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Straps and .facts. ? General U. S. Grant, in a letter to Mr. T. D. Jeffries, of Clarksville, Va., reiterates what has heretofore been stated in othei forms that there was no demand for the surrender of General Lee's sword at A ppomattox, and that no tender of it was offered, ? One of the curiosities of the Laredo, Texas, money markets, is the introduction of Mexican bank notes. The notes are of all denominations and pass at the same rate as Mexican silver coin. The first paper money ever issued by Mexico was in the present year. ? Last Thursday a lady made declaration at the Clerk's office of Waterloo, Iowa, t< become a citizen of the United States. She claimed that she was a widow, and that she could not transact the business devolved upon her by the death of her husband unless she was naturalized. The required paper? were made out. ? Gen. Crook advises that it "costs less tc leed Indians tnan to ngnt tnem, - ami nt adds that "we must fight all the Indians we swindle. If they cannot get corn, they will get cartridges." "Which would seem to imply that millions of money and thousands of lives must be sacrificed for contractors and Indian Rings. ? The business failures of the week ending last Friday, throughout the country, as reported to R. G. Dunn & Co., number 181?a decrease of 5 as compared with last week. The New England States had 13, the Middle States 23, the Western States 48, the Southern States 48, the Pacific States and Territories 21, Canada 26 and New York city 7. ? The unveiling of the Jefferson monument, for which elaborate preparations have been made at Monticello, Va., has been postponed from July 4 until next Autumn, The monument is to be erected over the grave of the great statesman in the cemetery, which is a portion of the old Jefferson estate and a part of the lands which surround the mansion where the founder of the Democracv spent a great portion of his life. ? The St. Paul Pioneer-Press says it is not a question of candidates in Ohio. Republican success depends upon the extent to which the people are stirred up on the liquor question, and the degree of disgust with which President Arthur has inspired the rural Ohio mind. That it depends upon how many Republicans stay at home 01 bolt?not at all upon whom the Democrats nominate. ? The Old Testament Company of Revisers have now finished the last revision ol the Old Testament and are making up the appendix, which contains the unadjusted differences between the American and English revisers. The committee will meet again in July for several days, and resume work in September next. It is expected that the revision will be completed before the end of this year, and published by the University presses of Oxford and Cambridge next spring. ? Will the Queen go crazy ? is the all-absorbing question. now in England, and & Ijonelon paper prints the following statement in regard to the condition of her majesty : "The Queen has for two months been in a state of mild melancRolia, which in course of time, if not reliewed, would proba bly become very uimcuit 10 treai. ner condition has naturally caused great anxiety, bettau.se of the tendencies of her family, Her Majesty and the Princess Beatrice will this autumn go to the vicinity of Florence, Italy, where they will remain two months.'' ? Off with the old love and on with the new is the song of the lawyers engaged in the farce of trying to convict the star route thieves. They had one man, lterdell, te plead guilty?and yet the jury found againsl this plea?and Rerdell is discharged. And yet they go oh making the pretence of hunting down the rascals just to delude the people and to draw their pay. It is suggested that as the government officers were in complicity with the thieves in the stealing, thej are in complicity with them now in the sham fight in the courts. ? Win. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee, in a recent interview with a newspaper reporter on General Butler'? candidacy for the Presidency, said: "Personally, Jl am not a very strong Butler man, still the fact cannot be disguised that he is a very strong candidate. Down in the New England States it is a foregone conclusion that Ben. Butler will be the next President of the United States. His State administration is popular among the people. He would carry all the New England States, except Vermont and Rhode Island." ? The United State's and England are the only countries in which the unanimity of a jury is requisite to a- verdict. In France ">"l Oiimimrn- ilw? inj-riiiinifmf Of ilirnrs is sufficient, "ami if the decision is seven to tive the side prevails which receives the endorsement of the judge or judges on the }>eneh. A similar rule is in use in Italy and in Scotland, where murderers are tried l>y an assize, or jury of fifteen, a'majority verdict convicts or acquits. The abandonment of the requirement of unanimity would free the jury system of the United States of many evils. The agreement of eleven jurors ought to be sufficient for a verdict, and in the opinion of many ten ju rors ougnt 10 oe aDie 10 convict or ucquu. ? The judicial conference of the (Northern) Methodist Episcopal Church met in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the 20tli instant, Bishop Wilev presiding, to consider the cases of the Rev. J. (1. Johnson of the Mississippi Conference, the Rev. William Rawlings ol North Carolina, charged with embezzlement, and the Rev. Richard Bingham of Savannah, charged with adultery, the three having been expelled. The former two did not respond and the expulsion remains. The case of the latter was considered and finally remanded to his conference. After the meeting an educational conference was held and a committee appointed to appoint a General Educational Conference for the entire South, to meet in the Fall. ? Secretary Chandler announces the appointment from the recent Annapolis graduates, of three assistant naval constructors, seven engineers of junior grade, three assistant engineers and ten second lieutenants. Total 22 out of a merit roll of 92. The rest will be honorably discharged July 1, 1883, with one year's pay, as provided by the Act of August, 18S2. For the three positions of assisstant naval constructors, Secretary Chandler has selected Jno. E. Shock, Josenn H. Linnard and Joseph I. Woodward, the first three of the class in the order of merit. Among the fortunate twenty-three are only two from the South, Robert B. Dashiell and Geo. P. Blow, of Virginia. There are some questions of physical disability, defective eyesight, &c., which may render ineligible five of the twenty. In case these questions create five vacancies, Franklin J. Moses, of South Carolina, and C. M. Perkins, of Geor gia, will receive commissions. ? It seems that the Rev. Mr. Jenkins acted rashly and prematurely in shooting the Rev. Mr. Borden at Mansfield, La., the other day, an account of which we published last