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Scraps and ,|acts. !
? An engineer was killed by a snow slide j
near Denver last Friday.
? Two hundred horses were sold at Lexington,
Ky., last Saturday for $50,000.
? Four thousand immigrants landed in
New York last Saturday.
?The Presbyterian General Assembly will
meet in Vieksburg, Miss., next month.
? The town hail of Millen, Ga., was burned
last Friday. A negro prisoner was roasted
to death.
? A woman whipped a merchant in Galveston,
Texas, last Saturday, because he
had slandered her husband.
? There are 350 measures which have
passed the Senate now awaiting the action
of the house.
? The Boston Post says if the Mormons
send fifteen missionaries to Texas, as is reported
they will, they had better send men
they can spare.
? Iowa liquor dealers and manufacturers
are getting ready to fight the new prohibitory
law in the courts, and it is reported
.. . <t -a ? ' _ n n_i r?
tnat titey nave reiainea Dom uoi. jtv. v*.
Ingersoll and Gen. Ben F. Butler to help.
? The negro Dawse, whose five children
were found murdered at his home near
Waynesboro, Ga., some weeks ago, has confessed
the crime. He gives nojcause for the
deed. He will enter a plea of emotional
isnanity.
? In Macon, Ga., on Tuesday night of last
ast week, Wm. Landsburg, a well-known
merchant of that city, was shot and instantly
killed by J. R. B. Danforth, one of
his clerks, in a difficuly originating in a
proposed reduction of the clerk's wages.
? Gen. Grant was present at the St. James
Hotel, New York, Tuesday evening with
the committee which is getting up a fund
to build a Confederate soldiers' home at
Richmond. He said that he is heartily in
sympathy with the movement.
? It has been decided to call no more witnesses
in the Mississippi and Danville "outrage"
investigations, and to lay before the
Senate the testimony already taken. The
reports of the sub-committees are not yet
prepared.
? The Treasury Department has issued
since March 19 warrants for the payment of
about 16,000 claims for rebate of tobacco tax,
'aggregating about $1,400,000. These claims
' are being passed at the rate of 800 a day,
ia ornonfflfl +n hovo f.ham nil fiisrvwpd
?UU AV X*J VAJ^/VVWU W liiv I v va?VM?
of in about forty days.
? A dispatch from Truckee, California, on
the Central Pacific Road, says that three
hundred feet of snow shed fell last Saturday
' half a mile west of the summit, covering a
working train and a number of Chinese
laborers. Six Chinamen have been taken
out dead and five others seriously wounded.
? A portiom of Rome, Ga., was overflowed
on Wednesday of last week. The flood
lasted only one day, and very little damage
was done in the city. No lives were lost
and, no houses or stock destroyed. The
damage to new planted crops on rich river
bottoms must be considerable. The rivers
are now every where within their banks.
?Governor Ireland, of Texas, has issued
a proclamation restoring in the border counties
the law against carrying concealed
weapons, which on account of the hostile
incursions of Indians, was suspended by
? reclamation in June, 1881. The Governor
eclares the law to be in full force and effect
all over the State on and after May 1st.
? San Antonio, Texas, was visited last
Saturday evening with a terrible rain and
wind storm. Residences were badly damaged
fences blown down and trees uprooted.
Reports received in San Antonio from the
surrounding country stated that the damage
from the storm had been very extensive,
but no details were given. A severe
storm occurred at Dallas on the same day.
? The vessels for the next Arctic expediare
now being fitted up in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, and the Bear, to be command*
* ^ 1 A- i -?:i~J
eu Dy capt. r^mery, was to nave saueu 10day.
Captain Emery will proceed to St.
John's, and after taking in coal will proceed
north, hoping to reach Disca Island by the
middle of May. The second vessel of the
expedition will sail about the oth of May.
?The business failures throughout the
country occurring during the past seven
days ending last Friday, as reported by telegraph
to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the
United States 160 and for Canada 16, or a
total of 176, as compared with 214 the previous
week?a reduction of 38 failures.
The decrease is apparent in every section of
the country, and particularly in Canada,
where the failures are less than in any week
for many months.
? Theodore Hoffman was hanged at White
Plains, N. Y., last Friday, for the murder
of Zife Parks, a Jew peddler. On the same
day, at Eastman, Ga., Willis Hodges, colored,
was hanged for the murder of Lizzie
Jones, colored, on the 28th of December
last. At Greenville Ga., Tobe Turner, colored,
a condemned murderer, escaped the
gallows by choking himself to death with a
pocket handkerchief early on Friday morning,
the day appointed for the execution.
? On Wednesday night of last week fifty
masked men went to Jackson, Breathitt
county, Kentucky, and took Henry Kilburn,
white, and Ben Strong, colored, who
were confined in jail there, and hanged
thpm. Kilhurn was chareed with the raur
der of William Thorp last January. Strong
was suspected of being concerned in the
same murder. Notice was pinned on one of
the victims, stating that all perpetrators of
snch crimes would receive like punishment.
Kilburn had killed eight men.
? Surely the war is over. A Louisiana
State flag offered for competition at a recent
bazaar of the Continental Guards, of New
Orleans, was awarded to Joseph A. Mower
Post, Grand Army of the Republic, by a
large majority of the ballots, and on Saturday
evening last the Guards visited the
post in full uniform and delivered the flag.
Friendly speeches were exchanged and a
supper was served, after which various
toasts, expressive of the good will existing
between the citizens generally and the
post, were offered and responded to.
? Twenty bodies were taken out of the
Pocahontas mine last Saturday, nine of
which were identified, notwithstanding
their decomposed condition. This makes
one hundred and nine bodies taken out.
Some half dozen or more are supposed to be
buried in the debris. These will not be recovered
until the mine is cleared out,
and it Is thought there are some who will
never be found. All but three of the bodies
have been buried near the scene of the explosion
in a burying ground selected and
allotted as their "last resting place by the
owners of the mine.
? The Southern Railroad Time Convention
held a meeting in New York on Wednesday
of last week. Representatives of
the principal Southern roads attended. The
primary object of the convention was to
determine the schedule of through trains
between New York and Jacksonville, New
Orleans and other Southern points. It was
decided that there should be no change of
time between New York and Washington,
and that when local changes were made
South of Washington they should take effect
May 11th.
? Frank James, the bandit, appeared before
the United States Court at Huntsville,
Alabama, last Friday. He sat near his
wife and child. The morning session was
occupied in getting witnesses together and
empanelling a jury. The charge against
James is conspiracy to rob A. J. Smith, a
Government official, of So,000 on March 11th,
1881. Jesse James, Bill Ryan, James Hill
and Dick Liddell are also included in the
indictment. Three witnesses for the Government
believed they could identify James,
but neither of them could swear positively.
