The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-07-28
Columbia Cor. of the Charleston News. ]
.'''' Prom the State Capital. "a3

COLUMBIA, July I2. The consoli-
dation meeting Of tho two railroads
the Charlotte and South Carolina, and
the Columbia and Augusta--has been
the great event Of the week, and vet
there Is very little to bo said aboutit.
The interest of the railroads seemed
to conflict with that of Columbia, and
hence arose to two parties in the meet.
ing. The railroads had the power, In
their hands and carried their end
the consolidation of the two roads (.
The minority that opposed this claim
to have thep local interest of the oity
at heafbsS Itis, however, an anomaly
in political economy if 9, general good
does not in the end work Q local or
special good where at first blush there
appeared to be clash between the
general and the speoial.3 Although
the partisan feeling just now; isr9na
ming, high, il is apparent that the
community is dispoaed to accept the
liberal and rational view, eand to see
in the good of the State and country
i--in the good of cotntneros and trade
y-also the good Of Columbia. And
this opinion will prevail. j js,.,...,,,,
ESCAPED coNytcTs. *. !.
There is a good deal Of comment
among our oitizens upon the recent
escapes from the State sPenitentiary.
The local press has called attention to
the.escape.of Hezekiah Jones, a ne.
gro, of Beaufort, ,oon{icted there of
murder, and sentenced to ten years In
the Penitentiary. TITS stated that
this murderer had been detailed TO
work at the residence of the supsrin-
tendent, from which III would sappesr
that he was having rather IN agreea-.
BILE berth for one, convicted of so grave
a crime. The .etatement is further
that this murderer had falling out
with his wife, and beat hor and ran
away for fear Of being punished for
beating Mrs. Jones. 1--WE we're all
slow to believe this possible, and
waited to see the statement authorita. :.
lively contradioted. There has been
no contradiction Of it, and according
ly, after the lapse Of Several weeks,
the community IL beginning to realize
that there is, o murderer at largo
among them. The authorities have
not offered even ten dollars reward
for his arrest. Doubtless the fact has
never been brought to7Siiss Knowledge
of his, Excellenoy, who is thought to
be little over-ready to, offer, rewards,
for the arrest of men even suspected
Of such felony when they are white,
adn especially if they are not Repub.
lioans. But, after all, the community
may be pardoned for failingto see the
difference between an esca ped murder.
or and one turned loose among them
by executive clemency. osG95&siH ~ |
Another escape is chronieled. al
Citizen Of Columbia tells me that he
saw the escape of q convict from the
guard, near the Fair Grounds several
days ago! The guard was %: negro,
80 also was The convict. The latter
broke away and made good his escape
,fromithe guard, who was aimed with
a revolver. The convict ran b sacrosSs'a "a
large open fieldsof cotton, and took
.timetto ohangehis penitentiary olotRes
eorSaotheT5s as hs ram The negro
'guard,P however, failed to catchs hin,
failed to shoot at him, and only shous-
hedafter him thathe would better stop
.--and:ifsheS didn't stop held telIMr.
Stolbfand.2 But Seven this fearful
threat didsnot stop the escapihgioon-
svict. And although two Of the guard
we're sentan hour Or two later to sc6ur
'theffields rlhim, he is still at large.
He has not, been advertised. (tN6 re-
ward has been offered. We have the
grim satisfaction, however, oof know!
ing that the felon is sorely punished
for his temerity that, wherever he tis,
he turks 10 some obscure place With
the dreadful oonsciousn ess that Mr.
Stolbrand has boon informed Of his
lisgracsful' fight. s*-@s@'g a&' =, ~ (
g. SUMMER REsoRTs, ~
Our summer-fagged people ere, be !
ginning to cast wistful eyes towards
The mountains. Those Who vent sui /!
phur and iron to drink and mountains
TO, look at, are thinking OF sparkling
,Catawba, and Cleveland Springs; !; and
those who take. the, minerals without
the mountains think of Glenn's.. Those
,yho prefer mountains to mipersls are
looking for quarters at fWslhalla, and
yGseenYille, and Flat Rock, and sCae-:
sar's Head, j. Walballa is said to be
already crowded with ,Columbiana.
Very, few OF ,ogrpeople ere, making
up their toilets AM, pprses for sspeh!
resorts aa Saratoga and tNewport ;sandI
only one here !, and there. ,eyen look as'
far from home as the Virginia Spripgs.I
Oar, people seem, TO be- at work, eaa!
in no mood for gaiety or display. afsg
.lia Ne M 81 sleirESfs, sisass R46g
u; The Boardtof Tsussese 6f' the Uni.
lsefsity t6f6 South Carolina are TO vasetl
,t0eday, ,at9noon. 81 @teyaa ets 81 Yaf35s {
sss The tSpragassp psarce party hays,,
looked aaaTound &bous the sSsnal ;ianaI
q "a III 81 la