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JEM -V -Vt VMV^V TERMS: $2.50 per Annum, Rates of Advertising : Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of $1.50 per square (tenniiuionlhies, or less) for tho first insertion, and one dollar per square for each subsequent in sertion. A liberal discount will bo made to those wishing to advertise by the year. OUR AGENTS: W. W. OWDOM, Cimppells, S. C. W. H. YELDELL, Longmires. JOHX H. H.UIET, Batesvillo. ? W. A. ODOM, Meeting Street. J.K. DVRST, Kirkseys X Roads. E. B. FORREST, Mine Creek. TYRE ETHEREDOE, Leosvillo, S. C. DR. J. B. ABXE Y,'Richardsonville. Jf. E. COOK, Granitevllle, S. C. . Capt. G. W. Nixo:>, Woodlawn, S. C. .>". 1*. If EN DE iii,ON, Woolley Tow!? and Langley, ft. C. N. W. BKOOK ri?, Ridge, S. C. S. C. CARTLEDUK, Rehoboth, S. C. LOCAL ITEMS. SM Tjl0 ??vrriiiff.^ wears tho Red Shirl this week in honor of tho great anni versary ! Ou Sunday next, tho E^ist-oj-*/. ?:id Methodist Chureh-uS will bo cloded, The Bov. A. E. Norris, Presbyterian, will preach in tho Baptist Church in tho fore noon ?nd ai night. i The Edgc?eld negroes sent a letter to tho Radical State Convention, stating that political prejudieo wi? .so strong in their County they did not hold .\ ten von don tc elect delegates, but would endorse whatever the Stato Convention did, and ?work for a straight jut ticket, if nomi nated. I Tie /o?lotcing note, whoso senti men's aro so wel2 expressed und do so much honor to ibo writer, will explain itsell. Mr. Thurmond, who is a prosperous CJtton broker of Shreveport,. La., called .?> see us during his lat? short v^sit to Edgolield ; and when ho left us wo felt j proud that such a good nun owed his '^.tfikjlu til ?J i * ..i-'. C . mry : SiruKVKi'ouT, La., Aug. 5th, 1S7S. p?dyr/ffld Advertiser:-I returned homo ?on tho'st,, "ul iust, after au extensive - jtr.p North ??gd Eas*. Amoug tho many places of interest, I visited, tho one hav .j.ng the gre dust attractions for me was jCue,eiiekl Village, luigoi/eid J the land hi ?ny -bj rf li, and that of" iuy fctUsr and nv thor, y .had been absent from the classic old fc'jihigo for twenty-eight vears. Judge the? o,f way glowing, heart-felt j /.motion when th? lu//] j liar church spires! appeared to 013- searching eyes on the thorning of tue twent?'-#/jtti of July.! V (-Wi bless the dear old' spotii4 cponta-j heously came from my hps; uit^ my eves lillod with tears as my feet pressed once more the walks of my childhood. i>nly tiro I found whom I had even known jbofore ! And we two felt that time had f;o:kv.'ard turned and wo were again ^p^yW-n. Many were the inquiries J ,:nai.elty- others, but tho one sad answer ?pplied U. all was: "They aro dead." hutong UaPr?Tf.uiber was ono in whom f always recdg'i?i^d, of all men, ?me ol ?the 11 tout gallant, ..?: j valons and true .friends. 1 speak or.T&os. f}. Bacon. 1 pvl dearly hope,! to'soc hini, .u,*.: ho too ysm &v\id. Th? chit,']ron horn' in Edge ..field are .scattered ir?.;;) tho Savannah 1 .River to the Pacific .Oc?>?u>, They aro m*\ true to the instincts and lave of fiountryj J4.S those who Still are there. " Edgolield j Wf?vor, if right; but rii^ht or wrong,| j?.>dji*i/ield forever !" Tho love of their k*. ta vj ??A js deeji seateil in their seuls. Abs<<u?*.??<.i/prs no links. None aro ever found to beiv-iy lier; but to know they aro born in KagefiJOfdf or live in South Carolina, ii among i;er absent chil dren an allinity that gu&f?otee friond --rhip-aad a hospitable r C. Ci. TilURXOaO. "The tSi*Sttffi?pi P!a:i" 'V;l'5 ?01" ov ' <yy County to tafe* ?w 0 ?f itscIf- NoW' let the Democracy o; &?*?t} Cu?irt*y take* ?are of itself in its own pjstf&ri* wa5'> and there'll bo no trouble cither' iii i>c veinber next or in November l?-J?. In another column wo publish the Chronicle an I Comp'itulionalist's excel lent account of tho Hussar picnic at J^anham's Spring on Friday last, Hun dreds and hundreds of fair women and kraco mon went to it, and all returned to their hemes with lively descriptions of a happy day. The tilt was chivalrous. the grovo was chartii.ag; iiio <q;ace and shade were splendid ; tho dancing plat ' form was the finest ever built in Edge- J held ; tho music w*s Ailod with the soul ' of the dance; tho table was spread with ?neats and fruits and hashes and sauces i\tid cakes, good, ovon rivaling the au .ciejU feasts of tho gods ; and Capt. Mar keri stlfl his handsome troopers were Mcnights .of'?he olden time not onlj* in ?heir prowess hut in their hospitality. "Benjamin Booth is not dead. And *?i for tho Richmond Hussars, ^'?v h xv ft .->M-vtitintr to bo proud of, and ? ?oblo record ta hand down to posterity They did not wist tko prize in tho tilt, but kow could they. laboring as they did auder every-disadvantage!