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Scraps and ^acts. . ? At AsheviJIe, N. C., Wednesday, the United States court pave Ed Hunt a verdict for $8,500 dan.ages, against George W. Vanderbilt. Several years ago Hunt was a traveling salesman, and while at Asheville he got his leg broken by a piece of stone blown out an excavatiou that was being made for Vanderbilt. He brought suit for damages to the amount of $20,000. The case has just been concluded with the result above stated. Mr. Hunt is well satisfied with the verdict, and only hopes that the case will not go to the supreme court. Mr. Hunt now holds * * * In Pnl nmKia a pOSll/lOU as saicauiau >u uumu.u.u. ? Colonel R. R. Hemphill, of Abbeville, has corrected the abduction story published in the Charlotte Observer. In The Observer of Wednesday he writes as follows: "The story you published in Sunday's Observer about the abduction of Miss McQuiston, a student of the Due West Female college, in Nashville, while on her way to ber home in Arkansas, is without foundation. The young lady is my niece. She expected to meet her father at the Maxwell house in Nashville Friday morning. He did not reach the city, she took the first train for Memphis, and reached home Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. She knows nothing about the story, and the only unusual incident of her trip home was her disappointment at not meeting ber father." ? A correspondent at Daytonia, Fla., gives the thrilling experiences of a boy bicycle rider there racing with a mad horse. Joe Brown, living down there, has a horse that was run into by a wheelman once and ever since, whenever he sees a rider, he invariably pursues him with mad fury. The other night this youngster was riding down the beach, when the horse perceived him, and at once set out in pursuit. The cyclist heard the hoof beats and knowing the savage temper of the horse put on his best licks. For half an hour the race continued on the smooth beach, the horse gradually Graining. His savage neighs made the boy half sick, and he came oigh dropping from his wheel in exhaustion. Nearer and nearer the horse came, and the boy gave himself up for lost. Perceiving a lot of timbers in the beach ahead of him he drove his wheel to a tree and managed to scramble up as the furious animal reached the spot. The boy's wheel was wrecked, as the maddened beast trod on it and beat it out of shape. For over two hours he was besieged there, when some people living near by, attracted by the horse's actions, came along and drove the animal off. ? The next issue of The National Review, says a London cablegram of Tuesday, will contain an article announcing an. important bimetallic development at the hands of the United States monetary commission, consisting of Senator Edward 0. Woleott, former Vice President Adlai* Stevenson, and General Charles Jackson Paine, which will arrive here in a few days. The commissiou, according to The National Review, will present to the present British government a joint statement from France and the United States declaring their desire to terminate the disastrous experiments inaugurated in 1873, and claiming our good will and active concurrence. The National Review adds: "We are able to announce that England's reply will be that the government is willing to reopen the Indian mints, to make a further substantial coutribu tion to the rehabitation of silver by extending its use iu England, by increasing the legal tender of silver, making silver the basis of notes, empowering the Bank of England to use its silver reserve, and that material assistance aud strong moral support will 1? n/?t ibn TTnitaH ue givcu iu iuc wujcvt vutw? States and France have in view." ? Indications point to a decided falling off in the number of immigrants landing upon our shores during the present fiscal year. Up to this time only 195,000 immigrants have entered our ports, whereas for the corresponding months of the year preceding, something like 325,000 immigrants landed upon our shores. One reason for this marked diminution is, of course, fouud in the stringency ol our immigration laws. Within the past few years these immigration laws have undergone decided modification, and the result is not only that thousands of pauper immigrants are yearly sent back to Europe, but that thousands are deterred from crossing the water. In view of this explanation it is evident that while the number ol our foreign immigrants has fallen off considerably during the past year, the loss has been restricted almost exclusively to illiterate and pauper immigrants. Instead of operating to our detriment, therefore, the stringency ol our immigration laws has operated to national benefit. There is still room for improvement, however, as the country is not yet free from the contaminating influences of European pauperism and illiteracy. ? It seems that old Horace Boies has been misrepresented somewhat. It may be true that he has expressed doubts as to the eventual success ol 16 to 1; but he has ne^er yet said that 16 to 1 is wrong. Here is an extract from his recent and much misrepresented letter: "I know, too, that a demand for a perpetual gold standard that four short years ago no political r\a*t%7 in thic notimi dared t.O make ' ?'"