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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Double Murder.

The Charlotte Observer says :
a friend writing from Harrisburg
Depot Informs us of terrible tragedy
which was enacted near that place on
Friday
To-day we had in three miles of
this place Il tragedy that is beyond
anything that | have seen recorded.
Robert Scruggs had lost some cattle,
and foun1 them near Mrs. Kimmons',
some days ago, and drove them home,
and one Of the young cattle went back.
Scrucgs took with him to prove the
mark, james McCommons and j. A.
O&Cn'n, and to identify the calf and
while Scrnggs was talking to Mrs.
k'nmons, her son, Braynar1, camo
rp and shot Robert Scruggs and
James McCommon dead. Those pre-.
sent got out OF the way, or they, too,
would hayo been shot. The young
man who had dono the shooting is
not considered sane. He has been
arrested, and will DC sent to concord
jill.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
The CatterpillRr.

This pest appears to be running
completely over the plantations below
Augusta. Yesterday W g stated that they
had appeared below the city, but had
not effected any damages yet. We
have received Information since that
they are "riddling' tho cotton plants,
and that Of many fields, it is thought
that if particle is saved, it will be n
curiosity. On the South Carolina
side, the catterpillars aro continuing
their ravnges, especially in tho SEQ.
tion opposite the upper part Of tho
city.- COnstitionaHit.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Song OF TIE SHEARS.

Weary and not over stout,
The victim of hearilcss qnizzers,
A news edito, sat. with his elbows out,
Plying his pencil and scissors.
Clip Clip Clip
In mucilage, tatters and tears
And still, with q voice of dolorous dip,
He sang the Song of tie Shears"
Clip! Clip CLIP!
While the foreman calls for more !
And lip--clip-olp,
Until tho ''devl' looks in at the door
Its oh TO be councilman,
Or even a school trustee,
A mayor. policeman, or anything,
Or anybody else but me
Clip !! CLIP Clip!
Till the jaws drop open wide;
Till the elbows creak like an old barn
And you take that "stich"-in the side
"Enqnircrs," "Tribunes," "Gazeltes,"
And Suns" That make you dose,
Till over tho "TIcrald" you fall asleep,
And clip off the end of your nose
Oh, woman with paper curls
With bustles that rattle and CULVER!
II is not papers you are wearing out,
But human editors liver
Clip dip! Clip!
Hunting for something new,
Which the managing editor swears after
nll
Is as old as the Wandering Jew /!
But why do talk Of the jews
That race Of the na nj hook d?
If only had such n nose for news,
To get it by hook or crook
BY hook or by crook, and l wouldn't be
slow,
because Of the fast I keep;
@ man that bustles should be so huge,
And Chinese labor so cheap!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Our Fighting Republicans.
WHAT GRANT AND TIE NEW YORK
HERALD THINK ABOUT THEM.

WHAT GRANT AND THE NEW YORK
herald THINK ABOUT THEM.
The Washington Chronicle, an Ad
ministration paper, Of Monday, in its
editorial columns, says about the
South Carolina Loyalists:
We do not known what is to be
the result Of the conflict between
oouteuding facti"us in this State,
where the local Issues confuund oil
speculations outside. II is seen by
the latest dispatches that ,her has
been an organized bolt from the
II, gular Convention that the Hou.
James l.. Orr, Reuben Tomlinson.
Attorney Corbin, SENATOR Sawyer
a. d ex>Copgressman Bowen partici
pated in this boiling movement,
which is in the interest cf wiser
and purer administration Of State
affIirs. Senator Sawyer uttered the
sentiment OF every true Republican
vi hen he stated that the Administra-
tion felt the deepest interest in just
settlement of South Cardinals troubles
aid thorough reform of all her
wrongs. We trust that there is
wisdom and virtue enough among the
masses to apply the remedy that is
needed. We do not profess to un-
dcrstand the muddle her politics has
presented. Kuavish, base-hearted
demagogues seek to throw upon the
Republican party the responsibility
of existing evils, without knowing
aught Of the facts. Under whatever
name or pre,ence wrong has been
done, it finds no apologist in the
National organization.
The New York Herald says, by
way Of comment on the proceedings
of the late State House Conven-
tion:
This is the old story of negro gov
ernment. History is repeated
Wherever the negroes have attained
the ascendapcy or the balance of
power in any country there every
thing has gone to chaos and ruin. It
was SO in Hayti, in St. Domingo, in
Venezuela, and in all other countries
where the blacks, having political
power, have uutnumbered the whites,
or where few knavish whites have
used the blacks to ride into power.
This should be solemn lesson for US,
but it seems our politicians will not
heed the teaching of history. Unless
the Radical Republican party be split
as>under, ana IL. part of the negroes
should have the good sense to 60 with
the Conservative aud more respecta.
bic portion in South Carolina, the
State must remain in u most hopeless
condition.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Spotted Tall and the Wizard.

