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I The verdict of the formers of^R Carolina, as expressed by their action and n?naction on Monday last, is overwhelmingly against the no initiation of a separate farmers' State ticket by the convention to be held in Columbia on the 2?th. Indeed, the verdiet may be said to lie against holding said convention at all, many of the delegates being elected only for the purpose of opposing the action contemplated by the call for the convention. The following brief summary of the action of the eevaral Counties, alphabetically arranged, will show at a glance the general oppoai lion to the Shell-'liUman scheme : Abbeville?Delegates elected and instructed against nominations in March. Wants a State primary election. Aiken?Delegates elected uninstructed. Hot feelings fur and against Shell and Tillman. Anderson?Delegates elected, uninstrueted. Sentiment of meeting opposed to nominations. Barnwell?Delegates olected and instructed against nominations. Beaufort?No convention held. Bcrkely?No convention held. Charleston?No convention held. Chester?Delegates elected, uninstructed. Some favor, some oppose, nominations. Chesterfield?No convention held. Clarendon?Dclegatos elected, uninstructed. Resolutions passed opposing nominations. Darlington?Convention postponed to fourth Mond .y in March. Farmers opposed to policy of Shell. Edgefield?Delegates olected. Instructed to noniinato a State tioket with Tillman for Governor, but to submit to the action of the regular Democratic convention. Fairfield?Dclegatos elected, uninstructed, but favor nominations. Resolutions.adopted thy uottcr, irvtomtrtsr <T, must be cfeject to Democratic conventron Florence?Delegates elected, uninstructed. Resolutions adopted opposing nominations by March convcution. Greenville?Delegates elected, uninstructc<l. Resolutions favoring nominations voted down. Resolution adopted to support the regular Democratic nominations. Georgetown?No convention held. Hampton no convention hchl. Horry?No convention held. Kershaw?No convention held. Lancaster?No convention held. Laurens?Delegates elected, instructed to vote for full ticket, and for Tillman for Governor. Lexington?Delegates elected, uninstruot?d. Marion?Delegates elected, uninstruotcd. Only twenty-five men in the convention. Mailboro?De'egates elected, instructed to voto for a full StAte ticket and for Tillman for Governor. Newberry?No convention held. Oconee?Delegates elected, uninstructed. Full convention, '200 delegatos. Resolutions adopted opposing nominations. Orangeburg?Delegates elcctod, instrucicd to vote against making nominations. Pickens?No convention held. Richland?No convention held. Spartanburg?Two sets of delegates elected; one instructed to obey Shell's orders, the other uuinstructed. Sumter?Delegates elected instructed to oppose nominations. Union?Delegates cloctcd, uninstructed ; convention poorly attended. Williamsburg?No convention held. York?Delegates elected, uuinstrtucted; will not vote for a ticket unloss composed of better material than any yet suggested. e Tub Rack Pkodlkm.?In his speech at the banquot of the Atlanta (Ga.) Chamber of Commerce, last Thursday evening, Gov. John B. Gordon made the following reference to the race problem ; ' Seriously, gentlemen, we earnestly invite you to make your, own personal, careful inspection of this section and its people. We think you will find a country of marvellous InrStoiMM roUgion, that "the "invest good comes the greatest tribulation, ought by this time to be entirely sublimated. We omptionfrom the frailties ih<t belong alike to all human society; but o are honest enough to court and challen^ - investigation Into our social system and political methods, And strong enough, we think, to successfully defend them before any impartial tribunal in Christendom. We would have you study through observation, rather than through political organs nnd orators, the relations that subsist between the races, and the nature and strength of the ties that bind them together. It is not my purpose to discusss this subject; but, speaking for myself, I wish to say in alt sincerity, that I utterly dissent froui the doctrine that there is at the South an impending, necessary, irrepressible conflict. I utterly dissout from the opinion that forcible deportation of the colored race is cither necessary, humane or politic. I hold the opitron, grounded in treason and growing stronger through daily observation, that public agitation has alr^Jr worked inct lculable evil by cr?*]r^J"over cion, begetting distrust, engejjijf meaBUPe. ntion and encouraging sjttf his borne her "For over a ^qua^'j handling this race obstacles coiuMist delicate nnd trying stages; <v? kiiii u miiiusi iiic snares miu piuaus unpteehnic threatcnings of reconstruction, pyafet through it all pushing it teward a r (dial, peaceful and righteous solution, while f both races grow stronger, richer and happier with the passing decades. Let her alone; let agitation cease ; let the thoughtful, conservative and well-iueaning elements of both jaces deal with the question without party intermeddling or Federal intervention, and they will solve it; solve it wisely. Solve it according to Heaven's irresistible laws, with justice to all, S'curity to society, tho advancement of civilisation and the highest interests of the republic." Tits Dkad isAi..vr.?St. Louis, March 3. ?? rno 7o?