week. Miss Butler, "the woman in the case," denies that any engagement existed between herself and young Jenkins, and that she did not imagine that her replies to Jenkins'questions on the railway train couiu oe consirueu- iiuu au missions 01 criminality on her part, or that she had suffered anything worse than an affront. She was accompanied home from Mansfield by her two brothers, who were her natural protectors and quite able to defend her and take car of her. It is conceded that unless the plea of insanity is sustained, that it will go hard with Jenkins. The preliminary examination was concluded on Monday. Judge Logan briefly reviewed the case and held 13. O. and C. E. Jenkins to answer the charge of murder. They will not be allowed to give bail. They were sent to the Caddo Parish jail at Shreveport. ?A St. Louis dispatch of Thursday says: "The River has risen about three inches since last night. Advices from the North and West note heavy rains along both the upper Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and it is now feared that another rise of a foot or two will come. Should this be the case there will be a great destruction ol crops and farm property along all the streams in this State. Already a great amount of bottom land 011 the Missouri River is overflowed and crops are ruined. The farmers have been forced to abandon their homes for higher ground. Farms opposite Hermann are reported to have suffered damage to the extent of over SOOJMMi, and / other bottom lands in the same county have sustained losses. In Callaway county, opposite Jefferson City, the bottoms are submerged. A great 'quantity of low land ! along the Osage River is overflowed and 5 great loss of wheat and corn is reported. Madison dyke, above this city, still holds; ' I two hundred men are working on it." | Ibc fatMlc Ghujitim. 5 YORKYILLE. S. C. : ; THURSDAY MORNINO, JUNE 28, 1883. THE CAMDEN MONUMENT. Themonument tothe Confederate soldiers, ; erected at Camden, through the exertions ; nf tho liirlip? of Kershaw countv. was un veiled on Wednesday of last week. The > crowd attending the ceremony was estimated at 8,000. Senators Hampton and Butler, Governor Thompson, and other distinguish> ed men were present. The ceremonies of unveiling consisted of an artillery salute, dedicatory prayer, ode by the ladies and addresses. The veil was stripped from the [ monument by a group of young ladies, ' daughters of ex-Confederate soldiers. Senator Hampton delivered the memorial orai tion. lie paid a glowing tribute to t^ie faith, i devotion and patience of Southern women, i and said when the true story of the war shall be written, they would not only occupy the first place in our hearts, but the first ; in honor. They would always repel with scorn and indignation the imputation that , monuments to the Confederate dead marked the place where traitors slept. We of the ; South were neither traitors nor rebels, nor i was our war in any proper sense a rebellion. It was strictly a civil war, growing out of conflicting interests and different construci tions of the constitution by opposing sections of the country. He congratulated the country that the future was auspicious, that ! the scars of war were obliterated by time, ; and demanded that "our former enemies do justice to the motives that inspired our conduct." The great questions which were at issue ' between the North and the South and which were left to the arbitrament of war, were de; cided against us ; but the sword never has ; decided, and never will decide questions in; volving great principles. The final judgment as to the motives and actions of man rests with a higher tribunal than any on this earth, and to that last great court of ap1 peal must every question of right and wrong ...kmiunrl v!nf tiavo +V?p Hivirip UC OUUlllillCU* JL>Ut HV ftl?V V V v??v ' command to yield obedience to constituted 1 authority, and it is the duty of every good 1 citizen who receives the protection of the ' government to obey its laws. There is no " inconsistency in our giving to the constitu> tion and laws under which we live an ear: nest, conscientious support, while we hold 1 in tender reverence the memory of the men j who died for the cause we held to be just and right. > The oration was received with much eni thusiasm. > THE PRESIDENT AND THE IRISH. A deputation of representative Irishmen waited upon the President last Saturday afternoon and presented him a resolution concerning assisted emigration, adoped at the recent meeting of the Irish National League in Philadelphia. The delegation was composed of Alexander Sullivan, president of the Irish National League, and a large number of representative and prominent Irishmen from different parts of the country. Sullivan made an address to the President and was followed by Henry L. Hognet and James Lynch of New York, Reynolds of New Haven, and others. The President replied to the addresses as follows: "The subject you present will receive my careful consideration. It has already been under consideration by the secretary of , State. Correspondence in regard to it has been had with our diplomatic and consular , representatives, ana an investigation into facts is now being made by them. It is, of . course, proper that this Government should ; ascertain whether any nation with which , it holds amicable relations is violating any , obligation of international friendship before , calling attention to any such matter. In the meantime, the law provides that the officers of the treasury shall examine into the condition of passengers arriving as emigrants at any port of the United States, and if there should be found any convict, lunatic, idiot or any person unable to take > care of himself without becoming a public . charge, they shall report the same in wri' ting to the collector of such uort, and such person shall not be pormitteu to land. Attention will be given to the strict enforcement of this law." THE OHIO DEMOCRACY. The State Democratic Convention of Ohio was in session at Columbus last Thursday . and Friday. A full State ticket was nominated, headed by Judge Hoadly for Governor. The platform adopted embodies in brief the following principles: l. Acmerence to tlie principles of Jeffersonian De' mocracy, as set forth in the State and nation1 al platforms of the party. 2. Tariff for re ve' nue, limited to the necessities of the government faithfully and economically administered. 8. Disapproval of the recent action of Congress in reducing the tariff on wool. 4. Opposition to all sumptuary legislation and approval of a properly graded license system for the regulation of the liquor traffic. 5. Government protection ; for all citizens, native and foreign born, at i home and abroad. 