University of South Carolina Libraries
f craps and Jacts. ? Heavy rains at Vicksburg, Miss., during Sunday and Monday, have caused a heavy rise in the rivers of that section. Much damage has been clone to the railroads, and trains have been seriously delayed. ? At the suit of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and the Louisville & Nashville railroads, the United States Courts have granted a temporary injunction against the Railroad Commission of Tennessee to restrain it from interfering with freight rates. ?A memorial to be presented to Congress by the whisky interest, praying for an extension of two years on the bonded period, states that from December 1st, 1883, to November, 1885, taxes will fall due on 76,000,000 gallons now in warehouses, which is a pretty good stock of spirits to have on hand at one time. ? The National Prohibition party of Louisiana has been organized, and at a recent meeting in New Orleans, its members agreed not to vote for any person for any office who will not pledge himself to use his vote and influence to prohibit the licensing or toleration of gamblig, drunkenness and non-observance of the Sabbath throughout the State. ? The astronomers are busy trying to account for the red sunsets that have attracted so much attention. Some attribute them to the volcanic dust thrown into the air by the eruptions of Mt. Krakotoa, near the coast of Java, 26th and 27th of August last, and others to a superabundance of floating vapor. And this is probably all we will ever know about it. ? Gen. McKenzie, commander of the department of Arizona, whose insanity has been announced, is a nephew of Admiral Rodgers, aud his father was the McKenzie o con nf flio S/v?rpfnriT nf thp Treasury lor mutiny. He graduated very high at West Point and was placed in the engineer corps. He is an unmarried man, but has a mother and sister living. ? Col. Henry B. Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y., who recently killed his wife in Hanover, Germany, and then stabbed himself, was the only gentleman in the box with Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated by Booth. He made an attempt to seize Booth after the fatal shot was fired, but the assassin was too quick for him, struck at him with a dagger, and jumping from the box to the stage made his escape. ? The business failures in the United States for the week ending last Friday, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number two hundred and fourteen, and in Canada and the provinces 24?total two hundred and thirty-eight failures, compared with three hundred and twenty-three the previous week. The Western and Southern States still show a large number in comparison with other sections of the country. ? The Ohio State Convention of liquor dealers, in session last week at Columbus, adjourned last Thursday morning, after perfecting a State organization with a committee of fifteen to look after auxiliaries and legislation, called the committee on agitation. A preamble and resolutions were passeel denouncing the Scott law as unconstitutional and asking its repeal by the Legislature. ? By proclamation of the President, the 24th ultimo was celebrated in various places as the centennial of Washington's surrender of his commission as commander-inchief of the natriot forces. The centennial (lav proper was the 23rd, but that occurred 011 Sunday last month, and the exercises were held on Monday, the 24th. A national salute was fired from all the forts throughout the country, and the day was otherwise observed. ?The Supreme Court of North Carolina has decided that municipal ordinances must be subordinate to and harmonize with the general law of the State, unless special powers are conferred upon the town by its char^r, and that therefore, in the absence of special authority over the subject, an ordinance prohibiting the sale of liquor within the incorporate limitsof a town is void, the general laws allowing whisky to be retailed upon obtaining license. ? The marriage of the Methodist Bishop, Henry W. Warren, of Georgia, and Mrs. Elizabeth S. Iliff, of Denver, Col., was celebrated at noon last Thursday. Bishop Simpson, of Philadelphia, officiated. The reception that followed at the residence of the bride was a very elaborate affair. Mrs. Warren is a lady of rare culture and is possessed of a princely fortune. She is widely known for her charity to the poor. The Bisop and Mrs. Warren have gone on a trip to New and old Mexico and Cuba. ? A dispatch from Brooksville, Ala., says: "On Saturday before Christmas a quarrel occurred between Estin Hope and a negro . named Pagan in which blows were struck by Hope. The negro fled, pursued by his adversary, and was joined by his brother, while? a white man named Steele joined Hope. The negro who had been struck by Hope fired at his pursuers and wounded both of them. The two Pagans were arrested and lodged in jail. Oil Christmas night a number of masked men took possession of the jail and shot and killed both negroes." ? J. R. Dodge, statistician of the agricultural department at Washington, has completed the preliminary estimates of the principal crops of the country for the year 1883, w hi eh nrp to he nrinted as a snecial report for December. They show that potatoes, as well as all other roots and oats have grown luxuriously and yielded abundantly. The average yield of corn per acre, for the present year is nearly 23 bushels, or more exactly, by preliminary estimates, 22 7-10, which is 12 per cent, less than the average yield for a series of years, or 1,531,006,83-7 bushels. ? A Washington dispatch of Monday says: "The Hon. Emory Speer, United States district attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, is in the city looking after his confirmation. It appears that there is some doubt as to Speer's confirmation. This was known to Speer before he went to South Carolina. It is stated that the latter expedition was undertaken on his own sugges- | tion, as the means of accumulating strength to get through the Senate. The impression prevails that Speer's mission to South Carolina, and his utterances there, will not help him in his present situation. The Democratic Senators will leave no stone unturned to secure his rejection. Speer is very anxious." ? At the State convention of colored men of Ohio, held in Columbus last week, resolutions were adopted to petition the Legislature to pass laws for their protection, to repeal all old statutes against them, to improve the facilities for the - education of colored youth, and asking both State and National aid for colored schools, recommend ing co-operanoii among cuiuieu peopie uj forming joint stock companies in business, thanking Senator Edmunds for his civil rights bill and Justice Harlan for his dissenting opinion, and recommending the appointment of a State committee of one from each Congressional district to perfect a plan for the protection of the interests of