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a DUEL BETWEEN Two CoLoREE
MEN.-Late on Tuesday evening, the To-
cality of store on the Louisville Road.
about six and half miles from the city.
was the scene of an impromptu duel.
which resulted seriously. II seems, from
what we can learn, that Tom Clark and
Charles Houston, two colofed men. CO.
tween whom ill-feeling had long existed.
siss sss the sture, where number of
other negroes had gathered, and got to
drinking. The old quarrel was renewed
between Clark and Houston, and the for
mer who had his gun with hira. pro-
posed that Houstcn go and get hiG gun
and they settle their difficulty by an
exchange of shots. Houston, who lived
IN the ueignoorhoz6, nasIened nome
and procuring his gun returned TO the
scene. Ground was martad nar end sl.A
combatants faced, when without any
further preliminarfes, both fired sinaulta-
necusly and both fell at the same time.
The guns were heavily charged with
buck shot. CLARK was ahot in the left
aide and breast, sol-Ie Of the shot. it Is
presumed, entering the lung. He was
brought TO the city and carried to the of
ice of DIR. Chisholm, who examined his
wound and f6undit to be very serious,
and on Wednesday morning he was sent
to the Uolored InfrmRry. Houston, who
received three or four shots in the body,
two IN the abdomen, was carried of by
his friends, and was believed to DO in d
dying condition. In 20 asequence of the
affair occurring in tho country, and those
who were present probably fearing they
might get into trouble IL they said much
on the subject, it was not generally
known. Saranndh Nesrs.
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: Washington letter: at was give

- Washington letter:i.'It was given.
out some weeks since that Mr.. i. A.
Walker, the superintendent of the CEN
sns, had determined to recommend to the
President the names OF persons deemed
anitahla far eess:.s 81: PEI Witiiuub
regard to politics. It was said that with
this understanding it might be assumed
that about one.falf .of the supervisors
gould be appointed from among Demo-
crats, and so far IS the South was con-
cerned that all, or very nearly all, Of
them would come from the Democratic
party. The Republican senators and
| members have generally expressed dissat-I
isfaetion at this, as in addison to other
objection ttt5y aiIsge tiiilsss s>5ss. ss.1rratic
supervisors in thu South will be apt to
exaggerate the amount of population in
order TO retain il not increase the pres-
ent representation of the South in the
lower house of Congress. Asaconsequence
of shis feeling several Republican sena-
tors lately called on Mr.. Walker to ask
| that Republican supervisors be appointed
| Ia the South, but they came away quite
dissatisfied, and some of them charge Rs,
| Walker with bsing Democrat Or
! BTistoW Republican, which they say no
] better. These senators either dc nos
consider or willfully ignore the fact that
| If capable men are to be appointed ia
tho South they must necessarily, to q
greet extent, be taken from the Demo-
crotic narty In that SECTION. is ia under.
stood that list of supervisors as made
out by DIR. Walker has been completed,
and Is now in tho hands OF the secretary
of the interior, who will revise It, aud
then hand it to the President, who may
also make some changes baiore sending
| il 70 the Senate.
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The Exodus Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1880.
Before the exodus committee, Warren
Waring, clerk in one of the executive
departments and Secretary of the Emil
grant Aid Society, testified to receiving
letters from relatives in North Carolina
purporting that the colored men there
are poorly paid for labor, and are discon-
tented. He had read letters in Indiana
papers from negroes saying they were
delighted with their new homes there.
Charles N. Otny, (slightly colored, J
editor of the Washington Argus, a paper
devoted to the interests Of the coloreG
race, and principal of the Howard Uni
versity School, testified that he is ma
tive Of North Carolina and graduate Of
Oberlin College and of Harvard Uni
yersity. Visits North Carolina every
year. Has. carefully studied the condi-
ton of her people. He was one of the
founders of the Emigrant Aid Society,
and drew up its constitution; its object
was to aid colored people fleeing from
oppression, such as those then accumu i.
lated at st. Louis, bound for Kansas. AT
one of its first meetings, however, a Mr..
mendenhall spoke suggesting the advisa-
bility of divetting the emigrants from
Kansas and sending about 5000 into In
diana, as that was doubtful State in the
coming election. No one but Otny OBJ
jected at that time. "I felt" ne SAYS,
that we had been used long enough as
| tools" The fidelity of the colored peo.
pie to the Republican party had been re-
warded by the withdrawal OF protection
from outrage. Therefore he opposed the
longer use of his people by any political
party, and when he saw the exodus was
to be used politically he withdrew from
the society. Others, though holding the
| same views, remained in it. He wanted
emigrants to go to Kansas, where they
| were invited and could get bomesteads.
BY answers from prominent North Caro-
lima colored men to whom he had written
he learned that three men-Perry, Will
liams and Taylor--had gone among the
most Ignorant negroes and told them the
government wanted them to go to In
diana, and would give them dollar and
half daily during the winter, and two
dollars to two dollars and half during
the rest of the year; some were promised
suits of clothes. These men registered
the names Of those consenting to 90,
charging them from twenty-five cents to
three dollars each. The first emigrants,
being few in number. were we'll received
and Immediately employed. These wrote
back to their friends advising them to
come, "and hence" said the witness, cit
is easy to understand the great exodus
from North Carolina" The witness gave
favorable account of the actua! cond;.
ton of the colored people in North Car
| olina, and said the exodus therefrom was
uncalled for and disastrous to the emf
grants.
The committee then adjourned until
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FHE DRAINAGE LAW.
An ACT to Provide for Drainage in th
Counties of Andelon and Beaufort.

