Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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He was out of work and despondent. He had been superintend* ent of the Arkwright mills. League was about 40 years old, and leaves a wife and several children. He ended his life by drinking carbolic acid. Fifty-five employees at the Southern Railway shops in Charleston quit work last Friday because one of the workmen had been discharged, as [t they claimed, unjustly. He was hv a foreman to carrv a Diece of iron to the blacksmith shop and refused to do so. He was at once discharged, and when the case was appealed to the superintendent he sustained the foreman. Thereupon most of the workmen walked out. John Fleming, the ten-year-old son of Mr. Morgan Fleming, of Augusta, fell off a boat in Broad river at Beaufort last week. The river is about four miles wide where he fell over! board and a strong ebb tide at once carried him out. He was thought to have been drowned, as no trace of his body could be found, but next day he turned up all right. He had landed on Daws Island, after swimming for a mile and a hall His escape from death is little short of miraculous. m - Trains Have Close Call. "kvkpt Mtt.t. Jnlv 28.?A head-on collision between Southern trains No. 30, northbound, and No. 27, south:> bound, was averted by 50 yards a ^..c half-mile north of Adger's this morn. v ing. Both trains were running dead on time and had orders to meet at Adger's, No. 27 taking the sidetrack. For some reason No. 30 did not stop at Adger's to await the arrival of ; No. 27, but ran half a mile past the station when the engineer saw the southbound train coming. A collision was averted by the application of the air brakes to both trains. No. 30 then backed to Adger's and took the sidetrack and No. 27 proceeded southward. Conductor Harling stated that the failure of his train to pass No. 27 at Adger's as ordered was not due to carelessness on his part. That when v the station blow for Adger's was sounded he ordered his porter to signal the engineer to stop, which was done. No statement could be had from Engineer McDougal. There were about 20 passengers in the day coach. Only a few of the number were aware of the impending collision until all danger was past. No feeling of resentment was expressed for the train crew. After the Board. Gov. Ansel has been asked to remove from office the members of the registration board of Barnwell county because of their alleged neglect of the duties of the office and failure to revise the books 10 days before each election as required by law. At a meeting of those interested ' in voting out the dispensary in Barnwell, held several days ago, it was decided to draw up a formal petition for the removal of Wm. Morris, J. R. Dunbar and W. T. Baxley, the members of the board. The meeting was attended by the Rev. Mr. Garner, Sheriff Creech and others. This petition was turned over to Solicitor Davis, who has mailed a letter to Gov. -Ansel stating that the law has been violated.?The State. Smallest Living Baby. New York, July 23.?The incubator establishment at Dreamland, Coney Island, has received what is believed to be the smallest living baby ever born. It is a girl ana was born to Mrs. George Brown, of this city. The child weighed only 19 ounces, 15 grammes. The height of the baby is 11 inches, its arms are three inches long and from temple to temple the measurementis two inches. Both hands of the baby will go at one time through the mother's wedding ring. A ten cents piece hidesher hands. A half-dollar hides her face. A twenty-two-ounce baby was born this week in Providence and placed in an incubator to save its life. Previous to these two cases twenty-four ounces was considered as close to the limit, where a newly born baby's life was worth fighting for. Don't fail to attend the cotton association meeting next Monday. t Wmm -v mm HYSTERICUS FIRES EXPLAINED? | A Negro Qirl Charged With Starting Numerous Fires. ? Union, July 26.?The series of seven mysterious fires, all occurring Mon- p day afternoon within an hour and a half at the home of Mr. John Wix, a well known citizen of Buffalo, which was followed the next day by four more fires in rapid succession, which f were equally as apparently inexpli- a cable, has resulted' in the arrest of a s negro girl on the charge of arson. \ The girl was named Roxanna a J/.... ..?u? -fnv. nnmn fimo VlOO Koon T_ mcauuw nnu iui oumc uuc ^ employed in Mr. Wix's family. She fc is about 14 years old and well grown for her age. I All the circumstances leading up to ( her arrest are circumstantial,but Mr Wix thinks she is undoubtedly the c cause of all his trouble, and while he f knows of no reason why she should .t entertain ill will for any of his e family, he thinks she must have sud- f denly become possessed with a mania j for burning. v 7 Brother Against Brother. } Walterboro, July 25.?An inter- e esting trial was held here Friday before Magistrate Bryan. E. P. Hern- c don swore out a warrant against his F brother, A. H. Herndon, for assault 1 and battery and cursing on the public t highway, and for assault with pistol, * and for carryind a pistol. The trial v nnnMlir oil Aott Url\?