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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10

sour friends abroad are cautioned
against q, a,,travelling swindler, who
passed through this city last week.
Ho' is about twenty. six years Of sge,
tall, we'll dressed, with light hair and
eyes, rather preporsessing in his ap.
pearance, with an excellebt gift Of CAB
and brass face. Ho claims to be
the heavy man In tho well Unknown
house of Emmet & Co., New York
City, and WAS cnnvassing this place
with q package containing ton papers
ofnsedles, offering them for one dollar
and giving his saowid word and
saowid honor that on the following
Wednesday,; which wasthe dhy before
yesterday, he would deliver 20 oaoh
customer, free Of charge a present
varying in value from one to fl4e fun.
dred dollats, including pianos, sewing
machines &c. and where the ladies
made up club Of FIVE tho maker up
thereof would positively receive either
a lady's gold watch, worth fifty dollars
or dress pattern, worth from ten TO
thirty dollars. Now, we actually
blush for shame that our Wilmington
ladies are so easily taken in, and, be-
sides, we wonder that the city authori-
ties should allow man to Bill the
town, and do business under tho head
of gift enterprise, when the laws
arc 80 strenuous against it and to per.
init him to leave the town unm olest cd I.
Wepresume he is now giving his saow wild
word to either the citizeus Of Char
Or Columbia."-.VVil. Journall. 'i' 81 "
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
A Nomination Row,

Tho Columbia Uuion learns tibet
the meeting on Saturdaysat, Orange
burg for nomination ofStato. Senator,
to fill tho, place Fof Hon. 'JosSpGsA!.
Greone, deceased, was from olail ao'
counts, anything butniharmopious.
There were, according to, accounts, ,rer
ceived, three candidates for nomina;
tion 3 Messfs. Jamison, BySass and
sturgin.a Much squablibg' over pref!
ercnces was indulgod ing and Gfnally
the whole thing broke up.ip oiroum1
ssqribod row, during, which : several
persons went to" grass Nayl.esstto'ns
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
AFamy Paper Devoted seases A Inquiry Industry and Literature
=: ::WINNsBORO. s. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JA7
Col, Monsters yCase,

On yesterday in the United States
Court, the case Ct Ool.@ Nc NJ ast er,
for alleged contempt Of court, was
resumed. The Government. was rep.
resented by the United States Dist
riot Attorney aud the State .Htturney-
General, who argued,to austaiu Judge
Bonds position. On the part OF Col.
MoMaster, John Waties, Esq, of the
firm of Messrs. Bachmau e. Wuties,
spoke with earDestnoss end decided
ability bringing y ewell.l. uiu,,i in.
teilect to- fjeaf upon bis Bother 1uw-
yer's' case. The oourt has not vet
announced its depision. We are in
formed that the District Attorney
made aremarksbleN speech, ,bst was
intended to be very severe upon our
friend, Col. MoMa aster, oae IF the
most respected members ofthi bar.
In seeking, however, to be seuere, the
District Attorney succeeded simply.
in being rude. His, 6rutuns o(ulmen,
whether directed against individuals,
Or against = whole people, is now
estimated at its proper value. When
he said that, in. striking Col. McMas.
ter's mamie of gthe}roll offYatto ,ncys,
the court would be doing what .
would meet with general approval,
Mr.. Corbin made q statement which
is gratuitous and unfounded. The
reverse is the oase. nI Nh
F We learn, further, that'Mr. Corbin
affected to talk very grandly of the
dignity of the bar here, and intima-
ted that 1t needed purgine of some
unworthiness. We commend to this
legislator, who is sci dom in the SEN
ate, and this "patriot" of multitudi-
nous Offices in the past and of nj uch AFRO
CANT presumption in tho present, the
very system Of 7,urgation to which he
ooarsely alludct. When tho Carolina
or Columbia bar is rightlytpurged, we
are satisfied that it will lose tho SER
vices of the notorious District Attor-
ney-a co conspirator with the others
of the same class, who have climbed
the monuments Of Carolina, and hang
hissing at "nobler men below Col.
Phenta.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
A Breeze in the United States Court on
A.. glr.... Monday. ,.. .,r.

