Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 07, 1875, Image 2

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Scraps and Racist. \i Au American manufactory is making a 10,000 revolvers for Russia. ! h A Western lady has found her truant j ^ husband by a dream ; but a great many tru- s. ant husbauds go where their wives never i" dream they are. j " A Milwaukee woman's bonnetcosts, upon ! | an average, about $15, but she has the bill i made out for $30 or $40 in order to show it; = to the women next door. A Brockport man dreamed recently that his aunt was dead, and the dream proved true. He tried the same game with his mother-in-law, but it didn't work worth a ! cent. A correspondent of the Inter-Ocean' says that the Wheeler exploring expedition J _ has discovered a bug which all the learned i men who have seen it pronounce to be a J "Darafino Whattis," which has heretofore : q been supposed to exist only as fossil. Some of the leading New York hotels rent at very high rates?Fifth Avenue, $200,- 0 000; Windsor, $125,000 ; St. Nicholas, $100,- Ci 000 ; Metropolitan, $105,000 ; Gilsey, $85,-: tl 000; Hoffman, $75,000, and Brunswick, $85.- ? 000. . ' :l The Alabama conference of the Meth- 0 odist church, lately in session atOpelika, voted 1 c, down the temperance amendment to the dis- | cipline, making the drinking or selling of lf liquor incompatible with membership in that ? church ; yeas 48, nays 56. J. B. Smith, colored, an intimate friend ^ of the late Charles Sumner, has been elected junior warden of one of the lodges of Free Masons in Boston. If admitted, he will be the first colored man who has entered the graud lodge of Massachusetts. Reliable estimates put the cotton crop P of 1874 at a little over 3,500,000 bales. The yield per acre is reported less than in ii 1873. In most of the States the weather for c ripening and gathering the top crop has been very favorable. The reports are nearly g unanimous in stating that the proportion of j lint to seeds is large. From Florida comes the romantic sto ry of Delia Jones, a full-blooded negro aged F 40. She fell desperately in love with a o young white man, a carpenter, and realizing e the fact that he could never be anything to p her, she turned her property into cash, (,?7,250,) left it to him by will, and then went and j drowned herself. G Statistics of the working of the prohibitory law in Maine during the past year show that fifty thousand dollars in fines was im- n posed and collected for violation of the law. There have been 276 convictions in the Su- t preme Court of rum sellers, and forty-oue v commitments to jail, a larger number than in p( any similar period previously. Crime has decreased, the number of convicts being twenty-five per cent, less than ten years since. " Ivedfield, the traveling correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, writes as follows s' in regard to the candidacy of Andrew John- a son for United States Senator from Tennessee: c "Up and down the line, among friends and e enemies alike, it is understood that this is the C( old man's last fight. If he wins the term of six years, he will hardly ever want office again, and if he fails, he can never get it again. So all are coming up to the scratch d with long finger nails and blood shot eyes, and n wool will fiy. fi Thecomptroller of the currency is daily d shipping large amounts of new national bank p circulation in return for the mutilated notes C( that have been redeemed. The amounts . shinned last week averaered about S800.000 rt _ - o - ' daily. The shipments have been made each n day to about 200 banks. The total amount of multilated currency received from the Jj treasurer since the passage of the act of June tj 20th, last, is 841,066,805, nearly the whole ^ amount of which has been issued in new uational bank notes. An experienced Xew York grocer has ^ adopted the cash system, and in a circular just a issued to his customers, makes the following w observation : "An experience, both as pro- ? prietor and assistant in the grocery business, ? exteuding over a number of years, warrants ? me in asserting, without fear of reasonable contradiction, that no establishment doing a credit business can favorably compare prices n with a house working on the cash principle. 1 All the expenses attending the keeping of tl hooks, all the losses by bad debts and other- j( wise, must be tacked ou to the dealer's profit, ^ and as a matter of course, must be paid by . those of his customers who pay at all." ^ The Texas newspapers take obituary a notice of the decease at Brenhara, Washington P county, of a remarkable old gentleman at the o age of 83 years. His uame was Dr. Lincecum ; I he was a native of Georgia, and for fourteen tl years he spent most of his time in studying the 0 habits of the red ant, upon which insect he j wrote a pamphlet said "to possess the interest of a novel." This fine old Texas gentleman, 1 at daylight every Christmas morning, for fifty-eight years, stood in the door of his home, o Ivirofoot <and in Iiia niwht.nlntlios and nlnvpd i ?' * ? I?J ? I I the Scotch air of "Killicrankie" on a fiddle L. made specially for him in Paris in 1820. j g For eight years a contested legacy case j( has been pending in the courts of Virginia. It has just been decided. By the will of; C a wealthy Virginia lady all her bonds and a j 1 considerable amount of other property were | r devised to the "Baptist Theological Seminary 11 of South Carolina." The heirs contested this 1 legacy on the ground of a misnomer, the c name of the insitution not being as described , in the will, but being the "Southern Baptist Theological Seminary." The lower court sus- j ^ tained this objection, and decided the legacy ; 5 void, because the name did not appear fully { ? in the will. This decision was appealed j d from, and the higher court has recently re- j j versed it, aud declared the legacy good. The sum iuvolved amounts to nearly eighty | thousand dollars. Whilst there is great prostration in the ! manufacturing establishments of the Xorth j 0 and West, it is learned that a large share of i prosperity is attending the manufacturing in- ) terests of some of the Southern States. The | j great Tredegar works at Richmond, Va., [ which were badly crippled by the panic, are ; again getting well under way, having re- } ccntly received several large