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M-m - Aisskt&tiUid* II li" ■ v. U . i/Ai /HE LARGEST CIRCULATION of Any Newspaper in the Fifth Congressional District, of 8. C. EVERY ONE PAID IN ADVANCE The Ledger. SEMI-WEEKLY—PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FBIDAY The National Bank of Baffnop S. C. State, County and City Depository. Everything of a banking nature eu* trusted to our care receives our very best attention. We would be glad to have your business. Bank Closes Every Day at 3 P. M. Except Saturday, 5 P. M. ■— — A Newspaper In All that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Beet Interests of the People of Cherokee County. ESTABLISHED FEB. 16, 1894. GAFFNEY, 8. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1905. $1.00 A YEAR. mUOHOUT THE PALMETTO STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST OF PASSING EVENTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. MISS JANE NOTT DEAD. Happenings All Over the State Taken from Our Exchanges and Tersely Told to Ledger Readers. Cornelia Reeves, the negro woman who attacked Jailer Sligh in Columbia Wednesday morning and escaped, has not yet been found. She is thought to be in hiding in that city, and it is expected that she* will be apprehen ded in a day or two. Judge D. A. Townsend, of Union, was Thursday proposed by “Pro- A Good and Pious Woman Has Gone to Her Reward. Miss Jane Nott died at her home in this city on Thursday night of last week, after a lingering illness, and was buried Friday in Oakland ceme tery. Miss Nott was really one of the landmarks of this community, having been bom and reared at Limestone, where her entire life was spent, until about four years ago, when she moved up to Gaffney. She was about seven ty-three years of age, and was never married, having devoted the last years of her life to the care of her sister’s children who were left orphans at an early age. She was a good woman, quiet and unassuming, kind and gentle in her demeanor toward all with whom she came in contact, living out her long life in the seclusion of her home and attending closely to her household duties and estates. About six months ago Miss Nott suf- A NEWSY LETTEH FROM WIIKMSVILLE. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF LOWER CHEROKEE. gress ” a local newspaper federal | fored a stroke of paralysis, and after judici.il circuit in this State Judge ! that time she was confined to her bed. Townsend has for the past 1- years j week ago she became still more been ci’-cut judge, and has presided at many important trials. feeble and continually grew worse un til the end came, Thursday night, T , _ _ , , wh«n she calmly and peacefully sank John Henderson, the negro who cut | to rest in the long sleep which knows his wife to death with a razor in Sumter several weeks ago, has been captured at Elliotts by policemen of Sumter. A reward of $100 had been offered by the governor and $15 by the city for his capture. He claims to have been drunk when he committed the crime. Deputy Sheriff Walker Gar roll, of Chester, returned two days ago from 1 last. Harri’nan, Tenn.. bringing with him Ike Hemphill, colored, wanted at Chester for trial for the murder of j Jim Moore, colored, near Blackstock, in November las* Hemphill made a bungling job of eying to change his name, assuming, unintentionally of course, the name of some one who was a patron of the Hqrriman pos- oiflee. no awaking. She was loved and ad mired by all who knew her, and she will be sadly missed by her neighbors and the older ones who had known her so long. She possessed considerable property around Limestone, and at one time was well to do. The deceased leaves one brother. Dr. T. E. Nott, of Spartanburg, who was with her when she breathed her Mr. J. B. Cleveland, of Spartanburg, has let the contract to Mr. W. T. Mc- Comick, of Charlotte, for the building .pf a supplemental water supply to the "present plant of that city. The new supply will be secured from Shoaly cre#K. five and a half miles west of that city, and the pipe line is being lai£. In addition to the pipe exten sion, a filtering plant of one and a half jjaillion gallons capacity daily will be msftalled at the pumping station of th&Tfresent plant. The pipe line to Shciwy creek crosses Lawson’s Fork four miles from Spartanburg, and seven feet below the level of the present water supply. Gov. Heyward is in receipt, of a let ter from ex-Senator A. H. Dean, of Greenville, in which is made an ur gent appeal for executive clemency in the case of Alexander Bowers, who was convicted . of manslaughter and sentenced to three years’ servitude. Bowers is said to have labored under great, provocation, having killed a man who had insulted his wife. Mr. Dean writes earnestly in regard to the matter, saying that Bowers has already served two years of his term and has made a trustworthy man on the county ohaingang, and that the judge, solicitor and some of the jurors have recommended a commutation of sentence. The house occupied by Mr. Sam T Reid, and