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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15
One Hundred Years Ago,

Some wise wag has BWmmed IL,
the changes that have taken plac,
during century, in this way. =.
Ono hundred years ago WEDDING
tours were not fashionable.
One hundred years ago farmers
did not cut their legs o& with NOW
ing machines. .,~I.r. .f.I...,...
Ono hundred years ago our moth
ers did not worry over disordored
sewing machines. ''' 10y" +
One hundred years aga horses
which could trot milo ih Ala werc
| somewhat scarce. u l...r.a.
One hundred years ago IT took
several days to procure divorce
and find congeninl spirit. "''
One hundred years ago there were
no disputes about the impolitehess
OF street-car drivers. ..,r, l.,,l ..t,
Ono hundred years ago every
young man WAS not an applicant for a
position as "a clerk or bookkoeper.
One hundred years ago. Kerosene
lamps did not explode and assist
coil. "
One hundred years years ago Mro'' mon ns,na1 did
not commit suicide by goihg tip in
balloons and coming down withodt
them. ..;np .r, !
One hundred years ago there wero
no third term millionaire biehope to
str up the waters of partisan poll.
tics. .. .'|r' 49,
Ono hundred years ago thoro
We're no Turkish harems at Salt
Lake, and no Ann Elizas suing for
the nineteenth part of a divorces.
One hundred years ago England
was not very far behind ths United
States in all that goes to make MA
ton powerful and progressive.
OneIhundrcd years ago the Dutch
had taken Holland, but they had not
made Franco "come down" with a
handsome pile of "smart money"
Ono hundred years ago physi
cian who could not draw every form
ot disease from the system by tap
ping largo vein in tho arm was not
much OF Il doctor.
Ono hundred years ago men were
not running about ovor tho country
with millions of fish eggs to be
hatched to order. Fish superin
tended their own Matching in those
days.
One hundred years ago people,did
not worry about rapid transit emu
cheap transportation, but tANW
their grain crops across the back Of
their horsos, and uncomplainingly
"went to the mill"
Ono hundred years ago every man
cut his coat according to his cloth,
every man was estimated at his real
value, shoddy was not known, no
body had struck ilo, and truo merit
and honest worth were the only
grounds for promotion.
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49,, . N.U
WAeHINdroN's NOBLE OHARAornn. -.

In the private diary of General
Washington, under date Of April J.,
1888, occurs the following etltryt
81 roso oarly this morning, and,
expecting company, went to- my
wardrobe to select suitable attire,
when, to iny great chagrin, ! fohnd
that my most Indispensable gar
ments wore unfit for the occasion.
At tho breakfast table encountered
Mrs. Washington, and remarked as
kindly as l could undor the circum.
stances
Martha, my dear, whom I SEQ a
woman OF your powers foolihg away
her timo on trifos, whilo there arc
four Of my bost pairs Of trousers re.
naming to be patched, / am almost
tomptod to bolievo there is no God.
"She did not mako any roply, but
burying her head in a plnteful OF
pancakes, wept 90 bitterly that
resolved never to alludo to the cub
ject again"
Here we have q tender and beauti-
full illustration of the real greatness
of tho hero's heart. He would 20
forth into tho world with tho biting
winds of winter ilipping his histori-
cal cuticlo through tho yontilators in
his paiitaloons, and yet utter no
word Of complaint against his wife.
----Broohly', 1r0as.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15
Friday, March 10.
SENATE.

