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1HE LEDGER. Tliurlow S. Carter, i EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY, JUNK 10, 1800. The Acquittal of Crawford. The State. Crawford, the liquor constable, has been acquitted by a Kershaw j county jury of the murder of Mrs Stuart in this city. The expected has happened. . iilb case was transterred to Ker- ^ bhaw in order that he might he acquitted, and he 1ms been acquit- _ ted. We have had no illusions <. on the subject. When the trans- i far was made to Kershaw wo said, knowing the county's partisan : ship for the dispensary, that this would be the result. The Camden Messenger was indignant , e o ( thereat, and, if we remember t aright, desired us to apologise to * the jurors of its county for believing them capable of bias in their verdict. We did not apol : ogise, and we do not do 60 now. y Let it be admitted that the' r prosecution did not make the best1 a of its case: that it failed to pro-' duce the bullet that had slain Mrs j Stuart and thereby enabled the j * defense to make the suggestion ^ that she had been killed by her ! _ husband. It was an absurd sug- ! gestion and would not have had weight with an unbiased jury. n.,* *i.? i?: 1- - ? uut, mo jui j i?:iu^ wuai 11 whs, i it gave the color of an excuse for doubting Crawford's guilt. This was enough, and the man who r killed a woman in her own home. v We do not care to discuss the case at length. IndigBation at the hrutul and bloody work of the State's liquor constabulary was . long ago fatigued. There is no use to protest or complain. While ^ this infamous law remains on the Btatute books, backed by the in- j famous constabulary system, there j will be no security for any home. I The agents who shoot old men ^ dowd in the highway and women * at the threshold of their homes 8 will not be punished. Their v machine makes them too strong. ( The influence of the constabulary, * the officeholders, the jury-drawers, * added to the current indisposition * of jurors to convict white men of : murder must prevent their con^' viction. There is no protection for the citizen except his own arms? Wa hnvo a whialrav rin? In f? V ?? ? V ? ?* M.wimvj 4 111^ 111 IU1D State as strong as any?even stronger, for it is a part of our government. There is but one way to pre->; vent outrage and attain security, ) and that is by abolishing the; wholo tyrannous and corrupt ; system?a system that permits hundreds of blind tigers to sell openly, in view of the streets, i while it enters women's homes; with cocked revolvers to search i for liquor and kill those who re8;st. As long as the opponents of the law continue, as in the last session of the general assembly, divided and contentious, they will court the continuance of these outrages. ?? * m ? An Old Message From Andree. Christiana, .June 5.?Accenting to a dispatch froni Mandal, the most southern town of Norway, two hoys on May 14, last found on the north coast of Iceland a small cork cask, containing a slip of paper dated .July 11, 1807, signed "Andree, Strindberg and Fraenckel," and liearing the , words: "All well. Thrown out about long. 81, lat. unknown." Prof. Andree's brother thinks the ease was probably one of the letter buoys with which the Andrew expedition was provided. r?T Pay Up 4 CRAWFORD NOT GUILTY. | 'he Dispensary Constable Who Killed Mrs. Stuart in Columbia Acquitted by a Camden Jury. The trial of W R Crawford, he dispensary constable charged k ith the murder of Mrs Stuart in Columbia, was begun at Camden Hist Tuesday, the case having ?een moved to Kershaw county n affidavits that the defendant :ould not receive a fair trial in tichland county. The defendant vas represented by Messrs. Thorn.s, Blease, Smith and Clark. The irosecution was conducted bv Solicitor Thurmond and John do Master. The circumstauces of the kiting will bo remembered by the eaders of the Ledger as they vere published at the time. The inly new feature in the case was he etTv. i ts of the defense to prove hat Stuart shot his wife while ihooting at Crawford. The case >ccupied the court two days. The ury was charged about sundown iVednesday afternoon. it lenained in the jury room