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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-06
DESPORTES g. Williams
TER.NS-IN ADVANCE.
Extensive Fire in Charleston.

Between 10 aud II O'Clock Satur.
day night fire was discovered in tho
rear Of MaHson's Tobacco Store,
Meeting -atrees,- opposite tho Charles
ton Hotel, n fow doors North of Bis
sel's and The adjoining store destro 7ed
somo time ago. AS usual, the alarm
was not given by bells until some
time after tho fro was ascertained,
and when the engines arrived on tho
ground matters had taken a serious
turn. The buildings occupied by
Madsen, anu tengnick, dealer in
Millinery, we're so burnt that nothing
but shell of them is left. The build.
ing occupied by E. 3. Stoddard
u Co., Wholesale Shoe Dealers, next
door, was badly injured. Madsen's
stock which he valued at $7,5O0, wcs
insured for 5000 in Ravcncl, Huger
a. Co.'s Agency, aud Longnick's for
5000 in A. J.. Tobias Agency, which
covers his loss. Tho stores they oc-
cupicd were owned by jennings,
Thomlinson & Co., and wcro insured
for $5,000-$2,O00 in the London,
Liverpool and Globo Company, and
tho balance in Company unknown,
supposed to bo the Astor, of Now
York. al
Il. B. Stoddard & Co., owned tho
premises they occupied, which wore
insured for $4,000 in the Homo In
surancc Company of Now York. Their
stock of shoes, boots, &C., were dam
aged about seventy-ivo per cent, and
was insured for $25, 900 $4,000 in
tho "Germania - $4,000 in tho
"North British Mcrcantic," and s..
600 in tho "Gcorgia Homo" of Co.
lumbus Ga. Nichman a. Co., immedi.
atcly South Of tho building whero tho
fire originated, had their stock of dry
goods damaged by though
not to any great extent. Their in
eurance is $4,000 in tho London
Liverpool and Globe.
Steele L. Wardell: fancy goods,
next North Of Stoddard & Co., did
not suffer at all.
1t is tho general opinion of those
who saw tho condition Of affairs in
the carly stage ofthe fire, that it was
an act of inccndiarism, and ono that
ought to DO rigidly investigated
Char. Courier.
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Met9s1eph1o.
From New Jersey.

NV YoRk, August 29.-Tho Ma.
tional Bank Of Newark, New JERSEY,
was robbed of three thousand dollars
in fractional, E>,curroncy, by q colored
woman who sweeps the Office.
hoNd BRANoH, August 2l.-Ma
jor Gould and Captain Watson, of The
second bait alion Massachusetts color.
ed volunteers, sought, but were re-
fused admittance, to the grand milio
tory and CIVIC ball at the Continental
Hotel. Four thousand whites were
present, and THE full 9Th regiment
band, one hundred INSTRUMENTS, fur
nished the music.
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Garibaldi on German Braycry,,

Professor Lnzzariui, editor Of the
Corriere di Surdegna, who lately visi,
ted Garibaldi in Caprera, has just
published an account of his oonvcrsa.
tlons, in which he says: "After wo
had hated about the political and
natural position of Italy, Garibaldi
returned to the affair Mt Dion Jan.
uOry 81, and gave mo; some, parricu.
lars about the combat, doing justice,
at the samo tioe, to tho heroic cour,.
aye aud tirmDcss of the Prus,iaps,
I'VE bad, said the General, thirty six
pieces of oannon, and yet, in spite. OF
terrible fire, tho Russians advunc.
Cd slowly. 1t must be confessed that
the Prussians aro the best soldiers
IN the world. Ncvcr have [ seen in
such narrow space so many dead
bodied as at DU,n.' You may form
an idea OF it when l tell you thai in
about the area Of this chamber I
counted So corpses.' -.
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Ay,Man Rgn ThroughHith a sword.

