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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

THE IRIsH LAND QUESTION "Drrrl.
LTy."-Loadon, Nov. lO.-The
London Times to-day repeats that the
Irish land question is mattor of great
difficulty but if the Ministry arc un-
able to cope with it what must be
said of their courage and statesman
ship? They arc strong beyond oil
experience. The national feeling is
moro advanced than tho temper Of
Parliament in tho resolution to stand
by tho Ministry in support of any
thorough, searching, warlike attempt
to cure the long standing evil of Irish
discontent. The government have the
power, if only their courage is equal
to their power. High fortunes are
bofore them if their minds are equal
to their fortunes.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
TO COTTON PLANTERS. .
AMlI0NIATED
ID L s $ O L " ED
BoNEEGS.

The supply Of pcruvinr Ganno having
hlcome exhausted, il is nee, ssnry tor The
plnnting cvEinunily tu look for II substitute
Tor this a,;!rtc, II cthraUious in pror,Uilnr
ml sustaining tie growth or cotton. The
vu,Hb'na,i n OF pcruvlaA Gunno nmd Dis,
Owed Bones has beef, found 10 tc tho
safest and b,s; Of MI the many :crs
offered and we are confident iha, i,,.
ordinary season, to use the language Of Air.
David Dickson, can never fail In nrc,
scnting our AN MMONIATED 10 the Planter,
We but Civ" the tmhinntion IN " form
ready irr immediate use, thus saving tho
cost aud trouble Of manipulation and sacur-
ing in!ormiuy in quality.
The practical results obtained from ihe
articles shipped hy ~ prove lhcIu to be
superior &c al; others, aud in ~ trade ex-
tending through every portion o: The Go!l&A
Growing Regions, and, during the pas,$SFJ
years, consuming thousands Of tons, wo are
yet TO hear Of the nrst complaint
In our manufacture We discard MI mineral
phospha,os, and rely entirely upon Pu,e
bonc made readily soluble by The use OF
Sulphurio Acid. Tho Ammonia is supplied
from tho next valuable source 10 Peruvian
Guano, aud in sufficient quantities TO give
the plant vigorous ana healthy growth,
tho soluble bono sustaining il throughout
the Scaton.
We have no hesitation in placing this
article against any manufacture or comhi-
nation known nnd will refund every dollar
spcn, in it's purchase in case il docs not give
satisfaction.
For the character and parity Of the arti-
olcs shipped by III we refer 10 the promi.
nent names appcndedt hey being few Of
those who obtain their supplies from us.
JOHN MERRiMAN & CO.,
baltimore.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
= * G RA1MRTnLn HnaRLn
IA Preachers stratagen,,

7 1t is said that, at one time. when
ILorenzo Dow preached under q large
spruce pine in South Carolina, he an
nounced another appointment for
preaching in the same place, on that
day twelve months. The year passed,
and Lorenzo was entering tho neigh.
borhood, the evening preceding bis ap.
pointment, he overlook colorcd boy
who was blowing long tin horn, and
could out q blast with rise aud swell,
and cadence, which waked tho echoes
OF the distant hills. Calling aside
tho blower, Dow said to him i ..,,r
'What is your name, sir p
My name is Gabriel, sir = replied
the brother in ebony,
swell, Gabriel, have you been to
Church Hill 2 .sr sa Nh,
90 yes, mass, Use been dar many
time.'
'Do you remember big spruce pine
tree on thathill7 : =.
~ ycs,' mass, I knows dat pino.'
'Did you know that I.oronzo Dow
had an appointment to preach under
that tree Tomorrow p
80 yes, massa, everybody knows
well; Gabriel, am Lorenzo Dow,
and if you will take your horn and 60
tomorrow morning and climb into
that pine tree, aud hide among the
branches before the people begin to
gather, aud wait there until | call
your name, and then blow such 4
blast with your horn as | hoard you
blow minute ago TIL give you dol
lar. Willyou do it, Gabriel p
Yes massa, takes that dollar
Gabriel, like Hacchoas, was hid
away in the tree top in fino time. An
Immense ooncourse, of all sizes and
eolors, assembled at the appointed
hour, and Dow preached on the iudc-
mont of the last day. BY his power
OF description he wrought the multi
tude up to tho opening scenes Of the
resurrection, of the grand assizo, at
the call of the trumpet pcals which
we're to awake tho nations. sThen,'
said he, suppose my friends that We
we're to hear at that moment the
"ooho VI OuDIlCiS lrum0Ct.' Sure
enough, ut that moment tho trumpet
of Gabriel sounded. The women
shrickod, and many faintcd some
ran, others fell and called for mercy
and all felt for time that iudg-
mcnt was set and the books were
opened Dow stood and watched the
driving storm till the fright aLated :;
and some one discovered tho colorcd
angel who had caused tho alarm,
quietly pcrched on limb of the old
spruce, and wanted to got him down
and whip him. He then resumed his
theme, saying: q forbid all persons
from touching that boy up there. If
a colored boy With tiu horn can
trighten you almost out Of your wits,
what will you do when ye Shall hear
the truslpet OF the arch angel How
will ye be able to stand in the great
day of the wrath of God Ho made
a very effective application.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

