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TERMS: $2.50 per Annum,
Rates of Advertising :
Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate of $1.50 per square (tenniiuionlhies,
or less) for tho first insertion, and one
dollar per square for each subsequent in
sertion.
A liberal discount will bo made to those
wishing to advertise by the year.
OUR AGENTS:
W. W. OWDOM, Cimppells, S. C.
W. H. YELDELL, Longmires.
JOHX H. H.UIET, Batesvillo.
? W. A. ODOM, Meeting Street.
J.K. DVRST, Kirkseys X Roads.
E. B. FORREST, Mine Creek.
TYRE ETHEREDOE, Leosvillo, S. C.
DR. J. B. ABXE Y,'Richardsonville.
Jf. E. COOK, Granitevllle, S. C.
. Capt. G. W. Nixo:>, Woodlawn, S. C.
.>". 1*. If EN DE iii,ON, Woolley Tow!? and
Langley, ft. C.
N. W. BKOOK ri?, Ridge, S. C.
S. C. CARTLEDUK, Rehoboth, S. C.
LOCAL ITEMS.
SM Tjl0 ??vrriiiff.^ wears tho Red Shirl
this week in honor of tho great anni
versary !
Ou Sunday next, tho E^ist-oj-*/. ?:id
Methodist Chureh-uS will bo cloded, The
Bov. A. E. Norris, Presbyterian, will
preach in tho Baptist Church in tho fore
noon ?nd ai night.
i The Edgc?eld negroes sent a letter to
tho Radical State Convention, stating
that political prejudieo wi? .so strong in
their County they did not hold .\ ten von
don tc elect delegates, but would endorse
whatever the Stato Convention did, and
?work for a straight jut ticket, if nomi
nated.
I Tie /o?lotcing note, whoso senti men's
aro so wel2 expressed und do so much
honor to ibo writer, will explain itsell.
Mr. Thurmond, who is a prosperous
CJtton broker of Shreveport,. La., called
.?> see us during his lat? short v^sit to
Edgolield ; and when ho left us wo felt j
proud that such a good nun owed his
'^.tfikjlu til ?J i * ..i-'. C . mry :
SiruKVKi'ouT, La., Aug. 5th, 1S7S.
p?dyr/ffld Advertiser:-I returned homo
?on tho'st,, "ul iust, after au extensive
- jtr.p North ??gd Eas*. Amoug tho many
places of interest, I visited, tho one hav
.j.ng the gre dust attractions for me was
jCue,eiiekl Village, luigoi/eid J the land
hi ?ny -bj rf li, and that of" iuy fctUsr and
nv thor, y .had been absent from the
classic old fc'jihigo for twenty-eight vears.
Judge the? o,f way glowing, heart-felt j
/.motion when th? lu//] j liar church spires!
appeared to 013- searching eyes on the
thorning of tue twent?'-#/jtti of July.!
V (-Wi bless the dear old' spotii4 cponta-j
heously came from my hps; uit^ my
eves lillod with tears as my feet pressed
once more the walks of my childhood.
i>nly tiro I found whom I had even known
jbofore ! And we two felt that time had
f;o:kv.'ard turned and wo were again
^p^yW-n. Many were the inquiries J
,:nai.elty- others, but tho one sad answer
?pplied U. all was: "They aro dead."
hutong UaPr?Tf.uiber was ono in whom
f always recdg'i?i^d, of all men, ?me ol
?the 11 tout gallant, ..?: j valons and true
.friends. 1 speak or.T&os. f}. Bacon. 1
pvl dearly hope,! to'soc hini, .u,*.: ho too
ysm &v\id. Th? chit,']ron horn' in Edge
..field are .scattered ir?.;;) tho Savannah 1
.River to the Pacific .Oc?>?u>, They aro m*\
true to the instincts and lave of fiountryj
J4.S those who Still are there. " Edgolield j
Wf?vor, if right; but rii^ht or wrong,|
j?.>dji*i/ield forever !" Tho love of their
k*. ta vj ??A js deeji seateil in their seuls.
Abs<<u?*.??<.i/prs no links. None aro ever
found to beiv-iy lier; but to know they
aro born in KagefiJOfdf or live in South
Carolina, ii among i;er absent chil
dren an allinity that gu&f?otee friond
--rhip-aad a hospitable r
C. Ci. TilURXOaO.
"The tSi*Sttffi?pi P!a:i" 'V;l'5 ?01" ov
' <yy County to tafe* ?w 0 ?f itscIf- NoW'
let the Democracy o; &?*?t} Cu?irt*y take*
?are of itself in its own pjstf&ri* wa5'>
and there'll bo no trouble cither' iii i>c
veinber next or in November l?-J?.
In another column wo publish the
Chronicle an I Comp'itulionalist's excel
lent account of tho Hussar picnic at
J^anham's Spring on Friday last, Hun
dreds and hundreds of fair women and
kraco mon went to it, and all returned
to their hemes with lively descriptions
of a happy day. The tilt was chivalrous.
the grovo was chartii.ag; iiio <q;ace and
shade were splendid ; tho dancing plat
' form was the finest ever built in Edge- J
held ; tho music w*s Ailod with the soul '
of the dance; tho table was spread with
?neats and fruits and hashes and sauces
i\tid cakes, good, ovon rivaling the au
.ciejU feasts of tho gods ; and Capt. Mar
keri stlfl his handsome troopers were
Mcnights .of'?he olden time not onlj* in
?heir prowess hut in their hospitality.
"Benjamin Booth is not dead.
