Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, July 27, 1882, Image 2
Jfitraps and j*
. ? IV. Cross, of Tarbora,' X. C., was 011 the 1 ^
witness stand in court the other day. In "giv-, ^
ing in" testimony he used the word "scala- 0
wag" frequently, until finally the presiding , ?
fudge asked the Doctor what he meant by the ^
terin "scalawag." The Doctor replied : "I CJ
mean a man who says that he is no better than
a negro, and when he says so tells the truth." J
? U. 8. Attorney General Brewster has j g
given an opinion to the Secretary of the Treas-! (
ury that the request of the Transportation j
Company to be allowed to take some sixty r thousand
Chinese laborers through this conntry
from Cuba to China cannot be granted un- |
der the law as it now stands. This affirms !
the ruling recently made on this question by I
Secretary Folger.
? Yellow fever is reported to be in Havana,
and fears are entertained that it may obtain a
footing on our shores. A man died a few days
ago in New Orleans and some of the doctors
pronounced it yellow fever, while others are equally
confident it was jaundice. This is
not the first case reported in New Orleans this |
summer. An Englishman, who contracted
yellow fever in Havana, breathed his hist in 1
New Orleans two weeks ago.
? Recruiting for the army and navy is very
brisk in .New lork at present, very iew 01
the applications for the three thousand vacancies
to be filled come up to the required c
standard. Among these applicants are men I
out of employment, who represent nearly all
the trades and professions. Quite a number j
of newly arrived immigrants have recently ap- '
plied to lie admitted into the service of the
United States. l'(
? liev. I)e LaMatyr, the greenback ex-con- ?
gressman from Indiana, has been refused permission
to occupy a Methodist pulpit in Denver,
Col. The excellent excuse given by the
pastor was that he thought it was rather in- J
consistent with the purposes to which a
church was consecrated to allow a man who
made politics his business a privilege' which P
could so flagrantly give the api>earance of the
church indorsement. v
? Captain John S. Wise, son of the Virginia
Governor who signed the death warrant of
old John Brown, is making a vigorous canvass ~
for Congressman at Large in Virginia. Capt:
Wise is a good speaker, a clever story teller,
and possesses many of the qualities which dis- I'
tinguished his father, Ilenry A. Wise. (Jen.
Mahone found in Wise a very serviceable Lieu- 1
tenant during the readjuster campaign in Virginia.
1
?A recent London letter says: I hear of ^
warm praise bestowed upon Miss Eleanor Calhoun,
of the old Carolina family tree, but
lately of California. She api>eared as Ophelia
in a large dramatic entertainment at the j
Crystal Palace, near London, this week, and t
was pronounced the "star" of the troupe.
An audience of 700 persons arose at one in- j
stant and enthusiastically applauded her over j
and over again.
? A Washington letter says: "Members of +
the House committee on ways and means say
they have 110 intention of taking action on the 1
internal revenue reduction bill this session, s
They say that when the bill reaches the House
with the various Senate amendments it will be 0
referred to the ways and means committee, T
where it will be allowed to rest until next '
session. In the meantime the report of the
tariff commission will be made, and the action t!
on both will be concurrent."
? The British are gradually restoring order C
in Alexandria, although trouble is feared from u
A , *
Al'HUl XH*V'S lureu, cuusistlllj; Ul tnu icgnucuio jj
which are pillaging and robbing in the country ,,
and threatening to attack Cairo. One detach- 11
ment raided Alexandria and killed a number P
of loyal Egyptian soldiers. People are gradual- A
ly returning to the city. The American soldiers
are aiding in restoring order, but one of
them was cut down by his olticer on Monday
for robbing.
? Sad and pathetic indeed is the story that
comes over the wires from New Orleans, an- :
nouncing the death "of paralysis in poverty" "
of a graudson of General Daniel Morgan, the
Revolutionary patriot, lion. Julian Neville c<
was well known and well oil in liis day, and ;l,
the dispatch says was "for fifty years promi- .(
nent in Louisiana politics and social life."
And yet lie died iu poverty, attended only by "
his blind and crippled wife." Could anything a'
be more touching than such a picture?
? The first wife of Brigham Young died at H
Salt Lake last week. She became a convert to s(
Mormonism at Avon, N. Y., in 1831, and
went to the Mormon colony, then in Ohio,
where she married Young. It is said that,
having accepted the doctrine of polygamy, she
made no opposition when her husband began C
to practice it extensively, though she invari- ai
ably fell ill from excitement and grief at every u
new marriage. She lived separate from the tj
other wives, and kept her live children as .
much as possible from the rest.
? A dispatch of the '23rd from Portland, Ore- Ci
gon, says : An unsuccessful attempt was made
Friday night to burn the town of Seattle, b<
W. T. The attempt was evidently made by a tl
brother of Payne, who was lynched last spring
by the citizens of the place. At the tap of
the bell the vigilance committee assembled
and hastily prepared a list of names of twenty tl
prominent roughs, whom they notified to leave tj
the place before daylight or abide the consequences.
The order was obeyed and the town
was cleared. p
? A wooden box was recently discovered
amoiu? the unclaimed baeriruGre at the Palmer
House, Chicago. A.s it bore 110 marks indicating
ifs ownership, it was opened and found
to contain numerous copies of a pamphlet
called "A Startling Religious Discovery; a M
Lecture on Christ's Second Coming, A. I). ])(
70, by Charles J. Guiteau, Lawyer and Theolo- ?
gian." There was also a Testament, with the
name of the owner written by himself. The rt
box has-been in the hotel for several years,
having been left there when the owner absconded
without paying his board bill.
?(Jen. Beauregard, having been interviewed C
in regard to the boast of one George II. But- s'i
ler, late American Consul in Egypt, that lye y]
had prevented the appointment of Beauregard n]
to the command of the Egyptian army, on the . .
ground that he was an unrepentant rebel, says 111
that he was offered and declined the command
of the Egyptian army in I860, but was offered it tl
again in 1870, with the privilege of taking jcl
with him a staff of his own choosing. Think- .
ing that this latter stipulation might enable
him to help some Confederate officers, lie had
the offer under advisement when it was with- b<
drawn. He heard it rumored that Butler had tl
busied himself to prevent the appointment, la
but he did not know whether it was true or
...t. ly
? The Washington Star is authority for the vj
statement that the process of boiling Guiteau's
skeleton in the vats of the Medical Museum (at
Washington) and the removal of Jhe flesh there- H
from has been completed, and after the hones te
had been scraped they were removed to the roof D
ofthemnseum to be bleached in the sun. When w
the bleaching process is completed, the skeleton
will be articulated and placed in the case
which has been prepared for it. It is said that ,
the museum authorities during their culinary C
oi>eration took the quadreiceps extensor, del- J<
toid, and sternocleido mastoid muscles out of pj
the boiler, and, after dividing them in small j
pieces placed them in jars of alcohol, and distributed
them among medical men in Washington
city.
