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Scraps and |atts. ? Of 22 counties in Illinois which have acted 20 have passed silver resolutions and 21 have chosen silver delegates. The remaining one has no;' declared for gold. Forty out of 90 counties in Iowa have elected 376 sil A nc or VCr ttUU J7U ^UlU ugic^avto. vi wv uviegates so far chosen in Ohio, 52 are for free silver. Twenty-one counties have acted in Virginia. All but four or five have passed free silver resolutions. None has adopted gold standard resolution. ? In spite of Senator Hill, of New York, Senator Peffer's resolution to investigate the recent bond issues has passed at last. There were only six votes against the proposition ; but it was not passed along the line of Senator Peffer's original intention. The senator desired that the investigation be conducted by a special committee appointed for the purpose and the resolution, as finally adopted, provides that the matter be left to the. senate finance committee. There is reason to believe that if there had been a special committee, the examination would have been thorough in every detail; but as to whether the finance committee will give it any special attention, is a matter of doubt. ? Atlanta Constitution : In 1888, when Colonel Bentou, of Missouri, a United States district attorney, made some Democratic speeches, Mr. Cleveland cnmmarilv romnvAli him from of fice. The order was revoked, but Cleveland wrote Colonel Benton a letter (first giving it to the newspapers) in which he declared that he wanted no man while holding office under him to engage in political canvasses, or to endeavor to put his opinions on the people of the United States. But look at the situation now ! Whenever a Federal officeholder can be made a tool of by the money power he is urged to aid in fastening the single gold standard on the people. There is something dead up Aquia creek ? ? At the coming meeting of the Southern Presbyterian general assembly, at Memphis, a great feast is anticipated, though no burning questions are likely to come up, says the Nashville Christian Advocate. The answer of the Presbyterians to the overture sent down by the last assembly rela tive to appointment of a secretary or superintendent of Sabbath schools will no doubt develop great interest, and the continual agitation of the past five years may at last culminate in a decision. Among judicial matters to come up one is remarkable. The Presbytery of Charleston, S. C., declined to * \T 3;n license a i\egro cauuiutuc iui uic ujiuistry on account of bis color. Appeal was taken to the synod where the presbytery's action was reversed. Now the presbytery appeals to the general assembly." . ? A well authenticated story from Prairie du Pont, St. Clair county, 111., is to the effect that Michael Sorenzen, a Swede, has sold his interest in his proposed bride for $212. The girl in question, Mary Jacobson, arrived there a month ago at the solicitation of Sorenzen, who paid her fare. In honor of her arrival a dancing party was given at the town hall, and among the guests was Stanley Johnson, also a Swede, who immediately fell in love with Mary. She reciprocated, and they met frequently. This greatly angered Sorenzen, aud the men met in a saloon last night prepared to fight it out. Friends interferred and Johnson finally offered to give Sorenzen $150 for the girl. Sorenzen demanded $300. A compromise was effected, Johnson paying the rejected lover $212 and taking a receipt. The girl agreed to the conditions of the transfer, and in a few days will be married to Johnson. ? A Washington dispatch of the 6th instant says: The president, by his signature, today extended the provisions of the civil service law to 30,000 government employes, increasing the number of positions on the classified list from 55,735 to 85,125, and with a few minor exceptions between, the extremes of officials whose confirmations by the senate is constitutionally requisite, down to mere laborers and workmen. Governmental appointments are withdrawn as far as possible from political influence and protected in their tenure of office by the merit system. The president's signature at 11 this morning, cancelling all former orders issued, and substituting the new rules, was immediately filed in the state department and went into effect at once, thus forestalling any possible action throughout the country by appointing officers or transferring employes or in anyway evading the rules before being formally notified of them. From the moment of its signature, the new order made all government officials directly responsible to the commission for appointments and changes. ? The Michigan Democracy was generally supposed to be in favor of free coinage. The State convention, however, has been captured for the single gold standard, in a speecn in the senate, the other day, Mr. Vest, of Missouri, told how the thing was done. County convention after county convention, explained Mr. Vest, declared for free coinage and so instructed their delegates to the State convention. Later on, postmasters all over the Stale who had been appointed by Mr. Cleveland managed to secure the proxies of the county delegates, went to the State convention, iguored the instructions of the county conventions and declared for the single gold standard. "I'm a Democrat," declared Mr. Vest, "and I believe in majority rule; but I'll tell you that if the Democratic convention at Chicago is made up of Federal officeholders brought there to overawe and override the wishes of the Democratic