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? flaps and partis. ? The health of Lieutenant Greely, who is at Montreal, is improving, but by the advice of his physician he is declining the numerous social invitations that are being sent him. r> A /v^ ?v\ /~vr* 4- Mnr*> r* Vvl n ^a1 Irt vuu vi viiv uiu^t icuiai&auiu iciugiapmt feats on record, it is said, was the recent delivery of a message from Melbourne, Australia, to London in twenty-three minutes. It went by land and sea over 13,308 miles of wire. ? Mrs. Jennings, a very old lady living near Athens, Ga., lately had a couple of bushels of wheat of different kinds that she wanted to save for seed. The two bushels got mixed together, and she separated it by picking it out a grain at a time. ? Recent advices from the West state that the coming wheat crop will be fully 25,000,000 bushels more than ever before produced, 130,000,000 more than last year's crop, and 80,000,000 more than the average crop for the past five years. We expect to hear some Republican before long claiming this as one of the results of Republican rule. ? Mrs. Washington Keller, residing at Reading, Pa., who has been fasting the past forty-eight days, died on the 3rd inx stant, from starvation. She had been affected with deep religious fervor and began her long fast after the reading of Christ's fasts in the wilderness. When she was well she weighed 275 pounds, but was reduced to less than 100 pounds at her death. ? The business failures throughout the country for the week ending last Friday, ree>rted to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the nited States 199 and for Canada 14?a total of 213 against 196 the preceding week, showing an increase of 17 failures. The casualties are numerous in the Western and Pacific States, while in other sections of the country the number of assignments is rather below the average. ? A general review of the past year shows an increase of Southern wealth of $205,718,978, a material reduction of taxation, a reduction of the State indebtedness, an increase of the amount expended on the public schools, and a still more marked increase in the attendance of the pupils at these schools; and finally, a continued building of railroads, mills and other industrial enterprises. The New South is still growing. ? The Lenoir (N. C.) Topic thinks there ought to be a telegraph line along the whole length of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad; but as there is no prospect of such an enter? ?5/i/vnniinnwtnl-Arl V?WT prist; utiug uiusuuiujaicu uj ?ui? uiv Westarn Union Telegraph Company or the lessees of the railroad, private subscriptions in the town of Lenoir will be made to build a line from that place to Hickory, where telegraphic connection can be made with the line on the Western N. C. Railroad. ? An aged gentleman who has spent fifty years in scientific studies callSd at the patent office in Washington a few days ago, stating that he was able to demonstrate that the moon was inhabited, but as it would take about $3,000,000 to make the necessary experiments, he found difficulty in getting some one to back him. Perhaps this old gentleman. could demonstrate that Mr. Blaine didn't mean what he said in the Mulligan letters. ? There are now 450deer in General Harding's Park, six miles from Nashville, Tenn. Notwithstanding the Harding family's love for venison and the lai^e numberof friends frequently supplied with the delicacy, the herd increases rapidly. At the close of the war it numbered out sixty head. The park has 425 acres and has many foxes within its bounds. General Harding, now ninety years old, possesses a grand farm of 4,700 acres. ? A. B. Andrews, president of the Western North Carolina railroad company, has officially notified the State commissioners that the road was completed to the mouth of the Nantahala river, and also that the company had made the last deposit of $30,000 in North Carolina State bonds as required by the act of 1883, thus fully carrying out their contract with the State. The work will be continued from the present terminus on ? * i J r 1 *vr n Drancnes towaru. uiurpuy, v., nuu xcnnessee and Georgia. ? The blaek death of the fourteenth century, believed by some to have been Asiatic cholera, although the symptoms, as described by the historians of the day, differ widely, actually desolated the world. It is computed that 13,000,000 perished in China, and elsewhere in the East about 2o,000,000 more. Germany lost nearly 1,300,000; Italy half its entire population ; London alone in excess of 100,000. In Europe fully 30,000,000 must have died, and, in all quarters of the globe, not far from 70,000,000. ? The Georgia liailroad Commission has made its annual report to the Governor and advocates the change of the law so as to al' low an appeal from its rulings on rates to some legal tribunal. The commission very fairly discusses the matter and by this concession meets both the complaints of the railroads and a growing public sentiment on the subject. Changes of this sort will remove a deepening opposition to the Commission. The Commission properly urged, however, that such appeals should be promptly decided. ? Mrs. John Novak, wife of John Novak, of Baltimore, died under peculiarly distressing circumstances the other day. She was eighteen years old and comely. On Tuesday last, while sitting in the kitchen at her home, she was struck in the face by a live cat, which had been thrown through the window by some rough boys. The cat had been dipped in water and then covered with flour