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? (taps and Jacts. ? Vital statistics show that the mortality amoug the Germans in New York is nearly thirty-eight per cent less than that of other citizens. ? The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has decided that a note given for a church subscription does not carry with it an obligation to pay, since it is given without consideration. ? Large colonies of negroes, especially those of the better and most valuable class as laborers, are emigrating to Kansas from the blue grass region of Kentucky. ? One of Brigham Young's daughters has just married a former hostler in her father's stables, who already has one wife. She is homely, but brings her groom ?20,000. ? The Postmaster-General has informed Congress that 8900,000 will be required to supply the deficiency for the pay of postmasters, and $2,137,287 the deficiences in the _ 1 -????fViA fionoI trna r anrllnff pUSlttl ICVCUUUO 1U1 tuo uovai jvmi vuvnug , with June next. ? The most cheering revival that we know of, says the VickBburg Herald, is the revival of hanging all over the country. The worst feature of such a revival is that there are so i many worthy subjects who escape its beneficial results. ? The egg business of this country has risen to an importance which few comprehend. The aggregate transactions in New York city alone is about 88,000,000 per annum, and in the United States 818,000,000. A single firm in that line of business East has handled 81,000,000 worth of^eggs within a year. ? The New York World, in a carefully prepared article, discloses the remarkable fact that eight hundred and fifty thousand people of that city, about three-quarters of the population, live in tenement houses. These tenement houses number twenty-one thousand two hundred and seventy, and average at least forty dwellers apiece. ? The decision of the Atlanta Presbytery, which lately met in Lawrenceville, Ga., adverse to the appeal of Mr. Block, has put the seal of condemnation, so far as the authority of that ecclesiastical forum goes, upou dancing, in its most innocent form and under all circumstances. That body has decided that there is no "time to dance." ? The Philadelphia Mint is now turning out an average of 80,000 new silver dollars a day, which are at once shipped to the various sub-treasuries throughout the country. Thirty tons of Nevada silver were received Tuesday, which brought the present stock in hand up to 100 tons, or 224,000 pounds. This is valued at 833,000 per ton, or an aggregate value ef 83,300,000. ? Gen. Sherman proposes some very radical changes in the equipment of the regular troops. He is in favor of doing away with the bayonet, the sergeant's sword, the cartridge box, belt plates and knapsack, and substituting in their stead a good revolver, a leather pouch for cartridges, a knife, a rubber blanket and provision sack. He says that the blanket will contain all the clothing necessary for a long march, and should be worn across the body from shoulder to waist. ? A corpse startled the watchers at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Richmond, Va., one night last week. An inmate, Mrs. Hilliz, had died and the corpse had been laid out in the parlor of the institution. At midnight, as the Sisters were watching by the bier, the sunken eyes appeared to fUah f he hlnnd name back to the faded cheek, and, as though imbued with superhuman energy, the dead body arose from its resting place, which was draped with a black pall. The watchers stared at one another and were overwhelmed with horror and awe. The risen corpse quietly shook herself, and remarked, "I am not dead yet, but I shall die soon." The Sisters, after recovering from their consternatiou, undressed the lady and put her to bed. She became conscious, and, after lingering until Wednesday, died again. ? While Gen. Grant was in Constantinople the Sultan made him a gift of a beautiful horse. After his Turkish Majesty had shown his palace and gardens to his guest and conducted him to his stables, he ordered his best horses to be put on exhibition, and when they had been sufficiently admired he told the General to make a selection, taking the one which pleased him the most. At first the General could not consent to it, and warmly protested againBt the Sultan's generosity. The Sultan's minister of war, however, interposed, informing Gen. Grant if he did not accept the gift, his Majesty would be much displeased. The General thereupon selected a dapple gray, superb in form and having a step that would light with admiration the eye of any cavalier. The caparisons were brought out, and the horse, in splendid attire, was formally presented to Gen. Grant. The Sultan, at his own expense, has sent the horse to Marseilles, whence he will proceed to the city of New York. ? The manufacture of what is known as patent flour?there being a patent on the machinery used in grinding the grain?is attended with considerable danger, which for the sake of humanity, we hope does not extend to the consumers of bread made from the preparation. At Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Friday night, one of the great flour mills of that city exploded, killing seventeen persons and destroying six other contiguous mills, valued at a million and a half. The mill in which the explosion occurred was the property of ex-Governor Washburn, of Wisconsin. Investigation confirms the theory, that the cause of the explosion was the ignition of the inflammable mill dust floating in the air, and consequent generation and exr\anainn nf inflammahlR cases. ReDOrtS of eve r-"?~ ? 0? .... 