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Scraps and J;act$. ? The Greeusboro Record says that the new revenue act in North Carolina makes the poll tax $1.20, State tax 21? cents, pension 3J cents, schools 18 cents. Total, 43 cents on the $100. Building and loan stock will be taxed like bank stock, and both must pay taxes directly, through cashiers. Income taxes are increased from 1-5 of 1 per cent., to I of 1 per cent, ou an excess over $1,000 to $5,000. Tax on cigars and cigarettes, 5 ceuts per 1,000; on manufactured tobacco, J cent a pouud; all to be paid by dealers?not manufacturers. Persons who sell liquors, drugs, and seeds, pay 2 per cent, as license tax. Druggists who sell 1 ~SSfl lioanso anH onnnot sell li^UVI J %'VV < iUvuuv^ ?%>%. save on prescription. Liquor manufacturers can sell on the premises, quantities as small as one quart. Tax of 50 cents on each bed in a lodginghouse is imposed. There is $10 tax on lawyers, doctors, and dentists. ? Captain Markschlaegar, of the steamship La Campine, now in Baltimore, visited Fort McHenry, a few days ago, and exhibited to the soldiers a new German repeating rifle, with which he did some remarkable shooting. The rifle is one of the first made by the German government from a brand new invention of Mauser, the great German firearm inventor. In appearance it is sometbiug like the Krog-Jorgensen military rifle, now being adopted by the United States army, but for shooting it has eclipsed anything yet made. It is of 32-calibre and the barrel is made of three tubes, one inside the other, on the same principle as the Krupp gun. The inner tube is rifled of hard, tempered steel. The powder used is smokeless, nitroglycerine explosive, which makes little re1 1 ~ nlnnnp at pore ana no smu*e. .x-hcu ?iuu6 uv the height of the shoulder, the bullet will go nearty two miles before its force is spent, and at 2,000 yards it would pierce the bodies of seven men placed one behind the other." ? The little republic of Venezuela, has squared itself against the power of Great Britain. There has been a dispute between the two countries for several years over the ownership of certain territory in the Oriuoco valley. Ambassador Bayrd, of the United States, suggested that the matter be settled by arbitration; Venezuela signified her willingness; but as yet, Great Britain has given no indication of agreeing to the arrangement. It is now reported from authoritative sources, that if Great Britain persists in her claims, Venezuela will regretfully fall back on what she regards as her only recourse?a resort to force. Venezuela fully recognizes the great military strength of Great Britaiu, but it is declared that her people are ready to - ' ' ? - - ' ?'1 * k m aUSar /I seeuieir numes auu tucii vmco ululated aud laid in ashes rather than submit to what they regard as uational dishonor. Little doubt is felt under these circumstances that Venezuela will forcibly assert her right to the disputed Orinoco territory as soon as Great Britaiu's rejection of a settlement is definitely communicated. A strong hope seems to be eutertained ou the part of Venezuela t hat the United States will not stand idly by if a resort to force is made. ? The followiug, from the Manchester, England, Guardian, shows with about how much sympathy the interests of American cotton growers are held by British manufacturers : "The gigantic cotton crop hanging upon outrear, the Indian dumping ground laden to repletion with its 00percent.excess of imports over previous years, indicate that our only hope lies in forcing down the price of cotton at each stage nf nr\m morr?o nrnmiQP nUCU lUW " "VV#? V* W?i.wv.W to be scotched. We have nothing to do with the question, is the price of cottou reasonable ? We are not cottou growers, hut manufacturers, aud as such have to exact a profit from our toil. This can only be done by eschewing the ways hitherto traveled by those who esteemed themselves smart. This class is no longer in popular favor. It has speculated again and again until it scarcely owns the rags it stands in. The continued fall in cotton yields a harvest to the men phlegm. They are destined to force dowu cotton, yarn, and cloth until your Bombay spinner and manufacturer cannot live. Force American cotton dowu to two pence per pound aud your Indian cotton mills will became caverns where the auctioueer, like a vulture, will make his Qnal feast. ? A big Cuban mass-meeting was held in Jacksonville, Fla., lust Thursday night in behalf of the Cuban cause. Among the Cubans present were a number of wealthy residents of the United States, several of whom participated in the uprising in 1868. The speech of the evening was made by Goyales de Quesada, secretary of the Cuban Revolutionary society, of New York. Quesada lifted the audience into a state of enthusiasm. "I do not come here to rehearse the failure of the revolution in 1868," he said. "I come to say that the men of that revolution are in Cuba today with rifles in their hands. The new revolution has begun. It must end in the freedom of the island or else the belliugerents and their children must go to the scaffold. [Cheers.] If the struggle fail it will be the fault of you Americans, for why did you teach us the lesson of liberty? If