* ' J *" J that even in our last campaign was smothered under the serious plea that a return to the use of both metals as standard money should come through the united action of nations over whose financial policies we have no control is already brazenly heralded by a venal press and openly and selfishly asserted by millions of selfish men asau accomplished fact, from which there is no appeal, no hope of relief. And 1 know, also, that the curse of a mon strous crime is upon us today; that here in this land of the free its victim is a prostrate nation, whose granaries > are bursting with food, while millions i of men, gaunt with hunger, go forth , from homes where famine reigns, and i wander up and down its streets pleading for work they cannot obtain, begging for bread they cannot earn, because everywhere the wheels of industry are clogged, and all the arteries of trade are congested by this hypo t critical cry for gold, for gold enough i to sustain the monetary system of all the nations, a cry that cannot be favorably answered, that those who utter it do not want it answered because to give to the world what they ask would cheapen that which they already have." - ?hc ^orfevitle (Enquirer. YORK.VILLE, 8. C.: SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1897. ? "And what are you going to do about it?" asked Tweed. ? By a vote of '29 to 23 the senate has restored cotton bagging and ties to the free list. This is another victory for McLaurin. 9 ^ 0 ? Suppose a man should subscribe to a pledge to support the constitution of the state, and it should afterward develop that this man was, to his own pecuniary benefit, ignoring the constitution. Then suppose again, such a man should, under . the lash of criticism, sign a statement intended to reflect upon the veracity of the individual supposed to have applied the i lash, would the inference be that he had signed the pledge referred to under a misapprehension, or would a more plausible explanation be that he placed his name to the veracity statement in the hope of breaking the force of the criticism ? ' ?Here is what Horace Boies thinks of the gold standard : "There are no words I in the English language at my common command that express my utter abhorrence of a financial policy that I believe i was designed to enrich a limited few at the expense of the toiling millions of the wnriA that is doubling the value of a single form of property and catting in twain the price of every species of the earthly possessions of men ; that is reducing the laborer to a serf, the debtor to a slave, the world to contending classes that forbid the long continued existence of republics like our own." ? So it seems that the town council purposes to take the law and the evidence as to holding two offices and receiving compensation, etc., published in The Enquirer of Wednesday, as a joke. They have not even seen fit to censure the article as a "fabrication,"-or "unbecoming." They seem inclined to ignore the whole matter and continue on in the even tenor of their way. If this be true, the presumptiou, then, is that they have been aware of the facts all the time, and the matter of two offices and free water compensation is not the result of a little mistake ; but the development of a deliberate purpose. ? Sometime ago, The Enquirer intimated that the charges against Gaston and Scruggs, of Beckroge trunk fame, were really trivial, and on account of this suggestion there was more or less criticism? mostly adverse. We did not know anything about the men personally, and do i not know anything about them yet. The developments, however, as published in the papers, seemed to show that while they had been indiscreet, they were guilty of nothing criminal, and it was upon this that our suggestion was based. We note by the papers that both cases have been thrown out by tho grand jury, and ac; cordingly it would appear that, alter all, our suggestion was not far from right. ? Were the belief among the Conservatives strong that Mr. McLaurin will first, , last and all the time stand firmly by Senator B. R. Tillinan, he would, in our opinion, receive no considerable Conr servative support in the approaching primary. It is a lingering hope that lurks in their minds that Mr. McLaurin may one day be useful in the ever contemplated undoing of Tillman, that impels many Conservatives to yield him some meed of favor.?Greenville News. 1 Of all the persistently wrong folks who have ever come within our observation, our esteemed contemporary seems to be one of the most irreconcilable. Had it not been for the death of the lamented i Earle, it is not improbable that McLaurin ; might have one day become a formidable I rival of Tillman. This would not have beeu because of antipathy to or a desire to undo Tillman ; but because McLaurin is ' a man of remarkable force of character, breadth of intellect and, withal, a statesman. Such men naturally rise toward the top, and it is out of this inevitable rising that there would have been the i rivalry referred to. And it is also on ac count of these attitudes that "Conserva > tives," who are really conservative, ad1 mire him?not because of any possible autagonism to Tillman. If our esteemed contemporary will just take occasion to think a little bit and cool off somewhat, we think it will bring itself to an entirely different view of things generally, and that new view will be rather more correct. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Grist Cousins?Can furnish you with vinegar, fruit jars and rubbers, tea of several grades, lemons and cottage hams. T. B. MeClain?Claims that John \V. Masury's railroad paint is the best that is sold on this market and gives as a reason for the claim, 22 years' experience in the use of paints. W. B. Moore <fc Co.?Announce that they have a misses bicycle for sale at a bargain. It is second-hand but in good order. O. E. Grist?Will receive subscriptions for the New York Ledger or will supply you with single copies at 5 cents each. PRISONERS IN JAIL. The following prisoners, all colored, are in jail awaiting trial at the approaching term of the court of general sessions on the charges named: Clinton Dunlap, housebreaking and larceny. .Jotin Anderson, larceny 01 uveauitn.. Pick Brooks, violation of the dispensary law. Sherman Sanders, assault and battery. William McFadden, assault and battery with intent to kill. Roland Smith, assault and battery with intent to kill. Berry Thompson, assault and battery with intent to kill. Walter Montgomery, assault and battery with intent to kill. Wade Shannon, assault and battery with intent to kill. Besides the foregoing there are also out on bond quite a number of defendants whose cases will be taken up or continued as the court may deem advisable. HOMING PIGEONS. Mr. H. H. Beard, express and telegraph agent at Yorkville, released a flock of five homing pigeons at the Narrow Gauge depot last Thursday morning at 5 o'clock, and this (Saturday) morning at 5 o'clock will release some 45 more. The pigeons released Thursday morning were sent here by C. McClain, of Trenton, N. J., and those to be released this morning belong to another party in the same city. McClain wrote that one of bis pigeons had made a record of 400 miles a day, and be was trying to get the record up to 500 miles?the distance from Trenton to this place. The 45 pigeons now in charge of Mr. Beard are only to be released this morning in the event the weather is fair, and the instructions also state that conditions will be more desirable if the wind is blowing in a northeasterly direction. Mr. Beard will, therefore, be governed by these circumstances, whether he will release the birds this morning or wait for more favorable conditions. ABOUT PEOPLE. Judge Witherspoon returned home last Wednesday. Miss Evelyn Parish has returned irom a two week's visit to Newport. | J. Robt. Craig, of Gastonia, is visiting friends in Yorkville. Mrs. H. Colcock Moore, of Clarksville, Texas, arrived ih Yorkville yesterday on a visit. Mr. R. Lee Kerr, cashier of the Savings bank, of Rock Hill, was in Yorkville on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Bratton have returned to Yorkville for the summer and are occupying one of the residences in the Baptist High school building. Cadet B. M. Dobson arrived from the Citadel Thursday night. He has been standing high in his classes, and in recognition of his military qualification he has been appointed a sergehnt. Mr. W. R. Carroll left last Thursday for Chewsville, Md., to spend a few weeks with the family of his father-in-law, Mr. B. A. Betts. Mrs. Carroll, who has been in Chewsville since May, will return with , him. Mrs. J. W. Humbert and Mrs. T. S. Jefferys are attending the meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the South Carolina conference at Anderson. They expect to return next Tuesday. Master Bolton aud Miss Luella Smith, of Knoxville, Tenn., arrived in Yorkville on Thursday, having been called to , the bedside of their grandmother, Mrs. ( Nancy J. Smith, who recently received a stroke of paralysis. YORKVILLE GRADED SCHOOLS. At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Yorkville Graded schools, held in the office of W. W. Lewis, chairman, on , Thursday morning, Mr. W. E. Dendy, of i Greer's, S. C., was elected superinten- i dent, and Mr. James B. Kennedy, of I Yorkville, was elected assistant super- , intendent. Mr. Dendy is a native of Walhalla, S. C. He was educated at the North Georgia Agricultural college at Dahlonega, and, after graduation, studied law. Then he became a schoolteacher, and for three years past has held a position in the high school at