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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Don't, Horace !

If it be within tho range of humar
possibility to damn n man with faint
praise, Useless Simpleton Grant will
be doubly damned by tho New York
Tribune. The following il Greeley's
last thrust at poor old Grant
"Wc are gradually getting at the
bottom Of the New Orleans military
outrage. Tho rem onstrants against
the high-handed proceedings of Mar
shal Packard aid Collector Casey
have made their formal complaints to
the President and havo received the
assurance that he never authorized
the employment Of United States
troops for the purposes for which thcy
were used by hi. supcrscrviccable ap-
pointees at New Orleans. Gen. Rev
nolds, il seems, is responsible for the
detail Of the troops, though ignorant
Of the precise churncter Of the cmer
gency existing. We rrj,ice that the
often expressed disbelief of .he Tri-
bune III Gen. Grants being in any
way party to this diSgraceful husi-
ness has been justified by all the facts.
And now that the responsibility Can
be fixed upon civilian Officials at New
Orleans, without any difficulty, we
shall expect their removal forth
with"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Jjp'...r-'r = l.. Mi. - JuF' - n'
A Murderer Makes Confession and Choos-
es Ills Exccutl0ucr.

Chas. Thompson, arrested for the
murder Of his employer, VIM. Il.
Crippen, of Potosi, Mo-, has confess,
ed his crime. He makes no men,
tion Of any money on the ,po, son Of
Crippcn at the time, as an inducement
to the murder, nor that any had been
taken from his pockets subse queDt to
tho cornmission, of the crime. Out.
side those statements, however, he
repeatedly assured Sheriff, Clarke
that Crippen must have had upon his
person at the time somewhere from
$3.50 to $500, and that, if any one
got it at the time of the murder, it
must have been Mitchell, when he
dragged the body from the road into
the bushes. He also stated to- that
officer that all the money he had Oh
the trip with Crippen: was Sc that he
had got the latter to advance him
and yet the fact is susceptible of
proof that he did cxptnd $2l for a.
suit of clothing at Jacksonport, on
his flight, Immediately after the mur-
der. Thompson was readily identi>
hou "'ohE IHo ioule3 HV Doul ulPhau, py
various citizens, Us tho travelling com.
panion of the murdered man, and the
one who had been seen engaged in
earnest conversation with Mitchell at
Warm Springs, at Hams house, at
various places in Doniphan, and just
before leaving that place.
Before arriving at Doniphan in
custody last Thursday, the prisoner
spoke in terms of the utmost levity and
indifference Of the fact that he expected
to be banged for the murder of Grip
pen, only expressing solicitude that
he might have fair trial, and that
if such should be his fate, Sheriff
Clarke would como dome down from
PotoSi and perform that little friend
ly act for him.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Theodore Tilton's Ticket.

+ The Golden Age (Theodore Til
toms paper) confesses with something
Of groan that the Republicans, t.
judge from present appearances, will
have nothing better as a platform
than to pretend that inasmuch as Mr..
Boutwell, has reduced the public
debt "Gen Grant should be bound
upon our backs for second term"
10 season the ticket with a more
palatable ingredient, the Golden
Age insists that the Republican
party ought to give its next Vice
Presidency to negro--say for in
stance, Frederick Douglas, or Robert
Pur7ia, or Senator Rovels. or some
other excellent citizen whose civic
vittures God has Glad in the divine
com heliness Of dark skin" ~
1t appeals to Mr.. Greeley, and
asks "Will the Tribune use its great
infuence to execute this Justice"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Grant vs.. Greeley.

Mr. Greeley was recently in the
West attending agricultural conven.
tiona, but he nevertheless did not
leave bis politics Mt home. In pass-
ing through Chicago ho was met by
MIR. Wentworth and Mr.. Grinneli,
formerly member Of Congress from
Iowa. In reply to some personal
suggestions from the latter, he is re.
ported to have said :
eff we nominate Grant We shall
certainly be defeated. The public
will stand no more horse jockey and
present-takipg Presidents We have
bad enough of them. When we take
hold of Gruntit will not be with silk
gloves on our hands. 1t has got to he
done. We must throw Grant over
board, or we shall be d. feated.
Il want you, gentlemen, to toll
you people here in the West that we
are going to fight against Grant to the
extent of our ability. We will not
remain passive or Indifferent, but, to
use his own words, eve arc going to
light it out on thi. line."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
A Rare and Interesting Case.

