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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
The Episcopal Convention.

The Triennial Convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, which
met on Wednesday in baltimore, will
command unusual attention from the
grave subjects Of discussion which
await it. Cheneyites and auti-Chc.
neyitcs, Ritualists and Evangelical,
arc doubtless armed cap a-pie with
sword und shield to rush into the
deadly fray. There are among both
the Bishops and lay delegates an TN
usual number of men of intellectual
forcc-enough, if they meet with the
honest and really placlble intent, to
bring all vcxed questions to pcrma-
mont friendly settlement. However
this may be, the debates, whether de.
cisivo or not, will be conducted with
n certain dignity and courtesy too Of
tcn, unfortunately, lacking in denomi
national councils. Emcrson's sarcas. e.
tic apostrophe to this church, "By
taste eye are s.ved," is 50 far true
that the episcop ,lian clergyman,
however, weak he may be in the
brain, is usually in breeding a gen.
tleman.
The sect is not so powerful In this
country in hunters as it is in cul.
ture: in it's habit of regarding all
problems Of life with grave and
reasonable moderation, due rarity to
its peculiar tene's, and partly to the
honorable ancestry which it feels
bound ftly to represent Noblessc obl;ye
is as wholesome a restraint on church
cs as on individuals. Its "fruit.
Of rightoousness''ss are prominently
peaceable. 1t depends for its con.
verts to Christianity more upon the
gradual effect of early teaching, or
an unwearied gracious seeking for
erring souls, than upon occasional
convulsive throes of rcmorse, or the
implacable grip of hard logic. A
man with the words Of its grandly
simple service daily upon his lips,
may attach fantastic Importance to
altar-cloths and chasubles, but he
will not be likely to become Vitupera-
tive or blasphemous. We hope that
tho present grave deliberations of
this body will represent their strong
traits rather than tho weak ones.
However important to some of their
members may seem the questions of
candles or daylight, auricular confess
sion or prayers for tho dead, these
are, after oil, but tribes to the great
underworld Of society--thc masses
who scarcely have heard if there be
God while it is ofvital mportan ce
to them and to US all that not one
witness who has faithfully testified Of
Him should grow trivial or bitter
with age, or should fail in that broth
eriy unity or forbcaring charity
which best represent Him to the
WORLDLY. Y. Tribune.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
The COllrclioii OF Taxes.

n Iho Grand Jury of Nowberry
County, at its last sitting, made a
prcsentment, from which the follow.
ing Is an extract i4.
~ mong tbo5greqt evils to which
the people Of Scnth Carolina arc sub
iPtted, is tic opcrous expense Of col.
lccting the taxes. 80 Formerly, when
property paid just taxation, a sin.
gle person collected the taxes.
Now, when property is taxed far
Jcyond rcmnnerative value, a whole
corpse Of assessors with an auditor
ana treasurer. are needed. That it
shoa'd cost a conntS $4,000 to 5000
70 collect the taxcs--and no possible
sstmhary way to verify tho expcndi.
t"res-w''en many good men would
gladly do the work for q salary of
$l,3O0-is it not q commentary unon
the. system that has been made to rob
me honest labofer Of his toll, and the
4io"eSt,man Of his ehrning? It was
0noe"a mans pride to own propertv
in South Carolina; now it is a burden
H'nso' it was pride to owe alleeianco
'o7ttYn lassaf South Carolina :onow
1s's;b6eoming to 'ho 'dissrate. BE.
onninsS this grand inquest says--not
set'eo"5 TO pass! Cod grant 1t may
not come finally to pass, and that the
tomper'of The people may keep cool
enough for Gods providence to work
the end. .niG.I : :
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From New York.

. NKw YoRx, October l5.-The Muu-
haitian Insurance company has resoly-
cd to suspend. Its losses are stated
at milli"n and quarter. The com.
pany possesses large surplus, besides
their capital. 1t is not expected
there will be any loss to the assured.
The president of tho Empire City
Company, which reported yesterday
for the last quarter 81 900, 900, states
it's sustained no loss.
1t il reported that tho Western
Union Telegraph Company, has effect
ed loan in Europe, and will cancel
vi, 100000 Of stuck.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Foley Extraordinary.

