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$trap* and Jattis. Alabama voted by a majority of 15,000 in favor of calling a Constitutional Convention. The election in Kentucky terminated in favor of the Democracy by about 30,000 majority. Andrew Johnson's last words were characteristic of the life he had lived: "Let my winding-sheet be the flag of my country." ? Alexauder Hamilton, son of the great statesman, died in New York, last week, aged ninety. Only 55,000,000 acres, out of a total area of 507,000,000, are under cultivation in the Southern States. The colored schools in Memphis, Tennessee, have all. been turned over to colored teachers. A boy was killed and twenty persons wounded by an explosion at the Franklin, Pa., arsenal last Saturday. The motion to reduce Tweed's bail from $3,000,000 has been denied, and his counsel have appealed from the decision. A movement is on foot in England for the abolition of the custom of wearing mourning in memory of the dead. The coin and bullion in the Bank of England, at the present time, is said to be at the highest ever known. The jury in the case of John D.Lee, charged with being the leader of the Mountain Meadow massacre, have disagreed and been discharged. The crop prospect in North Georgia has been materially injured by the late general drought, and the damage done in two or three weeks has been very great. During the past six months the fire insurance compauies in the United States have sustained losses amounting in the aggregate to 820,000,000. The New Orleans Times says: "Three hundred thousand dollars were expended by the planters of Lafourche last year for com alone. This year they will have more corn than they will need." A few weeks ago the reports from every part of the cotton region was favorable to a large cotton crop, but the long continued drouth and hot weather has materially changed the prospect. Twenty-five years ago agriculture was scarcely known in California; now 6,000,000 grain sacks are made in that State annually for home use, and the annual yield of vegetables, fruit, etc., is almost beyond computation. A thirteen-year-old son of Dennis Powers, at Eau Claire, Wis., stole a pocketbook, containing 8245. The father returned the money to the owner, and then overcome with shame because his boy was a thief, killed himself. The general opinion in New York and Brooklyn seenis to be that the services of the notice for new trial in the Beecher-Tilton case by Mr Tilton's lawyers, is only a "matter of ? ' L.L!l!i_ form,' and tnac mere is mue prouauuny ui anything ever coming of it. The New Orleans Picayune says that "never before in the history of Louisiaua have so many white men taken active part in the practical details of agriculture ; and it is at least a singular coincidence thatseldom if ever before has there been a crop so promising in all respects'' as that now on the ground. It concludes that white men can endure field labor in that climate. The Mississippi Democracy are beginning the work of the approaching State canvass with an earnestness and wisdom which promise success. The State Convention on Tuesday was the largest ever held in Mississippi. A broad, liberal platform was adopted, on which men of all parties can unite and, as in the Congressional Convention which renominated Lamar, the color line was ignored, It is not generally known, as it ought to be, that pounded alum possesses the property of purifying water. A large tablespoooful of pulverized alum sprinkled into a hogshead of water?the water stirred round at the time? will, after the lapse of a few hours, by precipitating to the bottom the impure articles, so purify it that it will be found to possess nearly all the freshness and clearness of the finest spring water. A pailful, containing four gallons may be purified by a single teaspoonlul. An estrayed Northerner writes home from Virginia that no one from the North should veuture in to that State at present unless he is prepared to be "waylaid, seized upon and carried off to houses andstufied and filled and put through a course of mint julep and buttermilk, and johuy-cake, and fried chicken, and mush, and old ham and cabbage, and Powhatan pipes and reed stems and the finest tobacco in the world." Yankees are ku-kluxed in this way at sight, he says. A wonderful invention has been pattened in England by the Victoria PrintingMachine Company, in a machine which can turn out, ready for the reader, 4,000 copies of a work, containing twenty-four pages bound together, without any manipulative aid. The machine has cost about ?4,000, and requires no "feeding," as it regulates its own supply, taking in a sheet at one end, and in less than a second ejecting it at the other, printed, and with the pages stitched together, ready lor tne oooicseuers : New York is disappointed as to the result of the late census. She looked for a million and a half and had to count in suburban towns in order to make up a million. According to the Times the taxes levied twenty years ago in New York amounted to but $9 28 per head of the population ; they amount this year to $31 06 per head. Still more disquieting is the fact that the ratio of debt per head of the population has risen from $23 87 in 1855, to $111 21 in 1875. The outlook just now is anything but pleasant to contemplative taxpayers. At West Point, a day or two ago, an attempt by several of the older cadets to "devil" Cadet Irwin, of the fourth class, who reported in June, did not result so favorably to the hazing party as they might have wished. As Trwin was walking his post on guard, at at about midnight, they attacked him with the design, it is stated, of rolling him down the side bank of Fort Clinton. The assaulted cadet stabbed one of them in the thigh with his bayouet and clubbed two of them over the head with his musket. They were carried on litters to the hospital, and will probably let that cadet alone in future. The fall elections this year, though of no great importance intrinsically, will be watched with interest on account of their kaarinrr nn tko Ppp?iHpntial eamnaipn of next year. The first comes off iu California September 1 ; the Arkansas election comes one week later ; and that of Maine follows, Septemer 13; Iowa and Ohio vote October 12; New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, Minnesota, Kansas and Virginia hold their elections November 2 ; and Texas votes the following