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Straps and Jfaftsi.
? Frank James, brother and accomplice of
the famous Western desperado, is dying of
consumption in jail at Independence, Mo.
? The Massachusetts clergy ignored Ben.
Butler's Thanksgiving proclamation altogether,
and refused to read it from their
pulpits.
? Mr. Pressly, a son of the late Rev. W.
B. Pressly, ofStatesville, who had been con
imtu lit me luiuviic usjiuui ut luui^niuuu,
N. C., has been completely restored to his
reason.
? Bechtler, the Cleveland, N. C., check
raiser, has been safely landed in the penitentiary
; but his partner in crime, Simmons,
made his escape from the guards
while en route to the State prison.
? The largest locomotive ever built is now
being made in Sacramento by the Central
Pacific Railroad. The engine and tender
will weigh 105 tons, and will be 65 feet 5
inches long.
? The John P. King Mill, at Augusta, Ga.,
commenced baling goods last Friday for
market. The mill has 26,500 spindles and
800 looms, and is very complete. The company
has a capital of $1,000,000, and begins
operations witn a surplus of nearly $200,000.
? Lieut. Garlington, of Arctic fame, while
riding in the Soldiers' Home Grounds near
Washington, last Saturday afternoon, was
thrown from his horse and seriously injured.
He was carried to the house of Gen. Sturgis,
where he received medical attention. His
shoulder was dislocated and his knee cap
fractured.
? Chester Bulletin: The engine house of
Mr. R. A. Love, together with twenty bales
of cotton, the press, thresher and other
contents, was destroyed by fire between 3
and 4 o'clock last Sunday morning. The
engine was run until a late hour Saturday
evening, and it is conjectured that fire in
some way got out from it. The loss will
be between $1,200 and $1,500 with no insurance.
? Jud^e Hatch, of Santa Barbara, Cal.,
has received a swarm of bees from Jerusa- j
lem. They differ from the common honeygatherers
by being provided with a longer
tongue with which they are able to extract
the sweets from many flowers and shrubs
that other bees cannot reach. They are also
able to fly swiftly, and can remain longeron
the wing.
? In the Democratic caucus at Washington
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on Saturday mgnt to nominate a ranuiumc
for Speaker, Carlisle received 106 votes;
Randall, 54 ; Cox, 30. The New York delegation
voted for Cox. The East for Randall,
and the West and South for Carlisle.
South Carolina's vote was four for Carlisle
and two for Randall?Messrs. Dibble and
Tillman.
? The annual report of Attorney General
Brewster shows that there was paid out for
the expenses of United States Circuit and
District courts, including pay of marshals,
attorneys, clerks, jurors, &c., in the past fiscal
year $2,929,857.90. A considerable portion
of the report is devoted to the defects
of the jury system in the District of Columbia,
the evils of which, he says, "demand
condemnation."
? Correspondents write from Washington
that sixty million dollars for the education
of the illiterate of the South for the next fifteen
years, will probably be appropriated by
this Congress ; that a big fight will be made
to reduce the tax on whisky and abolish
that on tobacco, and that a bill will be introHura/l
ond viamrnnslv Klinnnrtad nrovidinc
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tensions of$8a month for all veterans of the
Mexican war.
? The Supreme Court of Georgia, in the
case of Cunningham against the National
Bank of Augusta, has decided that cotton
future notes are absolutely void. Cunningham
made a note for $5,000 to Warren,
Wallace & Co., in acotton future transaction.
The firm negotiated the note to the bank,
which sued Cunningham, who pleaded that
the note was void as it was given on a gaming
consideration. The court says that cotton
futures are as much gaming as faro, and
that such notes are void in anybody's hands
whether they knew the notes were given
for futures or not.
? Gen. Jeremy F. Gilmer, a prominent
citizen of Savannah, Ga., died last Saturday
night. He was a graduate of West Point
and an officer in the old army, and afterwards
a General in the Confederate service.
He was a native of North Carolina, and a
brother of the late Hon. John A. Gilmer,
who was a member of the United States
Congress at the commencement of the war,
and afterwards a member of the Confederate
Congress. At the time of his death Gen.
Gilmer was president of the Gas Light Company
and a director of the Georgia Central
Railroad.
? A dispatch from Waterbury, Conn.,
says: The public indignation against Truman
J. Smitn, the Watertown farmer, who
assaulted his wife and broke her leg a
month ago, having quarreled with her
because their children were all girls, culminated
Jast night in a visit to Smith's
house by twenty young men with tar and
feathers. Smith warned them off, and,
opening a window, tired into their midst,
filling the back of Myron Hard with small
shot, producing a painful but not serious
injury. Legal action against Smith, long
demanded by public opinion, is expected to
follow.
? A man named Carpenter, one of a party
of three who last summer robbed a stage in
Arizona, has actually died of fright. His
two comrades were lynched, he escaping
the search of the lynching party when they
attacked the prison, in which ail three were
confined. A few weeks ago he was released
on bail, when he went to his ranch about
twenty miles from Benson. He spent his
time in abject terror, refusing to eat or sleep,
expecting a visit from the Vigilantes. Deprived
of sleep and food, and nis mind constantly
filled with phantoms of his own crea
tion, ne at last Decame too 111 to leave nis
bed, and died in frightful delirium, first
begging for mercy, and then calling down
the vengeance of heaven on his imaginary
pursuers. He was literally scared to death.
? A Baltimore dispatch of Friday says:
A party of gentlemen in the employ of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
went down the river duck shooting this
morning. Among them were Perry Shafer,
chief of the west bound freight department,
and James H. Houston, chief engineer of
the Baltimore and Ohio fire department.
About nine o'clock, when seven miles from
the city, a flock of ducks flew over the stern
of the boat. Shafer, who was in the bow,
rose and fired; at the same time Houston,
who was amidship, also rose, and the contents
of Shafer's gun struck him in the
head, carrying off the whole crown, causing
death instantly. Shafer was terribly prostrated
by the affair. Houston was forty
years of age, and leaves a family. Shafer
and Houston were brothers-in-law.
? Gen. Rosecrans is the reputed author of
a scheme for the organization of the Democratic
party for the next Presidential campaign.
