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Ihe fjorfeville $nqittm. YORKY1LLE, S. C. : THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 24, 18&4. COTTON SHIPMENTS. The cotton shipments from the depot at this place from 1st of September to Monday last aggregate 4,971 ba^es. ROCK HILL POST OFFICE. The contest for the pdstmastership at Rock Hill will probably end in favor of the lady aspirant, who is the >resent incumbentMiss Buena Vista Wo >d, whom the President has nominated fo the position. TO TEA :HERS. Dr. Lathan, county School commissioner and chairman board of examiners, publishes an important notice to the teachers of York county. By permission of the State Superintendent of education, another examination will be held on the first day of next month for the benefit of the teachers who A J ? ? Avom. ianeci to appear ueiure uie uvinu ?/i cAaininers on the 3rd and 4th instant. THE BAPTIST CHURCH. A series of very interesting sermons were preached the present week in the Baptist Church at this place by Rev. John Stout, ol Darlington county. Elder Stout is pastor ol Society Hill, in that county?the second largest Baptist congregation in this State, He is a minister of fine ability, and his pulpit discourses.here are highly spoken of by those who have heard him. THE WEATHER. Another cold snap is upon us. Since Monday the temperature has been nearly as low as the severe spell of the 6th and 7th instant with the exception that the cold spell with which we are now visited is clear. Our ex changes from all parts of the State represenl the weather as unusually severe for this latitude, and fears of serious damage to theoal crop are generally expressed. In this county, from the best information we can obtain, the crop is damaged, though to whal extent cannot now be estimated. UNDEFILED A FIIIC-A^N-ENGLISH. A little colored girl entered one of oui drug stores the other morning in which there is employed a ccyored porter. The girl took a tumbler in/which to get some castor oil. The porter is a pure type of the ante-bellum, untaught/darkeys, and pride.5 himself upon it. He isf therefore hampered by none of the rules with which the teachers in the recent scliobl examinations were expected to be familiiar. He essayed tc wait on the little girl, but was indignani that she had brought/no bottle, and address ed her as follows: '^VVhy, you didn't bring no bottle to get dis heah oil in, chile. Spec you sholy must be ajnt got no bottles down dere, is you." | CIIUKCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. Aug. Prentiss, Rector. Morning and communion service, next Sunday, at 10.30 A. M. Evening service at 7 P. M. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. Preaching at 11 A. M., next Saturday. Communion service at 11 A. M., on Sunday, and preaching at 7.30 P. M. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R. Eathan, Pastor. The pastor will fill his regular appointment at Tirzah next Sunday. Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. Sundayschool at 9.30 A. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. A. Mood, Pastor. First quarterly meeting of this circuit next Saturday and Sunday, on which occasion Rev. J. A. Cauthen, P. E., will be present. Preaching at 11 A. M., on Saturday, and at the usual hours, forenoon and evening, on Sunday. * 4 ^ + A SENSATION IN CHARLOTTE. From the Observer, Sunday. About 11 o'clock yesterday morning, people on Trade street in the vicinity of the court house, were startled by loud cries of "police!" The cries proceeded from the window of Mr. T. M. Pittnian's law office in the second story of the Henderson building, opposite Ilarty's china store. A rush was made for the locality and Mr. C. N. G. Butt was met coming down the steps with a cowhide in his hands. There had been a little difficulty between himself and Mr. G. W. Chalk. Mr. Chalk, who is here attending his suit against the Traders' National Tinnlr whlVh is hcinfT Conducted av" o in Mr. Pittman's Law office before referees, Messrs. A. G. Brenizer and C. N. G. Butt, appointed by order of court, wrote a Charlotte letter to the Gastonia Gazette last week containing some very grave insinuations. The Gazette reached Charlotte Friday evening and yesterday morning the following item, from Charlotte, signed "Ateric," met Mr. Butt's eyes: "The most interesting topic on the streets now is the case of'Chalk vs. Trader's National Bank." Some important facts are being developed, which look bad for the officers of that institution. Smith, the former president has been on the witness stand every day since the first of January and I an; informed he makes a splendid witness. Itseeins that Mr. J. H. Ross was not the only borrower from that institution. On the day that he borrowed $13,500, Mr. C'. N. G. Butt borrowed $8,500, in order to reduce the capital stock, it is claimed. There is something very remarkable about these bank failures; that is,* It. Y. McAden, a citizen of our county, is nearly always selected to wind theni up. T understand he had to manage the bank of Mecklenburg; now he is the principal director in winding up the Traders' Bank although he owns only ten shares of its stock. G. W. Chalk was excluded from the annual meeting of its stockholders. The following were present in themeeting: R. Y. McAden, lOshares; Judge Shipp, 42 shares in the name of his wife; R. I. McDowell, 32 shares; T. L. Vail, cashier, J. 'lO A U Ibiviilenn 10 who were all that were present when the meeting was organized. On reading this letter, Mr. Butt proceeded at once to Mr. Pittman's office and found Mr. Chalk in. He called Mr. Chalk out into the passage and had a brief conversation with him, after which the two entered the office, Mr. Chalk remarking as he came in, that what he had said he could prove by the books. Mr. Butt demanded that Mr. Chalk draw up and sign a retraction of the insinuation. This Mr. Chalk refused to do and Mr. Butt drawing a cowhide, began to strike Mr. Chalk over the head. Mr. Chalk raised a front window and shouted for the police, but several parties coming upon the scene put a stop to the proceedings. Mr. Butt dealt Mr. Chalk several blows 011 the head with the cowhide, leaving a mark over Mr. Chalk's right eye. Mr. Chalk offered no resistance at all. About half an hour after this occurred, Mr. R. Y. McAden appeared at Mr. Pittman's door with a cowhide 011 his person, and