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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
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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.
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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, "
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For you a mouay aaving Jeweler, ^
Chester, S.O.
1Subscribe to The Ledger. ^
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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
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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. ' '
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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.
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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
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>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
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l/KDElt IN ORANCJEBUBU.
ital Ending of a Dispute as to
Killing of Chickens.
iceiul to The State.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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THE TREATY IS SIGNED.
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Americans Will Get Home hor ,
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the Holidays.
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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. (
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(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 . *'
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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
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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
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'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.
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