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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
A Rcbukc OF Henry Ward Dccclier.

1t is a great pity, and, in our judg,
ment, great mistake that so largea
portion quot the best) Of the Rcpubl
can press should have betakcn itself
for campaign purposes to the re open
ing of tho old wounds Of the rebellion
era. 1t scoms to be taken for granted
by certain of that party that the only
appropriate response to the Greeley
proposal to "sbakc hands across the
bloody chasm" is an indignant pro.
testntion that the Northern people do
not want, ought not to want, any such
reconciliation. This opens promis.
ing field for the assiduous enumera.
tion and vigorous denunciation of all
the sins of the South, past, present,
and future, and is stirring up the
old cauldron of prejudice and passion,
which, on every principle of patrio.
tism or religion, ought by this time
to have become cold. We cannot but
anticipate with uncasincss tho future
effect Of this policy on the relations of
the two sections. We sub.
NIT that all the filings about the wick
ed rebellion and brothers blood, and
Ill the caricatures of Liuccln's grave
and tho Andersonvillc prison, arc
nothing but grisly impcrtinencics, and
ought to be frowned down From an
edito'inl article in the Christian onion
Of September rs.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Western Lawyers Plea, Against the
FaCt.

| GENTLEMEN OF THE TuRY: Tho
scripture saith, "Thoa shalt not
kill now, you hang Py client, you
transgrcss the commaba ba as slick as
grease, and as plump os q goose
egg in a loafer's face. Gentle
men, murder is murder, whether
committed by twelve jurymen,
or by an humble individual like
my client. Gentlemen5 = do not
deny the fact of my client having kill.
ed a'man. but is that any reason why
you should do so No SUI Sb thing, gcn-
tlemen you may bringfthe prisoner
in "guilty," the bangman may do his
duty, but will that exoneratc you
No such thing in thut'case you will
all be murdercrs. Who among you
| is prepared for the brand OF Cain to
be stamped upon his brow to-day ?
Who, frcemcn- who in: this land of
liberty and light? Gentlemen, | will
pledge my word, not obe,pf you have
u howic knife or pistol II his pocket
No, gentlemen, your pockets arc
odoriferous with the perfumes of cigar
cases and tobacco. YoG can smoke
the tobacco of rectitudc ptthe pipe ola
peaceful conscience but Bang my un-
fortunate client, and the 'bcaly alliga.
tors Of rcmorse will galloT through the
internal principles IF AM ipal viscera,
until the spinal vertcbrH}of your ana
tomical construction is tprned into u
rallroud, for the grim apn CORY COB
lins Of despair. Gentldpcn, beware
of committing murders Beware, ]
say, uf mcddliug with the internal
prerogativc! Gentlemen, l adjure
you, by the nanumitted} ghost of tenn
poral sanctity, to do nS murder. l
adjure you by the name 4 woman, the
handspring of the tickiag timepicce
of times theoretical transmigration,
to do no murder I adjure you, by
the love you have for the esculent aud
condimcntal gusto Of your native
pumkin, to do no murddf a! l adjure
you, by the stars set in the fling en-.
sign of your emancipatcd country, to
do no murdcr! l adjurc you,
by the American Eagle:ss that whip
ped the universal gaihc cock Of
creation, and now sits. roosting on
the magnetic telegraph Of times illus
trious ,ransmigra,ion, to"do no mur-
der ! And l1s,iy, gentlemen, if you
ever expect to wear store.made coats
If you ever expect free dogs not to
bark at you-if you ever expect to
Wear bouts made Of the free hide of
the Rocky Mountain buffalo-and, to
sum all, if you ever expect to be any.
thing but d set of sncaking, loafing,
rascally cutthroated, braided small
ends Of humanity, Whitfield down into
iudistinctibility, acquit my client, and
save your country.
The prisoner was acquitted.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
S. c.. ESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1872
Outrage in Cleveland County.

