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New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
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Justicc Mining Co
SATrUDAY. Oct, 2S-P. VI.

The week ending with to-day has brought no
,a,o IN tle commercial situation. Trade IN all ITS
,-"rfIos-axespting that of retail nature, created
through Centennial visitors, and which IN the ena END
vii; react upon the trade of the interior rctaer-has
oantinned unusually duh for the season. The acuY-
- ,yl;cb the seeming war cloud in Europe had IN
nored TO certain speculative circles has sbsde" as
shown by comparison Of the exports Of flour ana
.ro;r from this port during the week ended yester-
Ssv and for the corresponding week of 1870 as fol-
lows: ..- ,e,c
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

40 bales Last lna leaving supply OF 3D. 200 hides and II
India year Weguoe: BGenos Ayres 20
So3 s@ T. % S2e ca7Tirater 10 2i 30 D. if2zSc RIO
icna 22q2j o. iaaS3oc Ccntrsi Americaa + al & IsT
lgc; San loan. 2sq2i n lais tc; MaiaGofos 24s2i p
nIsr Vera Cruz lSalg h. l6d i7c fampco. 2O02Ii9
b II ist: ogoia $500 y. lsa20c Nau,alDc 2Ja23 n,
fay;a n Pi & 's'SSs' 5' n oG-S m ,rn l2T
a d sad az 3D. i'@''' '0'''0 SO~zl d. '''aG'' ''
,1 ofrTheFe s., 1 was nothing specially in nj, male
gi', aS gly' and more or less easy We qu9'r New laS
ta.ten New .5a32e; Yearlbss lOa2Oo olda al growis,
NJ, Las SLSFolcic 4ul and nomipay unchanged
Nrw i3 "" Orleans was ~ hight demand at '5"7sc for
rSe SAyAL a. ~ M There wa mere aciyit in srs TEX G
DDS. al zoe ~ it"siur te nothing DONE but hod
souti We qaaie 49,! % ar Common srrsied ~ o5
81 10 tgr %ot Saircl, - l5ds2 - for 40 . = 80
Change Fuftr -slss q 500 bbs Spis Tarpsntiae at
"Gc as two az Wilmington 33 i-c cargo Of
Str'n,r h., p q @ ana ftr-h; aul 250o bbls. do.
OCEAN FRsGllI-rtc surri.i- offerings of berth room
advance Hitl moi rate demands wi.ch kc pin; with
"a. Sllp'issol tonnage bhe business chaSc room
sa ani yct NO era Iec took pl'e te contrary steady
tone s 'xistr Tar engagements enh acel 10 LIZ epo
az S~i and ~ sail sOp push. Grain at 7ai 10 Bre
mTi s lc 4 S,,G 90 Osa d. G ah . at 1I, 5S
at GoY %99 ulg-. -.rsap,1lla at 40 do 2jo hbls
DO lto canned goods st 100 do 20 hrd Tobacco at
425 do 10 Ror,a,n by sicni 800 66ls Apes on pryae
terms 70 itaWhug D.; scn 500 tcs Lard and 800 boxes
steamer tc,H hns' 10 CALAIS. win $1,000 Dusa Oar.
bbs hrnned Petroleum g. German bsrs OF 7.i2 tons
FS,, Fn Z. hi"'R, H. M.ih g'g 81 cSfsa or i!y.t ters
10 Corr orei Win $500 A. q ran, n ~ r VIA ing
Nayal -t'i,. - To- INin and 7s TOR its iurnatue
ebso TIE c>Pns ior he wceE cna"s oct y werc
1910 b5xe cic,e t2 So.,s naou. II l7, kg. iif %
sf I.I = 90 lHf.t
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

In state bonds Louisiana conSols advanced To 81,
aud ola icmc.sccs 20 iGl2. new bonds selling a. -
I-is6'I78t0lS. and Missouri Gs of 1917 az l02.
There was only one sale of city bank Stocha-I -
Fourth National at 9O-and Only. II bids In
railroad bo9ds there were large purchases OF hanni-
LoI anal NJ 10 Convertible IS up 10 ~, North Sls-
so1ris being freely taken at 97ii@2S's; Northern
Pacifcs advanced 10 1923 and ~. ldui if-ts' la
Crossc Division. heinz strong NJ 100 Lie fiiS's
selling at / T. aud Thirds at lOJl2. 49,
The following are the rcceirt~ az Washington W It
national bank notes fer redemption LOT ih' NceA
T..f
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
We annex closing revised ratrs Of foreign ex-
oi

