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r; ' f: Jtoaps partis. ; t ? The authorities at Washington are of t opinion that the Chinese restriction act is a r failure. The Chinese generally refuse to j take out registration papers, and it would , require an appropriation of not less than ~t $10,000,000 to enforce the provisions of the ( act. ? According to Professor Rees, the comet : which is now pitching through space at the rate of a thousand miles a minute, was discovered by photography at the Lick observatory. The plate was exposed for four hours .and twenty minutes to a portion of the milky way near Altair, and showed after development a huge streak. A comet was suspected; the sky was examined, and the comet discovered. This is the first comet discovered by photography's aid?a fact . which excites much interest among the scientific fraternity. ? Mr. E. H. Nebeker, treasurer of the United States, has submitted his annual re- 1 port for the year ended June 30, 1892. Ac- . cording to this report, the ordinary revenues of the government for the fiscal year were $354,937,784, a decrease of $37,674,663 as 1 compared with the year before. The net < ordinary expenditures were $345,023,330, a < nf *1 QJrt <JJ.fi TtlO attmlllQ TfiVfi. UVV1 Vt XV.U JlU. JLUV uu.|/*%.w * nues were thus cut down from $37,239,762, to $9,914,453. Including the public debt, the total receipts for the year were $736,401,296, and the expenditure $684,019,280. ? S. M. Inman, of Inman, Swan & Co., cotton merchants in the cotton exchange building, who recently returned from the South, says a New York dispatch, estimates that the advance in the price of cotton from the lowest figure of last spring per bale to be $20, and the advance from the lowest price at which the planters began selling this year's crop to be $14 per bale, and the advance in price from November 1, this year, to be $9 per bale. He also estimates that there were in the planters' hands on November 1, not less than 3,800,000 bales, which is about half of this year's estimated crop. ? They have politics down to a fine point out in Kansas. As yet, it is not definitely decided which political party is in the ascendancy. The People's partyites and Democrats are working together against the Republicans. In the senate the Fusionists have a majority of six, and in the house there is a tie dependent upon the toss of a penny, so to speak. In one legislative district the two opposing candidates received the same number of votes. In such cases, the law provides that the matter shall be settled by lot. If the Republican wins.it will give the party a majority of one in the house, and it is expected that the Republicans will then proceed to turn out enough Democrats and Peoples's partyites to give them a majority on joint ballot. A United States senator is to be elected by the legislature at its next meeting, and under present conditions it would seem that the important question as to whether he is to be Democrat, Republican or Populist, depends on the toss of a penny. ?The Page, Va., Register thus describes a a novel wedding: Rev. Samuel Spitler, the well-known Dunkard preacher of this county, marries, we suppose, more couples than any other minister in the county. Plain, blunt, straightforward in all he says and does, he has but little ceremony in perfecting nuptial contracts. Those who seek his services must accept his offices wherever they find him?whether in the public road, field or wood. All places are his own for sealing marriage vows. Last week John Nichols and Miss Carrie L. Jenkins, and George L. Jones and Miss Emma H. Jenkins, sought his services, but on reaching his residence learned that he was at his saw mill, some distance away in the woods. , Here they soon met him, and while the circular saw hummed the wedding march, the reverend gentleman pronounced the words, few and simple, that sent them on their way rejoicing. ? A bill was introduced in the Alabama legislature last week, says a Montgomery dispatch, that is bound to attract a great deal of attention throughout the country. If it becomes a law it will practically do away with the negro vote in the State. The ^ bill was introduced by Representative Brewer, who has been in the legislature fourteen c years, and has been State senator for four I yeare. The bill provides that "all persons 1 whose State and county taxes, as assessed, I do not amount to $5, shall not be required E to pay the same if it be shown that such person failed to vote at the August and November elections of the previous year." j This is the first attempt in the history of T Alabama to legislate against the negro voters . who pay taxes less than $5 year. At the 1 lowest calculation 50 per cent, of the negro t voters would take advantage of the opportu- r nity of saving $5. The negro vote of the last f election was 136,000 out of a total of 300,- ^ 000. It can be seen that the effect of the bill will be widespread. Those most competent to judge think it will do away with 1 the trouble which so vexed the white people. ( The bill was a surprise. Few members ex- f pected anything of the kind. The opinion t seemed general that the bill will pass. ? There is much excitement in the western t part of the State of Sonora, Mexico, says a t United Press special of Saturday, over the , recent discovery of a gold mine of fabulous * richness. The find was brought about in a remarkable manner, the fortunate discoverer being Arthur D. Covona, a merchant of < Altan. Two weeks ago Covona bought a c mere of ouartz from an Indian that con- t X ? ? -* tained a little over ten pounds of gold. A few days later, the Indian returned, bringing another lot of rich gold bearing quartz, which he sold for $20. Covona then offered him $30 to show him the place where the gold had been obtained. The offer was accepted, and the two went off to the hills, and a little way from the mine, the Indian told Mr. Covona where to go and see gold for himself. The Indian would not approach the mine because of the tradition that any of the native race showing a mine to a Mexican would die in a few days. Covona went where directed and found a rich gold mine which is named Teedorena. This mine shows evidence of having been worked for centuries and is believed to be one of .the best mines of the Aztecs, from which they obtained such wealth centuries ago. Covona will soon begin working the property on an extensive scale. . ?When Cleveland was inaugurated, says the Washington correspondent of the New 1 York Herald, the presence of Fitzhugh Lee in his gray uniform, followed by the gray-, , clad staff and the mile-long column of mili-' tarv nrcrftnizations from the South, created r more enthusiam than the president himself. 3 It was really the first reunion of the blue t and the gray at an inauguration since the $ war. Lawrence Gardner, one of the most I c prominent of the District Democrats, said toj Q me recently that the inauguration in March ; would be an event such as has never been seen [1 before and that the reception of Mr. Cleveland I would simply be tremendous. Applications, ' he said, had already been received from all > ] over the country for places in the parade and \ for quarters in the city, showing that there . is an interest in the coming inauguration far . beyond anything of late years. Theapplica- 1 tions from the South are far greater than * heretofore, and it looks as though the man c in gray would be a prominent feature of the I occasion. The First Virginia cavalry regi- r ment has applied for the position of Cleveland's special body-guard, and as Virginia is the only State having a full regiment of cav- x airy, she may be granted the honor. 1 ? It is queer traveling in some parts of 1 eastern Nevada, where paralysis has struck j t the mining camps and nearly obliterated g once flourishing towns. Not infrequently, \ says the Salt Lake Tribune, one finds but half a dozen people in a town that ouee had * thousands, and very often, in a place that 1 once had hundreds, one finds but a single individual?a lonely link between the present - " ?* ?J ?