and, as it came through the window, was enough to frighten any one. Mrs. Novak was thrown into convulsions. Physicians were sent for. At midnight a dead child was born. The mother lingered until a short time when she died in intense pain. ? Martin Weinberger was hanged at Pittsburg, Pa., on the morning of the 2nd instant, for the murder of Louis Gottfreund, a peddler, near Zawichly, on the night of June 16,1882. The execution was private, not more than fifty persons, including the members of the press, being present. There were "ho religious services, and after the noose was adjusted the trap was sprung and the condemned launched into eternity. Death resulted from strangulation, and in fifteen minutes life was pronounced extinct. Weinberger was a Jew, the first ever hanged in Alleghany county, and he is believed to be the second in the United States. ? Hon. John Holman, the last of the original sixteen who founded the order of the Sons of Temperance forty-two years ago, recently died at his home in New York city at the age of 89. At the fortieth annual session of the National Division of North America, recently held in Halifax, a net gain of 19,252 members throughout the national jurisdiction was reported. This order, instituted in 1842, and which has steadily increased in numbers and influence, is the oldest, most prominent, and probably most effective unified temperance organization in existence. The National Division has forty-six grand jurisdictions under its charge and more than 2,000 subordinate lodges. ? There has been aserious outbreak among the Ohio miners, but the prompt and conservative action of Governor Hoadly, who is ready to strike for law and order with the armed power of the State, but not rashly or vindicati vely, promises the best results for a pacific solution of thedifficulty. Trouble of this kind in Ohio, at this time has a suspiciously political look. Ohio is a pivotal State, in some respects, in consequence of an October election that may go far to determine the whole Presidential contest. So far, Governor Iloadly has behaved in a manner to win the confidence and admiration of all citizens; and if any hope was raised by designing Republicans that he would act so as to discredit himself or his party, such sinister expectation has been baffled. ?A London dispatch of Sunday says: The crew of the yacht Migonette, whose rescue and safe arrival at Falmouth has been reported, captured a turtle on the fourth day after the sinking of the yacht. On the 18th of June, having been seven days without food and five without water, they discussed the question of casting lots which should die that the lives of the others might be prolonged, but were unable to agree. The next day it was determined to kill the boy Parker, when Captain Dudley opened his jugular vein with a penknife and he died instantly. The survivors, the captain . and two seamen, drank the murdered boy's blood and sustained life by eating his flesh until rescued bythe Montezuma on July 5. The reason assigned for determining upon tne boy's death is that he suffered most from thirst and was unmarried. When rescued the men looked like skeletons. They will be charged with murder. ffltMle Inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. . : THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 11, 1884. tup ?ppn\Tn primhrv The second primary election for State Senator for York county will be held to-day. By reference to our local column, it will be seen that an important meeting of the County Executive Committee was held in the Court House last Monday, the object being to endeavor to secure a fair election and to eliminate from it many irregularities that have marked previous primary elections in York. It is not charged that these irregularities have been permitted iu a spirit of unfairness or with fraudulent intent; but that the elections have been conducted with too much laxity is a fact that all admit. The authoritative construction by the Executive Committee of rule 5 governing the primary election, if properly observed by the precinct managers, will prevent the irregularities complained of, and secure a fair election. According to their interpretation of the rule, and it is so simple as to hardly require official interpretation, the first and prime qualification for voting is that the person presenting his ballot must be a legal voter at the general election. He must be registered, and must be of lawful age, and not have been convicted of any crime that disqualifies him from voting in any general State election. He must also have been a resident of the State for one year immediately preceding the election ; and for sixty days preceding the election a citizen of York county. Unless these qualifications are possessed by the voter he cannot vote in the general election, and it follows that he should not have a voice in the primary. In addition to the foregoing, the voter must be known in the neighborhood where he resides to be a Democrat. A voter simply taking the pledge that he is in sympathy with the Democratic party, in the absence of other qualifications, is not sufficient to entitle him to vote. He cannot be initiated into the Democratic party by simply voting at the primary election. _ PAYING THE PIPER. As a result of the repeal of the lien law, in Georgia, a year or two ago, the condition already of affairs in that State is foreshadowed as follows in a recent Atlanta dispatch: The United States Courts are beginning to take a new class of cases, namely, suits of big money-lending companies