all night ind announced its verdict of ' not piilty" about noon ou Thursday. There was no demonstration .k? <i.? ?:-* 1 i lieu iuc vciuiui >vus Huuuuiiceu. rhe Judge had warned the crowd [gainst it. Cruwford was releasid without delay on his acquittal. Hannoway Plead Guilty. Vienna, Ga., June 5.?John iannoway, who attempted to outage the little daughter of N L Jhristraas, plead guilty in the pecial session of the county court ere today. He was given the imit of the law and was sentenced o twenty years by Judge Littleuhn. Two hours later he was on lis way to Macon where he will e kept until assigned to a eon~ ict camp. "Col VV A Neal has bought of iV A Richoy, Sr., the immense irick yard lands on Town creek, nd will begin making brick next veek at the rate of 40,000 per lay." ? Pickens Journal. At hat rate he will be able to sup>ly the Trenton demand.?The >tate. jj Keep r I HYour | YOUIU H kJ If you are young you nat- M 1 urally appear so. | J Pi If you are old, why ap- PI LI pear so? r 1 Keep young inwardly; we L ; IJ will look after the out- Vfl > 1 wardly. LJ PI You need not worry longer PI la about those little streaks of 14 PI gray; advance agents of age. I ? layer's ? | Hair | ? Vigor | | J will surely restore color to hf rl gray hair; and it will also rl kJ give your hair all the wealth P4 1 and gloss of early life. fc J ; p( Do not allow tne falling of rP ' Hf'our hair to threaten you : ' onger with baldness. Do not [ 1 'i be annoyed with dandruff. Pfl i We will send vou our book L.1 11 " on the Hair and Scalp, free j < l( upon request. l4 N Wrftm ta thm O act or. J If you do not obtain all the bona- i I flu xoa expected from the im of |J '| the vigor, wrtta the doctor about It. FxobeWy there ft tome difficulty J U with your general av*ten> which M may be cmlly removed, i Aildrett, UK J. C. ATKR, |A 'I Lowell, Mate. I POWER OF THE MOST WOI The clean hare ment and shrewd /Several maiiiih trifle compared t< BARGJ1IJS~ stand) crowded v jtains. Not chea) Other merchants - WE SELL OUR SIX SPECIAL BARQAINS! ARE WORLD BEATERS. Spiciai Bargain X'o, 1.?One Ci ne (Over 2.0< 0 yards) rettl Organ dies, v^ry pretty styles, and very due allow material, guaranteed as good aw any body a 20 cent ipiahty. Our anion- I inhiug price 81 cents. Everybody in Lancaster, town and county, ought to ? sej 'heee goods. Special 11 No. 2 ?O n e Ca-e extra \ieavy yard wide Percales 1 the 10 cent kind. Very desirable pate terns. Our price us long as they last g 6 cents. Lancaster has never ween anything like it. ^ Spicial Bargain No. 3.?About GOO yards wide India Linen, beautiful I quality?very tine and show?Ktrict vame 12A cents. Our price only 6J cents. Don't miss litis. Special Bargain No. 4 ?60 pairs Boys Fine cassimere Knee Pants, sizes 4 to 16 yeais, every pair warranted, | cheap enough at 60 cents, our price only 35 cents 400 pairs Mens medium and flue cassimere and woisled pants at 60 ceuis on the dollar. All first class <j new goods picked up from a manufacturer who ueeded the money. Special Bargain No. ff-Emliraces one whole stock of Clothing which if needs no recommendation. Every l>ody knows that we are the only clothiug people In <own. It much to us that we have supplied half (be trade this Spring. We expect to supply the lj other half real soon. We continue to sell suits at half prioe. The sooner you 11 come, the better selection you willget. Special Bargain Xo it?AII sorts of rihoes, Oxford Ties and Slippers ' 'or Ladies, Misses and children par. f of Cloud A Allison's stock at awfully etieap price. A splendid lace Oxford ii in taus and black, wedge heel, for children at 40 eents, value 65 cents. n IDON'T FOKGET the plat bring your pocket book. This is sti Always bear in mint UNDER BUY, UNDE iBimiiMftJUU IFill Coming Today! |( Another Oar Load Of Fine Mules and Horses. r b These animals were carefully selected in person hv our Mr. EN liott and tho PEOPLE MAY 1 KKST ASSURED that they will -Iprove to he just what they are f looking for. 1 NOW don't think of Inning until w you SEE OlJIt NEW rt'i'O' K AND o? OKT OUR rUKKH. We have <x bought to sell, ami we are going to b cell, it makes no difference what prices ct others may quote you We will either (I HEIif j OR sN \ P- Will sell for the ai n A u u ... rkV mn* r.