Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 02, 1876, Image 2
Scraps anil farts.
' ? It has been an unusually cold season in
England, and the registrar-general reports
that for twelve days, ending January 16, the
temperature was 2.96 below the average of
the last sixty years.
? The representatives of the boot and shoe
trade and clothing trade of Boston have been
in consultation in reference to the proposed repeal
of the bankrupt law, and have decided to
oppose it
? There is a family living not far from Macon,
Ga., in whose possession is the identical
camp chest used by Gen. Francis Marion during
the Revolutionary war. It is proposed
to exniDit tms cnest at tne uentenmai.
? Much distress still prevails among the laboring
classes in Canada. Over 1,000 men,
all heads of families, have applied for work
on the improvements of the Lachine Canal,
where only 100 men will be employed.
? A young American lady, who has enjoyed
the rare privilege of taking a stroll with the
poet Tennyson, incidentally mentions in a letter
to a friend that "it seriously affected the romance
of the situation when he paused during
the walk to scratch his back against a gatepost."
? San Francisco now manufactures fire
crackers instead of importing them from China.
In two factories with $15,000 capital invested,
and using raw material to the amount $7,500,
fire cracsertto the value of $30,000 were
turned out last year at an expense for labor of
$5,000.
? The Legislature of Maine has abolished
the death penalty, and substituted imprisonment
for life. Iowa has been trying the
same experiment, and it is said that the number
of those who favor a return to the old
method of punishing extreme crimes is constantly
on the increase. Maine is the fifth
State which has abolished the death penalty.
? The London Times has reprinted its annual
summaries of news of the world for twenty-five
years in a small volume, to which it
appends a note saying that the volume, containing
five hundred and ninety-eight pages,
was put in type by four boys with two composing
machines in ten days, of eight hours
each. This would make each boy's work
amount to rather more than fifteen hundred I
ems an hour?which all printers will acknowledge
would be fast work for the best compositors.
? The simple ruling of the postoffice department
deprives the public of an important postal
facility. It has been the practice, and we
suppose it sprung from a precise rule of the
department or statute, that a letter not reaching
the person addressed by one delivery
could be reraailed to a new address, without
additional postage. This was taking a good j
deal of pains on the part of the government j
for nothing, to be sure ; the practice might j
have been unreasonable?but practice it certainly
has become. The department at Washington
now informs Postmaster Tobey, of Boston,
that a letter once delivered cannot be remailed
without another stamp.
? The post office committee has been adi
ti if TT 1 i i t% n l
nressea oy Mr. nuoDara, in tavor 01 excluding
merchandise from the mails. This proposed
change in the postal service is suggested
and advocated by the express companies, who
find the mails a dangerous rival to the business
which they have quite monopolized. It
is probable, however, that the mails will continue
to transport merchandise, but at increased
rates of postage. On this subject the
Postmaster-General has submitted a letter
from the Superintendent of the Railway Service
to the Committee on Post Offices, recommending
a distance rate on merchandise by
mail as the only means of preventing the increase
of a large deficit in this department.
He recommends rates ranging from eight to
fifty cents per pound. He proposes to reduce
rates on transient newspapers and magazines.
? A Washington letter says: "The testimony
of Gen. Ord before the Mexican border
committee, as to the character of the colored
troops, is understood to express the opinion of
array officers almost without exception.4' Gen.
Ord stated that the negro troops under his
command cannot be depended upon, that
their officers are unable to control them, and
that the white officers dare not leave , their
wives alone for fear of insult. When Congress
provided for negro troops in theregular
army, the expediency of the thing was then
doubted by the old army officers, and it would
not have been done except for the animosity
then felt toward the South, and the belief that
it would be distasteful to the people of that
section to have negro troops stationed among
them. Nothing could be more acceptable to
the officers of the army than to have the color.
ed troops disbanded."
? President Grant and Secretary of the
Treasury Bristow, are at "loggerheads." This
fact recalls to the Chicago Tribune the attempt
made during President Lincoln's first term
to induce him to remove Secretary Chase because
the latter was developing strength as
a presidential candidate. The Tribune says :
Lincoln's reply was uniform, and to this purpose:
"No. The country needs Secretary
Chase in the position he now holds. He is
doing good work. He has a right to be a candidate
for President if he chooses. The office
belongs to the people and it is for them to fill
it. If the people conclude, on the whole, that
it is for their best interest to 'swap horses,'
I shall defer to their judgment. I shall even
think that they are right, and I shall take my
hat and go back to Springfield content with
the popular verdict."
? A decision of considerable interest to
stockholders in National banks has been rendered
by Judge Blatchford in the United
States Court at New York, in the case of Edwin
L. Stanton, receiver of the First National
Bank of Washington, D. C., against
Catherine C. Wilkinson. Plaintiff was appointed
receiver of the bank, which had sus]>ended,
in September, 1873, and defendant
was holder of one hundred shares of stock
of par value of 810,000. An assessment of
60 per cent, was made on the stock to pay
the debts and liabilities of the bank, which
assessment the defendant refused to pay, and
this suit was brought to compel payment.
The defendant filed a demurrer, which was dismissed
by the court, which held that individual
liability of stockholders in National banks
is liability for all debts contracted by the |
bank up to the amount of the par value of'
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their stock; that this liaonity is general, ana
not pro rata share of debts. If too much is
collected, the surplus can be claimed by the
stockholders.
? An important ruling which should serve
as a warning to shippers by Express, was
made in the United States Circuit Court in
New York, on the 14th ultimo, by Judge
"Wallace, in the case of Berry vs. the Adams
Express Company. It is a constant
habit with business men to refuse the valuation
of packages when demanded by Express
clerks. This refusal is construed by the
law in the light of a waiver of claim for loss,
if any occur in excess of the amount nominated
to the receipt. The New York case to
which we refer involved the legal construction
of a clause in the Express Company's receipt,
limiting its liability to fifty dollars, unless
the value of the package shall be stated
by the shipper at the time of shipment. The
Court ruled that the receipt was a binding
contract, and that, as the plaintiff did not
state the value of his shipment at the time of
delivery to the Express Company, the responsibility
of the latter was limited to fifty dollars,
and the plaintiff could only recover that
amount, even though the actual loss had been >
occasioned by the negligence of the defendant. |
? A Washington letter says: "The Demo- |
cratic caucus committee held an adjourned j
meeting to-day on the financial Question.!
