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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15

jected. The appropriation for tho
purchase aud distribution Of seeds for
the Agricultural Bureau was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. Upon tho
question fappropriating 100000 to
pay Judgments Of Court of claims, an
amendnont was offered providing
that no part of it shall be applied to
Judgements for the proceeds Of ca ptur.
cd or abandoned property, seized be.
fore the 30th Of June, 1865 and that
no such judgment shall be had ex-
cept under epocial appropriation by
Congress. Without action on this
amendment, the House adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15

DR.. G. p. Flemmiug, a native of
Columbia, but FIR a number of wears
a resident Of Spartanburg, who re-
moved to Kansas City about year
ago, had the misfortune to meet with
a heavy loss by fire. A despatch
furnishes the following information
"Tho Ferguson House, Kansas CITY.
Missouri, together with two stores
under it, one being Dr.. G. +. Flem.
lng,,s drug orc, was entirely DESTROY.
ed by fire on the night of the ls;h
December. Nothing vas saved-tbo
inmates of tho hotel barely escaping
With their lives. the proprietor,
ferguson, was burned out on tho
same spot, four years ago. All the
losers werc partially insured"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
The Presidents Intended Order,

1t is with encore pleasure, says the
Charleston Courier, that wo cordial,
approve tho determination of Prcsi.
dent Grant to notify NIL ofliceholders
under tho Federal Government, that
after the 4,h Of March next, accent
anco Of candidacy for State ufIises or
the holding by them Of such cfices
will be deemed by him tufficie ut
cause for removal. This is movo
in the right direction, and is an ipdi.
cation that President Grant-now that
he has been elected President by an
overwhelming majority of the States
desires to administer the Govern.
ment in tho interest of all classes OF
American citizens, and not 10 it has
boon administered for the last four
years exclusively for the benefit of
office-holders and partisan politicians.
No greater abuse has been prac.
ticed in the Southern States than the
ono which 1T is now sought to remedy,
and many uf the evils which have
come upon US have been caused by
Federal officials who have used their
power to obtain political position in
the State for the qualification Of their
own selfish ends On, S.ute Legisla.
lures have been filed with such e. ca.
lures, who. feeling no scuse of shame
at the position which they occupied in
endenvoring to serve two masters,
have devoted their enorgics to accu.
mulatiDg woalth md building up
power for themselves at the expense
OF tho people. TO such men tho duty
10 tho State or to the United Statos
m can't nothing beyond their own per.
sonll advancement. At their hlnds
the interests Of both necessarily wero
bound to suffer. 1t is not wonderful
that the disgraceful scenes which
have recently taken place in Louisiana,
which have paralyzed tho trade of
that section, and havo degraded the
United States Benoh Of that State in
tho interest Of a defeated minority,
should have occurred, when we re-
member that tho Judge who signed
the Infamous ordor which seeks to
overturn tho lawful government of
tho State, is said to be candidate for
the United States Senate before the
body composed largely of Federal
office holders, which his order declares
to DO the lawful Legislature, though
it is we'll known that it's members
wero defeated at tho polls.
When an officer Of the United States
army etill holding his commission, ap.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15

