Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 03, 1874, Image 2
Scraps and Jatts.
There were 521 deaths in New York
last week.
Gen. Emery has ordered a court-martial
for Lieutenant Hodgson, for alleged excesses
in north Louisiana.
A late revision of the pension lists in
France show that there are still living 25,000
men who served under Napoleon.
The new postal cards are to be furnished
soon. They will be nearly white, printed with
black ink, and have a narower border.
The Chronicle and Sentinel says the Sa
vuuuuu river is su iuw mat uuu-ls unnuui uuuic |
within forty miles of the city of Augusta.
The Cincinnati Enquirer publishes a table
showing that the South, before the war,
contributed considerably more than one-third
to the maintenance of foreign trade.
A man has been sentenced to prison
for having too many wives. He said his experience
was that he had rather serve ten
years in prison than to live with five wives.
Two of the medical students in the
Louisville college fought a duel with pistols
in a dark room, one being wounded, a few
evenings ago.
A Republican merchant in Cincinnati,
having a large business with the South, stated
openly last week, that he considered his
credits worth twenty per cent, more since the
recent elections.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, who
arrived at Washington city on rnaay last,
called at the White House Saturday to see the
President. The President received him with
great cordiality, and expressed his pleasure
at seeing Mr. Stephens back again in Washington
in better health than when he left last
spring. The conversation between the two
was of some duration, and was both on political
and personal matters.
The carrier pigeon when traveliug
never feeds. If the distance be long it flies on
without stopping to take nutriment, and at
last arrives thin, exhausted, almost dying. If
corn be presented to it, it refuses, contenting
itself with drinking a little water and then
sleepiug. Two hours later it begins to eat
with great moderation, and sleeps again immediately
afterward. If its flight has been
very prolonged the pigeon will proceed in
this manner for forty-eight hours before recovering
its normal mode of feeding.
A Pittsburg preacher has been reques
ted to repeat his sermon, and "say it slow."
In one of his sentences he remarks: "The
marvelous multitudinousness of the minutia of
the corroborating circumstances are the insurmountable
difficulties which unmistakably prevent
the skeptic from discovering truth." The
reverend gentleman is no less fluent than the
western reporter, who of a recent wedding
said: "The jellies upon the bridal supper
tables were pure amber masses of quivering
translucence, catching the wine-colored prisms
of perfumed light, and holding them in tremulous
mirrors of rosy beauty."
Thirty years change very materially
the principles and the leaders of political
parties. In 1844 the Democracy of New
York secured the control of the Legislature
of the State, and elected General John A.
Dix United States Senator. That in 1874
the same man should be the leader of the
Republican party in the same State, and by
his defeat enable the Democracy to elect a
Senator for the first time since his own election,
indicates that Governor Dix has the
fortune to contribute to the success of the
Democracy under very opposite circumstan
ces.
The use of sealed, trausparent envelopes,
for the transmission of matter of the
third class is sanctioned by postal regulations.
Under no circumstances should a postmaster
tear the wrapper off any packet or package
passing through his office. If he cannot
determine the contents of a package passing
at less than letter rates without destroying
the wrapper, he should charge it up with
letter postage, to be collected on delivery.
A postmaster who goes outside of the delivery
nc kJo tn cpU nnstnorp-stamns. stamped
VI V.O V^VV .V r ??e , ?
envelopes, or newspaper wrappers, or who
uses them for the purpose of discharging his
private obligations will be promptly removed
if reported to the Post Office Depatraent.
In New York city a somewhat novel
method has beeu adopted iu the real estate
market to dispose of property. It is somewhat
after the fashion in which the Government
sells its gold. Sealed bids are received
up to a certain date, when the bids are opened
and the several houses awarded to the highest
bidder. The bids, however, must exceed a
noi,to'" cot- nrmn nlnpprl iinnn them, which
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they claim to be greatly below the figure at |
which the lots could be purchased and similar j
houses built at this time. This reservation, as :
well as the published estimate of the owners |
concerning the real value of houses, gives a j
peculiar interest to this manner of approaching
the market, putting it in the light of an
experiment which may or may not be extensively
followed, should it prove successful.
A Washington correspondent telegraphs
that the Presdent has become so utterly
disgusted at the management of affairs in
Arkansas that he gave a gentleman, who called
upon him recently relative to that matter,
to understand that he did not want to hear
any more about it. He did not intend to ;
interfere, except it should become absolutely j
necessary to maintain the public peace. The j
representatives of the different factions now j
at Washington are greatly disappointed at
the President's course. They supposed that
he would at once recognize Smith, and then
follow up his action with a supply of troops, j
Senator Dorsey, of Arkansas, is now satisfied
that his friend Smith will have to fight it out
on his own account. But all is peace and
quiet in the State.
In the November number of the Rural
Carolinian there is a very suggestive article
from the pen of Mr. Howard, of Georgia, upon
the importance of a change in our system of
labor. No man can reflect a moment upon
the present condition of Southern Agriculture,!
without comiug to the conclusion that we are j
going downward very rapidly. What ought
to be done, everybody can tell you. Plant |
less cotton, grow more small grain and grass, i
(grass where you want it?grass grown for
food,) practice a more rigid economy. Keep
out of debt, cultivate less land, and do that
more thoroughly. Make all the manure you
can, turn under green crops, pay more atteu-1
tion to pasturage, and raise more stock. There 1
is hardly a farmer in the country who will
not respond, "Just so?you're exactly right,"
to all this ; but not-one in a hundred, yea, in
a thousand, makes an effort to reform. We
have been so long plodding along in the old
route that it is the most difficult thing in the
world to change. An old habit is second nature.
One of the great difficulties is, that the
moment any man has the nerve to attempt a
change, all the old fogies set at him as a humbug,
and before he can profit by his failuresand
achieve success, he is driven off the track.
Subterranean fire is raging in the portion
of Pittsburg, Pa., known as Herrou's
Hill, which threatens serious consequeuse to
about five hundred acres of improved property.
