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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

.Th9 next Presidential campaign
bids fair to be tho most exciting and
most badly, mixed oanyagsl ever
known in our ,histpry* What With
tho grapgors, and the railroads, and
tho beek"pay business, and few 9th.
or .sinilarIy lively. issues, tho bnstle
Vill aseuredly be hot, and it will tax
tho skill of the oldest political sta,
gers to bala9os themselves nicely on
the fence. .---Philadelphia Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
4 Shower of Strange Reptiles.

A dispatch from St, Paul, datcd
July IS, says: a gentleman from
Elk River, in >herbune county, tolls
Of shower Of reptiles which fell
upon meadow on the farm of Ed.
ward Upham, near that place, on the
morning of the Sd instant, during n
heavy rain and wind storm. Tho
meadow, he says, was thickly strewn
with tho bodies Of the strange crca'
turcs, none Of which were discovered
alive. They arc described as about
six inches long, having gills and fms
like fish, but having also four legs
each, about two inches long and ter
minating in claws Ono person wht
saw them declared that like creatures
exist only in the waters Of Mexican
lakes, from whence ho rupposed they
might havo been carried along by th'
wind until they wera dropped Oh Mr.
Upham's meadow. -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

An insane man, moving grass in n
Pennsylvania meadow, with three 9th
ers; suddenly turned, and running his
scythc through one Of them, John Myer,
killed him. The poor lunatic imagined
that, as all flesh was grass, his compaion
ought to count as part Of the crop.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

An astutc Snowman has conceived
the idea Of obtaining Arctic foxes for OK.
hibition. All attempts to keep these
animals alive in cages have hitherto
been failures, but the Snowman referred
to thinks that by combination OF cage
and refrigerator he can manage to make
a "big thing on ice" Of The speculation.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
Sad and Fatal Accident.

Wo regret to learn as wo do
through friond at Harrisburg, that
on Monday, Mr.. Samuel Erwin, one
of the best citizens Of Cabarrus coun.
ty, was killed by fall from his mule
at Pioncer Mills in that county. Ho
lived but about twenty minutes after
tho fall.-- Charlotte OJseyuer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
Cash from John BHlI-iabama Claims.

New YoRxJuly l9.---In the. trans.
mission Of tho Alabama indemnity
fund Of fifteen million five hundred
thousand dollars to the United States,
the English Government availed itself
f'tbc, assistance Of three American
banking houEcs in Lohdon,'J s. Nor.
gan IL Co., Morton, Rose & Co., and
Jay Cook, McCulloch e. Go. Tho
bankers determined to transmit about
ono.half through the ordinary chan.
nels Of exchange, and accordingly
Morgan s. Go. have drawn bills for
about eight million dollars on London
houses and sold them. that amount
being placed to the credit of England
on this side.
1t is not, tho Intention Of the bank.
ers to transmit any additional sum in
this way, but the balance is to be sent
over through shipments Of 1vc.twcnty
| bonds to tho amount Of seven millions
fi"e hundred thousand dollars, con
siderable portion Of which has already y
bccn obtained. The transaction ir
exchange was managed Quietly at tho
instance Of tho Chancellor Of tho FIX
chequ"r, who was afraid Of the effect
that publicity might have on the
market. Tho bonds will be turnet
into gold at par, making the full
amount Of the indemnity.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
Whom q man goes to Colorado,

Whom man goes to Colorado, no
matter what his social standing may
have been, he rosta on what the miners
there would call the "hard PAM Tic
goes to the bottom and works up, by
brain and muscle. A graduate Of Har-
ward is butcher ont there and one ol
Yale a printer rancheman is the son
Of a General in tho British army four
other Eranchcmen arc brothers and
sons of a former Governor Of Bengal ;
two are the sons Of q London banker.
and an A Alnmnus Of one Of the English
universities is manager ola dairy. Such
ia society in Colorado---vcry much mix
ed, and every man proving what is ir
hun, and asking no favors.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

The miners in Relief district, Oregon,
recently went almost wild with joy over
the birth OF the first baHy in. camp.
The blacksmith's forge was ira nsformcd
into battery, anv.ls were made to an.
swcr the purpose Of ordnance, and kcg
Of blasting powder was.consumed in fir
ing salutes in honor Of the stranger.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

Why is man who marries twice
like the captain ofn vessel Because
he has second mate.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
Converting Colorado Desert into an Ja'
land Lake.

