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ny E. B. MURRAY & CO. MAN'IGAULT AT ATLAKTA. Tenth South Carolin* T?..r,?-. 1 ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1882. VOLUME XVII.- -NO ?l Il The Woolly Fight uu July 23, '04. I /, i :V Walker, in Charleston Weekly Sewn. ht seemed thc fate of tho Army of Innessee to do the "retreating" for the tnfederacv. We, ita old soldiers, per r w?fh *a strange disregard of tho liuion of thc world, aro uot ashamed of '? We ?lo uot suppose the soldier fer fought who had not done some re lating too. ETHE PHILOSOPHY OF KEI/HEATING. rTbe writer boldly asserts that to "re Lt " or even "to run away," is in itself [disgrace. It depends entirely upon Ie bow, and why it is done. Eveu loucwall Jackson would have fallen ?ck and at a comfortable ?peed too, if hr-?ed by ono hundred Yankees, and t wou|d have becu right. But if the L hundred Yankees had "fallen back" ifore him, it would have been a diff?r ?t measure of courage. The men who imponed tho Army of Tennessoo, whose frotUera won Manassas and fought at [ort Sumter, were never ashamed of Lir retreating, because it was always Lpg ?D obedience to orderB. Whether [was wise that Albert Sidney Johnston Luid abandon Kentucky, or Bragg givo b th: country ho had wrested from the henry, or Johnston retire from the rich kid? of Georgia, it waa not done because L soldiers were unwilling to face the b<?. They confronted tho foo daily, and tuen they were led to tho attack these [rave fellows, with every influence to [ispirit them, responded with a gallantry bsurpassed. They did have such oppor iinitica occasionally, and it is a very pleasant task to imperfectly, though fair jv recount one of those attacks, in jrliicli it was proved that monthB, years if retreat hau not spoiled the quality of ?cir valor. TUE ARMY AT ATLANTA. The Army of Tennessee had comple ted tho masterly retreat to Atlauta, and retired within the intrenchments of tho :ity. On the retreat our brigade (Maoi (au I t's) had built fourtcon miles of breast works, and were therefore very proficient i?itb the spado. But still we did not 'hanker" after digging, and it was with profound gratitudo to Governor Brown that we occupied tho ready-made breast works composing the defences of Atlanta. Oh, that Governor Brown could have foreseen all the manouvres of tho wily Sherman and saved us the additional miles we had to build before the siege soded: Sherman had crossed the Chat tahoochee at a point northwest of Atlan ta and approached our position from the west. Hood, with a splendid reputation as a fighter, had just taken command of the army. We all felt that ibo days of retreating had passed, that we had Sher man's army where we wanted it, and that Bood would lead us to a victory which would utterly destroy the Federal Army and end the war. And I don't think we were unreasonable. Lee, Johnston, Bragg might have accomplished this. But neither was ip command. So we felt, however, then at least, and we hailed with pleasure the rumor which passed down the lino on the morning ol the 22nd of July, that Hardee's corps was off on a secret (?) expcdltition tc thc rigui. About noon the massing ol troop? in our rear showed that wo were expected to take an active part in thc impending battle. JULY 22, 1864, Manigault's Brigade, composed of thc Tenth and Nineteenth South Carolin! Regiments and the Twenty-fourth, Twen eighth and Thirty-fourth Alabama Reg itnents and Water's (Ala.) Battery, oe cupied that part of tho Confederate lin? immediately to the north of the Georgii Railroad. Our right rested on tho rail road, and during the advance of tho af ternoon its line guided our right flank. Our division was expected to take par in the battle, by attacking the enemy ii front, dislodging him, ana when Hardei had come up on Sherman's left flank, t< join Hardee. The combined forces wer then to complete the turning of the en f ui?'s flauk, pressing him back and awa; from his bridges. The success o.' Harde was essential, therefore, to that of th movement. THE ENEMY OPENS. About 2 p. m. the enemy ran out battery to their picket lino and shelle our line vigorously, but harmlessly, a we were behind Gov. Brown's splendi breastworks. About 2.30 p. m. the oi der came to advance. The men Boran over the breastworks and forming lino i front, moved steadily forward, Deas' Brigade on our right, Sharpe's support .ug us. The Federal picket line an picket reserve was easily captured, bli the battery which had been shelling u got off (temporarily) on a lively run fe their lino. Readjusting our line, aftc tho ndvanco of about half a mile in convenient cover, the brigade in splendi order moved up to the attack on the Fee eral hnef encountering the fire of twelv guns aua a Btrong infantry force, and b< lore wo reached it tho battery which ha just escaped us went into battery, makin sixteen guns doing their best on us wit cannister at short ranje. A SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE. The position was almost too stron and the line wavered and halted. Sharr sent forward to know if wo wanted b help but it was declined. Just outsit of tho enemy's line was a fino larg house, into the uppor Btories of whic the loft companies of tho 10th and rigl o? the 19th South Carolina regimen were thrown, and a destructive rakir uro waB got on the Federals. Thc ?ood manfully to tho dofence. and the Eu?s were worked Btondily, desperatel A'l this time, and it was really not loi ?cr than it lakes to writo this, our lir was pouring in their fire at fifty yard mA u /roci the house began to tc and tho Federals showed signa of wave 'ng, and began to leave their brcastworl and make for the rear. At this oppo wno moment "Forward" is ordered, ai a gallant advance is made through tl auattis and over tho breastworks. Tl position was carried. Of the guns ca ??rea thoso taken by the 10th Sou parolina Regiment were at once niovi to our aide e? tl." breastworks and final .eut into Atlauta. The other guns ca tired weroso situated that thev cou ?ot bo saved. THE POSITION CAnniED. n Position Manigault had carried w on the level crest of a hill, and to ita left I 'en run down into a valloy and up tl gontlo ascentofanother hill. The FHert .cerned seized with a Btrange panic ai abandon-! their entiro lino up to tl crest of Ms bill on our left, a distan at least half a mile. Manigault mo ??1 to his lea and occupied their lino Jg ?w possible, and