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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-19

THE De3aocrM is riled at our
criticism Of its demagogic motto !;
whereat we are not surprised, 1t
was not our intention to be person.
ally disrespectful to the editors Of
the Democr0 and regret that they
should so have accepted it. AS a
public newspaper, open to criticism,
we wrote OF our nejghbor, and its
motto we condemn as an illusory
apholism because, we regard abso-
lutte free trade as on impracticability,
and american farmers rights 50
well secured as to need no champion
The UaHocrH saws, ''having known
the editor of the TRIBUNE for many
years, we believe him to be a man
who acts from principle but we
must say, with q majority of his
readers. that - an editor he is q
failure" If majority of our rea-
ders regard Us as failure cditoli-
ally, it was unkind Of them to go
sad tell the DeDtocrlt 50, and we
eaa hardly believe they did it; yet
how could the Ueaqrrat kuow our
readers thoughts unless they told
them! Why the TGIBUNE should
have 100 more subscribers IN dem
ocratic Mineral Point than the
democratic organ, vhile . majority
of our readers think rs a failure as
an editor, is another mystery which
our neighbor ought 70 explain.
Fnu Drn,,,a IL, (fl,n, /f4,,.tgs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-19

YESTERDAY was the first day of
Lent. For forty days good church
people must forego dancing and
some other amusments.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-19

New GRANGE.-A farmers grange
was organized by John c. Martin,
Deputy, in the city of Mineral Point
on Saturday, Feb. l4th, 1874, at the
City Hall, and the following officers
yunra plnotn1
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
Tao French Assembly.

Mahy people read tho telegrnphed
reports of proceedings in the Fronch
Assembly and become topelessly con
fused when the dispatches arc talking
about the Loft, the Right, tho Coulter
and the left Center: By reference
to the following explanation they
may be able to acquire some knowl
edge of what is going on in that cx.
traordinatb body.
The Lett is composed of the, Re
publicahs, Of whom Leon Gambetta
and Jules Favre arb lenders.
The extreme Left is Radical Re.
Republican, or Communist.
The Left Center is made UP OF tho
Cbnsersatite nepublicshs--th6 ihen
who are willing to scoept . republis
as the practicable forth Of govern.
ment: Theirs and Casimer Periero
are leaders in this branch Of the As.
Tho hight il oSmtbsed Of shs
Logitimists or Botrbons--tho Ultra
divine ri ght, white-a.g, ChnmBord
monarchists: ...
The Right Center represents the
ConsStSativB Monafchists, or Orlesn:
lists; who favor constitutional ihon.
arch5 Of a cotlsersati4e typo.
Tho Bonapartists, are gsnGtally
classified with tho K1glitJ but there
are buly about futty:Rvo or fifty of
them:
The aepatiss comprising The As;
senbly hdmbor seven ,huhdfsa xna
thirty.eight, seven hundred and
twenty-three Of whotit are elected ia
Fratlce and fiftesn III Tho Frencl
colonies:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
Gcrrymandering tho Congressional Dis
.......... triCt.

We made a brief allusion last
week to the recent arrangement of
the Third Congressional District, by
which Richland County is put in
with Newberry, Abboyille, Laurens.
Anderson, Pickcns and Oconcc,
when it docs not join either Of these
Counties. This unprecedented action
of, tho Legislature must surely meet
With the indignant condemnation of
eve"y honest and fair-minded citiz IN
Of course, it was intended to secure
political ends by this absurd divis.
ion of the State. But is the present
arrangement legal, aud likely to
stand the test Of scrutiny? Could an
opposition candidate, elected by the
remaining counties, obtain the seat
at Washington, on the ground that
Richland County is not contiguous to
any part Of the district ? We are
not certain that the Gerr, Wandering
practiced upon the people of South
Carolina will be sustained by Con-
gross, and hence we renew the sug.
gestion that the present arrange
ment is illgal and untenable. The
voting population of this Congress.
sionnl District including RichIand
County, gives the oolored people IL
majority of 1890 votes, while the
whites fave a majority Of 500 votes,
If We exclude R,chland. The slight
indifference in strength between the
races ought to induce an effort t,
elect a member of Congress from this
District, who would truly represent
he tax-paying and pr1perty-holding
citizens. Tho presence Of such
man in Washington would prove an
inestimable blessing to the State
and when the proper time arrives,
we trust the couservn tive voters of
the Third Congressional District will
select one of their ablest leaders for
this position.-Anderson Mtchiyen
coy
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
No Negroes TO Dc Hinged Under dov:
Ames

