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: k ' .AS*,?-' « rr ? T : Wv 2 THE LEDGER;: GAFFNEY, S. C., NOVEMBER 5, 1806. TO ALL EUROPEAN PORTS. of i\ Week’s Happenings Gathered From All Parts of the State. MANY ITEMS OF IMPOHTANOE The llroxton Uridye Lynching Trial, at Aiken, Endit In the Acquittal of the Ac- ctued—Charleston to llavo un Klcctrlc Railway In the Near Future—Other Notes. Aiken, S. 0., Oct. 29.—Tho cele brated Broxton Bridge lynching case came up at this place. The four meu— W. B. Ackerman, Wyman Koarse, Frank Jenny and Frank Brant—tried in Walterboro last Febfu'ary. charged with the killing of Hannah Walker, nud acquitted, were arraigned charged with the murder of Isham Kearse. Be fore going to trial a tilt occurred be tween the solicitor and counsel for the defense, the solicitor claiming that the notice of appeal to the supreme conrt in regard to a change of venue acted as a stay. The defense showed that no re turn had been made and was aban doned. Judge Earle hold that the court had jurisdiction. The jury was then drawn. Not Guilty of Lyuchiuy. Aiken, S. 0., Oct. 81.—In the Brax ton bridge trial a verdict of net guilty was brought in after 80 minutes’ cousid- eratiou by the jury. This discharged Ackerman, Jenny, Brant and Kearse. A nolle prosse was entered by the solic itor in the case against Frank Stanley and P. H. Hires. The defense closed its case at 11 o’clock, after having put up a score of witnesses to testify to the bad reputation of the state’s witnesses and to the good character of the de fendants. The defendants were not on the stand, nor was any attempt made to prove an alibi. Electric Itaiiwuy For diarionton. Charleston, Oct. 80.—A charter has been granted by the secretary of state to the Charleston Street Railway com pany, the corporators of which are Messrs. Charles H. Deanes and E Iwiu S Jarrett of New York; James D. Chas tain and J. S. Lawrence of Baltimore, and P. H. Gadsden of Charleston, and these gentlemen have petitioned coun cil for rights of way through the city. The capital stock of their company is f20),000, which may be increased to $1,000,000, and they propose to give to the city a line of electric railroad. Suicide In a South Cnrolinn Jail. Charleston, Nov. 3. — Francis O. Carlson, a white prisoner, hanged him- BGtf in the county jail here. Carlson was waiting trial charged with drawing a pistol on a lady on King street a few days ago, and his mind was supposed to be deranged. Ho took the cord from his bed and hung himself to the bars of his cell. His body was found by the jailer. He was for a long time a lead ing shoemaker here, with a place of business at 17 King street. Savannah IVI’l Have a Direct Lino Steamers—Arrangement, I’erfected, Savannah, Nov. 3. — Arrangements have been perfected between President H. M. Comer cf the Central of Georgia Railway company, and William John- sou & Oa, of Liverpool, England, onf of the largest firms of ship owners and ship charterers, by which Savannah will have a direct line of steamers tc European i>ortA. Johnson & Co. are to | opeif an oftico in this city Nov. 15 for the purpose of arranging all preliminary details for the busiuass. Tho company, which is to have charge of this shipping, will be incorporated as the Georgia Export and Import com- P1IMSTA1MS fHlT SECRET TREffl NEW COUNTY BRIEFS. Raleigh, Nov. 3.—Drnry Smith was shot and killed near his home in the ... northern part .of Stokes county. He pany, with a capital of $50,000 to start n difficulty with a man of tho name with ana tjKi prmlego of hi;-.cash,gU u(cham „ m ' A fi n r startm* home fu ,no fd $1,000,000, the object being ulti mately that the company shall own ships as well as to charter and operate ; them. Tlw direct reason for this move ment is tho disadvantage to which Sa vannah has been put by reason of high i ocean freight rates, as compared with j rates from other ports, the result ol which has been that Savannah has re ceived less than her proportion of the cotton this season, from which the rail roads in this section, as well as tho port, < have been sufferers, and tins movement is contemplated to be for the benefit of all. The ships will work directly with all ; the lines centering here and on the same conditions, and It is arranged that, il necessary, there will be enough of them ( to handle all the cargoes that are offer ing for any foreign ports Another ob ject in view, now that this