Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 29, 1883, Image 2
Straps and Jfacis.
? Pinckney Garrett, a deaf mute, living in
Atlanta, Ga., beat his wife so badly last
Thursday night, that she died the next day.
Garnett has fled.
? Residents of many parts of New England
are still lamenting the low stage of water in
the streams and wells and are hoping for
copious rainfalls before cold weather fairly
sets in. Complaints of protracted drought
also come from Georgia.
? Nearly a million people visited tne Louisville
Exposition, and the city's business
for the year was increased thereby over $19,000,000.'
Well may the merchants of the
Falls City be in favor of duplicating the
enterprise.
? AH the testimony before the board of
enquiry into the failure of the Greely relief
expedition, exonorates Lieutenant Garlington
and Commander Wilde, of the Yantic,
and proves the vilest blundering of Secre
taries Chandler ana .Lincoln ana uen. nazen
of the Signal Service.
? It is said that nearly 36,000,000 trade dollars
have been coined, of which 30,000,000,
or thereabouts, are in China and Japan, and
are carefully hoarded by the natives. Of the
$6,000,000 in America, nearly all is held by
speculators who bought them considerably
below par, and are now making up a strong
lobby to induce Congress to redeem them
and convert them into standard dollars.
? The business failures of the week ending
last Friday, throughout the United States
and Canada, as reported to R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Mercantile Agency, number 247 as
compared with 235 the preceding week.
Three-fifths of the failures occurred in the
Western Southern and Pacific States, leaving
the Eastern and Middle States rather below
the average of the weeks.
? Burglar Porter, who was accused of killing
Burglar Walsh, at the time the latter
killed Burglar Irving in New York in August,
has been acquitted. There' was a fearful
nnonfitt. nf norinrr 111 fha trifll Portpr
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fe a confessed and recognized burglar ; but
since his acquittal on trial for murder, he
has opened a drinking saloon and says he
intends hereafter to lead a virtuous life.
? The South Atlantic States do not generally
go without frost until November. In
1881 there was a damaging frost in the tirst
week of October. In 1877 there was no frost
until November, and the winter following
was unusually mild. The weather prophets,
are, therefore, predicting a mild winter
in all the Southeastern section of the country.
There are said to be other indications
of a moderate winter.
? Justice Harlan, of the United States Supreme
Court, has filed his dissenting opinion
in the civil rights cases. He bases his
dissent on the ground that the minority decision
does not give full effect to the intent
with which the constitutional amendments
were adopted. The "intent" was to harass
and annoy the Southern whites?and Judge
Harlan doubtless maintains his side in an
astute manner.
? Mahone has issued a very long and somewhat
ridiculous document which is intended
to be a manifesto, but is really only the
usual defeatedcandidate'sexplanation somewhat
distended. He charges that the Dem
ocraxs ODtuinea meir zo,uuu mtyoritv uy systematic
bulldozing and murder, and appeals
to his constituency and the public generally
to rally for 1884, and pull himself and Riudleberger
out of the mud.
? The bill striking out the word "male"
from all election laws passed the'Council of
Washington Territory Legislature in session
at Olympia, Wednesday, by a vote of 75.
It passed the lower House several weeks
ago by 15 to 17 majority. Gov. Newell has
expressed the intention '_o sign the bill, and
there is no doubt it will become a law in the
regular time?sixty days*. The first opportunity
the women will have to vote will be
at the general election next November.
? The citizens of Danville, Va., have,
through a committee of 40 appointed for the
purpose, taken and published the evidence
regarding the riot there. From this it appears
that the negroes, inflamed by incendiary
speeches and believing that the municipal
government was at their back, made
- a fisticuff between a black and white man
the pretext for a display of firearms and a
challenge to combat, which was accepted,
resulting in a generrd shooting and the
wounding of thret whites and three negroes,
and the killing of four negroes.
? One of the natural curiosities of Hernando
county, Florida, is an immense live oak,
situated near Brookville, which, seven feet
from the ground, measures thirty-five and
one-half feet in circumference; from this
height to the top it has but two large limbs,
the limbs spreading out, and at the top
measuring eigiiiv yuiu?i?;u.KV5. Mnwucnmr
of this singular work of nature is a small
orifice, from which issues a continual stream
of cold air, showing some subterranean connection
that is unaffected by what is going
on above the surfacevof the ground.
? In Augusta, Ga., last Thursday morning,
the Rev. Cadesman Pope, pastor of St.
James Methodist Church, left two of his
children, a girl of eight and a boy of four
years, in a buggy while he paying a pastoral
call *in Hamburg. The horse became
frightened and ran at full speed upon the
South Carolina Railroad Bridge across the
Savannah River. After going some distance
upon the erossties nis legs slipped
through and one of them was broken. The
girl was thrown under the horse and painfully
hurt, and the boy fell through the
trestle and was seriously injured.
? At Philadelphia, last Friday, the jury
in the suit of Mary O'Connor against Samuel
G. Keeley, the Manayunk manufacturer,
to recover damages for personal injuries,
rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for $10,000. The girl was employed at defendant's
mill, and when a fire broke out in
December, 1882, she was compelled, in the
absence of a fire escape, to jump from a window
in an upper story to save her life. Iler
injuries were of so serious a character as to
disable her for life and necessitates the use
of crutches. It was shown that the board
of fire escapes had notified the owner of the
building to erect a'n escape, but he had failed
to do so.
? The Circuit Court jury at Jerseyville, Illinois,
are now considering thei** verdict in
the case of Mrs. Kingston, the wife of a
physician there against several saloon keepers
for damages. The complaint alleges
that her husband's practice has been neglected
and ruined in consequence of his
heavy drinking in saloonsowned by defendants,
and as a result she has been compelled
tntnkp in wnshin.<? to suonort herself and
family. The case lias been continued, with
six lawyers and 100 witnesses, until the
costs now are about $8,000. Judge Hardman
has ordered that the jury be supplied
with only temperance diet for supper and
breakfast during the time they are out.
