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gcraps audi Jacts. ? Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina, i9 among the distinguished Americans registered in Paris. ? Secretary Evarts' income from his law practice is $50,000 ; as Secretary of State he receives $8,000. ? Henry Ward Beecher has made over $40,000 this season by lecturing, and yet these are"hard times." ? Hon. Hugh McCulloch, ex-Secretary of the treasury, says that in no branch of industry are the people of the United States behind Europeans except in farming. ? A lioness, supposed to have escaped from some menagerie, is at large and committing depredations in Hanover county, Virginia. Much consternation prevails among the inhabitants, and an active hunt is being made for her. ? Gen. Burriel, who executed the Virginius prisoners and was afterwards promoted and appointed Governor of Bilboa, is at last undergoing trial at Madrid in accordance with the promise made by Spain to the United States more than three years ago. ? A gentleman in England committed suicide the other day, and left a paper stating that he did so because his wife was a great deal too good for him. That's why the jury returned a verdict recording their opinion that deceased was of "an unsound state of mind." ? People generally will be glad to know that charcoal has been discovered to be a sure cure for burns. By laying a small piece of cold charcoal on the burn, the pain subsides immediately. By leaving the charcoal on for an hour, the wound is healed, as has been demonstrated on several occasions. ? A Chicago merchant, who knows more about grain and pork than foreign affairs, was asked recently what he thought of the "Eastern question." He hesitated a moment and then said, with a wise air: "Well, I am a Western man." He evidently means to stand by his section. ? Clumsy legislation has left Tennessee without any law against horse-stealing, larceny from the person, house or bridge burning, or house-breaking with intent to commit robbery. The old laws against these crimes were - .i? . .L _ i?.. T l?j so severe umi tue inai juegisiuiure xepeaicu them, but forgot to restore the old law or enact a new one. Hence the present awkward condition of things in Tennessee. ? Ex-Governor Chamberlain admits the justice of his doom. In a recent conversation with a Northern clergyman, he is reported as having admitted the necessity of President Hayes' Southern policy, and that there was nothing else that could be done. He said, in almost these words: "I am sorry that the negroes have been so over-anxious to hold office. The result has been that very many of the offices have been filled by persons perfectly incompetent, mentally and morally, for the positions." ? There is a Methodist Church at Trinidad, C >1., almost on the line of New Mexico, which has not a single male member in it. It is an adobe building, plastered inside and out. It cost 83,000 and is paid for. The official board is composed entirely of women, who keep their finances up to the mark. The pastor, Rev. J. E. Richards, a talented young man, says he never had a board that kept its business in as good order as this one. At the last quarterly meeting the minister's salary, that of the presiding elder, the sexton's bill and all the incidental expenses, were met promptly. ? A new and fashionable diversion is becoming popular in Baltimore among young ladies aud gentlemen fond of horseback riJ? Tx 11 _ J it TT 3 TLT l_ )) J uiLJg. li is caneu xiare auu xiouuus, auu is played every Saturday. A young gentleman and a young lady, well mounted, are chosen to represent the hares, and all the rest play the hounds. The brace of hares are given fifteen minutes' start, and have satchels of white paper cut in small pieces, with which they are expected to mark their course. The ride is sometimes five miles and back, by various reads aud lanes, and the first couple that overtakes the hares, has the privilege of playing that part in the next performance. ? The Paris Patrie gives some particulars about the "treasures of Islam." It says that all the pilgrims who visit Mecca cast an offering into the three sepulchres for the defence of Islam. The writer calculates that no less than 8,3,000,000 a year are thus contributed, aud adds that from one of the sepulchres which was opened in 1829, immense sums were drawn. Another sepulchre was opened during the Crimean war, aud now the Sheik-ulIslara has gone to Mecca to draw funds from the third, which has not been opened since 1415. Taking the three sepulchres, together, it is computed that they must contain about $120,000,000. ? A correspondent asks "why the term 'Sublime Porte' is applied to Turkey?" The words mean a lofty gate, or magnificent entrance, and are French, which is a language generally used in diplomatic relations in the old world. The title "Sublime Porte" is officially given to the Ottoman government. It comes from the circumstance that Orkhan (1426-60) erected in bis capital, Brusu, a palace with an imposing entrance, on which lie bestowed the name of "Sublime Porte," which from that time to the present has been applied to the monarch and government of the Ottomans. The use of the terra, too, is partly owincr to the oriental custom of transacting public business at the gate, or ante-chamber of the palace. ? A Washington dispatch of the 18th says that the rival Republicans for office in the South are piling up charges against each other. It needs no Democratic remonstrance to exclude the present set. If what they say of each other is to be believed, not one of the preseut applicants is a fit person to hold an office of honor, trust or profit. The President is beginning to see but two means of disposiug of Southern offices. One is to give them to Democrats, and the other is to send down new men from the North. The present Republicans of the South, native and imported, cannot endure each other and promise to be a feeble foundation upon which to construct the proposed old line Whig, native Republican and colored man's party. ? In a speech at Mobile, recently, Mr. Jef ferson Davis said : "Dor the honor of comrades whose UDtimely death you mourn, for the respect due to the cause you loved, for the pride you feel in your ancestry, for the hopes you cherish for your posterity, let not your eyes revert constantly to the past; but confronting the present and looking patriotically on to the future, let your efforts be made to repair what has been injured, and to build again higher and broader, on a more solid foundation, the temple of human liberty, after the model left you by your fathers. You engaged in no war for sectional aggrandizement, you fought no battles for personal advantage, you were prompted by no malice, and your knightly escutcheon is tarnished by no sordid hate or desire for mean revenge. The war left you stripped of all save honor, and your chivalry was as incapable of inflicting wrong, as it was of submitting to it tamely." ? It is not generally known that the present Pope. Pius IX, narrowly escaped death by drowning on the Pacific coast of South America when he was comparatively a young man. It was in 1823 when he was secretary to Monsignore Muzi, apostolic delegate to Chili. 