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Scraps and <facts.
? An enormous ranche in Mexico has just
been purchased for ?200,000 by a syndicate
of English and Scotch speculators, of whom
Lord Tweedraouth is one. It extends over
sixteen hundred square miles.
? Philadelphia has five hundred divorces
in a year, but the luxury comes high and it
is estimated that five hundred other couples
of limited means separate without legal formality
and form other alliances, frequently
with innocent partners.
? In boring an artesian well at West Point,
Miss., a poplar tree, in a perfect state of
preservation, was struck at a depth of 500
feet. West Point is situated in the celebrated
prarie region west of the Tombigbee
River, and the tree must have been very
near the level of the sea.
? Mr. Henry A. Londou, President of the
N. C. Press Association, gives notice that
the annual meeting will be held in Raleigh,
on uctooer 7tn, instead 01 r ayeueviiie, as
heretofore appointed. The change is made
by the general consent of the members of
the Association.
? In the Richlands, Caldwell county, on
the lands of Joshua Curtis, there is a solid
mountain of iron ore as pure or purer,
than the Cranberry ore. It is there in
abundance and is so pure that a Wilkes
blacksmith smelted some of the ore in his
common smith furnace and made splendid
horse shoes from it.
? The business failures throughout the
. country during the week ending last Friday,
as reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number
for the United States 204, and for Canada
30?total 234, against 215 the previous
week, showing an increase of 19 failures.
The increase is pretty evenly distributed
in the different sections of the country.
? President Arthur expresses the opinion
that we have had quite enough Arctic exploring
expeditions, none of which, he correctly
says, have paid for the extreme suffering
and loss of life occasioned. What
good is ever to be accomplished by such expeditions,
even if they resulted in finding
the open seas talked about, remains among
the mysteries.
? A Washington dispatch of Monday says:
The civil service commission has examined
about five hundred candidates for fifteen
places as special examiners for the pension
office, and the papers are now being marked
by the special board of examiners. -No further
examinations for this branch of the ser?
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vice win ue neiu <n una nine, caw^i auuuu
twenty persons from the Southern States
whose applications have just been received.
? The minds of a large number of people
of Harrisburg, Pa., were nearly unbalanced
the other night at what appeared to be a
lost star in in the firmament. It turned
out to be a large kite, to the tail of which a
lantern was attached. The eccentric movement
of the light in the air caused great
excitement, some people thinking that the
spheres had left their orbits and that general
annihilation was imminent.
? During a circus performance at Richfield
Springs, N. Y., on the 23rd instant, a
hurricane struck the tents, tearing the
menagerie canvass almost to atoms and
throwing the main one to the ground.
This was filled with the fashion of Richfield
Springs. Hundreds of children were compelled
to crawl from under the canvass on
their hands and knees, only to meet a terrible
hail storm, followed by torrents of
rain. None of the children were injured.
? It is hard to realize the vast work which
has been accomplished in building the
Ducktown division of the Western North
Carolina Railroad, but all the notable obstacles
have been successfully overcome and
the end of this stupenduous enterprise is
now in sight. This work was once deemed
impossible, because so costly without
there b^ing adequate pecuniary inducement
for its construction. But it seems that nothing
is impossible now-a-days, and where
there is a will, there is a way.
? Col. E. W. Cole, of Nashville, Tenn.,
the well-known railroad magnate, has purchased
all the Whiteside interests on
Lookout Mountain, including the famous
"Point," for $125,000. He has put a force of
hands at work to lay out a railroad to extend
from Chattanooga to the top of the
mountain. It will be built after the manner
of the roads up Mount Washington.
A magnificent hotel will be erected and an
extensive university endowed. Fully a
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Sultrier ui a iiuuiuu uvumo um uv mimv
iately spent in improving the property.
? Mrs Jane Grey Swisshelm who died at
Pittsburg, Pa., last week, was a masculine
woman. She was an original abolitionist
and supporter of female suffrage. She was
^ fechiefly instrumental in the passage of a law
^JPu Pennsylvania securing to married women
the right to hold property. She edited
an abolition paper; ''whipped" George 1).
Prentice, and sat in the Reporters' Gallery
at Washington as the pioneer female correspondent.
She claimed the credit of killing
Webster as a public man. Her paper
was mobbed and destroyed, but re-created.
She had a husband, but quit him, of course.
Wonderful person, Mrs. Swisshelm!
? A St. Louis dispatch of Thursday says:
Capt. Perrines, commanding the detachment
of cavalry in pursuit of Indians that
made a raid on a cattle camp a short time
ago found the Indians, entrenched in their
stronghold one hundred miles west of Blue
Mountain on the loth instant. After a severe
fight he was compelled to retreat with
the loss of one scout named Warmington
and James Higgins, a cow boy, killed.
There are 200 Indians w ell armed and so
well protected in the bluffs that it was impossible
to dislodge them. Captain Perrines
w*ill probably await orders from headJuarters
before making any further attack,
t is only throwing the lives of his men
away at a disadvantage to renew the fight
with the Indians.
? In connection with the sad death of Sergeant
Hamden Sidney Gardner, of the United
States signal corps, one of the Greely
explorers, by starvation in the Arctic rep-ions.
it is said that on the morning of the
14th of May last his mother, who "lives in
Philadelphia, was too unwell to eat and
then confessed that her trouble was caused
by an uncontrollable impression that her
son was starving. She had reasoned with
herself without avail that the expedition
had stores which would last them years,
but she had suddenly been siezed with the
premonition that her boy was starving and
that it was killing her. On that day especially
she was quite overcome. Strange to
relate it was on that day that the last rations
were issued to his starving men by
Greely, and 011 June 12th young Gardner
died, the last of those who perished before
the rescue. His mother seemed to be prepared
for the news of his death when the
sad tidings were received.
?A Reading, Pa., dispatch to the New
York Telegram says: While looking for a
lost cow, William Sechrist, of Garfield, came
suddenly upon seven full-grown polecats,
which were hiding in the thick underbrush,
and so absorbed in devouring stolen chickens
that they did not notice his approach
until he actually trod among them. The
brutes instantly attacked Sechrist, who is
lame, and sprang on his legs, shoulders,
back and head, scratching, tearing and
biting like seven fiends, and at the same
time emitting the overpoweringly sickenir,fr
ctnncJi f<-?r wlnVli nnlppflts are noted.
Feeling that it was a struggle for life, Sechrest
fought the animals with desperation,
and, although a cripple and unarmed, he
succeeded in shaking off six of them and
tramping them to death one after another.