And *?i for tho Richmond Hussars,
^'?v h xv ft .->M-vtitintr to bo proud of, and
? ?oblo record ta hand down to posterity
They did not wist tko prize in tho tilt,
but kow could they. laboring as they did
auder every-disadvantage!* They had
traveled from Augusta that morning,
.starting at midnight, and adding labor
?and vexation to their laborious march
foy losing their way among thc sand
i-ountry roads; indeed it is much to bel
Admired that they could tide at all-let
alone as splendidly as they did. Edge
licid has learned to love thom well, and
wo earnestly hope they will como among I
us over and over again in thc future.
Another candidato for Count}' Com. I
.missioner-Mr. Thomas H. Cato, of
Itidgo Sicing.
Col. Pindenes* D. Bolos, of Evergreen,
Ala, a son of our honored friend and
?and fellow citizen, Major ISH^C Bole?, is
arming us, with his family, on n visit to
?relatives nu ?. friends. Ile was thc gal-1
?ant leader of an Alabama Regiment du
?jug tho war.
Thc rabis are now corning thick, fast
arid generally. The cro]is in some sec
Hous, however, aro beyond recovery.
O ir beloved friend, Mr. A. Stallworth, ot
PJiocnix, who spent Monda;, night with
V**f fells, us that he has bad no rain for
yt wicks, and that this drought pervades
% Murrow stii(? running from Phoenix
?.ouijd toi Dark Corner. Tho Ninety-Six
?regiou lias also sn IT?, red terribly.
<.?cn. Gary aud Mrs. Geo. D Tillman
Glanced together as merrily at thc Hus
sar pic-nic as if they had been pvcniy
otie and sixteen. We warned them be.
fore they began, that if they exhibited
tho slightest rustiness or heaviness, we
should publish th^m in the Advertiser
as old peuple. But tho lady, who has the
lithe tiguro and elastic troad of only
twenty years, kept " Old Mart" KO woll
otp to tho mark, that wo must still sot
flint down as a youthful and nimbi?
bachelor.
The wild Cosfin/.'ks from the steppes Of
Tartary might do well to como to Edge
Jicld and seo the riding of Sam Mays,
and Joe Mays, and Willie Doboy, and
I'ol. ?Glover, and George Wjflker, and
Bud Etheredge. It is solenoid, graceful,
fascinating- absolutely glorious. No
wonder that handsome Bud won tho
twluto pluu-^a second time.
TUE AFFRAT OF MONDAY LAST.
We shall say but littlo about it, inas
much as our people already know i fin
all its details. The Ton ey? and the Booths
are two families who have lived since
our earliest recollection iu tho countrv
immediately East of Pine House. The
Tonoys aro people of means ; the Boothia
aro poor. In 1S(.9, in Ku Klux (?mes,
Bon Booth shot and killed young Luther
Toney. For this he was tried, convicted
of manslaughter, and served two or throe
years iu tho penitentiary. Since than a
vengeful feud has existed between the
two families, and ever and anon the
Booths have sought a difficulty with the
Toneys. They carno to- Edgeiield on
Monday morning-five of them-with
tho openly avowed design of killing
Brooker Toney. Aud tho result is that
Brooker Toney, Jumes Booth and
Tom Booth ure lying in bloody graves,
while Ben Booth and Mark Toney are
lying io1?.- of their wounds. In this there
is no political f.?;;,eur, nor sudden blood
thirstiest inflamed Ly liquor. Nono ol
those men were drunk.
We deplore the matter with feelings ol
absolute an^uUh : but wo have riot the
slightest idea of vlllifyingor stigmati
sing either tho. Boothe or the Tobeys"
Go;' bo their judge. Wo never knew
tho Booth* personally; out we haye
k town Mark and Brooker Toney from
their childhood, ar.d wo alway!) rocog
njjf?t? them gladly as friends and as gen
tloiu^r;. We know that we shall b? tor
ribly <;-mu*m? and abused for Baying
this-und for not camt-s fcop'j Booths and
Tobey? bioody devils and )?i?a.?.Cte de
mons-and that wo shall bo atlgmatlaed
I as an enr?uT?ger of blood and a justifier
i of murder. T'-t wo care not. We shall
not .'"-io these dead merl. Edgefield
has passed iiwogijjl an ordeal of p'ov?1*?!';
oppression, and asg?i^sJ?on, such as
would bring demoralization u. ?...7 poo
bio upon earth. And at thc doors of those
Radical scoundrels at tho North who
will make most capital out of this af
fray, lies much ci this demoralisation
and this blood.
Bu?t" beloved -.friends of our beloved
County, lei ?Ivs fearful affair be to j'ou
a very solemn wurwi.,, T?ook upon th?
woo of these widows and orphans, and
bury forever all feeling? of roverm?
against your neighbor.. In future drink
no liquor, and wea:- no concealed weap
ons. Fellow citizens-you lew who dr.
these things-remember that you not
|| only drag the good name ofybur County
in tbe.dugt, but that you damn 3'eur im
mortal gout*.
If is highly probable had not Genera1
Moise been present in Edgeiield yeater
t??y, tlie three men killed and the half
dozen wounded would only have? boon :i
drop in the bucket. When these South
Carolina people ''get on their muscle'
about their "family blood,'' IVs then tie
proper time to stand from under.-.1?
gusta Evening Sews.
Sut!* nons?hc? is unworthy bf ??
truthful ?nQ V--.nd-.). egrted a paper as thc
Evening ?ew*. A?I this taj,i? about Gen
Moise, and his orders, and the defiance
of tho mob, etc , is absolute tosh. When
Gr on. Moise arrived upon tho scone, th?1
affray vas entirely over; and there was
no detjaiKe, ami no further danger o?
blood. JJowfcv?.;- \?u that we shall
bea fool if wo attempt to petuie ail the
wild tales-that will naturally bo circul?t-'
ed in connection with this lamentable
aff-iijr.
