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Scraps and Jacts. ? A caucus of the managers of the Bland campaign at Chicago held a meeting at St. Louis on Monday, and, after discussion, decided to stand by the two-thirds rule. It is their purpose to be guilty of nothing that will give the gold people a reasonable pretex for bolting. ? Mark Hanna was authorized by the national Republican executive committee to select a special committee of nine members to help him in the direction of the McKinley campaign. The committee has been selected and eight of its nine members are millionaires. The only member of it who is not a millionaire is H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee. The aggregate wealth of the members of the com?Ktt ton nnn nnn 1U11K7C 19 DUiu wv w v?V}VW)VWi Thomas DolaD, the man who helped to raise the John Wannamaker fund during the first Harrison campaign, will be treasurer. ? A terrible mining disaster occurred at Wilkeebarre, Penn., last Sunday. 'the owners of the Pittston mine on Saturday evening, sent a big force of men down what is known as the Twin shaft, to prop up a dangerous roof. Sometime during Sunday, the roof caved iu, and the men were buried alive. The company has ever since been trying to dig them out; but whether or not they are all dead by this time is uncertain. The loss occasioned by the cavein is estimated at about $25,000, and the work of taking the men out of the mine will cost from $10,000 to $20,000 more. The people in the vicinity are censuring the company very bitterly for sending the men down into the mine under such . dangerous conditions. ? Although one of the most promi? * - xt__ iL. nent candidates in toe race iur me presidential nomination, "Silver Dick" Bland, of Missouri, is not making any fuss about the matter. He is represented as being quietly at work on bis farm * near Lebanon, not merely superintending operations; but in a blue jeans suit and a broad brimmed bat, actually engaged in driving a team of mules to a mowing machine. He gets bis mail and telegrams on the morning of each day, and with the assistance of his wife, during evenings, answers as much of his correspondence as he can. But in the meantime his friends are not idle. They have raised $50,000 in cash with which to equip an army of Bland shouters at Chicago. ? Washington correspondence of the New York World : "Senator Tillman will be among the earliest arrivals at. Chicago, and he and Covernor Altgeld will lead the extreme silver men. Senator Tillman is an open candidate for the presidential nomination; but unless he can get first place on the ticket he says he won't take the vice presidential nomination, believing that he can do more for the cause of silver on the floor of the senate than elsewhere. His supporters are counting on a deadlock over candidates, and they say that they will endeavor to promote such a situation of affairs with the C/\n K /* /%!inion mov ! uujjc luaii iuc ijuuvu vwiviiuimu u<mj profit from it and be giveo the Domination." ? A Boston dispatch of Friday says: It is estimated by gentlemen interested in the short time movement that 5,-1 000,000 cotton spindles in New England will be idle during July and August. The estimate is based upon an actual stoppage of four weeks. Mr. Curry, treasurer of the Fishdale mills, in attendance this afternoon at the meeting of the Arkwright Club to conaider the question of curtailing New England cotton production, said: "Although no decision has yet been reached, it is my opinion that New England cotton mills will today decide on a partial shutdown, say from one to two months, to exhaust surplus stocks, the supply being so greatly in excess of the demand." ? The greatest ovation ever accorded to a citizen of Montana, was that giveD Congressman Hartman, upon his arrival at Butte, from St. Louis, last Thursday. He was met at the depot by thousands of people and a band and after he entered a carriage, the horses were unhitched and a rope attached to the vehicle. Several hundred enthusiastic silver men from all parts of the State pulled the carriage a mile up the hill to the city. The people went wild. The buildings were decorated and people with brass bands paraded the city all day. In - ? tt?4 me evening Dir. nunuitiu ouuicoscu 5,000 people and explained the St. Louis bolt. He said he bad turned his back on the National Republican organization until it again represented the people. ? Wm. C. Whitney, of New York, is out in a red hot interview. When asked how the campaign is progressing, he replied, "Like that of 1860," and admitted that the "sound money" people would stand no chance whatever unless the people of the South and West were disposed to listen to reason. He said that if a free coinage platform was is adopted, the disolution of the Democratic party is inevitable, and upon being asked about the probability of a compromise, said that "compromise is impossible ; a question of honor cannot be compromised."