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Scraps and Jacts. ? Mr. Sam Heller, of Raleigh, N. C., knowing that there was no limit to the weight of first-class mail packages, ordered a box of shoes, weighing 125 'pounds, sent to him by mail with only a 2-cent stamp affixed. There was on the box, when it arrived, $40 worth of due-stamps. There were 50 of the denomination of 50 cents, for which he says he can obtain from dealers, $1.25 each, and 50 of 30 cents, worth 75 cents each ; so by this calculation he makes $60. This is the heaviest mail package that ever passed through the mail in Raleigh. ? Charles Ritch, youngest son of Mr. ^i-Amoa T. Ritoh. of Charlotte, killed a man named Thomas Breen, in Knoxville, Tenn., and is in a bad scrape. The press dispatch says that Breen was walking along the street in company with a friend, when he met young Ritch and Emma Clark. Breen brushed against the woman and jolted her, whereupon young Ritch drew a pistol and shot Breen through the heart. Ritch and his companion were arrested. Emma Clark formerly lived in Charlotte. Young Ritch is of a good family and until the Clark woman left Charlotte he was a clerk at the Southern Railway office at that place. ? Mr. William P. St. John, president of the Commercial National Bank of New York, created a profound sensation in the Bankers' convention, in Atlanta, last Thursday, by making an unanswerable speech in favor of the frPA and unlimited coinage of silver by the mints of the United States, at a ratio of 16 to 1. He followed Edward Atkinson, one of the most enthusiastic and honest single gold standard advocates in the world, and literally riddled him. The great significance of the speech lies in the fact that Mr. St. John is one of the ablest financiers in the United States. He commenced the study of the gold vs. silver question solely with a view to whipping out the free coinage of silver "fallacy," and when he got deep down in the subject, he became so overwhelmed by the facts that he gave up like the man he is, and candidly announced his conversion. His Atlanta speech is brim full ot facts and figures that are calculated to carry conviction to the minds of all honest seekers after the simple truth. ? Senator Vest, of Missouri, is one of the ablest and strongest free coinage advocates in America; but, above everything else, he is a Democrat. He made a speech the other day that was calculated to convince any body of the justice ot tree coinage. He completely answered and refuted every argument that had ever been made against the proposition with facts that cannot be disputed, and showed conclusively that the single gold standard is unjust in priuciple and criminal in practice. No other deduction could have possibly been arrived at from his powerful speech. But, all the same, he said he was going Democratic party now ^^^^^^nunorever!""^ the Democratic party should make a gold platform and put on it a goldbug candidate, he would support both with all the ability and energy he could command. Here are his reasons: The Democratic party has always been and will always continue to be the great party of the people. A goldbug platform and a goldbug candidate will be prima facie evidence that the great old party has temporarily swung from her ancient doctrines; but she will come back after awhile, and will finally restore the free and unlimited coinage of silver as is her great mission and paramount duty. Having unlimited faith in the final triumph of the right, this great Democrat is not willing to desert his party on account of a temporary mistake. ? The dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela is growing more interesting. In fact, it seems to be pretty near a climax. About a year ago, the Venezuelan authorities arrested some British policemen at Uruan in the disputed territory. It was this action that resulted in the suspension of diplomatic relations between the two countries. For the alleged indignity, Great Britain wanted a heavy indemnity. Venezuela has been unable to see that in arresting the British policemen she has done anything that she had not a right to do. Within the last few days, so it is reported, Great Britain has sent to Venezuela, through the German ambassador at Caracas, an ultimatum which, in effect, demands that the indemnity must be paid within a certain time or Venezuela must take the consequences. At last accounts the ultimatum had not reached President Crespo, of Venezuela ; but it is not thought that he will be at all alarmed by it. It is the popular belief that, under any circumstances, if the matter leads to war, the United States will have to take a hand, and the Venezuelans will not be bluffed by the British. Crespo is said to be a man of great courage and military ability. He has at his call an army of something like 100,000 soldiers, most of them trained veterans, aud although * " nuiiw nf unv rnnseouence. if lie 1I4VO UV UUI J VI M..J J - , the British make a show of coming into his country to collect the indemnity they claim, by force, he will do the very