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Jtoaps and Jfafbs.
? Of the 7ii0 murders recorded for the
country last year, 212 were committed in j
th'S Southern States and 131 were committed |
in the State of New York alone. It appears
moreover that, of the executions for murder, 1
half of them took place in the South.
? The English sparrow was imported into
this country to kill worms, but they have
increased so amazingly and are such mischievous
little fellows that in many places
the people are willing to trade sparrows
for worms.
? The New York Legislature, only a few
days ago, finally passed a bill repealing the
provisions in the JEtevised Statutes allowing
thA nnrehn.se. holding- and sale of slaves in
the State, and it has not yet received the
signature of the Governor!
? Caster county, Montana, is the largest
county in the United States. Its area is
30,000 square miles. It is larger than the
States of Vermont, New Hampshire. Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode
Island combined.
? The new five cent nickles have been already
called in by the Mint, and no more
are to be issued. Some one was sharp
enough to notice that they were just the size
of a five dollar gold piece, and that there
was no difficulty in passing them for five
dollars, gilding them with gold.
? Illinois boasts of being first in rank as
an agricultural State. She has the largest
number of fanners of any State in the Union,
aggregating upwards of 2-56,000. And
not only has she the largest number, but
ranks first as having the largest number of
farms containing one thousand acres or
more.
? Beyond the Mississippi river there are
1,200,000 square miles not settled by white
men. Two hundred and forty thousand
square miles of this area are within Indian
reservations, while the rest, for the most
part, consists of mountainous tracts, inaccessible
or sterile landsand arid regions which
cannot be irrigated.
? A section of McLean Avenue 75 feet long,
slipped into the water at Court street, Cincinnati,
on Thursday morning, letting down
the Southern Railroad track, and cutting off
communication with both passenger and
freight depots. It happened shortly before
the arrival of an incoming train. The river
continues to fall an inch per hour. Steamboats
can now use regular landings.
? The business failures reported to K. G.
Dun & Co's mercantile agency for the week
ending last Friday, number 230, against 254
for the previous week. Of these (58 occurred
in the Western States, 54 in the Southern, 35
in the Middle, 32 in New England, 18 on
the Pacific coast and the Territories, 5 in
New York city, and 28 in Canada and the
provinces.
? In the action for libel brought by James
Francis Malloy, of Edgefield, S. C., against
James Gorden Bennett, editor of the New
York Herald, in which the former recovered
a verdict of $20,000. from the latter, for
alleged libel, in publishing that Malloy had
burnt his property in order to receive the
insurance upon it, a new trial has been
granted, on motion of defendant's counsel.
? A mutiny broke out in one of the workshops
of the Missouri penitentiary, at Jefferson
City, Friday^ when one of the convicts
set fire to the building, and the flames were
not subdued until half a dozen shops, with
the contents were burned, involving a loss
of over $300,000. Over one hundred convicts
of Sing Sing prison, N. Y., are in revolt
against work and have been locked up.
They were employed in the foundry and
claim that the work is too hard.
? Frank James appeared in court in Kansas
City, Mo., on the 21st instant, and was
arraigned upon three indictments?one for
the murder of McMillan in the Winston
train robbery, second as accessory to the
murder of Conductor Westfall,and third for
the murder of Cashier Sheets in the Gallatin
bank robbery. He pleaded not guilty.
The trial is fixed for the third Monday in
J une, the next term of the Circuit Court.
The prisoner was remanded.
? At Atlanta on Friday last, while the
closet in an old building was being cleaned
out, an electrotype plate, six inches by eight,
was found. An impression was taken, ana
it was found to be a die for Confederate 10
cent stamps, having a vignette of Jeff Davis.
a lartrp number were nrinted and distribu
ted as relics. The closet had not been touched
for eighteen years, at which time it was
in the possession of Thomas Grady, now
dead; so there is no means of knowing how
it came there. One gentleman offered $1,000
for the relic.
? The St. Louis Republican says that the
publication of estimates of white pine standing
in locations available for the market of
the United States has already had the effect
to greatly advance the prices of pine
lands in many sections. It is stated that no
forests of pine wood in American territory
remain unexplored, and the entire supply
does not exceed eighty billion feet. The
annual production of white pine lumber is
not far from ten billion feet, and the demand
is growing more rapidly than forests
grow. At this rate the year 1890 will bring
positive scarcity, and a few years more a
complete cessation in the supply of the
most generally used lumber.
? The census reports show that there are
100,924 males above the age of twenty-one
in South Carolina who cannot write, divided
as follows: White 18,924; colored 98,010.
The total population who cannot read, ten
years of age or over, numbers 821,780, and
ten years or over who cannot write is 369,848.'
Total white population, ten years of
age or over, who cannot write 29,777; total
colored, ten years of age or over, wno cannot
write 310,071. The percentage of the
blacks who cannot write is ">1.30. If Congress
should pass the bill appropriating ten
million dollars annually for the education of
the people, South Carolina would receive as
her share upon the basis of illiteracy, $o92,709.
?The Athens (Ga.) Banner says that a
young married man of that city was traveling
through the country the other day when
he saw an envelope lying in the road and
picked it up. It was found to contain the
photograph of a colored damsel, and the
gentleman placed it in his pocket and
thought nothing of his find until Sunday
morning, when his wife changing his clothes,
discovered it. She lit upon him like a
double pointed hornet, and while the outraged
lady was taking the scalp of the victim
to circumstantial evidence he tried to
explain how the picture came into his possession,
but the wife did not swallow the
story worth a cent. Yesterday she consulted
a lawer about a divorce.
? A gentleman who visited Polk, the defaulting
treasurer of Tennessee, last Thursday,
says that he can scarcely speak above a
whisper that he has not eaten anything si nee
.last Tuesday, and that if confined in jail he
would not live more than a montn. ir is
thought that he cannot live more than six
months even if taken out of jail and afforded
all the necessary comforts, so completely
had his system been depleted. It was also
suited that the stench arising from the river
into his cell was insufferable, and that this
alone was enough to keep one sick. Congressman
Caldwell, of this city, says he
will die in .twenty days. It is understood
that Col. Polk's bondsmen have agreed to
settle Col. Polk's liabilities by the payment
of $200,000 in "new issue."
