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Jtoaps and Jacts. j: ? W. Longfellow, the poet, died at his home i J, in Cambridge, Mitss., last Friday. j j, ? On Monday last the sub-committee on q elections in the case of Mackey vs. Dibble, for ( v tlie Second district of South Carolina, agreed 0 to rei>ort to full committee in favor of seating c Mackey. ! h ? The death of Maj. W. T. Thomson, widely li known as the author of "Major Jones' Court- { ship" and other popular works of a humorous ! < character, occurred in Savannah, Ga., on Fri- { day last. For the past quarter of a century lie had been the editor of the Savannah Netcs. ! i ? The Atlanta Constitution mentions the case | of A. M. Camp, who starting with a capital j of $25 about ten years ago, is now a manufae-; turer doing a business amounting to $350,000 a year. This illustrates the possibilities of the manufacturing interest in the South when pur suett witn energy ana mausuy. ? Judge Advocate-General Swairn has made his report to the secretary of war on the findings of the court-martial in the case of Ser- ; geant Mason. He holds that the sentence of the court-martial is invalid by reason of certain irregularities and informalities in the r, proceedings of the court. ? They have queer ideas of justice on Long Island. One Thompson recently attempted to kiss a lady, who slapped his face and cut him c under the eye with a ring. This would seem t to be sufficient punisment for his audacity, c but a Long Island court lias decreed that he must pay the lady the sum of 825. I ? The failures in business reported to G. R. t Dun & Co., for the week ending 24th instant, 8 number 115, distributed as follows : Eastern i States 12, Western 32, Middle 31, Southern t 30, Pacific 6 and New York city 4. This is i a very considerable diminution as compared . with recent weeks. There were no failures of the slightest consequence in New York city. \ ? Senator Jonas says, from a rough calculation made by him, the land submerged along ( the Lower Mississippi produced in 1880 a total 1 of 750,063 bales of cotton ; which at the ordi- : nary price., 845 per bale, amounts to $33,752,233, over double the sum asked by friends for the construction of a permanent system of j * levees. ? Gen. Clay Green, who was once minister to Spain and who now is a planter at Bolivar, J Miss., tells a St. Louis reporter that the floods ? will cause thousands of persons to emigrate * permanently from the Mississippi bottom < lands. He adds that no one ever will know ] the exact number of human victims of the \ flood, because whole communities have been dispersed, never to reunite. ? The New York Legislature has had under " consideration the subject of insanity in all of 1 its aspects, and the conclusion is arrived at '< that the increase of insanity is more rapid ] than that of population. In New York, in a ] population of 5,000,000, there are 13,000 luna- ^ tics, or one to ever}' 384 of the population. i Besides, it is held that insanity is becoming more and more incurable. ? The operations of J. M. Worth, Treasurer 1 of North Carolina, in reference to funding the { debt of that State, were made public last Fri- ] day. He has funded 8S,819,745 of old North } Carolina bonds into new 4 per cent, bonds, and j given in exchange 82,598,850 of new bonds. Of old bonds there remain outstanding un- f funded $3,907,300.' The period within which * the exchange could be made has expired under i the Act of the Legislature. ( ? James B. Christmas, indicted for the ( murder of Wm. G. Whitney in June last, j was put on trial in the Criminal Court in Washington City on the 22nd instant. Both sides were ready, a jury was promptly procur- 1 ed, and after hearing the testimony and short i addresses from the counsel the Court directed t the jury to return a verdict of not guilty on i the ground of self-defence. This was done, ( and Christmas was released. Whitney was a . son of Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, and Christmas is her son-in-law. Mrs. Gaines was in 1 court as a witness for Christmas. s ? Edward Yon Eicheman, the son of an Aus- 1 trian baron, died in a New York police station on Wednesday morning. lie was arresed at a German ball Tuesday night by two patrolmen, charged with disorderly conduct, 1 and was locked up in a cell at the station- f house. Half an hour later he was found sick < in a cell, and died as an ambulance from a ^ hospital arrived at the stationhouse. It is j asserted by the friends of the deceased man t that he had been clubbed to death by the policemen who arrested him, but the autopsy showed that in all probability death was due i to some irritant poison. r ? A letter was read before the joint commit- r tee for ascertaining and auditing the expen- ?. ses of the Garfield obsequies, &c., from Mrs. Dr. Edson, who completely exhonerates her- J self from the the statement receutly published, A that while she was in attendance on the late 1 President she furnished news to the operators \ in stocks. She proved conclusively that she r had nothing personally to do with anything of that kind, but intimated that there was some other one on the medical staff who did furnish * information for such purposes, but who it was c she was unprepared to say. The committee i will investigate this phase of the question r further. ? A Philadelnliia dispatch of Saturday says : T Seuator Hill, of Georgia, who had an operation performed on his tongue at Jefferson Hospital ? in that city, has again returned for treatment. The physicians at the hospital state that a wound caused by the former operation had been allowed to heal when it should have been kept open. A collection of pus had formed in the throat, which was relieved upon his arrival here by the opening of the healed wound. There was a free discharge and the physicians say there is no apprehension of serious results; that there will be 110 necessity for another operation. The present condition of the Senator would permit his leaving, but the desires to remain until satisfied that the relief is permanent. ? Gen. Grant and his friends are managing his i>ension bill in a manner which promises to pan out favorably, provided the trick is not exi>osed. The rumor some days since was flashed over the country that Gen. Grant had failed ; that he had gone into stock speculations and got bitten to an extent that protests and assignment were inevitable. As a matter of course there was not a word of truth in the rumor, and it was evidently started to help f the bill through Congress to give Grant a j>en- c sion of $15,000 a year. Gen. Grant is rich. ? He draws from $12,000 to $15,000 a year interest on a trust fund of $25,000 raised by private . subscription. He has a residence in Galena, 1 a summer mansion at Long Branch, a hand- ' some Philadelphia residence worth, with its p contents, $150,000, besides an interest in rail- t road, mining and other schemes that promise r fabulous fortunes. ? The St. Louis Democrat thus speculates on , the future of cotton : "Time will tell that the ; Southern man was right about the crop, and * that he was also correct in his anticipations of ( a high price. Unfortunately for the South it t was not a question of supply and demand, it ( was one of money, and when their margins 1 were exhausted they had to let go. There is . now a good demand from spinners, and cotton has now reached strong hands, and they can bring the price up or down as they see fit. It { is to their benefit to put up the price, as they * are holders of spot cotton as well as futures. * Extreme high prices will be seen before six ( weeks, as I understand two of the largest 1 houses in New York?Woodward & Stillman s and Lehman Bios.?are now on the bull side, s and are taking all the cotton that is unloaded ( <?n Hip murkpL The crou will be 5,400,000 ? Iwiles, and with another short crop in prospect- * ive, we are going to have a big boom." I ? Advices from various manufacturing towns 1 in Massachusetts disclose a very sad condition x of things. Operatives are dissatisfied, wages y are reduced, and strikes seem to be the order f of the day. At Lawrence a large number of 1 spinners and weavers have struck, not for * higher wages, but against a reduction of wages, and the indications are 1 hat the strikes will ? reach alarming dimensions. The spinning j girls have been receiving ninety cents a day, and the proposition is to reduce their wages to ^ sixty-eight cents per day, and about the same J rate of reduction falls upon other operatives. I Some the mills declare as high as 40 per cent, dividends, and the stock is quoted as high as f ?3,700, while its par value is only ?1,000. The Boston Post speaks of the condition of the operatives as being about as bad as can be. ? The experiment of female suffrage in Ver- s rnont has been a failure. Thelast Legislature k enacted a law conferring upon women who n paid individual taxes the right cf voting for school superintendents and other school oflicers, and making them eligible for such offices. The first year (1881) a few voted for school of- k ficers, but this year only five voted for school h commissioner in Burlington, and at but one ! a ther place in the State did any woman avail erself of the privilege, thus indicating that formont women are not anxious for the electee franchise, or, at least, for a partial franhise. As to office holding, only fifteen towns a all chose women superintendents of schools, 'he Legislature also passed a law enabling fomen to hold the office of town clerk, but nly two towns in Franklin county, and the ity of Vergennes, the oldest and smallest city 11 Vermont, have chosen, women to these ofces Ibc ?orJnuUc i?iu)ttim. YORKVILLE. S. C.: THURSDAY MORNING, MAR. 30, 18S2. How to Order tlie Enquirer.?Write the name >f the subscriber very plainly, give post-office, ounty and State, in full, arid send the amount of ho subscription by draft or past office mone}' rder, or enclose the money in a registered letter. Postage.?The 1-Ikquiiihii is delivered fiee ot >ostage to all subscribers residing in York couny, who receive the paper at post-offices within he countv; and to all other subscribers the postige is paicl by the publisher. Our subscribers, no natter where they receive the paper, are not liable 'or postage, it being prepaid at the post-office here, vithout additional charge to the subscriber. Watch the Figures.?The date on tho"addressabel" shows the time to which the subscription is >aid. If sulwcri hers do not wish their papers dissontinued, the date must be kept in advance. Cash.?It must be distinctly understood that >ur terms for subscription, advertising and jobvork, are cash in advance. THE WESTERN DELUGE. Late intelligence represents that the floods in ;he main portion of the Mississippi are recedng and what few crevasses are open and doing jood in assisting the water to escape from the iwollen rivers and bayous. In some sections ;he people are already going to work on their reilaimed lands, while in other sections the ands remain covered, and there is great destitution and suffering. The correspond ;nt of the New Orleans Democrat telegrap is, under date of Friday a graphic descriptio i of affairs in that section ind along Black River. At the mouth of Red River information was obtained that Hog Point crevasse had submerged six large plantations. Stock had generally been sent out of that section to the hills in Mississippi. On the way up to Delhi the steamer picked ap several families who were in search of high jround. After reaching the mouth of Black River the entire country presented the appearince of a vast inland sea, not a speck of land 3eing visible any vhere. The houses of the squatters or small farmers were abandoned md almost submerged, only the chimneys and roofs of houses were seen above the flood. The >ccupants had long since removed the stock md household goods to high lands further up he river. These people having 110 credit, canlotfurnish themselves with provisions. Their present distress must be relieved by the ration igents at Troy and other points. Nearly all he women and children in this section have jeen sent to the hills, but the males, white and colored, are living in ginliouses and corn cribs, he floors of which are scaffoled up above the vater. They are working hard to save their stock by carrying them in flat boats to high ands. At least eight plantations on Black River tre submerged with nothing to mark their ocality but housetops. The water in the ields was six feet deep and the only communication was by boats. Rafts filled with frightened cattle, and fioultry huddled together 011 lousetops, make the scene one of utter desolaion and dillicult to describe. After leaving the town.of Troy and enterng Tensoe River no land was seen until they eached Bayou Macon hills, a distance of 88 niles, and the trip through this section of the hate was more like a sea than a river voyage. iy interviewing white and colored people it vas ascertained that alohg Tensas River very ittle actual suffering for want of food prevails, as colored people have so far been furlislied with food by the planters. The stock from this section has generally >een sent to the hills. Promininent planters in the Tensas stated they were opposed to the ssuing of government rations, as there was 10 destitution along the river so great that he i>eople could not relieve it, and rations vould demoralize the laborers. The planters generally are able to feed their hands until he flood is over. The negroes had already efused to assist in conveying out stock, sayng that the government would send them ations. Other planters, however said many if them could not get the city merchants to tdvance supplies, and unless the government urnished rations there would be great destiution among the colored people. Lieut. Ranlolph who was ordered by the war department 0 investigate the condition of the people of his section of the country, has carefully questioned those whom he met, and from facts obained the conclusion was reached that at iresent the only general destitution which prerails is among white and colored squatters vho cultivate small farms, have no help and lave neither