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Sf\craps and Jacts. ? It is stated that since August 1, 1876, over 320,000 people have moved into the State of Texas. ? The committee to investigate the fire in the Patent office building report unanimously that it was the work of an incendiary. ? The Russian grain crop falls far short of what was anticipated from it. It is disappointing both in quality and quantity. The wet weather in August, and the scarcity of labor, cause the short crop. ? Texas has 1,750,000 people, and Louisiana only about 750,000. When the war ended, Louisiana was the more populous State of the two. Three years from now Texas expects to have twenty Congressmen. ? "Little Mac" is awakening an immense enthusiasm in New Jersey. Thirty thousand people turned out to greet him at Newark. It begins to look very much as though the gu i M? L. ii_ r.. Dernatonai campaign win oe a want uver iur McClellan. ? Rev. Dr. E. T. Baird, ex-Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, under indictment at Richmond, Va., on the charge of embezzling the funds of the board, has returned from Canada and surrendered himself to the authorities. He states that he had no knowledge of the indictment until quite recently. ? The success, so far, of the Moffet liquor punch in Virginia, is leading to a newspaper discussion of the advisability of adopting it in other States. The Chicago Tribune has figured up the revenue which the instrument would bring into the Illinois State treasury at $2,820,000?a larger revenue than the State has now, and one that would obviate all other taxation for State purposes. The revenue to Chicago alone would be $1,320,000. ? The ballot is said to haye produced one almost incredible effect upon the women of Wyoming. It is averred that some of them actually declare themselves older than they really are, in order to get a chance to vote. A contemporary considers it proboble that Wyoming is the only place on earth where Buch a thing ever happened. The fascination of politics upon the human mind never bad a more striking illustration. ? There was recently on exhibition in a store on Dupont street, San Francisco, a mammoth cluster of grapes from the great grape vine of Santa Barbara. This cluster weighs 125 pounds, is six feet in circumference and three feet long. The vine from which this was cut is sixteen years old, and nrnduces annually 10.000 to 12.000 pounds of grapes. This is probably the largest bunch of grapes ever known. ? The Baptists of Chicago are making a move to expurgate Solomon's song from our Bible. At a recent meeting of the association, it was generally agreed that the effort to interpret it as an allegory of the love of Christ for His church was unsuccessful. Dr. Owen noted its resemblance to the songs of Zend A vesta. Prof. Maimon of the chair of Hebrew in the theological seminary, did not think Solomon wrote the Bong, and that it was simply a picture of conjugal love. ? The Knoxville Tribune says the state of the average Radical mind was well illustrated by the salubrious patriot who was found recently affectionately cultivating the friendly acquaintance of a lamp post, and enlivened the scene with shouts of" 'Rah (hie) for Grant. 'Rah for Zach (hie) Chandler." Upon being accosted by a couple of policemen, he broke forth, "Boys, (hie) you've beat us. You've beat us, (hie) by George! We stole the (hie) Pres'd'cy, and you've (hie) stole the Pres'd'nt!" His cup of sorrow was full. ? A letter written by Gen. Lee at Southerland's Springs, Texas, ou the 19th of February, 1861, to a gentleman in that State, and which has been recently published for the first time, closes as follows: And now, having closed my business, I will say how sad I felt to-day under the circumstances, at leaving San Antonio, especially as I am unable to see a single good that will result from the step taken by the State; but, as it has been permitted by a kind Providence, I hope it will eventuate in her ultimate benefit. ? Governor Hampton makes jokes as well as the President. At Nashville, one day, Mr. Hayes stood erect in the carriage, bow' 1 ~ nnrl otoo/luinrr lug l/U IIIC giiuutiug lliiung nun DVbuuj lug himself by a hand placed on Hampton's shoulder, and, the horses starting at the same moment, he was suddenly thrown down in the carriage. "Mr. President," said Hampton, quietly, "if you want to stand firm, you must lean on the South." And the President laughed. Wittily said, and as true as witty. No Roman Consul would want a better omen than that. ? Under date of the 4th instant, a dispatch from Kansas city has the following: "Apaches are on the war path. One day last week they attacked a settlement of whites and killed 25 men and stole a number of horses. These are the same redskins who committed so much devilment last year, and General Hatch, in command of the United States troops, proposes to punish them severely. His regiment is not half sufficient to furnish protection to the whites in that section, and it is reported that more troops will be ordered to assist him. The recent outbreak occurred near Silver City." ? A dispatch from Fort Davis, dated the 6th instant, gives the following exciting news: A Mexican mob, four hundred strong, took possession of Gsleta and San Elizaro. The Texas county officials are prisoners in the hands of an infuriated rabble, aod their cry is "Death to Gringos?viva Mexico." Letters received to-day at Fort Davis state that the Mexicans in large number have captured and hold in custody all the officers of the El Paso Company. The lives of white men are threatened. There are no troops on the frontier and a horrible massacre is imminent. Judge Chas. H. Howard is a prisoner and bound with ropes. ? The Ohio election came off on Tuesday last. There were six tickets for State officers in the field, as follows: Republican, headed by William H. West, for Governor; Democratic, headed by Richard M. Bishop; Greenback, Stephen A Johnson ; Prohibitionist, Henry A. Thompson ; Workingmen's, L. H. Bond; and a second Workingmen's, with Johnson, the Greenback candidate, at its t head. On the same day Iowa elected a Gov-1 ernor, State officers and legislature. On j Wednesday next, California will hold a ju- j dicial election. On the 6th of November, i ? " i i ii- tr: JNew jersey, i>ew iorK, iuassacnusens, Virginia, Minnesota, .Wisconsin and Mississippi will elect Governors and other State officers. On the same day, Pennsylvania, Maryland