against farmers who have borrowed money on long time. At the last term there were several of these cases heard and judgments rendered for the amounts claimed. In none ol them so far have defenses been made. The prospect is that this term of Court will see a still greater number of these suits, but the number will be limited for a short time to come, as many debts have not begun to fall due and will not for two or three years. In the last few days several new suits have been filed in the United States Court. The Freehold Land and Mortgage Company of London sues Walter A. Basely, Jr., of Greene county, for $2,700. This indebtedness was created in June, 1882, at which time the defendant borrowed $2,500 and gave his note for the principal and interest. This money was payable at the Corbin Bank of New York, and by the terms of the agreement the notes were to be declared due at the pleasure of the holder in case the interest was not paid within thirty days after it was due. The notes have interest coupons attached, like the coupons on bonds. It seems that in this particular case the $200 I interest became due November 15,1883, and was not paid. The debt to the company is secured by a mortgage on 520 acres of land in Greene county. As the company is a foreign corporation it has the privilge of bringing the suit in the United States Court, which it has done. The above suits make the beginning of an era of untold misery for the people of the State. About three years ago those companies set up business in Georgia, advertising most extravigant inducements to make farmers borrow money. Thus on $3,^00 worth of property perhaps $1,000 could be borrowed. From this $1,000 would be deducted $200 by the j agent for commissions, etc., and upon the nominal $1,000 8 per cent, interest had to be paid, and the money had to bring five year's interest, no matter whether the borrower want it so long or not. The real interest paid is 14 per cent. Having got the money and lost it, the borrowers now find themselves in the hands of the sharks, who will mercilessly push them to the wall in the Federal Court, to attend which many of the victims will have to travel 100 miles. Thus within another few years there will be witnessed a wholesale eviction of fanners, with scenes rivaling some of the stories coming from Ireland. Commenting upon the facts above stated, the Abbeville Medium says: People who enter into such arrangements may expect to give up their property in the end. The I rate of interest on the sum borrowed is unlaw ful and the costs and oxpenses of negotiating a loan are beyond all reason. A man of common sense and judgment would at once avoid any such entanglement. Still the Legislature about two sessions back enacted laws giving especial privileges to an incorporation which will bring just such distress and bankruptcy to our people as are recounted in this sad catalogue of evils which have befallen the good citizens of our adjoining State. Thecry has always been that we should bring "capital" into the "country. Verdant and inexperienced legislators have listened to this demand and we are now laboring under the greatest disadvantages when we attempt to pursue business in tho most approved methods. Favoritism has been shown to foreign usurers and men at home who are content to live upon a reasonable and just profit are set aside. Tho law restricting interest to seven per cent, was abolished in order to induce foreigners to put their money in our midst. Any sensible man might have known that such inducements are calculated to put monied men upon inquiry and deter them from investment. When our Land Loan Association was first organized we entered our protest against it. We thought we were right then and the calamities which have befallen Georgia confirm us in our opinion. ? Speaking of the transactions of foreign land loan associations in South Carolina the Columbia correspondent of the Neivts and Courier says : Sumter heads the list of borrowers, there being forty-three loans on land in that county. Next come Kershaw, Darlington, Lancaster, Marion and Aiken, with a good many borrowers each. In many of the other counties the loans run from two to nine in each. There have been no loans in Berkeley, Charleston, Chester, Georgetown, Horry, Oconee, Newberry, Union and Williamsburg. The firm employs no regular agents. Its attorneys in the several counties represent it in general. In most of the counties there are examiners who inspect the property on which loans are sought. The representative of the Corbin Banking Company, which also does a large land loan business, is not in Columbia at f>resent. It is believed that two more land oan companies from the West contemplate entering South Carolina this fall. THE DEMOCRATIC CHIEFTAINS. The only notable thing just now is the satisfaction at Democratic headquarters over the result in Vermont, and the apparent failure of the Republicans to array the party members of an influential nationalty against the Democratic ticket Americans of Irish and German descentalike are being brought face to face with the honesty and claims ot the National Democratic candidate upon the country, and with a much needed healing of the Cleveland breach in New York, there will be no more talk of this element or that element bolting the nominations of the second Chicagoconvention. Mr. Hendricks is winning hearts and making votes in the West. He addressed an audience of two thousand persons for an hour and a half at C'onnersville. Indiana, last Friday. After reviewing all the national questions