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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05
NTny l3
Republican County Convention.

NJ rT1CE is hereby given thnt County
- convention will ho held in Winns-
noro; on the 9th day of October, 1876. at
IL o clock, III, to nominate n sonnt ~
members of the House of Represen totiyes
and County Offices of Fairfield County.
Precinct Chairmen will hold their meet
ings on the 7th day of October, 1875, ut
~ o'clock, M. and elect delegates to said
convention. Delegates from each Precint
shall be as follows Doko 4, Durhan,'s
., Feasteryille 7, Gladden's Grove 6,
noreb q, Jenkinsville 4, Monticello ii,
inngow"y ~, Winnsboro IS, Yonguos.
- JOHN GIBSON,
County Chairman Republican Party,
sept ZS-ltx Falrfold Com3tv
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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

"Whcrever you find many mon,
you find many minds" exclaimed a
public speaker. "Taint 50, by
lingo y responded one of tho audi
tors. eff you'd only ask this whole
crowd out to tako drink, you'd
find en- all of one mind"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

"Does our constant chatter dis
tura you ?" asked one of three
talkativo ladies of sober look ing
fellow, passenger. No, mann I've
been married nigh on to thirty
years" was the reply.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

"The negroes are in donpor'"
~ silou' ooZen or moro Radical pa
pers at once. Yes, in danger of
Young the Democratic ticket. And
there IS where Taft's order comes IN
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

oambo pronounced lis omployer
n iuss"rate farmer" He mnIos
Two crops in one year "ho sells oil
ms nay IN do fall, and make money
once den in de spring 10 sells do
cattle dat dio for want eof de INV
ana make money twice"
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F IL " Eo n. P YnT9

a LsO, lsislcys Buohu, seltzer Aperi.
Il. -. ent, Bulls ough Syrup, Sulphur,
9nlnine, Aug, st Flower, Iodide and
1r9mide I of Potash, Licoice, Cocoaine.
m l,aIr Vigor, Gettysburg Water, Cologne,
so'let Soap, Starch, Tapioca, Hops, &c., !.
&c. JnstReccived by
iaho II McMAsTER & nrnn
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An exchange says that VA
stnd women and girls have 8
tC swim at the Now York +, eo ~ on
W.; Mil'i induces us to declare SEs ID
t,!'s is certain proof that tho & -SYaN
swilnmingly. ~ g y
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

'''nittcd, and fur.
~ I;,'. I,: o ,"' sply of choice
49, ~ b., ."@oon oponed in
,1, III sshcre may bo
-. " ., '''iy.p usually kept
~ rsI e'..'oi'Shnt--such rs
49, Goats, delica-
mos, s''.;,;I o'oFyhg that the
CINE ME A CAL
oct +
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

a person who was sent to prison
ior marrying two wives excused
himself bysaying that when ho had
ono she fought him, but when he rot
TWO they fought each other.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05
Horrible Accident.

The Biackvillo Nc'rs of tho Sep
tender 2lst says: 1--WE learn that on
, Friday last, Mr.. Seth Askcw, son of
+ the Rev. G. N. Askcw, 51asiiT;ing IS
about four miles from this place,
met with hor'Hlc accident, from
which death cyMcd almost immo
d'atc'y. lie PAS standing near n
mill, wZNhing the process of
E,fgh,m, when his hoad
poSsscauGGt by the arm of the lever,
Su;R1iM>es@;essed violently against tho
mr. M$$&2ne Of tho upright posts
r"'ore n, th1NAs the frame work Of the
lho youtrS him almost instantly
'ears old, anasAes could be stopped
~ his many friaS<,. about seventeen
cs' His father H(sAshighly esteemed
nc s:ymPathics of tEVG,d acq,mintan,
hunity." w. family have
-. ""''-----.--, W3sshtire com
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05

n LII persons knowing themselves to
"a be indebted to me will please come
forward with money or cotton and settle
old accounts, if they expect indulgence
another year.
oct D +. ELDER.
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ii'HofloNEERlNd DOCUMENTS.