plan has i been accomplished, i< the direct expor- | tatiou of western grain through Savan nah, this port having had heretofore all the other advantages for such ship ments except tho proper ocean rates. FRENCH RIVERS BOOMING, i Items that will Interest New County People. Don’t be alarmed at the claims of the opposition. Its tho business of some people to claim the earth. rite voters have the right to name A COLUMN OF INTERESTING NOTES I BISMABOK 13 STRIKING BACK the county seat. If a majority say J j to locate it elsewhere than at Gaffney it will be done. Not only does the Hoif. George Tillman advocate smaller counties but Senator Tillman, The latter was was the father of Saluda. A new county will reduce the taxe r , living in the portions and Union that nr. proposed to he cut off from l\ to 4A mills. Important Happenings of the Week Just Past. John If. Winder, Kx-General Manager ol j tlie Nonpnard Air, Line, Itailroart, Give* Notice Tliut He Will Pnter Suit Against That Hoad for Salary Hue—Many Other New* Item*. Still Further Disclosures Made by a German Paper. The Prtnoo’* Organ Say* tu« Fringing to Light of the Secret Entente Was Pro voked by Attack* Upon IIU Ad- ontnlstratioM—Tho Hreaklug of Itusalan Ties Duo to Capaivi'* Action. Chapman. After starting one shot him with a rifle or pistol from ambush." • ■ ■ ' • • • Argus Brown, a young white man, was convicted'of assault with intent to rape on the person of Mrs. A. C. Hamp ton, in tho superior court, and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. Governor Carr appoints Ed O. Smith a director of the North Carolina rail road, vice F. S. Spruill, who becomes United States assistant district attor ney. John M. Wolf of Greensboro is appointed state proxy. During this year not a white person in Raleigh has died of typhoid fever. In the "sandhill country” there were a great many eases of this disease. Rev. Henry Thomas Hoover, pastor of Brevard street Methodist church, died at his home on East Ninth street of typhoid fever. Hnllot Hoxo* With F:il*e Mottoin*. Raleigh, Nov. 2.—The Republican and Populist state chairmen have sent out circulars saying they have informa tion that nearly 21K) ballot boxes with false bottoms were made in Baltimore Well Knovru C'urnHua Drugciit Dead. Yorkville, S. O.. Nov. 3.—Dr. John C. Kuykendall of this place, one of the best known druggists in the state, died of Bright’s disease of tho kidneys, after an illness of about four years. Ku'xlan Greek Church Dmiicaied. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 3.—The only Russian Greek church on the Pacific coast north of Sau Francisco was dedi cated in this city by the Right Rev. Bishop Nicolas of the diocese of Alaska and the Aleutian islands, assisted by Rev. Ambrose Wretta, D. D , and two candidates for tho uriesthood. The dec orations were elaborate and the rich robes and vestments found a fitting background in the vivid coloring of tho altars ami their surrounding. The flags of the United States and Greece were conspicuously displayed. The musical S rogram was of a high.order. Bishop Ticholas’ title fails to convoy an idea of the extent of his diocese, which includes the entire United States. Jacob Davis’ Hefiinlii-i Iiiclnernted. Philadelphia, Nov. 3.—The remains of Jacob Davis, at one time a Phila delphian, and for more than 30 years past an extensive operator in real estate in California, wore incinerated at the Germantown crematory. The ashes of his wife, whose body was cremated two months ago, wore placed in the same casket, and what was left of husband and wife was placed in a grave in tho old Dunkirk churchyard, Germantown. Mr. Davis died in tills city lust Wednes day, while on a visit. He went to Cal ifornia in 1849, and has prospered to such an extent that at the time of his death was regarded as one of the wealthiest residents of San Francisco. Farm* Wagered on the Kloctlon. Eureka Springs, Ark., Nov. 3 —Two farms, each of 440 acres and valued at $5 an acre, or $2,200 each, have been wagered here on the result of the elec tion. R. T. Stickney of Carthage, Mo., ireprcsontative of Jasper county, in the Missouri legislature, bets James T. Pomeroy of this city, that Bryan will curry Illinois. Deeds to the two farms have been deposited in a local bank. An Alarming lilac In tho Seine and Rhone. Great Damage to Property. Paris, Nov. 3.