we do not succeed, yours will be the great crime of not having given succor. But the Americans will not fail us. Dollars are pouring in, and with those dollars rifles and bullets have been bought. American public opinion is saying: 'Let Cuba in her fight, have fair play ; we hold the stakes.' " The speech was received with demonstrations of enthusiastic delight. ? Governor James P. Clarke, of Arkansas, and Representative W. R. Jones, of Marion county, had a serious altercation at Little Rock, last Saturday. On Friday, it seems certain charges of wholesale bribery was made agaiust a uumberof members for their rei connection with a bill advantageous to rei the railroads. Representative Jones stated that the charges emanated from 861 Governor Clarke. Governor Clarke ('e met Representative Jones in a hotel lobby and said he wanted to speak ln! with him privately. Jones refused to go to a private place with the governor, and the governor spat in his face. tei Jones spat back at the governor, who tll( drew a big pistol; but was prevented di< from using it by a number of bystand- th< ers. Both men were arrested and re- e? quired to auswer before a police justice. s Governor Clarke plead guilty of as- cot sault, and asked that Jones be excused, aci dri ? .1',* * . /a.. th< it nc -yovnnue enquirer* YORKVILLE, 8. C.: th< WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10,1895. 10 ? We are going to publish a list of our dellnquentsubscrlbers, and we suggest to merchants ^ and others that It will be a goo<} plan to paste the list In a convenient place, so they can refer to it when necessary, for a man who will not pay for his paper, will not pay for any- _ thing.?Laurinburg Exchange. Though we do not endorse the black- ^ mailing portion of the above proposition, j^? the truth of the statement to the effect that ar^ a man who will not pay for bis paper will cai not pay for anything, is obvious. We have it> recognized that fact for years, and that is wny we Dave never ceustiuereu uuu-jjuj- jja ing subscribers of any value either to the do: publisher or the mail who pays for adver- 1 tising space. Subscribers to The Enquirer are of the kind that pay, and that is ^ the principal secret of the wonderful re- far suits that are often secured by advertisers j in this paper. Our Laurinburg friend will C., do a much better day's work if, instead of ^ar publishing the names of its delinquent y^1 subscribers, it will just drop them from ( the list and say no more about it. By do- by ing this it will not only save expense to dis itself, but also to the business men who make use of its advertising columns. m< ' ? ' be< ? We have received a letter from the th< committee on "sound" currency of the "Reform" club, dated from 52 William *va street, New York, ottering to furnish us hai "extras," devoted to the propagation of th( "sound" currency doctrines, to bo folded J>h with The Enquirer and sent out to our readers free of charge. The letter is ja{] signed by Calvin Tompkins, secretary. J We have failed to bite. We want "sound pai currency;" but not of the kind advocated j*0 by the Reform committee. It is most too * "sound." It seeks the entire destruction 9ju of silver, the permanent fixing of old toj debts on a basisof double their value when contracted, and also to perpetuate the mortgage that the Northeast now holds on j-or the South and West. No; we shall not i be instrumental in distributing such gh poison among our people, even though C01 that poison be furnished to us free of charge. If any individual within the 0f* bounds of our circulation desires to write bu anything in the interest of "sound" inon- pit ey, we promise to publish his coinmunica- l?v tion with pleasure, and to answer hisar- er* guments, as respectfully as possible; but pe'j as to becoming the willing tool of men au< who are nreDared to spend millions in on carrying out their fell designs, we respect- r?c fully beg to be excused. a j ? ' wil SILVER VS. COTTON. H11 o c It will be noticed, says the Aiken Recorder, as that most of the free silver papers are strong- be< ly urging upon farmers the reduction of the ex< cotton acreage as essential to any advance in on< the price, or even to the maintenance of pres- set ent prices. We have always heard them argue the that the low price of cotton was due to the MC demonetization of silver. If this is really so, fro how can the reduction of acreage help the cause ??Lancaster Ledger. There are none so blind as those who f0j will not see, and our esteemed contempo- Po raries seem to be peculiarly afflicted with for this aggravating species of blindness. b? Most practical, common-sense farmers as^ have realized for years the folly of buy- jiai ing from abroad that which can be raised " cheaper at home, and the man who insists the on raising cotton with which to buy corn and meat, knows less even than the ? Southern editor who is unable to see that rie his fellow citizens are being discriminated " against by the demonetization of silver. ?te We admit without reserve, that the purchasing power of a pound of cotton pef. is as great right now as it was ten years tht ago. By comparison of the prices of va- vei rious commodities now and then, that reH proposition is susceptible of easy