Sharpo, with 1 ?lasissippiana, carno up on our right a occupied tho works wo had captur u r division had Recured tho position i .Sped them after a desperat? encount losing one-third of the torco carried ii action. COL. J. L. PHXTV-JBY. ti,^ln?n8 the m'ay Carolinians who I W, alt BO bravo and so dcvo Tw lt is perhaps invidious to singlo i *ay oac, wa? Col. Jas. L. ?ssley, of I led tb?m0Xi,nplc ?STSo "va" u r,,n gallantry. Leadin* tbe charge of his regiment, first on the ene* Si ?? eutWO?k' b0 6^t through the shoulder by a Federal he was en feV?nNGMT0 ^p?urc' Pnd uisa?,ed for Mle. On the distant shores ot tho Pa cific he has, since the return of peace, yielded up as noble a spirit as ever dwelt in human form. He fell the vic tun of disease after having for four Tea? almost daily faced death on tbe tented field Gentle, quiet, almost yielding in the discipline of camp life, ,f?w5 ?f.tbe ,nTte baU or the wream SSS. ??i ?eemed to make a new mau of him. Determined, untiring in his en orgy, always in the midst of the hottest ot the fray, he won the confidence of all around and inspired them to deeds of valor. NARDEE UA1) FAILED. LT W,e railed W'iCl]y for tho sound of {Jardee s guns and the signal to press on. >\ o heard neither. Owing to some mis carriage, Ilardce had failed. The Yan kees began to reoccupy their abandoned works on our left. Their artillery was removed into a position which complete ly enfiladed our line, and scouts brought in formation of preparation for attack on our front. The breastworks which we had captured bad been built by the Confederates a few days before-Maui paults Brigade taking works which it had built and given up, when the army retired within the defences of Atlanta. Ibo lederals had turned them, and thero was consequently a good ditch on either side. Thc fire from ?he artillery had now become very heavy, and the troops to our left coming too late, were unable to give UB any protection. So heavy was tho fire that to protect his men, tho writer moved tho Tenth Regiment into tho aitch on the outside of the breast works, throwing out a lino of skirmishers to give us warning of any advance in our front. Wo were subsequently ordered to tho right, and Sharpe's Brigade uot hav ing made room for us, wo were crowded into the ditch so close that it was doubt ful if an empty haversack would have been Btowed away in addition. There wo Iny, inactive, receiving a deadly fire of shrapnel. FALLING RACK. We were held on the ground we had captured until dark and all hope of co operation from Hardoe had gone, when we were withdrawn to our position of the morning. It was with slow steps and heavy hearts that we fell back. The efibrt had been wasted-all had gone for naught. The experience of the next four mouths was but a repetition of this. Gallant, soldierly, patriotic valor, unsur passed by the rank and file of any army, and displayed under tho most depressing circumstances, all wasted by the 'fortuue of war" or by the unskilful handling of i general who unfortunately lived long enough to attempt to cover his own shortcomings by defaming tbe courage of the noblij men who fought and died nt his bidding. A GREEN GREENBACKER. Mr. Ku vuii, of Anderson, Comes Over and Wakes up tho Wroug Granger. Greenville News, 21th ult. Mr. Russell, of Anderson county, the well known Greenbacker, was in this city last weak, and being intent on making influential proselytes to his faith, ap proached Col. Jas. Lipscomb, aud opened tiro on that staunchest of Democrats. But Mr. Russell underrated the calibro of this one of the Demorar-"'! most able lieutenants, and when the Greenbacker left the Colonel, after a three hours' talk, ho did so with a very large flea in his ear, fully impressed with tbe iutility of disaflecting the Colonel. The Colonel said to him, "Why, sir, if tho whole Democratic party were to die and some one were to inform you that the corpse could not be found, if you were to look for me I would be found clinging to the last plank." The Colonel forcibly re ferred Mr. Russell to the course of the Greenbackers in Congress, who have all voted for the Radical side. He also made seine striking remarks to his inde pendent hearer in regard to the peculiar ities of the Mabone movement, in which the cry bad been for "reform," directing the attention of Mr. Russell to Billy's conversion to Radicalism. The Colonel gave his opponent in the argument tc understand that Greenbackism could mean nothing but affiliation with Radi cals, aud very justly observed that nc greater calamity could occur to thc Greenback party than success. Then tht people would see it in its true light; and would see again a negro government, ai tho Greenbackers could attain nothing without the aid of tho negro and withoui making every concession to the negro Mr. Russell's most ingenious sally, as lu thought, was in appealing to the Oolo nd's personal feelings, which gives t strong indication of the motives whicl actuate members of tho Greenback partj in adopting their faith. He suggeBtec to tho Colonel in substance that tin Democratic party was not going to ad fairly by him or give him the ofhci which it is intimated that h?3 friends an pushing him for. "Wby," said the Col onel, "that would not make thc shghtcs difference in my convictions. I beliovi iu reform within the party all tho time (the Colonel is a strong exponent of th primary system.) I am not working,sn for my persona' advantage. I am i Democrat because I have children tba will live after me." Tho Colonel mad unanswerable replies to Mr. Russell arguments in behalf of independents and exhibited to that gentleman in con vincing language the folly of Greenback ism. It is safe to say that if Mr. Russel wishes to retain his Greenbackism h will in futuro avoid a talk about th political situation with mon like Colon? Lipscomb. Just before parting with M Russell, tho Colonel said, portontiouslj "When I get on the stump 1 will throw o the bridle," and bo will no doubt kee his word. Then there will be music i tho nir for tho Greenbackers. Tho Colonel predicts that the most ? those Greenbackers who aro trying i create a stir will be back in the Deim eratic party again before the next cac pnign is over. _ - "Old Aunt Mattie Dickey" died i the age of 10G years in Jefferson count Ala. - Wben little. Bell was two years ol Rho used to admire tbe full moon ve much ; hut when ber aunt pointed pi the now moon, she