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A Fatal Quarrel Over Cards.

On Sunday evening Ben Mcdowell and
James Andrews, who 1.-Two in CLEVELAND.
Townshir .. :!h;o ;ivsu or Gap Creek, be-
gan disputing over game of cards.
which was being played in Andrews
house, when Mcdowell drew large sized
pistol and fired mt Andrews, the ball
passing through Andrews head, carry
ing with it portion of his brain, and
killing him instantly. Mcdowell imme-
diately fled, and had not been heard from
at last accounts. Both men had been
drinking, and were much under the in
flnence of whisky. The point Mt which
the shooting was dono Is near the North
Carolina line, and considerably difficulty
will no doubt bo experienced in cap.ar-,
ing Mcdowell. Justice Bayne was sent
for and held on inquest ever the remains
of Andrews on Monday. The shooting
has occasioned much excitement in tho
neiShborhood as both the parties were
well thought of, and the conviction is ex-
pressed by men who know Mcdowell
that had it not been for the fact that ho
was excited by whisky he would never,
have committed the terrible deed which
has forced him to fly tho country and
brought distress upon the families of
Doth the parties.-G Greenriiie Ncirs.
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MEETING or coxGKt.,-.

In the prcscn, Congress, which Assem-.
blcd on last Monday, tie Republicans
have majority in both House. On
Saturday proceeding The meeting the
three parties held caucu-,e, 10 select their
candidates for organizing the IIou-c In
the Republican caucus there were num-
ber Of ballots before selection was made
--Mr k"ifcr, nf Ohio. This is rcgar'! ,d
as q triumph Of the Grant-Conkling fac
tion. T"o years ago lsaincy wA, the
nominee Of the caucus for Clerk Of the
House. II that time tie nomination
was merely q compliment a, the Demo
cra,s were in the majority, and would
certainly elect their candidate. AZ the
late caucus il Was known that the noni-
nee for Clerk would lie elected, and poor
Raincy, who was again candidate and
very confident Of ;hc nom ination, was
complimcntcd by Il minority vote, and left
out in the cold. 1t Is in this manner tie
Republicans deal with their colorcd allic-.
1t is probable that Raiuey will be offered
some subordinate place to appeasc his
chagrin at the duplicity pracliccd to-
wards him. All the nominees Of the
Republican caucus IL fill the Offices Of
House, from Speaker to Doorkcepcr,
,vern nIectcI
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The Cotton Crop.

NEW ORLEANS, December 3.-The
Democrat publishes special kilograms from
all portions of the cotton country giving
the latest news of the condition Of the
crop. The reports from Alabama show a
decrease Of the crop OF 20 per cent. as
compared with that of last year. In Ar
kansas the entire crop is gathered and
Will range from 40 to 80 per cent below
that of last year. In Georgia the crop
will be generally one-thrd short; except
around Columbus. where the Weld is
better than last season. Parishes i'll
Louisiana show y great difference in
yield, Morehouse not raising onc-third
Of crop, while Landry has nearly an
average yield. The yield for Mississippi
Is about 69 per cent, somewhat less than
was anticipated. In Tennessee the crop
will be about 40 per cent of that of last
year. The Texas crop will be half of an
average crop.
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THE TRIAL OF GuIrEAU.

