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13. 7?, M?BMY, Editor. THURSDAY MORNINO, JUNE 8, 1830. OHE TEAS?.?."..,_91,60. SIX MONTHS-.-. Te. DEMOCRATIC STATE COHVEKTIO?. The Democratic State Convention met io Columbia on Tuesday at 12 m., and effected a permanent organization by the election of Col. J. 6. Cothran President. The following delegate* to the Cincin nati Convention were elected, to-wit: State at Largo-General Wade Hamp ton, Oeueval Bf. C. Butler, Major T. G. Barker and General John Bratten. First District-C. S. McCall aud J. F. Earle. Second District-Samuel Dibble, F. W. Dawson. Third District-Jno. E. Abney, B. F. Whitner. Fourth District-Frank A. Conner, W. C. Cleveland. Fifth Dlntrict-J. D. Da/is, Alfred Aldrich. The d' ? .gates aro solid for Bayard cz? cept Clovuind. Tho matter of nominating State officers waa then brought before the Convention, and after a free and general discussion it was decided by a vote 84 to 07 to make nominations. This closed th? work of that day, and we learn from a private telegram rectfved at this place late yes terday afternoon that the following nom ination* for State officers were made by Convention yesterday : For Governor-Johnson Hagood, of Barnwell. For Lieutenant-Go vernor-John D. Kennedy, of Camdon. For Attorney-General-Leroy F. Yon mans, of Richland. For Secretary of State-R. M. Sims, of York., For Adjutant and Inspector General A. M. Manigault, of Georgetown. Superintendent of Education-Hugh S. Thompson, of Richland. Tho telegram did not state who waa nominated for Comptroller-General Or State Treasurer, but the most prominent candidates for these position* are, for the first named office, Gen. John Bratten and J. 0. Colt, and for the last named, S. L. Leapheart, W. J. Lavall and J. P. Richardson. Wo have endeavored to obtain a full account of the proceedings of tho Con vention by.telegraph, but failed to. do so, although waiting several boure for it. Judge Field is not the choice of tho California Democracy for President. Having loet his ov/n State, it look* a lit tle like his boom bas spent it* greatest force, Gen. Graut evidently thinks that great men aro growing scarcer, for in a country of our dimension* ho believe* it neces sary for the welfare of vhe country that one man'must hayo th??o presidential termE-rrthat; te, bo it al wayo understood, provided ho shall be that one man. Tho Chicago Convention met yester day.. Gen. tirant wiii probahly bo norn-, hinted for a third presidential terni to day or to-morrow. We will give a full 'synopsis of tho proceedings in our next issue, and from this time on our reader* may listen for muslo in the political world. Senator Thurman is tho favorite of the Democrats of California for President. He advocated the bill prohibiting vessels frcm China bringing more tluvt, fifteen passengers to thia country, and tho Pa cific States wish to see him President In the hope that his election may give them protection against tho'wholesale immi gration from Chins, which threatens to overrun tho .gold country ; with the ?.huond.-?ycd heathens of tho East. :' Tho Democratlo Convention of Cali fornia expressed its preference for Thur man for President, bat elected delegate J io Cincinnati the majority of whom will voto for Tilden and the minority for Field. Judge Thurman wonld no doubt have preferred tho Convention express ing a preference for some other man and eleo^og delegates who would vote for him. The votes sro appreciated by can didates mora highly than.complimentary resolutions. -. M.*??jni -o It waa Gen. Grant and tho Republi cans who raised the President's salary from twenty-flvo thousand to fifty thou sand dollar* a year. That increase waa made for future Presidenta, but after it was ascertained that Grant would bo tba first future President to receive tho in crease for four years, his action inop^ proving tho increase wa* from lila'stand . point entirely unselfish, aud for tb?.good of the country. Tho country could not, however, stand roany such expensive blessings. -,- norn.,-.-~ Tbo 'friends of Governor Bishop,',of Ohioj are urging him for Iho first or the second place on tho ticket to be nomi nated nt Cincinnati. They claim that he luis never been ?eaten in an election ; that he bas never failed to receive niarga majority in Hamilton County] and that the majority-In Hamilton County decides th>, election in Ohio. Governor Bishop ?a a good iHRii, and tho argumenta of his friends Sro strong in bis favor. Bayard, cf Delaware, for President, and Bishop, of Ohio, for Vice President.would be an excellent Democratic ticket. Although victt. Grant t?o.?? not J elk, bo ?eera* to have a MU more comr?u?iea tivoj for Prcd. Grfmf- stiy* hf? father (hinke a tJsie may come when Ifc will be ^/^A ...IO.A. IQ ' \gj<t&.t>_. .nm? ni ri j? .In rt-fhltvl presidential term. He thinks the oppo sition to a third term ifl altogether prcju-. dies, ?Mid, aa bo. ia in a position to en counter that prejudice, be is willing to run for ii third* ler^ lo aott?o tho prih e^ln'for tho interest of thc futare ?cl It is very probable that Gov. Tilden would have on first ballot at Cincinnati a majority of the Totes cast, if it were not for the a&>ur*d fact that the Southern hostility to him renders it impossible for him to command the necessary two thirds vote, and therefore many shrewd politicians, who wish to be on the win ning tide, will not vote for him, though under other circumstances they would do so. Even in the face of this very strong opposition from the South, he will poll la all probability the largest vote of Any candidate on the first ballot. We do not regard bis nomination as more than pos sible, and should regret to &ee it exceed ingly, but the South is bound to support the nominee at Cincinnati, even if it be Tilden. The country ia beginning to look with intense interest to the Cincinnati Con vention to ascertain who is to be pitted against Grant in the great effort which it to bo made this Fall for the preservation of our freo Institutions from the destruc tion which awaits thom should innova tion and imperialism, under the guise of a third term, succeed this ''all. Tho grandest mon and the most popular name that has or can bo presented to lead the great battle for the perpetuity of our Union ts Thomas F. Baya-d, tho Chris tian statesman, the pure patriot and the politician without guilo. If we want to make a fight upon principio, no man can be selected who is popularly considered to represent principle so thoroughly as he does., If wo want to make a fight for the Union of our fathers, uo man ls so thoroughly imbued with the principles of that Unldn and a love for thom as Sena tor Bayard. Of ail men, in our opinion, he ls the strongest, and best and most suitable to. receive the Democratic presi dential nomination. The presentation of his r?