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TU~N&W8 AD HEI'9D WINN841OitO) S. C. - Rr,0IT,k .A ugst 14, : . 10g * ~It. AI+:-'..Y NN. 9> 'IS. EIltoR. dXI). S. iA,YXE*NII)t As8OecITB 12 $ 190. T OL Fool-Ki.LE11 WAI.NERUED bad. 1% in (lhe Georgia State Convention NomelubodyI actually proposed Aleok StePIlim. for Governor, amuj a fe'W others actually voted for ulo nomina. 'h'it YonK CotJN'ry hMociilACY IIVC tdoped the imiuary system of makini hominaitions. There wats, or seeme(I to be, a greal diflirence of opinion !it the palty as to the Imiode of solecting candidates, an'l the questiolt of pritna. ry oi convention wias submitted to 1 vole of 11he De mlocrlats of the'county ihether eirolled in a club or not. The detaii will be arranged by thi Voulnty Convieition, which meets Oil the 21st hist. The chief polit to be xetIled seems to be as to the vote re. (juhred to ioiiiiinate-whether aiajori ty or a plurality. CoN.. o. R. AnNEy DE'.fNER tC fwI-Ve i seoid terin 1s Solf"itor of the Fiflh Circuit. His health 18 lot good, aid lie needs rest and a change of cli maut.* Col. Abney has made a most Adutinirable offlicer. lie took an active part in the prosoomut1in of the prol. ment inudicil rogues, CardoZo, Smalls mid Chss Carpenter, and acquitted fiilselt in a manner to give p1oiNIs11 of the honorable position he was soon to take am1oig the bar of the Stte. Severl caunididates ire alreadv 1110 tiolned ilhr Ole place-Col. F. W. Me Master nuid Col. Jo. 'T '. Sloan, of' Co hui1111piar Col. It. U. l1onham. of Edge fleld, ai(n Col. .Jno. F, flobbs, of Lex Ingtonl, Col. sloanl ha16 decllimled The Georgia Muddle. The sitation ovor in Georgia is by m ias checering. The account pub iilhed elsewhere shows that Uhe State Democratic Conve#invY has adjourned without making any nomination for Governor. The two-thirds riule 1 in force. Itid Governor Colquitt, tHe lead ing caidlidate, fiiled to receive the re(uisite vote. Various reasonis are U4niWd for this state of thinlfgs. Gov Ceror CUolquitt's adminiistrationi inl gel eral seems to have won the approval of a great majority of the Georgia belmocacy. While it is conceded that lie ls m1ade some itilstakes, mid while it. is sispec ed ihat. somle of his official acus have not. been witlout selt-inlterest as their motfive, yet it Is true 0liat his conilct halts )een such as to de'serve well at. tle hinids of his people. Iis opponents clialin that lie is but the centre of' a political "r-ing" that have imaipulated affitirs to suit their own purposes. In the StatU. Convention the opposit ion developed just strength enionghrl to depriive Colquit.t of' a two t,birds v'ote, anid just obst,inacy eniough * ~to inakule (hem standu out to the end. The frieiids of the Governior seem to hav~e bcomeuu infected with a like per' sistenicy, and so thme most nzpor'tanit par1t of (lhe Convention's work was 'omplIletely bllocked1. We now have in a leading D)emuocratic State the un fortn'iiate anouiily otf a Demoncratic State t.icket wvithot. a head. Such a con)iditioni of thiingsican only (10 harm il may result ini the electioni of' a Itadi cal as Governor' of Georgla I Already the'I eniemy Iisimoviing. The Jlindical Slate Commiiittee have called a nomi na.ing~ convnionlfi to meet on the sievent hi'o( September. Even shiouldi thme Raduical nmoimec be beaten, great infury will have beenm done to thme D)emi ocrat.ic or'ganizAat.ion. it wiOuild hauve beena far better to sacrifice Gov' ernor Colquiitt, thanu to run thme risk of' b)reak inig up thle Democratic p)arty . G reait amii good man. as he is, his in terestu anid prospects are a small inat ter an) cuipalUred with thme lifeo of thie pairty to which Georgia and (lie whole South owe their escape from thie rule of' (he negro aiid (ihe carpet-bagger. ]iiowiever muneh Governior Colquitt anid his friends nmy hav~e *rought thie noma. nat1in duec to) hhn11 as a vind(ication -of i s pe'rsonIal and political~ character', thecy should hauve devised some means -a of avoiding thie unfortunate result of (lheir' persistent adhesion to thelv favor ite. Governior Colquitt's chiaractoer could halve been f'ufy vindicated in some otheri way. Prudenicie anld paitri oI.i sm alike demanded the withdrawxal of Coh1uitt and all other' aspirants be foreo the Convention, and thie selection of some sound1( 1)emnocrat whose tiomi )uat(ion would at once hiave' satisfiedc aind uiiilled the parity. As it Is, the deCvotion)i to the Governior oin the 0on0 hiand and( (lie bitter opplosition to hhin on thme o'ther, may result in turning the execut Ive depairimenut of Georgia iinto the hands of sinioni-pure lRadicals. Th'ie lesson to be learined from thme. imuddie aicross the Savannah Ia thmat no ind(1 v idual is too good or' too great to be sacii ced anad "shelved" for t he good of.,emocoracyv. have f'ormnally put out their' ticket for legislaive honors in this county hii the persons1i of Mr. W. A. L.eskey nid Col. W. lM. Weiborni. AMr. Leshey has been1 a, lepublican ever since time orgaiza. thon of his party In this State, and( hlcd tihe 0illee of county treasurer diuringa the atscendlancy of (lint p)arty i I he State. J1in stuck close to thme for (liles of Chamtiber'lain ini 1876-77, and onlmy Purrenidered in the last ditch, ConlWelborn claims to be a Demo. eral, lbnt ms neiver' CO.Operatedl with theOSl o contycommnissioner as ami Indeendnt ntutdat in1870 and theipoItis, ntgr. theya op vl, GKN. 4CA81 10 OikNe Ilrth2. A-1it6r Ctter In Atply to the Aenntor Ltecenlt CONtnet111111ate.Publnlahcd iU T1l News and Courier. - Fiom t.h oreelIvlle New.] The f01lOWing is,publiahed in Q :a.laional tepu*blican of wlaslhingtol 0It was sent to tio Datly Nets, bt pubatilon w"sdecliied tr obvioui reauous. As it has been publiAhed a ready, it is reproduced now as a mal ter of general Interest, from the National tepublcan.) The fllowinag correspondeneo wi explain itself: CASH's DEPOT, S. 0., July 31, 188( To the Postmastwr at Washington: On Saturday last I mailed a letter p this place, directed to T. L. Middletoji Washington, D. C. b'i letter cou1 talned my reply to the letter of Mt. ( Butler, piublIshod in the Charlesto: News Und Courier, and 1W sent t< Mr. Middleton to have puUlished i1 the Washiligton papers- papers 11 this State refusing to plublish lest I mIght injure the Deou11cratic party The Denocratic party is not takiil ay)%, very especial 01110 of' , Bieand desire the letter publisled. If the lot ter to Mr. Middleton hIas n1ot bep1 taken from the oflice, pleaso deliver i to aIiv edIltor., lidical or Denocrat, iL y our vity who will publish it. As hive nlot hrd fromt Me. Middletonl fearl he has loft Washiigtonl and has nto roveived or taken my lotter from th office. Yours respectially, E. . C. CASH, CaSu's DiroT,8 .C., July 18,1880 General X. C. Buller, U. S. 8., J'dge fiek Ckourt House, S. V.: GENERAL: I have Scont your letter o the 18th published ii the Newvs iit Couier, aki I believe over-y friew yo.u have imnst besh for shame at you Conduct. It im the dirst time in' .hi history of this State (and probably th) fir. t in any civilized land), that* on occupying the exalled position it which the people of South Caroliin haave (unt fortnatel) placed you ha: disi'aced and degraded thatt 'positioi by makIg anl unprovoked, -unealled o*0r, basely /p4se and cowardly attatel upona a p)rir.ate citizen, who halts tilaie ly and willingly submitted to the laws awaits and courts a full investigatiol of his conditot and asks for notlihim amore from) his coitawinme than a Fai trial 1111d cvena-laande' justive. You oir-, have prostituted vour high oilie to ariray public Opi;i0on a(aiast tin and to hlave Judgmeant passeI upon aaI wit.hout al lieairinfg. Yotte colse will "unaprovoked anld utcalled-f111," 114 had never expresscd to any one the un bounded contempt I had for you. You attack is "cowardily," for yoi assali ame now whIlen I aam1 h1a the fretters of thl law. Ytour attack is "basely and ma liciously filSC " for