The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-10

been dug for the purpose. A man has
been found who agreed to bury them
ii they would allow the bodies to hang
until he could got them photographed.
There is no further trouble Anticipated
at Gaston. The white people have
avenged Il fearful crime, and they will
hold themselves in readiness In case
tho negroes Of trat section Of the
country should attempt an uprising
No such uprising. however, is expected
considering what has transpired.
Doaib of ~ Patriot.
COLUMBIA, =. g., Aug 2.--rrlcgrams
from New \ Ork to ms SONS in COlual-
bia have announced the death i'm that
clty on Monday morning OF Gen. A. J.
Gonzales, who, during our evil war,
| look a prominent part in the defense
OF South Carolina, and who is known
TO thousands of the old soldiers of the
State. Ills career was singular and
romantic, and so iutrrWOyen with he
rolc events rs to he of more tkan usual
popular interest. Ambr0Sio Jose Con.
%ales was born in the city of Matanzas,
C'tot' over 10 years ago. Ills family
was one OF the most prominent on the
island, and his father. bearing the
same I'tme, was the founder and own
tr o. the lirst daily paper published IN
l.,tI Guy, which still exists undpr lie
olu name--the Aurora del Ynmuri
~ the age OF nine years he was sent, to
New York to be educated. IJnnn hjo
return to Cuba young Gonzales com
plrtcd his education at the University
OF Havana and took the degree OF
bachelor of laws. In 1913 secret as
Sociation of patriots was formed i'm
Cuba to secure the relief of the i'll md
IN Ish Il
1t annexed to the Uni III States.
Young Gonzales joined thunder roman
tic circumstances. The patriots, or
conSprators, included Geueral Narc,So
Lopez. native Of NenpZuel. /, vino, by
his gallantry AMI ability, had risen
from the ranks of the Spanish army to
be major general, Governor of Madrid.
Captain General of Valencia aud Gov
ernor of the Central Province OF Cuba.
Ills connection with the patriots was
discovered and his arrest was ordered.
General Gonzales had become "A citizen
OF the United States in 1919. la 1886
he married llarrietC RItledgp, Young
est daughter of the lion. William FL.
lott. OF Beaufort and ColIeton, and
made the country Of his exile his home.
When General lieaur@gard was first
assigned TO the defense Of Charleston.
General Gonzales offered hin his Ser.
vices as Il private, and when, on AN
April morning in 1851, he heard the
boom OF the Iirst gun on Sumter, he
| Instantly reported for duty General
l'eauregard made him his inspector
general. lie was SuCceSSlyely lnSpec-
tor general of the State of Sonth Caro-
lima, chief Of artillery for the depart.
mrnt of South Carolina, Georgia anG
Florida, with the rank Of coIonel I'M
der Generals Beauregard. Jones. Penn
btrton, GuStaVuS Smith and llarltr,
and acting chlet of artillery for Gen
eral Johnston's army. His personal
service until the last few weeks OF the
war was OH the coast Of this State, and
his skill AMI energy were shown at
many points He organized the siege
train" for defense OF the coast between
Charleston and Savannah, and was i'm
command of ih" artillery ut The no'a.
bic victory of Honey Hill. Upnn the
evacuation of Charleston, General Gon.
les Jrlned .JonnSton,S army. where for
TIM" l'r was acting chic: of artillery,
ANA surrendered with that army. -
stare.