5Vhile on a voyage from Valparaiso to Callao, <cm a coasting vessel, he landed at the port of Arica, Peru, and upon his return fell between ihe beat and the vessel. A French fisherman, .who was near by in his boat, sprang into the sea to his assistance and supported him until a rope was thrown from the deck of the vessel and he was saved. The priest was very grateful, and offered a reward to the tfbhcrman, but he refused it. After his elevation to the Papal Seat, the Pope frequently sent to ask the fisherman whether he could do any thing for him, but his offers were kindly and j respectfully refused. In 1854, the fisherman, i who was known as "Taita (Father) Martin," j was still living in Arica, and enjoyed the re- | spect and affection of the whole town. It was currently reported there that he was then 100 years old. I YORK VILLE, S, C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1877. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Ekquirkr is delivered free of postage to all subscribers residing in York county, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance. SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWS. ? Judge Willard was sworn in as Chief Justice, by Associate Wright, on Wednesday of last week. ? Governor Hampton has issued a proclamation appointing Thursday, the 24th day of May, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. ? Tim Hurley says of the carpet-bag thieves: "We are like a tin pan tied to a dog's tail ; we make a devil of a noise, but our occupation is gone." ? A crippled man, Dear Hardeeville, fell in the fire and was severely burned, a few days ago. He was then removed to another house, which was burned down the same night, and he was roasted to death. ? The transfer of the books and records of the State Treasury, which has been in progress for three weeks, was completed on Saturday last, and the official receipts were signed on Monday. Hon. S. L. Leaphart is now in full possession. ;? A South Carolina correspondent of a Northern paper says the Island of St. Helena, opposite Beaufort, contains 2,000 negroes, nearly all of whom have learned to read since 1862, owing to the labors of two wealthy Quaker ladies and two or three assistants. ? Chamberlain, Whittemore, Palmer, Red Hot Jones, Bowley, Leslie, Canton and others, of the carpet-bag fraternity, have taken their departure from the State, to return, it is hoped, no more forever. If Patterson, Bowen, Hubbard and Corbin will follow the example of the others, the State will be the better for it. ? The Southern Home learns that on the morning of the 13th instant, the store of T. G. Patrick at White Oak, in Fairfield county, was broken open by breaking up the ' " ' ? " i i n-rv*. hearth or the chimney irora oeiow. ivir. ratrick, who sleeps in the store, had gone for his breakfast, about 300 yards distant, and the burglary was during his absence. The burglars took about 8150 in money, including one 850 bill, a gold watch worth 8150 and a silver watch valued at 850. ? In relation to Capt. Charles S. Dwight, the newly-elected Chief-Eugineer of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Winnsboro Neics, of the 12th instant, says : "We are pleased to state that Capt. Charles S. Dwight has received the appointment of engineer in charge of the Chester aud Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad. This road is now completed to Dallas, N. C., and will be at once pushed to the terminus at Lenoir, N. C. Captain Dwight will be in charge of this work, and a better selection could not have been made by the directors. He has had long experience in his profession. As engineer on the staff of General Kershaw, during the war, he was a most efficient and valuable officer. He has, at different times, been engaged on the Blue Ridge and other railroads in this State, and on several in tlie West?among them the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway. On this he was employed as principal assistant in the erection of the bridge across the Missouri river at Boonville. This bridge is one of the finest structures of the kind iu America. With such an experience and with native talent of a high order, Captain Dwight will prove a most excellent officer, and will do good service for the Chester and Lenoir." MERE-MENTION. The Parliament of New South Wales has appropriated 860,000 to aid immigration from the United States. The City Bank of Macon, Georgia, has closed doors and made an assignment.* The Department of Agriculture will not issue its monthly of! ficial cotton report, Congress having failed to j j make an appropriation for that purpose. An | I unofficial abstract will be furnished the press ! j for publication. Major Reno, recently i j court-martialed for insulting an officer's wife, j I was once stationed at Spartanburg. P. i T. Barnum and the father of Charley Ross, J have offered 810,000 reward for the boy and ! ! r>r\ nnooh'nno oabpd W Unrhfifl hflS 1 i UV/ \|UVOIIiVUU . . , . _ v. | been appointed postmaster at Richmond, Va., j vice Miss Van Lew. At the instance of the President, Secretary Sherman tendered ex- i Governor Chamberlain the Solicitorship oC the Treasury, which position he declined on ! account of previous professional engagements. } ! Chamberlain had an interview with the Presi- i j dent last Saturday. The corn and wheat I crops in North-east Georgia are looking re- j | markably well. j On Friday last, ex-Governor Chamberlain, j of South Carolina, was sworn in as an attorney 1 and counselor of the New York