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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Deaths.

On Sunday last, Mt Lewis Turn
Out, Mr.. l. w. Lewis. The deceas.
ed had been gradually sinking for
months with hopeless consumption.
On Sunday, the 30th ultimo, near
Cedar Shoals, Mrs. William A. Dren-
han.
'"On Monday morning Inst, at the
residence of Mr.. A. n. Walker, Mrs.
glerre II. Walker. The deceased was
the daughter of William wilkins, of
Marshal County, Mississippi she
leaves to mourn her loss a youthful
husband and several young children,
and also a large circle Of devoted
friends and relatives.
The olhmthity was much saddened
on Monday last by hearing of the
death Of Mrs. S. P. Hamilton, which
occurred the day previous at her
fathers home in Savannah
Georgia. Many times during" the
past few mopths wo have chroniclc ed
thc'fight of gentle spirits from oul
midst, but never with deeper pain
than now. This lovely and gifted
lady will be sadly missed, not only il
her dismantled home, but in the socia
cirelo where her fascinating person
and peculiar charm of mind and man
ner endeared Aar to largo number
of friends, whose hearts 20 out in
tcnder sympathy to the AR ones left
-- Chester Rerorter.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
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Georgia News.

The royal Bcnga! ti9or, which haa
so completely scattered the wits Of
the natives in the ncighbo:hccA Of
Augusta, and which Was captured re.
Gently, has succeeded in making its
escape, ard it is now reported to be iu
South Carolina.
The Savannah custom house has
been reconstructed, aud eleven heads,
mostly black, have been out Of. =,
A small child of Mr.. K. W. Gold.
en, of the 2Gth District, Euly cuun-
ty, being lett in Il room but for short
time, had its clothes 60 take fire, and
was 30 badly burned that it died in u
short time.
EH,rts arc being made to have tho
steamers Of the Charleston and Flori-
da line touch at Brunswick.
Wheat is selling in Ringgoli at 50
and 50 10 per bushcl. Sold by farm
crS Of CAtoOsa county.
Atlanta stands yearly l,l0O feet
above the tide water, onl 900 feet
'S'N' '""h hHSuHla, HlaCOu uuN
Columbus. and 800 feet higher than
Rome, Dalton, or Chattanooga. But
Marietta is higher than Atlanta.
On last Friday there were seven
persons hung in ,hc State for ralc;
all colorcd VIC believe.
The citizens of Jefferson voted on
the proposition Of tho Town Council
to subscribe $4,000 by the corpora,
tion to the stock Of tho Gainesville
and Jefferson Railroad, which ,,roro.
sition was iudorscd by unanimous
vote. .:
From The records ia the Ordinarys
Office we Learn there have been 5,.lCS
marriages in Mu>coecc county since
November, 1898. The books before
that date were accidentally burned.
Since last January ia licenses hayo
19cn issued.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
RecupCratiyc Power of the South.

= There is u wonderful% recuterative
power IN society, there Is az elasticity y
aud epcrgy in ou: Hmeticah porui:
tion Shich has no parallcl ii Emo,
pean communities" an if the south
will be true to herself, like Fra.ce Q
she will emerge from her trouble,
with renewed S'rcngth. 1t is true
that he south has been *courgcl with
fire and sword, have had their pa
tieL &C still more safely tried by The
want Of integrity in officials AMI hy
corruption in high places. Grt after
q long and cherries night Of mis:ulc,
let, us unite in indulging the hope
that brighter day, bringing with it
peace, happiness and prosperity to our
stricken people, is da wning upon our
beloved South. TO prosper We must
secure immigration, and build fac.
tories. Let us, ifpossib!e, 81 frame
our domestic C leg gislation rs to make it
TO the Interest of'al / natives to Say at
homo ard work heartily for the re-
demption of tire Stutt,, and at the
same time to tempt the thrifty and
industribus from every ctiuc to make
their home among US. AS an agricul-
tural people we are perhaps superior
to the northern people but as manu-.
factuteTs' We are more school hoys to
bo taught by them. Let US have
manufacture throughout the South,
rs we can havo them, and from noun
tains to the seashore, every State will
resound with the mu,ic Of machinery,
her glad when she is sad her
cities will expand her tow hs will
grow ; her sleepy village will wake
up to work ; her forests will be lev
eled her idle streams will be ntii-
lied, and her people, all her people,
will be incomputably benefited by
the grand results.-Memphis Arpeai.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
-. & Moar1fnl Procession.

