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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Beast Er0Wn!OW.

The Baltimore Gaz,'to SAYS; "Jt
is said that Parson l}ro @nlcw will!
no: be candidate fer rn.cl,..ion 10
the United States Senate, and that il.
lieu thereof, the pious old gentle
man will revive the Knoxville Whig.
The refusal Of Brother Is to he eau
didatc again can no dout; lie utuihn-
ted 70 the same cause that made Jack
decline his SUPPER. Unlcss ;he un-
bounded use # VA gar slang, person.
al abuse, and shocking hiasrhrny be
merits in a jourralis', his loss to the
Senate will, in 10 l""ycc., Ge the
countrJ's gain"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Help the Stricken Poor.

Tho Atlanta Constitution publish.
I'd on last Sunday, the following ap.
peal, which our people may take to
heart, as we'll Us tho citizens to whom
it was addressed.
The situation of Memphis is terris
bic. The dreadful fever has extern
ded to every part of tho city, with a
certainty Of continued increase until
frost. 1t is most malignant type of
the genuine yellow fever Of the trop-
ics. Dr.. Luke p. Blackburn of Lou
isyille, who has heroioally taken
charge Of tho Walthall 1nfrmary, says
its path IL so plain and patent that
all can traoo it. a circus company
brought it fron, Mexico to Shrovc.
port, distributing the poison on their
way through Texas. The tug-boat
Boo brought it from Shreveport to
Memphis> The Captain of tho tug
died e few miles above Memphis and
his body WIS brought to the city.
One of the crew came ashore with tho
fever, aud kind hearted old Irish
man took him in. The sailor lived
but few hours. The generous Riley
poon sickened and died, and ono after
another of the family was stricken
down until all were takcn by the
rapaoious monster.-From Riley's
house it has spread to its horrible and
hugo proportions.
twenty .fve thousand of the
woalthiest citizens have fed, leaving
their property in the charge of SER
wants, who have also generally Red,
and heartless burglars are said to be
reaping q rich harvest in the finest
residences of the city. The citizens
committee have appealed to the
wealthy refugees in vain, says spe-
cial dispatch to tho Courier Journal.
The city treasury is empty.
The Howard Association would
have 10 disband and discharge their
nurses were it not for donation of
fifteen hundred dollars from the
banks and insurance companies.--
This donation will soon be cxhausted;
The number of new cases in poverty
stricken "Pinch" alone, on Friday
morning, exceeded two hundred and
nifty. Most of these are doomed, for
there are no. physicians nor nurses
enough TO attend them. Men of At
lanta, will you not heed the cry for
help that como up from our sister
oitys Money is needed to buy food
Tor the destitute, pay the nurses and
bury the dcad. Go to church to-day,
christian men and women Of Atlanta.
prepared to aid the scourged city in
her terrible necessity. There is no
help for her poor except what may
come from abroad. let our response
to-day be noble aud generous.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Origin OF the modocs.

The Charlotte Observer gives the
following bit of archaeology.
With tho execution Of Captain
Jack and his braves, the name which
he has rendered so famous, will, per.
haps become extinct. 1t is the
death blow to the Modoc tribe.
The origin Of the tribe is very OBJ
scure. 1t is possible that they arc
of Wclch descent and several Gen.
turics before Columbus had reformed
his perilous voyage, their ancestors
sailed from tho shores Of Britain, ex.
plorod the wild paths Of the Altar.
the, and finally landed on tho coast
ofAmerioa.
The historical facts on which this
supposition is based, are these, which
we gather from the preface of South
ey's "Madoo :"
On the death of Owen Gwynetb,
King of Walos, A. d. ll69, his chill
dren disputed the succession. Yor-
wreth, the elder, was sot aside with
out a struggle. He was iDcapaoitated
by a blemish in his face. David,
tho eldest son Of the King by soo-
ond wife, obtained possession of the
throne slew Yorwreth, imprisoned
Rodri, and hunted others Of his birth,
run into exile. Madoo abandoned
his burbarous country in disgust,
and sailed away to tho West in search
of some better resting place. The
land which he discovered pleased him !:
he left there part of his people, and
went back to Wales for fresh sup
ply of adveuturers, with whom he
again sot sail, and was heard of no
more. Strong evidence has been I'D.
duoed that he reached America, and
that his descendants finally settled on
the banks of tho Missouri.
1t is highly probable that this
Prince Madoo was The ancient pro
gonitor of the Modoc tribe. They
certainly resemble Welschmen in one
thing bravery. No savage warrior
ever possessed more cool, unanching
courage, than Captain Jack.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
The Component Parts of Whiio Radical.
ism at the South.

