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Scraps and Jacts. ? Secretary Hester's New Orleans i Cotton Exchange statement shows at) iucrease for the month in round figures of 67,000 bales over last year. The total for May was 227,706, against 160,853 last year. The total amounts of the cotton crop brought into sight during the nine mouths ending May 31, is 10,785,817 bales, against 8,423,- ; 576 last year. Foreign exports for the first nine months of the season have been 7,705,051 bales, showing an increase over last seasou of 1,319,258. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 i leading southern interior markets on < May 31, were 674,351 bales, against 421,714 the same date last year. In- I eluding stocks at ports and interior towns left over from tne previous sea- ' son, and the number of bales of the i current crop brought into sight during i the nine months, the supply has been i 10,082,371 bales, against 8,745,631 last year. i ? Mr. Bryan has not yet succeeded j in getting his colonelcy. Under the first call for volunteers, Nebraska was 1 entitled to two regiments; but under the second proposition that companies 1 be recruited to 106 men, and that the extra men be credited on the second 1 call, the state will not have two full i regiments. The colouelcy of one regi- ' ment has already been provided for. The governor has promised Mr. Bryan the appointment as colonel of the other, and there is now in progress a controversy with the war department as to whether there shall be a second regiment. The governor of Nebraska is holding out for two regiments, and the probability is that he will win. The governor of Missouri has offered to appoint Mr. Bryan to be colonel of a regiment from that state; but Mr. Bryan will not signify bis acceptance until he sees whether be will be permitted to lead a regiment from his own state. ? New York Sun : "About 200 let ters addressed to men in the United States army and navy are detained at | the general post office in this city because the senders did not put stamps on them. This, the postal authorities 1 believe, is due to a misunderstanding of the purport of two orders recently issued by the postoffice department at < Washington. One of these orders di- i rected that mail for soldiers and sailors, ; whose location will be subject to con- j stant change, shall be forwarded from place to place, without extra postage charge, until delivered. The senders of letters or other mail matter, how- j ever, must put on stamps. The other order provides that soldiers or sailors may send letters to their relatives and friends without putting stamps upou ( them by getting their commanding 1 officer to iudorse theeuvelope, but the addressees (this beautiful word is official) will be required to pay th$ pos- ] tage. There is nothing in either order which permits the forwarding of unstamped mail to the army or navy." ? The first engagement between Commodore Schley's squandron and the Spanish ships of Cervera took place Sunday night about midnight. Two torpedo boats made a desperate , effort to. destroy the American ships. They were stopped in the nick of time ow ing to the vigilance of the men un- 1 der Captain Philip, of the Texas. The ' torpedo boats had cleared the harbor ' and were creeping along in the shadow ! of the castle Morro and the mountain j at the entrance of the harbor. They had traveled two miles to the westward when the officer of the deck on j the Texas sighted them through his night glasses. Two of the searchlights ; of the Texas were turned on them and the next instant the men who had been sleeping at the loaded guns were aroused and at work. The flashing of 1 the lights tola the Spaniards they were discovered and they made a quick rush with all speed ou toward the Brooklyn and Texas. Before their bows had swung aruuud the crews of the port i batteries of the Texas were pumping i steel at them. The rapid fire guns i were used. The din of the guns ( alarmed the whole fleet. The machine guns of the Brooklyn were at work a few minutes after the Texas had started iu. The other ships were lying further off shote. The call to general quarters was sounded on each iu the belief that all of Cervera's fleet was coming out in a desperate effort to escape. Searchlights were played on the waters. The Texas and Brooklyn poured such a furious shower of small shells at the torpedo boats that the latter were forced to turn back and seek safety in the harbor. What damage they sustained is unkuown. The torpedo boats took shelter under the forts and no attempt to pursue was made. It is thought that neither was struck as they retreated quickly and they made small targets in the uncertain twilight. The Spauiards did not discharge torpedoes, though they got within 500 yards of the Texas. ? The marine corps of the United States is destined to play an important i part in the movements to begiu against Cuba