We have devoted considerable space
| in this issue TO the evidence, cspcciall;
the evidence Of the leiendan. in his own
| behalf elected on the trial cf Guitcau
| for the murder of President Garfield. This
is the most important State trial which
has taken place That Guiteau killed
Garfield without provocaton is admitted.
The only defence is insanity The pris-
oncr admits the killing, but alleges that
he did the act by inspiration from God,
and that he and the Deity killed the
President; that he was simply the agent
which the Deity used, and that he was
impellcd to the act by irresistible force
which he could not resist. 1t is very cv-
ident that unless insanity is clearly
proved, the prisoner will be condemned.
Such is the clanor of the press Of the
North for Il sacrifice for the blood Of the
late President, and the excited state Of
the public feeling Of the great mass of
people. that unless the insanity Of the
prisoner is demonstrated beyond all rea
if condemned, executed rs Mrs. Surrat
was, without any hope of executive in
terfercnce in the face of popular feeling.
If Guitcau was not insane he ought to be
executed. The security of our free in.
stitutions, the lives ofour people, the ex-
istencc Of society and an outraged and
violated law, demand his execution But
it Gniteau was insane, then he is not
guilty, for an insane man cannot com
NIT crime, and to execute kim would be
q barbarous and an inhuman act, which
would ever rest rs n stigma upon the
civilization of the age. The civilized
nations of the earth are looking in won.
der and establishment ut the fairness and
length Of the trial If such deed had |
been committed in Russia Court Mar
tial without any regard to the plea #
insanity, would have had the prisoner
executed in few days. The patient,
fair and impartial trial which Judge
Cox has afforded the prisoner, must open
the eyes of the world rs to the superiority
Of the government and judiciary which
afford to the humblcst citizen the same
rights and protection of lew which the
highest dignitar,es enjoy.
Mr.. Scoville, brother.in.law and
counsel of the prisoner, declared that if
Guiteau was not insane ho INIT to be
hung, and that bu for the belc. his
insanity he would not appear for de-
fence, and by the firm and cons, ientious
manner in which ho has conduc, i the
defence on the plea of insanity alone has
made most favorable impression. A
number of the medical witnesses sum-
moned as experts to hear the testimony,
and then upon :he supposi.ion that the
testimony is true, to express their opinion
rs to the insanity of the prisoner, have
been examined, and they all say that he
is insane. AL present it seems from the
testimony that there will be either an
acquittal or mistrial. Guiteau protests
age tho plea of insanity and the tcs-
Il =, tending to establish it, and says
he would rather hang as man than be
acquitted rs fool
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CONGRESS- CONVENED.
Special Dispatch to The Nors and Courier.

Special DispatcA 10 The N1rs and Courier.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
The first regular session of the Forty.
seventh Congress began to-day, and both
Houses were called to order at noon.
In the House 29O members. answered
to the roll call, only two members being
follows: Keifer las, Randall l29 Ford
| Fulkerson and Paul, Virginia Readius.
ters, voted for keifer
To the great relief of the Democrats,
who feared the contrary, from the threat
of the Republicans, Mr.. Dibble, of
South Carolina, was seated to. dav. as
we'll rs the other Representatives whose
seats were contested When Messrs.
Chalmers and Wheeler had taken the
oath, after parliamentary skirmish, in
which Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey, had
frankly admitted that they were entitled
on their certificates of election to admis-
sion, Mr.. Calkins, Republican, of In
diana, after rcciting the peculiar circum-
| stances of Mr.. Dibble's case, offered n
resolution that Mr.. Dibble's certificate of
election and all the papers, &C., be re-
ferred TO the election committee, with
| instructions to report ns aari; -; ;iTayii.
cable as to the right of either Mr.. Dibble
or Mr.. Mackcy TO the seat, and that ei-
| ther be sworn in rs the report should re.
commend. After having Mr.. Dibble's
| certificate read, Mr.. Calkins said that it
recited that III pursuance of the provis.
ions of the Constitution an election had
been held to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the former representative.
1t was plain, he said, that if there was no
vacancy no power existed in the Cover.
nor to order an election. Mackey NAV
have been elected or O'Connor. The
question as TO the existence of vacancy
was not determined, and ought not to be
determined, until the House could inyes.
tigate the matter. This was entirely a
new question, and, while he could not
therefore find the law on it, he quoted
from Cushing's Manual in support of his
theory. Secondly, he stated view
which might be taken of the case if AR.
Dibble was seated. He was here by vir-
tue of an independent election, he took
his seat, and If Mackey was thereafter
declared elected in 1880, it would be i'm
possible for the latter to contest the seat
rs Mr. Dibble was not his con q, titor
lie urged the House to make a just pre-.
cedent which would endure unouestioned.
Mr.. Browne, Republican, Of Indiana.
wanted to know how it differed from 9TH
er cases where persons we're admitted on
certificates &C election. 1t was ridiculous
TO say that MIR. Dibble couldn't be un-
seated if Mackey was declared elected
in 1880. In such case there would have
been no vacancy, and consequently Mr..
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4. No, DO not. think that the
Southern people are the last people III me
world to desire To go in;o any war. II
there be any war il will come from some
where else than the South.
Mr.. Scoylle: That is all.
Witness was quite unwcll when
got the Summons To attend. had never
seen the prisoner, ana knew nothing
abOu, the matter
|. Mr.. Scovi!lc The reason Vii be sta.cd
in the argument.
The prisoner read Il list Of names OF
persons whom he wanted subprnaed TO
show the political condition OF the coun-
try last spring. The name, were l'rcsi-
den, Arthur. Gen. Grant, eX-Senat0rs
Coniiling and Pla,., Mc>-rs. Jewell. RoO-
crtson AID Dorsey and Senators Jones
and Logan also Bcnnctt OF the Henri,
Read ot the IrijuIe. Jones Of the YiM,.s,
Dana oi the sun, liuiburt Of the Writ.
Gorham Of the Washington Rtlp5irla
Hutchinson Of the Washington PJst and
Nixon of the Chicago Inter OceuH.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDgRsoH COUNTY.
IN Cpurt u Csmmon Pleas.

