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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

When railways on land wcrc frat
talked Of the projectors were
credited with being visionary
enthusiasts. What, then, is likely
to be thought Of those who serious
ly propose to have railways under
the sea-? A submarine carriage Of
Il most ingenious construction has
recently been invented in Paris to
cross the channel, and for navignt-
ing deep rivers and canals. The
carriaGo is of galvanized iron, and
is herlncticaiiy scaled. As It's light
hess, compared with surrounding
waters. wo,llI cause it at once to
rise 70 the surface, it is attached 80
Il heavy cight-wlcclcd truck, which
runs Oh Il Inc OF rails lail down
under the ocean. IL ia not fastened
SO securely, however, but that, in
the event o: al ucrilcnt, it could
be ut once detached anI allowed
to ascend to the open air, when it
would ho easy to make for the near
est port. The motive power is
surpNcd by two screws driven by
compressed air. An cnormou:;
quantity Of air is distributed
Through The interior in Numerous
pipes for the benefit of the crcw
and passengers. We might enter
still further into details, and de
scribe Che rl"rt,ir light at The bows.
wbicl Is to il!iinjnaic beth the road
and the interior OF the vessel tbc
cntr,nrc for the passengers, her
mcticanv sealed wien all arc
aboard the strong glass windows
out of which any one may see the
marvcls OF tho deep; tho raft
carried on the roof, and the divors
chambers at the stern
t"rers' Ii'uIc Jouyual.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Adjourned
Friday, March II.
SENATE

Bills to provide FOR the maintcn-
anco Of the state penitcntiary to
incorporate the Palmetto Underwri-
tcrs' Association of South Carolina,
and to amend an act entitled An act
to provide for granting certain
charters passed.
Ahc following N;as adopted by the
senate and cuDcurrcu in Ivy the
house;
RosolncI, That tho general assem-
bl Y adjourn sine die on Thursday,
March 20, 1876.
A bill to amend an act to divide
the state into five congressional
districts Was read the third time.
Hills to amend an act entitled "An
act 60 grant the use of Il vacant lot
in tho city Of Columbia to Palmetto
Lodge, No. S, l. o. O. F., on certain
conditionH," and to incorporate tho
town of Grecr's, in Grecnvillc county,
were engrossed for a third reading.
NeUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The speaker laid before the honsc
the petition OF n committee appoint
eel byn public meeting of the citi~
zcns Of the county of Lancaster aud
resolutions adopted by The meeting.
Mr. Miller introduced Il resolution
that committee of seven be ap.
pointed by the speaker to investigate
the charges against the Hon. y. j..
AIackcy, Judge OF the sixth circuit,
which was rejected by 4G to 81.
Mr.. Blrnwoll entered motion Of
| reconsideration.
The cpmmittee to inquire into the
official conduct Of ZION j. =. Reed,
circuit judge, reported that al the
testimony taken will be found in
favor of Judge Reed, except tlmt Of
MIR. W. Courtcnay and the cvi-
dcncc CT this gcntlcmm'docs not
sustain amy charge Of improper con
duet. The report Was adopted aal
the committee discharged.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

The SOUTHERN Lhrr.---I''r Aigneta
CHroni>'c says Htc ii' KS rg t..:
bankrupt Southern Liir INSURANCE
Company appear to grow verse
nn'lcr investigation. Col. Wm.
Johnston, of Charlotte, who recently
attcn led II meeting of the directors,
E!ys the failure is very hnd ono ;
Tint the company is "cntrcly
sWamrad," and in such Il condition
that it rnn sc;srcoly pay anything
ut all. The causes OF the failure arc,
in brief, the future of tho Carolina
life TO pay up its :>SS, 900
-and the deaths Of the policybuld-
crs from cholera and yellow fever.
A great many Of these policies were
held in the infected districts, and
tho losses by death from these dis
oaaoa have not hrrn loss tlsan $500,
coo. Tho directors at their mNetinu
assessed tic stockholdnrs forty per
cent, and appointed two ngonts, the
late secretaries Of thc curnpany ut
Momphis and at Atlanta, to go to
work and ascertain if thoy could not
effect somo kind Of compromise with
the creditors.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

cial joint committee appointed to
examine into tho causes Of the fail
urc Of The South Carolina Bank md
Trust Company WAS indefinitely
postponed.
A bill to regulate the appointment
and salary Of trial Justices in and
70: tho town Of Abbovillo was
passed.
The speaker of tho house attended
in the senate, when number of acts
and joint resolutions were ratified.
The committee on Interpretations
reported flvorably on IL bib to IN
corporate the Masonic Mutual Bcnc
fit Association, Of Winnsburo. Or
dcrcd for consideration.
Adjourned.
The house was not in session.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

