The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-08-11

sugar, rice is principally cultivated
by small farmers, and they resort to
the neighboring mills, of which there
arc some ten or twelve in the State
driven by steam power, to have their
crops cleaned and placed in market
able condition. Harvesting will com-
mence about the first of August, and
new rice will probably be seen in tho
market about the 18th of that month
Preside t Grant in Search of Il Breakfast.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald, il responsible
for the following:
The White House is in topsy-tur-
Wy condition just now, and the SER
wants, in imitation of their master
and mistress, are taking little re-
creation. When the President arriv-
ed this morning his reception was
rather cool and disheartening after
the lionizing at Long Branch. About
eight O'Clock he sailed forth, like an
ordinary government clerk, in search
of his breakfast. He was resolved to
patronize one of the fashionable es-
Establishments, probably with view to
getting a breakfast that would remind
him in some degree Of Long Branch.
He hauled up at Welker's, which is a
short distance from the White House.
The President was on foot and was
dressed as usual in black slab-tailed
frock coat and tall, black stovcpipe
a of ho
at the dining room, where gentle
man was sitting at breakfast. Grant
had a bewildered air about him, as if
he had got into the wrong shop.
"Good morning, General" said the
gentleman at breakfast, recognizing
him.
Grant nodded mechanically, and
muttered something that sounded like
"Good morning." all the time keep
ing his eyes at work, as if looking for
a place to sit down. Finally he went
up to the desk Of the restaurant and
accosted the genius who "takes your
money"
Grant-"I want private room, and
breakfast as quick as possible"
Peter (eyeing tho General narrow
ly, as if to measure the length of his
purse)-"You can't have q private
room here, sir. There's the dining
ROOM" pointing to the room where
the gentleman alreadyHmentioned was
quietly, enjoying his beef-steak and
coffee.
The President looked confused and
astonished at the idea of his not being
considered good for his breakfast like
any other man. He at once turned
and beat rapid retreat out of the
house, evidently disgusted with his
reception. When he had gone, the
gentleman in the dining.room called
Peter, and enqpired if he knew who
that person was.
Peter--"No SIR"
Gentleman-"Peter, that is Presi-
dsnt Grant,
Peter-"The devil, you say"
Gentleman-"Ye es, indeed"
Peter--"Why don't he come like u
gentleman, in a carriage, and not like
an old shoemaker with his Sunday
clothes On! How did I know he had
money enough to pay for private
room and his breakfast p
| The gentleman who seems to have
scared Grant out of the dining room,
and, per consequence, out Of his
breakfast, is we'll known radical
politician and author, who was the
intimate friend Of President Pierce
and Buchanan, and who has dined
and breakfasted with some Of the
great men in his day. A wag who
was ut hand suggested that hereafter
when the President is lying around
loose in search of his breakfast he
should have label to his coat with
tho inscription "I am Grant, President
of the United States"
South CAROLINA "MELIsH."-The
Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel, of Sun.
day. says 4. .
We arc Informed that detach.
ment Of Scott's militia was In Ham
burg Friday night, on duty at the ond
tof the. bridge. The cause of this war
like display we did not learn, but,ru-
NOR has it that raid of Georgia Ku-
Klux was anticipated. We have new
er seen real live Ku-Kluxy but we
have tho right material here in Rich.
mond to regulate Mr.. Suotts raga-
mullins if they ever get on Georgia
soil. They, might bo induced to'takc
Hamburg within their Jurisdiction in
case of necessity, so that if tho valiant
militia. study. their own safety they
will have to behave themselves while
inthis vicinity. az, .s ....,.,.
A. SAD MrsrAKE.-Tho Barnwoll
Journal Of Saturday says;. "Miss
Mary Lard, Of Barnwcll, died on
Wednesday morning last from tho Of
fects Of morphine, taken by mistake
FOR ,qninine. She sent to the drug
! store Of John s. ,Shnck for ten grains
Of quinine on tho evening Before.
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