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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

graves DON after rightfall. Sometimes
these noises resembled demoniscal
iaughter-at least SO it was said-and
again groans aud walls, as liz of @ soul
IN torment. No a had the Courage
TO investigate them, and so Ii was not
long before tho place, by common con
sent. was described as "haunted, y and
everyone, especially the negroes, kept
rciigiousiy away from it.
And nov the hero appears on the
scene-in other words, tho gentleman
from whom Col. Sawyer received the
story. He was a stranger to the neigh-
borbood, and was there for a few days
on business only. He had heard the
tales about the old cemetery, and being
a man of nerve and of an investigating
turn Of mind, he quietly determined to
solve the mystery II possible.
So n night about ten O'Clock he
rode out to the little metropolis, tied
his horse 10 the fence, clambered over
Into the enclosure, and sat down upon
a horizontal tombstone to await re-
suits.
For perhaps an hour the silence was
unbroken then suddenly q mournful
noisc-something between a Groom and
a croak-issued from the ground di-
rectly under the listeners feet. 1t
startled him fora moment, but quickly
recovering himself, he proceeded to
examine the spot. Accidentally plac-
ing his hand on an adjoining slab of
marble, he found it to be quite warm.
Here was something that needed ex-
~planation. Running his hand down
the side of the tomb-for such it
was-he found that the stone grew
hotter and hotter. He now began a
minute examination OF the vault, as
we'll as the darkness of the night would
admit.
Presently he discovered q little aper-
ture into the depths below, and look
ing down this hole imagine his surprise
at seeing a bed OF glowing Goals. Fun
bling around still further, he at length
became aware that & stone about three
feet square in the side of the vault was
loose, and with a sudden jerk he tum-
bled 1t upon the grass. A yell from
measure, n the head of o negro ap.
peared at the opening; and at the stern
summons of the white man this ''black
spirit came forth, and the mystery oil
the graveyard was solved at last.
The negro was led by his captor tC
the nearest house, where no was iden.
titled as the long lost property of 9
gentleman who lived not far distant
1t appears that about six months be.
Tore the man had run away, and with
low cunning had conceived the idea O.
hiding in the disused cemetery, and by
making unoarthly noises at night
frighten people into believing the
place to be haunted. The negro haC
discovered the loose stone in the tomb
and after clearing out that receptacle
of its long moulded contents, he hat
made it his own dwelling place, for
aging through the surrounding coun
try under cover of darkness for neces
sary supplies"
Colouel Sawyer vouches for the in
tegrity of this story. The gentleman
who related it to him is ''above suspi
cion,' he says and after all, when IN,
comes TO look at it, there is nothing
improbable in the narrative.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
COL. SAWYEE's GHOST STORY.
The Ingenuity of a Runaway Negro
In Slavery Times.

The Ingenuity of a Runaway Negro
In Slavery Times.
II. a.. in Columbia Register.
In running through my notebook
during an idle hour, yesterday, | camc
across q 'ghost story' told just q few
months ago by Col. Claude Il. Sawyer,
lima Second Circuit. 1t is rather an
unusual tale, and how / have happened
to overlook it for so long q tima [ can't
imagine.
1t was on the night of the second day
Of the "BroxtOn Bridge Lynchipg" trial
at Aiken. Solicitor Bellinger, State
Detective Newbold, Col. Sawyer and
several others were enjoying cigars to-
gether, and spinning yarns, as is the
fashion with men when time hangs
heavy on their hands.
The general drift of these narratives
was towards the horrible. Bellinger
had sketched the main incidents Of a
revolving murder trial in which he had
figured for the defense, and Newbold
had ~rccounted some OF his bloodhound.
ling experiences when q member OF
the celebrated Texas Rangers. 1t was
now Sawyer's turn TO speak.
The colonel is u largo man, with o.
Hogartbian face. His forehead is high
and broad: and curling locks of brown
black hair partially conceal o crown
somewhat denuded OF capillary adorn
ment. He wears gold s%pectacles, and
has IN odd little catch in his speech
which lends positive attraction to the
utterance.
"lll give you a story" began Saw
yer, ~relighting his cigar, and leaning
back comfortably in his chair, THAT Ia
altogether different from those you
fellows have told. There is o ghost In
it-or what was taken for Onc-bnt no
violence or bloodshed. 1t happened
many years ago-before the war-up
In what Is now Saluda, and was related
to mo by the chief actor in the adven-
ture.
This promised we'll, 80 VIC all encour.
aged Sawyer to proceed: but as ] am
quite powerless to depict In cold type
the peculiar charm impaired to the
story by the Colonel's little trick OF
speech, / shall teke the liberty OF mar
rating 1t In my own words. .
1t seems that there was o certain
disused graveyard la the heighborhood
alluded to that gave the good people
roundabout considerable uneas. ness.
Up TO & given date there had been
nothing especial to distinguish the spot
from other places OF sepulture, but all
OF q sudden, as 1t we're, the locality
sprang into il-repute, and people pass
ing that way, even In broad daylight,
began to look askance at the cleaning
h~eadstonos, and unconsciously hurry
their pace. AS for the negroes living
in tho vicinity, nothing could induce
them 10 pass thisgrayeyard after dark. !
The stoutest heart among them quail
ed at the very mention OF Its name,
and all were agreed mat evil spirits
TO eunrise.
Vhe cauea OF splI tbie stir ana fright
was ccfeap1 Epifdand dpeedfuf eonnksi
Wes hsstd 70 lasaa hsofa aiasa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
To CHANGE THE NAME.

