Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MORE LEDGERS Go to a Dozen Postoffces Hi this county than any pother Newspaper. ■A i \ j LEDGER READERS Patronize Ledger • Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. II, NO. 21. GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., Fill DAY, JULY .1, 1895. 81.00 A YEAR. i:\ SOUTH (' \ Uii THE FIGHT ON IN MISSISSIPPI. Current Nows Durinif tho Wook Through tho State. REFUSES TO IIODIFY THE INJIXCTI05. L.l<|iiors for I’rivutc I'ho Wilt f.outiliiw to Como Into tlu> Stiitr, f ny» lli« Court. Other ll:ti>|u-ii!nt;N of IiitorrBt Throui;li tliu I’uliuctto. C'iiaiii.kstox, S. C., .luno •“.i.—.ludpe Simoiiton entered a form;il order of record in tho I'nited Stato.s circuit court hero yesterday in the Donald liquor case, refit si n<>'to modify the in junction order in t lie Donald ease and refusing to suspend it until huann^ an ai»|)eal by the supreme court of the I niteii States and allirininjr the former position of the eouijt that all persons •4n the state of South Carolina can now import into the state, beers, ales, , wines and spirituous liquors for their own use and nil 1 he fully protected by the court in the exercise of this ad judged lepal ritflit to brine’ liquors Into the state for their own use. Chief State Constable Holly has filed an tcTidavit in the court in which he disclaims any intention to wilfully dis- i obey any order of the court or defy or Show any contempt for its authority and llie eon:-; has amply vindicated its authority by imprisonine 1 three state constables for sei/.inif liqours imported for personal use,"imd ordered all such •liquors to be returned to the owners. The assistant attorney avneral of the state, sucabinyr for the attorney gen eral. has assured the bench and the public in open court, that no liquors hereafter imported by any citizen into the state for personal use will be seized by the state constables. The citizens •o^'ne staff-*t!iay now continue to ex- ercW.’ thisrifrh! without fear of any molestation or himlr iiu-e whatever. t.ovprnor Mfini* Taken the Klolil (.olil nml Silver tho tireat Ismie. Jackson, Miss., July 4.—Governor Stone, candidate for the United States senate to succeed George, fired bis campaign gun at Natchez. The gover nor, tin* only sound money candidate for the senate, has, unfortunately for his cause, been quite sick fora month or more, and is unable to enter tho canvass, and now while his free silver opponents, ex-Govornor Lowery, '<■ on- gressman Hooker, Allen and Money, have kindled their camps on the hill to pass in the state, from now on. how ever, heal h permitting. Governor Stone proposes to keep the trail warm, livery comity that has hold conventions (so far six) have nominated delegates favorable to Senator McLatirin for gold and adopted strong silver resolutions. The last county to act was I’ontoe, and in addition to declaring for 1<> to 1. di-l egates pledged to Mebaurin for gover nor and W. D. Holder for auditor were chosen. No other candidates were en dorsed. Have a Clash of Arms In tho Tho Fireworks Bogin With Very In AH tho Circles of Business State of Tennessee. Disastrous Results. And Industries. THEY Ml'ST SOI WOKE OS Sl'SDAY TWO UVEA «9 $100,008 LOSSES. MANY IMYESESIS15 ME SOUTH. The Courts Say, nml llein-ii the Ailvi-ntlst* Tin- IA\pl(w!<m of l-'lrcivorlc-s S’l-.rts the are round Oullt}-—In Sunn- Mute, lUaz.i* That Cotisunns i ISloelc o* * DIDN’T WISH iO HEAR HIM. V'.iltor liiirtfun is Uy the Shd^efleld * V« .N<»t !<• .Sjn*ak. ""♦Uoi.ruiif-!, S. (’., June ‘jx.—A special we stat -from. Kdg-. field, thus tolls (ff th}- refusal of the people of that coutkU' t<> let John J. Dargan, of Suiufiter. i-dit• irof tin- Sumter Freeman * who is advocating the giving of politi- etil rigl^s to the ttegro, speak there: ^ Seeti' son the .streets of Kdgfield yes- teiakiy would have been a disgrace to Zubik-.nd. It was stated in the papers that Cohmcl John J. Dargan would hiteak at Ildgetb-M. There were none heja- who agree with Colonel Dargau’s political views, but most of the citizens of the town hoped, for decency's sake, that nobody would interfere with Colo- Dargan. or any other citizen of South (urolina who attempted to speak. Hut this was not to be. Tho strffi- promoters notified the faithful in the county that Dargan must not he allowed to speak. Yesterday morn ing brought in a couple, of hun dred and a committee was appoint ed to wait on him and tell him l»e could not speak and it is said anoth er committee was selected to see that iye should not speak if he attempted it. Pol one’ Dargan did not attempt to speak and while walking along the pavement was followed by a crowd Home of 1 )ii*iu well filled with chemical- Ij pure, who hooted at, cursed and abuse I him. Hut they were all careful not. to lay hands on him. CONSTABLES AND WHISKY. Tlirt-e Men unit a Mule shot—W hat Will l>e the Kail of It ? Si’Airi'Anlit'ito, S. C., Juno 29.