? On Saturday last five patients in the Insane
Asylum at Staunton, Va., died from
mysterious poison that had evidently
been placed in their medicine. They dropped
dead in ten minutes after taking the
medicine. One other patient is likely to
die. Three others are ill, but will recover.
At the inquest it was shown that the usual
medicine had been mixed for certain patients
and taken to a room where it remained
two hours before being administered.
The persons were all in different wards in
the male department, which indicates that
the fatal drug must have been pretty freely
used. No satisfactory conclusions are yet
reached as to how the poison got into the
glasses containing the medicine and the
officers of the asylum are mystified. Postmortems
will be held on the bodies and the
investigation will be continued until something
tangible ean be obtained. Much interest
and excitement prevail over the
affair.
? Bradstreet's February cotton report, issued
last Friday, is based on 880 replies from
correspondents in the immediate cotton
growing regions of the South. 579 counties
covering 94 per cent, of cotton districts are
reported. An analysis of the returns indi
cate that on February 15,10 per cent, of the 1
whole crop remained unsold on plantations.
The detailed reports which are set forth as o;
sent by correspondents after eliminating '
palpable errors, show that a general *im- 11
provement has taken place in the financial r(
condition of planters as compared with pre- h
vious years except in North Carolina. De- d
cemberand February reports exhibit a striking
agreement as to the average weight per ?
hale tor the entire cotton belt, which is put
by both reports at 483 pounds. The weather P1
has been bad for preparations for the next *
crop. Picking was generally finished by -?
January first. The replies of correspon- tj
dents snow that there is relatively less cot- t<
nt interior towns of p
IA'11 I1C1U UJ Q^wuiuvv^
the South than at the same time last year. ei
fie ffwftvUle inquirer. |
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COVGRESS. v
The present Congress expires by limita- a
tion at noon next Sunday, the 4th instant.
It is not probable, from the present outlook, 8
that an extra session will be called, though
but little legislation of importance was jierfected
during the session which, fortunately, v
is so rapidly drawing to a close. The Sher- n
man bill to appropriate fifty million dollars s
in five annual installments, for the support ?
of common schools, went over at Saturday's *
adjournment, under the demand for the pre- t
vious question, and it is not probable that it q
will be reached this session, the remaining g
time of which will be devoted to the annual I
appropriation, the fortification and post-of- ?
fice bills. ' I
THE FLOODS. j,
The fear that a large area would be over- r
flowed by the Mississippi seems to be real- o
ized, though as yet that section has not
sustained as great damage as was first ap- a
prehended. The levee broke at Panther
Forest, fifteen miles below Arkansas City, ,
on the Arkansas side, last Saturday. The t
crevasse is one hundred and fifty yards u
wide, and from it the water will overflow a 1
large section of country and passing into 'j*
Beouf River find an outlet in the Ouachita.
In consequence of water being over the i
track at Baker's Creek on the Vicksburg t
and Mississippi Railway, trains for the east i
are delayed. The overflow was caused by *
heavy rains on Friday night. Backwater V
slightly overflowed the track of the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad be- f
tween Delta and Moendin in several places, t
but trains are still running. It is, however, ?
a question of only a few days when they x
will be compelled to stop.
A Vicksburg dispatch of Monday says: f
The Illawara crevasse is now fully a mile c
long and has overflowed a large number of c
plantations. The water from it will cover I
at least over half of the open land on the 11
west side of Madison parish. The Ashton J
??Di-AoulorKio iu u1<a rlninc se- >
urf\ll?st: (IUU>C x i (.'Iiuviivv iu ? 0 ? t
rious damage to the plantations in east
Carroll. Much appreheusion is felt for the
safety of the levees on both sides of the river.
The bridge across Bayou Pieere on the
Jackson and Natchez railroad has been
washed away, impeding travel.
A COLUMBIA INDUSTRY.
The Columbia Register of Sunday says
that Mr. Frank H. Moulton returned to
that city last Thursday night from Philadelphia,
having made the purchase of the most
improved hosiery machinery to the amount
of $20,000, some of which will be shipped at
once. The machines for the finer class of
goods which will be manufactured, have
also been ordered and will be made up and
delivered without delay, and Mr. Moulton
expects to be in full operation by the first
of May. As soon as the machinery now on
the way can be set up, the operatives will
be set to work making up the heavier goods ?
at the rate of 200 dozen pairs per day. The .
Register also adds: "The promptness with
which these enterprising proprietors have
gone to work in this matter is evidence that ,
they are live men and intend to succeed,
and furnishes a refreshing example to those 1
in our midst who are contemplating other t
enterprises of how the thing ought to be
done." m 1
We join the Register in me nearty wisn
that the enterprise of Mr. Moulton may (
prove an entire success, and in justice to
that gentleman and his undertaking, give
place to the following paragraph from the t
Columbia correspondence of the News and i
Courier, which is in reply to an extract from l
the Baltimore Sun, printed on the first page
of the Enquirer before this correspondence A
met our eye: j
Mr. Frank H. Moulton our coming manufacturer,
does not relish the supposition .
of the Baltimore Sun that he is a high
tariff man who is in favor of costly goods r
at the same time that he comes to South 1
Carolina to obtain cheap labor. Mr. Moulton
is in favor' of a tariff for revenue '
only. lie does not urge the necessity for a 11
higli tariff as a protection to the American *
laborer. On the contrary, he considers s
that there is no protection to the laborer in
high tariff and that the cry is pure cant for 1
the benefit of a few monopolies. If there *
existed free trade it would give him free 1
wool, and with free wool he considers that t
he could compete with the world in hoisery.