>n A R 11 id?)tCU IlUAi IJ CALL UC4>J y *a? Herndon was found guilty and sentenced under the first count of the P indictment to pay a fine of five jj dollars or serve ten days on the chain h gang, and the cause of the second * count of indictment was sent up to e the court of general sessions for trial. a It seems that on Wednesday Quillie t Hudson had hired a horse from A. H. s Herndon to ride to the picnic at " Snider's. E. P. Herndon and Hudson ? drove the horse in a wagon, instead {? of riding it, as Herndon claimed they f had hired it for. During the day A. 1J H. Herndon heard they had driven e his horse and immediately set out to ? meet them ana get sansiaction. xie met the wagon returning near Pine Grove cemetery, and immediately & began to curse and abuse his brother. ? They had a pretty warm time for *1 awhile and the result was the indict- & ment above. Mr. J. M. Walker rep- ? resented the defendant. v tl Lived 17 Years as a Negro. a Columbia, S. C.?The pathetic life t' story of a bright young Columbian, o about 17 years old, who is blind, how f he was raised among negroes as the 1 son of a negro woman, and who did ii not discover his real parentage until c recently, will be told at the annual meeting, on August 1, at Cedar n Springs institute for the deaf, dumb h and blind of the trustees of that in- A stitution. v The young man has an exception- f ally strong face, with none of the v negro features, and is developed in- y tellectually far beyond his age. He has passed through the fifth grade d at Cedar Springs, but he is a constant Ji reader of good works by means of j raised letter literature in his vaca- h * ' -? J Unn r\ mil, oons, ana in auuiuuu ne? uic 4un.1v mental activity so often seen among p those who attend the college of hard e knocks. He passes his leisure hours J at a livery stable near his home in a this city and has acquired much f knowledge of the world through 0 shrewd horsemen. On account of his affliction,or because of the instinctive k contempt he has felt for the home c surroundings he has had, he has a sarcastic turn of mind and his wit is often of an irreverent kind. By some means he has discovered ^ that he is b^ing trained in the negro t department at Cedar Springs, and he e has filed a protest setting forth that j he was born of white parents, who a left him in care of a negro. If his c claims are true, and they seem well T established, he has excellent blood in his veins, and his excellent mental g equipment is easily explained. r Not So Sure. J 'That was rather slighting," said I Senator Beveridge of a certain t speech. ' j "It was like the speech of the old Adams butler. t '4 When I was a boy in Adams coun- I ty, Judge Blank was taken very ill. c The doctor called regularly, but the e Judge kept getting worse, and finally I the crisis came. t "The morning after the crisis the * doctor rang the judge's bell at sun- s rise. * " 'I hope your master's tempera- * ture is lower than it was last eve- * ning?' he said to the butler anxiously. 'I'm not so sure about that,' the ? man answered. He died, sir, in the ? night.'? Bittea by a Mad Dog. Lancaster, July 26.?Willie Mjc- } I Kissick, the little son of the Kev. 1U. t M. McKissick, pastor of the East e Lancaster circuit, was bitten night ] before last by a dog supposed to be 1 mad. The animal had been acting t , strangely for a day or two, and the c lad was trying to pen or fasten it, i when it attacked him knd bit him on i the nose. The boy was taken by the ( father to Charlotte yesterday to , have a madstone applied to the wound. , t MTRY NEWS LETTERS 50ME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. tews Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, July 29.?Some of our armers were visited by heavy wind md hail storms last week, doing coniderable damage to corn and cotton n its path. Electricity was plentiful ilso. One horse and cow were killed >y lightning last week in the neigh?orhood of Lodge. Mr. J. B. Copeland left here last Friday morning to join his wife in ,ameron on a visit to ner relatives. Two colored boys, Hazels, living >n Mr. D. M. Smith's place, got in a ight one day last week. It seems hat the brothers have a growing nmity for each other. A knife was reely used by one, as a result Dr. . L. Copeland had to show his skill nth the needle and sew him up. 