—Four eon-.tallies went about five miles from here last'.iight to intercept some whis ky. i iii finding the wagon containing it. a light took place in which consta ble Pettigrew was shot, and .lack Fish- er":i!id M il Durham, of Triou, N. F., who were 'on the wagon were killed. It is also sab', that the driver, l>3- tho naiu-- of Drown, and one of the mules were also wounded. Tite coroner held an inquest .yester day. ami the verdict was that Fisher ami Durham e-ino to their deaths by gunshot wounds at the hands of par ties unknown to the jury. The consta bles refused to give testimony and there were no other witnesses. It is believed that Fisher and Durham did not lire at all. Their guns were all loaded and the testimony was that they were shot while lying down in the wagon. KILLED HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. Two Women at tlio Hot tom of It—The M nrdoror Eicapes. Gukk.wii.le, S. C., July I.—J. D. Lew is. a conductor on the Charleston, Knoxville and Western railroad, shot his brother-in-law, Henry kutledge, Saturday night. Kutledge will proba bly die. The shooting took place at Ki*ledge’s bouse, and was the result of an old trouble in which one or more women wen- at the bottom of it, Lewis having married the sister of Kutledge. SOUTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Henry Carter was knocked In tho head with rock a probably fatally’ hurt by Henry Hamilton at the latter's house in (.reein ille Saturday. Hamil ton says it was justifiable. 'I he secretary of state has issued a commission to tho Florence Tobacco Uot-ks Company. Tie- corpora tots are 11. N. Hose, J. L. Odiornc and C. A. Wilcox. The capital stock is fgi.OOO. I lie annual iiiter-denominationnl county Sunday school convention is to be held this year on July-Jftth to 27th, at. Mt. Lebanon churuh, near fougaree. The executive committee has completed ail arrangements for a big success. Superintendent of Kduuutiou May- field announces that tho competitive |e.\aniinations for tho scholartdiips offer ed by Fiinunn University will bo held in every county on the 2i!d of August There are two scholarships offered in each county. The French government has intima ted that it doe-- not desire any relations uilh Venezuela in reply to this coun try’s friendly otllucs in tho matter. There are Special Statutes on It, Itut Not la Tenuc/isco. TO BE MADE FIRE FnOCF, The Chinese War Offers .sugif-'sHon* to Uneio Sum. Washington, July 4. Under orders from the secretary of the navy. <Tief Constructor Ilickhorn lias undertaken the work of making fireproof all parts of naval vessels that can be so hem-fit ted. The woodwork will bo snhjeeV d to a fireproof veneering by an electrical proeess, and fireproof paper ami can vass will also be utilized. The m e»-ssi- ty for this new departure of the navy department was shown to Secretary Herbert after the ba’tk- belw -en lleets of Japanese and (.'him-se ships at tho mouth of the Ynln river. Nearly all the Chinese ships caught lire and they were not only niateriaiiy weakened for that reason but other ships were com pelled to come - t > their n-sistance. IJereafter all combiisiiltle m ib-rial used in the construction of United States naval vessels will be made as nearly fire proof as p-v-sihle. SPAIN GETTING CAUTIOUS. Sho Will I'outooii IS:t\a)ia anil Inspeel All Mali". Kkv West. Fla.. July 4.-I’asscn- .st-ngers by the steamship .Maseotto last night report that the Spanish gov ernment Inis issued orders to build a pontoon bridge r.e-rosstlie entrance to the harbor of Havana and that mi ves sels will be allowed to enter or leave the harbor bet ween sunset and sunrise, and that every vessel must be thor oughly searched before entering and leaving - , and that no vessel will he al lowed to carry mail, exc'-pt that which goes through the post office. Dayton, Tenn, July 4.—Just as the balance of the country is happy in cele brating the Fourth of July, that branch of the church known as Adventists here think they have nothing to cele brate for. In fact they are greatly wrought up over the prosecution of several of their members in the courts during the week for violating the Sabbath day, which they construe to mean Saturday, and not Sunday. V, liat Advent lilt < swy. A leading Adventists s-iid today’: It Ik a sieniiicaiii fact th-ii a • Uieahv-Ys and thous; it-ls of e- -pie are work in.: ■ * ever tin-lainl very few are iirex cet-'.l i in in n'i.-'• county, where linmtreds of nn-ii are e::>j«J->..<- i hy the Payton Coal and Iron r niimy and work on Sunday, tin v are in- mole -l- a l a Seventh Day Adventi -ts warnin'.' nu. \ • ut i i the woods live miles :rom tow.-i are s : . 