M terrible >affair! in5whiob young
mSa namad Albert Hafyison stabbed
hipfathefaoce Testerasy morn
ing at O'Clock in their residence No.
l,lO2 Harmer strde det. At tBe hour
stated Mr.. Harrison feturBed to his
home slightly intoxicated. He ap.
apeared quarrelsemey and had hardly.
crossed his threshold before, it is al
legged, be began abusing his, wife, who
was awaiting his return. From words
ne proceeded to blows. He struck
herSevcral jtimos. While this Was
going cn,tle eldest son of the couple,
named 'hfbert,I~ aged st twc6ty.otie
years, felt, himslcf,c,lled upon to in.
terfere ip behalf of his mother. In
the course Of the trouble the son be-
came almo"t frantic and observing n
'small, non commissioned officer's
sword hanging against the wall of the
apartment, ho pulled 1t down, and in
hls rage. without u moments thought,
he P'pngsdlit, into his fatbcr's side.
The wounded man at once foil to the
.tlorr in 'fainting condition. Those of
the f"n' J who had not retired were
at once summoned, and the suffer or
taken to his,Toom aud a anphysician
ralted in, who announced Mr. Har-
.ison iu a worry critical condition.
When tho young man saw the result
OF tho hasty temper. rushed from the
house to the eight district statiunhouse
where he stated facts in the case.
lie was, of course, at once locked up,
and othcers sent to the house to inves-
tiXate tho matter. r.,.-.r.. r,,u
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From WaShingt0ll,

-, WAsHINdroN, August 3l.-The
Treasury Department announces the
absorption, through the agency of
Jay Cooke and Co., of two hundred
million Of the five per cents. The
Secretary Of the Treasury will, to-
morrow, announce his readiness to
pay off in gold, the first series of one
hundred millions Of 1862 bonds, and
twenty millions of registered bonds of
the Same issue. After the flrst day
ol December, the interest on the
above bonds ceases.
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position to slsrory thst woela have in,,
daced sg, ,suohEen ass atythet Gpe. ~
@ q. M. $se-M -
~ Heath lad 1fedftlexs' Rohhesg

On Monday night q Mr.. sabitb,
who used to keep small store in
King street, noar Tradd, died. His
wife had been i'll for somo time, but
is now conyalcscent. W6ile tbS
family were in this condition, with
no one to attend to their affairs, n
hoartless robbery ofeveryth thing valua.
ble was perpetratod in the dwelling
of' the, unfortunate man. Over $400
worlh jewelry was thus, stolen, and
upon tho denth Of the proprietor somo
intrnders went 'toelook at his wa toh to-
SEQ the hour of his death, when tho
watch with a gold chain, wasr'appro-
priated. A valuable ring .was also
stolen from the very hand Of tho
dead man. Little care had beon Ia
ken of these things, and the diaboli.
cal thieves found no one to oppose or
detect them. None Of, these, d icl es
have boon recovorod.-- Charles ton
Nc,os. ..l ..,ta'. ,..,n..,,
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Daring Dnrglary-A Hand TO Hand
GrappIc "A Serious Affair,

On Tuesday morning about 4
o'clo;k, Mr.. @. d. Snugg, living OH
Church street, was awoke from his
slnmIers by the screaming Of his
wife who was sleeping in different
bed III the same room, and he imme-
diatcIy discovered that there was
some Que in the room apparently feel.
ing over the bedding which Mrs. Snugg
was sleeping. When the intruder
perceived that he was discovered, and
when MIR. Snugg arose for the pur.
p'*e OF ousting, or capturing him, he
made for the window and jumped out
followed by Mr.. Snugg. Mr.: S.
uverhaulcd him in tho gar den, struck
him few licks with billet of wood
wh ch he had procured before leaving
the house, when they grappled and
terrible scuflle ensued, iu which tho
negro seemed to be getting the bettcr
of it, when Mrs. Snugg ran out and
struck the negro time or two which
made him release his hold. MIR. 8.
made at him again and in his advance
the negro drew pistol and fred two
shots, one taking eject in the should
Grand tho other Oh the side of the
fuco. Tho negro then Jumped tho
fence and mado his escape. Mr..
Snugg did not discover that he was
shot until after he had returned to
the house. Feeling little sick no
oommenced examining and discovered
that he was shot in The two places
described above. Yesterday after
noon he seemed to be resting perfect
~ easy, but tho ball had not yet been
extracted The negro in the fracas left
behind him hatand coat from the
Identification Of which it is hoped tho
burglar may be detected and brought
to justice. - Charlotte Observer,
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WINTMS19GDRG1.
"Wednesday Morning, Sept. e, 1871.
Valcdict0ry.