AS We expected, Gotetnur Amds
has commut cd the sehtcuco of John
Anderson; of CoffccviIle, to imprisoh.
ment in the Pcni,cntlary for life.
This g>cs to further prove that Ames
will not allow negro to be hung in
this State. There is no doubt but
he will also commute tho senten5e of
Henry Patrick, the Entetpriso muir
dorer. IF no does, we hope the peo-
pie of Clark county; deailing to see
criminals punished iii accordt d 50
with the crimes they commit, will
take him from tho Jail and hang hin
publicly. The public must resolve 10
deal with murderers outside IF tho
court room. If man co,hmits d
deed of murder, and the fact of lis
guilt can be clearly established, hang
him to the nearest tree. This II
advice wo would not thihk Of giving
if such thing as hanging a orimifial
by law were possible undor Amee'
administration. .-NeWton (Miss. led.
ger.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
Singular.

A gentleman living in this c6uH "
says that, week or two ago, he
found on his farm partridge nest
which had init two partridge eggs
and one hon egg., Flo left it undis.
turbed, and going back a few days
afterwards, found that the old par.
fridge had hatched out the hen egg
and was, marching around with q
young chicken for whom she was per.
forming Ill the functions IF mo tier.
Wen put d" Mecklenburg> county
against the world fot ouriohs birds
End. animals.-AO Observer. IL. n.., !,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
The Retirement Of q CsieSrrted Ra,er.

The Turf, Field and Farm eays
"Chamberlain's True Bluo is back in
his stable at long Branch, d hopeless
cripple. This time last year high
hopes wete entertained of him, and
some of the hopes &ere realised. On
the 30th pfJuly, be ran, at Saratoga
his celebrated two miles in 3.32j
beating Mate, Hubbard, Joe Daniels,
John Mccormack, tho Nurse and
Boss Tweed. In the f9ur.Mile heat
raoe at Baltimore, October 25, he
distanced Harry Basset III 7.49, and
then was sent with his trium phant
colors to the Pacific coast. Novem.
Der 5, he started in The MON 6rab lo
$2o,O0o rASe at Ocean View Park,
San Francisco, with Thad. Stevens,
Joe Daniels and Mamie Hall. True
Blue lost the first heat, but won the
second, and then looked n viotor.-
But fl tho third heat he WAS out
down and lod d cripple from the
track. HE injury was severe, but it
was thought at the time that it would
not bring his turf ooreer TO o close.
Mouths, however, have passed, aud
True Blue will never again partioi.
pate in tho excitoMShtb Of thS
COURSE"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
COlOrcd congressman.

The Baltimore Gazette has this
editorial paragraph: "Of tho six
negroes in Congress-, says the World
only one excited any notice during
the session just closed-]Elliott, OF
South Carolina-and he ouly because
of single speech, which was sup,
posed to be remarkable because it
did emanate from negro. That
Elliott recitcd q speech in the House
Is true. Whether it was tho product
of his own brain is quite another mat.
ter. Senator Norwood, of Georgi,,
in his speech on the Civil Rights
bill, asserted that the speech deliv-
cred hy Elliott was written for him
and that the name of the author was
quite current at tho Capitol. He
challenged denial, but every Senator
sat mute."
Toere is truth iu tho following ex.
tract from paper read by Howard
Owen, of the Kenncbec Journal, be
fore the recent annual meeting of the
Association Of Maino Editors and
Publishers:
"Thero are small county papers
running along on few hundreds
clrculation--not reaching thousand
whose value rs advertising medi-
ums could not be made up by two or
three thousands in the circulation of
tho larger papers. They are the
lone, hresi papers Of the people;
to be read and re-rcad by their local
pau observation-disclosures and all. The
advertisement itself, though it may
be foreign, becomes localized by ap-
pearing in the colums of the local
paper-iuSt as strange child is
adopted into family, and is soon
loved us one of the children. The
sa me advertisement that seems to
possess so much interest in the local
pal er, may be simply glanced at as it
comes TO the home in the columns OF
the general newspaper of wide circu~
latiou.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15


