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Tim .W.xican Yolvntbkus jx tub Sknati:.? Tlio Now Kngland Senators on Saturday showed that the hatred of thir nfction to lite Mexican war was not only hereditary, bat personal ns regards the heroes in that valiant struggle.? General Shields introduced and carried an nnicudnicnt providing for pensions to the Mexican volunteers to the bill making nn appropriation for accomplishing the object* of the arrears of pensions act. Tlua amendment was reconsidered), when Senator Hoar, in lbs true temper of "Hosea liiglow" and the Massachusetts spirit of defiance to national incasuroa, which so nearly broke out into open rebellion in Ibid, (just as it did meet in actual rebellion in the Hartford convention in 1812,) moved to exclude Jefferson Davis from the benefits of tho bill, his iihirnt Iwmht tn <lef?nt flrnrml Shields' amend raent, and deprive. not Mr. Davis alone, but all the volunteers iu the war with Mexico of the pensions fulling to them. It should seem as if those old warriors, who fought their way so brilliantly against such heavy odds from tho Rio Grande to Bucna Vista and from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, were entitled to at least as much recognizance iu our pension tills as any other soldiers of the republic. But it happens that some of these veterans besides Mr. Davis arc Southerners, and such representatives of the hostilo section as Mr. Hoar arc so averse even to patriotic association with Southerners that they cannot be just, much less generous.? Supposing that, according to the full scope of the New England theory on the subject, Mr. Davis and the other Southern veterans became "traitoru" in IHUl?tk?t. cannot wipe out the fact lh.it they were brave soldiers of the republic in 18-li>-47. A veteran of the revolution was once asked by a British statesman what the American people would have dono with Benedict Arnold if they had caught him, and he replio.1 promptly : "Bury the leg that was wounded at Saratoga with all the honors of war, and liaug the rest of him high as Hainan-" Air. lloar nnd Mr. Edmuuds do not seem capable of exercising any such generous discrimination as this, if indeed they do not in their secret hearts look upon the Mexican war as being as "treasonable" as the war between the States. At jm> r?ic, u must ue apparent to every otio mat the Jefferson Davis amendment was a inere device ami subterfuge, contrived for the purpose ?>f depriving the veterans of the Mexican war of the benefits of the pension bill.?liallimorc Situ. V.'c find the following in the Lnurcnsville Herald of the l-lili iuat.: A CAtlD. Acting' 111 obedience to tho advice of niy ,Ju ai?.t <>.\iiii-!irv to niv own inclinations and better judgment, 1 absented myseit irorn the Court of General Sessions of Laurens County, where I was under bond to.'appear, because 1 was assured that there had been a public sentiment manufactured against me, which would prevent my having a fair and impartial trial at this term of the Court. As you nil well know, I am the sou of Col. James II. lrby, who was born, lived and died amongst you ; ami for five generations his ancestors have lived, died and been buried in your country. 1 have done nothing to bring stigma upon the name. I will return home when T nui advised that I can receive a fair and impartial trial at the hands of my countrymen. I hope there will he a suspension of public opiuion agaiust me until In V . I. v. t XT innv ...J .J. ?\?li n XJ. ra. m Tin: Lai mkns Haii.koai>.?When the Greenville and Columbia Railroad began the rcbuildiugof the Laurens Uoud it issued bonds to tld^?vlio contributed money towards its reconstruction to the amount of $1173,000, these bonds being secured by a mortgage of the Laurens Road. 100,000 of these bonds have been subscribed for and taken up. Recently a bill was tiled in Columbia to foreclose the mortgage and have the road sold. The bondholders nrc endeavoring to protect their interests by organizing and deciding on some plan of action. The majority of the bondholders are in favor of buying the road and severing it from the Greenville and Columbia Railroad. The Laurens Railroad owns no rolling stock, and it is impossible to make anything like an accurate estimnte of the value of the road. The fact that tho bonds arc selling for about thirty cents on the doilur indicates very clearly that it would not sell for the amount of the mortgage.?Xewherry Herald. Risiiop Gii.mul'u's Pastoral.?Cleveland, O., March 11.?The Rt. Rev. llishop Giluiour litis issued a pastoral letter to the clergy of this ?