In digging out for Thirty-third street,
against the bank, some three or four months
ago, the workmen discovered a strata of the
coal which is so plenty in that city. In order
to warm coffee for their lunches they discovered
this to be just the place, and aeordingly
lit fires at the mouth. Gradually this slight
blaze has developed itself till now it is a perfect
volcano, whose ominous roariug can easily
be heard by persons traveling over the surface.
No efforts have been made to extinguish this
blaze, and now it is spreading fearfully fast,
endangering life and property. Herrou's
Hill is the highest point in Alleghany county,
and on its summit is located oue of the water
reservoirs which has beeu but lately erected.
Water was recenly putin it, but it leaked out.
Lately, however, it was found that this water
did not pass out altogether from leaks, but that
a portion has envaporated in steam, caused by
the immense fire raging below. There is danger
of this work caving in, and, should it go, the
flames will receive additional draught, and
will thus be the harder to subdue, and have
a tendency of spreading the fire still further.
The ultimate result of this subterranean fire
can hardly be told at present. Millions of improved
property lie on the hill and in close
proximity to these burning mines, and should
any settling of earth occur at any point, the
result would be most disastrous. Efforts will
be made to conquer the flames by sapping
and mining, but it will take months, and perhaps
years, to extinguish this mass of burning
coal, much of which is burning hundreds of
feet below the surface.
She fJnthviUe inquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 3, 1874.
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INAUGURATION OF GOV. CHAMBERLAIN.
Hon. D. H. Chamberlain was inaugurated
Governor of the State, in the presence of both
houses of the General Assembly, at one o'clock
on Tuesday last. We have received a copy
of his address delivered on the occasion ; but
its extreme length prevents us from publishing
it this week. In his address, Gov. Chamberlain
takes strong ground for retrenchment
and reform in the administration of the State
government, aud if his declarations and recommendations
are made in the spirit of sincerity
which we would fain hope to find in
one occupying the exalted position of Governor
of this commonwealth, it may be safely
said that with the new administration a brighter
future for our State has already begun to
dawn.
IGNORANCE AND VICE.
Few persons, except those who have had
their attention directed to the subject, have
any proper conception of the expense that ignorance
inflicts upon a community. Ignorance
is the mother of crime. If it is said that
this is not absolutely correct, we reply that
when the word ignorance is regarded in its
proper and full sense, the statement is susceptible
of a demonstration. It is true that many
who are intellectually not ignorant, but individuals
of culture, plunge head-long into the
most brutal crimes. On close examination it
will be found that the education of such, individuals
has been neglected in some important
feature. The head may have been educated ;
but the heart neglected. A law without a
penalty can effect no real good for society.
It is powerless. It can neither promulgate
virtue, nor retard the progress of vice. Much
in the same way is it, that a purely intellectual
education does not prevent vice; but when
both heart and head are properly educated,
crime in all its various forms, is abated. All
crime has its origin in a darkened intellect
and callous heart. Usually, these two things
go together. The thief must be ignorant of
the law, or of the grand principle established
in the universe that like produces like ; and
his heart is not capable of being moved by
the principle of right. The murderer sacrifices
human life, the most precious of all earthly
things, for a figment of his brain. He demands
all to liquidate a debt of a few farthings.
In the lower grades of society in which
beastly ignorance prevails, crimes of the most
abominable and heinous character are perpetrated.
Amongst this class of society, poverty
of the most appalling kind prevails. This
class of the human family spend their lives
oppressed with misery and wretchedness which
no language can describe. In all classes of
society, ignorance is always productive of
crimes which assign the perpetrators to infamy
and shame.
Ignorance of the rights of others, leads to
lawlessness. That man who has a just and
clear knowledge of the rights of his fellow men,
aud has a heart which prompts him to respect
those rights, is, in every country, a law-abiding
citizen. The contrary is strictly true.
That man who is ignorant of the rights of his
fellow men, or who, if he knows those rights,
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j has a heart so callous or so manguam mat ue
i is not disposed to respect them, is a bad man
' and dangerous to the community in which he
j resides.
Ignorance entails upon the individual much
I inconvenience, and upon the community
| much useless expense. Litigations, the most
expensive and the least profitable things in
the world, except it be war, are the offspring
of ignorance. Aside from the enormous sums
expended in their prosecution, they engender
strife and hatred which time cannot obliterate,
and which prove detrimental in the
highest degree to the geueral welfare. The
strength of a nation may be judged of by the
intelligence and morality of its citizens. Its
worldly prosperity keeps pace with its intelligence
and morality. An intelligent and
moral population converts a barren waste into
fruitful fields. On the contrary, an ignoraut
and immoral population causes fertile valleys
to produce nothing but thorns and thistles.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Horry county has but nine paupers, six
of whom are children.
? Five deaths are reported to have occurred
in Charleston last week from yellow fever.
? A reBurvey of the Cheraw and Chester
Railroad has beeu completed from Chester to
: Lancaster, and the route is now being located.
? A colored man in Marion county, this
year, raised thirty-six bales of cotton on twenty
four acres of land.
j ? An altercation about a cow occurred in
Union county last week, between Edmund
McJuokin and Farr Thomas?both colored?
which resulted in the death of the latter.
? More cotton was received in Charleston
' on Monday of last week, than on any previous
j day since 1865. The receipt* amounted to
6,500 bales.
| ?A. bill has been introduced in the legislature
to regulate the salaries of the members,
which provides an annual salary of four hundred
dollars per annum and .ten cents mileage.
? On Monday last, Governor Moses pardoned
fifteen convicts out of the peuitentiary.
It is said that the convicts in the penitentiary
. now number only one hundred, about that
number having been released within a month.
! ?The following are the official majorities
1 for members of Congress: First District?
