The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-31

VI WV WI DoSohIOCl, LOW OiluU VI
Carter Beatty, County Commissioner
expired on the 23rd December, 1876
that of Silas w Ruff, sheriff, expires
on the 9th October, 1879. The
term of Office of II. r. Robertson,
Trial Justice, expires on 1st Fob
rurary, 1877 that of James Aiken
on tho 9th February, 1877 and
that of James r. Harvey on the
9th November, 1878. We therefore
recommend that Trial Justices be
appointed by his Excellency Cover
nor Wade Hampton to fill tho
vacancies that will shortly occur.
We find that John M. Martin, l. B.
Smith and G. w. Cummings have
received commissions from en-
Governor Daniel Fl. Chamberlain.
None Of these have, however, en-
deavored to exercise the duties Of
their Offices. We find that the
School Commissioner and tho Judge
OF Probate are tho only officers
elected at the last general election
that have qualified within the time
prescribed by, law. The bonds +
these two officers aro in our opinion
good and sufficient, and are on file
in the County Commissioners office
and recorded in the Clerks office.
We find that the county is without
Coroner, and therefore recommend
that one of tho Trial Justices be
designated by his Excellency Cover
nor Wade Hampton to act as
Coroner until the Legislature shall
order an election to fill tho vacancy,
We find the cost of each inmate of
the Poor House to The county for tie
fiscal year ending 31st October,
1876, was twenty cents per diem.
The crossings ON tho G.. G. g. A.
Railroad have been reported tous rs
being in q bad way; and we condemn
the practice of tho Railroad in
leaving their dumpa cars at the
crossings Of the Railroad.
The roads and bridges were in
extra good condition up to the
recent rains, except u dangerous
hole about ten feet wide and ten feet
deep immediately on the west side
of Bells Bridge in the public road.
We would respectfully i recon
mend that the jury certificates and
witness certificates be received for
county taxes.
We recommend unanimously that
the citizens 0, tAl; / ED county shall
promptly pay the Hampton contri~
button
The gr and jury, having carefully
examined many witnesses from both
political parties and Of both races,
fail to discover any truth in the
allegation set forth in various
papers and otherwise, to wit "That
a reign Of terror existed In and about
Ridgeway or within the limits o1
Fairfield county at any time pre-
vious to, during, or subsequent tc
the late election Notwithstand-
ing the heated canvass and general
suspicion of both parties, thei,
leaders were diligent in their efforts
to preserve the peace and order of
our Commonwealth, and, to their
credit be it said, their efforts were
crowned with happy success. The
witnesses examined unanimously
concur in the opinion that our elec
ton was fur one. We have faileG
to hear of any instance of violence
to voters from either side.
Touching the matter of the coh-
spiracy charged by Warren r. Mar
shall, the grand jury have examined
many witnesses and thoroughly con
sidered the subject, and find that
Warren r. Marshall as Trial JUS.
tice had case before him, in which
Seldom M. Smart was o party that
out OF this case a quarrel arose
followed by personal reencountre
in which Mr.. Smart was worsted d,
that pending the difficulty Nicholas
T.. Myers agency was merely that O.
peace maker that the quarrel waf
naturally espouscd by the two young
Sons of Mr., Smart, who, however,
inflicted no injury upon Mr.. Mar
shall. The grand jury have with
great reluctance come to the con:
clusion that Mr.. Marshall, at that
time candidate for nomination fol
office, endeavored to make politica
capital out OF this merely personal
difficulty; that his alarm was feigned
that he was well assured of protec=
tion by those able and willing to
defend him ; that ho endeavored to
make it appear that he wasin DANCE,
on account of his political opinions,
and thereby to procure his nomina-
ton; that the testimony showing
that MI. Marshall is Intelligent and
not known ever to have been Insane
forces the foregoing conclusion upon
the minds Of the jurors that the
physician who attended Mrs. Mar.
shall in her last illness testified that
her death was not caused by alarm,
for the safety of her husband, but
from the effects of typhoid pneumo
MIA 5'h|1u = = .,sE'Aat
t''".'-'' S. r. JOHNSON,
Foreman.