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J^craps and <facts. 1 ? The New York cremation society has ! $25,000 subscribed to build a furnace, and it will be in operation before the end of the year. A new argument in favor of incineraton Is the statement that it cost $18,000 a year to keep the grass cut on the graves in Greenwood Cemetery. ? Five children went home from a circus : in Dakota deeply impressed by the feat of descending an incline on a globe. Finding j a smooth log lying at the top of a steep hill,' 4hey took their places in a row and set it rolling. They were all thrown off and run | over, three being killed. ? J. B. Crowder, a white fireman on the i Qbarlotte and Atlanta local freight train, was killed on the arrival of the train in Charlotte, last Saturday afternoon. He fell from the platform to the track and the wheels of tne cars ran over his head and shoulders. Crowder leaves a widow at Central, S. C. -^7 Texas forty years ago was practically a desert, and the handful of settlers lived pretty much on game. To day there are more than 102000,000 cattle, sheep, horses mules and swine in the State, ana the cotton crop last year was worth more than the cotton crop of the entire United States in 1843. ? Mrs. Fred Grant is a beautiful and heroic woman. When informed of the failure of her husband and the necessity for economy in her domestic relations, she remarked : "I have lived on the army rations once; I can do it again." Every honorable man will feel sympathy for such a woman. ? The Charlotte Observer of the 3rd says: Capt De Wolfe and family left Sunday night for Portland, Oregon, their far western home. Before going, Mrs. De Wolfe was was presented with a very handsome solid silver cup as a token of esteem by the corigregation of the Associate Reformed Church, of which she was a leading member. ? The Palmetto Railroad is a new line fttAm XTomlof XT P f/1 UUUC1 CIU19U UVIilUll 11U1U JLiniuiW) x' . vi| w Cheraw, S. C., a distance of 17* miles. The work; is being pushed rapidly and it is contemplated to have the grading completed by fall. When this connection is completed, it will secure a route 80 miles shorter than either of the other two routes South. ? Monsieur Viron des Lauriers has founded, in Moore county, N. C., a colony of Frenchmen skilled in silk culture. In about two months there will be thirty families in the colony. They are pleased with their location and at their success thus far. M. des Lauriers has purchased 200,000 young mulberry trees, to plant. The leaves of these are to feed the millions of silk worms to be grown by the colonists. ?Commenting on Fred Grant's exclamation that he ana his family were "all fools," the Louisville Post says: "If the experience of this verdffjtvpung man, who began life with every ft^?&ht external advantage in his favor, snail serve to teach his young countrymen that honest industry must be the basis of all enduring fortunes, and that all gambling operations must end in grief, he will not have suffered in vain." ?The great bridge connecting iNew lone j and Brooklyn has been open one year, hav-1 ing been thrown open to the public May 24, 1883. During the year 6,083,100 foot passengers crossed the structure, 587,024 vehicles and 5,151,220 car passengers. The receipts were $391,770, but from this the expenses are to be deducted. As the cost of the bridge was over $15,000,000, the gross revenue, it will be observed, is little over 2 per cent, of the outlay. ?Orme, the railroad ticket agent who endeavored to commit suicide Dy shooting himself in the head with a pistol, near Atlanta, on the 30th ultimo, is recovering. The bullet entered his head over the left ear, and ranging-downward, lodged in his throat. He is short $17,950 with the different roads for which he sold tickets. He is reported to have lost heavily at gambling, which accounts for his attempt to take his life. ? "Several queer incidents," says a Washington correspondent, "have occurred lately at the top of the Washington monument. The other day a gauntand hungry cat made her appearance on the scaffold where the workmen stand, having climbed the winding flights of stairs from the bottom. She looked wildly about her for a few moments and then gave a leap into space. Four hundred and thirty four feet is a good deal of a jumj), but she landed on the ground alive making the greatest leap on record." ? The Charlotte Observer says that the effort to connect Rutherfordton, N. C., with Gaffney City, S. C., by rail will yet prove successful. The Boston men who propose to build the line were met by the people of Rutherford, and an agreement was entered ^ ^-into between them. All the necessary papers were signed and delivered on the 3rd instant, and work is to be commenced immediately upon the road. Rutherford county has subscribed $100,000 toward the building of the road. It is to be a narrow guage. ?A Havana letter of the 29th ultimo, says: "The mercantile and political situation continues to be desperate. Most liberal estimates place the sugar crop at 450,000 tons, which at an average price, amounts to $24,750,000. Estimates of expenditures for the next fiscal year will amount to about $30,000,000, consequenlty the sum resulting from the sale of the entire sugar crop will be insufficient to cover the government taxation on the population. During the first six months of the fiscal year the import of wines from Spain fell off to the extent of sixteen thousand pipes or casks." The sale of the island to the United States or to Mexico is the general topic of conversation. ? Jesse Carter, colored, convicted as accessory to the murder of J. W. Foster, by Babe Jones, at Pittsburg, Pa., was hanged in the jail of that city on the 3rd instant. The condemned man displayed wonderful fortitude on the scaffold where he reiterated his protestation of innocence, prayed and sang the hymn "Farewell to the world." On Friday last, at Orangeburg, S. C., Wm. Trezevant, colored, was hanged for the murder of Frank Mitchell, colored, January 16, 1883. He made a confession, having even pleaded guilty when arraigned for trial. * v 1 1 r~l! AUA w ills neCK was oroaeu uy uie mil ui mc uny and life was extinct in ten minutes. He died without flinching. ? About 250 "assisted" immigrants arrived at Castle Garden on Monday, but on examination it was found that nearly all of them are able and willing to earn a livelihood in this country. The assistant superintendant of the labor bureau says there will be no difficulty in procuring employment for them, as the farmers just now are very busy and will need plenty of help for two or three months to come. There are no sick among the new comers, and they have only been "assisted" by the authorities at home because there was nothing for them to do there. Other immigrants of the same class, to the number of a thousand or more, are en route, and will soon arrive. By the term, "assisted immigrants," is ordinarily meant a class, who from disease, are unable to earn aliving, and are "assisted" to America to become inmates of the poor houses. ? Horace H. Buell, of Chicago, not having sufficient money to buy a ticket, conceived a scheme of being sent as express matter to Manhattan, Kansas, and was successful. He arranged