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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
The Drought.

Our correspondent "j," has suggc .
ted that tho drought is visitation of
Divine Providence upon us for our for.
getfulness of his meroics and contin.
uanoe in our sins. We, in a certain
sense, believe it. Tho disastrous con.
sequences of tho drought are perhaps
due to our sins, not 80 much against
God directly, as against that common
sense which He has given us. From
long experience we all know that this
climate is subject to drought at least
four summers out Of every Eve. We
know, too, that soil ploughed ten
inches deep has actually stood one Of
these droughts of twolvc weeks, dura-
tion, and yet yielded a profitable
crop. David Dickson says, his corn
crop isa certainty, and that he does
make profitable crops even when there
is drought, by deep ploughing. As
long as our farmers sin against dosp
ploughing and common prudenoe, 30
long will Divine Providence visit
them, in the summer season, for their
sins. To charge their own pcrvcrse
lasiness and folly, upon their ledgers,
to tho debit Of tho Almighty, is toler-
ably convenient, if not gratuitously
pious. Our own testimony, however,
is, that wo have never hoard of tho
Almighty acknowledging tho debt and
sottliDg the bill, and doA't expect to
hear Of it.
It should be remembered, that be.
fore science and machinery had dis
covered aud obeyed the laws upon
which Agricultural production dc.
ponds, total failurss in tho crops and
wide extended famines prevailed.
There seems little danger of the 70
earrence of such famines again in
christian countries for scienoe is tho
child Of true christianity, and con.
hrms christianity in teaobing that
suffering comes Of violated law, and !
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Letter from tho AlOURtainS
CMsAn's HEAD, Aug. !, 1871.

Mr.. Editor:
From AshYlilo wo made a very
pleasant trip down the French broad
to Alcxander's, distant ten milos. At
timos tho road runs within three feet
of the river, MI at ono place only, do
you loose sight Of its plunging wa.
ters. From the nrst glimpse the
traveller gets Of Alexander's-s -situat-
ed Immediately on the banks of the
rivo--he is struck with the neatnusa
and marks of tsste and refinement
that pcrvade the entire place. Here
we all agreed to. make a halt, know.
ing that when nature and art had
done so much to make place attrac.
tive, it would DO our fault if wo did
not have q pleasant time. We found
our host, with whom many Of you,
readers arc acquainted, kind and at.
tentive-doing all in his power to ad.
vance tho comfort Of his guests
With comfortable, we'll ired rooms,
feady servants and tho best furnishc cd
tables that we hive seen; with varied
indoor amuscmcnts, with walks,
drives,rowing and that delightful game
OF soqnet, SO rapidly becoming thu
outdoor sport of our ladios, If yo,
cannot grow lsontented, just write
yourself down as on iptetetsto grum,
bier. Would advise all families on
the lookout for a quiet summer resort
to give this place trial. The Warm
Springs are only twenty miles from
Alexander's. They are not proscrv-
ing their old reputation. The bes,
plrts of the hotel are occupied by II
lot Of immigrants, and from what VIC
could gather, tho place, is rapidly
sinking under bad managem cnt.-
Horace Greedy, wo lenrncd owns a
largo share of this place. Our time
being somewhat limited, we could not
mako those Springs a visit. Tho
Black Mountains-with Mount Nit.
she'll rearing its tall head above all
others, should always be visited. This
ie the highest points cast Of the
Rocky Mountains. If any of your
readers should viait.th;s country, toll
;hsm not to cucumber themselves with
'oo large supply Of fishing tackle,
lunting accontroments, 40. . 1t is alll
dythe. They will re.enact che part
# Tantalus. Wo have beon travel. |
og for ton dsys md can nevor got
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From LOuiSiaMih

Nhw ORLEANS, August l2. : About
9 O'clock this morning, DominicR
Bytnes inflicted three dangerous
stabs upon Ned }{nghos, enb driver,
who went to the hospital bleeding
proruscly. Subsequently, Rhymes
stabbed Pat Brady twice through tho
heart, killing him instantly. After n
chase of several blocks, BJ rncs was
arrested by the police. The murder
occurred in a chifce house near Poy;
dlaa market. Cause whiskcY.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
An AGED Family,

