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craps and Jacts.
? A State convention of leading colored men
assembled in Raleigh, N. C., last week, for the
purpose of devising means for the advancement
of the moral, educational and material
interests of the race.
?The amount of sugar consumed in the U.
States last year was 638,369 tons, of which
561,369 tons were imported, and only 77,000
were of domestic production?nearly eight
times as much foreign as domestic.
? In Texas, recently, a Judge broke down
with emotion while sentencing one Longly, a
notorious desperado, to be hanged for murder.
Longly was surprised at this, and remarked,
on going back to jail,"I feel sorry for the
Judge."
? Gilman, the New York forger, recently
oantanxoil trw nunifpnfriarV ff?P five VearS. is
a nephew of Henry Ward Beecher. On the
occasion of one of Beecher's pulpit harangues,
he admitted that he had just emerged from
another "cave of gloom."
? Leading Pennsylvania Republicans admit,
since the result in Ohio, that the Democrats
will carry Pennsylvania by several
thousand. Much depression in political circles
exists in consequence of the unexpected
large majority of the Democratic ticket in
Ohio.
? The grain crop of the United States this
autumn is a vast increase over that of any
preceding year in the history of the country.
It amounts in the two principal cereals?
wheat and corn?to 325,000,000 bushels of
the former, and 1,280,000,000 of the latter,
according to the estimates of the New York
Produce Exchange.
? Within a few miles of the fortunate town
of Evansville, Ind., are a three-legged dog, a
pet hog with no eyes, a man who is about to
marry his daughter-in-law's sister, two other
men who have wedded each others daughters,
a young man who has espoused the mother
of his deceased wife, and several variations
of the Enoch Arden type.
? Fourteen States have yet to hold elections
this fall. Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin vote on the
sixth of November, and Georgia on the 5th
of December. Id addition, Illinois elects
county offices on November sixth.
? During the month of September, Greensboro,
N. C., shipped 306,800 pounds of dried
fruit, one-third of which went to Chicago.
The balance was distributed between Philadelphia,
New York, Baltimore, Providence
R. I., and Richmond, Va. The value of the
dried fruit crop of Iredell county, this season,
is estimated at $30,000.
? It is related of the Rev. Samuel Nott,
who died in Franklin, Conn, aged 98, recently,
that he preached, when past 95 years of
age, a sermon he memorized forty years before.
In the evening he repeated it to the
same congregation, remembering the sermon
distinctly, but forgetting that he had delivered
it in the morning.
? Augustus G. Bartlett, who is white,
brought a suit in Chicago for divorce from
his wife, who is black. They had been married
two years, and had lived together peaceably
; but he had gradually grown tired of
the notoriety that the contrast in oolor gave
them. His accusations against her, however,
were found to be groundless, and the case was
decided against him.
? About 250,000 pistols have been made at
Norwich, Conn., this year. Orders are increasing,
and many of the works are running
day and night. The Bridgeport cartridge
works make some 700,000 cartridges a day.
They have supplied Russia with 40,000,000,
Turkey with 70,000,000, and have just got an
order for 80,000,000 from Italy. The Russian
and Turkish inspection officers have been
working side by side at the factory.
? The Ohio Legislature will contain 15
Democratic majority in the Senate and 27 in
the House, making 42 on joint ballot. Last
year the Republican majority was 3 in the
Senate and 19 in the House?22 on joint ballot.
The Labor Reformers have two members
of the House from Toledo, both of Republican
antecedents, and Mahoning county
has a Democrat elected by a fusion with the
Workingmen and Greenback parties. All
the others are straight out Republicans or
Democrats.
? Rev. E. T. Baird, late Secretary of the
Presbyterian Committee of Publication of the
Southern General Assembly, who was indicted
in the Hustings Court of Richmond, Va.,
for embezzlement ef the funds of the committee,
was put on trial on the 17th instant.
After examination of the three principal witnesses,
Judge Guigon stated that he saw no
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necessity lor iurtner proceeuiugs, auu mis
opinion was coincided with by the prosecuting
attorney. The jury, therefore, without leaving
their seats, rendered a verdict of "not
guilty," and then the accused was immediately
discharged.
? After giving an account of the arrest of
ex-Treasurer Parker in Jersey City, the New
York World says: "Ex-Congressman L. Cass
Carpenter, of Columbia, who fled from South
Carolina soon after the inauguration of Gov.
Hampton, and against whom an indictment
was returned by the Grand Jury, has since
been hiding in and about New York, and it
i9 understood that the officfers have been on
the lookout for him. It may be stated that
he was seen on Broadway, yesterday, (not far
behind H. H. Kimpton, ex-Financial Agent
of South Carolina,) and that probably exTreasurer
Parker can give some clue to his
whereabouts."
? A gigantic swindle has recently been
brought to light at Kansas City, Mo. J. R.
Ham, Edward L. Stephens and George W.
Miller were arrested there on a requisition of
Governor Hubbard, of Texas, charging them
fnrrrincr land titles and issuing fraudu- I
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lent deeds for large tracts of land in Texas.
It is charged that several thousand acres of
land have been sold to innocent purchasers
by these parties, involving the interest of both
the State of Texas and the United States.
It is also charged that no less than thirteen
court-houses have been set on fire and burned,
during the last year, to destroy evidence that
could have been used against these fraudulent
land speculators.
? The Nez Perces crowned their last struggle
with some striking instances of generosity
and humanity which make us ashamed to talk
of the superiority of civilized over savage warfare.
All along they have refused to scalp or
mutilate our dead soldiers, or to kill the
wounded who fell into their hands, though
our Indian allies have scalped their dead.
They have also released women and children.