week. The chief interest, of course, centres in Ohio, where the battle will be fought, in part, upon the issue of Forced Resumption. It is said that a steamer running twenty-one miles an hour, can go from the coast of Nova Scotia to the British coast, in four and one-half days. The fact is taken hold of by a London paper to urge the project of establishing a liue of steamers on that route for carrying passengers only, as freight cannot be economically shipped thereby. At present the ocean voyage occupies nine or ten days, and all the steamers carry heavy freights, on which they mainly depend for their income. It is doubtful if a line for passenger traffic alone would pay expenses; hut it is an experiment that will probably be essayed. A correspondent of the New York Kvming Post has condensed the census statistics in regard to the wealth of the country, The average personal wealth throughout the States and Territories is 8772.? The wealth per capita in the various States i I is as follows: In Alabama, $202; Arkansas; j I $322; California, $1,097; Connecticut $1441;1 | Delaware, $777 . Florida, $234 ; Georgia, $226; Illinois, $835 ; Indiana, $754; Iowa ; $600 ; Kansas, $505; Kentucky, $431; Louisiana, $454 ; Maine, $555; Maryland, ; : $824 ; Massachusetts, $1,463 ; Michigan,j $604; Miunesota, $513; Mississippi, $252 ; Missouri, $745; Nebraska, $435; Nevada, $530 ; New Hampshire, $763; New York, $141 ; North Carolina, $243; Ohio $838; I Oregon, $506 ; Pennsylvania, $1,081; Rhode i i Tolar,st SJRfi finnfh Pnrnliiia. 8294 ! Ten nessee, 8395 ; Texas, $194 ; Vermont, 8711; Virginia, 8334 ; West Virginia, 8431. (JhnjuimJ ~YORKVILLE, S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING. AUG. 12, 1S75. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name ' of the subscriber very plainly, give post-ollice, ' i county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-ollice money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of ' postage to all subscribers residing in York counI ty who receive the paper at post-ofliecs within the i . county; and to all other subscribers the postage j is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no j matter where thev receive tho paper, are not lia! bio for postage, it being prepaid at the post-ollice , | here, withoutadditional charge to the subscriber. ' Watch the Figures.?The date on the "address- ; | label" shows the time to which the subscription is I paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers disj continued, the date must be kept in advance. i Cash.?It must bo distinctly understood that i our terms for subscription, advertising and job- ' ! work, are cash in advance EX-TREASURER PARKER. ! This individual, in his wild and misguided ; career, bids fair to out rival the 6ld English ! criminals in the days of Turpin, SixtecuString Jack, et al., who rendered themselves famous by their wouderful escapades from 1 ' the dreary walls of Bridewell and the Old i Bailey. In our columns, to-day, we give an 1 j interesting account of the escape from Colum| bia jail of the coupon manipulator, with other , incidents connected therewith, followed "by < I the particulars of his unexpected capture, 1 | near Camden, on Saturday afternoon last. ' Parker will be returned to the Columbia jail and may yet have to pay the penalty of his 1 misdeeds by a term of service in the Peniten- ( tiary. i SUSPENSION OF T*CHARLOTTE BANK. The Bank of Mecklenburg, in Charlotte, ( which is known as a local or State Bank, closed , its doors on Saturday last. J. T. Tate, President of the Bank, publishes a statement to the effect that in consequence of the death of Mr. Dewey, late Cashier of the Bank, and who, in fact, was the principal officer of the Bank, conhdence has been temporarily im ' 1 fi A \ _ T% 1_ j paired id ine solvency 01 me r>anu, anu us a consequence, heavy demands have been made, such as the Bank cannot at once meet. To ( prevent one creditor from obtaining an ad-' vantage over another, an assignment has been made to Judge Shipp, as Trustee, and as fast as assets can be collected, the creditors will be paid off, pro rata. This Bank has been issuing "promisory notes" in the shape of money, the only local Bank in the State that has is* I sued such notes; and as a large number of them are in circulation, the Southern Home supposes that constitutes the chief cause of the embarrassment. The Democrat thinks the loss to creditors will not be so great as some suppose. That paper also condemns the practice of local Banks issuing notes to pass as money, and hopes no other local Bauk in the State will attempt it. FORT MILL GRANGE. The condensed report of the Agricultural , Committee of Fort Mill Grange, which we publish this week, will be read with interest, , not only by the farming community, but all j I others interested in the growtn ana prosperity , ! of our county. The statistical iufoimatiou | embodied in the report tells its own story and | requires no elaboration ; though it would, per- ! I haps, be unfair to institute comparisons in the 1 absence of information as to the amount of j cotton raised and sold the past year by the Grangers who bought considerably more . flour, bacon and lard, than they produced. To complete a satisfactory report of the operaj tions of the Grange, this is a necessary and ! important item of information. But had the j balance-sheet been struck, we fear it would j not have given an entirely satisfactory exhibit i in favor of the all-cotton policy pursued by ; the farmers. Hence, we are pleased to note , the recommendation of the Committee to 1 plant more grain and less cotton, and to dej vote more attention to the raising of fruits | and stock. A diversihed industry will be found the true road to prosperity, and the ! sooner our people adopt such a system the better it will be. Such reports as this published by the Fort i Mill Grange are calculated to do much good, ! by creating a spirit of emulation, and awaken; ing the energies of our farmers, aside from the statistics they would furnish ; and it would afford us pleasure to spread before our readers similar reports from every Grauge iu the ' couuty. THE WESTERN INUNDATIONS. i By the recent freshets in the Western rivers, much damage has been indicted upon the crops. The Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Wai bash and Cumberland rivers were higher than they have been known to be for