! "This crisis which has come upon us," he continued, "is a most serious menace to the national prosperity and the prosperity of the people since 1860. This is the time when all men who love their country must stand together to arrest, if possible, public disgrace and the wreck of hundreds of thousands of homes throughout the country." ? The United States revenue cutter, McClnee was sent to Tampa, Fla., last week to watch the movements of the filibuster steamer Commodore, which was supposed to be preparing to clear for Cuba with a load of arms for the insurgents. The commodore left Tampa Thursday. The McLane followed, and after going a few miles signaled to the Commodore to heave to. The i Commodore paid do attention to the ] signal. The McLane fired two blank | shots and followed them up with a , solid shot, which dropped close to the Commodore. The Commodore then stopped, and officers from the McLane examined her, but finding nothing that could be considered contraband of 1 war, allowed her to proceed on her way. A few miles further on, a number , of lighters ran up alongside the Com- j modore and tilled ner wun a loan 01 arms and ammunition. The Spanish consul informed the captain of the McLane of the fact and he started in pursuit of the Commodore again ; but was unable to overhaul her. The ' Commodore is capable of making 14 miles an hour, while the McLane can only make about 9 miles. Sk fJorimlU inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. O.: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1,1896. [ ? 1 ? Governor Evans criticises Judge Earle J for holding his position on the bench ( while standing as a candidate for United ( States senator. In our opinion this criti- c cism is just. For an officeholder to be c drawing the salary of one office while he t is running for another looks greedy, to t say the least of it. But since we come to e think of it, maybe Governor Evans is also guilty, for the only difference seems 3 to be that Judge Earle is still engaged in 3 the discharge of the duties of his office, 1 while the attention of the governor is } engaged otherwise. -\ i ? A canvass of the delegates of every x State and territory on the currency ques- i tion, shows 584 delegates, either by in- t struction or preference to be in favor of v the free and unlimited coinage or silver * at the ratio of 16 to 1, against 346 delegates ? instructed for the present gold standard. s Only 476 delegates are instructed for a i presidential nominee, and 454 are not 1 com mitted to any candidate. The pres- J ent known strength of the different can V didates is as follows: Horace Boies, j Iowa, 118; Richard P. Bland, Missouri, 102; Robert E. Pattison, Pennsylvania, ii 64; John R. McLean, Ohio, 24; William 1 E. Russell, Massachusetts, 74; Claude G s Matthews, Indiana, 30; Joseph C. S. e Blackburn, Kentucky, 26; Stephen M. a White, California, 18; Benjamin R. Till- e man, South Carolina, 18. 6 ? 8 ? At Hood town the other day, Mr. 0 Elder justified his course in making the recent survey of York county on the ground that surveying is his business, K and a refusal' to do the job would have b een evidence of lightness in the upper c story. He went on to say that the Rock Hill committee had paid for the informa- c tion and that he bad no right to divulge t< --- . T it. The first proposition is accepted wnn- out argument; but under the clrcuin- * stances, the second is hardly so clear. As 0 a private citizen there is no question of v Mr. Elder's duty to keep the information a to himself; but Mr. Elder is more than ? a private citizen. He aspires to represent v the people of York county in the State senate. This survey of which he speaks ^ was not made by the Rock Hill commit- h tee from motives of curiosity. It was a I preliminary step looking to a division of a York county, and it is likely to figure in the State senate. Having endorsed it as g a surveyor, Mr. Elder1 will have to en- t] dorse it as a senator. He will no doubt n take pleasure in doing