hN hCI W IIOFiOo lOr drainage In the
Counties Of Anderson and Beaufort.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION 1. That from and after the
passage Of this Act all land owners of
the Counties Of Anderson and Beaufort
shall remove from the running streams
Of water upon their land all trash, trees.
rats and timber during the months OF
March and September in each year.
SEC. 2. Any person convicted of q
violation of this Act shall be punished
by fine of not less than five nor more
than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the
Court before which. the case may be
tried.
SEC. 3. Any person convicted of cut.
ting down trees across or into running
streams upon the lands of another, in The
Counties aforesaid, shall be liable TO the
same punishment above prescribed.
Approved December %, 1878.
Mr.. EDIToR: For the information OF
cur citizens generally, you have kindly
consented to re-publish the above Act oi
the Legislature on the subject of drain
age. There can be no subject of more
vital importance to our citizens generally
than the proper drainage of our bottom
lands, and the Legislature showed a
proper appreciation Of the subject when
they wisely passed the above Act. 1t is
believed by some of or best physicians
that very large proportion of all the
fever cases in our County can be traced,
directly or indirect,y, to the lack OF
proper drainage on swamp lands. When
once the malaria is generated, favor
able wind may watt the poison for miles,
and infect whole ncighborhoods living at
9 remote distance. Thus it will be seen
that our citizens are all interested In the
proper enforcement Of the provisions OF
the above excellent law. See to it that
the creeks and streams in every neighbor-
hood are thoroughly cleared of all OBJ
structions of RATS or debris of every de-
scription, and don't hesitate to lend O
helping hand in cases where the owner
or owners of adjacent lands are unable to
perform the service required, or not like
" to reap any special benefit therefrom.
On the Eighteen-Mile Greek some very
encouraging experiments have been
made in the removal Of distractions to
the flowing of sand or mud along the
beds of the stream and old bitches. Alta
comparatively slight expense, the bitches
have washed to sufficient depth 10 q
single season to produce good crops.
Engineer Lee, of our County, thinks that
fall OF six feet to the mile is amply suf-
ficient to wash off the sand, If the bitches
are kept clear Of all distractions. The
law requires that the duty shall be per-
formed in the months of September and
March. Where not attended to last Fall,
see to ii that March does not pass by un-
improved. T. H R.
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HOMICIDE IN OCoTEE.-We regret
that we are called upon to chronicle an
other homicide in our county. On last
Thursday, John Barnes, an old man,
and for long time citizen of White
Water Township, was killed near
his house by being stabbed with knife
In sudden fracas, which, we Gre told, he
began by striking and choking Milton
w. w. Nicholson. 1t seems that Barnes,
who had been living as renter, on the
land of w. J. Dufie, was about remov-
ing tn another State and had wagons
ready to load his property. BY previous
Arrangement, General w. F. Erwin, rs
surveyor, had gone to the place on that
day with young Nicholson and his father
as chain carriers, to run off q strip of the
land to w. F. Corbin, who had contract
ed for it from Duffie. By reason OF some
misunderstanding as to some of the
property, the parties had concluded not
to run the land that day, and had start.
ed home, when Barnes approached
young Milton Nicholson and began to
abuse his father, he (Nicholson) saying
and doing nothing. Barnes then struck
him once or twice and caught him by
the throat. Nicholson tried to defend
himself, and in the melee the crowd gath
cred around the parties and it was soon
discovered that Barnes was bleeding.
He died in q short time, the femeral ar
terry having been cut in two places. The
evidence on the inquest, we hear, Is con-
hlcting and unsatisfactory, and the.e is
much difference of opinion as to what
person did the cutting. Milton w. w.
Nicholson youth about eighteen years
old, with whom Barnes was engaged, has
been arrested, or, rather, came forward
and gave himself up, aud is now lodged
inJail. at Walhalla. Young Nicholson
run land were perfectly sober, but we
are informed that Barnes was drinking.
We forbear further comment, as The mat
ter will undergo judicial Investigation
ReoiCee Courier.
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a STRANGE CASE or porsou1n,