We chronicle the f acts as We heard
them Of one Of the most remarkable
cases Of partial alteration of the men :
tai faculties, an idtosyncracy as rare $
it is interesting in a philosophical
point Of view. A single lady, in her
third decade, residing in this county,
of most respectable parentage and
connections, and in possession of am.
pie ,meacs, became acquainted some
ten years rgo with a minister # the
Reformed church who was then and
is at present living in Pennsylvania. -
He was here at that time on visit.
she heard him preach but once, and
during his brief eojourn but the most
common courtesies of the most casual
acquaintance ever passed between
them. Since that time she has read
work published, Of which he is the
author, and has also read, as they up-
peared from time to time, several ar
ticles of his which were published in
a church paper. About year ago
she fancied that the reverend gent re
ferred to had gone through q regular
aud formal courtship (by letter), that
she had accepted him, and that the
wedding day was fixed, not an early
one to be sure, but nevertheless one
agreed upon by the contracting par.
tios. This fancy grew in her mind to a
fixed and settled fact, and during the
past year she has been very indus
triously empl' y:d in getting ard pre-
pairing the thousand and one things
supposed to bo indispensable to
lady's trosseau, and also in having
ready somo of tho articles required
in housekeeping. at the proper
time she ordered an auple supply Of
elegant cake, fruit, confectionery, Sc,
indeed, omitted ho particular in the
variety Of an elegant and bountiful
bridal feast; then the invitations
we're issued, aud this brings us to Il Q
+ bridal eve, when all was ready but
the bridcgroou-he was hundreds of
/, miles away, and in blis>ful ignorance
that his coming was 50 anxiously look
ed for, his presence so necessary to a
continuation of the ccrcmoni,s. S. So
admirably had the lady arranged all
her plans-so exactly and successfully )
had she executed them, that it was
not until the very last moment tha,
her relatives and friends had reason
to believe that she was the victim Of
an hallucinatioD. She now thinks
that some accident, some dispensati ton
of providence, prevented bis coming
at the time appointed, but he will
surely come she doubts not. This is
such case az demand our sincere
sympathies, although some unrccling
brutes may find in it source OF
coarse jest and vulgar mirth. We may
add that on all other subjects her
mind is sound as dollar.-Frcdrich
(Md.) Union.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Tho VasabOnd Sage.

An old man of worry active physiog-
nomy, answering to the name Of ia
cob Wilmot, was brought to the police
court.
His clothes looked Us though they
might have been bought second hand
In his youthful prime, for they had
suffered moro from the rubs Of the
world than the proprietor himself.
"What business p
"None I'm a traveller"
"a vagabond, perhaps 7"
"You are not far from wrong.
Travellers and vagabopds are about tho
same thing. The difference il that
the latter travels without money, and
the former without brains."
"Nhere have you travelled p
''All over the continent"
s'Eor what purpose 7"
"Obsorvation."
"What have you observed p
ga little to commend, much to GEN.
sure, and great doal to laugh at."
"Humph what do you commend I"
GA handsome woman will stay as
home an eloquent preacher that will
preach short sermons q good writer
that will not writo too much, and "a
fool shat has sense enough to hold his
tongue"
"What do you oensure 7"
ga man that marries n girl for her
fine clothing youth who studies
medicine while he has the uso of his
hands and the people who will elect
a drunkard to office"
"Who do you laugh att"
81 laugh at man who expects his
position to command that respect
which his personal qualGitions and
qualities do not merit"
lie was dismissed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20

Life In Death.

The cedar il most useful when
dead. It is the most productive
when its place knows it no moro.
There is 10 timber like it. Firm in
the grain aud capable Of the finest
poll tho tooth Of no insect will
touch it, aud time itself can hardly
destroy it. Diffusing a perpetual
fragrance through the chambers which
it cells, the worm will not corrode
the book which it protects, nor tho
moth corrupt tho garment which it
guards all but immortal itself, it
transfuses its amaranthinc qualities
to objects around it. Every Chris
tian is useful in his life, but the good.
ly cedara are the NEST useful after.
wards. Luther il dead but the Ref.
ormation lives. Knox, Melville, and
Henderson are dead, but Scotland
still retains o sabbath and Chris.
tisn peasantry, Bible in every
house, and a school in every parish
Bunyan is dead, but his bright spirit
still walks the earth in its s'Pilgrim's
Progress" Baxter is dead, but souls
are quiokoned by the "Saint's Rest"
Cowper is dead, but the "golden ap.
pies arc still as fresh as when newly
gathered in the "silvcr basket" ol
tho O.ney Hymns. Eliot is dead
but the missionary enterprise j.
young. Henry Martin is dead, but
who can count the apostolic spirits
who, Ph@nix like, have started from
the funeral-pile 7 Howard is dead, but
modern philanthropy is only COM
mencing its career. Raik"s is dead,
but the sabbath schools 20 on.- R,u.
r. Hamilton.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Protection OF Cabbage Against Worms.