-mo Is equivalent to on assured vic tory. We publish elsewhere the findings of the Court of Enquiry called to examine Into the facts connected with the mutila tion of Whittaker, a colored cadet at West Point Military Academy from Sumter in this State. The Court find that whatever injuries were inflicted upon Whittaker were inflicted by him self. There was no evidence before the Court to inculpate, any other ponton or persons, but enough-and that, too, un ?slitakr.ble-to provo that Whittaker wai the guilty party. He was placed under arrest. Our readere will recollect the denunciations which wore heaped upon the institution by the Republicano in Congress in consequence of ibis great atrocity committed at tho National Mili tary School, and the resolutions of the late Radical Convention in this Stoto on the same subject. The finding of the Court leaves Whittaker In disgrace, de prives tho Radicela of a first-class cam paign tragedy, for which Whittaker's mutilation wes designed, and at tho same time will tend to provo; to conscientious Northern men tho. falsity of reports of similar atrocities at the South. . Lost wcok Mr. D. M. Thompson, ac companied by three of the incorporators j of tho Columbia and Lexington Water Power Company, arrived in Columbia j from the North. A hearty welcomo was i extended to thom by ino citizens of Co lumbia. They, proceeded promptly to thc organization of th? Company : a Bnard of Directors was elected, and Mr. Thompson chosen , President and Mr. Underbill Secretary of the Company. They made arrangements ' for opening books Of subscription, and as soon aa the sum. of.$400,000 is subscribed the sub scriptions become binding, and the Com pany will begin the work. There Is now afine prospect that tho immense water power afforded by tho Columbia Canal will bo utilized, and that this hitherto greatly neglected source of wealth, in dustry and enterprise will be made to contribute its quota to the prosperity of. Columbia and afford a stimulus to Man ufacturing enterprises throughout the Stater The success of these enterprises in tho State within tho lost two or three years, when judiciously managed, show that there Is no better investment to bo made by capitalists, and that the per ccntago of profit is greater than can be realized by Northern. manufactories. When South Carolina combin?e the profit of the producer and those of tho manu facturer, her material prosperity will be increased more than two-fold. * We publish thU week some amusing lotte i from Honest John Patterson, whl?u ,the New York Sun puts in print for tho purpose of injuring Senators But ler and Hampton from thia State. 'The letters do hot prove anything except the rascality of the Republican party. Thoy show thai to escape justice Patterson was willing to do anything, and that to pro tect him the Republican officials were ready to pocket their oaths and to de grade their official positions as far as was necessary. Tn coo ?e?cra of Patterson I 1?how that while he wanted to make a trade, auch aa the Sun charges, he did not do aa. for If ha had ">sd* z. ly t?ide with Senator Butler oed Governor Hamp- ! ton,'it wotild have been unnecessary for him to seek protection from Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, or the noto* rions Judge Humphreys, of the District of Columbia. So long as Governor Hampton remained In office everything possible was done to puah the Indictment against Patterson, and the corruption of a Republican Judge alono prevented his conviction and punishment. It was not until after Governor Hampton had been elected to the Senate, and near eighteen months after Cn. Ratler had been ad mitted to hts seat., and ofter Ute Sonate had become securely D?mocratie, teat tho prosecution of Patterson was discon tinued, and then it wac dripped ia con s?quence bf a general pclicy of amnesty J_. .."',J_" ?tn--"' - _?- - ?? SuOptc?? siuuvi rv* . ?JJUJpovu . ?u mlnlstntlOD, by wl^ch prosecutions against Parker, Sc itt, Kimpton, Cham berlain and other j?epubUcgn officiels auder .indictment IA this State Vms d?? continued; ar.dVjo tdozo and Smalls were pardoned: This policy had no refwenco to the Beating of Gen. Butler, nor toPat ttrsoa'a vote in ?ho matter, but was based j upon ipi ?Mon* of Btatej policy, with which the New York Susi has nocoaostm whatever. Io th?