So. But what i' about the people of the county who are ? more deeply interested in this than in " any other act Mr. Elder can perform? j Are they willing to endorse it blindly s and*letMr. Elder divide the county or F not as he may see fit without telling them beforehand what he is going to do? H? RPVR he is onnosed to county division, ? ~ - - u it is true. So far so good ; but suppose this survey, the result of which he does c not consider that the people have a right v to know ; but which he is bound to sup- ^ port, admits of county division, what 1 then ? n THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. I Just one week from today, in Chicago, ^ will commence a series of events that will ^ mark one of the most interesting epochs in the history of this country since the 8 close of the late war. We refer to the ft proceedings of the national Democratic ^ convention, which will convene on next > Tuesday. d The last Democratic convention was a n cut and dried affair, and so was the last R epublican convention. But now the ^ people are in the saddle. They are going n to undertake to reform this government, ? and although pretty well agreed as to the ti necessary measures, have, as yet, given but little thought to the individual in- ^ struments by whom they intend to carry out their purpose. Of course there are ^ numerous men seeking preferment. But j all realize that the best they can do is to ? . h iiio.oiv linid im tlioir hands and wait for f, the people's representatives to act as they s may see tit. The present situation is of tremendous V interest to the whole people of the United States, and our own people are interested ^ no less than others. Ordinarily the average country reader has but little opportu- A nity to get a full understanding of events like this. In the present case, however, ti we have determined that the situation b ihall be different, and with considerable labor and expense, we are enabled to lay before our readers today practically all that can be known of the approaching convention, at least until it has been organized for business. On one page of this issue we give the current gossip with reference to the convention, along with a great deal of Demccratic convention, history. On another page we give portraits and sketches of most of the heavy weight silver men who are expected to figure, and on still another page will be found portraits and sketches of the gold men who are expected to continue up to the last minute their efforts to defeat th9 will of the party as already expressed at the varlouB State conventions. All the articles and all the sketches fiven of the gold and silver men are written in a careful, broadminded style :bat does no injustice to any of the subsets treated, and, taken altogether, these tail and timely articles are calculated to five a majority of our readers a more satisfactory and comprehensive idea of be real meaning of a national Democratc convention than they have ever had cefore. MURE INSPIRATION. The Enquirer has received a letter 'rom a gentleman who lives much closer o Hickory Grove than he does to Yorkrille, though we do not mean to say that le lives at the former place. It might be charged that we "inspired" the letter by >ur editorial of last Friday; but, in our >pinion, it reads as if the writer had been loing some thinking on the subject on his >wn resDonsibilitv. The subject is coun y division and here is what the gentleman ays: "Everybody in this section admires rour reply to the Rock Hill Herald in rour last issue; but here is the kernel to he whole question of county division. "What survey will be taken as a jasis op division of the county?" iVill the Mills survey be.taken? No. Will the Allison survey be taken ? No; f so the Elder survey was no usejot necessary. If you will examine be constitution and also the statutes prodding for formulation of new counties, rou will find both silent as to what survey of the old county shall be taken as a >asis of division. I think this very omision in the constitution and the statutes nade under the said constitution for formng new counties, has prompted this JEW SURVEY OF YORK COUNTY. In the .bsence of authority of making such surreys, any standard surveyor can estabish said area. "When the result of the present survey 3 reported to the public, should it deternine that York county has 900 square niles, who can supplant it with any other urvey if your York delegation sees fit to ndorse such eurvey before the proper nthorities ? Will a surveyor refhse to ndorse his own work or survey, if he be lected to the senate ? Examine the contitution and see ii this is a correct view f tho niiAation." I ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. 