* They had traveled from Augusta that morning, .starting at midnight, and adding labor ?and vexation to their laborious march foy losing their way among thc sand i-ountry roads; indeed it is much to bel Admired that they could tide at all-let alone as splendidly as they did. Edge licid has learned to love thom well, and wo earnestly hope they will como among I us over and over again in thc future. Another candidato for Count}' Com. I .missioner-Mr. Thomas H. Cato, of Itidgo Sicing. Col. Pindenes* D. Bolos, of Evergreen, Ala, a son of our honored friend and ?and fellow citizen, Major ISH^C Bole?, is arming us, with his family, on n visit to ?relatives nu ?. friends. Ile was thc gal-1 ?ant leader of an Alabama Regiment du ?jug tho war. Thc rabis are now corning thick, fast arid generally. The cro]is in some sec Hous, however, aro beyond recovery. O ir beloved friend, Mr. A. Stallworth, ot PJiocnix, who spent Monda;, night with V**f fells, us that he has bad no rain for yt wicks, and that this drought pervades % Murrow stii(? running from Phoenix ?.ouijd toi Dark Corner. Tho Ninety-Six ?regiou lias also sn IT?, red terribly. <.?cn. Gary aud Mrs. Geo. D Tillman Glanced together as merrily at thc Hus sar pic-nic as if they had been pvcniy otie and sixteen. We warned them be. fore they began, that if they exhibited tho slightest rustiness or heaviness, we should publish th^m in the Advertiser as old peuple. But tho lady, who has the lithe tiguro and elastic troad of only twenty years, kept " Old Mart" KO woll otp to tho mark, that wo must still sot flint down as a youthful and nimbi? bachelor. The wild Cosfin/.'ks from the steppes Of Tartary might do well to como to Edge Jicld and seo the riding of Sam Mays, and Joe Mays, and Willie Doboy, and I'ol. ?Glover, and George Wjflker, and Bud Etheredge. It is solenoid, graceful, fascinating- absolutely glorious. No wonder that handsome Bud won tho twluto pluu-^a second time. TUE AFFRAT OF MONDAY LAST. We shall say but littlo about it, inas much as our people already know i fin all its details. The Ton ey? and the Booths are two families who have lived since our earliest recollection iu tho countrv immediately East of Pine House. The Tonoys aro people of means ; the Boothia aro poor. In 1S(.9, in Ku Klux (?mes, Bon Booth shot and killed young Luther Toney. For this he was tried, convicted of manslaughter, and served two or throe years iu tho penitentiary. Since than a vengeful feud has existed between the two families, and ever and anon the Booths have sought a difficulty with the Toneys. They carno to- Edgeiield on Monday morning-five of them-with tho openly avowed design of killing Brooker Toney. Aud tho result is that Brooker Toney, Jumes Booth and Tom Booth ure lying in bloody graves, while Ben Booth and Mark Toney are lying io1?.- of their wounds. In this there is no political f.?;;,eur, nor sudden blood thirstiest inflamed Ly liquor. Nono ol those men were drunk. We deplore the matter with feelings ol absolute an^uUh : but wo have riot the slightest idea of vlllifyingor stigmati sing either tho. Boothe or the Tobeys" Go;' bo their judge. Wo never knew tho Booth* personally; out we haye k town Mark and Brooker Toney from their childhood, ar.d wo alway!) rocog njjf?t? them gladly as friends and as gen tloiu^r;. We know that we shall b? tor ribly <;-mu*m? and abused for Baying this-und for not camt-s fcop'j Booths and Tobey? bioody devils and )?i?a.?.Cte de mons-and that wo shall bo atlgmatlaed I as an enr?uT?ger of blood and a justifier i of murder. T'-t wo care not. We shall not .'"-io these dead merl. Edgefield has passed iiwogijjl an ordeal of p'ov?1*?!'; oppression, and asg?i^sJ?on, such as would bring demoralization u. ?...7 poo bio upon earth. And at thc doors of those Radical scoundrels at tho North who will make most capital out of this af fray, lies much ci this demoralisation and this blood. Bu?t" beloved -.friends of our beloved County, lei ?Ivs fearful affair be to j'ou a very solemn wurwi.,, T?ook upon th? woo of these widows and orphans, and bury forever all feeling? of roverm? against your neighbor.. In future drink no liquor, and wea:- no concealed weap ons. Fellow citizens-you lew who dr. these things-remember that you not || only drag the good name ofybur County in tbe.dugt, but that you damn 3'eur im mortal gout*. If is highly probable had not Genera1 Moise been present in Edgeiield yeater t??y, tlie three men killed and the half dozen wounded would only have? boon :i drop in the bucket. When these South Carolina people ''get on their muscle' about their "family blood,'' IVs then tie proper time to stand from under.-.1? gusta Evening Sews. Sut!