? It is reported that Postmaster General
Gresham will recommend that the limit of
single postage be fixed at an ounce instead of
half an ounce, as at present. He thinks that
while this will not add materially to the
weight of letters to be carried through the
mails, it will do away with much dissatisfaction
arising from the uncertainty as to the
weight of letters mailed. Nine letters out of
ten are under the half ounce, while of the remaining
ones the larger proportion are but
an insignificant fraction above it, which subjects
them to double postage, simply because
the writers could not accurately fix
the weight. If the ounce limit were adopted
these uncertainties would be done away
with and the government would not suffer
thereby.
? A meeting of the stockholders of the
Wilmington and Weldon and of the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroads,
was held in Wilmington on Tuesday of lasf
week. Concerning the projected branch
road from Wilson, N. C., to Florence, S. C.,
the stockholders of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad adopted the following:
"Whereas, in view of the evils which have
grown out of the legislation of some of the
Southern States, whereby stockholders have
been practically deprived of the management
of their own roads, and of the dangerous
agitation of the same subject in North
Carolina. Resolved, That all .consideration
of the subject of constructing a branch road
from the Wilmington and Weldon road ir
the direction of Florence, S. C., be for the
present postponed."
? A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala.
November 25th, says: A negro named Lew
is Houston, charged with the attemptec
outrage on Thursday night of a respectable
widow lady of this city, was arrested oi
Friday night. He was found at work ii
the roundhouse of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad shops and was taken bv the
officers to the residence of his intended vic|
tim who identified him. He was then
placed in the county jail. At 10 o'clock
' j last night, a party of *150 masked men overI
powered the jailor and took Houston to a
negro settlement in the suburbs of the city
and hanged him to a pine tree. He was
allowed five minutes to pray and make a
' satement. He protested his innocence to
the last. The whole affair was conduet
ed quietlv, and in less than half an hour
the mob had dispersed.
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YORKVILLE, 8. ('. :
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 29. 1883.
THE ELECTION CASES.
The United States Circuit Court met in
Columbia last Monday, and in anticipation
of the work before them, District Attorney
Melton and his assistant, Emory Speer, of
Georgia, arrived in the city?the former on
| Saturday and the latter on Sunday. Speer
brought with htm two men?supposed to be
assistants of the assistant?and two typewriting
machines. So, probably all that
may be said and done in the "machinecourt"
will be carefully and accurately recorded by
machinery.
District-Attorney Melton came to Columbia
direct from Washington, viaCharleston,
and was called upon at his office by a representative
of the Register. To the reporter
he was quite affable and informed him that
a large number of the election cases are
ready for trial, and that they would be called
011 the second day of the term?last Tues
(lay. Tiie iiius cuuuuues iu? repin-L
of the interview with Attorney Melton:
There are thirteen cases from Charleston,
Marion and Fairfield, and it is likely that
i these will be first tried. In answer to an
inquiry as to the relation which the Georgia
lawyer, Emory Sneer, sustains to the case,
Judge Meltoti said that a strangely false impression
had been made on the public mind
on this point by the Washington correspondents
of various newspapers, who had stated
that Speer had been placed in charge of the
cases. Of course this is not true. Speer
has been assigned as assistant attorney; and
Judge -Melton wants it distinctly understood
that he is to be responsible for the
conduct of these prosecutions and will
"have his reward" for their management,
whether it be of glory or of shame.
He did not know at what point in the
progress of the trial Mr. Speer would put
in his appearance, as he is very much en??/visn/i
Kit. nu-n in Atlanta..
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but the trials would proceed all the same,
without reference to the Georgia lawyer's
connection with them.
Judge Melton expressed a perfect willingness
to furnish any matters of information
proper for publication respecting the cases,
such as the names of the parties, the specific
charges against them, Ac., but as his papers
had not yet reached him from Charleston,
he was at present unable to do so.
The Columbia correspondent of the Xeus
and Courier says the Court was formally
opened on Monday, and after the call of the
petit jurofcs they were dismissed until Tuesday
morning 011 account of the non-arrival
of Judge Bryan. He was expected on Monday
night, and Judge Bond on Tuesday.
Of the twenty-seven jurors who answered to
their names, fifteen are * Democrats. There
are none from York county. Two of the
jurors are John Agnew, of Columbia, and
W. W. Russell, prominent Greenbackers.
The services of a grand jury will be dispensed
with during this term, as the proceeding
will be on "informationand belief."
The State Democratic Executive Committee,
at a meeting on Monday night, devoted
some time to a consideration ofthe political
persecutions in the United States Court, and
passed a resolution requesting the Legislature
to make an appropriation of ten thousand
dollars, if so much be necessary, for
the defence of the State officers of election
who are prosecuted by the United States for
nurfiiMYiiiKp tlw.ir flntip? a.ponrdintr to law.
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PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.
The annual Convention of the Cotton Planters'
Association of America, having for its
object the devising of ways and means to
improve the condition of all agriculturists
who live and work on Southern soil, convened
in Vicksburg, Miss., on Wednesday
of last week. There was a large attendance
of delegates from all the Southern States,
and a number of capitalists and manufacturers
from Northern and Eastern States.
lne c onvention was caueu to oruer uy
Col. Frank C. Morehead, president of the
Association. lie then introduced the Rev.
C. K. Marshall, who in an eloquent and fervent
prayer invoked God's blessing upon all
present and upon the deliberations to follow.
The President next introduced ex-Chief J ustice
Simroll, who delivered an address of
welcome on behalf of the citizens of Vicksburg.
The address, which was eloquent and practical,
was frequently interrupted by applause.
He was followed by Governor llobt.
Lowry, who extended a cordial welcome
to the delegates on the part of the State of
Mississippi.
The delegation from South Carolina in the
Convention numbers fifteen. Of these Mr.
J. A. Leland has been placed on the committee
on resolutions, Mr. L. A. Ransom 011
the committee on credentials, and Mr. J.
W. Wofi'ord on the committee on order of
business.
On Thursday, after an hour devoted to
routine business, Major Rama, of Atlanta,
Ga., delivered an address upon the subject
of cotton, its history, growth of the industry,
and improved methods of planting.
Prof. Myers, State Chemist of the Mississippi
Agricultural College, spoke at length
| upon the subject of cotton seed, its products
and its value for seeding, oil and fertilization,
giving exhaustive details from a strict
ly scientific standpoint, showing its value
to planters and the diversity of products obtained
from it. After the technical description
was ended, the professor gave figures
of the enormous percentage of profits realj
ized by oil mills at the expense of planters.
