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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07
THE F4A,rRFI EAn H.ERALu.

surs that such participation would
rebound to the beno6t;of our State in
variety of ways, that our agrioultur-
lets, artisans and meohanicians would,
do themselves much credit.
1t is but natural, therefore, that
we should regret the circumstances
and condemn the blind partisan spir
it which render it impossible 6 for
South Carolina to be represented at
the National Centennial Exhibition.
The Nows and Courier sugges is
two methods by which the diAicalties
in the way may be be&met;' eyr2->,.o,,,
lst. That a request be made, of
Georgia, Virginia or North Carolina
"to give South Carolina n part Of
their space, which would bo fec
from the baleful influence Of the
South Carolina commissioner" ' 1.. T..
End. That we "iguore ,Commissious
er Quincy altogether and make
preparations through local commit.
tees" Which, if either, Of, these
plans is feasible, We are now ua-
prepared to say: our main purpose
is to show the utter. folly of tho up.
pointment Of u political adyenturer
| To n nosition which shonIi Hfhe ha|,}
| by mono other than a true and fully
accredited representative !e Of the
honest and intelligent people. Of
South Carolina. ~, t%''' ~ '.'2i. -
We hope Quincy may ret resign
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07

independence Of intellect, and in
CONSEQUENCES, tho greatest inventors
of thoEago have been reared in tho
"oradl le; ofliberty.'' For this, too,
must honorbe given to the anniversa.
ry Of Independence.
1t is therefore peculiarly proper to
observe the Fourth. For several
years after the. surrender, the South
feeling sherself degraded by north.
orn tyranny refused to celebrate the
day, regarding it as symbol of radi
cal opp reSsion rather than of Ameri,
can liberty. But second thought
reminds us that the fourth of July
belongs to us equally with NIL Ameri-
can citizens, that sons of the South
drafted the deola ration, fought for it
and nobly carried it through to suo,
cess md that it is folly to let the
North have the solo credit Of found
ng this republic. The North
recognizes the part we took in the
revolution, and fraternizes with US in
the centennial celebrations.
We have but ono year left OF tho
first hundred. The next fourth of
July will inaugurate new ora. LIE,
US then bury all dissappointmonts, al
our bitterness during this year, and
on the fourth Of July 1876 once more
appear clad as full brethren at tn,
centennial .feast.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07

ing: TIE ladies', God bleas them,
attended in full number, We have
the names of some thirty ladies' on
,spa our honorary }roll aud Stwsaty:pine
'(29) regular members, and 1t our
next meeting we hope for many more.
We adopted q constitution, ap.
pointed q committee to draft by-: b;:
laws, elected officers! and assigned a
debate b debate for our, next meeting
and requested Dir. Marshall to
deliver lecture or an address. We
had q pleasant time Of it, aud the
meeting did not adjourn until after
eleven O'Clock, T.. ~. The, ladies
again, and forever, God bless them,
remained with ps 70 the adjournpent,
thus oastihg the weight vf thoir. in>>
tneecHe A.H in favor of the OF ject. We hsSSyeo
Through the generosity, and kind.
ness Of MIR. X. ). Dosporles, we have
the use Of q large room, in which. to
hold our weekly and lunar. meetings
at no exponso to us. oy'',''''" '. ''''N> >
The officers elected wore, Col. Fl.
G. Davis, President Dr.. Il. II.
Edmuuds and Mr.. W. D. Coleman,
Vice Presidents; Mr.. S. B. Pointer,
Sec. Mr.. Herbert Ruff, Treus. Mr..
Charles Iiowther, Orderly :; Messrs.
Il. 5. Desportos, Ellison Cloud aud
II. 9. Davis, &C c8ic", Executive
Committee Mess RI. b. t., Elkin,
w. Il. Marshall.and Dr.. J. D.;Palmer,
critics, or cowmitteo to propose qucs
tions to be discussed, procure leo
tures, select proper persous TO- road
essays, &c., &c. 1.'.., ,...,
| Mr.. Harry q. Davis, Jr., and Mr.,
John Edmu unds will open the discus.
sion ut out next meeting,
A RIDGEW ARlAN.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07

