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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19
Sorrows of Grant Candidate in vir.
0inia.

4 trusted correspondent In Richmond,
Va. informs us that Daniel M. Norton.
NJ. D., 4 physician of color, temporary
President of the Grant denomination Con-
vention in Virginia, and now candidate
for Congress for the Hid District, is in a
scrape. Norton, last year, just before
running for the Senate. falling to receiy G
all the money he wanted from the Nation
al Committee at Washington, was medi-
tating various methods of obtaining the
sinews, when his thoughtful eye lighted
upon the advertisement of Owen Bros,
No. IS Liberty ST., New York. This fra
ternal pair promised to send all applicants
making the proper remittances a good
supply of counterfeit money. We
need not go into the fascinating details :;
they are familiar to ali who have received
the serpent circulars of Owen Bros. The
mournfully, mOneyless, Medicinal Candi-
date saw his opportunity of getting funds.
He ordered 81 900 worth of the beautiful
documents in assorted denominations,
sending $40 in advance and promising to
pay $50 on receipt of the 'squccr.' Pres
entity he received his package and paid
over $93 %, which included express char
ges. With trembling hand he opened the
casket of opulence; but bitterly did the
bowels of that box disappoint him !;
for he found only mockery of
sawlust and scrap-irOn! Indignantly lie
wrote from Yorktown to the Adams Ex-
press Company at Fortress Monroe, beg
ging them to hold on to the S93 % until
they heard from him. Alas! inquiry
made at the head Office in New York dis
closed the painful fact that DIR. NOrton'S
SOB % had been regularly paid over to
Owen Bros, No. IS Liberty street. New
York. There was nothing for the Doctor
but to take Il large dose of his most poi
sonOus drug, and leave this world of dis
unnninf and Incnptiop foraypr
Instead, however, of making this prrl-
dent exit from a sphere altogether too
sharp for him, DIR. Norton went to For
tress Monroe to blow up poor Mr.. PhOc-
bus, the agent of the Adams Co. He
wildly wanted his money back. MIR. Phoc-
bus swcars that from NortOn's manner on
this occasion she was satisfied of his
guilt" Afterward, when he was regu-
larly running for the Senate, he had an
other passionate interview with the I'M
perturbable PhOebuS, and complained that
his character had been slandered. In fact,
he threatened to have Phoehus arrested.
This set that gentleman to looking up the
facts. and he is now in 4 noble position to
be sued whenever the plaintiff Is ready.
He managed to secure the Doctors orig
inal order for the counterfeit money, and
he boldly offers to convince any intclll-
gent person of the Doctors intentions.
OF course, if Norton is an innocent ass,
he ought not to go to Congress. Equally
of course, if he is Il knave he should be
kept at home. That he did n know to
what he was ordering when he wrote to
Owen Bros. implies idiocy. That he did
know. implies knavery. In either ease,
his feIlow-citiZens had better not send him
to Congress. There are too many of his
Kind there alrcady.-Ne1 York Paper.
-Tw, nty-ninc OF the present cabinet
min Mi t.nTnlG
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19
SWirlS.

Anon" the many phenomena of the
Colorado River are swirls, so called.
They occur everywhere, but only ut high
stages of water. A bubble rises from the
bottom, and breaks with slight sound
on the surface. The water at the point
begins !; rotary motion, so small that an
inverted tea-cup might cover it. Larger
and larger grows the circle, till Il surface
of forty feet in diameter is in motion,
spinning around a funncl-slapcd hole in
the center, two or three feet across ut the
top, and coming to Il point in the depths
below. Often large tree floating down
the stream is caught, and its foremost end
thrust up in the air twenty or thirty feet,
while the other passes undcrn 'atl-thc
exposed end to be slowly drawn down
again, and to disappear.
Three soldicrs-desertors from Camp
Mohave-passing i'll II skifl through the
canon Immediately below the fork, suffered
their craft to run into Il swirl. One OF the
crew, at the first intimation of danger
threw himself overheard beyond the
charmed circle; and. rs he swan away,
he turned his head and saw the boat spun
round and round. until one end being
drawn into the vortex and the other up
hcayed in the air. il slowly sank, rs it re-
volve,l. into the turbd bosom of the river,
its human freight to be seen no more; for
the Colorado River does not give up lis
,Ieal-no corpses lodge on its Shores
Ot-erIn,id for OctobeT.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19

uncarthcd Murphy and Lect's villanies.
And even now Murphy's chosen success
sor is Collector of the port of New York !.
Such is one short, pregnant chapter in the
history of Grants NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tullcy..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19
cellaneOus Selections.
BENEATH THE TREES.