and Porto Rico. To the marines , will fall the duty of making the first ( landings aud holding the ground for the army forces. While 110 information is allowed to come out of Tampa as to the movements of the army, it is known that there are now aboard the Panther in Key West harbor 800 marines, and it can be put down as certain that this force will beseut with the army transports to whatever point is decided upon for the landing of the American troops, and will probably be the first to reach Cuban soil. The reason for their selection for this important work is that they are especially trained to such duty. They will be landed under the fire of the squadron. The ordinary troop, unaccustomed to having projectiles from S, 10 and 13iuch guns whistling through the air above them, might become dismayed and be unable to operate effectively against the enemy. Not so with the marines. To have shots screeching through the air above them is a matter of do concern to these lads. Beiog expert seamen, they can handle the small boats in which they put off' from the ships with perfect skill. As soon as they reach laud they know how to advance in the manner of the best infantry. Another advantage which the marines possess is that in addition to being all sharpshooters of marked ability they are accustomed to firing at elevations, so that in storming a height they can shoot with almost as much accuracy as they would be able J- 1 1 TT,.rW tha lu uu uii icvn (^tuuuu. vuv*vi vuv recent naval appropriation bill authority was given to increase the mariue corps from 3,070, the number fixed by law in 1861, to 4,600. Recruiting has been goiug on for several weeks at the marine barracks in Washinging and at other points. The full quota has been about obtained. A high standard of excellence, both physically and intellectually, was established, and, as a result, the recruits are a very superior class of young men. The relation of all gallant deeds performed by the United States marine corps since its organization down to the present lime would fill a large sized volume. The motto of the corps is "Semper Fidelis." There is no instance on record of the members of the corps not living up to its motto. ?hc llorkmlk (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898. ? Wherever that South Carolina regiment goes, watch it. South Carolinians liave ever made the bravest of soldiers, ind tbey are of as good stuff as ever. ? In addition to the Associated Press jispatches the Augusta, Ga., Herald is ziving the special news service of the New York afternoon papers. The Herald is a live afternoon paper and is a credit to Augusta. ? The weather in this section is certainly not of a kind that is calculated to entourage folks to volunteer for service in Cuba. If the war was going on up about :he north pole, volunteers would be more plentiful. . ? It is talked in Washington that the principal reason for hurrying up the invasion is the fear that Spain might sue lor peace before the occupation of Porto Rico, and it is desired, that by all means Porto Rico shall become an American possession as a result of the war. ? M. C. Butler is not too old for active service in the war. He was born March 3,183G, and, therefore, is only 62 years of *ge. The duties of major general do not require so much physical as mental activity, and mentally, General Butler is as strong as he has ever been, which says a zreat deal. ? From all information yet obtainable, it appears that Captain Sigsbee has credit for definitely determining that the Spanish fleet was in the harbor of Santiago. It was a dangerous thing to do ; but Sigsbee ran the St. Paul far enough into the passage to actually see the ships of the Span tarns. ? Senators Tillman and McLaurin are being besieged for positions on the start nf General Butler. It happens, however, that the war department and not General Butler has the selection of start' oflicers, and the applications to the senators are not calculated to yield satisfactory returns. ? It was at first suggested that General Bolter might be sent to Porto Rico; but that is not at all certain. The latest speculation suggests the erection of a new department to include North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and it is possible that General Bolter may be assigned to this. If he is, there will be a scramble between Charleston, Savannah and Atlanta for his headquarters. ? The editors are being criticised for criticising the conduct of the war. The Augusta Chronicle makes the point that this is not fair. Every man who expresses himself in the barber shop, hotel lobby or in front of the bulletin board has some suggestions which he believes would be of assistance to those charged with actual responsibility in the matter, and The Chronicle thinks that the editors have at least as much right to eriti cise as has the other fellows. J ho point seems to be well taken. In any