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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01

A Patriotic Jury,

Charles NJ. Leo was woll known
criminal lawyer Of Rochester, N. Y
lie summoned up o case with super
fluffy Of gesture, and an affiuence OF
perspiration that would have as. onish
ed even John Graham in his vehe.
mene and melting moods. Ice was
defending an old revolutionary soldier
for passing n forged promissory note
for some thirty dollars. There was
hardly the faintest doubt Of his guilt ;
/ but Loe contrived to get before the
jury the fact that the prisoner, when
: u daredevil boy of nineteen, was one
of the storming party that f,llowed
Mad Anthc,y Wayne in his desperate
night assault upon Stony Point, and
helped to carry the wounded general
into the fort during that terrible
fray. In summing up, Lee, after
getting over the ugly point of the evil
dcnce as best he could, then under
took to carry the jury by escalade, on
the ground of the prisoners revolution.
ary services. He described in graphic
Language the bloody attack on Stony
Point, the impetuous valor Of Wayne,
the daring exploit of his client. and
wound up with this stunning intor-
rogatory : "Gentlelnen of the jury,
will you send to the Seate prison, for
passiuga contemplate thirty dollar
forged note, an old hero of three
score years and ten, who, in his youth
cheered the heart of bis country in
the darkest hour Of the revolution by
storming Stony Point -
This was poser. Tho chins Of
some of the jury quivered, but the
foreman, bluff farmer, put on all air
which seemed to say, that storming
Stony Poiut was good thing enough
in its line, but what had It to do with
passing this forged note ! After be-
ing out couple of hours the jnry
returned to the court room, when the
clerk went through the usual for
mula
"Gentlemcn Of the jury, have
you agreed upon verdict I"
"We have"
edo you 6nd the prisoner at the bar
gully or not guilty I"
"N,t guilty, because ho stormcd
Stony Pviut," thundcred the stalwart
foreman, who, it was afterwards learn
ed, was the last to come to an agree
mint.
The audience applauded, the crier
raped to order, the district attorney
objected to the recording of the YER.
dict, and the judge scut the jury out
again, telling the foreman in a rath.
er sharp tone, that they must find an
unconditional verdict Of guilty or not
guilty. After an absence Of few
minutes, they returned, whom the
foreman rendered simple verdict of
MT gnilty, adding, however, as he
dropped into his seat. cit was a
good thing, though, judge, for the old
revolntinary cuss that he stormed
Stvny Point" :
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
The PartFia g : EatingWaycr.

The Baltimore Sun, referring to
the $500 wager of man named
Henderson in this city, that he will
consume one partridge per day for
thirty day, says>
"The Washington Star has had
several notices of the wager, but does
not tell us if the man eats nothing
else besides the partridge during the
the day, wherein is the peculiar hard.
ship of the case otherwise"
Henderson eats whatever else hc
likes. the only stipulation being that
he shall consume one partridge per
day between the hours Of 8 and 10 A..
NJ. The hardship ia the case is in
the fact that thougha single partridge
is very good eating, it becomes most
repulsive article Of food when repeat
ed daily for any length of time. In
Franc, it is a somewhat common
wager to bot against the perform.
anco of pigeon.eating Of this kind {;
and some five or six years ago a mar.
rativc written by Frenchman of his
physical suffering tho, nausea, fever
and prostration--sndured in un-
dertaking the experiment attracted
considerable attention from tho medi-
cal fraternity Washington. Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
An Editorial Adieu.

j. Z. Eggleston gets off 3 raoy
farewell in retiring from the editorial
charge of,he Mobile Tribune, from
which we take tho following as
specimen
cit was more through accident
than design that [ first became en-.
gagged in the newspaper business
and very little experience in
it served to convince mo tIat there
could be Mother great profit or pleas.
ure in following it as o permanent
profession. With contempt for the
notoriety it confers, horror of the
drudgery inseperable from it, have
awaited i,npatiently the opportunity
which has ut length arrived of throw.
ing off the shackles Of the sanotum !:
and having done so, I feel as Ariel
did when released from the exacting
rule Of Pro.pero. ~. a' ~ -
am aware that I have often
treated tho newspaper of which I had
control very much as a boy would o
blow-gun. have not been able to
resist the temptation Of firing it Into
any target that presented itself, and
call out to the crowd to see how tho
struck victim was rubbing the sore
place. While amusing myself in
that manner, know that have in.
dulged in a'licensc ind hnrshncss tbnt
seemed Incompatible with dignity
md Justice. Not for my own sake,
bnst"r that Of Others, I regret having so
often given too free a rein TO my pen ;
for while am wholly indsffe, ent as
to the effectit may have had on peo.
ple's opinions of myself would,
we're it in my powcr, hasten to heal
every wound may have Inflicted on
the character, tic opinions, or even
the ridiculous varity Of mlcss. II il
too much trouble to bear sll.will
against ones ftll"w.crc tutes.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
n. Theirs as tho Head OF the New PrOyis.
iOnal Government.

