The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-03-04

In most Of the Statos, there might
be some chunce Of redress. through
tho ballot. box. But here, again, the
Stato Government interposes an in
superable barrier. The elections arc
coud duoted by persons appointed in
the .intorcst of the officials, ard tho
returns arc under tho absolute con.
troll of the parties in power. Under
such circumstances. voting is form
and elections mookery.
Suffering under such grievances,
aud despairing of relief FROM this
government, your memorialists 'cof1e
respectfully to your honorable body
for reaSess. Tho xovern:tens which
thus oPpresses us was virtually es
tablishod by CongreSs and while ws
believe they did not foresec the evils
to which it has given rise, we canhot
doubt that they will assist id rcmov.
ing them so soon as they orc satisfied
OF their existence. All that we have
asserted is capable Of proof; but
knowing a. VIC do that the evils Of
which we complain arc certain in
their existence, and arc moro likely
to i9crea c ,han Simini>h, your mem
orelista most earnestly ask your aid
in providing the prcFcr remedy.
1000 crpics Of the memorial were
ordered printed, in form to receive
the signatures Of the members of tho
convention, and copies were ordered
to be sent to tho Governors Of the
several States, and nls" to tho Prcsi-
deut Of the Senate and Speaker Of
tho Honso Of Representatives Of
South Carolina.
Tho consultation room Of the Mas.
issippi Supreme Court must be o
lively place and witDo:ses some
high I'D scenes occasionally. The
Chief Justice and one Of his Associ-
a'es arc said to be on acrms the re-
verse Of good, and scene report ed
the other day etows tha, they mnri-
fest their dislike for each other in u
munncr extra judicial and not .sus-
tained by the highcs' authorities
1t was between Chief Justice Peytou
aud } udge T.rbcll, while they we're
consu it!Ag ovcra ca.o. The CT iof
Justice maas an exaspcra:ing rs mark
and Judge Ta' bell mae @ movement,
whereuron tho learned Chief Justice
drew his knifc and was abort to try
it's cutting quulitios on Tar5ell, WHOM
the third ltstigc intorfcrod and pre-.
vented hloo lshed. We have heard
Of casgs which were ,cided by n
"big ~ curgns knocking tho lesser
down. but the Mississippi style Of
putting Judicial knife into broth
e. Judge presumed to be .ome-
thing Of an innovation On the dignity
and deoorum of the Supreme Bench
Tho Vicksburg Herald reports the
facts.
LoNDoN, February 2S.-The trial
of the TIoaborna claimant, on charges
of perjury, committed during the
trial for possession of tho estate,
~; - IT, 49," - r"""-"ou upwards
of l3o days, VAS brought to close
this morning, aud resulted in tho con,
viction of the accused The jury,
after being out a chort timo brought
in verdict of guilty Of tho charge,
and the claimant was sentenced to
fourteen years peual servitude.
There is great excitement ovor the
verdict aud extras announcing it havo
bocn issued by tbs papers.
Richmond, Virginia, is about to be
gobbled up by gentleman in Miss.
issippi. Tho Louisville (Mis-is,ipp,)
Banner, of the llth. ins tant, Va
"Our old friaud, Colonel ". S. Boil.
ing, Informs US tina; no has RECEIVED
lcttor from his attorney, in which
he states that thsrc can be no doubt
but that the Colonel will recover the
owncrsh;p to rcsrly one half Of the
city of Richmond, Virginia.. If he
gains tho suit ho will bo worth more
than tan millions Of dollars.' Colo.
nc. " illiam s. Boiling is tho Mayor
OF The little town Of Loui,tilio Miss.
issippi.
The Massachusetts, legislature has
| had l;s attentiun attracted to the
low phySica condition Of tho chill.
d'vi! and girls employed in tLe mil.
IN that state, nld to omcay it ha.
jn>t passed II Lao fordidding tho ell.
ployMent byany~ manufacturing. cor,
Poratlon of women; or rchildren under
iS Je"ss of"se moro than sixty hour.
IN any one woek. Sixty hU,,rs a
week ia ten hours day. The Massa.
chusetts task. masters must be an
lnsatiablo set, if they cannot be salts.
lied with that much labor from these
tender cmblcyes.
E Professor of Felony was reoont
~ arrested in Cincinnati. His name
was John Carney, and a manuscript
was t?u9d en- him entitled q "Lcc~
ture to Thieves" with schedule of