'he doctor says two of the cuts only acked a very little of ending the nmity for good in this world. Mt. Pleasant Lutheran church was rowded yesterday, and two sermons reached by Rev. Jno. J. Long, of dewberry county, were eagerly lisened to, and it is hoped that the ruths set forth in both of his sermons nil make lasting Impressions on the ainds of all who heard him. Mr. G.W.Hughes says that Bamberg own has some jealous and begrudgng people in it. Says a man that ias some size about him and that has he appearance of getting plenty to at, plenty fresh air, plenty sleep nd an easy conscience is treated hus when he gets in Bamberg. Wash ays he has no hair on top of his ead now, and would pull the balance ut before he would have his friendV feelings for his neighbors changed, can truly say that Mr. G. W. Hughes 5 the only large man in my knowldge that is not sensitive of his exra size, but is always jolly and ready or a joke, if it is on himself. Messrs. W. A. Kinard, M. 0. Kinrd, and Jno. J. Copeland will jave for the Jamestown exposition his week. -These are old soldiers, nd they will take in several points hat were impressed upon their minds rhen they had musket and sword in heir hands in years gone?by. Messrs. Joe Herndon, H. L. Kinard nd Rev. P. E. Monroe, and some of | he lady folks will accompany these Id soldiers so as to keep them from orgetting that the war is over. Tie party expects to take in Washigton, Richmond, and Baltimore in onnection with the exposition. Mr. J. A. Peters sent us two fine lelons last week. They certainly ad size and quality, and bear out Ir. Peters' remark that his melons la.Y'a cr\ Tarerex until H#? had to have H 'WV W ? J amily reunion or call in neighbors fhen he cut a melon to keep from casting them, Mr. B. J. Ramsey is off for a few ays, visiting friends and relatives. lr. McKenzie is holding down his ob with the railroad company until ie returns. An old darkey on Mrs. Bailey's ilantation, portion of the McMillan state lands, died yesterday. James larley was about eighty years old nd has been living where he died or nearly twenty years. An Ijonest Id darkey, not of the roving kind. C. Ehrhardt & Sons are trying to :eep everybody cool. They get two ars of ice per week. Jee. Bail was Refused. At Newberry yesterday Chief Jusice Pope refused bail in the case of he State against John B. Ross, chargd with murder. Ross killed Johnson 'enderin Barnwell county some time go and was tried at the sessions ourt. The jury failing to agree, a [lismax waa uiuwcu. Because of the mistrial and on the .-round of after-discovered evidence, Jleged to show self-defense, Messrs. Sates & Sims and G. M. Green ap eared for the defendant and C. M. Jest and Solicitor Davis appeared for he State. After a hearing the chief ustice refused the bail. It was brought out in an affidavit hat Ross, who is the policeman at Sara well, had gone to Ashleigh hurch, in Barnwell county, and statid to a companion that he could kill ^nder and afterwards escape by aking the shoes from his horse and ender tracking difficult. It was also tated that in the difficulty, which loss brought on, the defendant's son lad held Pender while John Ross shot lim. The recent trial in Barnwell attracted much attention and there was an ittendance of over 2,000 people.?The <1 _ J state. Got Tooth, But Broke Rib. Yorkville, July 25.?Dr. M. W. Yhite, a local dentist, broke one of lis ribs the other night while engaged in extracting a tooth for a patient. The tooth was a difficult one to landle and the docter pressed his side ?o heavily against the operating ihair. He got the tooth all right and s suffering no serious inconvenience :rom the broken rib.?News and Courier. Cotton association meeting here in ;he court house next Monday. NEGRO SHOOTS WHITE HEN. Henry Valentine May Die?Carter Hit Twice but Wounds Not Serious. Constable Henry Valentine of Cope was shot by a negro, Lee Franklin this morning, and when last heard from was in a serious condition, not expected to live. A gentleman by the name of Carter was also shot, one ball passing through his hand and another his side, at the same time by the same negro, but his condition is not thought to be dangerous. The negro up until 12 o'clock had not been reported