Tho San Diego Union states that q
party, with complete outfit for a
stay in the field for eight month";, has
left that city on an exploration Of tho
great Colorado desert, with tho view
of asccrtaining the feasibility Of con.
vcrting it into on inland lake by
turning in upon it the waters Of tho
Colorado River. It seems to ms that
this is q business about whioli UncleE
Sam himeelf ought to have something
to say. But if tho interests Of tcom.'
mcrce and the progress of civilization
demand it, it does not mako much
difference who accomplishcs tho work,
whct''or il DO dore by private parties
or By tho government. 49,.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

Tho 'ncwspa per1 %throughout the
whole country arc o'still harping over
tho insobriety of tho prcisdcnt.
It is excessively strange that bis Ex-
cclloncy can't get OIL harmless arrec,
three or four times day, without
getting into all the papcrs. lilo is
bound TO- beeome famous, howcverr
and having'feiled in everything else,
he is trying to triumph ovor John
Barlc ycorn, and then, like Alexander
of old, we suspect that he will get
maudling drunk,S and cry because.
there arc no othor worlds to conquer,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30

! John Carpenter, Of Michigan, has
stopped smoking. Flo knocked the
aches out,of his pipe on keg Of
blasting powder.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-30
The Cotton Cliqucs.

SHARP PRACTICE IN NEW YoRK-SOUTu.
ERNERS THE vICTiMS-AN INSIDE
VIEW or HOW THINGS ARE MANAGED
IN THE NEW YORK COTTON Et-f
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STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Burning Jf the Palatial Steamer James
Howard at Commerce, HO.-Very
Meager Report Of the
Accident.


ST. LOUIS, September 13.-A brief
dispatch just received at the Associated
Press Office from Commerce, Missouri,
says the steamer James Howard caught
fire in the hull yesterday while lying at
that place. The passengers and baggage
were taken ashore safely, and the boat
was being scuttled, which was the only
hope of saving her. No further particu-
lars. The Howard was the largest boat
on the western rivers, being three thou
sand three hundred tons burthen, owned
10y Captain B. r. Pegram and j. H.
Chassaing, of st. LoUis, and James
Howard, of Jeffarsonvilie, Indiana, and
cost, two years ago, one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars. She was insured
in Cincinnati and Pittsburg, but for
what amount and in what offices is not
yet ascertained. She left here Wednes-
day for New Orleans with sixteen hun
dred tons OF freight and barge tow.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CAIRO, September l3.-Captain Chas-
saing, first clerk of the James Howard,
came here in yawl from Commerce.
He states that the fire continued in the
hold, and after Intellectual attempts to
extinguish it 10y forcing steam into the
hold, the boat was scuttlvd She lies
straight, with the water a foot above the
lower deck. The steamer Eckert went
to her assistance at five o'clock this
evening
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POLITICAL.
Governor Cooks Reasons for Resign.
ing, and How the Document
was Received by the
President.

WASHINGTON, September l3.-The
President in letter TO Cook, accept
ing the resignation Of that gentleman
as governor of the District Of Columbia,
says: II am aware of the labor you
have been called upon to perform in or
gsnizing and systemiziug new forms
and modes Of administration, and also
low zealously and ably you have per-
formed those duties under your admins
ration of the affairs of the territorial
OF The District of Columbia
Assisted, as you have been, by able ard
energetic subordinstes, the national
capital bas advanced toward what it
should be with q rapidity that astonishes
a3d pleases every one who has been
away from it for few years,
ali returned. If your successor in
office gives satisfaction, you have
property owners in the district of Co
lumbia and the people at large, and all
who have an interest in the national
capital will have reason to congratulate
themselves on the new form of govern
ment given to them"
Governor Cook says in his letter of
al am urged to this action
by the fact that the combined demands
from my private business and my pub
lie duties have been so exacting that l
am no longer able to meet both or
neither of these demands as thoroughly
ss l could wish"
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MURDER.
A Waiter In a Beer-SaIOOn Murdered
in Gold Blood by Dead-Beat.