? A dispatch of the 18th from Richmond,
Mo., says: Two years ago I)r. Roberts was
killed at Millville, Roy county, by Dr Keys, b:
J)r. Keys was tried twice, the second trial re- j(
suiting in a plea of insanity and he was sent to R
the insane asylum at St. Joseph. On Thurs- ^
day last Keys was pronounced cured and re- j
turned to Richmond. Next day against ad-1 ?
vice he went to Millville. Charles Roberts, I A
son of the murdered Dr. Roberts, was told of j j>
his presence, lie left his shop, secured a revolver,
and hunting Keys up ojK;ned lire upon I I>
him, wounding him in the breast. Keys start-1 s:ed
to run, but Roberts followed, firing two \ y
more shots, both taking effect, and Keys died 1 g*
almost instantly. Roberts, on his way to give
himself up, was met by the deputy sheriff, ar-!
rested and taken to jail. -Public sympathy is d<
with him. * j S.
? A dispatch of the 20th from (Robe City, I A
Arizona, says : Mr. Sisby came in to-day from le
Wild Rye county and reports that his brother p
and four other men were killed in Pleasant
Valley. Three brothers named Tewksberry I ,
started from their ranche to notify Sisby of,'
the approach of the Indians, but never reached
Sisby's place, and it is supposed that they and fo
two men named Frewer and Wahan were S.
killed, as they have not been heard from. Two nt
or three hundred Indians are reported on the j
Wasatch in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley and
Wild's Railway Company. Globe City is try- j
ing to eiiuip a company to take the field. In w<
lie fight at Sisby's place four Indians were t
illed, and at Tewksberry's six. Mr. Church i
ras killed. Mr. Medley and his man, who
rent in search of cattle are missing, and it is ,
apposed they also are killed. Reports state ]
liat from sixty to eighty Indians are camped
n Coon Creek, and are evidently bound down '
alt River. Buildings have been burned, stock '
illed and driven off and crops laid waste,
ausing great loss to settlers. The people are j
iking measures to protect themselves.
Hhc f (rtfevtUc grnqmrrr. j,
YORKVILLK. S. C ;
'HURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1882. 1
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COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Pursuant to call, the York County Demo- j
ratic County Convention met. in the Court
louse on Thursday last, 20th instant.
The Convention was called to order by W.
leatty .Smith, Acting Chairman, and the roll |'
f delegates was railed l?v (J. W. n. nan, >ec- j
etary of the Democratic Executive Commit- '
ee. The following were present :
'Bethany?A. Campbell Jackson.
Bethel?S. S. Smith, W. K. J. Stanton. :
Black's?W. S. Byers, Benjamin Gold, l)r. 1
olin G. Black.
Bla ins villi:?Robert Ilays, J. C. Blair. :
Buffalo?(No election of delegates at this
recinct.)
Bullock's Cheek?J. M. Sims, S. L. Daidson.
Clark's Fork?It. J. Ia>ve.
Clay IIill?D. A. A. Watson, Dr. J. J.
Idler. 1
Clover?Andrew Jackson, John Knox. ;
Coates' Tavern?(No election at this
irecinet.) <
Fort Mill?I. P. Garrison, Dr. S. A. Kell,
L W. Parks, B. II. Massey.
Hickory Grove?D. C. McKinney, J. C.
chambers. '
McConnellsville.?John S. Bratton, Dr.
V. G. Campbell, E. P. Love. . ,
McElwee's Mill?W. S. Adams, J. Leon- ,
das Moore.
Hock IIill?F. II. Brown, J. X. Steele,
'. C. Witherspoon, Allen Jones, John Itataree.
Yorkville?S. Anderson McElwee, Dr. 1
. F. Lindsay, It. E. Gettys, John A. Latta,
. Bolivar Scott. i
NB. II. Massey nominated as Secretaries of
he Convention, G. W. S. Ilart and A. W. (
ngold, and they were duly elected to serve as
uch. I j
J. C. Chambers moved that in the absence J f
J. A. Westbrooks, a delegate elected from 1
lock IIill, that John P. Gage be admitted to
lie floor of the Convention as a delegate from '
hat precinct. Adopted. (
It was then moved by S. S. Smith, that J. <
Patrick, the alternate of W. B. J. Stanton, I
e admitted as a substitute for W. E. Camp- 1
ell, elected as the alternate of George L. 1
liddle, from Bethel, both of whom were |
revented from attending the Convention. f
idopted. I
It was then moved and adopted that the s
roceedings of the convention be conducted '
'itli closed doors, and that spectators, except '
lembers of the press, be excluded. The Chair j
l?lK)inted W. S. Adams to act as Sergeant-at- ^
Lrms of the Convention. (
Dr. John G. Black moved that 11. M. Plexi- (
i), elected as an alternate from Black's, be t
- ? 1- t
clmittecl as a delegate iroiu duiiuio, wini-ii ^
recinct had failed to hold an election and
'as without representation. The motion was
ilopted, when
It was moved that W. 11. Wilson, Jr., of
lock llill, be admitted as a delegate to repre?nt
Coates1 Tavern, which precinct had also
tiled to elect delegates.
This motion was opposed on the ground c
nit Mr. Wilson had not been elected to the .?
onvention either as alternate or delegate, |
ml therefore such action would he irregular, j,
r. W. (i. Campbell then moved to reconsider ^
le motion by which Mr. Plexico was admitnd
as a delegate from Buffalo. The motion j.
irried; and r
Dr. Campbell then moved that Mr. Plexico ;i
s admitted as a delegate from Buffalo, and 1
nit W. B. Wilson, Jr., be admitted as a dele- p
ite from Coates' Tavern. Lost.. ^
The ('hair then announced as the next in i
le order of business the election of the Counr
Chairman. r
J. C. Patrick nominated It. II. Glenn. 1
D. C. McKinney nominated Major James 1
. Hart. ,
P. II. Brown nominated C. E. Spencer. L
I)r. Campbell moved that the nominations s
ose. s
Mr. Brown withdrew his nomination of
fr. Spencer, when the motion of Dr. Camp- e
?11 was put to the Convention and adopted. ''
. ballot was then taken with the following s
suit : c
Glenn, 27 t
Hart, 12 e
It. II. Glenn was declared duly elected 1:
ounty Chairman of York county for the en- 1
ling two years, and the Chair apppoinled c
[essrs. Latta, McElwee and Chambers a com<1
littee to notify him of the fact and escort ^
im to the chair. t,
On taking the chair vacated by Mr. Smith, 1
le Chairman-elect, in a neat address, acnowledged
the compliment conferred upon
im by the Convention, and pledged himself
> discharge the duties of the position to the
?st of his ability, lie then announced that
le Convention would proceed with the regu,r
order of business.