of the day and arraigning the Republican party for its shortcomings, he closed as follows: "Some people have said the candidate for Vice-President ought not to go about making speeches. Well, I speak to my equals, to men who have the deciding of the question, and I want them to say when they elect me this fall that the act which excluded me from the office to which I was elected before was an infamous outrage. The Republicans believe now that I was elected. (Applause and cries of "We know it.") I have not found one for a long time that was not perfectly satisfied on that subject, and they are becoming rapidly satisfied of another thing?that is that my election is going to be repeated this fall. They tell you that in New York the Irish people are going against the Democrats, and that the laboring party is not going for Cleveland, and all that. It is not worth while to disturb your minds about that." An Albany dispatch of Friday says that Governor Cleveland and his friends are well satisfied with the result of the Vermont election. The reduction of the Republican majority without any organized effort on the part of the Democrats is regarded as an evidence that there is no enthusiasm in Republican strongholds for Mr. Blaine, and that the independent disaffection spreads itli uvci uic ijaoti incj' (viu pleased with the showing in Senator Edmunds' home, and predict that the Republican ticket will not receive any more hearty support in other quarters where the Stalwart influence predominates. Since the election in Vermont Governor Cleveland has had daily large numbers of congratulatory callers. By appointment he attended the State fair at Elmira last Monday. THE INDEPENDENT PARTY. On the 20th of August a circular was issued from the headquarters of the Independent party of South Carolina, 103 Meeting street, Charleston, S. C., as follows: A Convention at the "Independent Party ol South Carolina," will be helcf at Columbia', on Thursday, September 4th, 1884, at 12 o'clock M., for the purpose of making nominations and transacting any other business which may be deemed for the party's good. The State Committee will meet on the evening before the Convention at the United States Court House to transact some very important business. All members are urged to be present. J. Hendrix McLane, Chairman. T. Barker Jones, Secretary. In accordance with the above announcement, the State Committee met in the Postoffice building Wednesday night and partially arranged their programme. The remainder of the work of tne State Committee was completed at their session yesterday morning, and the Convention was called to order at 12 M., in secret session. J. Hendrix McLane, of Charleston, was chosen permanent Chairman and Dr. A. II. Bo wen, of Marion, Secretary. All attempts to obtain an estimate of the number present were in vain, as also every effort to ascertain from what Counties the delegates were accredited. Orangeburg, Charleston, Aiken, Marion, Fairfield, Chester, Chesterfield and Sumter were represented, and probably others, but it was impossible to obtain the facts. The convention was composed of white and colored persons, and one inquiring as 4-^ al/\ ?mhv?uaii 5 tirno qnournrorl IU liic iiuIii ut'i in aiiuuuaiit^ >tuo auQu^iovi* "About seventy-five." Other inquiries and a rough calculation by the reporter put the number at about thirty. Mr. McLane said the number present was very satisfactory and in personnel and earnestness of purpose the best convention they have ever held. While the convention is called that of the Independent party, the members, from the Chairman down, were all members of the Greenback party. W. W. Russell, of Anderson, was not present, in consequence of illness, but a letter from him was read which will be published in the Independent, of Charleston. The convention nominated an Electoral ticket as follows: At Largo?W. W. Russell, of Anderson, and C. C. McCoy, of Chester. 1st District?J. T. Brown, of Summervillo. 2d District?Dr. Wm. Durham, of Aiken. 3d District?G. J. Green, of Oconee. 4th District?C. C. Turner, of Spartanburg. 5th District?John L. Watson, of York. (>th District?A. H. Bowen, of Marion. 7th District?Thos. Baskins, of Sumter. The following nominations for Congress men were made: "st District?J. -Hendrix McLane, of Charleston. 2d District?W. H. Duncan, of Barnwell. 4th District?D. R. Feaster, of Fairtield. 5th District?A. G. Johnson, of Chesterfield. (ith District?Dr. M. Kelly, of Williamsburg. No nominations were made for the Third I and Seventh Districts, which is in accorI dance with the recent statement of Mr. W. W. Russell, that no opposition would be made to Congressman Aiken's re-election. The nomination of a State ticket was entrusted to the State Committee, and their selection will be announced at an early day, should the committee deem it advisable to place a State ticket in the field. The electoral ticket is in the interest of Blaine and Logan.?Columbia Register, 5th. SOUTH CAROLINA CROP REPORT. The returns to the State Department of Agriculture, September 1, have just been "nmniTho rpnnrbs shmvthat, ft drought; of from four to six weeks has prevailed generally throughout the State, proving very injurious to growing crops. The excessive rains in June and July gave the cotton plant a vigorous growth, and during the latter part of July, after it had been freed of grass, it fruited well, but the weed was full of sap and the rains have been followed by cool nights and a protracted drought. These unfavorable conditions have caused the plant to shed