*?ii? _i J i i ana me pasi, auu generally u gr^v uju mi- ^ mit, who lingers like a belated ghost, whom f sunshine should have sent back into limbo. \ Yet the place is invariably mapped and charted as a town ; has a government mail j service and its duly accredited postmaster, s and, to the outside world, exists as palpably j1 as ever. Of course the hermit is the post- j < master, and very frequently he is some sort! t of elective officer besides. In the sense thatI ] he is "monarch of all he surveys," and that!, his "right there is none to dispute," he is a sort of Alexander Selkirk the second; for his nearest neighbors are the scattered ( ranchmen who live from fifteen to forty 1 miles apart, and his immediate society is c that of the Indians who dig in his garden, 1 when he happens to have one. Yet he inva- j riably appears to be more than satisfied with j his lot, and, apparently, would not exchange positions with the president. With him _ good health, good appetite, a full cupboard ? and a weather-tight cabin discount the glory c )f the world. Moreover, he never lies t iwake at night to think about his sins; for t he sound of the church going bell is somehing that he heard but few times in his life, md so long ago that it is quite like a dream. The hereafter has neither charms nor terrors ,s or him. She ffotMlc inquirer.; YORKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1892. ' ? W. Perry Murphy, late candidate for 1 ittorney general on the Sheppaid ticket, is j :rying to get the position of United States c iistrict attorney for this State. 1 t ^ 9 ? Cotton 10 cents a pound! Only a few veeks ago everybody was predicting that it ^ vould never reach that price again. But it j mi 41. ? t las. i ne reisou 01 it is mc ouuit uuy< This is a valuable lesson, and it will be worth nillions of^dollars annually to the people of ;he South if they will remember it. ? We congratulate the State legislature on ts wise choice of Mr. R. T. Riggins, of York, is a member of the board of directors of the penitentiary. Mr. Riggins is a straight-forivard, patriotic citizen, and iu all things may je depended upon to perform his duties with in eye single to the best interests of his State. His election to the position is ail honor worthily bestowed. ? The annual expenses of the United States jovernment, including the amount paid for pensions, are now something like $000,000,XX), or about $10 to every man, woman and ;hild. Of this amount, two-thirds is paid by people whose incomes are less than $1,000 i year. In the aggregate amount, the annuil incomes over $1,000 a year will fully doujle those that are under that sum. Nothing short of a graduated income tax will equalze matters, and in no way that it can be looked at is there any injustice in such a measure. ? Judge Kershaw published a card last iveek announcing that on account of the coniition of his health, he would not be a canlidate for re-election. His present term expires on the 7th day of June, 1893. If Judge Kershaw's health had permitted, and he lad stood for re-election, we have no doubt hat he would have been continued in his Dresent position. He has rendered distinguished service to his State in war and peace, ind no South Carolinian stands higher in ,he estimation of his countrymen, regardless o >f party faction. On his retirement to the ( ihades of private liftj. he carries with him * he love, respect and esteem of a grateful j jeople. j ? Mr. Ernest Gary, the newly elected g udge of the Fifth circuit, says the Columbia t State, is a native of Cokesbury, Abbeville i :ounty, where he was born in 1857. His r ather was Dr. F. F. Gary, and his mother's e naiden name was Caroline Blackman. Mr. Jary was educated at the Cokesbury Confer- a mce school, but did not receive a collegiate t sducation. He studied law under his uncle, j Jeneral Mart W. Gary, with whom he after- s vards went into co-partnership. Upon the ^ leath of his uncle, he became senior partner >f the firm of Gary & Evans, which firm e >robably enjoys the largest practice of any j aw firm in Edgefield county. Mr. Gary has een a very successful lawyer. He is un- E carried. ? President-elect Cleveland is complain- t ng bitterly of the tremendous rush that n )emocrats all over the country are mak- * ng for office. Already there are from ten , o twenty applicants for every appointment r lot covered by the civil service law, and also r or a good many that are so covered. Mr. ( Cleveland is said to have already laid down I wo propositions, and he may be depended * ipon to strictly adhere to both of them. ~ )ne is, that he will consider no applications or office until after his inauguration, and <; he other is that he will observe the civil I service law even more strictly, if possible, ? ban during his former administration. In v hese things, as in almost everything else, tfr. Cleveland is exactly right. r ?! ? The State board of election commission- j :rs has given G. W. Murray, the Republican F sandidate for congress, a certificate of elec- C ion from the Seventh congressional district. ^ x- xu. c e ?!.. ?.1 C iccoraing to uie ngures ui uie uuuiu, mui- ^ ay received 4,995 votes, and Moise 4,955. ^ Vccording to the returns of the respective j :ounty boards of canvassers, Moise was sleeted by a big majority, but the State \ >oard finds that a great many votes had r vrongfully been thrown out on the ground j >f illegality. They declared enough of hese votes legal to change the result and c jive the election to Murray. Of course svery white man in the State would have n ather seen Moise goto congress, but all jusice-loving citizens will no doubt sustain the r state board in its action. The Seventh or Jf 'Black" district is overwhelmingly Repub- j, ican, and the idea of a white Democrat car- $ ying it is simply preposterous. The dis- 1 rict belongs to the negroes, and in giving F t to them the State board no doubt acted egally and morally right. j ? i ? When Cleveland wrote his famous tariff t nfnrm moeamr# thorp WfLS il HlimluS of ftboilt "b-j r >300,000,000 in the national treasury, and he pension rolls did not call for more than ? >50,000,000 a year. Now, the pension rolls :all fofc.$200,000,000 annually, and instead >f a surplus, there is a deficit in the trcas- j lry ; and laughing in their sleeves, the Re- n mblicans are saying to the Democrats, 1 'What are you going to do about it?" iieally it does look like a knotty question, ( >ut it isn't. The remedy is in a graduated r ncome tax. Put a reasonable tax on all ncomes over $5,000 a year, and increase the s ax, if necessary, beyond reason, as the in- c :ome grows larger, until it becomes impossi>le for one man to possess so much as a | nillion. This is fair. Any man who accunulates as much $1,000,000, ought to be t villing to. give all over that to the govern- i nent that makes the accumulation of that 1 nuch possible, anyway. Give us an income ] ax and let those who have derived the greatest benefits from the tarilf, bear the j >urden of it for awhile. If the Democratic ; >arty don't do this, some other party*will, ( md that before a great while longer. c ? The recent swift rise of cotton from 8 to 'j .0 cents a pound is a strong argument j igainst the passage of the Hatch anti-option | rill. The rise, there can be no doubt, was I ;aused by a realization on the part of the J * [peculators that the present erop is at least1 ^ l million bales shorter than they have been t :alculating on. If there were no specula- e ,ors and the question of determining the re- j ation of the supply to the probable demand J vas left altogether to the spinners, it seems !1 o us that it would be so slow that the r ;rop would generally be entirely out of the | jands of the producers before its extent j :ould be known. It is true that the spocuation in cotton has a had moral effect, but it < s equally true that there is as much money | f ost as made in the business, and it is ex- -J remely doubtful as to whether the producer | j s ever the loser by the speculation ofic tthers in his products. It is the business of J he speculator, whether ''bull" or "bear," 1 0 keep posted ou the relatiou of supply to ' lemaud. If he does keep posted, he makes nonev; and if not, he loses. Where the ipeculator simply takes chances on cotton ; ;oing up or down, he is gambling ; but vhere he has full information as to the exict relation of supply and demand, and findng that relation out of balance has the noney to restore the balance, he is pursuing j 1 business as legitimate as any other that ve know. As the result of such an operaion successfully conducted, the speculator, >f course, makes money, and the producer 1 eceives for his crop its actual value at the irae he sells it. Really, we are unable to see my benefit to bo derived from doing away vith the speculator. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. i ? nai t lie soum caronua i^w-jiani'iK <tn Doing. The South Carolina legislature has been n session since Tuesday of last week. All he members are present, and though as yet here has been nothing in the proceedings >ut of the ordinary, it is generally beieved that a very lively session is promised. tuesday. In the House.?There are quite a num>er of new faces in the house, though a large )er cent, of the old members have been reurned. The body organized at noon by the 1 inanimous election of Ira B. Jones, of Lansaster, as speaker. Mr. Jones thanked the louse for the high honor in a neat little ' peech, at the conclusion of which he de- j :lared tho house ready for any business that night properly come up. General J. Walter jlray, of Greenville, was elected clerk, and tfr. N. H. Stansell, of Barnwell, sergeantit-arms. There were several candidates for he position of reading clerk, and after two ' mllots, Mr. D. B. Peurifoy, of Edgefield, ! vas elected. A committee was appointed o notify the senate that the house was cady for business; the members selected heir seats according to the rules of the ( louse, and the speaker announced the folowing appointments: S. W. Vance, as- j ant clerk; T. C. Hamer, bill clerk ; George ( ?. Koester, journal clerk; R. R. Owens, Walter Nixon and Thomas R. Sanders, door ceepers; J. C. Anderson, mail clerk ; H. M. , Rone, porter for the speaker's room ; Louis '{ Sutler, Caspar Watts and Council Croft, la- , >orers. The house then adjourned. ] In the Senate.?The senate was called ( o order at noon by Lieutenant Governor , Jury, and Sampson Pope, clerk of the , ast senate, called the roll. There were six- i een new senators as follows: W. S. Barton, )rangeburg; T. S. Brice, Fairfield; W. A. , Srown, Mariou; J. P. Durham, Horry; C. , yi. Efird, Lexington ; John Gary Evans, , Uken ; D. E. Finley, York; A. C. Fuller, | l^aurens; John R. Harrison, Greenville; , Yalter Hazard, Georgetown, S. G. Mayfield, Sarnwell; J. A. Sligh, Newberry; A. T. ( Smythe, Charleston; W. H. Tiramerman, Edgefield ; Stanyarne Wilson, Spartanburg, i Sampson Pope, of Newberry, was elected ( :lerk, and F. C. Caughman recording, ilerk. The following appointments were ( innounced and confirmed by the senate : Assistant clerk, R. M. McCown; journal ilerk, J. Y. Jones; bill clerk, W. J. Moore; i )ostmaster, N. 0. Pyles; doorkeeper, Thorn- , ls Whittle; assistant-doorkeeper, W. B. t loiug; doorkeeper for gallery, H. R. Mc- , dorris; general clerk to committee, J. W. ; lyrd; pages, Wm. Hemphill and John , )avis; porter, Calhoun Butler; laborei-s, , )avid Jones, Mingo White and Sam Austin, j Committees were appointed to notify the j ;overnor and the house of representatives , hat the senate had organized ready for bus- , ness, and then a number of new bills were ' ead by title. Of these only two are of gen ral interest as follows: j By Senator Smythe: Bill to amend au act ntitled "an act to utilize the labor of jail , rnif municipal convicts, and to empower , he courts and municipal authorities to im- j >ose punishment of labor within their re- : pective jurisdictions." Referred to the juliciary committee. ( By Senator Jenkins: Bill "to provide a j ystem of county government lor tne sev- , ral counties in this state." Referred to the . udiciary committee. ( The senate adjourned to meet at 11:30 a. a., Wednesday. ( wednesday. ( In the House.?Speaker Jones announced he appointment of the various house com- i oittees. They, with their chairmen, are as j allows: Ways and Means?W. H. Yeddell, ] idgefield; Judiciary?J. E. Brezeale, An- i lerson; Incorporations?R. C. Watts, Lau- < ens; Agriculture?D. W. McLaurin, Maion ; Federal Relations?T. W. Bacott, i /harleston ; Claims?W. N. Elder, York; toads, Bridges and Ferries?W. D. Hardy ; i tailroads?O. C. Jordan, Aiken ; Education j -F. B. Gary, Abbeville; Public Schools? ( ohn C. Haskell, Richland; Internal Im- j irovements?E. B. McWhite, Florence; ' Itate House and Grounds?J. R. JefTeries, Jnion; Public Buildings?M. O. Rowland, i Ipartanburg; Accounts?H. C. Folk, Barnwell ; Mines and Mining?T. J. Kirkland, j Cershaw; Military?A. M. Youmans, Hamp- ; on; Penitentiary?P. L. Hardin, Chester; i Commerce and Manufactures?A. Moses, iumter; Offices and Officers?J. Dubose, )arlington; Lunatic Asylum?W. H. F. ] tost, Lexington ; Medical?S. M. Wylie, Chester; Public Printing?S. A. Nettles, Clarendon ; Engrossed Bills?F. P. Taylor, i Chesterfield; Legislative Library?John P. ?homas, Jr., Richland; Enrolled Acts?T. < L. Graham, Abbeville; Rules?E. W. i lucrlies. Charleston. |: The York members have positions on the arious committees, as follows : It. M. Car- ; oil?ways and means, agriculture and rules, i . C. Wilborn?judiciary and railroads. W. 1 1. Love?incorporations, and roads, bridges nd ferries. W. N. Elder?claims and edu- ] ation. i A number of bills were introduced, the i tiost important of which were the following: i By Mr. S. A. Nettles, a bill to suppress the i um traffic in this State. The bill seeks to . irohibit the sale of spirituous liquors, after < he first day of May, 1893. The prohibition 3 made absolute. The Gne is not less than i 120, nor more than $100. Possession, of i Tinted States license is to be regarded as irima facie evidence of guilt. i Mr. Cole L. Blease introduced a bill for , he same purpose. He put the line at not ] ess than $50 and nor more than $100, or I mprisonment for a term of not less than wenty days? and not more than thirty days. Both bills were referred. Cole L. Blease introduced a bill providing or a material reduction of the salaries of a.11 ' State officers except the governor, treasurer ,nd adjutant and inspector general. By T. W. Bacot, of Charleston, a bill to lesignate the holidays to be observed in the ! icceptance and payment of bills of exchange, >ank checks and promissory notes. By W. C. Wolfe: A bill to provide for the lulling of a constitutional convention, the 1 [ucstion to be voted on by the people at the ' lext general election. By W. B Love: To regulate the compenation of sheriffs for coveying lunatics to the isylum. By R. M. Carroll: To provide for the >ayment of all persons serving on a eoroicr's jury, $1 a day and 5 cents a mile. In th'k Senate.?The president announced : he various standing committees. The most mportant are as follows : Finance?W. ' t Kvans Marlboro : Judiciarv?Stanvarne Wilson, Spartanburg ; Incorporations?J. A. >ligh, Newberry; Agriculture?J. II. Mc)aniel, Chester; Education?K. It. Hemplill, Abbeville. Senator Finley, of York, vas elected on the following committies: Charitable institutions, finance, judiciary ind railroads. Several unimportant bills were introduced j md the senate adjourned until 12 o'clock on j hi day. thl'ksda y. ! I Thursday being a legal holiday no busi-1 less was transacted by either house. The u rarious menibers of the house and senate I generally spent the day in wire pulling in j i he interest of candidates and pet measures,' :te. ! friday. In the JIorsK.?Friday was devoted to! outinc work. There was no debate, and ! he proceedings of the day were generally ji athcr dry, except for the introduction of a lumber of bills that are likely to cause some | nteresting fights later on. I< Mr. II. B. Buist introduced a salary re- i luction bill. The bill reduces the salary of : he governor, chief justices and circuit udges from $.'