John Wilson, Executor Of VIM. II. stone
Plaintiff, vs.. Araminta Stone, ct a., De-
iendants. Complaint 10 Sell Land IN pay
DY virtue OF an order from his Honor
ID Judge A. Z. Aldrich in The above
stated case, will sell at WILLlAMSION,
in Anderson County. s. c.: on Satnr.
dny. Che 10th day Of December
next al II o'clock a. IN, at public outcry,
the Lands below described as the Real Es-
rate Of VIM II. Stone, deceased, TO wit:
TRACT no. !, or Homestead, contain
in. 80 acres. more or less.
TRACT 80. y. containing so acres more
ar less. being lands whereof VIM. II. Stone
died seized and possessed.
TERMS OF SALE-One- half to be PAID in
cash. the remaining half OIL credit OF
twelve months, with interest from day OF
sa.c-purclaser to give bond and mortgage
OF premises 10 secure the same. Purchaser
". ". HUMPHREYS, Master.
Del ISL 2l
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= Governor Black burn, of kentucky,
in his annual message, says that State
WAS never more prosperous than now,
and ho believes that her future destiny is
full of brightness and blessing. Tho
outstanding bonds of tho State amount
TO the insignificant sum of SlS0,39i, to
meet which the State has in money and
bank and turnpike stock estimated re-
sources of sos, l3S. Tho State tax
amounts to but l5 cents on the hundred
dol liars, of which 90 cents goes to the
school fund, 3 cents to the sinking fund,
leaving only 20 cents of what is termod
revenue proper for the support and ox-
penses of the State government for all
purposes whatsoever.
= Senator Jones, of Nevada, who Is re-
garded as ono of President Arthur's con-
iidential friends, said while in Virginia
City, Nevada, recently, that President
eArthur's administration will be marked
by firmness, wisdom and careful inter
probation of the law, aside from any per-
sonai prejudices. He does not think
there will be any change made in the
New York Collectorship, and Is confident
the President will carry out the tenure-of-
Office law strictly, which provides that
changes shall not DO made unless charges
OF inclpacity arc fully proved.
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= The people of Wisconsin, in the re-
cent election, adopted amendments 10
the State Constitution providing for BIZ
ennial instead of annual sessions of the
Legislature. and fixing the pay oE mem
year,) with mileage added, but no sta
tionery or perquisitos Of any sort. Here-
tofore the pay has been $3.50 year, with
mileage and stationery, and perQuisites
at tho will OF the Legislature.
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New Advertiseme01''
nRATTv,a pYA,ToIe.'

A -nRA!TX'H PIANOPon9ro =
N ICENT holiday presents: sSass
anofoTtes' -four very handsome s fousIF Fq
tes Gas ss'fs sioo .hIes SooF oSFps9n
s297.5o; catalogue prices, $500 10 DSS,ed 3, tsI
ton guaranteed or money refunJedS ,SN; d
use upright planofortes, si25 ~ s5!esr sl.er e:.h
prices, $500 to $500; standard pI,rsas sse al
universe, as thousands testify uv wiz ii0ita Z
list Of testimonials Beatty's eat;n@s,l t;@ l0f ~
ihedral: church. chapel. parlor. san ot1s'
tors welcome; free carriage meets ST. 1, ,Ipsnt
ted catalogue ih9liday editiop) free faI II g
Jersey. "asuhyie.l
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POCKET-BOOK LOST.