6. Reaffirmation of the principles enunciated in 1S72, 1870, 1880, 1881 and 1882. Judge Hoadly became a Democrat in 1872, but voted for Grant rather than for GreoJey. He is not a popular man, so to speak, but commands a following by intellectual supremacy. He favored the war, but did no fighting. Mr. Tilden is said to 1 be his political backer. A Colored Lawyer Pleading for a Confederate Soldier.?The Beaufort ; correspondent of the News and Courier relates the following unusual occurrence of a colored advocate appearing for a white man, as one of the incidents of the late term U1 J>t*<lUlUU V^HVUll VUUil . The ease of W. J. Napier, a poor one armed white man, found guilty of grand larceny and sentenced to the Penitentiary for I . two years, peculiarly addressed itself to ! our sympathy. The unfortunate creature was evidently friendless and must have aroused the same sentiment of pity in the breast of W. J. Whipper, who volunteered for his defence without consideration and made an affecting appeal in his behalf. He had been a Confederate soldier and nad lost his arm in the service of the "Lost Cause," but this did not deter even this colored advocate from claiming for him some mercy and pity on that account. The facts are 1 that he may have been guilty of stealing twenty-six dollars as far back as 187G from a man who had given him hospitable lodging. He had gone to Augusta immediately after the crime had been perpetrated and returned to this vicinity only last March, i when his relentless pursuer had him arrested. His trial at this term of the Court has resulted in his conviction and in his sentence to the Penitentiary for the term of two years. The jury did not even recommend him to mercy, but we are sure it must have * been an oversight. If our humble voice is : now effective we would supplement that of ; his colored advocate and plead for clem ency in his behalf, if sympathy is foreign t to strict, impartial justice. Poor, friend less and without one ray of hope, perhaps, ( what a boon it would now be if that long [ term of imprisonment could be shortened I through means unexpected. AN ATLANTA SENSATION. The story of a most revolting crime in Atlanta, Ga.f came to light last Friday. Dr. D. N. Cook and his family have resided for the past two months at No. 81 Lloyd street, in tne same house with a man named A. Brightwell and his family. Cook rented the house and relet a part of it to Brightwell. It was Cook's custom when going out to church with his wife at night to leave his family, consisting of two little girls, a small boy and an infant, in charge of the Brightwells, with whom the Cooks are on the most intimate terms. On Thursday night while Cook and his wife were at church Brightwell sent his wife up town to do some shopping, and in her absence caught hold of little Mary Cook, the 12-year-old and eldest child, who was walking in the hall with the baby in her arms, and endeavored to drag her into his bed room. The child jerked away, and a young girl named Mollie Green, who' happened to come in about that time, upbraided Brightwell and told him she intended to inform Cook of his conduct. Friday morning when the girl informed Cook he called Mary to him, and she confessed that Brightwell had abused her person at various times during the past three weeks in the absence of her parents, and that she had not divulged it before because fearful of her father's anger. Cook's other daughter, just 8 years old, also confessed that Brightwell, one weeK ago, locKeu nor in a closet and tried to ruin her by force, when she screamed and he let her out without accomplishing his purpose. A medical examination showed the twelve-year-old daughter to be in a terrible condition. Cook at once took out a warrant against Brightwell and went with Captain Couch to serve it. Prominent citizens gathered around and advised Cook to kill the prisoner on the spot, but he refused to do it and said, "Let the law take its course." Brightwell was taken to the station house, but the police fearing that he would be lynched, removed him to the jail, where he is strongly guarded. Brightwell protests his innocence, but everybody is convinced of lm guilt. A band of prominent citizens went to Cook's house on Friday night and begged him to say the word and they would at once proceed to the jail and lynch the villain, assuring him that the police would aid them in the work, but Cook declined to do it. Cook said that Brightwell would not be lynched. Cook is a veterenary surgeon, who came to Atlanta from Canada about a year ago. He is looked upon as an upright man, and is a strict member of the Methodist Church. Brightwell is a first class mechanic, 35 years of age, and has a wife and two small boys. A little girl of the neighborhood, about 10 years old, says that Brightwell also attempted to abuse her on Thursday, and that lie offered her money and that she spat in his face. The case has created intense excitement and a violent feeling against Brightwell, and the chances are that he will not be allowed a trial. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Grand Division of Sons of Temperance will meet at Marion on July 3rd. ? One firm in Anderson has sold over thirty reapers this season. ? The oat crop of Chester county this year will be about half of that of last year. ? The county commissioners of Edgefield have been indicted for failing to keep a public highway in good repair. ? Win. Schmitt, a German of Charleston, committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol last Monday morning. ? The experiment of raising upland rice has been satisfactorily settled by Mr. Cely in Greenville county. It can be made a paying crop. ? Mr. J. 1). Huggins, of Mullin's, Marion county, gathered hist week ninety barrels of potatoes from an acre and an eighth. He shipped them to New York. ? Dave Jackson, colored, who was arrested by the sheriff of Lancaster county on suspicion of having committed a murder in Jackson county, Ga., in 1881, lias been released. He was not the man. ? The trial of Emil Hyman, charged with the murder of Fanny Cochran, in Charleston, on the 20th of last November, was commenced in the Charleston Sessions Court last Monday. ? Last Saturday morning John II. Campsen, Master of the City Almshouse, of Charleston, committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol. No cause is assigned for the act. ? Governor Thompson has appointed Col. Dancy P. Duncan, of Union county, to fill the vacancy on the board of Railroad Commissioners caused by the death of ex-Governor Jeter. ? A gentleman of Anderson says that he has been living there for forty-five years, and he lias never known the farmers so Srosperous as now. Corn is selling there at fty cents per bushel. ? Wheat in Oconee county is better than it has* been in years and fall oats have not been injured much, while the summer crops of corn and cotton, though small, have been thoroughly cleaned and are in fine growing condition. ? The residence of Stephen R. Ferguson, near Mount Prospect Church, Chester county, was destroyed by fire a week ago last Saturday night. A portion of the household furniture and wearing apparel were saved. No