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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-28

Seventeenth, with Companies b,
IL and X. The detachment of
the Seventeenth contained 100
men and the Twenty-sixth repi-
ment about 200.
Smith was ordered to 90 down
the trench, turn to the left TO
Elliotts headquarters on spring
branch $50 yards to the rear of
our line; then to turn to the left
again and follow up ravine or
swale until he came to the break
in the line made by the crater.
keep concealed as much as posi-
BILE, to lie down, and when neces-
sary to rise up and resist all ef
forts of the enemy to pass down
the hill. At this time the only
gap in our line was the crater.
The covered way ran by FL
llott's quarters, and had the enc
my passed Smith men they could
have gotten behind our artillery
and easily captured Petersburg
and the left wing of Bcauregard's
corps.
Smith was in position about 6
clock a. m. The enemy occu-
pied the crater and the small part
of the gorge which was not blown
up. Those who attacked the
southern part of our line were
easily repelled by the Twenty
third with the assistance of Il part
of Wise's brigade, and the few
brave men on the left of the era
ter who attempted to bounce our
breastworks were bayoneted.
Now notice that the court of
inquiry which was called by the
federals to whip out their DIS
graceful defeat at the crater
brought to light that Meade or
dered Burnside, INN ediatelv after
the exposition, to rush his men to
Cemetery hill, about 500 yards
northwest from the crater. Ear
ly in the morning Meade sent dis
patches to Burnside: Push on
to Cemetery hill" why don't
you push on to Cemetery hiIIn
'Nhy do you not push on" Il
understand that none of your men
are beyond the crater Burn
side became SO irrrtatcd bv the
dispatches, which came so thick
and fast, that he sent back an in
suIting answer.
Major Powell, who was in the
crater, gives n graphic account of
the men there. The heat was in
tcnse-men with tongues hanging
out, packed like herrings, &c.
Not more than 100 could use their
guns towards the west. The guns
were muzzle-loading. The sides
were slAnting and the men had to
lie down to shoot, and then turn
on their backs to load.
The commands were so mixed
it was difficult to get the men to-
gether. However, in the court
OF inquiry, it was proven by four
or five officers that at least three
or four charges were made down
the hill. One high officer said he
charged and 200 or 400 men rose
from q breastwork and drove his
men back. Smith and Crawford
informed me after the battle that
they made four or five charges
when they would rise, give them
a Volley, and would run back.
These repulses saved Petersburg,
beyond doubt.
The enemy, finding it impossi-
bic to get into the swale, began
to direct their efforts TO the left
flank of the Seventeenth, and their
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-28