a STRANGE CASE OF PoIsoNINa.
a correspondent of the Netcs and Courier.
writing under date of January %, from
Laurens County, saya: "On Wednesday
morning Mr.. NJ. l.. Davis and family
1855 iIs tHsir usual heaitn, aue breakfast
and separated TO their avocations. Fonr
of the littla hnys want ta Ieehnrs': cseeL
gohool.house: During morning prayers
one OF tio little boys commenced vomit-
imp c',d vent out of the house, another
-folloGed him to see what was the matter
and he fell sick, finally all four OF them
were prostTated IN the yard, vomiting
and purging. The teacher hGd them re.
moved TO nelghbo7's house until they
revived enough to be hauled homo in 8
wagon. Mr. Dsyiswent to the field and
ploughed few rounds and got so sici,
that he lay down on his stomach aud re.
mained there until dinner time before he
was able 10 return to the houre. Mira.
Davis and one little girl escaped the
sickness. a messenger was sent for q
physician, and he had 70 90 to threa
places before he could get one. DR.. Ed
wards caFae and remained with the fausi-
ly last night; also four or five of the
nearest neighbofa came In. Ali that ate
spSper With the family could not get
away. They were prostfated in the eaIne
Way. DIR. Edwards has not yet discovered
what Ia wrong. Mr.. Davis saited up all
his bones aud heads and hog Iivers in d
barrel where he had soaked his wheat In
blue atone. MTe. Davis had prepared
some liver puddlngs and had sone fo1
breakfast and supper, and every one thet
ata only a faM niouthfnls &C supper were
made sick. Dr.. Edwards did not eat
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In pursuance to the call of r.. b. elliot.

In pursuance to the call of II. B. Elliott,
chairman, the Republican State Execu-
tive Committee, consisting of r. b. Ell
liott, w. N. Taft, G. G. Bowen, E. w. M.
Mackey, Sam. Lee, June Mobley, w. j.
Myers, i. A. Webster, l.. E. Miller and
j. E. Ensor, met in the postofiice build.
ing in Columbia on the 22nd, and selected
April % next az the day for holding the
Republican State Convention to elect
delegates from this State TO the Republi-
can National Convention to be held in
June. Harry Noah, Of Columbia, was
elected secretary Of the committee. The
Executive Committee appointed chair
men for the several Counties, but with.
hold their names for the present.
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4 KENTUCKY BLACK EoLE.-A dis
patch from Frank fn,t Ky, gives the re-
a:-. &c .hs .::=::.: ss.::i. San Committee
made on the 10Th instant to the Ken
tusky Legislature on the condition of the
penitentiary.p 1t describes d deplorable
state of affairs. The committee finds
that there are eight convicts there con-
fined that cannot live more that few
months. There are. at least fifty others,
some of whom are confined to their beds,
who in all probability cannot live longer
than the latter part Of the coming spring.
About 200 others are in state of detili-
ty and weakness practically uniting
them for duty or work. The balance Of
the convicts are unheaithy-looking and
aome affected by the injurious influences
which have prostrated the others. This
state of affairs is due. in the opinion of
the committee, TO over crowding in the
work shops, bad ventilation, imperfect
sewerage and luck OF wholesome foci.
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HORSE SFHOEING
AND
FARM WORK A SPECIALLY,

