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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
A Disguised Sheriff.,

Sheriff p. NJ. Whitman, of D,au-
fort County, has given notice of his in
tention to resign early in November.
The Beaufort Republican s,ys "The
cause which impcls him to take this
course is the totally impoverished CHI
dition of the County inability to
get any checks for services performed
for at least six months to come, and if
he had them, they would not bring one
half the value s. ated, and in order to
carry on the Office is q perpetual
drain uron ones private purse.
There is neither honor nor profit in
such positions. There is probably no
county III the State so shabbily trcut-
ed as Bee ufort County--the rates of
taxation being three miles for the
county, and seven for the State,
the last Of which goes towards the
maintenance of a thicving lot of lcgis-
lators, and to support as rotten and
vllianous an administration as was
ever shone upon by the noon-day sun.
We congratulate Mr.. Whitman that
he ID no longer identified with this
class Of cormorants, and welcome him
back to peaceful pursuits, and the
paths Of the upright"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
An Epidemic Of Disasters,

Our telegraphio columns for the
last week or more have been nearly o
continuous chronicle Of oalamitics and
disasters, and the record to-day is nj.
most as fearful as that of any Of it's
predecessors. Fire, air, earth and
water seem to have risen IN vengeance
on the human race. "We have sun.
ped full of horrors" ann have grown
familiar with almost ever form Of suf.
fering.
From Chicago the news is rather
reassuring. Dead bodies, it is stated,
are continually found, but the supply
of food is said to TO ample, and a
heavy fall of rain prevented the re.
newal Of the FIRE, which was rendered
probable on Saturday by furious
gale which scattered the burning
brands in every direction, while tho
advices, 30 far as business prospects
are concerned, are decidedly more
encouraging. '~ ."..
On the other hand tho news from
other localities in the Northwest and
elsewhere is terrible to contemplate.
One-third the population Of Peshtego
is reported to have perished. In
Utah fierce storm on Saturday night,
in Salt Lake City, prostratod houses
and telegraph wires, and did other
damage. In Concord, New Hamp-
shire, there was an earthquake yestef.
day morning. At Halifax, Nova
Scotia, a heavy hurricane prevailed
Saturday evening, causing the loss
of poverty and Of several lives. In
China terrible typhoons have ravish-
ed the coast great food has laid
ten thousand square miles under wa
ter, and the city Of Hong Kong ia
threatend with inundation. At Mon
golia the rinderpest has made its ap.
pearanoe. Syracuse, New York, had
seven fires Saturday night. At Mon
treal on Sunday terrific gale did
serious damage to life and property,
and startled the people from their
prayers at Church
The number of marine disasters ia
also unusually great. A collision of
two steamers on tho Tyne caused the
death Of five persons the pilot boat
Golden Gate was lost In tho China
storm, and the United States steam Or
Colorado has struck upon rock in the
harbor OF San Francisco. ~"
Truly there seems to be ON "epi.
demio of disasters"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
Martial LAWN Politics.

1t is just as Senator Trumbull sait
it would be when tho outrageous Ku
klux law vas passed, and precisely 2
what Carl Schurz denounced in the
senate now appears as it's first fruit
1t is nothing to Senator Scott, and
fur less to President Grant, that
United States officials and the hlghes,
local magistrates in tho doomed dis.
,rict have united in a solemn denial
of each and every one of the chargea
brought against tho people Of that
portion of South Carolina an urgent
party necessity lay behind, and all
lmperious Chief Magistrate stood
ready to execute whatever decree
might be deemed most effective to
1t. If this outrage can be committed
upon the people of ono district of tho
country, it can upon those of another.
There is no State not liable at any
moment to invasions by Federal
troops at the Presidents individ ual
command. Pretcxts are not consid-
cred of sufficient Importance to be
even made consistent with themselves.
The whole thing is arbitrary and
high handed. 1t is absolutism in n
country nominally free. 1t is done
b,y the man who hypocri,icnlly started
tho campaign cry--''Let us have
Peace" Can any ono longer wonder
that fratcrnal feelings are not restored
more rapidly between the two Sec
tions, when wrongs of such a charac-
acter are committed without pro-
tcst.-Dpston Post.
Why do these proclamnti oomc
Ike thunder out of a clear sky !?
Where arc the reports of d isturb-
ances which could alone justify such
extreme measures ? South Carolina
has Cecn as quiet as New Jersey for
months past, and yet VIC arc now to
believe that nothing but the use of
troops and proclamation of martial
law can meet her case. There are
some to whom we particularly COM
mend consideration Of this action of
tue administration. They are the
Republicans in the great States who
have lately carried those States.
The victories have brought forth these
proclamations. Little as they were
meant to convey such meaning,
Grant takes them to signify such an
approval Of his readiness to exalt the
work above the law as will bear him
out in amy further exhibitions there.
OF. Had Ohio and Pennsylvania
gone Democratic he would not have
dared issue these unwarrantcd and
despoiic prcclamations, but they
went Republican, and the proclama-
lions arc his construction of the
meaning to be attached thereto
New York. World.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
mo. 20
Beauties OF tho Kl Kinx Law.

