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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

In his speech at the Lotos Club in
New York the other night, Lord Hough-
ton said America was eminent for the
beauty of her women. At his time of life
he was no fair witness on that subject, but
he would offer the more valuable testimo-
ny of his son, young man of some talent
and perception, of seventeen years of age,
who had gone home with this expression
on his lips and this impression on his
heart (Cheersl E..H ...t
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

WHEN Boston editor wants to speak
of the other paper he says: Our genial
contemporary" He means the yellow
faced son OF gun who edits the con-
temptible concern on the corner" but he
daren't speak that way In Boston.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

"A powerfully built young lady from
Ghosts Gulch walked into a dry-goods
store at Canon City, Col, the other day,
and inquired of the bachelor clerk: "Do
you keep hose: young feller?' eyes,
ma'am, all kinds" was the reply, and,
pulling down q couple of boxes of hose,
he held pair up to view. She looked
straight at him, turned red and overfowed
with the remark: You blasted fool,
them's stockins 81 want hoe" He re-
ferred her to the hardware store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-12-23

Do GOOD if you expect to receive good.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
Il. "

callySsnd in Rfb individual character,
stilf tie pubic walGte1 ddnanyls a.
suPPression ofsuch hslsssness &s was
maAifested i4tho aHsmA to murder
,hiafs Wo>( (t6erSfSrs {Srdotss the>
action Of Governor Chamberlain in
Offering (subjsct to tho approval of
'she uerai"'Assembly5 reward Of
N9e th9usand aQllnPFor tho murderer.
"'Btt'We see 'Ho'feason why his sex.
oeIlency should assert in his proola.
matio" that "suohran ACT tends in "a,
special manner TO aSta, b, the fpcace Of
lbs Stats eRd to 9geyiy9 feelings and
practices w'.ich have already brought
ineoaloqlable e evils sH9qfpaonn 9qfpaonn tho people Of
.thqi stRNtat"' WIKI should it, 80 b.;
su@ed that Crews &.aa, shot merely
because of his political principles e?
illas'he,'no personal enemies 1F Has
idloahgS, Sothlpg, II bis prlyatqi oap1apoi 1p
ty to provoke tho wrath of, any m ppo 2
Apd"aptil this ,poipAjsosa,is6ed it is
VI Rratuitous assumption to- maintain
that! he,' has Suffered for Tho offepoe
mpto"fSealyty pto"fSealy 'odf q beippg,as rropatioap:.' ii
mpnst, be remembered, TOO, that, susp,
eion coEne.ts Crews himself with tile
'assass ination Of worthy citizen. AID
it is written, they tiiht take The sw ord
shall perish by tho sword. Governor
Chamberlain 'l,e s5 noea have unO fo4g Of .
revival Of old praotNiS0ss,, s,,, TT IT, hi
give US q good govcrnpSnt, and the n,
evcn'if an'assassin shoots such a,ma al
as Joo Crews In tho back, thisi twilI
not exercise tho dread Ku lSlux from
their, graves. I"' 81 .,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
HIS SALARY.
j MIea IN North Carolina.

Enough has not been written Of the
mica mines OF this State. This
morning itWe had tho data VIC would
cheerfully devote half a column or
more to tho subject. Mica mining is
III industry that promises to do Ii
great deal for the region between the
Blue Ridge and tho Alleghan,
mountains. The uses to which mica
Is pow put are almost pumberless ::
list, in sheets " for headlights in
Vessels, fronts ~ stoves, ana in olher
places wheie IT. is exposed TO severe
heat or other agencies th4t. would
destroy glass second, it IS pul
verified, and used largely in the
mnauufacturo Of bronze, paints, ind
coatings !or rejecting surfaces, such as
locomotive '.' headlights, e'aald reeAectors and
h, Besides mica, the transmontane
region Of our State produces
ctrlndpm, o very 6ne mineral, in
considerable quantities. Whining.
ton'Stur. '.''- ''' r"'... va .n-..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
A Fight With grespbaeks,