Mr. McKinney moved, and it was unanimousadopted,
that the retiring Chairman he inited
to remain in the Convention.
The Chair then announced as.the next in
le regular order of business, tlx? election of
m delegates and ten alternates to the State
emocratic Convention, and that nominations
ere in order.
W. S. Adams nominated the following for
legates : Capt. Allen Jones, Dr. s. A. Kell,
apt. J. C. Patrick, Capt. W. 11. Smith, Dr.
Dim G. Black, Edward G. Byers, John S.
ratton, Peter Garrison, U. II. Glenn, Dr. j
J. Miller. j
Mr. Hays nominated s. E. Davidson. I'
Mr. Gage nominated J. C. "VVitherspoon. 1
Mr. Chambers nominated C. E. Spencer.* |
The nominations were then closed and a ;
illot taken with the following result: j
)hn S. Bratton, 30 ,
. H. Glenn, 3(1 j
T. H. Smith, -'Hi !
r. S. A. Kell,
C. Patrick, 34
dward G. Byers, * 33
lien Jones, 33
r. John G. Black, 32
etc Garrison 27
r. J. J. Miller, 2f? | ,
L. Davidson, 21 j ir
E. Spencer, 20 j ?
('. Witherspoon, 0 i ''
ottering, '. f>! o
On the result being announced, tlie Chair I "
iclarcd the following gent lemon elected : John
Bratton, R. II. Glenn, W. B. Smith, Dr. S. ?
. Kell, J. C. Patrick, Edward G. Byers, Alii
.Tones, Dr. John G. Black, Peter Garrison, >
r. J. J. Miller. j c
Mr. Adams then nominated the following ^
ternates to act respectively in the order of i
ic election of principals: Capt. E. A. Craw-' 0
rd, Iredell Jones, Dr. A. P. Campbell, Capt. ! r
E. White, George L. Iiiddle, D. C. McKin- a"
;y, Dr. T. C. Robertson, Dr. It. R. Darwin, j j,
D. McConnell, I). A. A. Watson. | p
Xo other nominations being made, the above . bi
?re elected by acclamation, the delegates and I (1
;heir alternates to the State Democratic Con-;
mention being as follows : ;:
Delegates. Alternates.
John S. Rratton, E. A. Crawford,
R.H.Glenn, Iredell Jones, (
IV. B. Smith, Dr. A. P. Campbell, 1 .
Dr. S. A. Kill, S. E. White,
I. C. Patrick, George L. Riddle,
Edward G. Byers, D. C. McKinney,
\llen Jones," Dr. T. C. Robertson, i
Dr. John G. Black, Dr. R. R. Darwin,
Peter Garrison, J. D. McConuell,
Dr. J. J. Miller. D. A. A. Watson.
The Chair then announced as the next business
before the Convent ion, the election of delegates
to the Congressional Convention. Some
loiibt being expressed as to the number to
tvhich the county is ent it led, it was decided to
deet ten delegates and ten alternates ; but if
)nly live delegates be admitted into the Congressional
Convention, then the live tirst
lamed on the list of principals to be the delegates
and the remaining five their alternates
n the order elected.
F. II. Brown nominated the following as
lelegates to the Congressional Convention :
?. A. Me Ml wee, It. II. Glenn, I). ('. McKiniey,'
Allen Jones, Dr. JolinC. Black, Col. Alike
w Jackson, A. It. Banks, J. Leon id as
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Muurr, ?J. jjiiMix'iiw iuuuic, HUUCJ i
No other names being put in nomination the
foregoing were elected by acclamation.
Mr. Massey then nominated the following
dternates : John A. Latta, ft. W. S. Hart,
1. C. Chambers, John Kattaree, J. A. Deal, Dr.
A. l\ Cam| bell, Capt. S. K. White, W. S. Adims,
Iredell Jones, S. L. Davidson. No other
nominations being made, the election- was by
icclamation ; the following being the delegates
ind their alternates if but live are admitted
from York :
Delegates. Alternates.
S. A. MeKlwee, Col. And rev-Jackson,
K. 11. (llenn, A. K. Hanks.
I). 0. McKinney, J. Leonidas Moore,
Allen Jones, J. Lawrence Moore,
Dr. John G. Black. Robt. Hays.
Or, should it be found that ten delegates
will be admitted to the Congressional Convention,
the delegates from York?principals and
.dternates?to be constituted as follows:
Delegates. Alternates.
5. A Mc 101 wee, John A. Latta,
K. H. Glenn, G. W. S. Hart,
L). C. McKinney, J. C. Chambers,
Allen Jones, John Kattaree,
Dr. John G. Black, J. A. Deal,
Col. Andrew Jackson, Dr. A. P. Cam bell,
A. R. Banks, 8. 10. White,
J. Leonidas Moore, W. S. Adams,
.1. Lawrence Moore, Iredell Jones,
Robert Hays. S. L. Davidson.
S. A. McElwee then offered the following
Preamble, Articles and Resolution, for the
consideration of the Convention :
The Democrats of York county, through
their delegates assembled -in Convention at
Yorkville, S. C., July *20, 1SS2, adopt the
following Articles for the future government
if the party in said county, to-wit:
First.?Nominations for all the county offices
and for Representatives to the General
Assembly, (Senate and House,) shall be. by a
jrimary election, at which a plurality of the
rotes cast shall be sullicient to determine the
jersons selected as the candidates of the party.
Second.?Conventions shall be held whenever
the welfare of the party demands it. The
Convention shall elect the County Chairman?
... i n-i. ...i? -?
jy uauoi, \v 111*11 muic man unc iiuiiuuirc in
resented?a majority of the votes east being
jecessary to an election. It shall choose the
lelegates (and their alternates) to the State,
Congressional and Judicial Conventions. It
iliall elect, by ballot or otherwise, one person
'roin each voting precinct in the county, who
.hall constitute the County Executive Coinnittee,
of which body the County Chairman
shall be, ex officio, a member and Chairman.
The County Chairman and members of the
Executive Committee, shall holdollice for two
rears and until their successors shall be electid.
The Chairman shall call the Executive
Committee together upon the request of any
ihree members thereof, or whenever he shall
leem it necessary; and, the majority of the
Committee so voting, the Committee shall
sail a Convention. The Executive Cominitee
shall till all vacancies occurring when the
Convention is not in session, and the persons
ilected shall hold oflice until the next session
>f the Convention.