credit nor money. THE WHITAKER CASE. The case of the colored Cadet W hi taker has inally been disposed of. The finding of the :ourt martial was promulgated on the 21st infant. lie was found guilty on both of the :harges agaiust him, namely : "Conduct un>ecoining an officer and a gentleman" and 'false swearing, to the prejudice of good order md military discipline." The sentence is hat he "be dishonorably dismissed from the nilitary service of the United States and pay 1 fine of SI. and to be thereafter confined at lard labor for one year in such penitentiary as he reviewing authority may direct." The orler concludes as follows : The proceedings of ;he general courtmartial in the foregoing case )f Cadet Johnson C. "NVhitaker, United States Military Academy, having been submitted to he President, the following are his orders : Executive Mansion, March 21, 1882?In the "oregoing case of Cadet Johnson C. Whitaker, t appearing that on the trial the court-marial, notwithstanding the objection of the aesused, admitted in evidence, to be used by exerts in handwriting as standards of companion with the note of warning, which is the mbject of the second specification of the first iharge and of the third specification of the tecond charge, a number of papers testified to >e in the handwriting of the accused, which >ai>ers were not in evidence for any other pur)Ose than to be used as such standards, and vere so used by the experts, and that a large imount of testimony in support of the abovenentioned specifications by such exerts, >ased on their comparison of these standards vith the note of warning, was introduced on he jiart of the prosecution, and the attorneygeneral being of the opinion (concurring theren with the judge advocate general of the aruy) that the above-mentioned papers were im 1? ?' ? J ^fltof fhora iropeny ilUIIllllfU il? cviuniuc, anu vunv luwo 3 in that respect error in the proceedings of he court in relation to a material issue, the oregoing proceedings and sentence are disaproved, and it is ordered that Cadet Whitaker e released from arrest. CHE8TEII A. AltTHTR. The Secretary' of War immediately issued a pecial order discharging Cadet J. C. "Whitaer from the Military Academy, on the recomrendation of the academic board, because of eficiency in studies. But notwithstanding hese discouraging circumstances to Whitaer's military aspirations, he is reported to ave said that he fully expects yet to become n officer in the army. THE ANTI-POLYGAMY BILL. ( President Arthur last Thursday signed the anti-polygamy bill, and it is now a law. It i provides among other things that any man , who marries more than one wife in any Territory of the United States shall be punished | by a fine of not more than $500 and. by im; prisonment of not less than five years; declares that any male person living in that re| lation with .more than one woman in any Territory is guilty of a misdemeanor, and 1 shall be punished either by fine or imprisonment ; prohibits polygamists from voting or doing jury sexwice, and from filling anyplace of public trust. All election and registraj tion offices in Utah Territory are made vacant, : and the places are to be filled by proper per sons to be appointed by a board or nve perj sons, to be appointed by the President of the United States, not more than three of whom shall be members of one political party, and who shall receive a salary of S3,000 each per i annum. The opponents of Mormonism are ; confident that the vigorous enforcement of | the act will set the seal of fate on this institui tion. It is claimed by the advocates of the i bill that Utah Territory will soon be settled by Gentiles enough to constitute a majority of the population, and that the political disabilities imposed upon the professors of Mormonism will deter others from joining, and thus prevent it spreading further. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A temperance society h;is been organized by the colored people of Aiken. ? The town of Marion has six barrooms, three drug stores and thirty-six general merchandise stores; one store to every twenty i five inhabitants. j ? Miss Hattie Gale, of Montreal, Canada, I has been added to the faculty of the Deaf and i Dumb and Blind Institute at Limestone, Sparj tanburg county. ? Richmond and Dauville combination will sell tickets to the delegates to the Baptist I Convention, which meets in Greenville, for five cents a mile the round trip. ? According to published reports, an alarming state of affairs exists in Kershaw county, brought about by the opposition of persons to the stock law, who threaten violence to all who attempt to comply with its provisions. ? On Friday last the City Council of Anderson subscribed unanimously twenty-five thousand dollars in bonds to the Savannah Valley Railroad, subject to ratification by the voters. It is confidently thought that the Council's action will be endorsed by a large vote. ? A two-year old daughter of Mr. R. M. Huey, at Winnsboro', was strangled to death on Sunday of last week, by a piece of candy, which became wedged in her windpipe and produced death before it could be removed. The parents were at church when the accident occurred. ? The Kershaw Gazette says : "Present indications point to a diminished acreage of cotton in this immediate section this year. The large increase in the acreage devoted to small grain will partly tend to this result, and many tenant farmers are forced to curtail their operations this year on account of the want of supplies to run on a large scale." ? The usually placid precints of Conwayboro', Horry county, were disturbed on Tuesday, Court day, by a riot between the whites and blacks caused by whisky and the apparent indiscretion of the Sheriff. A white man was struck on the head by a negro and probably fatally hurt, and knives and pistols were freely drawn but not used. The race feeling is now said to be very bitter. Tn flio Snarfrmhiirfr PVinrt nf Sp.ssinns lust week, Judge Pressley presiding, Charles Carr, Wm. AniQld aud B. Owens were each fined five dollars, or thirty days in jail for carrying concealed weapons. There were extenuating circumstances in all three cases. Some amusement was caused in the court-room by the attempt of an old colored man to kiss an attorney who had secured the acquittal of his son, indicted for burglary. ? Says the Chester Reporter, of last Wednesday : A meeting of the "Hardin board" of directors of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad was held at Lancaster last Saturday, at which certificate of 2,000 shares of capital stock of I the company was issued to Lancaster county. I On Monday a meeting of the "Agurs board" was held at Chester, and a resolution passed calling a meeting of stockholders at Lancaster on the 28th instant. ? James J. Clyburn, convicted of the murder of Alexander Sheorn and sentenced to be hung on the 17th ^nstant, and respited by the Governor until the 14th of April, made his escape from Camden jail last Saturday mornabout 9 o'clock by boring holes with a gimlet in the floor until he made an opening large enough for his body to pass through. He then let himself down into the jailor's room, shouldered a musket which he saw there, and took his departure. Though lie was seen by several persons while he was making his way towards the river, the alarm was not given for some time after he escaped. ? The following sentences were imposed by Judge Cothran at the recent term of the Chester Court of Sessions : Joe Weldon, larceny of live stock, one year in the penitentiary; Wm. Washington and Jim Sanders, burglary and larceny, the former two years, the latter three years in the penitentiary; Edward McElhauey, assault with intent to kill, two years in the penitentiary; Edward Holly, houselnvnnnv fiiro vnnru in flia nani. Uicaiviii^ ami laiv^cnj, uvg jcuiu ?u v?u j/v..