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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-06

Gorses. Carriages. barns5s. ST.
ENRESH ARRIVALS OF superior Carriage and
4 Road Horses at y A. FTCTS Stable, 1873 E twen'r fourth ..
4 4 CARRIAGE ROBES
A large assortment In an grades viii be found az
HARMER, HAYS Co.'S, y Bsek-1us a.
HARNESS, HORSE CLOTHING, CARRIAGE
ROB9s e1de and astonishing variety Of eesaA' De-
SgDs for Pail and Winter trade .,..
g. NJ MOSEaAE & BIO, Manufacturer. III ttinaersst
rgIO LET-At reduced price, PRIV ATE STA
BILE 232l Es eh-s Thlaye has tsuii' rOo@s.
~ " ~ INGRAM. Twery6ah - and Foarh-ave
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Boar0 ano Rooms.
Brooklyn Board.
ARD-S4-FURNISHED ROOMS from 81

- week and upward; all modern improvements BATH
laundry eie full board single meals, required dinner n IL
and Ga 1917 Fultonst third door from Nasal Brooklyn
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Walters.
WATER and NTPSE and SEANSTRESS-

w Young Man understands hi business horoughy IS wiling
make himself generally ueiul lrh excellent test nonas
will low 70 commence Can be seen M,
suited ODELIS FKANCOAMEkCAh BUREAU 1913 west oih
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Oiploeu0 NoIlces.

THE AxKKIcAB EXCHANGE HATI0SAL BANK,}
HEw-YORK, Oct. 81. 1873.
A DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT, free OF
n ,sYe ha declared capital Of this bank payable
ner transfer books wn be eoed RON h oste ana
o o. 81 November H. hlLLSON, SasDleI.
o,. Ca,cc ROCK leland 1SD PACIFIC RAILROAD COxPASY,(
HEw.Y YORK. Oct 10, 1873.
A DIVIDEND of FOUR PER CENT has
"A hen PAYABLE 26th Of November next 70 the
so.sher. Company their legal representatives, who sh be
~ e ,nc ap0n closing Of The transfer books which Wl be
~ " - y II. TOWS. Treasurer,
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~ 20 do trrWOrk milk dnve
cattle t,b &c good
eDdaoDs; moderate. Please call At CARPkNTERs l3o
West llthst O.h-aye.
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Amnsements.

ACADEMY-NILSSON HUGUENOIS.
S1RiKOSCH ITALIAN OPERA COMPAsi, ~
FRIDAY EVENlSG Nov T. and also MONDAY BVBhlSu NOV
10 81 O'Clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-06
WAITER and USEFUL NANCY French

w yoang man. bis business thoroughly IN a
branches also willing male himself generally useu Is 1t nsn'
employed and employer in iY; will erate va
On be seen a. ODELBS FRANCO-AMERICAS BUREAU, lO9
Mes3 Ath..t BrOaINAv. Inanlfe f,I q. w.
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NMTAIIER.-BY q reSneCtAhIe YOnng man

w Protestant who understands his business thoroughly has bee
IN tAc best Of families in this city; furnish the very b ~
reference present emplo,er wLo be 10 wng ar
ohdng; suited at ODkLLS AGENCY, lOJ Nes'
34lh. sl., corner Broadway Inquire fof Il.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
mo-. 81.
Spurgron Won't Lecture.

The great English preacher, Spur"
3eon, like Our .rcat naturalist. Acos.
S'z, has too much to do in tho Iur-
suit IN which he is devoted, in wa, to
tine II making money. An enter.
p1lslng American lately wrote to him
Offering him S,25,0 for twenty-five
lectures, and intiu,alius that it would
be easy to fill engagements all winter
ut Tho price if nc wished. l[c wrote
III reply 81: you were to multiply
chat oicr by ono hundred times, and
again one hundrcd times, should
'cel II aS easy to decline as do now.
when | say | cannot cross tho ocean
10 lecture upon any subject whatever.
am minister Of The GOSPEL, and
never lcctured for money and do not
intend to DO SO now: and if my people
cannot support mo it is pity" All
mru have faith in ministers of this
sort and il there wcro more of thcm.
less money would havo to bo begged
TO build meeting houses or to carry
on other church enterprises. A min
lister who declines $4,000 for
months work outside tho pulpit bo-
cause he wishes to proach the gospel,
Wl!l succeed in making people be-
''cvc thcro is truth in tho gospel ho
breaches. They will also believe
their is sincerity in tho man who
prcuchca It. Men who are not rclt-
glorS will aid such minister with
means to carry on his enterprise, tho
6 'mc rs man, who VAS not natural
lSt, furnished Agassiz with the monns
to 80 on with his scheme Of scientific
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
7'rCasnreS Of Tile Deer.