* nons?hc? is unworthy bf ?? truthful ?nQ V--.nd-.). egrted a paper as thc Evening ?ew*. A?I this taj,i? about Gen Moise, and his orders, and the defiance of tho mob, etc , is absolute tosh. When Gr on. Moise arrived upon tho scone, th?1 affray vas entirely over; and there was no detjaiKe, ami no further danger o? blood. JJowfcv?.;- \?u that we shall bea fool if wo attempt to petuie ail the wild tales-that will naturally bo circul?t-' ed in connection with this lamentable aff-iijr. One of tlie prettiest and most admir?e young ladies at the Hussar pic-nic, ami ?j perhaps tlie most graceful dancer, wa> j Miss J?la Adama, of Augusta, lint whose father was a^gi^ted ?9AU.? lawyer or Edge field, who died young." Ana among the ho&ti of gallant young fellows who fol lowed her every minute, there was one Edgefield boy for whom we feel uh feign ed ly sorry. If she do08 not have mercy upon him-and that speedily-he will lie ri^iit down and give up the ghost Tho ;.,').<; magnificent horse in Edge, held County-In .Sout?.C.,rrj?ina--is Hus sar Jimmie MeKio's royal-looking grey Our young friend has very rare attrac lions of character, but-if we were a ?ung ?rirl-even though he had nothing we would marry him for his grey : in la?a, ?U&? "f him. And there is Toi; GJover.'s steed-and Joe Maya's-that aro hard to beat. It i.? a real treat to look at such splendid horses. Northern Radical papers cannot mak" capital out of the wholesale slaughter in Kdcetield yesterday. It was not a polit ical broil, but an old family feud, all the part-ex to this fuss being of ono political faith-AvgujtLa Evening Xac>. TRENTON LOCALS. Crops hereabouts suffering very much on account of intense heat. Divine service is held in Jones' Chapel twice each month, on Thursday evening, by liev. Sand. Leard-once a month, eve ry second .<cab.bc.th, by J'ev. A. E. Norri.-: and every third Sabbath bv tho Hov. J W. Barr." The Rev. A. P. Norris has been ir. our midst for a day or two past, the guest 0 his nephew, Mr. J. B. Norn's ; lie (Rev. A. P. Norris) has very recently lost a daughter, by deaths-Mrs. Waiker, of Or angeburg, only IS years obi. The Tunton Literary Club is still !'. ur ishing. The question for debate on nex Friday evening, is: ".Should additiona rc-stricliom: be placed on thc right i i suf frage?" Two of the most enterprising, go-ahead mon in Trenton, are Hendrix and Broth er. They aro " Jacks of all. trades/' and good at them all ! They make and repair buggies and wagons ; repair watches and I Jewelry, pistols and guns ; and do almost any thing else. They are always at woik and are good r:itiz?ns. There were only seven brothers of them jn the rebel army. Trenton is remarkably healthy, and it is surprising that people do not cou;ohcrc to aperei the summer. TiiEXTOX. THE METHOP?ST CPNFEKEXCE It ?TUI. NS THANK* FOI'. Mf/CH It K O TH K lt 1. Y I.O V E A SD MANY COURTESIES. J.'csolvcd, That the thanks of this Ct n fetenco are hereby tendered lo the. citi zens bf JohuKton and vicinity, and Unit we will ever cherish the memory of their kiud lind unbounded hospitality to tlie member,* of this body during its session. , Iicsolred, ThaJE;tho thanks nf the (>on ferencu be tendered to our tf?ptist l;roi?i r?n for the offer Ol 'their house ot worship; also to tim otUcersof the C. C. A A. Jt lt and the O. it C. R. lt., lor tim reduced rate? ot fare exiended tons; ami to tlie conductors for their attention andcour toy. The nbovo resolutions were unani mously adopte;! by tho Methodist Dis trict Conference, in aessiofl al Johnston; and the Advertiser and Monitor fc'ore respectfully requested to publish the ..ame. JOHN A. ELKINS-, Sce'ry. EdgcSeld and .Sparlanburg Republicana som letters ?0 tue Convent!' n. ciating that iiiey would endows? ?.he I onvention s action.. BooHjint of Afiiii(!i:v. Twaiiiji of a IboRsaiul Steed*, Ont-. '. l>iu\si$ of MHftary. Music. ' Thc Red Shirt Oura More Abounding; and EXT uliing. j! Efee^d. tlie ?dcciiiefl?! HAMPTON, GREAT, GOOD, GENER OUS AND JUST ! BONHAM, M A Civ KY, 1 OU M A NS. MOISE, OAKY, TILLMAN, SIIEPPAH,D. F.dgeficld ll ?'as Timi *ui<l IO Radi calism : ' Sion. Vliou ?ihalt Go No Farther lu South CarolJira.M--*Thr Old Advertiser i'ui* mi lue Ked Shi it ia Honor and in Memory ef the Glorious Democracy ot the Trur Banner County ol'South Carolina! Monday last was the anniversary o.' thp great oa* mi WI?I>.?; ]??\gefii?l?) pp?ln eiated ii ^Radicalism should go no fur ther in.South Carolina. And that sh .lid enunciate this mandate is an indis putable fact of history. And that six kept tho failli after the enunciation , ourai'Doin-iv and splendidly-is equally wi uiulcri'taoie taft, o? ?il?to?ff. And thai ; 1er actl?i) on th.o j2th of .?iigi?:t, lS7i: was Un, first Hiing that n:;.de JIamptor ^possibility," (Jude MauUny sajd so i:. 