In nearly every issue Of tho promi
nent news-journals of tho day, we find
accounts of horrible butohcries and
ousrages porpotratcd by tho Indians
upon settlers of the far West. .,..
Women and children arc ruthless,
~ murdered, houses burned to tho
ground, cattle driven off, and the
pioneers Of Western civilization be-
rcft of everything that makes life
dear, and they themselves often tho
victims of savage brutality. Hu.
man'ty calls loudly for redress of
these wrongs, and demands that these
acts of violence bo speedily Suppress
ed, and white men prot eoted from In.
dian ferocity.
The natural inquiry is. upon whom
falls the blame and responsibility tor
this outrageous condition of things :
We uuhcsitatiDgly answer, the United
States Government" Ius,cad Of EN-.
pIoying its forces III protecting it,
true and tried citizens, vs. see troops
scattered oil over tho Southe rn coun.
try propping up with their bayoucts
negro governments, the off.spriny
OF hadicalism, and forcing upon the
South as rulers, the SCUM and refuse
OF creation. Certainly an ennobling
occupation for tho army of tho chiral.
rous United States Government,
How are tho mighty fallen!
Why such an unjust policy should
90 pursued by tho United States au.
thorltles, we can't conjecture. No
wonder is it that our flag is insultcd
abroad, and our foreign ministers
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

H,s,e the p3ER?H}sISf ~ ati||s, Neioh "a q
key, and 30 powerful ihs its effects
that it oats up tie inside Of the Bar
rels in which tho compound is kept.
"Another feature Of this whiskey
is that it cannot be- extracted by any
process Of distillation, redistiliation
pr frepsiacation. By experiment it
has been shown that if small piece
of iron or copper is inserted into a
barrel of whiskey adultcrated with
this acid, tho entire mass will BIO in.
,staptly blaekened, and if loft. for, 9
short time large quantity Of dis.
apotato Of copper or vordigris will be
cSolydd!U:|. o.. ...... ..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
The Texas Election.

Recent dispatches bring US the vel.
come nows that Texas has at las,
been redeemcd from Radical misrule
The Democratic majority is estimated
at thirty thousand, with every Con
gressional District represented by O
Democrat.
Every lover Of liberty will rejoice
ovor this great victory of the De.
mocraey of tho clone Star" State
and will join us in hoping that the
contagion may spread all over the
South, until she be entirely free from
Radical persecution.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
ssJuSt Alike.

a suffering man at public table,
nad occasion to use pepper box.
After shaking it with all duo ven-
gea"cc, and turning it in various
ways, be found that the. pepper was in
no wise inclined to come forth
'I''h-thlH pep. per box he exclaim-
ca, with sagaeious grin, is so.somc.
thing like my elf."
why 2 asked a neighbor.
r:poor'poor delivery he replied.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Market Reports.

NEW YonK, Oct. l4.-Eyeninp-
Cotton in good export demand: /: up-
lands gig; Orleans 2lS; sales g.
G7l bales. Gold l4s.
CHARLESTON, October l4.--Cotton
steady-middIIngs lsa receipts g.
269 sales 200 balos.
LIvEHrooI, Oct. l4.-Evcning-
Cotton opened and closed strong
uplands 50 B; Orleans los sales Co.
600 bales.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

" ASHlNGTON, October lZ.-Th @
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Smith has resigned on account Of ill.
health. John l.. Routt succe eds him,
Koutt is now marshal of the Second
district Of Alabama.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas unlawful com binations md
oonspiracies have long existed and do
still exist, in the State of S,uth Caro-.
lima for the purpose of dcpriving GER
tain portions and classes of the people
of that State of the rights, privileges,
lmmunities und protection named in
the Constitution of the United States,
and secured by tho act of Congress,
approved April Goth, 1871, cntitled
An act to enforce the provisions of
the Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution Of tho Uhited States.
and whereas, in certain parts IF said
State, to wit:
In tho counties of Spartanburg.
York, Union, Chester Laurens, New
berry Fairfield, Lancaster. and Chcs-
Seriield, such combinations and con.
spirac'cs do 80 obstruct and hinder the
OK cuti.n Of the laws of said State, or
of the United States, As to deprive the
people aforesaid Of the rights, privi.
ges, i'm muni'ies, aud protection atore-
aid, and do oppose and obstfuct the
nws Of the United States and their
duo execution, aud impede aud OBJ
struct the due course of justice under
the same land whereas, the corstitu.
tional authorities Of said State are una
bic to protect the peuplc aforesaid
in such rights within the said
counties |, and whereas, the com.
binations and conspirscics aforesaid
within the counties azores id,
arc organized and armed, and are So
numerous and powerful as TO lie able
to defy the constituted authorities of
said State, and of the United States,
within the said State, and by reason
of said causes the conviction of such
offenders, and the preservation of the
public peace and SAFETY have become
impracticable in said couuties.
Now therefore, Ulysses s. Grant,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby command ali per.
sons composing the unlawful combia
ations aud conspiracies aforesaid, to
dispersc to and retire pcaceahly totheii
homes whithiu five days Of the date
hereof, and to deliver either to the
Marshal of the Uuited States for the
district of South Carolina, or to uuy
of his deputies or to any militar,
officer of the United States, With
said counties, all arms, ammunition
uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other mean.
and Implements, used, kept posses CT
or controlled BY them, for carrying
out the unlawful purposes for which
the combinations and conspiraoies arc
organized, ... ~
[signed,] " y. 8. GRANT.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Wisconsin,.

