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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Another Embarrassing Question:.

We have a poetic production from
one of the craft. 1t is entitled, "Thc
Printcr's Love-" 1t commences
"And will my loved one leave nc thus ?"
We cannot say. She may or she
may not. Much depends upon the
personal attractions, circumstances or
habits Of the poet. If he writes such
poetry as this, VIC should say that she
would leave him at once. We arc
equally puzzled about the "thus,"
She may leave him thus, aid again
she may leave him in q stratchcd con-
dition, or minus his hair. Or if tho
"thus" refers to her manner of going,
we may suggest that there aro several
ways by which she might leave him.
She could walk, or ride, or hire a
whcclbarrow., On the whole, VIC
would rather not have such questions
asked us.
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County Treasurer Jalr2S II. Alien.


LETTER FROM IN GovENon Il = FERRY
] GEErNv'LLh, $ C., May l6, 1878.
| Ills Erceh'ncy Gor .NJy,s.
j DEAR SIR: | take the liberty o
! apri, ing to your sixccllcney in ;avo.
Of James NJ. Allen, county treasurer
for Grconville. lie has been most
unjuatly convicted an'l sentenced t,
! the pcnitcntiary, as think. Hi:
! only offeNsc was that Of paying on,
tt c school order Of tillHom, su pnrin.
tendent Of education, aud purc!l. sing
pay Certificates on the State tre,,ury
without 'he conscGt Of the treasurer
There wa. 10 charge IF cmbv2z!inc
pub'it. fuu lsor committing any fraud.
lie did what he honestly believed he
had right to do, an,. what the other
county trcasurcrs had done over and
often. The State treasurer himself
had sanctioned his conduct in the first
instance and passed his vouchers and
orders for large amount. But Mr..
Dunbar, who will hand YOU this letter.
can explain tho whole case to your
Excellcncy.
| feel an interest in rcscuing Mr..
Allen from the infamy of the reni
tertiary, because l do not think his
2stcEso jutilics such punishment.
u n II u \ Il Al.
len has already been sufficiently pun.
ishcd by the trial, for the oil'euse he
innocently committed. lis vouchers,
pay bills and orders On tho treasury
which he took up, amount to $1,000
more than tho taxes collected. These
papers arc all Genuine, as admitted
by the treasNrer, but Nc says ho has
10 funds to pay them, as the uppro-
prlation has been exhausted
AS county treasurer, Mr.. Allen has
Kept all his books and accounts with
accuracy and ncatncss, AMI which
were exhibited to tho court, The
only charge against him is having
paid and taken up orders on tho treas.
ury, No., and now, when these papers
arc refused, he has no funds to pay
into the treasury in their stcad.
l have had no intimacy or interest
in Mr.. Allen, but I am unwilling to
see him unjuNly dealt with, as think
ho has been i'll this prosecution.
hope your Excollcncy will save him
from the ignominy Of the reni,cutiary.
II he had ombczzled mol;cy or DO
srauuou eiio trv"oury, l. .wn,llA not
ask it. When suit is brought on his
bond, if his orders on the treasury
arc not allowed in discount, the State
will recover her dues, and his bond
was given for this purpose. The
State will S'in nothing oy his iui4-
nous imprisonment.
l am, Fir, very truly Yours, &C.,
Is. +. PERRY.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Beware OF tho Widows.

Tom Wright, colorcd man, who
was executed i'll Washington, on last
Friday, for the murder Of o pcddlcr,
made statement in which, strange to
say, tho dying advice of crimina ais, be.
ware of ~hiskcy, is eschcwed, and
the rising generation Of his race are
wafnod to beware of the widows. lie
donion having & com nsitted tho crime fo1,
which he was to bo executed. and
charges that the widow sworo falsely
against him because he had refused
to marry her. His statement con-
cludes with the following good
advice
Now that + Am made an example
to the world, let mo advise you young
gentlemen to avoid any appearance Of
OWL. Keep out Of all bad company,
and mind those old widows who will
take you in their house and make YOU
at home. Let all the rising genera.
tion, and all who hope to do any good
in the world, consider we'll, and if
they have any bad habits, break
theth now: Don't delay, but stop now
and shun all Meet talking women who
are so anxious and willing to take
you in; You all had bcttcr liston to
my advice, and let my suffering on
tho gallows DO Oh example for all
hereafter.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Loss of q Fishing Smack.

