The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-07
South Carolina NcwS.

The strike among the negroes in
C"l!rton county is entirely ended
The lahorcrs have ncarlyall returned
to work ut the old rates.
Judge Reed hold nspooial term Of
court ut Ornngcburg few days ago,
%nl caused to be read the commits
sion recently given hunby Governor
Chamberlain. The commission WAS
spread upon the record of the court.
The Port Royal .N"n'l,Td recent
" came ont with II supplement- con
tanning seven columns of the names
OF delinquent taxpayers.
Captain James d. Trudcwcll, the
widely known lawyer, and his family
will leave Columbia in few days
f,r Florida.
\ few days ago J. Patrick Palmer,
OF N"rkvillr, attempted to commit
S,uc'dr by swallowing II quantity of
elixir of opium. \ prompt admin
iStration Of the proper untidotcs
soon placed him out of danger
John Il. Cochran, Republican
Senator from Anderson county, has
been requested by number of
Democratic clubs to resign. The
request is based ,lppn tho ground
that the Senator has fulfilled none
of the pledges mdo by him lust
previous to his clcction--at which
he received votes from among both
political parties. Mr.. Cochran 10 =.
fuses to resign, demands Il rigid
investigation Of his course in the
r";StmMSat mSE'r,n'ST%,t IT, s"kEsssts the az
of Two Democrats nnl one Rrpubli
can, to make such investigation.
At 4 recent term of court for
Williamsburg county the har petit,
toned the presiding Judge to dis
charge tho jurirs, on the ground
that there is no money in tho cuun-
ty treasury to pny The jurors.
DR.. Ensor,k tho SUPERINTENDENT Of
the State lunatir asylum. left Co.
lumhia for the North few DAYS
age, one Of the purposes Of his trip
being the purchase, on credit, of
the necessary supplies for that in
stitution. The State funds have
about run out. The sumu old story.
At the recent christening of Mr..
Afford Hcmingway's child in George
town, there were two great grand
m"thrrs, one great grandfather, two
grandmothera and one grandfather
to witncss the ceremony. -.
The trialrof DIR. She'll and his son
for the murder of Joe Crews result
cd III tho promrt acquittal of the
accused. 1t is now said, with con
siderable show Of reason. that the
murder WIS done by Radical leaders
III 1Murens for political capital, Not
at all unlikely.
n large meteor was seen in Sum
ter county, near Sumtor, on the
evening of the 10th. and shortly
after a heavy explosion was heard,
winch is supposed to have been caus
cu by the meteor.
The original Masonic apron worn
by General Washington has been
presented to the historical depart
mcnt OF the Centennial. 1t WAS
given by Bushrod Washington, the
Generals favorito nephew and execu
tor to Governor Smith. of2North
Carolina, and by him bcpuoathcd to
DIR. Clithcrall, whose son. Dn:Clith.
crall, now deposits it in tltee;ahovc
named department, 1t is bt-white
satin, with appropriate cmblems.
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Kilpotrirk k was once nukirs "a
speech, and saul : "Ivogot abnurt in
my leg KNOW" tho Southorncrs~
I've licked en- fpr four ycarssmd
can lick EN- aeain. If there's now
one here let hini Say So" Asbig fel-
low immediately stepped upon the
stage "Don't interrupt this speech,
said Xii. csa3
The Chicago Tincs is authority
for tho statement that u -pair of
Indiana twins, each fifty years old,
wish to pass themselves otffor cen.
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