Sechrist then became faint from the terrible
stench, and reeled and fell, at which the
seventh cat escaped into the underbrush.
Sechrist managed to drag himself out of
the horrible atmosphere, and, after vomiting
freely, was able to walk home. Everyone
is astonished that he escaped with only
scratches, although they are many and
severe.
? The European Governments, warned by
the declarations of the American press, are
beginning a war on Mormon missionaries
who recruit the forces of "the Saints" in
the old world. Switzerland started the ball
some weeks ago, by ejecting the Mormon
Missionaries who had come into that republic
for the purpose of making converts, and
by prohibiting them from entering Switzerland
for any such proselyting purpose. Austria
has followed with an order to the police
to arrest all missionaries endeavoring
to secure converts, and warrants have been
issued for two of the leading priests. If
the other foreign governments, particularly
Sweden and Great Britain, will but fol
I low this example, it will be a heavy blow I
to Mormonfsm. The Church of the Latter
Day Saints gets its chief strength from
I these new converts. They are obedient to
! all its orders and commands; they are
aliens to American ideas and institutions,
and probably entertain unfriendly feelings
to our government. The church can dei
pend upon them in all contingencies. They
till its coffers, carry out its behests and
swell its population. If this source of reinforcement
be cut off the strength and power
of the Mormon church will be weakened.
This new movement against the Mormons
abroad will help this Government in
its struggle with these infernel and dangerous
enemies of our republican institutions,
these mockers at decency and morality.
?lie fforMle (Btatytim.
YORKVILLE. S. C. :
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 31,1884.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
On Wednesday next, Gth proximo, the
Nominating Convention of this Congressional
District will meet at Lancaster. We
presume there will be no contest in making
the nomination, and that Hon. J. J. Hemphill,
the present representative, will be returned
without opposition. This much is
due to Mr. Hemphill. He has made an
acceptable member, is attentive to his duties
in the House and prompt in the discharge
of any official duty in the interest of
his constituents. Aside from the fact that
Mr. Hemphill has made an efficient and
acceptable member, it is not a wise policy
to change representatives in Congress too
frequently. The first session of any member,
no difference how great his reputation
may be at home, is but a training school
in that large representative body of the nation
; and although Mr. Hemphill is now
serving his first term, we have the opportunity
of knowing that for a new member, he
has already taken a prominent position, and
laid a safe foundation for future usefulness
as the representative of his people.
INTERNAL UEVENIJE.
The reports of Mr. E. M. Bray ton, Collector
of Internal Revenue for South Carolina,
to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
show the collections of that District
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1884, to be
as follows: Collections on distilled spirits,
which includes spirits distilled from apples,
peaches, or grapes, wine made in imitation
of champagne, &c., $03,143.09, against $67,442.45
of last year, showing a falling off of
$4,299.30. Collections on tobacco, cigars,
snuff, cheroots, cigarettes, &c., $19,829.02,
against $28,021.07 in 1883, showing a decrease
of $9,192.05. Owing to the abolition
of the bank check tax there were no collections
on banks and bankers, also no collections
on fermented liquors. Collection of
penalties upon unstamped instruments,
United States share of penalties recovered
by suits, received by compromise, costs, interest,
&c., $10,925.84, against $5,099.12 last
fiscal year, showing an increase of $5,236.72.
Total collections for the year ending June
30,1884, $93,890.95, against $117,092.80 for the
previous year, showing a foiling off in the
internal revenue collections of $23,195.85.
HAZEN AND GARLINGTON.
Mr. Linden Kent, counsel for Lieutenant
Garlington before the Proteus Court of Inquiry,
has written a letter to General W. B.
Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, in reply to the
latter's published commentsonGarlington's
failure to leave more stores at Cape Sabine.
After quoting at length from Hazen's own
testimony before the Court of Inquiry to
show that Garlington followed instructions
in this line of conduct while on the search
expedition, Mr. Kent says:
If strict obedience to orders be the highest duty
[ of a soldier let Garlington have the credit which
the court accorded to him, of having faithfully
executed yours, that the regret over the fatal
consequences to him and his expedition in liavj
ing done so may be in some degree assuaged with
I the ^flection that, as a soldier, he could have
done nothing else.
Pardon me if I express my surprise at your
j attempt in your memorandum or ttie nan instant
to shift the responsibility of Garlington's instructions
from yourself to Greely. When the
court says Garlington carried out your orders,
you, in substance, answer they were Greely's
instructions, not mine. Does it not occur to you
I that the country may think if Greely is to be responsible
for the orders that issue from your
high olhce that he should also cyijoy its emolument
and dignities.
Amid the expression of the world's admiration
for the heroic conduct of Lieutenant Greely and
his courageous band, the one word of reproof
and criticism from his chief will be an unexpected
greeting to him emerging from the Arctic
night of suffering and starvation.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The National Democratic Committee met
in New York on the 24th instant, and in the
absence of Chairman Barnum was called to
order by Senator Gorman, of Maryland.
Senator Gorman was at once elected temporary
Chairman, and F. O. Prince was made
temporary Secretary. T. O. Thompson, of
New York made a motion, which was seconded
by W. W. Armstrong, of Ohio, that
Wm. II. Barnum be elected permanent
Chairman of the committee. This was
done by acclamation and unanimously. F.
O. Prince was re-elected Secretary.
The roll of States was then called, after
which F. W. Dawson, of South Carolina,
introduced the following:
Resolved, That a committee of seven, of which
the permanent and temporary chairmen of the
committee shall be members, bo appointed to
consider a plan for tho organization of a committee
for the work of the canvass, and roport at
the next meeting of the National Committee.
After discussion upon the necessity of a
thorough and systematic organization the
resolution was adopted and the following
committee appointed: Messrs. Barnum,
Gorman, Davidson, Smally, Kelley, Miller
and Vilas. The National committee adjourned
to meet at Albany, on Tuesday.
The committee of seven, as provided by
C'apt. Dawson's resolution, to consider a
plan for organizing a national committee for
campaign work, met immediately after the
adjournment of the National Committee.