i
Underneath the trees We sit:
And the brsezes as they flit
Throw the shadows of the boughs
Over little Maudie's brows
I'rettily.
Watchet, winning, wondering eyes,
Gazing on the land that lies
building castles in the air
How, i wonder, do you there
Picture mc2
Lying near my longing lips
Are herdainty finger tips
Little hand,
Much Pm tempted you to kiss:
Very hard IL Is such bliss
To withstand!
There il lies, so soft and white;
If she knew what dear delight,
Did she choose,
To me IL might now impart,
Could she find it in her heart
To refuse?
Were 1 brave enough to dare,
Would that fringe of golden hair,
Sweet to see,
ON her forehead lower down,
Till she turned q cruel frown
Upon me?
No Oawnear, and no one coming
All Is still; save for the humning
ora bee
Hov'ring near my darling's Sress,
$50 should 1, l must confess,
We're he'll
That kiss might the preface be
To the opportunity
That need,
All my longing to express,
And my loving tenderness
HuInbly plead.
Sweet white forehead, do not frown,
DO not, pretty eyes, look down
Angrily
When that little hand I've kissed;
Love, too naughty TO resist,
Urges me!
Fly away You noisy bee,
DO mol use my property
For = throne.
Maurlie, that most priceless prize
Maudic, hand, and hair, and eyes,
Is my own!
f-Londoe Society for September.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19

The younger Alexandra Dumas is so
rich now that he OWNS a large interest III
the Banqllc dies Narchands tie Paris.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-19

-Tw, nty-nnc OF the present cabinet
ministers in Europe are freemaSons-
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-05
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CENTERvnLE, Dec. 2, 1879.

A COUNTRY merchant having procured q
new clerk. walked him up the morning after he
was hired, ut most unreasonable hour, by
calling out that the family were sitting down
to the table. Thank you," said the boy, as
he turned over in bed to adjust himself for a
new nap thank you; but never allow my
self to eat anything during the night
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-05

SHE trippcd lightly DER the crossing, lisping
"Dear Augustus" and was on the point OF
embracing him, when rude boy ran up, and
holding ont bundle of papers cried out.
misses, T" you dropped your readin' room, and
SHE'D away down a dark alley. sss.'s@~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
Crash Predicted.

Some of tho Western papers pre-
dict financial tight on this rcvcla-
tion frcm Washington
Acting Secretary Richardson says
to-day that the use of tho four mil.
lions greenback reserve was caused
chiefly hy the rapid redemption Of
per cents certificates during the last
few months Of which there has been cal.
led in about forty millions, leaving on
ly about five million yet outstanding.
1t is the intention Of the Secretary to
reduce within the next two weeks the
currency to the lowest limit author.
izcd by law, viz : two hundred and
finy-six millions, and this will of
course ncccssitatc the restoration of
the fonr millions Of grecnbacks issued
last montl to tho reserve fund again.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
Found lcnil.