The members of the committee say they are I
under an injunction of secrecy regarding J
their proceedings, and therefore are not at
liberty to communicate specific information
on the subject further than to assert that all
the members are desirous of harmonizing their I
-opinions in view of the political as well as the '
financial importance of the question, and that
the delay in arriving at a conclusion arises
from the fear that if a platform be prepared to
satisfy the hard money men, those of a contrary
opinion may be placed at a disadvantage in
certain States. The proposition of Representative
Payne, on which, as a basis, the committee
are still engaged, does not, however design
interfering with the preseut volume of
currency, but merely requires the secretary
of the treasury and the national banks respectively,
to reserve a certain percentage on gold
from year to year as a step in advance of
specie payments, leaving time and circumstances
to produce a general resumption. In view
of such proposition, the repeal of so much of
the specie resumption act as fixes the 1st of
January,1879, for this purpose, becomes necessary.
Even if the committee should not harmonize
on the general question, they would
consider the repeal of that clause of more advantage
to the country than its retention, all
agreeing that the resumption of specie payments
at that time is impracticable."
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1876.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRACY.
A meeting of the State Democratic Executive
Committee, in connection with a number
of the county chairmen of the State, was
held in Columbia on Tuesday of last week.
Twenty-five counties were represented. The
utmost harmony prevailed in the deliberations,
and it was fully demonstrated that the
people of the State are alive to the importance
of a thorough organization and the necessity
for harmony and concert of action in order
to secure an honest, intelligent and economical
government. On Thursday, the 4th of
May, a State Convention will be held in Columbia,
at which time it is probable a decided
course of action will be determined upon
and the necessary steps taken for conducting
the canvass preceding the election in November.
The following circular has been issued
by the State Executive Committee:
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At a IllOeillJg U1 lUti CUBIC uoiiintiauv. uac\.uu ? V
Committee, held in Columbia on February 22,
1876, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is recommended to the Democracy
ofthe State of South Carolina to meet by
townships or precincts, and elect delegates to
County Conventions, to be held in April next,
that these County Conventions shall elect delegates,
in number equal to twice the representation
of the county in the present House of Representatives
of the State, to a State Democratic Convention
to be held in Columbia, on Thursday,
May 4, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
the National Democratic Convention, to be hold
in St. Louis on the 27th June next, and to take
such further action as the Convention shall deem
proper and necessary.
The several county Chairmen will take steps in
their respective counties to carry into effect the
foregoing resolution.
The townshipand precinct meetings can be held
when it is most convenient; the County Conventions
for the election of delegates will be held in
April only.
The county Chairman of Richland, with the
resident members of this Committee, will make
all necessary arrangements for the accommodation
of the State Convention.
M. C. BUTLER, Chairman,
State Democratic Executive Committee.
F. W. Dawson, Secretary.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 21st, many petitions
were presented to repeal the bankrupt act.
The West Point appropriation bill passed
with a few trifling amendments. Several petitions
for aid to the Southern Paciflc Railroad
were presented. Also, a petition from a number
of the soldiers of the Seminole war asking
for pensions. Adjourned until Wednesday.
In the House, a number of private
bills were introduced. Also, a bill to restore
to the market the public lands in Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. The bill
to re-organize the judiciary, passed by a vote
of 143 to 102. Its principal feature establishes
terms of the U. S. Circuit Court in
which only civil cases, involving sums of
810,000 or more, will be heard. The House
then adjourned to Wednesday.
In the Senate on the 23rd, a petition was
presented from a number of the leading New i
Ynrlr merchants apainst the reDeal of the I
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bankrupt law, and suggesting certain amendments
thereto. Mr. Morton presented a petition
from 15,000 women and 14,000 voters,
praying, among other things, the requirement
of total abstinence from alcoholic liquors of
civil and military officers. In the House, Mr.
Banning introduced a bill providing for the
gradual reduction of the army to 20,000, and
merging the quartermaster and subsistence
departments. A bill removing the political
disabilities of Daniel T. Chandler was passed
and goes to the President. A bill to prevent
useless slaughter of buffaloes in the territories
passed.. The House then went into committee
on pensions, and without action adjourned.
In the Senate on the 24th, the House bill to
reorganize the judiciary was read and referred
to the committee on the judiciary. Mr. Ham
n/>nJ n Kill (.rnntinrv nortnin riffllta
lilUU illliuuutcu a Lflli giuuiiug vv>?o<M - "ft "
to the Central Texas and El Paso Road to
provide a through line between the cities of
Lower Mississippi and the Gulf and the Pacific
Ocean. Mr. Edmunds, from the judiciary
committee, reported adversely on the
petition of Stephen D. Lee for removal of political
disabilities. Mr. Edmunds said Mr.
Lee had not presented a petition signed by
himself to the committee, but only a letter
addressed to the President of the United
States, in July, 1865. The committee would
act upon his personal petition when received.
Eulogies on Mr. Starkweather were pro- j
nounced and the Senate adjourned. In the j
House, the committee on pensions reported a \
bill granting pensions to soldiers of the Mex-1
ican, Florida and Black Hawk wars. The
bill to protect the revenue, providing that any
officer who shall receive more than his salary
for work done,be fined and imprisoned, passed.
The bill to provide for building a custom
house at Memphis, after a long debate over
the amount, was finally agreed to at $40,000;
but before passing the bill, the death of Mr.!