insurance. ? Clias. Goings, colored, of Fairfield Counts ?nof wifh a. linrrihip death last week. While riding a mule he was thrown to the ground and his foot becoming entangled in the gearing, he was dragged for a considerable distance, and so badly injured that he only lived fifteen minutes. ?The order of the Knights and Ladies of Honor has grown to such proportions in this State, that it has become necessary to establish a Grand Lodge. Past Protectors of the various lodges will assemble at Florence on the 12th of July for this purpose, and to elect the grand officers. ? A week ago, last Saturday, Daniel llarlee, colored, about II) years old, living on the plantation of Captain A. T. Ilarlee, Marion county, went to a well to draw some water, and as he turned to leave the well was seized with a fit of epilepsy, fell backward in the water and was drowned. ? After a visit of a week of unbroken pleasures in New England, the Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, started on their return home last Sunday. At New York they were met by a committee of the Old Guard and escorted to their armory, where the whole party breakfasted. ? The Rev. J. W. Tarboux and his wife have left Spartanburg for New York, where they will embark for Brazil. For a year past Mr. Tarboux has felt it his duty to enter the foreign missionary field, and in looking around Brazil seemed to attract him. The missionary board of the M. 10. Church accepted his offer and at last have started him forth. ? A very severe storm struck Florence about half past three o'clock 011 Wednesday .ty** 1 .*^4- tirn/ib- A lorn-n ulmrl Kill If V\\r til ft 171 ItlOU nctA. XX iUl^v .Jiivvt vuiiv vj v?iv . Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, back of their shops, under which ears were being built, was blown down and the workmen narrowly escaped with their lives. Nobody was seriously hurt. ? In Greenville, on Wednesday of last week, Mrs. Jane White, wife of Charles White, was seriously burned by the explo- ! sion of a can of kerosine oil from which she \ was pouring oil to kindle a fire. One of her children, a small boy, was also severely j burned. Her clothes ignited upon the ex-; plosion of the can and were burned almost i off her before assistance reached her. ? The Winnsboro News of Saturday says:; The numerous friends of Judge Win. R. Robertson will deeply regret to learn that he was stricken with paralysis on Thursday I morning, his left side being affected. On Wednesday he was in his usual health, i There were no premonitory symptoms of, the disease whatever, and the stroke which , came at an early hour on Thursday morning \ was quite sudden. There was no change in his condition on Friday. ? Columbia Register, Sunday: The county : commissioners of York, Lancaster, Sumter : and Lexington have sent to Commissioner ' Butler reports of the number of miles ofi public roads worked, number of bridges, days of work, cost, &c., in their respective counties. These are all that have been re- j received, except the counties of Marion, Richland and Laurens, previously mentioned. There must certainly be some way. to, reach the delinquents, as the commissioner should not be balked in his laudable under-: taking by the dereliction of those whose ! | duty it is to assume the whole burden of keepingthepublic roads in proper condition. ; ? Marlboro is a dry county, but its festive citizens have refreshed themselves with r copious draughts of Jamaica ginger, the : f sales of which have been enormous. This I \ evasion of the law having grown to such a -1 nuisance a test case was made against a prominent merchant, who was tried before J Judge A. P. Aldrieh at the recent term of ^ court. After a long and interesting trial j j the jury returned a verdict of guilty and j the judge imposed a Hue of i?2()i?. No ap- J peal has been made. '} ? A terrible boiler explosion took place last Thursday, 011 tin? farm of .Robert (.'. Wil- j, liams, about eight miles from Greenville. Ten men were near, variously engaged in the work of threshing wheat, and seven of them were injured?the engineer, Ned Mc- 1 Bryer, colored, fatally. Two others are in g h precarious condition. In the inquest over r the body of McBryer, the evidence developed the fact that the steam gauge showed fortv pounds, while the safety valve had indicated 9(1 pounds, in spite of which the , engineer put still greater pressure on and tied down the valve, getting a pressure of ^ probably the full amount stated?110 pounds, v The jury rendered a formal verdict which I was to the effect that McBryer came to his dpntli hv the exnlosion. which was the re suit of "accident or misfortune." ? The people of Anderson, Pickens and a Greenville have their blood stirred up in c regard to the line of the proposed Carolina, 1 Cumberland gap and Chicago Railroad, j,phe citizens of Williamston, Kasely and Pickens claim that they inaugurated the matter, got up subscriptions, had their line run and showed the cheapest mountain road .in the world. When Governor Hagoodwas made president of this road the people of Anderson and Greenville began to work in c order to divert the line from Williamston a and Easley and bring it by Anderson and j Greenville. General Hagood recently made j a proposition in regard to the matter, which ^ has created a sensation. An indignation meeting was held at Williamston last week, and the people of Easley and Pickens feel "hat they have been unkindly dealt with. ^ ? At the recent term of Union Circuit ? Court, a case of some interest was tried, it ? being one in which a colored man was J charged with the abduction and seduction t of a colored girl under sixteen years of age. a Solicitor Duncan, in a speech of singular t force and eloquence, arraigned the crime and its perpetrator. The defence was conducted with great ability, but was necessarily confined to the construction of the law t relating to the crime charged, as there ( could be no question as to the facts. The ^ Judge, in deciding upon the legal questions raised by the defence, held that the law of ^ the case was the Statute Law of South Car-1 * olina, and was applicable alike to the low- ? est and highest classes of society. The jury, with little delay, brought in a verdict of guilty, on the first count, and the Judge gave the offender two years at hard labor t in the Penitentiary or a fine of ?.'500. i A Native African.?Jack Smith, a na- 1 five born African, of this city, has paid ( ?150 for the passage of himself and family to the "Dark continent" by steamer from New r York, and will begin his long journey about ( the first of next month. Jack Smith has had an eventful life. Pie was one of the tribe of C'ongos in his native country, and in a war with a hostile tribe was taken pris- t oner with others and sold to a slave trader. ] lie came to America on the Wanderer, owned by Capt. Chas. Lamar, of Savannah, with ' many others who were sold as slaves. He ' was then about thirteen