He proposes to divide the Democratic
voters into sections of tens, fifties,
hundreds, thousands, ten thousands and
twenty thousands, each section to have a
chief, whose duty it shall be to see that the
voters under him shall be in line for party
service at the polls or elsewhere, in obedience
to orders received by him from the
head centre. The chiefs are also to be entrusted
with the duty of collecting campaign
funds and of distributing campaign documents,
as well as the management of cam.
paigri work within their jurisdiction. The
National committee, under this system,
would issue its order to State committees,
and they would in turn instruct chiefs of
twenty thousands, &c., down to chiefs of
tens. It is understood that Gen. Rosecrans
proposes to raise campaign funds by voluntary
contributions of five cents each from
every enrolled Democrat in the organization.
? At Shreveport, La., last Friday, Richmond
Stuart, colored, was hanged for the
murder of his wife, in the presence of fully
4,000 people, most colored. Many colored
people came from places hundreds of miles
distant. Stuart mounted the scaffold firmly,
leading in prayer and giving out the hymn
himself, asking those present to join. He
proclaimed his innocence. The trap was
sprung at 11.25 P. M., and Stuart was
pronounced dead after hanging ten minutes.
The fall was about eight feet. His neck was
broken and only one or two nerve twitches
were observed after the drop fell. Just
before the hanging Stuart called his cousin
to the gallows and, bidding him good-bye,
directed that his body be buried on the plant
at ion, where he was born. Everything
passed off quietly and orderly. Ambrose
West, colored, lSVears old, convicted of the
murder of James Monroe, was hanged, Fri:
day, at Isabella, Ga. The rope broke on the
first attempt, and the execution was postponed
an hour. Joseph Jewell, one of three
men who murdered M. P. Renowden to get
i his earnings, $24.00, was hanged at San Jose,
j Cal., Friday. When the black cap was put
; on he said: "Put it on square; you've got
I it twisted." His neck was not broken by
S the fall, and several seconds afterwards he
1 made an effort as if to raise himself up, and
j cried out, "Oh!"
?hc ffdrfevttlc inquirer.
YORKVII.LE, S. C. :
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 0, 1883.
THE POLITICAL TRIALS.
The political trials were opened in the
United States District Court in Columbia
last Friday. The first case on tlie docket
is that of John Mitchell, colored Democrat,
of Charleston, charged with resisting and
obstructing Deputy Marshals. In the preliminary
proceeding, Mr. J. P. K. Bryan,
for the defense, argued against the right of
the prosecution to "stand aside" jurors,
urging that the United States Court ought
to conform its practice to that of the State in
which it is held, and that by the Act of the
Legislature of this State, passed in 1882, the
right of the prosecution to "stand aside,"
was revoked. Col. L. F. Youmans submitted
a communication from the State Supreme
Court, declaring that they could find
no instance in the judicial records of this
State wherein the State had exercised the
privilege of standing aside. After consultation,
Judge Bond declined to make any
new rule for the term, Judge Bryan dissenting
from Judge Bond's ruling, and an exception
being taken by the defense. An
attempt to set aside thejurors on the ground
of omission to make oath in the marshal's
return, and a demurrer to the indictment,
were both overruled by Judge Bond, Judge
Bryan dissenting and the defense excepting
in each instance. Judge Bryan said that sitting
as a Judge and a citizen of South Carolina,
he felt bound by the decision in the
Ellenton cases, when Chief Justice Chase
was sitting in the Court, to dissent, in order
to protect the right of every citizen who
comes here to be tried, until the question
of standing aside shall be definitely settled
by the highest tribunal. The drawing ot
the jury was then completed.
Judge Melton stood aside eight white
men and one negro, all supposed to be
Democrats. The counsel for the defense
challenged three peremptorily, and two for
cause, and made an issue in the case of one
white man. In the last three cases the jurors
were declared qualified by Judge Bond
and were sworn in. The result was a jury
of eleven whites and one colored, most if
not all of whom, by the standing aside
tactics of the District Attorney, are believed
to be of the opposite political party to tliat
of the accused. The names of the jurors are
as follows: E. L. Arthur, Joseph Bush (colored),
Fuller Prickett, J. H. Johnson, Cul
len Lark, E. R. Bolger, J. G. Long, 1). C.
Wolfe, Hezekiah Ellis, John Agnew, Jeremiah
Looper and Middleton Ray. After
the jury were sworn, Judge Bryan cautioned
them to avoid all conversation respecting
the case, and Judge Bond added that
if anyone attempted to speak to them about
the case it should be reported to the court.
The court was then adjourned to Monday
at 10 A. M.
Monday was occupied in taking testimony
in the case of Mitchell, and on the adjournment
of Court, at 4 P. M., 10 A. M.,
on Tuesday was set for the 'argument to
commence.
O'DONNELL CONVICTED.
The trial, in London, of Patrick O'Donnell,
for the murder of James Carey was
concluded last Saturday, the second day of
the hearing. The testimony offered by the
prosecution was substantially the same as
the statements hitherto published in regard
to the affair.
On Saturday the courtroom was crowded,
but there were few persons outside of the
building. Pryor sat behind Charles Russell,
the senior counsel for O'Donnell. The prisoner's
brother was present in court. O'Donnell
appeared calm. Walter Young, the
Port Elizabeth cab driver, was called for
the defense, lie testified that he frequently
drove Carey's family around Port Elizabeth
and they ought to know him. When
MrS. Carey and her son Tom denied it, he
was panic-stricken. He once said to Tom
Carey at Port Elizabeth, "You. are a line
fellow. Why did not you shoot O'Donnell
when he shot your father!" Tom answered,
"I had no revolver. I went to get it,
but when I went there it was gone, because
my father had it." Witness had mentioned
this to other cab drivers. The crossexamination
of this witness elicited 110
material change in his testimony. No other
witness was called for the defense and
Russell began his address to the jury, ltussell
spoke four hours, and upon concluding
his address he was greeted with loud applause,
which Judge Denman sternly repressed.
The Attorney General occupied an hour
and a half in Ids address, closing the case
for the government.
Judge Denham then delivered his charge
to the jury, which, at 7 P. M., retired. At
7.40 o'clock they returned to the court room
and requested Judge Denman to explain to
them certain matters connected with the
case. At 8.40 P. M. they again returned to
the court room and asked further explanations.
These were given them and they
again retired. At!) o'clock the jury came
into court with a verdict of "guilty."
Judge Denman thereupon sentenced O'Donnell
to be hanged on Monday, December 17.