About noon, last Wednesday, two
boys jumped the enclosure Of what
is known as Taylors buying ground,
to give chase to a rabit, wher they
stumbled over a crocus bag, which
they opened and found to Contain the
partially dccomposed remains of
male child-the offspring of colored
parents. The child had evidently
been placed in this unfrequonted spot
a few hours after its birth. When
found, tho Infants mouth was stopped
with piece Of raw meat. which hor.
rible plan had evidently been adopted
with the double Intention of causing
its death and hushing its cries while
in its death throes. The ficuds who
coul ID pcrpetrate an outrage of this
kind are 1T only for an abode in tor.
mcnt and anguish. They may con-
ceal their crime for fow dnys, but
their guilty conscicnces will inflict n
punishment upon them which will
only be exceeded by that of an out.
ragged law, when they are arrested tried
and convicted. The proper authori.
ties were notified Of the discovery of
the dead body whcreupon the Coro.
ncr summoned Il jury Of inquest, who
returned the following verdict,
After hearing the opinion of DR..
Gciger, the jury concluded that said
infant came to its death on the -
day of November, instant, by being
smothercd by some person or persons
to the jurors unknown.
LArER-Ann Robertson, colorcd,
has been arrested on suspicion OF
numbering the child and throwing il
into the Taylor burying ground. Drs.
Gibbs and Geigcr conducted an exam
ination, which left no room for doubt
that the woman had recently been the
mother of child. She, however,
s1rongly denies it, and the matter
will be pursued urther.--Phnnir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
A Drunken Murder In Pic k ens-A Cold
BlOOded Affair.

On Friday evening the 9th inst,
II. NJ. Hughes, white man, son of
Larken Hughes, who lives 10 Pickens,
about three miles from tho Court
House, while on his way to the cotton
gin was murdered by Julius Durham,
u neighbor, living about one and a
half miles from the murdered mau.
The circumstances Of this cold
blooded murder arc related to us as
follows: Mr.. Hughes was taking
Load of his cotton to be ginned. Flo
was sitting on the rear of the load, a
colered man driving the team. When
they arrived With about mile and
n balf OF the Court House, according
to the testimony ofthe driver before
the jury, they met Durham, who was on
horseback, coming from the town,
considerably under the the influence
of liquor. Durham says, "Good
evening Dick, won't you take drink
of Brandy ? have some of the best
you ever tasted" Hughes thanked
him, remarking that he never drank.
Durham then urged Hughes to re-
turn homo with him and accompany
him to corn-shucking, which was to
take place in the neighborhood that
night. Hughes replied that he was OBJ
liged to 60 on and see to the ginning of
his cotton. Durham said, snake that
damned bigger take it, or shoot him
and at that Snapped his pistol at the
colored man. The cap snapped, but
the pistol was not discharged. Hughes
asked if the pistol was loaded, and
on being told that it was, said to
Durham that he ought not to do that,
as it was dangerous. Upon this
Durham turned to Hughes and fired
tho ball scvcring tho large artery on
the left side Of the neck. Hughes
sprang from the wagon and said,
"Why did you shoot mo - These
were his last words. lie died in
about thirty minutes.
AS soon as the deed was done, Dur.
ham put tho colored man on lis horse
and sent him to the Court House for
physician. When the man returned
with party of citizens, Durham had
fled, but was soon captured. The
jury returned verdict IN accordance
with the above facts.
We learn that Hughes was q very
peaceable, unoffendiug young man,
of about twenty-five years of age,
and unmarried. There had never
been any quarrel or hard feeling
existing between the parties, and no
cause is assigned for tho atrocious
deed, except that Durham was rather
reckless young man. He was
about 10 years ofnge.
This is stated to be the seven.
tccnth murder in Pickcns since the
war, AID not ono of the murderers has
suffered the extreme penalty of tho
law. This tragedy adds another to
the long list of crimes to be charged
to the abuse of strong drink Colum-
5ia Union.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
An Episcopal Clergyman Poisoned by Ills
Wife and Daughter.

