The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-05
State Items.

HORRIBLE MURDER.-John Henry M,Gill was
shot by freedman at the residence of MIR. j. Z.
Tucker in this District, Oil Sunday night, 2lst
ultimo, only surviving few hours after receiving
the shot. The circumstances, as related to US,
are substantially as follows A. j. Hall and }.
P.ITucker had difficulty sometime during the
day of the 2lst ult. at or near fuckers residence.
A. j. Hall left, and went home about sundown,
is working OH his farm, and his gun, and
started back to fuckers for the purpose of getting
satisfaction. On their way to fuckers they stop
ped at J. ). Ashley's, and Hall went into the house
ed It the gate Ashley refused at first to give him
the brondy, until Hall promised him. upon honor,
If he would, he would 60 home. After he succeed
ed by this strategy in getting the brandy, he went
out to the gate and gave The negro part of it, He
then confessed that he had toldn lie IN ordor TO
get tn brandy, and that he was gong to fuckers
to have satisfaction.
When he rode up to Tucker he called him out but
Capt. D. l.. Hail, who was at fuckers, told Tucker
to go into the house, and he would so out and try
near the gate, where A. ]. Hall was, he saw man,
whom he took to be negro, standing near By in
the corner of the fence with snn. When the
negro saw that Capt. Hall had discovered him, he
faced toward Copt. Hall, at the same time bringing
his gun in shooting position. Capt Hall told A..
j. Hall several times 10 go home, as he had leon
Tucker, and the difficulty OF the day was ali settled:
but A. j. Hall remained, saving he intended TO
have satisfaction. Capt Hall then went toward
the freedman, Elbert Brownlee, and asked him to
give up his gun, when the negro sworc he would
not do it, and ordered him 10 halt.
About this time John McGill, who was also at
fuckers came out to where Capt. Hall was stand
ing. Capt Hall again asked the negro several
times to give up the gun, but the negro would not
do it. At length Capt. Hall told him he must give
up the gun--and at the same time he and McGill
commenced to advance towards him. The negro
still swore that he would not give up the gun and
and ordered them to halt, as he "Delonged to the
Unlon Ledque, and would shoot" About this
time the negro aimed his gun at McGill, and dis
charged it, the load entering the upper part ol
McGill's stomach This was about o'clock, at
night and McGil lived till about o'clock next
| morning.
Albert Brownlee has been arrested and lodged
in iail at this place to await his trial. but strange
| to saw A. j. Hall has been permitted to escape
Stranger still, we understand he was present at
the nauest," and remained until after the burial
without being arrested Who is responsible fol
such violation of law and justice as this Who
| is safe under such administration of law? The
matter is one which the proper authorities should
investigate for the common good.
[Ande'som Inteligencer.
| FfRr.-In the course of Monday night last al
clubhouse in the yard OF our honored townsnan
Col. Al. Frazier, containing large quantity Of un-
einned cotton, was entirely consumed by fire. Cot
| ton to the amount of four or five bales was de-
stroyed; portion was rescued. There seems &c
be no shadow of doubt that III this case the torch
was applied by an incendiary-Ed9stetd Adce.-
| 'ise1i
AND YET ANOTHER as we go to press IN
telleence reaches us of the burning, at fuckers
| Pond Dark Corner, of Mr. j. ". Tompkins's large
| tannery. This took place on Saturday night last
and is likewise to be attributes; with almost apso
Lutte certainty to the torch OF the incendiary. Be
sides the building there " was DESTROYED iarg?
a grist mill, which had been rum connection with
| the tannery -EdqGieid Adc0TtSe'.
RrruRS OF Ex-Governor PIoKENs.- are glat
to chronicle the return home, in greatly renewed
| health Of our distinguished telloW-citlGen, e1
| Governor Pickens, who has been, lor TWO months
! past. recruiting among the mountains and mlnera
| sprlnas OF Virginia visiting Washington, Balti
more and Philadelphia i'll the course OF his Sum
mer tour The Jenkinses OF Washington seized
| upon the GoycrnoI-in imagination, OF course
and wrote to their respective journals fnrthe
North that he WAS sin Washington to consult Will
| the President touching affairs IN the Second Mill
tary District" and that he had said this, and that
and the other. We understand that Goyerno
Pickcns' visited Washington with no political in
tent or purpose whatever, tlat he did not call OF
the President, that he did not dream OF under
| taking in any manner the affairs OF the SeconC
Military District, and that he did not say, at eas
publicly. any of the things attributed to him b.
The Jenknses.- Edggfeld Advertiser.
REGISTRATION IN YORK DIsTRIor.-Ihe BQards Q
Registration for York District completed thei
labors, for the present, on Thursday last and W
are now enabled to give complete returns a.o from al
the Precincts. Whites, 1884; Blacks, 2O2a. Iota
number registered, 4OO6. Majority f>r Blacks, 3S.
Y0rkcdte Enquirer.
REGISTRATION. following returns exhibi
the final results OF registration in this District
Whites, 9i3; Blacks 1926 Majority for Blacks, 1882
WihSbor0 Necs.
Masonic VIsIT.-During the past week the Ma
sonic fraternity of lorkyille have been favore,
with the presence among them of Urother b. Rusl
Campbell, OF Iaurens, the Grand Lecturer for Soutl
Carolina, who is Oh an official tour. He has bcel
busily engaged in instructlng tue craft in thei
duties, and much pleasure and profit have been de
rived by the fraternity from Hs visit. He lett
ON Wednesday morning tor the purpose of yisitin:
| the Lodges at Rockville and Fort Mills.
YorkuMe EnquUer.l