called to Mr. Chalk to come outside. Mr. Pittman went to the door and intercepted Mr. McAden, who commenced denouncing Mr. Chalk, when Mr. Pittman began calling for the police, and Mr. McAden retired without having met Mr. Chalk. These two occurrences following so closely upon each other, created considerable interest upon the streets. The police summoned all the parties to appear before the mayor at 2 o'clock for trial and at that hour the matter came up for a hearing. Mr. Chalk was represented by Gen. R. D, Johnson, and Mr. R. Y. McAden appeared for Mr. C. X. G. Butt. Several witnesses were examined, but none gave any important evidence bearing upon the actual affray. Mr. Pittman testified to Mr. Butt's appearance at his office and the subsequent proceedings as above described. Mr. Butt acknowledged having used the cowhide, After hearing the evidence, Mayor Maxwell [ imposed a fine of $50 upon Mr. Butt for the i affray. Mr. Chalk then applied for peace warrants j against Mr. Butt and Mr. McAden, but withdrew the application for a warrant against the first named. Mr. McAden was then put under a bond of $200 to keep the i peace with Mr. Chalk. After these proceedings, Mr. Butt and Mr. i McAden each entered suit against Mr. Chalk j for libel. The Mayor set to-morrow at 4 | o'clock in the afternoon as the time for hearing these suits, and required Mr. Chalk to give a bond of $100 for his appearance at that time. The isssueof the Observer from which the above is taken contains the following card from Mr. Chalk: Please give space to the following lines: 1 ask the public to withhold all criticisms, until the facts are fully developed concerning the assault made upon me yesterday, while in the court. Very Respectfully, G. W. Chalk. After the hearing of the charges of libel on Monday, as we learn from the Observer .-.f TudciIOI' Afovnr AfdYWPll Announced VI X UVOUtdJ' j v* A'AMKk fi v> that he would put Mr. Chalk under bonds in both cases, for his appearance for trial before the next term of the Superior court. He was held in a bond of $200 in the libel suit preferred by Mr. Butt, and in $100 in the suit preferred by Mr. McAden. Mr. 1 Chalk gave the bond and proceedings will rest until the next Superior court. FEDERAL OFFICER^IN THE SOUTH. ; Brewster Cameron, a Government official i connected with the Department of Justice, has recently been giving testimony before the House committee on expenditures, as to his knowledge of the abuses of the internal revenue system in the South. On Thursday , he gave a list of twenty-five or more names of persons whose official conduct had been ' investigated on account of alleged irregulari ' ties and rendering of fraudulent accounts, f Some of these men, Cameron said, had been [ convicted, and Mr. Ralph Bollin, special examiner, will be sent to South Carolina to [ present the cases of United States deputy "orcliolu tr* th<? crrnnd inrv. Bollill also 11JU1C41U4.J iV V?lv ^ - appeared before the committee to give his experience as an examiner in the northern and southern districts of Georgia, in South Carolina, in the northern and middle districts of Alabama, in the southr ern district of Mississippi, in the eastern , district of Louisiana, in the northern dis, trictof Florida, in the northern district of New York and in the western district of ' Pennsylvania. He began with his experic ence in Georgia in the fall of 1S81 and spring of 1882. In an examination of act counts of United States Marshal Fitzsim. mons, the predecessor of general Longstreet, . Mr. Bollin said a shortage of $23,000 had , been found. That official had never been prosecuted, nor had anything ever been received from Fitzsimmons or his bondsmen. Erroneous charges on the part of deputy marshals under Longstreet, amounting to $4,000 or $5,000, had been submitted through i Longstreet. He, however, was not blamed > by Bollin, as the over charges had been , made by deputy marshals. One of the dep[ uties was named Robinson. He served un' fln? pitusimmnni! Wic m isfondllft, was SRlfl UVl X XUAOlllllllVUO AJL4V .. 5 to have been reported to Longstreet, but he I was retained. A man named Crawford was also a deputy of Longstreet's. Indictments ? were found against both of these deputies. \ Robinson was sent to the penitentiary, but . Crawford escaped. ' In his examination, which was continued ' on Friday, he detailed the operations of the ; deputy marshals in Georgia and Alabama. ; Pie gives a sample of what he says prevails, j A man was found cutting down a tree on Government land adjoining his own farm. The deputy marshal says: "I have a warrant for your arrest." The man says: "Why everybody does this. It is next to my ground and nobody seems to think any' thing of the matter." The deputy then gets out of him the fact that A, B, C, I), E and P", neighbors, have cut trees and gets him to repeat this statement before an informer. The deputy then gets warrants for each one. As these offenders are generally respectable and responsible peopleasimplenotice would secure their attendance upon court, but having satisfied himself of this, the deputy i makes an agreement with them to meet him at some half-way point, from which he escorts them to court, for if they were permitted to come all the way, as they would do, it would spoil the deputy's mileage. Now for this service he charges mileage from each man's home, horse and buggv hire for guards, meals for self and -111 ~U il.? k/u.n .??]n. prisoner, UllllUUgu uic umu lias utxn uiiuci no guard, the deputy has never been at his house, paid for no meals, hired no buggy, and knows his prisoner would come all the way as well as half and with no expense whatever to the government. By this ingenious arrangement he makes a pretty penny out of the dozen cases. He reports his expense accounts and fees to the marshal and they are sworn to. The United States commissioner's turn to . plunder comes next. The commissioner is paid five dollars a day when employed; so the object is to make the cases go as far as possible. They could all be disposed of in an hour or two, but the commissioner says to A, "I will hear your case to-morrow." To B, "Yours is set for the day after." To C, and "you will be examined next day," and so on. Out of the dozen cases the commissioner makes a good thing. The farmers must travel back to their homes or remain in town atsome expense, in either case a