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if Mmuo^1 I ^ Family A'e-jyjtpuper : For the Promotion of the. Political, Axa^U, Agricultxiral u&i Commercial Interest*. ) TLP.M3: 31.50 Tias. ftPITOBAHl) ilUUUmt. > ) pATAHT.R IN ADTAXC*. 5hlVll-^blKLY till IUN. LAN(JASTKIi, S. oTobC. , 14 TmiS ESTftBl.l'HfcD I8R2 * n i Kl/u:i)nitci n .n,.i . i /v i/.v ii vj i\.nv/u o UAnUALi. Conduct of Alfred Grier, an 1 m pudenl Negro Which Might Have Incited a Lynching E Had it Been Known. Afred drier, a young negro E and one of four who was .recently captured by Constable Seoggins! for transporting liquor in the. night time into Yorkvillo, seems to bo a very bad fellow and do-' sc serves to be severely punished. | The Yorkvillo Enquirer tolls of; the very infamous conduct of this j nnnrm a four <ln > ? l.nf...... I"'" ? ' fl' a I ( 4.V H M ?? J O * UU I" III?* HI" | rest, whon ho went to tho homo; H of Mr. J. A. BH1, who liven two sc miles west of Clover, and finding til Mrs. Hell !it home alone, pushed tho door open, and sticking a revolver in her face threatened to blow her brains out if she didn't ? el! him where Mr. Bell's .money * was. m Mrs. Boll is evidently not a woman to be intimidated as in- hi stead of fleeing from the negro, p? she got hold of a pair of tongs jj and dealt the scoundrel a severe blow on tho head. Ilo ihen ct grasped Mrs. Bell's throat and sa choked her. In the desperate struggle that ansued, a great deal th of noise was necessarily made, pj when the dogs on tho outside be- Ci gan harking furiously, and tho hi negro, tearing that holp might be at hand, broke away and fled. hi At first there seemed to he 8i some doubt as to drier being the guilty man, hut a negro at named Andrew Jackson, who w saw drier going t J wads Mr Hell's 8j home, and incidentally stated to i tfc him that Ml. Hell was not at \ home has since identified drier as the man with whom he talked. n The facts were not known in ^ the community, and Enquirer inti- hi mates that if the}' had been, there n< might possibly have been a lynch- Cll ing bee, in which Alfred drier i hi would have been the victim. hi Johnnie London, a 15 year old son o f Mrs. F rod II. London of j U Rock Hill, was seriously hurt by the unexpected explosion of an '' improvised toy cannon made c f a nail puller la-?t Thursday. Several deep cuts were made in his logs by pieces of iron when thw thing I burst into pieces. _ _____ hi !> 1 , /. I lucmiru li. Anderson, <?nlv son i > of the late (ion. "Fighting Dick" hi Anderson, died at Dead wood, ' nt Soiitii Dakota, last week. in llrauljr la Illood Ooep. ^ (Van blood menu* a clean akin. No III jeauly without it. C'aacarcts, Candy Cathur t clean yonr blood and keep it clean, b> t r Airring up the lazy liver and driving all im > purities from the body. Itcgm to-day to . su.iah pimplea, boils, lilotehcH, blackhead.*, ! ni.?l that sickly bilious complexion by taking lusrarrts,?beauty for ten cents. All drug- j^ guts. auUsfactioa guaranteed, JOc, 2oc,50c. SAY! DON'T DO iff jDon't Bond off for jewolry, | watches, clocks, silverware, or ( for anything in those lines, fori tho identical tiling can he obtained ^ from K. Brandt for the same |(( money and oftentimes for less, | i Itosides you know how often one is deceived. L* Did v"ii over think of It, that R. I > is ?m it ii i.h in ole a ttiudy of ordering 1,1 Mil -li thing* for H yearn. ami that lie all certainly known betie w here to order m fr >m than you who ecc*?ional!y read an a<lvertlneinent or receive a cata? logue. Hnm-mher all Jewelern are f not so well p ?Hted. Bring your ca'a i loKue aiomr and he will demonstrate i what he aaya. Now, Ur.? it, he want* to you to no It. f(, Our pri en are low and a 10 per cent 14-* tuotlo i mtka* them a great deal lower Write for circulars al 8BRANDT, " m For you a mouay aaving Jeweler, ^ Chester, S.O. 1Subscribe to The Ledger. ^ ,* ?' >tj/y ?