Confederate Camps Are Asked to
Change the Name of their Organi-
cation.
Columbia State.
Last July in Richmond at the reunion
OF the Confederate veterans the body
upon the presentation of Il memorial
from CAM 435, OF Augusta, Ga.,suggest-
ing that the name of the organization
be changed from the united Copfed-
crate Veterans" to that of the Con
federate Survivors Association" so
that the beloved sc. S. A." can be
used and perpetuated, instructed the
adjutant general by resolution to send
the memorial to all camps in the or
ganlzation with the request that they
act upon the matter before the next
convention of the veterans which will
be held In Nashville, Tenn, ON May Z,
s and 9 next.
The Augusta camp maintains that
the original reason for adopting the
name United Confederate Veterans"
has now ceased to exist. 1t was for
the prevention of confusing the gen
erai organization with local organiza-
t.ooS OF survivors then known as as
soclatiOns. They maintain that the
term ~. q. "" has 10 history and nc
precious memories OF The past attached
to it. Should dead comrades come to
life they woula not recognize the pres.
ent insignia. But the &C. S. A.
would ever be recognized and regarded
with affection. The sc. S. AS
meaning is too we'll known to need n
word dc to it's appropriateness. II
stands first for tho Confederate States
of America and then for the Confeder'
ate States army. Why not let tho few
who remain of that army have the
name they love SO dearly In such &
light was the matter presented.
Now as time is flying the Augusta
camp has once more begun to push the
matter and is writing letters to the va
riOus camps asking them to act upon
the suggestion. Such 81 letter has beer
received here and Camp Hampton will
doubtless pass upon the suggestion a
ITS next meeting. The other camps il
this State will likely pass upon the
matter of the proposed change in tn,
next month.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
HIGHER THAN NIAGARA.
The Discovery of a Wonderful Catar-
act in the Mountains of NenpzupIn

49,
The following letter has been re-
ccived in ST. Paul, Mimi, from S. A..
Thompson, who is now at Santa Cata-
lima, Venezuela:
During tb exploration of the con-
cessiOn Of the C:inoco Company, head
ed by Donald Grant and other Mime
sofa men, q trail was cut to tho lua-
taca Mountains, starting from this
point, d village of 100 Inhabitants.
Tue duties assigned to some members
of the party kept them upon or close
to the OrinOco until a few weeks ago,
when two of us, Leslie O. Dart, of
L~,tchlield, Mimi. and myself, of Du-
luth, found time to make an excursion
to the mountains.
Pushing on beyond the point reach
ed by tho other party, we heard from
~ top of u mountain q sound which
first we thought to be thunder, but
nfterward decided hat it must come
from IL waterfall Of considerable mag
nitude. Working in the general di-
rectiOn OF the sound over a difficult
trail we came at noon on Thursday,
October ID, to Il large river, and dis
covered what must rank as one Of the
greatest waterfalls in the world.
The river bursts diagonally through
an almost perpendicular cliff, which |
/ estimate to be 500 feet in height,
breaks into halt Il dozen separate
streams, which divide and subvivide,
spreads out into brI ad, fan-!il1c eXpan
Slons, and twists about in such q Gu
rious corksciew fashion that the water
ut the bottom OF the falls flows in eX-
actly the opposite direction from the
course it holds where it first comes
into view.
by clinging e. bushes and going
up the giant cre"pcrs hand over hand,
we climbed up ,he elf uutil the ne
rod indicated an elevation Of more
than 500 feet, but IL was impossible to
reach the top and learn how much
higher the falls are"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

