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Scraps and .facts. ? Newark, N. J., despatch, 24th: An "indignation" meeting of Newark Negroes was held here tonight to protest against the race riots in the south. A Rev. Carter presided and the attendance was about 300. Thr "feature" of the everting was an address hy Editor Manley, late of Wilmington. He explained the alleged motive for his now famous editorial, aud derided the action of the white people in the Wilmington section. Daring to assert his right of citizenship, ho said, was the oa/ioIIoH fpiniB nf which the KJUIJ OV'vauvu v.. ? blacks are guilty. In a resolution which was adopted the action of the authorities in the south was deprecated, and an amendment to the constitution of the United Stales called for, so that "in cases of emergency where governors fail to act," the president can send troops into any state. ? Governor Bloxham's call for a national convention to assemble at Tampa, Fla., on February 8, to suggest and formulate plans for reorganizing the national guard, is receiving favorable support from state executives. The object of the convention will be to aid the government in placing the militia on the most effective possible footing. The Florida state superintendent of education has extended invitations to superintendents of education in all staces, inviting them to the convention, to consider the introduction of a military drill system for public schools of the United KI&16S ID ID6 lUlClCSl Ui uavuwioujj subordination and physical development. The school board of Toronto, Canada, will be invited to send a company of their military-trained school boys to the convention. ? Twenty-five years ago the southern states produced 70 per cent, of the cotton of the world. Now they produce 85 per cent. Other cotton producing countries have not fallen off in production ; but they are making more than they did. But our country has increased faster than the others. In 1872 the average price of cotton was 22.19, aud then print cloth was 7.88. From that date an increase in production and a decline in price began. The crop of 1879 was nearly double that of 1872 and at .quite half the price of that crop. Cotton was 10.84 and priut cloth 3.93. From that time -till 1890 the price did not vary far either way from 10.50. Iu 1891 it struck a descending scale and has not been able to rally. Downward has been its tendency, and today it is cheaper than it has ever been in its history. ? Rear Admiral Joseph N. Miller, recently detached from the command of the Pacific station, was placed on the retired list last Tuesday on accouut of his age. The vacancy thus created in the highest grade of the navy will be filled by the promotion of Commodore H. L. Howison, now commanding the Boston navy yard. The naval orders of Tuesday contain au announcement of the retirement of Rear Admiral Frauois M. Bunce, on the 25th. Admiral Bunce is commandant of the New York navy yard, generally regarded as the most important shore command in the navy. Rear Admiral George Dewey will be the ranking admiral in the navy, upon the retirement of Admiral Bunce uext month. It is understood that the president will recommend to congress the recreation of the office of admiral or vice admiral for the special benefit of Admiral Dewey, and there is uot much doubt that congress will enact the necessary legislation. ? The Rev. Dr. L. G. Braughton, pastor of the Third Baptist church of Atlanta, made au innovation on last Sunday in the methods of his church which caused a sensation iu bis flock. Hitherto six staid aud sober deacons have passed around the collection plates; but that uight six young women of the congregation performed the duty. The substitution caused many curious changes. Young men and susceptible bachelors, who previously had been in the habit of dropping small coins into the plate, searched nervously in their clothiug for fugitive quarters and half dollars, and eventually gave much more than they expected to give when they entered the church. The young women preserved the gravest demeanor, making the rounds of every aisle and stopping before every member of the congregation. When they marched solemnly to the pulpit to the swelling notes of the organ, their plates were well filled. Ou counting the amount turned in, it was found that the collection was larger than any in recent months. ? A soecial of Wednesday to the Macon Telegraph from Mouticello, Ga., says: When Ed Merriwether, the Negro, was drawn up to a tree yesterday to be lynched, he confessed to the murder of the youug white man and said three other Negroes, Irvin Chaney, Jake Glover and Mary Ramey, assisted