. j lie described the simple methods of clarifying
crude oil, of which he exhibited many
samples, and advised the association to establish
mills of its own. Soap made from
crude and refined oils was also exhibited,
the latter equaling white Castile. The pro|
fessor stated that the fact was developed in
a recent suit in Chicago that cotton seed oil
was largely mixed with tallow and sold as
i lard. He reduced all scientific details to
i simple money value for the better coin pre'
hension of his audience.
, i Thos. Pray, Jr., of Boston, editor of Cot>
{ton, Wool and Iron, spoke of the diversity
s! of interests in cotton, and advised a moredi
j rect intercourse between planters and spin"!
ners, and the organization of State com mi tI
i tees from members of the association for the
L j purpose of co-operation in improving the
II quality of the staple by advanced methods
>j of cultivation. Mr. Pray has carefully
studied cotton in the field four consecutive
> I years, and inteiested the audience greatly
:: when describing the results of examinations
4 made by him over all the cotton belts. He
t took issue with all those who said the South
i I needed the assistance of capital, claiming
I that the soil and climate were all sufficient. |
' Planters ought to have their sons taught the
' mechanical arts instead of the learned pro-i
| fessions, thus saving the paying of big sala- ,
i ries to trained Northern men. Mills had
j failed because of the inexperienced men
| who managed them. To be successful ma - i -
; chinery repair shops should be established. J
| Some Southern men have already done this,
i and instances were cited where their sons j,
! had passed through all grades at the Lowell w
machine works, and received training that |j
enabled them to fill places of the highest h
responsibility. tl
When he had concluded, the venerable
Ex-Governor Patton, of Alabama, arose and k
warmly thanked Mr. Pray, saying that for P
fifty years he had advocated that policy, "
and was happy to know it was at last favor- ni
ably considered.
John Chaffee, a New Orleans banker, com- t(
plimented both speakers, and told of a young 11
man of his city who had had some expe- P
rience, and was now superintendent of an j,
extensive iron establishments on a large ai
salary. The three speakers were frequently
applauded.
The afternoon session was addressed by
Hon. A. .1. McWhirter, Commissioner of
Immigration. lie is President of the society
recently organized at Louisville composed
of leading men from every Southern
State. He .spoke of misapprehensions ex
isting in foreign lands respecting the South, '
which are due to the publications of the T
agents of the land grant roads interested in j
selling lands in the West. Maps with black
spots marked "yellow fever," were employed
to frighten foreigners from the South.
He advocoted the establishment of connections
with foreign transportation companies u
and departments for immigrants at Southern
ports. b
A. W. Crandall, of Louisiana, chairman, b
read the report of the committee on resole.- j'
tions. Those adopted related to the world's ft
exposition, desiring the co-operation of the I]
States in memoralizing Congress for an ap- "
propriation sufficient to enable several State s is
and Territories to make collective exhibits 11
illustrative of the resources of the whole ,.]
country, also inviting the government to
make exhibits by heads of department, sim- ^
ilar to those of the Philadelphia centennial, v
and asking Congress to make an appropria- V
tion sufficient to cover the expense.
F. C. Morehead, of Vicksburg, was re- Ui
elected President for the sixth consecutive il]
term ; Permanent Secretary, T. P. Grashy, ^
of Yieksbunr: Treasurer. W. A. Pollock,
of (ireenville, Miss. ? "
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The State Baptist Convention.?'The
State Baptist Convention met in the city of si
Charleston on Wednesday of last week. s<
There was a pretty full attendance and the }''
Convention proceeded to business without
delay. Col. \V. B. Edwards, of Darlington, j',1
presided with his accustomed courtesy and Jtl
dignity. At precisely quarter-past iuociock
the president rapped the Convention to or- si
tier and opened the exercises by reading the ('r
S-lth Psalm : "How amiable are Thy tabernacles,
O Lord of Hosts." This was followed
by the singing of the Hymn beginning
"Oh God, our help in ages past," etc., and
with prayer by the Rev. J. C. Furman, i).
1)., of Greenville. The delegates from the p
several Associations were then enrolled, hi
the delegate from York Association being ti
Rev. J. K. Covington. After the enroll- 11
ment of delegates the annual election of oflicers
was held with the following result: *}
President, Col. W. B. Edwards, of Darlington.
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Vice-president, Air. T. P. Smith, of M
Charleston. 1,1
Secretarv, Rev. Luther Broadus, of Newberry.
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Assistant secretary, Mr. A. B. WoodruiT, t,'
of Spartanburg. ii
Treasurer, Professor C. II. Judson, of ti
Greenville.
The annual sermon was preached by Rev. n;
Charles Manly, of Greenville, after which V!
several matters of business were taken np
and dispatched. n,
Thursday's exercises were of an interest- oi
ing character, being devoted mainly to the ui
celebration of the two hundredtli anniversa- P1
ry of the organization of the first Baptist tc
church in Charleston. sl
On Friday reports of various boards were
received and several questions were ably ni
.1? 1 4.1.^ ?u K/^?*?m;o^anl,
(llSCUSSeu?II1U \> Ul K Ui inline m1.-5n1vn1.-3 ur- u<
ing one of the most important subjects presented,
and one which received the earnest 11
attention of the entire Convention.
On Saturday a number of reports were
submitted, among them one on woman's Vj
mission work, and on the work of the State
mission board. tj
The report of the committee to nominate
the executive board was adopted after some e:
discussion. It recommends that the lotation
of the board be at Greenville, with the S{
following officers: Charles Manly, presi- i>,
dent; C. II. Judson, vice-president; James
A. Hoyt, auditor; Richard II. Griffith, corresponding
secretary and treasurer, at a 1(1
salary of $1,500; J. A. Mundy, J. C. Smith, iU
A. S. Townes, W. C. Lindsay, John Stout,
J. L. Vass, Luther Brodus, T. I*. Bell, A. tl
J. S. Thomas. in
In the afternoon the Convention adjourn
ed, to meet next year in Marion. On Sunday
nearly all the pulpits in Charleston li
were filled by Baptist ministers.
