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ELKc11oN ROW IN SOUTH cARoLIxA.
Two Men Killed. Another Man Fatally shot.
nnd Runr NIcn Stabbed.


Prom he augusta (GdJ CoHsatadondift, Juiy ~.
fatal aud bloody row occurred at the election
precinct Of Sleepy Hollow Barnwe county, s. C, on
Thursday. The occasion was the election OF town.
ship oheers-selectmen, surveyor. clerk. and con
stable. The Conservatives Of the township had noun
mated and earnestly pressed the claims Of canii-
dates from their party In opposition to the white
nominees Of the negro and scalawag combination.
for these several positions. The canvass had en-
listed the warmest feelings Of the rival parties al
though up to the declaration Of the election rup
ture had occurred.
From the particulars furnished u.s. the diffculty
seems TO have had ITS origin aud progress as follows
When the votes counted, and II was found that
the Radical nominees were elected, Emore Tyler, an
enthusiastic Conservative. who had been thoroughly
enlisted In the success Of bis ticket, exclaimed:
"Boys, we're beat; don't blame you, colored pco-
pie blame YOU white scalawags." A. y. Wood
ward, a brother OF the Clerk elect Pickens Wood
ward, and who holds tue position OF clerk IN the
and demanded q rctrscton Of Taylor's declaration,
so far as 1t applied his brother Al this Juncture,
Pickeus Woodward drew his pistol, when he was
approached by John II. Holland vi o wrested the
weapon from his possession. A. L. woodward then
his pistol which he discharged at Holland. the
ball taking effect in the stomach VI the latter The
wounded man staggered OIL ewieot and leli to tile
earth, mortally wounded. -
:, The light then became general, when William J.
woodward, father OF lickens and \. 7" whipped
oUt large pocket knife and began ind scrlminate
assault upon those who were identified with the Con.
serya'lye party. Attacking Wyatt Tyler, he inflicted
severe stab the back or the neck Of that gentle
man. james Tyler, nephew Of Wyatt Tyler, aud
Ms brother Joseph, also received slight wounds from
the knife In the hands Of Woodward, the former In
the side and the latter IN the breast With hi- thirst
for blood not yet sltiated, aud determined to inct
all the damage he possibly could with the deadly
weapon Ia his hand, Woodward set upOn Frank N.
Green. aud inflicted a severe wound IN his side.
At this iunctufe the father of Green, John =.
Green sr., WHO was one OF the Conservative candi-
dates Tor sclectmen, observing the danger To whch
hs son was exposed, closed in with woodward.
whom he succeed, in telling 10 the ground. While
Green was plnning Woodward TO the earth, \. T.
Woodward discharged two shots from his pistol
which took effect In the lett side OF Green. causing
immediate death. Young Woodward also fired upon
Frank VI. Green. wOunding him Ia the LETT hand.
From the IN, ct Of this wound Green fell when his
antagonist fred at him again, but missed his aim.
effect IN the back Of A. +. Woodward, producing
wounds which, 1t II thought, must prove fatal All
the parties implicated In this affair were wnltc, the
negroes present taking no part IN the fight on either
side, but -campCrcd on like rats from sinking ship.
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The contrast between the wisdom of such
men as GEoHGE PKABopr and pErER CooPKR, in
making their donations for charitable purposes
during their life time, and the folly of those who
undertake similar benefections by will, is con
tinually receiving fresh illustrations from expe
uence. The last We have noticed is the quarrel
now going on over the McMlcKES legacy in Gin.
cinuati. McMicKES left to that city property
valued at 100000, for the purpose of founding a
iirst.class university. Two years or more have
elapsed, but nothing has been accomplished ex-
ccpt the accumulation Of income. Now, the
Trustees ask the City Council for permission To
use temporarily the Orphan Asylum building on
Elm street. but the Council refuses and so the
enterprise is at a stand-still. If McMIct~" had
attended to the business himself wnilc lie :, y
on earth, instead Of dclcgating it to Trustees
after his DEATH he could have had the institution
in full operation long ago, and enjoycd the plea
sure Of witnessing its fruits, but at present, it
looks as though the money will be as good as
wasted.
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To me EdHOT ~ me Nill
SIR; Your comments on the uttcrances Of a
marrow minded Christian whose opinion that the
death of the Rev. B, d Haleck was a manifestation
OF the divine dspleasure aglust the habit of smok
ing and bis logical rcasonRgs thcrefrom. in your
issue Of the 22d inst, merits not only his famy's
but his many friends thanks
II the article you so ably commented on and re.
futed with as good logic the writer deduceI, had
met any notice earlier, ii would have been ut once
disproved simply because Mr., Hacck never
smoked and only went into the smoking car with
his brotherinAw to seeare seats ON which to reposc
Were IL not for ntrudlns too much your yalu.
able space, might state mauy other facts but, feel
ing assured those who knew Mr.. Hllleck best are
satisfied with your comments, viii reserve them un
ul the future requires their utterance.
Yours, most r spoctlully, ANSON WHITE
sOn.ir-law oi the Rev Is. Il. Hlleck.
8al Fast FoURTEESrH STREET, New foEK, July
"a
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EEL HOBHISG.
Judge ton Accepts tle Invitntinn of Wr
Patrick Mal0y lie C,c- the y rang Kind
OF u Bob.


