Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 20, 1881, Image 2
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? All the Circuit Judges of the State are at
the Yorktown Centennial.
? The City Council of Greenville have determined
to license no new bar-rooms duriug
the present year.
? William Vanderford, of Union, lost his
house, barn and stables by fire on Thursday
last.
? Rev. Dr. Meynardie has returned from
his European trip, and preached in Charleston
last Sunday.
? Cotton receipts this seasou at Rock Hill,
up to the first of October, amounted to 1,338
k.li-.o 1 Tr\ 4 r\ flm C Q til O timO l?Qf VP!1P thp
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receipts amounted to 2,652 bales.
? The association of the alumme of the Due
West Female Seminary, have determined to
erect a monument in the campus, to the memory
of the late Dr. J. I, Bonner, Presideut of
the institution.
? The Rock Hill Cotton Factory has already
shipped about 550 bales of thread,
averaging 300 pounds to the bale. At the
. present price of thread this amounts to about
$34,000.
? During the month of September, 2,122
bales of cotton were shipped from Chester.
In the same month last year, the shipments
aggregated 2,522 bales?400 bales more than
this year.
? Lancaster is on a boom siuce she obtained
railroad and telegraph facilities. Five years
ago she handled 200 bales of cotton in a seasou.
The past season she had over 7,000,
and this season she hopes for from 9,000 to
10,000.
? The railroad board of equalization have
assessed the railroads in this vicinity as follows:
Chester and Lenoir $3,000 per mile;
Cheraw and Chester, $2,000; Charlotte, Colurnhia
anrl Anwusta. S10.000 : Atlanta and
Charlotte Air-Line, 812,000.
? The County Commissioners of Greenville
have notified the druggists of the city that if
they continue to retail liquor without taking
out a liquor license, they will be proceeded
against criminally. The druggists, it is said,
will contest the matter in the Courts.
? At the recent term of Court for Fairfield
county, the case of Emiline Pope against
Marshal Moran for 810,000 damages for seduction
and breach of promise of marriage,
was tried, and the jury found iu full for the
plaintiff.
? We learn from the Bulletin that on Monday
night of last week, the dwelling bouse of
Mrs. Mouncy Evans, near Armenia church,
wa3 destroyed by fire, together with her smoke
house, cotton house and kitchen. Everything
in the building was lost. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
? The following is the result of the municipal
election of Spartanburg, held last
Monday : Mayor, J. S. R. Thomson ; Aldermen,
H. E. Heinitsh, R. E. Brewton, W. C.
C'aunon, George Cofield, J. H. Montgomery,
A. J. Gwynn. This was the Straightout
Democratic ticket, and was elected with little
difficulty. The nominees on the temperance
ticuet withdrew last week, bo no fight was
made on that issue.
? The Washington Republican of Tuesday,
says: "Acting Commissioner Carman of the
Agricultural Department, sent Mr. B. F.
Fuller, the disbursing officer of the Department,
yesterday to Sumraeiville, S? C., to wind
up the government tea farm established there
by the late Commissioner LeDuc. The property
consists of a large burglar and fire-proof
safe, three sets of harness, one fancy Jersey
wagon, one horse, two mules and a few thousand
tea plants."
? Miss Douscbka Pickens, the only daughter
of Mrs. Governor F. W. Pickens, of Edgefield
and Dr. George C. Dugas, of Augusta,
Ga., were married at the-, residence of the
bride's mother on Monday evening of last
week. The marriage rites were performed
by the Rev. E. T. Walker, who read the beautiful
and impressive ceremony of the Episcopal
Church in the presence of about two hundred
invited guests, including all the young
folks of the village and quite a number of
ladies and gentlemen from Augusta and
elsewhere.
MERE-MENTJION.
Telegraph business has increased four-fold
within the past four or five years. Ar- J
son Pratt, the noted Mormon preacher, and I
the ahlest man amonest them, died at Salt !
Lake ou the 3rd inst. Dr. J. G. Hoi-1
land, the author, and editor of Scribner's j
Monthly, died in New York on the morning |
of the 12th instant. The recent election j
in Ohio resulted in the success of the He- !
publican ticket by an average majority of;
20,000. B. F. Butler has declined to de- j
feud Guiteau. Ex-Governor Moses, who j
was in jail in New York, on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretences, has been j
released on giving bond for ?1,000. A !
Hood is threatened in the Wisconsin and
other Northwestern rivers. The price ;
charged for membership in the New York i
CottOD Exchange, has been increased to ten
thousand dollars. There are now twenty-six .
applicants for membership. About 5,000
cars filled with merchandise, occupy tracks 1
of eastern roads for forty miles out of the city j
of St. Louis, and goods shipped from eastern j
points forty days ago, have not arrived at St. ]
Louis yet. Gov. Wiltz, of Louisiana, died
in New Orleans on Sunday last. The
ground was covered with snow at Madrid, St. !
Lawrence county, N. Y., on Monday of last,
week. The whisky and tobacco dealers of i
Cincinnati paid $12,000,000 to the internal J
i revenue department lastyear, and the brewers ;
of Milwaukee paid $700,000. A party of
Mormon elders attempted to hold religious serI
vices at the house of a convert at Cedartown,
Ga. A crowd of neighbors gathered with
shot guns aud forbade the meeting. The
elders fled.
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Bethel Presbytery.
At the recent meeting of Bethel Presbytery,
a call was read from Clover church,
in York county, for lvev. \V. W. Moore, of
Mecklenburg Presbytery, promising $600 for J
the whole of Bis time. The sessiou of Clover ;
! church was authorized to prosecute the call j,
i before Mecklenburg Presbytery.