(kTpress !s pimrted ovor the case of John J, 0 Conno". It is claimed that ho had died, his body was identified at the morgue by his wife, who had him buried. A few days later it was cla'mcd that O'Conner was alive, that h:s wife had been mistaken. Now there is every reason to LcFcvc that O'Cou nor was buried in his own person, O'Connor was seen Saturday night; the grave in the cemetery is empty. Thie morning he exhibited a cut ltnlf way across his abdomen. He is of the opinion that he was really buried and thrt his body was i&ken up and conveyed to a dissecting room while in a tale o* suspended animal ion. He thinks that whon the first incision was made it caused a flow of blood, which restored him'to consciousness, Ifo stales that he went to a lodging house Monday evening, and that be k tew nothing more urtil Wednesday night, when ho found himse'f seated on the court house stops in a dazed condition, weak and siok. 1 Whon tlio Farmers' Movement degenerates into a Ben Tillman boom we may write it t % down as a fixate. Tho farmers of Booth faro- , 'a.. ? ?? ? >? ? ... una Know >?cn i minnn wen enough to Know that he is not the man to mnkc Governor. ' When the Kdgefted meeting put forward Iten Tillman's name for Governor, which was very natural, if Mr. Tillman lacked the sagacity to suppress such actrnn, they showed the true inwardness of the movement. The indications so far go to show that the farmers of the Sttate mean to keep a level lieai. Ton may bet your money freely on South faro- 4 linn farmers rofusing to do a foolish or tin- 1 conservative thing as soon as they have time to comprehend the situation. Wait and see. ~~+?CoI. Register. 1 f 'M dim, ?1*. . 1 El. MT^TOKBH, - * Editor I S. 8. STOKEtJ, - . Local Editor v Friday, March 14, 1SOO. SUBSCRIPTION, $1 60 PER ANNUM POrfV OFFICE DIRECTORY. The P. 0. will be opened jfattbusincss from 8 A.M. to 6.80 P. M. Tbe Money Order Department will bo opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. The Northern mail will close at 1 P. M., nod the Southern Mail at 1.30 P. M. Any inattention or irregularities should Oo reported promptly to the P. M. J. C. UUNTEtt, P. M. _e?y??wrnmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?ll-tz gfety M?j. D. H. Duncan and Andrew Moore, Esq., of Spartanburg are attonding Court this week. We f?.ar the oats aro badly injured, first by the fly, and next by frecxee. We ?rc watching them with considerable anxietyt * e Young roan, if you want a nice Buggy, cotuo to my repository and you will he suited. W. D. BEWLEY. ISkiff' Losi Friday we had tho second snow storm of the winter. It commenced fulling about 2 o'c'ock, and f?11 thick and fast for about 4 hours, covering the ground about (2 If you wunt to buy a single copy or subscribe for ouy prominent dsily paper, any of i he popular moulhly Magaxines or lMllBiraiCU wcemies can m uquuv urcuiui o News Depot at (lie l'ostoflice. We learn tlint John Black, a notorious colored convict from this County, died in the penitentiary, of pneumonia, two weeks ago. Black' was contacted of robbery at the March term of'^Pburt last year, and sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment. Solicitor Schumpert icturned home Wednesday, afier nine days of hard work, performed to the satisfaction 0f the people of t bis County. II o is one of the ablest Solicitors in the State and discharges the important duties of h!s office with fearlessness, always holding the scales of justico with steady even hand, doing his duty to the State and ever rcauy to accord to the acoused a fair and impartial trii'. nsr Sheriff Nichols, of Spartanburg, arrived hero early last Tuesday morning, having in charge, Qcorge S. Turner, who killed his brother-in-law, E. H. Finger, last Friday, They were on their way to tho Columbia jail to escape q party of lynchers who, we learn, were going into Spartanburg seeking Turner's sculp, as Sheriff Nicholl* and bis prisoner were coming Old. It will be remembered that this man Turner killed a Gorman a year or so ago, undor most trivial provocation. asr We. doubt much if there ever was a case better managed or inore ably argued, ou bo h sides, in this County than that of (he State against Robert Moorman, for the killing ofSliul'*.. It wis peculiarly trying . --V4.W-?J vt? ? schoolmates an.l warm personal friends ; but he did his duly to the S'u.e, himself and 01 tJUSliUtr, uruiPjr i?uu guuivivutiously. Tiio arguments before the Jury by Srlicitor Schumpert and J. L. Orr, for the State, D. A. Townsoud, (Jsorge Johnstone and I. Q. McKissick, for the d -?*cjjce, we are tolJ, were twprofound and cloquem. as any ever heard by nn intelligent jurj^i thisCoumy. And it should-not be .forgotten that it was purely a "labor of love," on the part of the Attorneys for the defence, as Mootman is a poor man, and in very feeble healthy, V a young wife and three children^' prospect of ercr being ablA' "<rt' State ex* ,^-tion electod at the *?.. We rcucj vifg of this County, hold changes tha),- frerc instructed to vote for Fnrpfctftoua at the March Convention. That . ,#""lfot tlie truth. A resolution to instruct the delegates to oppose making nominations for State oflicers at the Convention was defeated by a "decided majority but no resolution in favor of making nominations wns introduced, consequently the delegation goes to the Convention uninstructcd; and we have good reason for believing that it is protty evenly divided on the question, with a balance on the side of "no nominations." Wc liavo made enquiries among all classes of people in this^jjounty ns to the general opinion regarding making nominations by the Convention, on the 27th, and have not luunu one man?rnrnier or prolessional raan ?decidedly in favor of the Shell proposition. On the other hand, we ftud many decidedly opposed to it. Most of the persons interviewed express the opinion that while they think tlio convention should be held, and the Farmers make it an occasion for a free interclian of opinions upon matters, political and otherwise, pertaining to their own and the Btate's welfare, they cannot see the good policy or urgent necessity of forestalling the action of the Democratic Stato Conven ion, while the Farmers have it in tlieir own power to make the Democrr'.ic Convention of a later date as strong a Farmers' Convention as the Shell Convention enn or will be ; and at the same time show a more libera1, patriotic and conservative disposi ion toward all the other clas'es of their fellow citizens, by admitting them to full fellowship when the in ercsts, the happiness and the political rights of every man, every class and every vocation in the S.ato are equally iuvolved. mo Htn'e can always depend upon tho inelligence nod sound Democracy of the FarmWTWCnlen County *b?n IIMJI UjK " on tojact for the honor of the State and tbe welfare of her citisens. A Locket Found. Thoro has been left with the Editor of the ri m ks a Gold Locket that was found two or tlireo weeks ago in the road, by a gentleman ;oming to town, whioh the owner can hare iy calling for it.nnd proving property. A $o<),000 fife occurred.