RALEIGH, November IL The coro.
ner's jury rendered the following YER.
dict to day in tho caso of Rev. Dr. j.
Brinton Smith, supposed to have been
poisoned by his family on the lst Of
October "That the deceased, J.
Brinton Smith, came to his death,
Oh tho morning of the first day Of
October, 1872, from the effects of
strychnine, mixed in dose Of Seid-
litz powders, administered by Francis
l.. Mann and that Mary T.. Smith
was the custodian of the key of q
closet 10 which was found a vial of
said poisonous drug"
Mrs. Mann is the daughter Of Mrs.
Smith, the wife of the deceased. DR..
Smith was an Episcopal clergyman,
and president of St. Augustine Col
lege ofthis city. The affair has caused
great excitement, as all parties held
a high social position. Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Mann were committed to
the county Jail this evening. An
application will be made by counsel
for their release on n writ of habeas
corpus. The sentiment Of the com .
munity is divided as to tho guilt of
the parties. The stomach and brain
ofthe deceased were examined by DR..
Guthrie, Of Philadelphia, upon whose
professional opinion the jury rendered
o verdict. a.. ..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, NOVEMBER 2O 1872 r.
One of the Most Curious Facts in Geology.

The Portage lake. Mich, Gazette
says: The phenomenon of a layer OF
limestone. slate, coal or othor rock
bent even to a right.anglc, without
utter fracture, is one WHICH u sudder
force could not produce, If the mass
were solid and the hypothesis that
in such oascs the strata were soft and
plastic at the time of oontortion, does
not explain the circumstances, und il
for souIo kinds Of rock difficult or i'm
possible to ndmit.
Whom it is once assumed, however,
that tho forces lifting and binding
rocks were and are mostly very slow
and gradual in their action, the diff
Guilty vanisncs for it is now demon.
strable that solid and crystalline
rocks can be permanently changed in
form by such pressure. I.iy.
Sir James Hall, by on experiment
now familiar to geological students,
showed upon a pile Of cloth represent
ing series of sedimentary rocks, the
effect of horizontal, lateral pressure
in causing curves and folds T.; but
Mail, Curator Of the Leeds Philoso-
phlcal Society, has recently applied a
similar apparatus to tho actual flex.
ure of thin layers of stone, and has
found that they can not only be bent
within tho limits Of elasticity, but
permanently "set" without fracture.
He says Of certain bituminuus
mountain limcstoncs: "s"The elastici
tyof the rock was greater than had
expected, but the set Or permanent
reflections produced by long contin-
ued pressure Of inconsiderablc amount
far exceed what l hoped to find. 1t
may be doubted whether there is any
limit to the bending Which careful
aud patient observer eau produce"
ltmust be remembered that stra ia
thus exposed to lateral pressure, in
nature are protected against breaking
by the inclosirg rocks. TO initiate
this condition, Mr.. Mall embedded
thin slabs of limestone in pitch, and
succeeded, by application of pressure
at the edges, in bending such slabs,
lime inches long until they rose two
thirds of an inch in the centre.
These experiments are confirmed
by many woll-kuown instances, ot
natural contortion. Mr.. Mall men
tions Il number Of similar instances,
aud quotes also the experience Of
skaters, who find that when, by tho
yielding of timbers the surface Of an
old roof has become bowed, the
(stone) tiles arc distorted to such an
extent that they will not lie fAt on u
new roof.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
Outrageous Burglary.

The house of Mr., Williams, who
lives on tho line Of the Grecnville &
Columbia Railroad, about three miles
from the city, was broken into the
other night by number of men, sup
posed to be the escaped prisoners frow
tho county Jail everything available
including blankets, clothing and food
was carried off, and tho family left in
destitute condition. Mr.. Williams
Is an invalid and was utterly powor-
less to defend himself and family.
~ pistol was presented at the head
of Mrs. Williams to prevent hor from
giving the alarm. - Columbia Uniou
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
Argument Finished.

The arguments we're closed yester.
day before Judge Melton, in Cham.
bcrs, in the case Of tho State of South
Carolina, &C yciattone Edwin Il. Gary
as State Auditor, vs. Niles G. Parker
as State Treasurer, and othors as
county trcasurcrs, and tho Judge took
the same under advertisement. Messrs
Pope and Haskell appeared for the
State, and and Nlessrs Magrath
Chamberlain, Melton and Rion fol
tho defendants. The argument OF
MIR. Chamberlain was very elaborate
as were also those Of other counsel. -
CHt-H.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
EfaNsc Buying Off the Germans.