*V?1 14*/ > '" j \ ... THE HANGMAN'S ROPE BROKE. ; Ki XKOUTION OF AMll;i!SI'.N IH'NGI>I:I>. S| xtruordinary Scenes in tho Nor- nH folk Jail ? A (.'ondomned ^ Murderer Handed Twice. U(J i l)ii Norfolk, l>oc. i) ? John Anders, n, tho eondomncd murderer of, [ate Saunders, of the schooner S. liver Pecker, was executed in *,( le city jail at 3 p. ni., today. ' ' ? ()V o. iitircnoM frnm *.*?!! ? 41 - 1 I.w.u UI."< \\ 11 IU lliu . be aHold unsupported and with a j , rin step, ascending the steps ac ithout assistance. After prayer he y Rev. J. P>. Merritt, chaplain C the Seamen's Bethel, who|wl issed him good-bye, Andersen pa ade a short speech, saying he o id forgiven tho men who swore sp 8 life away aud would die at ;ace with tho world and (iod. KU e spoke pleasantly to and smiled m ; the death-watchers and to the |)n owd below, and in a tirm voice, lid: "1 atn ready." The work of preparing him for j te tinal act in the tragedy was; rocoeded with. As tho black; ip dropped over his head it hid; amile from view. Deputy j srgeant Kolston, who strapped i is limits, says there was not the! ightest tremor of a muscle. At 3:0G the trap was sprung j * * id Andersen's bodv shot down-I 1 ard. The rope parted just in-1 ^ tie the knot and his b.idy fell to, l" tli le cobblestones with a dull thud. I thrill of horror ran through1 r(j 10 crowd. ()llicers ard witnesses ^ ished so the body and snatched ic cap from his head, to find Si.1 lood ooz'ng from his mouth, j ' ise and eyes. A doctor was died and soon Andersen opened s eyes, and it was said, began to rent he naturally. ko was car- ! * ed feet foremost up the steps to le platfor 11 and laid down until chair wan obtained. lie nasj'j11 aced in this, but never spoke ,? i m 1 reparations tor re hanging m were made hurriedly. All j a . excitement. The other end the rope?the end with which al io negro murderer Downing was "r inged hero on December 12, j ^ s'.H*, and later a man in Meek hui irtr ?was adjusted around his *' ' ;ck. lie was raised t<> a stand j? g position and the straps again ? need on his limos. While be ir supported br ihe olliccrs the , n' I . t?H H11 v. as nuuin .- |?rui?. In imitcs life wis pronounced cx* " lli't Nino lllimitcs elapsed In1 l" eon tin1 tirst and m-c mi I drop. j ? nilor>nM*s nejk w*-. broken. ] pposcdly by tin lu.?t drop. k V \ W KO\V I -< V I'K. 1 h Thankful words written by Mrs ,,n da K. Hurt, of (irotoii, S. D.lir Was taken with :i bud cold bn hich kttled on my lun^s: eoii"h ! hu t in and finally torminatod in j |,i insumption. Four Doctors onvo R, o uj), suvino I could live l?ut* a |tj lort time. I jrave invsolf up to wj V Savior, determined if I eon Id I * ? - ; ' ? >t stay with mv friends on earth, ||> would meet mv absent ones I u* >ove. My husband whs advised y(: pet Dr. King's New Discovery j ar r Consumption, Coughs and , re olds. I gave it atrial, took in j Bi I eight bottles. It has cured , u, and thank (rod I am saved id now a well and healthy woan." Trial bottles free at rawford Bros' Drug Store. liegul&r size 50c and $1.00. m uaranteed or price refunded. m .f l/KDElt IN ORANCJEBUBU. ital Ending of a Dispute as to Killing of Chickens. iceiul to The State. I Orangeburg, Dee. ? The nie of our county is again j liiu'il l?y the crime of murder, ^withstanding the heavy penalty it recently paid by one who had ken the law into his own huuds. At the plantation of Capt. .Jno. liowe, in