^ m? > r>nu I>r I I ill n lor k<xmj paper. b< And don't forget that we are Headijuartern for the Best w ag ns " and Buggies r>n the market. Our large aalea of veil idea in the beet evidence of the porv. iilarity of the Htandard make* handle*! t?y iih. You don't have to be always ? running to the ahop with the Huggiea J[ and Wagons you buy from uh Of: Rouree you know that we keep , ^ - HARNKHH OF ALL KIND9. No better made than the beet grades ff we have In stock .. WeiT Call and eee for yourself. ELLIOTT & CRAWFORD. . March 15. 1R99. I '$* ALMIGHTY DOLI MDERFULLY DEI i cash, coupled I buying, has don icturers' short lei > their real value WEX (Cloud & I'ith bargains, no [> stuff, we don't d< sell cheap good* GOOD GOODS OUR MILLINERY ; DEPARTMENT,. ?????? ????? e (s one of the busiest and most Attractive corn- I; jrs in our Cash " Bargain.innex. ? THE SUCCESS \ Of this p Department ;; Is Phenomenal I \ Already our second order " i almost gone. Miss Hasseltine v j crowded with work?but with o be aid of an assistant we hope to ? able to fill all orders. Every J j delighted with our hats, not a u ingle complaint of any kind.? b ?here is nothing like having clean ^ resh stock, and a Trimmer who s thoroughly posted on styles j ^ nd knows her business. se, Cloud & Allison's old stand on i rictly a SPOT CASH sale and noth 1 Our Motto : It SEl<L. Of the People, for the ! jji k jffi 3HARLES D JONES 1 ? ATTORNKY AT LAW 1 CANCASTEK. N C- 1 Office in the Court House. Will practice in all the Courts. ^ rompi attention will b? given aM UHinesH with which entrusted |Collections a specialty. ^ Honey to Loan HAVE MaDE arrangement* with a brokers in New York City though p 'bom I am able to place loans secur- it 1 l>y n first mortgage on improved itton furnis, for six years time pay - 1' le In instalments at the rale of 7 per f ?nit per annum. The brokerage and ' r i? charge for abstract and in section i re small and at the expense of the * nrrower, K E W Y LI K, Atty. at l.aw. Nov. 4, 4m, ' ; m ifotieeby theCounty i Hoarclol CommianionerN. 3ARTIES (Indlvidualn or firms.) ^ are hereby notified that the law quires that lioenae be obtained for r* ie sale of cartridges before engaging '4 i that business. The law will be en* roed agairst any one disregarding b lis notice aud failing to procure such 11 cense. 1 M. C. GARDNER, Huperviaor of Lancaster Co. I Jan. 26th, 1609. A LAR 1 AONSTRATED., vit.li good judge good work. 1 its closed, at a t. Our CJlSH Allison's old thing but bar. | eal in that kind. * ? ; CHEAP Pleane note prices below and com- f are witli others, and bear in mind ^ tiat we are not quoting ptices on . heap shoddy goods as la very o'ten one by some merchants in newapa- < er ad\ertiaementa, but we are giving \ rice* on the best stock of merchan- > ise in LancaKter. Nice line Piquet* in printed and * lain white welts at 8$. ^gulsT pricr 1 Verywhere 12$ cents. Elegaut Piques i plain solid eo'ors, newest shade, at j 2$ cents, value 20 cents. New line Fovelties in Piqurs very new and ( well splendid quality, in whites -and ( incies?our price lower than any- t odys. Just icc'd the newest thiug iu ilk and Linen crash, for suits and 1 klrta at 25 cents per yard, also lot 1 heaper. fancy linen crash at 10 cents j Iso plain lineu effVct at 5 cents, great alue White checked Nainsook, 10 eiit kind, for 5 cents. Fancy Organ 1 iee, In lace effect Very new. at 5 cts < oirth 12$. Fine (Scotch Lawns, in ^ laids and funcies,cheap at 5 cents our rice only 3$ cents. Big lot light and 1 nicies in Htamlard Calicoes, sold | very where at o cents, our price only j $ cents. Splendid Moire linings, alued 8$ cents^ our price o"ly 4 cents 1 tig values iu white Quilts, genuine l larsellles. vslue $1.00, wv sell for $2.