J. If. Rniney,807; Second District- F. W.
M. Mackey, 2538; Third District?S. L.
Hoge, 3,558; Fourth District?A. S. Wallace,
1997; Fifth District?Robert Smalls,
' 13,291.
? The medical commission appointed to exi
amine into the mental condition of Edward
F. Stokes, who has been confined in the Greenville
jail for some time for contempt of court,
have reported that Stokes is crazy upon two
: subjects?religion and politics. Judge Cooke
tioa not wot ^otornnnpfl what, lift is POillff to
i "vv r" ? - o ?
I do about it.
j ? The following are the railroads now conj
trolled by the Southern Railway Security
Company, aggregating 731 miles: Charlotte,
; Columbia and Augusta Railroad, 195 miles;
! Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Raili
road, 188 miles; Cheraw and Darlington
, Railroad, 40 miles ; Northeastern Railroad,
102 miles; Wilmington and Weldon Railj
road, 181 miles; Richmond and Petersburg
I Railroad, 25 miles.
I ?Judge Maekey has enjoined the collection
of the half mill tax in Fairfield county,
levied for the support of the widows and orphans
of persons slain because of their politi|
cal opinions. Judge Mackey declared the
act of March 13, 1872, which imposed the
tax, constitutional ; but granted the injuucion
on the ground that there is not now, and
there never was, any object of the tax in Fairfield,
the only person slain by the ku-klux in
that county being a woman, and she left no
widow or orphan.
? At the recent meeting of the stockholders
of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
held in Columbia, a proposition was
submitted from the South Carolina Railroad
to lease the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad for a term of years. A committee
was appointed to consider the proposal, and
to report the best terms they could make. It
is understood that the Southern stockholders
of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad
are favorably disposed to the lease. The
opposition to it comes from the Southern Security
Company, who own a large proportion
of the stock.
? In regard to the judgeship made vacant
by the death of Judge Graham, the Columbia
correspondent of the News and Courier
says: "The contest for the judgeship of the
second circuit has not yet broken out into an
active canvass, although the several candidates
are freely named. J. P. Reed, of
Anderson, is a candidate. The name of Col.
R. S. Duryea and of the Hon. Henry Buist,
of Charleston, have also beeu mentioned.
Whipper is a candidate, and so is Judge
Cooke. It is said that Cooke's plan is to
elect himself judge of the first circuit, and
then elect Mr. Reed judge of the eighth circuit,
and to do this Judge Cooke expects to
receive the support of the Conservative members
from the eighth circuit.
?The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance
met in Columbia last week. The following
officers were duly elected for the ensuing
year and installed by Most Worthy Patriarch
F. M. Bradley, of the National Division
of North America, assisted by Most
Worthy Associate Edward Carswell, as grand
conductor. W. Z. Leitner, of Wateree, No.
& n J ur~.ii... T. T.? Ar0pa|lf,n
0, VJTIUIIU >t uitujr jl abiiaivu , jui* iv.
of Newberry, No. 3, Grand Worthy Associate;
Oliver Hewett, of Hope, No. 2, Graud Scribe;
John H. Hardin, of Fidelity, No. 4, Grand
Treasurer; A. B. Towers, of Anderson, No.
1, Grand Chaplain ; W. B. Whaley, of Atlantic,
No. 69, Grand Conductor; John W.
Zimmerman, of Batesburg, No. 47, Grand
I Sentinel.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Fresh pork sold last week in Charlotte
at 10 and 11 cents hog round.
? Large droves of hogs are reported to be
passing through Asheville, daily, on the way
South.
? An unprecedented drouth is reported in
the town ofKinston and vicinity. Many of the
wells have utterly failed, and it is difficult to
procure water for family use.
? The election of Col. R. F. Armfield as
President of the State Senate meets with a
hearty response from the press of the State.
By virtue of this position, Col. Arrafield becomes
Lieutcnaut Governor.
? The Charlotte Cornet Band started on
Monday morning last for New Orleans, where
they have been engaged to play during the
meeting of the Grand Lodge of Knight Templars.
? The Charlotte Democrat learns that A
R. Homesly's cotton factory, in Rutherford
county, was burnt on Wednesday night of
last week?supposed to have been accidental.
Loss about $20,000.
? Joseph D. Elliott, the youth who shot and
killed Charles Neal in Statesville, last fall,
was tried in the Superior Uourt of Wilkes
county, last week, and found guilty of manslaughter.
The Court sentenced him to the
penitentiary for five years.
? In the State Senate a bill to charter the
Watauga and Caldwell Narrow Gauge Railway
Company, said road to run from the
town of Lenoir, Caldwell county, to the Tennessee
line, at or near the head of Cove creek,
has been read and referred to the committee
on internal improvements.
? The trial of James Moore, charged with
killing Benjamin C. McGinnis, his son-in-law,
moved from Gaston county to Mecklenburg,
was concluded 011 Saturday night, the jury
returning a verdict of not guilty. The evidence
showed that Moore acted entirely in
self-defense.
? Resolutions have been introduced in the
House of Representatives petitioning Congress
to withdraw the civil rights bill now pending
before that body, aud in the event of its passage,
asking President Grant to veto it. The
resolutions were introduced by a Republican
member. Mr. Means, Democrat, offered a
substitute, the substance of which is that the
people have already spoken upon the subject,
and Congress has heard the voice.
? At the recent term of the U. S. Circuit
I Court in Asheville, nol.pros. was entered in
j about fifty cases, under the ruling of Judge
| Dick that parties indicted for ku-kluxing and
I similar offenses, if the acts had been commitj
ted prior to 1872, could compromise by payment
of costs. A number of counterfeiters
were convicted and sentenced to the Albany
nenitentiarv for terms varying from one to
I I w __
three years. One hundred and fourteen new
indictments, for various offenses were found
by the grand jury.
