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i ?l V THE HEMPHIL An Encounter Between John Hemp - * U M. M. Levy, ot lamaen?now The Hip Pocket Pistol In this day and time when the' prevailing fashion is to "shoot him on the spot," the following challenge and rules for governing a duel will I be of interest. The papers were found among the effects of the late General Robert R. Hemphil,, and the^ John Hemphill who sends the chal-1 lenge was his uncle. I John Hemphill was born in Chester County, the son of Rev. John Hemp-j hill, D. D., for. thirty years pastor of Hopewell Church. He practiced law; for a while in Sumter, where he took! an active part in the discussion of; the then burning question of "nulli-j fication" and it is probable that this; duel was the result of the heated j then in nroeress. In la- j o*6?"""? ter years John Hemphill moved to j Austin, Texas, where he became an; eminent lawyer, serving for some| yfears as Chief Justice of the State, and as a member of the Confederate} States Congress. He died in Rich-J mond and his body was carried back| to the home of his adoption and bu-' ried at Austin. The Challenge. Camden, Aug. 29, 1833. j M. M. Levy, Sir:? As you are the avowed author! of the article over the signature of j "A Jew," in the Camden Journal of; the 24th, instant, of you I demand' satisfaction. Mr. J. D. Cooke is au-J thorized on my part, to make the! necessary arrangements ?>. meeting. Yours &c. John Hemphill. | Articles of Combat. I .. Articles on which the combat is to . be conducted between John Hemphill .Esq., and Capt. M. M. Levy: Article 1. Distance twelve yards. 2. Weapons, smooth-bore pistols. 3. The parties may hold their nistols with the muzzles directly up A or directly down, with the variation of an inch either way. 4. The firing to.take place between the words fire and the count of six beginning at one. *' 5. The party winning the word, his second, shall before the pistols are put into the hands of the combatants, pronounce audibly the words as they are to be given in the combat, and shall not afterwards vary l_ 'from theih. 6.' T*h"e first word shall be '* ' -' - i' ...? r.* reauy \') ana aner uie puusc wi about a second, the word "fire" shall * be given, and the:: the words one, two, three, four, five, six, Halt?allowing wbout a second between each 'count At the word "Halt" the firing shall cease. *7. if. when the word is given, "ready" either party shall say No? a suspension shall take place until I- >~I~ .* ~~~ THE UNiVE There's the same . the one-ton Ford rt using the Ford ear carrying power o the truck iy that t trucks J., lots of it; the m worm drive makes -11 xl- xl. an in'di power, u pension gives flexi um steel strength, body. $550 f. o. b. E F. Al I L-LEVY DUEL. ' (hill, Esq., of Sumter, and Captain ! They Settled Disputes in 1833. Was Not in Style Then. ! he is prepared to receive the word! again. 8. The choice of positions and j the word to be determined by lot. 9. Besides the combatants and' j one second each, and the surgeons, ) I either party may have four friends on the ground. And the honor of! each party is pledged that the time and place of combat shall be kept' secret from all but those specially in-) vited or concerned in the combat. 10. Any gentleman invited under the above arrangement is to be so i inviteu under the pledge of his hon-j jr that he will keep secret the time and place of the combat. 11. The combat to take place this, evening,(Friday, 30th August, 1833) ::t half past 5 o'clock. 12. The friends makintr the ar-! rangements for the combat shall meet, at half past 3 o'clock p. m., at Car-j ter's Upper Mill to select a spot and: lay off the gound. 13. The second winning the word shall enquire of the opposing second if he is ready, and upon receiving an affirmative answer, shall call the parties to their stations by the words "Gentlemen, take your stations." . j 14. When the stations are assum! I ed by the parties each second shall j hand his friend a pistol ready for! use. 15. The second of each shall be armed with a pistol to shoot down, at discretion, either ot tne parties violating any of the rules. 1G. There shall be no conversation between the principals on the ground?nor between the seconds of one party with the principals of the other-?nor betwe; n the seconds in the presence <. hearing of either prin.'