Private Secretary Thurbcr con.
lirms the statement that President
Cleveland has purchased n house at
Princeton, n. j., and will make his
permanent homo there after the close
OF the present administration. The
President will retain his property at
Buzzard's Bay and use it as Il summer
home. The house at Woodley, just
outside of Washington, is rented, the
lease running until mex May. and it
may be ut. Iizod this spring before the
President and family make their final
arrangements for moving to Prince
ton. The Princeton purchase has been
under consideration only three weeks.
Mr.. Cleveland liked the locality when
hc visited there recently for the pur.
pose of MAXIM az address. Later,
Mrs. Cleveland again visited Prince
ton, and looked over several houses
which were offered, and made her
selection.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
a FAMOUS STREAM.
The Suwanee River Seen Through
Sentiment and Through Real

The River Seen Through
Sentiment and Through Real
Life.
TO sit in O. gorgeous box at some
splendid New York theatre, amid a
scene of life and brilliant glitter, and
hear the marvellous voice OF Patti
ripple away on the melody of Way
Down Upon de S'wanee Ribber," is one
thing, and to travel through the South
until, suddenly, with afqueak from the
locomotive, one looks from the window
of q Pullman car and sees for the first
time In all his life, the clear, silept
water of this stream, is quite q diff
ferent thing. How many have seen
the Suwanee river through the veil OF
sentiment and song, dnder the environ
ment of the frat named order; and
how few, comparatively, have actually
stood upon the banks of the river it,
SELF, listened to the soft, low murmur
OF its meanderiug waters, so clear,
80 beautiful, and SO blue In eddy
places, with trees bonding over its
bosom, ell festooned with long, waving
Spanish moss, which so abounds ia tho
western regions OF Florida, Fewer
still are those who have lived upon
tie. hanks0 this river ,knewn through
on ne weFi9< 'oi song long enough 70
ose who dwell
y ~ fNtuH Nfl9s,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

up and down hill and dsie, but they
never captured him and he cost them
thousands OF men AID mil n of
money.
1t is a condition and not q theory
that Mr.. Cleveland and 1.-THE congress
not be lodged. 1t grasps men aud ia.
tions ard makes them act.n
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
SCHEDULES

(>HARLESTON s. WESTERN CARO-
~ LIMA Railway CO. Augusta and Ashe
vile short Line.o Schedule in effect Oct
LIST, 1885.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

Close connections At cree wool for al
points on s.. a.. l.. aud {. & q. Rally ~, ana
atSpartanburg with southern Rail, nv.
For information relative 10 tcket }, rates,
s~cheduies, ETC., address
Nj. CRAIG, Gen. ress. 5gcli.
huGust Ga.
j.. s. Gurcton, hgent,C. Fl. Spcigb g. &c
<lls I reonvillo. 5. q.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08


WILLING TIC LET IT DRoP.-An old
negro in Albany was brought up on
the charge Of stealing and tried in the
supreme court during Judge Wright's
time.
The case was presented to the court
by a prominent young LAWYER, the
solicitor, and the old negro was ordered
to stand up.
Have you o lawyer ?" asked the
court.
Nav, sah."
Are you able to employ oro?"
NAV, sah."
edo you want a lawyer to defend
your case? ?"
"Not partlckler. sab"
well, what do you propose to do
about the case P"
"We-ll-ll," with q yawn, as IL
wearied OF the thing. II am villa
to drap de case, s'fur as I'm con-
sarped,h
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
"P." p. M. A, n. m.

Iralns U and 10 carry elegant puups,
sieeplnS cars between Columbia and AsEoviic
natl. ""'' NHiclh'
T{Sins leave spartonburs, A. 8 @. ,lvislon.
4vestibule Limitod); sonthbaund 10. - III :
oilo =; M II III a. m, (Vestibule Limit,d.J 80
ithins leave greenvlle, A. and O.. division
iNestlhnled Limited s~outhbound, les a. m''
"'Hop me- 1878 p. IN. (Vestibuled Limit edI '
Pullman Service.
Pnllmenp palace sleeping cars on Trains IA and
20, % and 30, on A. and q. division.
w. ii. GREEN, 7 M CTIIp
+ den, superintendent Trof3 AZ 49,.
Washington, b. O. wnshtm
w, "A, turk, q M"S%eBpnnXxuT ~ &
Gen. Pass. Ae't. 81
Atlaata, Ga,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

There has been recently discov-
cred o manuscript which Is a iucofn-
pletetoxtnf the Samari tan pentateuch,
end IL Is older by several Years than
an9 OkherSHebfew text,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

Confederate Camps Are Asked to
Change the Name of their Organi-
cation.
| Columbia State
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08

Leon j. Williams Kills Two Men at
bethany Church-His Mother Wit
messed the Difficulty, Which APP.
pears to Have Been Forced by the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
DURRANT STUDYING LAW.
Blanche lamont Alleged slayer May
Not Isc N"ra~"d &uou.

