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J>. traps and The San Francisco Alta says that beet sugar is made in California at seven cents a pound, including every expense. There are two beet sugar mills in the State. While Dr. Mary Walker was lecturing lately, a youth cried out: Are you the Mary that had the little lamb? No, was the reply, but your mother was the woman that had a little jackass. The sura total realized for the rental of pews in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, including premiums, during the present year,is $71,16"). This is probably the largest revenue from pews of any church in the world. Mr. Beecher's salary is $20,000 a year. The Supreme Court of Louisiana has given judgment, with $25,000 damages, against Samuel Hastings, a druggist, whose clerk made a mistake in preparing a prescription and which caused the death of Mrs. McCubbio. A patent has been taken out for an invention by which it is claimed that glass can he used as building material for house fronts, floors or paverneuts, superior to marble in durability and economy. It may be made plain or variegated, and its colors are indestructible. The sub-coraraittee of the National Grange are traveling around the Western cities to find a suitable location for the permanent headquarters aud officers, it having been decided at the last meeting that they shall be removed from Washington. The new location must be either in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky or Tennessee. A despatch from St. Joseph, Missouri, May 14, says: During the last four days the grasshopper plague has assumed an alarming aspect. The weather has brought these pests out in full force, and farms in the neighborhood are black with them. They are doing terrible damage to the wheat aud oat crops, as well as the gardens. Discouraging reports are coming in from all parts of the country. ?i? A fellow in Kentucky ran away with a farmer's daughter aud horse, and wa3 hotly pursued. The farmer got within close range, and flourished a revolver. "Don't shoot, for Heaven's sake!" shouted the lover. "I won't," was the reply, " cause 1 m ateared 111 hit the boss. Just leave the hoss aud take the gal." That compromise was accepted by the young folks, who walked on to a preacher's house, and the father rode home on his horse. The needle-gun, with which it was the fashiou to say Sadowa and Sedan were won, has already been supplanted in the Prussian service by the Mauser rifle. This weapon is being manufactured for the government by private parties, and the contracts have nearly all been tilled ahead of time, so that the troops will he entirely supplied with it before the fall manceuvres. The field artillery is also being chauged throughout for guns of improved pattern. The Philadelphia North American says: "Money is in such abundance in the banks and fiscal institutions, and in the hands of all engaged iu discounting, that the demand is far below the offerings. Money for loanable purposes is in fact a drug in consequence of the total absence of enterprise. Much as has been said heretofore on the subject, the surplus which is greater than ever, shows that the expected recovery of business activity has not yet set in." The carpet-bag element is said to look askance at the new attorney-general. The fact of his Dernoractic antecedents and the rumor of his Conservative opinions and tendencies, are regarded by the "Southern Republicans" as boding them no good. Some of them make no bones of saying that the party can only be run at the South upon the William* nlan. and that the certain result of a change of policy will be the loss of every Southern vote in the electoral college next year. 4 young man with a speculative optic, called at an insurance office in Indianapolis, the other day, and asked what a policy on his mother's life for 82,000 would cost. He explained that he bad bought some real estate, and that as future payments would crowd him some, he thought to realize enough on the old lady's death, as she could uot live long, to help him out. The insurance mau advised him not to stop at any half measures, but secure the old lady's skeleton as well and dispose of it to one of the medical colleges. The day fixed for the opening of the Centennial exhibition is May 10,1876?just one year off. The buildings will be ready for the reception of goods by the close of 1875, when, by contract, all the buildings must be completed. Of late the prospects of the success of the exhibition have brightened visibly. Some of the European governments, that at first hung back, are now actively enlisted in uic luttiici , aiiu, 111 cijc case ui uicoi ?ji naiu, the request has already come for more space for her goods than had at 6rst been allotted. The campaign of Secretary Bristow against the whisky ring, which had* been secretly conducted for several months, culminated on Monday of last week in the complete surprise and capture of thirty-two of the largest and most extensive distilleries iu several of the Western cities. The value of the property taken possession of, exclusive of the stock of grain and highwines on hand, in which there are great quantities in some of the establishments seized, is at least S700,000. Suits will be entered at once against all the parties detected in violating the revenue laws. An auction sale of bonds and stocks, to close an estate, held at New York last week, is of some interest, as showing the enormous value of certain corporate shares that are not usually dealt in at the Stock Exchange. Thus, 15 shares (par value S100 each,) of the New York Life Insurance and Trust Company, sold at ?405 each ; tiO shares New York Gaslight Company, (?100 each,) S152i(rt>$153; 15 shares Manhattan Gaslight Company, (S50 each,) ?301; 15 shares Greenwich Insurauce Company, (?25 each,) 8316; 25 shares Peter Cooi>er Fire Insurance Com nan v, (820 each,") $208} ; 35 shares Park Bank, ($iOO each,) $150(rt>S151. The release from carpet-bag misrule seetns to have iuspired the people of Arkansas with fresh courage, and as a consequence there is a much more cheerful tone in reference to agriculture and trade. The Little llock Gazette of a recent date says: "Never in the history of Arkansas were there such signs of industry and improvement. From every county in the State we have the most cheering news. More wheat has been sown and looks in better couditiou than ever before known. More new ground has been put under fence, more new fencing made, more farm improvements and more industry displayed, than was ever witnessed in our State in any one year previous to this." There appears at last to be substantial proof of a revival of business in New York, The New York Post of Wednesday, in its financial article, says that "merchants report collections as exceptionally good, and while trade is not as active as it mignt oe, tne volume, nevertheless, is generally above last season, notwithstanding the backw; "d weather, The prospect now is that we shall break abruptly from winter to summer. If we have good crops the coming season there is no reason apparent, assuming