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Straps and ^acts. ? A white man residing near FrankliD, Kentucky, was sold as a vagrant a few weeks ago, and purchased for fifty cents. ? The dying request of Col. J. Lawrence Jones, a Kentucky lawyer of considerable eminence, was that no funeral sermon be preached over his remains, and no resolutions passed by the bar. ? It is the decided opinion of the Hon. Fernando Wood, of New York, that we are on the verge of a tremenduous reaction in trade, and that the greatest prosperity the American people have ever known, awaits them. We trust the mantle of a true prophet has fallen upon Fernando this time. ? Last year the potato-bug invaded Prussia, but the authorities of Schildau and Mulheim built fences around the fields, covered them with sawdust and tanbark, soaked this with kerosene and set fire to the mass. This heroic treatment has been completely successful, as not one of the dreaded insects has been seen this year. ? The Post Office Department have determined that on the 1st of October, the registry system shall be applied to third class mail matter. This matter comprises all articles of merchandise weighing less than four pounds. The fee for registration is fixed at ten cents additional to the postage now charged, which is one cent per ounce. ? Before the plague, Memphis had a population of 50,000, but of the people who now remain, only 2,000 are in health. The fever prevails in various parts of the country included within a radius of ten miles of the city. Fifteen volunteer physicians have died in Memphis, and twenty others are sick. Eight 'Catholic priests and five Protestant ministers have also perished. ? Mr. Herman was arraigned in a police court in Springfield, Illinois, on a charge of disorderly conduct. The complaining witness was the officer who had arrested him, and who said: "He was standing right under a gas-light in the street with one arm around a girl's waist and the other around her neck, hugging her like everything." Mr. Herman put the girl on the stand, and she blushingly testified that he was her accepted lover, and that he was kissing her good-night, with her full consent. He was discharged. ? Ben Butler was in New York on Monday, and expressed himself as being sanguine of hie olpnt.inn dq finvprnnr nf Massachusetts. He 8ays he has not brokeD away from the Republican party, but that the Republican party has broken away from him. He believes that the greenback question is the chief issue in the country, and the labor issue chief in cities. On the contrary a New York Tribune correspondent, who has visited various sections of Massachusetts, declares that the Republican organization is intact in that State, and predicts Butler's defeat. ? The doctors who survive their exposures and labors amid the yellow fever, will have at their command closer and more useful observations of the disease than have previously been made. Pathological examinations have shown important lesions at the base of the brain ; a "box-wood" or completely tight liver ; degenerated kidneys and an enormously enlarged spleen, as characteristic of the disease in every instance. The doctors engaged in this special work have prepared elaborate reports, both technical and general, and it is to be hoped have furnished a broad basis of facts for the study of explanations. ? We find the following in the New York Tribune: "Ex-Senator Robertson, of South Carolina, expects to see a solid Democratic Congressional delegation elected from that State this fall. He says the Republicans will make no fight except in the First and Second Districts, and he does not think that they can succeed there, as the colored vote can no longer be held for them. He is sure Hampton will be elected to the United States Senate, and hopes to see him a candidate for Vice-President in 1880. All of which shows that the Democrats have the upper hand in ^ i i . 1 JJ the State ana are oouna to xeepu. ? The earliest notice of yellow fever is that ofLigon, in his "History of Barbadoes." He there states that it broke out early in September, 1647, and that before the expiration of a month "the living were scarcely able to bury the dead." Thereafter it did not attain any very remarkable severity until 1793, when it destroyed not less than 6,000 men of the garrison of Port Royal in the course of a few months. In 1804 it was brought to the south of Spain, and visited Cadiz, Malaga, and Carthagena. But its greatest force fell upon Gibraltar, where out of the civil population of the town, amounting to nearly 14,000 persons, only twenty-eight escaped attack. ? Of the eight hundred persons suddenly submerged in the river Thames by the Princess Alice disaster, scarcely a dozen saved their lives by swimming. The reason, is at that place the river is little better than a mass of sewage. It regularly carries away the liquid refuse of the City of London, and at the instant of the collision there was being poured into it near the fatal spot the contents of two great cesspools. The immediate effect of immersing a person in sewage, say the chemists, is asphyxia, and the eight hundred excursionists, must have become numb, and incapable of any effort. The bodies, when recovered, had undergone strange changes. Identification was difficult. Clothing had changed color, and decomposition had been swift. Everything pointed to the action of some powerful chemical substance. ? Speaking of the alleged insanity of Orvill Grant, a correspondent of the Atchison Patriot says: This morning I fell in company with a New York man, and among other questions I asked him, "Is Orvill Grant really insane?" "Oh, no; he is as sane as he ever was or as I am now. He never had any political sagacity. He has been talking very recklessly about his brother's influence and candidacy for President recently, and to counteract his statements the only thing to do is to publicly pronounce him insane. The friends of Grant?his political friends?advised it. Orvill has no serious objections if it serves his family interest, ; though he asserts that the newspapers have ; lied as to what he 6aid. He will not be con- ' fined in any asylum for insanity. I have seen him since this week, and he cunningly smiled at the report of his insanity." ? A novel suit is reported from Wayne ! county, N. C. It seems that some time ago Mr. John Ingram was applied to for work by I a poor man, whom he told in jest, to get rid j of him, that he would give him two thousand dollars for three thousand lizard