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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
A Shocking Accident.

a shocking accident occurred near
Columbia his morning, whereby one
brother lost his life Mt the hands Of
another. Two young sons of Or. u.
w. Taylor had gone To tie plantation
OF their uncle, Col VhS-. Taylor, TO
Shnot doves. The elder. Ben, was
fourteen wears old AMI the younger,
Nat, II bout twelve. While a.;emptiny
to shoot q bird Ben killed his brother.
The sOrrowful story was told 10 the
cnrOTer's jury tii, evening by o!
Tay ylor. Hesaid that he had taken
the two boys TO his plantation TO shoot
and had left them together in II field
A bout twenty minutes Afterwards 4
El"ughman told Linn that Ben had
shot Ma. He met Ben coming toward
him to tell him that he had accidentally
shot his brother. Proceeding to the
SPOT where the shooting occurred. Cot.
Taylor was satisfied. from the position
of the boy AMI of the twp guns, and
from Ben's statements. Ii,nt the two
had been very close together in the
grass and weeds five f'ct high, That Il
dove flew up in front of Ben and cir
c!Cd to his left, aud aS he wheeled and
fired ut It. Nat rose was struck in T. q
head 10y the iuli load, his wound ctu-.
!ng instant death There wuS no eye
witnesses except Ben, ani hr was SO
unncrved lay the 1CCidcmt that the Jury
decided not To examine him. aud
upon COL. TaylOr's stG'"mcut found
n verdict Or accidental KiIIing at ihe
hands Of Benjamin .|rankIin Taylor.
The news male deep impression in
Columbia and there i great sympathy
for DIR. Taylor and his family.- NCICS
uHd Courier, JUiy ~.
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The X as nov LNurdar er
Eouud Guilty of Killing II s
whole Family.

Usage MIssGoN, July 27.-Willie
Sells, the boy murderer, vas convicted
to-day. The jury were .ct,t a short
time. Some w~eks ago Willie killed
his father, mother, brother and sister
in the night, and then ran to one Of
his neighhors with the story that tho
deed had been done by strange
man who called at the house. Blood
on his Undertaking and under his
linger nails, added to other circum.
stantial evidence, clearly proved that
he was the murderer. He was put on
trial about teH days ago The de.
ftnse attempted TO prove that he crime
was committed by other parties, hut
evidence was not forthcoming The
murder was one of the most horrible
ever perpetrated in Kansas, and crowdg
attended the trial daily.
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GENERAL NEWS.

4 lady of San Diego, California aged
20 years, recently gave birth to u
daughter. Her husband is IS years of
age.
&C. Thoruc Il noted ProhibitiOnist
OF Atlanta, has 1"ru fined S5U0 for
selling beer on hi- -. cmises since pro-
hibition went into effect.
a colored woman was bitten bv
snake in Charlotte last week and
uied from the eascts. It was copper
head snake.
John Cardw2il. n white man, who
was 10 have hselJhanged at WillIesboro
NC, ON the'St}h ~ this month, was
rescued Ivy q mob of his friends last
Monday and sRirited away.
= horrible story comes from South
crif Georgia. At Talu0ll county re
Gently II negro woman. engaged TO
prepare Il dinner for II colorci picnic.
murdered young child which bad
beer left ia her charge, cooked the
remains aui servel it To the people
The other half Of the remains where
found salted down in II barrel. The
h2groc. on di, covering what she had
done, sCiH. Il and burned the woman
at stake.
A Coroner's Jury Mt an i,quest
over the remains of :. child n,ariug in
the Savannah River last Sunday at
Hamburg, returned verdict that il
was the belief Of the jnry that the
child had been thrown into the river
and drowned
Sick headache is the hanr OF many
lives; this annoying complaint may he
cured and prevented by the occasional
use OF Or. J. II. MrLeHu's Little Liver
and Kidney Pilletg. They are pleas
ant to take, no larger thau apin head,
and are iHe ladies' fav0rite for bilious
le's, bad taste in the mouth, juunGice
for lcncorrhea aud painful menstrual
lion. 25 cents a vial.
School teacher King the slayer &c
I. y. Williams of the Fork section
OF Orangchurg. has been adrIitted to
bail N the sum of SO 800.
]. $ Huntley, OF H0rnSbOro, is the
owner of the boss hen of Chesterfield.
II" says she cs--%@enced To set the first
OF March and has never let her nest
since, only long enough to get some
thing to eat, and has hatched several
broods OF chickens.
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Johnson, the young man who was
dubbed by the police in MQrniEg, is
in critical condition.
I4aurens AdvertiSerJuly 2S: Wednes-
day night Mr.. John Mills Of Land
ford Station shot n negro while steal
ing his fruit. The negro is in critical
condition.
The indications points to Governor
Sheppsra's nomination by the State
Convention. .--zbbeviItc Messenger.
In November next G,OG0 additional
spindles and l20 looms will be put in
at the Newberry Cotton Mills,
The first bale OF new Georgia cotton
sold in Atlanta on Friday at IC4 cents
per pound.
Agovernment magazine exploded at
Constantinop!e Sunday, killing forty
and wounding several.
--AbbeviIle Messenger, July 27:-
The Regulators have started their op-
erations at Mt. Carmel aud have Civ
sa notice to number OF men that they
must quit their evil ways.
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WEDNESDAY. AUG. 4, 1856.
For the Ledger
Congressman Eemphill's Position
on the Silver Question IS Sound.