i and Nebraska will choose subordinate State 1 officers; Illinois will also elect county offi-, cers, and Connecticut will elect a Legisla-1 ture. On the 5th of December, Georgia will j close the political race of 1877 by choosing a ! Legislature and ratifying or rejecting the | proposed new Constitution. ? Dr. J. C. Ayer remains in an asylum in Athol, Mass., an incurable maniac. A cor-1 respondent of the Kochester Democrat says he i is at times very violent, and at others quiet to j a degree that indicates softening of the brain, j fUo oomo rotator rritroa fVlO fnllnwinc AS facts : i lie WI11V ' ? ? o j Ayer came to Lowell a poor adventurer, and obtained employment in a factory, where his ' services as a chemist gave him good wages. He was economical and saved money. Then he became acquainted with a druggist who sold a cough medicine which was very popu lar. Ayer obtained the recipe, and advertised the medicine, freely. His agents spread rap-, idly through the country, and Ayer built up an immense traffic. He kept his pro6ts se- j cret, but his frequent investments indicated rapidly growing wealth. He became one of ( the largest cotton mill proprietors in Lowell, I and the largest owner of bank stock. Invest-' ments were also made in other places, in order to avoid notice and prevent that rush for charity which so often follows the increase of wealth. This absorbed the entire energies of1 the proprietor, until he was ordered by his physician to go to Europe. He escaped from domestic trouble by becoming absorbed in business to such an extent as to destroy the balance of his mind. Vie ?0tMIe inquirer. YORKVILLE. S. C.; THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 11, 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 Enquirer is delivered free of postage to an suusunuera rt;?iuiij& m nuiv tv, 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. ? Associate-Justice Wright has returned to Columbia. ? Judge Willard has returned to Columbia after an absence of several weeks. ? The Phctnix says that a regular day passenger train will soon be put on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad. ? On Saturday next, Judge Mackey is to address the people of Union on the subject of the fence law and narrow gauge railroads. ? Judge Northrop was last week sworn in as United States District Attorney for South Carolina, and immediately resigned the judgeship of the seventh circuit. ? The yellow fever has appeared at Port Royal and Beaufort. The Mayor of Port Royal telegraphed to Augusta for medicines, nurses and provisions. ? In the event that Gen. W. H. Wallace, the present speaker of the House of Representatives, is elected Judge of the 7th Circuit, the friends of J. C. Sheppard, a member of the House from Edgefield, will present his name as a candidate for Speaker. ? The residence of Col. James Farrow, at Laurens Court House, was accidentally destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning of last week. Only a few trunks, containing books, papers, and some other articles, were saved. The building destroyed was owned by Dr. J. P. Hunter. ? The family of Mrs. Graham, of Charleston, widow of the late Judge Graham, were poisoned last week, it is supposed, by eating dressed fowl that bad been, by some means, impregnated with poison. A young lady member of the family, and a servant girl have died, and several other members of the family are quite low, but will probably recover. ? H. J. Maxwell, Republican Senator from Marlboro, was arrested at Bennettsville on a charge of receiving a bribe ef $1,000 for voting in favor of a swindling printing bill. He was taken to Columbia in charge of a constable, and after a bearing before Trial Justice Marshall, held to bail for trial in the sum of $5,000. Failing to give boud, he was committed to jail. After bis incarceration in jail, Maxwell wrote out his resignation as a member of the South Carolina Senate and forwarded it to the proper authorities. ? Capt. John R. Miot, of Columbia, died in that city, on Friday last, after a lingering illness, in the 49th year of his age. When only sixteen years old, he went to Mexico with the Palmetto Regiment, and served through that war. He was the first to plant the flag on the walls of the Garita de Belon, at the City of Mexico, for which he was complimented by Col. Gladden, then in command of the regiment, and by a commendatory resolution passed by the legislature of this State. He served faithfully in the last war and was severely wounded. ? Ex-Treasurer Cardozo, unexpectedly returned to Columbia on Tuesday of last week. H!q nnnenranofi occasioned considerable sur rt ? prise, as it was generally understood, that in common with others under indictment, Car* dozo proposed to prolong his absence from South Carolina, until such time as his return should be compelled by process of law. Very L '? ' ?? V?r\ ?rtnn OH MWAn<4 AWA/4 snuriiy unci HIS ICIU1U, uc niu UUIICUUCKJU by bis bondsmen and lodged in jail, where be will probably remain until the meeting of the Circuit Court for Richland county. W. B. Nash and Postmaster Wilder, both colored, were two of Cardozo's bondsmen. ? Congressman Robert Smalls, colored, was arrested in Beaufort last week, and was brought to Columbia on last Saturday. Smalls was taken before Justice Marshall, but at the solicitation of the prisoner's counsel?S. W. Melton, Esq.?the preliminary examination was postponed until Monday. Smalls gave bond in the sum of $5,000, with Beverly Nash as surety. In relation to the arrest at Beaufort, and the charges against Smalls, the Tribune of that place says : "The not unexpected but rather sudden arrest of Robert Smalls, thi3 evening by a sheriff's deputy from Columbia, caused quite a commotion in town, and soon everybody was eager to hear the truth in regard to it. It seems that while Smalls was quietly conversing, a stranger (. came up and.tapped him on the shoulder and told him he "wanted him." Smalls wanted ! to know what for. when the straneer informed ; him that he must go to - Columbia with him. j Small8ao8wered that he could give bonds, ifj required, to the amount of 340,000, but the ' stranger said he did not want bonds, but him, I and that they would start for Columbia to- j morrow morning. In the evening a friend of' Smalls called on bira to see if he could do anything for him, when Smalls answered that j he was going to Columbia and expected to I spend at least "five years in the penitentiary." j