hides. The man agreed to undertake the job, provided Ingram would give him his note payable when j the skins were delivered. Ingram complied, the note was signed and witnessed, and the ] man with his wife and children repaired to the mountains and commenced war on the : reptiles. He was so pleased with the result j of the first day's work that he continued, and, in a much shorter time than it seems possible, j he had gotten the three thousand skins, and taking them to Mr. Ingram, demanded the $2,000 promised. The joke now turned, and Ingram explained that he was just in fun about the affair, but the lizard hunter was . terribly in earnest, and persisted in being paid ! the money. Ingram refused, and a suit will be brought at once?and the lizard man will win it, without doubt. ? Late Mexican advices are to the effect that on the opening of Congress, Diaz sent in a message which reviews the American question. He ciaims that the Mexican Government has performed its duties to the United States in good faith and to the extent of its powers; that while Mexico desired to cultivate peace with all nations, especially with the United States, she is determined at the same time to maintain her independence and honor. The President also says the Senate is the authorized executive to treat with the American Government for mutual military co operation on the Rio Grande, but asked as i a condition to such co-operation that the order given General Ord be countermanded. The United States refused and the Mexican Government agreed to nothing. A later dispatch from San Antonio says that reliable information received at headquarters report that the Mexican Government has ordered the troops at Monterey to the Rio Grande frontier; 5,000 reinforcements are en route to that border, $30,000 is appropriated for mobilzing this force. Gen. Narraryo will be in command. Ihr ?0rMlr (?ttquiw. YORKVIL.L,E. S? C. s THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 3,1878. How to Order the Enquirer.?Write the name of the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, county and State in full, and send the amount of the subscription by draft or post-office money order, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The Enquirer is delivered free of postage to all subscribers residing in York county, who receive the paper at post-offices within the county; and to all other subscribers the postage is paid by the publisher. Our subscribers, no matter where they receive the paper, are not liable for postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, without additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on the "addresslabel" shows the time to which the subscription is paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers discontinued, the date mtiM be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that our terms for subscription, advertising and jobwork, are cash in advance. THE FEVER SCOURGE. The latest reports from the infected district6 indicate that the epidemic is subsiding in the cities, though spreading to some extent in the country. About 40 deaths are reported in Memphis on Saturday. At Chattanooga, 20 deaths from fever occurred during the month of September, among the recent ones that oi Rev. Father Ryan being reported. At New Orleans, for the twenty-four hours ending Saturday evening, there were 124 cases and 51 deaths. Thirty-five deaths and 100 new cases were reported on Monday night, but of these only 63 date since the 27th ulti mo. The total number of cases reported in New Orleans is 9,385, and deaths 2,845. At South Pass, up to the 26th, tjjpre had been forty-two cases and two deaths. The President of the Howard Association of Vicksburg has issued a call for assistance for the surrounding country, as the fever i* spreading at all points, and the Association is called on tor medicines, tood, money, doctors and nurses. The fever is increasing again there, caused by refugees returning. The number of deaths on the 28th was 14. Four new cases, but no deaths, are reported at Grand Junction. A dispatch from Thibadeaux, La., says every physician sent from New Orleans to that place is down with the fever. Total cases, one hundred and thirty-three ; deaths, thirteen. This does not include the country, where the fever is spreading rapidly. The fever is spreading in the country around Greenville, Mississippi, and funds are needed. The total deaths at Greenville, to date, are 243. Canton reports 1 death and 21 cases. Baton Rouge reports 3 deaths and 53 cases. The total case3 there are 1,100 and 46 deaths. At Morgan City, for the week, there have been 78 cases and 12 deaths; totals, 145 cases and 30 deaths. A dispatch from Plaquemine says that for the week ending on the 15th, 16 deaths have occurred, and 130 cases were under treatment. The total number of cases there are reported at 305, and 53 deaths. rvnAonanfo OPfl niAfO fflTTnrfthlp FHT Alio ?IW IUVIV AMWVAMVtw -w. checking the fever at Gallipolis, Ohio, frost being expected. Dispatches of Monday night report that nurses are being sent from Memphis to Paris, Mason's, Grand Junction, Germantown, Lagrange and Hernando. There were 22 deaths in Memphis, Sunday night and Monday. At Chattanooga there have been 3 deaths for the twenty-four hours ending at 4 p. m., Monday, and 4 cases. The physicians were more hopeful on Monday, and if the few fam ilies who remain in the infected district would remove, the fever would soon abate. At Water Valley, Miss., 5 new cases and 3 deaths are reported. The excitement at Cairo, 111., has subsided ; absentees are returning, and the public schools are open. PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN. The Hampton campaign still continues one grand ovation throughout the State. Whenever Hampton is announced to speak, or wherever he appears, his talisraanic name awakens the wildest enthusiasm. At Manning, on the 23rd, though the Governor was unavoidably prevented from filling his appointment, there was an outpouring of the people, estimated at not less than 3,000, who were addressed by a number of distinguished speakers, among them Hon. M. P. O'Connor, of Charleston. At Darlington, on the 25th, the Governor was met by about 1800 mounted Red Shirts, and an equal number of pedestrians, whose ardor in the present campaign seemed not to have diminished since 1876. Gov. Hampton's speech there, as at every other place where, in his frank and honest style he has addressed the people, was received with rapturous and unbounded