According to all our latest accounts
NJ. Theirs is the coming man 10
France-not the man who is to re.
NUN, but the man who, more than
aiy other, is to give shape ard char.
acter to France under her new con-
ditions. The resolution introduced
in the Assembly proposing NJ. Theirs
for chief Executive Is clear and un.
mistakable proof that France is not
wholly lost to reoson-that in the
midst of her sorrow and all her mad
nees she is neither Indifferent to her
interest nor blind to the way of es-
cape which promises bcttor times.
M. Theirs is one of the great men of
Europe, who is dear to us for the
reason that his father was working
blacksmith, and that he himself is a
man who owes his immense success in
lie to his own genius and his own
industry, NJ. Theirs is man of
letters and statesman. He has
written for tho press with success,
and through the press his first tri-
umphs wcro won. AS lawyer his
saccess was not great. This, however,
is not to be set down as fault, for
at the time that Theirs was attempt
ing law he was cngro scd in those
historical studies the result Of which
we have in the "History of the
French Revolution" and the "History
OF the Consulate and the Empire"
No man has written SO warmly of tho
empire, nor has any man who has
written of tho empire written with
more caution. lie was the favorite
Minister of Louis Philippe, and since
tho downfall of the Kingdom, in 1918,
nil the world has looked to him as
the undying friend Of the House of
Orleans. The coup Tctat of 1881 sent
NJ. Thiersinto exile, although there
were many who thought that the
eulogist Of the first empire would be
the first Minister OF the second.
Since l84S few have doubted that the
great historian and the great states.
man was at heart an Orleanist.
1t has been impossible to doubt lis
prcclivitcs. His appearance in the
Corps Iegislatif under Napoleon tho
Thirds reform, marked the beginning
OF the dew e: II Il i !. @. Hc has
always been in f,vr ~ Franco hav.
ing restored to her the Rhine bouuda-
ries of the first empire; but bo was
opposed to this war, because, as he
said France was not prepared to fight
with Prussia, far less with united
Germany. With his European tour
and his efforts for peace wo nre fa-
miliar. Should he succeed to power
we have no choice but say he will re-
store to the throne of France the
grandson of Ious Philippe. Because
he loves his country even more than
he hates Louis Napoleon or lovos tho
House Of Orleans, he is not likely to
talk any more about Rhine bounda.
ries. NJ. Thiers as Chief Executive
means the restoration of the House
Of Orleans and peace for France
Y. Herald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
Desportes & williams, Proprietors.1

have communicated his views TO Con
g:ess in such way as to make then
pause in their reckless career nnt
they have continued in It step by step
bringing in unauthorized persons here
to increase their majority.
lie had lately read Of the frst con.
tcsted election case 10 Congress, t'>a'
of Mr.. Preston, of Virginia, who was
expelled because on the day of tho
election his brother had marched a
volunteer company through the streets
Now no election is valid without the
presence Of bayonets. He (Mr. b.
knew when the military were intro.
duccd at elections in the South that
it would not stop there, nor did it;
troops were now at election times
sent int the very States which had
furnished the most troops for tho
! war.
Mr.. Morton asked Mr.. Blair if he
regarded the fifteenth amendment as
valid L?
Mr.. Blair thought his opinion on
that subject was pretty we'll known by
this time. The form of its ratifica-
tion in his State was legal, but it was
done by the most infamous perfidy
upon the part Of the representatives. Of
tho people. The people of Missouri i
had given Gen. Grant 25, 900 MAORI
ty, and at the same election had vo.
ted down negro suffrage by 10000
majority, although half the people did
not vote. Yet, the representatives Of
Missouri sat here, and, in defiance Of
the views of their constituents, voted
to force upon them n measure which
they had rcpudiatcd. And this was
the case with tho representatives Of
other States which had repudiatcd ne
gro suffrage, and to which had allud-
cd. They talk of their great regard
for the ballot, and the necessity Of
giving it to the oolored people, and
yet, when it is exercised in the hands
of their own constituents they do not
regard it any more than so much waste
paper.
Mr., Morton would like the Sena tor
to give hin, specific answer as to
whether ho regarded the 18th amend
nent as valid.
Mr.. Blair said he did consider il
valid, but he did not consider the re-
construction acts valid and had he
becn III position to do so, he would
havs maintained his opinion, what
ever the consequences might have
been; and now, although these recon.
Btruction ucts have done their work
there is some part Of the Bcoadhead
letter, of which so much has been
said, whics may yes remain. I said
the army should undo it's wosk of
usurpationn, and this may be done
yet. If tho army is withdrawn, those
corrupt carpot-bag governments will
fall of themselves, and tho people of
those Statcs may have some of their
rights restored to them.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
The Tennessee What General Sherman
Saws,

