleads. B. Clowney.
Sale-Oalvin Brioe.
iaTurnip Seed-Ketohin, McMaster
& Brice.
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Coroner's Inquest

Coroners Inquest
An inquest was held Saturday last,
the 9Th instant, at tho plantation Of
Mr.. D. r. Gladney, upon the body Of
Hester Mobley, colorcd, who was
found dead in field near her house.
The jury rendered verdict that the
decease came to her death from dis
ease of the heart.
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Students Distinguished at the MT. Zion
Collegiate Institute, Winnsboro, s. O.,
during the First Session of 1868.
DIAXINIUM-60.
|. r. B. BoYLsToN, 59.8O5.
3. P. Ron, 59.776.
8. L. X. ELLIOTT, 59.774.
4. D. Z. HOPKINS, $4,000.
5. Nc. G. ROBERTSON, 59.l75.
G. A. WOODWARD,
BENZ. r. STUART,
Teachers.
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Congressional Honssty,


In the course pursued by Congress
~ -: ~: 20 tn "recnnatrnct;nn !"
says the Richmond Dispatch, there
has been no evidence of any respect
for consistency even while honesty
and humanity have been utterly ig-
nored. They have required the
adoption by those States of tho con-
stitutional amendment which leaves
the regulation of suffrage to the
States. In the "omnibus BILL" az it
is called, admitting six States into
'hc Union, those States are prohibited
from regulating suffrage within their
borders. They have changed their
own laws affecting these States lust as
tho people were in the act of compli-
ance with those laws, and in regard to
Alabama have passed retroactive
law, forcing upon her constitution
which she had rejected according to the
forms and conditions prescribed in the
laws of Congress. And now, although
the reconstruction laws require that
fourteen days before each election
there shall be registration of
such voters as have not before reg.
istcied, it is proposed that the con-
tcmplated election in Virginia shall
be hurried up without such rcgistra-
tion
What on earth binds Congress g.
Nothing. 1t can disregard it's own
laws and repudiato its own pledges.
1t can, in short, do anything-except
that it cannot be honest
The crot around Memphis arc said
to be in very fine condition Large
quantities of wheat is being harvested
between Memphis and Nashville.
The corn looks we'll, and very little
cotton is planted. l'he farmers gen.
erally have large patches of Irish and
sweet potatoes, and the different kinds
Of peas.
PLAN OF ORaANIzATIoN.-A very sim.
pie and yet very efficient plan of organiza.
tion for the Conservatives of this State. il
suggested by the Columbia Pheaix L. ia
this:
l. When each district is fully organized
with clubs at the courthouse, and in every
convenient locality in the district, let each
club cleot five delegates, to meet and form
a DISTRICT Central Club, for the more
thorough organization Of the whole district
2. Let each District Central Club then
eject one delegate--these delegates meeting
and forming n State Central Club, which
meets as often as 1t mey see st.
In this way tho whole State NAV be
thoroughly organized. The plan has this
merit, that 1t will not interfere with the
present organization Of the Democratic
Clubs throughout the State.
A terrible thunder etorm prevailed IN
Ohio and Indiana on Wednesday night, tho
rain falling in torrents from midnight till
daylight. Considerable damage was dono
70 railroads, and trains were DELAYED somo.
what. Several houses were DESTROYED by
lightning, aud in Cincinnati nuuerona
eiiara overaowed and theis. contents ruin. !
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A terrible thunder storm prevailed in
Ohio and Indiana on Wednesday night, the
rain Telling in torrents from midnight till
daylight. Considerable damage was dono
20 railroads, and trains were delayed some.
what. Several houses were DESTROYED by
lightning, aud in Cincinnati numero,is
9 siiars overaowed and their contents ruin
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mon' alexander II, Stephens docs not
oeileVe the new constitution of Georgia w,,,
s."n"' He says: 1t is another case Of
rosters beef. The old man did xii !
peer ana he and his boy had mado ness
dressing it. bod drat II dad said The bow
let's get another.,n ~, 7,
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w SA'N N"AS "io'S Pi"SVie"A eooo Ah
old Fairfield Let us hold q meet
ing. SAWNEY' CREEK.
.------...sz..ss.ss.s.-.....-.-..-
A correspondent from Camden under date
of Juno 18, writes as follows:
Since my last wo have been favourcd with
military commission for the purpose, I
suppose, of trying, or investigating the
Dill murder. Also we have new garrison
of cavalry and artillery, numbering some
forty or fifty men, with two detectives from
your city, by the names of John 3. Hub
bard and Mr.. Griffin, they have made three
arrests since they arrived on Monday, 18th
instant, viz: Alexander A. Boykin, Bur-
roll Albert, and William Boykin, who are
