University of South Carolina Libraries
Rf3y Telesrapn. Cable Ucspatclivs. ., LoNbuN, August 15-P. M.-De? spatches from Ireland give the par tie ul nra of deeds of lawlessness in Tipperary. It seems that while ono of the great landlords in that region, named Scully, was serving tho usual notices on varions tenants, he was killed by some unknown person. A strong body of police attempted to arrest the; culprit, when the police, in turn, were fiercely attacked, two shot dead and four badly wounded. At last advices quiet bad been re? stored. DODLIN, August 17.-The coroner's jury on the landlord Scully, murdered his te nan ts in Tipperary, rendered awerdict of murder, but the jury took occasion to deprecate the con? duct of Scully, and suggest new and moro liberal plans. News Xtoma. CHARLESTON, August 17.--Arrived steamer Falcon, Baltimore. BALTIMORE, August 17.-Tho Peo? ple's Bank was entered last night, aud the vault robbed. Tho loss is un? known, as the hoariest special depo? sitors are absent. NEW YORK, Augast 17.-Telegra? phic advices have been received from Vera Cruz to the 13th and from Mexico City to the 10th instant. Romero has arrived, and resumed his duties as minister of the treasury. A reinforcement of 500 men has been sent to Alatorie, operating against Negrete. Cortina refused to join Negrete'8 rebellion. The TYaite </' Union advocates the policy of count? ing European alliances as a guard against America influences. The colony of Barbadoes is uneasy, because many members of the British garrisons there are Fenians. Advices from Jacmel, Hayti, Au? gust 1, state that Picos has been de? feated at Bsyust, and forty of ill o iii I taken prisoners, including General Aleyandre, who was shot by his captors. LANCASTER, PA., August 17.-Tho guard of honor, composed of the officers of the Butler Zouaves, (colored,) which accompanied the body of Mr. Stevens from Washing? ton, left here this morning, on their return. It appears considerable feel? ing was excited hero by their pre? sence; many Republicans regarding it as inappropriate. On the street, the colored officers attracted consider? able attention; farmers and others gazing at them with a sort of mingled curiosity and wonder. Stevens* funeral to-day was an im? mense affair; crowds were present, includiug delegations of societies in all parts of the State. The Gover? nor and State officers, and many other distinguished individuals were in the procession. SAN FRANCISCO. August 17.-Yoko homu dates of the 20th July, state th at 150 Christians were drowned at Nuganski. Yeddo was captured by tho Southerners and half tho city burned, includiug two temples. The Northern Princes proposo arbitration by France, England and the United States, binding themselves and pledg? ing the Mikado to their decision. \ DETROIT, August 17.-Professor Watson, of the Detroit Observatory, announces the discovery of a now minor planet. It shines like a star of tho 10th magnitude. Affair? tit \VUB1IIII??ton. WASHINGTON, Angy st 17.-Attor? ney-General Evarts' opinion lins been published. It favors the President's power to appoint a collector for New Orleans and officers for Alaska, the commissions terminating with the next session of the Senate. Rollins has returned, and it is au? thoritatively announced he has no in? tention of vacating his office, except to a successor acceptable to the radi? cal party. The Star says several new Govern? ors of Southern States recently made requisitions on the Secretary of War for arms, under a law passed in 178G, but the Secretary has declined to fur? nish, until further legislation is had on tho subject. The Governors, in consequence, havo united in an ap? peal to Congress, to meet on the day to which they had adjourned, to take action in tho matter. lt is stated that both tho French and Prussian Embassies here havo advices indicating war between tho WASHINGTON, August 17.-Rosen cranz has received part of his in? structions. Tho policy toward Mexi? co is to be conciliatory. A treaty, regarding claims against Mexico, will ' bo sent there for ratification; there being no Mexican Minister here, no commissioner under the treaty will be appointed until it is duly ratified. Ex-Gov. Orr was at St. Joseph, Mo., on th<lr5th instant. In 1856, he purchased largo bodies of land in that vicinity, which ho is now looking up. Another battlo is reported to have | been fought betv. ion the Turks and tho Cretnns, resultiug in tho defeat of tho Turks. In an affray with robbers in Craw? ford County, 111., on Friday last, one of a posse of constables was killed, whereupon tho remainder of the posse rushed upon tho robbers and killed all of thom, four in number. IAdah Isaacs Menken, tho actress and equestrienne, died yesterday, in Paris, i "TU?ANCIAX. AND COMMEnciAl,. NEW YORK, August ITT-Gcjrta4???