One of tlie prettiest and most admir?e
young ladies at the Hussar pic-nic, ami
?j perhaps tlie most graceful dancer, wa>
j Miss J?la Adama, of Augusta, lint whose
father was a^gi^ted ?9AU.? lawyer or Edge
field, who died young." Ana among the
ho&ti of gallant young fellows who fol
lowed her every minute, there was one
Edgefield boy for whom we feel uh feign
ed ly sorry. If she do08 not have mercy
upon him-and that speedily-he will
lie ri^iit down and give up the ghost
Tho ;.,').<; magnificent horse in Edge,
held County-In .Sout?.C.,rrj?ina--is Hus
sar Jimmie MeKio's royal-looking grey
Our young friend has very rare attrac
lions of character, but-if we were a
?ung ?rirl-even though he had nothing
we would marry him for his grey :
in la?a, ?U&? "f him.
And there is Toi; GJover.'s steed-and
Joe Maya's-that aro hard to beat. It i.?
a real treat to look at such splendid
horses.
Northern Radical papers cannot mak"
capital out of the wholesale slaughter in
Kdcetield yesterday. It was not a polit
ical broil, but an old family feud, all the
part-ex to this fuss being of ono political
faith-AvgujtLa Evening Xac>.
TRENTON LOCALS.
Crops hereabouts suffering very much
on account of intense heat.
Divine service is held in Jones' Chapel
twice each month, on Thursday evening,
by liev. Sand. Leard-once a month, eve
ry second .<cab.bc.th, by J'ev. A. E. Norri.-:
and every third Sabbath bv tho Hov. J
W. Barr."
The Rev. A. P. Norris has been ir. our
midst for a day or two past, the guest 0
his nephew, Mr. J. B. Norn's ; lie (Rev.
A. P. Norris) has very recently lost a
daughter, by deaths-Mrs. Waiker, of Or
angeburg, only IS years obi.
The Tunton Literary Club is still !'. ur
ishing. The question for debate on nex
Friday evening, is: ".Should additiona
rc-stricliom: be placed on thc right i i suf
frage?"
Two of the most enterprising, go-ahead
mon in Trenton, are Hendrix and Broth
er. They aro " Jacks of all. trades/' and
good at them all ! They make and repair
buggies and wagons ; repair watches and
I Jewelry, pistols and guns ; and do almost
any thing else. They are always at woik
and are good r:itiz?ns. There were only
seven brothers of them jn the rebel army.
Trenton is remarkably healthy, and it
is surprising that people do not cou;ohcrc
to aperei the summer.
TiiEXTOX.
THE METHOP?ST CPNFEKEXCE
It ?TUI. NS THANK* FOI'. Mf/CH
It K O TH K lt 1. Y I.O V E A SD
MANY COURTESIES.
J.'csolvcd, That the thanks of this Ct n
fetenco are hereby tendered lo the. citi
zens bf JohuKton and vicinity, and Unit
we will ever cherish the memory of their
kiud lind unbounded hospitality to tlie
member,* of this body during its session.
, Iicsolred, ThaJE;tho thanks nf the (>on
ferencu be tendered to our tf?ptist l;roi?i
r?n for the offer Ol 'their house ot worship;
also to tim otUcersof the C. C. A A. Jt lt
and the O. it C. R. lt., lor tim reduced
rate? ot fare exiended tons; ami to tlie
conductors for their attention andcour
toy.
The nbovo resolutions were unani
mously adopte;! by tho Methodist Dis
trict Conference, in aessiofl al Johnston;
and the Advertiser and Monitor fc'ore
respectfully requested to publish the
..ame.
JOHN A. ELKINS-, Sce'ry.
EdgcSeld and .Sparlanburg Republicana
som letters ?0 tue Convent!' n. ciating
that iiiey would endows? ?.he I onvention s
action..
BooHjint of Afiiii(!i:v. Twaiiiji of
a IboRsaiul Steed*, Ont-. '.
l>iu\si$ of MHftary.
Music. '
Thc Red Shirt Oura More
Abounding; and EXT
uliing.
j! Efee^d. tlie ?dcciiiefl?!
HAMPTON, GREAT, GOOD, GENER
OUS AND JUST !
BONHAM, M A Civ KY, 1 OU M A NS.
MOISE, OAKY, TILLMAN,
SIIEPPAH,D.
F.dgeficld ll ?'as Timi *ui<l IO Radi
calism : ' Sion. Vliou ?ihalt Go No
Farther lu South CarolJira.M--*Thr
Old Advertiser i'ui* mi lue Ked
Shi it ia Honor and in Memory ef the
Glorious Democracy ot the Trur
Banner County ol'South Carolina!
Monday last was the anniversary o.'
thp great oa* mi WI?I>.?; ]??\gefii?l?) pp?ln
eiated ii ^Radicalism should go no fur
ther in.South Carolina. And that sh
.lid enunciate this mandate is an indis
putable fact of history. And that six
kept tho failli after the enunciation
, ourai'Doin-iv and splendidly-is equally
wi uiulcri'taoie taft, o? ?il?to?ff. And thai ;
1er actl?i) on th.o j2th of .?iigi?:t, lS7i:
was Un, first Hiing that n:;.de JIamptor
^possibility," (Jude MauUny sajd so i:.