My editorial connection with this
paper ceases with ,to-day's issue, and
by the end Of the. week, L will Il be
dcmioilod at Summorvi]le, just out.
sido of Augusta, Ca, hsi Principal Of
a school thoro.' For q fortnight past,
/ have callcd tho attention of my read ,
ers to the subject of education, eduoa-
tion for tho boreaved orphan, ,ceduca-
alton for the poor, and botter education
for all classes Of citizens. This has
been the last thought, if l may say so,
of their expiring editor. This has been
"tho ruling passion strong in dehth."
And I havo met the puxsling Difficult.
ties of the subject, not by vague de-
clamation, but. by specific practical
suggestions, not by giving out al TN.
certain sound, but by speaking di.
rectly to the exact point, for this is
the only. way Of discussing the matter
that will bear particle of fruit.
now bid my fellow -oitizons of Fa,e.
fold an atfectionate farewell. re.
turn sincere thanks to them for the
many friendly attentions and kind
oourtesies they have shown me during
my four yoars residence among them.
May God bless the good people of
Fairfield, and may lie, of his mercy,
give thom the spirit to remember aud
cherish all that il pure and fair and
good and glorious in the past, and to
maintain patient, hopeful and .solf.
reliant bearing In the present, and in
the future. 3. r, STUART.
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A Novel in a Nutshell.

Genovieye Brown, the "prctty
waiter girl" who A9e years ago, it
will be remembered, shared with Ed
ward j. Jenkins tho $l25, 900 embez
zled by the latter from the Phoenix
Bank, has become perfectly blind,
and is now an inmate of n private asy
lum in New York. jenkins died in
st. Lnke's Hospital three years ago,
and the mother Of Genevievc, broken
down by her daughters disgrace,
sickencd ard also died. 1t was while
in CONSTANT attendance upon her moth.
or that Gcncvicye lost her oyes;cht.
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From New jersey.

NV YonK, August Walter
Conkliog, of Patterson, connected
with Bowsby, committed suicide this
afternoon.
A serious, flood in the Delaware
river is destroying much property,
and is threatening the suspension Of
travel.
Eliza McCarty died from an at.
tept at self-abol ton.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-06

A little colored boy, son Of Bob
Page, tire hackmap. who lives on
home street swallowed yesterday q
small tin whistle which he had in his
mouth blowing. Disagrceable and
Alarming SYMPTOMS cnsueing, DIS.
Withcrs and Smith we're summoned
to relieve the sufferer. '' NJ latest
accounts, however, tb.y had not been
able to afford relief. The boy was to
be removed to DR.. Smiths Office.
where any operation that might be-
deemed necessary ,uldsbe perform-
ed. Pefersburg In9cr,,o DIG ''"'' :. -.
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From New York.

NEw YoRK, August 3l.-An in.
mate Of the Blackwell island insane
asylum was dangerously wounded by
Or: Parsons, the resident physician,
with table knife.
Bail was refused in the case Of Dr..
Perry and Madame Van Buskirk, the
alleged aboItionists.
Habeas corpus issued for Dr.. Rosen.
wcie.
McGee, who Vas arrested at Troy,
Is the brother of the victim Of the
late i,re.
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From Gcorgla.

SAVANNAH, August 3l.-Thc ne.
gro Grew Of the British bark mutinicd
the Captain shot one slightly. Ar
irving at Darian, the Captain was
lmpri:oned by the negroet at that
Place, but was subsequently rclcas cd.
lie is now hero. The case is to be
submitted to the Bril- Minister at
Washington.
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From Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE. August 29.--Several
hundred negroes collected around the
Danvlile Jail to protect prisoner
charged with arson from tie Nu KIux,
who were panicked during the night
aud uShed into the streets and fred
about hundred shots, wouuding sew.
ornl among themselves. -.
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From California, -,

SAN FRANcIsco, September Tho
excitement over tia threatened In
dian raids in Southern California is
subsioiug. -...,..-, .-,-.--... ,...,-.. ..-.
-, SAN, FRAScIsco, S,p'omber 3
The campaign against the Apaches,
owing, it is alleged, to the interiors
ence Of the Peace Commissioners, is Il
total failuro;'butstlS campaisn%of thc
Apavhcs against the white settlement
is Il complete success.
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Marine Intelligence.

LONDON, September 2.--Tho Anna,
bound for Copenhagen, was wrecked
and all lost. -
A boiler exploded on board. tho
Burk at Cardiff, yesterday. The
captain and engineer were4rhlewn
o, erboard and drowned. c.sn ..><szu
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Condemnation Justly Re.
bukod.

