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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Dignified.

| As a part of tho history Of thest
bizarre times, no give tho followius
unique ond attractive oolloquy tha
ensued 10 the National House OF Rep
rcscntatives on tho bill to iucreas,
salaries of Congrcssmen and 9th
ers.
The display Of exnltcds stata.,nan
ship mist bring throb Of pride &c
every a merioan heart.
Mr.. Stevonson-I believe il all tht
present members of the House wore
turned out, aud half Of Us are being
turned out, (laughter) we could no,
on the average do as we'll at our bust
ness as we are doing here. Mr.. Stew.
enson declared that the salaries paid
by tho government were sufficient to
secure the services Of good aud prop
er men. He was satisfied with his
present salary.
Mr.. Dickey-Speak for yourself.
Mr.. Stephenson-VehomentIy-I
will speak for myself, and you too. /
believe it is enough for you. Laugh.
ter. believe it ise
ALL you ARE WORTH.
Laughter.J I would not hire you
for the balance of your life at that
rate. Loud laughter.1
Mr.. Dickey--You never made
five thousand dollars in your life out
side OF your salary as . member of
Congress.
Stevenson--I have made ton thous-
and in single case, and I doubt If
the gentleman ever did the like.
Mr.. Diokey-Then you fooled your
client. Laughter
MIR. Stevenson-I do not know
why the gentleman from Pennsyl.
vania endeavors to inject nonse ense
in everything in this House.
Mr.. Diokey--I should like to inject
some sense into the gentleman from
Ohio. Laughter.]
Mr.. Stevenson-The gentleman
might engraft some sense in me If he
had any himself. If could buy tho
gentleman at what he really is worth
and sell him again at what he thinks
he is worth, never would need any
salary from Congress. daughter.
MIR. Hoar made the point of order
that this debate was unworthy Of tho
character of the House and ought not
to be permitted to proceed, and the
chairman sustained tho point of order.
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A Shocking Crime.

Brief mention was made in yester.
days News of u case of burning to deatt
| reported at the coroner's Office as
having taken place at tho BeIlevieN "
Plantation, ih Christ Church Parish
and yesterday Deputy Coroner Burke
repaired to the the scene for tho pur
pose of holding an inqlest. The de
ccnscd was colored woman named
Susannah riptin. She was found
dead before the fireplace Of hor house
on Monday morning, with portion
o; the clothing upon tho front Of her
body, from tho waist upwards, burned
of, together with the skin. The faco
was also badly burned. On exami.
nation many wounds and bruises were
found upon various parts Of the body.
The head and clothing, too, had owl
IDENTIFY been soaked with kerosene oil,
while upon the floor in the bed room
were several large blood stains, which
had been par TALLY washed away.
The testimony taken showed that
Piptin, the woman's husband, had re-
turned from the oity on Saturday
afternoon previous to the tragedy
with a supply of whiskey; that during
Saturday night and Sunday morning
he inflicted several severe heatings
upon his wife, and was heard to say
he would kill her nyhow, as he never
could do anything as long as she lived,
and that he had taken bis only child,
an infant, on Sunday afternoon to q
woman living in an adjoining house,
asking her to care for and nurse it,
rs his wife was sick. On Monday
lie called in his neighbors, and showed
them the body Of his wife lying rs
nbove described. His own version of
the mystery lis that his wifo became
drunk on Sunday night, fell out of
the bod and broke her nose, causing
it to bleed upon tho floor of the beA-
room, and afterwards arose, lighted a
kerosene lamp, and walked into the
front room of the house. When ho
arose on Monday morning he found
her lying before tho fireplace, burned
and dead.
Deputy Burke states that the peo.
pie living upon the plantation dis.
played remarkable reticenoe in speak-
ing Of the affair, and it was necessary
for him to remain over night upon
the scenc. to sift the matter to She
bottom. He also states that the gen
cral impression among them is that
Piptin murdered his wife, and after.
wards attempted to burn her body
with the aid of kerosene oil.
The jury of tho inquest rendered q
verdict of death from burning, caus.
cd by circumstances unknown to the
jurors.
Piptin was arrested. brought to the
city and committed to jail Charles
ton News.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
THE
"POSSUM" HUNTING "A SONG.

