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Straps and Jfartis. L. J. Metcalf, the accomplice of SampBon, Chief Clerk of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, was released from arrest in Auburn, N.Y., oh giving bail for $5,000. A man in Wayne County is feeding a cow pn iuniper berries to get her to give gin and milk. It can't be done, any more than a hen can lay scrambled eggs by stirring her up with a pole. A queer wedding took place in New York a few days ago. A father and son married a mother and daughter?the strange part of it being that the father married the daughter and the mother married the son. Hon. S. L. Hoge, the member of Congress from South Carolina who was elected by the House of Representatives, is going to open a law office in Columbia. The correspondent of the Charleston Republican says he has ever^ prospect for a large practice. Major J. E. Bacon, of Edgefield, having been proposed by several papers as a candidate for Congress from the third congressional district, has accepted the nomination. He takes the resolutions of the press conference as his platform of principles. The Guardian learns that Sampson, the forger of the Blue Ridge coupons, who has 1- ?^ J / i-J? AR AAA V.AI1 oeen reieaseu iruia uusiuuy uu vu,\j\j\j uau, has departed the State; and there is now but little prospect of his being brought to aceount for his great crime. On last Saturday night two or three freight cars of the up-freight train of the S. \ C. Railroad were smashed about fifty-four * miles from Columbia. The cars were laden with molasses, which formed quite a pond in. the vicinity of the accident. ?- Last week a fool in Sullivan county, Indiana, said that if he could not sell his young mare for 8180 before Saturday he would shoot her. He could find no man who would give him more than 8120, so on Saturday he took her to the woods and shot her. Jefferson Davis was chosen at the Easter election one of the vestrymen of St Lazarus church, at Memphis, the rector of which is ' the Rev. John T.. Wheat, father of Colonel C. Roberdeau Wheat and Captain John T. Wheat, of the Confederate service, both of whom were killed in action during the late war. The weather telegraphs of Europe now predict the condition of the weather from England to Sicily for many hours before hand with perfect regularity. The losses thus averted may be calculated at a high figure. The Paris and London papers puDlish the telegrams as carefully as they do fluctuations on 'Change. The kitchen and another outhouse on the premises of Mr. Joseph Wylie, near Lewisville, now occupied by J. Newton Whitesides, were destroyed bv fire on the night of Tuesday, 10th mst. It is supposed that the'fire caught accidentally from the stove pipe attached to the cooking stove. Loss about $400. No insurance.?Chester Reporter. We regret to announce the death of a young and promising minister of the Methodist Church?the Rev. E. G. Gage. This gentleman was engaged in his work near Graniteville, 8. C., where, we presrme he, died. Mr. Gage was stationed here at one time, and his death will be lamented by many friends.? Columbia* Phoenix. MilWaukie, Wisconsin, has two Germans who have been in business together seyeral years, who never have trusted a man a cent, nor kept a book. They divide up every night, and when they buy anything, even the smallest, each men lays down his half of the purchase money, and they pay all bills the same way. They are rich. _ The Southern Presbyterian General Assembly met in Louisville, Ky., last Thursday, and was opened with a sermon by Rev. Stuart Robinyn, D. D., from the text, "I am n<jt ashamed of the gospel of Christ.* After this Rev. R. L. Dabney, D. D., cf Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, was elected moderator, and Rev. James H. Nail, of Georgia, temporary clerk. We regret to learn that Mrs. Farr, wife of our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. R. C. Farr, died, at the residence of her husband, . on Saturday last, after a severe illness of only five hours, leaving a devoted husband and three small - children in deep sorrow for her death. Mrs. Farr was a lady of purity of character and her loss will be much felt among oil lrtft lrnaw Vior ? TTninn TiniPM. Ellis Monday was arrested and lodged in Columbia jail on Saturday, on the charge of beiDg one of the burglars who robbed the bank of Scott, Williams & Co. He was brought before Judge Melton on a writ of habeas corpus, but the Solicitor asking further time, the hearing of the case was postponed until Thursday. The Guardian says Mouday, if a robber, is certainly a most genteel and intelligent one. .! Congressman Pearce, of the Fifth District of Mississippi, has appointed a colored boy cadet at West Point. His name is Michael Howard, and he is a son of a representative in the present State Legislature. The Jackgon Pilot says he is an exceedingly bright and intelligent young man. It seems probable that the next class at West Point will contain several colored cadets. . Three or four Congressmen announce their intention of appointing colored boys. A traveller who demanded his trunk at a Baltimore depot before all others, and was told by the Irish-baggage master that he must have patience and wait his turn, turned upon the baggage-master with "You'rean impudent dog." To which he of the trunks rejoined: "An' faith, ye are a monkey, and it's a great pity that, when we two were made bastes, ye wasn't made an illiphant, so that ye could have ver blasted trunk under yer nose all the time." * A coroner's jury in Charleston have brought in a verdict of criminal negligence against Messrs. John J. Boyden, C. D. Rufpo and John Ayers, (despatcher of train, engineer and conductor) of the South Carolina j Railroad, in the recent collision by which a J negro boy, named Mishaw, was killed. The coroner disapproved of the verdict, but was compelled to sign it. Nine of the jurymen could neither read or write. The parties implicated were put in jail, but in a few hours were released under a writ of habeas corpus, and gave bail for their appearance at court. Ti .i.iJ of flio A rrrioiilfnral Ttlirpnil ' It 19 tHftlCU AW bUV AAg?*VW?VUA M* Jkr M? VMM in Washington, that the Southern cotton planters have expended very large sums for fertilizers, and made large and expensive contracts for labor, in their efforts to produce a very heavy cotton crop for this year. Some fear is expressed tnat the crop may be too large to be remunerative, especially as the culture of cotton in India is stimulated by high prices, and its transportation facilitated by railroads in the interior, and also by the Suez Canal to the principal markets for its sale. The whole supply ought not to exceed six millions of bales, which is nearly the amount of consumption, and a large excess would knock down the price to the ante-bellum rate. But even at that rate, it may be a profitable crop. Yesterday, one Edwin Root was arrested, on the charge of robbing Mr. John S. Mcintosh of money and papers to the value of . $3,000. Root had been in the employ of Mr. Mcintosh for some time, on a farm about four miles from the city, and had occasion to call at the house of his employer on Tuesday last, at which time it is supposed he committed the robbery. At any rate, suspicion pointed to Root, and, by the prompt and efficient steps taken by Chief of Police McGuckiu, he was arrested yesterday, arrd, an examination j being had before Magistrate Nash, the ac- j loused was committed to jail to await his trial. About $2,900 of the stolen money was recovered.?Guardian, 23d instant. The Richmond, (Va.) Enquirer relates i that a gentleman named John L. Humphreys, * native of Anderson 8. C., died on Saturday I night at the infirmary of the Medical College of that city, very suddenly. He had arrived in town- recently from New York, and regis tered * himself at the Spotswood Hotel, presenting a card which indicated that he was connected with the firm of Eldridge, Dunham & Co., dry goods merchants, No. 340 Broadway New York, and it is supposed he was acting as their agent. Becoming very much indisposed, Mr. Luck, of the Spotswood, deemed it advisable to place Mr. Humphreys in the College Infirmary, which was done. Saturday night the attendant carried in his supper, but he told him to take it away, as he did not wapt anything. During the night he was heard by the occupant of the ward adjoining, talking to himself. In the morning, when the attendant opened the door of his ward, she found him lying on the floor dead. fotferiUr grnquim. YORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1870. