Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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J. C. jKf'F'KIUKB, A1 tor ney-i U.-Iva'W', 310 South Milln St reot, - Ormnvu.le, 8. C. I’rftctlcrs in nil Uni courts, Individutil. Imnk hik) Dienuiiitllo references furnished •nywhere. Will win your suits or make no charge torjmifesslonul services. Ledger Readers Sholild Patronize Ledger Advertisers. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. Ill, NO. 21 GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1896. *1.00 A YEAR. TWO REMARKABLE LETTERS WHICH CLEVELAND IS SAID TO HAVE WRITTEN. The Chicago Convention Attracting Considerable Attention—Fitz . Lee Said to be in Very ‘ Hot Water. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Wasujxgtox, D. C., Juno 20.— Hints of u possible big political scan dal in the near future have been drop ped this week by leading silver men. No names are used and few particu lars given, but it is whispered around Washington that some of those who are Shouting the loudest for silver in public are plotting ih private to pre vent the nomination by the Chicago convention of a ticket upon which all of the silver voters would be willing to unite, and ft is further whispered that some sensational denouncements may follow the Chicago convention, if theso plotters succeed in getting a ticket put up that the populists and silver republicans will refuse to sup port. It did not seem possible two months ago that the Chicago con vention could attract the' attention it is now attracting. It will really decide whether the presidential cam paign shall be squarely fought ^e^ f-ween a gold ticket anfj a sjlvcf tjeket, or whether there shall l)e a triangular fight, with all.th 6 0(lv an t; (iges on the side of the gold ticket- Jt doesn’t seem to make the slightest difference to those who are fighting to prevent the convention adopting a free silver platform and nominat ing a silver ticket that nearly two thirds of the delegates to the conven tion have already declared them selves to be silver men. This isn’t coTnplimentary to anybody con cerned, but it is strictly true. President Cleveland is making a personal attempt to get tbo southern delegates to the national convention to abandon the idea of voting fora free coinage platform. Ho is send ing out largo numbers of two per sonal letters. One of them is ad dressed to southern men of promi nence whom he lias met, appealing to them to give their influehce to wards preventing the defeat of the administration by its own party con vention. This letter goes in strong on southern sentiment and gratitude, and recites what the writer has done for the South during his two terms, mentioning among other favors be stowed on the South, five Cabinet positions, two Associate Justices of tjie United States Supreme Court, Mid two Ambassadors. The other ‘ptter iy being ?ent to business men n New York and other eastern pities who have intimate financial relations ^ith the South. In ft these eastern pfty capitalists are urged to notify their southern patrons that if th<y youthern delegates to Chicago persfst Jn voting for the free coinage of silver they need not ask for fother ffnan. ciul aid in their business enterprises from eastern capitalists, and that when their outstanding obligations gre due no father, extension of time will be given them, but they will be required to settie or suffer the conse quences. ft remains to be seen what Will be tbo effect of these two re markable letters. The silver men are not allowing their opponents to do all the fight ing. They are going to have their representative men meet in Chicogo next week, a week ahead of the con vention, for the express purpose of making an ir'on clad programme for the convention which cannot possibly be upset. The anti-silver leaders #re also going to Chicago next week-, #n4 th.o ante-conveption contest promises tP he quite as interesting as that which wjjl opeur in the conven tion itself, and may FPSlfy acttle in advance jubl what the convention will do. Everybody in Washington, republicans, democrats and populists "alike, are engaged in discussing the possibilities and probabilities of the convention, and there is the widest possible difference of opinions as to What the outcomo will be. That /j/ectajlary Teller will not be the nom inee seems tp bp one of the certain- lies. . A new silver campaign b.pttpn has made its appearance, ft is repp.- duction In metal .of the ordinary field daisy, with bixtoen' numbered white petals and a figure on the yel low center. This button originated in Washington and the designer has applied for u patent. It has been endorsed and adopted by the Ameri can Bimetallic League. Those who said before Congress adjourned that President Cleveland had a war scare up bis sleeve which ho would produce whenever he thought it expedient to do so are now Inure than over convinced that they were right. The premature publica tion of the nature of the reporp Uen. Fitz Lee, our Consul (general to Cuba, has made to the President up on the condition of affairs in Cuba is what convinced them. It is argued that this report will furnish a basis for the President to act upon, if he be so disposed, and that if he takes any action favorable to the Cubans, Spain will be compelled by public opinion which is already much in fluenced against us, to declare war against the United States. Mean while Gen. Fitz Lee is in diplomatic hot water. He wrote a letter con taining very decided opinions to a relative who made the mistake of showing it to newspaper man. Con sequently the Spanish minister wants his official scalp, and according to diplomatic ethics he is entitled .to it, but whether he will get it is alto gether another thing. GREENVILLE GLEANINGS. An Interesting Sermon from Rev. C. S. Gardner. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gbkenvillk, S. C., June 29.—The Kev. C. S. Gardner, pastor of the first Baptist church here, preached a very strong sermon last night on the cheapness of human life. The sub ject no d >ubt was suggested by the reqent murder of young Gus Tanner by Peter Rowley, lie started out by saying thut he did not mean to try to prejudice public sentiment for or against any one, but wanted to give some statistical facts in regard to the crime of murder in our city. He first read an article by Mr. White, of New York City, giving the number of murders in 1889, which was about Go to every million people then in TS95 when the murder rate had in- preased to 1 to every milljqn. Ife t^en caiqe closer home and gavp tfie murder rqtc of Greenville pqqnty, there being G.V in the last thppe and a half years, with one exe^ cation, while the crime is increasing at a tremendous rate. The punish ment for tlie crime was decreasing; in fact, was almost a thing of the past, “The man who may reasonably ex pect the greatest number of days, the longest and securest life, was’the one who had killed his man. “Once It was the custom for a murderer to run from the law and officers. Now things have changed, and he runs to thorn for protection and gets It. The safest place for a murderer Is lu the court house. “We, of the beautiful city of Green ville, a city of churches and schools, and all the institutions erected for the advancement of the Christian character, are living in the worst community on tile face of God’s earth.” These and many other assertions just like them were made and a large majority of them proven. He mentioned as remedies, a change in our jury system. “In a great many cases those jurors who are not debarred by the law from serving on a case are totally unfit to try a case.” Then ho paid his res pects to the judges, lawyers apff sheriffs, which fie termed court m*" chinery, which should be put In mot tion to mete out justice, but which, in most cases, was put going to save thp prisoner's life. Tfien the law in regard to pistols was discussed; then the blind tiger business cume in for a share of cen sure, and oven our noble leaders— “V/ho can wonder,” Ivo said, “that our young men arc going to ruin, when such an example as our state campaign is spread before them every day—-swearing and cursing each other, and probably they, too have the pistol in their hip pocket and on any provocation would use it.” (May the Lord send It.) He says no wonder wo have lynch law. That what the country needs is a ‘‘law and order league,” so that when justice can’t be,had from the courts, they should rise up and «eo thut justice was meted out. While the talk was pretty plain and looks pretty bad for Greenville, his large congregation could not but agree with everything he said, as ho substantiated nearly every assertion with figures. I am sorry I could not get the whole sermon, but I have to writpTrom what I remember. 'Tt was certainly an able and courageous ef fort in behalf of law and order, and was listened to with much interest by a very large Greenville audience. The writer certainly admires the courage manifested by Mr. Gardner ingthis manner of addressing the peo ple of Greenville. Sun. — *•»» ■ — Last summer one of our grand children jwas sick with a severe bowel tjroufile, Our doctor’s remedies had failed, then we tried Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which gave speedy relief. We regard it as the begi, medicine ever put on the market for bowel complaint.— Mrs. K. G. Gregory, liredorlckstown, Mo. This certainly is the best medi- cine.ever put on the market for dys entery, summer complaint, colic and cholera infantum in children. It never fails to give prompt relief when used in reasonable time and the plain printed directions are followed. Many mothers have expressed their sincere f ratitudo for the cures it has effected, or gale by puf’ru Drug Co. * THE "KERNEL” AT THE HUB, HE PASSES THROUGH WASH INGTON. The Beauties of Lovely Hollywood— Showing Courtesies as-Well as Receiving Them—A Big Gathering. Boston, Mass., June 29.