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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
A Pugilistic Pedagogue.
Up III Alameda they have n scht

Up i'll Alameda they have a school
master who does not stand nue.
foohng from any of tho trustees O
tho institution over which he PFC
! sides. The number of hiss pupil
I is small. but his duties are In th
! inverse ratio, and, as he says himself
IN bis delightful Partisan accent
'Bcgolrl, the .ltrain on his inthil
lect is KILN him." The most se1iou
part OF lis duties consists in van
qrtlshinS the parents of his pupils 1t
soven-up, and the, skill ho has ac.
CURED in this department. of educa
tloH has endcarcd him to the neigh
borhood. lie is the most popular
teach er that has ever crossed th,
boundary line of Alameda county
and tho school director who .woui(
dare to suggest hisrcmoyal might as
well emigrato ut once. Tho other
day one of the board of trustees o
his school, gentleman WHO h;,S
rather new-fangled idcas Of the
duties attending country school
masters position, visited the school
Tor the purpose of hauling the IN
suspected pcdagoguc over the Goals.
lie found tho rustic prcccptor
seated at blackboard explaini1 q
the beauties of simple addition to a !,
delegation of tho youths of Alamcl.,
county. Disresarding the fact,
however, tho Justice explained the
object OF lis visit.
''Sor,' said the astonishcd fc,ula
swingcr, "If you wish to lecture me
don t Ito it in the presence of the
pupils, but walk outside the door
lNc Il y;ntlomm ~ I'll talk +,
vc."
The trustee compiled and stepped
over the threshold, followed bv the
;utor, who carefully closcl the
Ioor after him.
"Now, sor," said he, ''vou'vo in.
suited nc in mo class-room. and
t'at = something no gintlcman would
'lo. So sbtlip.
":'irip what ?" said the astonishcl
trustee.
"I;,ko of your coat, for be the
piper that played before Moses no
man can insult nc in me school and
60 "ii' without giving me satisfaction.
Sh:iip [ say"
but, Sit, said tho ALARMED trustee
Il dll not mcan,-I-that is-Nlur
'icr ! Help ! Fire Police !"
ana now tie nciGlIbOrs entertain
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
extraordinary Case OF Mesme rism In
Scotland.
From tho North British Mnil.

Much excitement and not a. LITTLE
lndgnatlon were occasioned il,
,Savan on Wednesday afternoon b,
eho col1duct of mosmerist, and
thore is some talk of civil nctio,
being raised against him for iniruios
h'llcted on respectable youp
married man residing In Is,r1nlyko
street' who was allowed to lie on
tho cold, damp ground on Maple,
street Tor about twonty minutes in
a state OF mesmerism, and had to he
conveyed on barrow to the police
Office, and tho solyices of a medical
man obtained before he was bro1,eli
TO fns senses Tho mosmerist gave
nm entertainment In the burgh on
the previous evening and tho yor,na
man VINO If litter in one Of the
snlpb'ul.lng yards, was mosmerized
along with several othors, and while
III TINT state the mesmerist com
mandcd him to come to the corner
OF the above street ut q quarter to
two o'clock on the following day and
share with him half of his dinner
1lle litter won't to his work in tho
morning oil right, but Just as he
was IN the act of taking his dinner,
no suddenly left tho table carving
a httlo Jug full of broth, and made
MS way down Govan road in an OK
cltcd manner to the place where tho
,Protcssor' was to meet him. A
large crowd soon collected ro.nd
tho poor fellow, who was rs if
pinned to the wall, holding on tena-
ciously to his little jug containing
the broth. He eventually slid down
upon the cold ground, however, and
iny there for about twenty minutes
The excited crowd expected tho
mesmerist to keep his appointment
and relieve the poor fellow from his
position, but he did not put in an
appearance. The police arrived on
inc scene, and tho man was conveyed
to tho office on a barrow. His limbs
were by this time perfectly stiff,
ana with the exception of a slight
movement of the heart and pulse,
the body showed very little signs of
il1e. DIR. Barras was sent for nnd,
after considerable difficulty, succeed
ca IN bringing the young fellow out
'f ms 'nesmcric sloep, after his wife
ana brothers, who had como to the
Office, had been greatly alarmed
about his condition. The mans
health must have suffered considera
biy by the exposure, rs no shivered
axe IN aspen leaf on awakening, and
had to be taken home in a cab.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Monday, February 7.
SENLTE.