We havo little hopo that the Gov
crnment will be able to enforce off.
cial accountability and secure fidelity
in tho discharge Of public trusts as
long MS tho oxhorbitant internal taxa.
ton continues. The system Of
stamps is harsh, and must over afford
temptation to evasion. The whole
internal revenue system is demoraliz-
ing in the last degree. Soonor or later
til" government will have to confess
1t, and strike upon new way of rais-
ing tho revcnae to pay tho public
debt. TO provide tho means at the
expense of so great Generalization
of tho nation is an evil hardly second
to OWL war. Tho country will not re-.
cover from it for generations to come /.
1t is the greatest blight that has ever
fallen upon the public character of the
American people. Richmoad Dis
patch. ,u II.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

The material growth of the South
during the last four years is striking
ly shown by the editorials in some of
tho Southern papers. The official
figures at the department in Wash
ington estimate that tho cotton crop
of the Southern States this year will
be worth $240,O0O,O00, while the to-
tai value of the exports of the South
is set down at $32S,50O,o 900. At this
rate the value of Southern products
is about $3l .32 per head for the en-.
tirc Southern population. These fiy.
ures go to show that the South is even
now tho richest section Of the coun-
try.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

SHADE OF THE MlamTY.-The new
fifty cent notes issued by the govern.
mrnt have the head Of Lincoln and the
twcntv-cents notes have The head OF
Washington. From this we ara to in
ter that two Washngtons nre required
to make one Lincoln. IF Washington
is at liberty to lake cnsnizance Of such
matters, he Will feel honorel by thu
comparison with the demi-gAd of Yam
keedom. Indeed, compliments are lav
ished on Washington nowadays. For
example, last year the LOYAL Leagae Of
Philadelphia had some Distinguished
names in gas jets in front Of their build
ings, and Washington was given the
post Of honor next Jelow L,ncun and
alongside of Sickles g!.-Lynchbuy
Ne,cs. $
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

a curious sceno was witnessed tho
other day at st. Petersburg, in Rus.
sin: The First Regiment ofthe Impo.
rial Horse Guards was drawn up in
line, when q young oficor, dressed in
fnIi regimcntals, was lod up to the
Colonel Of the regiment, who struck
BIN In the face, took his sword from
him. ordered him to kneel down,
broke his sword over him, told two
other otficers to tear off his uaiform
and. thon had him Glad In the coarse
uniform Of q private of tho line. The
officer thus degraded = had stolen
money from one of his comrades, and
committed Q number of. forgories.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
r. FL M O " a. I,
W. w, KETCHINJ

1 AS removed TO the South Strre of ".
r. kob"rison's new building where h
will be picased TO see his old friends md
customers and the Public generally. Inm
now opening new and complete stock of
groceries, PROVISIONS, Hardware, Dry Goods,
NC, &c . insisting in part Of
Bacon, Hams, Lard. Molasses all kinds
Sugars, all grades, Coffee, Tea, Flour, No !
Family, Corn, OatS, Wheat, Tobacco, Cheese
-"acHcr"i, Herring, White Wine Vinegar
,odh. Starch. Soap, Candles, Alacaroni
@h'r"n. Currents, Nutmeg, All Spice, GIN
::er, "oodenware. C'ockory, Glassware
shoes and Boo S, Ready made Clothing
las Calicoes, Blrnchcd, Brown and slrin
ed ilonirspnns. Bed Ticking. g., &c.
All OF which will sci! rs low for CdSIj
hs can be bought in this market
10 Tons Mnpcs Supcr-phospbatc ef Lime.
oct
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