—Monroe Park, where the Jefferson Davis mon ument is to be erected, is one of the prettiest places In Richmond. I attended the first Presbyterian church on Sunday the 21st and heard Dr. Keer preach. I also attended Sunday school there and enjoyed the proceedings very much. Mr. Whitt- att, of the firm of Whittatt & Shep- person, is the superintendent and he is a good one, too. It was a grand sight to see two hundred little chil dren and about half that many grown people in one school working for the Master. At the tup of the bell that grand army rose and sung: “I will sing of my Redeemer, etc.” It was truly inspiring to hear them. I was invited to a seat in the Bible class. The lecture, by Mr. West, the teacher, was a good one, so were all the others. In company with Mr. James Whitt att and his little son, >(aster Mc^ Lane, I took a stroll through Holly wood pemetary where the dust of about 14,QQQ Con federate soldiers aud that Of our country’s greatest men sleep. The soldier’s section is beauti fully arrayed, an<I but for the reoords kept by the sexton beiug partly des troyed or lost in the evacuation of Whilden, Miss Durant, Capt. and Mrs. Hyde, Rev. and Mrs. T. II. Law, Col. and Mrs. R. L. Coleman, Miss Agnes Coleman, J. C. Scott, Rev. W. B. Duncan and J. L. Strain. Rev. J. W. Shell was chosen mem ber of the Executive committee of South Carolina and F. F. Whilden vice president. Since reaching Boston I have con cluded to give the work of the Sun day School Convention proper to the Sunday School Trumpet and reserve the other news for The Ledger readers. Boston is the leading city of the nation beyond a doubt. I never met better people in my life. I have met many ex-soldiers of the Federal army who like to talk war as well as I do. They say that the hot headed men on both sides who have been keeping up all this animosity since the war are those who did no fighting. I brought several bullets picked up on the battlefield and have given them to the people of Boston, Ohio and other states. I also gave a young lady in Boston a minnie ball taken from a tree at Fair Oaks where her father was wounded May 31, 18G2. The Northern people treasure these trophies as highly as we do—in fact I believe more. Most of the historic places in and about this city I have visited or expect to visit before I leave hero. I find no idlers in this country and nodrunk people—haven’t seen a man drunk since I left South Carolina. I scented Hquor on one fellow today, hut he was not drunk. The Tremont Temple has been crowded to its utmost capacity at every session during the convention, and the speakers aro applauded when a goad point is scored. Kach com mittee is full of^Asiness and every thing is condu^^^fci the most sys tematic manner^^^^^ My landlord took me << ^l*w‘iding | To One and All ^ 1 ^ YOU are respectfully invited to come = p to Gaffney on Saturday, July 4th, to : ^ take part in the festivities of the occa- ^ -sion. A splendid program of amuse- ^ ments is being arranged and everything e E will be done to make the day one of : mirth and merrimnt. Richmond, any grave there could fie pointed out with absolute correct ness. Consequently, hundreds of tfie graves aro marked “unknown.” I went tq the cool spring which gushes from tfie hillside east of the cemotary an<J got a refreshing drink. The ceraetary is one continuous grassy plot with stones at the end of the lines of soldiers’ graves giving the number of graves in each square. The keeper has a register which points out the section in which any particular grave is located. There aro several costly monuments on the soldiers’ grounds. Several large mon uments or blocks granite dot the grounds with the single inscription, “To the unknown dead” of Gettys burg, Seven Tines, Cold Harbor, etc. These blocks of granite aro placed on the spots where the dead of these different battles lie. I am told that in this cometary grows a tree or trees from every State in the Confederate States. through the city and pointed out the most prominent places. Most of the horses here will weigh ‘>,000 to 2,500 pounds, and they are as tractable as house cats. I have had a number of pressing invitations to visit the people and especially the old soldiers in their homes. While in Boston I visited the large publishing house of W. A. Wilder Co. where I received all the courte sies and attention I could have re ceived or expected to receive else where. Boston is a city of about half a million inhabitants. The convention will close its work tonight and I will start for Richmond tomorrow at noon. After I get home I will try and give a full report of the convention proceedings. I expect my notes of the Reunion of the U. C. V. to make up my next letter. j. l. s. At 7 :20 o’clock Monday morning, the 22d Inst., I started for Boston. The ride was devoid of interest to our readers and I need not say anything about it. At Washington, I). C., I went out and took a look at the Capitol, Treas ury building and Washington Monu ment. 1 lay over in Washington from 11:00 a. m. until U :15 p. m., in order to get to look a'round the city and only lost half an hour getting to my fiestination—Boston. I have done the most of rpy writing on the train, but I can’t sec that it is any worse than usual. I hope that the editor will not curse me too hard for illegibility. He usually reads my script a little easier than I cun my self. While sitting in the waiting room at.Washington, a young South Caro linian came along and, noticeing my badge, told me he was a Sjouth Caro linian, too. His name was Spaniard. He is a relative of Congressman El liott. After running all night I reached Boston at 7:15 on the morning of June 23d. The International Sunday School Convention is the largest body of Christian workers that has ever met on this continent, and a full report of its work might interest your read ers. This part of the work I will try and give by detail. The South Car olina delegation are here. They are: C. H. Carlisle, Rev. J. W. Shell. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ravonel, Mrs. M. F. Gowdeyville Gossip. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Gowdkvvim.k, June 29.—Crops are looking fine for this time of the year. The people have laid by all of their old corn and are beginning to lay by their bottom corn. A good many fanners have old corn to sell, but they ask such a high price for it that the people won’t buy it, and so they will have to keep it and let the rats eat it. How selfish some people arp to thfc poor. Foster and Mabrey have been thresh ing in this neighborhood, but have gone up towards your city. We had a wedding a few days ago. The contracting parties were M. J. Moorehead, one of our most enter prising young men, and Miss Alice Brown, one of our sweetest girls. We wish them a long, happy and prosperous life. * The masonic picnic at Gowdey-r ville last Wednesday was quite a success, anff was enjoyed by all, Some of Gaffney’s sweetest young ladies and best looking young men were there. The Ledger is the best paper in the state. Little Ike. ‘.‘One of ray sick headaches,” you will hear people frequently say, as if the cornplaint was hopelessly incur able. Aia matter of fact, Ayer’s Pills not only relieve sick headache but effectually remove the cause of this distressing complaint, and so bring about a permanent cure. A CURE FOR HOLLERHORN. FLAW DISCOVERS A NEW KIND OF FOOL And Learns from Him a New Cure for Hollerhorn—Little Mack Thom son Gone to Richmond and Washington. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Draytonville, June 29.—Feller readers an lady friends, you have all beam tell of fools, I reckon—big fools, ole fools, startnateral fools, blame fools, an so on—but I’ve dls- kivered another kind of a fool— a sensible fool. I run on him at Trough Shoals t’other day as I was goin’ through. He approached me an said, “This is Mr. Flaw Picker aint it?” “That’s what they call me in the Coalin’ Groun’ when I’m at home,” I said. “Well, Flaw, I’ve got a shore, neverfailin’ remedy fer the holler horn an I want you to put hit in The Ledger so’s my naher friends can profit by it,” he said. “Asshoredly. stranger, we want all the news wo can rake an scrape that will he of interest to our subscribers. Tell me your remedy an I will shore put it in the homes of most all the good, wide-awake people in our radius,” I said. His face bore an honest, candid expression, an, there was no jokin’ about it with him, he was in earnest an ment it fer the benefit of those who would profit by it. He says, says he: “You put it in The Ledger that the best remedy on earth fer the hollerhorn is to saw the horns off, then you see,” ho went on, “she never will be bothered with it agin. It’s jist like pullin’ a holler tooth fer the tooth ache.” I set there in the buggy and laugh ed till I cried, not at his doggone fool remedy so much as his candid ness and the manner in whitch he spoke it. I jist put fiim down as a sensible fool, an I think you will agree with me along that line. Mr. Mack Thomson, better known as Little Muck, has gone to Rich mond and is aimin’, he says, to “take a ship from there to Washington.” I “put my brogans under his table,” as 8Iim Sum would have it, last Sun day at dinner time, an accompanied him to Gaffney where ho was to start from. Well sir, he hated to leave home so bad till I actially got sorry fer him. When he started he would go a piece an stop an look back, an go a piece an stop an look hack, as it to say, “Betty, ef I never come bilfck do you reckon you will miss me mutch?” but the last time ho stopped an looked back he give a groan, and I think he said, or rather thought, “farewell loved ones, home an kindred, I’m goin’ to risk it,” an we went on our journey. Next mornin’ I saw him in the coach an hid him God’s speed. He is a good feller and will always be remem bered by Flaw Picker. Crossings from Cross Roads. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Cross Roads, June 30.