Greer's. He is only '28 years of age, unmarried and comes highly recommended. Mr. Kennedy is also a young man. He was graduated from Erskine college, Due West, in 1892, and has studied law ; but for the most part has been engaged in school teaching. He is a man of exemplary character, high intellectual attainments, and his choice will, no doubt, give general satisfaction. The matter of selecting a music teacher was postponed uutil the 12th instant. There is to be no salary'connected with this position. The graded school authorities will merely furnished a room in the school building, and allow the teacher all that may be received from tuition. THESE GET GRADES. The names of the applicants to teacu in the public schools of the county, who successfully passed the recent examination, together with their postoflices and the class of certificate awarded to each, are as follows: First Uradk?Miss Ollie Elder, Uuthriesville; Miss May Crosby, Sharon ; Miss Eula Dobson, Yorkville; Miss Bessie Faris, Belmont; Miss Luta Fewell, Old Point; Mr. C. E. Dobson, Yorkville; Mr. J. J. Brown, Carp; Miss Annie Thomasson, Yorkville ; Mr. J. G'. Brown, Carp. Skcond Uradk, Class A?Miss Bessie Pattou, Catawba; Mr. \V. D. Thomasson, Yorkville; Mr. Howard Caldwell, Yorkville; Mr. C. F. Scoggins, Warren; Mr. W. C. Seagle, Newport; Mr. B. F. White, Hickory Grove; Miss Ida Ormand, Clover; Miss Ella Allison, Hickory Grove. Skcond Uradk, Class A?colored? Eucinda White, Guthiiesville ; Lizzie A. Orr, Lowrysville; Eunice O. Jones, McConnellsville; Nannie Hill, Warren ; J. M. Barber, Blackstock. Class B.?Ona Crawford, Smith's Turnout; Eliza Hall, Rock Hill ; Ada L. Cureton, Rock Hill; Jessie Dodd, Rock Hill; Edith L. Thompson, Yorkville; Missouri Crockett, Rock Hill; Sallie M. Cawley, Rock Hill; Elizabeth Mason, Rock Hill; Annie White, Fort Mill; Maggio E. Crawford, Smith's Turnout; Annie L. Burt, Yorkville; Henrietta Crawford, Smith's Turnout; J. C. Hood, Roddey; Emma Simpson, Newport; T. L. Loatley, Fort Mill ; J. E. Lindsay, Fort Mill; J. W. Erwin, Guthriesville; Newton M. Wilson, Warren, L. A. Giles, Lowrysville ; J. F. Orr, Lowrysville ; R. E. Jones, McConnellsville; John M. Miller, Sharon ; A. B. TAMl>!nn LVonfOn uciimiisi ?? oiioii. One of the papers, No. 54, containing no name, is entitled to a second grade, "Class B" certificate. ' THE BICYCLE CLUB. The Yorkville Bicycle club met on the Garrison green last Tuesday N afternoon, the president?Mr. G. H. O'Leary?in the chair, and Mr. W. M. Propst, secretary, keeping the record. About 30 members were present. Upon the suggesion of the committee appointed to look .into the matter, yellow and black were adopted as the colors of the club. The committee on by-laws submitted a carefully prepared report, which, upon discussion, was adopted. It is provided that the club be under the government of an executive committee consisting of nine members, and including the president, two vice presidents and secretary and treasurer. The annual dues were fixed at 50 cents each for grown people, and 25 cents for boys and girls under 14 years of age. New members may be admitted by the executive committee upon payment of dues and signing of by-la r-s. Dr. Kuykendal, as chairman, submitted the report of the committee appointed at the last meeting to go before the council in behalf of the proposed bicycle ordinance. The doctor was somewhat humorous in his remarks, saying that the experience of the committee was rather stormy in the first portion of its interview; but during a calm that followed the storm, the council was duly impressed with the reasonableness of the request preferred, and kindly ordained it to be the law of the town. President O'Leary made a suggestion to the effect that the club direct its ener dies toward the securing of better roads outside of the town, and signified his willingness to make a contribution for the purpose. It was decided that meetiugs of the club be held every Friday afternoon from the first of May to the first of September, and that from the first of September to the first of May, it would go into winter quarters. ANOTHER MEETING. The town council held another meeting last Tuesday night. It was not the regular time for meeting, nor had the reporter been invited ; but he was there. According to adjournment, as already stated, the next meeting was to have been held on the 2d instant. The reporter happened along by the courthouse, saw a light in the council chamber, and strolled through the corridor. It was early in the evening. Intendant Lowry and Warden McElwee were in the chamber. Upon noting this the reporter concluded that there was to be a meeting later on. He did not say anything, but continued his stroll. Warden McElwee had seen the reporter, and presently Intendant Lowry called after him by name. The reporter answered, turned back and was informed that there would be a meeting of the council during the evening. The reporter expressed his thanks for the information, and