1- e oat for persecution. As was slate I l-y a r« sident of flraysville not lono'siin-e. th- olij- i toi . prosecution is "to make t.licn. euil tin-ir s-, ; - unlay keejiing. We are not eoiag to !i the’in teaidiin-our chiiilreu ilia- Suit,lay is n.u, the Sabhath and that Saturih’.y i-. For Sun- day was ani-iently the In.dee of san-wa r-hip, hi’iu-e the iiaun Stm-diy. It was t-ie salar holiday of paean time- and was dedicated to the most ri-voHi'i;r idolitarie I ersei-.H I.OI i« Mxpretcd. A writer in the Aiin-i'iean Sentinel, the organ of the Adventists say: This ja rsecution wa. e;;i»v! -il and wn* base<l on t he shuvi' v.ni of |■’■op^n v. 1 ton tin’ thirteenth and f-.vru-enth «’ii.»p:< i Ih telati >:i. an I m-iiiy otlier t . rii :aii. . t’- y Ulnlerstoi d tiiat thi re would e m- : tiia< a the history of the United Slat- vbi a i • leaders of tin peojih -.vousl ptac: 1. " ret ta-into tho :treat ; i- •::il- of reli • • liberty, un-l per:-ec:!t- iln-- who dissent ■ ; fromi-erttiin la w i ll, .reed«-!i •«•!) d-’-n as.- -pe- t-lally th" doelrinc < i J-an a,. .-.a a- i Tin se positions wen- ahen and. ptib.i. u. d t-j i 1 - world more I !•• liulldings—Tim MinucS of TIiojo Iturned. A Compllalion of TIioko Made at Various Points—Tint Hold fields of North (.uroUiia—KrHroad Construc tions to he Made, Lynn, Mass., July 4.—At Hfi.V) yes terday lit io was I'.n e::i lo-iuit of lire works in front, of L. A. May eomp iny store, eorner of Union and Mulberry streets. Iiutncdiutely the whole mas? of fireworks was r.blaze md the fusi- lade of f.’plodin., rockets cannon crackers, bombs, etc., start leu every body in U.oUral Square. H. SI imp- son wlio was in charge oi 'In fire work.i counter, wtt?; kttoe.ke-l :. ;. d -t th-.- glass front of tlie buildhi •'out not injured. The tb:me: eommuniealed to the store of tin: i,. Mt-.v comp.'in;’ an l spread, wiili ainn.e -.ip'mily. Half on In-ur afler the b.v.vorhs t-.q.’.o-bd tbe. entire bloilt w : ')•!> is four ?.t* r'-'s, of brn.’k, al out ini) feet front oi- t I’.ion s’.ie t and more than that in depth was a mass of flames. It is tl r.igh: that ev erybody «scaped from die buil lbig ’vitil DOS dbly two .•xe.-p.l'oits. all old man name 1 .iaines li. , luslov,, who h not 'is n accounted for as et, and Marry U. Ilieb. . v.l: • body was found in tim iii'n.:. L> a bout s iOO.DDO. THE STEAMED LHtLDS BAFU. Nile I1iiciH:i> ) - -cm , 'b-.f 1 urit'! tip i -i,ti-- r s,d. HAi.TrtoKi:, July 4.—Special reports to the Manufacturers Ke-cortl in«licate incrensing activity in industrial inter est-. liirotighout the south. The Cyanide gibbl process, so successfully in use in Africa and in the west, is to be tested on North Carolina ores by some north ern and wusiern capitalists, who pre dict liiat if it is successful North Caro lina will become a second Africa in gold development. The Ohio i’ivcr and Charleston rail- ha • • to ■. now in oper ntion from , to Ri iD liei'ft >;■• Iton, X. U., i*siK. new 1.) /lid ! not to ) a !::ili i', covering the : OO.'ll- id t;, lifllj to b it*, built for l bui! ding :i rorui : :(v« )s.s ;; lillti on to tin .! Cl »il 1 f 10 III* ))■ li;;a- • 1) •. I' 11 of Wes’ Virginia ami Kentncity. wiiere a tlirougli outlet t>> tilt west would be ivaetic..:. The Jacksonville, At. Augus tine and Ihdi.ia liver railroad is to bo extended by Mr. Flagler to ISiseaynu Hay. a di it iaco of sixty-live miles, and : eoniract-. arc being let for the construc tion work and for rails. The organization of industrial enter prise has made considerable progress, mid many new undertakings are re ported. Tin- Cherokee I'alls cotton mills. Mb c’.on.-g, i .. which has just c o ij• I •.<••1 a lb.OOP spindle mill, is pre- psii’inp’ to do*i*»'.t; its ea]i:icity. A com- par.;.- liar; been ergauiz’-d tt) build a "o.iKt.i pin ib- null al Aikatlel}iliia, Ark. At Suinter. S. a -pio.ooo eotton mill is'ne'iiL'’I.;’,;:: :iiz .-d and a a,ObO spindle miii is pr I at Gruntville, Ga„ and a nimi: i r of olhei - .-.are being organized r.r. Ala., Central, S. ('., and the fruit GROWERS r«H to Oct Cheaper Katea-Th* Knllronrt' S»y the Rot tom In Already Keaehed. Atlanta, Jvly 4.—The railroads de clined to make any deduction in the rates on peaches shipped in refrigera tor cars and the Fruit Growers Associa tion of Georgia announces that it will appeal to the interstate commerce com mission. The fruit growers made a case last week before the Georgia rail road commission, and the case was argued before that body. It, however, had no authority’ to enforce any ruling on interstate business and all it could do was to make a recommendation that the rates be reduced. The rail road men said that they could not af ford to give the rates and careful ser vice to fruit demand and the si uppers for no less rates than they have been charging. CHEROKEE COURT HOUSE FIRE It \Vns the Work of mi Incendiary—Sonio of the Iterordn ! out. Ckntkk, Ala., July 4.