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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
An Otter Chasing Sheep.

A short time since young gentleman
named Hughes was travelling along
the public road about one milo west,
Of Darlington Heights Post-office, in.
this county, when he met several
sheep running very rapidly towards,
BIN. A few moments after he met
an otter in full pursuit. He seized
stick and rushed upon it, when it
made battle, snd having broksa
tho stick in an effort to strike it,
before be could get another he was SO
hotly pressed by tho "yarmint" that
be was compelled to climb tho fence
near by for protection. The otter
then retreated along the fepoe,
when Hughes jumped to the ground
seized a rail, aud dispatched IT,.
Farmvillc Commonwealth. *, ,-y
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what do we see Why, parents and
husbands and brothers very often fos-
teripg and pampering idleness, lazi
ness, and the spirit of dependence
upon others, which, strange to say, IL
invariably conjoined with pride, inso-
lencc and contempt for them, and with
wonderfully developed faculty of
sclf-conccit and sclf-importance. Now
is this true love is this friendship {
Were it not better to sny: 'l,ook
here, | am willing to help you help
) yourself but if you are too good to
make the effort, you may just settle
down upon your superiority, and take
the Consequences. 1t is not my duty
to DO your duty, and l will Lot ut
tempt it. Moreover, from long OBJ
sorvation, ! know that God doos not
permit it t, lie dunc, and it Is i'm
possible. CT to work, or there is NJ
hope for you"
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RnIlHrE'A ii6fata.

Mr.. Bonner, IN an ailnSirn TO A Cali
furua horse who has been spoken ofas
a candidate for The honor Of beating lhs
time nt his Aver Dexter" shows that
thu Pacific colt must do considerably
better than is claimed for him to throw
dus' IN his eyes nn'e>s III" wiEd is east
rrn H., however. let's us knew that
h. has two young horses from whom he
HOPES 10 drive better time than that
which records Dexter, so far, the fastest
lroLter in the world. The California
horse has made his halEmile one min-
ute and seven seconds. Bonner says he
has two horses who have trottei half.
mile one minute and six seconds and
ii at Dexter has trotlcd half-mlle to
road wagon in one minute six and a
| hhlf.seconds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
Horrible Murder.

We learn that u brutal murder was
committed OH Sunday last, l4th Instant
the victim being a cnlored woman nam.
ed Adclne Agnew, who lived upon
the premises Of Mr. Ephraim Cox, three
miles below Brlton. IT. seems that the
drceasrd Ind quarrel with g. colored
man. Snadr,ck Webster, with whom sho
had been living in adultery. and that tho
quarrel eliminated in his cutting the,
woman. with homemade dirk knit',
the blade OF which was seven or eight
inches in length, and with which he IN
fl,c,ed TWO dangerous wounds-one OF
them proving mortal cutting the ar
terry OF her neck, and the other striking
ono of her ribs. The woman died in a
few minutes. On Tuesday nothing
the murdere. went to the house Of Hen.
ry Robinson, by whose wife he wae
, recognized and ob'aIning assistance
from others. the murderer was nrrested
and brought to tins place. He made
great resistance 10 the phrties making
the arrest. Me understand that he
does not deny the accusation ofmnrder,
and even states that he was perfectly
calm during the affair He Is a dark
mula,,o, about feet six inches in
height. He has been committed to
Jail, and Will probably be tried at the
approaching term Of Court. -.> Andersoo
| fntcUigencer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
Strawberry Trees,

People fond Of strawberries had bot.
ter 20 straightway 10 Minnesota, i
they can cred, writer III tho St. Paul,
Press, who nssrtts that lie has seen.
scores OF miles of country II degree OF
latitude north of Fort To,t,m, which
was MI almost continuous plantation OF
wild Strawberries, growing in many OF
the richer spaces, not on horison'al v'nea
but OIL bushes, MANY Of them three and
four feet high, on which the clusters OF
this delicious fruit attained a size rarely
reached by the most aseidnous cul,iva-
ton. So profnse, he says, was this ma
tive production Or strawberries on what
is called The Pembina monntain--whcre
The plant takes the upright form in the
very pride OF its exnherant frni.lnlness,
as # il disdalned to creep along tho
earth with its scarl"te crown Of glory
, that the cart wheels crashing the hcr.
lies az The, revolved, were red with his
wild vintage of the plains, and left long
or, msvn trails behind them.
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Our EGsUsarGCa.

