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THE LEDGER. Thurlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. S\T1 KDAY, N?>Y. lit, ISitS. \ George Lopm and Kli/.a Gootle Die of Their Wounds. Special to The State. Greenwood, Nov. hi ? George Lo^an. colored, died at the home ,.f r,... i t? i 1 ... ?iiv (.Tiiuir i, in'Jir j town this morning, from wounds received tit Uohobeth church lust Wednesday. He was one of the ! eight negroes who were tired at by a party of white men. Logan ^ was seen to stumble about the i t time a Winchester ball went '>iHL way. He was shot in the arm and in the back, the latter wound not j being located until yesterday. He . was & son of Turner Logan an | old time negro leader. This is ^ : c the sixth negro death from the ' t 1'hoMiix trou ble. c Kliza (r?ode, the negro woman ! j shot by utikn iwii white men Mod- . day, died at her home on the Tol ! ^ 1 ?ert land, la<t night. It is the I < candid opinion of those who have i investigated this matter that j ^ Greenwood county is not rcspou- j sil>lo for this shameful deed ; that ^ ^ the drunken perpetrators are none i of our people. That was an aw- I ful deed?-shooting an old woman in her own enhin. and the white men who did it had host keep I. 1 i away. I . ' c A South Carolina Tree. . 115 Mrs. .Fefierson Dons, in a per- I sonai letter to a gentleman friend m Charleston, writes: '-The pal-j metto tree that was sent to he ^ planted near my \\ inniu's grave I did see through my tears, and it was a distinct gratification to ^ me to have a South Carolina treejt sent to keep watch over her rest- ; j ing place. Her father's family came from there, and he always j loved the State.'' AN OLD MAN MUUDPKKD. L | h Cnknown Persons Do the Work I ,, ? Happened Near Florence. p tl Special to The State. {] Florence, November 14.?Sam si Howard, an old and inoffensive colored man, living near Mnl-jir d row's mill, about four miles | rs south of Florence, was murdered , ff Saturday ni?;ht by unknown per st Milis al his home. : p 'Hie coroner heid an imjuest i c< yesterday, and the jury rendered jr'' a verdict in accordance with above. [ al Two women living at his house ; it heard*some one call the old man ir out, and although he was shot, ! si the women claim to know noth-: oj ing of the utl'air, deriving that I they heard the report of the gun. In Sad Death in Fort Mil! Township, j1,1 ~7 J-? I>r. 1. A. Crawford was called in to the Cold Ilill section of Fort H(: Mi !l township on Friday last to |,( assist Dr. 11. F. Alexander in an j operation on Kane, the 13-year-!rt old son of Mr. ('. J'. Iilunkenship, j who was suffering with intunsus-jft copilot}, the result of eating ; 1,1 plenteously of black luiws. The p'1 hoy had eaten the haws on the "I Sunday Ik fore and suffered much ( rM with colic, intussusception follow- 111 ing. Ho stood the operation well, *1( but the next day lie died, his condition being such that there could A he no hupo of his recovery. ? Rock P Hill Herald. | * Register of Deeds 1'lyler this week recorded a mortgage for 000,000. It is against the Carolina Central Railroad, and in a consolidation of ihe company's do life.?Monroe Journal. wit ? BRYAN TALKS i ABOUT ELECTION.J Why Recent Election Results! Are Not Significant. REAL ISSUES MERELY ! RESTING. low a Republican Defeat W011M Have Appeared in foreign Ryes?Chicago Tlalform Yet Solid. Liueoin, Neb., Nov. 15.?Col. j iVin. J. Hi van tonight gave the J Associated Press the following in erviow relative to the late elec-i ion: "While I do not understand hat service in the volunteer