hardship. As the object of all this is to get fees, they are eventually dismissed with the stigma of their names on the criminal record and go home to curse the Goverment which makes such things possible. This is what Special Agent Cameron Ja iinmiilont onrl cr? rtrltniic tluif lcpuiio lO 0\J piV*U*VliV itllU WV VMiVMV V..W it is not to be wondered at that deputy ' marshals have been shot down as if they were enemies of the people." Mr. Hemphill asked Mr. Cameron if this sort of thing1 prevailed in South Carolina. The reply was that it did, and that Exaini iner Bollin knew of even worse abuses, of which he would testify when summoned before the committee. > The Business Outlook.?The business ; failures of the week ending last Friday, as reported by telegraph to It. G. Dun & Co., number for the I nited States 382 and Canada 43, or a total of 425, as agai nst a total , of 333 the previous week, an increase of 92. i Two hundred and twenty-six of these failures occurred in the Western and Southern States. This is the greatest number of failures reported in any week, it is believed, | since i878. They are neither large nor significant in character, beingcomposed mainly of the small class of traders, and the number has been probably largely augmented by restricted business owing to the unfavorable weather at a period when the settlements of the first fifteen days of the year were being made. Another patent cause for the increased number of failures is found in the preference permitted in the absence of a National Bankrupt law. Almost every dispatch received announcing a failure indi; cates that relatives or other parties in the locality are preferred to the detriment of creditors at the chief business centres. Reports as to the prospects of trade are not as unfavorable as these failures would seem to indicate. There is an active movement in the retail trade throughout the country. , Owing to the abundance of snow, the deliveries of grain and other produce are large. ; In the lumber regions considerable activity is reported. The want of confidence seems more confined to localities affected by speculative operations rather than to the countryat large. Stocksof merchandise are small ; and an active demand for the early spring is anticipated. The Postal Telegraph Bill.?Sena tor Edmunds was present at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Post Offices and I Post Roads Thursday morning, ana in a ' conversational way gave his views upon the several points involved in the consideration ' of the postal telegraph bill. Heentertained no doubt in regard to the constitutional t right of the Government to build telegraph - lines. He was strongly opposed to the pur chase of the existing lines. The committee has authorized its chairman to fix an early day when persons representing the telei graph interests and others deserving to be > heard, may be admitted for the presentation of oral arguments. i ?The trial of young Nutt, for killing i Dukes, the slayer of his father, at Union; town, Pa., is now in progress at Pittsburg, . where it was taken on a change of venue. I I His plea is emotional insanity. I SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Chester Division, No. 14, Sons of Temperance, has a membership of 85. ? Eureka is the name of a new postoffice in Spartanburg county. R. L. Taylor is the postmaster. ? The grading of the Greenwood, Laurens and Spartanburg Railroad is making good progress. ? The grain crops in Edgefield county were slightly injured in some sections by the recent cold weather. ? The town council of Barnwell have decided to tax all the merchants, tradesmen ' and professional men. ? The name of the postoffice known as Carmel Hill, in Chester county, has been changed to Wilksburg. ? Robert P. Witmore, of Lancaster county, has been sent to the lunatic asylum in Columbia. His insanity was caused by hard study. He was a school teacher. ? The bridge over the Catawba River, on the Cheraw and Chester Railroad has been completed and is said to be a very substantial structure. ? Riley Anderson, colored, confined in the Greenville jail under sentence of death, attempted to make his escape last Friday night by burning a hole through the floor or the jau. ? Timmonsville has elected a dry council after a hard contest involving several fights and some usual bloodshed. The barroom license has been raised to $10,000 with $20,000 security for good order. ? At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Carolina National Bank of Columbia, Messrs. A. H. White and A. E. Hutchison, of Rock Hill, were elected two of the directors. ? An ordinance has been passed by the town council of Winnsboro to prevent the storing or delivering of guano or other commercial fertilizers within the corporate limits of the town. ? The authorities of the State university have petitioned the City Council of Columbia against licensing two bar-rooms in the neighborhood of the institution. Columbia has 41 barrooms. ? Chester Bulletin, Friday: On last Friday, Mrs. Elizabeth Lowry, wife of Maj. James G. Lowry, died very suddenly ol heart disease. Mrs. Lowry was a member of the Presbyterian church at her death, and had been for a number of years. ? Sheetz, railway agent at Fort Motte, in Orangeburg county, ran away with $500, The railroad company kept the matter out of the way of the newspapers, and as a natural consequence ,Sheetz has been able to keep out of the way of the company. ? A fire occurred in Columbia last Monday night, destroying the building on Main street occupied by Mr. Richbourg, jeweler, and Mr. Hennie, photographer. Adjoining buildings were also damaged, and only the absence of wind prevented a serious conflagration. ? Deputy Marshals W. Y. Davis and Daniel Henderson recently lost their way while hunting for moonshiners in Greenville county. Suddenly in their wandering they ran upon an illicit still, from which a "run" had just been made. The still was destroyed, the moonshiners having fled. ? The superintendent of education is engaged in preparing a new edition of a pamplilet containing the school law of the state, as recently amended. The publica tion was authorized by the Legislature at its last session. The pamphlet will be printed in a few weeks. ? At the recent examination of teacher? in Anderson county there were thirty-two applicants, sixteen white and sixteen colorored. Twenty-five