A case which has just occurred in
Mississippi affords curious illustfs.
tion of the way in which Ku- -Klux
outragos oan he manufactured, and
also Of the iniquitous manner in
which ignorant or corrupt officials
may misuse tho power which parti.
san legislation has conferred upon
them. In Neshoba county two danes
named Robertson and Barfeld had q
dispute regarding tho possession of
certain articles of apparel. During
the discussion one Of the ladies
dropped tho brush wherewith sho
was wont to perform tho delicate
operation Of "dipping )" and whom
she stopped to pick up that indispen-
sable article, her opponent basely
took advantage of her attitude to
pitch into her, to her great personal
Inconvenience. A suit before Jus.
tice for assault followed, in tho course
Of which fifteen ueighbors swore that
Mrs Barfeld's character for truth
and veraoity was 80 bad that they
would not believe her under oath.
Enraged at this, Mrs. BarAeld went
with her complaints to the United
States Commissioner Simou Jones,
who issued warrant Of ar, est
against the fifteen witnesses on the
charge that they had "banded to-
gcther for the purpose of preventing
one Sarah Barfiold from obtaining
her rights BY OWL law, and for tho
purpose of breaking up the Federal
Government" United States troops
were oalled upon to make these ar
rests, and the fifteen citizens wero 40.
tually marched from their homos
under military guard to jackson,
whore they were thrown into Jail to
await trial for high-handod attempt
to overthrow the Government of tho
United Statel
1t will be seen how easy it easy il
is to find pretext for making ar.
rests under the Ku Klux law. 1t is nos
necessary for person to commit .
crime or even q mislemeanor in order
to find himself in prison on accusation
which may or may not be pressed
against him. And what is now do
ing in the South may yet be done in
the North under the provisions of
the same law, which authorizes Grant
to proclaim himself an absolute die.
tator at his own discretion whenever
and wheresoevcr within the United
States he may see fit to do so. In
fact, there is nothing to prevent our
ambitious President from hereafter
instituting the Same arbitrary meas
uros against men who may be sus-
pected If belonging to Greeley clubs
that are now conducted with his sane.
tion against those who, with or with.
out reason. are acoused of affiliation
with tho K.Klux.-New York Sun.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
Immense Embankment.

On the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road, says MIR. Charles Nordhoff, in
his last letter to the Tribune, east of
Lewis tunnel, these State prison
birds arc just completing monster
embankment, which stretches across
great gap, in the mountains. This
bank is already ITO feet high, and is
to be raised Is feet higher. IL is ] :
200 feet long, and the engineer told
me that it was already the heayiest
embankment in the world. Lick Run
ombankment, some miles east of j or.
rvs run, is another surprising piece
of work, which is noarly completed.
1t is l65 feet high, 1900 feet long.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
RnrenRia.

We learn that an efftt is making
to secure eminent counsl from abroad
to test, in the court roo, the consti
tutionality Of the indi,riminate ar
rests made under the h Klux Act
1t is thought due to OF people that
some mastery lawyer whose voice
will reach the ear of TIL North, should
be employed to tost tb question as
to wi ether there is an limit to the
military despotism set'n foot in this
State. Columbia Pkniz
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
The Question OF Martial Law in South
CarOlina.