Money was IN very moderate request to day, and
call loans were made over until Monday at 2i2a2
per cent, though the banks were fctruF higher
rates At one time this afternoon the hguTr the
street 81 Uened TO !. Best discount is , To per
cent with exceptions al and Z. There is nothing
new in The currency movement. The following il
the Clearinghouse statement to-day: Cuugbcv y
changes, 500, ,O39, PIG currency balances. S2s3l,.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

decrease in hOw and corn meal OF $50 per cell'
and in grain Of all kinds Of $3.50 per cent 80 mnch
has been written and said concerning the immense
pressure upon the railroads to move the gram
toward the seal oard even alleging that the capac
tes of the railroads We're Oyertaxed and that snip
pers were offering a premium for first cnances-a
condition Of affairs, when it occurs. which "lH
settle the RAILROAD war" without the Intervention
Of meetings Of officials held in close pr'Nhn'ty 10
the stock EXchange-thst few figures showing the
movement of grain toward Buffalo. covering the re-
cents by the Lake and By all the railroads terIniA-
atinq there from Chicago and Milwaukee aud from
all intermediate points OF sLipnent may be lS'ruc-
tive
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
Danh!ua 6cuecs ano DGHners

EDrETXE EHUTLIEH&. baakers,
y JT1U s.. N-1c Torh. drD9c Bis
on E.lg7and, France and Gcymany;
issue Letters of Ctcdt acaila6le
Erou1Eom the UHHed HtteS dH1
Elsro2c, anil nuke transfers Qf money
Jy telegraph and cable. LlreSt0aen!
ordcrS executed tn tie ErchdAG@S O.
Ne4o York, PhHadelDhtd, Boston cad
SaA ffdRcj&c0.
ADDr0re9 Securities far safe
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
VHE CENTENNIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC co.

49, TNoiice is hereby given. that on oct ~, 1875.
WILLIAM NOVNAN OF Montreal President Of the Ccnfen.
nial Photogrs hc Co, and JOHN 4. FRASER Of Torot.
Arr superintendent RESIGNED their respective onicrs
they having That day disposed their the
Centennial Photographic CO. To The und, cuc who
tr sole proprietor aid the only parties authorized
sact business and for and IN the o. the Centennial
PhotOgraI hic Company EDWARD l.. WILSON,
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

The tone of European dispatches wonld seem to
Justify the expectation that the Eastern coppi,a-
ton- VIII Gc titled without recourse tOthc sWuri-N
hope finding justification iH the temper OF tI" Lon
don market, the bar1neta. OI the feeling eE sting
among capt. ilia,s BItisL cun,pls and United
States bonds are y 20 - above the closing quotations
yesterday, and compare rs follows with pI7crs cur
rent "a N',A s.gO:
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
COFFEE MARKET.
nnMEsTIc Markets.

RIO JAyFIgo Oct 23.-Exchange London unchanged
The market Or COlee here aud at santos unchanged
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
WEEKLY RAxGE OF PKIcEs

Shore. III; Western Union, 17s; Harlem, 2; Miehi-
gan Central 25s and Hannibal and st. Joseph pre-
ferred 5 per cent. The following table shows
rtInM WIZ u
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
s66. BOT. 500 sGI, 500 200 Dec. sl,5i1C0O
cd -
"a. 5j,3Ol,5jO 53,s2j,7J0

Sgironr1ts -, IlO52.25O iGe'3450 Dec. sGs'S'o
United States bonds were dub, bat pnces were
firm. and generally the best OF the week tic seni-
ment being thJt prices are about the lowest l" ne
ISt,S. M lj9i coupon new iiyes at lll2, ald new
4l,D al II lo We annex latest street quotations:
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
financial.

