The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-11-25
Legal farbaritY in the Pa t.

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Of England when the British Collsiln.
ton was once more going TO be ruined,
and said that he was old crongh to have
scrn II going to be ruined three or fonr
times. lie added that in his Loyhood
pc"!, were hanged for sheep. stealing
aud cutting down cherry trees AMI ii,
that time illclc were similar arguments
used in favor Of the prrprlualon o!
such horrors as are now advanced
against til" present policy Of The hbprA
parry. In the reign of George III. a
married womnE of the tender age OF 10,
aud The mother Of two children, was
hanged at Tyburn for an attempt at pet.
y THEFT. The case was thus recorded
~ a public report Of The poor woman s
trial and execution:
she was very young, lin Ter nine.
teen, and remarkably handsome. Sic
went 10 linen diapers shop in Ind :
gate street, took some coats linen off The
conlernn4 slipped i; under her cloak.
The shopman saw her, and she Laid it
down. For this she was hanged. Her
, defense WAS, that she had lived j., credit,
and had wanted for nnrhing, Till the
press gang came aud stole her husband
! from her: but since then she had no bed
to he on, nothing to give her children 10
enl, and they were almost naked; and
perhaps she might have done something
wrong, for she scarcely knew what she
did. III" parish officers testified to the
truth of this story. When brought to
receive sentence she behaved in such n
lranlic manner as proved her mind TO be
IN dnsponding end distracted State !;
the child was sucking at her breast when
She set out Tor Tybnrn TO he hanged.
Under the premiership of L,rd Liver
pool and the cl,ancrllorship Of Lord
Edon. man named Edward Polio was
hanged for cutting down youne, cherry
tree OH plantation IN E>srx In pass
ing sentence upon him the jndec oLscrv.
rd that man who would wlllfnllv cut
down yonng cherry tree would take
away mans lie In the same year,
1914, child ten years of age was hang.
I'd before the walls Of Newga,e for steal
Ing y pocket handkerchief, while n wo-
MIN received only n few weeks impris.
onmrnt for gonging ont woman's eve
a voice -'rla, was in The good old
tim"s. ] It was IN The sgopd old times
But such laws had Lccn repealed by The
Liberals of the old school, ana yet the
British Constitution survived
Tue CHARLESTON MERCURY 1t is
With regret that we announce the sns.
pension Of this valued journal Of the
South. Tor long series of years, it
has been welcome visitor 10 many
hearLhs in our Southern land, and nm
able advocate OF the cause of constitu.
lional right. In all Of its principles it
was fearless and sincere. Although
differing with il, at times during its long
career, yet we cannot but feel that It
was ever animated by but one convic.
ton. and hat desire for whit is firmly
believed to be truth and Justice. Under
the propretorship of Col II. B. Rhelt,
Jr., AID Brother, it's editorials have
been able ana comprehensive. II has
been one Of The household institutions OF
our city and State, and as such il vii! be
The relations between our late cotcm-
porary and ourselves, were of tie most
kindly character. Not only the com
, muniiy in which il was published, but
The whole South. will regard will, sad
ness, the disappearance Of our cotcmpo.
rary from the journalism Of the land.
No newspaper in the South can live
on subscriptions. They but help to pay
tho expenses. It is The advertising pn.
ironage that gives success or failure to IA
daily journal. And sn(fic,rncy ofthis,
Notwithstanding the ,nercuyy's large
subscription lists, it did not receive.
Hence It's suspension.--- Charleston Jou-
rier..
TERnlDLE ErFEors OF DIrrmERIA.--
On Friday evening, October 2. a son of
MIR. ,1ckes, Of Fremont, Ohio, aged nine
years. was taken sick with dinther,a.
md onS mday. morning died. His Sis,
Ter, aged seven years, was taken with
the same complaint on Saturday evening
and died on Monday, morning They
were both buried IN one grave. On the,
l2lh Of October, Mr. lckes himself died
ofltl,e same disease. after an illness Of
forly-riglt l'nnrs. HIS throat was so
completely i'll dup By he i,Gamcd,
diseased paris. That lie stranglrd while
sitting IN his clair. On Saturday, %
tober 3 lst an infant Of one year. Tie last
o;the family. was deposited in tie tomb
beside the her sister and brotlnnr. =
WHO can tell The sorrow Of the stricken
wife WHO has in so short time followed
10 tho grave all of hpf lnged ones She
IS an chtirostfangcr in Fremont, having
come from Pennsylvania with her llns.
band in tho spring. j'ed "a as M
MuNlcIPAL MgcTioNs.- -DAnLiNs. !.
ron CoURr HousE.--The following is
tho result Of the election at this placo:
1NTEEDART-- --J. Ct. Mccall.
hWARpgRs. leo. w. Dargan, NJ. S.
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