! All the members or their proxies were
| present.
| A general discussion took place, and a
conference with the Congressional Committee
was held. United States Senator John
E. Kenna, of West Virginia, was the only
member of the latter committee who was
absent or not represented by proxy. It was
decided that the National Committee should
attend to national affairs especially, and
that the Congressional Committee should
look after elections in the Congressional
districts. It was estimated that there are
seventy-eight Congressional districts that j
are confessedly close, and to these the Con-!
gressional Committee should give their i
particular attention. Representatives Ste- j
phens, of New York, Murphy, of Iowa, and j
Rosecrans, of California, were appointed a 1
standing committee of the Congressional
body to work with the National Committee. 1
The headquarters of the Congressional Com-!
mittee will be in Washington.
A sub-committee of three, consisting of,
Thompson, of New York; McHenry, of!
Kentucky, and Ross, of New Jersey, have
not yet reported upon the plan for permanent
headquarters of the National Com-1
mittee. j
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
The Convention of the National Prohibition
party was held in Pittsburg, Pa., last
week. There were 440 delegates present
from nineteen States. Texas, Alabama,
Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee are the
only Southern States that were represented.
There was some confusion and enthusiasm.
An effort to sing 4<My Maryland" in honor
of the prohibition work of that State failed
because nobody present knew either its
words or tune. A temperance song to the
air of John Brown's body was sung lustily.
There was a small row caused by allusions
supposed to be uncomplimentary to Wisconsin.
Miss Frances E. Willard spoke.
Some rowing arose over the question of woman's
suffrage, many of the delegates being
women. Both the big parties were bitterly
denounced, as were local option laws which
were pronounced miserable compromises
and subterfuges. Absolute prohibition and
nothing less is demanded. Ex-Governor
St. John, of Kansas, was nominated for
President, and he accepts the nomination.
From the Winnsboro News.
COLONEL COWARI) AS SUPERINTENDENT.
The Abbeville Press and Banner of last
week replies at some length to our recent
editorial comments upon the strictures of
the Temperance Worker on Colonel Coward.
Among other things our contemporary says:
We will be very much obliged to the Winnsboro
News and Ilerald if it will explain to the
public how any 3chool teacher can comply with
these the very first requirements of the law prescribing
the duties of State Superintendent of
"Education.
Colonel Coward may have spent a few.days in
the vear attending the semi-annual meetings of
the feoaad of Examiners, but he certainly neglected
his official duty to "visit every county in
the State." How could he faithfully discharge
the duties of the office of Superintendent of Education
while teaching school nine months of
the year ?
The most conspicuous act of his official career
was that of his famous journey to Washington
to testify before the Congressional Educational
Committee, where he proved conclusively, to
our mind at least, that his knowledge of the
public schools and the school system of South
Carolina was unequal to the task of furnishing
the desired information.
Will somebody explain by what right the Executive
Committee contracted with a public officer
to excuse him from the duties of his office l'or
nine months of the year?the very nine months
in which nearly all 'the work of his office should
be done ?
By the re-nomination of that officer, did not
the Convention ratify an improper trade of the
Executive Committee by which the services of
one of the most important officers of t he State
were lost for nine months in the year?
Our article some weeks ago upon this
subject contained these points: (1) That
there had been up to that time no complaint
against Colonel Coward in the discharge
of his official duty; (2} That we were
in the position to judge of his work in our
county, and that the educational interests of
the State had gone forward, not backward,
as asserted by the Worker; (3) That he has
performed-these duties (having enumerated
them above) as well and as faithfully as did
Governor Thompson. The official record of
Colonel Coward's work will compare favorably
with that of Governor Thompson, and
this is saying a good deal.
We are now prepared to defend the position
we then took, and nothing found in the
criticism of our contemporary proves the
contrary to be true. It is true pet-haps as
claimed elsewhere in the article under review,
"that the superintendent has not during
his official career, visited any county
along the line of the Columbia & Greenville
Railroad, although we scarcely think his
official report would establish so much."
But why all this hue and cry against Colonel
Coward, and why this demand for his
declination of the trust again committed to
him when he has been quite as efficient as
his Democratic predecessor in office ?
Is the present Superi ntenden t to be j udged
by a more rigorous code of public ethics
than others who have occupied the same
important position? We think not. Yet
we venture the assertion that Colonel Coward
has done his work as faithfully and has
visited as many counties as Gov. Thompson
did, and the latter was generally regarded
as an admirable Superintendent, and upon
his record in that office he was elevated to
the chief magistracy of the State. Colonel
Coward's official report is not yet out, or at
least we haven't it at hand for reference, but
in this connection it would not be out of
place to let the public know just how many
official visits Governor Thompson made to
the different counties during his terms of
office. In his official report for 187G-77 we
find that he visited officially seven counties
only out of the thirty-two in the State; in
1877-78 he visited ten counties ; in 1878-79,
nineteen ; in his report for 1879-80 no official
visits are mentioned at all, and we have no
official proof that he visited any counties
during that time ; in 1881-82 he visited but
eight counties. Now, in the light of these
facts, let our complaining brethren of the
press await information as to what the present
Superintendent has done. If he has
done as well, and we believe he has, it is
but just and proper that if the well-done is
to be awarded the one, equal credit should
be given the other.
Now that we have heard from the editors,
what will the teachers and school officials
have tosay in the premises ? In spite of all
that has been said, has the proposition we
controverted in the outset been established,
to wit: That the public schools have gone
backwards under Colonel Coward's Superintendency?
We think not. We have replied
to everything in the article of our con
temporary we esteem pertinent to the issue,
and until the question propounded above be
answered, we shall remain silent for a season.
?
POLITICAL NOTES.
? A Cleveland Colored Campaign Club,
composed of colored citizens, has been formed
in New York.
? George W. Flagg, of Melbury, Mass., resigns
as Secretary of the Republican State
Committee becausehecannotsupport Blaine.
? Of seventeen daily newspapers in New
York city, fourteen support Cleveland and
three Blaine.
? The Democratic State Convention of
West Virginia nominated a State ticket,
and endorsed Cleveland and Hendricks and
the National Democratic platform.
? Logan, like Blaine, wants the tariff to
be the issue. Gov. Hendricks says "administrative
reform and personal integrity
in public office are to be the leading issues."
? Ben Butler, the candidate of the Greenbackers,
the Anti-Monopolists and TradesUnionists,
claims that he will control 1,500,000
votes. The Prohibition party count
upon casting 1,000,000 votes.
?Govornor Hendricks has been more than
thirty years in public life. He has been a
Governor of a State, Senator and Land Commissioner,
and never a word has been said
against his private character or official integrity.
? Blaine orators are talking of flooding
the South with their oratory. Well, let
them come. They will have to give and
take. We think the South can scare up
some speakers here and there that will be
able to hold their own.