The charge on which he is arrested is said to ! be for taking $5,000 for his vote in one of the printing swindles, a charge made against him j years ago by J. G. Thompson, but which can i only be proved by the testimony of Joe Woodruff." At the preliminary examination before Justice Marshall on Monday, Josephus Woodruff testified to having placed a check for i 35,000 in Hardy Solomon's bank, payable to the order of Smalls, and that he did so upon ! the strength of Smalls having agreed to vote for the bill. Mr. Zealy, the cashier and book-keeper of the bank, was called, and tes-1 tified to having received the check, charged Woodruff's account in the bank with it, and credited it to Smalls, who afterwards drew it out. Upon the conclusion of the testimony, i Justice Marshall decided to hold Smalls, in a bond of 85,000, to appear at the Court of General Sessions for Richland county, to be held on the fourth Monday of this month. Smalls had not given bond at last advices. I NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Statesville American flys at its masthead?"1880?Hayes and Hampten." ? Two Cherokee Indians were convicted of larceny at the late term of the Graham Superior Court, and sentenced to the penitentiary. ? A committee, headed by Gen. Leach, visited Columbia last week to invite Governor Hampton to attend the N. C. State Fair. The Governor promised to be in attendance on Thursday, the 18th instant. ? The North Carolina Presbytery has forbidden members of the church from indulging in worldly amusements, such as circus, dancing, theatres, etc. Editors belonging to the denomination are also forbidden to publish advertisements of circus, concert or other amusement. ? On Sunday night of last week, near Rock ingham and Guilford county line, otepnen McKenzie and George Goode, white men, renewed a quarrel that originated between them that morning about a game of raarblea, when McKenzie shot Goode with a rifle, from the effects of which he died next morning. McKenzie made his escape. ? The Hilbboro Recorder says: We were shown in Greensboro a tombstone in the hands of the workmen, designed for the grave of a man who has been buried more than one hundred years. The inscription records the virtues of Shubael Steans, who organized Sandy Creek Baptist Church, in Randolph county, in the year 1755, and who died Nov. 20th, 1771. Verily, his friends were late in thinking about him. ? Says the Monroe Express: Many persons will remember the gold mine suit tried in the Superior Court in this county four years ago, between T. J. Crowell and E. Mauney, and will doubtless be interested in learning that the mine is now being worked by Mr. Crowell and is paying handsomely. 50 to 100 dwt. a day is averaged over and above expenses, and there is plenty of ore in sight. The mine is situated in Stanly county, eight miles north of Albemarle. ? Says the Lincoln Progress of the 6th in stant: Mr. J. M. Coffin, Supervisor of convicts on the Chester and Lenoir N. G. Railroad, informs us that the grading on the above named road was completed to the Carolina Central last Friday. The Narrow Gauge road intersects the Carolina Centra) about a mile from town, and its road-bed will be used by the Narrow Gauge from the intersection to the former's depot. Work will be begun on the line from here to Newton in a few days, as the convicts, we learn, have been turned over to Catawba county. ? EDITORIAL INKLINGS. . Gov. Hampton to Visit Raleigh. Governor Hampton having accepted the invitation to deliver the address to the North Carolina Agricultural Society, at the approaching State Fair on Thursday next, the Raleigh Observer makes the following editorial mention of the fact: No more welcome guest than Wade Hampton could come to North Carolina. Men of all colors and of every shade of political opinion will unite in giving a most cordial greeting to the citizen who, in addition to being a peerless soldier, wears among his laurels the crowoing honor ot heing the redeemer or his State from a government that for corruption and oppression is without a parallel in history. But it is not alone as a famous soldier and distinguished citizen that he will be welcomed to our State, for as their faithful old commander also, he will be greeted by men from every portion of the State with whom he shared every danger and every hardship. It is, therefore, with the greatest pleasure that we announce that be will be with us at our approaching Fair, knowing, as we know, to how many hearts in North Carolina it will carry joy. The Indian War. ? There has been more serious fighting with the Indians, in which the Seventh Cavalry participated. The following Washington dispatch contains the particulars, as telegraphed officially to the War Department: Gen. Miles telegraphs from Bear Paw, October 3, that he surprised the Nez Perces camp, capturing about 600 horses, mules and ponies. The engagement was severe. The Indians lost seventeen killed, including Looking Glass and Joseph's brother and three other chiefs, and forty wounded. Joseph gave me his solemn pledge yesterday that he would surrender, but did not, and they are evidently awaiting aid from other Indians. The Sioux are coming to their aid. They are closely invested in some deep ravines, and kept under ffre. To take them by assault would cost many livea. I may wear them out, and eventually compel them to give up. They fight with more desperation than any Indians I ever met. We lost in killed Capt. Owen Haile, of the 7th Cavalry, and Second Lieutenant Riddle, of the ,7th Cavalry. Wounded?Captains Maylor and Godfrey. First Lieutenant and Adjutant Baird, Lieutenant Romeyn, thirty-eight non-commissioned officers and privates and two Indian scouts. Captain Haile and Lieut. Godfrey were formerly stationed at Yorkville. Requisition for Senator Patterson. A Washington dispatch of the 5th instant says that Judge Cartter, Supreme Judge of the District of Columbia, has received a requisition from Governor Hampton, of South Carolina, for United States Senator J. J. Patterson. Judge Chase has examined the indictments, certificates, etc., and will issue a warrant for Patterson's arrest. A technicality appears in the requisition, which will prob i ?