Prof. st. Jean, the we'll known wiz.
ard, who turks behind huge cluster
Of pearls aud emeralds, and who in
vented n magnetic live powder, which
will fetch the most callous grass Wild
ow, now deserves IN additional title,
as the man who made Spotted Tail
get under the bed. The Professor
called in ut the Everett House yestcr-
day morning, and was introduced to
the urbane chief, who said, "Iow -
and stretched out his hand. Mr.. St.
Jean took it q d shook it cordially,
when suddenly Spotted Tail dropped
tho outstre,ched palm, his jaw fell, his
hair rose. The Professors hat had
by some spi. itual agency lifted itself a
clear three inches f,om his hair Two
St'ike, who was standing near by,
gave one groan and fed into the cor
ridor, whore he amused himself max.
ing love to servant girl. Spotted
Tail, BY this time, had perceived that
MS guest was Great Medicine, and sat
down at respectful distance from
him, aud taking him by the nose,
drew about pound Of fue cut tobao-
CO out Of that!prom,nent org,n. The
chief stared iu open uouthed amaze.
ment, aud out Of that open mouth the
adToit Professor drew an iukstand.
The eyes Of the braves dilated With
wonder and terror, which increased
when tho magician cut off Gvo or six
yards of the chiefs blanket and then
restored it. Suddenly he raised the
chiefs blanket, gripped him by the
leg, and drew ont of the member q
white rabbit. This rabbit, was, so to
speak, tho last straw, and with a
"howl" of astonishment Spotted Tail
plunged under. tho bed, while the
braves fed from tho room St Louis
I Democrat, 20M.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Singular Csc.of IL Newspaper.

Tho advantages of newspapers arc
every day developed, and new and
unsuspectod uses for them arc dis
covered. Witness what bcfel gen.
tleman aud his wife recently in the
Holy Land. While they wore travel.
ling towards Jerusalem, they were
bcsct by bandits, and robbed not
only of their money and baggage, but
even Of the clothes in which they
were standing, or rather knccling in
for mercy. What were they to do ?
If they Lad been going to tho Garden
OF Eden it would have been all we'll
enough but how we're they to enter
the ancient city of the Lord in a state
of primitive nudity : In this horri-
bic emergency they begged back from
the llundcrcrs copy Of the London
Times. Was there ever such luck be-
fore : For they received not only
the usual copy Of the great journal,
but it SO happened that there was
Il supplement, which was Just tho
thing Tor the lady ! Thus clothed
with advertisements, leading articles,
foreign correspondence, the money
market, and the parliamentary de-
bates, they entered Jerusalom pano-
piled against all fierce Mussulmans-
for these rcligioi'ists, it will be re-
membcrcd, respect ever inch of paper
since haply the name Of God may be
written thereon.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Crops in the State.