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wanted to speak. The Judge, however, ordered
his removal. The police seized him,
when O'Donnell held up his right hand, his
fingers extended, and shouted, "Three
cheers for old Ireland!" "Good-bye United
States!" "To hell with the British, and
the British Crown!" "It is a plot made
up by the Crown!" The prisoner, shouting,
cursing and struggiing, was then forcibly
removed by the police, amid the most
fearful confusion and slamming of doors.
This action of O'Donnell caused the greatest
excitement and surprise, as he had previously
gained the sympathy of the audience
by his demeanor.
Mr. Pryor did not appear formally in the
case. He states that he had resolved to
apply for a hearing in the case of O'Donnell
and to force an explicit refusal to his application,
but that the other counsel in the
case gave, in writing, their opinion that the
appearance of an American lawyer sent by
Irish-Americans would be fatal to the prisoner.
They further stated that if the application
was made thpy would surrender
their briefs. Pryor finally consulted O'Donnell,
who decided to abide by the opinion
of Uussell and Sullivan,
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
The election at Black's Station, in this j
county, on Saturday last, on the question of
"License" or "No License," resulted in fa- ,
vor of "License," though our correspondent ]
failed to give us the vote cast on either side..
Black's is now the only incorporated town
in the county that legalizes the sale of in toxicating
liquors.
The - ction in Greenville, on Saturday,'
on the question of "License" or "No License,"
passed off quietly, notwithstanding
the intense interest manifested and the unu sually
heavy vote polled. A dispatch to the
News and Courier says when the pollsopened,
the liquor men rushed in a crowd of about
two hundred negroes, who voted solidly for
"License." The phalanx was, however,
finally broken, and the voting was quiet,
with alternate squads of wet and dry men,
during the day. The ladies of the Woman's
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dance of free lunch nt their rooms, near the
City Hall, where the election was in progress,
and in another building, in the same
vicinity, the colored temperance women
were conducting a similar institution. In
other portions of the city the liquor men
had an abundance of something to eat and
drink, which was lavishly dealt out to whites
and blacks the night preceding, and on the
day of election. About noon, touching de monstrations
were made by processions first
of white and then of colored children. Temperance
banners were hanging in profusion
about the streets, and either side had a band
of music on hand, and numbers of men were
at work. There was a continued, steady,
quiet, earnest and determined effort for
either side. The vote resulted as follows:
For license, 6G4; for no license, ">84, giving
a majority of 80 for the former.
In regard to the indiscriminate sale of
liquor in Greenville, the Xeivs says the
liquor dealers of that city held a meeting a
few nights ago and by comparing notes prepared
a list of 48 names of citizens of the
city and county who are recognized as victims
of strong drink and unable to control,
their appetite for it. Every bar keeper has
refused to sell liquor to these men, and if
they obtain it hereafter they will have to
send somebody else for it. It may not be
known by many that a written notice from
any relative of an habitual drinker to liquor
dealers not to sell him liquor, makes them
liable for any damage that may result to the
drinker or anybody else from liquor sold
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nun oy ine recipient 01 me ounce. aiiv
married woman can effectually prevent her
husband from drinking at the bars by sending
notice to the saloon keepers not to sell
him.
In Marion, on Saturday, a holy-contested
campaign was closed, with the election on
the question of "License" or "No License."
The total vote polled was 273, of which 14!)
were for no-license and 124 for license, amajority
of 25 for no-license. The registered
vote was 153 white and 130 colored, seventeen
more than the votes polled. Only 34
white voters voted the license ticket, while
37 colored votes voted the no-license ticket,
among which were the most respectable of
their color.
In Winnsboro, last Friday, the election
to decide the question of license or no li
cense for the sale of liquor in that town
resulted as follows: Against License, 171;
for License 112. It is said that there will
be a contest on the part of those in favor of
license, hut the general belief is that there
have been no irregularities sufficiently serious
to vitiate the election.
Prohibition scored a victory in Spartanburg
on Friday. Both sides put forth their
utmost efforts and a heavy vote was polled;
but "No license" won by 82 out of G9o votes.
The town of Orangeburg voted last Friday
on the question of License or No License,
giving a majority of 188 in favor of
"No License."
The election at Blackstock on Monday, to
decide whether licenses should longer be issued
for the sale of intoxicating beverages
in that place, resulted in a majority beingcast
in favor of No License.
MEETING OF CONGRESS.
The Forty-eighth Congress of the United
States assembled in Washington on Monday
last. At 12 o'clock M., the Senate was
called to order by President pro (em. Senator
Edmunds, of Vermont, and prayer was
otrerered by the chaplain, Rev. J. J. Bullock.
The credentials of a number of new
members were laid before the Senate, and
the members were duly qualified. The
customary resolutions notifying the IIouso
of Renrpsentntives and the President that
the Senate was ready for business, were
agreed to and a resolution adopted that 12
.o'clock he the hour of meeting till further
notice. On motion of Senator Garland, of
Arkansas, the Senate then, at 12,30, took a
recess of one hour. On the re-assembling
of the Senate at 1.30, Senator Ingalls, of Kansas,
moved that in order to afford an opportunity
for receiving notification of the organization
of the House of Representatives,
and if possible to receive the President's
message immediately, the recess be extended
to 3 P. M., which was agreed to. At
3 o'clock the Senate was again called to or der,
and there being no prospect of the
House organization being completed in
time to do business this afternoon, on motion
of Senator Ingalls, the Senate adjourn ed
until Tuesday.
At precisely 12 o'clock, Clerk McPherson
rapped the House to order and proceeded
to call the roll, which disclosed the presence
of 31G members.
The nominations for Speaker being then
in order, Geddes of Ohio said: "I nominate
for Speaker of the House for the Fortyeighth
Congress, Hon. John G. Carlisle, o:f
Kentucky, a man of pre-eminent qualification
for the place. Cannon, of Illinois, presented
the name of Hon. J. W. Keifer, of
Ohio; and Lyman, of Massachusetts, presented
the name of Hon. G. 1). Robinson,
of Massachusetts. Morrison, of 111., Tucker,
of Va., Iteed, of Maine, and Calkins, of
Indiana, were appointed as tellers and the
clerk proceeded to call the roll.
The result was announced as follows:
Carlisle, 191; Keifer, 112; Robinson, 2.