exclaimed, n. the dil tress tone. "<>, 'tis broken. t:s bi ken 1" Johnny, who was just learnu to talk, being asked if he saw thc moo Baid "yes I see the rind of it. - A short time since two young lad: were accosted by a gypsy woman, w told them that for a shilling each s would show them their husband s faces a nail of water, which being broup they exclaimed : ' Wo only see our o faces" "Weel," said thc old worm "those faces will bo your huEbands ia when you are married." A TEititlBLE TALE OF SUFFERING. Desperat? Struggler through tho Snow and leo- Living ou Wog Meat, Glycerine, Al cohol aud Arctic Willow Leave?. The Navy Department has received from Engineer Melville, of the "Jean nette," the ship sent out by the New lork Herald to discover the North Polo, and which was wrecked in tho Arctic Seas last year, a detailed account of the finding of the dead bodies of Capt. Do Long, the commr.m'er of the expedition, and his men. Accompanying thc report is a copy of DeLoug's note book, which ie a record showing the starvation of the party and their dea:h one by ono until but three remained, of whom DeLong was one, who seemed to have all died at once, as no entries appear in the book after DeLong's ceased. Tho notes wore begun ou Saturday, October 1, 1881, and the first entry is : '111th day, and a new month. Called all hands as soon as the cook announced boiling water, and at 0.45 had our break fast-iialf pound of deer meat and tea. Hie doctor rammed the cutting away of poor Erickson's toes this morning. No doubt it will have to continue till half of his feet are gone or death ensues, or we get to a settlement. Only one toe left now." Tho noto book also gives an ac count of each day's experience from that date onward, but towards the last bia notes become very short. Under dato of Monday, October 3d, DeLong writes that his party thought they saw a but, but upon reaching the spot found only a mouud. A camp was mado in a bolo in the bluff, and a roaring fire was soon drying (aud burning) their Clothes, while tho cold wind ate into their backs. KATINI; THI: DOCJ. And now for supper nothing remained but tho dog. I therefore ordered him killed and dressed by Ivorson, and soon after a stew was made of such parts as could not bo carried, of which everybody except the doctor and myself eagerly partook. To us two it was a nauseating mess, and-bul why go on with such a disagreeable subject. I had tho re mainder weighed, and I am quite suro we hud twenty-seven pounds. The ani mal was fat, and as ho had been fed on pemmican presumably clean. Collius and G?rtz had taken some alcohol, but I could not get it down. Cold weather, with a raw northwest wiud impossible to avoid or screen, our future was a wretch ed, dreary night. Erickson soon became delirious, and his talking was a horrible accompaniment to tho wretchedness of our surroundings. Warra we could not get, and getting dry seemed out of the question. Every one seemed dazed and stupefied, and I feared some of us would perish during the night. How cold it was I don't know, as my last thermom eter was broken by my many falls upon the ice, but I think it must have been below zero. A watch was set lo keep the fire going aud we huddled around it, and th us our third night without sleep was passed. If Alexia had not wrapped his sealskin around me and sat alongside of me to keep me warm by the heat of his body, I think I should have frozen to deu?h. As it wa3 I steamed and shivcrt aud shook. Erickson's groans and ram bling tnlk rang out on the night air, and such a dreary, wretched uight I hope I shall never again see. IN A HUT WITH SHOUT RATIONS. TUESDAY, October 4-114th day. At the first approach of daylight we all began to move around aud the cook was set lo work making tea. Tho Doctoi now made the unpleasant discovery thal Erickson had got his gloves off during the niijht and that now his hands were frozen. Men were at once set at worl rubbing them, and by G a. m. had so fm restored circulation ns to risk moving the mau. Each one has hastily swallowed t cup of tea and got his load in readine . Erickson was quite unconscious, and w< lashed him on the sled. A southwest gale was blowing and the sensation o cold was intense. But at 6 a. m. wi started, made a forced march of it, auc at S a. m. had got the sick man and our Belves, thank God, under cover of a hu large enough to hold us. Here wo a once made a fire and for the first timi since Saturday morning last got warm. The Doctor at once examined Ericksoi and found him very low indeed. Hi pulse was very feeble. He was quite un conscious, and under the shock of las night's exposure was sinking very fnsl Fears were entertained that he might nc last many hours, and I therefore calle upon every one to join me in reading tb prayers for a sick person before we sougl any" rest for ourselves. This was done i a quiet and reverent manner, though fear my broken utterances made but lilt) of tho service audible. Then setting watch we all, excepL Alexia, lay down I Bleep. At 10 a. m. Alexia went ofT I hunt, but returned at noon wet, havin broken through the ice and fallen in tl river. At .0 p. m. wo roused up, and considered it necessary to think of sors food for my party. Half a pound of dc meat waa fried for each person, and cup of tea given, and that constituti our day's food, but we were so gratef that we were not exposed to the mercile southwest gale that tore around us th we did not mind short rations. ERICKSON'S DEATH. THURSDAY, October 6-HGth day Called all handB at 7.30. Had a cup third-hand tea, with half an ounce alcohol in it. Everybody very wei Gale moderating somewhat. Sont Ales out to hunt. Shall start Ninderma and Noros at noon to make tho fore march to Ku Mark Sinka. At 8.45 c messmate. Erickson, departed this li Addressed a few words of cheer and co fort to the men. Alexia came ba empty-handed-too much drifting BCC What in God'B name is going to becoi of us? Fourteen pounds of dog mi left and twentv-five miles to a possil BCttlement. As to burying Erickson cannot dig a grave, for the ground frozen and wo have nothing to dig wi There ia nothing to do but bury bim the river. Sewed him up in the flaps the tent and covered him with my fl Got ten men ready, and with half ounce of alcohol wo will try to make to bury him, but wc are all BO weak I not see how we are going to travel. 