orders, oue from j I Cuba being for a considerable number of rail- t road cars. As a consequence, the force of e of fl*o rPfn/1nr?o?? ia Kotnrr n/mcwlnrQ. I i WUX t\ liiCU at tilO a AO vvutfiuvtM L b!e augmented. Columbus, Ga., is now run-1 iiing 35,000 cotton and 2,500 wool spindles, r. all the capital employed being Southern. The mills in that city are being run on full . I1 time, and the orders are constantly in excess 1 of the product. In addition, Columbus has n large foundries and machine shops in successful operation. The Sehofield rolliug mills at j g Atlanta, Ga., have just received an order for j1 one thousand tons of steel-capped rails for the Montgomery and Mobile railroad, with as-! surance of another similar order, provided ! ^ satisfaction is given. These are only a few ! of the many evidences of the success attend- a ing manufacturing interests in the South. ! The Southern claims commissioners re-' v port that in the last year they disposed of 2,407 j a claims. There are yet before the commission 14,637 claims undisposed of, although of this t number the larger proportion have been ex-! amiued and have been suspended for further s investigation by the special agents. The com- r mission are now by law only allowed to em- s ploy three agents, and they ask for authority jto employ more. Of the 2,407 cases disposed of this last year, 299 were from Alabama, 277 from Arkansas, 7 from Florida, 210 from Georgia, 59 from Louisiana, 180 from Missis- c sippi, 273 from North Carolina, 34 from South f Carolina, 554 from Tennessee, 7 from Texas, r 475 from Virginia, and 32 from West Yir- I; ginia. The entire amount claimed in these a cases was $5,272,706 46, of which the commissioners allowed $770,711 37, and disallow- . ed $4,471, 995 09. The commissioners have, 1 after conference with the Senate committee on < claims and the House committee on war claims, s leclined to grant rehearings in cases where hey have disallowed claims. The conunis- < ioners have, during the last year, acted favor- j ,bly on the cases of many claimants who r lave served in the Confederate army, but this las been only where it was proved that such * ervice was involuntary, and that the parties 5 leserted at the first opportunity. ] Jbe #wjuiw. j YORKVIIXE. S. C.s THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 7, 1875. > _ _ __ S How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name f the subscriber very plainly, give post-olliee, nunty and State in full, and send the amount of to subscription by draft or post-ofliee money rder, or enclose the money in a registered letter. 1 Postage.?The postage on the lCNqinKKit, to ny part of the United States, is five cents per uarter, or twenty cents peryear, and is payable i advance at the post ofliec where the paper is reeived. Watch the Figures.?Thedrdeon the "address- ] .??I" ...I.O.I. tl.n iv win miuw tuc unto iw iwv.n uio nuu.T>\ j?*%??' aid. If subscribers do not wish their papers dis- ( nutinucd, the date must (>c kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that ur terms for subscription, advertising and job- , rork, are cash in advance J SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Mr. E. H. Cox, of Oconee, has killed two it hogs; one weighed 523 and the other 459 j ounds net. ( ? The land-owners of Edgefield are publish- ( lg the names of the most notorious of the , olored militia whom they will not employ. ( ? Mr. George A. Darling has taken posses- ] ion of the office of county treasurer of Ilichand, in place of Dr. J. L. Xeagle, removed. ( ? There are now one huudrcd and forty j irisoners in the State penitentiary, an increase j f sixteen since the first of December. Gov- j ruor Chamberlaiu has not granted a single | lardon since he came into office. ^ ? The Governor has appoiuted C. Gage, fury Commissioner for Union county, vice Samuel Harris, removed; W. A. Sanders j rial justice for Chester, vice J. B. Howell, re- , loved. ( ? Mr. Julius Gruinmells, of Barnwell coun- ( y, has a child aged eight mouths, which j reighs over thirty pounds ; his legs measure { aurteen inches; around thighs seventeeu; rms, twelve ; arouud body, twenty-four, and s is height is two feet eight inches. ? The Governor has appointed J. Q. Mar- ^ hall, Esq., a member of the Columbia bar, j nd a Conservative, a iriai justice in iniu ity. The appointment was made in defer ace to the wish of the bar, and upon the re- "j omraendatiou of all the delegates to the LegJature from that county. r ? The inmates of the Lunatic Asylum, uner the care of Dr. Ensor, eujoyed a fine diner on Christmas day. Not less than seventy- t ve turkeys, fifty ducks and chickens, fifty t ozen eggs and an unlimited quantity of ( unch, egg-nogg, pies, cake, apples, &c., were n onsumed. There are now 311 inmates in le asylum, of which number 294 are pro- j ounced beyond recovery. ? Mr. William Lose, son of William E. s lose, Esq., of Columbia, was seriously cut in r\ le thigh and shoulder on Christmas night c y a colored man named Alfred Miles. Mr. r lose, it appears, was walking quietly along v lervais street, and stepped in the drain to j void a crowd who were having a difficulty, hen Miles made the attack upon him. The 'ounds are severe, but not necessarily dan- 'J erous. ? Geu. Samuel McGowan has determined c ) contest the election of Solomon L. Hoge as i lember of Congress from the third district, i 'he majority claimed by Hoge is 3,558, but t here was repeating by the negroes and intiru- i lation of the whites in nearly every county, t Jen. McGowan claims to have received a ma- c * 1 1 iy il.!. ih ^ r )rity or trie legai voces, joesiues mis, iue cts of Cougress relating to representation irovide that each district shall be composed f contiguous territory, and the county of Iichland, which the State Legislatuie put in he third district, is not contiguous to any ther county in the district. The vote of Iichland must be rejected by Congress, and 1 hat county alone gave Iloge 2,315 majority. \ ? The Union-Herald says : "The attention r f Governor Chamberlain has bceu drawn to a he fact that many county treasurers and couny auditors are serving without sufficient of- | icial bonds. He has directed the comptrol- i 3r-general to notify such officers that a strict ompliance with the law will be necessary on \ heir part if they desire to continue in their 1 espective positions. He also