colored citizens, and the organization throughout the State of a Civil Rights league. A State committee was selected to proceed with the task of organization. ? Mr. Randall, on behalf of the Commonwealth Club of Philadelphia, of which he is a director, has tendered to Speaker Carlisle a reception to be given by the Club during the present month. Mr. Carlisle has accepted the invitation The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Pre** ventures an explanation of this unexpected courtesy to Mr. Randall's late rival. He says that the members of the Commonwealth Club know that the feeling which exists between the Democrats of Pennsylvania and those of the Southern States on the tariff is so intense as to endanger Democratic harmony at the polls next >. ovember. It is desired, if possible, to bring about a better understanding between the opposing factions, and the reception of Mr. Carlisle in Philadelphia will be the beginning of efforts in this direction. ? The following sensational story, under date of Christmas day comes from NewYork, concerning President Arthur's recent visit to that city: When he attended the Evacuation day ceremonies he stopped at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. A suspicious character was caught prowling about the corridor in the vicinity of the President's rooms. He was arrested and taken to po lice headquarters and disarmed of a bowieknife and loaded revolver. He declared that he intended to serve the President as Garfield had been served. There is no doubt he intended to assassinate the President, j He was discovered by a guest of the hotel. I The matter was kept from Arthur until he ] returned to New York, when he found they had changed his rooms at the Fifth Avenue, and an explanation was made. Two detectives guarded his new apartment. On the last trip the President was much scared. Ihc fjotMUe inquirer. YOKKVILLE. S. C. : THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 3, 1884. THE WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. The Legislature adjourned sine die at about two o'clock on the morning of Monday, December 24th. During the session ahnnf. t.wn hundred and sixtv Acts and ' Joint Resolutions were added to the General Statutes, the greater part, however, being of a local nature and of interest only to the immediate counties to which they pertain. In another column of this issue of the Exql'ireu, we print a list of the captions of such Acts and Joint Resolutions as are of interest to our readers. Among the Acts of general interest is one intended to prevent gambling in "contracts" for the future delivery of cotton, grain, bacon, etc., and places such operations on the same footing as ordinary gambling. The person who makes a deposit, or puts up a margin on entering into a transaction in futures, and who sha" lose, is permitted to bring action for the recovery of the whole amount he had deposited. If he wins he can take the money that has been gained. If he loses, he can fasten the loss upon the middle-man or other person with whom he deals. The act in relation to county auditors and treasurers, makes some changes in their compensation. The auditor of York county will hereafter be entitled to a salary of $700 per annum from the State, and an allowance of $500 from the county for the expenses of making the assessment. Heretofore he has been allowed $000 by the State and $400 by the county. The Act provides that the comptroller-general shall not issue to any county auditor any warrant for salary until said auditor shall file in the office of the comptroller-general all abstracts and reports due by said auditor. The county treasurer of York will hereafter be allowed commissionsas follows, on moneys collected by him : On the first ten thousand, four per centum; on the second ten thousand, three per centum; on the third ten thousand, two per centum; on all over thirty thousand, one per centum; provided the aggregate commissions shall not exceed one thousand dollars per annum. Heretofore the commissions of the county treasurer were three per centum on the first ten thousand dollars; two per centum on the second ten thousand ; one per centum on the third ten thousand; one and one-half per centum on all over thirty thousand dollars, with a proviso that the aggregate commissions received by him should not exceed eight hundred dollars per annum. The effect of the new law is to increase, the salary and allowances of the county auditor to the extent of two hundred dollars; and to increase the commissions of the county treasurer a similar amount. The "Act to amend Section 2,507 of the General Statutes relating to entry on lands after notice," simply amends the Section referred to so that it shall read: "Every entrv nn the lands of another, after notice from the owner or tenant prohibiting the same, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and be punished by a tine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days in the county jail." The "Act to amend Section 1,703 of the General Statutes, relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals" strikes out of the section the words "or by both such tine and imprisonment," so that the punishment now prescribed by law for cruelty to animals is imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Both punishments can not be imposed at the same time. The Act to remove all doubt as to the time of holding general elections in the State, designates as the day, the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in every second year, reckoning from the year 1870. The Act to declare the law in reference to the liability of stockholders of incorporations provides, "That the entire loss and liability imposed upon each and every stockholder in any corporation by the words 'beside the value of his share or shares therein,' whether used in the general statutes or in any special charter or charters, shall be held and taken as a loss of the amount previously invested by such stockholder in the capital stock of said corporation, and as imposing no other or further liability whatever." I The Act to limit the ages of pupils attending the free public schools, after the first day of November, 1884, excludes all children who are under six years of age. The Act relating to the term of service of jurors includes York and several othercounties in its provisions. The Act provides that "Whenever the terms of the Courts of j Gcncrat Sessions and Common Pleas In the counties of Edgefield, Barnwell, Marion, Aiken, Williamsburg, Kichland, Orangeburg, York and Colleton shall be for two or j more weeks, 110 petit juror shall be required ! to serve more than one week at any term of j the said Courts. Thirty-six jurors shall be I drawn in the manner provided by law to serve for the first week, and a like number shall be drawn to serve for each subsequent j week of each term of said Courts: Provided, j that whenever a jury shall be charged with a case such iurv shall not be discharged by i reason of anything in this section contained i until a verdict shall have been found, or a mistrial ordered in such case. Separate I writs of venire shall issue for the jurors ; drawn to serve for each week of said term of Court." The State and county taxes in VoHc coun' ty for the year 188.'