—About mid night yesterday a fire was discovered in the rear offices of the court house and the entire building was soon in Humes. Kerosene had been poured on tho walls and iloor and nothing could cheek the fire. The books and records of the chancery court, sheriff and lax assessor are lost. It is thought that the vaults in the probate and clerk's of fice are all right. A heavy rain saved the main part of the town. Loss about sMO.OOO with insurance on building of §7,000. A TRIPLE EXECUTION. IN NORTH CAROLINA Current Nows for the Week Throughout tho State. THE HORRIBLE CRB1E OF A FARMER Shoots it Hoy, Kills Uls Wife and Then Surrenders to a Magistrate—Con dition of the Crops Through the State—Other News. at I) . ! <>'. ill 1’ lM A MOO.d'ii) marble com- «:i O' J»! :*. t.Vti. port on .1'. . j : \ ' lltV 'x »] r works jmiy i-i.s u orga Editor Boll !TWin» of tho Am . rl< r. n Weft* 1 : .-•1 l it ) ,' t • • ’ ."1 ' I !v •.•. n. Tho * • i i 11 ro- .1 • . • '.0U 1 C! i it iY ." ; a • aniu! ! 119.999 Sentinel. , of N. • V \ . i. » i .., w iio i IS ] it L . - . . f *. ■ * !g os;x; :; *, .■ • • i iii att mom* Till s.* p* trials •rse.Mit s:» ii!: ions i •• • nr. in • ’.co ivi * iii ]*'. '1 Mil : i .*>] •; i’’ • naii i ! f- ' La *•]*.; .* i!; •!:!’. J’ o..* ;v o ^ be ro- » v\ nil * *';\ i:? • , j i -»^ Ai Ui";**:!. follow. •(I 1 i‘ , * in 1 •'*. : ii i in 1 4 , - . , r ~. ~~ . *. 1 o tiie 1 :w of tUiil vi i :• 11 ■ i’. t o: , '.i; .. ■ I ?V' cn;ic ! tV. 1 i v, . ?.. . — u ' l . • .. ■ • • ‘ J. oitolo .1 ., r t*«. '! t varL ll'.i iii of r cliillSI in 1 [In- S11 1 ! 11: l V mt;* c Tin* <)!i > i ir/i'-'o: ia noon: > ma nn; ci!l|M ills’ : s"Vctuh-<l:iy Ol’.M 'i lit’ fir '‘'O ! . H'.ir. y.’M ,.o li rwrU'*' ' )MJ' ’OliCOl Ms. pros, ■'.’lit i< m in Ti •nnrs* l' bt •/in hi i !8 ■ ", . y j j i '1 .No . ' d:'." if. c.v-.h li;*! \\r IV T i»i It *y .11(1 1 !*X-t i ri: "f K N* '■ ’■. 11 !.. Tenn.. .(Hy i v ti THE CITY AUD jvrur lions. nti red protests aist ii., • , Viicutis' , v.i'i’t i.i'iiiOi'il in M • n- voti b) Dl ) i’o iTMlion.-; in v.liili’in s.'wrnl tuU'-: I’veaibUug They are Soitielliiu-n Killed, North, Quincy, 111., July 14.- li -nry Dinners, n negro, was shot and killed here yes terday morning at 9 o'cloek by I’oliee- man Hazelwood, while murdering a young girl named Mary Smith, with whom he had boon keeping company. Dinners had his knees on the girl's body’, while with his right hand lie dealt blows about t!i“ bead and throat with an tigly-lookiag butcher knife. When the officer appe nd upon the scene Demers attacked him, and tho officer killed him. The girl is in a dangerous condition. •’•"■'■r. I emu s- in her laws, law that no lay, several ■.’ieted here - olurlon. 'i In* .Mini IYIioiii all AImhc*. Washington, July 4. I'rofessor W. A. Moore, of Chicago, who has been recommended by’ Secretary Morton ns the new chief of the weather bureau, is regarded ns one of the best fore casters in the service and lias it reputa tion for accuracy second t'» iiunc in tho department. In polities. Mr. Moore is said to be a republican. He is a man of about -!<) years of age mid lias grown up iii the service. Speaker .lolm Meyer l.'eail. Chicago, July 4. Speaker John Meyer, of the Illinois house of repre sentatives, died at Freeport, 111., yes terday. Nervous pro-d rat ion was the cause of his death, though he sulfered from a chronic ailment. Speaker Meyer's death will have an important bearing on the extra session of the legislature which reconvenes July 9. : in 118.1! mnl Hit re huv.' MiisSiU’lnist Us since that tin si at es there are qiecial st j peculiar n.lit.'ious beliefs. .‘•evera! t 'iml; trii. In spite of all this, h>- see has no such statute i and under the general h ,i work shall be done on Sur. i of the Adventists wen* eo; j this week for such violatio: l oilgrcHilinaii Miailgr : t.’ After the eonvietions. ex-Coiigre 1 s- i man Snodgrass ask-fii the attention of ! tho court and said ; Thr<c rn*.’s were iittraetfie an at at Halt im. I lie beiicveiT that in the hii! of r'i'hts • t<*ry • Am. rii'uii eltlzcn is allowo i to •.vitsVii i bui I kveonllng to the iliciate, of his o'.n cuii- I sviotU’C. The eoart niiil jury, however. lens’. I enforce the law, und not say wliether i: sa j rood law or a bni! law. *'My : yi>ip:ith; s ^o ' oat totlicso inisyiii'ieil pi’ople. but 1 want to | (*:tU their attention to an injum tion in tin! • Hihlc to obey the law?'. Tile eourl slnmhi i.,- j sue a "enernl anine: ly anil turri all liifse p,o- ^ ph* loose, on the eon, lit ion that t in y will in the i future olH*y the law. If they do not obey the : law, then let them sulTer the full extent of the ■ pctmUies. They shouhl work fe.'the repeal of y say lit iii;', ■ days. <ai i lie work n nr- • j •)•) •- ■OI si, a-. :hey ::o:si •e little ti’ his p ’oliie eh.r- H’lxal of the uu! 1.:’ l t•) Mi wa ,1 :’l dre.i t ■ i lie cit; Ft: xvil; ■ I ri.iinal eonq.a nd d liar • vortii of b m Is. • ill S tridny IvlK'!le cotllltv -.'