captured. Valentine who is a brother to Magistrate Valentine, together with Carter went this morning to serve an arwarrant on Lee Franklin, and it was in the performance of this duty that he was shot. It seems from what can be gathered that Lee Franklin had been employed by J. D. Thomas, and that the negro had run off. It appears that Thomas had made a contract with the negro, and the warrant was issued upon Franklin's failure to keep the contract. The negro has been missing for some time past, and . it was not until a day or so ago that he was located. He was at the home of another person this morning when ! the shooting took place. Magistrate Valentine sent Mr. Car- i ter and his brother to make the arrest, and they went to the house of the negro at an early hour this morn- ; ing, about the time the hands were going to the fields. When they got to the house, Franklin came out and i upon seeing the constable on the steps he pulled a pistol and began firing. He did not stop shooting until Constable Valentine fell. Then the negro happened to see the other , gentleman and began firing on him. Then he fled. Constable Valentine was hit twice, ? ' a.1- _ both shots taking enect near trie < heart, and when last heard from it was not at all likely that he would ; recover. Carter was hit twice, once , in the side, but his wounds are com- paratively harmless. Doctors were ] called in at once but they were un- , able to do much for the wounded man. ] The matter was at once reported < to the sheriff, and inquiry made for blood hounds with which to trail the j negro. There are no dogs kept here, and so a posse was made up and the j woods were being scoured for the negro Franklin. From what could , be learned the people in the neighborhood of Cope and Cordova were very much wrought up over the matter, and there was some suggestion this ; morning that there may be trouble I in getting the negro lodged in jail. ?Orangeburg Evening News, Monday, July 29th. Constable Valentine Dead. Constable Henry Valentine, who 1 was mortally wounded yesterday morning by a negro, Franklin, died yesterday evening about 7 o'clock. The negro Franklin had'not been captured at this time nor had he been taken yet this morning. A posse was in search of him and every means possible were used to track the murderer. There have been received in this city numerous and varied reports of this tragedy, and of the hunt for the escaped criminal. It is stated that there were out yesterday afternoon some three hundred men, from all parts of the country, searching the woods and swamps for any trace of Franklin. Their search according to the reports was fruitless, however, and up until this morning no report was received that the negro was in the hand of the posse. The people in the neighborhood of Cordova and Cope, all of whom were friends of young Valentine, are very much aroused over the outrage, and -4-1 fViA 10T17 1T> mey win uuuuhc&a uu\c mc i??* I their own hands, if the negro should betaken. It is stated that two of Franklin's friends, who were supposed to have gone with him into the swamp where he is thought to be hiding, wer? caught yesterday afternoon and were lodged in a guard house. One of them was severely whipped to make him give some information concerning Franklin, but it was of no avail. It is also stated that the wife of Franklift attempted to strike Constable Valentine in the head with an axe after he had been shot down by her husband. She has also been placed in jail. A late report from Cope is to the effect that several other negroes had been arrested, who were suspected of knowing where Franklin was in hidtf \xtoc! olcrt cfofoH that. hp had I lllg It ?T tUJ UlkA/ Ul/Mvvv* ? been located in a house and that the house had been surrounded.?Orange burg Evening News, Tuesday, July 3?th. _ Heat Hatches Chickens. Atlanta, Ga., July 27.?Heat was so intense here today that in a crate of eggs which was being driven along the streets at noon chickens were hatched, to the astonishment of the man who bought the crate. The driver almost dropped the eggs when he heard a "peep, peep," as he was carrying them into the store. Twelve chickens are heaitny ana promise to develop. Cotton meeting here next Monday. >' . .. .-"'v..... r.