Judge hoit Accepts tie Iyitntion Of Mr.
Pntrick Maloy lie Csc- the y rans Kind
OF Bob.
10 Mf KaifOr or TIE sur.
SIR' was down bobbng fer eel, last Friday
night at the Hamilton ferry slr. mot old Mr. Lott
ON the bridge with hohn h.e hand. He said he had
bad luck. lie said tic GELS tore m ais bob looked
at his bob aud saw right away that lie had used
cotton thread to string his worms on; 50 lent him
ore OF my ELK tlrcad bobs, and showed him how to
bob.
The eols caught In the ferry slip have a very fno
havor' and are very ht oyster BAY Ycaronce, the
great American ericure says tie fine Alyour comes
from the feed that trey get in the ferry sip.
old Mr.. Loit had very good luck with my silk
bob lie caught some oelr that weighed from three
to four pounds apiece lie Is awful cross and
crrsty to bob with While we were bobbing
l asked him If he was the Judge that sat in the
Brooklyn Court, and he said that II was none Of
my d-d business; tha, he sat where he was
mind to.
Wo caught on Friday night nearly City pounds of
cells
There issome good bass fishing in the ferry slip at
night The gas lights draw them IN the slip But
wall street ierry slp Is the best slip to hsh for
striped bass cont see why our Judges 90 IN the
country TO fish when there Is such good fishing in
the brooklyn ferry sh's. They could keep court
open all summer If they would OILY do their fishing
In The ferry slips at night and save money by It too
Please advise them to DO II, Mr. Editor, and tell
them to use silk thread to string their worms on
when they max, a bob. Yours,
PATRICK MALOY.
n. u
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Mr. BEHGn has commended himself to
public favor for his untirng efforts in behalf Of
helpless animals. Ills zeal has evoked liberal
contributions from the benevolent to further his
mission. His latest device TO promote the com
fort Of unfortunate horses csst down by the way
side to suffer and die, is wagon with sliding
bottom, cushioned aud padded, for gently lifting
the animal and removing il to a place of safety
such tender consideration for the suncrings Of
dumb brutes does honor to the Society and its
humane President
But in our zeal for the care Of animals are We
not emitting our duty to the suterlngs Of men
and women among usY FIVE are not, how Is IT
possible that such shocking tales oi mans inhu'
manlty to man are daily to be found in the metro
potan pressf For instance, we published the
other day an incident which happened just across
the North River almost under the shadow Of
Trinity steeple, where a poor woman in travail
wus turned from the doors of Christian men and
women. Denied shelter everywhere, her hus-
band helped her into an old wagon that stood by
the curbstone, and there, on the hard boards,
without even q bundle of straw for pallet, she
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The recent defalcaton in the Security Fro

The recent defalcaton in the Security Fro
Insurance Company has called forth q number Of
communications to the editor Of this paper, sug-
gesting methods Of preventing such dishonesty
in moncyed institutions. It's enough to say that
there is no iniallible way Of stopping the evil.
The most that can be done is to so hedge aronnd
each employee with checks and safeguards as to
make peculaton difficult but to render It impos-
siblc is not practicable, without bringing the whole
business Of each concern to dead stop, at fire.
qucnt intervals. IT, however, the heads Of our
banks and insurance companies would keep a
strict watch upon their clerks, and observe their
habits Of living and the rate Of their expenditure
a. compared with their salaries, they might learn
some facts which would enable them to Judge Of
their trustworthiness and possibly lead to useful
Investigations But even then deception would
be easy, and stockholders must run their risk as
they DO now
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LOUIS NAPOLEON libcls, through the me
dium OF his official prints, the party opposed TO
his rule, and hopes that by representing 1t to the
country as anarchical and socislistc he may alarm
the putocracy and the industrial classes, and
thus neuiralize the political forces Of the opposi.
ton. But he has been at these tricks 80 many
times that the French people fully understand
his game, and they are convinced by this time
that the second Empire has done more to encurn-
bcr them with taxes and to mpoverish the labor
ing class within the last five years, than Repub-
lcan Governments could or would have done IN
50 many centuries.
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THE SPOfLS.
suakcr in the Custom House.