Quite an unusual incident occurred
In the United States Court room, on
the lst inst. Pending the trial of DR..
Avery, and after Col Nc Master had
been addressing the jury for about
ten minutes, Mr.. Corbin called the
Courts attention to tho fact that Dr..
Avcry, tho prisoner on trial, was not
present in court. Judge Bond there!
upon questioned Col. Master as to
the e'whereabouss Of his client. Upon
bis requesting the Court to excuse him
from answering the Courts question,
the judicial brow Of Judge Bond grew
dirk, and q heavy cloud cnycloped
the bench-tho situation boing re.
lieved somewhat, by tho calm dc.
mcanor of Judge Bryan. Upon Col.
McMaster's declining to, answer,
Judge Bond ordered rule to be
served upon him, to show cause, this
day, why his namo should not be
stricken from the roll Of attorneys,
for refusing to answer a question as to
the whcrea bouts of his client, &c.,
10. The matter will como up to-day.
DR.. Avery, it is understood, has for.-
feited bis bond and retired to parts
unknown. The jury brought in a
verdict Of guilty in his caso~~-although
the evidence, in tho opinion of many,
was conclusive as to Dr.. Avery's ia.
nocenco.-- COL. Menir. "'I@ q
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
How Congress Treats the Negroes.

In another part of the gallery, our
rural friend notices crowd of color
ed people all to themselves. He is
surprised at this, for ct the head
quarters of no distinction on ac-
count of raoe or color or previous cou-
dition, he expected to see the races
mixed up in due harmonious mass, as
an example for tho wicked Southern
States. He is panied to see colored
people themselves, here even undor
the wings of the American eagle and
over the bald heads of tho Congress
men who have talked so long and
SO loudly about tho beauty and advi-
spbility of US all dwelling together as
brethren, without distinction of race
or color. A lorg d:s,ence awny from
his colorcd hr' t;.c. :, lr ao. quite q
collection Of ladies, and he mustcrs up
courage enough to ask of the man who
sits next to him who those ladies are.
The man opens his eyes and says
they are mostly the wives and dAugh.
tefs Of congressman, who come TO
look down upon their gigantic protec-
tors below, and sec what part they
play in the mighty war. Our friend
answers, that if such be the oase, he is
painod to notice a considerable dis,
tinction Of color, and wonders why
there should be so much difference be.
tween theory and PRACTICE. His
noighbor smiles and replies. "Oh,
these Congressman talk like philoso- :
piers and act like men. - Washing.
ton Letter. ,3r-" .''J ,...&2't
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10

Young Sutton was son of the Arch.
bishop Of Canterbury, and was too
hot.tempered' for bishops boy.
One day he went into Saunters & OF.
ley's shop, very angry at not having
received ssome books he had ordered :.
He "blew," indeed, until one vf the
partners intimated to him that his
Language was past endurance. "I
don't know who you arc,'n' was the
answer, "but don't want to annoy
you personally, as you may not be
the ono in fault it's your confound-
ed house that I blame. You may be
Otley, or you may be Saunders. If
you are Saunders, d--n Otley if you
are Otley, d--n Saunders I mean
nothing personal to you" .4'""t.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Settlements on Cotton Failures.

Wm. p. Wright Il Co ,tof Nov York
have resumed business, having made Is
settlement, ON theob obasis Of f(ty!neents
cash and twenty-five cents in six
months. The amount Of liabilities Ia
$4,000. Tho failure was ca used by
somc Of the customers Of the ffm not
responding omoontraets malcjd in6the
name ofthe firm for4, their a0coant,p
Messrs. Wright & Co., anticipate
being, again roSto"od to the privileges
ofthc'Uottoh ExchaGge fh' d few 9ays.'
ali tHeesS4 e2A.sp!~lsi3 iEDm sIar7
haa oo&"TiA GoOdlRofnt.oq u snt;slo
''Thc Now Y0fk 'worldremaSIsthat
at this moment, while white lstateso
men anlnscbolars ,tliko, oSohurz, and,
J,ciber and soldiers likeSigel, are, dis,
qualified, any rice-swampt negro of
South Carolina 'hps become Oh one 'of thae,
privileged ass,ahd inay aspiro tol 10. paoa ;
sitions! to whichftha ae6dmplishsdl
white man ilooksin yaip, es sOuea plank
of the, platform Of, 1879 should t4be,
"Onc term for tho Pres idcncyW and
'patting the. iatnTaii2. Il &hite gniiais
onah cquality2with theh native Iop
grc," which sn6a be is,Hoe. ,SRadical-r
ism tli"kstt tho negro should he pre-
'''' Il iag4, 1. q ai.!l 4I2 a,ef'a
"a eHaSon barred beyoudg man has
created q sensation in Grass Valley,
Cal by appearing on the streets with
his hair dove up in curls. i
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Curious Case.