event, the editors will no doubt continue to criticise. - ? ? The purpose of the war department to recruit volunteer companies up to 10(1 men, instead of encouraging the organization of new companies with only SS men, is not at all popular in most of the states. Aside from patriotism, one of the principal incentives to capable men to try to raise companies is the hope of coinmissions, and the right to select his company ollicers is also quite an incentive to the private to volunteer. In a great many cases probably there will be no difficulty in recruiting the companies to 10(1 men each; but in other cases it will be practically impossible. The idea of the government is no doubt to save the salaries of commissioned officers ; but if the men hold out in this matter they are likely to win. ? The Yank is a far better soldier than the Spaniard. If, at the head of half clothed, hungry, poorly armed C'onfeds, Butler and Joe Wheeler used to make the Yanks skedaddle, with an army of strong, healthy, vigorous sons of old confeds under their command, what ought they he expected to do to the Spaniards? Butler and Joe Wheeler are old, it is true; but both are still possessed of the courage, fire and cunning of war, as of old, and as for these boys, they will go into any place their daddies would have gone and stay there just as long. Butler and Wheeler have brilliant fighting rec 1 ? mi i ... ...:n ^n ^A. I .. orus. i i3u uuys win nut aiiuw uiuhu records to suffer. ? Maybe Uncle Sam has appeared to be moving slowly within the past 40 days; but when we consider that the old gentleman now has organized and almost equipped an army that is about as powerful as those we hear so much about in Europe, we must admit that when he makes up his mind to do so ho gets about with considerable rapidity. And then again, let it not be forgotten that so far Uncle Sam has not exerted himself much. If he should choose to get a bump on the boys?something he has not yet attempted?all of a sudden he could have enough soldiers to make the whole world tremble. Uncle Samuel can show up as tolerable large potatoes when he has a mind to. THE AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. As Compared With the European Conscript He Ih Another Kind of Man. Military officers who have coine from abroad to witness the operations of the army and navy are more surprised by the volunteer system than by anything else they see. The confidence reposed in it ulso excites their wonder. In Germany and France every able-bodied young man is taught the duties of a soldier under compulsory laws. But in the United States conscription is almost unknown. Even in the nivil war it was not resorted to uotil the latter years of the struggle. Id a short time this country will have 280,000 men in the army and over 20,000 in the Dayy. Not one is serving without his own free consent. The first preliminary to enlistment is the decision of the individual that be wauts to enlist. Six weeks ago our army consisted of 27,000. It has been multiplied tenfold and not a man is with the colors against bis will. The volunteers who have come forward are numerous enough to fill both calls of the president, and If more are required the quotas will be met without recourse to a draft. When the foreign officer witnesses this uprising he admits that the United States occupies a peculiar position. In numbers the volunteers are undeniably ample. But he doubts their value for speedy service. He calls them raw levies. The phrase in America has a meaning different from that attached to it in Europe. The American volunteer is a fighter effective after a very short training. A hundred years of history attest this fact. The Revolution was begun by "embattled farmers." Wellington's veterans were terribly defeated at New Orleans by American fighters but slightly trained as soldiers. In the Mexican war our voluuteers under Scott and Taylor advanced rapidly in the face of a largely superior force and frequently stormed difficult positions. The mass of the troops on both sides in the Civil war were volunteers, and they fought the greatest battles of the century. In courage, intelligence, endurance and persistence the American volunteers have never had a superior in any of the armies of the world. The country calmly believes in them because it knows what they have done on huudreds of fields. Furthermore, a large number of the volunteers assembled in the camps are carefully drilled. In addition to the regular army not less thau 70,000 of the national guard are incorporated in the volunteer regiments. Thousands of those called raw recruits are marksmen and accomplished horsemen, equal to all demands. In this broad company of 45 states, several as yet hardly conquered from the wilderness, a hardy and varied training in outdoor life is often a necessity. W'hen a foreign ! officer looks upou a division of American volunteers and is told that