years old. The c voyage occupied about two months, which I was caused by the time lost by the Wander- } "*" *M a**awvt tmoonl elrrVifo/1 nnrl r 111 UVUlUlIlg cvci^y VCOTCJ. .ll^HLVUj uuu> J after many hairbreadth escapes, succeeded in landing at the coast below Savannah in 1855). Capt. Lamar, says Jack was on the steamer during the voyage, and is well j remembered by him. The cargo of slaves was sold to speculators, and it was Jack's : destiny to be brought to Montgomery, where 1 he became the property of Mr. Jack Smith, I whose patronymic and Christian name he c adopted, and was afterwards purchased by c Mr. Josiah Morris, who owned him until . emancipation. Since the 10th of May, 1868, he has been an employee of the press depart- [ ment of the Advertiser to the present time, ' and has proved reliable and faithful to'his duties. Little did the untutored African think the tangled web of fate would transport him from his native wilds to assistant c pressman of a daily newspaper. His re- c turn is in pursuance of a long settled deter- r mination, and from the time he landed at t Savannah he has never ceased to pine for j his native land. With this purpose in view , he has economized and saved every dollar c not required for the expense of living. He t married several years ago, and will be ac- r companied by his wife and several children, e He goes to Liberia, and will engage in j farming, and cultivate rice, corn, coffee, etc., and expects to spend the remainder of his days in his native country. Jack repudiates the practice of caninbal- s ism and other barbarous habits attributed to his countrymen, and says they are untrue , so far as his own tribe are concerned. He 1 learned to sneak the English language in a 1 few months"after his arrival here, and his a intelligence is equal to that of the average r negro. His memory is remarkable, espe- j dally of dates and names, and he readily recalls the exact date of every change or ex- ^ traordinary occurrence in his career since he landed in America, lie is tractable and s good natured, and when thoroughly aroused h never fails, as lie says, to swear in his native tongue.?Montgomery Advertiser, 21^. A Philadelphia Horror.?In Phila- j delphia, last week, the police found in the v cellar of the dwelling No. 2,243 North Fifth , street, formerly occupied by Dr. Isaac Hath- _ away, an alleged abortionist, the bodies of 0 several children and a large number of human bones. Dr. Hathaway was arrested in \ March, 1881, with the Rev. Thomas B. Mil- v ler, for committing criminal malpractice up- ^ on Mary Butler, a servant girl, whose child " died after the operation. Both were admitted to bail and Hathaway fled. He, however, returned to the city some time I ago, but has been rearrested on the charge. Three months ago his wife charged him q with brutally assaulting herand threatening her life. She asked to have a warrant issued ? J'or his arrest, but subsequently withdrew t the charge. She told the officials at that e time that her husband had performed several criminal operations upon her and that she j knew he had performed hundreds of others, j ()n the day of the discovery, twenty-one 5, skulls or portions of skulls of infants were found in the cellar of his dwelling. Dr. Hathaway had been previously committed to jail for assaulting a relative. After the ., startling discoveries were made on his 1 premises the coroner lodged a detainer at h the prison against him, and began an inves- H ligation of the affair last Saturday. Hatha- o way was brought from prison and was pres- n ent during the examination. His form is bent and he appears very infirm. Anna Marie Emery, the alleged wife of Hatha- a way, but who declares that she was not tl married to him, testified at length in regard h to the operations of the accused burning of i ~i ; 1 ii-..:- 1 :~i f|U?. IJilUieh HI1U liltJir uunui ill uiu tcnai. mu ^ sons of both the Doctor and the woman also gave similar testimony. Detectives Wolf a and Miller were examined in regard to their s{ discoveries in the house occupied by the ac- ii cused, and the jury then rendered a verdict that Dr. Hathaway was guilty of abortion n in numerous cases. Hathaway was com- r mitted for trial, and his alleged wife held as a \v itness. ej Death of Mrs. Few ell.?Just before going to press on Wednesday morning in- eformation reached us of the death of Mrs. n It. E. Fewell, wife of Trial Justice S. M. Fewell. She died at her home in Ebenezer st township at 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, c< the immediate cause of death being a con- p gestive chill. She had been sick for some tl time, however. This death is a very sad ,v one indeed, Mrs. Fewell having been a 1, very excellent woman in every way and having been universally held in the highest 11 esteem.?Rock Hill Herald, 21.s-/. li T The Gallows.?At Clarksville, John- a] son county, Arkansas, last Friday, Gove . Johnson, James Johnson, Monroe McDonald 11 and James Herndon, who last March mur- C( tiered a conductor while robbing a Little fr Rock and Fort Smith Railroad train near 1^ Mulberry Station, were hanged in the presence of a crowd ofseveral thousand persons, p Lewis Carter, colored, was hanged at Petersburg, Va., last Friday for wife mur- w der. The execution was witnessed by 2,000 w persons, mostly colored. I pi XiOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. jawn Party. I. Lathan, .School Commissioner?Notice. V. R. Waring, M. I).?Medical Card, ohn May, Jr.?No More Grumbling and Quarreling. ohn May, Sr., and John May, Jr.?Druggists and Apothecaries. Cithers Adickes?Seed Irish Potatoes, funter <fc Gates?Ho ! This Way frir Bargains! . E. Lowrv?Macarthy's Celebrated Horse Power. '. M. Dohson?A Machine to Give Away. 'avlor Manufacturing Co., Charlotte, N. ('.?Our Patent Saw-Mill. \ Happerfield, Intendaut?Sanitary Notice. COTTON SEEI) SHIPMENTS. Since the 1st of last November, Mr. W. C. jatimer, of this place, has bought and hipped to the Chester cotton seed oil mill, 1 car loads, or 18,(500 bushels of cotton seed. COTTON SALE. There are still a few lots of cotton in the lands of some of our farmers. Mr. Wm. H. Juinn Is now delivering a lot 01 iy ouie?, yhich he sold last week to Mr. .T. P. lope, at 92 cents. ROSE'S HOTEL. Mr. H. W. Smith, connected with the ,bove house for the past few years, until its lose about the first of the present year, has eased the property and will re-open the louse, as a hotel, about the first of next non tli. THE COLUMBIA REGISTER. Col. W. S. Dogan, the active and popular gent of the Columbia Register, paid us a all last Thursday. The Colonel is a wideawake representative of a progressive newslaper, and we were pleased to learn from dm that both he and the Register are pros>ering. . LAWN PARTY. ' By advertisement in another column, it vill be seen that the ladies of Yorkville will jive a lawn party in the Court House yard o-morrow night, the proceeds to be applied othe furnishing