* tentiary; Richard Davis and John Halsell, arson and grand larceny, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. ? According to the following statement in the Greenville News of Friday, the farmers of that county are preparing to use fertilizers extensively the present year: Within the past week or ten days a large quantity of guano has been delivered to the farmers, and the demand is exceedingly brisk. One firm has for a fortnight delivered at the rate of eight tons per day, and the large quantities of the article which have blocked up the platforms at the Railroad depot are rapidly disappearing. The tension at the ware houses is considerably relieved, and dealers seem to be very well satisfied with their sales. ? Of the progress towards organizing a manufacturing Company in Winnsboro, the News of Thursday says : A meeting of the gentlemen interested in the proposed cotton factory at this place was held on Tuesday morning. Mr. T. K. Elliott was, at his own request, relieved from acting on the committee appointed to raise subscriptions, Mr. W. B. Creight was appointed in his place, and Mr. T. W. Lauderdale was added to the committee. It was resolved that the capital stock of the proposed company shall be not less than $75,000 and not more than $200,000?operations to begin when $50,000 shall be subscribed. Subscriptions will be called for in installments?not more than $10 per share to be called for before the 1st of October. The subscriptions already made amount to al?out $25,000. ? A council of tire Catholic bishops of the Providence of Baltimore was held at the ' - - ? " xi.-i. i-i.~ Archepiscopai residence m unit cuy uu uie 22nd instant to nominate three persons from whom the Vatican will select a successor to the late Bishop Lynch, of Charleston. Archbishop Gibbons presided over the council. The suffragans present were Kean of Richmon, Kain of Wheeling, Becker of Wilmington, Northrop of North Carolina, Gross of Savannah and Moore of St. Augustine. The names selected by the council are preserved in inviolate secrecy, and the choice of one out of the three will not be known until it comes from Rome. Those who indulge speculation on the subject mention Vicar General Quigley, of Charleston, now administrator of the diocese, as one of the nominees. LOCAXj AFFAIRS. : NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 John C. Kuykendal?York Drug Store Para- ! graphs. H. F. Adickes?We Havo Received. I Hunter, Oates & Co.?Our Mr. Hunter. I Latta Brothers?Reduced Price on Acid Phos- | phate?400 Pounds Cotton for Baker's Standard Guano?Delivered Free of Charge? Corn, Corn, Corn?Molasses by the Barrel? . Pope Cotton Planter. Colcock, Miller & Co.?Steam Engines. Dr. J. A. Glenn?Dental Notice. Herndon Brothers?Kalnlt?Sweet Potatoes. J. M. Adams?Stone Ware. T. M. Dobson?New York House?Emporium of Fashion. M. Strauss?Don't Be in a Hurry. Alfred Moore, Executor of Estate of J. M. Ross, ,lona?oD/i?T.nat Parti Sea to ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR. Mr. John F. Oates, of Yorkville, has been appointed assistant supervisor of elections for York county, in place of G. W. S. Hart, Esq., who declined the appointment. BETHEL PRESBYTERY. Bethel Presbytery will convene in the Presbyterian Church at Fort Mill, on to-morrow night, 31st instant, and will continue for several days, embracing next Sunday. Dr. J. F. Lindsay is delegate from the Church of Yorkville. COTTON AND FERTILIZERS. For the week ending Monday last, 182 bales of cotton were shipped from Yorkville, making a total of 5,944 bales since September 1st. The receipts of fertilizers for the week ending Monday were 58$ tons, making a total to date, of 1,3(14$ tons, for which there is steady demand among the farmers. CHURCH NOTICE8. Baptist?Rev. W. L. Brown, Supply. Services next Sunday .at 3$ P. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks, Pastor. Services at Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday next; and in the church at Yorkville at 7$ P. M., Sunday. On account of absence of the pastors there will be no services in either the Presbyterian or the Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches. BISHOP W1GHTMAN. It is contemplated to erect a monument over the grave of the late Bishop Wightman, of the Methodist ^Church South. Dr. H. Baer, of Charleston, having consented to act as treasurer, the friends and admirers of the late Bishop can send tlieir contributions to ur. Baer. The Bishop's labors are held in very kind remembrance by many thousands of people in the Southern Methodist churches. If each of these people should give but a trifle a magnificent amount could be raised. C. & L. RAILROAD. Work is steadily progressing on the above road. It is confidently expected to have the track laid to a point 8$ miles beyond Lincolnton, by the 18th of May. At this point a station will be established to be known as "Maiden." Already are there favorable indications of a flourishing village springing up at Maiden. The village will start out with a steam grist and planing mill, and a cotton factory, arrangements for building which have already been completed. The cotton factory will start with 1,000 spindles, and be increased to 2,000. GRAND LODGE K. OF H. The fifth annual session of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor, of South Carolina, will convene in the hall of Columbia Lodge, No. 350, in the city of Columbia, on the third Tuesday, 18th day, of April next, at 11 o'clock A. M. . Representatives of subordinate Lodges attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge will be passed over the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, from the 17th to the 21st inclusive, at two cents per mile each way. The fare on other railroads in the State, restricting members to the above' dates, is three cents per mile each way. PERSONAL MENTION. The many friends of Rev. R. P. Johnson, rector of the Episcopal Churches of Yorkville and Rock Hill, will be gratified to learn that his health is very much improved, and that he hopes soon to be able to resume his pastoral duties. By the advice of the vestries of his charges he is taking a vacation, and left last Tuesday for a short visit to Augusta, Ga. We were pleased to receive a call, Tuesday morning from Capt. Iredell Jones, of Rock Hill, one of York's representatives in the Legislature. Mr. R. Frank