| The following letter comes from
gentleman of the very highest charac
ter and position. and we'll known to IL
personally. His statements may b.
relied upon as strictly true. An,
yet, in the face Of such outragcs q
these. we are told that the contjnu
ance of Grants administrationA il
power promises peace and law ant
order in the country
EDlToR WILMINGTON JOURNAL o.
Saturday, the 2lst Instant, a grea
outrage was pcrrctrated in thi
County by officers aid soldiers Of the
United States Government. While
the Kings Mountain Baptist Associa
ton, a body representing over three
thousand COMMITMENTS, was in scs
sion st Bethlehem Church, one New
ton Lung, Deputy U. S. Marshal
and one Archibald Moss, who seemed
to have some authority from Long,
rode up, accompanied ~ a squad of
armed u. S. soldiers detailed from
Gel. Halt's command in Lincolnton,
surrounded the Church and forbade
the people to leave. Long and Moss
were both drunk, and Loug cursed
aud swpre very freely. The pro-
credings OF the Association were
completely broken up. The pastor
OF 'he Church went out and cndcav.
orcd to lc, smadc them to leave, and
on their refusing to do so, the sheriff
vi the Connty arrested Long for lis
"rting religious asse ably. The
'"ld'rrS cooked their guns upnn the
S"crlff, and cnmmandcd Lung to
come out. Efrrts were made to in.
duce them to behave, and they were
promised thst ih"y would not be ar
fcsfed fu trcr for Violating the laws
Of the Stare and of the United States,
if they would quietly leave the
Church grouncs. They rode off in
'hc direction Of the spring, and many
IN mhers Of the Association returned
o the house, thinking they we're gnue.
Bat they soon returned, and were
gall"pi"s over the Church grounds
with their guns aid pistols, and
broke up the Association that even
'hR. " Hell tue people started home
they found the roads pick ketcd by SOL
iie's who were under longs command
,nd even women and children, were ar
rested with guns pointed at them,
compelled to wait the pleasure of this
fellow Long, before they could &c,
hnme. Moss, | am informed by an
eye witness, cocked his pistol at Il
young lady who was driving off in
wagon, and threatened to shoot Ter
it she didn't stop at once. The
whole proceeding was an outrage upon
religious liberty pcrpetrated by Off
"crs and soldiers IF the United States
Government. The excuse they rem.
dercd for their conduct was that they
we're searching 70: one Moyberry, who
was charged with being 4 Ku Klux.
Wilmington Journal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Strange Spectacle.

The American people have now an
opportunity TO cousemrlatc the
strange spectacle of State official in
jill for his hune>tv aud not for his
knavery. Indeed, it is probable that
IT he were more Of a rogue he could
have established closer relat,ous will,
the authorities who wuu!o then take
better care Of bin than send him to
Jail. But James Graham, State
Auditor Of Louisiana, is ia prison be.
cause he refused to pay a Judgment
claim Of $4,000 against the Stare on
the grounds of manifest ill"gality
The court had ordered the Auditor 10
pay tho money, but as it involved an
ultimate loss of nearly million dol.
lars, and perhaps more to the Site,
he refused. So by sort Of legal
suap game tho Auditor was sent to
prison. Tho Court said 'sThc Au.
ditor is morally right but legally
wroug." The case would have been
parallelled in New York city q oou
pie of years ag, if Comptroller Con.
molly, Tor example, had refused ia
pay any of the bogus judgments
against the city signed by the corrupt
Barnard judiciary. The New o.,
leans press unanimously endorse An.
ditor Graham's course, and. the
chances are that he will be promoted d
from his prison to about as high a
place as the people Of the State car
elect him to fir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
The Charlotte, Columbia and augusta
Rail Road.

Gen. +. p. Alexander, having nc
ccptcd the Presidency Of Georpia
Rail Road, with his headquarters at
Columbus, severed on yesterday. his
connection with the Charlotte, Colum.
bia and Augusta Rail Road, of which
he has been for sometime past, the
efficient aud faithful General Super
intcn1cut. Our community regrets
the loss Of n valuable citizen, in the
removal Of General Alexander to
Georgia. In his new sphere oG,duty,
we wish the General all tho success
that mis- high character and solid at
tainmcnts, are 50 we'll calculated to
secure.
We learn that Mr.. James Anlcr-
son very efficient Rail Road man,
will take tho position of General
Sup' r,nterdcnt and Master Machinist
Of both the Wilmington and Columbia
and Augusta Rail Road. This ar
rangemcnt is made by the Baltimore
Officials who control both these Rail
Roads. Mr.. James Anderson is
well known rs former Suucrntcn-
Rail Road. lie is an energetic, faith
ful worker, and thoroughly cxpcricnc.
ed in Rail Road matters.
On the 18th of tho present month,
the Directors of the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad will
meet. Upon that occasion, it is said
that President Wm. Johnston will
tender his resignation, after an eff.
cicpt service ot about sixteen years.
AS our readers are generally aware
tho spirit Of consolidut ion has reached
the railroad AS we'll az the political
department Of the country Under
the influence Of this spirit, our rail.
way lines are passing away from local
control.
We take it that as respects tho Viii.
mington and Columbia, and the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta Roads,
We must yield gracefully TO the
fccptre that is held at Baltimore.
We can only hope that the general in.
tcreSts, which will no doubt, hereafter
be consulted, will not be found at
variance with those local interests,
about whioh, wc%arc naturally, and
reasonably, concerned.
So far as the stock of tho Char
lntte, Columbia and Augusta Road is
concerned, tho Baltimore control has
had n disastrous cifrct-saatt! stock
having fallen below -. That it will
appreciate is, however, the hope and
expectation Of those conccrncd.--
Caroliniun.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Death OF Q COnvICt,