The Bcccher jury have failed to
a ;rco, and have been discharged. It
is said that at lirstthey stood nearly
even, then stood ns s to 4, and finally
came to 9 for Bcccher ond for Til
ton. This wo believe to be the re-
suit Of outside pressure, or of money.
Had change Of venue been obtain
ed and the trial 'hold in any place but
brooklyn, tho scat Of Becchcr's great
magnetic influence, tho evidence ad-
duood n9ainst him, in our opinion,
would have convicted him.
Tho question will mover now be
settled Tho guilt of Becchcr will
ever be as problomatical as the au.
thorship, of iJunius, the idontity of
tho man ! in the iron mask, or
tie opon polar sea. Both Tilton
and Boochcr have bccu seriously in.
jurGd by tho trial So has Plymouth
Church. The scandal is an offensive
ulcer that has contaminated forty
millions Of people. No good has
como from it. All its influences have
been for evil. The sooner it can be
buried tho bettor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07
Tho Fourth of July.

Sunday was the Fourth Of July.
At tho first glance there would seem
to DO no reason why tho Fourth OF
July should DO moro worthy of note
than tho third, tho fifth, or any
othcr day Of the month. No per.
ccptible difference can be detected
in the days themselves. All hot:
all cloudy, oil long and tedious, all
equally untitled for tho long march
OF q huge procession, or tho deto ma
tions Of artillery and the lizzing Of
pyrotcchnics. And yot forty mil.
lions Of people, more or less, persist
in raising this fourth Of July above
MI tfo other thrco hundred and
sixty-four days of tho year. Tt is
MS much q part of the constitution as
the, birthday of Washington or the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. AS long as tho stars
and stripes wovc over tho land Of the
free and tho home Of tho brave, so
lons,will the fourth of July be gala
day.
And yet the Observance oe this
day is not n foolish custom. For
the fourth Of July comn, moratcs tho
birth Of a new and great era. On
that day, nincty-ninc years ngo, tho
thirteen colonies shook of tho guar
dianship of Groat Britain and began
lifo Independently. These colonies
have gradually added other States
to thcmselvcsuntil now there is not
finer empire in tho world. In
Nincty-nine years tho United States
have progressed as far as the old
countries That havo boon IN exist cnce
thousands Of years. Her material
prosperity is wonderful, and the
genius of hor people is of the highest
order. All these advantages are
due'thc declaration Of Independence.
But material prosperity is not the
only result Of the declaration.
Up to l776, ropublicanism was
almost unknown. And when the
idea was broaohcd that The people
could govern themselves without the
intcrposition Of monarch, divincly
sent from Heaven, it was declared
prcposterous, and met with severe
dcnunciation op one hand and bittor
ridicule on the other. But ninety
nine years of experience has shown
that The thing is possible, and that
although Tweeds. and Butlcrs and
Grants and Tom Murphcys and
Bullooks and Kclloggs arc necessary
fungous oxcresencos on tho body
polite, still the thing is success.
Independence of person produces
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07

At last accounts tho jury in the
Brooklyn Scandal case had not yot
agreed upon verdict. Beechor
has gono to Peckskill, where he will
far the nonco occupy "cave If
gloom (largo sizc); Tiltor and his
lawyers|aro On tho dragged cdge'~
of expectation whilo many of the
jury, owing to the slim rations fur.
nishod them, complaiu of "true in.
wardness'-- the most convenient, il
not strikingly appropriate phrase
they oan find. 80 d..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07
FAIRFIELD HERALD
WI IM IN SEE OR O.
II. MEANS DAVIS, Editor.
Wednesday J tllotning July 7 1876
Rowen, was, found not guilty of the

Rowen was, ,foundenoto'guilty of tho
murdefr?of Cpl, White, There tyas no
tosh@pny againstt him; ex"|F. that Iof
tho alleged accnmnlieo, Eli Grimes.
Tho News and Courier however have
been publishing long list of Frauds
committed by Bow en-, as Sheriff. It
is to be hoped that he will bo brought
to strict account concerning thom.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07
coMMUNicATED.7
Ri ilgeway Library Association.