12.40 rend the burial service and cari our departed shipmate to thc river, wh a bole having been cut in tho ice, he; buried, three volleys from our Kemi tons being fired over him as a furn honor. A board was prepnred, with ; cut on it: "In meirory of H. H. En son, October G, 1881. U. S. 8. *J< nette."' And this will best?ck in river bank, almctt over his grave. His clothing was divided up amonp messmates. Ivcrcon baa his Bible ai lock of his hair. Supper at 5 p. m., a pound of dog meat and tea. LAST TBA AND LAST TOO MEAT I FRIDAY, October 7-117th da I Breakfast, consisting of our last I pound of .log meat and tea. Our ! crain of tea was put in the kettle ! morning, and we arc now about to ur I take our journey of twenty-five r ' with some old tea leaves and two qi i of alcohol. Howover, I trust in and I believe that Ho who baa fed us : thus far will not sutTer us to die of want ! now. Coinmeucod preparations for de- ! parturo at ten minutes past 7. Ono Win chester rifle being out of order, is, with 1G1 rounds of ammunition, left behind. We havo with us two Remingtons and 243 rounds of ammunition. Under way by 8.30 and proceeded un til 11.20, by which timo wo had made about threo miles. Here wo were all I pretty well done up, and seemed to be waudering in a labyrinth. A large lump 1 of wood swept in by an eddy, seemed to ' bo a likely pince to get hot water, and I halted the party for dinner-ono ounce . of alcohol in a pot of toa. Then went ahead and soon btruck what seemed like the main river again. Here four of us j broke through tho ice in trying to cross, ' and, fearing frost-bite, I had a uro Liii'fc ! on the west bank to dry us up. Sflnt Alexia off meanwhile to look for food, directing him not to go very far or stay long, but nt 1.30 ho had not returned nor was he in sight. Light southwest breeze, foggy. Mountains in sight to southward. At 5.30 Alexia returned with one ptarm igan, of which we made soup, and with half an ounce of ulcohol had our suppor. Then crawled nuder our blankets for a sleep. Light west breeze, fuu moon, starlight, not very cold. Alexia saw the river a milo wide, with no ico in it. ALCOHOL AS A I>IKT. SATURDAY, Oetobe. 8-118th day. Called all hands at half-past five. Break fast, ouo ounce of alcohol in a pint of hot water. Doctor's Note.-Alcohol proves of irjreat advantage. Keeps off craving for lood, preventing gnawing at stomach and has kept jp the strength of tho men aa. given-threo ounces per day, as esti mated, and in accordauce with Dr. Am bler's experiments. WEAK BUT CHERRFUL. MONDAY, October 10-120th day. Last half ounce of alcohol at 5.30. At 3.30 sent Alexia off to look for ptarmigan. Kat deer skin scraps. Yesterday morn ing ate my deer skin foot nips. Light southeast wind. Air not very cold. Under way at eight. In crossing creek Jireo of ua got wet. Built fire and dried mt. Ahead again until li ; used up. Built fire ; made a drink out of the tea leaves from alcohol bottle. On again at loon. Fresh south southwest wind. Drifting snow. Very hard going. Lee vegging le be left. Some little beach ind then long stretches of high hank. Ptarmigan tracks plentiful. Following Nindennaun's track. At 3 halted, used ip. Crawled into a bolo in the bank, collected wood and built a fire. Alexia iwny in quest of gamo. Nothing for nipper except a spoonful of glycerine. \11 bands weak anu feeble, but cheerful, '.uni help us I GLYCERINE AND WATER. TUESDAY, October ll-121st day. southwest gale, with snow. Unable to nove. No game. Teaspoonful of glyce ine and hot water for food. No moro vood in our vicinity. WEDNESDAY, October 12-122d day. Breakfast, last spoonful of glycerine and mt water. For dinner we had a couple >f handsful of Arctic willow in a pot of ?vnter and drank the infusion. Every )ody getting weaker and weaker. Hard y strength to get firewood. Southwest ralo, with suow. "IN TUE HANDS OF GOD." THURSDAY, October 13-123d day. Willow toa. Strong southwest wind. So news from Nindermanu. We are in .he hands of God, and unless He relents ire lost. We cannot move against tho .vim], aud staying here means starvation. \fter noon went ahead for a mile, cross ing either another river or a wind in the jig one. After crossing missed Lee. Went down in a hole in tho bank and lamped. Sent back for Lee. Ho had aid down and was waiting to die. All mited in saying tho Lord's Prayer and Ureed. After supper strong gale of wind, lloirible night. WILLOW TEA. FRIDAY, October 14-124th day. Breakfast, willow lea. Dinner, half tea spoonful sweet oil and willow tea. Alexia mot one ptarmigan. Had soup. South vest wind moderating. BRAVE MEN BREAKING DOWN. SATURDAY, October 15-125th day. Breakfast, willow tea and two old boots. Conclude to movo nt sunrise. Alexia broken down ; also Loo. Came to an jmpty grain raft. Halt and camp. Signs of smoke at twilight to southward. SUNDAY, October if?-12Gth day. Alexia broken down. Divine service. ALEXIA DIES. MONDAY, October 17-127th day. Alexia dying. Doctor baptized him. Read prayers for sick. Mr. Collins' birthday, forty years old. About sunset Alexia died. Exhaustion from starva tion. Covered him with ensign and laid bim in tho crib. TUESDAY, October 18-128th day. Calm aud mild. Snow falling. Buried Alexia in the afternoon. Laid him on thc ico of the river and covered him over with slabs of ice. WEDNESDAY, October 19-129th day. -Cutting up tent to make foot gear. Doctor went ahead to find now camp. Shifted by dark. THURSDAY, October 20-130th day. Bright and sunny, but very cold. Lee ana Knack dono up. KNACK ANE LEE DEAD. FRIDAY, October 21-131st day. Knack was found dead about midnight bctweon tho Doctor and myself. Leo died about noon. Read prayers for sick when wo found ho was going. SATURDAY, October 22-132d day. Too woak to carry the bodies of Leo and Knack out on tho ice. The Doctor, Col lins and myself carried them around the corner out of sight. Then my eyo closed up. SUNDAY, October 23-133d day. Everybody pretty c.eak. Slept or rested to-day, and then managed to get enough wood in before dark. Read part of divine service. Suffering in our feet. No foot gear. MONDAY' Oct. 24-134th day.-A hard night. TUESDAY, Oct. 25-135th day. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26-13Gth day. DYING. THURSDAY, Oct. 27-137th day.-Ivor son broken down. FRIDAY, Oct. 28-138th day.