Ran Baldwin, one of the negroes
concerned in the Fidia murder, on
the North Eastern Railroad, died of
dropsy in the Jail yesterday between
10 md ! o'clock. He was scntenc.
cd to be hanged with White, the
other negro who expatiatcd his crime
on the galIows, but escaped that ter,
rib!e end by a petition which reached
the Governor in time to secure com.
mutation Of the sentence to imprison.
ment for life. lie was not aware
that Executive clemency had inter
yened, until he was informed under
the gnllows, where he showed the
most painful trcpidation. The effect
of the death sentence on him was "a
great that he never recovered from it,
and gradually declined in health.
until death cul:ninatel, as stated,
yestcrday.-Chorhs Courier
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
A New Radical Plot.

The New Y>rk World correspon.
deut sends the following dispatch
from this city, Of date tho 9Th iu-
stabt:
WASHINGTON. September 27.-At-
torpcy General Williams left to.pigh,
to speak in tho Pennsylvania caru-
paign. This worthy official has be IN
lately engaged in getting up pretend
cd oHicia! details Of hcw Ku klux
organization in the South. having for
it, alleged obj.c the intimidation Of
colored voters. "Sir," said he, to.
day to a visitor, &c" hile Mr.. Greeley
is talking in his speeches about am.
nesty and reconciliation his friends il
the South are getting up secret socie'
ties to drive the colorcd voters from
the polls"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
A Negro Raid OIL a Circus.

The Savannah Morning News, of
yesterday, has the following:
We hoard a report yesterday that
the Great Eastern Circus, which re-
Gently exhibited in this city, spread
its tents at Lake City, Florida, on
Friday last, and prepared to astonish
the natives. 1t appears that in the
| morning the services Of number of
negroes of the place were secured
secured to assist in raising tho tents, Il
work Of a few minutes, and were
promised 10 compensation II free ad-
mittance to the performance. In the
afternoon When tho exhibition com,
mcnced the dnrkics were all passed in
free in accordance with agreement,
and the contract was consider cd at an
end. But it seems the manumitted
| did uot look at it that way, aud in the
evening demanded admittance free to
tho second performance. This the
managers refuse d to accede to. Finding
they could not get in the da,kies left
in higt indignation, making numerous
threats. In short time they re-
tnrDcd with rein orccments amounting
to about fifty, the majority Of them
armed with gum, and fred deliberate.
l5 into the dresslng-room tent, wound
ing several Of the performers. a
rally was soon made and tho coward.
ly sconndrcls we're put to eight, sever.
al Of them being badly wounded.
This is the report as we heard it, aud
! IN the absence of more definite and
authoritative Information we make
40 further comments ou this outIa.
veous aff,,r.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Attempt TO Burn Masonic Hall.

At half.past one clock this morn
ing private Waterman discovered a
small fame at the rear Of the new
Masonic Hall, corner Wentworth and
King streets, on the first floor, and on
entering the building, found that it
proceeded from pile of shavings,
placed in such a position as to indi.
cate an incendiary purpose. The
watchman extinguished the FIRE, which
had jnst begun to burn, and sent word
TO Lieutenant Heidi, of the Detective
Force, in the meantime keeping close
watch upon the building. Lieu.
tenant Heidi reached the Hall in a
few minutes, and sionde thorough
search of the premlsss, but failed to
find any trace of the incendiary
This attempt to destroy ono Of the
finest buildings of the city ovinccs q
degree of wickedness in tho perpetra
tor that would hesitate at nothing
and We sincerely trust the fend may
be discovered and fittingly punished
- Charleston Republican.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
School District No. 3.
sept 21-'t1awGw

