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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
mo. IA
Character in Handwriting.

Many people laugh, says writer
III IN English magazine, at what is
called gruptomancy, or tho mt of
Judging characters by handwriting
and yct all acknowledge thut
handwriting docs Indicate some.
thug. Every one allows IL differ.
chrc bctwcen mans and u woman's
hand We hear people speak OF Il
vulgar hand, gentlcmanly hand, "
ciorkly hand, and 80 forth. l had
once, said Archbishop Whcatly, IL
rcmRrkahlo proof that handwriting
la sometimes, at loast, m index to
character. l had Il pupil ut Oxford
whom J. liked in most respects
greatly. There was but ono thing
about him which seriously dissatisfi
ct me, and that, as ! often told him,
was his handwriting 1t was not
bad as writing, but it Ind u mean,
fhutlling character in it, which
always inspired me with feeling of
, suspicion. While no remained at
Oxford l saw nothing to Justify
tins suspicion; but IL transaction in
which he was aftorward, engaged,
III which l saw more of his character
than L had done before, convinced
mo That the writing had spoken
truly. But know Of much moro
curious case, in which celebrated
graptomanccr was ablo to Judge Of
character moro correctly hy hand.
writing than ho had BOOK able to do
by personal OF crvation. He was
OH Il visit to friends house, whcro
among other guests, lie mot IL lady
whose conversation and manners
greatly struck him, and for whom
no conceived II strong friendship,
bnsod on the esteem lie folt for her
as singularly truthful, puro.
minded and single hearted woman.
The lady OF the house, who knew
hor real character to DO the very
reverse of what Sho seemed, was
curious to know whether Mr.. Blank
would DO able to discover this by
her handwriting. Accordingly sho
procured slip Of This lady's writing
(havlng ascortuncd ho had ncvor seen
iD and gnvo it to him one evening
AS the handwriting of friend Of
hers whose character she wished
INN to dccipher. His usual hubit,
when he undertook to exercise this
power, WAS to take slip of letter,
cut down lcngthwise 50 ns not to
show any sentences, to his room
at night and to bring his Judgment
IN writing the next morning. On
this occasion, when tho party wero
seated nt the breakfast table, tho
lady whose writing he had uncon-
Hclously been examining made somo
observation which particularly
struck Mr.. Blank as sceming to
hotokcn worry noblo nnd truthful
charactcr. He Expressed his nd
miration of her sentiment very
warmly, adding ut the samo time to
the lady Of tho house "Not so,
by tho way, your fricnh," and no
put into hor hand the slip of
writing Of her guest which she had
given him the evening before, and
over which ho had written tho
words "Fascinating, false, hollow,
hcntod." Tho Indy of the ho,lao
kept tho secret, and Dir. Blank
mover knew that the writing on
which he had pronounced so severe
II Judgment was that of the friend no
SO greatly admired.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
"Wednesday, April -,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Holland offered rosot don thpt
the house adjourn sine t%s on Fri,
day, next which WAS adopted.
Miller introduced Il resolution 10
investigate certain grave charges Of
high crimes and misdemeanors made
against Thomas j. Mackey, Judge of
the sixth circuit. and that a commit.
tco of five be appointed to investi-
gate such charges. A motion to
Indefinitely postpone the resolution
brought several members to their
feet.
Richardson, Of C,llcton, got the
floor and opposed any investigation,
1t w"s too lote Mt this stage of the
SESSION to 90 into Investigations.
We have had enough of investiga-
tions without results,
George. OF Kershaw, made q Wig
oroas speech urging an investiga.
ton into the charges,
Burckha,a opposed any invcstiga-
ton. 1t was gotten up, he said, to
protract the session. There
were honest men ilere--~at least some
were honcst-who wanted to go
home to their work. Nesbitt
for the sama reason opposed tho in.
Festigation and the resolution.
MIR. Beatty Hrose to q point Of
order that 'ihasmuch M this ques-
ton had been indefinitely postponed
once before during tho session, it
could not b. brought up again. Tho
speaker (ElfotD ruled that the point
was we'll taken, and recited for tho
information OF the house the status
of the case. Similar resolutions
wero introduced before the recess
with tho same object in view, and,
being indefinitely postponed, could
not be taken up.
Bampfield introduced a resolution
giving the speaker the power to des-
ignate five gentlemen of ability and
character, residing in tho sixth judi
cial circuit, to investigate tho official
conduct of Judge Mackey and
report the result of their invcstiga-
ton to the Next house of representa-
tives, provided no expense shall be
incurred to tho state
The speaker ruled tho resolution
out Of order
Simpkins offered n resolution that
the house adjourn at l p. M, which
was agreed to.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