'his speech) is alike incontrovertible. Sin ?vol e the" Rai, Shirt in those memorable lays ; and lu lt .she fd;;,-,!:'. won th prize. And to day-in honor and ii memory of Edgi Held in the Ked Shirt . .ve print the old .-Uiverlinet'in red, ?uri ded?calo Li to tho glorious Democracy ot ? tho true Banner County ol oofiih Car dina. As to the great and brilliant meeting of Monday last, wo will not doscrioc ii in detail, as we often do such .meetings It is unnecessary. Our people wi re pros ont, and saw with their own eyes, am: J heard with their own cars, and" rejoice d in their heart? of beans. Well nigh ali of our -i clubs we,-? ,?i,ue." med, sider, didly mounted, and many of thom wear ing tho historical red shirt. And lhor< vero roprcsontatiro cltizons-ladies a woll as gentlemen-present from ali sections of our v?st County, even tb i most distant. Brigadier benjamin E Nlef'.d...... .."rand marshal of Un dav*-a bafl'aso?p? ".'.ml knightly ma::, whoso own war record is hij.ji and clear, and in whoso veins Hows tho noble bloo of Un? patriotic Emily Geiger. TheEdgi . Held lillies worn en grande tenue ; ami tho Edisto Rillos, under their Blanch and bravo old leader, Major Ly brand, manfully upheld the honor of the sturdy yeomanry. Thc music was glorious* Tho procession wa? magnificent I A:.: when iiamptoh, tb'' great and good, mounted Hie! stand, tife e^Un.. [asm ron: the heavens. l?o was followed by Bon ham, and Mackey, and Youmans, and Tillman, aud.M.:iH?, und Gary, and Shep p?rd, and representatives ol ibo ?cgieter, and tho Ncira and Courier, and the Mon . Heir, and tho Advertiser. And fair wo men-thc fairest of the fair- and decked ' in all of fashion's braver;--smiled, and cheered, ami waved their lace hundker chiefs, and clapped their kb!.h d hands. And tho vaut gVo^? grujid kaleb doscopc ol' animated beauty and gallan try. And all our guests speke with Adi hearts and tongues of flame-nobly, gen srously, eloquently ! Tins week it ia to tally impossible for'us to give their speeches. Next week it shall bo pur pleasing duty to do so. ?, And in o\e:y year, in th"-" great futuro, lui Edgetlcld mei thc -io" vcrliser pution tho lied Sit irl, and mark thc day that gave hera glory a? imper ishable as Hie everlasting hills ! For th'1 Advertiser. MEETING OF THE POMONA i.h INGE. Tho Edgdield Pomona Xi range mot in tho Hall above Mr. Tyre Ethcredgo's S:orc, ir. ll hinch art Township, on ;tue -dst of July ult , Ulltl WM- o poll ed by the Master, < "apt. A. 1". West, nt ll o'clock A.M. Thc attendance vas full and thc business (.I the Orango int ?resting. Re ports of the several standing committees were mndonnd dismissed, which broughi out tb.e views of various members of the Order upon subjects important to Pat rons, which will doubtless inure to tb - good of our Order in tho future. Our G rangoprospects aro brightening, and wo look forward hopefully to increased advantages io bo derived iVpm a cornice lion wiib it. AoijijiC/ importantfeature of our meeting, was Uic roadjng of es says before tiie Orango, io, brothers V J. llorloug and T. G. Eiiiercdgo, and sisters A. M. Bacon ?.ud Mattie Ethcredgo Sn nice it to say that the listening io the reading of those essays well repaid ns the troubio of attending the mooting. Tho next meeting ofthe Pomona Orange will ?JO hold -jth Um Pleasant Cross Grange (Dr. RuSbton'a) on Uta lust Wed nesday in October noxl. Our Pomona G range meeting was made tho occasion of a neighborhood pic-Ilic, which called together a largo assemblage of ladies and genileiiMUl who wero not GrangorH, lo .'east, rrolic and listen to ibo sp?eches of Ute Inevitable candidates wU? arc pow going the "grand rounds," ?us wo heard one of tbpui say. W. II. Ti.M TUCUMAN, Scc-ry. Qry.p.T: "Why will men .smoko common Tobacco, w! e-i they can buy Marburg, VnoA.' t:8t I bj Nprlh?Gu'/Q lin i,' at the s n:e pu'cj.'" . ?hc Affray of Momlay ! <- --~~~ i " Three Men Are Killed and Six Wounded. That our people may Bee tho first out. side accounts of tho lamentable affray of Monday lost, we copy tho following telo grams [Special io Chronicle ?tv OonsaiiilioiiaVxl.] TUKNTOX, S. C., Aug. ri, 0Ot p. m. About three o'clock this afternoon an affray occurred at EdguAeld Court 1 rouse, in which Brooker Toney, ano James and Thomas Booth va re killed, and Benj Booth was mortally wounded, Wm. Coleman was seriously, - and S. Booth, M. Toney, Dr. Sanders, Wade Lott and S. Ryan slightly wounded. Brooke,:* Toney is the man who killed Gus Harris' a short time since . There aro so many rumors as to the chuso of tho difficulty that it is impossible to sa}' which is cor rect. It appear? there was an old grudge bo lwe? n bu- puntos .?mi tJ.