bar. A j | rich gold vein has been struck near Dahlone- i I ga, Georgia, which shows an astonishing yield j i and it is said will assay three thousand dollars ' per ton. Charles Tuomey, colored, after 1 selling his body to the doctors for three dollars, and confessing to the murder of a white j lady, was hung at Americus, (jteorgia, on last Friday. The Treasury exchanges of silver coin for National Bank notes from the , 1st to the 17th instant, exceeds ?700,000. j ! The total exchanges for bank notes, fractional currency, &c., during the month, are estimated at ?1,250,000. A case of wholesale poisoning occurred at Streator, Illinois, on the 15th instant. A number of striking miners had been displaced by a set of new hands, and sixty of the latter were poisoned, as is supposed, by the old miners, who administered arsenic in their food. The drug was I too bountifully furnished to produce death, though it occasioned much suffering. Hen?y Carter is the proper name of the publisher j : of Frank Julie's publications?"Frank Les-' , lie" being a now de plume. Postmaster ]: General Key is about giving the post office at Corinth, Mississippi, to Major Jeff. Wofford. Wofford was chief of artillery to Gen. Stephen I). Lee, while he fought in Mississippi. It is reported that the position of Collector of Internal Revenue for South Carolina has been tendered to T. C. Dunn, vice L. Cass Carpenter, resigned, but that Dunn declines, he having the Charleston Custom House in his eye. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The fruit crop was never more promising than it now is in the central part of the State. ? Judge Settle has returned to his home in Greensboro from Florida, where he has been holding Federal Court. ? The building known as the Tate cotton factory in Greensboro, and used as a sumac mill, was burnt by a spark from the engine on Weduesday of last week. ? The large plug and smoking tobacco fac tory of R. T. Faucett & Co., with live or six other smaller buildings, in Durham, were burned by an accidental fire last Saturday afternoon." ? Says the Gastonia Herald of the 16th : "A destructive hail storm visited the upper . portion of this county last Friday, which in some places almost ruined the growing crops, knocked off fruit and destroyed vegetation generally." ? The property of Stenhouse & McCauley, of Charlotte, sold at auction a few days ago, brought lair prices. The two-story brick building, corner of Trade and College streets, sold for S14.000, and a brick warehouse on College street, for $4,000. ? Governor Vance has received a requisition from Governor Hampton, for Anna J. Hill, indicted for the commission of murder in Marion county, S. C., some eighteen months ago. The murderess fled the State soon after committing the crime, taking refuge in Robeson county, N. C., where she was captured i i J . 1 _ _ ?l ana longea in jau. ? On the Western N. C. R. R., near Henry's, there is a specimen of railroad engineering which is both novel and unique. The track passes over a culvert, and winding around for one and a half miles in a loop- 1 shape, returns to the same culvert, twenty-five feet above the lower track, and then stretches out westward towards Asheville. EDITORIAL INKLINGS. Sewing Machine Patents. The two patents granted to J. Bachelder for sewing machines, on the 8th of May, 1849, for a terra of fourteen years, and twice extended for successive periods of seven years each, have expired. One of these patents is for the "four-feed" invention. These two patents are said to be the last of the impor tant patents hitherto in torce and controlled by what was known as the sewing-machine combination. It appears from statistics in possession of the Patent Office, that during one year (1874) there were over 410,000 sewingmachines manufactured and sold by the five i principal companies engaged in the business in this country, besides 120,000 more which were manufactured by ten companies. Since the expiration of the patents, there has been quite a tumble in the prices of the machines, many of the manufacturers having reduced their prices near one-half of the figures at which machines were selling only a few days ago. The President and Sonthern Offices. Although the President has knocked the props from the carpet-bag governments in Louisiana and finuj.h__Cfln>linat yat ha is re- _ ported to have expressed his determination that his course in such adjustment of the political niuiot'nna in T.rmiainnn ahnll nnt hina VJU.O.. ... , his action in regard to the Federal patronage in that State. A Washington dispatch says he has assured Gov. Kellogg and other Republicans in Louisiana, and has given directions to that effect in the different executive departments, that all appointments must be made within the lines of the Republican parly. Party leaders are much elated at this determination on the part of the Executive, and say that though the withdrawal of the troops and the interference of the Commission were a mistake, they have still a chance to maintain the organization of the Republican party. It is evident that the fact that politicians are a necessary evil, is beginning to be appreciated, and there is no doubt that a modification of the somewhat decided views on this subject will hereafter be made. The rule promised in Louisiana will no doubt be extended to other sections. Associate Justice inciter. ? The News and Courier prints the following sketch of Col. Henry Mclver, who was last week elected an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Col. Henry Mclver, of Cheraw, was born , at Society Hill, in Darlington county, and will be fifty years of age in September next. When he was a boy, his father moved to Cheraw, in Chesterfield county. At Cheraw he still resides. After being graduated with honor at the South Caroliua College, Col. Mclver studied law with his father, who was a distinguished member of the Bar, and for many years Solicitor of the Peedee Circuit. In 1854, after his father's death, Col. Mclver, who had soon attained a high position in his profession, was elected Solictor of the same Circuit. This responsible position he filled with marked ability until the political reconstruction of the State. Col. Mclver was in active service throughout the war. From the rank of Lieutenaut, in the 4th South Carolina Cavalry, he was soon promoted to a captaincy. At the battle of