Starkweather was announced and eulogies delivered,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 25th, Mr. Conkling
presented resolutions of the New York Legislature
against granting a subsidy for the j
Southern Pacific Railroad. The bill provi- i
ding for the re-funding of the public debt
passed. It provides for the issue of $500,-'
000,000 four and a half per cent, bonds, payable
at the pleasure of the United States af-1
ter thirty years. The West Point Academy
appropriation bill was discussed without action,
and after an executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday. In the House
a large number of individual pension cases
were considered.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The Laurens railroad has been completed
to Clinton, fourteen miles from Laurens, and
the work on the road stopped.
? The Lancaster Ledger says that efforts
are being made to form a new county out of
portions of Lancaster, Chesterfield and Kershaw.
? Master D. M. Holly, of Fairfield, last
week, killed a wild cat measuring three feet
from tip to tip, aud weighing sixteen and a
half pounds.
?The yellow jasmine is a deadly poison if
eaten. Last Sunday night, a young lady in
Columbia put one of these flowers in her
mouth, and shortly after became very ill, but
County Chairmen in Columbia last week, says:
"Everywhere the resolve is fixed and general
that South Carolina, in this Centennial year,
must, at any cost, be wrested from the control
of the harpies who have so long held her in
their ruinous and degrading grasp. Never
before in the history of the State have her
citizens been as united in feeling and as firm
in purpose as now. Eut the task before them
will demand all their zeal and all their energies.
Success is now within our reach ; but it
can only be achieved by resolute, intelligent
and persistent work, and by thorough party
discipline and organization, in every county
of the State, from this time until the ides of
November. But the prize is one worthy of
whatever struggle it may cost; for let the victory
this year be made complete and decisive,
and it is tolerably safe to predict that, whatever
political changes the future may have in
store for us, the property and the destinies of
South Carolina will never be remanded to the
keeping of a ruthless majority of boors and
thieves."
? The Charleston Nevis and Courier says :
"A rather serious question has arisen in regard
to the official status of the Hon. F. J.
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Moses, sr. cy ine aeatn ui me xute iu?j.
D. Melton, a vacancy was created in the Law
Professorship of the State University. For
the double purpose, as is alleged, of filling that
vacancy, and of keeping Mr. Speaker Elliott
out of it, the Hon. F. J. Moses, Sr., Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of this State,
was at once elected by the Trustees of the
University to fill the vacant position, and has,
since his election, actually filled the chair and
discharged the duties of the Professorship.
But, it is held, by so doing, he has vacated
his title to the office of Chief Justice, and has
no longer any legal right to discharge its important
and responsible duties. It is even
suggested that all of his judicial decisions rendered
since his acceptance of the Professorship
are absolutely null and void. Article 4,
Section 9, of the Constitution of this State,
reads as follows : "The Judges of the Supreme
Court and Circuit Courts shall, at stated
times, receive a compensation for their
services, to be fixed by law, which shall not
be diminished during their continuance in office.
They shall not be allowed any fees or
perquisites of office; nor shall they hold any
other office of trust or profit under this State,
the United States, or any other power."
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Hon. A. \V. Venable died at Oxford on
the 21st ultimo, in the 77th year of his age.
? There are now forty-nine prisoners in
the Charlotte jail, awaiting the action of the
next Superior Court.
? The Republican State Executive Committee
will meet in Raleigh on the 22nd instant
to determine the time and place of
holding their State Convention.
? R. F. Simonton, of Statesville, well known
through all of Western Carolina as a prominent
and useful man, died in Danville, Va.,
nn Snndav of last week.
? The Gaston Mining Company, of Gaston
county, has passed into the hands of a trustee.
Ex-Governor G. C. Walker, of Virginia,
is President of the company.
? Revenue officials who had captured an
illicit distillery in Randolph county last week,
were fired upon from ambush and one of their
horses disabled.
? The State Democratic executive committee
will assemble in Raleigh on the 15th instant,
to decide upon the time and place of
holding the State convention.
? The Methodists of North Carolina will
prompt and effective treatment has placed her
beyond danger.
? In January, 1875, a Mrs. McDevitt was
severely injured on the occasion of a run off*
near Batesburg, on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad. Suit was brought by
Major W. T. Gary, of Augusta, for a large
amount in the way of a claim for damages.
The railroad settled the case on Friday by
paying Mrs. McDevitt, through her attorney,
the sura of six thousand dollars in cash.
? A petition by one hundred of the tax-payers
of Lancaster county has been presented
to the county commissioners, asking them to
appeal from the ruling of Judge Mackey,
compelling them to levy a tax of four mills
to pay the interest on the county bonds issued
in aid of the Chester and Cheraw Railroad.
Other petitions to the same effect have been
spoken of.
? M. McLaughlin, one of the ex-County
Commissioners of Charleston county, has
been convicted of forging a claim against the
county while he was in office, and in connection
with the other members of the Board
auditing the claim, and subsequently collecting
the amount from the treasurer. McLaughlin's
lawyer gave notice of an application for
a new trial.
? The Aiken Courier-Journal has the fol
lowing: "Grave rumors are circulating
around that our late clerk of court, Joseph
Quash, was spirited out of the way for talking
too much of what he knew about the disgraceful
jury box robberies. It was given
out, and it may be true for all we know, that
he died of a paralytic stroke or apoplexy, but
very many of his colored friends think otherwise
; and there is some talk of digging up his
body and submitting the stomach and abdominal
viscera to a chemical analysis."
? On Tuesday of last week, a squad of
United States soldiers surrounded the house
of a man named Bran. Hall, a few miles
abbve Spartanburg Courthouse, who was
charged with the crime of illicit distilling,
but had evaded the officers for some time.
On finding that the officers were at his house,
Hall threw open the shutter of a back window
and attempted to escape, when he was
shot by Corporal Davis, and expired in ten
minutes. Davis says that the sudden opening
of the window frightened his horse and
made him prance about, and in trying to
quiet the animal his carbine went off, and the
ball struck Hall. Hall was about thirty
years old, and has left a -wife and six children.
The soldiers were under the command
of Lieut Miller.