? When Governor Cleveland takes his seat
on the 4th of March, 1885, his place as Governor
of New York will be filled by Lieutenant-Governor
Hill, as the term of office
does not expire until December 31, 1885.
The Governor's term in New York is for
three years.
? The National Labor Party's Convention
for nominating a Presidential candidate has
been postponed until .September 1st. The
executive committee of tne party assign as
the reason for this postponement that they
desire to await the letters of acceptance of
Ben Butler, as nominee of the Greenback
party, and Grover Cleveland, the Democratic
candidate,
? The Democratic House passed by an
overwhelming vote the Mexican Pension
bill. The Republican Senate loaded it down
with amendments excluding the Southern
soldiers practically. Let this be remembered.
The men in the South who did most
of the fighting in Mexico are not to be considered
by Republicans when pensions are
freely dispensed.
? In the State elections held in 1882 the
total vote polled was but 7,089,594. The
total male population of the United States
over 21 years of age in 1880 was 12,571,481.
So there were 4,881,833 voters who
did not go the polls. The Democrats had
4,051,035 and the Republicans 3,638,559?majority
422,746. In the Presidential election
in 1880 there were but 9,899,269 votes given.
There were 3,972,069 voters who did not
go to the polls.
? The Republican State Convention of California,
in session at Sacramento last week,
elected Presidential electors for each Congressional
district and the State at large.
The platform adopted affirms the principles
of the National Republican platform, of a
protective tariff, and denounces railroad
discrimination. The Democratic candidate
for the Presidency is pronounced a monopolist.
Blaine's attitude on the Chinese question
is approved and pensions for the Mexican
war veterans are demanded.
? Of the twenty-five United States Senators
whose term of office cease on the 4th
of March next, fourteen are Democrats and
eleven are Republicans. Successors to twenty-one
of them are yet to be chosen, and of
the four already elected Senator Allison is
the only one that will succeed himself. The
other three Senators-elect are Joseph C. S.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, Eustis, of Louisiana,
and Henry B. Payne, of Ohio. Of
those whose terms will expire on the date
mentioned is Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina.
? The Independent Conference in New
York concluded its deliberations by forming
a permanent organization, and issuing an
address, in which, after reviewing the status
of the two great contending parties, and
the action of the Republican convention in
nominating in spite of its profession of reform,
Mr. Blaine whose public record is
filthy with corruption, urges the Independent
voters of the country to support the
Democratic nominees as the true representatives
of the reform dements of the country,
and points especially to Grover Cleveland,
as a man who in an his official life has
kept his professions and fulfilled the promises
he made.
+- ? ?
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The anti-liquor sentiment is rapidly
gaining ground in Walterboro.
? W. J. Moultrie, a Republican member of
the Legislature, has received the appointment
of postmaster at Georgetown.
? In Walterboro, on the 18th instant, Dr.
W.Miller, while crazed with whisky, shot
and killed his step-mother.
? Henry M. Wood, a young man formerly
of Greenville, died suddenly in Savannah,
Ga., last Friday night, of congestion of
the brain.
? Richard Massey, colored, lias invented
" * ? i 1 1- 1.
a veryuseiui wasnsianu wmcn ne expecis iu
have patented. It can he easily taken apart
and carried in a trunk.
? The board of examiners of Orangeburg
county have just completed the teachers papers
for the July examinations. There were
seventeen applicants. Six passed and eleven
were rejected.
? The father of Comptroller-General Stoney
died at his residence in Berkley county
on Sunday and his remains were interred
on Monday. The deceased was far advanced
in years.
?After deducting $21,134.")9, the allowance
to commissioners for recovering from the
United States Government the direct taxes
paid by citizens of this State soon after the
war, a'balance of $39,244.39 is now on deposit
in the Central National Bankof Columbia,
awaiting the action of the Legislature.
? "Winnsboro News, Tuesday: It is given
us on authority that the large corn and fiour
mills of Mr. A. B. Douglass, near Blackstock,
were burned down on last Saturday
night. The loss is estimated at about $3,000.
We are not informed as to whether it was
covered by insurance. The fire was probably
accidental.
? An Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church was organized at Lancaster on Monday
last by Rev. E. E. Pressly,* under appointment
of Presbytery, assisted by the
Rev. Mason W. Pressly, of Chester. The
new Church enrolled sixteen members and
elected two elders, Ira B. Jones, Esq., and
Mr. W. B. Knight.
?Mr. T. Ed Greneker, one of the editors
and the publisher of the Newberry Herald,
died on Friday morning after a brief illness
from typhoid fever. He was proba
bly the youngest editor in the State, being
only in bis nineteenth year, and was a
young man of great promise. We tender
heartfelt sympathy to his sorrowing parents
in their bereavement.
? A Bennettsville dispatch of Monday to
the jfews and Courier says: Andrew K.
Jackson, a respectable white citizen of this
county, living below Clio, was killed at his
supper table last evening by a negro named
Eh Gale, who cut his throat. Gale was in
Jackson's employ and they had had a slight
difficulty on Saturday. A large party are
in pursuit and every effort will be made to
capture the murderer.
? Col. Cash publishes a card in the Columbia
llee/ster, in which he takes the ground
that J. P. Douglass?the man who guided
the posse to Boggan Cash's residence on the
night that he was killed?was shot by a
member of that posse, and not by a friend
of the Cash family. The impression Col.
Cash would convey is that members of the
posse, were fearful that Douglass would be
tray them, and hence the desire to get him
out of the way. It is generally understood
that the names of those composing the Sheriff's
posse that shot Boggan Cash have been
published and are known to all newspaper
readers.
Lieutenant Garlington.?There is an
attempt on the part of some Northern people
and papers to make Lieutenant Garlington
responsible for the final hardships and
calamities of the Greely expedition. The
New York Tribune, for example, says:
"Brilliant as has been the success of the relief
expedition conducted by the Navy,
Americans have cause to regret most bitterly
the gross mismanagement of the previous
season, which has been attended with such
disastrous results. If Lieutenant Garlington
had not retreated with precipitate haste,
but had displayed self-possession and prudence,
the deserted garrison might have
been spared heart-rending suffering, and
Lieutenant Greely might have brought
home his men with him."
