The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-22

INDUCES in an editorial fndiug fault
with the House resolution requesting
tho Governor to pay the reward offer.
cd for Tolbsrt's capture to Holliugs-
head. 1t says that Hollingshead on
ly did his duty, for which he is paid
by the State. All Of which is simply
not -. Holngshead is not, nor has
he been for some time Deputy Con-
stable, and it is on this very ground
that it is proposed to reward him.
am in possession Of all tho facts Of
the case, and would suggest that when
tho Ne,os would again make such
sweeping assertions, it como within II
reasonable distance Of the truth.
THE TROUBLE AT EDGEFIELD.
Intelligence has been received from
Edgefeld through an eye witness
which fatty contradicts the informa.
tion given to the Augusta Chronicle
emd Sentinel concerning the distur-
Dances there. The facts are these ::
% Wednesday, the 9th inst, Robe,t-
sons Circus was at Edgeield G. H.,
and gave the first show that has been
held there since the war The village
was crowded with people from circle
of forty miles including number Of
noted bushwhackers. A large amount
Of whiskey was drank, aud in the
afternoon the excitement was very
high. About two O'Clock BODY of
these men rode into the public square
and amused themselves by firing their
pistols into the air and expressing
their peculiar opinions. James Ram.
sey and wcll known desperado, Mer-
rill, got into dispute, which culmi.
mated in Merrill's firing two shots at
Ramsey, tho second of which took
effect under the arm, mortally
wounding him. The latter was son
of the Clerk of the Court, who was
very unpopular with the s'unterrified,"
because, being South Carolinian, he
had identified himself with the Re-
publican party. Soon after the affray
Deputy Constable Hayward approach.
ed Merrill, who asked him what he
wanted, he replied, "I want YOU"
Merrill drew his knife from his pocket
and sprank toward Hayward, who
Immediately presented his revolver at
his antagonists head and told him to
drop his knife and surrender, which
he at one did, and was marched off to
Jail.
Toward evening almost everybody
became intoxicated, and rows aud
fights were SO frequcnt that the show
men pulled up their stakes, not dar
ing to give any exhibition. Just
about dusk another noted character,
Dick Coleman, and friend. QUARREL
ed with colosod man, and struck him
u heavy blow. Coleman also threat
ened to shoot the man, whereupon the
culored people, becoming inosnsed,
chased Coleman through town. De-
putty Constable Keuu.Gy arrested
Coleman and lodged him in jail In
ths meantime it had become dark, a;,I
Colcmau's friends, having missed him,
circulated the report That he had been
lynched and huug by the negroes.
This is the explanation of the report
that the Chronicle was only too willing
to insert. AS for the negro militia
being out, we have learned from Cap.
tain B.llenger that, although they
were all the time under arms, and
ready to be called out at auy minute,
they never left their quarters.
Ramsey died on Sunday.
SALES OF STATE LANDS IN KERsuAw.
Nearly four thousand acres of land
purchased for the State by the Land
missioner, in Kershaw county,
have just been surveyed and divided
into fifty.acre farms by Captain Bal
longer. The land is of fine quality
and very favorable for cultivation.
Every acre was spoken for before it
could bo surveyed. Cor. s. Q. Re
publican.
SHARP EYEs.--Mr. Seward, who
saw in Ala.ka the hummip bird max
ing love to the walrus, has discovered
"Young America" in Mexico. He
discovered that cold Spanish and
young American civilization are strng
Cling for the mastery in Mexioo."@
This is all humbug. Old Spanish
civilization was rooted cut By so;a;-
savage demagogury nearly half CEN
,tury since. 1t left somewhat Of it's
gay drapery, and general trappings,
and it's vices; buo none of it's virtues.
The Castillian blood, what there is of
it, runs in the veins of blood minded
political leaders, who are no better
than the banditti which infect the
mountain passes. It is an outrage to
cal! any thing Spanish civilization in
that social state which isso hybridiz-
cd and disordered3 that it is like
mono other. But he saw "Young
America in Mexico That's a orot-
shet in Mr.. Stewards head--his hum