* matter tho San, aa u?i?,al, bas taken papers which provo tho MtjicaKty of Republicana to make on un justifiable and Ul-tiined attack upon the I Democratic party of Borah Carolina. A Cil APTER OF CRIME. A Man Killed by his Son-in-law in Kdge fleld County. COLUMDIA, May 31. Yesterday evening a difficulty occurred in Fdgefield County about ten miles from the Newberry line, in which Thomas M. Blease, formerly of Newberry County, was abot and instantly killed by Gardner, his son-in-law. It is reported that bau feeling existed between the men on ac count of Gardner's marriage with Blease's daughter, and that Blease bad made charges against Gardner of a delicate nature, and threatening to kill him, had sought him for that purpose. Gardner, being apprised of his fatber-in-law'a in tention, killed bim upon meeting bim. One Meer? Kills Another In Kd?c?old Ditto In Newberry. The passengers on the down Greenville train report ono negro killed by another yesterday near Bnluda River, Edgefioid County, and a similar occurrence nt Lylcs's Ford on Lynch River, Union County. The points beln^ in tho coun try remote from the railroad, further par ticulars cannot be ascertained. Tbe Auditor of Newberry County Kills Himself, Levi E. Folk, Auditor of Newberry County, an efficient officer and highly esteemed citizen, shot himself with eui i cida: intont, at bis borne in Newberry, I this morning. Folk bas lo'.ig been sub ?ect to attacks of brain' fever, and bad ?eon in wretched health for some time. There ia no irregularity in his official affairs, bis books being accurate in every respect. Iiis private affairs, however, wero somewhat embarrassed. Mr. Folk was not dead at last accounts, but no hope Is entertained of his recovery, as his brains wero oozing from the wound. Folk was married, and had several chil dren. A Negro Child Whipped to Death by tu Father. A negro in the lower part of Sumter Cc un ty whipped his child, three or four ?ears old, to death on Saturday night 1:9 negro has not been lodged in jail. lHspatches to News and Courier. - tm -. A PAIR OF DUELS SPOILED. The Troublesome Code In Camden-Two Lawyers Challenged for Endeavoring to EatabUth a Case of Constructivo Fraud -One DecUnoi, the other la Arrested. News and (burier, 28th ult. CAMDEN, S, C., Moy 20. Our community seems peculiarly un fortunate. No people discountenance duelling more than the majority of our cititens do. Yet for the fourth time in less than eighteen months we are dis turbed by efforts to arrange hostile meet ings. This time tho effort was to have a gair of these meetings. Col. E. B. 0. 'ash, of Chesterfield, challenged Capt. W. L. DePass, of Camden, andi Mr. Rob ert Ellerbe, of southern Kershaw, chal lenged Col. W. M. Shannon. Capt. De Pass accepted nnd Col. Shannon declined. Warrants against Col. Cash, Capt. De Pass and their seconds were obtained, and - Capt. DePass and his second were arrested. Col. Cash and his representa tive succeeded in evading arrest. So tbe matter stands to-day. It is believed that further efforts are being made to bring about a meeting. Now tho causes of this commotion : A ! Mr. Weinges sued Mr. Ellberbe for dam ages claimed by reason of violence and injury to the person of Weinges by said Ellberbe. A verdict for about $2,000 ; was awarded Weinges. This judgment was practically useless by ! reason of a large judgment or mortgage against Ell berbe held by the late Mrs. Cash. Mearas Shannon & DePass for Weinges instttpted proceedings to set aside toe judgment or mortgage of Mrs. Cash. Among the grounds upon which these Sroceeaings rested was tho charge of aud, ss every one seems to understand it, legal uot actual fraud. The difference bqre is material. A person may by an ant or agreement commit what ut called legal or constructive fraud without, for one moment, dreaming or intending any wrong ; without, therefore, being guilty of anything contrary to perfect integrity. So plain people and professional peoplo teem to understand the matter. Judge Kerehsw decided that no fraud of any kind was contained In the judgment or mortgage, but set it aside on other grounds. Appeal to the Supremo Court was taken, and the cause is docketed for future hearing. Messrs. Shannon aud DePass aro called out for their professional acts in the va rious proceedings named, and it is under stood that the special cause is the alie-, gfttion and tho endeavor to sustain, be it understood, constructive fraud. Hearers of tbe trial say that in this question and *\\ other matters in issue the lawyers seem to strive to avoid anything which might seem, at all offensive. Bo this stalement os it may, lt bi undeniable that they are challenged to mortal combat for professional acts which are supposed to bo most sacredly protected. Our community is tired of these at tempted duels. Out of the four attempts I but one was inaugurated by a resident I lt. ls timo for us to have a little quiet j It is time for this matter of duelling to ?be stopped, once and forever. Our statute books have the law needed. It is only necessary to execute the law. (Mumbil Register, Hay 80. It was rumored in Camden yesterday that the Casb-DePass duel would take place next week. Tho friends of the prlniioals held a consultation Friday, when lt was mutually agreed to settle the difficulty amicably and honorably if possible ; but a friend of Colonel Cash's seems to bo impressed with tho idea that nothiug bot "fight" will satisfy that gen tleman. Major Blair, a relative of Cap tain PoPoss, bsa gone to Cash's Depot for the purpose of adjusting tho affair. WIND AND RAIN STORM IN TEXAS. The Galveston ifeuv of the 28th in stant contains tho following specials: San Saba; During' tho rain storm j lost night, a family near here took refuge in a cavo near their hooso, resulting Tn ibo drowning of two little noys, ngeq two and six. A man, bia wife, their little daughter and a young lady with them, were taken out In a drowning condition. Calvert: A heavy wind, rain and boil stenn prevailed in the eastern part of this County yesterday, blowing down houses and fences and ruining crops. Brmekett: At 1.30 this morning the heaviest and most disastrous rain storm ?et ic known to the oldest inhabitants. It is atiU ?ourir.g in torrents. All of the town cf Braokett, excepta portion on two hills is inundated. In Main Street the water is from five to eight feet deep, and rushing down the street with almost incradible rapidity. The floor of every business bouse nnder is water. Several men who were at the mercy of the water west down, ail efforts to save them being of no avail. Great- anxiety is felt forth? safety of families along Los Moras Creek. More tban 20 peoplo have certainly been drowned. A dozen houses were washed awiiv. and it is thought ?O?DO bore human freight Many other houses were wash ed from their foundations. All tho resi dents ia the lower part of town are belog taken oat as fast as possible. The great est excitement prevails. Abbeville Bress and Banner : His Ex cellency Governor Simpson has pardoned Walter Collier who was tried before Judge Thomson ct the February term of Court and convicted of arson. The pub lic will approve this act of justice on tho nott of the Governor...The work of harvesting ths small grain And abusing tho negror who bad promised to help with the work, ?UH goos bravely on,."