%. Money easy, at 4@5. Flour 5?10o. lower. Wheat l@2o' lower, Oprn nshade easier,: .Mess pork ?lull, nt 28)4. Lard quiet-steam 18^?19. Cotton very firm, at 28>a. 7 P. M.-Cotton firmer, but not active; sales 900 bales, at 29 }? (3)30. Flour-superfine State 7.25@8.25. Corn active, but prices favor buyers. MORS pork 28.62^. Money firmer, and demand steadily increasing call 4@5; prime paper 7. Gold weaker-46%. Sterling dull, at 9%. Stocks unsettled. Governments steadier. BAI/TTMORE, August 17.-Cotton firm, at 30. Flour quiet and less firm. Prime and choice wheat firm; low grades dull. White corn 1.18@ 1.20; yellow 1.17@18. Oats 70(^80. Moss pork 30.50; shoulders 14^@il5. Lard 19. CINCINNATI, August 17.-Flour dull. Corn firmer, at 96?97. Whis? key 70. Mess pork held nt 28.75. Lard 18^4'. Bacon nomiually un? changed. CHARLESTON, August 17.-Cotton dull; no sales-middlings nominal, at 28. AUGUSTA, August 17.-The advance on cotton in Now York and Livor pool, caused nn advance here, aud buyers aro askiug 28 for middlings; sales 17bale8. SAVANNAH, August 17.-Cotton firm, with some light demand; hold? ers too high for buyers-middling 29. MOBILE, August 17.-Cotton mar? ket quiet and firm; eales 100 bales middling 27i.<@28. Nine bales now cotton received. NEW ORLEANS, August 17.-Cotton quiet; but little offering; no quota? tions. Gold 46}??. Flour easier superfino 8.50. Corn steady, at 1.10 @1.15. Pork steady, at 31.00. Ba cou firm-shoulders 14; clear 11%. LONDON. August 17-3 p. m. Consols 943^. Bonds 71 J4'. LrvEBTOOL, August 17-3 p. m. Cotton buoyant and advanced ^d. uplands 10^.<; Orleans 10??. LONDON, August 17-Evening. Consols 94. Bonds 71 }?. LTVEBPOOL, August 17-Evening. Cotton active and advanced 3d. ; and at the close was still tending up; sales 20,000 bales-uplands 10%; Orleans 11^. TUc Harder of Dulla* P. Smith. At an inquest before Coroner Thomas P. Walker and a jury of twolve citizens, the following evidence waa submitted: Dr. A. N. TALLEY dopoaoth and saith: On Sunday morning, the 2d inst., I was called at 3 o'clock to seo the deceaaed; I found him Buffering from the effects of a gun-ahot wound in the left cheek, near the outer anglo of tho eye. Tho decoaaed be? ing verv roatleaa and unconacioua, I post poned tho examination of the wouud till 9 o'clock, of tho same morning; I then in? troduced a probe into the wound, which paaaed inwarda and backwarda, in tho di? rection of tho apine, to the extent of about thrco inchon; finding that tho ball waa too deeply aoatcd to admit of any attempt at extraction, I deaiated from tho acaren for it. At tho date of tho viait laat alluded . to, ho waa still ahnoat entirely uncon? acioua; in the conree of the day, tho atu por deepened into what ia technically called coma, which continued up to the dato of bia death, which occurred about 1 o'clock thia a. m. At the post morten! ex? amination, in which I waa assisted by.Dr. Edward D. Smith, I found that one of tho Erincipal blood v?asela of the neck had ecu severed by tho ball, and alao ono of tho largo nerves; tho muaclca aud cellular tiaauo of the nock and face wore infiltrated with blood; tho bail waa found lodged in ono of the largo muscles of tho back of the neck. I have no hesitation in declar? ing that tho death of tho deceaaed result? ed from tho gun-ahot wound abo vu de? scribed. A. N. TALLEY, M. D. Dr. E. D. SMITH, being aworn. saya: I assisted Dr. A. N. Talloy at a post? mortem, on the body of Dallas Smith, and found a gun-ahot wound entering on the cheek-bone; traced the courao of ball and found tho direction backwarda, inwarda aud dowuwarda. severing in ita courao a large artery and an important norvo in the neck; finally cut tho ball ont of tho mus? cles on tho back part of neck; havo no heaitation in saying that deceaaed came to bia death from ?aid wound. E. D. SMITIT, M. D. STABLINO STRICKLAND, aworn, aaya: That on Saturday night laat, about 12 o'clock, waa on tho city police; aomc had a68crabled on tho cornel- at Jacob Levin's, for tho purpose Of going upon tho Araenal Hill, for tho purpoae of making arrest?; all at once, beard pistol-firing down town; at once, they all niado for the direction of thefiriiif;; tho party ran aa faBt aa they could, and Bcattered, BO aa to catch tho parties'! who wero shooting; then came into Bridge atroet, and ran down tho street to tho next atroot; there ho met three mon; asked them whero tho shooting waa; they replied that it waa on tho next street, which was Senate atreet; these threo men, whom he took to be colored men, aaid that threo men.had run on Bridgo atrect, in