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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

A novel mode Of dnnn.ng, lately in.
troduced in New York, is TO bire
chaiae painted IN flaming red letters,
Collectors Chaise, nj which he makes
his daily rounds to tho demiciles Of
slow-paying debtors. In very obstinate
cases, and when tho debtor lives' in ~
fashionable house, tbs kept standing N
front Of the premises several hours q
day.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

LARGE SALE OF SouTH C4RoLlNA
LANDS. Tho New York HejaM says
Thomas r. Agnew, of this, City, has
rocohtly purchased jS100 acres Of land
in Edgofeld County, South sGatoiinas
near Aiken
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17
The Manner in which Congress Attends
to tho Affairs of the Nat on.
We clip tho following from th

We clip tho following from the
Philadelphia dge,s ,sof last Saturday:
King Caucus rules Congress just
now with Il rod of iron. All qucs-
tions Of any considerable moment are
decided by tho Radicals outside of the
House, and the mere forms Of considc.
ration attended to in the halls of leg
islation. Duringt the debate on the
Switz!cr and Anderson case, IN the
House, Mr.. Whittcmorc, of South
Carolina, obtained the floor for tho
purpose of getting of a prepared
speech, which he had been previously
unable to deliver, on account of not
having been able to catch the Speak
cr's eye i'll time. lie had gone on for
about thrcc-quarters an hour when
the following collo1uy took place.
Mr.. Woodward--I rise to the point
Of order. I have listened attentivcly
to this discourse, and have not heard
one word in respect to the pending
case. | mako the point that is not in
order for the gentleman to discuss
elections in South Carolina on the
l"Soe'oi INV PCuuihS.
Mr.. Whittcmorc--L am speaking
in general of The question involved.
Mr.. Woodward-~I insist on my point
Of order.
The Speaker pro temporc (Mr. Scho-
field in the chair)-The chair over
rules the point of order SO far as
the chair has given attention to the
rnmnrss "s tho gentleman from South
Carolina, they seom to be some thing
about elections.
Mr.. Woodward-Thcy arc in refer.
encc to elections in South Carolina,
and not this election in Missouri.
The Speaker pro tcmio,c- The chair
has not been giving particular attcn.
tion to thom.
This is II fair illustration of thc
manner in which the majority in Con-
gress attend to tho affairs cf tho ma
tion. The Speaker occupies the
Chair, a Bill is called up, some one
makes speech. to which tho Speaker
pays no particular attention, and
when vote is had The Radicals act
upon caucus agreement, and with
out the most remote reference to the
merits of the measure proposed. All
the "rcconstruction' Bills were enact
cd under this system. In some eases
Democrats wcro allowed to state n
few objections in the briefcst possible
manner; in others the gag Of the pre-
vious question was forced into tho
mouths of the minority. and laws put
upon the statute books Of the nation
towhich vast majority of the people
were and arc opposed. 1t is fayorito
theory of the Radical party that Con.
grcss is the Government, and acting
upon this dcspotic idea they wish to
exercise power with tho least posi-
bio recognition of the rights of the
masses.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17


The MULE TRADE.-Thcre has bccp. for
some time past, an unusual demand for
mules i'll Southwestern Georgia From tho
following paragraphs if appears that Tho de-
ma"d still exists. Tue Atlanta Constitution
of Saturday, seys:
Since January Isl, 1869 aud M TO yes-
fetdny evening thrco hundred aud six,v.
seven car loads Of mules have been brought
to this city, psr Western and Atlantic Rail
foad. Estimating n car load at twcnty.onc
head. We have seven thousand seven hun.
drrd and seven mules. About thrco hun.
drcd have arrived by dirt road, making
eight thousand in round numbers. Not.
withsianding this large influx, the market
continues lively, and the dUmand active, nj
full prices.
Tho Columbus Times, Of Friday, Gays:
Ten mules were sold at IInrrison's auc.
ton sales yesterday. Tho average prico
was Sl26. Some brought Sl0O. The ani-
mails were we'll broke, but common ones -
Other property brought good prices.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