Trevilyan's Station, he was severely j wounded. Than he, South Carolina bad no i braver soldier or more capable officer. Since the war he has practiced his profession successfully in the Eastern portion of the State. He is a man of almost unbounded popularity in his section of the State, enjoying that desirable popularity which fol- J I n. T j _ LM:*? At i lows arier uignuy, integrity aim auimy. .ai/ i the Bar he has an experience of twenty-eight j1 or thirty years, winning renown amongst such ; men as Chancellors Inglis and Johnsou, Gen, i Harllee and the late Julius A. Dargan. Col. | Mclver is a man of fine personal appearance, ; courteous and accomplished, and last, if not least, a consistent Conservative Democrat. Fence Law in North Carolina. The question of repealing the fence j law is attracting attention throughout North I ] Carolina, as well as our own State. The ' i Greensboro State, a Republican paper, advo-1' cates the general repeal of the law in that 1 State, giving the following reasons therefor: Our farmers complain of their taxes, and < ( yet, year after year cut down their best tira- i' her and expend muscle and money in fencing j | up their lands, never seeming to dream that j i one-tenth of the labor aud less than one-tenth j the cost, will fence up their stock that it now i requires to fence it out. Some say the land j ] owners can see the point, but that the non- j < property holder will be afraid to vote no j i fence because he could not then keep a cow i ( that his little ones may have milk. There is j, not one word of truth in the argument. There is not a single landlord, who rents land to a poor man, but would gladly allow him as jj much pasture as he would fence up, and even I 1 in that he would have less fencing to do than i he has now cropping for the landlords and I fencing his own and his neighbors' stock out. Mecklenburg has the stock and fence law, and even those who at first opposed it are now very much pleased with the workings of it. | There are now in Guilford county fence rails i sufficient to fence up the stock, without one single rail being split during the next ten years. Farmers, think about it. Poor men, ask the land-owner if he would not gladly furnish you with land to pasture, if you will fence up your stock. Texas and Pacific Railroad Scheme. The Philadelphia Press utters the following words of wisdom in advocating the building of the proposed Southern Texas and Pacific Railroad : There is no surer rescue and relief for the South, than to build a trans-continental line from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean , on the old survey that George B. McClellan, of Pennsylvania, made under the direction of ( Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War under President Pierce, in 1853-54. That great work will do more to weld the South to the Union ' than any modern measure of reconstruction. ] It is the one thing for the permanent redemption of the South. It ought not to he made a inh and it. *hmi)d ha no free and untainted as any other great national enterprise. The building of the Southern Texas and Pacific Railroad will do more to universalize and ex- i tend our commerce with the South American , Slates than any other modern event. It will | open Mexico to our manufactures and trade; . it will ultimately compel regular steam lines between Baltimore, Charleston, New Orleans [ and the South American ports, and will thus . open new markets for all our home products. True statesmanship consists in true economy ; but there is a great difference between the economy which withholds generous gifts to industry, and the economy which suspects eve- < ry great enterprise. Pay of Legislators. i The Charleston News and Courier takes j strong ground against the proposed bill to f make an appropriation for the payment of ] members of the Legislature, so as to give the j members of the Senate and the members of ( the Wallace House 8600 for last session and 8200 for the special session, and give the late Mackey House members nothing for last ses Bion and 8200 for this session. At this rate, argues the News and Courier, the office of ( legislator will pay better than any other occupation, and the members are worth their | weight in greenbacks. The Wallace House, . last winter, was in session from November 28 , to December 22, making twenty-four days. A salary of 8600 is equal to 825 a day. If A| ! 1 11 l 3 Hf OA me preseui session snan exieuu to may z,t, us length will be thirty days, and a salary of 8200 will be equal to 86.66 a day. This is ( handsome pay, even when the character of ' the work is considered. The News and Courier takes the ground that five dollars a day ought to be enough for either session, and concludes thus: There is, also, the very awkward point that the pay which the members of the Mackey House are to be allowed to draw is the lower ' sura of 8200, and that the 8600 for last sea- ' sion is to be given exclusively to the Senators and to the Democrats and handful of Republicans who composed the Wallace House : last winter. Again, the Republicans in the j Senate were as contumacious as the Mackey , House. Why should those Senators get 8600 each and their allies in the House get nothing ? We hope that the members of the General Assembly will remember the homely adage that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Retrenchment should begin in the legislative halls, and if the Senators and Representatives will put themselves in the place of their constituents, they will find wkjb and-means of coming iflOWTl ~ccr five ,ur J six dollars a day. The Mississippi Tragedy. Judge Chisholm aud his daughter, Cornelia, have both died of wounds they received at the hands of a mob in Mississippi, several days ago, an account of which we published soon after the occurrence of the tragedy. The following is a graphic account of the defence of her father by a young lady, affording an example of tenderness and courage unprecedented in the history of womanhood : ( The lock of the jail in which Chisholm was confined, his daughter being voluntarily with him, was broken off with axes plied by the mob. While the blows were falling upon it, ( Cornelia implored the two remaining guardc, < Overstreet and Wall, to fire through the grating upon the mob pressing up the stairs, but they refused. She then carried the guns left by the other