To procure an efficient remedy
against the ,avages Of the cabbage
is desideratum long needed by our
vegetable gardeners and farmers
Mr.. Thomas S. Trigg, of Montgomery
county, gentleman Of nice observa-
tion, assn. es us that stale soap suds
applied to the heads Of cabbage will
drive away and keep away all worms.
There is something about the soap
suds especially obnoxious to the worms,
and few applications Of it will pro-
tect the cabbage from their ravages.
There Is another advantage in tho use
of soap suds-it fertilizes the land
and induces o more vigorous growth
of the plant. We hope every farmer
who reads this will give it trial and
report on its efficiency Nashville
Union.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
"The Union Troops from the South"

The Louisville Courier argues
that the best blood of the South was
in the Confederate army because Of
the Inferior quality of tho Union
troops from the slave-holding States,
who lost more flags than they cap
tured, while the Union troops from
the non slave.helding States captured
more flags than they lost. The
Courier Is right in its conclusions,
but wrong in it's premises. 1t is n
veil known fact that the so.called
Virginia, Texas, aud Carolina regi-
ments in tho Union army we're not
composed of Southcrners, but we're
made up nearly entirely of foreigners.
negroes and the soourings of Northern
cities. We disclaim all responsible
ty for their short comings, and ask no
credit for their prowess.-Charlcstoa
Ne,Us.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
" hat is Home ?

"Home," says Robertson in his
sermons sis the one place where
hearts are sure of each other. 1t L.
the place Of confidence. L. is the
place where We tear off that mask of
guarded and suspicious GOODNESS
which tho world forces us to wear in
self.defence and where we pour out the
uureserved communications Of full
and confiding hearts. 1t is tho spot
where expressions of tenderness gusl'
out without any sensation Of awk-
wardnesS, and without any aread OF
ridicule. Let man travel where
he will, home is tho place to which
'his heart untruveled fondly turns.
He is to double all pleasure there.
He is to divide pain. A happy home
is the single spot Of rest which a
man has upon this earth for the cult.
vation of his noblest scnsibilities."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
A Sad Family History.
The New Orleans Picayune tell.

| The New Orleans Picayune tells
.he following:
Shortly after the close Of tho war,
Mrs. Beach, living near Carroll.
ton, went insane. The cause of Der
derangement vas attributed to the
loss Of her husband in one Of the nu-
merous conflicts in Virgin,a. Not
withstanding the unsound condition
of her mind, she went about her
daily duties as usunl, taking care of
childrcn--she bad TWO, a boy and
girl-and sewing for their support.
1t was only in conversation that her
in6rmity was apparent and her utter
aversion for society. Naturally weak
and delicate in her organization, her
overtaxcd strength gave way under
the arduous work she pcrfomod and
day by day her thin, pale face grew
careworn, aud her soft aud silent
footsteps drew nearer and nearer to
the grave. But to all inquiries Of
friends about her health she would
shake her head, and say "I'm we'll :;
| can't die; who would caro- for my
little ones ?" The sad and lonely
life Of the woman excited compassion,
but she would take no aims. She
toiled early and lute but not g great
while since she won't for a~gentleman
living short distance from her, aud
when he arrived sail to him, al am
going to die now; my children are
provided for" In less than two
days she was dead, and contemp,r a.
neous with the fact came the intelli-
gence that by the death of an uncle the
children had become heirs to large
fortune in Mar, land.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
That Tidal Wave.