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash, in advance. X.?The paper will be discontinued on the expiration of the time for which payment has, been ?;Yitnpnfw.m?rkon IUQUUi A uuutM^w the wrapper or margin of his paper, will understand that the time paid for has expired. THE RAIL ROAD QUESTION. The argument on the subscription to the Air-Line Railroad closes this week, as the vote is to be taken on Saturday next. We are glad this is so; for though the question is recognized as one of great interest to the whole county, we dislike to devote so much space to any oue subject as has unavoidably been given to this. In order to allow every one who had an argument a chance to express it, we have published every communication received on either side of this question, and we believe our readers have seen substantially all that can be said for or against the subscription. We desire, however, to correct a wrong impression under which all the opponents to the subscription seem to labor. This is that the Air-Line Railroad must, of necessity, pass through some portion of York county, and that the subscription will merely change the location from one part of the county to another. Our correspondent- "Indian Land," who by the way argues closely to the point, bases his article upon this'supposition. But he is mistaken in the idea that our position secures the road for some part of the county, without a subscription. The question really is whether the .people of York county are willing to help the railroad with a subscription sufficient to induce its location, or do without the road. The name of the road, "Air-Line," is the principal reason for supposing that it must pass t.hrnnorh York countv. But the original scheme -J ? # w tain a subscription is indispensable. As to the principle of taxing communities for a public benefit, we believe it to be correct. Private enterprise is confined to too few persons to develop the resources of any country. It never would have accomplised those great internal improvements which are the glory of the United States. This is especially true of our railroads. Nearly all the States have given aid to the construction of railroads, recognizing the fact that even if they make no direct return of dividend, the investment is a good one. In fact, some roads have been built with no expectation of their paying a profit, simply to increase the value of the property and. productions of the country. States furnish aid to railroads?not as a money speculation, but to increase their resources. The- benefit accrues to the State, and therefore legislators have not hesitated to make the people of the State pay for it. It seems to us that the same reasoning applies to counties as well as to States. I ? - "THE WORKING CHRISTIAN." The first number of the Working Christian issued from Charleston, reached us last week. We are pleased to notice that Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. D., of Columbia, and Rev. L. H. Shuck, of Charleston, both of them well known in their denomination as able and learned ministers, have become associate edit? .1 rru? ;D OFS OX ID6 pJip^r. X iic Tf {/i ft my VHI ictiu/t 10 opening its new career under favorable auspices, and will doubtless continue to deserve the support of its friend's. Persons desiring to subscribe to it, or renew old subscriptions, can do so at this office. THE TEACHERS^ CONVENTION. The Teachers' Convention met in Columbia last Thursday. The principal work done was the formation of an association, under the name of the "Educational Institute of South Carolina." Mr. Hugh S. Thompson, of Columbia, was elected President; Messrs. G. A. Woodward, of Winnsboro, J. B. Patrick, of Greenville, A. P. Phifer, of Newberry, and D. H. Townsend, of Union, Vice-Presidents ; B. F. Miller, of Greeirville, Corresponding Secretary; and M. M. Farrow, of Winnsboro', Recording Secretory. Any person identified with the cause of education may become a member, on receiving the votes of four-fifths of the members present at a regular meeting and paying an initiation fee of one dollar. A committee was appointed to select gentlemen to prepare essays on various topics, which will be discussed at the next meeting, the time and place of which are to be named hereafter. THE WALLACE-SMPSON CASE. The House committee on contested elections have made a report, which gives Mr. WaUace the contested seat as member from the fourth congressional district. The report had not been acted on at latest dates, but will probably be adopted by the House at an early day. Mr. Wallace will then enter upon the fruition of the hope that has been so long deferred ; but his congressional career, however brilliant it' may prove, must necessarily be brief, as Congress is to adjourn on the 15th of July. We. sincerely hope that when this district holds its next election, the House will take less than the whole term to decide who is to be our member." IThis thing of depriving a district of representation, though not always a raatler of importance, is nevertheless an injustice. 4 * DISCHARGES IN RANKRUPTCY. . An important question was tried in the i United States District Court in Charleston last week, as to the construction of the 33d section of the bankrupt act of 1867. This section provides thdt ifltcases commenced after [ of the road?to build it direct from Atlanta to Charlotte with Northern capital?failed. The ; money was not obtained, and it became necessary to get help from the country through which it might pass An amended charter was therefore obtained from the Legislature of South Carolina, in 1868, which gives the company power to locate the road from any point on the Savannah river to any point on the North Carolina line. This amended charter authorizes the confpany to "receive sublcrifH tion to their capital stock in lands or labor." It also legalizes subscriptions from "any county, town or city in this State, interested in the construction of the Air-Line Railroad in South Carolina, or any branch thereof." Do not these provisions of the charter allow ample margin for a choice in the selection of the route, as well as indicate clearly that only those localities that are willing to pay for the road will get it ? So far as the Limestone route is concerned, we have reasonably good authority for saying that that route is hardly in the question, as a competitor for the location of the road. It is asserted by persons connected with the road that it will not be practicable, on account of natural difficulties, to build the road along that route with the means at the command of the company, even if all the proposed county subscriptions are granted. It cannot, then, be considered as an injustice to the Northwestern corner to vote for the Yorkville route. The question is whether the road shall run north or south of King's Mountain. If it.runs north of the