\ COUNTRY NEWS LETTER. A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM A LIVE CORRESPONDENT. Personal and News Items?Reunion of Confederate Veterans at Bethesda Church. Quite a number of things have happened since we wrote to The Herald's columns, but so much of the happenings have been sad ones we have refrained from writing, and now we find a lot of sickness, and some of an aggravated type, that we i ~i :_ nave cu curumcie. Several members of Mr. William Hughes' family, Miss Ora Smoak and Miss Lillian Sandifer are sick, but we trust that each will soon be restored to their usual strength. Mrs. S. W. Sandifer spent a few days of last week with her parents at Ehrhardtand returned homeMonaay. Mrs. Henry Wilson and Miss Eva Hanberry, of Denmark, spent last Wednesday at the home of Mr. 0. P. Jordan. The rain and winds have done considerable damage to the crops. The corn is badly broken down in some places, and the farmer's face is full of crow's feet. Misses Minnie and Daisy and Mr. Ola Ayer, of Clear Pond, were in our midst Monday. Protracted services were held at Spring Branch Baptist church last week. Five members were added to the church. Rev. S. P. Chisolm, of Colston, is the beloved pastor there. Protracted services will begin at Pleasant Hill M. E. church Thursday, August 1st. Hope all a spiritual feast. Your humble scribe spent a few days at Clear Pond last week. While there was hospitably entertained at the home of Mrs. E. E. Mitchell; also ?nonf q imwr nlaoaont at o Dpuill a * VI J yiVUtJIUlU V V VlUAlg UV M social gathering with the Misses Walker and another yvith the Misses Zeigler. These young hostess are . ever ready to make their guests enjoy themselves, and withal Clear Pond hospitality is typical of friendliness devoid of sarcasm. The old so'diers' reunion of Co. G, held at Bethesda last Thursday, was a real reunion in every sense of the word. At an early hour folks began filling the grove that is studded with rustling oaks and stately pines, till it began to be difficult to find room for the many vehicles and animals that graced the grounds. A special program had been arranged, and an address of welcome was delivered by Miss Deborah Zeigler, after prayers and music. A flag drill by the Clear Pond school pupils was very pretty and appropriate, the music being furnished to that by Messrs. Lucius Mitchell, John Folk, J. H. Pearson, and Charlie Ayer, which was sweet and melodious. The soldiers nearly shouted when the stars and stripes began to wave to the song of Dixie being sung by the children. Col. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken, was the orator of the day, and was introduced by Capt. J. B. Hunter. Capt. Hunter, in his jovial way, introduced him as the product of the gall-berry bush region, and presented him to the old soldiers as "Dan." The pen of this writer is too feeble to describe the address presented to all, each and every one, by this very able speaker. His hearers are wont to think he had studied every individual under his voice, as he had a fitting remark in his address suited to every vocation, never forgetting to emphasize the full meaning and necessity of heroism and bravery that goes to the making of any life, be it on the battle-field, surrounded by the shell and storm of a raging battle, or nestling closely to a strong protector. He paid greatest respect to our Southern women during the struggles of the 60's, and impressed the younger women of the great responsibility they are holding in their hands, speaking in strong, chastising terms of the boys and their pistols, never forgetting to try to instill it in us of how we are enjoying what our fathers suffered, bled, and died for, and showing us those few that were there to tell the tale. We feel sure that the love of country and fliio Hoar nlH Carolina1 of ours is 1/iliU ViVM* v.v. ? ? stronger in every heart than before hearing Col. Henderson'sspeech. And may it please the gall-berry regions of Bamberg county to send forth men who love their country and her honor as Capt. J. B. Hunter's orator of Colleton county tried to beg them to love, and we think we can safely say there is plenty of love, bravery and patriotism among the present generation. Col. Henderson's speech was not devoid of mirth, and feel sure ? J ^ ttfO o every person enjoyeu it, <xa it woo adapted even to the children. After this dinner was announced, and we are confident the ladies of that community must have tried to excel themselves in all former repasts, and if anyone came off hungry it was their own fault. The afternoon services consisted of some business as to the time and place of next meeting, addresses by different ones, Dr. J. B. Black and Mr. Risher, and a recitation by Master David Hill, on the charge of Hagood's Brigade, was exceedingly good. Remember the cotton association meeting here next Monday in the court house. (. 