? The Charleston New and Courier, in reference
to the meeting of the Democratic
commence the celebration of the centennial
of Methodism in that State, at Raleigh, on the
21st instant. Bishops Marvin, Doggett and
McTeire will be present.
? A recent trip of the revenue officers to
Ashe county baa developed a large quantity ?
of blockade whisky. Several seizures were
made of whisky, wagons, horses and men.
One capture was made of several gallons of
extra fine whisky that had been made to order.
? Two distilleries were seized in Gaston
county last week?one belonging to Wiley
Owens and the other to Thomas Payne. Wm.
Carroll and Sam Mooney were arrested and
put under bonds on the charge of illicit distilling.
? A petition has been in circulation in North
Carolina for sometime past praying the President
"in this centennial year of the nation's
independence to exercise his clemency" in par
doning some forty or more inmates 01 tne Albany
penitentiary, who were convicted of being
members of the ku-klux klan during the
years 1869, 1870 and 1871.
? The Charlotte Democrat learns that a sad
m
homicide occurred in the upper edge of Wilkes
county, near the Caldwell line, on the 24th
ultimo. Col. James M. Isbell, late a representative
in the Legislature, killed W. W.
White, a deputy U. S. Marshal. The official
duties of White had nothing to do with the
difficulty, its origin being in cards and whisky.
Isbell refused to be arrested and is probably
still at large.
? The inauguration of the monument recently
erected to the memory of the dead
Federal prisoners at Salisbury will take place
on Decoration day in the month of May.
The occasion is intended to be one eminently
peaceful and conciliatory. President Grant
and his Cabinet have signified their intention
to be present; the volunteer companies of
the State will be invited, and the orator selected
to deliver the address, whose name is
withheld for the present, was a Confederate
soldier and is now a distinguished Democrat.
? The grand jury of Alamance Superior
Court, at its session last week, found a true
bill for murder against G. W. Swepson for the
killing of A. G. Moore. Upon the affidavit
of the counsel for the prosecution that a fair
trial could not be had in Alamance county,
the case was removed to the county of Orange,
where it stands for trial at the coming May
term. On Friday last Swepson appeared before
Judge Settle of the Supreme Court on a
writ of habeas corpus, and after hearing read
the evidence taken before the committing
magistrates, and taking the testimony of Dr.
P. A. Holt, of Florida, .who was placed on
the stand for the defence, the Judge granted
the prisoner bail, requiring a bond of ten
thousand dollars, which was given, with VV. F.
Askew and B. F. Cheatham as sureties.
MERE-MENTION.
Among learners of music in London, the
parlor organ is, in considerable degree, superseding
the piano."* It is proposed in
Ohio to make one year's drunkenness a cause
of divorce. ""The corn product of western '
Maryland shows a considerable decrease in 1
the last three years. The late Reverdy
Johnson leaves twelve children, about fifty '
grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
The trial of Babcock, President
Grant's private Secretary, charged with com- ;
plicity in the whisky frauds at St. Louis, resulted
in~the acquittal of the accused. ffte '
Democratic State Convention of Connecticut
met at New Haven on the 24th, and nominated
the present incumbents for the respective
offices. ' The Governor of Maine has ap- 1
proved the act of the Legislature of that State
abolishing capital punishment. The Republican
State Convention of Wisconsin met
in Madison on the 23d ultimo for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the National
Republican Convention. They declare it un- j
wise for the Chief Magistrate to hold office
beyond two terms, and indirectly recommend
Blaine as the Republican candidate for President.
The committee of nine, appointed by the
advisory council of Plymouth Church, to I
which committee was entrusted the whole
matter between the church and Mrs. Moulton,
have made a report, which was adopted, sus- !
taining Plymouth Church throughout. In
Mississippi, the work of impeachment is going
on quite lively. The Senate of that State
has resolved into a Court of impeachment 1
for the trial of Lieutenant-Governor A. K. <
Davis; and the House of Representatives, by 1
a vote of 86 to 14, has adopted resolutions ,
impeaching Governor Ames of high crimes
and misdemeanors. The testimony in the
case of Ames occupied several days in the 1
reading. !
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
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national nemucmuv tuuicmiuu.
The National Democratic Committee
met in Washington on the 22nd ultimo, Mr. ;
Schell in the chair. There was a large attendance
of members and but few proxies.
After an exciting contest over the place for
holding the National Convention, St. Louis
was selected, and the 27th of June the day
appointed for the assembling of the convention.
1
Indiana Republican Convention.
The State Republican Convention of
Indiana met in Indianapolis on the 22nd ultimo.
Godlove S. Orth was nominated for 1
Governor, and Robert S. Robertson for Lieutenant-Governor.
A platform of twenty-one
resolutions was adopted. The resolutions de- ;
ny the right of any State to interfere in the ,
execution of national laws. Declare the Uni- (
ted States is a nation; not a mere confederation
of States. Hold the National and State j
governments to be entirely independent of ,
each other within their own proper spheres. I
Express willingness to restore entirely amicable
relations between the people of the North i
and South who engaged in the rebellion, and j
with that view are ready to forgive and grant
amnesty to those who sincerely desire it, but <
not to those who are still unrepentant; and at
the same time declaring the war for the Union
was right and rebellion wrong, and that :
thus it should forever stand in history. De
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clare that while they have no wisn to aisiranchise
any who fought for the Confederacy, it
is a flagrant insult when faithful Union sol- 1
I diers, who risked their lives for the nation and i
! are honestly discharging the duties of their
offices, are removed to make place for those
who fought against the country, and it should
receive the rebuke and condemnation of the
whole country and every loyal soldier. Insist
on perfect religious freedom and freedom
of conscience. Oppose the union of the
church and the State, and declare that it is
incompatible with American citizenship to
pay allegiance to any foreign power, civil or
ecclesiastical. Call for a repeal of the resumption
act of the last Congress, and believe it
the Government's duty, in furnishing currency,
to regulate it so as to provide for its ultimate
redemption in gold and silver. The
nearest approach to a condemnation of the
third term principal is to recommend Senator
Morton as the next Republican candidate for
President.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. 1
N,EW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation?