CHICAGO, September 13.-A terribly
cold-blooded and unprovoked murder
was committed at ten o'clock tonight
in a beer-saloon at the corner Of Msdi-
son and Clark streets, the circumstances
of which, as related by the bar-keeper
and others present, were as follows:
Fonr men entered the saloon and,
taking seats at one Of the tables, called
for beer, which was supplied them by
one Of the walters, a young man whose
name cannot now be learned. After
drinking the men got up and start
ed TO leave the saloon, when the waiter
politely requested them to pay for the
beer. One of the men replied that he
had paid for it, and on the waiter reply
Ing that be had not, began to abuse him.
The waiter turned away from them and
walked behind a luneh-counter which
stood near the baT, when the ruffian
with whom be had been disputinQ de-
loerately drew a revolver and fired tlJee
shots at him, the third one striking aim
fu'l in the fore head and passing entirely
through his head. The assassin lied.
pursued by the baTkeeper of the estab-
lishment, who was, however, unable TO
evertake him, and at this writing, lie ia
still at large, and, as no one in the r)om
seemed to know him, his capture viii be
difficult The waiter was still alive at
half an hour after he shooting, bIll IS
evidently dying.
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CATTLE THIEVES.
Determined Effort 10 Rid EermilliOn
Parish, Louisiana, OF these Pests
FOUr Of the Villains
sect Away"

NEW IBERIA, La, September l3-
The parish OF VermilliOn has been for
years infested with cattle-thieves. The
people have been unable to obtain re-
dress by process Of law, and last month
organized a vigilance committee as LAST
resort. A large number Of thieves and
their confedeTates were given notice to
leave within a specified time, but inst cad
OF doing 50, armed themselves aud
threatened to destroy the town of Abbe-
vile. The vigilant's pressed them, and
they scattered. 1t is reported that three
Of the band were hung on Friday, the
fifth instant. On "Wednesday night the
tenth instant, one Of those who was
endsavOring 10 escape was arrested under
civil process at Brashear City, aud while
en- route here was taken from the steamer
Minnie Avery, at Jeauvarette, by a
squad Of armed men, and hung in front
Of DIR. Dungeau's residence, three miles
above that town. All kinds Of vague
rumors are sfoat here concerning the
number executed, bCt no positive infoT-
nation can be obtained.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1878.
RAILROAD COMPETITION.
Second Day Of the Passenger-TarliT Var
at LeaYenwOrih-Out Con-
Ing In for a Share Of
the Pie.

LEAVFNWORrH, KANSAS, September
l3.-The railroad fight was reopened
early this morning, and the offices were
at once besieged by buyers. The Han
nibal and 81. Joseph and the Missouri
Pacific made common cause against the
North Missouri. The Chicago rate re-
mained at seven dollars and half, the
lowest figure Of yesterd8y's reduction
to that point, but the fare TO St.
Louis was cut down to four dollars,
aud some tickets sold at three dollars.
The rate 10 Cincinnati, Louisville and
Indianapolis was also reduced. Tickets
were in great demand. Every firm Of
the city received dispatches from their
customers throughout this State
and Missouri ordering the purchase
of tickets. Thousands Of applications
were received by telegraph and mail, but
the railroad agents endeavOred To evade
the sale to spectators. The Chicago,
Rock Island, and Pacific, and the Chi
eago, Burlington and Missouri River
roads did not recede from their regular
established rates, although every ef-
fort was made to get them intO the
fight. The agents held a conference
ABOUT dark and agreed to restore the
regular rate. The cut on local fair
last night between the Kansas City and
st. Joe was made by the Han-
nibal and st. Joe and Missouri
Pacific TO punish the Kansas
City, st. Joe and Council Bluffs
railroad for assisting the North Missouri
railroad. The Chicago reduction was
made by the latter road for retaliation on
the Hannibal and St Joe for joining the
Missouri Pacific. It is believed that it is
now over,
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
0ae Man Killed, Two Seriously In
iured, and Railroad Property
Smashed Hp-Care-
Isssues9.