The duty of about a hundred per cent, on j
wool is a drag on the prosperity of woolen I
manufacturers in spite of the tariff on wool- i
len goods. Mr. Moulton has been success- (
ful in manufacturing in New England, and f
he thinks that if he could make money
there he ought to be able to make it here f
with much less trouble. And to do this he
does not need a bounty from the tariff. j
Consolidation* of Railroad Manage- j j
mknt.?The joint meeting of the directors i
of the Columbia and Greenville and the \,
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroads, IJ
representing the Clyde interests in South j
Carolina, was held in Columbia yesterday j J
morning. The object of the meeting was
the consolidation of the management of the (
two roads under one set of officers, which
j has been regarded for some time as the best ]
m thodof securing the utmost efficiency and '
' economy in the conduct of the business of '
the combination. The meeting promptly |
I disposed of the matter in hand by the elec-1 J
! tion of the following officers to control the [ *
1 two roads and connections: President, Judge
! A. C. Haskell of Columbia; Assistant Geii- 1
eral Manager, Peyton Randolph of Virgin- 1
ia; John Craig, Auditor and Secretary; 1
! J. C. R. Smith,Treasurer.?Heyixtei\Sunday.' 5
KIND WORDS. (1
We extend our thanks to our brethren 11
f the press who have kindly made compli-;
lentary allusions to the new dress of type j ?
icently adopted by the Enquirer. We p
ope we show no spirit of vanity in repro- v
ueing the following: 1
The Inst issue of the Yorkville Enquirer was i
rinted on an outfit of entirely now type, this
Ding the third time since 1870 in which it has up- i.
eared in a new dress. The Enquirer is the
est printed paperof which we have any knowl- n
ige, and as a household journal is second to no v
)untry paper in the South, if indee<l in the en- 0
re country. Its typographic appearance here- o
>fore has been so uniform and perfect that only o
rinters even would have discovered the differice
between the last and previous issues, had
ot attention been drawn to the fact. We conratulate
Mr. Grist upon the splendid success e
liicli has attended his efforts to give the people tf
York county a iirst-cla?n journal in every re- y
sect. As a citizen of the county we are proud r
f the Enquirer and as a printer we admire and
onor it above all the papers that come to our of- '
ce.?Rock Hill Herald. J
Our neat and excellent cotemporary, the York- f
ille Enquirer, has recently put on an entire 1
ew dress, and it presents a most attractive apearance.
Mr. Grist is a model journalist and j,
ands at the head of his calling in this State, belg
equaled by few and surpassed by none. The ,
Inquirer is an honor to York county as well as
> its proprietor.?Greenville flnterprisc. '
The Yorkville Enquirer was so beautifully
rinted that we had never "thought of thut paper <]
. c-iifl In ii fliincr nf hftRlltV. it is 11
5 IICCUlll^ llV>n Vj mv. w ..n -? T
11 that typographic urt and pressman's skill can t
lake it. As a newspaper it is all that the most (]
istidious could desire.?Abbeville Pram and ^
tanner. 1
The Yorkville KNyriitHK, came out last week
l an entire new dress, making the third new out- h
t in ten years. It has always lieen kept up to
le front rank in typographic excellence, sur- j
assing any weekly'we know of in the South, and {
ivalling the gems of art which our more preten- r
,ous city publishers give their patrons. Mr. s
Irist has been lucky, .because he lias been piuckv, '
nd the ENQUiRKit'is a monument of excellence '
rhich he may well be proud of.?Rutherford (N.
'.) Banner. 1
The Yorkville Knijuireh has appeared in an l
ntirelv now suit of type, this being the third I
hangc of costume by our enterprising cotempo- <;
ary since 1870. TheE.nquikek is the neatest pa- ,
er of all our country exchanges, and at the j
mne time one of the best. It is conducted with !
bility, und is creditable alike to its progressive 1
roprietor and to the community which has al- .v
.'ays given it a generous support.?Charleston \
Ve'ws and Charier. s
THE POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS.
Barnwell People.
Thp drummers of Brewster's outrage mill
re secretly gathering up grist for the April
erm of the United States Court. A few (
chite men, who claim to be decent citizens, t
re the catspaws of the Radical party in this
lirty work. Their tracks have been found .
,nd their trail is leading towards the office i
f Mr. Melton. j
Anderson Intelligencer."
The reason the Government wants to con- (
'ict South Carolinians is that they are white (
uen and are Democrats. To do this they tand
aside every respectable white man,
,nd try to force verdicts regardless of j ustice. .
Ls long as there is one honest man 011 the
Jnited States juries they will fail of convicions,
because the success of the design re[uires,
in addition to the other officers of the
overnment, twelve jurors to consent to an
niquitous verdict. This being our only '
afety, it is the duty of every true Carolin- j
an drawn upon these juries to report to the !
ourt at the appointed time. It is the most :
mportant service that the citizen can ren- 1
ter his country, and at the sacrifice of busiless
or pleasure those drawn on these juries :
ught to attend the Court. Only in this way
an the iniquity of false convictions be 1
verted. '
Aiken Recorder. <
Again is the disgraceful attempt to be
nade to convert an American court of jus- 1
ice into an engine of oppression as infa- .
nous as any ever utilized by the Spanish 1
nquisitors or the brutal Jeffreys. Brew- 1
ter, the moral monstrosity and dandified <
labboon, who disgraces the nation by the
osition which he occupies as the head of 1
he department of iustice, is determined ;
hat a hatch of South Carolina Democrats ;
nust be convicted and sent to the Albany ,
Penitentiary at the April term of the United
States Circuit Court which will be held in
harlcsten. Quiet and respectable citizen* (
re to be dragged from the bosom of their ,
amilies to the neglect of their daily avocaions,
at a most critical period of the year,
nd made to confront an army of perjured
vitnesses, who with malice in their hearts
tnd red-hot lies on their tongues, would
wear away the life of an angel in their lustul
greed for the thirty pieces. The hand- |
:uffs must be riveted on the innocejit Bern- :
cratic victims, and the doors of the Albany
>enitentiary must close upon their hopes '
tnd liberties. The last turn of the thumb- j
crew is to be made, and nothing that dia>olic
ingenuity can devise is to be left unlone.
Brewster has employed this time,
n the place of the brainless but brassy Sanlers,
an attorney by the euphonious name
>f Snyder to overdose Melton and keep him
veil up to his dirty work. Besides this an
trray of detectives are now at work manuacturing
testimony and spotting suitable
vitnesses to perform the hellish work of
>erjury. The juries will be made as black
v ' * - 11 - ..r 4-1.y. Aic.
is fJreous 11 11 lies in uie power ui uie uibrict
attorney. In other words, justice, is to
pe burlesqued by handicapping the political
prejudices of the ignorant and irresponsi)le
negro against the honor and liberties of
he white man. This a woeful but a truthill
picture of the work carved out for the
lext term of the United States Circuit
Jourt. We therefore urge our Democratic
fellow-citizens to be forewarned and foreirmed.