a box so that he could sit in it, and coula if necessary open it and release himself. He got into his box and was placed on board the cars by a friend. He left Chicago last Thursday and arrived at Manhattan Saturday. He thought he could escape in the darkness, but the box was set down in the depot, lid down. He wras thus a prisoner. "When taken to the express office his predicament was still worse, for he was placed head down. Buell stood it as long as he could but was obliged to reveal his presence, to the great fright of the agent, who came near shooting into the box. Fi ,1? v ? ^ nr>rl t\o i rl nany, nowever, ne wns juc?atu ?im ^uu $9.25 express charges. A ticket would have cost $17.60. ? In the United Presbyterian Assembly, in session at St. Louis, last week, the discussion on the subject or using musical instruments in the churches of that denomination came up the second time, on presentation of the majority and minority reports by the committee on bills and overtures continuing all day Thursday and resulted in the defeat of the majority report which simply provided that no further action on the subject should be taken by the Assembly. Notice of a protest was given by the anti-organists, and a meeting of that faction was held on Thursday night, at which resolutions were adopted providing for another convention of the anti-organ congregations to be held at Xenia, Ohio, next fall, at which time the question of seceding from the present organization will be considered. The next general assembly will be held at Topeka, Kansas, on the 4th Wednesday of next May, and Garnet, Kansas, was selected for the meeting of the general committee on missions. Ihc fjorfeviUe YORK VILLI", S. C. ! THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 12,1884. RAILROAD CELEBRATION. The completion of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad to its northern terminus?Lenoir, Caldwell county, N. C.? was the occasion of a grand celebration in that town, on Thursday last. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the railroad company was also held there on the same day, and as is the time-honored custom of the management of the road, an excursion train was run to enable stockholders and their families to attend the meeting. This train, in charge of the clever and accommodating conductor, Capt. H. H. Beard, left Chester at 10 o'clock on Wednesday, arriving at Yorkville about noon, where it awaited the south-bound mail and passenger train to pass. Quite a number of the good people of Chester and intermediate points?ladies and gentlemen?were on board, and this number was augmented at Yorkville. At 1 o'clock the train sped out from Yorkville, the front car bearing a streamer with the inscription : "Old Rip is wide awake .'?Linked by bands of iron, South Carolina rejoices with you.?Let us rejoice together." This was the conception of Mr. J. L. Simons, of Chester, who had chartered the car to which was attached the device, and his fraternal sentiment met a hearty response all along the route. The entire length of the road runs through a fine agricultural section, and as the train proceeded on its way the cotton fields ol York and Gaston, and the fields of golden grain, ripe for the sickle, in those counties, were succeeded by broad acres of verdure in the counties of Lincoln, Catawba and Caldwell, the wheat and oats being in their vernal garb, and the familiar "fields of cotton" yielding to corn, clover and emerald meadows. The most important towns on the line ol road from Yorkvilie are Clover, in York county ; Gastonia and Dallas, in Gaston county; Lincolnton and Maiden, in Lincoln county ; Newton, Conover and Hickory,- in Catawba county ; and Lenoir, the terminal point of the road, in Caldwell county, the latter being a distance of eighty-six miles from Yorkville. Other towns, however, are springing up along the road, and if we may reckon each station a smart village, which is not improbable in the near future, there will be no less than twenty-one towns uii nit; line yji iwu iiuui vuv^cvt. Each of those stations furnished its quota of passengers, and when the train moved out from Hickory it was literally laden. Lenoir was reached at 8 o'clock, the train running on a slow schedule and much time having been consumed at the different stations. Lenoir was alive with enthusiasm over the first train of excursionists that had ever arrived at their town. At the end of the road, where the depot is to be built, bonfires were lighted, and throngs of citizens lined the track. The train neared the end of the journey amid the shouts of the assembled multitude, and when it was brought to a stop three lusty cheers were given "for the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad." And now was the hospitality of the town put to its test. With only two hotels in the place, the large crowd of excursionists could not expect accommodations in them. Nor did the citizens intend that they should. Every house in the town was thrown open and with true North Carolina hospitality the visitors were invited in and made welcome. It was our good fortune to be quartered at the hospitable residence of Capt. E. W. Faucette and his accomplished family, and if all fared as well as we, the hospitality of Lenoir is firmly established in the hearts of her South Carolina guests. Here we may say that we heard but one expression of opinion from the excursionists, and that was that the citizens of Lenoir are the most open-hearted, hospitable people they have ever met. Early Thursday morning the people commenced gathering in?not only people from Caldwell county, but from all the adjoining counties, and by 10 o'clock it was estimated that fully three thousand persons were on the streets. At the hour of 10 the procession was J 1-J - ??- AU/n iorititju. ousptJiiueu ttauasmc njuuic were massive letters, worked in evergreen aud flowers, "C. & L.", and in the shadow of these initials, symbolizing the union by bands of iron, of the two towns remote from each other, and in different States, Gen. C. Leventhorpeas Chief Marshal, with twenty assistants, formed the immense column of people who had assembled to celebrate the most important event in the history of the town. Preceded by the Dallas Brass Band, the procession formed in the following order: Railroad officials, representatives of the press and committee of arrangements in carriages; citizens in carriages ; citizens on foot; citizens on horseback. The procession moved on Ashe street to Mulberry, thence to East Main street, returning to the Public Square and thence through West Main street to the railroad, meeting President Haskell's special train at 10.30. His train arrived on time, and after music by the band, E. Jones, Esq., Mayor of the town, delivered an address of welcome. He briefly reviewed the history of the road, and the progress of the work during the ten years since the first dirt was thrown in Caldwell county, and outlined the great importance that the road will prove to be to the people of Caldwell. The completion of the road is an exemplification of what energy, pluck and perseverance will accomplish for a people. While they were entitled to much credit for what had been accomplished, to Col. Haskell they were