{,">()() to $3,000, members of the Ji louse and senate from a day and mileage ': o $4 a day and mileage, and all other olli- j i 'ials in proportion. j Mr. Bre/eale, of Anderson, introduced up bill requiring foreign insurance companies and other corporations doing business in this State, to pay a license fee of $100. The bill also requires that such insurance companies must have a resident State agent, and must deposit with the State treasurer not less than $25,000 worth valid bonds of this State. Interest can be drawn on the bonds while they are on deposit, and when the insurance company ceases to do business in this State, the bonds will be returned. The object of the bill is to afford some protection to policyholders against arbitrary action on the part of insurance companies Mr. Joshua Ashely, of Anderson, introduced a bill to limit the number of hours that shall constitute a day's labor in manufacturing establishments. By Mr. Perry : To repenl so much of section 1 of an act entitled an act to require county treasurers to report the number of polls who have paid their poll tax to the chairman of the board of trustees in the several school districts, and to the school commissioners, and to require school trustees to report to the county auditor all taxable polls in their districts. In the Senate.?The proceedings of the senate were also of a routine nature. Among the important bills introduced were the following: By Senator Abbott: Bill to "establish and maintain a home for ex-Confederate soldiers." The bill provides that the home shall be in the city of Columbia; that $10,000 be appropriated for the building and the site ; that $6,000 be appropriated for its annual maintainance, allowing $120 per capita for the inmates ; that there shall be a board of visitors, five in number, (of which the governor shall be ex-officio chairman) elected biennially ; and that the bill, if enacted, is to be considered as not interfering with the pension laws now operative. By Senator Efird : A salary reduction bill providing for a cut in the salaries of State officers, clerks and employes, and a per diem of $3 for senators and representatives. The bill is to take effect on ratification. saturday. In the House.?Mr. Carroll's bill to pay coroners' juries was reported unfavorably. Mr. Johnson, of Fairfield, introduced a joint resolution to extend the time for the collection of taxes in this State until the I5th day of February, 1893. Mr. Carroll, of York, introduced a bill to amend an act entitled "an act to require the county treasurers to report the number of polls who have paid their poll tax to the chairman of the board of trustees in the several school districts, and to the school commissioner, and to require school trustees to report to the county auditor all taxable polls in their districts." By Mr. Brice, of Chester: A bill to allow the relatives, executors, or administrators of a person killed by a deadly weapon an action of damages agaiust the person or persons engaged in the killing or aiding and abetting the same. By Mr. Von Kolnitz: A bill to repeal an act entitled "An act to provide for a license for the sale of pistols and pistol cartridges within the limits of the State," approved December 23, 1890. In the Senate.?Senator Wilson introduced a bill to amend title 12, chapter 40 of Railroad Corporations and General Railroad Law, and to provide for the regulation of railroad freights and passenger tariffs in this State, to prevent unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates charged for transportation of passengers and freights, and to prohibit railway companies and corporations and lessees in this State from charging other than just and reasonable rates, and to furnish the same and prescribe a mode of procedure and rules of evidence in relation thereto; providing for the election of railroad commissioners and prescribe their powers and duties in relation to the same." Bead the first time by us title oniy, anu referred to the committee on railroads. Senator Wilson also introduced a bill providing that women and children under 1G years of age shall not be required to work more than ten hours a day in cotton factories. Senator Hemphill introduced a bill that seeks to prohibit the sale or use of intoxicating liquors for other than medical, scientific or sacramental purposes. It imposes a fine of $100 or imprisonment for thirty days on all who indulge. Senator Finley introduced a bill "to reduce the salaries of State officers, clerks and employes. In Joint Session.?According to previous agreement, the senate and house met in joint session at 1 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a judge for the Fifth circuit to succeed Judge J. B. Kershaw; a superindent of the penitentiary to succeed Colonel W. J. Talbert, elected to congress; and three directors of the penitentiary. There were two nominations of judge of the Fifth circuit?Mr. Ernest Gary, of Edgefield, and Mr. W. D. Trantham, of Kershaw. Only one ballot was necessary. Mr. Gary received 121 votes, and Mr. Trantham 21. Mr. Gary was declared elected. There were four nominees for superintendent of the penitentiary as follows: Captain \V. A. Neal, of Anderson ; Dr. J. E. Jarni?an, of Marion ; Captain J. B. Hunter, of Barnwell and Captain D. E. Keels, of Sumter. The first ballot resulted as follows: Votes cast, 143; necessary to a choice, 72; Neal, 94 ; Jarnigan, 36; Keels, 8; Hunter 5. Neal was declared elected. Finley and VVilborn, of the York delegation, voted for Neal, and Carroll, Elder and Love for Jarnigan. The next election was for three directors of the penitentiary. Senator Finley nominated It. T. ltiggins, of York; the other nominees were: T. J. Cunningham, of Chester; J. H. Humbert, of Colleton; J. W. Lyles, of Fairfield ; R. P. Tarrant, of Orangeburg ; Henry Oliver, of Charleston. The vote resulted as follows : Votes cast, 120 ; necessary to a choice, 66; Cunningham, 103 ; Lyles, 79; ltiggins, 73 ; Hunbert, 62; Tarrant, 40, and Oliver 30. Messrs. Cunningham, Lyles and ltiggins were declared elected. For the unexpired term as director of Mr. Tyler, resigned, Mr. O. N. Alderman, of Aiken, was elected without opposition. The governor sent in a special message on the subject of the Port Koyul railroad. This road has "bottled up" the seaport of Port Itoyal, and the governor desires the legislature to takesucli steps as will give that town and the town ol Beaufort, a chance. The paper is a very strong one, and is likely to cause the legislature to deal with the Port Royal railroad without gloves. monday. In the House.?Rev. Mr. Peurifoy resigned as reading clerk on account of ill health. The resignation was accepted, and a resolution was adopted that all candidates I f/?r < tin vnennev should L'ive demonstrations I of their fitness before anyone should he se-! lected. The election of Mr. l'euritoy's sue- j cesser will come up today. The "Child's Prohibition" bill was introduced. It is the joint work of Mr. Childs and the Prohibition executive committee, and is the bill upon which the prohibition fight of the session will be made. The bill prohibits the sale of liquor except for medic-j inal, sacramental and scientific purposes. It provides that suitable persons may sell for : these purposes, under innumerable restric- j tions. The bill is very long, containing .'17 j sections. Mr. McWhite introduced a bill to regulate divorces. It provides for a divorce on Scriptural grounds. Mr. Carroll introduced a bill "to amend j an act to utilize the labor of jail and muni-1 cipal districts and to empower the county) and municipal authorities to impose the punishment of labor within their respective jurisdictions." In thk Sknatk.?Senator Kedfearn intro-1 iluced a bill to appropriate $ ?(),000 for the J completion of Clemson college. Senator Moore introduced a bill to appro-; priute $S00 for the completion of the Confederate rolls. The other bills introduced were generally j of local interest. A favorable report on Senator h'inley's salary reduction bill was expected yesterday. It was thought that the bill introduced by ! Senator Kfird, for the same purpose, would he unfavorably reported. ? A special of Thursday to The Register,! says that Trial Justice Sweeney, of Summer-1 ville, sent two constables to arrest five ne-1 groes living at Wassamassaw, the Dahomey i of South Carolina, charged with attempting to force open the polls on election day. The 1 negroes rose in arms and the constables, when , they attemped to serve the warrants, were j [lefied by a body of fifty or sixty negroes I tinned with muskets, rilies, etc. The sheriH'i now has warrants and will arrest the men ifj he has to call on the governor for a large de-1 lachmcnt of militia. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Louis Roth?Lets it he known that on next Monday? salesday?he will bo prepared to furnish all who want it with a squure meal, or oysters fixed up in any style. On toduy and Saturday lie will be prepared to supply the public with fresh oysters. John B. Palmer, Attorney in Fact?On the first Monday in January, 1893, at Yorkville, will sell the plantation 011 Fishing Creek, and a number of desirable building lots in Yorkville, belonging to Colonel W. B. Wilson. The time of tho sale has been 1uf \fAnrlmr r\f T\nnnmhni? pUMkJJUHUU UUlii mi iuwiiuajf ut to 1st Monday of January. W. Brown "VVylio, C. C. C. Pleas?Under foreclosure of mortgage, will sell at Yorkville, on the first Monday in January, 1893, twelve lots situated In the town of Blacksburg, as the property of G. Marion Moore. Ferguson Brothers?Offer to their customers all the material necessary for high living during the Christmas holidays. Call on them for Hour, buckwheat, oat meal, cheeso, maccaroni, confectioneries, nuts, raisins, cakes, oranges, crackers, sausage, soap and starch, sugar, coffee, molasses, etc. They also announce that they wish to buy all kinds of country produce, and that they have provided a convenient "hitching lot" for the use of their country customers. R. J. Herndon?Has something to say about organs and pianos, and proposes to guarantee whatever he soils. Konnedy Brothers <fc Barron?Tell about the good and cheap blankets which they have for sale, and which are so necessary for comfort in cold weather. They also have something to say about their cassimores, skirting flannel, clover seed, axes, crosscut saws, etc. T. B. McClain?'Wants a tenant for an eight room dwelling house on Cleveland avenue. T. M. Dobson, Manager of Dobson's RacketInforms the young people that this year Santa C'laus has arranged to make the "Racket Store" his headquarters during the holidays. Ho invites the little folks to call and examine the nico things that have already arrived. M. & H. C. Strauss?Are offering ladies' New Market jackets, children's, youth's and men's ready made clothing, and give notice that the prices of their domestic goods have not been affected by the rise in the jrrice of cotton. Heard & inman?Hay mat mosc who i-uhcu on them to see about the overcoats advertised last week, were not disappointed either in price or quality. They still have a few of them left. If you want an overcoat, call and see them. W. B. Moore & Co?Are supplied with many of the goods which render tho Christmas holidays so enjoyable to old and young. If you wish to prepare a Christmas cake, they can supply you with tho necessary ingredients. Besides, they have nuts, fruits and confectioneries. W. M. Houston A Co?Lot it be known that their stock of Christmas goods will bo in store on time, and say those who buy before their goods arrive will regret it. Lowry A Starr?Advertise clover seed, orchard grass seed, tobacco, snuff, cigars, Landroth's onion sets, starch, and soda at five cents per pound. NEXT SALES-DAY Next Monday, December 5, is sales-day. By reference to other columns in this issue, it will be seen that the clerk has an unusually large number of advertisements, and there is a good deal of valuable property to be disposed of. Investors who may be looking for a good place to put some money, should take notice and be on hand. FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE. A public meeting was held in Yorkville last Friday afternoon for the purpose of considering the most practicable means of protecting the town against fire. There was present about thirty taxpayers, and the matter was discussed at some length. Two resolutions embodying the sense of the meeting were adopted. The first resolution instructs the town council to investigate the cost of a svstem of water-works with a view to con structing the same, should the plan prove practicable. The other provides that the town council petition the legislature for authority to borrow the sum of $10,000, to be used in the purchase of a steam fire engine and hose, and the construction of a system of cisterns. Nothing was definitely decided unnn in tho meetinc. excent that both the ~I at m. fire engine and the water-works plans should be thoroughly investigated. CHURCH NOTICES. Baptist?Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 7.30. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at 11 a. m., and Sunday-school immediate- ly afterward. Trinity Methodist Episcopal??Rev. S. A. Weber, pastor. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m., and 7 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkville? Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock, conducted by Rev. T. M. Lowry. Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and Sunday evening at 7. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. IT FAILED TO ARRIVE. The much-talkcd-of comet that was expected to furnish a pyrotechnic display in the heavens last Sunday night failed to put in its appearance. Just why, we have been unable to learn. The astronomers who have been predicting such dire calamities for the earth and other planets in the course of the fiery runaway, arc now strangely silent and oflfer no explanation as to why their predictions did not come true. Under the circumstances we are left to theories of our own devising, and the most plausible one that strikes us is that the comet probably had other engagements. Though the alleged comet has created no undue disturbance, and is not likely to, it is still claimed that it is at hand and can be seen with the nuked eye. Wo have not seen it, but here is where it is claimed that it can be found : "A little west of the stars in Andromeda's belt, or in lauguage more comprehensive to the uninitiated, directly overhead at about 10 p. m. It looks lilrn n ?mn1l f?irpillur TUltcll of litrllt UIhI llRS no tail." Perhaps it is there, but if anybody j finds it with the naked eye, they will do more than we have been able to do with a pretty strong field glass. WATER-AVORKS OR A FIRE ENGINE. Water-works or a steam fire engine? That is the question that must be decided by the people of Yorkville before any steps | can be taken for protection against lire. The | question should be decided without delay. A system of water-works is eminently desirable, but the question is, is it practicable? The experience of many other towns, larger and more progressive than Yorkville, says no. Charlotte tried it when she hud a population of about 8,000, under the impression that it would cost about $80,000. After going into it, the system cost something like $05,000, and for several years its success was extremely doubtful. At best it was a big undertaking, even for Charlotte. Columbia! has been for years trying to perfect her water i system, and although having a large river within her limits, is only just now securing a practicable system. (Jther towns have had j the same experience. Scattered as is the 1 town of Yorkville, a system of water j works that would aflbrd oven limited pro-. tection to the greater portion of the town, i would cost more than the taxable property! would stand. The idea is impractical. It is j by far too big for our pocket-books, and if wo : should attempt to do it, we would get badly involved and have no adequate protection [ against fire. A steam lire enginge is not an absolute j protection, but it is some, and at present we j have none. Had there been a fire engine in ' Yorkville last week, all the property that was destroyed would have been saved. There has not been a lire in Yorkville within five years that could not have been extiu- i guished by the same means. Again, a steam fire engine would allbrd some protection to i every house owner, and there could be no I justifiable complaint against the tax that it would be necessary to levy to pay for it. It' would aflbrd ten times as much security against fire as we now have, and it will not j cost as much to buy it as it will to do with-1 out it. Let us issue $10,000 worth of bonds, j buy a steam fire engine, and provide a wa-| ter supply. If we ever grow large enough M we may have waterworks also. w w ABOUT PEOPLE. tt Mr. J. B. T.Scott, of Union, is in town. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, of Blacksburg, is tr visiting in Yorkville. ^ Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., is in Columbia on professional business. w Miss Mary Jackson, of Ebenezer, is in Yorkville visiting relatives. rc Mr. J. B. Patrick, of Sharon, left last q Monday for Tyler, Smith county, Texas. gfi Mrs. W. H. Williford, of Winnsboro, is in ^ Yorkville, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wm. g8 M. Allison. p, Messrs. John F. Blodget, J. C. Davenport jj, and VV. H. Arnold, ol Atlanta, are visiting friends in this place. j,j Mr. E. F. Land, of this county, left last g, Monday for Laurens county for the purpose g, of looking after some business matters, and g( from there he will go to Atlanta, where he jg will be met by Mrs. Land. They will go gj from Atlanta to Falls county, Texas, where ^ they expect to settle. rj WHY THERE WAS NO INSURANCE. d( It will occur to all our readers that the com- 01 missioners must have adopted a strange method tt of transacting the business of the county and of . protecting the property entrusted to their care JL when the court house was permitted to remain tl without insurance, The loss falls peculiarly heavy these hard times.?Rock Hill Herald. 8' In considering the question raised by The " Herald, the "the strange method of transact- r? ing business" referred to does not occur to st us. The court house has always been regard- ? ed as a fire proof building, and so far as we are 'I able to learn, in all its history has never been ei insured. The only point exposed to danger c< from fire was the roof, and it being iron, the ai the danger here was so slight as to hardly be fa worth considering. Under the circumstan- w ces. any good business man would reason I that the county was as well able to carry ^ the risk as any insurance company in Americu. Whether or not this be good a1 reasoning, the facts show that the county has I made money by not having any insurance. R The court house was built in 1825. The rate st of insurance at the time it was burned was oi $13.50 on the $1000. If it was business to insure it one year it was business to insure it bl every year, and at a valuation $15,000 the ed insurance money paid out on the court house, fr without interest, during the sixty-seven years of its existence, would have amounted tl to $13,567.50. As it is, the total loss is not more than $5,000. By having no insurance, the county has saved $8,567.50. e; hi LOCAL LACONICS. p( ? Have you paid your town taxes ? The pj penalty attaches after today. >P ? Master W. N. Elder, son of Representa- g tive W. N. Elder, of York, has been appoint- ^ ed a page in the house of representatives. ? Rev. R. E. Stackhouse, for the past a] year pastor of Trinity church of Yorkville, p, has been eleoted to elder's orders by the ^ South Carolina conference. ? Mr. Lewis G. Grist and Miss Baity Fergu- b, son, both of Yorkville, were married in Rock r{ Hill last Thursday, by Rev. Mr. Pearson, fc pastor of the Baptist church at that place. C( ? The Rock Hill Buggy company was ^ awarded first premiums at the recent State y fair for the finest display of South Caroliua made vehicles, and for the finest display, ^ open to the world. tl ? The recent report of the board of re- tl gents of the lunatic asylum, shows that York county has 28 patients in the institution as follows: White?males, 10; females, g 8 ; colored?males, 4 ; females, 6. ? Mr. W. D. Glenn, of Yorkville, is to be married today to Miss Ella, eldest daughter of Mr. T. L. Carroll, who resides three miles C( east of Yorkville. The ceremony will take place at the residence of the bride's parents, ti and will be performed by Rev. J. C. Gal- tl loway. 01 ? The Three C'a railroad people have re- n opened their depot at Tirzah and put Mr. ^ TPitnWt Pnralev. of Yorkville. in charge. ;r Mr Pursley is careful and accurate in his work, of an accommodating disposition, and n altogether a capital young man. The peo- 9 pie of Tirzah are to be congratulated on ^ securing his services. ^ ? "Woman's Work in Foreign Fields" is ^ the general subject of an interesting lecture, which is to be delivered in the Presbyterian ai church by Rev. Thomas M. Lowry at 4 rl o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The lecture " will be delivered in connection with the reg- ^ ular prayer-meeting service. It will be of ]8 special interest to the ladies, and they, with ir the public generally, are cordially invited to ai be present: ? Dobson's Racket is preparing for a big doll show on Christmas. They are just fl| opening the biggest lot of dolls that has ever ^ come to Yorkville. They have them of rub- o: ber, china and wax, black, yellow and white, h and of every size and description. The ?! smallest is scarcely more than an inch in ^ length, and the largest is as tall as a five year ^ old child. Just how the display is to be ar- ^ ranged, we have not learned, but understand tl that in some way the largest doll is to be tl given to some lucky little girl or boy for 31 nothing. Full details will appear in Mr. ? Dobson's advertisement later on; probably next week. ? The new schedule recently adopted by S the Chester and Lenoir railroad, is giving b universal dissatisfaction. It affords no accommodation to the traveling public, and according to our way of looking at it, it is extremely doubtful if it is to the best inter- 0; est of the railroad company. Only one train s< a day each way?a mixed freight and pas- s< senger?no connections anywhere, and on time nowhere. It takes freight three days to make the trip from Lenoir to Lancaster, and all mail matter meets with a delay of A from six to twelve hours before it gets twenty-five miles, either way it may be sent, north or south. Surely General Manager Green does not know anything about this n arrangement. It should be called to his at- 0| tention. st . oi KILLKI) BY l'AllTIKS UNKNOWN'. al A mysterious killing occurred iu Catawba s< township, about eight miles southeast of w Rock Hill, on Tuesdav afternoon of last ?' (J( week. The victim was Nathan White, a aJ negro, and the parties who did the killing 9, are unknown, at least to the jury that in- ii vestigated the matter. w On Monday mornine. the 21st instant, the barn belonging to Mr. J. T. Coruwell, j who lives near Harmony, was destroyed by j ^ (ire. The lire was believed to be incendiary,1 %v and suspicions circumstances, including j c< tracks leading away from the building, p pointed to the guilt of Xathan White, a w a negro tenant who lived on Mr. Corn well's v . . ai plantation. a. On Tuesday, having procured a warrant I w from Trial Justice Waters, Mr. J. T. Corn- tl well and Dr. O. W. Hill arrested White.' r< When the prisoner was arrested, he was suf- j w fering from several pistol shot wounds re- j jj' ceived that day or the day before. Messrs. jy White and C'ornwell started with the prison- i p, er for Jtock Hill, and on the road, at Xeely's c< creek, or branch, he was killed. ! e< Trial Justice Waters summoned a jury on a' Wednesday, and with Mr. D. T. Leslie as > foreman, held an inquest. Several witness- i cs were examined, but 110 testimony as to i c, who did the killing was developed. Follow-' ci ing is the testimony of Dr. G. W. Hill. It tells the story as far as is known : : al "Dr. G. W. Hill, being sworn, says, that 1 Sj 011 yesterday morning he went to the ollice ! of Trial Justice Waters, in company with | g( Mr. Tom Coruwell, and Mr. Coruwell swore ! el out a warrant for the arrest of Xathan 01 White for burning his barn and stable. I di was deputized by Trial Justice Waters to make the arrest. I took the warrant, and in company with Mr. Tom Cornwell, arrested the prisoner at the house of his mother, near ol 'r. George Whyte's. Mr. Tom Cornwell no as with me. The prisoner was already tic ounded in the right arm. He told me w* iat Mr. Sam Cornwell had shot him. I link he said, with a pistol. I had no >p* ouble in making the arrrest. I put