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THELEDGER. TMURLOW S. CARTER, EDITOR AND MANAGER. LI8CBD WrDNESDAY AMD SATURDAY | SUBSCRIPTION $1 60 PEP YEAF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1004. NATIONAL TICKET For PrebiJeut, ALTON B. PARKER, of New York For Vice-President, HENRY G. DAVIS, it West Virginia. A Lynching Prvented. Two Negroes Saved from a Mob by a Military Company of Wilmington N. C. Special to News and Courior. Wilmington, N. (I, Sept. 6.? Tbe timely intoivention of a local militia company at the Atlantic Coast line station to-night, was all that prevented the lynching of Neil Sellers and Dave Brown, who are chaiged with the rape and murder of Mrs. George Pack er, at Clarkton, last Saturday. Tbe eprisonrs were being carried to Ualeigh to be pluced in the penitentiary, and a crowd of 500 excited citizens made a charge on the coach in which the negroes were held. Just as shouts were ent to (tpull them out," the Wil miugtoQ juigDt mranty was rushed under the shed aod tbo excited and suaging nasi made to fall back before charged bayonets of the soldiers. The troops were placed on both platforms of the oar The train was held twenty minutea by the mob, which clamored wildly for the prisoners. Soldier* accompanied the officers SOnnles for fear the negroes would be taken from the tram and lynched for one of the blackest crime ever committed in the State. G. W. B. Virginia Lynchers In Jail. They Did Not Lynch Anybody, but They Tried to Lynch 1 a Negro .Murderer. I Danville, Ta, September 7.? Vf. T. Harris, Wicker Arraes, ( Dan H. Ta'tey, Bud F. Fruitt, George C. Mills, K. J. Lynch and Whit Meyers were convicted { today in thetCorporatiou Court of being participants in the mob. 1 when an attempt|was made aeve- 1 ral weeks ago to lynch the negro 1 Roy Seals, charged with murdei ' confined in the city jail. The 1 men were sentenced to pay a fine 1 of $50 and to servo a term of one day in jail. The men were recently convicted in the , Mayor's Court and the jail setence fixed at GO days. The case was ^ appealed to a higher Court. The men were marched out of the ] cwurt room to the prison and will serve the time. They were placs d in the same jail with the negro they attempted to lynch. M>\ Heath Returns From Europe. ' Mr. O. P. Heath of Monroe who j has important business connections in this city, returned yesterday morning from a business trip to tne cotton markets at Liverpool ( and Manchester, England. Mr. , Ileath left here about u month ago and spent ten days in England on purely business matters. He landed at New York Saturday morning from the steamer Campania.?Charlotte Chronicle. ?Subscribe to The Ledger. A Negro Fisnd AttdGks White Qii I. Hrevard, I1}. C.?About 12 5 o'clock today a young negro at tempted an assault on a little 1 year old girl, ?be daughter of prominent gentleman of Ne' Orleans, who is spending tfa summer at a boarding houfi here with her uncle and aunt. The girl, who has an attract!? face and dark brown curls, wt returning to her boarding horn after getting the morning ma when she was accosted by mulatto apparently about 2 ?U ?u. : ? ' jdoio uiu, iff uu lusoienuy aaia : "Shake bauds with me." "I won't," she cried, and a tempted to run in the opposi direction when be caught hi by the throat and tried to chot her but she struggled ac screamed, which frightened tl negro who ran off, while h< cries attracted the attention some boys who were near tl Brevard roller flouring mil owned and operated by Ms Wm. E. Breese. When they found her near tl mills on the railroad track si was weeping and running di tractedly, with her throat bea ing the imprints of the negro fingers, but fortunately he h( been unable to accomplish h terrible purpose. The child was brought to tl Transylvania lodge where si was given every attention, whi the alarm was given and in few momenta dozens cf armi men excited, were scourii every section of country. Did He Murder his own Wif< Charlottesville, Va., Sept. Ex-Mayor Samuel T. McCue wi arretted this afternoon on tl charge of wilfully and premed tatedly murdering his wife c the night of Sunday, Septemhi 4. The arrest was made whi citizens generally were attem ing a public session of the cor ner's jury which bad render* no verdict at midnight. The warrant was sworn 01 by Police Justice A. D. Dabti* and eerved by two policemen < the city. Mr. McCue made r resistance and is now in tl city jail. Wheu McCue was a rested he submitted to beic searched by the officers ac kissed his four children gooi bye. He said to fhem : tlD- .I- " " * uy tuo grace or uod 1 wi come out of this trouble a right." McCue stated that 2 was assaulted and his wife mu dered on last Suaday| nigh His story immediately arouse suspicion. His testimony an that of others before the cori ner's jury strengthened the su picion against him and the a rest followed. THE JURT CHARGES M'CUE WIT MURDER. Charlottesville, Sept. 8.?At tkia vi\'va iuia otoiiiu^ mo ucvon re presentative business men con prising the coroner's jury inve9ti gating tbe McCue murder cas returned tbe following verdict: 44 We find that Mrs. Fannie C McCuo canie to her death by gnnsbot wound in the chest sflicl od by J. Samuel McCuo, be husband." September is here, and with it final ,(R" (here comes the oystei In November will come Jud| Parker, the final letter of wboi name is right along with oysti and November. A? f - ?vra A%WUO< velt. his name beginning with a 'it" puts eim in the soup tureei ?News and Observer. ?Mrs C. A. Deas and childre Left the city Saturday for Lac caster county to spend a shoi whi!a with relatives.?Kock Hi Herald. a | fFor The Ledger. in Memory of CroktOn Bl&ckmoo. ? 