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She Ufc§nffie iourual. H. C. HONEY, EDITOR AND PBOPRIETOIf Wednesday October 23, 1872. National Domocratio Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT: HORACE GREELEY, OF SEW YORK. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT: B GRATZ BROWN, OF MISSOURI. State Democratic Tielcet. FOR CONGRESS, Bth DISTRICT : GENERAL A R WRIGHT, OF RICHMOND. Sulutatory. Our readers nre aware, from previous announce, men!, lhai I have become Asuociate Editor of the McDuffie Journal, and will eipec l , io accordance with the general cualom, a brief Salutatory. I accept the re»pon«ibilitiee of thia position with many mi«gtving«, arising, among many other thing*, from a conscious inability to pleaee all ami offend none. Bet the Journalist, I think, in honest and rcalou, effurte to intereel, amuse and improre his readers, will find a field of labor amply wide to employ all of his thought and energy, without involring himself in the petty feuds of persons or politicians, or the wran gles of religiom fanatics. I will endeavor to be swayed, os liU’e as possib'e, by prejudice, nod to battle with error earneetly whenever l may find it, I will palliate no one’s vices through personal friend ship, nor will I hesitate to criticise, candidly and fear lessly, the faults and falliors of those who differ with me. I trust that a truthful assurance on my part that no intentional wrong or injustice shall ever bo offered either friond or foe ; that all errors committed alta'l bo “errors of the head and not of the heart," will he sufficient to secure for myself the same charity and forbearance, which others, under like circumstmoes. themselves would expect. To my “Brethren of of the Quill," who, through their papers, have extended me such flattering con gratulations and hearty welcomes, I return my warmest thanks, and trust that, in my intercourse with the whole Fraternity, onr differences may be few, and our oontroverses marked with candori eourtesy and genorooity. J. E. WHITE. Col. Walter 11. Weems. This gentleman, a resident ol Atlanta, and one of the Electors for Hie Stale at large, on the Straight Democratic Ticket, visited our town on Saturday last, and delivered an address at the Courthouse on the political issues of the day. Col. Weems andi ence was gm .11, owing to the fact that his appoint' m>nt was not generally known by the people, but those present gave the speaker marked attention. Ilfs address was very good, aud replete with sound truths. Oon. D. M. DuUomiv We are In receipt us a card from Gen. D. M. Du Bono anuonuoing hitunelf an independent can didate for Congress from thia District, in opposi tion to Gen. A. It. Wright, the regular nominee of the Democracy. We have a very high opinion of General Dußoae, and regard him as a true type of the Southern gentleman, but think that the Press justly censures him f.tV thus declaring himself a candidate in opposition to the regular nominee of the party. There may arise circumstances, or there may lie times when the action of opposing the party nominee, would be perfectly justifiable—-nay, even necessary. But no such exegonoy exits in the present ease, and General Dußose has certain ly laid himself liable to the charge of acting in bad faith to the Democratic party ; nor should ho lie surprised if this is the ultimate result of this un fortunate Rtep on his part. Ho will not deny that he made a vigorous effort to secure his nomination, by canvassing the sovoral counties of the District prior to the assembling of the Nominating Conven tion, and that ho withdrew' his name a few days be fore the Convention mot, and that only when he had fully satisfied hiniHelf that ho would not be the nominee. The present act of Goncral Dußose, then, can only be construed into one of defiance to the will of a large majority of the voters of the Diatriet, and it|must tie admitted is a bad precedent to set—one, indeed, that the General himself may regret in the future. Wo, entertaining this view of tho matter, must, of courso, decline to support any one against tho regular party nominee. 