.ill i Vide tiie •;•::•:•• ..aetmif ;• >t’:.* Dl.io v -y. Knoxville mi'i Tidew i-s - ra.Mr'.ad. which is to be buill fro’.! the ,!■ Mico coal !iei;!>. v*i* Ki: •; .’D ■)• i > I’m’’ !■,, a : or Uliariestoii. Tin emii i, ut in the t c<» mty’ is pr id lea lly unanimous i i ! favor <*f tlu* propoM’.’on rad. (he bniid- ing of thin r«»:»d is p i-.iliveiy a •sura 1. IT PUZZLES THEP A <51 rl IT.m > • i. t Motl.. v ! an 1 ; ' , ,i Talk :*.:u! Die I Ion i • • r... la..Jnl I. Et peer):,' • i an ‘ I p: 1' e.; tlu i : .’Me: :«n.\ • olinoxioiis laws on ti:is Mlbjcct. \V not iinvo : :i law rcsjn-cli «i! if Ill)' jltd: IIM tin* u t tire not I’espe cl. <1. There i • a (Ic: i o! vyi’.ipUtllV fof I t;t*M ] M oplf. T-,t it l lilies V ix ila.v.s f«r an y man io niah i • • bnt they i are expected to 1 : he it ia ii\« Alt l.oin’h wc arc coil!; huitc!.- to to ! i MY . ath «l ay. we arc n« • • . Iilllllialided M. inc I'ssi lit !v diii'lin; Hi. re*’ f 1 Jig t in •i" ukc: - v VI'S ufleid till' ■ ipati » r liioi |.. . rici I too 1 ar. "lint I v:i lilt lo sav to t in l.lc . ” he ii dded, ’'lliill. a!'hr..; ;•/•! ii:-.- ;r. C Itoth Kcpentcil Their Folly. Jacksonvii.lk, Fla., July 4.—Meda N. Wright, a half wilted and homely’ girl of 20, who ran away with a married man of 40 from Quincy, 111., to this city, three months ago, was put on the train yesterday’ evening by Chief of Police Keefe and sent home. Shu was glad to go, and her husband did not object. The Defender'* Verdict. HrNTKiiS Quay, Scotland, July 4.— Lord Dunraven’s new cup challenger, Valkyrie, 1II. was fairly beaten yester day over the fifty mile course of tho Mud Hook Yacht club by the Prince of Wales’ cutter, Britannia, and A. liar- clay Walker's Alisa. The Britannia averaged 11.27 knots per hour. huliest people, and po.;; not li d: anain-.t ti «• hi v. m : • tie M« They s:iist ask t; where la a in them in s* ; nriii,': Sunday law. ” ci • ny. ; ’ • i - • se i.. ' he \ a :.t- t :ckt . by :• in ,• ants ■ • . • in .1 ,i:., and ei a ■ : not keep till. \ pril j si •• i . •: ; an;, and bei iiiie i;;o! ill* a.e.i'. *;* ■eiiles;-.. Sii c . tinned in Uiis e.'inli .io i 1:11 :: o'cloc!.-;. esty rda ■ v !ie.| i;iia ar-•:; • i ..nd began i.tlkiag a.*, i* si.,* h-td ju.-' ivtumetl from a journey, sh * >ai■*.ti U a iial: an hour ..s’l tiieii di ,,( l. G;<1 ii* l! •.:»i 1 ,ti• t UJc.uv!K-«i * .::t:^ Cnw y-io. July 4.- Dr (’. I). . , V/oid, ill cc* 1 id) (y* il.l il! j’ j ■ t? Minnesota, and la ter !' m.•'(•;■ •; , ,,,* ’ • )<\ Jl of Shore.’, lull, ’l ;•:;•;.. ; *, \ . day dr<»v. ;;* d iiim. e!’ 1: k**, u ar Park P.ao.*. Xo oil) v,' s- ., t he . de d, but the body ..•.,* rue ered. short- i ly after , cath by railia ad i;.! > r . , Dr. Slu r'.v.iotl had been ill ••r *'v rnl i month . Keniittaiiee- n[ :iii);:i , that ! lie expected li'ul not arrive und ho bc- 1 came despondent. the week in- of i>rojt*ets for 5l<i . . N:n' ;.ei,b :l tl:<* Dark and an locon- !) rv i ;i'.; 1*1,1 N*)t YYorlt. llAmi) Ui. ’ . South Dakota, July 4.— At a a. eU i ,• of the city council on Mtiiidav • igh' .!. U. Gridly was ap- poinieA t... eiieuk the bonks of the city ’i!’. w-iich were lour years be* iii'ei. Yesterday he found several hd*.;-; \.mrrains aggregating nearly lb'. J. .’. Plaek, ex-auditor was ar ia* t . ‘lie charge of forgery and is now in j.ih V th: ■ o'cioek yesterday morning fir* w ;•• !••>'. • red in th.* second story • f ti.e :k unington compar.;,’ bank, tho i* ! mtii wiiere Gi’idiey v.'a:, v.'oikiiig on til.* ei’ v records. Alt’ , ii.a and George Wiiite narrowly e .i iped being burned t ■ dcatli. The records in tin* *afe were n-'t ii.j'tivd. Tiie lire was plainly in- eeudi: cv. A panel was cut from the ticor. It is though it was started in tiu* hope of destroying the records. Thor All t'oiifcHH, say They are Forgiven and Warn All of T heir Fato. Maih.yvh.i.k, Miss., .Inly 4.—There wasan unnsual throng here yesterday to witness the execntioti of Crifi'Hubbard, as principal, and Bob Purvis and Grant | Wilson as accessories all negroes, for the murder of 1). K. King last March on the river, with intent to rob his i store. They all confessed, and warn ing all against similar fates, said they had at least been forgiven by the Great Judge. Killed tho SherliT. Mor.ir.K, Ain., July 4.—“Railroad” | Dill, tilt; negro who has made himself 1 famous by depnulatians on railroad j property along the line of the Louis ville and Nashville between Alabama and 1 lorida, and who has killed several , men in that neighborhood who were hunting for him, claimed another vic tim hist night near DiulT Springs, Fla.