Owing to the fact that Rev. James E. j
White, of Chester, had renounced the author |
ity of the Presbyterian church in the United !
States, by connecting h'imself as a private
member with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, his name was stricken from
I the roll and the clerk directed to give notice
! to the A. R. P. Church at Chester, that Rev.
I James E. White was under suspension at the
} time he joined said church.
I The next meeting of Bethel Presbytery
! will be held at Fort Mill, on Friday before
the full moon in April, 1882.
The Atlanta Cotton Exposition.
All accounts agree in representing the
Atlanta exposition as an assured success. It
is claimed that in point of magnitude it will
be the most extensive exhibition in the United
States since the Centennial exhibition at
Philadelphia, in 1876. Products of the skill
and industry of all sections of the Union are
pouring in for exhibition, and the shops and
manufactories of the North and West will
be equally represented with productions of
the South. Jt will, indeed, be a grand exhib
it of the industry and resources of the Nation,
and besides the good results to be accomplished
in many other ways, will have
the effect of bringing more prominently to
the notice of others the latent wealth and
capabilities of the Southern States. One of
the most attractive departments is said to be
the exhibit of woods, minerals, field productions,
manufactured articles, &c., presented
by the Richmond and Danville Railroad,
from the immediate section through which
the road runs.
Visitors contemplating a trip to Atlanta
during the exposition, need be in no great
hurry, as it is understood that the exposition
buildings 'will hardly be completed before
the first of next month, and consequently the
display would be unsatisfactory before that
time.
The fear of extortionate charges by hotel
and boarding bouse keepers has been somewhat
allayed, by assurances that visitors will
not be charged prices unduly greater than
prevailing rates at ordinary times.
Tito Micoiecinni f'unTBKS.
The State canvass in Mississippi is
progressing, the gubernatorial condidates being
Gen. Lowry, Democrat, and Col. King,
Independent-Conservative. The candidates
spoke at Forest City on the 12th, which occasion
drew an immense audience, mostly
white, among whom were many ladies, who
listened to the discussion with unflagging interest.
The opening speech was made by
Colonel King, who was introduced by Judge
Lyle, a Democrat. He commenced his re
marks by defining his position as a Conservative,
and said if elected to the office of Governor,
he would u''S the whole powers of the
Executive office t* secure to the people of the
State the inestimable boon of a free ballot
and a fair count. The people of the State,
he charged, were proscriptive; that they denied
to all those who were opposed to the
Democratic party the right to a free expression
of their political views; that this intolerance
had driven capital and immigration
from the State, and that until we mended
our manners we need not look for a return of
prosperity.
Gen. Lowry men replied to Col. King.
As he ascended the platform the cheers which '
ascended from a thousand throats shook the
building from foundation to turret.
When quiet was restored, the General was
introduced by Judge Lyle, and opened his j
speech by a reference to the peculiar position I
occupied by King. For the first time in the <
history of Mississippi, a man now presents
himself for the high position of Governor j
without either a platform or a party, and who i
desires a change of government without giv- <
ing a single reason therefor. There was no '
political organization in the State known as i
the Conservative, and as King had frequently <
disclaimed belonging to either of the parties I
which nominated him, he must be regarded i
either as an orphan or a political illegitimate, i
Lease of Another iilallroad. <
The Atlantic Tennessee and Ohio Kail- 1
road, connecting Charlotte and Statesville,
N. C., has been leased by the Richmond and ^
Danville Syndicate. The Charlotte Observer, (
from which we learn this fact, also gives, in '
connection therewith, the following informa- 1
tion: I
The -contract was consummated last Fri- 1
day. The Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio road ]
j is leased for ninety-nine years, dating from ?
: the first of October, instant, to the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad. The re/
1 j;_t ,l:? s
I port or receipts aim uisuurseiueuis iui mis
month is to be made to the authorities of the '
latter corporation. The rental is to be ?25,- i
000 per year, equivalent to 6} per cent, on ! t
the capital stock o" the A. T. & 0.
The negotiations for this lease have been go- j
ing on for some time, President Myers having ' '
been instructed by the directors of the road, t
to dispose of it to the best advantage if an | (
offer was made which was to the interest of j (
the stockholders. *
It was hoped for a long time that the Vir- j
ginia Midland would take the road, but this !
anticipation proving delusive, the bids of the ,
Richmond and Danville syndicate culminated j ?
Friday and were accepted. !
There are two theories as to the consequences j
of the lease, and an undisputed fact. The ; 1
talk is that the gauge of the Atlantic, Ten- j 1
nessee and Ohio road will be changed imine- i (
diately to five feet, to conform to the gauge j j
of the other roads of the syndicate.
The theories are that trains will be run
through from Columbia to Statesville, and '
that place be made the distributing point of 1
freight from the Western North Carolina r
road ; or that trains on the Western road will r
be run through to Charlotte, and Charlotte t
become the distributing point. The weight
of authority, public opinion and apparent 1
interest, is in favor of the latter place. President
Myers, has without doubt, acted as he t
ieclares he has done, in the evident interest J
)f the stockholders of the road.
Lynching in Orangeburg.