the Bull swamp sec >n, Emanuel Seawright and 1 >hn Bailey, colored, disputed er th<' killing of a few chickens, longing to Scawright, and the | Iter struck the former, who, | cording to his statement, went me -and was not long there here he saw Seawright coming j ith a drawn knife. lie (Bailey) (mediately got his gun, and, ap,rently without warning, shot | lawright, killing him almost msntlv. muiey came to this city and rrendered to tho polite at idnight last night, the trouble! ing occured early in the night. : It Was Romantic. Yesterday a gentleman with! ree children came to the Moore luse and registered as H. C. ?ak, from Illinois. Ilo appeared he alTocted with a certain de eo of expectancy. Later a lady lied and inquired if a Mr. Leak as there. She was answered in e affrmative and ushered into, e parlor, where he and his chilen were. It was supposed, of' hi rue, that she was meeting an d acquaintance, but on entering e inquired of him if he was Mr. oak. Ho owned the name and emed to understand who she us without heing told, us those' csent did not learn her name. | iiere seemed t<? I?c something : cwin^ but it did not leak out I tli*.*v ?nn? uneed that tliev i're ijroiiii; up to tho A. 11. P. irsonsjje. Th? next chapter of e story ' contained in the arriawe announcement. The bridal party left immediate , by hack, for the bride's home Cabal, in this county. We j iderstand that Mr. I.eak will torn to Illinois in a few days to (ally arrange his affairs there, d will then return with bin, tier two children to this county j live in the future. Mr. Leak is a substantia1 look i* ?_rcntleinrtn. Mrs. Leak is a ruibcr of one of 151 ? oldest and ii.^t prominent families *?f tlie iili western portion of this nutv. ? Chester Lantern. I i si;uk<< .. t i I'i'K ? t I IC . There is no use suffering from i* dreadful malady, if you will | ilv get the right remedy. You , e having pain all through your iilv, your liver is out of order, ,ve no appetite, no life or amlion, have a had cold, in fact o completely used up. Klectric iters is the only remedy that ill give you prompt and sure lief. They act directly on your or. Stomach and Kidneys, tone > the whole system and make >u feel like a new boing. They e guaranteed to cure or price funded. For Sale at Crawford ros' Drug Store, only 50 cents >r bottle. r Mr J C Davis, a young man of 'axhaw, N. C., died Monday orning of pneumonia and his other died that afternoon. t . n. * '.tinii WILL! AM .IKNNINGS BUY AN C KESIGNS HIS COLONELCY. I'll" News Continued by Gen. j U Kv'for. 11 is Sim vessor Receives ; T),.( otation From China. Savannah, Dec. 11.?General 1. Kcifet, who i- in command of lhe,u renmining troops of the Seventh j n nrinv corps since Gen.Lee's de-j w pactum for Cuba, touight confir id med the report of Col. W. ,1. ci Bryan's resignation of his com-, tl mand. Both Gen, Lee and (Jen. C Keifer endeavored to induce Col. g Bryan to go to Cuba, but were ; s< unsuccessful. j si Lieut. Col. Victor Vifquain of J the Third Nebraska regiment, who ' ' will succeed Col. Bryan upon the " lattcr's resion.'ition r?rUi..?? today from the Chinese legation , ill at \\ ashington that the emperor ' s; of China had conferred upon him th. decoration of the Order of the 11 Double Dragon in recognition of h bisservice to the Chinese residents of the republic of Columbia while he was I'nited State* consul at Panama. _ I tl THE TREATY IS SIGNED. 