Concurrent resolution that tho
general assembly adjourn sine die
on March II was laid on the table.
Bill to incorporate the Bluo
Ridge Manufacturing Company,
and bill to incorporate tho Charles
ton Exchange passed..
Bill to regnlate the appointment
and salary of trial juetices in Able
vile county, and bill to reliovo the
late sheriff of Newberry county and
his surctics, were laid on tho table.
the senate then resolved itself
into court of impeachment, for
the trial Of Jtdye Montgomery
Moses, and shortly afterwards
adjourned.
house OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Livingston introduced a
resolution requiring the speaker
to Issue warrant Of attachment
for tho apprehension of G. G.
Bowen, sheriff Of Charleston county,
that Bowen might DO examined as
witness before the committee ap-
pointed to investigate tho charges
Il s a II $ t cX-Ifmd- Commissioner
Leslie. Adopted.
A number o. claims wore prcaont-
ed and properly referred.
A bill to incorporate the Union
Savings Company, of Columbia, was
passed.
The cnacting clauses Of n senate
bill to limit the time of commence
ing criminal actions q senate bill
relative to certain school oiGcors in
the State Of South Carolina u bill
to fix the beginning Of the school
year and to make it uniform
throughout the state bill to
repeal section 2 Of chapter 1873 of
the general statutes, rotating to
arrests and n bill to empower tho
Judges of the circuit courts to
issue remedial writs in any part OF
the state, were stricken ont.
A bill to regulate tho compensa.
ton Of the members Of the general
assembly, and to fix the mileage Of
the samo (substitutc), and u bill to
provide artificial legs for all persons
in helpless condition caused bv
such ACKNOWLEDGMENT, wore laid on
the table.
Adjournod
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ing concurrent resolution, which was
ordered for consideration
Re&o1ccd, That the general assem-
bly, adjourn sine dic on Friday, the
17th Of March.
Bill to incorporate the Union
Savings Society of Columbis, was
amended, passed aMdreturncd to the
house.
Tho speaker ofthc house of repre-
scntativos attended in the senate.
when II number of acts and Joint
resolutions were ratified.
At 1890 p. M., the senate resolved
itself into Il court Of impeachment.
The senate, at $50 p. M, sitting
as p court Of impeachment, took q
recess until 7.30 p. M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house committee of the whole
sat for the continuation of the con
sideration Of the Governors message
+ lative to the lato troubles in Edge
field county.
The speaker announced as a COM
mittee to Investigate charges against
G. w. Buttz, solicitor of the first
Judicial circuit, Messrs. Hayno, Sloan
and Boston.
At 1 p. NJ, the house, in commit
tee of the whole, proceeded to tho
senate chamber, and at 3 rs returned.
A joint resolution to provide for q
reassessmcnt Of real estate in the
county of Laurcns in 1876 was re-
jccted.
Mr.. Rice introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the chairman of
the committee on privileges and
elections be required to return to
the house the bill to enforce the
mandate Of tho state constitution by
providing for the election of Justices
of the peace and constablos by the
People, and to explain why he has
not reported said bill, which has
been in his possession many weeks,
and which no has repeatedly pledged
his word to report.
Adjourned,
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Scohe In n Trial Justices once.
Mr. drant.-~Mornin Judge. +
como On a circumstance want you
to delucidate,

Mr. drant.-~Mornin Judge. +
como On n circumstance want You
to delucidate,
Judge.--Woll, o,,t with it.
drant,-4Well, do whole circum-
stancio OBJ do bisniss an dis ! You
SEQ, Judge, in slabory timo, + had
treo wife on troo plantation. Dcy
got long berry we'll togcddor, when
doy was apart, and T. was vol
satisfaction, but since rebel time
dose "devisod statues" fotch up all
desc dorm nonsonse laws bout man
and wife, ahd fine I amt got no
wife tall. is no lection to dat,
but jis here's whar dc shoe pinch,
jis hero I want your lcgal precision.
De fac is, Judge, T wants to jinc
do chuch. De boss leader say I
CANT como it onless J. git legally
marrid. Now, kin J., cordin to law,
marrid all tree, or mus I mnrrid but
one ? Ef you Fay but one, and J.
tempt it, my spectacle Judge, you
bottor b'levc dar will DO do berry
dobbil ris on dat 'casion in dat
chuch.
Jud ge.--Mr. Grant, under the
circumstances, I seriously advise
you to rub out all old scores and
begin 'afrcsh. Marry a now wife.
Grant.~-Dats my han [ goes in
for you Judge all do time. L tell
you whito folks is smart Whar
dey can't crawfish out, cullud folks
no use try Hars n quarter, Judge.
A-.Ne,os and Courier.
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mo. 80