? On the 25th of February, in New Hope
township, Chatham county, N. C., there
fell from a cloudless sky a shower of liquid
resembling blood. It covered a space of
from fifty to seventy feet, the drops ranging
in size from the ordinary rain drop to the :
size of the end of man's finger, on an aver
age of about one drop to a square foot. It
had the appearance and smell of fresh !
blood. A quantity of it was collected by
Dr. Alston, who gave it to Prof. E. B. j
Venable, of the State University, who has j
had it analyzed and pronounces it real
blood. The question now is where did it
come from, and how did it get into the
clouds.
? Heavy rains in Arkansas last week
caused much damage to railroad and other
property. Nearly all the small streams are
again very high and are overflowing the
lowlands. Owing to washes no trains o:
the Iron Mountain Railroad go furthei
South than Arkadelphia. The bridge ovei
Bear Creek, fifteen miles South of Pint
Bluffs, on the Texas and St. Louis Narrow
Gauge Railroad has been washed away
Many portions of the flat prairie country
North of Devall's Bluff, on the Memphii
Road, present the appearance of lakes, vasi
sheets of water covering the surface foi
many miles.
? On Thursday night last, the Vestry o
the Protestant Episcopal Church at Tama
Sua, Pa., voted to close their church anc
ismiss their pastor, the Rev. W. R. Burk
because he persisted in marrying agains
their wishes. The rector is a resolute
independent and courageous man, whc
has preached eloquently, it is said, anc
whose character is above reproach. Wher
a few weeks ago he announced his intentioi
of marrying, the name of the bride causec
a commotion among some members of the
congregation, who held that she was not ?
fit associate for them or a fit wife for theii
pastor. The Vestry protested, but the mar
riage was celebrated and the congregatior
absented itself from the wedding.
ibc inquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. C. :
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1884
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
York County, plaintiff, appellant and respondent, vs. S. M. Few
ell, defendant, respondent and appellant. Appeal from York
March term, 1883.
In 1882, fifty-eight citizens of York county po
titioned the county commissioners, praying foi
the opening of a new road from Ebenezer t<
Rock Hill, over the lands of defendant and oth
ers. After considering the petition and givinj
the notice required by law, the county coinmis
sioners, on the 3rd of July, 1882, appointee
Messrs. E. M. Law, J. J. Miller and J. R. Londor
special commissioners to lay out the road and as
sess damages.
On the 15th of July the special commissioner!
reported as follows:
"We have laid off the road as directed, fron
Rie west corner of the lot known as the "Berrj
.Fiace," on tne soum siae 01 me preseiu ru?u, ?
a point on the corporation line of Rock Hill
where said line crosses the line between thelandi
of S. M. Fewell and A. H. White. The route foi
said new road has been indicated by stakes
marking the middle of road, and such trees a.<
are on the line have been marked as a further in
dication of the route. The said road to extend i
distance of fifteen feet on each side of the line as
marked. We find that said road passes througt
the lands of A. F. Fewell and S. M. Fewell, anc
we assess the damages to said parties as follows
to A. F. Fewell, $25.00; to S. M. Fewell, $250.00.'
This report was filed on the 21st of August
1882, and at the same time exceptions were filed
by the defendant, and the board of county commissioners
consented to the introduction of evidence
in support of his exceptions. The exceptions
were as follows :
"1. Because the compensation allowed is wholly
inadequate to the damage inflicted. 2. Because
the road, as laid off, does not conform tc
the provisions of law, being thirty feet wide, instead
of twenty feet. 3. Because it is not the besl
and shortest road between the points."
On the 12th of February, 1883, as appears by
the minutes of the board of county commissioners,
the report of the special commissioners appointed
for the purpose of laying off tho road,
"was taken up and carefully examined, and il
was resolved to receive and confirm the report ae
a whole, tho commissioners being satisfied from
the evidence taken upon the exceptions, both
as to the necessity for, and the course of, the
road as laid out, and with the amount of damages
given to A. F. Fewell and S. M. Fewell, respectively."
From this decision of the county commissioners
the defendant appealed to the Circuit Courl
on the following grounds :
"1. The compensation awarded by the reporl
of the special commissioners is insufficient, and
against the evidence as to the true amount ol
damages and compensation. 2. Because the road
laid out by the commissioners is contrary to law
as to the width thereof. 3. Because the location
is improper. 4. Because said highway or road
is unnecessary, there being twoother roads open,
and declared" as highways, between the same
points connected by this' road. 5. Because twc
of the commissioners appointed by the board tc
lay off said highway, were parties to the proceedings
before the county commissioners.'
At March term, 1883, of the Circuit Court,
Judge Kershaw presiding, the case was heard
upon the papers, testimony and argument oi
counsel, whereupon his Honor rendered the following
decree:
The first ground of appeal is that the compensation
awarded is insufficient and against the
evidence. The law requires that just compensation
shall be made to the proprietor of lands
taken for public uses, and the preponderance ol
the testimony here raises great doubt as tc
whether the sum allowed by the commissioners
is sufficient to fully compensate the defendant,
When there is so wide a difference of opinion as
is manifested in the testimony, I think it propei
to refer that question to the determination ol
a jury. It is very probable that the defendanl
woula have a riglit to the verdict of a jury before
he could be deprived of his property; but sit all
events the circumstances here are such as to satisfy
me of the propriety of hiking the course sugcrested.
As to tbc objection to the width of the road,
the Act of 1825, upon which the appellant rests
his objection, was repealed by the General Statutes
of 1872. And I find no law now limiting
the commissioners in any case, in laying off a
highway, to ono of less than 50 feet in width,
If a highway leading to Camden in 1825 would
reasonably require to be of that width, as may be
inferred from the law then enacted, a highway
to Rock Hill, and so near to that town as this,
would reasonably require as much space, and I
apprehend that in the absence of any statute
law forbidding it, the authority to lay off a highway
would include or imply the power to give if
a reasonable width. The propriety of laying
off the highway and the necessity and "propriety
of the location, are matters so much in
the discretion of the commissioners, that in the
absence of manifest unfairness or impropriety,
the Court would not interfere. The circumstances
here are not such, certainly, as would
make it proper to overturn the decision of the
special commissioners, appointed by the county
commissioners.
It is ordered aud adjudged that it be referred
to a jury at the next term of the Court for York
county," upon the testimony already taken herein,
to aseertai n, upon an issue to be framed for that
purpose, and submitted to them, the amount of
compensation to be allowed theappellant, Samuel
M. Fewell, for damages which will be sustained
by him by reason of the laying off and establishment
of the said highway, and that in all
other resnects the action of the county conunis
sioners and their determination of "the matter
involved in this appeal, bo confirmed and made
the judgment of this Court. That upon the finding
of tho jury upon the question of damages,
the appellant have judgment for the amount by
them to be determined, upon the approval of
the same bv the Judge presiding at the rendition
of the verdict. The cost of this appeal to await
the determination of the issue herein directed.