?More new buggies sud wagons have been sold in Abbeville County this season than for any seasob since the war, BLOODSHED IS COURT. An Kscltlog; ?ceo? kl th? Sessions in King StTSS. Cvrrerpondence Nevi ami Courier. KIXUSTKEE, May 20. The moat exciting and tragic scene that boa ever occurred in a Court of thia State waa enacted here to-day. It wa* in the case of the State against W. W. Ward, ind'cted for forgery. The rcaueni of tho Newt and Courier will remember that at the March term, 1879, there was tried at this place a case of foreclosure, where James Harper was the plaintiff and W. W. Ward defendant. Ward held a receipt of Harper's for $2,400 in payment of a bond which Har per denied wax a genuine paper, and which Judge Mackey, sitting in equity, pronounced a forgery, and ordered that Ward bo indicted. The criminal suit was begun yesterday and concluded to day. James Harper was tho prosecutor. When the jury rendered their verdict of guilty and tho Judge ordered the sheriff to talco charge of the prisoner, Ward, who was sitting inside of tho bar of the court, and who waa perfectly sober, de liberately arose from his teat, drew his pistol and fired at Harper ono time and one timo at W. K. Lane, one of bis wit nesses. Harper escaped untouched, but Lano was wounded in both bando. As quick as possible several gcr.Uemun sprang on Ward and disarmed him and be waa taken off to jail. When the fir ing occurred Harper and Lane were both sitting inside the bar, which was crowd ed with the lawyers, officers of the court and citizens, all within a few pac?a of Ward. That no one was killed, ia mi raculous. One of the balls buried itself !n tho wall of the house, and what be came of the other one has not yet been discovered. Great consternation and ex citement provaiied iu tho crowded court room, and one or two negroes jumped out of the windows to the ground, a distance of twenty-five feet, uninjured. Judge Aldrich ordered a warrant to he issued against Ward for assault and bat tery, with intent to kill. The judge has not yet passed sentence on Ward. The forgery case has excited great interest, and waa ably conducted by Richard Do zier, Esq., xor the prosecution, and by Messrs. Barron and Lambson for the de fence. Thc jury wasan intelligent one composed of ten white men and two no groes. Ward Sentenced to Boron Years lu tho Penitentiary. KINOSTEEE, May 20, 1880 When Ward was called up for sentence he asked tho pardon of the Court for biB conduct in shooting at Harper and Lane in presence of tho Court, but Baid he had no regrets or apologies to make to the in dividual" who had robbed bim of bis liberty and property ; that he could not resist any longer. The Judge then de livered a forcible and impressive sen tence, in tho course of which he said : Mr. Harper was your friend, I am in formed ; he was one of the sureties on your official bond as sheriff lent you money from timo to time, and finally let you have $3,000, which was secured by a mortgage of a house and lot in this town. He indulged you by extending the credit, until, being himself embarrassed, ho felt obliged to foreclose his mortgage. On the trial of that cause you produced a roui pt for $2,400, which, although Bigned by Harper, be pronounced to be a forge ry, alleging that he had written you a note about corn, tho ink of which you extracted by by a chemical preparation called "ink eraser," thus preserving the blank paper on which the note .had been written and his genuine signature, over which you wrote the receipt for $2,400. * * * Unhappy mani Not content with the base attempt to defraud the man who had befriended you, not satis fied wi*b> interposing all the delays in your power to prevent tho collection of tho debt, not humiliated \t the exposure of tho fraud you attempted io practice, not overwhelmed by the weight of tho perjury you committed in the effort to support your fraud, not repentant of your treason to friendship, you nad the hardi hood yesterday to attempt his life by a base and cowardly Assassination. When tho jury handed in their verdict, and the Clerk read the fatal word "guilty," you drew your concealed weapon, aha in this temple of Justice, in the very .presence of the Court, attempted to murder the man you had wronged, , and to sprinkle his blood on the very altar of Justice, firing two shots at him. By the mercy of the good God your victim escaped un harmed, and the jurors, the officers of court and numerous spectators uninjured. It was the most audacious violation of the sanctity of tho hall of Justice and the majesty of tho law I have ever known. It proves you to be a very bad man, whose heart ia "fatally bent on mis chief"-a man who has no social re straint, whoso vices and whoso vengeance cannot be controlled, except by the iron band with which offended justice guards those who seek tho shield of her protec tion. How you escaped adding murder to your crimes of forgery and perjury, is one of those mysterious occurrences which the ingenuity of man cannot fathom. Perhaps Goa in his mercy turn ed the balls to givo you time to repent. It may be that the prayers of your ?oung and stricken wife who, with her .Ula children will now have to struggle with poverty and shame, found gracious audience at tho Throne of Grace. Thia morning that devoted wife, with her old father, came to me to appeal for morey. With tears and sobs she told mo of her desolate condition, of