that we have a comfortable mouey market, why next autumn's business should not he large and satisfactory. So far as sounduess is concerned, business could never be more satisfactory than this season, for it is conspicuously the rule that no more goods are bought than can be paid for ; and, as noted; collections were never better." The Hon. William A. Wheeler, of New York, a republican member of the committee which succeeded in adjusting the political difficulties in Louisiana, has written a letter, in which he claims that the terms of the adjustment have been observed in good faith by both parties, and expressed the belief that the peo pie of that State "have at last caught inspiration from the new order of things, and that, exhausted as Louisiana is with tumult and violeuce, yet with just government and the education of her people, she will, with ^ steady but slow pace, emerge from what seemJ ed to be her utterly helpless condition." Al- j i ludingto the charge frequently made that the I ! democrats had broken faith by the four mem- j ' bers who had been returned as elected by the j fi i returning board, Mr. Wheeler says the com1 mittee was distinctly informed by the repre-! e , sentative of the democratic party that if the j award of ths committee was adopted by the House, the democrats would promptly reseat j n the four members, and that therefore they are J | not obnoxious to the charge of bad faith. 11> | She fflthviUe inquirer, js j ? J. j YORKVILLE. S. C.: d j THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1875. C flow to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name L of the subscriber very plainly, give post-ollice, , county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money In order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. . I Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of M postage to all subscribers residing in York county who receive the paper at post-offices within the county ; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter wliere thev receive the paper, are not lia- 1 ble for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office w | here, without additional charge to the subscriber, j Watch the Figures.?'The dateon the "address- b< j label" shows the time to which the subscription is c< : paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. J Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that g our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance ai SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. V ? Corn ia being sold in Abbeville at SI.30 w per bushel for cash, and SI.75 on credit. e( ? A re-union of the survivors of Orr's Reg- p iraent will take place during the coming sumraer. t ? Blackberries and tomatoes have appeared w in the Charleston market. The latter, how ever, were brought trora tne .Bermudas. ? Since 1870, Greenville county has sup- p plied the penitentiary with seventy-one con- . victs, and in the same time sent forty-three p lunatics to the asylum for the insane. ? J. P. F. Camp, ex-County Treasurer of Spartanburg, was arrested on Monday of last j. week, on the charge of being a defaulter. He was lodged in jail in default of 810,000 bail. ? A true bill has been found by the grand cj jury of Fairfield county against H. A. Smith, once a county treasurer, for fraud and em! bezzlement in not accounting for the sum of , 820,000. C ? William M. Connors, Esq., a prominent 11 citizen of Lancaster, a lawyer by profession, ^ and at one time editor of the Ledger, died at . his residence at Lancaster Court House, on the 10th instant, after a short illness. ? Col. RobertS. Duryea, a prominent law- fi yer and citizen of Charleston, died in that city et on Saturday last. Previous to the close of the war. he was. for eicht consecutive years, a member of the legislature. ? A new cotton factory, with a capital of > 8250,000, is to be built at Greenville without ju delay. Sampsou, Hall & Co., of Boston, are ! the principal parties who will furnish the w | necessary capital. ! ?The grand jury of Fairfield, in their re- ' ' port last week, presented Sheriff Duvall for neglect of duty, but declined to present him for refusal to pay over moneys paid into his office, on the ground of insufficient time to T examine into the correctness of this complaint. ? The News and Courier announces that it si ! has authority for saying that Governor Cham- ui berlain, immediately after the meeting of the g< legislature next winter, will veto the tax bill ei which passed the legislature just before ad- ai journment. P ? Governor Chamberlain, upon the recom- 0' raendation of the prosecutor, the grand jury tc and Judge Mackey, has pardoned George n Thompson, of Fairfield county, convicted of ti larceny in 1872, aud sentenced by Judge Rut- ti land to five years in the penitentiary. ft ? F. R. McKinlay, the former school com- e' missioner of Orangeburg, and J. L. Humbert, v the late county treasurer, will be tried at the u Court of General Sessions this week, on an a indictment with ten counts for forgery while p in office. Humbert is in the penitentiary, but tl T-- J ?~ "D/v?/4 Urtn Knt Vin KQ KrntinKf S ] uuuge jlvc1w i1u3 uiutiuu uiut ?jv uivugim j to Orangebuig. b ? The students of Erskine College, at Due 9< West, Abbeville county, have extended a most C cordial and unanimous invitation to Governor Chamberlain to deliver the annual address ^ j before the literary societies of that College at p I the approaching commencement, July?. The A j Governor has been compelled, reluctantly, to o decline the invitation on account of a previous w , engagement to perform a similar service at o I Yale College, his alma mater, at nearly the d i same time. I j ?The colored Orphans'Home, which has ii heretofore been located in Charleston, has ii been transferred to Columbia, the Elmore c j homestead having been purchased for that J purpose. The News and Courier says that o when the orphans were mustered in Charles- si ' i ton for starting to the depfit, about forty of v ; them were found to be absent. Ou making a inquiry about the absentees, it was ascertain- ^ ed that they had decamped in a body, because I I - C J ?v, tllltK ldoo thot tllPV a U1 UClUg J UJ nun iiiv iiivh i/iniu ...v^ | were to be carried to the penitentiary. a ? At the recent session of the legislature, an 'I i act was passed authorizing an election to be si held in Barnwell couuty, for the purpose of ^ ! deciding whether the court house for the li county should be located at Baruwell or ii Blackville. The election was held Wednes- '1 . day of last week, and it is claimed, resulted in a majority of 1,076 for Barnwell, and the h i vote was to have been so declared by the o commissioners of election last Tuesday, On u Saturday night last, however, the ballot- h ; boxes, poll-lists and all papers appertaining |: , to the election were stolen or "spirited away" 1 ( 1 from the office of the Clerk of the Court at: t Barnwell, where they had been deposited. i c 11 ? The late session of the legislature made d ;' a law providing for the disposition of funds i 1 arising from