mountain it will not touch York county at all. and to brine it South of the raoun one year from the time the act went into operation, no discharge shall be granted without the written assent of a majority in number and value of the creditors, unless the assets of the bankrupt pay fifty per cent of the claims against his estate. Judge Bryan decided that the act of Con.gi^ss of the 27th July, JSf>8, Kae modifietf th^ act of 1867, so that it is not necessary that the assets should pay fifty per cent, but that they should be equal to fifty per cent of. the claims proved. THE VOTE IN MECKLENBURG. The people of Mecklenburg county, N. C., held their Railroad election last Thursday, on the question of subscribing $200,000 td the Air-Line Railroad, and $100,000 to the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad. With a full appreciation of what railroads have already done for their county, they evinced their willingness to bear the additional "burden" of taction, by voting 1810 for, and 414 against the subscription, or over four to one in favor of it The condition attached to the Air-Line subscription is that, the money shall be spent on the work in Mecklenburg county. Work will probably begin on the Charlotte end of the road as soon as the location is settled, and if the York subscription is carrid, there is every reason -to expect the road from Charlotte to Yorkville will be in operation at no distant day. THE REFORM PARTY IN CHARLESTON. A mass meeting of the citizens of Charlesi ton, in favor of retrenchment and reform in I ;he government of this State, was held at the Hibernian hall, on the night of Monday, the 16th instant. The crowd filled the hall, stairways and corridors, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed.- Some opponents of the Reform party were present, and endeavored to create disturbance by hisses and, other manifestations of displeasure at the remarks of one of the colored speakers. But the.chairman, Mr. Geo. H. Walter, promptly quelled these hostile demonstrations by announcing that the persons concerned in them would be put out if they occurred again. The malcontents restrained themselves until after the adjournment of the meeting, when they had the field I to themselves and were harangued by one or | two Mnokeys and voters. ii. ? . ^ * 4 The meeting wis addressed by the chair-; man, W. E. Mikell, Esq., R. S. Bruns, J.. F. Britton, Wm. Black, W. G. Rout, Marlow Cochran and E. Willis. We would like, if space permitted, 'to publish the remarks of Wm. Black, colored, whose speech was interrupted by the would-be rioters. After the adj dresses, a nomination of forty delegates (of ; whom sixteen were colored) to the June con; vention was made, and the meeting adjourned. ,FRATERNAL QUARRELS. TheReporter gives a sad account of the quarrels now in progress among the brethren | of the Union League in eastern Chester. Two | of the brethren, big dogs at that, had a trial i before the League on the night of the 7th, the J apparent object of which was to prove which of the two was the meanest The case was continued until the 21st, which is a later date than has been received, The Reporter adds: ' "In addition to this bitter feud, there is another cause for jealousy in the vaulting ambition of many .of the loyal to serve the State as Trial Justices. In order to settle the claim of the various aspirants, a public meeting was called at Landsford, on the 14th instant, to make a nomination for Trial Justices for the limits of that Township. The thing was all beautifully cut and dried, and promised to work to ajcharip ; but when the motion was - ..I._ j. _ ??l,n auopieu tuai a tjuiuuiiitci; ueuupvmi-cu cu uiu&c the nomination, and when the chairman was about to appoint the committee in pursuance of the motion, the hlack man who signs himself Col. Daniel Witherspoon, rose and objected to that style of proceeding, and suggested that the committee be appointed by the chairman and himself alternately. This reasonable proposition was assented to, though the said Col. is not a resident of Landsford Township, and, accordingly, the chairman appointed one, then the Col. one, then the chairman another, and so on, till the committee of five was made up. This committee retired and soon returned with a report that Landsford Township did not need a Trial Justice; that John Dickey, the Trial Justice for' Lewisville, could take both Townships under his wing. It would be folly to attempt to describe how vividly, ! just then, some parties realised how badly they | j had been sold. Outwitted 1 and that, too, by j Col. Daniel Witherspoon !" MERE-MENTION. Horse racing is dying out in Virginia, and ; the Richmond papers mourn the degenej racy of the times. "Fears are expressed j by some of the warm personal friends of Chief : Justice Chase that his health is so rapidly j breaking down that he will not much longer ; be able to sit on the bench. Mrs. Stover, one of ex-President Johnson's daughters, has | married a Mr. Brown, a merchant of Green| ville, Tennessee. General James Long! street has been appointed Adjutant-General of the Louisiana militia. Josh Billings says he never will patronize a lottery so long as he can find any one else to rob hitn at reasonable wages. A dispatch from Geor- i i gia says that crops of all kinds are suffering, and [have been seriously injured by the drought, : no rain having fallen in several weeks."" "It J is a little singular that every Cuban officer of j note is'just now in New York. Doubtless i there is less danger and privation in that city than on lhe island. The death of Theo- j dore Clay is announced. He has been for j fifty years m inmate of the Lexington, Mo.,! j Lunatic Asylum. Petitions are being \ i circulated in New York to put McFarland, j j recently acquitted of the murder of Richard | son, in the luuatic asylum. A single tree i in Kentucky has been the gallows of four j victims of lynch la v during the last twelve I months. ". "The revenue assessments of North j and South Carolina show an increase of twenty-two per-cent. t&T A colored woman has been appointed; postmistress at Beaufort, S. C. . ; >' . LOCAL ITEMS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. * J. M. Ivy & Co., Rock Hill?New Goods. T. M. Dobson <fe Co.?Dress Goods?Silk VelvetCooking Stovee?Silk Oil Cloth?Grindstone Fixtures?Bombazine?Some Man?Meal Bags?Powder, Shot and Caps?Sundries^ Sifters?Molasses?Bice?Ready-Made Clothing?Iron?Cloth Gaiters?Smoking ^O"* bacco?Bank Bills?Cow Bells?Looking Glasses?Credit?Cash?Fans?Glass Pitchers?Baskets?Machine Oil Cans. - ? Conner, Hobbs <t Dobr#n?Buggies?Repairing? will not be Undersold?Country Work. "Old" John Robinson's Circus. Kuykendal <fe Tomlinson?8hoo, Fly !?Don't BoA*" der me?Ferrated Wine of Wild CherryCaution?Bennett's Embrocation?Men of York?Our Terms. H. Keller A Co.?Copartnership Notice. ' ~ W. H. Tutt tfe Land?Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Drugs, Chemicals, Ac. - RELIGIOUS NOTICE." We are requested to announce that Rev. J. S. Bailey will preach at Beersheba Church, Providence permitting, next Sabbath, at the usual hour. _ e' - ^ BASE BALL MATCH. A match game of base ball will be played between the Bryce Club, of Charlotte, and the Chicora Club, of Yorkviile, in the field At the rear of the Male Academy, on next Friday, the 27th instant, at 2 o'clock P. M. Wfe are requested to invite the public in general, but especially the ladies, to witness the match. . THE REFORM1 CONTOTON^jaJjfc A State Con vefitTSi^ Of" ing the Citizens' Reform party of South Care? lina will be held in Columbia, on the 15th of June. A nomination of candidates for State officers will probably be made, in opposition to those of,theJtadical Republican party. If the pebple of York desire to be represented in this convention, we suggest that they hold a meeting in the Court House next sales-day, for the purpose of appointing delegates. CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE. John Robinson's celebrated Circus and Menagrie is announced to show in Yorkviile on Thursday, the 9th of Jane. His agent has been around and adorned the fences and walls of our town with the usual thrilling pictures, for the entertainment of the passers by. He assures lis that the circus will certainly be on hand at the appointed time, and fill the bill announced. This is probably the largest collection of animals and one of the best circuses that has exhibited in the South since the war. Admirers of the. ring will please take due noticO and govern themselves ac VUlUiiiglJt , .? I \ THE CHOPS. We are sorry to see from our exchanges that a genera] drought has prevailed in 4II sections of this State. The stands of cotton are poor, as the cotton cannot come up until it gets rain. Corn, though backward, is reported fair.in mhst sections, but it needs rain badly. As for small grains, there is but little doubt that both wheat and oats have been cut short by the drought This is only a general statement, and there are some, but t not many, exceptions to it .In Newberry, for ' instance, the wheat crop is reported very fine. In this county there has been no general rain for nearly seven weeks, and the prospect for crops is none of the best. There have been partial showers in some places, and on last Friday evening a good rain fell in a narrow belt commencing east of this place and going in a south-east course. We; hay^jfct Hbard fgony many jniiiii|i 1 eastern side generally had"a pretty good frK In other parts of the county it was but sligP. CONGRESSIONAL. In consequence of the pressure upon our columns, we omit our usual summary of the proceedings of Congress during, the week. Last week's debates were not remarkably interesting, the main feature of importance being the discussion in the Senate of two bills to enforce the fifteenth amendment. One of these originated in the Senate, and the other came from the House. On the 17th, Mr. Terry spoke in favor of a motion tq strike out the penalties imposed on persons who hold office in violation of the fourteenth amendment. He advocated a general removal of all political disabilities, for'Which he was rebuked by Mr. Morton as having made a Democratic speech. Several other Republicans took sides with Mr. Ferry, among them Mr. Sawyer, of this State, and- other senators from the South. After three days' diseussion, the Senate finally passed the substitute for Jhe House bill to enforce the fifteenth amendment, having remained in session the whole. of Friday night The provisions of this bill are very stringent Imprisonment, fine and .disqualification for office are the penalties fof interfering with a negro's vote, or even threatening him with dismissal from service for voting. The bill goes to the House, where its fate is uncertain. For the Yorfcville Enquirer. UNION COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE I^EOBO. The last Legislature gave us a law regulating free schools. It is too late to discuss the merits of that law now. For the present we must work up to it. Trustees have been elected in the various school districts. We hope good men have been put in, for it is important that the work be commenced in the right waj|^ Free schools properly managed will prove a benefit to of white and black will come up for the sideration of the Trustees and the County Commissioners. In our upper counties that matter can easliy be settled, for both faces desire separate schools. There may be some trouble in getting competent teachers to take charge of the colored schools, because the public money will hardly be sufficient to pay them; and it is certainly not enough to induce Vonlroo is\ ^nwn fitla urnv I 5? ? ? " ' It is thought by some that it is a disgrace for^ a white man to teach the negro. Such is not the case. It is no disgrace to elevate a race in mind and morals, and we honor the man or woman, who faithfully endeavors to teach the little negro. It would be better for them and for us if they had more education. Let us give them a fair chance and a helping hand in that respect. It may be said that "A little learning is a dangerous thing,M i but no learning is more dangerous. Soon after the war it was thought, by many persons, that the negro would desert the plow for Webste's spelling book, and that Bchools would take up all the time of the hands. But in that respect the negro is very much like the" white man. The poor white man of our country generally neglected the education of his children. The negro will do the same. Then under* our new system we must encourage them to get up schools. The places for houses should be selected, and teachers secured by the close of the work season, so that the children could- start to school. If tlfe public treasury will not pay the teachers, most of the parents will pay a little something in addition for each child. By helping the colored race to establish schools they will begin to believe that we are not their worst enemies. This u : . : ;e; ^ === has been their teaching for several Jpears. We 1 can now show them that we are their best ( ?,? . < For the Torkville Enquirer. < THE AIR-LINE RAILROAD. ( ' Shiloh Church, May 19,1870. ^ To the Citizens of Eastern York: There be- ] ing.an impression among many of the people 1 of Eastern York, that in the event of the 1 county, giving a majority of votes in favor of y the proposed subscription to the Air-Line Railroad, that it will pot bind the minority; j or. in other words, that'thev cannot be taxed to support a measure which they believe to be 1 against their interest Some of us having seen the charter and its provisions, we would 1 . say to those so impressed, that the power of , taxing the county to the amount proposed, two hundred thousand dollars, is given in the ( charter by act of the Legislature. The Leg- i islature having become tired of taxing us, ] have give^to us the privilege of taxing our- ] selves. Therefore, those who are opposed to . paying a big tax for the next twenty years , to meet the interest on two hundred thousand < dollars, and at the expiration of that time, i in all probability the principal, for a measure I that is not likely to benefit them, had better J go to the polls on the 28th day of this month ' and cast their votes, or forever hold their .peace. > MAJfY CITIZENS. J Enquirer. * ^ j 1 \ - AIR-LINE RAILROAl). *, Mr. Editor: I desire- to* make a few state- < ments in order to oorrect some wrong impres, sions,Current at least in some sections of this county, in regard to the motwts actuating me m the course I have pursued with reference i to the Air-Line Railroad, and perhaps notice some points referred to recently by your cor- i respondent "Progress." It it supposed that personal interest in lime induced me to use that as an argument in fa v9r of the limestone route as the location of the Air-line road. This I presume- was infer- j red, simply,- because I own a lime quarry, i But if ray domestic plans?laid out before the . agitation of this question?be carried out, they i .not only preclude the idea of me, but of any body else, producing lime from my quarry, for ] ten or fifteen years, or perhaps, for an age to : come. And, if necessary, this statement can be substantiated by a number of competent ; witnesses. There is, therefore, no good grounds j . fbr such supposition. , j . It is also believed that I have been acting i as a mere Utol for a certain prominent citizen who resided in this section-of the county; but, < as an act of justice to him, as well as to my- i self, I now state that the belief is wholly false. I hold myself alone responsible for all I have written, or spoken, on this subject. : The simple facts in the case furnished the j motive. We live in a section of country re- i mote from any railroad,- and have long /felt the want of a convenient market*; Our people < are poor and unable to build a railroad them- < selves; and when an air-line between points already determined upon by the Air-line com- j pany, passes directly through this 'section* we < nail its approach with joy, and will give it a" ] cordial welcome, as well as all the material 'j aid we can for its construction.