JASESvlLLE. O.:toi,er l4.-Gov. Fair
child trl"graphs lh,t the appalling ca.
la'h'tY las II t been exaggrr.lra. Over
3.o0C mon, women and ch.lircn are
now destitute. The loss nf life. has
""'h very great not less than 500
persons have been burned at PiShteeo
and vIc'nIIy, and 800 on the Easrern
sh"rc. Scores ut men. woman and cnil.
drrn are now in temporary hospitals,
burned and manned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Maine,

BANG >R, October l4.-1h"rc was an
unprecedented lrrsh,, IN the Pruoh<co,
river, with an immense l,ss Of lumber.
Nlany bridges are gon". No trains
over III" Ala'n" road since Thursday,
PORTLAND, October 1.-two nils
OF the Oriental Powder Company cx~
ploded 10 day. killing one.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Nova Scotia.

PORTLAND, October l5.-A dis
patch from Halifux states that tho
heaviest hurricane known for twenty
Years, occurred there last evening.
The tide rose two feet over the
wharves. Navy vessels wero injured
and several YES we're lost.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From WASHINGTON.

WAsHlNaroN, October l0.-The
stdb.trcasury at Chicago lost two
million dollars Of which o. half mil
lion was in gold.
The cabinet met for tho first time
tor several weeks to-day. Secretarioa
Robson and Delano were absent.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Pennsylvania.

WAsHINaroN, October I2.-Ac.
oordlns to tho Philadelphia Ledger.
That the riot was caused by drunken
negro youths insulting ladies. and
killing negro who voted the Dsmo.
cratic ticket. '
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Interesting Decision.

In suit brooght for the purpose
of testing tho validity of a clause 10.
serted in the bills Of lading prepar-
cl by the Vessel -Ownrr,' and Cap
tains' Association, providing for the
payment of demurrcrs by the con
Nignees In Cases where the vessel Is de-
tained beyond certain number of
h"u's, and prevented from diuvhars.
ing her cnrgo, the Supreme court of
this Di,trict, in general torn, decided
to-day in favor of the validity of the
clause in the bills of ladlng, hold.
ing that the conSignce receiving a
cargo WIS bound by the provisions of
the b'li Of lading under which the
coal is shipped when either the
cohs'gnec or his agent have read the
bill of laaing or have knowledge OF
its contcntS.-- Washington Lette,
Baltimore Gazruc
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

A Sunday School superintendent
in "the land of steady habits" whose
lax temperance principles rather
hurt the effect Of the orthodoxy which
he delights in expounding to his pu
pills, during the exercises of the
school, the other Sunday read the
hymn commencing, "When shall |
see Jesus" "Not until you quit get.
ting drunk, | guess" replied q bright
little fellow in the congregation.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

a pauper from tho cradle to the
grave sums up the career of Mary
Ann Main, who died recently in Sun.
dorland, England, work-houso at
the advanced age of ninety-threo.
Sa' was born a pauper in the work
house, and remained all her life a
paupor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

The Chicago Times says this in
connection with the Arkansas report
that Horace Greeley has joined the
kuklux "Thc picture Of the vener.
able philosopher astride dashing
steed, wearing the insignia of the Or.
der, and heavily frightened with
bowiekniyes and revolvers, raiding
through the country in the dead hours
OF tho night at tho head of an c9ncs.
trian hand of bloodthirsty, ex.rebels
like himself, is one well calculated to
fright the souls of the intelligent
pr osident-makers of Arkansas"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
These Future Sails of Cotton.