J. P. Wallace, Clerk of Court, ApplicantWilliam
Ellis, deceased. :
Hunter <k Oates?The New Sign?Hats?Hardware?Clothing?Tobacco?Crockery
and '
Glassware?Boots and Shoes?Jeans and <
Cassimeres?Black Alpaca. >
W. H. McCorkle, Real Estate Agent?Valuable
Land. I
Joseph Herndon?Fair Warning. i
THE PARDON OF KANE. 1
In noticing the arrest of Charles Kane, last I
week, we stated that when pardoned from the '
penitentiary, his petition was signed by "some ]
of the officers of this post." We have since '
learned that his petition was recommended by i
only one of the officers here?Lieut. Benner. <
THE CEMETERY.
A recent visit to the town cemetery im- |
pressed us with the fact that the fence enclos- <
ing the groupd is in a dilapidated condition, j
and badly needing repairs; or what would be 1
much more preferable, the present structure '
should be substituted by a new and durable !
wQ nmnhl annprroaf flint. afpna hfi taken I
,WIVV' ,,v "??" ??- -?r~
at an early day to erect a new fence or put
in complete repair the present enclosure. It
is a question in which all our citizens are interested,
and if a committee of four or five
gentlemen?say one from each church?
would take the matter in hand and properly
direct it, the necessary means could be easily
raised.
PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Up to Tuesday night last, the sum of $58,811.62
was paid into the county treasury on
an assessment of $91,249.38, leaving afcbalance
yet unpaid of $32,437.76. Only about
a week will elapse until the books will be
closed, as it is the generally believed opinion
that the time at which the penalty for nonpayment
will attach will not be extended beyond
the 10th instant. To prevent the rush incident
to postponing settlement until the last
day, when many may fail to obtain receipts, |
the suggestion is made that all who can do so |
should make their payments on the few days 1
intervening between this time and the 10th. (
By so doing, they will not only accommodate ?
the treasurer, but more surely escape the pen- {
alty, should they fail to be in time. ,
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CLiUtf-iTl Alibltn. ?
For the convenience of those who may wish <
to subscribe for the Enquirer through a j
club-maker, we give below a list of persons
who are engaged in forming clubs. As other J
club-makers are reported their names will be (
added to the list:
John L. Miller, John J. Good, (
A. E. Carroll, D. W. Mayes, 1
Mrs. N. H. Mason, A. W. Parks, r
Mrs. S. R. Logau, T. G. Culp, ]
W. M. Boyd, Miss J. Lou Brandon, t
Joseph R. Howe, A. F. Lindsay, i
Brainerd McLure, S. L. Milling, r
R. L. Crook, J. L. Parker, i
L. George Grist, J. N. Roberts, I
W. P. Ferguson, M. L. Dickson, i
H. E. Johnson, Mrs. C. V. Williams, j
Miss Rebecca Barnett, Mrs. Mary C. Grier, c
J. C. Saunders, S. G. Brown, i
A. J. Matthews, W. S. Garrison, 1
Major Myles Smith, Capt. E. R. Mills, c
T. J. Roach, John T. Grist, 1
8. M. Roach, W. R. Davis, ?
E. M. Faris, Dr. W. M. Meador, c
J. E. Craig. G. L. Riddle, t
Zimri Carroll, D. T. Lessley, a
T P Patrinlr Mm. M. A. Glenn. i:
Mrs. E. M. Hogue, A. H. Mulholland.
D. F. Barnett, J. R. Culp. c
H. P. Allison, J. Dixon Wylie, r
Mrs. Jaoe Moow, - -3. P.?8iurrtt, ? <
W. D. Hyatt, William Nelson, f
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. \
The following are the transfers of real estate 1
recorded in the office of the County Auditor t
for York county, which have not heretofore t
been published : c
S. R. Moore and others to Sally Sims. Lot in j
Yorkville. Consideration $50. ,
Reuben Dulin to James M. Adams. Tract of *
55 acres in Bethel township. Consideration $555. \
B. Brannon to Miles Howell. Tract *?f 200 ^
acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration
>900. 1
J. L. Adams to J. M. Adams. Tract of 102 8
acres in Bethel township. Consideration $800. f
Ann H. Poag to Joseph B. Poag. Tract of 26
acres in Bethesda township. Consideration $60. f
Charles S. Kline to George Wylie. Tract of 183 i
acres in Catawba township. Consideration $1,281. (
John Rattaree to Margaret Hinders. Tract of
5 acres in Catawba township. Consideration 1
$6.50. c
H. J. Alexander to J. C. Alexander. Tract of j
41 acres in York township. Consideration $164.
H. J. Alexander to F. C. Alexander. Tract of 1
22 acres in York township. Consideration $88. 2
^ ,ir A A U^on/lnr Tronf of 43 AS* r Aft in r
SfellllU IU YY . XX, AlOAOiuiuii w.
York township. ' Consideration $170.
Faithy Houser to Jane Goforth. Tract of 400
acres in Cherokee township. Consideration $900. r
David F. Jackson to M. J. Latimore. Tract of r
32J acres in King's Mountain township. t
J. B. Hullender to Leetho Ann Hullender.
Tract of 178 acres in Cherokee township. Consid- t
eration $950. C
Calvin Whisonant to John B. Hullender. The .
one-sixth of 178 acres In Cherokee township. ,
Consideration $300. '
H. A. Galloway to Andrew Haffner. Tract of 1
154 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consid- c
eration $1,155.
. H. A. Galloway to S. R. Moore. Tract of 73
acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration t
$511. j
R. A. Caldwell, Executor, to Benjamin Galloway,
Tract of 6 acres in King's Mountain town- 1
ship. Consideration $24. t
J. J. Thomas to VV. C. Thomas. One-eighth <]
interest in 202 acres in King's Mountain township.