SUMTER County, August 22.-The
cotton crop will be short in Sumter
County, not equal to last year. The
entire crop, 100000 bales may be
reached, but | thiuk these figures will
have to be lowered. Every boil will
be open on some fields by the lst
Septem ber, aud think the crop can
be gathered by October lst in Sumter
county. Rust the cause.
CLARENDON, August l9.-It is al.
most guess work to make . probable
estimate Of the cotton crop about
here, but so far as l can conclude from
observation aud expressions of plant
era it is very conclusive that the
yield will not be much larger than
last year. More cotton will be upon
the market by the 18Th of October
from this section than last year, owing
to the use of fertilizers and better
cultivation.
The Cheraw Democrat says: Suu-
day afternoon last his section of the
county was visited by good ram.
At that time the crops we're begin.
ming to suffer drought. We learn
from some of the most experienced
and intelligent farmers in the county
that in consequence of rust, drought.
&C., the prospect for large yield uf
cot on ID hot 10 good by fifty per cent
now, as it was on the Goth Of July
last"
The Cheraw Democrat has seen
some cot, on known a. the Santee
Black Jack or Sea Island, grown by
Mr.. II. Ferrelly, Of that town. The
weed is tall, branches we'll and seems
to be in better bearing condition
than the upland variety growing close
by, with no loss by tho shedding Of
bolls or forms. 1t seems to be bear.
ing larger amount of cotton than
the upland, and Mr.. +. thinks will
make finer staple.
Tho Laurcnsville Herald says :
"The late heavy rains which fell on
last Thursday afternoon and night,
aud on Friday morning, did great
damage to the corn upon bottom lands,
and in wrccking and washing away
bridges on the different streams.
OcV3Ial Hills ana Dlll-QamS were
more or less injured. We have heard
of one or two entirely destroyed,
though we have not heard the full ex.
tent Of the destruction. A largo
amount of corn has been entirely de-
stroyed, several farmers losing each
from eight hundred to ono thousand
bushels. 1t is said that some of the
streams of the county were as high in
the recent freshet as that Of August,
1852 We have heard of no other
serious damage to the crops than that
mentioned"
The Union Times says: "On
Thursday evening last heavy rain
set in at this place and continued
with great violence until Friday noon
We learn that it did great damage to
the corn on the creek bottoms. In
many of those bottoms tho corn was
completely destroyed. The dams
at Beaty's and MuDro's mills were
washed away. MIR. Beatty had just
completed repairing his dam which
was badly injured few weeks ago.
We arc never disposed to over.esti
mate a growing Drop, but we honestly
believe, from what wo see and hear
that the present cotton crop of Union
promises to be almost equal to that
of 1870, while the corn crop is much
better. AS q friend said to us last
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

Tho Union Times says: 1t is re-
ported hero that j. s. Mobley has
called upon Gov. Scott for 400 stands
Of arms, with ammunition and other
paraphernalia necessary to arm and
cquipp four companies of colored
militia in this county. Why this
call for arms, at this time, VIC cannot
conceive unless Mobley wishes to see
re"onactcd the bloody scenes Of 1870.
We cannot think Governor Scott will
comply with Mobloy's request.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Family Paper Devoted yndLM

week, Gin many places the corn is as
good as it is possible for tho land to
make it, If nothing further occurs
to damage the crops. it is believed
that Uuion County will be in better
condition, financially. than sho has
been for many Years"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Bf REQC EST.
A Card.

RIDGEwAY, S. C.,'August 2a, 1872.
10 the Editor Of The Ua1y Lnjon:
Dear Sir--A!low me say through
the columns Of your valuable paper,
that for the information Of my fIicnds
and the public in general, | have no
reply to make to j. T.. Wilson's card,
only to state that he will 10 sued for
slaLaer and indicted for fogery.
s. N. SMART.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

The manufacture of dolls shoes las
become quite n business within a few
years past. ~ single concern in New
York manufactures fifty thousand
pairs per annum, using twcnty.thou-
sand feet of morocco and sheep, most
ly scraps, besides cutting consider
able whole stock Of sll the fashionable
colors.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

The journeymen bakers of Dub.
lin are on a strike for high wages,
in consequence of which large mum.
bers Of inhabitants arc deprived of
bread and are in furnishing condi.
tion.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Greeley and Brown Clubs.
STATE OF SoUTn CAROLYN

STATE OF SoUTn CAROLINA,
HEADa's NATL Com. LlB'L. REp'Hs.
CoLUMDlA,S S c., August %, 1872.
All voters of this State, who are
in favor of the election of Greeley
and Brown to the esidency and
Vi,o.Presideuoy of the United States,
and Of the organization of Liberal
Republican party, on tho basis of the
Cincinnati PLATFORM, are respectfully
and earnestly requested to take i'm
mediate steps to organize the party,
and to form Greeley and Brown Clubs
in every voting precinct of this State.
Let the young men enter actively
upon this work.
Secretaries Of clubs will confer O
favor by sending to this Office notices
of their organizations and their looa-
tions, together with list of their Off .
GERS, at as early a day as practica.
bio.
S. A. PEARCE, JR.
Mcmber NATL Com. for State of S. g,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

Chas. Francis Adams has been
asked to be tho candidate Of the Libe.
raj Republicans Of Massac achusetts for
Governor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Sure Preventive from llydrophobia.