the directibu of tho National Hotel; they (those throe mon) anggeated to him that he should follow that party and arrost them; paid no attention to them; went on to where the firing waa; when ho got there he found a conaiderab'.e crowd of colored men, nono of whom he recognized, oxcept Beverly Nash and William Thomaa; they were all nt anding around Mr. Dallas Smith, tho deceaaed; deceaaed waa lying upon tho ground, bleeding; aaked the crowd who ahot him, but no one could toll who did it; aome one of the crowd aaid that some of tho young men bad attacked tho members of tho Legislature, in that bouae; witness asked them whom do you suppose had ahot him; said they did not know, aa he had boon ?hot from tho inside of tho house; wituesa aaked whoae houae it waa; aome ono aaid it was Murray's houao, used for the purpoae of boarding colored legislators; aaked the ciowd who boarded in that house; ono man only re? sponded, who was a white man named Mixon; wit noss called upon Murray, who livod aoroo diatance. aud procured tho names of thoeo why lived in bia houao; im? mediately in front, whoro thia party board? ed, waa where Mr. Smith waa lying: Mr. Gurley, a policeman, picked up two hats; one was Mr. Smith's, the deceased, the other waa identified aa belonging to ono Richardson, a colored man, who afterwards claimed it; left Mr. Gurley, Berry and Alte? with the body of Hr. 8 rn i tu, and then went after the Chief of Police. Mr. Bad oliffo; when ho returned, found Dr. B. W. Taylor tbore; ho examined the body, but could not do anything, and it waa aont borne in a w?gou; found deceased Immer diatflly in front of the bouse; found no traces of blood from the house to where deceased waa lying; aaw no pistol or gun in the house at the time; when ho saw de? ceased, ho waa speech lees; the only two persons present when ho got there whom ho could recognize, woro Beverly Naen and W. J. Thomas. 8, STRICKLAND. SAMUEL W. HOOK, sworn, says: Un Saturday night last, deceased, James Wado and deponent were in tho Btreot in Columbia, at Geiger's houso, above Mrs. Hicks' house; wit noss stopped there to .vomit; when through, witneBB and doceased went down towards Mrs. Hicks' house; stopped then and witness vomited again; at that time, hoard three or four Bhots flrod ir Mrs. Hicks' back lot; witness raiset his bead, and deceased stopped three pacof from iv I ie re he (witness) was etauding; a black man ran around tho corner o' th? house, when deceased held up his bandi and said, "No! nol old mani" as lie sait old man, the black roan shot him over th? fence: deceased fell immediately; witnesi was about three paces from him; tho blacl mau turned his pistol towards witness and ho ran across tho street, and rai away; after deceased was shot, bean twenty or twenty-five shots fired; neve returned after ho heard tho firing De ceased and witness were just walking ii that street peaceably ; tho fence was low and deceased was " shot over tho fence witness nor auv of tho party were armc<] as ho knew of. Witness and thc part had not been to Joyner's Hotel that nigh together; did not hear of the cxainiuatio on Sunday before tho Mayor. SAM. HOOK. WILLIAM J. Mixox, sworn, says: That he has been elected a member ( tho Legislature from Barnwell, but wu not qualified. On Saturday night last after a caucus at tho Janney Hall, he wei down homo, at Murray's, a corner housi near tho depot of the South Carolina Bai road; was preparing to retire; saw mau per?ons about the streotB, and anticipate a difficulty; went back into tho privy, t avoid a difficulty which he supposed w'oul take place; soon after, he heard a disturl ance; some worde passed; then tho tirin commenced; thinks, perhaps, two of tl men in the house had pistols. Boon there with several negroes. When bo n turned from the privy, the bouse wi empty; board several porsonH in the hom say that they expected a difficulty; thin) James Grist one of tho persons who bad pistol; one Howard got bis stick read cannot identify any ono who told him tin they expected a row that night; C. Hayn Grist, Sasportas, Howard and Byers wei preparing for a difficulty; fifteen to tweni shots were fired while ho was in tho prto W. J. MIXSON. ELIZABETH DUCKWORTH, sworn, says: On Saturday night last, bad gono to b< and waa awaked by tho report of a piste jumped up out of bed and went to clo her windows; saw colored men running tho street. This was on Senate stree Witness resides within three doors whore some colored members of the L gislature live. The firing waa in the titre that she saw; had hourd some tiring in tl back yard; saw DoLargo and some o: that she did not know in tho street; tho abo can idontify those; saw fired thr