Old Marstor he loved possum, and love
10 hunt him, too;
We niygers would go long wild him 10 put
de business through
De dogs on the plantation no uld bark and
~ag der tails.
And when dey couldn't jump de fence,
would squeeze 'cm throu gh dc rails !;
And come o follcrit' arter ns fast US dcy
could goi
For uheu VIZ went n tcssulhihg dcy all
was shoo 10 know.
DO do rain might be drizIling. and it be
awful dark,
A niger den would a'asy climb right up
Into do tree,
And peep around about him to see what
he epuld see.
Old Marster he would surely den croep up
wild his axe.
And gin to cut upon dat treo wild most
pow full whacks
Aroro dc niger could come down do tree
would mostly fall-
Then smack among the dogs would light de
possum mig and all,
Do dogs would pitch upon 'em bofh and
most tar dem in half.
Old Marster he would stand aside and kill
hisself wild laugh.
When, at last, dad nigger did scramble
out'n do dirt
1fe would be Almost naked, and minus Oh
his shirt.
but he would wild US Joy it, and hold do
possum tight,
And Mnrslcrd Let him hab it, which NO NIL
tho't was right.
Weed slip de possum in bag, and gin to
hunt again.
And hnb jolly time OBJ tho matter
bout do rain.
For our fun right hea'ily a times we'd hab
TO pRy-
When 'mong dc brinrs in do swamp we'd
como TO lose our way.
This only happened when twas dark. for
when the stars shone bright,
Ry do ''seven pintcrs" We WAS shoe 10 come
oni right.
sometimes dc dogs would strike trail
and shakejust like dcdevil
And stop de hunt-and dcn we'd know dHi
dcy had seen dc evil
At oder times we'd hunt NIL night .ni nrt
60 home till day;
And fresh as lnrks turn out to work as cf
twas only play.
Old Mnrster he'd be kind 10 us, and give
as little dram,
Old Mistress send US biscuits, and extra
slice Of ham.
Wo'd fatten up d. possums for our Christ
mas pigs;
And whom we'd fed on possum fat, we'd
sing and danco our jigs.
We all was slick and hnppy den, and joy
ed our possum grease:
Desc was de times afore de war, dc times
of piping peace.
But do war it d dcn come on, and Lincum
set us free.
Old Marsters he WAS killed and We SC as
poor ns we can be.
De game laws stop our hunting-we all
must hey de law.
Whnt good does voting do us ! 1t don't
fill up our cIaw.
Desc young nigs may like it, and boast OF
equal rights
but glib to US Old Marster's daye--and
dem good possum nights.
AN OLD 15ru.
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Seven Wonders OF the World.

AS many Of our readers use this ex.
precision or have heard it, wo repro
duce here an enumeration of tho
seven woudcrs, knowing that they are
new to many Of them.
The Bevon wonders Of the world arc
among tho traditions of childhood,
and yet 1t is II remarkable fact that
80 persons out oflOO who might bo
asked the question: could not name
them. They are the pyramids-thc G
mystery Of tho past--the enigma of
the present-nhd the enduring for tho
future ages Of this world. Tie tenn
pie, tho walls and hanging gardens of
Babylon, the most celebrated city of
Assyria, and the residence of the
king of that country after tho des.
truction Of Ninevch. The Chryscl.
phantine statute Of Jupiter Olympus,
the most renowned work of Phidias,
the illustrious artist of Greece. The
statute was formed Of gold, and was
sitting on a throne almost touching
the summit of the temple, which was
10 feet high. Ths temple of Diana
1T Ephesus, which was 22O years
In building, and which was 425 feet
In length and 220 feet 10 brendtb,
and supported BY 1T marble columns
Of the Ionic order, sixty feet high.
Tho Mausolenm at Harlicarnassus,
erected to tho memory OF. Mausolus,
the King Of the, .Caria, by, his wife
Artemesia, B c. 853, The Phnro.
at Alexandra, a lighthouse erected
by Ptolemy Softer at the entrance Of
the harbor Of Alexandra. 1t was
46o feet high, and could be .eeu at
distance Of loo miles, and upon
which is inscribed "King Ptolemy, to
the gods, tho saviours, for tho benefit
Of sailors" Lastly, the Colossus az
Rhodes. q brazen image Of Apollo,
lo4 Greoian feet in height, and which
was located at the entrance Of one OF
the harbors of tho city of Rhodes. ?
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Subduing Bees.

The .tipgs of boes we're given them
for the protection of their stores.
They are not disposed to sting when
not in danger, and every beo which
does sting dies. Away from their
own hive they rarely make an attack.
the natural dread of stings deter
many from keeping bees who would
be CAD to do so. In the use of
modern hives the danger of being
atung is lcssened, as these give you
facilities for subduing them. A bee
with its honey. sack full never stings.
When you alarm colony of boos,
they all instinctivsly at once FIJI their
sacks with honey, and after time has
been allowed them to do this, their
hive can bo opened and examined
with no danger from their anger.
Mrs. Taper.
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Personal Items.