but it appearing to- me- an, ,,nwwar-
rantable and improper treatment Of
PRISONERS OF war, I have Thought it
Plight to refer to it in this report"
Gon. SherHaan might, with equal
right, have pushed Q body Of. ppis
onors in front Of M assault;ng COL
umn to servo M n gabfoff rollor. -
His manner of folatinal the Incl
don't, which l have quoted in his
own worde' is calculated TO give the
impression that the pse Of torpadoos
is something 70 abhofront in Regular
warfare that ho cottld' subject Ills
unarmod prisoners b the hezard0f
exploding the,m'a1d deserve credit
for tho act--a strhtigo obliquity in
tho Goneral-in- cliief Of afs afliy
which has at the present niontent,a q
spccial torpedo corps, attached toit
as a1 irnpol t4nt dofonsivo, resource
to Fortified placoS-in one' who,
MOREOVER, was carefully tatlKht atp
West Point how to plant the 6aUivh.
lent OF toppbdeess aso known, TO. en-
glneers Of that date i. se,., ,esews'
so;a,I feet, troy @y ilqfsp, fon~sqasqp ~ slqp And
For my own part, from tho dav Of
the capitalization 'Uf Fort Sumter in
1861, whens il, oyd@ to, saYe o brave
soldier and lid ScoMhialhiaifd 3 IL ri xo,n n oli
ttnftecossary liumiliatioh,' + IaifoWsd
Major Robsrt Andorhotf thsa saq6o
terms offered bofoto tho attack, and
20 salute his flag With guns ard 40
orth With colors flying and dr,tms
'oatiitg, taking Off compahy and
private property, down TO til" "closo
If tho war, 7 always favored and
'racticed the most liberal treatnent
If prisoners. At the same, ,time,
however, always urged the policy
u rigid and prompt retaliation, at
IL cost, for evcry clear infrattioii of
he sottled laws Of war s foiokistory
hows it to DO the only, effeotual
lethod Of recalling an enemy from
>humnn courses. Wasiinaton
ever hositatcd to apply this painful
omody during o,1r Revolutionary
ar. 3 .. ,lupR',
l afn, yours most truly, nur,,
I
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Wednesday, March S.
SENATE.

The following bills and rcsolu
lions were rejected
Senate joint resolution authoriz-
ing the county commissioners of
Beaufort county to levy Il special tax;
senate bill to authorize the funding
in consolidation bonds and stocks of
the unpaid bonds and coupons of
tho Spartanburg and Union railroad
company sonato Joint resolution to
authorize and require the county
commissioners of Collcton to levy
and collect special tux to pny the
past duo indebtedness Of said coun
ty senate bill to prohibit the sale
of Intoxicating liquors within one
milo of any school house, church or
other place of public worship in this
state senate bill to incorporate tho
Friendly Aid Sooioty of Fairfield
county senate bill to incorporate
tho Hnrrolson's Mills Company. The
governor returned with his approval
large number of acts-none of
which arc Of gonoral interest.
The senate resolved itself into n
court of impeachment, for the trial
of Judge Montgomery Moses. a
long timo was consumed, but moth
ing material developed. The Union-
Xeral0 says: "The trial promises
to be q long and tedious one, if
yesterdays work be q critcrion---ono
witness and two questions.
In the evening the trial continued
kill eleven o'clock, but nothing inn
portant was brought out.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Haync introduced n resolution
providing for IN investigation of the
official conduct of G. w. Buttz,
solicitor OF the first judicial circuit.
Passed.
A senate bill to authorize and re-
rllire tho treasurer of Richland
county>to set aside and pay the
salaries due and hereafter to become
duo to the trial Justices and consta-
bles of the city Of Columbia, in
Richland county, was taken mp. The
bill was put upon itssecond reading
and tho onacting clause stricken out
Elliott introduced resolutions
having reference to the impeachment
trial, which were adopted They are
Of no public interest.
Tho house then repaired to tho
I hall Of tho senate, to attend tn,
impeachment trial.
Thursday, March 8.
SENATE.
Mr.. Hayno' introduced tho follow
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15
An Affecting Case.