best he can to make it extremely warm for them. ? The chiefstatistician of the department of agriculture, is engaged in the reorganization of his corps of crop reporters. At present the work of reporting crop conditions is done hy two sets of reporters. One set is under the directiou of the department at Washington, and the other under direction of State ageuts. The first set consists of four correspondents, including a chief, in each county. All these do their work voluntarily, without pay. The three correspondents in each county report to their respective chiefs and the chiefs report direct to Washington. In this set there are 10,000 correspondents, including 2,500 county _ chiefs. The other set of correspondents consists of the sume number in each county; but instead of reporting direct to Washington, they report to a State statistician who receives a salary ranging from $400 a year to $1,500, and supposed to be apportioned in accordance with the amount of work performed. The State statistician reports to Washington the net results of the reports to him, and the statistician at Washington makes up his reports from both sets described. This arrangement, however, has proven somewhat unsatisfactory, and the reorganized corps of correspondents is to consist of 50,000 men, one from each township in the cotton and cereal growing ' section of the Union. The names of these correspondents, all of whom will be expected to serve without pay, are to be procured from the various county clerks of court. The present organization is not to be dropped. The department wants to keep all three sets of correspondents iu order to still further increase the efficiency of the service. <fhc ^(odu'illc (fnquiw. YOItKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23,1895. ? Although the South is having a great time just now selling her cottou crop at S? and 9 cents, the West is catching it and catching it heavy. She has plenty of corn aud meat, it is true; but she can't sell them at profitable prices. The South, her heretofore best customer, has not only made cotton ; but she has also raised pretty ' nearly all the corn and meat she will need,too. ? Though according to the official figures there is a small surplus in the national treasury, the figures are in some respects rather misleading. The $5,000,000 appropriated for the sugar bounty has never been paid, and work has been stopped on almost all the public buildings. If the treasury should pay all the appropriations that have been made, it would be confronted with a deficit of something like $75,000,000. ? The last issue of The Mauufactur ers' Record contains a photo-engraving, the subject of which is most striking. It represents the building of the Granby Cotton mills, in a cottou field, near Columbia. The photograph was made about two weeks ago, and at that time the brick walls of the mill were about waist high. Out in the foreground are perhaps a dozen or more men picking cotton, and behind them dozens of laborers working on the walls of the mill. "Bring the mills to the cotton fields," is illustrated most strikingly. ? The South Carolina people have pretty well succeeded in having their smoke houses and granaries removed home from the Northwest, and now is the time for them to commence looking into the practicability of opening a meat market. What is the matter with the establishment of packing houses? ot PnlnmKia Olinrlpalnn nnd CJrppn ??V VVIUUIVIWj V??M? IVUVV** WM?< -w ville ? It used to be that climate was an item in this business; but such is not the case now. An ice factory answers every purpose. All that is needed besides, is intelligent enterprise. The farmers have learned that they can furnish the meat, and if they are just given half a chance, a new and important industry will be speedily developed. ?-t ? ? There is quite a coolness between the speculators of New York and New Orleans just now. So the New Orleuns Picayune says. According to the current story it came about this way. The New York speculators wanted cheap cotton again this year. The New Orleans people, however, thought it would be better to let the producers have a little encouragement so as to keep them in a good humor. There was a disagreement over the matter, and the leading manipulators of the two cities went their respective ways. The New Orleans people became hulls and the New York people persisted in their desire to he bears. , The short crop helped the New Orleans people and prices went up, up, up. So far, the New York people i have been stuck to the tune of some- 1 thing like $100,000,000, and to say that they are sore does not fully describe the situation. They are almost wild, the New Orleans people, of j course, are all smiles. MERE MENTION. < Vice-President Stevenson and family ' arrived iu Atlanta last Saturday with 1 the expectation of remaining a week. 1 Secretary Carlisle has accepted J an invitation to deliver an address at the annual dinner of the New York Chamber of Commerce on November 1 IS. James Nesbitt, formerly a i millionaire miner, died in Chicago last