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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
News Summary.

Maine Democratic State convention
meets in Portland August l2.
Mississippi Republican State Con.
vcntion, at Jackson August 81.
New York Colored Republican
State Convention, at Saratoga Au.
gust 6.
Ohio Allen County New Departure
Liberal Republican Convention, Co.
lunbus, July 80.
Buffers chances for the gubernato- =
rial chair of Massachusetts are said
to be on the wane.
There are over 10000 Watering
place hotels and summer boardiug g
houses in the Northern and Eastern
States. 80
The custom of throwing rice after
a bride is Chinese. The custom Of
throwing the bootjack after her is
American.
Out of 5000 mon who served in G
Hoods Texas Brigade, less than 800
are now living. The survivors meet
every June, for dinner, speeches,
etc.
A Pennsylvania preacher, whilo
holding service recently, gave thanks
for the prosperous conditions of crops,
"cxcepting, 0, Lord, the corn, which
is backward, and tho oats, which are
mighty thin in spots"
A revolving light has becn invent.
ed, to be attached to tho rear of
trains, by which engineers behind can
tell by the speed of their rotations as
shown | y the succession Of different
cclored lights, at what rate of speed
the trains are moving, and when they
arc at rest.
An intelligent Aberdeen preacher
recently took for text, "Adam, where
art thou 2" and divided his subject
into three parts lst, All men are
somewhere ; I'd, Some men arc where
they ought not to be; and third,
Unless they take care, they will find
themselves where they would rather
not be.
4 Philadelphia surgeon was called
the other day to house up town to
amputato tho log Of woman. Flo is
near.sighted man, and when he
reached the house he got into tho wrong
room and calmly sawed off the limb
of the servant girl, who was G Corman,
who had come over two days cfore,
and who thought it was ono of tho
customs Of the country.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
"0nc Hundred Millions"

Mr.. A. II. Stewart is worth one
hundred millions of dollars. That
hard fact is settled, in as fur as o VS..
paper publicity and an Inventory
taken just before. his voyage to
Europe can settle it. We do not
intend to speak of tho responsibility
Of such wealth, but to many A. II.
S cwart is, strange, to say, too veal.
thy to envy. Tho responsibility
concerns himself alone-the disposal
of such vast accumulations the ,gono.
raj community. What to do with it
must be to him a most perplexing
problem. Ho has no children cares
little for his relations, and friendship
docs not extend to bequeating one
hundred millions even from Damon to
Pythias. Stewards wealth is pro-
badly his master. 1t is q manifest
fact that no one can know what to
do with so much money. 1t is said
that he himsolf was surprised when!
he saw the total of that, inventory,
and we'll he might be. Ho cannot
use it, and it has become such force
of habit to accumulate, that his visit
to Europe is said to have one primary
ohject-to make somo moro money
lie is determined that the foreign
branches Of tho house of a. T. Stew
art Co., shall equal the New York es-
tablishment. And he is the man
who once said that his magnificent
New York residence aud all his i'm
mensc wealth only gave him shelter
and food. Char. Ne,cs.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
Fast Thine.

The Sun says that the Saratoga ex.
press train, leaving Trey at lO:l5
A. NJ, on Thursday, was fifty minutes
behind time. The engineer, daring,
reckless fellow, was bound to make
up lost time. lie had previously run
his engine and six cars from Saratoga
to New York inside Of Eve hours and
sixteen minutes, and yesterday he
beat the best time ever made between
Troy and New York. T.. I.
Commodore Vanderbilt was on
board. lie was vexed because no
smoking car was alta ched to the
train. lIc was provided with a woll
filled caEc Of fragrant Havanas, and
occupied a chest in tho baggage car
near the engine.
Tho train left Troy at ! l:55 A. M,
and N adc good time to Catskill. A
crowd Of sporting men got off at this
station, and said they did not want
any more riding like That, 49,
On leaving Catskill g., colorcG pnr-
ter smiled and said, "Now we going
to go, spccks the old gentleman
likes it,"
On flew the iron horse, rushing,
snorting and putting smoke at fear
full rate. The lady passengers gave
an occasional go. my" while the
speed was increased from thirty, five
to forty, and then to ffty.fivc miles an
hour. At tho curves Commodore
Vanderbilt would give an extra puff
to his cigar, and cling to tho box with
his heels.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
A. 4. & 0. Railroad.