A Westinghouse corresponding aays !:
"Tho Wost and South aro bent
on the passage Of Free Banking
law. The Administration is already
favorable to it, if it can be based on
coin. One or two mombers who have
arrived, express the, opinion thot a
compromise may be agreod on which
will require that all banks shall re i.
deem fifty per sent. of their notes in
coin. The Senate is more conscrya-
two aud the existing banks will make
q great fight over any attempt to in
terfcre with their vested rights"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
RoESronCe9a 9a

David Dickson, Hancock county
Dr.. + NJ Pendlcton, I"
W W Simpson, I"
a Lane,
Co 7 NJ Tu:ner,
John Il Berry,
James NJ Gray, Jones county
II Kisar, Houston county
NJ q Robert. Wilkes county
N " Stone, Columbia county
DR.. Henry Gather, Newton county
Dr.. J S Hamilton, Athens
Edward bancroft,
a p Dcaring, -
y Livingston. Newton county
Hon. Il j Smith, ifcrson county
II = Richards, Newton county
John u Chisholm, Vest Point
Stephen u Heard, Augusta
Dr.. II II Steiner,
ID Graut, Walton
Rev. W NJ Cunningham, La Grange vi
Col, BIG Locket, Dougherty county
Hon llerschcll Y Johnson, Jeffer. on co.
u wilkins, Jefferson county
jas. C Dcnham, Putnam county
Printup, Columbia county
G NJ Stokes. Lee county
Rev. I Is Wesi, Columbia county
G \ Nunnally, Walton county
) Swanson, Tronp county
yhom.s Warthen. Washington county
Sterling Elder, Coweia county
Rev. 9 S Camden. Brooks county
J 0 Morton,
samuel NJ Carter, Murray coonty
Il S,np!cr, Lowndes county
y Montgomery, Fort Lamar 4
G Lewis Decatur county
j Hin, @ ,itmnn county
Burnett. I"
y j White. Macon
V l,rumby, Atlanta
z Nolan, iienry county
Y II Clark, Oglc'horpc county
u +. Woollcy, Cnss connty
Adams, Jones 4 Reynolds, Macon
} B Ross & Son, :.
Warren, Lime, & Co., Augusta
j Il Boutwell,.
Berrys & Co.. Rome
q " l. Lanier. West Poink
Eye Son. Forsyth
lsnnc Harris. Springs Grove, NC.
James Irwin, Charlotte, N G.
Co.. II Spenrman. Silver Street, 8. G.
W Bn es, Oranqeburg. S. y.
Col ! Moore, Spnrianburg, s. C.
John II Cnihcnrt. WinnsborO, S. G..
Thomas l. WoodsiLe, Grccnvliie, S. G..
W Barksdalc, Laurens. s. T..
GOVT u Du Pont, Quincy. Fla
George W Scott, Tallahassee, Fla
y + Given. Montgomery, Aia
N Ligh'foo,, Abbcvillc. Ala
Thornton, Coosa River, Ala
John l'ihro, Tuskegee, Ala
Bcnll, 'arhnge. Ala
J McC. Boyd, Camden, Ala
Thomas Pegnes Oxford. Miss
w Il Ferguson. Jackson. Miss
\ Z foltz Duck Hill, Miss
W ropp, Columbus. Miss
Dr.. j d Mcdonnell, brownsville, Miss
NJ Shryook, Winona Mise a.
~ BJones, Batcsvillr, Miss
II + Johnson. Brookhaven, Miss =;
! 7 Kennedy, Coffceville, Miss
C Q Williams, Okolonn, Miss sit},,
J Champonois, Shubuta. Miss
John Finley, Holly Springs. Miss
" " Farmer, Monroe, La
Foank p Stubbs, u 'h8MH 80
j Green Han, Covington. Tenn
W Beck, Middlctown, Tenn
Mathews, Monticello, Ark.
oct 26-6m HH -s.s.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

Professor " 6. Kerr, geologist of
the State Of North Crroiina, pfomul-
gates the theory that the Black Noun
tain of North Carolina was the frat
dry land Of the globe and, tho Oldest
spot of earth in tho world. He pro-
poses to erect a monument uponiit3 to
Adam. a. i,H n
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