Blanche lamont Alleged slayer Iay
Not sc I"rrod @ooa.
On April Cnc%ta y,arwill have passed
since the murder Of Hiunchc Lamont,
and yet Thcodorc pu"r@nt, who vas
convicted of her murdc" last November.
is still in the county tail at San Fran
cisco awaiting the final action Of the
supreme court in the case. Immediate
~ after Durrant's conviction an appeal
was taken, but the Gaze has not bccn
presented TO the supreme court. owing
to requests made for additional time
by both sides. The last postpone
Inent took place few days ago, when
the prosecution was granted 20 days
in which to file bill of exceptions.
At the end of this time it is believed the
case will bc presented TO the supreme
court, but u decision is not expected for
several months.
Durrant was sentenced to be hanged
on February 81, but the slow manner in
which justice is meted out to murderers
in California makes it plain he will not
meet his death much before the close of
this year. Meanwhile the prisoner is
spending his time at the county Jail
much the same as the rest of the in
mates. He has few visitors, and de-
votes much of his time to reading and
writing. He has written history OF
his life, and lately he is said to have be-
gun the study Of law.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
MAY GET THEIR MONEY.
Proposition for settlement of Claims o
... Ot0c and li.ssouri indians.

Proposition for settlement of Claims of
Otoe aaG 1i.stouri indians.
The utoe aud Missouri Indians, who
lave had 4 elisha against settlers who
bought their lands in Kansas and Ne
hraSha about Is Years ago, may receive
tlie remainder oftheir money ifthc rec
cmmcHdation orthe secretary Of the in,
terror is acted upon.
About $50 white men bought their
lands. hut reycr made final payments.
The secretary has suggested to Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs Browning
that be make 2 ogosition to these In
dams tnatt they give the settlers rebate
OF five years iGtrrrstand an extension
OF five years time for paymcntofinter-
est and principal. There is now about
$ls5,0oo principal due ondabcut $4,000
interest. Tin Settlcrs claim TINT bad
crops have prevented them from MAX
ing final payment or their lands.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
CLAIMANTS TO A FORTUNE.
Their Ancestor Knighted because Queen
Anne Fell Into Ills Arms.

Samuel ii. Chadwick, George Chad
wick, Susan Chadwick and Saren Chad
wick are interested in a fortune left
in England by Sir Andrew Chadwick.
This is peculiar case and enc of long
standing. The founder of the family
fortune referred TO above was a favor
lite soldier in the palace guard of Queen
Anne, and once had the good fortune to
catch her majesty as she fell down.
stairs, thereby saving her, supposedly,
from serious injury. This, at least,
was the explanation that was given out
for knighting Chadwick. 1t used TO
be limited pretty strongly, however,
by his grandson, the father of George
Chadwick, who lives at Wilmington,
Del, that there was another story in
il. The old man is dead now, but there
arc those living here who will remember
that he used 10 express skepticism as to
the manner Of her majesty's getting
into Chadwick's arms at the foot of the
stairs on the occasion referred to, in
timating pretty clearly his opinion that
it was NOT the result of fall at all.
The Chadwicks who live at Whining
TO, Del, have never, so far as known,
disturbed themselves much about the
real or imaginary English estate. They
are quiet working people, and probably
think their tradesmen's wages are bet
ter than chase after English fortunes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
A SNAKES SUICIDE.
A Diamond Back Dies in Prison After
Starving Itself for Two Yearn

Ayoung artist of New York who kec rs
pet snakes in his studio recently said
that reptiles often starved themselves
to death rather than eat i'm confipe-
mcnt, says the New York World This
statement is confirmed by w. L. Lub
book, OF Austin, Tex, who tells of a
rattlesnake that died of starvation
after % months of prison life. During
that period, says Mr.. Lubbock, this
diamond-back tasted neither food nor
water.
The snake was captured near Slaugh-
ter creek by Mr.. FaSrtte Carter. II
was almost six feet in length and had
2l rattles. The food that rattlers. when
Mt large, are most fond of and bracl:-
lsh water, brought from the plains,
was daily offered it, but nothing temDt-
ed his snakeship to forego fasting. The
reptile, though very much emaciated
and weak, was ferocious TO the last,
and succeeded in biting a mans hand
only four weeks before il died. The man
bitten lost finger and nearly his life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
A POT OF GOLD.
Cnear.hcd by Farmer in Gcorgla-Gives
Half to Uncle sam.