General Sherman says the Tennes.
see was built cut sharp at the bow
and plate to be used as ram. She
had heavy engines and sat, we'll down
ip the water. But the heavy engines
were taken out and light ones put in,
and when that was done. sbo stood
above the mark of ,steadiness in the
water. In other words, she was top
heavy, and the engines were too light
for, the vessel. AS sho. hada very
light load on this trip, tho effect in a
heavy ,soa can easily be imagined. -
Cor ofthe Journal Of Commerce.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
,' Closing Of the Cuban Rebellion.

HAVANA, Feb. 20.--Thc insurgents
Colonel Miguel Macbado, Major De-
nitro CASTILLO, and eleven men, sur
rendered at Puerto Principe on the
18th Majors Lorenzo Castillo and
Ricardo at Ponce Leon on tho 10Th,
and Captain Gopz,les at Neuvitas.
People come into tho cities in such
numbers to surrender that the iutc.
rior is depopulatcd.
Troops surprised the Republican
Assembly, in session ut Mardal. The
members, however, escaped, but their
documents were captured.
Prefect Ardrino Garcia was killed
at Buena Jagna.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
A SWindie.

Dir. Cyrus Fisher, well-known
guusmith in this oity, road an adver.
tisement in Pomeroy's Weekly Demo.
crat from character styling himself
Prof. j. l.. Thompson, Bridgewater,
Conn, who proposed to furnish an
extraordinary cheap and valuable
pistol for the smoll sum Of three dol
lars, and at the same time claiming
very extraordinary attractions Cor tho
pistol. Mr.. Fisher wrote to the bogus
professor, directing him to forward a
sample pistol, in accordance with his
advertised proposal, per express, G.
0. D. The package came on Friday
last by Adams Express in the shape
Of a cigar.box markcd ono pistol, c..
O. D., $3.50. The express messen.
ger who delivered the package. having
a curiosity to see this new discovery
or improvement ip frearms. waited
until Mr.. Fisher opened the box,
which was found to contain nothing
except parcel of old envelopes di.
rooted to the aforesaid professor from
all parts of the country by parties who
had been gulled in a similar manner.
Mr.. Fisher attaohed his money back
in the agents hands, and got i
--Lynchbury Virginian.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
Falling Five lIundred and Fifty Feet
Down n Shaft. "1

At the Illinois Vslley Coal Mine
Company's shaft, three miles from
Lasallc, on Friday last, miner,
named Knowles, stepped into the
cagc to descend to his work. The en-.
gineer instead Of lowering the cage
raised it, and Knowles, apprehcnding
danger from contuct with tho pulley
jumped for the landing from Which he
had started, but instead Of aiiyhtipg
on it he struck his head against post
and was dashed back kward in the shaft
and fell a distance Of five hundred
aid thirty-six feet. The bones of
one Of his legs were forced up into his
BODY,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
A Corpse Driving Horse through the
Streets,