him. After disposing of Merriwether, the mob rushed back to the jail to get the other Negroes, who had been arrested on suspicion. Ropes were put around their neoks and tfrey were dragged to the place where Merriwether's bullet-riddled body was hanging. A large number of citizens had heard of the effort to lynch the other three Negroes and they rushed to the scene. It was only by the most vigorous efforts that this lynching was prevented. One of the Negroes was about to be drawn up on a limb when a young it'Kitn roan mmnnd e/1 anrl nnt nuiiv UJWU jUUi^7V\l 1V/I UiiU vuv the rope. The mob then gave up and the three Negroes were turned over to the sheriff". They are now in jail. In his confession, the Negro lynched yesday said that he aud his companions killed young Pope to get the money from his pockets. ? Chicago Inter-Ocean : The Chickasaw legislature, now in session at Tishamingo, I. T., has passed a law which is intended to stop white men from marrying Indian women by taxing them $t>00 for a marriage license. There are about 10,000 full-blooded Indians in the Chickasaw tribe, while the others are about T)0,000 in number, and are half and quarter blood, and among them are many squawmen. These squawmen are white men who have married Iudian women and settled upou Indian lands. This practice is not to the liking of the full-blooded Indians ; but they were powerless until recently. At the last tribal election the full-bloods, for the first time in 20 years, got control of the council. Since then they have made life a burden for the half-breeds and squawmen. Many laws have been passed detrimental to their interests ; but the most effective action of all was taken last week, when the price of a marriage license was raised from $50 to $600. This is applicable only to white men who would marry Indian women. Considering, however, that the average Chickasaw girl has tribal property to the value of about $3,000, the marriage license mav not vet affect the shrewd white speculators who have been marrying the Chickasaw belles for revenue only. mile |}orfeviUe inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1898. ? If the Federal government had been as particular when it mustered />..? ifo onUioro oftor the f!ivil war. as UUb HO OVlUIOto Mibvi vuw w. ... j it now is, the pension roll, instead of being $150,000,000, annuaily, would be less than one-twentieth of that amount. ? Rear Admiral Dewey has refused an offer of $5,000 for a short magazine article on the subject of the Philippines. He says he is too busy to write. Hobson recently got $6,000 for such an article describing bis Merimac adventure. HOPELESS HOPE. It is strange with what tenacity people will continue to hold on to a hopeless hope. The condition suggested is illustrated every day ; but with no individual does it come out more strongly than in the case of the cotton planter. Not long ago we heard of a man who said he was going to plant as much cotton next year as be did this year. He admitted that although he had raised a larger crop this year than ever before in his life, and at less cost, he has made do money. And it is from this very fact he has arrived at the strange determination suggested. He figures that so many people having come out behind this year, many will not try cotton again next year, and the result will be a much smaller crop at a higher price per pound and he will make a ten strike. Of course people will speculate, and this is very good reasoning, except in our opinion it has one serious defect. The gentleman does not take into consideration the fact that perhaps 90 per cent, of the cotton farmers of the south will reason the very same way, with the result of raising a still larger crop next year than has been raised this year. Under the circumstances, we think that the very best thing the farmers of York county can do will be to go on and carry out their intentions with regard to the putting in of a large acreage of wheat, and that they devote themselves from now on in the consideration of ways and means to get money out of other crops, independent of cotton. Every farmer should continue to raise some cotton ; but then be ought not to raise so much as heretofore. THE COST OF JUSTICE. In the last issue of The Enquirer we promised that iu another article we would endeavor to show wherein some of the more serious defects in the present magistrate system may be remedied by the adoption of the county court system, and at about the same, or even less, cost. Ac olrpadv indicated, the most se rious defect in the magistrate system is ignorance?ignorance of the law ? and of the tremendous responsibilities of the