- And when 1 an effort is made to have this road located via i Yorkville, which would deprive us of a nearer < market than now exists, and in addition, fix ] upon us a tax that would in all probability j be felt as a heavy burden, and really in this ( remote section depreciate the value of our < lands by this heavy burden of taxation upon ' ] the property of the county, we feel like it i is a duty we owe to our children, our neigh- 1 bom and our friends throughout this large i section of the county, to resist this measure as i we may baye ability. And however absurd 1 i ffflf" pokftr3Tt,%f4ro^eVbr'lsdft^f I may kppearj'] in tne eyes of some of my opponents, I nave i made no statements that appear so absurd to j me, as your correspondent "Progress" does, c when he says our County Commissioners will 1 receive certificates of $200,000 stock in the company, upon the delivery of county bonds * to that amount. The company cannot make r these bonds available in the construction of y the road until they are cashed; and although jthe bonds mav be considered eood, I presume ; no one acquainted with such matters believes a they woula command $200,000 in cash, or that \ the company would issue certificates of stock t for more than the amount of cash actually r obtained for them. And when he sayB, "the ? location by way of Yorkville would be go t much cheaper, and so near an air-line, that e the idea of a rival route being ever projected t is simply absurd," it apDears to me that *he, , simply don't understand what he is talking { about The route via Yorkville from Spar- j tanburg to Charlotte, would necessarily be , several miles further than by an air-line^ and { from my own knowledge of the face of the r country, no more favorable for the construction of a railroad; and how he will get about t building five miles of railroad cheaper than f he can build four, is something I confess rath- j er puzzles me. And when citizens of the town ^ of Yorkville tell me that they would prefer v Ihe road not built at all, than for it to pass j through this section, they appear to me to "be j. rather selfish, for we, of this section, would ] prefer the road through the town of York- B ville, rather than it should miss the county j entirely, provided, we are not taxed to bhild it. i, May 19, '70. L. A. HILL, M, D. g . i| For the Yorkville Enquirer. J TO THE CITTZENS~OF YOKE COUNTY. t From Charlotte to Atlanta is 230 miles ti (on an air-line). From Charlotte to junction o of South Fork and Catawba River is near 18 8> miles; from thence to Broad River is near c 28 miles; thence to the crossing of the Spar- a tanburg road, to Yorkville 18 miles, and g south of Spartanburg 5 miles; thence to Sa- s luda River 40 miles; thence to the junction b of the Keowee and Tugaloo Rivers 25 miles; a thence to Broad River, in Georgia, 34 miles; n thence to Oconee 25 miles, near Jefferson; 1? thence to Lawrenceville, near the Ocmulgee c tesvyss JUlcs, tliufee to Atlanta 20 Miles. C /T^T^ere will be, on this line, many bridges to o [ViUd?some very costly, others of less value, d From Charlotte to the Savannah River, I b I , , l.J xl 1. ; i. ?* fl nave iraveieu uiruugu ueany every part in ? thecountry, and with but few exceptions found P it a very broken and Unlevel country, unsnited to build railroads at a cheap rate. f What can be the object of locating this v road thus? The answer is very plain, viz: a The people of New York, Philadelphia and e Boston desire the whole trade of the world, y and are using every means ia their power, by 15 opening out every way that l^ossible, so as a to lead the people of all sections #-their cities. v Therefore, they are more interested in. the lo- o cation of this road than any other portlun of the country. Their purpose is certainly s?r b fish, and as such, let them, and those who de-J S sire it, build the road; and let us not be tl caught in their trap, so as to enrich them and e impoverish us, as has been usually the case o for many years. This road can be but of little a benefit to the people of York county, as it d runs across all roads leading to the nearest b sea-board market of the State, to where we U already have roads leading that are ample and h I sufficient to transport the whole produce of the n 1 county, and merchandise to and from, with- "V out any additional expense to the people. It ti " may serve as an advantage to a few persons ti about Charlotte and Atlanta, and such other li points along the line as may be acceptable to a shippers to grant them. But for any local or tx general benefit to the citizens near its course, u it can never be, as our trade; as heretofore, d must find its way to a nearer market than o: any of the cities named. If this road is built, tx it will pass some twelve or fifteen miles north 01 of Yorkville, through the limestone part of st the country, where millions of bushels of lime may be had. And when the King's tl Mountain railroad is extended to Morganton, b N.C., (which I hope will be done) then we g< may be able to obtain lime, by the assistance of these two roads, that will be of some sor rice to us in the making of compost to enrich >ur soil, and thus be or more benefit to the >eople of Yorkville and the eastern portion >f the county than any other place that it can be located. Our natural and cheapest lea-board markets are Charleston and Georgetown, and you may rely upon it that time will rrove it to be go. Our people cannot and will sot be deceived always by a foreign invoca;ion. The productions of our soil and its minerals must, in process of time, work their <vay to the nearest sea-port town for shipment ax all parts of the world, irrespective of local pecuniary interests of private individuals or corporations. I do not believe that inland transportation, by railroad, can ever compete with, water. The difference in price or#freight is very *reat, and as an evidence of the fact^I have lately ascertained that corn is now delivered in Charleston from Baltimore, at ten cents per bushel, whilst by railroad to Rock Hill, it costs from thirty-five to forty cents?a m\ich shorter distance than to Charleston?and I presume that other freights are higher in proportion to value of cargo. It is said that if this road passes above Yorkville, it will ruin the place. If. so, it will be more ruined by coming by 4b? place. This same argument was used in relation to Columbia and o$er towns, both in .Nortb and South Carolina, when the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, and Central Nortlj Caro; lina Railroad were built. Now what has been the result to these cities on these roads? The answer is plain. Columbia, Winnsboro', Concord, ^alisl^yy, Lexington, Greensboro' and HUlsboro/j have all nearly gope down, whilst Chester knd Chariotte are, ttf.some extent, in a prosperous condition. The fete of Yorkville will be the same as that of Columbia and the others spoken o? if this air-line road passes her. I do admit that the people generally of the up-country have been to some extent benefitted by these roads,, but none so much as the superintendent and general