Soldiers now relate that in Miles' last fight,
the Nez Perces spared the wounded throughout
the battle. They roamed over the battle-1
field at night where our wounded, unrescued, j
~?:ii l?n tliam in hrnkfin Flapdish to I
otlli lay j auu i>viv* vuv?m ??-> - ? ? ??0
fear nothing?that they never shot men who j
did not resist. In one case a blanket was put |
by them, it is said, under a wounded lad's
head ; and Lieut. Jerome, who was captured ,
the first day, says they gave him a deep rifle
pit to stay in, so that he might be protected
from the bullets of his friends. These are the
people we call savages.
? Twice within the last week, has the New 1
York Graphic stated that the South has gain-1
ed thirty-five Representatives in Congress as
a result of emancipation of the negroes. We
have heretofore had occasion to correct asim-1
ilar blunder originating in some other part
of the North. It may, therefore, be set down
as the belief of the Northern people as a mass,
that the negroes were, none of them, represen-;!
ted in Congress before their emancipation.
This is a fair inference ; for if the intelligent:
classes represented by the New York papers
know no better, it is certainly logical to con-;
elude that but few of our Northern brethren
are any better informed. For the second,
third, or perhaps the seventh time, we state
that by emancipation the South gained only
.about one-third as many Representatives as
our Northern friends suppose she did. In
round numbers there were 4,000,000 of slaves.
Of these 2,400,000 (three fifths) were represented
whilst they remained slaves. It is evident,
therefore, that 1,600,000 is the number
newly represented; and as it requires over
130,000 to send one Representative, it would
seem to be a pretty plain proposition that the
South cannot have gained more than a dozen
Representatives as a consequence of the freeing
of the whole number of slaves.?Richmond
Dispatch.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 16th, a large number
of bills and petitions were presented and referred
to appropriate committees. Among
the petitions were many from various parts
of the country in favor of increasing the
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Beck, of Kentucky, introduced a bill for the
removal of all disabilities imposed by the
14th amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. Mr. Beck also introduced a
bill to repeal the act of July 2, 1862, and
such sections of the revised statutes of the
United States as perpetuate the iron clad
oath. Both bills were referred to the judiciary
committee. A resolution continuing
the committees of last session until further
orders, was adopted. Bailey, of Tennessee,
presented a petition of the Southern Methodist
Publishing House, of Nashville, for an
indemnity for use and consumption of its
property in 1864-65. Referred to the com
mittee on claims. In the House, after a
struggle for the precedence, the case of Rainey,
of South Carolina, was taken up, when
Mr. Cox sent to the chair, to be read, papers
from Governor Hampton. Mr. Hale spoke
at length in favor of seating Rainey and
Cain, while Cox, of New York, Bright, of
Tennessee, and other Democrats argued that
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the question should ne rererrea 10 me cummittee
on elections, as in the Kentucky cases
some years ago. Mills, of Texas; Potter, ol
New York ; with Banks and Butler, of Mas
sachusetts; and Hale, argued that inasmuch
as Rainey and Cain presented a prima facie
case, they were entitled to be sworn in and
then to have the question of the validity
of their rights referred ta the committee.
The House took the latter view by a vote of
181 to 88, and Rainey and Cain were accordingly
sworn in. Objection was withdrawn ,
in the case of Darrell, of Louisiana, and he
was sworn in. i
In the Senate on the 17th, Mr. Beck intro 1
duced a bill authorizing the payment of 50
per centum of customs duties in legal tender
notes. Referred to the committee on finance.
Mr. Thurman presented the credentials of
Henry W. Spoflford, elected United States i
Senator for Louisiana for six years from '
March 4th, 1877, and asked that they be read
and Mr. Spofford now be sworn. The credentials
having been read by the Clerk, Mr.
Mitchell moved as a substitute for Mr. Thurman's
motion, that the credentials be referred
to the committee on privileges and elections.
Quite a lengthy discussion on points of order
followed. In the House, Elam and Robert- '
son, Democrats from Louisiana, were seated 1
by a vote of 144 to 119. These gentlemen 1
took the modified oath. Pacheco, Republi- '
can, of California, was also seated. The
Colorado case was opened, when the House '
adjourned to Saturday, with the understanding
that no business was to be done that day. 1
The Senate, on the 18th was occupied exclusively
in debating the senatorial case from
Louisiana, involving the seating of Spoffbrd, (
when finally his credentials were referred to 1
the committee on privileges and elections. 1
In the Senate, during the morning hour, on
the 19th, a number of bills were introduced,
nmnnor them one bv Mr. Merrimon of
North Carolina, to amend section 146 of the '
revised statutes, relating to vacancies in the
offices of the President and Vice President.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, submitted a resolution
instructing the committee on pensions
to inquire and report by bill or otherwise, reducing
and properly adjusting salaries and
fees of pension agents. An amendment, submitted
by Mr. Ingalls, directing the committee
to inquire into the expediency of abolishing
all pension agencies and having pensions
paid from Washington, was agreed to and
resolutions passed at the expiration of the
morning hour. The Senate resumed consideration
of the resolution, submitted by Mr.
Thurraan on the previous day, to discharge
the committee on privileges and elect.ons,
from further consideration of the credentials
of J. P. Eustis, as United States Senator for
the State of Louisiana, for the term commencing
March 4th 1873, and Mr. Thurman
spoke at length in favor of the claims of Mr.
Eustis. Adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate on the 22d, Mr. Beck introduced
a bill to repeal section 3 of an act to
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provide for the resumption or specie payment,
approved July 14, 1875. Mr. Hereford,
of Virginia, introduced a bill to repeal
the act providing for the resumption of specie
payments. Mr. Jones, of Nevada, introduced
a bill to authorize the coinage of a dollar
of 4125 grains of standard silver, and
for other purposes. Mr. Edmunds' resolution
providing for the appointment of a committee
of seven Senators, whose duty it shall be
to take into consideration the statute law respecting
the ascertaining and declaration of
the result of elections of President and Vice
President of tl& United States, and that said
committee have power to report by bill or
otherwise, was taken up. Mr. Edmunds
moved to amend by adding the words "and
that said committee have power to confer
and act with any committee of the House of ,
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Kepreseniauvra m?u iu.?j ?b? ,
the same subject." The amendment was
agreed to, and the resolution passed as amended.