The bill 80 incorporate the
Orangcburg and 'j,ntcc railroad
company WAS changed 10 an act and
ratified.
Jesse Smith, treasurer Of Ncwbcr
Iy, informed the senate that hr had
collected $2.277.5n last yoar ror the
relief OF widows and orphans Of per
sons killed because OF their political
opinions, and that lie had balance
on hand Of $;S33 70.
Nash, to whom was referred the
bill to authorize tho funding in con
sohdation bonds and stocks of Ger.
tain unpaid bonds AMI coupons,
reported back the slme with the ro-
commentator that it do pass.
The senate re. Imol tic considers
ton of The bill to fix lhc salaries of
certain public officers.
Several amendments were Offered.
and either withdrawn or voted down.
The bill was ordered to be cnHrossci
for third rcadirH A message
WAS received from the governor no
tHylng tho senate Chat he had APP
proved the following acts An an.
10 amend section 10 Of clnp:cr III
OF the general &taintcs cf Scut,
Carolina relative to Tho right of
surety, who pays debt of principal ;
an act 10 rc"hnrtcr ferry across;
Broad ri"1r, i'll Fairfield AMI Union
counties All act To amend chnDtcr
33 of :hc general statutes Of South
Carolina relative to quarantine; an
act TO ascertain the indebtedness Of
the county of NcWbcrrN, and rc;;u-
late the payment thereof an act
to provide for :tn election Of Il town
wcighcr for the town Of Eitslv, in
PicEnns county : IN act to provide
for the extension Of the time for
tho payments and collection Of taxes
for the h$2H! vc&r commencing No
ycn:bcr /, 1875, AMI for other r,r-
poses joint resolution authorizing
and directing the county commits
sioncrG nf Clarendon county TO lcvy
and collect u special tax.
Adjourned.
Ihc house WAS not in session.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Saturday, February II.
The senate was not in session.

HOUSE O" REPRESENTATIVES,
III the mouse very little besides
routine work and the private c; /
en,l.r was attended to.
The attention of the house was
occupied for the greater part Of The
session by the reading OF il long
report from tic committee on
p&ivjlcgcs and elections upon tie
ctse of j. ID. Robertsun, member
OF the house, charged with corrup,
Practices in connection with the
school textbook commission, Of
which he is q momber. The
committee presented I'LL the
evidence taken, consisting of the
statements Of t.louccitscd, viii loite. S
and allidavits OF various ilms with
whom Robertson corrcapondcd, OF
WIKI whom he had interviews. The
nnnlittcc concluded with the as
sc' ton that upon the evidence they
believe the accused to he guilty o.!
corrupt practices and recommend
his expulsion from the house, and
his removal from the commission.
Nhcl the rca;lin3 OF the report
was concluded, Mr. Robertson rose
ana snid that every expression that
maliSnity could devise had been
made use OF, and everything that
wonlJ ini',rc him had been PUBLISH
ell, aud everything III his; f;,vo.
.;u E3nslY Suppressed. lie s,Iil he
desired that everything rclating 10
the matter, inclnoinG what had
been published i'll the Nc'r* o,,G
Courier, be intcd, so that the
house .mi#ht Judge him fairl y, as he
did not believe that any member on
tho floor desired to do him the
slightest wrong. .. 4,
Air. Hamilton moved that the
report be printed, and made the
special order for Friday, February
Is. -'f
4 Mr.. Crittenden said the report
was complete in itself, 50 far as
Whit in contains is concerned. 1t
is not ~ synopsis of anything and
The committee says in its report
that IL hlioWeu, MI. Hobcrthon to
Introduce I'LL the evidence he
desired. '..
The chair said that tho recon
mcndation Of tho committee was
that everything submitted by
Robertson in his defense should be
printed with the report.
Hamilton's motion WAS adopted.
The claim Of cXJudgc Allen, for
salary for tho full term for which he
was elected, but for which he did
no service, because his Office was,
abolished by the legislature, was
discussed in rambling manner, and
finally rejected.
After going through the private
calendar, the house adjourned
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Tuesday, February s.
SENATE.