certificates were issued, sixteen to white applicants and nine to colored. Of these, eleven received first, six second, and eight third grade. ? Rock Hill Herakl: The election for officers of the town of Rock Hill passed off quietly and pleasantly last Monday. Only one ticket was put in the field. The following gentlemen composed the ticket: For Intendant, A. 15. Smith. For Wardens, Dr. J. W. Fewell, W. C. Hutchison, J. C. Sharpe, Miles Johnson. ? Rock Hill Herald: Mr. John Garrison, of the India Hook neighborhood, is 78 years old, is yet quite active?moves about over his farm and walks to church, a distance of one mile. What is most remarkable about the old gentleman is, he haslivedjall his life on the same farm and has plowed every year for sixty-nine years. ? Edgefield Advertiser: Soloman Harmon, lately confined with his son in Edgefield jail, for stealing a bale of cotton seven weeks ago, near Batesburg, is upwards of ttOironrenf norp _ and is Silld to have been WV W. -- worth at one time previous to the war $50,0(H) in property, but for a number of years has been without means. ? Two boys, 12 to 24 years of age, got to boxing in the factory at Clifton, Spartanburg county, on Monday evening of last week, and one of them, Parker, was struck in the side or stomach by the other, Parrish, and died immediately. It is supposed that the blow caused the heart to stop its action suddenly, which was the cause of the death. The boys were in play and did not become angry. * SEWS OF THE DAY. ? According to the message of Gov. Lowry, of Mississippi, the increased value of lands in that State since 1879 is $20,556,227, which is not such a bad showing. ? Mr. Wm. It. McLane, a well known citizen of Gaston county, N. C., died at his home at lower Gaston on last Sunday morning, from an attack of pneumonia. ? A premature explosion in a well near Monroe, N. C., on "\\ ednesday of last week, while two men were in it, resulted in killing one, named Austin, and mortally wounding the other, named Chapman. ? The citizens of Ilopkinsville, Ky., and Christian county, of which it is the county seat, have lost over $700,(KM) during the past lew years, uauoungm siuck m cmcago and Wall Street. Several parties controlling large capital have been ruined, while the total profit would not exceed $25,000. ? The Constitutional Convention of Montana met at Helena on Monday and was organized by the election of \Y. A. Clark, Democrat, of Silver Bow county, as permanent president, and B. L Van Cleves as secretary. The delegates present embraced 18 Republicans and 2G Democrats. ? The Republican Congressional caucus met in Washington on Wednesday, Senator Edmunds presiding. He said the party outlook was the best for 15 years. Resolutions of sympathy with Southern Republicans and Independents and denouncing bloodshed, etc., were adopted with applause. E. W. M. Mackey was elected on the committee from this State. ? The first of four excursions to the Southern States inaugurated by the railroad lines and State and local authorities of North ! Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Tenj nessee, left Boston last Saturday for Shelby, ! North Carolina. These excursions are arranged especially to give prospective set tiers and "capitalists opportunity to obtain from actual observation an idea of the opportunities offered for settlement and investment South. ? The Coolige trouble at King's Mountain has assumed another phase from that of ati tempting the abducting of the children, to j suits for slander and an alleged attempt to take the life of Mrs. Coolige. She has taken out a peace warrant for S. D. Hinsou, who has threatened to kill her, as she alleges, and after an investigation before Esq. Allison at King's Mountain last Saturday, Hinson was bound over in the sum of five thousand dollars to keep the peace. Mrs. Coolj ige has also commenced suits against Iiinson for slander. New Railroad Rates.?The freight rates proposed by the management of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad for the use of that road have, after modification, been approved by the commission and will soon go into effect. The only classes, of freights affected by the new rates are flour, grain, cotton and fertilizers. On all other classes of freights the commission's previous rates remain in force, apparently with the approval of the railroad authorities, as no call for a change has been made. On the four staple articles named the new rates are higher than the commission's rates, and lower than the ante-commission rates. No exact estimate of the percentage of the increase over the present rates can be yet given. The fertilizer rates went into effect last Monday. The time for the application of the other rates has not been announced. The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad has also submitted to the commis- 1 sion new rates on cotton and fertilizers, and ; they were approved by the commission and went into effect on the 21st inst. No other classes of freights are yet touched by the management under the new law. There is very little change in the cotton rates agreed upon. The fertilizer rates are advanced j1 over the commission's former rates, but are i lower than the rates in force before the com-! mission. Of course, in examining and ap-1 proving these new rates, the commission I nave seen that no discrimination is made j and that the rates are based on distance as ; the law requires. The rates for passenger 11 travel on the C. C., & A. will hereafter 1 be 3 and 3* cents per mile, the 3 cent rate being for second class travel. MERE-MENTION. In New Brunswick, last week, the temper- j ature was from 20? to 30? below zero "A | train of cars passing through the oil region j in Pennsylvania, last rnursuay nigm, uecame enveloped in flame, from ignited oil that had been spilled along the track. Three lives were lost, and several passengers were badly burned. Frank James, the notorious outlaw and bandit, is said to be dying in jail, of consumption. On the sixth ballot, last Friday, Judge E. K. Wilson was i elected United States Senator from Maryland. A large number of emigrants have left North Carolina recently, for Texas. The Charlotte Observer says : "The exodus i is remarkable, and if it continues at the Eresent rate, farm hands in this section, will e scarce the coming summer." The new Christian church, in Washington city, generally