they have been enlisted but a month or two he is a poor observer if he can see nothing there but a gathering like that of young conscripts in Europe. The moral mainspring is not the same, the material is far more mature, resolute and powerful. What the American volunteer has done in the past he can do again. All that is necessary is to direct his splendid energies aright. He will then accomplish all that is within range of the possibile. MERE-MENTION. , A corrected list of the Spanish losses in the battle of Manila bay is: Killed on ; the ships 78, killed at Cavito arsenal 23, wounded on the ships 235, wounded at the arsenal 45. The British steamer Bestormel, loaded with coal for the Spanish lleet, was seized near Santiago last week and turned loose after the coal had been confiscated by the Americans. There are about 200 soldiers sick in hospital at Chickamauga. The work of mustering the 125,000 volunteers under the first call still lacks a few remnants. " - I? '"1'resiuuill, oil ti cunuv clay formally opened the Trans-Mississippi and International exposition at Omaha, by touching an electric button in the telegraph room of the White House. IVahody Scholarships. The next competitive examination for Peabody scholarship, Nashville, Tenth, will be held on July 21 and 22, 1898, in the office of state superintendent of education. There are two vacancies to be filled. BEFORE SANTIAGO. Scliley Is Trying to Get at the Fleet of Cervera. CHANNEL FORTIFICATIONS BOMBARDED The Spaniard)* Are Cornered and the American* Are Arranging to Gobble Them Up?An Unimportant Action Tuexday Indicated the Imminence of a Desperate Battle Which May Now be In Progress. A telegram of Tuesday afternoon gave an intimation of fighting at Santiago during the day. The Associated Press dispatches of Wednesday morning coufirmed the intimation but gave no further details. On Wednesday afternoon, The Enquirer received a telegram which gave the Spanish version of what purported to be an important engagement at the entrance to Santiago harbor. Thursday morning the Associated Press dispatches included Ibis story along with a few other important details. In the Associated Press dispatches of Friday morning the story is told in full. It is interesting, but not nearly so important as at first appeared. Schley's fleet having already collected before Santiago, on Tuesday morning operations were commenced to determine the location and strength of the Spanish batteries at the entrance to the channel. As the first move, the Marblehead was ordered to go as closely as possible to the entrance of the channel ! with a view of learning what was inside. Having already secured complete information as to tbe nature of the waters in the vicinity, the Marblehead made a bold dash diagonally across the entrance of the channel and almost directly under the guns of Morro. She was within easy range and a properly directed shot from an eight-inch rifie would have quickly ' sent her to the bottom. But of this 1 she had no fear. The Americans tUni K a Qrmnich irnnnora Hn l/Lriutv uiav cuv ta^aiucu guuuviu w , poor work at beat, even at a statioDa- ( ry target, and the idea of their hitting ( the Marblehead going at full speed was to the Americans ridiculous. At any ; rate, the Marblehead went as close to the mouth of the channel astheshoals in the vicinity would permit, and pass- 1 ed on by. The Spaniards did not even 1 risk a shot at her. i Upon her return, the Marblehead i reported to Commodore Schley that 1 four cruisers, two torpedo boat destroy- 1 ers, and the antiquated old tub Rena ' Mercedes, were lying behind the bat- ' teries at Smith Bay, Churruca Point, ' about two miles in. The Cristobal ' Colon?Cervera's flag ship?was near- ' er the centre of the channel, and all the vessels were under steam. ( Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, the ( Texas and one or two other vessels , were taking on coal a few miles out at sea but on receiving the report of the Marblehead, the commodore de- < termined to begin operations at once, i Accordingly he transferred his flag to ] the Massachusetts, and followed by i the New Orleans, Iowa and little i Vixen in the order named, started for < the shore at a point about five miles ' west of the harbor entrance. When ; within about o,000 yards of the shore, she turned east, gradually increased , her speed to 10 knots, and as she reachart a noint. nhniif. nOO van. bevond the . ~ i'w ' -*/ I harbor entrance, she let fly two shells from her 13-inch guns. One of them struck the Cristobal Colon fairly, aud the other fell in the water by the side ( of that ship. The guns of Morro opened on the Massachusetts; but she was quickly beyond range. The i New Orleans followed. She bad been i instructed to give attention to the bat- i teries aud draw their fire as much as possible. She did her work to perfec- i tion. Her first shot went straight iu- I to a battery