1t has been discovered that Re,
P"nl'c"n campaign documents are
neing sent in great numbers from
TINS city free through the mails AS
part OF tho "Congrossionul Record"
Ii Is beloved that this has been
extensively carried on ever since the
"dJournment of Congress. Now
1llst tho attention of tho postoflice
authorities is directed to this frouI
on tho revenue, it is to bo presumed
that it will DO stopped.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-10-05
TERMS, IN ADVANCE:

DAILY, six months 81 so
I'M WEEKLY, six months : $50
WEEKLY, six months - 90
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
GOV. HAYES LETTER OF ACCEP.
TANCE.

COLUMBUS, ONO, July 8, 1876.
Hon. Ed,oard Mcpherson, Hon. William
A. Ho,Uard, Hon. Joseph ~. Rainey
and others, Committee of the Repubi-
can National Convention:-
CONVENIENTLY reply to your official
communication of the 18th of June by
which am informed of my nomination
for President of the United States by the
Republican National Convention at Gin
cinnati, I accept the nomination with
gratitude, hoping that under Providence l
shall be able, if elected, to execute the
duties of the high Office as trust for the
benefit of all people. / do not deem it
necessary to enter upon any extended ex-
animation of the declaration of principles
made by the Convention. The resolutions
are in accord with my views, and I heart
lily concur in the principles they announce.
In several of the resolutions, however,
questions are considered which are of
such importance that I deem it proper to
express my convictions in regard to
them.
The fifth resolution adopted by the con-
vention is of paramount interest More
than forty years ago system of making
appointments to Office grew up, based upon
the maxim, "To the victors belong the
spoils." The old rule, the true rule, that
honesty, capacity and fidelity constitute
the only real qualifications for Office, and
that there is no other claim, gave place to
the idea that party services were to be
chiefly considered. All parties, in practice
have adopted this system. 1t has
been essentially modified since its
first introduction. 1t has not, however,
been improved. At first, the President
either directly or through the heads of De-
partments, made all appointments, but
gradually the appointing power in many
cases passed into the control of the men,
bers of Congress. Officers, in these cases,
have become, not merely rewards for par
ty services, but rewards for services to
party leaders. This system destroys the
independence of the separate Departments
of the government. 1t tends directly to
extravaganza and official incapacity. 1t is
q temptation to dishonesty. 1t hinders
and impairs that careful supervision and
strict accountability by which alone q
faithful and efficient public service can be
secured.
1t obstructs the prompt removal and
sure punishment Of the unworthy. In
every way it degrades the civil service and
the character of the government. 1t is
felt, | am confident, by a large majority
of the members of Congress to be an in
tolerable burden and an unwarrantable
hindrance to the proper discharge of their
legitimate duties. 1t ought to be abolish
ed. The reforms should be thought,
radical and complete. We should return
to the principles and practice of the
founders of the Government: supplying
by legislation when needed, that which
was formerly an established custom. They
neither expected nor desired from pub
lie officer any partisan service. They
meant that public officers should owe their
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
HON. E. s. SAMPSON.

The Congressional convention for the
Sixth District will meet in Oskaloosa on
the 26th inst, and will undoubtedly show
its good judgment and appreciation of
worth, by making the denomination of
Hon. f. S. SAMPSON by acclamation. Mr..
Sampson was nominated two years ago,
not only without seeking it, but after he
refused to be candidate, and when his
own county had another candidate. This
act of the district showed the high esti-
timation in which he was held by the peo-
pie. He is not gassy member; he is
one those studious, close observing, at
tentive men, who do not speak often, but
is ever on the alert, and sees all that is
going on, and when he is called upon to
speak can do so understandingly, and not
in the hap hazard manner that "fy-up,
the-creek" would, whose mouth is always
open, and with whom tongue rather than
brain is the active member. Mr.. Samp,
son has been in Congress but short time,
yet by strict attention and careful obser,
vation, he has attained prominence with
the intelligent thinking ones, that is cred
liable alike to himself and the district
He is honest, upright, pure, personally
and politically, and cannot be bought; he
has never been an office seeker, and never
will be. When the scramble for office
ensues, then you will not find E. S. Samp-
son present. This is the kind of man
we want in Congress at this time, and the
convention should make his nomination
by acclamation.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
THE STORMS.

