The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, October 02, 1877, Image 2
WINNS13OR1O, S. C.
Tuesday, October 2, ; 1877.
R. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associato Editor.
Ourselves.
Ti Nj.wt AND HERAL) has com
plotdt a year under its present
management. During this whole
period its motto has boon "upward
and onward," and no pains havo
been spared to mnako it the best
couitry paper in the State. Wo
loave to our patrons to docido to
what extont our efforts havo boon
crowned with success. From tho
outsot, wo havo boon embarrassed,
il conunon with every one elise,
from a want of money, though we
are gratilied to say our patronago
hais boon equal to that of other
similar entorprises. But there are
still many inlabitants of Fairfield
who do not subscribe for our paper;
and thoro aro niany moro who
borrow it from their neighbors anid
road it regularly. This is injustice
to us and to our patrons. If a
paper is worth reading, it is worth
paying for Wo trust that woi may
receivo it large addition to our
subscription list. The peoplo of
Fairfieli aro intelligent. They
should havo a good county paper.
Le tholm come forward with their
patronigo, and we promiso them
0ither that we will give thi a good
paper, or elso stop down and out
and mako way for others that will.
During the whole of the summer
wo have refrained from pressing
those indebted to us. We trust
that thoso whose names are on the
wrong side of our books will stop
forward promptly and sottle. We
ask no charity. Wo simply wish
what is our du. If wo cannot
give any nan the worth of his
money, lot him stop the paper.
But as long as he takes it lie should
pay for it., so that we may fool
oncouraged to redouble our efrorts.
Only give us the backing, and we
will got out a paper second to nonke
of its kind ill the State.
SENATOR Mo1ToN, having boon in
formed that Aleck Stephens still
survives, has conchtded not to (die
just yet.
THE NEW YouK I/hPdd is trying
to get enough spunk infused into
thme "ovoer--pruident Servians and
hesitating Grooks," to make themi
pitch inl anti help the Ruissiatns.
They (len't appear, however, to
infuse wvorth a cent.
TTr is RAm that there is enough
Imatorial bo fore the Legislative In
vostigating Communitteo, in C olumi
bin, to koop) them at work at least
oightoon months longer, if they
propose to miake a completeoex
amiinationi. Tile duties of the com
mittee are onerous in thle extreme,
but the most satisfactory results
are promnisedt. All the charges
brought against the Radical thieves
in the past are receiving double)1
confirmation; and ulnloss the juries
are more than ordinarily tender
hlearted, thec whlole Radical gang have
a fino prospect of wintering in the
penitentiary. So mote it be. Let
no0 guilty man eseape.
The New York Republicans.
Tho1 Republican conlven tioni 1ho1d
at Rochester, Newv York, last week
was a stormy affair. Th roo-four~this
of the dlelegates were th~e minions
of Senator Conliing and1( slavishly
his bidding. A violent attack wasm
made upon Hayou' civil service
order and against his cabinet,
Evairts being stigmatized as a
trickster aind demagogne, and
KCey as a political Po'cksniff. George
William Curtis, whoe, from being, as
the editor of Hfarpere' Week,
the most bitter enemy of the South,
has became an enthusiastic admirer
of tile Southern policy, made a
lengthy speech in behlalf of Hlayes;
whereupon Conkhing denounced
hlim as a mnan-milliner and dilettante
in politics, and a laborer who reaps
no0 harvest, and as k'eeking with the
Ilavor of ianoi lf-iihto~usn.
rhio greatest disorder prevailed,
but Curtis' resolution applauding
the President was defeated by a
two-thirds vote. The adhoronts
and the opponents of the adininis
tration arc now at daggers' points.
