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DEALING DEATH TO THE DUCKS
CLEVELAND HAVING RARE SPORT
IN CAROLINA.

His Party In Camp For Two Days at
the Southern Extremity of south
IsIand-The President said 10 Have
brought Down Is Fine MaIIards
With His own Gun--Char1estonfans
Anxious 40 show the President
Some Attention.
Charleston, S. c.. Dec. ia special to
the News and Courier from Georgetown,
s. c., says; President Cleveland and his
party pitched camp at Ford's Point, which
is at the southern extremity of South ISL
and. yesterday morning, and have been
shooting ducks in the preserves Of Gen.
Alexander to-day. After a very heavy
rain, which fell during most of last night,
the wind veered to the north, and it has
been cloudy all day with a good breeze
blowing, which is usually propltious foe
the duck hunters. From the fact thAn
the party has remained at this one point
since yesterday, the Inference is drawn
that they have had good sport. Tels-
phonic reports received this evening from
South Island station, which Is five miles
distant from the shooting preserves, are
sixty-odd fine mallards, twenty-eight of
which were brought down by the
Presidents own shots. Tomorrow
the President and his party will
be given the pleasure of a deer drive,
which has been arranged for them by Gen.
Alexander and Capt w. Miles Hazard.
The scope of country owned by these gem
tlemen abounds la wild deer, and Is con-
ceded to be the finest hunting grounds in
bA A,tA t..
that President Cleveland will kin at least
one fine buck. From what can be learned
of President Cleveland's plans, 1t is un-
derstood that ne has come here for lit
tie recreation and for good sport, and will
remain until his wishes in that line are
gratified. There Is no place in this broad
land where the President could have Sc
lected better hunting grounds, either for
ducks or deer, to which fact he can testi-
fy by his experience when here two years
ago.
"The weather bureau predicts clear,
cold weather for tomorrow, which will
make it an ideal day for hunting"
Mayor Smythe has extended an
invitation to President Cleveland TO
visit Charleston before his return
to Washington, and to-day Rev.
DIR. Vedder. president of the New England
society of Charleston sent him an invita-
tion TO be a guest of the society at its sew
eflty~SeNeDln anniversary celeDfatlOn or
forefathers' day. Dec.22. In his letter to the
President, Dr. vedder. said: whilst by
this invitation we would Loyalty testify
our respect for the exalted station which
you hold, we desire also, now that you are
soon to lay down its great trust, TO ex-
press our appreciation of the manner In
which IL has been administered. We would
emphasize our conviction that your dis
charge of the solemn functions of the
highest office in the world will need no
glamor of intervening years, no subsi-
dence nor suffering Of contemporary and
partisan Judgment to make 1t great.
Every ideal, If I may say so without im-
propriety to yourself, has been made real.
by unselhsh patriotism, wise statesman-
ship, incorruptibe integrity, clear convic-
tion of truth and right, with full and fear
less courage of that conviction.
If the President shall accept the invita-
tion his reception here will be made an
event In the history of this city.