known as the Garfleld Memorial Church, was dedicated last Sunday. John | H. Alexander, the ccndred cadet at West Point, from Ohio, is represented as being | proficient in scholarship, well behaved, and socially recognized by thecadetsof the academy. He was appointed by a Democratic Congressman. The (Jity of (Jolumbm, a steamer belonging to the Boston and Savannah line, was wrecked near Martha's Vine yard, last Thursday, and a hundred lives were lost. Six Arabs, who arrived in New York, as steerage passengers, last week, have applied to be sent back to Arabia. f The climate of America is too cold for ' them. Nisbit & Co., cotton merchants i of Savannah, Ga., have failed for $100,000, owing mostly to British creditors. The i residence of E. N. Hill, near Norwood, , Ga., caught fire on Tuesday night of last ; week, and his wife fainted from fright and died in a short while. Germany has not ? only interdicted the importation of American pork, but forbidden the transportation of it through the Empire, to other markets. Senator Butler was one of the pall bearersatthe funeral of ex-Senator John 1 J. Patterson's wife. By the vote of Patter; son General Butler became a Senator the ' first time. The proceedingsof Congress for the past few days are unimportant. On Monday, by a vote of 185 to 11, the House j passed a bill repealing all laws prescribing ' the iron-clad oath. ? ? 1 Payne's Platform.?Senator Payne, of Ohio, gave a reception at Columbus on Thursday night, at which he said he considered his election a high compliment to the Democrats of Northern Ohio and their - loyalty to the party. He said of the Civil Service law that it was like trying to clean the Augean Stables with a tooth brush, and ; that the only remedy for the service, which has heen under the control of the Republicans for the past twenty years, all offices ; from the highest to the lowest having been i tilled by tne Kepresentarives 01 mai party, was to elect a Democratic President. This, he said, would be the only complete and radi ical remedy. He favored a tariff for revenue, limited to the necessities of the Government, economically administered and so adjusted . as to encourage productive industries at . home, and afford just compensation to lai borers without fostering monopolies. His thanks to the members of the General As. semblyfor the high honor done him were most hearty. \ T imv T i ur T*!.-/- ro tnv Tivlfro T-Ttir1?fm iv iJ 1 J'i^ jj;v h lyj^vxojv/ii . u uva^v aam\iwv?k decided, at our last term of court, that a lien, in order to be valid, should be signed by 1 both parties?the lienor and the lienee?the 1 party furnishing the advances and the party receiving them. According to the practice which has been almost universally followed, liens have hitherto been signed by the lienors only, and future trouble and annoyance, as well as loss, may be avoided by a judicious remodeling of the practice, so as to conform to the decision to which we have just referred.?Newberry Herald. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. , Henderson Martin, Surviving Executor?Application for Discharge. John M. Thomasson, Executor?Application for i \ Discharge. ' H. A. D. Neely, County Treasurer?Annual Report. R. La than, School Commissioner?Annual Report. T. M. Dobson?Sowing Machines and Needles. T. R. MoClain & Co.?The Rest Bargains in Yorkville. T. S. Jelferys?Patapseo, and Stono Guano and Phosphate. Walker A Wall?"Maid of Athens." John J. Smith?Notice. Ceo. W. S. Hart?Assignee's Sale. John R. Ashe?Fertilizers. Withers Adickes?Fertilizers. Smith A Colcoek?Guano. L. Lowry Smith?New Goods. R. Lathan, Chairman Board of ExaminersSchool Notice. Alfred I. Craven?Groceries. Jhmittial anir Comratrrial Yorkville Market. REPORTED BY RIDDLE & PEGRAM. YORKVILLE, S. C., January 23.?The following -ipp tho rmotiitinns of Cotton in this market: I Good Middling 0 75 @ I Middling 9 50 @ Strict Low Middling 9 25 (?> i Low Middling . !? ? fe i Tinges ~ 8 25 @ 8 75 Stains . (1 ? (q> 8 ?2 CHARLESTON, January 21.?Cotton dull ; middling, ltd. LIVERPOOL, January 21.?Cotton in fair demand and freely met. Uplands, 515-16d. NEW YORK, January 21.?Cotton dull. Uplands 10 11-10. Futures closed dull and steady * with sales of 78,000 bales as follows: January 10.50 to 10.57; February 10.59 to 10.00; March 10.70 to 10.77; April 10.91 to 10.92; May 11.05 to 11.00; June 11.18 to 11.19; July 11.30*; August 11.38 to 11.39; September 11.05 to 11.00; October 10.08 tol0.70; November 10.00 to 10.02. J?]jraal fUticts. Tribute of Respect. PlI i I.anthkopio LOUOE No. 32, A. F. M. Yorkvii.i.i:, S. January 7th, 1884. j The committee appointed to draft a suitable tribute of respect to the memory of Brother John W. Mitchell, deceased, respectfully submit the following. Whereas, In the providence of an all-wise God our Brother John W. Mitchell, has been { removed by death from this Lodge, to the Lodge I u-iiorn nil irond Masons hone to arrivowhen they I pass that bourne from whenco no traveler returns ; 1. Resolved, That, in the death of Brother John I W. Mitchell, this Lodge has lost one of its best i members, a true and exemplary man. 2. Resolved, That, a blank page of the minutes ; ! be inscribed with his name and age; and that the usual badge of mourning be worn for thirty days. | Resolved, That a copy of those resolutions be ' sent to the family, and also bo published in the YoRKVir.lt-; Enquirer. F. Happerfield, "I J. Ed. Jkkfekys, 1 Committee. Withers Adickes, J HYMENEAL. | Married?On the 10th instant, by Rev. W. ! W. Ratehford, Mr. T. T. IIOWEL and Miss I , j LAURA IIILL. All of Criester county, S. C. I ' j OBITUARY. |j ! Died?Near Etta Jane, Union county, >S. C.,on ' ! ' the 8th January 1884, Mrs. ELI/ABETII C. | ' : DAVIDSON, widow of Col. R. G. Davidson. Near Beersheba church, in this county, of j | menengetis, December 18th, 1880, WILLIAM j ILIFF, son of R. L. and M. J. Brown, aged three years and 14 days. ! In this county," on the 25tli of December, 1883, Miss FRANCES H. SMITH, daughter of Capt. S. j Smith, deceased, aged 47 years and 0 months. In Yorkville, on the 17th instant, Mrs. ELIZ- I i I ABETH WILLIAMS, widow of the late Edgar j ' 1 P. Williams, aged 01 years. alfred i. craven. NOTICE to whom it may concern: Being desirous of establishing "my son, ALFRED I. CRAVEN, in business, I have, this 22nd dav of January, 1884, sold to him my entire stock of I