Friday night, without suflicieut means ' to pay his burial expenses. He lost ' his money gambling. W. C. P. Breckinridge is making Democratic 1 speeches in Kentucky. The Killing of Moseley. The Abbeville grand jury has been 1 investigating the killing of Constable j Moseley, at Greenwood. It finds that the tragedy has probably grown out of > the laxity of the town authorities in the enforcements of the dispensary law, ! and recommends that the governer < give the authorities a taste of the me- 1 tropolitan police. It was represented J to the grand jury that the express agent delivered several packages of liquor i that Moseley had seized previous to his death, and the trial justice at Green- i wood is called upon to see whether or I not the story is true. i THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Story of the Proceeding* from Day to Day. THIIKSI>AY?TWKNTY-EIG1ITH DAY. Practically the whole day was consumed in the discussion of the homestead question. The recommendation of the committee proposed the old homestead section, together with the proviso that after the homestead lias been claimed and set aside, it shall not be mortgaged, sold or conveyed, except by order of the court, and that the proceeds shall be invested in another homestead. Mr. Howell moved to strike out this proviso. He said that it was calculat- ' ed to put a man who claimed the , homestead in the position of a minor, i He could use the property to live ou ; : but could not use it as a basis of credit, aud could not even sell it in case he , wanted to leave the State. The law, instead of being a benefit, would be a curse. Mr. Sligli replied with the statement " that when a man applies for the home- < stead, he showed that he was incapa- 1 hie of managing his affairs and should ' he treated as a minor. i Mr. Prince thought that $1,500 was j too much, and wanted to fix the amount of the homestead exemption at $1,000. II- J:.I ?u..? nnrann.|i,t ne II1U [JUL LIJIUIV luav pciouuaiij should be subject to the order of the court; but thought it all right for realty. When a man seeks the protection of the court, he does not deserve to be longer trusted with the management of his business. Senator Tillman spoke iu favor of the provision. He said that the supreme court decision that allowed a mortgage to take the homestead, was a disgrace. A man should not be allowed to mortgage his homestead. The thrifty would not want to do it, and if the thriftless could not get along without mortgaging it, let them starve. Mr. Stauyarne Wilson disagreed with Senator Tillman. He could not see the sense in giviug a family a homestead and then hedging it iu so that it could not be used. He pictur- 1 ed the case of a man with a homestead and unable to pay $5 taxes. Because 1 be could not use the credit of the homestead to raise the $5, the homestead would have to be sold. He was < unable to see where any benefit from the homestead came in under such < conditions. 1 The provision was stricken out by a 1 vote of 82 to 44. The vote of Mr. W. B. Wilson is not recorded. The other members of the York delegation voted to strike out the proviso. 1 After a number of unimportant amendments, further discussion was postponed. ERIDAY?TWENTY-NINTH DAY. When the report on penal and char- : itable institutions came up, the board of charities and corrections provided by it, was attacked. Mr. Priuee held that the grand juries could and did discharge the duties prescribed for it most satisfactorily. There was considerable debate on the mutter; but the convention, by a big majority, refused to establish the board. It was averse to the idea of creating unnecessary offices. The balance of the arti- 1 cle was ordered engrossed. The article on finance and taxation was taken up. In section 1 there was a proviso "That the general assembly may provide for a tax 011 incomes." 1 Mr. Johnson wanted to amend by add- 1 ing "derived from investment not liable ' to tax." He illustrated his meaning. ( A man owns $5,000 worth of land and pays $100 tax on it. His income from the product of the land is $1,000, and I he can be made to pay tax on this also. 1 Another man owns $5,000 jworth of | bonds. They are not taxed. His income from them is $600, and all the i taxes he has to pay is on that. One man has to pay his taxes twice, and ' the other only once. On the slices- I tion of Mr. Talbert it was thought best < to leave the matter of details to the ' legislature, and Mr. Johnson's amend- i ment was laid on the table by a vote ' of 63 to 34. Senator Tillman offered an amend- j meut providing for graduated licenses * on all trades and avocations and the I amendment was accepted. I Mr. Barker wanted to except in- I comes from agricultural products. * Senator Tillman said that the farmers < did not want any exceptions; they 1 were willing to pay on what incomes < they had. The amendment was tabled t by a vote of 5)8 to 37. Senator Tillman s and Governor Evans voted against < making the exception. All the mem- I hers of the York delegation except Mr. < Wilson, whose vote is not recorded, 