Mrs. Mary Knight, of Salem, Ind,
recent called about her death bed
her entire family, FIVE sons, the young.
est 65 and. the eldest 78, all of the m n
grandfathers who had never lost on6
Of their children. She herself was
"a and had not d days serious illness
during her entire life. The Knights
are known throughout Washinetorf
county for their vigorous constitutions
and remarkable powers Of endurance.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Iowa..

kHoKuk, August William
Briggs, intending to reopen coal
mine, sent his son and daughter to dip
out the water The son put a ladder
in the shaft and descended, and the
sister not hearing him, also descended.
Briggs his brother, and hired man
followed each other down the shaft,
aud all FIVE were suffocated. At last
accounts two bodies had been recover:
cd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From AraZOna.

SAN FEANC1sco, August l2.-Ad:
viscs.. from Tucson, Arizona, state
that General Crooks camoaign against
the Apachcs is proceeding vigorously.
lie is confident Of reducing the sava.
gcs to submission il not intcrfered
with by the Peace Commissioners.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
WIMNSB0ROs
Wednesday Morning, Aug. i8. 1871.
Kings at ~ Discount.

1t soems that tho Irish, not having
tho foar Of Wales before thoir :cyos,
and baving no use for Prineo Arthur,
or for any other Of the youthful soions
Of tho royOl blood>peddie, have been
kicking up row, upon the occasion
of tho visit of tho princes, and hur-
dred Of that exoitablo race arc in hos
pital, in consequence. The time
surely approaches, and that quickly
as the abolition of the purchase sys-
tenn in the army and other reform ad-
monish, when those princes will have
to fall back upon their manhood for a
living, and for their station in society
The English parliament becomes more
avorsc daily to allowing them liv-
ing out of the taxes of the people.
Queen Victoria has been SO inconsid
crate as to have a worry large family,
and all Of her children pcrtinaciously y
persist in following tho maternal OK
ample. 1t is case Of geomotrioal
progression, aud practical arithmcti-
clans, like tho English, simply cannot
stand it, And surely it is absurd,
with over one hundred and thirty mil
lions of subjects out of whom to select
tho wisost and the best as rulers, that
the English Empire should be COM
pellca, by "tho divine right of
kings" to oonfino itself, whom in no,d
of statesman as a ruler, to the heir,
at tho time being, of decidedly stu
pid, and disgracefully lew.minded
and sensual, and though it is matter
of less consequence, an ugly md vul.
gar'looking Dutch family. Tho Irish
arc right in kicking against it. Some
people wish hereditary Imperialism
hore, and they may yet have it. But
we 500 only rotrogression in any such
change. The sooner puddle.blood in
all Of it's forms is rated ut its just
value, and no higher, the butter for
mankind. The distintion betwecn
what man can transmit to Iii.
children, and what the children of a
wise or good man, in their absurd
ooncoit, arc usually disposed to claim,
will, then, be properly understood,
aud load to wholesome CONSEQUENCES.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

nearer than fifteen miles of tho far
famedspecklod trout. Afteg three;
days fishing our friend Joe managed
to haul out two minhoes. He thinks
Moore's Creek paradise in tho way
of catching fish. l..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

These truths are very ihperfcctly reak-
lied among ourselves; but DR.. Por.
chcr's book with the help Of its foreign
reviewers, will, @o trust open the eyes
of our people to tho grandeur and tho
immense value Of their inhcritencc. -.
Rural Carolinidn.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From dcofg,a.

sAvANSAn, August IA party
of negro excursionists on tho Savan
nah, SeabUard and Skidaway Rail-
road took possession Of the cars,-
After cutting loose two of the cars
near Sandy station : they commenced
fighting among themselves. One ne
gro is reported killed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

that those who study and obey tho
laws of nature and tho laws Of God
will live Of tho abundant fruit of their
obedience. Those who, in their self.
complaoent pride ard conceit, neglect
even common prudence and common
sense, will reap what they sow, to the
end,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

An exchange says "Wo are IN
tec eipt of two poems--one on the
'ThEobbing Brain" and the other on
"a Bleeding Hearb.' We will wait
until we receive ono on the sStoma ach
Aohe,' and publish all three to.
gotborj
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Maine,

BAkGoR, Me-, August f0.-An ex.
press train approaching the town
went through rotten bridge. There
rs a long list Of wounded and several
killed. .,.r
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Yhe Cr0iyS.