4 witnesses as to the power and suddenness of the explosion are almost incredible. An instant after the first Hash and explosion, all the buildings were wrapped in fiames, show-1 ing the air all around to be full of inflammable gas. ? Texas is a great State. In area it is four or five times as large as Pennsylvania. Its present population is estimated at fully 2,000,000. It annually receives 250,000 immigrants from various parts of the United States and foreign countries. It produces 700,000 bales of cotton per year, worth 8300,000,000. It also exports cattle valued at 810,000,000; wool, 81,500,000 ; hides 81,800,000; beef, in barrels and cans, 82,000,000 and other productions valued at 83,000,000. Two years ago over 4,000,000 bushels of wheat were shipped from Texas, and when railroad communication is established between Northern Texas and New Orleans, this product will be largely increased. In 1880, when a new census is taken and there is a new apportionment of representatives, Texas will be the foremost in the list of growing commonwealths to claim an increase of representation. Her gain will be acquired at the expense of the slow-growing States of the East, which are gradually falling off in political importance, and which in time must occupy a secondary position in the decision of national questions. ? It is said the Virginia liquor sellers are fast tiring of their bell-punch toy, if we may believe the Richmond correspondent of the New York Herald. They punched merrily enough at first, for the novelty of the thing and to amuse their customers, but since it has become apparent how easily the register may be evaded, they have only used it just enough for pretence sake. If the little Moffet machine were conscientiously manipulated, it should yield a revenue to the State for the year of 83,300,000. The advocates of the contrivance confidently expected a million at least, but the present indications are that the State will do well if it gets the 8300,000 minus the three millions it should obtain. There are about 5,000 registers now in use, but the returns thus far are so incomplete that it is impossible to estimate the average income for each register. In Richmond it is 89.50 per month, in Alexandria 85 and in Danville 818, and the variations generally are very wide. The law seems to work unfavorably to ! the interests of the saloon people, but Las j greatly increased the business of the storekeepers. Tipplers, economically bent, go to the stores, and buy their favorite brands by the demijohn full, thus saving the tax on j every drink exacted at the bars. ?0tMIe inquirer. YORKVIL.LE. S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 9,1878. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Maj. Elihu P. Smith, an old and prominent citizen of Spartanburg county, died near I Cilenn Snriucs last week. r--_ 0 I ?Thomas Y. Simons, Esq., a prominent | citizen of Charleston, died in that city on ' Wednesday of last week. | ? Every county treasurer in the State has I settled up, and their settlement has been ap; proved by the Comptroller General. ? Dr. Dodge, of New York, has purchased ! the Preston mansion in Columbia, and proposes to make it the Southern headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association. ? The Greenwood and Augusta Railroad is being pushed with remarkable energy and vigor. The citizens of Augusta are moving forward in earnest for a direct connection with the up country of South Carolina, and on both sides of the river there is renewed activity. About half the grading is completed. ? The Abbeville Banner says of Judge Mackey, who held Court in that county last week : "His rulings have been characterized by fairness, and his decisions have been accepted as correct, while he has done more work at less cost than any Judge who has presided at Abbeville since the war." ? The State SupremeCourt has decided that Confederate currency was not mouey in a le gal sense, and therefore receiving Confederate currency at its nominal value was not payment, in a legal sense. In legal contem plation, Confederate currency was a mere oommodity, used by the community as a mat ter of necessity or convenience, as a medium of exchange. ? A meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee, will be held in Columbia on Thursday next, 16th instant. An invitation has been extended to the several County Chairmen to be present. Among other things of importance which will receive attention, the discussion of the proper time to hold the State Convention will take place, ana a general expression of views will enable the decision of this matter to conform to the wishes of the people, ascertained through their duly constituted representatives. ? At the recent meeting of the State Board of Examiners, in conformity with the amended school law, the following gentlemen were appointed to constitute the county boards of examiners, in connection with the School Commissioners, in York and neighboring counties: York?Rev. L. H. Wilson, Rev. R. P. Johnson. Chester?W. H. Witherow, S. B. Lathan. Fairfield?R. Means Davis, T. Ross Robertson. Lancaster?R. E. Allison, M. J. Hough. Spartauburg?Dr. J. J. Boyd, W. K. Blake. Union?David Johnson, Jr., B. R. Rawls. ? The Court of Claims, appointed at the last session of the General Assembly, to pass upon the validity of consolidated bonds and certificates of stock, reported by the Bond Commission as having been issued for invalid vouchers, met iu Columbia, on Monday last. The Commission is composed of Judges Thomson, Hudson and Aldrich. The two former were present; but in consequence of the ab sence of Judge Aldrich, nothing was done except to adjourn the Court until Tuesday, when it was expected that Judge Aldrich would be present. The State will be represented before the Court by Attorney-General Youmans and Messrs. Meetze and Y. J. Pope. ? In the United States Circuit Court, at Charleston, on the 3rd instant, the following J- 1 _ C . T> 1, cases were uiBpuseu ui : iu? juaun. ui v/vmmerce vs. the county of Pickens. Prayer for mandamus to compel the county of Pickens to levy and collect a special tax to pay judgments obtained by the plaintiffs against the county for failure to pay the interest on the bonds issued in aid of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. Order for mandamus granted. The Richmond and Danville Railroad Company vs. the county of Pickens. Order for mandamus granted as above. In the cases of the Bank of Commerce vs. the county of Pickens, and the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company vs. the same, judgments for $680.50 and 83,581.66 were obtained by the plaintiffs for failure to pay the interest on bonds issued by the county in aid of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Compauy. Iu the cases of George Parsons and Henry Parsons vs. the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company, judgments were obtained by the plaiutiffs for 83,581.66 