Court, ut Columbia to be admitted
to practice in that court as on attor.
ney and Counsellor at law, tho ques.
tion was properly referred as to
whethcr there was anything to pre-.
vent him from being admitted. The
report stated that there was not, and
Col. Merrill, of the United States
Army, who figured In thu Ku Klux
cases, is, to-day, in position in
which hc owes two duties, which
ut any time may clash. His duty
to tho court may, at any mument,
conf ct with the duty which he owes
as an officer Of the army. 1t is true,
that it is the cnse Of United States
Army oAlcer, admitted to practice
law in United States court, but such
an application never would have been
made, but for tho fact that Govern.
III cut ofioors have been allowed to
hold positions ia the State Legisla.
turos. We confess that We were sur.
priacd wheh we saw the petition fled,
for while We know no low forbiding
the admission OF nrmy officers, we do
know that the class Of men who are
paid as portion of the military ma
chiae, known as tho army, owe a blind
obedience to orders, which renders
them incapable ofperforming the du-
ties of q lawyer In any Of the Courts
of South Carolina, or of any other
State in the Union. The President's
forthcoming order cannot teach this
case, but it's influence will probably
prevent similar ono from ever OCCUR
ring
The preservation Of American liber.
ty demands that the duties of the
State officials and those of tho United
statos should bo kept perfectly dis
tinct. The National Government ha.
it's own duties to perform in its pro.
per sphere, aud the State Govcrnmen,
has separate and distinct dutie.
and obligations. The preservation
of the rights Of each Is the recula,
featuro of our system of government
which, when administered within con
stitution"l limits, made our people tht
freo't and moss prosperous in tn.
: world. 1t cannot be 30 administers
when tn same person at one and the
same time accepts positions both un
der the Suite and the United States
and wo think President Grant is do.
, ing wisely and we'll In putting O
, stop to one of the most dangerous q.
, we'll ss the most scandulous abuse
among thn nany abuae. how Practical
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
CONinIUSICATED.l |
Honor to Whom Honor is Due,u

1
1t is not unusual for individual.
who devote much time, care and trou.
Bile, either in amusing or ipstructiup
the public, to be subjected to muol
undoserved and not unfrequcntl,
harsh criticisms and censure. Pecu
liarly is this the case where those who
scck to amnse are amateurs. These
amateur performances are generally
gotten up for the purpose of aiding
acme charitable and worthy object
with the proceeds. The snterprisinp
and energetic Manager who under.
takes the training Of thc'e amateurs
and the unknown drudgcry of prepar.
ing successfully these performances,
is often the one most censured and
criticized as to the proper and full ap.
plicatIon of these proceeds, especially
by those who take tho least interest
in the charitable object IN question
Two entertainments have boon civ.
en- during tho Christmns holiday
which will serve to illustrate this
truth.
One Of tho objects of these enter.
taioments was to aid the Orphans
Homc, the surplus to be devoted to
some other laudnble object. a lady
of experience, taste and much skill in
private performances Of this kind, sue.
eeeded admirably, in our humble
judgment, in giving capital enter.
tainment 'hc first night and even drew
"crowded houso' the second nieht
Notwithstanding shocking weather.
The audiences enjoyed and went
home, afterwards to criticize, to
count the profits (not to thcmselvesI
and settle the accounts for tho con.
cern.
| know of no duller place in crea.
tion than this little town of onra
There is such dcarth Of amusemcnt
(ond young folk need and will seek
~ that our young men are driven to
bar rooms and billiard saloons in
search of it, while the young ladies
almost stagnnte ut home. It is q
pos'tivs 6snetaction, in this state Of
things, apart from the foreign charity
to DO sorved, when the Town comes
together to enjoy freely, and happily
some social gatherings like these
which this energetic and public spir.
tied lady has been engaged in for
twenty years past.
Some find fault with the aefiao
Assume that it was not good. nav
eyon that it was bad. Years Of pa.
tient, tireless study can only onlv
make faultless actors with q hieh spioe
Of genius infused throughout. All in
this little town know pretty much how
short is tho training Of thess young
folk, our actors. But these oritios dc
not como to be pleased. Why did the
second performance draw, if tho first
vas 80 bad1 We'll just because the
wero good &; tho happy
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
She1if's Sales.
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF Fairfield.
Court Of Probate.