managers, as they generally get rich from the use of the stockholders' capital Our farmers, mechanics, and merchants, from these roads, have the facilities of procuring their supplies direct from Charleston and other cities, without being subject to a shave in Columbia or elsewhere; but this Air-Line Railroad is, crossing the country in a very different direction to that which leads to our immediate interests. I have often heard it said that no man lives so far from market as he who has nothing for it. This, I think, will be the case filmost entirely, so far as this road is concerned, as even those who may have something will certainly send it to the nearest and best market, which will be Charleston, S. C. I admit the fact that ever since the close of the war, the high freights, want pf capital, and many other appliances, some of ou* people have been plunging into New York,-Ac., where capital exists, like crazy men, and that many have lived and died poor for it. Better stayed at home and went to work with such means as were at thpir command. Then they would have been on the safe side of Jordan. Our people are poor everywhere ; but, thank God, they "have not'all espoused the cause of Bakl, nor do I believe they ever will, since it is my honest conviction, let what will come Dr go, that they will adhere to the good old landmarks of our fathers. Now is the time for all good and true men, both rich and poor, white and black, to pit themselves against all haLamaAa nn .n?A i^Aitkflnl m /)Otrol_ )uvn otucujco oo aic uuuuwui iu iuui uuiuopments. This railroad scheme is precisely like some that,have passed to our sorrow,and if I am not greatly mistaken, it will prove squally as abortive as the great Canal scnerae. in the Catawba, "Broad and Santee Rivers; Rabun Gap Railroad, with its cost already Of 'our millions'of dollars, and ten millions more ;o finish. The great State House has cost already nearthree millions of dollars, and if finshed in the style contemplated, will '^cost, jnobably five millions more j.and others of as raaghiftideyiavecost the "State thousands" without a single dollar of compensation to the >eople, whom they are now taxing- to an mormons amount, to pay the creditors as bondlolders of the State. Our present system and form of governnent is one of extreme extravagance, and is 10 w> cos ting the laboring men of the State, vhifie and black, the immense sum of between bred and four millions of dollars, annually, n a direct line, besides the extraordinary um of between five and ten millions more, >y an indirect process. To explain this mater would take a length of time, which I will lot now undertake, but will state that the state taxes are over one million of dollars, with he county tax and our Federal tax will imqunt to nearly three millions more. To his must be added the indirect tax upon evey thing we eat, drink, wear or use in implements, n business of every kind, which cannot amount o lesa than what has been staled,-and now re are asked to be mortgaged, body, soul and iropetfy, to build a wild goose air-line raiload, as indicated. Fellow- Citizens?if you vote for this measir# I hope you will relieve me and all of my riends, of all classes, from the great burthens hat will certainly fall upon us, as sure as. he sun gives light by day. As to those who vish to build railroads, I have no sort of obection, provided they use their own means, tut to claim as a lien on me and my labor for ife, my children and grand-children, an antual contribution by way of tax, is more than can presume or dare to vote for. I think I iave said enough; but bear with me till I ;ive you one or two more ideas on this subJCt. I have never known public enterprises of his or any other kind, tnafdid not prove, to hegreat mass of the people, a serious monoply over their interest. They always make ome rich?many poor; or. if not so, it is beause all who are concerned are reciprocally nd mutually identified, and in the ring that ets all the loaves and fishes. Take, for intance, the Greenville Railroad, the Wilming: on and Manchester Railroad, the Charlotte nd South Carolina Railroad: who has made loney out of thesecoads?- None. All have ** ? .1 m rat but a certain lew men wno are ine omials in chatge of tlie roads. I lost in the Jharlotte ana ^mth Carolina Railroad, out f thirty-six shayes fbr thirty-six hundred ollars, nineteen huad "d dollars, with all ack interest; and now I have one share in he King's Mountain Railroad that cost me, rincipal and interest, about two hundred and arty dollars.. I am now.offered only ten or welve dollars for the share. These roads -ere to work wonders for the people of York nd Chester. Their lands were to be enhancd in value, and everything else to be in a thriing and prosperous condition. Now, what s the result? Nothing but disappointment nd depression, trouble and. .vexation, and yet re are now asked to vote ourselves into anther extraordinary scheme of expense. i Again, I ask for information. Has there een a single public enterprise instituted in outh Carolina, within the last sixty years,! hat has not sunk money for the people, wheth- : r by State action or private incorporation, i utside of the Bank of the State, as founded : boot the year 1812, and such company swin- ! ling machines called Banks? If there has ; oen. I will be pleased to hear from them. It : i monstrous to contemplate the corruption that1: as been and now is fostered in this State, for i early all the time that the State has existed. I' Vheii will our people awake up to the inves- j gation ofMiUch an enormous, unjustifiable } I :eatraentof their confidence? It is never too 1 < ite to recover a lost position, if on tenable 1 ud justifiable grounds; and now is the time i ) begin and to forever hold on investigating i ntil all is righted. It is tea, times better to < o nothing, than to do and be utterly ruined; \ i r if not totally ruined, leave somebody else j 1 ) be, who has an indubitable right to reflect j n us for thus unpropitiously acting for a j ,range people. ' i I hope our people will seriously consider j lis matter and stay its progress at the ballot-1 j ox. You will never repent it. But if you j o for it, you will long repent the act. < JON A., N. McELWEE, Jr. J York County, May 19,1870, * (i For the Yerkvlfle Enquirer. f AIB-LINE BAIL BOAD. j 1 Mr. Editor:?I agree with you that this 1 measure should be thoroughly-discussed, and | regret that more time has not been allowed ( for this purpose. I have not space fully to reply to the criticisms on "Indian Land," J without omitting other matters which I wish to submit. The road, whether built on the Limestone or the Yorkville route, or on any other intermediate route, will be a good thing, and will greatly promote, the interest of a large section of the county. If the question were whether the county 'preferred the one or the other of these lines, it would probably decide in favor j of Yorkville, for many obvious reasons; but! that it not the question. v An Air-Line from Atlanta, through Spar- . tanburg, to Charlotte, must pass through ' York County. * The real question for us to decide is, whether we prefer to betaxed to get the Yorkville route, rather than' to have the Limestone or other intermediate route free o/lk taxation. * .. . The men on the lower Catawba, on Fishing Creek, and generally in the Eastern portion of th$ county, will, not feel the effects of this road, whether located at Yorkville or by the upper route, and have no interest in the mere question of location?but they are not, therefore, mere lookers on. They, ha common with kll others, are profoundly interested in the great question of taxation; submitted .to their , vote. Rail Roads have heretofore been con- J structed by State aid and voluntary subscrip- v This proposition to construct a road by | county taxation is a novelty,1 and not more a novelty than an injustice. If agreed to, it will be a forced lew imposed by a majority on the minority. The money so levied will \ be raised by compulsion and applied to the uses of one section, without a corresponding ' advantage to the other sections. The power of taxation is the great power " of the State.