The great "tidal wave" which some
papers have "evolved from their inner
consciousness" as to take place in
October 5th, aud have credited to
Agassiz as n prediction, is creating
quite as much interest on some parts
Of our Atlantic coast as tho second
advent representations of Cum mings
and Miller. 1t is now less than a
month to the time when this great
rush of waters will be upon US, from
Florida to Maine, and it is high time
W. were making preparations to re-.
co.vo it.. On another similar occa-
sion, namely, the first great deluge,
our ancestor, Noah, had warning of
many years Considering, therefore,
the extent Of the expected food, our
notice is a worry short ono. Accord
ing to. tho alleged calculations Of tho
learned pro! essor, this wayo is to
sweep the. whole Atlantic coast, s'to
the hoight of fifty feet or moro, ON the
night of the fifth or the morning of
the sixth of October. We should
think some folks along shore would
be likely to got wet. under the cir
cumstances.---B Baltimore Sun. ...
Tho Nowberry Herald says
About ! clock last Saturday morning
it was discovered ly the guard at tho
Jail that some Of the prisoners were
skedaddlin from the rear. Owing
TO the darkness and the position Of
tho guard on the porch, the vantage
was with the fleeing criminals, who es.
capped through the favoring fields.
Several shots were fred which result
ted only. in the hasty return to his
cell of the last escaping whose feel.
ings were not strong enough to rush
before the whiaaing bullets below.
The four who escaped were colored
Drayton Douglas, (aa irresponsible
COW thief), under sentence for cow
stealing David Wise, for the murder
of his brother, and two. others lately
indicted for stealing wheat.
Two Of the aboyo---the wheat stealers
have been caught and are now in
jail. ,.,. i..t. ,..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20

The Cincinnati Commercial takes
one "Major Travis" (negro) in hand
after the following style:
"Tho celebrated major Travis is
the most active of tho clectioneering
local politicians of African descent.
He supposes himself to bo candidate
for tho State Senate. Ho should be a
candidate for Judge. Tho fellow
knows as much about tho adminstra-
tion of justice a. about tho manufac-
ture Of law. The probability is he
would mako as good judge as he
would Legislature. He might learn
to deliver a judicial opinion without
sticking his tongue out"
They are having clash of authori-
ty between the officials in Macon, Ga.
Two oonstables arrested the Sheriff
last Friday night for being drunk and
disorderly on the streets, and commit.
ted him to tho guard house. The
Sheriff, after being released the next
day, arrested the constable on the
charge Of assault and battery, and
lodged thcm in tho quarters he had
lately occupied.
A langhable thing took place at a
revival meeting somewhere in Missis.
sippi, not long since. The minister
noticed a seedy looking chap in one of
tho seats looking as though he needed
religion, or good square meal. So
he stepped up to him and asked him
If he was q christian. ... '.......
"No, SIR" said he, 81 am editor Of
the Radical paper in this place."
"Thcn, in the namo Of God, let u,
pray" replied tho devoted minister.
Mrs. Margaret Finley, living nea,
Wabash, Indiana, murdered her three
children Wednesday forenoon. Sh,
took her babe by the feet and beat it,
brains out on Q. stone and cut the
throat Of hor two eldest children
aged nine and eight years, respective
ly. The woman was arrested and
lodged ia Jail. Her husband died
last winter. She seems perfectly sane
and says sho killed the childron Il
got rid Of them.
An old lady on train not far from
Lafayette, hearing the breakmen SIM
out "Eubank's Cut!' sailed to tht
! door and asked, SIS he hurt much p
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20

The Charlotte Observer says: Jim
Dallinger, colored, was arrested yes
terday morning about four miles west
Of Charlotte on suspicion Of being tho
negro who shot Mr.. Snugg some timo
ago, and after being brought to the
city scars we're found on bis person
where Mr.. anugg had struck him with
a stick Of wood, and tho coat and hat
left behind on the night tho deed was
committed was recognized by others
as belonging to him. We will here
state that Dallinger has been living
in fornication and adultery with q
white woman on tho plantation of
Mr.. Chorles Foster.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20

There is no more modest and sem
sitive man than the Rev. DR.. William
r. Williams, the eminent Baptist
divine. He recently published a
charming little work on the three
parallels in the 18th Of Luke, the
appropriate title Of which was : "The
Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the
Lost Son." Imagine the horrible
feelings Of the sensitive divine when
he saw the typographical blunder Of
the Christian Union, which reviewed
it under the title of "Thc Lost Sheep,
tho Lost Cow, and the Lost Sow"
The mischievoas attempt to estab-
lish mixed schools of white and color
ed in Louisiana, has resulted as might
have beeIl anticipated, most disas.
trously. The ill.feeling created has
destroyed the usefulness of the scbools
for both white and colored, the at
tendance is greatly reduced, and the
expense of public instruction greatly
increased. -..
Tho baby.brokerage business in
New York is ouriously illustrated in
the case Of DR.. Willett. This man
received $50 to take charge Of baby
and keep, it until some respectable
person would adopt it but an hour
after tho receipt of tho child and
money, tho former was left at the
door Of tho Founding Hospital suffer-
ling from some powerful narcotic
which Willet had administered. H..
The Charloston News says: The
coming tidal wave was the topic of
talk oil over town yesterday. Boats
are at premium, and prudent folks
are anxiously oastingi about for "re-
served seats" upon lofty buildibgs,
steeples, telegraph poles and similar
coigns of vantage. iai"tl'
| A humming-bird's head with dia.
mond eyes is new earring.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Punishment OF a Gambler.