We are pleased to observe that the
independent press Of the country are
protesting against tho arbitrary pro-
ceedings of the United States soldiery
in South Carolina. North, South,
East and West, these protests are
made. Nero is said to have fddled
whilst Rome was burning Grant
pursues his travels and takes his rec.
reatiou in Maine whilst he sets his
soldiery loose in outraged South Caro-.
lina.- Columbia Ph9nir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01

The Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad has been completed
from Sumter to Columbia, thus giving
q thorough and direct communication
by rail between Wilmington, N. c.,
and Augusta, Ga.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01

Somebody started tho report the
other day that Chicago was aet on fire
by tho 'rebels." 1t wouldn't surprise
us much it the young man who was
milking tho COW that kicked over
the lamp that set the barn on fire
should turn out to have been a Ma
jor-General 10 the Confederate army.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01

The Secretary Of the Treasury has
authorized the issue Of new currency
equal to tho amount destroyed by the
Chicago Ere. So report says, but we
know not how, be will ascertain the
amount.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01
Latest from York.

We learn that three ladies in York
have been arrested and put in prison,
on the charge ofaiding and abelling the
"Ku Klux." 1t seems that tho war
on the women has begun. Shall we
hear next Of the arrest Of chi!lsen ~.
CUlumbiu Phnn,E.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-01

( Several hundred persons perished
in the prairie fires in the NorthWe
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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01

THE DARWINIAN THEORY DEMON
sTRATED.--A New Zealand correspondent
Of a San Francisco paper writes How
ever strange Mr.. Darwin's theory--that
man is descended from monkey--may
seem to be to many, the following partic-
ulars in the early history Of one of the pre-
sent members of Parliament for New Zea-
land are related in all sober earnestness by
Southern papers. Mr.. BPS early life was
spent in the wilds of South Africa. When
mere infant he was one day laid peace
fully at rest at the door of his woodland
home. His worthy parent, near the cabin,
shot the young offspring of a large mon
ate mamma were Of course much wounded.
She was, however, driven away by the APP
preaching hunter, and in passing the cabin
door noticed and stole the future New
Zealand legislator. The loss was not dis
covered for nearly an hour afterwards, and
then all efforts to find the roDber proved
unavailing. Three months after this period
hunting party came across family Of
monkeys in the wilderness, and there in the
arms of the careful although untutored wet
nurse, was the long-lost child, who chatter
cd and jibbered in the most approved mon
key fashion, apparently fully equal to the
exigencies Of the situation. Could there
be any more convincing evidence than this
of the affinity between our race and those
hairy denizens of the woods? Why did
the hunters step. in and thus prevent the
development of another link in the Darwin
i'm chain ? The child was borne home,
and under careful nurture and training, the
evil effects of bad company were reIloved.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01

POLICE CoURT-Justice J. j. White
fresiding.-The following cases were dis
posed of to-day:
James Corling and VIM. Washington,
charged with breaking and entering the
premises of Shanks & Barrett, and stealing
and carrying away tape-line and other ar
ticles. No evidence to sustain the charge,
but sufficient to justify the court in hold
ing them under the ordinance in regard to
professional thieves, &c. Both were ac-
cordingly bound over for six months in the
sum of 5000 each.
George Gothwith, charged with being
drunk and unable to take care of himself.
Being his first offence, he was discharged,
after being admonished by the court. On a
charge Of obtaining money from Ellen
Desurp under false pretenses, he was also
discharged, there being no evidence to sus-
tain the accusation.
James Berry, charged with being drunk
and also with being yagrant, and with
abusing the police, Discharged with an
admenition.
j. w. Youns, charged with assaulting
and kicking Collycr Nash. Fined S2.
DR.. Berg, charged with assaulting and
abusing the wife of l.. Lovenstein. Being
a very triiing affair it was settled by the
parties, and costs paid. f.
Augusta Livingston, charged with tres
passing upon the premises of and abusing
Ben Burke. Settled by parties.
Jordan Read, charged with stealing a
coat. Dismissed, no evidence to sustain
charge.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01
VOL. ~. NO. 81.
LATEST NEWS.
FROM NEW YORK.