During thcdrodging OF the hhrbor
of Savannah various articles of un-
doubted antiquity have been uncarth-
cd from their beds on the bottom OF
the Nurky river, where they had
probably rested for ages. T.:
A now comes anotherk DISCOVERY.
The dredgej' while at work on Thurs
day last, near the Atlantic and Gulf
Railroad wharf, came upon some
hard substances at the bottom of tn @
river, which required no little diff .
Guilty and time in bringing to light
the heretofore unknown obstruction.
With the powerful .maehibery and
bucket of the drcdge, however, the
material below gave way gradually y
from its fastness, and was brought to
the surface in instalmepts, and for the
first time revealing 'tho fact to 1.-THE
operators that they had,bccn tugging
away at some old oraft. Continuing
at their work a large anchor was
brought up, then SUCCESSFULLY planks,
beams and knees, in addition to lot
OF old muskets and cutlasses of
ancient make j., ,Mlia4 this craft was,
or to what nativity shev belonged, ;wo
are not prepared to say with the few
facts before us. The probabilities arc,
however,. That she found lodgment,
whore she now.lies, during tho times
of thopaot generation, and may have
been sunk to prevent the approach of
the British fleet to the city. Further
operations myy thDw,somo additional
light upon tia dioooYerJ =; and it. is
not improbable that tho energetic
mud.diggors Of tho Savannah might
be rewarded. by. bringing to light the
hidden .,tfoastires Of. the, piraticel
Kidd, sor tho ,Imore rccontly hidden
shiDers Of tho daring cunning Black
beard. One Of the cutlassos and{ a
bayonct. aro ON. exhibition at The Re-
publican ':offco in Savannah. Tho
blade Of tho former is so corroded that
it will scarcely bear the weight Of
boipg handled without breaking off.
The bayonat is about o foouor a foot
and 'haIfin' length, and although
very much corroded, it has very
fine point, and is capable Of doing
material damage at CLOSE quarters.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
RChGhc OF !hr &. \, R.

We take the following account OF
an episode during Federal memorial
any. ~ Mobile, on Che 30th ult., from
;ho E'e'stcr, Of that city. It Is cer-
ta'n'y u withcring rcbuko to tho
Grand army Of the Rcpublic, who
decorated the graves at Arlington,
and issued that infamous order pro-
hiblttng the decoration of Confodor-
! ate graves ut :ho samo timo md
place
y boau'iful bouquet Of flowers, mr.
! ranged IN most exquisite taste, tho
blue and the gray being blended, was
set upon tho mound, with a card
viii, Il read as fellows
,t. TIE NOZZLE CADETS,
OF THE CONTEMPLATE ARMY,
lioN0R T'HE MEMORY
or THOSE WHO, THOUGH, THEIR ENE-
MES IN WAR, WERE
MEN,
AND BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO THEIR DUTY
This tribute to tho memory of tho
Eedoral dead, coming from n company
who havo made for themselves an un.
dying record for bravery and gallan-
try on many u hard fought battle
heId;wo need hardly say, was duly
appreciated, and received in tho
spirit with whcih it was intended, al
an olive branch ofpcace, harbingor
Of good will and friendly feeling be-
tween the men, brave men, who
fought against oach other, but are now
willing to hurry tho hatchet and
smoke the pipe Of peace. 1t was also
an evidence that tho South mado no
war upon tn dead, oblitcrating MI
passion and animoSiticO at tho portals
Of the tomb.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
Fatal Accident on the Savannah and
Charleston EairOud. :