0 t- According to the providence, o wis Join mid purpose of God, which a are obscure to mankind, the Lord w sent the Death angel arrayed in j ie the appearel of death unto the ! te happy home of Mr. Preston Black" mon Aug 4, 1904, and called away re his youngest son, Croxton. He is was the joy and light of that hap. ie py home, and specially was be the il joy of a mothers heart who loved a hiui so well. God raise.ua all to ! L higher things, "to a house not made with bands, "eternal in the Heav 6D8. t- "Precious in the sight of tbe te Lord is the death of His saints." Br Death is very sad indeed when re it comes and takes one so young, id We can say whom the Lord !ovin eth tie clmsteneth. God sooth or and doeth all things well. We of grieve not as those who have no ae hope. He bore his suffering with lo a willing heart. He wanted to 'j. get well if it was God's will, if not he said tbe will of tbe Lord be a? done. Oh ! if we all could say the will 18_ of tne Lord be done. How beautiful ft is to Bee one on his dying 1 0 bed never murmer but say God's *d will bo done. 18 Croxton was a bright promising young man, loved by all who 20 knew dim. tie j "How joyful is the hope that lingers. a When loved ones cross death's ?d | eea. ig That we, when all earth's toils are ended, With thee shall ever be." He bas crossed the dark and QiV6tic river of death, which we ' all have got to cross, and may we aa hear God's voice *caiiing come up le higher. Croxtoh's loving relatives and friends are at the same river X ,n brink only waiting to cross over *r too into that happy botBS. We 1* believe and hope that Oroxton is basking in the sunshine of a 8av ?* ior's love; and we too, hope some -d day to go to him where we can sing around the throne with Jesus. lit One precious to our hearts is gone, ^ The voice we loved is stilled; Our Father in his wisdom called, *o The boon his lo re had given. 10 Round tby grave our hearts linger; , r" Till the setting sun is low, tg Feeling our hopes have peiished id With the flower we cherished J. so. On some fond breast the parting 11 soul relies, ,H Some pious drops the closing |# eyes requires; E'en from the tomb the voice of r Nature eries E'en in our ashes live their >d wonted fires. ^ Fare ye well dear brother till we see thy heavenly face. The sad, B* stricken friends and relatives have r~ the sympathy and prayers of the writer. Young Lady Friend. if . , , , Robbed County Treasurer. 6 Charlotte, N C., Sept. 7.? Burglars made a raid io Yad- j kinsville, Yadkin county, N. C., l* last night. They blew open the 10 safe of County Treasurer J. A. { Logan in his store aud eecured , '' between $8,000 aud $10,000 a The eafo in the posteffice wee also blown open. Postmaster ,r McMakie reports that oyer $410 we9 stolen. The burglars secur- 1 ed tool9 from a blacksmith shop in the town. County Treasurer r* Logan offers a reward of $2,000 for the capture of the burglars ?e . * and money. MONEY TO LOAN 1. T hotfA - *" * *A ~ m ?... rv uiauo orninnHnil w no lenders of money In New Yorti ?;ity. with whom I am able to negotiate loans iq secured by first mortgage on Imp oved cottou farms, at 7 per cent. Interest? i- repayable In annual installments of r? Ave years No brokerage or commission charged Only a reasonable U charge for abstract of title, j R E WYLIE, ' Aug 31?6m, Attorney at Law. A WORD w A K f O A# a?*^ ~ ' i.9 uiiiti n c art. 5 itors and our air interest of ever) giving him or he money. No quo approve of such, tive advertiseme and at l-2the v nonsensical tall will say that w< enough to live o and it will he ha that we will mal of our competito which can not h Remember ou of shoes, which THE BE Every pair gm solid leather coi pair prove to th a new pair. Tli the Douglas line bald-headed eag he soars. Our e board, like some SPECIL DRIVE t For the cash i we. want to mak line arrives, so i reduced prices b written guarant Bros Clothing, | Everybody knoi clothing, and th will come and ii see that we hay< Large majority, everything you of all kinds and Thanking all theY will avail 1 are offering. -Iloalh llsi m um vui Lan i TO THE 1 ;nockou driving for, to d?? n is lo help and to r customer that pa sr tlic lowest price! Nations or prices, 1 , as we have seen s aits; pricing you so alue they claim, k to the intelligei ft have to have ; n, but bear in min< eked l>} honesty ke you you prices 1 >rs and what we e controverted. r Godman and Di A it are two 01 si UNES ON j iranteed to be soli inter and double ti] e contrary we will ere- is hardly any j, for every body 1 le takes the the c ihoes are cow leath i here who pretenc IN WINTER WE!C ve w?Tl sell any si '! u clean sweiep 1 friends take advai efore they are soh ee with every suit guaranteed to fa< vs that we are o e fact we freely ad ispect our stock, tl b nad the clothir: Notion departmen may desire we hai prices to meet the tor their patronag themselves of the ] Your to V ikii! k Ira n CASTER b. PUBLIC. T -m ii ?ll competo remote the ionizes us, by s for the least for we <lo not 0 much decepmucli the yard We don't utter lit people, but a little proht? it this one fact, and integrity, lower than any say are facts, ew-Selby line EARTH id leather sole, f> toe and if any freely give you use to mention . mows the old m sake wherever er and no paste 1 to sell shoes. IKT CLOTHING ^mmrn mm?mm lit at cost, as before the fall itage of these 1. give a ; ot Strouse & ie nor shrink, verstocked on mit, but if they lev willrpn^ilv J * ig trade by a it complete and ire. Groceries lowest bu Y er. ;e and hoping low prices we Y nerve, mkc. .