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THE LEDGER. |LA Thurlow $. Carter, Fal EDITOR AND MANAGER. t WEDNESDAY, A" UlST 31, 1808. Ml'RDKR INSTEAD OF MAR- Sp 111 AGE. be< The Fati' of a Young Conductor Who Was oti His Way to Wet. Th Macon, Ga., Aug. 12 7.?A ' ^ i special to the Macon Telegraph ,CI from Dupont, Ga., says that Con- ^ e doctor Cason of the Plant System 8cr was shot ami killed at that place 'U1 l?y Mark Graham, a negro. Cason 001 had taken a month's vacation and was on his way to South Carolina, * u where he was to havo been nni'Tied. When the train reached Dupont, Graham and a white 1 t I* JI boy boarded the train to get a ! . r , Ol drink of water. They got into a ! * fu ss, and in the absence of the I regular conductor Cason under- 11 took to stop it. As he approach- | * ed, the negro drew a pistol and , ' ? . . . ...... ? U'P snot uim, mllicting a wound irom which he died almost immediately. The body was taken to Way Cross, Ga., where a crowd was formed l'01 and started after the murderer. Hounds wore procured from Mc1 * Cree's lumber camp and started j on the trail. The chase led to- I tlx wards the Florida line. If the ' un< negro is caught he will be lynched. 1 hit Doa't Toharro Spit aad Kiaoke Yuar I JO Away. | To quit tobacco easily and forever, be ma(f , ^1 netic. full of life, nerve and \ igor, take No To- I Hac. the wonder worker, that makes weak men { Strong. All druggists, 60c or II. Cure guaran- I teed Booklet and seniple free. Address r-> Sterling Itemed? l*" ""hirago or New YorlP [ j.jj JOI1N JOHNSON WAS NOT JERKED. The Hanging Appointed to Take ^ Place in Laurens Friday Was Stopped by a Respite. Special to The State. i ',n 1 U> Laurens, Aug. 20.?Today wan 1 , . of the time appointed for the hang- j ing of the negro John Johnson, st r who killed Dan .Johnson lsi-t sum- ' . i *H)< mer at Clinton in this county, i " mo Yesterday (low \Y. II. Kllerhe telegraphed Sherili Geoigo S. McCravev grunting John Johnson * , , , !'?? a respite tor a period ot JO days, j ., * i * . , . 'an* vtov. rdlerhe was induced to grant . in Johnson this respite through the etForts of his lawyers, (!ol. N. B. , * H Dial and Ferguson & Feather |. stone. They presented to the * ... , , pri governor a petition signed hy a numhei of leading citizens of ('linton, as well as eight of the j men who composed the jury he-j ' ( fore which Johnson was first tried for this murder. ., Bat During the period of this res j pile efforts will he made to have the sentence of death commuted j j . . . J to one ot life imprisonment at | ^ s hard lahor in the State penitenFin This ca-e has excited great in- ()f | terest and speculation was rife as . . II to wli.'ttier ??r not l;o would he j % handed today : now it is sis to <r( whether or not (iov. Kllerho will ,n,S(] grant Ids now petit:on smd coin- j(,nj unite lsis sentence from desith by .)n).j hanging to life imprisonment. I c Johnson lists twice been sen n ^ toneed in the court of gene ml scs- ?j?. sion?- CVfU The case was appealed and |Hsj enrried to the supreme court, which sustained the lower court. A. C. T. ,V 11 ec nior Ayer's Oerry Pecssra! con "We tried almost everything for asthma without success. At last we tried Ayer'a Cherry I'ectoral and the v,c* relief was immediate." oth S. A. ELLIS, K?e??, N. H. occ cures Asthma. HALF-SIZE BOTTLES, |oc. un, in LOW OVER IN 1.KX1NG-1 TON. till Shooting Affray Followed he State Campaign Meeting ?Two Are in u Critical Condition, eeiul to The State. Lexington, 'Aug. 27. ? It liasj an suid that? "'Tis not the beauty of the; morn at proves the evening shall he clear:" So, after the campaign meeting e yesterday, which passed off asantly enough, barring the ap among the members of the rtv who aspire to