guards to her father. After | the lock yielded, the two guards tried to hold the door, and the second son of the Judge, a , boy of thirteen, in aiding them, was shot in , the wrist. The mob pushed the guard aside, , and the men in advance gained the upper , landing, fired and killed the poor wounded boy, who was clinging to his father. There was a lull for a few minutes ; then , the crowd outside began to yell, "Fire the jail; burn them out!" Afterward they shouted, 'The jail is on fire!" It was a stratagem. Judge Chisholm, believing that the wooden building was already in flames, determined to fight his way out and sell his life i as dearly as he could. He came down the stairs with his wife and three surviving chil- ( dren. The dead bodies of Johnny Chisholm and of Dr. Roscer had previously been carried out i byOverstreet and Wall, who left the jail to get out of harm's way. At the foot of the ' 3tairs the hunted family found the hall full i of armed men. One man stuck his gun i through the grating in the door, against the breast of the Judge, but Cornelia thrust it i aside. A volley of shots was fired against < the door. The Judge pushed it open and got i into the hall. Mrs. Chisholm fired both bar- . rels of a shot-gun and wounded one of the as- 1 sailants in the face. The murderous mob ] closed in around their victim. His daughter clung to his neck with one hand aud with the i f Uwnof a inn tt fko fvtirta Ol mo/i O f Kim I i UtliCl LIJ 1 UOt rtHUJ IIIC guuo uiiiivm wu uuu* i Her hand was shattered by a ball and five I shots struck one of her legs. Judge Chisholm t fell wounded in eleven places. The mob. believiug they had accomplished their pur- I pose, left the jail. < The wife and son of the Judge, aided by a ] citizen, who, for a wouder, showed a spark of j 1 humanity, carried the wounded man to his | home, a few hundred yards across the com mons. A body of men then stopped them on < the way and were about to fire at the Judge, ? when Miss Cornelia, with the remarkable cour- < age and self-possession she showed throughout 1 the whole tragedy, assured them that her < father was dead, that he had died in her arms ' in the jail, and persuaded them not to rauti- ? late a dead body. The bleeding and uncon- ? 3cious man was then got within the shelter of ' bis house. Toward eveniDg the murderers rode out of the town. The surgeon says he never saw a woman i with such a nerve as Miss Chisholm, and that she bore the severe pain of extracting the shot j from her hand without a groan. She had a j ' acouof mtpl ] iorpnt. fnpp dark brown hair, and i ? ",w"l 1 , i pair of large, resolute blue eyes. Judge Chisholra was a native of Georgia, 1 and an ex-Confederate soldier. He was a des- f perate man, and soon after the war turned t aver to Radicalism. The tragic wounding f and subsequent death of his daughter has | e aaused a great sensation in the North. It i was a cowardly deed upon the part of the as-; 1 assins, and the Governor of Mississippi should ; ^ spare no pains to teach desperadoes that lynch ( law is murder, and must be punished as ( juch. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. H. <fc J. P. Herndon?Money Saved is Money Made?Flour. J. M. Adams?Notice to House-Keepers?Repairing?Wanted, 500 pounds of Beeswax? Wanted, 10,000 pounds of Rags. Clark Brothers?Wanted?Our Staple Grocery Department?Our Fancy Grocery Department?Our Hardware Department?Wooden Ware?Grain Cradles?Luxuries?Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff. Kennedy Bros. A Barron?Save Money?Sund rles?Rice Flou r?O roceries?Hard ware. MR. EDWARD THOMAS. This gentleman, late superintendent of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, has accepted a position on the Wilmington and Columbia Railroad. He will assume the duties of his new position next week. REV. A. W. LAMAR. Rev. A. W. Lamar, appointed by the Baptist State Convention as agent for home missions, held religious services in the Baptist nUiiM/iU in Utfl /*? Tiioo/lotr AtTOn ?? UUuilu iu tuio piauu uu iucouaj otouiu^. He will also preach again this (Wednesday) evening, and perhaps to-morrow evening. The public generally are invited to attend. DAY OF THANKSGIVING. As will be seen by the notice of W. H. McCorkle, Iqtendant, this day (Thursday) will be observed in Yorkville, in obedience to the request of Governor Hampton, as a day af thanksgiving and prayer. Business of all kinds will be suspended. The Presbyterian, Methodist, Associate Reformed and Baptist congregations will worship together in the Presbyterian Church, services commencing at 101 o'clock, A. M. SENATOR WITHERSPOON. Availing himself of the opportunity presentsd by an adjournment of the Senate from Friday to Monday evening, Mr. Witherspoon made a flying visit to his home on Saturday, returning Mouday morning. Mr. Witherspoon gives an encouraging report of the political outlook throughout the State. He expressed the opinion that the Legislature will idjourn the latter part of next week. FINE ENGRAVINGS. We have received from the publishers, Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of Charleston, a splendid line engraving of Gen. Gordon and Grovemor Vance, which form a part of the series of "the living Southern statesmen" now being published by that enterprising firm. The publishers desire agents in every town in South Carolina to introduce these works of irt, and may be addressed at once upon the subject. ? OFF FOR THE PENITENTIARY. Last Monday morning, Deputy Sheriff Simril, assisted by special constables J. Pink Herndon and James Barry, escorted the following convicts to the penitentiary: James Houston, Frank Fewell, Abraham Poag, Henry Jordan, Richard Robertson, Mary Fisher, Isom Buchanan and Abner Jackson. The terms of their sentences, as well as the charges of which they were convicted, are given in the Court proceedings in another place. THE CROPS. From all sections of the county we hear unfavorable reports of the cotton prospect. Owing to the rains and the cool atmosphere prevailing for some time after planting was over, much of the cotton planted failed to come up?the seed rotting in the ground?while the plant is feeble and sickly. With warm weather, however, the crop may greatly imn??nwo r1 v" The wheat crop continues promising. There was never a better prospect at this season for time in York county. Oats and com are not so promising. Corn is suffering from the same causes that have proved disastrous to the cotton plant. Fruit trees of all varieties are heavily laden, and for the ffrat time in three or four years will there be an abundant crop. CIRCUIT COURT. A special term of the Circuit Court for York county?his Honor Judge T. J. Mackey presiding?was begun at 10 o'clock, A. M., on Wednesday of last week, and closed at 2 o'clock, A. M., on the following Friday. Except a few causes on the calendars, not requiring the intervention of a jury, only the ca.