A careful examination has been
made by Prof. Hayes, Of the chnrao.
tor Of deposits in boiler Auos. As
described In the American Chemist,
these deposits he fnds to be of two
kinds, both of which nre capable of
oorroding the iron rapidly, especially
when the boilers arc heated and in
operation. The most common one
consists Of soot--nearly pure carbon
saturated with pyroligneous aoid,
and contains q large proportion of
iron if the deposits an old one, or
very little iron if it has been rec hk-
iy formed. Tho other has n basis of
SCOT and fue coal ashes, filed with
sulphur aoids, and containing more or
less iron, the quality depending on
tho age of the deposit. Prof Hayes
asserts that the pyroligneous DEP
its are always oocasioned by want Of
judgment in kindling and managing
the fires that is, tho boilers being
cold the fires are generally started
with wood, pyroligneous acid then
distills over tho tubes, and collecting
with the SCOT already there forms tho
nucleus for the deposits, which soon be.
come permanent, aud more dangerous
every time wood is used in the fire.
place afterward. The sulphur aoid
deposits derive their acids from the
Goals used, but the basie material,
holding these aoids, is at first ooca.
stoned by cleaning or shaking tho
CRATES soon after adding fresh charges
of coal. Fine ashes are thus driven
into the flues ut the opportuno mo-
ment for them to become absorbents
for the sulphur compounds distilling
from the GOALS, md the IRON corrodes
rapidly aftor tho formation Of these
deposits.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
- . o 0 o.
4 Thsot5.

4 Berlih lgttet to the CIioaso
Tribune declares that Bism arck fears
the ruin of Prussia will come ffom
the Crown:Princs's narAlage with Oh
English Prinoess. The cIlldren Of
the Ctown.Prinoe arS rather ri6kety,
and this is attributed TO biS marriage
to q member of the most degeherated
Royal family of Edrope-a family,
which, ftoui CONSTANT inter marriages
Of cousins has supplied the tbrBne
with sevefsl hslf-witted members,
and is CURSED with diseases which o
such violation ofNatdre's laws gen.
crafty entails!
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

An Augusta (Ga.) paper says {:
"The Augusta factory makes its an.
tual showing. Thepast year has not
boon very prosperous. The, factory
is Il wonderful example of what
Southern manufactures may do.
Only 100000 capital - stock was
evcrpsid in. Dividends lamouhtipg
to 1886, 600 has boon paid rout since
the war, and tho property is worth
now $1,000, 900 and has $3.50 900
surplus in bank ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
Getting Polite.

"It is said that DR.. Mary Walker
now carries pistol for newspaper
mon. We have always spoken of that
beautiful and accomplished physician
with the highest respect. ."-LoutsviNe
Co,wier~Journ07.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
H. n,as,,o u II, Rnoura1os q

Gen. Gustave p. r. Beauregard
of New Orleans; has received fro m
the Argentine Republic Of South
America tho appointment Of eifisf en-.
gineer Of that country, withthe h&ffd-
some salary of $25,000 Ia gold per
annum. Ho will have charge Of tho
section of defensive works, and be-.
sides superintend tho exploration of
tae river Platte.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

Tho following gcntlemori havc
been elected officers ofa sabre club
at Camden Prcsident-Col. E. NJ.
Boykin; ); first vico.president-Maj.
Il. y. Cantey second vice-president
DR.: A. A. Moore /; third vice-presi
dont-H. G.: Salmond secretary and
treasuror-Maj. j.. E. Sill.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

4 correspondent Of tho Louisville
Courier Journal notes, the s'curjous
fact" that during the month of May
wo had two full moons. He asks,
whom did chat ocodr before In May or
any other month, and when will it b6
be again in May or any other
month";" d.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

New OnLEAks, July 2,--The fol.
lowing is summary Of the Exohauge
crop report TO June 80:

lowing is summary Of the Exohaugt
crop report to June 80:
MISSISSIPPI.
Mississippi reports from forty-fou,
counties decrease Of acreage OF
seven per cent. and q fair Average
stand. Tho crop is three weeks be.
hind last year, remarkably clean
though small and backward. 1,abo,
IS satisfactory. ...
LOUISIANA. .s,.
tn louisiana twehty.bjs pntishee
reported the acreage decreased twen:
ty per cent. The weather has been
less favorable than last year. There
is an average stand, aHd tho coudi-
tion of tho plant is gsGefally good
and promising, though tireS VI eks
later. There is no complaint OF Ia.
Dor. 90
in Texas forty-five counties re-
ported the acreage inoreased an
average of Is per cent. and the
stand good two weeks later planted
than last year, but in fine growing
condition, free from grass. Labor
is good.
In Arkansas twenty-five counties
reported the acreage decreased 8 per
cent. The woather has been less
favor,ble. The stand is better than
last year, though three weeks back.
ward. Labor is efficient.
TENNESSEE.
In Tennessee twepty.four counties
reported the acreage decreased 81
per cent. Tho weather has been
less favorable. The stand is fair and
,he crop clean, but small, being two
weeks later than last season. Labor
is about the same.
ALABAMA.
In, Alabama twenty~soven counties
reported the acreage decreased six
teen per cent. Late replan.ed
looks better than tho old cot tton.
The crop is somewhat later and
generally cleaner than evor before,
aud is growing rapidly. Labor was
never letter. -
NORTH CAROLINA,
In North Carolina forty.one coun.
ties reported the weather less favora.
bic. The acreage is decreased nine
teen per cent. Planting was two or
three weeks later, but there is fair
average stand. The crop is clean,
healthy. and growing finely, though
small and backward. The deoreas 10
IN the use of fertilizers is forty per
cent.
soU-H CAROLINA.
In South Carolina twenty.one coun.
ties reported the acreage decreased
II per cent. The weather was un.
favorable 20 the middle of May, but
has been more favorable since. Re.
planting has given fair average
stand. The plant is small, but the
condition is good. The crop is clean
and growing we'll. Labor is cuff.
cicnt. The decrease in the use of
fertilizers is 33 per cent.
GEORGIA.
In Georgia sixty-ninc counties re.
ported the dccrease Of acreage 10
per cent. The weather has been
favorable. The stand and condition
is good aud the crop is growing 6ncly
though small--being ten days later
than lus, year. habot is good. The
Use Of fertilizers has decreased 80
per cent, as compared with last
year.
FLORIDA.
In Florida the reports are meagre.
The acreage is aaid to have decreased
four Ier cent. The stand is g2od
and the condition very fine The
crop is clean and growing we'll, be-
ing ono week earlier than last year:
No COMPLAINT is mado of labor:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

John 'Drayton Cresw III, who own.
cd and lived on tho Widow Sproull's
place, in Barlow cou .ty, was mur.
dered at 81 O'Clock last Saturday
night in his front yard, by Swede
named ,Conrad. y, Tho following are
tho particulars aswe get them froih
a reliable source:
This man Conrad had lived on the
place one or two years while it, was
carried on by. Mr.aSheats,, md now
lives near by. Some time th is lsst
Spring. Mr.. 'reSwell employed him
to clean out or repair his well L, nd er
n contract to do the work for five
dollars-onc-lialf cash aud balaucc
in the Fall, or after the werk had
been tested. Soon after the work
was done, Mr.. q. paid him two dol.
lars AND q half,>as agreed.
Last Saturday night, at about eight
O'Clock, Conrad. came to Mr.. Cres'
wells house and demanded the bal.
ance of the pay for work on the we'll,
either In cash or wheat. Mr.. Cres-
we'll told him it was not duo till Fall,
and he would not pay It until due.
Conrad used abusive aud insulting
language, and MIR. Creswell ordered
him out out Of the house. He went
rather reluctantly, and Mr.. 9. follow
ed him to the front yard gate. What
words passed between the parties at
the gate is not known.
About half-past eight, a negro
living III the yard by the name of
Sheriff heard MIR. Creswcll COLL twice
for help. He FASTENED to him, and
thinks he was dead when he got there.
lie called another negro, named An
derson, and got n light as soon lie
could, and when the lig ht came he
was certainly dead.
The appearances were that Mr..
Frcswell started to run to tho house
from the gate, and was Knocked down
with heavy rock, being hit on the
back of his head and thcu stabbed to
the heart with knife.
He was carried into the house and
laid on sofa, and Col. Henry Styles
the nearest neighbor-was inmc-
diateIy sent for. When Col. Styles
arrived he found Mr.. Creswell's life~
less body !yirg on the sofe, and his
wife having falnted-lying insensible
on the floor. .'.
Conrad made his escape and had
not been arrested up to last accounts.
MIR. Crcswell was about 35 years of
age, formerly of Edgefield District,
5. e., aud was q man Of great energy
and enterprise, and had many friends
in Shbitssssetion! rZg*.F gsS, efxaa.g$
Some years ago lie married Miss
Fannio Pearaon,a most ,estimable
lady of this $city. II : a. E;;i'cSs,s<.
TheStbereaved3 fa;milgs and. friends
have the deepest SYMPATHY of:fthis
cntifeseolnnmuality.- Ro,ae gousisr.i
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

The majority for . CohstitatiSpol
Convention in Arkansas Is estimated
at 5000:
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

An improved sounding machine
has been constructed, aud its adapta-
t'on to the purpose pronounced su-
pcrior to that Of any other now in
use. The plan is to have six fiat
boats, attached to large boat in the
censre, which are towcd to the place
where soundings are to be make.
They arc joined togcthor by bridge,
to which are attac he'd ten poles, each
twelve feet long, and placed eight
feet apart. The soundings are made
by the poles, which are driven down
10y steam. Immediately upon stril- -
ing the bottom. the poles spring up
again, and indicate by figures the
depth of the water, these figures be-
ing taken down by man in the
Office on the centre boat. is al
le!cd that by this method sixty
soundings can be taken in moment
and all more accurate than by the old
method.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15
Governor kcmpcr.