Tho Rutherfordtoh IN. C.] Vindi-
Gator thus facctiously notices tho lat
prohibiting the snle of intoxicating
liquors in that town:
The law prohibiting tthe' sale Of
Neutrality-suspicious. in Rdtherfordton
goes into 'efect'on the lst Of May.
The saloons will then form procession
and tako.up live Of march for tho
suburbs, double column Of mourn
ing, thirsty souls Who take sugar in
the'rn, swellint tao line, with music
by the band, (rye-straw, and Paddy,
won't you drink some,) to the hi'sto-
rick noighbothoods of Stumptowr,
New Hope, Battery c., Frog Level,
Hole in the Wall, Aallow Hill,
Roguehavep, and Sneezomburg, oil Of
which are to afford the weary, thirsty
traveller quiet refreshment and
repose." ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The "GrrNl Southern" Roaj.

st. Louis is agitating the project Of
direct raj lroad liuc to the South,
which, starting 1T that city, is to run
westward, until the open country
back Of the city is gained F.; thence
tn'nnG south and Keeping from three
(" fJur miles vast of the livor, run,
ming through 81. Louis and jefferson
Counties to a point, where the Iron
Mountain railroad leaves the river to
run into THO intericr Of the State {;
thence tho ro.d could, It is believed,
run along the river to st. M"ry's, by
way of the ancient village of st.
q cncvivc thence aa nc ar as may be
on an air line to Cape Girardcau
city thence through Scn;t and Missis.
ippi counties in direct line to Bel
mont, and by branch to Il point,
opposite Hickman, kentucky. This
Is to be the "Grcat Southern Road"
and is to connect with other roads, as
, we'll rs to form tho shortest route to-.
Atlanta and tho Gulf cities, and to
"attract nine tcnths Of the passenger.
travel between TIC Northwestern and
the Southwestern States" All these
advantages, and many more VIC havo
no space for, wero given ut length
at recent public meeting in st,
Louis.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The Threatchcs! Riot in New York.

The New York Express states
that the attack threatened on Tues.
day, in that city, upon the Italian la.
borerS on the Boulevards, it is be-
lived, has not been entirely abandon:
ed, but has been merely postpo one
until some mole favorable opportu-
nifty presents itself. The Boulevard
men arc greatly dissat isi>d at the
Italian lul orers, who york for 81 .25
per day, while they were getting 81
per day. There is nc doHht that but
for, the presence of :hc police in force
Tuesday,. q terrible liot would have
occurred, as numbers Of tho Boulc.
ward men were noticed marching MP
10th and llth avenue armed with
pick.axcs, shovcls aud crowbars, who
were pretending to look for work,
but who in reality were gathering for
an. attack upon tho Italian 'labo.
rers. " Alb is now quiet, but the
storr, may burG: forth at any mo.
ment, and when least expected.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The DntchmaD's Horse.

That old Dn,chman's horse is Gona
again. IIo locks the stable door
every time he finds the horse out, and
then whom be finds the horse out, ho
leaves it open, Hero is his last adD
ycrtisemcHt.
Gle is run away agin, mina little
plack horse, I rite linn two days in t6
middle dc mite, and ven he not vide
soc shumping I'D shamps hs # to tcvil
WASN'T, and he trows inc :6'&n | not
havo such fall sincc 1cf2re vas
bornt. I,pny him too on Shaccb
Shin cl Cltmcf, he have fro wheel
before, NIT von plaGk snip on his
nose, von eye will lock pluo like grass.
lie il branded nit Shon Kci>lcg
Stranger, th hiJ pcbiud side of his
tale. Whocvtf viii tako up do said
horse, and bring to me top Of mine
house, near C,hHarec, shall pay ne
Two lollars reyArd, and if dcy will
not pring me m.nc horse agen, | ,iil
put sue dc law in force against all de
peoples. - IItchanyc Paper.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Space for Fowls,

Il Theptoper space for fowls in CON
reht, is set down by Mr. Lewis
Wight as half an aore'to flock of
fifty (which should be in grass. Those
desiring to breed poultry; on large
scale can calculate from this basis
why so many failures have attended
experiments in th4s direction. One
hundred fowls need an acre range
1000, ten acres and no doubt as tho
hock increases over a hundred, an
average Of moro than one acre per
hundred would be the safer plan.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Manufacturing Movements.

