The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-04-22

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naceous bNdsSEgree not affected by
stryehnina aud that hawks can bo
killed by ;fsediog ,ehiekons on this
poison. Tho theory is.,hat tho chick.
ell wou't be, e,hurt,,bat Il; a hawk ea ts
Que, 1t dies Immediately. A poultry
Raiser trisd the sex pertnleut with dis.
tlugulshed success, Sixteen dead
chickens and no dead Hawk attebted
tho value .Sf, tlsafeoipe. ,.,.t
M1ral-DOn't foSd chickens one
j., , '7-- :, ~. ~
DnowhEb III THE sTREErs. IVY @
learn from a-priva,o, u letter that. du-
ring the, rain storm Which recently
passed over US, II lid while playing
uear sewer III tho Streets of Golum-
bus Georgia, was drawn in aud dio iow.,.
cd before aid cYalGbs lendered.s 4
colo'ad man woRiiE on the sewer
was also carrie! in hy the force OF IL
culrent and drowGtd. Another
colorcd maH working i'll. u, brisk yard
was drowned, but alIcrward resus :i,a.
ted. a raiu fall Of this kind wrs
never seen Gcforc. aud resembled u
water SPOUT. The Crops wcro badly
do"'agvd and Fcrtiliz,:is we're washoI
AWAY, together with the top BOIL of
inauy plantations.
PETIT JURons The following is
list of the Petit Jurors drawn for
tho May term o. court, 1874:
"A. +. Arledge, Nathan Blake (colo
tedl Fred Copcs, w. N. Chandler,
john 8. Cathcart. J. I. Dawkins, r.
=. Ellison, Jr., John W. Eyans, D.
Il. Flchuiken,, Ben, Jennings (color-
ed) Harry Hrri ison (cplor ed James W
Law, a.. W:Ladd;:t John isenhower.
h'chard Matchett, R.usou Hill Tool
orsu) Join Lse (oc'or.:d) J,hn Tay-
It.. !"r' lre"mus P'pe,. p NJ. Spence,
;lb"'nas Osfesby (colored, Il. X.
lt"tertSon, Primus Thomp>o son &c D.
ored) Joseph Thompsoii {colored>
John K Smith, ,MiesjAh Picket (col.
"red) W. G. Ratb, A. NJ. Tins,
J"hn Kenuedy, John NIahon, r. NJ,
"bert, Thouas McNuul (coloredj
Henry Helms, Abram Monroe (coi.
",ed) Hugh Ro ertson (coloreuN
iie4ry Weldon (colorsd.) 4, 4
6t- We wore misiuformcd IN 70.
gard to the election of Council in our
sister town, Blackstoek. Receiving
no report Of tho result from our
friends in that place, We INQUIRED
t'o" Que We thought VAS posted. lie
was mistaken. Tuo following ticket
was elected.
Iuseudah,-J. p. Ragsdala. War
dens-J. E. Wylio. 4. L. Paunn;
W. u. Richardson; John Il. Craig.
A com binatiou ticket had! Been
a!reed upon. But t.iuce Young
tne coloied mise preventative OF
Chester who sheds his ffuluent rav.
upo" the tcnighted BIackstuckiurs,
hvu-n"bted with his patty to ,e.eiect
4lr. A. y. Elder, and ioar coloreu
e"uhc "eh. To defeat this coub,na.
zion The above ticket was. dominated
aud elected. Brave for Blackstock.
T We learn that the colorcd
people Of Chester are divided on the
'u' ject OF carpet-baggcr vs.. home.
made folks Of color. 1t seems theta
tvuchers' convention was held in CLcs.
Ter, com posed: largely of colored peo-
pie. There are, in the county, some
mblatt9 women from Massch usetts.
Que %ss nominated as corresponding
Secretary. A "native" vas nut in 90.
position and elsolod. This reused the
ire OF The colorod postmaster, who is
'for.isn.", and. he raspcd. the county
"egrees IS i.,.ptaHt. "a u ,ihgry hi,
cufs'o" e"sucd. The next day, Nose
Benson, one Of tho characters of the
place, declared freely on the streets
thut "M"sSachusetts nur.no other
St.tssh6uId come irespast,ng upon
The rights of ,Sou!h Curollneyah."
lie. offer. d to cht off the eats Of" nhy
nc who disputed his patrio,ic propo.
sition. :, No otle was found TO mike
the issue, end Nose and benzine had
the, ST. eetb I'd themselves. The feel.
ing between the two classes is sail to
DO quite bitter. =.
JOURNALISTIC. Tho Enterprise and
Mounta'neer of Greenviile has bceu
much enlarged: aud imprpved and
~ no" frst class county paper; = l.,
Mr.. Il. D. Kennedy has teco
"'oeal" Of the Anderson Iu,elligspoer
and will add in,erost to It's columns,
We did not ct. frs: recoguiao an
exchange that reached us on Saturday
On examination it proved to be the
Charlotte Observer. increased to
almost dou bic iIs original tlxo. Il,
now .cobtuius twenty.eigbt column,
filled with, ttlegraus ad, crtiscmeuts.