>io cesc, which condemns t lie Irish Worbl, published in New York, for being antagonistic to true Cutliolio principles. It condemns labor societies for their sccrccy, srd forbids Catholic parents, tinder pain of excommunication, from sending their children to the public schools, where Catholic parochial schools are easy of accwsa, and gives the "Hibernians" a severe reprimand for not allowing the priests to act as their spiritual advisers. The Bishop urges upon Catholics tho necessity of subscribing to the Dioeetan Catholic Journal in preference to all others, and repeats his order to young Catholics nut to marry outside of their religious faith. His letter concludes with important suggestions as to funerals. & c. II dm in dk in Nkwbkkby.?On Wednesday morning Wiliain .Mays, coloie-J, caiue to Trial Justice Carlisle aud surrendered himself, saying that be had that morning shot Dock Sligh, also colored, and that lie had let! him in a dying condition. Mr. Carlisle went down to the plnce on the farm of Mr. l'liilip Sligh, about eight utiles trout town. As the acting Coroner, Mr. Carlisle empaneled a jury and proceeded to hold the inquest over the body of Sligh. The deceased was shot in the right eye and vight cheek hone, and also in the right wrist an i right side, from which last wound the ju trails were protruding. .Mays is now in jail, having voluntarily surrendered himself. He alleges as the cause of the shooting the criminal association of the deceased with his (prisoner's) wife.?Newberry Herald. A Ghost in Broad Daylight,?A special from El Faso, Illinois, says Timothy, Donohue, a section boss on the Toledo, Peoria and Wabash Kailroad, while vrorkh>? near that t>loc.e last Thursday, saw a wonan "poorly elad, standing upon the bridge, apparently in distress. She wm in lier stocking feel, wore 011 old faded shawl, and had a handkerchief1 around her head. He watched her tivc minutes, and as a train was fust approaching went to ber assistance, when suddenly she vanished, he could not tell where. He is a sober, reliable man, and tells a straight story. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that the same phenomenon lias been witnessed on two previous occasions?by a farmer, seven years ago, and by a woman two years ago. No ono can recount for it. ? ?. Titr. Killinu Mania.?tioldsboro, N. C., March 18.?A difficulty obcured hereon Monday between John Kdraondson, aged 14, and Duncan Johnson, aged 1P>, which resulted in the death of the farmer last night. Both are of respectable parentage. Anotiieh ridTOi. Si,*roiitkr.?Now Orleans, March 14.?In an altercation between Frank C. faith ami J. Adams, in which pistols wore freely need, Cosh was mortally wounded and lias since died. Adams wan arrested an.l put in jail. " I ii *" H i M I 11,1 J ?he tiMii t3ni#n Stimts. B.m7|SXO&E& Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1879. TEEMS OT SUBSCKIPTION. 1 Copy, one year, in advance, $2.00 2 (Joules ouo ytw," " 2.75 5 a H'M'U U 8JJ0 it ?? " M ? ? 15.00 ADVERTISING. Out square or one Inch, Aral insertion, - - - $1.00 Knell mitoequent Insertion, ... 75 J.ilxiral discount made to uicrchanU^^^fethcrs advertising for six months or by tho Obituary Notices of ten lines oc^^pGiaerted free. over ten llucsHMfcxed as Advertisements. ^ BMjiu Slight frosts bore Tuesday and Wednesday nights, hut it is not thought that much if any damage has been done. - ; ? EST" The extra session of Congress was convened lust Tuesday, tho 18th. llandnl, of Pennsylvania, Democrat, was elected Speaker of tho House. . ? Congressman Evins' Speech. We intend giving copious extracts from the very able speech delivered in Congress by our tulcnted Representative, upon the contest between Richardson and llaincy for a scat iu the National Congress. A is a full, complcto and dignified defence of tho democracy of South Carolina in the ever-to-be remembered campaign of 1870. Fiue Specimen! of Gold. Our friend Col. Wbisnant, tho Lumber-mill uian at Landrum's, on the S. and A. R. R., called on us last Wednesday and shewed