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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
A Hundred Thousand Dollars for a Horse

Robert Bonner-he who has lived
and thrived by the brains, or, at least
want of them, of Cobb, Jr., (says one
of the sporting journals Of the North)
lis in corner. Some years ago he
boosted that he would pay $4,000
for any horse thatwould beat Dexter's
best time-2:l74. Goldsmith's Maid
beat it at Milwaukee on Thursday,
trotting her milo in 2:l7. Oh course
Mr.. Bonner must question the decis.
ion, through his daily organ-tho Sun
although he is not manly enough to
sign his name to the article. The Mil
waukie track is under the suporvis-
ion of the National Trotting Associa
ton, and any decision made there is
binding on all the members of the
association. IF Mr.. Bonner is an
honorable man be will either pay the
owner of Goldsmith's maid $50,00
for his animal; or else give the same
mount for the relief of those poor
chambermaids who have lost ther
reason by reading Cobb Jr.'s stories,
and are now spending their time in
luEatic asylume.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

One of the saddest cases of drown
ing that we have yet heard of took
place last week at Fairviow, about
fivc miles from Wilkes. Barre, Pa.
4 family by tic name of Bennet, it
seems, live near pond whero wator
is procured for the engines. Some
time during the afternoon one Of Mr..
Bennet's young childron disappeared
from tho house and foil into this pond
The mother receiving the news rusR-
ed into tho pond in tho hope of saving
her child; another child seeing the
mother going into the water followed
her, when all three of them were
drowned. ...... ..., .-.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
Circus Men R0bbing and Numbering.

A dispatch from Pawling, New
York gives the following intelli~
uence-. =. .-..,-.-n. - -. -.-, .... - .,,g
Tho men attached to O'Brien's cir.
ous and monagerie, which was to have
reformed here to night, have created
a riot. They have robbed nearly
every house in the village. j One citi.
zon hns beon illed and several woun. .
ded. The Ipluuderingl is still going
on. Tho authorities have sent to
Dover, Plains for assistance ,.r"Aso
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

The bell Of the first American loco-
motive is now Wisconsin dinner
gong.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
the Election Prospect in Oh 10.

# IL Washington dispatch says Ad-
vices from OHIO indicate that tho Re-
3publicaps will elect their State ticket
in October by a very decided majori.
sy, but owing to differences in the
party in Hamilton county, the iudica-
tiops are very favorable for Legisla-
ture in the interest of the Conserva-
tives,sswho, in such an. event, will Sc
cure a United States Senator In place
of Mr.. Sherman. .'.''7
81 --. ----s -. -. ..
y Marriagcable young ladies are re-
joicing because next year will be
and they will have chance
TO make their backward lovers como
Ito time.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

According to the United States
census, South Carolina had a popula-
10 1870 Of 1893; 1850, 688, ,507 :;
1860, 703. .708 1870, TOO, ,6o6 Tho
whites range as follows: 1910, $780,
0a4 ; 1850, 274,563 F; 1860, 29l 300 !;
1870, 2280, ,687. r : n.-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

Immense fires, are raging in the
woods in North Carolina and Oregon. =.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
"lt Might Have Been"