We are apt to forget when dc
nouncing bad government, that good
government, evch the best. will not
develop our resources or make our
fortunes, but simply enable US to do
so, if We have the intelligence and the
will requisite for the task. We again
return, therefore, to subject, which
should be held up like beacon light
before the eyes Of the Southern pco-
pie, and can best DO so by quotation :
j. r. Dodge, ESD, Government
Statistcian, makes tho following
statement to Commissioner Capron
"Thc cotton interest has already
attained its maximum Of value ,nnd
profit for the present, and the cotton
supply of the world has nearly reach-
cd tho limit Of normal consumption ;
ut lower price somewhat larger
consumption might result; largely
increased supply would occasion dis
astcr and Aurtnation in production,
disadvantagcous alike to the planter
and manufacturer. There is one
modo, and but one, by which the
value and profit of tho cotton croT
can be largely increased. and BY
which cotton growers oan' remuil
"mas,crs of tho situation,' and that il
by m manufacturing in this country, not
twenty per cent. Of the Drop, as in
| $50 not thirty ive per cent.,as II
1869 but ut least scvouty-hve pc,
cent. and half Of this should b.
manufactured, near the cotton fields
into coarse goods at frat, largely int
yarns, and ultimately into every va
Iic,y Of cotton tab.ics. 1t can y
done with profit a, oncc. Idle waite
powers, abundant aud cheap wood ali
coal for steam machipery, dependen
wome u anxious 10 earn u livelihood
and children growing up under tn
: pern,cious Influence of idlenoss, Ca
, for such utilization Of wasting Ie
8 sources. While these means OF op,
t lence are ignored, ard the children
f indiyence are permitted to pine /
:, poverty, it would be unmanly to en'
y the possession of wealth sIseWhc,
u obtained by 1.-The persistent and indu
,rious .utilizatien Of similar resources
}, dud whiIs s such oppSrtanisiesA a.
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thrown away, the highest prosperity
must not only be uuattained, but un'
deseryed,o III (;
The strawberry.

The strawberry bears the same re-
lation among fruits, that the violet {
does among aowers. They are the
earliest, and hamblest, but the most
delicious Of their families. 1t is q
question, if the wido range of nature
furnishes a, more delightful sensation
to the palate, than in this humble
berry. One of its greatest exoollen-
cics, consists in its being within the
easy reach Of tho poor. 1t is bene'
factor of She poor, for while it can be
81 easily obtained, it elevates their
tastes, aud causes them to forget their
p vcrty for the time; by the reacc-
tion, that tho prince can procure no
blhter fare. There is n charauter Of
kindness attached to this fruit, in its
effort to meet our wants 80 carly in
the year, and by its soothing effects,
counteracting summer complaints,
sooner than other fruits. Strange,
that its cultivation is so much neg~
lcc,ed, when q few feet Of space, and
few hours of attention will secure
bountiiul supply for an ordinary
family. In my estimation no part of
, gardening gives 80 much satisfaction
t as this Eighteen mouths ago, I pro
| cured one hundred and fifty plants
y which multiplied to suoh IN extent in
f one summer, that during this season
Q l could easily gather half peck o
/, berries each day. The secret ofsuc
). cess in strawberry raising seems to b.
G in securing strong and vigorous va
. riety.
!. Niue is the Wilson'S Albany, and
D. believe it to be the best for this eli
in mate. 1t roots deeply, and is ,hereb
:s enabled to Withstand the heat of ou
lie summers. It produces a large, swee
J. and 6uely Favored berry. 1t is on
is of tho very earliest, and continue
in bearing when even later varietie
l. have ceased. My viLes are still
i. blooming, and bearing Gre berries
is. There is very little labor required
to their cultivation. Cutting away II
y. weeds, ard grass, and taking off Il
Us runners will be sufficient during tt
ii, summer. In tho fall light d'cssir
to of compost need be stirred in tho soi
lal aud covered with a thin eont of etra,
fit G,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-31
Vys7TMM GR OROn
Wednesday Morning, May 81, 1871
Interests and Du-
d1HS.