II. V. Rcdfield, the spooial travel.
ing correspondent Of tho Cincinnati
Comm crcial, defines them thus:
The Radical party in Mississippi is
made up in the main Of neannosa, ras.
cality and ignorance. | have yot to
sca white Ropublicnn in the State
who has not got an Office, or had ono,
or is not man@uvring with special
reference to etting one. Tho prin-
ciples Of the party aro best reprcsont-
cd by tho word plunder. Take away
that, and tho hope of it, and tho
party would disappear like dow un'
der IN August SUI. 1t is held to.
gcthor by "thc cohesive power Of
public picking"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Drri', Of EarGuu'S hbiDcrcrCr3.

E,r.y yesterday Afternoon Bar
NUNS large rhiuoctros gave signs Of
unusual excitement, and presently be-
gan vigorous assault upon tho iron
bars cf tho c,gc, vainly cndcavoring
to break through. The struggles Of
tnc great brute drew crowd around
the cage, hnt when the Woodwork be-
gan to sucoumb to the furious assault
Of tie cnraged animal, and it became
evident that there was great danger Of
i:s escaping from ila confinement, the
feeling of curiosity gave way TO that
Of fear, and when the huge monster,
with terrific snort and powerful up
ward thrust With the head, carriod
way tho top of the cage, ripping it
Of as though it was thin ganzo, tho
crowd became paralyzed with fear.
Women and children shrickcd in tor
ror, and sought safety in flight, whilo
strong men stood speechlcss beiore
tho danger that threatened them.
The struggles of tho dying animal
we're fearful to behold, but, fortu'
na.c!y, woro Of short duration. AS
it was, tie cngo was torn and shatter.
ed so as to render it unfit for further
use, and had the parozysms continued
moments longer, loss Of human
life might have resulted. Tho doad
animal was the largest one OF its
stocics in the country, and cost near
ly twenty thousand dollars. Wo
did not loarn the cause Of his deatb,
but understood that it died from q
1T. The corpus will be sent to tho
Smithsonian Institute for proserya'
tI,n
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

lis considered an even chanco
VIII ether tho panic had reached it's
height or not. Fivo thousand men
closed the week i'll poverty who open
cd it in wealth aud position. 1t is
said That .|"y Gould is the only man
in the street whose note is wrh
more to day than it was ton days ago.
lio has made millions by tho disas.
ter.
physicians say that fatal sickness
follows invariably those terrible pan.
lcs. The excitement and tho fright
is ruincua to health. Strange enough
Dright's disease follows one of these
crasheh. Keep, Lockwood, Little,
and other eminent bankers died
shortly after their failure.
a nan who has lost torribly said
yc:tcrd*ys "L havo lost my money
and my energy, aud tho worst of it ie
that am twenty years older than l
was yesterday. a dozen mon rule
and ruin New York. "Dog will not
cat dog" Bull will cat bull, and boar
will cat bear. In Wall street tho son
will turn against tho father and tho
sonin law will ruin tho fathor-in-law.
No man trusts tho honor of any man
OIL the street, except in The moie mat.
ter Of payments. y clique is formed
to bull or bear stock. Tho Round
Robii is hardly siguod before tho
parties look out tor chance to soil
out. Tho man who bctruys his ASSOC
ciatos frs: is the sharpcst follow.
a case in point--a gentleman left
tho street with five millions. Ho
look leave of his associates and start.
cd on European tramp. IIe came
home short time ego, and several
operators, among them two or threo
wealthy bank presidents, invited him
to dinner. An incidental reference
was made to great speculation in
which tho parties woro Interested.
There wcro millions in it. Heated by
wine, tho guest was Induced to ven-
tn;o once molo on tho trcacherous
seas Of speculation. Every dollar of
his fortune is wiped out. Ho has
not money enough to pay wcok's
board, and his system is shattered so
that lie never will bo able to do any
more business, and no has to DO
watched closely to koop him from sui
c:de.-.Ne,o Torh corresdondcncc Bos-
ton J0urnai
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

IF any man wants to make fortune
quickly, let him invent b champagne
bottle that will not burst. We state
this on tho authority of correspond
cnt Of tho New York Herald, who,
visited somo Of tho famous wine-cel.
lars of France recently. Ho writes ::
"As wo walked through M. Vornot's,
bottles wcro bursting on ali sides of
US wIth reports louder than those Of
pistols a,.d almost as dangerous.
When champagne bottle bursts in
tho workman's hand---as it worry Of.
ten does 1T frequently deprives him
of his eycsight. 1t is o hazardous
thing to shake champagne bottle, or
even to touch it, and prudent people
havo their corks drawn by tho walt
cr.o
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

We uud dorstand that the Hon.
Henry +. Hayne, Secretary Of State
entered tho modioal School Of the
South Carolina University on yoster-
day, and was warmly received by the
faculty aud the students. Uniom-
Heydtd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
A Conneeiient 0nestion Settled.

