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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
Tho Carpet-Baggers Rebuked..

Senators Spencer, Patterson
West, Dorsey, Clayton and Alcorn,
und Representatives Morcy, Purman,
Stowell, Haralson and Hayes are III
great tribulntion. They moct
almost every night in solemn con
cluve and grievo over their wrongs.
A few nights ago they held meet
ing, the object of which was to unite
upon "some plan for revival of the
dropping prospects of the republican
purity in the Southern States, which,.
Judging by the tone and sentiments
OF these partisans, is only to be nc
complished by carrying out tho
bloody shirt policy, to do which the
aid Of the administration is to- be
invoked. Patterson related the cir
cllmstances Of q recent interview
between himself and tho attorney
general, during which Patterson ex-
pressed the opinion that unless
Federal troops arc used in the South,
and the United States supreme
court shall declare the constitution
ality Of tho enforcement act, the
South vii! be hopelessly democratic
and he assorted that this fact will be
developed in the next general cleo
ton. Mr.. Pierrepont is said to have
made the significant remark in reply
that he had noticed that in South
ern States whore the democrats
have control there is no serious dis
order. and no calls for troops have
come from them, and he added his
belief that the remedy for the
troubles complained of by the re-
publicans could and ought to be
found in the courts"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
IR,CSG nF REPRESENTATIVES,.

4 bill to amend M art entitled
".An net to provide fer the settle,
sncnt and payment Of certain claims
against tho state WAS taken up and
cngrosscd
4 senate bill I" provide for pur.
chascrS and lrSscos Of land at sales
made for ompnyment Of taxes
being put into possession Of the
same was takcn up, and tho enact
ing clause STRICKEN out
A senate bill to amend an act
entitled ".AM act to reduce hl acts
and parts of acts providing for the
assessment and taxation of proper
ty into one act, and to amend the
same" was taken up and en- gross
,Sed,,,
OF the bills Of the Bank Of the State
of South Carolina Was taken up and
passed 10 third reading
4 senate bin relating to tho man
ncr Of the payment of all claims
against the state Of South Carolina
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

and for other purposes, was taken
up, and the enacting struck out.
Tho sergeant alarms announced
n message from the senate that it
was ready to proceed with tho i'm
parchment.
Tho house refused to attend as in
committee of the whole, and pro-
ceeded with Legislative business.
The report of the committee on
privileges and elections on the cnse
of Mr.. J. D. Robertson was con
sidcred until adjournment.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday,, February 23.
SENATE.
SENATE.

The business before this body waa
the trial of Judge Montgomery
Moses, upon the following charges -
l. That he obstructcd, hindcrcd
and delayed the execution Of tho
law in SpartanburS county in 1874,
by refusing to allow the grand jury
to make Il prescntment concerning
tho official misconduct of certain
public officers.
/ 2. That, at various times and
places, ho corruptly demanded
money from litigants in paymcnt for
decisions in cases heard before him.
self
3. That he co"ruptly demanded
and received, from officers of the
court, pubic moneys entrusted to
them. promising to intcrpose his
judicial power to screen and protect
'thcm from punishment.
3. That, for about four years, no
has wilfully neglected to perform the
duties of his Office, causing delay,
loss and damage to suite: s, Jurors and
witnesses.
S. That he has, ut various times
and places, wilfulIy neglected. his
duties by refusing to sign orders
in suits presented to him by consent
Of the litigants.
6. That hc has arbitrarily and
pcrcmptorily compelled public
officers to violate the law by issuing
evidences Of puplic indebtedness
contrary to law.
The committee presented two ad-
ditional charges, setting forth, in
substance. that the accused unlaw
fully discharged " grand jury ut
Spartnnburg in June, 1875.
Judge Moses is represented by
Mcssrs. Rion, Baxter, Youmans,
Johnston, Pope and Campbell.
The accused, through his counsel,
claimed that he was entitled to have,
from the managers Of the impeach-
mcnt, full specifications, as to per
sons, dates and acts. under each Of
the charges preferred, The mana
gers denied this right, and pending
the discussion Of tho point, the
senate adjourned.
The house Wis not in session.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
Thursday, February 81.
SENATE.

