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J> ctapsi mi Jacts. - f ? Two hundred and fifty thousand gallons 0 of beer is sold in London daily. e ? Texas has now a population of 1,275,000 ^ against 818,519 in 1870. v ? San Francisco has just had colder weath- ? er than it has had before for ten years. . ? Maryland has 1,846 public schools, which f; are attended by 143,003 children. j, ? There is talk among the Connecticut far- ti mers of a pledge not to raise any tobacco this si year, so as to work off the surplus. n ? Parson Brownlow favors the idea of nomi- tl nating Parson Brownlow for the vice-presi- v dency. ti ? A colored member of the Mississippi b Legislature has introduced a bill providing for 5 whipping as a punishment for certain crimes. ? ? A mass of rock, estimated at nearly five hundred tons weight, fell from the bank near = the Bridal Veil Fall, at Niagara, a few days ago. ? A gentleman of Lynchburg, Va., owns a set of chessmen neatly molded in lead from bullets picked up on the battie-neia near Appomattox court house. ? The first fruits of leap year shine forth in the case of Miss Belle Harper, of Fairhaven, West Virginia, who shot a man because he = refused her offer of marriage. ? Every member of the Kansas House of _ Representatives is provided with twenty daily * newspapers, during its session, at the public = expense. ? The Iowa House of Representatives have c< passed a bill requiring that all conditions of tl insurance policies shall be printed in type not o: smaller than "long primer, and that the use p, of smaller type shall vitiate the policies. tj ? The owner of a pair of bright eyes assures ?( us that the prettiest compliment she ever re- tr ceived came from a child of four years. The j* little fellow, after looking at her for a moment, inquired naively, "Are your eyes new la ones?" P1 C( ? Hon. Alexander H. Stephens is confined to his room and bed at his Georgia home, and 01 it is the opinion of his friends that pulmonary * disease is slowly carrying him off. Mr. Ste- phens himself has no expectation of regaining his health, and has written to a member of the Georgia delegation to attend to his unfin- 7 ished business in Washington. ? It is not only in cotton goods that Araeri- b cans are beginning to compete with the English jj in their home markets, but also iron and steel ^ manufactures. According to the Sheffield Telegraph of the 22d ult., an American mer- 0 chaut arrived in Sheffield a few days Detore, with a consignment of light steel hayforks, p shovels, spades &c., of American make, which ri he proposed to sell at lower than Sheffield j prices for similar goods. ? It is stated that Bruce, the colored Senator from Mississippi, in executive session of the Senate last Thursday, pronounced ~! himself as opposed to President Grant and *-the Third-Term. He was quite emphatic-in c Ins remarks, and said that he thought Grant a did not care for the South. He says he will j, not support him if nominated, and further f( stated the colored people had better make terms with the resident whites of the South. ? The Senate Committee on postoffices has addressed a letter to the Postmaster General, ^ for an exhibit of the receipts and expenses b from third class mail matter, and whether it tl is to the interest of the government to trans- a port the third-class matter, at the rates charged before the act of last March. The Committee t] has before it the bill of the House restoring the rates on third-class mail matter, and its * report will be prompted by the response of y the Postmaster tieneral to the inquiries wnicn ^ have been addressed to him. c ? Now, theu, we are brought face to face in d South Carolina with the question which, dodge g it as much as we may, must, sooner or later, be definitely and permanently settled. Here is ^ the question: Shall a hopelessly degraded . black majority rule and ruin a minority? 11 To suppose that this is what is meant by "a S Republican form of government," is an insult n to the memories of the founders of the Repub- o lie. Yet what else can we have in South Caro- y lina, Louisiana, and Mississippi as long as the tj principles of Radical reconstruction prevail ? . St. Louis Republican. ? The following is given as a Cincinnati r< view of inside secrets at Washington: "Blaine and Morton may mutually destroy a each other and prepare the way for some one J else. The personal struggle for advantages t) will still go on between them, and as neither j] will consent to accept the Vice-Presidency, it will probably end in the defeat of both. It is here that the third term ticket of Grant Cl and Hayes will be presented, and if Grant E finds that it will not be accepted, he will o withdraw his name and make it Washburne 0 and Haye3." From these observations it would seem that the wind at Washington is entirely ( setting westerly. ? The Republican National Convention ? will consist of 754 members, so that a nomi/vi1 Alt Vl'/IA TIT 111 O liUliun vi x icoiucut vi ? ivc x icoiucub niu require 379 votes. New York has 70 mem- J bers; Pennsylvania 58; Ohio 44; Illinois 42; ri Indiana 30; Missouri 30; Massachusetts 26; p Kentucky 24; Tennessee 24; Michigan 22; q Virginia 22; Iowa; 22 Georgia 22; North Carolina 20; Wisconsin 20; Alabama 20 ; Mary- * land 18; New Jersey 16 ; Texas 16; Louis- ? iana 16; South Carolina 14; Arkansas 12; a California 12; Connecticut 12. Each Terito- ^ ry is allowed two votes. The numerous representatives of the large and populous States would be sufficient to decide most questions in the convention if there were any mission of c sentiment or preference among them. There does not, however, appear to be much chance q of that in the nominations, as each of these States has a separate candidate. The allowance of votes of the Territories increases the weight of the delegation from the West. ? Says the Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer of a the 5th: If all the telegrams and newspaper reports be true, all confidence in life insu- h ranee has disappeared since the failure of the b Southern Life, with the headquarters at Memphis. Said a gentleman to us yesterday: Sl "I have a policy of 85,000 in that company. , * I expected to be sold (he used a harsher word) by northern companies, but I did not think that Generals Colquitt and n Gordon. Southern men, would lend their i b names to anything that was not good. It j n has come to a bad pass when our own men go | back on us." He expressed the opinion of ^ thousands in Georgia, who are looking anx- ^ iously for a statement of the Georgia Depart- i ment. We met two gentlemen yesterday, each of whom* had a 85,000 policy in the company. They estimated that at least 875,000 n of policies were held in