The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-14


arrested on warrant taken out BY
Treasurer Cardoka before Justice
Mackey on the charge of embezzle.
ment! The offense to which he plead
guilty was that Of not ma aking monthly
returns.
sW~ Our friend Sclby Of the
Columbia Phoenix has got his foot
into the radical party, (it is a huge
one) and We fear It will be some
time before he gets it out if such
cards rs he has been writing is to do
the job,
w. a rif1e club was formed q fc "
days ago about seven miles southwest
of Winnsboro, and is known as the
sGrcen Briar Rife Club" Tho fol.
10 wing officers wero elected.
President-T. ". Woodward.
Vice Presidents.-A. P. Irby, w.
p. Broom, N. G. Robertson.
eB" We call pertt1ular attention
Of the tax unions to the formation Of
rosters. 1t is very important to ob
tain complete census of every voter
in the county so that the relative
strength of the parties may bo exact
ly known. In this way any illegal
voting can tc detected and speedily
punished under the U. S. laws.
LATE CorToN.-Partios who pro-
missed 10 pay us as sovn MS they sold
cotton, h,ve not o,me up to the
"scratch.H They say their cotton is
slow opening, We thiuk so too, md
we also thtuk their tale is a little
"too thin" We don't like to press
those gentlemen whose cotton has not
op ened, but we want our money end
must have it.
6T George Alfred Townsend, o
newspaper correspondent of oonsid.
cradle celebrity, md the correspon.
dent who went for Bcccher in the
Chicago Tribune, was in Columbia
during tho meetin Z Of the convention
as a reporter of the Now York
Het~id. le wns completely dis.
disgusted with Whit lie baw Of radi.
ealism: :. ::
NorIcR.-\ meeting of the County
Uuion will be held in Winn.boto at
10 O'Clock A.. NJ, and an adjourned
'seeting Of the mass meeting at l2
NJ , on Monday, the 10Th in t.nt:
All citizens interested in the
cause of honest government are earn
estly requested tu DO present as tho
programme of tho cathpaign will be
mapped out.
LOCAL PoLITlcs. radicals
had primary elections at all tho pre-.
cints in the County on. Saturday.
We ha7e beard the RESULTS from
some. At Wihhsboro, the Jackson
Creek crowd famed out the town.
eleoting sixteen out Of eightee n
delegates. Jacobs Was defeated BY
three votes for delegate from
Winnsbtro, but claims some tf the
delegates elected.
W Officer Murphy received n
disputch last Sunday from Bingen,
Bingham & Co., Of Savannah, Ca, to
arrest Barney Simmons, charged with
gtend larceny, Who was On the
northern bound train of that day.
The train was searched with the ex-
ception Of one Of the saloons which
was fastened on tho inside aud con.
tained n man who is supposed to be
the thief. Tho conductor, Capt.
Clarksou did not detain the train
long enough to allow tire police to
find out who tho man wns: Conse
quently Sim mons goes free.
ELECTION MHNAonRs--Tke Board
Of Election Commissioners for this
County mes on Thursday for the
purpose Of appointing Managers for
The diferens precincts: Mr.. L. W.
Duvall was elected Chairman and
Mr.. John A. Fraser Clerk: The
Managers selected to conduct the
election at this precinct are II. j.
Elliott, i. G. Mclaughlin, and John
y. Smart. The same points were
designated as polling places as have
existed heretofore. Wo hav seer
the complete list Of Managers, and
are sure that they are such as viii
give satisfaction to all parties. w
feel confident that the election vii