Innocence is 110 protection when
ve have to grapple with villainy and tyranny.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Edgefield county is now wild over carp,
md the fish are being extensively grown.
? The estimated school fund in Spartanpurg
county for the present year is $18,.'120,90.
? The Cedar Shoals factory, in Chester
xpunty, ships about 1,800 pounds of yarn per
,veek.
? A serious fire occurred at Georgetown
ast Thursday, destroying property to the
imount of $70,000.
? The steamer Morro Castle, of the Clyde
ine, was burned at her wharf at Charleston
>n Thursday morning.
? The wheat crop is looking better in PickMis
as spring approaches, and without some
lisaster there will be a good crop made.
? An old man died in the Abbeville counv
Poor House recently, who had been an
innate of that institution for thirty-three
rears.
? Pickens Sentinel: The continued had
veather has thrown the farmers eonsidern>ly
behind with the breaking up of their
and and sowing of spring oats.
? During the fiscal year ending October 31,
882, there was issued by theadjutant-gene al
of this State to the militia of Kershaw
rounty 500 cartridges.
? The Unioil Time* learns that work on
he unfinished portion of the Spartanburg
md Asheville Railroad, between Henderion
and Asheville, will be commenced
ihortly.
? Louis LeConte, a lawyer formerly of C'oumbia,
and who attained much distinction
it the bar for one of his age, died at South
Pueblo, Colorado, on the 20th instant, in his
hirty-third year.
? Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards, who for live :
fears has been pastor of the Baptist Church I
it Rock Hill, has reesigned his pastorate to ;
iccept a call at Oxford, Miss., where he will !
niter upon his pastoral duties about the J
irstof April.
? Judge Witherspoon presided last week ;
it Laurens, where he also is this week. The !
Uerakl speaks of his charge to the grand 1
ury as "plain, practical and business-like, 1
md though brief, contained all necessary I
instructions as to the duties of that body." J
? The Clifton cotton factory, in Spartan.
)urg county, has received an order for
KM) bales of goods from the West, and 1,500
bales of goods, or 1,200,(MM) yards of cloth, I
"or shipment to China, it has recently adled
1,5536 spindles and 12 new cards.
? It seems that Gabe Gaffney, the convict
vhose pardon was obtained from Governor
Thompson a few days ago, died in September,
and had, consequently been dead about
Ive months before the pardon was granted.'j
His brothers in Spartanburg county say
hey received no notice,of his death.
? Winnsboro News: Mr. A. Willifordsavs '
:hat on Friday, the 16th inst., he made the I
argest sales that he has realized since he has
been in business?amounting on that day to
?1,621. To our minds this is the best evi-1
ence that there is still considerable money
a the country.
? June Massey and Henry Massey. both
olored, were arrested at Rock Hill last
londay, charged with selling spirituous
iquors at that place without license. They
fere taken by Deputy U. S. Marshal J. J.
'earson to Chester for a preliminary hearng
before U. S. Commissioner I,add.
? Charlotte Journal: Mr. Brevard Springs,
:illed at oue shot, on Thursday, at his place
lear Fort Mill,2 wild turkey gobblers, each
weighing 22 pounds, making an aggregate
f 44 pounds. To give some idea of the size
f these ponderous fowls, the average weight
if a domestic bird of the turkey gobbler speiuu
it: ulimif 1>' iinnnrlt
? Waddell, the free school certificate forgr,
who escaped from jail atKingstree some
imeago, has written the school commissionr
of Williamsburg county a letter postnarked
Liverpool, England, wherein he
tates he desires to pay his honest debts,
,nd if the commissioner will call upon his
rother at Dove's Depot, Darlington county,
t would be settled.
? The trial of J. L. M. Irby} charged with
;illing William C. Gilgore in a difficulty
ecurring at Laurens, December 2, 1 HTM,
ommenced on Wednesday of last week at
0 A. M. and was concluded about 5 Saturlay
evening, resulting in a verdict of ac[uittal,
the jury being absent less than half
.n hour. A deep interest was manifested,
he court room being densely crowded every
lay during the trial. Irby fied the State
oon after the commission of the deed, but
eturned voluntarily and surrendered himelf
to the authorities last December.
? Laurens Herahl: It is said that the temHirary
injunction recently obtained against
he County Commissioners of Spartanburg,
dative to the Greenwood, Laurens and
Spartanburg Railroad, will not interfere in
ne least with the progress of the work on
aid road, as there is money sufficient in
land to keep the work going for three
nonths. The'case will be fully argued, on
)oth sides, at the approaching term of the
SpartanburgCourt. This case will probably
jo to the Supreme Court, whatever may be
he decision of the Circuit Judge. We are
nformed that the proceedings to obtain the
said injunction were mainly instituted by
:he merchants of Spartanburg, who are dissatisfied
with the location of the route in
Spartanburg county. This is probably the
secret of the whole business.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The Eastern Field Trials Club have decided
to locate their grounds for the coming
season at High Point.
? Two years ago Mr. Beal, of Lenoir,
placed forty-seven young carp in a pond.
Last week he dre>v off the water, and
found in the pond .'1,000 carp.
? Gastonia Gazette: Mrs. Clarissa Beatty,
laughter of Mr. William Oates, dropped
lead on the floor of her father's house on
Wednesday morning.
? Judge Shipp, in chambers, has, on motion
of counsel for several creditors, made a
lecree, ordering the Lawrence cotton mills,
it Lowell, Gaston county, to be sold by a
commissioner at public outcry.
? The Superior Court of Wake county
lias decided to authorize the appointment
if a Receiver for the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad, now under a lease to the
Midland N. C. Railroad, of which Mr. Best
is President.
? Last week in Rutherford county, James
Ross, a white man, living near Colonel McDowell's
on Broad river, was attacked by
[?is own son and hacked to death with a
knife. This terrible tragedy followed a
iispute about a pair of oxen.
? Mr. Wm. Griffith, of Charlotte, has entered
suit against the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air-Line Railroad for $20,(KM) damages for
the killing of his son Robert, about eighteen
months ago, near Atlanta. Robert
lirittith was a conductor on the road.