- , 0. An extra large and heavy one. alue $2.00, our price $1.15. Splendid urge Quilt, value $1.25, our price nly 76 ceuts. Splendid Dollar ] Ind, our pi Ice , only 00 ceuts. .mli'es full sire vest, bleached 6c, etter grade* 1(V*, 15c. and 25c. I*arge lordereu Handkerchiefs, 2 for 6c. vale, 6c each. Children's Heady Made )r*H<ieK, trimmed in Lace and i'.m mldery, at 30c, 60e, and $1.15. Splenlid Line of Hkiits at 40c to $4 60. ' ieautiful Line of rthlrt Waists with liundered Collars and fluffs, at 86c to . I 00. and many are worth double the rice. Haudsome Silk Waists In ilaln and fancy colors, and black, at easonahie prices. Many other good 1 hlngs we have not space to mention. < I the corner, ami don't forget to | ing but the cash will jMims. People first, last and all the time. Mj t rilR ITLINTI JOURNAL, /ijrn r timniyt voc<in i* n nciivii I. ^ I HIE MMMNTKR LKDGKR, (8E HI-WEEKLY.; 1 f Jotli Papers ONE VEAR -For $2.lust be paid for in ADVANCE. Subscribe Now* The Journal is a large paper, nd (resides being a general newit< a[>er with various departments ; haw a special Agricultural De?. artment with more reading for armers than many exclusively agicultural pa|>ers, then it comes j wice a week. Sample copy sent on application. < ____________ J FRUIT AND SHADE TREES. I am representing this season the ttlanta nurseries a well known and < Bllahle house, and am prepaied to , ?ll all kinds of fruit ami ornamental nees cheaper than they have ever een sold In Lancaster county. Al < ees guaranteed first class. D. M. 8IM8. Lowrysville, H. C. March 17,?Ino. * II <ri?rM( Mil Dr. Nt?' Merre PluMw -ATEST MOVE OF GEN. AGUINALDO. )issoIves Filipino Congress and Declares Himself Dictator. xh:bt as to his intentions. 4ay Wish to Rid Himself of Refractory Generals or to Get Whole Power to Treat With U. S. London, .June 8. ? Special dis^atches from Manila today say it s reported this morning that Vguinaldo has dissolved the Filipino congress and has proclaimed limself dictator. Washington, .June 8.?The oficials here aro in doubt as to* vhether Aguinaldo in declaring lis dictatorship is animated by a lesiro to rid himself of his refactory generals, Pilar and. Lumar, or whether ho nims to consolidate in his own hands the lower to make terras of peace. It is known from the reports of President Schumann of the American Philippine commission that :hose two generals own only faint allegiance to Aguinahlo and their attitude towards the pence negotia dons has made them ineffectual',. :he civilian members on the Kilipiio joint commission being completely overawed by these gen jrals. It is dominated by the nilitary element controlled by ;hese generals. It is believed lere that if Aguinaldo can bend .hose men to his wiii and assume iupreme control he will at once nuke for peace, being able to aecure laetter terms for himself than he would otherwise. FILLED HIM WITH LEAD. A Georgia Woman Shoots Her Assailant Several Times. Atlanta, Ga.t June 5.?A special from Columbus, Ga., says: An unknown negro made an attempt yesterday to assault Mra David Ward, who lives three miles west of Girard. Mrs Ward, who lives three miles west of Girard. Mrs Ward defended herself with a pistol, and 6eDt twobullets after the frightened wretch. While a posse was scouring the woods today to find the negror leaving Mrs Ward alons, her husband joining in the chase, tb* same negro, with remarkable nerve, entered the Ward home again and made the second attempt at assault. This time he tore the ?i^*i / i*? oiinucn x'uui oiri u ara, but she managed to secure her pistol ami shot the negro four times. Mrs Ward says she saw the negro fall several times whilo running from the house. Bloodhounds from Opelika havo b^en telegraphed for. If not already dead from the wounds it is expected the negro will he lynched A FKIOHTFULBLUNBKR Will often cause a horrible burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise. BuckIon's Arnica Salvo, the best in the world, will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures ()l<! Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all Skin Hruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25. cts. a box. Curo guaranteed. Sold by Crawford Bros' Druggist. Inst Kili<?<i u;m HP- T ..~U >. ? ....vx* aaiiii x ui ma n. Bennettsville, June 5.?Saturlay afternoon At McNuira' mill,, ibout seven miles from here, Washington Adams shot und killsd Will Stephens, both colored. It seems to be a ease of criminal carelessness They were not aven quarrelling, when Ada ma was seen to aim his pistol and fire.