TAKING PASSENGERS ABOARD TRAINS.
As the Centennial approaches nil
sorts OF devices for saving time aud
money arc III order with II Wow
of facilitating rapid transit II Pitts.
burg man has invented NJ apparatus
ioE tak'ug pa:sengcrs on.anl putting
Chrn' OF without stopping the train
ut Way stations The candidate for
Il ride to Philadelphia is plnccd
upon Il platform, whore he Wais like
nmll bag to ho taknn in r.. AS the
train approaches, u macl>ino like
tie top ct Il table, working on an
olhow like joint, reaches out sudden
", strikes the awaiting Traveller in
the middle. he falls forward on the
table. and before he is aware of it
the conductor is holding him by The
collar, whilo the train clerk goes
through his clothes for his ticket or
his cash fare. By the time tho
travolcr has recovered breath no is
fifty milos on his, journey, and the
porter of the jparlpr cpr, Aps blnck
cned Ills boots Ind dustDd his csiothesy
-E3miru ..It{rcrti$cr.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Saturday, March is
SENATE.

Eills to prohibit county trcasnrers
from charging commissions on
school funds paid out :by them to
incorporate the town of Grccr's, in
Grcenvillo county, and to amend an
act entitled AN act to grant the use
of a vacant lot in the city OF Column
bia, to Palmetto Lodge, No. 5, /. O..
O. IT,. on certain conditions" were
passed and tho titles changed to
acts.
A bill to incorporate the Bishop
vile, Sumter and Watorco Railroad
was passed and returned to the
house.
Bills to require all persons author
lied by law to disbursc moneys for
the state to publish Il monthly state
ment, and to amend an act to divide
the state into five congressional
districts were passed and sent to The
house.
A resolution to provide for the
payment Of the expenses OF the spe
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

AGE OF BsRDs.-Thc eagle, raven,
swan and parrot, arc each ccntcna.
rians An eagle kept in Vienna died
after confinement Of q hundred and
fourteen years, and on IN ancient oak
in Shclborno, still known rs the
Craven tree" the elloc pair Of ravens
arc believed to have fixed their resi-
dcnce for q series of more than nine.
ty years. Swans upon the river
Thames, about whose ago there can
be no mistake--sincc they arc nnnu-
ally nicltod by the Winners Compa,
ny under whose keeping they have
been for five centuries--.hav been
known to survive one hundred and
fifty years and moro. The melody
of the dying swan is NEUROLOGICAL
Upon approach Of death the bird
quits tho water, sits down upon the
banks, lays it's headupon the ground.
expands it's wings triAc and ex-
pires, uttering no sound.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

NAEEow GAUGE RAILROADS.. The
trnck has been llid on the Chester
and Lcnoir R;I]rond tu Crowdcr's
Creek, distunce OF nine miles from
the Air-Linn Railroad and thirteen
from Yorkvillc. A temporary tres
tic sill be erected over the creek,
after which track-layihg will pi'ueccd
at the rate Of n mile day. l.,
I'rogrcss is making on thu Cho
raw and Chegtar Railroad. Work
has been commenced on the bridge
over Fishing Greek, which will bc
completed by tie ;Niddlo of April.
With the completion OF this bridge
the entire work ssof grading and
trcsjling between Chester and Ian
caster Will have been done. A con
siderable force is now ut work on
the section OF road between Chcraw
and Chesterfield Court house.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
LEGlSLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Monday, March II.
SENATE.

NJ. Whittcmoro, from tho special
committee appointed to consider
house and senate bills TO divide the
state into five congressional districts
reported that they have duly con
sidored the same, and recommend
that the house bill be indefinitely
postponed, and that the senate bill
DO tlkon up. Laid over.
Mr.. Whittemorc, from the com
, mittec on the judiciary, to whom
Wis referred bill {housc) to amend an
act entitled AN act to provide for
the settlement and payment of crr-
tain claims against the state re
ported back the same, with Tic
recommendation that the bill do
pass, with certain amendments.
laid OYER.
The same committee reported
{ (avorably on Il bill to require Ill
E>crHons authorized by law to dis
bursc moneys for the state to opublish
monthly statements.
Joint resolution (by Mr.. White
morc) to appropriate S30,O 900 Of the
phosphate royalty to the payment
of the balance Of salaries of the
mcmbcrs Of the general assembly,
PASSED 70 IL third reading
i'ill to settle definitely the periods
At which returns shall be made OF
phosphate rocks and phosphate
deposits dug and mined in the beds
Of the navignbic streams and waters
Of the state Of South Carolina and
the royalty to ,bo, rnid thereon,
and to fix the torlns OK which this
act may be accepted VS. the parties
named therein, passed 10 n third
reading, with certain amendments
At II IN, in accordance with the
amended rules of procedure. the
senate resolved Itself into court Of
impeachment.
After II session Of sorae hours, tho
court adjourned.
The house was not ;a session,
there being 70 quorum.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Wednesday, March Is.
SENATE.