4 Cuny Fon CaNcEn.-A writer III
the Philadelphia Evening Journol
claims to have an infalliblo euro for
cancer. The recipe is: The iniee OF
shcep-sorrel pressed, and exposed On
e pewter plate in the sun until some
what jcllicd. Apply it on the skin
over and around the cancer, the ap-
plication to be continued until its
roots loosen and DROP out, which will
be i'll the course Of three or four days.
The ingredients Of which the pew
Ter Is composed, combining with the
acid Of the plant, arc believed to be
Important in the compound. The
leaves of tho sheep sorrcl arc what
botanists call sag't',te, which resembles
in shape tho head Of an arrow. The
writer also states that he cured his
corns by an application Of tho leaves
of the sheep sorrcl to them which in n
few hours softcncd thom so much that
they would be pcalcd of and euro
Effected ~ ,'rNr .In# M
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17
mo. 80

ARREST OF GEN. GONZALEZ. = Wo
extract the following from the Savannah
Morn'ny Nc,cS, of the 9th inst,
The Tampa (Florita) Ptninsu1ar, Of
the 30tn nlt., says: General Coma.
lcz, who was the second in commaud in
the il! fatcd Lopez expedition to Cuba,
ana who has been residing in South
Carolina since tho failure OF that cxpo.
ditlon, went over to Havana OH the al.
l'aAcc week before last; but we learn
! hat he was arrested IN fifteen 'minu,ey
alter landing and lodged III Tho Moro
Castle
In relation to the above the Ncus
says:
General Gonzalez served gallan,ly
through the late war in the Confederate
army, and he has many warm personal
friends in this city and throughout tho
South, who will be panied to learn that
he has fallen into trouble with tho
Spanish Government so immediately on
his return to his native country. IN -
conversation with him while in this citv
en- route to Cuba we asked him if he did
not run some risk returning there in tho
present disturbed condition Of affairs iu
Island. Tie replied that he npprchend
cd no difficulty with The Government (;
that having lost, with The defeat of the
Confederate cause, all ne possessed, hc
returned to his native country to earn Il
livelihood Tor his family, n any capacity
III which he could make himself useful,
cnI with settled resolve to have moth.
n II Ia.
ever may be his sympathy with lie
revolutionary movement in Cuba we arc
assured that hr is in no manner connect.
cd with it. lie has probably been ar.
rested Tor his participation in the Lopcz
affair many years ago.
"CoLoKED' OR "NnGRo."-- E,Atoy
Ac"nhiS APpcol:- What do you news
paper men mean by "colorcd people"
'colored citizens" and "colorcd indivld*
uals?" Writers on natural history anI
physics generally, tell us there arc sew
en- colors, to.wi': rcd orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo and violet. What
color are lhcsc people that The papers
are SO continually mentioning as part
OF our population? have seen "ycl.
low fellow" occasionally, and have
'hrard trl!' Of the "yallcr gul' Go
about the lunch houses and you will SEQ
n "rcd faced man VOW and then; but
II green, blue, indigo or vioct colorcd
man We hardly ever SEQ these prosper.
Gus times. With tho greatest Difference,
then, would suggest that you news.
paper lolis designate The color Of tho
individual alluded to in future. It can.
not be possible that the negro is tho
person so often mentioned, for no ia
black, and Webster tells us black IS no
color.
PLAIN TRUTm.
we arc glad to 400 somebody besides
curse Ives take up cudgcls against the
m'SchIcvous abuse of,hc term "colorcd'
as applied g the ncgro.
Southern papers by their uso of it,
endorse the pcrnicions New England
In hat |,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

ScHooL CESsUs.--In Chesterfield County
The following census OF tho children who
arc liable TO be put to school, under tho re
cent act of the Legislature, hns been made !:
Whitcs-boys, l,lG5; girls, 1876. Blacks
boys, COZ; girls, 66l. From Ills it up
pears that tho whites exceed tho blacks
nearly one thousand and tho boys exceed
the girls about fifty. The number Of school
honses IN the County is only twelve.
In York County the number Of children
between the ages specified is 6,901, Of whom
",O36' are males and 2.9l5 aro females. As
to racc, they arc: Whites, 3,273; Indians,
27: negroes, 2,00l. These children bclong
to 2,267 families, ninc Of whom bavo each
seven childrch ovcr five and under eighteen
years old, thoro being forty.two boys and
twcnty-one girls in theso ninc families.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

JrEIsnIcTloN or MAGIsTRATEs- the
Court Of General Sessions The question as
to The jurisdiction Of Magistrates in crimi
nal cases came up before Judge Carpenter
on the return yesterday to n rule TO shcw
cause why certain crsons were detained in
custody. The judge decided that no rowcr
vested in Magistrates to hear and deter
fhihe cinrges against persons accused and
to commit TO Jail upon such trial That thc
authority vested in them under the recent
Act oil the Legislature was confined TO tho
hearing of The cause and tho compliment Of
the accused TO Jail upon sufficient ovidcnc q
to stand trial Mt the approaching term Of
tho Court Of General Sessions. Several
prisoners, therefore, sentenced TO iail by
Magistrates, we're ordered to be released
Charleston Courier
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