Mr.. Clinton reported ready for
q third reading Bills to incorpor-
ate the South Carolina Mutual Aid
Association of Patrons of Hus-
bnnd:y; to charter the South At
,%iantic Railroad Company; to in
corporate the Camden Building and
Loan Association to incorporate
Harrclson's Mill Company; to
amend AN act to contract for sup
plies for the executive departments
of the state government and for the
general assembly"
Message No. 33 of his oxc cheney
tho governor, re- urninS with his
objections an act entitled "An act
to amend II joint resolution author-
ling the county commissioners Of
Beaufort county to levy special
tax" approved February 2G, 1873.
On the question Shall this act
pass, the objections of his cxccllcn-
cy the governor to tho contrary,
notwithstanding ;" The yeas and
nays were taken, and resulted rs
follows: Yeas, 2; nays 26 So
tho senate refused to pass tho act
The senate agreed TO meet ut II
o'clock daily on and after this day.
The president announced the
hour arrived for the special order
for 1 p. NJ, which was tho trial OF
Judge Montgomery Moses
Whittemorc submitted resolm
tion setting forth that the answc,
made by the uccnSrd is Insufficient
and that his prayer for more specific
charges be denied Alopted
The further hearing of the case
was then postponed Ill March T.
Adjourned
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

persuasion of rod-hot pokcrs, crow
bars spikes and mcrciless scourgos.
1t is with such Instruments, we fear,
that wild animals have been rendered
docilc' by tho successors of Van
Amburgh, and society canwell afford
to be rid of exhibitions of docility
which can only have been produced
by systematic and umrelentiny bar
barity to normally mtamcablo crea-
tures.-Lontlon 7eleyraph.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

"Will yolr Honor please charge
the jury" ask ,d IN Arkansas lawyer
at the conclusion of horse thief
trial. II will" replied his Honor;
"thc Court charges each juryman
one dollar for drinks, and six dol
lars extra for tho one who used tho
Courts hat for spittoon during
tho first day Of tho session.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
CENTENNIAL BORROWERS
Financial Incidents Of the American
Revolution.

Outside limited circle of anti
quaries and close students of the
history of the Amoricnn revo-
luton, it is not known that
George Washington expended i: a
portion of his private fortune to 10.
fray the expenses of tho great strug
gle, and that no was reimbursed in
the exact amount of his outlay at
tho close OF tho war. Although
ubiquitous in the opinion of the enc
my, he had always personal funds at
hs nd which he dispensed cconomi-
cally. His position as cashier of
his own revenue led many of the
American patriots, less fortunate, to
call upon him at various times for
money. They had made advances
in the cause of tho colonies, and
Washington wos always ready to
cash their calls In support of thesa
facts we find in Washington's &C
counts, rs presented to tho first
congress, tho following interesting
items
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Did it evar occur to you, kind
mammns while trotting your babies
on your laps in such vigorous way
that if some giant about ten times
your size wero to trot you in similar
style, the breath would DO very apt
to be joumcod out Of your body?
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

One cent per bushel makes q diff
ference OF ten millions of dollars in
the value of the annual crop. of corn
in the United States.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

A San Francisco paper recently
headed its leading editorial, "The
Truth for Change.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

A Vermont man returned home
tho other day, after an absence Of
eleven years, and found that neither
Of the three husbands his wife had
married and buried had fixed the
gate
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

"Tallting to her husband in a loud
tone of voice" is enough to send
q Persian wife to jail for thirty
days.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

A distance cast or west Of four or
five miles, in California, ofton makes
n difference of ten or tiftoen degrees
Of temperature
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

The Danbury Ne'cs has found ont
how marvelously careful man is
with o new garment. When he
comes in he is Mt great pains to hang
it on hook entirely by itself, md
woe to any one who hangs another
article over it. At the end of
week tho garment is being picked
up from the floor or chairs forty
timos lay, his wife says.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Hail, gentle Spring! says Thomp-
son, and gentlo Spring hailed, and
showed too.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

A Fronch writer describes young
lady as one who kisses her gen
tlomen friends till she is six years
old, and than loaycs off until she is
SiXtnnn
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

A breed of dogs without tails has
been discovered in Africa, and how
the mischievous boys there utilize
old tin kettles and fruit cans, wo
cannot pretend to say.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

You can't speak in balloon with
out having Eigh words, but it is death
to fall out
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

"Old Man Afraid,of-his, Wives ia
what tho Indians call Brigham
Young.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

An exchange remarks that "some
people are wholly unable to
appreciate irony We have OBJ
served this ourselves, particularly in
the case Of wash-women and shirt
bogoms.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
Saturday, February &c.
SENATE.