Columbus?mostly by j n poor men. The names of Generals Colquitt j1< and Gordon gave confidence to the scheme, j and the people are booking to them anxiously j for a statement. It is a sad blow to many a . family in Georgia and Alabama, and adds Sl another chapter to the experience in life. ' j )v ? The report of the Royal Zoological Soci- i11 ety of Ireland states that "during the year the gardens sustained a heavy Toss in the d death of a beautiful lioness called "Old Girl." 8 She was born in the gardens, of South Africa : jj stock, on September 8,1859, and died on October 7,1875, after six weeks prostration from chronic bronchitis. During her long career ^ she presented the gardens with fifty-four cubs, of which she actually reared fifty, only tl losing four. This is a feat unprecedented n in the annals of menageries and gardens. She c was an animal of very high spirit, although very gentle, and was admitted by judges to , be the handsomest they had ever seen. Her j b offspring not only added to the attractions of the gardens, but the judicious sale of a por- e tion of them brought ?1,400 in cash to the so- o oiety. The closing weeks of her useful life \ were marked by a touching incident worthy of t being recorded. The carnivora, when in J g health, have no objection to the presence of rats in their cages; on the contrary they | 8 rather welcome them as a relief to the monoto- c ny of existence, which constitutes the chief: c rial of a wild animal in confinement In llness the cases are different; for the ungrateill rats begin to nibble the toes of the lord f the forest before his death, and add considrably to his discomfort. To save the lioness rora this annoyance, a fine little terrier fas placed in her cage, who was at first reeived with a sulky growl; but when the first at appeared, and the lioness saw the little dog oss him into the air, catching him with pro3Ssional skill across the loins with a snap as ,e came down, she began to understand what be terrier was for. She coaxed him to her ide, folded her paw around him, and each ight the little creature slept at the breast of be lioness, enfolded with her own paws, and matching that his natural enemies did not disurb the rest of his mistress. The rats had a ad time during those six weeks. Jbe (inquirer. YORKVILLE. S. C.: 'HURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 17, 1876. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name f the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, junty and State in full, and send the amount of le subscription by draft or post-office money rder, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of ! ostage to all subscribers residing in York coun7 who receive the paper at post-offices within the >unty; and to all other subscribers the postage i paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no latter where they receive the paper, are not liale for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office ere, without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the"addresskbel" shows the time to which the subscription is aid. If subscribers do not wish their papers dis>ntinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that ur terms for subscription, advertising and jobork, are cash in advance PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. The proceedings of either House on the th were unimportant. In the Senate on the 8th, the (Jentennial ill was taken up, but its consideration was iterrupted by the announcement of the eath of Senator Ferry, followed by eulogies n the deceased Congressman. In the House tie judiciary committee reported a bill reealing the bankrupt act. The first section speals the bankrupt act of the 2nd of March, 867, and all laws and parts of laws aiuendtory thereof and supplemental thereto. The jcond section provides that all suits and proeedings now pending in the Uuited States !ourts wherein an adjudication in baukrupty has been made, shall be proceeded with nd be governed by the provisions of existig laws, which are continued in force only ir the purpose of closing up suits and proeedings now pending. The act is to take ffect from and after the 1st of January, 1877. ifter some discussion of technical points the ill was passed?yeas, 178; nays, 58. After be passage of the bill there was discovered fl error in the recital of the date of the origlal law, it being given as the 21st instead of he 2nd of March. This mistake Mr. Lynde sked unanimous consent to have corrected, ut Mr. Kasson, of Iowa, objected, reraark:ig that the bill placed the who'e creditor lass of the country in the power of the ebtor class. The bill, therefore, goes to the enate with that imperfection in it. In the Senate on the 9th, Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, introduced a resolution instructlg the committee on public buildings and rounds to enquire into the expediency of laking provision for the speedy completion f the Washington monument in the city of Washington. Agreed to. The committee on le Texas Pacific railroad heard evidence on ie conflicting interests connected with that )ad. The House business was unimportant. In the Senate on the 10th,. the Centennial ppropriation bill was resumed. Senator iorwood, of Georgia, spoke in opposition to le appropriation. No vote was reached. In le House, the Speaker presented a memorial f citizens of Louisiana praying relief from ertain political evils existing in that State. Maine delivered a speech from printed notes n the question of finances, at the conclusion f which the House adjourned. In the Senate on the 11th, Mr. Johnston, f Virginia, introduced a bill to re-open and Bttle the claims of several States against the i r%. i _ _ j 3^ ~ jnitea oiatesior auvanees maue m me wm f 1812. Referred to the committee on claims, fumerous petitions for the repeal of the bankupt law were presented. Also, petitions for ensions for soldiers of the war with Mexico, 'he Centennial appropriation was resumed, nd the hill passed by a vote of 41 to 15. The enate adjourned to Monday. The House, fter an unimportant session, adjourned until londay. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Lancaster has organized a debating soiety, with R. E. Allison, Esq., as president. ? After a lawsuit of eight years, the Baptist 'heological Seminary at Greenville, has reeived a legacy of 880,000. ? The Senate has unanimously conhrmed be appointment of James M. Brawley as uditor of Chester county. ? Mrs. J. H. Blassingame, of Spartanburg, as a lemon tree with over thirty lemons and looms. ? Judge Northrop, who was elected as the unnocunr rvf iTll^crO MrmtornmPrV MnSeS. will tlVVWCV* VI V M\?gv *'Avu^v.wv. J _? )cate at Spartanburg. ? A few days ago, claims to the amount of lore than one hundred thousand dollars had een presented to the Bonanza Claim Comlission. ? On Tuesday last, the House of Represenitives voted the impeachment of Judge lontgomery Moses, of the seventh Judicial Jircuit. ? There is a colored Presbyterian church ear Fairview, in Greenville county, with a lembership of seventy or eighty. The pas>r is from North Carolina. ? The grading of the Chester and Lancasir Railroad has been completed on the west de of the Catawba River, and the trestleork over all the streams to Fishing Creek iclusive, will be finished in two weeks. ? Recently,in Greenville county, nine illicit istilleries, five copper stills, caps and worms, ,000 gallons of mash and beer, and sixteen licit distillers were captured by the revenue tficials. The distillers were all lodged in Jreenville jail. ? A much larger number of colored persons ban heretofore are attending the democratic leetiugs throughout the State. Many of the olored people are beginniug to realize the ecessity for an intelligent, economical and lonest government. ? Gen. M. C. Butler, Chairman of theExcutfve Committee of the Democratic party f South Carolina, gives notice that there will ie a meeting of the Executive Committee, in he parlor of the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, i. C., on Tuesday, the 22nd of February, intaut, at 8 o'clock, to arrange for the call of a onvention of the people, and consider such iher matters as may be brought before it. I / I ? Martin R. Delany wa3 arraigned before i Judge Reed in Charleston, on Friday, on a charge of breach of trust and larceny. This is the same old charge that was brought up in the last State election when Delany was a candidate for lieutenant-governor, which alleges that the defendant fradulently misap- j propriated certain funds belonging to the Wesleyan society of John's island. The indictment was quashed on a technicality and Delany was discharged. ? William Newman, an engineer on the Air-Line Railroad tells the following story: "On Sunday morning, while on the up trip, and coming down a grade just beyond Greenville, Newman noticed three negroes walking along the track in front of the train. As the locomotive approached them, two of the number stepped off the track, but the other undertook to beat it to a certain point on the side of the road. In this, however, he was not successful. The engine overtook him, the nfiddle of the pilot struck him fairly between the legs, and tossed him at least Bfteen feet in the air. He fell upon his back, some distance from the road, and, strange to say, soon picked himself up uninjured. Aside from being slightly stunned, and having his pants torn, he was none the worse for his experience in trying to out-run a locomotive." WORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Near Oxford, recently, a negro drank a ha'f gallon of whisky and died almost instantly. ? An enterprising Petersburger is going to take to the Centennial the law office occupied by Andrew Jackson at Salisbury. ? Diphtheria has disappeared from Hickory, but has broken out in Caldwell county, and is raging in some localities with fearful violence. ? A meeting of the citizens has been held in Raleigh to take steps for holding a State Fair. About 88,000 of the sum necessary for the purpose was subscribed. ? On the 5th instant the town of Hickory voted in favor of a subscription to the Lin| colnton and Hickory Railroad, a contemplated branch connecting Hickory with the Carolina Central Railway at Lincolnton. ? The amount of State taxes paid by retailers of spirituous liquors for 1875 was 820,710.16 after deducting the sheriffs' commissions of 5 per cent. This is several thousand dollars in excess of the year 1874. The fund > is applied to educational purposes. ? Charles Gibson, a noted colored man of Winston, died last week. He was the body servant of Col. Benjamin Forsyth, of Stokes county, in the war of 1812, and at the time of his death was supposed to be near 90 years of age. ? The monument recently erected in the National Cemetery at Salisbury is forty-eight feet high, capped with a shaft in one solid piece of granite thirty-one feet in height, four feet square at the base, and two feet square at the top. It is said to be the largest obelisk in America. editorlaVinklings. Got. Chamberlain and the President. A recent dispatch from Columbia says that information has been received in that city to the effect that one day last week Senaator Robertson and Representative Rainey called on President Grant in regard to an ahnsivp. article on Governor Chamberlain ! published in the Washington National Re-} | publican, which is generally regarded as the President's organ. In the article in question, Governor Chamberlain was accused of improper conduct on the sea islands soon after the war^ with complicity in the Parker frauds and a host of other offenses. He was denounced as a traitor and his impeachment demanded, and it was intimated that he would be slain if the Democrats, through his acts, attempted to carry the State by force. Mr. Rainey demanded of the President whether the article represented his views. The President said it did not. Mr. Rainey denounced the article as false in toto, and told the Presi dent the Republican party could only succeed through Chamberlain. Death of Reverdy Johnson. Hon. Reverdy Johnson, the distinguished statesman and jurist, was found dead about 8 o'clock, P. M., on Thursday evening last in the grounds surrounding the Executive mansion at Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Johnson was the guest of Governor Carroll and dined that afternoon with other gentlemen at the Governor's house. He was found dead in the yard by a servant, and is supposed to have fallen from an attack of vertigo. Mr. Johnson was born in Annapolis on the 21st of May, 1796, and was educated in that city. At the age of 17 he commenced the study of law in Priuce George's county, iu the office of his father, who was Chief Justice of the judicial district. He was admitted to the bar in 1815, and in 1817 moved to Baltimore, where he has lived ever since. He probably had more business before the Supreme Court during his life than any other lawyer in the country. He began his political career in 1821 as State Senator. In 1845 he became United States Senator, but resigned that office to become Attorney-General under President Taylor. After the death of President Taylor Mr. Johnson resigned the Attorney-Generalship and resumed the practice of law in Bal timore, but again became United States Senator in 1863, continuing in that position until 1868, when he succeeded Hon. Charles Francis Adams as Minister to the Court of St. James, England, where he negotiated a treaty