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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
A Disastrous Period.

The past five or six days have wit
nessod the scvcrcst spell Of weather
that has visited this country for many
q long year. Reports from every sec
ton, North, East, South un! West,
represent them as tho scenes of snow
storms, floods, and in fact every out
bursts Of the elements Of which they
arc capable of manifcsting. In the
track of these have followed terrible
disasters, both on land and sea, involv-
ing great loss of life, and the dcstruc.
ton of millions of dollars Of property.
Now York city and some of tho
western towns have also been visited
by the fire. Gend, and bIackencd ruins
left as the only relic Of magnificent
and costly structures. Thus in many
communities in our broad land has
misfortune como to mock the fcs.ivi-
ties OF the holiday season, and damp
en the youthful ardor of those Who
derive from it so much of pleasure
and enjoyment. To day hundreds of
those who looked forward to Christ
mas with every emotion of delight
and rapture have scarcely where to
lay their head, and many alas fill an
untimoly grave. Why these disasters
should have come upon the country
just ut tho inception of the HOLIDAYS is
of course beyond tho power of man
to explain or comprehend. TO us it
seoms to have been a direct visitation
of Providence, designed as n punish.
ment for somo ono of our numerous
national evils.
Our own Immediate section, while
failing to escape tho severe weather
has been epared the occurrence of any
disasters or mishaps, and thorc was
nothing to mar tho pleasures of tho
season, save tho presence Of an abun.
dance of sloet and snow. For free
dom from the misfortunes that have
bsfallcn other localities, our hearts
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Important 10 tho Money ShaycrS,

The Court Of Appeals has decided
that the usury laws Of the State of
New York apply to the transactions
of national banks on contracts made
in this State, and that violation of
such laws subjects the offending bank
to the peualty they impose. Tho
decision hinged upon the case Of tho
First National Bank oi Whitehall
against james Lamb and others, tho
defendants pleading usury to resist
payment of promIssory noto. Tue
Judge at Circuit gave a verdict for
the plaintiff holding that the State
laws against usury did not apply to
national banks. This decision tho
Court of Appeals sets aside, declaring
the defence of usury available. and
orders new trial. Judge KapaIlo
pronounced the decision, Chief JUS
tico Church and Judges Allen, Peck.
ham, Folger and Grover concur.ing,
y dge Andrews was absent.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
TO be Judged by Their Works.

There are laws pending or proposed
in Congress
10 absorb the telegraph lines as
government institution.
10 concentrate control of the rail-
roads in government bureau.
10 regulate elections by sweeping
Federal law.
10 run the common school system
by National Education bureau.
10 condemn private property any.
where in the States for the use of the
Gtv,'nmcnt, by all arbitrary statute.
The monstrous propositions-.whenco
are they ? Let it be remembered,
when the people come to make up
their verdicts, that they all originate
with the party in power, and that no
other party in the history of th,
country ever sought or dared to broach
such dangerous invasions Of private
right and public liberty.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Water Spouts.

They arc whirlwinds in the water,
In the gentlest form ut sea they are
terrific objects to marines on account
OF the possibility Of having a vessel
struck ~ them ia their swift and luri.
Gus march over the sea.
In character waterspout il like q
"h'r!wind on land. Two opposing
currents Of wind meeting, the water
Is "hlrled up into the shape of an i'm >
mc"se tube, elongating as it is rapidly
driven along with more than the speed
or locomotive over a rail track till
the upper end spreads out widely in
tho clouds, resembling the concal
shape of tunnel. The apparent
column of water is really a thin sheet
with nothing in the ccntre but air, al.
though of many feet in diameter.
Such rapid gyration on its axis while
running Mt tho rate of many miles a
minute finally twists it in two about
the middle, when down falls a vast
body of water that would crush
seventy four instantly, were it to
strike the deck. For many leagues
in III dircc'ions the commotivn EQUALS
the boiling of a pot, the waves dash
ing and foaming with irresistible en-
crsy. Thus the thirsty clouds are
quickly supplied by the amount of
water vaporizcd by atmospheric heat
above, to wnftcd about by ftful winds
to fall in gcntlo showers or dcluging
rains in tho tropics.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
A GhaStly Record.

fltty.seven cases of sshomicide, or
more than one q week, l40 of suicide,
2o9 of sunstroke, 1876 accidental
deaths, and 206 bodies found floating
IN the rivers and harbor. The number
OF homicides exceeds that of the pre-.
ceding year by Is, and the list Of sui
cides is also large, including 80 more
names than were on tho record Of
1871. The deaths from accidental
causes have fallen off largely from the
preceding year, but there has been no
Westield explosion or July riot
The bodies of l22 infants were found
IN the streets and rivers. Such is the
ghastly record Of New York city for
1879, as made up by the Tribune.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
:LOOk TO Your Buckwheat Flour.