Half to Uncle sam.
itreasurc of 81 900 in gold and silver
was umearthed by farmer in his field
six miles from Fort Valley, Ga, the
other afternoon.
Young Green Hartley, who lives on
l;d Iouscr's plantation, was blowing
when he came upon n large rock. He
and two other men moved the rock so
as to let the plow pass. When about to
resume blowing Hartley saw something
that looked like the edge Of q stone
jar lie finally dug up an old earthen-
ware receptacle containing gold, sill
yer and grecnbacks. The coin amount
ed TO $4,000. The Creenbacks were so
badly damaged hat it was impossible
10 count them.
Hartley was told that half of the
money belonged 10 the government,
and 50 he tool; it to Perry and de-
posted It with the county treasurer,
who has ir.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
GUNS ARE TOO BIG.
Unsatisfactory Test Of Armament
I. OF Battleship Indiana.
Thirteen and Eight Inch Guns SO Placed
ss Not to Operate In Action as
... Designed dangerous 10 Ship
and GunnCrs.


DeslEued-- Dangerous To ship
.. and Gunners.
Private advices received I'M phiiGdel-
phia convey the information direct
from officers OF the new battle ship
Indiana that the result Of the gun r.a!s
Mt sea of that big fighting machine
has been disappointing and Unsat's-
factory. Her armament consists OF
four l3-inch guns, each 40 feet "hs
and weighing GO tons, mounted in pairs
in two main turrets. Eight s-tncA
guns are mounted in pairs in the four
smaller turrcts on the upper deck, four
C-ipch runs arc mounted in broadS!dc
in the upper easement 0midships, with
a secondary battery of 20 C-poundoF
and ! l-poundcr Tar.d "riuC guns ana
4 Cuttings in the military tops. THIS
forms the heaviest and un&t diver fed
armament ever place! IL @Hyvrs-ri Of
like Gimcugicna. IFS ~ rht is cnor-
nous. and the amo"nt ofEglal 'ro"H
at one ca.Mrtr r. n&arC. of tn Ea5H
battery a!one would la cft' l"."&..
I The result O: az. q '@'r. a#"&i2at
the? guns are '.o i's @g1 >:e rot
ria .r! 80 n4 :? ,. ,G,rr'.d IL action
* DESIGNED. tn" 2 l2-'nra gus and
IT,. ! S-iuch gun I..-nte& 81 rr'3
fore prl 90, go. ..cai ta s1,1s
rflu,rni al'.I b.: .-.a'~... .r~u. .l!ag
in t.!gl It W.. 'a-, -.'''. g. - q. Ire
sinh . rs VII i a.. oh. T.. d.,
prr@e ri g STR ,..'. ..j... r.',.a,.' "@..cr
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
Giadstonc'H Pudding.

Shelley once bIurted out that pudding
was prejudice. but according to u
contemporary, which tells the follow.
ing exciting story, Mr.. Gladstone mere.
~ regards the habit of eating it too
hot as prejudice: "One day, not long
are he was going for II drive intoC hcs-
ter after luncheon. His pudding was
very hot, so he went away from the
table, changed his clothes, got ready for
The drive and came back and finished
his pudding, thus saving the ten min.
utes during which his pudding cooled -
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
PUT SIX TRAMPS TO FLIGHT.
Plucky Mrs. Rhodes Sets the Dog on Them
and Uses n Revolyer

While attending to her household du-
ties the other day, in the absence of her
husband. Mrs. Harry Rhodes, of Hugue-
not, four miles north Of Port Jarvis, y.
I..saw six tramps enter her yard Mrs.
Rhodes had just given two tranps
breakfast, and she recognized them
among the six. She secured revolver,
called the dog and awaited the results.
The tramps asked for food. She placed
plate of cold meat and loaf of bread
on the table, but they refused TO accept
it.
"a hot dinner, and quick about it,
too" said one.
Mrs. Rhodes set the dog on the ruf-
fans and fired her revolver over their
heads. The tramps fed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-04
IMPOSED A F,NE ON HIMSELF.
Kentucky Judge n Victim OF His DIVA
Court Euie.

Judge Toncy, Of the law and equity
court at Louisville. KY, was a victim Of
his own ru!e the other day, During
the last week he Has been annoyed and
the trial Of several cases have been de-
laycd by the hardness of jurors. In
each instance the judge has fined the
dcreict juror five dollars for contempt.
The other morning Judge Toney came
into court five minutes late, and upon
taking the bench read himself short
lesson upon the necessity of punctuali-
~. and said he was sorry to note he was
late. Turning to Clerk Walker, he said:
Mr.. Clerk, enter fine of five dollars
for contempt against the court"
Judge Toney afterwards RENTED all
fines.