—Telegrams received from the departments bring news of floods and of an alarming rise in the river*. Enormous damage to property has been done, but no fatality has a? yet been reported. The river Seine L* still rising, and is at the fl >o:l staga. The authorities have dispatched tc Comps and to Yillabregues the artillery wagons from Nimes in order to assist in the work of relief. The river Rhone has burst its banks at L uisoii, which i- now isolated. The only communication through considerable districts Is by boat. Troops have left Avignon to assist the rescuers on the banks of the Rhone. The Seine has fallen slightly but a further rise in the river is feared. The news received from Lyons is most dis quieting. Many houses are flooded at Feuvillesur-Saone, and the river is cov ered with furniture. The barracks at Bt. Lambert is surrounded by soldiers. Half of the tewu is inundated, and nu morons factories in Lyons and vicinity are closed. INDIA IMPORTING V/HEAT. TLIitr Thonsand Ton* PitrohasrH For Ills trlct* AIT clert by the Famine. Calcutta, Nov. 3.—Tho arrival of thousands of tons of California wheat , at this port has had the effect of caus ing a reduction in prices in some parts | of the distrets affected by the famine. It is believed that a total of 30,090 tons of wheat have been purchased for irn portation into India. The government is doing everything j possible to alleviate the distress. If h.u employed 53,SOD persons on works which have been started in order to furnish work for those who. without it, would probably starve todeath. The effects of the failure of the crops are not felt as seriously now as they will be lator The worst distress will be felt in the middle of D. iccniber. Hamburg, Nov. 8.—Prince Bismarck’s organ, the Hamburger Nachrichteu, re- | of those peopn turns to tho subject of the secret Russo- of Spartanburg German treaty, ite disclosuro of which has created a sensation in Europe. It pronounces Prince Bismarck’s under standing with Russia a brilliant achieve ment of German statesmanship, adding: "Wo do not admit that a rapproche ment with Russia lost all value through tho conclusion of tho dreibund treaty, nor will our allies share that opinion. Reconciliation is not unknown nor un desired by them. On the contrary, it has been noted with satisfaction that Germany always employed the Russian entente to prevent and settle differences between Russia and Austria. "Had Austria and Italy thought oth erwise they would have made represen tations on the subject during the reign of Emperor William I. This was never done, although they were aware of our cultivation of political relations and ot an entente with Ru«sia, which, despite all military preparations and Bourse regulations, was never disregarded at Berlin. Motive* of the Kxpo*o. “Among the motives of our expose of tho Russo-German relations, all of which we do not feel called upon to dis- W e don’t publish lies. We would rather lose this new county with all its benefits than to gain it. if in order to gaiu it wo would have to tell a lie. Woodruff might get a new county if Limestone is defeated. In that case we could never obtain r.dief be cause we could never get the terri tory. Unanimity of purpose will accom plish anything. Our citizens, farm ers, merchants, bankers and artisans are united almost solidly on the new county. When the ballots arc counted on December Nth it will be observed that a largo majority of our farmers have got ahead of their own and will not submit to the dictation unins to any opponent of the m sv county who might desire to give Lis views on th6 subject. W’edon'j st unless it will be u benefit W’o would not ask you to sup n vt .ient we did not think just m _ eui: Me, so we invite inquiry on t sub tor discussion. (Hir coluit s : ■' -,-cn to all, either for or .iguin t, it. Let every man who is interest cither one way or the other tak 1." id in the discussion. W"e are compelled to ask the in- diligence of a number of our eorr- pondents this week. Our mail-bus been loaded down with letters ad'.— eating the new county. They cat; • from every section and corner ot ‘theproposed new county of Lim ■ si one and some from beyoi l. , Wh. will give them all attention in due season. Everyone of them will be given attention, so if you don t happen to see yours this week don't think it has gone to the waste baskt . We will print it next week. I! (\ Patrick, of Mercer was in ti • cii> Monday. Mr, Patrick is a n< . ounty man and is doing all he c to push it along. To a Ledger m .n h- said: "I think there will be several votes cast against it at my b v but 1 am sure there will be uu.