The frst Episcopal cathedral ever built In
New England was opened for the fret time
on Christmas. II has bcon fully organized
after the English system, by the Right Rev.
Dr.. Nicely, the Bishop of Maine,(, The
Youngest diocese in The New England States
that of tho State of Maine. is the & rst ono
to have It's full cathedral systsnis 1Cbioago,,
Buffalo, Pittsburg, and soma other cities,
have already adopted it.
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THE
FAIRFIELD HERALD
IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY RY
DESPOIsTES. WILLIAMS g. co.

Ttrm'.-TuH HERALD is published Week.
1y in tho Town Of Winnsboro, at $500 in.
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Bay~ All transient advertisements to be
paid in advance.
Obituary Notices and Tributes $l.00 per
square.
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Respectfully,
JERRY HOLLINSHEAD,
Acting Chief Constable


4 FIoHT OVER Mn. WELLs..-Mr, Wells,
the special commissioner Of internal reve.
nue., has originated very active quarrel
by his late report upon the matters entrust-
ed to him. In this he gnyc history Of
nany gross abuses, and suggested the pro.
pricty Of more stringent measures to pro-
tscS tho revenue from frauds ofrings of
vGrious kinds, especially whiskcy.
Ho was independent enough to- express
the opinion that the customs duties wore
injudic;ously hid without respect to the
general welfare, bat mainly to protect
mnnus.crnrers. Iio argued that congress
sonal legislation on this and other subjects
tended TO make The rich richer md tho poor
poorer. This has incensed the protective
tariff party, and the Tribune, the organ Of
that party. reads him II sharp lecture for
his temerity. .EaI 7YaH nIi
The New York Times take up the cudgcls
for Mr.. Wclls, and rc'orts with spirit upon
his nssnilants. 1t declares that the public
knows that ''thc whole tribe of lobbyists,
who are on the watch for opportunities So
push schemes Iii ough Congress. have made
common cause against" Mr.. Wells, C,iss =,
Mr.. Wells's report has been the subject
also of u warm debate in tho House of Re.
presentalivcs. His prominent assailant
was Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania. and his
defender Mr.. Garfield, of ohio--.both Radi.
oals.
This Is another Of tho. signs that, the
party struggle which Kept tho partisans in
line being over there Is moro freedom OF
opinion and speech, aud that the process OF
disruption and reformation Of parties Is bo
| ing gradually developed. ,g1 pt
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

New PosTAaE SrAMrs.--Tho new
series of postage stamps, shortly to DO
issued by tho Postoflice Department, !,
will differ from previous ones in size,
being smaller, and II respcct to the
ongravings, which will not, as hereto
foro, all be likeness Of public men.
Tho designs are thus: On tho two
cont stamp is an engraving ola post
boy OH horseback :; on tRe three-cent,
a locomotive under q full head of
steam; on the fivo cent stamp, head
Of Washington on tho ton cent stamp,
pictureof the Declaration Of Indc.
pcndenco on tho twclvc-ccnt stamp,
ali engraving of an ocean steam ship,
and on the thirty-cent stamp, The sur
rcndcr of Burgoyne.. w., .".'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

a SHOCKING OCCuRRENCB IN GEORGE
TOWN, S. C.-Two CoLoRED CHlLDRnN
BuRNT TO DEArH.-Wc learn that on Sun.
day evening. the 3lst ult., q fro occurred in
the Northeastern portion Of tho town of
Georgetown. destroying building belong
ing to n colorcd man named Harmon Small,
and burning to ashes two colored children
The Times, Of The 4th instant, relutes the
shocking occurrence rs follows:
Last Sunday evening between eight and
nine o'clock an alarm Of fire was heard
which tho diffuscd light Of tho sky pointed
to tho Northeastern part of the town. There
appeared to be much Consideration md cx-
citernent tmohg the coIored people and the
crowd generally who wcro hnstcning to tho
burning building, the property of n colorcd
man named Hammond Small, which was
discovered when beyond MI hope, the fire
having burstcd from the Interior, then one
mnss Of flames, and horrible 10 relate two
hogr6 children who wore sleeping in The
building fell victims to the mtrcflcas els-
mont. From what we can learn tIle parents
of tho children were absent ut Chur ch and
left them in chnrgu of two women, one Of
Whom waI absent at the time OF the occur
renee.
Tho statement Of the ether is that she
had put the children to bed with lighted
loren Wnlch jSno nltcrWaru3 lhfaW III the
chimney aud retired for che night, that she
slept profoundly and was only awakcd from
her slnmbers by the roaring Of the flames !;
that she hnstened toward the room whore
the children slept, but was obliged to quick
ly retreat and barely made her escape. Our
FIRE companies wero promptly at the spot
and some efforts were madc 20 rescue tho
unfortunate victims through the flames, but
the heat was so intense that tho attempt was
fruilless. They pcrished amidst the burn
ing ruins. Search was soon made for the
remains and two sllnpelcss masses Of Char
rcd matter werG discovered. y jury of
inquest was held over those remnants Of
humanity and q verdict given as above. The
names Of the children were respectively
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