^*Detroit, Mich., i aet Sundujfiught. r p ' rhe Suit Firaulti KttUr Trial. This o?? fM taken up n Monday afternoon, mod upon the onJl of iho ease the j, Solicitor cjt'ered a Nolpr$g, as to Jamaa J. Vinson, IfOtlie MoMohon, and Minerra Heradoo, rutting thn defendants, William Davis and Charles Gilliatn upon thair trial. Mr. C. C. Culp, representing Charles Gilliam, moved for a severance, vrbioh was refused. Mr. J. C. Wallace, who was appointed by P*1 the Court to represent WillflKa Davis, asked until Tuesday morning, (o prepare a defense, a which was granted. . " hi Tuesday morning the c?ae was resumed, ^ and the State proceeded to make out ita oaao which, after establiahing the corpus delicti, was douo by proving the voluntary ooufas- rc aions of Willinm Davis, made at different times, to the affect that he, with James J. m Vinton, Loil:e MoMshon nod Charles Gil- 8? liaut did the killing, and caused the arrest in of the latter parties. m The State, however, relied on the last confession made by Davis, Monday week, whioh fe was that he decoyed the deoeased to Dun- sj can's Guano house, and there he alone ohok| cd her to death, and after robbing hor he J1 threw the body where it was found, and after ft| throwing it into the ditch he cut her throat, bi Gi'diam was put on the stand, anl denied * any complicity in the affair, and the State s| failed to connect him with the killing, ex- }] cept through (he confessions of Davis, whioh "flL bt^fe^HMg"u incompetent. stand; but one qr two-witnesses ^ to establish immaterial facts, 'but whose ti testimony was too contradictory to be believed. j At the close of the testimony the Solicitor b slated to (.he Coufl tljat he could not ask I the Jury t j convict the defendant, Gilliam, ? and consented to a verdict of "Not Guilty as " to him." g Mr. J. C. Wallace went to the Jury in be- h half of William Davis, and was followed by ? Solicitor Schumpert. After a charge from * his Honor, Judge Izlar, the Jury returned g a verdict of Guilty, as to Davis, and not a Guilty as to Charles Gilliam. * The Arson Case Tried Last Week. ? The Stale vj Samuel Mcdjon, alias Samuel ' Medley.?Arson. Verdict, not guilty. j The defendant in this caso was indioted i for burning the barn of Mrs. Forte, the dough- t ter or namuci .lotteries, 01 uanney i;uy, in October 1888. Tho evidence introduced by the Stole was entirely circumstantial, which the Slate at* tempted to corroborale by throats made by the defendant; to the affect that he had a grudgo against Samuel Jeffcries; the father of Mrs. Forte, and that he would have revenge. The defense claimed an alibi, which was established beyond a doubt, and the Jury acquitted the defendant. i'he case p.ccupied fhc timo of the Court a whole day, without a partiole of merit in if, and the prosecution was evidently founded, in great measure, upon malice, which frequently showed itself during the trial. Death of Col- Robert Beaty. This veneiabte and universally respeoted gentjpmnn, died at bis farm, three miles West of this tpwn, last friday, iff the tyOth year of lus^yg^s^ly^n^iUneee^of^a f?w But few men bore to the grav^ a moral exemplary cbnraete; and although he made no religious profession uutil orflj noro. when he joined the Presbyt . - -? ? r iav ^ Church, he always majntaiped a ^ character, and erer held in r?*?|g t0 con. n pure doctrine of Christianity, 0jjUr0h li the scriptures, and was over y jj# wftJ ftB tribute liberally to ihojjj^ggk j,e utT<P M. g and the ?prp^^ftto,ulie entertained decided f honest, trut^f^gblio questions, and freely ? P'JAktdcJ them, add bore his part manfully j, lis a patriot in the trials and struggles of his t native Stale and (he South ; never asking t more of his fellow-citizens than their cordial * cooperation in everything that would ad- ^ 7*nce the happinpss and general welfare of their fellow-man. ^ . _ d "Prisoner, Btand Up." c At tho close of the trial for the murder of * Susie Fernandez, Judge Izlar pronounced ^ the following sentences upon the prisoners p found guilty ; it William Davis, Murder, to bo hit'gol on ^ Friday , the Wth of May. Davis replied, when ^ asked if he had anything to say, "guilty in h part." ?' Samuel J. Mosely, adultery, fined $100, * or one year at hard labor in the Penitentiary. ? Robert Henderson, carrying concealed (1 weapon ; finded ?50, or eix months in Peni- lc tentiary. ^ A Correction- b: The Secretary of tlio Formers Mass Meet- P1 ing has called our attention to the omission ^ of tho name of C. II. ltoho. as one of ^ the delegates selected to attend the convention at Columbia, on the 27th inst. It was di clearly an unintentional omission on our ^ part, as Mr. Bobo's name was plainly on the ftl list of delegates given us by Mr. Otts, the th Secretary of the meeting; but we trust friend ? Bobo will not consider himself any the less a ... r? uclegato because his nume ?>ni not appear R| with the other delcgntcs in tho proceedings w of the meeting. fr -?- di Personate. nr Mr. Oeo. H. Oetsel, of tho firm of Foster, or Wilkins & Co., leaves to day for New York, St to purchase a spring stock of goods. Crazed dy Whiskey.? Last Monday afternoon Bill Smithy (whito) while nndor the 11,1 uinuence or whiskey, went to h:s mother's A house near Marion and provoked a quarrel ?f with his brother, Jim Smithy. In the course n( of the quarrel Hill drew a knife and advanc> M ed on Jim, who ran out in tho yard. Bill *? followed him and as Jim started to run again 1,0 he unfortunately stumbled and fell. Beforo he could regain bis feet his brother was upon him using his knife with savage effect. With <1? <ov* Mil Mow he Inflicted a leng, deep" and off dangerous wound in the back, between the do tenth and eleventh ribs, the knife penetrating ***< to the cavity. ap Two sisters of the young men rushed out ** to save tho wounded man, if possible, from no further harm, when with oarage ferocity ?