From this decree the plaintiff' appealed to the
Supreme Court on the following exceptions:
"1. That the Circuit Judge erred in referring
the question of compensation to a jury, and in
not sending it back to tho county commissioners
to appoint a new board of special commissioners
to assess the damages, as contemplated by law ;
or in not himself appointing said special commissioners
for said purpose. 2. That his Honor
erred in referring the said question of compensation
to a jury 'upon the testimonv already taken
herein,' whereas it should have \)een submitted
tothejurv de novo, or at least without any restriction
upon the right of either party to introduce
such testimonv as he might be advised to
otter. 3. That his Honor erred in not making
the judgment for the amount of damages (when
determined) conditional upon the appropriation
of defendant's land by the plaintiff" or its agents."
And the defendant also appealed to the Supreme
Court on the following exceptions to the
Circuit decree :
"1. In holding that the statute fixing twentv
feet as the width of roads to be laid out (with
sundry exceptions) had been repealed. 2. In
sustaining the act of the county commissioners
in appropriating thirty feet in width of land for a
road between Ebenezer and Rock Hill, in York
county."
On these exceptions both parties to the case
went to the Supreme Court, and argument was
heard at the last (November) term. The following
is the decision of the Supreme Court:
After reciting from the "Case" all the facts
above given, noting the essential points in Judge
Kershaw's decree, and quoting entire the plaintiffs
grounds of appeal, the Supremo Court say:
The defendant's appeal is based upon the
ground that there was error in establishing the
width of the road at thirty instead of twenty feet.
Before the "Case" was settled or agreed upon, the
? attorney for the plaintiff served a written notice
f on the attorneys for the defendant, consenting to
. a re-formation of the judgment, so that the width'
of the road should be fixed at twenty instead of
" thirty feet, as provided by Section 1,064 of Gen
eral Statutes of 1882, which seems to have been
t overlooked on the Circuit. This, it seems to us,
. disposes of the appeal on the part of the defendr
ant, as it concedes to him all that he could obtain
3 by the judgment of this Court sustaining his ap.
peal.
c It only remains, therefore, to consider the apr
peal on * behalf of the plaintiff*. But under the
view which we take of the case, it will not be
f necessary to consider the grounds in detail. It
seems to us that the parties have entirely mis[
taken the mode of proceeding provided by law
1 for ascertaining the amount of compensation to
? which a land-holder, whose lands may be apt
propriated for a public highway, slioufd bo en,
titled. The Constitution, Article I, Section 23,
) provides that "Private property shall not bo
[ taken or applied for public use, or for the use of
corporations, or for private use, without the consent
of the owner, or a just compensation being
| made therefor;" but it does not provide any
l mode by which the amount of such compensai
tion shall be ascertained. That was left for the
I Legislature to do. -Accordingly, in Section 1550
r of the General Statutes, and those immediately
succeeding, provision is made for that purpose:
" "Whenever any person or corporation shall be
1 authorized by charter to construct a railway,
canal, turnpike, or other put/lie highway," &c.
(The italics being ours.)
Sub-division 9 of Section oil of tno uenerai
Statutes, under which the parties seem to havo
proceeded in this case, makes no provision for
the assessment of the amount of compensation to
which a land-holder may be entitled, whose land
is appropriated for the use of the public as a
highway, by the special commissioners therein
authorized to be appointed. It simply authorizes
the board of county commissioners to appoint
special commissioners to lay out public
highways, and after they are so laid out, then,
for the purpose of acquiring the right of way, tlio
mode prescribed by Section 1550 and those immediately
succeeding must be pursued. It is
true that some of the language employed in these
Sections would seem to indicate that they were
intended to apply to railway and other like companies
; but as Ihe Constitution expressly declares
that private property shall not be taken or
applied even to public uses without the consent
of the owner, or without just compensation being
made therefor, and as there does not se em to
be any other law providing a mode by which the
amount of such compensation shall be ascertained,
we think the fair and necessary construction
is that the mode prescribed by these Sections
must be pursued when private property is to be
taken or applied to the use of tne public, by the
establishment of a public highway.
We think, therefore, that it was" error to refer
the question of the amount of compensation to
which the defendant was entitled to a jury, to be
determined by them upon the evidence previously
taken; but that on the contrary* the amount
of such compensation should be ascertained in
the mode herein above indicated.
The judgment of this Court is that the judgment
of the Circuit Court be reversed.
Opinion by Mclver, A. J. Simpson, C. J., and
McGowan, A. J., concur. Filed, April 14th, 1884.
C. E. Spencer for plaintiff; Hart <ft Hart and
Gage for defendant.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican State Convention met in
the hall of the House of Representatives on
Tuesday of last week. T. R. Miller, colored,
of Beaufort, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, called the Convention to
order. In his remarks on this occasion, he
denounced the Democrats as representing
mob, law, assassination and the midnight
torch ; he denounced the white Radicals for
AL/\ ?->" m4-* . rvNAioA/1 fVin nAn/1 nnf rtf
( UC&Ci lllJg uie [Jill ly , jjimocu uic 1u11uu1.11 ui
l the colored Republicans for their fidelity
. during the worse than Egyptian darkness
. since 1876, and demanded new men and new
. issues. He urged a persistent fight for the
control of the State government and the organization
of the party in the middle and
. up country. In conclusion he said:
) If I am retained in the position of Chairman
of the Executive Committee I will advocate a
t thorough organization of our party from the
mountains to the seaboard. Let us do this, and
- deplorable and damnable as is our condition,
we will yet gain a victory. It may be a decade
will pass before we achieve this'victory, but
' finally come it must. The idea of our coming
, here merely to send delegates to Chicago is cow;
ardly and weak. Let us enter upon our duty
, and discharge it in a manly way. Remember
that though you may assist in nominating a
1 President you cannot assist in electing him.
1 I trust that our deliberations may be marked
> by harmony and good feeling and that we may
. accomplish'what we have come hereto do. In
. September we will hold another convention to
nominate State officers. Then we will see who
will be willing to serve us.
" Smalls was elected temporary Chairman
: by acclamation, and on taking the chair, he
endorsed the sentiments of Miller. Henry
Noah was nominated for temporary Secre1
tarv Tho dnv wn? snpnt, in rlppidinc con
f "?*j i..v -r ? ci
[ tests from six counties, and a permanent organization
was not effected until 9 o'clock
i P. M., which was done by the election of
I the temporary officers as permament offii
cers.
\ After the permanent organization, resolu,
tions of regret at the deatli of Hon. E. W.
. M. Mackey were adopted. A similar resolution
was adopted relative to the death of
, E. A. Brabham, of Hampton county; and a
I resolution of condolence with Gen. U. S.
r Grant, in his recent accident and expressing
. appreciation of his soldierly qualities and
eminent statesmanship.