and $5,202.70, the complaints being to compel the railroad company to pay the past due coupons on their bonds. - - - NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Benjamin A. Reinhardt, a native of Lincolnton, died recently in Lincoln, New Mexico, iu the 27th year of his age. ? A wolf, supposed to be about a year old, was recently killed on the Blue Ride in Watauga county. ? Rev. Jacob Doll, who has acted sa stated clerk of Orange Presbytery for more than a quarter of a century, died in Newbern on the 27th ultimo, during a session of the Presbyj tery. He was 67 years old. ? The grand jury of Buncombe county, under the charge of Judge Cloud, concerning the absence of mile-posts and sign boards from the county roads, indicted almost every roadmaster in the county for neglect of duty in this and other respects. The Town Commissioners of Asheville were also indicted be-1 cause of the condition of several streets. ' ? The dwelling house and store (under one j i roof) of Mr. J. C. Hines, of Gastonia, were en-1 tirely consumed by fire on Tuesday night! I about 9 o'clock. Nothing whatever was I saved. The loss is estimated at about 81,000,1 i but the property was partially insured, i The fire is supposed to have resulted from ac-! cidental cause. j ? James Lawing, an ?ld and well-known ' citizen of Dallas, Gaston county, committed suicide by taking opium. He had been ! i drinking very heavily for several days before, j and on last Friday was found on the street,; apparently almost dead, with a small quantity of opium in his pocket. He was removed and the most persistent efforts were made to j i resuscitate him, but these were unsuccessful j ; and he died about 5 o'clock Saturday roorn^ j ing. He leaves a large family. ! ? After a four days' trial in the Superior 1 Court of Wayne county,last week, Noah Cherry, Robert Thompson and Harriss Atkison,' all colored, were convicted of the murder of James Worley and his wife, white persons, , who were brutally murdered in their house 1 on an island in Neuse river, last February. The evidence against the prisoners was con- j elusive, and they were found guilty and sen- : tenced to be hanged en the 14th of next | month. ? The trial of Womble, in the Superior i Court of Anson county, last week, on the charge of murder, by being accessory before the fact in the committing ef suicide by a young woman of that county, attracted considerable public attention. Accordiug to the evidence adduced at the trial, at the request of the deceased, Womble bought a quantity of strychnine for her, who said she wanted it to kill an unborn child. Womble gave the poison into the hands of the woman, but did j not administer it. The woman took it and j died. Wornble did not deny the part he took in the matter, but pleaded ignorance. The jury acquitted him of the charge of murder or being accessory to it. Both parties proved good character up to, or within a few months of the occurrence. PROCEEDINGS "OF CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 30th, among the bills from the House called up, was the Senate bill to repeal the bankrupt law, with amendments thereto, and agreed to by the House. Mr. Merrimon moved to refer the bill to the judiciary committee. Mr. Beck objected and demanded the yeas and nays. Mr. Conkling favored a committee of reference. Finally, after several amendments were voted down, the bankrupt bill was laid aside, and the Senate adjourned. In the House, the bill for the relief of the settlers on lands claimed by the North and South Alabama railroads was reported from the committee on public lands, aud after a sharp debate was referred to the committee of the whole. An appropriation of 8185,000 for the re-establishment of the New Orleans mint, was voted down by a combination of members who want the establishment of branch mints in other localities. In the Senate on the 1st instant, after debate on the resolution offered several days previously by Mr. Blaine, declaring radical change in the tariff at this time to be inexpedient, the bill repealing the bankrupt law was taken up. The reference of the bill was earnestly supported by Senators Merrimon and Ransom. During the debate, the North Carolina Senators said: The bankrupt law has stood thirteen years, and certainly there was a doubt a9 to the propriety of its repeal. They spoke of the Homestead law of North Carolina, and said the Supreme Court of the Uuited States had recently decided it to be of no good against old debts. Should the bank rupt Jaw now be repealed, many persons in their State would be turned out of their houses without mercy. They favored the amendment of Mr. Matthews, that those people might have time to save their homesteads by availing themselves of the bankrupt law. The State could not give them relief, but the bankrupt law could. Finally, the amendment proposed by Mr. Matthews, fixing the date of the repeal at January 1st, 1879, was adopted by a vote of 25 to 22, and the bill was referred to the judiciary committee, in order that some amendment to the phraseology to the amended amendment might be made, with the understanding that it will be reported back immediately. The session of the House was consumed in the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill, without final action. In the Senate on the 2nd, Mr. Thurrnan, from the committee on the judiciary, reported back the bill to repeal the bankrupt law with an amendment perfecting the clause in regard to the rights not to be affected by the i-onool nf law ?nH rofAininp the amend "I""" "* """ " ' D meat adopted on the previous day, providing that the repeal of the law shall take effect Jauuary 1st, 1879. Ordered that the amendment be printed and the bill laid over until the following day. The resumption repeal was discussed, after which the Senate adjourned until Monday. In the House, a bill for a ship canal from New Orleans to the Gulf was passed. Also, a bill fixing the salaries of the naval officer and surveyor of the port at New Orleans. In the night session, Mr. Chalmers, of Mississippi, made a lengthy speech in behalf of the claims of the South for Government aid in Southern improvements. In the House on the 3rd, immediately after assembling, the legislative appropriation bill was taken up for consideration in