? The smoker who has never used a "Mi,
chael-schaura" pipe has failed to realize the
: bliss to be derived from the fragrant weed,
j These pipes are ma.de by old Aunt Sally Mii
chael, a widow woman, in liurke county, and
they possess nearly the same qualities as th.e
j genuine mcrschaum, owing to the peculiarity
of the clay of which they are made. The location
of the clay deposit is known only to
j Aunt Sally, the njoat persistent efforts of others
j having failed to discover it, or (to detect her
! when she procures the clay to work into pipes,
j A number pf the old lady's pipes recently
found their way to the Prince of Wales, who
was so much pleased with them, and so highly
entertained by the account of {.jiejr ipanufac
I ture, that ho has written an autograph letter 1
to old Aunt Sally. Col. Tate and Prof. Kerr !
presented Francis Joseph, of Austria, and the
j Shah of Persia, with a lot of these pipes at the j
| Vienna Exposition.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
I Recruiting in the Army.
| A recent order from the War Depart-;
' mentdirects that the army having been reducsd !
! to 25,000 men, as contemplated by the appro-!
| priation act of June 16, 1874, recruiting will ;
j be resumed under restrictions as provided in i
| said order. There will be no enlistments ma le !
J by company officers, or at posts, except that j
! men may be "reenlisted" or enlisted in their |
j own companies, or in some other company at'
I the post where they are discharged. With j
; this exception all enlistments for the army!
must be made by officers on the general re1
cruiting service, unless special authority is :
! given in any case by the adjutant general of j
! the army. The application in such case must;
! hpjir evidence of the known crood character of '
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I the soldier recommended for enlistment. Of- j
| ficers on the general recruiting service must!
! use every care, in person, to avoid the enli st- |
| ment of minors or bad men. The boards of
! examination at recruiting depots must reject
every man ascertained to have borne an unI
satisfactory character on any previous enlistment.
While precautions are thus taken for
providing good personnel for the army, it is
enjoined upon commissioned officers to endeavor,
by a reasonable attention to the comfort
of their men and a strict regard to their
just rights, to attach them to the military service.
Especially are officers warned not to
intrust too much authority or discretion to
non-commissioned officers, who may be tempted
to a tyrannical exercise of power.
A New Party.
Between fifty and sixty gentlemen met
in Indianapolis last week to take measures to
found a new National political party, based
upon a national currency platform. Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Kentucky,
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iNew lork, ana unio were represeniea in me
Convention. A3 a basis of union for the proposed
new party the following platform was
adopted:
First, it is the duty of the Governineut to
establish a monetary system based upon the
public faith and resources of the nation, and
adapted to the demands of legitimate business.
To this end the circulating notes of all national
and State banks, as well as all local currency,
should be withdrawn from circulation,
and paper money issued by the Government
directly to the people, without the intervention
of any banking corporation, which mouey
shall be a legal tender in payment of all
debts, public aud private, duties on imports
included. This money to be interchangeable,
at the option of the holder, with registered
Government bonds bearing a rate of interest
not exceeding 3.65 per cent, per annum. Second,
the interest on the present public debt
and that portion of the principal of the same
which is by express terms of >;he law creating
it payable in coin shall be so paid,
It was resolved to hold a national convention
at Cleveland, March 11, 1875, to perfect
a platform and appoint time and place for the
National Independent Convention to nominate
President and Vice-President.
A .National Executive Committee was appointed,
and the convention njourued.
The Tiiscmnbia Calamity.
We published last week a brief account
of tbe hurricane which spent its fury at Tuscumbia,
Alabama, on Sunday evening. Since
our last issue the following additional particulars
have come to hand.:.
The storm came on while nost people were
supping, and it came like the sound of rushing
thunder and passed over immediately. Houses
were blown down in many places, and streets
and roads were everywhere filled with crumbling
walls and shattered timbers. The people
immediately organized, app'ointed a leader,
and set about rescuing those held by fallen
timbers and in recovering the bodies of the
killed. Not less than three hundred persons
were deprived of their homes, and the destruction
of private property is estimated at 8500,000.
Soon after the storm had blown over, it was
discovered that the iron railroad bridge over
Spring creek, about half a mile from town,
had been completely destroyed. At the same
moment it was remembered that the train from
Memphis could be expected to arrive at any
moment. The utmost confusion prevailed.
No one seemed to know what to do. At
length a young man named Womble seized
a huge stick of pine wood, and after thrusting
it into the fire in a house near by, he rushed
toward the broken bridge, waving the blazing
wood over his head, lie had almost reached
the creek when his torch was extinguished by
the lain, which was falling in torrents. At
the same time, the whistle of the engine was
heard and the next moment the head-light
flashed through the darkness. The young
man called with all his might, but the engineer
could hear nothing but the sound of the
storm, and before any warning could be conveyed
to him, the engine, baggage car and
one of the passenger coaches weut over the embankment,
50 feet high, down into the creek.
The rear passenger cars did not go off the
track, it being blocked up by the wreck of
the foremost ones. The engiueer, fireman and
baggage master went over with it. They were
cutout of the ruins after two hours hard work.
They were very dangerously bruised, but are
expected to recover. Several of the passengers
were slightly injured, but none of them
were prevented from proceeding ou their journey.
They were delayed only 3 hours.
The searching party first removed the ruins
of State Senator Moore's house. Mrs. Moore
was found on a bed, with two heavy timbers
lying across her and two children under her
dead, crushed all out of shape. Two other
children were rescued alive. John Hodgkins
was blown out of the second story window of
his house and the house blown down, burying J
his brother's family. On cutting through the j
wreck, Mr. Hodgkins, his wife and four chil-1
dren were all found crushed to death. The j
mansion of Mrs. Winston was blown down j
and she found killed by a heavy wardrobe and j
other furniture. The house was valued at
over 840,000. Her.son-in-law, ex-Governor i
Lindsay, occupying a portion of the house, i
' was unhurt.