MEsSRs EDIroRs After a careful
perusal Of the circular letter OF the
Hon. J. j. Hemphill 30 the people
# the Fifth Congressional District" ]
am satisfied that / have misconstrued
his position on the silver question, ana
rs ny article on that sub CT, published
N your issue Of the DIST inst, may
make fNise impressions, and be regard
ed III the light of opposition to lis re
election, | take pleasure 10 making
this correction. Mr. HemphiIl's position
ON the silver question is sound, aud if
carried out by Congress, will do 10
injury to the common interest Of the
country. No thinking man can fairly
advocate snything but tie honest del
lar, but as Congress created the dollar
worth 75 conts, it should rep ace it
with one worth 100 cents, aud as the
Government has paid it out for dolls
lar, it cannot fairly Do Otherwise, than
give a dollar for it, when they take it
back. In the present condition of the
country, any contraction of the cur
rency will work injury to the common
interest and more especially to the
south, hence the necessity Of an un,
weary vigilance on the part of the Rep>
rescntatives, IN keeping out Of the
tr'ps of capitalists.
But does the "BiInd bill" cover
these points? | doubt it. The our
Representatives should be careful to
have everything embodied in the bill,
Test they get caught in trap, in
other words, when you st.'p the coinage
Of the present silver dollar, provide
for The coinage Of good one, or its
equivalent IN something else to take
its place LITTLE LTNc1.
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Gordon for Governor.

ATLANTA. GA. July 28.- The
State Democratic Convention met to-
day. Judge Bigham of Troup Goun-
ty was elected permanent President -
The majority rule was adopted. Gen.
John b Gordon received 322 votes
out Of 332 for the nomination for Gov-
ernor. It was moved to MAKE the
nomination unanimous, which was lost
by onG vote. The old State House
officers were nominated fnr their re.
specttive positions. After resolution
of fealty to the Democratic party and
of endorsemen: Of President Cleveland
the Convention adjourned sire die.
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SUFFERING WUMhN!
Read what the Great Methodist Divine
aud Eminent Physician Says Cf
DRAIFlELD'S TINlLB RIGUbARl9 !
ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 20, lSS

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 20, lSSI.
DR.. J. Brndtield: Dear Sir-Somc
rt.el. ycars ago examined the recipe
of Female Regulator, and carefully
studied authorities in regard To it,
c0mpOncuts, and then (as we'll a. now
pronounce i. to hc the most scientific
6nd - ,ilful combination Of the really
reliable remedial vegetable agents
known to science, To act directly on
the womb Hnd uterine organs, and the
organs and parts sympathiZing direct
~ with these; and, therefore, provi-
ding Il specific rcmcRy f.r ali diseases
uf the womb and Of the adjacent organs
and parts. Yours truly.
JESSE BORING, NJ. d, d. II.
Rral'i"li's Female Regulator il only
int"ndcd for di-enscs peculiar To wO-
men, AMI for these - Specific.
Sold hy all druggists. send for our
treatise on the Health and Happiness
OF Woman. mailed free, which gives
all particulars.
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.
Box - Atlanta Gn
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-Yorkvi!Ie Enquirer, July 28;-
Ben. Grimes, a colored man resident
on the plantation Of Mr.. James H..
Matthews, near Ebenezer, was serious
ly shot on Saturday night last by a
mob of coIorel men, who attempted to
enter his house. Fred Anderson, Fly
Gray and several others were arrested
charged with the crime. Alta prelim
inaSy examination at Rock Hill before
Trial Jestice Fewell, Fred Anderson
was bound over in bond of $500 for
his appearance at the next term Of the
Sessions Court. All the others were
discharged
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a Father Pays the Penalty for
Violating His Own Daughter.