‘ in the person of Slierifr' McMillan, of K-c imbiii county, Ala., who has been camping on Dill's trail for some time past. No particulars. Ciiaklottk, N. C., July 1*—Awhile farmer, named Sims, was at wonk in his field near Huntersville, sixteen miles from here Saturday afternoon, when some boys passing called to him saying to him something which lie con strued as an insult. He became angry and made toward them, when one of them told him that they nu ant no harm. Upon what he considered a second of fence, he drew his pistol and fired kill ing one of the boys. He then went to ward the house, and found his wife going to the scene. He overtook her in a field and shot her in the body, then putting his pistol to her temple blew her brains out. Sims then went to Huntersville and surrendered to ft mag istrate, who sent him to jail at this place. lie gave his reason for killing his wife that he knew he would be hung or sent to tho penitentiary for killing the boy and It^could not bear to be separated from her. ('ro|i*< in Nortli Carolina. CiiAiti.oTTK, N. C., July 1.—The crop report of the state department of agri culture for June, amrimiiri/.ed from re ports of, over 1,000 correspondents, shows the followingconditioi;*,; Wheat ss per cent of condition in avornge crop year, oats *4, rye v 7. rice cotton (59, corn N4. peanuts sg i.•!iaceo s2, clover rind meadows 94. TL low figure of condition of eotton v. iii naturally at tract attention. The condition of horses is reported « v tie 9'S. sheep 91. hogs 92. As to fruit, etc., apples are 9a, peaches M, pears 99. plums 80, blackberries 91. cherries 9.S, ruspber* ries S«. Will Fay tin* Pennltles. Gai.!*oh’::y. June 2b—In about ofte month Whit i i rron will pay the death jienalty for tlu* murderof Deputy Shor- ifi' 11. (’. Owen, on the 20th of February Inst, and on the .sain;* scafTold and at the seme time Anderson Drown will pay the death penalty for tin 1 murder of Uallio Roberts, on the night of March .’nd last This vxecuiicn is to be public and will be witnessed by hundreds, perhaps thousands. The (ji-orgiM <’<<titrul Flan Approved, Ni:\v Yoiik, July 4.- It is announced on excel lent authority that the com mittee of the bondholders of the Savan nah and Western railroad has accepted the proposition, with some modifica tion. rontuir.od in the Georgia Tentra! reorganization plan. The committee will have a meeting on Friday to take formal action. The last obstahle to the Georgia Central plan is now ro- inove-b BASE BALL BY EL. CTRIC LIGHT. PROHIBIT I ON!'ST 3 MEET. Tin* Ililrr-t’olli’igiitti* A.-s ,.-l Uhiii n S<*H.«hiii at Cleveaoct. fT.KVKI.ANfl. O., .July 4. ntuitud convention ol tbe giaU* 1'inhibition ussoeiati' ln*r** yesterday with :il:out gales pi’cvnt. 'I'in <*.iii' calleii n> order by .bihn KUiott, oi ^ , al^• Univi'isity. E. Jay 1’im.e •, of this city, delivered an address of weleomu to which Elliott made n't appropriate rcstHinse. ' hi* t lord I ntcr-< 'oilu- 1 y.iuHi 4 ‘iL* i 1 ‘ •tiwas Tho Niiii'h ('otlon K<*vh*\r. Nkw Yokk, July 4.—Cotton rose (5 to 7 points, but lost this and declined 2 points, closing easy with sales of 178,- *>oo bales. Liverpool advanced I-82d on the sjiot, with sales of 8,0tK) bales, fu tures advanced 4 points then lost 23* poiiittmf this and finally closed barely steady at a net advance for the day of 13£ to 2 points. Will Hell Her Jewel*. San Fuancikco, Cal., July 4.—It is stated that Mrs. Leland Stanford will soon go to Europe to sell her jewels so that she may apply the proceeds to car rying on the Leland Stanford, Jr., University at I*alo Alto. The need of ready money is given as the object. The jewels arc valued at §1,000,000. FltxHtmnion* Ari|iiltte<l. Syiiacfsk, N. Y., July 4.—The jury in the Fitzsimmons case has brought in a verdict acquitting him, for killing a competitor in a prize ring. TreuKiirjr llnliiiiri*ii. Ni’.w Yokk, July 4.—Treasury balan ces; Coin |10i809,010; Clirruucy S0&,- 127,415. * / YFFtsry > !>ls!> ladH. W» sin.noton. Jo." l. I!" a general onler issueil by (icnci ••!lb"rt (ii’dway, coniinnndci' of tlie n.iU inal guard of the D'.! !l' ; ''* of ( oil!, di a, tie* National Fcneibie.-t. a crack militarv tii'ganiz'i- tioii a’i*l the v/intu ■ of several valua ble prizes in iiiter.state militia drills, Jins been disbanded. ’1 he reason as signed for this octior. is that tin* coin- piny has fallen behe.v lli<* maik ii])')ii inspection, and liuritnr tli>' i'ec *:i! en- caiupmcnt the uuai vii'al strength of the company was below the standard. The Alill>illil)l Stair CnliiHliir. Atkanta, July 4.- Work was stiirted on the AlaVinma state building at the exposition grounds yesterday. The building is erected by jirivate subscrip tions. It is located near the govern ment building. Among the Alabamians present when dirt was broken were General Kugiis N. lihodos and Major Frank Y. Anderson. Alabama's build ing and exhibit will be of tho most striking state display on the grounds. Nuv. Olllrcr-i !'!!♦*« 1 ih!. Moihi.k, Ala.. July 4.—The Mobile | and Diriiiiiigliam raiiway ei mpany, re cently purelinsed at a ia*cei\'ei?..i'(> j here, has been reorg; niz -d by tie* elec tion of I. (). Dil'h, <>f Annistmi. ju'eai* j deal and J. W. Spratley, of Mobile, auditor. 