committee of the whole. The committee rose and reported the bill to the House, but no action was taken. In the House on the 4th, Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, offered an amendment to the legislative appropriation bill, increasing the item for the New Orleaus Mint from 8100,000 to 8185,000. The amendment was agreed to, and the bill passed. In the Senate on the 6th, the bill repealing the bankrupt law was discussed without action. The bill repealing the resumption act was resumed, and Gordon, of Georgia, made a lengthy speech favoring the repeal. In the House, Schleicher, of Texas, introduced a bill to aid in the construction of the Corpus Christi, Sau Diego and Rio Grande Railroad. The bill for a permanent government for the District of Columbia occupied the attention of the House for the rest of the day, but no result was reached. Contrary to expectation, there was no proposition offered lookiug to an investigation of the alleged frauds in the Presidential election. MERE-MENTION. W. S. O'Brian, the wealthy California banker, died in San Rafael, last Thursday. Hi3 estate is valued at from fifteen to twenty million dollars. Silver dollars of the new coinage are now exchanged for green- ! backs at the sub-treasuries. The South- i ern Baptist Convention will convene in Nash-1 ville, Tennessee, to-day. Seventy-three : failures occurred in New York city during ; the month of April, with liabilities amount- ' ing to 87,658,726, and assets of 82,752,- : 653. The bill establishing the Moffett' liquor bell punch in Louisiana, has received the signature of Governor Nicholls and is ' now a law of the State. We would cau-1 tion our readers to be on the lookout for a new counterfeit $50 bill on the Union National Bank of New York. Missouri has more honorary commissioners at Paris than any State in the Union, and not a single exhibitor. The General Conference of the M. E. Church South, met in Atlanta, Ga.,on the 1st instant. It is now thought that Congress will not adjourn before the last of June. It is calculated that at the present rate of destruction, the pine forests of this country will be e..hausted in thirty to fifty years. To morrow will be the fifteenth j anniversary of the death of "Stonewall" Jackson. It is said that John Morrisey gave away 825,000 a year in charity. E. Remington & Sons, manufacturers of rifles, ammunition, <fcc., at Illion, N. Y., are embarrassed. They propose to issue to their creditors ' bonds to run for five years at seven per cent, interest. Their liabilities are 81,000,000, and their nominal assets 84,000,000. Specimens of domestic tea raised in South Carolina and cured in Baltimore, were exhibited in Washington on Thursday, and were so fine as to deceive one of the largest tea dealers of Washington. editorial^ inklings. The Bankrupt Law. By reference to our Congressional proceedings, it will be seen that the Senate refused to repeal the bankrupt act, and the law will continue of force, at least until the 1st day of January, 1879. By the provisions of the bankrupt law as it now stands, any person owiug debts to the amount of 8300 or UDwards. can avail himself of its benefits. The 30 per cent, clause only applies to debts contracted since January I860, which the debtor owes as principal. It does not apply to debts contracted before January 1, 1869, nor to security debts of any date. One-third in ncmber aud one-fourth in value of creditors who prove, to whom the bankrupt is indebted as principal, cau consent in writing to his discharge. The exemption in this State, under the bankrupt law, is 81,000 worth of real estate, and 8500 worth of personal property. Death of John Morrlssey. John Morrissey, the noted gambler, exprize-fighter, politician and member of Congress, died at Saratoga, New York, on the evening of the 1st instant. Mr. Morrissey waB born in County Tipperary, Ireland. February 12, 1831. He came with his parents to the United States in 183-1, and his father worked as an ordinary day laborer at Troy, New York, until his son was in a condition to support him. Disreputable as were many of Morrissey's occupations, it is generally admitted, even by his enemies, that as a fighter he never "struck below the belt," as a gatubler be never "played false cards," and as politician he fought his foes openly and never forged returns. Noting his death, the New York Times sayu of him : "Many of the most respectable and intelligent of Mr. Morrissey's fellow-citizens, will rightly regard his death as a positive loss to the cause of good governmeut in New York. For the ex-prize fighter and gambler was, in public affairs, a man of sturdy common sense, clear perceptions, and unbending rectitude. In a time which worked havoc with the reputations of many "Christian Statesmen," no man ever charged John Morrissey with being a venal legislator or a dishonest politician. We have no disposition to urge that the errors of his career were fairly balanced by his undeniable public spirit and unchallenged fidelity to public trust, but we should be still less disposed to sit in judgment on a man whose early training aud associations did so much to give a. wrong direction to a superabundant energy and to great natural abilities. New York will remember the noble services which Mr. Morrissey performed against political Riugs and Municipal jobbery, long after the sins and short comings of his private career have been forgotten." Our Government and Mexico. Trouble between the United States and Mexico is thought, in some quarters, to be quite imminent. So seriously is the matter regarded in Washington, that in Cabinet meeting on Friday, much deliberation was given to recent reports relating to agitations on the Mexican border. A Washington dispatch of Friday says: There is abundant evidence of the fact that a strong movement has been inaugurated by ihe friends of Lerdo, on the American side of the Kio Grande, to cross over for the purpose of creating trouble for Diaz. Reports to this effect have been received by our government. The secretary of war, after the Cabinet adjourned, issued an order to Gen. Ord enjoining it upon that officer to be particularly vigilant in the endeavor to prevent any invasion of Mexican territory with hostile intent from this side of the Rio Grande. The opinion in Administration circles here ?4 nAM?