The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1849-01-13
ABBEVIII;E G. H.. l,ssssN1 AIY IS, 1919.
signs of emotion, made the following re-

/ signs of emotion, made the following re-.
fparks: -
ssstss.,,a. ErEs' SPEECH.
GeatlcmsA was not my obiectito
nave any thing TO say on the present occa-
SION, but as II may do good | have deter
mined to say something. have been
| charged with The murder ola hog-drover-
| have been charged with the murder of
| my molhcr-in.law-I have been charged
with The murder OF my, ,sson-and have
been charged with the murder of nv own
servant; but, gentleman, all these charges
arc ialse-all false. Would TO God that
could say as much Of that other charge.
But Of that am guilty. I murdered
t,rancls Adolphus Muir. I murdered h,m.
lie :ell by my hand. have regretted the
oct ever since it was committed-t has
been before my eyes ever since. have
lhe qualification To- state that believe he is
IN heaven, aud trust may meet him there.
In MS dying moments he said he hoped to
meet me there | hope 1 shall NEE, him
there, Tor trust in Gods promises.
Gentlemen--I have seen better davs
Eand. nd many Of you know it, ButsSwhcn the
IS aeml,sE is aroused I've know mot what we
h2Pe fale maY be 81
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b GUS 3sslsiisfhs =: 8 @ hsaSen. n a
hers Atenfg gave out Che
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SUNG, ~. ihs yasl assembf in nd.
Prpn0n nnced land the StaIeWelI Iswere spoken
hes Rev. gen tlemen, and many others
collected nronnd, /, TO a whom the scrimi-
nal gave an audible agood bye..1 He then
turned .eshe crewd. 'good- -byes,osy you III, l
hopesto meet you ail in heaven"
The aShetiG then proceeded in the per-
formance:ofihe duties?or his Office While
the preliminaries were arranging, the cr-
minal displayed the, same fortilude that he
had shown throughout the trial, and at the
pronunciation the sentence. While the
bandage was being tied overShisseyes he
mu,tered, n ~:
|. "Ashes to ashes, dust to Dust"
and all things being ready, the cart was
moved, and Immediately the soul Of William
Dandridge Epes wassin the presence:ofits;
Creator andsns Judge. He died almost
w.aSsf SS5SfSEai sRbfai,on OF an aoir tie uuuy
was cut down, when the neck was found 10
have been broken. The body was laid in
coffin, furnished BY the relatives of fthe de.
ceased, and deposited in the Jail of Dinwid-
die, to be the next day removed TO the resi-.
dence ofhis brother in Not,oway county.
WoNDERruL DIscovERY.-The Boston
Atlas contains an interesting cotnmunica-
ton from a correspondent in the copper
mine region of Lake Superior. l, details
scne remarkable discoveries which have
beci: rec: ntly made few milesinterior from
the mouth eli The Ontonagon river:
"a large mass OF native copper, the
weight estimated at sevcn tons: was found
in the loose ground. A vast amount OF la
Dor had been expended upon it. Every
inch of it had been battered and hammered
over, and attempts had been made to prize
Eitup, and place it on platform. All this
:Wasl the. labor of q generation Of beings
long: since passed away. There is too
much skill mahifested for the present race
|ofIndnns,s and yet the workings estoo;an-.
E6fSns toS be- those - I: white men. MANY
|sloads6f fTnde stone hammers are found bur-,
Eied few feet below the surface They are
500 abnndanr, that in stoiling up cellar il
was found more convenient to use them
than to- throw them out. Hemlock trees,
Etwosfeet in diameter, and upon examination
two and three hundred years old, are grow
ing over the workings, and have to be fel-
He'd, TO enable the miners 70 .excavate the
earth. Remains of charred wedges, and
levers andcopper gads,are found underthese
trees and under the principal mass. These
ancient workings can be traced for more
than halfa mile through the forest, and an
expenditure OF $4,000 at this time would
not pay for the accomplishment. Of a like a.
mount Of labor. Their great antiquity
would seem to carry US back to other tribes.
Yet it is not impossible that the presnet In
dians may be the descendants of those who
wrought these.' a'se. z =:
THE MoThER oRssE Issa1
copy from MIseK Kifeps Memoirs Of the Wos
men Of Revolution, the following sketch
lof ksiay's mother:
Onrscountry offers abundant examples
6fi1en who have attained its highest emf.
Nj ttiol1ce. iascribinp .allto early maternal in.