majority, it will be no Democratic convention to me. I shall abide the wishes of the majority of the Democratic party, honestly assembled and honestly expressed." ? H. H. Holmes, who was probably the most diabolical murderer tins country has ever produced, was hanged in Philadelphia last Thursday and died without a struggle. Holmes was convicted some time ago for the murder of Benjamin F. Pietzel. At the trial it was developed that Pietzel was also a villianous scoundrel. The two had gone into partnership as life insurance swindlers. Peitzel had his life insured and the scheme was for the two me to hunt up a corpse that could be mis taken for Peitzel, let Peitzel disappea and theu have his family indentify tb bogus body as his. Before the desire* corpse was secured, however, Holme decided to murder Peitzel and did sc Then he burned the body almost be yond recognition, bad it identified b, Peitzel's people, and finally succeede in collecting the money. Afterward h murdered several of Peitzel's childrec and was finally caught up with. Upo his trial it was developed that be ha* - j?? ? commuted a uozeu ui uiure iuuiuch The case was so notorious that certai newspapers offered themurdereralarg amount of money for a truthful confee sion as to his many crimes. He wrot the "confession," and collected th money. According to his story he ha committed something like 30 murden It afterward developed that several < the people who he claimed to hav murdered were still alive, and on th gallows he stated that the alleged cor fession was all a lie; that he had neve killed anybody in bis life. Site fjorkvillr (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY," MAY 13, 1896. ? Quite a number of big newspapei throughout the county seem to be of tb opinion that President Cleveland is wai ing for the best effect on his third teri aspirations before he essays to put a stc to the murder and rapine of the Spanis armies in Cuba. ? The Columbia Register, of Monday prints what purports to be a detaile statement of the transaction in which tb State bonds were refunded. The stab ment alleges that all of the corumissior went to Rhind and Lancaster. The writ< of the article evidently knows all aboi the matter, but the Register contains n intimation as to his identity. ? Don M. Dickinson, President Clev< land's Michigan lieutenant, denounces n libelous Senator Vest's recent statement to the effect that the Michigan conventio was captured by Federal officeholder who will vote at Chicago foj; the gol standard, while as a matter of fat a majority of the Democrats of th State are for free coinage. Dickinso claims that the State is really lor tne goi standard and the Democracy will be prop erly represented at Chicago. ? In its news reports we note that tb Columbia State is persistent in giving t< morrow, Thursday, May 14, as the date < the holding of the State convention. Tb Democratic constitution fixes the thir Wednesday in May as the date. This wi the date designated in the recent call < the State Democratic executive commi tee. In its official call, the county Denr ocratic executive committee designate the same date. We have no other infoi mation on the subject; but if Wednesday May 20, is not the correct date, we are i a loss to discover any authority for tb holding of the convention on Thursday May 14. ? American intervention in behalf of tb Cuban insurgents is not far off nov Quite a number of sugar plantations b( longing to American citizens have bee ' * - destroyed Dy me insurgents utteiy. o^un of course, is responsible, and the Ameri can owners have enough influence wit the Washington government to induce to press their claims. Hard feelings wi be the result; but that won't matter mucl However little the Washington govern ment may care for the wholesale mui ders that are being perpetrated down i Cuba, it is not going to allow any destriu tion of property. CLOSE TO A CRISIS. The relations between the United State and Spain with reference to the Cuban in surrection seems to bo pretty close to crisis. The trouble has grown out of th 'Competitor" affair, and that the final set tlementwill be of significant bearing o the Cuban question, there can be n doubt. The Competitor is an American schoon er that was captured oft' the Cuban coas on April 25, by a Spanish gunboat. A the time the schooner was first sighted b the Spanish gunboat, it is said that ther were about 20 people aboard; but only wero included in the capture, all the oth era except 2, who were killed by riil shots while swimming to land, having es caped. The names of those capture were Alfred LaBorde, of New Orleans Owen Milton, Kansas; William Kinlef an American citizen of English birtl and Elias Bediaand Theodoro del Maw both native Cubans. With but little ceromony, the prisoner were dragged before a drumhead com martial and tried on the charge of con spiracy. LaBorde, who was captain o the schooner, said that he had engaged t land the men on the const of Florida. O arriving at that point, however, his pa* Mongers had forced him to continue on t tho roast of Cuba. He claimed that li hail no intention whatever that was ho* tile to Spanish interests. Owen Miltoi represented himself as a newspaper eor respondent, bound for Cuba in tho hop of devising some plan whereby truthfu reports of the insurrection could be sen to this country. Kinlea claimed Britisl citizenship, that the capture was not mad within three miles of tho British coast and that, therefore, the Spanish govern ment had no jurisdiction. The poor Cu bans, of