for the settlement of the "Alabama Claims," which, however, not proving satisfactory to his Government, was afterwards rejected by the United States Senate. After his return from England he again resumed, with profit and success, the practice of his profession in Baltimore. Mr. Johnson has been a firm and constant advocate of constitutional government since the war, and an unflinching opponent of the dominant party. Straw Bids on Postal Routes. The terra "straw bids," as used for the past few years in connection with proposals i to carry the mails, while implying fraud on ; the part of the bidder, may not be generally understood, An investigating committee recently taking evidence concerning the postal affairs of the government, exposes the system I of fraudulent bidding for contracts as follows: Many contracts are extremely valuable, the Post Office Department being often obliged to pay as high as $300,000 per annum for transportation of mails over single routes. Every person having a contract for carrying mails with the Government must of necessity own a large number of horses, harness, Ac., and command a retinue of agents and riders. It is for the interest of the contractor to obtain the contract at as high a figure as possible, so when the time for bids to be handed in at Washington approaches, the contractor visI its his army of agents and instructs them to make bids at certain prices for carrying the mails. Say the actual service is worth 850,000 per annum. The contractor bids 8100,000, one agent $75,000, another $50,000, and ! another $25,000, and so on down until the | lowest bid may be $10,000. Every bid is re1 quired to be accompanied by a bond for the faithful performance of the work avked for, said bond being a certain per cent, of the amount of the bid. The department is required by law to give the coutract to the lowest bidder and return to the other bidders their bids and bonds. The contract in this imaginary case is given to the man who bids the lowest. The ex-contractor transfers his stock, &c., to the new contractor, and everything goes on swimmingly for three months, when suddenly the new contractor sends a letter to the department, saying that he cannot do the work at the price he contracted for, and forfeits his bond. The Postmaster General is then bound to give the contract to the bidder next above the one to whom the control nricinallv iriven. but now bidder " MVV " O J D # No. 2 does not want it, neither does bidder No. 3, and so on until finally the Postmaster General is obliged to give it to the old contractor, whose bid is four or 6ve times as great as the actual cost of transporting the mails over his route need be. In case a genuine bidder should creep in among the straw bidders, it is a very easy matter to buy him off and his chances after the contract has once been given out. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, February 14, 1876. In accordance with a resolution adopted at the Democratic meeting on last Mouday, Gen. W. A. Walker, chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee, has appointed the committees for the organization of Democratic clubs in the various precincts of the county. Messrs. T. C. Gaston, R. A. Love and J. S. Wilson haye;beeu appoiuted the committee for Chester; Messrs. Samuel Guy, Grandison Williams and J. Harvey Hardin, the committee for Lowrysville ; Messrs. G. C. Gill, Julius Mills and James McFadden, the committee for Lewis' Turn Out; Messrs. Harvey Hood, John Hamilton and William Henry, the committee for Torbit's Store; Messrs. D. B. Cloud, C. H. Ragsdale, and L. S. Mullican, the committee for Rossville; Moaara Mn A .T. M. Car 1 is 1 p and .Tohn Simpson, the committee for McAlily's Mill; Messrs. Jesse Williams, Richard Woods and Dr. W. M. McCollum, the committee for Carmel Hill; Messrs. Robert Mills, James Caldwell and Dr. Moffatt Wylie, the committee for Moffatt's Store; Messrs. 0. Barber, T. C. Houze and Newton Whitesides, the committee for Rich Hill; Messrs. Heyward, Daniel Steadman and Walker McFadden, the committee for Landsford; Messrs. R. T. Mockbee, John Ross and J. E. Craig, the committee for Boyd's Store. The committees arecompossed of our best men?men who will, I have no doubt, throw their whole souU into the performance of the good work committed to their care. At least this will be expected of them, for our success in the coming cam- I paign will, in a great measure, depend upon their euergy and zeal in the discharge of their importaut trust. To them is assigned an important trust, and if there be no recreancy on their part, they will receive, at the close of the contest at the hands of the people, the commendation of "well done, good and faithful servants." The absurd bill passed by the last session ni?iolo fr n??q fonpiilo hnrv nnv nf trial WI Ull^ JUVglOIUDUIV| iVgUIMVMig v**v V* justices of this county, has beeu repealed. The Senator from this county, not pleased with the appointment made by Governor Chamberlain for this place, was instrumental in securing the passage of a bill, fixing the pay of trial justices for town at $200, and of those for the county at $150 per year. While this would have been ample remuneration for county trial justices, as they incur no expenses, and have little to do, the pay for such officers in our town would have been insufficient, considering office rent, and other expenses they are compelled to meet. Fortunately, the appointment of W. A.Sanders, Esq., to the position of trial justice at this place, was made prior to the enactment of'the bill, and consequently its provisions did not apply to his case. Governor Chamberlain exercised his wisdom in not removing him, and as he was unaffected by the discriminating provisions of the act, he did not see proper to resign. The result of the matter is that our Senatorial representative has thought best to bring about the undoing of his work, as it failed in accomplishing the object intended. There is an indication of our representatives in the Legislature coming over to the side of the Governor. In the vote upon the Barnwell-Blackville bill, which resulted in sustaining the Governor's veto thereupou, Mr. Couch was the only member of our delegation that rallied to the help of Chamberlain. The others followed under the lead of VVhipper and Elliott, and did their bidding. In the more recent vote upon the resolution to expunge Whipper's vile harangue from the journal of the House, the entire delegation cast their votes in the affirmative. Light has at last entered the darkened understandings of our colored Members, Jordan and Coleman, and they uow give indications of their intentions to be no longer the tools of corrupt and villainous leaders. It is to be hoped that