0 ;-v.v *;? \ THE KILLING OF VALENTINE. Story of the Murder as Told From Norway. Norway, July 29.?About 5 o'clock this morning Magistrate J. I. Valentine of Cope sent his constable, H. E. Valentine to arrest Pink Franklin, alias Pink Porter, colored, on a charge of larceny. Franklin lives on Mr. E. S. Spires' place about four miles from Norway. Constable Valentine pressed into service to assist him Mr. W. N. Carter and both went to Franklin's house to arrest him. On arriving at the house Valentine went to the front door and Carter to the back door. Valentine knocked at the door and was admitTnof oa Vio cr/vf in fHp fchft WCVI# U UkJl UO iiV ^ V/ W AAA V?AV ^ negro drew his pistol and fired at him. The ball entered his left side and penetrated the stomach. In the meantime, the negro wrenched Valentine's pistol from him and it is supposed that in getting the pistol it ^ 1 ?i.i nreu, struuiig mcnc^iuin uicouv/um* er, also one ball striking his wife on the arm, making a flesh wound. Mr. Valentine is about 27 years of age and single. He is a graduate of :? the Osborne Business college of Au- -1 gusta, Ga. Mr. Valentine is fatally. wounded arid at this time he is not expected to recover. The negro Franklin is still at largo ( and is being chased by a posse of men, who think they have him locat- Ved in a swamp near the place of the shooting. His wife was arrested and brought to Norway this afternoon. It is stated that she started toward the wounded man with an axe to kill him while he was on the ground. Two negroes who accompanied Franklin to the swamp have been ~ caught and both are in the Norway guardhouse. One was severely whip- i ped to get information, but this failed. Valentine died at 7 o'clock tonight.. 'M The negro is still at large. The swamp and ways of escape are guarded. He will be lynched if caught. r Franklin Not Yet Captured. Norway, July 30.?In the search ^ for Lee Franklin, the negro who murdered Constable Henry Valentine near Norway yesterday, the posse, according to reports received here tonight, attempted to lynch a white man named Spires, on whose place the negro Franklin lived, for having given the negro information that would assist him in eluding his pur- | suers. The details of this affair ' can not be learned tonight and nothing is known as to how the posse gained the information that Spires^ v> as alleged, had given the negro the information. Five other negroes were caught and severely whipped by those who are seeking to run down the Frank- .'"l lin negro and these are now locked up at Cope. Magistrate Valentihe, \ of Cope, has ordered the three ne- * groes in the Norway guard house ^ sent to the Orangeburg jail. * Franklin had not been captured at H a late hour tonight, but excitement v runs high and the posse is still in de- . $. termined pursuit. About 300 armed ' men are scouring the swamp ki which y the negro took refuge and all places by which he might escape are being | closely guarded. The two negro men who, it is.. '/<% charged accompanied Franklin to fm the swamp, and Franklin's wife are . gs still in the Norway jail, though they ''] will probably be removed to the coun- ; ty jail tomorrow morning. The remains of Mr. Valentine were 'i taken to his home at Cope late this evening and the inquest will be held as soon as sufficient evidence can be i gathered. It is almost impossible to get defi- |jg nite and authentic information here, ^ but it was rumored tonight that the nossp think thevhave Franklin locat ed and may effect his capture at any moment. . Governor Ansel Takes a Hand. On hearing of the trouble near Norway, Gov. Ansel, who\ was in Greenville, at once called up Secre . ' ^ tary Bethea for particulars and later * vy in the day Sheriff Dukes was telegraphed. Gov. Ansel wished to know ]a if the sheriff was fully posted on the details of the tragedy, if he could protect the prisoner without assistance, and was told to uphold the law at all hazards.. _ . In reply to his telegram, uov. Ansel received the following telegram from Sheriff Dukes]!ast rpght: ''Your telegram received. The negro, Lee Franklin, last account is near Denmark, Bamberg county. Excitement abated. Do not fear lynching. Particulars by mail." New Advertisements. Geo. F. Hair?For Kent. . -g G. M. Dickinson?For Sale. Commissioners of Election?Managers of Election. E. R. Hays, Chairman?Notice. A. M. Brabham?Old Line Fire and Life Insurance. In Union county last week warrants were issued for several persons who had been killing cranes. Mr. James Henry Rice, State secretary of the Audobon Society, had the warrants issued. It is his intention to enforce the game law strictly. .