Tho good people Of Connecticut
have determined that there ehrll be
but one capital for the State IN fn.
turc, ard that its name shall be Hart
ford. Now Haven has been laid ont
N tho cold by decisive vote of tho
people Of tho whole State, which is
scarcely large enough to sustain two
cabitals, with their usual extensive
lobby surroundings.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15


Sing Sing is constantly adding
Some new itcm to tho curiosi;ics OF
prison discipline, bat its latest addi.
ton is possibly one Of the most cx-
traordinary OIL record. It's latest
illustrator of convict ingenuity anl
lax discipline was the discovery of
private still, which, for several
months. had been worked by one Of
the c"Hvicts, who rctai!cI It's proiuc.
ton TO his fell 'ws, mnch to his own
rccuniary advantage. On a recent
occasion, a convict was found to TO
intoxicated, aud, under the threat of
severe rurishment, disclosed the
source from whence he obtained tho
LIQUOR, which was from another con.
vict named John Short, who worked
in one of the marble quarrics. With.
out informing short, q search Of the
quarry was Immediately instituted,
where, in secluded corner, sheltered
by a few rough boards, was found a
remarkable contrivancc for the maDu-
facturc of whi,kcy. A couple of the
prison tubs, holding perhaps twelve
or if;ccn gallous each, containcd the
p,aah, which was composed Of Pot"-
toes, scraps of bread, a sprinkling Of
ton atocs, with some corn aud conrsc
meal, coi'cctcd in the prison stables.
An IRON kettle answered the purpose
of a still, while section Of half-inch
gas pipe, artisticaIly bent, formed
the worm, thus completing an appa-
ratus which, it is understood, VAS
capable of producing abont five gal.
Ions Of homcspun spirits daily. This
trigbtful liquor, Short, who construct.
ed aud owned the still, rcta,led to
his fcllow.convicts in sarsapar!lIa bot.
ties at the price Of one dollar each.
Before Short had received notiiicas
ton Of tho seizure Of his distillcry,
ho was made to undergo q search,
when, concealed on his person, w.s
found bolt containing over six hun
dred dollars, being the proceeds OF
sales from his illicit business.
| Bad temper bites at both ends ; il
makes ones self nearly as miserable
rs it docs other people.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
mo-. II
Saint Fanny,

Saint Fanny was notorious houses
wife. Her house was temple of
neatncss. Kings might havo dined
upon her staircase. Now, her great
delight was to provide all things com.
Portable for her husband, hard
working merchant, much abroad, but
loving his wife. Now, one night ho
returned tired and hungry, and by
some mischance there was nothing foe
supper. Shops were shut, and great
was the grief of Saint Fanny. TAX
ing of bracelet of Seed pearl, she
said "l'd give this ten timos over for
supeor for my husband" And
every pearl straightway became ON
oyster ), aud Saint Fanny opened, and
the husband ate, and 10 in every
oy 'ter vas u pearl as large as hazel
nut and SO was Saint Fanny mado
rich for lfo.-Domylas Jcrrolps Fire
side Saints.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

The man who wanted to tako an
tbcr poreon apart when he had some
oning to say to him, lately asked for
tho private ear Of friend and way
old that privateering was illegal. =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
A mysterious death occurred at the

A mysterious death occurred at the
colored Methodist camp meeting,
now in progress at Indianlown, in
Colleton County. On Sunday morn.
ing, n young negro boy, about nine.
teen years old, was found dead on
the camp ground. Nothing was
known of tho cause Of his death,
although q coroncr's inquest was
empanelcd to inquire into the mat.
ter.
$50 yer mothers dead, is she ~ in.
quircd q boothlack the other day of n
rather solemn faced lad, who had
come back with his exit after an alb,
scnce of day or two. eyes, she is,'
replied the boy, and then straighten.
ing himself up he continued, "And
dad did tho right thing by hcr--
seven more hacks than Mrs. -----------
had the other day.'-Detroh Fire.
Pres.
The New York Democratic State
| Convention passed resolution ex'
| Guiding from tho Democratic Stat
| Executive Committee any Congress
men who voted for or took back pa,
! plundor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
In Memory Of Prof. Miles ii. Farrow.