applause. In his speech, the Governor said: In 1868 he had first come to plead the cause of the Democracy. He had stood since on precisely the same platform, and had advocated in victory and defeat the same principles as the only ones which could lead to the i redemption of the people, white and black. He had told the people then that he believed ; that there would never be permanent peace ! and happiness until the Democratic banner 1 was carried to victory. He had then told the I colored people that the white man was their best friend ; that the Republicans would desert them. Now, after ten years of humiliation and strife and distraction, he came to tell them that the banner of Democracy had been carried to victory in South Carolina, and that in 1880 the same victorious banner would be planted on the National Capitol. [Cheers.] i Not till that time would permanent peace and the maintenance of the constitution be secured j and the rights of States and individuals re- j cognized. He firmly believed that the Democratic party would protect colored men in all i their acquired rights as fully, emphatically and truly as white men. He then spoke of the probability that Republicans would seek to destroy the colored man's rights, because of the increased power they gave the Democratic South, and that the latter would protect them, if from no other motive, from self-interest, j He then reviewed the action of the Republican party relative to colored suffrage, saying that it had given the Democrats a stick with which to break their heads, in its efforts to j degrade and crush the South. He deprecated forcibly the maintenance of a color line, warning the colored men that it could only ; be created by themselves, and would lead to their ruip aod obliteration. Later in bis re- i / I marks be said that two years ago there was | hardly free speech in South Carolina. She was pioned down by the bayoDet under the 4 direction of a drunken Executive, malevolent ] and mercenary. [Cheers.] He reviewed the I evils of that time when the citizen soldiery were denied the rights granted them by; the j Constitution of assembling to commemorate the birthday of Washington, spoke eloquent-; ly of the deliverance effectecUi^ee^ and, closed with an earnest appeal to his' hearer^ to go j forward and reap the fruits of-thc great vie-' tory won in 1876. Senator Butler also spoke. In matters of State policy, be avocated the calling of a convention to rectify the abuses existing in the laws at present, which, he said, were unneces sarily burdensome aud expensive in their operation. He attacked the present trial justice system especially. He also advocated an extensive free-school system, saying the State University should be re established, with every door open, oposing the fallacy of the idea that that institution is a rich man's and an aristocratic one, and pointing out that before the war two-thirds of the students were poor men's children. He scouted the talk about aristocracy in this country, save that of worth. He closed with a glowing compliment to Darlington on her magnihcent "turn-out," aud with an earnest appeal for unity, harmony, hard work and victory. Senator Butler was followed by Geu. Gary, who devoted himself to an able discussion of National Finances, attacking the National bank system, which was heard with marked attention. Hampton was unable to be at Bennettsville on the 27th, though the attendance of the people was large and demonstrative, nevertheless. The meeting was addressed by Honorable J. S. Richardson, candidate for Congress in that district. Mr. Richardson was followed by Gen. Gary, who, in speaking of the colored people, said : He never had been opposed to the colored man. He was born in South Carolina, and bis father was a large slave-owner. He had plaved and hunted with colored boys and meu, and had always given them the 'coon or 'possum, instead of, like the carpet-bagger in the anecdote, greasing the darkey's muuth with the skin aud eating the rest himself. [Laughter.] He had always stood by the colored man. He had gotten rich by colored men. He had three cotton plantations with a colored man at the head of each. He had always been the colored man's fast friend When the colored man was told that the white man was his enemy, it was as fake a* Ananias of old. [Cheers.] The white man was his friend because he had the spirit of gratitude in his breast. Where was the man who, while away in the war, entrusted his wife and helpless ones to the negro's care, ihat did not come back with a sense of gratitude and friendship for him? Why should they be enemies ? Could they be after this ? No. [Cheers.] God Almighty in His provi lence had made other races of men beside white and black, and all were different. Why, the speaker said, he did not know. All animals had been made different. The lion roared aud ruled in the forest; the leviathan was master of the seas; and the eagle was the king of birds. The eagle, by the way, was the universal emblem of liberty, and that was why he was proud of being called "The Bald Eagle of Edgefield." [Cheers and laughter.] In all his creations God had made eaders. Why, no one knew. It.was one of .he beautiful mysteries of nature. He had seen fit to make the white race the universal standard bearer of civilization and Chris iianity. Why He had not placed that banner in the hands of colored men no one could tell. But the white race was the ruling one, and if the colored people themselves brought aooui a race issue, iney uiusi gu uuwu. A large and enthusiastic meeting was heid at Kingstree last Monday, and addressed by Governor Hampton, Hon. J. H. Richardson, E. B. Murray and Solicitor Hirsch. The Governor's appointment for Tuesday was at Charleston, in which city grand preparations were made for his reception. +?+ SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? J. S. R. Thomson, Esq., has recently been elected Intendaut of the town of Spartanburg. ? The Radicals of Kershaw county have elected delegates to a county convention to be held in Camden to-day. ? In Columbia, on Thursday last, by the Mayor's Court, a man was fined eight dollars for unwarranted cruelty to his horse. ? Greenville's contribution to the yellow fever relief fund foots up the handsome sum of $902.96. ? The site of Fort Wagner, on Morris Island, which was high and dry during the war, is now, at high water, almost covered by the waves. ? A colored woman in Edgefield county recently gave birth to triplets. The youngsters were given the names of Butler, Hampton and Gary. ? Senator J. L. Duncan, colored, and E. A. Webster, acting postmaster at Orangeburg, were arrested, last Monday, on .charges of bribery to procure office. Webster deposited 8700 with the clerk of the court, as collateral for bail, and Duncan has gone to jail. ? The South Carolina Railroad bills, which have been mixed with the currency of this State for years past, and which have heretofore been received at par with greenbacks and national bank notes, are no longer receivable, even at the ticket or freight offices of that road, as money. ? The following is the result of the recent primary election in Spartanburg county: Probate Judge?George W. Nichols ; Representatives?John Dewberry, John C. Anderson, John B. Cleveland and John W. Carlisle ; County Commissioners?Kirby, Austell and Thorn; School Commissioner?B. B. Chapman. The total vote aggregates 4,291. j ? The Republican clubs, throughout Barnwell county, have resolved that every colored man voting the Democratic ticket shall be ostracised by his fellows, expelled from their i churches, suffered to die without the attendance of his nearest and dearest relatives, and be buried by the hands of Democrats, if buried at all. ? The Radical County Convention of Anderson proved a failure?about fifty delegates present. After a good deal of wrangling aud disputing, a committee was appointed to , report on the expediency of making any nominations. The upshot of all of it was the nomination of one man named Parker, who, it is said, will probably decline to be a candidate. ? The Langley cotton mills, located in this j State, near Graniteville, have recently receiv-1 ed an order from Australia for goods raanufac- i tured by that factory, and have made a ship- j ment accordingly. It is a rather significant j fact that one of the colonies of Great Britain, I a country which has always prided itself on ! its manufactures, is looking in this direction ! for cotton goods. ? Several of the Charleston nurses who ! volunteered for Memphis and other places in-: fected with yellow fever, have applied for permission to return home. The permission was refused and the Mayor at once sent atel-' egram to the quarantine officers at Branchville, Florence and Yemassee, to permit no person from the infected cities to come to i Charleston until they had been officially ad-1 vised of a frost in Charleston. This coarse is deemed necessary in order to prevent the possible introduction of fever. ?The Edgefield Advertiser of last week says: "Owing to the recent exorbitant advance of freight upon cotton, and indeed every class of goods over the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, several of our merchants who handle cotton, together with many large planters, have resolved to run a wagon train between Edgefield and Augusta, with a view of hauling their cotton: to and I * > / s ? ^ . - i * * t their goods from that point. This is also being doue at, Johnston, and. qn a.very large scale. The advance unnn freight, as' repafds cotton, is said to be 50 per cent., and as regards other goods even more." ? Governor Hampton having made certain propositions to the Internal Revenue Department in regard to the assumption by the State of the amount of whisky tax that might be deemed to be due from South Carolina, annually, he has been informed that the Government cannot entertain his offer to hold himself responsible for whatever sum it might be decided Rhould be paid by the State on such account. It is deemed doubtful that any correct estimate could be made, and besides, the law does not authorize the collection of internal revenue tax through the States. ? A dispatch from Greenville, says that revenue officers recently returned from Pickens county report that Deputy Marshal Gary met Redmond near bis home on the 26th ultimo. Redmond said that he would not leave home, and that if the revenue officers came for him he wonld hurt somebody. He would not surrender if the government agreed to sentence him only to six months' imprisonment. He emphasized the statement that Gary would be killed, not by him, however, but he could not prevent it. Redmond and three men with him were well armed. ? Superintendent of Education Hugh S. Thompson recently addressed an earnest letter to Dr. Sears, the trustee of the Peabody School Fund, asking for a liberal appropriation for the benefit of public schools in South Carolina for the ensuing year. Dr. Sears has replied in substance that in consequence of certain losses recently sustained by the Fund, the appropriation for this State next year will not exceed $3,500. The results of this correspondence is made public in order that persons interested may be informed beforehand, and that no grounds may be left for future misapprehension on this important subject. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The N. C. Baptist State Convention and the N. C. Methodist Conference both meet in Charlotte next month. ? Thomas M. Owen, formerly of Greensboro, but recently of Jackson, Tennessee; died at the latter place, a few days ago, of yellow fever. / ? Christopher Betchler, whose name was borne by a well-known gold coin in circulation several years ago, died in Charlotte, last week, aged 70 years. ? A man was tried at the recent term of Cabarrus Superior Court for disturbing a re ligious meeting with bad singing. He contended that he sang with the best intentions, but admitted that his voice was bad. The jury, however, found him guilty. ? The experimental survey of the Yadkin river from Wilkesboro to the railroad bridge, six miles from Salisbury, will begin in a few days under the supervision of Col. Albert, of the United States corps of engineers. The last Congress appropriated $10,000 for this purpose, and it is thought the river can be made navigable between the points named. ? The Goldsboro Messenger says : A little girl in Sampson county, was bitten on her ankle on Saturday last, by a rattle snake, but the efforts made to save the child's life promise to be successful. At last accounts she was doing well. A fine bull dog belonging to Mr. Spells heard the child screaming, when struck, and in killing the monster was also bitten so severely that he died the following day. ? The Raleigh Observer says: "In the Museum of the Agricultural Department, there is a photograph of an old Cherokee Chief, named Cheesequah, who resides at Cheerah, Graham county, in this State. It is well authenticated that he is 130 years old. He was recently interviewed by Col. Polk, the