A number of other bills of no special |
importance were introduced and referred to
the proper committees. The House was oc- ('
cupied the eotir.e daj with tjie,contested seat i
from Colorado. J
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Gen. Beauregard has been invited to attend
the State Fair at Columbia.
? The Columbia Register says that the largest
part of the 18th Infantry is expected to
return to Columbia to go into winter quarters.
? The names of about a dozen persons have
been suggested for the senatorship of Richland
county, made vacant by the resignation
of Beverly Nash.
? The Presbyterian Synod, which was in
session in Columbia last week, adjourned on
Saturday. The next annual meeting will be
held at Spartanburg.
? At a recent meeting of the citizens of the
town of Georgetown, the town council, in its
corporate capacity, was instructed to subsorihft
fiftv thousand dollars to the capital
Btock of the Georgetown and Chester Railroad.
? At the recent term of the Circuit Court
for Darlington county, a number of negroes
were convicted of arson and sentenced to imprisonment
in the penitentiary for various
terras. One was sentenced to ten years, one
for twenty years, and four for life.
? Ex Treasurer Parker arrived in Columbia
from Jersey City, on Wednesday of last
week, in charge of Special Officer Ronan.
Parker, it is understood, will turn State's evidence
and tell what he knows about stealing
generally.
? In tbe Orphans' Court at Baltimore, last
Friday, letters of administration on the estate
of the late ex-State Senator John Y. P. Owens,
of Laureus, who died in Baltimore on
the 5th of September, were granted to bis
brother, James T. Owens and a Baltimore
lawyer?Frank Gosnell. Bond 810,000.
? The political complexion of the State
Senate, in which the Republicans had a small
maioritv last serin?, has been so far changed
by the resignation of Senators against whom
corruption has recently been proved, that
when the Legislature reassembles next month
more than two-thirds of the Senators will be
Democrats. A Columbia dispatch says:
"Should Patterson be expelled, Gov. Hampton
will probably be chosen to succeed him
in the United States Senate."
? The regular fall terra of the Court of
General Sessions for Richlaud county, commenced
its sitting at Columbia on Monday
last, Judge Townsend presiding. It is understood
that the cases of ex-officials indicted
for plundering the State will not be taken up
until after other business of the Court is dis
posed of. The joint investigating committee
is still in session, working day and night,
uuearthing fraud and detecting the perpetrators.
? With regard to the vacancies in the State
Senate, the Columbia Register of Sunday says:
"When the Legislature adjourned on the 9th
of last June, the Senate stood as follows:
Democrats, 16; Republicans, 16. One vacancy
then existed, caused by the resignation
of Whitteraore, which was filled by the election
of Mr. Coker. This gave the Democrats
a majority of one in the Senate. Then came
the resignations of Maxwell, of Marlboro;
Nash, of Richland ,* and Gaillard, of Charleston
; whose places will undoubtedly be filled
with Democrats. Following these vacancies,
it is reported that Corwin, of Newberry, and
Green, of Beaufort, have joined the grand
caravan of ex-statesmen, and tendered their
resignations to the presiding officer of the Senate.
It is also hinted that Swails ef Williamsburg,
is on the ragged edge, aud will most
likely abandon the pursuit of politics in a
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person of Cliutoo, from Lancaster, will probably
vacate the Senate chamber, and the reverend
rascal Bird, from Fairfield, is not certain
that he will return at the next session.
Admitting that these vacancies will occur,
and that Democrats will be substituted in every
instance, the Senate will be composed of
25 Democrats and 8 Republicans?including,
among the latter, Mr. Cochran, of Anderson.
Some of these rumors may prove untrue, but
we think it is safe to predict that tbe Senate
will be controlled by a Democratic majority
of two-thirds, when it re-assembles next
month."
MERE-MOTION.
The Senate is full, with the exception of
Morton and the excluded Senators from Louisiana
and South Carolina. Gen. Harlan,
of Kentucky, an old line Whig, has been
nominated to fill the vacancy on the United
States Supreme Court bench. The cele-1
bration of Burgoyue's defeat occurred at
Schuylerville, N. Y.f on the 17th, with an
immense attendance. The speaker and officers
wore badges ornamented with devices
made of palmetto sent from South Carolina
for the occasion. James P. Cowardin,
one of the editors of the Richmond Dispatch,
died last week in Washington City. Senator
Morton has been removed from Richmond,
Indiana, to Indianapolis. One of
the most beautiful women of New York is
now in the Bloomington Insane Asylum, the
disease being superinduced by the use of enamel
on her face. A colored baby carried
off the 6rst prize at a Greensburg, Indiana,
baby show last week. The Florida
orange crop promises to be the largest on
record. Georgia has 26,199 more women
than men ; South Carolina 35,828 more. Bad
for the matrimonial market. The only
man defeated on the Republican Legislative
ticket in Cleveland, Ohio, was the colored
nominee. That's something for colored men
to think about.
The new chaplain of the House, Dr. John
Poisal, was once a shoe-maker. He was
born in Martinsburg, Virginia, and is nearly
blind. The longer we live the more we
learn. A man never wakes up his second
baby to see it laugh. The President,
with Evarts, Thompson and Key, will attend
the State Fair at Richmond, Va., on the 30th
and 31st instant. Col. 0. P. Fitzsimons,
of Augusta, has been appointed by the President,
Marshal for the State of Georgia. The
appointee is a democrat. The Republican
majority in Iowa is stated to be 30,000.