(James, of New York, and Lyman, of Massachusetts);
J. S. Wise, of Virginia, 1,
(York, of North Carolina); J. W. Wadsworth,
New York, 1, (Ochiltree, of Texas)
Edward S. Lacy, Michigan, 1, (White, of
Kentucky).
The clerk thereupon declared Carlisle
elected, and Randall, of Pennsylvania, and
Keifer, of Ohio, escorted that gentleman to
the chair. His entrance into the chamber
was a signal for loud applause, and the oath
of office was administered. Upon taking
the chair, Mr. Carlisle addressed the House
briefly, concluding as follows :
"Many reforms are undoubtedly necessary,
and, it will be your duty, after careful
examination of the whole subject in all its
bearings, to decide how far they should extend,
and when and in what manner they
should be made. If there be any fear that
your action on this or any other subject will
actually be injurious to any interest, or
even afford reasonable cause for alarm, I
am quite sure that they will be agreeably
disappointed. What the country has a
right to expect is strict economy in the administration
of every department of the
government, Just and equal taxation for
public purposes, faithful observance of the
limitations of the constitution, and scrupulous
regard for the rights and interests of the
great body of the people in order that they
may be protected, as far as Congress has
power to protect them, against encroachments
from ever direction, Whatever can
lje dope, under the circumstances surround
ing us, to meet this expectation, ought to he
done in my judgment."
After Speaker Carlisle had concluded his u
address, the States were called alphabetical
ly, and the Representatives, as their names ; *
were called, came forward and were quali- c
tied. After the transaction of other routine j.
business, the House adjourned until 12 INT. ; t
Tuesday. ! r
GOVERNOR'S^ MESSAGE. j*
We print this week the Governor's mes- j
sage entire. It is a concise, business-like ; a
document, and presents the affairs of the jc
State goverment clearly before the people. ; *
As may be seen by a perusal of the docu- i J.
ment, during the fiscal year the public debt j t
has been reduced from $6, ">71,825 to SG,531,- i \
21H).63. There is no floating debt, the reve- j 1
nues of the State being sufficient to meet j J
all appropriations, and all valid claims j
against the State are paid promptly upon I ^
presentation. He also calls attention to the j
cumbersome system of assessing and col- r
looting taxes, and recommends the appoint- c
ment of a commission to revise our tax [
laws. 11 is other recommendations are prae- *
ticable and will meet the general approval
of the people.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? It is stated that J. Hendrix McLain, the
Greenback apostle has gone to Boston.
? The citizens of Aiken county are holding
public meetings in opposition to the
formation of Butler county.
? Cotton picking, is-over in Darlington
county, and her farmers are planting largely
of wheat and oats.
? The grading of that portion of the Greenwood,
Laurens and Augusta Railroad which
lias in Laurens county, is now finished.
? Both the white and colored teachers of
Newberry county have formed teachers' associations
"for the mutual benefit of the
teachers in matters educational."
? Mr. William T. Anderson, ofliock Hill,
has recently been granted a patent on a vise
of his own invention. It is quite an ingenious
device and he may realize a fortune
from its sales.
? The Darlington Xetcx says: The cotton
crop is out and ginned up and the farmers
are left in debt, the crop not paying scarcely
fifty cents on the dollar of expenses to
make it.
? In obedience to the concurrent resolution
adopted by the Legislature, Attorney
General Miles will take part in the defense
of the State's officers now being prosecuted
in the United States Circuit Court at
Columbia.
? With all the economy practised by the '
County Commissioners for the last six years,
it seems that Barnwell finds it exceedingly
hard to redeem her obligations. This year
alone the shortage will be something over
two thousand dollars.
? In compliance with the requirements
of the Constitution, Governor Thomson has
sent to the Legislature a statement of all
pardons and com mutations granted by him 1
from December 5,1882, to November 1,1883,
and the reasons therefor. Thirty four cases t
were acted upon. Fourteen of the prison- ^
ers to whom Executive clemency was ex- (
tended were white, and twenty werecolored. ?
In nine of these cases the sentences were i
commuted, in one case the fine was remit- t
ted, in another a pardon was granted on t
conditions, and in twenty-three cases par- (
dons were unconditionally granted. In the 1
exercise of his clemency the Governor was t
no respecter of persons, and the number t
of colored convicts in whose cases action t
was taken was in excess of the whites. 4
Among the convicts who were pardoned j
there was one white woman and one colored
woman. s
? On Wednesday of last week, a serious
wreck occurred on the ., C. & A. Railroad,
thirty miles this side of Columbia. The
pay train was coming this way under a full
head of steam, when it was suddenly stopped
by coming in contact with the rear end
of a freight train that was standing on the t
main line. The pay-Arain was going at 1
full speed and it crashed into the freight i.
train with terrible force. The engine of the j
pay train split one of the freight cars com- >
pletely in two and ran on the side track ^
carrying another car with it, something
after the style of a turtle and its shell. The a
impending catastrophe was seen in time to (
avoid a loss of life. All the hands on the y
freight train hopped to the ground, and engineer,
fireman, conductor and all aboard ()
the pay train, jumped oft'before the crash J,
came and escaped with their lives. The j
officers of the road had a court of inquiry *
and found that the accident was due to neg- c
ligence on the part of the freight train in not
flagging the pay train that was known to *
be coming behind. The conductor and all
the crew of the freight train, with the ex- *
ception of the engineer and fireman, were j
discharged. (,
LComiiiiiiiicatuil J
Rev. W. U. i'KESSLEY. J
Last week's Enquirer contained a brief ,,
notice of the sudden death of Rev. W. B.
Pressley, of Statesvilie, N. ('. The life and t
labors of Mr. Pressley deserve more than a j
passing notice. ?
Rev. William Barron Pressley, was a son ?
of the late Richard M. Pressley, and was r
born in York county, S. C., oil the 2nd of t
March, 1828, and died at his residence in f
Statesville, N. C,, on the 25th ultimo. a
In 184") he entered Erskine College, from g
which institution he graduated in 1849, In g
October, 1851, he was received as a student
of theology by the First Presbytery of the
Associate Reformed Synod of the South. r
At Tirzah Church, York county, S. C., on c
the 8th of December, 1853, he was licensed t
to preach the gospel; and in November, 1855,
at New Stirling, Iredell county, N. C., he j
was ordained to the full work of the ministry,
and installed pastor of New Stirling <;
and Amity congregations in Iredell county, (
N. C. In 1870, he demitted New Stirling
and became pastor of Amity and the Associate
Reformed congregation in Statesville. ^
This relationship remained until dissolved i
by death. (
Soon after leaving college, Mr. Pressley |
engaged in teaching. For some time he
taught in York county, afterwards in Ches- c
ter county, and immediately before hisli- ?
censure, in Steel Creek, Mecklenburg coun- }
ty, N. C. After settling as pastor, he found- f
ed Elk Shoal Academy, in Iredell county, a
N. C. As .principal of this Academy he g
taught for many years with marked success.