Third.? Each member of the Executive 1
Committee shall be, ex officio, Chairman of the
'precinct meetings" to be held at his precinct.
lie shall also appoint a First and ,
Second Vice-Chairman for his precinct?to
reside according to rank in his absence?and
'urnish their names to the Secretary of the
bounty Executive Committee. 1
Fourth.?"Precinct meetings" shall be held
it the several precincts as often, and at such i
iines, as the County Executive Committee ]
nav appoint; and in the case of emergency,
it such time, as the County Chairman may ap- ,
oiiit. At such meetings all Democrats presnt,
who vote at such precinct at the general 1
lection, shall be entitled to vote and other- <
vise participate. Working committees shall ]
>e appointed at these meetings. i
Fifth.?Each Convention and "Precinct
neeting" being called to order by the Chair- (
nan, snan ('ipci a owreuu^ uujh tuc uiciiiucxo
resent.
Sixth.?A majority of the Executive Coin- '
nittee shall constitute a quorum. Each mem- i
>er must attend the meetings called, or send i
ome person authorized, in vritinij, to repre- j
ent him.
Seventh.?This affirmation, to be administer- '
(1 to each, and every voter at primary elections
Hid elections of delegates, is prescribed, to-wit:
'You affirm, upon your honor, that you are in i
ympathy with the Democratic party of York :
ounty; that you are entitled to vote, and have ]
ict hitherto voted at this election." All oth- r
rules for conducting primary elections shall ,
>e prescribed by the County Executive Comnittee,
which shall also fix the time for holding :
lections. <
Eiyhlh.?The County Convention shall here- (
fter be composed of delegates, of whom
wenty, not including members of the Execu- (
ive Committee, shall constitute a quorum, r
2ach member of the Executive Committee
hall be entitled to a seat and all other privi- '
fges except a vote, in the Convention. The 1
'ounty Chairman shall preside in all-Couveil- t
ions, but shall only he entitled to a casting i
'otewhen there is a tie. Delegates to County .
^inventions shall be elected by ballot, on a day
nd between the hours fixed by t lie Executive c
vonnnittce. Each member of the Executive 1
'ommittee, for the First or .Second Vice-Chair- '
nan, according to rank, in his absence,) shall
ppoint, in ivritiny, three managers of election t
or his precinct ; and the appointment, with .
lie certificate of the managers as to the perons
elected, shall he forwarded to the Sec re- ary
of the Executive Committee after the 1
lection. The requisite number of persons re- 1
eiving the highest number of votes, shall be (
he (lekydtes ; and the same number receiving j
he next highest number of votes, shall be the >
Ik-mutes. In the event of a tie, the managers
hall hold a second election two days thereaf- ?
it, between the same hours, and a vote be had :I
o determine between such persons, without i
ounling any vote cast for any other person
han those between whom there was a tie. .
'he alternates shall be assigned to the several ,
elegates immediately after the election, by a
loard to consist of the member of the Execu- s
ive Committee (or the First or Second Vice- I
'liairman, as the case may be,) the managers t
f election and the delegates-elect that may be
resent?regard being had to locality and con- ,
en ienee of communication between delegate .
nd alternate. J
Hisohril, That the Executive Committee, as j
ooii as the registration is complete, re-appor- (
ion the membership for future County Con- t
entions for York county, among the several j
oting precincts, on this basis: For the first j
liirty (30) registered white voters, one deleate
: for the next fortv (40). another delegate ;
jr the next fifty (o(?), another delegate ; and so s
n, in an ascending scale of ten (10) : Provid- ^
/, That should there be a final fraction of .
irty (40) or more for any precinct, such pre- ;
inct shall be entitled to an additional dele- *
ate. d
The Secretary having read the Preamble,
articles and Resolution to the Convention, apt.
Allen Jones moved that they be referred j?
.> a committee of live for examination during
lie recess for dinner. The motion being sec- o
nded, Dr. .1. F. Lindsay moved that Secreta- 1
Hart be added to the commiitee. The f
mendment w;is accepted; and the motion being ! ^
ut, was adopted. The Chairman appointed j \
i. If. Massey, F. If. Brown, Dr. W. G. Camp- >>
ell, Dr John G. Black, J. C. Chambers and c
. W. s. Ilart. le
Dr. J. G. Black moved a recess of one hour
for dinner. Adopted.
Three o'Clock, P. M.?At this hour the <;
Convention re-assembled. The Committee 011 >
the Preamble, Articles and Resolution offered
by Mr. McElwee, reported favorably ; and, on I
motion of W. S. Adams, the report was adopt- }
ed. 1
On request of D. C. McKinney, the Preamble,
Articles and Resolution were again read
by the Secretary. Mr. Adams then moved
that they be adopted as a whole, which motion, (
being seconded, prevailed.
The chair then announced that the next ,
business in order was the election of the '
County Executive Committee, to consist of
one from eacli precinct. For their respective i
precincts the following gentlemen were elected
by acclamation:
Bethany, L. L. Smith.
Bethel, J. C. Patrick. ?
Blank's Ira Hardin.
Blairsville, J. L. Rainey.
Butfalo W. D. Camp.
Bullock's Creek, John D. Hamilton.
Clark's Fork, W. Meek Faulkner. s
Clay Hill I). A. A. Watson. \
(Mover W. Beatty Smith. f
Coate.s' Tavern, David T. I.essloy. .
Fort Mill, B. D. Springs.
Hickory Drove, J. C. Chambers. \
McConnelsville, Dr. W. G. Campbell.
MclCIwce's Mill, W. S. Aclains.
Roek Hill, W. B. Wilson, Jr. 1
Yorkvillo, G. W.S.Hart. 1
The following resolution, offered by Dr. ^
John G. Black, was unanimously adopted : t
Itcsolmt, That we heartily favor the Honorable
B. H. Massey for Secretary of State,
and commend him to the approaching State
Convention as a man in every way worthy of (
the office. j
The following waa^offered by Capt, Allen j
Jones and unanimously adopted : }
Rewired, That we are heartily in favor of (
the nomination of Gen. Bratton for Governor.
J. C. Witherspoon offered the following, (
which was unanimously adopted : I
Rewired, That this Convention endorse |
Col. W. B. Wilson for Congress.
The following resolutions were offered by
Dr. J. F. Lindsay and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the Convention takes this
method of expressing its high appreciation of
the eminent services rendered to the Demo- <
cratic party of York county by the Hon. I. ]
I). Witherspoon, during his terms of office as
State Senator, and as County Chairman, ren- ,
dered vacant on account of his recent eleva- '
tion to the Circuit bench. 5
Rsolccd, That it is the sense of this Conven- i
tion that the State, in honoring him, has lion- <
ored York county, and that the good people
of the county are justly proud of his promotion
to the State judiciary. !
John P. Gage offered the following which :
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Conven- 1
tion, and the Democracy of York county, are (
due and hereby tendered to Capt. W. Beatty '
Smith for the able and satisfactory manner s
in which he has discharged the duties of
Acting County Chairman.