1 voted for it; but they were in a hope- 5 less minority. t Mr. Mears moved to insert the word t "graduated" before the word "income." c The amendment was accepted. t That portion of the committee re- t port which provides for a capitation tax t on "all animals destructive to proper- c ty," was next taken up. Senator * Tillman wanted to know what animals ? were meant. Mr. Ragsdale said that c maybe it meant "dogsbut the man F who tried to put "dogs" there was ?one up. s Senator Tillman moved to amend by ^ collecting a poll tax of $1 from the s )wuer of every dog in the State. This ? brought forth another long debate, * participated in by more than a score of 0 members. When the amendment came ' lo a vote, it was killed 100 to 24. The 11 York members voted against the tax. ^ Mr. Taylor wanted to provide that the "general assembly 'may' levy an 'I annual tax of $1 a head on dogs." e The proposition was laid on the table i by a vote of 88 to 40. Section 1 was v theu adopted to read as follows: 1< Section 1. The general assembly shall s > ' 1 - ? ' :< - ,,l pi'OVlUO uy law mi a iiiiiumiu mm umiiii V rate of assessment and taxation, and shall f prescribe such regulations as shall secure i just valuation ol' all property, real, personal and possessory, except mines and t mining claims, the proceeds of which 'J done shall be tax'cd; and also excepting v such property as may he exempted by law for muniei|>al, educational, literary, 1 scientilie, religious or charitable purposes: | Provided, however, That the general as- j semhly may impose a capitation tax upon such domestic animals as, from the nature 11 r?f their habits, are destructive of other t property : And provided, further. That 1 the general assembly may provide for a . graduated tax on incomes and may pro- ' vide for graduated licenses on occupations s jiul business. The balance of the day was taken f up in the discussion of the bond ques- t tion. It was decided that hereafter no a county or township shall be authorized c to issue bonds except for educational I purposes. t Section 13 was changed so as to 1 make the fiscal year commence on the \ 1st of January instead of on the 1st of November. t SATURDAY-THIRTIETH DAY. \ The day was consumed in the consid- i eration of the taxation question, aud a c proposition to establish a department 1 of roads aud forestry. The roads and e forestry proposition was laid on the ^ table and the most important result of r the taxation discussion was the adop- t tion of the following : t Section 5. There shall bo exempted 1 from taxation all county, township and < municipal property used exclusively for ? public purposes and not for revenue, and property of all schools, colleges and institutions of learning, all charitable insti- g lotions in the nature of asylums for the infirm, deaf and dumb, blind, idiotic and IIIUlgUIlL jnuflwin, UAt'd't V* UCiO OUVU J/4V fits of the colleges, schools, institutions, etc., are applied to private uses; all public 1 libraries, churches and burying grounds; but property of associations and societies, ( although connected with charitable objects, shall not be exempt from State, county or municipal taxation : Provided, That t as to real estate this exemption shall not , extend beyond the buildings and premises ' actually occupied by such schools, colleges, ( institutions of learning, asylums, libraries, churches, parsonages and burial grounds, ' although connected with charitable ob- ] jects. It was provided that hereafter State bonds shall not run longer than 40 * years, and they may be retired at any ^ time the legislature may see lit and be c able to make the necessary arrange- j ments. MONDAY?THIRTY-FIRST DAY. 5 The question of county government had been made the special order of the j day. It will be remembered that there r were two reports ou the subject. The principal point of difference in the reports is the regulation of the formation ^ of new counties. One report provides ^ that no county shall have less than j 400 square miles, and no county shall have less than 10,000 population, j Elections for the formation of new counties shall be called upon petitions j signed by 300 freeholders residing t within the area of the proposed new 4 county, and the county shall be formed upon a majority votes of the qualified ^ electors residing therein. The other ( report provides for the formation of new counties in the same manner, j except that no old county shall be re- j duced below 500 square miles, no new j county shall be formed with less than 500 square miles, and no couuty line j shall be run within 10 miles of an old j county seat. t When the reports were submitted, each was backed by six members of the , committee. When the matter came * up for consideration, however, Mr. ^ Harrison, who had signed the last mentioned, or Austiu report, announced ? that he had withdrawn his uame and c signed the other, or G. D. Tillman re- j port. That made the G. D. Tillman report the majority report, and entitled it to consideration first. Mr. G. D. Till- ^ man moved to lay the