The Spartanbnrg Spartan regrets
the the failure Of the bill cxcmpting
manufactures Of certain kinds from
taxation to become a law, and tnnta-
lizingly draws a vivid picture Of what
"might have bccn.' The poor would
find employment, which would keep
them from being load on the tax
payer, and tho latter class would cx.
pcricnco like benefit. The induce
ncnt, also, offered to mcn Of ,wcalt Ii
to reside here, with their families,
would add much to the taxable prop.
crty. In conclusion, it hopes that
tho Legislature next session will
promptly PASS. the Exemption bill.
The Sumter Watchman dcmon-
stratcs the vital Importance e manu-
features to the rising South. Before
tho war, manufacturing was monopo-
lizcd by the North, and the Southern
Statos had nothing but The cultiva-
tion Of their own tlcccy staple. This
state Of things was brought about by
slavery chiefly. White labor was no :
cessary for m .nufacturcs. The spell
is now broken slavery is abolished,
white laborcrs thrpug the country with
willing hearts and ready hands, and
now is the time for manufactures to
loom up OH every side, and by their
active, industrial influence lond Il
steady support and strength to tho
gradually rising South.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
WiNNsB0R6; s. G., WEDNESDAY MORN

i the same Shivalry stood guarding
the death beiI.of pan American citizen
watching for tho partiAk recovery of
the r victim; although bnt week be.
fore, therniFo of the dying man had
been carried to the tombs. I AL, this
matterea nothing, The past services
Of the Southcsncr wcre buried in
oblivion. Their suferlngs and hero
ism in the revolutionary war, their
Invaluable services in the campaigns
Of lSl2 and 'l3, their heroic gallant
ry in Mexico, were all consigRed to
Lethc's faoled stream, and the pet Of
the past must be upheld in his inso-
Hence, roguery and theft, even if the
whole Southern people lie sacrificed
as consequence. D. o. G..
Win isb ,ro, December 1872.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The New Party BnmOrs,

A Washington letter says: "The
statements which have been widely
published Of conferences Governor
Hendricks, Of Indiana, with !nndi"S
Democratic Senators and others, for
tho PURPOSE Of forming now party
organization, appear to havo been
founded ''on = /mistoncer.ion. &:t
least half a DOZEN Democratic ';Jena.
tors who have been spoken to"on the
subject say that; though they con.
vcrsed very freely with Governor
Hendricks during his late visit, he
made no such proposition to them"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Caleb Quotem.

An Ohio paper advertises for a
good practical printer, who could take
the charge of printing office, read
the proof, mako selections, scribble a
paragraph when necessary, rock the
cradle, dig potatoes, cut wood, and 60
with the gals to singing school, and
neighboring cuttings.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Hail Storm.

A hail storm of unusual scver;ty
visited Laurens and some portions Of
Newberry Counties 'iast week. A
gentleman from tho first named place
who saw the effects Of it, BAYS he never
saw hail that descended with groater
forco. On tho field that had been
newly ploughed, the hail-stonos went
into the ground several inches. They
averaged about tho size of robins
egg.-Euening Herald. 49,.
Palmetto hats are made and sold in
Brunswick.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09

The wheat crop on tho lii . Of rail-
road between this place and CHARLOTTE
is looking badly. From all parts of
the country, North" South, East and
West comes tho news Of the back.
wardness Of tho wheat crop. Th G
cause Of this wo presume, is the
great amount of rain that fell dur.
ing the winter and the many hard
freeZes.-RockMU Lantern.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09

The Indians who murdered sur
veyiqg party southwest Of Arkansas
City, were the "Wbirl Winds," o.
mauraudiug band of CheyeLnes. A
party ha- been organized ut Aikansas
City to avengo the surveyors,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
Condensed News.