Y esterday morning about :. nine
o'clock, as the fishing sma6g, Martha
Rayon was about starting from tho
southeast fishing bank, on her retufh
to the city, ono of the shrouds snap
ped, when tho mast carcened, and,
acting as lever, split tho vessel jn
two, barely, allowing tho captain and
four others who were on board to take
tho small boat. The smack went
down like stone in ten fathoms wa
tor, Fortunately tho smack James
Newton, Captain Rutlcdgc, saw the
accident, boro down to tho sconc and
rescued the party.fro the frail skiff.
The Martha Raven was owned by
her captain, e. G. Jones, II. w. &
g. Birnie, and Samuel Eastcrby.
They had about thousand fish in
the well-hold. Loss about four
thousand dollars; no insurance.
CA0r. News i: Courier
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State News,

They have or.aniz"d Band of
Hope among the Juveniles of Camden.
o. L.. Whitney, Of Waltcrboro',
died on the goth ut, Of lung dis
ease.
On salcs-day last in WATERFORD
thirteen pieces Of land where forfeit .
cd to The State for taxes.
Collie and dyscutery arc prevailing
to considerable extent in Columbia
at present. The impure water Is
charged will! being the cause.
The county oficcrs Of Ncwbcrry
have settled. The amount Of taxes
assessed in the county was So, 900 :,
Of WHICH all but about $500 were
paid up.
Columbia has creole fortuna iol.
Ter who processes to predict the nuc.
tuations Of the cottol market hy
observing the tran;it of ncccy
clouds iraoss thc sky. Also,
by sacrificing u white pigeon and cx
nmining its crop sho eau forctcll to /,
cert ainty what kind Of crop The cotton
planters may expect to get.
We learn that daring burglary
was committed at pendlcton Oh Mon.
day night last, by which tho store e
Mr. IL. G. Evans was fnrcibly enter
cd and "A considerable amount Of
goods stolen.
On Thursday afternoon last, during
tho prevalence OF thunder shower,
the residence Of Mr. Joseph lIerrdon,
OF I oTkSllle, was struck by li:h.'
to tho building.
Tho Chester E"rortcr tlya /:
"Burglars entered the store of Archer
llogg,. on Pinoknny street: on We'd.
ncsday night of last week, and litnr-
ally carried off his whole stock. No
clue 40 yet to thu thieves"
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Passing into tho pondcrous ;aws of
the vault, VIC find ourselves surround
cd on every side by all tho vari ious
kinds of money which tho ingenuity
Of Congress and Of successive sccrc-
taries oe varying views has devised
| Lcgal-tender notes. compound inter.
est notes, flyer per cent. notes, seven
thirty notes, national bank notes,
gold notes, three per cent. no tcs,
fractional notes, aud postage. currch.
cy confront US ut every turn. The
com partments cf the safc failing 10
furnish accom- moaations for them all,
they arc piled up in great heaps on
the floor, apparently will. no more
carc: than potatoes or wheat. And
yet tho value Of overy pile and pack
age is known, and the slightest lost
would be s1ccdily discovered. -Four
hundr ed millions of dollars, the vault
clerk Informs us arc contained in this
vault. No wonder, we c&claim, that
tho Treasurer feel, anxious for its
safety. The sides of the vault arc
divided into compartments, cubic in
form And Of convenient size, the door
to each Of which is numbered, 80 that
its contents can be registered in a
book, and is provided with a fastening
to which leaden seal Gan be affixed.
a cuhical package, measuring about
nine inches in each direction, is toss
cd to. us with the remark that it con-
tains four millions dollars in legal
tender notes. -Four million dollars
and to think that for one hundredth,
nay, one thoIsandth part Of the value
contained in this packet, which an
infant could hold in its hands, mems
have toilcd and dclv.d through long
years of suffering and solf-denial, have
robbed and murdered, have commit
ted every conceivable wickcdness,
have endangered and sacrificed their
lives and bartorod their immortal
souls = .Scri6ncy's MonM!y.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
MrangC Stories IN Cen ncctiou Will
President Grunf.