Thcr" is perhaps no point in tho
wuu.c ,anac OF morals, upon which
such loose and positively disastrous
impressions prevail, as the extent to
which mau's social relations are con-
nccted with his individual interests
ard the growth of his individual char.
aetcr Friendship itself, the most
charming Of social connections, Is in
this regard, both misunderstood and
abused. Not only are mans indi,id-
ual interests his main interests,
lust as candid reader Of the
New Testament must conclude, but
they are in many respects OF
so PECULIAR character, TINT it is
absolutely impossible for another
individual to attend to them at all.
Perhaps Of all mental operations tho
one called meditation is the most
shame'ully neglected by tho race of
man. Teachers OF least find woful
lack Of consideration, when they como
to deal with intellect in its practical
operations. Almost all Of irrcligion,
too, can be Justly traced to refusal
to mediate is says Isaiah, "Man
Mui conSidcrM not, is like the brntcs
that perish" Now, if this be go, who
but the individual man himself can
bring about q change and secure an
autcdotc2 Who is there that can
mediate for another Now many OF
the things friends desire to do for
friends, parents for children, and vice
versa, arc OF the exact character OF
this ono of meditation. 1t is the
marcst blindness to hope to do certain
things for those wo love, or to hope
that they can do them for us. We
would love more, if We elstood
this better, and never entertained
vain and insane expectations. In tho
5 whole realm Of our spiritual and NOR
al and iutollcctu ual life, it is q miracle
what complete isolation exists in con
!, junction with such wonderful oapaoi
y ty for sympathy-isolation With re
. sp,ct to doing, sympathy with rospec
; to what il, or is not done. Lo
!. us love one another sincerely, but b
:, content that each one should be him
c self, character to himself, an
It should both live and dio to himscl
IS Our Maker, who knoweth our frame
- and romembereth that we are dust,
1t tho only Being to whom, in tho gre'
d crisis, and in tho last extremity
3. life, an humble and unpresutniu
q. ." faith has tho right to lift the eye
ne hope. &
to Upon lower plane of existeno
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galliog letters Of q domestic aud hate
full despotism.
;tA CONSERVATIVE.
-'! ---A----oa sos-----------
Mr.. Editor

The Chester Reporter in giving its
state ment Of the F,remeu's Celebra-
tion in Charlotte on the goth inst,
notices our Hook and Ladder Com
n,ny in the following termss
"The members of the Winnsboro
company are 6pe looking men, with
dozen or more exceptions, aud, being
we'll drilled, having light apparatus
and uniform suited to the season,
are thought by many to have been the
most snowy company ia the process
sion.
Although we have "dczeu or
moro" men In our company under the
average size Of men-yet Thur mauly
step aud appearance did not provout
tho "fair sex" nnd lockers on of
Charlotte from fancying them, which
they showed by the quantities o.
bouquets they threw to thom as tue
procession passed along, aud which
we do not remember seeing done t.
the fne looking company of men from
Chester.
ONE OF THE "DozEN OR MoRE"
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Murder Of q Policeman.