Tho Atlantic had 900 stccrago
and fifty cabin passengers. Not a
woman or child wns saved.
a general strike Of house painters
for three dollars per day is apprchcnd.
ed IN the vicinity Of Springfield,
Mass.
The Democrats elected the Mayor
Of Milwaukee and tho entire Demo.
cratic County ticket.
Commander Wilt has been dc.
tochcd from the Pensacola navy
yard.
A boiler at tho steam saw mill
owned by Col>iIle d Co, CT VIII
ming ton Exploded on the 21 Of April.
Two men and one woman killed and
one man and one woman severely
wounded. All tho killed and
wounded arc neg, oes. One Of the
boilers was carried ore: 100 yards to
Front street, killing woman in its
course. Another was hurled near
half way across Capo Fear Eivcr,
The cause Of tho explosion is not
definitely known, though it is gcncr'
ally supposed to have been caused BY
low water in the boilers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
- - 30

4 militia captain in one Of the
northern States, during tho late Wal, :,
learning that regiment had been
organized for some special service, cx.
claimed, 'Tho darn'd fools, they'd
better stick to the drum and fife, than
to 60 to the expense Of buying or.
gans.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09

Why is a tailor, when patching a
garment, liko an enomy Because
he is q 'sower Of tares.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The Battle OF the Day.


Tho great battle of our day is tc
be the battle of Money. The combi
nation Of capitalists, the consolida.
tion Of 'ra!fr ouds, the enormous con.
centration of mohcy IN comparatively
few hands, is raising up a Plutocraoy y
which threatens to overmatoh legisla
lures, courts, and alllprivate interests
that may stand in the way of these
gigantic corporations. &" >
If the very ablest mon inuC Congress
are so easily beguiled and perverted
by this first onset, what will the fu.
tute be- when millions Of dollars can
be brought to bear upon Congress to
secure milliopaires legislation, as
against the interests Of the comm on
peoplea =. !;
Is the Congress Of the United d
States to become an e1ohsngo,, on
which money princes shall meet and
exchange commodities g..
- One man in the Senate, one man in
the House of Rcpres entatives, of the
right kind, could have stppped the
gigantic s@indlo Of the Credit Mobil-
ier. A thorough exposure of the
real nature of this PARASITIC and ab.
normal thipg,e spread boldly before
the country, wodld have saved the
country its present disaster and dis
grace.
That such monsrrous fungus could
swell up and grow, and throw its
roots all through Congress without ex-
citing remark, k,'wAhopt calling out one
faithful man tc'warn and guard the
public, is thing that should fill re-
flectipg men with alarm.
" Is 1t right to buy legislation I Are
not Congress and State Legislatures
in the he'merket.,7 ), Is not the capital,
now combining ;n"Amerioa, a stand
ing threat to our law, our courts, and
oar' Legislatures 7--Christian onion,
hs?e:hssr. .,
Drying up of The Island Of Santa Cruz.
The Bulletin of the Torrey Bo-
tanical Club contains o suggestive
paragraph in reference to the inhu.
cnce of trees upon rain and atmos-
phericmoisture, as shown by the ex-
pcrience' Of the Island of Santa Cruz
in the West Iudies. This Island is
said to have been'n' garden, of fresh
ness, beauty and fcsility' twenty
years ago it was covered with woods,
trees ~wcre ever everywhere abdn
dant land Ham G ,wcre profuse and fre.
1nent. The recent visit Of gentle.
man who had known the Island in its
PALMER days, revealed lamentable
! change, one"fourth Of tho leland bav-
ing become avn autter desert. The
forests and trees had been cut away,
rainfalls had ceased, and the proce Sc
of desiccation, beginning at one end
Of the Island, had advanced gradually
and irresistibly upon the land; until
for seven miles it had "becoms' dry
and barren as the sea shore. Houses
and plantations had been abandoned
; and cthe advaoce of 'desolation wa,
watched by Che people, wholly unable
to prevent it, but Knowing, almost to
a certainty, the time when their own
habitations, their gardens and fresh
fields would be part of the waste
1nde ed, tho whole Island seems doc m
ed to- bacomo desert. This sad re.
suit is owing entirely, according tc
the belief of the inhabitants, to the
destruction of tho trees upon tho
Islands come years ago.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09
The Taxation Of Mortgages,