'I'lie eompany was kiUAVii as j the Mobile and Birmingham railroad I company anal will shortly issue §2.200,- | 000 bonds for its betterment. In* Ki-uOo.nct und He* Suntliern. Noimmi.k, Va., July t. — Mr. | viee-iea sident of the S aboard Air l.Wu*, i is in Dal ti more. 5V hilt* .d, here | has authority to speak for th.: coaiiKinv in refi-renec io the story- fron; V,.\ V Yorlf ns to the iibs irp!ion of t!i,' Se.a- j lioard Air Line by the Noutl, • , Kad- ! way eompany, tin* tieaboard i; ud to , be watching with n jealous vc the tiiovcmeiit’ of tlu) Southern. < teat I aniio • :i ts N(>ili!ii< .f Not Knterprl*- lux. t*> to Uttlo ItueNH 4. Ui! ATT \.\o:aia. Tenn., July 4.—Tho . evo of the anniversai'v of a great na tion's day was ladei'iai.ai last night in a, quaint and very novel way. Uhutta- nooga i.’ise ball park was planted all round the diamond with cedar poles t'roiu ciicli of which swung two big arc ii;:Ills twenty in all. under the glare and in the sdadows of these lights, tho Little IMck and < hattanooga league teams giving an exhibition that wrung th" lieart of the professional crank to he.iold but furnished rare fun to the I'.-i crowd of society people who wit- nessed it. I'he game closed 10 to 4 lu favor of Chattanooga but ns it was in reality but a clownish exhibition the locals might be fairly adjudged the biggest clowns. Certain it is that Captain Whistler did not know where his base was. DM Jiit«-ri*iU<*<i I’nrtif** SStirn It Y UrxiXGToN, Term.. July 4.—Tho court house, mayor’s ollice and all the eon.ity records were destroyed by in- C) ndiary lire early yesterday morning. An investigation of alleged forgeries in county grants was under way and it is b**H(*ved the fire wasstarted by inter ested parties. There was no insurance on either buileing or contents. \Voenn at tlie liottom of It. Sai.ishi'hy, N. C., July :5.—An alter cation occurred betwe. ” Mr. 1*. W. Drown and Mr. J. C. Sheppard, at Mr. Brown’s saloon Saturday night, in which Brown stabbed Sheppard in the face cutting out several teeth. The wound bled profusely and is a serious one. It was reported that a woman, was at the bottom of the affair. J. P. Jurncy Killed. Statfsvim.e, X. C., July 1.- Mr. J. H. Jurncy, United States storekeeper and gauger at the distillery of L. D. Money, in the northern part of Iredell county, was found dead, hanging in the wheels of his two-wheeled cart yesterday morning about sunrise, almost in sight of his home. His death was caused by the runaway of a spirited horse, he be ing caught in the wheel. THE GEORGIA EDITORS ABROAD. Alaliiinia t’oiil Order. * * llnocrON, Ala., July 4. -The Tennes see Coal, Iron «Xr Railroad company are w illing on a big order for export coal via Densaoola. The coal will bo .- hip ped from Blocton, and about ninety ears will be necessary to till the order. There are about thirty tons of coal to a ear making tho order call for about ll|iU0 tuns. Into tin* ihtnd'i of Itev'vrr. M’•’.’I’iiis. Tenn. inly '. c .yoso i hotel '.vent into the hands of ;■ reviver yesterday up..:i obligations amount in .• to about §180,000. The propert •, 1*. worth >''100,000. Thi; hotel was <Irani and Sherman’s ho; quarters during the war and was raided by Uorrost when ho raided .'.b niphi.. then held by . Washburn. Washburn escaped to the | river io his night clothes. - lloll. r llurttfl iiml r.illi Five Men. Nfi zzn;, I tally, .July 4. —While the tiu'petlo boat Aquila was undergoing trials yesterday her boiler exploded. Five men were killed mid tliirt< eii in jured. Tiie other six men aboard of : her escaped injury. The ve .sel was i badly damaged. 111(1 Not <’( t u ( -i,rum, ( oi.t’MiitGii-, Jul;, 'J'b,) annual j meeting of stock-hobiers of the Mobile ! and Girard railroad company, was to have been held in Idrar l yeste rday but only a few shares of *.toek were repre- bculed uud the muetiug was not held. They are V. land uud Dined In Quebec. Iluving u Koyul Outing. Qi !:iu:<\ July 4.—The members of the Georgia Dress association arrived here last night and were entertained at a dinner given by the Quebec Dress asso ciation in the Chateau Frontenuc. Lieutenant Colonel Fauchur de Saint Mauriee, '.he honorary president of tho Quebec Cress association welcomed the Americans with appropriate words, i lie pre Ident of the Georgia associa tion iV’ Ded, saying Hiat his party had cone to join hands with their Canadian confreres to educate the masses to ward higher aspirations and civiliza tion. '.t illtain J. llrynu in AtFintn, Atlanta, July 4. Ex-Congressman William J. Bryan made a free silver ! speech before the Atlanta Chautauqua assembly last night, lie had a great audience. Bryan hud an ovation. He stated that the silver sentiment is growing steadily every day and he an nounced his belief in a victory for it at the next national election. Fliinoti* loan Hul>*«rril>(>d. London, July 4.