-Ivorson died durir-v carly morning. S^VURDAY, October 29-139th day. Dreesler died during tho night. SUNDAY, October .?0-140th day Boyd and G?rtz died during tho night. Mr. Collina dying. - North Georgia people wont the Governor to appoint a day of thanksgiv ing for the splendid crop of grain that has been reaped in that section. - Sixteen thousand men aro now om Sloyed in railroad construction in Flori a. Eighty thousand people have set tled in the Stato in the past ten years. Col. C. W. Herbert, of the Forest Park Restaurant, St. Louis, Mo., was entirely ' cured of rheumatism by St. Jacobs Oil, I says the St. Louis P?tt-I)i*patch. THE CASH-HALLOY AFFAIR. A Statement by K. II. C. Calli-Thc lu - mocrftry A .?billed. FYom thc Greenville Sens. CASH'S DEPOT, S. C., Juno 24. To the Editor of the Daily News: As you Lave dono mo much injustice iu your issue of tho 22d and on no bettor author ity than information obtained from tho Newland Courier, I ask the uso of your columns to nisko the following state ment : On Saturday last Capt.T. F. Mal loy made somo remarks in my presence, connecting tho name of Major Blair, my personal frier.;.!, with that of Whittcmore, und I understood him to say "Blair is no better than Whittcmore." Tiunking tho remark intended to invito a personal dif ficulty, and earnestly desiring to avoid anything of tho kind, I immediately left my scat and walked to another part of tho town. After thinking the matter over coolly am' dispassionately, I con cluded it would be unjust to Capt. Mal loy that I should remain in any doubt as to his remark, o nd that thoro was uoth ing to be gained by dodging insults. I went back to ask him what he had said. While crossing tho street 1 asked Mr. Wells, a most nervous man and no friend of mine, to go to beer what was to pass between Capt. Malloy iud myself. Ho declined to go, and I went alone to where Capt. Malloy was sitting iu company with several other persons, aud said to him : "Captain, did I understand you to say Major Blair is no better than Whitte moro?" Ho replied : "Yes, I said so," and I retorted "You are a damned liar," upou which ho struck or rather struck at mo fifteen or tweuty times. While re treating and gua'iing his blows, I tripped and fell, and while on the ground with the Captain upon mo I drew my pistol to 1 Bhoot hinij but my arm was Beized and t held by third persons until the Captain 1 was out of rango and out of Bight. The above is n full and truthful statement of the difficulty between Capt. Malloy aud myself, but it is only fair that I should further state that Capt. Malloy is in tho prime of life, some fifteen or twenty years my junior, and a larger and moro power- j t ful man than I ha\e ever been, and that I t I am in tho "sear aud yellow leaf," a martyr to disease for the last twenty t years, and wholly incapacitated for pugi- a listic encounter. The fight was an ex- t ceodingly poor one, and so far as I know t neither the Captain or I received a blow, t bruise or scratch, and I was entirely snt- t isfied to allow the matter to rest "in statu > quo," but my Bon was indignnnt at what had occurred, and the following cor- I r respondence passed between Capt. Mal- I r loy and himself, which requires no re mark of comment from mc: I CASH'S DEPOT, S. C., June 17. c Cupt. T. Fi MALLOY, Cheraw, S. C., : t I have just heard of your difficulty with I my fa'.hor. Col. E. B. C. Cash, and while ? I admit his ability (notwithstanding his ' age) to take care of himself, I cannot o allow you to insult and assault him, when 1 I am sure you are influenced in your con duct to him by your batted for me. If ( you will read your heart it will tell you r that you have long entertained a feeling v of hostility for me, and why you have I uot openly expressed your feelings is a ? question for you to answer, and does in S no manner concern mo. I now beg that S you will name a day and hour, ano somo convenient point where we can adjust our difficulties. Respectfully, W. B. CASH. CASH'S DEPOT, S. C., June 20. i Capt. MALLOY : I enclose with .his a r note I sent you on the 18th tl.rough the n hands of Dr. C. G. Simmons, and which d he informed me you declined to receive < on account of tho sanctity of tho day. The activity of tho peace officers renders it necessary that I should now use the mail to convey tho note to you. When I I hear from you I will namo a friend who I will arrange with you for a meeting. ? Respectfully. W. B. CASH. d GHERA V. S. C., Juno 21. d Capt. W. B. CASH : Your two comrau- n nications, dated tho 17th and 20th inst., a under one cover, duly to hand through d the mail. I had no intention of in ult- o ing Col. Cash by the remark I made about Col. Blair, which was ns follows : "I would aa suon think of voting for Whit- b temore as Col. Blair." This was a polit- I ical opinion entirely, and not intended B as a personal insult to Col. Cash, and my \ feeliugs towards you, rvhicb. wero friend- v ly, had nothing to do with the matter, t] Therefore I do not seo any j^ist cause for c a quarrel between us, and furthermore 1 I had no iden up to tho time Col. Cash ap- c proachod me that he was in the slightest degree offended. I must, therefore, for j this nod other reasons, respectfully de- a dino your invitation to meet you on tho c "field of honor." Respectfully, ? THEO. F. MALLOY. C CASH'S DEPOT, S. C., Juno 22. B Capt. T. F. MALLOY : Yours of the p 21st, in reply to mine of the 17th and (. 20ib, bas been received, and is entirely i satisfactory. Respectfully, I W. B. CASH. I As you mauifest some interest in my ?olitical whereabouts, I desire to say that still inhabit the Democratic platform g of 1870, aud that ? "I fetl Uko ono who treads alone, gomo banquet j ball deserted," f "With honor fled amid picdgct dead, and all '-ut me *? departed." [ I have invited Hagood and "Bill" 1 Wallace, of Columbia, and Rutledge and f Lamb Buist, of Charleston, (can you name four bettor men,) to visit the old ; Janitor and superviso the repainting of ' the mottoes and professions we used in t 1870, but which from long abuse and f constant trampling in the dust are now < well nigh obliterated. They declined my i invitation, BO I alu monarch of all I survey, My : ?..iii there ls nonu to dispute. Respectfully, E. B. C. CASH. - It is estimated that tho South has this season paid to tho North $55,000, 000 for wheat, $50,000,000 for corn, $72, 000,000 for meats, and about $25,000,000 for hay, butter, cheese, oats, apples, pota toes, etc. - An election occurred throughout Io,va on Tuesday on tho adoption of a constitutional amendment prohibiting thc manufacture and sale