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A SHOOTING ARRAY.


A SHOOTING AFFRAY.
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Friends between MINOR Moore ma
W. mont Eycuts.
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anderson InteHigcncG..
A. r;u u, s..u he Nm. f,,I,v Irr c,rrrsr,nd,ncc fin,
ncrs,n,I r,,,i.r which has been eyistinrr for III. mast
s ~ ~, NJ ..s,' uai . IN" r Mn"rr and Mr. f. II. Mnr.
nv h"s haam In Inc I,n,Is Of mutual friends WIN
,"., '"o ", tn ~: ~ !. r,,,,,rn n,iso or settlement
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me"t nt wps h ho n ~ Mn, Wn"re and Hai'
Mnr,nv nj IN, same TING:
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on 'he sn!!'Tt W ," y 'U unJ ~ n. W ho "L ~ ~ Per.
msa VIZ r. IrsIr. in the Interest of Drac. to
ha,"' N honorable settlement of the pcndinc dificul.
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=; IN" whni. ,u,ttcr To- di.,ntcrcstcI ernIlerurr. thai
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, H." I.,ou;no,cc, I bnvs tn sor ,hut regret n MR.
s,n.I n,n,i,r Min any ritIzcn' nud desire nothin,
e'nhl n"t"s Hmm"mmI .a,,iam,n, ~ ,ha nottcr ,n
, S'His, ., nnn a." ,r. no"IrI hnwo sS tanrxsr' r" CO.. i've "' n" conn.
,nn'irst:"r either yrrlnl or wriItri, from Mai. Mnerr.
since the ner,Inc ut Flat Rock, and therefore conll
L. 49,, tl-t If N,i Mn,,a 1u any 3,ursuOal prtnv
ancrs against me winch 1t Is desired to have submitted
fr adjustment rs yon suggest, | %unhi lie willing to
refer the salne to Glcnds for h%onvlutlc settlement.
+. b. MURRAY.
Ax,sc.oS 9 G. Sent, u. 1ss5.
orx-, r,v~-1 ba ca rnr.fniIv examined y,ur Kind
conn unicalion If Yesterday evening. Ct. atty aI-
rrrria,c the motives tina, caused you to write to me in
rcfrrrnc, 10 the troubles between Mad. Murray and
uvsrlI growing ont Of the speeches made q. tho Fla,
Rack ,u,,,iur. unl his subsequent editorial In the In
tcUiotnce,. NV esteemed friend, 4. T. Broyles, Esq,
applied to me ON Friday evening last to know II |
wnnnII submit The controversy now pcnding between
Mai i II Murray md ruys,lf 10 mutual friends 10 nd.
irsf. r.nlitd wnnld not so submit it-that ] had
,urnpsrlv KENT aloof from my friends, hut ut his per-
and as soon as 1t could BE- done, to notify him Of my
conclusion.
had nm answer prepared for Mr.. Droylcs when your
communication rcachel me, ard | now make It t"y"n.
If Mni Murray had been content to make his own re-
hurt VI the sprcches at Flat Rock, | should have found
less difficulty In conserving to !. ar proposition; bnt
instead thereof he writes md publishes IN editorial
In his own ,,riyut. papcr. ruinons to nv character as q
man and as n gentlemen. and therein invites me to n
,rr,onnl contest. and leaves mo no other alternative
bu, TO accent II.
Without n withdrawal of that editorial, | cannot,
with all due r. slcct to my iricnds, consent la put my
self In their hards. l am, gentlemen: truly your
friend, joins u. MooEE.
To Mrssrs. WV: liuml'hr' rs, III. .. bro"'' LICE
q. Lyon, (. NJ. Orr.
ANDERSON, 8, C., Sent. IS. 1855.
