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Show A Bloody wild Futnl Rnw. New York, 12. JVji'V Augusta, Ga : A difficulty occurred at Edgo-field, Edgo-field, S. C, to day, in which three men, Brooker Toney, Thomas Booth: and JonCB Booth were killed, and Beveu others wounded, one of them mortally. The trouble grew out ol family feud ot longstanding. Toney's brother was killed several years ago and Toney suspected the murder was committed by Booth. Ho therefore 'swore he would kill tbo latter on sigh. The hostile parlies met to d.iy, when Toney proceeded to carry out hia threat. He drew a pi.slol and tired, kill ing the two Booths before he wae shot himself. The friends of botn parties were drawn hvo the Debt, and about j seventeen shots weie fired in ad. Thr-re was a democratic political nnvMng in progress at tho tune, -ibout a half mile hum th village ol E.ln tie!-!, in which the shooting occurred, mil Gov. Hampton, who was at the meeting, as soou as he heard of the lijjht, ordered a company of t'aU-Irffops t'aU-Irffops lo the scene. There was no ligbtiug alter the soldiers reached the scene. Toney killed a nesro in Edgefield Edge-field a short time ago, but this does not seem lo have resulted in any curtailment ol his liberty. |