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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

NEw ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice-Jno Dickcy.
Fairfield Fire Engine Company %
J. G. Sluier.
W:.ining-W. Il. Turner.
Firo .Insurance-.Jno. a. Fraser.
Notico-F. Elder.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08


Dn. FURMAN's LEcTuRE.-We re-
Srct that the audience assembled to
listen to DR.. Flu mans discourse
was by no means 'a' -. IT. he subject
-"Thc Life and Character of Gene.
ral Robert r. Lee" was, handled in
a manner both interesting and in
structing, and dhe learned lecturer
showed very @learly that he had de-
voted to hiS theme much assiduurs d
study The outline given of the life
of tho hero, though brief, was
quite; comprehensive, and from it
could be ga thercd MI tho salient
points Of his eareer. The tribute
laid to Iee's eharactor was just,
glowing and elecgSSsat, and the vindi
cation of Southern character and
Soutlern patriotism was equally
just and conYiocing: Altogether,
the lecturer did bimself great credit;
and he deserves n large audience
wherever he may go.
PEEsoN,t"--Wo arc pleased to
welcome bnck 80 NVinnsboro DIR. T..
w. Aiken, who has just completed
tho course ut the South Carolina
Medical College, III Charleston. Dr.
Aihen's career in that institution wae
highly honorable to himself, and
gratifying to the professors. He
Graduated with distinction, was
chosen by tho class to bo their vale
dictorian, and obtained the .prize
offered by tho faculty. for the best
thesis. The prize was presented te
him by the dean of the faculty, DR.
Kinloeh, in m appropriate address
to which DIR. Aiken responded in
Citing torms. The Ne,os and coz
.risf says: "Dr. Aiken accepted tho
serizc, a'taI'dsome silver goblet, in (
few graceful arss .approptiato ro
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

marks, anu concluded tho exercises
with an eloquent valedictory address,
in which he cofhplimentod tho city
upon it's possession of 80 valued an
institution ns the college, and re-.
turned tho earnest thanks of his
colleagues for tho kindness they had
received from the faculty, and
urged the graduates to cherish tho
memory Of their Alma Mater, and to
strive to do honor to it. At tho
conclusion of his address THO speak
or was literally overwhelmed with Il
shower of bouquets"
TIME BxTkrnkD.~-The Columbia
correspondent d the A'e,rs and
Courier staieS that tho time, for
paying ta4es Iis boen ostondod
tiftcch days uniformly in all tho
counties.. This is. right. ., ,
[Sillcc the aEoNc; was put in typo,
wo loarn from the 'iounty .treasurer
that lie has recciyeJno official notice
of any extehsioH III Fairfield. We
would therefore urge taxpayers to
mako tho'r paymonts before the 18th
inst, to avoid the,penalty.
No wonder tho people have cobfii-
dence, whom the best physiciaps axo
prescribing DR. Bulls Cough syrup
if allcaees of Cough, Cold, etc.
<As<TnE TNrc NruNArE PARKEp.-From
tho Columbia Union-Xerald We
extract the following:- =
"A letter to friend in this city,
lately received; reports that Niles G.
Parker is very low in hoalth, and
suffering from al acute attack Of
lung fever, superinduccd by the fu-
tigues and hardships which lie was
obliged to undergo during his late
trial The report adds that Mr.::Par,
kcr 8 days nro evidently numbered,
as the suffcrings to Mhich he was
subjected have SO prhycd upon his
mind and body as to have utterly
broken him down III health and
spirits. His son and darghtHr, wht'
have lately gonc north, aidel by the
efforts of sympathizing friends, are
doing all in their power to mitigate
his sutferings, which might never
have come upon him had ho boen d
man of less sensitive nature and
greater physical strength. Not.
withstanding the result of the trial
to which he was subjected, and which
is still fresh in the recollections OF
our readers, ATr. Parker has many
warm friends in this state who will
deeply regret his present distress.'
We have no doubt the ex-trcasurcr
"nas many warm friends in this
state -mcn who, like himself, plum
dered the honest people of thous-
ands, and lived in style upon their
ill-gotten wealth. No doubt he has
the deepest sympathy of Scott,
Neagle, Moses, Kimpton, Patterson
and others of the same ilk.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