>n Bill turned upon them, cutting one in the P*; face widi his knife and striking the other t?* on the head with a fence rail which he found pl? lying near. Neither of the girls is much hurt, but the stab inflicted on their brother Wl is considered serious. Bill immediately fled M' and has not been apprehended.?Morion In- ho< dex. not I /> V \ ? ^ A BT^OPSIS ? . Oi TUB BSTIMONY IK THE TRIAL OF 110 B EUT MOO H MAN FOB TUB K1LUMO OV LEE SCfl U L T Z. TBBTIHOXT FOB THE STATE. DR. GEO DOUGLASS, sworn, ssld: By Mr. Bclmmper^I uu praotioing tysieian in this cotU^E and examined the ad body of. IflMpaHMfpin the night of (h. 8,1800, st^Vdrkm, cfnion County, bell, that I sum*??5a to be a 82 calibre, d penetrated |ne left breast between the 1 and 4th rjt>?, ranging'obliquely through e thorax, {torn left to right and backwards, te wound vas recent, and in my judgment, hultz died from the shock and hemorrhage suiting Herefrom. D. A1KIUWETHEK, sworn, said: lama eil engineer,- and have 'for the last two onths boon living at F.sh Dam. On Feb. 1, as I stepped from behind the depot, comg from Mr. Hide's storo, I heard Air. Moorau ssy to Air. Schults, "You are a G? ? s? of a b?or words to that effect, id shot him. At first I was about 75 or 80 et off. As quick as this oath could be loken tho slot was fired. 1 bad a right end rear view of Air. Schultz, and of >urse an opp>sito view of Air. Moorman, first saw tie pis'ol in Moorman's hand [ler Schultz fell. I saw nothing in Schultz's and. His right hand was clenched, and hen Moorman u.seu the onth Scbuitz threw is hand behind him, clenched, as if to .rike. 11 is band never got under his coat, [e had on a top coat also. X By Mr. Johusl^no : 1 am .employed by le Qvorgia^ Carolina 11 ail road <3a.?aiuo wraw omu$igT 1 whs born j^Rladisdn Co., Tent} , avlng a residence at Fish Dam only fop the me being. I. 8. PAGAN, sworn, said : On February d I was at Fish Dam and saw the shooting, am a native of South Carolina, having been orn at Chester, aod am Agent of the 8. & 1, Railroad at Fish Dam. Dr. Thompson, Ip, Loo Schultx and mjse'f wore standing ear my office dgor, and one pf us made ome jesting remark. While laughing, Mr. IchuMs throw himself around as was his labit, and sa:d : "Why, hello ! Yonder is dr. Moorman, I want to see him." Schultx ralked over to Moorman and left us standng there. Then I started in tho door and ;ot noarly to my stop when I turned round .nd looked at them. .Schultx walked up to dm and just touched him, then stepped off (or 10 steps, Moorman following. They tood with Schulfz nearly in front of me, a ittlc to the right. Then I heard Moorman ell liim Sfhaltz was a bigger man than he, ising an oath and throwing his pistol up ibout his breast. They stood there and alked a little while longer, and then I hink Schultx raised btr^e^^iand, saying 'shoot." Then Mourm^^J^Li the other lath and fired. When Moormaiwirat cursed rim Schulti clenched his flat { when Moornan cursed him again, he threw himself in hafi position, and tlenohed ' his hand back lere. He had nothing in his right hand nit he knocked his coat as he drew his hand lack. When I first saw the pistol Moorman minted it at Schultx's stomach as Moorman laid, "You are bigger than I am, but you irn a <1?n rascal." Kither man oould have ouched tho oilier by throwing the arm out, rust after the flash of the pistol Sohult; Hade a strangling sound, said "OhI" gav< jay in his knees and fell on his back. He lied as quick as a nuinan being oould die [ turned into tho office and told the operatoi ;o telegraph for the Sheriff, that Moormai lad shot Sobultz. I thon wont to tho body X By Mr. Johnstono: \ 8ohultx and my lelf were on very good! terms, - as specie Friends as two people cpuld bo who hamown each other sine* August. I can' wsaibly recall what Soh/ltx, Thompson am [ were talking^ about, ^don't )tnow why iurned nj&yU iTT *" ji1?" ??""ixpectlqg anything. 1 didn't know till afte his that there was a suit for back wages >ut Schultz had told mo that Moorman ac used him of Stealiug his oiothos. He said I wish you could see the itemized aceounl hat he has made out. Suit of clothes, $30 all wool,)" and then remarked, "I hot h< icver had a suit of clothes all wool in hit ifo." Thon he said : "I'll bet ho didn't lave a pair of sleeve bottons in thero thai ost over a quarter." I first found out that lohults was arme < when I took tho pisto] rom his right hip pooket. It' was not ichultx's pistol, lie usually carried a pisol that he called a 44, wearing it concealed aside of his pants in front, on the left. At he request of Otlio Schultz I took from he body some money and a draft, and afterrards a pistol. I think Schultx had been jrmcrly with Dr. Thompson for several ears. Z. A. THOMPSON, sworn, said : On 'ebruary 3d. I arrived at Fish Dam on tho own train about 8 o'chmkvj am a railroad ontractor and my ramp^BT about 6 miles rest of Fish Dam, on the same road. When L. i ? ' ii no utuivuitjr wuurrud x vt rs sumaing irectly in front of tho depot, which is arsllol with the Railroad. We were shindig about 30 feet from where Schul'z was jlled, when Mr, Schultz looked around and ud: '*Why, there is Mr. Moorman, I 'ant to speak to him," walking out to where e was. 1 turned and took two or three teps towards tho dopot, meeting some one nd engaging in conversation. I never >oked around until I liesrd Moorman say, You are a d?d rascal, and a bigger man tan me," or something of the kind. I loked around then, and Moorman stopped nek and Schultz drew book his hand, ohultz was betweon me and Moorman with is back to me; about that time Moorman ut up the pistol and says, "You d?d s? T a b?," and shot. Schultz dropped, 'hen Moorman first cursed him, Schultz irew his hand bjtck, clenched, I