;
I SZxpWe take pleasure in calling the favorable
| attention of our readers to the advertisement;
of the New York Taibune, published in an- j
i other column of this paper. The Tribune has :
| fairly earned in its best and broadest sense the !
distinction of "the leading American news- j
j paper." 11 jeaas in me proiuwess auu tum-1
j pleteness of its news, iu the honesty and inde- (
: pendcnce of its policy, in the fairness and i
ability of its editorials, in the fullness and
variety of its correspondence, in its literary
and scientific intelligence, in its thorough and
excellent agricultural department, and, in
short, in all which make up a progressive, i
: fair-sighted and liberal newspaper. The Tri-1
bunc leads the entire press of the country.
The recent course of The Tribune toward the
the South and its political and industrial interests
has been marked by the same fairness
and friendliness displayed by Mr. Greeley
from the close of the war. The impartial 1
ami intelligent letters by Tribune correspon-1
dents from Alabama and Jjouisiana did just
service in showing to the people of the isortb
the true state of affairs in those unfortunate
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Kennedy, Latimer A Hemphill?Dry Goods and
Groceries.
Mrs. L. R. Hicklin?Location and Farm for Sale.
Entertainment at Rock Hill.
Yorkvllle Furniture Store?Lounges?Chamber
Suits?Repairing?Centre Tables?Bureaux
Wardrobes and Sates?Bedsteads?Rocking
Chairs.
II. F. Adickes?Dress Goods?Merino Hose?Jet
Jewelry?Hair-Pins?Ruffs and CollaretsCalicoes?Knitting
Cotton?Kid Gloves.
New York Tribune.
John C. Kuykendal?Glass?Chewing TobaccoGreen's
Fit Cure?Wine of Tar?Jackson's
Magic Balsam.
M. Strauss A Son?Call and Convince Yourself.
W. H. A J. P. Herndon?The Time?Flour?The
Man?Shoe Makers, Attention?Cheese.
T. M. Dobson A Co.?More New Goods?ShoesFlour?Black
Alpaca?Cigars?Over-Coats?
Drawing Chains?Bacon and Lard?Pay
Your Debts.
J. Ed. Jelferys, Secretary?Mackev Chapter.
n. fl. uienn, <). r. ijinuwtv, ?r. n. mtvumn:,
Committee?Shingles Wanted.
J. F. Lindsay, J. F. Wallace, I. D. Witlierspoon,
Committee?Wanted.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Mr. John S. Clinton, while tending Riddle's
cotton gin, near Bethel, in this county,
on Monday of last week, got his right hand
caught in the teeth of the gin, and before the
machinery could be stopped, his arm was
drawn between the cylinders and crushed in
a horrible manner, from the effects of which
he died on Sunday morning.
HOUSE PAINTING.
We would direct the attention of those requiring
the services of a house painter to the
card of Mr. Freisches. Mr. F. has located
here for the purpose of conducting the painting
business, and judging from various specimens
of his work, we feel conhdent he can
give satisfaction to those who may patronize
him. An inspection of a parlor recently repainted
by him, under unfavorable circumstances
as to the condition of the plastered
walls when he commenced the work, proves
that he is master of his business.
PINE GROVE ACADEMY.
By advertisement in another column, it
will be seen that the young ladies of Pine
Grove Academy, at Rock Hill, will give an
entertainment, consisting of dialogues, char
ades, and drawing-room dramas in the male
academy building at Rock Hill, on Friday
evening, the 11th instant. Similar entertainments
given by the young ladies of this institution
have proven very attractive and
have evoked the most favorable comment.
We are pleased to learn that the school, "under
control of Mrs. Reid, is in a flourishing
condition.
SPARTANBURG AND ASHEVILLE R. R.
We acknowledge an invitation from the
committee of arrangements to attend a mass
meeting to be held at Union C. H., S. C., on
Saturday, the 12th instant, in the interests of
the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, a
link in the Air-Line Road between the cities
of Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, St. Louis
and Charleston. Hon. C. G. Meraminger, of
Charleston; Ex-Gov. Z. B. Vance, of Charlotte;
Hon. T. L. Clingman, of Asheville;
Hon. T. L. Jones, of Newport, Ky.; and other
distinguished citizens of Kentucky, Tennessee,
North aud South Carolina have been invited
to make addresses on the occasion.
KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL.
The regular semi-annual examination of the
King's Mountain Military School began on
Monday of last week, and closed on Wednesday.
The graduates at the close of this session
are W. S. Currell, of this place, and T.
H. DeGraffenreid, of Chester county. The
diplomas were conferred by Col. Coward, at
the evening parade on Wednesday, who_, in a
graceful speech, bid the corps of cadets farewell
aud formally closed the School until the
opening of the next session, in February.
The catalogue of this school for the past
year, has just been issued, and in it the statement
is made that it is the pioneer and oldest
existing military school established by private
enterprise in the aoutn, ana ine oniy one in
South Carolina. The School, already ranking
among the first in the South, will, we
learn, enter upon the next collegiate year,
with increased facilities for imparting a thorough
education.
SMYRNA CHURCH.
Blairsville, York County, S. C.,)
November 24, 1874. j
Editor of Enquirer:?I desire, through the
columns of your paper, to acknowledge the
receipt ofthefollowingsums, to aid in rebuildknunf
^1liliroK of fitYlVmil
Ulg tliC UUI 111/ VIIUI VU MV >UM>
T. P. Mitchel, Fairfield, S. C ?10.00
Rev. D. F. Haddon, Laurens, S. C 10.00
A friend of Churches, Pa 15.00
Eadus Benevolent Society, Due West, S. C. 20.00
Walter Kerrough, ColumbiaSeminarv, 1.00
Yorkville, S. C 34.00
John Slierer, York county, S. C 1.00
T. K. McKnight, York county, S. C 20.00
Hopewell, (Rev. R. W. Bricej Chester, 01.15
Winnsboro, (Rev. J. Todd.) 25.00
Matthew White, Chester 5.00
Sharon, (R. A. Ross,) York county, 120.00
' >: 1. / r>?.. 1.1 \ Clautnn N C 41 40
I ^HUVi jU . Ua Owj f a> %??., a?l#v
Bethany, (Rev. E. E. Boyce,) York county,
8. C 45.85
W. S. Plaxico, framing and raising house,.. 100.00
Salem Congregation, Tenn., (/iev. J. H.