- It is mightier than the sword. ! It is appealed-to, to draw this road from its i natural line and locate it through Yorkville. Upon principle wd oppose this new idea of ef- . fecting railroad subscriptions. As a conserv- 1 ative, I object to the exercise of this great and 1 dangerous power by a county vote. Until the 1 Legislature of 1868 authorized thispowfer of counties taxing themselves by a vote of a ma- , jority, it was unknown to our people. I warn the friends of this measure against this fatal * precedent they are seeking to e^ablish. What ^ if a majority should be in favor of subscri- ' 1 bing this large amount to the capital stock of * the 'road, payable by taxation t Is it qQite 1 right that the minority should be forced to , contribute to aid'those who are to be benefit- ; ted. ? . . J The. construction of a road from Atlanta ' via Spartanburg to Charlotte, I believe, is certain. If so, it must pass through this coun- 1 ty. King's Mountain forces tne location within our lipiits, as it must pass south of the mountain. It cannot reach Charlotte by any other route at all approaching an Air-Line; ! .from the Broad, then, to the Catawba, the 1 track must lie in York County. We have only to fold oar arms?our vosition does the work, I It gives us the road and lays it where it is [ greatly needed, among the quarries of limestone, slate, mines of iron apd other minerals, ' There, along this Air-Line, these great inter- ' ests are embowelled, and there they will re- 1 main forever, unless removed by railroad fa- , cilities. Why tax the county to change the location and move the track some ten miles ' farther South ? Why take from the men of j Buffalo, of Kin^s Mountain, and of Crowd- \ er's Creek, the advantages of .the Limestone route, to bestow Railroad facilities on another ] locality ? How manifestly unjust to: force those men, by a majority vote, to contribute : to this change of route?to force them to con- , tribute to an enterprise which is intended to take this great roaa from their very doors and place it in the streets ofYykVijle^ Itisnot . a uuffirieat ayswar ty Due mjustice'to say is the central route"; because it is centraI, it ' does not therefore follow that it is not sectional Rather than this, let the "Air-Line" come, I as it will come, without taxation upon an al- ' ready overburdened people. Pass where it j will, it must come to thedoors of a large body of our people. It cannot come to all, but we can all rejoice that it comes'to so many, ' One other word and I have done. To encourage citizens to vote for this subscription, we are reminded that until the expiration of ' 20 years, only the interest is to be paid, and that when the bonds ate payable the stock in the road will probably be .it par. r < I have as much right to guess at probabili- , ties as the advocates of this taxation scheme, i In my opinion, if the half of this expectation be realized, the road will do more for its stock- |i holders than our railroad experience author- ' izes us to hope far. But suppose the stock is ( at par, or anything approaching par value, in Inl/MtA/>?? ntill nvnAiint j L\J tUC 1UUOACOI* Ui IbOCll TT iU UiUVUUli W $280,000. And yet we are told "there is no, burden." "The tax payers will be receiving dividends." In reply to this fatal delusion, I will only say it has almost grown into a proverb : ?Railroads never pay dividends; railroad slock is never at par.'* It is true there are some exceptions; out thev are so few that they do not at all justify the Lope here set before the people. With these remarks, I submit the subject to the judgment of the people, only adding that the Legislature of'68 has authorized this vote to be taken',* so, that if the subscription prevoils?the burden will be imposed legally, and there will be no escape. LAND. For the YorkvlUe Enquirer. THE AIB-LINE BAIL B0A1K ti On Saturday next, the 28th instant, the people of York County will be called upon to decide, by ballot, a more important question than has been, or probably soon will be again E presented for their Consideration. The ques- a tion at issue is: Will you, by a county sub- ; scription, fix the'route of an important railroad through the heart of the county; or will you, by indifference, jealousy, or false alarm . about taxation, forever lose this opportunity of increasing the wealth and prosperity of j York, by allowing said road to be jocated so I jj far north as *to be practically .profitless and inconvenient to all its inhabitants, except a i few individuals in a*small and sparsely peo- ? pled corner of the county? If any indifference exists on the subject, it must, certainly c be for want of considering the matter. For c what issue, based upon political measures or. g men, is likely to affect the immediate welfare * of York so much as the one now before us? Neglect at this time to place York upon the jj great thoroughfare between the North and 8 the South, and no regrets hereafter will ever 8 repair the loss. "The golden opportunity^ is lost forever. Are any of your readers so Togyish ate to doubt the utility of railroads ? i T Some few miserly stockholders, who do not regularly receive their ten or twenty per cent dividends, seem to disparage them; out they ! B rorget that, though their investment is not i immediately profitable, they are, with others, c daily deriving profits and advantages from ? railroads in numberless ways, while their; landed property has, by its increased vahie, e repaid tneir investment, in some cases, mani-! [J fold. To settle this matter satisfactorily, let any one consider for a moment, what would ? induce him to do away with any road in his o vicinity; or let him compare the value of ? property and the prosperity of any section ! 8 Laving a railroad, with another having none, j r ar with the condition of the same section be- j w fore the road was built. Those who speak t] disparagingly of our railroads forget that C( most of them were ruined financially, and ! c] destroyed materially during the war; and yet; they are mostly recovered from their misfor- j w tunes, while many of them are again paying ? jood dividends. But as before remarked, the D jreat benefit resulting from railroads is not so , w much to the stockholder as to the people in k general. 1 cl Allow me, to eay one word on the sub- ^ ieot of taxation, which appears to be the^reat u argument (?) with those opposed to the road. I [t would be well to call things which differ in reality, hy difibrent names, since namea have p, jo much weight with some people. Now that this road is to be built by taxation only in name, will appear on a little reflection. When the State taxes us, the money is spent in some ' way or another, and we never hear of it again. Thus, from year to year, we pay taxes, which may be necessary, but which never reappear in any profitable shape. Bat toot so in-this instance. We tax ourselves in order to in-" ' crease our material prosperity, and to benefit ourselves and our children after us. /Leaving out of consideration the general good to be derived, more or less, by all, in the enhanced value of property, Ac., which good cannot be Accurately: estimated, but will, thfe. case, . amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the county will invest as a shareholder in, a great enterprise, which is undertaken and kill be managed by shrewd and experienced capitalists, as a paying investment.