The Grubcr Family drew but q
small audience. The, performance
was crcditablo. Mr.. Grubcr has
perfect command of tho violin and
is very fine minnie. Mrs. Gruber
has remarkably sweet voice, and
sings with much taste and express
Aion.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

REMAJLING LETrEKH. 1t has for
some timo been tbs practice of post
masters, when letters fail to- reach
tho persons addrcssoA by ono de-
livery, to forward then to their
proper destination Without ro-
stamping. This practice has been
abolished by recent rulins of tho
postmaster general, in which it is
held that the tHkins of q letter from
the post Office constitutes ecanpletc
delivery, and a1y letter forwarded
after such delivery must he re-,
stamped
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

RAhnoAD SCHEDULE.-Tho trains
on G. @. & A. r. II. now leave
Winnsboro as follows: Going north
11.55. p. IN. Going south, 1.35, u M
Accommodation duy trains Going
north, 11.33, a. IN. Going south
l2.12. These trains meet vt Winns
DorO. :. ~
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

No EacUsE FOR BBINa SioE. mo
pnrson cah usc BoscuEE's GERMAN
SlRrp without getting Immediate
relief ard cure. We have tho first
case of Coughs. Colds or Cohsnmp
ton, or any disease Of the THROAT
and Lmigs, yet ! to hear from that
has not been cured. We have dis
tli'futed every year; for three years.
over 250,00O Sample Bottles by
Druggists in all parts Of the United
States. .; No other hEantfactt,rer of
Medicines ever gave their prcparn
tions such test as this. Go to
your Druggists; ;; MoMNsTER & BR1cE,
and geta bottle Tor rs cents and
try it--Two doses will relieve YOU.
Sample Bottles 10 cohts each.
GnATuIfo5s ADVICE. This species Of L..
vice is not always acc pt"bEc> but doubt
less in many Instances mulch benefit
would be derived were it prom pity acte,l
upon. No sections OF tho country is e.,
cmpt from disease and ,fiany rGgi' ns has
it's ellis that flesh il heic to-" 10 know
tho best means of combating this common
enemy, with the lcust injury to our pock.
cts and tas:os. is cTrthinly'h 4 great advan.
taGc. A this season we must expect Tor.
pid Liv,r, congcstcd spleen, vitintcd bile
and inactive bowels. and pru ont per.
sons s!ould supply themselves wi II 7rrr's
LIVER PILLS. which will stimulate tt :
liver, relieve the cngorgod spleen, deter.
mine II healthy flow Of bilc thus rosulat
Ing the bowels and causing all unho ,lthy
sncrctions t, pass off in natural manner
! Remember that ian ounce Of preventivcf
~ worth nlorc tnnn q pound ofcuro."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Posr OFFICE HoURs.-Tho post
office will be open daily (S,indays
e9ceptcd) from 9 A. M, to IL Nj.
Ssnd from 2 to S p. M. Northern
and Southern mail close at 7 p. Nj.
precisely. geV" Mnil delivered on
Sundays from 8 to $50 A. M. OILY
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

1t wifi I've seen by reference to our
report Of Legislative proceedings
that the hill passed III the house
prohibiting the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors within two and onc-half miles
of Blythcmo@c' Female Seminary in
this county WIS defeated in the sen.
ate
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-08

the third and Rob roy the fourth
This. prizes consisted OF four very
handsome silver cups, varying in
sizo aOd finish with tn. .rff,orit Of the
winner. The prizo for horsomans,,ip,
q fine bride, WAS awarded by the
iadges to-. James Fitz Iafnes, and
John Morgan was highly recon-
mcndod. Tho hnrald then anfi'ounced
the result Of the. contest, ard the
knights assembled Rear the judges,
to witpess the coronation. The
Duke of Birmingham crowned Mise
Matte Kistler Queen of Love and
Beauty ; tho Knight of tho Lone
Star selected Miss Mary Thompson
ns first Maid Of Honor, tho Knight
of BlackBtock Miss Sallie McAraster
as secoh d, and Rob Roy Miss Carrie
Aiken as third Tho royal ratt5 !
wero th9n conducted to carriage
npd escorted TO their homos, by the
entire company Of kniglta The
knights afterwards Dispersed.
The ball at Thespian Hall in the
evening WAS Of course loading
feature of tho occasion. Every
preparation for the participants on
Joyment had been made by the com
mittee, and their efforts wore attend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
The Cost OF IdIeness.