office of magistrate. This ignorance, of course, is chargeable to the magistrates themselves; but at the same time these officers are not to be held responsible. The responsibility is to be attributed to a fault in the system. Although the pay of magistrates is larger in York county than in most of the counties, even here the idea of securing the services of men learned in the law at any such price is ridiculous. And if the pay should be made sufficient to command the capacity that is absolutely necessary, the system would be much more expensive than a sparsely-settled country could afford. Economy, of course, is a most important consideration ; but it is not the only element that enters into this problem. One of the lawyers with whom The Enquirer representative discussed the matter the other day, said : "I believe in economy if we can have it on a decent basis; but if we can't have economy on a decent basis, I don't want it." When he made the ^ ~ in min/1 f ho frrp? f pp. reinara, ue imu iu uuium mx, b. sponsibility and power that is vested in magistrates. This responsibility involves the peace and welfare of communities, and the power involves the property and liberty of citizens. The importance of haviug such power aud responsibility vested, therefore, only in men well versed in the law, is most manifest. Aud us suggested by the lawyer quoted, economy is only a secondary consideration. But fortunately a change for the better?a change that will place the powers and responsibilities now devolving upon magistrates, in the hands of men better fitted, by education aud traiuing, to bear them, to the increased welfare of the people of the county? can be secured with but little, if any, additional expense. The improvement referred to is to be had by the adoption of the county court system. rTKio nnnnto nniirt. iilpa iq nn new J.1JIO WUUV thiog. It is in practical operation in North Carolina and Georgia, the states on either side of us, and the fact is that the states which vest such tremendous powers and responsibilties, as does South Carolina in untrained, and, in many cases, almost illererate individuals, are the exception. The leading minds in our late constitutional convention recognized the inadequacy of the present system, and with the section permitting the establishment of county courts, provided for its improvement. The only reason, in our opinion, why the county courts were not actually established by the constitutional convention, was because a majority of the members were uot far enough advanced for it, and the long headed statesmen who championed the idea had the provision incorporated in the belief that it would only be a matter of time until the better system would be adopted. Now it is not our purpose to undertake to outline the details of an act providing for a county court system. That is a work that can best be done by some able lawyer who fully understands the ends to be attained. But at the same time, for the benefit of those who would unaertaxe to ngure uui tbe expense per day to be as great as that of the circuit court, we would suggest that tbe amount of macbiuery and detail that there is to select from, is almost inexhaustible. There are a dozen ways in which the magistrate system can be improved upon immeasurably, without going outside the constitution, or without increasing, to the amount of a single dollar, the present cost of tbe administration of justice. For instance, we have just made an examination of the report of the county treasurer for 1897, filed June 17, 1898, for the purpose of getting at some idea of court expenses. The salaries of the judge, solicitor and stenographer are, of course, paid by the state, and for present purposes, do not enter into the calculation. The principal item of expense is for jurors and witnesses and fees of the clerk and sheriff. The pay of jurors and witnesses is on a per diem basis, and that of tbe clerk and sheriff on tbe basis of the amount of work done. During tbe year 1897, the amount paid to jurors, witnesses, clerk and sheriff, was $3,381.10. Other items would easily run the sum up to $3,500. In 1896, a single terra of the court cost for jurors and witnesses alone $2,374.35; but for the present estimate we will only use tbe expenses in 1897. It is a common complaint from grand juries, lawyers and judges, that magistrates send up to the circuit court m a n ,r naaoa tVioh chmiM hp disnnspd of "'""J "*"*V 1 in tbeir own jurisdiction ; and it is a well known fact tbat more than half of the time of the court of general sessions is taken up with the trial of cases, which, under the constitution, "could be placed within the