-es on the sessions docket were tried. All the cases on that docket were disposed of as follows: State vs. Wm. Lee; assault with intent to kill. Verdict, not guilty. ~ T? m U/MiotAn o rrnro vrafor? no OlUltJ VB. UrtlllCB XlUUOtUU , ttgglllTUb^u ?oaault and battery. Inhuman beating of a child six years old, lacerating the body with a 3witch. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of 8200 and costs, or to be imprisoned two years at hard labor in the penitentiary. State vs. Frank Fewell, Andy Barnes, Jack Wallace, Lewis Steele, Jordan Campbell and Abraham Poag; grand larceny. Verdict, Frank Fewell and Abraham Poag, guilty. The others were acquitted. Sentences? Frank Fewell three years in the penitentiary, and Abraham Poag two years in the penitentiary. State vs. Isom Dunlap; burglary and larceny. Not guilty. State vs. Monroe Killian alias Monroe Pettis, and Harriet Killian alias Harriet Pettis ; burglary and larceny. Verdict, not guilty. State vs. Lemuel Russell; assault with weapon. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of 8200, and to be imprisoned thirty days in the county jail. State vs. Henry Jordan and Richard Robertson; burglary and larceny. Richard Robertson pleaded guilty. Sentenced to ten years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Henry Jordan went to trial and was found guilty. Sentence?three years at hard labor in the penitentiary. State vs. the same defendants, for burglary and larceny- Nol. proa, as to Richard Robertson. Henry Jordan found guilty and sen1 i 1 _ J 1 _ I IUm ;encea to nara laoor iu me pcuncuuaij iui leven years. State vs. Mary Fisher; arson. (Setting 5re to the "Harris Hotel" property in Yorkrille.) Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to be imprisoned for a term of twenty years in the penitentiary State vs. Abner Jackson, Isora Buchanan, Ben Jones and Britton McKeown ; burglary iud larceny. (Burglariously entering the itore of Latimer A Hemphill, of Yorkville, md stealing goods to the amount of $250 ^herefrom.) Nol. pros, entered as , to Ben Jones and Britton McKeown. Isom Buchanan found guilty, and sentenced to seven years it hard labor in the penitentiary. Ahuer Jackson found guilty, and sentenced to twenv voara nt hard lahor in the oenitentiarv. All the above offenders are colored. On Thursday afternoon the grand jury made the following presentment: To the Honorable T. J. Mackey, Presiding Judge:?The grand jury would respectfully lubmit the following report: We visited the county poor house and found hat there are thirty-three paupers maintained it the public expense. Of this number, 19 ire white and 14 colored. The care taken of ;hese paupers is very good. The poor house 'arm is apparently well managed, and the itock belonging to it are in good condition. In regard to the poor house, we would make he following recommendations: 1. That Jane Rodgers, a stout and healthy vhite woman, apparently about thirty years )ld, now an inmate of the poor house, be disnissed. 2. That the County Commissioners furnish the paupers with a reasonable supply of tobacco. 3. Tbat in order that the inmates of the poor bouse may have an opportunity of enjoying the preaching of the gospel, we recommend that the County Commissioners be requested to instruct the superintendent to fit up a stand and make arrangements with the pastors of the several churches in the community, for preaching. This to be attended with no expense, except for the erection of a stand. We have examined, as well as our time would allow, the offices of the Sheriff, of the Clerk of the Court, and of the Judge of Probate. The books pertaining to these several offices we find to be neatly and correctly kept. Owing to the peculiar condition of affairs in the State, the School Commissioner elected in November last, has been unable to do anything toward putting the free schools in operation. He is compelled to await the action of the Legislature. The office of County Treasurer, as well as that of County Auditor, is vacant. The county jail is secure, and kept neat and clean. In view of all the facts in the case, the grand jury would recommend that the existing fence law of the State of South Carolina be repealed. We earnestly request the presiding Judge of this circuit that this, our re commendation with regard to tbe repeal oi the fence law, be forwarded, at as early a period as practicable, to our Senator, and Representatives in the House, that their action may be governed accordingly. In closing our report, we cannot refrain from calling attention to tbe alarming number of burglary and larceny cases wbicb came before us at this term. Evidently, these crimes are on the iucrease. Respectfully submitted, W. M. Walker, Foreman. On receiving the report of the grand jury, his Honor agreed that the various recommendations as to tbe poor house should be complied with. In regard to the county offices, his Honor, after complimenting the various county officers of York county for the faithful discharge of their duties, remarked that it was but proper that the said offices should occasionally have a thorough examination, and to this end, he authorized the foreman to appoint two of the grand jury to act with him as a committee to thoroughly investigate all the offices of the county, employing an expert to aid them in the work, and make a report of their investigation at the next term of the Court. That portion of the report recommending a repeal of the fence law, met with the hearty approval of his Honor, who commented at some length in favor of the proposed change. A term of the Court, for the trial of civil causes alone, will be held, commencing on Tuesday, the 7th of August next. ???m Correspondence of the YorkviUe Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, May 21, 1877. At the election for Senator from this county to fill the unexpired term