-e '.im a two-thirds vote in its fa’ ir m i 1 believe sentiment is fast cha .p iit.r in favor of tho new county, i have talked with a number of p- - pi'- n the subject and I could name t .vo nr three who have changed in Ls 1 have heard some say tax s 1 Will to l)e , r hcr, but I am sure any man. j will be lower in tho new county.” The taxes in Limestone County w ill not be over 12A mills, as follows : State mills; school tux fj mill-, ... w . . . « • < ordinary countyj.tax 2 mills; past and shipped to t.us state foi use m tho i c i og0i j B the continual falsification of . indebtedness 1 mill- roads bridge* national election. historical facts by the Clerical and Lib- e t c j In i|| erul and even the semiofficial To Enter Suit For 111* Salary. Raleigh, Oct. 31.—John II. Winder, ex-general manager of the Seaboard Air Lino, has notified tho clerk of the supe rior court of this county that he will enter suit against that road for salary due. It is understood he will sue for $1,009. Georgia Dpf<-a'* North Caroliun. Atlanla, Nov. 2.—The first big foot ball game of tho season was played at Brisbiue park hero between the univer sities of Georgia and North Carolina, resulting in a victory for Georgia by a score of 2-1 to 1(>. Ryilit Want* to Unv Heaboartl $took. Baltimore, Nov. 3.—Louis McLme, ; chairman of the committee with which a majority of the common stock of tht ; Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad com- pany is pooled, has addrestod a circular I letter to the stockholders, officially an nouncing that Thomas F. Ryan of New York and associates have proposed tc purchase the stock pooled under the agreement of Oct. 2 at $125 a shir e in cash. This removes all doubt as to tht price agreed upon. It is believed that the transaction will bo closed by ’the middle of the month. Biiowntorin In South Dnkot». Huron, 8. D., Nov. 3.—Five inches of very heavy snow fell here during the night, making 1 foot on tho ground. Tho storm north and west reported very severe and farmers are wholly unpre pared for winter. Telegraph polos and wires are down between here and Pierre •ml no communication with that city has beeu had since Thursday evening. Trains are onlv slightly delayed. Inheritance Tax Law Sustained. OoLCMHUfl, O., Oct. 81.—The collat eral inheritance tax law, on its way to tho supreme court, was sustained in the circuit court. Six Men Killed In an Exploalon. Ashland, Pa., Nov. 8.—Six meu wore killed by an explosion of coal gas in packer No. 2 mine. Two Ni—roe* Shut to Death by White M«’n. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 3.-Aspecial from Evergreen brings tho intelligence of the shooting of four negroes in Mon roe county, th : s state. Some white peo ple in the neighborhood objected to the negroes coming to that settlement, ami while the negroes were sitting by a pineknot fire on the premises of tiieii employer, the assassin* crept up uudei cover of darkness and fired a volley from shotguns. Two of the negroes are dead, another mortally wounded and the fifth will lose an arm. Ml*.* Owen** Slayer Heaentenred. TaLBOTTON, Ga, Nov. 3.—For the second time Dr. W, L. Ryder, slayer ol Miss Sallie Emma Owen, has been .sen tenced to death, Nov. 34 being fixed a? the day for the execution. When Ry der was convicted of murder Judge Butt, by mistake, fixed Jan. 15 as tin day for the execution. The law pro vides that an execution shall occm within UO days after the sentencing, and so when the error was discovered it became necessary to reseuteuco Dr. Ryder. New Turk Want* Some Cople*. London, Nov. 3.—The Daily Tele graph says that at the request of the New York Association of Sowing Schools Mr. Bayard has asked tho London solfool board for specimens of industrial draw ings and designs, and samples of sew ing, wit it full explanations showing the method* of working in the schools here. The request has beeu granted, and u committee has been appointed to pre pare the samples. Hover* Flood* In Hlolly, Rome, Nov. 8.—Severe floods are re ported to have occurred in Sicily. The country arouml Palermo is inundated, and ttiroe persons have been drowned. Canitda*.* Export* nnd Import* For ti Year. Ottawa, Nov. 2.