Theresa, the singer, has bought a
l3S,OOO franc palace.
Mrs. Laura Fair is lecturing with
success in Sacramento.
The King Of Sweden has bought an
American sewing machine.
General Badeau's life Of General
Grant has been translated into Ger.
man.
Edwin Booth, in playing Hamlet,
uses the skull Of horse thief named
Glover.
Francis Warden, A. T. Stewards
partner, who recently died in Paris,
left fortune of $l0,000.000.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
President Grants Inaugural Address.

The following is the Inaugural Ad-
dress of the President
FelloW C'iizens t: Under Providence,
! havo been called second time to
act as Executive over this great ma.
tion. 1t has been my endeavor in
the past to maintain all the laws and
so far as lay in my power to act for
tho best interests of the whole people.
My best efforts will be given in the
same direction in the future, aided l
trust by my four years experience in
tho office. When my first term of
Office Of Chief Executive began, tho
country had not recovered from the
effects of great internal revolution,
and three of the former States Of the
Union had not been restored to their
federal relations. 1t seemed to ME
that no new questions should be rails.
ed so long as that condition of affairs
existed; therefore, the past four
years, 80 far as l could control events,
have been oonsu med in tho effort to
restore harmony, the public credit,
commerce, and all the arts of peace
and progress.
1t is my firm conviction that the
civilized world is tending towards
Republicanism, and government by
the people, through their chosen. rep
resentatives, and that our own great
republic is destined to be thoiguiding
star to all others. Under our repub-
]io we support an army less than that
of any European power Of any stand
ing, and navy less thaY'that Of 9th.
or of at least five Of Them. There
could be no extension Of territory on
this continent which would call for an
increase of this fop6e, but rather
might suoh extshsion enable us to
diminish it. Tie theory of govern"
mont changes with the general pro.
gress. Now tRat the telegraph is
made availsBle for communicating
theught-tokether with rapid transit
by steau,-~sal parts of continent are
made contiguous for all purposes Of
government, and Communication be.
tween the extreme limits Of tho coun.
try made easier than it was through
out the old thirteen States at the be-.
ginning Of our national existence.
The effocts Of the late civil strife
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12

Tho invention of the circular saw
is generally attributed to Capt. Dan.
dell, Of Maine, who died few weeks
ago at the ago of 80. This is mis-.
tako, Gays Now York paper. The
circular saw was invented by Joseph
Murray, of Mansfield, England, son
of an old servant of tho Byron fami.
Iy, whom Lord Byron, the poet, often
speaks Of in his letters as "Old Loo
Murray" The first saw Of tho kind
ever made is still shown by bis do.
scondants.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Trapping.

Trapping 10 getting to be q lucra.
tive business in tho lower pnrt of our
county. More than two hundred
minks were caught last fall, on the
waters Of CoroBaker Creek and Salu.
da River, and their hides secured. -
Mink fura sell readily. at $3.50 each.
Several 0ne Otter have been caught,
and trapping will be as profitable bsre
peIhsps, as in the Rocky Mountains.
The trapper's outfit is not expensive.
and the trouble Of carrying on tho
business very slight.-A66svills Me-
dium.
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Southern News.

Florida is shipping orunges to
california and receiving in return
California pears.
A puma was killed near Maryport.
Fla, recently. His body was Gvo
feet in length.
Mr. Thcobali 1febrbaok, who was
recently found near Augusta with his
throat cut, is dead.
The Florida Baptist is the name Of
now religious journal just sta rted iu
Lake City, in the interest of the
Baptist Church.
Mr.. Edmund A Pendlston, former.
ly Of Virginia, but for many yenrs q
citizen Of Augusta, died on Monday,
aged eighty-two
VIM. II. Mallory, Of Pensacola,
was shot and killed by his partner In
mercantile business, in Galveston,
Texas, on tho 18th ult.
A murder occurred in Walton
county, Ga, on F.iday last (2lst.
A Mr.. Milton Stripger was killed by
a young Mr.. James Allcu. Whis-
key.
Wesley Buchanan, a notorious ne.
gro was captured in Gordon county.
Ca, aftor being shot by the Marshal.
He had onco escaped from Jail.
The bark Oneco, Savannah to
Callao, mysteriously caught era
among tho Cargo and was partly
acuttled. The fire was fortunately
extinguished.
! Col. William A. Reid, formerly
one Of the proprietors Of tho Macon
Telegraph, b has been sppeintod
Judge of the County Court of Putnam,
Ga.
Milledgeville has organized
Young Mems Christian Association.
Missionaries will soon he equipped
and sent to Atlanta, says the mis-.
ohievous Sayoonsh News.
A young man named Byington was
killed, and ono or two other pereops
seriously injured by the fall of a sonf.
fold recently n Stephens Pottery on
the Eutonton and Gordon Railroad.
Says the Macon Telegraph An
alteration occurred while the up
passenger train was at Wooten Sta.
tion, between Mr.. John Haley a. d
young msh named West, in Which the
formcr was shot and probably killed.
II .
| Niossrs, Clark aud Collins, for
SsYly Of Msrisnpa Fla, while passing
through. -, a. mans yard in Holmes
county, wore arrested and oom nitted
TO Jail on charge of cou.piring 10
kill an rob the aforesaid man. I'll,
prisoners Gay they we're goiug Gsl.
iog. ' - 49, ..
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Georgia News.