a number Of Ellis, of 10 general
interest, received their third reading
and were sent to tho house
The senate then rosolveditsclf into u
court of impeachment for the trial
Of Judge Montgomery Moses Col.
james H. Ron, of counsel for the
5yaccused, asked for time, until the
a.20th inst, to prepare defence.
HThc court refusing this request, Col.
'Rion stated, on behalf of all the
attorneys for the defence, that, in
;nsticc to Che respondent as well as
to themselves, they could not be in
diced to proceed further with the
case, cpl on Thursday, 10Th inst.
would euhmly i N writing the con-
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The senate notified the house oe
it's contxrrcnce in the bill relative to
trial Justices in Anderson county.
The governor returned, without
his approval, bill to repeal the
chnrtcr of the town of Brunson, in
Beaufort county. The veto was sus
tanned.
Thc writ Of attachment ordered to
issue against G. G. Bowen was dis
charged.
The committee on ways and means,
TO whom WIS referred the petition
of j. B. Ctalnott, Of Grccnvillc, for
exemption from, taxation on account
of injuries disabling him from work,
reported Unfavorably The report
was adopted.
4 joint resolution to ascertain the
number Of the outstanding bills of
the Bank of the State was made n
special order for Wednesday, March
Is.
The cnnctjng clause was stricken
ont Of Il bill providing for the issue
OF licenses to erect public gates
across public roads in tbis state,
\ Joint resolution requiring the
state treasurer to pay the members
and employees Of tho general assem-
bly, from any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, was laid
on the table
4, adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

TIE PnIosopny OF CoMroRr.--Ono
morning during the recent cold
weather Miss Lilly refused to get up
and be washed. Hcr nrnt, who fol
lows tho modern 1nodc Of dealing
with children, and considers that
they should always be Grgued With,
but never made to do as they arc
bid, in vain exhausted her oloqlrence
in describing tho oxoollchcos Of
publication. for the infant logieihn
fairly confuted hor by this ingenious
antithcsis "Aunt Mary, you do as
you Ike and let me do as | like.
You like to be clean and cold, I
like 10 be warm and dirty"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

The Icnon III, S$cnycr records
thc rather singular death Of II Little
son Of Mr.. james Oxford. The
child by <omc 1ncans had stuck q
needle N his back, just bntwGc,. his
shoulders and it remained tharc for
some time before it was discovered
"nd taken ont. At first it appeared
to be matter Of no consequence,
but the wound afterwards became
inAomed, the littlo boy grew worse,
aud very soon died. . ".
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Thursday, March 1G.
SENATE.

Mr. Cochran introduced bill to
incorporate the Masonic Mutual
Benefit Association Of South Carroll
llN.
The knNsc returned with amend
mcnts the bill to appropriate $50. 600
of the phosphate royalty to the pay-
mcnt OF thc salaries of the members
and employees o5 the general assem-
bly,. The amendments were con
Cured in, and the title changed to
an act.
The cnact;ng clansc wW, stricken
out Of bill to compel the husband
to support and maintain his wife ana
llinur children.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

An editor gives tho following pic
t;Irc of the local clitor,' for tho
benefit of young persons aspiring
to that position 'Ifcrc is the
face OF the reporter. See how jolly
he looks he has just heard that II
man has cut his own throat, and be is
going for the item. Should YOU like
to be reporter and get licked on
dark nights, and sec dead persons,
and climb up four pairs Of stairs ?"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
- . 81 q o.

Err CAKEOn's GRAvE.-The RoollY'
Mountain Ucraid, in IN article upon
Eit Carson, says his s"body now lI6a
chncknd away i'll coyote patch,
under tho shade Of n couple q cot
ton woods, on tho Arkansas; (South
en- Colorado,) without evc,. picce
OF picket railing to protect his grave
from tho rrowling wolves, or even n
pencil mark on shinglc for q head
stone to tell the tlrSc Sclcr that Kit
Carson sleeps beneath il. 't
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Tho Appomattox Apple -Troe.