proof; ^ but that is not the question at all. ses What gold monometallst is so blind as ass to claim that the demonetization of silver yci has had 110 effect 011 our monetary systern? If it has had 110 effect then, what 4; objection can there be to the remonetiza- <?lo tion of silver ? And if it has had an effect, thi what other effect has it had except to increase the purchasing power of money to such an extent that 5 cents cotton will m{] buy as much as 10 cents cotton would buy of! t year ago? pn If 5 cents cotton will buy as much now, ^ our esteemed contemporaries will ask, as cje( would 10 cents cotton ten years ago, wh wherein lies the advantage of 10 cents cotton over 5 cents cotton? This is the I" first and most natural question to those < who persist on looking only at one side, 9^ and can best be answered with another, If 5 cents cotton will buy as much now as be 10 cents cotton would ten years ago, why yei do the financiers of the Northeast prefer (1? the high priced money of today to the low priced money of ten years ago ? <pjj The whole secret lies in the word debt, of The whole country has been in debt to the ate Northeast ever since the war. That debt has been paid in the same value in which ^ it was contracted twice over, and today, sbj : % ?a1ha if mmnino no 1 ? roro or Inrnrpr fhan PM in toiut, iv ?v........... ..o '"-r,? at the outset. And how has this been on brought about ? The method has been as a.n simple as it has been effective. The creditors of the Northeast having much of their All wealth in the form of interest bearing secu- ] rities, have made common cause in the en- lar hancement of the value of the money in tui which those securities can be taken up; and as the result, the prices of all commodities, ag including labor, have depreciated nearly wi one half, while the price of debts, though inj naming nominally the same, have in ility been doubled. S'o man possessed of ordinary common lse seeks to deny the laws of supply and inand any more than the laws of graviion, that is, as a general theory ; but the m who denies that the laws of supply d demand may not be temporarily susnded, is not well informed; and the in who says tlint the price of cotton 1 years ago bears the same relation to 5 price of money as it exists now, as it I to the price of money as it existed 211, is deserving of solicitous commisition. >o The Enquire^ is not urging its :ton planting readers to decrease their reage in the hope that such a small Dp in the bucket will have any effect on * nrioe. We believe it is cheaper to se supplies than to buy them, and we a reduction of acreage purely as a itter of business. The free coinage of ver we urge on principles of justice, le vast majority of the debts in this anty were created on a silver basis, ice the demonetization of silver, crediti want them paid 011 a gold basis. The Id basis is nearly 50 per cent, higher 111 the silver basis, and that means ruinon. We desire to go back to the free mage of silver solely in order that prices may be restored as of old, i that the vast majority of debts may paid in the same values in which they ire contracted. If they will study the itter along this line, it seems that even ise who will not see, ought to be able get some light. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. 10 Will be Mayor?Rev. O. G. Jones, Evangelist?Unique Entertainment?Accident to Dr. Coruwell?Colored Concert Company?Terrific Storm, rrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hock Hill, April 8.?The race for tyor is growing in interest. Messrs. A. White, W. C. Hutchison, J. J. Hagins, d A. D. Holler, have announced their ididacy in the Rock Hill Herald, and s rumored that still another candidate 13* be in the field within the next few ys. All of the above named gentlemen ve strong followings, and there is little ubt that the contest will be spirited. Fho session of the Presbyterian church ?elected to the care of their evangelistic irk, Rev. Oliver G. Jones, of Erwin, nn. He is expected to be here with his nily during the present month, dr. S. K. McDonald, of Winnsboro, S. has moved to Rock Hill. He and his nily are occupying the Cherry resince in Oaklund, which is very near the inthrop college grounds. Juite a unique entertainment was given the Ladies' Aid society of the Methoit church in this city, one night last ek, which proved a success in every y. The parsonage was the place of seting, several rooms of which had on tastefully decorated and placed at 5 disposal of the ladies and their friends, ey called it an "Experience Meeting," ) experience related all bearing on the ys and means the different contributors a employed in earning the amounts of iir contributions. The society realized andsome sum, and the evening's enrment was enhanced by social converse, isic, and refreshments, served by the lies. )r. T. L. Cornwell sustained some very inful, though not very serious, injuries, m a fall he got last Wednesday night. ! was coining from his office, over ISryt & Avery's store, when the heel of his ie caught on one of the steps near the ), and he fell about 20 steps to the pave;iit below. Resides a severe cut across ; forehead, he received several painful jises which confined him to his room 1 a few days. Those