several years, ! the Ohio having risen at Paducah 10] feet; ! within 24 hours. It is believed that one-third of the wheat | crop in the Ohio valley is hopelessly lost, j while corn has suffered to even a greater extent?that in the river bottoms being completely ruined. Hay and oats have also suf-1 fered severely. In some sections of Indiana the damage to j the crops is estimated at fifty aud eighty per J cent., while in many localities tne entire crops ; are destroyed. From the most reliable information the loss in the central and southern j portion of the State will aggregate fifty to, sixty per cent, of the entire crop in the low : lands along the Wabash river. It has been estimated that 200,000 acres of corn has been I entirely destroyed by the Hood, which alone, i at 815 per acre, would aggregate 83,000,000. \ The loss to the crops in Tippecanoe is half! a million. Carroll, Warren and Fountain , counties, quarter of a million dollars each. ; This estimated loss to the crops by high water i overflow does not include damage by wet j weather to the crops on uplands. Some esti- j mate it much higher, and others a little lower, j The reports received from the southern and , central portions of Illinois, where, in addition j 1 to the high waters, storms have prevailed ' I during the season, are so indefinite that a sum- j | mary of losses and damage cannot be made j with any degree of accuracy, It is believed,, > however, that the total loss will not exceed i 83,000,000, and that a few day's sunshine will 1 show that figure to be much too large an estimate. The corn has suffered greatly, and it is stated that 100,000 acres of that cereal, lying along the Illinois bottoms, are under water. The wheat harvest is nearly over. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Governor Chamberlain returned to Columbia, on Saturday evening last, from his visit to the North. ?Ou Thursday last Henry Hawkins, colored, was lodged in jail in Union county on the charge of having shot at Mr. A. F. Kendrick, on the 2d of July last, at Goudeysville. ?The News and Courier mentions that exGovernor Moses arrived in Charleston on Thursday last, visited the Sheriff's office and went to Sullivan's Island. ?The Lancaster Ledger is informed that Mr. J. Thomas Faile, residing near Taxahaw in that county, has fifteen acres of corn which good judges estimate will make five hundred bushels. ?A dispatch to the Greenville Nexos, from Union Court House, dated on Friday last says : " At eleven, A. M., attended by the sheriff and a guard of sixty mounted men, Alf. Walker, the murderer of Rev. Claudius Miller, was carried to the place of execution one mile distance from the Court-house. Revs. Jackson and Nelson, colored, being present were requested to sing and pray with him. He made no confessiou whatever, except he said that his punishment was just, and that he thought he was ready to meet his God. At 12 m. he mounted the scaffold, and the rope being adjusted, the veil drawn, he bade the Sheriff aud Deputies good-bye?the drop fell and in twenty-eight minutes all was over. The exemoo Ktt oKaiH flvO VlAllQll 11 UUblUU IT iW nitUbCCLU KtJ MUVUV U(V iiuwuww.mu spectators." NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ?There are now five cotton factories in Alamance county, and five more are being built. ? The vote of Buncombe county on the proposition to subscribe S100.000 to the Spartanburg aDd Asheville Railroad, on Thursday last, resulted in a majority of 1,712 in favor i)f the subscription. ?James Smith, who shot Mrs. Hepsey Austin in Wake county about one year ago and made his escape, has been arrested. He confesses his guilt, and says he shot the lady because she refused to marry him. ?Among the names most prominently mentioned in connection with the presidency af the State University, to be reopened next month, are those of Jeffersou Davis and Gen. Wade Hampton. ?Thomas W. Dewey, a prominent citizen of Charlotte, and who has been connected with the various banking institutions in that city for the past twenty-two years, died suddenly on Wednesday morning <5f last week, iged 48 years. ?Capt. James J. Waddell, who commanded the Shenandoah during the late war, and who is a native North Caroliuian, has been appointed to the comraaud of the San Francisco, which sails between New York and China. ? The latest advices from Raleigh leave the result of the convention election as yet doubtful. Returns from all the counties show a representation of 59 Democrats, 59 Republicans, and 1 Independent. Cherokee county, which has heretofore voted Democratic, is yet to hear from. The Democrats claim four majority in the convention. ?The Sentinel says that on Sunday, as a large number of colored people were congregated in Oak Grove church, six miles from Raleiph a storm broke over the locality and o a thunderbolt struck the building with terrific effect. Two negro women were instantly killed; seventeen negroes are reported to have been stunned, and some of them seriously injured. ?The injunction case to restrain the State i Treasurer from issuing new State bonds to | the Raleigh & Augusta Air Line R. R., was heard at Greensboro, before Judge Kerr last Saturday, Josiah Turner and C. P. Mendenhall appearing for the plaintiff; T. C. Fuller and Walter Clark for defendant. After hearing the argument Judge Kerr dissolved the injunction. The old bonds were issued during the war, and bear upon their face the line " Confederate States of America," iustead of the " United States," and hence the desirability of changing them. The opponents to making the substitution took the ground that the bonds were invalid. ESCAPE AX1) CAPTURE OF PARKER. lOx-Treasurer Parker effected his escape from Columbia jail on Wednesday night of last week, the particulars of which are furnished as follows by the Columbia correspondent of the Charleston News and Courier : The jail is a two-story brick building, on the second story of which Parker's cell was situated. Leading to this story is a flight of stairs, at the top of which is an iron grating cutting off egress and ingress to the second story rooms. In this grating is an iron door, which leads into a corridor along which the cells are ranged. Going in this iron door Parker's room is the first on the right hand side, and owing to the leniency with which he was treated, his door wa9 never locked, he being allowed the free use of the corridor, which