liquor licenses. All revenue de- r ' | rived from retail and tavern licenses is made t '' a specific fund to be used for the support of', t ' the paupers and poor farms of each county in i v > the State ; and if there shall be a surplus over j c i thp nmruint deemed necessary for this pur-; g > pose, it shall be applied by the County Cora- j t 1 missioners to the settlement of any claim j s against the county accruing in the Bscal year, e : in which said money was raised. It is made t J the duty of the county Treasurer for each t , county to report ail funds arising from this j d class of licenses to the County Commissioners, ; y ' and to hold the same subject to their order, j r ? who shall disburse the same, for the above \ ' purposes and none other. Por any viQlation J 1 ' of the provisions of this law, the officers'! ( charged with its execution, upon conviction j t . thereof, shall be fined not exceeding one1 t .; thousand dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding fl 1 one (ycar in the discretion of the Court. i e NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Among the contributions to the Mecklenurg centennial, the sum of one hundred dolirs is acknowled from Harper & Brother. ? Among the lost by the wreck of the Sckilir, was Joseph Weil, a steerage passenger, "om Greensboro. ? James B. McCreary, the Democratic Govrnor of Kentucky, is a native of North Carlina. He was Colonel of a Kentucky regilent iu the Confederate service. ? The canvass just opening in North Caroua for a constitutional convention, will be ne of the sharpest that has occurred in the tate for years. ? A serious shooting affray occurred in Conord on Sunday of last week by which John I. Long was shot in the leg by his nephew, I. . Henderson. ? Charles F. Harris, editor of the Concord un and who for the past few weeks was edi>r of the Slate Agricultural Journal, died sudenly in Wilmington on Saturday night last. r . . V .1 r* /I i.! 1 Le was attending ine rress convention hhu ied soon after the adjournment of that body. ? A special term of Mecklenburg Superior ourt was begun on Monday last. Two capitl cases are set for trial?the murder case of iee Ardrey aud Horace Massey, and the case f Kllwood, for murder, moved from Cleveind to Gaston last fall, and from the recent :rm of Gaston Court moved to Mecklenburg. M E U E MENTI0 X. Reports from two hundred counties in ennsylvauia indicate scarcely a half crop of inter wheat. Buildings, it is said, can e erected in New York this year at 25 per int. less cost than last year. Hon. ames B. Beck is a caudidate for United tates Senator from Kentucky. Federal ad Confederate soldiers will unite iu decorang the graves at Arlington Cemetery, near Washington, on tho 4th of June. The heat crop in England and France is reporti as beiug iu a promising coudition. W. '. IJarlle, one of the editors of the Wadesoro (North Carolina) Argus, writes an investing account of the funeral of Calhoun, hich he witnessed. Of the pall-bearers, :ily Jefferson Davis and A. W. Venable relain. The principal object of Viceresident Wilson's trip to the South at this me is said to be to visit the spot at Austin, exas, where his only son, an officer in the igular army, died. A lot of Alabama pig iron was recently lipped to Liverpool, England, and sold for profit. Of one hundred and five perms recently received by Beecher into his lurch, eighty-two are women. On the ;h instant, Lake Erie was covered with ice > far as the eye could reach. Seven lildren, who had recently died, almost sitn/IIr\t 1-ioriu iii R.pnsnlpnr entin- i iiuucuuaij 11win uiwbiivii*) _ ' New York, were buried together. In ermout, recently, an insurance policy was sued for $2,100,000, covering the property the Central Vermont Railroad and its ased lines, and steamers on Lake Ontario, c. Passengers are now being carried l first class steamers, from New York to Almy, a distance of one hundred and sixty iles, for[twenty-five cents. The Buffalo Y.) Courier says: "While you are talkg about this backward spring, just remem?.r thut in the spring of 1847 or'48, there as sleighing in most places between Mohawk id St. Lawrence on and after May 1." Gen. ohn C. Brcckenridge died at his home near exingtou, Kentucky, on Monday evening ist. EDITORIAL INKLINGS, lie New Attorney Geucral. Speakingof Attorney General Williams' iccessor, a Washington letter says that it isnderstood that there will be a thorough and sneral reorganization of the Attorney Gen al's office upon Judge Pierrepont's entrance, ud that the President has desired Judge ierrepont to reorganize it entirely upon his svn responsibility, without uny Executive inference. It is stated that there are a large umber of prominent applicants for the posiou made vacant by the resignation of Assismt Attorney-General Hill, which takes ef:ct on Saturday next. His successor, howver, has not been designated, although the acancy will be filled up in a few days. The ew Attorney General is in entire sympathy nd accord with Secretary Bristow's financial olicy. He is opposed to certain features of ie past reconstruction policy in the Southern tates, which he has always maintained could e productive of no good, either to the States jverally or to the country at large, omlition of the Crops. The condition of wiuter wheat in 330 'estern counties has been reported to the Deartment of Agriculture at Washington, ibout three hundred counties of the valleys f the Ohio and Missouri are represented, rhieh last year produced 70 million bushels f winter wheat, or sixty per cent, of the prouct of seven States, from Ohio to Kansas, 'he average in these States is 63 per cent., jdicating only five-eights of a full crop, if no uprovement occurs. In Kentucky 75 per ent., Ohio 57, Michigan 6*2, Indiana 66, llinois 63, Missouri 59, Kansas 89, though nly 32 counties in the latter State are repreeuted. The condition is better in Pennsylania, Maryland and Virginia, though below n average. A few wheat counties in iNew fork make extremely unfavorable returns, 'he proportion to be re-planted in other crops verages 14 per cent, in the We3t, or 1,260,000 crcs in a breadth of 9,000,000 acres seeded, 'he largest proportion is 27 per cent, in Misouri, Illinois 23, Kansas and Indiana 11, lichigau and Ohio 10, Kentucky 4. Very ittle replanting in the middle States except a New York. 