| On Tuesday last, some persons j.,
the interest of what is called the
Mcdowell Board Of Directors, wcut
to the Depot ut Statcsvillo an hour
before the arrival of Conductor Hand
got into The train through the window
and took possession Of tho road under
the authority of tho new Directors.
The Raleigh Seminal thus comments
! on this violent seizure Of the road
RAILROAD FIGnr.--The Charlotte
| Observer gives an account of the uu-
lawful taking of tho railroad from
Charlotte to Statesvillo, from Col.
Johnston, tho president in possession.
This is just the way Tom Scott and
Garrett, Of the Baltimore e. Qaio
road, fought some time ago except
Garrett and Scott called out armed
men. Garrett and Scott armed their
employees with Sharp's rifles and re
volvors instead Of picks and spades.
Tom SCOTS force being too large for
Garrett, tlanked him and tore up the
track.
If Col. Johnston should take out
rail or two between Charlotte and
Statesvillc, as Garrett did, it would
work serious injury to the public.
We trust the whole community will
not bo involved in this quarrel, which
should be coutiucd to few. Instead
Of armiug two or three hundred men,
Tom Scott ana Garrett shoull have
been required, with rovolyors, to sec
whose title to the road was best.
The late war might have been avoid
cd if The people had required Holden,
Eod man, Cantw ell, Hargrovc, Beau
regard, Longstrcct, Mosby and one
hundred such, to fight it ont with a
like number cf Northern mcn, such
as Seward, Giddings, and the men
who wanted new Constitution anv,
Bible. This arrangement would
have saved deal oe blood and rid
both sides Of war-makint men. Give
us "pcacc," and above all give Us law.
Withont law, you may say "pcacc,
peace" but there can be no peace.
The Charlotte Observer has the
following in regard to the temper and
spirit Of the new administration
"Tho new administration do not
propose making any changes in the
general Operators ri the road. In
conversation with us on yesterday,
MIR. Mcdowell alluded to rumor
which has gained some currency, that
he is under the influence Of tho South.
ern Security Company, and that
through the influence Of that con- pany
he was elected to the presidency cf
the road. lie stigmatized the re port
as false in every par.icular, and au-
thorized us to say for him that he is
not governed in his actious or feelings
by any man or combination Of men,
and that any report to that effect is
without foundation in fact. He says
he proposes to manage the road in
the interest Of the stockholders
those who built it, and for the good
of Statcsvile and Charlotte, Ircdcll
and Mccklonburg, and not in the in
terest Of any individual, ring or COM
binanation. Mr.. McDowclls simple
word is an ample guarantee Of good
faith among gentlemen to whom he is
known"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

ments Of tho combatants required the
closest attention. Anderson was
olearly unable to move any portion Of
his body save his right arm. With
this lie raisci his knife aloft, and as
McClusky crawled up to within reach
dealt him terrible blow in the neck,
cutting muscles and tcndons and veinss,
aud half scyering the head from tho
body.
But the effort was too much for him,
and leaving tho weapan sticking in
the wound, no pitched heavily for
ward on his face. Every one sup.
posed that this blow would. have in.
stantly killed M'Clusky, but strange
to say it did not, for so great was bis
vitality that before falling he twice
plunged his own knife the body Of
Anderson. The talo is soon told.
McCiusky lived q minute longer than
his antagonist. The dead bodies
firmly locked in each others mbra e,
we're taken to the house of Harding
and laid out side by side on the gam.
ing table. A crimson trail marked
the path of those who carried them
in doors, and pools Of blood indica-
ted the scene of the late conflict.
There was no gaming that night. The
hunters and Indians appeared to find
excitement enough in talking over
the events of the day without having
to resort their usual pastime. About
eleven o'clock the moon rose, and the
bodies we're taken ont for buri.
al. There were no funeral cerc"
monies, but Job Harding remarked
as the muffled forms were lowered
into the grave, "Thcre 60 two as brave
men as ever lived.'' They were
buried deep to keep the wolves and
covotes from digging them up, and
the earth was heapod up in little
mound to mark where they sleep.
And then, with the night wind whis-
pcring soft requiem over the dead
mems graves, and tho moon shining
sadly from her distant sphere in tho
upper ether, the crowd slowly dispers.
cd, and each one sought his couch.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

Says one Of our Republican cx~
changes: elf General Grant con-
duets his administration for the next
four years as he has in the past, VIC
can see 10 objection to continuing
him :ns our President" Neither
would VIC, if Grants Administration
supported our paper. Prcsid cnt
Grant no doubt makes as good a
President as that paper wants. No
man would suit it so we'll for the
next eight or ten years. If he is re-
elected there will lc no need oe that
paper d.spairing. 1t will be able to
live and fatten through another four
years at the public crib.-Char. o.
SeiUer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
White immigration.