/\na fwonklA in \fovinn IK til U L tllCIC mil UC DCIIUUO MUUUIV iu uiva.vu, and particularly along the border. The followers of Lerdo, are without doubt, instigating Indian raids into American territory for the purpose of having United States troops pursue them across the river, and thus produce additional complications with the Mexican government. This fact was mentioned at the Cabinet meeting. Escobedo is in Texas, and the opinion that he should be arrested for violating the neutrality laws, was expressed by some of the members of the Cabinet. The foregoing information has been received by our government through a number of official channels, including not only the military authorities, but the civil officials subordinate to the State department and the department of justice. Directions will be immediately issued from each of these departments for the prevention of violations of the neutrality laws. A formal letter from Minister Foster to the secretary of State, enclosing copies of the correspondence between himself and the Diaz government, on the occasion of his resumption of his duties as American minister to Mexico, was read at the Cabiuet meeting. Opening of the Paris Exposition. The International Exhibition was opened at Paris on the 1st instant, with great ficlat, the programme for the event being atrietly carried out. The weather was pleasant, and nothing occurred to mar the pleasures of the grand occasion. The opening scenes are thus described by a cable dispatch to the American press : President MacMahon reached the Exhibition at 2 o'clock in a State carriage, escorted by his military household. He was welcomed by M. Tessererc de Bort, minister of coram.irno onfl Hoplftrpri thft TCxhihition ODen u,u,vvi ?-v?;? 7 > amid salvos of artillery and music by many bands. The Marshal then, at the head of a brilliant procession, which included the Priuce of Wales, ex-King Amadeus and the Crown Princes of Denmark and the Netherlands, proceeded throughout the Exhibition buildings. The scene was picturesque and imposing in the extreme. The members of State bodies were iu grand uniforms, counsellors and magistrates in their robes, and the different bod- i ies of the lustituteand Legion of Houor stood in strong contrast with the senators, deputies and clergy and minor officials in their civil costumes. The exhibition buildings were gaily decorated with flags of all nations, and an immense crowd was in attendance. The American section, though unfinished, compares favorably with others. The department of manufactures shows the least progress. The American art department is the best ever shown by America abroad. In the opening ceremonies, President MacMahon said : "I desire to join in the sentiment ovnrpqiiprl hv tlm minister of commerce. ....... v ..J I offer my congratulations upon the magnificent result achieved, and of which lam happy to have the whole world as witness. We have also to thank the foreign nations for so completely responding to the appeals ofl France. In the name of the Republic I declare the Exhibition opened." The Marshal subsequently congratulated M. Krantz, the organizer of the Exhibition, on the auspicious opening of the grand enterprise. Mr Tllden's Position. A New York dispatch of the 2nd, to the Philadelphia Times, gives the following as the result of an interview with Mr. Tilden in reference to the recent confession of McLin, member of the Florida returning board: Ex-Governor Tilden, in a conversation with a prominent political friend on the recent, Florida developments, said that he had no part whatever, directly or indirectly, in procuring the confession of the Florida ballot thieves. He said that he had neither advised in favor or against the passage of the electo- : I ral commission act, that he submitted to it | as the law, and felt bound to obey the judg- , ! ment of the lawful tribunal that had decided | against him, and that he could not disturb !' | the peace of the country by individually, or i | through others acting in bis direction, bring- j I ing exposures of well known frauds to the I I surface. He spoke with great caution about i1 j what might be his duty in case the frauds should be clearly proven before a competent : tribunal, and reach to the Presidential title j itself by implicating its possessor, and avoided : any direct expression of conviction on the subject. There is no question but that many of Mr. Tilden's friends, who have hitherto regarded the Presidential issue as settled, believe now that Hayes will be so implicated in guilty knowledge of the Louisiana and Florida frauds, that there will be no party willing to sustain him in the Presidential chair. A Washington dispatch to the Brooklyn Eagle, says a prominent New England reprei sentative in Congress, who is on intimate terms with the President, had an interview I with Mr. Hayes on the 2nd instant, which is I ronnrtofl aa fnllntca ; During the conversation which took place between them, Mr. Hayes said he was not at all worried over the Florida developments; he , said he was not conscious of the commission of any frauds in counting the vote of Florida. The only interest he took at the time of the elections in the vote of that State was to secure a fair count, and for that purpose he favored the visit of the statesmen who went to see an honest count. He said that Congress had the right to investigate the count of Florida if they chose to do so, and no oue would be more pleased than himself to have the 1 cry of fraud dispelled by an inquiry into the count of the Florida elections. LABOR TROUBLES APPREHENDED. Fears are entertained in portions of Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Baltimore and other promiuent Northern and Western cities, that there will be another uprising in those localities of labor against capital, similar to the great Btrike of last summer, but on a more extended scale, and under more thoroughly organized leadership. It seems that the associations are regular communistic organizations, under the leadership and control of those who participated in the Paris commune at tho downfall of the French Empire. It is asserted that the coal regions of Pennsylvania are alive with lodges of the communistic movement, and in that section it means