FU3HE undersigned have formed copvt-
il nership under tho firm name Of By
son & Dooly, for the purpose Of carrying
on regular Blacksmith business, such S
Shoeing Horses, making mending and
sharpening Plows, Ironing Wagons. repair
usually done in the Blacksmith Shop. We
are located near the Presbyterian Church,
ut the old shop stand Persons desiring
work done in our line will do we'll to call
on us before having their work done.
ABE BENSON,
DAVE DOOLEY.
p. S.-We have heretofore been employ
ed with Mr.. David White, which should be
guarantee of workmanship.
Jan %, 1880 %
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The Register is after us again in an ar
ticle of three and half columns, and now
accuses us of bad manners and imperti.
nence. This is precisely the accusation
we made against the Register, and as II
has been driven to the extremity of the
school boys answer, "You are another"
VIC incline to the opinion that the subject
hiss been about exhausted, and that it is
waste Of time for either paper to follow
II further.
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- Louisiana leads of lie practically
discontiuuing the grand jury syStem.
The new constitution recently adopted,
provides that grand juiies may be called
IN each parish once a ysar, and that their
power OF indictment shall continue, but
this, In reality, is little moro than the
privilege Of sceutiaizing the acts oi pub
lie officers. Criminal causes ara taken
from i5 e she jurisdiction of che grand jury,
prosecuted by indictnie 4s IRE 60 ba be-.
gun before 4 nlagistfate and tried by a
petit jury. Il isaIso provided thxt three.
ioaftEs of 4 Jury may return q verdict in
civil caaea, and in criminal cases below
feionies a jury may be waived.
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terminal point On the Atlantic coast
being able by any railroad connection
to divert the great bulk of the trade from
that city. The interests of the three
roads connecting Charleston with the
great marts Of the West would be the
same, and their interests and the intereets
of Charleston mutual,
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The extent ofti sutferlng in Ire
land Is assuming terrible proportions.
Tha Lord Mayor of London appeala for
money to prevent actnhI starvation; and
we very much mistake the feeling OF, this
country, If purses are not freely and
pror ntly opened TO stay the inroads Of
priyhsion Rtnong the unfortunate Irish
people,
sisssppi Legislature making 4 a penalty
for any ono to encourage or 6ecoy emf
grants from the State,
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.

BY ". ". Hnmphrew, Judge of Probate.
XNTHEREAS. Augustus A. Dean has
w applied to ME to grant him Letters
of Administration on the Personal Estate
of Robert B. McCarlcy, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonisl.
all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said Robert B. McCarley, deceased
that they be and appear before me in the
Court of Probate. To- be held at Anderson
G. H. on Monday 10th day of February
1880, after publication hereof to show cause
if any they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted. Given un-
der my hand this 9th day of January, 1880
w. w. HUMPHREYS, j. p.
Jan 20. 1880 20 9
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Hon. Emory speer, Congressman from
Georgia, by special invitation, dined with
tho President last Saturday. Emory was
elected as an Independent, which fact
may explain the special fcndness of
Hayes for the young solor.
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GTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ ANDERSON COUNTY.
BY ". ". Humphreys, Judge of Probat

BY W. W. Humphreys, Judge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, Elias McGee has applied
TO me to gram him Letters Of Adminfstra-
tien on the Personal Estate of James 4.
Teasley, deceased.
all and singular the kindred and creditors
of the said James a. Tensley. deceased, that
they be and appear before me In the Court
of Probate, to be held at Anderson G.. H. on
Friday, the 18th day February, 1880. after
publication hereof, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted. Given under my
hand, this 26th day of January, 1880
w. w. HUMPHREYS, J. Z.
Ian % 1880 %
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NOTICE.