Gkx. Beauregard's History of the
War.?The announcement is made that the
History of the War, to the preparation of
which Gen. Beauregard has for some years
been giving his attention, will be published
during the winter. ^
Since it was first known that Gen. Beauregard
had determined upon the publication
of such a work, it has been expected with
general interest by the public, both North
and South. Able and distinguished critics
who have seen the manuscript characterize "
it as a fascinating book, and the most inter- "
esting and important contribution yet made rc
by any Southern writer to the history of the late
war, and say that it throws totally new t\
light upon many events hitherto imperfect- ft
ly understood or wholly misunderstood. A most
capable and discriminating critic is e<
the Hon. Charles A. Dana, the editor of the d<
New York ,Sitn} who savs: "It is, in my B
judgment, a very valuable and important .
work. It sets forth facts hitherto unknown ]v
or unappreciated. It sheds new and valuable
light on controverted questions, and it a]
narrates in a simple, unaffected, easy and
engaging style, the story of the most importaut
facts of the great struggle. It isespe- sj
cially worthy of commendation for the mod- '
eratfon and freedom from excitement with
which it discusses points that have been the
subject of embittered disputes in the hands
of other writers. While the view of the J
writer is powerfully maintained and forti- Cl
tied by unquestionable documents, I have "
not found anywhere an angry word or un- W
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YORKVILLE ENQUIRER.
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[X issuing our prospectus for lxs-1, we deem it
L only necessary to announce that the leading
atures which have characterized the editorial
induct of the Yokkviu.k Knpitukk for the
ast quarter of a century will he retained, and
hut it has been in the past will be an assurance
f what it shall be in the future. The leading
apartments of the paper will he retained as
cretofore, and they will be conducted with
le same labor and "care that have marked our
Torts in the past. While the Literary and
[iseellaneous features of the Hnqi irkk will lie
ept up to the standard which has given the
apcr a distinctive character, careful attention
ill also lie given to the News department,
hich will em brace a record of the leading events
> the State and National Capitals; C'ongresr??.il
T.ixrittliitivo nvfu-oorliiiL'S! "Scrans and
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ipies; a com pond of the News Abroad and at
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Local, County and State News; Editorial
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romote the welfare and prosperity of our State
nd people, which will, we trust, continue to
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irgest clubs, as follows:
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For the third largest eTui>,'onc No. 8 TROPIC
OOKINO STOVK, an^ fixtures complete, valed
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The Buggy is of "piano box" style, with top;
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It is hung low, with high and comfortable
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arnish made in the United States. The Buggy
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t is furnished to us by Mr. FRANK E. SMITH,
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i clubs under this proposition, will expire on
le FIRST MONDAY OF MARCH, 1K84. Thereire,
persons who desire the benclit of club
ites, must subscribe and pay for the paper beire
that date, as after the 'expiration of that
me it will not be furnished for less than $2.50
nless new clubs are formed.
All letters should be addressed to
L. JI. GRIST.
Yorkvilie, S.
November 2!t, 18JW 4s tf
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Mayor Courtenay has been renominated
y the Democracy of Charleston, 8. 0., for
lay or of that city.
? More than a dozen negroes have been
idged in the Pldgefteld jail within the past
eek.
? The taxes collected in Barnwell county
lis year fall short of paying the cur;nt
expenses of the county.
? Fourteen negro families, embracing thirMive
persons, left Laurens, a few days ago,
ir Arkansas. Others will soon follow.
? Isaac Anderson, the negro who murder1
Owen Williams, a white man, about a
Dg, a few weeks ago, has been convicted at
arnwell and sentenced to be hanged.
? The Georgetown and Lanes Railroad
!in?l i? now rnsvdv for
Ulgiinieu lrjmmu i.
The l)ook will unquestionably be an ex- j S(
ceedingly valuable and notable addition to j'?
the literature of American history, and ! must
have a very large sale throughout the j cc
country, both on account of the great mo- ! tl
ment of the theme and the? admirable style J V
in which it seems to have been treated. It IV
will, of course, be of peculiar value and interest
to the people of South Carolina, on 3
whose soil the active operations of the great ,j
war were so dramatically begun by Gen. ! ?:
i Beauregard himself, and with the long, bril- j y
i liant and successful defence of which his j .
! name and fame are inseparably associated, j S(
The History will be published by Harper | p
j & Brothers, and will be sold exclusively by ' (j
subscription, through their general inana- j ;
I ger, Mr. T. K. Oglesby, of Atlanta, Ga.,
| who will have the State canvassed by active | "
I and intelligent agents.?Xeins and Courier. ""
| Persons desiring to act as agents for Gen- j e,
eral Beauregard's book, should write at once si
| to Mr. Oglesby, at Atlanta, sending proper
I endorsements with their applications. ! I1
t<
j ? Congressman Dibble arrived in Wash- j k
i ington last week, and after his arrival was j11
| informed of a prevalent rumor that he had !
j forsaken Mr. Randall and resumed his alle-, si
: giance to his constituents. An emphatic ; fi
; denial of the rumor was promptly followed o
with the additional remark that after work- 01
, ing hard all summer for the ex-,Speaker, he ;
: did not propose to give up the tight on i:he n
I eve of victory. ' j a
tl."5 UtUU V.V/illJi/i^vvv* m?jv* *?-? .? - wvV ,
Lisiness. Its construction ami equipments
re first-class in every particular.
? The dry goods house of llouknight, Ex utor,
& Co., of Columbia, has made an asgnment
with liabilities of $?>,412.67, and
miniated assets amounting to $2:j,l)7.'l..'J2.
? The value of South Carolina property
lis year, as returned for taxation, is $150,)!),:101
against $145,142,^92 last year, an in ease
in one year of $5,167,012.
? Mrs. Nancy Senn, of Graniteville, has
iiined against the Georgia Central Kail)ad,
$10,000 damages for injuries received
)me time ago on that railroad near Columns,
(la.
? Mr. John Wilson, a native of Fairfield
junty, died at King's Mountain, N*. C., on
in 16th instant, aged about 71 years. Mr.
v'ilson moved from Winnsboro to King's
[ountain about two years ago.
? Rock Hill Herald: Adjutant-General
[anigault has forwarded to Capt. Alien
ones, of the Catawba Rifles, a check for
JS..">4, the quota due that command, as proided
by the General Assembly.