us tbrce remarkably fino specimens of gold, wbioh be picked up while rnmbling along a small stream running through some Mountain lands bo bought a few months ago. He says the timber on that land is inlaid with gold. Send us down a thousand or two feet, Colonel. ? Wo Cannot Account for It. From some unaccountable cause last week out edition of the Times rait short at least thirty copies. The samo number of quires as usual were counted out by two persons and prepared for tho press by ours elf, but upon mailing thorn thev ran short. Tho result was, one or two large and a number of single packages count not be mailed. Autong the large packages left out was the ouo for Goudey ville. We regret it, but cauuot explain how the tuistako occurred. Over-Cropped Thio Week. In attempting to give full reports of the important trials during the lute term of court, we find we have over-cropped ourself this week?tho farmers understand what that means?and we are compelled to leave uudono many things that we ought to have done. As usual a number of advertisements cauic in just as we were preparing to close UP the paper. UUd tllCV had to he insert oil at any risk?tlicy "pay the priuter" ?and our own thoughts had to give way. Wo have not room to even mention that handsome hat presented to us from the large and elegant stock of new and extremely cheap goods just received l>y. Messrs. Spears & Coltou ; hut wo invito attention to their large advertisement so conspicuously arranged in our columns. As the proceedings of Court arc concluded we will do better hereafter. Tiie Savannah News.?We have frequently had occusiou to cull the attention of our readers to the superior merits of the Savannah Weekly A'cut. Mr. EstiP, the publisher, is still adding to its attractions and enlarging the sphere of its usefulness, until now, both iu literary merit and as a complete family newspaper, it stands in the front rank with the best weekly publications in the United States and is in truth an honor to Southern journalism. . For the Times. Mb. Editor:?The Town Council after their o>'tion to nffioe oomuicuced to discharge their duties iu a business-like maunrr, by calling for estimates for nil public work to be done. It, however, ia a disappointment to iho friends of the present board to see them deviating from this path. In the judgment of iho Council they ordered two fire wells to be dug at a most inoppcrtuno time?the work having to be left in an incomplole slate during the severe freezes?the result is, the town has to be put to the additional expense of remodeling theui, at a cost that is alone known to the Council for the most of them) and the contractor, for no Dids have been called for. Now, in the opinion of many, this is not just. No objection is made to the Contractor employed by Council, provided those outside had been given an equal showing. lie himself docs not hesitate to bring workmen fri m Spartanburg whenever he thinks he can get it done cheaper, although there arc those in our community who are equally competent to do all work and on the sumo terms. Then, if he, as a private individual, would not hesitate to call for bids outside, surely the Council, as the Guardian of the public funds, ought at least to enquire what similar work costs elsewhere. ONE WHO KNOWS. ?T Tim Election Frauds.?Washington, February 27.?The report of the majority of tho Teller committee speaks of extensive frauds in South Carolina by ths use of tissue ballots and the exercise of violenco by the Democrat against the Republicans and other opponents, it also charges intimidation and inuider in Louisiana, and concludes by claiming that Congress should take measures to protect peaceable citizens, as those Stalae have failed to do eo. Mi'tn* m Demand.?On Tknrsday last, Mesne. Whitaker &, Wilson, proprietors of tho Yorkville sale stables, received a car load of twenty-two mules, sad before Tuesday morning had disposed of them all exoept one?an extra largo One.'which is held at a high price. So great id the demand for niulea that Mr. Wbitaker says ho could sell fifty more before the planting season fairly begins. s ? * ". ? In a note to the Charleston Newt and Courier, Major Wade Hampton, Jr., denies that he was 5'resent at a ball given to General Sheitnan at aekscmville, Ha-, adding that he "certainly would have avoided meeting a man who was guilty of thj crnelty of burning Columbia, and the cowardice of denying it." . ... - . . . The contract for building the new brick block was let out last woek. Messrs. Maxwell, Lyman & Co. get tlio contract for $22,600. The building is to be finished January 1st. 1880.?? mien completed it win De one 01 me nnesi buildings in the 8tate.?Sjartan. Mr. Richard M. Wright, only sod of Mrs. A. M. and Ihe late M:?j. J. D. Wright, of thia county, died in Walhalla laat week.? Spartan. 