who attended the performance en in Roddey's Hall by the colored .cert company, last Thursday night, 5;ik of the entertainment given in very jh terms. The company is composed students from Livingston college, Salisrv, N. ., and they announce that the iceods of the entertainments will go vurd a monument to Rev. J. C. Price, i colored orator of such wonderful powwho hailed from that place. The first rformance here was greeted by a large :lience of their own race; but the one Thursday night was given by special luest, and the attendance was nearly ogether white. i. storm of wind and rain, attended :h some very severe lightning and mder, visited this section about 12 lock last night. The wind was so high to cause considerable alarm ; but we've in unable to hearofauy damage done iept in Oakland, where it blew down i OI 111(3 iar(;e (JD31SII1 numui luc 111^11 100I grounds, wrecked a cow-stable'on s premises of Mr. Greene Steele, and ived the street earhouse a foot or more m its foundation. )r. Pope on the Warpath.?The arleston Sun of last Friday printed the lowing interview with Dr. Sampson pe, the defeated Independent candidate governor in the last election, which will read with interest: "And what brings you to the city?' ;cd the newspaper man, after shaking ids with the genial doctor. "I came to be admitted to practice in ! circuit court of the United States, and s admitted today,' he replied in a sigicant tone of voice. 'What does this mean?' the otherquerd. ' 'It simply means that I have taken the p preliminary to the bringing of a suit that court to test tue eonsuiuuoiiaiuy the registration act of 1882, striking con[uently at the election of 1894, so far as i same relates to the constitutional eonition, and I will also attack the joint olution calling a constitutional conltion and providing for a registration of ? voters which was passed at the last sion of the general assembly. I have ociated with me one of the ablest lawrs in the State, Hon. J. F. J. Caldwell, Newberry, the man who won the bank tes against Tillman.' 'With this dread utterance, the doctor sed his lips, and would not say atiyng further except the summing up it 'the move means a great deal.' 'In reply to the Question whether it was endect to cloud tue title of Senator Tillin to his seat in the American house of lords, the doctor said that there was no rpose in the move to do so, but of irse, he could not say that that would t be one of the indirect results of the usion of the suit in the Federal courts lich he anticipated." lleluilf of the Veteran*. Vt a recent meeting of Hampton Camp Confederate Veterans, in Columbia, the lowing was unanimously adopted: horoas a constitutional convention will held in this State during the present ir, and whereas at the convention the estion of the regulation of the rights suffrage will be among the matters to considered, therefore, be it Resolved, at this camp requests all other camps Confederate veterans, and all Confederi survivors in this State, to unite with it memorializing the said convention and ajiug that in the event of the adoption of >* plan of qualified suffrage, provision ill be made that service in the Confedtte army or navy, or direct descent from e who has served in the Confederate liy or navy, shall be considered a suffint qualification. thtry Convicted. in the court of general sessions for Richid county, last Saturday, the jury rerned a verdict of guilty of murder in the je of Thomas C. Aughtry, charged with ; murder of C. B. Oliver, a few weeks o. Aughtry was in love with Oliver's fe, and asassinated Oliver as he was goj home through the woods. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S. A. McElwee?Wants by next Monday, a sufficient number of liens, turkeys and calves to fill a car. He quotes the prices he will pay. Inman Brothers?Claim that they are in the lead in goods in their line and will not be downed in style or prices. They talk especially about boys' clothing, shoes, hats, shirts and cravats. Ferguson Brothers?Tell you about pinhead oatmeal, buckwheat fiour, prepared flour for battercakes, Hecker's ontflakes, cream cheese, macaroni New Orleans molasses, gelatine and jellies, and quote taking prices. Yorkville Enquirer?Tells you where to get good printing at low prices; but don't do poor printing at any price. \V. B. Moore & Co.?Offer you a pump for a 25 feet well for $3.50, or a pump for a well of any depth for from 310 to ?15. If you try one and it don't suit you, there will not be anything to pay. They are now ready to furnish you Ti-ilh nii'tnro fniitiny iron Mufes. filling) tomatoes, tobacco at cost, a 50 cents package of buckwheat for 25 cents, and a 25 cents package for 15 cents. H. C. Strauss?Wants you to call on him if you desire anything in the Yankee notion line, and says that your mouth will water when you examine his stock of ladies' dress goods. John J. Hunter?Is still offering you Strousc A Brothers' fine clothing, which he claims that in style, fit, quality and price are not surpassed. He wants it remembered that when you come you must bring the cash. Grist Cousins?Offer the best lard at 10 cents per pound, hams at 12i cents, evaporated apples and peaches at 10 cents a pound or three pounds for 25 cents, stove polish