he railroad mnissioners, the town was own into a disturbance among ; police authorities and a few intry cousins. The result was | r. Mc. Johnson, a policeman, j s stabbed in the breast, pene-! iting the left lung, and Mr. litman Roberts, an inoffensive1 stander, was accidentally shot the thigh, and Mr. Tom Senv is shot ttirough the bowels. | mug Roberts is orlv slightlv r> r? mnded, while both Johnson and ay are in a very critical conion. Mr. Scay is hardly erected to liye. Policeman .Johnson, it is said, is endeavoring to arrest Sony : disturbing the peace, when i latter overpowered Johnson, il, after beating him, stabbed n with a knife. The policein used his weapon in the melee th the above results. Dra. Hendrix and Wingard are ring the wounded men all poa >le surgical attention. SO LI)IE ICS SKKLET() N. lastly Find at Castle Pincknev, Near Charleston. eeial to (ireenville News. Charleston, S. ('., Aug. *27.? ite last night the police authoria were notified that the skeleton a soldier from which nearly all ^ tlesh and clothed had been ipped by the era lis and tidi had en found in Castle Pincknoy irsh. The hones were turned over to i coroner today. 44#J. Metiow-, '1 is written in one of the shoes! I an old gold watch was found the fob pocket, but these arc 4 only clues to the identity of dead man. A full investigation now in progress. The soldier! ibablv belongs to the volunteers lifted here in .July, but who lie, s or how ho met his death are stions which cannot he answertic With Escaped Convicts ? Several Killed. ; perial to tin* I inies C11 ion and izorr fiom'St. Andrew's liny, sjivs : ? ()n Thursday night ust week twelve eonviets em- i >ed on tlie turpentine farm of < Poiialson, overpowered two I rds, securing tlieir arms and < lea hold dash for liberty, lias t ng at onee to tin; inland. A I v of pursuers was imniediatergnn'/.ed and employing dogs'; urited chn*o was instituted.? 1 escaped were successful in ; ling the pursuers until late on i Wednesday nfternoonat wliieli B they were overtaken in a II eViiress swiimo iw-o- ltmn? ?rgo and a battle between the 1 intent on freedom anil those >se duty it was to vouch for r safe keeping immediately en I. Many shots were fired,ttie victs fighting desperately from ind trees and cover. One con-1 ; was instantly killed and three era wounded, but no casualties urred on tho side of the pursuAftcr the burial of the dead injured were at once placed ler medical attendance. Con - SACRIFICED, SACRIFICED. msmmnmamaamasmmmmmmmmmmmammn The Immense Stock of T. 31. Fitxpafrick & Bro. Consisting of Dry Goods, Notions. Cloth'ng, Shoes and Hats, Groceries, Hardware and Furniture : ALSO the Immense Stock of II J Gregory & Co. Livery and Sale Staldes, Ikiggies and Wagons, Harness, and Farm Machinery of all kinds ; Also the stock of the Gregory-Heath Banking A 3Iercantile Company of Kershaw, S. C., All bought for the Solid Hard Cash, to he sold at a l'crriblc Sacritice. A New Ens Dawning I For Old Lancaster. We have entered the mercantile arena and now throw down the gaunt'et of LOW PRICES at tl feet of our competitors and defy them to match us. We are of the people and for the people tirst, la and all the time. I'NDKR SELL. I'N'DEK l?l 'S , will he our motto. The high priced concerns will I stamped out of existence. We will wage a reledtless war against all hivrh prices. < )nr aim is to hencl the farmers of Lancaster and adjoining counties. Thev are tho backbone and sinew of the land and wh< they are oppressed the whole country suffers. They are our friends. We will look to their micros and act as a safety valve against the oppression of high prices. When this St nek Coiiinnnv ivns nhim) f.? l><> fovmn.l U-.i ? ? , j v.. .?v .wi.uvm Him 11>|>iic;iiiiin 11 poii