jurisdiction of u county court. The large number of light sentences?15 and 30 days and 2 and 3 months?recently imposed by Judge Klugh for petty offenses, is a good illustration of this fact. If we should estimate that 75 per cent, of circuit court business is with cases that could he safely put within the jurisdiction of a county court, we would not be far wrong; but to be safe we will put the estimate at 50 per cent., remembering to call attention to the fact that the expense is in proportion. The present salary expense of the magistrate system?that is, to the taxpayers?for criminal business alone, was shown by Major Hart the other day to be $2,650 a year. If the jurisdiction of the magistrates were limited, as suggested by Mr. Spencer, to the mere issuing of commitments in criminal cases, and their number limited to about six?for that would be as many as would be necessary?the expeuse on their account could be reduced to less than $1,000 a year. Now then, with $1,690.55 saved from the circuit court expenses, and $1,650 saved from the preseut magistrate system, we would have the sum of $3,340 to be devoted to the annual expenses of the criminal business in the couniy court. This, as we shall presently show, would be sufficient to run the whole business on a pretty liberal basis ; but let us not forget that under the present system, in civn cases oeiore magistrates, the losing litigants have to pay the cost of juries aud other expenses, aud with this source of revenue also available, the situation need not be especially cramped. Now, in our opinion, we could get a pretty good county judge for $700 and a pretty good prosecuting attorney for $300, making $1,000 for the two ; but let us take Mr. Brice's figures of $1,000 and $800, making $1,800, and we have $1,740 left with which to pay jurors and witnesses. We are already drawing five petit juries and a grand jury each year. Suppose we continue to draw them and use them also at the monthly terms of the county court. The constitution does not fix the number of grand jurors to constitute a pan el, and neither does it fix the number of petit jurors. So we will have only 12 grand jurors to attend the sessions of county courts, and we will only call for 15 petit jurors at each term, allowing six to sit on a case at a time. There will be little waste of time on the part of the jurors, as all but three will be employed constantly ; and as about four or five days' work in each month will be sufficient to keep up with the business, the economy here will be sufficient to allow liberal pay for the services of the sheriff and clerk. Of course these remarks are only in the nature of suggestions; but they are practical. They have been tested and have satisfactorily stood the test. But, as we have already said, there are numerous other ways; some more expensive and some less expensive. However, the necessity for making some reform along this line seems imperative. So far us economy is concerned, almost any system that is calculated to increase respect for the law, better preserve the liberty of the citizen and strengthen the foundations of good government, will be found to be cheap at almost any price. And in this case, economy seems to be on the side of reform. DEATH ROLL OP THE FIRST. Names of the South Carolina Soldiers who Died In Their Country's Service. Columbia Register. As a result of the Hispano-American war there are 18 newly made graves in South Carolina. When the First regiment was mustered into service and went to defend the country's hon or, llllie uiu iue suiuiero auutipaic decimation in their ranks. The one prevalent idea, the one uppermost in their minds, was duty, and perhaps the thought of the death of even one ' soldier never occurred to them. Several of the companies lost no i men from illness, and the heaviest misfortune to befall one co npany was the loss of five men. The first death to occur in the regiment was about six weeks after the regimeut was mus tered into service. In most of the in' stances death resulted from fever. Only one commissioned officer in the regiment is numbered with the , dead. That is Colonel Joseph K. Alston, whose recent death is well remembered and is still lamented here. The majority of those who died in the line of duty were privates. There was "Only oue death in Company B. The victim was John M, Kinard, private, from Newberry, who died of consumption ou the 19th ol ' July. Company C lost two men. The first death was that of Sergeant John S. Murray, of Anderson. He was taken sick with typhoid fever and died at his home on the 10th of September. Private John D. Gambrell, of Honea Path, was the next to