The credentials of the State delegation were
then delivered to John S. Bratton, Chairman 1
of the delegation. *
No other business being presented, the Con- [
vention adjourned sine die. J
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Confederate bonds were in demand last i
Saturday in Charleston at $3 per SI,000. t
? The Piedmont cotton mill at Greenville t
has received an order for ?220,000 worth of i
goods. i
?Mrs. Clara C. Clylmrn, of Lancaster, nar- t
rowly escaped being burned to death by the i
explosion of a kerosene lamp on the 11th in- <
stant. I for clothing caught fire, but the ^
llanies were extinguished with a pitcher of
water before the lady had been badly burned.
? A little colored boy from Santee, about .
10 years of age, has been confined in the ^
Georgetown jail for several weeks on a charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill. In
an altercation with another boy of about the i
same age he had sei^ejJ an axe and struck him
in the head. A few days ago the wounded ^
boy died from the effects of the blow. (
? Columbia has been visited with an abun- 1
dance of rain. The Reyister says that on Sat- r
urday the rain fall was exceptionally heavy, 1
measuring 2.29 inches. For Thursday, Fri- j
day and Saturday the total was 3.13 and for a
the first twenty days of the month 3.34, mak- {
itig a total for the part of the month to date t
15.47 inches. 0
? Sloan Wade, a negro, was shot last FriJay,
on a farm near Santuc in Union county,
by his employer, T. E. McGraw, a white man.
Wade, it is stated, died subsequently from the
wound. McGraw immediately went to Union 1
ind delivered himself to the authorities. The *
cause of the shooting is unknown, but is sup- *
posed to have originated in a dispute. Mc- t
Graw claims to be able to justify his action. *
? A young man from near Screven's Ferry v
[)n the South Carolina side of the Savannah
Itiver attempted to drown himself by jumping *
into the river at Savannah, Ga., last Friday a
night. He made two attempts, but was rescued
in both instances. He was under the f
influence of liquor when he attempted his life, 1
md he had resorted to whisky on account of
unrequited love.
? Frank It. Masssey and Joseph W. Wash- 11
ington, colored, of Lancaster, have commenced
suit against the Clieraw and Chester Railroad
Company for ?300 damages. Ex-Judge ^
1\ J. Mackev is attorney for the plaintiffs, and }
die cause of the action is alleged violation of 1
i contract under which the plaintiffs chartered
a train of six cars from the railroad for
ixcursion purposes. e
? On Monday of last week the corner-stone g
if a new Episcopal edifice was laid in Chester.. I
Fhere were no ceremonies, but the articles
aken from the corner-stone of the old church t
vere, together with other articles, placed in c
die new corner-stone. The church will be 25 a
iy 40 feet, and will be a frame structure with d
t brick foundation. It will be built on the
>U1 lot, but will be placed nearer the street, on g
i parallel with the residences in the vicinity, g
The structure will cost ?1,200. o
? Spartanburg is unfortunate, and is about
be only county in the State where the crops C
ire not spoken of aft fhe best in many years. I
Hie Spartan says: During the last week par- b
ial showers fell in various parts of the county, a
n many places the drought is doing damage, b
Cotton has stopped its growth, and corn is
osing every day. For several weeks it has si
ieen too dry for seeds to germinate in the a
jardens of this place. If there is not a generil
rain this week many neighborhoods will be
n a bad way. n
? The reunion of the survivors of the Pal- (j
netto Rifles which was held near Anderson p
ast Friday was an enjoyable affair in every re- y
pect. The Hon. 1). Wyatt Aiken, Generals ^
Jratton and Capers were the speakers. About tj
wo thousand people attended the celebration, j
...1 .. onlunili.l lvimnn.1 time frivpn tn tll? ?lir_ I i!
Iliu il ai'iciiwiu imii\|iiv.v imw ?,?*w.* w v..v j ui
rivor.s. A number of prominent citizens were j b;
iresent and took part in the celebration. The + j
lay was the twenty-first anniversary of the ..
irst battle of Manassas, and the memory of 1
hat famous day and the gallant deeds done by h<
lie Carolinians, were forcibly recalled to the si
ninds of those who fought upon that historic, ni
>ut bloody field.
Home Enterprise.?-As an evidence of the *r
access of home manufacturers, the Greens- **'
loro (X. (/.) JiuijJe of last Thursday notes the
ollowing shipments of Sergeant Manufactur-1 ^
ng Company, of that town, on the preceding ; ^
lay: j h<
One 40-inch Farrar turbine water wheel to a
.Iclntosh, Liberty county, Ga., one circular j ai
aw mill to Randolph county, one horse power of
o Winston, X. C., one cane mill to Randolph i tl
ounty, twenty "Tropic" cooking stoves with j in
20 pieces of ware and 80 pieces of pipe to m
'igeon River, X. C., and nine other bills of I is
eed cutters, gearing and castings of various j
inds to other points in the State. They also 1 a]
eceived orders for a 35-inch Farrar turbine to J>0
rive a cotton factoiy in Cleveland county j
J. C., another saw mill to go to Randolph j
ounty, besides orders for 5 more of their feed j I*
utters and two other stoves. I gi
LOCAL AFFAIRS. !
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ' ?
). E. Speucer, Intendant?Street Duty. ; 1
V. B. Williams, Conntv Auditor?Township As- <
sessors?County Equalization Board.
>r. J. C. Patrick?Dental Surgery.
V. C. Latimer?Down She Goes."
I. H. Glenn, County Chairman?Executive Com- !
mittee. <
r. A. McLean, Judge of Probate?Citation?Rob- i
ert Davison, Applicant?John McCarter, deceased.
'
J. H. O'Leary?Furniture Store?Saddles?Bed 1
Room Sets?Cooking Stoves?Harness, Bri- \
dies, Ac.?Saddlery Hardware.
I. M. Adams?Writing Paper?New Goods?Tur- '
nip Seed?Attention! Housekeepers?Jnst I
Received. I
P. M. Dobson?Great Sensation.
FINE RAINS. ! |
This section wtis visited with fine rains on (
Saturday and Tuesday. .
FINE FRUIT. 1
Mr. William Bradford, who lives six miles
louth-west of town, presented us the other (lay
with anine line snociinpns of fruit from his '>
>rchnr<L The apples were the old-fashion
'Horse apple," grown from trees the scions of
vhich he procured from his neighbor Anderson
Latham. The trees have been bearing for the .
ast six years. Of the specimens given us the
argest, which was the largest one on the tree,
veighed 15 ounces. The average weight of
;he apples was 8 ounces.
STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
By a resolution adopted by the State Demo;ratic
Executive Committee, on the 19th of
May last, Tuesday the 1st of August next is
;he day appointed for the assembling of the
itate Democratic Convention, in the city of
Columbia.
The time and place of the meeting of the
'Congressional Democratic Convention is yet
;o be determined by the Congressional Executive
Committee, composed of the County Chairmen
of the several counties embraced in the
listrict.
PERSONAL MENTION.