! Dr. w m. buruStt, VINO reSlueC
at No. 500 South Cherry St., diei
at q O'Clock last evening under th,
most peculiar ciroLm stances. Abou
half IN hour previous to his demis,
be had driven &c .he residence OF Con
ductor dward Wells, near the Do
catur depot, who lay very ill Of in
Aammutory rheumatism. After lonv
ing some instructions with his patient
he got into his buggy and started
homeward.
Sudden death, like stroke ot
lightning, overlook him, probably
before he had driven more than few
hundled yards, and the late living,
speaking human being, who fow
moments before had talked calmly and
and quietly, sitter his usual manner
to patient and that patients fami.
ly, and had even joked with little
boy whom he met by the street side
as he entered his buggy, still sat stark
and stiff, upright upon his seat, tho
reins clutchcd in his hands staring
eyes looking out upon the street, driv-
ing homeward-a corpse. Father
Of us all what was it that those who
met that horse and vehicle saw in the
face Of the driver that made them
shudder and hurry on little faster
Death looked out from those lifeless
eyes, and it was ho who guided the
unknowing horse, plodding on to his
masters door, and those who looked
into that vehicle fclt something aw-
full and inde6nablc, and made them
shudder, perhaps, and hasten invol-
UNFAIRLY forward.
The horse drew up at the family
hitching post, but no master descend
cd and be stood paving the ground,
anon jerking the lines, but he got no
answer to the signals, howevar oft
repeated. No familiar voice which
had SO often ohidcd or checred him
in long jaunts. Then he pricked
back his ears and jerked the reins
little harder, and listened, but there
was no response, save the grating of
the leather over the dash board.
What could it all mean 7 Aud now
Mrs. Burdett Looks out of the window
and says, "Well, | declare, the doc
tors come, but why dou't he get out I?
She looks u moment, bat he doesn't
move, and she says, perhaps he wants
something, and then she trips out to
the street, looks up into the buggy
aud says, well William, what ia it r.
No answer. And then she bends
forward little, and the light shines
fuller on the figure there. 1t is her
husband, but the face is livid and
the eyes blindly staring. civilian (!
oh, William !" and she grasps him by
the hands, still clutchiug the reins !;
they arc cold and stiff. He is dcad. e..
Through the assistance Of several gen
tlemen Dr.. Burdctt's body was
taken into the House, where Coroner
Brien hold an inquest over his re-
mains. The jury returned verdict
that he came to his death from disease
of the heart.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01

A Sensible Juror.

On a trial before tho Superior
Court Of New York City, after tho
Judge had charged tho jury, and con.
siderable time had beon spent in try
Ing to get His Honor to charge this
and not to charge that, and the merits
Of the case getting into confusion worse
confounded njqryman. could stand It
no longer. "l protest." he called out to
the Judge, "against this sort Of talks
ipg. Il is only bewilderiog the jury,
and # kept up will get us in such a
muddle that we won't know anything
about the .oase."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
Returning,

The Newberry Herald notices tn
return to that place, from the West
Of Mrs. Robert Pratt, Mr.. r. B.
Bollman, and Mr.. G. D. Smith, and
says, "sevcral Newborrians, now. in
tho West, arc anxious to return with
their families, but cannot because
there are no vacant dwellings, This
we regret, and hopc that our public
spirited citizens owning lots may find
it convenient to put up suitable aud
we!!7sppointed houses. We would
like to SEQ all Of our friends 'homo
again. ~ .rH r,s
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
mo. 81
Jules Fayrc.

The career Of this distinguished
Fr,nch statesman is assuming new
and peculiar interest. In many re-.
speots, he is an extraordinary man.
For nearly half n century he has
been the idol Of large portion Of tho
people of Paris. Rising from tho
rauks he gradually attained distinc-
tion as lawyer, especially in tho
management Of criminal cases. The
name of "Ules Fav' Is as familiar
among the working classes of Frauce
as a household word. He is unques-
tionably sincere friend of the peo-
pie. They may we'll trust him.
In his personal appearance, in the
hall of the Corps Legislatif or in the
court room, NJ. Fayre resembles our
Daniel Webster. Ho has tho same
majestic form, the broad shoulders,
the massive head, the overhanging eye.
brows, the large, cavernous eyes, tho
grave mien, tho dignifed step, tho
expressive view, of our great Amcri-
can orator. The resemblance is some
times rendered the more striking by
the fact that Favre frequently dless,s
as Webster used to drcss--blue cloth
coat and pants, cut large gilt buttons,
long buff vest, white nccktie, and
capacious shirt collar. Thus attired,
standing in some appropriate place Of
power, Republican at heart. a cham.
pion of his country, sone and indivisi.
ble," giant in intellect, an orator Of
unwontcd force, this French stranger
has endearcd himself to every true
American. We can not but wish sue.
cess to the good cauac he represents
in the establishment Of French Re-
public, and no German Republican in
our own country, or in Germany
should expect us to wish otherwise.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
A Divorce Granted by a Coalrcd Justice.