was secured by the iron grating and door above mentioned. Now, in the ceiling of this corridor is a scuttle and scuttle-hole, always secured by a heavy padlock. As Parker's room door was not locked, and he had free access to the corridor, he of course had access i to the scuttle, as the iron grating running up to the ceiling affords an easy means of reach- ! ing it. Wednesday afternoon Parker had a great deal of company. Mattisou, a prisoner charged with murder, but who is on parole, j 1rul him aiul n'??a unfh him fit UC^UUllUJ VIOIV^U 114 lu | UUV4 1II*U ! VM .??iu uv times during the afternoon. Dr. Neagle was with him, and his wife's son and son's wife were with him up to 8 p. m. At 8 o'clock the turnkey was given a bottle of brandy by Mrs. Parker and told to deliver it to Parker, which he did. At 9 o'clock the turnkey locked his doors and saw Parker in his room, but as usual did not lock Parker's door, leaving him free access to the corridor. About half past 10 o'clock p. m., Sheriff Dent was awakened and told that there was a report that Parker was about to escape ; that his horses were saddled and in waiting. The sheriff laughed at the idea, but went immediately around to the jail and found that the scuttle in the ceiling of the corridor just outside of Parker's room hud been broken open, and that the lock was gone. Parker's room door was open and Parker was also goue. On examination, a bottle of brandy and a package of cold meat was found up among the joists, near the scuttle. Now this scuttle opens on a flat tin shed? and running across this shed from the chimneys are lightning rods, which run down the south wall of the building into the yard beneath. Supposing that Parker made his escape iu this way, which is more than probable, the means of accomplishing his object were just suited for the purpose. The rods are twisted wire, and the fastenings on the wall project over a foot, allowing a favorable foothold. To render the descent still more easy, Parker secured to the rod a piece of pavilion gauze twisted iuto a rope, and evidently used this to hold on to the rod with, and when within about fifteen feet from the ground evidently jumped, as the gauze is still hanging. At the foot of the rod was found a new revolver, which it is supposed fell from his pock [ et by the fall. A9 soon as he reached the | ground the coast was clear, as there is only a i harmless dog in the yard, and the gate lead-1 ing to the street is simply a wooden one, and j is neither locked nor guarded by a seutinel.! As soon as all these facts had been discovered ! the sheriff received notice that a pair of horses covered over with blankets had been seen about 11 o'clock gallopping rapidly in the di' rection of the Charlotte depot. The sheriff, with a number of his deputies set off irame, diately for the depot, but the watchman at, this place said he had seen no one, and that no train had left the depot since 8 o'clock ' that evening. The fact that Alex. Mattison had been seen with Parker four times during the afternoon created suspicion, and Sheriff Dent immediately went to Mattison's house aud asked his wife if he was at home. She replied that he had gone to Wilmington the j I night before. Knowing this to bo untrue, the sheriff went off, collected together a number of his constables, and set to work to scour the , town. After some time spent in the search, |, a colored boy was seen riding a horse in the j direction of Parker's stables. The constables arrested him, and found the horse to be one | of Parker's. A short time afterward another I of Part-Vs horses was discovered, ridden by j 1 Mattison in the direction of Parker's stables. ; Mattison was arrested, together with both horses, and was taken to the jail. On his way thither, Mattison refused to go, and finally drew a knife and dehed authority. This necessitated violence, and with sotne difficulty he was conveyed bodily to the jail and locked up in Parker's cell. In the meanwhile the sheriff had telegraphed to every available point, and had officers stationed along the rn;ids nnd at. :ill the dennts. | On the following day, Mattison and Tcny Richardson, the men who had been arrested : with the horses, were brought up before Trial : Justice Sill for a preliminary examination on the charge of aiding and abetting the escape i of Parker. Acting Solicitor L. C. Northrop and Messrs. McMaster and Leconte appeared j for the State, and Bachman and You mans for | the defense. John Raleigh, the first wituess j examined, testified that he was a turnkey in j the county jail; was at the jail on the night of the 4th of August. He knew nothing of the ! escape except that, about half-past 10 o'clock, 1 some one told him that two horses were standI ing in the alley by Parker's house, and he thought something was wrong. The sheriff and himself then went through the jail and found that Parker had gone, and the lock broken on the scuttle iu the corridor. He had seen Parker that evening at 9 oclock. Mattison had been to see Parker four times I during the afternoon. Mrs. Parker, Parker's son, and the wife of Dr. Neagle had also been there up to 8 o'clock. Simon Sighter testified that he was coming down Market street on the night of the 4th of August, when he met a man named Barber, who told him that he was accustomed to sleep in Parker's yard, but that the man in the vard told him he had better not come thare that night, as Parker was going to escape and he might get shot. The witness told this to the sheriff'about half-past 10 o'clock. Wm. J. Thomas, a policeman, said that he was awakened by the sheriff on the night of the 4th of August, and was told that Parker had escaped, and to rouse up the force to assist in scouring the town. Several of the force got up and he and one Williams were stationed by the sheriff, and told that Parker's horses were missing from the stables, and to keep a watch on all horses that passed that way. They did so, and about 1 o'clock saw two horses approaching; Toney Richardson on one and Mattison on another, some short distance behind. They arrested both, took the horses and let the men go. Mattisou's horse was white, aud was a livery stable horse, and was covered with oilcloth ; Mattison had two bundles of something in his hand ; he didn't see what it was. Sam Williams, the policeman stationed with Thomas, corroborated Thomas's testimony. Thomas Dent, Umj jailor, corroborated