commissioner of agriculture, when on his recent Western trip. Old Cheesequah says he hates a wh:,te man worse than he does the devil. He has in his possession a number of scalps taken years ago from white men, women and children, and the old chap seems eager for more." ? Ex Senator Abbott is in Washington. Speaking of the approaching Senatorial contest in North Carolina, he says that Governor Vance will succeed Senator Merrimon, whose term expires the 4th of March next. The legislature stands 100 democrats to 70 republicans and independent democrats. At the last senatorial contest Vance was defeated by Merrimon and the old line democrats and independents. Vance's support was the Bourbon element. This time Vance is going to have the old line and independents' support, while Merrimon will depend on the Bourbons. This revolution was brought about, it is said, by Merrimon's lukewarmness toward his former adherents. ? Governor Vance has again (the third time) respited Laxton,-the-negro twice convicted of the crime of rape upon a white woman in Caldwell county a yeair or two ago, and whose execution was to ha^e occurred at Statesville today. The hesitation on the part of the Governor to allow the law to take its course is said to be due to the fact that two petitions have been sent to him from Caldwell county, one praying for a commutation of Laxton's sentence to imprisonment for life, and the other beseeching him to allow the execution to take place without delay. It therefore appears that while Laxton has been twice convicted in the courts?the Supreme Court having granted a new trial, which was had in Iredell?there is still a difference of opinion on the question of his guilt or innocence. ? Speaking of the progress of work on the grading of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, the Lenoir Topic says: The grading of this -J c..:..i J i_4 1. T?.,jl.'o roaa was iiiiibiicu mot weea. iu l?uou o, wunecting there with the road-bed constructed Borne time siuce. We have now about eleven miles completed road-bed, which embraces the heaviest work in this county. The convicts have built about four miles of road since the 1st of August. We learn that the line crossing the Catawba river about a mile below the toll bridge has been adopted, and that the force of convicts will be moved to a stockade near the river in a few weeks. Colonel Folk's able effort has had the desired effect, and the Penitentiary Board has ordered that the deficiency made in the maximum number of convicts b> expiration of sentence and otherwise, be supplied. In reference to Col. Folk's opinion, Gov. Vance said : "I have read the argument on behalf of the road, and am satisfied it is right. I have forwarded it to the Penitentiary Board with the recommendation that all deficiencies be supplied when called for by the authorities of the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gaugfr Railroad." Thirwlll increase the working force to seventy-five ; heretofore it haa not been more than fifty. Tbe addition of one third more labor will make a great difference in the progress of the work. iDIIORlAlTlNKLINGS. Convicted of Murdeiv-. The trial of Hoke C. Secrest, of UnioD couuty, N. C., charged with having killed bis wife and child while traveling through Burke county in that State, in March, 1877, an account of which we published at the time, was moved from Burke to McDowell county, and ended on Monday afternoon of last week with a verdict of guilty. The prisoner prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court. < An array of eminent counsel was retained on both sides.* The prisoner was prosecuted by Solicitor Adams, John Gray Bynum and J. F. Murrill, Esqs., and defend ed by Hon. Burgess S. Gaither, Col. Geo. N. Folk and D. A. Covington, Esq. The trial attracted considerable public attention. j The circumstances attending the case are as follows: Secrest and the widowStinson resided in Union county and were neighbors. Secrest was in the habit of visiting Mrs. Sanson's house. Early in the Spring of 1877 Secrest and Mrs. Stinson and her little daughter left Union county in a buggy. The next heard from them was the announcement of their marriage inf Catawba county, which marriage took place on the 5th of March, 1877. Soon after that Secrest was not seen any more in that section, but the dead bodies of bis wife and the little girl were found buried in the woods just in the edge of 'Burke cdunty, near the Catawba line. Secrest afterwards appeared at his home in Union county and reported to Squire Helms that he had bought all Mrs. Stiuson's property and that she had gone to Texas, wbicb :statemeut was a false one. Hence, Secrest was arrested under suspicion of having murdered the womah and child, and his trial resulted in conviction. The Retort Courteons. : ii The famous message from the Governor of North Carolina to the Governor of South Carolina has passed into history ; but it remained for the Governor of South Carolina to pay his respects to the Governor of Massachusetts, which he did last week, in reference to the Kimpton matter, in the following terse and vigorous style: Srp?Ovuinfr U\ mv unavoidable absence. your letter refusing to surrender Hiram H. Kiraptou, a fugitive from justice, arrested io Massachusetts, for whose delivery upon indictment regularly found against him bere for a crime committed in this State, I, as the Governor of South Carolina, made demand upon you, as the Governor of Massachusetts, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States and the act of Congress passed in pursuance thereof, has remained unanswered. I regret that the Chief Executive of the great State of Massachusetts should have committed so flagrant a violation, irreparable in its nature, as the State suffering thereby has no possible redress. Had you confined yourself to giving a simple refusal to surrender the fugitive, I should make no further comments upon your letter, as the disregard of the Executive authority of one State concerns the whole people the United States; but inasmuch as you have seen fit to base your action on the ground that in your judgment the object of procuring the indictmeut against Patterson, Parker and Kimpton, "does not appear to be for the purpose of trying Kimpton ibr the crime charged against him, but for a different purpose," it is my duty, as the Governor of South Carolina, to add that your statement is entirely unwarranted, and to repel the unworthy imputation, as I do, with indiguant scorn. I am your obedient