CHARLOTTE, July % Geo. Moore,
co!ored. was hanged in Jail in this
city this morning, for the crime OF
outraging the person of his own daugh-
ter. On the SCaf,oli lie made "A brief
speech, protesting that he was in.
nocent ot the crime. The drop fell at
10.55 and twenty minutes later he
was pronounced dead. His neck was
not broken 10y the fall.
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a Murderer Caught.

(Speciot TO Ne,0s and Courier.)
W1NNsBoRo' July 28-Jim Johu-
son, the negro who killed Ele Free at
Dawkins sometime ago, was captured
and delivered here to Sheriff Nc Carley
last night. He was found concealed
near the scene Of the homicide
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"A Victory for tho state.

BEAUFORT, July 3i.-The clerk Of
court received by to>night,s mail
decree from Judge Cothran in tho case
OF the State OF South Carolina vs. the
Pa"ititc Guane Company, for $50 $50 is,
70. back revenue OH rock mined.
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The Democracy of York have
elected delegates to the State and Con,
gIessiona! Soekeeiius,s The delega-
tes are eveuly divided between Ii emp.
hill, Law anl WILSON for Congress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-04
FOB OUR YOUNG FOLKS
.soMEwAERE."

Heigh-ho! What frolics we might see
II IL OMIT happened to you and me
To be born in some far-0n CLINE.
In the country OF Somewhere. once-on-ar
timel
why, once-on-a-time there were mountains OF
And caves full of jewels. and treasures un-
There were birds just waiting to fiy before
And under tree. there was sure TO DC
queer little woman to give you the key;
And tiny, dancing. ROOd-natured eli.
To say, with his scepter: Help yourselfP
For millions of dollars grew from dime
In the country of somewhere. once-on-s-
time.
II we lived in the country of Somewhere
you
Could do whatever you chose to do.
You might be knight, with q sword ana
Instead of a girl, with towel to hem.
might be Princess, with robe and gem,
With gay little page, and harper old.
Who knew all the stories that ever were
told
Stories in prose, and stories in rhyme,
That happened somewhere, once-on-a-tine.
In the country Of Somewhere, no one looks
At mans and blackboards and grammar
For all your knowledge just grows and grows,
Like the song in bird, or the sweet In .
rose.
And if ever / chance, on a fortunate day.
To that wonderful REGION to find my way,
Why then, If the stories all are true.
As Quick as can, I'll come for you.
And well row away to id happy shores,
In a silver shallop with golden oars.
Emily Huntington Muller. IN St. Nicholas.
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snooks was . great hunter, both OF
mice md birds. During his first spring
A. the parsonage we had several brooos
Of choice chickens. It was feared tnae
Snooks would find little chickens quite
as good eating as birds and mice ano
much easier to catch. Alas, three nI'lo
chickens vanished, and Snooks was
caught in the very act OF making away
with fourth. Pussy must be oiscl-
plined. so it was decided to tie him IN
: BAG. ali but his head. So, disarmeo
and incapable of beating retreat ne
was thrust into the coop where the oio
hen was. OF course Biddy thougnS
the cat was after more chickens, so,
with sharp beak, she few savagely at
him. In vain did Shocks spit and hiss.
His struggles only made the hen more
frantic. The hen took such revenge
for her lost chickens, that when the
cat was released from the bag, he ran
under the barn, where he remained the
rest of the day, licking his swollen
face. Shocks gave the chickens vice
berth after that. He would sit atar on,
watching the gambols OF the feathered
tribe with mournful gaze which sald'
..Chicken meat is very nice, but the
fun isn't worth the pain" i,
Shocks grew to be quite an old cats
though he never lost his playful ways.
After an honored and peaceful life, ne
met a dreadful fate. One year the
parsonage was troubled with flies;
screens and fiy-paper failed to keep
them out of the house, so package OF
cobalt was bought, with strict IN
| functions to Sally, the cook, never to
take the dish containing it from the
high mantel where it was out OF the
reach of little fingers. But, alas, one
scrubbing day, before the children had
come from the nursery, Sally placed
the dish of poison on the table.
Shocks was thirsty, and. thinking the
dish held water, drank. In an agony
of pain he rushed from the house:
Sally ran after him, in the hope Of
catching him and administering some
thing to counterfeit the effects Of the
deadly poison. Shocks took refuge
under the barn. In vain we called;
F." Kitty, kitty, kitty! o, Shocks, do
come outr' All was still. All day
we watched tearfully for him, but moi
until the morning after was Snooks
found, stiff and cold, in the garden.
The children were inconsolable. and
mournful procession attended the
burial in the corner of the garden,
where the remains of the dear de-
parted were placed. A fiat stone
marks the spot. For long time after
the tiny mound was covered with tht
floral offerings the door-yard afforded
as loving tribute to the memory O
Shocks, 1.-THE Church Cat. "-Ltttsdr
T. Roberts. in Congreqationalssf.
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our summer Of sacrifices, and he as
sured us, again and again, that he did
like the paper much and was as sur
prised and pleased as we could wish.
Father would never let that paper
be changed. He said it should stay
there as long as he lived, and it did.
When used to 60 home and visit him,
after Twas married, /, too, could see
the fun in the mismatchcd figures and
the odd lines of dingy-white at regular
intervals around the room. Many a
laugh we had over it in those later
days, but, my dear children, hope you
will never have such harsh awaken
ing from any of your cherished dreams
as came to your great Aunt Lucy and