think. X Ry Mr. Johnstone: I had come that ty from Asheville, on nty way from Knox11c, TenII., which I eea^uiar my home. 1 n a member of the firm of luouipson Rros., id I wrote the communication published in le News and Courier about the 17tli. I sad it to my brother *nd My. Wm. iunro. I wrote them to make all due coriction*, and to'd them that if tlioro were ty charges on it I would pay it. There ere no charges on it. I published it as a ietul of Lee Schultz. I met Schultz tliat ty about half way betweon his commissary id the dopot, as I wont down to get a mule horse to ride down to my camp. I think iliultz, Pagan and I were talking at the spot about some colored lady, and I think nde some remark about her dress as alie nlkecl by. Mr. Schultz laughed at the reark, looked around and saw Moorman. Iter the shooting I didn't pick up a piece tobacco or anything else from the ground ar the body, as I remember. I brought r. Schultz that day a letter containing vernl enclosures from Mr. Jones, his partr, and delivered it to Schultz, who read it we walked towards the depot. I had it Moorman before fhftt on Schultz's work, wn next to Hroad BRtfd,4n<l alto in the See, 1 expect.^ HeT^SrjKqie-keeper. 1 n i Know uioi i Knew his unifto. I didn't :ogoixe him that day. lie had changed in pearance, being bleached It eeeraoif, and aring different clothes. Mr. Munro was t employed by me. I think my brother iployod him; I couldn't tell you who is to y liim. When I started up the railroad rards Mr. Moorman I buoRled on my own tol, 44 or 45 oalibro. I heard Moorman it after he shot ask, "What can 1 do f' ten I caught up with blm I don't think I d "ft is a pity this thing happened. You 1 no right to shoot Mr. Bohults for he was . armed." Pagan told no at night for the | . :i ( first time Umt8chul'r. was armed. Some sis or eight men gathered near the Trial Justice's house. I expect tbey Here armed. Redirect: I wrote the letter to the Airtre and Courier in honor of Mr. 8chultx, aod as a matter of satisfaction to liis friends and relatives. A pieoe published prior tc that, signed E. P. McK.' caused my letter to be written, merely to state the facts as to Lee Schults's past lifo and character, which had been basely misrepresented in the formei article. C. E. M1I&TEK, sworn, says: I was tolegraph operator at Fish Dam. / s 1 walked to the office door I saw Moorman an<i a itmn I took to be 8ctiHlts, though his bad was towa ds mo. Moorman held a pistol it his hand and said, "You are a 0? d ?and as soon as I ?*w the pistol I wan ted to get out of the way of it, so I wen back to my s- at, pulling my littlo felt ha down over my eyes, and as I took my seat! heard a pistol shot. I looked through the window and saw Schultx falling. GEO. W. HILL, sworn, said: 1 saw pari of tbe difticuly. I saw Mr. Schultx approacl Mr. Moorman ami they walked off togctbei about 10 steps and apparently commcncet fnllrinrr 1 ita? rl tin aHntiiinn until tlinrn wi\ ft commotion. Whon I looked Mr. Schult had his back to the railroad and Mr. Moot man was facing him. My hearing is difli cult, so I couldn't hear their words and con noct actions with thorn. 1 saw Moormai raiso his hand, and saw the reflection of th light on the barrel just as tho pistol fired The only thing 1 saw on the part of Mi Schnltz, he extended his left band as thoug adding emphasis to something he said, couldn't see what Schult z did with his rigti hand. QEO. F. MILLER, sworn, saraf^! lire a Columbia, and w&s at Fish l)aigefcFeh.-3d * was stNUfttng o orw tWl^Wront o the passenger reception room, talking to Mi AY. 0. Wallace, when my attention as callo to loud talking on tho part of two men win I was told were Schultz and Moorman. A tbey faced each other, Moorman stood wit a pistol in his right hand, hanging by hi side. As he brought the pistol up, Schult rather advanced towarcs him, throwing hi breast out and sayfiig, "Dstnp you, if yo want to shoot, shoot- At that time Mooi man threw his pistol up into his face, curse him for a d?d son of a b?, then lowere his pistol, brought it up, fired aud Schult fell. X By Mr. Johnstone : Whon the piste was first thrown up Mr. W. C. Wallace an myself moved over to one side as wo wer almost in the line of fire behind Mr. Sehulti Nobody attempted to stop tho difficult; Alter tho words -'shoot, shoot," Moorir.n lowered his pistol, raised it and fired as came up. As I remember, it, Schultz's bun was under his coat. TESTIMONY FOIl DEFENDANT. W. C. WALLACE, swonn, said: I wi born and brought up in Union town, bi now live at Fish Dam. My relations wit Lee Scliultz were friendly and courteous, was slightly acquainted with Mop^mfti baring spon |pm pv 4 times. flchul 1 would weigh not less than 190 pounds, sto' built, large-limbed, and big-armed ; he wi i a r?an/l d nnl Iokivau tlian AT AftWTn A n AfXn man stood on a small rise which put him c ground 6 or 6 inches higher than Schutl ' 1 was talking to Georgo F. Miller when n 1 attention was drawn to these two genUem< ' standing in a quarrel. Moorman had 1 pistol drawn, swinging down at his side, si 1 Schultz was speaking. When he finishe 5 Moorman said {n a mighty loud voice, "Dot 1 you put jou'r hands on me, sir. Don't y< touch me." Then Schjulti spoke and u r tioned with his left hand. When Schu' 1 lowered his hand Moorman brought his nisi down. After both said a few words Scliul threw his right hand behind him, brushii 1 his coat, and Moorman threw the pistol i ^ at his breast, holding it there while Scliu wae speaking. As he finished, Moorm \ replied, nourishing fte pistol hjr of e 1 I nhasls. Whon ho lowered it the convpg r a damn scoundrel and a d? a ? of a b? After a moment Schultz threw his hand b hind him. Moorman stepped hack n ?fep ?. ? levelled his pistol. I looked at tho liamm ^ expecting to sco it rise. 1 looked at Schu] and thought I could see the print of h ' right hand under his coat behind him. 1 1 tho timo I got my eye back up to the pistol ' saw tho smoko and heard the report, i ' that instant Schultz staggered, fell to tl ' rigid and recovered, threw his hands bat 1 and fall backwards. Soiiultz seemed exciU ond angry during tho difficulty, and thre his hand hack for his pistol, as if he mea to shoot. 