We were pleased to receive a call, last Thurslay,
from Mr. John J. Hull, editor of the
Rock Hill Herald. Mr. Hull was in attendince
upon the Comrty Democratic Convention.
Mr. Hull is a practical newspaper man, and
jince his connection with the Herald has made
i notable improvement in the management
)f that paper.
Master Asbury Coward, a wee dot of a boy,
laid his respects to the printing oflice last
Friday. He left his nurse on the street ana
joldly ascended the stairs to the composing
ooin to call on one of the compositors, form;rly
a cadet at his father's institution, and in
miking his rounds of the office disported himself
altogether like a little man.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
In the suit of It. B. Kennedy, administrator,
<rs. S. It. Moore, executor, appealed from the
Circuit Court of York county, the Supreme
Jourt has rendered a decision affirming the
udgment of the Court below. Opinion by
tfclver, A. J.
This was an action brought by Kennedy, as
idministrator, against Moore, executor of the
;state of ,T. S. Moore, deceased, on a note for
die payment of which J. S. Moore was one of
;he sureties ; but the plea was made that an
mportant alteration was made in the condi;ion
of the note after it was executed, and
.vithout the knowledge of Moore, one of the
sureties. The judgment of the Circuit Court
,vas in favor of the defendant.
SERIES OF PRAYER MEETINGS.
The Rev. J. L. Tilman, a traveling evangelst
endorsed by the Methodist Episcopal Church
south, is conducting a series of prayer meetngs
in the Methodist church at this place.
As the result of his labors in Dallas, the last
ssue of the Gastonia Gazette says :
An interesting series of meetings has been
joing on at Dallas for the past two weeks, con- :
lucted by Rev. Mr. Tilman, Methodist, and i
lev. A. L. Stough, Baptist. From all infornation
it has been characterized by deep se- ,
iousness and happy results. About forty
ionversious, among which there are several
nfluential and promising young men. Truly, 1
l great work, in the way of Christianity, has
ieen done at Dallas, and we are proud to note ]
lie fact. As one of the results of the revival
i Young Men's Christian Association was or- (
[anized there 011 Monday night, the 17th infant.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Baptist?Rev. \V. L. Brown, Pastor. Com- 1
union services in the church at Yorkville at I
04 A. M. Preaching at Union Church, by .
he pastor, at 4.30 P. M. It is contemplated ,
o conduct religious exercises at Union
Ihurch every day next week, commencing !
vith the Sunday afternoon service.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks, ,
'astor. Services in the church at Yorkville,
,t the usual hours, morning and evening.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R.
jathan, Pastor. There will be no services
u this Church next Sunday.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. .
iervices on Saturday night at 81 o'olock. Com- j
union services on Sunday. (
Episcopal?Rev. A. Prentiss, with Rev. J. |
V. Keeble vwthvj. Friday?Evening service ,
t 8? o'clock. Sunday?morning service at (
04 o'clock ; Sunday School at 5 P. M.; even- ]
ng service at 84 o'clock.
THE BUILDING BOOM. <
Mr. C. G. Parish has broken ground for the <
rection of a two-story brick building on Con- i
ress street, on the adjoining lot south of the j
lank.
Mr. 4V. W. Jenkins has given out the con- J
ract for building a store house on his lot, i
orner of Congress and East Madison streets, ]
nd work will be commenced on it at an early i
ay. <
Mr. T. R. McClain's new residence, on Con- t
ress street opposite the Exqcirku office, is 1
oing up rapidly, and when finished will be (
lie of the neatest dwellings in town. i
The brick store of Messrs. Hunter, Oates & i
!o., on West Liberty street, west of the Court 1
[ouse, is progressing satisfactorily. It is
eing built in the most substantial manner, 1
ml when finished will be ai: ornament to the '
usiness houses of the town. (,
Besides the above, we understand there are
jveral other new houses in contemplation at ;
a early day. I
CONGRESSIONAL ASPIRANTS.
Col. E. B. C. Cash has variously been anounced
as an Independent candidate for r.
ongress in the First Congressional district; si
ut since the first appearance of the item in A
le papers he has written to a gentleman of j
lis county, declaring himself a candidate in j
lis the Fifth Congressional district. From t
lis it appears that Col. Cash lives in Chestereld
county. For the benefit of buldozers and t
ullot-box staffers, it may be well to repeat [
lat the papers say that Col. Cash declares v
lat "he will demand a fair election, and will (,
old the ballot-box stuffers personally respon
uie ir 11ley uuueruiKe to euuiit iuih uin uy i
leans of tissue ballots."
Per contra to the above, we find the follow- i1
iff card, signed by Col. Cash, under date of a
nly 17th, in the papers of Tuesday: j,
Editors Sumter Advance: I am sure you a
ould not knowingly misrepresent me, and a
?t you do so in your issue of this date. It is t
iore than twenty years since I sought or u
sld any public position, and I am not now s
candidate for Congress from the "First" or c
ly other District, not a candidate for any p
lice in the gift of the people; nor have I
ireatened the managers of elections for count- s:
ig me out. Please, sirs, do me the justice to y
ake the necessary correction in your next ti
sue. u
Ex-Judge T. J. Mackey, of Chester, is si
so announced as an Independent candidate J5
r Congress?presumably in this district.
The following gentlemen are before the j,
sople for nomination by the Democratic Con- j;
essional Convention : Cen. Wr. L. T. Prince,
)t' Chestelield ; Col. T. Stobo Farrow, of
Spartanburg; (Jen. Jolin 13. Erwin and Col.
John I). Wylie, of Lancaster; .John J. Ilemplill,
Esq., of Chester ; and Col. W. B. Wilson,
>f York.
UNION COUNTY CONVENTION.
In the Democratic Convention of Union1
jounty, last Monday, Mr. Wni. Jeffries, who ;
was elected at the Convention 011 the Oth of j
June as a delegate to the Congressional Contention,
sent in his resignation to the Conven- j
[ion as lie is in that part of Union county in-1
duded in the Fifth Congressional District,
Lmt on motion of Mr. II. J.. Coss, the delegates
from the Fifth Congressional District in Union
county selected two delegates to represent
them in the Congressional Convention of that
district, one to fill Mr. Jeffries' place and one
additional. The delegation from Union county
to both Congressional Conventions of the
Fourth and Fifth districts were completed as
follows : Glenn 1). Peake, J. G'. Hunter, II.
S. Peaty, with W. T. Litllejohn, John C.
Richards and I). P. Duncan as alternates for
the Fourth District Congressional Convention,
and John R. Jeffries and T. M. Littlejohn,
with Wm. R. Hughs and Xewton Littlejohn
as alternates to the Congressional Convention
of the Fifth district.
Col. I. G. McKissick was endorsed for Congress
from the Fourth Congressional district.
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STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.