her youug children, ot the baby at her breast that cannot lisp its father's name. It made me very aaa and sorrowful to tell her I had uo power to stay ' the sentence of the law. This ia one of the consequences of crime, and the indulgcnco of unbridled passion ; it punishes the faithful and innocent wife, the prattling children and the ten der Buckling. With a very sorrowful heart I had lo tell her that I feared your conduct of yesterday had cut you off from the sympathy Of tho community end would shut yo1* ont frnm tha clemency of the Governor. Live for her and them T Devote the penitential years to which you ere now doomed to Blncere repent ?ncc r.u? urtu resolve ihat when you have poid tho penalty of your crime you will come forth a new man, whose heart bas been softened, whose conscience en lightened by high communion with that grand philosophy which trains the man to fitly perform the duties of time and enjoy the reward? of eternity. The sentence of the law is that you bo confined in the State penitentiary at hard labor for the fall terra of sevon ?rears and pay a fine- of five hundred dol ara. Ward is now in tho penitentiary, _ R EV O. L. JUSTICE FOR OLD SOLDIERS,-rFaj? ingtorn. May 28.-The Senat? pensions committee to-day voted to report the House bill gracUDg "e?is?ess to certain soldiers and sailors^tho Mexican and Creek, Sominole and Black Hawk Indian wars. The bill provides that all pensions under it shall bo at the rate, of eight dollar? par month, o.xf.onfc for. MN sons now receiving' a pension lesa than that amount, who aro to be enti tled to the difference between the pen sion cow received, and eight dollars nor month., The. bill provide? that the pro visions of the act shall not apply to any person while under political disabilities, Imposed by tho 14th amendment to the Constitution, and repeals section 4.710 of the revised statutes, whioh prohibits the payment of pensions to any person, or to the widow, or obiUlreo, or heirs of any deceased person who voluntarily aided or abetted "the lat? rebellion," ' Abbeville -Medium t The merchants of Abbeville have agreed to close their stores at 6 o'clock P. M., from May Slat until tho lat of September. EXIT TUE COLORED CADET. rho rinding of the Goori of Inquiry at West I'olnt-Whittaker Convicted of ttolf Mutllatlon and Arrested-A Clear Case. WEST POI.VT, N. Y., May 29. The Whittaker Court met to-day in secret scission and made up its final re port, which was agreed upon and signed by all the members of the court. The report, after reviewing tho facts and cvi lenee in the case, gives the following inclusions : First. That the court is unable to be love that such Blight wounds as Cadet Whittaker received could have been to ileted by persons in the manner and jndcr the circumstances described by lim. Second. It does not seo why a man with bis surroundings and in im condi ion and frame of mind as shown by bis )wn evidence should have submitted to tu assault such as bi alleged without summoning assistance during the assault >r immediately thereafter. Third. It believes that a person tied as io was, and left as he claims to have icon, could have readily released himself, should ho exert himself to do so. Fourth. From the testimony of the post uurgcou and o'-hers, the court is compelled to believe that Whittaker was neither asleep nor insensiblo when he was examined on the morning of April >, but that he was feigning. Fifth. The court ia notable to discover lay motivo that any person other than Whittaker could have had in making such assault, and there ia no evidence whatever to warrant the belief that any Lither person did make it. Sixth. It believes that tho hair clip ping, flesh cutting and binding could all bavo been accomplished by Whittaker himself. Seventh. The theory that the noto of warning is an imitation of Whittaker's writing is in tho opinion of tho court un tenable. The ; - ?l-lu tests to which the expoits in handwriting were subjected and their positive testimony place it be yond a doubt that Whittaker himself wrote the note of warning, and that, therefore, he ia not ignorant of tho per son or persons engaged in tho adair. The latter conclusion is strengthened by tho fact that the half sheet of paper on which this note is written is found in Whittaker's possession. Opinion.-After tho strong array of circumstancial evidence from tbe testi mony of experts in handwriting, and* from tho conflicting statements of Cadet Whittaker and the lack of veracity evinced by him in certain coses during the inquiry, os shown by the evidence, the Court is of the opinion that tho im putation upon tho character of Cadet Whittaker, referred to in the order con vening the Court and in the official re ports of the commandant of cadets and tho post surgeon, is fully sustained. When the rsport was soot to Geo, Schofield and carefully read by him, he caused a letter to be addressed to Col. Lszcllo, commandant of the corps of :adets, directing the arrest of Whittaker md planing him in confinement in his roDUI. The order was promptly carried mt, and Whittaker will remain under irrest until this case is disposed of. A guard will keep him under surveillance. THE INDIAN WAR. loverai White Bien Killed-The Troops In Pursuit of the Indians ST. LOUIS, May 31. A Southern New Mexico special says : 'The Indians attacked a party of Mexi tans at old Fort Cummins Saturday and ?no man WOB wounded. A paymtrter vho was passing pursued the Indians vith bis escort and fought them all the afternoon. They retreated into Cook's 2anon at sight. Since then five dead ionics have been found in Cook's Canon. \mong them ia Samuel J. Lyon, a stage Iriver. All the bodies are terribly lurncd, A stage coach and three wag ins also were burned. It is supposed at east four others wero massacred. Tho [ndions left in the direction of Florida fountains. The troops arrived at the cene Saturday and tool: np tho trail of he Indians.'.' SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.