'his speech) is alike incontrovertible. Sin
?vol e the" Rai, Shirt in those memorable
lays ; and lu lt .she fd;;,-,!:'. won th
prize. And to day-in honor and ii
memory of Edgi Held in the Ked Shirt
. .ve print the old .-Uiverlinet'in red, ?uri
ded?calo Li to tho glorious Democracy ot
? tho true Banner County ol oofiih Car
dina.
As to the great and brilliant meeting
of Monday last, wo will not doscrioc ii
in detail, as we often do such .meetings
It is unnecessary. Our people wi re pros
ont, and saw with their own eyes, am:
J heard with their own cars, and" rejoice d
in their heart? of beans. Well nigh ali
of our -i clubs we,-? ,?i,ue." med, sider,
didly mounted, and many of thom wear
ing tho historical red shirt. And lhor<
vero roprcsontatiro cltizons-ladies a
woll as gentlemen-present from ali
sections of our v?st County, even tb
i most distant. Brigadier benjamin E
Nlef'.d...... .."rand marshal of Un
dav*-a bafl'aso?p? ".'.ml knightly ma::,
whoso own war record is hij.ji and clear,
and in whoso veins Hows tho noble bloo
of Un? patriotic Emily Geiger. TheEdgi .
Held lillies worn en grande tenue ; ami
tho Edisto Rillos, under their Blanch
and bravo old leader, Major Ly brand,
manfully upheld the honor of the sturdy
yeomanry. Thc music was glorious*
Tho procession wa? magnificent I A:.:
when iiamptoh, tb'' great and good,
mounted Hie! stand, tife e^Un.. [asm ron:
the heavens. l?o was followed by Bon
ham, and Mackey, and Youmans, and
Tillman, aud.M.:iH?, und Gary, and Shep
p?rd, and representatives ol ibo ?cgieter,
and tho Ncira and Courier, and the Mon
. Heir, and tho Advertiser. And fair wo
men-thc fairest of the fair- and decked '
in all of fashion's braver;--smiled, and
cheered, ami waved their lace hundker
chiefs, and clapped their kb!.h d hands.
And tho vaut gVo^? grujid kaleb
doscopc ol' animated beauty and gallan
try.
And all our guests speke with Adi
hearts and tongues of flame-nobly, gen
srously, eloquently ! Tins week it ia to
tally impossible for'us to give their
speeches. Next week it shall bo pur
pleasing duty to do so. ?,
And in o\e:y year, in th"-"
great futuro, lui Edgetlcld mei thc -io"
vcrliser pution tho lied Sit irl, and mark
thc day that gave hera glory a? imper
ishable as Hie everlasting hills !
For th'1 Advertiser.
MEETING OF THE POMONA
i.h INGE.
Tho Edgdield Pomona Xi range mot in
tho Hall above Mr. Tyre Ethcredgo's
S:orc, ir. ll hinch art Township, on ;tue
-dst of July ult , Ulltl WM- o poll ed by the
Master, < "apt. A. 1". West, nt ll o'clock
A.M. Thc attendance vas full and thc
business (.I the Orango int ?resting. Re
ports of the several standing committees
were mndonnd dismissed, which broughi
out tb.e views of various members of the
Order upon subjects important to Pat
rons, which will doubtless inure to tb -
good of our Order in tho future. Our
G rangoprospects aro brightening, and
wo look forward hopefully to increased
advantages io bo derived iVpm a cornice
lion wiib it. AoijijiC/ importantfeature
of our meeting, was Uic roadjng of es
says before tiie Orango, io, brothers V
J. llorloug and T. G. Eiiiercdgo, and
sisters A. M. Bacon ?.ud Mattie Ethcredgo
Sn nice it to say that the listening io the
reading of those essays well repaid ns
the troubio of attending the mooting.
Tho next meeting ofthe Pomona Orange
will ?JO hold -jth Um Pleasant Cross
Grange (Dr. RuSbton'a) on Uta lust Wed
nesday in October noxl.
Our Pomona G range meeting was made
tho occasion of a neighborhood pic-Ilic,
which called together a largo assemblage
of ladies and genileiiMUl who wero not
GrangorH, lo .'east, rrolic and listen to
ibo sp?eches of Ute Inevitable candidates
wU? arc pow going the "grand rounds,"
?us wo heard one of tbpui say.
W. II. Ti.M TUCUMAN, Scc-ry.
Qry.p.T: "Why will men .smoko
common Tobacco, w! e-i they can buy
Marburg, VnoA.' t:8t I bj Nprlh?Gu'/Q
lin i,' at the s n:e pu'cj.'" .
?hc Affray of Momlay !
<- --~~~ i "
Three Men Are Killed and Six
Wounded.
That our people may Bee tho first out.
side accounts of tho lamentable affray of
Monday lost, we copy tho following telo
grams
[Special io Chronicle ?tv OonsaiiilioiiaVxl.]
TUKNTOX, S. C., Aug. ri, 0Ot p. m.
About three o'clock this afternoon an
affray occurred at EdguAeld Court 1 rouse,
in which Brooker Toney, ano James and
Thomas Booth va re killed, and Benj
Booth was mortally wounded, Wm.
Coleman was seriously, - and S. Booth,
M. Toney, Dr. Sanders, Wade Lott and
S. Ryan slightly wounded. Brooke,:*
Toney is the man who killed Gus Harris'
a short time since . There aro so many
rumors as to the chuso of tho difficulty
that it is impossible to sa}' which is cor
rect.
It appear? there was an old grudge bo
lwe? n bu- puntos .?mi tJ.*oj|'uy. ap?l when
they mot in fllsby? sjorp a di dieu itv
occurred, when they wont oi?t iii the
street :md the friends of both parties
came up amt engaged In a general row.