}, areas follows: ForState purposes, five mills ; for educational pur; poses, two mills ; for general county pur; poses, three mills; for interest and retirement of county bonds issued in aid of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad Company, one and seven-tenths of a mill; making an aggregate of eleven mills and seven-tenths of a mill. The tax for general State purposes is increased one-fourth of a mill over what it was last year. A joint resolution was passed which proposes to limit the amount of indebtedness which may be contracted by the several counties to 8 per cent, of the assessed taxable value. This will be submitted to the people at the general election in November. By an amendment to the Registration law, provision is made for the renewal of certificates of registration which have been lost. As the law stood heretofore, no person could vote unless he exhibited his certificate of registration, and as the law made no pro vision for the renewal of certificates undei any circumstances, the lo&s or accidental de struction of a certificate would havedisfran chised the voter. This is provided againsi by the new law, which allows certificates tc be reissued where there is sufficient proof o their loss. Acts were passed prohibiting the sale o spirituous liquors in several towns and villages in the State, and in the whole countj of Barnwell. An act was also passed prohib iting the manufacture of spirituous liquor? in the counties of Spartanburg and Union. The propositions to call a Constitutional Convention, to repeal the Lien law, and pass a Divorce law, were all voted down. Appropriations were made for maintaining the South Carolina University and tin Citadel Academy at Charleston, and foi continuing the work 011 the Columbia Canal TV\n HiaiishihI rlnllflr< u'orp 'mnrnnriiitpd foi the purpose of making an exhibit of the resources anil products of the State at the New Orleans Exposition. From time to time we shall print the full text of such Acts, passed at the recenl session of the Legislature, as we. may regard of interest to our readers. THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. Next in importance to the election oi Speake r of the House of Representative? and a subject which for several days aftei the election of Mr. Carlisle engrossed publii attention, was the formation of the variou? committees of the House, of which he is the appointing power. Under ordinary circumstances, unless it is the desire of the Speakei to pack his committees for political effect, 01 in the interest of some job, the appointment of them is a difficult task ; but in all the circumstances surrounding the new Speaker, that difficulty was enhanced, and yet he ha succeeded admirably in so arranging his committees as to harmonize the Democracy, giving the party entire satisfaction, while, though he is a Southern man, the cry of secnrt?Ka haioa/I na?o?nof Viim hv UUlmilSlU I'illlHUL UC livin.vi (Igiuii.iv > 11 his political opponents. The most serious complaint made by the Republican press, is the appointment o: Morrison, a "Tariff for revenue only" Democrat, as chairman of the ways and mean? committee, which will have the revising o; the revenue laws. The Republicans on the same committee are Protectionists, and up on the respective reports, as this committee represents the two great parties, the nexi Presidential battle will probably be fought The list of committees shows that the South has fared well, and in explanation o this the Speaker says: "The Southern States as a rule, elected old members and to the olel members the chairmanships had to go I see that I am criticised for giving the South twenty-eight of the fifty-five chair manships. If Mr. Critic will pause to com pare the proportion of Democratic Reprc sentatives froih the Southern States witl those of the Democrats from all other sec tions of the country I think he will find the South by no means favored. Take, for in stance, Alabama. It has eight Representa tives, all but one, Pryor, old membersof the House, and even he an ex-member of the Senate. Remember it is from the old mem bers of the House the list of chairmen hat to be made." South Carolina is represented on the various committees as follows: D. Wvatt Aiken is chairman of the com niittee on "Education" and a member o the committee on "Agriculture." Geo. D. Tillman is a member of the com mittee on "Claims" and the committee or "Pensions." John H. Evins is chairman of the coin mittee on "Territories," and a member o: the committee on the "Alcoholic Liquoi Trafic." E. W. M. Mackey is a member of the committees on "Manufactures," and on "La bor." Samuel Dibble is a member of the com mittees on "Public Buildings and Grounds,' and on "American Shipbuilding and Ship Owning." J. J. Hemphill is a member of the com mittee on "Revision of Laws." G. W. Dargan is a number of the commit tee on "Patents." NEW LAWS OF THE STATE. The following are the captions of Acts a in Dntt/ilntirvrtu rtnccprl tit. tlip rPPPTlt SP.^ tj Ulilt JLV^OVIUUVIIO) |/UW>A.V? ?% V v.?^ . w?..v sion of the Legislature, which are either o; local or general interest to our readers : An Act to amend the law in regard to the col lection of delinquent taxes on real estate. An Act to provide for the taking of de Item esse in civil actions depending in the Courts o: Common Pleas in this State. An Act to amend Section 2,258 of the Genera Statutes of South Carolina relating to the drawing and empannelling of juries. An Act to allow the State Superintendent 01 Education to use certain funds for the purpose oi conducting Normal Institutes during the veai ISM. An Act to change the name of the Town of Conway bo ro', in the county of Horry, to Conwav. An Act to limit the ages of pupils attending the free public schools. An Act to amend Section 637 of the Genera! Statutes relatingto compensation of county commissioners. An Act to declare it a misdemeanor for an> person to take and use any horse, mare or mule without the consent of the owner and without intent to steal the same. An Act to amend Section 1,703 of the Genera! Statutes relatingto cruelty to animals, by striking out the words "and by both such tine ami imprisonment." An Act to declare the persons occupying office* in railroad stations agents of the corporation* under the charters of which said railroad corporations are authorized by law. An Act to amend Section 2,228 of the Genera! Statutes, relating to the term of service of jurors I so as to exclude the county of Hamilton from the operation thereof, and to include the counties of Richland, Orangeburg and