Il whito man, by tho namo Of
Joseph Wall, about forty yoars old,
YVES injured cn the track Of this rail-
road on Saturday afternoon, and died
on being carried to Grahamviile,
mile beyond where tho casualty oo-
CURED. lie was riding Il mule,
which vas crossing a road ut tho timo
the train WA approaching, and wheth"
cr tho animal SHE'D and thraw it's
rider On tho track, or whether tho
mute was struck by the engine, caus+
ing tho man TO fall on the track and
be struck by the cars, is not knowpy
Condnctor Smith saw the man lying
in tho ditch after the engine Lad pass
cd where the mulc was seen, and i'm.
med lately stopped tho train and pick
cd him up, doing all that ho could
for hira until he reached Gruhamvillo.
- Ae,Us auR Couythr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
The Dress OF Civilized Women,
I do declare that I think it wo,

| DO declare that. | think it woU'C
| e bettor to die and got ont of tor
mont Ut oups, than have to rise ever,
morning for solae fort y or fifty year,
and box cno's body up il sort oI
comprcssive armor, hang weights tc
ones hips, and more weights upon
ones hoad.-which last arc supportcd d
Eby the roots Of the hair 3; put on:.'s
feet into shoes a number too small,
and not of the right shape, aud witt.
hoels like stills and then Get about
doing Tho whole duty OF woman with
a cheerful faco and srry air, for from
fifteen to seventeen mortal hours ont
of the twenty -four. That there arc
80 many women who are not fyightcn-
cd into decline at such n pros rect.
and that they bravely undertake to
DO it-nay, more, that they even
dream that, under Such diSadvan.a
Geo, they can work side by side with
an unshackled man, and that they dio
in trying to do It, certainly saws
'mGch for their courage, but vcry
little for their common scnsc..
- man's dress, TO great CT 1tent, il
'fashionod'. For comfort. Tie has con-
tr:vanceo for suspondi & tic weight of
bis clothing from his shoulders. If
the east wind blows, he can turn up
bis coat collar, button himself up
'snugly, slouch his hat over his eyes,
thrust his hands into his pocket, and
braye tho weather. Eut ina yhc d
woman removing hor hat or bonnet
from the angle at which fashion
says she must wear it, on account Of
the weather or turning any Of her
t'lixtures" up to protect her neck n,,l
throat, or buttoning anything that
was unbuttoncd before, or Sticking
her hands into her pockets! She
would be taken for an improper char
actcr out on mild spree, or for an
cscapcd inmate of lunatic asylum,
should she endeavor, by any inn proptu
arrangement of her habilimcnts to
Ra7e hcalth.-iSeisncc Of XeolM.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
Afamuy Paper; Devoted Science Art literature
WINNSBORO. SC, WEDNESDAY,

AT cr much searching: and falls
alarms we succeeded in finding tn
ruinous dollhouse hut it Was qmpt,
aud our birds had flown nor did
recover my valise and chain, which
had left under my pillow.
! 'Its Dr9w's'g ,ng,' said the 10 .dor
CT the police 'and they have TROUBLED
us these two years. | don't think
thou h, that they will ovmc back here
at\prc,cnt.'..
Nor did they. ~ -.
But tho stlanyest part Of ray story
il to come yet. Some three weeks
Subsequent | received letter from
my sister who was with Alice in be,
linglish home--a letter whose intclli
geEcc filled me with surprise.
Il NUT tell you something very
strange wrote my sister, chat hap
pened on the night Of the 18th of %.
t,bcr. Alice had b'ccn we'll for
some timc-in fact, she had been.cop,
fined to her bed for nearly week,
and | was sitting by her bed reading
1t was lote; the clock had just strucl;
orc, when "ll of q sudden slfo aeelhod
to faint away, growing white and
:igid as corpse. hastened to cell
assistance, but our efforts seomcd in
vain to restore her life and animation
[ vas just about sending for doctor,
when her senses had returned ussud.
denly as they had lett her, and she
sat up in bed, pushed batk her hair
and looked wildly about hor.
alice y | exclaimed, how you
terrified us all. Are you i'll Z"
'Not ILL., she answered, 'but feel sn
strange, Gracies, ! have been with
my husband g..
sAll our reaso,,ings failed to con.
vince her Of the impossiJiIity Of her
assertions. She persists to this mo.
mcnt that she saw you aud was with
yop on the l7th of October or rath-
er gu the morning of the lSlh-where
she cannot tcll-bnt we think it must
have been some dream. She is bet
ter now, and I wish you could see how
fast she is improving.'
This is plain unvatnisheh tale. L
do not. ptetond to explain, or account
for itsi mysteries. l simply relate
facts. Letapsychologists unravel the
.labyrinthian skein. I ain not supe.
etitious, neither do I believe in ghosts,
wraithes or apparition or witches
but this, I do ,know-that although
my wife was in' England, in body on
the morning of October 18th; her
spirit surely stood before me in New
York ut the moment Of the deadly
peril that menaeed me.. It.. may be
that to the subtle instinct and
strength of q wife's holy love, all
things arc possible, but Alice surely
saved my life.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
VOL. VIII.:]
THE TEST or rRlEN DISH lp.