Alter tho light a large crowd gathered in
thc park, and a serious difficulty seemed
imminent, when General Moise rode up
at the head of the Edge held K?los aral
ordered the crowd to disperse, which
they refused io do, J'c thru ordered the
Rifles to ; ej an?muldoon an?! in? on the
crowd if they did not dispersa By the
time ammunition arrived all had dis
persed. There wero about three thou
sand prc?, ont and intense excitement.
.Vii quiet now. Gov. Hampton and par
tv returned to Columbia to-n:?ht. O
iSjjcaul in Quluihiju ?cff?tci':]
?DGK?.P, S. C., August 12.-Thc
mpst distressing occurrence over record
ed ju the history of this State took place
h . rc to-day. About (plai ter past 2 o'clock
this afternoon a difficulty commenced
in a bar-room near tho public square be
tween B,r.r,o];or. .;?,.:,.''!!: Doptli.
Mark.'i-oney, Wad-; fc?tt, V?.'l,. D?Vomari
and Benjamin Bootu, Several shots
were tired in the house, when they all
went Into tho public square, keeping hp
theare as the}* went. Some twenty or
tvs eiity-iivc shots were tired in all
l>rook?-r Toney, James Booth and Thus.
Booth were killed instantly and J?enj
'tooth mortally y. oaiiiied. 'Mari-: Xoncy.
W L Coleman, SV'jide Lott, Dr; A. W.
-Tinders, ?tun<,j(V,c ]ly;m and Chiron?*
seigior w't-ro ai..o ivniBlded, hut onlj
-dighUy, Tholaite?' '.i.i.n had noth'mv
whatever to do with tho difficulty, and
were accidentally wounded. Bro ker
L'oney was about -ti years of nge, and
va? a very desperat? ?nan when excites!
James Booth and Benjamin Booth wen
about Sw und (bj ?.u?u mu, <?oil were
brothers. Yiiorftas hno'h was"! about 2''
.. ears old, lind a .. .ii of Benjamin Booth
All of them were very desperate, ard
?.vr.re much feared. BrookerjToney w;>
:he mau killed (Jus Harris, then lori?os
?ipgro-Uuited States Marshal, herc last
Tune, vh;ti? i.. (..i. fi| ???p.,.,.i Ses>
. ions was being held. He died, von
'?navely, lighting to ino i;}i-t.
Tho dijiiunlty ori^inatptl (Vom an ol
ind bitter funnily feud, lt appears tine
-onie lon year.; ago one of tile Booth
atnily killed a brother of Brooker Toney
md ever sb co that tim? a hostile meet
ing has been looked for. sud from th?
character of ali the parties it was known
hat wh??? di:! ;/>..ie io., .her i:
would-be a Woody adair. IPo-Aly the;
veraall' di ink jug, roet, audit was noi
.mg before Hie matter \y? s. settled with
rl:c abr.vo unfortunate result. Politic
ed i; ;;?ieg to ?.lo -nih IJiO altair, mid il
iccurrcd at least haif a mile from th?
place where tho Democratic demonstra
tion was held. As soon as Governor
?amptQ?j ;,. .?vd tjj?j fold saagojng oi
lio ordered Admfant auj] inspector Ge?
ral Moise to take charge ol' the K?lg?
?ield Rifles, go to tho spot and quell th?
iislurbauco, but happily thc militar;,
.inn was n..t needed, as the bloody work
iiad already ?.'cased before their arrival.
The promptness ?>! General Moise and
lie troops under him in resjionding to
i.e e 'lum.uni Qt tim file r I-:.-.' XUtivO of
he State, as wp] ( as their coolness and
courage, were highly creditable to theiii
it is also dne to Captain J. .1. Harrison,
.iii'jf of police of thu town, lo say tba
?ie was ?i rom ?illy at his post, and acted
with grc.it calmness ami bravery ir
putting a stop io thc difficulty. During
his efforts in this direction be was com
pelled to Aro twice at a man. whom li?
did liol ree ignizo, who was trying to nbool ,
young iou^y, Pia ?Vup?jie' ho struck
him or not couldn't be learned, astin
man ran off and has not sim- been seen.
Captain Harrison had his baton shot
from his hand during UH: dring-wheth
er from shots aimed at hiin or stray balls
ho is at a loss to know. A negro man
aad a bail to pass tin-, ugh the leg of hi
panis during, tho melee, and a little bo}
dad sever.d balls to go whizzing through
his hat while on his head. The excite- ,
ment \?<a?> koiry ui.e;.i foi; some timo after
tho shooting, and al ''ti" tim" it ivas
thought tba; i thor tr .ubi.; wold I ensue. ]
caused from (ho c.u-h-.-nce?-, ora man j
tvhoso pistol was accidentally discharged i
in a crowd. As soon a?? the report of the
pistol was hoard thc authoritiosj attempt
ed t'i arrest him, when his friends, who ;
;!.. nghl lie hadn't committed a sufficient 1
?jeer foj^iu-o"h's r( -abhored
iron n d to protect hi i a. 'ir.:, fu-ntness of
he ;. wu and connty authorities and tho
.vise conns?. Jsof eov?n? citizens pro von I- ;
ed any further attempt at rcslstanc<'j and
the mau was placed in jail. Thotb'eeascd j
irentlomen v.-cro taken into tho Court ;
House and laid out, when Coroner Cart- [
ledgo summoned a jury of inquest, ?
which ls now being h p]d. A yiirdini will
hardly tie rendered boibre a into hom
to-night, if -'ii all boforo to-morrow. All
nf tho deceased leavo familial to mourn
their untimely end. Sinco writing thc
liboVtf wt. h ii. Ve lear'.md Heit jtit, ih-n.j.