Mr.. Stephens was serenaded a day
or two ago.
An Atlanta thief stole two thou
! sand cigars.
The State Road i, using steel rails
around the depots.
The Catocsa Springs will be open
in time for the coming season.
A strike for All increase Of wages
is threatened OF the railroad shops in
Atlanta.
Advices from ali parts Of the State
are unfayoraole for tho early fruit
crop.
The Government buildings in At
lanta will be commenced at once.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad
has now above seventy engines in
working order, and thirty are first
class.
Frank Victory, aged fifteen years,
married Henrietta Hair, aged thirteen
in Columbus, on the 9th. She gain
cd her .E'st Victory at an early age.
Allen j. Jones, Book Keeper of
the Southern Bank of Georgia, left
SAvHnnah, in company with his wife,
:" Vii, hjs tSo.hrr on the line of
t&4 Noithca~t"ru n>iIroad iu South
''s'2ij"a. since leaving the depot of
};H r2,|, IL uA~ not been seen or
h""r,; from, a'.j mueu anxiety is felt
ry iiis lriru4>.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12

Mr.. J. NJ. Crockett, one Of tho
oldest and most respected citizens Of
Lancaster died at his residence in
that county, on Thursday morning, at
the advanced age of ~ years. He
had been a member Of the Presbyte.
rian Church fer fifty years.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12

To day Mark Twain 10 drolisr and
moro popular than ever. His lite,
rary as we'll as financial future ap-
pears to be established. Worth some
$4,000 himsolf, bis wifo has In hoS
own right property valued at $3.50,
600. If he were IN straightoned OR.
oumstances, ho could oasily clear
$4,000 year by leoturipg, and 90
it 10 useless to waste any further syass
patty on tho unfoftanste gnan.
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Aueiant RPeeBlss0nYv.

II 10 on record (Nisholas Stones
manuscript) that ST. Alban obtained
o charter for q Lodge in tho third
century Of the Christian Era. Still
later 40 bsvS record IL Geh6rsl AS.
sombly Of EugIish MssonsSss York,
in 026, when Psinos Edwin was .ohos.
sa Grand Master.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
WINNSBORO. S. c., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAR

scarcely had a respite since the event.
full firing upon Fort Sumter, in
April, 1861, to the present day My
services were then rendered and ac-
ccptod under the first call for troops
growing out of that event. did
not ask for place and position aud was
entirely without influence or tie ac-
quaintance Of persons Of in0ucncc,
but was was resolved to perform my
part in struggle threatening the
very existence If the nation. | per-
f,rmnd a Conscientious d1ty without
asking any promotion or command
and without rcycngeful feeling to-
wards any section or individual.
Notwithstanding this, throughout
the war, and from my candidacy for
my present Office in 1868. to the close
of the last Presidential campaign, I
have been the subject Of abuse aud
slander, scarcely ever equallca in
political history, which to-day, feel
that can afford to disregard in view
of you: verdict which | gratefully ac~
cept as my vindication.
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II is claimed that tin orc has been
discovered at Hendsl, Pike oouasa,
dnd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12

The nomination by the Democrats
Of ex-Governor English for Congress
III tho Connecticut First (Hawley's)
District means business. Last year
General 1iawley, Republican, was
elected +" I'll; the vacancy by 633 ma.
jori'y, General Grants majority be-
ing ,OOi.
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w Armorial Bearings Of tbs Ccosn~s
Tho cratts Of the waves.
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GlCanings.