belonging to the Clifton Manufacturing Company at Clifton, was burned Thursday night about nine o’clock. The fire was first dis covered by Dr. Hamilton, one of Mr. ReLd’^ neighbors, who warned Mr. ^TTcid of his danger. Within a few' minutes after the alarm was given plenty of help had gathered, and Mr. Reid’s furniture down stairs was re moved to a place of safety while all his furniture, bedding, etc., up stairs was lost, together was Miss Helen Littlejohn’s. The fire when discover ed was burning on the roof by the chimney and soon gained such head way as to make it impossible to save anything from above. Arthur Leister was convicted of manslaughter at Spartanburg and sentenced to three years at hard la bor in the penitentiary or on the coun ty chaingang. At the convening of court there Thursady morning the trial was resumed and Mr. Stanyarn Wilson completed his argument for the defense. It was a strong, earnest plea for the liberty of his client. So licitor Sease closed for the prosecu tion in his usual vigorous style. The jury retired on the case at noon Thursday and about tw r o hours later returned its verdict. The next case for trial was that of Fletcher Dover, charged with criminal assault on a negro girl under 14 years of age named Lily Wilkerson. He was con victed and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Broadus Bradley, aged 14 years, died at the home of his father, Mr. Lee Bradley, near Ardelle, Friday af ternoon from the effects of injuries he received Wednesday hy a tree fall- in on him. Broadus Bradley and his sixteen-year-old brother were cutting down some tall pine trees, each chop ping at a different tree. When the trees, which stood close together be gan to fall, their branches entwined and they did not fall immediately to the ground. The two boys stepped out of the way; but Broadus neglected to walk off far enough. One of the trees fell directly on the spot where he was standing and he was struck with considerable force across the ab domen. The other tree fell in an op posite direction. Death of Mrs. Green. Mrs. S. Blanche Green, wife of Mr. Jonnas Green, died at her home at Boiling Springs, N. C., Thursday af ternoon after a two weeks’ illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Green was about thirty-two years of age, and she leaves a hus band and two children, a boy and a girl, to mourn her demise. She was a daughter of Mr. D. J. Hamrick, and a sister of Mrs. John Cash and Dr. John Hamrick, all of this city. The deceased was a member of the Baptist church at Boiling Springs, having joined at the early age of twelve, and she remained true to her faith till the end—expressing herself as being satisfied as to her happiness in the life beyond the grave. The remains were interred in the cemetery near her home on Friday, funeral services being conducted by Rev. G. P. Hamrick, of this city, in the presence of a large gathering of rel atives and friends. Besides those of the family men tioned above, Mrs. Green left behind her two other sisters, Mrs. J. C. Davis and Miss Maud Hamrick, and another brother, Mr. Clarence Hamrick, of Spencer, N. C. The Ledger joins a host of friends in extending sympathy to the be reaved ones. Personal Paragraphs Concerning Pop ular People and Short Items of General Interest Wlikinsville, Feb. 21 —Our friend and neighbor, Mr. Jefferson Black- well, while returning from market some time ago was asked by a friend what cotton was bringing, he said “strvation.” Night before last—after a pretty sunshiny day—the clouds began to roll up and snow, sleet and rain be gan to fall alternately or all together at times and the weather fell back in ; to the lap of veritable winter again. Miss Ethel SJrain, who recently re turned from a trip to Chester and Fairfield counties, brought with her a veritable orange grown by Mrs Rev. John A. White, of Blackstock. It was smaller than the Florida orange but it has the same flavor. Mr Will Smarr’s family are great ly afflicted. Last Sabbath day nine of his family were in bed with either measles or pneumonia and he one of that number. Some of them are bad off, too. Otto, the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, of Hickory Grove, had his knee severely scalded on last Satur day by a kettle of boiling water. Mrs. Mary E. Hill, who has been visiting in York and Chester counties for nearly two months, has returned. She will visit Clifton before she re turns to her home in Alabama. Miss Louise Fowler, of Kelton, is now visiting the families of her broth ers, William G. and John H. Fowler, of this place. She has been right sick. Willie Kirby, who cut his foot a week ago of which mention has been made, we are glad to say is getting along very well. Mr. Man Parris is running Thom son’s mill and is getting a very large patronage. A great many people (ourself in cluded! look upon the feat of stopping blood by repeating some incoherent ceremony, as dow-nright superstition, but some say it isn’t. Miss Jessie Strain is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. H. B. Mc