Wo hear a great deal about this
phrase, sit might have BEEN"
Sentimental youths and Iove-lorn
lassies, growing old bachelors and,
and "picky," old spinstors, all join in
this contemptible whine, at might
have been )" but the words have an.
othcr moaning we'll worth looking for,
too.
Instead Of mourning over the ire.
trievable past, and signing, "It might
have boon botter," We should do q far
more sensible thing if we picked up
our crumbs, and said: at miyht
have been worse."
Taking time through, there isn't
more cause for sorrow than Joy, and
all bitter complaining only bring US
80 much tho moro speedily to that
place which is the quintessenoe of
everything doloful.
1t is not very likely that any of US
will be called to endure moro than
good old Job. When earthly blessings
wero taken from him, he did not
raise great hue and ory, but pa-
tiently said, "The Lord gave, and tho
Lord hath taken away, blessed bo the
name of the Lord"
If ever we are 80 happy az to get to
Heaven, then wo may SEQ that much
which we call trouble and sorrow
now, arc really ourgrcatcst blessings;
and our utter ruin might have beon
wrought in soul and body If ciroum,
stances had boon as wo often blindly
wished thcy might have been.
Then shall We see that, of all glad
words of tongue or pen, the gladdest
arc these "It might have boen."
Adviccs from Zanzibar announce
the receipt of positive Intelligence Of.
the safety of DR.. Livingstone. The
authority for tho statement is un.
questionable and it's truth cortain.
A party of Americans is hurrying
into tho interior with tho objoct OF
rescuing the Doctor from kis perilous
position.
Tho Memphis (Tonn.) Appeal has
boon lately shown by several friends
letters from Europe announcing tho
gratifying intelligence that a largo
accession to tho population thero may
DO expected during the next six
months.
A submarine cable has boon suo-
cessfully laid botwoen Nagasaki, ia.
pan, and Rosiette, the new naval sta
tion of Russia, on the Sea Of Japan.
This gives two distinct Telegraph
routes between London and japan.
Mr.. James NJ. Crofut, the Chair
man Of tho Board of Health of Beau
fort, in an official communication.
says the yellow fever has entirely dis
appeared from that city, and that it
is now perfectly healthy.
An earthquake on tho 2lst ult.,
shook the entire coast of Peru severe.
ly. The sea was greatly agitated,
and at Callao it was impossible for o
timo for vessels to enter port.
The human boncs discovered in
North Carolina, and described in
Petersburg (Va.) paper, of last week
as of gigantic size, turns out upon
measurement to be Of no ordinary di-
mcnsions. . .... ..'.
A telegram from Shanghai says tho
French h0vo been ordered to support
America in her operations against
Corca. .'i'nN "''
A bad marriage is like an electric
machine it makes you dance but
you can't let 60. . .s.,,r.
The fellow who slept nnder "the
covor of night" complains that he
oame very near freezing.
Gravity is no more evidence Of
wisdom than paper COLLAR is Of
shirt.
"Tsles from real life"--Chinese
L ll<lIiaIin.. "
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
Afamy Paper Science, Inquiry Industry Literature
q mo

Joe Ccbufn Meets Ills Match-How ar,
! CObum Proposed 10 Won't his Spleen on
tho Whole Race Of Scots, land Found
Himself Oh his Back. "... ii2.w
On Thursday night Sun reporter,
dropped into a refreshmont saluon in
Sixty-ffth street, on Second avenue,
where be found Joe Coburn holding
forth to an awe struck audience. 1t
seems that Mr.. Coburn had infringed
OH tho order Of Jones Wood on that
day, aud bet rather heavily on Fitz.
gerald as the winner Of the long race."'
Fitzgerald had about two years ago
car ned off tho first prize of this race,
e.ut has on the last two occasions been
distanccd by othors... This was too
much for Joe, 30 he felt very iratc
at the whole race of Scots. A Draw.
ny and stalwurt, Scot, in full High.
land costume, stepped upon the scene.
Him Joseph instantly seized as a
most fit object on whom to. vent his
wrath toward tho whole Scottish fac.
tiou. He rudcly seized Sawney by
the arms, told him he could click any
Scotsman on the ground" The
Scotsman cooIly told him that thore
was no doubt OH the subject, aud or.
dored him to remove his hands.
"Do you know who an 7" Joe
roarel.
"No,"' bell owed the other, nor do l
care"
"I am Joe Cuburn'-
Before Joe could finish the sentence
he found himsolf face upwards
upon the floor. Ouce, twice thrice
Joe tried to recover ground, but invain.
Baffied in his great energy, Joe
thought it was high time to resort to
some other weapons to decide the
difficulty in his favor but the cool
and wiry Caledonian, seemed instinc.
lively to know Joe's intentions. TAX.
ing hold of Joe's cropping dexter, he
shook his head depreoatiugly, and
said
"Na, ma, mon ye mama do that.
Pistols dinna miud flea for ~
Saying which he gave Joo's hand
wrcnch and a squeeze. Joc started
to his feet, and after little dusting
and preliminary explain alton offered
to treat the party. -New York Sun.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

Tho Flip flap wagglo is tho stylish
Saratoga gait now.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27