* :? aoiy necessitate returuiug it ueiure auy ucunite action is taken. Patterson publishes the following card in the New York Herald of the 5th : Will you be kind enough to correct the statements in the Washington letter in the Herald of the 1st instant, relating to me ? I can't imagine who started such a report. I do not propose to dodge anything. I have for months said I would support Mr. Hayes* administration by my votes in the Senate and still intend to do so. As between the President and myself there is, as far as known, the kindest feeliugs. When General Butler was elected Senator last winter, I said I would vote for his admission, and I intend to do so boldly and cheerfully. I propose to ask the Senate to investigate the charges contained in the indictment against me, but shall attend the sessions of the Senate as punctually as I always have done. J. J. Patterson. Our Member?elcct to Congress. A Spartanburg correspondent of the Columbia Register, makes the following reference to Col. John H. Evins, member-elect to ^ ??*Uin CnnrtuflOQinnnl <4lof pi nt VjOUgresa IIUIll III ID vvugicoaiuiiai uiouiub i "Walking into the law office of Messrs. Evins <fc Boruar to-day, I found our esteemed Congressman elect, Col. John H. Evins, at his desk, writing up his correspondence and other matters, which keep him quite busy just now before leaving for the extra session. He has a fine law practice here, and his absence from the Spartanburg bar will be very much felt during his attendance on the sessions of Congress, which virtually takes its members from the routine of the temple as well as away from the more charmed circle of home. In speaking of the numerous applications which flow in upon him, chiefly for appointments in the postal service, he expressed a want of confidence in much being done in that direction, at least for the present, and in support of this view mentioned the letter of Postmaster Key to Senator Merri * moo, some time ago, in which he announced his policy of not removing from office, except ; for cause, and then not to replace with a ! Democrat if a competent Republican could I be found. So that it seems, according to Mr. j Key, a Democrat need expect no favor along ; with his Southern policy, and applicants may J as well smoke their pipes in peace and puff I their 'ambrosial gales.' Colonel Evins is in excellent health and will leave for Washingi ton at an early day." i Conviction of Ex>Senator Sawyer. Ex-Senator F. A. Sawyer, with others, was convicted at Washington last week on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States out of $57,000, while Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The penalty of the crime of which Sawyer has been convicted is < is ? 1 : l iU? irom oue iu uve years jmprisnuiueui. iu tun penitentiary at bard labor, and a fine of from one to five thousand dollars. Notice bas been given of an appeal. Tbe Baltimore Sun publishes the following sketch of Sawyer: Sawyer is a native of Boston and graduate of Harvard; was a professional teacher in various New England States; became principal of the normal school at Charleston, South Carolina, iu 1859; returned to New England during the civil war ; was appointed collector of internal revenue at Charleston, after the war ended, in 1865; took an active part in the reconstruction, so called, of South Carolina, and was made United States Senator from that State from 1867 to 1873, and Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, 1873-74. A Washington letter gives tbe following as the circumstances of the transaction which led to the convictions: "When Sawyer was Assistant Secretary of the treasury, Parkman, Brooks A Co., of Memphis, filed fictitious cotton claims, and through the connivance of Sawyer and Haines, the latter, at the time, a commissioner of customs, they were paid, bawyer is convicted ot conspiracy and Haines and Brooks of bribery." The Russian War. According to thedispatchee to the Associated Press, there has recently been severe fighting before Kara. The Russians assaulted the Turkish positions along the whole line and were repulsed with heavy loss. The success gained on the 2nd instant, in the capture of the great Yagni Hill, claimed by the Russians and conceded by the Turks, did not compensate for the failure at other points of the line aud the positions carried have since been abandoned. Notwithstanding the dilatory and fragmentary character of the dispatches, enough has reached us to make it apparent that the main action was fought on the 2nd. The Turkish line extended from Great and Little Yagni, two fortified hills in the Kurukdara Plain, as far as the Arpachai river, with the centre advanced toward the river and resting on Kizietepe. The Russians who had been reinforced, both by new troops and those Intel v flmnlnvpd Rcftinsf, the Oauoassi&n inaur ?J 1?J 0 gents, commenced battle at daybreak by an assault on Great Yagni, which is the extreme outwork of Mukhtar Pasha's fortification, about twelve miles due east from Kars. Here the Turks seem to have been taken by surprise, as much as the Russians were when Mukhtar won Kcziltepe from them, and compelled them to abandon their fortified camp atKurukdara. A single Turkish battalion defending Great Yagni, was cut to pieces or captured after two hours' obstinate defense, which gave the Turks an opportuntity to prepare for the next assault. Up to this point all accouuts agree, but regarding subsequent events they are very conflicting. The Turks estimate the Russian force engaged against their left at thirty-five battalions of infantry and nine regiments of cavalry. They say Little Yagni was assaulted five times, and taken and retaken. The movement against the Turkish right flank was so near succeeding that Muhktar Pasha's communication with Kars at one time was actually interrupted. Eventually the repulse was complete along the whole line, and the Turks remained in possession of the field of battle. A Russian bulletin says : "We have gained a brilliant victory and inflicted a loss of over 5,000 on the enemy." The Russian bulletin concludes: "To-day (Thursday) our right flank will withdraw from the positions occupied by them on Tuesday, on account of the difficulty in obtaining a supply of water." Senator Patterson's Arrest. \\T _ ,4.. .1 1 -a i.L-4. ~ >V e siate eiaewiiei e tiie met iuut a requisition by Governor Hampton for Senator Patterson has been duly honored by the legal authorities of the District of Columbia. After the warrant of arrest was issued by Chief Justice Cariter, on Governor Hampton's requisition, the following habeas corpus proceedings ensued: "On Friday evening a visit was made to the residence of the Senator by