'lie Crops in the South. The Nashville (Tenn.) Union, which ias taken some trouble to learn the condition f the crops in the South, reports the prospect nore hopeful for the cotton planters than they iave experienced since the war. The acreage ilanted in cotton in Tennessee, Alabama, !eorgia, Arkansas and Texas is reported to ie fully as large as that last year planted in otton, and with favorable seasons will pro luce a good average cotton crop. The best ndicatiou that agriculture at the South is egaining a solid foundation, is contained in he announcement that the acreage devoted o grain this year in the States just named, rill be increased by nearly seventy-five per cut. upon the areas last year devoted to ;rain. If the facts are correctly reported, his is a clear gain to the agricultural reources of the South. Not a few agricultural migrants have, during the past year, come o these States. The cotton planters since he war have not raised as much corn as they lid formerly, and the cotton crop3 of late ears have by no means represented the net esults of Southern planting. The South always was, and probably always will be, a arge purchaser of Western grain and meat; >ut before tl>e war cotton planters endeavored o raise foot) enough for their own qse, latterly they have neglected the;r corn crops, ,nd nearly all the profits ou the cotton crops if many of (hem haye been consumed in the purchase of corn and meat. The reports of this spring's planting operations inspire the local press with the belief that from this period onward the South, as well as other parts of the country, will experience better times. Execution of a Murderer. Josh Frazer, colored, was hung at Camden, S. C., on Friday last, haviug been convicted before Judge Carpenter on the 26th of March last, of the murder of Benny Cooper on the night of the 24th of December, 1874. The execution was witnessed by not less than six thousand persons. A correspondent of the Neius and Courier says : nnnl*n " I fc nMnilt/la trt tU A r ru&ci spuivc nuuut twcut) uuuu tco tuc crowd. He acknowledged having killed Cooper, and he alao confessed the murder of his wife's child and a negro woman in Camden. He also acknowledged having set fire to gin-houses, mills, &c. He said that he was ready to meet death, as he had beeu washed in the blood of his Saviour and feared no harm to his soul. He remaiued perfectly calm throughout. The wildest religious enthusiasm prevailed. Sheriff Doby had everything arranged so as to conduct the execution with perfect ease and order. At fourteen minutes to 12 o'clock the drop fell, and Frazer was ushered into eternity. He died of strangulation in seven minutes, the rope haviug slipped. At 12 o'clock Dr. A. A. Moore pronounced him dead, and the body was then placed in the "offiu and turned over to his friends. Not the slightest disturbance took place, which is doubtless owing to the excellent management of the police force in charge of Chief of Police Witherspoon. This id tiio fitvt oxccutiuo w}>i?b -iiaa taken place in this county since' 1862. "Josh Frazer was a dark mulatto, about five feet eleven inches high, and about thirtytwo years old. He could read and write, and was in the habit of having morning and evening family prayer. On the night of the 29th of December, 1874, Benny Cooper was shot on the plantation of Ward Smith, about four miles from Camden. An inquest was held next day, and Josh Frazer was arrested, charged with being the murderer. He was tried by a mixed jury, at the January term of court, and sentenced by Judge Carpenter to be hung on the 28th day of March. On the day after sentence was passed he confessed his guilt. He was convicted entirely upon circumstantial evidence. Owing to the death ofSherilf Place, and no one being empowed to perform the functions of that office, he was respited until to-day. When informed of his respite, the prisoner coolly remarked: "What the devil did they put it off so long for?" The prisoner had always maintained a desperate character. During his confinement, since sentence, he made several attempts to escape, and on two occasions attempted to commit suicide." Correspondence of tkie Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, May 17th, 1875. The ladies of the Baptist congregation, with the view of raising funds for their church, will give ice cream eutertainments during the summer season. The success they met with last year encourages them to enter upon their good work hopefully aud zealously. The great scarcity of greenbacks may be an obstacle in the way of the complete success of the entertainments ; yet, this difficulty will probably be surmounted by the exercise of economy in other ways. The young men will undoubtedly manage to be present, for where the young ladies are gathered together, there they are sure to be. But the ice cream festivals deserve also the support of people of older growth. The desire of rendering assistance to a good cause is a motive calculated to influence every member of the community. As the ladies of the Baptist congregation hope to raise an amount sufficient to liquidate the indebtedness incurred iti repairing their church, their efforts in this direction are worthy of all eucourageinent and support. The evening for the opening of the entertainments, to be continued weekly during the season, has not been appointed. The rapid approach of hot weather will doubtless occasion the appointment of the evening in a short time. May, if not the first, the fairest month of the year, has at length appeared in all her glory and beauty. The radiancy of her presence, which has been gladly welcomed by all, fully atones for her lingering so long in the i p AH ? r?1:?~ i u lap 01 WlUier. All iimuic, iccimy me luuuii of her magic hand, puts on a magnificent j dress. The effects of the delightful weather are seen in the fields where the seeds sowu by the husbandman, having come forth, aregrowing as well as heart could desire. The sadness that recently clouded the faces of farmers in consequence of an excess of cold and wet weather has disappeared, and they are now rejoicing in the brilliant prospects that everywhere present themselves to their delighted visions. Moreover, the bright, balmy weather has been attended with the happy effect of bringing into exercise the social feeliugs with which nature has endowed us. It inclines us to cast aside for a time the robe of exclusiveness with which we are so fond of enwrapping ourselves, and mingle on more free and easy terms with /Mir CriotuJa nnrl nontiftintanees. The cultiva j tion of the social element, especially, prevails [ among the young people at this happy season. The coming of gentle spring is always attended with out-door amusements, in which the young and the old, too, participate with great zest and delight. Friday last was a day of unspeakable enjoyment to the members of the Presbyterian J Sunday School of this place, and their invij ted friends. At an early hour of that morn; ing they drove out in various kinds of vehicles I to a delightful retreat within a few miles of j town, where, beneath the shade of wide-spreading oaks, they spent the day in the happiest | imaginable manuer. I will not give a full re! port of the sayings and doings of that event; ful day, for an account embraciug the partic! uljirs would doubtless be followed by a shower of cards, that might have a tragical termination?"pistols and coffee for two"?or something more serious. However, there is no : danger in saying that the day was, in all probability, one "big with fate" to some who atI tended the picnic. At the September term of the Circuit Court i for this county two important and interesting j cases will come up for trial. Meutiou of the I proraiqent facts of one of the cases was made in a recent correspoqdence. Trial Justice i Sanders gave a hearing last week to another ; case, in which a young man of Baton Rouge, ' and a young woman of the neighborhood were principally concerned, As a report of the facts would involve on my part a treading j upon forbidden grouud, I will forbear. The dimensions of the office of the Trial Justice were not capable of containing the crowd who | were possessed of an absorbing curiosity to hear the testimony of the wituesses in the case ; consequently, the court room was called 1 into requisition for the purpose. The case, in which rich developments will be made, will be tried at the September term of the court. The Mecklenburg Centennial is a prominent subject of conversation in our town. The representation from Chester on the occasion | will be large, embracing the Stonewall Fire Company, and others who are not members of ; that organization. No fire company that will ' attend the centennial celebration of the Mecklenburg Independence will present appear* ance surpassing the Stouewalls. They will reflect honor upon their town, and upon the name of that great military chieftain whose memory is so dear and sacred to every true Southern heart. Gov. Chamberlain passes through Chester on Wednesday en route to Charlotte. His reception in that city will be entirely different from that accorded to ex-Governor Scott on one occasion, when the Charlotte boys "went for" him after a style that he did not particularly relish, when taking counsel from his | fears, he disappeared through the back door i of the Central Hotel, and was so fleet of foot j that in a remarkably short time he arrived at | a place of safety. Governor Chamberlain will I be received with that respect and honor I which is eminently his due, because of his un' swerving fidelity to the right in the discharge 1 of t.hft imnortant duties of bis office. He has . ( - - ? | fought a good fight in behalf of the people, I and has come off conqueror over the plunderers whose corrupt schemes he has been instrumental in bringing to nought. Mr. Hardy Solomon, one of the sureties on Treasurer Yoeom's bond, has notified this official of his intention to withdraw from his bond. If Mr. Hardy Solomon cannot be prevailed upon to reconsider his determination, Treasurer Yocom will be compelled to give another bond, or vacate his office. J. A. Haseltiue, Esq., returned on Saturday from a trip to Baltimore, where he has been spending several days, engaged in the endeavor of selling bonds of this county issued in aid of the Chester and Lancaster Railroad, of which he is f'residcnc. lie succeeded in placing some bonds, and is hopeful of placing a larger lot in the course of a few weeks. A drive, participated in by Trial Justice Sanders ami Mr. Starr, last week, came to an unfortunate end. Their steed taking fright and becoming unmanageable, ran, and in the race carried the buggy and the riders into a gully, into which they were deposited. Fortunately, they suffered no serious injury, though they made a narrow escape. The buggy did not share the same happy fate, as it was torn to pieces. Only a few weeks ago, Chester was called upon to relinquish her claim to one of her fair ladies. Within the past few days she has sustained a similar misfortune. On last Thursday evening, Miss Annie Wylie, of our town, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. Moore, of Morganton, N. C. In one case our loss was Winnsboro's gain ; in the other our loss was the gain of the old North State. The market report is as follows: Cotton, middling, 144 cents, and low middling, 141; bacon, 15@15i ; lard, 20; sugars, 12@15; meal, 81.40; flour, 84.00@85.00. Qui. ANNUAL ^CONVENTION Of the Stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Rail Road Company. Yorkville, S. C., May 12, 1875. The stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, met in 1 11 a \r iu.'o an IJUttl UUU veil LIWll aw ?? W x?*., bills day, in the town of Yorkville, and the convention was organized by calling Jasper Stowe, of Gaston county, N. C., to the chair, and appointing \V. D. Simpson, James Mason and G. D. Heath, Secretaries. H. C. Hamilton moved that a committee of three be appointed to verify proxies, whereupon the Chair appointed on the saicl committee the following gentlemen : H. C. Hamilton, of Caldwell county, N. C.; L. M. Grist, of York, S. C.; and E. T. Atkinson, of Chester, S. C. On motion, W. D. Simpson was added to the same committee. itei'ort of committee ox proxies. The committee to verity proxies beg leave to report as follows: We find 2373 shares of stock represented?!i09 shares in person, and 2M4 shares by proxy ; being much more than a majority of the stock. H. C. HAMILTON, Ohm'n. The report of the committee on proxies was received and adopted, and the meeting was then declared by the Chair to be organized and ready for the transaction of business. A. H. Davega, President of the Company, submitted the following report, which was read: president's report. Office Chester and Lenoir N. G. R. R. Co., 1 Chester, S. C., May 12th, 1875. j To the Stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow GaugeRailroad Company: Gentlemen: I submit to you the report of the condition and operations of your road during the past year: The gross i.-iirnings for the year, I'liiling on the 3rd day of April last, were $19,159 48 Operating expenses, 10,419 2i' Net earning.-', 8,747 IS Out of which amount the interest on the mortgage debt has been paid, and balance applied to the construction of the road beyond Yorkville, as will bo seen in the Treasurer's report. The amount of the work done of various kinds, with the cost of the same, will bo seen by the report of the Chief Engineer, herewith filed. From his report, you will learn that the grading, trestlework and masonry are nearly completed from Yorkville to Dallas, X. C., and that the road-bed is ready for cross-ties and iron. At our last annual meeting, it was confidently expected that all the grading and other work would be completed by the first of January of the present year; but owing to the difficulty of collecting the assessments, together with the failure to make sale of the county bonds, it became impossible to meet the monthly estimates for work done bv the contractors. The result was, that one of tlie contractors abandoned his work on the 1st of October last, and the other contractor suspended duringthe same month. Could the forceshave been kept at work during those four months, tho whole of the work between Yorkvilleand Dallas would have been finished at the anticipated time. The Board of Directors, calculating that the road-bed would bo ready at that time, at a meeting held in Chester, on the 3rd day of April. 