TERnIpLE DEAru.-A telegram
dated Poughkecpsie, N. Y, sNoven-
ber 4, says .iE&. 44t
GA terrible affair occurred here at
2 O'Clock this morniug. 1t appeur,
that for some time past vagrants hay"
been in the2habit of crawling urdar
the arches over the boiler at the low.
or furnace in this city to sleep all
night, because of the warmth obtain
ed there. Lasc night one Of the poor
wretches, named Peter Ferdon, crcrt
there. While he was sleeping, the
engineer opened tho block off cock,
and the pipe leading into the archway
where. ferdon was asleep soon filled
the place with the dense volume Of
steam. Ferdon, yelling with pain,
orawled out as best he could, and in
endeavoring to escape fell into tub
Of hot water, which was located under
dripping pipe. Again he crawlcd
away. shrieking horribly, and attract
ing help. He was picked up and sent
to tho almshouse, where ut 6 O'Clock
this morning he died iu great agony.
The flesh was literally stripped from
him, and parts of the palms of his
hands and soles Of his feet were left
near the arch where the trrible affair
occurred. Coroner Andrews held an
inquest, the jury returning verdict
in accordance with the fact. Decoas
cd was an incorporate man."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

An honest Dutohman, on being ask
cd how often he shaved, replied,
"Dree dimes week every $ay but
soontay don l shave every tay,"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

Sixty emigrants from North Caro-.
lima, consisting Of men, women and
passed through Baltimore
soma days ago, for Iowa and other
w estern homes. 4 slsS a.l ta1
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

CONSCIENCE MONEY. '-- Treasurer
Spinner received to-day from an
anonymous source, accompanied by
two packages Of forty books of gold
leaf. The writer says:
The gold that you find within be-
longs to tho government, to whom I
think it my duty to return it. Re-
ceive and usc it for the government
and you will obligc,
A LOVER OF JESUS.
A dollar was also received from
Fall River, Mass, with the sentence
"This dollar belongs to the govern
mcnt."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

1t seems as thongh, after lapse Of
three centuries, Sir Walter Rnlrigh's
dreams of an Il! Dorado were about to
be realized.
The other day we published an ac-
count Of marvellous discoveries Of dia-
monds in Sourh Africa. They had
been found for miles along the banks Of
the orange and the Vaal rivers. They
were not only abundant. but they were,
many Of them, Of great size. Some
were found of the pandalo1ne shape aud
of the first water, weighing upward of
eighty carats Others Of Tie octahrdron,
or tour pointed, that weighed upward of
thirty carats and Of the smaller varie.
ties immense numbers had been picked
mp on the surface of the groun(l.--
Naturally South America was in fer.
mcnt. Elephants tusks were forgotten,
and every one was hunting tor precious
stones.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

MRs. L.sooLS.--,The papers oon.
tinoe TO publish stories concerning the
reported marriage, now said to be
near at hand, of Mha. Mary Lincoln,
widow Of the deceased Abe, to Cuunt
sohnsidenbunizsp, grand chamberlain
to the Duke Of B.den. It 10 not
known how much truth there is in the
reportss Mrs. Lincoln ,is yet In Ger
many. .hAka EcrI - sssen y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

{ "You ought to acquire the faculty
OF being at home in lie best sooiety,H
said Questionable aunt to an honest
nephew, IL manage that easy
enough" responded tho nephew, "by
staying at home with my wife and
children"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

BRoTmER BEEcnER ON WoMAN's
RIGnTs.--He is great acquisition to
the strongminded-worth all tho wo.
mon in the camp in talking up tho
cause. He sticks to his text and
turns it and twists into every shape
and form, and still when he shakes II
out it is woman's rights. Ho makes
her right to the ballot as clear as Sam.
bo's or John Chinaman's, and he goes
in for tho niger, tho Chinaman, wo-
men and all. Woman's rights have
been dragging, but hcnccforward the
women preachers, will flourish, nov
that Brother Beechcr fas become
teaoher.-N. W Herald N -ssv v,.ssrs
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

ROOM roa ALL.--In Ohio, says the
Wilmington Star, tho Democratic
press is squabbling over points which
are set up in various ways as Demo-
cratic tests. IN Tennessee the Com
servative papers are similarly agitat-
ed sltseemaIto usi thatA ell hands
round might spend their leisure m J.
ments moro apro6tably. The only
Democratic test that ought to bo CON
sidered at this time is a genuine,
hearty dasTeatoSbeat the gRadieals.--
90 Oa that anybody, ought to be able to
get q front Seat. =, i ~ EH
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

.i'uE FORTUNATE BELKNAp.--It is
sSii that the new Secretary Of War
recently married an immense fortune
in Ohio. ltis aot said that he diyid.
ed the pile with Gen. Grant. 1t had
better not DO said, unless you want
another correspondence between tho
President and Bonner; and IL is not
possible that you do.s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17
From Josh Billinsgs's AimnalnpauoI.V nlpuIV'