of Dublin 1. Walker, General W. A. Walker was elected over the Republican candidate, Wra. Chisholm, by a majority of 1,298 votes. This is certainly a brilliant Democratic victory. The box at this place, which at the last general election gave the Radicals a majority of 14, was carried by the Democracy by a majority of 675 votes. Carmel Hill, which has, since the days of reconstruction, been overwhelmingly Republican, rolled up a large Democratic majority. Lewis' Turn Out, Hazlewood and McAliley's Mill gave small Republican majorities. With these exceptions, the Democracy were victorious at the voting precincts of the county. It is an occasion for profound rejoicing that Chester county will -now bo ropraaantad in the Slap* Senate by a worthy and honorable gentleman. Gen. W. A. Walker is a member of the legal profession, and will take a high stand in the honorable body, to which he has been so triiimnhant.lv elected. He will take a nromi Dent part in exposing and condemning thieving Republican legislators aod officials, and will lend a helping hand in passing such measures as will redound to the welfare of our county and State. Ex-Postmaster Richardson, who was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of forgery, was given a preliminary examination on Wednesday before Trial Justice Sanders. The evidence establishing the charge was not sufficient to justify the Justice in sending the case to a higher Court, aod the accused was released. He was represented by J. A. Bradley, Jr., Esq. Dr. A. H. Davega returned on Thursday from Dallas. He gave a favorable account of the convicts furnished the Railroad Company by the State of North Carolina, and who are dow employed in grading the road between Dallas and Lincolnton. They are now at work at a point about six miles from the latter place. They are easily managed, and show no disposition to rebel against the authority of their overseers. In conformity with a resolution adopted on Memorial Day, Capt. John L. Agurs ban ap pointed a committee to raise, by subscription, a fuud to be contributed to the erection of a monumeut to the Confederate soldiers ol Chester county, killed or died from disease in momKotq nf thp nnmmiltpA I bllo j c* i/o naii a iiw iuviuwv<w v* ??v wv? ....???? are Mrs. M. H. Gaston, Mrs. J. J. McLure, Mrs. J. S. Wilson, Mrs. S. W. Mobley, Miss . M. E. McKee, G. J. Patterson, Esq., Mnj. T. S. Mills, Messrs. R. Brandt, T. C. Gaston and T. N. Youngblood. I believe they will abundantly succeed in the performance of the good work entrusted to their keeping. A different opinion is equivalent to attributing to the people of this county an indifference to ! the memory of the Confederate dead. The memory of those who fell iu defence of their country's cause will, for all time, be dear to our people, which will be manifested at the right time in a way that will enable the committee to erect the desired monument of affection. The extreme scarcity of money at ' the present time would act as au effectual bar 1 to the making of collections, but when the ' present stringency has been removed, the 1 money will be forthcoming in behalf of the ! object contemplated. So the committee must not despair of success if their efforts at first do not meet with a hearty response. Rev. Mr. Perry, of Mizpah Church, in this ' county, returned on Friday from an attend- i ance upon a special meeting of Bethel Pres- -j bytery, that was held at the Presbyterian Church at Fort Mill. Rev. Mr. Lowry, of 1 York, and Rev. Mr. Williamson, of Laucas- j ter, were licensed to preach the gospel. Mrs. Lucy Alexander, an estimable lady j [ of our town, was desperately ill one day last { week from accidentally taking morphine in- . stead of quinine. Her life was only spared a . t 1 ?. j -il .1 a by using electric shocks ana inner vioium remedies, the effects of which are still felt. She is, however, convalescing, and will soon be well again. On Friday morning our Town Council were engaged for some time in trying the case of a negro man and woman, charged with fighting. The evidence was clear in showing the woman to he the offending party, while the man was not considered blameless for keepiug bad company. The latter was fined one dollar, while the former was committed to jail. Joel Johnson and Wesley Young, both colored, charged with stealing razors from H. Henderson, a worthy man and good barber, were brought before Trial Justice McDonald 1 on Friday, tried, found guilty, and commit- j ted to jail. Johnson afterwards confessed that he alone was concerned in the stealing. ; On Friday evening an ice cream and straw-! berry festival was given by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church in behalf of the missionary cause. The entertainment took place at the building of the female school, was well attended, and a success both financially and socially. A meeting of colored men was held at the Court House on Friday night for the purpose of organizing a rifle club. Harmony did not prevail at the meeting, as they were unable to agree upon their leader. There were two candidates for the Captaincy, and their respective friends were so earnest in the advocacy of each as to occasion disorder, and necessitate an adjournment without accomplishing anything. R. M. Cross, assignee of the firm of M. M. a Shannon A Co., sold out, on Saturday, at auc- I tion, the goods he had been unable to sell at B private sale. An excellent opportunity was 1 presented for the purchase of groceries and other articles at very moderate prices. The Associate Reformed Church was filled yesterday with a large congregation. Rev. Mr. Marion preached a good sermon from the text, "Ye are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power." At the close of the sermon, he administered the communion to a large number of persons, many of whom were members of other churcbea II was my pleasure to meet, on Saturday, Rev. E. J. Meyuardie, D. D., recently elected a trustee of the South Carolina University. It is certainly an occasion for profound rejoicing that the University, once the pride of the State, has been restored to the keeping of true and noble sons of the State, whom she delights to honor. This is one of the happy fruits of that glorious political redemption, which followed the recognition of Governor Hampton by the President. Dr. Meynardie favors the restoration of our State