? On Wednesday night of last week, a
m of J. S. It. Thomson, Esq., of Spartanurg,
had his hand severely, though not
angerously, lacerated in a revolving cutng
machine.
? W. P. Snyder has resigned his position
> assistant prosecuting otticer for the govrument
in the South Carolina election
ises. He says the government does not
nfticieiitly sustain its oltieers.
? A dispatch from Rome states that the
'ope has created Capt. P. W. Dawson, cdijr
of the Charleston jVeics and Courier, a
night of the order of St. George, for the
oble stand he has taken against dueling.
? With the completion of the new arteian
well at Charleston?probably by the
rst of January?the daily water supply
f that city will be increased to about G00,1)0
gallons, or four times what it is now.
? The Observer says that a Newberry farler
was charged the other day with being
Pharisee, because he thanked God that
he had corn and bacon enough to do him
without having to buy?he is "not as other
men are."
? The South Carolina Annual Conference
: of the M. K. Church, South, will meet in
, Sumter this year. It will assemble on the
12th of December, with Bishop A. \Y. Wil1
son, of Baltimore, in the chair.
? At Chester, on Wednesday afternoon ol
last week, .Joe Kennedy, a decrepid colored
man, 70 years of age, was run over by the
! south-bound train of the C. ('. A- A. Railroad
and instantly killed.
? Itock Hill Herald: The new engine lot
the factory has arrived and will be put up in
.inTim tlw? ??1?I nntrinr
j iV ICW l liv: pal I.) v?J iiiv, \/tvt vt.h...v
I which were shipped off for repairs have
| been finished, and will, it is thought, be in
Rock Hill within the next two weeks.
? Georgetown county, it appears, will
have to remain under the stock law. The
petitions for exemption in that county were
not signed by the requisite number of freehold
voters, and the County Commissioner?
therefore refused to declare the exemption,
? In the Court of Sessions at Greenville,
last week, William Carson and Thoma?
Good, colored, charged with the murder,
last summer, of James Massey, colored, were
tried and found guilty of manslaughter, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for a term ol
ten years each.
? The fund for the restoration of the South
Carolina room at Mount Vernon now
amounts to $(>-18. Of this sum, Greenville
gave $165; Richland, $131; Spartanburg,
$112; Anderson, $73; Edgefield, $58; Anderson,
$73; Edgefield, $58; Union, $08, and
York, $20.
? A Winnsboro dispatch of Thursday says;
"Nine dwellings were entered here iasl
nin-ht bv robbers, and a number of article?
stolen. One of the robbers was captured
to-day at Uidgeway and brought to this
place 011 the afternoon train and lodged ii
jail. Great excitement prevails here ovei
his arrest, and there is open talk of lynch
ing him."
? The Greenville Xnrx tell of two farmer:
named Austin and Dickey, who worked
jointly a farm of 250 acres which had beer
in cultivation forty-live or fifty years anc
was considered worn out. Their theory
was that by intelligent farming and gooe
management these lands could be made
1 J - 1 XV _ 11 ...
productive, and me resuu was uiai inc,\
realized some $1,700 for the crop they raisei
this year. They did it by deep plowing
fertilizing and the use of labor-saving ma
chinery, thus not only demonstrating theii
theory, but setting a good example to othei
farmers.
? An extra term of court for Spartanburg
county is now in sessions, Judge Hudsor
presiding. Some interesting cases wen
tried last week. The case of Finch vs
Finch for slander occupied nearly two days
The defendant is the grandfather of tin
plaintiff, and had used towards her, in the
presence of her children, "words imputing
to her unchastity." Her character was sup
ported by a score of the best men in the
community. The jury found for the plain
tiff in the sum of $4,66G. The defendeni
has given notice of a motion for a new trial
principally on the ground of excessive dam
age.
? Columbia yeoman: As outside contract*
expire, the convicts are returned to the Pen
itentiary, where they will probably remain
There is plenty of room as well as demand
for their services in and about the Penitentiary,
where, it is thought, they will here
itiif r ue Kiii|;iukvt'(i> I'unj i/i nit u?i > in.
who have been engaged at work on the Laurens
Railroad, were returned a few days
since, and it is more than likely that they
have come to stay. As other contracts expire,
the convicts will probably be called in,
and their labor utilized on the canal and in
the various workshops and industries within
the walls.
? In the Court of Sessions at Greenville,
last Friday, in the case of the State against
A'. R. Freeman, convicted of selling liquoi
behind a screen, a new trial was refused by
Judge Kershaw and the defendant sentenced
to pay a tine of $200 or be imprisoned for six
months in the county jail. The decision in
Freeman's case resulted in a general taking
down of screens by the bar rooms of the
city. Of the eighteen retail liquor estabmonts
in the city one is in a cellar and two
in back rooms. These continue business as
heretofore upon the assumption that the decision
does not affect their cases. The front
doors of the bar rooms have been thrown
wide open, and in the absence of the screen.
mid blinds everything going on within 1.l'ully
open to public view.
? Hock Hill Ilerahl: A special meeting ol
Bethel Presbytery was held at Itock Hill on
Friday night, Kith instant, to make arrangements
to ordain Licentiate W. B. Jennings
to the ministry and to install him as
pastor of the Hock Hill Church. In accordance
with the arrangements made at thai
meeting, Mr. Jennings preached his trial ser111011
on Saturday morning. It was highly
satisfactory and evincedthethorough litnes>
of the candidate for the sacred duties upon
which he was about to enter. After the sermon
and another by Hev. Mr. Jordan, ol
Winnsboro, the Licentiate was examined
and afterwards ordained. His examination
was thorough and was more than satisfactory.
On Sunday morning, after the morning
services, lie was duly installed as pastor ol
the church by the committee appointed for
that purpose?Revs. J. S. White and J. H,
Thornwell and Elder Peter Garrison.
MERE-MENTION.