1 was about 80 feet off. Moorma appealed to the crowd, saying, "Gentleme: 1 you saw him try to draw his pistol end sho< me." Moorman afterwards walked up' tl railroad towards Trial Justice Hill's. 1 JAMES W. WARD, colored, sworn, said I was at Fish Dam on Feb. 8. I was stum ing in Mr. Jeter's store piazza when M Schultz walked (torn t^c depot to Mr. Moo: man, who was talking to Mr. Jim Eddi 1 Gregory. I stopped 4 or 6 steps to a woma who wanted me to write a postal card ft her. I tmiil tin ntfenfinn #511 T U Moorman say, "Yes, I have got some c your challenge letters in my pocket, whei you promised to meet me at Maybinton. Mr. Snhultz had a lotter in his loft hand t he replied. Then Mr. Moorman said : "Yo are a bigger man than mo, but I am m Beared of you, and 3*011 are a damned rascal sir." Mr. Schultz stepped towards him saj ing, "Do you curse me for a damned rascal? Mr. Moorman answered, "Yes, 1 do. don't only cursa you for a damned rascal you are a G? d? rascal." Mr. Schull walked up and grabbed at him with his le: hand and Mr. Moorman covered him wit his pistol. Mr. Schultz put his left han behind liiin hero and Mr. Moorman sai ' 'Keep your hands off me, or I'll shoot yoi God drain you." Mr. Scliultz said. "Shool shoot, you datm} s? of ? b? you," and h stopped up towards him. As they looke< each other in the face 1 said, "Gentlemen thns is death." I expocted some of thos white gentlemen to squelch it. When Mi Schultz pnt his hand behind him the secon time Mr. Moorman held the pistol on him while and then fired, My. Schultz said ' 1 Lord have mercy," and fell. X Ily Mr. Schumpert: When Mr. l'aga told how the oiiootii.g occurred i agree .wi. 1.:... i.. . n?u uiui ait j?m?. J. M IlILL, sworn, said: I am Tria Justice at Fish Dam. Moorman came to nr house and surrendered uftor the shooting. X Ry M r. Schumpcrt: 1 saw no pistol in the crowd that followed Moorman. J, E. (litKOOKY, sworn, said ; I accotu pnnied Mr. Moorman to the Trial Justice's but had no warrant for him. Just befor the difficulty I was talking to Moorman abou liis lawsuit with Schultz. He said nothinj unkind about Schultz. R. A Whitlock corroborated the forme testimony as to the difficulty. R. A. HANCOCK, sworn, said: I knei Lee Schultz, and suppose his weight wa about 210 or 220 pounds, about 00 poundi heavior than Moorman. On Saturday be iU. .1 1) - > ?>? ino onwmig ociiiii{i sun to me, "I reckon the Q? d? tallow faced a? of < b? has employed Mr. Wallace to diagraci my camp. If Mr. Wallace attempts such at that, he lias no more right to do ft in Cour than out of Court, aud I will mnsh hit mouth. The next witness examined was the prisoner, Robert Moorman. "I lire in Newberry, and hare lived there nearly all mj life. I spent the (tret years of my life in town; have farmed since in the country.~ I have known Mr. 8ohu!t> sinee the middle of last August. I was at Fisbdam on business and saw him, and got to be time-keepei for him on the railroad. He said he would board me and give me twenty dollars a month. Then he said be would give me twenty dollars mere to atlfnd to the offioe work.' I stayed with him from the 20th of August until about the 10th of Ootober. I had to go to see my wife, who was very siok n i with fe*er. 1 told Mr. Sohults I would have ?' I .to leave and go to see my wife. This was ? i about the 1st of Ootober. He and Mr. Wil- st son got siok and 1 staid to aocommodate him fi for sis or eight days. I told him then I tl would have to go home, and asked him for j< a settlement. When I started to go I could Ii i not find Sokults, who had gone off with all h L the commissary money. 1 boqpaffed the a I money (two dollars) and went borne on the b i 'train. I left VI my clothes in tho care of o i Schults to wail until I oame back.' the a - clothes wero under the bed in the offioe. h whero Schults aud I elept. After I could si t leave my wife 1 went baok to tho camp to J t make a settlement. Schults said I was too ? [ late, as he did not send the aocount to Jones h i to gel the money. He paid a little on the o aocount he owed me. I had loft my mule tl t with him , bo hired it and ho paid me the t i hire of the mule. This was my third trip, s r snd still he could not pay me, so he said, t 1 He wanted me to take pay for seventeen a s days' work for my mule, when it had work- Ji z ed twenty days. 1 waited and waited for a - settlement and couldn't get it. My clothes t i- had been taken away and 1 put in % claim v i- for them snd Sohults refused to pay for them, s n Schultz said M. 1). Smith bad taken tbo e clothes, but I knew' he did not as be left i t. Fishdam w;th only a grip sack in his hand. | r. 1 told Sohults I would sue him for tho whole i h bill with tho clothes claim included. He 1 I ssid'if I did he would kill me. I replied ( it that 1 would be fit the killing." i At this point a letter was introduced ioto j t the testimony from Lee Schults to the prisOHQT '!? ? thlogn antU tl? I r wanted to see Moorman as soon as ho come < \ back to South Carolina. 1 d Witness, resuming, said : "I had nothing o ?no money?and needed the money Schaltz ] s owed me to pay Mr. McCaughrin what 1 1 h owed him. I have no monoy now, and my 1 is counsel in this case will uot gel any pay.? t :s They volunteero-l their services. 1 put n?y 1 is olaim in J. C. Wallace's bands for collection. u My purpose at Fishdam on the 8d of Feb- I r- ruary was to get my witnesses to come to i d the trial on tho Gib, when my claim was to i d be adjudged. I went to so all the witnesses tz I could. I took dinner at Mrs. Stokes's, ' and while there took some quinino and bro- i >1 mide. I take that medicine all the time for I id neuralgia. At FiBbdam I got off the train i e and spoke to soveral people. I saw Dr. i. Thompson at the depct and spoke to him,?