Tho Alexandria Va) Gu*ette
prints the following communira
ton:
1t has been stated that all inter,
views and arrangements in regard
, to the surrender, of Con. Lee at,
AppomnttoX Courthouse in 1865
took place i'll the house of Col.
Mclean, and not under an 'applo
tree. This is, i'll pntt, II mistake.
Inc last interview between Gen.
Leg and the Federal officers pro.
Tlous to the surrender did take
plnco under an apple tree, us fol
lows, l being an eye with .css {:
Nhtn tho officers from Gen. GIANTS
head quarters came tic last time
to Gen. Lee ho was sitting on II
seat modo by placing the ends of
tw" fence rnils in the fork OF un
apple trco. When tue officers rode
up within sovcnty-tivc or II hundred
yards of Gen. Ice they lismountci
and approached linn, lat III hand.
The General rose, when the military
salute N;as exchanged. The officers
then handed him written paper,
which no read and then toro up,
with his head hanging down as if
IN deep Thought. He then called
for his horse, and, attended by Col.
". IL. Taylor and Special Courier
johns. rodr away in the direction Of
Court ho,sc. Ho re
turned i'll about two hours and told
us he intd sllrrcnd"rcd. | was IL
courier cn duty with him at The
tinc. i. B. EIlIs,
r:v-mcmbcr Company A, Thirty
ninth Battalion, Virginia Cavalry.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

dqvernot Chamberlain has accent
CT an invitation to address the liter
my societies of Ncwbcrry College,
Walllnlla, in Juno noxt.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Ruled out.

Tn an assault and bailcry caso
tried before u Detroit Justice, of tbc
pcacc-thc other day Witness for
.,'" i l''"S,' u''''cit It '"''' '''''' nc ~"
s''' tn" na''',,''' 10 ,, "", HE'''"''1,S NV"
nlo'Nn ,' ,i 'h' r,', no '.'",''.'o"' ,i' "inll no
s,'" VIC , oci'.''n''. .tn % lnlo" ID cIc".'r ,,
uioi' >,;n,;c' 'sc'""" '''o ''io'' ''''' III 'i'o
P'''tS''.. ',:W. u>o. IL. ,,: o.
HnHn ,I y '',"' ~ !, ,''ic" ,
"a~",' .;' ;''I r,. t"SS'a' s, ,m ",i"' 1 ~ " II
hn,''i.''' ''IV 49, W. ~ :''''''i : n''', W
.,.,"W ', ,,I, ,'I' ,..n :" n"'' n "''"'',,'G
.MI""? l,'''',,'s l.,s,. ".,'95 - 'no ''''o'
"''. ..,,''t ,''t I,,'"''u' in '.n'. ,nnI" a."i'
,,"'," ,,.'I 80, ""' ''"'>''
"Brt no was mighty mad.
Wcll." .
"And | believe" continued Tic
witness, "that if he had been Il
lcctlo mhddcr, that crowbar would
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

"1t"w arc you pleased 1rith tho
beauty 81 trcnch .ladi"s - uskod u
number Of highly rolirl,nd Partisan
rnIurtt1s OF IN f,nglish gentleman.
II m no jnlgo of paintings" was the
reply.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

Walnut logs arc in such demand
'hat q man who yccently purchased
q 3nrnS Of $50 ncres near New Albany.
Ind, for $4,000, received an ollcr
OF $4,000 for 1920 large walnut trees
growing on the place .Ihrrc nro
Niso on the farm over 400 poplars,
worth from $40 TO $50 per tree.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

There arc editors in Philadelphia
VINO Will let boy climb tive pairs of
stairs with Il peek of apples and
cooliy reply, "No, sonny apples arc
not healthy" -. ~ -,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
HOUSE az REPRESENTATIVES,.

The following received a third
reading : Bili to amend an act en-
titled IAN act to provide for the
settlement Of certain claims against
the state bill to provide for the
public printing; bill to.;mcnd section
. Of tho appropriation b;ll for the
current fiscal year ; joint resolution
to appropriate $1,000 Of the phos-
phate royalty to the payment Of the
salaries Of the members and en-
ployecs Of the general ASSEMBLY :;
senate bill to enable ". Christie
Dcnct to apply for admission to the
bar.
AIiournel
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

The Keeper Of tho Confederate
cemetery at Raleigh, N. G., is u
disabled Union solIior..
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

Hoincbody nominatcs BabcocE for
president, as hos tho only rcpubli
can that's brcn acquitted by u
jury.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Things Farmers Ssh ould No. DO.