;-r
BY TOM HOOD.
7 once had an intimate friend,
SO dear
His calling cannot defend,
'."" .l.Gear;
For he s"n,- hu, one son"
Tho weary day long
Twas
"Anyambcrelle, ST omcnd. to mend
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -
But though his profession is such,
T., 80. -, | know -
I'D not his acquaintance for much
=. Forcgo;
Meath his ragged old vcat
Dbats heart in his breast,
- Which :
Human mi. fortune can touch,
Human misfortune can touch.
For once when by showers was cnught,
My friend
Ras prompt an umbrella, unsought,
To lend;
And from that very loan
Shrank the best friend I've known,
Save =. ;.
"Anymmbercllastom tomcn;l:-.to mcnd
Any umhcre' 'lnstomcnd :"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
A Midnight Peril.
SAVED BY AN ABSENT WIFE

Tho night of the l7th of October
shall ever forget it's pitcby dark
,l&ss, the roar Of the. auin mnal Wind
through the fercst, and the incossant
dawn pour of the rain
"This comes of short Gu ts,' NUT.
tered to myself, as I ;plodded along,
keeping close. to, tho trunks of the
trees, | could hear the roar OF tho
turbulent stream forty of fifty feet be-
low. My blood ran cold as | thought
of the possible consequences of mis-.
step OF move in the wrong direction.
Why had l not been content to keep p
in the right road ? -,
Hold on Was that light, or are
my eyes playing mo falso -r,s. :.
stopped, holding on to tho low
rosinous boughs of hemlock that
grew on the edge of the bank for it
actually seemed as if the wind would
seize mo bodily and hurl nc down
the preciptions descent.
1t was light-thank Providence
1T was light, and no ignus-fatus
to lure me on to destruction and
death.
'Halloo-o-o
My voice rang through the, woods
like clarion. T. plunged. onward
through tangled vines, dense briars
and rock banks, until gradually near
ing, could pcroeive figure. wrapped
in an oil cloth cape or cloak, carrying
q lantern. AS the dim light fell
upon my face, I almost rccoiled.
Would not solitude IN the woods be
preferable to the companionship of
this withercd, wrinkled, old man
BUTT was too late to rcccdc now.
whats wanting p he srarIed forth,
with peculiar motion of Ills lips
that seemed to leave his yellow teeth
all bare.
"I am lost in the woods can't you
aincct me to r. station p
+Twolvc miles =
Il stood aghast.'
Can you tell INC Of any shelter II
could obtain for the night?"
sNo.' -.
Where re.you going 7?
'To Drcw's, down here by the ma
PIE swamp I;
is it a tavern p
NO..
'Would they take mo for the
night |. could pay them woll.
:, Ills eyes cleaned; the yellow
stumps stood relieved once more.
Il guess SO !; folks do stop there
somctimes.'. ..
4s it far from here p
NOV very about half mile.'
:. 'Ihen let us make haste and reach
It. l am .dronobcd to the skip.,n ,
A,Wc plodded on, my companion moro
than keepipg. pace with. ME. Pres.
emily. we left. this cdge Of the ravinc,
entering what seemed like trackless
woods, and keeping straight on until
lights cleaned ffful)y through tho
wet foliage. :.
:, It was II ruinods old PLACE, with THO
window"fall draYn to one side, as if
tho Foundation, bad settled, and the
pillars Of the rude porch nearly rottod
away. g.. :. >,
A. woman answered my follow
travellers knock. Ny companion
whispered q word or two to her, and
she turned to mo with smooth, volu-
Bile words of welcome. .....
She regretted tho poverty .. of their
Accommodations but l vas welcome to
such as they were. ,. ...,
'Whore is Isaac p demanded my
guide.
sHe has not como in yct.'
l sat down on wooden bench be-
side tho fire and ate a fow mouth.
fuls of broad.
q should like to retro as soon as
possible,' said |, for my wearinoss
was excessive.
Certainly tho woman started with
alacrity.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
FaalQl Accident al lIarSh'S Wharf,