Mr.. Editor: ... 49,.
AS you were so kind as to mention
in your paper that we had literary
society at Ridgcway, will you extend
shc courtesy to US by giving this com.
munication a placs in your columns.
Tho Ridgoway Library Association
has for it's principal object, tho estab-
lishment of a circulating library for
the uso of its members, both male and
female. Wo have two GLASSES of
meetIngs-one each weekfor debate,
read ing, recitations and literary
conversations on the books that have
been taken out Of the. library the
preceding week--at or near the
full of each moon. At this, tho regu-
lar business of the society is transact.
cd, a question discussed, a lecture
given or an essay read.
We propose to acquire a library
by purchase, by donations, aad by
loan. We have already tho promise
Of tho loan of from ono hundred to
three hundred volumes, and we are
quite sanguino that we will got many
othors. At the proper time our Bx.
ecutivo Committee will issue circu.
lar, setting forth the objects of the
Association, and asking for tho loan
or donation of books. Your good
b oro' people will be respectfully ask.
cd to aid us. Here we will say that
membership is no. limited to Ridge
way and vicinity, but is open to all per.
sons qualified under the constitution. :.
We have had but one lunar meet.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-07-07
[coMmuNICATED.1
Mr.. Editor.

Mr.. Editor: ...
The first regular meeting OF tho
Ridgeway Library Association was
held last Friday evening, and TT
number of ladies and gentlemen pres.
ent gratified beyond expression the
iustigators of the scheme. est.
Tao query-''Does man derive most
pleasure from the works Of nature, or
tho works of art,'' was beautifully
discussed by Masters Harry G. Davis
aid Johnny Edmunds, two younl
gentlemen who have had rooen,
scholastic privileges, and so ably and
eloquently did these embryo states
men sustain their respective sides Of
the question, that the vote deciding
the matter stood as nine to eleven.
Tho audience (some seventy il
number) were delighted with the On.
tertainment, which is novel ono il
our recently created Town. ....
.-l sa. PAX. p. B.
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The following communicates
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12
THE VANISHED DEFAULTER.

THE Miller habeas corpus case was
called in San FrSncisco court yester-
day, but the examination of the rail-
road officials cited to appear developed
nothing new as to his whereabouts.
The District Attorney attempted to
prove that Miller was held as prisoner
by the managers of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, but his authority
to examine witnesses on that subject
was denied upon motion of Sanderson,
counsel for the company. The court
decided that if the body of Miller was
not produced, 30 further proceedings
could be had unless an attachment was
issued, and the case was dismissed.
The report that he took his departure
on the steamer which sailed for China
on the I'd instant is now confirmed,
and he is supposed to be in mid-ocean
at this time, and beyond the reach of
the San Francisco authorities. 1t is
said that the railroad officials dealt
gently with him, and allowed him to
retain comfortable sum to protect
him from want for the rem ainder of his
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12
THE INDIAN SCARE.

The latest dispatches from Corinne
say the Indians, though troublesome
and causing much alarm, have not
commenced hostilities. Representa-
tives of four different tribes have as
,sembled there, and women and chill
,dren continue to leave on every train.
A company of United States soldiers
arrived at the scene yesterday, and
more are going to the front to-day.
- The Gentle and Mormon papers of
Utah take different views of the situa-
ton. The Tribune says that the In
dians have gathered at Corinne to re-
main, claiming the whole country by
virtue of a promise to that effect made
by Brigham Young. The News, which
is Brigham's mouthpiece, says that
there rs no cause for alarm, and
that the Indians were never more peac-
ably disposed than at present. 1t is
very evident that the Indians mean
mischief, as il is unusael for so many
of them to congregate at enc place, and
leave their wemen and children i'll the
mountains. The presence of troops
may intimidate them, and unless the
Mormons incite them to begin hostil-
ties it is not probable that there will be
an outbreak. The cause of these dem
constructions should, however, be ascer-
tanned, and if the Mormons are respon-
sible for them, they should be pun
ished.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12
WESTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO Tg1E SILVER STATED
FROM UTAH.
SALT LAKE, August II