a return to the scenes of last summer. Father James Bridgeman has denounced the order from the pulpit, warning the Irish and Germans to leave it. He is the first priest in the region to do so. On Thursday the up-passeuger train was obstructed at Reynolds by sills ( securely nailed to the track, as was the Shenandoah down train near Mintzer's crossing. This is evidence that the movement is alive to villainy and well trained. The first or- 1 ganization took place in Tamaqua seven weeks < ago, and the branch at that place takes in nv?r two hundred members. Thev number , nine hundred in Mahanoy City, and nearly a ( thousand in Sheuaodoah. The headquarters . are in Pottsville. None but workingmen can join. President Gowen, of the Philadel- 1 phiaand Reading Railroad, has private detectives in the Geld, but the movement is strong, gains daily, and seemingly deGes detection. The Philadelphia and Reading 1 Company seems to be the object of attack. 1 Politically, the members side with the Green- < backers. i A telegram from St. Louis, May 1, says: ( "It has been stated in public prints here that , members of the Socialistic party have been drilling in the city for some time past. An interview to-day with Mr. Cairlin, city editor ' of the Volkesstemrae, orgau of the German I j Socialists here, and who was very active in I the riots of last July, and was arrested and | imprisoned therefor, veriGed this statement. ( He said some two hundred members of the 1 Socialistic Workingraeu's Protective Association have been drilling once a week. Their 1 arms are SpringGeld rides. When asked 1 what these armed men proposed to do, be said they would protect the meetings of Socialistic workingmen from the police, prevent arrest without the warrant of law of men who { have the constitutional right to assemble and < discuss their grievances. He said the party \ numbers from 5,000 to 6,000 in this city, and ' from 50,000 to 60,000 in this country, all ( sworn members. Besides these, he said, there are as many men in active sympathy with the organization, who are ready and willing to give it aid at any time, but who do not wish 1 to enroll themselves because of fear of losing i their situations." f The Baltimore American, Bpeaking of the j organization in that city, says the mem- ( bcrs are composed of three nationalities? Germans, English (or American) and Bohe- . mians. Other nationalities are admitted, but 1 the three sections existing in the city are ' known as the above. They are by no means < composed of mechanics or even working men I exclusively. Many of them are saloon keepers, bar tenders or mere idlers, while a portion of them are laborers, and but few are artizans. The object of the order is, in their language, 1 the organization of a political party which | shall enact laws to suit their own views in re- , gard to the functions of the State and the | allotment of property. They meet weekly, and their gatherings are well attended. Such reports as the above come from the | cities named, though in New York fear of 1 trouble is not seriously entertained. A letter < from that city to the Philadelphia Ledger says: { Parties here who are in a position to be ( well informed as to the communistic move- * ments and other mischiefs of the sort (the i secret detectives whose business it is to watch I them,) ridicule the sensational stories that are | coming over the telegraph from Cincinnati, . Chicago and other places at the West, as to their preparations for what is spoken of as an . armed uprising. One of the oldest and most J experienced of our police authorities remark- 1 ed to your correspondent this morning that t "we have here in New York probably as t many real Communists as all the rest of the j country put together, and the worst sort of Communists at that; fellows that glory in telling how they helped to sack Paris, and to put the Archbishop and the priests to death, ] but we have the names of every one of them ? on our books ; their habits and haunts are familiar to our men, and we know them to be J as helpless and harmless as the saloon keep- 1 ers who serve them their beer. The idea of ( these people arming, or contemplating an up- j risiug agaius': anybody or anything, therefore, j is preposterous. How it may be at the West j we cannot say, but as we are all the while in communication with the police authorities of 1 onrt fn n af i flip fltjencfl of these on the subject is an indication that thej at- < tach little or no importance to what will no ! doubt turn cut to be simply a first or second : j class newspaper sensation." I Correspondence or the Yorkville Enquirer. 1 HORN* BLOWING. Forrest Cottage, S. C., May 2, '78. * Mr. Editor: I am glad to see that "Dark ' . Corner" has a correspondent to come forward j and represent the secluded little village of! ' Hoodstown. Being a near neighbor, and acquainted with thecircumstancesand situation, 1 I feel it my duty to assist him in "blowing his j horn." I will say that for the number of in- { habitants, Hoodstown represents as many hon-' orable avocations as any town or village in I this country, and "as many handsome women," | too. Also, a good crop of bachelors. It is j ] pleasantly situated in a delightful section of! ( the country, with good water, pure air and a productive soil. Society is good?religion ( and education attended to. But I hope your 1 correspondent does not mean to say that the inhabitants are all temperate ! Spy. < LOCAL AFFAIRS. new advertisements. J. M. Parish, Chester?In the Valley. H. F. Adlckes <fe Sons?Affairs are still Lively at the Adickes Building. J. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis.?Clerk's Sales. Alex. S. Hand?Wright's Ferry. J. A. McLean?Probate Judge's Sale. Hunter A Ortes?Readv-Made Clothing?Dress Goods?Shoes?Cassimere and Cottonade? Bleached and Brown Goods?Give Us a Call. M. Strauss?Down With the Prices. T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bank- i ruptcy?First Meeting of Creditors?In the Matters of Alfred Tolleson, and Bobo A j Lester, Bankrupts. R. Lathan, School Commissioners?Teachers' Pay Certificates?Notice to School Trustees, t T. S. Jefferys? Banker?Agent for Standard Fertilizers, Machinery, Ac. : ' sales-day. There was quite a good attendance of peo- 8 pie in town last Monday?sales-day for | May?though no property was exposed for 3ale. | RAIN. | Copious showers of rain fell on Saturday j and Sunday last. The rain on Sunday after noon was general throughout the county, and ^ in some sections was accompanied by hail, j which, however, inflicted little or no damage. COUNTY COMxHI88IONERS. We havevbeen requested by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to give notice that the next meeting of the Board will not be held until Wednesday the 22nd instant. ' ? i THE COLO WATER BRIGADE. , The Lodge of Good Templars, organized ( here three weeks ago, is giving promise of be- ^ coming a power for good in the community. ( At the last meeting, on Monday night, twelve j candidates for membership were received and { initiated. j PARDONED. Upon the petition of a number of citizens, j and the recommendation of Judge Mackey, , Governor Hampton has pardoned Dock Ward,' ( colored, who was convicted of rape at the October term, 1876, of the Circuit Court for this | county, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for twenty years. I THE EXCUR8ION LAST THURSDAY. 1 The excursion last Thursday from Chester ' to Gastonia, for the benefit of the Lee Light Infautry of Chester, was a complete success. 1 Besides a crowded train from Chester, there 1 was also a train of excursionists from Yorkville, and the day was pleasantly enjoyed by all. We lenrn the receipts were amply suf- ' ficient to relieve the company from its pecu- 1 niary obligations. 1 1 A LITTLE BONANZA. A number of silver coins were recently unearthed on the Zurcher lot near the building, ] on the site of which a house was burned a 1 - mi / _1 A. 1 tew years ago. iney were rouna near mo surface, and at their nominal value amount ed to about 819; but as most of the pieces bore the effects of the fire too visibly to pass current, the fiuders sent them to the Philadelphia mint, and on Saturday last received in exchange fifteen bright silver dollars of the new coinage. KEROSENE ACCIDENT. On Thursday night last, Miss Harriet Evans, daughter of our former townsman, Mr. John J. Evans, who now lives a few miles in the country, was badly burned, by the explosion cf a kerosene lamp. She was in the act of extinguishing the light, for which purpose she turned the wick down, but being too small to 611 the socket of the burner, it fell through, communicating the fiume to the oil in the lamp. An explosion ensued, covering the face of the unfortunate young lady with the burning oil. Fortunately, she had the presence of mind to envelope her face aud head with her brother's coat, which happened to be near, and thus escaped what might have been i fatal accident. PICNIC AT BEAVER DAM. On Saturday next there will be a railroad excursion from Yorkville to Beaver Dam creek, on the Chester and Lenoir Road, at which place there will also be a grand picnic, rhe young gentlemen haviog the affair in charge will use every exertion to render the cccasion a pleasant one. Among other at Tactions will he the Yorkville Helicon Band, i who will furnish an abundance of enlivening 1 nusic. The committee of arrangements ex- i ;end a cordial invitation to all the people? i ind especially the belles and beaux?in the jountry round about Beaver Dam, to meet ? the young people of Yorkville, and join them ? n the festivities of the day. The train will t leave the depot at Yorkville at 7 o'clock pre- 1 wisely, meeting the down passenger train at t Clover. c THE CROP PROSPECT. The Spriug has been almost unprecedented- 4 ly forward, and as a consequence, vegetation ' las rapidly advanced, and growing crops are ^ rery promising. The rains of last week were ^ lighly beneficial to cotton. The plant, so far s is we can learn, has come up well, and a fine * stand has beeu obtained. Uorn is also prom- 1 sing, the youug stalks being healthy and vig- ? irons. There is some complaint of rust on 8 wheat, but as yet it is coufined to the blade, ^ ind with favorable weather for a few more ^ lays, it is not probable that the stem will be s leriously blighted. The oat crop is also prom- ^ sing. There will be an abundance of fruit, " ihough not so plentiful as last year. Of this, 8 lowever, thefarmers will not complain. Last v rear their trees were over burdened, and many 1 >f them broke down and were irreparably in- 1 ured. With a smaller quantity on the trees, ' he fruit will mature to greater perfection, ind be of better quality. Taken altogether, e ,he indications were never more promising in ^ .his section for an abundant year. 1 d EARLY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. e Mrs. Sarah J. Eccles presented to us, last u Friday, about a gallon of large aud luscious , itrawberries, the product of her garden. The t argest of these berries measured 3} inches a n circumference. Mrs. Eccles is quite sue- t, jessful in the cultivation of this fragrant t fruit, aud is always first to remember the ed' t tor, upon whom she bestows her favors with liberal hand. ^ On Saturday we received from Mrs. R. G. c Whitesides, near Hickory Grove, a basket of c 3ne strawberries. Some of these measured t ij inches in circumference. They were of ^ ;he variety known as Wilson's Albany, the j, plants of which were procured at the Greens- ^ boro nurseries. I a Ripe cherries are not common in this lati- j ^ tude, thus early in the season ; but on Satur- t lay Mrs. Mary J. Ingold presented us with a basketful, gathered from the famous tree in c ;he lot on which she lives. () Mrs. Merritt favored us yesterday morning j with a bucketful of fine Irish potatoes, grown v In her garden, the first we have seen this sea-'t ,0D* . e CHURCH NOTES. V Rev. J. G. Henderson, pastor of Beth Shi-1 t ioh congregation, in this county, preached at i ;he Presbyterian Church last Sunday, con- | iucting both the morning and the evening s lervice. 