1874, adopted a resolution directing the President and Superintendent to proceed to the North and negotiate for the purchase of suitable rolling stock. In pursuance of this resolution, I left Chester on the 1st day of June, in company with the Superintendent, and after visiting several manufactories of engines and cars, finally purchased af Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, two engines at a cost of $.">,700each ; and at Wilmington, Delaware, made purchase of one first-class and one second-class passenger coach, two box cars and two Hats, for the sum of ?0,7)00, all of which are paid for and now iu line upon tho road. Our Company have also built, during the year, three box ears and four flats, at much lower prices than they could be purchased at the North. IJy tho same resolution I was directed to make sale of the old rolling stock. The coaches, boxcars and flats I have disposed of for the sum of ?3,800, buthave not been able to procure an offer for the engines. The older and more worn one, I think it would ho advisable to keep, as it would command but a very small price if sold, and it will be of value to the Company as a motive power iti the shop for repairs. At a meeting of the Directors, held July 30th, the work of preparing tlie road-bed having progressed very satisfactorily, it wns thought necessary to take some stops looking to the purchase of iron. To this end, a resolution was passed, instructing tho President to open negotiations with some of the loading manufacturing companies. r iI.a rvf* tlu'u rnunliifcinn. T Ill |)U13UilllUCWi in*j uyjv',1, ./. w...> . , ? opened ncorrespondence with Mr. A. J. Dull, the general manager of the Lochiel Iron Works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and at his request went to see him and explained to him the condition of the Company and the securities it had to offer. He expressed willingness to furnish the iron and to aid us in any manner lie could, taking occasion to express very favorable views of the system of narrow gauge railroads. When I left him, ho promised to come out himself in September following and ride ovor the line of roan with me, and if, upon examination, ho approved of the prospects of its success, to soli the Company the iron upon time, taking a note of the Company, with county bonds of suflicient amount deposited as collateral security. Mr. Dull failed to conte in September, but wroto inc the reason for failing to do so, and renewed his promiso to come as soon j as tlje affairs thero detaining him were arranged, and in this way kept me waiting upon him, and deterred me from looking to any other source for iron until when he wroto me that he could make > | no contract for iron except upon a cash basis. I I ; fear some influences adverse to your enterprise I were brought to bear upon him to induce this ; change of mind upon his part, j This source of procuring the iron having failed, I it became necessary to devise some other moans. I After consulting with the Directors and others in! terested in the success of the road, a note was to ! lie made to the amount of $75,000, payable in three j installments?twelve, eighteen and twenty-lour j months. To this was obtained tlio signatures of! some twenty or more gentlemon, representing in (the aggregate a half million or more of capital, i With this paper in my possession I visited New , York and Philadelphia, and tried the various com- ' : panics represented there; but was unable to make i any satisfactory arrangement. The first objection j to the note was, that it was not strictly "commercial paper;" and another was, that it was at too ; long date?four, six and eight, or six, nine and j twelve months being their longest credit. One i pi)ity agreed to take it, but it was by allowing an increased rate of five dollars per ton for the iron, j delivered at the works, which would have added, ( for freight, two dollars more. They also required couutv bonds and a mortgage 011 the road as collateral security. j In this connection, it is proper for me to state . thai recently, in York and Chester, meetings of citizens composed of prominent business men and capitalists, favorable to your enterprise, have been < held with a view of suggesting some practicable 1 plan whereby we would be enabled at once, and 1 011 the most favorable terms, to procure the neces- < sary means to complete the road to Dallas ; and the s scheme recommended by them is herewith sub- * mitted for the consideration of the stockholders. ' While the scheme does not meet with the unqual- 1 itied sanction and approval of your board of Di- 1 rectors, they have agreed to lay it before you for 1 such action as you may deem bestand most advisable. ' I am pleased and gratified to see that our people ' manifest so great an interest in this very impor tant enterprise?an interest giving unmistakable 1 assurance that the work miuit and will bo a sue- 1 cess?and I, in common with the Board of Directors, ask for their suggestions in this behalf, your k careful and candid consideration, feeling assured ( that your action will fully meet all the exigencies 1 of our condition, and at the same time be entire- ( ly satisfactory to all the friends of the road. If, 1 however, the scheme referred to is not, in all respects, satisfactory to you, it is to be hoped that 1 the stockholders, at their present annual meeting, ( -1 1 I... ?,i{| t Will Clevis? somo piau wucicu^ i?uu iwnv?, without delay, be put in running order to Dallas, ' and also, for its speedy completion and successful ' operation throughout its entire length. Your in- 1 torests as stockholders, and the interests of the 1 public alike, demand this. To thissubject, there- ( fore, I earnestly invite vour most careful atten- ( tion. " ( The subscription made by the county of Cald- ' well, is also a matter to which I should call your } attention. As there was some question as to the 1 legality of the vote by which it was carried, the commissioners did not feel at liberty to have it reported by them to the Company without an or- . der of the .Judge of the Circuit Court. To effect this, a petition for a maiidamtus was presented to ( Judge Mitchell, who granted the order. Upon I this, an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court of ( the State of North Carolina. By the decision of that ed, and the election declared void. This will pre- ~j vent the pushing forward of the work there as ] rapidly as it is desirable to do; but I hope uomo means may be devised by the citizens of Caldwell J to carry on the work which they began in good faith and earnest purpose. ( In Catawba county there has as yet been no ad ditional subscription reported to the Company. The citizens of Newton procured an act of the Legislature authorizing them to take a vote of the citizens of the incorporation for a subscription of $10,000 to the capital stock of the Company. J The poll was held and carried, as appears from the newspaper then published at Newton ; but no re- < port or return of it has been made to the ofllcers of the Company. 