A number of now bills wero in
troduccl, real by their titles, and re
ferred to appropriate committees
A bill to make appropriations to
meet tho ordinary expenses Of the
state government for the fiscal yenr
commencing November l, 1875, was
amended, passed, and returned to
the house.
a bill to provide for the maintcn-
ancc of the state penitentinry was
ordered to lie on the table.
A resolution that the general
assembly take Il recess from Fcbrua-
ry rs to March was laid on the
table.
Concurrent resolution to appoint
a joint committee to investigate
certain charges against Il. J. Moses,
Jr., ". J. Whipper and j. p. Reed
was laid on the table.
The house concurrent resolutions
relative to outrnges in Edgetield
county were concurrcd in.
Bill to provide for the education
of minor children in the city of
Columbia and county of Charleston
was changed to an act.
Adjourned.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
a few new bills were introduced,
read by their titles and properly
referred,
The house resolved itself into
committee of the whole upon the
recent alleged outragcs in Edyefield
county. After debate, the com
mitteo was discharged from the
furthor consideration of tho sub
jcct.
: The governor returned, without
his approval, IN net to incorporate
the town of Grcor's in Greonvillc
county The voto was unanimously
sustained
! A bill to provide for the reliof Of
Edward B> Wesley w,.s laid on the
; table
The senate returned tho appro-
priaton bill with sundry amend
mcnts, almost all Of which tho house
rcjcctpd>
: Adjourned>
Yes, women arc unreasonable, and
you may have remarked that when
one Of them sits down in now silk
dress Oh chair where little boy
has carclessly deposited two cents
worth. OF tafty. shc will go on about
it Just as bad rs if it were two dol
lnrs worth
II IS said that Holkar, tho mahara-
jah Of Indorc, has stored up in his
palace not loss than $1,000, 600
sterling, Among the things which
the managers of tho late Freedman s
Savings Bank regret most deeply, is
the fact that they didn't got tho
maharWah of Indore to deposit with
them. -EOHffe,< ./rHfRdI
Did it evor occur to you, kind
mammns while trottmg your babies
on your laps in such vigorous way
! that if some giant about ten times
your size wero to trot you in similar
. style, the breath would DO very apt
4 i 7. L
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
Friday, February 25.
SENATE.

A bill to incorporate tho South
Carolina Mutual Aid Association of
Patrons of Husbandry was passed
and sent to the house.
The II port of-the committee On
finance n bill to mako appropria.
ton to meet the ordinary expenses
of the state government for tho
fiscal yoar commencing November 1,
1875, received it's second reading.
Mr.. Hayne intros uc d concur
rent resolution th~t this general
assembly tako recess from the
2Gth of February to the 9Th of
March, ut 7 =. NJ. Ordered for
consideration.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Nineteen out of twenty milk dealers
who were indicted for selling an
adulterated article were arraigned in
the court of special sessions at
New York on Wednesday, Two of
them pleaded not guilty, but the
attempt to prove their innocence re-
suited in tho fret of the pair being
fined one hundred dollars, and the
second being sentenced to ono
months imprisonment. The re-
maining seventeen then pleaded
guilty, and woro let off with tino
of fifty dollars each The remaining
one OF the twenty indicted has fed
from the city. In tho evidence it
appeared that the milk was not
adulterated with anything worse
than water.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

SUCCESS IN SruDY.-,Tho reason
why one: gets a lesson so much moro
quickly than another, we think, il
because he controls his thoughts and
centres them for tho time intensely
upon his lesson, to the exclusion of
ail othor matters When Dr. Johnson
studied, he lost all consciousness Of
external surroundings and became
completely buried in the subject be-
fore him and thus it was that he
could repeat whole poems, or whole
chapters of book, after reading
them once. Hence we say, if We
ludiciously employ onr time, intense
ly apply ourselves when we study,
wo may have leisure, And in.
decd if we did not care for
leisure, yot it, is hettor for the
mind to be worked Intensely
while it is worked, than carclessly
and loosely.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
mo-. 81
Wool Cotton.