The man Nelling, who so mysteriously
murdered Miss Ada Atkinson, the farmer'?
daughter, at Fowler, Indiana, last month,
was lynched on Monday. I le put on his hai
and coat, met the mob at his cell door, and
walked to his death quietly. The Presi1
AT.,.1 rn.n
/Weill/ IlilS UppuiIllCU uii ivium iunta^y , u, own
of ex-Judge Mackey, to he consuTat Hie
Grande Dosul, Brazil. He has left for hi?
field of labor. The trial of O'Donnell,
for the mr.rder of Carey, will begin in London
to-morrow. Of the scores who have
heen arrested for violation of the election
laws in New York and Massachusetts, nearly
all belong to the party that is raising the
howl about the intimidation of negro voters
in the South. Last Friday night a band
of masked citizens went to the drug store ol
('. C. Sutton, at Homney, Indiana, bound
him, and then destroyed his stock and totally
destroyed the building. Sutton sold
whisky, anil the destruction of his property
was effected on that account. The \ icksbitrg,
Miss., bank has failed, with liabilities
of over &S()0,(Mill. On Saturdaylast, President
Arthur issued a pardon to Sergeant
Mason, confined in Albany penitentiary under
sentence of eight years' imprisonment
for attempting to shoot Guiteau. Mason
was released on Monday. Ward's statue
of Washington was unveiled on the stops
of the sub-treasury building, Wall street,
New York, last Monday. The number
of Indians in the Everglades of Florida is
estimated at eight hundred. The bank
presidents and other leading business men
of Boston have begun an early agitation of
the movement for a new bankrupt law.
| The Gaelows.?John Chisholm was
i hanged for wife murder in the Essex county,
j N. J., jail, at 10.1(5o'clock, A. M., lastThursI
day. When the sheriff announced that the
1 hour had come Chisholm declined to hear
1 his death warrant read, saying all he wanted
was to be prayed for. He walked firmly
: to the gallows holding a crucifix, attended
.1 /? MI r. A 4- 111 II!
I uy earners khhiij' a \_uuimn.?. m.iu
I the trap was sprung and at 10.82 he was
! pronounced dead from strangulation. Only
I 8(5 persons were present. The body was de[
live red to his relatives, who gave bonds
| that the funeral should be private.
At Loudon, Tenn., Andy Taylor, the last
of the three notorious Taylor brothers, was
hanged at 8.1 "> i\ 31. on Friday, lie remained
indifferent to the last and refused to
| converse at all with a minister, lie ate
' dinner with much relish and at 2.30 he was
taken from the jail and mounted the gallows
with a firm step. When asked if he
wished to address those present he replied
that he did not. 1 le was entirely unmoved,
and after the noose was adjusted he said to
the sheriff, with an oath: "I could drink
your heart's blood." lie died from strangulation
in 0 minutes after the trap was
sprung. The body hung for 27 minutes.
The gallows was screened, this being the
first private execution that ever took place
in that State. About 3 hours after the execution
of Andy Taylor, Bill Williams and
.John Mc-Kee, all white, became involved
in a quarrel with some negroes. Williams
was struck on the head with a stone, fraci
taring his skull.
LOCAL, AFFAIRS, f
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. !j
T. A. Crawford. M. I)., .Secretary?Medical As-I ?
i | sociation. ;
1 Clark Brothers?Notice. 'J
Withers Adiokes?Preparing for Christmas. (1
i Hunter At Oates?The Mammoth. \
. i W. (!. Latimer?Dress Hoods. hi
1 j Munn it Co.?Patents. n
> ! Jos. F. Wallace, Pis.? Clerk's Sale. ) v
' i .). P. Moore, Agent for the heirs-at-la\v of S. ^
[ j Hemphill, deceased?Land at Public Auc- ^
tion. j c
, I J. A. Carroll, Agent?For Rent. ' li
T. M. Dohson?Listen What They Say about The ('
i | old Chap. | j;
11 micock a* .MiiKM'?cioseu uiu. j,
> Dolison A Parish?Always on Hand,
i : M. Strauss?No One Can Cndersell.
I. M. Adams?Smoothing Irons?Now Goods. ?
Parish A* MrK night?'Two Stores Thrown in One. ! p
I! cl
j thanksgiving service. | e
' i There will be the "ThanksgivingService," ' "
' I with a sermon, in the Church of the Good I n
' I Shepherd, on Thursday, at 10.510, A. M. 111
, j cotton shipments.
' The shipments of cotton from the depot in !
1 this place, to November 20th, aggregate
[ 3,251:1 bales. j r<
r .misprint. a
By a typographical error, in our notice, a
1 last week,of the supper given to the Blairs- tl
] ville band, the name of Mr. Julius A. Hope, j"
one of the donors, was incorrectly printed as .
I "J. \V. Hope." ^
ANNIVERSARY BALL. "
Invitations are out for the twenty-eighth
I anniversary ball of King's Moutain Military r
* School, to be given by the cadets of the in- a
I stitution on the evening of the lflth of Do- P
4 eember. 11
i * v
r REV. L. R. McCOHMICK. <
Rev. L. It. McCormick, pastor of Allison ?e
Creek Church in this county, has been unan- ^
? imously elected to the pastorate of the Pres- *
I bytorian Church in Gastonia, X. C. If he t
J accepts he will give, the Gastonia church a
T onlv one half of his time. s
j ' v
J DEATH OF Mrs. FULLENWIDER. t
Mrs. Mary C. Fullenwider died in Shelby, n
1 X. C., on Thursday last. She will be re- 11
, mem bored as formerly the widow of Mr. ?
Samuel L. McConnell of Yorkville, who v
r died in the year 185(5. Previous to her t
marriage with Mr. McConnell, she was a u
Miss Howie, of Union county, S. C. a
1 PERSONAL MENTION. J
1 Senator Hart and Representees Wilson e
' and Riddle went from this place on Monday
j to be present at the opening of the Legis- ^
s lature on Tuesday. p
f, C. E. Spencer, Esq., also went to Colum- tl
bia on the same day, in attendance upon ti
I the Supreme Court. ^
|. We were pleased to meet, in town last ?
Monday, Rev. C. II. Wiley, of Winston, p
- X. C., agent of the American Bible Society t<
for the C'arolinas. v
5 CHURCH NOTICES. "
Baptist?Rev. J. K. Covington, Pastor, n
i Services at Union next Sunday at 11 o'clock, e
A.M. At the church in Yorkvilleat 71\ M. "
Presbyterian?Rev. T. It. English, Pas- ?