Mr.. John EdmuYds, q man about
fifty years old; omp'oyod by Mcssrs.
John Taylor g. Co., the propriotors of
the Ph~nix Iron Works, was soIbadly
Injured, between ten and eleven
o'clock on Saturday morning,::wbile as.
sIsting in putting boiler aboard Of
the tug Thomas Morgap,. lying Of
Mars h's ,whRrN tlnt ,lie died sooH 'af!!
tdrwa-ds. Tho deceased WI, aboard Of
tile vessel, with a number, of other
porhons, engaged iii. loworine tho
boiler into 'feMtioby by ',moans, of
lcvo9s' a1d' bl6stss 1he boiler slipp.
sd, anl its immense weight, ten tone,
oauted tie" tug tG'carpen: rAs' tie
boiler fufShGa over board, ono Of the
blocks struck tho dc6cased with great
violence, breaking his legs and Els
oollar bone" As soon as possible Il b.
was removed to. his home, ip Wharf
street, whore lhe expired in about q
lalf.hotr.. Mr.. kobt. Bennett, The
experimenting workman, was slight
lv injured. Messrs. Taylor & &'Co. ex-
pcct to raise the submerged boiler in
tho course Of this week. Nevs and
| Courier.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
Is llD Kirh.

]ioT often tho first question askcd
rlrsr'cti"g The suitor Of daughter ia,
r;is, "ia lie rich = Yes, hc.ehounas
il wealth but docs that afford any
evidence that ho will mako h kind,
and aDec;ionatc husband ; Ask not,
ten, els ho rich" but "is no virtu.'
o"s?' Ask not II he has wealth, But
has he honor And do not sacrifice
your daughters pcaco for money.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
urdCr in GrfCnYiIfe.

a parallel to tho" Hodge Van
Eaton murder has beon, discovered in
Greenyill %. IL passenger from that
town reports the; discovery. Of the
body ofa tobacconist,in Davis pond,
about milo boyond,tho. corporation.
There worescyeral wounds upon the
body, indicating that a murder had
been committed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

A special despatch reports the mur.
der of negro in Hanover County,
Va, by another negro, resulting from
an alteration over seven cents. The
murderer was lodged in Jail.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

81 nn7cr knew ono that was in tho
habit OF scolding, ablo to govern n
fnmily," aLys correct observer.
What makes people scold ? The
want Of sat government. How, then,
caW,i'Hy govern others Those who
govern we'll arc generally ea1ni. 'phoy
are prompt and resolute, but steady
and mild,H
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

There is railroad down South
which runs one train'a day, drawn by
locomotive Of about one coffcc.pot
power. The conductor is 80 polito,
that if lady shouts out: "Mr. Con.
ductor should like a drink of
water" he Immediately jumps off,
blocks tho train with stick, and at.
tends tho lady.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

in tho East, . man must bo somo.
body Of consequence to have one um- :
brcila holong TO him and, as sign
Of power, when any lord COOS out
hunting he has all the umbrellas in
possession carried by his groom boforol
him. ln a lcttor which the king o.
Hurnah w,o5e to Lord Dalhousie, lts.
iIGnol himself "1ho sublime Possca.
syr Of Twenty -four Umbrollas."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