the*statement of these witnesses, and gave a history of his action, as stated above. Charles Mack, a hostler at Owen Daly's stables, said he was ordered, on the night of the 4th of August, to saddle up a white horse and take it up to theCarolina National Bank. He did so, and, after waiting a while, a man came across the street and told him it was all right, to hitch the horse to the post at the corner. He did so, and went back to the stable. Albert Waities and Henry Singleton were in Camden street about 10 o'clock, and saw two horses, one of which was recognized as Parker's, riding in a gallop down in the direction of the Charlotte depot. Sheriff I)eut corroborated the above statements. At this point, and pending a continuance of the examination, Toney Richardson made a confession. He says that on the night of the 4th August, Morris Parker told him not to leave the yard that night because lie wanted him for something. Shortly after this, about 9 o'clock, he saw a man, who afterward proved to be Mattison, enter the yard on a white horse. Morris Parker and Mattison then told him to saddle Capt. Parker's sorrel horse and have him ready by 10 o'clock. At that hour Mattison, with young Parker, came out, Mattison having two bundles of rubber cloth across his shoulder. He was then told to ride j the sorrel and follow Mattison, which he did. J They went round and stationed themselves near the Jew burying ground, and remained there a half hour, when Mattison said he was j looking for a sign by a light from the jail. | No sign being given, Mattison went off and ! was gone a half hour, when he came back and ] told him that he was going to tell him some- ! thing ; that they were there to assist Parker I to escape, and that he would meet them there | at an appointed hour. Mattison went off again and stayed a long time, and when he came back told him that it was the hour appointed, j; and to ride round by the jail, and if he did : not see anybody, to carry the horse back to ( the stable. He did as was bid ; saw nothing, ; rode to the stable, and was arrested together with Mattison, who had come up from the ; other side. The horses were taken by the of- j ficers and they were released. The investigation by the Trial Justice ter- j minated by the decision of that oflicial to j; bind Mattison and Richardson over, the for-' mer in the sum of ?1,000, and the latter in 8500, to stand their trial at the next term of; the Court of General Sessions, in two good j and sufficient securities, who were obliged to ' qualify. Mattison, instead of finding the re- J quired security, deposited #1,000 in currency j | in the hands of the county clerk for his appearance, subject to the order of the court.) This singular proceeding, remarks the UnionHerald, is the subject of much comment, it being generally known that he has been out of funds since he was discharged from the jail I about two months since. It is rumored that the money was furnished by Mr. Maurice Parker, i son of the fugitive. As no one furnished a deposit for Richardson, he was remanded to jail, whero he remained until Saturday afternoon, whon he succeeded in giving a bond in the sum of 8500, Mrs. Frazee and Mrs. Parker becoming his sureties. For the apprcheusion of Parker, Attorney-' General Melton has offered a reward of ?500, ; and Sheriff Dent a reward of ?200. PARKER CAPTURE I). Sinee the above was in type we have received the news of the capture of Parker, which was effected near Camden last Saturday aflernoou. The particulars of the arrest of the fu-; gitive ex-Treasurer are given as follows in an j extra issued from the office of the Camden Gazette : HOW HE WAS ARRESTED. About5 o'clock Laz. Shiver passed a wagon about a half or three-quarters of a mile from the Waterce bridge, on this side, and espied in it a man coucealed under a quilt or blan-' ket. Thinking there was something wrong, he dispatched a message to the city with .this information. Chief of police, Capt. Witherspoon,received the information, and, thinking of the escape of Parker, requested ex-police-J i man Ransom Pringle and Henry Williams, I an ex-policeman of Columbia, who knew Parker, to go in quest of the "man in the quilt." About 6 o'clock they started off toward the river, and as they got to the field plauted by Mr. Mathis, in rear of the court j house, they espied a negro and a white man, j who, upon seeing them approach, attempted ; to cross the fence. Pringle told him to stop, and, placing his hand on his arm, said, "Capt. Parker, you are under arrest." Parker said, "8how your authority, sir." Pringle replied ! that he would show his authority when he j got to headquarters. The negro man who j was with Parker then told Pringle to take his hands off Capt. Parker. Pringle then took Parker by one arm, Williams by the other, and brought hiin to the guard house, where he was placed securely in a cell. The negro who accompanied Parker is named Andy Johnson. pauker's statement. Our reporter gained admission to the cell ' of the "man in the quilt," and entered into j conversation with him, from which the following information was gained : Parker escaped from the jail by means of an entrauce through the scuttle in his cell, and then down the licrhtnincr rod. He had on at the time of his escape a pair of light colored pants, a felt hut aud a dark brown coat; was not disguised as a negro, as surmised by the daily papers. He expected to effect his escape from the country on horseback, but was foiled in his plan. He remained in Columbia until Saturday night, when he and Andy Johnson left on foot in this direction. At McCIair's plantation ( twelve miles from this city) he hired a negro man to bring them as far as Camden. He pretended that he had giveu up all hope of escape when he approached this city. Parker had with him only the clothes which he wore, and a bundle containing some small articles besides the "quilt." Andy Johnson had in his pocket a roll of money, showing evidently that he was Parker's moneyed man. parker's appearance. The fugitive looks careworn aud depressed in spirit, having experienced an extremely stormy voyage over the barren hills of Richland on his way to parts unknown. Chief Witherspoon, assisted by Priogle, Williams and two policemen, kept strict guard over the arrested parties during the entire night. They will be held until the sheriff of Richland arrives to receive them. Sic transit gloria Parker. For