The country will hear, with sur
prise and pain, that a serious move.
mcnt is OH foot to prepare materials
TOR the Impeachment of the President
Of the United States. 1t is alleHca
by the promoters Of this new political
venture that President Grants habits
arc such that the nation cannot afford
to have him continue as its Chief
Magistrate any longer. There has
always boon suspicion that his
thirst for stimulants was Excessive
and beyond. tho control Of his will,
and is now known that by the influ.
cnoc especially of his wife, he has
kept as much as possible from tempta-
tion and that when he yielded to the
seductions Of tho CUP, tho family, by
judioious restraints and roticcncos,
have bcen enabled to save the nation
much scandal. It's now alleged thai
the miserable propensity which COM
pclled the resignation Of Capt. Grant
from the army in former times ha'1
ag,in obtained such mastery over
his disposition that for about two
thirds Of his time he is under tho in
fluonco Of drink and that the public
business suffers lamentably on this
very account. Now this may bo all
hearsay and personal scandal but
can assure you that it 10 credited in
mole quarters than tho public is
aware of ; aud that tho movement is a
scrioiis one, looking to his disposition
from the high Office he now fills. It
isto be regretted, certainly. Presi-
dent Grant has shown such high quail.
tics in the discharge of his duties he
las displayed such a remarkable por.
ccption Of the temper of tho Ameri-
can people his administration has
been, on the whole, 80 advantageous
TO the country, that there is every
chance against the success of move
mcnt Of this kind, which will bo as
cribcd to mere partisan malice,-
However, that it is seriously intehded
you may rest assured. So that, by
the meeting of Congress in Docembor
unless new deal takes place in poli~
tics, or the President grows q little
thorc careful in his habits, you may
be prepared fer repetition of tho
excitement which accompanied the
attempts to displaoe Andrew john
Bon from the Presidency of the United
States. It Is alleged that these in
cossant journcyings of the President
to an fro are due to his wishes to
escape from local influences which
load him to drinking. It is curious
that the Question as to the habit of
the President should haye arisen at
this moment, wlion renewed temper
ance agitation seoms to have sprung
up all over the country. For 1t is
certainly on the cards, that tho So
called Maine Law--that is, either
local option or the variation known
as tho Maine liquor law-may become
question of national magnitude,
and cannot bo kept out of the general
politics of the cotintrV:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
TIL | Il
LFrom the Ncosho (wisconsin) Journal.
LAVA LINDEN.

LAVA LINDEN.
In klamath, when'thc sun was low,
The lava beds held Mr.. Lo,
Who dared TO fight, and wouldn't 20
For all the peace commissioners.
In truth, It was n gallant sight,
10 see three tho usand men of might,
With guns and ca mons. day and night,
Fight fifty dirty Indians.
For overy foot Of oflaYa-bed
They threw n pound of Kissing lead,
A ton for every Modoc dead, .,
III three weeks roaring battery.
Fire, Gillcm, allthy cnnnons brave,
'rill Scar ocd Charley in his cave
And Captain Jack shall find grave,
With all his bloody chivalry.
We'll bless you when you've killed them
al.
Tho men and women, great and smell,
And not h babe is loft to siuail
Its hatred Of our victory.
For this is freedom S chosen land,
The heritage Of all that's grand,
And the millcniun's cloae ut hand,
With few more scalps for cinctury.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

g Tie horrible deaths of two men
from hydrophobia, and the disappear
ance of another whose veins run with
tho satfis. deadly virus, arc recorded
IN tho local columns of tho Baltimore
American. About three weeks ago,
at tho residence of Mr.. Ferdinand
Freybe; on, the Hookstown road, q
llarge watchdog was taken sick. In
removing him from one part of the
yard to another, Charles Frcybc,
(aged twkhty.tkrec, son of Mr..
Ffeybo,) Anton Auor, anil Herman
Drussel were bitten in tho hands by
the dog. last rucsday morning
Auer died, racked with horrible
spasm: Young Breybc, who had
visited Linn at his bedside, was at
tackled on tho day of his death, and
lingclod until ono O'clock Yesterday,
when he dicd in the samo manner,
DtusScl left his homo to consult an
old German woman, Who is said to
possess n cure for hydrophobia, and
has not since bcon hoard from.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
The "RcbcI" Dead,


The FIRST grave decorated on Friday
last at Calvary Cemetery, near Chi
cago, was th"t Of an unknown rebel
officer. Not ono member of tho pro-
ccssion passed it without laying on
the mound { fora! Tribute.
Tho above (>ays the Chronicle &
Scntincl,y we clip FROM an cxchauge
We publish it for tho purpose OF
showing that in somo localities, at
least, hatred of the South and Of her
cause is being replaced by good will
and kindly feeling. Such graceful
acts as the ono mentioned above will
do mach towards bringing about
peace aud reconciliation and will be
fully appreciated by tho Southcrl
people.
:. L., - /,i
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Arkansas.

The Supreme Court of that Stat G
has decided in favor Of the legality
of Gov. BaXter's election. It is not
known what new trick the Granitcs
will take to GUST Gov. Baxter,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Tic Late Minister Orr.

The masters and wardcns of the
various lodges Of the city met at Ma.
sonic tempt lc on Saturday afternoon
to arrange for the reception Of the
remains Of tho late Minister Orr, who
was distinguished mcmbcr of the
craft. Committees were appointed
and all necessary arrangements made
Tho fraternity will assemble ~ the
Tomplc, and proceed thence to The
wharf, receive the romans and con
voy them to the Temple, whore the,
will lie in state until the departure
Of tho next train on tho South Caro-
lima Railroad, by which they will be
sent forward to Anderson.--Ncws unt
Courier.
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outrage on q CulOrCd Cadct.