at 5 cents, lemon and vanilla extracts at 25 cents and 10 cents. T. M. Dobson & Co?Say that their opening was a grand success and return thanks to those who visited them on that occasion. They have some beauties in cotton and wool dress goods, and say that they will sell millinery at the same prices as if there were a half dozen millinery stores in Yorkville. J. W. Dobson?Announces that he will receive this week a carload of timothv hay, a quantity of German millet seea, Irish and sweet potatoes, baseball bats, gold dust washing powder, canned goods, side harrows, and bellows. James M. Starr?Offers you melon seed, cattle powders, garden seeds, spectacles and eyeglasses, and guarantees to cure the chills for 50 cents. Sain. M. Grist?Proposes to sell you j) galvanized iron pipe for 3i cents per loot, and to furnisn other sizes of pipe at corresponding prices. He also deals in Buckeye machinery and Pratt cotton gins. Louis Roth?Calls attention to Pettijohn's breakfast food, canned goods, soap foam and pearliue. THE METEOR. "Gone like a meteor that o'erhead Suddenly shines, and ere we've said, 'Look, look ! how beautiful!' 'tis fled." The Enquirer has received 20 copies of The Meteor, the one day paper issued under the auspices of the South Carolina Society of the Colonial Dames of America. The Meteor came out on last Saturday, April 6, and consists of eight pages of interesting matter by women of Carolina for women of Carolina, and is well worth the price that is asked for it?10 cents a copy. At the request of the projectors of The Meteor, the copies received by us will be sold to applicants in the order of their coming, aim we assure each and every one beforehand that the paper ' is not only well worth having; but is worth preserving. WIXD AND RAIN". A wind and rainstorm of unusual severity passed over this section last Sunday afternoon, and from people in attendance on court, we have learned that it was general in all parts of the county. The wind was in the nature of a hurricane rather than of a cyclone, and blew from the southeast to the northwest. For a half-hour or more, it was almost strong enough to blow down trees and chimneys and unroof outhouses. Several trees, most of them more or less unsound about the roots, were blown down in Yorkville, and large branches were twisted from the trunks of sound trees. A ginhotise on the premises of Mr. J. W. Neil, three miles north of Yorkville, was blown down. Hundreds of panels of fence were destroyed in Bethesda and York townships, and at one place in Bethel township, a whole grove of vigorous pines were leveled with the ground. Mr. S. M. Scott's mill dam, near Sharon, was broken by the freshet. In Yorkville a Baptist church building belonging to the colored people was oemousneu, me ?uiumj siaun of the Carolina Buggy factory was blown down, and there were other eases of damage in the corporate limits of the town. We have learned of a number of cases of damage to small outhouses ; but fortunately, so far as has been learned, there were no serious casualties. The total money loss over the county, however, will probably amount to several thousand dollars. The wind was shortly followed by a terrific rainstorm. The water fell in torrents, and the streams rose rapidly and unusually high. Bullock's creek, Clark's Fork and Turkey creek, are all reported to have been out of their banks, and a number of mill properties are reported to have been more or less seriously damaged. FIFTY DOLLARS A DAY. Among the defendants before the term of the court of general sessions just closed, were Distillers Bern-, MeCarter, Byers, and Boheler, charged with manufacturing liquor without a permit, in violation of the dispensary law. The cases against these defendants, it is understood, were brought for the purpose of making them comply with section 15 of the dispensary law, requiring them to secure from the dispensary authorities a permit before they can legally engage in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors. The evidence on which the charges were based, was procured by special constables sent to this county for the purpose, and the witnesses summoned included O" nan oont tho tnuln f?n t < nf ilUVMk ? / |/t4 VViiki v ?iv- iiiMiv < vw<u>w?w the various neighborhoods in which the respective distillers live, numbering in all something like 100 men. . All of last week was consumed in the transaction of other business, and the various cases were not reached until Monday. In the meantime, the big crowd of witnesses was kept in Yorkville away from their farm work, and at an expense to the county of 50 cents a day for each individual. When the various cases were called on Monday, it was clearly demonstrated, in a very short time, that all the distillers were technically guilty of the otfonses charged ; but as each plead ignorance of the law which had not vet been generally published, and showed by the fact that they had been selling liquor to the State dispensary, that they had reason to believe themselves in good standing with the dispensary authorities, and they had no reason to believe that they were not complying with the law, they were all allowed to plead guilty, and each was subjected to a fine of $100 with the understanding that sentence