while you )ro-1es to "kniow 1otling ot the mierits of til case," you carefully misrepresent ((n( to nly in;1ury) the vaet you do know aid you have tie brazeln011i efrontery (< use thae words "1swash-bucker" mil "borde11 rufiutisi." Youir past re cord should severely a(ionisi voi againlst the ulse of sueh1 expressions ]in addition to your other qualities o heart aind soul, you may add that, o the basest ligratitude. A short thmn after you had completed your cain pai as a peddler of' bogus lotterl tickets, yOu piteously appeale1d to m to aid you inl removing tile baraliclel anid fith y'ou had1( collected upon01 yOu ua the foul wallow. You had no0 claim:a upon me, but in pit.y for -on I gcuer ously Urged my injured rientds to giv< you a fahir hearing bMfore you wer< conadeined. They await that "hear lng" now, Genaeral, but dloubltless wil wait ini vadia. Suabsequcnent to this yoti Cuinmingly, adroitly antd ve'ry poli tely solicited the privilege of inasert.in your' hiands into miy p)ockets, but piolitely dCclined the disuiaaguishea0 honior. Can that be thae sore tha chiafes you anow, Genecral? or has yoni iatuiltive shiarpnaess enaleld yo,u to rear miy uneoxpressed thoutghts, ad tha you ar'e now iiny enemly, for then rea Honi that, you knaow 1 believe vou t.o b< unscrupulous, heart,less, totally selfish cr'uel andit cowardly ? I could anot ox. pet or wish, General, that a man o: y'our soulless character coulId under, stamLd or ini-aniy man iier apjpreciatc (h< motives that actuato and sustain mue it: my pro'senlt dlifliculties, naor would hope for sympathy from a man wvhc huas recently beeni braanded ini public a a liar and who only sought redlress bi retuinag the oflcensive epithaet. AI you have hieretofor'e on all occasiomi b<on for sale to trienad or foe, Rtadica or Democrat, thle idea occurs to me)4 a to the propr'ictv of' bu?/inj/ you for th<4 present occasfona. Please, General lanae your price? E. B, C. C,asn. Senator Butler was Iinterviewed reO countly in Columbia bty a 0l'Corresond ent of the News aend Courier inl rola tioan to the above letter. When asket what actiona, if' any, lhe intended to tak< conacorintg it, lhe said: ''Colonel Cash's letter' to me shlowt hima to be a lunatic or lahckgnard, anad of cour ise, I cannot not ice him11 in eithe1 capacity. I have doane haim no( harm ad itf I hadiu ijured him, it is usuma amoung genatlemnen, at the first stolp i ask for' ani explaniation. insteado thais heo hans chaos'en to write mae a let.tel by mail which d1oes him11 more barna thlan it dloets me. lHe is welcomae to al the glory that hie acquir'e n'om thi vulgar and coarase exa hbidona of' a bau andi malicious he11art. 1 haive aaot no ticedl, and( do not inteand to niotice, any thaing lhe may13 say." 1)EuLNss.-Col. John R. Abnecy, i a published carid, declinecs to be a' can didate for' re-electionl to thae office o Solicitor oft he Finth dJudicial Circuait lIe feels that heo needs* a r'elease fr'on wor'k, and~e a rest oif some maonths' du rutliona. 'J'his lanounmenltCt wvill bh r'eceived with regret tharoughaont th<i Circuit. Col. Abnecy, though au young mann, has fi1lled the1 office of' Solicito with si gnah ability, anid wona for luim self'golen Opinions f'om every' 01n Hie hasa displaye'd a talent which fev possess5, and lase fuaithf\ully dischaarge< cycr'y dutLy incumenit upon0) as ti State's attorney, while, at theo sam< time, ano man can say hie ever useless ly aand uaanecesaarily pusuedl any on, chaarged Withl crime. The genera verdtict of the people-t'he Inury in hi caes--is, "WVell dlone, goot'i and1( faith fuil servant;" aand they woul gladl' honor' haim again if, lao would accep the positiona.-Coltumbia Teoman. -If, as some onec has said, ''a nu morous household is the salty of' th ,Iepublic," it might as wvell be pr'c chaimed at octe, that thae remnedy' upjo wvhich such haousoldk shouald be lean ed1 is Dr'. Bull's Unaby 8vru p. P'ric onlv. 2r> cents a bottle.. 