'' i'''"''' i'oLi IL hiu'opHuDlu.
Hydrophobia can be prevented, and
We Will give what is known to be an
infallible remedy, if properly admin
lstcred, for man and beast a dose for
Il horse or COW should be about four
times as great as for person. 1t is
not too late to give the medicine any
time before the spasms como on.
The first dose for person is one and
Il half oz. Of elccampanc root, bruised,
put III a pint Of new milk, reduced to
one half by boiling, then taken all at
one dose in the morning, fasting
until afternoon, or ut least very
light diet after several hours have
elapsed. The second dose the samo
as the first, except take two ounces of
the root third dose same as the last,
to be taken every other day. Three
doses are all that is needed, and there
need be nos fear.
The writer Of the recipe says: This
! know from my own experience, and
know of a number Of other cases
where it has been entirely successful.
This is no guess work. These persons
that | alludc to were bitten by their
own rabid boys, that had been bitten
By rabid dogs, and were penned up
to sec if they would go mad they did
50 mad and did bite the person. This
remedy has been used in and about
Philadelphia for forty years or longer
with great success, and is known as
the Goodman remedy.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
S. A. PEARCE, JR.
Mcmber Natl Com. for State of S. 9.

The attorney general decides that
under existing laws tho postmaster-
general has no authority to spend
money for postal cards, which Con-
gress authorized, but for which no ap
preparation was made. The introduc.
tion of the postal card system must
await the further action Of Congress.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

The Livingstone expedition is said
to have cost the New York HeralS
between forty and forty.Gve thousand
dollars.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
The Armed Force.

The following is a copy of The
itomized account in tho Treasury De-
partment of moneys paid out and to
whom, under what is called the arm
ed force appropriation
Nov. 81, 1871.
II. G. Worthington, 5000. 90
4. NJ. wilder, 1860
L. Y. Harper, 1880
! q. 4 @ r. L. Co., % 2S5
j. G. Dial, 5.89
Employs Adj't Gems Office, COO 90
5. &. Il. Il. Co., 1865
w. j. Whipper, $500
Q. Il. Anderson, $4,000
ID. a. Jones, 1925
Fl. G. Worthington, 10000
December.
J. Kennedy, 10000
Il. G Worthington, 10000
NJ. W. Allen, 5000
q. ID. Lowndcs, 5000
}. Is. Hubbard, $500
J. Kennedy, 10000
January, 1872.
l.. Merrill, 10000
). j.. Hoge, 100000
j. b. Hubbard, 315 90
/. Sullivan, 32l, 90
/. II. Rivers, $4,000
&. s. G. r.. II. Co., o93 3.l5
jain Lilly, GU.00
w. NJ. Thomas, 12j.0O
i. j. Maddocks, l25 90
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
Total to March |, SS2,423.3j
Emigration from AlSacc and Lorraine.

The conquered provinces of France
do not take kindly to German lu.c.
Homee Of long Years. standing are
broken up and those who Inhabited
them are leaving for foreign parts.
Unlike the Germans, the French arc
not great colonizcrs. Even in this
country, where inducements arc nu-
merous to emigrants and where wealth
and reward invite the active and am-
bilious, we have had a comparatively
small number Of cmigrants from
France. When the war closed in
Franco, and the German troops, with
the exception Of the army Of occupa-
tion, vacated the French PROVINCES,
the Alsatians and Lorrainians dis
played restive disposition and dis.
like to live under German rule.
Emigration followed ard has since
continued. The population of Metz
has alrea dy been diminished by over
one-third. A bout fifteen hundred of
the inhabitants of the two provinces
sought Algeria as their future home
and refuge, but their destitute con-
dition unGtted them for the colony
they sought tu establish. America is
now the land which attracts the
Frouch cmigrants, and Canada, rather
than the United States, the particular
location on the Contin ,nt. 1, is cs.
timated that over seventeen thousand
have already gone to Canada, and
more are sure to follow. Among
those coming across the Atlantic are
skilled mechanics and artisans, class
of people who will find the United
States a much more profitable field
for their energy than the CaDadas, and
We doubt not that somo of these, at
least, will direct their coursc to the
Great Republic. IN. y. Herald.
The vast majority Of tho carpet
bag party in South C.rolina, and the
! consequent sense Of impunity felt by
its lcaders. have brought about IL
spirit of insolent law)cssness which
may be strong enough to wreck the
organic .tion. The candidate for
State Treasurer on Saturday spoke
with great candor Of the theft of his
friends and rivals, and certainly mad G
damaging statements. The Boltcr,'
Convention, under Gov. Orr, was rath.
or better composed than the regular
one but as they have not sufficient
pluck to defy and repudiatc the great
central source Of corruption, they
will accomplish nothing Of importance
If anything is done for the suflcrin 9
State, it must be through the Liberia
and Democratic coaliton.-N. 7. Ti
June.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