course, had no defense. After sitting on tho case for severa hours, the court martial rendered a ver diet of guilty and tho prisoners were al n condemned to death. The death sentence J i- was passed on last Friday. Consul Genr eral Williams, of the United States, ime mediately cabled the news to Washing- A ^ ton, having in the meantime protested (S against the execution of the sentences, and T ] Secretary Olney lost no time in commuy nicating with Madrid. What the secretad ry said is not certainly known. It is e thought, however, that he merely asked Ci p i, that the execution of the death sentences D on the American citizens be suspended T ^ pending further investigation of the mat' ter. The suspension has been granted. The greatest excitement exists through- ^ e . out Spain over the action of the United e States, and among the Spanish citizens of e Cuba, it is said to be the same. General p d Weyler is reported to have notified his home government that he will resign it ^ the sentence of the court martial is inter- j e ferred with, and a story comes from Cuba ? to the etfect that Weyley has notified Se- j T cretary Olney that the condemned men will be put to death in spite of the people _ of the United States. The British minis- G ter at Madrid has requested the queen regent of Spain to pardon William Kinlea, _ the man who claimed both British and T American protection. The Spaniards are in right smart of a quandary. If they fail to execute the men captured on the Competitor, they j, may expect numerous other expeditions ^ f from America to take the chances of cap, ture, etc., and if they do carry out the sentence of their court martial, without _ waiting to have the whole question thoroughly ventilated, they are liable to get on their hands a little engagement in com- is parison with which the Cuban insurrec- h - - - rr Z tion, serious as it is, would be a mere x h re holiday picnic. ie ' * * tl , ?An exchange says that a numbed of L" 0^ factories which once found no difficulty in ^ getting all the power they needed along & ^ certain New Hampshire streams, have, h during the past few years, on account of c the gradual failure of the watercourses, r, found it necessary to move elsewhere and d have recourse to steam power. Those g ie who have given the question careful at- a 3- tention are agreed that the drying up of n is the streams is principally attributed to the tl jr disappearance of the forests that once ex- e it isted in the territory in which the streams q o have their source. The time is coming, j if, indeed, it is not already about here, b when waterpower will be but an insig- tl 5" nificant factor in the turning of machin- w 18 ery ; but those who think that this is the a principal use of our streams have not ^ n given the matter a great deal of attention, j 8 During the decent constitutional convend tion, Delegate McMahan, of Richland, a :t sought to have the constitution take cog- a e nizance of the matter by providing for * n the perpetual protection of the forests of ^ d the State. His idea was seriously con- f, ?" sidered, but he was also trying to push k along several other ideas that seemed to si have no practical value, and it was on this ? 10 account, probably, that his plan for the ? protection of the forests failed also. But e really, something ought to be done along h ' this line. Those of our statesmen who w have not gotten along that far are dis- v ^ posed to scoff at the suggestion that they * should waste their valuable time with tj such matters. The time has been, as The a News and Courier very aptly remarks, hi when the New Hampshire statesmen ji were also scoffers. " 7, u * MERE-MENTION. The house of representatives has passed 0 ^ a resolution providing that each member f( shall have a confidential clerk all the year 0 round and that his salary shall be paid by d ie the government. J. W. Hildretb, tl Theodore Hibbard and Herbert Plato, g three boys who recently wrecked a New r( York Central express train, near Rome, tl n N. Y., have each been sentenced to 40 ft i, years in the Auburn, New York, prison, c [- John Waldrop, a Negro who recent- ei i? 1 a - aaaI jj iy lliuruurcu ? icuvw uunvitv iu mo win q . mines at Birmingham, Ala., was hanged t 1 at Birmingham last Friday. The g, Southern Baptist convention which con- 0 i. sistsofover 3,000 delegates, met in Chat- s i- tanooga, Tenn., last Friday. It is re- p .. ported that Chicago Democrats have sue- w ceeded in raising the ?40,000 that they n promised on condition that the national c< Democratic convention would be held in n that city. James B. Duke, president n of the American Tobacco company, has a b ^en indicted under the laws of the State ia of New York for organizing and main- ti 1 taining a monopoly. i ' 01 a Governor Evantt In Reply. y, e Governor Evans has deuied the tc > charge made against him by Mr. Leou b n J. Williams in reference to contraband h o liquors. He explaius that he has got- ? ten authority from the Slate board to P . release seized liquors when, in his w jt opinion, the circumstances seemed to gl justify. There is now pending a case B that is intended to test the effect of y Judge Simouton's "personal use" dee cisiou as to its beariug on the provis5 ion of the dispensary law requiring i- thut liquors brought into the Slate for e personal use must be analyzed by the State chemist before they can be legitimately used. Liquors brought into the State for "personal use" are now ' being seized ; but until Judge Simonl' ton acts on the matter, the officials g, '? making