' tor. There will be no service in this church *
' next Sunday in consequence of the absence
, of the pastor at Rich burg. u
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks, n
, Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church at a
i 11 o'clock, A. M.; and in the church at ^
0
Yorkville at night. rj
Episcopal?Rev. Aug. Prentiss, Rector, p
; Service, with sermon, in the Church of the t<
tlood Shepherd, on Sunday, December 2nd, t<
- at 10.3b A. M. Sunday-school at 4 P. M. ^
[ rector will be in Rock Hill. .
DEATII OF REV. W. 11. PRESSLEY. p
We regret to learn of the death 01 ltev. 11
! W. B. Pressley, which occurred from heart v
\\
disease at his residence in Statesville, N. C.,
' on Sunday lust. Mr. Pressley was a minis- r*
' ter of prominence in the Associate Reformed e
' Presbyterian Church, and pastor of the c
! Statesville congregation. At the recent ri
; meeting of the Synod at Chester, he was, Pj
> present, an active and zealous member, ap- v
parently in the enjoyment of his usual ti
health. But such are the inscrutable ways tl
1 of Providence. For a wise purpose this 1
| faithful servant in the Lord's vineyard is ^
, cut down in his prime, and in the midst of '
. an active life of usefulness. Mr. Pressley
: was a native of this county, and a brother h
of Mr. Hen. C. Press ley, of Clay Hill. r;
ii
i SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON. n
1 The Chester Bulletin notes that at the a
' Louisville Exposition, the prize of $200 was ^
j awarded to Capt. (). A. Wylie, of Richburg, j.
, Chester county, for the best bale of South jf
. Carolina cotton. The Bulletin says: "There
: were quite a number of bales on exhibition ii
| from this State, and the award is a feather n
in the cap of Chester county, and speaks ^
well for the enterprise and public spirit of
one of our citizens." f(
The prize of $700 offered for the best bale
, of upland cotton was awarded to J. Bailer,
i of Claiborne county, Mississippi. "
, Mr. W. B. Garrison, of Warren, Arkan;
sas, who received S1,">00 in premiums, is an
' old citizen of York county, having a numher
of years ago emigrated to Arkansas tl
, from the Ebenezer section near Rock Ilill. .
BUSINESS CHANCES. q
! Messrs. Colcock it Miller have sold out
i their stock of goods to Messrs. Parish it ri
McKnight, who are moving them into their ei
new brick store next door to the bank. In tl
retiriijp from business, Messrs. Colcock <t n
Miller publish a neat card, acknowledging ,s
thanks for the patronage bestowed upon ^
them and commending to their customers gj
the house of I'arisn & ..vicivnigm. \> line i o;
we wish the lust-named house all success in si
disposing of the large stock thus added to B
their already extensive business, we regret the
closing of business by the retiring firm, cl
which was composed of energetic, go-ahead Q]
young men. Hut Mr. Colcock, who is one
of the most successful traveling salesmen on t(
the road?one who commands a high salary?desires
to devote his whole time to this I "
business, and hence the change. Mr. Miller ) C(
is empowered to close up the business of the |
concern, and may be found in the rear room i ^
of thestore for that purpose. It is his in- Y
tention to resume business the first of next u]
year. . j tl
Messrs. Clark Bros, announce this week
that they will close up their business at the ju
end of this year. This js necessitated by
the ill health of Mr. It. Frank Clark. These 11^
, gentlemen have been in business in this in
town for over a quarter of a century, and in ! O
| thus retiring from business they can have '
! the satisfaction of knowing that they have I
! ever sustained the reputation of honorable ! j1(
! merchants,' having built tip,a large and ex- i di
tensive trade, and retaining the confidence | in
j of the public. We learn that they will be | cr
curwoflerl hv Mr. .1 antes If. Itiddle. who 9'
j has been connected witji the house for the ^
! past two years, and is iif deservedly popular j p,
! young man of fine business qualifications. I st
1 ma
| The Missing Chester Girl Found.? i
An Atlanta, Ga., disuatch says: The dis-1
; appearance of Miss '1/iiume, from Chester, j i
S. C., has been solved by her discovery in
i the Cave Spring Deaf and Dumb Institute.!
I The girl, giving the name of Jessie Melton, j111
I applied for admission to the institute sever- U]
| al weeks ago. The publication of the dis- j
i j appearance of Miss Timme suggested to
Superintendent Connor a suspicion that tii
Miss Melton was the missing girl, and upon ei
J charging the young lady with the fact she R
j acknowledged her identity, saying that T'
j she left home on account of the treatment1
by her father, and that she would die before i'
she would go back. She says that she was 'St
a pupil in the South Carolina Institute for st
the Deaf and Dumb, and started back to i a
hool after the summer vacation, hut her
ither, being opposed to her going to school,
ad written to the superintendent to send
er back home, and when she heard that
le came to Atlanta, determined to make
er own living. Arriving there, she was
irected to the National House, at which
Irs. Groom, formerly Matron of the Alanma
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and
er mute daughter, Miss Ella, are boarding,
rom Atlanta, Mrs. Groom sent her to Cave
nring, where she gave her name as Jessie
Lelton, and said that for four years she had
ved with a Mrs. Smith, of Charlotte, N.
., but Mrs. Smith had left for a tour in
lurope, and she had to look for a new
ome. She now says she is willing to go
ack home, but that as soon as she becomes
f age she will go to stay. She is a spright;
girl, but a little self-willed, and when
liarged with reading too many dime novi
1 - 1 ?C -~1? 4-Vwi nnAoli An
IS, SI1C ItiUglllllKiy usivtru uic ijuwuun,
How did you know that? You would
lake a good detective." Her conduct
luch resembles that of Mary Churchill.
THE RAILROAITEMBEZZLEMENT.
The Charlotte Observer of Thursday, has *
iie following concerningthe Air-Line Railed
embezzlement:
The trial of Mr. J. E. Adams, late ticket
gent of the Richmond & Danville Railroad,
nd Capt. Oscar Nesbit, late conductor on 1
lie Air-Line road, that was set for a hearng
before the Inferior court to-day, will not
e heard, having been continued to the next
erm of the court by reason of a confession,
nd of a sudden, startling turn in the aspect
f the ease, involving other parties besides
ulams and Nesbit. Tuesday night, Judge
elienck, the leading prosecutor for the raiload
company, was approached in his room
t the Buford House by Mr. Adams, who
roceeded to unbosom himself and make a
nil and clear confession of his connection
/ith the frauds practiced upon the railroad.