! the lOft. l sent the men left in
front. AS | crossed the top of
the hill | met Capt Edwards com
ing out with II severe wound in
his shoulder. As | struck the
road | saw the men lying down,
Georgia troops being on our
right. | saw a two gun battery
shooting up the road leading from
the new line of the enemy. |
sent Adjutant FAINT to the general.
requesting permission to charge
the battery, as | could capture it
easily. He replied that orders
were to remain in my place. |
sent the second time and got the
same reply. Seven men were
killed, and we were not able to re-
| ply. The men were getting de
moralized, and | sent the third
time. Gen Wallace replied:
''Gen Lee says you must not
move foot. -
1t was appalling to be shot
without the ability to return the
fire. An incident in French his
tory then occurred to my mind.
Bonaparte said to an officer:
General, take your brigade co
that pass and drive the Mamadukes
back. You and your men will be
killed, but you will save the
honor of France The general
replied: "Yes, sire And the
gallant soldier pulled out an old
silver watch and said: "Sire,
send that to my wife, The in
cident is romantic, but not at all
comforting to me under the cir
cumstances.
The cannon ceased to fire and
the infantry began to pour out by
.fours and double-quicked past our
| left. Major Avery 70 NE,
and told me we ali would be
captured. ] replied: "Gen Lee
has ordered me not to move n
step. Go back to your place and
fire ut the column as best vou can. "
Shortly Adjutant Goudolock of
Gen WalIarc's staff, ran over to
me and ordered me to take my
men as rapidly as possible. As |
followed my men, "Old Phillips, "
of Company |, my faithful courier
ut the crater, came to me and said
he was fearful OF my being shot,
and he would 90 with me. Soon
we came across boy Of Company
q, named Rush, with broken
LEG. He begged me not to leave
him to the Yankees. | ordered
Capt Nicely to help Phillips. In Il
moment Il blue coat presented his
muskct and ordered me to surrcnd-
er. | shouted ut him so fercelv
that the soldier seemed paraIyzcd.
Luckily for me, Capt S o Tyler
slapped his hand on my shoulder
and said: "Colonel, don't get
excited. You see we have your
works. | looked and saw over
500 men in Fort Steadmau. The
officers, Capt Tyler and Major -
- of Gen Wheaton's staff.
courteously declined to take my
sword, but | requested Capt Tyler
to keep it for me, which he prom
ised to do and return it to me
sfter the war. The sword blade
had been struck with n fragment
of shell and the scabbard Scared
with two mimic balls in different
battles. | was fearful the bum
mers would take it from me when
| got to the rear. wrote to Gen
Wheaton twice after the war to
find Capt Tyler's address, but the
letters were returned. The sec
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this was the cause of the sacrifice
of the seventeenth.
FORT SUMTER.
The regiment had another item
of interest in its history. Capt
f r Mills of Company f had 200
men of the seventeenth in Fort
Sumter for two weeks during its
severest bombardment in 1863,
under Major Elliott, and only
two men were killed.
These experiences of the seven
teenth will, hope, be of some
interest to old soldiers. If it will
incite other officers to sketch the
history of their commands, it will
be be !, good 5aslssdt ,.,s s,..szs his
toriau. ~.
Principally for the survivors of
the seventeenth these short sketches
are written. | am proud | was
the successor of the good and
noble Col j A Means, and | am
proud of having commanded the
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''''N' - '''
D. Ai''' NY 'ap''r"' the
II' ''"'r''''" III .'N r''Fr'' from
'''' o'"' : WIS III inc '''lIe at
A'"'''''. > i'""' 'N' rive FORKS
'"' - '''''''' WIS ",'''N'' ny aC
''"'' - ''0' '','.' """ i'''''''lE sur
""''"' i"'"''''''''' '"'onel
'u'P was Sh"' III lhc mead, ana he
and n majority of the men were
captured. Sailors Creek was the
next battle Then came tho yr.pd
fno,o ,,,,,o,,to uo 30 E
WV way W
Sorte'''er' Near 'o men OF the
regiment were there, and Major
Avery, Capt Steele of Company |
and Adiutant FAINT were each Sc
vereIv wounded
~. WI. :.
w" '"' Sa0ier'
told me a good anecdote OF the
pluck of the Confederates. At
Appomatox his command, consist
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-28
OUR LEADERS.

oll IIlllDDllO.
% pounds light brown sugar for 81 O0
SPonads Arbu 'kles Coffee for 90
7pounds good green coffee for OO
pound fine tobacco for 35 cents.
sW- Tin Ware VERY CHEAP.
WE KNOW
how close monep matters are with
most people. We are prepared for
close buyers. Values that two or
,hree years ago seemed almost inn
possible are to-day au actual fact
nearly cut in two. Many are SUR
prised at the line OF Groceries
offer. Some even are incredulous.
"A. GLASSER.
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H0KD YOER COTTON

The low price of cotton has pre-
 vented the arrival of any great de~
 gree Of prosperity in this section
 of the country. The present low
 price is unfounded ana cannot last
 much longer. It is due to the be-
 lief among spectators and Eastern
 and European buyers that the crop
 is larger than reported. There have
 been so many cries of ''short cr0ps" followed by unprecedented receipts,
 that the buyers are dubious about
 the announcement of another short crop for this year IL is the old case of the too frequent cry of wolf.
 When the wolf did oome and de- stroyed the flocks, the shepherds gave DO heed to the cry Of wolf by the boy who had so often deceived them, hence the boy and his flock were destroyed. So il is in regard 10 short crops Tie farmers have bewailed .short crops so often and deceived the buyers so many time $ that now the buyers will rot believe them But he truth will finally dawn upon the buyers and then there will be scramble for cotton, We woald therefore advise the pro duccrs Of cotton 10 hold their staplet until the full extent of this years crop becomes known aud the price Advances. At all events. the price ,an't be much lower. if any, ,hsln Tt while all the indies tions
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TuE Hon. Jerry South, while Ac. ting Governor. during Gov. Jones absence in St. Louis, declared him self "King for one day. The ion- orable Jerry acted us foolishly as the wife of late Governor of Mary land, who wanted to provide herself with q crown. But the State ex- pected more sensible things of Sena- tor Jerry South. He is young man of more than ordinary ability, and possesses . superlative amount of dash. Jerry should be old enough and Democrat enough to know that there are no Kings in this country, and be hetrsys a woeful lack of knowledge of the functions Of the Governors office in declaring htm self kiug even for one day.
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Continued Settlements