Paris Simpkins, of Edgefield, introduced
5 the following, which was adopted :
Resolved, That in view of the embarrassing
! circumstances growing out of the assassination
f of the late lamented President, James A. Gar>
field, and the extremely delicate positiofi in
J which the present incumbent, President Chester
A. Arthur, was placed, we, the Republicans of
* South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do
* heartily endorse the administration of President
f Arthur as wise, economical and just, without
' reproach or stain, and perfectly harmonious in
' all its departments.
| Nominations for delegates at large were
. then made as follows: E. M. Brayton, Robert
Smalls, W. N. Taft and Samuel Lee.
, Nominations were made with the most
laudatory remarks and that each of the nominees
had sacrificed self for the maintenance
of the party. The only thing that spoiled
the good effect was the mutual admiration
i that the party expressed for each other.
The delegates at large, as nominated,
were elected and the convention adjourned
i sine die.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
! The following are the delegates to Chicago
elected by the District Conventions:
| 1st District?J. M. Freeman, colored, of Charles'
ton ; E. A. Webster, white, of Orangeburg.
2d District?Paris Simpkins, colored, or Edge'
field; S. E. Smith, colored, of Aiken.
! 3d District?E. F. Blodgett and R. W. Boone,
both white and both from Newberry.
4th District?Wilson Cook, colored, of Greenville
; C. M. Wilder, colored, of Richland.
1 5th District?C. C. McCoy, white, of Chester;
E. H. Dibble, colored, of Kershaw.
flth District?D. T. Corbin, white, of Charleston
; E. H. Deas, colored, of Darlington.
7th District?T. B. Johnston, white of Charleston
; W. H. Thompson, colored, of Berkeley.
Escape and Capture.?Thos. L. Shields,
the murderer of Joseph G. Sitton, made his
escape from the Charlotte jail some time
before day light on Tuesday morning of last
week, having been aided by a party of
friends who broke into the jail from the out-,
side, unlocked the door of Shields' cell and
turned him at liberty. The rescue was effected
during the prevalence of a heavy
thunder storm, and was evidently well
planned, but for some reason not yet explained,
failed by some misunderstanding
after the prisoner gained the street. lie
was escorted by his rescuers, as he says himself,
to the outskirts of town, and they gave
him a bottle of whisky and told him to do
the best he could. The supposition is that
a carriage was to be in waiting for him, but
by a misunderstanding, he failed to meet it,
or the driver did not keep his appointment,
and Shields then commenced wandering
aimlessly about. He went to the house of
Capp. Orr, about six miles from Charlotte,
claiming his protection. Orr gave him his
breakfast, and some blankets with permission
to take a few hours' rest in his barn;
but in the meantime Orr went to Charlotte
to notify the officials. When they returned
to Orr's house, Shields had gone, but he
was captured on the following morning near
the residence of Mr. Green Fespe^man, in
Hopewell neighborhood. lie w.vS under
the influence of whisky and morphine when
taken, and on arriving at the iail the physician
soon ascertained that he had taken
drugs with a suicidal intent, but succeeded
in restoring him. He doe3 not tell who j
helped him escape, but exonorates his fami- j
ly and the jailor from all knowledge of the |
fact.
After conviction he appealed to the Supreme
Court and his case was argued three
weeks ago, but no decision has yet been announced.
?The Delaware Republican Convention
at Dover last Saturday was controlled by j
the Blaine and county-rights Republicans. I
The stalwarts were defeated for the first J
time in ten years, and the party organiza- j
( tion was changed and popularized. I
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hart <fc Hart?Attorneys at Law.
J. Beatty Williams, Judge of Probate?CitationJohn
T. Lowry, Applicant?Mrs. E. E. Alexander,
deceased.
T. S. Jefferys?Xavassa Guano.
J. M. Adams?Stoves?New Goods?Lamps, <fcc.
Withers Adickes?The Adickes' Building.
James B. Allison, Clerk?To Contractors.
T. M. Dobson?I Have Seen with My Own Eyes.
W. C. Latimer?Dress Making.
H. F. Adickes?What Can Be Done at II. F. Adickes'.
Hunter A Oates?Monday Morning at the Mammoth.
L. Lowry Smith?Fancy and Staple Groceries.
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1885.
We will furnish the Enquiher from this date
until January 1st, 1885, for fl.80, the cash in all
cases, to accompany the subscription.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The Governor has appointed as assistant supervisors
of registration for York county, Dr.
Jno. C. Kuykendal and Mr. John F. Oates. For
Chester county, Mr. J. B. McFadden and W. A.
C? 1- W-,. '
ttiuiuur:*,
state medical association.
The South Carolina Medical Association met in
annual session, in Florence, on Tuesday last.
The delegates from the York County Medical Society
are Dr. J. R. Bratton, of Yorkville, and Dr.
T. A. Crawford, of Rock Hill. The former left
heraon Monday to attend the meeting.
"7~ large fish.
Mr. J. D. C'olcock returned from the coast, last
Saturday night, and as an evidence of his success
at fishing, brought with him a drum fish weighing
Go pounds, which he caught himself. Ho
placed it on exhibition Monday morning, and it
was viewed by many as?n Gbject of curiosity.
heavy rainfall.
There has been a heavy rainfall since Monday
morning. Rain fell continuously nearly all of
the day on Monday, and until late in the night.
Tuesday was cloudy and quite cool, and yesterday
the temperature was more that of December
than Aj>ril, with indications of continued rain.
Farming operations are greatly retarded by the
latest rains.
personal^ mention.
Mr. Joseph Herndon started on a trip yesterday
evening, to the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory,
for the purpose of visiting his son, Mr. J.
Finekney Herndon, who has been living in the
Territory for several years. This is quite an
extended trip for a gentleman of Mr. Herndon'a
age to undertake, and his friends wish him a
pleasant journey and a safe return.
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A J&Li J JU11 X\lll O l%ll jjuqi
At a meeting of the Jenkins Rifles, of this
place, held at their armory 011 Tuesday night
liist, Captain J. R. Ljndsay and Lieutenant R. A.
Parish resigned thefr commissions. The vacancies
have not yet been tilled. The company, for
the present, is under the command of Orderly
Sergeant II. C. Strauss.
ancient coin.
Master Darby Owen found on Mr. JrR. Lewis'
lot the other day, an ancient Portuguese copper
coin. It is of the circumference of an American
dollar, but not quite so thick. On one side is the
inscription, "Africa Portugneza, 1785," encircling
the initials M. A. C. V. On the reverse side is
the Portuguese coat of arms encircled by the inscription,
"Maria?i?e?Petrusma?Gregs?p?
e?d?Guinea?."
TrC. admitted to bail.