Jack Williams, a negro, was convicted
it Orangeburg, before Judge Hudson, a
veek ago last Saturday, of an outrageous
issault upon a white girl, aged eleven years,
rhe jury, in rendering their verdict, recommended
the negro to the mercy of the Court,
ind in accordance with such recommendation,
Judge Hudson sentenced him to imprisonment
for life in the State Penitentiary. So
joon as the facts were generally known, it became
apparent that there was much dissatisfaction
with the result of the trial. This
Jissatisfaction culminated on Thursday morning
ahnnt tivn o'clock. hv a crowd of
uitizeus taking the negro from the jail and
hanging him to the limb of a tree in the
suburbs of the town. The following was
fastened across the breast of the dangliug
body, printed in large letters on a piece of
white homespun : "Our wives, mothers, sis
ter and daughters shall be protected, the decision
of an Orangeburg jury to the contrary
notwithstanding." The body was taken down
about 12 o'clock on Thursday.
The lyuchers obtained possession of the
uegrjin the following manner: The guard- j
house is iuside the jail, and about the hour j
named a drunken man was brought there to j
be locked up, and as the door was opened for
his reception the crowd rushed in, overpower- j
ed thejailor and took the negro out.
A correspondent of the -News and Courier
thus explains the action of the jury: "On
Wednesday afternoon, just before the business
of the Court of General Sessions had
been concluded aud when thejurors were about
to be dismissed, a paper was handed to Judge
Hudson signed by ten of the twelve jurors
in the Williams case. In this paper the
jurors stated that, in rendering their verdict
with a recommendation to mercy, they had
acted under a misunderstanding as to the
effect of such- recommendation, their belief
being that the Court could, in its discretion,
punish the prisoner either with death or imprisonment
for life. Finding now that by
their verdict they had placed it beyond the
power of the Judge to inflict the death penalty,
they asked that their explanation might
be recorded in the journals of the Court."
The Yorktown Celebration.
The centennial celebration of the surrender
of Lord Cornwallis is progressing at
Yorktown this week, yesterday being the an
niversary day, on which the grand formalities
were observed in accordance with the pro
gramme heretofore published. Besides the
special guests invited from France and Germany,
dignitaries representing other European
nations participated in the exercises.
Of the citizen soldiery taking part in the
celebration, South Carolina furnished a battalion,
under command of Col. Hugh S.
Thompson, of Columbia, and composed of tbe
following companies :
Washington Light Infantry, German Fusilliers,
Charleston ; Gordon Light Infantry,
Wiunsboro; Butler Guards, Greenville
Guards, Greenville ; Sumter Light Infantry,
Sumter ; Governor's Guards, Richland Volunteers,
Columbia ; Abbeville Rifles, Abbe
ville ; and the Palmetto Rifles, Aiken.
The civic delegation from this State is composed
of the following gentlemen : Gov.
Johnson Hagood ; Governor's aides?Col.
Jos. W. Barnwell, of Charleston; Col. George
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of Greenville ; Col. H. A. Gaillard, of Fairfield
; Col. G. B. Lartigue, of Barnwell ; Col.
J. T. Lucas, Lieutenant-Governor John D.
Kennedy. Senators, W. W. Harllee, James
F. Ixlar, B. F. Crayton, L. J. Patterson, J.
W. Moore. Members of the House of Representatives,
Hon. J. C. Sheppard, Speaker,
and Messrs. J. W. Williamson, J. Harvey
Wilson, James Simons, Augustus Fludd, E.
M. Rucker, Dr. M. C. Taggart, J. J. Hemphill,
J. R. Harrison, C. E. Sawyer and W. Br
Rice. Associate Justices, Henry Mclver and
Samuel McGowan ; Circuit Judges, B. C.
Pressley, A. P. Aldrich, T. B. Fraser, J. H.
Hudson, J. B. Kershaw, T. J. Mackey, W.
H. Wallace and J. S. Cothran ; Secretary of
State R. M. Sims, Comp-troller-General John
Bratton, Attorney-General Leroy F. Youmans,
Adjutant and Inspector-General A. M.
Manigault, State.Treasurer J. P. Richardson,
Commissioner of Agriculture A. P. Butler,
Superintendent of Penitentiary T. J. Lipscomb.
Mr. P. B. Hagood will go as acting
private secretary to the Governor.
Chief Justice Simpson and Railroad Commissioner,
Bonham were appointed on the
civic commission, but were not able to go.
Demand for Confederate Bonds.
The recent rise in Confederate bonds
lias excited public attention and occasioned a
:jreat deal of wild speculation as to the motives
of those who are advertising for the securities
of the defunct government.
Several newspapers have attempted to explain
the enigma, but without any very clear
idea upon the subject. It is claimed that the
enly thing that could possibly give the bonds
value, is the fact that there is a large balance
in the Bank of England belonging to the
Confederate Government. It appears that on
;he first day of April, 1865, when the Confederacy
collapsed, there was one hundred
md seventy-five thousand pounds, or about
me million dollars, in the Bank of England
.0 the credit of the Confederate Government.
Fhere was also a large amount ol cotton in
Liverpool belonging to the Confederate Govjrnmeut.
This cotton amounted to several
housand bales. After the crash this cotton
nysteriously disappeared, and it is not known
,o this day what became of it. The cash beonging
to the Government' in the Bank of
Lngland was not withdrawn. Various reaions
were assigned for the failure to withIraw
it, one of which was that the only per;on
whose signature to a check would have
jeen honored, was out of the city of London
vhen the Confederacy failed, and did not re,urn
until it was too late to draw the money.
Three attempts have been made by the
United States Treasury Department to get
he money, but without avail, the English
jovernmeut holdiug that if the American
jovernment claimed the assets, it must also
je responsible for the liabilities of theConfediracy.