army irevents a soldier from expressing pinion upon political questions, declined to take part in the late auipaign lest 1 should be accused >v partisan opponents of attempt nrg to embarrass the administra- , ion. Now that the election is >ver I shall exercise h citizen's irivilege of discussing the reurns. "Compared with the election of I SDt), the Republicans have Ruined n some places and lost in . thers. i "It was not a sweeping Ke)uhlican victory. On the whole, I In4 result is not surprising when t is remeinhcircd that the admin- 1 stration is just concluding a su< essful war. "While a majority of the j oldiers art- probably anti-Re j mblican, the management of the. var has been entirely in Republi-! an hands and the strongest argu ? r> nent u-ed during the campaign vas that a Republican defeat t von Id discredit the president in lie eyes of foreign nations, while lis commissioners were engaged n making a treaty. "It was not atrial upon the ssues now before the people, but j successful pica for a continuance f the case. The people have not ccepted the gold standard; they! ave not fallen in love with the: Ian to give the banks a monooly of the issneof paper money;1 icy nave not decided to retire, 10 precnhaeks; tbey havo not irrendcrcd to the trusts. "Those questions wore forced ito the background hy tiie definition of war, but they must bo I iced 'i<rniu as soon n^ peace is reored. The Chicago platform! resents for public consideration ( M'tnin vital, economic questions, hat platform has not boon landoued by those who endorsed < in 1S9G. It will he reaffirmed; i lhOo'hooansc it pives cypres-1 , on to the hopes and aspirations , f a larpc niajoritv of the party. 1 "When the Democrats, l'opu sts and Silver Republicans < ivored Cuban independence, they j rtderstood that war would <rive a , I mporary advantape to the party j i power, hut they were willinp! > risk defeat in order to aid the! i * ?ople fiirlitintr to be free. 1 ' r y "Neither can the election he' parded as an endorsement of ly definite foroipn poliey. I ntil in hi v tn pence litis necn entered to and the terms made known 1 r* people cannot pass judgment >on it. Whether the war will ,ise any question of sufficient lportanee to turn public atten>n away from domestic problems, e p, "Ayep's Uheppy Pectoral saved my child's life in an attack of Croup." G. H. FRANKLIN, Pedford Springs, Va. I HALT-SIZE BOTTLES, 50c. A Competl THE PEOPLE THEY ARE S WE ARE ALL I There is no 11 ing a quiet talk them; tliev are IUUV I v?ni, vvb lleSvc KET in the Sta erybedy, vt Dki You ever \ We are the "! is the praise d fanners of old 3 tiosi (lien bv brii a hate without L II' ? 11 (') Hlia i minute to call Ins own. \\ v are \ time. iiiii milslup BRING US BUY yi Ami, above al of the farmer. Dinueiu" iti | Iji III I! | II ! RRK?33aBK" aabammii remains to In- seen.*' In regard to 1 ho Nebraska election, he said: "A light vote was cast in Neliraska, hut the Kusionists have elected the entire Stati ticket an I carried the same ongressional districts limy cur*ieil in 1 SIMS. If Senator Allen is lefeatod for re-election it will he teeause senators a?*e elector by egislators instead of hy the penile. If a Republican senator is hosed by the new legislature he viII go to Washington to repre* lent a minority of the people of ho State and to thwart the will of he majority. Rilnratn Your llnwua With ( .mrnrcts, Candy Cnlliai t if, ourn ronaiipa' .<m forevor. 