requires that r he sureties shall justify. The act of March i 9, 1874, requires the auditor of Charleston s ouuty to give a bond of 810,000 ; Richland, t Jeaufort and Abbeville, 87,500; all the others t io,000. The treasurer of Uharleston gives i 150,000; Bichland, Abbeville and Beaufort, t i-30,000 ; and all the others 820,000. We un- i lerstand that a close scrutiny will be made of 1 he character of the bonds." f NEWS OF THE DAY. , ? Mr. Jefferson Davis is reported as danger- j usly ill at his residence in Tennessee. ] ? A duel was fought iu Mississippi on t Vednesday of last week, between A. H. Tar- c ly and Dr. John B. Lay, of Mobile, Alabama, u which the former was killed at the first fire, t ? At Manchester, N. IL, on the 31st of December, the thermometer marked from ten ( o fifteen degrees below zero, and in the north- ( rn part of the State it was from twenty to J hirty below zero. ! ? The negro exodus from Georgia continues, j 1 .'lie Atlanta papers daily announce the de- . larture of car-loads of them from that town. I 1 .'he majority of them go to Mississippi, but ! < a any to Texas. ji ? The congressional committee, to investi-1 J ate affairs in Alabama, arrived in that State 1 1 ast week and entered atonce upon the duty of; 1 heir mission. It is their purpose to give a'( ull hearing to men of both political parties. J ( ? Gcrrit Smith, one of the most prominent; ' ,nd earnest abolitionists during the Northern j rusado against slavery, died of paralysis ' vhile on a visit to New York city a few days . 1 igo. c ? The steamship Japan, which sailed from ' 3 Jan Francisco last November, was burnt at < ea ou the 17th ultimo, when within sixty 1 uiles of Yokohoma. There were on the ves- 1 el 442 passengers?mostly Chinese?besides i he crew, all of whom except nine, are report- \ d lost. * ? The colored citizens of Oherlin, Ohio ro- ; ently held a meeting and adopted resolutions I >rotesting against the passage of the civil i ights bill as reported by the judiciary com- I nittee of the House of Representatives, and I igainst all legislation admitting unjust dis-j< iriminatiou toward any class of citizens ; pray-1 ( ug Congress to pass the Senate supplementary ( iivil rights bill, which passed the Senate last I essioti, or one equally comprehensive. j< ? In New Orleans, on the 26th ultimo, ex- j Governor Warmoth stabbed and killed D. C. Byerly, one of the editors of the Bulletin. The difficulty originated in a newspaper con;roversy, which led to the publication of a personal card by Warmoth, and soon after it appeared he was attacked in the street by Byery, who assaulted Warmoth with a stick. Af-; ;er a judicial investigation of the affair, War-; noth was discharged from custody, 011 the J ;round that he acted in self-defense. 3 t # : ? Lieut.-General Sheridan, accompanied by ,hree of his staff, left Washington on the 29th ' lltimo for New Orleans. It is understood, j lowever, that he does not go in obedience to , my direct orders, but in compliance with a sersonal request of the President, who desires ;o have some one at that point in whom he i ias implicit confidence, to furnish him with 1 ;ruthful information, and of such rank that n case of an emergency he can act without special orders from Washington. - - ? - NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? W. II. II. Houston, ihe Charlotte forger, [ ias filed his petition in the court of bank- | uptcy. ? The County Commissioners of Gaston jounty have decided to rebuild the Court [douse, which was recently burnt, 011 the site ! )f the old one. ? J. M. Leak's tobacco factory in Charlotte vns destroyed by fire on the morning of the | 50th ultimo. .The loss is estimated at about 517,000, on which there was insurance to the ; imount of SI 1,500. ? Since the completion of the railroad bewcen Charlotte and Wilmington, a spirit of! jommendable rivalry has sprung up between ! hose cities. Wilmington also wishes to do I iomething in honor of Charlotte, but really ; lon't know how to get up anything sufficient-1 y grand. ? Zeb. Vance, who is a Presbyterian in the- ! )ry, says the only difference between him and I lis brother, Gen. Vance, who is a Methodist, r * * s, "That 'Bob' believes in falling from grace, ; nit never does fall," and he ("Zeb.") "Don't j lelieve in falling from grace, but is always ! ailing." ? Rev. John Vaughan, a colored Baptist j preacher, 80 years of age, died suddenly in! Edgecombe county a few days ago. lie was ; i walking biblical dictionary, and on one occasion completely used up P. T. Barnum at ,he Falls of Tar river, on which occasion 13anuun advanced doctrines not regarded by lie colored divine as sound. ? Hannah Cox, a young woman of prepos;essing appearance, and possessing a finished iducation, was tried at the recent term of jruiltord Superior t;ourt lor tne crime 01 in- j anticide. The killing of her offspring was iot denied; baton the plea of insanity the ury returned a verdict of not guilty. The :ase attracted great attention, and the defense vas conducted by ex-Judge Tourgee in a uasterly manner. ? A recent correspondence between Attorley-General Williams and Judge Dick, of! he Western circuit of the United States Dis- j rict Court for North Carolina, has evoked ; iriticism from a portion of the State press.! fhe Attorney-General complains of the exicnses of Judge Dick's courts, whereat the fudge suggests that a certain sum be approiriated to meet these expenses, and when the um is exhausted he will adjourn the Court. This is construed by Judge Dick's political i ipponents as cringing subserviency ; but it i nust be admitted that the proposition conreys a bit of sarcasm, on the principle of the Indian's gospel?"poor pay, poor preach." EDITORIAL INKLINGS. The Work of Congress. Previous to the adjournment of Congress forthe holiday recess, 106 new bills were ntroduced in the Senate and 338 new bills ntroduced in the House. This is in addition o resolutions of which a number were offered u both houses. The first bill introduced into he Senate was the bill to provide a new form if government for the District of Columbia. Die two bills first introduced in the House vere the naval and the legislative, executive md judicial appropriation bills, both of which vere passed by the House before the adjouruuent and are now in the hands of the Senate :ommittee on appropriations. In the three veeks of the session the Senate passed fourteen rills, of which the only ones of importance I 'M ... 