Booth, lather ol' Thomas, (lied while be
ing conveyed t? his home. The above
aro ail tho particulars which can bc
gathered up to this hour.
Wo will shite in this connection, thai
thc frequent disturbances occurring in
?Iiis town are not between or caused hy
the citizens of the village. Many family
feud- ? xis? in tins County, and, while
hereon business, or pleasure, the mem
bers meet one another and cannot re
frain f-oie. bringing np tjie?ip .malters j
wldoh .???> orten liiovo nnni to ooe party
or lin; ot lier.
STARVING TO !3I? V.TI?.
Thousands of men and women ar?
starving themselves to deni li. Tiiev
dare not eal or drink this or that, fear i n's
it wjll increase their flesh. \Afe r|c| ends
upon Gontimion? Bolr-deniul. 'i ii,', only
safe ami reliable remedy for this torribfu
condition ls Allan's Anti Pal. lt is
wholly vegetable and perfectly harm
loss lt > lise insures a reduction of from
two t ) live pounds per week. Sohl bj?
druggists.
B?KJ-'atiO, N. V., .Inno 13, IS7S. .
Tu Ute 2>roj>rie??r.i oj Allan's Anti-Fat;
GitSTDKMAX-TIiO following report is
frorn tl;e lady v. Po i?sc.? A3|a^'s A-ntf
Pat: '. ff (tho; Aiiti-X^at) had thodWirod
edi'ec, reduoing vin- Til fr. un jw. t.-, live
pounds a week, until ? hud lost twenl ,.
live pounds. 1 hope never lo regu'ili
what 1 :..!'. lost."
Your- r spcctf?liy,
. FOWRCI. ifc l';.<:; v :>->",
Wholesale Druggists,
rVlp to ^gcficld-Hospitable Recep
tion-Sabre Contest-Presentation ol'
Prizes-A PplcnttW Time.
Fruin Ciro:uc?c? Con&l?utionaUst o/lOUi
Yestorday morning, at s o'clock,* tho
Richmond Hussars, twenty-one' men,
limier euinthand of Capt. J. W. Clarie
left Augusta ior Lanham'* Springs,
Edgelield County, South Carolina; about
sixteen miles from Augusta, whore they
had been invited to meet tho Edgelield
Hussars in a friendly sabre contest. At
half past eight o'clock the Hussars rene,
od LanhamXan?. vere met and hospita
bly received. An eloquent address of ]
welcome was delivered by Hon. .Tno. C.
Sheppard, Speaker of the South Carolina
House bf Repr?sentatives, and tho guests
were invited to partake of a sumptuous
breakfast. It is almost needless to say
that aller their long ride tho Augusta
boys did full justice to tho feast. Tinco
companies were present-thc Edgelield
Hussar-, Captain Markeri; tho Edgcfiold
Hilles, Captain Bonham, and tho Rich
mond Hussars, Capt. Clark. After
loiaki'itrfThe KJgoli?hl Hussain anil
Richmond Hussars prnceodod lo Hie
tilting ground, when-the satire e.o.it.est
toole plujif?. '^jjore WP.ro ion OuhteWtahuj
on each side, 'i'hn I'ldgoiiiihl 11 us urs were
successful, winning Hu prize, a very
line silver tilting pitcher, by a score of
2.r>l. Tho s?ro of-tho Hussars was 213.
At tho conclusion of the contest tho com
panies formed and returned to tho spring,
A short time afterwards dinner was an
nounced, and a splendid affair it was.
The people of Edgelield certainly tindor
s'and Loy ^o i..5.v.i;mw a pai.iiewtic?
Aftori]inupr tho band ?.truck np and
dancing hogan on the largo platform
ercctetr*K?eclally for tho occasion. The
ladies of. Edgelield graced tho occa
sion wi.h their presence and added not ?
littlo to tho pleasure of the day. No!
less L5tH) people were p^esph| .ul.
At vi vu--.'> a i-:|;-.v.^.4r wk Tl??'
between tflrop liolfi- gUig vospec
lively to tho Richmond Hiissara, Edge
field iTUimra and Held Rifles, Each
team consisted ?ffftve n.-.-u. Tho prize,
a pair of very handsome va?es, present
ed by Capt Mnrkprt, was won by tho
Richmond Hussars. At thu sabrocon
t ht io tho i;.iii'!.i.i(i '^,e,,t..4:4le;nlng, ?:
ibo Richmond I???War?? won the indi
vidual pri.-je, a silver cream pitcher.
At o o'clock, p. m , thecoinpanios wore
formed in lino. Con'. Cary, in an id -
rpient address, in which he spoke in the
highest I erins of Georgians generally
and of Hie Augusta boys particularly.
prwsewfcW^^ffrt' . .
test, to4i?o i*..'.c?''h.d'?i i'luM-j-.i.j. Thoiu
dividual pmfo Mil'- presented in an ap
propriate manner ny Ml". \Yp?yjward,
and ro(i?iv0d fop Lieut. Plowing hy Ser
geant vi .'.. T, iiryau lu a very happy
-Hort. HenJ. Bottls; Esq , presented t
?he Richmond Hussars tho prize won !iE
the shooting cYnteat? It -.v..s rcceiynd in
.' ?hostappropriateniaunerby Mr Jnliau
A. Fleming ?lioso SW?Opl} Was very
?devm. .?..?i ??.?ii? ?Uhr i-v'otfIv applauded.
Tiic majority of lim Hussars returned to
Augusta nt olovon o'clock last night.