succumb to fever aud his death occurred on the 29th of October. Iu comDanv F there was only one death and this was of heart failure. Private Gray R. Vaughn, of Greenville, the victim, died on the 6th of September. There were three deaths in company " H. The first was Private William Matthews, of Greenville, who died with fever on August 6lb. On the 17th of August, Private Thos. J. Stines, of Greenville, died of meningelis. The third death was that of Private Lawrence L. Turner, of Greenville, from heart failure on September 25tb. The largest list of the dead is that ol . company I. There were five who have answered to the last roll call. They are : Private Wm. D. Owings, of Marion, who died with fever on the 17th of July ; Private Arthur A. McElratb, of Spartanburg, death caused from fever on the 16th of September; Private David H. Holstein, of Batesburg, with fever, September 24th ; Private James 0. Eskew, of Greenville, congestion of the brain, September 29th; Private Joseph A. Quick, of Columbia, fever, October 3rd. In company L there were three , deaths, as follows: Private John A. Best, of Ulmers, fever, June 9lh ; Private Samuel F. Colyar, of Edgefield, fever, July 19th ; Private William E. Turner, of Cope, fever, October 28th ; Private Charles Nimman, Grover, fever, October 28th. There was only one death in company M, and that was of Private Dwight M. Dick, of Sumter, who died with fever at Chickamauga, on the 9th of July. MERE-MENTION. A Utica. Ohio, bank was robbed of $15,000 last Wednesday while the bank officials were at dinner. The robbers left no clue as to their identity. Mme Dreyfus received a letter ter Wednesday from her husband, the prisoner of Devil's Islaud, reported to be dead. The boiler of a locomotive on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, exploded last Wednesday, killing the engineer and fireman. A powder mill exploded at LaMotte, Mo., on Wednesday, killing six men and wounding a number of others. Two large lake steamers?the Tampa and the Arthur Orr?were wrecked on Lake Superior last Wednesday. The two vessels represented a value of $450,000. Harry B. Kalrick, who swindled his employers at Fitzgerald, Ga., out of a large sum of money, has been captured at Columbus, Ohio. The Baldwin hotel, of Sau Francisco, was burned on Wednesday. Two men are known to have been burned to death, four were injured and eleveu are missing. The war investigating commission, which has been at work in New York this week, goes to Boston today. The trustees of the Central Baptist church, of Jersey City, receutly granted the use of the baptismal pool to a Negro church, and Rev. I. M. B. Thompson, the pastor, threatens to resign unless the permission is withdrawn. There was a fake prize fight between Corbett and Sharkey in New York last Tuesday. The fight was awurded to Sharkey on an alleged foul committed by Corbett's second ; but the fake was exposed and the referee declared all bets off. The Spanish government has accepted the resignation of General Blanco u captain general of Cuba. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDKX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Ganson Dry Goods Company?Say that they are not going to wait until the end of the season to sell their winter clothing at cut prices; but they have already made the cut and announce the prices on sundry suits. Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Announces the arrival of Santa Claus at her store with a large stock of splendid Christmas presedts which are now on exhibition, atid advises an early call. Louis Roth?Has all kinds of fruits used in cakes, besides figs, dates, shelled al II1UUUS)) 1IJ1UUO iiicub aim uauuomvQi LOOKING FOR A JOB. The Enquirer is not in a position to vouch for the facts of this story ; but it comes pretty straight. One of the young men who met the Carolina and North-Western train last Wednesday night claims to have got ten it from the conductor. At Dallas and Gastonia, the train was met by crowds of men, armed with guns and pistols, and having the appearance of being on the lookout for somebody or something. "Is that Nigger on board ?" asked a member of the crowd at one of the stations. "What Negro?" asked the conductor. "You know what nigger we are after," said the spokesman. "Have you eot. him ?" "Is this a lynching party ?" asked the conductor, somewhat curiously. "Don't make any difference about 1 that," replied the leader; "but if you've got that Digger we waut him." Before the parley was concluded, i men had passed through the train and i ascertained that the object of their search had not been aboard. ' WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. "Yes," remarked