The course of the convention is
regarded by tho papers of all
parties in NOw York City as giving
the coup (le grace to Republicanism
in that State. It is even pre:licted,
in spite of the gerrymandering of
the Legislature, that the Democrats
will capture that body and defeat
Colding for tho Senate. The
f/erald coinpares the doughty
Senator to an infllriatte Sampson,
who has pulled dovn the Republiaal
tonplo and buriud hiself beneath
its ruins. E varts thinks tho
party is as badly scatterod as
in 1871. Such tidings from the
most important State in the Union
aro most gratifying to the Domo
crats. The prospects are favorablo
along the whole line.
CHESTI-R AND GEORGETOWN.
How to raliso the Fund to Duild the
Proposed Railroad.
Ofessrs. 1(litors
'I'le funds necessary to build the
proposed railroad niust he raised by
r(de sicbseriptin,, and by county
subseription. Lot each citizen givo
outL of his own resources as mnuch
as possiblo. Active and intelligent
eanvassers shouildt approach each
farmer, and put the subjeet fully and
fairly before him. Lot hin under
stand that his subscription, however
small, will be acceptahle ; disabuso
his mind of the coinion error of sup
posing that hevauso he can do very
little hi must do nothing. And
let it be expressly agroud that a farm
or shall be allowed to pay his sub
scription ill anything he has-pro
visions, labor, hauling, naterial, &c.
These things will be as available as
money, inl the construction of the
road. The privilogo of paying in
this way will securo many a sub
scriber who would shrink from in
curring a debt payable in money
only. Those who havo largoe tracts
of uncultivated land could mako do
nations or subscriptions of so many
acres, na so enhanco the value of
the remainder many times beyond
the worth of that cut off.
If the subject is presented to the
peiople pe'orsoally and in telligently,
ai very' handsome p)roportion of the
reqjuired means enun cer*tainily 1)0
rai ed by individual suibscr'ipt)ions.
General appleals, h owever eloquent
and forcible, will effect little in so
curing priivato aid.
The11 county sublscription miust be
mnade inl bond1s of the county, b)oar
ing a suitable rate~ f ;fo reu t payable
annually. The levy for meeting in -
terest should b)e large enough to
raise suflicienit cash to ret;ire a ccor
tain nliumber of bonds annually, and
so gradlully extinguish the debt.
This is the plan11 adopted by York
and Chester coun ties. I suggest
fiurther* that tile funds realized from
a lease to the Choster and Lenoir
Railroad Comap any be used for tihe
double purpose of creat,ing' a fund
for the purchdase of rolling stock and
equipmnents, with a view to oporaitinig
the road inidependen tly, should th at
b)eOflom available ; and also to assist
in paying the interest upon the
bonds, or the taxes upon the road
anid p)roperty of the complany. I
can say with confidence that the
lease can be effected on good terms.
Fairield county is fortunately on1
tirely free of dlebt, and can therefore
afford to undertake this wvork, wvhich
promises so much goodI to every class.
Our neighbors of Chester have subl-.
scribod( $100,000 to the C. & L. N.
(G. R. R., and $75,000 to the Ches,
ter andl Choerawv N. G. R. Rt. T1hey
will very probably give sonme assist
aunce to the Chuest.or and Union road;
and I (do not dloublt that they will
extend material aid to our project, if
we show that we are in earhest.
The vicinity of Blackstock will un
doubtedly lend a helping hand even
if the county of Chester does not.
With wvhat Blackstocek, WVinnsboro
and Ridgeway can do in prnivato
subscriptions, the county of Fair
field can easily assume a debt of
$100,000, or oven more, and comn
pleto tho road within one year.
I will not go into details to prove
that every merchant and farmer will
save in freights and in cheaper
goods, and better pricos for cotton
vastly mere than his raihroadl tax will
ever amount 4e - A visit of inquiry
to Chester will satisfy the most
If pit bo decided to undertake this
work,.let us go, at iA in earnost, and
do it 'at once-the-tooner it is - fi.
inhna, the unnnne). w begi to got
an equivalent for the taxes that
miust be paid am soon as the bonds
are issuod. Now is the time to
build railroads ; becausO good
good bonds, as ours would certainly
bc, sell readily at high prices, while
overy element that entors into the
construction of railroads is at the
lowest prico. This is assuredly the
golden opportunity-it soomns to
bo inviting us to laly h(old upon it
C"Veil scem1s to movo with slackonod
paco amid the onward rush of cvents,
so ats to give (Is timo to seize it be -
fore it be lost in the irrevocable
past !
