The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-12-02

blister applied to the back of my
neck" From to $50 his attend
ants manipulated him, pinching him
thoroughly. He never liked to be
rubbed. There is no evidence in
fact, that Mr.. Wilson suffered severe
y; his face wears its usual pleasant
expression. A post norton exams
I nation was made by the doctors, who
came to the conclusion that ho died
from apop!exy. The result of the
examination of the external appear
ances showed nothing unusual. The
brains weighed forty nine ounces.
The special session. of the Senate
called in April last, after an exciting
caucus, selected, by a majority vote
OF one, Thos. w. Ferry, of Michigun,
as against Henry B. Anthony, of
Rhode Island, the competitor for tho
place. There has been no change iii
the Senate since. All the new mem
bers participated in the caucus delib
Grafton which broue about the nom.
lnation. There is no doubt that if
the Senate at it's next meeting does
not reverse it's selection of last April,
Mr.. Ferry will be the presiding Off
Ger. The Revised Statues contains
the following: E'In case of the reno
val, death, resignation or inability Of
both The President and Vice Presi-
don't of the United States, tho Press
ident of the Senate or, if there be
none, then the Speaker of the House
Of Representatives, for the time being
shall act as President until the disa-
bility is removed or new President
elocted."
The Witness of toeday comments
upon tho unsecmly haste attending
the autopsy of Vice Prosident Wilson
1t says the announcement has struck
the pnblc very unfavorably For
hours after the death his body was
in the hands Of the Washington Sur.
geons, and lis brain turned into the
scale to ascertain it's weight, and his
body cut up in the interest Of science.
Hi, brother and executor wore not
near; for tho doctors had just assured
them that the patient was doing we'll
On whom, then, rest the shame and
responsibility Of this offensive act.
The nation ought to be told.
The idiotic idea Of involving the
country in a war with Spain Gin or
der to capture the Southern vote" is
thus commented on by the Savannah
News: 1t is not impossible that as a
third term card Grant may endeavor
to involve the country in q war with
Spain under pretense of putting an
end to the Cuban rebellion. But if
nc does SO with the expectation of
capturing the Southern vote he will
find himself ructully mistaken The
Pooplo of the South want no unneccse
sary war with any foreign powor--
certainly not with Spain for the an
ncxation of another negro carpet bag
Estate to the Union. In war with
Spain onr Southern coast cities would
be exposed to tho attacks of Spanish
men Of war, our commerce would be
Interrupted, our labor diverted from
the production of crops, and we
would have the satisfaction Of paying
our share of the cost of making a ne-
gro carpet bag State out of Cuba and
bringing that once rich and pros.
porous island to the forlorn coudi.
ton of South Carolina and Louisiana.
Such programme is not calculated
to captivate the Southern people, or
secure the vote of the South for Grant
for third term.
The kind of mon who have held
responsible positions under the pres
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