the Yorkvillt; Enifiiirer. FORT MILL ORANGE, No. 8S. condensed report of the agricultural committee. Fort Mill, S. C., August 7, 1875. Brethren and Sisters: We, yqur committee, beg leave to report that we have speut three days of the present week in visiting and inspecting the farms belonging to and cultivated by the members of this Grange. We visited thirty-two farms, a few of which number we found rather poorly cultivated, and containing indifferent crops; but the greater number we found well cultivated, with the finest crops that we have ever seen at this seasor of the year?especially the growing cotton. We think we are safe in saying that we saw hundreds of acres that will yield a bale to the acre, should the season continue favorable. The corn crop is very good, also, except in low, wet places, where it has been drowned out. The wheat and oat crops have been harvested and are generally good ; but there was not a sufficiency of acreage sown. We found the fencing in a fair condition ; but your committee are unanimously in favor of a stock law for this township, and recommend its adoption by our people. We saw a large number of new buildings on the different farms, and a general spirit of improvement is manifest among our Patrons of Husbandry. Foremost in this number is fknt. S. F,. White, who. in addition to hav ing one of the finest farms in our Grange, has also the best set of mills and cotton gins that' we have ever seen, all new and in complete order. His grinding capacity is 250 bushels per day; his sawing capacity 4,000 feet per day ; and his two gins are capable of ginning 20 bales of cottou per day. His stables and quarters for laborers are a model of comfort and neatness. We cheerfully recommend his machinery to the patronage of our Grange and the public generally. A number of Patrons are in business in the village of Fort Mill, and we earnestly recommend our Patrons to sustain them in an honorable and legitimate business. We have awarded the premium for the best cultivated farm to bro. A. S. White, and the premium for the best self-sustaining farm to bro. Hugh Gelstin, who has the best hogs that came under our observation. Bros. J. R. Harris, J. C. Jones and A. S. White, also have self-sustaining farms. Bro. R. T. Bailey has the second-best cultivated farm. That part of bro. J. M. White's farm cultivated for wages is excellent. The crop on the farm cultivated by bro. L. J. Ormond is very fine, and well worked. His hill-side ditching is unsurpassed. We would remark that he raised 100 bushels of onions on a half onro nf lonrl and wo hinrhltf rpnnmmPnH his system of truck culture to our members. We | could speak favorably of many other farms; but space will not permit in this report. We fiud ou the thirty-two farms visited by U3, that there are 2,100 acres planted in cotton; 1,225 acres in corn; 450 acres in oats; 200 acres iu wtieat; 25 acres in potatoes ; 23 acres in clover. We also find that 270 laborers were employed, and 140 head of horses and mules. The various members of the Grange have sold 1,016 bushels of corn, and bought 745 bushels, leaving a balance in our favor of 271 bushels. They have sold 2,500 pounds of Hour, and bought 22,000 pounds. They have sold 2,000 pounds of ( bacon, and bought 15,000 pouuds. They ; have sold 110 pounds of lard, and bought; 1,450 pounds. They have sold 385 pounds of butter, and bought 45 pounds. We found on j the thirty-two farms, 191 head of cattle, 110 ' sheep, 26 goats, 365 hogs, and 82 bee-hives. Of guano, 162 tons have been used; and we would here remark, that in passing over these ; farms, we could distinguish a remarkable dif- j ference in favor of the guano. T.? "Iaim aP tKo loi'/?o nvonca flnnr anfl 1 i. 11 V llilT U1 tiiv iai gu WAV/Vtjg vr* ?*?/% ? muv* , bacon bought by us, we earnestly recommend that more hogs and wheat be raised; thus , preventing this enormous outlay of money. In conclusion, we would suggest that our i Patrons gather their crops as early as possi- j ble ; handle their cotton with care, prepare it neatly for market, and when sold, promptly pay their debts. We would also recommend that they pay the cash for what they buy, to . be true to their pledges, and help to sustain j our brethren and sisters of the order. We j would also recommend the raising of more j grain and less cotton; the planting of more ! fruit trees, and the raising of more stock of all kinds?especially hogs. Prepare your ( lands properly for the next crop, plant it carefully and cultivate it well; so that when the Master of this Grauge, with his committee,' visit you next year, to inspect your crops, he ' may say, Well done, good and faithful servants. All of which is respectfully submitted.' B. H. MASSEY, Master, J. M. WHITE, Past Master, I T. G. CULP, Overseer, L. J. ORMAND, Steward, HUGH GELSTIN, A. S. WHITE, SMITH PATTERSON, Committee, j Disastrous Fi.oods.?This year promises to be remarkable for heavy rain and disas-1 trous floods. Several counties in Europe have suffered. In the United States, no small damage has been done. The crops in Australia, although generally good, have been affected by snow on the mountains and rains ; on the coasts. I LOCAL A77AXRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. H. F. Adickes?Gloves, Ac.?Great BargainsWall Papering?Llama Shawls?Chewing Tobacco?Curtain Goods?Canary SeedPaper Collars?Clothing?Crockery Ware. John G. Enloe, County Auditor?Equalization Board. H. K. Roberts, Chairman?Notice to Highway Surveyors. E. C. Tate?Administrator's Sale. J. H. Clawson?Assignee's Sales?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter of Chelsea Robbins, H. J. Cuip, Bankrupts. Thomson A JefFervs?Assignees' Sale?In Bankruptcy?In the Matter of James McElwee. Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probste?Citation? H. K. Roberts, Applicant?Lewis Hambright, deceased. J. F.Wallace, \dministrator?Notice of Sale. Wilson A Wiiherspoon, Plaintiff's AttorneysNotice to Catharine Blair and Wm. White, Administrators, defendants. John W. Linley A Co., Charleston, S. C.?Groceries and General Merchandise. C. G. Parish?Remember?My Stock?Headache Cured?Wheat Bran?Cigars?Soap?Pot Ware?Flour?Molasses. Clark Brothers?Cash Prices?Iron?Nails?Vinegar?Leather Collars?Oats?Crockery. R. Hv Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sale. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. For the various acts of kindness and attention bestowed upon the late William L. Grist and his family, by numbers of the community, during his illness, we feel constrained to thus ? ? i . 1 l _ _ i . make public acknowledgement; ana aiso to Captain Hyer, commandant of the post, we tender our thanks for the assistance of one of his men?private Gleason, a compositor? which was kindly and cheerfully granted, and enabled us to overcome the temporary inconvenience we have sustained in the mechanical department of the Enquirer. SOUTH CAROLINA'S NEW CADET. We learn from the Netcs and Courier that the examination of candidates for the West Point cadetship, to be appointed by the Hon. E. W. M. Mackey, of the Charleston Congressional District, resulted in the selection of Mr. M. J. Jenkins, son of the gallant Gen. Micah Jenkins. Young Jenkins distanced his highest competitor 205 marks, receiving 975, which fact speaks well, not only of his own proficiency, but of the thorough course of instruction imparted at King's Mountain Military School, where, under the supervision of Col. Coward, he received his training and education. DEATH OF WM. L. CRIST. We are pained to record the death of William L. Grist, which resulted on Monday morning last, in the 39th year of his age, from an attack of typhoid fever, -under which he had lingered for several weeks. The deceased was a younger brother of the proprietor of the Enquirer, and had been an attach^ of the office from his boyhood. Faithful and prompt in the discharge of his duties, though moving in a quiet, unostentatious manuer, he discharged the obligations of an useful artizan and an unrisrht. honorable citizen. His re mains were committed to earth on Tuesday last, a large concourse following them to the grave, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. T. J. Taylor, of the Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. J.- Walter Dickson, pastor cf the M. E. Church. - ? # DEATH OF MAJOR iHcKENZIE. Major Arthur A. McKenzie, one of our most venerable and respected citizens, died at his residence in this county, on the 3rd instant, after a protracted illness, in the 66th coor nf liia ntrp Tn a note convevinc the w* ~o? ? - J O ? above announcement, Rev. S. L. Watson, pastor of Bethel Church, pays the following merited tribute to the deceased : "His death creates a void which will not easily be filled. In his family he was dearly loved for his personal excellencies and domestic virtues; by the members of Bethel Church, of which he had been a ruling elder for 31 years, he was highly esteemed for his Christian graces and fidelity in duty; and by the community around, for his integrity as a patriotic and influential citizen. His remains were deposited in Bethel burying-ground, by the side of those of his ancestors, in the presence of a large aiserablage of friends and citizens." * LOCAL JOTTINGS. ? The first open cotton boll we have seen this season was brought to our office one day last week, by Samuel Mitchell, of Broad river. It was plucked on his farm on the 4th instant. ? John W. Mitchell, who was sentenced in January, 1872, to five years' imprisonment in the Alabany penitentiary for ku-kluxing, has been discharged from that institution and returned to his home in this county. We were pleased to receive a call from him a few days ago. ? Col. R. M. Sims, of Rock Hill has been appointed by Judge Mackey a member of the Board of Equalization for York county, vice Col. A. B. Springs, who declines to serve. ? The Rock Hill Grange records the death of Mr. A. T. Black, one of the oldest citizens of the county, who died at his residence near Rock Hill on Monday of last week. The site of the present business portion of the town of Rock Hill was orignally owned by Mr. Black. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a called meeting of the Yorkville Baptist Church, held on Tuesday, 10th instant, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, God in his all-wise providence, has removed from our midst our beloved brother, Deacon William L. Grist, and feeling deeply the great loss we have sustained ; therefore, resolved? 1. That in the death of Brother Grist, the Church has lost a faithful and consistent member and deacon ; and yet we humbly bow to the will of God in our affliction. 2. That we tender to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and pray that God may provide for and comfort them. 3. That a Daire of our record book be set apart for the purpose aud inscribed to the memory of our deceased brother. 4. That a copy of these resolutions be tendered to the bereaved family, and that copies be forwarded to the Yorkville Enquirer and the Working Christian for publication. T. J. TAYLOR, Moderator. Rort. L. Johnson, Clerk, pro-tern. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. JOTTINGS FROM FORT MILL. Fort Mill, S. C., August 7,1875. It has been ray pleasure to canvass, in the last few days, Fort Mill township, and I am iuduced to write for publication the result of my observations in the town of Fort Mill and the vicinity. Fort Mill is a thriving town, situate on the C. C. and A. Railroad, and has grown up within the last few years. It has a good mercantile business, prominent among the firms being White, Stewart & Co.; A. C. Ivy; Drakeford, Maesey & Co.; J.Friedham & Co.; and Cureton, Ardrey & Co. Mr. R. Gibson has a large brtck building ! - -w, in ivki/ik ko OV fft ueuriug uuuipicnuu, iu ninvu ?w open a dry goods establishment. Messrs. White, Stewart <fc Co. are also enlarging their store-rooms, with the view to increasing their facilities. Several new buildings are being contracted for, among them the Fort Mill Academy and Masonic Hall, which will be a two-story brick building, 40 by 60 feet, and well finished. When completed, it it supposed, and the hope expressed by many, that Mr. A. R. Banks, son of the late Rev. Wm. Banks, and a former teacher at the old Academy, will take charge of the school. The different Sabbath-Schools of the vicinity were invited by Unity Presbyterian Sunday-School, of this place, to unite with them, on the 29th ultimo, in a pic-nic at Spratt's Spring, a locality of Revolutionary fame. From what I learn, it was a pleasant affair, and in every respect a success. Addresses were delivered by Rev.'Dr. Lee and" ReV. J. B. Mack, which were replete with interest on topics suited to the occasion. A bountiful supply of delicacies and substantial was also : served, and enjoyment and innocent recreation reigned supreme. The crops throughout this section are conI sidered very fair, and should no drought occur, a heavy crop of corn and cotton will be made. My impression is, that any one desiring a - M J _L _ 11 ! pleasant location near a rauroaa, wnert an advantages can be enjoyed, will do well to consider the advantages presented by Fort Mill. l. d. u. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, August 9,1875. The case of Ike Castles, colored, charged with the intimidation of voters on the day of the late election, came up before Trial Justice Sanders on Tuesday. The State was represented by Mr. J. J. Hemphill, and the defendant by Mr. S. J. Couch. The testimony' rendered upon the trial proved the guilt of the defendant, clearly and conclusively. Isaac Babcock, colored, the prosecuting witness on the part of the State, swore that on the morning of the election he was outrageously abused and threatened with death by the defendant, in the event of his voting the Conservative ticket. As the intimidation occurred at the polls, the evidence of the prosecuting witness was fully established by that of other witI V 1 5 i _ _ neases, wnite ana coiorea. as me case was beyond the jurisdiction of the Trial Justice, he simply gave it a preliminary investigation, preparatory to sending it up to the Court of General Sessions, which was accordingly done. Judge Mackey, who in a late speech, denounced the intimidation policy of Castles, has already expressed his determination of placing upon him a punishment commensurate with the crime, in case the charge of iutimidation is sustained, and the jary ip the case render a verdict to that effect The illegal and criminal mode of carrying an election adopted by Castles, who was only the spokesman of a band of intimidators, was the natural consequence of an audacious resolution passed at a meeting of colored men at Carmel Hill on the evening preceding the election. The substance of the resolution was that every colored man who voted for Walker,the Conservative candidate, should be put to death. Fortunately, the intimidators were in a minority, or they would doubtless have made a desperate attempt to have carried this infamous resolution into execution. Another case, growing out of the election, was that of J. L. West, colored, charged with illegal voting on the day of election. At the preliminary examination before the Trial Justice, Major S. P. Hamilton appeared for the State, while the defendant was represented by Mr. S. J. Couch. The evidence showed very plainly that the defendant had voted in tbis county when he was cot a citizen thereof. He gave bond for his appearance for trial at the Court of General Sessions in September. Colonel F. Gardner returned on Wednesday from Chesterfield,, where he has been em-' ployed for some time in making a survey of the line of the Chester and Cheraw Narrow Gauge Railroad. He has finished the location of the road from Chesterfield Court House to Cheraw, and contracts for grading the same will soon be let out. From Lancaster to Chesterfield Court House the road has not been located; between these points the engineer has made surveys of three routes,and will be guided, in making the location, by the amount of interest manifested, and money subscribed by persons living along the respective lines. President Haseltice, who was in our town on Wednesday, reports progress in the grading of the road between Chester and Lancaster. Beginning at this end of the line, the grading has been completed to Fishing Creek, and a considerable amount has been finished at the Lancaster end. Mr. Haseltine tells me that the road will be graded and ready for the iron in about two months. Chester sent a delegation last week to at* tend the calico ball at Winnsboro. Glowing accounts were given upon their return of the success of the ball. One of ray young friends gladly embraces every opportunity to visit our neighboring town. There is a charm, an attraction, about the place that is to him irresistible. But it may not be well to make any further allusions?I will await developments. Another picnic will be given at Blackstocks this week. A young man from this place, who has a penchant for newspapers, has been invited to deliver an address, but his engagements are of such a nature as to prevent him from complying with the invitation. The picnic will doubtless be a great success, as our friends at Blackstocks are perfectly acquainted with the modus operandi of giving entertainments of this character. The dogs of our town suffered considerably on last Wednesday night at the hands of some evil disposed persons. Strychnine, applied to beef or bacon, was the mode adopted for their * ill P ? J? i! extermination, a good aeai 01 inaiguauou was felt toward the supposed perpetrators of the outrageous act, for they exhibited a great want of discrimination in their destruction of dogs. Their hands fell with rigid impartial!* ty upon the useful and worthless alike. Though conjecture at the time was busy with her thousand tongues, yet the whole matter rests under a cloud of uncertainty. Nobody knows positively who put a period to the lives of so considerable a number of the canine tribe. The capital stock of the National Bank of 1 Chester, which is now 8100,000, will soon be j increased to 8150,000. The present stock; holders will be allowed the privilege of taking j the additional stock, of which they will probably avail themselves. If they do not, there are others who will gladly take it, or whatever amount is not absorbed by the present stockholders. The stock of the National Bank of Chester is a safe investment, and one ' that is accompanied by handsome returns in the way of good dividends. Friday was ajoyous day with a considerable number who assembled at Mr. Holmes .Warden's mill-pond to make merry and be glad. Music was the distinguishing feature of the occasion. The mill-house was turned into a dancing hall, and the devotees of the dauce were for a time supremely happy. The preparations were not on a scale sufficiently extensive to satisfy the wants of the large crowd that unexpectedly attended the picnic, and consequently, there were a good many that did not get their dinners. Our town, as a matter of course, sent a representation, who returned about sunset in a state of satisfaction with the day's entertainment. I Our town was favored with an excellent