The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-07-19
South Carolina News,

Judge Northrop has rented n
residence and has decided to make
! Spartanburg tho homo of himself
and family for some time to come.
DR.. A. }. Bethca killed rattle
snake recently near tho plantation
Of Mr.. y. w. Bethca, in Marion,
measuring five feet. five inches in
length, with twelve rattlcs and u
button.
a dwelling and Il kitchen on the
plantation of DR.. Turnipscod, in
Richland county, were destroyed by
fro on the 14th inst. Tho fire is
supposed to have been accidental.
Tho Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad has promptly re-
luccd the wages of those hands in
it's employment ut Marion, who
voted m additional tax of u mills
on it at tho township meeting on
the Oath of June.
w. p. Flemming, oliaS Fortune,
tho man who recently committed
extensive forgerics on different
banks i'll Charleston, was arrested in
Henderson, North Carolina. He
afterwards gave bond for appearance
and ut once dccamped for pnrts
unknown.
Whippcr md Moses hnvo both
qualified before the chief Justice
of the supreme court, and both have
gone to Washington. This latter
step is doubtless for the purpose Of
asccrtaining to what extent, if any,
they will be backed by United States
hayonets in their intended attempt
to take their seats on the bench.
1t WAS rumorcd in Charleston last
week that Governor Chamberlain
had made rcquisition upon the war
department for three companies of
troops--onc for Edgciicld, one for
Aiken and one for lMurcns. The
Columbia Register says there is no
truth in the report.
II. B. Elliott, chairman Of the Re
publican party Of South Carolina.
has issued II call for II convention of
representative MOI" of the colored
race to take into consideration what
he calls the ''unprovokcl outragcs
upon our colorel brethren through.
out the State, and tho ma,ly dangers
that threaten us OH account of our
devotion to- Republican principles"
The meeting iS to take place ut
Columbia, Oh Tuesday, the Goth inst.
The white miscrrant, Lewis Schil
Ter, who with other leading Rudicnls
was mainly instrumental in prccipi-
tating the unhappy conflict il linn
bnrg, returned t." that plnco on
Thursday last, with clothes all rent
and torn from his back. ITc says
the dogs did the tearing, but it is
nltogcthor likely it. WAS only the i'll
noccnt briars and swamp thorns,
which his guilty conscience magni-
fed into avengcing hounds.
On Thursday evening last, NJ z
Margaret Scanlan, tho wife of Mr..
Cornelius Sranlan, went down to
Atlantic wharf, Charleston, with her
three children, for the purpose of
getting some fresh air. Aftor
rcmnining until quite late she arose
to go home, hcr residence being in
Gillon street near Fast Bay. One
Of her little boys tia,ded Jerry, about
9 ycnrs Of age. lntd gonc to sleep.
She called lim, and the child an
swcrcd, and not looking back she
started off home. Having gone ~
short distance, sho looked around
and missed Jerry from her side. He,
while hal awake, had walked into tho
water, where he was drowned.
Pinckncy r. Springs, n col
ored man, publishes in the Tmt.
caster Lctiyer IL card in which ho
says: "BclicvinS the Hcpubi
can party to be utterly corrupt,
and knowing the complete inrompc.
tcnry of both the white md black
Republicans of Lancaster county to
fill office, md to further SO far as I
am ablG the cnnsc of good govern.
mcnt / give public notice Of my
withdrawal from the Republican par
ty and being convinced TINT only
through tho channels Of the Conscr-
vativc party can good government
be attained. hereby pledge myself
in future to act in concert with TINT
party.
- o.
A Sunday school speaker the other
evening used tho word abridgcment,
but Immediately pulled up and
remarked that as some of the young
CT scholars might not know its
meaning, he would say that it was n
synonym of clp;tomo The mombcrs
OF the infaDt cluss wore affected to
tears.
At u collection made ut charity
fair " lady offered the plate to rich
man who was well known for his
stingincss. "I have nothing;" was
the curt reply. "Thch take some
thing, sir" said the lady; lyon know
I am begging for the poor"