Tho Shubuta (NIiss.) Times chroni.
cles very rich divorce CASE in that
county, that for brevity, cheapness
and dispatch, beats Chicago q long
way. ltappcars that JAS. Chapman
and Jennie Williams, or James and
Jennie Chapman, had "tuck up"
with each other, and that jim got
tired of the old woman and courted
Miss Linda, who promised to share
his bed and board, provided lie would
get a divorce from jenny. jim,
therefore, hastened to the office of T.
II. Clay, one of Alcorn's colored
magistrates, and offered him fvo dol
lars for q divorce. Clay pocketed tho
"fye' and wrote out the following Ger.
tiRcate Of divorce.
Miss Lindy, this is to certify that
james Chapman and Jenny Williams
has this day separated before me and
you and him are at liberty to marry
when you will. II. IL. CLAY.
This is decidedly the cheapest and
speediest divorce ever obtained in the
United States.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
II Never Explodes,

Mr. Gray, an ipgcuious gentleman
of Sussex county, Delaware, Invented
Q new, ,non.explosivei burning fluid
aud invited bis friends to come and
witnossa test Of its qualities. He
gathered q select circle around a bare
rel Of tho fluid in a garret, and to
prove how non.explosive it was he
stirred il with q rcd hot poker, 1r
ak, seconds the Inventor, aud hil
ffishds were soeh to ienerge 'ffSonii the
roof.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
FLYING RnmorS.

It is reported tha. Colonel +. B.
G. Cash was called to his door one
night last week by some unkn,wn
parties. and as soon as he appeared
on his threshhoid, the robbers ord cred
him to give up his money. The
Colonel, brave to fault responded
with his repeater and quietly re-.
turned to his chambor, without ex.
citement or further enquiry. He
was soon after informed that the &C.
count of one of tho purity had been
CHshed-he was found dead near the
Coloncl's door. Served him right.
In these times every man should
keep his pistol, and when called out
at an unusual hour Of the uigbt,
should answer the call like Col. Cash
did, with his pistol prepared for any
emergency.
1t is reported that Henry Berry
Lowry, the notorious murderer Of
Robcson county, N. c., aud his, wife
passed through this county on the west
side Of tho Great Peedee, last week.
ilc was travelling in his buggy with two
doubled barseled guns by his side
Marion Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
A Pound OF Flesh.

An English chemist and qgricultu
rist hns calculated that to obtain o
pound Of flesh on domestic animals,
the following quantities Of either of
the various kiuds Of food mentioned
below, must be usod Turpips, loo
pounds potatoes, SO pounds carrots,
80 pounds =; Milk, 25 pounds oat
mcal, pounds ;corn meal, 81 pounds ;
barley meal, u pounds; peas, 81
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
The Eirst Game RnQged,

The Legislature of Mississippi set a
trap to catch the Ku Kiux, aud the
first game begged was ni"trooly loil"
Radical negro sohoo].master Of Meri
dian, named Price. Disguised, with
eight or ten others, he dragged an old
negro from bis house and nearly beat
him TO death. eo-t EhE
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
Poetry.
The Wayside Flower

AAC way SANC EAVNCle
She was wayside flower
Of lowliest degree,
But as loved her tenderly,
What mattered it to me
I saw that she was beautiful
Iknew that she was good
In simpleness and truth, the type
Of perfect womanhood.
A farmers daughter only
Unlearncd in fashions lore
Contcntcd with her lot in life,
She sighed for nothing more.
Her voice was like an angels
So fresh, 80 rich, SO young,
The lark paused in its upward flight
To listen a. she sung.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
How Eu Klux Stories Originate.

On tho trial Of the Impeachment Of
Governor Holden o, negro testified on
Friday last that himself and four,
other negroes Ind dressed up as Ku
Klux last February, III, Alamance
County, and whipped Tires Negroes!
Mr. Greedy will pleass notice.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-01
THE
FAIRFIELD HERALD

lS rUBLiSHED WEEKLY RY
~DESPORTES g. WILLIAMS,
1erms.-TmE HERALD is published Week
In the Town Of Winnsboro, at $500 in
Ratedbiy in ddpance.
BsyA All transient advertisements to be
mid III advance.
Obituary Notices md Tributes 81. 90 per
square.
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A fashionable young lady Of Brook
'lyti' acknowledges the cofn--fourtoe en
Of 'em on ono {o1&