shots after ho carno into tho street; ! came out from tho yard next to where e lives; tho firing then ceased for awhi witness was much frightened; could n tell what ho, DeLargo, was firing at; si two persons run around the corner; thc had been considerable firing before tb after tho firing was over, beard nome or whom she thinks was DeLargo, say th we have wounded one damn non of a bit and am very sure we have killed one, a if bo is not doad, now, be soon will 1 then heard DeLargo say I am a peaceal citizen and am not bothering any w they all, tin n, went from near her hon saw two :.ito men running around t coi ner wh-i e Rosetta Ballard liven; thin there wero seven or eight persons firing tlio streot; the two men running anni tho corner were white men; they did i return tho fire. Tho witness weiit to I carly and was not disturbed at all tl evening, by any one. until then. It v Albert Davis' yard that DeLargo ca from; did not seo Mr. Smith until she M him in the street; several persons wi standing around bim; did not recogn any ono of them except Miss Post, Hi and tho doctor. After tho doctor j there, the body was moved up on the gra DeLargo then came up where the b( was lying; noticod his agoing arov wherever ho saw any out- talking and tened vory attentively to what they w saying. DeLargo seemed to bo very nu confused and seemed to bo very orlick After tho firing waB over, and tho pee bad gathered around tho body, witri saw Beverly Nash and William Thon and others, all colored, that she did recognize, pass her house; heard om thom say this is tho first night that I li been out without my pistol. The ot said mo, too. They were coming from town when witness first saw them; ki DeLargo before ho came to tho Legi ture. ELIZABETH D?OKWORTI NANCEY HALL, sworn, says: On Saturday night last, she went to at 12 o'clock; few moments afterwa beard the firing in tho street, on Sei street; opened her window and looked i saw several persona running, some wards Gates street and some toward 1 coln street; saw several negroes firing; had on a light coat, who baited some in the street who had on a gray c asked, aro you a friend? White man plied, ho was. Negro said to whito ii wo havo wounded one of your men killed mint her, and you had better go tako cliargo of your damned rebel, negro thou left tho whito man and fir pistol off towards Oates street. Witt then went out to tho gate; saw DoLi como up the street and asked ano negro if bo did not stick np to the p ann give thom bell; saw nor board other firing after that. Witness thea \ down to where Dallas Smith. Hie decca waa lying; found Louisa Tost, Mr. Sti land and Durin, there; deceased lying on the ground; aaw Beverly N who remarked to some negroes who \ with bim that it was tho first time tho had been caught out at night without pistol, and he supposed that Chief J oliffe would do bia duty. Naah then < off; saw the doctor (Taylor) thero, she then went homo. Witnoss had heard any noieo or confusion in tho st that night: if there bad boen any app anco of a riot or any other troublo in t street sho would have known it. Wit was frequently to tho gate that oven saw no ono moving about as if tboy looking out for a riot. NANCEY HAL F. n. Guui.KY, sworn, says: On Saturday night laet, witneHB, Bi Strickland and Alteo, all police officera, mado an agreomont to meet at Lev somer Assembly and Plain streets, foi purpose of agoing on Arsenal Hill to r mi arrest. While thero, heard Arin ! the direction of Lincoln and Benatejstroeta; I went into that direction and found de ceased shot and lying in a pool of blood, . opposite the "niokar house;" near toe gate, on the. pavement. Several persona ad collected around them, but did not recognize any one but Policeman Strick? land. Afterward, recognized Hover ly Nash, then inquired, who shot tho man. No One could tell; asked where the shots were fired from; nome one Haid they were fired from tho house occupied by Murray, on tho corner-members of the Legisla? tura occupied it at night. Witness and Murray went into tho house but it was empty; all had gone; saw a trunk opened, and a watch, which ho told Murray to keep for the owner; saw Nash and he pro mieod to get all tho partioB that lived ia tho house and take them up to tho police atation, and investigate tho matter-bus ho never did it; saw Nash and Saaportas go to FeterOliverV. witneaa followod them and said to Sasportaa that ho moat take him to tho police station; ho protested againat agoing, aa ho waa a member of the Legislature. Nash then raid he, witness, had no right to arrest him without a war? rant. Just then, Policoman Alteo came up and aaid ho had coneiilted some one and aaid they had better