It is probable that the gentlemen who are
sugaged in buying up the Confederate bonds
nay have determined to get possession of
hem and then demand the money as the
londholders and creditors of the Confederate j,
government. It is said that the visit to j
England of Mr. Davis, the first and only ;
?resident of the Confederate States, and the |'
>erson probably authorized, if any living1
uau is, to draw the money of the Govern- (
nent, has something to do with the sudden i
ise in these securities. This gentleman thinks I
hat he will probably attempt to draw the
noney and have it paid to the bondholders.
The money has been deposited for nearly |
wenty years and now amounts to a very large
sum, but as the total debt of the Confederacy
in 1864 was 8530,340,090, even if the Bank
of England deposit could be secured, the
bondholders would realize a very small
amount on their investments.
A New York broker advertises his wish to
buy 81,000,000 of Confederate bonds, and
expresses his willingness to pay for them at
the rate of } of 1 per cent. In an interview
he said : I have already purchased more than
8100,000 and have advertised for 8100,000
more. I am buying them in accordance with
orders from correspondents abroad. Inquiries
among other brokers show that there are
several of them engaged in buying these
bonds at about the above figures.
Condition of the Cotton Crop.
The following returns of the condition
of the cotton crop, up to October 1st, were
published by the Department of Agriculture
at Washington on Saturday last:
The returns give a condition of only 60
per cent., being a decline of 4 per cent, since
the returns of September 1st, and compared
with the returns received at the same time
last year there is a decrease of 15 per cent.
The following is a summary of the reports by
States and the number of counties that reported
in each State:
STATE. NO. OF COUNTIES. AVERAGE.
North Carolina.: 45 65) per cent.
South Carolina 18 03 "
Georgia 62 73 "
Florida 82 "
Alabama 31 75 "
Mississippi 38 08 "
Louisiana 14 75 "
Texas 62 60 "
Arkansas 34 50 "
Tennessee 25 58 "
The weather is generally reported as having
been favorable, although in some sections
the drouth is still mentioned as prevailing.
In almost all sections the failure of the top
crop, together with much shedding of the
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New Orleans, October 15.?The following
is a summary of the special dispatches to
the Democrat from all portions of the South,
showing the condition of the cotton crop to
date :
Alabama.?The weather has been fine for
picking. Some damage is reported from
worms, which have recently appeared. Threequarters
of a crop will be produced. Threequarters
of the crop has been gathered.
Arkansas.?The weather has been very
favorable. The yield as compared with last
year is fully 50 per cent, short. Damage is
being done by drouth and worms. The second
growth of cotton produced by the recent
rains has proved more productive than the
first.
Louisiana.?The weather has been admirable
for picking, and labor is abundant.
The entire crop will be picked by the end of
the month. The second growth of cotton has
proved delusive. The general condition is
better than it was two weeks ago.
Mississippi.?The prospects of the cotton
crop have materially improved during the
last two weeks. The weather is fine and
picking is progressing. Eighty per cent, of
the crop is already picked. Three-quarters
of a crop will be raised.
Texas.?There have been frequent rains,
but picking has progressed and seven-eighths
of the crop is picked. Half of a crop will be
raised.
Tennessee.?The weather has been rainy,
interfering with picking, which, however, will
be all through with by the 1st of November.
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The assembling of the special session of
the United States Senate, on the 10th instant,
was witnessed by a large number of
persons, who, as early as 11 o'clock, filled
the galleries to their utmost capacity. The
desk formerly occupied by Senator Burnside
was tastefully draped with black, while several
boquets, ornamented the desks of prominent
Senators. Senators-elect Aldrich, Lapham
and Miller occupied seats upon the
floor on the Republican side. The Senate
was called to order by Senator Harris, who,
after prayer by Chaplain Bullock, alluded
in a feeling manner to the deaths of President
Garfield, Senator Burnside and Secretary
Burcb. He said: "I have been requested
by a number of Senators on both
sides of the Chamber to call the Senate to
order. If there be no objection, I will call
the Senate to order, that we may proceed
with its business. The Senate will please
come to order and the Clerk will report to
the Senate the message of the President convening
this session of the Senate."
Tho President's proclamation having been
read, Mr. Pendleton moved the adoption of
the following resolution:
"That Thos. F. Bayard, Senator from the
State of Delaware, is hereby chosen President
pro tem. of the Senate."
Mr. Edmunds said that, of course, he did
not object to the present consideration of the
resolution, but he thought that under the existing
circumstances, it was his duty to present
the credentials of the Senators elect,
which he thereupon did. The credentials
having been read, Mr. Edmunds moved that
the oath of office be administered to those
gentlemen by Senator Anthony, senior Senator.
This motion was tabled by a vote of 36
yeas to 34 nays, Mr. Davis, of Illinois, voting
with the Republicans in the negative. Mahone
did not vote, and Piatt and Fair were
paired.
A debate then ensued on the question of
electing a President pro tem. before acting
upon the credentials of three Senators elect,
who had not yet been sworn in. The question
was disposed of by deciding to organize
before admitting the members elect. Mr.
Edmunds then moved thht Mr. Bayard be
elected President pro tem. for that day only.
Lost. He then moved to strike out the name
of Thomas F. Bayard and insert that of Henry
B. Anthony. Rejected?yeas 32; nays
34; Messrs. Bayard and Anthony being
paired. The original resolution was then
adopted?yeas 34 ; nays 32, and Mr. Bayard
was escorted to the chair by Senators An
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thoDy and Pendleton, un taxing me cuair.