'It Is alway reoliatblon 12'UH AG&jOFjr,2,uf 1t.1iL,J, a The Intititutlio to be O tnetd 1n tike Fir e o of O0tobor-Prepaiknjiels fr OnO 1lusn dred Students-Dr.--WoodroW itiet-tedl l'rofusuor in P1aceo of Protusor I.Conte. From the Coluinbla tegister. The Board of Trustees of the kJ1ta t Agrietultural and Mlechanieal ustittt liket agin onl 'lturedaiv mloringv at 1( s o'ClocK ald colitiiueti in sesion til nearly 3 oclock inl the - af1lnoon,. A Ve ryfree uid 1bl1 discussionl " Was lia( In tis protracted Session of tle Iattenr connected with the conduct of the in stittitlon. Dr. James Woodrow was elect01 Professor of }iineralolry, Geologr Blotany and Zoology, the ochali' whiet had been of1bred to and declined bN Dr. Joseph 1LeConte. Professor 1rod row sigillled his acoptinlce of thc Proissors Miles, Sloan and Wood, row were with the Board on Thursda) au1d co1s1lithig with the Board -Wlth v view to makinlgr u a cirriculuim oj study anld rules For tie goverllnelent 0. t the institution. It was left with , ti< Faculy to pwescribe text books, bute general course of study and plal o governrieit was pretty Well agreed upoln. The Board adopted the plai which was submitted to the Legisla t tuye at Its last session, with sioe muodi ficitionS-tha)fit planl having beel some. what modified 1)y the Act of the Legis lature itself. A sub-comiittee wa t appointed to prepare by-laws antire )ort at a meeting of the Board to bc ild next, Thursday evening at o'clock. An address or public notic will be issued by the Faculty in .the course of' a week or so. Tuition at this institution wilf bc free. The only charge made wilt b, $10 a year for room ret, f'or the pui' f pose of keeping the building ill repair. 1 It will be left. entirely optional witli I the student what schools he Will enter, aitd he may graduate in aiiy onc 3 school, if lie chooses. No rimairge iments have yet been made as to the conferring o' degrees. I The institutiol- Will cerl-ainly be put t Into operatlion by the fhi'st of' October, Suand t1he necesiiary lenement bIuildinvg. will be putl. in repair by (lint tie tu acconimodate o1e hul1nt(red skiidelits. ARE WE SLE rNE a A Word of Warning to lthe Domocracy ol South Ciaroia--Tho Dangers of the Situation. From th, Lntmwns1ir Ledlger. The s..ceonid ' tue-sday ini .November Will soon be hlere-the (l1da. (hat will decide ole of' the geVAte tolitinIl con tests that the couintry has ever witlness ed. What is the lDe'M11ocracv of Soutl Carolina doing? Sinec lie ioiliinatioll or State ollicrls at Jilil all excite ment las ceased and but little interest uanifbsted. The race is not so easy n ole 11 Some people imlaginle. A Cou ple of' 1.housandt; of' "1Indepenldenits and"Grubcker" 111a% tU111n the .scls against ts. .It is thought by mllenl of proninence tt.Our State, to g.ether with one or two oilherSouthern States, will b0 stcbornl i contested us to the elector-al vote, aind inl doing thiS we have 110 (1011)t but tha 111he guer 1n1torial vote of, these States Will in -durro at Similar procedure for le pal liation mid satisactioji of* the Radical rabble in the Slates. The Nationai Republicn111 purty know full well that they will ha'vo tfheir hands full to de fenat General 11ancocik for the Presi delley, anld they inlend to use everv ,means321 plossible to scoure' .his defe'i, and11( therefore hope, unditer the guise ol contesting so-called doubt.ful States, toi iinuurate a kind of '"electoral com fl3'Smisin" ol' eigh1~t--sveni amo,i wherchy they' can securo all easv vic tory f'or (Garfleld. And now arC 0our people~ goilng (o lav do0rmantl1. anid be urdillert.YI to the p~infciples upon wh'ich1 urpryis fonnidedl, 0or sit idly by aind see the electoral vot(1 wres.tled1 "from 0111 grasp,. whien, perhaps, t.he Late (11 tihe Naltionial D)emiocr'atic party vmaA, detpenid upon01 the seveni votes of South C'arolinia? T1ho'" Repubhlicani patty of South Carolinma will certauinly put ai -ticket in thie fld, and1( will, no0 doubt, be financiahlly aidedl by s'ome of thec I