In memory OF pr0l niles NJ. Farr0W.
When, ripe in years, the aged mar
is called to lay ASIDE these "morta
coils" aud meet the inexorablo hour.
of dissolution, the friends of such ar
one, though filed with sorrow, if pos
sessed of reAecting minds, can oftcr
discover much to s,othe the strickcl
heart, in the fact that deaths victim
has, to all human appearance, fulfill.
cd tho mission Of human destiny; OF
perhaps the Thought, though melnn
choly one, that "the old must dic,'
admonishes them to cease their wall
ings and bow with submission to tho
| decrces of Hin who controls the des
tinies of men. But when we behold
the young man, just embarking from
the quiet home OF paternal affection
upon an unexplorcd future, flushed
with all of youthful hope, with Il
thousand tender ties just springing
into existence, calculated to link him
with uhutterable tenderness to the
objects of natural atfeotipns-when II
such an one is cut down in the prime
Of youthful manhood, our hearts arc
overwhelmed with tho deepest an
gulsb, for we are most forcibly re.
minded Of the precautions condition
OF mortals and the ever huctuating
character ofhuman hopes.
Since the lest meeting of tho Edu-
tional Institute Of South Carolina, it
has pleased our Heavenly Father to
call from our 1auBs au esteemed
friend, an accomplished and eficicnt
officer, and most ardent fellow.
lahorer in the cause Of education
Our first Recording Secretary and
Treasurer, Miles Nj. Farrow, after
serving tho institute for three terms
in succcssior. "a very high tribute to
his cherished mcmory,) has been re ;
movhd from us in tho buoyancy,
freshness and promise of youthful
manhood.
ln pursuance, thereof, to an emo
tlon that prompts US to do honor to
departed worth, be it
Resolved, That while we bow with
submission to this dispeusation of an
AllSwise providence, we deem it prop.
er to pay this mourniul tribute 10 the
memory of our esteemed friend, the
late Miles NJ. Farrow.
Resotued, That in the death Of our
worthy Secretary and Treasurer, the
Educational Institute of South Caro-
lima has lost one Of its most accom-
plished, jealous, useful and rromis-
ing members, and the State one of her
trucSt citizens.
Resolv<d, That tue Institute here.
by tenders its warmcst sympathy to
the family Of the deceased ia this
the day of their sad visitation.
Resoioed, That blank page in the
minutes Of the Institute, suitably
inscribed be dedicated to the
memory Of the deceased, and that
copy of this preamble and
these resolutions be forwarded
to the family Of the deceased and
furnished to the Columbia anl Winns.
boro papers, with request to pub
llsh the same.
Done by order Of the Educational
Institute Of South Carolina, August
gl, 1873. B. i. MILLER,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Old Sardiuc Boxes Nude Useful,

Beilcvillr, near Paris, has had suf
licirnt celebrity in its time it las
now taken to the useful arts, and dis.
covered new order, or lamp, of
architecture. What becomes of the
empty sardinc boxes? In Paris they
are gathered up Ivy the rag -pickcrs
and Yn;d for song to builders, who
fill theta with mortar, pile them in
the form Of four walls on no mems
rruurd, cover tho walls with few
planks, and thus house appears,
birch or bought by those who cons
plain about h'sh rent" or dislike tho
sky f., Il canopy. These shantiQs are
quite an ntficIe de- Paris.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Four Men Sentenced TO Death for the
Murder OF Ono Man.

At Boorie, Upper Canada or Onta'
rio, on Saturday, Judge Gait sen,
fenced John Tyson and son, and
George Sydney and son, of Gray
County, to be hurg on the 10th Of
Ucccmbcr next, for tho murder, in
February las, Of Francis Smith, n
trader from Syracuse, N. Y. The
an,ir, which for long time was
wrapped in mystery, was brought to
light by Coroner White, Of Parry
Sound.
Cspt. Jack was doubtless bold,
bad man, but tho Yanks who sold him
gin and powder wore worse. The
action Of the Government in his case
was oommendable. but 40 think tht
story would read better hereafter if il
we're shown that tho white men wh'
| murdered tho wagon load Of 'quaw
and papooscs had bcen hanged a
we'll.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

A new York letter says: "Thc
transatlantic balloon is to make
another attempt at starting next
Tuesday afternoon, October 7, if the
wind should not be strong. 1t has
been Gu, tailed in Dimensions from one
hundred and ten to eighty feet in
diameter, and the passengers will be
Donaldson, as HrOnout; Alfred II.
Fcrd, secretary and historian, anil
Lunt, navigator for the boat, in case
of an enforced descent into the water.
Mr.. Wise will not he of the party,
nor will Mr.. Orion, who had arranged
with Wise, previous to the last at.
tempt, to take him as passenger.
Orton said th.t he had followed near.
ly every pursuit under the sun, aud
wished to clap the climax by Trans
ocean ballouning. The boat will
serve as the only car, and part Of
the space between it and the BAL
loon will he incloscd with canvas, in
order to protect the travellers from
the cold. They will have good
store Of blankets and very thick
clothing.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
The Ways OF Writers.