Mr. Bayard, after acknowledging the honor
paid him, said:
"We are all painfully mindful of the unusual
circumstances under which we meet,
and of the National bereavement which has
caused this special session of the Senate.
May it not be hoped that, touched by a sense
of common sorrow, and chastened by a grief
that penetrates every household in our great
family of States, our proceedings may be
marked by a spirit of concession and harmony,
and generous consideration for mutual differences
of opinion and softening of partisan asperities,
and a high intent to perform our
duties in a manner responsive to the demands
of the occasion and the best interests of our
common country? .With such hopes and in
such a spirit, I now assume and shall endeavor
to perform the duties of the high position to
which your favor has assigned me."
At the conclusion of Mr. Bayard's speech,I
Mr. Edmunds moved that the credentials of j
N. W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, be placed on i
file, and that the oath of office be administer-1
ed to him.
Mr. Pendleton, in order to give an oppor- i
tunity for examining the credentials of the ;
Senators from Rhode Island and New York,1
moved that the Senate adjourn.
Mr. Hoar called Mr. Pendleton's attention
to the fact that it was customery to inform
the Executive branch of the Government
that the Senate was organized.
Mr. Pendleten expressed his willingness to J
withdraw his motion, to admit of that being
lone; but Mr. Edmunds insisted upon his modon
taking precedence.
Mr. Pendleton, thereupon, refused to with
draw his motion, which, at 2.55 was carried,
and the Senate adjourned until to morrow. |.
On the 11th, immediately after the reading
of the journal, Mr. Edmunds, rising to a ques- 1
tionof the highest privileges, moved that the j
oath of office be administered to Nelson W. j
Aldrich, Senator elect from the State of J
Rhode Island. There being no objection, the ^
motion-was agreed to, and Mr. Aldrich wa9 ]
sworn in. Mr. Edmunds then made a si mi
lar motion in the cases of the Senators-elect 1
from New York. Mr. McPhereon interposed ,
and stated that he desired to present a petition
pending that motion. He held in his
hand a petition from certain members of the
New York Legislature, alleging certain rea- ;
sons why Messrs. Lapham and Miller were 5
not eligible to seats. With regard to those 1
allegations he knew nothing. He did not ]
present the petition with any desire to defay !
action upon the administration of the oath. ;
He offered the petition and would refer it at
a proper time to an appropriate committee.
Mr. Edmunds said thut as the petition referred
to the propriety of swearing iu the 1
new Senators from New York, he would not [
object to its reception at the present time. 1
The petition was received and laid upon the
table and the oath of office administered to
the Senators from New York. A committee,
consisting of Messrs. Pendleton and Anthony,
was appointed by the presiding officer to wait
upon the President and inform him that the
Senate was ready to receive any communication
he might be pleased to send them.
Then at 12:15, p. in., the Senate took a
recess for half an hour.
After the recess, Mr. Edmunds offered a
resolution declaring that the standing committees
of the Senate, as they werecoustiiuted
at the close of last session of the Senate, be
continued for the present session and authorizing
the President pro tem. to fill any vucaulvhipVi
mttv PvlKf1. thprpin
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Mr. Harris asked that the resolution lie
over for one day under the rules. So ordered.
The committee appointed to wait upon the
President reported that it had performed the
duty, and that the President had stated that
be would communicate in writing with theSenate
to morrow.
The Senate then, at 12:50, p. m , adjourned
until to-morrow.
On the 12th, after a resolution was read
and laid on the table, relative to the seizure
in New Orleans, last June, of one Viucenzo
Rebello, an alleged Italian criminal, and his
subsequent surrender to the authorities of
that government,
Mr. Edmunds called up his resolution continuing,
for the present session, the standing
committees of the Senate as constituted at the
last session.
Mr. Garland hoped the resolution would
not be pressed until some communication
should have been received from the President.
There was no necessity for appointing
all the committees, as there would be
nothing for half of them to do, and they could
only live during the life-time of this session.
He was utterly indifferent as to whether the
committees were divided or not, but he
i ?i > n -1 - _ ai.!. ; I
tnougnt mat ior me purposes 01 mis session,
ODly such committees should be appointed as
there was work for.
Mr. Edmunds stated that it was an invariable
practice to bring in a resolution similar
to the one he had submitted. He. was not
unmindful of the fact that now the political
strength of this body was in the neighborhood
of an equipoise, there or thereabouts, but he
thought that for the purpose of disposing of
executive business (and he hoped it could be
disposed of by Saturday or Monday) to go into
the question of reorganization of committees
on an equality as to Chairmanships
would be trivial work. However, he would
not press his resolution at present.
A message was received from the President',
transmitting a number of nominations. The
Senate went into executive session and soon
afterwards adjourned.
On the 13th, Mr. Edmunds called up his
resolution, continuing the standing committees
of the Senate as they were constituted at
the last session. Mr. Garland offered an
amendment providing that only the following
committees shall be coutinued : Foreign
relations, finance, commerce, military affairs,
rt* 1 Ll!_ 1
judiciary, posi omcea ana roaus, puono ihuus,
pensions and Indian affairs. He contended
that the committees named were the only
ones which would have any work to do during
the special session.
Mr. Garland's amendment was rej'ected, ,
yeas 35, nays 37, and Mr. Edmunds' resolution
was then adopted?yeas 37, nays 35.
As soon as the result was announced, Mr.
Logan rose and offered a resolutiop for the
election of David Davis, Senator from Illinois,
as President pro tem. of the Senate.