oN = HINr
Court Of Probate.
TX Parto A. G. Boyle, In Re. the Estate OF
E.J. Boyle-Application for Partition. i
In pursuance Of m order of tho Court
OF Probate for Kichlnnd County, made in
the above statsd case, will offer for sale
al pabllc auction TO tho highest bidder.
ocfore the Court Houso door in Winnshoro'
within the legal hours of sale, on the first
Monday in February next, the following
described property, towlt:
All That piece, parcel or traot Of land
lying, 6eing and situate in the County and
state aforesaid containing One Hundred
ana Seventeen Acres, moro or less. on tho
waters Of Big Water Creek, and bounded
oy lands formerly Of James Wooten. de.
ceased, Hugh Y. Robinson, DR.. John ".
Campbell and others. "
Terms of Sale.
One half tho purchase money 10 be na;d
IN cash, for the balance q credit df 6ne
yen, With interest from day Of sale, seonr.
ed 6y bond and mortgage Of tho premises
Sheriff 8 Office.
Winnsboo, Jan. l3, 1873.
dec 14-tlx2
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
GTe1o@xseaEoh1o.
Foreign News.

LONDON, January 8.-Louis Napo-
leon died this morning.
He slept quite soundly last night
-better than the proceeding night.
This morning his physicians had q
consultation. and decided to perform
another operation at noon to-day. AT
the time Of consultation, his pulse
was strong and regular, 80 beats
to the minute. At 25 minutes pas,
ten, signs of sinking appeared
action of the heart suddenly fail.
ed, and he died forty.ave minute
past ton O'Clock.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
The General Assembly.

Up to the present time the General
Assembly has utterly accomplish but
little in the shape of reform, and has
done but little in the way Of ntoning
for tho bad legislation that was
enacted by it's predecessor. But ono
or two measures have been passed
that tend towards lifting any of the
many burdens with which tho State
has been afflicted. The repeal Of the
License Law was certainly stop in
the right direction, but In It's fnce the
rate Of taxation was Increase d fifty
per cent, and an Infamous bill passed,
appropriating 1925, 900 to pay for the
public printing, Quo of tho most bare.
faced swiudles that has been ever per.
pctrated. Most Of tho time of the
present session has bocn spent 10 con
sidering bills that ufcot private In
terests only, such as incorporating all
manner of societios, clubs, FIRE and
military companies, lcgitimatizing
bastard children, and such like, whilo
tho great affair, of State havo boon
suffered to remain neglected aud un-
attended to. No efforts have beou
put forth to improve our (iual condi.
ton, and ro.cstabli>h the lost credit
of tho Stale On tho contrary, the
General Assembly has shoMn crlmi
nal Indifference to these vital su ubiccts
an indifference that is truly appall'
ing. Have the largo majority of Re
publioans in it carried out the pledge.
of their party, solo,unly made il
Convention last August This is 9
pertinent question, and one tha'
should be sYuarely met. Tho Nose.
wing of tho party promised all sorts o
reforms in tho campaign in tho even
of its success, and uulcss it acts full,
up to those promises, it staud, bofor,
tho people in no euviable light. Be
ing in large majority in the Genera
Asse mbly, it is In position to muk'
good it's pledges, and work much 100,
to the State.
1t is p leasant to note the fact that
fow Republicans in the Geuerul As
scmbly have evinccd disposition t,
logislato for the public veal. Mos
Of the Democrats too have done thei
whole duty. In the House, Messra
Meetze, Cannon, Wullsce, Crittendcn
Rice, and others, have lifted thei
voices manfully in behalf Of Reform
In the Senate Messrs. Duncan, Hope
Duvall, and their fellow Democrats
have been no less sealous in shieldiu,
their constituency from the rvil. q
Radical lcgi.lation, aud BY their Dol,
course, have 1T least caused thoir ma
licious opponents to halt in their mat
career.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
WIM .M SBORO,
cdnosday Morning, Jan. 10, 1873.
II. ROSS ROBERTSON, Editor.