-A Tucson , lispatch says O. R. Smith is hare from ' Silver City and states that the whole '.ountry surrounding that place is in a tate of terror and demoralization. Vic oria and his band of no leia than 850 varriors are spreading death oui de traction before them. Troops under General Hatch appear to be powerless. \. volunteer company of men are equip ;d, mounted and rationed by the citi zens of Silver City to aid the military. Thia company under Captan: E. V. Price, reported* to General Hatch at tfagollan mountains some days ago of fering their aid. : In response to this >ffer they were informen by General Batch that citizens bad better attend o their own business, that ho would take ?re of the Indians. At that time San Francisco Valley was being made deso ate by the Indians, the settlers fleeing fer thole lives and not less than twenty iwo peuple killed. It is al e well known hat when a prominent officer of the arizona command sent word to General Hatch that by a certain movement In (Hatch) contd coral Victoria in Bex Ca non Hatch refused to co-operate and Victoria escaped. Tho people of South western New Mexico aro very bitter igaiust General Hatch. Upwards of 250 citizens have been killed in New Mexico by tho band of indians during Hatch's campaign of the last three or four months. They also slaim that be has been defeated in every sngogement with the Indians and has tent reports to Military headquarters most outrageously falsifying the real sit uation of affaira in his department. A BATTLE "WITH THE APACHES. A dispatch from Denver, Colorado, says: Tho latest reports which como through military sources at Sante Fe, and which ure telegraphed from that point here, represent that on tho 24th a sharp battle occurred between VletoHa's indians and a portion of General Hatch's command on the headwaters of the Palomos River, about thirty miles South of Ojo Caliente, where General Hatch has his head quarters. The Indian scouts took an ac tive part in the battle, and their chief re ports officially to General Hatch that thirty hostiles were killed, whilo the scouts and soldiers engaged olaiui that an many as fifty-three blt the dust The battle occurred at ?'oylight. In the morning tho United States troops, after marching all night came suddenly upon tile Indians, encamped in what appeared a secure spot. Tho fight at once begun, and the Indians, taken slightly by sur firise, were soon disconcerted, and fled a disorder. Nn information has been received as to the loss of the troops. Gener>l P?pa reports that Hatch's com mand is about dismounted, and will have to follow tho Indians on foot until its horses are recuperated, and Hatch says if tho campaign is to be continued rs de sired by the General of thn Army it will be necessary to take mere troops. nt--' -- A FATAL ACCIDENT IN CnABLrs:os. -Joseph J. Halloran, a much etteemed young telegraph ensloyooof Charleston, mst with a tiaglo end Friday morning. He was helping to unload telegraph poles (rom a wagon, and In attempting to throw down a pole, the end of which was resting on his shoulder, he fell with bia head on tho curbing of the pavement and the pole struck his neck, breaking it and killing l?.m Instantly. The sad .vent causea a great shock in newapa Br and telegraph circles, In which young aileron was deservedly a general favor ite, on account of hU obliging disposition and faithfulness in tho discharge of his duties, SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Gleanings fro in oar State Exchanges. Chester State Eulldin: Chester is growing in importance every year a? a cotton market. Since the first of last September 20,400 bales of tbs staple have been shipped from this point, and yet there remains a considerable quanti ty throughout the country.Cheraw | ? and Chester Railroad bonds are quoted at 101. They aro in demand at 100. Darlington ?rew* : A fight between two brother' > rred here on Sunday last and resulteu lu no of them getting his arm broken by the other. They were boyH.?lr. a. C. Bradshaw had the misfortune to have his still burned down not long since, in which wero about eighty barrels of virgin rosin. Sixty barrels of crude turpentine in the yard at the time were also destroyed, together with the tools and other valuables. Greenville Advertiser: Dr. Hiden preached his last sermon in Greenville last Sunday at the opera-bouse, before going to Louisville to engage in his pas toral duties there. Lancaster Review : On Tuesday morn of last week the house of Samuel Alston, living in the Waxhaws, together with its contents and forty-six dollars in mon ey, was destroyed by fire. It is thought the house was robbed and then set on fire..The county commissioners have notified "outside paupers" that their ra tions will cease after November 1... Morrison McPherson, colored, who was shot nt thia place in a fracas on the 2<?th of December last, by Mr. Minor Blackmon, died ou Tuesday. Spartanburg Spartan: Hannah Tuck er, who was so badly burned with kero sene, died last week after a few days' painful suffering. Bickens Sentinel: Last Wednesday Mr. H. J. Gignilliat, agent of the Air Line Railroad at Easly Station, came up and paid into the County Treasury for the Company, $2,097.30 in gold, being one half of the State and County taxes assessed against tho Company in this County. The total State and County taxes assessed against the Company in this County is $5,364.98 ; of this amount $4,471,20 will go to the County. The Company also paid into the Treasury last week $1,350 more in gold, being the $50 per mile due the County under the provisions of the act of the Legislature extending tho stock law to this County, making an aggregate of $4,047.30, paid into our Treasury in gold by tho Com pany within two weeks. The Air Line ia always ahead. Walhalla Courier: Col. Ira Sage and his corps of surveyors are out locating the line of the Rabun Gap Short Line Railroad from tho Georgin line to the Tennessee line.A water-spout de scended on thc east prong of Cheohee Creek on Saturday night last. Tho creek waa higher than ever known in the range of tho spout, which was confined to an area of K- tow miles. Inside this area tho land was badly washed, and some of the crops had to bo replanted. GENERAL GORDON'S FATHER DE FENDd HIM.