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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Missed the Train.

Quite an amusing embarrassment oc.
Cured Mt n recent wedding in the
noighborhood of New York. The
bridal party assembled punctually,
and the expectant bride waited her
strong arm of support until tho stipu-
lated hour nearly sounded, when 10 !
the groom was not. The olcrgymcn
could give her little consolation, for
this Christian was not in tho land of
spirits, and the groat reunion, there-
fore, could not bo harpcd upon.
Again if in the flesh comfort was i'm
possible, for NJ iss Mcbride was not to
be conciliatod, while her "fixings'
were losing thoir artistic touch and
finish. Deeper grew the flush upon
her cheek, and the soft eyes looked
far from angelic, when, hurrying with
frantic speed, the groom gained upon
time, arrived just on tho the edge OF
the moment. He had missed the
train, and his appealing condition
touched the. stern heart of even q
railroad superintendent, who furnish
nishod n special train which bore him
to his place in the picture. 3I
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
A "NlemOrial for Rcyenge.v

A Paris correspondent makes tho
rhthor incredible statement that "the
French Government ia collecting
statistics of the cost of tho German
invasion tho acquisitions in money
and in kind, pillages, contribution Of
war, destruction and cost of rebuild
ing public works, taxes levied, value
of ammunition, arms, &c., captured
the cost of supporting the German
army of occupation, tho $l,OO0,OOO.
600 paid, All those arc to be ool-
lectcd and published in volume,
to be entitled sLo Memorial do Ia
Revanohc.' 1t will be tho bill to be
presented to Germany when France is
victorious in tho war on Germany.
'Wo know our honor is Aowinging out
with our blood by those two gaping
wounds, Alsaoe and Lorraine. We
feel France cannot live with that
frightful mutilation wo know France
must one day perish or close that
wound by filling it with logions of
Prussians corpscs.'" But by tho
time Franco is likoly to be in posi-
ton to attempt revenge, the next
generation will havo como to maturi.
ty and they may think tie, have
something better to do than avcnging
the disasters of thoir fathers. ss'Hhe
avcngcment of waterloo" was the
Fronchman's dream through ono
generation, but now he appears to
have como to look to England rathor
as natural enemy. 1t may prove
to bo so with Germany fifty years
hence.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
CARPET BagsCrS.

When Greeley returned from his
Southern tour he denounced the car.
pet-baggers in torms which thoy we'll
meritcd.
The Sprinsfield Republican, i'm
proving OH Greeloy's blows, delivers
tho following
"They arc doing more harm to the
country to-day than the locust and
caterpillar, or any other kindred
pest. They arc teaching the less in
tclligcnt and discriminating Southern
people more heartily than ever; they
arc dcbauching the freedmen they
are bringing disgrace upon tho M
tional government. That their
rapacity is insatiablo and that they
steal every penny that they can lay
their hands on, are comparatively y
trivial counts in tho indictment
against them. Yet this const ant
plundering is worry serious matter to
the communities which arc plundcr-
cd. 1t means increased indebtedness
and heavier taxation. 1t is just such
rascality that is making the name
of Republican q stonch in the
Southern States, and bringing sus-
picion and emnity upon h ncr, in.
migrants. Amd mites w,li lot
mend much SO long as needy udven.
turers are appointed to responsible
federal offices, and fellowshipped by
Northern Republicans on the floor of
Congress-"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
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Gloomy Crop Accounts.