The many freaks Of physical In
flrmity show nothing stranger than
instantaneous blindness or deafness.
or their Immediate cure. But cases
OF the kind arc we'll authenticated.
The following is told in Nashville
paper :
We recently heard remarkable
and touching story of n littlo boy,
the son of a gentleman in an ad-
Or thirteen" One day during tic
past winter he fnilod to riso in the
morning as early rs usual. At
length his father went into tho room
where he lay and asked him why he
did not get up. He said it seemed
dark yet, and he was waiting for
daylight. His fnthorrotircl, but tho
boy not making his appearance for
some time, he rcturnol and said !,
second timo:
My son, why don't you get up 2
father, isit daylight 2 he asked.
Yes, long ago
'Then, father, tho little follow
said, 4 am.blind.'
And 80 it WAS His sight was
gone.
In short time his father took
him to Nashville to get the benefit
of the medical profession thcro, Iut
mono Of the physicians could do uny-
thing for him, and happily tried no
experiments on his cyos. Some
ladies in family of his fathor'a nc
quaintance sought to cheer him in
his atiiiction, and one night proposed
to take him to the opera, that hc
might hear The music and singing.
He went and WAS delighted.
In tho course Of tho performance
all Mt ohcc he leapcd UP, threw hia
arms around his fathers neck, and
screamed with ocstacy:
'Oh, father, I can see !!
His sight had instantly returned.
And since then he hns retained it in
full rigor, except that undor oxrite,
ment thore is sometimes q dimness
Of vision. Tho case is of % romarka
bio and singular character.
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Mon We Don't Want to Meet.

Tho man who grunts snd gasps
as he gobblss up his soup, and at over,
mouthful seems threatened with a
choking fit.
The man who, having by accident
been thrown once in your company,
makes bold to bawl your name ont.
and to shake your hand profusely
when you pass him in the street.
Tho man who, pleading old school
fellowship which you havo quite
forgotton, never meets you without
trying to borrow money.
Tho man who volunteers his crit
cism on your new play or picture,
and points out his idea Of its worst
faults in the presence Of your wife.
The man who artfully provokes
you to play game of billiards with
him, and though he feigns to be
novice, PRODUCES his own chalk.
The man who can't sit at your
table on any sot occasion without
getting On his legs to propose somo
stupid toast.
: The man who wears q white hat
IN the winter, smokes q pipe whom
walking, and accosts you as "old
follow Just as you arc hoping to mako
q good impression on some we'll
dfessed lady friends.
The man who, knowing that your
doctor faces him at tho tablo, turns
tho talk 30 rs to set him talking
doctors shop.
The man who, with look of ur !
gent business, when yon aro in n
hurry, takes you by the button hole
TO tel! You u L;.d joke.
The ntsn vino, sitting just behind .
you at tho opera, destroys half your
enjoyment by hunming all the airs.
And, to thish with, tho man who,
when YOU draw lack slightly to al.
prociato a picvure, coolly comes und ,
stands in front of you. and then 10
'eding also, treads OH your toes.
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for persons and papers, and to
report the result of such invcstiga-
tlon by resolution or otherwise,
Mr.. Crittendcn moved to iMdef
0itely postpone tho resolution.
Agreed to, by yeas 81 nays Ia.
A bill to incorporate the town
Of Blacks Station. in the county of
York, on the Air Line Railroad,
was passed.
Adjourned.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15

Stars may be seen from tho bot
tom OF n deop well, when they can
not bo discornod from the top of d
mountain. So are many things
learned in advorsity which the pros
porous man dreams not of..--i%p,r-
NCOD.
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Totals. :. 110,416 $3.50, 900 90

The following story is told in
Washington of the late Senator
Salisbury of Delaware The sena
tor had tho reputation during the
late years Of his senatorial term of
imbibing vsry freely, and it is told
of him chat he was accustomed to
have two cocktails carried to his
room in the morning before he rose,
and when asked by d friend why he
had two cocktails, he replied that
after taking one he felt like another
man, and thought it would be mean
not to treat that othor man.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15

Preliminary arrangements for tho
payment of silver instead Of fraction
al currency have been perfected by
the treasury department. We shall
soon have silver of small denomina-
tons.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15

A church at Coffeyville, Missouri,
has an organ, and in the quarrels as
to who should play on it, five differ
ent men have been badly licked.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-15

1t is said that tho tomplo OF
Solomon never had u mortgage on
1t. Very few churches in these lays
are built on that model.
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BEAUREGARD ON SHERMAN.

Cenvicting the General from His Own
Mcmoirs- Not Civilized Warfare, but
M"rder--Prisohers Of War Marched
oVerh Road Supposed to be Planted
with Totbedoes.
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LEdIsLATivE pRooBRDINGs.
Tuesday, March 7.