me that day in our little old sitting.
room. "-Springfeld Republican.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Bishop Taylor, of the M. E. Church.
mas penetrated over 400 miles into
Angola, Africa, with forty missionaries.
DIR. w. r. Harper, of Morgan Park
Baptist Theological Seminary, ILL.,. de-
clined the presidency of Chicago Uni
versity, and accepted the chair of ORR
entail Languages in Yale College.
The State Superintendent of Schools
of Vermont has carried the Arbor Day
idea to an extreme by recommending
that hereafter the scholars plant willows
around the school buildings. School
boys will scarcely be such FOOLS
Omaha Herald.
The Primitive Methodists of En-
gland have sent out Rev. H. w. Burnett
to take charge of their mission work at
Fernando Pc, in Western Africa, from
which their former missionary was ex-
PEELED by the Portuguese. He hopes
they will allow him more freedom Of
worship.
1t was stated at recent Wesleyan
missionary anniversary at Bristol, Eng.
that native gentlemen in Ceylon send
their daughters to the same schools
with Christian girls and allow them to
board in the same houses. Caste rules
evidently are not as strong there as in
other parts of India.
One sultry Sunday minister no
siced many of his congregation nodding
from drowsiness. He effectually awak-
ened them by saying: 81 saw an adj
vertisement last week for five hundred
sleepers for railroad. think could
supply at least fifty and recommend
them as good and sound."-N Y. In
dependent.
George w. Gilmour, of New York;
d. A. Bunker, of Ohio, and H. B. Hurl-
bert, of Vermont. have been nominated
by Commissioner Eaton, of the National
Bureau of Education, to introduce the
English language and American
methods of teaching at the request OF
the Corean Government. During their
| two years. residence in Corea they will
be paid by the Corean Government.
The public school building at Cold
Spring, Long Island, was built ninety
six years ago, and is still in good re-
pair. 1t was raised on the Esd day of
April, 1890. On that day George Wash
ington was returning from tour of the
island, and while passing from Hunting
ton to Oyster Bay Cove he came upon
| the spot where the new school house
was being raised. He stopped. and,
after assisting to place one of the rafters
| in position, left one dollar with which
to treat the workmen and drove on
~ Y. Tribune.
"A newspaper in Maine quotes some
reports of "deestrick school, com
mitteemen, which read like those o.
half century ago. One such is: ''Mis'
Abram did not allow the children tt
make any noise, and made but little
herself. moving her pupils around as
old Dea. Drinkwater did his oxen-by
the snap of her finger" Another
school .'made fair progress, some
scholars getting ahead of their OWL
accord and others being dragged along
Strap oil properly applied might have
helped the matter" '.Birch oil'' is tn,
lubricant which ''made things run
smooth at another school.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Nantasket beach was Strewn with
shingles the other morning, the result
probably of a spanking breeze.-Con'-
nerciai Bulletin.
-He-"If you had the sense of
donkey you would listen to me-" She
II fear I should, my dear. "-Harper's
Bazaar.
"A writer says that melancholy is
another name for tough" 1t may
sound less harsh to call a beefsteak
melancholy, but the word doesn't seem
to describe its condition so truthfully.
Toledo Blade.
We think it neither fair nor proper
to make ballet girls the subject of
newspaper witticisms. Respect and
consideration should always be shown
for elderly people, whatever their sta
tion.-L0sCeU Citizen.
johnny had commenced the study
of Latin. INA, what's hic?" he asked,
turning from the book to the cat. "Ask
your father, child. That is an express
sion with which he is very familiar. -
Binghanton Republican.
Bachelor friend Ito recently mar
ried man)-"Why this detection, dear
boy? Have you suffered disappoint-
mentp' s.Yes-my wife can not sing"
"Why, that should not distress you. !
think you are to be congratulated. :"
"Ah. but she thinks she can"
The Trouble with Him.
When you see business man look melan-
with haggard face and dun, complaining
It's not because OF billousness or colo;
The trouble is he doesn't advertise.
--Ulsca Observer.
An illustrated paper of Cincinnati
is about to send John 4. Musick to
travel among the various tribes of In
dams and write descriptions of them.
Probably on the principle that Musick
hath charms to soothe the savage
breast.
Innocent Mother.-"Who is this
Mrs. Up l overheard the boys speaking
of last night in their room?" Indifferent
Father-"Neverh heard Of her. Innocent
Mother-sI think she must be an old
colored woman who does their wash
ing. They always speak of her as
Auntie Up" boston Post.
81 heard at least one thing in the
course of your sermon to-day that !
never heard in sermon before, said
man to preacher who had detained
his congregation till their patience was
nearly exhausted. ''And what was
thatP'' asked the minister, greatly
pleased. II heard the clock strike
twice." was the reply.-N 7. Ledger.
81 really can't sing, believe me,
sir" was the reply of a young lady to
the repeated requests of an empty fop.
II am rather inclined to believe,
madam" he rejoined. with a smirk,
that you are fishing for compli-
|. ments.'' mo, SIR" exclaimed the
lady, II never fish in SO shallow 9
stream. - Chicago Ledger.
MARY Ann. did yez get that jot
yez answered the advertisement fur II
the papers as lady's wash ladyP
.Faix, 1 donno, Mrs. McGinty; me
social engagements has previnted me
from calm on the parties. But SIM
them me kyard de wisite. as they calls
it. and / expects to hear b. Chewstav.
,-RGm6ler.
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FUNERAL EXPENSES.
A Clergyman's Sensible Advice to Fami.
lies Visited by Death.