of liquor in Iowa. Iowa City gives 558 against the amendment. Davenport gi? es 2,048 against, and Scott county complete prob ably gives 3,200 against. Reporta, how ever, from 399 townships show a majority j of 24,098 in favor of the Prohibitory liquor law amendment to thc State con 1 Rtitution. These townships constitute Ons-fouriti of the State. Tho indications are that the amendment is adopted by about 50,000 majority. Meetings of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to pray for success in Iowa, wero held in every city in tho Union, and foity thou sand ladies wereongaged in the eau voss in that State. An all day meeting was held in Washington, in which all the preacher* of the*, city took part, and I thirteen thousand meetings were held to pray for tho success of the amendment. ' The meetings wero under the call of Miss Frances Willard, and were to ask the blessing of God on tho voters of Iowa that the constitutional amendment for tho prohibition of the liquor traffic mi^ht be carried. The Cotton Crop, The latest advices with reference to tho coming cotton crop are that the acre age is smaller, though tho indications are that tho yield will bo larger than last year. Tho acreago in cotton for 1881 was 10,184,504 acres, this vear it is 15, 214,399, a falling ofTof 970,108 acres, or about G per cent. The reduction is great est in Missouri, being estimated at 17 per cent. ; in Louisiana it is 7.G per cent. ; in Arkansas, 4.0 per cont. ; in Tennessee, 7.8 per cent. ; in Mississippi, 7.2 per cent., in Texas. 2.3 per cent. ; in Georgia, 8.2 per cent. ; in North Carolina, G per cent. ; in ?South Carolina, 4.8 por cent. From these reports it is apparent that the Hoods in the Mississippi valley did not have BO disastrous au effect upon tho cotton crop as was feared. Where tho decrease in acreage is largo it was evidently don?i in order to increase Ibo acreago of cereal crops, like corn, wheat and oats. It is probable that tho reports of tho cotton crop will be better than the report licro given would seem to indicate. Thc weather we have had has not in tho main been favorable, but tho few days of warm weather wo havo recently had c?eclod a ?ory noticeable improvomcnt. i'iie crop jf lust year suffered severely from tho Irougbt, aud as tho indications this year ire for an abundance of rain, tho proba silitie* are that tho average yield uer otero will be larger. There is also said to bo an improvement in labor-tho scarcity )f provisions in consequence of tho floods tiaving neted es a strong stimulus to tho legro population, and that will have ita ?fleetupon the yield. Tho growth of tho cotton industry in ho United States during recent years is lomolbiug marvelous. There aro now 12,000,000 spindles at work in this coun ty, a littlo less thau one-third the nuni icr employed in British factories. It is estimated that thc new factories in course >f construction in New Knglnnd and tho Southern States will udd 3,000,000 spin lies to thc present number before New fear. Cotton mills located in tho South aro low looked upon by capitalists as among ho safest investments to bo found. Even with tho presout inefficient nethods of management tho dividends iverago 22 per cont. So profitable are beso investments that they are attracting bo attention of capitalists from all over he world, and it is believed that unless he present indications aro deceptive fivo ears heneo will see 40,000,000 spindles kt work in our cotton mills, or a greater lumber than aro now employed in thc ailis of Great Britain. Tho production of tho mills of Eug aud and tho United States show this outtlry to possess many advantages. Of | he cotton crop of last year nearly oue hird waa manufactured here. Thc pro luction of our mills for 1881, inexact igure*, was $223,280,000, while the mills >f Great Britain yielded $437,265,000. That is, our 12,000,000 spindles produced icarly half as much ns ibo 39,000,000 of ireat Britain did. The number of opo atives in tho American mills last year vas 181,000; in the inillti of Great Jr i tai ti 470,155 ; while the average pro I u ct io ti of each British operative was .912, that of tho American operativo was d,268?, aud while tho English spindles iverage an annual average consumption if only thirty-two pounds of cotton ench, mrs average sixty-five pounds. These facts indicate that in time tho American manufacturers will nearly, if | tot completely, monopolizo the industries ssocialed with cotton, and that tho in dustrial future of Uie South is bright. Ttncinnati Time?. Tm: WOULD ON AN "AVERAGE." 'What I was gwiuo to remark," said lr other Gardner, as tl ie back end of 'analise Hall grew quiet, "was to say to ou dat de pusson who expects lo enjoy Its lifo must make up hu mind to strike ia world on de gineral average. Ho who leglccts to do so will meei daily sorrows nu disappointments. Dean' expect dat le man who happens to agree wid you n de weather is sar tin to agree wid you n politics. It donn' loller dut do man /ho agrees wid you on politicks will ia' lound to accept your kiud of religion. Do fack dat you lend a naybur your hovel donn' bind him to lend you his /heclbarrer. Ho who looks for honesty /har ?ie finds gray hairs will be as Badly lisappotnted ns ho who argues dat an old oat am do sign of a thief or n beggar, 'ut. fuilh in human natur', nu yet be bber ready to doubt. I expect to meet o many mean men in do oourso of a oar. I expect de summer will bo hot ,nd do winter cold. I expect to hnvo h i Ubini nu in December an' shakes of do ger in April. I expect dat a certain per :ent. of dis world's population will Ho to nc anti steal my cabbages, trow stones at ny dog, an' hit me wid a brickbat as I ;o home from tho lodge. On do odder land, when I como to ?trike do average, kin put my hand on de man who will end me money, go on my bond, speak veil of me, and set up all night to pro ect inc. No man is porfeck. He may trike you at find sight as werry good or vcrry bad, but doan decide until you iverage him. He may crawl under the :anvos to seo a circus, and yit pay his iew rent in advance. He muy Hu to you LS to how ho voted, an yit tell tho truth ibout a spavined boss. Ho may cuss you >n the street and yit bo a tender father it homo. Ho mny encourage a dog fight, ind yit walk a milo to restore a lost child o its parents. Accept no man for his lne talk ; reject no man for his old dollies ; stand him out in do sunlight ind average him. You will bo sartin to ind sunthin bad about him, but you will je sartin to find sunthin good." A CHILD'? NOTION Anour THUNDER. -It ?B seldom that any but distant ritm ?les of thunder arc heard here in this part of Nevada. Tho sharp, rattling peals that rent the air yesterday were, therefore, something now and astonishing to most of the youngsters of tho city. While some rushed to their homes with eyes distended and hair flying, others darted forth into tho open air and begun zazing about to see what had "busted." One bright little follow who was standing Dn a porch watching tho descending hail as it rattled upon tho ground, when the first heavy crash came, rushed indoors, crying: "Oh ma, ma! Who's a-Bhoot >ng?'