The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-09-13
A Black Beecllerito.

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A Black Beecherito.
A Washington letter of August
20 says: "For some time past the
congregation of the Second Baptist
Church (colorcdD have beon dissatis-
fled with their pastor, tho Rev.
Madison Gaskins. In 1856, ho
raised 81, 800 to buy his wife then a
slave but instead Of making the
purchase, took trip to Africa, and
on his return married another
woman. He has been pastor of the
Second Batist Church for three
years, and, since tho above facts
have become known, his retirement
has been demanded. Some Of the
members favored his retention, but
thero wcro one hundred land fourteen
members who objected, some Of
whom were excluded by the church,
and they called an ecclesiastical
council, which met this morning, at
Lincoln Hall, the Rev. w. j. Walker
in the chair, and tho Rev. G. Robin
son, secretary. Gaskins is to be
summoned before the Maryland
Baptist Association at the next
meeting. Twelve churches were
represented in the council, and there
was determination manifested
that will make it very mcomforta
bic for Mr.. Gaskins, unless ho steps
down and out in obedience to the
wishes of the mnjority."
EX-SENATOR RMVELS OF MISSIS-
SIPPI.
This Distinguished Leader of the Ne
gro Raco, Born in North Carolina.
Onites Himself Politically with the
White People.
This coiored man was few years
ago Il senator of tho United States
from Il @ state Of Mississippi, elected
by tic republican party, to which he
belonged. He is wei. known among
the Older citizens of Lincolnton as
Rhodes Revcls he livod in this
town until he was about eighteen
years old, and then removed to Ohio
We believe, where ho received n
liberal education and became a
Methodist minister. After tho war
he was sent as Il presiding elder to
Mlssis>jrpi and WAS elected by the
Legislature rs United States senator
He Was always worthy and Truth
ful NAN and obtained the conf lcnce
of this community when youth.
We are gratiiied to know that in
tho last election in Mississippi he
voted and acted with the democrntic
party or the ground that his own
party had become SO thoroughly
co rlpt in that state that no honest
man could act with it, and that the
:a 'ety and peace Of the state re-
qured that it should be put out OF
power. The consequence Of his cx-
crting his influence in this way was
that the democrats carried the state
by a large majority notwithstanding
there IS u ncg:o majority in the
State. The negroes followed and
voted with him.
The time is not far distant when
the negroes here will be set free
from radical slavery and act like the
negroes in Alabama and Mississippi
and como out for honest govern
mcnt instead Of the corrupt misrule
which now brings shame and dis
grace to the nation. Let the
negroes 'ponder these things in
their hearts. '-Lincoln Pyo1ress.
Two Young Girls, Who Went to Sleer
on the Ninth ult., Not Yet Awake.
CoHoEs, N. Y, August 24.--fol
ten day two factory girls, named
Dcverrol, of this place. have bee,
living in a lcthargic state, in THEN
room, in Il Cataract street boarding
house. On the 9th inst, they re
tired to bed as usual, but had com
planned all day Of a singular scnsa.
ton of drowsiness. Ncxt morning
they did not appear, and their land
lady went into their room. They
were both asleep. The landlady
could not arouse thcm, and until
Sunday, the 18th. neither of them
gave any evidence of awakening.
On that day tho cldcr Of the girls
| awoke and dressed herself. Soon
aftcrward she fell asleep, and, with
her sis ter, has remained asleep evel
since. The case has attracted the
attention of medical men, who arc
watching it's result with great in,
tciest. The girls are, to all ap-
pcarances, in u natural and health
ful sleep. Food is forced into THEN
stomachs by artificial means. III {
siecpers arc sixteen and twenty
years Of age, respectively.
The National Republican Exccu
tive Committee conecdos to Til lcr
| fiftoen States having IN aggl egatct
electoral vote of 1913. The Cincin-
nate Commercial Hayes organ, con
codes an additional Statc-Wos
Virginia--moking the aggregate
vote conceded 1913. New York
Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi
North Carolina and Florida are MOI