1 if. l.fll 4L. vere the new nnauce dui aim me um mr me i clief of settlers on the public lands who have ! in fibred from the ravages of grasshoppers. \ riie House passed eighteen bills, the only important ones being the two appropriation bills ibove mentioned. The finance bill, as passed by the Senate, ,vas framed by Mr. Sherman, but as it has >eeu severely criticised by financiers and its neritsduly canvassed since the adjournment, j tis thought it cannot be passed, in its present ihape, in the House. The main features of ,he bill declare for the substitution of frac,ional currency by coiii at an early day, and j bra specie resumption on the first of Janua y, 1879, and free banking, but the machine- j y of the bill isgenerally regarded as defective : or the object it has in view. South Carolina Conference. Since our last issue, we have received .lie appointments of the South Carolina Conercnce, for the current year. Uev. J. W. I [Jixon has been assigned to the Yorkville sta,ion; Uev. L. A. Johnson to the Yorkville . 1 nrcuit; J. W. Kelly to East Chester circuit;! rhomas Mitchell and W. W. Walker to Ches- j er circuit; T. W. Munncrlyn to Iiock 11 i 11 ; j W. T. Capers to Spring Street Church, i Jharlcston ; P. F. Kistler to Bamberg cir- j j?it; J. W. Humbert, Black Swamp circuit; j L). 1). Danlzler to Orangeburg circuit; J. B. j Massabeau to Williston circuit; A. W. Wal rer, Columbia City Mission; J. J. Xcville, j P.hiflrxt.u-k circuit and mission : G. W. Gat-1 iii to Lexington circuit; J. C. Russell to Jhesterfield circuit; R. L. Harper to Lau- j Mister; Landy Wood to Georgetown ; A. II. ! Lester to Unionville; J. IS. Watson to Goshen Hill circuit; K. J. Meynardic to Greenville. ! W. II. Fleming is the presiding elder for this listrict, and 0. A. Darby for the Greenville ! listriet. Hie Pork Trade. From the Cincinnati Prices Current ,vc learn that to the 1st instant returns have jcen received from over 340 packing points jutsidc the cities of Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Milwaukee and Indianap>lis. At these interior points, which packed ast season within about 110,000 of all the aogs packed outside the six cities named, the ndieations are that the packing at points which have closed and estimates for the season at others, show a falling of!' in numbers imounting to about one hundred and seventy diousand, compared witn last season, uenaite conclusions regarding weights have not been arrived at, but it appears evident that die later packing has been of an improved diaracter, as compared with earlier hogs, and dtere has been some reduction iu the amount if average shortage in weights as shown in die previous reports. Hogs yet to come forivard are exported to avcrago heavier than ; for the corresponding part of last season, si The number packed at the six cities named is t reported at two million three hundred and u twenty-five thousand to this date, and the ^ packing at all points to the last of December is approximated at four million, against a ^ similar number a year ago. It may be re- , e marked that the returns giving the estimates C for this report bear dates since December 1 24th. The Agricultural Lien Law. At the recent term of the Circuit Court t for Laucaster county, on a motion to dissolve j ? 1 1 ?.? 1 lint. i nl. >VtA II rv KoA\|tA Ull JlgllUUlLUIlll 11UII, ivII1UII uailic up ucuiie ; Judge Mackey, His Honor ruled as follows: ^ "That it is essential to the validity of an j agricultural lien that the advances made } should consist solely of such supplies as are 1 essential to the production of the crop. The ' advances of such supplies, however, do not J operate within themselves as a lien ; they ! ^ must be pursuant to an agreement fixing their 1 j value in money, and such agreement must be ( entered into and recorded before any of the 'I supplies arc furnished. The reason of the j law in this respect is, that the lienee should I be guarded against his own improvidence by ! a fixed limit to his credit, and the record will . j protect others against being imposed upon by a secondary agreement. I "A warrant to seize a crop cannot be le-1 gaily issued until the account for supplies: V furnished is presented to the person who re- j ^ ceives the advances and payment refused. / Such account must be sworn to and attached j ^ to the affidavit upon which the warrant to ? seize the crop is issued. "All costs incident to the seizure and sale ! J of the crop must be paid by the leinor, for the : rj crop, under the statute, is bound only for the : amount advanced, and not for the disbursements in enforcing the lien. I( "The claim of laborers for services rendered ! ^ in the production of the crop, is a preferred j lien, and must be paid before the lien for ad- j vunees is satisfied. The rent is, next to the j laborer's lien, a preferred lien upon the crop, p "The advances for supplies can only bind g the crops for the agricultural year in which they were made. They cannot operate as a lien upon future crops. The lien must rest solely upon the crop and cannot bind work " animals and other property. A horse or 1 mule sold for the purpose of producing a crop, fc will operate as a lien upon the crop, it being f a supply within the meaning of the statute. "Contracts for the renting of land for the coming year will carry with them a statutory lien on one-fourth of the crop, hut if the con- f tract to rent expressly so provides, the reutal ^ will be a lien upon one-third of the crop, provided, that the contract he duly recorded, as . in the case of advances made. "The homestead exemption cannot be plead to protect a crop against the enforcement of a lien for advances made to enable a party to 8 produce the crop, but no mortgage or lion can be enforced against a crop raised on the homestead, except in the case above stated. "If a crop is produced on a tract of land, 0 which, together with the buildings thereon, does not exceed one thousand dollars in value, no part of the crop, however great its value, is subject to execution for debt." j The Law of Landlord and Tenant. Under the existing law it is both diffin cult and expensive for a landlord to recover possession of his property where a tenant is unable or unwilling to pay the rent. Some change in the law was absolutely