—Official figures of exports and imports for the fiscal year ended June 80, issued by the govern- ment, show the total foreign trade of Canada to have been $139,024,852, com pute l with $224,420,485 in 1895. Tho total imports were $118,011,000, against $110,781,000 in 1895 and exports $121.- 013,852, against $113,338,803 in 1895. The exports to Great Britain were over $00,(>00,000, an increase of $5,000,000, while to tho United States, tho exports decreased from $41,000,000 to $39,000,- 000 in round figures. There is a slight increase hi Australian trade and also with Newfoundland, but tho exports in the West Indies dropped from $3,009,- 000 to $2,000,000. The exports to Great Britain increased by nearly $2,000,000 ami to the United States they increased over $ 1,000,0000. CoIlNlon In Nebra.*k:i| One Man llillpd. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 3,—The special train bearing John P. Irish, the Repub lican orator following the Bryan train in the interest of the gold standard tick et, collided with a freight train east of Malcom, and smashed the engine of the Irish train and completely demolished the caboose of the freight train. Joan M. Tipling of Lincoln, a commercial traveler, was caught in the caboose and killed. The freight train had orders to sidetrack at this point, but the engineer of thp freight train stalled, and before a flagman could be sent put the special crashed into it. The special was pro vided with another engine ami went oa to York. Funic on a New York Trolley Car. New York, Nov. 3.—Lambustcr An glo, was killed and Liscolu Guiseppe was dangerously injured in a panic which resulted from a trivial occur rence on a trolley car of the Consoli dated Traction company. Tho oars wore tilled with Italian laborers, when tho fuse of the electric motor blow out, send ing i puff of smoke into the car. In fear the men rushed for the door. "An glo jumped or was pushed off tho car, and in striking the ground his neck was broken. Guiseppe's head was badly cut and ho may not survive. Three other* of the party sustained minor injuries. Mail how A. Grant Die* Sn(Lle>’ily. Winstkd, Conn,, Nov. 2,—Word has been received here of tho sudden death i t Barrville of Matthew A. Grant, one of the famous Grant triplets. As Mr. Grant, who was 70 years of age, was about to enter his house, ho fell in a lit and died in a short time. But one of this now famous trio is living, his home being hi the old homestead at Barr ville. The Gold Yield of Victoria. Melbourne, Nov. 3.—The gold yield of the colony of Victoria for tho first throe quarters of tho present yeai even the somiomcni press, with tho dishonest purpose of making tho government of William I and of Bismarck responsible for all present evils, especially tho rupture of the former favorable relations with Russia —a reptnre which certainly does not im prove Germany’s position in Europe. "Therefore we published tho fact that tho rupture was brought about during the administration of General Caprivi ! through his unqualified refusal of Rus sia’s request for the continuance of the entente. Against this authentic proof 1 that the breaking of Russian ties oc curred under Oaprivl the infamous rnl- minatiou of Germany’s policy under William I. cannot be substantiated. Wc j should have been proved correct had an official and documentary explanation of the truth been forthcoming, as jn tho caso of the Ems dispatch, and we oven now recommend this course.” Em* Dinp&tch Explained, Tho reference to tho Ems dispatch doubtlesi means the publication of Prince Bismarck’s authority, upon tho eve of tho outbreak of the Franco-Prus sian war, of tho draft of a treaty bo- tween Prussia and France guaranteeing to the one country its conquests and permitting to the other the annexation of Holland—a draft (which Bismarck claimed to hav<*) written by M. Beno- detti, the French ambassador to Ger many, in bis own hand. The publi ation of that secret docu ment, dated at the end of 18(10, raised a great parliamentary storm in Franco ami necessitated ministerial explana tion. It was claimed in behalf of M. Benedetti that tho German chancellor ( ictuted to him those conditions of a fu ture entente and thou laid aside the draft to bide ids time for its me. Don t let anyone gull you in tiii.- new county business. * The man "'hein you have business with often is more interested in your business than tiie fellow you have business with occasionally. Should the county of Limestone lx defeated Rock Hill might get a new county. In that case we could never obtain relief as we could not get tin required territory. Self-preservati -n is the first "law of nature. 