application lor t? times the amount of its Stoek from parties that we ?1 i< 1 not want. We of course were very much tla tered ut the confidence shown in our honesty and business ability, but had to refuse to issue the stock the n. The farmers are our friends and they are the ones to whom we will issue the stock. They a the ones we look to for support. "In unity there is strength." On Al'til'ST lsth we will throw the immense Stock of Fit/patriek & Iko., and It. J. Gregory Co., also the Gregory Heath Bunking and Mercantile Co. at Kershaw. S. C., on the market at less tin ! the original cost of the goods?this sale will continue THIRTY HAYS from ACGl'ST lsth. Kver; thing up to that tiijie will he sold for Spot Cash. Our motto will bo, for the jieoplo lirst, last and i the time. We will pin our faith on the farmers of old Lancaster. We unfurl our banner to the breez Ion its folds you will find painted in glowing colors, rn.Tm.mmmm II V \ VI 111 K V \ \/l If we go down it will be like the Spaniards willi our colors flying We will ask no quarter Vive 110 quarter. It is war to the knife, hilt t< hilt, against Hiyh Pricex and .Monopolies. Ftiiminsiwii yFJiiivmi in. -LANCASTER, S.C.AND -KERSHAW, S. C. ItHJKSt Hi. I S})S. ?i<l<-rinK Hint the i-riniiniilH M-.-<ire.r Schley in Washington. I SUMMER CLEANING arms to the uunnD, " 1 ' . . . ... , out of stock now j?oin?r on 1,11,0 ,s f'""" 11,8 Washington, D. C? An jr. -.'7. ! ,,rL,?lv r<-.ln<i-.l prions. fu.it of the. total uhaonco ..f injury A.lu.irni Schley ivus uiven ,i tr,.'., resulting; to tin- pursuers. men,Ions ovation here to,lay a?,l *S '0Ur .. ki>soil hv navy officials. Iln| CllE!lCC Aflflj ( rushed to Death. , 1 .^Miis i??r l'orto Kn'<i with a com* I mi, m, > vivp 'r,,,,,,.. / /' V in* >)7 i \I Iv 111 AN I) 1 is How lone\ (look, h. C., Aug. 2?. miH*ion n,.xt Wednesday* The!, xr , . ? A sin! accident occurred a few /*.,? ? . : ? ? ,i New 1 ork buying a no./ stock. , Luljun commission sails on the ... . ....... miles below here 011 Thursday j wimt} date i K1JA llIIN(i NLW AN [ veiling, in which Wat Kleining ^ ) 1)..\ IK. lent liis Mr. Fkmios n> Moro Murtere.1 Out. ft ftftflMflT >11 horse hin-k hurrying fioni the +* K* 4 } Held out of the rain when the ... . . , ... I lhe.Iowele \\ nshington, I). C., Aug. 2?. ! v . , , . , ... horse made a misstep, throwing ... . . . . i Not.d f<>i lieliu nlitv? . , , Orders were issued today muster- 1 Mr. I1.MUU... over In, hua.i and j out (,|(. Thir,Fifth Chapter, S.O. falling on Inn. . ru-hmg I,mi so ; Miraour, Firi)t ,. irtl> Scvcllth I'n.l.-r Town Cluck. liadlv that he oulv lived ahout .... . ... , , ?-?- -. ??? . ? mm ? . I Mustering (hut 9)000. i Ml auffi'ml llir lunurrNor llir dumnr wltii protrmlittir pile* l>r<>?i*rlit on t>y conntiix . a i i i?r viii" 1 ii* m nii.Miii, i j \\ u?lilii"toM I) (' \ | ] ,r ll,,n w,l'> whtvh I w?n afliiilcd f?,r twirn LUCAS OUNTY. ,? n ' ' * "* I?r? I ran aeroiai your C'AM'AKhTft In tl FliANKJ < iikm y iiihuph h?h that | - Nine thousand volunteers are , n^n."t?.;i?5<Ii ZmVullZ} u&Vro he in the senior partner of the firm of i mnninpiim ? ,? ?lui?? ?pk?.. piiw ?i,4 fwi like ? new min K J Chunky At < .? . doing hindneM in . |nnst< rmJ- out . I hey are ( c h. Ken?. iui Jon*. st. stou? cuy. u tl.eCitynf rnle.il.. Comity ami in Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio. n'"nie?Hiil, iiihI that phi.1 Urn. will pay i??. , M CANDY the mm of onk HUNDItKI) dole ? isconain and lexas regiments. | m ^ cathartic ^ LA Its for each ami every nee i.f'j* _ m t m I / tarrh that-annnt he eiire.1 by theme , VTl?. . m m L 14 III H I if 1*^*:\t l( a I I' iTi ul. ii W A N I hi)'- X ?. t in " Z V^SSS!SS!"' h?fr?ny'gn,mlf?th<.Zoi;Z; lady. ~ ZZ.'Z* ' kkaf? | A'otarf/ buHlc workstand with claw feet; table*, ^ ~z,. . _ ... ... chairs and old gilt frame mantel -rut* o<x*!. i MaIIV ('aarrli ''tire takou Inter- ...... ?ood. Ne??rHir*en wmtm.of Omw inr *r . j? naiiy *n<f *ct? <tir?etly ??" the bioo?l ^ mirrors having divisions. Address ... cure constipation. ... ami mucous surface* of the system. ... . ...i..., ?