~ family in this city enjoyed tho
luxury Of hot buckwheat cakes a few
mornings since, but after partaking Of
them quite fully, were all seized with
an unaccountablc sickness, the symp.
toms, being so entirely similar in
each case that it was Immediately sur.
missed that The buckwheat -four was in
some way the cause Of it. An iuyes.
tigation was made, when it was found
that the castor had been gathered
with the wheat and ground up with it
at the mill, imparting a reddish cast
to the flour and operating rather dis
agreeably upon those who INDUCED in
1t. 80 look out for the castor bean.
-R'chmond Va.,) State Journal.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08

@Thc above related p ocr rdiugs are
anticipatory Of the Presidents order
soon to be issued, notifying all per.
sons holding U.i,ed States comuis-
sions that the acceptance or holding
ot "fli' under any State authori,, is
irconsi>tent, with the scope OF their
official duty, aud au improper inter.
ference with State CONFORMS.
There is authority for saying tho
Pres ident has not, contrary to recent
publication, ever mentioned William
NJ. Evarts as Fish's successor for Scc-
rotary Of State.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., January d. -
The Selma, Rome unI Dal.on Il ,ad.
one of the most important links in
the great Southern mail and psssouecr
routo, was badly damaged Ly the la,o
ho>d>, Int Is nov repaired and trains
have resumed schedule.
NEW ilAvEH, January :! .-P.nia.
min Il T"rd'S Jcwc!ry store was
burned to-day. h,>s $50, 900.
WA>nSGroN, January Att j.
stated that Geo. Fisher, ha;ling from
y Augusta, Ga, is the prominent appli-
cant Tor the Japan mission.
The President to-day pardonel
from the Albany pcnitcntiary D,yil
KAmshaw and Gulbraith Hambright,
convicted Of Ku Klux of1ences-tho
former sentenced to eight and tho
latter to ten years. Imprisonment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08

cd tax. 10 Governor Moses VIC say, in
the name Of law and Justice, use your
official influence to have this iniqui-
tous measure Immediately repealed. If
you decline to interfere, anG trouble
ensuoo, then upon your shoulders be
the awful responsibility. We do not
counsel strife and bloodshcd, but
when a government falls to protect it's
subjects, then it is high time that
those subjects provide means to pro-
tect the emselyes.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
A TcYnS SuDliny.

a correspondent of tho Atlanta
ConstitutionuliSt writing from San
Antonio, Texas gives, this account OF
tho place on Sunday :
This is Sunday, and I'll try and
tell you what rve seen to-day. In
the morning | passed untold numl 3
OF bar rooms, and in all Of thom poo.
PIC, and the best citizens, too, playing
billiards or cards, of course for drinks,
and "for the crowd )" really if you
won't drink and play billiards on
sunday you are not respectable.
Ihorc arc more bar rooms in San
Antonio than any place out of Toxa 3
to its size in the United States. As
SIT in my room now at ten o'clock
"t night, | hear tho band playing at
the circus and not very far is a pano.
rama on exhibition.
To-day | was walking along the
streets whom I was suddenly startled
by hearing lot of boys shouting and
the band playing. l looked up, and
just then it all came in sight. 1t was
'h's: the circus with all its riders,
performers, ETC., in regular circus
style, wero coming down tho street
with tho band playing, tho boys shout.
ing and ever SO many Mexicans and
Sstragglcrs following them. Rcmem-
per- this was Sunday. Imagine all
tno BAR rooms open on Sunday at
home, billiard playing, drinking, and
last but not by any means least, O.
troupe of performers, dressed in their
"ho hts riding down the street, with
II land playing.
The cotton gin of Mr.. j.. NJ. Wells
IN CherlH took fire one day last week
hut the flames wero coon extinguishcd
and the damage was but slight.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
The Past and the Future.

