The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-09-16

i LEGENDARY SPEECH OF JUNE Mon
LEY.-Juno Mobloy was in Winns-
boro during tho meeting of tho con.
vention, and made an incendiary
| speech Thursday. He is reported as
having told his hearers 20 put no
| white man in office, to place colored
men in every vacant Office this year,
and next timo to I'LL all the rest,
from Sheriff, down. The people of
Fairfield are behind tho, rest of the
State, in having white officials. TO
a question, elbow can we get along
this way p he said, "Thcrc arc a
| plenty of white Gcn who will work
as clerks. | am Auditor of Union,
and that's the way do. You, have
q Sheriff and Deputy in Fairfield,
both white. Ls there no ono If
your own color brave enough to make
arrests :" He wanted an out aud
out black government. Aud yet the
whites are tho ones, says Pett. fson,
who incite race prejudiccs.
| The STATE CoNvEETIoN.-Tho
radical Gubcrnatorial Convention
met on Tuesday in Columbia. Dele
gates present from every county.
Six counties sent conSesting dele
gates. r. b. Elliott oallcd Tho con-
vontion to order. A temporary or
ganization was effected by the cleo
tion of 9. NJ. Wilder, Che eolored
postin astcr of Columbia, oyer Elliott,
by vote of SO to 8s. Elliott rcprs.
resented the Chamberlain ring.
Wilder was elected by those dole.
gatea not pledged to any candidate.
A lohg wranglc ensued over tho ap-
pointment of a committee on credcn.
tials, pending WHICH, tho convention
adjourned till 10 a. ~, Wednesday.
The meeting. was characterized Ly
scenes. Of violence. Cha ~ berlain's
friends were depre.aed by the oppo-
sition shown TO him.
! SUNDAf ScnooL Pic Nic.-On
Tuesday, the teachers and children
of the different Sunday Schools had
n, pic mic in tho woods in rear Of tLc
Presbyterian Church. At an early
hour the little folks, attended by
their teachers and friends, collected
at the appointed place, and gave
ttemseltes up to pl oasuro. Swings
and t'Aying jinnies" had been put up
for the sEoallcr children, while lie
older people amused themselves with
eroquet and other .ganio.. The
scholars sang several of their hymns
with spiriS, after which all repaired
TO the tables where q bountiful re-
past bad been spread. The band
discoursed sweet music. A game Of
base ball was made uo later IN the
1 afternoon.
The Childreh had a delightful
time.
| We regret that by our mistake a
general invitation to the public was
not given previous to the pic mic.
l FANCY FAMILY GRooERY.-We arc
gratified in being able to refer our
readers to the advertisement of our
old and tespected Merchant James
II. Aiken, who after mercantile
experience Of some Forty reurs has
opened what has long, been o dssidora-
,um 50 the Boro.' viz: afr5t class
Family Grocery" in connection with
which, will also be found every thing
desired for the plantation; from a
corn cob to saw mill, or even a
, steam cngiue if necessafy- We are
. pleased to know, that during tho
:; season, families can be supplied with
every thing, or any thing, in the cate
J. ing: limo that can desired. Mr.. A.
>, will also continue tic business of
o purchasing cotton, and We are in.
s formed, will make advances on cot,
ton, to bo held until next April f
: necessary.
The best feature in the ADVERTISE
ment il our opinion ls-that che
does not profess to undersoll any
respectable merchant" BY doing only
what will secure fair and honest
business, con the SQUARE" Hia in
tegrity and past experience Should
certaifily command for Ilm, liberal
share of patronage which we trust he
: may .recei9e, as for this local, it was
\ not solicited, but, our ty pc-stickers
- will take pay in sundry good things
,, , -"st Sight.
a IMPORTANT TO rAxrAYERs. The
- Board Of Equalization meets on l Otl
September, and will continue IN
W session about twenty days. Al
II persons Whose returns we're raised
Of were ordered TO appear on the loth
Ic This WAS an absurd order, as i
Of would result in causing several hun