indebted for its completion. On that day he more than ever recognized the fact that the L'aroiinas are as one. lie nau seen a banner on one of the excursion cars with the inscription "Rip Van Winkle is wide awake." He re-echoed that sentiment, and as an evidence of the fact would say that with the work just completed it made five hundred and fifty-nine miles of railroad built within the State during the last four years. In proposing three cheers for Col. Haskell, he said, the people of Lenoir felt that they could take the whole State of South Carolina in their embrace, and while there might be a lack of accommodations, such as were desirable, for all their South Carolina friends, let an equal number visit us three years from now, and we will have a house for each. Three wild cheers were given for Col. Haskell, when Mayor Jones wl: introduoed that gentleman. to Col. Haskell expressed his heartfelt thanks cui for the welcome shown him, which he said : leu should never be forgotten. The praise for | the occasion we celebrate, he said, was not re;; due to him, but to those who projected the wl: work ten years ago. He was only their be; representative, and as such we now offer an you the work they have done. We are in here as your servants, your common car- vi( riers, your friends. We will do our work tio as common carriers to the best of our ability, est You have a beautiful region, inexhaustible sui in its wealth of natural resources, agricul- se?. tural, mineral and timber, and to help you fin develop and utilize these resources is our be; mission. The associations of the two States, wl from their earliest history to the present tin day, have been of the most pleasant kind. I I represent South Carolina as your neigh- ag: bor, with the sentiment: Let us be as one thi in heart, one in hand and one in energy. I fro hold in my hand a spike?not one of gold, an -- > ..inlrnl.nlntQd Kllf nf R(' Xiur silver, uui even iiiLaci-j^iuin.u, uuk ./ native copper, which it is proposed to drive ap as the last remaining spike to be driven in Tli the completion of the track of this road; tici and while it is not of the more precious wl metal, let us hope that it may prove a gold- ap en spike, indeed, by becoming the means of nc developing your country, rich in all the up> treasures of nature. mi Col. Haskell then descended from the nri<: stand, and was joined by the venerable Col. dc ' Greene Moore, 85 years of age, and the old- ca; est citizen of Lenoir, and each with sledge in' in hand, proceeded to drive the last remain- thi ing spike to complete the work. On the de spike was engraved : "Chester and Lenoir coi Railroad.?June 5, 1884." The spike was chi driven amid loud and prolonged cheering of the multitude and the inspiriting strains P& of the band, and when the last blow, by th< Col. Moore, was struck, Col. Haskell an- inl nounced that "the work is now completed by Col. Moore." Of the four elderly citizens ra' of Lenoir who first broke the ground on the fe:r Caldwell county contract, viz.: Col. Greene tic Moore, Rev. Jesse Rankin, Col. James Har- b -! per and Rev. G. H. Rounds, Col. Moore is tbi the only survivor; and as he threw the first saj dirt, near the same spot, it was aeemeu eminently proper that lie should wield the last cis blow in the completion of this important J work. The ceremonies at the railroad were p1 thus terminated, and the procession reformed and moved to the public square, \ when Chief Marshal Leventhorpe announced lo\ the programme concluded. It had been ar- po ranged for Col. Robert F. Armfield, of States- St} ville, to deliver an address from the balcony of the Central Hotel; but that gentleman < was unavoidably detained as important jnj counsel in the Superior Court of Alexander roi county, and to his own regret and the dis- in appointment of many others could not attend. thi At 12 o'clock the meeting of the stock holders was held in the Court House. atl At night a ball was given in the Jones wi House, and until an early hour Friday th.i morning the youth and beauty of the Caro- th( linas joined in the mazes of the dance. P<> Thus ended the festivities of the eel ebration of an important event in the history of Lenoir, and an occasion around , which will long cluster pleasant memories jn to the many guests of her hospitable citizens. mj Notwithstanding the large assemblage, Nt not an unpleasant incident occurred during te1 the day. Lenoir being a prohibition town, ''?it 1 i 1 COJ tnere was no intoxication, auu me cruwu for was remarkably quiet and orderly. Lo Lenoir, as our readers know, is a "moun- wp tain town." It is situated, as a citizen re- Yc marked to us, "on a hill in a valley, over- |e4' looked by the mountains of the Blue Ridge." j.:. Its population is about 600. As may have been learned by reading the above, her off . citizens are hospitable, and their refine- for ment is equalled only by their hospitality, wl The town has several fine residences, large, ^ well arranged stores, three churches?Epis- < copal, Presbyterian and Methodist, and a sh, Baptist church in course of erection?and we has long been a seat of learning, its schools, thi male and female, ranking with the best in the South. It also has a circulating library of about 1,500 volumes. As a summer re- g,* sort, now that it has railroad facilities, the fm town, with the necessary hotel accommo- po 1 dations, will prove a strong rival to any in Western North Carolina. The mountain "1* scenery is not grand, perhaps, compared with that of Asheville, yet it is attractive. en Hibriten Peak, distant from the town five sei * - ? - ? ? rtrtffc Inn rvf* if iq \f) nines, IS leet lll^n, aim uic wy \ji iu id accessible by a good carriage road, jilast 0( of the town and in full view, is Brushy Range, the terminus of the Blue Ridge. To ( the north of the town lies a long chain of ^ mountains, "Grandfather Mountain" being the most prominent. A fine view of this nru chain is obtained from the female college. ga The resources of the county are mainly sel agricultural. Some attention is given to stock raising, and tobacco could be made a ^ staple crop. Wheat," however, is the prin- 0f cipal product, and this is produced to per- Se< fection. The best quality of flour that is Ch produced is turned out from the mills, and to keep abreast of the times a miller is fitting up machinery for making flour by the m? "patent process." Caldwell is also rich in re( timber. Until recently farmers used wal- ( nut for fuel, and we were told that even now bri they will haul it to town for $1.50 per cord. Another industry is the develODment of I r the botanical resources of the section. There p, is a marketable value for over ninety va- r rieties of medicinal roots, herbs, flowers, chi barks, &c., all of which are obtainable on 0 c the mountains of Caldwell, and are regularly gathered and sold in the stores. The bu- siness of the town is about 250,000 pounds ^ per season. The most valuable of the roots ^ is ginseng, which, by the time it reaches p? China, commands its weight in gold. These sul herbs, roots and barks are baled and ship- ser ped to European markets, and the handling of them requires considerable capital. 'J The merchants of Lenoir are wide-awake, Jj?