The ravages of the two great storms of
Monday and Tuesday nights, July Sd ana
4th, were very severe and widespread. In
Warren county the loss is estimated at
S3OO,OOO; fifteen dwellings and five
school houses were blown down, and 400
hundred miles of fence demolished and of
course vast amount of crops destroyed
Five lives were lost, and about fifty
persons injured.
Near Keokuk, dwelling was blown
down, and Mrs. Welner and babe buried
in the ruins. Her husband was absent
in town on business, and she lay in the
debris until o'clock next morning, her
babe dying during the night in her arms
In Marion county the loss was much
the same as in Mahaska-houses blown
over. or unroofed, barns down, fences and
and crops destroyed, etc. No lives lost
so far as known.
In Madison county the storm was very
severe and heartrending accident hap
pened to Val Gideon's family. The
house stood near the North river, which
rose so fast that it came down as a wave
four or five feet high; afoating tree struck
the house and knocked it over, drowning
the wife and mother with three OF
the children. The father caught two OF
the children and hung with them in
tree until morning. The bodies have all
been found except the youngest, babe
of some three months.
In the north part of the State great
damage was done, railroads washed out
fences, crops and houses destroyed, and
the horrible disaster at Rockdale, men
toned elsewhere.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

Before the Democratic convention there
were numerous anti-Tilden papers. Pa
pers that called him "frst t-class fizzle as
a reformer," &C., but most of them have
whipped in since, and are now eating
crow, and some of them even swearing
that they like it. Among the Democratic
papers however, that will not eat crow
we find Porte Welch's Reform Leader,
Oskaloosa; Daddy Ives Spirit Of the
Times, Ottumwa; Dennis Mahoneys TEL
egroph, Dubuque; and several others we
have now forgotten.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
INDIANS.

The recent massacre of Gen. Custer
and nearly 800 men, causes a general
thrill of horror all over the land, and
men are led to ask how long this must
continue before such chiefs as Crazy
Horse and Sitting Bull are wiped out.
We have not much patience with these
wild Arabs, and we are ready for the
wiping process to commence. Mercy and
magnanimity have always been the curse
of America. The mercy extended to con-
quered rebels, has placed us almost in
their power TO-DAY, and shown us that
they are just as traitorous as when follow
ing the stars and bars. The same mawk-
ish policy toward the warlike tribes of
Indians, costs us hundreds Of lives and
millions of dollars annually. Two things,
if properly enforced will bring peace with
the Sioux and other kindred tribes One
is to stop feeding, arming and equipping
them; and the other is to open vigorous
warfare with border volunteers, one of
whom is worth a dozen regular soldiers
The Indian wars that America has carried
on are disgrace to any civilized nation,
allowing few half-naked Indians to get
away with our disciplined armies, and al
ways resulting in peace by pensioning
the lazy dogs at government expense. 1t
is time for foolishness to cease, for red
men to 60 to work as white, black, brown
and yellow now have to do; to pay the
penalty of their crimes as men of other
colored skins do, and throw open their
country to men who will work, and bring
the vast domains into cultivation and civil
ization. These are our opinions, and if
carried out would be great saving of
money and life.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

Democrats are capable of doing very
foolish things, but their recent action at
Mt Pleasant, when they defeated Ed.
Campbell was one of the most foolish.
Last year Ed. Campbell was Chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
and as we oficiateu in like capacity for
the Republican party, we learned to like
the old coon, and to recognize his ability
and brains, and it has been a matter of
surprise that the Democracy of the State
fail to appreciate man of his ability, de-
feating him first for delegate to the Ma
tional Convention, and then for Congress.
They are foolish.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

