The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-10
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.
WEBS OF THE DAY.


The New York cotton market was steaayi
uplands ls3c; sales 3O7S bales.
At Liverpool cotton closed quiet; upiands
s,d; shipping at Charleston or Savannah s+d'
The War Department has advices that the
Apaches of Arizona refuse to 20 on the reser'
vatons.
Georges Station aspires 10 become coun'
ty seat of a new county to be carved out ol
Charleston, orangeburg, Barnwell and Cole
ton.
Mr.. Hiram Seymour, living some seven OF
e,nht miles southeast of Sumter town, was
severely injured by cotton gin day or TWO
since. By some means one OF his arms got
entangled In the saws while in motion, and
was terribly cut and mangled.
Mr.. W. D. Woods, OF Kingstree, was
thrown FROM mule last week, and died from
the effects of the Injuries received. de was
riding a wild and vicious mule, which ne mao
much difficulty, on the occasion OF his death,
to mount, when upon doing so the amman
dashed Off and threw him on the ground, MS
head and shoulder striking first. He never
smoke. and remained in an lnsensiDle condi-
tion until his death. He was son OF the late
Captain ". a. Woods, of Clarendon, q man
about fifty years OF age, but without family.
The remarkable self-command of Bismarck
was we'll illustrated during a late interview
between him and Thiers. The latter began the
conversation In French, and in the course Of
hls remarks grew 30 bitter and personal that
Bismarck would have been justified In break
ing off the Interview. He, however, mildly
interposed, ssIet US continue our remarks IN
Gernan.n Whereupon Theirs. although well
acquainted with that language, found himself
obliged to proceed cautiously, and weigh each
word carefully. And thus calmneBs was re-
stored.
The representatives Of several large rail-
way corporations were in Augusta on Wed
nesday, and held kind Of caucus at the
Planters, Hotel. The Central Railroad was
represented by Messrs. W. N. Wadley, OF 3D.
vannah; W. B. Johnston, Of Macon; A. 8. Hart
ridge, John Cunningham, George Wyly, John
B. Wilder and Geo. N. Murphy, all of savau-
nah; the Montgomery and West Point Railroad
by @. 7. Pollard; the Southwestern Railroad by
General.W. 8. Holt, and the Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad by R. B. Bridgers. The
object OF the meeting has not transpired, but
somebody will know before long. When such
q number OF large corporations hold caucus,
some other railway will be Bought up, leased
or annexed In little while.
On Wednesday night, about eight or nine
O'Clock. amid the darkness and pelting rain,
Mr.. Albert Turner, of GrauiteviIle, In this
State, was shot through the right leg above
the knee, and now lies at the point OF death
and suffering great agony. shouhi he recover,
1t must be with the loss Of his leg. When
shot he vas leaving the house Of Captain John
Sentel, where Mr.. Brewer and his family
board. Who shot him Is still a profound mys-
tery. The general suspicion at GraniteVille Is
that Brewer is the man for whom the shot
which Turner received was intended. Mr..
Turner is quite young man, recently mar
rled, and of unusually quiet and pious char
acter. He has no enemie, and the sympa-
thles Of the people are warmiy aroused for
him.
Mr.. Charles Lesesne was accidentally shot
and seriously wounded, a few days ago, while
on hunting excursion In Santee swamp. The
hunters were driving in a densey thick un-
dergrowth, where 1t was necessary for them
to surround the place where the deer were
supposed to be staying. One was soon put to
AIght, when In the excitement of the moment,
two of the party, Mr.. Drose and Samuel Nc
Clary, a youth, shot at 1t; the latter, shooting
In the direction OF Mr.. Lesesne, wounded him
seriously in two places, two buckshot taking
effect, one in his thigh about midway between
the knee and\she groin, and the other in his
side above the hip. Mr.. Lesesne falnted and
fell, and suffered very severely for while.
He was carried home, where he is improving
rapidly. At last accounts the shot had not
been extracted.
On last Sunday morning, Dr.. ]. E. Self.
accompanied By Mrs. Emma Holloway, en-
route from home to Edgefeld Courthouse, at
tempted to ford the creek at Reynoldss cross
ing, but had proceeded but q short way In the
creek when they discovered that both buggy
and horse were floating down the stream. DR..
Sell In his efforts to change the direction of
the horse, caused the horse to make sudden
turn, which upset the buggy, throwing Mrs.
Holloway and himself into the stream. Dr.. s.
Immediately went to the relief OF Mrs H., and
after floating down the stream some two hun
dred yards, sustaining the lady all the while,
the doctor managed 10 reach a friendly bough,
and succeeded in bringing the lady ashore.
The doctor, being an excellent swimmer, then
turned his attention to the horse and buggy,
(which had hoated down the stream along
with the doctor and The LADY, and also brought
them safe to land.
"A gentleman who arrived In Columbia from
Union describes the condition Of things In
Union County as terrible. Individuals are ar
rested right and left, and there is no redress.
In several instances citizens have been i'm
prisoned for more than a week, and were then
coolly informed that "a mistake had been
made" Another raid was made upon the
Town of Union Wednesday morning at ON early
hour. All the roads leading to the town were
p,cketed, and no one allowed to leave or enter.
Several carriages containing ladies' (on their
way 10 the railroad depot to visit the fair In
that city, were halted and turned back. At the
time our informant LETT, arrests were being
made by squads of soldiers, accompanied by
deputy United States marshals. These squads
-opa ar0urino tho a,reata having In their