At Annapolis, on tbs Ath instant,
several midshipmcn who had failed
IN their examinations aud we're to be
dropbed fr6m. tito rolls of the Naval
Academy made an assault upon Con-
yers tho colorcd cadet from South
Carolina, who wis also .am5ng the
faildres: Thoy locked boat house,
door on him while he was bathing,
and when he attempted to get out
etoned him. His only injury was a
small scalp wound on the bac / of his
head. Midshipmcn Young, of Missis.
sippi ; Buttcrfeld, of Kansas Lockctt,
of Georgia ; Rowan, of West Virginia,
and Mum, O'Koefo aud Gridloy, of
New York, wero cotcerned in the
assault. ), The riotou3 midshipmen had
all failod in their cxamin nations, and
would have bcon dismissed from the
Academy regardless of this offence
They aro now in close confinement
Conyers is not seriously hurt.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

modcsty induces Quaker couple
in Ida county, Iowa, to get married
at three o'clock in tho morning, go
that nobody would como to the we'd.
ding.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
Judging by Appearances.

4 good story IS tvld by Yankee
editor, in iI'vstrntion Of the co!Iy OF
.Hd&1nE from appearances. A person
"'''>>ed IN 4 suit Of homcspun clot'.c.,
q -. intc bousc in nostor, ON
"jH.~ Dizziness, wh2rc Ecycral ladies
"r'c a"%'nb.cl in an inner room.
One OF the company remarked in a
10" tone, that u c"untryman was in
: waiting, and agreed to have somc ian
The following dialogue cusuch
"Nou'rc from tho country, sry.
pose -
YES. Pm :rom the country"
"We sir, what do you think of
the city p
"ll's got tarnal sight of houses in
81 expect !herc are " great many
ladies where you come from."
"oh yes, Il wounhy sight list for
all the world Ike them" pointing :,
the lnlics.
"A"d yon arc quite 4 beau among
lhcm no Doubt"
"lrs, | beaus en- to mectn' and
about"
"Maybe tho gentleman viii take
glass Of wino," said onc Of the comra.
ny.
81 thankcc don't care if | d."
"But ycu must drink toast"
81 eats toast what NunL Dcbby
makes, but AS to drinkin,' lncycr seed
the like"
What was the surprise Of The com.
pany to hear tho stranger spcak rs
follows:
"Lndics and gentleman, permit nc
to wish you health aud happiness,
with every blessing tho earth can ar.
ford, and advise you to bear in mind
that We are often deceived by appear
anccs. You miStook ne by my dress
Tor country boohy; |, from The same
cause, thought tAcso men we're gentle
men. The deception is mutual. ]
wiaa you good evening.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
A New IlDnSckccprr'S Gnihr.

i party WHO proposes to publish Il
rev lIousckccpcr's Guide, sends to
the Boston Commercial BuIlc.in the
fol.owin. extracts from the 70! lii .
coming work:
Plain tancc--hn Interview with a
Haratoaa hot2lclcrh.
70 make a good jam---A&!; any
hOrsc-car conductor.
10 boil a ton guc.--drink scaldins
coffee.
How to make an Indian loar-Giyc
h i'm gallon of whiskcy.
low to mako good pufIs--Scnd the
publisher fifty cents line for them.
To "bonc' n turEcy--Tako it when
the poultcrcr is not looking.
10 corn bccf---Fccd your cattle at
tho brewery.
How to select a fowl--.A.sk the um.
piro Of Il base ball match.
a plain stew--A trip in IN old
fashioned street railway car on warn
day.
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lho plea Of insanity is to bo urged
IN youUg Walworth's defence. This,
Of course, is to DO expected. If tho
Dcyil himself were brought into court
for trial and flo Of tho Attorneys
Of New York woro brought into court
80 defend him, they would be eure TO
put in the plea Of ,nsanity,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

OF all tho birds that please ua with
their lays, The most popular is the
hon,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18
4 raiEa biz Cat.