WHEN all the people of the whole
country are engaged in productive in
dustry, either directly or indirectly, it
must result in general prosperity,
whether wages or profits are high or
low. If wages are low, capitalists are
encouraged, and enterprise and bust
ness are pushed forward. If there is
a disproportion between capital and
labor, and the latter does not get
enough, the evil soon regulates itself
by more engaging as managers, and
| making labor more in demand This
runs up wages. If capitalists and
managers make nothing, they cease to
hire, wages drop, and many become
idle. This is exactly the trouble now;
too many persons are out Of employ
ment. The evil has been greatly in
creased by that kind of despotism
which has so extensively ruled, known
as trades-unions, which are contrary
to all principles of American freedom,
and which the people and their wealth
er-cOcks, the rulers, would have long
ago suppressed, had they not feared
losing votes. There are in the United
States at least 100000 working or
producing people. The causes above
mentioned have thrown about one
third out of employment; or re-
duced a larger number to an amount
equivalent to One-third; or thrown out
100000 producers. Each Of these
would earn on an average $500 a year;
some more and some less, their food
and clothino constituting a part. Null
tiply the 100000 persons by the$300,
and we have a product of no less than
81, 200, 100000, the same as actually
sunk annually, because those who
could earn this sum are idle. A much
less sum consumed at the Chicago fire
was felt through every State in the
Union. 1t is no wonder, then, we
have hard times, when so large an
amount of what is the same as money
is constantly distracted from the great
pile of National prosperity.-CO,aatry
Gentleman
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
A Panic in the Diamond Fields.

A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Standard, writing atKimberley, South
Africa, July %, says: "The news
which has been brought to us by every
steamer, lately, of the fall of. the price
of diamonds in London has caused
quite a stagnation in the camp. In and
around the 'kop' there are now sup
posed to be about 1000 persons at
work (whites and natives), whilst re-
Gently they were double the number.
Business and tents can now be had for
trifie, whereas previously they
reached fabulous figures. Articles of
clothing, and everything excepting
food, can be had as cheaply here as in
London. One of the largest firms on
the fields was so short of cash last
week that they actually were obliged
to borrow cash from friend Of mine
to pay the carriage of new consign-
ment Of goods. Yet they are cOnsid-
cred wealthy traders, only they have no
ready cash. At the club where L am
in the habit of dining, the usual num-
Der that sat down in the good tines
was about 100; now they have de-
creased one-half. A regular exodus
has set in, and hundreds of whites who
had sufficient have departed for more
profitable scenes of labor. The streets
which used to be thrOnged are now al
most deserted, and, unless a change
for the better shortly takes place, star
walton stares us in the face. The
smallest prices are paid for native Ia
Dor in the 'kop,' and the proprietors
are frequently obliged to get rid of
lot that has worked for them, and en-
gage others, because they have not the
money to pay the wages
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

other invention which was at first
passed around as veritable Mother
Shipton prophecy:
When Princes get tipsey on arrack,
And farmers grow thin on cold meat:
When soldiers look red in their barrsck
And beggars look blue in the street:
When monarchs with purest intentions.
To settle all national uualms.
Assemble in holy conventions.
And study the prophets and psalms;
Strange things upon wet land and dry land,
On wood land and waste land shall be.
And OAKLAND. and Wheat land, ana Rye-land
Together be sunk in the seal
After Mother Shipton had been
hunted through in vain for this pro-
duction, it was ascribed to "Nostrada-
mus" but turned out to be clever
hit at the subject under discussion, in
a literary gathering, by the poet Praed.
No one can justify this style of liter
airy forgery. Many person has been
greatly disturbed by the supposed full
fillment Of all Mother Shipton's
prophecies save that which ends the
world lin eighteen eighty-one." AS the
first part Of these predictions was writ
ten only fifteen years ago, when all of
it that has been realized was history,
no great stress need to be laid on the
last fearful warning!-N. Y. Journal
of Commerce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

men quaked at she sonorous cry, and
turning on their heels darted off at a
| lively pace. The German started aft
er one of them down the street, and was
gaining on him when the fellow turned
and discharged shot at his pursuer
The stolid German, undismayed by
| the flash and the warning whistle of
the bullet past his ear, sped ON and
followed the fugitive into a dark
street, where the latter hoped nimbly
over a fence. To follow the leader"
in this last instance proved to be the
most distressing experience of the
evening for the corpulent German, but
after much exertion and considerable
putting he clambered to the top and
fell over with thud upon the pros
trate body of the robber, who was
crouched under the shadow of the
fence completely exhausted, with a
Derringer clutched in his fist. The
German took the pistol away, and lift
ing his corpulent form up, allowed
himself to drop on the frightened man
three or four times until he begged
for mercy. The captor forced him to
reScale the fence, and marched him to
prison, where he was charged with as
sault to murder and attempt to rob.
In his pockets were found a number
of burglars tools.-Saa Francisco
Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
ABROAD.