? The Gastonia Gazette says that crossties
in large quantities are being gotton up
for the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, which,
according to the terms of the lease is to be
xnnpletd to Lenoir within twelve months
from the date of the lease.
? There was to have been a double wedding
in Scotland Neck recently, but the
s*room could not marry both ladies as he
had promised. The ladies not wishing divided
affections each declined. The fascinating
young man has left to escape, it is
said the vindictive ire of the male relatives.
? The Gastonia Gazette says the Ormand
ore bank, near King's Mountain, yields
about eighty tons per day of the finest ore
in the world. The ore assays 08 per cent,
of the very finest steel. The crude ore is
shipped to Pennsylvania, where it brings
$10 per ton.
? Ex-Judge J. M.Cloud, of the Superior
Court of North Carolina, was attacked with
apoplexy last Sunday, on the train from
Augusta to Charlotte, and died soon after
reaching the Charlotte depot. His remains
were sent to his residence at Winston for interment.
? Charlotte Journal: The building of the
A. R Presbyterian Church on the corner ol
Fifth and College, is now receiving a new
coat of paint ana in a iew uuys uie itjnce enclosing
the lot will give place to a new one,
The repairs are being made in preparation
for a regular meeting of the First A. R,
Presbytery here the first week in April
next.
? Dr. W. B. Withers died suddenly on his
farm, near Davidson College, 011 Tuesday ol
last week. He was walking over his fields
engaged in. hunting birds in company with
his little son and a little negro boy. While
in the act of shooting he fell forward, sticking
the muzzle of his gun in the ground,
Under this stroke he was not unconscious,
however, but arose and went 011 in quest oi
more game. In a short time he fell agair
to the ground, as if dead, and rose no more
? There is a story circulating to the effect
that Mr. W. D. McAdoo, of Greensboro
by mistake ordered from a New York
house a plate of glass 22 by 32 feet. He
meant inches. The New York house telegraphed
to know if he had not made a mistake,
but he replied it was all right. Thej
wrote him that it would be necessary tc
imfort the glass. He told them to import,
The glass now lies on the wharf at Norfolk,
1 Ki-pinrlit nn flip dpck of 11 Vf'S
lul>lug ucvh .
sel from France, there being no way o)
transporting it to Greensboro. Mr. MeAdoo
has a bill of $3,100 to pay, and will
probably be more careful next time.
The Organization* of the Next Senate.?
Numerous applications for the minor
positions to be given at the reorganizatonofthe
next Senate have been received
by a number of Senators. These aspirants
have been assured that in all probability
no appointments will be made before December
next. There is a feeling among Senators
that no extra session of the Senate will
be necessary. It seems to be understood
that Senator Davis will resign in time tc
give the Republicans an opportunity for
electing his successor. Democratic Senator*
think that he is patriotic enough to do this.
Senators Edmunds and Athony are niosl
prominently spoken of for the coming presiding
officer. The latter, while entitled tc
the honor out of respect of his long connection
with the Senate, is believed by some
members to be too old to elect. They fear
that his unexpected demise might necessitate
the election of his successor before Congress
next convenes. On account of Mr.
Anthony's age certain Senators believe that
i -: .i. l.r. liv tlio elect ii in of Mr.
it's?* Ilrtis. Hiiuiu uv tun uj v..-w
Edmunds.
Revolutionary Bullets.?Mr. J. A.
Northey, who lives two and a half miles
east from this place on the Cherokee Ford
road, brought to our office the other day
eleven huge leaden bullets which he found
deposited in the ground near his home.
The eleven bullets weigh even one pound,
are cone-shaped and very odd-looking?different
in appearance from any ever before
seen by the parties who have observed
them. These relics bear the clear indication
of ancient deposit and when it is remembered
that Wni. Campbell, Isaac Shelby and
Benjamin Cleveland wrote in 17si) that "the
enemy lav encamped some where near
Cherokee Ford," and that this locality figured
several times in the Revolutionary annals,
it is highly probable that these bullets
were handled by revolutionary troops, being
carried possibly through some of the
memorable engagements of an historic past.
Could these voiceless messengers of an immortal
struggle speak, what a volume of interest
might-they unfold. One of the bullets
has the appearance of having been shot.
Cfoff net/ Cify Carolinian.
Xj OCAL A77AXHa :
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1
J. R. Gardner?Pay up! <
W. 10. Rose?For Sale or Rent.
Herndon Bros.?Stoves.
Withers Adiekes?Fresh Groceries.
J. M. Adams?Buist's Reliable Garden Seeds?
Buteher Knives? Kerosine Oil?Cheap
Wrapping Paper.
W. C. Latimer?Dress Patterns.
Entertainment at Lowrysville.
J. Beatty Williams, Proliate Judge of York Countv?Citation?Jos.
F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis.,
Applicant?William Manning, deceased.
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LIENS RECORDED.
Up to Tuesday last there had been recorded
in the Clerk's office 1,055 liens for rents
and advances.
COTTON SHIPMENTS.
The shipments of cotton from the Yorkville
depot, up to Monday last, aggregate
G,41o bales.
POSTPONEMENT.
The entertainment and "jug breaking"
!ulv(irfitip(l lnnt vcppL' tn hp trivpn hv thp
children of the M. E. Sunday-school has
been postponed until a date to be hereafter
announced.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services in the church at Philadelphia
at 11 o'clock A. M., next Sunday ; in
the church at Yorkville, atipght.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. (
R. Lathan, Pastor. Services at 101 A. 31. ,
Sunday-school immediately after close of
the service.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours, morning
and evening.
THE WEATHER.
We are already having a foretaste of
March?the most disagreeable month of the
year. Monday and Tuesday, though clear,
were cold, "raw" days, and on Monday
morning ice formed nearly half an inch
thick. The wind and sun are drying off
the ground rapidly, and while the condition
of the roads is improving, with no more
rain, the plows will soon begin to move in
earnest. With the improved condition of
the roads cotton has been coming in freely
this week.
WIGGINS' STORM.
Wiggins, the Canadian weather prophet,
l .j. .1! 1 I,.,., i .-I
nun jUMt tiim.Dvi'ri'u niiii ii*." nan cui\i in ?t?o
calculation concerning the March storm,
lie still maintains that the storm will
occur, but not to such and alarming extent
as previously predicted. It will only cover
a narrow area.