minority report ^ on the table. Senator Tillman thought g that inasmuch as the committee bad j been instructed to bring in two reports, ^ it would be best to consider both of t them, section by section, and incorporute the best provisions of both into one article. Senator Tillmau's view t was accepted and G. D. Tillman's motion to table was killed by a vote of 67 to 42. j Mr. Sheppard wanted to amend the ^ area section by providing that the to- ^ tal number of counties in the State ^ should not be increased beyond 50, in eluding those already formed. If we ? should permit the establishment of new counties without limit, the uum- j ber of senators may, some day, exceed the number of representatives. Geor- * igia has gotten into a bad snap in this j way, and the people of the State are now realizing their mistake. Mr. Brice was ia favor of the re- j. strictions in the Austin report rather ^ than the Sheppard amendment. The c 30 limit would allow the formation of say 15 new counties. All of these ^ night rush in at once, and an injustice would be done to others that might want to to be organized afterward, But he did not believe in the whole=ale formation of new counties. The people did not want anything of the rind. They had voted on the quesion of reducing the constitutional t irea iu 1882, and they had voted it lown. He believed that if the matter was submitted to them now they would lo the same thing again. If the couny area should be reduced to 400 F square miles, it would be possible to istablish something like 40 new coun- c :ies. At $10,000 to the county for jourt houses and jails, the people a would have to pay out something like f ?400,000 to start their new govern- 1 nents, and counting the expenses of all * lie new clerks, sheriffs, treasurer's, au- ^ litors and uumerous other officers, the d whole State would have to pay out j nore than 81,000,000 a year for services hut would probably be no more effi- , :ieut than those now obtaining. And who was to be benefitted? Not the ^ ?*-? /?f tovnavoro Hnltf tho SI ^1 cut LLIUOO VI IUA J/UJ tio. vmj vuv ?j :itizens of ambitious towns, and the o )oliticians. tl George D. Tillman made a great j peech in favor of small counties. a le said that it was in the interest of h mailer counties that he came to the lonventiou. He thought that it would v ie for the benefit of posterity. He w ited the prosperity of Georgia, which c, ie attributed to her small counties, as in instance why this State should V; ollow suit. Mr. McGowan answered George D. ol rill man. He had letters from differ- V nt prominent citizens of Georgia say- ai ug that small counties were a disad- ei antuge to the State. He wanted to mow why it was that if Georgia was ei o benefitted by small counties, she call- fc d a constitutional convention almost fr or the express purpose of preventing It lie formation of any more. In Ken- t\ ucky, which had been named by Mr. bi rill man us a model, he said that there 01 rere many counties known as 4,puu- st icrs," and that the Stale had to help It lay their ordinary expenses. He was iu n favor of the 10 mile limit. It is no lew thing. It obtains in the constitu- hi ions of Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, g< 'ennsylvania and Texes, and not only irotects the old counties, but pre- se erves a desirable symmetry. ct Mr. Morrison, of Berkeley, was op- p< losed to the 10 mile Ijmit. He said tl hat the government of his county cost ai . great deal less than when it was in oupled with Charleston. Mr. Barton, bi i i I lowever, showed that Greenville's ] axes had gone down from 23 mills to .3 within the same time, and the area lad remained the same. J Senator Tillman wanted to limit the otal number of counties to G2. He vas not in favor of the small county dea of his brother George. Neither lid he want the counties too large, j The question of area had to be considsred rather than population, for, if it vas not, the time would come when ^ nany of the cities could be incorporaed into a county by themselves. He hought 500square miles a fair limit. A iis proposition to limit the number of ^ :ounties to 62 was killed by a vote of 10. The other side was not counted. The question was still under discusiiou when the convention adjourned. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. family Re-Union at Mrs. McSwaln's?Death J of Martin V. Darwin?Personal. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. t Blacksburg, October 22.?Almost inder tbe shadow of the immortal mttlefleld of King's Mountain, and dose by the rippling waters ot the listoric King's creek, lives Mrs. Mary VlcSwain, the highly esteemed widow )f Rev. Lewis H. McSwain, a worthy ^ ind influential citizen and a noted baptist preacher of this section of York ^ :ounty. Mr. McSwain died about six rears ago. On Friday, the 18th instant, about 500 people gathered at the old home to * selebrate the 79th birthday of Mrs. VIcSwain. Among them were four ninisters, and appropriate religious tervices were held in honor of the oc- j sasion. Rev. E. B. McSwain read the [26th Psalm, which was used by his 1 ather, Rev. L. H. McSwain, at a famly reunion, 19 years ago. A sermon vas preached from the 3rd verse of V he same by Rev. G. P. Hamric. Renarks were also made by Revs. F. C. lickson and T. H. Mullinax, and the wo hymns, "Amazing Grace," and 'Am I a Soldier of the Cross ?" which vere favorites of the elder McSwain, vere read by Rev. P. G. Hopper. Af;r these services, Mrs. McSwain held s in informal reception, and each mem)er of her large family gave her a learty handshake with their congratu- \ ations and best wishes. Then all fathered around a table, 50 feet long, oaded with the best of viands, and all T leartily enjoyed and did full justice to ,he generous repast. Mrs. McSwain is the mother of 14 :hildren, 11 of whom are living, the ildest 61 years of age ; 64 grandchilIren and 45 great grand children. All 0 ifher children were present except t >ne, a daughter living in Alabama. I She was a native of Cleveland county, 0 !L C., and the only other surviving nember of her family, a brother?Ber- ? y Hamrick, Esq.?was also present. ~ There are 142 living members of her j? amily, and she had the pleasure of t eeing nearly all of thera. The old d ady is quite active and intelligent for c ler age, and possessed of all her faculies except that of hearing, which is ^ 'ery much impaired. She talks well ind interestingly of old times, and also A akes a lively interest in passing f< ivents. Mr. Martin V. Darwin died at his 0 tome near King's Creek, on Thurs- t lay, 17th instant, suddenly, of heart lisease. He had been in feeble health c or several weeks; but no immediate h langer was apprehended, and only d me or two members of his family were a iear him when he breathed his last. f le was a good Confederate soldier, a >rominent citizen in his community, ind a wellknown member of the 'armers' alliance. He was about 58 rears old at the time of his death. Miss Mildred Tillinghast, of Colum- y ?ia, came on Friday last, and will o each a class in music at this place, o She is at Dr. W. Anderson's. ( Dr. J. G. Black and family leave q his morning for a tour of the counties j f Western North Carolina. They will J ;o by private conveyance and will 'J lave the pleasure of camping out and ^ njoying the wonderful and grand E cenery of the "Land of the Sky," for E , week or two. j Mr. Meek Faulkner is rebuilding j i i trr r Yf..n:n :11 u ne Old >V. J. ;ucuiii uiiii >iu iviug o *. reek. w. A. J LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE. J v tecent Death*?York at WofTord?Pernonal T Mention. ^ y orrespondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. j' Hickory Grove, October 21.?The v ngel of death has again taken away y om us two old and respected citizens. J 'he first to be called Home was Mrs. iY lartha McDaniel, who died very sud- V enly at her residence near here. Mrs. IcDaniel was a good Christian V ''oman. and was loved by all wno knew ?' er. The second was Mr. Mart V. V arwin, an old and most highly re- y pected citizen, and one of the bravest f those who shouldered the musket in T le late war in defense of the South, 'he funeral services showed the love tc nd respect in which the citizens held yi im. w Your correspondant has been on a jn isit to parents at Spartanburg, and , ill have to apologize for any shortami tigs in this week's letter. se Miss Fannie McArthur paid a flying sti isit to her home atGaffney last Friday, su Your correspondent called on several fthe York county boys who aro at /otford, and is glad to report that they Jt. re all doing good work, and are leadrs of their respective classes. Mr. Forest Roberts, one of the best agineers on the Southern Railway, an >und a "cotton picker's sack" on the th ont of his eugiue a night or two ago. j( , is supposed he struck some one, beveen Kiugs Mountain and Blacks- au ?iT i?* _ ,.i? i?i. es! urg ; but be saia "i Kepi, a ciuse iuuk- ? it and do not see how I could have co ruck anyone with out seeing them." co , is probable that some oue was steal- qo g a ride. j Mr. James Castle, accompanied by is wife and Miss Emma McDill, have ca ine to the exposition. Those here who were so lucky as to pr ie the performance of Hunting's cir- an is, returned well pleased with the fu jrformance. There is no circus on co le road that gives a better perform- . ice for the money than Mr. Hunt- c" ig's. Several persons went to Blacks- fel urg. T. be LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . J. Hunter?Wants to know who are the best dressed men in York county. The auestion is answered with the statement lat it is those persons who wear Strouse it Brothers'* high art clothing. He also has clothing to suit persons who want to be well dressed, ana want cheap clothes. [. C. Strauss?Is prepared to furnish you with silverware at low prices, and offers you notions without limit from which you can make a selection, 'he Enquirer?Gives you some pointed paragraphs pertaining to perfect printmg. l. M. Grist?Tells you something of interest to your wife. '. M. Dobson it Co.?Are receiving new goods every week, and wants you to