Very gloomy crop reports reach
Charleston from the whole South, and
it would seem that tho sections of
country which escaped the floods and
high winds, of Friday and Saturday,
arc suffering severely from tho long.
, continuing drought,
Above Columbia, in this State, tho
rains were light. Corn has beou ter.
ribly injured, half crop of cotton
is the bost that can bo expected.
Similar accounts arc given by gontle-
men who have recently passed
through the Georgia cotton region.
The staple there is said to bo pa,ched
up by the dry heat.
Upon tho crop of long cotton tho
elect Of tho galos Is extremely dis
astrous. A plantation on Johns Is
land, which had tho finest cotton in
the ncighborhood, was entirely sub.
merged on Sunday. This crop is lost.
Nor are the accounts from Edisto
more encouraging. Tho crop was tho
finest since tho war, and equal to any
of the crops before tho war, but, ac-
cordlng to the estimate of Que of the
most Intelligent planters on the Is.
land, the gale has reduced tho crop
by third.
There is natural disposition in tho
South to tako gloomy view of tho
crop prospect; because the last two
months have nippcd so many budding
hopes, and because the Northern op.
orators arc SO universally sanguine.
But, making every allowance for o
tendency to look on tho dark sido,
we are confident that, under the most
favorable circumstances, tho cotton
crop of this State will be onc-third
less, than that Of last year. And we
doubt that any other Southern State
will do much better Char. Ncws.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Saratoga in Darkness.

Considerable excitement was crea>
ted here on the 18th, shortly before
nine o'clock, by tho gradual going
out of the gas in the village, leaving
all the hotels, harrooms and streets
in total darkness, except what faint
light could be obtained from the sud
denly impressed tallow dips. The
Grand Union and Congress were put
to an immense Inconvenience, cspe-
cially the former, with its 1900
boardcrs. In few minutes candles
were worth dollar an inch and scarce
at that, white store-k Keepers having
barrel or two of kerosene on hand
suddenly found themselves rich. The
cause of the gas going out appears to
have been the inadequate supply on
hand at the gas works, through the
gross Negligence of the company. 1t
will take till morning before new
supply can be made The police
force has been doubled and every pre-
caution taken to protect the village
against thieves. OAe Of the humors
of the darkness is the sudden impress.
ment of all the empty bottles in the
village MS makeshifts for candlcsticks.
Ladies can be seen in the hotels With
their "Old IIenncssys," "Old Toms,"
"Crow whiskcy," and Scotch Ales,'
in abundance. Cor Ncv York
World.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Ignorant Negroes South.

The following is too good to be lost
but the best of the joke is that tn,
incorrigible wag, Mr.. Horace Greeley
who lately presided over meeting in
New York, in which two sable d..
mcsthencs ''norated," gives it Il
prominent place in the Tribunc's col.
umn Of comicaliticsG What q country
and what u "pecbies"
GA letter from Wilmington n. c.,
to the Buffalo Express says: "Wc
have lately had Que Of the most heat
ed und bitter campaigns in this State
that l. evcr had the fun of witnessing,
the issue being, Convention or no
Convention.' Colorcd ora ors were in
the field in abundance, and, never
having been satisfied as to tho ability
of the negro TO occupy tho stage, |,
through sheer curiosity, attended one
of their meetings. The ability of
the principal speaker (NIabson, who
has the honor of being the first negro
admitted to the bar in this State)
cannot be doubted. I was really
surprised at his chain of logical ar
gumcnt. But meeting conducted
by people so recently relieved from
bondage must necessarily present
many ludicrous points, aud here is
one of them: Allan Denton Color
cd) ofliciated as chairman, and the
man who had tho floor, after long
and flowcry appeal, was winding up
as follows 'And | say, my fellow
citizens dat cbcryting arc changed
dat we is better men, and We is more
$pedious.' What, what dat you say p
interrupted the chairman, who COM
pretended the dignity and duties Of
his position, what dat word you say 2
sSpedious is de word | exclaim. Isn't
| right, MIR. Chairman 2 o, spcdious,
spedious yes, dat's all correct
Please prohibit to finish your re-
marks, which he did with the cvi-
dent consciousness of having annihi-
lated the presiding officer"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
A Hurricane OF Stones,