It is said that of the ten thousand
office seekers who have appeared in Washington
since Congress assembled, nine thousand
hail from Ohio. Of the members
of the National House of Representatives,
175 are lawyers. Senator Kernan
predicts that New York will go deraonrafiV
at thft ftleetion next month by 50,000
majority, and that after 1879, his colleague,
like himself, will be a democrat. An
artesian well in Saint Louis, has attained the ;
depth of three thousand and eight hundred
feet. In the year 1876, the citizens of the
United States expended $735,000,000 for intoxicating
drinks.
It is said there will be an earnest effort j
made to secure a repeal of the bankrupt law |
during the present session of Congress. A |
deputy internal revenue collector in the third j
Georgia district is reported $4,000 short, and
a special ageut has been sent from Washing-:
ton to lake the matter in charge. Sena-1
?? rn?niia koa intmrlnpprl ft hill npnsinninp i
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certain soldiers of the Mexican war, giving I
88 a month to all the survivors, including I
those who served sixty days and their wid-;
ow8. Mr. Tilden was expected to have
arrived in New York from his European
tour on last Tuesday.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T. M. Dobson <fe Co.?Ho! for Hampton?Cotton,
15 Cents?Millinery Goods?Fair Warning?Cash?Pretty
Hats?Mottoes?Bloom
of Youth?Corsets?Don't Read This.
M. Strauss?What Everybody Says Must be
True.
John C. Kuykendal?Harris' Fertilizer?Not Particular?Novelties?-A
Bonanza?Rejoice,
Afflicted?Condensed Milk?Blue Stone?
Staple Drugs.
W. H. & J. P. Herndon.?Our Stock?Cotton.
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?CitationMary
McCarter, Applicant?Samuel L. McCarter,
Deceased.
B. F. White.?Caution Notice.
H. F. Adickes <fe Sons?Some of the New Things
Under the S(o)ns.
Hunter and Oates?Clothing and Dress Goods.
Doty <ft Walker.?Here is Your Mule!
Joseph A. McLean, Judge of Probate?CitationJoseph
F. Wallace, Clerk of Circuit Court,
Applicant?Jane Barber, Deceased.
E. M. Brayton, Collector?United States Internal
Revenue Sale.
Dr. J. B. Patrick, Jr.?Dental Notice.
IHU-Ti SUKIiUtiOi
Jack Campbell, an industrious colored citizen,
has sent us a sample of sorghum syrup
of his own make, which compares favorably
with any we have seen this season.
CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.
Hon. John H. Evins, member of the House
of Representatives from this District, has favored
us with a copy of the Report of the
Commissioner of Agriculture for 1876. We
are also indebted to him for regular issues of
the Congressional Record.
NEW POST OFFICE.
The Postmaster-General has ordered the
establishment of a new post office, at Creighton's
Store, six miles south east of Yorkville,
on the mail route leading from Yorkville to
Rock Hill. Tirzah is the name of the new
office, and Mr. W. S. Creighton has been appointed
postmaster.
YORK COUNTY INVESTIGATION.
The York county investigating commission
was in session on Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week. On Wednesday a number of witnesses
were examined on points relating to the
county subscription to the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad, and at about 2 o'clock the commission
adjourned to meet at Rock Hill to-day.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
On Sunday evening last, a little son of
Wm. Z. Kell, living about seven miles from
town, accidentally shot himself while handling
a pistol. The ball lodged in his right
foot, where it yet remains. Dr. Jackson was
called to the relief of the sufferer, but owing
to the nature of the wound, was unable
to find the ball by the usual method of
probing. i
IN TEXAS, SURE ENOUGH.
A letter from Mr. Joseph W. Colcock announces
his safe arrival in Texas. Not long
ain/to ran nlirnninlo^ Vila rlonnrllirA fnr New
OIUWO HO VUIUUIV1VU Mlsj UW|/WI w av.
York; but after arriving in that city be
changed bis plans and sailed for Texas. He
is connected with a ootton house in Denison,
and we are pleased to learn that his prospects
in the Lone Star State are very promising.
He wishes it understood that he is in Texas
now, and no joke.
THE PINES OF YORK.
A gentleman who has been devoting some
attention to forest growth, has observed the
present year that the pines are entirely destitute
of cones?something which he never before
noticed. In no section of York county,
in which be has been this season, has he seen
a pine cone of this year's growth. He asks
for information which perhaps some dendrologist
can supply. Is the circumstance noted
of unusual occurrence, or is it a peculiarity
of the pine not to bear fruit every year ?
SHOOTING SCRAPE.
By a letter from Fort Mill, we learn that
one day last week two colored men?Stephen
Jefferson and George Adkins?had an altercation,
in which Stephen shot George with a
shot gun, inflicting a severe wound in his side
and shattering one arm at the elbow. At the
time the letter was written, the attending physician
was of opinion that amputation of the
wounded arm would be necessary. On arraignment
before trial justice Powell, Stephen
pleaded guilty, and in default of bail was
committed to the jail in Yorkville.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
The following transfers of real estate have
been recorded in the office of the County Auditor
since our last report:
James J. Shaw to Rebecca E. Shaw. Tract
of 75 acres in Catawba township. Consideration
8250.
George W. Laflfait to W. Blackburn Wilson.
Tract of 59 acres in Bethesda township.
Consideration $350.
Hannah Stephenson to Mary Stephenson.
Tract of 53 acres in Broad River township.
Consideration $100.
it. ti. ijrienn, onerin, 10 iu?. uauc lumci.
Tract of 400 acres in York township. Consideration
$300.
TAX COLLECTIONS.
The County Treasurer informs us that since
the 1st of this month he has received about
$15,000 of the taxes, which was paid in by
3,156 tax-payers. There are a large number
yet to settle their taxes, and the Treasurer suggests
that all who would avoid the penalty
should be prompt in making payment during
the last days of this month. The law does not
provide for an extension of ti me without the penalty
attaching, and the Comptroller-General
will not be likely to assume the power of extending
the time on his own responsibility,
especially in view of tlje fact that the fiscal
year ends on the day limited for the collection
of taxes.