the Marshal, when it was ascertained that the Senator was not at home. His counsel (Messrs, Shellabarger, Wilson, Cook and Charles Pelham, attorneys of Washington,) however, knew of his whereabouts, and accordingly prepared a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in advance of the service of the writ for arrest by the Marshal. When all the preliminaries for the petition of a writ of habeas corpus were completed, the Marshal was informed of the locality of the Senator, whereupon the arrest was made by him, aud immediately thereafter counsel apDealed to Judge Humphreys for a writ of habeascorpus, the petition being based on the following grounds: First, that Senator Patterson was regularly elected a Senator of the United States in 1872 and shortly after came to the District of Columbia, and has remained here in the discharge of his duties ; that during the interval from that period to the present, he has visited South Carolina several times, hut that he has committed no crime in the State, and that he has continued to reside here temporarily as a Senator, and, therefore, it cannot be said, in the terms of the requisition, that he is a fugitive from Justice. Second, the term of the Court at which the indictment was found was not the regular term of the Court. It was not held at the time and | place authorized by law, and consequently j the finding is of no validity, and the indictment on which the requisition was founded is void. Judge Humphreys issued the writ of habeas corpus addressed to the coroner, who served it on the Marshal, demanding that he produce the body of Senator Patterson. The Marshal, in obedience to the writ, did so. i There were present, among others, Mr. Richj bourg, agent for the State of South Carolina, who brought father the requisition for Senator Patterson, who is charged with the crimes of conspiracy to bribe members of the General Assembly and counselling and procuring Niles G. Parker to commit grand larceny, etc. As it was now five o'clock in the afternoon, and too late to proceed with the case, it was stated by Judge Humphreys that, ow! ing to bis duties in Court, he could not hear I it until Wednesday. Mr. Richbourg asked , that the bearing be postponed until Thursday, j so as to allow time for the arrival of the At- j torney General of South Carolina. To this I the Judge could not accede, owing to the! pressure of other business on that day and the ! remaiuder of the week. The result of the conference was a postponement until the 17th i inst., or two days after the meeting of the ex j tra session of Congress. Senator Patterson j gave bail for his appearance, at that time, in ( ; the sum of $2,500, I very G. Kimball becom-1 I iug his surety. The case having been post- j i poned to the time stated, will afford the Sen: ate an opportunity to discuss the rights of one j of its members and decide whether or not he, is privileged from arrest under the protective clause of the Cpnstitution of the United States. I LOCAL A77AIRS. At Ai NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ph M. 8trauss?Opening of Fall and Winter Goods, cu, J. M. Adams.?Clear the track for the Tin ManBad News to Rag Sellers?Beeswax?Cook- tm ing Stoves?Cash. T. M. Dobson A Co.?Millinery Goods?Old Hats and Bonnets?Patterns?Dress Goods?Al- nej pacas?Ready-Made Clothing?Overcoats? . Flannels?Ladies' Satchels?For Rent?Cassimeres?Cloaks?Boulevards?Shirts?Bag tri ging and Ties. l Clark Brothers?The Fall Trade?Guano Notice. Hunter A Oates?New Goods. ag: Kennedy Brothers A Barron?New Goods?Boots . and Shoes?Guano Cotton?School Books? irc Candy, Raisins, Etc.?Groceries?Bagging er and Ties? , R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales?Mortgage Sale?Judge of Probate Sale. lat Joseph A. McLean?Assignee's Sale?In the mat- t . " ter of Robert R. McCorkle, Bankrupt. T. S. JefTerys?Cotton 15 Cents. it J. C. Chambers, Plaintiff's Attorney?Notice to James G. Dover, Defendant. 804 Walter Greene, Agent, J. Van Lindley's Nursery?Fruit Trees. C COTTON SALES. The sales of cotton in this market for the week ending yesterday were 220 bales. ce< TRANSFEK8 OF REAL ESTATE. 0f The following transfers of real estate have wi been recorded in the office of the County Au- wa ditor since our last report: del Wm. Caldwell to Philip Hambright. Tract ^ of 136 acres in Cherokee township. Conside- ?P ration $272. th< R. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Wra. T. Bechtler. 8? Tract of 315 acres in Cherokee township. 8^r Consideration $441. ' br THE COTTON CROP. de; The recipts of cotton at this place during in the present season are considerably lighter bei than they were up to the same date last year, 'hi This is probably owiug to the fact that the crop is at least two weeks backward ; though ^ with the present favorable weather, much of the crop will be gathered and made ready for gU market within the next few weeks. From jui such informaton as we can obtain from different sections of the county, the crop is like- ^ ly to make a larger yield than was generally ^ thought before the picking season commen- ^ ced, while the lint is of fair quality. THE MILITARY INSPECTION. wi The Jenkins Rifles are making every exer- ar( tion to present a creditable appearance before the Adjutant General when he meets them ^ hereon his tour of inspection. The company jj, has the uecessary complement of men, who are nightly drilling and acquainting them- W selves with the manual of arms. Though as pri yet not regularly uniformed, the men will appear in ranks with dark suit and white gloves. Their guns, which were in a very bad condi- aQ tion when received, have been cleaned up, Bt]j and otherwise put in order. The inspection wu will take place at 4 o'clock, P. M. to-morrow, Hi (Friday) on the grounds of King's Mountain c'c Military School, to which point the company will march from their armory in the Allison building, forming in line at the armory at 0f half-past 3 o'clock. 