Fortunately for Lieutenant Garlington, he
is not without powerful advocates and defenders,
even at the North. The New York
Times, which is, in all wholesome respects,
the superior of the Tribune, boldly repudiates
the charge of the latter paper and fixes
responsibility in a different quarter, thus:
"In three years out of four Fort Conger is
inaccessible, xnose who anciupwju iu icopen
communication with Greely were
handicapped by the-carelessness and stupidity
of the Chief Signal Officer, (Jen. Ilazen,
who has retained his position in the face
of the severe castigation of courts of inquiry
and of his superior officers. It has been
conclusively shown that the failure of the
Garlington expedition was caused by his
miserable blunders. Upon him rests, in a
large measure, the responsibility for the
deaths of seventeen brave men who would
now probably be alive and well if that expedition
had been successful," An impartial
public will make up its verdict.
Lieutenant Garlington cannot be well sacrificed
to save Gen. Ilazen. We prefer to believe
that neither is really to blame ; but, of
the two, Garlington is safer from just reproach.?Augusta
Chronicle.
Tiie Greely Relief Squadron.?The
vessels composing the Greely relief squad- j
ron have sailed from St. John's and are expected
to arrive at Portsmouth, N. H., next j
Saturday. Upon the arrival of the vessels a j
naval reception will take place in the outer j
harbor, in which the ships of war now ly-1
ing there will participate. On Monday, I
August 4, a reception will be given on shore j
to the officers and men of the relief expedi- i
tion by the city of Portsmouth and the ,
State authorities of New Hampshire, the.
officers and men of all the naval vessels
taking part in the parade. In the afternoon
a public meeting will be held at which 1
addresses of welcome will be delivered, i
No special invitations will be sent outside
the State, but all who desire to attend will |
be welcome. Lieut. Greely, having, by the j
advice of his surgeon, declined any public re- i
ception on account of his physical inertness, j
will be taken to Newburyport at such time \
and in such a way as he may prefer or the
secretary of war may direct. The remains i
of the deceased will be retained on board
the vessels and landed at Governor's Island, i
N. Y., if so directed by Secretary Lincoln, !
i in which case the ships will leave Ports- j
j mouth on Monday night for New York,
where they may be expected to arrive on
I the morning of Thursday, August 7. '
j LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Samuel Blair, Blairsville, S. C.?Blooded Bulls
for Sale.
J. C. Miller?Ginning Outfit for Sale.
Public Speaking.
R. H. Glenn, Chairman?Precinct Meetings.
T. M. Dobson?August 20.
Hunter & Oates?Ready-Made Press-Lining.
M. Strauss?Notice, Notice.
John R. Ashe?I Am a Candidate.
Withers Adickcs?Received This Week.
James B. Allison, Clerk of Board?Roads and
Bridges.
. UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1885.
Wo will furnish the Enquirer from this date
until January 1st, 1885, for $1.05, the cash in all
cases, to accompany the subscription.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Dr. Wm. R. Barron, of Perry county, Alabama,
son of Dr. A. I. Barron, of this place, is
here on a visit to his parents and other kindred.
CIVIL SERVICE*APPOINTMENT.
Mr. Oliver J. Hart, Jr., of this place, who appeared
for examination before the civil service
commission during its session in Augusta, Ga.,
last March, has received an appointment to a
81,000 clerkship in Washington city, and has accepted
the position. He left here on Sunday last
for Washington. He was not informed to which
department he will be assigned.
YEAST CAKE.
A correspondent at Wilksburgasks us to publish,
through the Enquirer, directions for making
yeast cake with Irish potatoes. The following
recipe is given by a standard authority:
Good sized notatoes. 1 dozen ; hops, 1 large
handful; yeast, i pint. Boil the potatoes, after
peeling, and rub them through a cullender ; boil
the hops in two quarts of water and strain into
the potatoes. Then scald a sufficient quantity of
corn meal to give it a consistence, and stir in'the
yeast and let it rise. Then with unscalded meal
thicken so as to roll out and cut into cakes, drying
quickly at first, to prevent souring.
CHURCH "NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. A. Mood, Pastor.
Services in the Church at Yorkville next
Sunday, at the usual hours, forenoon and evening.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services next Sundav, at 10.30 A. M., and 8.30
P. M.
Episcopal?Rev. E. X. Joyner, Rector. Services
in the Church oft>ur Saviour, at Rock Hill,
nextSunday.
Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services
at Union nextSunday at 11 A. M. In the
church at Yorkville at 8.30 P. M.
HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL.
We have received from Mr. John Smith, of
Smith's Ford, a basket of nice peaches and pears.
The peaches were of the "Stump of the World"
and the "Maiden Blush" varieties, and were
equal in size and flavor to any we have ever seen.
The pears were of the "Belle" variety, which are
well adapted to this climate.
Mr. Jessa A. Hogue has shown us a curiosity
in the way of a bunch or apples, consisting 01
eleven, fully developed and ripe, on a twig six
inches long. The tree from which the cluster
was taken has on it several twigs similarly laden.
Mr. James Gordon has shown us a fine specimen
of cattail millet, which goes to prove the
ease with which forage of all kinds lor stock can
be grown in York county.
Mr. J. J. Bolin, of Clark's Fork, has sent us
three Goodrich Irish potatoes, the aggregate
weight of which is 3 pounds, one of them weighing
over a pound.
SURVIVORS' MEETINGS.
The annual reunion of the Survivors of the
Twelfth S. C. V. will beheld in Walhalla, on the
21st of August, proximo, which day will be the
twenty-third anniversary of the formation of the
regiment. A dinner will be served at Bieman's
hotel, and every preparation made to render the
occasion pleasant and enjoyable. All survivors
of the regiment in York, Lancaster, Richland,
Pickens and Oconee counties are cordially invited
to be present. Members of the Association
going to Walhalla, will be passed over the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta, and the Columbia
and Greenville Railroads at two cents per mile
for the round trip. Survivors from Yorkville,
Rock Hill, Lancaster and Winnsboro, will bo
Required to take the Charlotte train, which reaches
Columbia at 5.15 P. M., on Tuesday, August
10, spend the night in Columbia, taking the 12.50
P. M. train on the Columbia and Greenville
Railroad, on Wednesday, August 20, reaching
?11?. ?4. O CA /%'nln/iL tiomo ovoninn"
VYilllUUlil <11/ O.IWU U1UUR U1C DUUlBVIVU>Ub>
The survivors of the Sixth Regiment, S. C. V.,
will have their reunion in Winnsboro on the 21st
of August, and preparations are making for having
a pleasant meeting.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Agreeably to the eall of R. IT. Glenn, Chairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee of
York county met in the Court House at 11
o'clock A. M., on Monday last. All were present
except the chairmen of Buffalo and Coates'
Tavern precincts, as follows: Black's?Joseph
Black; Blairsville?J. L. Rainev; Bethany?T.