a well-known attorney of Yorkville to the reporter, in a conversation a few days ago, "there are many laws in the statute books , that are never enforced, and some of them are important. "For instance," he continued, as he took down a copy of the geueral statutes, "here is something that should be looked after. According to this, . the governor is authorized and required to purchase standard weights and 1 measures, of the kind specified by act of congress, and it is further required that these weights and measures be kept in the offices of the clerk of the court in each couuty. "Now, then," continued the lawyer, "I doubt if the governor ever made such a purchase as he is required to make, and 1 doubt further, if sets of standard weights and measures are to , be found in the office of a single clerk > of the court in the state. And the importance of it. Suppose there should be a dispute between a business man and a customer, cotton buyer and seller, over a pound, gallon or yard, how are you going to settle it ? Without a standard, every man has a right to claim that his weights and measures are the correct ones ; but where there is a standard, such standard must i ' settle all disputes." ELECTRIC LIGHTS. There is a strong probability that before many months more, Yorkville will ,be lighted by electricity. Every1 thing now depends upon the people and the municipal government. Mr. T. Baxter McClain has taken hold of the matter with the intention i of pushing it through to success if it is at all practicable, and this may be > taken as a guarantee that if the proposed enterprise fails to materialize, it will be through no fault of Mr. McClain's. A canvass of the town to see who s would take lights in their business houses and private residences, has been in progress for several days, and although not yet completed, has been quite satisfactory. In addition to this, the town council has under consideration the question of making an appropriation to be expended on a number of arc lights?some 20 or more?properly distributed throughout the town. It is the purpose of Mr. McClain to go into the matter, if be goes into it at all, purely as an individual business ' enterprise. He is now proposing to e. I 1 Kn stonta luruisu luvauucsvcun nguwi a? w ^vuig a month each, and it is bis purpose to proceed with the construction of the necessary plant as soon as he has rea-| sonable assurance that the probable returns will be sufficient to pay expenses, looking for his profit to a development of the business. . THANKSGIVING DAY. So far as the town of Yorkville was concerned, last Thursday was a typical Thanksgiving day. The weather started out cold and clear and moderated considerably as the day grew older, and as usual on such occasions, the streets had the deserted appearance of Sundays. The small boy with the gun and rabbit dog was in evidence in the early morning and again toward evening. Also quite a number of young men took advantage of the holiday for a few hours' enjoymeut at partridge shooting. The reporter has not beard of any remarkable results of the day's snort: but it is not difficult to imag ine that the birds and rabbits bad quite a restless day of it. In accordance with the previously published announcement, union services were held at the Presbyterian church. There was a large congregation in attendance and Rev. A. N. Brunsou preached a most excellent sermon. The collection that was taken up for the various orphanages netted $151 aud a few cents, which amount was divided in accordance with ex pressed preferences between "Thorn- I well," "Connie Maxwell," "Hickory 1, Grove" and "Epworth." The sub- ? scriptions included a check for $50 in | favor of Epworth. Some of the stores of Yorkville re t mained open during the day ; but f business generally was quite dull. ' Quite a number of bales of cotton f were marketed ; but not nearly so much as on other days of the week. , There were, of course, good dinners in most of the Yorkville homes, at c which many friends were hospitably 1 entertained. Taken altogether, the | day was spent by our people most ( pleasantly. ( 1 CHARGED AS REQUESTED. The reference in the editorial in the last issue of The Enquirer to tbe fuct that a certain attorney bad found it necessary to bluff a certain magistrate into charging the jury, will be better understood if explained in detail. Under the constitution, judges and magistrates are required to instruct juries as to tbe law bearing on tbe issues involved in all cases tried before tbem, and under tbe rules of practice attorneys have tbe right to request tbe court to charge as law