necessary, and the following amendment to Chapter 84 v of the General Statutes, which appears to n cover the ground, is before the House of the 11 South Carolina legislature for consideration : " "But when any tenant, holding any lands, tenements or hereditaments, under either writ- 11 ten or parol lease, shall neglect or refuse to pay the rent reserved at the time the same becomes due, the landlord may recover pos- , session of the demised premises, on proof of such rent being due and in arrear, and of such ^ neglect or refusal to pay the same, by judg- V ment of a trial justice, or by judgment of the \ Court of Common Pleas, when the amount of h such rent exceeds one hundred dollars, with ^ costs, to be levied on the goods and chattels of such tenant. And any constable or sheriff to whom the execution upon such judgment is directed, shall proceed to execute the same, h in the same manner as other judgments, and j. as writs of hebere facias possessionem are executed in this State, within ten days from the date of receiving the same." Postal Arrangements with Canada. n The following order, regulating the de- s livery of mail matter, passing between Canada t and the United States was issued from the Postoffice Department on Wednesday last: t On and after 1st of January, 1875, all g printed matter of the second class, destined for Canada, will he treated as though it was ? destined for the United States, the arrange- t ment with the Cauadian postal authorities being that it shall be delivered there free of charge. All matter of this class coming into a office from Canada will be delivered by this c department free of charge. The same rule ( also applies to transient newspapers and pos- t tal cards. On and after February 1st, 1875, the single letter rate to Canada will be three , cents, prepayment obligatory, and all letters received from Canada will he delivered free of charge. "Hope for South Carolina." Under the above heading, the New "5 York Tribune of recent date reviews Gov. y Chamberlain's inaugural address in the follow- t ing strain: t "The niwly-installed Governor of South c Carolina, in his inaugural address, points out the nature of the evils which afflict that sorely tried State, and his intention of applying the a remedy of economy and honesty in adminis- 1 tration as far as lies in his power. We think o he is entitled to a fair trial and an unpreju- t diced judgment. To undo all the bad work ? of six years of shocking misrule and widereaching corruption, is a task that might well appal the most courageous statesman. Gov. Chamberlain does not underestimate its mag- v nitudc. Beside the repeal of had laws, the n reorganization of the State and county governments, and the devising of means to enforce n honesty and accountability in public officers, lie says that the work involves 'nothing less;' than the reorganization of society in the State j f oh the foundation of absolute equality of civil j b and political rights?an undertaking serious v beyond that which falls to the lot of most n generations of men.' He frankly admits that J c the evils attending tlm first steps in political ' and social reconstruction have drawn down | upon the dominant party in the State the frowns of the whole world. With a degree of 0 good sense rare in a politician who had just s comeoutofa hitter contest, the Governor ap-! ? peals not only to his political friends to assist i (] iiim in carrying out the reforms he indicates, | but also to liis opponents in the General As-1, sombly, and to all citizens who love the State.! We hope that he will be taken at his word, ^ and that all South Carolinians who desire a good government will hold up his hands in t! whatever work of real reform to which he may address himself. b "Gov. Chamberlain has kept shocking bad I ^ company in the past. He was the associate j. of Scott, Moses, Parker, and the whole crew of plunderers who have brought the State to the verge of ruin. lie asserts that although b with them he was not of them, and that their ( rascally performances always encountered his j{ protests. Whether this be true or not was a question which concerned the people before . the election, but does not now. For two years , 1 ~ nulir ltrtno np onvitllT JIT1V VOStio-e I P IU UtiliJU HlVy \J 11 IJ iiWjiu \JL VJI. . ?-f & -j 0 of the good n;ime and former prosperity of the o State lies in the action of the Governor. The Legislature is no doubt a little better than its p predecessors, but unless the personal influence a and the veto power of the Executive are ex-: ^ ercised in the right direction, there is no rea-; son to expect that there will not be picking j n and stealing, waste and corruption, as of old. j e At this juncture Gov. Chamberlain meets the j n reformers more than halfway, pledges himself j s' alemnly to labor for the accomplishment of [ tl lieemls they have in view, and shows that he j ( nderslunds what is to be done. Let all par- j w ies give him whatever applause and encour- j ^ geruent they can. If the State is to be lifted j ito a better life it will be only through the I earty cooperation of the whole body of hon- j st and intelligent voters, black and white, li /onservative as well as Republican." LOCAL AFFAIRS, j, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. !a t. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales?fudge of | t Probate's Sales?Foreclosure of Mortgage, j a I. F. Adickes?New Year's Greeting?Clothing? | Shoes?Calico?Tobacco?Balmorals?Plaid ! t Lining? Ready-Made Suits?Damask. ? Irs. M. B. Reid, Principal?Pine Grove Female Academy. V routing Stove lor Sale. '. M. Dohson & Co.?Call and see them?Our New System?Our Millinery Store?The Greensboro Stove?Eagle Fertilizer, oel \V. Rawlinson?Fair Warning. y . M. Adams?YorkvilloTin Factory?Repairing. , 'lark Brothers?New Firm?Groceries. * ohn C. Kuykondal?The York Drugstore?Cash p 'urroll, Clark A Co.? Notice This?Less than Cost. ? . If. Clawson?Assignee's Sales in Bankruptcy. * . C. Stewart and others?Fair Warning. ? ames M. Culp?Fair Warning. , I. K. Roberts, Chairman?Bridge to Let. ? osepii A. McLean, Judge of Probate? fit the J Probate Court. elTbrysifc Mctts, Agents? Stono Phosphate Com- C pany. h . M. Carrington, Manager and Sole Proprietor? (ireat Southern Aggregation and Olympic V Pavillion Show. a V. H. A J. P. Herndon?Our Stock?Crackers? Flour?Sugar and Codec?