would be immediately suspended, and both judge and solicitor would sign a recommendation for their pardon. Such are the facts in the case, and while it looks hard that the people of York county should be subjected to an expense of something like $50 a day for a week, all to no purpose, it is clear that neither judge nor solicitor are to blame. From the standpoint of law and justice, both did just what they should have done under the circumstances, but there is certainly good cause for grievance against somebody, and it seems that this grievance should he against the irresponsibility and incompetency of the parties who worked up the various cases. In the first place, it seems that a single case against a single distiller, would have been sufficient to accomplish all that was desired ; and in the second place, two good witnesses to the same offense would have been all that was necessary to establish the guilt of the parties accused. If the whole thing had been managed with less zeal and more sense, the same result for which the county has had to pay from 8250 to 8300, would have been attained for from 810 to 825. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. Henry C. Strauss is thought to be slowly improving. Miss Alva Bunker, of New York, is visiting Miss Lessie Witherspoon. Miss Kate Gordon, of this place, is visiting relatives and friends in Chester. Messrs. Sam Steele and John G. Barron, of Rock Hill, spent last Sunday in this place. Miss Bettie Flenniken, of Mecklenburg county, N. C., is visiting Miss Mary Seliorb in this place. Mrs. J. P. Knox, of Hickory Grove, is in Yorkville, visiting friends and relatives, the guest of Mrs. W. Brown Wylie. Mr. Hugh G. Brown is clerking at'Mr. J. II. Riddle's for Mr. Church Carroll, who is confined to his room with a carbuncle. Mrs. Brooks In man and daughter, Miss Mozelle, are visiting the family of Mr. C. C. Randleman, at King's Mountain, N. C. Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal returned home lasi i nursuay, uuer a mice weetvs > i?u, iu her father's family, Mr. A. F. Ruff, in Rook Hill. Dr. George Walker, of Baltimore, was called home on last Friday to the bedside of his sister, Mrs. H. C. Strauss, who is quite sick. Messrs. R. E. Allison and Ira B. Jones, of Lancaster ; J. E. McDonald, of Winnsboro, and Stanyarne Wilson, of Spartanburg are in attendance on court. ? ANOTHER BOYCOTT. "Another boycott against the Seaboard Air Line has come," says the Chester correspondent of The State, under date of Saturday. "The management of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge have closed up their depot at this point, dispensed with the services of their popular agent, Mr. H. S. Leard, and made arrangements with the Southern railroad whereby the local officials of that line will handle all the business for them at this point. The terms of the agreement are not known; but rumor has it that the Chester and Lenoir will get a per cent, of all the freight handled by the Southern at this depot. Orders have have been issued, it is alleged, that all freights shall be transferred atGastonia on to the Southern main line, and not a pound shall be taken from the Seaboard Air Line at Lincolnton." Though we have other reasons for believing the above information is true, we have no knowledge of the circumstances by which the condition of affairs described was brought about. We especially regret the circumstances, however. The Seaboard Air Line has all along been a valued friend of the sections through which it passes. The Southern road is sellisb and overbearing, and is not especially friendly to anybody.. It wants the eartn, and this want is the basis of its present war against the Seaboard Air Line. So long as the war lasts, the people will a oni> afinn hut rirrlit. here wfl wish to record a warning that in the event the Southern is eventually the winner, somebody will have to pay all the expenses, and that somedody will certainly not be the Southern railway. Just how the Narrow Gauge has gotten mixed up in this affair we are unable to say. It may be that this road is between the upper and nether millstones, as we described some months ago, and has done the best it can. But no matter what the circumstances, we are indeed sorry to see the Narrow Gauge in such bad company as the Southern. AN ALARM OF FIRE. The whistling of the wind through the trees and the window shutters at the rate of something like 50 miles an hour, is not especially conducive to the quietude of timid people under any circumstances; but when to this condition of affairs is added an alarm of tire, located nobody knows where, even the strong and courageous are likely to give way to at least an involuntary shudder. At about 7 o'clock last Sunday even ing, the wind was blowing u perfect gale. Pedestrians had deserted the streets; branches of trees were falling about promiscuously, and at frequent intervals large sized shade trees were crashing to the ground, while in their homes sat timid women ?nd strong men, filled with apprehension and dread of an approaching cyclone. Suddenly, above the roar of wind, pealed the deep tones of the fire bell in the tower of the court house, and the sensation produced by the alarm amounted to little less than a