A Clergyman's Sensible Advice to Fami.
lies Visited by Death.
In connection with the subject OF
funerals, would like to make sug-
gestion to all who, through sad
necessity, may become interested. 1t
is the custom, of course, where death
occurs in a family to send at once for
an undertaken. If there be no male
relative to make business of the
matter, the suggestions of the under
taker are listened to and assented to by
the widow and the orphan. The sub
ject of the cost CRATES SO harshly upon
the ear of the afflicted ones that cost
and prices are not much talked over,
but left to the judgment of the under
taker. The undertaken, however kind
and sympathetic, knows but little of
the financial affairs of the family, and
his thoughts running naturally in the
business line of getting up nice
funeral, he selects and brings up a
rather expensive coffin or sarcophagus
probably one that costs sixty or
eighty dollars. Its price scares the
family, but it has been ordered" and
sis there. and can't be helped" And
the straitened family finds that the pay
ment of it, together with all the other
expenses incident to sickness and death,
becomes as great a weight upon
their hearts as is the earth upon
the form of their dear one in his grave
This is no fancy picture. But let it be
understood that there are in every
undertaking establishment in this city
not only those modern denominations
called s'caskets," made of iron, or of
acknowledgement boards to initiate
iron, but also rosewood" collins,
light in weight and very beautiful, for
prices from seventeen to thirty dollars.
My suggestion is. to all families, that,
when death enters among them, they
at any cost of feeling make the ex,
penses Of the burial a personal and
business matter, and thus avoid sorrow
upon sorrow.-St. Louis Globe Demo
Graf.