any proposition tbey desire to have so charged. The judge or magistrate, as tbe case may be, complies with or declines the request as, in his opinion, the proposition may or may not be good law. Requests to charge are usually made as a basis for an appeal and otherwise for tbe advantage of tbe side making the request. In case the court refuses to charge as requested, or he does so charge against tbe objection of tbe opposing side, tbe matter goes up to tbe next higher court for revision, and the action below stands or falls on its soundness or unsoundness. It is not necessary to mention names in tbe present case; but tbe attorney requested tbe magistrate to charge a certain proposition as law, aud the magistrate, of course, not knowing ] whether tbe proposition was correct , f\p ini>nrr?nt. WAS somewhat dubious , about it. He declined to say be would , or would not charge as requested. The matter was important to the | attorney's side of the case, so be read ( the proposition to the jury, and then , turning to the magistrate, said : ( "Now, Mr. Magistrate, you must tell | the jury whether that proposition is ( or is not law." j Though still none the wiser, the , magistrate saw he would have to do , something, and be told the jury that the proposition was good law. ABOUT PEOPLE. ' Mr. F. 0. Withers, of the Columbia ' State, spent Thanksgiving in York- ' ville. 1 Mr. C. G. Parish is going on the road to sell buggies for the Rock Hill Bug- , gy company. Dr. M. YV. White spent Thanksgiv- 1 ing with friends at Riverside, Lancas- ' ter county. i Miss Fannie Parish came over from i Winthrop to spend Thanksgiving Day with her parents. Miss Jessie Fewell, of Rock Hill, is 1 visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs. Robt. J. Herndon. I Miss Alta Fewell and Mr. Lloyd j Philips, of Rock Hill, spent Thanksgiving in Yorkville. , Miss Mamie Meacham, of the grad- , ed school, spent ThanHsgiving day with her parents in Fort Mill. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Perkins, of Chester, were in Yorkville on Thanksgiv- 1 ing day, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. I B. Beard. I Mr. Robt. T. Allison and family haye j removed from the Ashe house on College street, to the Rawlinson house, on ( East Ltoeriy street. Mrs. T. S. BrattOD, who has been on a few weeks' visit to her mother, Mrs. M. H. Metts, returned to her home at Tybee, near Savannah, Ga., last Tuesday. Fort Mill correspondence of the Columbia Stale: W. A. Watson, president of the Millfort mill, has sold his house and lot to T. J. Mackey, secretary of the Fort Mill Manufacturing company. Mr. Watson expects to move to Charlotte. Mr. Watson is quite a young man, but is considered one of the best business men in the whole country. His skillful management of the Millfort mill has made it one of the safest in the up-country. Fort Mill made him mayor of the town when he was 25 years of age. He has taken an active part in everything that tended to build up our town. He is at present chancellor commander of Electra lodge, Knights of Pythias, and from the commencement has recited the ritual from memory. THE MURDERER OF MR. FALLS. | The Gastouia Gazette, issued Wednesday, gives the following account of the capture of the Negro who recently murdered Mr. T. G. Falls at Pleasant Ridge: The Negro who killed Mr. T. G. a Falls was caught near Forest City, F in Rutherford county, ou Tuesday, by d >' T T T71?ll? 1 Itf A Tknmn. lJlC8Sr?, J. U. mils UUU ill. XX. 1UV/Uip- y son, of Gastonia, and Chief of Police c Jones, of Shelby. They heard, Sunday, that he had been seen near Forest City. They started in pursuit, and further ^ inquiry confirmed the report. As they 8 approached the cabin, the Negro ran C out and they caught sight of him flee- o ing to the woods. Firing at almost 8 every step, the men pressed on for two D miles, the Negro ruuning like a deer. . Though there was a $500 reward for the Negro, "dead or alive," it looked F like he would escape. Meeting a twohorse wagon, they took out the team, 31 and on horseback soon caught their e man. He was then taken to Shelby. 