They arc loud in their praises of Edge
Held hospitality and kindness and par
ticularly of tho courtesy ol' Mr. .las. Lan
ham, who did everything in his. DQWOr t..
make them; ap.jOj. tUsijftHOjvi?.
?Several of- t|-,o Hussars remained a:
Lanham'-:, as tho dancing was ?till going
on when tho others left.
" luis getting so that wo shall have te
apologize to the people we whipp*!," say.?
General .merman. Apparently that lien
is one "? those narrow minded and bittei
hearted manik -tn who luve not vol iv
iilized thal tho wig jg Gr, IAC speaks ol
" the puopla"we?'^hipped/ aa though he
wore talking about a loreign nation. Iir
forgets thal he is a publie servant, and
not merely lim hired nully, cf tho Repub
lican party. No doubt he would find
ic.jviy.nd congenial employment duri nj
thc api roaching campaign in intimidating
Democratic votersj and 1er..lim: tho aid o;
his sword lo the cr?atures of his brother,
tba Secretary oj \\\t, "t'..-<?-u?y. il isa
pity to (?i?i'?p)joirit iib great a man : bul
the honor ami prosperity of Hie nation
demand that he should direct his attack.-,
whether in arms or in words, against i!.
a. ?nes- ol the country and not against
ifs citizens. The temper winch he mani
fests, the unworthy vindictiveness which
li-: cherishes, v.-ry clearly demonstrate th?
.visdoin of the m?tsur? vvhfch deprive?
lira cf ;,?1 ,....,<.- o. Vnteilereiice in th
rivi I concerns cf certain sovereign States'
ii the Union.-A' O. Vicuyime.
CONVENTION NOTES.
The Republican Convention did not
iiavo the ?1 igs hoisted over the Stair
House during their deli: erat ions, r.s
[honey waa too .-carce lo pay the flagman'?
fee of ?2. For thc same reason, they
were forced lo ftdwurn, bfcfoy3 dark, yes
terday, ai ii...;?- Wild not pay for the
necessary ;;aa.
Ex-Judge C. i'. Townsend will not ac
c-pt tho nomination for Governor on Hu
Republican ticket; if nominated.
Kx-St-r.a' or Cochran says ! here is more
ignorance displayed in this Convention
:han ?a.y one he has ever seen.
KT. VESUVIUS.
SLy?i:TT":?_/??. ....... m this vol
jah?j ttud ..aY.ae '.ho destruction of one
half.'of the inhabitants who live in the
vicinity, the remainder, who barely e.
.ape with their lives, immediately move
IJ ?el; np in Hie hnlf-coo?od 'ava. ?nd there
live in constant lear ul auotlicr < riiplion,
foolishly fancying that the only temiuta
!>!..! IM)rHi II ..f tho eartii rests within thu
?hadowof the great volcano. 'IV is fairiy
Illustrates tin" loree of habit, an.i tim
persistency wi th which people cling to
.pinions when ??noa '.'.?. i. ??nt exam
; I--, !;:-. J'.ii,?...-..i?"id.-a N?odfe?LI?iswv?
ry eure- ? inn j \ ?hi coiisniilptioi ," coughs.
?)lds, and all all?otions of the liv er and
blood, yet some K ti ll depend upon phy
riopinu and reivtvdies that have naught
??iii repeated failures to which limy can
refer. And although Dr. Pierce's Favor
ito Prescription is sold umlern positive
guarauteo to cure those weaknesses pe
culiar to women, and iiotwilliHtanding
that thousands of wonicnibear testimony
to its oillcacy, im>', tho tri^vh of ?di MMUJ
rrmnir, r.-.r.do ron- crn'mg ii, many ye!
liiibiUit te. tiie use of caustic mid cha
kntfo. i&gaiit, Dr. Pioroe'a Piensan!
l'nrgiUivo I'uilets, no larger than nmnt
itrd seed-*, Ti ill positively ouru ?ol|8?pa
tion, whei'o '! I- ?Icpimd lor n?i f upon
the " mun pHi" i o* hage doses ?.:' drmtLic
?alhar?c medicine. In tho Hicyor-juch
facta, 'an wo wonder at the blindncsa of
the pour Italians?
LIVER *S hi SC.
Tiie Liver is the imperial organ of thc
svhole human system, as it controls Hie
life, health and happiness of man. When
it is disturbed in its proper action, nil
kinds of ailments are tho natural result.
1 io digestion of rood, the movements of
the heart mid blood, '.ho action ol' the
brain and norvoiissystem, are al! imme
diately connected wlth yh? ??-ov?kings ot
-he i.^y^-- tf\i l- i. ..'-er. sneoossfully
proved ?na' Greon'y August Flower is
unequalled in coring ali persons ?all: -leu
with Dyspepsia or Livor Complaint, and
ali thc numerous symptoms that result
from an on heal! hy condition ot tho
Liver ?md Stomach. Sample hollies to
try, plc nts. Positively sol.! in all towns
on tho Western Continent. Thrco doscs
wi!! provethat it i-; (list what von want,
ly -ly
A lol of Common Pleas Executions
list printed
Lengthen Vom- Money.
Men's and Boys' .Straw Hals from 10c.
t-. $1.00;
Men's and Boys' Wool Huts from 40c.
lo S I.Oil. *
Men's Stvlish Pelt Hat- -very good for
$1.00,
Mon'.? LcRihGV Slippers lor ?Vi.
Men's Dr?ii? Call" Boots-all loatiior,
for isi.?O. ' '
Ladies! Glotli and Liuther Slippers for
Mle.
I a ir s' Laco Gaiters from 73c. to ?L50.
at V. M. MULHJ?1HN,
2n:t ??roa-1 Street, Augusta, Ga.