-Mr. Z. H. Gordon, the venerable father of General John B. Gor don, has written a letter, in which ho ?ironounces aa "infamously and shame illly false" tho report that bia aon sold out tho United Statea Senatorship. He saya General Gordon has ever been a du tiful, obedient and confiding son, and that in March hut he informed bim that Lie waa tired of public life and craved the Eeaco and quietude of his home and ome affairs, besides which he could not save up any money out of his salary, and that the idea of dying and leaving his family without a competency troubled him no little. Mr. Gordon, Sr., eaya he urged hia son to resign, and was only surprised that he did not do so sooner. - Gen. Gordon hos accepted the po3i tion of associate and consulting counsel for the. nsw railroad combination, of of which Mr. Newcomb is the head, which includes a continuous line, under oje management, from St. Louis to Sa vannah. The aalary will probably not b? lesa than fifteen thousand dollars per annum. - Over three hundred men are em ployed in the machine shopa of the South Carolina Railroad Company at Charleston. They are able to turn out every kind of work needed on the road, including the building of locomotives and passenger coaches. - Richmond, Virginia, hos forty-five churches, which are attended by one in sixteen of the population. - The Cincinnati Commercial is au thority for the statement that Chicago and Cincinnati breweries aro working day and night to make their supplies equal to tho anticipated demanda during the Presidential Conventions. HEW SK0E_SH0F. IDESIRE to inform roy old customers, and tho public generally, that I have returned to Anderson and opened a SHOE ? HOP, 1 will be pleased tb receive orders either ft. r Making or Reparing Boots or Shoos. I will superintend nil work done in my Shop, and guarantee that it will be done in the best of style. I will cae only good ma terial, and employ none but tho best of workmen. Ali work delivered according to promise. Shop in the ro ?n rear of J. E. Drcazealo'a law office, over J. P. Sullivan & Co.'s Store, R. Y. H. NANCE. June 8. 47 8m P. KIND, O. D?ERCK8, Superintendent. Proprietor. . PHOENIX IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA) S. G., MAnCFACTDBEna OF STEAM ENGINES, Water and Horse Powers, COLUMNS FOR STORE FRONTS, Kallings for Balconies. SAW AND GRIST MILJLS. A LL kinds of CASTINGS Am? short -^j*. notice and low price*. Work done in good, workmanlike mann?. Repairing of all kinds Machinery and Engines, WATSON & SON,. Agents, Anderson, 8. O. Juno 3,18$0_47 Sm STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, . COUNTY OF ANDERSON, COURT OF COMMON PIiEAS. A. y. Shirley and Wm, R. Carlee, PlsJnUfik, aftInst Rachel E. Harri*. Ernaline Jone?, R. A. Shirley, Sallie Wilton, Heirn HeVanlcl. B, F. Shirley, Joh? N. Shirley, Louie Shirley, Thomas 8hl ~ , Newton Shirley,- Rich aid Shirley,: Reboce? J. Jack, Fanny I* shirley, Kl to ra vickory .Emma Qooisby.and Franklin Shirley, Defendant*. Amma**/br Relief- Ctmpbtba nefBtnxd. To the Defendant* above named : YOU ara hereby summoned and required to an? (?or the complaint In thia action, a copy of which la flied la the offlco of tho Clerk of the Conn of Corurgan Flea?, at Anderson C H., 8.C, and to terr? a copy of your answer to the raid complaint onjhe subscriber at his oflce, Ander son C. IL, o. v., within twenty days arter tba ser vice hereof, caehulTC of tho day of such Berrico; arj lt you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to Ike Court for tba relief demanded in tho complaint. DatMM*yt9,A.P.l&3Q. J. L. TR I BB LP, PlalntUV Attorney, Anderson, ft C [u a.}-Jon* W. luxiez*, CC. P. To the Dsfendaata atora named : Tab ? notice that the object of this fiction, in which a sommons ls herewith so rred upon you, is to remoro cloud from Titles ta Real Estate assay ed to Plaintiffs br Uie Probate Court, and to con firm proecedh>?a In Probala Court to partition tba Real Estai* of James Shirley, deceased. Tb* premises Ia luesUon ar? described as follows : Tract Ko. I, wntalnlng ono hundred end sixty three aerea, more or lase, sad Tract No. % contain ing OM hundred and twenty-three acres, soon or less, bounded by lands of lira. Sophia Mulwee, Hugh Rnsh ana James Erskine. Mo personal claim ls made against you. 3. L. TR1BBLE, FUlaUaV Attorney. To tho Defendants: Take notice that tba complaint aad commons lu ?Ws.action were filed In the oars or John W. Da?*sls,C C P., Anderson County, on tba Seth day Of Hay, 1880. ^4** ?RIBBLE. nahuinY Attontey. IMIXSS DELLA KEYS ?.'alla the attention or Abe Ladle* to lier SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. THESE GOODS are of tho LATEST 8TYLE8. Prioo to suit the times. Call and examine my Goods before buying. MANTUA-MAKING attended to os usual. MeC'Mliw'o Corner. Up Ktalr?, Anderson? N. C. April 8,1880 ?ft _2m BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD! IS NOT COMPLETED, but we are assured that In the near future lt will be In the meantime you will all need Clothes, and wo ore prepared to show tho PRETTIEST LINE OP FANCY C?S5IMERES. ENGLISH DIAGONALS. &c., That we have ever exhibited before. An entire new line of GENTS* UNDERWEAR, COLLARS, CRAVATS. SHIRTS, 4c A beautiful assortment of COTTON A DES, TWEEDS, JEANS and CABHMARET8, from 121c. to 75c. VIRGINIA CASSIMKRKS. NO ADVANCE? We also havo a One Btock of this "honest \y0 bought our Woolen Goods early in make'' of Goods that our people admire so January) beforo tbey were much advanced, rjmCBEADY MADE CLOTHING. ^""?