7 OSr or LEN-CERTIFICATEOf of SCRIP
II No. Com oldassd Company FOR $24S payable
jan 1871 Parties cautioned not gOite the
as payment has been stopped ard application made for new
certificate.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
tluauclGl

GAS STOCKS. .... ...-
n. >EWYoEt, HEraoFoIrddTiAE XIX IN ~; ~, - Al
and ALI Luis of brooan and New loE G's SECURITIES a.'t
1,' ,,,. Gi.p. %. rt4Nil~-.
'N N"' Room 23 80 Eroatst. y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

DOB gold exchanges, S360l 81; GOA balances,
S552 231 The following are the total clearings nj
the Clearinghouse FOR the week and the resulting
balances Currency exchanges. S39IGOI,IZ' cur
rency balances Sl0.450.SS7; gold exchanges 60 4
9l3.l33; gold balances, S6.4G024f. Inc Ddhk
statement shows a heavy loss IN SPECIE tle loans
and deposits being largely reduced, and the chalgS
i'm lcgas nominal. The banks now hold III excess oi
tie % per cent required by law, ~ lo,9S5 i3oma
decrease compared with last week of about $Gs. s.OOo
The following the comparative tota's:
%, ~ oct ~ Differences
Ioaus so8l g3s 500 s25GTinso9 Decreasr = ~
Srar,. -'giH 6op l5gt7.2OG Decrease l,bu;, sup
TTgsitcn'rs is'Tt02oO 4ss62,OOO Increase l2l,sD
Deissi,s . 22,als20O 2I53. 5000 Decrease 5'9 5'aw
ci,rnlafim I. S3G7uO 1901, 100 Increase. 2ai,soO
The following shows the relations between the
total reserve aud the total liabilities:
oct. p. oct. %. ChnnV..s.o n
epocte sI7.ClGCCO sl5n47,2n0 Dec. Sl,Gb., 100
Legal tenders .... 4s,74H2GJ 4-'S62"OJ luc l%i'S'u
t-t ttD
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30

The following shows the relations Det"ceh 'h0
total reserve and the total Liabilities;
New-York tribune., 1876-10-30
n. hMlg g. Co..

N
SOe 10 AND - NA~.> tU.-T. NHWYURh,
TIAN~ACE Do general Banking Business,
IfNf. .u ilN,s,.I,.t Securities.
It.N ..Iu,sst. 3D.. uus of uu..ulcnt R1u's, also,
BONDS rtpu.iaJ.l uy cituc aIt c'.t'..s.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
Two Mighty Hunters.

II hear they're having great goose
hunting now over on LDhs Island" ,"
said..AIr. Mngru,lcr, in the boarding.
house, last night.
"Are they ?" said Mr.. Mucutlin.
II never had much luck shooting
geese"
Il suppose not" said Iagrudcr,
compassionatcly 'not much used
to firearms. hey? l never fe.d
about geese but what I think
ofa days sport I had down on
Shiminnccock Bay one day last year.
The geese were flying tl,iek, anu 1
took my Y gun an l."
"Iour Y gun ;" interrupted Mr..
Meguflin /; What is Il " gun ?"
You will learn further on in The
l::::ration answered Masrudcr, con
tinuing his story-'',nd went down
thee. One morning we saw coming
up from the south what I suppose
WAS the biggest flock of geese that
ever flew. They came along in their
usual way. flying in a Triangle, with
tac leader on the point towards us.
l. got fisherman to help hold the
Y gun, and [ took aim and let her
go. The charge just cleaned both
wings off the leader, and then spread
out like II Y, and-I am afraid you
will scarcely believe me, Mr.. Ma
guffin, but it just went down the
inside of each line Of birds AMI car
ried away their inner wings as
though they had been chopped off
with II hatchet.. Losing their bal
ance from having only one wing
apiece, they were thrown violently
together by the continued tapping
of the outside wings. Every bird
was killed by the shock of the col
ision, and they fell to tho earth in II
line that measured 401 feet. There
were just 800 birds 404 pairs and
the old head goose that WAS the
leader"
"Your speaking Of the long -nccked
crceturcs," said Mr.. Magutlin, calm
ly, reminds me of my giraffe hunt in
South Africa. Great sport, giraffe
hunting. We had one hunter who
! was such II fast runner that he would
often get clear ahead of the party
and catch n giraffe ull by himself
Then he'd take II couple of tulns of
the giratfe's neck around II tree and
hold him until we came up. One
day L was out alone and I came
across two tremendous giratfcs to-
gether away from the woods. I
snenked up behind them, grabbed
! them by their hoads and tied 'cm
; together by their nccks, and there I
had EN-"
perhaps you'll kindly tell u.s.
s"id Mr.. Magruder, "how you got
hold of their heads"
"What You don't mean to tell
me, Mr.. Magrutlcr, that you don't
know how they hunt girntfes? Why,
you ignorant loon, giraffe hunters
always wear stills T.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
Liberal BeQuests.