In Harate, n city of the Argentine
Republic, there happened, on the 9th
Of June last, frightful hurricane Of
stones. The Cordova Plensa de-
scribes it as follows:
1t was about half-past 4 A. NJ,
the atmosphere without the slightest
breeze, and suffocating the clouds
went on slowly accumu ulating in great
masses III the West 5 a. NJ, struck,
when dull yet frightful sound was
heard far off to the Westward. A min
ute afterwards the storm broke in an
awful form. 1t began with sound
like the discharge Of hoavy artillery,
with Lightning. The Pampcro wind
swept over with unusual violence and
fury, bringing with it a cloud of
stones, such as never had boen heen
before. These stones were as big as
goose eggs, fell everywhere, very few
being as small as that OF Pigeon.
Houses, huts and roofs of all sorts suf.
tered terribly some were knocked
over, others unrooicd, and all injured.
Not pane of glass or public lamp
survived unbrokcn, and many were
carried to a great distance by the
force of the wind. Buildings exposed
to the tnry Of the blast looked as if n
rifle corps had had been doug their
best ngaiast them. Many animals
were reported killed, and ono woman
and child.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Fatal Affrays.

An ARRAY occurred four miles from
Old Eitingham, in this county. on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, which re.
suited in the death Of one Caroline
Cusack, colorcd, at the hands of
Richard Osborn, coIvrod.
Alexander Dewitt, oolorcd, and
VIM. Warren, white, both living
close to the Chesterfield line, 10 this
County, had little difficulty about
one month 40; during the same day
the dispute was settled and they be-
came friendly. In the afternoon, tho
negro Dewitt, invited Mr.. Warren in
his field to get watermelon. While
Mr.. Warren was in u STOPPING posture
examing q watermelon, the trcacher-
GUS william dealt him blow on his
head, which crushed his skull. Three
of his libs were also broken. Mr.,
Warren was afterwards Carried homo,
where he survived these severe in
jurics thre, weeks, suffering intensely.
Ho died about week since. As yet
Dewitt has not been captured.-Dur-
Hn0ton IndcJ.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Shipping Cities by Railroad

Some weeks since allusion was
made in the chicago papers to tho in
auguration in that city of Il new en-.
terpriso on large scalo-the build
ing of roady-mado houses for shipment
to tho sparsely settled districts in
the interior, where skilled labor is
scarce, and tho facilities for house
building mcager. 1t now appears
from tho Chicago press that the en-
terprise has proved nh immense sue
cess. The Tribune of late dato
contains tho following
"ln visiting tho now harbor at
South Chicago we noticed throo of
the cars Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company loaded with four complete
two story dwellings, containing seven
rooms each, with partitions, stairs,
doors, windows, sash and castings,
roofs, and trimmings for doors and
windows complete, and which can be
placed in complete condition for oc.
cupancy in two hours after being un-
loaded from the cars. This is the
first shipment on an order for two
hundred dwellings given to tho South
Chicago Building Company. The
buildings are constructed under the
patent and direction of ID. S. Whit
tcnhall, and will be furnished in
every variety, and at prices that give
them an attraction aud merit over
any other builings now used for tho
accommodation Of population in new
localities"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Robson Affairs.

Adjutant General Gorman arrived
IN this city yesterday from Robson
County, whore he has been to look
'fter Lowcry and his gang. At Lum-
bcrton and else where in the county
he consulted with the citizens as to
the best means to be adopted to effect
the capture or determination of the
outlaws. lie finally proposed plan
of his own, which met with general
favor and will put into execution Mt
tho earliest practicable moment.
This plan so far as it is prudent to
divulgc it, is as follows Gen Cor
man has commissioned Capt. Il. NJ.
Wishurt, in whom he sccms to have
tho utmost confidence, as Colonel of
59th Regiment Of Militia, and direct
ed him to raise company Of fifty
men by voluntary enlistment, to bo
composed of persons Of the requisite
nerve and determination to enable
them to go into the field with the
resolution to remain there until the
object Of their mission shall be accom-.
plished. In addition to these fifty
volunteers there will bo sent to the
county Company of fifty United
States troops, who will co operate
with them. Gen. German thinks n
hundred mel amply sufficient to rid
the county of tho outlaws, and calcu-
lated TO be much more ciTcctual than
n larger force.
Gen. German starts for his homo
IN RAleigh this morning. Whining.
ton Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Plain Talk About Royalty In England.