B9y" Correspondence solicited from every
8ection Of tho country.
Our columns arc open to all for free
discussion of any principle. theory or idea,
but we arc in no way responsible for tho views
or opinions Of correspondents
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15
bincOln Sheen,

Lincoln sheep are looming up as
the coming long woods. They arc
hardy and prolific, one-third Of the
ewes produce pairs of lambs, triplets
are common, and fours not a verv
great rarity. A pen of yearling
ewes of this breed we're exhibited at
tho New York State Fair the past
season s - which, weighed an average of
346 pounds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-01-15

The saving olaws-- Hands olutohinR
tho drowning man. o
, 1873-11-08

From tho 81. Joseph tMo) Herald.
4 duel without witnesses WAS fought last Sat-
nrdny In Taney County, near the oonnty-Boat OF
Forsytho. John dotorsh and Simon Melville
went out to hunt deer. Each was armed with
the old-faBhioned squirrel rifle. Goforth said to
Melville: ~ hoar that you have been living on
me-" What did you hear ! said ?" askad Mel
vile. "Ihat had been boating my wife"
And go you haye," roplied Melville. '"Thoso
who told 1t lied; and whom you repeated It you
also lodi aud you knew 1t tho timo you wero
lying" These were pretty plain words, and
they brought about some pretty plain shooting.
Doth mon agreed to step of thirty yards caok.
wheel at the word, and fro immediately after
wheeling: They did .o Molvillo, when 10 had
measured OF his thirty steps, called out
"Wheel," and both mon turned and fired. Co.
forth was shot in the right arm aud Melville In
the right ahoulder. Both wounds were painful,
They managed, however, to walk into Forsythe.
whore physician extracted both balls, and con.
soled doforsh with tho information that uuloas
he Was very careful he might havo to cut his arm
with tho stories Of both meu.
, 1873-11-08

HAS Adtier .! Saturday Krentn1 Post. !,
William 1noot takes tho fares from the naA.
aengera upon certain limo Of ferry-boatg. a.
they go from tho wharf to tho vessel. Tho other
Day woman carlo up to him and asked him TO
hold hor baby minute while she wont buck to
look for lbr husband. 8moot laid tho baby on
tho ground III comfortable position, and iuat
thon tho husband and father came up and .took
tho Guild, mud started on to look for his wifo.
a moment aftor ho had gono, Mrs. smoot, with
1ef pa6y, came up to ask Smoot something about
alhner, and juat az ac Btartod to leave, up came
tho woman who had loft hor baby. she hadn't
mot her husband, aud as Hho SAN Mrs. Emoot II
hRshed upon her TINT that estiraablo
woman was kidnapping the child intrust-
ga to bmoot Before HRS. Smoot-{it soorns
70 ua that re hre getting grcAt deal OF Bn1oot
into this artlto somehow; but it can't be helped)
betofe Mrs. Smoot had gono three feet that In
dt8nant and borrowed paront 1tado a plunge At
hor, and seized Mrs. Shoots child. She afroyo
to tear It AWAY from Mrs. 8moot and Mre.
bmoot. believing the woman to be- InAniao. ro-
Hlsted desperately. At last Bmoot onn1o To tin
assistance Of hia wifo, and Just as be began to
pull of hor aasai'ant tho husband came aionr
With the baby, and was alarmed to eeo man
g aghttng With tho mother Of his child. The con-
atot became general, until tho bystandcrs inter
Tered. Thea the difficulty was explained, and
smoot wont buck to his poBt. Tho only rcmatk-
able result that ensuod WAS thnt tho boat OIL TINT
trip carried over a. doad-headH t.senty-thtoo
boys, who slipped on board while smoot WAS il,
battle array. He will probably decline to watch
, 1873-11-08