heavily. Rust has appeared in every county and the bolls are opening prematurely. The growth of the plant has been checked, and in some sections ail the blooms and squares have been east, leaving only bolls partially and fully matured to ripen. The crop is from ten days to two weeks later than usual. The yield now depends largely, especially in the northern part of the State, upon the fall seasons. If frost comes early the crop will be cut short, but a late fall will be very favorable. This summary of the returns applies to the State, generally, but there are exceptions to these conditions. In portions of nearly every county the correspondents say that where the crops have been well worked and fertilized it is fully up to an average. The condition, compared to an average, is reported in upper Carolina at 89; middle Carolina at 87 ; lower Carolina at 93. Average for the State, 89. At the same date in 1?82 the condition was reported at 91, and 10QQ of fM Thn rvrocrjnf PAriflifi'mi nf tho Ill ?V U*? XIIV WAVWVI4W VWUUiVtVll W* ???v crop, therefore, is below 1882, but better than 1883. The early planted upland corn is better than it has been in several years, the seasons having been altogether favorable for its growth and maturity, and an unusual yield is expected. Late corn, planted on bottoms after the freshets, or on stubble after grain, has been seriously injured by the drought. Much of the corn on bottoms was destroyed by late spring floods, and these lands were not, in many sections, replanted. Taken as a whole the crop may be regarded as a good one, and some correspondents estimate it as the largest in many years. The weather has been favorable for saving fod der, and a large part of this valuable forage , has been safely harvested. The condition of corn, in upper Carolina is reported at 91; middle Carolina, 95; and lower Carolina, 100. Average for the State 95. In 1882 it was reported at 111, and 1883 at 92. _ | SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Ex-Governor Hagood has been nominated for Intendant of the town of Barnwell at the approaching election. ? Mr. J. P. Thomas, Jr., who has been private Secretary to Governor Thompson ever since nis inauguration, nas tenuereu his resignation. ? John Scott, the negro who murdered James Schipman in Berkeley county, in June, has been captured in Ilorry county. , It is almost certain that he will be hanged. ? Laurensville county, says the Herald, , has relaxed her "opposition to lawyers," at the recent primary electing three out of four from the bar and one from the bench. The latter was a shoemaker. ? S. G. Proctor, late steward of the city hospital of Charleston, who mysteriously disappeared last week, has not yet returned. It has been ascertained that he was short in his accounts between $400 and $500. ? The Richland Democracy have put out a very strong ticket for the House?Messrs. Jno. C. Haskell, I^eroyF. Youmans and F. W. McMaster from the city, and Messrs. W. W. Ray and C. Marshall from the country. ? The Fairfield Democrats have nominai ted the following Legislative ticket: SenI ator, Thomas W. Woodward; Representatives, Charles A. Douglass, Thomas S. Bryce, Sheridan R. Rutland. ? Winnsboro News: There are at least fifteen cases of fever of one form or another 1 in town, and it is reported to us that some of the physicians in the country have now as many as twenty cases each of typhoid fe, ver in their respective practices. ? The Laurensville Herald says : With . all the objections urged against the primary system?or miner to ine uniair ana oujectionable methods resorted to under it?we would oppose a return to the convention plan. ? The insurance adjusters and the owners of the lately burned Saluda cotton factory are at war over the destroyed machinery, insured for $83,000, and agent Campbell of the mill, unsuccessfully suggested shot guns at fifteen steps on the college campus to a scoffing adjuster. ? Says the Lancaster JReview of Friday: Including both black and white, there were eight deaths in Lancaster village last week, and all of them, we believe, save one were victims of typhoid fever." What a fearful rate of mortality for our little town, with its population of only 800 or 1,000! ? The grading of the Rutherford and Gaffney City railroad is to begin according to contract the first of October. The engineering corps has not reported for duty yet, but the friends of the-enterprise say that the road will certainly be built and that the grading will be commenced according | to the contract. ? Eight passengers, bound North, says , the Laurensville Herakl, left that place last Tuesday in hacks to Spartanburg, rather than take the Laurens train. This was done, however, notaltogether on account of I the bad condition of the Laurens road, but partly for that reason and partly on account : of delay in connections at Columbia for pas' sengers going North. The new printing machine ordered by the News and Courier Company arrived at Charleston on Tuesday of last week. The press weighs 20 tons and was boxed in 07 packages, some of them of such huge dimensions that it required the combined force of twenty men to move them. It took two days to transfer the press from the steamer to the News and Courier building, and it will require ten days more to place it in position and put it in running order. ? Says the Lancaster Ledger: Two Mormon missionaries, giving their names as Revs. Wiley and Humphrey, were in this county a few miles above town on Friday night last. Their object was not definitely stated, but it is reasonable