Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-15
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4 palIstcap MurdeS.

A Political MurdeS.
r.muoros, July 1.-THE murder OF
c.,I W. B. Blair, in Camden, South
S.,o,iu.. July 4th, is regarded by South
cuoliuians here as high handed po-
,..,..l oo.rase. The details Of these
- ...rc;.ies, murders and shallow pre-
-, Of punishment Of the murderer,
:. d,sn by..a trussy correspondent, who
avs Col. Flair was entirely unaImed,
ling nothing but his usual walking
s..ck and made no attempt to use even
-, He was a bravs old man, of 10
..,rs. snd never known to commence a
s,,,rel or take advantage. No instance
am be given in which he ever in his life
....uIsed or shot any one in a personal
ar.rel. He did no: threaten or attack
-. man. The eas,ss beia was purely
-,;,;..l The Bourbons we're his bitter
:, fosssthsy had mobbed him IN the
.,...ocs OF Hampton and Kennedy,
w,.n he was Greenbaok candidate for
no,.rnor. They had persistently per-
..~u.sd and slandered him afterwards.
VI. miyate character being irreproach-
.,,. ,hsy could not assail it. The man
-, Killed him va, chairman of the
n,uoc.a.ic club, an ex-rebel Captain
uaI Who had said and circulated it tha,
Blair held meetings with negroes at
.;oht This was done to break up his
,.Auence over his ie adherents. and
cord to iiri.ats / m. Blair had pro-
.ouroed the man WAC said it liar.
Th;a be would not retract. Hill was the
psrson who should have withdrawn his
Z fass utterances and retracted first.
Tins Blair could and would have with
dawn his offensive ephithat, and no
one would have done 40 mora readily.
B,air made no more demand of Hill, Land
no threat against him. We follow the
Democratic er-parfe accounts strictly,
and you will find them just as stated.
Hill shot him to death on his refusal to
rstrac.. He shot five things in as many
seconds, with Winchester rihe--a six
van shooter; a weapon taken from the
Dsuocrstio Auditors office, whore i.
yss conveniently at hand ready loaded.
9hs Auditors Office was not open for
brsiness, being loyal holiday, but was
unlocked, and Hill at theen trance. when
10 stepped into that Office and closed
lhs door, di6Blair follow him. BY no
poans. When he came out with tho
nuFder0us weapon IN hand? did Blair
advance on him ? By no means. Blair
Va still standing where hs had left
him, in front of the Court House, wait
Ing for the assemblage Of the people to
hold mass meeting which had been
fally advertised. and where Blair as
lsader of the Anti 3ousbons vas to have
(poksn. Blair had the people Of tho
Comfy organized. and could not bs de-
isated or answered except by Demo
Wattc rife shots.
TAN Neser.Endgng TrtnI.
WASHINGTON, Jnly H.-In the Star
ssle trial Blair, wao was on tie stand
yserday, was recalled, and testified in
8slrt that members Of tho firm of con-
tractors appear to have signed the
sanes of ono another indiscriminate-
y. Letters from Governor Pitken and
Chief Justice Thatcher, of Colorado,
we're dictated by tho writer's to be in
Rsudall's writing with tho exception of
signatures.
The Loss In Men.
NV YonK, July 1.-The Heraid's
Alexandria correspondent writes: "Col.
Lang, African explorer and acting
lrarioan Oonsnl at Alexandria. and
party, entered tho city this afternoon.
/ followed by battery of Gatlings, which
nsaesd the rear guards Of the army Of
Afabi, Who had fled. The massacre
Mths ilth Of June was avenged by the
lnasxibls's S0-ton guns. One hundred
and nfty Arabs were found dead and
80 wounded"
A Pren.aaare Report
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Postmester
! eusral Hove said the press was mis-
hksn in announcing an arrangement
iae through fast mail between New York
Snd San Francisco had been completed
yh the Baltimore and Ohio, Cincinnati.
y Louis. Kansas City and Denver. The
tstor arises from the establishment Of a
~ l'neof double daily postal service
M p)rtioa OF that .routs, but no
assnssmsnt is yet completed for reach
neths Pacific coast via Denver. AZ
sapsA however, to secure fast mail be-
wen these points are not yet abandon
notwithstanding the opposition Of
- ROADS at Chicago. They
~ make the arrangement. with
~ Erie and Wabash systems. OF
azse' % long as tho pool roads de-
s'ns 70 accept the Government'a..terms
avu b necessary to 60 around Chi.
aso.
Church Burned.
NAxvlLlH, (nl.l July lA.-About mid
eht last night st. Patrick's Catholic
nnfca vas burned. Loss, 60, 900;
leny insured.
Another storm.
a1caisos, tkan.) July lA.-Particu-
- o. the storm still come in, showing
/ eansgc not over estimated. The
ccs'on vas complete wherever
eck. ssrsral bad accidents are re-
'eo' and many wonderful freaks OF
v'nd, but no deaths yet. The dam.
-" era'n Is very considerable.
Temperance IL Nebraska.
Mss from Nebraska leaves little
!. nat y the State !. ready to take up
o'sacn and its friends are arguing
vigorous prohibition oamp,ign,
4 .as men, while concsdinr an amend
~ would b adopted readily il sub
% ths people. hope to treat the