4 *. PBOOtBDINGS 07 COUBT. The following omos were disposed of by trial after our latt. report of the proceedings of the March term of Court: The State David Wade, colored, for burning the Qin House of Mr. J. C. Farrar. This cose wasAbly ou both aides. Solicitor lto! appearing for the State, and David Jehnsoa, Jr. fbr the defenoe. The Verdict of the Jurv was Guilty," but reoommeuded the prison* to the mercy oCthe Court. | The State vs. George Uusghes, col'd for the mardor of Bart Stewart, col'd. Solicitor Ball, assisted by S. 8. Stokes for the State and Win. Munro for the defeaoe. Verdict Manslaughter. The State 1 Murder tb. > oi James Turner. J Jas. K. 1'cake. Solicitor B. \V. Ball, for the Stale; 'i'ownsend & Stokes aud 1. G. McKisaick for defendant. This caso was for llie killing of J as. 11. Peake, in the town of Uuion, Nov. lit, 1878. Thomas K. Palmkli, sworn. Saw the shooting between prisonor aud deceased, iu front of deceased's Bar rooui. Mr. Wix, the town Marshal, was holding deceased against the house. Deceased was cursing. While 1 was looking nt deceased, the prisoner jirked out his pistol and tire i. 1 did not know who he fired at, until deceased fell. Mr. Wis gathered prisoner. 1 toted deceased into the house and put him on a bed. He was shot in the bowels?on left side. Deceased was doing nothing. The Marshal had him ha tJbuirittUdotth 1 s^w and heard but one shot. X. I was standing ten or fifteen feet from the parties, ou the side walk. Wis had deceased back against the house. No one between myself and the parties. Jaspru Gibiis. Saw the difficulty. 1 came oat of Qee & Humphries' store. Saw the Marshal go up to bar of deceased. Deceased came uot and caught Marshal by the arm, and said, "what have you got to with it." Prisoner came up and shot Idm in the bowels. The Marshal jirked the pistol from prisoner, and said "you hare shot that man without aoause." Prisoner came from towards the depot. 1 saw no pistol ? only presentation of arm and heard firing.? The Marshal had deceased by both arms. 1 was forty feet off. X. Deceased said to Marshal, "by God, what have you to do with it." Maishall and deceased cntre out of the door together. Dou'l know where prisuuer watt before lio cuute up. B. A. Gukoouy. Saw a part of the difficulty. Saw the Marshall run dowu street. He halted at the bar-room door. Deceased came out of the bar-room and Wix caught him by the shoulders, rnsoncr came up jitiu stun ueceascu. X. The Marshall was just outsilc the door when he took hold of deceased. Deceased was a large man. He was just outside the house when shot, He was drunk, and was holding his hands up at the time. A. \Y. Thomson, M. D. Saw deceased the morning after lie was shot. Ho was sinking.? He asked me.if there was a chaneo for him.? I told him no. Tho wound in the abdomen killed him. W. A. Wix. I am town Marshal. Ilad hoard of a difficulty, aud went down to deceased's bar room. He said be had had a difficulty aud lost his hat. He was drunk. I went out for a hat and locked him in. I went to J. K. Young's, across the street. Went back and unlocked the door and saw prisoner coming up. Deceased came ouianu 1 graooeu mm, when lie said "what have you got to do with ii As he stepped out I pushed him hack against the house, when I heard a pistol shot itnii tho deceased sunk down. I 1 turned rooQ0 and wrenched the pistol out of prisoner's hand and arrested him. Deceased died next day, about 11 A. M. 1 think the pistol shown is the oue?one barrel discharged. X. Deceased frequently said "what have you got to do with it." It was his habit, deceased was oO or 85 pounds heavier than prisoner.? When L let him out I pressed hitu against the house. I was not exactly in front of deceased. Ho never opened his mouth to no oue after he came out. 1 held him against the wall