We have once m"re entered upon a
new year, with the irrevocahle p st
behind us, and an unknpwn fu;urr be-
fore us. 1872 with all it's memories,
sad as well rs Pleasant, is con>igned to
a mighty oblivion, and 1873 d"wns
upon us, full Of hope to some, and full
Of distrust to others. What it will
bring forth, it is idle to conjecture.
Its days, weeks and months, rortcn-
tous Of good or evil, are covered, as it
were, with an impcnetrablc veil, to be
developed oa!y as times marches on,
and brings us face to face with scenes
new and startling, and Of nature of
which we now have no knowledge. We
stand today as travellers bound for
distant and unknown country, with
no beacon to roint out the way save
tho light and experience of the past,
at best but a feeble guide for 60 un.
certain journey.
The past year has been no less re-
markablc for stirring events than its
predecessors. Disasters of every de-
scription have been abundant, and
life and property have fallen victims
to the elements. Eminent men, hav.
ing run their career of usefulness and
glory, have been laid away in the ho.
SOM of the earth. The discoveries of
science have been in keeping with our
high state Of civilization, and the arts
and literature have received that pa
tronagc and attention to which they
are entitled. The whole country has
made rapid progress in everything
that conduccs to the prosperity Of an
enlightened people, and the beginning
Of the new year Guds US fully up to
our national standard. With US it
rcs!s to maintain tkat standard, and
upon us depends the preservation Of
our characteristic landmarks. The
ancient rcnown Of the Republic must
be fostcrcd carefully, and transmitted
to future generations in all its purity.
This is part Of our work for the fu-
,urc. The development of our ma
tural resources is another important
TASK ahead of us. Our whole duty
lies in the future before us. The
past is gone, and cannot be recalled.
It is unmanly to indulge in win re-
grcts over the misrortuncs of hy.coue
days. They have passed away, aud
should be remembered no morc. We
have a destiny to work out, and our
own actions will have great weight in
moulding it. An unknown fate
awaits us. and it is the lart Of wisdom
to shape our course to meet it, let it
come in what form it will. Let us
grid on our armor, with hearts full cf
cheer, and press forward in the battle
Of life, fighting like men to achieve Il
noble end. May success attend all ia
the fearful struggle.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Market RcDOrtS,

New Yonx, January 4..-C, t. on
opened quiet and closed quiet-up.
l'nds 2OY; Orleans 2O4 sales 83l
bales. Gold lis.
CnAnLrsroN, January 4.-Cotton
Gufet-middling 1873; receipts 2,7l4
bales sales 600 bales.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 4.-Evening-
Cotton opened aud closed firm-up-
lands log; Odeans log sales H..
0O0 bales.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
I'M $SB BGDRD
Wednesday Morning, Jan. 7, 1878.
u. ROSS ROBERTSON, Editor.

GSIy" Correspondence solicited from every
section OF the country.
Our columns arc open 10 all for free
discussion of amy principle, theory or idea,
but we arc in no way responsible for the views
or opinions Of correspondents
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
What Next PA Strange Proceeding.

We have been Informed that Comp
trollcr General IIogc has addressed a
communication to County Treasurer
Smith, ordering him to collect tax
of Of mill on tho dollar, additional
to the general assessment, to create
fund for the support of so called vic.
thus of ku kluxism III this County.
While this levy may be according to
law, az enacted by our wooly.hcadcd
legislators, it is manifcstly unjust, not
to say Infamous, and should be rcsis
cd by all lawful means. We we're not
aware that it had been established
that thcro arc any citizens Of this
County who can legally claim the
benefit Of this tax. 1t has been as.
serted that the murdcrcrs Of Harry
Shelton and Nancy Coleman we're
those who were ropularly Known as
Ku Klux, but no proof has ever been
offered to substantiato such an apser-
ton, nor have any parties even been
arrested charged with the killing of
those unfortunate persons. Assertion
is ono thing, fact is another. To pro.
coed to distribute this fund, when
collected, without reliable data in the
premises, would amount to, in our
humble opinion, wastcful and USE
less expenditure of tho public funds,
involving, it would seem to US, an ex-
traordinary responsibility.
This action, on the part of the
Comptroller General, is deserving of
the scycrest condemnation, and
should be denounced in tho plalnest
and most forciblo terms. What if
the General Assembly did pass an act
lcyying this tax in those Counties
where Tho writ of IIabeas Corpus was
suspended. 1t certainly did not con-
template its operation where there
were no outragcs committed that
could bo traced to the Ku Klux. TO
assort that persons havc been murder
cd or maltreated in this County on
account Of their political opinions, is
to assert that which is not sustained
by any evidence whatever. 1t is n
false and cowardly imputation upon
the law abiding character of our peo-
pie, and wo SO stigmntizo it. If
there be thon no Ku Klux victims,
wherein lies the necessity for tho
lovying and collecting of this odious
tax 1t strikes us rs wholly unne-
cessary, and s,voring somewhat of
oppression. 1t is in effect punish
mont for n crime that has never been
committed. The great injustice of
tho law is patent. 1t makes parties
living without the confines of the
County, who own property in it, ro-
Sponsiblc for acts in tho commission
OF which they had no agency what.
over. We know of persons living in
Illinois who will have this burden i'm.
posed upon..them, simply because they
arc 10 unfortunate as to own property
here. There arc others, somo living
out of tho State, and somo in other
Counties, who aro in tho samo catepo.
ry. Could anything be moro outra-
geous or atrocious 7 And vet Mr..
Hoge says we must pay this tax.
Fellow.citizens, will you tamely sub
NIT to this diabolioal scheme of plum
dor, for is it anything elso7 If you
will permit us to advise you, We say
boldly and emphatically, don't pay
this tax. Make an issue on it, and
carry it before the highest legal tri-
bunal in the State.
10 the General Assembly wo say,
fopoal this monstrous imposition call.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Condensed News.