P."Whitesides; Bethel?T. Beamier Adams; Bullock's
Creek?J. D. Hamilton; Clark's Fork?
J. C. McGill; Clay Ilill-D. A. A. Watson;
Clover?J. R. Barron; Fort Mill?J. E. Massey;
Hickory Grove?J. C. Chambers; McC'onnellsville?Dr.
W. G. Campbell; McElwce's Mill-J.
L. Moore; Rock Hill?Iredell Jones; Yorkville?W.
B. McCaw.
The Chairman explained tho object of the
meeting to bo to fix upon a day for holding the
primary election; to appoint managers for conducting
the same; to make appointments for
public speaking by tho various candidates during
the primary canvass; and for tho transaction
of any other business that may properly
come up before the meeting.
W. B. McCaw made a motion that the primary
election bo hold on Monday the 25th of August.
Iredell Jones moved to amend by substituting
the 2<>th of August for the 25th.
Mr. Jones withdrew his motion and seconded
Mr. McCaw's.
J. L. Rainoy moved that the election be held
on the 15th of August, but afterwards withdrew
his motion.
Joseph Black moved to amend Mr. McCaw's
motion by substituting the 8th of September as
the date for holding the primary election.
Tne vote was then taken on Mr. Black s amendment
and it was lost.
The vote was next on the original motion, appointing
Monday, the 25th of August, as the
day for holding the primary eleetion, and it was
adopted by a vote of 11 to 2. (Mr. Chambers had
not taken his seat in the meeting at this time.)
It was then moved and adopted that the meeting
proceed to the appointment of precinct
managers to conduct the primary election, and
appointments were accordingly madeas follows:
Blacks?W. A. Bridges, John S. Mintz, John
Moore.
Blairsville?T. A. Gwin, J. C. Blair, J. P. Blair.
Bethany?Lawson Ilowell, L. A. McGill, J. L.
Davies.
Bethel?W. E. Campbell, Will. Stanton, S, S.
Smith.
Buffalo?Jonathan Moore, Albertis Moore, W.
D. Gaston.
Bullock's Creek?J. M. Sims, S. M. McNeel,
James Ashe.
Clark's Fork?W. M. Whitesides, W. Meek
Faulkner, M. Y. Moss.
Clay Hill?Andrew Stewart, A. A. Barron,
W. J. Neely.
Clover?D. J. Jackson, W. I). Moore, R. A.
Matthews.
Coat's Tavern?A. M. Black, W. T. Anderson, |
A. K. Smith.
Fort Mill?J. A. Withers, L. X. C'nlp, J. H.
Coltharp.
Hickory Grove?J. Harris Wylie, John M.
Morrow, R. K. Seahorn.
McConnellsville?F. 1). Williams, W. B. Love,
W. N. Elder.
McElwee's Mill?W. S. Adams, J. R. Logan,
It. E. Sadler.
Rock Hill-It. J. Hagans, S. A. Fewcll, E. It.
Mills.
Yorkville?J. M. Hope, T. B. McClain, George
T. Schorb.
It was moved and adopted that the polls for the
primary election bo opened at the respective
precincts at 9 o'clock A. M. and be closed at i
f> o'clock P. M. and that the managers make re- j
turn of the poll-lists and ballots of their respec- I
tive precincts at the Court House by 12 o'clock
M., on Tuesday, August 2(ith.
The following papers wore sent up to the Secretary's
desk, and on their purport being mado
known, ho was direotod to road them before the :
mooting:
U i
To the Executive Committee of York County: i
Gentlemen: The undersigned are present in !
Yorkville and represent the accompanying pe- j
tition. Respectfully, W. J. McGill,
1). I). Gaston,
W. R. Lipscomb, j
n.
To the Democratic Committee of York County:}
Gentlemen: Wo, the undersigned, Democratic
voters of Black's Station precinct, York county,
having the interests of our party at heart, and
firmly believing that said interests will not be ;
subserved by the continuance in officeof thepres- I
ent member of the County Executive Commit- |
tee from this precinct?Joseph Black?respect- j
fully ask, if it is in your power, that you remove :
the said incumbent and elect or appoint to the |
position a man more active and zealous in the |
discharge of his duties, and more loyal to the j
Democratic party. We believe that Mr. Black is |
not only careless and indifferent as to his duties,
but that he has also worked and voted against
regular Democratic nominees. Therefore the
welfare of our party is not safe in his hands and
we earnestly call your attention to this matter,
and ask that you act at once. We would recommend
that Mr. J. A. Deal be appointed to fill
the position named. Respectfully, etc. Signed
by?
C. B. Byars. W. It. Lipscomb, W. J. Williams,
A. M. Bridges, A. II. Moore, R. W. Moore, M.
H. Byars, P. R. Byars, H. Martin, R. R. Darwin,
W. Anderson," D. I). Gaston, W. A. Baber,
Wm. Caldwell, C. Thomasson, T. P.
Whisonant, C. M. Byars, C. F. Webber, J. B.
Mintz, 1). F. Whisonant, F. N. Moore, John
Starnos, W. Branden, W. J. McGill, R. F. Gibson,
R. J. Starnes, II. Gibson, Wyatt Brown,
R. Gibson, Peter Poignette, Thomas Mulinax,
W. A. McDaniel, Reuben McDaniel, A. J. McGill,
John A. McGill, Louis Bolin, Thomas
McGill, G. M. Moore. Jonathan Moore.
In reply to the petition, Mr. Black rose to
address the meeting. In his own behalf he said
that the paper had been circulated for signatures
without giving him an opportunity to know its
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contents or to meet me cnarges it cuiitumeu. xie
denied the charges contained in the petition as
just read, and said that as to his continuance in
office as precinct chairman of Black's Station, he
was wiling to abide by th<? decision of the precinct
club.
Dr. Campbell moved that a committee of three
be appointed to investigate the charges and report
to the present meeting. The motion was
adopted, and the chair appointed as said committee
Dr. Campbell and Messrs. Jones and Rainey.
The committee retired and heard statements
from both sides; but obstacles were presented to
their making a report at this time; when
On motion, the whole matter was recommitted
to a committee of live, whose duty it shall be to
fully investigate the charges against Mr. Black
at a time to be hereafter designated by the chairman.