such seizures are liable to puul? ishment for contempt. Iu order to be R on the safe side, the governor has se- in s cured from the State board of control t authority to release such seized liquors _ ou dernaud, when he is satisfied that j. they are intended for "personal use." N* The governor denies that he has ever made use of this authority for the pur11 pose of placating his eueinies. If that T) l" hud beeu his object he takes, occusion Tl ? to say, he would not have suggested 11 e the seizure of the consignment to Mr. Bi i- Williams. H They Would 1'rohubly Will. c A big military festival is going on in 1 Savannah, C?a., this week. It comt tuenced on Monday aud will contiuue ai I, until Saturday. The main feature of 0 the occasion is a contest for a $2,500 prize, participated in by all the crack '' military companies of the South At- ^ lantic and Gulf States. An effort was on foot last week to secure the uttend- eu ance of the Citatel cadets. It is be1 lieved that if they euter the list they th - will stand a good chance of coming <jc 1 out first best. th LiOCAL AFFAZR9. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. lexandor Hudson?Warns people not to harbor or give employment to his son Ed. he York Cotton Mill Co.?Wants to buy 1,000 cords of dry pine wood. Apply to either of the persons mentioned in the advertisement. andidate for Superintendent of Education?John A. Shurley. andidate for Auditor?R. L. Scoggins. andidate for County Supervisor?T. G. Culp. . B. McClain?Has something to say about ice and proposes to sell in any qnantity at three-fourths of a cent a pound. E. Ferguson?Will sell you qll kinds of groceries, including cucumber pickles and summer cheese. He wants to buy 200 chickens immediately. . A. Abernathy?Says ice is on a boom anrf hfi nffars in onll ii at one cent a pound. He is still prepared to do roofing and guttering and all kinds of tin rebair work. , J. Hunter?Calls special attention to bis new sbirt waists, alpaca coats, serge coats and vests. . W. Dobson?Can furnish you with flour at low prices, hoes, sweeps, hammocks, linseed oil, barbed wire, solid or heel weeps. rist Cousins?Offer you repairs for Buckeye, McCormick and Wood mowers, and Dutton grinders, dollar knife sharpeners and tubular steel singletrees, he Carolina Buggy ;Co.?Lets you know that if you want a cheap one and worth the money you pay for it, you can get a Cincinnati buggy from them for It is not equal, however, to the Carolina buggy- H you want a wagon, they sell the "Old Hickory," and claim that it is the best wagon on wheels. M. Dobson <fe Co.?Ask you to risk one eye at the low prices at which they are offering the articles mentioned in their advertisement. MEMORIAL DAY. The memory of the Confederate soldier i sacred, and it is still cherished in the earts of those for whom he offered his all, he present generation not only reveres his eroism in defending that which he beeved to be right; but it is convinced lat he was rieht. Then since he defendI the right with courage and devotion tie like of which the world has nevei een before or since, is it surprising thai is memory should be held sacred, espeially by a generation that continues to kSr?lr tiAur oa ha fKnntrKf fhftn ? ujurv nun ?o uu vmvu^uk vmv?? * Pursuant to the published notice, quite large number of ladies and gentlemen athered at the courthouse last Monday fternoon, and forming into a procession, larched to the cemetery. Altogethei aere were probably 100. The preliminary xercises were held in the grove jus) 'ithout the cemetery enclosure, and were pened with an impressive prayer by Lev. L. A. Johnson, who invoked divine lessings on the assembled people and ieir mission of duty and love to those rho had gone before. He also asked for ao guidance and direction of those who re to follow. After the conclusion oi Ir. Johnson's prayer, W. B. db Loach, Isq., was introduced as the first speaker. Mr. de Loach's remarks were especially ppropriate. The cause of the war, he ssigned merely to a call to duty. In a sw words, he pictured the fierce thrill o) atiiotism that was aroused in the South, nd then went on to call attention to the ict that that patriotism was of a kind that now no weakening?a kind that braved tarvation, exhaustion and death; that ould be crushed, but never conquered, listory had not given these men justice; ut although she has hover known theii quals before, she wili? give them justice iter on. In the meantime, the noble romen of the land and their old comrades ?ho have not yet gone to join Lee, Jackin and Stewart and many other leaders, rill continue to mark their graves with tie rose and lilly from field and garden nd keep their memories fresh. Just so urely as the flowers bloom in the spring, ist so surely will these heroes never be jrgotten. Therefore, "sleep on brave, nselfisb, patriotic soldiers, sleep on. rour memory shall never be forgotten!" Major Hart followed with a statement f why the custom of decorating the Con'derate graves was observed on the 10th f May, that being the anniversary of the eath of "Stonewall" Jackson. He said bat the cause which led to so much sacrice of life and treasure should always be upeated on each memorial day, so that le children of each generation shall be imiliar with the answer. The prime mse came at the foundation of the gov rnment. It came from the differences in rigin, religion and views of civil liberty, lie North believed in a strong central overnment with power and authority versbadowing that of the States. The outh was jealous of giving too