? "God, my dear," quietly said tho mother. "What did He do it for?" "Well, I presume to ahow us that He ia abroad in tho storm-that He is every where." "Well-well," with eyes fairly pop ping from bia hoad, "I'll bet-I'll bet-" "What, my dear?" "I'll bet Ho busted His guu that time !"- Virginia Ci(y Knterprire. - East Tennessco has a couuty in which four of thc precincts are named Upper Hog-thief, Lower Hog-thief, fair Promise, and Never Pay. - A wonderful spring which exists in Coffee county, Ala., is a euro for all dis eases of tho skin, and tho fino white, sand aont up by tho bubbling water is said to cure the worst ca*es of dyspepsia. CURRENT TOPICS? Thc Striker? in New York. NEW YORK, Juno 29.-Tho strikers mai:.tain a d?fiant attitude, but the tail road companies aro doing better ench day with their new laborers. Chineso Aid. IOWA CITY, IA., .Tune 27.-Thc Chi neso merchants of San Fraucisco to day telegraphed thrco huudred dollars to Governor Kirkwood for sufferers by the late cyclone. A Charleston Bark Abandoned. LONDON, June 69.-Tho bark Iivgliot, from Charleston for Bristol, was a"ban doucd last evening oft'Crookhaven, after having been in collision with a steamer. All hands wore saved. Yellow Jack Notes. WASHINGTON, Juno 29.-The National Board of Health is advised that tho bark Iris arrived at Pensacola yesterday from Hi.vana with one case of fever on board. Tho vessel was sent to Ship Island. a Yetlnary Surgeon Shot In Colorado. LE AK VILLE, COL., June 27. Thomas O'Connor, a well known ve ti n a ry Burgeon, was shot and killed, yester day afternoon, by Officer Townsend. O'Conuor resisted arrest and fired once nt tho officer. The Augusta Democrats. AUGUSTA, GA., Juuo 24.-At a mass 1 meeting of tho Democrats of Richmond Couuty to day, resolutions were adopted endorsing Alexander H. Stephens for Governor and James C. C. Black for Congress from the Eighth District. A Goorda Editor Cowhided ATLANTA GA., June 27.-W. L. Clark, editor of tho Republican, was cowhided by Ed. McCanless thia morning. Clark stated in his paper that in the Shields trial tho "evidence of MiCanlcBS and Venablo was not genuine ; it was ?train ed and improbable." Another Mordor in Ireland. LONDON, JJune 29.-Lord Claneycardo was murdered this morning on his way homo from Nans. 5.30 p. m.-Lord Claneycardo was not murdered, as was first reported, but his - agent, Mr. Blake, and his steward, Mr. 1 Keene, were killed. No arresta have been made. A Bloody Affray in Kentucky. MT. STERLING, KY., Juno 27.-At Frenchburg, thc county seat of Monitee ! County, on Saturday, there was a Masonic festival and tho town waa full of people The town marshal, James B. Day, ad- I monished Joo Rothwell who was noisy, i Rothwell drew a pistol and ?hot Day, who, in falling, seized Rothwell and stabbed him sis times. Rothwell died almost , immediately. Then Wm. Rothwell, a brother to tho dead man, and Sam Roth well, his cousin, appeared and opened ' fire on Day and shot him four times, I killing him. They then mounted their horses and escaped. Fearful Slaughter by a Gambler iu a ' Town In New Mexico. RATON, N. M., Juno 27.-Yesterday ', afternoon Deputy Sheriff Dolinann at tempted lo arrest a gambler named Gus Montzel. The latter fired two shots at 1 Dolmann, slightly wounding him, and < Cha?. Fox and Jacob Harris, who were standing near. Shortly afterwards Dol- j man made a second attempt to arrest ] Mentzel at bio gambling house. Meut zel again opened firo on the doputy, which resulted in the death of Harry I Moulton, justice of tho peace. Hugh 1 Edleston, one of tho proprietors of tue Moulton Hotel, and S. H. Jackson a < saloon keeper. All three wero instantly | killed. H. Lnlimcr and Deputy Sheriff Bergan were seriously wounded. Ment zel was then seized by an enrnged body ' of citizens and hanged to a sign over the ' Raton bank. Deputy Sheriff Bergan is dying, and tho citizens aro wild with ex- , citcment. It is thought a raid will be made upon the gamblers here to night. Guitean's Last Interviews. WASHINGTON, Juno 29.-Un to this forenoou Guiteru: was apparrently uncon cerned about wat was transpiring around bim. Ho slept until about 8 o'clock, when he took for breakfast a pound ot broiled ?teak with unlimited potatoes, bread and butter and a quart of coffee. Later in the day as his relatives and friends paid their farewell visita he oe* casionntly gavo way toa little excitement; but tho "only manifestation of emotion was when a bouquet was brought from his sister, Mrs. Scoville. This weakening, however, was very brief. He made a will bequeathing his body to Rev. Dr. Hicks, his spiritual adviser, with an injunction that it shall not bo devoted to any mer cenary purpose. His book is also left io Dr. Hicks. His counsol, Charles Reed, drew the will. When taking leave of his sister he insisted upon kissing her for the last limo through tho bars of his cell, nuking that it he so recorded. Either Warden Crocker or Assietant Warden Rush was present at all of these final in terviews. At times Guitcau broke out in denunciation of Preaidont Arthur for his cowardice and of the Warden and his deputy, whom bc accused of hounding bim to death. -Guitcau said ho wished to bo hanged at noon sharp, but Warden Crocker has set the hour of half past oue. The gallows aud rope were tested ! last night with a bog of Band weighing 250 pounds and stooa tho teBt successful ly. A Railroad Wreck, LONG BRANCH, N.J., Juno 29.