Mrs. Mary G.. Harrison, formerly
OF this city, left by will to the Dio-
cese of Georgia the sum of $4,000,
to be used rs follows: $4,000 to
purchase n lot and build IN Episco.
pal Church for colorcd people in
Augusta, Ga. $4,000 to increase
the ''permanent Episcopal fund,
and $4,000 to Increase the "Widows'
and Orphans" fund of the Diocese
Mrs. Matilda Burdcll, of Rome,
Ga., lately deceased, left by will to
the Diocese of Georgia the residue
of bcr estate, after tho payment OF
certain legacies, to establish q fund,
the income of which will be used tc
educate candidates for tho ministry
Of the Episcopal Church in Georgia
This bequest is valued at from foul
to six thousand dollars.-Ilugustu
Chronicle UnH Sentinel.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

require originality of taste or dc
| sign they pick up with surprising
+, facility. The manufacture Of cignr,
in this city may DO said to have
passed entirely into their lands
several thousand being employed
in this branch of industry ulonc
, Origin .lly knowing nothing about
boot and shoe making thoy mad,
such rapid strides in this trade TINT
no other class Of workmen arc able
to compete with them. At such
low wages do Cinnamon perform
this kind of work, that in no place
on this continent arc boots and
shoes sold 50 chenply as in San
Francisco AS carpenters, manu-,
fncturcrs of furniture, and workers
III all kinds Of wool, they h.vo
crowded out an army Of white
laborers who would otherwise now
be employed Mt good wages. With
all the uses of sewing machines they
have become familiar, willingly and
fnntiringly working ono twelve. and
often fourteen, long hours without
cessation. If there is any branch
of mechanical industry for which
there is public demand, "John" is
sure to have hand in it, working
ut such figures Tint no white man
can possibly compete with him.
The trades or professions with
which they do not interfere are SO
few az to be easily enumerated.
We do not hear of them ns preach-
crs, lawyers, journalists, legislators,
tcamsters, car conductors. OF
auctioncers; but the time miy
come when these callings will be
subject to the competitive influence
of"Chincsc cheap labor" In al the
departments of scrvile labor-as
house servants, cooks, scrubbers.
gardeners, portcrs-they crowd out
tho Caucnsians, leaving thousands of
the latter unemployed and suffering
for the actual necessal les Of life.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
TIE CHINESE AZ MECHANICS.

4 =
Whiic It is 4 we'll known fact that
the. Chinese have very little of the
spirit Of inyeption or originality,
they are skillful and ingenious ini-
tatorH and copyists. {! As an instance
in point, it il related that some
years since, on tho arrival of one of
our famous clipper ships ut Hong
Kong, the captain, learning of the
wonderful initiative skill OF the
Chinese painters. employed ono Of
them TO copy-s beautiful gil paint
ing of tho Vessel, which ahad acoi.-
dentally been torn n few inches
across it's face, tho rent having been
sewn !tp. II, due course of time the
copied painting came home perfect
imitation in all respects, even, to the
sewn cash in the original. Any
mechanical trade which does not
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
mo. 48
A Novice at Camel Riding.
Charles dudley Warner.

Mounting the camel is not difficult,
nut 1T has some sweet surprises for
tho novice. The camel lies on tho
ground with all his legs shut ny
under him like ajack-knifc. You seat
yourself i'll the broad sadtllc and
! cross your logs in front of the pom
mol Before you are ready some.
thing like private earthquake be-
GINS under you. The camel raises
his hindqnrters suddenly, and
throws you over upon his neck , and
before You recover flom that ho
straightcns up his knees, md gives
youa jerk over his tail and whi!o
you aro not ut all certain what has
happened, ho begins to move off
with that dislocltod walk which sets
You INTO sce-saw motion, waving
backwards and forwards in tho ca.
pacions Mldlo. Not having Il
hinged back fit for this movement,
you lash tho beast with your koor.
bash to make him chungo his gait
He is nothing 10th to do it, and ut
once starts into high trot, which
sends you foot into the mir every
step, bobs You from side to side,
drives yonr backbone into your brain,
and makes castamots of your teeth.
Capital exercise. When you have
enough yon pull up, and mmbly
inquire what is the heathen method
of riding n drome larry.
49,
In Germany tho telegraph wires
are III future to be carried under.
ground instead Of being supported
by posts. The object Of this change
is to prevent the interruption OF
communications which regularly fol.
lows n Sront storm.
The new pcnitcntinrv bill passed
by the Mississippi legislature leases
the convicts four years to responsible
parties, and will greatly reduce
taxes.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
ST. PETER AND THE PULL-BACIS.


