The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-10

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The same time drawing his pistol. Almost 81
h"itnneonsly Key placed his hand inside his vest,
ana drawing what Appeared TO be II pistol, but
whaI was really an opcrag'ass, said you lad
! bet; or not shoot"
Sickcs at once fred. Key ut the same time
throwing his glass ut him. The shot only
gruzed key, slightly raising the skin of his side,
and he Immediately leapcd behind tree, to
avoid another shot Sickles followed, aud Kew.
catching his arm, cndeavored to prevent hin,
from firing, but Sickes disengagcd himself, and
lirng agaI'. shot Key in the upper part
OF the right thigh, close to the nnin ar
terry.
Failing on his hip and supporting himself
with his hand. he cre,l, "Murdcr. don't shoe, r.
Slckles still following. fired again, with his pistol
clos" to Key, tho ball passing through his body
below the breast.
On Mr.. Doylc's touching Sickles on the
shoulder, the latter at once dc<istcd, and turning
around said: Z" "Gcntcincn. this man has dsl,on
ored my bed!' Upon this he took Buttcryor rth's
arm, and walking from tn" spot with the mos,
perfect self i"sscssion, proceeded to Attorney
tody.
Aey was about i2 years nf nge tall in stature,
about SIX feet, with an easy aud fashionable air,
hut by no means rrrrossessng in appearance
otherwise. His face had scky hue and he
had been for some time suffering from heart dis
ease, or imagined he was which gave him n
sourcd mud discont"ncd look. Otherwise ho was
extremely popular and those who knew him best
snd his rccrntrcitcs of manner covered a very
Kind and generous heart. His father Francis
:. hey, was the author Of the national song,
the Star Spauglcd Banner" He was Il wild
over, with four children. On his murriape he
| narrowly escaped duel with Colonel May who
conceived: that he had unfairly onsted him from
the affections OF tho lady who became his wife
and who WAS beautiful nnd charming wo
| man.
Mr. Sickles. the member for tho Third Dis
tric, oil New York, is II native of this city, and
| was originally printer by orcup,,iun. He is
u man of nearly forty years of aye of good rres
encc mud graceful manme ers. AS Il member of
The State Senate. rs well as in the House Of
| Representatives, he had made himself remarked
by quite unusual coolness and sefpcssessivn
which gave him great advantages in debate and
| had acquired for him we'll deserved reputation
asa rising young leader of the Democratic party.
In 1913 Dir. Sicklcs was married to his wife,
now ruined unl heart broken then u youuv
girl fresh from her scIiool-li(e, and rcmaikabls
then us now for something especially snft, lovely
aud youthful in the type of her very peculiar
beauty. She is of Italian origin, and pos. csses
all the Italian lustre and depth of eye united
with singular candor and dccacy Of fea-
turc.
Mrs. Sicklcs may be o. and has two children
She is the daughter of sagiola, the celebrated
music teacher uf Fourteenth street. Amid the
general gloom which this sad affair has cast over
the city. many II sorr"winS Thought is cast to-
wards her whose guilty surrender to The wics
oi william has resulted tragcally for size has
been much liked. and those who have known
her WHY Srleyc sorely ut the necessity of rivinp
her mp as lost. Few women better caiculu-
tel to win their way i'll polite society, or to con-
tribute more to its vivaciiv.
Popular sympathy, usual in such cases il
almost unanimously with Mr.. Sicklcs, the pr.,.
vocation being deemed ample justification for
! the deed, and when tho facts as yet unknown
come to be developed, this feeling will grow still
stronger and read fearful! lesson to those who
may attempt to invade the honor and happines,
OF anothcrS home.
Observation-Disclosures March 3, 1880
-ScmMc.-Ihe Miscellaneous Approximation LiIl
WAS still unlcr consideration, and hns become
SD loaded with amendments thar it s iu,poss,bl.
To conceive its original propositions. Many Sen
at"rS are under The impression that extra sess.
ion Will yet he necessary.
The Miscellaneous Approximation Bill wins mace
ed 80 r"SS
The President T." day sent message demand.
ing immediate provision TO meet outst untnr ,r.;,
surv notes.
The Srnatc insists its refusal 10 raise reveuu.
by increasing postage.
H""S The reports Of committee of confer
cnce "n The Army Appropriation and other bills
| We're conquered in.
a resolution WAS adopted, declaring that while
the rr""ncr against Senring did not rxoncrat..
the House.
III: Senate having amended the Post Office.
Appropriation bill, raising the pnstap. to > uu.I
lu cents, and aboIisl,iny the frankiug priv i.pe
the bill, with tho amendments. was ordered to
hc sent back to the Senate, Oh the ground that
The inserted clause was, effect, ruisino the
revenn". which, c"I.stitntionaly, must originate e
in the House.
The Post Office bill having become too heavily
laden with amendments, Mr.. English introduced i
new one, which was passed The new bill
includes the Increase of postage and abolishc.
the iranking privilege.
The report of the Committee Of Conference
on The Naval bill was agreed to. 1t provides
S2s!'o QUO for the purchase of the vessels char.
tered for the Paraguay expedition.
1hc Orrrldmd MaH-By the overland ,nai
ut st. Louis. the CincInnati Commercial has
the following:
Alvices from Neosho, Missouri, state that
the December mail from that place had been
heard of; it was one hundred and forty miles
from albuquerque i'll New Mexico, and all
safe
Nothing had been seer or heard of the No.
vember mai. The party were probably mas
sacred by Indians aftc2 passing little riy-
Capt. w. SnIton, a prominent citizen Of
San francisco. died suddenly at the breakfast
table.
Immensely rich quartz mines had been discov.
cred IN MarIPosa county. Twenty -four pounds
Of the first rock taken out, pounded up in a
hand mortar, yielded nine hundred and twenty.
eight doIlars-one hundred and fifty dollars
more Of fine gold remained in the tub in which
the washing was done.
Rocks of silver ORE indicating u large per cent
age Of metal, have been discovered forty miles
from, Los Angeles.
Mcggs, the San Francisco iorger, is living in
Chill, and worth two millions dollars. lie had
taken contract for building IL railroad from
Santiago to faIca, two hundred aud twenty
miles in the interior.
heavy emigration was pioneering into
Southern California, by the overland route,
meeting with no interruption from or In
| dians -f
| .: The November Dscember and January