? The two factions of the Democratic club
at Anderson are unable to reconcile their differences,
and the split, which is over municipal
matters, promises to be permanent.
? The Chester Democratic Convention, which
met on Monday of last week, was a harmonious
gathering of the Democracy. Delegates
to the State Convention were instructed to
support Gen. Bratton for Governor, and J. J.
Hemphill, Esq., of Chester, was endorsed for
Congress.
? The Lancaster County Democratic Convention
assembled last Monday and elected the
following delegates to the State Convention :
Ira B. Jones, Dr. C. C. Welsh and Col. T. F.
Cleburne. The Convention also elected the
following delegates to the Congressional Convention
: Maj. B. F. Miller, J. F. Gregory, M.
J. Hough, J. R. Massey, J. M. Caskey and A.
W. Heath, all of whom will support Gen. J.
11 "Rru'in for Cmnrress*
? The Union Times has authority for stating
that It. B. Lyons, of Union county, is not now,
never has been and it is not probable that lie
ever will be a candidate for Congress; and
furthermore he warns every newspaper Editor,
Reporter, Publisher and devil that he will
take the last button from thtfm or him, in a
suit for slander, if they dare again to represent
that he is desirous of taking a seat among
such a God forsaken set as now control Congress.
? Says the Bamberg Chronicle of Thursday:
"While in Charleston last week, we were informed
by a member of a Democratic club in
ward 3 that great efforts would be made by
said club to send to the State nominating convention
a delegation favoring the nomination
for Governor of an independent candidate,
naming at the time Col. E. B. C. Cash ! We
would suggest to the members that they tie
mill stones about their necks and plunge into
the briny waters of the Ashley or Cooper River
instead of making any such idiotic attempts
as mentioned above."
? Georgetown being in the black district, the
Democratic convention recently adopted the
following: "Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that it would be the course of
wisdom for the Democratic party of the 7th
Congressional District to make no nomination
for member of Congress; trusting that
as the Republican party is in a large majority
in the 7th District that they will feel the responsibility
of having a proper representation
and will select a candidate who will inteligently
represent the material and other interests
of this District."
? Says the Augusta Chronicle: Mr. Tillman's
speech in his own defence was a noble one and
must have caused a great sensation, lie completely
put down Horr, the end man of the
Republican party. The gerrymander of South
Carolina Congressional Districts is nothing to
what any Eastern or Western State would
undertake in case vast hordes of unfriendly
negroes massed themselves politically against
the whites. If the next house be Democratic,
Mr. Tillman will turn the tables on his present
prosecutors. He will return to Washington
and have a grand vindication in the 48th Congress.
Meanwhile the rotten Republican craft
is welcome to the fellow who but for Wade
Hampton's clemency would be garbed in striped
garments and an inmate of the penitentiary.
For llio Yorkville Enquirer.
THE "NEW COUNTY" PROJECT.
IIiCKOitY Grove, S. C., July 24:
Editor of the Enquirer : As there is
some talk and a little excitement over the
proposd new county with Gaffney City as the
county-seat, I think it not out of place to give
the views upon the subject of those people
residing in York county who, by the success
cf this scheme, would be moved into a new
home without their consent.
The present boundary of the western side
:>f York county? Broad River?is the natural
cue and should never be changed, and will
not be changed, if the will of the people is regarded.
To make the proposed change, according to
i map of the "New County," which 1 have
seen, would subject a large portion of the taxpayers
of York to great inconvenience, who
low have easy access to their Court-house;
causing them to have a much farther distance
0 travel, with, at times, an impassable river
:o cross in order to get to the proposed new
3ourt-hou.se. This of itself, is a sufficient
eason to make "Western York "kick," to say
lothing of the enormous extra tax we would
lave to pay. .
The Gaffney City people, however, are pro'use
with fair promises and talk very kindy.
They say that the river shall be no cause
>f trouble to us; that it shall be bridged over,
tc., when the new county is formed. This is
1 kind offer, indeed; and right there the
oke comes in. Their kind proposition to
mild a bridge acoss Broad River reminds me
if the old negro when the preacher said Adam
ind Eve were the first persons created and
vere propped up against the fence to dry.
fhe old negro naturally inquired, "If Adam
md Eve were de first persons, in de world,
,iQ fuiina V Vmu' I wntihl ask our
V IIU UK I IV UV IV UVV- . - _
isilTney city friends, who will build that
nidge, 'ion or we * I believe they have rather
ixed upon Smith's Ford as a suitable place
o build the bridge.
J3ut have the promoters of the scheme, ever
bought what it would cost to build a suita- <
ile bridge across Broad Kiver? Of course |
he bridge would be built with the people's (
noney, and we of Western York would be ,
ompelled to pay our pro rata share. I
When we take into consideration the build- ,
ng of this bridge, which would be a large j
nil expensive structure; a new Court-house ; ;
. jail and other necessary and expensive pub- j
ic buildings?not forgetting the poor house j
nd lands to support it?and all other fixtures
lid surroundings essentially required "to run
first-class county according to modern ideas ]
nd improvementsthe cost and trouble of
ransferring records; the special tax already
pon us: taking all these matters into con- f
ideration, and pray tell me where this new 1
ounty project would land our Western York
eople V f
Another consideration : Let us not lose j t
iglit of the fact that it is sought to saddle us t
,'itli an enormous tax for the benefit of a few i s
raders and speculators in Gaffney City. Let! i
s not be be so easily gulled by this insidious ! i
dieme, but light it "tooth and toe-nail," i i
nowing its success would be detrimental t
j our interests in every way, shape and form. {l
It is encouraging to note the fact that 111
ave not seen a single tax-payer south of t
king's Creek who does not oppose the change. } I
Western York. 11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
In the Senate on the 17th, Air. Harms, of
Tennessee, presented a memorial of the Cotton
Exchange, of Memphis, for the abolition of
duty on cotton ties. The committee of conference
on the legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation bill reported that they had
failed to agree. Allison stated that the conference
had agreed upon nearly every item in
the bill, the main point of difference being as
to the rale of compensation to be paid House
and Senate employees. The House insisted
that it had the right to declare what should
be the number and salaries of Senate employees.
The whole of the conferees on the
part of the Senate asserted that that body was
the best judge of the character of its employees,
their compensation and the number
necessary to transact business. After a long
discussion the conference report was agreed to
and a conference committee consisting of Allison,
Dawes and Davis of West Virginia was
appointed. The consideration of the internal
revenue bill was resumed, and nendintr the dis
cussioii of an amendment reducing the tax on
manufactured tobacco to twelve cents per
pound, the Senate went into executive session
and then adjourned.
In the House, under the call of States, a
number of bills were introduced. Sir. Cox.
submitted a resolution requesting the President
to insist on the release of the remaining
American citizens imprisoned by the British
government under a suspension of law in Ireland,
particularly in the case of I). Sweeny, of
California. A sharp personal colloquy ensued
between Mr. Hewitt, of New York, and Mr.
