The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-07

commoton using clubs. Saw the deceased run
ming from the crowd, and Just then the guard was
ordered to fall in; he obeyed; heard the sergeant
CRY halt, and then heard the report Of the gun;
saw the deceased fail as he was entering gate;
to fire; heard crowd Of men cry shoot the -;
did not change pieces With any one and was not
requested to do SO; the sergeant once took hold Of
deponent's gun to prevent him from firing. Dar-
win HILL another OF the soldiers, confirmed the
above in every particular and stated further that
he had not changed guns with any one. Peter
Hoffman, the third soldier gave his testimony to
similar effect, saying also that he had not
changed guns with any one nor had he been re-
quested by any one TO do 80. After the guard
was ordered to fall in, and from the time he got
up to the sergeant, deponent did not think the
sergeant could have fired the shot and taken the
position he was In as soon as he heard the shot,
deponent turned and saw Sergeant Maloney on
his right. The evidence was here Closed and after
being instructed BY the coroner, the jury retired.
They remained out about half an hour, and found
verdict "that the said Balasm Grant came
to his death OF q gunshet wound, inf cted by the
hand or hands OF some person or persons to the
jurors unknown, on Wednesday, the second day
of August, A. D. 1871 at sires street, in the City
Of Charleston"
Hun1ors OF the Campaign.
A CoLLooUY.-Judus, (haVing the election re-
turns read to him. Pompey, desc figures amt
right no how; TT for General Wagener. % -
Pompey. Now, julie, l tell you dey all right
Julius. .How's dat all rightR Wagner Elected
by TT ,jority9
Pompey tell you dat's all right. Don't you.
seeG Nus be all right, 'cause its all de same no
matter how you read ,un. Read 'um backards
an, Iorards, all de sameI777. Now g'way.
ANoTHsR.-Phillis. Now l tell you It's awful.
Chloe.
Chloe. So It's chile Why it seems like We
was all gwine back into Egypt.
Phillis. Now tell you desc white sisters get:
ting sasster andssassler seyery elections. What
you thlnki Las night, ejus' soon as: my missis
knew marse WAGNER was Elected, she rung de
bell for hot water at Neven clock at night echo
OF indignation from Chloe.) Why, was 30 mad,
Ijus' took my chignon OF o. my head an frowed
it down. on to de floor. Den took up dat hot
water an carried It up stairs.
GooD BYE, JOHN. bitter lesson of de-
feat has been learned by at least one OF the col
ored ,csrpet.baggers. oa Saturday afternoon q
certain dusky sojourner, who had left his rugged
native hills Of Massachusetts, to bask In the sun
Of Southern freedom with an incidental interest
In the reprisal OF casual spoons, &C., might have
been seen trotting down Broad street with
ragged carpet.bag depending from stick over
his right shoulder, containing one threadbare ar
tice OF linen and the Inevitable paper collar, and
labelled, so6 for Boston.n he declared that he
would not live In Charleston now, and has taken
his departure to 'loaf and invite his soul" in the
spurieus Of North street, Boston, where his sensi
tive splrismay be soothed blythe philpics Of Phil.
lips and the bombast,or Butter.