*oj|'uy. ap?l when they mot in fllsby? sjorp a di dieu itv occurred, when they wont oi?t iii the street :md the friends of both parties came up amt engaged In a general row. Alter tho light a large crowd gathered in thc park, and a serious difficulty seemed imminent, when General Moise rode up at the head of the Edge held K?los aral ordered the crowd to disperse, which they refused io do, J'c thru ordered the Rifles to ; ej an?muldoon an?! in? on the crowd if they did not dispersa By the time ammunition arrived all had dis persed. There wero about three thou sand prc?, ont and intense excitement. .Vii quiet now. Gov. Hampton and par tv returned to Columbia to-n:?ht. O iSjjcaul in Quluihiju ?cff?tci':] ?DGK?.P, S. C., August 12.-Thc mpst distressing occurrence over record ed ju the history of this State took place h . rc to-day. About (plai ter past 2 o'clock this afternoon a difficulty commenced in a bar-room near tho public square be tween B,r.r,o];or. .;?,.:,.''!!: Doptli. Mark.'i-oney, Wad-; fc?tt, V?.'l,. D?Vomari and Benjamin Bootu, Several shots were tired in the house, when they all went Into tho public square, keeping hp theare as the}* went. Some twenty or tvs eiity-iivc shots were tired in all l>rook?-r Toney, James Booth and Thus. Booth were killed instantly and J?enj 'tooth mortally y. oaiiiied. 'Mari-: Xoncy. W L Coleman, SV'jide Lott, Dr; A. W. -Tinders, ?tun<,j(V,c ]ly;m and Chiron?* seigior w't-ro ai..o ivniBlded, hut onlj -dighUy, Tholaite?' '.i.i.n had noth'mv whatever to do with tho difficulty, and were accidentally wounded. Bro ker L'oney was about -ti years of nge, and va? a very desperat? ?nan when excites! James Booth and Benjamin Booth wen about Sw und (bj ?.u?u mu, <?oil were brothers. Yiiorftas hno'h was"! about 2'' .. ears old, lind a .. .ii of Benjamin Booth All of them were very desperate, ard ?.vr.re much feared. BrookerjToney w;> :he mau killed (Jus Harris, then lori?os ?ipgro-Uuited States Marshal, herc last Tune, vh;ti? i.. (..i. fi| ???p.,.,.i Ses> . ions was being held. He died, von '?navely, lighting to ino i;}i-t. Tho dijiiunlty ori^inatptl (Vom an ol ind bitter funnily feud, lt appears tine -onie lon year.; ago one of tile Booth atnily killed a brother of Brooker Toney md ever sb co that tim? a hostile meet ing has been looked for. sud from th? character of ali the parties it was known hat wh??? di:! ;/>..ie io., .her i: would-be a Woody adair. IPo-Aly the; veraall' di ink jug, roet, audit was noi .mg before Hie matter \y? s. settled with rl:c abr.vo unfortunate result. Politic ed i; ;;?ieg to ?.lo -nih IJiO altair, mid il iccurrcd at least haif a mile from th? place where tho Democratic demonstra tion was held. As soon as Governor ?amptQ?j ;,. .?vd tjj?j fold saagojng oi lio ordered Admfant auj] inspector Ge? ral Moise to take charge ol' the K?lg? ?ield Rifles, go to tho spot and quell th? iislurbauco, but happily thc militar;, .inn was n..t needed, as the bloody work iiad already ?.'cased before their arrival. The promptness ?>! General Moise and lie troops under him in resjionding to i.e e 'lum.uni Qt tim file r I-:.-.' XUtivO of he State, as wp] ( as their coolness and courage, were highly creditable to theiii it is also dne to Captain J. .1. Harrison, .iii'jf of police of thu town, lo say tba ?ie was ?i rom ?illy at his post, and acted with grc.it calmness ami bravery ir putting a stop io thc difficulty. During his efforts in this direction be was com pelled to Aro twice at a man. whom li? did liol ree ignizo, who was trying to nbool , young iou^y, Pia ?Vup?jie' ho struck him or not couldn't be learned, astin man ran off and has not sim- been seen. Captain Harrison had his baton shot from his hand during UH: dring-wheth er from shots aimed at hiin or stray balls ho is at a loss to know. A negro man aad a bail to pass tin-, ugh the leg of hi panis during, tho melee, and a little bo} dad sever.d balls to go whizzing through his hat while on his head. The excite- , ment \?<a?> koiry ui.e;.i foi; some timo after tho shooting, and al ''ti" tim" it ivas thought tba; i thor tr .ubi.; wold I ensue. ] caused from (ho c.u-h-.-nce?-, ora man j tvhoso pistol was accidentally discharged i in a crowd. As soon a?? the report of the pistol was hoard thc authoritiosj attempt ed t'i arrest him, when his friends, who ; ;!.. nghl lie hadn't committed a sufficient 1 ?jeer foj^iu-o"h's r( -abhored iron n d to protect hi i a. 'ir.:, fu-ntness of he ;. wu and connty authorities and tho .vise conns?. Jsof eov?n? citizens pro von I- ; ed any further attempt at rcslstanc<'j and the mau was placed in jail. Thotb'eeascd j irentlomen v.