Whom roost ers are obseryed gbefoyna
light in the morning souring a among mo
the Clouds andiuttering Am eot tatio,Is,
thon look 5ous for son,e sud dden weath.
or and q severe pucker in the mono y
market. #. yr -
Whom you sec l3 geese walking In
dian file, and toeing in, you can do.
liborately bet your last surviving dol
lar on hard winter and a CRATE Huc,
tuousness during tho next season in
tho price Of COW hide boots.
If pigs squcal in tho night, and
grasshoppers cum off Of tllcirsroost
and minglc in free fight, you may
hope for high winds in few weeks,
aud also the typhus fcvcr in your
ncighborhood. 5
When spiders arc seen climbing up
tho wall backwards, and frogs cough
as though they had hiccoughs, look
out for rain. This is also sure sign
that tho children will havo the nlca-
slcs light.
If bees hang around their hives,
and mules arc seen in II brown study,
storm of sum kind is cooking, and
you will notis the market for herring
is very cadavcrous and shifty.
just before " heavy snow storm, of
3 foot deep, chim6ly swallows arc un-
common scarce, and in tho moral
world there is n great lazincss in the
agitation of the temperance question.
When hens lay 3 eggs day, and
non cease to brog, and wimon ooasc
to cackle, then Indian Summer draws
nigh, and the millennium aint far of.
Love is said to bo blind. but know
lots of fellows in love who can SOC
twice as much in their swecthearts as
| can. ...
1t is very difficult for poor man to
be superior to his f,rture, and more
difficult for rich one.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

Tho split among the Republicans
will not be healed, and, we. may al
ready count the five electoral votes Is Of
Woss Virginia for tho candidate of
tho gopsesyatiyesLibsral party, now
marching ma to victory in 1872.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-17

q Az EnglisG faagasjne patheticalIy
proposes The formation Of !" Society
for the Suppression Of UsefulrKnowi-
odge q good idea.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-07-24
Morality of Life Insurance.

As strange as it may be, there are still those
among us, who have scruples about the propriety
of insuring their lives, through a superstitious
notion that insurance is distressing their Maker
or his divine and protecting care. Yet no one
doubts the propriety of investing funds IN safe
and undoubted securities, that his heirs may
derive benefit from the same. So, then, what is
the difference of the two in respect to the govern
ment and providential arrangement OF our Divine
Benefactor? Why should We not trust our prop
erty without any security? Because it would be
unreasonable, unwise and injudicious.
Life Insurance is an investment for the benefit
of our heirs. 1t is a provision Sc for those OF our
house, lis nothing more or less, and he who
does not make this provision, " is worse than an
infdel."
A man of the age of 35 wishes to secure to his
family $4,000 to protect them from want In the
event of his death. The house that he has labored
to build for a home for his family, stands on
ground mortgaged to the person of whom he
purchased it for $1,000. He hopes in a few
years to acquire n competence and discharge the
mortgage. The brittle thread Of life may be
unexpectedly sundered, and he may leave his wife
and children destitute, whose support and care
required all the labor Of his hands. The widow
cannot pay the ~incumbrance on the property,
and must soon be without n home. Buff the
husband had had his life insured and made only
q deposit of some S2S each year, then at the
time of his death the widow would at once have
been furnished with the means to pay the mort
gage, retain the possession of a home that no
creditor of her husband could wrest from her, and
have 81 900 more to help herself and children
with. Is not this providing for his oron. And
call you this distressing Dipine Providence?
Nay, it is only employing the means which Prov
idence affords us to make safe and sure the sup
port which ones 6 own house - may need. The
Creator has set the bounds we cannot pass. Are
we careful in all our acts to accomplish the
desires of our hearts? Where is to be found a
surety-an unfailing certainty? In the Insurance
of our Lires, and in this alone.
Surely it will be n source of the highest salts
faction to us at the hour of our death, that while
in health, we made that provision in a good Life
Insurance Company, which will be most valuable
and precious to our families when We can render
them no other aid. Be it known that money
will give more ~efectual benefit to a widow and
her fatherless children, than all the mere sympa-
thies of a selfish and uncaring world. And our
best experience will tell us that,
"He who hath soothed a widows woe,
Or wiped an orphans tear doth know
There's something here Of heaven"