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. ~
BOARD THREE DOLLARS PER DAY.
Mrs. W. M. THOMAS.
li' yOU WANT BARGAINS'.IN
CROCKERY !
UlillH/I; Glassware, Kerosene Lamps and Fixtures, Silver-Plated or
Britannia AV are. Plain, Pianished and Japanned Tinware, Looking Ghissei,
House Furnishing Goods generally,
" The Place to Buyjs...,2 - _ -.".,.
23$ BROAD STREET,
Next door io Mr. E. R. Schneider's, a">d directly opposite Mr. James
Miller's Dry Goods House, at prices heretofore unknown in Augusta.
MASON'S SELF-SEALING FRUIT JARS.
BY TUE .DOZEN OR GROSS. _ >
D?niera Supplied at tho Lowest New York Wholesale Priori.
SQ" Gftl) and examine our Goods, or write for Price Li?t io
E. D. SMYTHE & CO.,
2.">8 UKO AD STREET, AUGUSTA, CA.
!rlr. tl. ??. .Sullivan, formerly of Edgefield, will be pleased to fi?
his friends. ?
May 20th, ????I3DV23
Barr-tH^iiimr"-- tmsm MMBMM-maac naa- awi
:o:
20,000 LADIES1 and CHILDREN'S \\A'^ uo '?s c&r.a.
1;500 Ladies' and Children's Hats afc ??t?c
8 Cases Trimm eil Sailor Hats at
SOO Leghorn Hats-Cheaper than ever.
3.000 Sprays Flowers at &>., 10c; 15c. 20c and 25c
50 Carton's Fine ^wither and French Flower Wreaths..
1,25Q F;?;O Hat Ornamenta at 10c each
$ Cases Palmetto Fan4? afc life, each.
1,150 Eleven-inch Folding Japauec? Fan? fi.Vcfo <xtoh.
.1,200 Fine Japanese Fan? afc 10c. and 15A., wor.'. 25c and 50.*,
v 500 Silk Fan Girdles and Skirt Lifters-^ali-colo-s-at 25c.
NOVELTIES
in Ruch j ftg, SLuoes?, Milts, Glovcsj Tics, Row?, Collar*
?nd Culi??-, Fancy Piiisj Jvvq&lvy.
and Toilet Articles.
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Our Stock of Corsets', Embroidft?'i?a and Lice? is com.pl'?** and down
to BOTTUM PRICES.
200 Sets Croonet, at |1, $1.25, $1.50, $2 and $3.50, at
May 29fch, 1S7S-ly-21
J. H. TRUMP'S,
220 BROAD, STREET. Augusta, Ga,
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PiiFVPPV ITU iiimi1 Will)IS
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AUGUSTA, SGA.
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PLANTATION STEAM ENGINES,
Wi NE MIL! 8, Ail Sizes. SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS;
FLOUR MILLS. HORSE POWERS,
THRESHING MACHINES. PUMPS, IRON RAILING;
WATER WHEELS, GIN GEARING, al! Sizes. . . ?
Having BoRghtont ?r?r. fieo? Cooper, his Old Patrons can t>e
Furnished v> itli Duplicates and Repairs 4 iscnp?
Smith's Celebrated Cation Tresses, for Hand, Horse or
Waler Power.
B=or UISl'AIRIXG ilone. at ?cry LOW PRICES.
Mardi 27tli. IbTS-ly-15 ?
KoKTATIOH IAOSMSI.
O. M. STONE & CO., Augusta, Ga.,
GENERAL AGENTS FOR
Gullctt's Improved Light Draft Colton Gin (made bj B. D,
Gullett, the pate tee,) FARM ENGINES, every style for
Threshing, Ginning, etc., Large Engines, Saw Mills, Grain
Separators, Threshers. Cotton Presses, Corn and Wheat MilLfc
with fixtures, etc.
IPrioes Low! Terms Liberal!
Every Machine warranted as rearcsented.
g^f" Circulars and estimates furnished on application.
Address :
O. M..STONE & CO.,
O-ly AUGUSTA, GA.
1 NH WM AT TRITON, 8, G
ISo. 2, Fairview Si.
HUGHES.
Has just opened a Select Stock of
DRY GOODS and NOTIONS, SHOES and BOOTS,
BACON, LARD, HAMS, FLOUR, MEAL, RICE, SUGAR.
MOLASSES, COFFEE, TEA, SOAP, STARCH,
CANNED GOODS.. HARDWARE. TLX WAUK.
Chewing and Smoking TOBACCO, CIGARS, &&" Ac.,- .
TOdETUEH WITH A Cl?O?Ct? Lot OT
LlQ:'uOES, WINES, BEER3 ??T>J^R?
And everything else in thc V.'ay of a good dr??lk.
j^T TAYLOR'S EXCELSIOR YEAST POWDERS.-?*"
EST I invite my friends to call aud price my Gooda beforj purcKinnf
elsewhere.
Feb; 6,1S78. lvS) B. 55. HUGH ES.'1
GEO. G. UEVN0L?S.
GEO. iv. REYNOLD'S;
GEORGE G. REYNOLDS & SON,
-DEALERS HST
SASH, PAINTS*
DOORS, OILS,
BLINDS, PUTTY,
GLASS,
LOCKS, WHITE LEAD
HINGES, GRATES,
SCREWS, MANTELS, &c.
JBuLilci?2r^? Supplies
OF ALL KINDS.
Ware Rooms : Ho. 43 Jackson Street.
m-Wiito for Pricer. |>b27~lyll] AUGUSTA, GA,

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