Heavy fres are now raging in the
woods below Richmond, Va, and GOV.
or and area of from 1900 to 1000
acres. The fields of grass of this
years growth, in their dry and parch.
ed condition from the drought, were
burned over like stubble, and two
houses wore consumed in the progress
of the flames.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04
woman of average Intelligence

A woman of average Intelligence
and good seuse, can make tho fortune
Of q man whose love she enjoys, and
who will give her for the purpose, a
full share in the responsible control
of the iucomo Of the household. She
will not generally bo able to enter
into his business plans but if she
knows his income (whetber wages,
salary, or current profits bis person
al expenses, and can thus forosee what
the household has to rely on, she will
Enthusiastically be ready to "cut
the coat according to tho oloth," and
will usually be more sorupulous than
he to lay aside something every season
as the beginning of their fortune
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-09-04

The following is copy of The
itomized account in the Treasury De-
partment of moneys paid out and to
whom, under what is called the arm
ed force APPROPRIATION
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. c., Il. Geo. Bliss, Jr.,
was nominated by the House to-day to sue
coed Judge Davis as United States Attorney
for the southern district of New Yoak:
The Supreme Court has adjourned to JAN
usry 9th.
The House Committee on post Offices and
post roads have agreed to recommend the cs-
adjustment of letter carrier system in all
cities of 20, 900 inhabitants.
The House Committee on Commerce, to-
day heard the argument on the question of
the Atlantic ( Great Western Canal 10 unite
the Mississippi with the Atlatic The room
was filled at AN early hour by members OF
congress from Alabama, Georgia and Vir-
ginia,
The Cabinet session to-day was attended by
all the members excepting Secretarys Robe
son and Delano. The session lasted two
hours. Nothing Of unusual interest was con-
sidered
The House Committee on post offices and
postal roads to- day agreed to report bill de-
claring that the true intent and. meaning OF
sections $50, l5l and l52 of the post office
act passed last session, are that where one
full rate of postage has been paid on mail
matter it shall be forwarded to its destination
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-18
BOSTON ITEMS.

Boston, l.. In the Massachusetts, House
to-day, Mr.. Lincoln of Boston, from the COM
mittee Of federal relations reported in new
draft resolves in relation to Senator Summers
proposition, as follows -''Resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives in gen.
eral court assembled, that whereas a bill has
been introduced into the Senate Of the Unit
ed States by Senator from Massachusetts,
providing that the names of battles with fell
low citizens shall not be continued in the
army register, or placed on regimental colors
of the United States, and whereas the pas
sage of such bill would be an insult to the
loyal soldiers of the nation and depreciate
their grand achievements in the late rebel
lion, therefore resolved, that such legislation
meets the unqualified condemnation OF the
people of this commonwealth. Resolved,
That the Governor be requested to forward to
our Senators and Representatives IN Congress
copies of these resolutions"
Messrs. Thompson, Smith and Hand OF the
House, dissented from the report of ma ority
of tho committee, believing that it is mex
pedient for the legislature to pass any resolu-
tions concerning the action of Hon. Charles
Sumner in the Senate of the United States
relative to the army register ard r,gimentAl
colors.
Winslow of Newton, off red motion that
the rules be suspended, in order to allow their
consideration at once.
Phillips of Salem, opposed the motion on
the ground that it was unprecedented leaisla-
ton and should be fully considered.
The motion was Withdrawn.