_ 1 . . <? ,.?,. ? *. i Herd for t-,iini.>1.i,i..:rr.?. ?>? [>art.c.ilar? and lowest - y -n<A<Mr?*, F J CHENEY A CO., prices. IW ' * *Kiuwt ISl^idZ Druggist., 75c. ??? Kamsoy Str St Paul, Minn. V vr JB JL- A ? A * X ? i * V-' 1T| | Local Matters, j ?Our friend, Mr. J. Wren Tillmnn, has our thanks for a line 40-pound watermelon. ? Mr. Thos. U. Clyburn, for- * Lincrly of this county, now chief hook keeper in the Comptroller ,m General's office, at Columbia, is on a visit to his mother and family. T ?Mr. Paul McCorklo arrived in town Thursday to enter upon his duties as cotton buyer at this place.? Rock Hill Herald. ? List of letters advertised for the week ending Aug. 30, 1SUs : Mr Catharine Dunkin, Mr II G Brown, Mr C K Wilson. Mr Miltonjlngrnm, (co1 )<Miss M J Black- ^ men, Miss Wasv Aubun, Mrs Kli/.a Lee, Mrs Josh Sanders. .1 F Gregory, 1* M. ? Mr F M Thomas, of Ridge Spring, S. C., who has been em,s* ployed l>y The Knterpriso Publish)(i # Ij. ing Compiny as foreman of the ,n Printing office, arrived last week. ,t, Mr. Thomas has had almost eight years experience and is well equipped for the duties of the office. ? Waxhaw Knterpriso. to Pleasant Hill, S. C., Aug. 27. re ?Mrs I^ewis Bowers, of this section, was bitten by a dog sup^ posed to be mail, on the 25th inst. in The dog was followed and killed v. in the Oakhurst section. She has dl gone to charlotte to have the mad stone applied. - Rev W T Hull, D. !>., of Columbia, tilled the pulpit at the Presbvterian church at this place last Sunday. The Doctor and his f-tmi'y are on a visit to his daughter, Mrs K Moore. ? Rev Dr Russell, evangelist ^ of Bethel Presbytery, will assist Rev W \V Hatch ford in a meeting to be held at Waxhaw Presby** terian church this week. Rev . Mr. Russell was the guest of the t b editor of the I/edger last night. < ? Mrs Sarah Baker, wife of Mr Horace Baker, died at her i. .... -.1?i 1-1 i 1I.MIII- iit:;n * IHIIIOSUOI'O Clllircl) last Sunday of cholera morbus. She was about 18 years of ajje and had been married just live weeks the day of her death. Kra. Married by Kev Jto Failc at his residence on the 28th inst., Mr Leonard Knight to Miss Kllen K Adams, both of Flat creek Township. Miss corn Ihivis of Mooresville, n. c., is the ?ruest of Mi Connie Ihivis of this place. Mi *s Marie Hives of coltim 51 bia, is,the jjuest of Mrs. \V. II. | Hives of this place. ,, t ! Iniiuipliiiit All persons who expert to vote in the General election in Novein' her at the Montgomery h<>x in IVR, ?iar Creek will hring their re^is. trillion certilirates in ami have in them changed accordingly. It rim , he done on the lir>t Monthly,Tues l> day ami Wedlie-dai of September 1 and < )etohe*\ \V G A Porter, I Chnirmnn Hd of Kegmtrntion. The New ('onipmir Or^Hiil/cd. 1 he Farmers' Hanking and Mercantile company was or gnnizcd at this plaeo Inst Sntnr^ day. The officers elected were: ^ \V T (iregory, l'roident; T . * P M 1'it/patriek, Vice Pres. ; S W d Heath, 2d N ice Pros. ; T J GregI y orv, Secy and Treas.: Paul Moore, ? cashier; J S (iladney, Asst. yn cashier; II. M. Mobley, cashier fSj at Kcrslmw. | .1 M Hood was made managq^ raja) V <?f the stal>lc department at Lan-j W 'enster; .1 II Kst ridge manager of ^ stable department at Kershaw. The following were elected >o Director!: J M Hii?rr ^ -rf m Floyd, W 11 oolpi W J running* ham, .1 a liridgts, S vv Heath, g ' I _ T M Kitzpatrick, ?T J Gregory, ' '1 W T Gregory. 1 {