1 At the last session of the Legislature of North I Carolina, a bill was passed amending the charter ( of this road by authorizing the location to be made direct from Lincolnton to Lenoir, leaving outthe 5 points mentioned in the first charter, with a pro- I vision that if the citizens of Catawba should, by J the time the graduation of the road reaches the limits of their county from either direction, have ; made up a subscription of $30,000?such as would J - -i-~ u~;irv,,,,^n_ be acceptable, 01 course, uj me iuuumiiu w ny?in which event the points named in the first charter to bo retained. Whether any steps have been or are being taken by the citizens of Catawba 1 to raise this amount, I have not been informed. The citizens also of the township of Lincolnton s procured an act authorizing them to take a vote s of the township for a subscription of $15,000. They < have not yet received a certified copy of the act, I and consequently have not as yet ordered the poll i to be held. This subscription*, if authorized, will I be in lieu of the individual subscription hereto- t fore made. Should it fail, these subscriptions re- s main good. The reports of the Chief Engineer, the Superin- < tendent and the Treasurer, are herewith submit- t ted, and your attention is especially invited to them for more specific information in their res- . pective departments. .. The officers, agents and emploj-ees have very J generally rendered to the Company faithful and ] efficient services in their respective positions, and are commended to the favorable consideration of the stockholders. 1 Respectfully submitted. j A. II. DAVEGA, President. , The Treasurer's report was next submitted , and read as follows: treasurer's report. i W. D. Simpson, Treasurer, in account with the J Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad | Company, for the year ending May 4,1875. Dr. j To cash on hand, May 5,1874, $ 2,475 58 " cash from capital stock, 17,342 31 " cash from freights, 12,1(13 10 ] " cash from passengers, 0.314 10 , " cash from sale of bonds, 20.410 00 44 cash from interest on (Kinds, 10,850 00 44 cash from mails, 1,138 42 " cash from express freights, 500 25 44 cash from notes discounted at Hank of Chester, S. C., Loan and Trust Co., Ac 10,731 30 44 cash from sale of old rolling stock,... 3,800 00 " cash from all other sources, 104 80 $91,895 92 Cr. Ry cash paid officers and employees of the Company, *. $18,7:30 25 ( " cash paid for material and repairs, including the building of new cars,.... 4,930 37 ' " construction account 20,421 08 I " cash paid on notes discounted, 10,831 30 i " cash paid on incidental expenses, 2,837 51 J " cash paid for new rolling stock and i freight thereon, 19,120 73 44 cash paid on interest and taxes, 1,742 57 " cash paid on interest on mortgage < debt, 5,500 00 44 cash on hand, 1,776 11 ! $01,895 92 1 Respectfully submitted, 1 W. D. Simpson, Treasurer. . Chester, May 5, 1875. ! LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY. Outstanding mortgage debt of G. W. Molton, due 1 January, 1877, ....$25,000 00 Mortgage debt of J. II. Smith, due in four equal installments?Jan. 1876, Jan. 1877, Jan. 1878, and Jan. 1879 25,000 00 Note to Bank ot Chester, due Juno 19, 1875, 4,000 00 Note to G. W. Melton, due 20 years, 7,040 00 $61,040 00 | BOND ACCOUNT. , Statement of Bond Account, May 4, 1875. i DR. ( York county bonds issued $100,000 00 Chester county bonds issued, 100,000 00 $:'00,000 00 , Cr. York county bonds sold $18,400 00 J York county bonds on hand 81,600 00 Chester county bonds sold, including I those used in the purchase of the K. , M. R. R., 33,300 00 ' Chester county bonds on hand, 59,700 00 < Chester county bonds deposited as col- ! laterals in Bank of Chester, 7,000 00 < $200,000 00 * Abstract of Receipts for year ending April 3, 1875. S Amount for passengers, ? 0,427 35 < Amount for freights, 11,032 68 < Amount for express freights, 524 45 ' Amount for carrying mails, 1,175 00 \ $19,159 48 ; Abstract of expenses incurred in operating the road ; for year ending April 3, 1875. i Amount paid officers and employees, exclusive J of President, 8 7,358 94 / Amount paid for material and repairs,.. 2,976 86 * Amount paid for incidental expenses 176 55 J 810,512 35 j Net Receipts, $8,647 19 < Amount paid interest on mortgage debt,8 6,500 00 . Amount paid on Taxes 1,067 40 J Amount paid for construction, Ac., 2,079 79 > 3 8.617 19 REPORT OF EXAMINING COMMITTEE. To the Stockholders of the Chester rind Lenoir . Narrow Gauge Railroad Comprint/: Gentlemen : We, the committee appointed by the President of 1 your Company to examine the books and vouch- t crs of your Treasurer, and report their condition i to you, beg leave respectfully to report that we have carefully performed the duty assigned us, 1 and find the books well and correctly kept, and all disbursements of the funds of the Company j properly vouched for. For further information in regard to transac- f tions connected with the Treasurer's office, we i repeetfully refer you to the Treasurer's report to your second annual meeting, which agrees ex- \ aotly with the books and vouchers now on lile in tiie Treasurer's office. All of which is respect- 1 fully submitted. < W. T. D. Cousah, Chairman. W. T. Rorimon, Jt. M. Cross. j Chester, May 0, 1875. I After the various reports had been read, C. i A. Cilley moved that a committee of seven | be appointed to examine and report on officers'report and the citizens' proposition. In conformity to the motion, which was adopted, the Chair appointed the following gentlemen to constitute the committee: C. A. Cilley, V. A. McBee, J. F. Smver, J. Wylie, G. W. Melton, J. F. Hart and I. D. Witherspoon. V. A. McBee moved that a committee of. neven be appointed to nominate a President j and Board of Directors for the ensuing year, j whereupon, the motion prevailing, the Chair I appointed as said committee the following j gentlemen : V. A. McBee, H. C. Hamilton, | Jonas Hoffman, J. L. Agurs, I. L. Gunhouse, H. F. Adickes and R. E. Guthrie. j The meeting then took a recess until 3! o'clock, P. M. i AFTERNOON SESSION. j < The meeting reassembled at 3 o'clock, P. I M., according to adjournment, and was called to order by the Chairman. . The committee to whom was referred the reports submitted the following, which was adopted : To the Chairman and Stockholders of the Chester ind Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, in Conven'ion Assembled : Yourcoinmittee, to whom was referred the reports of the President, theTreasurjr, the Chief Engineer and the Superintendent, as Uso certain recommendations made by commit:ees of citizens of York and Chester counties to ;he President and Directors, respectfully report :liat they have considered the papers referred to ;hem with such care as their limited time permits, and submit the following report thereon. The report of the Treasurer is deemed satisfac;ory in all respects, except that it does not report :he outstanding liabilities. Your committee, herefore, recommend that this report be recommitted with instructions to amend his report by i statement of the liabilities so far as ascertained. The reports of the Chief Engineer and the Superintendent are highly gratifying, and your :oinmittee deem that these officers are entitled to he thanks of the stockholders for the zeal and 'conomy exhibited in their respective departnents. Your committee have considered the report of he President in connection with the recotnmen' -< lations suotmuea ay ciiiubho ui xuu* ?r counties to the President and alluded to in the eport of the President. Your committee