bo 8ummonod before tho Mayor's Court next morning, which waa done; witneaa thou walked ofl and never had anything more to do witb the matter; witness found a hat neal Smith which ltichardaou claimed ucxl morning; saw no blood in yard. P. H. GURLEY. GEOROE W. ALLEN, sworn, says: That on Saturday night laat, about tot minut?e after 12 o'clock, ho went into hit house, on Seuato street; soon after, lr heard firing of plateia juat below hi house. When ho went out to tho gato, man ran by him, (white,) atood there am fired down towards thc house whore Mut ray occupioe; black mon wore firing a him; aomo Bevon wera firing; whon th firing ceased, witness was iii bia houa getting on bia boots; heard Noah au Thomas, with a crowd, aav, "ono dami rascal waa killed;" Naah aaid that thia wa tho first timo that ho had como out with out bia piatol. Witneaa then carno out e tho house and went where bo saw Dalia Smith lying there moaning. Stricklan was there, and several other persons. Th man who ran past tum, ran off; had on white linen coat. Recognizes ono of th partv who ordered tho pistols brought ou thinks bc is a member of the Legislature, t baa something to do with it. Waa not a home more than fifteen minutes before tl firing; never aaw any move towards ar excitement, or any move towards a ro that evening. The night was vorv brigh G. W. ALLEN. THOMAS DUREN, sworn, says: That on Saturday night last, mot d ceased and Wado (a mail agent) and 01 other, whom ho did not know; asked wi ness to tako a walk with him; then M Hook came up, and they went to Clondir mg's and got soino beer; they then wei down tho atreet; in paaaing "tho Hick houae, Hook, Wade and deaoaaedatoppci witneaa walked on to tho corner ar stopped for them to comoon; while st am ing there, heard loud talking in tho bac yard; heard some ono say, "got out here;" then heard shooting; heard son one eay, "All shoot together;" ahoutic I commenced, and witneaa wont in to tl I houae bolow; remained there until tl firing waa over; while there, aaw rn? jumping the railroad and other fence witness then went back, and found d ceaaed lying on tho pavement; found sev ral peraona whom no did not rccogniz Deceased remained back with Hook, wi waa vomiting; Wado alao remained bac heard no expression as to his being she ashed who eliot him, but no oue gave hi any answer; tbiuka deceased waa a litt under liquor; there was no noise at all the atreet; deceased waa not armed. J. T. DUREN. WILLIAM WADS, sworn, aaya: That he ia a mail agent on the Sou Carolina Railroad, between Columbia a Augusta; on Saturday night laat, he n deceased, according to appointment, at lager beer aalooti, not far from thia roo found deceased there rolling aomo ba upon tho bagatelle table; and request wituesa to join bim in tho game, which refused to do, aa ho knew nothing of t game; a gentleman soon after carno : whom he afterward learned waa Dun deceaaed and bc played several games, a another gent came in and joined the pi ty; when they got through, they wont ii tho atreet, and deceased proposed to tn a walk; said to deceased that we had b tor retiro, as he would have to go out tho road iu the morning; deceased ai do not be in a burry; went down tov m ar tho post office, to a drinking aaloi and took a drink; went down ou Brit atreet; went to a house; when there, t that every ono bad gone to bed. and tl could not como in; the party left aud wi into a saloon nearby and got drinks; w down then to the next atreet, (Linc streat : ) aaw two ladies and three gedtlen there; stayed there but a abort time; tl tboy went over to the house whoro ho i deratood tho lady was Btopping at; tl then left that place and walked down warda tho comer of tho depot lot; as v noaa passed the house where deceasod \ shot, saw three black men standing in gate-way; they seemed to be excited ab something; tbiuka that deccaaod ^ot ac. ratod while ho, witness, was talking w the woman; saw Karney McBride cc rushing to where they were: took hob Barney and told bim to keep away, for 1 that there might be a difficulty there; \ ness then went down tho atreet; firing t commenced from tho enclosure of house at tho corner of Senato and Linc atreots, at tho house called the Hi house; witness, aa soon aa tho firing going on, rushed across the atreet ; jumped thc railroad fence; Williams ci after him and also jumped tho fence v bim; they then went down to the So Carolina mail train and waked up hands who were sleeping in the car ; told thom that somo ono of our boya ' burt; tho party sleeping there got up I came towards Bridge street ; met three groes, who aaid Dallas|Smith waa el went over to where docoaaed was shot i found him lying in front of the Hi