Daniel, of Hickory Grove, who has measles. Jolly Ben McCulloch, of the fork section, spent a night with us last week. Owing to the bad weather and roads just things to cause their children to hate rather than love and obey their teachers. A great many people—es pecially some—mothers have done this kind of work and ruined their children’s educational prospects by counselling them that they were be ing illy treated—calling the teacher hard names—such as a tom cat, an old riper or whatever would disgust their children. Such people ought not to have the opportunity to do the harm they can so easily accomplish. Satan doesn’t lose any sleep over a man who has learned to throw a nick- le in the contribution box so as to make it sound like it was a quarter of a dollar and then brag on his charity. J. L. S. Second Faculty Recital. This recital will be given by the music department of Limestone Col lege in the college auditorium, on March 10th (Friday) at 8:15 p. m., and all four teachers in the depart ment will take part. A fine and inter esting program will be given, and it is hoped the largest audience of the season will attend. The program will he given in next weeks issue. The dummy will leave down town at 7: JO p. m. CURES CATARRHAL DEAFNESS One Week’s Use of Hyomei Did More Than Six Months Treatment by Specialists. In the treatment of deafness which is often a result of catarrh Hyomei acts almost immediately upon the in flamed membrane and the hearing begins to return at once. A few days treatment will bring relief, and in three or four weeks, according to the severity of the case, a cure will be accomplished. Miss Meeks, of Mattewan. N. Y., says: “Hyomei is truly wonderful. I have used it but a short time and see a great change in my condition. My hearing is improving rapidly, and i had no idea I would improve so rapidly in so short a time. My breath which was so offensive to myself a id others, has lost its bad odor entirely l have spent a great deal of money with catarrh specialists ahd can truly say that six months of their treat ment is not equal to one month of Hyomei.” The Gaffney Drug Co. are selling Hyomei upon the unsual plan of agreeing to return the money if the medicine does not cure. A complete outfit costs only $1.00 and consists of an inhaler that ci n be carried in the vest pocket, a medicine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. The inhaler will last a lifetime and there is enough Hyomei for several week’s treatment. Additional bottles of Hy- oraei can be procured for 50 cents. Compare this small expense with the fees charged by specialists and then remember if Hyomei does not cure The Gaffney Drug Co. will return your money. Wilkinsville, Feb. 24.—The weath er has cleared off and yesterday and today are spring-like, composatively speaking. about their work and to go at ot. Wednesday being a legal holiday we had no mail and our letter to The Ledger dind’t get off. Dr. Cornwell, of Chester, a veteri nary surgeon, came up Wednesday to examine a mule of Mr. D. N. Fowler’s that is suffering with what is called “rotten hoof." He made an examina tion of its foot and prescribed a line of treatment. As was previously announced Miss Bonnie McCluney’s scholars read es says on the life, character and works of George Washington, last Wednes day, 22nd inst. We don’t wish to provoke a con troversy with our brother correspon dent, “Pete," on the subject of com pulsory education. It’s calculated to do no good and perhaps might do some harm in the future consideration of this subject by those who are to work out the problem. “Pete’s" views and suggestions are orthodox in ver biage. But when we consider the thanks for a lot of garden seeds sent from the United States Department of Agriculture. We take the liberty to call the at tention of the authorities of York and Cherokee counties to the need of a new flat at Howell’s ferry, as the present one is getting rather unsafe. Comrades F. A. Goforth, private Co. G. 2nd N. C. regiment, and Wm. Jef feries, private Co. D. 7 th S. C. cavalry, have paid their dues and added their names to Camp Jefferies U. C. Veter ans. By a typographical error in the re port of the cotton growers conven tion printed in the News and Courier, of Charleston, Mr. F. A. Goforth’s name is S. A. Gothro, also Mr. Lip scomb’s name is spelled Livingston. J. L. S. THROUGHOUT THE TARHEEL STATE RECENT EVENTS OF NOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA. CORINTH CHRONICLES. Compulsory Education—Personal and Local. Corinth, Feb. 24.—We feel it our duty to respond to the article that ap peared in this paper a few days ago. briefly stated annd composed by our energetic young friend, “Pete.” In this article he calls the attention of all thinking citizens to a vital defect in our legal machinery relative to the compulsory school law. Now. we have no fight to make against Pete’s decision, but we wish to call his attention to our views on the subject. • We recognize the fact that a man should not be made do anything, but when it comes to the matter of mak ing a child do some things, it is na ture. We presume our friend did not give this question the thought that he should before writing the article that he has written. Now it must be remembered that we have men here among us who evidently need a guar- dian. This being true—and who will laws of this State in regard to the; deny its truth?