For several years, ^Ir. Pressley wps j
County Superintendant of Public Instruc- t
tion. This position he held at the time of
his death. ^
As a teacher, Mr. Pressley was eminently \
successful, but far more so as a minister of
the Gospel. His pulpit powers were of the
highest order. He followed none of the r
rules laid down in books on elocution, but
was strictly original in his manner in the <j
pillJ)l 1. HIS language wns wuwjic miu n- ^
markable for its simplicity. There was u
peculiar magnetism in the man which en- r
abled him to arrest the attention of an audience
and hold it. His piety was ardent j
and his desire to advance the spiritual in- ^
terest of his fellow men intense. His whole
life was spent?literally worn out?in the <.
interest of others. In the neighborhood in V
which he spent his boyhood, he was loved; 1
in the communities in which he taught c
school he was loved ; and by the rich and
by the poor in the region of country in rj
which his life labors were spent, he was regarded
as the embodiment of all that is ,
i. 1 1 T 1
great ituu guuu. u. j j
Waiting Moke Pay.?The Columbia j I
correspondent of the News and Courier says
that the convention of county auditors and j
county treasurers, which was in session in t
Columbia for three days last week, presented
the result of its deliberations in the
shape of a memorial to the General Assembly
asking for an increase of pay. The ,
memorial was presented by Mr. Murray, of
Anderson, and a bill was subsequently in- [
troduced by Mr. Hazard, of Georgetown,!
bearing upon the subject.
The auditors in most of the counties now J
receive $">00 per annum. The bill provides 5
for an increase of $700, making the salary
$1,200 for auditors. The treasurers are a j
little more modest. Their pay is in the j
nature of commissions, which now, it is i
claimed, average them about $800 per an-1
num. They ask for such an increase as' i
will make their compensation about $1,300 j
per annum. The bill and memorial have ! i:
been referred to the ways and means com-: \
inittee, * '
LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Legislature convened in the Capitol j
it Columbia on Tuesday, 27th ultimo.
The Senate was called to order by Lieut.- j
jrovernor Sheppard at 12 M. The reading
>fthe journal of the last day's session was
lispensed with, and a committee was ap>ointed
to inform Governor Thompson that
he Senate was ready to proceed with busiless.
The House was also informed that
he Senate had organized.
The following bills were introduced:
By A. T. Smythe, of Charleston, a bill to
liter and amend chapter XLIV of the Gen>ral
Statutes of this State and to provide the
node in which the indigent persons conigned
to the Lunatic Asylum shall be
upported; also, a bill to permit a creditor j
0 attack a fraudulent deed of his debtor
vithout first obtaining judgment against
lim ; also a bill to allow claims for discount
md set-off to be established by the defendant
in suits brought by the State against
ndividuals or corporations; also, a bill prodding
the manner in which joint debtors 1
nay separately compound their indebtedless;
also a bill to provide for the taking j
>f depositions cle bene esse in civil actions
lepending in the Courts of Common Pleas
n this State. Also, a bill to prohibit
ihysicians or surgeons from testifying as to
nformation acquired by them in their
irofessional capacities. Also, a bill "To
imend title JII, chapter XI, of the Genial
Statutes, relating to the assessment
md taxation of property, so that the Treasurer
can collect and the Auditor assess at
he same time."
T. W. Beatty, of Horry county, presented
1 petition of C. C. Wall for the enactment
>f a divorce law.
J. F. Hart, of York county, introduced a
)ill "To provide a punishment for basardy."
Also, a bill "To abolish deeds of
feoffment."
H. A. Gailiard, of Fairfield county, subletted
"a joint resolution to appropriate
he sum of ?10,000, if. so much be necessary,
'or the payment of the expense of defending
he election officers of the State in the Unied
States Courts.
The Governor's message was received and
end.
The bills, &c., remaining on the calendar
)f the last session were recommitted to the
espective committees.
In the House, after organization, the
ending of the journal of the last day's session
was dispensed with.
Mr. Morall, member elect from Barnwell,
nee Mr. Bellinger, appeared and took the
jsual oath of qualification.
A committee was appointed to notify the
jlovernor that the House was organized and
eady to proceed with business.
Notice was given of a number of new bills
hat would be proposed, among them a
oint resolution to appropriate $10,000 if so
nucli be necessary, to defray the expenses
ncurred in defense of certain citizens being
ried in the United States Courts for alleged
violations of the election laws.
On motion of Mr. Murray, all bills and
oint resolutions on the calendar were re:ommitted
to the respective committees by
vhi<'h thev were reoorted. and. on motion
)f Mr. Siinonton, the same disposition was
nade of all matters on the calendar.
Among the matters thus referred are the
ollowing bills of general interest : "To provide
a system of working the highways by
:ontract"to abolish tenancy by courtesy
"to require certain persons sentenced to
mprisonment in county jails to work upon
he public roads and streets "to establish
miformity in the assessment of property
ind collection of taxes "to further reguate
the sale of intoxicating liquors"to esablish
new judicial and election counties,
o be known as 'Saluda,' 'Dorchester,' 'Niuey-six
; '" "to organize boards of health
'to repeal the agricultural lien law "to
imend the railroad lavv."
After the reading of the Governor's mesage
the House adjourned.
Wednesday, November 28.
In tiie Senate, the following bills were
ntroduced :
J. W. Moore, of Hampton county, introluced
a bill to amend the militia law of the
Mate.
W. II. Terry, of Greenville county, m roduced
a bill to repeal a part of section
745, relating to the sale of spirituous
iquors, prohibiting the use of screens in
>ar-rooms.
G. B. Lartigue, of Barnwell county, inroduced
a bill to amend section 932 of the
ieneral Statutes, to better regulate the sale
ind use of poisons.