8 . , f Americans Will Get Home hor , d the Holidays. J V o Paris. Dec 10.?The American- n Spanish treaty of peace was sign- p ed at the joint conference of the r cotumissioaera at 8:45 this eve- g ning by the members of both com- c missions The Americans *.?i!l sail foi New l York at once, reaching there for t the holidays. t Gen. Garcia Dead. ( # . t (ien Calixto Garcia, tho distin ^ flushed cnhan warrior and leader ^ and the head of the coninriteo ' elected hy the cnhan Assembly to visit the I'nited States, died in Washington city shortly after 10 . o'clock last Sundav morning, of ^ pneumonia, ut the Kaleigh Hotel t where the commission has Its heade <1 uarters. 1 Tlit. Work Will (?o On . *' a Washington,Hoc. 12.? Speaking c of the death of General (iareia, e Col. Sanguillv said today that the ^ plans of the Cohan commission, which (ien. Garcia had mapped | out, will he carried into affect hv the remaining members, according to hi- known wishes No one will he sent to replace him as a mem her of the commission . CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. I f The Kind You Have Always Bought i ttcara thn ^ _ 11 Signature of t Tlio Codartown, (J* , Advance Courier prints the following in j each issue. I j OUR HONOR ROLL. Blessed is lie who payelli his i duos to The Courier in advance. I j For verily I say unto you the; ^ printers shall rise up and call him j blessed, and our devil shall not | prevail against him. Flee from y the wrath to come and add your r j name to those below. t It is followed by a list of names, i Doo't Tokoeoo Upl* ud lawk* To?r Uh Away. . To qatl tobaoco oootly tml fororor. b? ni( noilo. fall of llfo, oorro and vigor, Mk? No To- i Rm. too woadorworkor, tkmt mokoo woak ma , itrong. All dragging, Mo or VI. Ctrl guaraawot Book lot oak aawplo froo. Addroaa j twMw Bo?Sy d? lUowo or Mow Took '' > 1 ' ^ 11 * 'ROW MS CllEKR LEE K.N ( ROUTE FOR CUBA. eoarture of the (ieneral and, Stall for Cuhn. Savannah, (.ia., Dec. 11. ? (Jen iC? and stalf sailed for Cubs. this Fternoon on the transport Manilla. Crowds of people lined the harves as the transport passed i own the river. Ae ths tn^ bouts at loose, the siren taken from K* Spanish cruiser Almirante hpicndo after the battle of Santia<> and now on tin tug Cambria, recched the Panama a parting ilute. Gen Lee will remain outside of labann until January 1, when he 'ill enter the city. The Panama will land at Mali- ; nao, where Gen Lee will estab- 1 ah his headquarters on the camp ite selected by Col. Hecker for j lie Seventh corps, and will relain there until he enters Ilaana. A CAKI) OF THANKS. As my pastoral relation with he 2d Baptist church of Lnncas- i bt, which I have endeavored to j erve to the best of my ability or the past twelve months, is I rawing to a close, I desire to ex- 1 rean, through the moduim of the bliging press, ray most grateful nd heartfelt thanks to the good teople of Lancaster for the very nany evidences of kindness ihown roe and my family during mr residence here. In all of my ministerial career, have never been more kindly reated, more cordially welcomed >y the people generally and mora iniformly sustained in my efforts o advance thu Master's cause, han has been my experience hroughout mr entire stay in this lospitable and enlightened comiiunity. The ministers of the atious churches have lw;en mv warmest friends nud sympahizers, thu most pleasant rela ions ever existing between us;mv ongf egation?(iod b'osa each and very one of them, has stood l?v no with unfaltering zeal and idelitv unembers of other churches s well as some who are not hwreh members, have oftentimes xtended me the right hand of ullowship and encouraged mo -,hr void and deed in mv humble abora to save immortal souls; lie newspapers of the town have . 