The receipts from opium 10 India,
last year, were over eight million
pounds.
A Hungarian bandit has just mur-
dored his thirty fifth victim.
brigham Young's one hundred and
seventeen child has garrison 10 call
him blessed"
South Bend, Indians, annual y
ships from 5000 to 1000 wagons to
all parts Of the United States.
Seven thousand six hundred and
scvcnty.fv dollars, so far, have been
contributed toward tho Greeley
monument.
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Florida is shipping orungen to
California and receiving in return
California pears.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-04
PORT OF NEW YORK, SEPT. 8, 1873.
CLEARED.

oueenstowh-w Williams Gul i; '''''' ''''r''.
Steamship Russia tBr), Cook, Liverpool via Queenstown
Steamship Gaelic tBr), Jennings, Liverpool-J Hyde
Sparks
Steamship Lapland (Br). Jones' Bristol-E Morgans
Sons.
Steamship Pennsylvania Br,, Braes, Gasgow-Austin
steamship America GER, Bussns Bremen via South
and West Indies Steamship CO.
steamship Benefactor, Jones, Observation-Disclosures
Bark Eliza Evene (Br), Munroe, Belfast W Elwen
Bark Tritone tAus Cattarincich Cork or Falmouth
Bark Prindsesse Louise CNor), Frielle Queenstown
Falmouth-Tetens Bockmann.
BARK Angela QtaD, Corsango Queenstown for orders
Bark Lavinia, Dyer: Havre-Brett Son Co.
=, Bark Arnon (Nor), Gundissen, Hamburger Tobias
Brig Fido (Nor), Thorsen Plymouth-Tetcns q Book.
Brig Carrie Purinton, whittemore, Newry-Miller a
Brig Arrichino QtaD. Colona. Proteco-Funch, Edge
Brig Anna OBJ, Conncll Bahia-C II Trumbull
schr pra,re Bro (Br)' Rathbun' CORVALLIS and Wind
Schr Adelia (BrJ, Lockhart, wolfvie-D R De Wolf &
schr Ireland, Townsend, Port Royal-van Brunt
Bros
schr Laura Belle, Bayles, Baltimore-van Brunt 4
schr Ada Allen Dudy, Pcmbroke-Jed Frye Co.
schr Nellie Ten Clark lark B3stonmdcd Frye Co
schr S Thompson, sullock New Haven-Rackett
schr Flying Fish, selleck New Haven-Rackett 4 Bro
schr sae Burton, Burnley, Stamford-Stamord Manu-
featuring Co
Sloop Native Dehart, New Haven't W Jackson Co.
steamer ANNE, Steen, " wilmington. Del-A Abbott
=, Steamer Mayhower. Fults. Phiadelphia-W Clyde
Steamer Frank. Pierce, PHILADELPHIA
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Colonel q Il WINNER. Of Corsicana. ID. 4.
Taylor, Of JEFFERSON, was elected temporary
chairman, and W. B. sayres Of Bastre2 temlo'
rary secretary. The entire day was f6ecnpied in
organizing and appointing committees, anu the
Convention adjourned until nine A. M. tomorrow
: The contest for the Covernorshyp will be lively
Judge John Ireland, OF Segnini Judge Richard
Cooke OF Waco and Colonel G. III. Winkler OF Cor
sicana, are the most prominent candidates before
the Convention: Judge Ireland represents the
anti-rairoad subsidy party. The others con-
withdrawal OF J. W. Throckmorton the railroad in
terests have not brought forward any one to repre-
sent them. Ii Is feared however that they will
report at the proper time and create confusion in
the Convention. Both parties are canvassing to-
night The delegates VINO have arrived during the
day from the frontier counties have increased
Cookies vote. His friends are confident OF success.
The opposition to raroad subsidies is very strong
and bitter, and II railroad man receives the n0m
lnatiOn there WIN be q split
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ELECTIONS IN WYOMING TERRITORY.

SALT LAKE, Sept 3. 1873.
The elections yesterday IN Laramie county,
Wyoming Territory, for members Of the Legisla-
ture, passed or in quiet. The whole republican
ticket was elected, with the exception OF q men,
Der OF the Lower House.
A man named ]. J. McLernan was shot and in
stantly killed last night at the tie siding, near
Laramie City, by a man named J. w. Force, in q
quarrel about voting. Force acted entirely on the
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10 the seller. Il is not known yet how this rule
WIZ work with our brokers; but II, alter care
the Governing Committee WIN do so. The opinion
OF many Is that the new system Is to be inaugu-
rated for the sole purpose of breaking up "cor-
ners'' in stock; but glance at the way In which
corners are made should at once convince the
in that line OF business To make q corner man
must sell Short ana this he can do as readily II
settling days come twice month as II they came
twice year. The system Is simply an experiment,
and may or may not work.