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Keen" lie SAID, all Kinds 81 trades were carried on
'"ere' ana ne had pretty much made up his mind TO
set upt Post Once business. Them tI'acarried it
on, eook heap OF money every day and thereMas
only one "''ho place. Many years since, a Deputy
So"ec''f' ~ the turn OF n'es lost lsefhce, IN con-
sequence OF ms mhsters election In the simplicity
o. ms soa' he proposed that thetwo should SCI Up
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E1a''nq"oRe'-I"e wilmington lDesA Nare1 Journal
o. SATURDAY nc"re '"s' says: The shock Of an earh-
quake was very sensp'y fe !" this town and vicin-
on Saturday afternoon about half past o'clock. i
continued 'o: the space o. nearly minute, and was
accompanied " very percep''be notion and sound
distinctly heard resembling dIstan. thunder. 20
desperate encounter and MadeT.-We understand
a man ny the name Of Murphy, the oyerscer Of Mr..
jon" simpson, merchant OF Florence, on Saturday
last had occ"s'" 10 chass'se negro woman on the
plantation, (aboat ten miles below tins place) That
the husband Of the woman,a negro named Dick, hav-
ing been present. became much enrnged, and using
'he most inso'ent and abusive language, approached
M"rphry with the purpose OF assaul,ng him. The
overseer as we learn, struck him with the hnit end
OF his whip, and Dick Immediately seized him by
the collar, and commenced s,abb'ng him in the face
a"dchest with knife, which i is said, he had sharp
ened TOR the purpose before. ln the scue they both
Tell, the negro being uppermost and continuing his
blows with the knife--at this lime another ran
up 10 order 70 pun Dick away The latter immedi-
a,eIy turned on tho boy with his knife; inihe mean
time Murphey arose, bleeding protusey, and finding
his strength fast leaving him, he wentinto the house
for the purpose Of placing himself on bed. Dick
not having hts vengeance ye. saated, and armed with
an axe, again sought his victim 10 give him a finish
ing blow. Murphey Lad by this time seized a loaded
gun, but very imprudenty, from reluctance to take
the life Of the negro, threw out the printing. Dick
did no, attempt to escape, mud has been safely lodged
in Jail nv all his trial. Murphey died on Tuesday
morning, about two o'clock and WINS stabbed 10 twen-
" placcs.---F Florence, Alab. Gas. .at.t 4 81 q
Fatal Rencontye.-We are informed that abOu, two
weeks since, an ARRAY took place in JACKSON county,
Va. about seventy miles from this place, between
Smith Cottrell and man named Bradshaw, which
terminated fatally. The quarrel nrose out ofeaIousy.
both being The lovers Of another mans wife. scuf
e took place, in which Cotre proving strong for
Bradshaw, threw him. and while attempting further
injury. was severely stabbed BY Bradshaw in the abs
domen. Conre then held bradshaw in his position on
the ground, with one hand. while with the other be
seized rife, and discharged i, the hill passing
through the back ofshe neck, and lodging in thebseps
Bradshaw, who expired instantly Cottreil was not
dead last week. Caay&sburg Enqnirer.
Lahosomy.--A surgical operatio1h asreceaiy' been
performed by Dr. John w. Rnsseik. Of Mount Vernon,
Ohio for,narlv ar ;tek6efd nm Mr. Asa Wood,ynrd
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