A SpECIAE meeting Of the voters In
n School risiriot, No. 3, will be held at
Glndden's Grove, on Saturday tho 28th
Instant. at 10 O'clock A. NJ, for tho pur-
pose Of assessing the School Tax for the
ensuing sch ool year.
Applications from persons desiring TO
tcnch School in the District, must he pre-
scntcd before the first OF October. and in
all cases must be accompanied with their
&C, tiGeate. J. G. CALDWELL.
Clerk Board Of Trustees, School District
No.. 8. sept 25-x2
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09

Mr.. Stanley writes from London a
long letter to the Now York U.rald,
in which he defends himself from the
charge cf having imposed on the pub
lie in regard to his discovery of DR..
Livingstone, and especially the
charges made against him by Que
Lewis II. Noe, who, it will be remem-
bered, characterized Stanley as q
"bold and INSCRIPTIONS but intelli.
gent and spccious adventnrcr,' relat.
ing incidents, in which he charged high
way robbery, &c. Mr.. Stanley says
that in 1866 Noe, thon boy, was an
attache of his expedition, and when n
few miles cast of Smyrna set fire to q
valuable grove, which excited the
wrath of tho Turks, and endangered
tho lives Of the party, and that be
(Stanley) chastised him for it with a
few strokes of switch, but that on
another occasion Noe was iosultcd by
brigand chief when he (Stanlcy)
struck him with his sword. So the
two advonturers evidently know each
ether.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09

The editor Of the Hickory Tavern
Eagle, in noticing the departure Of n
citizen Of that section for Missouri. ad.
viscs North Carolinians to stay at
home, and gives this as his expert.
cncc in the west
w.ast spring tho writer Travelled
over the principal and attractive parts
Of the great North West and
came back home disgustcd, and salts.
fed to remain in North Carolina
Long and severe winters, snow all tho
time and everywhere, cold, piercing.
inccssant winds, storms, hurricanes,
earthquakes, water spouts, and things
equally as disagrceable and hazardous
characterize that section"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09

Senator Upton in speaking the
other day Of the Philosophers peri.
ginations and speech. .makings said !:
I heard man Of one Of your neigh
boring counties say few days
since, 81 have doubted tho advisable.
ty Of Presidential candidates making
speeches. Having read some of MIR.
Greeley's speeches I am greatly pleas
cd. The old Philosopher has won my
heart. Hereafter / will never espouse
a Silent President. / vote for man
who has something, and who oan tell
it,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
A Large and Valuable River
PLANTATION FOR SALE.

fNHE Subscriber offers for snlo that vnlua-
L. bic plantation, formerly The properly Of
the lntc John s. Ferry; situate in Lancas-
ter County On tho Wntorce River, contain.
ing :hrce thousand and fifty (3050) n res.
Said plantation lies Immediately above
rcnys Ferry and has on it water power
partially improved. with n large amount Of
river and branch bottoms and about sixteen
hundred (lG0O) ncres in original forests,
being well wntercd md very healthy.
Persons desiring to purchase, would do
well to examine the crop growing on tho
place, which will satisfy them that it IL
we'll adapted to the growth Of both corn
and coIton.
The sail plantation can DO treated for
privately, and if not dipposcd Of nt private
snlo. will be sold at public oulcry, of which
notice will be given,
Possession & ven 50 soon ns the present
crop is gathered. Terms Of sale one. third
cash, t!e balance on q credit Of one md
two ycnrs with interest. Titles 10 be exc.
cutcd when the purchase money IS paid.
SAMUEL McALILEY.
sept 81 -t1awGw
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
:. Efffi1Iaf Effi1If}k sSTSa fSs694ES;3S as;AAE&2f :.

A SURE CURE for this distressing com-
rlaint ia now made known In Treatise tof
4s octave pnges) on Foreign and Native
Herbal Preparations, published by DR.. ..
Phelps Brown The prescription was dis
covered ny him in such providentinl man
ncr that he cannot ronscientiously refuse
to make it, known, ns it hns cured, every
body who has used il for Fits, never having
failed in o single onsc. The Ingredients
mny Jc obtained from any druggist. A
copy sent free to MI applicants ny mail
Address Dr.. O. PHELPS BnowN, 2l Gra,d
St.. Je, scy City, NJ
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Blind StasgerS.