iIrroic France hastcns to free her
soil from the presence Of tic soldiers
Of her conqucror. She has astouished
tic woi'| by ihe alacrity with which
her patriotic sons and daughters
brought forth from their secret boards
immcusc SUNS Of money, at tho call
Of the republic, to discharge the cnor.
mous bill Of damages which Germany
imposed upo" her for the folly of Ma.
noicon. This week, it il to be re
duccd by 200, o,oon, ,000 francs, and the
end Of the year, only two milliards
will remain unpaid. Every true
!'rcnchman chafcs at the sight Of
Pru5sian garrisons in French towns,
and will most heartily rejoice when
The prompt payment Of the indemnity
shall have sent the last of the odious
pitk!ehaubcrs over the frontier.
However justly France suffered in the
war and from it, her promptncss III
rallying from its effects and discharg-
inG the debt it brought upon her IL
worthy Of high admiration, and speaks
ample promise for her glorious fu,
turc. ... .. .
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
DcQth OF John Francis Mcguire.

A despatch from London, announc.
es the. death. on Friday night, Of
John Francis Maguiro, tho prominent
Irish Liberal leader. lie was born
in Cork in 1915, and was called to
the bar in l843. IIe represented the
borough of Dugarvan in Parliament
from 1852 to 1865, since which time
he has represented the city Of Cork
lie has been for many years oproprie. !.
tor and editor Of tho Cork E3aminer,
a Roman Catholic paper Of cohsidera.
bic Influence. '.'," ~ ,. % ~ ~ d
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
SheriR's Sales.
State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF FAIRFELp,

William Frnzicr, Nancy Robinson, against
barbara Frazier, Sarah Frazior and 9th.
CTS.
In pursuance Of mn order of the Court
Of / ooatc made in the above stated case,
wIii offer for snle at public auction, to the
highest bidder before tho Court House door
in Winnsboro. within the legal hours Of
sale. on the first Monday In December
next, tho following described property, to
Wit:
All that certain tract of lind, containing
Two Hundred and Forty eight Acres, more
or less, situated in Tho fork Of Broad and
Little Rivers. near Little River in tho
County OF Fairfield md State OF South
Carolina. md bounded by lands OF james
is. McCants, lands of estate OF william
j. Alston, deceased, Of Warren Turkett ond
others.
Terms of Sale.
Cash sufficient to pay the coat Of those
proceedings aud expenses Of sale, aud one
third Of the balance Of tho purchase mou.
cy, also to bo paid In cash. and the remain.
dor thereof on q credit Of twelve months.
with interest thereon from tho day OF salc,
secured by the bond Of tho purchaser, and
mortgage Of the premises, purchaser tv
PAY for oil necessary papers.
l.. W. DUVALL, S. &c.
Sheriff g Office.
Winnsboo, Nov. 7, 1872.
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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-20
Shcrif's Sales.
The State OF South Carolina,

tUnmOn l'lcae.

Common llcae.
Alex. p. Wyiic as Tx or. Of Dr. Vim. Wylie
w. Geo. W. MciloA, Trustee, Ct. al.
III pnrsunMc" Of an order nado in tho
above stated case by IL, Honor r. j. Mack
cy. will ole. iJr sale at public auction TO
the highest hi'idYr, before the Court House
door in Winnsb0ro, within the legal hours
Of GALE On the first Monday in December
next, the following described property, 10
wit:
Jan that spiccc, parcel or tract Of land
lying, being and situate In The County and
Stats aforesaid, on waters Of Watereo Crock
ncnr Gladden's Grove. and bounded by
lands Of Daniel Hail, James barber, land
Of \. Lumpkin and others, containing One
Thousand and F!ty Acres more or less.
Terms Of Sale.
Cash sufficient to pay the cost in this
case and the expenses rf sale, the balance
Oh a credit Of one and two years. in equal
annual insialncnls with inlcrLst from day
Of sale, secured by bond Of he purchasers
with good aurclicg and morlpare of the
premises SOLD. purchasers TO rny for all
necessary papers.
J.. ". DCIALL, S. +. c.
Sheriff s Office,
Ninnsboro, Nov. !, 1872.
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