' -. $S{.& 3TT--- AZ NIy ~ ~
FSior toEthe ) a1k Ral ssonN led the
memprableS6ght witR !Government
ourfancy onsthas coabt, GAltbough q
Nqtthcrn sRisiy ap VI Aoasnssh ended
the ruin "thay wonld>afesultS from
meeting obligations CONTRACTED in
gold or ou a gold coast 'iu"aSdecliniug
arbitrary "currenoy.o'aHe personally
assaiIed ono Hebrew who a tempted
ttoohtyaa pote ut piseoupter in surron.
ey, and set the boys after him down
the street. He persis:ently presented
fthe noteSof the gold banks for ,re-
dom ptioh iu coin the same day he re-
eeived them. Mr.. Chase sent out a
confidential mGn To persUade or inc
timidatsl the Pacific coast bankers
into accepting the national currency.
They. Explained that, while they
meant to bo loyal and liberal, their
kisolation from the'rest Of the country,
no railroad then existing, nor tele.
graph, oot pellea them. to keep d
separate financial autonomy. Hugh
MoCulloch dcfcHdca theirtuotion after.
ward, and said they preserved an inl-
|,tial paiptscfor., resumptiop.s 1t is
worthy yof, remark that in the ,fsilure
Fots lay Cook, vas presented the man
,Mr., Chase employed 10 reduce the
7Paoitio Coast TO rag currency. He
made his fortune by tho greenbacks,
and. Ralston his on exchange in coiu.
Each man took his own poison the
disease, was the same, Inequality and
expansion of currency for gold has
grown on the Pacific Coast 'oommen.
surate with the growth of green backs
Fin the East, The reason Chicago an
tleipated San Francisco with ber
monumental hotels and residences,
was that ,greenb acks in the East be.
came, plentif VI ten years, before cvin
III California began to, be miucd ut
tho rate of $3,o00,C00 q mouth.
~ hat Is said about Ralston's ostenta,
tion is exaggerated. lie had the aui
NAL passions Of Fisk, but tue publ,
was not regaled with The disclosure
lie had no love Of uniforms, militia
or:the appearance of his namo in
psint. The Sun Francisco Ch, onicle
sent a reporter down to Belmont tc
describe, one tf his dinner parties
and was set. outside tho house. lie
haH an adherence Of newspaper pub.
lHity, and particularly cautioned IN me
and sent my friends TO entroat me
not to make my enjoyment at hi.
place matter IF newspaper .repo. t.
Ho said to me '""'
"This is banking concern, and
there are gentlemen in it oldor and
ADLER than I NJ, who are entitled tc
the respect of being mentioned.
don't want jealousies to arise in the
bank" At the same timo he STAYED
in the city after banking hours te
explain to me how the bank oriyina
tea and what its province was.-N
| Y. World.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
Cotton Stealing.

In another oolemn will be found
Il letter from Judge Maokey on the
Illicit trade in cotton. We COM
mend tbnt portion inn which he
promises rigid prosecutions against
cotton stealers ana cotton buyers.
} Whatever may bee Judge Maokey's
shortooming, lahe has always actod
vigorously in the suppression Of this
traffic. i" ~" .1,, '. ?" ~" " "dl
But Bu5t; wo 'fm,'aSs fmass diess fiSAm! ts$
writer in regard to the, impelling
cause Of this larceny. ~ j adge0 NJ eak.
,ey attributes tito want, and this
want to lian 'iusuif,oienoyg 5of' wages:
Now we aSmi. that wages arc email
anf that there is little probability
Of a common laborer becoming a
Stewart or a Vanderbilt, But the
factis that labor is olreadyo tos high,
The shriukage in the3prioe Of cotton
from thirty ceuts' to eloyen ncents
pound has not caused q 'diniiuution
10 the price Of labor. Fs.me,s SOY
that it costs them from gtwelvs to
thirteen cents to raise cotton, and
if this be So, how can 'tbSS raise the
price flabor in the Present oooudi-
ton of tho cotton mprkot9 Judge
Slackey bases his argument upon
tho fact that nine tenths Of the stolen
cotton is sold for provisions, and
ASSUMES that this arises because
laborors are paid only at long inter.
Vals. Now If money is ever plcuti-
ful, it is SO just when this stealing
is going on and the laborer can re-.
ceive his wages on domand. Ho
has liyod through tho scarcity Of
sumner, ana it is q bad timo for
him to resort to stealing when cotton
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
Tho SafatOsa Convention.

