The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-04-21
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A Long Game Of Chess.

BY correspondence, IL concluded, alton
having been ia progress for sixtoon
years. The ouptestanta were DR..
Brensinger, Of Pfoizhelm, in Baden
Germany, and +, A. nreusineer, Of
Now York. Tho New York player
won the game.
| a Texas paper asserts that sboen
valu ed 1T $7,000,00O are annually
destroyed in that State. This seoms
ala'ost incredible, but it 10 certain
that tho destruotio Of sheep by doga
IN Tho whole country involves an
enormous loss. Maryland and Vir.
ginia are both great sufferers from
this cause. The destructive pronen.
stiles of the dog in this respect more
than oountcrbalance any services ho
renders. 1t is pleasant to have the
affection even of dog, but his aieo,
tlon for sheep is often stronger than
for his master. The agricuiturist
will have to choose between the son,
tlmental estimation Of dogs and tho
value Of mutton and wool.
| a largo heavy.sct man who resid.
ed near Indianapolis died recently
IRON disorder which no Indian doc.
tor could make out. At tho timo Of
his death he was little moro than a
skeleton, his fleah having nearly all
wasted away. A post mortem exami.
nntion allowed that his liver was full
of abtccsses, 90 that his food had not
beon properly absorbed, and that ho
had actually starved to doath.
The Benedict Arnold house at New
Haven is being demolished to mako
r"om for nei9hboring store. 1t was
built between 1860 and 1860, of brick
brought from Holland, and was not
only once the lodging plaoo Of Bone
dict. Arnold, but the soone of his mar.
riage.
One of our glories is q mans right
OF trial by jury and what n proof of
correctness of our oscasy it 10 to hear
that the following papers wore picked
mp IN jury"room, after recent tri.
al: /, not gilty 2, not Guiltuy; 8,
nat Giltey a, not City IS, Guilty ;
9, Nut Gilte z nut Gutter.
Cen. Augur has been sont to re-
licve Sheridan ut New Orleans. It
ia hoped he will in-augur.ate some
change for the better; though we
ag.eo with tho Lexington Cauonsian
that the whole Louisiana busines Ia
n gigantic bore already with small
opening for 60 diminutive an Au-
CUR.
General J. B. Gordon omphatioal-
ly deoliues to allow his name to be
uaei aa o candidate for Woo Prosi.
dent. tie thinks a straight out
Democrat cannot be elected, much
less ticket with Southern man on
it. The soldier statesman 10 right 40
usual.
A call has been Issued for public
meeting in Richmond, Va, to givo
expressions Of regaId for tho memory
of John Mitchell, the Irish patriot.
The oall is signed by Gov. Kempor,
Mayor Kelley, TX Gov. Walker, Con.
B. Y. johnson aud other prominent
citisens,
In. addition TO tho six Cardinals
recently appointed, the Pope has In
dicatod his iAtention to orente five
other Cardinal,, whose names for
prudent reasons no reserves, but
which will be made known VIII en- no
judges proper. In tho event Of his
death they are to voto for his suooes.
Bor.
Tho Barnwoll and Blackv,lle war
ragcs. There will be another vote
upon tho subject on tho 10th Of
May. If Barnwell wins, there will
90 another election, we suppose. So
far the gamo Of Blackville has been
"herds, win , tails, you loso.''-
Union. ffcraid,
Tilton said recently: 1T will be
i'm possible for Mrs. Tilton to make u
recon ciliation Ia this life for her CO.
operation with the defense to injure
me, but uxpent to work for her sup.
port hereafter the same as before, for
plymouth Church will throw hor
aside when it has done using her."
The Tribune says that it is nero
matter Of current news to declare
tat Mr.. Beeoterr bearing and words
on the witness stand are producing q
! very great Impression upon tho audi.
; ences in the court room ard upon tho
!, general public.
The louisville Courior.J Joarnal
trots out as a straight Democratic
ticket in 1870 filden and Hendricks
but 10 non .uommi.tal % to which
!, horse shall be tho loader.
. The now liquor law in Ohio for
\ bids the prohibition by looal govor
. ments Of wine, older and beer, thu,
0 making sensible distinction be-.
tween spirituous and fsrmsntes Ii
qnors. ..
eye living men come WOW tht