James R. Hoyle, committed to the jail in this
place on the 15th of last February, charged with
shooting anil wounding J. R. Strickland, in the
town of Clover, on that duy, was admitted to
bail last Thursday on his own recognizance, in a
bond of 3200 for his appearance at the next term
of the Court of Sessions, to answer the charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill. He deposited
the amount of his bond with the Clerk
of the Court. At one time Strickland's wound
was thought to be so serious as to endanger his
life; but in tho opinion of physicians no fatal
results will now ensue from it.
V CONTRACT* AWARDED.
The contract for painting the Court House was
awarded on Monday last by the County Commissioners
to Nelson Davies, his bid, $365 for
furnishing all materials and performing tho
work according to the written specifications,
being the lowest of three proposals submitted.
The house is to bo repaiuted, inside and out.
The exterior of tho walls will be in imitation of
English brown stone, the surroundings painted
in colors to harmonize with it; and besides repainting
all the interior wood work, the interior
wills and ceilings are to be calsomined with
the best quality of material. The price at which
the work is undertaken seems quite reasonable,
and the contractor has the skill to do a creditable
piece of work.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor, at
Cl 1-* 11 * !aofr\n onlrw?tnrl Pbno_
IUUII ruuuni/ ocasiun m viiancoiuu, ncit>,ivu
ter as the next place of meeting. The following
are the officers for the ensuing year :
A. Coward, Grand Dictator.
Julius L. Moses, Grand Vice-Dictator.
M. L. Bonham, Jr., Grand Assistant Dictator.
B. G. Clifford, Grand Chaplain.
J. D. Maxwell, Grand Guide.
G. W. Holland, Grand Reporter.
J. T. Robertson, Grand Treasurer.
M. B. McSweeney, Grand Guardian.
P. H. Wardlaw, Grand Sentinel.
W. R. Delgar, H. S. Williams, J. L. Addison,
Grand Trustees.
Col. A. Coward was elected representative to
the Supreme Lodge for two years, and Dr. George
Howe was elected alternate to the Supreme
Lodge for the same length of time.
REV. T. B. BOYD.
We have before us a letter to a gentleman of
th is place, announcing the death in Columbia, on
the 4tli instant, of Rev. Thomas B. Boyd, of the
South Carolina Conference, M. E Church, South.
He was a native of York county and was tho
eldest son of Mr. Benjamin P. Boyd, who
moved from this place to Charlotte, N. C., a few
years ago. Mr. Boyd graduated from the Charleston
Citadel Academy, and was a man of superior
intollect. Shortly after the war ho married
Miss Mary Easterlin, of Orangeburg, and for a
time was engaged in farming. He was licensed
as a local minister and placed in charge of the
Barnwell circuit which he served acceptably for
oho year. At the Annual conference In Greenville
in 1882, he was received in full connection
with that body and filled several appointments
with great satisfaction. For the last three years
his health having failed him, he was a supernumerary.
The disease which terminated his life
was consumption of the bowels. He loaves a
widow and one child, a daughter. He was
buried in Orangeburg county.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. A. Mood, Pastor.
Rev. J. M. Carlisle will preach in the church in
Yorkville at both forenoon and evening service.
Second quarterly meeting at Mt. Vernon Church,
next Saturday and Sunday, and preaching by
pastor and the presiding elder. Preaching at
Philadelphia Church by Rev. L. A. Johnson.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services in this church at 7.45 P. M. Friday ; at
11 A. M., and 7.45 P. M.t Saturday, and at the
usual hours, morning and evening, on Sunday.
sacrament 01 me i-ioru s supper ui? muimug
service on Sunday. The pastor will be assisted
by Rev. It. A. Webb, of Bethel.
Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services
in this church next Sunday at 11 o'clock.
Sunday-school at 9.30 A. M.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. R.
Lathan, Pastor. Services at Tirzah on Friday
and Saturday. Communion on Sunday. The
pastor will be assisted by Rev. W. Y. Love.
Episcopal?Rev. E. N. Joyner, Rector. Services
next Sunday, forenoon and evening, at the
usual hours. Sunday-school at 3 P. M.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
On the night of the 14th instant Adolphus Peeler,
colored, died suddenly at the house of his
grandfather, Ligo Peeler, on the lands of Mr. :
J. M. Whitesides, on Clark's Fork. The cir- 1
cumstances of his death were such as to war- j
rant an inquest, and accordingly on the following
day, J. M. Caldwell, Coroner, issued a warrant
for that purpose, and the following jury was
summoned : R. W. Whitesides, foreman; M. R.
Nichols, David Wallace, J. W. Quinn, Whitakor
Ramsey, R. J. Quinn, Alexander Hunt, Wade
Price, Wm. Byers, Wm. Allison, David Hemp- ,
hill and Fred Wallace. A number of witnesses ,
were sworn and examined, who testified to the <
general bad health of tho deceased since he had \
been living in that neighborhood; and J. P. ]
Hambright, M. D., testified that two months
ago he was called to see the deceased, whom he
found to bo afflicted with Hcrofula. Sinco ho' 1
was dead had examined his body and found no I (
marks of violence, and believes that he came to
his death from the effects of the disease with
which he was afflicted.
In accordance with the testimony the verdict
of the jury was that the deceased came to his
death "by a natural disease of scrofula by the
hand of God."
LAST. IIUT NOT LEAST.
Messrs. Hunter <k Gates deferred the Spring
opening of their millinery goods until the pros?nt
week, having placed the various attractions
in this department of their business on exhibition
last Tuesday. An inspection of their goods
shows that they have a large and fine assortment
of millinery, including all the fashionable shapes
and styles of hats and bonnets. Among the
styles shown us wero Sans Pariel, Broadway,
Brentwood, Fedora, Wild Rose, Marcollo, Tortoise,
Glendale, Harlequin, Adie, Mountain
Queen, Elsie, Sunbeam, Melville, Dollie I)., the
Helmet, <fce., all of which are stylish and becoming,
as may suit the wearer's fancy. A beautiful
hat, the style of which originated in the house,
and was made entire by the trimmer, is denominated
the "Mammoth," not from its huge proportions,
but in consonance with the nameof the
tony house it so creditably represents. The
shape is pleasing, and the material is cream satin,
trimmed with pompon, plume, and Spanish
lace of the same shade, pearl buckles, and humming
bird. To Miss Rosa Lindsay, the trimmer,
is entitled the credit of devising this beautiful
specimen of the milliner's art. She is a young
lady of fine taste and displays rare skill in
all the work that passes through her hands. The
millinery department of Hunter <fc Oates' house
is fitted up in an elegant manner, and filled with
a choice selection of goods. Miss Eliza Enloe is
the accomplished sales-lady in this department,
and she will take pleasure in showing tho goods
to all visitors. The opening will continue the
remainder of tho week, and aside from its attractions
to the ladies, the elegant store room is
handsomely arrayed in spring garb, displaying
an attractive stock of dry goods that will well
repay a visit.