So says an exchange. The facts of Wiggins'
predictions are just beginningtobe understood,
and are fully explained in the last
sentence above quoted. Wiggins is a married
man, and the storm of which he is apprehensive,
and which "will only cover a
narrow area," is evidently an anticipated
domestic breeze on his own premises. We
predict quite a number of "storms," covering
narrow areas, all over the country
during the present month.
DIED FROM A SLIGHT WOUND.
Mr. S. D. Carothers, of this county, died
on Wednesday of last week. It will be remembered
that last November he received
a slight wound under the following circumstances:
While returning from his island
plantation in the Catawba river, the stream
being considerably swollen and very swift,
the flat in which he was moving his wagon
and mules capsized or broke loose from the
fastening on the bank before the oarsman
was ready to start, which caused the mules
to take fright and jump into the river, carrying
the driver with them. The negro
and one mule were drowned, and Mr. Carothers
received a slight scratch or bruise.
So slight was the hurt that he paid but little
attention to it at the time, and from this
neglect he caught cold in it, causing inflammation,
followed by gangrene, which was
[ the immediate cause of his death. Mr.
( Ca rot hers was highly esieemeu as an industrious,
useful citizen. lie was upwards of
1 GO years of age.
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DEATH OF A PRINTER.
The Columbia Register of Tuesday announces
the death of .Mr. Washington W.
. Davis, a well- known printer of that city,
i which occurred at 2 o'clock last Monday
morning. He had been confined to his
room, by illness, since the 17th ultimo, and
! was thought to lie recovering, when, on
; Sunday about noon, he fell from his chair
with indications of paralysis, which terminated
fatally in about twelve hours. Mr.
i Davis was one of the best known members
. of the craft in this State, where he had
' spent all his life of nearly fifty years, and
had secured the reputation of being one of
^ the most proficient of printers. For the
, hist fifteen years he was continuously em(
ployed as foreman of the Southern Presby>
/.wm, nffino ITo \t*ns n of his busi
ness, an industrious, sober and economical
man, and by his capacity and thrift had
I succeeded in accumulating a comfortable
t home and other property to the amount of
, $8,000 or $10,000. He had been for about
b eight years a consistent member of the
, Baptist Church in Columbia.
! THE ARTICHOKE.
This tuber is beginning to attract the
, attention of some of our farmersas a crop that
, can be raised with profit for food for swine.
, Its taste is something like that of the chufa,
i and hogs eat it with avidity. Mr. E. C.
' Falls, of this county, has brought to our office
a sample of his production?of the Red
[ Brazilian variety. He planted half a gallon
on one-twentieth of an acre, and the
yield was 201 bushels?a finer crop than any
" noted in the Agricultural report of 1879?the
remarks on the subject in which volume induced
him to give it a trial. He is well
i pleased with the result. One of the spec'
imens brought to our office weighs 25 ounces.
The U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture, in
' his report for 1879, says of the artichoke:
"The culture of artichokes for stock feeding
is attracting much attention. They
! flourish in a wide range of soils and climates.
. and may be expected to come into general
' use for stock feeding, particularly in sections
! where corn does not flourish. An impor;
tant element of their value for swine is in
their availability, where the ground does
fmvnn during the entire winter i
, i,VH ICIIUUii 0
, und spring, without any cost for harvesting."
OLI) VIOLINS.
The Moore Gazette in its last issue boasts j
of a violin in that county that is 112 years 1
; old, but that is an infant when compared j
with a veteran violin in this county, now ;
owned by Mr. James Moore of this place, i
31 r. Moore's instrument was brought to !
America many years ago by Commodore j
i \V. E. Boudinot, of this place, to whom ;
while an officer in the United States navy, itI
was given in 1842, at Cape Town in Africa.
The violin was repaired in 1752 (141 years
V . . ; . i 1 ? ?' r??i it !i nil
agoj us is suowii uy uiuii^iicuvii uii
the gentleman who gave it to Commodore
Boudinot, assured him that it was made in
1642, nearly two and a half centuries ago! <
Ts is certainly a very old and remarkable
violin, and is the sweetest toned instrument
that we have ever heard.?Chatham {N. C.)
lii'cord.
Col. Coward, of this j/iaee, owns a violin
that is supposed to be, and is pronounced i
by many, a genuine Stradivarius, which, if j
i made by that maker, say in the prime of
his life, would be about 200 years old. 1
But the quaintest old violin of which we '
have any knowledge is one now undergoing
repairs in this place for a gentleman of
Greensboro, N. C. It bears the inscription
of Gaspard Duiffo Pruggar, and is dated
1526, which, if genuine, would make it 660
rears old. It bears every evidence of long 1
isage, and has the smooth, perfect tone 4
;hroughout the scale which is characteristic i
)f old instruments. ' (
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DEATH OF JAMES JEFFERYS, ESQ. ]
The death of this venerable citizen, which '
>ccurred at his residence in this place, on l
ast Saturday, at 4 P. M., removes from j
)ur midst one who has been identified with |?
:he history of Yorkville for the past (il j
rears, and who was the oldest male resi-i
lent of the town.
Mr. James Jefl'erys was born on the Is- j
and of Alderney, in the English Channel, I;
)n the 6th of August, 1800, and was, at the i
:ime of his death, aged 82 years 6 months 1
md 18 days. While yet an infant, his pa- 1
rents changed their home to the Island of .,
uruernsey, about 21 miles east of Alderney. ^
Here he remained until the year 1817, hav- j.
ing been apprenticed to a cabinet maker in
Gluernsey on the 11th of April, 1813, for a
term of six years. The man with whom i
he was apprenticed was named Thomas:'
Dews. In the year 1817 Mr. Dews determinto
emigrate to the United States, and proposed
to take his apprentice with him, to
which arrangement the parents of young
Jefl'erys offered no objection. Dews, with
his family, and accompanied by Mr. Jefferys,
landed at Philadelphia on the 25th of
May, 1817, and remained in that city until
the following December, when they removed
to New York. In that city they remain
ed, working at the trade of cabinet making,
until February, 1819, when Dews and his
apprentice went to Richmond, Va., where
they remained about two months. From
Richmond they went to Petersburg, and
thence to Raleigh, N. C., remaining at each
place but a short while, leaving Raleigh for
Salisbury, where they remained about a
year. Mr. Dews left his family in New
York, and the object of his frequent changes
was to find a location where he thought
he would be content to settle his family
permanently. While at Salisbury, Mr.