.a!. 17. A snap or flash shall be conlide. ed a fi !* ?. ll;. The parties shall be required to stand erect, and not to change fthis position until the combat has ceased. 11'. The pistols shall be loaded by 'he friends who shall be appointed for that purpose in the presence of each other. Accepted by us, as the friends of the parties. James D. Cooke, Chapman Levy. Adjustment. | Cape. M. M. Levy and John Hemp j >hiil, Esq., having met and exchanged^ a shot and Mr. Hemphill having re-j ceived a wound, and the combat | thereby ceasing, in consequence of; his inability to further prosecute it, /"1 T -?-- ^ .... 5?11 nf Liapt. JUBVy IIUV* . muiuiun^ ? fensive expressions in relation to M. Hemphill as contained in his re-: ply to Mr.- Hemphill's observations in the Sumter Gazette, and Mr. Hemphill therefore withdraws the offensive I expressions which gave rise to Capt.j j RSALCAR ; economy in using lick that there is in ?only the larger f the truck comends it particularto farmers, and her business men. he famous Model motor assures re- ; able power, and anganese bronze ; certain the use of ie three-point sus- j bility, and vanadiPrice, without Detroit. I IN OLD 1 I Levy's attack on him, (Mr. Hemphill)11 C. Levy, j s J. D. Cooke. r We consider the above adjustment ,i of the affair between Capt Levy and i J. Hemphill, Esq., honorable to both ? parties. ! 1 James Blair, j ] ' i J. W. Cantey. % j 1 I do not know what this duel was'< about, but the cold-blooded dignity .< with which two men arranged to kill ^ t each other has a fascinating sound:, to me. 11 The last duel fought in South |< Carolina was between two Camden j j men, Col. E. B. C. Cash and the Hon. i William Shannon, who lost his life j i in the combat. Col. Cash was inter- c viewed shortly after by Major J. C.! t Hemphill, then a young reporter on ; the News and Courier. . | r Mary Hemphill Greene. t GOVERNORS READY ! j TO ASSIST IN FIGHT t :1 | \ Washington, Aug. 29.?New impe-; ^ tus was given the government's cam-'^ paign to reduce the cost of living at a conference here today which as- ^ sured the closest cooperation be-| c tween federal and State authorities.! A Six governors, Gardner of Missouri,] ( Milliken of Maine, Burnqist of Min- ( nesota, Campbell of Arizona, Sproul of Pennsylvania and Cooper of South' Carolina, and Lieutenant Govepiorjj McDowell of Montana, representing the National Conference of Gover- < aors, spent several hours studying ihe situation with Attorney General jt Palmer and then called at the White;, fiouse to offer President Wilson the | j full machinery of the States in the i -c effort to restore of normal price lev-! r el. As a result there was greater t>pti-j ml-m in the capital tonight over the' cut-look than has been evident in iLys. With the far reaching1^ w.^u.wzutions carrying the. \ message of economy and increased jproduction into every county and aid- t ing the federal authorities in bring- t ing to justice hoarders and profiteers,' f officials believed excellent results ( could be obtained in the next 90 j. days. ? "After our meeting today with the i I ' president and the attorney general "the committee of governors an-j nounced" certain facts are clear: | "1. That all the people of the na- 1 tion and all organization should im- I mediately cooperate for the purpose of increasing the production of the necessaries of life. "2. That economy is consumption and care in purchasing the necessaries of life are equally important with production. . f "6. mat every agency m mc federal and State governments should cooperate forthwith to prevent profiteering. "The attorney general has assured us t'np.t he will pursue under existing, and proposed laws all profiteers. "The suggestion of the attorney general that a fair price commission-, er be appointed in each of the States and fair price committees in the dif-' ferent localities of the States upon the nominations of the governors was indorsed. & TEST WILL COME % IN NINETY DAYS J Washington, Aug. 29.?Industrial 1 peace in the United States depends g on the results the government can ! .-:how in the next 90 days in its cam-|# paign to reduce the cost of living. !flj That time iimit was tacitly set to- | day by the executive council of the ! ' uilroad vshop crafts in suggesting to R 1 - ? 