house, on hia face; Duren was bathing wound; deceased waa epeochlcsa; wier waited until doctor came thcro and pro bia wound; a wagon then carno along witness assisted in taking him home; not apeak until he got homo, when he i I am home with my motbor; afterward i send for Dr. Talley; none of tho party m armed; they were lust taking a walk pleasure; thinks that deceased and H wera noar the tree whon Hook waa voi ing; thora waa no firing previous to I noy's going across thc atreet and into enclosure; when witness met Barney Bride on the sidewalk in the grass, com up from tho South Carolina Railroad pot; when witness aeked bira who ahnt; aaid ho did not know; McBrido not accompany him np to whore Bu was; thinka that Melinde's rushing i that eate, waa the cause of tho diffica WM. WADI JACK N. MILLS, sworn, says: That on Saturday night Jast, waa aron out of a very sound sleep, oppoaito flrinstcad'a houae, in Senate atreet, firing of pistola; the firing was princip opposite, io front ot Goorgo Allon'n hon??; Also some shots were fired from the cor? ner of Suuate and Lincoln itroete, between 12 und 1 o'clock; firing ce M ed goon after witness awoke; Mr. Urinated wa? endea? voring to get hi?-coat ou to get into tho st root; advised bim not to go, as ho wan sick; ho ?aid it wk? his dut j, and ho would go; abott*, that time, two persons rushed across the street, and nearly in front of the boose next to Grinstead's, and called for the balance of the pistols tobe brought out; thinks they were colored men; the house from where they woro called from wa? ocoupied by Fred. Cook, a colored man; one of thom then started back from the centro of the stroct, and then halted and asked them, "What crowd is that thero?" could not recognize either one of the mon; some one said, "lt is Nash's crowd; it is all right;" went into tho houso to get bis pants and shoe.1:; Grinstead went out as witness went in; heard him ask what the disturbance was; porno', replied, "Who tho hell are yon ?" Grinatoad replied th t ho was a policeman, and wished to know what the riot was; man replied, that ho would blow the brains out of any man who would interfere with him; knows the man by his voice, he resides next door to wit? ness, and bid name is Qr&y. Witness, thinking that Griustcad might bo hurt, started towards tho front o? the house; gol to the door, saw bini going towards Lin? coln street; some one called to him that they had killed one of his party, and h( bad bettor go to him; witness started oui of tho gate and mot Grinstead about mid? way of tho street; requested him to returr to tho house aud get some water, thal Dallas Smith was shot and they wanted tc bathe him; carried water to bim, and re maincd until deceased was removed; savi DeLargo there; bo seemed to regret tin occurrence; seemed to bo much excited It was a bright moon-light night; witness bad been in front of his houso frequently during tho evening; saw very few person" moving about; saw no sign of any riot, 01 any fuss that night; recognized Nash an? several of Murray's boarders. JACK N. MILLS. T. L. STARK, sworn, saya: That ou ?Saturday night last, witues was in a house opposite to whero tb shooting occurred; was sitting thero talk ing with Fieldiug and others; heard tba there was somo quaireiiug on the street as if there was to bo a diffiulty; witnes got up and walked to tho window; saw crowd in tho street; board some oue asl' "How comes on tho Legislature?" the re ply was, "Pretty well;" heard some fuse which was either in tho houso or tho yart cannot toll which, as thero was a troe i tho stroct which prevented him from se? ing; just aftor that, saw flashes of pistol firing from towards that houso; saw aev< ral persons running in various directioni witness pulled tho shutters to, and sti beard the firing going on; couldnot reco? nize any ono of them; aftor tho shootin was over, wont out and met Stricklan and sovoini others, who asked him whet the shooting was; went in that directio and found deceased on tho ground, wit several persons around him; left soo after; heard very little said about the ma ter; while sitting at the window, some pei sons passed the houso and talked abor knocking bim out of tho wiudow; tbinb they were soldiers; tho difliculty occurrc in about ten minutes after they cur from Gervais street; parties asked him bo was a member of tho Legislature; 1 replied, "No; I am a Month Carolinian lt was a very bright night; liad beard no disturbance before that; does not tbir that deceased wa? in tho party; wheu 1 went to the body, did not rccognizo any ? thc partv that bad passed tho house. T. L. STARK. M. GniNSTEAD, sworn, says: Un .Saturday night, just beforo 1 o'clock, got up and