0c,'j5c. If c c. (7 fall, c^iytfists it tutu) nioncj. Teressa a hopeless Wreck. The officer* who were sent to xlimine the w reck of the Mui in "oressa, on Cut Island, ImvG re- j lortod that she is in a hopeless ondition and cannot possibly b? cached or worked on. A Wonilrrfil Discovery. The Inst quarter of a century records I many wonderful discoveries in medicine, | hiK none that have accomplished more for ! humanity than that sterling old lionschold ' remedy, drowns'Iron Hitters. It seems to contain the very elements of good health, *n<l neither man, woman or child can take [ , without ''.riving the greatest benefit. row !,,ers ia solo by ?t -feilera. II dr igglatssell Dr. Mllos' Nerve I'laetcra. i I ion Pa Mi WITH US H0W1MG THEIR SELLING MORE )F THE TOWN F ise of taking the 1 ?*ith lliiMti. Yo going to support i got the BEST I te. Who slid s that do you sispp iE?g it before \ Milk in fhs Ooci us. We are Lancaster. SIiow aging sis 3 on3* Co tHiny *is s ii. wrfli"'!; " rums mr?afffTac*yTR in mmM vorkiu-/ ami day. \\ c ui"j for 1BB4U1I Til KY recognize ill'III W1T,IUS* 11 is YOUR COT OUR GOODS !, remember >vc 5 n ' p ' r? r i-i r nn 111 lifeiii' (. til it llittl 41! w. Jalill sat I >1 l?dUT \ N T XOTIi K I Hiiviiih noht out our ni<*r<tu it t i I ( iii tlif Kaiuu-nd Mituking uii'1 | M til?* \ 11 i ait'CM t hut owe ! us must tfinii forwHnl fiiut settle up, j us w?- piini'tv?".v < !? t i-arry ov?-r any | ! aciNUiiits t his not re applies to at I who owe uh T. M. I'd rziwTKMTv iV I'.ito. ' I month Money to Loan. It 51 v V K M r\ DI*. at iiMijjemtMi1 ? \* ith ! 1. Iti'.iKeir. in N't'*1 V'-rk ? i'y thn ii^li whom I :iiii ahiM I ? I 'nci- loan* I eel h\ a li> i iiiori^HW* ") improved I en'ion fa* i in-*, fornix yearn time pity - i hl?? in iiiMtaimentn n' the ram ??f 7 p r ! ] pent per annum. I'ue hrokeruKe ami j ti e ('liai({f for ?1 alruul anil itispi-ctiod . are Hina i ami at tlm expeiiae of the' borrower, 1^ M WYI.IK, Atty. at I jitw. 1 Nov. 4, 4m, "I liavo ui?d your valuable <',\M AHtKTN unit Mint tiiem perfect. Coulilti'l iln without the m. I have used them forsotno tunc forlndlgcstlon amibilionnnowi anil nm now c om plotcly c ured. He-commend them, to every one Onco tried, you will never be without them In the family." Knw A. Maicx, Albany, N. Y. ^ CATHARTIC luidcamo ffah vwao? maah wtoiarimo Plea?ant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do Cll.ul V.i/.r Cl..t"? "I--. ? ? ? ?- "WTV1 uripe, n*\ jjc, OHO. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... B4.rllnR U.m*4, C*W|fijt IfoMtoat, far Y?r*. :*1 wnm J>r. MIIoh' N fcuve P r. a*Trhs <mi"o KlIEI'MA&!?.?* &???& V~ ViSSSl"' ra! i zed! t i i1 LOYALTY, j. GOODS THAN 'UT TOGETHER. |! K)j s off and liav-i' (i can"! change < their own cause, i :0TT0N MARV 4Q T. S IA m ? m m s Tvny, bv-|, ose caused it ? ? m\ Why,!, 3anut." To Us ! fighting for the your aji[i"ecia-u tton. Dose.''J selli' I i ' ii vor SOMK PRICKS that will t eves of our competitors. Bnt at* t very man in the storo is so busy I in the trade that he has not ^ot a tin- people, iirst, last and all the . ' c: us as their friends. TI1KY ARK ' their ti^ht as well as ours. fl TON, j; > FROM US : are the friends! t ill!ill (It i NOTICE! \ ? I To the Taxpayers of Lancaster couutv. The Troasuret \s ottiee will he open for the collection of faxes for liseal year 1MM, from the lfiih iltty of October In the 3tst (lav of December, 1K!?S. Ti?e levy is as follows, viz: Stute, ,r? mills. County, 5 " C <feC. It It.; 3 " School, 3 " X.OC A I. I.KVY. O. it. ^ ('. It. It.. < Jills Creek 4} mills. O It & C It It . Pleasant Hill 8 O It <fc C It It , t'ane ('reek, 7 11 Lan -aster (traded School, 4 " I Kershaw " " 4 " Oakhurst " ' 4 " Joins X Hoads" " 2 " 'IOTA I. I.KVY BY DISTKICT8. Tn<tinii (,mi l, I(? ? Wax haw, 1(> " 1 1 Cane Cr ek No, 3. 