J. H. Earle, of Sumter county, introduced
t bill to permit persons indicted for an asault
and battery, to give in evidence to the
ury in justification any opprobrious words
>r abusive language used by the prosecutor
>r person assaulted or beaten ; also, a bill to
irohibit attorneys-at-law from testifying in
:ertain cases; also, a joint resolution to
jroviclc for the defense of certain election
ifficers of the State of South Carolina in the
Jnited States Courts wherein they are
harged with violation of the election laws.
M. P. Howell, of Colleton county, introluced
a bill to repeal chapter C'lX of the
jeneral Statues in relation to offenses
igainst civil rights.
The general orders on the calendar for this
lay were promptly disposed of by continung
some and recommitting others, except
'so. 1, reading thus: "Iteportof committee
>11 Judiciary on the joint resolution to subnit
to the qualified electors of the State of
touth Carolina, at the next general election
or Representatives, the question of calling
l Convention to amend and revise the Contitution
of the State." This was made the
pecial order for December 4.
The Senate adjourned to meet on Friday.
In the House, a number of bills were
ead by titles and referred to the proper
ommittees. Among the bills referred were
he following:
\ i.:11 A :,i? i
.fi. uni tu piuviuc un uic iriui>\iii ut uiunca
n trial justice courts.
A bill to repeal sections 272!), 2731, 2732,
!733 and 2734, title III, chapter CXVIII,
leneral Statutes, relating to convict labor.
A bill to amend the military law.
A bill to authorize counties to issue bonds
o build and construct roads, and to prescribe
iow the same may be issued and how relecmed,
and how the said roads may be
milt and maintained.
A bill to establish the office of Civil Engineer
and Architect; to provide for the aplointment
of a person and persons respeetvely,
duly qualified to discharge the duties
if said office ; to fix the compensation and
illowance and to determine the functions of
aid officer when appointed.
A resolution to adopt an additional rule
n regard to the introduction of bills to charer
railroad corporations.
A joint resolution to amend section 2, 3
tnd 8, article IV of the Constitution, respectng
the organization of the Supreme Court.
A bill to amend section 2258 of the Generl1
Statutes, relating to term of service of juors.
A bill to amend sections 2397, 2399 and
1400 of the General Statutes relating to liens
m crops.
A bill to repeal the law providing for agicultural
liens.
A bill to amend the General Statutes re
ating to the penalties forthe crimes of rape,
lurglary and arson.
A bill to amend the section of the General
statutes relating to the government of the
lenitentiary.
A bill relating to the fees and costs of others,
attorneys, &c.
A bill to renew the charter of Due West
ideological Seminary, with amendments.
A joint resolution to appropriate the sum
if $10,000, if so much be necessary, for the
Kiyment of the expense of defending the
flection others of the State in the United
Itates Courts.
Mr. Murray introduced a resolution that
10 bills or joint resolutions be received in
his House after December G, during this
ession of the General Assembly.
Air. Spencer objected to the 6th and offer-i
id an amendment, making the date the 10th. j
t was moved that the resolution be post)oned,
but the motion was lost on a divison.
The amendment proposing the 10th
vas accepted and the resolution was passed, j
Message No. 2 from his Excellency was
eceived, and, on motion of Mr. Croft, re-;;
erred to the committee on penitentiary.
The House adjourned until Friday.
Friday, November 30.
Ix the Senate, the following bills were
ntroduced :
By M. P. Ilowell, of Colleton, a bill to
nake seduction a misdemeanor and to provide
for the punishment of tfye same,
J, F, Hart, of York county, presented a <
bill to amend chapter XXXIX of the General
Statues in relation to the granting of
charters by clerks of court; also, a bill to j
amend an act entitled an act to authorize and
direct thelntendant and Wardens of York- ?
villeto impose and levy a special tax for
the payment of certain judgments and ^
bonds tnerein contained; also, a bill to | ^
amend section 2213 of the General Statutes I
in relation to the drawing and term ol'ser- i
vice of jurors. I ?
\V. T. Field, of Pickens county, present-; t
< (1 a joint resolution to amend the constitu- ^
tion of this State by striking out sections
1 and o, article 2, relating to the enumera-j
tion of inhabitants by the State, and to in- ;
sert instead thereof a section respecting the '
apportionment of the members of the House ! g
of Representatives according to the census j ()
of the United States.
J. L. Shank ling, of Oconee county, pre-; ?
sented a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxica-1 *
timr liauors in the towns of Seneca City and 1t
Westminister, in Oconee county. ~ s
W. C. C'oker, of Darlington county, presented
a bill to amend the law in regard to
the collection of delinquent taxes on real
estate. tl
The general orders for to-day were dis- p
posed of by continuation, recommitting, p
and by ordering some for a third reading. .
The Senate concurred in the resolution *:
authorizing the attorney-general to defend "
the State election officers in the United b
States Court. t
In the House, all the bills on the subject
of the lien law, five in number, which
had been left over from the lastsession, were
on the calendar as the special order for 1 c
P. M. The House is, however, evidently f,
not yet prepared to take up the subject, and g
all the bills were recommitted.
A similar disposition was made of a bill,
also left over from the last session, to amend a
the general railroad law. o
The "new county" question was broach- j
ed by the introduction of a bill to provide
for the formation of Butler county, in the
construction of whfr'h "the State" of Lexington
is to be sliced. The bill was referred I
to the judiciary committee. j.
A joint resolution was passed, fixing Sat- .
urday, December 1st, at 1 P. M., to vote for .
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court as 1
successor to Judge Mclver, whose term of e
office is about to expire. a
The judiciary committee reported on a s
number of bills, among them a favorable re- ^
port on the bill to provide for the removal
of causes in trial justices' courts.
The Speaker gave notice that he had re- e
ceived from the Senate a concurrent resolu- t
tion authorizing the Attorney-General to
defend all political prisoners.
Mr. Mclver called for special orders for
one o'clock, and moved that all the bills be t
re-cuiniiiiiieu, except uiu une un me icpcui i
of the lien law, on which there is a majority ^
and minority report. Adopted. t
On motion of Mr. Murray, the railroad *
bill was referred to committee on railroads. f
The bill to amend section 2037 of the Gen- li
oral Statutes, in reference to the contracts of fi
married women, was ordered to a third read- v
ing ; also, a bill to abolish the tenantcy by z
courtesy in this State.