—is it possible that cruel treatment of children by par ents, guardians, etc., we can see no impropriety in our law makers having amended Sec. 1"fl Revised Statutes so, as after the word shelter on second line to have inserted the Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors In the Old North Stats Culled Expressly for Ledger Readers The justified bonds, in the sum of $10,000 cash, of the cashier and teller of the closed Bank of Fayetteville have been tendered in court, accepted and the cases go over to the May term of the Superior Court. R. T. Gray, of Raleigh, has been appointed temporary receiver for the bank. Thursday a survey for the exten sion southward of the Raleigh & Cape Fear Railway began. Its pres ent terminus is Lillington. President Mills, of that road, for a year thought of buildfng to Newbern, but it is now believed the extension will be to Fayetteville. The North Carolina legislature last week took up as special order the bill to regulate railway passenger fares, making first-class three cents and second-cla°s two and a half cents, except as to branch lines less than 75 miles in length. An amendment was offered requiring the issue of thousand-mile tickets for $22.50, inter changeable on all roads. News w f as received in Goldsboro Thursday morning over the telephone to the effect that a white man by the name of Jeff Grice was found dead late Wednesday afternoon in Juniper swamp, about five miles from Fre mont. Grice it seems, was under the influence of liquor and had attempted to cross a small stream and fell off the footlong and was drowaed. Grice was about 40 years old and leaves a wifo and five children. Manilus Gaither, an 18-year-old ne- dians who are compelled to send their children to school could, and perhaps would, (if they were so disposed), create a great deal of trouble for the teacher and discord in the school by encouraging them to be rebellious otnd stubborn. They would probably say things in the presence of their children calculated to create in them a disregard for their teacher and hatred for their studies, thus destroy ing the teacher’s influence for good. Nothing better could be expected of not a great, many farmers from this i a man or woman who has to be this “non educated class" shall never i be made to realiz.e their great individ ual responsibility in the matter of not sending children to scliool? In searching for a remedy for more and better education, one is confronted words “and education.” This would ; necessarily by a difficult proposition, j have met all the statutory require- ; Justice cannot be neglected, and yet ments of and beyond ly within the constitutional limits as j crue ^ English barbarity. about the same age, by the name of the other inhibitions set forth. The # lathers have had grand opportuni- g(> c ]gg_ The affair occurred in north only logical conclusion we have been ties to send theii children to schools, Iredell and was accidental. Eccles able to reach is, that parents or guar- they are putting it just a short 1 wag ladling a gun, when in some while. 1 hey have never been show-1 manner was discharged, and 38 No. ed the straight way into the .ight g e ff ec t j n Gaither’s shoul- Doubtless if they were forced to send der and head. There is some chance V. . 1 i- ~ 1 ■ _ for his recovery. V-» l* I I. 4 , till A CJ 11^” “compulsory education." j justice, as interpreted by our present gro. was shot and seriously wounded doubt have been as clear-! laws, prescribes methods almost as p r iday afternoon by a companion of fin nrinoHti.Hnnoi cruel as the old Enerltsh harharitv ... - - section attended the cotton growers meeting at Gaffney last Saturday. But, they, (or a majority of them at least) will be found in line at planting time. Reduce the acreage is the "Shibboleth” of the cotton raisers fn this section. That’s right. Stick to it gentlemen. Raise your own hog and hominy and success is sure to follow. It’s a well ki own principle of philosophy that cause and effect are inseparably connected. “forced” to send their children to school. We never expect to see the day when everybody will see this great matter in the same light. It’s only by kindness and consideration we can effect to improve this situation of affairs, and even these sometimes fail to accomplish what they might. The home must be’ in full accord with the school before we can expect the right kind of results. It’s contrary to the natural order of February is generally considered things for the teacher to overcome the worst month ih the year. Not “parental influence.” For a child to merely because it deprives women >f hear nothing in its home