^ enterprising men, and now that they have trii railroad facilities, we predict that they will ^ take on renewed activity and make their ti0! beautiful town what it deserves to be?one cur of the busiest and most important in Westem North Carolina. boc pas RAILROAD COMMISSION CASES. has res An appeal by the Charlotte, Columbia fre? and Augnsta Railroad Company irom nnu- u- < ings of the Railroad Commissioners in regard to certain alleged violations by the aec company of the provisions of Section 1,451, jlie B of the General Statutes in regard to \ rates of charges for the transportation of wli passengers was heard before Judge Kershaw in Columbia, two weeks ago. The (\{v appellants proposed to charge 3* cents per of t mile for second cla&s passengers and 2} cents j"f for children over six years of age and under i twelve who may be unprovided with tickets when reasonable facilities for the pur- ^ chase thereof may have been provided, em while the statute provides that roads of th? the class of appellant's road shall not prc exceed 3 cents per mile and for children its j 2 cents. Judge Kershaw filed his decision try ! in the cases on Monday of last week. In pie his decision he says: of "It is supposed by appellants that inas' i much as a rate of charges is allowed in g\1{1 I their charter not to exceed six cents per vei 1 mile, that as a matter of contract with the ; State they are entitled to charge any rate jus i not exceeding the said limit." Thisground hii ! is overruled on the same grounds as in the ' decision on the appeal as to freight rates,' sta lerein is set forth the power of the Stat legislate upon this subject whenever cir instauces may arise which demand sucl ;islation. Fudge Kershaw concludes that while th julation requiring the added charge len passengers do not procure ticket Fore entering the trains "is reasonabl d proper in substance, but in the fore which it is here established it is )lation of the restriction of the said sec n of the railroad law, in that it doe ablish higher rates for passengers unde ?.h circumstances than is limited by sai< :tion." He therefore orders "that th dings of the Railroad Commissioner.' aring date the 2nd of April, 1884, fror lich this appeal is taken, be affirmed ani b appeal dismissed." [n the appeal of the same compan; ainst the decision of the commission, o 3 subject of freight charges on fertilizer m Columbia to stations on the Cheste d Lenoir Railroad, the decision of th >ilroad commissioners is reversed and th peal of the railroad company sustained ie Judge says: "There are serious quej ns as to the jurisdiction of the judge t 10m is committed the hearing of thes peals, which suggest themselves, but a objection has been made to the hearin on that ground, I will proceed to detei ne the matters submitted upon thei irits." lie then sums up a number c cisions of the United States Court, citin ies and shows that the question is one c :er-State commerce, jvhich comes unde i exclusive jurisdiction of Congress, an cides that the Act does not authorize th nmissioners to regulate profits upon mei andise committed to railroads for trans rtation from a point in this State to int beyond the limits of the State. "It i arefore ordered and adj udged that the find js by the Railroad Commissioners in th itter of the items of charges by the sai ilroad company for the transportation c tilizers from Columbia, S. C., to the sts ms on the Chester and Lenoir Railroac aring date April 10, 1884, from whic is appeal was taken, be reversed and th d appeal sustained." The main points of Judge Kershaw's dc ion may be stated as follows: L. That the railroad company cannc arge passenger rates in excess of those al ml by the railroad law, either by pena! s or otherwise. I. That the charter of the appellant (a] ving a charge not in excess of six cenl r mile,) contains no contract with th ite which will prohibit subsequent legis ion to fix a lower figure as the maximur te. ]. That the railroad commission cannc terfere with the freight charges of rai ids on merchandise snipped from poinl this State to places in another State fhe question of the constitutionality c X milrnarl low oiac nnf dpcidprl The Columbia correspondent of the Neu d Courier says the Railroad Commissio 11 probably carry to the Supreme Coui e question of jurisdiction of the State ove 3 rates on freight and passengers fror ints within the State to points without. ATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The National Republican Convention me Chicago on Tuesday, the 3rd instant, an 12.24 o'clock was called to order by Chaii in Sabine, on behalf of the Republica itional Committee, and proposing fo nporary Chairman Hon. Powell Clay tor Arkansas. The name of John R. Lynch lored, of Mississippi, was also propose temporary chairman by Henry Cabc idge, of Massachusetts. This nominatioi is seconded by Silas B. Butcher, of Nei irk. There was quite a struggle over th nporary chairmanship, several speeche in? made in ODDOsitaon to Lynch, th incipal argument "being that the" Nations mmittee had the right to nominate tha ieer, and that it had been the custom fo ty years. At length the ballot was taker len it was announced that Lynch had 43 tes, and was therefore elected temporal*; airman. Dn taking the chair, Lynch delivered :jrt address, the main features of whie ;re urging the importance of sustainin a nominees, whoever they might be ; am 3 sentiment that the great heart of th nerican people will never consent to hav lolitical party gain the ascendancy in thi vernment whose chief reliance is on mdulent ballot and on violence at th lis. A.t the close of Lynch's speech, the chaii 3n of the delegations announced the name the persons selected to serve on the va >us committees of the Convention. Se\ il memorials and resolutions were pre ited and appropriately referred, afte lich the Convention adjourned until 1 ilock Wednesday. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. 3n Wednesday morning, after the intrc ction of some resolutions on differen bjects, which were appropriately referred in. George B. Williams, of Indiana, Chair in of the Committee on Permanent Or nization, reported thatthe committee hai ected John B. Henderson, of Missouri permanent Chairman and would reques 3 Secretary to read the list of Vice-Presi nts and Secretaries. Charles W. Clisbee Michigan, was selected as permanen cretary. The report was agreed to. Th air appointed GalushaA. Grow, of Penn Ivania, George A. Iloar, of Massachusetts d George B. Williams of Indiana, th umittee to conduct the permanent chair in to the platform. Gen. Henderson wa ;eived with cheers. 3n taking the chair, Henderson spok< iefly, his remarks being mainly a reviev the various statesmen of the party availa ; for the nomination, rhe Convention then adjourned until M. rhe night session was merely of a routin iiracter, and at 7.5G adjourned until 1 lock Thursday. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS, rhe Convention was not called to orde til 11.54 A. M., on Thursday, when tin )ort of the committee on credentials ant j report of the committee on rules wen ?sented. After the disposition of thesi jjects the committee on resolutions pre ited their report as follows : THE PLATFORM, 'ho Republicans of tho United States, in Na ?ol r'/xnifontion octinniK1 nrl ronniv tlioir nllo noo to the principles upon which tiiey liav imphed in six successive Presidential elec as, and congratulate the American people up the attainment of so many results in legisla a and administration by which the Republi i party has, after saving tho Union, done si ;cn to render its institutions the just, equa 1 beneficent safeguard of liberty and the em iiment of the best thoughts and highest pur ios of our citizens. The Republican party i gained its strength by quick and faithfii ponse to tho demands of the peoplo for th edom and equality of all men, for the unioi ;he nation, assuring the rights of all citizens tho elevation of labor, for an honest curren for purity in legislation and for integrity an< ountability in all departments of the Govern nt, and it accepts anew the duty of leading ii i work of progress and reform. Vo lament the death of President Garfield ose sound statesmanship, long conspicuoui Congress, gave promise of a strong and sue sful administration, a promise fullv realize! ring tho short period of his office as Dresiden :he United States. His distinguished succesi war and in peace have endeared him to tin irts of the American people, n the administration of President Arthur wi ognize a wise, conservative and patriotic poli under which tho country has been blessec ;h remarkable prosperity, and we believe hi iuentservices are entitled to and will receiv i hearty approval of every citizen, t is the first duty of a good government t< >tect the rights and promote the interests o own people. The largest diversity of indus is the most productive of general prosperity 1 of the comfort and independence of the peo . We thereforo demand that the impositioi duties on foreign imports shall be made, no revenue only, but that, in raising the re isito revenue for Government, such dutiei ill be so levied as to afi'ord security to our di sitied industries and protection to tho righti 1 wages of labor, to the end that active and in ligent labor, as well as capital, may have iti t reward, and tho laboring man his full shari the national prosperity. Against the so-eall economical system of tho Democratic party ich would degrade our labor to the foreigi ndard, we enter our earnest protest. Tin 6 Democaatic party has failed completely to re- i lieve the people *of the burden or unnecessary taxation by wise reduction of the surplus. The " Republican party pledges itself to correct the inequalities of the tariff and to reduce the surplus, e not by the vicions and indiscriminate process of horizontal reduction, but bv such methods as S ! will relieve the taxpayer without injuring labor 3 1 or the great protective interests of the country. , . We recognize the importance of sheep husband- j ei rv in the United States, the serious depression j n | which it is now experiencing and the danger ! a threatening its future prosperity, and we, there- ! _ | fore respect the demands of the representatives j | of this important agricultural interest for a re- j is { adjustment of the duty upon foreign wool in orr der that such industry shall have full and ade, quato protection. * We have always recommended the best money e known to the civilized world, and we urge that an effort be made to invite all commercial na' tions in the establishment of an International standard which shall tlx for all tho relative start tus of gold and silver coinage. Tho regulation of commerce with foreign nations and between the States is one of the most y important prerogatives of the General Governn ment, and the Republican party distinctly annouhces its purpose to support such legislation 3 as will fully and efficiently carry out the constir tutional power of Congress over inter-State 0 uwiiiiiiui'ct;. The principle of public regulation of railway e corporations is a wise and salutary one for the I. protection of all classes of people, and we favor . legislation that shall prevent unjust discriminations and excessive charges for transportation 0 and that shall provide for the people and the e railways alike the fair and equal protection of ? the laws. We favor the establishment of a National Bug reau of labor, the enforcement of the eight hour - law, and a wise and judicious system of general education by adequate appropriation from the national revenues wherever the same is needed. >f We believothat everywhere the protection due cr to the citizens of American birth must be secured r to citizens by American adoption, and we favor the settlement of international differences by inX ternational arbitration. j The Republican party having its birth in hatred of slave labor and in the desire that all men e may be free and equal, is unalterably opposed to - placing our worKing men in competition wuu , any form of servile labor, whether at home or abroad. In this spirit we denounce the importa& tion of contract labor, whether from Europe or 9 Asia, as an offence against the spirit of American i institutions, and we pledge ourselves to sustain the present law restricting Chinese immigration, e and to provide such further legislation as is need essary to carry out its purpose. , The reform of the civil service, especially begun under the Republican administration, t- should be completed by the further extension [ of the reform system already established by law to all grades of service to which it is applicable. 11 The spirit and purpose of reform should bo obe served in all executive appointments, and all laws at variance with the objects of existing reform legislation should be repealed, to the end that the dangers to free institutions, which lurk in the power of official patronage, may be wisely and effectively avoided. I * The public lands are the heritage of the people of the United States, and should be reserved as I" far as possible for small holdings by actual settlers. We are opposed to the acquisition of [- large tracts of these lands by corporations or in ;a aiViUUHJS, ana especially wnere such uuiuiu^a e are in the hands of non-resident aliens, and we , will endeavor to obtain such legislation as will tend to correct this evil. We demand of Conn gress the speedy forfeiture of all land grants which have lapsed by reason of non-compliance )t with the acts of incorporation in all cases where I- thero has been no attempt in good faith to per g form the conditions of such grants. The grateful thanks of the American people are due to the Republican soldiers and sailors " of the late war, and the Republican party stands pledged to suitable pensions for all who are disabled, and for the widows and orphans of those who died in the war. n The Republican party also pledges itself to fc the repeal of the limitation contained in the ir arrears Act of 1.S79, so that all invalid soldiers ,r shall share alike, and their pensions shall begin 11 with the date of application. The Republican party favors a policy which shall keep us from entangling alliances with foreign nations, and which shall give us the right to expect that foreign nations shall refrain from meddling in American affairs; a policy which seeks peace and trade with all powers, but especially with those of the Western hemisphere. We demand the restoration of our navy