Lately I had young mule taken
with blind staggers, aud it was bad
case. A friend advised me to mash
up the gum Of camphor (say half an
ounce y divide and put in each ear,
fill tho ear with rags or paper and
tie, to prevent his Hopping it out,
[ did 70, and to my delight my mule
was we'll in less than two hours. nnd
has been at work ever since. - Home
Journal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09

The Pchnsylvanlans are much excr.
ciscd by the wholesale importations OF
negro voters to override the true voice
of the people Of that State. The
Harrisburg Patriot saya: "This SER
vitude is more shameful and vile than
that once experienced by the negroes
when sent in chain gangs from Vir.
ginia to work in the sugar fields oi
Louisiana. They were then employ
ed in honest and productive toll. BY
their new masters they are made the
base intr umont Of fraud"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Shot on the SPOT.

S. II. Pairo, an alderman and ex.
city attorney Of Mobile, Ala, was shot
aud wounded in the arm, on the 10th
inst by policeman of that city
while in tho act of setting fire to Mr..
I. K. Irwip's cotton Office, under
which was rho store of Mayor Parker.
Pairo had for some time been suspect
ed of being an irccndia,y, and
three policemen were detailed
some three weeks before the ar.
rest for the special purpose of
liking tho crime upon him,
which they succeeded in doing after
nearl J two months quiet and patient
watching. The spirit which actuated
PAi,o in this matter seems to have
becu one of revenge on the Mayor of
the city, who was about to commence
proceedings against =. for malcfcns-
ancc in ofice. When arrested, the
ex-city attorney exclaimed, "I have
done dirty act, and you have got
mo 10
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-10-09
Murder and Robbery.

! In Sunday mornings Advertiser W
mentioned the f Ct Of warrants beiuj
issued by Justice Elsipger, at the in
stance of Mr.. Symons, against Deuni
O'Connell. II junk dealer, for the re
ruvery of cc,!ai, iron belonging I,
him, and stated the property had beer
found in O'Connell's ST ore, who s,i,
he had bought and paid the prices 6
mandcd for it.
Since the robbery, the watchman, (
negro man, named John Houston, ha.
been missing uu,il yesterday morninl
when his body wa, ,2nud q ',t,nC il,
! the river on the other side Of Ausns.
tine Creek, with what appears to be
n cut in the left side, hole in the
head as if produced ny a gun shot,
and also auother in the right arm.
The body was t"wed TO the city, and
was at the Ferry cock nwuitin. the
Ga" oner's appearance, who decided to
held the i'que.t 1T eight "'chrck 'hiS
coming. From Mr.. s, mons aud Mr..
Shr chau, Que cf lis employ ees, we
gather the following facts relative to
the diSaI pearance Of the "aichman.
MIR. Sheehan Was at the instructions,
where the man was ,en, pioyed, on
"Wednesday ia>t, au' let him ar.
pafcntly III gpod health. Or Thurs
day, in walking .loSg the blnH, he
SAW quamity Of iron being removed
f'om a lighter to OConncll's junk
shop. and suSpecting ,hat ali vas no:
right, sent down the river to lcaru If
Houston was Mt his post. OF courst
the tidings came that the man was
nowhere to found. lie then applied
tor the warrants which unwreatLed
the great iron aud brass robbery.
On Wednesday night II watchman
on another station 10 the same employ,
sent a ooy in boat to request Johu
Ito :ston to furnisl. him something 60
eat, as his supply had given out.
Houston had no,hing cooked, and
the boy could not wait. While tie
vas with houston, huwever, four
Dared boat was seen pulling bout the
river, ard when it got near Fort Jack.
son the men seemed to rest upon
their oars. The boy remarked to
Houston that lie thought they were
cunning aboard the flats. Houston
said he did hot think 81, as
boats were continually passing abou:
there. The boy left shortly after on
his return, and when abont a half a
mile off, he heard the discharge of Ii
pistol aud loud talking.
1he next day Cruurslay) IIouSton
was missing, and nothing had beer
heard of him until his body was towcd
to the ci'y yes orday, as above stated.
Houston had bcea in the emrlov Of
Mr.. SymonS siuce the 10th Of July last,
and MIR. S. and Mr.. Shechan, the
submariue diver, both speak of him al
a faithful honest man, as far as the,
knew anything Of him.
There seems to be no doubt in the
minds Of all who are crgniz Mt of the
otlair that the man must have resisted
the r"bbors before he was murdered,
aud then thrown overheard, in order,
If possible, to hide tho crime. We
hope the murderer will be discovered,
and receive the full benefit of the
w.-iSuvunnah Idocrtiser.