to let the prisoner pass, as 1 had heard of the difficulty. Prisoner came out of Harris' bar room.? Deceased had a common pocket knifo, shut up, iu his left hand. Andukw McNkacr. Saw the difficulty. Saw Wix come out of the door with deceased. As they stepped on the ground deceased turned and prisoner shot him. 1 wus in the street and saw prisoner just before he fired. Prisoner said, "you havo imposed on me long enough," and pulled down on deceased and fired. iiiikiak iiiAii. n?iv uiiuvuiiy. was auout 6 paces off. 8as# Wlx's hand on bolt of door. Primmer stopped in his roar. When deceased came oat Wix had his hand on him. As deceased (rot both feet out ef the door, prisoner stepped a little to the right and shot him. Jaxcg Nbtmkrs. I was at the Hotel, nearly eppoeite bar room of deceased. Raw deceased oome out. The Marshal had him by the lappells of his ooat. Prisoner oame up and shot him. Trstimoxy for Dkfexcb. T. C. Crocker. Saw the fight. Was in 8 feet of prisonor when he fired. Prisoner and ine were at an apple wagon, when deceased came up and commenced cursing prisoner. This was about 10 or 15 minuics before tho shooting.? Deceased turned away and came back with his knife open and cut at prisoner. He cut at him a secoud time, and said his mother was a d?d w?e. Prisoner was cut in the c<>at and right cheek. Prisoner pushed or knocked deceased down, who continued cutting after he was down. Prisoner said ho wanted no fuss.? Deceased told me to hold prisoner until ho got his pistol, tftat he would shoot his d?d heart out of hiua. He went to his bar room, about the door. It was 40 or 50 feet off. Prisoner went down street and came back. Deceased catno out and said, "where is the d?d sou of a b?h, I'm going to kill him." Prisoner told him to stand back twice. They wore in 10 feet of each other. Deceased had a knife or pistol in bta hand; it was 4 or 5 inches outside Lis band. Jim Ggudblock, col'd. Saw the shooting.? Deceased had an open knife in hie hand when he was shot. X. Deeeased had his knife open in his left hand when he oame out. Jambs Tokmbb, the prisoner, sworn. On the morning of the 19lh November, I oame oat, and wasstanding near an apple wagon on Main street. Deceased came up behind and commenced e irsing me. I asked him to leave me. He went off and returned three times. He called my Mother a God d?d whorish b?b threo time*. He struck me and I bit bim nnd we commenced scuffling. He out inu eovernl time*. I pushed him over dbdjFtwihiin. We were then parted. He told Crocker to hold the Ood d?d eon of n b?h until he got his pistol, and he would shoot his heart out. I went o(T an<l got some paper put on my cuts. Deceased came out of his bar room before the Marshal came up, and said, "now Oed d?n you whnt do you want?" lie bad bis knife out. I told hiui to stand otf. He came towards me and I shot him. It was be tween six and ten mintutes between the fights. I knew he always went armed. I could have shot him in the first fight. I had teen told that deceased had threatened to kill me. I had been in deceased's bar room frequently. He always kept pistols, and had a shooting stick. I shot him because I thought he was going to hurt me. He had threatened to kill ine. He was left handed and had bis knife in his left band. # * ^ X. Deceased had been picking at me several times. Marshal Wix caught him after I shot him. % H. J. Thomson. Saw the shooting. I was in front of tho Hotel, in the doorway. Decoased came out of his door. Prisoner turned off. ? Saw deceased make toward prisoner, wlieu he shot him. No one had hold of deceased, when he was shot. Nethers could not seo deceased from where he stood. Deceased was rough and insulting when drtlnk. He always had his pis* tola with him, and had a cane that he said would hoot. I have seen him shoot it. 1 do not think he liked prisoner. Deceased had been my partner for two years or more. I was 140 feet from the parties when the shooting took place. ltoBKET Harris. I saw prisoner just getting off deceased, at the first fight. Deceased got up and went to his bar room. Prisoner came into my bar room and was bleeding. He went out, and in 6 or 8 minutes after first fight heard the shot. It is about thirty or thirty-tive steps from my bar room to deceased's. When drinking deceased was dangerous. He always carried