4 farmer should not feed his
stock in the public highway, thereby
losing the droppingH Of his stock
that may stray off; he shonld not
}ct his open bitches hcccmc flied
Wit. falling timber and Iccaying
grass, bat kAep Them quite clear; he
should not have his plows and har
rows out al winter should not
keep more stock than he can
feed wc'l should not put off going
to mill until the meal tub is empty !;
shou Il not put off hauling wood
until the wood-house is cmpty ::
shnlld not go 10 town oCtcner than
he has business and when he does
60, should keep away from the
Grng Suops should not beat his
stock numerically should not run
his wagon without grease should
not pnt his plows away covered
with mud should not c,t wood
with % dull axe should not bother
his neiyhhor too often to turn the
grindstonn for him; should not
depend too much on borrowing !:
should not let his wife milk in bad
wclthcr should not su.fcr gaps
left down in the fence should not
throw the gr,ths from tAe fence
corners into the public highway {;
should not let too much fence rot
down before beginning to repair !;
should not keep scrub stock Of any
kind should not put of Iitchins
until plcwing time. thcrrby having
two Jobs on hand ut oncc and but
one hand to do thc,n should not
let corn stand ont aIi winter rs
food for birds and micr.-~Inlinaa
Ittr,,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

No important changes in postal
rates are likely to be made this
session. and tho tariff on hewsDa-
pors will not bo disturbed, at NIL.
limit IL tho impression i'll Washing
ton.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

"Aiy client ain't no more guilty of
Stralms that hog than n frog uin't
got no tail, Was II young Kentucky
lawyer $ address to Il Warren county
iurV
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Tuesday, March IA,
hL.SiJE.

Tie senate assembled mt II H. N.
4 joint resolution to appropriate
$50, 0O0 Of the phosphate royalty to
the payment Of the balance Of sala-
riCH Oy the members, officers and
;lttachccs of the general assembly
for services rendered ut the present
session anil for contingent expenses
Of the same. and IL bill to enable w.
Christie Bcnct to apply for admis-
sion to the bar were PASSED and sent
to the hOus"
= At u n, the senate resolved ;tsclf
into Il court Of imrtachmcnt.
Mcssrs. J. j. Carringtoh, TIL w.
Rice and Jesse G. Smith were OK
am;ncd on the part Of the state.
At 3.05 p. H., the senate al
journcd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

More money is spent in the United
states IN the liquor shops than in
the meat Shon3 is very bad
EOuHH- keeping, =,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
HOUSR OF REPkkaENTATiVES.

Senate bills to provide for the
filing of vacancies in the Office Of
circuit solicitor to provide for the
manner of passing claims against
the state by the general assembly !;
to incorporate the town of Clinton,
Laurens county, were read a third
time and passed.
Mr.. Simons introduced q Joint reso,
hutton requiring the repair Of the
palmetto tree in front Of the state
house.
Mr.. Andrews introduced the fol
lowing concurrent resolution, which
was adopted and ordered to be sent
to the senate:
Rc$olretk, That the special joint
committee appointed to Investigate
the failure of the South Carolina
Bank and Trust Company be, and
aro hereby, required to report on
Thursday, March lG, at II o'clock.
Adjoarhcd.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

sidcration$ which had forced them
to adopt tho COURSE agreed Oh by
themselves. The counsel for Judge
Moses thcrcupcn retired.
The senate soon after adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

Tho lady who was. chided for
jumping ovcr II fence, wanted to
know if this wasn't leap year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

Hon. II. II. II lTlntor, the Treas
llrcr of the, Ice Monument Fund in
Rirhmonhy Virginia, has received u
letter signed by five littlo girls of
that city, whicl, reacts thus I'VE
send you twcnty.ono five cent pieces
for tho Tee Monument. Nc had
tablcaux last night for this purpose
but sNMle Eliontd in without puying."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

1hcro wa" never Il man more com.
pIatrlv sold than the one who stole
tho travelling Tag of IL drummer for
" boot and si"" firm. fic got boots
and shoes in plenty, but not Il pair.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22

a story iH told Of !, venerable no
gro in Iowa who was on trial for
an offence against the state. When
the case was announced. in court,
"lhc State of Iowa vcrslts Sampson
G;ns"r, the aged African exclaimed:
''Wlat dc whole State of Iowa agin
ols chilc Den l surrcndcrs."
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A FrcnchNnn who had not.
thoroughly mustered tho English
tonGiic, sent tho following excuse
for his boys nhHNnco; from school:
81 testimony myself than my boy
could go tr to ihc school, yes now
because h" h@A: has bad cut on tho
kh"Gs, and he is not cure yet.