Clark, who has been seriously ill for several days, is, we are pleased to state, improving. DEATH OF Ned' WILLIAMS. We regret to record the death of Major Daniel Williams, of this county, which resulted from paralysis, on Thursday night last. Major Williams had left his home, about six miles southeast of Rock Hill, to visit his mother near McConnellsville, intending to make the trip by railroad. While waiting in Chester for the Chester and Lenoir train, he was suddenly stricken witii paralysis in the piazza of the Nicholson House, and from its effects never rallied, but continued to sink until Thursday night when he expired, having, in the meantime been removed to his home. Major Williams was a prominent and publicspirited citizen. He had held the position of Sheriff of York county for one term, previous to the war, and represented the county in the State Legislatures of 18o*2 and 1873. JUDGE WITHERSPOON. We copy from the Darlington News of the 10th, the following merited compliment to Judge Witherspoon, who presided at the recent term of Darlington Circuit Court : The Judge comes to us not entirely as a stranger. From the earliest time in the history of the Pee Dee, the name of Witherspoon has been known in the section now composing the Fourth Circuit. He brings to the bench all the energy, promptness, and manly decision which has characterized the name since the days of the Revolution, when its members were conspicuous in the forum and in the field ; for we find the name of Witherspoon among the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as on the roll of Marion's famous Brigade. Judge Witherspoon, as the Senator from York county, and the presiding officer of the State Senate, is also known to the people of Darlington county. His just and impartial decisions while presiding over that deliberative body, were entirely in keeping with the hnnoufu nf liis /'lmvnffor uiiH his rillinCH 111X111 I the bench have proved that the Legislature was wise in placing him there. A lawyer, as his father was before him, enjoying the confidence of the people of his native county, and by them placed in high position, he has proven himself a man, and bids fair to rise still higher in the affections of the people of South Carolina. It is with pleasure that we welcome such a man among us. He unites in his character all the energy and progressiveness of the new with the courtly dignity of the old South Carolina gentleman. SPRING STYLES. The millinery establishments are now open- ; ing their new Spring styles, which to the ladies offer' superior attractions this season, 1 the designs in flowers being especially fine and beautiful. As to the popular styles of bon nets and hats, we copy from a New York fashion letter of Monday: "Bonnets and hats, it may be said, are slightly changed from last season ; wide rims < are favored, and both large and small shapes | are fashionable. The 'jjoke' sits a little closer j over the ears and has a more drooping front, j The snug little capote is as daintily disposed as ever, while the decorations afford a free field for aesthetic display. The Gainsborough 1 will continue in favor. The wide brims, for 1 the spring and summer, are very attractive, 1 those in plush and felt being designed for this j and next month. The turban, likewise, is to ( hold its own; the garniture is various, chiefly of feather. West India humming birds are ] also used in combination with other styles of 1 plumage and with rich ornaments of beads ] Find sparkling stones these are often set with } fine effect in works of silver and gold of fila- < gree formation. Turbans of silk are also j embellished with flowers' and feathers. Pretty straw turbans for summer wear come in a 1 great variety of shapes and colors, being de- 1 signed for suit wear, where the color of dress, gloves and chapeau are of the same shade. < "This freak of fashion," says an authority, . "is modestly beautiful, and the quietness of , the tone is charmingly appropriate for young misses." j NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. j "Vox" writes from Clover that Monday last \ had the appearance of regular term time in j that usually quiet village, the trial justice's j court having been occupied with several cases, i The first case heard was that of the State vs. j Ben. Sturgiss, for assault and battery, and re- . suited in a verdict of not guilty. The next was a case charging the defendant with carry- ] iug concealed weapons, but was withdrawn. The next and most important to the commu- , nity was the commitment to York county jail j of Wm. Stewart, John Stewart and Dolly j Stewart, who live in the neighborhood of Clover, for selling intoxicating liquors without a , license. Warren Crockett and Den Sturgiss, State's witnesses, in the same case, were also ; committed in default of bail. "W. L." writes from Clark's Fork that the cold snap of last week was injurious to the fruit in that section, though some peaches are yet left. The small grain crop is promising. While there is dissatisfaction among so me persons in regard to the fence law, yet all are making preparations to comply with its provisions by fencing in pasture grounds, &c. The Mormon apostles are still oi>erating above Clark's Fork. From among the converts to this faith, a high priest has recently been chosen, and on Sunday a special meeting was held for the purpose of blessing the little children after the manner of Christ when on earth. "J. B." writes from King's Mountain that the wheat and oat crops in that section are now very favorable, and that a large area has been sown in these grains. From his information, he thinks the farmers of that part of the county, after their bitter experience of last summer, will reduce their area in cotton by at least one-third. A cotton factory is projected in the village of King's Mountain, and already $3o,000 has been subscribed to that object. This, with a colony of immigrants expected to locate in that vicinity, will give an impetus to business and make times better. Our correspondent deprecates the fact that many farmers are compelled to pay from tK) cents to $1.05 for western corn. CIRCUIT COURT. March term of the Court of General Sessions for York county convened at 10 o'clock A. M. last Monday, ins nonor uuuge o. o. uumran presiding, and the State represented by Mr. Solicitor Gaston. The full panel of grand jurors, drawn to serve for the year 18S2, answered to the call of their names as follows: James A. "Watson, John A. Byers, J. A. Stewart, Dr. Wm. Whyte, G. S. Cobb, Jordan Meacham, J. L. Starr, It. A. Steele, S. W. Jackson, Benjamin Galloway, B. J. Gold, J. B. Ueely, M. L. Ross, Dennis Morgan, W. S. Wilkerson, J. M. Robinson, James M. Biggers, Anthony Clinton. The members of the grand jury retired to their room and elected Mr. James A. Watson as foreman, when they returned to the court room and were duly empanelled. His Honor then proceeded to charge them as to their duties as the grand inquisition of the county. While his charge was not lengthy, his instructions were comprehensive and practical. He was gratified