T'hc rnnunit,rc ,n ;,,co,no,o,;,r.
,nnn,,no,I ~ ,,,n.,,.n r. I.;II,. 80
;n.n,,nr,i,, A., ij,n'., - ln;a,,>,t '' ~ ~
altar ,n1 ,,,,nl -, o,t orti,Io1 .t,,
nct to nm"nI nnJ ,r,,nw thr c;,,,;ar M
nf tha tnu., nf Ahlnr;iln - tm ~,
thn,iy, s,,I .,,,nn,.,r rr,.,.. T,;n''r
tn erect ,,1 n,,;nto;, r:,tns oorno. e
NTcCnrTs E,n,,.,, IN n;n,,i,nI rnn,,,.
10 alter puJ n,,,rni thn rh,rtnr -
tbc town of ;;,,yt,n,,nro, " "
4 lin ~ nrnh;,,.| thn so,o cs :,
toxicntinn j;.,,nrs within nro n,;lo
d of uny school housc cbnr,.h ~, oihnr
place of nublir wnrs1iu Ia III, .t,4n
,yas read u,r th;r., .i,nc ,nJ nolsnI
Section 3 w,s amen lrJ hv thr rIl;.
tion Of the work., "p ,.nr;,Ird nIyn
TLnt tine nrov;sinn. nf THE art sL,1i
moi on,,Ivto thc ro,niine nf I>n,rfn,.t
or Gcor"c,own
Vhc rnynrnnr o,,,,rovod on ,o, T.,
amend s.ct;ou = 81 nn net nrt;i)nI
.An uct TO amend nm .ct nnt;tlnI tAn
act to reduce all acts and n,rfs nr
acts Drovidinr for thr ossrssmcnt
and taxntion Of nroncrtv into ono oct
and to amend thc somc"
A bin TO amend an act TO amend
The charter Of tho town Of U,ion
was rejected
The following acts were rotiGc | :.
An act to establish q ferry across tho
Ayateree Ri,,r. in Ric:b,ond and
ILcrshaw counties. and 10 ycsL the
same in Samuel Boykin. J. r. Enr-
];sh + Ar E,y}is, on1 r T,
Thomnson. their heirs and oes;ons .
an act 10 establish bv law thc votino
Drcci cincts in the various counties Of
thc State. nu act rcrulotinr the
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
A little son of Professor Cook, OF

A little son of Professor Cook, OF
Poughkoepsie, aged six years, asked
his father how gunPodweriwas made.
81 have not time to, tell you now,"
was tho reply "but think it over,
and form some opinion Of your own,
AID viii explain when T am not so
busy" The little boy was silont
few moments, then he exclaimed,
suddenly, "Oh, I know thoy stir up
q q little black dirt and put somo
lightning into it,"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

Mrs. Haddock, wife OF judge
Haddock, of Iowa, has been admit
tod to practice in tho courts of that
state. She is IN domand as an adj
vocate in her husbands court, and is
reputed to be generally successful.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

tain public officers was reported IT,
duly cngrossed.
Nash introduced u joint tresolution
TO provide for the payment of the
claims of e., n. Stoko,.
Swails introduced bill to enable
the purchasers Of railroads to form
corporations, and to exercise cor
poratc powers. and to define Their
rights, powers and privileges.
The bill concerning h;.wkors and
poddlers passed. .... il
Tho bill to amend section 3 OF
chapter CXXXVlTI of tho revised
statutes, relative to arrests, exuni-
nation, commitment and bail, and
TIE bill to authorize trial Justices
to grant now trials, were passed. to
a third reading. !
The resolution to appoint com
mittec TO investigate the transac tiona
ofC. =. Leslie while land commits
sioncr, WAS indefinitely postponed.
A number OF bills wcro cngrosscd
for ratification. ..... ..I.t =
Joint resolution (by Cochran) pro
posing sla1ry amendments to the
state constitution was nlopGoI
Adjourned. ... .r nt.t. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ArIyEs. p
Curtis introduced u bill to incor
pora!e the Union Savings Society, Of
Columbia, S. @. Read the first time
Johnson introduced u JOINT resolu
ton to provide for the payment of
the. claim Of John AlcxSndcr by
making an appropriation for tho
same. Read the first time.
The chair called the attention Of
the house to " rrpcr submitted by
Nhlppcr as an explanation OF his
vote on the resolution OF Mir. Cones
to cNr'nGo from the journal OF the
houSc the speech made by Whippcr
on the the subject of his election to
the jud%eship. This paper is sim
ply Il rrltcrn.iOn OF the speech The
speaker ruled that the paper could
not go upon tic journal From
this ruling Keith nppca'cd, and, on
motion Of MI. l>arnHcil, The consid-
Grafton Of :hc appeal Was made the
special ORDER tur ,lue.>dHy, February
Is.
The bill to provide for The pay
mcnt Of t'lr bills of rhc Bank oS tho
:ot:,tc was taken up out OF it's rc,;u
lar order. This bill proposes
levy Of two mills, for the rcdcmD
tion OF The outstanding ban'l-n ):c:;.
Pending the discussion Of the b:l,
the hou C adioulncl, Mr Mcctzo
having the floor.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Friday, February II,
SENATE.