to presume that they are seeking converts to their faith. They are represented as being illiterate nfnntnvnc Viorntlnou onrl nnnnntli ?n fhoil' LIVUIU1 VOj 1ICH I 1 i 1 V>J>J (U1U UilLUUlll ALA UIV.ll manners. Neither their teachings or presence should be tolerated, and they should be given notice to leave the county. ? Says the last Carolina Spartan: Col. J. S. It. Thomson went to Cincinnati to attend the Grand Council of the Knights of the Golden Itule, accompanied by his son Rowland, about fourteen years old. On his return they both divested themselves of their shoes and some of their clothing and went to sleep. After traveling an hour or two , Mr. Thompson awoke and missed his son. ! His shoes were in the place where he pulled ; them off. He searched through the whole train but could not And him. He took the . first train he metand returned to hunt him. After dilligent search, continued on several passing trains, he found him on the track. It seems that he walked off the train in his sleep. He was considerably bruised but no bones were broken. The train was moving about 40 miles an hour when he walked off. ? A Winnsboro dispatch of Sunday to the News and Courier, speaking of the deadlock in the Chester Judicial Convention, says: The failure of the Circuit Convention to make a nomination has excited much comment here. The general feeling is that the Convention should not have adjourned i without accomplishing the single object for which it was called. It is also felt that if the Convention had left out of view the wishes of the candidates and, perhaps, some considerations springingout of county pride and local preferences, a satisfactory result might have been reached. The result of this Convention serves to strengthen the conviction, already general, that the party must find a better plan of making nominations than conventions, taking someof those of the present year as samples. There is talk of a primary to select a solicitor for this circuit, but the task will probably be left to another convention. POLITICAL NOTES. ? in the Vermont state election, which came off on Tuesday of last week the Republican majority was reduced about 5,000. ? It is generally conceded, and in fact John Kelly has given assurance, that the Tammany Democracy will unanimously endorse and support Cleveland. ? Col. Victor Picollettold Gen. Butler that it was hardly worth while for him to come to Pennsylvania, as Blaine could carry the State without his help. ? On Monday last the citizens of Maine elected a Governor, 4 members of Congress, members of the Legislature and county officers. The returns indicate light Republican gains over the election of 1880. ? Maddoxtown, a village in Kentucky inhabited by colored people, was raided last week and tired into and one of its citizens shot, the raiders being white Republicans who were indignant because the negroes voted the Democratic ticket solidly. ? The New York Times says: "It is possible that, together with the prohibition vote it may effect the result of toe Presidential election in two or three; Western States, but to all intents and purposes connected with its original mission the Greenback party is dead." ? The Albany correspondent of the Boston Herald, who has been doing some figuring on the probable result of the election i in New York State, gives Mr. Cleveland a plurality of 50,000. In his liberality he allows Butler 50,000 Democratic votes, whereas, says the World, lie is not likely to poll 15,000. A 11 *lw. tUrx nnnA.innniMAn* ? i\.Il UYUI Uiu tuunuj bin; miiiuuiiiciuciii/ of Ex-Gov. Pound, of Wisconsin, that he would help elect Cleveland and Hendricks is received as the most important and significant of recent Republican protests against the Blaine-Logan combination. Ex-Governor Pound publicly gives his reasons for this action, and it is thought his address will exert a wide inlluence in his.State. ? Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, the wellknown woman lawyer in Washington city, has been notified of her nomination for President of the United States by the Women's National Equal Rights party, in California. Mrs. Lockwood has accepted the nomination and has sent a letter of acceptance to Marietta L. Stout, President, Eliza J. Webb, Secretary, and many others of the party. * ! LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. Coward?Lost. R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C1.?Sheriff's Sale. McElree's Jewelry Palace, Charleston, S. C.How to SaveMoney. T. M. Dobson?Fine Clothing and Shoes. J. P. Kennedy?Due West Female College. W. B. Williams, Plaintiffs Attorney?Notice tc Defendants. W. C. Latimer?Gone North. M. Strauss?Look Out! Look Out!! Parish, McKnight A Co.?Home Again. Riddle A Pegram?Wagons. H. F. Adickes?All Purchasers of Dry Goods. UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1885. We will furnish the Enquirer from this dat< until January 1st, 1885, for 75 cents, the casl in all oases, to accompany the subscription. NEW CROP COTTON. Two bales of tha new crop of cotton were sold ir this market last Tuesday?the first new cotton o: t,ho season. The first, hale was sold bv Mr. 1). M Hall. It classed middling and weighed 3(3! pounds. The second halo was sold by Mr. Join Hamel. It classed middling and weighed 50( pounds. Both bales were bought by Messrs Riddle A Pegram at 10 cents per pound. A GRATIFYING VOTE. The many friends in York of J. Stanvarne Wilson, Esq., of Spartanburg, will be gratified at the large and flattering vote he received as a candidate for the Legislature in Spartanburg