1 so given me their moral support, hereby greatly aiding me in my vork; the doctors, and the proessional men generally, have >"en truly good an I ki id to mo > ii will iit1 neon mat idv cloiu >f i? I* ?i t i t?l ^ I * i-?, indeed, and ixtends to m inv. M iv llie bless n?.'* ?>t' i kind IVovidmoe re?t lpon one >iii< 1 alt of them, is the 'ervent prayer of your obedient lervsint. J. W. Little. OASTOniA. Bear* the /) ^ Ktud YOI Hi* MvWfS Boutflt I ho Hock ilill Buggy ro., has iiirchaBod the machinery, inaerials on hand, finished johs and he will and naino of the Caroinn Buggy Co., whose nuinufactiring plant was at Yorkville. The nachinery, etc., will be brought .o Rock Hill and operated ia connection with the already magmli*ently equipped factory of the Rock Hill Company. The buildnga of the Carolina Co., at Yorkville will be lined for a cotton factory. COL. R. M. SIMS DEAD. Carried the Flag of Truce at A|>|)omiito.\ -Secretary of State For Three Terms and in the Cost >m House Service at Charleston. Columbia, Dec. 10.? Col. li. M. Sims died at his residence in Shundon yesterday after an ill1WW< ?i 4\ *t?4 ?* ?4 ..-wwv* X** W. iv;i tlll^UL. Robert Moorman Sims was born December sth, ls;p;, uud was reared in Lancaster rountv, and graduated at the South (Carolina Military Academy in ls5?5. lie had scarcely settled in husi ness when the outbreak of the war gave the signal for him to rally in defense of his State, lie volunteered as private in ('apt. .John I). Wylie's company of the Ninth South Carolina volunteer regiment, commanded by dames I). lilanding. It was not long before he was appointed adjutant and inspector general of Iiratton's brigade, and in that capacity he saw hard fighting and bore his full uhare of it. Ho was of that cool unobatruaive courage that stops not to think of ostentation in the performance of duty, but seems simply to ignore danger. After passing through several desperate campaigns Col. Sims rose by promotion to the adjutant | generalcy of regiment's corps. , lie was several times wounded. In the trenches around Richmond he saw the corps gradually dwindle away under the hammer strokes of over vhelming numbers, and it was his sad duty to bear the Hag of truce at Appomatox that led to the capitulation of Lee's shattered columns. This Hag, a simple towel, was borrowed by a Federal officer on the field and was not returned. h is now in the possession of Mrs. Gen. Custer, who preserves it a* * precious souvenir. Returning hotue Col. Sims \v:is elected to the State Scnutc l?y the Democrats of Lancaster, nt a time when the Legislature was .overwhelmingly Republican. Kind i 11 tr that he was powerlcr-a he refused to serve longer. lie was was en>?H^e<l in hu>iI I?ess in Rock Hill when the year l*7t? opened in the mid-t of a political storm. i Col. R M Sims was nouiinanated for Secretarv of State, lie served ms Secretary ot State for ' three terms and voluntarily de dined re election, all 11'ni^h u rci nomination was fta?on?lil\ asi sured. [hiring Cleveland adnuni istration (Jul. Sims \v i> board ing I officer of the port <d Charle>ton. ; Since then he has l?oen in private life. Col. Siins was ti bravo man, an 'honest man, u tine man, a Christian. Duty with him was j love, he never shirked it. When in the storm of battle, the vicissitndss of polities, or the trials |and temptations of private life, j Ilis pleasant, genial, unaffected I manners made him friends everyj where. In him pass away another ! of the Old (Ttiard ?valiant in arms, | patient and courteous in peace. Col. SiniB was first married to Miss Catherine C. Lucky of Mecklenburg, N. C., who bore him two sons and died in 1807. In 1869 he married Miss Ada Sims of Columbia, who with several children survive him. j 4 * i : - ( i i