bu le prisoner in a buggy and got in myself, on t. Tom Cornwell got in behind. We ha ere armed with pistols. We started for ock Hill. As we were coming up the Wl lad toward Mr. Johu Spence's, Mr. Sam ^ ornwell galloped up behind the buggy and pr lid he wanted to shoot the prisoner. I said sh iat he could not do this. Sam Coruwell to lid that he had already shot him. The risoner had burned Mr. Tom Cornwell's xrn and he would burn him. After saying iat, Mr. Cornwell said the prisoner threw in is hand to his hip pocket, whereupon he th roH nt. the nrisoner and shot him. Mr. fe< am Cornwell turned back and started own the road. We then drove on to en eely's creek, and as we came down the ill at the creek, some one called out from ar le thicket to halt. This came from the er ght side of the road as we were going R< own the hill. We could not stop. Some b.e ae then fired. I jumped out of the buggy on 1C le left side of the road. The prisoner either imped out or fell out on the right side of he ie road. I don't know how Mr. Cornwell it ot out of the buggy. The mule started to y in, and I held on to the lines. The mule . All in on across the creek or branch. I was ^ ill holding on to the lines. There were :veral shots fired. I heard Nathan say, er 'lease don't kill.' I looked and saw sev- wi al persons, but can't say how many. I an >uld not recognize anyone. Mr. Cornwell ad I both got in the buggy and drove off as Rn st as we could. I did not go back to see hat became of the prisoner. I was afraid tit might get shot myself. We met Mr. A. it Jx Hicklin, and told him that some one had ha backed us and that the prisoner had gotten ivay. I never told any other person until told you (Mr. Watefs) at your office in N< ock Hill. I know it is customary for conables to go back and look for their prisaers. I was excited and green at the busiess, and don't know much about a constat's duties. Mr. Tom Cornwell went with 80 All ie to Rock Hill. I suppose the distance ^ om the place where Nathan White was qt, lot to Rock Hill, is eight or nine miles. I pr link there were four or five shots fired ; et 5th pistol shots and gun shots." th Dr. J. W. Fewell, who had been called to es iamine the dead body of White, said that e had found four wounds. One in the up- at er part of the right arm, fne in the lower in art of the left thigh, and one in the temple, to he wound in the temple was evidently in- ^ icted by a gun fired at a distance of about m iree feet, and was the one that produced W eath. The other wounds had the appearace of having been inflicted at sometime ti< revious to the one in the head, and none of Jc lem would have necessarily produced death, el Several other witnesses were examined, ut their testimony was mainly in corrobo- Qt ition of the above. The jury retomed the m illowing verdict: "We find that the de;ased?Nathan White?was killed at Nee- tb r's creek, or branch, in Catawba township, ^ ork county, S. C., on the evening of Novemer 22, 1892, while being conveyed to Rock [ill, under arrest, by a gun shot wound in le head, fired by some person or persons to jj, le jury unknown." hi g< BLACKSBURU BUDGET. 1x uccessful Meeting at the Baptist Church? 8t Saw a Meteoric Shower?At the Hotels? It Death of Miss Adelia Moss?Personal and Other Matters. er arrespondence of the Yorkvillo Enquirer. re Blacksburg, November 29.?The pro acted meeting, which was in progress at le Baptist church for about ten days, closed ^ a Wednesday evening last. There were re ine accessions to the church, and the rite ac f baptism was administered to them Sunay evening, in the baptistry of the church, t the presence of a large congregation. The meteoric shower was witnessed by a umber of our citizens between the hours of *ei and 10 o'clock on Wednesday night last. Mr. 0. W. Sadler, from near Sharon, has iken charge of the Iron City hotel, Mr. J. [. Barnes having moved into the W. B. ^ nthony residence on Rutherford street. , Mr. T. Gautier, and Mrs. T. B. Gautier er! ad family, of Morristowu, New Jersey, ar- ^ ved a few days ago, and have taken up fir leir winter quarters at Cherokee Inn. B1 Adelia, daughter of Mr. Wm. Moss, near cj, herokee Falls, died on Sunday morning yj ist, about 1 o'clock. She had been sufferig from gangreue of her right foot and leg, 0 ad, notwithstanding every care and atteuon was shown her, was gradually Hearing a ed jre and certain death. On Wednesday, Dr. q? . R. Bratton, of Yorkville, our most skilled D< nd experienced surgeon, was summoned to er bedside, and, after a careful examination be f her condition, advised an amputation of or er leg, as the only hope of recovery. The on peration was performed on Friday by Dr. R. m .. Bratton, assisted by Drs. Ramseur and An- of erson, of Blacksburg. It was found that the at lood-vessels were diseased above the kneo, ni 'here the amputation was made, and al- P* lough Miss Moss rallied from the operation, ta ae disease had progressed too far and the re- T1 alt was heart failure and death. Her re- wi lains were interred at this place on yester- fa ay in the presence of a large number of da iends and relatives of the family. th Mr. M. R. Reese is attending the United th tates District court at Columbia, as a mem- HI er of the grand jury. ar Mr. N. W. Hardin leaves to-day for Co- cr imbia, to attend to some important cases, St efore Judge Simonton. K Thanksgiving day was pretty generally L< bserved by our citizens. There were union de irvices at the Presbyterian church. The or jrmon was preached by Rev. L. A. Johnson, ha w. a. ah ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. m Ai Fire at the High School?Thanksgiving Day?About the Lynching?Confederate ^ Monument?Another Cotton Fire. V nrrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. 8t Rock Hill, November 28.?On last Wed- vt esday, between twelve and one o'clock, one di f the pupils in the high school building, sh iw a large volume of smoke issuing from ' T< ne of the dormitory rooms near by. The Oi larm of fire was given and the whole i vi jhool rushed to the dormitory, where it! st< as soon discovered that a room on the sec- H nd lloor was so full of smoke that no one w< mid enter to locate the fire exactly. The ; th noke in the adjoining passages was almost j N allocating, but several succeeded at length lai i reaching the room door with buckets of; fir ater, which they threw on the (lames just si: i soon as the door was forced open. Be- af >re the fire could be extinguished, it had in urned through the lloor and ceiling, and ni ad dropped into the room below, where it kr as blazing brightly ere water sufficient Ni mid be had to put it out. It was only by fir . .t .u- 1 i rompt nnu Heroic enoris mai me uuiiuiuu uo as saved, and the teachers and pupils are It. ery grateful to those neighbors, both white th nd colored, who came so quickly to their! du ssistance. The damage to the building i th ill probably be over a hundred dollars, and 1 co lis will not include damage to furniture in ro imoval, or loss to occupants of the room in F< hich the fire first caught. Some fire had se een left in the fire place, und this must lai ave rolled down and caught the lloor in ' Ti out of the hearth. A messenger was dis-! tu atched uptown as soon as the fire was dis- ar ivered, but the fire company was not order- ra .1 out, as the ofiieers knew there was no 37 vailable water supply in Oakland. The 1(5 lain building had been insured before the) ormitory was completed, and the proper Bi athoritiea had neglected to have the poli- fu / changed ; hence the recent loss was a ra ear one. . tn Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly Ti ml pleasantly with our people. Religious i ne :rvices were held in the First Presbyterian i ne lurch, in which services thc^ither deuomi-; pi ations of the city were asked to unite, re urvice were also held in the Episcopal i N< lurch at 11 o'clock. Quite a number of da jr citizens went hunting. They say they 0(3 id not find it cold, but those of us who ye lent most of the day before roaring lires idoors, are inclined to take this statement f theirs "cum grano salis." til There seems to bo a very general fceliug II F regret among our people that the law was M t allowed to