mllicail stilwarts, and1( when thle SI ate Is conitested as to the electoral vote, our State ticket will cermtauily bo coui ((osted so as to keep thme ibith'with the Hoepublia partv otf iis Sl ate. A lie pulblican ticket' has al'cady beeni spioken of', anud wo0 ea'iIot 11)1d 0our hands and1( compla1(centy awaV'lit the tr'imnplhh of (lie D emocr'at'io par1 it.y w ith 01ut workinig for' it. There neied no0t he the least, dloubt as to thle success of' our1 State ticket, but Iaking (lie above facts inito conisideratloll we onghdt to bestir ourmselves, and eudeavor' to r'oll iup a nmjority so larg<?,tiat t here can not be0 the least shadowv of' ai chance to contest eithier 0our State or' JNaitiona tickets. We must wvork, work, work I 1-iibor' has its r'eward', and the Repub lienn11 party wvill be just as apt) to reapll that rewiard as we, if we all with idle hands and'wit for' chance to gain ns t.he victoiry, II onr people will only thinmk a little ther canniiot hel1p but11 s'C the imlportancee ot' work inn hiard in this ('ampaig'n ; for where tISe weakest poi1n s ob hser'ved, therie the enemy1l inl ted ostrike. South Carl'cina stands a chance ot' being the pivot upon which the wheel of' governument(11.511 shal trnm, anid hence 111101 onl.y beconies 1us and our1 State to obtain and secure thlis power', but we owe it to theo Nat ioidt D)emocr'atic parilty to use 0our utmost enldealvors inl caurying the( State as lairgely foi'r llcock as8 possibhle. A Crnious Co,1:e-rIoN oV Prr''uo-rs. -T'akenl iniidua't1illy anrd c3ollect.ively, the patriots whmo wver' invited to New York to meet the Credit AloIhileanidi date for' thle Pr'esidency were peculiai'ly adapIlted to 111e man11 andt to thie occat sion. Ex-Governoris, ex-Senmtors, ex' Secretaiies0, ex-:olnunissionIers, ex' rMiniisters, ex-Genealiis, ex-Colone'ls, ex-cler'ks, and( other'i xti'aor'diniar'y 1per sonamges of thle palst , together w ith a few present. dignit aries, ninde up thec molly assemlblage at Ilie Fit'th Aveniue Jiotel. iiLiaalet W.illiaims, Secor' Robeson, Belkntap1, Unniiks, no0w Uniited States mlar'shal, andt a pat riot oft manly sidhes; Bullock, the notorious ex-Governior ol tor'; WarmiothI, ox-carpet-bag (Gover 1101 of' Louisiana ; Svpher1, ex-carpIet. bag Comngr'essmn; m'th, tIhe Veneztio ha lobber ; Stori's, who det'einded iab cock ini the Whiskey liing I ril1, and n mow 11tly defeonds Gar'fichd in tho pav" in11g job; F'illey, ex-P'ostmnaster' at St. .Lois, w~homu Schui'z pursued to the Senator'; P'inchiback, whom $1he Re' piublican Seniate refused to adnilt to a Iscal, aifterwr,r'd volting himi seventlemn thousandl dollars I'or mom-a thani) thr'e - y'ears ot' salary ; Cleiencl-Elrror Stough - ages, were consllenouis ini thle t hrionp 1 ar'ounmd thle (Credit Mobilier' canidoate - Johmn Sher''mm, itihila specialy -de o(' c tailed foi'ce of' collectors andI rev'eniu 5 oifilcuhs as is stall, y"ave a t'estive nlii to thle occasoin-vNm n'oA. 2. t Tiho Do:teimeRatS Fligl,tig ov r th: Nomina .10NAP 'iteh PA0d erhfite 'Astato convention Adjoukrnu VIthout Noninatlng- The tadi tis Looming Up. AtbNA. GA., AuguAt, 9,--..hb Dimuocratic Conven1tionl li- bwe in smssion1 five days without m11li 1ope -of 1n1ktI)g nomlinations tindorlhe" two .)hh'ds rule. Theo twenty-Idnth ballot va utlnchallged, aN tie convention adjouI-nd until to-morrow. Tito ina Jority will not leave Governor Cohlaitt for any othJ mn thitt. can bo -itained, as Ie ' wittin twenhy votes of two. tiirds of the convontion. The. matter will probably>be roterrod to the pco ple with tlie recimmollidiati from the InIajority to elect. Govornor Colquitt lin october. - Allpartiem will uitet uponl the electoral ticket ald pl1t form, Ind the catliidates of the cicinnati Conl yention will be endorsed. The party will not- lit harmonly with (he National Democracy. ATF.ANr.%, GA., August 10.