located above Morro, and < sent clouds of dust and debris iuto the air. A couple of more shots knocked ' away portions of the walls of Morro, ' and every shot fired from the vessel did damage. The batteries of Morro were blazing away at the New Orleans | in the meantime; but none of the shots struck her. As the New Orleans passed out of , range, next came the Iowa, which, like ( the Massachusetts, devoted her alien- | tion to the ships in the channel, blazing away at them with her 13-iuch / guns ; but inflicting no serious damage. I The Cristobal Colon fired at the Mas- 1 sachusetts, the New Orleans, and also < the Iowa, as long as these ships were ' in sight. Her shots all went wild. 1 Following the Iowa, came the little Vixen blazing away with her six * pounder, which could do but little ' damage. But all the same she went ! around the track and exposed herself to even greater danger than was incurred hy the Iowa and Massachusetts , which are heavily armored. , Now the Massachusetts made a circle. As she passed the Vixen she ( ordered that vessel to get out of the < dispute. Then she steamed in a thou- '( 3and yards closer to the shore and { went by the batteries at a reduced ( speed. This time the Massachusetts tried her small guns at the fortifica- 1 tions, helping along the work that had ( been commenced by the New Orleans. ' The Cristobal Colon had already got- 5 ten enough and retired out of range ; but the shells from the big guns were sent in amongst the other ships. I On the second round the fire of the j Spaniards was much more energetic i than iu the first. Shells fell all about t the Massachusetts, and some went * over; but most of them dropped , harmlessly into the sea. The ships of i the Spauish fleet were partially obscured by a hill. The Americans had ' to drop their shots over the hill. The Spaniards replied with vigor ; but with 1 very poor aim, many shots from their 1 vessels falling more than two miles ( from the Americans. After the Massachusetts had a sec- , ond time passed the point at which , she could do damage, she turned to t the open sea followed by the other vessels. In all about 300 shots were fired by the Spaniards aud less than 100 by the Americans. The Spaniard kept < blazing away long after the Americans were a mile beyond range. Not a man was hurt on any of the i American vessels, and the damage to the ships, if any at all, was slight. That the Spanish batteries were badly battered there is no doubt, and there is good reason to believe that the Uristobal L'olou is cousideraoiy useu up. Schley's principal object was to find out what he would have to do before be could get into the harbor after the Spaniards, and this be did. The entrance to the harbor is protected by contact and electric mines, and it is thought that these will have to be cleaned out with the help of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. After this, it is believed that Schley intends to go in and do up Cervera, as Dewey did the Spaniards ut Manila. The dispatches published Friday morning mentioned rumors of an attack on Santiago from behind by the insurgents. It was stated that a ' bloody fight was going on ; but these ' rumors has no confirmation. While the ships mentioned were ' steaming past the channel entrance, pouring fire into the Spanish ships and batteries and receiving ibe Span- ? ish fire in return, tbe Brooklyn, Texas and other vessels continued out be- ; yond range, quietly watching tbe j engagement. ] Tbe Oregon and other large vessels are said to be on the way to join < Schley, and the belief now is that 1 within a very short time the news from Santiago will be interesting. ROSS-KETCH EN. Interesting Social Event at Whmnboro ' Last Wednesday. For The Yorkvllle Enquirer. > On Wednesday afternoon. June 1, the 1 doors of the Associate Reformed church, at Winnsboro, S. C.t were thrown open t to receive thos about to assemble to see consummated a contract in which many 1 people of York county, and especially 1 of Fairfield county, were greatly interested. \ Look above and note the contracting ( parties. Rev. McElwee Ross, of Oxford, j Pa., formerly of this county, and Miss Lylla Boyd Ketchen, of Winnsboro. The groom, a son of the late Dr. Ross, has just completed his theological course i in the Alleghany seminary, and having i received a call to Oxford, Pa., as pastor t r)f the United Presbyterian church, is < now ready to enter upon the duties of his t pastorate there, and to add strength, 1 power and ability to his life work, he < determined to have on his entrance there 1 cne more powerful than man to encotwage and cheer bim in his labors. The j bride, a bright and noble daughter of t Mrs. Priscilla Ketchen, had given her t consent to be the one who should aid in i adding power and influence to the one to t whom she had given her hand and heart, j This fair daughter of Fairfield represents j woman in the