SALT LAKE, August IL.
No change to-day in the situation at
Corinne. The Indians are very trou-
blesome, but have not yet committed
any open act of hostility. They num-
ber about one thousand, and comprise
representatives of the four different
tribes of Snakes. Shoshones, Bannocks
and Utes. All except the Utes have
always been considered as hostile. One
company of United States troops left
Salt Lake to-day for Corinne, and two
more companies go forward tomorrow.
Governor Emery accompanies them.
The citizens of Corinne and vicinity
are much alarmed, and continue to
send away their families by every train.
The Tribune (Gentlle) says the In
dians declare that they have come to
stay; that the whole country is theirs.
and was given to them by Brigham
Young, aud the Mormons claim that
the Indian agents are grossly derelict
in allowing the Indians to leave the
reservations. The News Church or
gam says there is no cause for alarm;
that the Indians were never more
peacably disposed. and are only en-
gagged in farming.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The following-named persons were
elected and installed as officers for the
ensuing year at the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias,
which closed it's labors at Carson last
Tuesday: Grand Chancellor, c. c.
Pewning, of Amity Lodge No. 8;
Grand Vice Chancellor, P. Mulcahy,
Damon No. 2; Grand Prelate, w. H.
Davenport, Beatrice No. z; Grand K.
OF r. and S., c. E. Laughton, No. 4;
Grand M. and A., H. d. Lindsay, No.
6; Grand nj. of E., George Tufy, No.
2; Grand l. g., S. G. Davis; Grand o.
G., G. w. Jones, No. 8.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12
Taking h Vote on Beecher.
From the Detroit Free Press.l


AS atrain on the Lake Shore road
was coming into Detroit the other day
a long geared man, who had been sleep
ing tor two or three hours, suddenly
awoke, rose up, and after Il yawn aud u
stretch he took his plug hat Ill his
hand, held it out to one OF the passen-
gers, and remarked:
Let's vote on Beecher.
"Oh, go to thunder" growled the
man.
The tall man tore five or six leaves
from his memorandum book. wrote H.
nocent on some and guilty on the 9TH
ers, and started down the aisle.
Madam" be said as he approached
the nearest lady, I'd like to have you
vote one of these tickets. Vote just AS
your conscience dictates. madam
She refused to vote, aud he dropped
a ballot marked innocent into the
hat, aud passed to man who, over
come by the heat, had fallen asleep.
Here! you what do you think of
Beecher?" he asked, shaking the sleep
er.
Durn you. sir-durn you!" roared
the man us he sat up.
Which way do you voter
G'way from me, or III mash the
top of your head clear down to your
collar bone!' yelled the aroused
sleeper, raising his big red fist.
The ballot-box man passed boy
about ten years old, and inquired:
Bub, what do you think about
Beecher 2"
Dunno" replied the boy; father
said he'd lick ME If | said anything
about 1t.
A ballot of guilty was dropped into
the hat, and the man passed on down
to dreamy looking old chap, who wfs
rolling bit of plug tobacco under LIS
tongue.
= Well, old friend. what do you think
of Beecher?' was the inquiry.
The dreamy chap got up, tossed bis
quid out of the window, and calmly
took the canvasser by the throat aud
jammed him over seat and hit him
twice on the chin. 1t WAS all over be-
fore anybody could interfere, and, ~
he resumed his seat, he looked back
at the canva5ser, who half stunned,
was gazing around in the greatest as
constituent and remarked:
u promised my dying wife I'd lick
the first man who said Beecher to me,
aud now you keep away
The canvasser pushed the dents out
of his plug hat, borrowed II pin to
mend his coat collar, tied vet hand
kerchief around his throat, and sat
down and fell into such train of re-
Election that the peanut boy had to
speak to him four times over before he
was aroused.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

AN Eastern journalillustrates the beau
ties of greenbacks in the following style:
There are now about 1875. 000, 900
greenbacks in circulation. Their value
at the opening of the gold room in Wall
street, yesterday, was 1888, 600. 900 in
gold. In fifteen minutes they shrank
to 1921, 592, 500, and in a few minutes
later were worth 1928. 1875, 000-and this
is the way 'the best currency the world
ever saw" conducted itself yesterday.
1t was perfectly disgraceful.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The number of names contained in
Bethe!'s new directory are jas follows:
Virginia, 6, 1913; Gold Hill, 5000; Car
son, 1885; Silver City, COZ; Dayton,
800; Sutro, 1858; Empire, 343; Washoe
City56; Steamboat 80; Franktown. 1873;
Reno, 495-total, 1905. This only
comprises the names of men, together
with those of women, engaged in busi-
ness, and is probably about one-third
of the entire population. On this
basis, the actual number of residents
in Virginia City is 1854; Gold Hill,
10000; Carson, 1856; Silver City,
1921; Reno, 1,485, and the entire
population of the eleven towns is 3d.
1876. 1t is likely, however, that in the
mining towns the number of men is
somewhat in excess of one-third of the
actual population, and less than that
proportion in the valleys and agricul-
tural districts.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