-cro taken into tho Court ; House and laid out, when Coroner Cart- [ ledgo summoned a jury of inquest, ? which ls now being h p]d. A yiirdini will hardly tie rendered boibre a into hom to-night, if -'ii all boforo to-morrow. All nf tho deceased leavo familial to mourn their untimely end. Sinco writing thc liboVtf wt. h ii. Ve lear'.md Heit jtit, ih-n.j. Booth, lather ol' Thomas, (lied while be ing conveyed t? his home. The above aro ail tho particulars which can bc gathered up to this hour. Wo will shite in this connection, thai thc frequent disturbances occurring in ?Iiis town are not between or caused hy the citizens of the village. Many family feud- ? xis? in tins County, and, while hereon business, or pleasure, the mem bers meet one another and cannot re frain f-oie. bringing np tjie?ip .malters j wldoh .???> orten liiovo nnni to ooe party or lin; ot lier. STARVING TO !3I? V.TI?. Thousands of men and women ar? starving themselves to deni li. Tiiev dare not eal or drink this or that, fear i n's it wjll increase their flesh. \Afe r|c| ends upon Gontimion? Bolr-deniul. 'i ii,', only safe ami reliable remedy for this torribfu condition ls Allan's Anti Pal. lt is wholly vegetable and perfectly harm loss lt > lise insures a reduction of from two t ) live pounds per week. Sohl bj? druggists. B?KJ-'atiO, N. V., .Inno 13, IS7S. . Tu Ute 2>roj>rie??r.i oj Allan's Anti-Fat; GitSTDKMAX-TIiO following report is frorn tl;e lady v. Po i?sc.? A3|a^'s A-ntf Pat: '. ff (tho; Aiiti-X^at) had thodWirod edi'ec, reduoing vin- Til fr. un jw. t.-, live pounds a week, until ? hud lost twenl ,. live pounds. 1 hope never lo regu'ili what 1 :..!'. lost." Your- r spcctf?liy, . FOWRCI. ifc l';.<:; v :>->", Wholesale Druggists, rVlp to ^gcficld-Hospitable Recep tion-Sabre Contest-Presentation ol' Prizes-A PplcnttW Time. Fruin Ciro:uc?c? Con&l?utionaUst o/lOUi Yestorday morning, at s o'clock,* tho Richmond Hussars, twenty-one' men, limier euinthand of Capt. J. W. Clarie left Augusta ior Lanham'* Springs, Edgelield County, South Carolina; about sixteen miles from Augusta, whore they had been invited to meet tho Edgelield Hussars in a friendly sabre contest. At half past eight o'clock the Hussars rene, od LanhamXan?. vere met and hospita bly received. An eloquent address of ] welcome was delivered by Hon. .Tno. C. Sheppard, Speaker of the South Carolina House bf Repr?sentatives, and tho guests were invited to partake of a sumptuous breakfast. It is almost needless to say that aller their long ride tho Augusta boys did full justice to tho feast. Tinco companies were present-thc Edgelield Hussar-, Captain Markeri; tho Edgcfiold Hilles, Captain Bonham, and tho Rich mond Hussars, Capt. Clark. After loiaki'itrfThe KJgoli?hl Hussain anil Richmond Hussars prnceodod lo Hie tilting ground, when-the satire e.o.it.est toole plujif?. '^jjore WP.ro ion OuhteWtahuj on each side, 'i'hn I'ldgoiiiihl 11 us urs were successful, winning Hu prize, a very line silver tilting pitcher, by a score of 2.r>l. Tho s?ro of-tho Hussars was 213. At tho conclusion of the contest tho com panies formed and returned to tho spring, A short time afterwards dinner was an nounced, and a splendid affair it was. The people of Edgelield certainly tindor s'and Loy ^o i..5.v.i;mw a pai.iiewtic? Aftori]inupr tho band ?.truck np and dancing hogan on the largo platform ercctetr*K?eclally for tho occasion. The ladies of. Edgelield graced tho occa sion wi.h their presence and added not ? littlo to tho pleasure of the day. No! less L5tH) people were p^esph| .ul. At vi vu--.'> a i-:|;-.v.^.4r wk Tl??' between tflrop liolfi- gUig vospec lively to tho Richmond Hiissara, Edge field iTUimra and Held Rifles, Each team consisted ?ffftve n.-.-u. Tho prize, a pair of very handsome va?es, present ed by Capt Mnrkprt, was won by tho Richmond Hussars. At thu sabrocon t ht io tho i;.iii'!.i.i(i '^,e,,t..4:4le;nlng, ?: ibo Richmond I???War?? won the indi vidual pri.-je, a silver cream pitcher. At o o'clock, p. m , thecoinpanios wore formed in lino. Con'. Cary, in an id - rpient address, in which he spoke in the highest I erins of Georgians generally and of Hie Augusta boys particularly. prwsewfcW^^ffrt' . . test, to4i?o i*..'.c?''h.d'?i i'luM-j-.i.j. Thoiu dividual pmfo Mil'- presented in an ap propriate manner ny Ml". \Yp?yjward, and ro(i?iv0d fop Lieut. Plowing hy Ser geant vi .'.. T, iiryau lu a very happy -Hort. HenJ. Bottls; Esq , presented t ?he Richmond Hussars tho prize won !iE the shooting cYnteat? It -.v..s rcceiynd in .' ?hostappropriateniaunerby Mr Jnliau A. Fleming ?lioso SW?Opl} Was very ?devm. .?..?i ??.?ii? ?Uhr i-v'otfIv applauded. Tiic majority of lim Hussars returned to Augusta nt olovon o'clock last night. They arc loud in their praises of Edge Held hospitality and kindness and par ticularly of tho courtesy ol' Mr. .las. Lan ham, who did everything in his. DQWOr t.. make them; ap.jOj. tUsijftHOjvi?. ?Several of- t|-,o Hussars remained a: Lanham'-:, as tho dancing was ?till going on when tho others left. " luis getting so that wo shall have te apologize to the people we whipp*!," say.? General .merman. Apparently that lien is one "? those narrow minded and bittei hearted manik -tn who luve not vol iv iilized thal tho wig jg Gr, IAC speaks ol " the puopla"we?'