GrS1IrMES-The cupv of Mai. John b.. Monre's 70
nlr TO your r. oncst for an adjustment uf certain hir-
frrcnces between hin and myself Is before mo, and the
d. mand made upon mo therein is noted. l must re:
.%prc,iully dseI''e t" n,nke any lIn "T : s ,h. as,icI ? ." Of
which Mnj. Moore complains. hat article WAS pre-
dictated upon the speech made by MAJ. Moore in Flat
Rurk clur, h, IN which he made charges "ruinotlS to
my character rs a ciriz-n and n gentleman il permit
ted to 20 unanswered. He left the church immcdt 'te-
~ upon making ILLS speech. 50 That hr did not AS far rs
i know. hear my reply. md | did not deem the church
3 u"l~r place IN wh,eh |" reply as rinl'nnmeamy nS a
lN. WIS la"r, n.n WHY 7 -, ~ :. ~ I"",,'I ,r.,ror md AZ
punIs.e", !" h.,,n, T"' Grs !" s,,cn mr ,I' M, rn,rI, an,r
SPEAK; nnu n"s'"E IL ImSa .l"TI", rn. . = .i,h"ut
consn.aa'rn' 10 i ~ Nv mm ny H.. ."! !, 'r Tho IN.
l'rnv"c"'r n !" drh"unce ie M ,he r"aIt" ~ ~
teUigemcer, in effect; as a liar and coward II l submit,
tSu 10 ~ ,"r ha'ini .'an u :" ~, ~ ". Z. rM. p"' :" ~ !"
n"r lr nnHuns sa. nn' u "" w w , "",nrs ~ I'm, Iurr
t>oh oi rr"hio'i,n u NY r.nlav VI ~ ,n,n ,e ." hav,.
was introduced IN the I'rsisiatuie IN 'mu m"s.
!asat". .htIe NV ucen n mn "him .o, t"n. ~ !, ~ q On
neie SIMPLY cinaI'Ihu a Ms.I a ms um r =. q" ,hs nno,I H.
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Certain ias;e w "nTM W .wot i" 1r .hnr.' I ono,o.t
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mn!. M""e wI"ma n"t .%Jme , Wv" m,"hj :" iyin.s ma n
tent 'hah nls enIIe.s "s",n,. ne mI"" ;"Jw" NV -
true. lle Ga'e tht nis'"ie"o', /" J"et Pn" 'n
lion, III q chnrcil, III the press nee vi Hrvcrai hu"iEtu
lMdirs and gentlemen. and let IN, house iminttl'hte'y:
Then my article was lnsdiSateu uIon tNHt s.att "i
facts. IN c;hscqnel CO {" lh.s en non w. ~ t.a"ss.I
e e1nin. T ~.,'i W. f." !, , l. . " s ~ H.. ;,ir,r., which
l'lains. frrt'lt INC 70 ,ha.k you ,l te int.'.ai liz
you ave hlhhllcsl'M III 'n's u'A''sf; '" /" uS.
mysei', yours, very truly, +" l.. Moh'",'
ANDERSON, S. e, Sept. b. 1889.
". ". Humphreys W.. 5. Brown, Thus. Y. Lyon and
8. NJ Orr:
GENTLE, ES-iour note OF this day. tnf"rminc me
that Maj. Murray declines TO Withdraw the fdit1T'ul
referred to, tho truce to which as>,nted on Ffa,uy
evening last Ia Mt on end, ami as MT; Mnt'ny IN ihnt
cultural has invited me to q personal contest, he Shall
have 1t TO his hearts content. Your otrtlicnt servant,
JoiN Is. MOORE.
noun. Ipon tn. rcceIp, Of tho cupy of Mai. Moore's
inst communication TO ,he mutual friends. Nj. Murray
, 49,. q io,,,r r., hi. family Mt p.nJlr,on ,rllin, them
ti,, he wnu,d mot h. nm ~, The evening ,ruin IS rS.
ncctei. and ubou, AS sir. Murray lrft his office. & ing
down the Moth side of the Court ll.use sQuarr. with
! the letter In his band. lie had r., ceived . CAUTION from
n friend, but n, elected To notify the nivnds who had
been consulting with him. Mr.. Murray had received
no communication Of my kind fr"m Nal. Moore, tx
cept copies Of the communications 10 The mutual
friends.
As Mr., Murray apprarrd on the SQnare, Nal. Moore
ner Of the sounrc, aud started ~ o I risk pace ncross the
square towards Mr.. Murray, who had reached about
midway of Main street wh-rc IL intersrcts the square.
MIR. Murray saw lin and halted. Nal. Moore advanced
with q large stick in one hand aud II yi,tol In the 9TH
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