York in th< provisions of said section. An Act to prohibit the sale of unsound meat. An Act to amend Section 1,74<> of the General Statutes, relating to the granting of license foi the sale of intoxicating liquors, i An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act tc authorize and direct the intendant and wardens of the town of Yorkville to impose and levy i special tax for payment of certain judgments ami bonds therein mentioned," approved Decembei 1 16, 1878. An Act for the baiter protection of contingen! remainders. An Act providing tho manner in which join! debtors may separate!, compound their indebtedness. An Act to prevent the netting and trapping ol partridges, except by persons upon their own lands. An Act to require foreign co-operation assessment companies to comply with the insurance laws of the State and to clearly define who shall be considered agents of insurance companies. An Act to prohibit trial justices who are practicing attorneys from appearing in cases sent b> them to the Circuit Court. An Act to provide for an expeditious mode ol cicctinir trnssnassers. An Act to declare void contracts for the sale o: articles for future delivery made under certair circumstances, and to provide a remedy for sucl eases. An Act to declare the law in reference to tin liability of stockholders in corporations. An Act to amend Section 2,237 of the Genera Statutes of South Carolina relating to drawing juries. Joint Resolution to extend the benefits of ar Act entitled "An Act to provide artificial limla for all soldiers of the State who lost their legs 01 I arms or who have been permanently disabled ii their legs or arms during military service in tin years 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1865, or who liavi hot been supplied under the directions of th< General Assembly, approved December 17, 1881 to a certain class of persons herein named."' An Act to amend the law in regard to the reg istration of electors, so as to provide for the re newal of lost certificates. An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Ninety-Six, in Abbevilh county. An Act to authorize county commissioners tc open and establish public highways. An Act to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor in the town of Nichols, Marion county. Joint Resolution to amend Article b of the Con stitution of South Carolina, relating to limine* and taxation. An Act to amend Title III, Chapter XI of tin General Statutes, relating to the assessment am taxation of property, so that the treasurer car collect and the auditor assess at the same time An Act to prohibit all distillation of spiritu otis or intoxicating liquor in the counties of Spar tanburg and Union. I An Act to amend section 252 and Section 274 o | the General Statutes, in relation to the compensar j tion of County Auditors ami County Treasurers. | An Act to amend the Criminal law by provi" j ding for the punishment of abortion. - | An Act to secure the rights of persons having l i an interest in lands forfeited for taxes. | An Act to amend Chapter XIX of the General j ) | Statutes, relating to free public schools, f i An Act to fix the time for the valuation of lands I j of which the husband died seized for the pur- j | pose of assessing dower, f I An Act to amend the militia law of the State. . I An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquor in the town of Bateslmrg, county of Lexington. j An Act to amend Section 1,696 of the General I Statutes of South Carolina, in relation to insect- | . ivorous birds. ' An Act to abolish the tenancy by courtesy in this State. | An Act to facilitate the holding of the Courts of I Common Pleas. An Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure j by the addition of a Section to be known as Sec- | . lion 27?, relating to the opening of the Courts of j 4 Common Pleas. An Act to charter the Bank of Marion. An Act to organize Boards of Health and for the better nrotection of the Dublic health. | An Act to remove all doubt as to the time of holding general elections in this State. ; An Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors , within the county of Barnwell. An Act to amend Sections 2,480 and 2,481 of the General Statutes of South Carolina, relating to i the punishment of the crimes of arson and bur[. glarv. ^ THE NEW RAILROAD LAW. The following is a summary of the amendments to the Railroad law passed at the recent session of the Legislature. This sumf mary was prepared by Col. Simonton, of . Charleston, a leading member of the House ' of Representatives, who favored the passage of the bill and can be relied upon as giving ; a clear idea of the intention of the Legisla5 ture. It is generally conceded that the > freight and passenger rates now in operation . will remain of force uri til changed in accor. dance with the provisions of the new law. Col Simonton says: The substantial difference between the law as t it stood and the law as it now exists is as to the initiation of rates. Under the old law, the railroad commissioners had the right to prescribe i the rates for the railroads and there was no ap3 peal whatsoever from their decision, or any , mode of correcting their errors except by their ' own act. The railroad companies had the right i to represent to the commission all the objection that they had to their rates, but the tinal decis' ion as to what the rates should be remained with the commission. Under the present law the r rates are to be fixed by the railroads in the first instance, and are to be submitted to the commission. If tne commission objects to the rates * so proposed by the railroads then a case is made f and the matter is heard either by the presiding Judge or the resident Judge of the Circuit of which Richland county is a part. The case 5 must be made up within five days, and must be f decided within ten days after the hearing. From , the decision of the Circuit Judge either side limy ' appeal to the Supreme Court of the State, and pending the adjustment of the rates proposed by ? the railroads the rates previously existing rel main in force. In case an individual makes c complaint of illlegal or exorbitant action on the . part of the railroads, his complaint is heard by i the railroad commission in the first instance, and P if the decision of the commission is in his favor 1 the railroad company, against which the coni, plaint is made, may appeal to the resident or 1 presiding Circuit Judge of the county in which the complaint arose. If the judge sustains the action of the commission an appeal may be taken } by the railroad company to the Supreme Court of the State. The railroad company before taking the appeal must enter into a bond, to be ap* proved by thejudge, for the payment of all costs, - charges and damages, should the appeal be . against the railroad, and at the same time lie made liable to the penalties of the Act. Such ap peal must be defended by the railroad comniis3 sion, which has the right to call upon theattor"m ney-general to conduct it, either in person or by some circuit solicitor selected by him. In - order to secure prompt hearing of these appeals, j incase the presiding or resident Judge of the " Circuit be unable to hear tho appeal, provision 2 is made that the Chief Justice of the Supreme - Court shall direct any other Circuit Judge to j hear the appeal. The'same provisions exist in tho new law as existed in the old law against unjust discrimination and exorbitant charges, ap plied both as to local and through rates. The present law makes clear the duty, as well as the right, of the railroads to fix lirst and second class ^ passenger rates. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. * ? Last Saturday the Columbia hosiery mill sold fifty-six thousand pairs of stock. ings to a Boston firm. f ? On Christmas day a riot and .street fight r occurred at Allendale in Barnwell county, ; in which two persons were killed outright, 1 and five others were more or less seriously wounueu. ? A writer in the News and Charier sug' gests the name of Hon. Giles J. Patterson, } of Chester, for the Governorship of South . Carolina, in case a similar honor for a second term should he declined by the present - executive. ?One of the most destructive fires that ever visited Orangeburg, broke out in that town about 3 o'clock last Friday morning, [ in Itisher's barroom, which, together with six stores were totally destroyed. The total " loss is about $40,000, partially covered by in' suranee. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. ? The Christmas returns from the State continue to come in. Darlington county reP ports a colored boy fatally shot with a pistol . by another colored boy at Wilboughby's l Mills and a boy, son of C'apt. J. S. Heck, se verely hurt by a piece of gas pipe he was using as a cannon being blown into one of j! his lungs; Laurens reports Walker Barks1 dale, colored, fatally cut by Mad Allen, colored, in a drunken quarrel over a game of . cards; R.ichland comes to the front with Jim Lee, white, who is in jail for beating a ,r colored boy with a club so badly that his death is expected; with James A. Lorick, 1 white, shot in the arm at Killian's by Tim Itabun, and with a fight between Peake and r Cooper, both white, at Shannon's turpentine j still, during which Cooper was mortally wounded in the abdomen. ? At the session of the Grand Lodge, A. \ F. M., held in Charleston recently, the foll lowing officers were elected and duly installed : M. W. Bro. W. W. Humphreys, ? Anderson, Grand Master; R. W. Bro. J. < Adger Smythe, Charleston, Deputy Grand ' Master; R. W. Bro. A. H. \\ hite, Rock , Ilill, Senior Grand Warden ; R. W. Bro. R. F. Divver, Anderson, Junior Grand War[ den ; R. W. Bro. J. II. Honour,Charleston, . Grand Treasurer ; R. W. Bro. Charles' In) glesby, Charleston, Grand Secretary ; W. and Rev. Bro. 1). W. Cuttino, Elloree, Grand Chaplain. The Grand Master ap1 nointed as Senior Grand Deacons, J. R. Smith of Laurens, Geo. \V. Nicholls of , Spartanburg; Z. Davis of Charleston. Grand , Marshal ; K. B. Hume of Charleston, Grand > Pursuivant, and Grand Tiler W. A.Wilson l of Charleston. NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A severe hail storm occurred in Char1 lotto on Thursday last. ? Trinity College has nineteen Cherokee r Indians, as students this year. The State is 1 paying for their education. ? Seven young men who enlisted in the -* United States army through the recruiting 1 office in Charlotte were sent to Fort Monroe . last week. ? The Charlotte Observer notes a Christmas row in a barroom in that city between a white man named J. S. Dulin and a colored r man named Bob Simpson, resultingserious, ly for the colored man. Dulin drew a knife i in the course of the scuttle, and hacked Simpson In a bad manner. One of Simpson's ; hands was cut almost to shreds. Dulin . ran immediately after the cutting, but was ' afterwards captured by the police and lock1 ed up. i ? Mr. J. C. Marsh, a young lawyer of Un< ion county, was fatally poisoned last Sunday morning by eating eggs impregnated with 1 strychnine. Three others, who partook of ! I lin nnrrrc: orn prifirHillv sif'k. The OCCS Were , | ~ ~ ^ -nn j i bought in a store near Mr. Marsh's resi11 dence, and the supposition is that they had ' j been charged with poison by some farmer i for the purpose of poisoning a dog, and for j getting the circumstance, he carelessly took r j them to the store and sold them. I ? The town authorities of Rockingham, ! Richmond county, forbade the use of lire> J works and tire-crackers during Christmas week. This made some of the barkeepers ' indignant, and on Saturday, it is stated they distributed twenty-five gallons of j liquor among the crowd, and also large i quantities of fireworks of all kinds. A reg3 j ular picnic then began, and the place was 1. stirred to its centre. The authorities were 1 ' defied, and when the police attempted to ; j make arrest of the violators of the ordi[ j nance they were set upon and beaten. One j officer was attacked by three men and quite r badly hurt. <. v, > "X. LOCAL.AFFAIRS. : \ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J Francis 1$. Hacker, Charleston, .S. C.?Wanilo. t( Latta Brothers?Happy New Year to All. J; Kennedy Bros. it Barron?1884. F. Happertield?New Year. J. W. P. Hope?Notice. ! F Herman Bulwinkle, Charleston, S. C.?German ! (( Kainit. M. O. Sherrill it Co., Newton, N. C.?Flour, <fte. " G. IF. O'Learv?1884?Parlor Furniture, Ac. P: W. C. Latimer?A Prosperous New Year to All. j M. Strauss?Happy New Year to All. Parish it McKnight?To Our Friends and Cus- I H tomers. I P John C. Kuykendal?KuykemlaPs Salaam. SI Herndon Brothers?1884?Stoves. Dohson it Parish?The New Year. J. R. Lindsay <fc Co.?Return of thanks. H. F. Adickes?School Books and introductory Prices. X( Withers Adickes?The New Year. n Riddle it Pcgram?A New Firm. Moore Brothers?High tirade Fertilizers. L. Lowry Smith?New Store. 13 Smith it Colcock?Fertilizers. D T. M. Dohson?$100.00 Worth to he Given Away, f G.W.Moore?Take Notice. 11 Hunter it Gates?At the Mammoth. t( ii heavy porkers. 