servant, Wade Hampton, Governor. Morals and Politics. In the course of some reflections brought out by the recent political demonstrations at Due West, the A. R. Presbyterian indulges in the following comment upon the situation in South Carolina: "It is by many regarded as a political axiom that revolutions never go backwards. This may or may not be true?Robert Hall at least did not think so, who, after the bat tie of Waterloo, exclaitaed that the clock ot the world bad returned a century?but one thing is certain, there is always danger of their going too far. During the meeting on the 19th instant, the remark was frequently made by the speakers that the election miut be carried. The emphasis laid on the auxiliary verb was most significant. It is, certainly, very important that the Democratic party should triumph in the approaching canvass. Indeed, it is a matter of supreme importance. The very existence of our grand old commonwealth would seem to be suspended on the issue. 'We cannot afford to be beaten,' said one or more of the speakers. Neither can we afford to do wrong in order to prevent defeat. If we would secure the continuance of the Divine favor, to which we are iodebted for wonderful improvement in our social and political condition, we should be governed by the principles of justice, truth and honor. The idea seems to be gaining ground that justice is one thing, expediency quite another ; and that the eud sanctifies the means. Paul was of a different mind, expressing, in the strongest terms, his disapprobation of this very principle?doing evil that good may come: It is exceedingly important that the < elections should be carried. A failure would be a public calamity of appalling magnitude. But what are we to do ? Trust in Providence. The same almighty arm which was stretched forth for our deliverance in 1876 can deliver us again, or secure to us and to our posterity < the fruits of that glorious victory. Let us follow the lead of that Christian statesman, ' our Chief Magistrate, resolving to do our duty, and leave the consequences to God. Fiat < justicic, ruat cocelum? (let justice be done though the heaveus fall)." New York State Democratic Convention. The New York State Democratic Con- ( vention met in Syracuse on the 25th ultimo. From New York city the Tammany delegation, after much excitement, was admitted, I and the Tilden party practically flouted in 1 their own State. The only State officer to be nominated was Judge of the Court of Ap- ; ->??!? fnr futiinti nnaitinn frpnrtrfi R. Rradlev pCU'O, IUI OIOVI. f ^ ^ ? - " " ? B~ J was unanimously chosen. The platform, sum* arized, is as follows: It re-affirms the following principles set forth in the platform adopted in 1874 and 1877: Gold and silver coin, or paper convertible into coin at the will of the holder, the only currency of the country, with steady steps towards specie payments. An honest payment of the public debt is enjoined. It congratulates the country upon the practical | relative value of the greenback currency of ! the Government with gold and silver and the J I preservation of the public faith in the tariff ; for revenue. No Government partnership ; with protected monopolies is allowed. Home 1 rule to limit and localize most jealously the powers entrusted to public servants, whether j municipal, State or Federal, without central-1 ization. Equal and exact justice to all men.! No partial legislation, no partial taxation ! 1 and official accountability are rigidly enjoin- i t ed and enforced. No private use of public 1 funds by public officers is allowed, and corpo-1 j rations, chartered by the State, are always ' < subject to State supervisors in the interest of 1 the people. The party in power is responsi- 1 hie for all legislation while in power. Economy in the public expense is promised, that t labor may be lightly burdened, and the la- < a borer fully paid for his work. Uniform, and equitable excise daws are asklcl and no sumptuary lawB are te be tolerated. It was also resolved that thermovisions of the^tate con*-. Btitution are mandatory in regard to the apportionment of members of the Senate and Assembly, and the failure of tbe Republican party, for three successive years, after the taking of the census, to so apportion the State is a grave crime against the people and a dishonest and infamous refusal to obey the plain directions of fttodane&t*l"l*w? ?44 mm also resolved that by an infamous conspiracy of force and fraud, high officials and unrepudiated leaders of the Republican party annulled 8nd-reversed the nation's choice for the Presidency and put the defeated candidate in the chair of Washington and cheated the people of that reform of Federal Government which' their ballots bad demanded and ordained, and it is the stern resolve of the American people thai such fraud has been perpetrated for the last time. ? ? ? Correspondence of the Yovkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER....j; Chester, S. C., September 80. Geo. John D. Kennedy, and Col. R. M. Sims spent & few hours in town on Tuesday. They were called upon by a number of leading citizens. Gen. Kennedy, who is Chairman of. the State Democratic Executive Committee, and supposed tJo be well acquainted with the political situation, is exceedingly sanguine in regard to the success-of tbfr Democracy in November. He thinks that, with the exception of Georgetown and Beaufort, tbey will sweep the State. > In speaking of Hampton county, he said that'the independent candidate for the State Seuate would 'be compelled to unite with the Radicals, or stop bis opposition to the regular Democratic nominee. It is well that these are the only alternatives left to independent"candidates. Il they are not with the" Democratic party they are against it, and should be treated accordingly. Gen. Kennedy speaks authoritatively, and doubtless with a full knowledge of the facts in reference to,^the State;, he certainly does so as far as Chester county is concerned. The prospects of the Republicans carrying Chester are about as blue as indigo. Indeed, they stand no chance whatever. Every advantage is on the side of the Democrats, and profiting by the experience taught by their political opponents, they propose to utilize their advantages. The dissatisfaction io the Democratic ranks is giving place to a determination to stand by the regular Domination. The disaffected element know full well, and are beginning to realize the stubborn fact, that a different course on their part is equivalent