ttntS CrN nln,i,T ia "a
thew orc not co,s;lcro,l v,rv ,,,,,lIo
Dow-a.lcvs. hut ncror1;nn to tLn
story of Whittiprton and l;s cat Il
was not ulwnys 40. NEany &C nnr
Young friends hayo r,,cr yc,d ,L:s
famous story, and 80 we will riyc i
briefly
Ju little town near i.o,l ~.
poor man had just died, lcavi." -,
litt!c son alone in tho world with uniy
one companion, and that WAS
q cat. So ,hc l:ttlo fellow,
whose namo was Whittington, tool;
his cat aud started for London to
secl; employment. lilo soon found d
place sa loot-boy--.,!..t il, boy TO
run crranls.-hu, 10 mado it tho CEN
lition that his master should allow
him to keep tho cat. 1t happened
ono lav that ,ihn ,n,r,hon, Lo;nn
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

There is to be no vino 1T tic Chi
cago Jubilee ball.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

Kellogg Of Louisiana has drawn on
tho General Government for two hos
itacrs, two Napoleon guns, two Cat
lug guns, q numbcr Of musket, and
rifles, anu yarioua cavalry accoutre,
mcnts, and tho requisition has bcci,
met. 1t was made under an uuoarLh
cd statute annually giving to oyery
State for militia purposes o certain
small quantity Of munitions Of war,
and as Louisiana had for somc wear.
neglected 10 tako her share, the Nol
loGg govcrnm Gnt now finds yo.dy t.
it3 hands convenient store ot Val
n,atoIio!.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-18

Royal Smith, in tho Germantown
Eel" l".N"pn, says "t%pcricnco has
tnni;ht me that u good. riro po-
tato, while it is very much the best
for tab'o use, for seed Il looacs somc-
what Of lis vitality in tho ripcning
process, end consequently is not SO
good for seed us one in which tho
ripcninG process has not advanced 80
far, OF IA oLhor words, ono that il un-
ripe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

circling the town, and who had cut off
all communications with the interior.
Additional barricades have been con-
structed, and some of tho streets to-
ward the interior are completely OBJ
structed.
Reinforcements of troops Ieached
the city yesterday, and the crews of a
few gunboats in the harbor came on
shore at night to do guard duty and
assist i'll defending the city in case of
another attack.
HAVANA, Nov. lS.-The steamer
Nirginius arrived here this afternoon.
She entered the harbor with Spanish
colors at her mast. A procession
formed, consisting of the Isabella, La
Catolica, and another man-of-war in
| advance: the Virginius following, and
her captor, the gunboat Tornado,
bringing up the rear. They passed up
the harbor, the shores of which were
lined with crowds of citizens. There
was some cheering along the line a:
the forbade passed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
Free Cuba.

Under the above caption there APP
pears in the Washington Daily
Chronicle, of the 18th inst, the annex
ed pointed and rather startling edito-
rial, which we quote as quite signifi-
cant, from the fact that it comes from
the Capitol of the nation, and appears
in paper which the Hon. James Har-
Ian, ex-senator, is supposed to control,
who was for many years prominent on
the Senate Committee upon Foreign
Affairs:
''The additional news presented this
morning from Cuba leaves but little
doubt that the Spanish authorities
have been guilty of the most atrocious
outrages that have ever been perpetra-
ted under the guise of law.
While there should be no indiscreet
action on the part of our Government,
it has become quite evident that the
time has come to settle once and for
ever the question of Spanish dominion
on this continent.
So glazing a crime against the civil
ization of the present century SO reck-
lessly and inhumanly perpetrated, un-
paralleled in its atrocity, deserves and
should receive prompt and effective
punishment. And whatever may be
the complications, Of tie situation the
opportunity is presented that should
not be lost. Cuba should be free, and
the dominion of Spain on this CONT
nent should end.
1t will be seen by the special news
in another column that all the depart
ments of the Government are in active
preparation for whatever emergency
may arise
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20

The oily and unctious Grew w. c..
Copeland, who absconded from Cedar
Rapids year or two ago, after hav-
ing secured $4,000 by forging certain
papers connected with mortgage on
Il. &. Angles property in favor of a
Milwaukee insurance company, was
lately seen in an obscure town in
Canada, where he was playing his fa-
vorite role of clergyman a la Beech
er, and was a astonishing the people
with his eloquencc and prctentious
piety. A detective, who has seen his
photograph, in connection with = Pc
ward of $500 for his arrest, notified
the authorities of Milwaukee of his
whereabouts, but was informed that
they didn't want him now. This
looks as though Copeland has made it
all right with the Milwaukee folks.
However, he got wind of fact that he
was suspected, and found it conven-
lent to receive telegram from ''dy-
ing brother" down South, on the
strength Of which he lit out-hayins
in the meantime borrowed of the
brethren something over a hundred
dollars. Copeland is precious
scamp, and will never be properly ap-
preciatcd till he is decked out in
striped clothes and has contract to
break stone inter mwm2-Ifuscafin
JOurn0f.