went to the front do and saw two or three men on the opposi side of tho street, talking very quietl walkod back into tho houso and lit b pipe; tho clock then struck twelve; th? went in and laid down on the lounge ai smoked bis pipe; heard two or three ?bo fired; put on bis coat and buckled on li pistol; when begot to the door saw son twonty or twenty-five shots tired from tl rear tho Hicks' house, and tho middle the street; the firing then ceased, when 1 heard some ??no call to tho people in t: bouse next to bim and call to thom bring in thc rest of the pistols. Gray ai two others came out of tho houso; Gri had a pistol; witness waa on the street ai recognized bim; walked towards thei when ho was bailed by Gray and prosent a pistol at bis breast and said, who t hell aro you? Witness replied, I am policeman, and want to know what all tl firing means. Said wo havo killed ouo your men over yonder. Witness ask who is it? Gray replied that it is a dan rebol, and you bad better go and tako b: away. Just then Cyo White alias Holl carno in his shirt sleeves, ?nd no hat c Witness said, what are you doing thei Gavo no answer. Witnoss then walk across and found deceased lyiug on t sidowalk, on his right sido. ?Somo o turned him over, when William Them said it is Dallas Smith. Directly, Stric land, the policeman, carno up, and ask who shot him, but no ono could tell. I coaeod was bleeding very freely. Na came up; then witness went over hoi and sat down a littlo while, and then wo back, found iiadciifio, Ohior or Poli< there, aud others; beard Gray say darod any man to show his face, he wot blow bia damn brains out. There w< many negroes about ; had not heard a fuss about that evening; no indications a riot. bis MICHAEL x G1UNSTEAD mark. Attest: Tuon. P. WALKER, JOHN WILLIAMS, sworn, says: Is a nows agent on tho South Carob Railroad. On Saturday night last, uh? 12 o'clock, left a saloon in company w Mr. Smith, deceased; Mr. Wade, Dui and Hook. Was asked to take a wa not knowing at that time where they wi agoing; met up with two other parti McBride and Reynolds, and went to t house where the shooting was; took I houso for a house of ill-famo; negri were standing at tho gate, and three four standing in the door; hoard no qa tiona asked; McBride waa hit with a at: and took it from the negro and struck b with it; tho ne.i ; roes went to the back pari tho house; Mr. McBride followed the witb two ot lu-ru, when firing commend deceased, wit neus, nor Hook and Wade i not follow them; on? negro ian around I horse, towards the etreet, when dec?A( Dh, nol old man; the negro then fired a deceus,id fell; witness was about two fi fro m bim; tho negro wau not over two fi from deceased, and then ran around I house; his name is Richardeon; ia a mo her of tho Legislature; the gate was op? Richardson's hat fell near the gate; t listol looked like one of Colt's- revolve vVhoii deceased foll, witnoss ran over I .yards the South Carolina ltailroad fen? sailed for Mr. Wade, who was standi; tear whero tho difficulty occurred; Wa ollowed And thoy jumped the fenoo ai vent through the Carolina Itadroad yar valked Around and came back to who leceased WAS lying: saw acrowdAroui leceAsod; did uot recognizo any of thc it that time; holpei' ,%thv 8auth's he mri! tho doctor carno; bo probed t wound bat could not find th.^11 bnt jRft ?nd wont to bed: on coxnin?0? KS ?8. pot, Baw McBride and Rey\dB 8iMiB? near tbe railroad fence; toluhem that Smith waa shot: they said .t T did not know it; they did not return WI witness; all of tho party woro unarmed;r00fc waa sitting near the tree trying ' -?omit; Smith was near the fence, also -ying to* vomit; it was the samo man st^ jie.. Brido who shot deceased; Melin, went to tho honse to se? if there we, any women there; McBride made no 0i8e; McBrido mot tho party near Co<r,y'8 heard no noiso thoro until tho difhiity occurred; Wado was standing bohi\ ? tree near the house. JOHN WILLIAMi BERNARD MCBRIDE, sworn, says: That he is a brakesman on the Soub Carolina Railroad: was in Columbia o Saturday night last; mot Wado, William and others; thinks 10 o'clock; they were coming from up town: ono of tho party asked bim to tako a drink ont of a bottle that ho had with him; replied that he had enough, but did take ono drink; witness then sat down under a tree near there, and then went in tho direction where the. party were; found the party near a house below where he left them; heard some loud talking ovor at tho house on tho cornor, near the railroad fenco; went over to tho crowd and asked ono man what was tho matter: does not recollect his answer; stood there a few minutes and heard some firing; cannot toll where tho firing