gave assurance that he would be there. After awhile Wardens Moore and Parish came along. Clerk Love was sick and unable to be present, so it was decided to go on without him, and the proceedings were opened with a nonchalant suggestion from Intendant Lowry to "pull off your hats and lets get to business." The occasion for the meeting on Tuesday evening instead of Friday evening, according to appointment, was explained as being because Warden McElwee would be absent from Wednesday until Saturday. Warden Moore, of the committee on licenses, made a verbal report. He said that he bad written to Columbia for a copy of the license schedule in vogue in that city and had procured the same. He suggested, however, that it would probably not be worth while to consider the question at this time ; but it would be better to jrst hang the information on tile for future reference." In the meantime the fixing up of the streets is the most important question before the council and he thought it would be better to bend every effort in that direction. No action was taken upon the report; but, instead, the council drifted into an informal discussion of the subject of street improvement. It was suggested that with what money there was 011 hand, and the street tax which would come in from the 1st to the 15th of July, and the borrowing of $500 in anticipation of the tax levy, as much as $1,000 could be raised for street improvement, and although 110 "final result" developed, it seemed to be the concensus of opinion that the best thing to be done with this money, under the circumstances, would be to invest it in crushed rock, to be applied to the streets as far as possible now, and the balance kept upon hand for future use. The question whether it was best to try to gather up the necessary rock about or blast it from some of the numerous granite boulders nearby, was canvassed, and ? that thp nnnn HS LUt" reSUIt, It v??o cil would, in a body, take a trip along the western outskirts of the town next Monday tnorniug for the purpose of ascertaini ng the points at which the most desirable stone could be had at the least cost. Warden McElwee described a peculiar kind of top soil which, he claimed, would be as good as macadam for use on the streets, fie had made a pathway across the street opposite his house with it some seven years ago. It never got muddy or turned to dust and would last indefinitely. He had known portions of the streets to be fixed up with it and it was the best street in town. The soil, he said, was to be had on at least three different tracts of land, and he suggested that if an acre or such a matter could be bought at a reasonable figure, it would be a good investment. It could not only be used on the streets; but it might be well to let the people of the town have as much as they wanted of it free of charge for use on their side walks. The suggestion was taken under) advisement, and Warden Moore was appointed a committee of one to see what the desired land could be bought for. After remaining in session something over an hour, the council adjourned. The proceedings were quiet and orderly and dignified and to all outward appearances the members were in a good humor. As to when the next meeting will be held, the reporter has no information. "LOCAL LACONICS. The Eii(|iiirer Until lot of January, 1808. The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will be sent to any address, from this date until the 1st of January, 1898, for $1.00. Alliance Meeting on July 0. W. X. Elder, president, requests The Enquirer to announce that the third quarterly meeting of the York County Alliance will be held in Yorkvilleon the second Friday in July, 9th instant. A Fine Specimen. Dr. J. ?. Allison leuai i he e>(jiikkk office on Thursday morning a cotton stalk, about 2J feet high and containing 22 squares, ranging in size from buds to full blooms. It is the finest specimen that we have seen this season. Approaching Marriage. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Jeannette Davidson, of Yorkville, to Mr. W. H. Herndon. The ceremony is to take place at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. S. L. Davidson, on the morning of the 14 instant, at 7 o'clock. 825 or Thirty Days. The case of Rev. John H. Turner, colored, charged with carrying concealed weapons, was tried before Magistrate Sandifer and a jury yesterday. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Magistrate Sandifer imposed a sentence of #25 fine or 30 days on the chaingang. J. R. Hart, Esq., attorney for Turner, promptly gave notice of an appeal to the court of general sessions. The County Commisftoners. Next Monday, July 5, is the day for the regular quarterly meeting of the county board of commissioners. Some of the papers have said Tuesday ; but they have it mixed. When the board appoints a meeting it usually selects a Tuesday; but the regular meetings prescribed by law are required to be held on Mondays. The Catawba river bridge question will probably be the most important matter to come up for discussion. Experience Was Different. Mr. J. F. Wallace was afiiong the visitors to the Nashville exposition; but his experience was different from that recited in The Enquirer of Wednesday. He got a first-class boarding house at reasonable rates, and did not have to pay more than 50 or 60 cents each for the best of meals and a like sum for a bed. He was aware that many of the York veterans had beeu deceived and gouged ; but at the same time be saw in Nashville a great deal that was deserving of being put down as genuine, wholesouled hospitality. He enjoyed the trip very much. Sustains the Congregation. Bishop Clinton, colored, of the African Zion Methodist Episcopal church, was in Yorkville on Tuesday in connection with the Turner vs. the congregation -op. The reporter is informed that the k.-sbop declared that Turner had resign , tl, the resignation had been accepted in due form, and that so far as he was concerned that' settled the matter. The section from the book of church government quoted by! Rev. Turner did not apply to the case at! all, as the provision was only for the: removal of preachers and bad nothing to do with resignations, which might be ten-: dered at anytime. The understanding is' that Turner has given up the fight except I that he may try to get his back salary. Gets There With Honey. Rock Hill Herald: Mr. H. M. Simpson, of Catawba Junction, is a very successful "all-around" farmer; but bis bee farm is proportionately the best investment he has yet made. His apiary contains about 100 hives at his home at Catawba, and another of 50 hives at his place on Fishing creek. Last year he obtained 3,000 pounds of delicious honey, which finds a ready sale at 12J cents per pound. Mr. Simpson bis a patent machine for separating the honey from the comb, extracting every drop of the syrup and leaving the comb intact, not a cell being broken. Wheu replaced in the hive the bees eommei ce to refill them immediately. Was For Last Ye. <r. The ?25 salary recently voted by the town council for Mr. T. W. Clawson as health officer, was for alleged services last year, while that gentleman was also a member of the b )ard of health. From a member of the former council, the reporter learns that the question was brought up before the former council went out of office; but was killed on a tie vote, the vote of the intendant to pay the amount, making the tie. In the present council the proposition is said to have been to pay Health Officer Clawson $40. Wardens Parish and Pegram were both oppo sed to the proposition on me grounu mac the services were not worth that sum. Family, however, Warden Parish suggested that the amount should not be more than $25. Warden Pegram did not vote for this sum. As to whether or not Warden Parish voted for it, our informant is unable to say. It is a fact, bowever, that the council agreed to pay the sum of $25, and it is presumed that the amount has been paid. CHAT FROM CHEROKEE. The Proponed Cowpens Slonumeut?Annual Piculc of the itiittovh Hund?Flat at Hotvell'n?Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Etta Jane, June jo.?Those who have taken an interest in it are very sanguine that the Cowpens battle ground park is yet to be a reality. It should be so. Not only for the sake of Cherokee county, but for all the other counties of the state as well, for all did their part in common with North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee in making it one of the most renowned battlefields of the Revolution ; and consequently our state and national pride should'actuate us to have it preserved that future generations may'venerate the gallant deeds done there which culminated in the independence of Anier ica. York, Union and Spartanburg counties ought especially to feel an interest and pride in this matter, as they are the maternal ancestors of the new county of Cherokee, within whose limits this srcred spot lies. I regret that I am unable to attend the annual picnic of the Antioch band, on the King's Mountain battleground, on the 3rd of July, to which I have been so kindly invited. The occasion, I am sure, will be a very pleasant one, and we hope those who do attend will have all the pleasure it has in store for them. The grass is pushing our farmers so now that they must necessarily forget many pleasures which otherwise they minht oniAir ""buv King's Mountain and Cowpen's stand side by side in the galaxy of Revolutionary battlefields. They will ever be remembered as the cradles of liberties, and lam proud to know that our people appreciate them as such and show their . loyalty by repairing there annually to celebrate Independence day. News i-eached here yesterday morning that Robt. W. Harris, postmaster at Union, had suicided by taking an overdose of morphine. I know no reason for his rash act. The public is greatly disappointed now that the Hat at Howell's ferry is sunk, and travel is partially