The worst enemies Of the hRepub
licans Of New York must admit that
they learn something from msfor.
tune. They hsvo found out why
they wore beaten last gear, and the y
turn short around to try new course.
Tho campaigns of outrage and slandor
in the" South, the dragonnades of
Sheriaa I, and Merrill, the policy of
the Force Bill, theF7 scandals of the
OWL service, the prevalence of
vehality and avarice ia Governm ent
'depaft tn ents--5ul II these wrongs, either
Expressly or by clear i'm plication,
were denounced yesterday at Saratoga
with d vthemenoe which will make
the hair Of q good many hard work :
ing politicians stand straight on
end Even the violent proceedings
,of the C'sejs, Hestcrs, and other
Federal ilici,.ls Of that stamp, were
pointedly censured in the resolution
demanding that tho local enforce.
ment of tho national authority should
be iutrustei only to those who arc in
sympathy With kindly policy to-
ward the South. Three years ago
the liberia republicans left tho party
because they could not prevail upon
it to take this very stand for justice
ond generosity to the reconstructed
States, honesty mud economy iu ad-
,mnlnistratiop. Three years ago thore
was moo opitbotto harsh for Rcpubli-
can Journalists and speakers to apply
to Republicans who called for the
"prompt investigation of all charges
OF wropg'doing and summary expo.
sure, prosecution and punishment of
wrong. docrs;" and here is the
republican Convention solemnly de-
mandipg those very things. Saratoga
yesterday was Horace Greeley's vim
dieation.---N Y. Tribune.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
A ReligIOuslYlew Ofit.
ID y -

t5SF ~ ~. VI.
"Y6u see, yhepy you does shuttle of
DIS mortuary Scoil, and de spirrit pre-
sents itself atde golden gstes, ar.
guea .sB col5PedM Mritivaltst aA the
levee yesterday WGabr'elreswine to
ask you what church you 'longed to
in do flesh." :,
''''Yaas, / speok so," said3~'the alis.
tenor.
"Ef you 'longed to dc ,Missumsry
Baptist, he gwine tolo you walk
right 10 and BET by de foot stool.
B rEf you 'lorgedr to de Methem.
Fdist'Chu, ch, he say stay op de out
side whar your shoutin won't 'sturt
dc angels. 2'"'%''s'SSaSH a'ss'< s,.srssSt e;ar
"Ef you's 'Pisoum palion--."
| f'Hole on, Mr. Middleton. De,
aiu't no piggers 'Pi$oum palfops
De@'s all white lo:ks," interrupted
the listener. q, n'. ,,5n % ~. ~
"Dat dou't make no difference =
continued the expounder of Eeligiop
"de principles de same, aain't it
Ef'yon're a'Piscuupalion de ,ange
sny to you, 'go ober dere 'mong de
white folks.1 Ef youSe Catbphe, de
angel pint you TO de Virgin Mary
and tell you--r--" a..a..ou - -
"But look heah, Mister Middle
ton, sposeu,he didn't 'loug to nc
church in dc flesh 3" quoried the
listener. .,.,..t al. ,tg s,........
|ov"Well, what he be doip' dal
don ~ asked tho ,evlosed diviu,
scornfully. ~ sG wo,ot -,
( SWELL" ,"1replied !, the iuncop tee
sinner, "l thought ina dat case , ht
could do'a be dam please. Pm, Picks
dWy Xcrahl. ,.... .%., u,.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15

Gov. Aincs is in the predicament OF
the grccnhorn in the circus who
" laughs when nobody olse laughs, and
seeing all eyes fixed upon him, feels
that he has made q fool of himself
~ local disturbance occurred noar
ViokSburg, in which several whites
and about forty blacks were killed,
aud Ames tclcgraphed to Washing
tonrthat lawlessn css rcigned in Mis-
sissippi and troops wero necessary to
restore order. He expected tho whole
radical party to raise u simultaneous
howl and tho Whole army to be pour.
q ed into the State to enable him to
carry tho election. But radical hands
have beon so badly burned, that his
request WIS not hcedcd, and he wa
jSIN ordered ere o,call upon tho good people Of
tho Statet to assist him in restoring or.
der without tho aid OF bayonets. Gen
George, tho Chairman of the Statc Con
servatiyc Committee, tolegraphod to
Washington that no insurrection OK
lists; and hundred citizens of Kinds
County (thc ono reported to be in
lnsurroction) volunteered to aid in
crushing out lawlessness provided the
Governor will show where it exists.
Il Then Governor Ames was REQUEST.
Cd ny the Attorney General to ex-
plain tho cause Of his appeal. But
Gov. Ames says. nethipg. All he
wants is get of sight. But every one
.infthe United States is looking at him
and laughing at his ridiculous plipht
and TIC longer 'he is silent tho worse
twill bo for him. His roticcnco is al.
ready pronounced an insult to the
National administration. All, Il del.
bert, what o goose you have mado Of
yourself /,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
A Sad Picture.