-The Democratic State Convention passedi a resoltion fhifir after the thirty-sc-Qgnd ballot for candidate for Gove'iror, if nOOn e lecoilved two-thirds of the vote cai. (lhe convenition would recommend to the people Governor A. 11. Coillitt. Theo retsilt of tite thiri v-second ballot Was Colquitt 220 L 08, lardeman '46, Gartrell 15, Warner 8. The coi ventioln thetn pla'dc iti 11onint1ationl electors for President and Vice-Presi dont of the United States. Tit-3 ticket wi eleeted bI alMl. ion. 'lho don vention then adjourited until to-tor row. -Resolutions promisiln"g the uilited and heartyit support of tho Democracy of Georgia to Hancock and Etiglislh, Were adopted tilittlmously by a r-isin vote it thle coniveItionl here to-dav. Art,Ax'rA, G. ., August I i..-The Gubernatorial Convetion adjourned to-day, .aller 1111kinig the0 Fillowing 1nmintatii0ons onlf the Statfo ticket: N. C. irtt-11, of 1111]vInI countV, for secrelary or Stae; W. A. Wrig-ht, of Ilieltitoid, for cointroller- gentral 1) N. Sper, ot' Troup, lot . rclautrer, by acclamation, andt( Cliflbrd Ander sotn, ot' libb county, flor attornev-get oral, on the fourth ballot by (olinitt's full vote o '2241. The alnti-Colquitt men will hokd a ieeth)t lo-tnight attd m-ill issuo tit td dressed to tihe people o( the st itt. It is (IiouIit that tile opponelts of C quitt will centre oll ex-Cong-rossmnan A[illon A Ch, '1anldicr. of Delii.. 'i llhvllicansb calked a StIte Convettiot (o Ilontliltinto a State ticket on September 7. It, is understood tt. tihey 1re waiting for ov-ucrIres from1 One of tI lie wins of' the DoinlocracV. Th'e Rlepulbicanls halve nomi'ted for Presidenitil electors hlir whito and iltt'olored lel, alnd al1terntate.i in tite samte wvar. o 1CiIE IX LANMsAs'ru.-At Mrs. RosanlaTatylor'18, inl Flat creek town ship, oil Fiidty itst, 'mr. moses (knowin as Coo.) Licas, was shot, aid alitiost. instantly killed, witi a pistol shot it Ihe a ands of ikr. ,Ja. Itobert sotl. lr. L., a1S, we Iearn, had had a diffietltv wi.ilb his liephew, Ir. .1ts. LuICIIS (inl fihe mloriil") inl whichl 111r. Dithalr tolertso took the part of' the nlepliew. Later inl tle dIy M s Lus Inadetil al at tack tupotn I)ttniir Roberlsonl whenl his brollter All-. Jas. Robet(son, tired five shots it Ar. 1,., tha lau-t ball eiering his let side be tLIt1 the hipi2 botn and r'ibs, pIssin t'.h(Nui1 his body. Air'. L. died in a oew mainuites. A Ir. Robistont matde his e'scapo iln the dIirect ion ot' Lanlicste, anid was seeni last -i"''iday af'ternoon(il three .niles fr'omt T1axahair. All thte parb'teipatnia, exceept Mtr. Jats. Iiobetrt 'on, he ntitan whlo did( te shtootinig, m-e r'epor~ted to have~ beenUt druntk onl ciderl. atge; was a goodc soldier tronghi thte late war', anid leaves a wife atid twoi chibidreni. Mr. Ilobertson hais a wife and tour childlren, and1( was a nephew to the man whom~i ho~ killed. An in.. (juest was hteld. by Alaj. J1. Funduerbiurk, anId warranilts were issued for Jas. 1Ro. hietrtson atnd Jas. Lucas. Tlhe tatter wits artrested as an atccssoryv to the ctrime,l there beinog test imoiny' showimt's that he handed thte pistoiI to Mr. 1. IIe was lodged inl jail 01n $tundatv last. M r. R. has not since bieen heard of'. A plertL1 On the Streets thuits dcecribies hin: Hie Is aboult five tcet tena inches hight, about twenty six years of' age, has sa.llow~ colnplex ion, grey 01' blue cycs, is a little st oop-sh ouldered, hats a wartonl thue i ctntre ofi his un tder lip and w'eights abiouit (one hunitdred and( fifty pon ds.--[Luncatler LCedger .Accowa I Uowx N(o .-Last Sunt dayI afternioon t.wo( coloredQ( ladis, lt.ober't WVrigtand Edwardil'( Jones, ag'ed about tn anid eightt year.is resctl0li velv, wvent to a brook Just west of' Yorke'ille for' Ntintmer' a plaec( of' genraul resior't hv boyi ' otr bathing, bengt!1 a ''washout," on (lie edge ofanut ol lehil by whicht lhe strleamt r'uns. UJsuiallyv it is not deep01, hutl, te r'ecent. raints Ittad washe'd it. (ut Iutil water~ was ill it, to lihe dep th of' five or six feet , I tough judgintg biy the surfaciue of' the waer' wit,h the bmiaks, it dlid ntot. apipea-r to be~ mtore thani the ord ittary deptht of three or' four feet. I VTchovs were' eviidenltly unpruepared for thais depth, as bte suipposition is that theoy waded In fromt a shallow poit, atnd bef'or'e thtey could b)0 aware of thteir dlanger' were compliletely subl mer'ged, atnd beltig unable to0 swim, (11ed1 under the water from striatgutla-. t.i(on. 