WARRINGTON. D. G., NOV. 81 a. m.-synop-
sis for the past twonty y-four houra--Tha barorn-
eter has fallen rapidly for the Middle and East
ern States, with northeasterly winds, and cloudy
areas and rain. 6outheasterly winds, cloudy
weather and rain prevail On tho Lowor Lakes :;
and northwcaterly winds, clearing, cloudy woath-
er on tho Upper Lakes; westerly WindB and part
ly cloudy weather in the Ohio Valley and Tenpes-
sec clearing weather, northwegterly winds, and
rising barometer In the Southern states
PROBABILITIES.
=. For tho Northern and Upper Lakes, and
thonce to Missouri and Keutucky, north
westerly wintls, and clearing. colder weather,
For tho Lower Lakea and thence to West
Virginia, aoutherly, winds, veering to vest
tue evening. For Now England, southorly aud
q eMasserly wnda. cloudy weather, and rain. For
tho Middle States, cloudy weather and rain,
northoastorly wind, veorng to westerly thls at-
ternoon, with falling temperature and partly
cloudy weather. Tor tie Ohio Valley and thence
ovor Tennossoo, northwesterly Winds clear and
cloudy. weather. For the Southern States. uors!l-
westerly winds, falling temperature, generally
cloar weather: The reports are partly missing
from the Northwest, the southwests and general.
ly from west Of the mississippi.
GENERAL. oDuEnvIT1oNs.
CHICAGO Nov, 81 a. N
, 1873-11-08
NOEuAntiC Suicide.

A letter from Shanghai Bays: IA rrn1autio
INCIDENT iE12 IS reported to hayo taken place at
asls, all maidons. living with ditferont families
in the village, seemed to have entertained an
aversion ~ to married lite. Seeing tho misery aud
1oll to which the members OF tho families with
the slave-like obedience Of wives to the
Wills Of their husbands, tho damBola in
question came to tho resolution Of
putting an end to their earthly careers.
which is hero carried into effect by different
modns operanai to that Of opiun, -poieouing In
vogue in Hong Kong. The nine danaela met By
appointment On the bank Of tho river, at the en-
trance Of one Of the creokB in tho vicinity Of
Browns Folly, attired in heavy winter garments,
which thoy had aewn all together In order to pre-
Tent separation. While thus united In body,
heart, and mind, the damsols plunged into tic
deep. AS this happened close to tho time Of tho
featiVh Of the seven female genil, who dcacend-
ed from hoaTen,. and are called. tho Seven Sis.
torB, oil sorts OF superstitioua conclusions arc
drawn from It,"
, 1873-11-08

ihe hllls bad giycn way.l This place. which, had
torani, i aaruo gvon 10 it, no. no doubt from tl,e
swampy nature Of tho soil, oauHed By the riy1-
iots Tint ran Into II. The peoplo fiookod for
two days to look 1t tho place whero 40 large m
cracks and rehts extended aouth to i distance Of
4,0oo metros by 2,0O0 wiao. lilo trn1,sforma-
tions Of tho tleld offor, curious ASPECTS. Tic
earth seems to bo NJ II It woro ID ebuiliton pro-
aaaf!ng s.t ntRFis,lngs Of tbo ground Flvo Indian
vent out Of aigllt ln 4 moment. Tle isr othor
houses 1,ehr arc iii a state ,of riii. Dy tnkinu
OF tho roofs tho chttin ahd vegetable products
were Barea, It IL supposed tho base Of tho hlli
wna 30 Aoakcd with wator that It allono1 tic
lill to aInk down through 1t, and that thore had
boon also sort Of eruption from below, risin0
tho earth aboye its usual loyal.h 80
, 1873-11-08
TA 9 Lick Observatory.

The Truole>> SNev.) Republican Of Oct. 25
Schmidt returned Yesterday from Tahoe City.
Ho reports that ho has found 4 suitable place
for tho location Of tho Lick Observatory, about
two miles from Tahoe City, and between that
place and Hot Springs. The place aolooted for
tho observatory IS on 4 peninsula OF laud which
800 feot above the lake, md Gt750 above tho sea
level. The sito commands 9. ma agnidoent view
Of the lake and the great Tahoe basin. It is
naturally easy accessible from Tahoe City, Hot
Springs. or the lake shore aud ut q triaing a1-
penee the ontire peninsula can be converted into
a beautiful park, with wHlkB, carriaSe-roads, etc.
There ie an abundance Of stately forest tret,s,
water without limit, and With, nny pressure .re-
qutred.- Snow, at tho point located for the t,b-
aeryatory, rarely over falls to-a depth exceeding
4 feet. Won Schmidt Left for San Francisco
q perfect title to the property can be obtained.
The roaaons for locating the observatory at or in
the vicinity Of Tahoe are tho c1earnesa ot tho
atmosphere and the comparatively light fall Of
SNOW for tho altitude. At Summit Station, on
the Central Pacific Road, which is about 1900
feet above tho sea. the prevalence Of strong
winds would be an obstacle to aatropomicaI OBJ
seryationB, and then snow falls there freaua ntly
to depth of from Is to 20 feet.
, 1873-11-08
Gul1abIers3 Tricks.