Olive Logan writes from Loug
Branch: Laugh while you may.
Such a fit of the horrors us we've
had this " osk would freeze tha fun
OF Touchstone himself. One Of our
brightest bellcs--ugh I! it gives one
a shlvcr TO write the worda-has
gone insane, and for three days she
who ten days ago waG as much ad-
mired MS any young woman here,
has been making night hideous with
her maniac howls, jumping out OF
windows, olutching passers by the
throat, and refusing food through
the fear Of being posoncd.
Unrequited love is s,id to be the
cause, though in one Of her sane mo.
ments the poor girl said, 81 think |
must have eaten too much lobster.
salad one night last week" ..
Gould anything be more Indicative
of the frighilul extremes Of tragedy
and farce that arc sometimes seen
II the uudivinc comedy of life than
an episode such as this : #.. III.
Last evening, while the music was
sjundi.g and careless feet ere
dancing IN the parlor, the wretohcd
girl, barricaded in remote room
whore phySicinns were w,antling
as to the propriety and possibility
OF bleeding her. was baying like a
wolf against the moon.
tler rehtives were driven almost
mad themselves with the excite emcut
AID horror Of this fearful calamity,
but the others danced on. ..'
"For some must laugh and some must
weep t"" "....r..r
SO Tunstho world away" s.., .
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15

Tho haurensvillo Herald states that
the shooting Of Joo Crows meets wit,
general condemnation, and that efforts
be made to bring tho miscresnts to
justice. Assassination is cowardlv
mode ofrovengc; and although Grows
has made himself odious, both po!iti.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
The. Republican Dsparspre;, =. :,

nsso';s.sy Sssss2'lyiG {A3 .SsaSS.sasS Gig HaSa
last Wednesday,. 1t was oal!od to
ooraef by, ,Hoq' Eg p. rMorgapy @4o
toid1tite delegatdsaheir duty M tile
lsalloginga ;ma agnanimsus words eve
should exlepd thesright hand of fcr
lowship 10 those W. 4oaFi JpHhtry mop
who werol pnfyyry1tJppaaieIly lss, tS9vtakt
Up arms mstpgpipst tbe. .Upiitssd STA ss9t!a,tssss.El
~ olllkssupb senttlpen9ts. ,od 1biiss B1
the first manly oyehEtpqggss eyer made
by tAs great .Sswinsnt pertys Is tbe
sohths,oosWe '.haye: ausaallymbeaa
tstyled rebels. ,egTba,aessor,d saqo
fofmerlJ dep6iIded all theirqatteu 7
tion. W. ard pleased to "hOahrn If
the ,iglt ibhAndd 81" ",,fo1 o#shig ~ +,
upon no other terms aanf we o. vii
weSbe rscouciled. ~ .Wei shave % idone
no disgracofdlho as.s ,a'We ;ate ,hp.,
ashamsd,S 8, enr " ppssste LliSaaOF g" "Wa.
EweradSYntoJbunate ,sIpPly % naa9Nd. 9Nd. h6
more. Blythe platform, adopted / + bY
title fOonvention,we notics sthate,they,
1belieSsVhe' so,iitr Y Eeauiresiasa jdsty
fgeperS0 81 f. ,apal n,,fEorBsaipg 2 Rqtiopat
policy ip,jttheo Southern, Suites =
| firm refusal to use - military apoYer,
except for purposes clearly" dcfh ed
in the Cousti.I.ion.';'r ~ Sheridan dia
too much recopstrfustionI In, i.ouisi.'
ana. The country's sense of, ,oons titu1
u tional yliberty q was, yinsnltea. .rid The
republicans feel mrd 1know,qthis:
They must mSkofiHs some 'qstonA mcht.
shcridqpsnd Grant ,ounpot boo"'lp' pun; :
iShed, SO 'hqir Party, tells The country
in their platform that bpcA uid dgs
shall not ;,be, again. This deola ta
,ion of their policy proves that the
country will notsuifer any ssich dis
graceful interference wit . athes6ivii
.autho}ity " ~. military aas, Vo:b
place ipp the LouiAiNaNna ,Lcgislqtures
oThe convention is ipef4sqt, ,ofta, I'd;
!. turn, to srccid 'paymennoitI, St ybtt
rot least, tho cHhvehtion y"rec coE6iz,s
as como! !usiye, the Presidents ,,pahlic
declaration that he is ;npt q !; "ccandiS
date for are~ouination, and will,
sincercst gratitude for his patriotic
services, we declare our unaIterabl,,
,nrosi,ion to tbe el.ct;on If 49,,
lpo p:,.s. e .,;na,, 2T.N 2T.N,, u w !
f'cs''e"' ''' =" .''tu 'e:"' :,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
FAIRFIELD HERALD.
Il. MEANS DAVIS; Editor,
WdnesdWfyornins, September Is, 1875
4s'S.Ehe mtotegaphweports,thatnipsco