to H ifo fAwmi. c-t V? onrl nfflninnnv fliot. i t". nmv in r any sea protect the rights of American citizens I, antl the interests of American commerce, and [ we call upon Congress to remove the burdens J under which American shipping has been dea pressed so that it may be true again that we have a commerce which leaves no sea unexplored and 11 a navy which hikes no law from superior force. V Resolved, That appointments by the President e to offices in the Territories should be made iS from bona Me. citizens and residents of the Tere ritories wherein they are to serve, i Resolved, That it is the dutv of Congress to , enact such laws as shall promptly and effectually suppress the system of polygamy within our T territory and divorce the political from the ecl, clesiastical power of the so-called Mormon 1 Church, and that the law so enacted shoud be y strictly enforced bo the civil authorities if possible, and by the military if need be. The people of the United States in their organj* ized capacity constitute a nation and not a mere " confederacy" of States. The National Governg ment is supreme within the sphere of its materiel al duty, but the States have reserved rights e which should be faithfully maintained. Each g should be guarded with jealous care so that the harmony of our system of government may bo preserved and the Union be kept inviolate. a The perpetuity of our institution rests upon 6 the maintenance of a free ballot, an honest count m-t/3 n rotnrn Wa ilonniinpfl fhfi frniifl - and violence practiced by the Democracy in the ,g Southern States, by which the will of the voter , is defeated, as dangerous to the preservation of " free institutions; and wo solmnly arraign the Democratic party as being the guilty recipient of the fruits of such fraud and violence. T We extend to the Republicans of the South, 1 regardless of their former party aflilliations, our cordial sympathy, and pledge to them our most earnest offorts to promote the passage of such legislation as will secure to every citizen of >- whatever race and color the full and complete t recognition, possession and exercise of all civil [ and political rights. I The Chairman called Gallusha Grow to the Chair while the platform was being read j by Mr. McKinley. There were interrupi tions of applause at the points approving ^ the President's administration, declaring . that duties on imports should be made not , for revenue only, claiming full and ade{ quate protection for sheep-husbandry, ree commending legislation to regulate rail_ roads, disapproving the importation, of , contract labor, whether from Europe or e Asia, favoring the civil service law, con. demniner the acquisition of large tracts of s land especially by non resident aliens, declaring the policy of non-interference with e foreign nations and that foreign nations Vr shall refrain from intermeddling in Ameri_ can affairs, for the enforcement of laws against polygamy, and condemning the 7 fraud ana violence of the Democracy in the Southern States. e The resolutions were adopted without disq cussion and amid much adplause. The next business in order was the call of the States for the announcement of members of the National committee. r A motion to postpone the call was made 0 and voted down and the call was then pro1 ceeded with, after which the Convention 0 took a receas until 7 P. M. 0 The night seasion, which lasted until after " 1 o'clock, was devoted to a call of the States for the presentation of candidates. Several nominations were made, to each of which a - lengthy speech was delivered in its support. - The nominations were: Chester A. Ar0 thur, James G. Blaine, George F. Edmunds, 3 John A. Logon, John Sherman, Robert 1 Lincoln, Gen. \V. T. Sherman, Joseph B. - Hawley. The Convention adjourned until 3 11 o'clock Friday. 1 FOURTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. At twenty minutes past 11 on Friday, the " Convention was called to order, and the first ! ballot taken on the nominations, which ree suited as follows : 1 t Chester A. Arthur, 274 t James G. Blaine, 3674 George F. Edmunds, 93 1 John A. Logan, 674 John Sherman JO t Robert Lincoln, 4 Gen. W. T. Sherman 2 t Joseph B. Hawley, 13 s South Carolina voted 17 for Arthur and 1 - for Blaine. 1 At 12.20 the Convention proceeded to a 1 second ballot, the official footings of which g were: Whole number of delegates 820; whole number of votes cast 818 ; necessary e to a choice 411 ; Blaine received 349 ; Ar thur 276; Edmunds 85 ; Logan 61 ; John 1 Sherman 28 ; Hawley 13 ; Lincoln 4 ; Gen3 eral Sherman 2. South Carolina voted as D on the first ballot. 3 On the third ballot there were several f changes, South Carolina giving Blaine 2. - The official footings up being as follows: t Whole number of votes cast 819 ; Blaine re ceived 375; Arthur 275, Edmunds69, Logan < J 53, John Sherman 25, Hawley 13, Gen. Sher- ! _ man 2, Lincoln 8. i 9 The taking of the fourth ballot was begun i - at 3.15 P. M., and when concluded the vote 1 s was announced as 440 for Blaine. The 1 - nomination was then made unanimous, and ] 3 the Convention adjourned until 8 F. M. i 3 At the night session, Logan was the only < nominee for the Vice-Presidency, and his ] { nomination was made by acclamation, when 3 at 9.45 the Convention formally adjourned. 1 STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Lenoir, Caldwell Co., N. C., June 5, 1884. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, held in the town of Lenoir, N. C., on Thursday, June 5th, 1884, Major G. W. F. Harper, of Lenoir, was elected Chairman, and Jas. Mason and Jos. F. Wallace, of York, were elected Secretaries. The Chairmain appointed as the committee on proxies, James Mason, R. R. Wakefield and Jos. F. Wallace. The committee reported 2,942 shares of stock present?1,382 represented in person and 1,580 by proxy, when it was declared that a full representation of stock was in the meeting, and business was proceeded with. The report of the President of the Company was read as follows: Chester, S. C., April 30, 1884. To the Stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company: Gentlemen : At a special meeting of this Company, held at Gastonia, N. CM on the 20th of Marcli last, the time for the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company to complete the Chester and Lenoir Railroad to Lenoir was extended to the 1st of June, 1884, and at this time (June 3rd, 1884,) the trains are running to Lenoir, the first passenger train having run through to Lenoir on the 31st of May. At your last regular meeting, you directed that the treasurer irive a bond in the sum of 82,500, for the faithful performance of his duties as treasurer. This bond has been duly given, and is doposited in the National Bank or Chester for safe keeping. The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company have paid the dividends to the treasurer, sis they have become due, and I refer you to the treasurer's report as to the disposition of this fund. Respectfully submitted, W. Holmes Hardin, President. The President's report was received, as also paper accompanying it, said paper being a certificate signed by J. L. Harris, Cashier of the Chester National Bank, and President Hardin, as to the validity of tho Treasurer's bond, and the fact that it has been lodged in the National Bank of Chester. The treasurer's report was read as follows : James Mason, Treasurer, in account with the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, commencing May 1, 1883, and ending April 30," 1884, including both dates: dividend account. To cash on hand, April 30, 1883, 82,723 38 To cash reed, from C., C. <fe A. R. R., to pay dividend No. 3, 2,523 37 To cash reed, from C., C. <fc A. R. R., to pay dividend No. 4, 2,523 38 Total 87.770 13 Cr. By amount paid since hist report on dividends Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, $6,897 99 Cash on hand, 8 872 14 To be paid as follows : Due on dividend No. 1, 8 86 34 Due on dividend No. 2, 13-3 84 Due on dividend No. 3, 280 87 Due on dividend No. 4, 371 09?