* 1 j. He went off toward; tbp oc,mp. 1 bought my J ,r. ticket and Pagan said the train was nearlj it due. The ticket was from Fishdam to Union, i d 1 was going to Union on the freight train to ! sea Mr. Wallace. I went over to Mr. Whit- i man's store and he gate ma some 1 cider, and I ?skad mm what time the train i ** would come. I then walked out of the store i l, aud started to the depot to gat my overooat j and grip &ack- J saw Sohultx, Pagan and a prowd standing at the depot. I didn't want to meet Sohulta, and got a negro to go after * my grip and overcoat. I knew Schults had been trying to drive me away from the trial. n.8 Just after Gregory aud 1 bad parted Sohults 1" came over to me and said : "I want to oee 'n you." He walked aside. He said: "I want to know something about this -?c?: J letter you wrote Jones." I . replied that I w^s on my way to Union and 1 , was suffering with neuralgia and tronld not V explain until the trial. He said, you shall explain. I told him not to advanee,a?<l told * him not te touch me. IJe surged my wife and ohitdren, Then the prisoner relued | " the details of the quarrel, in which he stated . . how 8chnltz continued to advance and how ,. Sohults grabbed his pistol but dida't draw it ; what the terrible curses were that a Schuitz hurled at htm and his family and what were bis (Moorman'*} replies. * Continuing bis narrative the prisoner said he thought he saw a pair of brass knuokos " on bis hand. He knew that he had a pair, fc. ^y^rreO; Dr. Thompson said to him tna^VibullB was not armod, but told him said: "I lold Kntrtfl*??attki0. 8laJ Mthe camp there would have been no" trouble. When I got lo Trial Justin* Hill'a H I house a crowd nf Iiili.n. i I - v. *(WU??Of 1IIOUU1VU HUU 11C" groes came to the house. They were armed, is ? bcg&od Mr. Hill to send me to Union, and . told him that tbey would mob me, Mr. | Wint Wallace oame to tin} house on his mule and said "for Qod qako to got away from ic here as a mob is coming after you." Than , Mr. Hill sent me on to Hnion?at least we [(1 nil came t gclher. 1 had to kill Sohullf to ' save my own life. If I had been a minute nt later in shooting I would have been killed. n Sohults was an active, powerful man, I could n not oope with him in a personal encounter. ? I have no concealments to make in this case. Cross-examined by the solicitor: I had my pistol in my satchel. When I first saw 8chulli the day of the killing the pistol was in my satchel; I put it Jo my pooket when r~ my satchel was brought to me. Mr. Sohults ' had the letter in his left hand when he first ' began to talk to me. I did not draw my n pistol nntil he advanced on me. Yes, I oould ace bis hand on his pistol. He could r have drawn it if he desired, that is, most 1 men could have drawn it. I shot when I saw the pistol coming out of his hip pooket. >> By Mr, Johnstone: I meant to say that I oould have shot three or four times before u I did shoot if I had desired. I took no ad, ventage. It would have not happened if the I other men had wanted to stop it. I never ' got excited except when Schulta cursed my wife and children, I have owned that pistol j about one year. . The jury, after an abspnoe of fifteen minz utes, returned with a verdict of "not guilty." II Solicitor Shumpert, J. L. Orr, and Win. j Munro for the State. J D. A. Townsend, I, Q, McKlssiok, Qeorge i, Johnston and J. C.WalWce, for the defenoe. . I, ?# | e Presentment of the Grand Jury te the Mareh ( 1 Term ef Conrt. 1890. l> To the Hon. J. F. Ixlar, Trending Judge: I e We, the Grand Jury, would respectfully I ' make the following report: I we nare examined the publio building* a and find the Court House and Jail in fairly '? good oondition. There are some window glaaa broken in n the Jail wldob we wv.ld rooorvmend be vc 11 placed. So far as we hare been able to find after >1 examination, we report the offices of the ' Clerk, Sheriff, Probate Judge, Auditor, Master, County Commissioners, Treasurer s and Sohool Commissioner to be well kept and in good condition. tiis poon HOUSE. q We hare examined, by a committee horn I the Grand Jury, the Poor House and grounds. , and report the buildings to be in good re* pair and the inmates well cared for. r It has been reported to the Grand Jury that a portion of the Poor House Farm has r been sold by the County Commission ens, at , pritsis h?i?, m. a price much less then ii ' , would bring at public sale, end we would re. quest the Honorable Court to bare this mat[ ter investigated, or instruct the Grand Jury i as to the proper steps to be taken in the : , matter. , The following bridges have been reported J t to the Grand Jury as needing repairs: Har- ' , ris' Bridge, on Fair Forest; the Thomson * and Duncan Bridges on same stream. 11 Thanking your Honor for the oourtesies extended to us, we beg to submit the above j r as our presentment. , Very repectfully( . J. B. Jstsb, J , Foreman. March 6, 1890. I A 950,000 Are occurred at Birmingham, t i Ala., last Sunday. e ====== Oomqwidum ottho Uolon Titian, Hmty Fir# at Joaesvills. JORBSVILU, March 10.?Last Saturday ight tlie people of this town retired with rerything tranquil and apparently safe round them, but about midnight they were lartled from their alumbera by the cry of re, which was discovered to be biasing inle storehouse belonging to Dr. K. M. Little- % )hn, and oocupied by J. L. Swlnk ft Co. IF* J t was very plain to be seen that the Are. ad gained such headway before any one rrived on the spot that this house could not jKrai e saved, and also that two other scores, one n the nopth, belonging to J. E.: Lindsey, nd one oh the south side, owned by J. L. IclVhirUr ft Co., must also go. The Lindey house was oocupied by two parties? . N. Lcmaster, as a Drug Store, and Harris i Foster, with musical instruments. J. L. loWhirter ft Co. was carrying a large stock f General Morchandiso. As it was evident hat these three buildings could not be saved, ho people turned their attention to the aving of tlie goods, until they had to leave he houses on account of heat and danger., ,nd then they went to work to save the louses around. There was a