A bale OF cotton, such as has never
beon scen'imt this market before by.
the Oldest cotton buyer. was received
yesterday'by Messrs. Oatos Bros,
from Isaac Harris, Esq, ,. Of Moores.
ville,. Iredell county. It il: of tho
exact texture of wool and ib greasy,
and feels to. tho touch just aa wool
1t has almost no staple. at.all,, and
while certainly species of this
staple. has very few off it's qualities.
Handfrlls of'it have, boon brought
here before by the. farmors,. among
whom it is Known: rs vegetable
wool cotton, but this is the first balo
ever seen here's. Ithas no merchan-
table value in this market, and will
be shipped by AEessrs,. Oates Broth.
ers to Philadelphia. Mr.. Harris.
expects to realize. a large price for
It,, but cotton men here doabt if he
Will be able to, do, this, since, tho
growth cannot be adapted to the
uses to which either eotton or, wool,
strictly speaking> is applied. It is
30 far from being cotton that no
classification ean be- found for it,
ard 1T is just Us far from being wool.
Chari0tte Ca. C.) Observer.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
THE
FAI RT D / D II 4 r 4 l. D

'l'frUEl.iSIED WEEKLY by
WE Ii A Nj ) G - A WIS.
7srms.--Thc UER 4HD ~ published Week
y in tho N@n OF VIM 'boro, At $500
hparinbfY3H n adUunrr.
ndy" !tll transient at!vcrti.ement. 10 be
'IiIDTW HD iNU&
SAe OBITUARY Nuticus ahl Tributes SL.0O
7Yprr ,uunrc.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A message was received from the
governor, saying that he had. ap-
proved number of acts--among
which is one to amend an act to
vdSt>in tho trustees of Ridgeway
Academy the title to certain tract
Of land.
Davis introduced resolution re-
questing the governor to use
diligence in bringing to punishment
certain unknown parties recently
engaged in whipping n fnmily Of
negroes in Edgotiold county. A
resolution was also introduced re-
1uesting him to furnish the house
with all information in his DOS
session concerning the "dastardlv
outrage" Both resolutions wore
adopted.
A sonateibill relative to tho plates
Of the bills Of the Bank of tho State
of South Carolina passed.
The recommendation thai Mr.. J.
D. Robertson he removed rs n mem.
bcr Of the Text Book Commission
and that he be expelled as a member
ofthc House, WIS adopted by II vote
of 5G to rs.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Congressman Landcrs. Of tho
First Connecticut District. is re-
ported to tell this on himself 49,
Some one introduced him in Wash
ington to a Southern member who
immediately asked him to take
drink. Il never drink, ssreplied Mr..
Landers. The other eyed him over
and then inquired "Are you
Democrat :" eyes, sir" "And don't
drink ?" "Yos, sir" The man looked
at him with great contempt and
then remarked: "Then, by -, sir
1 advise you to change your poll
tics"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Won THE MoNEy.--"Bct half q dol
lar / shall fall down Bot half n
dollar [ shall fall I" murmurod an
old chap ''ono evening as, loaded to
the muzzle with forty rod whiskoy,
he was feeling his way down Smith
street. 'Bct half IL dol" Just hero
the old boys heels flew SO high into
the air that his head and shoulders
beat them back to the ground. Ris-
ing to sitting posture. he took up
his hat, rubbed the back of his head
and then said : "Won the money,
by thunder ! And it is the first bet
I've won this winter !''
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

Yes women arc unroasonablc> and
you may have remarked that when
one Of them sits down in a now silk
dress Oh u chair where little boy
has carclcssly deposited two cents
worth. OF taffy. she will go on about
it Just as bad rs if it were two dol
lnrs' worth,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-01

The house Wis not in session.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-03
Jnoex TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