11 Mr. J. II. B. Jenkins informs us that he w recently killed two hogs, each two years fr old, one of which netted 370 and the other ^ 403 pounds. presidential post-offices. ? Seventy-three post-offices have been raised recently to the third class, or to the grade ^ the postmasters of which are named by J1 Presidential appointment. Among these J is the post office at this place. fine oysters. m Capt. F. X. Ingold, of Greensboro, X. C., p favored us on Christmas day with a bucket p of tine Suffolk oysters, by which memento c he regularly compliments the Enquirer on p the recurrence of each festive season. f( antique/china. sl Last week Mr. John' Walker presented to fill is grand-daughter, }irs. Henry C. Strauss, b of this place, a set of Coina cups and saucers which have been in the family for more u than a century. The pieces are stamped by P an English maker its "(nmque China." The 0 v. i 1 1. at ornamenting consists 01 a gut oanu, ana a * uniform landscape in tylack 011 a delicate a rose pink ground. The pieces are in a fine e state of preservation, ana are highly prized *1 by the recipient, as rare ceramic specimens. I FOND OF/KAblHTS. | We are reliably informed that George Brown, colored, and* Master Baxter White- -v sides, son of Major X. P. Whitesides, killed 102 rabbits, betweeji the middle of last . September an,d the 2oth of December, and j of this number all bat two were cooked and regularly served on {George Brown's table. He is evidently fond of rabbit flesh, and practically exemplifies the old darkey's li precept, in so far that if a rabbit is not good f< for pvprv thine, he iin be denended unon r v OJ T 1 - I for a steady diet. ( U t< SOUTH CAROLINA ALU.IINI. t( At the annual reunion of the Alumni, offi- C cers and students ofithe .South Carolina Col- e lege and University, held in the hall of the J House of Representatives in Columbia on ? the 18th ultimo, the annual address was delivered by Hon. W. 13. Wilson, of Yorkville. 2* The subject of the address was the evolu- & tion of the Anglo .Saxon nice, and our identification by blood and inheritance, by lan- i: guage, literature, laws and religion, with ti its history, its fortunes and its future. The address is spoken of as an eloquent and I brilliant effort, receiving the appreciation S it so fully merited. o PERSONAL* MENTION. Mr. Howard T. Dickson, son of the late * Rev. Henry R. Dickson, accompanied by ? his bride, paid his relatives and friends in (j Yorkville a visit during the Christmas holi- I days. Mr. Dickson is a resident of Boston, f Mass., where he has been living for several " years, and recently married a Brooklyn lady. ^ Rev. Tlios. E. Gilbert, formerly pastor of XI r n /-II 1. . i. Una GilrAn cue ai. Vj. emureu at nun piatc, n? iuacu clis departure from Soutli Carolina, having taken letters of dismission from the 8. C. p Conference, and gone to Middletown, C'onu., o where he will temporarily till a pulpit until n the meeting of the East New York Con- ti ference, in April, when he will make appli- p cation for admission to that bodjfe; n CHRISTMAS SIJPPEWA. 0 The supper spread by mine host, Mr. Smith, of lne Yorkville Hotel, on Christmas night, was pronounced by thed)oarders 1 and guests of the house, several of-wjhom ?! are epicures, to be as tinea repast as ^ver; c pleased the eye or tickled the palate of the v most fastidious. The spacious dining room ? was tastefully arranged, and the numerous tables were laden with the choicest viands ^ known to the culinary art. Besides the J. regular guests of the house, a few invited friends of the proprietor partook of the 31 bounteous feast. It wasa pleasant occasion, highly enjoyed by all, and reflected much a credit upon Mr. Smith's capabilities as a a hotelist. M si "REMINISCENCES OF YORK." With this issue we commence the repub- ^ ligation, from the files of the Enquirer of Z) 1870, the series of interesting sketches as ^ above entitled, written lor our columns uy p the late I)r. Maurice A. Moore, under the uon deplume of "A Septuagenarian." Much of the early history of York county is embodied in these sketches, containing, as they ^ do, many important A\cts and events in the 11 history of the county hitherto unpublished P from any other source. The republication ^ of these sketches, which will run through ^ several issues, is at the solicitation of a num- ^ ber of our readers, and while they will ^ prove interesting to the older class, the c' younger ones will find them not only enter- a tnining, but instructive. CHURCH NOTICES. n Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. 0 R. Lathan, Pastor. Services next Sunday ^ at 10.30 A. M. Sunday-school at 9 A. M. H Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. n Services at the usual hours, morning and (j evening, next Sunday. Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor, q Services at Union next Sunday at 11 A. M.; p in the Church at Yorkville at 7 P. M. Sun- t] day-school at 3 P. M. Episcopal?Rev. Aug. Prentiss, Rector, ti There will be no service in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Yorkville, next Sun- y day. The Rector will officiate in the 0 Church of Our Saviour, Rock Hill, on that ^ day. j King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. H Johnson, Pastor. There will be preaching at this church, four miles north of town, on Saturday and Sunday next, oth and 6th in- ^ stant, by Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Presiding tl uiuer 01 mis uiatrwi. x HOODTOWN CORNET BAND. k The Hoodtown Cornet Band paid York- p ville a visit last Friday evening, and on that \\ night and the next morning treated our cit- tl izens to some fine mjisic. After serenading fc on the principal streets, Friday evening, the p members of the band, and those accompany- p ing them, were invited to the Hotel de Ville, oi where, by the liberality of a number of the ci business men of tojvn, an elegant banquet ti was spread, in honpr of the musical visitors. After the supper had been partaken of, h speeches were announced as next in order, t> and the assembled company was addressed tl by Hon. \V. B. Wilson, Col. A. Coward and tl Gen. E. 31. Law, who were called respect- ti ively, each responding in a short, well si chosen address. The courtesies of the citi- a zens, on behalf of the band, were appropri- b ately acknowledged by 3Ir. J. P. Blair. a This band was organized last August at w Hoodtown, in the western part of the coun- 3 I . ? /, and their proficiency is remarkable.; 1 ^hile here they wert assisted by C'apt. | \ ames Lucas, who has been one of their i iftchers for a short period since their organ- j ( cation. J i 1 The band is organiaed as follows : S. S. j ( 'lexico, Captain, second alto; Henry Hood, | n >nly twelve years of 4ge,) first E fiat cor-' et; J. S. Hood, first B flat cornet; W. A. j [ood, first E flat alto ;1 J. J. Hood, B flat' ^ mor ; J. E. Hood, B flht bass; J. H. Hood, | c jba; W. L. Hood, bass drum; Master; Robert Lee Hood, (omy six years of age,) i j lare drum. ( DEATH OF if. IS. DARWIN. 