1 /?Aiintinr H cUllOn locals UllUUgnuuu UK. wuuv^ that President Wilson's compromise'! offer in response to their demand for'l higher wages shoull be accepted B pending the outcome oi' the effort to | restore a normal price level. * If the cost of living does not come 5 'own, the 500,000 members of the 3 hop crafts would reserve the right fi *o strike for more money, and with I ;hem nrobably would be associated I the remainder of the 2,500,000 rail- l road employees, all of whom have been considering the same problem.1 The letter of the executive coun-j cil served to compose somewhat the; uneasiness felt in official circles over; the immediate labor situation and to^ ,m t.he le??al measures iui.ua ubvvuwii %?.. -0? being directed by Attorney General Palmer and his assistant, Judge Ames inflation out of prices by ; unishi::;c hoarders and profiteers. "In <,.:r opinion," the letter said,1 "the : (,;.t 90 days will bring the en ire situation to a head, and if a I itrike.is to take place every class of.j ailroad employees should be willing ,o join in the movement, share their "ull measure of responsibility and iot leave the issue to be decided by ;he 22 per cent, of the railroad emjloyees represented by the federated ;rades." j Apprehension was evident, how-! ;ver, both in the letter and in the; :onversation of international officers IB ;hat the men might not be willing to J iccept the suggestion that the ques-,! ;ion of a strike be left in the hands'' )f the executive council and a sus-| pension of work to be ordered only, ifter a "reasonable time" had made, t clear that such a step was neces-' ;ary to afford relief. The letter said' i ;he proposal was certain to draw 'P :riticisms from individuals "who have lot r.s yet indicated a desire to listen j ;o reason," and that it was conceiv-' ible some men would want to rushi nto a strike now. Officers of the!3 inions declined to hazard a guess'I vhether the advice would prevail, )ut hoped that the moderate element' vould dominate the deliberations. ' Affnrnpv fleneral Palmer has said'! hat a few convictions for flagrant jj :ases of profiteering and hoarding ijj vould end that trouble within 60 lay.:. In order to obtain criminal [ ;onvictions for such persons, whomi ;he administration believes to be >ui!tv of bringing the country into nore serious danger even than the ,var with Germany, amendment of :he food control law now pending in or.gr ass is necessary. The legisla;ion to impose $5,000 fine or two gears' imprisonment or both for vioation of the law has been reported, >ut in both house and senate, but, leither has acted on it. T ! Learning Greenwood Methods. I I rifv P.lprk T. fi. Perrin. of Abbe-! 'ille, is here today looking over the >ooks of the city and finding out jus* iow Greenwood do?s things. It is inderstood that Abbcv'lie is planning1 o do some street paving in the near uture and wants to know just how Jreenwo^d did it some years agq, and! iow the records were kept here in I he meantime.?Greenwoo-J Indexournal. I i t 1 TR We* are p & | secured t ? I TRACTf Wat || Call and * of a Trac I SADI I The Famous B1 | FOR IV ?The Season's Ne ?Finest Leathers ?Boys' School She ?Ladies' Shoes, 5 Our line of Shoes ar< and our prices are as 1 will allow. , Your Opportu Money of Suits, r We have made sevei chases in the clothing ] far below ruling prices a position to give s< FASHIONED BARGi New fashioned Suits ity, well tailored, and i reliable fabrics, are n< which will be an ag] Prices that are Low, $ BOYS' SUITS 1 Our purchases incluc DID SUITS for Boys vouch for the quality? themselves?sodo the Suits soon. $4, $6.50, $8, $10 Seasonable Hats an Men and Boys, reason; D. Poli Abbeville, Sou OR D SOI MM MBB ~ _ and PLOWS (leased to announce that v he agency for the FOF in AKhpvill^ Countv. /II 111 4 aww W ?... ^ ch For Date I0NSTRAH let us demonstrate the ec tor and its many uses. LER TRACTOR ( D. E. SADLER, Mam The Square Next to Hotel. iACON SHOE IEN w Styles >es, $6.50 to $8.50. \ 13.50 to $7.00. 9 the best in quality low as the market _ nity to Save i Good vlen! .v ,i>4 'al fortunate purmarket recently so that we are now in ome REAL OLDUNS. 3 of excellent qual j : -J- ? :n a gooa variety ui? ow ready at. prices reeable surprise? 18 to $33.00. ^ERY LOW. v le a lot of SPLENof all ages. We -the Suits speak for low prices. Seethe , $12.50 and $15.00 id Furnishings for ably priced. akoff 'V. th Carolina ^ Cfyl i?I ^ I IS I IJ I B nsoN I onomy j E :a | iger, I || /