THE FALL TRADE.
So far as we have heard an expression of
opinion by the merchants of Yorkville, the
fall trade has opened quite satisfactorily.
Trade was good last week, and particularly
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the various stores were thronged with customers.
One merchant says his sales amounted
to more on that day than on any one day
during the past five years. Trade has also
been good the present week. Our merchants
are well prepared with ample stocks to meet
the demands of their customers, and we speak
sincerely when we assure purchasers that they
can find as many inducements in Yorkville
as in any surrounding market. Our advertising
columns are bright with attractive ad
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vertisements, wmcn ine puunu wumu uu won
to consult?remembering, always, that advertisers
are the most liberal dealers.
FATAL ALTERCATION.
We learn that on Friday night last, an altercation,
terminating fatally to one of the
parties, occurred near the premises of Alexander
Fewell, Senior, about two miles from
Rock Hill. As related to us, the particulars
are about as follows: Two white men of the
neighborhood?James Ingram and Robert
Rainey?had been to Rock Hill on the day
mentirmed. and started from that place to
gether on Friday evening. While on the
road, it seems that a quarrel originated between
them, and when about nearly opposite
Mr. Fewell'8 residence, where Rainey was
employed, and where he intended to stop,
Ingram seized him by the neck with one hand,
and with the other fired a pistol, the ball e
grazing Rainey's abdomen, infiioting a slight ?
wound. As soon as Ingram's weapon was *
discharged, Rainey drew a pistol and shot j
Ingram through the breast, killing him in- (
stantly. We further learn that a jury of in- ;
quest rendered a verdict that the shooting a
was justifiable. No official proceedings of the f
case, however, have as yet reached the Clerk's c
office, and we relate the facts substantially as
we have heard them verbally from different e
sources. t
YOKKVILLE FEMALE INSTITUTE. 1
The regular monthly reviews of all the 6
classes in the above institution, will continue
through the present week. Patrons of the jj
school are not only invited, but earnestly re- f
quested to attend these exercises. The month- i
ly record and standing of each pupil will be ?
read on Friday, (to-morrow/) the exercises '
commencing at 9 o'clock in the forenoon and c
closing at 2 P. M. ^
We are glad to learn that this school is in a
so flourishing a condition, numbering, as it t
does, nearly sixty pupils. The teachers de- i
serve success for their industry and persever- 1
ance, and it is hoped that the patrons will !
show their appreciation of the efforts being ?
made to build up a first-class school in our j
midst, by attending the exercises this week, ?
and thus, by their presence, give encourage- s
meet to both teachers and pupils. *
The Principal of the Institute is prepared 1
to accommodate boarding pupils in the schoolbuilding,
where they would have all the ad- *
vantages and comforts of a home, and we >
would call the attention of parents at a dis- *
tance to the fact that this school affords all t
the facilities of any similar seminary in the c
up-country. 1
WINNER OP THE PLUME. 1
On Wednesday night of last week, the annual
plume drill of the Governor's Guards,
of Columbia, took place in the Opera House t
in that city. As will be seen from the fol- t
lowing account of the contest, copied from 1
the Columbia Register, the plume was award- c
ed to Private W. Arthur Metta as being the
best drilled man in the company. Mr. Metts 1
is a native of Yorkville and received a mili- t
tary training in King's Mountain Military f
School. The Register says: \
Precisely at 8 p. in. the curtain was "rung up." \
and eighteen picked members of the company, In i
command of their soldierly captain, stood in the ,
shape of a crescent, (the width of the stage pre- 1
venting their presenting a straight front,) ready 8
to contend for the "white plume," which is year- .
ly accorded to the best drilled man in the company.
At the word of command the platoon was put ?
through the manual, the curtain lowered, ana as 1
soon as the judges could decide who had proved ,
to be imperfect in Upton's tactics, it was raised
again. Only eight remained to enter the second c
contest, and after they were put through a similar I
course of sprouts, the same proceeding was gone t
through with, and at the third raising of the cur- .
tain only three remained for the final struggle. 1
Again the devoted three were put upon their (
mettle, when, after a rigid test. Private W. Arthur (
Metts was declared by the judges the best drilled
man in the company, and in consequence was en- c
titled to wear the plume for one year from date, c
Private Metts, who was quite exhausted, after g
the arduous drill, in a brief and sensible speech, .
announced to the audience that he had not ex- J
pected to be the victor, else he would have pre- *
pared a speech for the occasion, but as he was j
greatly fatigued, be was unable to do more
than thank them for the applause, which, to- j
gether with numerous bouquets, were lavishly 1
bestowed upon hiin. The judges on the occasion c
of the drill were selected from among the officers fl
of Columbia's two crack infantry companies, as
follows: Lieutenants C'hilds, Jones and Williams, j
of the Governor's Guards, and Captain O'Neale (
and Lieutenant Rowland Keenan, of the veteran c
Richland Volunteer Rifle Company.
???IM 8
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
The Yice-Presldcnt and the South.