TO me tdtor of me sun.
Sta; Your correspondent j. T. d. hits the
nail on the head in his remarks concerning keep
ing Copperhcads in the Naval once boldly anirm
that the Collectors Onice is in the same tx. The
rotunda in the Custom House, nay. every part OF
the premises, are filed with mcu who once deemed
II a disgrace to hold onice under Black Rcpu0h.
Administration; who did their best to prevent
men from onsting and making cursed fools OF
themselves by fighting for nigrers. And such In
dyidua- now hold the best oGlcc-. Mr.. Grinncl
may be mduccd-f he is green cnouGh-to believe
by what ne IL told 10y Interested hgads Of divisions
hat these gents are Indispensable; but the public
aud good Republicans deem 1t a great shame that
this state Of thugs should exist, and ask, Why Is
this soG It seems strange. that with all the cry
about corruption In the Custom House, there have
becn hut few changes stree Mr. Barney was Col
lcctor IN the heads OF divisions when II pcculation
is rampant. who should be held responsible but the
beads OF the diys ns. II tis by these pcrsous that
Coppcrhcads are lor ,hcr own ends kept as lxuros
IN the customs. ENrOLDitR.
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The crickets or grasshoppers, whose presence
has Jeon feat with such scverlty IN this Territory for
the past three or four wears are, this season, wait
ing other sections of the Great West with their
urcad presence A late number OF the Ten it0rfdI
EHtefpftat, published al Virginia Nevada, says that
gentleman who arrived In that city a few
days since nom the new mines on tue OwylHeo
river, eighty miles north OF Elko, Gays that
while In that region, enGamped In the vicinity OF
Mountain city, he had an opportunity OF seeing two
three armies OF thoss gta-sloppsrs or crickes, "
which We have heard 80 much thronEh the Uthb pa
pvrs. lie says that they came In three four divi.
slonseacll mic IN length by hall milo in width
They stopped at nothing evidently belonging To the
class of the unterrhed Fire and water were all the
same TO them On reaching Owyhee they swan the
river, They went out upon such willows as stretch.
they Jumped in and struck out for the opposite
shore. Millions Of these strange insects thus crossed
the nYoT-Nhlch at the point mentioned Is at least
thirty feet wide-and weut hopping on to the south.
ward
Each army by some instinc, Travelled in a southern
direction, IN" Whole lace OF the country is covered
with grass The usual food of these insects-but they
held II cheap, there being such abundance of H.
and went after something stronger. Passing BY all
vegetable ioOd, they attacked saddles, BRIDES and
such articles. Almost to the number of millions
they would climb upon any such article len within
their reach, and In very short space Of time il
would he almost totally deyoured. Although onr
friends were able In few hours To catch as many n.
800 front after the cricket army passed over The
river not hsh would bite for four days Tbsv wsrs
all completely gorged with criekeIA Wv
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Onc Of tine most slurthug ahuirs occurred at
thc Riuk on frday night, tlat look place In
tUs city crcuar tier oi seats, rsins a0ovc the
other to hcght Ot 3liCet, covered vita the sweet
est portion oi humanity fifteen hundred children--
gave va prtcipltatin- uuurcds O them to the floor
below. They were gathered tlere to give sunday
School jubilee
Tne accdlnt occurred before the hour had ar
rived for tue trc.-ts TO commence, Those upon
tie highest seats scampcred Iol nell, toward the
bottom, Whie those at the bottom fed toward the
audience meeting the Erca' crowd of eXcIt. TREND.
IN hing To the rescue OF the children.
For several minutes the scene beggared descrip.
ton. Eyrtl body wanted To nep the children, and
All The children wanted to 20 TO thcir mothers Some
Of them were Nery small perfect fairies IN form and
pns To survey the probable result OF the catastrophe
large number OF persons In the vicinity OF the
doors attempted the dhcult oat of making an exit
al AZ the same time, supposing the building wus
coming down. Some time elapsed before quetude
came over the surSing panlc-stricken crowd. II
was then asccrtantd that the de octiyc portion OF
The seats proved to he in the centre the tiers hail
way from bottom to top.
TIE defect could not have been located In a more
fatal spot The tendency of depression ut that
point was TO pitch all the children toward the centre
fortunately, the extreme ends were more staunchy
hraeed, saving those seated there IRON all danger
Little hats, handkerchiels, scdIls, books fans
feathers and juvenile " lxins" of all sorts were
picked up nom the debris and saved to be reclaimed
hey ond some severe bruises, the accident Was moi
attended with any serious results.
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New Orleans is excited over the bdtture
question again that is, about the proprictorship
Of the land formed in front Of the city by tho
deposit Of the Mississippi river. MANY years ago
there was IA fierce and protracted litigation over
the title to this property, which was finally ended
by u compromise confirmed by legislation. Re-
Gently the question has been rcopcncd by the
Chattanooga Railroad Company seeking the right
of way over portion Of the land, and the re-
sistance offered to them by rival interests. The
prospect is that the lawyers will have another
good time.
The sun., 1869-07-27
The Darkness OF the Eclipse,