James II. Fields, in his new leo
tnre on "Fic:ion and it's eminont
! Authors" has tho following conc orn
lug the habits Of novel writer's:
Hawthorne waited for moods. and
mounted lis tower stairs for compo.
si'ion only when the fit was on him
Dusky professions constantly moved
about rs ho mouted his riny hill l-top,
but his characters rarely spoke to
him until ho had locked his study
door and shut out all ingrcsb from tho
world Of living tbcings. Anthony
Trollopc, whose novels Hawthorne
greatly delighted in, writes every
day regularly, when he is cugarcd on
new story, given number of
manuscript pages before II o'clock,
and smiles at the idea of waiting
until he "fccls like writings" as it is
called. Thackcray was constantly
studying character, and his ohscrva.
tion was unccasing. His eyes were
alert in the street, in tie club, in
society, everywhere. ] remember
one evening he whispered to me in a
brilliant drawing-room "llow l
envy you fellows who arc not in my
line, nnA not obliged to utilize pro-
fcssionally all the Guc creatures for
your next novel;" Dickens was at
times so. itaken possession Of by the
characters Of whom he wns writing
that they followed him everywhere,
and would never lot him DO y mo.
mcnt. lie told me that when hc va.
writing the "Old !Curiosity Shop"
the creatures Of his imaginetions SO
haunted him that they wonld neither
allow him to sleep nor cat in peace;
fhat Little Nell was constantly at his
elbow, no matter where he might
happen TO be, claiming attention aud
demanding his sympathy, as ifjeal-
Gus VIXEN he spoke to any one else.
When he wns writing "Martin Chuz-
x!nYit," Mrs. Camp kept him in such
paroxysms5 of laughter BY whispering
to him in the. most iroppor.unc places
sometimes even in rhurch-th Mt
he vas compelled to fight her Off by
main force when ho did not want her
company, ard threaten to have moth
ing more to do with her, unless she
could behave better and come only
when she was called.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15

A recent shipment of fattcd cattle
from New York, consigned to an ex.
tcnsive cattle dealer in Scotland, has
established a precedent which pro,ni-
SOS to be extensively followed by
other dealers in England and Scot.
land, provided the ocoan. going steam.
ers can bo engaged to carry live
stock. The famine prices which beef
has been touching from time to time
in England, is said to have inpuccd
spectators to look aroond them for a
means of increasing the supply, and
among the many expcdiopts which
have been resortcd to, mono promises
more extensive patronage than that
which aims at supplying the market
from the vast prairio lands and feed.
! ing districts Of tho United States.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
Heavy Bunk DcfalCati0n in Iowa.

DUBuouE, Iowa, Got. 4, 1873
An investigation into the affairs
of tho suspended Merchants Uuion
Bank by the directors shows that a
system of frauds have bcen perpetra-
tod upon the stockholders md pa
irons by the officers of the bank,
which has never been exceeded in any
concern of it's size. The amount alb
stracted from the baLk reaches the
sum of $S29,47S; of this amount j..
w. II. Sheffield, tho President, has
obtained $G2, lSs, and Babbagc, the
Cashier, $267,2e9. These sums
have been abstractcd by means Of
notes and BILLS, by ovcrdrafts, and by
direct steals covered By false entries,
which latter have been made upon
the books to the amount Of $l4,OOU
which is all charged up to Babbage's
account. They represent balances
which did not exist. and in other
cases were purely fictitious. The
directors publish card in which
they promise to make public a state.
ment of the affairs Of the bank to.
day. They say that every effort will be
made to secure all the property pos.
sible to cover the amount Of the iuI>
menso frauds and startling deialca.
tlon, and that prompt steps are be-
ing taken to realize speedily the
greatest amount that can be made
out of the property.
By unanimous vote Of the meet
ing, at wsich two.thirds of the stock.
holders represented, tho bank has
been put in liquidation and it's affairs
will bo wound up.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-10-15
S0nih Carolina llniYCrSlIY :.

Alta meeting Of the Faculty Of the
South Carolina University, on Mon
day last, DR.. NJ. La Bordc was unani-
mousiv elected chairman for one
year. This compliment Dr.. LaBordo
acknowledged in h2.dsomc terms.
BY resolution, unanimously passed,
the professors agreed to relinIuish
tuition fces.-PhTnz.