Strong,) 28.00
Due West Congregation, (I. C. >'J.) 40.00
Noely's Creek, (Rev. C. B. Betts,) 35.00
Tirzah, York county, S. C 10.00
W. A. Moore, elegant pulpit Bible, 12.00
J. S. Moore, father of W. A. Moore, long
ago furnished both Sharon and Smyrna with
good pulpit Bibles ; and t!:e 'est named, with
a good, large Psalm book. To all the above
named congregations and individuals, we desire
to give hearty thanks for their kind aid.
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto
the Lord, and that which he hath given
will he pay him again." Prov. 19?17.
R. A. ROSS, Pastor.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FROM CHESTER.
Chester, Nov. 30,1874.
The purchase of another engine for the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad
has recently been made. It cost in the neighborhood
of S6,000, which is about one-half of
the value of a broad gauge engine. The speed
of the new locomotive, which is expected to
arrive in about two weeks, will be twenty-two
' 11- u..
miles an tiour?me time generally maue uy i
larger locomotives. The success of the Chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad enterprise
is now assured. Havingsafely passed
through the preparatory steps, exceedingly
critical as they were, with the grading progressing
finely from both ends of the line, its completion
in due course of time is bound to be a
sure and fixed fact. The inability of the
President to sell the bonds of the counties of
York and Chester, given in payment of sub- i
scription of stock, seemed ut oue time to be a ;
serious if not an insurmountable obstacle in j
the way of building and equipping the road.
But the recent purchase of bonds by Northern j
parties inspires the friends of the road with j
the confident hope that the bonds will soon j
find a ready sale at the North, if not at home.
These bonds should find a market at home.I
Our men of means are presented with a bril- j
liant opportunity of making a safe and profitable
ipycstqiepf.
The pavement that has b.eep lai.ij jby tCapi..
J. C. Brain, President of the Southern Artiifi-,
cial Stone Company, in front of Dr. A. H. i
Davega's building on Main street, is a great j
improvement, and sets off the appearance of
things wonderfully. Tbe artificial stone of
which the pavement is made resembles gran-1
ite, and is said to become harder as old time
rolls on his chariot wheels. Capt. Brain tells :
me that the artificial stone has been used on 1
some of the streets of London for fifty years,
and at the present, time indicates not the ^
slightest appearance of disintegration. The
probabilities are that our business men will
lay the fronts of their handsome establishments
with the artificial stone. If such be the case,
when the rains of winter descend upon us, all !
apprehensions of walking in mud on ankle, if
not knee deep, may be cast to the wiuds. The
business men of Yorkville would do well to
take into consideration the adaptation of artificial
stone to pavements and other purposes, j
and the propriety of euhancing the value of i
their property, and the-beauty of their town i
by a lavish use of this stone. Capt. Brain j
was a gallant and efficient commander in the |
Confederate Navy. Did space permit, a uar- j
ration of his distinguished exploits would be
interesting and entertaining reading. He fell I
upon the merchant ships of the enemy with '
fearful execution, for which he was kept in <
plnap imnriunmpnt fur two VflftrS after the end I
WW ... J
of the memorable struggle.
The long expected and much talked of Baptist
Convention has met, transacted its business
and adjourned. From the beginning to
the end of the meeting the greatest harmony
prevailed, accompanied with a spirit of ear- j
nestnes9 to promote the welfare of the Church.
The following gentlemen were honored with
official positions: Rev. J. L. Reynolds, D. D.,
President; Rev. J. O. B. Dargan, Vice-President;
Professor J. B. Patrick, Secretary;
Rev. L. VV. Bookhart, Assistant Secretary ;
and Professor C. H. Judson, Treasurer. Rev.
T. W. Smith, of Union, preached the introductory
sermon. On Thursday the subject of
the Furman University came up before the
Convention, which elicited a prolonged and animated
debate. This discussion was occasioned
by an earnest effort on the part of a considerable
number of delegates to diminish the
number of trustees of that institution ; but
the resolution having in view the accomplishment
of this result was defeated, notwithstanding
the warmth with which it was urged. On
Thursday evening Rev. A. W. Lamar presented
the subject of "State Missions" in an entertaining
light. After the conclusion of the sermon
a collection was taken up, which was responded
to very haudsomely by the large congregation
that was present. On Friday the
Convention was engaged during business hours
in the reading and adoption of reports presented
by various committees. The report that
excited the greatest interest among delegates
and spectators was that of a colored minister,
who is a faithful laborer in the .Baptist vineyard
in the State. His account of his work
was in the main encouraging, though he enumerated
the obstacles that lie in his pathway.
His work has been confined to the lower portion
of the State, and to persons of his own
color. Among the difficulties he represents
himself as meeting with, is the teudency of his
own people toward Catholicism, and the prejudice
entertained against him because of his
having been ordained, and set apart to his
holy work by white ministers of the State.
On Friday evening very interesting and
beautiful addresses were delivered by Rev.
Dr. Furman, Rev. Dr. Toy, Rev. Dr. Jeter
and Rev. Dr. Chamblis on the subject of raising
funds for the Furman University. Time
and space would completely fail me did I present
in appropriate terms the beauties of these
addresses. On Saturday morning the business
hours of the Convention were consumed
in the discussion of "Foreign Missions," and
at night the subject of "Home Missions" was
dwelt upon. After an able presentation of
these different causes by distinguished brethren,
collections were takeu up, which in every
instance met with warm responses. On Sunday
night the Convention closed its labors,
and t>day the delegates will take their departure
from our town, carrying away with
them kind remembrances of the hospitality of
our DeoDle. and of the happy and harmonious
meeting upon which it had beeu their delightful
privilege to attend.