small opening all round the hree stores burned, so by hard, and even cry dangerous work, tlie other houses were aved and the Are stopped. Everybody, even the Ladies, turned out ind worked like heroes. The colored peo>le, also, women as well as men, deserve nuch praise, for they really worked like rigors to save the property of their white riends, and without asking or expecting noney or other reward, save the hearty ap>reciation of their fellow dtisens. Another fleet worthy of notice is lhera.waa-J m ? to invTV araebrored or any attempt to conical goods during the exoitement and oon'usion. Messrs. MoWbirter & Co. had a Mosler IGOOlb safe, which stood the fire, the oom>ination being ail right afterwards* Mr. lloWhirter was not willing, however, to risk he safe, and opened it before the fire drove lim from the store and took out the money ?aver $2,000?and about all the papers and looks. A few papers that were left in the mfe were all right after the fire. What a wonderful invention is the iron .safe. The board of Equalisation for Joaeeville rownship met in Jonesvillo last Saturday ind passed upon the retnrne and left the blanks in the store of MoWhirter & Co., iud they were lost. The losses are about as follows : J. L. MeWhirlrr & Co., House and Goods, $5,000 Insurance, $1,000; Dr. K. M. Littlqjobn, House $600, insurance $800; J. L. Swink, stock of goods, $1,600, all lost, iosnraaoa (1,000 ; J. E. Lindsey, House, $600, no insurance. J. N' Lemaster, etook of, Driwm ?,".00 m invtiniaof] "STlVOtt tBIM! $20 WOrth of Drugs. Harris & Foster iaved about all. their stock, but somewhat damaged. This is the third fire that Jonesvilla Baa> ever had. The steam mill of W. H. S. Harris & Bro was burned in Nov. 1880. The store d house belonging to G. W. Bonner and ooou- f J pled by H. C. Smith, as a dry goods store. \ was burned in Feb'y., 1884, and this one the 8th of March 1890. This fire was accidental and undoubtedly originated from the stove. The merchantsbnrned out will all eontinne their business, and solioit the patronage off their ftriends. Tbllkpuoxi. (COrrcspondece of the Union Timbs.) Hews from Morth Faeolet. Etta Jane, Maroh 10.?Mr. Noah Bniee has set up h's tent in our yard ani is now ready to Uke pic?ures of all kinds. His moito is '^sctisfrction or ne pay." From specimens*of .he work shown us we are well prepared to say t'?Ht those who patronise' him wi'l get ^ood pictures. He expects to stay he.-e until the first of next week. Verltab'e winter struck our vioinltj. last Friday in the forru.af JLhSAVT anajuiha^mn* ed off and notraoea oft ahlvi "dhMH Several cases of bad colds are amoag otrr .. colored, lirinor nn Mr IV C iri.w. ? : a ?V wu burned to death. T to mother had loft it in charge of another child about two yoaro older, while she went to a neighbor's house, only a few hundred yards distant It la supposed that the oldest child set its clothes on fire by lighted straws, as lhat was the way it generally undertook to paciy it. Rer. R. P. Smith will preach at Salem next Sabbath, and Rev. J. D. Bailey will preach at Skull Shoals the same day. Our friend "Joe" wants us to tell Ae<e Paul was baptised. We will admit that we hare no scriptural grounds upon which lo predicate an opinion as to hotc he was baptised?whether by immersion or otherwise?but wo will say that if the context is taken as a basis of our opinien, it was not by immersion. We don't attribute the greatness of .he roan to the amount of water or the manner i 1 which it was applied, but to his oommission issued in A Us, 26:16 to 18 verses. Will Joe plesie tell us who was the last man on earth to talk with the Saviour 1 For some days past Miss Mandrils Goudelock has been lying'at therpoint of death, and at this writing may perhaps be dead. She is a sister of W. L. Goudelook, Esq., and is a high- tonod, noble and pure woman.? We sympathize wii.li her family and thecommunity in the loss of such a pure christian and useful member of society. Vox. 4 Correspondence of Union Times. p fantuo Happenings. Santuo, Maroh 11th? As there hate been |vvu uimn/ CDlDgll in (DO WMtllfT ltd small grnin crops since I list appeared be* Fore ths public, I will report progress. The last two weeks we hare bad more rain and sold then at any period since Christ mar. After the hoary rains the-oats were looking better, until the freese on Saleeday, which killed all the young oats to the ground, and bleaehed nearly all of the other. It is not thought that the roots are Injured. Last Friday we had a snow here, that after dria*. iling awhile, eome like a storm ; ecoompasied by, a strong wiod. This anchored slow* for 1 .?w ?':?*>#, and it is hoped the formers will not thiok they arc so far behind that they hare a week's work on hand and snly on* day to complete It, and juet half do It, for a great many are muoh more adraneed g than at the oorreepoodlng period last year.' * v The Santuo Dir. 8. of T. is still growing. At almost erery meeting new members art 4 nltiated. It has also Instituted nt the meet*, ngs the disonssioo of sutyeete. At the last; neeting the subjeet, "Ie it detrimental to. ine's character, or reputation, to bo n* nember of the Temperanee Society T wasoterestingly aud instrnetirely dissussed. iro ana eon, by Ktti. C. R. Wllleford, and loo. Alliwijr, and Mnwi. J. H. Raadolpb, ), B. hatind R. 0. Parr. This waa deitdsdlr on# of oar most Interesting meetings: tnd ir all could be m this w%?, oar laaga rould soon attain the reputation of being joite a dispeller of blues. 1 lake lbs liberty o ask joa lo come down, Mr BdUor, and [ire as the pass-word at oar eteciien and upper, two weeks henoe, and wa will bt rou la, and you aaa saa how wa enjoy ooralraa. A mulo "got off" with no again by playrieying a Yankee triok on ma one evening ast week; not by fhlling down, bat another ray, so it did not hart physically, and i am wi *wiiiib| ?pponunujr lo MlilWf.? laman nature like. ^ E. W. J. A syndicate at Chicago hat boon formed ohoj the famous horse, El Rio Rey, at th% xtremely fancy prioc of $100,000. , . ljA 9i