Groceries, <fcc. Hereafter, the* GROCERY will ! be conducted bv him, in his own name. CORNELIA CRAVEN. I shall keep a full lino of GROCERIES, and { will always bp pleased to wait on my friends and customers. ALFRED I. CRAVEN. January 24 4 2t* notice. A PROMISSORY NOTE given to me by Mrs. M. F. Dnvies, on which there is a balance due of $55, has been lost or mislaid. The Note bears date February tith, 1877, and all persons are hereby cautioned against negotiating for the same. JOHN J. SMITH. January 24 4 It "application for discharge. N'OTICE is herebygiven that the undersigned, Executor of the estate of JOHN QUINN, deceased, has made a final settlemont with the Judge of Probate for York countv, and on Monday, the 25th day of February, 1&84, will make application for a*final discharge from liability as Executor of said estate. JOHN M. THOMASSON, Executor. January 24 4 5ts APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned Surviving Executor of the estate of JOHNSOX GOFORTH, deceased, h.is made a tinal settlement with the Judge of Probate for York county, and on Monday, the 2oth day of February, 1884, at 12 o'clock, M., will make application for a tinal discharge from liability as Surviving Executor of the said estate. HENDERSON MARTIN, Surviving Executor. January 24 4 5t SCHOOL NOTICE. 1NOR the purpose of EXAMINING THOSE . TEACHERS who were providentially hindered from appearing on the 3rd and 4th instant, the State Superintendent has granted the County Board of Examiners permission to hold another examination. The time appointed for this examination is FRIDAY, THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY. Teachers who EXPECT TO RECEIVE AID from the public funds, will bear in mind that without a certificate of qualification from either the County Board of Examiners or from the State Board of Examiners, the School Trustees cannot, legally, make out for them pay certificates. The law is positive and we are determined to obey it. R. LATH AN, KU.'.n,.., lUn.,1 ,>f January 17 .'5 3t JOHN R. ASHE. j FERTILIZERS. (HEREBY give notice that I have complete arrangements and all the facilities necessary to supply a large trade in Fertilizers this season, and am determined to lead in this department as I did last season. Have now in stock and on the way a large lot of Ashe's Annnoniated Dissolved Bones, ASHEPOO ACID PHOSPHATE, Pure German Kainit And a few formulas of High Grade Chemicals, and come before the trade on ray usual platform to give the best goods at the lowest prices, not to be left, but to lead. Before buying confer with me and I will save you money. My stock of GENERAL MERCHANDISE And Plantation Supplies is now full up,in which you will find all the seasonable goods. I now otter special inducements in New Orleans Molasses, Pennsylvania Drop Forge Plows, and in fact all kinds of Plantation necessities. Come and see me and save money. JOHN R. ASHE. T. B. HcCIiAIN A CO. Best Bargains In Yorkville. WE arc ottering the best bargains in Yorkville in the way of Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Blankets, Ac. We are selling suits for 915.50 that were sold for ?22.00 three months ago. In fact we are ottering our large STOCK OF CLOTHING AT COST. If you need u pair of Blankets you can get them at cost from T. B. McClain A Co. If you or any of your kindred want or ever expect to want any Crockery or Glass Ware, don't fail to call on us, for we have about two thousand pieces which we intend to sell at some price. We have a splendid line of Smoking and Chewing Tobaccos, including The Celebrated Sullivan Tobacco. Our stock of Groceries is full and complete. We have a nice variety of Fancy Groceries, such as Canned Goods, Pickles, Spices, Ac., a large lot of Patent, lvennesaw and Country Flour, Bacon, Breakfast Strips, Lard, Rice, Grist, Sugar, Coffee, Ac. We have just received a car load of Syrups and Molasses, and we are offering them at the verv lowest prices. Don't forget the place, lt._ 1. e V... VfnocD Unnto,. UIU UUU9U 1UI 1IIUI1 V UH U|UCU i/y iUUO.no. nuiuvi A Oates, on Main'street. And remember we allow no one to undersell us. T. B. McCLAIN & CO. J. O. WALKER. P. S. WALL. WALKER Ar WALL "MAID OF ATHENS." THIS is the brand of one of the most popular fivo-cont Cigars manufactured. We have control of the sale of it in this town, and respectfully ask smokers and lovers of the weed to give it a trial. WALKER & WALL. CAWED GOODS. WK have a choice stock of Canned Goods, including all articles canned for this market. Our goods are fresh and warranted genuine. Attention is called to our Canned Mackerel, which is nice and convenient. WALKER & WALL. TIHRBER'tf COFFEE. WE sell this popular brand of Coffee?'Thurber's No. 34, roasted. A full stock of unroasted coffee on hand. W ALKEK <S WALL. OTHER GOODS. SUGARS, of all grades; Candies in full assortment; Tinware, Crockery, Flour, Bacon, Lard, Hams, and everything* usually kept in a first-class Grocery Store, which will be sold as low as the same quality of goods can be bought in this or anv neighboring market. WALKER <& WALL. T. S. JEFFERYS HAS now in warehouse and will be constantly receiving during the season full supplies of Pat apwco, Ntono and Xavassa Acid Phosphate and German Kainit. And will soon receive XavANsa. Stono and Patapsco Guano, All of which are offered to my old customers ind the public generally at as low prices as can be afforded for best grade Fertilizers. T. S. JEFFERYS. KING'S MOUNTAIN MILITARY SCHOOL, Yorkville, S. C. THE SECOND SESSION of the school year 1883-84 will begin FEB HUARV 1ST, 1884. For Circulars yjF containing full information, apply to G&r the Principal. January 10 2 4t ESTATE OF~T7T BELL, DECEASED. A LL persons indebted to the estate of THOM/V AS J. BELL, deceased, are hereby notified :o make payment to the undersigned without lelay. Creditors of the said estate will present ;heir claims, properly authenticated, within the ;ime prescribed by law. MARTHA J. BELL, Administratrix. January 17 3 3t* M. OS 11E K RILL At O., dealers ix Flour, Grain and other Produce, Newton, N. C'., fAUOTATION.S cheerfully given. Terms Cash W and Prices low. AJanuary 3 1 4C T. M. DOBSON. SEWING MACHINES AND NEEDLES. ^"ITfTELL, Old Chap, I heard last week, that T you had gone into the Sewing Machine business pretty largely, and I dropped in as I was passing hy to get* a few dots for this week's paper."' "Yes, sir, I propose to