his pistol and a loaded stick which he could shoot. I.ni'I* TllVUItl.Y u-na n Kft.l mnn when drinking. Heard dccoosod say ho would kill prisoner some day. T. A. Tinslky. Deceased was a very troublesome man when drinking. I was town Marshal last year. Deceased always went armed. It. W. Tinsley, T. M. Whitesides and John Brandon, all corroborated the testimony of T. A. linsley. Alyheu Shell, col'd. Hoard deceased say he intended to kill prisoner, two weeks before deceased was killed. Heply. Jasper Gibdes, recalled. Saw prisoner about three quarters of an hour before the shooting, who told him ho had had a cat pawing with deoensod. Njcthers recalled. Was standing against a tillar of the Hotel and saw the difficulty.? hompson was not there. It was twenty minutes between tho two fights. B. 1). Cclp. Have known deceased over twenty years. He was a troublesome but not a dangerous man when drinking. ltoDT. Macbeth, Sheriff. Known Peake twenty years. He was a very annoying but not a dangerous man when drunk. A quiet mtu when sober. Tho Town Council had had him arrested several times. Joiin Uouukr. Knew deceased well. Was a good citizen when sober, but troublesome though not dangerous when drunk. A. MoNkaok, recalled. Saw the first. Prisoner had deceased down and drew his pistol.? I caught it aud said duu't shoot. Docousod "t will m* jon I did not see Crocker. Ho did not help to part them. Judok Amnion's Charge. Again are you cullod ou, in the discharge of VOlir hivli. imnnrtiini ami anlamn .Into ?? . r- ?? 1""" upon I lie life uud (he death of a fellow being. Hut you are not to let the frequency of thti* charge influence your judgment!* or control your Hrdict. Euoh case must bo decided on the evidence adduced and what is said by the witnesses, examined in your presence. As 1 have had occosiou to instruct you before, tho witnesses are examined iu this way, that you may judge from their maimers, deportment, expression of couuteuance and general demeanor, who arc most entitled to your confidence, and which of Ihctu has had tho best opportunity to witness the transaction nnd, therefore, most likely to give a correct nud accurate account. It does not uccccssarily follow, because witnesses make contradictory statements, that there is false meaning, because each witnoss describes the transaction from his standpoint and opportunity to observe. Your province is to reconcile those contradictions,uud froiunll the testimony bifl the truth nnd do justice to society uud the Prisoner at the bar. Now what is the narrative of tho tragedy ?? It appears, that the deceased, when drunk was a very annoying and provoking person; all the witnesses agree in this; but uiauy witnesses on the part of the dcfeuce coincide iu saying, that he was a dangerous man, when intoxicated. Ho was in the habit of carrying arms. Had made threats against the Prisoner. On the ID of November, 1878, tho deceased and the pris^per met at a wagon, iu front of Mr. Young's store. An altercation took place, the deceased came up. lie was drunk. It is in n?iitnn<?? timt he and (lie prisoner clinched and (lie deemed was thrown to the ground. The deceased had useJ the most vulgur and opprobrious epithets, blackening in the most aitrocious manner, the character und memory of the prisoner'* mother. The prisoner had a pistol in his hand ; says ho had been cut by the deceased, but he did not then use it. The deceased called on a bystander, to hold the prisoner until ho could get his pistol and blow his heart out. The deceased went to his store and the Marshal of the town locked him up there. The prisoner went off and returned. When he got to the store of tho deceased, the Marshal bad allowed him to get out on the sidewalk and waa holding him against the wall ; he had a closed knife in his hand. The prisoner came up, did not pass by, but stopped and shot tho deoeased in the bowels, of which wound he died. Now, gentlemen, is this murder, manslaughter or self-defence T As matter of law, I charge you, that no words justify n blow, much less the taking of human life. 13ut Juries, in tho o*oro'w? nf !???!? .ii? cretion find, in mercy to the frailty of human nature, may and often do, consider auch provocations and reduce the crime from murder to manslaughter. There are some words, however, much inure aggravating than a blow, which