Neso York, Nov. 3O.-Ex-Comptroller
Connolly is in Ludlow-street Jail, be not
having been able as yet to raise the re-
quisite bail. al. a 1siqsea
- The patent case of Humaston VS.. The
American Telegraph company, for alleged
breach of contract, in which sl00, 900 was
claimed, was closed to-day in the United
States District court by verdict Of 81 500
for the plaintiff. "
1t has been intensely cold here to-day.
The Hudson river is frozen over from Cat
skill to Albany, and navigation on the
Delaware and Hudson canal IS broken up.
Thanksgiving day was observed to-day
with unusual attention. Business was sus-
pended, and the churches were well at
tended in the morning, and in the afternoon
and evening the theatres were crowded.
Several bands Of maskers, in motley garbs,
paraded during the day and night.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01
rELEeRApHIc SUMMARY.

AT Memphis the snow is six inches
deep. s1,..
Alexander w. Blackburn. promi-
mont citizen of Philadelphia, died in that
city yesterday.
--Dr. Joseph w. Cliff, member of Con-
gress from Georgia, has written letter on
posing acting Gov. Conly's course. and
urging the Republicans to nominate and Il
possible elect their candidate. 76
Mace and Coburn observed Thank sp;v-
ing yesterday by engaging in prize fight.
near New orleans. After fighting eleven
rounds, lasting four hours and ten minutes.
the referee declared the fight draw, and
all bets off. ~
The certificate OF incorporation of the
Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Continental rail-
road from the east line of Ohio, in Column
biana county, to the west line in Mercer
county, capital stock 81 .0oo, 900, was filed
on Wednesday. oi''Hs
George William Curtis, the logical
/ editorial writer Of Harpers Wesklu. the
Easy Chair" Of the Monthly, and the
Old Bachelor" of the Bdzar, will be.
come edhos-in-chief of the New York
Times on the list Of January next.
President Grant has finished his mes
sage, and it will be read in the Cabinet
meeting to-day. The report will be sent
to the press as usual, but not the message
1t will be telegraphed throughout the
country when delivered before Congress.
"A blind man named Batty, made a
murlerous assault, Wednesday night, in
Baltimore, upon Miss Fanny Cole. 1hc
blind tiend beat her almost to Death with a
hatchet. But small hope are entertained
Of her recovery. No reason is assigned for
the strange conduct of ihe man. st
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01

SUPREME COURT OF APpEALs.-On
Wednesday the following cases were de-
cded in this court.
Newton Smith VS.. the Commonwealth.
Upon writ of error to a judgment rem
dered by the corporation court of Alexan-
dria on the 18th day of March, 1871, upon
an indictment for the murder of an infant
child of one Harriet Ferguson, whereof said
Smith, who is mulatto and the father of
the child, was convicted and sentenced to
be hung. Case reversed, and remanded to
SAID Corporation court to be tried accord
ing to the principles announced in the
opinion of the court. Judge Christian de-
livered the opinion.
Moses VS.. Tricc. Upon suptrsedeas to
o judgment of the Circuit court of the city
of Richmond. A. M. Kelley, Steger and
Sands for appellants James Lyons for APP
pellce. Case reversed, and remanded to
said Circuit court in accordance with the
principles announced in the opinion of the
court, which was delivered by Judge
Staples.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01
John Quincy Adams has written > LEI.