a little Pull-back sought one day
The .,ltcs of Paradise;
81. Peter wiped his spcctnclrs
And rubbed his ancient eyes;
And throngS of angels came
With curious gaze the while,
Intent, rs ladies always nre,
10 see the lutrst sty Z.
The saint put on his glnsses then
An observation took;
'Wiat! Whnt!' hn said, this tnvcrsrH
Tie laws OF ''muStn't look"
Tiled back III front! Piled up behind.
Twill never do, ] fear!
The thing is too ridiculous
You cannot enter here"
What diA she do! Ny curious friend,
81" got behind tree.
And in II iiify she WAS lrcsscl
AS angels ought to be.
81 Peter ksse'l her thtn and said,
PASS in, my little d'nr;
But mind, yon mus MT Introduce
Sr"h nan Shty fashions h"re."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
RULE AND RUIN.
The Radical System o. Eloct:onoering
a. the South.
From tn: New Yo!k Haral |.

RLhlcII, n. c., April 24.--Whit,
ley'* startling story touching the
use Of Secret Service money i'll the
election Of 1872. unbending, as ii
did. The uAc astic ",Southcrn,Outrayc
Miller, eX Attorney y-Goneral Vii
lllms, set your correspondent to re-
viewing some of his Old sources OF
!lormation, found useful here in
North Carolina during the momora-
bic Mcrrimon-C Caldwell contest Of the
summer Of 1872
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
THE,
I AIR / ID l. D i / RAIL !
/, PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

w 4 T. IL 4 VI = & - A WIS.
ms.--Thr XER am IL publrsh"d Wee k
in the T"wn Of W,un-bnro, at $500
T. "ri"tiy i" "donnrr.
utap" \ll transient advertisements to be
I'm ~ 40 F.i NrE
'i,unry N.ticos and Tributes ;.Ou
per .uuurc.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17
NOTICE.
u. S. Internal Revenue
Special Taxes,
NAV |. 1876! To AMiI I'D. 1877.


HlNIIE %visca Statutes Of the United
L. Stat"s% Sections :fl32 !I237; NS23S, nnd
;'2:'?. require every person engng@l in nny
business, nvocn'ion. or nmploymcmt
which renders him liable to n SPECIAI1
rAN, to prOCuru ana place con-
.ptCuOuSly akn.. his ENtlf}iistB-
Inrnt or place ~ Business,
stamp AenntinH tho payment rpf isai,i
SPEClAi TAX for the special Ink Year
beginning May 4, 1876. before commence
ing or continuing business after April ~
1876
Th" taxes omhrncrd within tho rrovis-
ions "fth" Inv above quoted are tho fol-
lowing, viz;
Rrctiiicrs, $500 90
Dealers, retail li,Inor, 20 nO
Dealers, wholesale liuuor, 100 90
Den lrrS in malt liquors, wholesale, SOC
Dealers in malt liquors, rrtnil, 20 90
Drnlrrs in leaf tobacc. rs %
Retail drulrrs in leaf tobncco, GOO 90.
And on sales Of over 81 TOO. fifty
cents for every dollar in cXccss
orS ,UO,.
Dealers in manufactured tohncco, E 90
Mannfnc tnrrrS nf stills, so OD
And for each still manufactured ~ o.
And for each worm manufactured, 20 0b
manufacturers of tobacco, 10 Up
, ahll lluNhcthrcTSn n1 cigars, ~ UU
PrddlcrS nf Tobacco first clnRH
(mOrr thnn two horses Ol other
nnimals>. 5000
PcddlrrH of tobacco, second o'nsa
twu horSra or uthcrnnimuls), 25 w
Pcddlrrs of tobacco, third class
zone horse nr other IN inihD, Ia 0N
Poddl"rr Of tobacco, fonrth olHsF
(on foot or public convcynncn) r0OU
| Brewers uf lths thnn 500 BARRELS, 50 On
brewers of D barrels or moro, N,N,rs
Any person 80 linblc, who shnlr fIil TO,
, comply with tho foregoing nsrMircmcntx
shall be subjrpt toScvcro penalties.
Persons or firms lnblc to pa any Of ah..
Sp"cnl Taxes named above nnnAt apply t.,
l. UASS CARPENTER. ColLcc, or OF Inter,
nal Revenue ut Columbia s. G., and pay
, i"rhnd ptocnre tho Special Tax Sta mp or.
Stamps they nee |, prior to 8fny !, lS7G,
and without further notice.
'"'I "'' PRATT,
Commissioners sG Internal Revenue.
Onlcc Of Intcrnal Ra;ycnue,
Washington, g. e., February I, 1876.
mar IL ''3 .''" '.. -"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