23 " j ? Cane CTeek Graded, 27 " it Cane ('reek Jones X Itoad#, 2o mills ( f Gills Creek Graded ?. " * ? (Jills Creek Jones X Koatls, 22j{ * Buford, 16 " i Flat ('reek No 6. 16 " Flat Cieek NoO. (Ktrsbaw), 'JO " , * Pleasant Hill, Nofl, Kershaw .lit ' ^ PlMMOt Hill, No 7. 19 ' t Pleasant Hill, No. 13, (Oak- * hurst), 23 mills. j Plearant Hill, JonesX Roads 21 ,, Cedar Cr?jkf 16 " ? Cedar Creek, Jortes X Roads,18 " K Kes; eetfully submitted, J. E. BLACKMON, f Co. Trea*. c B No morphine or oulnm In Dr. MIIm' Pais Piua Ouns All Pain. "OoeomttdoM." Local Matters. Frutt trees at reduced price at lie vacant lot North of the Hank. <U/i A 4 -room cottage for rent. Ap? >ly to \V. 1\ Bennett. Mrs. Ira H Jones is visiting her mother's family in Columbia this vi ek. VA Mrs. Krnest Moore is visiting icr father, Rev. W T Hall, in Jolumhia. VA Mrs. L C Pay sour and daughter, Uiss Pearl Payseur, visited friends ti Columbia this week. 7A> Miss Clara Barrett left yesterlay for Norfolk, Va., to visit Mrs. Walter S Taylor. She will ^o from Norfolk to Washington. <V?S L)r. and Mrs. 13.) Witherspoon, ind C D Jones, Ksq., of this >lace attended the State hall in Jolumhia Thursday night. Mn. II B Par due has returned lome from a visit to relatives at !Tort Lawn, accompanied hy Miss ?ssio Killian, who will spend a i few week's here. -vr. Hon C A Plvler, Mr. Win. layes and several other progrcB>ive farmers of the O. lv. section ittended the State fair this week. VA .Second on the honor roll of the Voshyterian High School, at lock Hill, for the ..month of Oeoher, Stands Mr. W M Dunn, of his county, witli an average of >7} in his studios. V/. Married, Nov... 16, 18t>8, by Magistrate T W Secrost, at his iffieo in Waxhaw towt ship, Mr. i L Hitch and Miss M K Foard, ill of Union county, N. C. '//. Mr. Crockett II. McMurray, ion of Mr. T. W. McMurray of lacksonham, who has been cpiitc ick at Davidson College for the tast tive or six weeks, came home L'uesday. He will probably not eturn to Davidson until the open ng of the next session. <Y7J Mi ss Bulah Harris was marled, on Tuesday morning last, at he residence of her brother, Rev. I. Burr Harris, in Rock Hill, to Mr. \ Cordon Md'addcn ol that i._: . ' ny. in*; itriilt' H lll'oIlUT' pCT" ormod the ceremony, agisted by tov Alexander Sprunt. VA ?Puv your si.bhoription to the - e 1 <{o r. i????aman < mi huh Suffered 20 Years. rt v) TtS. MARY LEWIS, wife of a promlJyl nent farmer, and well known by all old residents near Ilelmont, N. Y,. vritcs: ' For twenty-seven years I liad been lconstant sufferer from nervous prostraion, and paid large sums of money for docors and advertised remedies without beneit. Three years ago my condition was farming; the least noise would startle a<i(1 innerve mo. I was unable to sleep, had a lumber of sinking spells and slowly grew fflrse. I began using Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine and Nerve aud Liver Pills. At first he medicine seemed to have no effect, but hfter taking a few bottles I began to notice ichange; 1 rested bettor at night, my appeIto began to improvo and I rapidly grew tetter, until now 1 am as nearly restored o health as one of my age may expect. Ood J?..rt^ ? - ?? uonn I ."N^rVlnC." I>r. Mills' Remedies Or ire sold by all driiRUts under a positive E^v IVifiea guarantee, Qrst botUo E. N^Wf11? \ eneflui or money w- fe fluj.lni mm. 3 undod. Bookondln- Itf '77 , . J aso* of the heart and ifrvea frco. Addroat, DE. MILES MBMOALOO. EHcbart, Ind.