The following is an extract from q
letter dated at Anderson Court
House, August 9th, 1871:
Our crops hereabouts arc complete.
~ ruined. Wheat and oats good for
nothing Corn completely burned
up, and cotton shedding bolts. So
20" $50 things arc not prosporing with
ds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From New York,

Nsw York, August le.-NIayot
Hall, Of New York, saved child
from drowning in South Bay, by
jumping from tho boat aud swimming
to the yacht from which the chil,' fell:
Another Weslfeld victim has 16at-
cd ashore.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Missouri.

ST. Louis, August I'D. w.
Soutcr, United States Express Deliv-
cry Messenger, whose wagon was
robbed rccentlS and 'whe is under
arrest for being Implicated in the
robbery, confe,scs that he was cou.
ccrned in it. IIo tells d .ttiel cut stories
about being approached some months
ago by Il man whose name he conccals,
aud u .gcd to Assist in robbing the
company. This he resisted, but the
mans appeals were 30 persistent and
Continual, that he finally yielded, and
entered into the robbery with J..S.
C.uou and Thomas Grady, who arc
also under arrest. Kendall, tho dri-
YER, knew nothing Of the aff,il. The
party who planned the robbery, and
who i, supposed 10 have tho money,
is kno~n.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
FrOiii Sotith Carolina,

CHARLEsToN, August l2.--Thc first
bale of hcw cotton is received here:
1t arrived to-day from Middle Gcorl
gia, consigned to George Al Trenholm.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Illinois,.

AvGUS1, IA negro raped tho
daughter Of Rev. Il. Nj. Walter, aged
eleven, at Rockford, Illinois. Judge
IayncA threatens.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16

Rflnf lhiH.

CiseiSNATi August lO:-Two kegs
OF powder exploded in burning
house, in Nionna, Ohio, killing four
ana lnlurlhy twenty.seyenl
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From Maryland.

CUmRERLAND, August l3.-Mrs.
9. j.. Vallandigham died this morn:
ing:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
From California.

CALIroRNlA, August 0.-The Pacific
coast press unanimously condemn tho
order of the War Department, coun-
termanding Stoncman's order for an
active campaign against the Apaches,
for the purpose of giving the Qua.
kers an opportunity to operate.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Loyalty Test for Southern Soldiers Of
1919,

The press having called attention
to the great njustics that was done
to pensioners of the war Of 1919, and
especially those residing iii the South
by the ordtr Of the missioner Of
pensions requiring proof of loyalty,
and it having been shown that such
proof could not we'll be made In the
thanher tolhtcd out by the circular,
the commissioned hus issued subsc-
qnent order, which embraces the list
of officials before whoth proof cah be
made. This last circular requires tho
certificate Of an officer Of United
States Court, n United States COM
missioner, an assessor, assistant asses
sor, collector, deputy collector or su-
pervisor of Internal revenue, or post-
masters showing to tho sa!sfaction OF
the pension Office that the witne sses
who testify to the loyalty Of claim.
ant are Of undoubted character, and
entitled to full faith md credit
Still, with all this, tho order is bur.
densome and unjust, and oahnot fail
to tend to great embarrassment to
tLUso old soldiers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
Evidence OF Aifo.