1 Mr. Peyton B. I)a 'win, a venerable citi?n of Yorkville, di ;d at his residence at 2 oon last Friday, a^ ed 79 years, 8 months, \ ad 10 days. Mr. Darwin was raised on 1 road River, near II jpewell in the western art of this county, a id settled in Yorkville 1 l the year 1854, remi ,ining a citizen of the s )wn from that datejuntil his death. For le first few years a ter locating here, he i ras engaged in the nercantile business? t 'oin 1859 to 1861 in partnership with Mr. S. Jefferys, and frc hi the latter date until t )ine time after the c bse of the war, on his 1 vvn account. After retiring from mercan- \ le pursuits, lie en [aged in other enter- i rises; but the last fe1 r years of his life were t ot devoted to active'pursuits further than joking after his farming interests on Broad i Liver. I < 4n?i]JHfisiiik$4rcoii|se witli his fellow men, 1 hether of itfiiAAnfSCTjr social nature, Mr. larwin wa/>an\imrigbt and honest man. ? [e had been yonnected with the M. E. f hurch for icjfty years, and his walk in 1 fe was eminently consistent with his projssion. Gathered to his fathers as a ripe fieaf in the harvest, he leaves behind him j name and character worthy to be emula- , 2d by those who are to follow. His funeral was largely attended on Sat- rday afternoon, and in the absence of the , astorof hisown church, Rev. T. R. English, , fthe Presbyterian Church, conducted the . erviees, delivering an extremely appropri- . te and highly instructive discourse, foundd upon the fifteenth chapter of First Corinliians. At the conclusion of his discourse, lev. L. A. Johnson addressed the congreation, confining his remarks to the ChJis- 1 !an character of the deceased. His<re- , aains were then conveyed to the old bury- ] ng ground near the Female College, and nnsip-ned to mother earth with Masonic ! oiiors by Philanthropic Lodge, No. .12, A. 1 \ M., of which lie was a member. 1 SOCIETY ELECTIONS. At the last regular meeting of Home Re- j ief Lodge No. 389, Knights of Honor, the allowing officers were elected to serve duing the year 1884: 1 Dictator?Withers Adickes; Vice-Dictaor?J. Robert Lindsay; Assistant Dictaor?Dr. Jas. B. Allison; Treasurer?L. M. 1 Irist; Chaplain?Rev. R. Lathan; Reportr?A. W. Ingold; Financial Reporter? ohn G. Ferguson; Guide?Charles H. Dixn ; Guardian?John J. Hunter; Hentinel? i. Cody. A. Springs Withers, Past Dictaor. Medical Examiner?J. F. Lindsay, -1.1). Trustees?Joseph F. Wallace, C. E. Ipencer, H. W. Hope. The installation of officers will take place n the Lodge room at the regular meeting o-morrow night. At a regular meeting of Home Lodge Jo. GO, Knights and Ladies of Honor, on fonday night, 24th ultimo, the following i fficers were elected for the ensuing term: Protector?Miss Annie E. Ferguson; Vice ' 'rotector?Mrs. Elva G. McCorkle; Secre- ] irv nnH Finnnfinl Spnretarv?John G. Fer uson; Treasurer?C. E. Spencer; Guar- [ ian?Mrs. M. C. Smith ; Guide?Mrs. It. I i. Ferguson ; Sentinel?C. H. Dixon. Past 'rotector?H. F. Adickes; Medical Exami- . er?J. F. Lindsay, M. D. Trustees?Dr. . C. Kuykendal, Hon. I. D. Witherspoon ( nd Mrs. M. E. Witherspoon. OUR ADVERTISING COLUMNS. Our advertising columns, on the third age of tliis issue, present a bright array j f crisp, business-like announcements of < merchants of Yorkville, making their at- i Tactions known to the readers of the pa- i er. Attention is directed to these an- ' ouncements, all of which, excepting two ( r three, are made for the first time this ( r-eek. Among the new candidates for public ? ivor are Messrs. Riddle & Pegram, sue sssors of Clark Bros., who set forth their 1 lalms at length ; and Mr. L. Lowry Smith, ! diose attractive announcement fully exlains his business enterprise. Both these ! ouses will command success. Associated dth Mr. Smith in the fertilizer business is 1 Ir. J. I). Colcock, who is well known to ! ^ie planting community as a dealer in , tandard fertilizers. j Mr. J. W. P. Hope announces that lie has ] ssociated with him his son, John M. Hope, ' nrl liprpnffpr thp husiness of this old house ' all be conducted under the name and tyle of J. W. P. Hope & Co. Messrs. B. N. & W. B. Moore, also a new rrri, announce that they are in the fertilier business, with facilities to furnish, in ny quantity, Etiwan guanos and other igh grade fertilizers. TIIE M. E. CHURCH. At the recent Conference of the M. E. hurch, held in Sumter, some changes were lade affecting the M. E. Church at this lace. Heretofore it has been attached to the olumbia district, and the station embraced, esides the church here, Philadelphia hurch and King's Mountain Chapel. By le recent action of the conference, these liurches are now a part of Chester district, nd besides Yorkville and Philadelphia { liurches, this station also includes Shady Irove, near Hoodtown, and Mt. Vernon, ear Hickory Grove, in the western part ( f the county. The pastor, Rev. J. A. ( food, has not yet arrived, and the arrange- 1 lents for his preaching at these places have ' ot been perfected. He will give one Sun- * ay per month to each church, however. 'he church known as King's Mountain , Impel will be under the pastoral charge of ] Lev. L. A. Johnson. The following are t le appointments for Chester district: J A. J. Cuuthen. Presiding Elder. Chester Staon, J. W.Carlisle; Chester Circuit, J. C. Stoll; ? last Chester, J. A. Porter; Rock Hill, J. 11. l ray wick; Yorkville, J. a. iHooci; jmiijjs fountain Mission, L. A. Johnston; Fort Mill, [. W. Wliitaker; Lancaster Station, A. W. foore; West Lancaster, II. ('. Bethen; Tradeillo, J. S. Porter; Chesterfield, J. W. McRoy, . D. Frierson; Cheraw, J. W. Elkins, Society, [ill Circuit, S. Jones. THE KAILKOTD ACCIDENT. At 3 o'clock P. M. on Wednesday of last eek, a serious accident occurred at thetrese over Long Creek, on the Chester and ,enoir Railroad, between Gastonia and Dalts, about one mile and a half from the latter lace. By this accident, which interfered -ith the running of the trains of the road, lespecial could not be run to Hickory on the tllowing day, and hence a large number of ersons along the line of the road were derived the pleasure of visiting that town n the occasion of the banquet given by the tizens of Hickory in honor of the coniple011 o! the road to that place. It seems that the train, which is said to ave been running at a speed of about .velve miles an hour, became derailed on le trestle, from the breaking of an axle of le tender, and some of the timbers of the estle being knocked out of position, the :ructure gave way, precipitating the engine nd five flat cars a distance of thirty feet elow. The fireman, Joe Henderson, and brakeman, Win. Simmons, both colored, 'ere killed almost instantly, and conductor fcCnbeand two or throe others were slight y wounded. About thirty feet of the trestle vent down. A large force was put to work ipon rebuilding it, and by last Monday ;vening it was ready for the trains to cross. The officials of the road will make a thoruigh investigation of the cause of the disaster. NEW CITIZENS. We are pleased to note the arrival in our own of several new citizens who have loated here recently. Mr. Samuel L. Davidson has removed nto town from his plantation on Bullock's ^reek, and is occupying the Hope brick louse next door to the Hotel de Ville. Mr. Reuben Duiir Jnd his brother-in-law, dr. L. Dowry Smith, are occupying the louse formerly the property of Dr. J. M. liowry, on East Liberty Street. Mr. Wm. W. Jenkins has moved into his louse on the corner of Main and Madison itreets. Dr. E. F. Glenn has located permanently n town, and with his family is boarding at he Yorkville Hotel. Itev. L. A. Johnson, who was assigned >y the last Annual Conference of the M. 3. Church to King's Mountain Mission, vill move his family to this place and occu)y the Stilwell house in the eastern part of own. Mrs. E. A Neely has also moved to town, ind is occupying the property of the late L'ol.Beatty, which has been recently bought "y her grandson, Mr. Walter B. Moore. These new-comers will form a desirable iccession to the steadily increasing popula;ion of Yorkville, and will meet a hearty velcome in our midst. SALE OF KEAL ESTATE. One of the most important land sales that las occurred in York county for several years, took place on Thursday the 20th ultimo, it being the sale of the lands of S. G. Hemphill, deceased, near Guthriesville. rhe estate was not involved in debt, and the sale was by the heirs-at-law of the in- > [estate deceased. The sale aggregated nearly $18,000, the property being sold for onethird cash and the balance on a credit of one md two years, as follows : vt - i rr?t_ _ iiTT i.?M ->0. 