—The Central News says the loan of l.tKMi.OUO pounds to China, which was issued to enable Chi na to meet certain obligations for ar maments pending tiie completion of the arrangements for the indemnity loan, has been over-subscribed three or , four times. The /\mlcr*oii County Teacher*. Andkkson, S. (’., July 4. The Ander son County Teachers’ Institute is in session here this week; it is in charge i of Drofossors Albert and SutlifiV. of the Pennsylvania State Normal School. The session is well attended by the i teachers of the county, and they are having a profitable session. A Fnztlo Kuro FiumikIi. Ciiaui.khton, S. C., July I. — The steam yacht Duzzle put in here yester- . day for repairs. She hails from Bruns wick, Gii., and is supposed to he a Cu ban filibuster. After making some slight repairs to her machinery the Puzzle steamed out of the harbor and went Io sea. Abroad on llieyele*. GliiH'.Nsiioito, July 1.—Drs. E. W., H. L, and C. Alphonso Smith of this city, left Saturday for New York. They sail on tlie City of Romo for Glascow. Each gentleman carried a bicy cle. They will make a trip through Scotland, England. France. Italy and Switzer land They will be absent about three months. Filed and Killed n Ulrl. Rock ing if am, June "0. —Last week at Old Hundred, Richmond county, a ten- year old daughter of David Singletary, colored, was shot and instantly’ killed by George Trollinger, a colored man. The pistol was fired at Single tary by Trollinger, but the ball missed him and struck the girl. Will lie Ever Meet Her? CHAiti.oTTE, N. C., July -John Sims, who murdered his wife last Fri day, wishes to waive trial and be hanged next Friday. “To be near his wife.” The grand jury has returned a truebill against him. THE STATE IN BRIEF. Rcnntor tpiuy lint. Piiii.a!>!'.[.riiia, July 4. -Senator Quay Inst night received word that Bradford county would go for Governor Hastings and iiuiiicdiutcly upon receipt of the inforitHition he sent the following tel egram to Ex-Lieutenant Governor Da vies. of that county: "This is tlie most cold-blooded stab 1 have yet received in this mercenary attempt at political assassination.” I.ftvlH s nr rentier* lltni-cir. GlSKKNVII.Mi, S. July 4.—J. D. Lewis, who killed Henry Rutledge Saturday night came in and surren dered to the sheriIT' yesterday. Hi* sur rendered under advices of his attorney, and states that he concealed himself only from fear of harm from the rela tions of the deceased. ?mu Antonio Will I’ay Her Debt*. San Antonio, Tex., July 4.—The question of the issue of $>99,01)9 twen ty-year gold bonds to pay judgmenU held against, tho city, was voted upon ye .teniav and resulted in the carrying of i lie proposition by a vote of 1U to 1. Rebel Unntl Surrender*. Havana, July 4.—Tho rebel band that was commanded by Zoayns lias mu a ciid.Tc 1 to the Spanish command at Ucmcdios. Zeayas was not among iii •-c who surrendered and his fate in unknown. Florida Shipping Pear*. Bonikay, Fla., July 4.—The fruit growers have been busy during the past week shipping pears. The crop is finer this year than has ever been known before. Peaches are not so plentiful, but make up in quality. Caatlo tho Mln!*tor. Honolulu, Juno 27, per steamer Ala meda, via San Francisco, July 4.—Tho senate yesterday confirmed the appoint ment of William R. Castle as minister to Washington. I!l*hnp nf Texm«. Romk, July 4.—Rev. J. A. Forest lias been ofiicially appointed Roman Cath olic bishop of ban Antonio, Texan. Tho next Raleigh fair will bo held October 21 to 20 inclusive. Mr. S. L. Patterson, the new agri cultural commissioner, will from now on make Raleigh his home. The colored Teachers’association met in Raleigh last week. The have gone on au excursion to Fortress Monroe and Hampton, Va. • The governor has appointed Capt. C. M. Cook a commissioner to visit the battlefield of Gettysburg and designate the places occupied by his command. Mr. Richard Shoot and Miss Ida Bor row, he of Monroe, she of Matthews, left several days ago for parts unknown. It is supposed they were married and have gone to Mississippi. The stockholkers of the Monroe cot ton mills held a meeting Monday to de vise some plan to avoid the sale of the mills. They agreed to sell more stock at 50 cents on the dollar, so as to raise 840,000. At Asbnry Monday as the sonthboand Seaboard Air Line was passing, a !»• year-old son of Mr. T. A. Jones, of that place, wasplaying on the cross-ties and the rapidly moving train knocked him under the car and he was istantly killed. The enrollment at Wake Forest last year was: North Carolina 304, Virgin ia 0, Tennessee, 4, Squth Carolina S, Georgia 8, Maryland 1. Total 221. Four of the six honorary scholarships open to North Carolina students in Johns Hopkins university have been won by Wake Forest men.