There is at 10 Franklin street,
New York, q "Labor Exchange for
Italian Emigrants," connected with
which is Gen. A. j. Gonzales. who
was for many years q citizon Of this
State, whero he served during the
war. Although established only re-
comfy, the exchange has already
found employment for many Italian
laborors and artisans. A colony is
now making ready for the "Port
Royal Diroct Trade and Colonization
Socioty."-Phgni;r.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

A frightful and disgusting story is
told by the Collcton (S. c. Gazette,
to the effect that Governor Moses Of
that State has men in his employ
whose business it is to invcigle young
girls Of responsibility into his apart
monts that he may use them for his
beastly purposes. An Instance is
furnished Of where the bcastly
scoundrcl met young girl of fifteen
Of extromo beauty and Of undoubtcd
virtue. Advances were made to her,
but she rcpelled them. Determined
to accomplish his purposes, Moses
bought the girl from her inhuman
mother, and every day sho was
carried in close carriage to
his apartments. If half that is
told be true this scoundrcl slould
bc driven from the State with tho
scorn and oxccratain of every decent
man. - E1change.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

Tho Frecman's Jurnal touches on
the organizations in tho West known
rs Patrons Of Uusbandry and Farm.
ers' Oranges. Says the editor
The disadvantages of the secrecy Of
this secret order Of "Patrons," and
Oranges, are, first that it will, OF
rigorous necessity, oxclude from it
tho entire body OF faithful Catholics,
who arc prohibited by their religion,
from joining such a secret society.
This exclusion Of Catholics will be n
fatal blow to the success of the farm.
or movement. The Catholic farmers
in tho Northwest, and those who are
indonti!jcd with them in interests, are
too large part Of tho classes interest.
cd to be dispensed with.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
A National Picture,

To the Editor of tho Neau York Sun :.
sIR---I propose to make natiofal
picture. [ want the Suns aid. If
the photographers throughout tho land
will. each send me a picture Of tboir
respective :, Cohgressmen, I will ar
range all who. hayo taken their back
pay, stoal, those who voted for it, and
those who let it lay, including our
illustrious President, whose signature
and influence made it q law, INTO. a
group, and send one to every promi.,
nent city in tho United States to bS
hung in their Rogues' Gallery
WIN. RUTHERFORD,
Hammonton, N. j.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
A report is current in Flew Yorl

A report is current in Flew York
that Wm. NJ. Tweed has escaped NJ "
indictments through the stupid blum
der or design OH the part Of some
oficial. On acconnt Of Il certain
fraudulent transaction in the case Of
bill which was ro,lcttcd ont Of the
city, the grand jury ordered an III
dictmcnt against Tweed, lnyc,sull
and William f.. Kius, Twcc,i's p,i
valr secretary but " when the bill of
indictment was returned for the sig
nature Of ts.c foreman the name OF
Tweed was found omitted, ard the
mistake if sucn it Was, could not be
cctiticd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
SparliS.

Cholera prevails near Little Rock.
Losses il tic tea trade i,or The last
year or two, estimated at $4,000, 900.
A bridal couple crossing Cioyd's
Mt.Na., we're thrown down.,a prccipicc
ITO feet. The bride had her collar
bone and ankle broken and lost scvc-
raj teeth. No other damage done.
a negro outraged widow lady
at Riply Tenn, and then fell asleep
in hcr bed. She slipped out and
brought iii friends who arrested Che
scoundrcl. lie was drunk. The
penalty is death.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
The Congressional Districts.

The Beaufort Republican learns
that @i The next session Of the Legis
lature tho subject Of rcconstructing
the Congressional Dist lets in the
State will be disposed Of. General
Smal!s, hieutcnant,Governor Gtcaves,
and Gchcral Whipp,r, "re the
lea ding candidatca for Congress,
under the anticipated change
in the boundaries of tho dis.
trict.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
Killed by Lightning.