sell 100 machines this year." "Well, sir, that is going it pretty strong. Which will he your leading machine ?" "I expect the HOUSEHOLD to be my leading machine, BECAUSE I THINK IT THE BEST, The lightest running, and the prettiest Machine on the market. And almost every person who sees it says the same thing. Its* Tension and Shuttle are very superior. Ialso handle another Machine called*the WHITE, which is very popular wherever it is used. It is very light running, and it has one of the nicest Embroidering attachments that I have ever seen; any lady who can handle a machine can do any kind of fancy embroidering almost as fast as she can do sew injj. This attachment is a little wonder of mechanism within itself. I Also Nell The Xew Home, which is a beautiful, light running Machine, and is said to bea first-class Machine. And I handle the SPRINGFIELD SINGER, which cannot be beat, for sewing heavy work. I think for heavy work, it is the best machine I handle. And lastly, but not by any means inferior, I sell the GOODRICH SINGER, which is a first-class cheap Machine, none better and will do almosl any work that any other Machine will, and is within the reach of all, price only $25.00. Would invite all persons who want machines tocall and see me before they buy. JUST TRY ONE OF MY HOUSEHOLDS, I And you will be pleased the balance of voui days.* Just ask any of your neighbors who nave one, what kind of a Machine it is, and that will be all that is necessary. Would also say that 1 have a man who has been handling Machines about 15 years, and on every machine I sell I give a guarantee for Shears. If any part of the Machine wears out in five years I Replace Them Free of Charge. And another big advantage in buying Machines from me, if your Machine gets out of order all you have to do is to bring the head of it to me and you can always get it fixed up for you. So don't buy until you have seen the Old Chap's Machines, rfe will have this week 25 for inspection, and besides every machine you buy from the Old Chap, he presents you with 12 to 20 chances at the Buggy, Sewing Machine and Watch, Which is the biggest thing ever offered by any merchant in Yorkville. Also remember that for every $2.00 worth bought from the Old Chap he gives you a chance. All kinds of Machine Needles and parts of Machines for sale, and when yon want a Machine, don't fail to Call and See The Old Chap. No trouble to show any kind of goods at his store. Dress Making in full blast again. T. M. DOBSON, Leader in Millinery and Dress Making. "withers adickes. FERTILIZERS. UJ E have made arrangements to handle the ETIWAN FERTILIZERS, advertised previously by MOORE BROTHERS, who sold out to us. * WE CONSIDER That we have some advantages in representing the ETIWAN, as they always sold for higher prices than other brands, and we can meet competition this season. IT IS NOT OCR PURPOSE To enter into a scientific dissertation to show how the ETIWAN is adapted to your crops, as volumes of such would not raise a pod of Cotton. Wq loovo tViia tr> the Chemist who nrenares the formulas, after years of research ancf experiment. "The teHt of the pudding is the eating Thereof." The continued patronage of the thousands of sturdy farmers of the country is the most telling testimony possible. In spite of higher prices, the ETlWAN PHOSPHATE CO. claim to do the most extensive business in the State. WHY? WHY? WHY? We think that the answer is easy and will sell us many tons. We had intended publishing our prices this week, but owing to an agitation about changes in freights, we will wait a few davs. Besides the ETIWAN ACID PHOSPHATE, DISSOLVED BOXE, AMMOXIATED GUANO, ETC., we have about twenty tons of a COMPOST MIXTURE In which we can offer a big bargain. We have to move same shortly and if taken immediately, we will allow a deduction. Come and see. WITHERS ADICKES. WANTED. (~10RN, Oats, Eggs, etc.; also a lot of OAK J POSTS. WITHERS ADICHES. tattit r\ TTTTVTrPXTn A T eJUfin t. MJ laryiumu. SHEET STRAINS FROM A GUANO HORN. I HAVE been fortunate in securing the control of the sale of the Pacific Acid and Guano in this section, having succeeded with their good will, Messrs. Hunter A Oates of the "Mammoth." I wonld he glad to supply again all those who have heretofore used these goods, and of course any others who may desire to doso. The Pacific, is nne of the best, if not the best Phosphate Rock Acids on the market; while the Guano of this brand, is pronounced by those who have applied it to their crops, to be superior to anything they have ever used. I have also a supply of Kainit and a stock of Improved Harris' Fertilizer. Having bought the above goods for cash, I am prepared to meet any prices thai even "panicky" dealers may make. And now, "friends countrymen and lovers," hear me for the cause of the celebrated Irish Bone, a puro animal bono Acid Phosphate, unquestionably superior to, and cheaper at the price asked for it, than any Rock Acid. I have heretofore been unable to supply the demand for this brand of goods, and my supply again being limited, I desire to furnish first, if possible, all those who have been using it. I would feel obliged, therefore, if you would call the first day you are in town, or "drop me a line" by mail, stilting how much you are likely to need, and I will keep it for you. 'nnv i< vcvvvvnil. liViJLil V. XV t L CARPETS. Carpets and House Famishing Goods, The Largest Stock South of Baltimore. Moquet, Brussels, 3-PIy and Ingrain Carpets, Bugs, Mats and Crumb Cloths, Window Shades, Wall Papers, Borders, Lace Curtains, Cornices and Poles, Cocoa & Canton Mattings, Upholstery, Engravings, Chromos, Picture Frames. Write for Samples and Prices. BAILIE & COSKEItV, AUGUSTA, GA. July 12 28 ly WANTED. A MALE TEACHER of experience, and one J\_ qualified to prepare boys and young men for college. References required. Address. J. P. MOORE, McConnellsville, S. C. January 17 '? tf L. LOWRY SMITH. NEWGOODS! NEW GOODS!! rHAVE received the most of my goods, and am now ready to serve my friends and the public. I will try and tell you some of the nu[ merous articles. Well, I will tell you about '| HAMS, HAMS, HAMS, HAMS. i I have a tierce of P. T. George's celebrated Balti1 more Hams, also some of their nice, sweet and juicy choice Breakfast Strips, at 12J ots., per . pound. Think of it. Lard, Xjarcl, Lard, X<ard. That is Lard, and no cotton seed stuff; come and price it. Choice Carolina Rice, none of your small cracked up Rice, but good whole grain article. ! GRIST, GRIST, GRIST. SUGAR, SUGAR, SUGAR. COFFEE, COFFEE, COFFEE, That nobodv can beat in price or quality. ; CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE, ' That will do you good to see, PLOWS, PLOWS, PLOWS, PLOWS, . Made out of the best quality of goods, and that I will guarantee to suit any farmer, PLOW STOCKS,* PLOW STOCKS, at *1.25. at 81.25. NEW CROP NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES. ! CIGARS. CIGARS. CIGARS. CIGARS. 