Fsa0The neofegraphweportslthatOinscoB
seguepsetof rains athe eare,planting 5f
cotton is going on in India. This
illustrates the Sdifferchoe r. between
SSllfsG' pnd a.o!inqate IN ,the ESteerrnn d'hlnya
Western Iemisphcrcsc Americans
.darsc contemplating enough to- ocb,gathetr,
ing their rcfopsd boforo7 tn, eastern.
r,',f0giss gee Gfairly stbfttd.o ooF .' 2o'"
% 2A 1maetipg Of colorsd2 men W Gro hcl
in Colup bia Monday to' invite the cqls
HoTod people of Wayne and 'WSsAing.
'otop counter, Georgia, to immigrato to-
South Carolina. AS these ,mnii'''
grants will'all bo flaborera,o if they
conn, to this STATE, Labor will DC moro
plentiful, and wages wiAlba, te,i iucod
~ ssthol colorod people havo. already
'o au'oyerwhs lining majority" in South
s Carolina, We dq not SEQ tho, logic Of
" this Invitation on their part. az :,
5.,.. The Pennsylvania Democratic
{. Convention met last week at Eric
~ to- nominate u state tiokot., The
committee Oh tho platform held a
stormy session before u, financial plank
VA. could be y adopted. A mpromisc
was agreed upon declaring that the
- contraction Of thof money currency
! and tho further contraction pro.
posed with a view to forced ;rcssmp.
tion Of specie payment has already
resulted in lisastoS and demanding
tlat'the volume of money, bo, made
and kept equal to tho wants of trade
leaving spocio resumption to be
brought about by promoting, indus
-H tries and not by destroying thcm
Another plank calls for the abolition
of national banks, ,and'the inaugura,
tim Of free banking. The 'Copven
tiop after many ballots non inate d
Judge Cyrus l.. Pershing for Cover:
mr. The election takes place on The
" 2nl Novombor. In Pensy lyauia as
II other states tho election vii
probably hinge upon tho finapoiau
issue, and party lines will be weak
el. 1t is impossible to predict til,
result. In tho strong republican
miuing1 counties, however,, tn.
genorai prostration Of business, deter
mined .. strikesN and oonsequon
lawlessness, havo caused grea
."' dissatisfaction, and tho democrat.
Z" havo strong hopos Of retaining til,
ascendoncy thoy gained last year
- Tho election in Ohio, occurring on tn,
18th October, will .havo its influcno,
in Pennsylvania; 3" ".. - =.
aa The clectiontin Maine took place
Monday. Tho result is not ye
-, asceitaincd. 'n.s8. at. l..i.. .,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15

An ancient African up at Rome,
Ca, gave young brother, who was
about leaving home to seek his for.
tune, this sage advice "Sam, 'haye
yerself and work hard. And Sam.
whatebber you do, never do you steal
cttn' 'ceptin' Ills for de preacher :
and den don't be fool and git
cotchcd at it,"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
Special Notices.