^hipped/ aa though he wore talking about a loreign nation. Iir forgets thal he is a publie servant, and not merely lim hired nully, cf tho Repub lican party. No doubt he would find ic.jviy.nd congenial employment duri nj thc api roaching campaign in intimidating Democratic votersj and 1er..lim: tho aid o; his sword lo the cr?atures of his brother, tba Secretary oj \\\t, "t'..-<?-u?y. il isa pity to (?i?i'?p)joirit iib great a man : bul the honor ami prosperity of Hie nation demand that he should direct his attack.-, whether in arms or in words, against i!. a. ?nes- ol the country and not against ifs citizens. The temper winch he mani fests, the unworthy vindictiveness which li-: cherishes, v.-ry clearly demonstrate th? .visdoin of the m?tsur? vvhfch deprive? lira cf ;,?1 ,....,<.- o. Vnteilereiice in th rivi I concerns cf certain sovereign States' ii the Union.-A' O. Vicuyime. CONVENTION NOTES. The Republican Convention did not iiavo the ?1 igs hoisted over the Stair House during their deli: erat ions, r.s [honey waa too .-carce lo pay the flagman'? fee of ?2. For thc same reason, they were forced lo ftdwurn, bfcfoy3 dark, yes terday, ai ii...;?- Wild not pay for the necessary ;;aa. Ex-Judge C. i'. Townsend will not ac c-pt tho nomination for Governor on Hu Republican ticket; if nominated. Kx-St-r.a' or Cochran says ! here is more ignorance displayed in this Convention :han ?a.y one he has ever seen. KT. VESUVIUS. SLy?i:TT":?_/??. ....... m this vol jah?j ttud ..aY.ae '.ho destruction of one half.'of the inhabitants who live in the vicinity, the remainder, who barely e. .ape with their lives, immediately move IJ ?el; np in Hie hnlf-coo?od 'ava. ?nd there live in constant lear ul auotlicr < riiplion, foolishly fancying that the only temiuta !>!..! IM)rHi II ..f tho eartii rests within thu ?hadowof the great volcano. 'IV is fairiy Illustrates tin" loree of habit, an.i tim persistency wi th which people cling to .pinions when ??noa '.'.?. i. ??nt exam ; I--, !;:-. J'.ii,?...-..i?"id.-a N?odfe?LI?iswv? ry eure- ? inn j \ ?hi coiisniilptioi ," coughs. ?)lds, and all all?otions of the liv er and blood, yet some K ti ll depend upon phy riopinu and reivtvdies that have naught ??iii repeated failures to which limy can refer. And although Dr. Pierce's Favor ito Prescription is sold umlern positive guarauteo to cure those weaknesses pe culiar to women, and iiotwilliHtanding that thousands of wonicnibear testimony to its oillcacy, im>', tho tri^vh of ?di MMUJ rrmnir, r.-.r.do ron- crn'mg ii, many ye! liiibiUit te. tiie use of caustic mid cha kntfo. i&gaiit, Dr. Pioroe'a Piensan! l'nrgiUivo I'uilets, no larger than nmnt itrd seed-*, Ti ill positively ouru ?ol|8?pa tion, whei'o '! I- ?Icpimd lor n?i f upon the " mun pHi" i o* hage doses ?.:' drmtLic ?alhar?c medicine. In tho Hicyor-juch facta, 'an wo wonder at the blindncsa of the pour Italians? LIVER *S hi SC. Tiie Liver is the imperial organ of thc svhole human system, as it controls Hie life, health and happiness of man. When it is disturbed in its proper action, nil kinds of ailments are tho natural result. 1 io digestion of rood, the movements of the heart mid blood, '.ho action ol' the brain and norvoiissystem, are al! imme diately connected wlth yh? ??-ov?kings ot -he i.^y^-- tf\i l- i. ..'-er. sneoossfully proved ?na' Greon'y August Flower is unequalled in coring ali persons ?all: -leu with Dyspepsia or Livor Complaint, and ali thc numerous symptoms that result from an on heal! hy condition ot tho Liver ?md Stomach. Sample hollies to try, plc nts. Positively sol.! in all towns on tho Western Continent. Thrco doscs wi!! provethat it i-; (list what von want, ly -ly A lol of Common Pleas Executions list printed Lengthen Vom- Money. Men's and Boys' .Straw Hals from 10c. t-. $1.00; Men's and Boys' Wool Huts from 40c. lo S I.Oil. * Men's Stvlish Pelt Hat- -very good for $1.00, Mon'.? LcRihGV Slippers lor ?Vi. Men's Dr?ii? Call" Boots-all loatiior, for isi.?O. ' ' Ladies! Glotli and Liuther Slippers for Mle. I a ir s' Laco Gaiters from 73c. to ?L50. at V. M. MULHJ?1HN, 2n:t ??roa-1 Street, Augusta, Ga. Amil 2-ttb; In7? -tlsep. t- hs z' - 0 CD Q P ? i> ' p ifi rt rn i>' Q N o d hi w p o ^ > ta 4 er. cr ?rr: .ri; ?3 SC to? im? er: C5> '? ?A y- 5 Q Free irani All Adulteration { ALWAYS ? h Hand at TUo\*?o/ Beat G mil ea af MOtf?lMif COM WHISKEY, Mild and Mollow and a.s free from Adu toration as Spring Water. March 27th, 1578-tf 15 f* i ~ 91 I z rp -3 se IT" bi -? .