Thanksgiving day passed off pleasantly in
our town. While business was not suspended,
there was a more general inclination to indulge
in the enjoyments of the "inner man"
than on any similar occasion since the close
of the war. It was the pleasure of your correspondent
to sit down to a dinner table that
was both bountifully and beautifully spread.
It was such a dinner as would have pleased a
prince. Though I usually run the temperance
schedule, yet in remembrance of the recent
brilliant victories of the Democracy, I could
not refrain from taking "a wee drop" or so.
/Qui.
THE STATE TAX UNION.
The annual meeting of this body was held
in Columbia on Wednesday of la9t week.
Delegates were present from eighteen counties.
The meeting was called to order by Gen.
James Chesnut, the president. The Columbia
correspondent of the News and Courier furnishes
the following report of the proceedings:
The report of the committee charged with
investigating the outrages alleged to have
been committed in this State, was read and
referred. This report wa9 drawn up by Col.
James H. Rion, of Fairfield.
Gen. Bratton, of F irfield, introduced the
following resolutions, which were adopted :
Whereas, the manner of conducting the elections
has a direct tendency in giving character
to the government elected, and proper
registration laws have always, and everywhere,
been considered the best guardian of the fairness
as well as the purity of the ballot box;
and, whereas, the >vant of registration laws in
this State is not only a palpable disregard of
the constitution, but has proven the source of
fraud and corruption in past elections and
will, no doubt, be as mischievous in the
future, unless proper laws on the subject be
enacted, as required by the constitution. To
promote the early enactment of such laws, be
it
Resolved, That the executive committee of
the Tax Unions be charged with the subject,
with instructions to investigate the conduct
aud character of the recent elections, to see if
frauds at the ballot box have not been perpetrated
with impunity, and the probable extent
of the evjl.
Resolved, That the subordinate Tax Unions
of the counties be requested and instructed
to cauvass the voting of the late elections in !
their precincts, and ascertain facts in regard ;
to these frauds, and report the results monthly !
to the executive committee.
Resolved, That the executive committee be i
requested to prepare instuctions to the Subor- I
dinate Unions as to the best course of proce-1
dure in the dischage of their duties in the |
premises.
Col. S. P. Hamilton, of Chester, introduced !
the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, it is not the intention of this body, j
or the taxpayers by it represented, to make J
any captious opposition to the administration
of the State Government by Governor Cham- J
berlain, but on the contrary, to furnish all aid
and moral support possible to the chief exec-1
qpiye of the State in bringing about the great j
reforms oFwHich he has so stronglyly spoken j
in his campaign speeches and for the carrying
out of which he has so solemnly pledged
himself to the people South Carolina. And
whereas, it appears to'be of imperative ne-1
cessity to the happiness and welfare of the
poeple of South Carolina that the following
measures of reform shall he enacted by the V
General Assembly and effected by the gov- V
ernment, to wit;
1. That the expenses of the State govern- V
meat be by Jaw at once reduced within fixed
and reasonable limits, and the present tax
levy for the present year be curtailed in conformity
to such reduction.
2. That a stringent law for the registration
of the voters of the State, in obedience to the
mandatory requirement of the constitution,
be passed by the General Assembly.
3. That his Excellency the Governor shall,
at once, by his power of removal and appointment,
effect a change in the officials now
holding office by executive sanction, so that
the incompetent and dishonest officials may be
.i ori/4 #i,Qf r>nmnpfpnt and honest men
reiuuveu, ouu tuww |? ?
may be appointed in their places. Therefore,
be it
1. Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed by the president of this body, who
shall be authorized to seek audience of his Excellency
the Governor, and urge his recommendation
and support of such measures of
reform.
2. That said committee have power to confer
with any committee or committees of the
General Assembly, for the purposes of securing,
if possible, the objects indicated in this
preamble and resolutions. ^
3. That said committee do report from time
to time to the president of this body, their actings,
doings and conclusions, with any special
recommendations.
In advocating the adoption of the resolutions,
Col. Hamilton said that the resolutions j
did not propose to effect a revolution. They
ouly proposed that a committee should go to
the Executive and the Legislature with all
due respect with these measures, which have
been recommended and promised by the utterances
of the Governor elect himself, in his
speeches. They propose to say to them, we
come to you as the representatives of the taxpayers
of the State with this our bill of rights,
with these measures which no one can say is
not simply asking the rights, the justice and
protection to which we are entitled as citizens,
the protection of life and liberty. He was
not one of those who hoped that these measures
would not be adopted. He hoped they
would, and he saw reasonable grounds for indulging
in the hope that they would be adopted.
While he had no confidence in the ability
of Gov. Chamberlain to clear himself of
the past, he thought that the necessities of his
situation and the peculiar position of the
State Government, would force him to favor
whatever he deemed reasonable and just ;and
these demands were only reasonable and just.
After some further discussion and a few
amendments, the preamble and resolutions as
given above were adopted. A resolution, introduced
by Gen. \V. H. Wallace, having in
view a memorial to the Executive and Legislature,
urging a reduction of the expenses and
taxes was referred to the committee appointed
under Mr. Hamilton's resolutions, and consisting
of Messrs. Hamilton, of Chester; Moore,
of Beaufort; Wallace, of Richland; Muller,
of Lexington, and Wylie, of Lancaster.
The following resolutions, introduced by
Mr. Robertson, of York, were also adopted :
Resolved, That the committee be charged
with requesting that the General Assembly
provide by law for the election of justices of
the peace, as provided for by the constitution,
and also for that of county auditors and county
treasurers.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to
extend the time for the payment of taxes,
with a view to obtaining a reduction.