Tho Edge6eld Advertiser of re-
cent date in alluding to the charge
made by tho Editor of tho Christian
Neighbor, in regard to the Land and
immigration scheme of Butler Chad.
wick, Gary g. Co., and its slapdcrous
allusion to those gentlemen, says:. '
"We were greatly astoanlod and
much mortified whilst reading tho
Christian Noighbor's harsh and un-
warranted attack in its issue of the
24th, against tho land aud Immixra-
tion Association Of Butler, Chad
wick, Gary d TO-, atld its miserable
and slanderous allusions to those
gcntlcmon. Astounded, because Nc
had ever regarded tho able Editor of
the Christian Neighbor rs q high.
toned intellectual Christian gentle.
man, and pious good man who
would not wantonly asperse the char.
actor or impugn tho motives of any
ono claiming to be gentleman, with.
out being we'll assured that his
grounds for condemnation were as
clear rs tho noon day SUM-. Aud NOR
tilted to think that 80 prominent a
Carolinlan should be tho fret, in
his imaginary license of tho press or
his position in tho ministry-to OK
hibit willingness, if not desire, to
detract from the fair fame of our own
honorel Butler and Gary--a hard
earned fame they had nobly won in
Legislative halls, and later by
gallontly barring their breasts TO tho
leaden storm--up. as it were TO the
very jaws of the cannon's mouth-.and
bravely leading where mono but the
bravo dared to follow-ahd all too
for the honor and glory of South
Carolina,-that Carolina which tho
Christian Neighbor would lead as to
infer Butler and Gary-."Suthern
gamblers" Ito uso its own wordsj
"burning with ambition an avaricc,"
would, for their solfsh motives, sink
into "disgrace and iniquity." Shame /!
Shame Shame
"No, no! If South Carolina is
never sunk into "disgraoe aud iniqui.
ty" until done through tie instru.
mentality Of Generals NJ. G. Butler
and M. W. Gary, her honor will evor
be pure and unsullied, the pious slime
and would.be holy defamation Of
the Christian Neighbor to the contra
ry notwithstanding.
"And the sohemo of the South
Carolina Land and immigration AS.
soclation, if q success, will provo q
material advantage to tho Immigra,,
tion interests of South Carolina, - be-.
cause Cen Butler has said and Cal.
b aith Butler never. proves false to
his words, reercant to, Ills country, or
forgetful of his honor,--that "after
the expenses are deducted, we are
pledged to give $4,000 to tho State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
under whose auspices " e are proceed.
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The Storm In HlOrida.

All accounts both private and Off.
oial, which have reached us relative
to the storm in Florida represent the
damage done as fearful. We CON
versed with gentleman who reach
ed here yesterday by round. bout
route, who says that the whole coun.
try is under wator. All the springs
have closed up in consequence, aud
the damage to the crops has been inoal-
cu(able. The train which left hero
at lO.l5 Sunday, night had not reach.
cd It's destination yesterday at S p. NJ.
and it is supposed that it has been
stopped by breakagas in the road,
resulting from the delugc of waters
which has fallen during the last two
days. The wires are down, and no
telegraphio communication has reach.
cd the railroad regarding the cause
Of the dctention.-Savannah Ropu6,
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Mnrkct REPORTS.

Nuw YonK, Sept. 2: AEvcning.-
Cotton firm upands l99 Orleans
20 sales ,2o2 bales. Gold ]3. '''
q gCn.nLEsroN, Sept. 2.--Cotton in
fair demand d-middl,ngs ls receipts
4l sales SO bales. ,.,i :
- LIVERPOOL, Solt. 2.-E> cning--
Cotton opened aud closed firm-up-
lands 90; Orleans 9s ;'sales l4,OO0
bales.
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q ing, Aad every oept Of the balauee to
ahe issrodHStiopppf immigrants.S 7
"a "TheISfHosswe bid God speed TO-
she VIZ Hatld ] Immigration ASspoiaS
tiQn; ;apd !tf1stthe noble end aimed
at byButler, Chadwick, Gary & Co.,
may befu|ly feslized."
Wo heartily endorse the Edgefeld
acknowledgements of the
s!andorous article, Condemnation
should not Come dntil gdile is{ oloarly
established.
----~--S>s.AAt ~
/ Tho NegfoRace .Room Cd.
.at Washington .oom.
puted by Republiosus show bcyorp
doubt, that the colqred population Of
tho South, did not increase duriuIg
tho war, and ha,o positively dccreAs ).
ed Since the 'wat. This decrease will
most certainly continue, and there are
persons. now living, whv, re rhaps, will
live to see the tiuio when itbes negt ocs
of the" South viii be aS they are in
Mexico. !, When the hogroe, were
e'mnaonYcalPqtqd, maj st .tpe time they threw
Oft thefSpanish yoke, there ware from
100000 or 100000 ofnthem engaged
IN tho cotton fields. Now what q
contrast. 1t is difficult matter even w
now to find q full. .blooded negro and
so it will here, in yeare to oomc. .
The Frankfort, Kentucky rYeoman,
says in regara'so the Negro racq,: o" ,
ys'Natwplly' indoleppt and tbritlcss,
they meyer eau booome In a state of
freedom, and, in o climate like this. a
self.sustaining people, A certain
amount of force is absolutely necessa.
ry to make. the most of til EN- work
enough to make even y support. At
least moioty, II not majority, Of
them live In q stuto Of promipcuous
conoubinage,; while, as it we'll known,
they arc universally careless of their
offspring, paying very little attention
to them or to one another, in case of
sickness. Even Ia Afrion, where the
fruits of the earth grow spontaneously
in luxurious abundance, they are too
indolent, BY nature, to gather more
than enough to moet the domands of
present hunger; and, though thcy
have had almost sole possession of that
continent for several thousand years,
they have not Increased enough to
occupy more than ono twentieth pnrt
Of their fertile aud prolific domain.
Wore they left entirely to thcir OVID
devices in climate like this, they
would hardly exist through the life
time of a singlc generation. The
idea of setting such a people
free in a temperate zone could only
have originated with their wornt enc
mics, or to subserve somo ultorior
design of malicu or political ambition,
or both combined. It can be shown,
by inoontestible statistics, that they
have annually faIlon nearly ono
fourth short of support since they
were set free, and that fourth has
come out Of thu pockets of tho
whites." w
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From Alabama,