1 loving for Waterworks?Protracted Meet- ' log?Novel Entertainment. Correspondence ot the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, June 29.?Some of the itizens of Rock Hill have made a move awards getting waterworks for our city. , t is impossible to secure such a plaut ( without having in view a certain source f revenue from it. This is generally btained by entering into a contract by rhich the city agrees to pay a certain mount for the various uses to which the orporation may put a large supply oi rater. The matter is still under advise- . lent. The meeting conducted in the Metho- , ist church by Dr. Leftwich, beginning , ist Sunday, is attracting attention. Dr. , jeftwich is a preacher of great power i nd clearness. I The board of trustees of the graded ( ihools have made some important cbanes in their general plan. Chief among I aese is the change from a ten to a nine , lonths, term. The date fixed for openig the next term is September 10th. As xed already, the teaching force for the ext year is as follows: Prof. E. W. lall, Misses Mattie B. Lide, S. Fanny loore, M. E. Coggeshall, A. Louise herfesee, Claude E. Godfrey, E. J. i loach. There is still one vacancy to be 1 lied. ! The advance guard of teachers is comig in now on each train. The people of ur city expect a very pleasant time. The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist . hurcb, gave an entertainment last night : rhich was certainly novel. It consisted ; rincipally of the rendition of ancient 1 ongs after the style of a century ago. ! 'he programme was as follows: "Swanee Ribber," all ye Men and Woden Singers. "Robin Adair," Priscilla Crackstone, >eacon Jeremiah Littlefaith. "Annie Laurie," Elvina Sweetbrier, , lepsy Buttonbox, Elder Gravity Puffenack Torego Jenkins. "Last Rose of Summer," Dorothy Jinlenotes. < "Nancy Lee," Deacon Jeremiah Little- < lith, Deacon Oneday Noonsides, Jedediab iumpkins, Timothy Ticklepitcher. "2 Parte Song," Mrs. Lovesparks Nightingale and Melvina Sweetbrier will o this song. I "Yankee Doodle," all ye Men and Woden Singers. _ "Comin' Thro' The Rye," Friscilia ?rack stone. "Old Oaken Bucket," Dorothy Jinglemtes, Miranda Meekness, Nuncy Short- i top, Patience Doolittle, Jedediah Bump:ins, Grindee Fiddlesticks, Elder Socrass Tubbs, Timothy Ticklepitcher. "Lorena," Melvina Sweetbrier. Instrumental?"Walls of Jericho"?Eler Gravity Puffiback. "Red, White and Blue," all ye Men and Vomen Singers. "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep," udediah Bumpkins. "Juanita," Priscilla Crackstone, Mehiible Heartsease, Deacon Jeremiah Littlenth, Deacon Oueday Noonsides. "Kathleen Mavourneen," Mrs. Loveparks Nightingale will do this song. "Auld Lang Syne," all ye Men and Vomen Singers. The credit for the entertainment is due > Mrs. Mosely, Miss Oliphant and Miss Vickliffe. It was certainly much enjoyedit the Battle Ground. There is to be a picnic at King's Mounain Battle ground on July 4. Every-* ody is invited. LOCAL AFFAIRS INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. A. Abernathy?Talks to you abou fruit cans at 40 cents a dozen for quart and 85 cents for half gallons. He als has waterproof milk cans, cookini stoves, icecream freezers and a carloiu of ice at one cent a pound. Grist Cousins?Can furnish you with Ma son's fruit jars, dried chipped beef, sal mon and sardines, Fellow's bypophos phitesat $1.20, and Hood's sarsaparill at 85 cents a bottle. Grist Cousins?Claim thai the Monarcl bicycle is the apex of perfection. The: have them for sale. J. J. Hunter?Says that the goods he sell are the highest iu quality and the low est in prices. J. H. Riddle?Talks about a queer com bination and mentions lime and shin gles, fruit jars and tobacco, nice stronj Earnes, grain cradles and fancy gro ceries. W. E. Ferguson?Announces that he baj t on the various bills of indictment put int 1 their hands by the solicitor. 