The Macon Telegraph is quite'in.
censed at the sales Of cotton futures
reported in tho New York mark cts BY
telegraph. That paper says:
The sales Of "futures," 80. called, go
carefully reported Of late in our dcs
patches, arc the merest shams, and
unworthy of notice or report. If the
rascals only lost tho difference be.
tween their bid and the actual price
of cotton, there would be some conso-
lation but they risk only q trifling
margin, if they risk anything at all.
We believe it is nothing more than q
game, mainly y supported by manufac.
Jurors, to ''boar' the cotton makct.
and just now every influence is hard
and deeply at work in the business.
A margin of seven cents profit on q
pound Of cotton for half or three.
fourths of the crop is a big thing,
worth any amount Of tho effort.
Cannons arc being firod every
morning and evening at Vioksburg,
Mississippi, as sanitary measure to
purify the atmosphere.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Charleston.

CHARLESTON, Ocotbcr l2.-Thcro
have been but five fover deaths in
the last twenty-four hours.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Chicago In Ashes.

From Tuesdays papers we learn
that Chicngo, the Queen City of tho
West, has been visited by a terrible
and destructive conaagration, many
million dollars worth Of property bo.
ing completely swept away.
1t is estimated that over one hun.
drcd thousand people are thus made
houseless and homeless, and probably
q great many livos lost.
Chicago Was ono Of the most flourish
ing cities in the United States, and
from E. commercial point of view, its
destruction will be seriously felt and
deplored.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Charleston.

CHARLESTON, October Is --There
was one fever d'a'h yesterday aud one
to day.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

snubbed and treated with discourtesy.
Whenever gosernment sacrifices it's
Own self-respeet, it certainly" cannot
command the respect of enlightened
nations abroad.
We cannot but regret to see that
thetone of Hour government is de.
boetdiipg to,a: low gbb, and its namo
in danger Of becoming reproach.
fFRiOt I'm PhiIadeipHlissy . >
Thursdays dispatches informed our
readers Of the occurrence Of serious
riot in the city of "BrothorlY love-"
between whites and negroes.
1t is great pity that the affair did
not happen somewhere down South in
order that the Radical party might
make .pplitical capital out of 1t. The
"poor' ncg'o is murdered in the
streets Of p, northern city, and nothing
special said Of it, but let such thing
happen in the reIellious South, and
there would be a howl raised over it
throughout tho entire North. Hs,
Localities, like circumstances, alter
cases.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

and Parker both that the latter should
keop his Office closed as long as possi,
bic, entirely regardless too of the
oaths theyAsye~tuhe9 for the faith.
full discharge of+heit respective du-
tiea: While this nice little game is
going on, the credit Of tho State is
suffering, andahoness men cheated out
of their just duos. The bonds of the
State have deprecated = to +ap alarm
ing extent, and hor financial status
'oompletslyrunsettledsa g all on ., aceo eount
Of the corrupt practices of those who
pretend to ,be ter rulers, and admipis-
ter her laws. ..
Certainly byno. means q aattering
picture Of tho beauties of reconstruc!
tion, and not very. favorable oom
mentary upon Republican govern
'"SHY. &. :. III Tr..4 tS i..,-,. -. .... H.. ..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

Mr.. James Brooks writes from
abroad "I'he English language, |
see-and the more l see the better I
sec its becoming the universal Ian.
guage of the educated world. Twen-
ty or twenty-five years ago, or less,
only French would carry you through
the world /; but now it is impossible to
go anywhere, from the pyramids of
Egyptto the mountains of Japan,
that English will not pretty we'll car
ry you along. Chinese house servants
more or less, speak Epglish--'pigeo on
English,' as it is called-but, neyor.
theless, comprehensive English and
60 where you will, in whatever socie.
ty, English seems now to bo the ton
gue."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
Mu Ekiu& Trln;s.