Mr. Pendleton, asked that the resolution
lie over one day under the rules, and it was 1
so ordered. The Senate then, at 12:40 went
into executive session. <
On the reassembling of the Senate, Mr. Pendleton
withdrew his objection to the consideration
of the resolution contemplating the
election of David Davis, President pro tem. ,
Mr. Jones of Florida, opposed the resolution,
and after speaking at some length in opposition
to the resolution, a vote was then
taken on Mr. Logan's resolution, and it was (
adopted?yeas, 36 ; nays, 34.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, refrained from voting,
and Mr. Bayard, when his name was ,
called, said : "I propose to withhold my vote.
I have never obtained office by my vote. I j
am glad the question has been taken up today."
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, was then escorted to <
the chair by Mr. Bayard and Anthony, the
respective Democratic and Republican can- 1
didates for the same office. On taking the
Chair, Mr. Davis said :
? (% i 1
"Senators?me donor just conierrea *
comes, as the seat which I now occupy in this
body did, without aDy expectation on ray '
part. If it carried any party obligations, I
should be constrained to decline this high I
compliment. I do not accept it as a tribute
to any personal merit, but rather as a recog- j
nition of the independent position which I j
have long occupied in the politics of the i
country. I am profoundly grateful for this ,
mark of confidence, and it shall be my endeavor,
as it will my duty, to administer the f
trust with impartiality and with entire fair- f
ness. Not having been trained to parliamen- j
tary practice, I shall beg the indulgence of j
the Senate in this respect, and I hope for
generous co operation on all sides." |?
On motion of Mr. Logan, a committee con-1 <
sisting of Messrs. Bayard and Logan was ap- j 1
pointed by the Chair to wait upon the Presi- {
dent and announce to him the election of Mr. I
Davis, of Illinois, as President pro iem.
The President sent in a large number of *
nominations, which were referred to appro- 1
nriate committees. * r
I
On the 14th, the day was devoted to exec-1
utive business, during which a number of I v
nominations were confirmed, after which the
privileges of the floor were extended for the v
day to the French and German visitors, who r
have come to participate in the Yorktown ! }
centennial. . L
On the 15th, Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, in- j
troduced a resolution authorizing the printing j F
and distribution to the members of the Senate j ^
of 2,500 copies of the Consular Report, recent- j v
ly issued by the Department of State, on the
cotton goods trade of the world. Referred.
The Senate then went into executive session, i
and when the doors were reopened, adjourned
until Monday. h
On the 17th, the President pro tern, an- i J
nounced his appointment of Senators to fill 1 f
the vacancies on committees, after which the
Senate went into executive session, and after >
making confirmations of appointments for j ?
Indian agents and a few minor postmasters, ^
adjourned until Friday, ' d
LOCAL AFFAIRS. ?
ti
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
tV. B. Williams, County Auditor?Equalization
Board. : o
Latimer A Hemphill?Millinery.
Hunter, Oates A Co.?Call at Once?Our Grocery.
M. F. Adickes, Jr.?The York Shoe Store?We J
Have Just Opened.
Dobson A Parish? Look Out?Our Grocery. c
M. Strauss?Low Prices for Ready Money. 1
J. J. Smith A Co.?VVe Will Not Be Undersold.
Kennedy Bros. A Barron?Dry Goods, Notions,
Ac.?Prepare for Winter,
lohn C. Knvkendal?Sittings.
WEATHER RECORD.
TKMPKRATUJKR. j
5 OCTOBER. ! Wind. Weather. fl
3 J 10 A. M. [3 P. M. 'j J
12 Wednesday 6.1 7-1 IS. West. Clear.
13Tliursdny, 7-2 W) jS. West.;Clear.
14 Friday, 68 16 'S. West. Clear. j
1.1?aturday, 67 74 S. West. Clear.
Ifij.-.1 [ M IS Pnit Clear. \>
17 Monday G!) 76 ;8. Ea*t. jriear.
18,Tuesday 68 *4 jsJ. Cast. >; in. rain.
SEND IJS THE NEWS.
We respectfully request our friends in every
section of the county, to send us a statement of
my local news that may transpire in their respective
localities, such as accidents, tires, marriages,
deaths, and also the condition of the crops,
the state of the weather, (fee. Such communications
should be restricted to giving an outline of
the facts, and will be written out in the oflice for
publication. Such articles should always be accompanied
by the proper name of the writer, not,
however, for publication, but asevidence of good
faith. If our friends throughout the county
would give this matter their attention, they would
confer upon us a favor, while it would render the
Enquiiier more interesting to the readers generally
throughout the county.
PROLIFIC TREE.
An apple tree in Mr. T. M. Dobson's gardeu
presents rather an unusual sight. On
the side exposed to the west it is heavily laden
with half-grown apples of the second crop it
has home this year, and the eastern side of
the tree is in full bloom.
SCARCITY OF WATER.
The water famine is becoming serious in
Yorkville. Many wells have failed entirely,
and those from which water can be procured,
furnish it only in a limited quantity. The
same scarcity of water prevails in the coun- ]
try, and besides the short supply furnished by 1
- - - /
the wells, we learn that several springs, hith- j
erto never failing, have gone dry. I
TAX COLLECTIONS. J
The 6ual tax collection fpr this year is now '
progressing, and the Treasurer's books will j
be closed on the 31st instant, after which the ]
penalty will attach. The following are the
total collections up to and including Tuesday (
last:
State $0,416 20 5 .