1 THE WRONG MAN, PROBABLY. W11 At the last term of the Sessions Court, a cai negro named John Dee, was oonvicted of bur- ^ glariously entering the house of C. Knox Wil- < liaras and stealing therefrom a trunk of cloth- mc ing. Dee was sentenced to the penitentiary C* for a term of three years. Since his transfer .i j r:_ ?r:i 8P* lO me peimeuiriurjr, h uegrw uoiueu uiiu u ir ^ lianas was committed to jaiJ, oo tbe same t0I charge, having been found in possession of or( some of the articles known to have been in pri the stolen trunk. He does not deny the cal charge, and says further that he was accompanied by Sam Smith aud his son Alec. Smith. ^ On the strength of this information, a warrant aQ| was issued for the arrest of the two Smiths, u]c and in default of bail they were committed to ' jail on Wednesday of last week. John Dee, dr< though now in the penitentiary, may be able Mc yet to establish his innocence. ' . da FINE HOR8ES. an; The physicians of Yorkville have the finest, rac sleekest, fatest horses to be seen on tbe streets, am Strangers coming to town invariably conclude Th that the members of our medical fraternity 8 are professional horse-fanciers, and not un- ^ frequently sedate physicians are thus mista- teg ken for patrons of the turf. The truth of the |;e matter, however, is satisfactorily explained by on< an elderly physician of many years' practice, sm tt i.t : fhf ne snyij mere 19 ou uuic diu&udw i&j iiuo wuu* ? ty that the doctors have nothing to do, and ?ni consequently their horses have an easy time? having only to eat and wax fat. As to the or( healthfulness of this county, the doctor is cer- jQ tainly correct This usually healthful sec- bu tion is unprecedented the present season. We cec state on the authority of a physician, that a die case of chills has never, to his knowledge, , originated within the corporate limits of ^ Yorkville. For the largest number of old ^ men (and pretty women) York is the banner j8h county. the cot OUR MERCHANTS. ho| During last, and the early part of the pres- bet ent week, the merchants of Yorkville were so busy receiving and opening new goods, and im we can truthfully say that a more elegant cot display, both in amount of stock and superior quality, has not been made in Yorkville since &c( the war than is now presented on the shelves rec and counters of our merchants. And not he only have they fine stocks from which to se- dai lect, but there is a marked decline in prices, hel We were really surprised, on examination of several leading articles of dry goods, to learn that prices had really tumbled as they ? have. With the removal of the grinding caij railroad monopoly that formerly discrimina- wit ted seriously against the Yorkville merchants, the they are now on a footing with those of any other section of the up-country in point of W1| freigl.t charges, and they can consequently ^ compete with any market north of Columbia, yyi Our advertising columns show what is offered bui in the market and by whom ; and purchasers tea in the most remote sections of the couoty the will find it to their interest to give the Yorkville market a trial. ., At MERE-MENTION. ^ By some patent process, cargoes of fresh abi meat are now being carried from South the America to France, without the use of ice, du salt, or saltpetre. The railroads in Min- 'ke esota are unable to carry her crops to mar- , ket fast enough. All the elevators and ware- ' houses are glutted. The Rev. Wallace Duncan, of Wofford College, Spartanburg, cet S. C., has been elected president of the Ran-! ed, dolph Macon College, in place of his broth- j er, the Rev. Dr. James A. Duncan, recently ; dead. India is suffering from a terrible i famine. Correspondents represent that Hin- j jgjjj doo women are, in some cases, boiling and 8fej eating their babes, to keep from starving to 1 ing death. The cultivation of cotton, to the ex- j jur elusion of food crops, has had much to do rec with bringing about this lamentable state of 0^, affairs. The triennial convention of the ' _ # # I Wo Episcopal Churches in the United States is in : tar session in Boston. Hon. A. H. Stephens 1 the has educated more than sixty young men and cat boys. For the week ending the 2nd of, reF October, two hundred and 6fteeu patents were urt issued from the patent office. The in-; j* habitants of the city of New York, consume $106,000,000 worth of liquor annually. thj At last advices, D. T. Corbin, ex-District cot torney, was in Paris. Col. David H. mstrong has been appointed by Governor lelps to fill the vacancy in the United States oate from Missouri, which was caused by j death of Louis V. Bogy. Hon. Cas8 M. Clay, of Kentucky, shot and killed a gro man the other day, acting as the coror's jury decided, in self-defence. The itb about Senator Morton seems to be that will never take his seat in the Capitol ain. There were 80,000 models desiyed by the fire in the Patent office tbeotbday. Female suffrage was defeated at 5 general election in Colorado. The est mode for curling the hair is a tube conning hot water. The hair is wound round and it curls without .being burned or >rched. orrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, October 8,1877. When I closed my report of the Court projdings on last Tuesday, tbe trial of the case the State vs. John Cunningham, charged th burglary, was going on. The defendant s represented by Messrs. Brice and Sanrs; the Solicitor appeared for the State. ie defendant was charged with breaking en the smoke-house of Mrs. Fudge. While are was no direct testimony pointing to his ilt, the circumstantial evidence was very ong. The track of the mule belonging to 3 defendant was traced from the building jken open, to the house and stable of the fendant, and the mule was observed to be a greasy condition, showing that meat had en carried upon its back; Tbe track of s particular mule was known from the peliar formation of one of its feet The uosel for the defendant made quite an inge-. >us and skillful defence for their client, but 3 circumstantial evidence leading to his ilt, was so irresistibly convincing that the ry were compelled to find accordingly. The grand jury found a true bill in the je of the State vs. Edw. Gregory, charged tb malicious mischief, and a true bill in 3 case of the State vs. James Kennedy, arged with peijury. Anderson Brown and Thoe. Smith, charged th grand larceny, pleaded guilty. These s the fellows that stole wheat from McAlil's mill. In the afternoon, the Court was engaged in 3 trial of the case of the State vs. George aynes, Harriet Little and Jesse Nowland, 10 were charged with stealing Mr. Joshua alker's watch. The Solicitor entered a noL oa. in reference to Jesse Nowland, who is a ung boy, and he became a witness for the ate. He swore that Harriet Little told 11 to take the watch, aud give it to her, d she would give him tWb dollars, and a it of clothes. Harriet swore that when the itch was given to her, she gave it to George lynes. The