MOBILE, Aug. 29.-Thirty we dead
have been taken from the explosion
Of the steamer Ocean Wave on last
Sunday, and it is feared many are
still under the wreck. They were
mostly working people with ia antilles.
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From Cuba,

HAVANA, September Briga.
qqier Ferrer died at Cayetan. Garcia
Lopez sentenced to be shot, has been
reprieyed until the return of tho
captain General, who is now at Puer.
to Principe. ...
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From South Carolina.

.CnARLEsyoN, August 29.-A few
new cases Of. yellow fever are report.
3D.. Three old cases are fatal since
stelday. Many unacclimatcd per.
.sYns. leaving the city. Opium iu d.
yided whether tho disease viii assume
an epidemic form. Y
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From Arizona.

San FRANu'sco, Septcm Der 3 Adj
vices trom Tu~c n, Arizona, of Au-
gust 26th, announce new and Srich
silver mine discuvo, les Lear Pre-. colt,
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Marine Intelligence.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 3.-Tbc
Or'g latte jackson, from the Arctic
Oce"n, brings seven men who were
wrecked in the British bark japan,
Nine men wore lost,
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the charge of issuing certificate of
election to Gen. John Edw ards, as
member of Congress from this Dis.
trict, in violation of tho enforce ment
act Of Congress. The Senator gave
bond for his appearance at the Ooto.
bcr term Of the Uuited States Court.
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From T'Cnllcsscc.

MEMPHIS, August 29.--J. ". s.
Brown, prcss'nqn, killed Captain j.
Theodore Adams, for refusing to mar.
ry ascduced danghtcr. Adams lvst Il
leg ut Petersburg.
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Death OF William E. Johnson Esn,

This gentleman, 30 long and so OK.
tensively, known as tho able, efficient
snd, worthy President of the Bank
of Camden, died at his residence
in Kirkwood on Sunday last, in the
seventy fifth year of his, age, lamen.
tod and respected by all who know
him.; A remarkably just and ap-
preciate obituary notice in another
column, from the eloquent pen of one
well qualified to record bis virtues
renders it unnecessary here to do
more than refer our readers to that.
as tttingtribute to biz momory.---
Camden Journal.
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'RObbing the Dead,

A despatch, giving tho pnt.icutars
OF ltI the last Mus'ach . un'sef,s railway hor1
ror, says. -.
In tho crowd attracted by tho ac.I
cident oh Saturday night wore mahy,
whose proper place is behind. .prtson
bars. These robbed the dead and
the suffering wounded. One pvori
fellow, gaspiug for breath, mas rob.
bed of 500 III the few minutes be-
was left alone, by some one who, was
pretending to care for him. Thous.
ands have visited tic scene of the
disaster. Many came from long dis.
tanccs, and, excursion waguns were
run from the villages about to accom-.
mod"te the curious. The road was
cleared early In the day, but many
marks of the terrible destruction
wcro, not oblitcrated. The hunters
for relics, even Of such sad event Oh
this, were present in large numbers.
Que man picked up q Grger, which
ho carefully wrapped in bis haudkcr-
chief to cnrry to his homo apothor
piece Of foot, another a, torn coat,
aud about a tlood.sa,urated stocking
group was gathered wranglipg for
its pOss ossion.