9 The first case taken up was that of th 9 State vs. Ashley Worthy, charged wit 9 housebreaking and larceny. The jury n turned a verdict of not guilty, i Henry Jones was tried on the charge < housebreaking and larceny, and upo ' conviction was sent to thechaingang fc " the term of eight months. ; Henry Kirby, alias Ardrey, plea , guilty of burglary. His honor instructe i. that a jury be impaneled and that ' bring in a verdict of guilty with a recoir mendation to mercy. After this fornr ality, his honor sentenced the negro t j the penitentiary for the term of seve L years. James Qarrison plead guilty of houst breaking and larceny and was sentence to the chaingang for six months. Wade Beckham plead guilty of larcen ' and was sentenced to the chaingang fc six months. Although the grand jur bad found quite a number of true billi ) there was no other cases pressing fc trial, and the petit jurors were dismisse early Monday afternoon. The gran An exciting shotgun duel occurred on the plantation of Mr. W. W. Jenkins, on the western outskirts of Yorkville, last Friday evening, between Rev. Ike Hardy, colored, and Tom Jeter, also colored. The trouble was about an alleged insult tbat had been offered to Hardy's sister a few days before. Jeter had been put on notice to be on the lookout by a visit that Hardy and his brothers had made to his house, and when he and his working companion, Butler Robbius, went to the Held Friday afternoon, they took with them a shotgun and two revolvers. Nothing unusual happened until late in the afternoon, when, as they were about to quit work, they saw standing, about 50 yards away, Rev. Ike Hardy, with a shotgun leveled at Jeter. Jeter's gun was leaning against a tree a short distance off, and to gain time he commenced to parley with Hardy. Presently he grabbed his gun and yelled defiance. Hardy blazed away with one barrel, and the lower portion of Jeter's body was sprinkled with small shot. Jeter answered in kind, and put a shot in Hardy's face, and Hardy fired again with the result that a few more shot struck Jeter. Hardy's gun now being empty, rtoDDins opened on him with a pistol and Hardy turned to run. About this time Jeter fired his other barrel, aud strucked Hardy with several No. 4 shot, one penetrating his shoulder and two or three others striking him in the rear about the hip. Then Jeter commenced firing with a re bought the first load of country meloni sold in Yorkville. J. M. Starr <ft Co?Announce their readi ness to fill prescriptions in an accurate manner. They oner Mason's improvec fruit jars at 75 cents and 95 cents per doz en and rubbers at 10 cents per dozeu Machine oil at 25 cents per gallon. Yorkville Roller Mills?Want 100 cordi of pine wood W. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Gives notice that J. S. McCain has applied t< him for letters of administrations on th< estate of Mina McCain, deceased. J. A. Gamewell, Secretary of FacultyGives information with regard to Wof ford college. Candidate for the House of Represents tives?J. C. Blair, of Bullock's Creel township. Candidate for Coroner?Thomas W.'Claw son, of Yorkville. Thos. F. Harmon, General Agent, New berry, 8. C.?Announces that he wil otfer inducements to persons who wan protection against fire, wind and cy clone, either in town or country. Per sons who were members of the Farmers Mutual will not have to pay policy fees Agents are wanted in each county. IN CLASS B. The State board of pensions has com pleted the list of applicants that has beer allowed under Class B. Class B pension era are to be paid $3 a month, providec the appropriation is sufficient. Other wise, they are to be paid their prorati share of what is left after paying Class A, The Class C list ($4 a month,) has not-beer completed, and, therefore, the exac amount that will be coming to the Class I people has not been determined. Thi Class B pensioners in this county?thos< who have lost one leg or one arm?are a follows: J..A. Bell, Clover; W. T. Baily, Rock Hill; W. D. Camp, Blacksbnrg; R. G Graham, Fort Mill; J. M. Jaokson, Clover; S. L. Laney, Fort Mill; A. F. Lindsay, McConnellsville ; H. R. Neal, Hickory Grove; W. G. Parker, Gutbriesville W. B. Williams, Yorkville; A. H. Meritt Fort Mill; R. D. McKnigbt, Blairsville Abraham McElduff, Leslie; JamesTiddy Yorkville. THINNING THEM OUT. There is not a single deputy United States marshal in the State today, and hereafter the probability is that there will only be about two-thirds as many as there have been heretofore. It is all on account of a new law passed at the last session of congress abolishing fees and substituting salaries. Heretofore, United. States Marshal Hunter has been paid in fees, and hereafter ho is to receive a salary of $4,500 a year. The office of deputy marshal has been abolished, and in its place has been substituted that of field marshal; but the; are