guilt of the defendants was so sarly established that the jury consumed ry little time in deciding upon a verdict bile it is known that these parties stole the ,tch, it is still unknown 'who'has possession the watch at the present jfcng." The grand jury found a true bill in the ie of the State vs. Charlotte Brice, charged th grand larceny, and a true bill in the ie of the State vs. C. J. Kee, charged with eping a nuisance. On the assembling of Court on Wednesday truing, G. J. Patterson, Esq., counsel for J Kee, asked for an order, requiring the licitor to prepare a bill of particulars, scifying the times and persons, when and m whom his client had bought stolen coti. This was simple justice to his client, in ler that he might have sufficient time to icure such testimony as would fully vindite his character. The Solicitor thought it the indictment drawn by him was suffintly particular in its statements. The preing Judge entertained a different opinion, d ordered the drawing of a bill of partic^. irs. rhe trial of the case of the State vs. An3w Caldwell, James Westbrook and John >ore, charged with burglary and larceny, m began, and consumed almost the entire y. They were defended by Messrs. Brice d Sanders, who could not have worked with ire zeal if their clients had been wealthy A prominent citizens of the white race, e prosecutor was Dr. Moffat Wylie, whose oke-house the defendants were charged th having feloniously entered, and taken irefrom a quantity of meat The principal tiraony for the 8tate was that of Dr. Wy, who swore to being fully satisfied that 9 of the tracks made by the parties at the oke-house, on the night of the stealing, was it of John Moore, and that of Mary 8mith i Francis Smith, who testified that the de> idants brought the stolen meat to their use. The counsel for defendants endeavid, by opposing testimony, to prove alibis respect to their clients on the night of the rglary in question, but they did not sueid to the satisfaction of the jury. The verit was guilty. rhe Court met at the usual hour on Tharsy morning, and entered upon the trial of > case of the State vs. Wade Chalk, charged ;h assault and battery, with intent to rav. Miss Nancy Crawford was the victim of i defendant's villainy. Her painful acmt of the outrage?of his entering the use, of his taking hold of her, and choking r of his threatening to murder her?was ? ?- ' - o -- shocking, and produced such a profound pressioD upon the jury and the crowded irtroora, that there was no need of any re testimony to secure the conviction of the fendant. Yet the mother confirmed the sount of the daughter. She testified to ogniziug the defendant on the night that entered her house and assaulted her jghter. As she testified, her screams for p were heard by her son, who answered it he was coming, when the defendant bene frightened aud ran away. Of course, ) villain was convicted. The grand jury found a true bill in the -e of the State vs. Alfred Johnson, charged ;h forgery, and a true bill in the case of ! State t?. Ahram Holly, William Thomas, irlin Smith and Sykes Williams, charged ,h gambling. rhe case of the State vs. Thoe. Boulware, trged with arson, was then tried. William ilson was the prosecutor, who bad an outilding set on fire and destroyed. The testimony was not sufficiently clear to fasten i crime upon the dofendant and he was ared. rhe next case was that of the State vs. iram Holly and others, charged with gam Dg. Major S. r. nam 11 too represented i defendants. While they had in all problity committed the offence charged against im, the testimony was not sufficiently consire to warrant a verdict of guilty, and ly were acquitted. jrreen Gladden, charged with bigamy, aded guilty to the charge. The next case tried was that of the State Charlotte Brice, charged with grand larty. The defendant, as the testimony showtook possession of a pocket-book, that i saw upon the counter of a store in Blackcks. Her counsel, J. A. Bradley, jr., enivored to show that she occupied the same lition as if she had found the pocket-book, t the Solicitor, learned in the law, and llful in arguraeut, was not long in knock; the props from under this position. The y rendered a verdict of guilty, with the ommendation of the defendant to the merof the Court. rhe grand jury presented their report and "i /tionKarooH It onntained dome imnor- ! it suggestions. In view of the fact that ire area "number of teacher's pay certifies, outstanding in this county, which are >orted to be fraudulent," the County Treasir is requested to "refrain from paying any it due teacher's pay certificates until the tter can be adjudicated by judicial author, or otherwise." The grand jury reported it B. 6. Yocom, ex-Treasurer, is due the i inty $2,600, and that suit will be entered I against his bondsmen to recover this amount. They reported 84 public schools to have been in operation during this year, none of which are now in operation. Some of the teachers do not possess the "requisite qualifications for persons occupying the positions of instructors of our youth." On the authority of . the School Commissioner, they report the indebtedness of the county "on account of school purposes, to be $6,058.57." In the opinion of the grand jury, "the commission of petty crimes is on the increase in this county, and 5n rj\aw nf tKfl far?t. that our Denitentiarv is crowded to its utmost capacity," they suggest v that the Legislature "use their efforts to have those convicted of certain crimes, utilized for the benefit of the connty by compelling tbem to keep our public highways in repair. They reported the indebtedness of the county, as far as registered before the Committee appointed by the Governor to investigate the same, to be $1,640.95. The total amount, it is estimated, will be about $3,000. The grand jury reported the condition of the various public offices of the county to be satisfactory. The Court met at the usual hour oil Friday moruing. Alfred Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery. The trial of the case of the State ?*. C. J. See, chanced with keeping a nuisance, then began, ana continued throughout Friday and Saturday. The Solicitor was assisted by John J. Hemphill, ** finn nf fKa naa Thu iU UIO |llUOgvU?lUU V* "MW vwwwt defendant was represented by 6. J. Patterson, Esq., assisted by G. S. Brice, Esq. A large number of witnesses appeared for both sides, which consumed considerable time.