much ower to the central government, and anted domestic affairs, especially, to rerain in control of the States. These intentions developed from great earnestess to hot anger and involved snbordiate issues that aggravated tbe contest, rgnment failing, the North asserted a lw higher and stronger than the con9tiition, and war followed. Major Hart gave a graphic description F the marshaling of the hosts for strife 35 Bars ago, the tender partings, the march > the front, and closed by reading the eautiful epitaph found pinned to the eadstone of General Albert Sidney John>n, the expressions of which would aply to thousands of other Confederates ho 'rested in named and nameless raves. It is as follows: chind this stone is laid, for a season, Albert Sidney Johnson, General in the army of the Confederate States, Who fell at Shiloh, Tennessee, On the sixth day or April, A. D., Eighteen hundred and sixty-two. A niun tried in many high offices And critical enterprises, And found fnlthtul in all. is lite was one long sacrifice of interest to conscience, And even that life on a woeful Sabbath id lie yield as an holocaust to his country's need. Not wholly understood was he while he lived; ut In his death his greatness stands confessed In a people's tears, esolutc, modest, clear or envy, yet not wanting i the Arm ambition which makes men great and pure, In ids honor Impregnable, In his simplicity sublime, o country e'er had a truerson.no cause a nobler champion, o people a bolder defender, no principle a purer victim Than the dead soldier Who sleeps here! The cause for which he perished is lost? no people for whom he tbught are crushed? ic hopes in which he trusted are shattered? le Wag lie loved guides no more the ehurglng lines; it his fume, consigned to the keeping of that time, which applly is not so much the tomb of Virtue us its shrine, mil, in years to come, tire modest worth to noble deeds. In honor, now, our great Captain rests, A bereaved people mourn him, rhree commonwealths proudly cluim him And history shall cherish him inong those chosen spirits who holding their conscience unmixed with blame ave been, in all conjectures, true to themselves, their country and their God. Upon tho conclusion of his remarks, I ajor Hurt announced that the decora>u of the graves was next in order, that ch of the graves had been marked by e ladies with small white Hags, and en read the names of the Confederate ad in tho two cemeteries from a list at had been curefully prepared by Messrs. A. F. McConnell and J. J. Hunter, as follows: Barron, 8. H. Mason. James Barron, T. J. May, Br. John Barry, J. H. Metts, W. B. Beard, Jack McPheeters, J. W. Bell, T. J. Miller, W. D. Brlggs, B. F. Moore, Frederick Clark, J. L. Moore, R. Springs Clark, R. Frank Murphy, E. M. Clawson, J. H. Palmer, W. McD. Conner, Calvin Ratehford, R. W. Coward, J. J. Rose, Edward Eccles, T. J. Rose, Wm. E. U T UHlltlnirlaar (I T? Olarvln, J. J. Smlth^VVllflam Glenn, R. H. Smith, Thos. A. Ooforth, W. L. Smith, J. B. Happerfleld, F. Snider, J. J. Jackson, Dr. H. G. Tomllnson, Leroy James, D. A. Tate, James B. Jefferys, Foster Wilson, W. B. Jefferys, T. 8. Williams, J. B. Kuykendal, 8. J. Williams, S. H. Lowry, J. T. Whit, M. Lowry, Samuel C. Wltherspoon, J. A. The speaking over, the ladies, having provided an abundance of flowers for the purpose, at once proceeded with the pleasant task of decorating the graves of the soldiers, omitting not a single one. Tributes were also left on the graves of Captain J. B. Fulton, of the Revolutionary war; J. B. Kerr, of the Mexican war, and Captain George D. Wallace, of the United States army. After the decoration of the graves was completed,' it was agreed to organize a Ladies' Memorial association, and a dozen or more' ladies gave their names as members. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1897. The Twice-a-week Enquirer, or The Weekly Enquirer will be furnishi ed from this date to January, 1st, 1897, for $1.22. Having It Remodlled. The Spratt Machine company is engaged in remodeling the residence that Sheriff Crawford bought from Mr. S. L. Davidson some time back. Acknowledgment. It gives The Enquirer pleasure to acirnnwlpdcrA thA rACfiint of a handsome in i vitation to the commencement exercies oi Lenoir college, Hickory, N. C., from May I 17 to 21,'inclusive, sent by Miss Ida Belle Ferguson of the graduating class, t The Pension Hoard. The York county pension board held ; its final meeting on Monday. Up to date there are about 130 new applicants in all, including 44 widows. No decisive action has yet been taken by the board on any ) of the new applications, t Another Runaway. Calvin Crawford, colored, escaped from , the county stockade on Monday morning at about 4 o'clock and has since been at ' large. He managed to slip his chain in t some manner and get out at the top of the i structure. As to the whereabouts of the ' guard at the time we have not learned. I Another Big Slilpmen;. | Dr. J. B. Delvaux nas made another big i shipment of his medicines. He showed the reporter on Monday a bill of lading > for a number of boxes that weighed in f the aggregate 1,112 pounds. The doctor sells his goods for cash and on 60 and 90 days. He is something of a hustler. ' Death of MIm Isabella Flnley. i Gastonia Gazette, May 7: Miss Isabel[ la Finley died at the home of her brother, r Sulvnnna Finlfiv. near TTninn church, in Gaston, county on yesterday. She was i an aunt of Senator Finley, of York, and ; had reached a ripe old age. The burial 1 will take place at Bethel this