to be fewer in number and receive more pay. On account of the new law going into effect today, all the deputy marshals in the State sent in their resignations last night, and all are now on the waiting bench pending the choice by the authorities of those who are to be so lucky as to be appointed field marshal. REGISTRATION FIGURES. The board of supervisors of registration has completed its rounds of the county with the exception of Hickory Grove and Smyrna. The previously announced appointments at these places have been postponed on account of proceedings that have been bought at the present term of the court, by Negroes to enforce the issuance of registration certificates. The board will be in Yorkville during the week commencing with next Mouday, and will be at Hickory Grove on the L4th and 16th and at Smyrna on the 16th. The registration at the various precincts up to date aggregates 2,424, as follows: Antioch, 101 Blacksburg, 276 Bethel 116 Bethany, 126 Blairsville, 71 Bullock's Creek, 65 Buffalo, 36 Clover, 15S Coates'B Tavern 96 Clark's Fork, 21 Ebenezer, 76 Fort Mill, 197 Forest Hill, 63 Hickory Grove, 53 McConnellsville, 103 Newport, 67 Rock Hill 384 Sharon, 25 Smyrna, 11 rirzah 33 Yorkville 340 SHOOTING TO KILL. m volver, and the ftisilade was kept up i long as Hardy could be seen. Jeter came to Yorkville Friday nighi t and Dr. Walker picked from his bod 9 some 18 or 20 No. 8 shot. He claims thi ? as he went home that night, he was fire 1 at from ambush, but was not struct None of the wounds are serious. JeU " and Hardy have made up the trouble, an " so far as they are concerned, the matter a supposed to be at an end. Whiteman Hardy, a brother of It h Hardy, was before Magistrate Sandifi V and a jury yesterday on the charge of ca g rying concealed weapons. It seems thi . he was at the house of Jeter and Robbii on the night previous to the above occui - rence and attempted to do violence. Tt " jury made a mistrial on the chaige of ca _ rying concealed weapons and the caj will have to come up again. 3 3 SESSIONS COURT. The court of general sessions for Yor 0 county convenea jast jnonaay, his aom 1 Judge Ernest Gary presiding, and Solic - tor J. K. Henr. representing the StaU Mr. H. I. McCaw was on band to take tt i testimony, and deputy Sheriff Scoggic officiated in place of the sheriff, who ha 3 gotten excused from attendance in ord< y that he might make the trip to Richmonc 3 Mr. A. F. McConnell, tor years a fixtur as court bailiff, was also off on the Ricl . mond trip, and Colonel Joe Witherspoo held down the combined positions of cric and keeper of the front door. 1 The following petit jurors were in attet . dance: R. A. Clinton, R. W. Whit< sides, A. R. Kimbrell, J. G. Anderson, 1 J. Gould, J. M. Nichols, W. B. Gauldei 1 Ben Galloway, B. M. Faris, A. \ [ Bridges, T. A. Brown, J. B. Pegrain, I . D. Dover, F. D. Davidson, W. T. Barroi ' R. T. Allison, W. E. Sledge, J. F.Carsoi . D. D. Gaston, T. M. Grant, R. Y. Wi liamson, J. W. Gladden, Jno. E. Allei J. J. Henry, E. L. Cornwell, J. H. Haye S. H. Epps, Sr., W.'J. Morehead, R. fc - Allison, R. A. Jackson, C. W. Blackwe! i der, R. R. McCorkle, Albert Whisonan - J. S. Stultz. Upon petition, J. H. Barr 1 and T. A. Mathews were excused. All the members of the grand jury wei i present, and after listening to a very clea , and comprehensive charge from bis hon i nr. thflv immediatelv cot down to wor jury, 88 stated elsewhere, made its nm , presentment at the opening of court o ( yesterday morning and the court of gee . eral sessions was thereupon adjourne , sine die. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. 1 Several large, healthy cotton stalks tbt ' were literally filled with peculiar lookin bugs of a bright red color, attracted great deal of attention down about the ret idence of Dr. Lindsay last Friday aftei noon. The bugs were in various stages of dt velopment, from minute black specks t fully developed insects, the wings < which are covered with a hard lookin 1 enamel. Most of them, however, appears 1 o be in a kind of medium stage, am ' looked as much like worms as bugi 1 Their beads were buried deep in th stalks, and attempts to pull them loos invariably resulted in decapitation. Quit a number of people bad different opinion 1 in regard to the strangers; but nobod; remembered to have seen them before. 