ATHENS dispatches of the 7th state that
demonstrations were daily taking place
throughout Greece against Turkey. These
had left Copenhagen for home.
JovELLAR has resigned the Captain
! Generalship of Cuba, and has been sue
ceeded by Gen. Campos.
A CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatch on the 9Th
| announces that ex-Sultan Murad was
dying.
SIR JOHN YOUNG, formerly Governor
| General of Canada, died in London on the
| 8th.
ACCORDING - Ragusa dispatches Of a
late date the MOntenegrins, having re-
ceived a reinforcement of $500 men, had
suddenly attacked the Turkish forces
under Moufhtar Pasha, and driven them
across the frontier, with a loss of $50
killed.
A PANIC prevailed on the St. Petersburg
Stock Exchange on the 9th.
ACCORDING to Bucharest telegram of
the 9Th, Prince Charles had ordered out
the entire Roumanian standing army,
together with the reserves.
THE New Wharf, with -four and rice
mills, at Rotherhithe, district Of Lon
don, were burned on the 18th, involving a
loss of $45O,0O0.
CoNsTANTINoPLE dispatches Of the 10th
say that, at meeting of the ExtraOrdi-
nary Council, held in that city on that
day, it was decided to continue the armis-
tice until the last of March, 1S77-a
period of six months. Vienna papers of
the same date report the death Of ex-
Sultan Murad on the It'll inst.
GEORGE HEINRICH PERTz, the Ger
man historical writer, died at Munich on
the 10TH
BELGRADE kilograms of the 18th say
the Servian Council Of Ministers had de
cided TO accept the armistice of six months
offered by the Porte, not in the interest Of
peace, but because it gave them time.
Gen. Tchernayeff had been directed to
suspend all military operations for the
present.
A DEPUTATIoN of twenty Polish gen
tlemen called upon United States Minis
ter Washburne, at Paris, on the 18th, and
presented an address to President Grant,
accompanied by medal, intended to
commemorate the virtues of Washington
and the Polish heroes who fought in the
Revolutionary contest. Mr.. Washburne
made appropriate response.
A RUMoR prevailed throughout Europe
on the 18th that the Russian Government,
anticipating immediate war with Turkey,
had prohibited the further expectation
of grain from Odessa. 1t was also ru-
mored that the Czarovitch, who was
known tc favor war, had been appointed
Regent. The decline in British consos
and cotton, and the increase in the price
of grain all over Europe, seemed to con-
firm the Iumor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
There are five

on the charge of forgery. There are five
indictments against him.
AN indianapolis telegram of the 18th
says returns from eighty four counties in
Indiana, nearly all of which are official,
give net Democratic ma iority of 1851.
The remaining eight counties gave Dem
ocratic majority in 1872 of 1877. The Con-
gressional delegation will stand as follows
Democrats-First District, Fuller; Sec
ond, Cobb; Third, Bicknell; Twelfth,
Hamilton. Republicans-Fifth, Brown
Sixth, Robinson; Seventh, Hanna; Eighth,
Hunter; Ninth, White; Tenth, Calkins
Eleventh, Evans; Thirteenth, Baker. Re-
liable returns received indicated that the
Legislature would stand: Senate-Demo-
Gratis. %; Independent, 1 Republican,
%; doubtful, 1. House-Democrats, 43 !;
Independent, 1 Republicans, 52; doubt
full, 1. Harrington Qnd) for Governor
received about 1000 votes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
The trees in HYDE Park. London.