Settlements continued at the July term, 1897, of the Jefferson county Probate court, for confirmation at the October term thereof: Fourth annual sediment ef chas Houson, admiais,ntor of estate of Joel Bryan, deceased.
 Third and Ana settlement of j w. Walker administrator at eState pf J M Walker. deceased.
 Final settlement of JeH Hicks eNeeutor of estate of lfalph BickS, deceased.
 Fmai settlement al Jeff Hicks 8dmnistra- for Do bonis non of estate of J r Hicks Ieccascd
 second annual settlement of JoH Hicks guardian CT estate or lt tlauktIiGks ii minor Flual setlemeH5of E Cherry administra- tor of estte Ot k l2 Rca. deceased
 First annual settlement of j l. GOrce ad- ministragor af estae of Mary F Goree, deceased
 Annual settlement or Jno 0COunell eurA- tar Oi Csta1e uf the Ferguson rhildreU.miaors Final settlement of II !. Holderness ad- ministNtGr of estate of Wm Peoples dCeeas- ed
 All persons interested in the settlement of any of said accounts will come forward and file their exception, If any they have, on OF before the second day of the next term of the Probate Court of said county. or they will he forever barred from excepting ta such stccoeuts, or any part thcreof
 r. B. FLANDERS County clerk.
 l.. T Saliee, De. l0l54w September t4 lSg5.
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.rRusTMR,s SALE.

Under the provisions of :t ecrtahl deed og trust. executed by Nathan Hays aud Katy Hays, to lhe undersisc cd, aS trustee. on the indebtedness duo the siould-Eaihraith Sup ply Co af Pine Biuh, Ark. which deed is in Jefferson county. Arkansas. in book l2. oa page 5i2, wiil,on
 Saturday, 18th day of October, '97 at the Court House door in Jefferson onnnty Arkansas. in Inc c1fy of Pine Biuff, within the legal hours.to the highest bidder for casis sell al public auction. the following property in said Coun.y, towit:
 The East Half Of the Northwest Quarter ol the Southwest Quarter ofsection Twenty-one {2n, in Township six (il, South Of Range eight t4 west.
 Said sslie win be made to satisfy the lebt secured py said deed of trllsts and asl costs of etle. G N HART. Trustee. T 3w
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IT will be remembered that the Republicans in their national plat form denounced the Wilson tariff as breeder of deleiences and demand ed 8 tariff act that Twill furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses Of the government The demand was answered by the Ding ley bill, which in the first month of It's operation produced a deficit of over sl4, 900, 900. At this rate the deficit in the treasury will amount iu the fiscal year 10 $l68, 900, GOO, and another issue of bonds will be absolutely necessary. -Nee Orleans sStates.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given hat by virtue Of tae authority vested in me by twoCs rtain mort- gages. executed on the 9th day O. April ISa4 and one on inc 2atli day of Mar eh lsgi bv Wade. Bagley and Dinah Bagley 10 Jere liar aidsen and Ellen N. aaraidson so secure the payment of Two promiSary notes, ! Will on tht. 9th day of October 1S95 at the court house door in the city of Pine Bluff. Ark. To the highest bidder, ona credit Of tis9'ee months. sell the following property towit
 Lot 5 in bleek 2S situated in The city Of Pine RlnH. County If Jefferson. Woodruff addition to the city stf Pine BhtfT. Toe morta ages mentioned Nerein were al the 9th day Of September 1S9I transferred by the said .lcre HaraldSon to James Duoi> and on the l9th day of May. ls96. said mortgages were. by James Davis. transferred to tanni,. Jackson. This sale is made 10 satisfy said mortgages which are past inc and unpaid
 FANNIE J JACKSON. September i6th, 1897. 2 isWSW
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WE are paying too much tax that does nc good. The people of this country are paying an enormous amount of moneyseaeh year for the privilege of being governed by q set Of place hunters. Ask the average citizen what direct benefit he re- eeives, aud it will puzzle him to give an answer. ' Monroe Coanta .Saa.
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SUNSHINE AnID TIE cL0nnS

Senator Bacol, of Georgia, was in Washington this week. He thus sized up the condition of the people oT bis State and section: eff you put man ia wilderness he will ultimately get out Of it some of the comforts of life, and so did our peo- pie. They are now making a little money; not much, but they are growing stronger and steadily ina. proving. Not bit of it is due to taris Legislation. Things had so get better with them, fer nothing could get worse with them, They had no credit and were compeiied 10 raise what they consumed. Out of this diversity they are emerging and will in due tlae become the people they were before they sank almos. 'ato the depths of despair. There Aas been some taik in the North about the increase in the price of cotton. There is no increase that we know of cottoa still remains at the same low figure. If the in- crease in he price of our crops would correspond with the increase in the price Of wheat. the cotton growers of the South would be de- lighted, but there is IS vet no indi. cation that there will be ary great rise in the staple which the Southern country produces.
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.ILlDIllAL TlRA.N1,N.