About l04 O'Clock last night MrsF
Chenowith keeper Of house on the
corner Of Holiday and Centre streets,
being greatly annoyed by man NAM
edIFred'k Kursey, who resided with
her, called upon policeman Josepb
Clarke for assistance, and as the officer
entered the house Kursey drew o, 're-.
volver and fred three shots, one ball
taking effect on the side Of she mnu ia
another OH the cheek aud the third
In the head, causing instant DEATH
The officer was regarded as one of the
bost on the force. He was about 80
years Of age, and leaves wife aud
a largo family Of Chillr ~ Balti.
x,ors Sun. tis.04 tiHaa aE
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Tele eSr.apkaic.
E U RIO PlE AN NEW S.
LATEST ADVICES.


NEW York, May ga Versailles
speoial 10 the Telegram says the
heaves, fighting yesterday was in the
Rne Royale. The slaughter was ter
rife.
Colonels Dubois and Moran, neph.
g as Of Guizot, commanding the Yer.
sailses troops, were killed by an cx-
plosion of torpedoes,
Tue barricade ia the Rue St. Hon
ore WAS captured and fe-capturcd Blk
times.
General Vinoy is reported wounded
in the groin and General Duni in the
head.
1t is fumored that tho Archbishop
Of Paris, aud tho Abbess FraMcoi, and
Villemesapt, we're shot by the lnsur-
gents.
VERsA,tLEs, May 23 .~-Afternoon--
General Cliuschsmp lust evening oc-
cupied Botignalles, and attacked
Montmartre today on the west and
south from the Avenue and the Boule~
ward Dc Clinchy. Mont J.admirault
simultaneously moving his forces along
the line of the Seiue aud Boulevards
leading to the Northern Railway,
a,tacked the station of that railroad,
and carried it by assault, He thence
movod upon Montmartre, which was
captured at one this p. NJ
General CiEsus carried The batricadc
in the Charcssee Du Maine, in the
southern part of Paris, aud tho oper-
ations Of the Government troops are
progressing satisfactory everywhere
, and II complete suppression Of the in.
sure ction IL expected to-day or to-
t morrow. The losses Of the Versa'l.
lists in to-daS'S engagementsare small.
t VERSAILLES, May 25.-The Govern
D ment troops occupied forts Bicetrc,
t Roaur and Rigauit. Two prominent
: leaders of the Commune have been
8 shot. A cloud of smoke covers Paris
, and fresh conAagra,ions are feared
+ Ours,pE Pants, thursday, +. M
: Since noon strong southeasterly
r wind has prevailed which shows the
" flames towards Place De La B4stilu
It threatening the entire city with des
r truction. The Government batterie
# are bombardiug Bellevillc. Com
h municatlon with tho interior city still
d clio ed.
y ATHENS, May 25.-Tho Chamhe
It of Deputies have voted ten thousant
livres to the widow Of Mr.. Lloyd, wh
!, wns killed by the Marathon Briyands
r. Versailles, May 27.-M. Picnr'
ID to.dn, informed the A A:sembly tha
), General Cissey occupies the Who'll
d left bank Of the Seine that General
,e V,ony aud Do"ai, after capt"rin
as Place de la BAs,iie, occupi,d tn
50 F,ubourg st. Ant"ine as far as l'a'
Il. r,er du Tron,. thai Gcn'r"ls Gin
IT, chant and l. Admirable have ad, at
ced to the foot OF tue heights Of L'
e Buttes Chammvnt, and that they NJ
te tu-morruw, with six y thousand me'
he oocnpy thi, last refuge Of this mo
re- s,rous lnsur, iorn Picard ulso So,
nd that no nc xs had reached tn, Cover
ment concerning Che g es III Paris,
.e- .f th, tie of the hos ages held |
,s che insurgents.
IS. WAsnIHarnN, May 28.-Minist
e. Washrurne ,elcgraphs to Secrcta
its ri h that the Aarchbishop of Par
it, aud sixty nine priests were shot Tue
ed day.
its The insurrection is suppressed.
an The insurgent losses haze be-
'as er or.nous. Government losses u
comparatively small.
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without effect. At one end of tho
nuns garden stands an isolated build
ing, in which were found mattresses
furnished with straps and buckles,
also two
lnoN CoRSETS, sKULL.CAr, AND A RACK
turned 10y cog wheel, evidently in.
tended for bending back the body
with force. The superior explained
that these were ortiopcdic instrn.
mcnts IA superficial falsehood. The
mattresses and straps struck me as
being easily accounted for | have
seen such things used in French mid.
wifcry and in cases Of violent dc.
lirium but the rack and its adjuncts
are justly objects of grave suspicion,
for they imply use of brutal torce
which no disease Mt present known
would justify. On onr wuy back
through the gardcus our guide made u
dctour in order to show Us a
where an enormous quantity of potaa-
toes vas stored, AZ we'll as barrels
full Of SIT pork, while in the yard
hard by lay grunting fat pig. "Lo k
at This - cried our National Guard
Indignantly. "Ipok at these stores,
which might have he'll ped to feed the
starving POOR Of the arrondiscmcnt
during our six months scisc, and
think that these people wcro begging
from door to door the whole time fo'
, money to buy broken victutls fol
their pensioners - Arrived at TIN
! entrance gate, our guide nudgcd me
telling nc in whispers to look at tn
! old woman who was wandering about
. followed by younger one, STOPPING
). from time to timc to pick up lct
c to rub her hands with sand or grave
t "rhat is Sour Bernardinc," he sic
i cone Of tho thrccprisoucrs of the WOO 'c
t cages. She is the most sane III tni'i
$ of the three, and we keep hcr her
|. under the care Of one Of our i!es
l. cheer her up.
- ONLY so, SIZE LOOKS 70.
, The other two have been remove
- p as they we're rendered violent by tt
=, crowd aud change Of scene" | pas
: cd close to her and sho looked up
10 soft, pale face, with su"kcn cy
~ shaded by the frills of a great ca
:, She locked at me dazodly, with''
y, taking any notice, and, STOPPING asai
" filed her hnnds with refuse coli,
g,onnls, which she put III her mou'
l. until prevented by her companion
Without showing the least prejudi
sc in the matter, | think | can safe
xc .ay that the ladies now shut up at :
ed I.nZ!rc will G"d it no easy matter
~. clear themselves Of blame f.
ed though there arc doubtless many 81
he piciuus circumstances THAT may ! o Z
he plaincd away, there are also ha
I'D facts which will remain hard facts
wo spite of the most elaborate attcmL
lth at rcfutation.
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Anger GnrcaROnablG and
Feed Outside Counsel.