1\ e will forfeit $*).(K> to every man who says the report of Comptroller General Norton as to taxes in various counties as published in The Lldgeh is not true, provided hewill produce anything to substantiate his asser tion. < . word to those in favor of a r. ■"unty. Don't abuse a man Li anse lie doesn’t think like you l| '.on can’t convert him that waj Reason with him. Talk comnu sense to him and if you don’t v.'hat you are talking about doi talk Don't tell a man something you do not know to bo true for th.i sake of un argument. You might make a mistake. And if you shot'l l and ho were to find it out he wonl| say at one that you had told a fals< • hood simply to make a point. Ted i G ■ The Yorkville Enquirer last week published a ••communication dated Spartanburg County.” The ear marks are so plain that there is no ft is an and wil! old de- Maud Matters. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Maud, Nov., 8,—Many of our peo ple expect to be at Gaffney on the 3rd to see the best show that lias ever been at Gaffney. Gaffney is the place for good shows and a still better place for a new county seat, and the people of Maud are going to vote for it. We heard in the first outset of the new county some few of our neighbors speak against the new county, but they are now in favor of it as they are sensi ble men and think they know a good thing when they see it. Th“y have turned and put their shoulders to the wheel and are’going to help push this important matter to the front by putting in their veto on Dec., 8. Most of the people are in favor of naming the new county Gadberry. I think that is the proper name, al though the name is not what we want. The new county is what we should have. The people of this community have to attend court sometimes anil have to go twenty or twent-yfive miles and be gone one or two weeks, when if we hud a court house at Gaffney we could attend court and attend to our homes too, | mistaking the author, fashioned "under bit” eeive no one I he Ledger lias seen a private letter to a gentleman in this city from the auditor of Saluda county in which that gent leman s lid. "I do n:> , believe if our people had the oppor tunity they would consent to go ' back into a larger county.” Gaffney merchants know that the 1 more prosperous the farmers are tic- more business they can do, and tho farmers are aware that the more prosperous a town is the better mar ket fur their product. Its a mutual benefit, so what helps one will help the oilier. rite icavy bonded indebtedness of Limestone county is an imaginary one entirely. The' county would start off free from debt'exe'cpt where it would have to pay its proportionate indebtedness of the old counties in curred for t be hem fit of the few at the cost of many. We don’t know everybody and we have not seen everybody in the pro posed now county but out of m ariy five hundred men interviewed on the subject wo have not been able to find the truth at all times and he tore you know it to he tire truth. No man ever won a cause by misrepro- -entution. It is sure to rebound. Y would rather lose the new county and ail the benefits to be deriv-<i Ih ivfrom than to tell the small;-, t kind of a lie to gain it. Coming Over Every Day. O "i t < snondence of The Ledger ) Govvi>ys\ ilek, 8. €., Nov. 3.—I ud t be men are coming over to Lie new county every day. i under stand that one of the leading auu- lu-.v county men said that hewould ad mit that Limestone’county would be one of the righest counties in tho .-date ms it was located in a g'-’i'd phu’e, 5* heard an anti siy you GyII- n v people hud premised us adflfan office, i told him that I was mx county mini and that you meu of Gaffney had not promised me a. y office. 1 toid him why I was a n< w county man. 1st.—I thought it would help the peoplj that lived sj far from tho court house, both Spa;- tanburg and Lnion. 2iui.