TIE Louisville Courier Journal gives the En-
nexed description OF some gaming tools seized
in that city =.
:. The apparatus taken consists of two retleo-
tors OF different construction. One Of them
consists Of pile OF poker chips, about si1 Ia
number, the top and bottom ones being perfect,
but tho Intermediate onea were only Bemi-oircu.
steal placed in the bottom OF tho pile would re-
hect the hand Of tho doalor'a opponent, as the
cards wore dealt directly oyor this reflector,
Knowing: his oppononta land, tho gambler had
trivance ia callca tho fgreonbaok reflector, and
consists Of a ono-dollar greouback note having q
stiH piece OF paper pasted On tho bill. 4 small
ploco OF wood is pinned to tho paper, having on
commences this Blu is laid upon the tablo, and
tweuty or moro dollnrs placed upon 1t In Bilch q
manner as perfectly to conceal the mirror. Tho
doaler Of the cards, IS IN the. former instance.
y
, 1873-11-08

The Troy Wing OF a recent date tolls tho fol-
lowing story !" a great number Of persons who
are known aB t1amps arc at present wander
Ing about the city. part Of these ara undoubt.
edly neeldug employment, while others are W.
grants from preference and habit. On Monday
afternoon ona OF those wanderers accosted . Whiq
representatiyo on First street, and said Can
you tell fellow whore hc can get work p Re-
coiviug negative reply the miserable man re-
lated lis woes as fo1lowa : Stranger, I do not
want to go to the poor-house, but am afraid
! thero la no help for 1t. have travelled every
step Of the way from Utica, and asked for work
at eycry town, and Of oyery person, and begged
my lodging and my food. kept up mr. cour-
ago, for I had heard that Troy was large manu-
featuring plaoo, and WAS sure, sir, that could
got something to do, 50 thAt could earn an hon
tho man began to roep). and tl,e IL expecting
M oney from me to pay tho few dollars sho owes
fol ront, and to buy coal aud food for the uintor
My God, air. IT wish waa doad.' Hundreds Of
meGs Who have boon thrown out Of employment
by ,tho recent money panic will. We fear, be
obli 3D. like this man, to soak the sholtor OF tho
counhg poor-house."
, 1873-11-08

- 4 Calcutta, letter Of Sept. % to tho London
Times says !:
Two more deaths from an idol-car arc just re-
ported from village IN hadura, near Capu
Comorin. This is aurprising, for the object OF
the recent discussion in Bengal has been to ro-
duco the Juggornash cars to the small size
and lightneas Of those Of Madras, which aro
made Of bamboo. Tho Bengal Government is
now issuing tho flnal orders on. this subject
after it's correspondence with the Government Of
India. Magistrates Of distriota are instructed to
sako M al steps necessary to prevent danger to
life or safety On such occasions, to ASCERTAIN in
each case that proper precautions are taken by
tho parties concerned, and to ace TINT no one Is
compelled to drug tho car againHt his will. They
ara warned to avoid tho scandal. Of the past
Boaeon, and mot themselves to undertake tho
mechanical arrangements necessary to the safo
dragging Of the car. The next festival in June
and July vii, fear, show repetition Of tho
accidents OF past years, unless tho Magistrates
do what this order really means them 10 do,-
suppress the 40-foot cars as dangerous nllt-
sanca under the Criminal Procedure Oodo Sec
tion, from which thore Is no appeal.