Itulieson, of New Jersey, the origin being in a
charge preferred by Hewitt that ltobeson had
revised one of his speeches for publication in
the Record, and injected in it words and assertions
which he was not bold enough to utter
on the floor of the House. Hewitt demanded
that the offensive sentences be ordered stricken
from the Record, but the speaker declined to
so order.
In the Senate on the ISth, an executive session
was held from 11.30 A. M., until 4.55 P.
M., after which the internal revenue bill was
discussed.
In the House, a joint resolution was passed
extending to the 31st of July the provisions of
the joint resolution of the 30th of June, providing
temporarily for the expenses of the government.
The contested election case of
Smalls against Tillman, from South Carolina,
was taken up, and the debate was opened by
Wait, of Connecticut, in a speech in favor of
tlu> !int :it flip rnnnliisiinn nf
which the House adjourned. ^
In the Senate on the 19th, the revenue tax
bill was resumed, the question being the
amendment olTered by Mr. Beck reducing the
tax 011 tobacco to twelve cents per pound.
After some discussion the amendment was
agreed to, by a vote of 29 to 20?the amendment
to go into effect on and after the 1st of
January, 1SH3. The Senate passed a joint res- .
olution continuing appropriations for the last
fiscal year to July 31st, and adjourned with a
motion pending, offered by Vorhees, to strike
froin the revenue bill the proposed reduction
in taxes on bank capital, deposits and checks.
In the House, the contested case of Smalls
vs. Tillman was resumed, and after the usual
display of Republican tactics in such cases,
Smalls was declared entitled to the seat, and
escorted by Wait, of Connecticut, he appeared
at the bar of the House and took the oath of
office. The Alabama case of Smith vs. Shelly
was then taken up and decided?yeas 145, nays
1; and Ranney, of Massachusetts, having taken
the floor, the House at 5.30 adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 20th, after some unimportant
business, Morrill moved to proceed
with the revenue tax bill, and Hale supplemented
this with a motion to take up the naval
appropriation bill. The motion to take op
the tax bill prevailed. The pending amendment
was that of Voorhees to strike- out the
provision repealing the taxes on bank capital
and deposits, bank checks, drafts, &c. After
a lengthy debate the amendment was rejected?
15 to 41. The Senate committee amendment ,
to the first section as amended, by the reduction
of the tax on tobacco, was then agreed to? 9
39 to 9?and the question recurred on the remainder
of the section. The portion adopted
fixes the tax on manufactured tobacco after
January 1st, 1SS3, at twelve cents per pound
and provides that the repeal of taxes on the
capital and deposits of banks and bankers shall
affect such taxes as are now due, and that the
repeal of the stamp tax on bank checks, drafts,
orders and vouchers shall not take effect until
October 1st, next.
In the House the Alabama contested case of
Smith vs. Shelly was resumed, and after several
siippcIips a resolution was arlonted declaring
the seat vacant.
In the Senate on the 21st, Mr. Butler, rising
to a question of personal privilege, remarked
that lie observed in the Record this morning
that a person in another place in discussing
the contested election cases had made a wanton
attack 011 his character and committed a
breach of parliamentary privilege for which he
was not called to order. lie would not at this
late day be betrayed into a controversy with
this individual whose acquaintance he had
never had the misfortune to make, but would
rather leave him to the judgment and contempt
of all honorable men for attacking another
in a forum in which he could not be answered,
and, under cover of the privileges of
that forum, declining to allow a correction of
the falsehoods he was uttering or his garbling
of evidence, perversion of truth and falsification
of the record. He (Butler) had withstood
the mastiffs of the Republican party in the
past and could afford to dismiss with this
brief notice the yelpings of this cur of low degree.
The name of this creature, he believed
was Samuel II. Miller, Republican, of Pennsylvania,
a member of the House Elections ^
Committee. The conference leport on the
river and harbor appropriation bill was then
presented, and after considerable debate,
agreed to. The House amendment to the
Senate amendment to the pension appropriation
bill was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
President. The Senate soon after 4 o'clock
resumed the consideration of the revenue tax
bill. Upon Bayard's suggestion snuff was included
in the provision already adopted lixing
the rate on manufactured tobacco at 12 cents
per pound without further action and without
considering the matter the Senate adjourned.
In the House the conference report on the
river and harbor bill was presented. The report
was a disagreeing one, and the committee was
discharged and a new one appointed. A further
conference was also ordered 011 the general
deficiency appropriation bill.
In the Senate, 011 the 22nd, the committee
011 appropriations reported back the House bill
directing the payment to Mrs. Lucretia J?.
Garfield, of fifty thousand dollars, less any sum
already paid on account of the late President's
salary. Passed. Ilale presented the conference
report 011 the deficiency, bill. The only
disagreement was upon mileage and the Senate
insisted upon its position on this point and ordered
a new conference. The Senate took up
the revenue bill, and, without debate, voted
down the amendment offered by Beck to retain
the taxes on perfumery, medicinal preparations
and other articles in Schedule A of section
:f,4:l7 of the Revised Statutes. The vote was
a party one?20 to 21)?Davis, of Illinois, voting
110 with the Republicans. Other amendments
affecting the tobacco interests were debated
until adjournment.
In the House, the floor was accorded to the . ..
Committee 011 i>ostoUice and post roads. The
first bill called up was that providing that the
postage on second-class publications deposited
in a letter carrier office, for delivery by its cartiers
shall be uniform at two cents per pound. '
Passed. The next bill passed was one making
it punishable by fine and imprisonment to jiersonate
postolHee inspectors. The following
bills were also passed: Making it a misdemeanor
for any postal official to do any act forbidlen
by any law relating to the postal seervice;
! /-? limiioh linufiitnslpi'Q fnr milL'ilnr flprtifi.
2ates of the arrival and departure of mails ;
providing that 110 bidder for mail service on
my route shall be required to furnish with his
jid or proposal a check or draft ; a supplemental
post route bill was also passed. Adjourned.
Tjik Tillman-Smalls Case.?The C'hareston
News and Courier comments as follows
m the recent ousting of Mr. Tillman and the
seating of Smalls as one of the Congressional
representatives from South Carolina:
"The expulsion of Mr. Tillman was a forerone
conclusion, and the unscrupulous asser,ions
of the member of the elections eommitee
ought not to blind the public to the circumstances
of the case. In order to figure out a
najority for Smalls, the committee disfran:hises
the whole of the voters of one county,
md whittles down the vote in other counties
;o conform to the imaginings of witnesses of
iroved untrustworthiness. The committee
md the House of Representatives are supposed
,0 form their conclusions from the evidence
jefore them. They are false to their obligaions
when they go outside the record, and