- ? Can any one of sound sense or sagacity doubt that it will pay? Ev^n should the principal of this subscription b? called for, the speculation would not be a losing one. But as one of your correspondents hair clearly shown that this can ordinarily not happen, and as the same correspondent 8as ti early exhibited in figures hov| easily the money is raised, and that it is'returned to the taxpayer with interest, I will not further touch Upon that subject . This is then the some kino of , ta.Yat.inn that, ft man imnnspa nn himaolf tvhon in order to better his condition he, by an ef fort, saves a few dollars to invest in some profitable enterprise.' This is that taxation which % prudent mta encourage, and which generally ebriches them. Hence, let no onebedeceived ' . by the word "tax." , _ , >, t. ... I regret to eee that the FnrlrTTH^ymidijr h' ~~^ia J working against us. If the augmented pros- , ' perity.of Yorkville, and thecounty generally, will detract from that of RockHill, then, of course, I could not expect them to favor^s at their expense. Bat-will this be the result ? Not only will Rock Hill not be hurt, (not aven by taxation .as shown) but U?e*i.easily be proven that /she wpuld be more a gainer * ' by the Air-Line ropd passing through ^CorkTill e, than if it passed several miles north of it But suppose that two ot three of her merchants should lose a few customers by this wrangement/is it not apparent that the planters, mechanicsraud laborers generally, would be benefitted* by having another good market brought near them. Yea, even those fewtra$ jers who imagine themselves immediately injured would, no doubts in the main, be profited by- an increased trade, occasioned by increase of prosperity and population. Is any \ _ imall county town ever injured byrupoximity to some greatoentre of trade ? There, are, however, other considerations which pug^t to # make Rock Hill unanimously in favcr of tb is Air-Line project, which considerations I mil not touch npon/aS they have beefi so flbly pirejentedby Some of;our can^dfeersil'ViH, then, only appeal s those in theeastbm section of our oounty not to allow themselves.; to be influenced, by a feeing of ijeajouty, tfai sp igainst their own interest; or to.adWN3??, f?e immediate prosperity of a few, to the detrim o r?TT Luuiil \jx buu luoujt J.U10 oo uvtvuvi n??ry uw? patriotic. If the right spirit prevails,thecitizeurof Rock Hill will witness wiih- pleasure . the grtwing pMaperi^rrf^YotktiH^* while those of YockvHle would ajejhice I at seeing Rock Hill, becoming *, great eftyjj fof'I am iUre neitber will gaia by ..the lpSAof the other. * If, Sen, thep^ple give the subject.the attention it deserves, and the interest or the jreat majority is to deqjde the question, the result is not doubtful. * Of course, a few in the north-west corner of-the oounty, through whose plantations the road might .possibly will he agiinpt jus ; bpt with thia-expepr. tiou the dnanimous decision ;ought to be, .aid ? hope will?let as bring this great lint between the ^r Soqth aria North through the heart of York eotTttty, that we may derive all the advantages which it promises to the country for miles on either side. Let us not for wau| of forau^ht^ or. any nnwnrth^ ^ f refuse to share in the increase of wealth and prosperity which accompany the building of railroad such as the one under consideration. VI would say then,- in conclusion, to every true citizen of York-: goto the polls;and Koto 'for the subscription," and indubesir yob can ^ to do the same. (, : &. Jinanria! anl) Commtrcial. TOEKTOIE FXI6E8 CTBBOTT. ? ?t-t-i?r*r.?1 ?i;? ,'j. if.. * CORRECTED WEEKLY BY CARROLL, CLARK A CfL ] WJEBNESDAY, May 26,1870. JAGGING?Gunny?V ytrd. @ JALEKOPE?Hemp ?i .. <ft .v Manilla. V ft @ Cotton, ft...U....a. .. <g >'<t RON TJES, per pound,.,.. (3; , rLUE-STONE, Vfc .. fl - ? ;ANDLE8-Tallaw-Vft ..........Jf ;. fk .. Adamantine, V ft .. M 20 JOPFEEt?Rio?..........(JO (a) . ,2a Lajnyra, V ft ........ .. @ '-JitlVIm .. ? !..lOTTON YARN, V bunch of & pound* (S ll? 1UNPOVVDER, V ft & "45 if OL ASSES?Cuba?V gallon 50 @ 60 Weat India, Vjallon ?v ?- iJi." New Orleaiu, rcaljon.. (2 1 tf. lAILS^-Northern?YB :l' 7l ft'IICE, V B> 10 (2 ,12* I ALT, Vaack, @ rEA-Hy??w^V ft. .150 & ?? Imperial, V ft .. (2 Black, Vft......... J..... L00 <2 1 SO MNEGAR?Cider?V gallon .. 0 60 RRODCCE MARKET?PRICKS PROM WASOWS. IACON?Ham*?-Vft i'>W @18* . Shoulders,V ft .. @ J5 - >b Side*, V ft... IS & U,?. IADM ? L.. .L.I 1 A/I LA I ?U1 rv/an.T uusiic** . . i iw uu ? w lORN-MEAL.V Inwbel 46 S i? )BiCD FRUIT?Apples, peeled, V bushel.. ? 1 85 Peaenea, peeled, V tmshel.. w 1 so Peaches. impeded, V bushel ,f I?. WGS.Vdoaen 77.............. 1?X? ? 'LOUR, V100 lbs 3 50 Q 4 00 I IDES?Green?V I S 7 Dfy|7 ............... .. H Id .ARD?Country?V 1? 16 S 18 .1MB, Vbushel..... S 50 >ATS,Ybushel...*............ .. @ 65 'EAB, Vbuahel. .. (Sj , OTATOES?Irish-* buabel S ' .. Sweet, V bushel... i' 75 @ 1 00 HINGLES, V1000.. 3 SO S 4 00 'ALLOW, V fc. ...? 10 <2 19* PHEAT, V bushel ... ? 1? Cotton?'There is bat little variation In the narket. We quote from 10} to 20 cents for a good rticle to-day., vj $ """BOCK-HtLI PBJCES CETB-BBlfT. ORBECTKD WEJWfLY BY LONDON,,* JONES, COM" . , MISSION MERCHANTS. " ' ; . ' ','i '? ii 1 i ' TUESDAY, May 24,1870. . i iAGGING?Gunny?per yard, 96 i \ 30 _J ALBROPE?dlc*?tu-periwail,...... **+**'> "H . - +0 .'"P MnnllL-i, per Dpued,.. ? a 90 J* Cotton, per pound,....'. - m? RON TIES?per peund, J. 7 a 8 I.UE STONE?per pound,............V.... ? ? 16 ANDLES?TaMosf?per pound,.... 15 a 10 Adamsntine, per pound,.: 99 a 93 OFFEE?Rio?per pound, 93 a 35 "" Lagoyra, per pound,."...'. 30 is ? * . . Jam, per pound,.......... ? a 35 , OTTOW-YARN, per bunch of5 pound*,.... ? a 1 90 >UNPOWDER, per pouad, ? ? 50 IOLASSES?Cuba?pergallon, ?a ?V ii' West nidla, pergallon,.... 53 a n? New Orleans, pergallon, a 1 35 fAILS?Northern?per pound,... ? a >7 JCE, per pound, 10 a ALT, per aaek 9? a ii" UGAR?Pulverized?per pound,.... ? a 16 . Crushed, per pound,.... *... ? & '19' Im A, per pound, ? a 16 C, Extra, per pound, ? a IS Brown, per pound ? a 19* 'EA?Hyson?per pound, ? a 9 00 unpwiM,per pouna, ? * w Black, per pound, ?a 1 50 1NEGAR?Cider?perftUon, ?a 75 PRODUCE MARKET-PRICES PROM WAGONS. ACON?Hams?perpound, SO p 22 Shoulders,-per pound,....v. * 19 Sides, per pound, 4 19 ORN,per btttbel, new.... a T 50 OKN-MEAD, per buxhel,.. .. a 1 60 RIED-FRUIT?Apples, peeled, per bushel,. ? a ? > Peache?, peeled, per bushel... ? a ? Peaches, unpeeled, per bushel ?. a ? GGS, per dozen ? a J5 LOUR, per 100 pounds, 3 75 a 4 25 FDE8?Green?per pound ? a ? 8 Dry, perpound, IS a 13 ARD?Counrry?per poaud,.... Si s. I ME, per bushel ? a 63 ATS, per bushel, 4....?...! ? a 75 EAS,per bushel, ? a 2 00 OTATOES?Irish?per bushel. 1 50 a 2 00 Swpet, per bushel, ? a 1 50 , HINGLES, per 1000,!?. -a 5 50 ALLOW, per pound, ? a '.IS# i HEAT, per bushel, 1 60 ? 1 75 Cotton?The market has ruled steady during le week, with sales at 20} to 20} for middling, re3ipts light. To-day the market is dull and delining. CHESTER, May 24.?Cotton?Offerings of the ., reck quite light, and taken at full prices, say 20} mts. Despatches of a late' date show some weakens in New York,'and we close the week with riddling at-20 cents. i CHARLOTTE, May 23.?Cotton?A feir deland prevailed during the week with some slight langc In prices. Latest advices from New York id Liverpool, show a tendency to lower rates, ales for the week 253 bales, closing quiet on Saturday at from 1ft to 20f cents extremes. Corn?$1.30 to $1.35 per bushel from wagons. Meai.?$1.85 per bushoL Flour?A shade firmer; we quote 13.35 to f3.5& or sack from wagons. %