During the observation of the sun by the
moon in thegreat total solar eclipse, which Will be a
large partial eclipse at New York, beginning at
twelve minutes after O'Clock In tho afternoon, the
degree OF darkness will he different at the different
cities. II the heavens should be overcast when the
moon Is fully over the sun, that period will be mani
fest by unusual darkness. In an extreme case, as
during very dark thunder storm, and stl under
the combination OF OTHER circumstances, darkness
even like night could occur. The eclipse win hist
bout two hours and seventeen minutes IN Oregon.
The darkness Ii remarkable generally for ono hour.
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or LYNDnURsT, the great Chancellors, or
DENMAN, junior counsel Of Queen CAROLINE,
and afterwards Chief Justice, or CANNING,
the golden Tipped orator, or PLUEKETT, the
famous Irish advocate, or ABINoER (Sir
JAMES ScAMETT), the rival of BRoUonAM
at the bar, or Of BRoUGuAM himself, one of
the founders of the EdinJurgh Rcricn, the
illustrious Commoncr, the eccentric Chancol-
lor, the scholar, rich in the spoils Of all
sciences and all times, and whose seat is now
fccbly occupied by his brother, for the past
thirty years a quiet Master in Chancery2
= Indeed, when mon who have been celc-
bratcd elsewhere are raised TO the pcerago
ns a reward for rare services, they seem TO
fall into q gcntlc slumbcr niuid the soothing
atmosphere Of tho Upper House. To this
rule the elder PITT and Henry BRoUGHAM
arc almost the only exceptions. The re-
spectacle stupidity Of tie ancient chamber
did not suffice to awe their fiery genius into
silence. In the recent debates on the Irish
Church the main burden Of expressing the
real sentiments of the Peers was not borne
by the scions Of the old nobility, with the
single exception perhaps of the Marquis of
SAIsBvHY, who not unworthily wears the
celebrated name of Cecil, n name illuetrioua
in the reign Of ELIZABETH. They intrustcd
| the chief management of thor case to cx-
| Chancellor CNIRNs who has but Just thrown
up his briefs at the bar.
While surveying this long list Of noble In.
| capablcs, though the admirers of MAcAUIAY
may kccnly regret that he did not live to
complete hls History they will hardly mourn
that lac failcd to leave son to doze over his
baronial title while the readers OF WALTER
SCDrT may congratulate the shade Of the
Wizard of the North that hc was content
with n baronetcy, and was not made lord.
The facts we have adduced strikingly
Illustrate the deca1ence of the House of
Peers. Having lost power and prestige, and
proving to be n hindrancc rather thou an aid
to wise and liberal legislation, its conduct in
the recent conflict with the House of Com
mons and the will of the nation, must soon
stimulate the people of England TO inquire
whether the time is not approaching
when it ought TO ccase to be an hereditary
body. The question will come home to the
electors by what fundamental right does an
assembly which represents nobody but itself
and some OF whose members hold scats un
der special privileges granted to their an
ccstors by WILLIAM of Normandy eight
hundred years ago, presume to enact laws
for them?
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Sun; An individual concealng his identity
u"dcr what ! vii prove the questionable hor, fe
~ - nee" has writ U -'' .'r
=, IN which ht ,'.. U.t In
.' rphy wa drurri iHf ..H fr.rsl
! hy I.ut uc Htf OH ...
lrougl fIN .U. '4DuUrDf ."ri. q
ifh eN-l tul tcr lrIlU ft n-nc..r. q
Post OGcc Degarlu rs. " Sia' '.
h hcs. | prefI lsns ., r~
t.s. ~ .racl ,omes his " bcng draftcu twi,c ur zoe
army; that Is nutorlorsly false and the idea OF yet.
ting exempted because Ot his being british subject
y more odious 70 an EuGish hating Iri-hmau ihan
a the hlIlsnips of wnr. Tie is not convcrsant with
Crltic character. In the second place did not re-
cciNO my appointment because of "rum,clicr'-' m
nutncc with MIR. Kelly. This the records of the lie
putmopt VIII show. II came through the c,rrtion
in my behalf Of men WHOSE names recognized Tor
worth and virtue over the broad expunse of the
Union. In third place, no such person ia or las
hcou, for some time holding position at station
q The only geuti,tn OF the high and al stocrttc
nHmc cf Murphy who ever was an cmrio, oe Of the
Post Onicc Douartmen AZ station q ~ ms SELF Had
not " vigilance better throw aside tlc mask and
appear in his slandcrous deformity. II he has ihe
public interest so much ~ heart let him come for.
ward and make his charges. II truthful. they no
doubt VIII be sustained hy supporting auces
" not, then ] VIII have my Justification. But he
Will not run the risk, for unmarked he is impotcnt
hort respectfully, NJ J. MURPHY
2ia East Thirty nth street
NEW YouE Tuly M isGQ
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The twelfth annunl report Of the Board OF
Comm ssioners Of the Central Park has just made
ts appearance, II is published in the handsome
style which has characterized its predecessors,
and contains wealth Of statistical information
which only those who study it eau properly ap-
prcciate. The park is emphatically thing of the
people and for the people, and it is gratifying to
see from year to year, how it is developing lis
beauties and gaining new attractions for vistors.
The quarter Of million Of dollars, more or less,
expended annually in Ms maintenance is the most
judicious outlsy the city makes, aud yields a
greater return of solid satisfaction 20 our citizens
than any other that could be devised.
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d,rUsEMENT9