A singular, case of disregard for life,
says the Steubenyille (Ohio) Herald,
by courtinga dangerous oontag ion,
came to our notice this morning, iii
the death Of q young man from small
pox. The deceased went from this
city to Pittsburg, and of his own 40.
cord applied for and obtained q situa.
tiou OF u hospital whore several vio.'
lent cases Of smallpox were, for the
purpose, he claimed afterwards, of
contrasting the disease that he might
die. He continued in the hand ling
of smallpox patients and corpses for
several weeks, and returned here
some ten days since, and told his ex-
ploits among the, ssstifs," of tho
dread contagiop, saying he wished he
he would take the disease and that he
was tired Of life. He,had his wish.
In I. few days, after making the reck-
less remark, he was stricken with the
disease in tho most violent form, his
physician pronouncing his case almost
hopeless from the first. This morning
he died, and was conveyed to the
last earthly tenement, where the
troubles Of life cease. In this death
the circu instances are peculiar {; the
wish expressed and means taken to
contract the disease as stated, was
new method Of getting rid of life.
Another singular oiroumst nce was
publication Of his death, and the dig.
g!ng Of his grave, the day before he
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
q A Panic Mt 0 Christmas Festival.

About one hundred children belong.
ing to O mission school attended a
Christmas festival last evening in the
basemo ont of the Church oftho Saviour
at Pierrcpont street and Monroe
Place, Brooklyn. During the exer-
cises the Christmas tree suddenly
toppled over and fell to tho floor
with crash, The Lighted candles oom.
ing in contact with a screen which
, surrounded it, The greatest corster.
nation prevailed and q rush was
made for tho door. The teachers
shouted "Keep your Seats" and did
their utmost to prevent q panic. Sow
eral gentlemen sprang forward and
made great efforts to extingui h tho
fire." In this they were successful,
and, except that ths tree was wteoked
and burned and the bunting singed,
no damage was ooccasioned. The
atfrighted children we're ind duced to 70
back to their, seats, and the festival
continued. The accident was caused
by ono of tho wire fastepines of
the tree giving way.-,isaturday's ".
| Y. Tribune. .l
| When Martin Van Buren, was
President there, VS. an extrpordi-
mary agitation and threats etippeach
ment over the report that somebody
in Europe. proposed to make him a
iIprcseutI Had the present tieen made
there is no doubt he would have been
| i,,,> ol,ol S;noo H. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Attempted Murder and Robbery.

A daring attempt at murder was
made at Greenbrier, White SULPHUR
Syringe, West Virginia, on the 9th
instant, On tho person Of Mr.. Sprowl,
bar keeper at that place. The attack
zeaa made by two nagrocs, who fred
two shots, each of wllich took effect in
tho head of their victim. He was
seriously, though it is hoped not dan.
gerously wounded. II is supposed
that the Int tontion Of the assaulters
was fret TO murder and then rob bsMr.
Sprowl. The negroes are still at
large, though tho officers are on their
track. HH.I ae n5i5aN94Y Yu3 f53pa
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Negro Raids illi tho South.

Wo. have feports1 fro m EArliahsas
and Texas which show that the irre-
groes are making raids into the small
towns, and shooting down whito people
indiscriminattly.' III Lake City, AZ
kansas, q mob Of negroes ish6G dead
several persons aand took possession
of tho town, which they held, at last
accounts, white citizens, having fled
for safety. A letter from Tyler,
Texas, reports that raids was mado
into that place. lately by an, armed
negro mob, who shot right and left
among unarmed white people, o,nkilling
two prominent citizens and ,woundiog
others. This is a dangerous bpsinoss
for Sambo, ror it is likely"to load to
reaction which wilip,ineyitably
drive him to tho wal, y if lido. not OK
terminate him, altogether. b"peaceY
is manifcstly tho negro's, as we'll as
the whito mans policy III the South,
and thisooncr thcy agree 'on UPON
that point tho betl or twill be for All
Glasses. IN. Y. Herald. araiucg gao
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Non Explosives

Hero is a bit of grotesquo humor
from Now Orleans: = "Nlrs Gray dis.
covered a non.oxplosive fluid. i To
show how safe the now compound was,
he invited II number Of lis friends
to meet him in his rooms; whittier ho
had brought barrel of the fluid,
which ho at onoo proce eodcd to stir
with rcd-hot poker. AS he wont
through the roof of his house, accom-
panied by his friends, he endcavorcd
to explain to his nearest compagnondo
voyage that tho particular fluid in
the barrel had too much benzine. in it,
but the gentleman said he had an on
gagemcnt higher up, and could not
wait for an explanation. Mr.. Gray
continued his ascent until he MET Mr..
Jones, who informed him that there
was no necessity for, him TO- 90 up
higher, as everybody was coming
down so Mr.. Gray's widow offers for
sale the secret for tho manufacture Of
the non-oxplosivo fluid ntl a reduced
rate as she wishes to raise money
enought9 buy alsilyer-bandled eoflin,
Gray, No cal ds,"! ''' '''"3 ''' w
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10