Consideration $112. c
M. E. Revels to W. C. Thomas. Tract of 13 J
acres in King's Mountain township. Considers- y
tion $47.65.
Mary A. Fewell and others to J. J. L. Gill. e
Tract of 16 acres in King's Mountain township, f
Consideration $81.87. t
John T. Lowry to M. B. Lowry. Tract of 700
acres in York township. Consideration $6,000.
R. F. Glenn to Benjamin Moss. Tract of 50 \
acres in Cherokee township. Consideration G
$229.50.
D. A. Button to J. A. Williford. Lot in Rock 1
Hill. Consideration $600. Same to same. Lot a
in Rook Hill. Consideration ?ZoU. d
J. P. Moore to Allen Bratton. Tract of 39
acres in Bethesda township. Consideration $450.
H. J. Culp to J. L. Rattaree. Tract of 103 acres
in Catawba township. Consideration $212. ji
W. L. McCorkle to George W. Stroud. Tract j
of 128 acres in Catawba township. Consideration
5450. ' F
J. L. Adams and others to Nancy D Tate, f
Tract of 110 acres in Bethel township. Consid- l
eration $255. ,
John G. Enloe to J. Ross Bolin. Tract of 44 0
acres in King's Mountain township. Consider- t
ation $14.45. u
John A. Graham to W. I. Clawson. Tract of
92 acres in Fort Mill township. Consideration t
51,500.
Jane C. Miller to Sarah E. Galloway. Tract of .
137 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration
$300.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Jane C. Miller. Tract n
in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration $50. ?
Peter Seapoch to Elizabeth Seapoch. Tract of ,
13 acres in Cherokee township. Consideration c
5127. v
Elijah McSwain to S. R. Moore. Lot of 1 acre (
in Bullock's Creek township. Consideration $50. .
A. M. Jackson to John W. Smith. Tract of '
259 acres in Bullock's Creek township. Consid- 1
a ration $r,036. 8
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to David J. Jackson.
Tract of 27 acres in Bethel township. Consider- a
ation $109. Z
Sarah Ann Armstrong to W. I. Clawson. Tract h
of 106 acres in Cherokee township. t
Thomas A. Lee to John D. Cornwall. Tract of *
S22 acres in Catawba township. Consideration f
$2,500.
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to John F. Workman, c
Tract of 170 acres in Catawba township. Consid- ii
eration $569.50. n
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to M. J. Murphy. Tract fc
of 11 acres in York township. Consideration $44. t<
J. E. Bankhead and others to J. L. Plaxico. C
Undivided interest in tract of land in Bullock'B e
Creek township. Consideration $400.
G. M. Moore to D. A. Elliott. Lot at Black's ^
oiauuu.
J. M. White, Executor, to J. W. White. ,One- l
half interest in mill in Fort Mill township. Con- r
sideration $3,000. .
R. E. Cooper to J. T. Matthews. Tract of 21 p
acres in Ebenezer township. Consideration $350. l:
J. S. R. Thomson to Frances E. Rawlinson. r
House and lot in Yorkville. Consideration $2,600. J1
R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to S. A. Moore. Tract in 1
Bethesda township. Consideration $1,000. t
J. H. Clawson, Assignee, to O. Sarratt. Tract r
of 289 acres in Cherokee township. Considera- ?
tion $574. ! t.
Andrew Jackson to C. M. Parrott. Tract of 56 I c
acres in King's Mountain township. Considera- j *]
tion $500. | i
Nancy E. Thomasson to W. W. Glenn. Tract
of 80 acres in Bethel township. Consideration j t
$900. I
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. |
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chebter, February 28,1876.
There has been considerable improvement
in the management of public scbools in this
:ounty during the administration of the preset
school commissioner, Mr. F. B. Lloyd.
The number of public schools have been
greatly increased, and the sessions continued
for a longer time. And while such is the case,
the expenditure of money has not been so
great. A number of school houses have been
jrected, which have been supplied with appropriate
furniture. There are 108 public
ichools in the county, of which 68 are colored,
rhe school commissioner has been recently
visiting the schools, and making addresses to
the teachers and children, which have been
attended with good.
Tuesday, the anniversary of Washington's
birthday, passed away at this place without
selebration, save the closing of our National
Bank and the post-office; and a meeting in
the afternoon of the Chester Rifle Club. An
mtbusiastic effort was made to obtain an adIress,
appropriate to the occasion, from the
President, C. S. Brice, Esq., but his ears were
leaf to the repeated calls of his friends. The
mdeavor to secure a speech from other members
of the club was likewise unavailing. Af
<er it was apparent that the memories of the
lay were powerless in inspiring any member
io the point of delivering an oration, the regjlar
order of business began, and for a while
in extremely lively time ensued. This was
Kicasioned by a very spirited discussion upon
;he motion to suspeud, for a time, the weekly
drillings of the club. Mr. T. C. Gaston, the
mover of the motion, spoke earnestly in favor
if it for the reason that any demonstrations
it the present time by the club would be detrimental
to the interests of the Democratic
fjarty of the county. Now, while the organisation
of this party is beiug effected, he deemed
t unwise for a military company to take any
iction tending to its injury. Though the
dub was non-political in its nature and objects,
Mr. Gastou was of the opinion that parades
ind drills at the present juncture of political
iffaire, were inexpedient, and ought to be susjended.
Major S. P. Hamilton took the opxmite
side of the question, and in a speech, in
vhich he manifested great fervency of feeling,
sndeavored to show to the club the folly of
ihaping their course according to the leadings
of policy. The Major took the ground
bat, as the constitution of the United States
ind the constitution of the State of South Oar>lina
provided for the organisation of military
jompanies, the Rifle Club had a perfect right
x> drill whenever it was their desire to do so.
[lis effort was fruitless, for a motion coutem
jlating a suspension of drills was adopted.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at the
sail of the -President.