? The Philadelphia Press contains a Washington
dispatch of the 15th instant, detailing
the views of Vice-President Wheeler on the
President's pacification policy. Mr. Wheeler
believes the new policy to be judicious. His ^
remarks, summarized, are briefly as follows: j
Notwithstanding the action of the Re- ^
publicans in Ohio, Mr. Wheeler still felt that
the course of the President in regard to the 0
Southern States was most judicious; that he ^
did not regard the President's course as a pol- o
icy, but as a principle of vital importance to a
the future peace and prosperity of the whole n
country, and that he feit more assured of the
wisdom of the President's course than ever h
before. During the past summer be had op- I
portunities to ascertain the views of the Re- t
publicans, not only in New York but in all *
parts of the country, and he knew that the r
feeling was such that had this course not been b
pursued, it would have cost the Republican p
party thousands of votes. He felt confident b
that the President would be thoroughly vin- t
dicated in time to prevent any serious disas- v
ter to the Republican part}. He further p
said that this was a time when the party n
could afford to do a little drifting for the e
sake of principle. But before the next Pres- A
idential campaign, the President would be C
fully so vindicated in his course that the h
party would work together in harmony, f
strengthened by the more liberal element of fi
the Democracy, who are as much opposed to b
the ultra views within their own ranks, as the I
discontented Republicans in his party were s
with the action of the President. u
T
Patterson's Case in Coart. 4
In Washington City, on the 17th in- ^
stant, the case of the State of South Carolina p
against John J. Patterson, was called before a
Judge Humphreys, of the District Court, s
The following is a report of the proceedings: F
Gen. James Connor, attorney-general of the c
State, and Mr. James Lowndes appeared for u
the State of South Carolina, and Messrs. Shellabarger,
Cook and Pelham for Senator Patteraon.
The defence of Senator Patterson, as 4
stated in the pleadings, rests on the following 8
grounds : First, that Hampton is not Gover- ?
nor; second, that there was no legal court, no ^
legal grand jury, and no duly elected judge; B
third, that Chief Justice Willard, who order- 1
I ed the special term, was not the legal Chief 8<
.Justice; fourth, that tbe General Assembly 1
which appointed the committee of investiga- 81
tion was illegal; fifth, that Chief Justice Wil- ?
lard, Judge Kershaw and the grand jury "
conspired against the rights and liberty of 0
Patterson, and that the indictments were the 8
results of the conspiracy ; sixth, that he was
not a fugitive from justice ; seventh, that the c
Constitution only allowed a State to demand ;j
a fugitive from a State, and that the District ]
ofColumbia not being a State, the Constitution ^
did not apply, aud the act of Congress author- '
izing the Chief Justice to surrender fugitives *
was unconstitutional and void. No exemp- "
tion on the ground of Senatorial privileges c
was claimed on account of the indictments
being statutory, which takes the case out of v
owomnhnn C
LUC UUUObltUbiUuai UA^uij/u*vu>
After the papers were read, Gen. Connor
requested the instruction of the Court as to ?
who would be entitled to the opening aud re- e
ply. After argument by Messrs. Shellabar- c
ger, Cook and Connor, the Court decided that D
the State of South Carolina was actor aud
entitled to the opening and reply. The Court P
further stated that in view of the importance
ofthecase.it would require full argument, 'j
which the engagements of the Court would
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or stated that hia official engagements would | ''
prevent his attendance this week. The case f
was fixed for the 31st. ''
The Cotton Crop. "
The report of the cotton crop for the ^
month of October, as furnished by the De- ^
partment of Agriculture at Washington, h
makes the average condition nearly as high o
as in 1876. It is 81.1 against 82.7 last year, I
! and 88 the year before. The decline in con- ^
| dition during September is less this year than Q
; last. The following are the statistics from p
1 the different States : r;
I Georgia and Tennessee make the same av- c
irage as in September, North Carolina higher,
ind all the other States lower, though Arkansas
declines but 1 per cent. The State
>er centages areas follows: North Carolina,
15 ; South Carolina, 79 ; Georgia, 77 ; Florila,
88 ; Alabama, 88; Mississippi, 80; Lousiana,
77; Texas, 64; Arkansas, 98; Tennesee,
100. The weather has been favorable
generally, up to the middle of September, exsept
upon soils liable to suffer from drouth.
!n portions of Arkansas and in more limited
ireas in Texas, heavy rains prevailed in the
arly part of that month, and from the 16th
o the 20th a storm of great violence swept
hrough the cotton belt to the borders of Tex*
is, doing great damage by beating out the
ibre, rotting the bolls, breaking down the
riant and overflowing low lauds. A loss of
it least ZU,UUU Dales is reported rrom overlows
of the Black Warrior and Tombigbee
Alabama. Between the 20th and 30th of
September, rains were frequent, and in some
ocalities nearly continuous, retarding or discontinuing
picking. Rust is reported throughiut
the belt, more in the east than in the
rest, but in few places causing serious damige.
The caterpillar has done less damage
ban was feared, the most serious injury being
n Texas and in Louisiana. In the more
lorthern States of the belt they will accomilisb
quite as much benefit as injury by relucing
the redundant growth of foliage and
lastening the maturity of fruitage. Picking
ias progressed rapidly in the more western
States, but has been retarded on the Atlantic
incetbe middle of September by unfavorable
reather.
low Patterson Escaped Arrest.
Mr. Ricbbourg, the gentleman who
ras appointed to go from Columbia to Washngton
as the bearer of the requisition for
Tobn J. Patterson, explains very clearly how
bat Senator managed to escape from the
dutches of the law. The story is a Jong one,
iut is briefly told by the correspondent of the
Yew and Courier as follows:
As soon as Mr. Richbourg obtained the
lecessary papers for Patterson's arrest, he
ilaced them in the hands of the marshal of
he District, Fred. Douglas, with a request
hat they should be executed promptly,
^onglas, who was in his office, received the
locuments with the impertinent inqairy,
'Has politics anything to do with this mater?"
To which Mr. Richbourg replied by
eferring to the papers for any desired infornation,
and soon after leaving Douglas' ofice,
went direct to Patterson's house, near
vhich he took his stand to await further derelopments.