but a harsh —On March 6, 7 and 8 Mr. Jas O. Welch, representing the celebrated Merchant Tailoring house of M. Moses & Son, will display their beautiful lines of Spring and Summer Woolens at W. C. Carpenter’s store. —Ladles Coat Suits at greatly re duced prices, at J. I. Sarratt’s. —Rubbers for everybody at dose prices, at J. I. Barrett's. the privilege of talking as much as they want, but farmers can do so lit tle outdoor work. Mr. John McDaniel, of Piedmont Springs, passed here today on his re turn from a trip into Union county. Broad river is ten feet high at How- oil’s ferry this a. m. and he went by the iron bridge. Last Friday night Mr. V. C. Comer and his string band gave us some good music. When “V. C.” sits his hat on the back of his head and lead.- off the music- conies out of his violin like rats from a burning barn. We hope the Cherokee camps of U. C. Veterans and sons of veterans will attend the Louisville reunion in June. Rev. W. H. White will preach at Salem the first Sabath in March at 11 o’clock a. m. There are some places in the pub lie road between here and Wilkins ville that need to be. macadamized. Only at such a time as this can people generally appreciate the value ot good roads as they should. Mr. John F. Estes has been making tar. He has distemper among his mules and he uses tar as a remedy. One of the joint stock company dogs died a few days ago. Perhaps it caught its death in or about some body’s hen nest. A perplexing but reasonable ques tion is raised among the farmers who are pledging themselves to reduce their cotton acreage one-fourth. It is this: What are those farmers to do who only raise cotton as a surplus crop? Who plant from four to six and eight acres to the horse? Should they still reduce their cotton acreage? One man in Greenville county who farms on that scale says he won’t plant a stalk of cotton this year if it will mend the matter. My friend, you will be by yourself if you stick to that resolution. While we are in favor of a com pulsory school law. and always htfve been, yet we doubt very much after all whether it would accomplish much. The man or woman who is compelled to send their children to school would make an endless amount of trouble for the teachers by finding fault with his or her work. Such peo ple scarcely ever say a word to en courage their children to learn. They, on the other band, say hard and un criticism of its teacher, is to sum mon all its faculties to resist the good the teacher tries to accomplish. This is the experience of everyone who has tried it. Seriously, we think, with the sam" showing, there is more good than evil in any man if only it gets the right kind of cultivation, and we hope the time will soon come when all these great questions will be solved to the betterment of mankind. Mrs. J. L. S. is spending a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Mildred Me Daniel, of Hickory Grove. The measles is dying out among our York county neighbors. Measles has widely spread in that section. Mr. Joe Hood, son of Mrs. George Hood, formerly of Gaffney, died at Lockhart one day last, week and was buried at Bullock’s Creek church. The gully this side of Salem church has about taxen the public road again. Last year the road was widened there, but the land has sloughed off till it needs to be widened again or the gully filled up. Rev. W. H. White will preach at Salem the first Sabbath in March at 11 a. m. The sentiment of the farmers in favor of reducing their cotton acreage one-fourth is practically unanimous and we have never seen them more determined. That they have the pow er and ut ility to control the market is a settled fact. Mr. Vernie Webber, of Wilkinsville, went over Broad river yesterday on business. Our heart goes out in sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Spencer anr family of Lawn, at the death of their son and brother, Smith, who. after several years of Intense suffering, died last week. For several years we have known the young man, and although a confined invalid and great suf ferer, he was an exceptionally bright hoy. He had a wonderfully retentive memory and for a boy of his age and condition he could converse on almost any subject with more intelligence than most young men with far better opportunities. Now that he is relieved from all his sufferings we can reverently say “Thy will be done.” “Perfect and true are all His ways Whom heaven adores and earth obeys.” Senator U. R. Tillman has our their children to school and see and realize the outcome in these ener getic boys and girls, they would say that the compulsory school law “should have been.” He refers us to young men who were forced to go to school. Now our friend must remember that thous ands of us were forced to go to sholl, especially those who had thoughtful parents. Among them today are om most patriotic and best business men. Where the one boy that he refers to never did his part and took advant ages, there are hundreds of them that would accept an education if their parents would give them