afternoon. State Teacher*' Association. The Enquirer is in receipt of a copy of the programme for the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the State Teachers' association to be held in Winthrop col' lego from June 30 to July 3, inclusive, i The round trip railroad fare from Yorkville, is to be 70 cents; from Blacksburg {>2.00 ; from Catawba Junction 50 cents. Public Meeting. ' Intendant Moore has called for a public ' meeting in the court house Thursday 1 night for the purpose of considering mat1 ters relating to the future government of the town. From talk to be overheard about the streets, the meeting promises to be quite interesting, and maybe some' what sensational. Tralnload of Beauty. A train of four observation coaches and a baggage car passed through Yorkville over the O. R. & C. at about 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning, bound for Thermal 1 City, N. C. The coaches were loaded with Winthrop college girls to the number of 300. It was their intention to spend ' the day in the mountains and return to Rock Hill on Tuesday nignt. What Tast? Can Do. Yellow, somehow or other, is not popularly esteemed as a very pretty color. Just why, we are not able to say. But those who are prejudiced against yellow should take a look at the residence of Mr. T. B. McClain, opposite The Enquirer office, and which is now receiving the finishing touches at the hands of the painters. The body is yellow and the trimming is maroon. The green foliage, of course, cuts a figure, and the general effect seems to bo something more than accident. It is an illustration of highly cultivated taste. Won 815. Miss Sudie Shannon, of Lominack, in York county," is the winner of the fourth prize in The Southern Farm's guessing contest. The guessing was at the number of a United States treasury note that had been placed in an envelope and deposited with the treasurer of the State of Georgia. The figures composing the number were given in a mixed up order, and under the terms of the contest, the individual who guessed nearest to the correct number was to receive $40, the next $525, the next $20 and the next $15. The correct number on the note was 15,167,392. Nobody guessed the exact number; but Miss Shanuon's was the fourth best guess submitted. County Board of Control. At its meeting in Columbia last week, the State board of control appointed the various county boards 01 comroi. unaer the old law, county supervisors were exoflicio chairmen of the boards of control. Under the new law, as amended at the last session of the legislature, the supervisors have been removed from connection with the matter. The State board has named the York county board as follows: W. F. Dye, of Blacksburg; VV. II. Moore, of Gutbriesville; P. M. Burris, of McConnellsville. The. appointees are all men of high character, and unless The Enquirer is misinformed, total abstainers from intoxicants. They may be depended upon to see to it that the dispensary iiiiuuigcuiuin, m >uio wuutj will be in strict conformity to the law. Farms and Farm Lands. The Seaboard Air Line people believe in printer's ink and also in the policy of developing the territory through which their lines of railroad run. They have jnst issued a neat and handsomely illustrated pamphlet called "Farms and Farm Lands." It gives a very intelligent description of the whole Seaboard Air Line territory, and goes into detail as to all the towns and stations along the various routes. The distribution of this sample in tho North and Northwest is bound to bring handsome results in tho way of introducing new and desirable settlers. Though I j at first much of the territory in which the Seaboard people are now operating was but little better than a wilderness it is evidently the intention of this broadminded and liberal corporation to see to it that these conditions shall not continue. Keeping Good Time. Mr. Speck seems to have the regulation of the town clock down pretty fine. Citizens who have good watches find that they compare almost to the minute, and at 12 on each day the steam whistles at the Buggy factory and Roller mill blend with the striking of the clock in a harmony that readily reminds one of music. A Feathered Quadruped. An old hen belonging to' Mrs. Dr. W. J. Torrence, of Crowder's Creek, hatched out a chick about ten days ago that has four legs. Two where they ought to be and two tucked up under the wings, where they are not available for locomotion purposes. The chick is doing well, and against the day it will be prepared for the pan, promises to yield up at least four "drumsticks." Fond of the Chalngang. Charley McMurray, colored, was released from the chalngang last Friday after serving a 50 days term for stealing a bicycle in Rock Hill. He went down to Tirzah on Saturday and hired himself to Mr. Will Potts. Next day he went ofl with a new suit of clothes for which Mr. Potts bad just paid $12.50. Mr. Potts secured his arrest without difficulty, and or Tuesday brought him before Magistrate Sandifer on the charge of petit larceny. The Negro plead guilty and said that he bad sold the clothes to a Negro in Rock Hill for $9.50 and lost the money gam bling. Magistrate Sandifer sent hirr back to the cbaingang for 30 days. Mr, Potts is decidedly of the opinion that the offence is deserving of more severe punishment. The Negro took the sentence with absolute indifference. ' Sunday School Excursion. Mr. Sam M. Grist, ofYorkville, adaj or two ago, received a letter from Mr. L C. Payseur, superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school of Lancaster, stating that the children of his school seemed to b< very much in favor holding their picnic this year in Yorkville. Mr. Payseur wanted to know whether or not there is a suitable grove, near the depot, and what the Yorkville people would think of the "invasion," which would probably include about 400children. Mr. Grist did not bestiate to .extend a cordial invitation in behalf of the town, nor to (jive assurance that the picnickers would receive the best that the Yorkville people have in store. The Enquirer begs to second the invitation. Let the house of Lancaster come over. The latch string of the house ol York will surely be found on the outside. LETTER PROM H1MI9T0WN. Recent Death*?Sketch of Mr. R. S. PlexlccMr. Crosby Shoots a Negro?Thrown From a Bnggjr. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, May 11.?Mr. R. S. Plexico died last Monday evening after an illness of over-12 months. His remaini were interred in Bullock's Creek cemetery on Wednesday, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. J. E. Johnson, ol 8haron, assisted by Rev. J. P. Knox. A large concourse of relatives and friends accompanied the body to its last resting ' place. The subject of this sketch was born a little over 34 years ago, within about a mile of the place where he died. He worked on the farm until a few years ago, when he accepted a position in the drug store of Messrs. Rainey A Save,at Sharon, where he remained until about 18 months ago, when he went to Charlotte, N. C., to take a commercial course in a business college. From that Institution he receiv' ed bis diploma only about one year ago. While there he was a diligent student, and this in connection with the close confinement impaired his health. After a short stay at home recuperating, he returned to Charlotte to take a position as a bookkeeper with a' well known drug house, but the close confinement soon began to tell on him in bis already somewhat shattered condition of health. He 4a nn Ma rwaitlnn WH8 ^/IlipCJICU IA? J^ITV ujy bill the vital resistance of bis systern was already so lowered that the sarins of disease bad found a permanent lodging place. He remained at his home until about the 1st of November, when, acting under the advice of his physicians he secured a position in Charleston; but the ssa breezes, instead of imparting the glow of health to his wan cheeks, only fanned into a flame the latent disease in his vitals and he returned home the latter part of December, where he gradually decliiHd until death cast iis dark mantle over the scene. He connected himself with Sharon A. R. church when, quite young and has since lived an exemplary Christian life. He loved the church and always gave liberally to its support, sometimes even beyond his ability. Rev. Mr. Johnson, who visited him on bis deathbed said of him: "He had the strongest faith of any one I ever saw." Greater consolation than that the bereaved ones could not hope for. Mrs. Cassia Sherer, wife of Mr. R. Leroy Sberer, died at her home near Gould last Wednesday at 6 o'clock, p. m. She had been ill since last September and had been a great and constant sufferer. She was a daughter of the late Wright Osborne, deceased, and at the time of her death was in her 35th year, having been born on August 30, 1801, She was the mother of five children, two of whom preceded her to the spirit land. The husband and young children, her aged mother and other relatives have the deepest sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. The last sad rites were performed by her pastor, Rev. J. B. Swann, "II '""a innrtdl i?f hor WHO lairl tn rest in the cemetery at Bullock's Creek on Thursday evening. There was a small shooting scrape near here last Friday morning, in which Mr. A.iB. Crosby shot a Negro by the name of Fac McCaw. The facts as I have been able to gather them are about as follows : The Negro had been working with a side harrow belonging to Mr. Crosby, and that morning Mr. Crosby asked him to let another cropper have it to use that day. Fac did not want to give it up and grew rather insolent. Some words were passed, when the Negro drew bis knife and Mr. Crosby tired at him with a revolver, the ball taking effect in the right breast, ranging outward to the outer part of the arm near the shoulder joint, where it lodged a abort distance oeneatn me sum. me wound, while painful, is not considered dangerous as no bones or bloodvessels of importance were injured. The ball was removed without difficulty and at last accounts the Negro was doing welL While driving in a buggy near here a few days ago, Messrs. Jho. J. Wallace and J. S. Hood were violently thrown from the vehicle by the mule becoming frightened and dashing the wheel against a tree. They were both considerably bruised and badly jostled up, but neither was seriously hurt. The crosstree of the shafts was broken, but otherwise the buggy was uninjured. Mr. J. E. Carroll had the misfortune to ' lose a fine 4-year-old horse recently from "blind staggers." From our observation, candidates were so numerous at Yorkville last Monday that the only way they could be distinguished was by their peculiar handshake with which all are familiar, but which almost beggars description: Doubtless, none of them object to a considerable increase, in their volume of currency, even through it be in "free silver" at the ratio 16tol. The communion service at Bullock's Creek yesterday was, as usual, largely attended. Rev. Jones Russell did the preaching, and despite the oppressive heat