'The laws Of Kentucky punish very
severely persons convicted Of setting
up end playing the gamo known AZ
chuok.a-luck. p. Nolan, of Coving.
ton, was indicted by the grand jury
Of Campbell county for On offense Of
the kind, committed at q picnic Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, in
Jones' Woods, back of Newport, about
ayear ago, and his trial took place on
Saturday, in the Criminal Court.
The jury brought in verdict of gull
tys and adjudged that he pay fne oe
Ave hundred dollars, or be confined in
the county Jail for two hundred and
fifey days to be forever deemed in.
famous, and disqualified from exer-
cising the right of suffrage, or hold
ing any office of honor, profit or strust
in the Commonwealth Of Kentucky.
sT6o Rev. r. soutIgato, Of North.
fdld, England, lately surprised his
hearers by declaring that buttons,
bad ooppers, old tobacco quids, and
tho like Of that were not acceptable
offerings to the Lord, and that, to
discourage theHusually rather generous
ontpouring Of suoh contributions, tho
future collections of his church would
be- taken in open plates.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
Equality.

An old Scotch minister. on being
asked to preach q sermon in favor
eq 'ality, ut time of great excite
citement Oh the subject, said ut the
close of Il sermon in substance as fol
lows:
You ask me to preach a s, rnnon on
equality. Since that time l have
ranged in vision through the vegeta.
BILE world | saw flowers Of equal lus-
tre and perfume, trees of equal lustre
and perfume, trees of unequal lustre
and perfume, trees of unequal height
and value, but there was no equality.
passed through the animal king
dom, and saw the trained horses and
the fierce beasts Of prey, the lionet
and the hawk, the sparrow aud the
eagle, the sheep und the horse, each
occupying relative sphere.
In the sea where the moIlu>c auG
the whale, the dol phiu and the shark
the timid and the fierce, each proper.
ly organized aud doing it's proper la
bor, but | saw no equality.
Lastly, entered the gnte Of hca
ven, and Oh great white throne sat
the Judge Of the universe cherubim
and scraphim fell before him, angels
of lesser degree hid his bidding. 1
found seven heavens rising above each
other, but no equality there. Igazud
on the stars, and found cone star diff
fereht from another star in glory,"
but there was no equality. SO you
see that there is no equality in all
Gods vast kingdom.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20

The State Lunatio Asylum is 80
crowded that the Superintendent has
been compelled to issue tho following
circular to tho Judges Of Probate
throughout the State:
OryIcE 8. c., LuNArIc ASYLUM,
COLUMBIA, s. G., Sept, ls, 1871.
SIN: AS our Asylum is full to its
utmost capacity, you will please give
no moro orders for the admission Of
lunatics, epileptics or idiots, until you
have written to this Office and ascer-
tanned whether they oan be received.
Very respectfully, your obedient sor-
want, j. Il. ENSOR.
Sup't, go. ,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-20
We clip tho following from the

we ol'P tho fOll0Wlng from the
New York Telegram.
Another Of those :, Il l,r wis IN
which the comoatan:s have srnrcel,
any idea of what they are quarrcling
about, occurred this morning on the
corner Of Sixty-second street and
Ninth avenue, between Denis Burns,
Thomas Cain, James McNamara and
Timothy Hurley. 1t appears that
M old grudge has long existed be-.
tween Burns and Hurley, and Burns
took the opportunity of II bar room
discussion to draw revolver and
shoot his enemy. The ball struck
him in the left shoulder, causing n
dangerous wound. The man fell over
on the floor, and his companions
thinking he was dead fed precipi
lately. They wore, however, follow
ed by n policeman and finally cap.
turcd. Hurley was attended by q
doctor, and sent home to Sixty.sec-
ond street and Ninth avenue,