I
ter, which appears in the st. Louis ReD,,J-
tscan (Democratic) to-day, indorsing the
passive policy advocated by that journal.
lie says am satisfied such a course
will be wise and patriotic, and should be
glad to see the Democracy concern in such
resolution.
1t seems that the poor boys who were
shot in Havana on Tuesday were murdered
in violation Of Spanish law. Act ll of the
organization of Spanish councils of war for
the punishment Of persons not subject 10
military discipline prohibits the application
OF the sentence of death to anybody under
Fl years Of age.
Yesterday afternoon, at Tirnonlm. a
small village on the line of the Northern
central railway, q young man named Col
lord was shot and killed by another young
man named Russell. The murderer lied 10
the Relay House, where lie was arrested
and conducted to the Jail at Towsontown.
From what could be learned II appears that
lady was the innocent cause of the
tragedy.
--One OF the most remarkable cases ever
put on criminal docket is to be tried il,
New Haven. The accused, Mrs. Sherman.
IS charged in the Indictment with the guilt
OF four cold-blooded and unnatural mur-
ders, while by popular opinion she is guilty
OF these and seven more. All of her yic-
tims-at least all of these elc,ei,--werp
connected to her by the closest domestic
ties. as the list is made up OF three flus-
bands, six own children and two stcp-chil-
dren. -, = - 80
"A terrible casualty occurred in Oleye-
land, Pa, few nights ago. Mrs. Eliza
beth Stark disrobed to retire about ten
O'Clock. She attempted to extinguish
her coal oil lamp, in a very common
manner, by blowing down the chin
ney. The lamp exploded, throwing
over her the blazing fluid. and in an instant
she was enyeloped IN flames and was terri
bly, burned. There seems to be no end to
accidents resulting from the careless use Of
keroslne, and people cannot be too careful
how they manage and handle their lighted
amps.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01

NEvILLE's DITCHING MACHINE.-The
notice of this extraordinary invention which
appeared in our agricultural column last
week, is worthy of very special attention.
1t is declared by committee of most COM
petent gentlemen, appointed by Colonel
Harvie, the President of the Virginia Agri-
cultural Society, to test its merits, that sat
an average gate of a plough-team Of four
horse power, this machine, at each furrow,
will gain a depth of one and a half inches,
cut the ditch very smoothly, and doing the
dltching, when we had it in a sandy soil
very perfectly. They say it is the best
ditching machine they have sever seem"
One member of the committee says: II
have seen this machine in a stiff clay soil,
with equally good results as those mention
ed, and am satisfied that it will cut 500
yards per day, at a depth of three feet.
This machine is the invention Of Mr.. G.
w. Neville, who lives III the immediate
vicinity of Richmond. It is the result of
years of anxious thought and labor, and
the expenditure of all The means in his
hands. Like all .contriyanccs of merit, it
has entire simplicity Of plan, is capable of
operating on any g,aund where plough
could go, and can be a''iusted to making
bitches of almost any width or depth that
is commonly needed. 1t is not liable to
breaking or getting out of order, and can
be sold for sum probably not exceeding
Sl25. We hope that it may be source of
profit commensurate with the vast benefit
which it promises to confer upon the
country. 1t is impossible to calculate the
value of such a machine in any part of the
world, especially in a country like ours
Central Presbyterian.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-01

The SUGAR YIELD OF LOUISIANA
A Louisiana paper, the Ascension Leader,
of Nov. Is, says "From what We can
learn, the cane in this parish is beginning
to yield pretty well, giving an average Of
from one to one and three-quarters hogs
heads to the acre"
The Sugar Botci, published at New-lbe-
ria, says that the yield of sugar in Bayou
Teche is not at all satisfactory, owing to
warm weather and the green condition of
the cane. The same paper has the follow
ing: 3aIT so fggD 7EL
"Coming up the bayou on Sunday
last, we learned that Aessrs. Como d
Charpentier, near Pattersonville, COM
menced rolling last week, and were obtain
ing over one hogshead of sugar to the ar
pcnt Mr.. Victor Haydel, on Mr..L +.
Genere's place, opposite Pattersonvlle,
was obtaining over one hogshead of sugar
per arpent from his worst stubble cane !;
Mr.. Davenport was rolling on the Wilcox
son plantation, obtaining good yield DIR.
Sanders was to have commenced on Mon
day last; MIR. p. c. Bethel has been roll
ling on his Grand Woods plantatation over
! two weeks, but we have not learned any
particulars, and he mad also last week be-
gan rolling another OF his plantations. Fur
ther up the bayou, other places had been
rolling for some time, but as the-boat pass
ed there in the night, we could learn no de-
tails. In the vicinity of New-lberia, we
believe, the mills Of Messrs. A. b. Hem
shaw, j. F. Wyche and others, as well as
many mills on Isle Piquant and in Fausse
Point are running, but ourfriends have not
furnished us with any account of the yield
as yet" m