'They wereC alccidenltally discov' cred by' some boys about htalfI ant lhour aterhe w%ere seen1 ((o pass a house nteat' (te pool, liut thet mieans of resus citlationt adopted af'ter taking them , *Jstice Lewis, resnlted inl a'verd(ict Ithait they came to their deathi by acci dlental drowvning.-EAnquir'cr. ITHE C2otu AOA tN.-On()t Sunday Iast A. J. Clinton, colorecd, oif Liberty 111l1, sent a leit' to Hor'ace Wh ite (also colored) by htis (Iloraco's) sont. Th'ie letter was of ani o)l'lusivo nauret, andl( ntdhed lby chatllenlging lhin to a (1uel with jiist ols, at ten paces~5; and( lie said he ottly wanated a chtance to liut t wo butl lets throuf.ih his (darnei eattNw lrci )id not'ant bte bul Ilets lput thrtoutgh htis hieart In thtat l.ann ter', so ((o pr'evet it Ite camne to Camduen on Mon ,day andt( had ai warranllt issued( teri Clini toln's arreSt fir sondinig a chatllcege l Ie aisser'tod his Intenationi of' seeing the aitrt through to the end.'-'-Camden Joiurnal. DISOLUIONOF COPA RTNERJSH IP, ri'l Ihcopartnershiip heorcbtoroi exit I. und(er the ihmn name of' l)epories & Month, is this day di(lv'ed'' by litunitation. I.The style of thte irmt will r'dmtain thle san 0~ andlbtasiness ilil bie conitinued until .'anntary1ls1188l, whien the concern 'wil go mueiolhnudation. am!~ I-I J. 1t. 110twru - t LUiXPN & BAirfE 8OUTH5RN MuSIC HOUSE TILE MIUSIC HOUSE OF THE SOUTH ItEIMOVAL TO OUR New Doube Store An lnmense Music Temple. Two largetorem, ehoi 30 foot front an( four storie8 high, fronting on threo street and filled from cellar to loft with muioe suipplies. Nothing to compatro with it i the Southern Statom. A 12IG STORE, A 1110 ST1OCK, A BIG TRADE AND MOPM TO COMm During tie ten yenrm sinco our estab lishmet of our houHo wo Iavo d0velope the uiic t.rado of the South to a woi derful degree, but ats yet wo have only bo gun. Wesep not many year ithead, bkuiness of , million a ; Car. ud to tak care of t.hisi enorinou trade we have prc vided our pescent mammoth warorooln Fall trade 188C' will he immenso. Wo ar ready for it. For monthsi our 4onior part ner ha been at the North colnractin wiith Piano and Orgat manuttact.urers fl 'insi ruments. l0 h1as1 concluded m1o advantaigeous contractm, imnd thle Piano and Organs aro "1coming, coming" 100,001 more, by every steamwr. New Styles, Nom Pricos, New Terms, New Store, Now Do parturo. SPECIAL OFFER, FALL 1880 Cash prices viti three Months credit. Dutig mothix ef Aug. Sept. and Oct we Will sell Piano iid Organsu at, .Lowmw CAIM PRICEN, payablo $25 Cash on a Pi an) or $10 Clash on an Organ. with thi bahue in three montlht, wlToUT INTEi EST. 0 wNAT DO YOU SAY TO TInS OFFEIL Write for Illustrated Catalognes an New 1 rice Lists For Fall 1860, jnd pre pare to be altonilied. LUDDIEN & B ATES ,HAVAINNAH, GA. Wholesale P'iano and Organ Dealers. Jill) V --ARE -0 Thorofore we hike pliasura in an. nlouncin g to our frienda and cus tomnors that we havo made a grea1 reduction in pi)'co's of our stock. W< arc determined neycr to bo WVe w. ill givo our customnors at sp3 ciali benfit by of'ering great and rarVO bargai1ns.* CJalicos4, Mustilinst,'Swiss, and all kinids of Whito Goods for -siummoi wecer at GREA.TLY RED)UOED PPICES, Snitinugs, Linen Bun tings at great ly r'(edce Prices. Cotton ados, Je ans a nd Cassimieics at gratly reduced prices. Just rceCVIiv ahew lot of Ladies Misses' and Children's Slippers. --ALSO A now invoico of Gonts' Scarfi Neckties and Summoir Underweav which will bo sold cheap. WHITE AND CIOLORIED)SHIRTS MOSQUITO NET TING ! MOSQUITO NETTING ! SGREATER~ BARGAINS Than Ever in :Embroideries, Ho :siory, Notione, etc. -||;o :| CILOTHJING, ETC We now have on hand a full stoo of Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats an Gents' Furnishing Goods GJivo u a call before buying olsewhere an, conv~inco your self. P. INIIE(K R &1BRO. DJE.