)f what passed between the two, the reportr
was able to learn but little, though what
ie gives comes from authority. Mr. Adams
tnted to J udge Schenck that he had come to
nake a full confession of his guilt, knowing
Dill li would do proven on mm ux uie mui,
ml that he mightjustaswell give itup. He
aid that he had considered the matter and
/as further advised by his friends to make
he confession and throw himself upon the
lercy of the court. The confession was
nade in a straight forward manner, and in
iving his statement, Adams involved othrs
in the swindling with himself. Just
/ho these parties are, and to what extent
hey were involved in the affair, we were
nable to learn, but were given the assurnee
that it will all* come out soon enough,
alums' confession is in the possession of
udge Schenck and it will be used whenevr
it is seen proper. ^
This confession gave a new aspect to the
use, and yesterday Adams was summoned
efore the grand jury who proceeded to take
is testimony. Upon statements made in
his testimony, the grand jury drew up a
rue bill of indictment against Capt. James
IcCool, a former Air-Line conductor. Mr.
idarns was then required to give a bond of
1,000 for his appearance for trial at the next
arm of the court. Capt. Xesbit was required
3 give two bonds of $o00 each, and the case
/as continued until the next court, when
ew developments are expected.
"The railroad company has got at the
Dck bottom facts in the case," said the pros- '
cution to a reporter yesterday evening,
and more than Adams and Xesbit will be
aught." The railroad's attorneys state
hat part, but not all of the money will be
ecovered by the company.
It was on the 1st-of last July that a genine
commotion was caused in this commuity
when a constable brought the ticket
gent Adams and conductor Xesbit before
ustice Waring in this city, and a charge of
mbez/Jement was preferred against them.
'he surprise of the people was genuine, for
oth the parties not only bore good chancers,
but stood well in the community, and
3 suspicion either of them of dishonesty
/ould have been regarded its an open insult.
'he railroad company charged that they
au oeen systematically swindling uie aimany
of money for about two years previous
3 the day of their arrest. The ticket agent
as charged with selling tickets to Atlanta
rithout stamping them, the conductor with
iking them up without punching them and
eturning them to the agent, the two pockting
the money. The conductor was also
harged with collecting cash fares and not
sturning the cash to the company. These
harges were preferred against them before
lie magistrate, and after a preliminary investigation
they were released on bond for
rial by the Inferior court. At the last term
he case was continued to the present term,
'lie confession of one of the parties now foldws
and new developments in the sad case
re expected.
A subsequent issue of the Observer says :
Besides the three parties whose names
ave already been given to the public, the
iiilroad claims that there are four others '
triplicated in the swindling, and that at the
ext term of the Inferior court there will be
mighty "shaking up of the dry bones."
VTho the other parties are, the prosecution
oes not care to state at the present time,
lailroad men tell us that Capt. Jim McCool
s merchandising in Georgia. Adams has
elivered up his personal property, consistig
of a fine horse and buggy and set of liaress,
a wagon and harness, to Capt. J. J.
formley, general depot agent in this city.
The confession of Adams was voluntary,
nd his friends say he had sufficient grounds ' (
ir his action. J
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? By the present schedule time 011 the
Jchmond and Danville Railroad, Charlotte
nd Danville are not four hours apart. v
? J. E. Selby, a Charlotte sportsman, claims
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lis season?all on the wing.
? There were three convictions of murder
t the recent term of Superior Court in
oldsboro. ?
? The Baptists of North Carolina have
lised $93,000 of the $100,000 desired for the
idowment of Wake Forest College, and
le recent State Convention raised $.3,000
lore. It is said that the other $4,000 is asired.
-The election, on Tuesday of last week,
ir a member of Congress in the First Conressional
District, to till the vacancy caused
y the death of Mr. Pool, Republican, redted
in the election ol Thomas E.Skinner,
emocrat.
? According to the estimate of the Agriiltural
department, North Carolina will
lake an average of 100 pounds lint cotton
i her 1,050,000 acres devoted to that prouct.
The yield will be 37.3,-383 bales. The
)tal crop is figured out at 5,964,Gil bales.
? Charlotte Obxercer, Sunday: A three
lillion dollar mortgage was yesterday reirded
in the office of the register of deeds,
; the court house in this city. It was a
lortgage given by the Charlotte, Columbia
Augusta Railroad Company to the New
ork Trust Company, and was made to take
p all the outstanding or existing debts of
ie said railroad company. It is in conrmity
to the action of the stockholders of
ie company at a late meeting held in Co- i
imbia.
? In the Superior Court of Cleveland coun*,
last week, A. Bechtler and J. W. Simions,
who raised the check on 11. 1). Lee &.
a., bankers, at Shelby, were found guilty
id sentenced to ten years each in the penintiary.
The young man, Mason, who
jars a very good character in Marion, his
une, was fully acquitted. Mason was the
jpe of Bechtler and was inveigled by him
ito what seemed to be a participation in
ime, but which in reality was the result
ignorance and innocence. He was dended
in the trial by Mr. B. D. Sinclair, of
larion. His acuuittal meets with the an
roval of all acquainted with the circumanees.
Jinancial anb Commercial.
YOKKVILLK, November28.?Cotton XJ to 9j.
CHARLESTON, November 26.?Cotton lirm ;
iddling, 101.
LIVERPOOL, November 26.?Cotton steady^
:>land.s, 5 15-16(1.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, November 25.?The following is;
ie comparative cotton statement for the- week
uling November 25: 1883. 1882.
eceipts at all ports for the week, 220,47R 259,557
Dtal receipts to this date 2,180,37ft 2,119,4X4
xports for week 101,338 157,953
ital exports to date, 1,081,754 1,159,199;ock
at all U. S. ports 939,506 745,901 "
ockatall interior towns 175,921 131.166.
,ock at Liverpool 432,000 485,000merican
for Croat Rritain 239.000 225,00Ui