Dews sent for his family, but before they
arrived, he and Mr. Jefferys were both attacked
with sickness. After their recovery,
his family in the meantime having arrived,
Mr. Dews proposed to Mr. Jefferys to visit
Lincolnton. They were pleased with that
place, and Dews sent to Salisbury for his
family, who joined them at Lincolnton in
July, 1820, where Dews continued to live
until his death.
Mr. Jefferys' apprenticeship expired on
the <>th of August, 1821. Mr. Dews surrendered
his indentures, and there being but
little work in Lincolnton at that time, Mr.
Jefferys determined to seek employment
elsewhere. He left Lincolnton on foot, in
November, 1821, with only two dollars in
his pocket, loaned to him by a friend. He
first went to Providence settlement, in
Mecklenburg county, hoping to obtain employment
in that neighborhood. He was
disappointed, however, and from Providence
lie determined to go either to Yorkville
or Chester. Again he started on foot,
and on arriving at the cross-roads near Tirzah
Church, one of which roads led toYorkville
and another to Chester, he hesitated as
to which he should follow. At this age of
his early manhood he was strongly imbued
with Christian faith, and while in doubt as
to the best point of his destination, he resolved
to ask the guidance of Divine Providence.
He has always believed that his
prayer was answered ; for with light heart
he pursued his journey in the direction of
Yorkville, where he arrived about nightfall,
one day in the middle of November,
1821.
At the corner, where Colcock & Miller's
store now is, he met a citizen, Mr. .Samuel
Chambers, who directed him to the residence
of Mr. Samuel Wright, whom he had
been advised to apply to for employment.
Mr. Wright entertained him that night,
and the next morning they concluded articles
of copartnership for the term of nine
months?Mr. Jefferys to do the work of a
cabinet-maker ; Mr. Wright to furnish the
shop and materials and board Mr. Jetferys,
giving him as his share of the profits onehalf
of the gross sales. Air. Jefferys remained
with Mr. Wright for the time agreed upon,
and at the expiration of the partnership
he commenced business on his own account
on the lot now occupied by Dobson & Parish.
Here he remained until 1835, when he
bought a lot on the oppositeside of the street,
where he continued the cabinet making
business until 1838.
In connection with his business of cabinet
maker, however, he commenced merchandising
in 1823, not relinquishing his regular
mechanical occupation until 1838, from
which year until 1882 he was in the mercantile
business continuously. On the lot to
which he removed in 183;"), he remained until
his death, with the exception of a few
months required to rebuild his residence,
K? ?ra 1B7H
WHICH WHS ucauujcu ijj mv- <u AUIV>
Mr. JefFerys accumulated a handsome
property, which at the breaking- out of the
war was intact, and a good portion of which,
by prudent management he retained at the
close of hostilities.
Mr. JefFerys never held political office.
Though such was the confidence reposed in
him by his fellow-citizens that he was induced
to accept the appointment of magistrate,
which position lie held from 1838 to
18G2, when he resigned. During this period
he disposed of about 2,800 civil cases,
besides a large number of State cases.
Ilis reminiscences of a long life of usefulness
have always been interesting to his
listeners, and especially his recollections of
his first years in Yorkville. When he first
came here the population of the town was
not more than two hundred, and nearly all
the houses were built of logs.
As we have intimated, Mr. JefFerys was
pious from his early manhood. Soon after
lie located here lie took an active part in ihc
cause of the church, and was one of eight
...u? +lwi Orwf Afolliiuliijl
persons \> m_> uiguiii/icu inv. iii.ii mvw<vv...i.
Episcopal congregation in the town. His
wife , was also one of the original eight.
The church was then attached Fo the Lincolnton
District, and for the first few years
of its existence, dating with its organization,
had the ministrations of Rev. Win.
Gaza way. Mr. .Jelferys also organized the
first Sunday-school in Yorkville, in the year
1821), and for many years was a zealous
and active worker in this cause. He was,
in every sense of the term, an exemplary
Christian?one of whom none could say
ought?and he died as he had lived, without
an enemy in the world. Besides his sterling
integrity he was a man of good business
capacity and of most methodical turn of
miiul. So accurately did lie keep his private
memoranda, as well as a record of his
olficial acts as magistrate, that he was often
referred to for facts involving important
transactions, and his mere statement was
i n'itliAiif niuwtinn Ifp r*>- I
UlWliyS) Lil t\V"Il II IIIUIUI
tilinod his faculties in a remarkable degree,
and for one of his age was unusually active
until stricken down only a few days
before his death.
Mr. Jefferys married Miss Elizabeth II.
Smith, a sister of the late G'apt. Tlios. II.
Smith, on the 24th of December, 1822,
who bore him a family of eight sons and
four daughters. His wife, three sons and
two daughters survive him.
The funeral services were conducted on
Tuesday morning at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, by Rev. R. P. Franks, the pastor,
a large concourse being present. After
a hymn by the choir, the pastor read a lesson
from the loth chapter of First Corinthians.
He then read his text from the
ith chapter and 13th verse of Revelations:
'And I heard a voice from heaven saying
into me, Write, Blessed are the dead which
lie in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith
he Spirit, that they may rest from their
abors; and their works do follow them."
The services concluded at the church with
i hymn by the choir, when the assemblage
proceeded to the old Methodist burying
ground. After prayer and the Benediction
;he body was committed to the grave.
CONGRESS AND THE TARIFF.
A Washington dispatch ofSaturday says:
Now that the Senate has passed the' Tariff
1)111, the high protectionists and the tarifffor-revenue
men draw breath and watch
?ach other, scarcely knowing what step to
hike next. The passage of the bill by the
Senate was a disappointment to both of
these classes, i ne ingn prowxuuu mru h?tsired
a higher rate on iron and steel and
wool, and after the failure to get what they
wanted they would have been pleased to see
the bill fail in the Senate. The advocates of
a tariff for revenue, including the Democratic
Senators who voted against the bill,
were disgusted with what they regarded as
a pretense?a sham attempt to revise the
customs duties. Pennsylvania is against
the bill. Her interests have been represented
here by fast, active and zealous workers,
who resort to all sorts of arguments to convince
Congressmen that there is danger behind
any change in existing rates of duty on
iron and steel. Partisan feelings are appealed
to and the Republicans are implored not
to trample upon the banner of protection,
under which they won the elections of 1880.