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Written for the Yorkvllie Enquirer.
MILITARY DECADENCE.
Editor of the Enquirer : Please allow me
a few lines in your columns to call public attention
to the shameful neglect of our local military
organization. The Adjutant and Inspector General
has appointed May 8, proximo, to meet our
company here, and tho Jenkins Rifles are on the
ragged edge of dissolution. The readers of Dr.
Moore's Reminiscences of York in your last issue,
might justly ask, whither has flown tho
martial spirit which apparently pervaded this
vicinity in the last generation, when, on the occasion
of the noble LaFayette's visit, eighty (801
uniformed men, mounted, at that, on caparisoned
steeds, went from here to Columbia to nelp honor
the hero. A call for 80 such men now?in an
age boasting of transcendent progress?I fear,
would prove as futile as calling spirits from the
vasty deep. It seems that they would not heed
the summons. Xo desire for bloodv warfare
permeates my own puny frame; I much rather
6refer the more peaceful'sHs of merchandising.
ut, few doubt the propriety of an efficient militia.
The wisest mind which ever appeared in
these terrestrial embodiments?save one, the allwise?tells
us that there is a time for everything.
A well disciplined company could not only be
made enjoyable and improving, but might at
some time'be of great use and even a dire necessity.
Shall we meet Gen. Manigault properly on
May 8, or not ? If not, we forfeit to the State our
guns, etc., and the Jenkins Rifles will probably
be no more. Besides, we lose our share of the
money appropriation of the Legislature. Suppose
our paraphernalia are given to a colored
company because we will not use them. Such a
thing is not impossible. Now is a most opportune
time for new membership. The financial
problem?generally the main obstacle?is solved.
We have a very sightly outfit paid for. The expenses
need only be nominal. Our only want is
staunch members.
Fellow citizens, the good name of our community
is somewhat at stake. Young men, come to
the*rescue. Lotus raise up, with untarnished hue
the White Rose of York. Yours respectfully,
Withers Adickes.
POLITICAL NOTES.
? Blaine's friends claim a majority of delegates
from new Jersey and Delaware.
? The New York Republican delegation
to the National Convention stands seven for
Blaine and sixteen for Arthur.
? The local Republican conventions of
New York city favor Arthur for President,
and those outside +he city mostly favor
Blaine.
? The Atlanta, Ga., Constitution (Dem.)
does not see now any inemoer 01 can oujeci
to the Education bill, which will chiefly
benefit his own section.
? The resolutionsof the Illinois Republican
convention request the delegates appointed
from the State at large and instruct those
appointed by the convention to vote for
Logan at the National Convention.
? The Democrats of West Virginia in
convention, have fired the first gun for
Tilden, by instructing the delegates from
that State in the National Convention to
vote for him.
? The seats in the National Republican
Convention remaining, after supplying one
to each delegate and alternate, 1,000 to the
Chicago local committee, and reserving
from 400 to 600 for the daily press, will be
distributed to the several States in exact
proportion to the number of their delegates.
? Lincoln's chances are pretty good for
the Vice Presidency nomination. He is
named in connection with every presidential
name suggested bv the Republicans
but Logan's and probably would be hitched
to Logan's if Logan was not from Illinois,
which is also Lincoln's State.
-Ex-Senator Joseph E. McDonald was
formally declared a Democratic candidate
for President by the Indiana Association of
Washington City Thursday evening. The
ceremonies were chiefly conducted by Senator
Daniel W. Voorhees, who pronounced
a magnificent eulogium upon the great representative
of Democracy.
? Johnathan Norcross, the headlight of the
white Jt-tepuDiican movement in ueorgia,
has written a letter to the Atlanta Constitution
in which he says the plan for separate
white and colored political organizations
seems to take well with the colored voters.
In its adoption we can, he says, in my
opinion, get rid of the political tramps
and bummers, and relieve to a great extent
our State of floating aud vagrant voters,
which are a curse to any community.
? The banquet of the Iroquois club, in
Chicago on Tuesday night of last week, was
chiefly remarkable for a letter from Mr. Tilden.
The distinguished Democratic leader
excused himself from personal attendance
on account of a pressure of business; but
his letter contains much timely advice to
the party. He says that he no longer asEires
to be a leader in the great work of
ringing about a change of administration,
but he has not lost his faith in the ultimate
happy deliverance of the country from the
iniquitous rule of the dominant party.
The King's Mountain Tin Ore Dis
co very.?A Charlotte dispatch of last {Saturday
says: Developments at King's Mountain
in search tor tin stone, of which so
much has been lately said in the papers, has
satisfied the most incredulous that tin ore
has been found there in abundance. A vein
from five to seven feet thick has been uncovered
for six hundred yards and the outcroppings
indicate that the vein is at least a
mile long. It is located near the dividing
line between the Laurentian granite and
Huronian slates, possibly found in no other
Eortion of the Atlantic slope. The vein has
een tapped at seven places to disclose its
presence and at two points shafts have been
sunk to the depth ot 23 feet, and at one of
the shafts the vein is walled from the surface
downward by slate and mica schist,
showing the permanency of the vein. Tin
ore taken from one portion of the vein by
which the shaft was sunk, under analyses
by Dr. Dabney, State chemist, showed 62
per cent, metallic tin, a specimen being selected
as a representative piece. Analysis
have been made by Dr. Dabney, State chemist,
Prof. Geo. B. Hanna, assistant assayer
at the United States assay office, Charlotte,
and the Chemist expert of the Richmond j
and Danville Railroad company, all with |
the same general result. The discovery is
on lands in the suburbs of the village on
what is known as the Falls' property, but
has been bonded by a company engaged in
the development of minerals. The company
is without the necessary capital to work
the mine with any degree of success, but j
are holding it for sale to parties who have I
capital. It is no longer a venture, but a j
solid realty, and one which only awaits the
necessary amount of capital to prove a bonanza
to the lucky purchaser.
? A child of Ben Miller, colored, of Newberry,
died on April 16 from drinking concentrated
lye.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate on the 14th, a petition was
presented from Mrs. J. A. Garfield and
others, praying for the passage of a bill providing
for the return of the Nez Perces Indians
to their old home. The consideration
of the naval appropriations bill was resum;
ed, and after some unimportant amendj
ments, the bill was passed. The Senate
[then took up the special order, it being a
j bill to establish a uniform system of bank'
ruptcy. The bill was considered by sections,
and pending its debate the Senate went into
executive session.