suspended over that route. We hope soon to see it replaced by a new and safe one. For several weeks it has been dangerous, but fortunately no accident has occurred. We have intensely hot weather at present, and many farmers have their entire crops to work over before they can lay them by. Our corn is beginning to tassel out. On good land, where it has been well and regularly worked, it is good. Heavy rains poured down last Sabbath night and the creeks and river were up some yesterday. Rev. W. R. Owings will preach at Salem next Sabbath, July 4. Children's Day will be observed at Salem, July 20. Extensive preparations are, being made for a grand time, to which we extend an invitation to The Enquirer to attend. Sioma. CAN DO ANYTHING. The Town Council Recognizee No Limitations.?Could Pat a Bell and Lantern on the Writer of the Communication If It Wanted To. Editor of The Enquirer : Please give me your opinion as to whether or not that portion of Section 7 of the bicycle ordinance published in The Enquirer of Wednesday, is discrimination. It reads as follows: "Each bicycle, when ridden at night, in addition to such bell, must be furnished with a lantern, such lantern to be lighted." It strikes me that if the town council has authority to require a bicycle rider to have a lighted lantern on bis wheel while riding "in the street between the sidewalks," it also has authority to impose similar conditions on buggies, wagons, carriages, wheelbarrows, carts, etc., and should do so. Anti-Discrimination. LETTER FROM H00DT0WN. Lightning Kills Livestock?Caught a Monster Carp?Personal and Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, July 1.?During a thunder shower Tuesday afternoon, lightning struck a gum tree in Mrs. E. A. Latham's pasture, a short distance from the bouse, t and a milk cow standing near was killed. Also five chickens. The inmates of the bouse were 'shocked somewhat. The 1 lightning rod on the bouse occupied by Mr. Walter I. Duncan, on the same plantation, was struck, and the little Negro lurse was thrown down on the floor by :bo shock, though otherwise uninjured. The farmers are getting along fairly I' ill with their work. Most of the early j t rn has been laid by, and some will be jr'-ady to quit the cotton, too, in a short I tune. Cotton blooms have been reported . y quite a number. 1 have not been able j learn who had the first in the neighborhood. Wilson McConnell and Will Dowdle, wo Negro boys living on Mr. Waddy Thompson's "Beauty Spot" plantation, on liroad river, happened on good luck on Tuesday. While playing about in a shallow pond, they saw a very large fish. They secured some sticks and killed it, and it proved to be a carp, which measured 3 feet in length and weighed 13! pounds. Afterwards another was caught weighing 14 pounds, though not so long, besides a number of smaller fish of other kinds. They had been iu the pond since early in the spring, when the river was so high. As the fruits of Rev. Waddell's sermon a few weeks ago, a variety of vegetables, etc., were shipped yesterday from this neighborhood to the orphanage, including chickens, corn, etc. Dr. H. D. Shankle, wife and babe, of Mill Spring, N. C., visited Dr. W. A. Hood's family last week. Yesterday was undoubtedly the hottest day of the season. The outlook now indicates a hot summer, in spite of a backward spring. Malaria has already made its appearance iu this section. Voce. BLACKSBUKG BUDGET. The Weather?District Conference?Picnic Today?Other Note#. Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enauirer. Blacksburg, July 2.?This month is ushered in at a pretty high rate of temperature, which, with the recent rains we have had, is of great benefit to the crops. It is what the farmers call "growing weather," and what they are always pleased to see. Corn and cotton have taken on a vigorous growth, are generally well worked, and the prospects for good crops are very encouraging. The threshers are on their yearly rounds, and so far as I have heard, the yield of small grain is very good. The District Conference of the M. E. I Church South, will be held at Ibis place next week, beginning on Thursday morning, the 8tb inst. About 25 lay and clerical delegates are expected. Bishop Duncan, of Spartanburg, will preside over the meeting. A delightful house and lawn party was given at the grounds and residence of Mr. Otis Osborne, on Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the Methodist church at this place. The whole place was brilliantly lighted, ice cream and cake were served, there was music and singing, the evening was pleasantly and profitably spent, and quite a liberal sum was realized for the church. There will be a picnic at King's Mountain Battle Ground tomorrow, in honor of the Fourth and the heroes who fought and won that decisive battle. Speeches will be made by Dr. B. F. Dixon, of King's Mountain, Hon. D. E. Fiuley, of Yorkville, and perhaps others. Mrs. J. R. Smith, who lost her dwe lling