The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-28
OUR CoLUMBII LETTER.
Lively Doings In Edg.field-The Re-
form Cause on the Banks OF the Savan-
nah-combinatlonB barbecue ut Nine-
ty-si1-soctal Topics, sc.
rrRon OUR own coaREspoSDEsT.l

fFRoa OUR owN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, September 26.
The news from Edgeheld Is full Of stirring
events, but the excitements are not political.
Near Meeting street, ten miles above Edge
field. on Saturday night, party of youn
men were out opossum-huntlng. In cutting
down a tree one OF the party was killed, and
another mortally wounded, probably dead be-
fore this time. The names of these uniortu-
nate men are Dean and Zimmerman.
The rumors circulated few days ago 40 out
the difficulty OF Cheatham and Glover with
some negroes, and the mortal wounds inflicted
upon the negro or negroes, are utterly Win out
foundation. So my informant assures me, ana
he comes direct from the county.
A difficulty occurred at Batesville. in the
same county also, yesterday, between Mr..
Whittle and Green Body, in which the latte r
cut the former with knife. The former drew
pistol and fired at Body, who had retired
into a crowd, and instead Of the man he aimed
at, hit q small boy, son Of Mr.. Miller. The
father of the boy shot Whittle in return. in
flicling probably fatal wound with two pistol
shots.
Again the peace of the same Sabbath was
broken in Edgeheld. This time at Antioch
Church, about ten miles west ofthe courthouse,
near Red Hill. The parties to this fracas We're,
on the one hand, Lee Holstein, Artemus Hols-
tein, Mat Holsteln and two relatives named
Collins, against Robert Brunson on the other
hand. The difficulty arose from q quarrel
about trade. The fracas appears to have
commenced by the Holsteins firing upon
Brunson, from which the others Joined in.
Pistols were used freely. The results are that
Lee Holstein was wounded. Artemus Holstein
knocked down, and one of the Colinses knock
ed down with Srunson's pistol after Brtlnson
was shot BrunSon fell with two wounds, sup
posel,to be mortal, but delivered three shots
after he was shot down.
A rousing Reform meeting was held to-day
at Hancock Spring, ten miles above Augusta,
on the Edgeleld bank OF the Savannah River
Tie speakers were Mr.. Lewis Jones, the
chairman Of the Edgeheld County club, who
was followed by Major John E. Bacon, and he
by Ex-Governor Bonham. aud he by Major
William T. Gary. Alter these speeches
handsome dinner was enjoyed by all. When
dinner was finished, Mr. Andrew Hammond
delivered a speech, and during this my in
fornaut left. Numbers OF colored voters eX-
pressed their determination to vote for Re-
form.
A grand combination Reform mass meeting,
with barbecue thrown in, is to be held at
N.nety-Siy,. on Wednesday, the ffth OF Oc-
tober. consisting OF the united Reform forces
of Edgefeld, Abbeviile, Newberry and Laurens
Counties. The speakers announced are Gene
rals Butler, Hampton, Kershaw aad Kennedy.
In the world of gayety, we have information
that the South Carolina Club, of which Major
VIM. T. Gary is president. is to give arecherche
and grand ball, with fine supper Included, in Co.
iumbia, on the llth OF November-at the time
of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Fair.
The cowhiding affair, mentioned in my last,
appears to have been less Il success than the
bare account would lead us to suppose Cap
| tain Williams tried to lash Novel;, but got in
but one cut, when NOVEL; made for him, and
soon cleared the field. Friends lnterlered.
! and so the affair ended The undertaking ls
regarded By NOVEL; and his friends as quite
failure. CogSAIR.