general panic. The panic was but shortlived, however. Almost instantly, at the sound of the bell, the members of various reel companies began to issue from their homes on the way to their reels. The struggle against the wind required an effort that was almost superhuman ; but in a very few minutes, -11 . U - ...Ofonn rhoir IVIIV to t llfi thrftftt Ull kUC 1 CCIO n VI V uu V(1 .. ened locality, and without any unnecessary loss of time, brought up before the residence of Mr. L. George Grist, where it was discovered that one of the chimneys was discharging great lumps of burning soot, which, carried before the gale like cannon balls, threatened to start a conflagration that would have probably destroyed half the town. Unable to hear the voices even of their leaders, it is true that the fire laddies were badly excited ; but all the same, they went to work with an energy and determination that soon resulted in the removal of all danger. While it is true that the cause of the alarm was only a burning chimney, and the total loss involved does not exceed 310, it is doubtful as to whether, in the history of the town of Yorkville, the fire fiend has ever given our people a more thorough or complete alarm. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 181)6. The twice-a-week Enquirer will be furnished from this date until January 1, 18% for 81.45. Wasn't Excited. In the Parish hotel last Sunday night, they were talking of the fire that had just threatened the residence of Mr. L. George Grist, when somebody asked if Mr. Grist appeared to lie excited. "I saw him sprinkling salt in the fireplace from an individual saltcellar," spoke up Mr. S. L. Latimer. '"No; he wasn't excited." They Were Amused. Sheriff Crawford showed the following newspaper paragraph to his honor and the various members of the bar in court ,.riu*r All lancrheri at it most heartily: "There is said to be one editor in heaven. How he got there is not positively known; but it is conjectured that he passed himself otf for a minister and stepped in unexpectedly. When the dodge was discovered they searched the realms of felicity in all their length and breadth for a lawyer to draw up the necessary papers for his ejectment, but they couldn't rind one, and, of course, he held the fort." Marriage at Spartanburg. Mr. Mason Bratton, of Gutbriesville, and Miss Margaret Cofield, of Spartanburg, were married in the Central Methodist church of Spartanburg, last Wednesday night. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Duncan, assisted by Rev. Tbeo D. Bratton, and in every respect was a brilliant affair. The attendants were as follows : Dr. R. A. Bratton and Miss Emily Evans ; Mr. W. B. deLoach and Miss Emma Twichell; Mr. Malcolm Woods and Miss Lizzie Cleveland; Mr. R. M. Bratton and Miss Rhetta Leftwich; Mr. Charles Ligon and Miss Lula Chase ; Mr. George Coneld, Jr., and Miss Pearl Mc Call; Mr. A. T. MeCants and Miss Virginia Bratton ; Dr. C. S. Bratton, best man, and Miss Rutb C'olield, maid of honor. The bride is a daughter of Mr. George Cotield, president of the National bank of Spartanburg, and the groom is a successful merchant and farmer of York county. Next day after the ceremony the happy young people repaired to their future home near Guthriesville. Hiirned to I>eatli. Adeline Hall, a respectable old colored woman of the Clark's Fork neighborhood, was so badly burned on last Thursday that site died on Friday. As she was alone at the time of the accident, just how the burning occurred, is not known. She had been engaged in boiling a pot of soap, and it is thought that her clothing must have been ignited while she was bendiug over the tire. When found, ber clothing was almost all burned off, and a*considerable portion of her body was one large blister. She was able to give but little information about the unfortunate accident. Pretty Apt to Get It. Master Frank Riddle, of Yorkville wants a Shetland pony, and the outlook is that he is pretty ant to have one before he is much older. He is now visiting at Begonia, X. C., and the last issue of The Christian Observer contained a short letter from him. In the letter he said that his father gave him a bicycle on his last birthday, which occur red in May, and although he did not know what his father would have for him this time, he hoped it would be a Shetland pony. "He has taken roundings on me," his fatherclaims; but it a nneiiaim pony is w ue jhuvuicu anywhere in reason, the outlook is that Master Frank is pretty sure to be the owner of one. He Wanted Oil Light. When the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the case of George Partlow, the 17-year-old Negro charged with the murder of lioxana Biggers, the boy's lirst thought was for an easy sentence, and his idea as to the best way to get it was interesting if not ainus- ? iug. Placing his mouth close to the ear of his counsel, in an earnest and excited whisper, he said : "Kaint yer get that ar man there (indicating the clerk) to give that ar man up thar (indicating the judge) a piece of paper and ax him to let me otf light?" On being assured that such a proceeding was not calculated to have any special weight, the boy let his countenance drop aud proceeded forthwith to resign himself to the