of the South Carolina room it Mt. Vernon. A general invitation is exended to all. PICNIC AT CASTLES'. A picnic will be given at Castles' school louse, three miles west of town, on Saturlay the 7th of July, to which a cordial inviation is extended by the managers to the iti/.ens of Yorkville and vicinity. Besides he customary picnic festivities there will .lr.yx l\/? miiatn /I o r* n i r* rp IIIMJ UC Juuniu aim uanving* CONDITION OF M. HOPE. We nre gratified to announce that the conlition of Mr. J. W. P. Hope, whose serious llness we noted last week, is greatly im>roved, and he may now be regarded as out >f danger. Peyton B. Bar win, Esq., one of our most espected citizens, and the oldest citizen of >ur town, is confined to his bed. * THE RAILROAD. We learn that on Saturday evening last, rack laying on the Chester and Lenoir tail road had progressed to within two and l half miles of Newton. By the terms of he lease, the lessees have until the 1st day >f next month in jvhich to lay the iron to Newton. The indications are that they will rnve the iron laid to that point by the speciied time. MEDICAL CARD. Attention is directed to the medical card, n our advertising columns, of W. It. Waing, M. I)., formerly of Savannah, Ga., and ate of Charleston, who proposes to locate >ermanently in Yorkville, for the practice if medicine. Dr. Waring has been a suce&sful practitioner since 1852, with a pre-ious clinical practice in American and Euopean hospitals, and he comes to this place lighly recommended. THE ORATOR'S MEDAL. In reference to the commencement exerises at King's Mountain High School, our orrespondent writes us that to D. F. Baringer was awarded the orator's medal, and o C'apt. Hand the scholarship medal. Mr. land also won the mathematical medal, ?ut thinking one was enough, he gave way oMax. Wagner, of New York, who ranked lext highest. The Alumni Association lected E. W. Hall, orator, and Dr. H. It. Back, secretary, for the succeeding year. COTTON BLOOMS. Mr. F. I). Davidson, of Bethesda townno o r?/\+fr\n K1n/\in lacf ?4?"f.nr Hip) OCIlt UO Cb V/UVIVU muv lay, tiiken from his field on that morning. <Ir. It. M. McGill, three miles south of llairsville, hassentus a cotton bloom which ppeared on the 21st instant. We have also eceived two cotton blooms from Mr. James j. Moss, 21 miles south-east of town, which ^ere taken from the field last Saturday, the 3rd. Mr. Joseph A. Smith, of York townhip, has also sent us a bloom taken from tis field last Monday. CHURCH NOTICES. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. t. Lathan, Pastor. The pulpit of this church rill be occupied next Sunday by Rev. Dr. toss, who will preach at 10.30 A. M., and at P. M. Services by Dr. Lathan at Tirzah. Episcopal?Rev. A. Prentiss, Rector. Serices next Sunday in the Church of Our Saiour, at Rock Hill, at 11 A. M., and 8.30 P. I. Sunday-school at 5.30 P. M. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pasor. Services at 10.30 A. M., and 8 P. M. 'rayer-meeting Thursday at 8. P. M. Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor, 'he pastor will fill his regular appointment t Union next Sunday. Prayer-meeting at he church in Yorkville every Thursday vening at 8 o'clock. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks, 'astor. Services at Philadelphia Church at 1 A. M., and at Yorkville at 8 P. M., next unday. _ HEAVY RAIN. The heaviest rainfall known in this locally for ten years, and probably as heavy as as ever been here, occurred between 8 and [) o'clock last Tuesday evening. About 7 'clock a black and threatening cloud was oticed extending north of town, and estilated by some who witnessed it, to be bout eight miles distant. It swept from le west with moderate rapidity, and an our later, it was supposed that it had pass[1 this section entirely; but the fragment f this cloud was drifted in this direction adjoined by one which had been observed )uth of this place, and the two uniting, fell i torrents of rain. There was very little thunder and lighting, though one bolt struck a tree in out of Mrs. McAdams' house on the north rn end of Congress street; and fortunately lere was little or no wind. The fury of the rain was spent in an arc ^tending northerly from west to east, j n the western side of town the overflow of ;reams running through farms was unprc?dented. Dr. Walker, who visited his lace early Wednesday morning, reports iat his fields are almost literally washed way. His fish ponds, of which he had j iree, and which were constructed with J iucIi care in a valley, are completely ob-! terated, and all his carp but three are lost. [ aking the effects of the rain on his farm as I ti average of the destruction by the rain , 1 its course, at leastone-half of the growing ! >rn on low lands has been carried away | om the fields. Cotton, too, is also serious r damaged. The bridge over Fishing creek, on the harlotte road, two miles north-east of town, | as washed from the abutments, but they ere not injured. The bridge will be rovired to-day. We hear, but with how I t ? *? ~~ much truth in the statement we do not know, that further down, this creek extendI ed sixty feet wider over its banks than any | living person has ever seen it. Two miles east of town the rain was < equally severe. On Mr. D. L. Black's place, one and a-half miles east, the lowlands were overflowed. Ditches in his fields, 20 feet wide and (> feet deep, were filled to the surface. At least one-half of his corn was washed up and carried away. From our information, the rain was also heavy south of town, and it may be safely stated that the rain was moreor less severe in every direction for five or six miles around town, and the destruction to growing crops and the damage to the fields and other property will be serious. The rain fall here was four inches, and the streets were in a sheet of water for one or two hours. From the effects of the cloud first noticed, supposed to be about eight miles north of town, we have heard no reports ; but the fall of rain from it must have been immense. CIRCUIT COURT. June term of the Circuit Court for York county, his Honor Judge Hudson presiding, convened at 10 o'clock, A. M., last Monclay, A*?/l nil AfB f\J* iui. nunciwi vjriiniuu uuu an uic uun.i vu? cers of the Court present. There were j fewer persons in town from the country thau is usual on the opening of the Sessions Court, and especially was it noticeable that J the colored element was not so largely rep- j resented in the Court House as is custom- : ary with those people during the progress ; of Sessions business. 