Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-17
A Cruel Fate.

distinguished brigade, division, corps aud
grand division commanders of tho war,
recently delivered lecture in Brooklyn, on
events of the great struggle, during tho
course OF which he expressed the opinion,
always held by the Laion, that Mrs. Sur
ratt was murdered woman. He said:
IL am going to speak to you one word
about tho execution of Mrs. Surratt at
tho closo Of the war, for l think somo
good lessons can be learned from tho story
of her death. believe any people stu.
nted rs VIC wcro ought to be cautioned
against placing implicit confidence iu evi.
donco given at a time of high excitement.
| could stand here to night and relate to
you fifty incidents that would serve to
caution everybody against taking evidence
against others when the people were all iu
state of intense excitement. There never
was day, there never was an hour, that I
did not believe Mrs. Surratt was as inno-
cent woman as there is in this hall.
[Applausc. She was tho keeper of
boarding house in Washington. She
boarded Wilkes Booth and half dozen other
rebel sympathizers, and she had sou, John
H. Surratt Wilkes Booth was guilty of
shooting Mr.. Lincoln, and this poor woman
was brought to trial 10 connection with
Wilkes Booth, and through the excitement
of tho tunes her neck was brought
to the halter. IIor daughter, a young
girl l9 or 10 years Of oge, on tho
morning of tho execution, went to the
Presidents room and begged permission
to say u few words to him on behalf of her
mother, and United States Senator from
our own State, who acted door tender,
ropulscd her, saying, No, no; you cannot
go in Worse than that, moanor thuu
that, the poor girl three or four years otter.
ward married clerk in tho Treasurer De-
partment. No charges were made against
him, but because this clerk had married the
daughter of Mrs Surratt he was discharged.
Let US brag of our achievements, but at the
same time let us learn to look our faults and
errors squarely in the face and acknowledge
them when wo have cause to-
The murder of Mrs. Surratt was the most
cruel and cowardly act ever committed in
any civilized country 1t is curious and
suggestive fact that all who were chiefly
responsible for the execution of that inno-
cent woman have felt the unseen hand of
tho Great Avcnger. Stanton, Secretary of
War, who was, perhaps, tho worst of the
number, committed suicide in fit OF
remorse, although the fact was sought to
be concealed. Preston King, the Senator
from New York, who repulsed Annie Sur.
ratt from the Presidcnt's door, in like
manner ended his own life by deliberately
Jumping from ferry boat in tho North
River at New York, and drowning himself.
Andrew johnson, who signed the death
warrant and despotically suspended the
writ Of habcas corpus thut had been granted
by the court was stricken suddenly with
Il ], -, a.. e.
ho had left the Presidency. Judge Advo.
cate Holt, who conducted the prosecution,
long ago disappeared from public view, ind
whether dead or alive nobody knows and
nobody cares And John A. Bingham,
who assisted Holt, was driven from Con-.
gross In disgrace as ono of the Credit Mo-,
bi';cr bribo takers, and sought refuge 10
Japan, where, VIC believe, he now is
CRochestcr (M Y)Uaion.
Recently while walking through Dogan
square, melancholy individual with On
umbrella, and wu.t on his uose, ap.
preached and said:
stranger, do I look's though belonged
to tho whiskcy ripg?"
We thought not.
"Do Jocks though stole little Charley
Ross7"
We said "No"
"Do looks though I busted up Hell
Cater
He didn't.
Then, stranger, gaze into these pensivo
eyes, and tell me-oh, tell me truly---what's
the state of your financial condition."
We told him.
"Do you think ten cents d break yoay"
We thought it would
"Then, stranger" ho said, Ego back to
your muclsgc and shears, for l recognize
in you brother editor.'
Detroit Free Press.
A Curious CANcER.--A young man
named John Gills died hero Saturday and
was buried yesterday. Tho disease OF
which he died was ostoo cephalmoma foam.
Ger of tho bone), and tho case was of CON
siderable interest to the medical profession.
The formation was on tho right leg, extend.
ing from the hip TO the knee Joint. 1t
measured 6fty-eght inches in oircumfers
ence, and weighed 120 pounds, being
heavier than oil tho rest Of the body. Tho
growth Of tho cancer had been going on
for two years 1t was lanced about weok
ago and discharged considerable amount
of oancerous fluid, but no relief, the most
temporary, resulted. The Times correspon.
dent was Informed by an able physician
to-day that no other case Of the kind ia on
record where tho cancer had attained TO
anywhere go nrcat eizc