CARL SCHURz came out in his Ger
man paper, the St. Louis Westliche
Post, in favor of Hayes and Wheeler,
and one very good reason he gives is
that the Democratic platform means
nothing, and its candidates mean less,
for one is hard money man of the
hardest kind, and the other is the king Of
the infationists, so that neither by plat
form or candidates do they represent a
single principle. We are glad to see such
leaders as Mr.. Schurz coming over. 1t
denotes the direction the tide is setting
and but little longer, and Democrats will
will give up all hope Of accomplishing
anything with the "barrel of money,
even.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

Hon. j. w. Dixon, an Ottumwa Lib
eral of much influence, who served four
years in the Senate as a Republican, and
four years in the House as Liberal, and
who was the opposition candidate for
Speaker, against Jno. HI. Gear at the time
of the dead lock over two years ago, re-
fuses to swallow Tilden and Hendricks.
The Spirit of the Times Ottumwa Liber-
al paper also refuses to run up that flag.
So it is, all over the land.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CON
VENTlON.

The Republican Convention for the 9th Con
gressional District of Iowa will meet at Oska-
ioosa, Wednesday, July Goth, at IL O'clock a. m
for the purpose of placingi i'll nomnatlon a can u
didate for member of Congress. The basis OF
representation will be one delegate for every
200 votes and fraction over 100 cast for SamueI
]. Kirkwood for Governor at the general elec-
ton of 1875.
The different counties will be entitled TO rep
resentation as follows: Appanoose: delegates;
Davis, 7; Jasper, 10; KeOkuk, s; Mahaska, u;
Marion, l0 Monroe 3; Wapello, III;
VAL MENDEL, Chairman.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.

On the 25th Of June, Gen. Custer ,
with his regiment, the 7th Cavalry mad
an attack on largely superior Indian
force on the Little Big Horn, in Montana.
He divided his command, leading five COM
panies himself, and COL Reno leading sew
en-. Custer himself was repulsed, fell
back and was followed closely and persis-
tently by blood thirsty enemy, forded the
stream under heavy fire, and took to the
bluffs. No white man knows the exact
facts of this fight, as Custer and every
man of his command were killed, but from
the position of the dead, as found by Gen.
Terry when he moved up, a pretty good
idea of the fight may be formed. He
was evidently surrounded on every side
by the red devils, as dead soldiers strewed
the line of march, and finally when on the
highest part of the ridge, the final stand
was made, and here the bulk of the COM
mand fell, almost as they stood in ranks,
Custer and his staff being last to fall,
each fighting to the end with that desper-
alton that knows no hope The slaught-
er of the Indians must have been fearful.
Col. Reno was cut off and surrounded for
48 hours, but the arrival of Gen. Terry,
with the balance of the army, caused the
Indians to retreat. The troops gathered
up 26l dead bodies, and buried them,
transported the wounded back to the
steamer at the mouth of Big Horn, and
will reft before starting out again. Par
ticulars of this will be found elsewhere in
this paper.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

A great deal of late has been said of
the corruption of the Republican party,
and especially of this administration,
which means President Grant and his
officials. So much has been written since
the Marsh Belknap matter, that many
really! suppose that there is corrup-
ton and defalcation on every hand. A
recent careful investigation of the records
prove that an average loss of 26 cents on
each $1,000 disbursed under President
Grants administration, covers the tohole
loss less loss than in any administration
since 1884. Under Van Buren's admin
istration the loss was $21.25, on every
$1,000 disbursed, and yet the old stereo-
typed cry of corruption will be repeated
with all the echoes, on the stump next
fall, in every country school house in the
land Cut this out and preserve 1t, for
these are the facts and cannot be refuted.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