their acts in the future, while in the Legislature, will be of such a character as to enable me at all times to place them among those who are defenders ot decency and honesty. Our young men gave a hop at the Cotton Hotel on Friday evening. The worshippers at the shrine of Terpsichore rendered faithful service, and their joy was only equal to the zeal with which they entered into it. The happy hours flitted by on golden wings, and the small hours of the morning had arrived before the merry participants in the merry amusement were aware of their presence, or even their approach. The' mazy dance then came to an end, and all wended their ways to their respective homes, abundantly satisfied with the evening's enjoyment. Mr. James Sterling, who lives in the eastern portion of this county, had the misfortune to lose, by fire, his gin house, grist and saw mills, a few days ago. The fire originated in the. gin house, while they were ginning cotton, of which a considerable quantity was destroyed. The amount of the loss is 82,500, upon which there is no iusurance. Matches, that fell into the cotton by accident, or were placed there by the hands of an incendiary, caused the great calamity. Ben Michael, colored, who was convicted at the same time with Dublin Walker and Henry Blake, of the crime of issuing a fraudulent -L -< u..* i SUIlOUi ueiLUIUULC, uuv Ituu cckajicu iiimii mc arras of avenging justice before the passing of his sentence, wasarrested on Saturday night in the viciuity of Fishing Creek, and lodged in jail at this place, yesterday morning. While endeavoring to make his escape for the second time, he received a painful wound in the ankle, from a pistol fired by one of the posse comitatus, composed of Deputy Sheriff* Walker, and a number of young men from our town. When he has recovered from his wound, he will be carried to Columbia to serve his sentence in the penitentiary, where he will renew his acquaintance with several of his congenial companions. It is said that John Lilly's wife gave information of Michael's whereabouts, in order to bring about his capture, and thus save the property of her husband from attachment and levy, which, as one of Michael's bondsmen, would have followed the failure to make his arrest. The track-layers on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad have, or nearly, reached Crowder's Creek, which is about ten miles from the Air Line Railroad. It is probable that a temporary bridge will be constructed across that stream, so as to enable the contractors to carry on the track-laying with more dispatch from that point toYorkville. Mr. J. L. Harris, the Cashier of our National Bank, has been suffering greatly from the effects of an attack of cholera morbus, with which he was seized on last Wednesday evening. His condition has improved within the last day or so, but it will be some time before he will be able to resume his place in the bank. The time for the payment of taxes, in this county, without the attaching of the penalty, has been extended until the 3rd of March. Qui. ZiOCAX. AF7AZES. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. John W. Linley A Co., Charleston, S. C.?Grocers and Importers of General Merchandise. J. M. Adams?Revival of the Yorkville Tin Factory. W. H. A J. P. Herndon?The Necessaries of the Farmer?Do Not Ask Us for Credit. T. M. Dobson <ft Co.?Blankets?Shawls?ReadyMade Clothing?Gold Jewelry?Millinerjr? Remember?Ready-Made Skirts?Bivingsville Shirting?Shoes?Hats?Nails?Coflfee, Sugar, Ac.?Alpacas,. W. H. A J. P. Herndon, Agents?Wm. L. Bradley's Standard Fertilizers. Agnes B. Harris?For Rent. H. K. Roberts, Chairman?Retirement of County Bonds. Allison A Williams, Attorneys for PlaintiffsNotice to Defendants. Haslam A Snider?Yorkville Bakery. W. H. McCorkle, Agent?Snuff and Tobacco? Seeds?Good Goods?Glass and CrockeryAxes?Blankets?For Rent. J. H. Clawson, Allen Jones, Assignees?In Bankruptcy?Notice to Lieu Creditors?In the Matter of B. F. Rawlinson. Bankrupt. J. H. Clawson, Assignee?In Bankruptcy?Notice to Lien Creditors?In the Matter of T. W. Sturgis, Bankrupt. J. L. Watson,County Treasurer?Tax Notice. PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. Hon.* A. S. Wallace is entitled to our thanks for Congressional documents and other favors recently extended us. INSTALLATION OF REV. MR. WILSON. On Friday last, Rev. Luther H. Wilson was installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this place, on which occasion Rev. 8. L. Watson delivered a sermon appropriate to the occasion. Rev. J. L. Wilson delivered the charge to the new pastor, and in the absence of Rev. A. F. Dickson, who was to have assisted in the ceremonies, also delivered the charge to the congregation. FORT MILL ITEMS. Our Fort Mill correspondent informs us that on Saturday last a meeting of the citizens of that township was held for the purpose of perfecting a political organization. Capt. N. G. Bradford is engaged in building a. three-story hotel, to contain thirty-four rooms, which will be an ornament as well as a convenience to the town. Capt. S. E. White is erecting a new warehouse, to be 30 feet wide and 100 feet in length. Fort Mill Academy opened with a goodly number of pupils. HEATHFULNE8S OF YORKVILLE. The location of Yorkville and the vicinity for miles around, are noted for healthfulness. Strangers sojourning in our midst for a few months are struck with the purity and salubriety of the climate and the mild temperature of the weather during the winter season. And to the vast amount of testimony from this source, we have also the opinion of Surgeon J. F. Head, U. S. A., Sanitary Inspector of this Department, that by a comparison with the sanitary reports of the various military posts occupied by troops, Yorkville is the most healthful of any post in the United States. ARREST OF COTTON THIEVES. On the 25th of last January, a bale of cotton was stolen from J. C. H. Duff, of Clay Hill in this county. Soon after the theft, he obtained sufficient evidence to justify him in causiug the arrest of Pink Hill and Andy Baily, colored, who after being arrested, implicated in the theft a white man named Robert "Douia livincr nf-. Wricrht.'K Ferrv. A hale ~ , ? --0 j of cotton, supposed to be the one stolen from Mr. Duff, was found at Gastonia, which had been left there by Davis, whereupon he was lalso arrested, and in default of bail committed ' to the jail of Gaston county, N. C. The negroes gave bail for their appearance. COLLECTION OF TAXES. The Comptroller-General has issued a circular to the various County Auditors, instructing them that the penalty will attach to delinquent taxes sixty-one days after the date of the public announcement of the opening of the tax-books. The Auditor of York county received the notice on Monday last, in which is also the instruction that the date will not be extended beyond the time above specified. As the books for this county were opened on the 10th of January, the penalty for non-payment will not attach until after the 10th of next month. The County Treasurer publishes a notice upon the subject in our advertising columns. We learn from the County Treasurer that up to the hour of closing business on Tuesday night, the sum of $49,757 of taxes had been paid in?a little more than half of the assessment for the county. The above amount was paid by 3,201 persons; the majority of whom are the smallest tax-payers. TRESPASSING ON LAND. On Friday last Rufus Moore, a freedman, was arraigned before Trial Justice J. B. Williams, charged with trespassing upon the lands of Samuel G. Brown, Esq. The alleged trespass consisted in violating sections 20 and 26 of chapter CXXIX of the Revised Stat*"? ^ v* . 