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


The Spartanburg Spartan says: "0ne day
last week, ut u sale at Nr. Dlllard Dobbin's,
Jeremiah Murtin was shot In the arm by H. 81
turner. We are Informed that tho parties
were engaged In friendly conversation, when
Turner drew his pistol and fired There was
no Immediate prOvocatlon, though there hud
been difficulty between them some wears 200
we understand that Turner says II was nn pc-
cident."
Bold Robbery.
- Thc klngstrec Star says: ''Wc learn that Mr.
bradshaw, while travelling OH foot In the
nelghborhood of 1ndiant0wn, fell in company
Win young negro boy scarcely grown who
while walking just In the rear of Mr. Brad
shaw, struck him q blow on the back Of the
head with u hoe which Knocked him senselcss
The negro then rlicd his pockets of al; the
money he had and made his escape This Oc-
Cured In day time OIL tho public rond"
Nowberry Court.
The Herald says: "Thc extra term of the
Court of Common Pleas, which convened on
the llth instant, is continued to this the third
week of its session. In our Judgment It giycs
Irclicf 10 the country, inasmuch as the jury
have unanimously agreed that In oil antc.,yar
cases Judgments shall only be given for ono
nall oil the principal and Interest TO the lst of
january, 1861, against The principal, md one
half OF that sum against the sllrclics. And OH
the most of the debts contracted during the
war, the sumo rule Is applied, except In ex-
IRENE cases, where the true value OF the prop
Z
0nc-half OF that sum, In cases of personal
property, and for tho whole amount where the
contract WnS made for real estcte Contracts
made during the war for substitutes, and oil
contracts for purchase Of slaves, under the
ruling of his Honor Judge Orr, arc thrown ont
OF court, or held 10 be unconstitutional, and
cannot be collected. About four hundred Iiti-
gatcd cases have been disposed of ON the issue
docket"
Hold on to Cotton.
The Spartanburg Spartan advises lis readers
TO hold on to. their cotton. II says: '.The
mercantile interest may suffer for 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 wait. It Is snid
TINT twenty-five cents Is q good price for cot
ton, and farmers ought to be willing to take it
we do not think this is q fair price this wear.
There is but little over half crop made I'm the
cotton States, and in South Carolina not so
much as that. So that Twenty-Five cents is only
about eleven cents for o full crop. Reduce
eleven cents to gold and the farmer realizes
but eight and q half cents in gold for Ills cot
ton, which was not n rcmunerative price he
fore the war, when labor was mucl, cheapcr
and more productive than 1t Is now. We ure
now more thoroughly convinced than ever
that the decline in the price Is the result of n
cruel combination among spcculators and cap
Hallsts. The farmers OF this district are gen
orally able to hold their cotton for some time
yet, and we hope they will do It,"
The Murder Mt Dorn's Mines.
The Edgeaeld Advertiser gives the following
account OF the recent murder ut DOrn's Mines
ION Saturday night, October 9th, u brutal
murder was committed at one OF tho quarters
connected with Dorn's Steam Mills, near Rocky
Pond, In this county. An Inquest was held by
coroner, and verdict rendered by the jury.
stabbed with knives in the hands of some
person or persons unknown"
ut appears that DR.. Gheslein, who had the
iS Lease Of the mill, had paid Off hs hands OH
Thursday, October 7th, md retired from the
business, deeming it Improbable, for various
reasons. VIM. Dorm, Esq, owner of the mill,
requested u nctghhor, Geo. D. Tiilman, Esq,
70 employ some persons To take charge of the
property until ho could make some disposition
oft Mr.. Tlllmnn, employed John i.andon.
zone OF the olu employees,) who with his wife
louisa iandon, were LEFT on Saturday night III
charge OF the property. During the night they
brutally stabbed 10 death. Flight shots were
fired into and through the house, supposed to
be from Winchester rifles-the calibre being
the same.
ut Is known that Landon had some proper
y, and something like $50 or 800 In money.
No clue has yet been found to the murderers.
IL is presumed that whoever committed the
net were In possession OF the fact that the de-
ceased had money, and were alone.
"The Coroner turned the property into tho
hands OF a friend of Landon's, who has since
taken out letters Of administration.
fhc old couple were good llvers and were
universally respected by the people OF the
nelshborhood, white and colored. The only
theory that can at present be formed is, that
the mnrderere killed the old man, and after
compelling the woman to show where the
money was, murdered her to prevent recOgnl-
tion or discovery. II 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 milo from
any house, and tile entire matter seems en-
Fel0ped In mystery. We hope that efforts will
be made by the people in the vicinity, Us well
as elsewhere, to ferret out this matter, and
have the hcartlcss villains brought to justice"
Shreds OF State News.
Governor Scott has appointed wardale G. Nc
Allister, commissioner Of deeds for the State of
South Carolina In New York. j. s.. Steward
has been appointed notary public for Fairfield
County. George A. Richmond, notary pub
lie or Charleston County, las been removed.
Darlington has steam griat mill.