Mr. Edward Strobe], a young nan from
)ur town, who is a student at Harvard Colege,
Cambridge, Mass., has been a recent
ecipient of kind attentions from Professor
Bverett, of that institution. A short time ago
he building, in which our young friend was
-ooming, was destroyed by fire, and he was
>ne of the principal sufferers. The professor,
vhose name has been given, kindly offered to
ifr. Strobel the hospitalities of his home. Beng
far away from home, and having suffered
greatly from the unfortunate calamity, he accepted
the invitation, which was warmly
irged. While a guest at Mr. Everett's home,
ilr. Strobel, who by the way is a young man
if fine intellectual capacity, and has taken a
ligh stand at Harvard, was treated with the
greatest consideration and kindness. An act
if this kind makes a greater impression upon
he Southern heart than all the political
peeches that could J)e made from the present
into the end of time.
Gen. W. A. Walker, the head of the Deraicratic
party in this county, attended the
neeting of the JState Democratic Executive
JuiumHiwi ??, MHUHHim IMI wee*. nut m- 1
>ort of the prospects of the party in the State,
j :_/ ? J?:?j ?. ,u?
>aseu upon luiuruimiuu uonvvu av mo wooing,
is very eucouragiog. He says the Execitive
Committee are of the opinion that with
he putting forth of the proper effort, the Denocracy
will secure a triumph at the next
ilection. The comrhittee adopted a resoluion
providing for the holding of a State
Convention at Columbia on the 4th of May,
vith the view to the election of delegates to
he Democratic National Convention, that
rill beheld at St. Louis on the 27 th of June,
md to taking such further action as may seem
it and proper. On the day following the
neeting of the Executive Committee, a meetng
of county chairmen was held, in which
Jen. Walker also participated. This was
nore of a conference in reference to State and
ouuty matters. Twenty-five counties were
epresented. A resolution was adopted that
mmediate steps be taken to effect tbe organiation
of the Democratic party. Another
esolution was adopted, recommending the
nrollment of all Democratic voters, and a
oater of all ether voters. The county chairnen
were, for the most part, of tbe opinion
hat straight-out tickets should be run in
hose counties where prospects favored success.
Both meetings were marked with a
piritof harmony, and, as a consequence, a
ong step has been taken in that way that
eads to a brilliant triumph for the Democraiv
nn the 4th of next November.
Mr. J. H. Denck, of Columbia, assisted by
he Chester Luminaries, Messrs. Brennecke,
tlarshall, Kaufman, Alexander, Pagan, Simoons
and Evans, gave a vocal and instrunental
entertainment at the Court House on
Thursday evening. The slim attendance illy
orresponded with the reputation won by Mr.
Denck in the domain of music. As a pianist,
le has probably no superiors, and very few
quals in this country. The soft and beautiul
music that he is capable of evoking from
he piano has met with the warmest admiraion
of Ole Bull, the great Norwegian musican,
and will always meet with the same reeption
from all whose souls are not entirely
sensible to the sweet influence of beauty
nd harmony. The Luminaries, in the reulition
of their parts, both vocal and instruaental,
were highly entertaining.
On the following evening the Gruber Fam
lygave a concert before even a smaller aulience
than that which greeted the renowned
lianist. The performance was worthy of a
nil house. Mr. Gruber played finely and
lis wife sang sweetly. The former displayed
lis musical talent in eliciting melody from
he key of a padlock, and in performing on
lalf a dozen instruments at one aod the same
ime.
The Democracy of Chester township asembled
in the Court House on Saturday, and
he meeting was all that could be expected, if
tot desired, by the warmest friend of the good
ause. A Democratic Club was fully and
larmoniously organized. Fifty-five names
?ere enrolled, and Messrs. C. S. Brice, T. C.
xaston and W. B. Burnett chosen President,
/^ice President and Secretary of tbe Club.
?he President, on taking the Chair, made
ome appropriate remarks. While he pledged
n earnest effort on his part, he invoked the
ealous cooperation of all the members in bealf
of the Democratic cause. Tbe Vice'resident,
Mr. T. C. Gaston, then offered the
ollowing resolution: '
Resolved, That this Club do cordially invite the
olored voters of this precinct to form themselves |
nto an association, under whatever name they
aay choose to assume, to co-onerate with us in eaiblishing
such principles, ana electing such, men 1
o office as will secure to our State and Countv
lovernments a just, honest and economical attain
istration.
Mr. Gaston, in a forcible and eloquent adIress,
sustained this resolution, which was
inanimously adopted. Major S. P. Hamilton
aoved that a committee of five be appointed
o nominate delegates to represent this precinct
n the County Convention to be held at this
ilace on the 1st Monday in March. Upon
he adoption of the motion, the Committee re*
ired for consultation, and in a short time
eturned with the following nomination*;
ifessrs. J. J. Hemphill, W. A. Sander*, W.
I. Gregg, George Simpson and J. 8.
rhe report of the committee unanimous*
y adopted. Giles J. Patterson, Esq., offered
he following resolution, which was adopted ;
Beiolved, That the delegates from this Club to
the County Convention be and are hereby instructed
to urge that Convention to organize upon
the plan of allowing each township a representation
therein, proportioned to the number of Democratic
voters in the townships respectively.
The Democratic Club of Chester then adjourned,
after passing a resolution to meet on
the last Saturday in March. ,. . ?//'????
The President of the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad has contracted with Mr. ?J. ?. Frye
for the erection and completion, of a depdt at
this place by or before the first of April; He
has also contracted with Messrs. Crow &?ean,
for the building of a depot at the crossing on
the Air-Line Railroad, to be complefetf at the
same time. ... ^
Mr. R. M. Crawford, of our town, departed
this life last week. He was a quiet and
good citizen. He was a member of the society
of Odd Fellows, by whom his remains
were attended to their fiual resting place in
a body.
Rev. Mr. Hartwell, a returned missionary
from China, preached an excelleut sermon
last evening at the Baptist church, on the
subject of foreign missions. The usual col-,
lection on such occasions was taken- np, and
the congregation, which was very large, re>
sponded admirably. ,
DIFFERENCES* OP OPINION.