AS six colored men in Charleston,
was in the act Of moving a'Siano from
the second story of a house, the stair
w"y suddenly gave way with crash
and the six mon holding the unwieldy
Instrument we've, together with their
burden, hurled .tot tho aoorjbelow. One
Of the rneh, ! powerful fellow named
Joe Mitchell, was beneath the in.ttu.
ment supporting it with his back. II
came down upon him like q dead. fall
from height Of twelve feet, and be
was ,kenEout inseneible. 1t was at
first shought he would not recover;
but at last accounts he WAS doing bet.
ter. The other men were badly
bruised, So We learn from the News.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10

This year is leap year, when the girls
will take the boys to the theatre, trea,
them to oysters, pay all their bills, &c.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
A Murder. iorA Five Gents.

:. The .,! !MayAaeelldtl yaeltl., tKy.), Democrat
A most horrible murder wa was r., com. ,,n:.
mittea recently in tho Village Of
DQkedom. Two men, named David
McNatt and Mr.. McCallum, had a
suit pending in tho magistfate's court
and Mr.. MoCallum gained the suit,
getting a Judgment for five cents
which so exasperated McNatt that
when he met MoCall,hm, a few mo- mo.
,nents after he began to1 abuse him,
kicking and oursing him., at which
McOallum made some defence, feeble,
however. q III the scuffle that ehsuedd
McNatt got hold Of, piece Of plank,
fouror fiye feet long, With which he
struck = MoCallun over the head,
crushing His skull, after whioh ho
struok him several tines fn,anglipg
his BODY III q shooking" manner. Mo,
Callum was retreatiDg all the time,
and vas followed by McNatt thirty
or forty yards before he overlook him.
McCallum only lived about thirty
!minutes. Mr.. McCsllum was an old
gentleman, about sixty-fyo, and was
highly respected throughout the com.
muhity in which he lived. .'' o." ~ =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
A party of wits once stopped at O

A party lof wits once stopped at q
tavern. When the feast was over one
of the members called to the hostess.
"Angelliquephhe said; M'Io am going
to- give you d lesson in astfono11y.---
ayeyou not heard Of the great Pla.
tonic year, when everything must re-
turn to Its former oondition Know,
then, that in sixteen thousand years
we, shall be here, again, on the y 50 me
day and at tho came houns Will you
give us credit till then :" The host tess,,
however, had her reply. "I am per.
feotly Wiling" she retortod, "but it is
just sixteen thousand years since you
were here before, and you left without
paying settle the old score and will
trust you. on the news 'HHl
The New York Tribune has the
following abusing criticism upon n
play now being presented tbere "The
ccnAagration sSene Was shabby, and a
great deal of irreveropt laughter was
excited oy the behavior Of a. corps of
supernuperaries, .who ron three times
into the burning building ands,out
again by tho baqk, way, coming up
fresh from the opposite side, with a
faint pretenco Of being three differ,
ent gangs. They Carried int, ho
midst Of tile flames a step.luadef,
q coil of rope, number of toma.
hawks, and a barrel, apparently
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10
Right and Wrong.

. A&o" hoAu ~ AetO UO flRnC, now
easyto do wrong I' To GO toward
destruction 10 to float down with the
tide. When 3 man is going to the
devil, bow many boon companions
will lead him onward, and how pleas.
ant they will be I How few are q the
warning voices which will break upon
his ears But let him turn Tito The
better way and "a steep hill Is before
him, and the way ID narrow and
very roagh at the start. He misses
the social sympathy he once enjoyed.
Those who should say to him "God
bless you, ,"'are somehow not as COR
dial 40 his sinful companions y were.
Perhaps they regard him with, auspi.
cion7and' now thotmsmoryfof, his past
life QriBes oupo to u discourage t,tfim.
Herd Iis the psthlow which 4 leads fsonl
darkness into light yia}&uPgE aai 4at
"atA@@ pstitiops from ,Coppnn ppnnectio,a5s q ,hsis j
been iRtredgSeai iIto. Congress TO tax Tax:
'.saSh zach and nd every !, asb]e5bosipa sipgIa
the ages Of }twef,ty.ono and thirty.
three yearS' The SAD atsm "f 81 one nTd Tdollar.,..
Az this 10 Leap Year ws'think the 70. r.:
venue from this bili, II II made d =, law,
would not embafrass thS public treaasi.'
urer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-01-10