Mr.. Schumpert, a young man liv.
ing near Chappell's Depot, on tho
Greenville and Columbia Railroad,
was killed by lightning, on Sunday
afternoon. He was returning from
church whom the fatal bolt struck him.
-PhHnir.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
\yos Allan ,noond;t;ono1Iy surr

Wes Allen Internationally surron.
dered OF Sing Sing on, Wednesday,
and was removed to coll where he
can do no harm, and will be taken to
Auburn in tho next batch. Ho had
threatened to explode Oan of nitro
glyccrino.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
still Another Cotton ConRhdtuhf:.>

"A merchant sells 200 balee Of cot-
toh, 400 pounds .,eaah for $l5,640,,
and finds that he has gained Just tho.
same por cent. on each pound as tho
pound, of. cotton, ,cost.. Now, what,
was tho cost, of what th9 Her ycenta96
Of profit, for both are alike I
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
Twenty-Five Chinese,

Twenty-Five Chinese, females,
brought by q steamer on Tuesday,
from Hong Kong, were sold at public
auction in the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco on Wednesday. Young
girls brought as high as $3.50 each,
and middle aged and old women from
500 to 5000 cach.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

tn her Baltimore lecture, Dr.. nfary
Walker again declared that nothing
could induce bcI to abandon her style
of dress The Secretary Of the Treas
nry even, hadn't money enough to
buyhcr off. She spoke Of herself ms
tho only woman in Baltimore dressed
properly for windy weather or ascend
ing ladder.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

During the month Of June, there
were ono hundred and twcnty"ninc
deaths at Augusta, cighty.cight being
children under tho age Of fourteen.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

The Shah's mother is dead, and is
deeply regretted by tho Persians
lie had but one mother, though many
wives, and, therefore, feels the loss
Ideeply.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

= Victor Emanuel, it is reported, is
to bo communicated by tho next
cncyclical of tho Pope.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06

Grace Greenwood relates as an ina
stance Of the extravaganza Of New
England humor that when young
farmers vile made her first boys
pants prccisol as ample before rs be-
hind, tho father exclaimed, "Good-
ness! he WON'T know whether hos
going to school or coming home."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
Eugland's Income.

The revenue returns of England,
for the year ending with Juae .,,90th
last, show total income from all
sources of $s79,48l, 1886, as compared
with 1881 ,330,l90 for tho preceding
year. Thcre is a decrease of not
qnite two millions, the nearly equal
sums received for the two years show
ing the. stcadiness ofthe English reve-
nuo." Daring the last year several
reductions of taxation went into effect,
SO. that our English brethren have. a
similar shtlsfactionS with. ourselves iI
knowing that tho revenues of both
countries keep up, notwithstanding re-
duced taxation. The chief sources
of the English revenue for tho past
year were nearly .otes hdndred and,
fve millions of dollars from customs,
ono hundred and thirty millions
from excise duties, fifty millions from
sales Of stamps, thirty.tive milliona
from the property and income tax,
twelve millions from the land tax and
house duty, twohty-foun millions from
tho postoffice surplus, and nearly five
milliohs from the earnings Of tho pos
tai telegraphs. During the last year
tho, excise, stamps and land taxes
yielded considerable increase over
tho preceding year; the decrease be,
iny mainly in the property and income
tax, postoffice and telegraph service!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
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White Immigration to tho Seuth.

In a.recent Issue of the Economist,
it was shown that the public lands
have all been sold. or granted away.
In, view Of this fact, the question what
direction tho vast current ofimmigra.
tion that daily passes through New
York shall take becomes interesting.
And for the present, we nhesitatipgly
reply, Southward,l Yes, Southwark;
and Southward>it will 60 if tho land
,holders of tho South arc wise. Tho
war dep ived thpm. of their slawos,
and pol olitical rougues have robbed
them since but they yet have fortune
IN their grasp-they noed but to SEQ
and sieze it. The means are 6im'ple.
Nearly every landowner holds largo
tracts that he has neither men nor
money TO-, work properly and THO
taxes on these tracts must comoout
of his limited ready cash means. Tho
remed y is this: Let him offer to sivo
such portion of his real estate as ho
cannot. deYelop himpeif, to any. one
who will in good faith settle thereon
and cpltivake or otherwise improve
it; taking care to deed the land With
rcversion to himself in case the gran.
tors fail to improve. Thus ho will
relieve himself Of a,burdep, increaee
the population of his diotrict, and
raise tho yalue Of tho estate which he
continues to hold. ., BY 'iudioiqNs man.
agement Of this sort nearly every
owner of land, whom the misfortunes
Of recent years have impoverished,
may yet recover the fortune that once
was his, and after all his. troubles,
pass his declining years in prosperity
and ease If ho complains of the rob-
berries committed on, him by ,,oarpet-
baggers and scalawags, tho remed is
in his own hands, and consists in invitr
ing to his State whiter population
whose Intelligence will render suoh
spoliatiyn impossible. The world
wantsths South's cotton, sugar and
mineral wealth vast regional tho
South are now awaiting tho develop
ment that slavery no longer forbids
and it is for the South herself to saw
whether che will uso the golden op.
portunity. The tendency, Of the ne~
gro race to become:stationary or even
to decrease in number or become ex-
tinct perhaps makes apology of this
kind especially urgent for this, fact
makos 1T evident that this :. race can,.
not be depended on for any addition
to tho present development of the ro,
gion it inhahits., Nor need the white
Immigrant fear the com petition of his
sable brother. The effect of centuries
of ignorance cannot be. effcced in .
few generations; ;and the future will
probably sec the colored population
occupying the swamps and less accos-
sible portions or tho aoil while white
men develop the =, resoursces of the
countryI" The completion Of oom-
peting line between New Yo,k and
Washington, and of, tho Chesapeake
and Ohio Road, gives additional facil.
itios in tho future both to immigra-
tion and the marketing. of the'frui Of
Immigrants labor.-Ne,0 York Etos-
on,ast.
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