~" I'ih oe"'c PRISON ny olESlnG
through Il wall.
SlG0,Oo0 loss by burning Of Aims.
worth, | l., fertilizer works.
Evidence in Stokes case closed.
Government sold one million gold
at fraction over lllh.
Gold discovery reported at Sitka.
Bri'ish and Americnn war vessels
concentrating at Honolulu.
London Times thinks Americans
will ultimately people the Sandwich
Islands.
Fave bodies FROM lc wrecked skin
Peruvian washed ashore at Cape Cod.
Fertile s;orm i" E"gluri and Ire,
iand N"nday and Tu,sjoy nights ri
.as; ,k.
Eel O: Galloway dead.
Con mit'ec on direct trade met in
Savannah and issued an aadr, s.. The
Convention t. consider Iho matter
meets il Augusta, February ,.
Snn~ and sIc,t in New York.
The Greeley will case drags its dis
greed. length along.
Generals Schoiieid and Alexander
havc ;nil~d from San Francisco for
ilonpinlu, it is supposed on a mission
c"nl.crtci with the Sandw ich Island
cli,iS.
y st. M.rtih's schooner wrecked of
tie Nova >Scotian coast six uilicers
aud crew rerishcd.
St. Louis is alarmed for the saf.ty
Of her h.idge, in the event of an cx-
rtc'cd icc-brcak.
Great rise in tie Mississippi re-
ported from Memphis
~ block Of warehouses burned in
Alexandria loss Slo0,UpO.
The Sutton of Iauzioar promises to
stop tho slave trade.
Amadeus is excited at the present
phase of affairs in Spain.
Bark Columbus. f.. III Il. B.cn.cn to
New York, out Of 3G7 passengers lost
~ IN passage.
kuvh"strr *mazons released, al ex-
.ccpt the Anthony, who Oh refusal to
give bail VS. rcm.ndcu to jail.
Ice dan. or thought t. Lc over a.;
Msmp!,s.
%paiu will not book interference in
| c. colonia cohcc.ns.
Montreal has had a lali million
iira.
Missouri LSgislatur, meets to-day,
1t elects Biair'o successor.
lcs.break sunk one steam boat and
Injured oth,ri at Cincinnati.
~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
OTiIEII.O.
COM MU NICATE9.
.iir. Editor

Mr.. Edi|or:
Having learned that one Of our 'cl.
low countrymen became offended t
the Use Of the term "TAR HEEL"
used in the heading Of our advert i<c>
ment and in consequences thereof
stopped hissubscription to you, paper.
Enclosed please find subscription
from the undersigned for twelve
months, in place of the one di:contin.
und.
Olives there man with soul so dead
v no never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land "
MCLAUGHLIN & JOHNSTON,
Nnnn.nhnr O:ih 1870
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08

should swell with gratitude to Him
who governs all things. May we, by
the close Of any year, prove ourselves
more worthy of his blessings aud
kindness.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Agitation in Behalf of RecOsn iiOn of
Independence.