situation. CIRCUIT COURT. The first case taken up on last Friday was that of the State against Major Han11a, colored, charged with the murder of James Wright, also colored, near Leslie station in January last. The facts developed were about as follows: Wright had for sometime past been intimate with Hanna's wife, and had finally induced the woman to live with him. He had also tried to kill Hanna. On the night of the 14th of January, Wright was at the house of Fred Tidwell with the woman. Hanna knocked at the door. Parties within demanded to know who was there. Hanna made no answer, and with a pistol in his hand, Wright opened the door, swearing that he would either put the intruder in or out. Just as Wright made his appearance, Hanna fired and Wright fell. It was shown that Hanna bad gone to the house for the express purpose of killing Wright, and had loaded his gun in accordance, with this intention. He claimed that he had a right to protect his wife, and , on account of Wright's pistol, claimed self defense us sufficient justification for the killing, The jury remained out but a short time, and returned with a verdict of not guilty. The next case taken up was that of the State against Hyder Wylie, charged with setting fire to the town of Fort Mill some time ago. There was no testimony tending to fix the crime 011 Wylie, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Saturday was consumed in the trial of . Edward A. Trescott, and Patience Cawhorn, colored, charged with adultery. The defendants were represented by Maj. James F. Hart and J. S. Briee, Esq., and the prosecution was conducted by Solicitor Henry, assisted by Thos. F. McDow, Esq. The case was not concluded until about dark. The jury remained out for several hours, and finally reported a mistrial. The first cases taken up on Monday were those against John A. Barry, Mack ^ C. Byers and John J. McCarter, charged with manufacturing alcoholic liquor. The technical guilt of the defendants was obvious; but as it was shown that the distillers had no reason to believe they were violating any State law, in the case of Barry, his honor instructed the jury to return a verdict of guilty. This, however, was with the understanding that he would impose only the lightest sentence allowed, have it irnmediatly suspended Ulllli luriui'r iirui'IB, iiuu, III nit- mcnmiiuc, together with the solicitor, sign a recommendation for pardon. The other defendants plead guilty, and each was sentenced to pay a line of ?100. Sentence was susK ended. It is the distinct understanding, owever, that the next defendant who comes before the court on a charge of this nature will, upon conviction, fare badly. There being no more sessions business ready for trial, the court of common pleas was commenced, and the first case taken up was that of Ella J. Staines against \ork county ; a suit for ?2,000 damages, which came up from the last term of court for a new trial, the jury in the first trial having rendered a verdict for the defendant. The ground on which the plaintiff claimed damages was the fact that on the night of the 28th of May, 1894, a mob visited her bouse, lieat her severely, broke up her furniture, and took from her $100 in cash. The facts in the case were clearly proven. The jury remained out all night and until 12 o'clock yesterday, when it returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of ?101. The plaintiff was represented by Messrs. McDow and Lewis, and the defendant by Messrs. Finley & Brice. On yesterday morning, Solicitor Henry called up certain cases against Dr. John May, charged with selling liquor in violation of the dispensary law. There were four indictments. The defendant demurred against one indictment on the ground that it was not explicit as to date, and against the others on the ground that they were not explicit sis to the exact time on which the offenses were committed, or as to the witnesses by whom the charges were to be proven. His honor sustained the demurrers in both cases, and Solicitor Henry decided to draw up new indictments; but, in the meantime, to carry the question as to whether in a case of cms kjiki n is necessary to ue ausoiutety explicit as to time, place and the name of witnesses, to the supreme court for settlement. The next case taken up was that of the Gibbs Drug company against L. M. Davis; a suit for $104, less 25 per cent, on an account. The defendant set up that there was no contract, and sustained his position. Verdict for the defendant. As The Enquirer goes to press, the court is engaged in the trial of the case of Wilson & Wilson ?fc McDow against York, Catawba, Cherokee and Ebenezer townships, a suit for counsel fees in the township bond compromise cases. .ufciKL Mci.MIIIM. Northern cotton mill and iron furnace companies are increasing the wages of their employes. Mrs. Mary E.Lease has been retired from the Kansas State Board of Charities. John McBride, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, is seriously ill at his home in Indianapolis, Ind., from the effects of nicotine poisoning. Messrs. Tenable Bros., the owners of Stone mountain, have given out the contract for the erection of a 10-story * granite hotel on the site of the old capitol building recently burned in Atlanta.