The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-10
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY--THREE MEN POI.
SQNElI

Intoxicating liquors We're kept for the accomnro.
datiOn Of thiIsty cuslonerers.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock, il seems
Nr. Ananias Graham, M aged and very re.
epectnble citizen of our District. and his son
Mr.. John w. Grnhnm-thc grandfather md
uncle OF Tcrrcl-hapPcned at the shop together
and young man by the name Of John b. Me.
Coilum, who spent most Of his time there, wn.
also present
After the alarm was given, and the nc,glibors
rushed IN. the Crahan:s We're found down. with
dreadful spasnIs. McColium Just beginning to ex
perience the effects Of the poisonous liquor aud
Tcrrcl himself, it SAID, had also drank with
the others
Some four or 1--WE physicians happened TO be
near ny and were promptly called in probably
IN loss than ten minutes after the liquor was
drahk, hut in spite Of every effort thus Instantly
made TO save them, the Messrs. Graham died il,
some twenty or thirty minutes and Mc('uilun,,
alter suffering tho most excruciang agony for
SOME twelve hours. died about midnight
Terrell was, soon after the occurrence, re.
moved to his fathers Residence in the village
where i. was reported he too suffering severe
ly.
vi course such an occurrence on the corner
of our public square, nt midday. was well cnIcu.
lated to star,le onr quiet village, and to produce
the most intense excitement.
Crowds Tucked III to witness the extra ordinary
spectncle-lw" highly Respectable citizens, who
had been greeting their friends in good health
but few m"rncnts before, now lay dead, the
father and SON in a few feet "f eacli uthcr-anl
young McC"llum evidcn,Iy dying near by, all
from drinking il single yisss # rhiSkY.
Immediate V Succccdin. the tragic event, no.
body appeared TO suspect lou play but all won
dered how 80 much deadly poison could have hccn
t"'bIbeu from SO small quantity OF what is now
generally termed strychnne whisky
The question was discussed variously and carn-
estly, III numerous excited groups about the Pub
lIC Som ftrsa
of course. formal invcs; g,tion of the facts and
circumstances, by Cnroncr's inquest WAS s,lp.
gcsted. Sumc deemed srch IN invest ig,tion I'M
necessary. and satisfied that the whole affair was
purely accidental. were willing 10 dispense with
the usual furmaltics obscrv cd when death occurs
thus suddenly. Others insisted upon the propriety
and necessities Of an inquest, and the Coroner
was accordingly sent for
just before sunset. full and very intelligent
jury wns summoned. aud heny duly sworn, pro-
corded with the Investigation, in view of the dead
bodies Of tho Mcssrs. Graham
IL II not our purpose to report the testimony
taken during the searching examination that f,i.
Vowed. f"r, although it is on file in til.
SleIK Office, open, We suppose to the inspection
OF the public 1t is not usual in State to pub.
en!i such evidence Immediately preceding tho
trial which will follow this invcst ration in the
COnrt OF Session. as Il matter uf course, from the
verdict rendered.
IL is, perhaps. however, not Improper to saw.
that the inquest collected from various sources
facts and circumstances, that led them to unite
IN verdict that required the Coroner furwih to
ISSUE warrant for the arrest Of John C.. Terrell
about III o'clock that night, and the Sheriff i'm
med'ately c'lnmittcl him to the jail, to await his
trial Tor murder at the ensuing term Of our court
which Is I" sit here week after next.
The following day, in consequence Of Nc
(:ullums death, which occurred about an hour
alter tile first inquest ended another Jury, duly
up.ii i,,,t t1,aI
Of the dead boly made still farther investipa.
tons. and agreed upon similar verdict to those
rendered the night before.
However natural it is for us To- desire and the
public expect us to write long article on the
occurrence OF such frrh rhifu tragedy, IN the
midst "t This provebially sobre, moral and highly
intelligent community. we torchcar for the
present. for reasons that all must upprovc.-Ecn.
"ftfSri"e So" Of 1'mh"ra~"r
TIE Italian Q"csti"n.-1hr Latest Jrom I'ar.
- to i'o" Derdys Orya".-It would lie absurd
10 consit.er the fluctuations of public opinion in
Paris as any indication of the rcnl state of af
fairs To-day the war rumors are III the ascend
ant. Tomorrow the peace pnrtv will probably be
masters Of the field. But the situation apnenrs
unchanged. The m"re this state Of uncertainty
u prolonged. the more trying it proves to those
the contrary SO much depends. Though six
weeks have elapsed since the first tiilings Of A
serious misunderstanding between France and
Austria frs, threw Europe into panic. a soIu.
ton appears as far off as ever Nevertheless I
nm assured that diplomacy has not been idle.
nut IL does not appear that any satisfactory un-
derstandiny has been arrived ut. 1t would be
premature, nj this stage uf ths proceedings. 10
state what has been done it will be sufficient TO
say that ns yet AuStri has steadily refused to
make concessions which tho Cabinet of Vienna
'eei wo''d amount TO the abandonment of all the
austria" possessions Of I.ombardy II is diff.
cult to say that she is much 10 blame in this
However obnoxious the slave trade, it would lie
t"o much to expect the West India plnniers
read"y 10 inve accepted proposals for it's aboli-
ton, especially when moi the slightest prospcct
o! COMPENSATION wus held out. Austria is pre-.
c'se'y IN IN inns case. and hence the alarm of the
unwar'Ike public. who only now begin to oer-
ceive how matters really stand. The withdraw.
al ot The French and Austrian forces frcm the
States nl The Church w0ull he immediately fol-
lowed by Il universal insurrection, which mus,
lead t" hosiIitirs between France and Piedmont
on t'e one hand, with Austria Oh the other. If
WISE coniisels prevail, however, the danger will
lie avcrted. Let France and Pie,lmcnt r.uem
nor the memorable speech. in which the first
iiedinontrSe statesmen, Massno ,rAdzerllo
blamed, in the Turin Parliament, the head strong
and dangerous course pursued by Cavour in the
congress Ut Paris. lie pointed out that the re
generation Of Italy was question Of time that
the proper way to make corn grow was to water
"na cultivate u. not BY pullip. at the stalks to
make them longer. In n word. he inti,nuted
that the interest of Piedmont was to instil the
practice Of liberty into the Italians by her exam
pie, and that by prccipitating matters she would
g'ostPone the independence of Italy, and per-
bnl's lo*e all that she had gained. But will this
wise policy b. followed The reverse appears
70 have been determined OH, and the resolve to
R'sten quarrel OIL Austria, 80 as TO bring mat.
!ers TO speedy crisis. is too potent I" escape
She observation Of the mos, superficial observers.
-F'rt* Correspondence London Herald, FEB.
saary l2M
1he StvP.Ay Dig"ifed.-The editor of the
cleveland iIaindeaier is not fond of digui6ed
people, as The term is generally accepted. The
biggest pudding head he ever knew wore gold
FP"ctacIes and was digni6cd, never low bred, and
sstd Jokes were low. /" This dignity "ouoth the
editor, "is queer thing. 1t swe:is in one horse
lawyers, like nncookcd dried apples, and breaks
ont Oh them in tho shape of frizzIed.up hair
peacockish struts mud linked finger nails. Judges
sometimes have il. They deliver the fiaitesi
OF truis'ns in the grnvest of tones and sit az