'The mania for office seekiug is unpar,ailed, and ws believe that it is the duty of tho people to put and iwu the spirit of bolting and independent candi dacy. To encourage such is only to divide and defeat the Democratic party, aud to aid onr ene mies in tho achievement of a triumphant victory. As we have said before, we still say, that no man in the District is more entitled to the suffra ges of the people than General Wright, and we im plore the people to stand by him, and give him their whole support. The Code ol' Honor, A. Duel In Atlanta—Tito Cor i-cspoinU'iico—-Oiiu him Si>- rlously It not Mortally Wounded. In Friday's issue of the Atlanta Sun, the following cards appeared ; On the evening of the loth instant, at the Episcopal Bazaar, I inadvertent ly and unintentionally gave offence to a young lady of this place, upon learning which, I immediately apolgized to her friend who was with her at the time of this occurrence, and I was led to sup pose that the lady was satisfied. Short ly after this, Houston Force came to me and expressed himself dissatisfied about the matter, and angry words ensued between us. The matter thus rested until the 16th instant, when Force, unexpectedly to me, sallied out of Pope’s drug store and attacked me with a stick, holding a pistol in his other hand, in' Aiding several blows so'rapidly that I was not able to defend myself. I did afterwards get a pistol out, and was prevented by friends from using it, aud the pruictU withdrawal of Mr. Force from the scene of action. On the even ing of the lust date, I sent him the fol lowing communication : A Atlanta, October 16, 1872. Houston Force, Esq.: Sir —You saw proper to inflict blows upon me with a stick, when I was not on equal terms with you as to weapons; I therefore feel aggrieved and desire you will designate a time, place, and manner of settling this matter, accord ing to the custom ol gentlemen. This will be handed you by my friend J. Id. Towusend, who will act for me. Respectfully. Wallace Haskell. To which I received the following re ply : October 17th. Mr. Townsend : B Sir —We respecfully decline to fight Mr. Haskell. Believing you to be a gentleman, will give you any satisfac tion you may wish. Respectfully, John R. Hart. My friend, Mr. J. 11. Townsend, then addressed the following note : c Atlanta, October 17, 1872. John R. llakt, Esq.: Yonr note of this date is before me, saying that Mr. Force declines to fight my friend Haskell. I having borne Mr. Haskell’s note demanding satisfaction, most cheerfully tu/ce his place aud will be pleased to hear from you as soon as convenient. This will be handed you by my friend, Mr. Joseph 11. Smith, who will act for me. Respectfully, J. 11. Townsend, and Atla ta, Ga., Oct. 17, 1872. Mr. J. 11, Townsend; Dear Sir: —At your request I handed Mr. Jno. R. Hart yout note of this date. After reading it with singular inconsistency Mr. Hart declined re ceiving any communications through me. It then became very apparent to me that both Mr. Hart and his princi pal, Mr. Force, were, by subterfuges and puerile objections, deliberately shirking a responsibility of their own creation; and ldo not see what other means to compel them to give the satis faction due from gentlemen. As lor the insult offered to myself, it is barely sufficient to state that some two years ago I had the satisfaction of calling John R. Hart to an account for wantonly insulting me an! behaving unlike u gentleman. His contemptible conduct on this occasion does not sur prise me in the least. If his principal is as great a dastard as himself, there is not tlie slightest probability of either showing the courage of men. I am, my dear sir, very respectfull, Joseph 11. Smith. The foregoing correspondence, which has been submitted to me by friend, Mr. Townsend, will satisfy the public that I have been waylaid and cruelly beaten by Houston Force, who now refuses to givp adding to his ruf fianly behavior, the crim ; of cowardice. Nothing, therefore, remains for me to do, except to post him, as 1 now do, a miserable coward and poltroon, Wallace llask 11. After the publication of this card, it seems ns if Mr. Force and Mr. Town send arrranged the preliminaries, and proceeded to a little grove in front of the main entrance to the city cemetery, on Fair street. The rest is told by the Constitution, of this morning : Heie the duel occurred with shot guns at forty yards. Between sunset and dar&. It is rumored that Mr. Force fired a few seconds alter the word was given, and before Mr. Townsend had turned. Mr. Townsend did not fire in the direction ol Mr. Force. Two bucAshot took effect in the left elbow and one shot in the back under the shoulderb'ade. Drs. W. F. West moreland, E. S. Ray, J. P. Logan and J. T. Johnson attended the unfor tunate man. Two shots and a number of pieces of bone were extracted from the shattered arm, and the arm reseated. The wound in the hack was probed to the depth of four or five inches without detecting the ball. It is uncertian whether the hall entered the chest or lodged under the shoulderblade. Mr. Townsend is in a critical condi tion. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr. Force, but up to twelve o’clock he had not been found. There are a multiplicity of rumors, but we give only tiie most authentic version possible for us to obtain. Now Advortisomonts. E. O’DONNELL. JAMES BURKE. ll'Mi Short tr it h O’Donnell & Burke, QKOOSR3, and £ omvmssion iltcrcljcmts, 242 Broad Street, UNDER THE CENTRAL HOTEL. oct 23m3 Augusta, Georgia. rs»- i „ rertf.w! A cent* waited! All cU«*ea *4 TO $ »ox, jouLff or old. m-.k* njoro mo.v;> *1 work lor n*la t..« ir spare moments orsM II:« lime than at au> t.-.uig •!»e, rarUculai* ftae, AddreMO.&tiu*on ACo^rotUandtlUiiie. et-pi 4vl T . W. CABWILE W. E. CAEWILE. Z. W, CAKSILE, Jtt. T* Wi BASWILE&Ot. Wholesale Grocers AND 'Commission iltcroljants, 210 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Agents for Win. Massey & Co’s Celebrated Phila delphia Ales. Kflflfl Agents wanted to sell the beautiful *Photo uJU'J~'^aP,, Marriage Certificates and Photograph Family Record-. For term ß !, send stamp to Crider & Bbo., Publishers, York, Pa. july 24 lm MRS. LECKIE, r|\AKE3 pleasure in iu<bra»ing the L«d.»s that she X wtfl open her Fall Styles tor their inspection cu Tuesday, October 15th, She will display the richest and most varied assort* ment it has evever been her pleasure to show. Ladies in search of Fine ami Stylish Articles _ ara particularly requested to examine my |stock, a. , 1 keep a much N Hill HIE OfWEM FEiTBOS ® © than any other house in this city. My stock of zn TRIMMED GOODS was never so large, iu»r the Hjpj Bonnets and Hats as handsome as this season. W Everything usua ly kept in a Millinery Store will be found at (his establishment. h—2 M«S. LECKIE, 171 Broad Street, under Augusta Hotel. oct23rn2 Jpler, Jack & fSotoark, HroadStrect, Augusta, (la., Grocers and Commission Merchants, JJAVE on hand and are receiving a larger stock of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES ban they h ive ever before oTere I to the public. Agents for the Sale of the celebrated BUFFALO SCALES! We invite Jan examination of our stock and feel assured that w« will give satisfaction, 0c03i113 WIM/ER, HACK A HOIVIStII. •Jlcek liiaton £c. I HAVE \JUST RECEIVED 300 Bushels Tennessee llluf k, and 300 Bushels Brown Oats 30 Bushels IS list B*eourOal*-—Guaranteed •TO Iliisliels Prince Eduard Island Black Oats. 7000 rounds ESaeou. •103 Pounds Choice Country Hams. 70 Btbs, Lime. Which I am offering at close figures for Cash. Thomson, Ga. octlUtf JOHN E. BENTON. PETER KEEN AIT, %\t one Jjrice itttk JieltaMe ROOT <& Hllim MAN OF AUGUSTA AGAIN salutes the good people of McDuffie, and invites them when they come to Augusta to call at the beautiful Shoe Store, a few doors below the Central Hotel, where they can feast their eyes on the choicest work ever before brought to this market. He promises all those who honor him with their patronage, a saving of 2-5 per cent, in their annual shoe bill. He will be strictly responsible for every pair bought at his house, and will cheerfully make reclamation in every case where shoes do not give entire satisfaction His house is not sustained by ‘•influence,” nor by the services of drummers; the character of the goods he keeps, the low and uniform prices at which he sells, recommend themselves. Come and buy your shoes where you will have the positive certainty of being justly and politely dealt with. ONE PRICE. NO DRUM HERS EMPLOYED. FAIR DEALINGS. OR NONE. PETER KEENAN. 