to aiding and abetting the Radicals, which, of course, is as far from tbeir desire i .l e. .I . mill imeuuou as iue cast ib irum i>iju wtai. Tbe Sunday School Convention of Chester county, assembled in the Baptist Church of this place on Wednesday morning. . Giles J. Patterson, Esq., was elected President, and Rev. R. W. Sanders and Mr. Epbraim F. Atkinson Vice-Presidents; Mr. E. B. Cannon was elected Secretary and Treasurer ot the Convention. The President read an interesting and instructive essay upon the ne cessity of Sunday-school conventions. ' Having answered the objections, he showed it wds necessary for the lriends of Sunday-schools, regardless of denominational distinctions, to meet and form an union, one of band ak well as of heart, for tbe better accomplishment of their work. The necessity of their union was as great as for those interested in the promo tiou of temporal objects. Revs. L. C. Hinson, R. W. Sanders, J. E. Carlisle, A. B. Brown and Mr. E* B. Cannon gave their views upon the subject*.warmly endorsing tbe thoughts and suggestions of the President. The topic of discussion in tbe afternoons was the relation of the Sunday-schools to the Church. The Convention was favored with addresses from Rev. Mr. Carlisle and'Col. E. T. Atkinson. Rev. L. C. Hinton preached an excellent sermon upon the subject ol "Christian union." His remarks were exceedingly appropriate, as Christians were re minded of their duty and privilege, notwithstanding their differences upon some points, to be united and work together for the cause of Christ., At the close of the sermon delegates were called upon to report tbe condition of Sunday-schools and the names of superintendents throughout the county. Upon tbe request of the President, persons and places were named by tbe delegates where aud by whom Sunday-schools might be established in the county. The Convention reassembled on Thursday morning, and after engaging in devotional exercises, listened to a discussion of the subject of the "advantages of the average Sunday-school library," , ,Mr. G. J, Patterson took the ground that books, in which truth was taught and illustrated by the use of he lion, should not be read, and, consequently, not. kept in a Sunday-school library. Col. Jk T. Atkinson took the opposite views of the question, and cited the parables in Scriptures to substantiate his position. The,speakers were agreed, and it was the sense of the Convention that it was best to use Sunday-school papers, as the children read them with great er interest and pleasure. The discussion of the duties of Sunday-school teachers then followed. This question being disposed of, Rev. L. C. Hinton spoke of the condition of the colored people, and stated that he conceived it to be the duty of the Convention to exert every effort for the establishment of Sundayschools among them. Rev. R. W. Sanders endorsed this sentiment warmly,.and the Con veation decided to carry it into operation as far as practicable. Rev. L. y., Hinton made some remarks in reference to the unity and harmony that bad characterized tjie proceedings of the Convention, and tnen an adjournment sine die ensued. The time and place of the next meeting of the Convention was left to the discretion of the Executive Committee. Services were held at St. Mark's Church on Thursday morning, Rev. Mr. Steele read: ing the lessons, and Rt. Rev. VV. B. W. Hotfe preaching the serraoii.. The baptismal service was administered before the sermon, which was based upon the words of our Saviour, "He that believeth in me shall have everlasting life." The Bishop in chaste and forcible language explained faith, and its indispensablenes8 to salvation. Before the services were concluded Mrs. C. S. Brice received the rite of confirmation. At night the Bishop delivered another fine discourse in which he endeavored to impress upon Chris-, tians the duty of working for their Master while the opportunity is given tbem. The sermon was followed by the confirmation of Mrs. Norris Alexander. A Republican County Convention was held in the Court House on Saturday. Delegates were present from all the precincts. J. White, colored, was President, and John A. 1 Bradley, Jr., Secretary of the Convention. 1 Some time was consumed by the committee i Dn credentials in reporting the names of the delegates. This was followed by the nomina- ( iion of a Republican ticket for the Legisla- , Lure and county offices. The Convention was not marked with the same noise and disorder is heretofore, but a* times e considerable ' amount of turmoil prevailed. This reached 1 ts highest point when a country delegate ] itated, in violent terms and manner, that there < was a town Ring that was trying to run the , Convention. Delegates immediately rose to ;heir feet, and began shouting "Mr. Chairnan," who was utterly unable to quell the J jxciteraent. It was some time before order 1 was evolved from chaos. The country dele- ' rate, who had given expression to the inflam- ! nable sentiment, carried his point, for, in- ( stead of a committee recommending the noronees, they were recommended and nomina;ed by the Convention. The following is thi j1 Republican ticket for Chester countyFor j ;he Senate?John Dickey ; for the House of 11 Representatives?J. A. Bradley, Jr., Purvis Alexander, and Lark Stevenson ; for County | Commissioners?Alfred Walker and Hatnp;on Stratford. No nominees were made for Probate Judge and School Commissioner. , rhe campaign will now begin in earnest in his county, and Wax warmer until the day )f election. Qui. < LOCAL AFFAIRS. # / NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jno.-A. Moroso, Editor?The Sunday Times. \9hat H. F. Adickes <fc Sons say. T. S. Jefferys, Agent?Cotton Wanted. T. M. Dobson <fe Co.?In New York. Fannie ,L_Dobsou?Ladie#, Listen to Ale. ' ? Herndon Bro.?Onr Bakery. S. E. White, Assignee?In Bankruptcy?Notice to Lien Creditors?In the Matters of Raymond Gibson, and T. B. Withers, -Bankrupts. . ' - . .. I * * v Clark. Brothers?The Fall Trade?Flour?The ? - BBet-ESaTTartf-Bagglhg atrd TRg^OTar and Coffee?Pay Up?Guano Note CollectiMl'li' ' John a; tfuykendal?Mbnfiy Given Back?A School Siate Given Away?Samples FreeCondensed Sweets of Nature?More Light? For the Fever Suffferfcrfe.