—It would but four again-t it. of about seven Mice < U-f. We have others. That for Limestone. an on less trouble. expense Debating in Union. Etta .1 ank, November 2, I80(i. Several of our boys started to the boneyard to-dny. I don't know whether they will get there or not. The C. E. Society met at 8. W. Foster’s lust night. Mr. Tom Estes is made happy in the arrival of an eight-pound boy at hts house. amounts to 580,512 ounces, an increase 8everal farmers of this section of 3!,00) ounces over the sumo period of went down to hear the Rev. Sam. 1805. In addition to the 17J mill tax in Union tin; people will oe called upon to pay a lax to erect a new court house in that county, officials having recommended it. Why not come into Limestone County and not only save the tax to erect a new court house for Union but reduce your taxes besides'/ A certain public print says that and much j e ss J the Spartanburg section of the pro- w. w. h. ? posed new county is poor and is an expense to the old "Iron District." "It is inconvenient but it is no disgrace to be poor.” Let us set up for ourselves and see how independ ent the new county will be doing business on our own hook. Socretury Herbort Speak* at Troy. Troy, Ala., Oct. 80.—Secretary Her bert spuko hero to a large audience, the courthouse l>oiug filled. This is the dist ict so long represented in congress by Uolonel Herbert. An A;-<><! IrUInnan Drowned Warsaw, Ind., Nov. 3. —Delink Scantling was drowned in the Winona canal. He was a native of Ireland ami claimed to be 119 years of age. Alter tho Hrooktyn Ga* Trait. Albany, Nov. 3.--The attorney gen eral has decided to begin, suit for tht dissolution of tho Brooklyn gas trust. Jones’ lecture last week. Wc bad an interesting debate at the school house last Saturday night. The query was: ‘‘Resolved. That a new county will be beneficial to the majority of Hie citizens within its area.” ('apt. J. N. King and J. L. Strain championed the affirmative and negative sides of tho question respectfully. The judges decided in favor of the negative. On Saturday I night. 14th, a similar question came up: "Resolved, That it is advantnge- ! ous to have t-maller counties in this j state.” The affirmative will be main tained by J. L. Strain, J. N. King, John Williams, W. A- Osment, JI 11. : McDaniel, and the negative by J. M | Greer, J. L. Walker, J. T. Fowler, J- I G. Farr and NV. C. Blackwell. Gaffney is only eighteen miles from the extreme point of the proposed new county. It is nine miles to the North Carolina line at the nearest point. We have driven to the ex- extreme point of the proposed new county and return in one day an 1 spent six hours mingling with the people. The story is being circulated that promises of office have been made to parties in Union and York in ex change for their support of the pro posed new county. We don’t be lieve a word of it. Who is authorized to promise any man an office, and if such a thing hud been done who would dare arrogate to himself the authority to deliver the goods? No, gentlemen, a is only another logaboo to make you restless. Certainly an unorganized county can have no b *s with power to even promise, much less give office. The Ledger is not a narrow-minded institution. Wo will open our col- build up a city which would in Ip every man in 15 miles of it. 3rd.—It would open up the water power >n Aroad river. There’is some of tho b iff water powers in the state < n Broad River. It is also rich in gold, iron, lime and lead ores ai d those old gray headed men tu, rides from Draytonville to Un:.:i three or four times a year could if v. had a new county, ride to the';’ ■ourt house and back in a half a day •ir.d not be tired. You may take < ut the men in this settlement that wants in office and their pets and I don't think their would bo many to v e i .uinst the new county. '), • of the anti’s said it would o 'S* . . . r tight hundred dollors to hoy the l ooks. jArc. |lf a man wants in office when he puts his name n t:>e paper let him also nay that : * will buy his own books if In s ff all the men in the • > county will do that for 12 years . t.iA payers will not have to be tn t pay it and then we will see who • offi: t hemselves for an office. ! i larger counties would be the he • v.e should consol’date Union, 5 ox and Spartanburg and then wo wouid have nut few officers and only one courthouse. O, but they would say that would be too large and would s- it would bo awful for u man to ride - ) fai to pay taxes or attend court. \\ . ii t hat would be well said ami that is lh. reason I am for a new county, a though 1 live 18 mills from Union an : i from "Gaffney. When 1 go to v ;>. i. would be small a’mattor with me but il would be a big thing to those men that live some 25 or 30 miles from their county seat. 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