Our Republican friends, have
without number, told ps the Demo.
craey was dead. The following OK,
tracts from leading Republican pa
rera would seem to indicate that they
did not believe it themselves
The Democratic party to-day is
stronger than it ever was in it's his
tory; 1t means to. win.-Horace
Greeley at Ticks1urg.
You mako light of the Democracy
but. to-day, in tho State of New York,
thefe is clean Democratic majority
Of ninety thousand. We never did
have the Irish, and now we are losing
all the TermNns.-NeW York Times
R1ditaH.
Grant, with Mis- Ku KMx bill>
thinks he can kill tho Democracy.
1t will tako more men by million,
than he had At APPROXIMATIONS. N. +.
San RahcGS.
A great deal has been said about
the dead bemocrasy. AoNo who
thiuk 4 is DEAD sArely never read tho
STORY Of the rosnrrection. There Will
be signs in tho heavens and OH the
earth in 1872 when this Democratic
party gets its soldiers in the field. -
Springfield (1fass.,) RcpWblicaA Raai-
cal.
He is a fool and&taitor who expocts
70 Min a easy y{story over tho Demo.
cato party in 1872, Grant can never do
it with tic bayouo,.-M 7. Eusning
Post Radical.
They may ssy what they plSase,
but th9Se who aro the msst Snn&lent
do tot know these Dau,oGfats They arc
tho most dangerous When they seem
most WHIPPED, Do not put any faith
in them and do not trust them. In
retfeat they are lfeachefous and often
fatal. -&oussviie ComHscrc,al RaF-
Sat.
General Moltke has addes<ed tho
following letter to the citizens of Lu-
bee, IN acknowledgements of their
having presented him with freedom of
the city "t have received with
gratitude from your representation
the splehdidly enthusiastically executc ell
documeht which cunfers upon mo tho
title of a burgess Of Lubbock The
numerous monuments Of power, patti
otism and Of bene6cence, recalling
the time when Lubbock stood at the
head of the confederation Of cities
confederation whose fleets COM
manded the sea and made war with
kmgdoms--the venerable town ball,
the lofty towers, the protecting bul.
warks with their shady trees, the g,e.t
ships upon the marrow river, the anil
cient gates ohe of which is so admi.
Fable rep: esentcd in the document
you have sent me-are the earliest
rocollections of my childhood. But
neffaceable Us they, there remained in
my heart tho impatienoe with whicl,
then witnessed the violent prepon.
deranco of France. My whole life
hds been bpant Under the feeling Of
tho powerlessnoss of Germany against
her over.cxacting neighbor, Until at
last, under tho flag of Prussia, the
nation has risen to the Struggle which
by Gods help, has assured tho uniun
and the strength fthe tpuntty. And
in TINT struggle, tho children of your
city, brave among the bravest, hatc
taken part. May long and happy
peace compensate us for tho sacrifices
Which wero inevitable, and may Ger.
many, with her anoieut and venurable
Lubec, develop her greatness; ind
march forward to new destinies."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-16
A Beautiful Tribute 10 EirslAia,

In spe, ch made last week at
Louisville, Ky, the Hon. d. ".
Vo"rhccs, Of Indiana, said
eff [, on the other haud, was call-
ing witnesses for the Democracy,
WOULD point frst'to the old State Of
Virginia, the most afflicted Of all, tho
most torn to piece; ofall, with her male
population driven away, her bosom
thrashed with tho thrushing. .machi inc
uftleath from one border to the other.
She has emerged as from fire of ten.
fold heat, but sho has falleu into the
hands of Conservatism aid not of
Radicalism, and no Radical, not even
Ben. Butler, dares wag his foul tor.
quo or point his fdlonious Anger ut
her. [Cheers.] ,And thisl said to
him, too, on the floor Of the House.
Virginia, the Very heud ahd froht of
the strugglb'o on the part OF the South
she iii whosb bosom lies more buried
valor than in any other cuual space
Of ground the sun shines upon- ap.
plause where herous surpassing
those that Honor sting Of met and
clashed their swords aud blod and
died-shc on whose fate the whole
South hung, who never faltercd, and
when. her great leaders laid down
their swords all othors wero laid
down."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25
Party Nominations.