Most of our readers have doubtless
seen accounts Of the trials ut Raleigh,
N. G., under the Ku Klux act Of Con.
igress. go" -. "".'
The tribunal under whose jurisdic
'tion they fell was tho u. S. Circuit
Court, presided over by Judge Bond.
There Is probably no parallel in the
history Of the civilized world of such
a mockery Of justice, Or Of tho enact.
ment of Judicial proceedings SO cx-
tremely faroical. ..2;- .... u... ... ..-
The panol of jurors wore bitter
Radical partisans, and conviction was
a pro-arrapgcd matter. Before such
an array of prosecutors, or moro pro-
perly prosecutors, justice and fair
trial were things impossible to obtain.
Consequently vcrdicts Of guilty were
quickly rendered, aud the victims of
Radical hate consigned to folon's cells.
What commentary upon tho civil.
ization of the nineteenth century
That miserable dirty sheet "the
Columbia Union,' is threatening the
people Of South Carolina with a repo.
tition of tho Raleigh trials and their
attendant cruellies, but VIC think VIC
understand the character Of our people
we'll enough to say in their behalf that
although they may be forced to sub
NIT to outragcs backed up by bayo
nets, they can never be forced to re
spect that Government whose Who'll,
aim seems to be to, perrccute an un
fortunate and powocless people.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18


Up to this time { Tuesday, ten men
have beon arrested as Ku Klux and
lodged in tho Jail at this place, two
of whom have been released. Ouly
i've Of this number are now in jail.
The statement Of the Phmnix, upon
information received from the Mar
shall, "thnt numbers Of the emistic clan
are daily surrende,ing themselves, -
is not tue according to the informa.
tion we have. All who are in iail
we're arrested. The paragraph in
the Pbenix conveys the idea that our
Jail is full of prisoners who surren
dcred themselves, which is not truo.
The above VIC copy from the Caro-.
lima Spartan. The statement wus
made on Marshal Johns authority.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18

The first person siugular-Adam.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-10-18
From Wlshinginn.

WAsnINGroN, October l2.-Thc
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Smith has resigned on account of i'll.
health. John l.. Routt succeeds him
koutt is now marshal of the Second
district of Alabama.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-03
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
TO AUTHORIZE A LOAN FOR THE CON-
sTRUCTI0M OF CULVERTs AND FOR
Section /. The Select aud Common Councils
of the City of Philadelphia do ordain, That the
Mayor of Philadelphia be aud he is hereby
authorized to borrow at not less than par, on
the credit of the city, from time to time, four
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
to be applied as follows, viz
First. For the construction of cul-
verts, one hundred and twenty-five thou
saud dollars. Second. For the purchase of
ground and the erection and extension of build
ings for Police Station-houses, three hundred
thousand dollars. For which interest, not to
exceed the rate of six per cent. per annum,
shall be paid half yearly, on the first days of
January and July at the Office of the City
Treasurer. The principal of said loan shall be
payable and paid at the expiration of thirty
years from the date of the same, and not before,
without the consent of the holders thereof; and
the certificates therefor, in the usual form OF
the certificates of City Loan, shall be issued In
such amounts as the lenders may require, but
not for any fractional part of one hundred dol
lars; or, If required, in amounts of five hundred
or one thousand dollars; and it shall be eX-
pressed in said certificates that the loan therein
mention, and the interest thereof, are payable
free from all taxes.
Section 2. Whenever any loan shall be made
by virtue thereof, there shall be- by force of
this ordinance annually appropriated out of the
income of the corporate estates and from the
sum raised by taxation, q sum sufficient to pay
the interest on said certificates; aud the further
sum of three-tenths of one per centum on the
par value of such certificates so issued shall be
appropriated quarterly out of said income and
taxes to sinking fund, which fund and its ac-
cumulations are hereby especially pledged for
the redemption and payment of said certif-
Gates.
Resolution TO PUBLISH A LOAN BILL
ReSolUed, That the Clerk of Common Council
be authorized to publish in two daily newspa-
pers of this city, daily for four weeks, the ordi-
nance presented to Common Council on Thurs
| day, June 1, 1871, entitled San ordinance to
authorize loan for the construction of culvertS
and for police purposes;" and that the said
| Clerk, at the stated meeting of Councils after
| the expiration of four weeks from the first day
of said publication, shall present to this Council
one of each of said newspapers for every
day in which the same shall have been
| made. 6224t
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-03

called il after her ''Mary Ark" But you may
guess the next house was built above high
water mark. And that's all.
Not much, perhaps considering the male
VIOLENT capacity of the Dedlow Marsh. But
you may tramp over 1t at low water, or pad
die over it at high tide, or get lost upon it
once or twice in the fog, as / have, to under
stand properly Mary's adventure, or to ap-
preciate duly the blessings of living beyond
high water mark.