to see the whole of the panel present and willing to discharge their duties as citizens. The graud jury of every county forms a part of the government and constitutes a power in the country. Under our present State laws, you now sit for the whole year and until your successors are qualified. This change from the former system of requiring the grand jury- to serve for only one term is doubtless a wise one, and will at least commend itself to those who give the subject thought, ftpon the ground that skilled labor is preferable to unskilled ; and the grand jury by learning from term to term what their duty is, will become more expert in the discharge of it. In a brief charge, as this must necessarily be, it is impossible to enumerate all the duties devolving upon the grand jury. The office of a grand juror is a high trust, and as the grand jury of York county you are the supervisors of its internal affairs?of the civil power of the county. You have the power, and it is your duty, to enquire into the manner in which all the public officers of the county discharge their trust to the people. Under our present system the county commi; "oners are salaried officers. It is wise and proper, in the new order of affairs and the impoverished condition of our people for the hist sixteen years, that all officials who give their time and services to the public should be paid for the same ; and when they accept office for the duties of which they receive pay, they should be held to a strict performance of their duties. When a ?>n* a foil aw nit.i7.p11s and asks man tuiucD iA^iuiv inu awmv .. their support for the office of county commissioner, he makes two promises?first that he is willing to serve, if elected ; and secondly, that he has the ability to serve acceptably. It is a part of your duty to see that their duties are properly performed; but in making investigations you are to exercise discretion and make allowance in certain.unavoidable cases. For instance, just before a term of the Court, should there come excessive rains, rendering the roads in a bad condition, or washing away bridges, it would be improper to present the couuty commissioners for a Providential act over which they could have no control. "What is said of the county commissioners, as to the proper performance of their duties, is equally applicable to all other public county officers. The county commissioners are used for illustration, and because their powers are greater than those of any other county officers. It is frequently the case that the grand jury is in doubt as to the proper circumstances 1 under which to investigate the official conduct of public officers. On this point some general instructions may be necessary. Where no , complaint has reached the ear of any mem- i ber of the grand jury of nonfeasance, misfea sance or malfeasance on the part of any officer, ' it would be useless to undertake to overcome 1 a presumption by an undue investigation. Unless complaint be made of derelection, I ! would not advise the grand jury to formally j investigate any public office. In the absence j of all complaint, it would be a waste of time ] to make more than a cursory examination. Where 110 complaints are made, the presumption is that the officers are properly discharg- , ing their duties. ] Ordinary matters are brought to your con- ! sideration, through the Solicitor, in the form of a bill of indictment. In these cases, your du- j ties will be explained as they may be pre- ( aentpd Tt mav be proper to say, however, ^ iii a general way, that the power of a grand \ jury is limited only to the finding of a true ] bill, or not a true bill, as the case may be, 011 \ hearing the evidence brought before them, j which is necessarily confined to only one side af the case. It is frequently a mistake for grand juries to suppose that they are to try 1 1 case when they only hear one side, and are t to pass upon its merits as thus presented. As to matters of which it is your duty to take cognizance, and as explaining matters ^ that should come before you otherwise than i through the Solicitor, crimes may be divided ] into two classes?one affecting individuals ' lirectly, and the other affecting the commu- ' nity at large. Murder, burglary, injury to ^ person or property and similar crimes may be t placed in the first-named class, and to these ? fou will give no attention, as it is the duty )f the injured person to make complaint where injury has been suffered in person or property ; Tt lud in case of murder, it is made the duty of A ;he coroner to present the facts before you. But there are are also a number of other jffences which, while they affect individuals, H dso affect the community at large, and of C; ivhich it is your duty to take cognizance. In this chiss may be mentioned grog shops and ?,j ;he selling of intoxicating liquors contrary to ^ the laws of the State. If there Is any case or "VP this kind known to a member of the grand w iury, it is his duty to inform the panel, and w their duty to make presentment of the case, ** with all the facts coming to their knowledge, "J in their formal rei>ort. In the same class may Vf also be mentioned the carrying of concealed si weapons, fornication and adultery, and gatnb- ai ling. In any or all cases of this character, ^ where the facts arc kuown to a member of the ?rand jury, it is his duty to bring the matter j-j, before the body. If the Court of Sessions were to wait for information on these subjects of it might not come, as there are no persons ai directly agrieved, and it is not to be presumed 01 that the guilty persons will inform ui>on them- ^ selves. Therefore, if such cases are not com- ^ municated to you, and any there be within 1 your knowledge, it is your duty to take cogni- la zance of them in your presentment. The importance of secrecy as to proceedings j* in the grand jury room was enjoined ; and in n; conclusion his Honor informed the jury that 8i in the discharge of their duties they could m adopt no better guide than that conveyed in cl the oath they had just taken, which contains not a surplus or uumeaning word, but is com- ^ posed of words of wisdom, the form of the a' oath having been hammered out for centuries, ji He knew of no higher office than that of a grand juror ; and while it may be no distinc- P tion to be a grand juror, yet the citizen so ^ serving, by a diligent discharge of his duties, ^ can magnify tiie office and render it one of dis- t, tinction. tl At the conclusion of the Judge's charge, Mr. * Solicitor Gaston gave out a number of indict- ^ ments, and pending the action of the grand jury on them, the following cases, continued si at last term, or not then ended, were called : a Sfoto vo Wm Thnrnhtircr spllmor linnor "" " ?O 5 O 1 contrary to the laws of this State, two cases. ? In one case, appealed by the defendant to ^ the Supreme Court, the Solicitor announced that the verdict in the Circuit Court has b been sustained. The other case, remaining a untried, was ordered continued for the pres- h ent. a c State vs. Edward Lindsay; uniting in bonds g, of matrimony persons