Voices Of tho night Babies.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

The mania for suicide has extended 70
the children. In the town OF Warren,
Minn. lives Mr.. Levi Ellis, whose daugh-
ter, . girl Of twelve summers, was the
victim Of self destruction. For some time
she hes hsd . habit Of eating camphor
gum, Whenever 1t came within her reach.
Aware Of this habit, her parents exercised
. good deal Of care to keep things out Of
her reach, and . short time ago her
mother having occasion to use some strych.
nine, deemed if prudent to explain to her
daughter the dangerous nature Of the
poison, and to caution her against taking
Il by mistake. After this nothing more
was thought Of it. The girl attended
school with the other children, and went
to the funeral Of Mr.. Green's little boy
the other day, where she appeared very
much afflicted, even 70 . morbid degree.
She took the little sacks OF salt which had
been used 70 keep the eyes Of the corpse
closed, and put them in her pocket,
where they were found aftsr her
death. She told some of hAr acquain.
tances there would be another funeral be-
fore long, and on Tuesday, when she re-.
n.ained with two other girls to swesp out
the school house, she bade them good bye
at parting, and said she would never see
them again. Aftsr this che went homo.
Her parents were away. She got the
strychnine, took portion Of it, went out
In the yard and told the hired man what
ehe had done, and in Afteen minutes was
dead.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

The New York Tribune thus disposes OF
General Buffers opposition to the treaty
Of Washington: "Altogsther the Gen.
eral regards this frank and cordial agree
ment between two great nations a. being
~ full Of tricks and sinful games, as II ht
had made 10 himself"
Once upon . time Horace Greely ant
Dean Richmond, happening together q
Albany, fell into . fierce discussion, a
was usual, on the question whether cock.
eyed men could be trusted, Dean held the
Affirmative and Horace the negative, OF
the proposition. Sometime sfterwsrd
Dean went to the Charleston convention,
. strong friend Of Douglas and Of the
union OF the National Democrscy. id
found himself opposed in all his patriotic
purposes and desires chiefly BY james Bu-
chanan and BEN Butler, the one through
jealOusy and the other from Q
treason to the Democratic
party. The conspirator succeeded in his
object and broke the Democratic party in
70 ainders. Never was there 20 indignant
. man aS Dean Richmond, who, gAtherine
up his papers, cane and hAt, started for
the depot. On his way hs met Ben But
Ter, who, smilingly approaching and sx.
tending his hand, said, "why, Mr.. Rich.
mond, you ass not going away"
Whereupon Dean, putting his hand in
his pocket roarsd out II am going back
to see Greeley to apologize to him for de-
nying his assertion that al. ooek.eyed mer
are id rascals."
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06
PRESIDENT GRANT.
On the Warrington Treaty And Geser-
al Politics.
The oslAsn Rule ss - bs On.srvea while
he 1s PPSsSdsne

NEw Yohk, juno IA reporter Of .
morning paper y0terday interviewed
President Grant at Long Branch. Ths
President said there 10 q rood deal Of an.
prshension or both sides Of the water con.
cerning the treaty ct Washington. Il il
thought by . great many that Il wss
rushed through and acted on without prop
or considsration on the part Of both GOV.
efnments. Every article Of the treaty
was submitted 10 me aftsr Il was adopted
by the Commission, and then approved BY
me, aud each article WAS in the Same way
submitted 70 the British Cabinet and ap
proved by the Minister Of the Crowr
ct once. Tho English Commissioner
spent great deal Of msney telegraphinl
the secsfcas or tA6 sreuty. Tho Queen q
England pledged her signature befors
hand. I 6snsfose regard the treaty a.
practically ratified. There will. bs pecu-
cuniary considerations Of 81 course.
Measures win have 70 be adopted on both
sidss " carry out the provisions OF tho
treaty. Our H0uso Of Representatives
will, I feel csrtain, acs paSri0aically and
wisely In the natter Tho teeaty must
be faSiasd and mads tho laW of both ma
tioos; this u An imnediats necessity. As
far . 10 Are e0Bcsrned We sAould have
better terms, bot athero were two parties
in tho bsrgAin. II had il all my own
way, think could make II more ia.
vorable to the United States. The poin,
to be arrived d was not merely the pecu-
mary satisfsctio, of our loses by the Ala.
bama and other cruisers from. British
porsa but 70 ssttlA Irritating and disturb.
ing questions likely 70 brins the two ma.
tious into armed coufict. Nv aim uss bv
this treaty 10 secure peaee through justice
and bslisve / have succeeded. No sp.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06
A Nornaon Cadet.