Sinco theso letters were begun, I
learn, Mes3rs. Editors, that m01110
citizens favor a railroad fron Shiel,
toll's to Wilnnsboro ; others advoeate
the extenlsionl of the road froi Clies
ter, via Winniisboro, to Colunibia.
Tlheso shades of opiiiion scomn to
show that thoughitful m1on11 re
alizo the fact that we need
az Com7petdi mwilroad. Tihis
is the gist of the w1olo mi1atter.
I must retmiid you, howevor, that to
reach Shelton's we must build mnoro
tlan thirty miles across perhaps
the most brokeni part of Fairfield
county. Wo iiuit cross Little River
with its deop valley and high and
rugged filanking hills ;surimount
a lofty dividing ridge, and thin de
w-eid to Broad River, crossing all
the streais that head utpon the
ri(dge, for they flow south-westward
ly, whilo our courso would bo north
rest. This must cortainly be an
eXpensive lino. Tihe cost of the
bIidge and trestle across Little
River alone would gradoagood many
miles towards Chester. The road,
iaviing been built, itust be fully
e(luipped at once-of course we
cuild tiot lease it. Again, a narr1ow
gaiulge road to Shelton's would be
colipletely isolated-to Chester it
would becomo a part of what is soonl
to be an extensive system of the
9:un1 iauge.
The idea of going to Columbia is
a very good one. By leaving out
Ridgeway-if, indeed, sho vill Con
slit to 1)0 pass'd by-we can save
six or sevein miles, and at Columbia
secure several valuable connections.
The South Carolina Railroad Compa
ny could scarcely fail to give sub
stantial aid and benofit to such a
project, and Cliarloston would hasten
to encourage and assist so imnportant
iL colnection with the entire Pied,
m1ont region of North and South
Carolina.
I have trespassed upon your
cohunns, Messrs Editors, far beyond
imly original intention. Accept my
thanks for your indulgence.
FAImRFIL.
Winnsboro, Sept. 29, 1877.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Cliester is improving her streets.
The Lancaister grand jury re-.
l)orted several trial justices for
accepting strawv bail.
The Chetor Rifles are thinking
of compe)tinlg for the prize at tihe
fair.
June Mobley is stumping tile
fourth con gressional district, inl tihe
intcrecut of Liberia.
The Yorkvi lie En quairer favors
tile ra1tificaLtion1 of the school almond
ment to the constitution.
0110 hiundree.conivicts are at work
grading the new railroad from
Greenwood, Abbeville county, to
Augusta.
President Hayes has appointed
Judge L. C. Northrop United States
district attorney, vice Stone, ro
sign ed.
Dr)i. Jno. T. Dent, of Lorington,
was acquitted last, week of the
charge of miuirder' for killing young
Lekio of Columnbia. Messrs. S. W.
Melton and H. W. Rice delfenlded
the prisonerP. Thel( triail lasted two
dlays.
Mr. Jalmes M. Elford, a young
miarrioid man. li ving in Spartan burg,
commi~itted suticido on) tile 24th, by
shooting himself inl tile head1
with a pistol. He was sitting in)
his room with his wife and, taking
tup aL pistol, remarked thaLt lie was
going to kill himiself. A second after,
the pistol wvas fired and( lhe dropped
dead. No cause is assigned.
Governor Hampton hlas made the
following appllointmolnts : James F.
Izlar, brigadier general, 3d brigado
of in fantry ;comprising the coun
ties of Beanufort, Colleton, B3arnwoll,
Orangeburg, Aiken and Lexington.
F. M. Bamnbcrg, brigadier general,
2d brigade of mounted rifles, to
which wilh 1)0 attached all the
cavalry in the counties of Barn woll,
Orangobur'g, Aikeon and Lexington.