of different race. Con- n tinned. sj State vs. John Nelson and others; riot. a Continued. j. The Contingent docket was then called, and y on motion of the Solicitor, Sessions cases, in Is which the following named persons are defendants, were ordered stricken from the docket: Wm. Gibson, murder ; John J. Gardner, murder ; Wm. Garrison, burglary ; Green Black A and others, grand larceny; Harvey Woods, grand larceny, two cases; Randal Caldwell, ^ rape and assault ; B. F. Wylie, assault with q intent to kill; Welborn Meek, grand larceny ; g, Wm. Sanders, rape and assault; Joseph Mas- J sey, assault and battery ; Joseph W. Smith, d burglary, two cases ; MartliaMoore, adultery ; d Nancy Bigliam, adultery ; Chauncey Ledford, ^ assisting prisoners to escape. A number of a these cases have been on the Contingent dock- c et since October term, 1873, the defendants a having fled the country or evaded arrest. I The petit jurors were next called, and an- j1 swered to their names as follows: R. M. Allison, Lewis Iloyle, Richard Crawford, J. M. a Cherry, John J. Hunter, Thad Long, D. J. p Glenn, Sr., Z. D. Boyd, J. J. Wiliams, A. J. t Walker, W. M. Kennedy, D. A Gordon, R. t W. Whitesides, F. B. Thomasson, Taylor 0 Massey, J. W. Good, H. hi. Lineberger, Robert H. Harris, Allen Bratton, J. II. William- f son, P. R. Currence, S. D. Stowe, Isaac Ash- p ford, S. J. Kimbrell, Andrew Jackson, I). R. S. o Blake, Benjamin Byers, John Hammell, S. S. 3 Smith, Sampson Garrett, Thomas Holley, C. T. Crook, Charles Moore. Of these jurors, ^ tt TT?ivria was ATPiispd nn the crround a nuuui w w ?? cj- - r~ n of being a school trustee, and J. H. "William- (! son on account of over-age. Of the panel drawn, Joseph Black and D. T. Barnett failed j; to answer; and Henry Adams was not sum- ^ moned by the sheriff because he could not be a found. The following cases were tried on Monday: y State vs. John Woodruff, colored; house.- jjj breaking and larceny. State vs. same, carry- a ing a concealed pistol. Prosecutor?N. B. f< Campbell. The defendant pleaded guilty in o both cases, and was remanded. a State vs. Joseph Murrow, colored ; grand & larceny. Prosecutor?C. Parrott. Released from custody on his own recognizance, until next term of the Court. ^ State vs. Andrew J. Stewart ; assault and n battery with intent to kill. Prosecutor?Eli- fc jah B. McSwain. Verdict, guilty of aggrava- l* ted assault. Mr. Solicitor Gaston for the ^ State ; Mr. Good for the defence. cj State vs. Newton Douglass, colored; assault C( and battery with intent to ravish. Prosecu- si tor?Nathan Cornwell (brother of the girl al- tl leged to have been injured.) Verdict, not guilty. Mr. Solicitor Gaston for the State ; ^ Mr. Bell for the defence. t* State vs. Sam Gardner and Jack McKen- rc drick, colored ; receiving stolen goods. Pros- it ecutor?D. L. Black. Verdict, guilty. 6 On Tuesday the following cases were dis- ei posed of: . State vs. Walter Anderson, Thomas Ander- j?j. son and John Starr, colored ; burglary and lar- e? ceny. Prosecutor?J. W. White. Verdict, d< guilty. Mr. Solicitor Gaston for the State, w Mr. Hart for the defence. State vs. James B. Castles. Breach of trust with fraudulent intent. Prosecutor?J. N. jn McDill. In this case the jury failed to agree er and a mistrial resulted. Mr. Solicitor Gaston for the State. Hart & Hart for the ra defence. e> Newspaper readers may remember that sj; during the heated term of last summer a fas- m tidious, if not aesthetic railroad conductor in x Georgia put a passenger off his train because w the passenger aforesaid desired to travel in his jn shirt sleeves, minus coat. The sequel of the sji affair is given as follows by the Augusta Chron- Sl icle: "The trial of the case of William H. re Johnson vs. the Georgia Railroad for 810,000, y suit for damages, was concluded at Morgan Superior Court on Wednesday last. The case so grew out of an incident which occurred in the ra passenger train of the above company ones.day ca last July. Among the passengers on that V? train was William H. Johnson, a drummer, of to Pittsburg, Penn. While sitting in the ladies' fic jar he pulled off his coat, and was requested by Mr. Harry Hill, conductor, to put it on igain. This he refused to do, when the train was stopped near Madison and- Johnson put jff. The case has since excited considerable interest in railway circles. The trial of the ja.se resulted in a mistrial. It is generally un- 1 le:.*stood, however, that the jury stood nine for no damage and three for ?100 damages. It i s not thought that the road would have stood i cent damages, as they were contesting the h spirit and principle of the suit. It is not now Sc jelieved that the suit will be pushed further." er tig" A dispatch from South Bethlehem, Pa., of he ast Thursday gives the following account of co ;ho smallpox epidemic in that locality : No ar lew cases of smallpox have been reported in bo ;he last forty-eight hours. Five deaths have tic iccurred since yesterday. The majority of so ;hose yet afflicted have the disease in a mild wi form, and the number of deaths is not likely to an irove as great as was at first anticipated, tb rhree houses were to-day released from quar- I intine in Bethlehem proper, leaving but one rel nore house quarantined. It is evident that ne ;li? epidemic is under complete control, and if be ;he present vigilance is continued the conta- tb 'ion will be abated in a reasonable time. no ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. - i )UN(I MEN'S LOAN AND TJtUST COMPANY, . OF DOCK HILL. it Act to incorporate the Young Men's Loan and Trust Company of Rock Hill, S. C. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and ouse of Representatives of the State of South irolina, now met and sitting in General Asinbly, and by the authority of the same, liat D. lluthichison, E. L. Keiseler, J. M. lerry, T. L. Johnston, R. T. Fewell. N. P. lexander, J. B.Johnson. E. R. Avery, W. B. 'ilson, Jr., together wftn such other persons ho now are, or hereafter may be associated ith them, lie, and they are hereby declared a idy politic and cor]>orate for the purpose of aking loans of money, secured by mortgage real estate or personal property, or by con,'yance of the same to their members and ockholders, or other persons, by the name id style of the l'oung Men's Loan and rust Company, the capital stock of which lall. consist of not less than two hundred tares, or more than two thousand shares of le par value of one hundred dollars each, to i paid in by successive mouthly instalments * 11 ? I AM J1 _ A..11 : one aonar on eacn snare uniu me iuh nount of one hundred dollars be paid there1; the said shares to be held, transferred, asgned, and pledged, and the holders thereof i be subject to such fines and forfeitures for ;fault in their payment, according to such igulations as may be prescribed by the byws of said corporation. Sec. 2. That said corporation shall have )wer and authority to make such rules and ^-laws for its government as are not repugant to the Constitution and laws of the land ; ia.ll have such members and succession of tembers and officers