A number of bills passed the first reading *
by title and were referred to the proper t
committees?among them a bill to provide c
for the better organization of the public t
schools of this State, and to authorize the ?
levy and collection of a local tax for the better
support thereof. Also, a bill to authorize
illegitimate children to inherit from v
their mothers. A bill to regulate appeals
to the Supreme Court from the Court of
Common Pleas in criminal cases; also, a .
Dili to limit ine nine iur ine iiuuiientiuu
of the summons against absent defendants ; J
also, a bill to repeal sub-division 23 of see- a
tion 169 of the General Statutes of South t
Carolina, relating to the exemption of cer- c
tain property from taxation ; also, a bill relating
to liabilities and duties of the pur- *
chasers, lessees and lessors of railroads; 1
also a bill to amend section 1696 of the Gen- c
eral Statutes, relating to insectivorous birds.
Mr. Bobo introduced a bill to repeal that 1
portion of the General Statutes relating to t
the exemption of certain properly from j
taxation. This bill is intended to get at the t
ten-year manufacturing exemption clause, f
repeal it and make the manufacturer pay I
the tax. It will not, however, affect those i
manufacturing enterprises which have al- t
ready been started, as the exemption for 1
ten years granted to them may he construed ii
in the nature of a contract which it is out of a
the power of the Legislature to violate.
A resolution was adopted and sent to the
Senate providing for a Joint Convention at
1 P. M., on December 1st, for the election S
of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, (]
frv ft 11 fho r\f TnaHr?n \rnTvpr whfiQA
IV/ 1111 UI1V/ plUW V/l U UkJVAVV AIJ.VA 1 V* ? ?( uwww
term is about to expire. As no candidates
have as yet appeared, it is more than proba- c
ble that Justice Mclver will be his own e
successor.
S
Saturday, December 1. c
Ix thk Senate, Mr. Hart introduced a ^
bill to provide compensation to sheriffs 11
while in attendance upon the Circuit Courts. 0
The following was offered by Mr. Smythe: &
A joint resolution toamend sections 2, J and 7
8, article IV, of the constitution respecting
the organization of the Supreme Court; r
also, a bill to establish a new judicial and
election county from a portion of Colleton c
county and a portion of Berkeley county,to a
be known j\s the county of Dorchester, to t<
ascertain and define the boundaries of the f<
said county of Dorchester, and to provide
for and fix the salaries of the county officials T
thereof; also, a bill to amend section 2711, *
chapter CXVI1I, title III, part IV, of the s
General Statutes relating to the duties of
the boards of directors of the State penitentiary
; also, a bill to prevent the netting and
trapping of partridges, except by persons
upon their own lands ; also, a bill to amend e
section 252 and section 274 of the General v
Statutes in relation to the compensation of a
county auditors and county treasurers; also, p
a bill to declare unlawful contracts for the i,
sale of articles for future delivery, made under
certain circumstances, and to provide
the remedy in such cases; also, a bill to e
amend section 3 of an act entitled an act to tl
amend an act entitled an act to provide a f<
general railroad law, for the management ^
and regulation of railroads in this State, and ,,
for the appointment of a railroad commis- ;
sioner. and to prescribe his powers and du
ties, approved "February !), 1882. u
Mr. Patterson introduced a bill to render c.
certain persons now exempt liable to jury }l
duty.
In* titk House, after the transaction of
some business of no general importance, r(
the Senate entered for the purpose of electing
an Associate Justice of the Supreme f
Court. j1
Mr. Simonton, in a few well-chosen ^
words, nominated Hon. Henry Mclver for *
the position. r
Mr. Wilson seconded the nomination in 1
an appropriate manner.
There was no other nomination. Total *
vote cast 12"), all of which Judge Mclver ~
received. J
After the election the Senate retired. a
Mr. Pinekney introduced a bill to compel T
all children between the ages of six and J
sixteen to attend school. a
Thf> nnmmittees renorted on various bills, *
which will be noted on their final disposi- .
tion. ;
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Coirt'Npondeuue o( the Yorkvllle Enquirer, ii
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NOTES FROM CLOVER. g
Cloykh, S. C., December 3.?Clover is
still moving on in an easy and quiet way. C
Although no mention has been made of its ft
history for the last few months, there is still
some work in the way of improvement go- V
ing on. Two residences are now being j
built?one by Mr. F. T. Ford, on Main ]3
street; the other by Mr. Clark W. Moore,
of the Turkey Creek section, who is building
on King's Mountain street. These houses
will be occupied by their respective owners
as soon as completed. Mr. J. It. Hoyle has w
built an addition to his house, on King's E
Mountain street, which makes a great im- F
provement in its appearance. Several store tl
moms have been enlarged during the year, d
and the painter's bruslf lias been nearly all w
over our village, there being now very few n
buildings unpainted. b
The fall session of Clover Academy closed C
last Friday. The examination occupied the C
day, and at night there was declamation by a
the pupils. Several of the pupils displayed d
decided talent for public speaking. The e<
committee appointed to decide in favor of a
the best speaker announced that the contest fi
was close, but awarded the prize to Air. J. Id
Beatty Faires, of Bethel. Rev. M. R. Kirk- o
patrick presented the prize?a beautiful vol- $l
ume of Tennyson's poems. With his re- c<
marks, appropriate to the occasion, the ex- \\
erases closed. Vox. b
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
'arish A MoKnight's Menagerie,
lunter & Oates?Look Out l'or the New Red
Sign.
M. Dobson?A Talk with the Old Chap.
I. Strauss?Worth Knowing.
,ook Out for J. M. Adams?Christmas Hoods Beeswax,
am. M. Orist?Now is the Time,
t. II. (Jlenn.S. Y. C.?Sheriff's Sales.
.r. wuuucu, v. ? . v;. vnumim,
'hoimus B. and W. C. Whiteside*?Administrators'
Notice. j
A NICE [LEGACY.
By the death of Di. Robert McMillan, of
an Francisco, C'al., i rhich occurred a year
r two ago, Mrs. Ge rge T. Schorb, of this
lace, comes into a lice inheritance. On
'riday last she receB ed a check for $fi,212,
he first payment ma< e on her distributive
hare.
A COLORED FRACAS.