That party is always most successful,
and in fact most deserves public conti-
dence, which is most careful in making
its nominations and adhcrcs to them
with greatest unanimity. II is clear to
every body that no party, no society,
no combination of individuals to ac-
compish particular ends, can long re.
main powerful unless complete unity OF
action /. maintained. The highest
authority expressly declares that a
house divided against itself can not
stand.' Prudence, wisdom and neces-
sity, combine to require that parties
which seek TO govern the country
should maintain unity in their own
ranks. If they do not, they will soon
destroy themselves and become the
prey Of the common foe. Who does
not distinctly see, therefore, that who
ever opposes regular nomination
strikes at the very foundation and
strength of his party-weakens, dis
heartens and defeats the very men who
uphold his own cause? Every body
knows that union, harmony and good
will alone give strength and lead TO
success. If we would establish Demo.
cratic principles, therefore, let us all
unite in sustaining the nominations Of
the party.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25

1t would be "sweet" thing for the
Radicals if they could succeed in in.
ducing Democratic volunteers to enter
the field as candidates where nominees
of their own party would stand no
chance. To divide the Democracy
would be great point gained for them
and volunteers would serve Radical
purposes as well as candidates of their
own. They cannot elect either, and
they would much rather see their Dem.
ocratic tools sacrificed than that their
own men should suffer defeat. In fact
if the Radicals succeed in inducing vol
unteers to become candidates for them,
they will trade them off afterwards
whenever opportunity offers. Volun-
teer candidates are wanted by them
only for trading purposes and to keep
Democratic voters away from the polls.
That is an old trick in politics that has
been practiced too often to be successful
again. BeUare Of Radical schemes-if
they succeed in inducing Democrats to
vote for volunteers they will laugh in
their sleeves at their success in duping
those who aid them by voting for their
candidates. They already boast that
they are making or will make break
in the "Fishingcreek confederacy."
Let these "confederates" look to it thai
their ranks are not broken by the enc
mics who prosecuted and constant,
libel them!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25
Tho Drokcn Pledge.

The volunteer candidates are whining
about the county that we refuse TO print
for them. True--and why? Week after
week for months before the delegate
elections were held each and every one
of them had his name published in the
COLUMBIAN, and paid in advance to get
it there, in a list headed by the follow
ing pledge, to wit
The following persons have been
named for nomination by the next Dem
ocratic County Convention. All who
are announced in this list are pledged
to abide by the decision of the Demo
cratic Convention.
This pledge, voluntarily, and solemn
ly, from week to week given to the
public over theirown names, is as firmly
binding upon the conscience and honor
of the candidates and their friends as
any obligation it possible for a human
being to assume. We are asked to as
sist in violating it, and of course we
contemporary refuse the proflered dis
honor and spurn it as an insult.
These volunteers join hand in hand
with the Radical leaders in an attempt
to break up the Democratic party. In
this attempt they will get no aid from
us-we do not print in the political in
terest of the Radicas-wc cannot assist
men in violating pledges-we support
the Democratic party in all its interests.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-08-25

History has no parallel to the vacil-
lating weakness of the autocrat who i
in charge of the pools at Long Branch.
Efficient and capable officials are the
sport of his caprices. First the faithful
Cox, late Secretary of the Interior, who
was too high toned, too honorable, to
eat the guilty bread of Executive sub.
serviency, was removed. He was toe
honest to connivc at stealing, too hon
orable to be Grants or BoutWell's tool,
and too faithful to yield to incompetent
dictation, lie must be put out of the
way and was accordingly decapitated,
Next comes the good and brave soldier,
Pleasanton, whose removal is today
announced. Grave and important are
the disclosures which now attract public
attention, the Federal Treasury is being
depleted, public ledgers are being de-
stroyed, warrants are being cancelled,
and wholesale robberies are being eX.
posed, and because Pleasanton will not
pledge secrecy, or be willing party to
this monstrous corruption, he too must
be sacrificed. The country must pro.
nounce on Mr.. Grants action in the
premises.-Ashiand .ldrocate.