The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-03

ago, when the Oxford Harvard row.
ing match was firsS projected, the
Charleston Nevs offered mild sug-
gestion that an opportunity be given
to a picked Grew of the lusty black
oarsmen of our soa islands to show
what they could do in one of their
own peculiar race-boats in a contest
OF power, endurance and skill, with
the crack crews who claim to repre-
sent in its perfection the rowing
science Of the two continents. We
knew that the trained boatmen of tho
plantations, whose lives had been
spent on the water, had acquired a
style of rowing which, previous to the
war, had been the won Ter anl admi-
ration of all strangers who were com
pctent to ,dge of such matters, and
We had hoped that no mawkish prciu-
dioe ss to "race, color or previous
condition" would have denied to .the
man and brother" the chance to as.
sort his claim to the chan pionship
OF the oar. Our proposition was re-
produced in the Northern papers With
various comments; but nothing evor
came of it, and no invitation was ex.
tended to Cuffee to take part in the
Great Race. We understand, how.
ever, that Northern gentleman of
means, who is extensively engaged in
, , planting on the sea islands, struck
the remarkable speed which he saw
attained by some of tho negro boat
men in his employ, has now determin-
cd to extend in their behalf to tho
rowing clubs of the world a challenge
to another grand contest. We trust
that the offer of Cufiee to exhibit his
muscle will, this time, meet with a
moro cordial welcome Charleston
| Ne,Vs.
James NJ. Mason, for long time
cne Of the United Safes senators from
Virginia, and representative of the
Confederate States to the Court of
st. James, is now resident of Semi
nary Hill, and almost daily drives into
town in an ordinary notop spring wag.
on with bluo body, and behind a
dark brown horse by no means re-
markable for its looks or gait. The
ex.cmbassador wears a black felt hat
with broad brim, bob-tailcd beav-
scr'cloth sack coat, grey brecches, the
legs Of which are stuffed in pair of
heavy boots, and long buckskin gaunt-
lets. fle holds the reins aud handles
the whip, too, as though he had not
forgotten his boyish days; and the
hale, hearty old man, as seen going
into the bank or the stores on King
street, presents little of the appear.
anoe of the distinguished gentleman
who but short time ago was acting
conspicuous part in the drama Of life
where the scenes we're laid among the
courts and palaces, and when nations
Iifo was the object sought for. r.-A.;cr
andriu Gazette.
SENATOR WIMBusn THRAsuEs LAND
Comm ssIoSER LEsLIE.-A fight took
place this morning (25th) between
ll1nd Commissioner Leslie, white, and
Wimbush, the colored senator from
Chester. Leslie undoubtedly had the
worst of 1t. The cause of the fight
was dispute about some land.
Leslie is white man from New
York, who made his first appearance
in South Carolina in 1865. After.
wards he became successively reve-
nue. spy, member of the Constitution.
a! Convention and State Senator
He was suspended by the Senate for
disrespectful behavior, but was per.
mittcd, upon making an apology, to
t.ko his seat again. He was then ap-
pointed Land Commissioner, and as
such is empowered to buy lands at the
expense of the State and sell them to
deserving freedmen. Leslie did cx-
pect to mahe good thing of it.
Wimbush is native born mulatto
of pleasant manners, and is now State
senator from Chester. Special to the
Charleston Ne,us.
DECREASE OF THE NEGnoLs A
gentleman informed US some weeks
since that on bis farm there are nine
married negro couples, but not one
ohiid among them. Another friend
from the South side Of James River
told US the other day that there are,
within quarter of milo Of his
house, eight negro families, among
whom there has been but one child
born since the war. We have heard
many such accounts from various 9TH
er sources, oil pointing to the fact
that the increase of the colored peo-
pie Is now much less than their de-
crease by death.
IN addition to the facts we have
stated, We read in many newspapers
that it is believed that the same state
OF things is gonoral in the South. The