A senate joint resolution to au-
thorize ah>l require tho state treas
urer to issue to Hamlin Bcattie, of
trcenville county. certificate Of
stock for :5472.50 iii lieu of cortiti
cate No. $40 for same sum, which
has been lost or mislaid, was read
tho third time, passed and ordurel
to be enrolled.
y joint resolution authorizing and
directing the state treasurer to
borrow sufficient amount for the
payment Of the members, officers,
employees and contingent cNpnnsua
Of the general ASSEMBLY. Was road
the third time, passed and ordered
to be sent to the senate.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
Tuesday, April II.


The housn sent to the senate con
current resolution for the appoint
ment of II joint committee to inquire
into certain matters connected with
the Central National Bank, of 90
lumbia, S. G., which was ordered to
lie on the table,
MIR. Hope mtrotluccd'a Joint rcso.
luton to extend the time for prest .
ing the penalty on defaulting tax
payers,
Mr.. Jeter introduced a resolution
that the general assembly adjourn
sine die. Oh Thursday, 18th Instant,
The speaker ut the house of rep
resentatives attended in the SENATE
when several acts and joint resolu
tions were ratified.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MIR. Barnwcll introduced bill to
amend chapter 122. section 257, of
the general statutes, rotating to
attachments.
Mr.. Bampfcld--A resolution that
tho general assembly adjunrn sine
die oh Thursday next, the 18th day
of April, Rejected,
Tho speaker stated that he had
been re1uostnd to grant the Use Of
the hall of tho house of representa-
tives to the democratic state convcn
ton, to assemble i'll May next, and if
there was no objection he would,
upon proper application, accrdn to
the request. There waa No objcc-
ton.
Adjourned,,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
HOUSE ht REPRESENTATIVES..

The house met at IL o'alock,
Pursuant to adjournment. On the
call OF the roll it was found there
Was not n Quorum present, upon
which Curtis moved thnt they al
journ; where>ipon Hayhe moved
that the spnalsbr send out the scr.
gsant at atahs 10 bring id the mem.
hers, as he WAS satisfied quorum
wis present in the city, If not in the
halls. To adjourn now would JUST
fy What The papers have snitl, that
the ieeess was taken ONLY for the
purpose Of bringing the members
here on passes to the couvetltion.
Whipper favored adjournment, as
the members of the up country were
absent. Curtis again pressed his
motion, and the house adjourned to
II o'clock oh Tues lay
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
a ROMANCE OF THE DESERT,
An Arrest. Il Marriage, Domestic Hip
pineSs and Murder.
From tho San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
About twenty five years ago com
pany of young men started out from
Damascus for Jerusalc,n. They had
II OF gone far buforea band of horse
men surrounded them. and the lead
er said the caravan might move on if
they would deliver up Young man
named Randall, The terms we're
acceded to, and his companions last
snw him mounted on fine horse, ut.
tended by the gay horscmcn of the
Bedouin Shcik Of the L.r Avish tribe.
He was taken to tho Sheik's tent,
and to his surprise found mngn;Ii.
cent entertainment awaiting him.
What does it all mean ? Arzalia,
the Sheills daughter, has seen the
young man nnd fallen pasuionately
in love with him, and this is the
wedding feast. The young man and
Arzilia are married. There was no
escape for him, His tent was guard.
ell by night, and his person watched
by day, lest he should escape, aud
this guard was kept over him for
years. He and Arzalia, however,
seemed happy children were born
to them, and their domestic life was
marked by kindness, courtesy and
true affection. Randall rapidly nc
quired the Arabic language his
wife as rapidly mastered the English.
Their children were taught both Hc
is an American by birth. When he
was admitted to the Sheik's family
they had to receive his religion as
| well as his person. Through him
his wife became u Christian the
fathcr-in-law became apatron OF his
son-in-law's faith, and tho surround.
ing tribes became favorable to the
new religion.
But II Dcrviah, q scalot Of the No
hamlneflan fnith, for long time en-
deavored to hnte Randall's sons
| thrown out Of the employ of the
Turkish government, and failing in
this, turned his assault upon the
daughter of the foreigner, charging
her with witchcraft and apostasy
from the true faith. She was
brought bofore tho Meglis. composed
of ia venerable Shoiks and Offendis,
to answer charges which involved
her life. She, although but fourteen
years of ago, made q dcfUnse worthy
of an apostle, aid the Unanimous
verdict was in her favor The chiefs
of the tribes pledged each other to
defend all Christians who thought
Us Rosa did. The trial was in Octo-
Der, 1872 In June, 1S73, as Rosa was
touching a class of little girls in a
grove, the Dervish stealthily mp
preached, murdered the maid, and
fled.
The GREAT Ctock FOR TIE CgNTES-
NIM"--Thc clock for Memorial Hall,
which has been building ut Thomas
ton, is completed. It hns 1,100
pieces, tho estimated weight OF all
being six tons, The main wheels
are four feet III diameter. The pen.
dulum bull aid rod weigh, rospoc-
lively, 700 and 500 pounds, the rod
being 14a feet long, and connected
with the cluckawork by what il known
az a gravity escapement, and makes
two.secohd beats. The rod is of
steel, and to compensate for con-
traction and expansion, is ehcased III
two cylinders of zinc and one Of
steel, Which, by their relative expah-
sion upward, maintain q uniform
centre of oscillation.--Ncw UaUcn
Register.
i-4<4p-------
RI J.,I1,, ; 4.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