county, Notwithstanding the number of candidates ir the field, he received 2,17!) votes, which was th< second largest vote polled for Legislative candidates. IN DUST RIAL FAIRS. We have received the premium list of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Society for the sixteenth annual fair, to be held ai Columbia, beginning on Tuesday morning November 11th, 1884. Also the premium list and a card of invitatior from Jordan Stone, Secretary of the Westerr North Carolina fair, to be held at Asheville, be ginning on the 23rd instant. fx SUCCESSFULLY PASSED. Mr. George Williams, who went to Annapolis on the 20th ultimo to stand his examiuatior for admission into the naval academy at Annap olis, stood a successful examination physically and mentally, and has been admitted as a nava cadet. The examinations occupied nearly al of last week and were very rigid. Of 70 appli cants from various States, only 20 were sue cessful. MEMORIAL SERVICES. On Sunday last the services in the M. E. Church conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Mood, wen of u memorial character, in token of respect t< the memory of the late Bishop Pierce, whos< death occurred last week. The pulpit was ap propriately and tastefully draped in habiliment! of mourning. In rear of the pulpit was th< name "Pierce" in white letterson a black ground surmounted with a vase from which were pendan boughs of weeping willow, falling from eithei side in graceful curves. The effect was bcautifu and impressive. THE STATE CANVASS. Appointments for mass meetings of the Dem ocratie party have been made for all the counties in the State and have been published, with thi names of the speakers at such meetings by tin State Executive Committe. The day appointed for Yorkville, is Tuesday September 30th, at which time the following gentlemen will address the people of York Hon. J. C. Sheppard, Hon. Wade Hampton Hon. J. P. Richardson, Hon. J. J. Hemphill Gen. John D. Kennedy, Hon. T. C. Gaston. The following speakers have been designated for Chester, at the mass meeting for that county to beheld in the town of Chester on Wednesday October 1st: Hon. Wade Hampton, Hon. J. C Sheppard, Hon. J. P. Richardson, Hon. J. J Hemphill, Hon. A. Coward, Gen. J. D. Kennedy Gen. John B. Erwin, Hon. T. C. Gaston, Gen. W L. T. Prince. CHURCHXOTICES. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor Services at 10.30 A. M., and 8 P. M., next Sunday An 4 P. M., the pastor will conduct service ai Templeton's School House. Episcopal?Rev. E. -N. Joy nor, Rector. Or Saturday evening next, at half past 3 o'clock, th( rector will hold a mission scryico at Sutton's Spring. On Sunday, services in the Church oi the Good Shepherd at 10.30 A. M., and 8.15 P. M. and a missiou service at the Poor House, at - 7 P. M. Associate Reiormed Presbyterian?Rev. R Lathan Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunday Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. A. Mood, Pastor Prayer-meeting this (Wednesday) night and tomorrow night, and preachingon Friday night by tho Presiding Elder, Rev. A. J. Cauthen. Preaching by the pastor at Mt. Vernon next Sunday. Raptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services in the church at Yorkville next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 0.30. PERSONAL MENTION. Judge Witherspoon leaves home to-day foi Bennettsville, where he will preside over the Circuit Court of Marlboro, which convenes nexl Monday. From Bennettsville he goes to Marion, thence to Horry; from Horry to Darlington, and thence to Chesterfield to hold a special term, which will complete the Fall Courts on the Fourth Circuit. We were pleased to receive a call last Saturday from Prof. J. P. Kennedy, President of Due West Female College. He is making a tour ol the State in the interest of his college, and is accompanied by Mrs. L. M. Bonner, one of the vice-Principals. From this place they will visit Rock Hill. Prof. Kennedy is a successful instructor, and is ably assisted by a full corps ol competent assistants. Due West Female College has a wide and justly deserved reputation as one of the foremost institutions of learning in the South. A notice of the school is published in our advertising columns. Capt. J. C. Lynes, who assumes the position of Associate Principal of King's Mountain Military School, arrived with his family last Monday from Koine, ua., wncro ne nas oeen engageu m teaching for somo timo past. Mr. W. C. Latimer has gone to the Northern markets to make his fall purchases of goods. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Democratic Executive Committee of York county met in the Court House in Yorkville, on Monday last, Chairman 11. II. Glenn, presiding, and the following members or representatives being present: Black's Station?Ira Hardin, representing Joseph Black. Bullock's Creek?J. D. Hamilton. Buffalo?W. D. Camp. Bethel?J. L. Adams. Blairsville?R. T. Riggins, representing J. L. Rainey. Bethany?T. P. Whites ides. Fort Mill?T. G. Gulp, representing Dr. J. E. Massey. Clover?W. B. Smith, representing J. R. Barron. McConnellsville?Dr. W. G. Campbell. McElwee's-Mill?J. L. Moofo. Hickory Grove?J. 0'. Chambers. Clark's Fork-J. C. McGill. Rock Hill?Iredell Jones. Yorkville?W. B. McCaw. The Chairman explained that the special meeting was called on the petition of sundry voters of Rock Hill, who desire an official and authoritative construction of rule 5, governing the primary elections of York county, which rule reads as follows: 5. All persons known to be in full sympathy with the