when used, excito such a transport of passion as dethrones the judgment and renders the uian incapable, at the time, of listening to the voice of reason. Your first inquiry is, wns there any necessity for the prisoner, at the time he fired the pistol shot, to tuke the life of the deceased ? Was he in danger then, was his life in peril, was there a necessity to take the life of the descased, to save himself from some great bodily harm ?? And in this connection you will consider, why did the prisoner return and shoot the deceased? Jiere ootnee in the question, if you determine that the prisoner would have been Justified bed he killed the deceased, in the first oombat, when bis mrther's memory was slandered, did he have time to cool before he returned to the tore of deceased and killed him ? In deciding this question, you are not only to decide if the nriaoner was cool, hut sufboient time for a reasonable man to cool ?? If there was then your verdict will be in accordance with the facts ns proved here. The safety of human life, tho protection of society, tins forced the Courts to establish rules of law and evidence, by which juries are to be governed in determining cases of this sort. There is no fixed time prescribed in which n man has time to cool. A man cannot nurse his wrath and get mad and more mad, and then be shielded from the consequences of his act on the ground that he did it in a trnnspoit of passion. Had a reasonable man time to cool? This is the important question and you are the judges. The timeproved In tl.ia /.? ? * ? ... .? ? v?a? iMugvo 11 "in \r uimuies (o uiree*qu?irtcrs of fin hour. In a noted cane tried in thin Stato, McOants', the prisoner walked 225 yards and the jury found him guilty: Hut the question of time is not to be governed bv the distance passed over by McOants. Was there sufficient time for a reasonable man to cool ? Was ihere a necessitvjfor the prisoner to return? Was hit person In danger of bodily harm when he shot. If * , he was Dot ia such a transport of passion as to# shoot in the first combat, was he, after 0, 10, 50, or 45 minutes, so transported, that he could not control himself when he returned to deceased ? All these are questions to be solved by you, and as you solve them so will be your verdict. The case was then given to the jury, who after an absence of 8 miuutes returned with a verdict'of- Mrfnrflaugbtor.' v In this ease the oouasel for the defence d(a* playod an earnestness and ability equal % the best efforts ever made at this bar, Mr. S. S. Stokes, one of the youngest lawyers at the bar, opened the argument In a speech that did his head and heart great credit, and all who heard it My it was un able and affective effort?well conceived and arranged and delivered in good style. The speech of Mr. Townsend was a very superior effort?sound in logio, forcible in legal argumeut and impressive in its doductions. In dictiou it displayed a high order of intellect and scholarship. Mr. Towusend is fast establishing himself as one of the sondest lawyers at our bar. Col. McKissiek closed the argument for the defenco iu one of the best speeches we ever heat d him make. Always earnest in any cause ho advocates, he seemed to gather all liis forces of argument and eloquence in defence of his unfortunate client. As aiv old lawyer the Col.'a reputation stands among the foremost at the bar, and but few men are more effective beforo an honest Jury. The next case called was tho Slate vs. Victoria Malone. Indicted for Murder of an infant. Mr. David Johnson, Jr., andStcedinan & llawls appeared for the defence. No witnesses wero oxamined for the defence, and at the close of the Solicitor's argument the case was given to the Jury, who, without leaving their seats, signed a verdict of not Quilty. The State vs. Warren Simpson, for Arson.? Verdict not guilty. Solicitor Ball for tho State and S. S. Stokes for defence. The State vs. Jack Sartor, Wash. Jeter nnd Jack Clark, iudicted for Arson. Solicitor far tho State ; J. C. Wallace for Jeter, Munro & Munro for Sartor and Stecdman & llnwls for Clark. Vordict not guilty. lu this case Mr. J. C. Wallaoo made bis maidon speech in the Circuit Court, and acquitted himself (nnd his client, too) in handsome style. Mr. Wallace is a young man of fine intellect, and gives promise of occupying