—Plenty of rain and hot sunshine certainly makes cotton and corn grow, and that is what we are having now. The weather seems almost too hot for people to work. Most of the farmers of this community are done laying by. Rev. T. J. Campbell preached at Midway Sunday morning. Rev. W. T. Thompson, of Gaffney, preached at Fairview Sunday evening. We are always glad to have Mr. Thompson In our midst. Mrs. R. Ann Waters has returned from visiting her sick daughter at Lancaster, and reports a pleasant trip. She said crops # were very sorry, especially corn. William ancl Miles Geddes, of Sun shiny, N. 0., are visiting friends in the Centerview section this week. The summer term of school at Fair- view will open next Monday with Richmond Stacy principal. Every child within reach should start when school begins. A farmer’s children only have a few months in the year to go to school and they should make good use of their time. It’s time for “8” to go to plowing and that makes his letter short this week. s. It Cured Them All. Mr. Henry Shira, Girard, Ala., says: “Two years ago I had » se vere case of Grippe and cojild not re cover from its effects. About a year ago I tried King's Royal Germetuer and was soon well. It also cured me of bowel trouble, which I had for four years, and I find it to be a quick cure for headache. It cured my wife of Grippe also, and she says it is the best thing she can get for Asthma and Vertigo. I heartily repommend it as a good family medicine.” New package, large bottle, 108 doses, fl. Foy sale by \V. B. DuPre. PACOLET PARAGRAPHS. Cupid’s Premiscuous Scooting of Love Arrows. (Correspondence of The Ledger.) Pacolet, June 29.—Cupid has been shooting his arrows promiscu ously. •Recently a young man of our town took to himself a wife. The next morning he arose donned his clothes and without the formal ity of taking leave of his bride of one day departed for parts unknown. His sorrowing bride sought him from house to house with many bitted tears, mourning because she found him not. In about a week Tommy returned but if ever he gave any ex planation of his whereabouts it has never reached the ears of your scribe. Last Saturday a young man, for merly of this place but now of Gaff ney, came here and tried to paint the town a bright crimson by hard driving through our streets. Part of the time he had four men in the buggy- which several times overset and all hands spilled in the ditch with the buggy uppermost. Towards night it was seen that the horse could not hold out much longer. It was carried to the stable of our place at 8 p. m., and asked to be rubbed good. A warrant was procured for his arrest by some one but John had left for parts unknown leaving a pair of old pants in the buggy which is about all Mr. Spencer will get for the hire of his horse and buggy, but we hope he will be considerate enough to divide with the editors that have recently been giving Bratten so much free advertising. Last Sunday an old and confirmed but infirm bachelor of 24 went plum hunting with agirl of 14 and not.well grown at that. The result of the plum hunt was that they turned up at the Squire’s and were married. The irate father pursued but was too late. Maj. Hoy Jesse Bullington and others left here yesterday to attend the veterans reunion at Richmond. ^ Many of our people expect to l>e with you on “de fourth.” Homo. —— -• Blacksburg Brevities. (Oorreopondenco of The Ledger.) Bi.acksdi ro, S. C.. June 30.— About fifty people went to Yorkville Monday to be present at the trial of M. R. Reese and Dan Lucky for the murder of Mr. Williams, of Georgia. The case however did not come up for trial, as solicitor Henry had im portant witnesses that could not be present. Quite a crowd left for Richmond, Va., to be present at the Confeder ate reunion. Most of them expect to return the latter part of this week, while some expect to iake a trip to New York via Washington, Baltimore and Philadephia. Miss Ida Wood, of Union, is visit ing Miss Bertie Guyton of this city. Sam Deal returned home Mondnj? afternoon after a weeks visit with friends in Yorkville. Lionel Black has returned home from the South Carolina College in Columbia. Cadet Agustus Deal is expected home from Sumter Wednesday where he has been on a summer encamp ment with the corps of cadet of the South Carolina Military Academy of Charleston for the past two weeks* Mr. Deal will be accompanied by hi& classmate Roy Terrell, of Dallas* Tex., who will spend some time with him. Miss Clara Gillon, of Concord, N\. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wine- croft. Miss Florence Dye returned home from the Winthrop Normal and In dustrial college, of Rock Hill, last week. Prof. Gillion, superintendent of (ho Blacksburg Graded School, spent several days in the city last week. Ed Duff left Tuesday to spend a few days with relatives in Gaffney. s. m. i>. A Visit to Gaffney. Brother D. A. Swindler, of Clinton, Laurens county, S. C., has gone back from the Semipary. While on a visit to Gaffney to see his firother, he has been engaged in preaching at thn Chapel in.the eastern part of the city. Brother Swindler is a native of our state, a self made man, a consecrated Christian and speaks the word of God with power. Brother Swindler has made a fine impression upon all those who have heard him as a preacher. We bid him God’s speed in the Mas ter’s work In winning souls to Christ. For the appreciation of his presence with us the little church raised a nice purse for his services. Gibson-Brown. Stead Gibson and Miss Lula Brown, of Pacolet, were married last Sunday by Esq. Hamlet Murpb. Tfiis was a Gretna Green affair but all*the same these young people have the best wishes of The Ledger. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cores colds, croup and whooping cough. It is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by DuPre Drug Co.