1 There was no service at the Church of the f Grood Shepherd, in consequence of the ab-' \ lence of the Rector at Rock Hill. There will likewise be no service at this Church lext Sunday, the Rector being in attendance ipon the Diocesan Convention at Charleston. Morning and afternoon service at the Aslociate Reformed Presbyterian Church was conducted by the pastor. There was no morning service at the Meth>dist Episcopal Church. In the evening, Etev. Mr. Lathan, pastor of the Associate Reformed, preached to the Methodist congregation. Miss Alice Owens, the accomplished organist of the M. E. Church, who has been ibsent on a visit to Oraugeburg, for several veeks, has returned, and presided at the initrumeni last Sunday evening with her ac!U8tomed skill. During the absence of Miss Dwens the conerezation have been placed jnder frequent obligations to Miss Hattie ' Lindsay, of the Presbyterian Church, who sindly supplied the place of organist. Rev. Vfr. Gilbert, pastor of the Church, returned ast Tuesday afternoon, from a visit to Charleston, which was extended to his home in Sumter. CANTATA, CONCERT AND FE8TIVAL. The entertainment given last Friday uight, by the ladies of Yorkville, in aid of the Pres-' byterian Church fund, was a success beyond the highest expectation of the public, and must indeed be gratifying to those having the affair in charge. The fine reputation sf the talented ladies under whose immediate supervision the cantata was rendered, induced public expectation, and long before the bour of commencing, the spacious chapel of the Female Institute was filled to overflowPromptly at the appointed hour, the curtain rose, revealing truly a scene of enchantment, on which the audience were to feast the Bye and mind for "An Hour in Fairy Land"?such being the title of the piece to be presented. The scene opened showing a beautiful green lawn, at the full moon, the King and Queen of the Fairies entering, attended by ^ fairies Cricket, Fun, Content, True Heart and Good Will, each fairy having her respective attendants. The procession marched around the stage, after which the King and Queen were conducted to their throne and seated. Then followed the opening chorus, "Hail ! all Hail our Sovereigns," after which the fairies were commanded by the King and Queen to give an account of their doings since their i last meeting. * Fairy Cricket was first to respond, by singing, "When the lights of Home are Beaming," which was illustrated by a tableau representing a family circle arouud an old fashioned fireside and the chirping of a cricket Next followed fairy Fun, with a song, "I'm the Life of the Young and the Old," ending with tableau of a winter scene. Fairy Con lent then sang, "Though Homes be Dark and Poor," which ended with a tableau of a haymaking scene. Fairy True Heart was next to sing "The Loving Charms of Home," introducing a tableau of a golden wedding. This fairy was followed by Good Will, who jang "Up and Down the World so Weary," llustrating the soug with the tableau of a Uhristroas tree, around which was a group of merry children. At the close of the last tabeau the King and Queen sang a duet, returnng their thanks to their subjects, aud for 'worthy thoughts and gentle deeds," crowned "airy Good Will and fairy Content, after vhich, the royal pair gave their commands md bid their subjects good night. When the King and Queen had retired, the scene closed vith the chorus, "Good Night to All I" Such s the argument of the poem, written by jeorge Cooper, to which is arranged light tnd airy, yet fascinating music, by Heiary Schoeller. Mr. A. Springs Withers was King of the dairies, and Miss Willie Alice McCcrkle, ^ueen. Though Mr. Withers' business engagements prevented bim from bestowing re{uisite study aud attention upon his part, vhich disadvantage might have been augmented by the rich dominiou of beauty over vhich he was the recognized sovereign, yet le acquitted himself quite creditably. In egai rones ne core nimseit with stately mien, sailing bis edicts and commands in rich tenor. As Queen, Miss McCorkle captivated the mtire audience, not alone by her rich aud ilvery intonations ; but like a dream of poery that may not be written or told, her loveiness and beauty shone resplendent, as with rue queenly grace she presided at the right if the throne. The fairies were personated as follows: Oricket?Miss Fannie Meacham, with the folowing attendants: Misses Cora Kuykendal, Jaggie Moore and Sallie Belle Witherspoon. Fun?Miss Fannie Steele, with the following ittendants: Misses Sudie Metts, Wilma K. iawlinson and Ellie May. Content?Miss \nnie Adickes, with the following attend* LDts: Misses ?attie Lowry, Jessie Owens ind Cornie May. True Heart?Miss Sallie Patterson, with the following attendants : disses Lessie Witherspoon, Rosa Linsday ind Gussie Jones. Oood Will?Miss Blanche Adickes, with the following attendants: ilisses Minnie Smith, Mary Louise Coward md Bessie Gist. The sougs of the fairies eere all well rendered?each young lady havng a fine voice which gave evidence of muical culture?while the choruses were grand* y ?ung. The tableaux, au important adjunct to the ffectiveness of the piece, were presented in aultless style. Each and every one was rue to life, and appearing before the aulience at the touch of the fairy's wand, the ffect was truly magical. The tableaux were inder the direction of Miss Hattie Lindsay, rho displayed admirable tact and ability in he detail cf their arrangement; and to her ,nd the youug gentlemen and numerous Masera and Misses who filled a place in the picurea, the audience is indebted for much of he enjoyment of the evening. Not the least feature of the entertainment, lowever, was the instrumental music and acompaniments, comprising no less than fifteen ompositions, performed in faultless style on he piano by Mrs. Clara Dargan McLean. [o Mrs. McLean and Miss Lindsay is due the tonor of originating and successfully con- . lucting the cautata, and to the superior skill | ,nd management of these ladies is the aulience indebted for an evening's entertainoent of high and meritorious character. At the conclusion of the cantata, an internission was given to afford the audience an pportunity of partaking of refreshments, ind the doors of the ante rooms of the hall rere thrown open, when again the eye was reated to visions rivaling those just witnessd in fairy land. To those at all familiar vith the style of the Yorkville ladies in maters of this kind, a description of the tables, vhile qui(e impossible, would be entirely su>erfluous. What some persons would term i dinner, our ladies would regard as a mere uuch ; and what our ladies would prepare oran ordinary supper, there are persons who vould think it a State dinner, So when the