County, 3,840 76 1 1
Railroad, 3,208 13 3
Fence, 45 54 8
School, 2,566 44 5
Poll, 1,506 00 0
Installment penalty, first collection,.... 370 90 4 t
Total, . ?17,963 05 6 ]
CHURCH NOTICES. <
Services will be held in the churches as \
follows: I
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. (
Preaching to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock ; ,
Saturday morning at 10^ o'clock, and at 7 ,
on the evening of the same day. Coramu- (
nion of the Lord's Supper at Sunday morn- <;
ing service. Service at 7 o'clock Sunday j
evening. The pastor will be assisted by Rev. (
G. A. Trenbolin, of Chester. (
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R. {
Lathan, Pastor. The pastor will fill his reg- t
ular appointment at Tirzah next Sunday. (
Episcopal?Church of the Good Shepherd?r y
Rev. R. P. Johnson, Rector. Services at the (
11 j ;
usual nours, morning anu evening.
THE OUTCOME OF TI1E CHOPS.
The opinion is expressed by several far- ^
raers with whom we have conversed, that f
crops will make a better yield than was 1
thought a few weeks ago. Cotton will aver- 1
age near a half crop in the county, while the 1
yield of corn is likely to be better than ap- ^
pearauces indicated duriug the prevalence of 1
the drought. The continued dry weather has ?
hindered the sowing of email grain, though J,
with seasonable rains, there is yet time to i
sow wheat and oats. In view of the probable t
scarcity of forage during the winter, the far- t
mors are housing all kinds of vegetation
that will at all do for the purpose. We 1
know of one who will save a quantity of cot- ^
ton stalks, gathered before frost, which he
says cattle will eat with avidity in the winter,
if properly cured. It might be well for oth- F
ers to act upon this idea. ^
CIRCUIT COURT. C
The fall terra of the Circuit Court for York ^
county will convene at 10 o'clock A. M., on ^
Monday next?his Honor Judge Pressley to j
preside. It is not known what will be the 1
extent of the sessions docket, though the fol- s
lowing parties are now in jail awaiting trial: v
John Crawford, colored, and Maggie Dan- t
cy, white ; miscegeneration.
D - DImmam aavIama/) wA/tlrinrv roil i?aq rl
J.VUUC1L ijl^gcja, VU1U1CU , i ui^aiUg iituiui4u ^
train.
Rufus Johnson, colored ; larceny. Q
Toney Bennett, colored ; burglary and lar- r
:eny. d
George Childers, colored ; burglary and
larceny.
Peyton Berry, colored ; larceny. ?
Lewis Brurafield, colored; burglary and
arceny. t,
Aaron Thompson, colored ; assault with in* ^
;eut to kill.
The indications are that the business on n
;he civil side of the Court will be light.
RECENT FIRES. t!
The gin house and corn mill of Mr. R. E. e
juthrie, of Guthriesville, on the C. & L. n
Railroad, in this county, were destroyed by
ire on Wednesday afternoon of last week. t)
rhe fire was accidental, it having originated ?
rom sparks from the engine, which were f<
down iu at a window near the discharge s<
ipout of the cotton cleaner, where a quantity
)f fine lint had accumulated. This ignited w
ike a flash, and the draught from the spout tl
Irew the flame through it to the cotton in w
. A
he gin, and soon the building was in flames "
md utterly beyond control. Besides the ^
milding, mill machinery, gin and cotton a;
iress, there were also burned 7 bales of cotton il
md 1,000 bushels cotton seed. Two engines ai
vere employed at the establishment, and they ^
vere also injured to some extent. Mr. Guth- p,
ie estimates his loss at from 82,500 to 83,000. ai
Vith his accustomed euergy he immediately AJ
ommeuced the work of rebuilding. He ex
81
>ects to have his mill running, in a new house,
milt on the same spot, next Saturday, and E
nil have a giu in operation as soon as it can al
ie received from the manufacturer, he having ^
It
rdered one on the next day after the fire.
On Thursday night of last week, a small
ouse used as a granary, on the premises of to
Irs. John Campbell, 11 miles this side of
lock Hill, was burned. In the house were
wo bales of cotton and a quantity of wheat,
Dd near it was a pen containing three hogs. w
'wo of the hogs escaped, Mrs. Campbell's er
welling wns near the house that was burned, be
nd its escape from the flames seems providenial.
She is a widow lady and her loss falls
pon her severely. It is thought the 6re was
f incendiary origin.
On the same night the cotton gin on Col.
. M. Ivy's "Red House" plantation in Lanaster
county, was burned, and with it nine
ales of cotton belonging to the plantation.
mm
Correspondence or the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM BLACK'S STATION.
Black's Station, S. C., October 17.?We
re having a very barren and dry October,
dost of the wells have gone dry. The ground
9 so hard from the dry weather that it is
mpossible to plow. This is a remarkable
ear. We hav$ only had one rain, which fell
he second week in September, that wet
he ground thoroughly, since the 26th of April.
The cotton will soon be all opened and
sicked out. The crop will be exceedingly
hort, with a low price offering for the staple,
0 meet the indebtedness incurred in producng
the crop. The disasters of this year will,
lowever, teach the farmers one lesson, and
hat is, not to depend too much upon cotton,
iut to diversify crops, and bestow more attenion
upon grain and breadstuffs.
A practical exemplification of this idea
rns been given in this section by a German
mmigrant, who, a few years ago, purchased
1 small farm near this town. By-diversified
srops, he has, from the proceeds of his farm,
stocked and furnished it in the most desirable
nanner His cultivated land is laid off tastiy,
and in a garden-like style, and is in a
ligh state of cultivation. The garden, truck
latches and fields all receive the same attenion
alike. The consequence, this summer,
vas, that while other gardens were an utter
ailure, he was able to supply vegetables at
emunerative prices from his garden. He is
10 less successful with other crops and raises
:otton only as a surplus.