The London Daily News has this
frank declaration in its editorial col.
umn:
1t is not Of the cost of Royalty that
people complain, but of tho cost Of
Royalty in retreat. 1t is not that the
people do not want Royalty, but that
they miss it and regret it. They
want to SEQ moro Of it, to feol its
proscnco as the presiding genius and
influence over society, as the visible
embodiment and supromo expression
of all that is grand and gracious, and
hospitablo and majestic in tho bisto-
ry and traditions Of tho State. They
want to soc Imperial and Royal viei.
tors to this country received as guests
in tho Palace, not lodged as strangers
in an hotel.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
WINNSBORO, S. c., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG
Remarkable Speech by The Pope.

1t has already lccn made known
that $1,000 male citizcns Of Rome
affixed their names, with their ud-
dress and occupation, to letter to
the Pope, expressing their grief at
the occupation of Rome by the Ital
ian Government, aud their anxiety to
sec the Pope restored to his former in
dependence. When this address,
with it's $4,000 signatures, was pre-
sented to the Pope, the other day, ho
made very remarkable speech, Of
which the following is transla.
ton:
Yes, it is most true, and let us rem
der glory to God and thanks to God
for making it thus manifest that
Rome has been true to herself
Heaven Grant that never may it have
to be said Of her: "Woc unto thee,
Choraizin, woe unto thee, Bethsaida,
for if tho mighty things had been
dono in Tyre and Sdon which have
been done in thee, they would long
ago have ropentcd in sack cloth and
ashes therefore, it shall TO more
tolerablc in the day of Judgment for
Tyre and Sidon than for you" Mo-!
never can such words apply to Rome.
The spirit Of honor and loyalty which
held you close bound to me, which
in the midst of overlooking evil, keeps
you in the straight path of justice
with such abundant courage, renders
you worthy subjects Of this Holy City,
empurplcd with the blood of her no.
bic martys, and rendered illustrious by
the heroic virtue Of her multitude of
confesSors. The good works to which
you devote yourselves with so great
zeal, your labors for the mainte,
nance and diffusion Of religion, will
assure5ly earn for you the blessing
of God and the applause of all men OF
picty, not to say of all the just and
upright May God keep you ever
faithful to your good intentions, and
preserve you from contamination of
the evils which have overilowcd this
city. With my whole affection, |
pour out my benediction upon you
and upon your families, and J. bless
all those who now, being out of Rome,
are prevented from subjoining their
names as they would wish. Il II
Men have said that | am worn
out and weary. True, 1 am weary Of
witnessing the iniquity, injustice and
disorder around us; | am weary of
the insults offered, day by day, to re.
ligion in this city, which was wont
to sbinc before the world as an exam
pie of faith aud morals | am weary
of the oppression of the weak inno-
cent, Of the Insults offered to minis
tors of the sanctuary, of the profana-
tion of objects Of our dearest venera-
ton. i Il Ofou this
| am weary, in truth! But worn out
and weary in the sense of being ready
to surrender the cause committed to
me in the sense of being ready to
compromise the struggle with inius.
ticc, and of turning back from the
pursuit Of that which is right-in this
sense, no! No, in this sense am
jot weary, and, BY the help Of God,
fever shall it he said / became thus
.weary.% y Anew, give
you my bcncdiction to bear up in this
struggle i'll which you, too, arc en-
goged and | invoke it in copious
measure on your families, also, and
on your substance. May it be with
you through life, and open for you
the gates of an eternity Of JOY 7"
X Il X u ~ Il
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Cod Liver Oil Butter,

An ingenious pharmaocutist has
lately adopted tho method of maxim
cod liyor oil butter, for tho purpose
of being administered to such pa
tients as find an objection in the taste
Of the oil itself. This is dono by
combining the oil with concrete or
butyraceous fat, thus bringing it
into u form in which it can DO used
as butter on breod, or made into pills.
1t is also suggested that by mixing
cod livor oil with mustard, ogg, and
the other Ingredients used in making
salad dressing, tho taste can be SO
disguised as to render it a palatable
article for putting upon various arti-
clcs Of food,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Our Horse.