A. communication was received
from the board of commissioners of
the deaf, dumb and blind, asking
that the sum of $3.50 DO appropri-
atcd for repairing the roof Of the
institution
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

A countryman of "the melan-
choly Dano" has invented IN ar
rangement to take tho place of
crutct,es, by which tho. cripple can
go fast or slow and up or down
stairs, without touching his foet to
the ground or working; Aut one arm.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Advantages Of Hoeinr.

Too many persons who use the
hoe suppose that the chief benefit
derived from it is to kill the weeds
That certainly is IN important work
and ono grcatIy neglected. Weeds
are not only in the way Of eultiva
ting the crops which We plant, but
they rob them Of inuch Of the nutri
ment which they ncol Hocing.
jhrn, is an essential service in re-
ipcct to destroying tho wcods.
There are other advantages, how
ever, which accommonly y overlooked
Let RS see : l. The loosuing of
the soil in The operation Of hooiny
IS beneficial to tho pluns, rs
much rs the destruction of the
weeds or more SO. 2. Moisture
lbounds iii the atmosphere during
the hottest months, and is absorbed
anh retained most abunlanly by Il
soil which is in the mos friablc
state. 3. Then, again, puvcrizing
soil enables it hcitor to reuin the
moisture absorbed. 4. The soil, in
order to be hcslthy and ACTIVE, must
breathe a light porous 'oil ad-
mits the air, AMI thus it is nyigora
toi by the atmosphere. s The
suns rays heat q hard sol much
more quickly than Il loose ,lc, and
the hotter the soil is, SO mud great
cr will be the evaporation from IL.
SO that the hard soil is dep,ircd Of
it's moisture much sooner tlan one
Of loose texture. 6. The dl tliat
has been kept loose near thc llrface
by the action Of the hoo wi. receive
and hold the rain that falls while IL
hard soil will allow most Of tito run
off into tho valleys and SIRENS as it
falls.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

The New York Xcru1t reasons
that war with Spain wald be n
hazardous game for Granite play,
since tic first success woul proba-
bly be on tho side Of the s,aniartls.
Ihcy haze now % we'll 'quippcd
army Of 21G,0OO men, ,whilcur ettcc
tive army does not oxccc, 10000.
Spain has two hundred antwo war
vessel" i'll an efficient mdition,
while ON whole array ofnonitors
and old tubs numbers onlync hun
dred and sixty-six. This isparity,
the Uc'uld admits, would>c over
come in six or eight muhs, but
meanwhile the political contest
would be decided.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

This is the kind of weber that
makes the dashing young III wish
that, instead Of spending, dollar
and II half for that massivliamond
pin last summer, ho had jiciously
invested it in a pair { winter
drawers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

At Osborn, Missouri, on tho Han
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad, ashort
tlmo since, somo bur & ar 8
broke into a drug storo and stole
bottle of chloroform, with which
thoy drlggcd the whole town. Thoy
robbed both hotels, al tho stores,
and many private residences. They
secured several thousand dollars.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

A Detroit marriage nHo ends
with tho singular exprcssic proba.
ply added by u waggis friend,
May thcir future troublee little
ones"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

a Detroit woman remarked that
she regretted but one thing in her
lifo. She said sho was always vexed
that a tornado didn't strike tho
twenty-five men who SOW hor fall on
the icy walk, claw around and get
up with q lame back.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

There 10 u man now serving ont Il
years. imprisonment in the jail Mt
Lexington, Ky, who was convicted
of stealing a cotton umbrella worth
seventy.tivo cents. As his board
costs sixty cents per diem, the
authorities will be out 1919 at tho
time Of his release. But then, he
will have been punished and tho
majesty Of tho law upheld
f. .' -----------<se-.---
You needn't go out of your way
to make enemies. You will find
thcm like critics-rcady made.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

Colonel Robert Tyler, SON Of
President Tyler, edits the New
Orleans d." ..'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

The man who hasn't word to saw
for himself is the most congenial
companion.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16
Thursday, Feb .uary 10.
S..SATE.