In the House, under the call of the several
States, a number of bills, were introduced;
but a call of the members showed no quorum
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the loth, the Bankruptcy
bill was taken up as unfinished business,
and considered by sections. The section
agreed to provides that any person owing
provable uebts exceeding $300 may voluntarily
petition to be adjudged a bankrupt,
and that any trader owing debts in excess
of S1,000 who leaves his State to avoid his
creditors, or coneeals himself to avoid arrest
or service of legal process, or makes fraudulent
transfer of his property, or conceals or
removes the same to avoid process, or with
intent to defraud his creditors procures or
suffers judgment to be procured against
him, or who, being actually insolvent, suffers
his property to be seized on execution
and fails within twenty days to redeem it,
or has suspended payment of his accounts
for a period of thirty days after they were
due and payable, shall be deemed to have
committed an act of bankruptcy and may be
adjudged a bankrupt on petition filed by
three or more of his creditors. Adjourned.
In the House, the Morrison Tariff bill
was discussed in committee of the whole
until adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 16th the consideration
of the Bankruptcy bill was continued.
Amendments were offered by George, Hoar,
Ingalls, Wilson, Pike, Harrison, Garland
and Call, most of which were ageed to.
The bill was read to its end and substantially
agreed to?several amendments, however,"
being indicated to be made when the
bill was reported from the Committee of the
Whole, and several sections being meanwhile
agreed to merely pro forma. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
The session of the House was devoted exclusively
to the tariff bill, which was discussed
until the hour of adjournment.
In the Senate, on the 17th, the bill was
taken up to authorize the Secretary of War
to adjust and settle the account for arms between
the State of South Carolina and the
Government of the United States and to balance
by so reducing every charge made
against that State in 1869, under the Act of
1808, as that the amounts paid on accounts by
South Carolina in the last ten years may be
taken in full satisfaction of the account.
This bill, when up last, was explained
by Senator Hampton. He then said that
in 1860 the Governor of South Carolina got
from the Secretary of War a supply of arms
under the Act of 1808 authorizing the issue
of arms to the militia of the several States,
but instead of one year's supply he requested
and received thirty years' supply. The
arms were distributed by that Governor
to colored men only, and the arms could not
now be found in the State. Senator Piatt
opposed the bill. He did not think South
Carolina ought to repudiate the act by which
it got the arms in question. There was no
proposition to return them to the United
States, but on the contrary, the proposition
was to keep them. Senator Hampton said
he would not discuss the bill, but would
merely say that there was now a very excellent
militia in his State, an organization
in which the members took a pride; that it
was impossible to arm them unless this bill
was passed, and if the bill did not pass, the
militia of South Carolina could not get any
arms for twelve years to come. He would
not criticise the War Department nor the
Governor of South Carolina who requested
the arms, but there was a grave question
whether the Secretary of \V ar had the authority
of law for an issue of thirty years'
arms in any one year. Senator Hampton
would merely appeal to the Senate to pass
the bill, it having passed last year without
a dissenting voice. Senator Ingalls said
.that under the Act of 1808 the sum of $200,000
was annually allowed by the United
States to supply arms to the militia of the
the several States. South Carolina has received
the arms in question, and, therefore,
if this bill should pass, the Senate, in doing
an act of generosity to South Carolina,
would be simply robbing other States. For
ad li i G Afr
uucj auu ao xci7ico^nung mo
Ingalls protested against it. The bill was
passed by 30 yeas to 12 nays. The Bankruptcy
bill was resumed and amendments
were offered prolonging the discussion and
delaying the progress of the bill. Among
the amendments agreed to was one giving
debts due to laboring men and domestic
servants priority over debts due to the
State or the United States. George expressed
the belief that it was time to do away
with the practice heretofore prevailing in
all countries of giving debts uue the Government
priority over those due to hardworking
day laborers and domestic servants
in the employment of bankrupts.
The session of the House was devoted to
debate on the Pension appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Sherman, from
the committee on library, reported adversely
to the newspaper copy right bill. It
was placed .on the calendar however. A
number of bills of no general importance
were introduced. The postoffice appropriation
bill was taken up and passed. The
Bankruptcy bill was then called up as unfininished
business, but without entering
into its consideration the Senate went into
its consideration the Senate went into executive
session and when it adjourned, until
Monday.
The proceedings of the House were devoted
mainly to the private calendar, and
an evening session was held for the consideration
of pension bills.
In the House, on the 19th, the bill for the
establishment of a bureau of labor statistics
was passed. It provides that the bureau
shall be in charge of a commissioner at
large at a salary of $3,500 who shall acquire
all useful information upon the subject of
labor, its relation to capital and means of
promoting the material, social, intellectual
and moral prosperity of laboring men and
women. He is authorized to employ such
employees as he may deem necessary for
the successful working of the bureau and
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pruviues mitt me iuuu cajicuscs anun uu^
exceed $25,000 per annum.
In the Senate, on the 21st, the Bankruptcy
bill was taken up, read the third time and
passed.
In the House, on the call of States, a number
of bills were introduced and referred.
A bill providing for the pensioning of
wounded Union soldiers in the late war,
who became disabled during the first three
months of their service was passed by a :
vote of 105 yeas to 57 nays.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. ]
? The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Hail- ^
road has been completed from Fayetteville
to Greensboro.
? The Democratic executive committee (
which assembled in Raleigh on Wednesday \
of last week, called a State convention, to ]
meet in Raleigh on the 25th of June. ]
? It is stated thata community of farmers, ]
in New York, representinga capital of $100,- s
000 is making preparations to come to North 1
Carolina. 1
? Enoch Brown, who was to have been 1
hono-ori ?it Halifax last Fridav. has been res- (
pitecl by Governor Jar vis until the 2nd of ]
May. '
? A meeting of the Southern plaid manu- j
facturers is to be held in Greensboro on the J
30th instant, to consider important matters j
in connection with the manufacture of their *
goods.
? Work has been commenced at Hamlet, ?
on the Carolina Central Railway, on the "
railroad from that point to Cheraw, S. C. ?
A large force is engaged, and the work
will go on vigorously. ^
? A Raleigh dispatch of Saturday says :
The fruit cr ">p of North Carolina promises to A
be remarkably large. Grain shows 40 per c
cent, increase over last year. Cotton and t
tobacco were never better. f
? Eli Patton, one of the best farmers on the c
French Broad, whose home was between a
Hendersonville and Brevard, went into a r
stable last week where he kept a Jersey bull c
and was so severely injured by an attack ]
from the animal that he died in a day or a
two. i
? The Newton Enterprise of last week con- a
tains a carefully prepared estimate of the s
damage sustained by every person of that
county on the line of the cyclone of March
21th, and the aggregate of the estimates is
$19,525, sustained by 118 persons, or corporations.
? The Gastonia Gazette reports that on last
Thursday morning, a daughter of Mrs.
James Whitesides, who lives about two
miles west ofthattown, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting her throat with a razor.