It is related that two young ladies
i'll Marysville, California, presented
their clergyman with a turkey stuffed
with dollars. His wife will take the
stuffing out of that turkey.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
A MOST SOLEMN SCENE.
DR.. Plumer ut One Of Moody and Sank.
ey's Servlcos.

Mossrs. Moody and Sankcy hav,
just hold Il clorgymcn's convention
IN tho Now York Hippodromc. Th,
total number Of dclcgatcs WHO ut
tondod was 1906, of whom Soutl
Carolina contributed one, tho Rev
. Or. Plumer, who is described in tn,
. New York Sun as answering u,les
tionS,put to l1im by Mr. MopIy in
the presence Of several Thousand high
~ Interested spectators and auditors
Last evening III the Madison
Avenue hall moro than 1000 porsuns
assembled, and the ovcrnowing meet
inS WAS prpportionate!y y wclln nt:,n,lc>l
Mr. Sankey sang "Almust pcrsnn
ded,' and MIR. Moody said ne would
ask DR.. 'Plrmor somo questions.
"He is II vc,y old man," II, sAid,
"alroady living on borrowed time ;
nc viii soon ho gone, and i, is pity
th"t these mcn Of half century q
Scriptural stu'ly shou!d pass away
without giving us 'ti.c res,tit of their
experience. The venerable clergy
man stepped forward slowly. f;.nhiag
himself, hjs long, snowy beard COW
erng his brcast, and nos u sonnd
broke the stiffness until Mr.. Moody
aSkeu, III am conH"ious of my
lnqui!tiss", i!iss", w'mt shall I do to bo
aavel?" "Ihc answer cn1ntn down
through eighteen hHn.lrcd years."
s'nd the aged minister in f,}tcrin.,
but distinct and audible voice. lit
comes from tho Jail in Pnil;ppi, Bc-
hove III the Lord Josun Chvist, and
thou shat, be savcl.''
Ills there no substitute 2"
"None on ca, ill.,"
"Mell, doctor" asked Mr. Moody.
'can all these people give their
hearts to Christ to night and be
saved 2"
"Why not ?" said the patriarch in
reply. "Thcy have Gods authority
for it. Let item look to Jesus to-
night, and they may all be saved"
II am told," said MIR. Moody,
"that I have no right to invite IN
audience like this to come to Christ.
Is that tluc?"
1t Is not 50 written in the Bible"
answered the venerable man. Jesus
spoke to every ono when he euid,
Come unto ne, all yc that labor and
arc heavy ladoh, and I will give you
rest"
"But n mah told me the other
night continued Mr.. Moody, that
he went to Christ and was not re-
ccivcd.'
"Blesscd be God" exclaimed the
aged minister. ut WIS man that
did not utter tho truth then, for the
Lord has said, 'Hc who comcth
unto nlu I will in no wiso east
o,tt.'
In cloaing, Mr.. Moody snid; Il
pity any man who goes to he'll from
this noet.rg. You will never meet
this old man again, but il seems to
ME that he has made tho way Of
salvation 10 plain that mono c:,h miss
it. [ don't know how yon feel, but
to me this has been I'm nwful)y solemn
meeting, and / don't feel Iiko saying
a word. Such Of you as choose cain
pass into tho inquiry rooms, though
! hardly see any necessity for it after
what you have heard tonight"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