.uusyMESrs-llM paoe-4th. 5tb. and Glib coluDnA
RAykIN0 AND fINANCIAL-9h Paqe-31 COLUMN -,
BANKING HOUSES AND BANKERs-lOM PdGe-lst coiumn'
ROAR, ann ROoMs-5h Pa0e-5th and 6th cOuihnS
BUSINESS CHANCEs-l0M Pdoe-2d column.
HUsINFes NOTICRS-6ih P0Oe-1St cOiuHn
CoPARTNERsHIP NoTiCEs-1Oh Pdqe-lst column
CORPORATION NoTIcEs-l0h Pdqe-2d column
DENTisrKY- 10Th Pa0e-3d column
DIyIDEND NOTICKs-1Oh Pd0e-lst column
DRrssMAKING AND MnIINBRY--1Oh Pd0c-3d column.
DRY GOOps-lIh PdGe-3d column
EUROPEAN ADyERTIsEMENIs-1Oh Po2e-4th ana ON
columns.
ExcURsIoNs-l1h Pdoe-6th column.
FIEANCIAI-1O Fd0e-lst column.
FINE ARrs-l1h PdGe-6th column.
FuRNITURE-1 10th PdOe-3d column.
HELP wASTED-llh Pdg.-, I'll column.
UoRsEs. CARRIAGES, &c.-l0M Tagged column
HoTELs-llM PdGe-3d coiui3u
HoUsys AND FARMS wANTED-11M Pape-2d column.
ICg CREAN-l0M Pd0e-2d cOiumn
issTRI CTIOs-SM Pd0e-5th column
LECTURES AND MEETNGs-11M Pdoe-6th column
IFGAI NoTICEs-lOM Pd0e-2d column
MARBLE AND SLATE MANTEiS-1Oh Pdoe-3d Column
MARRIAGES AND DHAnIs-7h Pdde-Oth column -,
AisCELLANEOUS-lOM PQQt-oth COluiln' l-"t oHe-o'n
musical INsrRUMENTs-1Oh Pdoe-2d column.
NEW PUBIiCA ATfoNs-Sh Pape-3d 4th, and 9TH columns
BRooKLYS-ilM Pdre-1st column CoUNIEr-dlh
Page-1st and 2d columns; AUCTION SAILS lW foge
I'd column To EXCHANGE-1lM P0Qe-2d cOlumh'
RELIGIOUS NOTICES sh Pd1e-5ih ana 6th coiumLS
BALES BY AUCTION-5ih PdOe-6th co umn
SITUATIONS WANTSD-GALEs-11h Pdge-5th column !;
FRNALTs-l1h ldge-Jth and 9th columns
SPECIAL NoTICEs-7h Pooe-6tD column o.,
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILRoADs-lOh Fagc-oth anu o'n
columns.
sTrAMERs OcgAN-IOh Pace-9d column.
SUMMER RETREATs-11M PdGe-3d, 4th, and 5th columns
IEACHKRs-Sh Pd0e-5th column
THE TURF-11h PdOe-6th column - -,
To IrT - CITY PROPEKTY-l1h Page - I'd column
BRoOKLYN-1lM Page-2d column; CoUNrRr-llh
Poge-2d and Sd columns.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-03
MR. POBESOk,.S DEFENSE.

Secretary Robeson has made an elaborate ex
PLANTATION of his pecuDiary transactions with
the Cattells, and accompanied it with solemn
declaration that he never dictated, or sug-
"gested, or limited, or spoke to any one" for
the purpose of having either that firm or any
other persons favored i'll the matter of con-
tracts. His denial Of improper transactions
with his New jersey friends was as strong and
as comprehensive as it was possible for him to
make it, and he brought forward a number OF
heads of bureaus and other naval officers to
testify that he never gave ont contracts and
never interfered with the regular course of the
awards. Whether the Secretary's statement
actually covered the whole case 1T you'd be
impossible to decide without closer scrutiny
of the accounts and the testimony than we
have yet an opportunity of making. We are
willing to assume that it did, and that there
is nothing after all in the suspicious book
keepinp of the Cattols which impugns Mr..
Robeson's integrity.
But the INQUIRY will not be satisfactorily
closed until it is shown how the Cattells man
aged to make so much money on other peo-
ple's contracts. They seem to have gone into
the business of furnishing naval supplies as
retary, and Immediately the naval contractors
began to pay toll to them. Without previous
experience they acquired at once the command
of the business. They had only to let it be
known that they thought of bidding, and
somebody would offer them a percentage to
keep quiet. In one case they might be part
ncrs of the actual contractor; i'll another they
might make an arrangement which looked a
little like blackmai, though of course
it was not that; at all events, money
came to them, and it was generally understood
that whoever wanted good thing from the
NAVY Department must see the Cattells. Now
il may be taken for granted that naval con-
tractors as a rule are not fools. They are not
in the habit of paying percentages and bo-
muses. out of compliment to worthy citizens
like the Cattells, but for all that they spend
they expect-and generally Obtain-a full
equivalent. If the Cattells represented that
they had a valuable influence for sale, they
must have given some evidence of the truth
of their representation. If they sold anything
it Is fair to infer that they delivered the goods,
or at least satisfied the purchasers of their
ability to do so.
Mr.. Robson Acknowledges that he heard in