We heartily endorse the following from the Arkansas Gasette
 An interesting opinion was handed down by Judge Wnslow, of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, a few days ago, upon the rights of the press and the rights of The judges of the courts and to what extent news paper criticism of judges may go.
 Last spring Judge W. F. Bailey, of Eau Claire, was candidate for reelection to the circuit beuch. He was strongly opposed, and in the campaign his conduct on the bench and his fitness for the office were sharply criticised in a newspaper printed in Ha9 Claire both editors ally and in communication signed by prominent Wisconsin lawyer. Then being in session, Judge Bailey chose to regard these criticisms as contempt, and brought his offend ! ing critics befnre him for that of- fense. Thereupoa they made aili- davits 10 the truth of their state. ments, and thi the judge decided was contempt in the presence of the court and sentPnqed them 10 thirty days in jail.
 Thecase was taken to the Supreme Court, and the action of Judge Bai- Icy was reversed. In his decision Judge Winslow pertinently re. marked
 Ii must be erievo0s and weighly necessity which will justify so arbitrary proceeding whereby a candidate for office becomes the ac. euser, judge and jury, and may within a few hours summarily pun ish his critics by Imprisonment. The result Of such doctrine is that alI unfavorab.e criticisms of sitting judges past official conduct can at once be stopped, by the judge him self, or, it not stopped, can be pun ished by immediate Imprisonment
 In this judgment 5here will be a general concurrence There is no more reason why the learning and fitness of a candidate for judge i-although then holding the posi-, tiou for which he is a candidate fol re election-rnay not be questioned than the candidacy of any other Of. fieial who is seeking similar favors.
 When MT Cleveland was a cand
 date for re-eleetian he yves criticised more severely than was Judge Baf Hey, and why the latter should bt i protected and the former open tl such attacks is not exactly appar ent.
 The truth is. judges, though no candidates for re election are as open to criticism as other officials. or course, ther are limits. and wren the bonds of temperate and reasonable arguments are exceeded there are remedies at law for tht assailea, just as there are remedies for the common layman.
 There is no place on the bench toI a i0dicial 1yrant.
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TIE GRApmo again demonstrated it's enterprise Sunday morning in giving it's readers a full account of the fire which happened from 10 6 o'clock a. m. The GRAPHIC bad been put 10 press, and a few of Inc em ployes were waiting for copies when one of the printers saw the fire and gave the alarm The order was given for all the force who had not 2one home 10 await the result of the fro and be prepared for work AL $ o'clock the 'forms' were re- vised" and shortly thereafter the GRAPHIC appeared on the streets with a full account of the fire, which was the first knowledge many of our citizens had of the disast ter. The GRAPHIC spares no pains 10 get he news, and ii there's any news a.goin the GRAPHIC gets ft.
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The fever situation is unchanged. No new places oi infection are re- ported. Cairo is rid of whatever disease was there Excitement in New Orleans is greater over the ef- fort to burn the school honse than over tie fever. Mobile reports lew pew cases. The death rate there is 'ow. Edwards suffers more than any other point, but Dr. Purnell is receiving recruits iD the way of pnysicians and nurses. Many towns in Mississippi have modified the quarantine regulations. The Tennessee Board of Health has taken action that will be sa,isfac tory. The quarantine us to middle Tennessee has been raised and West
 nessee can communicate with All of Hfssissipni not irtfeftaa
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orR native town of llawesyiile, Ky. has come to the front with a .yuchiog bee The eolprit had out ragged littIe Yrl and the Hawes- williams made short shift of him. his Is q crime that is revenged 6y the mob, whether il be committed in he North or South. And fl is right. Such lepers in society de- 7etve no merey.
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Fire Near Grady.