he succeeded in holding almost the undivided attention of the large audience. He preached a forceful and timely sermon from the words: "Ye are not your ** own, for ye are bought with a price." Voce. BLACKS BURG' BUDGET. , Pomp Hooh Burned?Lawn Tennis Court Opened?Personal and Other Notes. , Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. ? * Blacksburo, May 12.?On Thursday , t evening last, about 8 o'clock, the pump , house that covered the engine and pump . used to snpply water to the large tank, at , the Southern depot, caught fire and was ) consumed. A quantity of coal lying near , also burned, and for awhile the blaze was ? very bright, making the impression upon : those who saw it that the Acid works, . which are just below, were on fire. For i a few minutes the excitement and anxiety , were intense, but when the fire was locaj ted a great sigh of relief went up, and we . were all thankfbl that so little loss has ) been sustained. The engine and pump were only slightly damaged, and are performing their regular work again. The formal opening of Mn.M; t. Deal's lawn tennis court took place yesterday ' afternoon and was a most delightfhl affair. ' The programme was arranged and carried out by Mr. Sam Deal. Quite a number J of ladies and gentleman who are fond of r the astbetic and popular game, were present, and some fine playing was done. When the shadows began to fall, refresh* J ments were served on the court, and as the guests separated, the opening was de1 clared to have been a most charming and successful affair. " Miss Rogers, of Boston, who has been ' to Southern Pines and Camden for her ' health, is spending some time at Chero* kee Inn. She is mncb pleased with our place and enjoys our climate, by which 1 she feels that she has been much benefitted. Rev. Mr. Winecoff, of this place, assisted in the communion services at Bethesda on Saturday and Sunday last, and returned home yesterday. Daring his absence his youngest child, Eugene, was quite ill; but I am glad to say is much i better now. Five coaches over the O. R. <fcC.,passed here this morning about 8 o'clock, con . taining 300 happy Wintbop girls from , Rock Hill, on an excursion to Thermal^" , City. w. A. HICKORY GROVE NOTES. r a , Time to Begtater?The XUver Road.Being l Looked After?Mr. Wilkerson Bay* a [ Boat. i Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. ! Hickory Grove, May 11.?Yohr cor' respondent is glad to note that the men > are about to awake from their Rip Van > Winkle sleep ar.d have gone to register> ing. This is cer.ainly most importantand 1 should be attended to without delay. 1 Some men will go on putting itoff until 1 it is too late, wholesome are waiting for the supervisors to "cmae outbut, my dear brother, if yon are not care Ail you will have some other business on hand that day. Then, woe be unto you. The county commissioners are to be congratulated upon appointing Mr. John M. Watson as overseer on the River road. Though quite a young man and with little experience, he has his section in better 4 shape than any other yonr correspondent knows of. Well, such can be expected from John, for be is a high-minded, noble and progress business man who does not ^ believe in doing anything by halves. Miss Bessie Plaxico is visiting Miss Berta Smith, of Bullock's Creek. Mr. W. S. Wilkerson, who went to Wilmington, N. C., last week, has return- ' ed and reports the purchase of a bandsome boat for the river. There is a little more work to be done in cleaning out the river, which will begin at once, and we are in hopes of bearing the melodious sound of the fog whistle in a few more weeks. T. SOUTH CAKOLINA MEWS. Bond* Iu Surety Companion. The Stale board of coutrol has signed au order requiring that each county dispenser must give a bond of $3,000 in a surety company. Heretofore it has l>een the general practice of dispensers to have their bonds signed by private sureties. The State board, however, is of the opinion that the new system will prove more convenient and satisfactory. Woman Suffrage Question.' The woman suffrage question bobbed up iu the Diocesan convention in Charleston last week. It came upon a motion offered by Judge Haskell providiug that tbe word "male" iu the canon providing for the election of irAaiitumnn u'orHono nfn Ka at ni/tb nn J IUVUj *1 Ui V4VUUJ VWVt I V\i ovuwacu out. There was a lively discussion which developed that the-clergy was rather iu favor of the change, while the lay members were opposed 10 it. The matter was postponed uutil uext year. ,;>* Who Got the Money ? The Greenville News is throwing out some ugly insinuations with Regard to the transaction by which the State debt of South Curoliifa was refunded during the ad mi uist ration of Governor Tillmau. According to The News, the refunding of the debt cost in commissions the sum of $78,000. Of this amouut, as the result of a friendly suit that has been decided in Baltimore, R. \ A. Lancaster, a New York broker, gets $26,000. The'ouly other individual who was to have gotten anything was < Coline Rhine, a broker of Augusta, Ga. Rhine had agreed to work for a stated amouut to cover time and expenses. That amount was $4,500. The balauce of the $52,000 remains uuaccouuted for, and Tne News is auxious to kuow where it went to. Informutiou ou the subject will no doubt prove quite iuterestiug. Mr. WUliatnx b Indignant. The fact that a barrel of beer that bad beeu shipped to Mr. Leon J. Williams, a member of the Stale board of coutrol, was seized by a dispeusary ' constable in Edgefield, was mentioned