1 Dr. Wm. Walker and Mr. L. R. Will iams took it upon themselves to make ai ; inspection of a few neigbbQring cottoi J fields to see whether or not the bugs ar i anything like ubiquitous. They fount more or less numerous specimens in ever; ! field visited, and also that in most case | the owners of the fields were ignorant c 1 their unwelcome presence until specie attention was called to the fact. As t< > whether the bugs do considerable damag , there seems to be difference of opinion. Dr. J. C. Kuykendal on last Wednes I day sent some specimens of the allege* pests to the department of entomology i at Washington, and on last Monday h ' received the following from L. O. How . ard, entomologist in reply: ? ^ r cm i exui Washington, jl>. ut juue *i, i<?v, Dear Sir?I have your letter of th 24th, with accompanying specimens Cotton all through South Carolina seem to have been damaged this spring am summer by the common cotton plan ; louse (Aphis gossypii). The unusua abundance of this insect at the presen season is probably due to the wet weather It is frequently abundant in the spring ; but with ordinarily dry weather it is kill > ed off by its natural enemies before i multiplies to an injurious extent. Durinj wet weather, however, the natural ene mies are kept in check, and the lice mul1 tiply. The probabilities are that you wil! not need to apply a remedy, and that th< lice will largely disappear, perhaps, bj . the time this letter reaches you. "The other insect, which you considei a new enemy to the cotton, is, on the con trary, one of your best friends. It is tb< i so called convergent ladybird beetle (Hippodamia convergens,) and it is it1 , principal object in life to feed upon this plant louse. "There is no remedy against the lic< except the application of' a wash in the i form of a spray. The besft one to use is s kerosene-soap emulsion, made accordiug to the formula given in Farmer's Bulletin No. 10, a copy of which is sent you.' REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. , The grand jury has, at the present tern of court, broken all previous records bj practically completing its work in one day. All of the routine duties of the bod] were discharged on Monday, and there , was nothing left for yesterday but to reac the final presentment, which isas follows To his Honor, Earnest Gary, presiding judge, of the Sixth circuit: We thegrane jury of York county, beg leave to submil thiSj our final, report: W e learn that there is no insurance is on the courthouse, jail or county home, and recommend that a proper amount of . insurance be taken with good and reliable ' companies at onoe, in such sum as may be y deemed proper on each of the buildings, it We learn that a portion of the connty d home lands have, from year to year, been {< rented out, and hereby recommend that ' this be doue no more, and that a sufficient . number of convicts be put on the farm to d ditch, terrace and cultivate all the laud is that is necessary to maintain the labor and patients on the farm and in the home. e Also, that sufficient mules be purchased to work all the above mentioned land. We again mention the need of another r* barn at the county home, as we notice at that the provender is being stacked in the is barn lot. r_ It is with pleasure we note some improvements at the iail in the way of new 16 floors, etc.; but still think more work is r~ necessarv in making the doors more je secure by additional lockbars, or fastens ings, and suggest that the feeding of the prisoners be done through' the opening in the cell door or doors. . We recommend the removal of the K beating stove that is now in one of the >r cells, and that a comfortable and secure |. system of heating be put in at once. } After investigation as to the present " worth of all the official bonds, and with 16 the information we have as to the val18 idity of the same, we deem it neceesaiy d for the sheriff's bond to be strengthened. )r Not that we have found anything irregu1 lar or suspicious in the sheriffs office; but on account of the continual changes 8 that are taking place as to the konas? men's financial condition. ' n Owing to the dangerous illness of the ,r county treasurer's child, we ooald not get the vouchers for comparison with the magistrates' accounts at this time; but hope to make a full report thereon at the next term of the court. J. It has been brought to our attention i that that section of the Lincolnton road / leading from Yorkville to Bethel?also the bridges over Crowderia creek and Allison creek on same road?are in a 3, dangerous condition, and we hereby re3, commend that proper repairs be made aw viiwi Thanking you for the courteous man ' ner in which you have chanced oa as to 8' our duty, and lor your souna counsel and f. instructions. 