1 The panel of grand jurors was called and all answered as follows: J. 1). Hamilton, Foreman; Alvin Smith, colored, W. S. Crawford, J. C. Gwin, Wm. Dickson, J. P. < Epps, D. T. Partlow, James Betts, Alphon- 1 so Gettys, A. Y. Gladden, R. M. Carroll, Andy Hall, colored, Peter Nance, colored, George Gunning, colored, Joseph A. Smith, ( \V. J. Garrison, S. A. Fewell, James E. i Plexico. i The solicitor placed in the hands of the Court a number of indictments, when his Honor briefly charged the grand jury. He said that the jury having been charged heretofore in regard to their duties, he did not deem it necessary to charge them at any great length. He would remind them, < however, that it is expected of them that +V?a "ann fniflifnlltr rlicnViorflTD UUIllig LlitJ J'CCll JUitiliUiij uioviiui^u all the duties that are enjoined upon them as grand jurors. It is a mistake to suppose that the duties of grand jurors end simply by their attendance upon a session of the Court, and making a complimentary report upon the condition of the books and offices of the county officials. It is their duty to examine thoroughly the books of the county officers, and this cannot be done at one term of the Court. Without the experience of an expert in such matters, the books and records of the public officers cannot be examined in the short space of time usually devoted by grand jurors to such duty. You can, however, at this term, prosecute the investigation begun at the last. The grand jury also has the supervision of all public ' property of the county, which itis theirduty to look after. The conduct of trial justices also comes under their supervision. While it is not regarded as the duty of %rand jurors to bring before the Court all manner of trivial cases, there are certain pn?os nf which thev should take cognizance? cases, such as adultery, retailing liquor without license, etc.?which private individuals dislike to report. Violations of this character coining to the knowledge of the grand jury, they should have an eye single to the public good by permitting no such cases to go unnoticed. The condition of the public highways is another important matter for the consideration of the grand jury. The present system of working the public roads is not efficient; but simply because it is conceded by all to be defective, is 110 reason why the work of keeping the public roads in repair should be entirely abandoned. Iioadworking has almost degenerated into scratching over the roads a few days before the convenintrnf summer and fall terms of court, that ?? ? , the grand jurors may see that something 1 has been done upon them; but for the pub- , lie welfare it is the duty of the grand jury to see that the roads are properly worked and kept in good condition; and if you know of any duties having been neglected 1 in this respect, ybu should bring the same ( to the notice of the Court. He then charg- , ed the grand jury as to the nature of the indictments to be placed in their hands, 1 after which they took the papers and re- 1 tired. J The contingent docket, on which there ( are three cases, was called, and all the cases j were continued. i The list of petit jurors was called, and ] the following answered to their names; j Mitchel Meek, colored, J. P. Duncan, J. C. ( Comer, John M. Jackson, D. C. McKinney, ] James Nelson, Charles B. Byers, Andrew i Neely, colored, Wm. Bridges, J. It. Carothers, Jos. M. Whitesides, J. D. McConnell, Peter Hardin, colored, Erwin Blair, D. T. j McC'arter, Lawrence Adams, colored, S. ( N. Merritt, Wm. M. McGill, Isaac It. Oates, j Philander E. Moore, Coleman Bobbins, i ' iTrt A T_1 T">.. 1 colored, A. Sidney \v nue, jonusuu j^yeia, colored, Simeon Earle,. colored, II. A. Smith, W. B. Love, S. P. Blankenship, L. L. Smith, I). P. Lessley, S. It. Patrick, S. E. White. Of the original panel drawn, J. G. R. Neely and A. D. Holler failed to answer, and the following three were not found in the county: James Meacham, colored, G. R. Bolin, J. J. Stewart. Mr. Bridges was excused by reason of being over age. To complete the panel, the Court then ordered that six names be drawn from the five mile department of the jury box. This was done by the jury commissioner, the sheriff and the clerk, and the following names were drawn: R. J. Withers, Walter Brian, colored, John W. Evans, Alonzo Rose, G. It. Shillinglaw and A. Frank Woods. The following cases were disposed of on Monday: State vs. David McFadden, colored; re- fc ceiving stolen goods. Prosecutor?Robert t Black. Verdict, guilty. ^ State vs. Rufus Allison, colored; assault ] and battery with intent to kill. Prosecu- I tor?Edward Tate, colored. Verdict, guilty i of simple assault and battery. * State vs. Adam Fewell, colored; retail- ^ ing liquor without license. Pleaded guilty. t State vs. Win. Sims, colored; retailing! a liquor without license. Pleaded guilty. i r In the indictment against Elizabeth Dye, j t charged with infanticide, the grand jury |t failed to find a true bill, and she was dis- ? charged from custody. . | j The following cases were disposed of on g Tuesday: j o | State vs. Sylvanus Thornburg; retailing r liquor without license. Continued. (I State vs. Henry Blalock, colored; assault jr! and battery with intent to kill. Prosecutor, j1 John L. Watson. Verdict, guilty of aggra-! si vated assault and carrying concealed weapon. | v State vs. Walter Smith, colored; house-1 h breaking. Prosecutor, Mary Bratton. Ver- li diet, guilty. r State vs. W. D. Parks, white; fornication, n Verdict, not guilty. j r State vs. Wright Osborne, white ; assault j r and battery with intent to kill. Prosecutor, 3 W. D. Parks. Verdict, not guilty. ; o State vs. Ann McKinney, colored; retail- v ing liquor without license. Nol. pros. o State vs. Sam. McKinney, colored. Same b offence. Verdict, not guilty. ? State vs. Thomas Matthews, colored; i v house-breaking. Prosecutor, John Nash, j Pleaded guilty. I si NORTH CAROLINA*NEW.S. ? In the Eastern part of the State they com)lain of too much rain. ?Hon. D. W. Voorhees has consented to iddress the agricultural fair to he held at iVeldon, October sth. ? Col. J. A. Mebane, a prominent citzen ot Reidville, committed suicide last Thursday by drowning. Financial embar assment is supposed to have been the cause. ? At a meeting of the trustees of Davidson Jollege, last week, a resolution of thanks to [iobert C. Kerr, Esq., of New Orleans, was idopted as a token of gratitude for the gift )f a number of valuable books. ? The Raleigh Observer says it is rumored hat the Hon. Daniel G. Fowle will be the ,'oalition or Independent candidate for Governor of North Carolina next year. The Observer, however, doubts the correctness )f the rumor. ? Newton Enterprise: Mr. John Pressley, ion of Rev. W. B. Pressley, of Iredell coun:y and a young man who was very popular it our last formal institute, has fallen a victim to mental derangement, and was ta<en up to the Morganton Asylum Tuesday. ? Wavnesville neoDleare preparing a roy il entertainment for the press excursionists. Waynesville is a picturesque mountain :o\vn, and Haywood is the brag county in the trans-mountain country. Her pellucid Pigeon, alive with the frisky and festive trout, will be a revelation tq the eastern brethren. ? The Tarboro Southerner says that the Mormon missionaries whOj for the past six months, have been