call and examine their stock. They propose to sell as cheap as anybody for the same class of goods. Mrs. Dobson looks alter the millinery and dress goods departments of the establishment, and her judgment in such matters can be consulted with profit. ames M. Starr?Talks about spectacles and eyeglasses, window glass and putty, stationery, cosmetics, tobacco, etc. J-rist Cousins?Claim to sell first-class goods and to sell them at the lowest prices. They have reduced the quantity of sugar they sell for $1, to 18 pounds. Snowtiake crackers are offered at 15 cents a pound, and French sardines have been reduced to 15 cents a box, or two boxes for 25 cents. They still wish to buy eggs, chickens, new corn, peas and sweet potatoes. V. F. Marshall?Announces tho newest, finest, most stylish clothing, shoes and hats, at lowest prices, considering quality. . W. Dobson?Offers liour cheap, cheese at 15 cents a pound, candies and crackers, apples and cabbage, and want to sell or exchange a broou mare and two colts for good harness horses. Ferguson Brothers?Have buckwheat, mackerel, vegetables, candies, macaroni, cheese, hams, fruit, nuts, oatmeal, lamp chimneys, crackers and tobacco. They also wish to buy corn, chickens and eggs. j. M. Grist?Offers a six-shooter shotgun for sale. Price ?12.50 ')m f'nrnlinn Ruacrv Ooirmanv?Talk about flowers and wind up by setting forth the merits of the buggies made by that company. V. B. Moore & Co.?Expect to receive 100,000 cypress shingles in a few days, which they propose to sell at 81.75 per 1,000. They also have guns and accoutements, powder, shot and shells, pocket and table cutlery, razors and razorine. They can have you a picture frame made of any size, on short notice. They have cream cheese, breakfast bacon, hams and dried beef, am M. Grist?Talks about the buggies made by the Rock Hill Buggy Company which are guaranteed to be as they are represented. V. H. McC'orklo, Judge of Probate-Gives notice that Mary Jane Kidd has applied to him for letters of administration on the estate of John A. Kidd, deceased, leg. M. Grist?Has received more sample photogranhs which you can see by calling at this office. CAPTAIN PAYSEUR KILLED. Captain John T. Payseur, one of the aost popular conductors on the Cheser and Lenoir railroad, was killed at ienoir at 7.45 o'clock last Thursday ight, while engaged in coupling toother a box and a flatcar. The flalar was loaded with lumber with pro;cting ends. It was so dark, however, hat Captain Payseur failed to see his anger. He stepped iu between the ars as usual, and as the cars came toether his bead was mashed between he projecting ends of lumber on the at and the end of the boxcar. Death allowed almost instuntly. Captain Payseur was about 30 years f age, and was well known all along he line of his road as one of the most lever and accomodating members of is traditionally clever and accomoating profession. The deceased was native of Lincolnton, N. C., and his emains were iuterred at that place on ist Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. SECOND WEEK JURORS. The hoard of jury commissioners on esterday drew' the following venire f petit jurors to serve during the secnd week of the approaching term of he court of common pleas: . S. Armstrong, Fort Mill. . W. Dobsou, York. . A. Latta, York. 1 ohn W. Bolin, Broad River. i.S. Nevins, Fort Mill. ?. J. Hardin, Broad River. K A. Lee, Fort Mill. >. J. Forbes, King's Mountain. . C. Comer, York. . E. Roddey, Catawba. | . C. Lindsay, Catawba. Ilijali Mx, minora s tri-BK. I. A. Steele, Bethesda. oseph M, Whitesides, Broad River. i. Ii. Bye, Ebenezer. ohn B. London, Catawba. , V. T. Rcamguard, King's Mountain. . B. Barrett, York. .. J. McGill, Cherokee. !. B. Beard, York. 1 . T. Cornwell, Catawba. 7. R. Hayes, Bulloek'sCreek. , lexander Barber, Fort Mill. /. T. Youngblood, Bulloek's Creek. oseph A. Smith, York. | , G. Walker, Catawba. . >1. Saville, Kort Mill. i. M. MeCarter, King's Mountain. , B. Mills Fort Mill. . A. Gettys Catawba. 1 I. E. Patrick, Bethel, j , P. Burgess, Bulloek's Creek. , . C. Hughes Cherokee. I. M. Faulkner, King's Mountain. | , Mason Ferguson, York. al Thomasson, Broad River. 1 i HE ORMAXI) & GOFORTH CASE. Greenville News, Sunday : City At rney Jos. A. McCullough returned l jsterday froui Yorkville where he ent to represent the city of Greenville ( its suit against Ormand & Goforth, le contractors who excavated the " wer trenches some years ago. The lit is against the firm and their ireties for $2,100 money advanced to C ie contractors for the purchase of tools J id dynamite, and on two notes of !,000 each for money advanced them , r the prosecution of the work. a The defendants in their answer, a Qong other things charged that n rough the fraud or mistake of the v :y engineer in classifying material, c d omitting to include in the final Limate various items of work which 1 ntraetors claim they did, the city o uncil was due them the sum uf $17,- 1 0, which they set up as a counter b litn and defense to the plaintiff's g use of action. This the city denies, a The cases