The Springfield Rsps5sieow comment,
very justly upon tho appointment of BriR.
ham Young's son to West Point:
The President has ten appointments of
now cadets for Wsst Point Academy year.
ly, aud General Grant has completed his
list this year with q son of Brigham
Young, the Mormon, and q soldiers or.
phsn from the Baltimore Orphan Asylum.
The latter choice, il Of personally fit lad,
Is born Of . just and graceful thought
but tho former IL an insult to the public
opinion Of the country. With what
moral power can the country, Congress,
or the administration contend against the
offensive Mormon hierarchy, II the head
Of the Government 10 to give It such con-
donement and comfort " this3 Tho Re-
publican party has solemly pronounced cd
polygsmy 'twin bsrbarfsm" with
slavery, and Congress has enacted laws to
prevent and punish Il; but nov Rcpub-
licsn President singles cut . conspicuous
o6Spring and representative Of this only
remaining bsrbarism-tho son Of . man
Who deass the national authority and has
openly proclaimed his rebellion against IL
for ons Of the choicest oomplimsnts and
most sought gifts In his powst 4, It is GER
tAinly discourSglng busine0 70 those Of Us
Who had suppessd one a TIE sxcslIsncies
OF the Republican aduiinistfation, was oP.
poaitIou 70 and sxtinsuishmsat ef the in
ssltins, asasn5 ase efadisg rss'i'ion set
W and led BY Brish4m YSang. ~
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

In regard 70 the "constitution - Il
is' the Nashville Usion and american
wisely says;
Nov that shs smsndasnt arc part ol
the Constitution the conservative
mind feels towards them something
Of that reverence which II has
ever felt toward lbs Old CHASER Of osI LID.
critics. But in accepting these amend.
msnts ~ Anal--so far - anything hu.
man cas- b called nhil-it insists that Ii,
psfty tn power shaif hold sacrsd the great
body Of the instrument es we'll a. the
amendments thesasslvss. :. A. pseasns one
wosld think that thS admtnisSrstion and
its immediate ffends regarded the fhir.
teenth, fourteenth and Hftesuth- amend
ments - the only part Of .he constitution
invested With sanetity, while the rest Of Il
could beaet aside, or circumvented, II oc-
casieasd dsmsnded. It 10 % this platform
OF fuii ma strict and hesrty obedience TO
the coifstttutioA - IL is-amendment and
all-that- the just and moderate men of
both parties caR1eet and work together.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06
POLITICAL.

The Union and Apssriean Of Nashville
says we'll and wisely
We hope that M. Jefferson Davis will
have the lessure 70 read tho numerous
Radical papers Of tho country. II he
should, and will dsvots himself 10 the
task, be will soon become convinced that
his speeches are the strongest card which
has recently been played IN fcvor Of Rad
icalism. II this be consolation, he can
make the most Of It. .i., ,...r.i
The Washington correspondent Of the
Louisvills Ledger says there 10 . story
thst Cameron Il very jealous Of Norton,
and insists that the latter shall not have
the treaty in charge in the Senate. He
perfers herlsn FOR the purpose when he is
absent. Cameron returned Friday night
to show his great knowledge Of interns-
tional law In the Senate.
Fighting Joe Hooker in giving his opin-
lon Of the present occupant Of the White
House says: ut is ny absolute con viction
that were you TO walk the length Of
Broadway you could not meet man less
qualified for the Presidency than Grant,
We OF the army know him better than the
people at large. When his Adjutsnt Gen.
Rawlins, was alive, tho President seemed
to be efficient and successful; but when
Rawlins died Grants bottom fell out"
Both Of the resident political commit
tees have fslly organized here and will re-
main In session during the recess. The
week Of preparing and distributing polit-
cal documents has already commenced and
will bs continued until the fall slsetions.
ZACH committee has room in the capitol
and 70 In commapicssion with tho various
State and local committees. A. there are
no congrsaaIousi elections this year except
in califcsnia and Texas, the lsbors Of the
committees will not be 10 general ~ those
Of last yesr, but will lay out the prslimi-
nary programme for tho more important
Presidential campaign Of next year.
washisstos Special.
I .
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