now in Camden under guard in the market
(the Jail being fully. The last named per"
son can prove an olidi, he being in Colum-
biz the night of The murder. The distance
from Columbia to Dills log cabin is somo
twenty.fonr or twenty five miles. Our
town is very quiet, no disturbance whatever.
Tho only excitement is caused by persons
being arrested who are not guilty.
INTERESTING RELICs.--In an oak stump,
not far from Richmond, Ky, black ebony
casket, badly deosyed, was recently found,
which had been, evidently, deposited there
by Daniel Boone himself. In tho box were
twenty three English coins Of the denomi-
nation Of half crowns, PLAN, round silver
medal, marked I'D. b." and eight gold
Spanish doubloons, Of tho date of 1870.
There were several articles Of cutlery,
among thom silver handled Spanish sti-
lctto with "Boone" carved on it in awkward
characters, and cup and saaccr, made Of
delf, beautifully figured. A curiously
wrought wooden spoon was sadly eaten by
worms. There were several gunoAints and
some small parcels, the contents of which
had entirely decayed.
,-.. e------
Nor DEAD YET.-The bitter Radicals are
astonished at Mr.. Johnson's vitality, after
the practice TO which he has been subject ed.
That paper which has become the most en-
vcnomed and unscrupulous of nil Radical
sewers tho New York Tri6uss-is quite an
noycd that the President should show even
signs Of life after "his narrow escape from
| ignominious expulsion from his high Office"
| 1t is true il admits that tho last veto is
':morc guarded in terms" than somo of its
predecessors, but then it is surcharged with
bitterness. The Radicals begin TO think
if the President survives all their measures
10 kill him he "must DC immoyial."
| <---.--------
SERVED Hia RlaHT-A young man Mold
ing an office OF trust under the State Gov
ernmcnt, in this city, received his ''walking
papers" under peculiar circumstances last
! week. lie was engaged to lovely girl,
belonging TO one of our best families, and
tho wedding day was appointed, when The
| lady heard That her lover was going to vote
the radical ticket. She wrote him note
| inquiring about the matter. He answered
that he had 10 do It to keep his place. She
| rejoined in ono brief sentence: "Ncvcr let
me see your face again" He hasn't yet,
but still holds his commission in the Public
Guard'-Richmoad Dispatch.
- s<----
fNWUu H. n
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WONDERFUL BIRTH.--A child was born in
Estill county last week, near the Clark line.
which from the waist up, was perfect pig,
ana IN It's lower extremities was developed
like human. This is no cock and tull
story gotten up to furnish nm item, but is
vouched for by DR.. Alcck. Stewart, who
saw the singular creature. It lived eight
days and WAS seen by great many pco
pie. The names ofits parents could be
given, but that regard for their fcelinps
forbids. Clark County Democrat
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The ToURNAaENT.-Our grand Tourna-
ment, for sometime advertised, is fast ap
proaching. We are glad to hear that i,
will be a brilliant success; that tho long
roll of knights is still increasing and that
all The pretty girls from far and near are
mastering in full force around the millinery
shops and getting their gay trappings in
order. Every one of you turn and tur,,
you pretty heads in rehearsal to receive tho
crown as "Quecn of Love and Beauty" We
know something OF the four exquisite chan.
lets that are IN preparation for their happy
destiny. Hera!a.
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STURDY OLD BEN.

to lying" But whether the lying is done
by sturdy old Ber. Wade is, with IN.
paralleled unanimity eby all who under.
take to write about him, not a settled
question yet. I had an interview with
sturdy old Ben. last fall Il wrote about
it to the Co,nnaerciaI lengtmly, and III
swear truthfully--but sturdy old Ben,
said It was all add lie. He never
said Grant talked horse oh, no, no. he :
and as for the profanity with which
that letter Of mine was favored, why
bless your soul, that was pure malice on
my part. "I'i be id toh-l if I
ever swo-e in my hf"," said searay ola
Beh. iii denying the contents of that
letter, and made other high toned re-.
marks which I couldn't insert in the
Commercial without transla,ine from
tho original Benwad. se--the American
court language OF the near future, gentle
reader. o
misery loves company" and I am
happy to know that am not alone in
the enjoyment of sturdy old Ben's.
wrathfnl dennnciation. Ihad previous.
y an associate in the person of one of|
tho editors ofthe New York Times. 70
whom sturdy old Bep. gave the lie for
'he report OF his agrarian speech in
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-07-01

Proposal to the Citizens Of Fairfield Dis
triot of an immigration, Manufao turing
and Banking Company.
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