Several other resolutions were introduced
and referred, and after a brief but harmonious
session the Union adjourned, subject to the
call of the president.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Columbia, Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Both branches of the Legislature met" at
twelve M., to-day. In the House, one hundred
and twelve members were present, who
were called to order by the clerk, and at once
proceeded to the election of a speaker. N.
B. Meyers, (colored,) of Beaufort, and R. B.
Elliott, (colored,) were nominated, and on the
first ballot Elliott was elected by a vote of 61
to 51. The members from York voted for
Elliott. The organization of the House was
then completed by the election of the following
officers: A. 0. Jones, (colored) clerk;
W.R. Marshall, (white) reading clerk; G. C.
Clyde, (colored) of Aiken, sergeant-at-arms.
Notices of protest against the election of Paul
E. Jones, of Orangeburg, and C. P. Leslie, of
Barnwell, were filed. Paris Sim kins, of Edgefield,
gave notice that the seats of the entire
Charleston delegation would be contested.
The House is composed of fifty whites and
seventy-four colored members. Only thirtythree
of the old members remain. There is a
much greater per centage of new members
than'has ever occurred before, showing an important
change in the people, and the importance
of each member taking care of the
record he makes during the session. The
House adjourned after sending a committee to <
notify Governor Moses that it was ready to
receive bis message.
The Senate organized by the election of
all the old officers, viz: S. A. Swails, president,
pro tern ; J. Woodruff, clerk ; John A.
Barre, assistant clerk ; J. E. Green, sergeantat-arras;
R. A. Sissons, reading clerk. The
rest of the session was consumed in the election
of standing committees, the result of which is
reported in the Union-Herald as follows:
Committee on Agriculture?J. C. Hope, chairman,
J. D. Warley, W. A. Evans, M. Martin, S.
E. Gaillard.
Committee on Claims?W. B. Nash, chairman,
W. E. Johnson, Robert Smalls, H. J.Maxwell, S.
E. Gaillard, C. D. Hayne, F. A. Clinton.
Committee on Commerce and Manufactures?
J. R. Cochran, chairman, J. D. Warley, T. C.
Dunn, J. H. White, J. M. Smith.
Committee on Charitable Institutions?W E.
Johnston, chairman, S. A. Swails, W. F. Myers,
L. Cain.
Committee on Education?H. J. Maxwell, chairman,
W. R. Jervey, D. J. Walker, W. H. Jones,
J. Hollinshead, C. Smith.
Committee on Enrolled Bills?L. Cain, chairman,
T. Q. Donaldson, J. C. Hope.
Committee on Engrossed Bills?W- F. Myers,
chairman, F. A. Clinton, T. C. Andrews.
Committee on the Judiciary?B. F. Whittemore
nvioiirn-in S a Swails TV r. Duncan. W. c.
Keith, H. J. Maxwell, C. Smith, L. Cain. <4
Committee on Incorporations?H. C. Corwin,
chairman, W. E. Johnston, T. C. Andrews, J. C.
Hope, W. H. Jones.
Committee on Finance?W. B. Nash, chairman,
B. F. Whittemore, S. A. Swails, R. Smalls, S. E.
Gipllard, D. R. Duncan, Y. J. P. Owns. /T
Committee on the Military?J. Hollinshead,
chairman, W. R. Jervey, 0. P. Hayne, J. M.
Smith, W. H. Jones, T. C. Andrews, J, H. White,
Committee on Mines and Mining?H. J.Maxwell,
chairman, S. E. Gaillard, J. R. Coohran, R,
Smalls, P. A. Clinton, a D. Hayne, R. E. Bowen,
Committee on Printing?R. Smalls, chairman,
J. M.Smith, Y. J. P. Owens, C. D. Hayne, T. C.
Andrews, J. H. White, J. Hollinshead.
Committee on Privileges and Elections?B. F.
Whittemore. chairman, Y. J. P. Owens, S. A.
Swails, H. C. Corwin, C. Smith, D. R. Duncan, T.
B. Jeter.
Committee on Public Buildings-C. Smith, chairman,
L. Cain, J. H. White, R. E. Bowen, J. M.
Smith.
Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries?L.
Cain, chairman, W. E. Johnston, R. E. Bowen,
M. Martin, W. R. Jervey, J. Hollinshead.
Committee on Legislative Library?J. D. Warley,
chairman, W. 15. Johnston, J. R. Cochran, F.
Carfpr, D, J. VValkep.
Comiiiittce op Ppblio Lands?W? R- JefVeyi
chairman, D. R. Duncan, T.'C. Dunn, C.' D. Ilayn'e.
F. A. Clinton, F. Carter, J. 0. Hope.
Conpnittee on Railroads?S. A. Svyails, chairman,
W. II. Jones, T, 0. Dunn, H. C. Corwin, J.
Hollinsljead, J. M. Sipith, T. B. Jeter.
Committee on Retrenchments?C. D. Havne.
chairman, W, E Johnston, C. Smith, W, F. Myors,
W. A. Evans, J. D. Warley, J. C. Hope.
Committee on the Penitentiary?H, C, Convin,
chairman, J. H. White, T. Q. Donaldson, H. J.
Maxwell, F. A. Clinton.
Committee on Contingent Accounts?J. H.
White, chairman, S. E. Gaillard, J. M. Smith, D.
J. Walker, L.Cain, W. B. Nash, W. R. Jervev.
Committee on County Offices and Officers?T.C.
Andrews, chairman, T. C. Dunn, D. R. Duncan,
W. F. Myers, F. Carter, J. C. Hope, C. Smith.
Committee on Medical Affairs?Y. J. P.Owens,
chairman, J. C. Hope, T. Q. Donaldson^ J. H.
White, J. R. Cochran.
Committee on Immigration?S. A. Swails, chairman,
W. B. Nash, R. Smalls, H. C. Corwin, J.
Ilollinshead.
WbdnEvSday, November 25,
In the Senate, notice tvas given of a bill
to provide for the registration of voters.-: i;- Mr.
Duncan introduced the following resJ