T HEREBY warn all persons from har.
IL boring or employing WILTON JEN-
with u scar on his forehead. and also one on
ono of his arms. He is bound TO me by
law, and for his delivery at my residence,
81 miles west of Anderson G. H.. will pay
the sum of FIVE dollars:
LEWIS ABERCROMDIE.
Jan %. 1880 %
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a LITTLE MISTY.

The following correspondence appears
from citizen of Anderson County in the
Reo,ree Courier:
MEssRs. EDITORS: wish to say n
word Ia regard to this fence law. I see
the editor of the Anderson INTELi.I.
/ t., aE,a!cEk proposing to play q very loose
game on. us by proposing to pay $500 to
(! help build the fence and the people of
Pickens and OcCnee keep up the fence in
the future; for he says II 10 better to paw
that than TO pay 81 900 or 81 500 next
year to repair the fence. 7 would like to
know who would dispute that Now it
Is just like adding OF another field to a
field and leaving the Anderson fence 70
act an o cross fence. Now don't aee
any use OF cross fence if man don't
intend to pasture his land. A. turn.row
will do just as we'll, and for us to build
the fence and keep Il up for their benefit
is unjust. Every man that cultivates q
field should help keep up the fence If
wo Save to keep up the fence say hands
of and fair play. We will let tho stock
law go to the four winds.
B. w. BURNS.
Now our friend need not have sent his
communication TO Oconee in order to
give It publicity, for our columns could
have been secured. We republish the
article to give the writer the information
he wants, and which will satiaffy MIN of
the correctness of the action Of our DEL
egssion in the Senate and Housa nnon
this subject. We had no interest what
ever In the question, and acted on it as o
matter ofbusiness, trying to do what was
besS and most economical for the County.
The contract, Of which the writer is prob
s:s! ably; ri6es aTatT6, rs 10 ourluppsr line of
fencing, Is, that the parties building it
were TO keep it UP for three years, at the
| end Of which time the rails and gates
belong to .he persons building IL, except.
perhape, two miles of it. The three
years arc cut next Spring and the Cam
Imissioners would then have heca COM
PEELED to build a new fence, which would
cost from one to two hundred dollars per
mile for about eight or ten miles. BY
going into the arrangement thus criti.
cised, we have ssSed the County q con.
Iaidesable portion Of tho expense Of re.
building this foneo, and released it from
any future liability as to it. We, there.
fore, think that the expense Of three o.
1 four hundred dollars to save an outlay Of
Iperhaps a thousand and It's future ranair
1 wee @ S T;.t Is.;v5, and strictly in accord
with the best interests Of the people 81
this County. We have made these ex.
4 lslanaslons because we think they. vii
aatissg the writer and 8yery othet reason.
Rble man. gs
regret to learn that Gov. simpson
lhas failed 20 far TO approve the Act 81
the LsgiaIatbfs reqraing railroads q
carry cotton BY weight instead of meas.
arement ihe Act Il d goud one, and Ii
approved VIII effect c9hsidelablo re-
duesion ii Tie freight on cotton ID aotae
4eesSons 81 tste State. II aas tho sane
ion cf she Senate aud HopEe Of Repre-.
tives, and was Introduced fof sho
pospOso of aiiotaing relies Is tho peopla
agaiast uafsir and ssonsblc tSeight
1haFge on cotton. We hope the Gov
ernnr viii approve The Act speedily, and
that u ssi BECOME n law.
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GTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ ANDERSON COUNTY.

~ ANDERSON COUNTY.
BY W. ~ Humphreys, Judge Of Probate.
WHEREAS, Isaac NJ. Bryan has made
suit to me to grant him letters of Admins
tration, on the Personal Estate and effects
of Archibald G. Campbell, deceased.
These nre therefore to cite and admonish
ell kindred and creditors of the said
Archibald c. Campbell, decd, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate, to
be held at Anderson Court House, on Mon.
day, February 10th, 1880, after publication
hereof, to shew cause, if any they have
why the said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand this 23rd day OF
January, A. D. 1880.
w. V. HUMPHREYC,
Jan 20. 1880 90 %
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