The house, barn and gin on The plantation of Capt J W Ileams, of this city, located near Grady, in Lincoln county, was destroyed by fire Thursday Mir. Ben Walters. who lived on the plantation, lost nearly everything he had. The ori- gin of the fire is unknown.
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erves

Are the Messengers of Sense,-fhe Telegraph
 System of the human body. Nerves extend from tine brain to every part
 of the body and reach every organ. Nerves are like fire ~good servants but hard
 masters.
 Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
 Ike 1t in character. Nerves will be weak and exhausted f the
 blood is thin, pale and impure. Nerves Will surely be strong and steady k
 the hlood is rich, red and vigorous. Nerves ind true friend in Hoods Sarsapa-
 rilla because 1t makes rlch red blood Nerves do their work naturally and weli,-
 inc brain IS unclouded, there are no
 neuralgia pains, appetite and diges,
 ton are good when you take
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lN 8 letter to the Manufactures Record, President $. W. Fordyee, of the St. Louis South uthwestern Rajf- road, states that work has begun upon an extension of this line from Delta, Mo, toa point on the Missis- sippi river. This extension is about fifteen miles in length, and the company calculates to have it's main crossing at this place Alr. Fordyce states that the company is also building an extension from Cardwell. in Northeastern Arkan- sas, to EIornersville, in Southeastern Missouri, distance of about ten miles. This extension will be made in connection with the Paragould Southeastern railroad. Hope Go, 9ette.
 While the Cotton Belt Railway is extending its lines the GnApme de sires to call the attention of Prcsi- dent Fordyce to the opportunity for valuable extension by building a branch line from Pine Bluff to Mat. vern, This would open ep rich and valuable agricultural and tim Der conntry, would give the Cotton Belt direct communication with Hot Springs, and make very valuable feeder" for the St. Louis South western railway During Presi, dent Fordyce's recent visit to Pine BlulI on Labor Day the editor of ihr GRAPHIC directly questioned the Colonel on building such aa eXten- sion, and he said in reply that for the last few years, on account of the
 'nard times, the Cotton Belt had made practically no extensions oi its line, but now that prosperity had come the road would do eonsid- erable branching out and that he would take under consideration the llnatte1 of extending the road to Malvern. If the people Of Pine Bluff and Malvern would takeup the subject and agitate il and offer the
 proper inducements. no doubt tho extension would be immediately made.
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NE ARE indebted to the Johnson County Fair 4 Association for com plimentary ticket to their County Fair from October 19 to 22, and also acopy of their catalogue. The peo- ple of Johnson county are hustl. tug and enterprising people and we wish them success in their new gen- ture
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IT is reported that Hon John L tlie, of XeAia, Ohio, will be ap- pointed 10 the supreme Beneb 10 saeceed Justice Field, who is about 10 retire.
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THE Malvern Times .Ioaaai very correctly says Any prosperity that omits cotton from the list is not sufficient to meet the demands Of tho South Wheat don begin to meet the case.
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The air is so clear in inc arctic 1e. slols that eenNsrsa'ion eal be carried on easily bs persons two miles analt. II has also been asstlted on good aulhori. Y that af tiltaaltnr the human voice has been distinctly heaid tt distance of ten miles,
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Dn. GuIr4RAs. the yellow fever ex- per-, is going to investigate the T xas fever Texas was so quick toI quarantine thai ~he will probably get Il dose of her own medicine.
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Tickets over the Cotton Belt Route to the St. Louis Fair Oct 4 10 g. from Pine Blun to St. Louis and return al oae fare, $ll.6l Tick cts on sale Oct. , to S inclusive. Re- tmn limit Get 11 1897
 H. RriH@man
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TnE Hoosiers should take lesson from Mexico's manner of dealing with lynchers. Indiana needs to be Nexicapized.
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The duties Of the Governor of Arkansas are many" says an ex- change. Yes, a regular pardon nfn
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TnE Stuttgart Fair begins cn October the 5th and concludes on the 8th.
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h the above list are free silver, sound money Republican Democrat F. farm and household publications. and every one can find paper to sui him. The Farm News, Farm Journal and Nomanklnd are pnb- hshed monthly; the Home and Farm twice alnonth: Commercial Auneal. Farm and Ranch Courier-Journal, and Atlanta Constitution, Weekly: New York World, threetimes q week and thc New York Advertiser daily including Sunday.
 Parties should avail themselves of these prices once, as they are snh- Jcct to change q [ Say times
 Select Nouf paper. send tlie amount stated ahove and your will receive 7sie paper selected and the twice-a aSsek GRAPHIC for one Near. Wtl SEMI- MEEkLA GRApufc.