a prominent stand in his profession. On Saturday morning Judge Aldrich, in a vory feeling and solemu manner passed the following sentences upon the prisoners found guilty : James Turner. Ten years in tho Penitentiary, at hard labor. # Dftvid Wfl(1 r* Tft Ka nnnfina.1 I? __ .. ww vvuuuvvt 1U IUO JL OIIIICUtiary. at hard labor, for the wholo term of his natural life. George Ilughcs. Confined in the Penitontiary, at harJ labor for 0 years. A Massacre*: Which Did not Come Orr.?It tuny fairly bo said?although tho assertion savors of ahull?that the most memorable in the long list of Burmese massacres is ono which was not perpfctrated. When the English squadron appeared off Rangoon at the opening of tho last war with Burmuh, the native Governor of (ho city sent a messenger (o announce (hat every European within the walls should be put to death the moment the first shot was fired. This mcuaeo having no effect, a score or so of foreign residents, including two American tnissionariees, were ordered out for immdiate execution. Tho word was given, and the headsman had just stepped forward with his huge knife when the first English broadside was discharged, shattering to pieces, by a singular chnuce, the very house in frout of which the Governor nnd his suite were staudiug. Never was a panic more iustnntaneous. Away ran Governor, officers, headsman and all, while the victims, bound and unable to stir, remained kneeling in readiness for tho fatal stroke, with no one left to attend to tlieni. They were speedily released by a party of British blue-jackets, and, to complete this sudden turning of the tables, the inhuman Governor was brought in by a sailor that very evening, with his bauds tied behind him and a gag in his mouth. Judge Hudson, now presiding at Charleston, recently made a ruling, which, if put into practice by all the Judges in the State, will certainly prevent the further accumulation of a vast number of trivial cases which now cumber tbe dockets of the Circuit Courts, Impeding tho legitimate business of these courts, consuming time and entailing oftentimes heavy and unnecessary expense. This ruling was in regard to appeals from Trial Justice courts. Judge Hudson ruled that a party appealing from the judgment of a trial justice upon a criminal matter is not entitled to a trial de novo in the circuit court, but tho appeals must Se made in writing and submitted to the Circuit Judge with the evidence. Upon this tho Judge hears the argument and sustains or reverses the judgment cf the court below. This ruling, we think, will slightly disturb the practice iu these small courts. 1 Tin Air Line Railroad.?New York, March 81.?The stockholders of the Atlanta nnd Charlotte Air Line Railroad yesterday elected tho ? v ?? ? .MQ W?uia nu^ciio neil/t 1* in It, Fogg, Alex. P. Irving, A. P. Dickinson, Francis Smith, Abraham 8. Stewart and Win. B. Isham, of New York ; llirum W. Sibley and Byron P. McAlpine, of Hoohester, and Skipman Wilmer and Francis P. Clark, of Baltimore. At a sabsequent'mceting of tlie board of directors Hiram W. Sibley was re-elected president. The report submitted showed that the net earnings for the last year were about $40,000. pftmrrentiaby Amivals.?Sheriff W. P. Cole, of Darlington County, arrived in the city yesterday with nine convicts for the penitentiary. Seven of them were men and two were women. One of the men was sentenced for seven years for manslaughter, one woman for five years for grand larceny, one man for eightoem months for assault and battery. The others were each sentenced to one year's imprisonment for larceny and for assault aud battery. Judgo Wallace must have had a busy time ef it at Darlington Court. .#. A Cotton Factory At Chrstkk,?The ootton factory hinted at last week is to be fixed a tact, and that in a short time. The purchasers of Anderson's mills will proceed at once to make such improvements as will increase the water power 10 ?it a extent required io more the spinning machinery they propose to erect during the summer. Cotton growers in the vicinity of Codnr 8lioni? will find a market for their cotton close nt hand next fail,? Chester Reporter. ? Hmxn to His Wirr.?Press Chappeli, white, who w.is Hint to the penitentiary at the Pelt j Term of Court for ono year, has been hired out to his wife ?A'ttcberrp Herald.