The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-29
Newspaper Enterprise Extraordinary.


Carorado Herald had occasion to
leave town for a few days, and en-.
trusted his organ to the care of a
Novice in Journalism. instructing him
to pilo it on as thick as he could
whenever he had chance to advor-
tise the Herald. He then went away
and the following night his wife died
very sud denly. This is how the
assistant editor mentioned tho cir.
oumstances:
GONE, Dur NOT FoRGoTTEN.-We.
are compelled this morning to per-
form duty which is peculiarly pain.
,ful to the able assistant .sditor who
has been engaged on this paper at an /,
enormous expense, in accordance, with
our determination to make the Her.
aid first class journal. Last night
d,ath unexpectedly snatohed away
from our domestic hearth (the best
are advertised under the head. of:
stoves and furnaces, upon our first
page), Mrs. Agatha P. Burns, wife of
Rufus P. Burns, the gentle
editor Of the Herald. Germs, three.
dollars year, invariably in ad-:
.vance). A kind mother and exem,
plary wife. Coffee over Coleman's
grocery, up two flights of stairs;
knock hard:) "We shall miss thee
mother, wc shall miss thee" (Job
printing solicited.) Funeral at 4.30'
O'CLOCK from the house just across the
street from the Herald office. TAD.
vertisements inserted for ten cents
per square). But his efforts were
not appreciated, and we relate the
SEQUEL of the story with sorrow The
editor arrived homa. that day at
noon. Slowly and sadly he was OBJ.
served to arm himself with double.
barrelled fowling piece, into which
he inserted about two pounds and a
half of bullets. He marched over to
tho office, followed by an immense
crowd. The assistant editor was bu.
BY in painting big pla6aird to be
tackled on the hearsc. 1t bore the
legend, "Buy your coffin of Simms,
over the Herald Office" The as.
sistant editor cast his eye around
and perceived his chief. Care sat
upon that wan cheek, and thunder
clothed his brow. lie leveled his
gun. The assistant did not wait,
With one wild and awful yell he
jumped from the second story winr
dow, and struck out for tho golden
shores of the Pacific. It is believed
he subsequently,. swan over to China.
The --latest General Cop News-f}risht
prOspCCtS.
A loading firm in the cotton bust.
moss in this oity received yesterday
the. following ahswera TO teleRra ms
sent to the several Southern cotton
centres, asking for the latest and
most reliable information regarding
the. growing crop Of cotton. The
telegraphi0 answers are all dated
July 23d, and are from the most
prominent and trustworthy merchants
in the cities named; therefore they
can bo relied on as being correct ii
all thcir details:
Nontgomery-Weaather favorable;
ciop fruiting we'll; prospects best
since the war no worms Or other
disaster from any quarter. .., ,.... ,... :.
Mobile-Worms reported in small
numbers in middle Alabama no
damage yet; prospects GENERALLY
favorable I; weather seasonab1e. l. ~
Memphis,-No worm or insects in
Memphis district, rather dry. Crop
promising. ,n'r a.H :
New 6rleans-No damage from
worms or bad weather yet--prospeots
apparently favorable: - ,,'," '",''
Galvestoli--.Too i. tich rain in the
coast belt for fifty miles uupp-worms
have Appeared there. No harm done
yet but will be.ealess dry Weather
sets in at once. balance Of tho stato
has best prospect for ton years, no
worms, good sta nds, healthy growth.
clean fields and lager blantiDg.. -
Selma Worms have appeared, no
damage yotT5plantsrst preparing to
kill thom with Paris Green and other
poison. ;alGo ~oia.f@" !
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