The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-29
ALL ABOUT THE STATE.
Shooting Affair.

Shooting Affair.
The Spartanburg Spartan says: "One day
last week, at q sale at Mr.. billiard DObbins,
Jeremiah Martin was shot in the arm by 81. NJ.
Turner. We are informed that the parties
were engaged in friendly conversation, when
| Turner drew his pistol and fred. There was
no immediate prOvocation, though there had
We understand that Turner says it was an ac-
cident.'
Bold Robbery.
The Kingstree Star says: ssWe learn that Mr..
Bradshaw, while travelling on foot in the
| neIghborhood of Indiantown, fell in company
| with young negro boy scarcely grown, who,
while walking just in the rear of Mr. Brad
shaw, struck him blow on the back of the
| head with hoe which knocked him senseless.
| The negro then rifed his pockets Of all the
money he had and made his escape. This oc-
Cured In day time on the public road"
Newberry Court.
The Herald says 1.-THE extra term of the
Court Of Common Pleas, which convened on
the Ilth instant, is continued to this, the third
week Of its session. In our Judgment it gives
relief to the country, inasmuch as the jury
have unanimously agreed that In all ante-war
cases judgments shall only be given for one
| half of theprincipal and interest to the lst OF
January, 1861, against the principal, and one
half of that sum against the sureties. And on
| the most of the debts contracted during the
war, the same rule is applied, except in ex-
treme cases, where the true value OF the prop
erty is looked into, aud a verdict given for
/ one-half of that sum, in cases of personal
| property, and for the whole amount where the
contract was made for real estate. Contracts
made during the war for substitutes, and all
contracts for purchase of slaves, under the
ruling of his Honor Judge Orr, are thrown out
of court, or held to be unconstitutional, and
cannot be collected. About four hundred liti-
| gated cases have been disposed Of On the issue
| docket"
Hold on to Cotton.
The Spartanburg Spartan advises its readers
to hold on to their cotton. It says: "The
mercantile interest may suffer for a short time,
but the general adoption Of this policy will,
In the end, prove advantageous to all. The
! merchant will receive the benefit of whatever
advance there may be upon the present price,
and he ought to be willing to walt. 1t Is said
that twenty-five cents is good price for cot
ton, and farmers ought to be willing to take 1t
in preference to risking further decline; but
we do not think this is a fair price this year.
There is but little over half crop made In the
much as that. So that twenty-five cents Is only
about eleven cents for full crop. Reduce
eleven cents to gold and the farmer realizes
but eight and half cents In gold for his cot
| ton, which was not a remunerative price be-
| fore the war, when labor was much cheaper
and more productive than it Isl now. We are
now more thoroughly convinced than ever
that the decline in the price is the result of
cruel combination among SPECTATORS and cap
italists. The farmers of this district are gen
orally able to hold their cotton for some time
yet, and we hope they will do III"
The Murder ut Dorn's Mines.
The Edgefield Advertiser gives the following
| account of the recent murder at Dorn's Mines
"On Saturday night, October 9th, brutal
murder was committed at one Of the quarters
connected with Dorns Steam Mills, near Rocky
| Pond, in this county. An inquest was held by
O.. H. Hart, Esq, magistrate, and acting
coroner, and a verdict rendered by the jury,
''stabbed with knives In the hands Of some
person or persons unknown"
.!It appears that DR.. Gheslein, wh0-had the
lease OF the mill, had paid of his hands on
Thursday, October 7th, and retired from the
business, deemlng 1t improbable, for various
reasons. VIM. Dorm, Esq, owner Of the mill,
requested neighbor, Geo. D. Tillman, Esq,
| to employ some persons to take charge OF the
property until he could make some disposition
oft. Mr.. Tillman employed John Landon,
| Zone of the old employees,) who with his wife
charge of the property. During the night they
were both attacked in their own quarters and
brutally stabbed to death. Elht shots were
fired into and through the house, supposed to
kbe from Winchester rihes-the calibre being
| the same.
s'It is known that Landon had some proper
| ty, and something like $50 or $50 In money.
No clue has yet been found to the mufderers.
! It is presumed that whoever committed the
act were In possession Of the fact that the de-
ceased had money, and were alone.
"The Coroner turned the property into the
hands of friend of Landons, who has since
taken out letters Of administration.
'The old couple were good lvers and were
universally respected by the people OF the
neighborhood, white and colored. The only
theory that can at present be formed Is, that
the murderers killed the old man, and after
compelling the woman to >show where the
money wes, murdered her to prevent recogni-
ton or discovery. It Is certain that they at
tempted to burn the house, as piece OF burn
| ing wood had been thrown upon the pallet on
the floor, and become extinguished. The
scene Of the occurrence Is over mile from
any house, and the entire matter seems en-:
veloped In mystery. We hope that efforts Will
| be made by the people in tho vicinity, as wei
as elsewhere, to ferret out this matter, and
have the heartlesS villains brought to justice.
Shreds of State News.
Governor Scott has appointed Wardale g. Nc
Allister, commissioner of deeds for the State ol
South Carolina in New York. ]. s. Steward
has been appointed notary public for Fairfield
County. George A. Richmond, notary pub
| lie of Charleston County, has been removed.
Darlington has steam grist mill.