A CHINAMAN called on US to-day to
inquire if there would ever be another
dividend on Belcher stock. We di-
reced him to address Sharon, Palace
Hotel, San Francisco; but he appeared
TO know the gentleman, for he replied:
Billy Shalon no welly good man. -
Austin Reveille.
But when Billy Shalon was a
candidate for United States Senator
last year the Reveille held him up to
the gaze of every Monaghan and white
man in Austin as model of goodness.
and the only man in the Senatorial
contest at all qualified for the position.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The Government is building a GUS
tom-house at New Orleans, and it is
charged that many mechanics and arti-
sans accepted work on account of
the dull times as laborers and worked
as mechanics, signing blank pay rolls,
and receiving 81 rs per day, while the
Government was charged from 81 to
S. day for their services. A special
Treasury agent is now taking testimony
to ascertain who are responsible for the
frauds.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

THE Emperor of Russia has publicly
thanked the Minister of the Interior and
the Governor of Warsaw for their share
in the successful endeavor to reunite
the 200, 900 United Greeks with the
Orthodox Church, and expresses graft
fication at this termination of schism
which has lasted three centuries.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The demand for the True-inward-
ness cocktail ;" is so great in Austin
that the price of the article has been
raised to twenty-five cents. Some of
our mixologists have sent for the receipt
for making 1.-The nest-hiding punch"
which is expected to become the favor
ite drink of all young men.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The walters at one of the hotels in
Saybrook, Conn.,, are said to be highly
intellectual as well as musical this sea-
son. Most of them are students from
the Hampton Institute, Va, and some
belong to the Hampton Jubilee Singers,
and give musical entertainments in the
evening.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

The Reveille says the hunt for Will
liams, the killer of Slater, has been
abandoned for the present. The
officers who had been searching for him
were unable to obtain any clue to his
whereabouts.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

LIEUT.. CoNDERs and the members of
the Palestine exploring party have
been attacked near Japhet by band of
Algenens. The explorers succeeded in
repulsing their assailants, and none of
their party were wounded.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

THEY are wondering in the East why
SO many of Grants antagonists have
died so suddenly. Greeley's death was
untimely, as was also that of Summers.
and that of Johnson's caps the climax
to the mysterious train of circum-
stances.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

4 8 I rEsIRE TO LEAVE THIS COUNTY
~ for few months the coming fall de-
sire to settle up my business before leaving
All persons having claims against me are re-
quested to present the same, and all those
indebted to me are requested to call and settle
their accounts. JAMES MANNING.
Winnemucca, August IL, 1S75-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

WORK has been resumed on the new
State Prison at Reno, and thirty men
are now engaged in constructing the
walls of that institution.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

In Ancona, an old woman of seventy
five summers. named Maria Pignocchi,
is exciting some public curiosity ut the
very near prospect of her giving birth
to her fourteenth child. Her present
and third husband is fifty-fve, and
treads the air with delight.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-08-12

A CURIOUS story is told of Gen. G. A
Evans, of Augusta, GA. AT the battle
of Monocacy, Nd, while leading his
brigade in battle. be was struck i'll the
left side by q mimic ball. The ball
passed through his arm, and thence
through his body. In blowing through
his coat pocket it tore through paper
of pins, burying some of them in the
flesh. For the past few months he has
been troubled with pain about II foot
and half from the wound. A week or
two since bump about the size of
pigeon egg was raised on the spot
where the pain was most severe. A few
days ago three or four pins worked out
of this bump, and it disappeared at
once. Thus for eleven years Mr..
Evans has been walking pin cushion.
Two women in Utica, in attempting
to cross q bridge ON a railroad, were
caught in the centre by freight train,
and as there was no place on the side
on which to step, they dropped between
the ties and there hung between train
and water until the train passed over.
Their muscles were very much weak
ened, but they soon regained the top
of the bridge.