have been once to thesuerae court upon the mode of trial d d the contention was decided in $ vor of the city. The suit now is to u mpel the bomlsmen to pay to the c ,y, the $fi,100 claimed. It was re- a rred to E. B. Rugsdale, of the Winns- f >ro bar, to take the testimony as r special referee and lie lias held two references in Yorkville. The next reference will be held here on the 29th, when the witnesses for the city will be examined. RAILROAD NOTKS. The cotton business of the Narrow Gauge has become so great as to require the services of a special freight train to handle it. The northbound 0. R. &C. passenger train was delayed several hours last .. Saturday on account of the burning of a bride over Waxhaw creek, one mile south of Springdell. The fire is supposed to have been cuused by a spark from a passing engine, and, when discovered, the bridge was in a dangerous condition. The damage was repaired, however, with but little delay, and the regular trips of the train were not afterward interfered with. We are informed that the O. R. & C. people have decided to employ a watchman to look after cotton on their platforms at this place. The Narrow Gauge authorities are preparing to water some of their en- 4 gines from the Yorkville stand pipe. The water main at the depot is now being tapped for the purpose. THESE GOT GRADES. The regular semi-annual examination of teachers was held lust Friday and Saturday, in the court house. Forty applicants?20 white and 20 colored were present. Certificates were awarded as follows: First Grade: James H. Douglas, Bethapy ; Colonel W. J. Bo wen, Tirzah ; A. W. Love, Bethany ; J. B. Walker, Sharon; Miss Laura Kee, Rock Hill; Miss Jennie Miller, Tirzah ; Miss Annie L. Wallace, Yorkville; Miss Mary M. Gettys, Leslie; Mrs. M. C. Hanna, Guthriesville. Second Grade?T. E. McMackin, Bethany ; Mrs. Jane Anderson, Tirzah ; Miss Faunie Pierce, Newport; Miss Anna Neely, Clay Hill. Third Grade?Jackson Castles, Smyrna ; D. W. Brown, Carp; Miss Wilmotli Jackson, Newport. Colored : J. E. Lindsay, Fort Mill; J. M. Murray, M. M. Murray, D. A. Wilson, Yorkville ; S. N. Barber, Edgmoor; John Ray, Gastonia, N. C.; Lizzie A. Orr, Lowrysville ; Nettie A. Smith, Blacksburg; May L. Hope, Lowrysville ; Anna Crawford, Smith's Turnout; Nannie Hill, Warren ; Bertha C. Piatt, ' Blairsville; Mary Washington, Lowrysville. THAT SAME OLD ELEVATOR. Morrow's ginnery had another narrow escape from destruction by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire orginated in the elevator used to convey , seed cotton from the wagons to the garners, and was caused by friction. It was discovered almost immediately after its appearance, and although the alarm was at once communicated uptown by means of the steam whistle, the flames were under control before the crowd arrived. Fortunately, the damage was slight; but there is no question of the fact that the entire plant, including the big mill building, which is nearly completed, had a close shave. THE GIN HOUSE DESTROYED. Within a few minutes after the above was put iu type, the whistle alarm was sounded again, and the tire department, still fatigued from the effects of the fight of less than au hour before, rushed back to the scene of the trouble. The gin house was completely enveloped in a devouring liame. There was nothing to be doue except to try to save the adjacent buildings. They were smoking hot and ready to burn on the instaut. Dozens of plucky men fought like heroes, and alter braving the fierce heat for a quarter of an hour or more, succeeded iu keeping nit; lire iiuuj !*jjre?iuiug iruiu uit* gin. Il wus a hard fight nobly won. Nearly a bale of cotton was ginned after il was thought that the first fire wus out. The second fire is thought to have originated from sparks that had been overlooked. Mr. Morrow's loss includes the gin building, two new Pratt gins, a press, and about ^ 5300 worth of old bagging and ties. There was also in the gin house about two bales of cotton. The entire loss was about $1,500. There was no insurance. LOCAL LACONICS. tnd Everything la Lovely. About 40 wild geese were seen flying >ver towu yesterday morning, going in t southerly direction, lynod Meets Today. The South Carolina Synod will convene is the First Presbyterian church >f Rock Hill this evening at 7.30 ('clock. ie Never Married. Mr. Elias Warren died at his home, lear Fodder, last Saturday morning it 10 o'clock, in the 83d year of his ge. He was never married and died >n the same pluutaliou on which he ras born. lotton Gill Fire at Newport. The ginning plant of Mr. W. H. ?aylor, together with four or five bales f cotton, was destroyed by fire last Thursday. The fire is suposed to have ieen caused by a spark from the en;ine. The loss is probably $800. in Expensive Smoke. Mr. Bob Clark had a smoke on Tin-slay of last week thai cost him about 16. He was coming to Yorkville .long the Chester road on two bales of otton, belonging to Mr. J. M. Moore, ,nd undertook to light his pipe. The lame from the match was com 111 ulicated to the cotton, and before it