1 l 11 j ates of Soutn uaronna, 10 wnicn me accuseu pleaded guilty. It was likewise shown on the hearing by the Trial Justice that the trespass was committed maliciously and with evil intent. The Justice decided that the accused should pay a fine of twenty dollars and costs or go to jail fortweuty dayf; which latter alternative was accepted. As there is much complaint by land-owners of trespasses of various kinds being committed upon their lands, in order to show the thoughtless that such acts are not of a trivial nature and may be committed with impunity, we append the sections under which the above action was brought: "Sec. 20. Whoever shall willfully, unlawfully and maliciously cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise injure, the trees, houses, out-houses, j fences or fixtures of another, or commit any J other trespass upon real property in the possession of another, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Judge before whom the case shall be tried. "Sec. 26. Every entry on the enclosed or unenclosed land of another, after notice from , the owner or tenant prohibiting the same, I snail De aeeinea a misdemeanor, COUNTY ORGANIZATION. Pursuant to the call of Major Hart, Counj ty Chairman, Democratic Clubs were organized on Saturday last at the several election i precincts in this county, so far as heard from ; j excepting, however, McConnellsville precinct, 1 where, owiug to some misunderstanding, the ! organization was postponed. The reports rei ceived thus far, indicate that the people of ; York have responded with much earnestness and unanimity, and that the importance of a thorough organization in behalf of good government is fully appreciated. The following Clubs are reported to us as having organized on the 12th instant: Yorkville.?W. J. Stephenson, President ; John J. Hunter, Vice-President; Secretary. Executive Committee? Joseph Herndon, I. D. Witherspoon, R. E. Gettys, Wm. Caldwell and J. H.Dickson, j Bethel.?J. Lcander Adams, President; W. E. Campbell, Vice:President; D. M. Wallace, Secretary. Executive Committee?G. L, Riddle, M. H. Currence, N. B. Campbell, D. | J. Glenn and John Nichols. I Hickory Grove.?John B. Whitesides, President; Calvin Whisonant, Vice-President ; J. L. Davis, Secretary. Executive Committee?J. C. Chambers, R. G. Whitesides, W. F. Dye, M. R. Smith and Dr. R. R. Darwin. < Pride's Mill.?Dr. G. A. Blake, Presi- j dent; Vice-President; Thomas i Backstrom, Secretary. Executive Committee? \ J. A. Erwin, J. L. Moore and J. F. Workman. f Black's Station.?W. H. Carroll, Presi- i dent; John B. Mintz, Vice-President; Joseph Black, Secretary.. Executive Commit- \ tee?Henderson Martin, W.D.Camp, Elijah < Hardin, W. W. Gaffney, W. J. McGill, W. i D. Gaston and Ira Hardin. < club-makers. For the convenience of those who may wish to subscribe for the Enquirer through a 1 club-maker, we give below a list of persons ' who are engaged in forming clubs. As other 1 club-makers are reported their names will be ; added to the list: T_1__ T t/\kr> t (JUilU Ui iUllIOl) WWIIM V v?vvvij A. E. Carroll, D. W. Mayes, Mrs. N. H. Mason, A. W. Parks, Mrs. S. R. Logan, T. G. Culp, W. M. Boyd, Miss J. Lou Brandon, Joseph R. Howe, A. F. Lindsay, Braiuerd McLure, 8. L. Milling, R. L. Crook, J. L. Parker, Willie Ferguson, Miss Katie McCully, ' L. George Grist, J. N. Roberts, W. P. Ferguson, M. L. Dickson, i H. E. Johnson, Mrs. C. V. Williams, Miss Rebecca Barnett, Mrs. Mary C. Grier, < J. C. Saunders, 8. G. Brown, A. J. Matthews, W. 8. Garrison, Major Myles Smith, Capt. E. R. Mills, * T. J. Roach, John T. Grist, S. M. Roach, W. R. Davis, , E. M. Faris, Dr. W. M. Meador, J. E. Craig. G. L. Riddle, Zimri Carroll, D. T. Lesaley, i J. C. Patrick, Mrs. M. A. Glenn. Mrs. E. M. Hogue, A. H. Mulholland. D. F. Barnett, J. R. Culp. H. P. Allison, J. Dixon Wylie, J Mrs. Jane Moore, 8. D. 8imril, W. D. Hyatt, William Nelson, TRAN8FER8 OF REAL ESTATE. The following are the transfers of real estate recorded in the office of the County Auditor for York county which have not heretofore ' hpAn nnhlifthprl < R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Margaret Vinson. Tract of 50 acres in Cherokee township. Consideration $102.00. M. J. and W. J, Anderson to Rufus J. Davis. Tract of 271 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $361.00. R. H. Glenn, 8beriff, to W. J. Anderson. Tract of 130 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $1,560.00. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to W. C. Reid. Tract of 199 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $1 198.00. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to J. N. McElwee, Sen. Tract of 215 acres in Broad River township. Consideration $2,586.00. R. H. Glenn. Sheriff, to A. F. and S. A. Fewell. Allen Rioharason lands in Catawba township. Consideration $50. W. and Thomas McGill, administrators, and H. F. Adickesto J. M. Templeton. Tract of 106 acres in York township. Consideration $848. M. B. Lowry to John T. Lowry. Tract of 389 acres in Bethesda township. Consideration $2,744. Mrs. M. W. Peay to Mrs. Ann White. Lot In Rock Hill. Consideration $381. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to D. W. Barron. Tract of 54 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $216. Mary and L. R. Pearce to J. B. Adkins. Tract .? *- I- T7* 1 . J. i ? <JI 11rj acres ill rjucuuAor IUIVIIDUIU, v>uiiatuoiawivu $800. ' W. A. Moore to John W. Gregg. Tract of 13 acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration $85.00. D. H. White to Samuel E. White. Tract of '240 acres in Fort Mill township. Consideration $8 750.00; 1 Samuel E. White to Mrs. T. B. Withers. Lot 1 in Fort-Mill. Consideration $150. Wm.iAixl Thomas McGHI, administrators, and H. F. Adickes to Mary Posten. Tract of 109 acres in York township. Consideration $763. Jane Rattaree to Alexander Wiliiford. Tract . of 94 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $400. Rhoda Jones to Jefferson Roach. Lot of 24 acres iu Catawba township. Consideration $15. B. J. Massey to James Massey. Tract of 118 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $708. B. J. Massey to Daman Rivers. Tract of 53 : acres in Catawba township. Consideration $344. B. J. Massey to Peter-Davie. Tract of 117 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $700. B. J. Massey to Wilson Massey. Tract of 118 i acres in Cataw'ba township. Consideration $708. Ann Cornelia Carter and James Ashbear to ' Emily J. 4t??re? Tract of. 06J acres In York township. Consideration $130. Edward Duffle to Warren White. Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $10. I R. H. Fulwood to S. E. White. Tract of 22 Hcres in Fort Mill township. Consideration $401. < T. J. Cureton and others to J. J. Drakeford and : others. Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $1,200. W. J. Trent to Louisa Gaston. Tract of 122 I acres in Cherokee township. Consideration $500. J. N. Wylie to J. H. Awrnethy. Tract of 96 ' acres in Catawba township. Consideration $850. < A. S. White to Charles White. Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $50. T. W. Clawson to Washington Jackson. Lot in York township. Consideration $75. , B. P. Boyd to P. B. Darwin. Lot in York villa Consideration $400. P. B. Darwin to W. C. Latimer and J. 8. Hemphill. Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $400. Sarah P. Jonas to Iredell and Allen Jones. Tract of 170 acres in Catawba township. Consideration $1,100. J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele. Tract of 123 acres in York township. Consideration $498. . 1 J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele. Tract of 92 acres in York township. Consideration $285.20. ' J. H. Clawson, assignee, to Ervin A Steele, ad- 1 ministrators. Tract of 375 acres in York town- 1 ship. Consideration $375. j Adam W. Taylor to S. E. Keestler. Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration $600. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff*, to Marv N. Simril. Tract of 291 acres In Ebenezer townsnip. Consideration ( $3,637.50. J. T. McMakin to Jesse McMackin. Tract of 46 acres In King's Mountain township. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff to M. L. Watson. Tract of 85 acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration $425. 1 R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Miss E. D. Tate. Tract of 246 acres in Ebenezer township. Considers- | tion $2,616. A. F. Smith, executor, to Fannie M. Corry and Jane C. Mott. Tract of 43 acres in Broad River township. Consideration $2,140. J. A. and E. F. Blake to W. B. Fewell. Tract of 260 acres in Betkesda or Catawba township. Consideration $1,000. W. H. McDaniel to G. R. McDaniel. Tract of 101 acres in King's Mountain township. Consid- . ation $200. R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Samuel Kirkpatrick. Tract of 235 acres in Bullock's Creek township. ] Consideration $2,126.00. < J. A. M. L. Stewart to James L. Wright. Tract of 107 acres in'Bethel township. Consideration < $600. ( J. W. White to Lee Massey. Tract of 47 acres f in Catawba township. Consideration $110. < G. W. Melton to Mrs. Sarah E. Campbell. ' Tract of 214 acres in Bethesda township. Consideration $1,085. ( Thos. K. McKnight to Marcus Hopper. Tract ^ of 147 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Con- " sideration $600. ' Emily D. Tate to M. L. Watson. Tract of 85 < acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration . $382.50. Wm, and Amanda A. Sahms to M. L. Watson. ' Tract of 85 acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration $600. < Jane Goforth and Faithy Houser to William . Rnrrioro T/it. nf .1 iu<rfls in Cherokee township. Consideration $22.30. 1 Rachel Rhynehart to Gaston A Ramseur. Her ] interest in a tract of land in Cherokee township. Consideration $45. Samuel E. White to L. S. Blakely. Lot in Fort < Mill. Consideration $50.00. { N. G. Bradford to A. C. Ivy and T. B. Withers. . Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $1,800. S. E. White to A. J. Downs. Lot in Fort Mill. f Consideration $50. ] James S. Erwin and Ann Erwin to W.L. Rod- i dy. Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration $200. B. H. Massey to J. E. Massey. Tract of 200 acres in FortMill township. Consideration$2,000. 1 John L. Roberts and E. C. Quinn to Spain i Meat-hem. Tract of 250 acres in Cherokee* town- . ship. Consideration $750. John Barron to A. P. Barron. Tract of 148J acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration $341. j E. A. Neely to Z. D. Smith. Tract of 124 acrea in King's Mountain township. Consideration $1,240. I J. T. McMackin to Jesse McMackin. Tract of j 40 acres in King's Mountain township. Consideration $150. B. T. Wheeler to J. A. Garvin. Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $500. , i Mellnda Pursley, John Pursley, and Martha D. ! Pursley to A. Hardin. Their olaiin on Pursley estate in Cherokee township. Consideration $62. i Ann E. Wright, executrix, to John W. Dobson. j I Lot in Yorkville. Consideration $800. A. Fewell to Samuel A. Fewell. Two tracts in i Ebenezer township. Consideration $1,280. I. K. McKnight to J. C. McKnight. Tract of 1 100 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consid- i eration $300. i David F. Jackson to M. J. Latimore. Tract of : 1671 acres in King's Mountain township. 1 For lb? Yorkvllle Enquirer. DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION. Rock-Hill, 8. C., Feb. 14,1876. Pursuant to the call issued by Maj. Hart, >f Yorkville, the voters of Rock Hill precinct issembled last Saturday at Thespian Hall, ind at once proceeded to effect an organization. On motion, Col. R. M. Sims was requested to take the Chair, and T. C. Robertson to act - .* ? --T. -mft* is Secretary. Upon taking the Chair, Col. Sims addressed the citizens as to the object of the meeting; )f the necessity of an organization, and the * importance of at once thoroughly effecting )ne in York county. At the conclusion of his address, Dr. J. A. Walker moved that a committee of five be appointed to nominate permanent officers. The following persons were theu nominated and unanimously elected: J. Lawrence Moore, President; Peter Garrison, Vice-President; L C. Robertson, Secretary and Treasurer. ? Executive Committee?J. M. Ivy, Colonel H. Drennan, J. C. Hoke, D. C. Williams, W. 8. Moore, R. T. May, John Rattaree, W. B. Wilson, Jun., John Waters, Iredell Jones, S. A.. Fewell. . - - J On motion, the President, Vice-President <0 1 r\ a J. L emu Decretory were uioue curvjjivw uioutuan jf the executive committee. , The followiug resolutions were then offered and adopted: 1. That the executive committee he requested to prepare an address to be submitted for adoption at the next meeting of the Club, to be held the first Saturday in March, at Rock Hill. 2. That this Club do approve of the manly . course of bis Excellency Governor Chamberlain in his efforts to protect the interest of t|he property-bolders, and in bringing about an honest con- H Jit ion of affairs in our over-burdened State. 