g1pLoe eARDEN-Lsur and Clodoche Troupes.
WOODS MUsEUM-Anernoon, spirit Friend. Even
ing, The Police Spy.
BOOTHS THEATRE. 9sd IT,. between 5th and 9Th avs
Enoch Arden. Matinee Saturday
BowERY THEATRE-Flying Men OF the Air, Child Of
the Savannah and Eagle Eye.
VAvERLEY THEATRE-Moon Charm, Local Iiits &C.
ENTRAL PARK GARDEN. ith ay- between Ssth and
seth sts.--Gardon Concerts.
thIIAcK's-The Long strike and black Eyed susan
Matinee on Saturday.
nYMrGC THEAIRE-Hiccorv niccorv Dock Mat
nees at ~ O'Clock. Nedntsdays ana Saturdays.
The sun., 1869-07-27
The sailing Of the sappho.

The schooner yacht SaPpho took on board her
crew, with wood coal, and water, at her anchorage
on HobOken, on Monday morning, but in eonse-
qgcnee Il the ram she wns not towcd down 10 Sandy
Hook until lats in the afternoon, where she was to
anchor inside the Horseshoe to walt tor a favorable
wind. There was large party Of friends OF Rear
Commodore Douglas on board 10 bid him good bye,
and wish successful voyage
The sun., 1869-07-27

The three prisoners who were captured on
GARDENERS Island by the United States Govern
ment's spanish marines, and who refused to sign
the articles Of agreement not to take up arms
against the Government of Spain, were, BY or
der Of Gen. NoGpEs eNhumed from their dingy
dungeon in Fort Lafayette yesterday, and taken
over to Fort Hamilton. This action of Gen
NoGpEs is highly commendable, as lthe pens Of
the ruined bastilo are not tit to keep swine in
Some of the officials say that they will keep these
recusant and stubborn flibusters in durapce until
they gire ia.' Is there no h0beds corpus ,
Is this the speedy trial guaranteed to every one
by the ConsttutionS
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gave birth TO dead baby, her companion feebly
sheltering her from the hot sun and the curious
passers by with an old shawl Surely such
events might arouse . philantbropist like Mr..
BtReu to extend the scope Of his efforts to the re-
lief ofhis own kind, as well as the brute creation
The sun., 1869-07-27

The Trenton STATE Gdsette comes to us in a
new dress from new once aud undcl new auspices
T grsphicsly 1t presents very creditable appear
ance, and ediloriay it Ii one ol the exchanges that
are always taken up with pleasure. II Is capital
newspaper, and tho prosperity 1t has enjoyed since
its foundation ninetytwo years ago shows that It's
merits aIe appreciated By the people Of New jersey
The sun., 1869-07-27

vii be published on Wednesday morning business
ucn who wish 90 reach country customers will md this
d.tou ofTHE suN valuable medium. limited mum.
or Of Advertisements we'd at i cents per line 10
nsurc Insertion they mus, be handed before O'Clock
IN Iuesday evening.