1- All of which is respectfully submitted. t A. M. Black, ' Foreman. After a few words of thanks to the ^ grand jury and commendation for its r faithfulness and zeal, his honor discharged it from further attendance upon . this term. He then signed the following 0 order: That the clerk of this court serve upon , the county supervisor, within ten days 16 from the rising of the court, a copy of so b much of the grand jury's report as relates to the county home, the jail, the chaingang, and insurance of county buildings: . that so much of said report be served M upon the sheriff as relates to the insuffin cfencvof official bond, by oopy, within >r ten days from the rising of the court. with notice that he have his bond d strengthened by additional securities, to ^ be approved according to law. it ABOUT PEOPLE. i- Mr. W. Lee Plexioo is confined to his o bed at Sharon with fever, n Rev. Thos. Lowry, of Shelby, is visiting relatives in Yorkville. >- Mr. Flemming Ramseur, of Charlotte, d spent last Sunday in Yorkville. ^ Probate Judge W. H. McCorkle has y returned from Cleveland Springs. >r Miss Shell Ruff, of Rock HU1, is visity ing her sister, Mrs. C. M. KuykeodaL 3, Miss Annette Bowen, of Pickens, is visir iting the family of Mr. S. A. McElwee. d Mr. Wm. Banks, of The Herald, Rock d Hill, is confined to his room with fever, il Miss Josie Saddler, of Rock Hill, is in, n Yorkville visiting relatives and friends. , i- Mrs. M. F. Grist and Miss Alice Grist d visited friends and relatives in Charlotte last week. Misses Etta and Lois Steele, of Rock Hill, are visiting the family of J. B. lt Bell, Esq. . . 8 Miss Mecca Avery, of Ebenezer, is visa iting Misses Ida and Hattie deLoach, in *" Yorkville. "" Mr. C. Eld red Dobeon, retained Tuesday from a week's visit to relatives and * h friends at Clover. 0 Mr. Jno. A. Neely, of Rock Hill, spent >f a few days in Yorkville last week with ? his father's family., d Cadets Sam Moore and B. M. Dobson * are expected home from the Citadel, ' Charleston, this week. 6 Miss Jessie Latimer left last Monday e for an extended visit to friends in Marye land and New Jersey. 8 Master Frank Riddle has returned from * y an extended visit to his grandfather's / r si a T>* "M n lUUllijr av uc^uuio, i.i* vi Mr. R. Latta Pariah returned last Mona day from the South Carolina college to n spend his summer vacation. e Messrs. D. T. Woods, Walker Latimer 3 and S. L. Hobbs went with the veterans, y via theS. A. L., to Richmond. s Misses Kate and Lilly Ratchford and Annie Steele, are attending the teachers' 1 institute at Rock Hill this week. ' 0 Mrs. J. C. Blair and daughter, Mis Kite tie, of Blairsville, visited Captain L. M. Grist's family one day this week. ' Miss Laura Bellows, after a pleasant 1 visit to Miss Jennie Hart, in Yorkville, i returned to her home at Beaufort. e Miss Bell Love, of McConnellsville, - and Miss Addle Sherer, of Bullock's Creek, visited relatives in Yorkville last week. 0 Miss Luta Jones, of Lowrysville, is 9 visiting relatives and friends in York1 ville, the guest of Mr. W. H. McConnell's t family. J MIsb Mollie Tall and Miss Humphries, ^ who have been visiting Mrs. W. D. Grist, returned to their home in Baltimore last - Monday. t Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Beard, accompanied t v.,, \fiaa Florid Allison, left last Monday " for a visit to Richmond, Washington and I Baltimore. 3 Miss Carrie Neisler, of Rock Hill, and ' Miss Sallie Castor, of Concord, N. C., are * visiting in Yorkville, the guests of Miss . Addie Williams. i Miss Ida Harshaw, of the Philadelphia, i neighborhood, has been visiting friends 3 and relatives in Yorkville, the guest of i Mrs. S. A. Carroll. 3 Miss Lillian Massey, of Tirzah, and > Miss Bert Thornwell, of Fort Mill, are ^ i visiting in Yorkville, the guests of Miss Daisy Griffith. I Messrs John R. Hart and W. Lapsley Barron have been confined to their rooms for several days with fever, both young men are reported to be improving. 1 Miss Bessie Rea, who has had charge of 7 T. M. Dobson & Co's millinery depart} ment for the past season, left for her ' 7 home in Catrfbrige Maryland, last MonI day' \ Mr. John R. Logan was in town Mon" day for the first time since his recent [ illness. The fever has reduced him t something like 25 pounds; but, otherwise, he is looking all right. 3 Among those who went over on May's