as shall be ordained and losen according to their said rules and byiws, made or to be made by them; shall have rul keep a common seal, and may alter the nne at will, and may sue and be sued, plead nd be impleaded in any Court of competent irisdiction in this State. Sec. 3. That said corporation shall hiive" ower to take, purchase and hold real estate, nd to sell and transfer the same from time ) time to its members or others, on such arms and under such conditions, and subject ) such regulations, as may be prescribed by he rules and by-laws of said corporation: 'rocided, That the real estate held by the lid corportaion shall not at any time exceed wo hundred thousand dollars. Sec. 4. That the funds of said corporation ball lie loaned and advanced to members nd stockholders or others, upon security of sal and personal estate, and used in the purhase of real estate for the benefit of its memers and stockholders, on such terms and uner such conditions, and subject to such reguitinnfi as mav from time to time be Drescribed y the rules and by-laws of said corporation; nd it shall be lawful for said corporation to old such lands, tenements and hereditaments, nd personal property, as shall be mortgaged and onveyed to them in good faith, by way of ecurity upon its loans and advances; and jay sell, alien or otherwise dispose of the ame to its members, stockholders, and others, s they from time to time may deem expedient. Sec. 5.- That this Act shall be deemed a pubc Act, and shall continue in force for thirty ears and until the next meeting of the Legisiture thereafter. Approved February 9, 1882. ' ' ':r ,u* 1 SHELBY AND BROAD RIVER RAILROAD. lN Act to incorporate the Shelby and Broad River Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and rouse of Representatives of the State of South larolima, now met and sitting in General Asambly, and by the authority of the same, That . A. Deal, J. G. Black, M. L. Ross, Ira Haren, G. M. Moore, C. M. Green, William Anerson, Joseph Black, J. W. Thomson, D. C. IcKinney, W. S. Wilkerson, J. N. McDill, T. 1. Whitesides, R. R. Darwin, Jefferson Smith nd G. C. Leech, and their associates and sucessors, are hereby constituted a body politic nd corporate by the name of the "Shelby and Iroad River Narrow Gauge Railroad C'ompay," and shall have a corporate existence for hirty years. Sec. 2. That the said Company is hereby uthoiized to construct a railroad from a oint on the North Carolina line between the own of Shelby, of said State, and Black Staion or Whitaker, in York county, South Carolina, by way of Black Station or Whitaker ,nd Hickory Grove, in said county, to Alston, louth Carolina, by such route as shall be ound most suitable and advantageous, the necise line and location to be determined upn by the incorporators after the necessary urveys shall have been made. Sec. 3. That the capital stock of said Comany shall be live hundred thousand (8500,000) ollars : Provided, said Company shall have right to organize as soon as twenty thousand f20,000) dollars thereof have been subscribed: ind provided further, said company shall have he privilege of increasing such capital stock 0 such an amount as may be found necessary - v 3 construct and equip the said railroad, said mount not to exceed two millions of dollars. Sec. 4. The said capital stock shall be diided into shares of fifty dollars each; and for lie purpose of raising said capital stock it ball be lawful to open books of subscription t such time and places, to keep them open )r such periods of time, under the direction f such persons, as may be determined on by majority of said incorporators. That snbjriptions may be made in labor, material, inds or money, at such rates and on such irms a3 may be agreed upon at the time of [ibscri])tion, and that all amounts so sub;ribed either in labor, material, lands or loney, shall constitute the joint stock capital >r the purpose of constructing and carrying lto operation the railroad provided for by this .ct; and the said Railroad Company shall ave po wer to mortgage its property and franlises and to issue bonds on such terms and mditions, and for such uses and purposes of lid corporation as the Board of Directors lereof may deem expedient. Sec. 5. That the said Shelby and Broad iver Narrow Gauge Railroad Company may ; any time during the existence of this char!r effect a consolidation with any other Rail>ad Company forming a continuous line with s own, according to the provisions of Sections to 14 inclusive of Chapter LXY of the Gen al Statutes. Sec. 6. That the said Railroad Company mil be subject to the provisions of an Act of le General Assembly of South Carolina, pass1 September 22, 1868, entitled "An Act to xdare the manner by which lands or right of ay over the lands of persons or corporaons may be taken for the construction or se of railways or other internal iniproveentsProvided, however, That nothing here. contained shall be so construed as to exnpt the Company from the payment of taxes. Sec. 7. Each stockholder in the said corpoition shall be jointly and severally liable to le creditors thereof in any amount, (beside le value of his share or shares therein) not rceeding five per cent, of the par value of the tare or shares held by him at the time the deand of . the creditor was made : Provided, hat such demand shall have been payable ittiin one year: Provided, also, That proceedgs to hold such stockholder liable therefor lall be commenced within two years after ich debt may have become due, and whilst lie mains a stockholder therin, or within two tars after he shall have ceased to be such ockholder : Provided further, That no pern holding a share or shares as executor, adinistrator, trustee, or in any other fiduciary ipacity, shall be liable thereon beyond the ilue of the estate held by him as such execur, administrator, trustee, or in any other luciary capacity. Approved January 31st, 1882. UNPACKED COTTON. S Act to require all persons who now are or who may hereafter be engaged In the traffic of seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton to keep a record of the name and place of residence of the ..ri.nm fhotr niiri>hftse. with the ?/rwwy i i i/ui I ? Rmouni; and date of purchase. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and ouse of Representatives of the State of >uth Carolina, now met and sitting in Geual Assembly, and by the authority of the me, That all persous who now are or may reafter become engaged in the traffic of seed tton and upacked lint cotton, be and they e hereby required to keep legibly written in a ok, which shall be open to public inspec>n, the name and place of the person or perns from whom they purchase or receive by ly of barter, exchange or traffic of any sort, v seed cotton or unpacked lint cotton, with p number of pounds and date of purchase. Sec. 2. That any person who shall fail or fuse to keep the book in the form aud manr prescribed in the the above section, sliall deemed guilty of a misdemeanor^ and upon e conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum t less than ten dollars, nor more than one ?