One half Of the fatal encounters
between men who have been, or who
fancy they have been iusulted, ore
due to their not stating their griev-
ance in writing through friend or
third party. land asking for redress or
explanation. The code Of honor is a
brutal and uulc sunaLle code in
many respects, but admitting that it
is the part or duty Of an individual
to aycpge his wrongs and to guard by
violence his reputation, the code of
honor is great Improvement on the
ordinary and natural process of ven,
geance. 1t is conservative and mer-
ciful in its provisions, and among
those who refuse to conform to the
christian prccept Of forgiveness of in.
juries, it has saved many useful life.
In one respect, it is even christian in
its method Of procedure, If not in rs
spirit. 1t agrees precisely in one
respect, namely, in the one recon :
mended in the first sentence of this
article, with tho Biblc command in
regard to injuries, in that it acknowl'
edges the superior power aud authori'
ty Of third parties to E range salts
factolily misunderstanding, or t.
provide an atonement for nn ininry
eff thy brother offend thcc," say
the code Of love, "go and tell him Iii
fault between him and thee" lot t.
avenge it, not to resent additiona
wrong, if bis anger or malice SEQ Il
to commit it, but for the sake 0
peace. elf he hear thee not" it Gun
tinucs, "tell it. to the Church and
: he hear not the Church, let him be t
thee as n hcatben man and publ
can Mark that part of the precep'
"rcll it to the Church." Observe til
appeal to third parties it recon
~ mends. Just SO the code Of hone
submits the matter Of grievance t
40 friends and seconds, aud is, in th
~ regard, altogether Christian. Or
= readers will Gud no difficulty in r.
20 calling instances Of the evil of me
undertaking to settle grievance
~ themselves, in their own person, upc
!" the streets. TO say the least of the
~ doing 90, it is an ungcntlemauly met
u cd of procedure and to do it fu
% justice, it is very stupid one.
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ii,' Editor:

Mr Editor:
The summouing of an exclusively
w'ptc posse to guard the prisoner.
Henry Houston, to DO executed for
the murder of one his own color, ma
tlrally suggests some reflections which
ore respectfully submitted for the
satisfaction Of your readers.
Our high Sheriff, after consistcnt
course of approval Of thosc measures
which deprive the people of his own
race Of their right and privileges for
the benefit Of an ignorant and illite.
rate class unduly elevated after af'
filiating with those negroes who i'm
pudently assume to represent" Fair.
field in the State Legislature; uftcr
charging the whites Of this town with
sympathy with or possibly participa-
,ion In the Ku Kiux raid; and finally
after falsely representing to the State
authorities that he wus unable to
raise posse for arrest, now passing
by his oolored friends, summons out
chosen baud of our young men
to sustain the majesty of law and or
der. What n commentary npon the
s!ahderous abuses heaped upon our
people Why not call upon the
"loyal" negroes to carry out the SOL
emn sentence of the Law Is it done
in the Kindness Of the Sheriff g hear,
to afford to The malignant fealings o.
those disloyal whites an opportunity
Of gloatipg over tho dying agonies O
this poor negro2
So it ever is with those most loud
mouthad in their abuses Of the whit
people-when danger threaten then,
they quickly find out of whom to asl
protection and aid. Another proof,
any were needed, of the utter falsit,
!, of the ohurges of violent or rebellion
, tendencies on tho part Of this peopl
o lies in the fact that t,oenty, yes twsnt!
u. S. soldiers arc sont here to hol
J fairfield District. Now, Mr.. Editor
:. ii there were any truth or reason ii
t the charges which bring the U. s
, troups from the Far West, would toent
D suffice for a Distriotl How Ion
would 1t take rebellious Fairfield
= dispose of the little detachment {
o our gallant young commandant,
\. Chester of the squadron, II animosi'
Q to the Federal government were, as
4 alleged the ruling spirit in these Sc
It tions1
j, Let the recent action of our Sheri
10 and the cordial manllness of old 80
- diers and true gentlemen, whi'
y. prompts us to. extend the ha,
Of Of hospitality aud kindness to Il
in young officer who has bean Sc
" among us, give tho lie to Il
- =. slanders upon a people, f"ithf
= d d loyal 10 tho terms, of their ,su
H. tSsnaer, though writAipg beneath I
- 'rE" es -. - ErG, ~ Is,
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From New York,

pouanxEErsiE. May 25.-The fro
10 the Shandaken Mountains is fear
full, the flames in some localities run
along fifty feet high.
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Market Reports,

New Yonx, May a. Evening.
Cotton 6,mer, with sales ot %,iaa
bales, at 1T. Gold ne.
CHARLESTON, May 27.-Cotton quiz
et-m.ddl,ngs l53; receipts $40 bales !
sales 200 bales.
, LIVERPOOL, May 2T.-Evcning--A
Cotton closed 6rmer-uplauds 74;
Orleans III , sales l2, 1000 bales.
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From New Mexico.

SANTA FE, May IS. The whole Of
the Mountain Apaobes in Arizona
have declared war against the whites.
Cause. the recent massacre at Camp
Grant.
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From III, nois.

Quincy, May 25.-The heaviest
rain and hail storm for years, has oc.
Cured. The crops are injured. The
stones weighed two aud three ounces.