The chair appointed as said committee,
Messrs. J. C. Chambers, J. D. Hamilton, W. D.
Camp, J. R. Barron, J. C. McGilj.
It was moved by Iredell Jones, and adopted,
that the chair appoint a committee of three to
prepare an address to the Democratic voters of
York county. The chair appointed as said committee,
Messrs. Jones, Chambers and Watson.
Mr. Chambers offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the County Chairman and Secretary
of the Executive Committee shall cause to
be printed a sufficient number of tickets containing
the names of all the candidates who file
the required pledge by 6 o'clock P. M? on the
12th day of August, and who, 011 or before that
time, pay into the campaign fund the sum of live
dollars, and one dollar additional for printing
the tickets. Said tickets shall have at the top in-*
structions to voters to erase the names of those
candidates for whom they do not desire to vote.
It was moved by Iredell Jones, and adopted,
that the following appointments, at 11 o'clock
A. JYl., Oil eacn ciav, uu inaue lur puuin; Bpetuwiig
by the candidates before the primary election :
Rock Hill, Monday, August 11
Fort Mill, Tuesday, August 12
Clover, Thursday, August 14
Black's Station, Saturday, August 10
Hickory Grove, Monday, August 18
Hoodtown, Wednesday, August 20
McConnellsville, Thursday, August 21
Yorkville, Saturday, August 23
It was moved and adopted that the Secretary
cause to be published as an advertisement in the
Yorkville Enquirkr, the Rock Hill Herald, and
the Black's Station Transcript the list of managers
of election, appointments for public speaking
and such other matter pertaining to the proceedings
of this meeting and the conducting of
the primary election as the Chairman may deem
proper.
On motion of Mr. Chambers the meeting than
adjourned until 12o'clock M., August 20th, unless
sooner convened by the Chairman.
ADDRESS
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF YORK
COUXTY.
The year 1884 comes to you laden with
fair prospects for a Grand National Democratic
victory. If the Democratic party is
true to itself, Grover Cleveland and Thomas
A. Hendricks will be the next President
and Vice-President of the United States.
The reform of abuses and the reduction of
expenses in the general government, a
wholesome regard for local rule, the absence
of party persecutions and prosecutions, added
to non-interference in State affairs, will,
we believe, be some of the great blessings
that will result from such a victory. The
people of South Carolina and of York county
will experience the good effects in a
freedom of thought and action which belonged
to our ancestors, but under the oppressions
of Republican rule have been suppressed
during the last quarter of a century.
Civil Service Reform will be felt in appointmentsof
persons to United States offices
who are native and "to the manner born,"
rather than those who are not only foreign
to her soil, but hostile to her interests. In
general the undisturbed and peaceful rule of
the Anglo-Saxon race will be sustained and
respected, rather than resisted by the policy
of the Federal Government. The importance
of this campaign is thus presented to
you, fellow citizens of York. We urge
you therefore to come forward with your
suffrages and add your strength to attain
these great results.
The enthusiastic renomination, by acclamation
of your State ticket shows how united
are the people of South Carolina in State
affairs. This should stimulate and encourage
you.
The primary plan of election has been
re-adopted by your County Convention.
The wisdom of this system has thus received
your approval after the test of experience.
Let "absolute fairness" in these elections
be our watchword ; for otherwise, divisions
and dissentions will follow. Harmonious
and united you are invincible in
maintaining honest home rule. Accordingly,
we urge upon the managers of each and
every precinct in the county the importance
of complying strictly with the words
of the constitution, and allow no one to vote
who is not in sympathy with the Democratic
party of South Carolina.
The time of holding the primary election
has been appointed ; the places of meeting
in various portions of the county have
been ordered, where you can have the
opportunity of hearing expression of opinion
from those who aspire to represent
| you. We aslc you to lay aside your duties
I at home for a day and attend these meetings,
and we predict a glorious Democratic
victory in November next, from which you
will enjoy the blessings of a pure and honest
government.
IllEDELL JOXES, )
J. C. Cham hers, } Com. |
D. A. A. Watsox, |
POLITICS I\ THE STATE.
? The Democrats of the black district announce
their intention to run a candidate
for Congress.
? Col. John S. Reynolds, of Winnsboro,
has declined to be a candidate for the Legislature
from Fairfield county.
? T. Barker Jones and J.Hendrix McLane,
Greenbackers, have been employed to stump !
this State for Blaine and Logan. They say
the Independents of the State will vote
for and support the Republican nominees. |
?The Providence Democratic Club of Sum- ;
ter county has passed resolutions declaring j
its allegiance to the Democratic party, but
condemning the practices resorted to in the 1
recent election of officers of the club and :
refusing to serve under them upon the ;
ground that they were not chosen by a
majority of the members of the club.
? Says the Newberry Herald: Our candi-1
dates have, it seems, lost sight of the subject!
of Trial Justice Courts. The Trial Justice
system should be revised, or remodeled, or
abolished. It is of more serious concern
than the University question, or considerations
growing out of the Columbia canal j
and the phosphate royalty. Wise legisla- j
tion on this subject would distinguish its
author.
? The Senatorial race in Barnwell county i!
has narrowed down to a contest between
Col. Itobert Aldrich and Col. L. W. Youmans
and things seem to be getting exceed- j1
ingly warm. In a card published in the
Bam burg Chronicle Col. Youmanssays: "In
regard to the liquor question I desire to say
that not being a resident of an incorporated
town I have been spared the mortification of
occupying such a ludicrous position before 1i
the people as to have presided as chairman
at a wet meeting, and to claim in print that
I voted a dry ticket at the election. Upon i
this issue, as upon all others, I expect, if j
elected, to be governed in my legislative
course by the welfare of the county, and the
will of a majority of those voting in the
primary nominations."
? Mr. Stanyarne Wilson, of Spartanburg,
has a scheme. It consists of a proposed bill
to be presented to the next Legislature providing
that the State taxes paid by railroads
in Spartanburg county be returned by
the Treasurer of the State to the Treasurer
of the county to be used as a sinking fund
for the payment of the bonds issued by the
county in aid of these roads. The News and
Courier objects to the scheme, and shows
that the money taken from the State Treasury
to relieve Spartanburg and other counties
with similar indebtedness would have
to be replaced by extra taxation on the
people of the entire State.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, July 29.?There was was a big
picnic at Ferguson's store on last Wednesday.