The massacre of Gen. Custer and his
command calls to mind one of a similar
kind with less victims that took place in
the same part of the country in 1866. At
that time there were three forts in that
country above Laramie. The first was
called Fort Reno, the second Fort Phil
Kearney, the third Fort G. +. Smith. Mr..
Charles Leighton, OF Oskaloosa was for
two years stationed at Fort Reno, and
from him we gain the particulars of the
Phil Kearney massacre A wood party
was fired upon one morning by a small
party of Indians, and detachment con-
sisting of 81 men, under Lieuts Fetterman
and Brown sent out to attack them. The
Indians retreated and drew the command
about three miles away from the fort. into
an ambush when about 5000 Indians
arose around the little band, and the mas
sacre began. They were held at
bay until the soldiers ammunition
gave out, when the Indians closed in
upon them and completed the massa-
ere, not one escaping. Three citizens ac-
companied the expedition, armed with
Henry rifles. When found they had the
shells of 100 exploded cartridges about
them, showing that they carried the soul
of many a brave with them to the
"happy hunting grounds" The scene of
that massacre is less than 100 miles from
the field upon which Custer gave up his
life, and in each, not a soul escaped to tell
the tale.
In this connection, Hon. r. K.
HARBOUR reminds us of the famous
"Dade massacre" Dec. %, 1885, in Flor
ida, when liz officers and soldiers were
killed by the Semiuoles, not single man
escaping. The troops fought desperate
ly, but as in the other cases, they fought
on ground selected for them by the am
bushed foe.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

The Standard ignoramus got out an
extra announcing the nomination of
James TiIden, for President. When
twitted of its ignorance, by the HERALD,
the Standard attempted to crawl out of
a very small hole, by saying that his
name was Samuel James Tilden. The
bottom is knocked out of that assertion,
as it is out of everything that sheet at
tempts, by facts, for Tilden's name is
Samuel Jones Tilien, and he formerly
signed it S. Jones Tildeu.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

When the dark cloud of treason hung
like pail Ger all the land, and two and a
half millions of loyal men were in the
field trying to save the country; when the
blood of half million martyrs stained
the soil of treason's States; when the ma
tion's life trembled in the balance; when
the star-spangled banner dropped and al
most wavered before the hosts of seces-
sion, then SAMUEL j. TILDEN, present
Democratic nominee for President, wrote
the following reasonable and discourag-
ing sentence: "The trainers of our gov
"ernment left revolution organized; left it
with power to snap the tie of confedera-
"tion as nation might break treaty, and
ito repel coercion as nation might repel
"invasion."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

The little government of the island OF
San Domingo is tired of life. 1t offered
a direct insult to the American flag few
days ago, by boarding vessel and carry
ing off a passenger who had come from
another port. We hope the government
will send an ironclad down and blow the
little cuss out of the water.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

The Republic says: "The unanimous
acceptance during the present session, of
Mr.. Wheeler's report on the Notifications
bill which saved some three millions in
annual expenditures, was one of the most
striking testimonies ever paid by political
friends and opponents to the judgment
and honesty of a member of Congress. 1t
is seldom that any party is fortunate
enough to be able to place a man of this
calibre in nomination for the Vice Presi-
dency."
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13

Gov. Connor of Maine, visited james
G. Blaine at his sick room in Augusta
Me-, recently, and informing him that he
believed it to be the unanimous wish of
the people of Maine, he rendered him the
Senatorship made vacant by Morrill's ac-
ceptance of the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry. Mr.. Blaine will probably accept.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-07-13
TRUE DEMOCRACY.

The Democrats in Congress are making
a great hue and cry about reduction of
salaries of clerks who now get but barely
enough to live on, but never touch Con,
gressmen's salaries. All know that their
crusade is only for political effect If
any one doubted it before, the recent ad
mission of Senator Bogy, Democratic
Senator from Missouri, in private con-
versation, removed all doubt. Said that
model Democrat: ut will cripple the
government; but when the Democratic
'party comes into power, we will soon put
things to rights and restore the salaries
"to the proper figures" And political
power is the meaning of every proposed
reform offered by that rotten, rebel ele,
ment.