I10 EAST 18TH ST., BETWEEN IsT Av AND Av
ilU , a, top aoor-Two respectable Scotch girls
family is an excellent fine aundress; the other as cham
bermaid and waitress would go together separately
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

IEC GREENWICH ST.. FIRST FLOOR-As FIRST
1CA class cook; understands all sorts me ats soups
graves eles pastry IN every form also game in every
form best city reference to capabiity Can
for two daya.
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

400 WEST 18TH ST. BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH
fOO top floor back.-A respectable young girl as
cook washer and ironer in private family; best city
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

17Q EAST l4TH ST., ROOM l3.-A TRUSTWORTHY,
baker. Can be seen for two days
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

Il 90 PEARL ST-As FIRST CLASS COOK IN A
100 hotel or restaurant understands both and
pastry wages no object to comfortable home. Call
The New York herald., 1873-11-18

ICR WEST nth STA RESPECTABLE YOUNG
ence. Call for two days.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-13
from the vltialia Herald
RETR&PECTION.

Though time has touched with silver hnes my car
And scanned and furrowed features once 80 faf;
Though heath h.s ruthless hand, AL eeA' @Ao
bowed
The form that erst stood so erect and proud
Though Of nv fe the Sands are almost run
and soon my ong org d J"adiIey sgh Ti-- NC ''''e'
O er the vanished ioys-O'er happy days gone bE'
I know nv sky was rot always serene:
That shadows midst the light were s,lted III
BIT vet mettinks few skies are ever Gear,
And G ouds Will gather where erst ali was Id ~.
Yet " hen Old Time each gaping wound has .ts-eG.
Ar il tae he al: soothing balm instiAed;
Cpop the light fond memory loves 10 d"t-''
And strives each gloomy shadow to 0lspe.
Away tevond tie vista sim Of years.
That vista v-i!ed with bitter burning tears.
Back 20 that happy time SO loi gone bs5
Back 20 myIovhcoG's days-my chi!dhood's home.
With soft, allliing glance she bids me roam
And tI. 10 leave be hnd eact woe. e'seh pi'in'
To chase the cloud aud hid the ilsnt remain.
For n nv heart some nen'ries will hold sway.
Which naugn. save deaths coo manu- cah eA''e
Ave mem'r.s which eer float within ny mind.
or de ep within my hosom lie enshrned;
They SUI ge and I rob within my reckless BRAN.
And in my heart are echoed back again;
They haunt ike spectres evry wax nlng hou'.
And cen in dreams assert their wOndrous powr.
And evrv fond and hallowed thought above.
of fathers care Of mothers tender !OVe.
The memory OF hey loyeG SO wei, =.
Within my souls pure depths shall ever dWe''.
And when she vie lded meath deaths cruel sway.
From out my lie the brightness fed away,
md Haught on earth Cal. ease tine bitter pam,
Or til! the void within my heart again.
On. what a dream 10 life' how soon alas
Our bright hopes fade, our JOYS how tieetiy pass;
E. en- az the mist that crowns the mountains brow
Or like tine dew upon the vale below
And swiftly borne upon the wings of time.
First goes our youth, and then Lies glorious pElne.
Till hoaly age has come. and bids us crave
Our IefuSe sweet from all hfe's cares-the grave.