He had not been on the watch
onger tban fifteen or twenty minutes, when
le saw a negro boy come running down the
loan* fimrn tlia dirantinn nf Dnnolat' nffiim
VIQOb i&UUI VUU Uli VVVIWU V4 wwgiww W4MWW
vith a note in his baud. The messenger was
idmitted at the front door of Patterson's
lopse, and after remaining a few minutes,
vas discharged at the back door and made
>ff in a new direction. A half hour later the
narshal's deputies knocked at the front door,
ind on inquiring for Patterson, were told that
le was not at home, and that he had taken a
sarriage during the morning and driven out
>f the district. This occurred at about 2
>'clock. Patterson was not arrested until 5
t'clock next day, after his lawyers had made
ill their arrangements to secure his release,
he story of which is well known. Mr. Rich>ourg
meeting Douglas at a l iter hour, reated
to him the incident of the note and
nessenger, and asked an explanation. Dougas
placidly replied that Mr. Cook was in the
iffice when he (Douglas) filed the requisition,
ind he supposed that Cook (Patterson's lawyer)
must have sent the note. Whether
)onk or Douglas sent it, however, the evilence
of collusion, somewhere, to keep Patteron
posted and enable him to evade the offiiers
of the law, iB perfectly clear.
4^.4
Correspondence of the Yorltville Enqnlrer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, October 22, 1877.
On the 5th of November, nine thousand
cres of land, belonging to the Cheraw &
Chester Railroad Company, and located in
jancaster county, will be sold at Lancaster
}ourt House. This land will be sold in tracts
f 50, 100 and 200 acres, and the terms will
aaatt tn knuora th? amnnnt. of
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ne-third of the value of the land purchased,
nd note, secured by mortgage, for the reaaining
two-thirds.
The Presbyterian congregation at this place
ave been worshipping, for a short tinle, at the
Lssociate Reformed Church. This was due
9 the closing of their sacred edifice, which
?as in consequence of a thorough internal
enovation it has recently undergone. Paint
as been freely used, ana, as a result, the imrovement
is very great. Some change has
>een made in the,pulpit, which adds greatly
9 its appearance. As the painting, and other
rork of a beautifying nature is about comileted,
the church will be open for service on
ext Sunday. Sacrament will be administerd
on that day. In this solemn service Rev.
ir. Trenholm will be assisted by Rev. Dr.
lirardeau, who was the instrument, in divine
ands, of accomplishing the conversion of the
ermer, and placing him in the ministerial ofice.
As Dr. Giradeau is acknowledged to
ie one of the best preachers in the South, our
'renhvterian friends, and all others who de
ire to attend, have in store for them a pleasire
that cannot be too highly valued. Bethel
>resbytery, at the recent meeting, gave its
onsent to the call that was extended by the
ession of the Presbyterian Church at this
dace to Rev. Mr. Trenholm, who has so ably
,ud acceptably supplied the congregation for
everal months. He will be installed to the
lastorate in the course of a short time. The
ongregation is certainly to be congratulated
ipon an event of so agreeable a character.
The Sheriff of this county will sell a number
of tracts of land on the 1st Monday in
November. The following tracts will be
Did, unless sale is prevented by a compromise
etween the parties concerned: A tract of
56 acres, belonging to \V. S. Chisholm, and
ituated on the waters of Fishing creek; a
ract of 164 acres, belonging to J. E. Robinon,
and situated on the waters of Broad
iver; a tract of 542 acres, belonging to Joeph
Carter, Sr., and situated on the waters
f Brushy Fork, and a tract of 173 acres,
elonging to D. R. Stevenson, and situated
n the waters of Rocky creek. The blackmith
shop of Purvis Alexander, and some
ots about town will be sold. Also, the groeries
and other goods in the store of R. D.
Sralbraith will be sold on the 29th instant,
.'his list of sheriff's sales does not speak well
Dr the prosperous condition of our county,
'here is no doubt of the sad fact that the
ast majority of our people are heavily in |
oK?- anrl nniilrl not meet their obligations if
ailed upon to do so.
At a late meetiog of the committee to inestigate
the indebtedness of this county,
lairus against the county amounting to $1,64.01
had been presented. Of this amount
1,039.20 were claims of jurors and witnesss,
$804.99 claims of Sheriff and other offiers,
and $119.82 claims of a miscellaneous
ature.
The superintendent of the North Carolina
enitentiary, has placed at the disposal of the j
theater and Lenoir Railroad Company, thiry
more convicts to aid in the grading of
heir road. The Company will, of course, acept
the services of these convicts, and will
^mediately dispatch the proper persons to
laleigh with the view of securing and bringig
them to Lincolnton. Upon their arrival
here they will be put to work, and doubtless
ender the same valuable service that their
rethren of the striped-suit fraternity have
een and are still doing. Dr. A. H. Davega
i my authority for stating that the grading
f the road is progressing rapidly between
lincolnton and Newton.
The congregation of the colored Methodist
Jhurch, was recently disturbed by a number
f negro boys firing pistols in disagreeable
roxiraity to the Church. They were araigned
before our town authorities, and
harged with committing the offence named,
v
but, with the exception of one offender, against
whom the evidence of guilt was too clear to
admit of any doubt, were discharged without
pajinf'the penalty due the offence.
Saturday was decidedly a big day in Chester.
A constant stream of people, white and
colored, poured joto town from daybreak until
ten o'clock. The object of their coming
was, of course, to attend the circus, and they
certainly attended to the number of seyeral
thousand. The procession, preceded by the
band wagon, drawn by camels, and competed
of gilded chariots, with horsemen in fancy attire,
and wagons containing tbe adimals, was
interesting to behold.' An elephant, with his
master on bis back, and a lion-tamer amid ?he
lions, were features of the procession. The
crowd were considerably amused by the ridiculous
antics of the clown riding a pony,
Music, produced by steam, was listened to
with astonished ears. A public performance,
without charge, took place at the show
grounds, uear the depot, at the cloee of the procession.
This embraced some slight of,hand
tricks, which were uninteresting. There were
two exhibitions of the circus?afternoon and
r.;?kf anr? as alronHv Raid, were well attend
U,6U?? -MM, ? j ? . ~r~. ~ s^Y
ed. The riding was good, the different feats
upon the trapeze skillfully and gracefully executed,
the clown "got off*" some laughable
jokes, and the performance upon the whole
gave satisfaction.