226, 3d DiMlll BELOW CENTRAL HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GA. NEW GOODS IN EVERY LINE. J. H. Stockton XS now receiving a complete stock of General Merchandise, consisting in part of dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing, crockery, hardware, vvoodware tinware, drugs, fancy goods, notions Ac. A Xj 3 O Bacon, corn, oats barley, rye, sugar, coffee, syrup, cheese, mackerel &c. PRICfES TO SUIT. OCT9IF ATTENTION CONTRACTORS! THE Building Committee of the White Oak Campground wiil recieve sealed proposals for building an Arbor, Pulpit and Preacher’s teut, un til the 20th day of November, next Pian9 and specifications can be seen at the Store of J. 13, Nea! & Son at Thomson, Ga. Any explanations desired can be had by calling on Judge Neal, Col. Juo. R Wilson or Capt. Wm. Johnston, or any one of the Building Committee. All proposals leceiwd will be opened and examined by the Committee at the Campgrmnd, on the 20th of November, between the hours of 10 and 12 o’clock, A. M., at which lime and place eaeh Comm-ttemau, and person making proposals, are rrqueited to attend. M. C. FULTON, T ss J. P. WILLI AMS, i £ JNO. R. WILSON, ( S JNO. CANDLER, f *5 R, S. NEAL. | 2 L. A. LUKE, J 3 “Tall oaks from little acorns grow, Large streams from little fountains flow.” FALL OPENIN Gr AT POWKJLC, and MUMiEE’i. f ITjHIS popular Southern Dry Goods store being: enlarged to twice its former A size we are prepared to carry a complete stock of everything usually &ent m a first-class Dry Goods Store, and can with safety say our goods cannot be sur passed in this market, either in texture, beauty and variety of styles or lowness of prices. 1,1 °» r Dress Goods Department will be Tound Silks, Satteens, Cashmeres V e ours, Merinoes, Henrietta and Empress Cloths, Bombazines, Alpacas, Delaines' and all of the latest styles in Dress Goods. 1 iJela,Des - A fine selection of shawls, cloaks, velveteens, woolens, ladies’ and o-ent’l* underwear. ° A beautiful variety ofladies’ scarfs, laces, sdk trimmings, hosiery, notions &c A special from SI 00 to $2 50. AII the bleached, brown, striped and plaid homespuns. SPECmi* MMWCEMXtBTS TO MeMCE^TS, ~ v^ e U aV ® nOW arran B efl our wholesale department, and guarantee prices ei ther by the piece or bale, as low as can be bought ia this market. We will be glad to see our old customers and make new ones, and every effort will be used to give satisfaction. 3 f , POWELL & MULLER, oct 7m3 139 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. NEW CLOTHING AND HAT STORE, No. 238 Broad Street, under Central Hotel. A ' a'tffe S we!i n if my a publi npra!!v for fifteen successive years W* at the well known “Cooke’s Clothing and Hat Store,” I take great obasure in annouemg that I have opened well selected and entire new stock of P Jleii’s, Boy** ami Youths’ Clothing, Hats, Caps, Gent’s Furnishing Goods, &c. * o»!l °" a <?00(, 1 asßortment of the above goods, inter, t ? h V c ° nv,nce yourselves of the fact, that it will be to vour interest to buy y uU r clothing, hats, &c. of your oct. 2m2 HENRY S. JORDAN. PAL > OPENING James B, Neal & Son, JJAVE just received from New York, a well selected stock of goods for Fall and Winter Use, Embracing everything in the line of Dry Goods and Notions &c. BE.tBY MADE CLOTHIAL OF ALL BIZEB A,YD GRADES Have always on hand a good supply of f&m ie r qa f n iff which arc offered at the lowest prices. They invite their friends and customers to give them a call. Be P 25tf JAMES B. NEAL & SON. Pat.-e ano Winter CtOoom. I’ BEG leave to announce to rny friends and the public generally that I have STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, Consisting of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, and Notions of 'every description Rsady Made Clothing, Hats, Boats and Shoes- FAMILY C.ROCERIEB OF ALL KIADB. My stock being an entirely new one, with no old goods on hand, I feel confident that I am my customers. All my old friends and former to call and examine my stock,and 1 assure them I will it to them. sep2stf mHr — m A. J. ADKTNS, BEGS to inform his customers and the public generally that he has now on hand a well selected stoci of FALL & WINTER DRY GOODS, Ladies’ Dress Goods and Fancy Notions of Every Variety- Aleak |Habe dotjjing of ad link HATS, BOOTS AJ>3T> SHOE 33, Determining to sell his goods at the lowest market prices, he invite the pub lic to call and examine for themselves. He has also for sale the celebrated eqwe sewing jmmmM* which for durability and execution cannot be excelled. sep 25m3 A. J. ADKINS.