A Valuable Secret.
TIomi Ballard, tile famous coun
tor'feitor, who is nowv serving the
third year of his thirty years' term
at Albany, has renewed an offer he
made in 1875 without its receiving
any attention from Secrotary Bris.
towv. He proposed to reveal to the
govern ment, without promise' of
reward or release, unrless it should
be voluntarily offered . him after
would render counterfeiting im
possiblo. The greatest secret,
Ballard says. in the making of our
Sprosent paper money is the woaving
in of the blue and red fibres ; but
this kind of paper is now too easily
mado by hand. His remoy is a
machino (which would cost $30,000),
and which would make paper of so
superior a quality that it could not
possibly bo imitated by hand. At
present whon the ink is washed from
the face and back of a $1,000 bill,
it does not (lifor in appearance from
a $1 bill. Ballard's idea is to have
numerous designs worked in, in
place of the red ink, and in placo of
the blue localized fibre to insert a
line or stripe of stars of a peculiar
metallic substanco and in the centor
of each star to insort in minute
figures the denomination of the
note, so that in case the ink is
crased, or the note reduced to pulp
even, its value could still be told.
All these secrets, together with one
in relation to engraving, which ho
says will excel anything now known
in lithography, Ballard offers to the
government if it will accept them.
Ile also offers to make a quanity of
the paper without cost to the gov
ernment to experiment upon.
-AND
Winter Goo&s.
-0
J. F. Yclaster & Co.
-0
A large and complete assortment of
Fall and Winter Goods, just recoih
od.
Prints, Longoloths, Sea Island Iome
spuns, Osnaburgs, Drillings,
Plain Honespuns, Cotton
and Woolen Flanuels.
lFrench'an(d Charlottosvillo Casimeres.. *
Blankets, Jeans and Korseys'.
One of the finest. lots of Clothing we have
ever received.
Boots, Shoes and Hits of all the latest
styles.
All of which we are offmring very low
for the cash.
oct 2 J. F. MeMASTER & CO.
5.E.Mger & Co,
13'7 and 139, Meecting~ Street,
CHARL1ESTON, S. C.
W,IIOLESALE 'lhalers in Foroign.
and Domnestic Hardware anid Out..
lery', Guins, Bar Iron anl d t(ol. Sad
dilery ndi Sadd(llery lI ardware, Fairbanks'i
Standard Scales.
STATE AGENTS
for the celebrated Farmer's Friend
Plow.
A FULL LINE
of Agricultural Implements and Steels.
STATE AGE'NTS
for the Trodogar IIorse and Mule Shoes,
which have been recently improved, and
wv a now ofl'er thorm-to the trade with satis
faction.
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
is now full and complete, to which wo
invite the attention of the Fall Trade.
1S* All ardors shall receive prompt
an d careful att ention .
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137 and 139, Meeting Street,
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REV. R. LrA.THAN.
1 ~0 soon as a sufficient numabor of sub..
A. scribeqrs are secured to wvarrant the
enterp)riso, I pr0joo puiblishing a
nISTORY OF SOUTH CAROILINA.
Thelm wo--k will embrace a complete
history of thne Stato froma the flhat discov
ery of the soil; thme settlement of the terri
tory at din'erent periods; thre history of
the State under the Proprietary Govern
ment, under the lIoyail Government, and
through the Revolutionary period, or to
the close of the Rovohitionary war.
Thie movements of the several WVhi~
military chiefs are accurately traced, rand
the several battles fought during the
Revolu tion are minmutely, described.
The whole will make a book of more
thtan 700 pages of the size of
$klphns' istof ryi of The Unilad Slales. I t will
be printedi on good papor,with olcartypo,
and bound in substitlial cloth. To sub -
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FoURi DoT,,IAR per copy.
Porsons desiring to canvass for thoe
work are requtested to communicate with
the author at Yorkville, S. 0., for terms,
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