* The testimony was conflicting?witnesses for. the State swearing to the purchase of stolen cotton by the defendant; while witnesses for the defendant swore that he did not boy. stolen cotton ; that he had refused to buy it, and that he had repeatedly directed his clerk not to buy cotton that was stolen. Great stress was laid by the counsel for defendant upofe the character of defendant considerable amount of testimony was taken to show that it was good. All the lawyers connected with the case made lengthy arguments thereupon. The Judge closed bis charge about dark on Saturday, :js true ting the jury not to render a verdict of conviction unless they were convinced of the fact that the defendant bftd.babitually bought stolen cotton, thereby, malting bis store a nuisance to the neighhorhpo.d. The jury were unable to tagree npon a verdict. Eight jurors, I have been informed) flavored acquittal, and four conviction. This morning the presiding Judge sentenced the convicted prisoners. John Cunningham, convicted of grand larceny,,, five years at bard labor in the State penitentiary ; Andrew Caldwell, grand,Jarceny, .five years at hard labor in the, penitentiary; Jamea Westbrook and John Moore, grand larceny,! three years at hard labor in the penitentiary; George Haynes, grand larceny, tnree years at bard labor, and Harriet Little, grand larceny, one year at hard labor in the penitentiary ; Anderson Brown and Tbomaa Smith, grand larceny, one year at hard, labor ia tbe ? penitentiary; Wade Cbalk, aggravated jqseault, seven years at hard labor-in the penitentiary; Green Gladden, bigamy, five yeqi?; at baitT labor in tbe penitentiary; Chlarlotte Brice, grand larceny, three months iq ,tiie county jail, and Alfred Johnson, three monthiij in the county jail. The prisoners ireire iU colored. The Court is now, and will be, engaged during this week, in the trial of civil causes. The Chester Cavalry Company paraded on, Saturday, Lieut. T. M. 8anders in command. Tbey rode out of town and engaged in a shooting match. T. J. Cunningham won the bridle j L. T. Grant, the pair of spurs, and L. H. Grant, the tin cup. Rev. Dr. Meynardie preached to a crowded house last evening at the Methodist Church. Mr. J. N. Raid, of this place, departed this life on Friday night, and was buried on Sunday. Qui. - From the New York San, Sept. 30. ITDinP DflTIV TJUTIVIWn 1J?AI/U UJUAJJlil UUT t v A reporter called oo A. T. Stewart & Co. and H. B. Claflin & Co., yesterday to get in* side information, if possible, as to the revival of trade. It was freely given in both cases. "There is a very great improvement," said j Mr. Claflin. "The store, crowded asitiap- 1 pears to be to day, is thin in comparison with last week. You see this is Saturday, and the last of the week. The city is full of buyers? mainly from the South and West. I am confident that we have all touched bottom, struck hardpan ;any change had to be for the better*: There is a decided change. The bulk of goods moving now is vastly in excess of that of last year. To be sure, prices are lower, aod it takes more yards to come to a thousand dollars; but the demand is greater, and everybody feels hetter. The print market is about the weakest spot there is. Prices ppid here are too high, and prices got on the other; r side are too low. Last year they ran the price up to five and three-eighths cents., Then, it fell off. The commission houses are well 1/vAil/w) nvmfa Ca o pa fkn milla fknn 1UAQCU WIVU |illUIO? ??? UUO IUIIIO, buuu^u these, as yet, continue to rum They are talk-,, ing of stopping at Fall River in aj fortnights If they do, it will lessen the supply and help the market. But, leaving out. the print question, business in general is very greatly improved, and will go right on better and better. There is an easy feeling and everybody seems kindly disposed. Look at the enormous crops West and South. There never was anything likeit" "Reporter: "Are your Southern customers; the old set?" Mr. Claflin: "Some are, but there are a great many new men. The cotton crop is very large and they feel very secure. They get some credit, but they b*ve the cash and of course prefer to buy for cash. It makes all parties contented. Then, too, the political situation is better, and the prospect of specie resumption is bright." . ^ . v . , . Reporter: "By the aid of the banks ?" Mr. Claflin. "Well, partly that, but the government itself is strong, and the return is by no means a distant contingency. The war on the other side creates a demand for our breadstuff's. Export is large a; 1 import comuarativelv small. The balance ikvore us. the crop-, us, and all things are working just right,: t ^?ink real estate is sympathizing in thiiUfo&j.afi. That is to say, if you put real estafcfTEIs side of Nineteenth street on the market, yon can get an offer for it, aud that's something that couldn't have been done three months ago." The vast warehouse occupied by H. B. Claflin and Co. was like a beehive. Every floor was thronged with purchasers. Express wagons, drays and carts surrounded the place, and porters were busy wheeling boxes from the elevators to the sidewalks. In A. T. Stewart & Co.'s down-towu store . a similar activity was found. All the olerks were busy with customers, and an atmosphere of hurry and business pervaded the place. In answer to a request to give some facts in relation to the commercial revival, the firm's representative said: ' 'We find not only a revival, but a very healthy revival. Both the South and the West are here in great force, and trade i* live* ly and brisk beyond belief. To some extent our customers are new men, but very largely?noticeably so?they are the successors of our old correspondents. They have passed through the fire of poverty, and they come to us now with the added elements of industry and economy, and with the wealth which those indispensables insure. They have the literal cash. To he sure there is more or less credit, but, as a rule, the goods are cash. As for the old style of account, it is done away with. In the old times accounts were never settled. They ran from generation to generation. The cotton crop was always mortgaged far ahead, and notes of twelve, twenty-four and thirty-six months' time were common aasets. All that is ended. We deal with the South now as with other sections, and they reap, as we do, the benefit of it The change is great and healthy. They feel assured now that no political issue will anuoy or embarrass them. And the negro has taken his