-Tho express train which left Long Branch at five minutes past 8 o'clock this morning met with a terrible accident while cross ing tho bridgo over thc branch of8hrews berry River near Little 8ilver station The accident was no doubt caused by the spreading of the rails. Six cars, includ ing four ordinary passenger coaches, th Binoking car and tho pullman parlor car Zenobia, left tho rails and ran over tho tics of the bridge, tearing them to splin tere. Tho cars Kept on ino bridgo until thc train was half way cross, when the four pasnenger coaches and the smoking car went over into tho water with a ter riblo crash. The cars landed on their sides in about four feet of water. The scene that fol lowed beggars descriptor An unknow man from Ocean Beach was taken out dead. The cars were filled with passen gors, but tho number of injured is un known. There were about ono hundred hurt. LATER.-Tho dend man has been iden tified as Jas. L. Bradley, produc? dealer, of New irork. G. W. Demorest, of New York, ' is dead. President Gallaway, of the Ele vated Railroad, is slightly injured. Wm. R. Garrison has been unconscious sinco tho accident. Ho is sufferiegfrom con cussion of the brain. Geo, R. Blanchard, vice-president of the Erie Railroad, Rob? crt ll. Min turn and ex-President Grant aro among those slightly cut and scratch? ed. Wm. A. McCall, brakeman, was fearfully injured. His throat was badly cut. Mr. Mitchell's condition is preca rious as he has sustained inter nal injuries. Mr. Woodruff and Mr. Mallory aro about breathing their laBt. John T. Raymond, the actor, has his col lar bouo broken and ts otherwise severely injured. Mr. Fox, his father-in-law, is severely injured. Bradley's hotly is yet lying in an up turned coach waiting tho result of a quar rel between three county corone.-, each of whom claims the body. News and Gossip. - Georgia baB 2,G00 fish-ponds stocked with carp. - Many Canadians aro settling near San Antonio, Tex. - A watch fnctorv is to be added to the industries of Atlanta, Ga. - Floridians aro eating corn dodgers made from thia year's corn. - Tarrant county, Texas, has no debts and $i80,000 in the Treasury. - Augusta, Ga., is to have n library building nt a cost of $17,500. - Prohibition is an accomplished fact in forty-two counties in Georgia. - Two hundred buildings aro iu course of erection at Chattanooga, Tenn. - Hillsboro, N. C., has formed a stock company to build a cotton factory. - The Episcopal Church Cougress will bo held at Richmond, Va., thiB year. - Steel-works are to bo erected at Batesville, Ark., nt a cost of $400,000. - A couple at Sheridan, Ark., aro tho parents of twenty-four living children. - An immenBO number of manufacto ries aro being built in Birmingham, Ala. - Ono tannery at Iukn, Miss?, turns out $100,000 worth of leather each year. - Jack Clealand, white, died in Pike county, Ala., last week at the ago of 125 years. - Tennessee taxpayers had lo pay $72, 000 for three extra sessions of the Legis lature. - An oat mill will be established at Sumter, N. C. It will be the first io tho South. - Key West, Fla., has sixty vessels and over 700 men engaged in the sponge business. - Atlanta, Ga., hos eighty-seven I li censed saloons that tako in over $1,000? DOO n year. - Tho wogCB of farra laborers in tire South have increased thirteen per cent, since 1879. - Gen. O'Neal, tho Democratic candi date for Governor of Alabama, is sixty four years of age. - Virginia has 172 tobacco factories, which consume over 48,000,000 pounds of tho weed each year. - Koy West, Fla., ls troubled with an epidemic of "dengue" fever. Five hun dred cases are reported. - Tho present wheat crop of Tennes see would pay the State debt, adjusted at sixty cents on the dollar. - A negro baby born nt Corpus Chris ti, Torc, recently, weighed twenty-two and mo-half pounds at birth. - Alabama will have 2,330,000 acret in cotton this season. A decrease from Inst year of 10.3 per cent. - A Farmer in Green county, Ga., feeds his mules on cotton-seed, and they ire flourishing on tho diet. - The farmers of North Carolina havo ]e voted forty per cont, moreland to grain '.his year than thoy did last. - Tho cotton crop of this year, so it is estimated from present appearances, will be about 5,000,000 bales. - Galveston county is tho wealthiest county in Texas. Bexar is second and Travis third in point of wealth. - Many couuties in Tennessee produco Ino sumac, uaed in tanning, which if cultivated would yield largo profita. - A Jacksonville, Fla., man isexperi nen ting with West India yams. They iften grow to weigh seventy-five pounds. - A fourteen-year-old negro boy at Selma, is six feet five inches in height and wears a No. 13 men's size shoe. - The first appearance of cotton as an .irtide of commerce was a shipment of seven bales from Charleston, S. C., in 1757. - Opium can bo profitably raised in the vicinity of Athens, Ga., and a citizen will make some experiments in its culti vation. - Sugar-cane produced in Louisiana and Mississippi occupies 150,000 acres, and yields annually 208,750 bogheads or sugar. - There are 1,000 Indians yet in the everglades of Florida. They speak their own language, but aro civilized, fondly and honest. - A large and splendid quarry of Btono has been discovered near Dahloue ?;a, Ga., which is of a superior quality or grindstones. - A collard plant uiue feet high and a gourd two feet long and three and a half feet in circumference aro growing at Madison, Fla. - The Cunningham peach orchad, near Griffin, Ga., is shipping from fire to seven car-loads of peaches per day, 300 bushels to the car. - A potato raised near ?Hawkinsville, Ga., measures fourteen and a half inches in circumference one way and eleven and a half inches tbe other. - Tho aggregate value of property owned by colorea people ;.n Georgia is set down at $6,478,951, an incrcaso of ovor hnlt a million dollars in the past year. - The candlestick Stonewall Jackson used in camp, made from a three-prouged oak knot, was on exhibition at tho Atlan ta Art Loon Exhibition, just closed. - A man in Augusta county, Va., was tossed over a thi?ty-foot precipice by an angry bull, but was ablo to tako an activo pari, in a dancing party tho same night. - Old Texans say the month of May, just closed, was theeridfBt May known in Texas sinco 1832. The May of 1832 was followed by a remarkably not sum mer. - Mat Kinney, of Corpus Christi, Texas, is Inclosing a pasture containing 400.000 acres of rino grazing land. It will be the largest inclosed pasture in tho I world. - Florida butterfly hunters get an av erage of five cents apiece for their cap tures. Some rare specimens bring much more, and one kind, that is very scarce, brings $40 a pair,