Before being discovered, she had made three
wounds, one of which came very near proving
fatal, and her life wasonly saved by the
prompt summoning of a physician. The
young lady is about 18 years of age, and has
been occasionally deranged for about two
years.
SOUTH CAROLTNA NEWS.
? There are 669 Baptist churches in South
Carolina.
? The several temperance organizations in
the town of Newberry have 467 members.
? The thirteenth annual session of the
grand Lodge of Good Templars of South
Carolina met in Charleston on Tuesday last.
? A petition has been sent to Governor
Thompson praying for the pardon of exTreasurer
W hite, of Newberry county. It
is signed by about twelve hundred citizens
of the county.
? The Methodist Church at Union is moving
ahead. Last Sunday night the choir
was reinforced by a cornet and claronet.
The Times thinks that the cornet "adds to
the solemnity and effect of that part of the
UlIUIUU OUI V1UCS.
? Abbeville has a breach of promise ease
which promises to be interesting. Miss
Mary E. Brown has entered suit against
John McNeil, a wealthy man of that county,
for alleged breach of promise, and lays
her damage at $10,000.
? Col. A. Coward, State Superintendent of
Education, delivered an able and highly
interesting lecture on the subject of education
in tne Court House at Winnsboro
on Saturday last.
? In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, last Friday, on motion of District
Attorney Melton, all the cases involvingchar^es
of violation of the election laws
of the United States were stricken from the
docket.
? While there are many statements in
circulation as to the whereabouts of Boggan
Cash, one to the effect that he is in
Canada, Col. Cash has written a private
note to the Columbia Register, saving that
Boggan will surrender to Sheriff Spofford
when the court for Chesterfield county convenes,
and stand his trial.
? During the war Mr. Henry Martin, of
Colleton county was wounded in the leg.
Gangrene set in, from which he has never
recovered. Last week his leg had to be
amputated. Mr. Martin was a brave soldier
and is in indigent circumstances. The
Colleton Prow says: "Anything contributed
toward his support would be gladly received."
And, tne Press might have added,
one dollar thus contributed would be of
more practical benefit than ten appropriated
to the erection of a "shingle monument."
? The New York Sun having recently
Sublished a letter from Beldoe, in this
tate, representing that great destitution
prevails in several sections, and so great is
the scarcity of provisions in many localities
that people are in danger of starvarion, the
News and Courier of last Saturday contains
special dispatches and reports derived
through the State Agricultural Department,
contradicting the statement and showing
that there is no greater scarcity of grain in
any part of the State than is usual at this
season of the year.
? Abbeville Medium: Green Kellar, colored,
a "conjuror" of Smithfied, attempted
some of his tricks on George Wilson and
family recently. He took a bottle of roots
and mixed into it a number of insects. He
then buried this decoction exactly 100 yards
west of George's house. George was in
great trouble until John Comfort, colored,
put two sticks in the bottle and went
through some incantations. George was
thus snvpd and his pnpinv nnspt. Thprp is
some alarm among the colored people, who
fear that Keller may bewitch them.
? Col. E. B. C. Cash appeals through the
Columbia Register for a loan of $1,000 for
which he will give ample security, to distribute
among the needy and destitute people
of Chesterfield county. He further says
that he does not make the appeal for effect or
to appease public sentiment as affecting the
complications brought about by the shooting
of Policeman Richards by his son, Boggan
Cash, but simply to relieve necessities
which he foresaw several weeks ago would
arise, and for which he had nearly perfected
arrangements to borrow $5,000; but his
son's difficulties, or some other cause had
defeated his plans.
? In the United States Circuit Court at
Charleston, on Wednesday of last week,
the grand jury found true bills against W.
F. Gary, Mark L. Case, R. M. Casey, and
Lee R. Fisher, ex-Deputy Marshals, charged
with making, presenting and causing to
be presented false, fictitious and fraudulent
claims against the government. Several
other ex-Deputy Marshals have been in
dieted and true Dins iound ior tne same
violators of the statute. Regading the true
bills found against ex-Martial Blythe, he
says that while he may be technically guilty,
as charged, he hopes to make it appear to
the satisfaction of every body that he committed
no intentional wrong. Blythe has
given bond for his appearance at the November
term of the court in Columbia.
? The following story comes from Colleton
county: Mrs. Pierce, wife of Dr. George
Pierce, of Colleton, has been a paralytic for
years, unable to walk without assistance or
render herself the slightest service. She
has just been cured by a miracle, it is said.
A religious meeting was held in the Methodist
Church at Collegeville, where Mrs.
Pierce lives. She was persuaded to attend
the church to try the spirit or prayer cure,
and during the service she was powerfully
affected and was cured, rising up and walking
before the whole congregation. The
community is very much excited about the
cure, and a prominent physician declares
that there is no explanation of it but that
Mrs. Pierce was healed by a miracle.
? The annual municipal election in Edgefield
took place on Monday of last week and
resulted in the election of a dry ticket by a
majority of thirty-five votes. The whole
number of votes cast was 153. Of these
some 85 were whites, 55 voting no license
and 30 voting license. The negro voters
numbered 78?14 lor no licence, anu &i ior
licence. The Advertiser, noting the fact
says: "And thus Edgefield is about to try
the experiment of no license. God grant
that it may result in her increased honor
and prosperity." The same paper says
that on the day of the election "the church
bells were rung every half hour from 7 A.
M. to 6 P. M. And during these eleven
hours, in storm and rain, the ladies of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union remained
in the Baptist cnurch, in prayer,
praise and readingthe scriptures."
Ex-Marshal Blythe's Troubles.?A
"T- -1- ? i. a.
wasmugiou uispaicn suys; it iiaa ueeii ascertained
at the department of justice that
the charges against ex-Marshal Blythe and
his deputy, A. E. Philippy, originated
from the rendering of false and actual expense
accounts, in which he charged larger
sums than were actualiy expended. An investigation
was ordered by the department
ast May and has been continued until
aow, so that all the facts might be brought
)ut. Blythe also took credit for payments
,vhich he did not actualy make in his disbursement
account. He also misapplied
bublic funds. For instance, funds were
urned over to him for a certain appropriaion,
but he misapplied them and rendered
alse weekly statements to cover his tracks,
[n the case of the deputies the same old
charges were made of disbursements for
iervices never rendered. Meals would be
;harged which were not furnished, and the
:ost of guards for prisoners who never ac ompanied
them, also for transportation
vhich was not furnished.
In the case Phi Hippy he would send for
i man to come and see him and would then
:harge the Government for the transportaion,
guard, meals, &c., which were never
urnisned. From all accounts he has sucteeded
in making his escape into Mexico,
tnd it is considered doubtful if he can be
eached by the process of law. There is no
loubt that there is a good case against
Ilythe and Phillippy, and the amount disillowed
in the Marshal's account will run
ip into thousands. It is proposed to go
head and try these cases as speedily as posible.