true sense of that word? j ane able to comfort and strengthen as 1 they pass along the road to success and 1 prominence which we now see before J them. The church, on this memorable t afternoon, was in the hands of six ush- a are?two gentlemen, Messrs. Robt. Ketch- s sn, a brother of the bride, and James B. 1 Kennedy, and four young ladies, Misses . Nannie and Ray Cumtnings, Christina 8 Elliot and Sue Ketchen, a sister of the a bride. i Having filled the church to overflow- J ing, as the bauds of the clock pointed to 8 " w of*Kj{no nf \forarlolouhnhri'a J.UU IJ? UI||, tuo Oliuiuo v/l w wedding march, rendered by Mrs. W. H. Fleunigan, began to give forth the sweetest of music, Messrs. Robert Ketchen and i Jame9 B. Kennedy entered, followed by * Misses Christina Elliot and Ray Cum- J inings, next Misses Nannie Cutnmings \ and Sue Ketchen, and last the bride upon the arm of her brother, Mr. Thomas j Ketchen, and were met before the mar- r riage altar by the groom, who entered t through the church parlor, upon the arm I Df Mr. W. B. McGinn is. I As the strains of music ceased, the Rev. 0. E. McDonald, assisted by the Revs, j John T. Chalmers and Oliver Johnson, r began the ceremony for which so many f loving friends were eagerly watching, and J within a few minutes the two hearts that j. beat as two, were no longer two ; but one. a The ceremony used was the Episcopal t which, was a very solemn and impresnive one, and it was the general verdict ^ if those present?"the prettiest ceremony f ,hcy had ever seen solemnized." The bride wore a handsome traveling I gown of tan cheviot, trimmings of shaded J brown and tan applique and turquoise blue corded silk. The hat was an artistic jreation of tan and brown with corn flow- c ;rs. In the hands of the bride was a ^ jeautiful bouquet of "bride roses." The four lady ushers were becomingly " gowned in white taffeta suits, with large ] ibbon sashes and bengaline ties, pic- o iresque hats, draped with net, nodding ? ilack plumes and violets and dainty * white fans on silver cords. ? The groom, best man, and the gentlelien ushers wore black cutaway suits, g with white taffeta tics. The church was decorated with a great j leal of taste and beauty. In front of the ? irgan was a rare collection of box flow >rs, and on each side of the pulpit was a t jreat mound, as it were, of pot llowers t; lelicately and tastefully arranged. The church was darkened and lamps ighted, and to the right and left of the >rgan were large candelabra, all of which nade the scene grand and more impreslive. The presents to the bride were many, j. leautiful and useful. Space forbids me . o mention these, so I refer to two only. ' First, a service of silver, given by the * iride's mother, brothers and sisters, vhich is very beautiful and is in itself a ? reasure; and second, portraits of the h 'room s father and mother, which will o ie prized far above words can tell. These ^ vere given by the groom's sister, Miss \lice Ross. Immediately aller the ceremony, the liarriago party went to the depot, and is mi id words of congratulation mingled ^ ,vith tears of joy, they boarded the north jound train for their future home, Ox- . brd, Pa. x. 3 n Jntil January 1st, 1899, For 81.22. a The Twiok-a-Wkek Enquirer, tilled r ,vith the best and most reliable up-to-date 1 lews, will be furnished from the date of v his issue until January 1899, for ?1.22. v LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. G. E. Thomas, two miles north of Yorkville?Has in his possession an estray . yearling which he wants the owner to have. Grist Cousins?Intimate that they will sell you goods cheaper than anybody else. They offer you lemons at 20 cents a dozen and collar pads at 20 cents each. Hurt A Hart?Announce a dissolution of the firm heretofore existing for the practice of law. John R. Hart?Wants to secure a number of volunteers for a company with which he is connected for service in the volunteer army of the United States. W. H. Gibbcs <ii Co., Columbia, S. C.? s Have arranged with Sam M. Grist, of Yorkville, to represent their establishment in York county, and by calling on him you can be supplied with all kinds of machinery, including threshers, engines, boilers, horsepowers, cotton gins of every kind, the Murray ginning system, piping, steam gauges, water gauges, steam iitlings of all kinds, piping, etc. John R. Ashe, Treasurer of York Cotton mills?Gives notice of his desire to buy a second hand cotton press. ROCK HILL. DISTRICT. Following are the current appointments if Rev. J. A. Campbell, presiding elder if the Rock Hill district: Richburg, El Bethel, April 30, May 1. York circuit, St. Paul, May 7. York station May 0,8. Blackstock. Bethlehem, May 14,15. Chesterfield, Ebenezer, May 20. Jefferson, Antioch, May 21, 22. IYadesville, Hopewell, May 28, 29. Hickory Grove, Vernon, June 4. Blacksburg, J une 4,5. Kortb Rock Hill, June 10. Rock Hill station, night, June 10,12. Rock Hill circuit, June 11,12. The regular quarterly conference in this , listrict will be held at Fort Mill, July r-io. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr, dougD aieeie, 01 ijowrysviutj, is (pending a few days in Yorkville. Miss Luia McClain is home from the \gnes-Scott institute, to spend her vacaion. Miss Daisy Euart, of Gaston ia, is in iforkville, visiting Mr. Pelbarn Morrow's ainily. Mr, H. A. D. Neely is still improving. 1 tie is now able to be up and walk about be bouse. Mr. and Mrs. T. F, McDow returned rom Baltimore last week. Mrs. McDow's lealth has been very much improved. An Alumni Association was orgauized it the recent coinmencement exercises of 2okesbury Conference school, Mr. H. Strauss, of Yorkville, was elected iresident of the association. CHESTER'S- QUARANTINE. The Chester Bulletin does not think nucb of the foolish attempt to quarmtine the town against smallpox. It binks tbat if tbe disease exists at all, >f which fact it is evidently doubtful, here is as much danger of its being wrought in by privileged classes as by :lasses tbat are not privileged. In its ast issue it has tbe following: We think it is about time for tbe auhoritiesto raise tbe quarantine here. It las been tbe merest farce all along, but ecently become such a grotesque comedy hat it is becoming ridiculously nauseatng. It is a principle of international law hat for a quarantine to be legal it must )e effective. Some people are permitted o come here from Columbia and other nfected points and mingle with the peo)le, while some are denied this privilege, rhe exemptions from the operation of he ordinance declaring quarantine are so lumerous that the quarantine is inoperaive and utterly useless. Do away with < onti.o hnmhni, anH fraud. eentlemen. md let everybody come. There is no lense and use in putting the taxpayers to be expense of maintaining such a laughible spectacle. The money spent iu hirug throe extra officers to enforce the law, is it is enforced, might as well be spent in i huge bonfire so far as it has any effect n keeping the smallpox ,'away from here. Either make the quarantine ironclad or ibolish it altogether. PAUL G. M'CORKLE MARRIED. The following, which will be of iuter!st to many York county people, is from he Charlotte Observer of Thursday. Mr. ffcG'orkle is a son of Probate Judge W. I. McCorkle, and a former citizen of iforkville: Mr. Paul McCorkle and Miss Eilleen jemmond, of Lancaster, S. C., were marled yesterday afternoon at the home of he bride, in Lancaster, the ceremony jeing performed by Rev. J. E. Carlyle, )astor of the Methodist church. The marriage had been kept a secret, mly a few intimate friends here aud there )eing apprised of the fact. There were 10 attendants, no best man and no maid if honor, just a simple ceremony in the iresence of a few relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. McCorkle took north)ound train shortly alter the ceremony ;nd passed through here last night on he vestibule, en route to Washington, rhey were met at the station by Mr. and ' drs. J. M. Scott, special friends of Mr. dcCorkle, and Mr. M. C. Mayer and amily, to whom the bride is related. ,ni - 1?1 - ! ? 1 ? ?!-? ? /.,? ?.MM l?ororl l ne nriue is pieasautiy icihcuk'siw. lereasa guest last winter of Miss Mary layer. She is a daughter of Mr. VV. D, jemiiiond, and a young woman of many ttrartions. The groom is well known in social ircles in the Carolina. He is related to drs. Thomas Grier, Mrs. John Walter Jiller and sisters, Mrs. Rufus Barringer. \ nd Mrs. E. S.Steele, of this city. For nine years he has been a classifier for leath & Springs, in Lancaster. He is ne of the most popular young men in ither of the Carolinas. His host of riends here and elsewhere wish him ;ood luck and a golden wedding. LOCAL LACONICS, alesday For June. Next Monday, June 6, is salesday for une. Vashee, Wasliee. Rock Hill has a Chinese laundryman, lie first so far as we have any informaion, to attempt to establish himself in * his section. He is known as Sain Lee. 'ow at Raleigh. The Raleigh correspondent of the Charutte Observer says : It is said to be quite robable that Prof. E. P. Moses will again econie superintendent of Raleigh's pubic schools, to succeed Prof. Howell, who i in the Second regiment. Vork on the Road. Mr. M. L. Thomasson reports that the rading and macadam work on the C'barjtto road is now completed from the utskirts of Yorkville to a point beyond -i is residence, a distance of more tban a uile and a half. Mr. Thomassou is deighted with the work that has been aud i still being done. turglar Scare. There was a burglar scare over in Fort / Iill last Sunday night. The night watchnan heard a noise in the bank and went l'ter Cashier Meachain. Mr. T. B. Belk emained on guard with a drawn pistol, 'he cashier's revolver aud Winchester rere both in the bank, and he was somewhat dubious about trying to enter.