The Charleston New and Courier prints i
a timely and suggestive article in regard to i
differences of opinion which exist among some
of the newspapers of the State, as to the line
of action which should be adopted with the
view of redeeming the State from i '! control
of the harpies who have been idling and ififining
it since the days of reconstruction. f' Wd
specially commend to the consideration of our
readers the suggestion made in the last"sentence
of the following extract from the artiole
of the News and Courier: ' "
"But whatever differences of opinion nia^
prevail among them in other reSpectS,K'6tli
Democratic contemporaries, we presume; will *
all agree that, after the people of the State
shall have spoken through their- Convention,
unity and harmony, joined with complete organization
and the hardest kind of work, wfll
be absolutely essential to achieve AdcbcBtl
We trust, therefore, that the newspapers of
the State, while taking pains to shed as much
light as possible upon toe problem of the-re
demption of South Carolina from robber rule,'
will reflect the sentiment of theirrespectiyq
counties without indulging in untimely flings
and unjust imputations upon othett, who|
though perhaps less enlightened, are protfctoiy
as honest in seeking and as earnest in fighting
for the public welfare as themselves1 TFhere
is hot work ahead and plenty of it. .The
thieves are not going to yield the control^of
the State without a desperate resistance ; and
nothing at this time encourages them more
than any sign of discord in tne DeinOCratib
ranks. The main point to which the hottest
people should address their efforts just now is
to secure a wise and truly representative
Democratic Convention." y;
THE SOUTH CAROLTNA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, February 21.':
The House met in the m'orniflg'ahd Ajjfhifl
at 7 o'clock in the evening. There heing no
quorum present on either occasion, the Hcusel '
at once adjourned. .-/
Tuesday, February 22. '
Neither House was in session.
W ed"ne8dat, February 28.;
In the Senate Chamber at 1 o'clock, jjr. W.;*
the impeachment trial of Judge Montgomery
Moses of the seventh circuit began. Notice
was sent him to appear and answer the
charges. Elliott, the chairman of the board
of managers of the House, presented an additional
article of impeachment, charging'
Moses with having wilfully dismissed and'dia^Ji<>ig,i.ii
Uii i^iwhi fl'i'j??> Bpu'nyiumg ui
June, 1875, in order to prevent the'presentment
and indictment of certain public officers 4
of said county for official misconduct.
Swaik moved that the consideration of
these charges be deferred until the arrival of
the accused, and while the discussion bn-thit
point was goiug on, Moses appeared' with hit '
counsel, the Hon. J. B. Campbell, of Charles
ton; Col. J. H. Rion, of Winnsboro', and
Messrs. J. M. Baxter, Silas Johnston and Y.
J. Pope, of Newberry. The accused vraS in-.
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formed by rresiaeiu u leaves or ms lmpeacnment,
and Mr. Campbell announced that the'
defence was ready to answer, and that he
would be represented by counsel The man*
agers, Messrs. Elliott, Couch, Bampfiel4?
Wallace, Meetze and Barnwell, announced
that they would conduct the case in perqoik.
The articles were read, and Elliott announced
his readiness to read the additional articles.
These were read, and Mr. Campbell said tbAti
the accused was cot ready to answer these.
Mr. Y. J. Pope then read, the answer to the
original articles, as follows : ;
Article 1. Notjguilty.
Article 2. Unable properly to answer rati!
the accused can be informed of the nameis of
the public officers and litigants, and
ture of tbe accounts referred to, the date* in
1874, Ac., and the accused asks that he bejo
informed before being required to answer, {'fu.
Article 3. Unable to answer fbr.ainplar
reasons.
Article 4. Not guilty.
Article 5. Unable to answer until informed
when he refused to pass the orders referred
to. .<* fjf J
Article 6. Unable to answer until informed
of the names of the public officers and ;evi?
dences of indebtedness referred to,.,1.^
Article 7. Not guilty to so much as relates
to an order passed in 1873, and is Unable until
informed of the names of the parties to
answer so much as relates to the order pitted
in 1874. ? /
The Dresident called for a vote on the question
whether the answer should be filed. ..
Swails said the Senate could not vote intelligently
on the matter. It was the province
of the managers and counsel for the defence
to consider whether a sufficient answer
had been made.
Major Baxter, for Moses, argued that the -?
articles were too vague and lndehnito, and
that it was impossible to make proper answer;
that unless the accused was allowed the pfcoK
tection usually given to accused persons in ordinary
courts and he was eonvieUd, that conviction
would be no disgrace. From this
court there was no appeal, and it was all ,tbe
more important, therefore, that no iqjostico
should here be done. * . v > '
Elliott made a long and able answer,' arguing
that the practice and precedents sustained
the course taken by the managers.' * mW ?
At the conclusion, Swails said that the Senators
needed time for consideration of the
guments, and the court adjourned to 1 p. m,
to-morrow.
No business of importance Was transacted
in either House of the (ieneral AssemblyHoday.
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Thursday, February 24 :
In the Senate, at 1 p. m., the consideration
of the question was resumed whether the
answer made by the counsel of Judge M. Moses
should be received as such and filed. Whittemore
moved that the rules governing the
Senate in its legislative capacity be adopted
to govern that body in the capacity of a court,
of impeachment. Adopted. Under this ais
rangement the Senate went into secret session*
to discuss the question under coj&deramMk
After about an hour's absence, the Senate-fifetarried
with the following decision:
Ordered, That the answer made to the articles
of impeachment, exhibited by the House
of Representatives against Montgomery Moses,
judge of the seventh judicial circuit, by
the respondent, is insufficient,, and .that the
prayer of the respondent for more specific
charges be not granted* and that hebe reouired
to ptead or answer to all the articles ofimp<eachn>ent,
with the exception of Articles 1;
and 4 to which he has already pleaded not
guilty-.
A vote was then taken on this decision,
which was adopted by a vote of 28 to 1.
Mr. J. B. Campbell, for the defence, thea