The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-29
ALL ABOUT TIE STATE.
A Bloody Array.

The Abbeville Press gives the following ac-
connt OF the killing of A. G.'TOlbert on thursday
a week ago 1t seems that stock log naa peeH
sent by Thomas B. TolOert to the null OF Joseph
w. Cook to be sawed, Whicn TOT some tsSsoa maa
mot heen received. Cook came into the neld Wnere
the brothers were sowing wheat and DEMANDED
two dollars and forty cents, which Toloert refused
20 pey. An altercation arose. and Cook drew IIs
revolver and discharged 1t twice at Tnomas d;
Tolbert. wounding him seriously IN the neck and
sSoulder and arm. The latter then escaped, and
also n negro man who was with them. Ansel g. Toll
bert stood his ground and rece We'd mortal Wouno
in the Oit OF his stomach aud also blow on the top
of his head. In the absence, on account Of SICK.
meas of the coroner, Mr.. Robert Jones. an Inquest
wac held by r. r. Hemphin Esq, and 8 verdict
was rendered through the foreman OF tne 1ury,
Mr.. a. l.. Slbert. in accordance with tne ABOVE
facts. in contradiction olYar1nus laise rum1rs:
coroner that there was no political issue lnVoVea
In the quarrel. ,,
The barp-house OF Mr.. Henry Edens, about fye
niies below Bennetts lille, was burned doWn on
last tuesday night containing a1oto cots pahonr 100
hnshels of corn, and all the Wagons and osaes
Gearing and oth-r valuable articles, all Oh nnicI
bare Totally destroyed. The fire 1s supposed 70
he the act Of an lncendlary.
Fire In Camden.
The Camden Journal says that on Friday morn, .,
ino last about hall past IL o'Cioeh, Iho euoLS y,
Mts. scanlon, occupied by colored man nameo
Allison Hough, caught fire. The 1re department
x,are nromptIy on the gr und, but owing 10 tne
heaGway the lre had gained before the alarm Was
r,ren n was Impossible to save the store and the
ens next to 1t, both wooden buildings, owned Dy
Wra Ssanlon, the upper one occuuied oy mr.. Jonn
a poswelL These and kitchen Attached Wert
Consumed. and the buildings belonging to the
Rank of the State, occupied by Messrs. shannon
= lining, Htorneys at law, on the ioWer no0,
ond nv Sr, Bar6eld On the upper. Inls en!iu
inS was OF brick, with tin ROOF, out tnt
eayes were wooden, and In such ciose
nroTiuity to the other buildings that, notWltn
eranding the earnest efforts of the fremen, it wa
oonsnmed. The store occupied by Mr.. 5. A. Ben
;smjn was saved. although 1t was on nre at ont
,1nna nv the exertions OF the Camden lndepen
Sant.. principally. The buildings OF Mrs. ScanloI
Sare Insured IN The Richmond Fire Insurance
Temnany for $1,000, and that OF the Bank OF M
Stats in the Liverpool, London and Globe Fire In
snrance Company for St000 The insurance OF
the frsr two houses expired at II u, on tne da.
they were burned.
Shooting ARRAY.
IN Wednesday of last week . shooting af1ra!
occurred at the Kershaw House, Camden, oetWse.
Mr. John A. Boswell and the proprietor, Mr. JONI
". Rodgers Mr.. Boswell drew MS revolYer an q,
shot at Mr. Rodgers, the ball passing through ni
coat sleeve and grazing MIS- arm. hl. hougeI
was totally taken BY surprlse; out recoSeImg l1
threw himself upon Mr.. BosWeu and .oox s%a e: :
his pistol The marshal OF the town arrested Mi
pnaRwe,, pn but he was soon released. We under
stand that Mr., Rodgers declines to prosecute.