Mr. J. W. Rhine and Mrs. R. A. Blanton
lave, within the last few days, had deaths in
;heir families. The former lost an infant son,
tud the latter an infant daughter, the disease
n both cases being dysentery, which still prevails
in this town to some extent.
Bob Smith, a colored laborer, in the employ
of the Cherokee Manufacturing Company,
last week, while assisting to hoist a rock
>f a ton's weight from the quarry, met with
i serious accident. The rock fell from the
lold of the derick, and came down upon him,
striking him on the side, breaking an arm,
md bruising him severely.
G. M. Moore, J. S. Whisonant and C. B.
Byers have been ordained deacons of the
Baptist Church in this place. *
Un last Saturday, a log 6* ieet long, ana
)f proportionate diameter, was brought to the
law mill at this place to be sawed into timber
)f its full length to be used in the construc;ion
of the Cherokee cotton mill. Ego.
GUITEAU IK COURT.
On Friday last, Guiteau was arraigned in
he criminal court, at Washington, to plead
;o the charge of murder. When it became
tnown in the court room that Guiteau would
:ertainly be arraigned, a very intense feeling
if curiosity and interest was manifested.
There was no unusual display of the police
*orce in or about the court room, although
;here was a large number of detectives present
lot in uniform. For over half an hour business
was suspended, awaiting the introduction
if the prisoner. At a quarter past 11, Mr.
scoville, counsel for the prisoner, entered aud
;ook a seat at the lawyers' table, and iinmeliately
after the door of the witnesses' room
ipened and gave entrance to Marshal Henry
ind two deputy marshals, having between
hem and hustling along the bowed and cowsring
figure of a man, for whom they made
vay to the seat reserved for him beside Ins
sounsel. Then one of the guards unlocked
lie handcuffs, giying the prisoner the use of
lis hands, which he continued, however, to
told as if that was their usual position,
^iiifpan looked broken in health and uncared
or in person. His hair is closely cropped,
)ut his cheek and chin whiskers are worn
hick, but not long. His dark clothes were
usty and shabby, and his whole person preented
a miserably neglected appearance.
After the excitement attendiug his entrance
lad subsided, District Attorney Corkhill rose,
ind addressing the Judge, said : "The grand
ury of the District of Columbia has indicted
Jharles J. Guiteau for the murder of James
Garfield. The prisoner is in Court. I
isk that he be arraigned and Tequired to plead
o the indictment."
The prisoner was ordered to stand up, and
n a languid manner obeyed.
The Clerk?'"Is your name Charles J. Guieau
?"
The prisoner assented with a nod.
The clerk then read the indictment, the
irisoner standing up, with his head roost of
he time inclined to the right shoulder. His
yes were half closed or wholly so, his hands
xossed over his stomach, as if they still wore
landcuifs, and his general air that of sickly inlifference.
The readiug occupied nearly half
,n hour and during all that time Guiteau bardy
changed his attitude or bearing and rarey
opened his eyes. He did not manifest the
lightest degree of interest in the scene in
riiich he was the chief actor, and but for an ocasional
slight movement, might be supposed
o be asleep in a standing attitude. Upon the
onclusion of the reading of the indictment,
be clerk, addressing ther prisoner, said :
"What say you to this indictment, guilty
r not guilty?" The prisoner, in place of
espouse, fumbled in his waiscoat pocket and
Irew out a soiled and crumpled scrap of paier.
The District Attorney (imperatively)?
Enter your plea of guilty or not guilty."
The Prisoner?"I enter a plea of not guily,
if your Honor please, and I desire to make
statement."
The Court?"At some other time; it would
ot be appropriate just now. Sit down."
The prisoner thereupon took bis seat.
District Attorney?"In this case, I ask
bat the trial be set for next Monday, permptorily
; the Government is ready for trial
ow."
Mr. Scoville asked to read a statement,
nd proceeded to read one by the defendant,
) the effect that he has no mouey and no
leans, and that in his defence it is necessary
>r him to have witnesses from a distance; als,
oue made by himself, to the effect that he
as not ready for trial, having been in the
ase only about ten days ; that the defence
ould be insanity of the prisoner, and that
le wound was not necessarily mortal and
as not the cause of Mr. Garfield's death ;
Iso that he has failed to get the names of
itMfnoofloo frn'm i Vin nrionnof flnrl thflf.
taiu ITIbUOOOWO aviu MiV |/t JOVUV* ) vw**?
e expects to show by witnesses in New York
d Chicago a hereditary insanity in the fauiy
; that L. W. Guiteau, the father of the '
reused, was a monomaniac on the subject of
digiou. He also expected to show that
eath was the result of malpractice on the
art of the principal physician. He asked
11 order for witnesses, forty-four in number.
lr. Scoville said, acting under instructions
f his client, he had endeavored to get him
litable counsel, being himself not familiar
ith criminal practice, and had applied to
inoryStorrs, of Chicago, who had declined,
so to It. T. Merrick, who had written tu
en. Butler, but had not yet heard from him.
. was important that the prisoner should be
operly defended, and he asked if Mr. Butr
should decline that the prisoner be allowed
select counsel.
Argument on tjie question of jurisdiction
as set down for the 30th instant, and the trial
r November 7th.
After leaving the Court room, Guiteau
as taken up stairs and a large crowd gathed
about the east portico. The prison van
sing drawn to the east door of the building,