The New York Tribune ia viso.
ronsly pressing the State Legislature
to repeal the tax Oh Mortgages, as
recommended by Governor Dix. It.
ass cts that the taxation Of mortgages
diminislcs the amount Of money in
vested in mortgages, and Indirectly
prevents the division Of estates and
thc Improvement Of small holdings.
Tho effect of the present tax in New
i,ork State is to reduce the inter.
est on mortgages in New York to
40 per cent in Brooklyn to per
cent. Government bonds, which aro
not taxable, are naturally preferred,
and loans on bond and mortgage aro
no longer procured largely from
estates in trust and capitalists. In
the country this state Of affairs pre-
vents sales to small farmers, and in
the cities it is u barrier in tho way Of
cutting property into building lots
and erecting houses thereon for salo
to men who can only pay part of tho
cost in cash.
Whatever may be dcnc in New
York, VIC trust that the Soath Caro-
liua Legislature will, at tho next sos-
sion, relieve bonds and mortgages
from taxation, and so put n stop to
tho unconstitutional practice Of tax
ing tho same property twice first,
as real estate, and second, as personal
property. -.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-09

We are informed that violent hail
etorm, accompanied with a great deal
of lightning and thunder, visited tho
upper portion Of this county on Friday
night last. IL tho neiRhborhool Of
Armenia Church, rs we are told
tho, ground Was . entirely COW
cred with hail stones varying in
size from partridge egg to a hen
egg. 1t is nprrcheudcd that the
fruit trees, which are now in full
bloom, snffo:cd considerable damage.
- Chester Rcporter. ..
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-11
st. Louis Produce Market.

Wheat indicates a further weakening on
all grades, both spring and fall. Even
prime and choice lots were slightly off,
selling at reduction on prices of the past
few days. Corn, with accommodating stocks
and no means of handling, continues dull
and declining. Oats are also on the sick
list, and is suffering from the same com-
plant that is going through most Of the
cereal family. Very little was done yes
terday and market easier. Barley was un-
changed, prices remaining firm, but mar
ket quiet. Rye was weak, few buyers, no
chance to ship, and small transactions.
Hay met it's first setback yesterday; the
receips were'heavy, and, as there is no
outlet for it, prices on all grades went back
50 to S. per ton. Cotton was dull, although
quotations remain nominally as hereto
fore, Sales were made at range of 15a
to 1Sc. Hemp is without additional life
or movement. There was small break
at the tobacco warehouse yesterday, and
eleven hogsheads sold, some lots being
passed and rejected. The feeling was firm,
and prices obtained full for quality. Lard
doing nothing, and quotations nominal.
Provisions were generally quiet, with
rather dull feeling. We do not note any
quotable change in figures.-S. Louis
Globe SfH.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-11
Washington County Notes.

The Herald and Tribune says that cit
izen Of Jonesboro' went home rather late
one night last week and gently knocked
at the door. "Who is 2" inquired his
sleepy wife. To which very proper inquiry
the heartless husband replied by asking
"Whom do you expect at this hour of the
night? -r..- .---.---
Never in the recollection Of the oldest
inhabitant has there been so much mud in
this section. Persons living in the coun-
try have very soft and sloppy road to
travel to get to any place of business.
A young Irishman living near Jones'
boro', saw a rabbit run into hollow log a
few days since and concluded he would
crowd in after it. When he had got in.
side, the log began to roll down the steep
hill. On arriving at the bottom, the poor
fellow was considerably bruised and great
ly alarmed, and didn't git the rabbit after
all his trouble.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-11
Faulty Assessments.

The Nashville Union and american of
Thursday contains tabulated compilation
from the report of the Comptroller of the
State, which contains facts worthy the at
tention of our Legislators, indicating as
they do failure in our present system of
assessing property: For instance, in
twelve counties of East Tennessee we have
since 1870, and according to the valuation
of 1872, an increase in valuation of 81 200,
LIZ. and in twenty one others a decrease of
81, 294 $50, making a net decrease of 1894, :
AIS in taxable values. Again in the same
period in Middle Tennessee, We have an
increase in valuation in nine counties
amounting to 81 1916, 246, and decrease in
thirty counties of Sc, 1872 ,3lS. making a net
decrease Of S., 406, 072. And again, in West
Tennessee we have an increase in twelve
counties Of 1884, 756, and decrease in
nine of So, 154 1874, making net increase in
Middle Tennessee of S679, S22.