$872 14 This statement is the amount due and paid to the 27th of May, 1884, the date to which this report is made out. Respectfully submitted, James Mason, Treasurer. The treasurer's report was received. It was then moved and seconded that the old board of directors be elected by acclamation, and there being no opposition, the following were unanimously elected: J. L. Agurs, J. Harvey Smith, Chester, S. C., Jos. F. Wallace, Jas. F. Hart, York, S. C.; L. A. Mason, Gaston, N. C.; V. A. McBee, Lincoln, N. C.; S. M. Finger, Catawba, N. C.; G. W. F. Harper, Caldwell, N. C. \V. Holmes Hardin, of Chester, was reelected President of the Company, and James Mason, of York, was re-elected Treasurer. The following resolution was offered and unaimously adopted: Rctolved, That the treasurer of this Company do receive as compensation for his services, five cents per share, to be retained by him, in paying to the stockholders their respective dividends of interest in the shares of stock held by them; said compensation to be retained from the dividend payable on the 1st day of October of each year. It was then moved and adopted, that the next annual meeting of the stockholders be held at Chester, S. C., on the first Thursday of June, 1885, at 12 o'clock M. No further business being presented, on motion, the meeting adjourned. G. \V. F. Harper, Chairman. J ames Mason, ) Secretaries Jos. F. Wallace, J becretanesCorrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, June 10.?Our streets presented a deserted appearance on last Wednesday and Thursday. A large number of our citizens went to Lenoir to attend the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. Our county was also represented on the train that carried the excursionists. Mr. Minor Mont^omer^, a good and wonny citizen, uicu ui ins uume, ucai Richburg, on last Tuesday. He had been in declining health for a long time. His remains, attended by the funeral procession, passed through this place on Wednesday on the way to the graveyard, where the burial took place. In my last correspondence reference was made to the want of harmony of opinion that prevailed in regard to the liability of Col. Atkinson's fish pond to produce sickness. The local Board of Health having decided this point affirmatively, the question at issue was referred to the town authorities whOj not being fully persuaded in their own mind in consequence of the conflicting testimony before tnera, referred the matter again to the Local Board of Health, and all the physicians of the town. Those to whom the solving of the .knotty problem was given met at the alleged miasma-producing pond on last Thuesdav afternoon, and after consultation decided to let the pond remain in its present condition, as the draining of it at the present time was liable to produce more sickness than if it was not drained. Farmers have been very busy during the past week cutting wheat and oats. The old time cradle is giving way before the onward inarch of the reaper. The yield of these crops will be good, except in those places visited by hail. Mr. E. L. Roche in his remarks before the New Orleans Exposition Committee of this county, advised persons who intended sending fruits to the Exposition to send them to the Department of Agriculture in Columbia, when an expert will put them up so as to keep them in a state of preservation. He also advised that wood intended for the Exposition be sent to Columbia so as to be smoothed and shaped. Wood, he said, that was sent to the Atlanta Exposition from this State did not make a good showing on account of its not being dressed, while wood from other States that was in proper condition presented a good appearance and consequently attracted attention. The primary campaign in this county will in all probability be enlivened by a discussion of the lien law. While it has its advocates. I believe that a majority of the white people are opposed to it. It is undoubtedly a question that has two sides. Much can be said in favor of this law, and much in oppo sition to it. Its advocates say that a host of good men, white as well as colored, will be ruined by the repeal of the law, while its opponents are of the opinion that the agricultural interests can only be saved from ruin by ite repeal. A prominent farmer of the western side of our county favors the passage of a bill by the legislature limiting the life of the lein law to three years?the first year limiting the lein to $40 to the plough, the second year $25 to the plough and tne third year $10 to the plough. Another farmer thinks that a continuance of the lien law will lead to a large white emigration from the State, as the result of the demoralization of labor. I believe that the days of this law are numbered, and they are few. The excursionists to Lenoir returned on Friday morning highly delighted with their trip. They were particularly pleased with the people of that mountain town. The remains of Mr. William Saye, who died at Camron, Texas, on Saturday, May 3, arrived at Lewis' Turn Out. on Friday, and were buried that day in tne cemetery adjoiningFishingCreekChurch. Hisdeath has cast a pall of gloom over the community in which he lived. His aged and revered father and all the members of his immediite family have the warmest sympathy af their friends in this time of their bereavement. A number of persons, interested in reviving the Lee Light Infantry, met at the Court House on last Friday evening. This company, for some reason or other, has been on'the brink of dissolution for a long I time. I am glad to report that a strong 1 probability if not absolute certainty points ; to an averting of this sad fate. As some ! of our prominent citizens have taken the matter in hand, their membership, supi port and influence will doubtless keep the | Lee Light Infantry in existence as one of i the good and true military companies of the I State. Solicitor Gaston was chosen chairman of the meeting, and on taking the chair made some appropriate remarks in explanation of the object of the meeting. He was followed by Hon. G. J. Patterson, Major Julius Mills, Col E. T. Atkinson and J. M. McNeel, Esq., who urged each one, in his own happy and forcible manner, the necessity of re-establishing the company on a substantial and permanent basis. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday afternoon, when the friends of the company will again assemble at the Court House for the purpose of receiving members and also of electing officers if the membership is sufficiently large to warrant such action. A few days ago Miss Mary A. Hudson and John Melton were married by Trial Justice Darby. Mrs. Melton lived for twenty-two years, preceding her marriage, with Mr. Ira Pressley ana family. Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, mother of Mr. Henry Carter, of this county, died last week at a very old age. She united with the church when auite voung. and after a long and useful life died in the faith in the hope of a blessed immortality. Mr. Harvey McDaniel, of this county, died on last Saturday after a long and painful illness. He lived in our town many years ago, and while here made many friends. He possessed many fine qualities, and has gone to his long home leaving behind him a good name. Farmers are now very busy cutting wheat and oats. About sixty reapers have been sold at this place during the present season. The Circuit Court for this county, Judge Witherspoon presiding, will convene at this place, on next Monday. The Court will continue for one week, and will be engaged in the transaction of criminal business. The brickwork of the addition to the Bank building is finished. A very large congregation assembled at the Presbyterian church on Sunday the 1st instant, to witness the installation of Rev. George Summey to the pastorate. Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson preached the installation sermon. Rev. James S. White delivered the address to the pastor, and Rev. Mr. Webb to the people. The addresses were interesting and gave pleasure to the hearers. The services in the church on Sunday were the first since the destructive storm in February. The repairs upon the church have been finished, and the sacred edifice now presents a beautiful appearance. The appearance will be.still further improved when the carpet, obtained by the ladies, covers the floor. Mr. Joseph Lowry, son of Major James G. Lowry, of Lowrysville, died this morning of typhoid pneumonia, aged 18 years. The burial will take place to-morrow at Zion Church. This sad bereavement elicits the warmest sympathy of the friends of the afflicted family. M. POLITICAL NOTES. ? The following State Democratic Conventions, held within the last week, have declared for Tilden and Hendricks: Vermont, Connecticut, Alabama, Maryland, Arizona Territory and Kansas. ? The election returns from Oregon show that the Republican ticket is elected, and that the Republicans will have a majority in the Legislature on joint ballot, giving the United States Senatorshship to the Republican party. ? Georgia is almost unanimous for Tilden. Just why the Democratic party is clamoring for Tilden we cannot divine, but it is a truth, notwithstanding, that he can procure the Democratic nomination for the Presidency on the first ballot if he wishes it. ? A Herald writer declares that Butler, failing to get the Democratic nomination for President, will issue a manifesto to the lireenoacKers, Anti-Monoponsis ana maependents asking them to vote the Democratic ticket, promising to look sharply for their interest. The old man really expects to be the next Governor of Massachusetts. ? The Democratic National Convention will be composed of 820 delegates, 18 of whom, from the Territories and the District of Columbia, will not be allowed to vote. As the two-thirds rule will prevail in the Democratic Convention, it will require 535 votes to nominate the candidates for President and Vice-President. ? The committee appointed in Chicago last Saturday to notify the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates of their nomination will meet at the Parker House in Boston, June 20, and will proceed thence to Augusta, Maine, the residence of Blaine, and after notifying him they will proceed at once to Washington, where they will notify Gen. Logan. ? The Republican National Committee held a session in Chicago last Saturday and elected John W. Mason, of West Virginia, temporary Chairman, and George W. Hooker, of Vermont, temporary Secretary, and adjourned to meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, June 16. A committee composed of Lawson, Chaffee, Elkins and New, was appointed to arrange for permanent headquarters in New York city. ? Representative Hewitt, of Alabama, says: "We want to win this fight, and in view of the necessity for Democratic success + foriflP hocnmoQ o rriottor nf copnnHnrv importance. The tariff is, in fact, a local issue. Hancock was right. It is certainly an issue upon which there will always be party divisions. In any event we must win the Presidency. Let us succeed in November, and then we can apply reform principles wherever reform is needed. The perpetuation of Republican misrule is more to be feared than a high tariff." ? The Greenville News aptly remarks: "The Northern Republican feeling towards the negro is well illustrated in the proceedings of the convention at Chicago. His representative was given a temporary chairmanship against a most unsavory carpetbagger, to catch his vote, but when the real permanent chairman was to be chosen the colored brother was requested to take a back seat and Blaine men, Arthur men and Edmunds men united to give the place to a Northern white man. The negro is ever regaled with the shadow, but the substance of all the power and profit will usually be found concealed about the person of one of the faithful who sports a white skin and hails from the other side of the Mason and Dixon line." MERE-MENTION. The Western Union Telegraph Company has made a reduction in rates, which went into effect on the 2nd instant, the decrease averaging about twenty per cent, on former rates. The late cold weather has not injured the peach crop of Maryland and Delaware, which it is said will be the largest raised in nine years The home of Alexander H. Stephens at Crawfordville, has been bought by the Georgia Memorial Association. The Raleigh News and ObnAu-t.AM r<A?*n m/\4- 1 Ann * AAA aerici v<xyo mat nut titan cijvw puuuuo of bulk meat come to Raleigh by railroad everyday from Chicago. The English army contains 63,050 Englishmen, 14,215 Irishmen, and 2,856Scotchmen. All the Indians in the United States do not equal in numbers the negroes in Georgia. By a fire in Liverpool, on the 4th instant, 3,000 bales of cotton were destroyed. The Charlotte Observer of Tuesday announces the death, in Statesville, N. C., on Sunday last, of Capt. Whittle, recently a conductor on the Chester and Lenoir Railroad. His remains were taken to his home, in Greenville, Ala., for interment. Vennor, the weather prophet, died at Montreal, Canada, last Monday. Gen. Abe Buford, the famous Kentucky turfman, committed suicide at Danville, Indiana, last Monday morning. Reports from all sections to the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, represent the general condition of the cotton crop as promising. ? The Columbia Yeoman learns that at a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the Greenback party in that city, at which, among others present, were J. Mendrix McLane and Dr. I. D. Durham, it was unanimously resolved that the Greenbackers of South Carolina will support the lieEublican nominee for President, whoever e may be.