One Of the Republican members
Of the Naval Committee is reported
as saying that nothing can save Sec
retary Robeson, for the evidence
against him is conclusive and Of the
strongest kind.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
]. A. Fraser, Agent.

r nm agent Of the following we'll estab-.
H. lishcd fire insurance companies, and
recommend them to property ownors as
worthy of their confidence. Property
insured atadequatc rates..
The Fire Association Of PhiIn-
drlphia -->lncOrpOr1ted in 1920.
Assets over S3,OOO,OOO.
The Citizens Insurance Company
Of Newark n. j. J.--0rganiZcd IN
1863 Capital $4,000, ,O0O. AS.
sets over $5OO.OOO.
The Petersburg Saving, and In.
suraMce Company Of Peters.
burg, Virginia. Assets over
$4,OO0,OOO.
Call on mo and insure your property
without delay. Country buildings y
speciality.
JNO A FRASER, Agent.
mar 4 atWinnsboYo, S 9.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
CHARLEsToN AS A CoTTOH MAYKEr

CHARLESTON AS A CoTToH MAHKEr.
"A Greenvillc merchant. who re
Gently shipped two lots of cotton
Of tho same clmGs--ohc to New York
and the other to Charleston, inform
ed us yesterday that the lot shipped
to Charleston nctted u quarter Of n
cent per pound more than the lot
sent to New York.
We take tho above from the
GrceuriUc Nc~s, and will add that
we have often heard cotton buyers
of this placc sny they could do bet
ter by shipping to Charleston than
to any other market. In fact We
have seen sales Of tho same day IN
Charleston and New York compared
and they were always in favor Of
Charleston. SO well known to our
shippers is this difference that only
those who have demands to meet in
New York or Baltimore now ship
cotton to those markets and VIC are
not so sure but that, taking tho diff
ference in the prices Of goods and
the higher prices obtained for cot.
ton in Charleston, our own seaport
city il the hest to buy and sell at
Union Times.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
-. - -" :. -
Legislative PROCEEDINGS.
Monday, April 10.
SENATE.

The sehato met at IL o'clock. No
quorum being present, the body ad
1ourned to t"eet on Tuesday, at II
o'clock.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

1t is reported that President
Grant is anxious to sell the Long
Branch mansion before tho expira-
ton of his term, and that he is
looking for purchaser. 1t is also
said that the President will spend
the summer at Newport instead of
tho Branch, this year.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19
\ Portrait From Il Friendly Hand
Grantism as 1t Has Boon and Is,