take its course with the vica of the lynching last Tuesday afternoon, lich took place about eight miles southst of Rock Hill. Mention was made in f last week's letter of the fact that Mr. J. Cornwell's barn and stables had been rned. Nathan White, a colored tenant Mr. Cornwell's place, was suspected, and d been arrested on a warrant issued by ial Justice J. J. Waters. Dr. G. W. Hill is deputized to make the arrest, and in mpauy with Mr. Cornwell, was bringing e prisoner to town when they were surised by a crowd, which carried White a ort distance from the road and shot him death. Your Yorkville readers will, we doubt not, interested to learn that Rock Hill's fire partment has been reorganized and will capable of much more effective service fighting the flames than ever before. By a nour orpunirumcnt whinh Will CO intO ef VI uvn ?l.wu6vi?v?v, ? ?? O - :t by the first of next month, the departent will consist of fourteen firemen and an gineer, and these will receive a regular Iary. Our people seem to be getting thoroughly oused in the matter of erecting a Confedate monument, and now that the ladies of 5ck Hill and surrounding country have en requested to form an auxiliary associa>n for pushing forward this noble work, b may look forward confidently to its being >ne. If Bock Hill needs any spnr to urge ir on in such a labor of love, she can find in the worthy example set more than a ar ago by Fort Mill. The alarm of fire rang out on the evening r about half-past six o'clock last Monday, e cause being that four bales of cotton on e platform, in rear of Freidheim & Broths' store, were found to be on fire. The fire ' is put out before much damage was done, d there was no need of calling out the fire partment. This is the second time within e last few weeks that fire has broken out long the cotton bales belonging to Messrs. eidheim; but the origin of the fire this ne is supposed to have been accidental, as is not likely that an incendiary would >ve chosen such a time for his foul work. LETTER FROM CLOVER. >vel Exercises In the School?New Church Officials?Building Notes and Other Natters. rrespondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Clover, November 8.?Miss Florie Allin, principal of our school, has introduced i exercise that is quite novel. It is called e "product" exercise. Each pupil is retired to bring at the appointed time some oduct of the ground, such as grain, fruit, c., personally present it to the school, and en tell all he or she can about where and >w it grows, etc. The exercise was interting as well as instructive. I did not get hear it, but I understand it was also quite nusing. One little fellow jumped up and a rather comical way held up a plug of bacco. In his speech I presume he made e point that there was money in it for the an who sold it, but none for the man bo bought or used it. The Presbyterian church at this place has ien greatly strengthened by the addi>n of two more elders and three deacons, thu F. Jackson and D. T. Partlow are the ders, and S. M. Faries, R. E. Jackson and. lias C. Jackson, the new deacons. - All of the sw officers were inducted into their offices 1 Saturday before the third Sabbath in this onth. The A. R. Presbyterians have commenced leir church building here. It is situated stween the residences of Mr. Zimri Carroll ' ? " ?" 1? IT. TIT T DvirnAn 1Q I)r. tj. vy. rressiy. mi. tt. o. uijrwu is the contract and the frame work is going 3 rapidly. From some cause unknown to me, the aptists have suspended work on their lilding. This is to be regretted, as it was merally expected that the building would i completed before the end of the year. Mr. J. F. Currence is erecting a good, subantial building on King's Mountain street, is nearly ready for occupation. Mr. P. A. Killian has just commenced the ection of a large residence east of the .ilroad and fronting Main street. Since I last made mention of the improveents in Clover, Messrs. Perry Dover and . E. Jackson have built good comfortable sidences, north of the factory. grounds id fronting on Main street. The ticket and telegraph offices have been oved from the depot across Main street, the office of the Clover Cotton Manufacring company, and that trump of good Hows, J. M. Smith, is in charge. Josh. MERE MENTION.* The wheat crop of Minnesota and Dakota, is year is estimated at 130,000,000 bush3. The Seixendorf hotel, at Winston, . C., valued at 1125,000, was destroyed by e last Thursday. The Democrats of oomington, Illinois, have chartered a spell traiu of palace cars in which to escort ice-President-elect Stevenson to Washingn on the occasion of his inauguration. Senator Kyle, of South Dokota, electto the senate by the People's party, is toted as sayiug that he will vote with the jmocrats on the question of tariff reform. The city of Knoxville, Tennessee, has come so infested with "footpads," that an ganized effort is being made to drive them it. Lee Daniel, a well-known young an of Jackson, Miss., had his arm blown t'by the premature discharge of a cannon, a Democratic celebratiou, last Thursday ght. William Gehl, a son of the proietor of a big brewery at Port Arthur, Onrio, fell into a vat of boiling beer last tiursday. He was taken out alive, but died ithin two hours Wm. McKinley, Sr., therof the Ohio statesman, died on Thursly. According to the official count of e vote of Connecticut, Cleveland carried e State by a plurality of 5,570. In linois, Cleveland received 426,574 votes, id Harrison 397,401. Atgeld, the Demoatic candidate for goveruor, carried the ate by about 22,000 plurality. The nights of Labor, in annual session at St. >uis last week, passed a resolution conimning the proposition to abolish the tax i State banks of issue. Not more than ilf of the Homestead strikers have been ile to secure a re-iustatement in their old isitions. J. W. Pickle, a Third party ember of the Georgia legislature, died in tlanta last Wednesday oT paralysis. Exavernor Fitzhugh Lee will probably be a ndidate for the United States senate from irginia. The case against the Homeead rioters for murder, has resulted in a irdict of not guilty. Five saloons, a y goods store, a grocery store, a barber iop, were burned Tuesday night at Jellieo, enn. Loss $45,000; partly insured. .* u December 16, the Louisville and Nash11c Railroad company will put on a line of eamships between Pensacola, Fla., and avana, Cuba. Lorillard's setter, Lora, an the lirst prize of the all-aged stake of e Eastern Field Trials club, at High Poiut, . C., last Friday. At Knoxville, Tenn., st Friday, Sam Lancaster, a locomotive email, made a wuger that he could drink c small beer glasses full of whisky one ter the other. He won the wager, but died a few minutes afterward. The magficent residence of Corneilius Vanderbilt, iowii as "The Breakers," and situated near ewport, Rhode Island, was destroyed by e last Friday. The loss is in the neighrhood of $1,000,000, heavily insured. G. Dun & Co., report the business failures *<\iwrlwviit llm TTnlfiul Mtutou niwl Cttllftflrt iring the past week, at 209, against 295 for e corresponding week of last year. A llision occurred on the Union Pacific railad, at Alda, Nebraska, last Wednesday. >ur passengers were killed outright and veral were wounded. President Clevend started on a hunting trip in Virginia on lesday of last week, to avoid the impornities of the numerous office seekers who c constantly besetting him. The total ilway mileage of the world in 1890 was 0,281, and of this the United States has 3,597 miles, or 44.18 per cent of the whole. Four cases of cholera appeared in ussels last week, and tho peoplo fear a rther spread of the disease. Southern ilroad men are trying to work up a direct \de between the South and Europe. ip Sprouse, a noted moonshiner of theTenssce mountains, was captured last Wedcilui' Tin i'q tn Iiava )tonn im. ?? *%? **v ""'~ ? icaled in the murder of a dozen or more venue officers. The receipts at the bw York custom house for the first twenty iys of November, show an iucrease of $500,0 as compared with the same period of last ar. -The governor refuses to interfere with e death sentence pronounced against Wade aynes, colored, charged with the murder of iss Florence llornsby.