= Hon. a. NJ Waddoll, a Demo-
cratic member Of Congress, who
has been severely attacked in the
columns of the Wilmington On. c.
Post, Republican newspaper,
caned the editor Of that -papor on
Monday last. ''"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

The Geolgin delegates to the
Democratic National Convention
are reported as more favorable to
Tilden than to any of tho can n,lidatcs
name,l for the ST. Louis nomina-
ton. -L-l ----.--- -. -----.i -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

North Carolina during the mem ora
bic AIcrrimon- Caldwell contest Of the
summer Of 1872.
TRACKS OF SECRET SERVICE MEN
There is ut present no trace of
secret service money used in this
State'for election purp oSci in 1872
in the :n;nncr described in the case
OF johnny Davenport but the State
was fnil OF such notorious Secret
Service mcn us the Infamous Bench
and the no" ropent;.nt and Christian
Hester. These men pretend to be
on the hunt for Ku Klux, ind their
expense; and disbursements arc
doubtless covered under what the
late Attorney-GAncral pluyfully suy
ScSts as IL Legitimate expenditure"
The AIarshals Office WAS very lib
c:ally supplied with money that
year to aid in the suppression of the
ku klnN. and almost every town
snip in tls S5lto hll its deputy
marshal to pit down the grim,
ghostly foe but of the $3.50, 600,
disburscd by Marshal Carrow in
1872, possibly not farthing cnn
now be traced to other sources than
''lcsitimatc expenditures" thus scrv-
ing the ends Of Justice at Any cost.
SPECIAL AGENTS OF TIE POST. OFFICE DE-
PARTMENT.
During the campaign Of 1872 quite
0n n1.p,V hE snnniul n,rnpf,, ~ tb,,
Post Office Department were ap
pointed in this State. A record of
their appointments and Of the service
they performed is presumably to be
found at the department in Wash
ington. But the most original and
animated feature of the campaign of
1872 was in the conscript army of
revenue officers. Some hundreds of
"dcsiGnated assistant ASSESSORS
were appointed by Commissioner
Douglas and Secretary Boutwell,,
with the approval of the President,
and these swnrmcd all over the
State. They received IS per day rs
revenue officials, and performed no
duty whatever as such, except to
canvass for the Ropublicanp party and
either buy up or by intimidation 81"
.""e voters If IL committee should
see fit to peep into the Office Of the
Commissioner of internal Revenue
tncy would be startled at the amount
OF false certifying, false sweal ing
and shameless swindlinS perpctratel
through the rcvcnno system during
the North Carolina campaign of
1872. The amount Of government
money SO squnndrred in this State
for election purposes could not have
fallen short of $1,000 This is,
however, considered II very small
matter in'Govclnmont circles. Secre
tary Bristow was officially informed
on the subject before the meeting OF
this Congress, but it was not deemed
''cxpcdient" to inquire into the mat
ter lest it should provoke Congress
sional nvcsti cation.
EX- SENATOR POOL. OF NORTH CAROLINA.
now resident at Washington, is said
to have invented the "designatcd
assistant" process in the revenue
system for clcc ions, and doubtless
could tell all about it. Hon. John
A. Hyman, colorcd Congressman, and
the only Republican member from
North Carolina,- was one of these
'lesignated assistant" frauds in the
election of 1872, and would sit al
mirably as one of the committee of
investigation on account Of his sup
posed familiarity with the subject
Collector J. j. Young, of This dis
trjct, " probable candidate for Con
gross in the approaching election
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

Brattlcboro, VT, has n niathenati.
cal prodigy who can solve the mist
complicated problems instantly by
no known rule. He is thirty years
old and can barely read and write.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

" Nearly all% thc' t,e'dyatcs fl tom
Louisiana to the Democratic don.
vention at st. Louis are said toI be
for Hancock. -
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

An effort is TO be made ta eaab
]'sh an Associate Reformed Prcsby
terian church near Walhalla.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-17

There are n couple OF, women
revivalists traveiing.in Toxas. One
breaches and the other 'eXhibita Il
magic, lontoin. s.,.