an oppor tunity. He intimates that this painful con sideration would be an overdose for an American. We are all forced to do things at times that do not suit our tast so well, but finally these things will pass away. The man that has to be forced to send his children to school will consider the source in his thinking days, and the vivid nar rative will make it burn with “flam ing clearness” in the minds of all parents that the law would apply to. It is the duty of every thougthful, public-spirited and selfishly prudent parent to give the subject better thought. Mr. Will M. McCraw is teaching the Clary Line school. Our farmers are freezing to cotton. Our people, or at; least a portion of thorn, have often made the remarl that farmers “won’t stick.” but we have given these remarks a serious consideration and we predict that when it comes to a thing like holding the farmer’s nose to the grinding stone, he will “stand.” He must stand now under the present condi tions. Miss Effie Bird is teaching the school at this place. Miss Bird is giving her patrons perfect satisfac tion. They were lucky in securing her service. Miss Maudie Kirby is quite sick at this writing. With this case and one or more others of slight attacks of cold, we are glad to say that the health of our community is.geod. K. Cotton Growers at Pacolet. Trough, S. C., Feb. 25, 1905. Ediu r Ledger, Gaffney, S. C., Dear Sir.—At the request of a num ber of citizens I will make an address at Pacolet on the merits of the Southern Cotton Association .move ment on March 4th, 1905, at 1 o’clock p. m. Yours very truly, H. S. Lipscomb. New Hardware Store. The Gaffney Hardware Co. will this week open in the store room on Lime stone street lately occupied by W. V. Humphries & Co. This new firm will carry a full line of hardware of all kinds. The gentlemen who compose this company are reliable business raen who will strive to merit the pat ronage of the public by a broad con struction of the laws of commerce. We bespeak for them a liberal pat ronage. —Special prices on Quilts and Blan kets, at J. I. Sarratt’s. Mr. W. Claude Hartis, a young farmer of Steel Creek township, Meck- lingburg county, was dangerously, if not fatally, hurt by a falling tree Friday. It seems that the young man was cutting a tree, when it fell the opposite way from which it was ex pected to fall, and caught him be neath its trunk. His head was frac tured from ear to ear, and there is very little, if any. hope for his re covery. Blood ran freely from his nose and mouth. Henry Harris, sub-carrier on rural route No. 1, out of Bahama, in the northern part of Mecklenburg county, had a thrilling experince and narrow escape from drowning last week. He lost his horse and was himself in the icy waters for nearly or quite thirty minutes. Finally when he was able to get out he could go but a short distance, being so cold and numb, with his clothing frozen on his back. The timely arrival of a neighbor, who carried him to a nearby house, saved his life. Mr. A. J. Dickens, of Cape Fear, township, near Durham, died in a pe culiar way one day last week. He lived alone, and. being old and feeble, two of his neighbors, A. E. Cotton and G. W. Harrington, went to see about get ting him some wood. Mr. Cotton walked into the house, and seeing him sitting in a chair as natural as ever, spoke to him but received no answer. Looking at him more close ly he saw that Mr. Dickens was dead, and seemed to have been dead a day or two. Strange to say hi? hands and feet and legs were badly burned, but his clothing (which he had om was not even scorched. Union cunty merchants have form ed an association mainly for the pur pose of regultiing the credit business. Many of the leading merchants have already joined the association, and it is hoped that all will do so. The officers are: J. J. Crow, president; J. D. McRae, vice-president; W. M. Gordon, secretary. The governing board consists of J. D. McRae. J. R. Shute, of Monroe; J. M. Niven, of Waxhaw, and H. B. Marsh, of Marsh- ville. The chief object of the new association is to regulate the ope a- Uons of the deadbeats, who. it seems, have become very numerous in Union county. Every line of business is suffering on account of the fellows whose only object seems to be to get all they can without paying for it. Friday Robert Sellers, white 53 years o’.d, either fell overboard, or was thrown from the boat, last night. 19 miles below Wilmington, on Town creek, and was drowned. The steam er was tied up for the night and about 11 o’clock, the captain, asleep in his cabin on the upper deck, heard some thing go overboard. He ran down and found the engineer in t te water. Life preservers were thrown to him and he clung to one of them, but when he was gotten aboard again life was extinct. When the body was taken to Wilmington Saturday afternoon the nose was found broken and there was a severe bruise under one eye, which no one on the boat could ac count for. The coroner of Brunswick county was notified and an investiga tion was held.