A man in w Wisoonsin advertises his
horse for sale, and thus discourses g.,
Thou canst bind with hand in tho
furrow he will harrow tho valleys
after thee.
lie will gather thy seed in the barn.
lis strength is terrible, In which
he rejoiceth.
lie pawoth the valley, and waxoth
proud in his speed. lIe mockoth at
fear, neither turneth his back from tho
hobgoblin.
Lo how lie movcth his tail like O
cedar ; his sinews arc as cables.
His bones are. like strong pieces Of
brass, yea, like bars Of iron.
He eateth liko an OK hcbold, he
drinketh up arivor, and trusteth tba,
he can draw up Jordan in his mouth
Who can open the door of his face
Yet thou canst approach him with O
bride. III, teeth are terrible round
about. A"."
/ will not council his parts, nor his
comely proportions.
eH lie 10 gcntlo, he is kind, @ .p.n
And his tail sticks out behind.
want to sell him for something
can pay my debts with.
Tho Apache Indians rec rently killed
the sergeant Major andl private Of
the Third Cavalry 10 Arizona.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
The North CarOlinn Cher0kees,

The Cherok oe Indians of North Caro-.
lima will, for tho most part, accept Ethe
provisions Of the law by which thoy
are in accordance with their own
wishes, to be removed to rcserva-
tion in the Indian Territory. There
are eighty.nine now in camp at Lou.
don, Tenn, thirty.tlrce of whom arc
und:r twelve years Of age. There
arc two other parties IL! !Nor!h Caro- j,
ma, Of about fifty aud thirty rcspcc
lively. These arc awaiting the ar.
raDgemcnts for tho transportation
and other prcliminaric, to their de-
pirture. Chief James Oahdiah will
send complete roll to the Iudian
Office Of those who are to remove,
showing the age, sex, &c., of each in
dividual. The Indians arc anxious
to get away as soon as possible.
The Newman Union G"orgie Her.
aid says that Mrs. Francis Carmial, OF
Coweta county, IS 81 Years old, the
number of her po,terity is 230, and
that ten years ago she lost Iicr eye.
sight, but recently It has so far re
turned that she can read coarse
print.
The Connecticut papers tell of a
Sunday school boy, who being asked
who made the beautiful hills abou,
there, said ho did not know, as he
hadn't lived there long.
The groom was 81 and the bride
IN at Missouri marriage.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30

Some queor scenos ensuesin Wyo.
ming, whore the. woman vote, serve on
juries, &c., like their lords and mas.
ters. Recently six married ladies'
and ns many gentleman were empan-
neled upon a murder case thore, md
1t became necessary to look them up
all night. Three Of tho husbands
stormed md rayed at the Judge, and
a half dozen children mado tho
courthouse ring with their ories but
the Judge was inexofable, and put
them under lock and key,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30

A little boy who had been making
tho air mclodious with his uprosrious
crying was asked what was tho matter,
to which he.replied I've got the
stomach ache, I'll have it again il
Ivo a mind to.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-30
Damage 10 the Rice Crops on the 0gcchce
and SnYannah Rivers.

We learn from the Savannah Ad.
vertiser of the 23d, that the tide in
the river on Monday reached higher
point than it has for years. Under
the influence of wind and tide, the
waters rise to a fearful height, com.
pletely flooding the other side of the
river and submergiDg the various
buildings located there. Tho rice~
fields have necessarily felt this unfor.
tunate condition of tho river. On tho
Ogeeoheo, we hear Of. a total submcr-
sion Of rice plantations TO disastrous
extent. The Savannah river planta.
tions arc badly damaged, and we hear
complaints on all sides of the dismal
prospect ahead for planters.