3. That the names of all present be enrolled, ind that the Secretary be Instructed to open a book in which all who are desirous of joining the Club may enroll their names.' 4. That so much of the above resolutions as refer to Govornor Chamberlain be forwarded to him by the Secretary. . j 5. That the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Rock Hill Orargeand the xorkvllle Enquirer ? -< '* ' * ' For the YorkvUIe Enquirer. ORGANIZATION ~AT FORT MILL. Fort Mill, S. C., Feb. 12,1876. In pursuance to the call made by the Es;elutive Committee of York county, that the :itizeus of ijie several voting precincts meet tod organize Democratic Clubs, on this day there was held a meeting in Fort Mill for that purpose. A. H. White was chosen Chairman ind W. H. Stewart requested to act as Secretary. The object of the meeting was then explained by Col. John M. White, when the following preamble and resolutions were sabnitted: Whereas, It Is ordered by the Ezeoatlve Com- mitte of the Democratic party of York ootihty, ;hat the citizens oi the several townships meet at their respective precincts and organize Democratic Clubs; and whereas we recognize the necessity >f such an organization, to the end that we may secure the honest administration of affairs, both in county and State, since we deeply feel the bnrien of the oppression and nnjust taxes imposed upon us and appreciate the efforts of Governor chamberlain in resisting the same; and whereas, we deem the signs of the times propitious for the securance of a good and honest government in the State of Sooth Carolina; therefore, be It resolved : 1. That we the citizens of Fort Mill township io organize ourselves into a Democratic Clob, wlelyfor the purpose of securing a good and honest government in our State, and we pledge ourselves to work and vote for the nominees of the Democratic party of York- t 2. That for the consummation of the object in view, we heartily Invite the oo-operstion of all the qualified voters of the precinct. 3. That the Club be governed by the following officers: a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer; the President to appoint an Executive Committee who shall act for the Club during tho intervals of tXoir meMiug* in -the Coming campaign. * After some discussion, the preamble and JJ resolutions were unanimously adopted. The rnllnmincr nfflrorg wprp then A ft. White) Esq., President; Col. J. M. "White, Vice-President; W. H. Stewart, Secretary, and Capt. J. J. Drakeford, Treasurer. The following gentlemen were then appointed by the President as the Executive Committee: Capt. B. H. Massey, J. Wilson Marshall, Joseph Parks, Capt. S. E. While, l)r. 8. A. Eell, S. N. Merritt and Richard Young. Between seventy-five and one hundred of the citizens were present and eutered into the organization of the Club in a manner which indicated a determination to work and carry the next election. Fort Mill township sencls greeting to all of her sister townships in the county, and urges each one to the rescue, and stands pledged to wave the banner of the Democratic party in triumph at the next election. A. 8. WHITE, President W. H. Stewart, Secretary. ' THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. Monday, February 7k ,< In the Senate, Whittemore introduced a * bill to amend the General Statutes in relation to the Circuit Courts, the object of which is to legislate Moses and Whipper out of the Judgeships. The passageof the bill will also legislate J' dges Reid and 8hawout of their positions. It proposes to divide the State into six circuits, instead of eight, as follows: 1. The Charleston Circuit, composed of the counties of Charleston, Orangeburg, Bichland, Lexington and Edgefield. (The two counties first named are now in the first circuit,' to which Whipper claims to be elected, and the other three counties form, with Kershaw, Judge Carpenter's, or the fifth circuit) The salary of the judge to be $5,000. 2. The Beaufort Circuit, composed of the counties of Beaufort, Barnwell, Colleton and Aiken. (This is now the second circuit to which Wiggins was elected.) The judge's salary to be $4,000. . nw 3. The Darlington Circuit, composed of the counties of Darlington, Marlboro, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Marion and Horry. (Williamsburg and Georgetown are now in the third circuit, to which ex-Governor Moses / claims to have been elected; the remaining counties, with Chesterfield, form Judge Townjeud's, or the fourth circuit) Judge's salary 54,000. <1 I.:,: 4. The Sumter Circuit, composed of. the counties of Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lancaster and Chesterfield. (Sumter and clarendon are now in the so-called Moses circuit, Chesterfield in the fourth, Kerehaw in the fifth and Lancaster in the sixth.) Salary if iudcre $4,000. 4. 'The Greenville Circuit, composed of the counties of Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Dconee, Anderson and Abbeville. (This is ;he present eighth or Cooke's circuit, with Laurens thrown in.) Salary $4,000. 6. The Chester Circuit, composed of the counties of Chester, York, Fairfield, Union, Spartanburg and- Newberry. (The first three counties, with Lancaster, form the present sixth or Mackey's Circuit; the last three are low in the seventh Circuit of Montgomery Moses.) Salary $4,000. Mr. White presented the annual report of he County Commissioners of York county, which was referred to the committee on oounsy offices and officers. >. The committee on roads, bridges and ferries, submitted a favorable report on a bill to authorize certain parties to remove rocks obstructing Patterson's Ford on Allison Creek in York county. The feport was ordered for consideration on Tuesday. '?: A bill to permit A. A. Barron to ereefc* a gate across a public road in York county, was referred to the committee on the judiciary.' A message was received from the Governor, announcing that he had approved the following acts: An Act to amend Section 19 of chapter 121 of the general statutes of 8outh Carolina, relative to the right of surety who pays debts of priucipal; an act to authorise and empower F. A. Clinton to erect and maintain gates across a public road in Lancas