1. 1I1U "noilie truck, niiiuuiiing .mmncn. Purchased by Mrs. Emmn J. Erwin, at 312.50 per acre. No. 2. The "Bratton tract," containing 150 icres. Purchased by John D. MeConncllat $4.10 per acre. No. 3. The "Davidson tract," containing 212 acres. Purchased by John C. Sanders at 310.05 per acre. No. 4. The "James M. Williams tract," containing 173 acres. Purchased by Mrs. Agnes Lindsay at 35 per acre. No. 5. The =M. M. Moore tract," containing 218 acres. Purchased by Mrs. C. E. Hemphill at *9.50 per acre. No. 0. The "Brown tract," containing 91 acres. Purchased by E. A. Crawford at 313 per acre. No. 7. The undivided interest of S. G. Hemptiill, deceased, in the "Solomon Givens tract." Purchased by James A. Ersvin for 8640. No. 8. The "S. C. Jones tract," containing 43 acres. Purchased by James W. Moore at $15.10 per acre. No. 9. The "J. T. Backstrom tract," containing 25Z acres. Purchased by James A. Erwin at 37.80 per acre. AO. lu. xne "uiaKe juu iraci, conuumn^-03 iicresjjogether with the Mills. Purchased by Georkb L. and Edward L. Corn well for $1,91)0. No. 11. The "Blake tract," containing 145 acres, Purchased hv James A. Erwin at $5.75 per acre. MERE-MENTION. Somebody is writing anonymous letters threatening and insulting the friends of young Nutt, who will be tried at the January term of the court at Unioutown, Pa., for killing Dukes, the traducer of his sister and the murderer of his father. President Arthur received a large number of Christmas gifts, from all sections of the country, among them numerous umbrellas and walking stick!. Register of the Treasury, B. K. Bruce, who was elected a member of the Colored National Convention to represent the country at large, has notified the Colored National Committee he cannot serve. Gen. Grant, while alighting from his carriage in New York, on the day before Christmas, slipped and fell upon his leftside, receiving serious injury in the leg below the hip joint. No bones were broken, but the injury will keep him indoors for several days. Frank James, the desperado. is now the subject of a clash of authority between the Missouri and Federal Governments, the latter having made a demand upon the former for his surrender. A decision on the matter was to have been rendered last Tuesday. A dispatch from Bozeman, Montana. December 27th, says: John A. Clark was hanged in the jail yard here at 11.30 A. M. to-day for the murder of Thomas Roghers in June last. He died protesting his innocence. Frank Young, who was to have been hanged at Helena, Montana last Friday, for the murder of Daniel McCartv, has been reprieved by the President to allow his case to come before the Supreme Court. The first regular meeting of the ways and means committee will beheld on Tuesday n?xt. the 8th instant. On Saturday night the jail at Yazoo City, Miss., was forcibly entered and four prisoners, charged with murder taken out md lynched by the mob. Virginia City, Nevada, which a few years ago had a population of 35,000, has now a population Df less than 5,000. The mines built it up uid a collapse in the mines knocked it Jown. Capt. I. Y. Sage has resigned :he superintendency of the Air-Line Rail^ onnni*i'nfnn^Qnd\r f\v f.hft riJilUf IU WIIYC UlC oupvi iuw>4iv4viivj v? vaav jreorgia Pacific, vice Col. G.J. Foreacre, who *vill take charge of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road. Late heavy itorms have caused much interruption of She mails in the Northern and Western states. It is stated that Mr. Speer of jreorgia, is to receive only $1,500 for his services in the recent political trials at Coliinbia. Poor preach, poor pay. The arohibitiou counties of Georgia almost to a init report increased prosperity since the idoption of prohibition laws. Congress idjourned on the 24th ultimo until the 7th instant. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enqnirer. NOTES FROM BLACK'S STATION. Black's Station, S. C., December 22.? 3n the 18th instant an affray occurred in Cleveland county, N. C., near the State line, between Reuben Runion, Craige Runon, Joe Runion and a man named Gladden m one side, and Guiton McSwain, W. M. McSwain and Phillip Seapock on the other, n which Seapock and W. M. McSwain vere seriously stabbed and cut by Craige Itunion. Seapock received four stabs on he head, neck, breast and back, and three ;uts on the head and neck, and one over he right kidney; none of them however, ,-ery deep, McSwain was stabbed in the nner angle of the right eve, and a portion >f the ball was cut. He also received a cut m the left shoulder. Dr. Anderson was ailed to treat the wounded, and reports hat they are not seriously hurt. The Runions were arrested, and after a jreliminary hearing of the case before B. ?\ Logan, Justice of the Peace, were bound >ver tor their appearance at Cleveland, N. I., Superior Court. On Wednesday night, the 19th instant, Vlilton Cantrell, white, while under the inluence of whisky, attempted to walk over he railroad trestle and bridge across Broad liver near Black's Station. Losing his mlance, he fell a distance of forty-seven eet. His head struck a rock from the coninssion of which death was almost instananeous. A jury of inquest was empanneled by W. \ rn^:AI r..?i!nrt . ?*wl nffnt* nvotviininnp .J. v.iunp,xnui justice, miuuiivi eauuiiuiu6 i number of witnesses who last sawCanrell alive, the following; verdict was renlered: "That the said Milton Cantrellcame o his death from injuries inflicted by faling from the trestle at the railroad bridge >f the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railroad, near the east bank of Broad River, in York county, on the night of De:ember 19, 1883, whilst in a state of intoxi ation." * Nos. ? The Postmaster-general is preparing a )ill which it is proposed to have introduced n Congress, to exclude newspapers publishng lottery advertisements from the pound ate. This bill is in accordance with the jostmaster-general's recommendation in his innual report.