The trees in Hyde Park, London,
are exhibiting signs of blight and de-
cay, greatly to the regret of all who
frequent that delightful and fashiona-
bic place of resort. 1t is suggested in
HGrda0icke's Science Gossip that the
cause of the trouble is the careful re-
movaI of the fallen leaves and fruit
which form the natural food of the
trees. A portion of the phosphate or
oXalate of lime, which the trees have
drawn from the soil is stored in the
tissues of the leaves and fruits in the
form of crystals. 1t is this which rem
ders leaf-mold so valuable as a manure.
Therefore, when the tree sheds its
leaves, they should be allowed to re-
main around its base, in order that
they may restore to the soil the import
ant constituents which they have tax
EN- from it. When they are habituaIly
removed, the soil becomes impover-
ished, and incapable of sustaining a
vigorous vegetation. Had the old
forests been always cleared of the fall
en- leaves, there would long since have
been decay of that noble vegetation
which still eXcites the admiration of
the traveller. Rich and deep soils may
afford for long periods sufficiency of
calcareous salts for the preservation of
the plants, butn0t so shallow and poor
soils. The quantity of saline matter
annually taken up, even by single
tree, from the soil, and appearing as
microscopic crystals in the plant, is
prodigious; and, unless this saline ma
terial be returned to the earth, ex-
haustion thereof must sooner or later
occur
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

lands having fallen to him there. and
there he lived and died. His daughter.
eleven years old at the time of her
fathers removal from the country, was
the mother of Mr.. Edwards. Mr.. E.
moved to America with lis family
about twenty-five years ago, and
eighteen years ago declared his inten-
ton to become citizen in the United
States Court at Providence. He has
been deferred by various causes from
completing his citizenship until this
late day. We thus have the case of
hneal descendant of one of the patriots
OF Bunker Hill becoming an adopted
citizen of the Republic in the Centen-
Mai year. Mr.. Edwards is an excel
lent man and citizen. Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
Singular Case of Naturalization

Mr.. William Edwards, resident
Of Blackstone the past eighteen years,
took out his final naturalization papers
in the Superior Court last Wednesday,
Mr.. Edwards is now seventy-two
years old, and is a grandson of Capt.
James Brown, who commanded COM
pany of militia at the battle of Bunker
Hill, and was in the American service
all through the Revolutionary war. At
the close of the war Capt. Brown
moved his family to Nova Scotia, some
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19
How a Fat Man Subdued a Rob
Der.

Yesterday morning about two
O'Clock, a German named Fred Weis-
enberg, while proceeding along Mar
ket street, near Nineteenth, on his
way home, was intercepted by two
rough looking customers, who asked
him for his valuables. He placidly
babe them to go to Jericho, and made
vigorous lunge for the throat of the
spokesman, at the same time shouting
''Policep' The two daring highway
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

Mr.. Gladstone is in favor of
preaching without book, either extern
pore, or from memory, and he thinks
that the preacher ought to regard the
audience as one person who is to be
addressed, rebuked, encouraged and
won. He says: 1.-THE problem is
how, in the face of the press. the
tribune, the exchange, and the club, the
multiplied solicitations CT modern
life, to awaken in full the dormant
powers of the pulpit, which, though it
has lost It's exclusive privileges, is as
able as it ever was manfully to com
pete for, and to share in the command
of the human spirit and of the life it
rules
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-10-19

DR.. Forfeit remarks that most
practitioners must have experienced
the difficulty in mapping out organs
accurately by percussion in cases ac-
cOmpanied by pain, or where the neces-
sary examination might imperil the
patient. The idea occurred to him Of
substituting for the regular method of
percussion the auscultatiOn of musical
vibration, and for this purpose he en-
ploys first an ordinary differential
St6theScOpe, Wlun one OUIvns, O,r1.5.-
piece to fit into the intercostal spaces,
the whole made sufficiently stiff to be
held IN situ by the mere pressure of the
head; and secondly, piece of flexible
steel bent as bow, and held tense by
catgut. The mode of working is as
follows: Place the stethOscOpe over
the organ to be eXamined-say the liv-
er; then take the bow in the left hand,
and placing it with either of it's ex-
tremities firmly upon the skin over or
against the organ, begin to tWang the
catgut with the right hand, moving
the instrument toward the organ under
examination. The rationale is that
solids give clear, musical note, and
cavities and organs containing air give
a dull note. The instrument can be
applied in the detection of indurations,
assesses and cavities, and it enables
various organs, as the kidney, spleen,
liver and heart, with its cavities, TO be
accurately marked out.