The proprietors of bar-rooms were requested
by the town authorities to close their bars
on Saturday, but as the law did not compel
them to close, and as they had paid their license
for selling liquors, they did not choose
to comply with the request They did a
splendid business in their line, and the conse- A
quence was an indulgence in die "ardent" to
an undue extent by a considerable number of
persons, of both colors. This led to some 1 I
fighting, which was immediately stopped by
the police putting the belligerents in jail.
Rev. Mr. Obear, of Winnsboro, conducted
services yesterday at the Episcopal Churcji.
James Hemphill, Esq., was the lay representative
of Purity Church at the late session
of Synod that met in Columbia.
The case of Rev. J. E. White, who was indefinitely
suspended from the ministry at* the
last meeting of Bethel Presbytery, came jip
before the Synod. Mr. White, as I have been
informed, concluded not todefendhis conduct
before that honorable body, but to apologise.
He has also concluded to surrender the parsonage
of Purity Church into the hands of its
rightful owners. A special meeting of Bethel
Presbytery will be held at this place.in November
for the purpose of receiving biff apologies
and restoring him to the ministry.
All persons indebted to me for subscriptions
to the Yorkville Enquirer, are earnestly
requested to make immediate payment.
Settle without delay, and thus redeem
past promises. Qui.
HAMPTON*AT RALEIGH.
Governor Hampton attended the State Pair
in Raleigh last week, consenting to do so upon
the urgent request of a delegation of eitizens
who visited Columbia specially to extend
the invitation. Of his presence in Raleigh;
the Obterver remarked editorially:
It is needless to say that his presence here
is a great gratification to our people, for too
man outside of her limits has a greater hold
upon the affections of the'people of North
Carolina than Wade Hampton. Soldier,
statesman and patriot, he has proved himself
to be a man of whom not only his State, but
the country and the age in which he lives
may well be proud, for his is one of the grand-"
est, most perfectly rounded characters America
has yet produced. ;
Whether in prosperity, with money and
lands and slaves at his command, or in adversity,
dependent upon his daily labor for1 his
daily bread; in peace, surrounded by all that
wealth could command or intelligence and refinement
desire ; or in war,- sharing every
hardship with the humblest soldicfr ; as a free
citizen of a free State, or as the leader of a
forlorn hope in behalf of his people , against
the most despotic of governments, he staqds
out preeminently as a man to be loved, and
admired. No wonder that his people are
ready to follow him to the death. Nor woncler
that they rally to bis standard without regard
to race or color, or whether native or Northern
born, for to them Hampton is the person- ?-qjj
ification of all that is great and gobd in arts
or arms or in government His word is to
them as law written in eternal characters' topon
their hearts. During the days when Under
his command the people of oar sister State
were straggling for their very existence, with
but a word from bim and 8rmed men Would
everywhere have sprung up ready for any
deed of daring, no matter bow desperate, fot
his people bad been outraged And oppressed
and incensed until flesh and blood could
scarce bear it longer, and yet with"*'' word
from him the surging crowd that bad assembled
to rescue their capitol, and that neither
bullets nor bayonets could make qaail,'quietly
dispersed, every man returning peaceably
to bis own home. In the restraint he Hn>
posed upon himself, in that hour of wrong and
turmoil and outrage, to utter words of peace,
and to teach lessons of moderation, he was
grander even than when sabre in hand, at the
head of his invincible legions, he rode in resistless
charge upon bis enemies. Well may
we say such a man belongs not -to his Btate'
alone, nor even to his section,-but to the1
whole country. /-Ml
As we declared in announcing his coining,
no more welcome guest than Wade Hampton
could come to North Carolina. Men of all
colors and of every shade of political opinion "v.
unite in giving a most cordial greeting to jjhe
citizen who, in addition to being a peerless
soldier, wears among his laurels the crowning
honor of being the redeemer of his State,
from a government that for corruption and
oppression is without a parallel in history.
But it is not merely as a famous soldier and
distinguished oitizen that he finds the warm*
est welcome in the hearts of the peopiej -but
as their faithful old commander he will' be
greeted by many from every portion of the
State with whom he shared every danger and
every hardship. The tie that binds him to
these tm-u, and their name is legion, can be
loosed only in death.
On Thursday, Governor Hampton was in*
troduced by Governor Vance to the vast multitude
upon the grounds, and spoke as follows:
My Friends of North Carolina I
differ with Governor Vance in one particular,
for I believe every man and woman in North
Carolina is present to-day. It would take the,
voice of a Stentor to be heard on this occasion.
More than once have I been called upon to
hear agricultural addresses at our annual fairs,
and I have had the misfortune to make them
; myself, and I must say to the listener and
speaker I have always found them great bores.
I do not intend to inflict this bore upon North
Carolina?an agricultural address to-day.
When your Society sent a delegation to Columbia
to ask me to come here, headed by one
of North Carolina's gallant sons?General
James M. Leach?he said he was going to
stay until I consented to come. I did not intend
to come here to-day to inflict upon those
into whose eyes 1 had looked when in battle,
an agricultural address. I came to grasp
them by the hand. I have not forgotten
them. The soldiers of North Carolina are as
close to my heart as ever. There were no better
soldiers in the late war than the soldiers
of North Carolina. I always placed them
where danger was the thickest, for I knew I
could trust^the old tar-heel. These are some
of the memories that bind me to the old North
State. Then there are other associations. It
was my good fortune to command North Car
olina meu during the late war. 1 had the
houor to fight the last battle in sight of this
very sp t where I am speaking now. It was
here that I sheathed my sword. That sword
was never stained by cowardice or wrong. _
Though I wielded that sword as long as I
could for what I deemed right, since its sur- .
render I have never violated the obligation 4
resting upon me as a citizen of the Union. i
I told the citizens of Illinois a few weeks
ago that I fought the enemy as long as I could