-' " -l 1 ' Kennedy Bros. <fe Barron?The NominationsFall Trade?Cotton vs. Guano?Shoe Yourselves?Prepare for the Campaign?SoapJust In. J. M. Adams?Competition Defied?Stamped Tin Ware?Granite Iron Ware?Agate Iron Ware?Long Handled Fry Pans?Sauce Pans?Spoons. > M. Strauss?The Cheapest 8tore in York. / ) Hunter A Oates?Millinery Goods?Balmorals, Shawls, etc.?Cloaks. ' , '<' I. D. Witherspoon, County Chairman?Democratic Convention. . .... Latimer A Hemphill?Cloaks, Ac.?New Goods! New Goods I!?Ready-Made Clothing?Sugar and Coffee?Ladies' Hats?Shoes?Bagging and Ties?Salt?Bacon and Lard. ,, I. D. Witherspoon, Chairman?Public Speaking. "TfrA* OPKP ABTING.' Governor Hampton has issued his proclamation appointing ^Friday, the 4th instant (tomorrow) as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer in behalf of the fever-stricken people in the South and South-west. STATE FAIR. We acknowledge from Mr. Thos. W. Holloway, Secretary, an invitation to the tenth annual fair of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, of South Carolina, to be held in Columbia from the 12th to the 15th of November next. . ,t.i. . / ,/ CHARLESTON SUNDAY TIME8.. ' Since the demisfc of the Charleston Journal of Commerce, Mr. John A. Moroso, one of the ablest gentlemen on the staff of that paper, has commenced the publication of the Sunday Times, a weekly journal, the prospectus of which will be found in outadvertising columns. The Times is neatly printed, ably conducted, and in politics is Straightout Democratic. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE. The Democratic Executive Committee of York county were in session last Tuesday, for the purpose of calling an extra Convention to fill a vacancy in the legislative ticket caused by the declination of Col. Coward ; "Col. Coward's letter of declination having been read and accepted by the Conmjttee. The Committee also made appointments for public spepkiug at the several precinctain the codnty, notfcd of which is given'fn our advertising columns. HORSE-THIEF SHOT. A rumor has .reached this place Ahat several'days ago two men stole each a horse in Eastern Tennessee and were punned and overtaken on the Blue Ridge, in North'Carolina. Iu attempting to rescue the horsesapd capture the thieves, onq.of them was shot and fatally, wounded, and the other made his escape. The wounded man, when supposed to be dyiugV told his name to a drover, who is noWin this State1, and who brings the information, that' his name was Alexander, and * | * I' i ' that he wa? originally from Clay Hill, in York county, South Carolina.. On inquiry, we learn that a man of that name left Clay Hill about the year 1870 or 4871, and when last heard from wAisliving in Memphis.1 , .ih'iit vtu.'j??i!?ti u THE CHLKCHES. . Bishop. Howe, of the Episcopal Church, was ou his regular visitation to the Church of the Good Shepherd, in this place, duriug the early part of the week. On Mouday night, there were services at the Church, Rev.' Mir. Steele, of Chester, officiating. On Tuesday ujgbt services were conducted by;the Bishop, >who also administered the ritef;of confirmation to a class of four persons. > Bishop Howe left here yesterday afternoon for Senaca City, on his regular round of visitation. At the Methodist Episcopal Cbu)fch, the sacrament of the d^prd'a Supper was administered; on Sunday, the pastor being assisted by Rev; E. J. Meynardie, Presiding Elder of this d!strict;'Who also-delivered able sermons at both morning and evening service. The usual forenoon service will be held a? the Methodist Church next Sunday, and in the evening of the same day, Dr. Meynardio,jrill fill the.pulpit*. i-'if. .j DECLINATION OF COL. COWARD. As will be seen7 from the following communication addressd to Mr. Withers poon, Chairman of the Democratic County Executive committee, Col. A. Coward, in deference to hit private interests, has decided to decline the nomination for the Legislature, tendered by the County Convention on the 23d ultimo. The necessity for this action by Cof. Coward will be regretted by his many friends throughout the county. Hon. I. D. withgrsvqon,i Chairman Democratic Executive Odviviiltee, York County: Dear Sir:?It iswith'reiuctance and deep regret-that I find it necessary to . decline the nomination Joe a seat in the Legislature, so flatteringly tendered to me by the Democratic Convention or York county. My name was allowed to go <6 balldf bjf friends in the Convention, under a misapprehension of, fhe peculiar exigencies of my ibusineas, and of the contingencies under .which alone I could consent to become a candidate. Had there existed such a waut of harmony as to jeopardize the success of the Democratic party ofthiacqpnty, in the county election, and the use of my napie Would tend to secure united action on the part of our citizenB, I should not have hesitated, at any sacrifice of private interest, in obeying the call. In the absence of any such condition of affaire, however, I would not be justified in inourrihg the injury to my business, which my attendance during the next session of the Legislature would cause. 1 must, therefore, reque?t you to.consider my nomination withdrawn, ana to take proper steps for snpplying the vacancy!' v - ' With the most grateful appreciation of the confidence ana esteem exhibited .toward jne by the Conventional am with great respect, you'r Obedient servant. A. COWARD. *f CONCERT AT DALLAS. On Thursday night last, the Chester Luraiuaries and Brass Band gave a concert at Dallas, N. C., in aid of the yellow fever sufferers. Though the audience was not so large as the occasion or the merits of the performance demanded, yet a handsome sora was realized. The "Luminaries" and the Band, though different organizations, are composed principally of the same gentlemen?1> the band being under the leadership of Mr; E. M. Evans, an accomplished cornetist, and fho "T,nftiin*r5oa " whn nnmnnaa thn otrintr musicians, under direction of that accomplished musician and thorough master of the violin, Mr. C. H. Brennecke. Their performance was creditable throughout. Capt. Marshall, who always sings well, fairly surpassed himself in the rendition of several favorite sirs, and a comic song?"The Sleigh Ride"? by Mr. Hunter, was well received. MK Scborb also created much merriment with his comic lecture on "Vomans," while the instrumental music was, exceptionally fine* On the occasion of their yisit to Dallas, Mr, iU. Matthews, proprietor of the Matthews House, entertained the performers free of charge, while in that place, and on returning, next morning, Mr. Waddell, proprietor of the jg Waddell House, at Gastonia, furnished them * with breakfast free of charge?these hotelkeepers desiring to contribute in a substantial way to the charitable object for which (he concert was given.