operating in the lower part of Edgecombe county, are quietly but surely spreading their infamous doctrine imong some of our white population who ire not so well informed as other more favor2d people. ? The Charlotte Journal- Observer says that fully 1,200 people gathered in Pineville last Friday nignt to witness the closing exercises of Prof. Iteid's school. People from South Carolina, and Sharon, Steel Creek and Providence townships of Mecklenburg county, moved there in a body. The exercises last- * ed until 1 o'clock at night, and consisted of essays, speeches, dialogues, music, etc. C'apt. R. P. Waring, of Charlotte, delivered closing address, which was spoken of very highly. ? The Charlotte Journal-Observer gives the following amusing reason for the failure of the last term of the U. S. District Court, which should have been held in that city week before last: Judge Bond arrived in this city from Raleigh Thursday in a special car over the Carolina Central Railroad, and finding that he was too late to holcl Federal Court, that body having adiourned on Monday of last week, he boarded his car in the afternoon and went to the mountain country. The Judge says that he sent a telegram to the United States marshal at this place, last week in regard to holding the court over, but the messenger boy after hunting around town brougnt tne message back to the office with the indorsement that Mr. U. S. Marshal could not be found and that furthermore there was no man by that name living in the city. But for this circumstance we might have had a session of the Federal Court this week. ? A special meeting of the stockholders of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company was held in Wilmington last Thursday. to consider the question of a new Railroad from a point near Wilson, on the Wilmington and Weldon Road, to Florence, on the Wiln#ngton, Columbia and Augusta Road. After discussion the matter was unanimously referred to the Board of Directors. with authority to act. The proposed road is what is known as the short cut, as , its construction would shorten the time between the points named about two hours. The whole of the line has already been surveyed and the right of way purchased, and the opinion is general here that the road will he built. The directors of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company have declared a semi-aunual dividend of .'J per cent., payable July 16th. The Directors of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad have also declared a semiannual dividend of three per cent., payable July 10th. MERE-MENTION. Fifty members of the Texas Legislature, who were indicted some time ago for poker playing, have about all settled their cases without trial by the payment of their fines and costs. Caterpillars have appeared in such masses in some parts of 5sova Scotia as to impede railroad trains. A monument over the grave of the late Governor Williams, of Indiana, is to be unveiled at Yincennes on the 4th of July. Arkansas has a strict lawagaiast the carrying of pistols, except on a journey and prohibiting the manufacture or sale of pistols or pistol cartridges, and, what is more, the law is enforced. Ohio will have four tickets in the field next fall?Democratic, Republican, Temperance and Greenback. Out of these an Ohioan can take according to his choice. Mrs. Scoville, the sister of Charles Guiteau and the divorced wife ofScoville who defended Guiteau, has been authorized by the Court to change her name to Howe. The Pennsylvania Demjcratic State Convention has been called to meet at Harrisburgon August 1st. The ,'ourt has fixed the bail in the two additionil Star-route indictments against Brady at BIO,000 in each case. Yellow fever is reported to be making fearful ravages imong Europeans and Americans in Vera Cruz. One thousand deaths have occurred luring the last two months. A live horned Texas frog, arrested in his travels through the mails, was received at the Dead Letter Office last Saturday. John Decoy, editor of the Irish Nation, who was onvicted in New York on Monday of libeling August Belmont, was sentenced Tueslay to sixty days imprisonment in the pen;tentiary.?v,?lt is thought that the claims for damages by the Brooklyn bridge panic will aggregate at least $500,000. A Richmond dispatch of Monday says: Gen. Conner, of South Carolina, is seriously ill it the house of Mr. Enders. He has been iick for some time, but his symptoms have jeen more alarming to-day. John H. Alexander, the colored applicant for admission to West Point Military Academy, is said to have passed an excellent examina:ion, and has been admitted. General ?- 1 3^ A- A/x _,rooJt nas ueeu uruereu m wusiuugum n> :onsult as to the final disposition to be nade of the captured Apaches. A Western Freshet.?The Mississippi iver has burst its banks and flooded the :ountry, spreading terrible destruction for niles around to tne growing crops. A St. Louis dispatch of Sunday says: Fish Lake levee, which protects about ifteen square miles of rich farming land in he American bottom on the Illinois side of he river, below East Carondelet, broke at .1 o'clock Friday night and 10,000 acres if fine farms are now under water. The lamage to the crops and other property is atimated at $200,000. What is known as he Isabella Bridge, on the Missouri Pacific tailway, spafining the creek about ten miles his side of Jefferson City, was carried away Friday. The Madison dyke, between St. ^ouis and Alton, on the Illinois side of the iver, broke at 8 o'clock Friday morning in wo places. One break is near Mitchell, ibout twelve miles from East St. Louis, and he other further north, near the head of the lyke, not far from Alton. The crevasses tre not very large yet, but are growing apidly, and the water is rushsng through hem at a fearful rate. It is expected that he entire bottom north of East St. Louis, unbracing fifty or sixty square miles, will >e flooded. Farmers are leaving their lomes as rapidly as possible, many of them ;oing to Alton and others to different points if the bluffs, five or six miles back from the iver. The destruction of crops and the lamage to farm property will be very great, 'he panic among the people of Alton, when he levee broke, was very great and uuiveral. They fled towards the bluffs, carrying /ith them whatever of live stock and houseOld goods they could save. Many head of ive stock were drowned. There is a fast ise coming down the river, and this will o doubt augment the flood until the water caches the bluffs, seven miles from the iver. As it is, all the country between litchell and Venice is, or soon will be, verflowed, and the destruction to the crops fill cause the;loss of hundreds of thousands f dollars. Not only are the crops ruined, ut the force of the overflow has torn the ail to nieces, and in many places sand piles /ill take the place of fertile ground. A dispatch of Monday, from Alton, 111., tys : The magnitude of the disaster from