It was a very enjoyable occasion.
The good people of that section of the county
did all in their power to make the time
pass pleasantly for all who attended. There
was a large crowd in attendance. Not only
the immediate vicinity, but all the surrounding
country was represented. The
candidates turned out in force, and made
Sood use of the time in electioneering,
lessrs. W. R. Davie, J. L. Glenn, S. P.
Hamilton, It. T. Mockbee and t\ T. Morgan,
aspirants for seats in the Legislature,
favored the crowd with some remarks, confined
chiefly to a discussion of the lien law.
The speakers without exception advocated
the repeal of this law. Mr. Earnest Walker,
before introducing the speakers, made
a neat and graceful address. At the close of
the speaking dinner was announced, and the
crowd at once repaired to the table loaded
down with the good things prepared by the
noble women of that section of the county.
It is entirely unnecessary to speak of the
enjoyment of the dinner on that occasion.
The actions of the people spoke louder than
any words that I can produce. After dinner
an effort was made to have some speaking
from the other candidates, but the effort was
unsuccessful. They preferred to talk rather
than speak. The Lewisville Band added
greatly to the pleasure of* the occasion by
the sweet music they dispensed. My good
friend, Mr.R. PI. Ferguson, did a flourishing
business at his store during the day. I hope
he will always do as well. Late in the afternoon
the crowd dispersed after a day of
much enjoyment. It was really a very great
pleasure to me to ha ve met again the splendid
people of that p irtion of the county, and
participate with Liem in the pleasures of a
ficnic. On my return home that afternoon
stopped a few minutes at the new and
beautiful store of Messrs. Whiteside &
Marion. It is certainly an ornament to
Chester county. The building is of fine dimensions,
and is fitted up and arranged in
elegant style. My friends, Messrs. Whiteside
& Marion, certainly merit success,
for no better and truer men can be found in
the State.
On last Thursday there was another picnic,
given on the school grounds at the closing
of the session of Mrs. John Flenniken's
school. A tremendous crowd was present,
almost every section of the county having
its representatives. The morning was consumed
with the school exhibition. The
pupils performed their respective parts admirably,
displaying in a nigh degree the
care, competency and efficiency of their
teacher. She has made an enviable reputation
as a teacher, and it is quite probable
that she will be offered a position
in one of our best institutions of learning.
If I had time and space I would like
to give the names of the pupils who distinguished
themselves. At the close of the
exhibition dinner was announced. The
ladies of Rocky Creek sustained their
reputation on the occasion, for the table
groaned under the weight of the best and
sweetest viands. There was plenty and
some to spare, notwithstanding the big
crowd, and everybody appeared to enjoy
the e-ood things creatlv. At the close of
the speaking the candidates for the Legislature
Messrs. W. R. Davie, J. L. Glenn, S. P.
Hamilton, R. T. Mockbee and F. T. Morgan,
entertained the crowd with their views
on the political issues of the day. They
agreed in regard to the propriety of repealing
the lien law, but differed respecting the
Appropriations for the Citadel Academy,
and the continuance of the Railroad Commission.
There was a splendid rain Saturday afternoon
in some sections of our county. It
was greatly needed, as crops were suffering
from dry weather. The rain in town and
immediate vicinity was light, still it did
much good.
Mr. William Clawson has had several
hemorrhages of late. His friends are very
uneasy about him. They sincerely hope he
will soon be well.
Mr. Charles Alexander, of our town, will
be married to-day to Miss Laida McLure,
of Union. I wish for the happy couple all
the happiness that earth can give.
The following gentlemen, Messrs. J. D.
Means, Charles Cobb, S. M. Jones, and J. L.
Simmons, rendered our county chairman,
J. M. McNeel, Esq., very great assistance in
getting up the late ratification meeting at
this place. The success of the meeting was
due, in a great measure, to their efforts.
Mr. William Lewis, who lived here many
vpnrs nrrn rliprl nn Inst fifttiirdnv nt Stftt.ps
sviile, N.' C., where he has made his home
the past few years. m.
mere-mention.
Ex-United States Senator Davis, of West
Virginia, used to be a brakeman on the railroad
which he now nearly owns. The
growing tobacco crop is the largest ever
planted in this country. Virginia, North
Carolina and Kentucky planted more than
ever before. Philadelphia ladies are organizing
to abolish the practice of kissing
each other. Nearly five thousand women
are employed in the government offices
in England. The Virginia Court of Appeal,
in session at Wytheville, has decided
that the act passed by the last Legislature
prohibiting school superintendents from
taking part in politics is unconstitutional.
Two negroes were hanged in New
Orleans last Friday for murder. It is
announced that the revisers of the Old Testament
havecompleted their labors and they
are ready for the printers. The number
of deaths from cholera at Marseilles and
Toulon is on the decline, and it is thought
the worst features of the epidemic are
over. The committee appointed by the
Chicago National Convention to notify Grover
Cleveland of his nomination, performed
that duty last Tuesday. Crops in Texas
are suffering from drought, and the situation
of the cotton crop is critical.
? There is said to be less sickness in An
uerson jusl now mail nas ever ueen kiiuwu
before at this season of the year.
Sjwial Suites.
New Orleans Exposition.
notice to assistant commissioners.
The following gentlemen, citizens of York
county, having been appointed assistants by Col.
A. P. Butler, Commissioner of Agriculture, are
requested to meet at York Court House, at 12 M.,
MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, to take steps towards
having our county resources properly represented
at the Centennial Exposition to be held at New
Orleans:
S. E. White, A. H. White, Iredell Jones, John
S. Bratton, Samuel Blair, John W. Seerest, J. A.
Deal, A. P. Campbell, T. -W. Campbell, Henry
Massev.
All citizens of the county who feel an interest
in the progress of York county, are invited to
attend. T. W. CLAWSON,
Chairman, pro tern.
July 31 31 It
A Card.
To the Voters of Chester county: As the papers
of Chester may not fully reach the extreme
outskirts of the county, I adopt this method of
making known to our citizens that I am a candidate
for the oflice of CLERK OF THE COURT
of Chester county. I may not be able, on account
of office duties, to visit my friends or greet them
on the street when they arc in town; however,
tliov mav rest assured that should I be their
choice, I shall do my duty in the faithful discharge
of the business of the office. Having
served our people for twenty-five years as ex- ?press
agent and telegraph operator, I am confident
that I can further please them as Clerk ot
the Court. C. H. BRENNECKE.
July 34 30 tf