Hoillnshrad presented petition OF
Vllo AGtl"t!tHI@l and Mechanla;ti
society ot Ahb""A'o praying state
,.,.
State Cirnnmr of tlc Patrons of Hus.
nandry, prayins thc n,Ss:,ssc OF IN
unt tp prevent, the traffic in scc, cot
ton. which WAS rc!crrcl to the c,n,-
ui,,,n on nu,ir,,l;urc,
.Dill To amend section /, c'laptcr
9i. Of ihc genera! stltutes. rclttiyo
to sales bv executors, administrations
and tiIuc;nrics bill TO amend nn net
1nii;!el An aca 1cc;a.iny = tract OF
100 acres Of E,nd - the 'countv O,
Eai,G Grli as csnL,ei.Yl to Tho stJc
and to yc,i th. AK, - the samc in
thc Trustees Of niIyc,y. y Ac,lcmv
bill 10 nmrrd section > Of chonfcr
,3s OF ,no rcvis,J rfafn,rs rrl1t;yr
TO ARRESTS eyon,;n,,;,, cu,,,,,,,nnt
and bail, ANA h;li to ortl,nr;yc tr;o1
irsticc, !, n:,ri nnu i,.;,l. nnssod
Tn Joint ncs.,oD,v " n S,.b TT
\. Nrntzc and L,wrencc C,,;n >y.rn
elected regents of tbc ]uunti, usy-
Inn.
Adjourned.
,,,-.,... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
''.'' - '>''' . '''''''> , '''''
MI. Sloan presented the petition
OF the state Grange OF the Patrons
or Hn*oandry praying the passage
OF an act to prevent traffic III seed
cotton.
C''rtia presented account (S19.2W
OF J"hn ASncw x Son for locks, &c.
Ihe governor approved the fol-
loving acts -
Il" amend section 70, chapter 120
OF thc general ''nt''(cs, rchtmS to
oDHtGuctln% rivers and creeks to
amend title z, chaptor I, pngos n
ana ~, general Stltutes, III relation
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

Tho following letter from a young
man was lately addressed to q Judge
OF probate: "Sir---My father de-
parted this life not long since, leav
ing wife and five scorpions.
he died dotosted, and his estate is
likely to prove insolvent. was left
eNecutioner, and being told you
were Judge of probates, apply to
you for Iettors Of condemnation"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-02-16

The concurrent resolution. to adj
journ on February % camo up, and
was placed on the calendar.
The house sent q concurran
resolution to appointa joint com,
mittoc to inquire into the sui1icicncy
of tho bonds Of tho comptroller
general, secretary of state and
state treasurer. Ordered for future
consideration.
~ number of bills were intro
duccd, and referred to appropriate
committees
MIR. Jotcr introduced q concur,
ront resolution requiring the
treasurer Of Union county to report
fully the sums collected and disburs.
cd by him under an act entitled can
act for the relief of the widows and
orphans Of persons killed because
OF their political opinion"
The bill to fix the sa]al ;cs of
certain officers VAS amended and
passed, with the proyiso that it
shall take effect on and after the
1st Of November, 1876.
Tho bill to provide for the re-
assessment of property III Darlina-
ton county was made special OF
lar for E'ehrulry -.
The bill 10 provide q bette:
method Of assessing and collecting
taxes for the support of the city Of
Columbia was ]aIu over for future
consideration.
A bill to incorporate the "In-
dustrial Exhibition Company of
Charleston, $. g." was postponed.
Tho bill to alter and amend the
charter Of the town Of Spartanburg
was paS:c |.
Adjourned.
HOUSE oT REPRESENTATIVES,.
4 resolution appointing Il com
mittoe to investigate tho oilit,inl
conduct of Judge j. p. Reed WAS
lul over Iur future consideration.
\ concurrent resolution 80 i'll
journ $lic die Oh the 1'yd inst.
was passed and sent TO tiie so.i;stc; ;
ana Il resolution that the house
hold two sessions daily was like
Wise adapted.
T!o bin to amend an act to
divide thc state into five congrcs-
Slonal districts was passed.
The bIil to regulate the rate Of
interest and prevent usuy VIZ,
discussed up to ) o'clock, wien the
house adjourned.