nN the road between Elijah Stewards
" anu Anderson c. II about two weeks
ago, q LEATHER POCKET-BOOK con-
tanning $25, more or less, with sufficient
papers to identify the owner. was lost. The
finder, will be literally rewarded by leaving
it at this office.
Dee. 6 1881
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a dispatch from Augusta, Ark,
says FIRE Oil Tuesday night burned the
entire business portion ofihat city. Loss
S2OO,0OO. Insurance $4,000.
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Dry Goods

hON'r buy your Dry Goods ,before ~.
~ ~ amining my stock and prices. | will
sell so cheap ;hat 1t will make you laugh.
October 6, 1881 is nAhh.
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WAGON FAcT0IS'

M cGUMHN 6k Co ,r
lM to make and repair woaF nov rs1
farming implements, &c "tss9ns ~
yne.isoFse Wagons on saoa
made TO order; Mr.. d. n. sten,tt sSn ti,if
g specially of this branch Of f.Pasa ip
Cur Wagons are guaranteed tOne ne t
cheaper than those of forejor~ ~ ee ebsef
BlackBmith NhoDSJulaeks l
plantation work, aud eyerv,hiao hioisesl 1, !
done promptly at reasonable amngiaeS
WANTED All who riica
done at our shop are earnesti,,s Iiase h,a
come forward and pay for ti;;s ieacss
need money to carry on our Iu Snsla ssla,
not put 1t off. but come right sYaa SY9sln.s
McGUKIN e. CO, Deuooes Dos
Nov 10, 1881 II oepot 81
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Boots and Shoes.

CAN fit any foot at any price. kee,
n The best OF this line of goods, for ladiel
gentlemen, children and ali classes
oo.., 80. w. +, BARR.
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Groceries.

MI fstock of Groceries, both Staple md
4yI Fancy. is complete will sell NJ
prices to suit the times. Give me q trial
October 6, 1881 "a DAhh'
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TO RENT.

p Proprietress of n valuable -FOUR
Il HORSE FARM, in good oondition
with all necessary buildings, situate six
miles from Anderson c. H., desires TO rent
the same To good, reliable and Trustworthy
farmer. Apply at this office. ootf
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NJ Office TO CREDITORS.
- All persons having demands against
The Estate Of Noch r. Reeves, deceased are
hereby notified to present them y the nm.
dersigned on or before the lst oay of Fob.
rnary, 1882, or they will be barred. Parties
rmueo'eu rot 10 SAID Estate are also notified to
MAKE payment by the above date and If
they fail to do SO they will be sued. -
n. S. REEVES, A6m'r
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FRUIT TREES.
FOR SALE.

6 ANE ten to twelve-horse power PEER
" LESS ENGINE and GEISER SAW
MILL. Only been run short time and
Is IN good running order. Address
FRED G. BROWN.
Townville, S. C.
Dec 5. 1881 22
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Supreme Judicial Court. Judge DaufOrth
Prestding.

TUESDAY. March Is, 1881.
al6.-H. Frank Farnham ct al. VS.. A.
Maria Davis. After the testimony was out
there being no facts material to the issue in
controversy. the case was taken from the
jury and reported to the Law Court.
pos Serena l.. Powers ". Thomas
Mitchell. Judge Goddard and Spear for
Milf; +. w Whitebouse and Orville ID.
Baker for def.
Action on the case for personal damages.
The plff. alleges that on the 10Th day of De
ccmber. 1879, she in company with Miss
Fanny Sanborn of Hallowell. were driving
along State street. in Augusta. in northerly
direction. at a slow rate of speed, Miss San
born driving; when near Oak street they
heard teams coming behind at rapid rate
thew drove a. near the right side OF the
street as possiable; one team passed them
but the thill of the second sleigh struck the
back of their sleigh. smashing II IN and
violently forcing the plff. forward and back
wrenching her back and inJuring her spine
SO that she has been unable to labor. and ha:
been put to great expense for medical at
| tendance, and believes herself to be per
manentlv injured. and claims damages to the
am cunt Of Sl0-Uc-
| This case is largely made up Of the exper
| testimony of physicians, number OF EN-
! inept medical men being witnesses.
! Considerable public interest is manifested
| in this trial. many spectators being IN court
| A number of davs will probably be occupies
with the case
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WASHINGTON.
Matters ut the National Capital.