^'"n^TTl^ We make a specialty in thia line, aud them ?00<la nt V?ry n00rly ?,d have selected our Clothing with unusual puces. &?0^%CO?tt !ind ^ SUilU ^^ ^h^B^^^^? *-w w *Z?ZZ'_._ to o?cr extra inducements to our fricuda. A NEW FEATURE. m ?, , . , . We have added to our ato.k this season a : We will be pleased to see all ot'our?r> Que assortment of Boya' and YontliB' tomers nud the balunce of mankind c* our Clo. hing from four to sixteen years of age. old stand. The Indies of our County have long felt the T TJ , T r) a\riTu need of these article?? for their younger J? R- * u y' Boys, and we are ready to supply this wont. McCully's Corner, Anderson, S. C. SEWING MACHINES.-We are still handling ono of the beat 8ewlng Machines mude, which we will sell cheap and on good terms. Call In and get tho extra Induce ments we offer for a machine to be paid In Cotton. IT WILL PAY YOU. ?T. X2-. &, JJ. I?. SMITH, MoCully'eCorner. March 18. 1880_30_ 3m J. B. CLARK. JOHN H. CLARK. E. L. CLARK. NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS! In the New Centennial Building'. rjlHE undersigned aro jost receiving and opening a BRAN NEW MOCK of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, Such as FRENCH and ENGLISH. BROAD CLOTHS and DOE SKINS, FRENCH and ENG LISH DIAGONALS and WORSTEDS. FOREIGN and DOMESTIC SUITINGS and PANT GOOD8. We aimil keep in stock Goods to suit every class of customers-that ia, as regards tho price. Our Furnishing Department, ouoh as- . ' LINEN and PAPER COLLARS, CRAVATS, SUSPENDERS in great variety, GLOVES, HALF HOSE, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c., ?Ste., ia completo, READY MADE CLOTHING in large variety-Linen Dusters, Cassiracro Suits, Alpaca Coats, White Duck Vesting, Ac, all of which wo want to sell, and will do so at THE LOWEST LIVING RATES. TAILORING DEPARTMENT,-Our Tailoring Department is still carried on under the especial charge of the Senior Partner, who takes the greatest pains to pleaso our customers as to Btv:?, work and flt. SINGER SEva ?HG MACHINE-Wo are still agents for this Machine, and feel that it is unnecessary for us to add anything to its praise, as they are so universally kuown all ove? thc world ; but will say that there baa been some very recent improve mer.es n ade that now makes it one of the 1 hrh test running and most noiseless machines In use, and 8old on easy terms and wai ran ted lo give perfect satisfaction. Please call and seo us if you want anything in our line before- buying elsewhere. J. B. CLARK & SONS, Centennial Building-. March 18. 18S0_38_Sm PECIAL. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FOR 1880. A. CA.T& LOAD OIT "New Improved Cardwell Threshing Machines," Just received. Come and see for yourself what you are buying. A "LITTLE GIANT" COTTON PRESS ON HAND. The only Hydraulic Cotton Press for plantation use in tho market. With a half jurrel of water one man or boy can pack many boles. After careful enquiry, we have secured the agency for tho best Machinery lu th? market, and can sell as low, if not lower, than they can bo bought elsewhere. Wo jell The "Tozer," the "Eclipse," and the "Wood, Tabor and Morse" Engines, the Geiser Threshers/Cotton Gins, FreBBes, Saw Mills, Saw G?mmers, Corn and Grist Mills, &c. Rubber Belting on hand. SULLIVAN & MATTI SON. April 20.1880 C. A. REED. AGENT, DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE. HEADQUARTERS FOR MENS' AND BOYS' HATS. The Lowest Prices in tho market for Hats. THE MOS? POPUL?R AND BEST SEWING HUHES Attachments and Needles for different kinda of Machines. A GOOD STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED LOUIS COOS VEHICLES, Such as Open and Top BUGGIES, Double-Scat BUGGIES, PHJETON9, Ac. As. AM. KINDS OF BUGGY MATER OJ AND IRON. Soutbenat Corner Waverly House Buildtnrr. April 16, 1880_40 HO! FOR THE LADIES' STORE! --o-; "jyr ISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS has jost returned from tho North where, with her XTJL . usual care and good taste, she noa purchased : THE FINEST STOCK OF LADIES' GOODS, Ever brought to thia market. We deal exclusively iu Ladies' Goods, buy of the beat houses, and consequently can boast of the greatest variety. Wa have from the cheapest to the finest. EVERY DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE/ from So Millinery to the Mantua. ^ , We thank the puhlio for the very liberal patronage bestowed on us, which shows tho high appreciation of our efforts to please. We cordially invite the Ladies to examino our stock before purchasing elsewhere and we promise as many Goods for their money as caa bo bought lu thia market. * ? u? M*ss UKEZIKS WILLIAMS & CO. March 18,1880 86 QUICK SALESANDSMALL PROMTS. A. B. TOWERS & ^a., Have Received their Stock of Spring and Summer Goods. IWTi??? ?S??PS wo U2??J? ,aT**. li."8 of Wilta, Ginghams, Plaids, Homespun, J^2? *nd.BrowJ?.Shirting ond Sheetings. A fino assortment of Cottoned**, Vir ginia C&ssinifires, tho best goods runde. HATS, SHOES AND BOOTS--A splendid Uno of Men's and Boya' Hats, Wo make a speciality of good Boots and Shoes. We keep a full line of Tv Mlles A ?ons ; Shoes. There are no better Shoes mode. We warrant the work to stand. HARmvARE. IRON AND NA I LB-A large assortm-ni tn thia Uno. Wo raak? a specialty of J? Ino Toals. HOUSEKEEPING GOOI?S-ln thia Uno we keep Crockery, Chins, Glassware, Buckets, Tobs, Brooms, Hollow Ware, and many other articles too tedious to mention. ro^^X/??SSF BACON. HAMS, LARD. FLOUR, CORN. SUGAR. COY MUE, MOLASSES irv some of our fine Roasted Coffee. W? make a speciality of gK?B TEA. BII^GV MATERIALS, Saddles. Bridles, and the best assortment of Buggy Whips In tho Town. Corn Shellers and Straw Cutters, tho beat ta be had. Call nr?fl?*!?* Wall paper and Carpets-a large aaaortmcnt, , . ; , ' \V e cannot namo all tho articles we keep In an advertlsarjcnt, and would respectfully isa: all in want of Goods to give us a calf. We will try and pleaso you In prion and luallty of Goods. We sall LOW for Cash, or to PROMPT paying customers on Urne? Come and soo.. - April l, 1880 A. B, TOWERS & CO., No. 4 Granite Row, Anderson, B. 0.