University to its former condition, that of a College. He thinks the success of the University system depends upon heavy endowments. When the University has been opened for the reception of students, be approves of great moderation in the rate of tuition; and when the finances of the State will permit, he thinks \ tuition should be free. The State, he thinks, owes this to the sons of the gallant men who fell in her defence during the late war. Dr. Meynardie opposes that section of the bill before the Legislature, respecting the University, which refers to the appointment of persons with powers, as he alleges, in conflict with those of the Trustees. In the event of this bill becoming a law, he will tender his resignation as trustee. tyui. EX-GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN. Ex-Governor Chamberlain has been recently interviewed by the New York Herald, in which he gives expression to his views of affairs in South Carolina. He claims to have desired to accomplish precisely what Governor Hampton is doing, but ascribes his failure to the ignorance and inexperience of the masses of the Republican party in South Carolina. He declares that no change of circumstances in his political fortunes will lead him to deny or deprecate the generous and hearty support which the best men of South Carolina and the Democratic party gave him from 1874 down to the nomination of Hampton, and that no public man was ever more heartily or unselfishly supported by political opponents than he was during that period. As to the ability of the colored race to administer the affairs of government, he says : I think the colored people are just as competent to legislate and conduct a government as any other people who have had as little education and experience. They only want brains. It is idle to expect, under any circumstances,a good government without a large preponderance of intelligence. The strength of every community in the Union is measured by this fact. While, therefore, I do not reflect on the colored race in saying that they were badly prepared for the task they assumed, I still contend that successful self-government, under the law of universal suffrage, requires education, intellectual training and a large amount of accumulated political experience?in short, an understanding of the duties of citizenship. Concerning the intentions of the masses of the colored people of South Carolina, I think they are honest Their misfortune has been that they were not sure to anticipate or follow the effects of measures that were enacted by their representatives until these measures had taken root and wrought ^ their evil results. And then tbey were too ready to be led by designing and unprincipled men, who became, by force of superior opportunities, their leaders. When I say this, I desire particularly to add that I do not cast more blame upon the colored than upon the white leaders of. the Republican party in South Carolina. Upon the whole, I think my own race has as much to answer for any connection with bad leadership in that State as the colored race. The result is the same. Bad leaders and ignorant followers eould not work out the problem of good government. This has been tbe great obstacle and hindrance to the success of the Republican party in the Southern States, and it may be set down as tbe principal cause of our overthrow. In the resources and financial ability of South Carolina, the ex-Governor has unbounded confidence, characterizing the State as Massachusetts, Alabama and Iowa rolled into one. ? With a tractable and adaptive laboring population, and with good government, self-reliance and the disappearance of !?* _! J! ! U 1 political Dissensions, ue says uer juture seems to be as clear and promising as ber most enthusiastic sou could desire. Oa being delicately asked if be would give his views of President Hayes' Southern policy, Mr. Chamberlain replied : I consider myself withdrawn from politics in South Carolina, and from politics generally, and, therefore, have no objection. You are, of course, aware that I did not approve of the action which President Hayes took with reference to South Carolina. It was an experiment, and time alone can vindicate his judgment. I think that as a prime result he will find that the Democratic party will derive all the profit and that the Republicans, in South Carolina at least, will remain in a nermanent minority, havinc little or nn in. fiuence on public affairs in that State. So far as the material and political interests are concerned, the Democratic party brings more wis- * iom, more experience and a more representative character to the discharge of the duties }f the administration, and I can readily believe that under these conditions of General Hampton's administration, the people will be satisfied. He is only doing what I could and should have done with the same influences around me, and, therefore, I shall heartily rejoice in his success. It is but natural for me to wish that along with material prosperity might have come what I regard as political prosperity, and by that I mean the perpetuation of the Republican party, which to me means equal rights and the protection of the aumblest citizen in the enjoyment of the free ind untrammeled exercise of his political principles. I hope you will allow me to say further, witbout suggestion from yourself, that I hold :o my views of events in the past as well as ;he present, with entire deference to those who ire known to differ with me. I have the profoundest respect and admiration for the conduct and character, in the main, of the masses of the Republican party of South Carolina. The difficulties in the way of their success have been inherent. My connection with the colored people has inspired me, not )nly with kind, but with respectful feelings, iud I hope there is a happy and a safe future oefore them. For the white people, notwith- , standing our antagonism, I also entertain a aigh degree of respect. I make a large allowance for the difference of training and edacation, and I am willing to concede that they have acted, for the most part, in obe- * iience to what they have regarded as the best ^ interests of the State. I have no pride of feeling that will ever prevent me from rejoicing \ in any degree of peace, prosperity and har- J mony which may be wrought out under Dem>cratic rule in South Carolina.