\LEfR IN Drngs, Medicines, Toilet G.oods, et< wV'NJSJ5ui. 0. L G GREAT REDUCTIO IN DRESS G004S AND NOTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR FALL STOCK0 TN ordei to make room for our Fall Stock, we offer the remalnxer of our Spring and Summer Goods at COST to CASH BUYERS. Perthshtre Lawns at 71 .-ent Pacific Lawns at 12 cots; Lace Y-untings at 22j cents. - Linen Suitings of diffbient grades. Dress Goods of various styles and pricos. Cypress Cloths at 174 cents. White Piques, all pricep, . Centennial Stripes from 7j cents up. A Lot of Edgings from 24 cents qp. A Lot of Ribbons to be sold for what they will bring. as' we desiro to close out this part of our stock. Blest Unlaundried Shirt in the World at 87j cents each.. Another grade at 72j cents, and all other goods in proportion. Jniaimber the above prices are for cash on the spot. They will not be charged to any ono without an advance. No exceptions made. july 10 P SHOES!. SHOES! GREAT BARGAINS IN SHOES AT IIMNAUGHPS. t UAVING purchasod a nico line during the recent decline I vill offor .L1 groat inducements to the trade for the next thIrty da. before taking stock. A good 12 Thread Serge Gaiter at $1.00 Somothing nice in a Half Cloth at $1.25. 103 pars Grain Shoes at $1.45 1oinothing niuo in Half Cloth and Kid Buttoned, very low for cash. 1 Case Brogans at $1.25. 1 Case Plough Shoes at $1.25 THE BEST GOODS JN Wfri,NSBORO FOR THE FRICE. P Casos Woman's Polkas at 85e, 95c, and $1.05-far below their actual I value. 100 Pairs Ladios Cloth Gaiters at 95c, $1,1' and $1.25, to reduce stock. 100 Pair's Pebble Grain Shoes at $1.45, $1.65 and '$1.88. 150 Bnff and Calf Shoes at $1.45, $1.65 and $2.00. The best Misses Grain Buttoned Shoe in the State for $1.25 Tin, Glass and Crockery Ware. These Goods I have marked dow to such prices that will defy competition. Just received ,ifty Patent Fly Traps. Give mo a call before buying, Ju L. MIZNAUGH, july 1 Leader of Low Pricos. The Best Ever Poce THE DAVI SV\ERTICAL FEED SEWVING 1MACflNE CHALLENGES THlE WORiLD TO PRODUCE ITS EQUAL I $1,O00 REWARD ! Ci One thousand dlollars rcward off'ored to any person that will do as great a range of~ work, anud do.it as well, onl any) other nuIIchinie as'as can be done on the "D)AVIS,V'Eh'TICAL~ FEED) SEWIlNG MAChIINE." Arran eenits for the ~onItest will be, inade with,any one0 desiring to comnpete for the abovcenamned reoward, withina a reasonable tune after wriitteni application is received. DAVIS SEWING MACINE CO., ccincther large lot of the above Machines and the Improved Weed just re ceived.J. 0. BoAa, Agent. White and Colored P'iones, Dress Goods in variety, Illusion, Silks, Satins, Ribbons, Corsets, Gloves, Notions, Hosiery, Lace Bonnets, Ruching, Belts, Linen and Lace Collars, Fichus, Ties and everything generally found im a first-class Dry Goods, Fancy Goods and Millinery Establish ment. You can get all you want as ieasonably as same goods caun be bought anywhere. ---. . O.BOG Fresh Arrivals Every Week . -AT THlE NEW STOlEE. A 1hiu, Ie~nn iiCloh ad reasin,, Lae Bi nis., Pri, al I ne1ow atyies, Lon TAn -oII yN AI -LK ImlO 5, at TEN and TIWENTY-lqvE CENTs, wORtTH THRIEC Ou srlnc have bie(n made nlEFoRE TilE TIDA L wAVE IN PIHYCEs AND) A1CTEI ITs TUllIU best , arten quaq,e ea giyve goo(lgVl ,i to or cisteomers for their pat,renage. WVE SELL STRICTLY FOR CASH I me DESPORTES & EDN JN'.DS. BARGAIN!I BARQAIN k 1 jdr Dr~y Hides, L A D IE$ Lamb SkiL Goat Skins, Deer Skins, BL ACK 2 00L0"ED - s -4 Gray Fox Skins / . Coon Skins, K1lD1 TLOV Oio*"m Skins, ~TJ9~3 Rabi Sks ~abitnski 1 -A '75 OBJ- WTNS, Cottot, * Beeswax, Wool, FOR?MER~ PRICE $1 0o. Rtags, U [CT BE JB B Copper. W'The highest cash prices w MoMASTER, .BRIC & CO be paid. 1 jnly 17 ' ay6 U, . .DElSPORTES ay 2