M, Rdtsn lRspabifsshy wssl elect:
ed rashesker Of tho =" PenBsylvania
Senate ThSfsday Sby" y"E MI BaekaleW
DsmdSraSj voting = for him. This
IL npposdd 70 be sfths result Of 4 tcom
promise agreed upon by tho commits
tees OF ths'two parties at o meeting
laet night.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-12

ly and quite Withdrawing from her. |
came very near saying " Never
IF you please" she answered, demure-
ly, rising and courtesying, As she spoke
she drew from her pocket a small, faded bit
of paper, that had apparently been torn
from a memorandum book, and a thin,
worn, gold pencil case.
For an instant | was dumb with amaze
ment. | looked at the pencil case, and
then at her merry face, which was now
ripping all over with fun. Like a fash
every thing came back to nc; the wild
wooded hills; the stone farm house the
lush grasses the water crosses l saw
the shy, bashful child, with her milk pitch
er. L recognized the face, too, at last, in
the one before me- How could | fail to
recognize it before said to myself, half
angrily. All my jealousy was gone in an
instant For 1t was | who had been her
Bayard, her Sidney, her Lancelot
l gazed ike one trans6xed, stammering /:
And you are"
Bashful Boots" with another courtesy,
andso roguish a look, or Bathful Booth
l believe l said in those days
Then she told me how it all came about.
She had given my memorandum to her
uncle, who began Immediately to look for
ore and was happily rewarded by finding a
vein. lie was soon a rich man.
We all shared in the good fortune"
said my mistress. My cousin and | were
sent to the Moravian school at Bethlehem,
and my unce's two sons went to college
We often thought and spoke of you as our
benefactor," she said Nesting close to me,
" and even inquired after you in the city,
but found you had gone abroad"
Taree years ago continued she
terrible calamity befell US. My uncle's
health failed and he was ordered to New
Orleans for the winter. The family all
went, except myself, for I remained at
Bethlehem in order to perfect myself in
my studies. There was an explosion
she Shuddered all over" you may have
heard of it-and they were all lost, father
mother, sons and daughter
'' 1t was in that way, she resumed, after
while, that came by the name ofVon-
berg. 1t was my uncle's (he was my
mothers brother,) and I was to take it,
with the property, till l married for my
uncle, strange to say, as if by PRESENT.
ment. had made will for this very contin-
gency."
That is Why l never recognized you"
said l. 8. The name threw me off the
track completely"
" That won't DO, sir, for recognized you
at once. knew you the frs. day, when
1 saw you at St. Peters. But a woman
Is always the most faithful"
Prince Borgia left that morning for an
indefinite period, as was given out. His
sudden fight confirmed our belief that he
had hired a bravo to assassinate me,
Some one is looking over my shoulder
as l write. 1t Is shame to tell all that
nonsense about your wife, she says. "Peo-
pie will say made love to you
BI; i answer with a kiss, which
brings bushes to her cheek, for though she
has been married for SIX years, she is still
my Bashtul Boots.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-12

WHAT HAPPENED TO Horace GREELEY
The Springfield Republican of recent date
contai rs the following among its locals
g REQUIEscAr We refer to the Thomas
cat which has for a long time r0amed the
various departments Of our Office in search of
undev0ured fragments of lunches and unwary
mice. Every - floor knew him-every man
woman and child in the establishment and
although his first welcome in the home of his
adoption was not as cordial as be might have
wished, his sociable ways and his uniformly
exemplary conduct won him friends, and he
soon grew lat and sleek in the sunshine of
personal favor. The boys liked him, and as
mark Of distinction named him Horace
Greeley. q title which he learned to acknoWl-
edge and respond 10 with true feline dignity
But We speak of him as in the past, and it is
in truth for him a very % dead past" Hor-
ace Greeley Is no more. In an adventurous
moment, yesterday afternoon, at half-past
Of the clock, with view, perhaps, of ascer-
tanning what he knew about stationary
engineering. he attempted TO walk through
the big wheel of the engine, was caught IN
the spoke, carried down through the floor,
up again, and then hurled with tremendous
force against a window sash. There was a
crash Of broken glass, and all that was left of
Horace Greeley,-with his fur violently
combed the wrong way,-fell at the feet of
the startled engineer. The coroner wasn't
called and no Jury was summoned ID sit upon
the deceased, tor he was dead enough al
ready but the verdic. which the boys uuan-
imOusly rendered was one of free acknowl-
edgment of Horace's many virtues and
sincere regret at his untimely demise