1 HAVE made arrangements to keep supplied with the best line of Cigars (I mean it) that has [ ever been kept here, and will offer the celebrated , Baltimore Excelsior Cigar at 0 for 25 cents. And , my Sunshine Cigar, I will sell you S for 25 cents ; or $2.50 per box, and guarantee it to be as good as most of the Cigars you buy at ti for 25 cents. , The curkms will ask how can you do it. The an| swer?I buy for Cash, and in 10,000 lots at a time . and get them as cheap as the Jobbers do. Come J and smoke one and be convinced. [ TOBACCO, TOBACCO, TOBACCO. ' Well, when I tell you that I sell N. D. SULLIVAN'S goods, of WALKERTOWN, N. C., that is enough, for they have the finest reputation in the land. Come and try my FREE AND EASY, T. C'. D. and C. A I).* brands, and you will get a chew that will last you longer than any tobacco in the land. WOOD AND WILLOW WARE. Cedar Buckets, Common Water Buckets, Well Buckets and Churns, Ac. Tomatoes, Peaches, s Pears, Sardines, Lobsters, Mackerel, Deviled I Ham, Pepper, Spice, Geletine, Maccaroni and : Snuff. J TIX WARE, TIX WARE. Sieves, Tin Wash Pans, Bake Pans, Dippers and everything in this line. Come one,come all, come rich, come poor, come everybody and be convinced that I have one of the niceststocks of STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES In York, and will give you as much for your money as any one. Come and give the Corner , Store a trial.' ; L. LOWRY SMITH. ; SMITH & COLCOCKT GUANO! GUANO!! GUANO ! GUANO!! GUAtfO! GUAtfO!! WE aro able to offer the public that celebrated PATAPSCO GUANO that is so favorably known, in the future at 400 lbs cotton per ton. | ATLANTIC ACID ATLANTIC ACID t ATLANTIC ACID. 1,000 Sacks of this well-known Acid. Don't be in too great a hurry to buy, call and see us and give us a trial on prices. ATLANTIC GUANO, ATLANTIC GUANO, ATLANTIC GUANO. We will have this Brand in Ammoniated Goods, good as the best, and as cheap as the cheapest. ! Don't be humbugged by this High Grade and different priced business. All the Standard Acids cost the same, We don't claim ours to be better, but simply as good as the best. SMITH A COLCOCK. RIDDLE & PEGRAM. HEADQUARTERS. HAVING long realized the necessity of a greater variety of goods in our line, to meet the wants of our friends and customers, it now affords us pleasure to announce a large and complete assortment of choice FAMILY AND FANCY GROCERIES, Consisting of Sugars, Coffees, Lard, Salt, Bacon, Flour, Molasses, Hams, Cheese, Rice, Grist, Tea, Roasted Coffee, Spices, Candies, Snowflake, Lemon and Soda Crackers, Soaps, Soda, Sardines, Salmon, Canned Corn, Tomatoes, Mackerel, Maccaroni, Pickles, Oysters, Sauces, Mustard, Candles, Matches, Ac., Ac., together with a full line of Snuff, Tobacco and Cigars, all of which are choice and fresh. IX HARDWARE We carry a large assortment of Refined Wagon i and Buggy Tire, Shafting, Square Rod and Scalloped Iron, Slab, Drill and Pick Steel; Nails, Plows, Plow Points, Hoes, Clevises, Grass Rods, Heel-Screws, Carriage and Buggy Bolts, Shovels, Spades, Forks, Rakes, Mattocks, Picks, Trace Chains, Hames, Backhands, Axe, Mattock and Pick Handles, Grind Rocks, Well Buckets, Roping, Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Well Pulleys, Currv Combs, Blacking, Blacking Brushes, Ac. LIME. we nave on naiiu mm snaw eoniiuue iu Jieep, the eelebrated Chemical Water Flume Limenone better. FERTILIZERS. We shall continue to handle the old and reliable brands in this line, formerly sold bv Messrs. CLARK BROTHERS. PALMETTO ACID, CAROLINA FERTILIZER, GERMAN KAINIT. These goods are so well known in this section that we need only to add that we will sell them as cheap as any other first-class goods are sold. Call and see us before buying. RfDDLE A PEGRAM. HERN DON BROS. 1884. HJ E return our sincere thanks to our friends and customers for their patronage for the past vear and wish them a happy anil prosperous New'Year. HERN DON BROS. 1884. "TV ..fill in tl>r> riinr for thft sale of PllOS IV phates, Guanos and Kainit and every one who used our Fertilizers knows them and "comment is not necessary?only we have to say we will sell as low as any first-class Fertilizers are sold. " HERN DON HROS. STOVES. WE have done very well on Stoves and claim to sell as good an article as can be bought for the money. The TW>pie and Palmetto are as good as any one would need. HERNDON BROS. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP YORK?COURT OF COMMON' PLEAS, i Robert X. McElwee and Margaret A. MeElwee, as Executors of J. X. McElwee, deceased, Plaintiffs, against G. Ann Brown, S. Frances | Matthews, Mag E. Black, Ida U. Warn, Eliza J. Allison, James D. Scoggins, Newman M. Scoggins, Mary J. Scoggins, and Nancy | C. Scoggins, heirs-at-law of David B. Scog gins, aeceasea, ueienuaius.?.yianmons jor Relief?Complaint not served. I To the Defendants above named: Y'OU arc hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, which 1 is herewith filed in the office of the Clerk of the I Court of Common Pleas for the said county, and ; to serve a copy of your Answer to the said com; plaint on the subscriber, at his office in Yorkville, I S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, I exclusive of the day of such service; and if you j fail to answer the Complaint within the time j aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply I to the Court for the relief demanded in the coni; plaint. ' [l. s.] Joseph F. Wallace, C. C. Pis. Dated Yorkville, S. C., January 16, A D., 1'884. C. E. SPENCER, Plaintiffs' Attorney. j To the Defendant, Ida U. Warn : ' Take notice that the Summons in this action of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court, at York Court House, in the county and State aforesaid, on the 16th day of January, 1884. C. E. SPENCER, Plaintiffs' Attorney. January 17 :t 6t