The house returned, with con.
currance, resolution to appoint a
commission to rcorgnnizo the free
common schools Of tho state.
House sent to the senate bill
to amend an act untitled can net
to raise supplies for tho fiscal year
commencing November l, 1875"
Bill to require trial, Justices of
Greenvillo county to give bond was
rejected.
Bill regulating the deposits of
intcrest collected on certain bonds
passed.
Bill to regulate tho appointment
and salary of trial Justices in and
for tho town Of Abbevilc passed.
Joint resolution authorizing and
directing the school commissioner
OF Edgeiield to pay certain claims
against said county passed
Bill to incorporate the town of
Blacks Station, in the county of
York, on tho Air Line Railroad, was
ordered to lie on tho table
Bill to provide for the establish
lnent and support of high schools
in tho several counties in this state
WAS ordered to lie en- the table.
The senate then resolved itsalf
into u court Of impeachment
Col. Rion, of counsel for Judge
Moses, submitted for the consideru,
ton of the court the affidavit of the
accused, ohjccting to Senator
Corwln's sitting us member of the
court, masmuch rs he was the
prosecutor in the case After
debate it was decided that Corwin
had a right to remain in his seat
and take part in the trial
Speaker Elliott, on tho part of
the managers, then addressed the
court Mt longth upon the articles of
impeachment. Before he had con
cludcd his argument, the court
adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Nothing Of Importance was done
in tho house.
There was q long debate in com
mittcc Of the whole upon the COVER
nor's message relative to the recent
alleged outrage in Edgchold coun-
ty.
The house then proceeded to the
senate, in accordance with II request
from that boGv. to attend the
impeachment trial of Judge Moses
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L Atn, yot,rsmost truly, nrr
Ct. n. BEAuRHaARp,

Tho Centennial fountain, which
is to be unveiled III Philadelphia or
the noxt Fourth Of July, al tho
gift OF tho Catholic temperance
socictios OF Now York, philadolphia
and otllSr cities toward the Con
ten,tidl, celebration, Ia to cost over
$40, 900, and but little moro thnn
half that sim has been raised. Tho
numerous temperance organizations
III Now York have just received IN
nppoal for contributions to tho
fund, md arc making collections
for Tho purpose. Seven medallion
heads, sc.tlpt,1rcd III marble, nrc to
be placed around the circular basin.
These statues will be those of Tafay-
"ttc, Madame Lafayette, Colnto do
Hrassc of Paris, Count Pulaski md
koscillsko Of Poland, Stephen
Moylnn, alddc camp to Washing
ton, and Thomas I'itzsimmons, n
member Of tho Continental Con
gross.
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Tho oditor Of the Ohio State
Journal writes to his papor from
Washington "I wish to say as
Internationally rs he demanded tho
surrender Of Fort Donolson, that
Ocn. Grant is not now, mover has
been, and never will be a candidate
for q third term. l wish I might,
without q breach Of confidence, do
President Grant tho justice to quote
his dignifcd and noble language on
this subject .....
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A celebrated wholesale merchant
in London somo timo ago presented
the rropriotors Of the Telegraph
with printing press that cost $685..
600, ns a slight token of approcia-
ton. III doing SO ho accompanied
the gift with q letter, in which lo
said I'm your papor, by judicious
advertising, L first built tho founda
ton Of fortune, and in your paper,
by judicio,is advertising, have
nriassod tho fortune which enables
mo to offer you this testimony of
regard and good Win
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PUTTING a New FACE ON A Man.
A novel operation recently per-
formed ut tho Maino General ITospi-
til is thus described A patient
came thoro with carc ,rous under
lip, which q,lack had mado worse
by the uao of catlsticH. Tho patient
being placed under tho influence Of
ether, tho lip WAS cut down and re
moved, tho mouth slit far into tho
checks on both sides. the linsh turned
down, and the inner membrane and
bone scrnpcd to remove MI traces Of
the cancer. Then t1c the checks
were brought forward oycr the chin
md sewn together to form u new
mdor lip, new md handsome
mouth was formed by sewing tlp the
slits and cutting ont triangular
notchcs III tho corners md that
tho now lip might not lack
the natural rc,lncss, tho lining mem
brano was brought ont ovcr tho
edge and aown down. A new face
having thus been put upon tho
patient, ho went home rejoicing.