was, whether in the strcot or in. tho yard; does not know if he was struck or uot; was un? der the influence cf liquor; did not know anything much, as he was too drunk to know anything; witness was not armod on that night. B. McBRIDE. JOHN WHITE, sworn, says: Resides on Senate street, on tho South Carolina Railroad lot; on last Saturday night, just before 12 o'clock, waa awaked by reports of pistol-ehota; his room win? dow waa up, when he saw a man jump the fence, somo distance from the house; wit? ness dressed himself and went out into the yard, the firing still continued; then went out to the front gate; saw a man ly? ing on tho aide-walk iu front of the Hicks house; wont over there and found deceased lying thero; several persons were present; saw Richardson's bat picked up about three foet from the gate; baa examined his pro? mises, but found no balla about bia house. JOHN WHITE. SOUTH CAROLINA, RICHLAND D?BTHICT. An inquiaition indented, taken at Co? lumbla, in Richland District, commenced on tho 3d day of August, 1868, aud ended on the 5th day of August, 1868, before Thoa. P. Walker, Coroner for Baid District, upon view of Dallas P. Smith, of Columbia, then and there being dead, by the oaths of Thomas W. Badchffo, P. BoflU, G. D. Hope, J. T. Zeal?, H. Goodman, James Troy, W. K. Sessford, B. Flanigan, A. L. Solomon, H. Solomon, A. C. Davis, T. L. Mood, 1. Sulzbachcr, J. J. Bawls, being a lawful Jury of Inquest, who being charged and sworn to inquire,'for the Stato of South Carolin a, when ona by what means Dallas P. Smith came to his death, upon their oaths do say: That said Dallas P. Smith came-to his death, on tho night . of the 2d of August, A. D. 1868, in the city of Columbia, from tho effects of a wound in the head, caused by a bail fired wilfully ? ? and maliciously from a pistol in tho hands i and by one Thomas Richardson, and that W. H. W. Grey, B. C. DoLarge, J. K. 8?B Sortaa, James Grist, Benjamin Byas, bar?es D. Hayns and Joseph P. Howard were accessories to the killing; and ao the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths afore? said, do say, that tho aforesaid Thomas Richardson aa principal, and W. H. W. Grey, lt. C. LoLargo, J. K. Saaportaa, James Grist, Benjamin Byaa, Charles D. Hayne, Joseph P. Howard as accessories, in manner and form aforesaid. Dallas P. Smith- then and there feloniously kUl, against tho peace and dignity of the samo State aforesaid. In witness whoreof, I, Thomas P. Walker, Coroner aforesaid, and thc jurors aforcaaid, to thia inquiaition have interchangeably put our bands and Boals, tho day and year above mentioned. . THOS. P. WALKER, L. B. Coroner for Richland District. T. W. RADCLIFFE, L. s. Foreman, G. D. HOPE, L. s. JOS. T. ZEALY, L. s. H. GOODMAN, L. s. T. BOFILL, L. s. JAMES TROY, L. S. W. K. SE88FORD, L. S. RICHARD FLANIGAN, L. s. A. L. SOLOMON, L. S. HARDY SOLOMON, L. s. A. C. DAVIS, L. B. T. L. MOOD. L. 8. ISAAC S?LZBACHER, L. s. JOHN J. RAWLS,. _ . L. 8. State South Carolina-Kichland Co. Hy William Ilutson Wigg, Judge of Pro bale for Jiichland County. WHEREAS, ROBERT C. SHIVER hath applied to mo for letters ot administration on the personal estate of ROBERT NEWSOM, late of the aforesaid County, decoaeed, Thc?? arv, therefore, to cito and admo? nish all and singular the kindred and cre? ditors of the aaid deceased, to bo and appear before me, at our next Court of Probate for the Baid County, to be holden at Columbia, on Monday, the thirty-firat day of August instant, at ten o'clock A. M., to show cause, if any, why the Baid adminis? tration should not be granted. Given under my hand, and Seal of the Court, this seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and in tho ninety-third year of American Inde? pendence. * WILLIAM H?TSON WIGG, Judge of Probate, Richland County. _Augnatl8_tn2 MB. BICE'S SCHOOL WILL be resumed on MON? DAY, August 81, 1868. I TUITION.-English, Latin and tGreek, $60 per acholuaticyoar. 'Eugliah, alone, $40. Apply at Col. Sloan's. -J ' ' AuTlBwa_H. W. RICE. University of Virginia. THE forty-fifth Bession of this Institution will begin on Ithe lat day of October, 1868, fand end on tho THURSDAY before the Fourth of July, 1869. Tho organization of the In? stitution is vory completo, embracing oxtenBire and thorough courses of im.unc? tion in Literature and Science, and in tho professions of Law, Medicine and Engi? neering. Estimated exponeos, exclusive of books, dotbing and pocket money, of the Aca lemic student, $360; of tho Law student, 1366; and or the Medical student, $395. For particulars, Bond for Catalogue to Vil?ain Wertonbaker, Secretary, or 8. MAUYlN, Chairman of the Faculty, Poet Office Univeroity of Virginia. Auguet 16 <**