Hero arc few Of tho incidents OF
Now York life, all of which ocsurrc d
in ono day. The captain of boat
threw his troublesome w,fo over
board. Tho keeper Of sailor board
ing house opened the head of boavacr
with cheese knife. / drunken has
band split his wifc't head with an
axe. Ono negro tried to 'bitc anolhc I
neegro's noso off, when the negro
whose nose wae endangered preserved
ms proboois by cutting The Lilvr's
throat:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

Tho Goldsbofo Messenger learns
that W. II. Barker, of Onslow county,
was, few days ago, arrested by au-
thority Of Governor Gov. Caldwell,
under requisition of Gov. Dix OF
New York, on tho Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad, between Goldsboro
and Weldon tho charge against him
being that Of obtaining money under
false pretenccs. On reaching Wash.
iugton City, Mr.. Barker stepped out
a. moment and the detective anxious.
y awaits his return.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

A married man was recently dis.
ooV6tsd TO he csGftinG,>a young girl
in 'Ehejhcld; liug. r.. crowd took
possession of him, carried him to a
public house, taLtoocd him, and fncd
him $l.25. lie was then handed over
TO large hulnbot' 'of women, who
shaved the hair oil his hoady applied
"a huge ytrcaele plasterj cut of his
,;whiskepn, aud emptied several bags
of hour over him.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

An great things are done HttIo by
little. Atoms make worlds. The
greatest fortunes consist Of iarlhinYs
Life IL made up Of momcnts.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11

The Last Witches Executed in EGsland.
The following brief notice Of the
last persons who suffered from witch
craft IN these kingdoms is curious.
In 1903, girl l9 years Of ago having
eaton leaf Of sorrcl, which she got
from n rcputcd witch, fell into con :
vulsio,is lind vomiting. SEc is saiI
to have yomi,cd needles, pins, featll
ers, an iron knife span long, egg
shells, Sc. The accused was immc ,
diatoly committed to tho county ill,
and at tho nssi2cs held soon after, was
hanged and burned In l723, at
Dornock 'Soutborland, all old womo- =.
was accused of'bcing witch. Her
crime was, Transforming her daughter
into q pony, and getting her shod by
tho DoVil of which crime she was
found guilty, and burned ! The act
against witchcrafc was repealed IN
England and Scotland about l750
but not in Iceland until 1921
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
lion Jeff Davis mississippi Estate
Now Owned by Ono of Ills Slaves.

. A letter to the Chicago Tribune
describes a visit made in company
with Mr.. Jcffcrson Davis to the plan
tation formerly owned by him in NJ is.
sissippi. The writer SAYS:
= "Wo left Mt night on the r. T..
Lee, one Of our 'fincpt steamers, and
landed at tho Ilurricailc plantation
ahoat daylight tho next morning.
Thi, pl"n.ati"r.' and another Known
known az Briuriiold, were occupied
before tho war by j. u. Davis and
his brot her, President Davis. They
Hcpe sold 10 fayorito freedman, Ben
Montgomery, for $SG0,00o, rayal le
at tho end Of ten years, (Ist January,
1876 Interest Mt 6 por cent payable
annually. Ben who was very black,
but thoroughly educated before the
war, met US and gave us breakfast,
We had carriage and rode over thc
magnificent estate, the extent of wEicl.
you can form some idea of wien |
tell you that Ben Montgomery made
last year $500 bnlca of cotton and "a
large quantity Of corn. We dnca 1T
BriarGeld, the former residence of
Jefferson Davis and now occupied as
d residence Of tho aforesaid Hen, and
you will not DO surprised to learn
that the former slave of Mr..
Davis greeted him with all the warmth
of affection which they were capable
Of expressing. Mr.. Davis met them
cordially, and cncourarcd them by
many kind words. After dinner, at
which our wcalthy host again waited
on US in elegant style, VIC passed on
to vory large and valuable plan'a-
eion which has been purchased by
Ben Montgomery and added to the
Davis estate, aud which will add to
bia crop this year probably 1900
bales more, making $500 in all, if it
is rood crop.n