twest Point Correspondent Of tho N. Y. sup.l
received another little Episode to-day
in connection with the career OF Cadet
Grant, which goes TO show in what direc-
tion the wind blows. In tho Spring OF
1859, Lient. G. d. Sears Of the Corps of
Engineers, acting ~ Assistant Instructor
Of Signalling, had under his supervision
the section in which Grant held rank. The
young man having been called TO the
black board, IN order that he might instruct
the other benighted members Of the same
section in the art Of signalling, was de-
tected by Lieut.. Sears in the act Of road.
ing his lesson, which he had written on
his shirt cuff prior to his entry into the
section room. The officer Immediately
placed him under arrest in his quarters,
IS this offence was considered not only
Aagrant violation Of the rules and regula-
tons, but at the same time dishonest sub
terfuge to obtain standing in his class.
That same evening Gen. Pitcher re-
leased Cadet Grant from arrest, Lieut..
Sears order 70 the contrary aot withstand.
ing. The sequel Of the story Is soon told.
A short time afterwsrd an order was re-
ceived from Washington dirictinc the
Lieutenant to proceed to some plses out
West and report to the commanding OH
Ger Of the station for duty. Tbss was
honesty rewarded, and an upright ofacer
not only shubbed, but still more, trans-
ferFed v other duties vhero he would In
the future b unable 10 Interfere with the
ruling family. How doss this sompsrs
with the treatment Afforded Cadet Baird
by the arst class last winterY He, be-
lieye, VAs sccustd ;of telling 0 faischo0d.
consider al undsftand pfocesding among
gentlemen, as cadets are all supposed to
Be, as great . falai6cation ~ the simple
fact Of telling an untruth.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

The Evening Post has undertaken the
hopeless task of recognizing the Rspub.
lican party In New York. II calls on
Fenton and Conkling, and leaders Of two
factions, TO resign their leadership; or in
the event Of their refusal, urges the people
to throw them overheard. The Post takes
very lugubrious view OF the present
prospects of hs party, and admits that
~ the Republicans lose Nep Fork in tie
nert Prudential election they are probably
Deat,n." 1t says: m
Another election for President sp.
proaches, and promises TO be closer than
the last, Few public mos believe that the
Republicans can gain their ascend ency
without regaining New York, or thst they
can even contrel another Congress, IL they
lose any more seats In this Ssste. Yet the
Quarrefs among them rage more bitterly
than ever; and the two Senators who, "
their position are recognized public Lead
ers Of the party in New YORK, spend all
its strength and their own 10 petty squab-
ble: about tho division Of ofsees between
their sdherenta.
Already the pesnicious effects Of their
t0O0s 80 teSS IN tuetP party toBo0K hOue
the country. And IL they 20 on In the
same way little longer, New York will
finally be lost TO the Republicans for 1872,
and with it. probably, the United States.
|
The Republican party of New York can
never act in harmony under the !eade rship
either Of Mr.. Fenton or of Mr.. Conkline
The organ 'zstion which is controlled by
either of them will never be more than Z
faction, and will be easily beaten.
Must the party, in the whole nation, be
subjected to dis honor and defeat before the
petty factions which make all the mischief
here can be compelled TO give wayf They
will 60 in the future, a. in the Isst, a. long
rs there is an Office TO qarrel Tor, and only
sink out Of sight when the nation, a. we'll
as the State, Is IN the hands Of men they
distrust, and Of . policy they abhor, unless
the honest masa Of tho Republican party
the patriotic citizens who want no ONCE
and no spoils for themselves, but Dc want
good governmsnt, shall tsks the matter
Into their ovn hands. -7ii Ein ifs
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-06

SPxAKISa Of the Dayton platform,
The Nation frankly ssys that III the
Democrats should put on il, At the next
presidential election, . candidate Of
high standing aud character, Of good
Union sntecedents during the war, the
consequences would most likely be
such as Msssrs. Cameron, Forney and
the like would at first contemplate with
horror, and then adapt themselves to
with commendable alacrity."