FIREMEN's RIOT IN Pm,LGDELrnIA
One Of tho companies Of The present
volunteer fire department Of this city
removed to q new location yesterday,
ana, as usual in such cases, a building
near by was set on fro TO celebrate tho
event This brought other companies
on tile ground, and a riot ensned, result.
ing in,the mortally woundihg of one
man With an iron bar. Subsequently
bic house ofanothet company was lom-
Abardediwith stones andFmncll2injaretl.---
Thsqfreqnehcy ofsimilar 4 fairs has start.
ed movement in the City Council for
paid department.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

( a. great ship is to be buiIt in San Fran.
cisco if The plans already on c&hibition
meet with favor III isio bo us large MS tho
Great Eastern, but will draw only eighteen
feet, or two thirds the draught Of the Great
Eastern. Common beds will he substituted
for bunks, the stnteroohs will be very much
larger than in common ships, and will be
arranged along The centre instead of At the
less percep.ble. 1t is designed that passage
only shall bo cold BY the company, mcals
being provided by two competing rcstau-
rants. The saloon will bo ,fve hundred
feet long. $500 ''' ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

we are glad to 900 somebody besides
ourselves take up cndgcls against the
mlSchlcvous abuse ,hc term "coIorcd"
as applied S the ncgro.
Southern papcrs by their uso Of it,
endorse the pcrncions New England
lnllacy that the negro is a Caucasian in
black.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

GERMAN SETTLEMENT NEAR FLoRRHog.--
The Darlington Sauthesa:r has bsen reliably
informed that q gen,lcnan Of capital, lato q
bureau ofScer in neighboring county, has
purchased two hundred acres of land near
Florence for the purpose Of planting vine
yard, growing vegetables, and raising poul-
try and stock Of all kinds FOR iharReE A
contract has been..lct out for tho erection Of
somo thirty buildings on tho place, and as
|soon ss completed :hey will be occupied by
as many families Of Germans.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17

There is very good Authority for tho
r'a'emcnt that, in II conversation of Gene.
ra, Grants the other evening, nt his resi-
dcnce, he remarked that he had made up
his mind upon his Cabinet, but that as yot
the persons whom he should invite to accept
positions bad been given no ntimatons of
his intentions. Mrs. Grant remal kcd
! That is more than you have ever told me,
General He answered, '"Ycs, moro than
have ever tod any ono yet" a number
, OF ieclers were then thrown out, but ul
failed to elicit any hints upon that sub.
jcct.
~ Washington letter TO the Baltimore
f"tctc says: "Whilo there is great unccr.
| tninty prevailing rs to who will and who
will not be invited into Gcnc,al Grants
Cabinet, there is good authority for snyiny
the Cabinet when formed will include n
Southern man. This has been pretty def
ntcly settled, though ii is uncertain what
department of the government nny DC en-
trusted to his keeping. The gcntlcman
now in General Grants eye is ono of the
most distinguished jurists Of the country,
and ono whose ability md experience
would well fit him for my station to which
he may be assigned. 1t is also beloved
that General Grant has determined upon the
other members Of his Cabinet, but will not
make known his choice even TO the gentle.
men themselves until after the Presidential
vote has been counted and he has been
officially notified Of his election
IHE lloMEsTEAp.-Q mn interesting
case under the Homestead law came before
Judge Rutland last week, in which the fol.
lowing points were made:
Was the net Of tho Legislature made in
conformity with the Constitution in provid-
ing that tho defendant may "scicct" his
homestead, the constitution appearing to fix
It as nm exemption of tho dwelling and lands
nrpurtcrnnt?
Can one, though the head Of family,
resi- ling with his parents, have Il homcs,c cad
OF lands upon none Of which he has resi-
dcnCc?
Can the homestead be Of lands Il std in CO.
partnership?
Can an interest Al n Mill be set apart as II
portion Of the homestead?
These questions NIL admit Of argument.
hnd rs the Act is n hcH one, and will give
rise TO much litigation, the Judge, after
hearing counsel, retained them for further
considerations ~ Chesterfield DcH,ocrui.
Evening star., 1869-10-07
THE DISPUTED MARRIAGE AT RICHMOND