('ash. fl I. If. Currcnco?Fair Notice. i l. Williford?Fine Horses and Mules -Notice. Toting Ladies' School. g >r. .L A. Clopton?Piles Cured, leorge ('. (Jill, Administrator?Application for Discharge. . A. Carroll, Administrator?Application for Discharge. '. \V. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Hankruptey?First meeting?In the matter of Wm. A.C. Doggett. j: 'ol. Asbury Coward?King's Mountain Military School. v '. K. Spencer?Attorney at Law. jDEPUTY MARSHAL. t John T. Grist, of Yorkville, has been ap- e lointed .Special Deputy United States Marital. . 1 t LARCENY OF COTTON. 1 Three negroes, Dallas Rawlinson, Joe Leech ,nd Manuel Hill, were committed to jail on ^ ^uecday hist, charged with the larceny of a a ale of cottou, which it is alleged was stolen F rom Stephen Johnson. - o COURT WEEK. j. Jurors, suitors and witnesses are reminded ^ hat according to adjournment of last term, ^ he next terra of the Circuit Court for this ^ ounty will begin on Monday next, the 11th iistaut. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. c The board of County Commissioners was in -? ? ? m i rni _ _ l 1 ession Monday and Tuesday. ine omy ction of a public nature by the board was *= he appointment of James Dillingham keeper c if the poor, vice J. L. Parker, removed. MILLER'S'ALMANAC. r Any and all of the subscribers of the EniUIRICR can obtain, gratis, a copy of Miller's j Umanac for 1875, calculated for this latitude, c iy applying at our office. Those ordering by ^ nail will enclose stamp for pre-payment of >ostage. ^ CAIUUNOTON'S PAViLLION SHOW. c This exhibition is advertised to be in York- g ille, on Tuesday, the 12th instant. Of the ^ lerits of the entertainment offered we are g nprepared to speak, further than by the an- c ouncements of the proprietor, who claims c hat the performances are neither gross or t m moral. APPOINTMENTS FOR YORK. V Governor Chamberlain has re-appointed C. t . Pride, R. L. Crook and P. T. Murray, 2sqs.,as trial justices, and appointed J. Beatty Villiams, Esq., a trial justice vice W. B. r Villiams,Esq., removed. R. L. Crook, Esq., g as been appointed agent of the Cawtaba Inians vice M. L. Owens, removed. ] E. ROSS SAPAUOII. 3 We learn that Elijah Ross Sapaugh, who - i ??J m?i,;c i US UUCU rClillllCU 111 Vjihw IC.W/II oiii\,& II10 t ransfer from the jail in this place, will be t emoved to Albany on the 20th instant, if no rder to the contrary is granted. Sapaugh is s unking an effort to be permitted to serve his entence in the York county jail. S /IIEliA>V AND CHESTER RAILROAD. 1 The final surveys of the Cheraw and Cheser Railroad, with Col. Gardner as Chief En- a ;ineer, have been completed, and the route ocated. The contract for the entire work of 8 ;rading, trestle-work, furnishing the cross- ^ ies and laying the iron between Chester and jancaster, has been awarded to Messrs. Ellis 8 nd Deal, at the Engineer's estimates, 25 per $ eut. of which is to be paid in the bonds of Jhester and Lancaster counties. The con- ^ ~ ~ * ...111 nAmmAnna of on oil anil nf f ll O C ruuiuia win uwuiuiuac uo vu^n v/uu >_?* v?v oute on the 15th instant, and the work is to >e prosecuted vigorously until completed. c YORKVILLE FEMALE INSTITUTE. We are informed that Prof. W. H. Hub* lard has been retained as Principal of the 0 forkville Female Institute for the present e ear, and that arrangements have been made o offer to parents and guardians at this insti- a ution, the very best facilities for female eduntion at the least practicable expense. We lso learn that the prospects of the institution re generally more encouraging than during ^ he past year. The exercises will be resumed n the first day of February. The terms for uition, board, etc., will be advertised in our ? ext issue. CIIKI.ST.il AS. ^ The Christmas holidays passed off in York- g ille very quietly, and without an incident to jar the festivities which all enjoyed as their j uclinations prompted. For the first time iu lany years, the day was bright and cheery, g nd moderately warm, which to the littles ones g specially was an important event, as it ensiled them to mingle out-door amusements rj ,-ith their in-door pastimes, and to pass jore conveniently from house to house and ompare invoices of the numerous articles re- j, eived from that bountiful old purveyor, Santa ,'laus. Many little hearts were made glad n that morning by the joyful surprise in j tore for them ; for be it known that the old laint is supposed to travel only with a sleigh rawn by wild and dashing reindeer, and in ur sunny South, especially if the weather is right and clear, his visit canuot be reasona>ly lookeil for by the juveniles, who always . ? ?? :.u .u_:_ i 1 ssociate dreary weaiuur wan men muvira u> he mysterious patron, all muffled in furs. By the older persons the day was observed ; efittingly. While all threw aside dull care a or the nonce, and every face beamed with hi-, h irity, there was a total absence of the disor- i tl er and dissipation observable in too many u owns at this season. At the Episcopal o /'hurch religious exercises were held. This s< i the only denomination in town which reg- n larly observes that day by commemorating n t with religious exercises?the most appro-, p iriate manner of celebrating the anniversary e f the Nativity. 0 The darkeys, whose life, according to the b oetaster, is always gay, were out in full force, o nd considering the numbers that were in e own, they were orderly and quiet in a com- h loadable degree. Improvement in the gen- p ral deportrneutof the colored people becomes h lore apparent every year, for which they a honld receive full credit. The majority of. a hose who were in town from the country on t Jhristmas day were sober and orderly, and it t r&s quite observable by the tradesmen that o hey were not so lavish in the purchase of'fc riukets as in times past. This may be at- <1 ributed to motives of economy, or perhaps a r ick of green-backs. Let us hope the former. All in all the holiday season of 1874-75 * ras enjoyed by every body, and the sober reliticsofevery-day life have been resumed by I 11 conditions and professions. Good resolu- j ions, no doubt, have been formed by many, r nd the thoughtful will endeavor to profit by a he experience of the past, in which laudable ! I fforts, on making our New Year bow, we j c /ish them God-speed. j c DOCTOR CLOPTON. r By reference