* 0 > Si t-J 0 I M 2 ?321" 5?! (?5 .r. 8 mn?; 3 Kl N3 .??te,. fe Pine Apple Vinegar. SUPERIOR for pickling purpose?. For sale liv Aug. 14-tf-3.- DURTSOE RROS". m J Ki s\i y O Gb s 'v_l '4 < rr cs s- ^ ~. ~j tja s* - - " ~- -VI <-?i y j; 5 M^-l - .tr ;f\ ir.?! S? " ' .?-. L_J 'jr. ? Jr Ci * Hr; fc-? sass O te* fei 5# sr ^ cp ... rx H I f w s JJ ? t? i<d cl J Q -I X )'6JtY to -or. TOE Bini ii mum, AN ! [.I.ITSTHATION OF God's Hevenge On Hii?'&rr.sil Killing, -LY RE V. M. L. VVEEMS, Arrirou OF Life of WasMngtoi?, Life of Manon, Etc, , KOW READY. V&t?? at thia ?Mc? ?r by Mail, poet-paict, 25 Cents. . 3 jg 3 ? ? 2 j s ? ? i: .< ? x ?--- < ? ? S rs a 5 ri 3 ^1*|? (') Pi 1^. 7'r ? ; < fi /! C* S;???j] b CD Ti i O 03 * ft (fa P CD CD 03 M .Tl pa (Efl ?3=* AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. ~ BOARD THREE DOLLARS PER DAY. Mrs. W. M. THOMAS. li' yOU WANT BARGAINS'.IN CROCKERY ! UlillH/I; Glassware, Kerosene Lamps and Fixtures, Silver-Plated or Britannia AV are. Plain, Pianished and Japanned Tinware, Looking Ghissei, House Furnishing Goods generally, " The Place to Buyjs...,2 - _ -.".,. 23$ BROAD STREET, Next door io Mr. E. R. Schneider's, a">d directly opposite Mr. James Miller's Dry Goods House, at prices heretofore unknown in Augusta. MASON'S SELF-SEALING FRUIT JARS. BY TUE .DOZEN OR GROSS. _ > D?niera Supplied at tho Lowest New York Wholesale Priori. SQ" Gftl) and examine our Goods, or write for Price Li?t io E. D. SMYTHE & CO., 2.">8 UKO AD STREET, AUGUSTA, CA. !rlr. tl. ??. .Sullivan, formerly of Edgefield, will be pleased to fi? his friends. ? May 20th, ????I3DV23 Barr-tH^iiimr"-- tmsm MMBMM-maac naa- awi :o: 20,000 LADIES1 and CHILDREN'S \\A'^ uo '?s c&r.a. 1;500 Ladies' and Children's Hats afc ??t?c 8 Cases Trimm eil Sailor Hats at SOO Leghorn Hats-Cheaper than ever. 3.000 Sprays Flowers at &>., 10c; 15c. 20c and 25c 50 Carton's Fine ^wither and French Flower Wreaths.. 1,25Q F;?;O Hat Ornamenta at 10c each $ Cases Palmetto Fan4? afc life, each. 1,150 Eleven-inch Folding Japauec? Fan? fi.Vcfo <xtoh. .1,200 Fine Japanese Fan? afc 10c. and 15A., wor.'. 25c and 50.*, v 500 Silk Fan Girdles and Skirt Lifters-^ali-colo-s-at 25c. NOVELTIES in Ruch j ftg, SLuoes?, Milts, Glovcsj Tics, Row?, Collar* ?nd Culi??-, Fancy Piiisj Jvvq&lvy. and Toilet Articles. -:o: Our Stock of Corsets', Embroidft?'i?a and Lice? is com.pl'?** and down to BOTTUM PRICES. 200 Sets Croonet, at |1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $3.50, at May 29fch, 1S7S-ly-21 J. H. TRUMP'S, 220 BROAD, STREET. Augusta, Ga, ?ti^r-.TC?raij?.??tia3^iiic: ????????..?????????????a OS PiiFVPPV ITU iiimi1 Will)IS SIIII ill lill Wm AUGUSTA, SGA. -:o: PLANTATION STEAM ENGINES, Wi NE MIL! 8, Ail Sizes. SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS; FLOUR MILLS. HORSE POWERS, THRESHING MACHINES. PUMPS, IRON RAILING; WATER WHEELS, GIN GEARING, al! Sizes. . . ? Having BoRghtont ?r?r. fieo? Cooper, his Old Patrons can t>e Furnished v> itli Duplicates and Repairs 4 iscnp? Smith's Celebrated Cation Tresses, for Hand, Horse or Waler Power. B=or UISl'AIRIXG ilone. at ?cry LOW PRICES. Mardi 27tli. IbTS-ly-15 ? KoKTATIOH IAOSMSI. O. M. STONE & CO., Augusta, Ga., GENERAL AGENTS FOR Gullctt's Improved Light Draft Colton Gin (made bj B. D, Gullett, the pate tee,) FARM ENGINES, every style for Threshing, Ginning, etc., Large Engines, Saw Mills, Grain Separators, Threshers. Cotton Presses, Corn and Wheat MilLfc with fixtures, etc. IPrioes Low! Terms Liberal! Every Machine warranted as rearcsented. g^f" Circulars and estimates furnished on application. Address : O. M..STONE & CO., O-ly AUGUSTA, GA. 1 NH WM AT TRITON, 8, G ISo. 2, Fairview Si. HUGHES. Has just opened a Select Stock of DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, SHOES and BOOTS, BACON, LARD, HAMS, FLOUR, MEAL, RICE, SUGAR. MOLASSES, COFFEE, TEA, SOAP, STARCH, CANNED GOODS.. HARDWARE. TLX WAUK. Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO, CIGARS, &&" Ac.,- . TOdETUEH WITH A Cl?O?Ct? Lot OT LlQ:'uOES, WINES, BEER3 ??T>J^R? And everything else in thc V.'ay of a good dr??lk. j^T TAYLOR'S EXCELSIOR YEAST POWDERS.-?*" EST I invite my friends to call aud price my Gooda beforj purcKinnf elsewhere. Feb; 6,1S78. lvS) B. 55. HUGH ES.'1 GEO. G. UEVN0L?S. GEO. iv. REYNOLD'S; GEORGE G. REYNOLDS & SON, -DEALERS HST SASH, PAINTS* DOORS, OILS, BLINDS, PUTTY, GLASS, LOCKS, WHITE LEAD HINGES, GRATES, SCREWS, MANTELS, &c. JBuLilci?2r^? Supplies OF ALL KINDS. Ware Rooms : Ho. 43 Jackson Street. m-Wiito for Pricer. |>b27~lyll] AUGUSTA, GA,