CHARLEs LAND, EssArIsT. Sdenounc !, .
all spirituods liquors sass 81 1--WE 3
Damnation.H eGPoor fellow; tho knew
whereof he spake. by sad experience, an d
II living, would apply the same to Aloo-
bollo Excitants, advertised as Gurealls,
But there one Tonic aud Alternative in
existence-tho best the world has over
known.--whch contains no alcohol. 1t is
Dr.F Walker'sA AOaiifornsas Nancgara Bittoss.i
I iSTEAMl PowsR paIaTis9. r rParbphiets Of
al kinds nre ohtaply and exp&ditiously
printed by Wake, Eva ns & Cogsweli,
Cha, lesion, S. c. Their presses are In
full blast on thi! oldss Of work, but still
their facilities nFe sd gfeat ihat sthsreAs
always room for moro work Pre- ceedingy
efeaeetings5 SGongeutipsss {;ellsges. Com
mencemcnts, Speeches, Bri IS, 60, &c.,
are executed in tRe psat style and with
great dispatch. - ~ EESes y ~ a&@
/ NomM Isl HMr .IAet Lbs lInj TIC
use Of fine note paper abd a neat fashion O.
able envelope so think lheS tornnnntc
receivers Of such billet dotix. Tho
sweetnesss Of p charming asep'enses is
rendered moi delicious. if fcohteycd Eon
delicate tinted shee, !, of Pirio's ,Nctc
Reper. / is bad taste in o gentleman
writing to q lady On Interior stationery.
If you wish 10 be posted on tho lntest
novelties, the fnsbion in these matters,
enclose q stamp 10 walker, Eyntsa &
Cogswell, for ono of their ,li,ile fashion
books "Card Etiqiette," or r'scndfan order
for recherche lot OF paper and envelopes
of the lat est style. Do not forget at tho
same time to !ordet q monogram. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15

Tho North Carolina Convention
met on Monday, 10 delegates being
present. The remaining scat is va
cant on account Of tho death of Gov.
Graham. No organization was effect.
cd on tho first day. The democrats
wcro compelled to lay aside
thcir OWE candidate and vote for DR..
Ransom, who was elected as an indie.
pendent, and of whom tho IN. Y.
Herald thus speaks -" Ha
"Edward Ransom, of Tyrroll
was an original whig. Tywcil was
democratic, whom, in 1860, ho carried
it for :, lli.m N. IL. Smith, whi9
Congressional nominee, bya majority
so large that ho received q banner
presented by the whig ladies of tbe
First Congressional distrioto North
Carolina. lie made tho greatest gain
in 1872 at Grants election. He
carried the First district by e,lo0
majority, beng gain of 1000 upon
tho republican Congr cssional vote.
In 1878 he was elected State Senator
by l,4oo majority, making again s.u
tho Second Senatorial district of
upward of 1000. Last year Ransom
ran as an independent candidate for
Congress-, changing 5000 votes and
substituting Yeats (dcmocrat) for
Cobb (republican). He declared
himself last July an independent CAM
did"te for tho Convention, auf ro-
ooived the entire republican support
besides many conservative votes, and
was olooted by 200 majority. Ho
has never been democrat. lilo is a
wonderfully effective stump speaker,
and! his power as such is i'm n,onse."
a curious fact appears in conneo..
t'on with tho election. Sixty votes are
necessary for choice, and to secure
these tho nominee must vote for hi III.
self. Or. Ransom voted for Gov.
held, and Dockery, the radical can.
dldate, for DR.. Wheeler, and thore
was no choice. Both parties caucused
Monday night. Things are awfully
mixod, and the democrats are paying
for their want Of wisdom in calling a
convention. o.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15

Senator Morton, of Indiana, who
has embarked in the Maine canvass,
has taken the ragged, bloody shirt
from his trunk, and is waving it
about him with the furious energy Of
= Red Republican. The Springfield
( (Muss.) Republican thinks he nigh,
announce his mission in the language
OF Mr.. Wardle'a Fnt Boy; "T want to
make your flesh Creep"