Gov. Kcmper, Of Virginia. has
written long letter in answer to the
"Wedderburu Ga$co." He explains
his policy with regard to Grant and
third term. While he does not favor
a third term per sc, he can conceive
of worse things and bitterer alterna-
tivrs. He concludes as foll"ws:
AS to the Federal Executive hoad
| shall render him, not factious hos
tility, but fair and uuprejudiocd
Judgment. For the sake of ourselves
and the whole country. shall rejoice
If he so emulate the example of
Washington ); if he so aid in restoring
the landmarks of the Constitution,
lately overthrow by tho violence Of
arms ;if he so respect the right of
thoi State and the people to self
government, as to command our uni.
ted aud hearty support of the whole
OF his future administration. So far
as his influence has saved us from
the degradation Of test. oath and civil
rights laws so far as he has abtai:-
ed from exercising the centralizing
and dangerous powers of tho enforce.
tnent act, he is entitled to our graft
tudc and support. But emphati-
cally dc not endorse great part of
his policy in respect to o national
currency; and he adopts, as rule of
his administration, such ihtetmed-
ding in local affairs as that jnst re
sorted to at Petersburg by the Attor
ney. General tf the United States,
thon he will establish between us
and himself n gulf as i.npassablo az
that which separates good from evil
in another life"
Well and boldly said. We have
faith in Kemper. He has shown him
self to be an upright Governor and a
sensible man.
The tests made by the Tn g1ish
Government with the newly inv ented
freproof powder chests, are said
by Dipgler's Journal to have shown
very satisfactory results. These
chests are described as being similar
to the ordinary fireproof safes, with
unusually thick walls, composed of
four-inoh chambers filled with saw
dust and alum. On exposure to heat
tbe alum melts, and the tifty-two per
cent. of water it contains escapes
into the powder chest through small
openings, and prevents the explosion
of the powder. The safes were
placed, during the tests in question,
in separate furnaces, and after being
heated Intensely for six hours, the
powder in two of them, on examina-
ton, was found unaffected. tho
chests themselves appearing in good
condition, and registering therI
| nom ctcr indicating a maximum heat
of 2l0 deg: Some additional chests
were also heated to a still intenscr
temperature, without any damaging
result.
|
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15


Mr%Glaisber, tho wen: known 56,c.
tcorologist,% states tie remarkable
fact that at t@enty.two feet elevation
the ponthly1mepn:t tenn peraturei of'A,e
air ishighsf Gan' at foGrs feet atall
hours of the day and night in Janua-
ry, February, November and Deceh,.;
ber, in the afternoon, and during tile
night hours 10 the ,months,o March,
April, August, Septombor, and lOotoo
Der and in the evening hours Sa1dl
during the night in the mouths Of
May, June, and July. He, also finds
that the mean monthly TEN peraturo,
Of the air at twenty-five feet and at.
fifty feet is higher during tho even:
ing and night hours through tho year;
than at the height Of four feet, aud,
also higher night and, day during
the winter months. . H"'l @'l'H '".'"''.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-15

The reformed Presbyterian Synod
Of Philadelphia declared thcms elves
set OF asses by resolving against
taking into. the membership of their
church Patacns Of llusbandry, or any
person belonging to secret ordcr.--
Were the fool-killer to stop awhile
Mt Philadelphia, the uudcrtakers
there would bc kept busy in putting
from sight d race Of bigots. Farmer
md Mechanic.
"My dear toy" said fond aunt
to very fast:livlng mel hew, "don't
youknow that in leading this irregu..
lar life you are shortening your
days % It's quito possible that 1
may he shortening my days, but then
look how I lengthen my nights" wa 4
tho cocl reply.
DR.. Robert Iaild Collier has been
looking over tho original manuscript
journals and account books of 10 n
Wesley. He found that when Wes-
Icy was at College, at the age Of twen-
ty.sevon, he spont hundred pounds
ycar. Among the items Of expen-
diture were "beer," "tobacco," and
"lost at cards." DR.. Collier states
that at this time Wesley was mem.
bor of the "Holy Club" but it can
hardly bo supposed that such strange
expenses were incurred at any time
of it's meetings. If Dr. Collier has
made any error in these statements,
he will probably hear from somo one
of his old friends, including Bishop
| Gilbert Haven. Christian Union.