The only Republican vote cast against the
bill was that of Mr. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania,
and his action will probably be approved
by a large laxly of his constituents
if the expressions of the representatives of
powerful interests in that State can be regarded
as those of the people at large.
The House Republicans are very plainly
embarrassed by the present situation, and
do not appear to have matured any plan of
action for the future. An effort was made
this afternoon to obtain from some of them
a definite opinion as to what will be done.
The necessity of doing something soon appears
to oppress the leaders, who seem to
nave doubts about the disposition of the
Democrats. That there is a disposition to
avoid giving tire Democrats a chance to pass
the bill just as it is is clearly apparent. The
n ? " nf+Vi?. PnnnKliria 11 cttiIp
UfllKH'nilfl ill Civnuicui ini' J/UU1K.WI1 >/u>.v
of mind, and are content to wait and let the
majority take the lead and bear the responsibility
for the consequences of any step taken.
The tariff bill passed by the Senate cannot
be taken from the Speaker's table and sent
to a conference committee unless the rules
shall first be amended. The Committee on
Rules will not recommend any amendment
of the rules unless a majority of the House
shall first pledge themselves to support a
motion to non-concur arid send to conference.
The high tariff men who demand
that the metal rates shall be raised in conference,
are not sure of such a majority for
the motion. Therefore, the rules will not
be amended, and therefore, the Senate tariff
bill will not become a law. These seem
to be the propositions established by the
Republican caucus held this evening. Alter
the Tariff bill had been passed by the Senate
the only hope of the iron and steel men
and the representatives of some other less
powerful interests was a conference committee.
Mr. Sherman, Mr. Cameron and their
friends were beaten in the Senate. They
failed to raise the rates in the metal schedule,
and were forced to see the bill go to the
House without those amendments which
they desired. They also saw Mr. Kelley
and his friends fail to pass the Internal
Revenue bill. If the House had failed to
pass the bill last Monday it would have
been easier to drop the tariff.
sequel to the Testers floods.
The damage done by the Ohio floods to
property is reckoned by millions. Isolated
dwellings and small hamlets, as well as
towns and cities, along the course of the
river have their quotas of disaster to add
the sum of the total. Cincinnati, though
relieved from the flood, lias 10,000 people
in urgent need. I^awrenceburg, a place of
about 0,000 inhabitants, is practically swept
away. When the water recedes and uncovers
the area the town occupies it is considered
questionable "whether a single house
would remain tenantable." The basis on
which this conjecture rests must be considered
ample if it be true, as reported from
the locality, that "people move about in
skiffs searching for their homes, and anxiously
feeling below the surface of the water
with nd poles to ascertain if their
houses have withstood the floods and remain
in position." Some 800 heads of families
in Lawrenceburg are deprived of their
only source of income, and for the time be
ing are absolutely dependent upon cnaruy
for the necessaries of life. Distress and
want appear on every side. The damage
wrought in Louisville involves distress to
several thousands. Jeffersonville, a place
of 10.400 pedple, opposite Louisville, is very
nearly obliterated by the flood. Four fifths
of this town are under water and at least
0,000 of its inhabitants are without homes
and personal effects beyond the clothes they
wear. Half the business men of the place
are ruined financially. There were situated
here extensive car works, glass works,
and ship yards, employing 2,500 hands,
most of whom are now made dependent upon
charity for sustenance. New Albany,
a city of 10,400 people, likewise opposite
Louisville, is also in a bad condition. Over
300 residences are overturned, factories are
stopped, and business brought to a standstill.
The overflowing water extends beyond
the city rearward some four miles,
taking in several suburbs. Lower New Albany,
Port Union, Falling Run are reported
as absolutely "wiped off the map." The
loss in the largertown is placed at $1,000,000,
11,000 homeless people are reported "huddled
intoclose, uncomfortable and necessarily
unhealthy quarters, many of them scantily
clad, the large majority penniless, and
all out of employment, with no prospect
for work for some weeks to come. A great
many have lost nearly all of their household
effects and nearly all are dependent
upon public charity. Aurora loses 300
houses. Clarksville is under water and
half the town is washed away. Harden
town and North Bend are submerged to
the roofs of the houses, with what results
to the people in the loss of property
may be imagined. To be added to the
losses from the flcod are the depredations of
"pirates," who plunder the partially flooded
and abandoned houses ami even steal the
roi>e.f bv means of which it is sought to prevent
dwellings from floating away. As is
usual when multitudes of people are thrown
together in uncomfortable and unhealthy
quarters, with insufficient and unwholesome
food, disease contributes its share to the
hardships of the situation. While the water
was up, it alone destroyed. Now that it
has fallen and exposed the moist earth dotted
here and there with puddles warmed in
the sun, malarial and other fevers ensue.
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Statistical Organization of the Agricultural
Department.?There are 487
townships in South Carolina. The State
department of agriculture now has over 300
energetic and reliable correspondents scattered
over our territory, and it aims to get
at an early date one in every township.
Even with its -present number of statistical
assistants the department covers the
State more completely than probably any
other agricultural department in the South,
and when the number is increased, as is
hoped for this spring, the calculations of the
area, and yield of crops will be as reliable
as those of the United States Census. The
department is now sending out circulars to
Ua nnaiullmnn.lnn^ 4.. I
un wiicnpuiuiciuo iu uuiiiin u pu'uiiuiinry
estimate of the acreage in the various crops,
anil it is expected that the replies will be in
by March oth and the proposed planting
operations ascertained. The commissioner
is sending out the returns by the census of
1H80 of the acreage planted in the different
crops and the value of livestock, Ac., in each
township, and township correspondents by
noting the changes since that year can give
a reliable estimate for 188.'!. The department
also aims to obtain this year through
township correspondents, the address of every
gin owner in the State and to secure from
them the exact number of bales of cotton
ginned by them next fall, in this way arriving
at an accurate summary of the production
of cotton in Sonth Carolina. The department
is decidedly progressive.?for.
News and Courier.