WASHINGTON, March Is. The republican
senators in caucus this morning completed
their committee lists, with the exception of
the usual vacancies for the m inority repre-
sentation to be filled by the democrats only.
The changes to-day in yesterdays assign
ment Craftsmanship are the transfer of Teller
and Kellogg TO the chairmanships of pensions
and railroads respectively, and the substitu-
ton of Senator Ferry for Frye as the chair
man of committee rulers. Malone remains
on the list as chairman of agriculture. and is
also assigned to naval affairs and post office
committees.
At the democratic Senators caucus this
afternoon a general discussion of Yesterday 5
developments ensued. 1t was decided to ac-
cept the situation gracefully by preparing a
list of democratic Senators for appointment
on committees in the ratio of four democrats
to five republican instead of endeavoring to
obtain ma jority of representation which is
now discovered to be hopeless.
The committee who prepared the list en-
bodied in Mr. Pendleton's pending resolution
were accordingly instructed to revise it and
report to future caucus. The general sem
timent to-day was averse to establishing a
precedent by the suggested pairing of demo-
cratic Senators with the expected incoming
republicans, but the democrats will acquiesce
promptly in republican control when the alb
sent Senators arrive.
Private land claims, revolutionary claims,
and engrossed bills which are usually given
to the minority in the Senate will be assigned
by the democrats to Bayard Johnston and
Davis of W. Va, as they are the seniors in
length of service.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day. there was
general expression of sympathy for the
Imperial family and the Russian people.
The prompt action of the Senate in adopting
appropriate resolutions was commended.
Secretary Blaine cabled them to Minister
Foster at st. Petersburg, with the request
that he transmit copy to the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Services commemorative of the death of
the Car was held this afternoon at the Rus
sian embassy. Members of the legation APP
peared in full court dress with the buttons
of their coats covered with black aad with
black crepe upon their collars and sleeves.
The interior OF the mansion was heavily
draped in black, the front parlor fitted up a
Greek chapel and in the center was table
robed in black velvet, with three tapers
burning. The services were conducted by
Father Bzering, pastor of the Greek church
in New York, and Father Loxuchin, the
assistant priest. The diplomatic corps was
fully represented with their families. Sec
rotary Blaine, wife and son were also present
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MISHAPS AND MISDEEDS.
Suicide ofan Army Officer.

Ssx Francisco. March 10. Breyet Major
General Emery Upton, L. 5. A.. was found
dead in his bed. at Preside. this morning.
having shot himself through the head
sometime during the night. Gen. Upton re-
tired at about his usual hour last night. hav
ing spent the evening in social converse. \
revolver was in his hand. The bullet had
passed through the mouth and into the brain,
and life had evidently been extinct for sever
al hours. No papers or anything that might
serve to indicate the cause of the act have
been discovered, but neither the body nor the
effects in the room have been touched, await
ing the arrival of the coroner. The general
impression seems to be that grief at the loss
of his wife prompted the suicide. Among
his army friends, the suicide is attributed to
fear that by failure of his work on tactics he
would lose his reputation.
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XVII CONGRESS EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March Is,

SENATE.
The desk of Mr.. Malone was decorated
with baskets of flowers.
| The Vice President notified tie galleries
that if manifestations such as were made
yesterday were repeated 10 day he would ar-
der the galleries cleared. He also tru>ied
that those persons entitled to the privileges
of the floor would not in any other way con
tribute 10 the disorder.
Mr.. Voorhees, called up the resolution Of
fered by him yesterday. calling on the At
torney General for information As TO the
names OF deputy marshals appointed in In
diana 10 attend the polls at the election in
that State in October.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds an amend
ment was adopted calling tor any informal
ton N possession of the Attorney General
bearing upon the necessity of the employ
ment of such marshall.
Mr. Pendleton called up his re-organiza-
ton resolution, when Mr.. Cameron of Penn.
interposed Il motion To adjourn, Lost, yeas
81, nays 81. Mr.. Davis of Illinois voting
with the democrats and Mr.. Malone with the
republicans.
MIR. Cameron followed up with the motion
to proceed with the consideration of eNecu-
tive business. Lost, yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Ransom offered resolution directing
the committee on commerce To Inquire into
the condition of the Potomac river in front
of Washington city and its navigability, and
to report at the next session what steps ought
to be taken in regard thereto. Laid on the
table.
Mr. Pendleton moved to adjourn. Agreed
to, and the Senate at 1880 adjourned