PITTsBURG, September 13-Sh0rtly
before nine O'CLOCK last night, q fright
ful accident occurred on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, one mile east of VIII
more, by which one man was killed and
several wounded. All trains east and
west were delayed, and large amount
Of property was destroyed. The acci-
dent was Enthusiastically the result Of a
violation of the regulations in reference
to opening and closing Of switches from
the main track at the point named. A
freight train bound east was switched
from the main track to the middle siding,
according to orders, so as to allow the
Philadelphia express, which left the
city at forty minutes past four yester-
day afternoon, TO pass. A westward
bound freight-train came dsshing along
before the switch at the last end of the
siding could be turned to the main track.
The westward bound train ran On to the
siding, and cOllided with the train which
was lying there. About the same mo-
ment the Philadelphia express passen-
ger-train east came along and passed
safely until the rear sleeper was reached,
when one of the cars OF the eastward
bound freight train struck it and badly
wrecked it. One lady, who occupied a
seat in the rear car, received. a numbtr
of bruises rom the flying debris, but was
not seriously injured. The express train
was not seriously damaged, but
the escape from total wreck was
almost miraculous. The engineer of
the westward bound freight train, VIM.
Green, a resident of Altoona, was
caught in the cab Of his engine and re-
ceived such injuries as TO cause death in
stanly. The engineer and fireman of
the eastward-bound train were also in
jureG badly, but not fatally. Three To-
cOmotives, one pusher and two engines
were almost totally destroyed. A
number Of Ifreight-cars were also de-
mOlished. The track around the siding
and the ground for considerable dis
tance were torn up.
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Cuban Items.

HAVANA, September 18.-The final
meeting Of the planters, to discuss the
propositions to be submitted 10 the gov
eminent st Madrid for the abolition Of
slavery in Cuba, will be held on the fif-
teenth instant.
Two hundred insu gents attacked an
eastern port at Vista Hermasa, on the
night Of the ninth instant, but were re-
repulsed.
The advance troops at Los Muchas,
occupying a small fort, were attacked
10y about one hundred insurgents, who
were also Tepulsed.
SkirElishes are reported near Coloda-
do, Mincol and Gibas.
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OBITUARY.

HARRIsON-Died, AGNES N. HARRISON,
daughter Of John W. Harrison, deceased, on
The 2Sth Of August, Of consumption.
Such was the brief announcement OF the de-
partuIe Of being Into the land OF the Here
after, where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest. Death cOnquers all
at last, and each and every mortal must bow
beneath the remorseless sweep Of his scythe
As Il gathers In the great harvest frsm the field
Of Life. The deceased was born in Brunswick
county, Virginia, and at an early age, with
her parents, removed to Shelby county, near
Raleigh, where she resided from that time I'M
til the day Of her death, which took place on
the 2Sth OF August last. Growing up in the
midst OF relatives and friends, by whom she
was beloved for her many virtues and endear-
ing traits OF character, she soon developed into
charming womanhood, and before her ap-
peared the bright and glowing future that ever
and always shines forward on the Voyage of
Life; as if alluring youth 10 old age with fiat
tsriug promises, which, alas, too often fade
away like the mirage OF the desert, ever
tempting but ever vanishing. OF the subject
Of this netice, it in truth can be said
"a perfect woman nobly plann'd,
To warn, to comfort and command;
And yet a spirit still and bright,
With something of an angel light"
Ard thus she lived. the charm of the house
hold, spreading happiness and peace around
her with lavish hand. But not many mouths
ago consumption, the dread precursor Of the
approach OF Death, seized her with its icy I'm
gers, and she rapidly sank beneath the power
OF the feli-destroyer of beautiful life. During
her prOtracted sickness she frequently spoke
Of Death, and that with cOnfidant assurance
Of HeaveD. ana so passed aWsy a life; ia 50
calm and resigned n manner that the transit
ton from "here 10 there was like that Of one
who draws the drapery OF his couch about
him and lies down TO pleasant dreams. Dea
came as
.- Death should come,
Gently TO one Of gentle mold Ike thee;
As light winds, wandering through groves Of
bloom,
Detach the delicate blossoms from the tree,
Closed thy sweet eyes calmly, and without
pain.
And We but trust in God to see thee yet
again." B. p d.
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ARM of the Tennessee.

TOLEDO, Ohio, September I3.-The
committee having charge Of the coming
Te1ni0n Of the Ermy Of the Tennessee
received letters assuring that the Pres
ident, the secretary Of war and General
Sherman viii be present at the meeting.
The letter announcing the puTpoTt Of the
President comes from General Bah
cock, and is as follows.
LoN0 ERANC1, September The
President directs ne to say that it Is bis
intention 10 be present at the meeting
Of the army Of the Tennessee, at Toledo,
and that re trusts nothing will occur 10
prevent his coming. l hope to 5s with
biu. Yours tSaly. a., <. EABC0CE
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TURF SPORTS.
Close Of the Weeks Fun at Lexington,
keatueky-A TrOtfing Meeting
Next MOnth-PrOspect
Park NOtts.
KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION COURSE.

KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION COURSE.
LEXINGTON, September 13. - The
weeks racing over the association
course terminated to-day with three
very good races.
The first race, mile and quarter
dash, was won by Grinstead's b. f.,
Cleaner, beating LOup and Kavanaugh
in 2:2l4.
The second race, mile heats, was Won
by Grinstead's b. c., War Dance, beat
ing Boyd's Nellie, Reynolds, Eliza, and
Knight, Of Lexington. Time, l :55A
1851.
The third race, a dash Of three miles,
was won by Grinsteads bay filly, Wa
verify, beating Cadwallader's Fam
mc5e than one hundred yards. Time,
5:5S3. The track was very muddy on
account of a heavy rain during the
night and up to ten o'clock before the
races.
Next month there viii be a trotting
meeting held at the same course by the
Kentucky Trotting and Horse-breeding
association. The stakes are already
filled, and good racing is expected. One
stake is a thousand dollars for horses
that have never beaten 2:80.
PROSPECT PARK.
NEW YORK, september l3.-At Pros
pect park to-day there was 3 large at
tendance. In the first race, dash Of one
mile, for five hundred dollars, all ages,
nine started. HitchcOck's chestnut FLY
Quits, entered just before the start and
sold in the field, took the lead and kept
it to the close, winning the race in As,
beatirg NJ. A. b. Csrriboo's Maid of
Orange and Camden
The second race was a handicap for all
ages for a purse Of five hundred dollars,
two and quarter miles. This was won
easily by Village Blacksmith in 4 :0S,
beating Ransom, Chickabiddy, Utica
and Mildew.
The third race was for a consolation
purse of four hundred dollars, one and a
half miles. Five started. Coffee's grey,
Lightning Colt, won in 2:4l4, beating
Lizzie Lucas, Gint's Gerald aud Chick
abiddy.
The fourth race was a hurdle handi-
cap for a purse of five hundred dollars,
two miles over eight hurdles. Three
started. Revenge, the favorite, threw
his rider at the second hurdle. lmpe-
cunius at this time was forty lengths
ahead of Blind Tom, the race then be-
ing between these two. Blind Tom,
however, was driven up and caught up
with Impecunious, both going over the
last hurdle at the same time. Blind
Tom then steadily took the lead and
beat Impecunious by a length. Blind
Toms time was four minutes. The
hurdles were considerably higher than
at the previous race, which accounts for
Revenge throwing his rider.
vANcaC rrnpSr, usr 1zcsrr
Topeka, September 1S.-Entries for
the two thousand dollar trOtting purse
at the State fair close on the fifteenth.
The other departments are filling up
quite rapidly. Over five hundred entries
have already been made from Missouri,
Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebras-
ka. The indications are that this will
be the largest State fair ever held in
Kansas. and numerous excursions from
the eastern States are now being organ
lied TO attend.
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DEED.

Saturday evening, September
18th, at six o'clock, MARION WsRRES, infant
daughter Of JAS. A. and NJ. o. Cameron.
Funeral this SUNDAY afternoon at four
O'Clock, at 10 Linden street.
WALSH-Saturday, September 18th, at eight
O'Clock pm, Mrs. JULIA, wife OF John Walsh,
Alderman OF the First Ward.
The faneral VIII take place at half past
three o'clock this SUNDAY afternoon,
from the family residence, No. l55S Winches.
ter street. Friends and acquaintanccs Of the
family are invited to attend.
bfCGEE-Saturdsy ~, September 18Th, WIN. V.
MCGEE, sged dty years.
The funeral vii take place from the First
Presbyterian Church, corner Third and Pop
lar streets, at two o'clock this SUNDAY
afternoon. Friends OF the family are Invited.
ariages at the Chur-h.
FISCHER-At his residence, No. 10 Market
street, WILLIAM FIscHEa, in the sixty-third
year Of his age.
Friends and acquaintanees are invited 10
attend the funeral this (SUEDAY) morning at
ten o'clock.