\ renewal Of the efforts to procure
the recognition 10y the United States
of Cuban beliigcrency is to be made.
The subject has been frccley convcrs-
cd upon here during the last few days.
The sJ mpathizcrs with the insurgents
of Cuba profess to drive much en-.
couragement from the favorable at
titude Of the Republican newspaper
of this city, a journal which is sup pos.
cd by some to have official rcla-
tions with the administration. 1t
seems TO be understood that an at
tempt will bo ma,ic to to got
Cuban matters Le:orc Congress
in some way or other, but it
- not learned that there is any proba.
biIl'y Of any change in the position of
the United States toward the mother
country and the rcvolted COLONY.
There are few members of Congress
who would have been willing at any
time in the last two years to have
recognized the Cubans as bollgercnts,
but the great weight Of opinion has
always been that there was no such
condition of affairs rs would Justify
the government in taking such a step.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
The Winter in yirsjnia.

The snow storm prevailed through.
out Virginia on Christmas day and
Thursday. The snow ranged in depth
in different localities from five to ten
inches, and nearly all railway travel
was retarded. In the vicinity Of
Stanton the farmers arc gathering ice
SIX and seven inches In thickness, and
the snow was ten inches deep. The
Christmas holidays were enlivencd by
line slcighing. The snow was eight
lnchos deep at Charlottesville.
:" An Irish lass wrote to her lover,
begging him to send her some money,
She added by way Of postc. ipt M
am so ashamed o: thc request / have
made in this letter, that | sout after
tho postmaster to got it back, but
the servant could not overtake him.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
The New Orleans Times Resumes pubIi.
Gallon.

A compromise has beon effected in
the case of Mckee VS.. Wocd, by which
Weed and others rclinquishod tho
entire establishment of the Now Or
leans Time to the heir of w. G. King
its former proprietor. Its publica-
tion was to be resumed on the lst in
slant, with NJ. +. Bigny as editor, and
Henry Green, business manager, as
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08

Josh Billings says ct will state
tor the information of those who
haven't had tho chance tew lay il in
sect wizdum az freely as have, that
one single hornet, who feels we'll, will
break up whole oampsmeetipg."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08

Andrew Anderson, convicted at the
last August term of the United States
Court, at Grcenville, of violating the
internal revenue laws, and sentenced
to ono thousand dollars fine and six
months imprisonment, has been un.
conditionally pardoned by the Prcsi-
dent. .H-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Cure for Nervousness.

y correspondent Of tie Practical
Farmer says: 81 have known many
men and women too, who, from vari-
oNS causes, had become 50 much ar.
Iccted with nervousness that when
they stretched out their hands they
shock like aspen leaves on windy
days; aud by ii daily moderate use
ot the l!auchcl foot stalks of the
celery leaves rs Il salad, they became
as strong an'i steady in limbs a. o.hcr
people. have known others 50 very
nciv'nS that The least anhoy%ucc put
them IN state agitation, who were
IN almost constant r.rplexity and fear,
aud WHO were ciEaotualiy cured by a
daily moderate use Of hluuched celery
as a salad az meal times. | have
known others cured by using celery
for palpi;ation Of the hcart.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
COMM .SiCSTED.

Mr.. Editor:
| dislike to be inq ,i>itiyc, but fools
will ask great In"ny questions, and
as I am ciacscd omo,.g that u.for,n.
nate portion Of the community,
hope it will prcvc n sufficient apology
for my asking the following que I;vns,
viz: Has any Town Counc,l Of Winns-
boro (either foreign Or domc>,ir) ever
pissed an ordinance ixing ,ac time
Of ol cn.ns tic market at sunrise and
if so, why is that ordinance not en-
forced and if there i 10 such o,t..
nanee, then wish to know whc.e ;hr
autl.o. ity c'me from oidelirg Mr..
GArri on anl others no, to op. u the
market bcfo'c sunrise | dislike to
be inquisitive but fools will ask ques-
tions. More anon.
OTiIELLO.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-08
Madame BrignOli.

The numerous friends Of this dis
tlngnlshed cantatrico will be pleased
to know that she is adding to her al
ready famous reputation as a singer
in Europe. The following extract,
from the Swiss Timcs of December :,
Published at Nice, is gratifying testi-
mony to herpowcrs As a singer.
Donnizc'ti's opera, Luciadi Lam.
mermoor, was produced last night
for tic debut Of Madame Brignoli,
who is resting few daJsin Nice, and
was rendered with purity of voice
and faultlesSnoss Of execution beyond
all praise.
The house was crowded in every
part by the elite of Nice, and the
Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia
attended in Scmistatc, in whose honor
the Russian National Hymn was play.
cd after the first act.