having ailed to unite in opinion upon the subject, ana he form of their recommendation, respectfully efer the subject to the Convention. And with>ut intending to relleet upon the former or present management of the road, they believe that the rareful and prudent action of the stockholders in he election of a President and Directors to-day, vill render it unnecessary to resort to the expelient of the appointmentof a committee of finance. Clinton A. Cillev, Chairman. The committee on the nomination of officers eported the following names: For Presileut?A. H. Davega. For Directors?Ches;er county, C. S. Bryce, J. S. Wilson ; York county, L. M. Grist, J. F. Hart; Catawba county, N. C.. J. G. Hall: Caldwell county, Y. C..UA. Oil ley; Gaston county, JN. C.', LT. Matthews; Lincoln county, N. C., V. A. McBee. After the above nominations were announced, the following ticket was nominated by J. F. Hart: For President?J. J. McLure. For Directors?Joseph Wylie, J. H. Smith, B. T. Wheeler, Joseph Herndon, J. G. Hall, V. A. McBee, U. Matthews and C. A. Cilley. Before proceeding to ballot, J. F. Hart withdrew his nominations and declined to per * 1 x! xf 1_ _x. _ mit Ins name to De usea on me ucsei recommended by the committee, whereupon the lame of H. F. Adickes was substituted, and i vote was taken which resulted in the elec:ion of the following officers by acclamatiou : For President?A. H. Davega ; for Direct>rs, C. S. Bryce, J. S. Wilson, L. M. Grist, H. F. Adickes J. G. Hall, C. A. Cilley, V. A. McBee and U. Matthews. C. A. Cilley introduced the following resoutions, which were adopted : Resolved, That the President and Directors be mthnrized to raise the sum of one hundred thoujand dollars on the mostadvantageous termsthey ;an, by a sale or a pledge of the county bonds beongingto the Company, and that they be further lutliorized, if in their discretion it be necessary, ;o execute a mortgage of the whole or any part of he property and franchise of the road in order to tecure the said sum of $100,000. Resolved, That with the sum so raised, they at >nce proceed to purchase and lay down the crossies and iron from Yorkville to Dallas. On motion it was ordered that the next aniiial meeting of the stockholders be held at Lincolnton, N. C., on the second Thursday in May, 1876. On motion, it was ordered that so much of he proceedings of this meetiug and the reports of the officers, together with such other natters as the Board of Directors may deem lecessary, be published in pamphlet form. ^ * - ' 1 ? ? *Ka a r.4 An/J n\nnf f A ll was agreeu iu accept, me mucuuuim ;he charter of the Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad, authorizing the Company to change he location between Lincolntou and Lenoir, nade by the late General Assembly of North Carolina. On motion, the thanks of the meeting were eturned to the Chairman for the able and jourteous manner iu which he presided. On motion, the Convention adjourned. JASPER STOWE, Chairman. \V. D. Simpson, James Mason, > Secretaries. G. D. Heath, ) GOOD NEWS FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS. We take great pleasure, says the Columbia Union-Her aid, in behalf of many poor teachers, in publishing the following letter of Hon. J. K. Jillsou, Superintendent of Education, to ;he Hon. F. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer. We have been informed by the treasurer that he is ready to pay the money on demand. This will be very gratifying to the teachers in the irarious parts of the State, who have waited several year3 for this money. We fear that the amount will be insufficient to liquidate the certificates outstanding, because of the illegal practice of the school commissioners of issuing certificates largely in excess of the appropriations made for their respective counties: Columbia, May 15,1875. Hon. F. L. Cardozo, Treasurer of the State of South Carolina, Columbia: Dear Sir?Of the appropriations of $90,000 for the payment ef deficiencies of school claims and salaries of county school commissioners due prior to November 1,1873, made and provided for in division 2 of section 4 of "An act to make appropriations to meet the ordinary expenses of the State government for fiscal year commencing November 1,1874," approved March 10, 1875, you have reported to this office as the balance available for the payment of school claims due prior to November 1, 1872, the sum of $82,364.05. I have the honor to inform you that I have apportioned said sum, 882,364.05, to the several counties of the State as follows: Abbeville, 53,465.30; Anderson, $2,476.35; Barnwell, 52,188.20; Beaufort, $5,842.10; Charleston, 59,861.40; Chester, $2,813,70; Chesterfield, 51,342.10; Clarendon, $1,651.15; Colleton, 53,865.60; Darlington, $2,835.45; Edgefield, 53,676.05 ; Fairfield, $2,618.85; Georgetown, 52,872.60 ; Greenville, 81,892.90; Horry, 51,118.30; Kershaw, $1,939.85 ; Lancaster, 51,204.20 ; Laurens, $2,300.95 ; Lexington, 51,483.10; Marion, $3,063; Marlboro, $1,280.50 ; Newberry, $2,017.95; Oconee, $1,211.50; Drangeburg, $3,079.95; Pickens, $1,138.50; Richland, $2,206.55; Spartanburg, $3,903.80; 5urater, $2,726.90; Union, $2,024 ; Williamsburg, $1,8*29.20; York, 82,433.90?total, $82,564.05. I hereby certify that the foregoing appor;ionment is, to the beat of my knowledge and belief, correct. J. K. JILLSON, State Superintendent of Education. The Blue Ridoe Scrip Cases.?The cases >f A. D. Williams vs. the Comptroller-Generil of South Carolina and others, and John P. Southern and others, assignees of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company, against the same, were heard, yesterday, before Chief Justice Waite aud Circuit Judge Hugh L. Bond? Mr. D. T. Corbiuand Judge Magrath reprelenting the plaintiffs, and Mr. Meraminger tnd Mr. Wm. H. Brawley the defendants. A.fter argument, both bills were dismissed. The cases involved the validity of the revenue bond scrip issued under the Act of March 2, 1872, to the amount of 81,800,000. The plaintiff, A. D. Williams, who holds about 5200,000 of this scrip, filed bis bill to have :he same declared a contract on the part of :he State, and for mandatory proceedings to nave a tax levied for their payment, &c. The issiguees of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company filed their bill to have the scrip received in payment of taxes, &c. The Chief Justice neld, in the first case, that a bill in equity would not lie against the officers of a State to jompel a performance of au alleged contract nf the State. That in a suit to recover mon2y, the State would be necessarily a party, ind that as she had not made herself a party, there was no power in the Court to make the lecrse asked for against her. In the second nase, it was held that the rights of the parties bad been concluded by the decision in the kate Courts in the case ex relatione E. F. Gary, State Auditory, to which suit Mr. E. B. Wesley, the party from whom the assignees had obtained their scrip, was a party, f he plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court nf the United States.? Charleston News and Courier, loth inst.