Yesterdays evidence before tho
Clymer committee is not very satis
factory reading for those who
iniaginud that the lowest depths
bud been reached of the diagruceful
sSstah of jobbery in post trader
ships. j. t. Barrow, formerly
sutlur ut Fort Union, New Mexico,
is not exactly the kind of man
whose testimony Carries with it any
lntriiisic weight, but it is too cir
cttiilstantial and too well fortified
by refcreiicGti 10 hct,ul correspond.
eilce to bu Judged solely on the
pureuhal character of tho witnoss.
Even if partially trnc, it goes far to
deepen tiu impression TINT the
presidunt has permitted sDmo not
very reputable family relations to
drag his goel name in the mire,
and has done SO with an ap,ount of
knowledge Of their operations which
should long ago have compelled
him to discard then,, President
Grant has suffered not little from
the dubious transactions Of hiS
brother md brothcrs-in-lnw, but if
VIC can accept the genuinone&s Of
letter read by Barrow he allowed,
when still the general Of tho army,
his brother in-Iaw's brothcr-in-lu "
to get an appointment for The
nvowed purpose Of making mcncv
by improper means. Or rom Sc, ull
this evidence will need careful
sitting, and may only be good till
the other side is heard. AS it
stands it will leave very disasrcca.
hle impression on all who hive held
to the belief Tint the president Of
the C1lito1 States was ut least free
from tho charge of deliberately
ronniving ut petty jobbery.-Ac,c
lorh Dolly Iimts
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

Wade Hampton Bolton, Of Ten
nessce, died, recently, and his will
contained the following provision {:
II give and bequeath to the widow
and children of Gen. Thomas iona
than Jackson. known as Stonewall
jackson, who fell at the battle of
Chancellorsrille, Virginia, $40 600,
as history tells me his widows fur
niture Was gold after his death for
debt"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

Of all women she is most to be
piticd who has IL hcsitating admircr,
who bogglcs about popping the
question. lie is worse than II bold
one. How perfectly satisfactory was
the conduct of that brave old Pu,i
tan who rode up to the door Of the
house Of the girl of his choice, and
having desired her to be called out
to him. sud, without circumlocntion.
'Rachcl, the Lord hath sent me to
marry thee ! when the girl an
swered with equal promptitude and
devouthcss, "Thc Lords will be
done =
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

Wall street brokers who advertise
in country papol., and send out cir
culafs asserting that money in sums
of $50 to $4,000 invested by them
in their way leads to fortune, cau-
tiously omit to state who gets the
fortue. 1t is not the man who fur
nishes the money. .....
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

The following is tho Testimony Of
DR.. Loring concerning Hungarian
grass: II believe l can make more
milk with this grass cut and mixed
with corn meal and shorts than /
can with the best timothy hay, cut
and mixed in the same manner
And when you remember that you
can raise, on ordinary land, by SOW
ing the scod of Hungarian grass late
in June, from t~o and ono half 70
three and one half tons Of good fod-
der to the mere, and that this crop
can be sowii after We have asccr-
tanned whether we are to have agood
crop of hay or not, you will geo the
value of this grass. I have such n
high opinion of it that on my own
farm, this year aid last, ! raised
from scronty-fve to ono hundred
tons of 1t for tho purpose Of feed,
ing to milch COWS during the win
ter,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

The Chinese question in Califor-
nia is daily assuming q more serious
aspect. Threats are freely made
against tho almond crrd now in
California. and those who are on
thcir way to <5ati Frnncisro will prob.
ably have II reception more warm
than rlcasnht. The Chinese are
arming rapidly and organizing for
defuuse. Wednesday hight the
Chinese quarter wls guarded by
strong bodies of police in cxpcctn-
ton of Il rlo'. but nong took place.
A nncting Of leading citizens was
held that evening, ut which moderate
but firm action wis determined
upon, arrpngements made fortpress-
ing upon congress and tho govorh
mcnt measures to remedy the evils
resulting from the working of tho
Bnrlingamo treaty i'll It's present
shupe.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

When pumpkins arc fed to milk
cows they should be split open and
the seeds removed Tho seeds are
diuretic in their effect. acting
strongly upon the kidneys, and
therefore reduce the quantity Of
milk. 1t is worth the trouble to re-
move the seeds whenever pumpkins
are fed to stock, rs anything that
irritatcs the kidneys, or oxcitcs
them to action unnecessarily, tends
to weaken those organs, The gccds
arc OF no value to tho cows, mcli.
cinally, us either saltpotre on sweet
s'irits is II much better md more
certain diurctic to administer when
ono is needed.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-19

George Washington's bible is to
be exhibited ut the Centennial,
Though ho cnrried it through al his
campaigns, it is not injured inside,
the leaves are not dog cared, or the
margins marked, and it doesn't look
as if it was 8vor used at all. This
shows what II remarkably neat man
George Washington was.