At a negro festival near Whitaker's, in
his county, one night last week, Giles Tay:>rand
William Crosby, both colored, got
nto a difficulty, when Taylor drew a pisi)l
and shot Crosby through the thigh, iniicting
a slight wound. A warrant has
een issued for the arrest of Taylor, but up
o our latest accounts he had evaded arrest.
ACCIDENTALLY WOUNDED.
A few mornings ago, Mr. J. R. Smith, a
itizen of Black's Station, while stooping
ver the fire-place, let fall a pistol which
truck the hearth and exploded, the ball
aking- effect above the left ankle, passing
round me leg near uie uuue auu L-uiuiug
ut several inches above. The wound is
minful, though not dangerous.
MOVED TO BLACK'S STATION.
Our venerable friend, Samuel G. Brown,
vsq., will move, next week, from his old
tome, eight miles west of this town, to
Hack's Station, having purchased property
n that place. Mr. Brown is one of the olclst
and best known citizens of the county,
nd on vacating the homestead whereon he
ettled 47 years ago, the people of that secion
will lose a good neighbor, a good citien
and a true-spirited man. Our best wishs
go with him to his new home, which, we
rust, he may live long to enjoy.
Rev. Mr. FRANKS.
The Rev. R. P. Franks, who for the past
wo years has been the stationed pastor of
he Methodist Kpiscopal congregations of
forkville, King's Mountain Chapel and
Miiladelphia, preached his farewell sermon
or this year in the church at this place on
ast Sunday. He leaves us on to-morrow
or Sumter, where the Annual Conference
vill be held. Mr. Franks is a faithful and
ealous minister, having entered upon the
vork in 1844. He was presiding elder of
his district in I860, and served in that
apacity in this and other districts for
welve years. To whatever field the apiroaching
Conference may assign him for
lextyear, he will take with him the best
vishes of this community.
A YORKVILLK MINISTER ABROAD.
The Union Ipprings (Ala.) Herald contains
he following complimentary allusion to
lev. T. M. ijowry, a native of Yorkville,
nd a meraba of the Alabama Synod, Pres>yterian
Church. Ilev. Mr. Lowry is a son
if Capt. J. T. Lowry, of this place, and a
roung man of fine promise. The paragraph
>elow is in reference to the recent meeting
if the Alabama Synod:
Ilev. T. M. iLowry was pronounced by the
adies, who iwe the very best judges, to be
he handsonjest man in the Synod, composed
of a number of fine looking, intellec
ual men. fie distinguished himself bebre
the Synod as a court in defence of the
.'resbytery or East Alabama for its action
n the case of Mr. Slaughter, charged with
>rofanity during the the Opeleika war. His
egal point that a man should not be punshed
twice for the same offence, was ably
rgued and was sustained by the Synod.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor,
iervices next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. Sunlay-school
at 9.30 A. M.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Iervices at the usual hours, morning and
vening, next Sunday.
Episcopal?Rev. Aug. Prentiss, Rector,
iervice to-morrow, (Friday,) at 4 P. M.
lervice, with sermon and Holy Commulion
in the Church of the Good Shepherd
n Sunday next at 10.30 A. M. Sundaychool
at 4 P. M. Service and lecture at
P. M.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. P. Franks,
'astor. There will be no service in this
hurch next Sunday, in consequence of the
bsence of the pastor, who leaves to-morrow
a attend the meeting of the Annual Conjrence.
A rt?/\n'nfA T> ?v* arl DwAoKtrf A??! O n T-? Air
ivuiv;uucu 1 icouj i^uiaa jlw t ?
t. Lathan, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next
unday.
SALES-DAY.
A large crowd was in town last Monday,
iles-day for December, which was pretty
qually divided between the medicine man
/ho held forth on one side of the square,
nd the public auctioneers who cried off
roperty from the Court House steps, while
he horse-swappers held high carnival in
he various hitching lots. The negro siugrs,
genuine colored men, who accompany
he medicine man and afford amusement
jrthe crowd, heightened their complexion
y the addition of a coat of lampblack, and
heir rich, glossy skin was a source of envy
) many a wondering darkey, who was not
p to the secret. Notwithstanding the large
rowd in town, the day passed off quietly,
nd without the slierhtest disturbance.
The Clerk of the Court sold the following
gal estate:
In the case of Mary Anderson and others,
gainst Jane Brown and others. Tract of
SO acres of land, situated in the Indian
jand. Purchased by W. B. Wilson, Jr., at
7.15 per acre.
The Old Brick Academy lot in YorkviHe.
'urchased by J. I). Colcock for $480.
In the case of John L. Davies, Sr., against
fury F. Davies. Tract of land on Bullock's
reek, containing 503 acres. Purchased by
ohn L. Davies, Sr., and Mary F. Davies,
t $8 per acre.
In the case of Edward L. Keisler, against
ames P. C'aston and James M. Ivy. House
nd lot in Rock Hill. Purchased by W. B.
V'ilson, Jr., for $400.
In the case of William P. Butler, against
le Magnolia Gold MiningCoinpany, A. W.
Ling and Henry C. Wilcox. The mineral
iterest in two tracts of land in Bullock's
reek and Broad River townships, and enines,
machinery and other personal proper/
belongingjo the Magnolia Gold Mining
ompany. rurcnasea by John v\. becrest
>r $500.
The sheriff sold the interest of Calvin
v'hisonant in two tracts of land in Broad
Liver township. Purchased by Herndon
irothers at $1 each.
MERE-MENTION.
The total visible cotton supply of the
orld is 2,700,723 bales. Edward D.
Laton, an employee of the Texas Pacific
Lailroad office at Dallas, is a defaulter in
le sum of $12,000. There were fifteen
eaths from yellow fever at Havana last
'eek. vln a chase after four burglats
ear Shelby, Ohio, on Saturday, two of the
urglars and one citizen were killed. C.
. Jones, a farmer, was shot and killed by
harlie Martin, a sixteen year old boy,
t a party near Milner, Louisiana, on Friay
night. James Boyd shot and kill:1
his son, Alfred, aged 17, on Saturday
fternoon in Cumminsville, Ohio. A
re at Waverly, Tennessee, on Tuesday of
ist week, destroyed every business house
n the public square, entailing a loss of
35,000. ""Captain Noah Fairbank, who
Dinmanded the first steamboat in Virginia
waters, died on Saturday at Fredericksurg,
Ya., at the age of 97 years.