THE DISPUTED MARRIAGE AT RICHMOND -
A marriage certificate has been received by the
Hastings Court of Richmond from the Phila-
delphia records, proving the marriage there of
Mr.. VIM. u. George, of Richmond, to a colored
woman named Caroline Jackson. A corres-
pon dent Of the Lynchburg Virginian, writing
frcm Richmond on this subject, says:
1.-The marriage took place on the 23d Of April
last, and was a secret until Mr.. Georges death,
a few weeks ago. His brother was about 10
qualify upon the estate, when a lawyer,
representing this woman-who now re.
sides in the city Of Brotherly Loye-ap.
peared and claimed the property. Every
body thought it only mean influence to ex-
tort hush money from the deceased's relations,
who are people OF great respectability, but
now there seems no doubt that the two were
lawfully married, As might be presumed,
Mr.. George had lived with Caroline jackson
for a number OF years, and she is the mother Of
four or five children. The estate amounts to
about one hundred thousand dollars. A suit
u inevitable, bat the result 10 certain, a. the
property must pass to the wife and children,
there having been NO will"
Evening star., 1869-10-07
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.
THE STORM IN THE BRITISH PROV.
INCRS
Terrible Destruction Of Railroads, fele.
graphs. Buildings, Wharves, kc.


graphs. Buildings, Wharves, kc.
7e'egrCphed ErcIusireiy 10 7he Erenin9 Star.
SACKvlLLs, n. b, Oct. 7-On Monday night
THIS place was visited by a tremendous gale and
the highest tide ever known here. The mars hes
were completely covered, thousands Of tons of
bay destroyed, and thousands OF cattle and
shet drowned. The dykes on the marches are
I'll gone, and bridges throughout the country
have been swept away.
The eastern extension Of the railroad track
was torn mp for eight or ten miles, and the
telegraph line connecting with the cable and
with Halifax enurely destroyed.
As lar as can be ascert "a ned, the tidal wave
caused great destruction in the Bay OF Fundy,
and IN and around st. John. The tide rose to
a great height. carrying away and DESTROYING
an immense amount Of property. wharves
Were ruined; ships, houses, barns, and cattle
swept away, and the bridges ef the European
and North Americsn Railway DESTROYED There
have been no through travel cars from Sheiiac
TO 81. John since Monday.
The Star, New York, which left ST. John last
Monday Tor Boston. narrowly escaped wreck
ing. She reached Eastport IN a disabled con-
dItion.
The amount Of damage is incalculable In
TINS small parish alone, the loss Is entmated
at over million of dollars.
Accounts coming in every hour sho W that
the destruction was wides- -pread
1t is remarked here that this is the storm pre-
dIctec by Lieut.. Saxby, of the ROYAL NAVY
last December. The English papers called at
ten1on 10 this prediction last month.
Evening star., 1869-10-07
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC CONyEN.
TION.
20 The Ereniuo .Siar.

7ele0rdphed EzcIusirely 70 7ke Erening Star.
BALTIMORE, Oct. The Democratic Con-
yention for the nomination OF a candidate for
Comptroller of the Treasury Of this State. met
at noon in the new Assembly Rooms, and was
called TO order by the Hon. J. Vansant, the
chairman OF the Democratic State Committee
Z. B. Prettyman. of n on tgomery county was
chosen temporary chairman. The entire morn
ing session was consumed on the question of
the appointment Of Committee on Creden.
tials-whether the committee should be an.
pointed by the Chair or be named by the dele
cations.
1t was finally decided that each delegation
should name members of the committee; which
" as done, and the Con vention, at two O'Clock
took recess of fifteen minutes
The only contested delegation is from How.
ard county, whence come two sets Of delegates
The prominent candidates for Comptroller
are Levin B. Woolford, of Somerset and DIR. ].
ID: Hayward, OF Dorchester, and the contest
will lie between them