to our advertising columns, it j * /ill lie seen that Dr. Cloptou, of Huutsville, | Uabama, is now on a professional visit to this I N ilace, and may be consulted at his rooms at I tawlinson's Hotel. Dr. Clopton makes a If pecialtyof certain diseases enumerated in J is advertisement, and in the cure of those |1 iseases he has been remarkably successful, as v ertificates from well-known persons whom he ? as treated, abundantly prove. Dr. Clopton is /ell known throughout every Southern State, ? nd his reputation is world wide. To the af- ( licted we have no hesitancy in commending ' lim, feeling assured that his character as a 1 ;eutleman is fully equal to his enviable repu- { ation as a successful practitioner. SALES-DAY. f Monday last was sales day, and though here was an unusually large attendance of >eople from the country, very littledispositiou /as evinced to make purchases, and such iroperty as went under the auctioneer's hamner brought low prices. The following real | state was sold : I By order from the Judge of Probate, the , auds of the estate of T. C. Parks, deceased. 3ought by T. K. Mickle at $5.35 per acre. j n.. i.fjtf.H nf the u?imo fj.iiirt the lands of , sis Bates, deceased, were sold for partition, ,nd bought by Sampson Robinson at 60 cents >er acre. The Sheriff sold, under execution, the lands f Allen Richardson, 100 acres, which were (ought by A. F. Fewcll for S50. Also, to breclose mortgage, the lauds of James R. Jastles, winch were bought by Mrs. Sarah A. lastlcs for 3463. REV. MR. CAJIPIJELLL'S LECTURE. Rev. \V. II. Campbell, Rector of the Kpisiopal Church of Winnsboro, delivered his ecture on "Macbeth" to a large and intelli;cnt audience in the Court House last Tueslay evening. Mr. Campbell's reputation as i public speaker, and the high character of lis lecture as a literary production, had al* eady preceded him, and his audience were [uite prepared for the rich intellectual treat n store for them. The lecturer eulogized ihakspeare a? the greatest of uninspired wriers, and the tragedy of Macbeth as one of his nost powerful productions. The character of Jacbeth, which was no doubt real, and that if Lady Macbeth, which in the main, the peaker thought to be the creation of the >oet's fancy, were depicted in their true light md traced to their ignoble ends. The danger if ambitiou, when impelled by bad motives, .? iIiq ia rouflip,! hv thp nprnpt.rft pi ...it.. w.v>6w.w ? r ion of crime, was portrayed in vivid language, J lonveying an impressive lesson. The lecture < iras necessarily interpersed with readings from he tragedy, which were well rendered. 1 TRANSFERS OF*KEAL ESTATE. 1 The following are the transfers of real estate 1 ecorded in the office of the County Auditor 1 ince our last report: ' J. P. Creighton, agent, to Wra. and Joseph ' Taylor. Tract of 23 acres in Catawba town- 1 hip. Consideration 823. ( W. J. Duffie to Cynthia Lessley. Tract of 43 acres in Catawba township. Considera- 1 ion 8715. ' W.J. Duffie to D.T. Lessley. Tract of 12 1 icres in Catawba township. Consideration 859. J W. J. Duffie to C. II. Williams. Tract of !9 acres in Catawba township. Considera- I ion 8280. W. J. Duffie to W. J. Boyd. Tract of 8 icres in Catawba township. Consideration 824. ' S. P. Glenn to D. L. Glenn. Tract of 73 ' icres iu Catawba township. Consideration 5500. ' D. L. Glenn to S. P. Gleun. Tract of 100 1 icres in Catawba township. Consideration 5500. n W Wilfnnor atid others to A. Williford. ( V. ,,. ,, Tract of 400 acres in Catawba township. ' Consideration 82999. ' S. J. Kimball to Samuel S. White. Tract * if 41 acres iu Fort Mill township. Considerition 8765. J John B. Mintz to John S. Mintz. Tract 1 if 194 acres in Cherokee township. C'onsid- 1 ration S2000. [ Ira Hardin to Joel R. Smith. Lot of 1 ' ,ere in Cherokee township. Consideration 85. ' S. S. White to A. C. Ivy. Lot in Fort ! Jill. Consideration 850. J. B. Marks to S. Ii. Marks. Half inter* ' st in 10 acres of land in Catawba township. 1 Consideration 830. y E. A.Neely to Thos. P. Whitesides. Tract 1 f 25 acres iu King's Mountain township. ' Consideration 8250. J. P. Creighton, agent, to John Williams. ' Cractof 27 acres in Catawba township. Con* * ideration 827. E. C. Black and others to L. M. Davis. s jot in Rock Hill. Consideration 8100. ^ N. B. Roach to D. H. Carroll. Tract of 3 t '0 acres in York township. Consideration 1 m. D. H. Carroll to W. A. and R. S. Moore. 1 >act of 90acres in York township. Considration 8450. W. B. Byers and W. S. Moore to Win. H. Cidd. Tract of 108 acres in Catawba townhip. T. J. Jones to H- G. Feeinater. Tract of 00 acres in Bullock's creek township. Con-1 ideration 8450. | L. Alexander to II. F. Adickes. House nd lot in Yorkville. Consideration 81500. T. C. Pegram to D. T. Pegram. Undivied interest in 837 acres of land in Bethel ownship. Consideration 81730. J "rinoixo out the oli?." The custom of "ringing the old year out j nd the new year in" had become so obsolete , 1 Yorkville as to pass from the memory of hose most familiar with the traditions and . sacres of the nast. Conseouentlv. at 12 -a- - . 'clock on the night of the 31st ultimo, when everul of the church bells commenced ringing lost vigorously, general alarm and coii9teration pervaded all parts of town. Numbers j f inen rushed into the streets, and, naturally nough, raised the cry of "fire!" which omin* ' us sound echoed in all directions, aud the ve- ? emence with which the dire alarm wa9 pro- <s laimed from month to mouth was only equald by the frantic efforts of the excited popu- 1 tee to ascertain the exact locality of the sup- j osed conflagration. No previous intimation ad been given that the bells would be rung, nd for this reason many who were misled and 1 larmed by the unexpected occurrence, more 7 han suspect that it was a "put up job," and hat the young gentlemen, so zealous in the bservanee of this ancient custom, had a douile object in view; while those who were not listurbed in their midnight slumbers cannot epressa sly laugh at the supposed joke. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. FROM CHESTER. Chester, January 4, 1875. The Christmas festivities passed off very deasantly in our community. The private tnd public entertainments were very agreea>le, and troubles, both individual and policial, were for a time forgotten in the enjoyment >f the general good cheer that prevailed. The festival given by the ladies of the Episcopal j'hurch came off at the appointed time, on Wednesday evening of Christmas week, and vas in every particular a great success. The intertainment was held iu the elegant rooms >f the new and beautiful building recently jrected by Major J. W. Wilkes. The Christnas tree, which was brilliantly illuminated, vas the interesting feature of the occasion, md the pretty things which hung from its jranches shone amid the brilliancy like stars _:_u. U'lion tlio owua nf ttio vniimr and It IJlgllU 'T Vjww W* V..^ j & )ld had been sufficiently feasted in beholding he dazzling beauty of the tree, the pretty ;hings, which had been numbered, were taken iff, and distributed by a nice, modest young nan, to those holding the cards containing he ucky numbers. The calling of the numbtrs ind distribution of the gifts occasioned much nerriment. Frequently did the blood crimson the cheeks of modest youths when the anjouncement was made that a "baby" was Irawn. The baby family was exceedingly lumerous, and if they had been living babies, tow astonishingly quick would the joy have aeen turned into mourning. One of the rooms was used as a supper room, where tables groaned beneath the weight of good things, joth substantiate and sweets. It is needless :o enlarge upon this portion of the evening's jntertainmcnt. Everybody knows to what tu inexpressible extent gentlemen, (and ladies, ;oo, when they are not observed) enjoy itewed oysters steaming with heat, roast tur tevs, (lucks, etc. After the enjoyment of the nipper, promenading and dancing ruled the jour, and all went merry as a marriage bell. On Thursday, a considerable number of persons were in town, making their Christmas purchases. The different stores, especially the jonfectiouery establishments, were well filled, md did a thriving business. During the day .here were unmistakable evidences, in several vays, of the approach of the festival season, lud at night the popping of fire-crackers and ihooting of sky rockets clearly indicated the jresence of Christmas eve. For several hours i number of intoxicated individuals paraded ,hestreets, and made night hideous with their rells. About midnight the alarm of fire was 'aised, causing considerable commotion, and jreaking up a private party. As the conflagration was only ashanty on the outskirts )f town, the firemen did not turn out. The ;abin, which belonged to John Lilly, an exegislator, was entirely consumed. On Christmas day the colored element preponderated on our streets to an amazing ex;ent. They seemed to be as happy as their learts could desire. Their joy .found expression in making music, dancing, drinking and jther ways peculiar to themselves. The great event of the holidays in our town ivas the Masonic entertainment, consisting of installation ceremonies and a supper, i he arrangements were well planned and well carried out, aud the evening passed away to the jntire satisfaction of the fraternity and their friends. As the families of Masons, and the lady friends of unmarried Masons were present on the joyous occasion, the attendance was large. The Chester Luminaries added immcusely to the evening by the dispensing af sweet strains. An interesting feature of the occasion was the reception by the Masonic fraternity of the members of the Morning Star, an organization composed for the most part of ladies. The following officers were installed lor the ensuing Masonic year: J. a. McFadden, Worshipful Master; Jno. Withers, senior Warden; J. D. Means, Junior Warden ; W. A. Wilson, Senior Deacon ; and J. W. Parker, Junior Deacon. After the installation services, which included the giving of :he "grand honors," the crowd adjourned to the 'Cotton Hotel," where a bountiful and elegant supper had beeu provided by the committee if arrangements. Thesupper was everything ;hat could be desired. A more successful and irilliant entertainment has not been given in "Iheatcr for manv vears. The body of a negro was fouud a few days igo near Crosbyville, in this county, in a muilated condition. Suspicion had fastened ipon him as being connected with the robbery >f a store in that locality. The supposition s entertained that he was murdered by mem)ers of his own race to prevent au expose of evelations in regard to the robbery. ^ Mr. S. J. Couch, one of our legislators, has utroduced a bill, providing for the enlargelient of the limits of our town. Our citizens vill present a petition to the Legislature, acting forth that the present limits are sufficient* y large, and asking that they be retained. VIr. Couch has promised that if the opposition o the bill assumes the shape of a petition, he vill withdraw it. Dr. A. H. Davega has presented me with t complimentary ticket over the Chester and Lienoir Narrow Guage Railroad during the rear 1875, for which I now make due accnowledgraeut. Miss Crosby, of York county, while visiting ier kindred in this county, the family of Jas. Vtkinson, met with a sudden aud distressing leath a few days ago. In company with ome of her companions, she was playing tround the gin when it whs in motion, got enangled in some way in the machinery, and vas instantly killed. William A. Sanders, Esq., a young lawyer >f this place, lnis been appointed trial justice n place of Jesse Howell, colored, removed, L'he appointment gives general satisfaction, Colonel Fleming Gardner has just compleed locating the line of the railroad from Chester to Lancaster. He tells me that the :ontracts have been let out, and that grading vill begin on the 15th of the present mouth, lis estimate for the construction and equipcent of the road is ?8,800 per mile. Qui. ^financial anb Commercial. VOPK-VITTI.' Tunimrv fi.?COTTON?PrifPS an go from 10(0,12(. Tho market is dull and but ittlc offering. CHARLOTTE, Jan. 4.?Cotton.?On Snturlav, tho market was quiet at 1:54 for best grades dfered, with a slight advancing tendency. Corn, 80cents ; Meal, 80@90 cents; Flour, $3(3) 13.50 per sack. NIiJXV YORK, Jan. 4.?Cotton nopiinal. Upands 14/. Futures: January 14 5-lti@14 11-32; 'ebruary 14 2.3-32(it, 14*; March 15 7-32@15}: Vpril lajfalo ill-32; May 15 31-32(8)16; Juno ltj -1 ()((!. 10 11-32; July Hij@lG 21-32; Aqgust 10 -10(3,10 27-32. CHARLESTON, Jan. 4.?Cotton firm and askng higher?middling 14ft. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 4.?Cotton firmer. Uplands, 3<3i7Jd.