3\ These are the maiu facts as published 8 in the Charlotte Observer. News of the capture reached Gastonia about the middle of the afternoon. Within a few minutes a squad of about ci 40 horsemen, many of them carrying D guns, galloped along Main street, causing almost a panic of excitement, ci dany thought they were intent on a ynching trip; but they were only a :ordon who bad been standing guard n the rain along the approaches to own. It is said that a crowd of 30 men 'ode to Shelby that night to get the irisoner and make short work of him. rbey were assured by Messrs. Falls tod Thompson that the Negro was not n jail, and the sheriff offered to allow ,hem to go through all the cells. They vsrft riisannninteri. Yesterday Sheriff Love went to take charge of the prisoner. A telegram rom Shelby received at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon informed The Gazette that Rhyne was safe in jail here; but that Sheriff Love was uniecided as to what be would do with lim. From the Shelby correspondence of he Charlotte Observer, and from other lources, it fippears that on Tuesday light about 100 Gaston county men vent over into Cleveland county for .be purpose of lynching the-Negro Rhyne. The crowd approached withn about three miles of Shelby and tent a delegation into the town to reconnoitre the situation. Shelby has a lew and improved jail that would be difficult to break into, and, besides, the iberiff of Gaston county was on hand ;o assist the sheriff of Cleveland county n the duty of guarding the prisoner. [Jnder the circumstances, the mob decided that to make an attack on the ail would be useless, and no attack was made. It'was understood that Rbyne would probably have to be renoved to the Gaston county jail at Dallas at sometime before the trial, iod on the suggestion that there would 30 doubt be another good opportunity Lo dispose of the Negro, the mob iispersed. Mr. R. H. Croaninger, of Yorkville, saw Rhyue at LiDColntou Thursday right. The Negro was en route to Charlotte from Shelby, having been Drought by way of Lincolnton over the Carolina Central. "He was transferred at Lincolnton," said Mr. Croaninger, "to the Narrow Gauge, as if tie was to'be taken to Dallas; but the train stopped at the crossing, where the fellow was transferred back to the Carolina Central. I saw Rhyne on the Narrow Gauge train. He seemed to to badly frightened, and every time a ioor was opened, he looked as if be was on the lookout. When goiug from nne train to the other, he walked as if be were getting paid at so much a itep, and the steps bad value according to length and celerity. Within a few moments after the transfer was made, several men appeared with Winchesters; but tbey were too late, rhere was some talk to the effect that the Carolina Central train would probibly be held up at Stanley Creek ; but whether or not this was done, I do not snow." Inquiry of Lincolnton by telegraph yesterday morning developed that nothing was known there of the whereabouts of the Negro, and there a good reason to believe that the transfer to Charlotte was made in safety. LOCAL LACONICS. Price of Cotton. The price of cotton yesterday ranged rrom 4$ to 5? cents. Bad Holiday. The convicts on the cbain gang were allowed to observe Sunday customs on Thanksgiving day. rhe Enquirer's Way. The best newspaper gets there first with the most news. Of every important matter it tells when, where and tiow.. It Is Mot Too Late. People who desire to enter The Enquirer's premium contest may do so it any time. Our offer for the largest jlub of new names is an especially inciting proposition. Pushing Work Rapidly. Ground has been broken for the adlition to the York Cotton mill, and work is being pushed with great rapidty. The company is going to be able iccomplish all that it set out to ac:omplish. Slutted With Cotton. The platform at the Carolina and Northwestern depot at this place is iterally glutted with cotton, and the ipproaches to the waiting room are low lanes, enclosed on two sides with :otton bales. ror Hickory Orove Orphanage. Members of the Yorkville Associate Reformed church made quite a hand lome contribution in kind, to the iickory Grove orphanage on Thanks;iving day. Among other things, the :ontributions included a barrel of ugar. lesldence Burned* A telephone message from Sharon, resterday, brought the information hat the residence of Mr. Elijah Nix, ,bout five miles southeast of that >lace, was destroyed by fire on Thurslay night at about 12 o'clock. There has no insurance, inly a Small Crop. Mr. C. H. Smith, who has been supilying a large part of the celery conumed in Rock Hill, Yorkville and Chester for the past three seasons, has nly a small crop this year. For reaods of his own, he failed to set out so iuch as usual; but will soon be on he market with his limited supply. 'rpnnrnil For the Winter Trade. Messrs. Glenn & Allison, the local tock dealers, have just completed the rection of a large horse and mule table on their lot on East Jefferson treet. They are now prepared to andle their business during the wiu;r and spring with all reasonable faility. eath of an Old Citizen. Mr. Cyrus Moore, one of the oldest itizens of Bullock's Creek township,