Democratic party, who will bequalitiecl to vote at the ensuing general election, shall be entitled to vote at the primary election. The managers, or any bystander, shall be entitled to challenge any voter, and put any relevant questions to him as to his right to vote, and the managers shall determino his right to vote, and may accept or reject the vote thus offered. The question was discussed at considerable length, some of the members present deeming it inadvisable to make any construction upon the rule, or to take any action, leaving the matter with the discretion of the managers of primary elections, and the precinct chairmen of the various precincts, as heretofore. Somo two or three propositions were made but not adopted, and after a general discussion of the question, a vote was taken on the following resolution offered by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Camp: Resolved, That the question as to who shall exercise the right to vote shall be left where the County Convention has placed it, viz.: with the precinct managers of election. This was rejected by a vote of 8 to 6, as follows, Yea?Messrs. Wliitesides, Jones, Gulp, Smith, Hardin, Camp?(1. Nay?Messrs. Hamilton, Riggins, McGill, Moore, Campbell, Chambers, Adams, McCaw?8. Mr. McCaw then offered the following resolution?which was seconded by Dr. Campbell: Resolved, That the Executive Committee eon ' strue rule 5 of the rules for conducting primar elections in York county to mean that only tho> persons whose general reputation is that of Dem< crats, in the neighborhood in which they live, ai entitled to vote in the primary elections; and tlis all non-residents, all persons convicted of any < - the disqualifying crimes against the peace an dignity of the State, and all persons who hu\ failed or refused to take out registration certif cates, except those persons known to bo Demc > crats who are to become of age before the day < the general election and provide themselves wit registration certificates, are disqualified to vol in the primary elections of York county. This resolution was adopted unanimously. Dr. Campbell moved, and it was adopted, tin the above resolution be furnished by the Secret! ry to the managers of all the precincts, and tin > the managers be required to be governed by iti i the next and subsequent primary elections i HUH COUUiy. Tho Chairman then railed the attention of tl: meeting to the fact tliat the Judicial Nominatin 1 Convention which met in Chester on the 3rd ir f stant failed to make a nomination, but action i the matter was deferred until Friday, 12th ir stant. 1 The following gentlemen were recommende ) for appointment by the Governor as commh sioners of election for York county, in the aj proachinggeneral election: Messrs. W. A. Moor John R. Ashe and S. A. McElwee. No further business being presented, the Con j mittee adjourned until 12 M., on Friday nex 12th instant. EXCITING PURSUIT AND ARREST. 1 On Wednesday afternoon, of last week, Da 5 Thornburg, while liring his pistol promiscuoui " ly about the premises of his father, who liv< about two miles north-east of town, aceidenta ly, as it is claimed, shot his brother Bill, inflic , ing a severe though not dangerous wound in li . left breast. Another brother, Sylvanus, cam ^ to town for a physician. Bench warrants are i the hands of the Sheriff for the arrest of hot ' Bill and Sylvanus, the charge against them b< t ing the retailing of liquor without license, j seems that on the day mentioned, the boys, wh have been evadingarrest forseveral months, nn at their father's house and were drinking, Sv vanus, especially being under the excitemei of whisky. He was sufficiently intoxicated I ? have no fear ol the oflicers of the law, and as 1 1 galloped through the streets, iSheriff Glenn, wl - recognized mm, attempted to effect ms arres 7 and summoned his deputy, Mr. J. A. Darwin, 1 1 assist him. Mr. Darwin attempted to seize tl 1 reins of Thornburg's horse, on the Square net Adickes' store, and Thornburg drawing a pish defied the officer. Mr. Darwin was armed wit a pistol that had been loaded for some time, an attempted to tire at Thornburg, but the weapo would not go oft, and Thornburg succeeded i 3 galloping away. When at a distance of lift j yards from the oflicers he stopped and con 3 menced abusing them and defying arrest. II remained there until he saw that pursuit woul 4 be made, when he galloped in the direction < 3 his lather's house. As soon as possible, the Sheriff, with his son: ? Thomas and Willie. Deputy Darwin, Messrs. I A. Parish and J. W. Colcock, started in pui j suit. On coming within hailing distance of tl fugitive, he was ordered to halt, and paying n attention to it, he was fired upon two or thr( times by Deputy Darwin, but being out of ranj - of the pistol, he escaped unhurt and rode i ' safety to his father's house several minutes i 3 advance of the Sheriff and posse. 3 He arrived at the house sufficiently in time t warn the family of the impending danger, an , by the time the Sheriff and posse rode up 1 ; the yard the house presented the appearance < : an armed garrison, the men, women and childre , on the premises being under arms, their avails , ble weapons in active service being 2 sixteer shooting Spencer rifles, 1 double-barrel breed I loader, one double-barrel shot-gun and six pi: tols. To contend with this array of fire-arir the posse had but seven charges, and two of tl men were entirely unarmed. Perceiving that he was powerless in the face < such odds to attempt to make any arrest at ths time, the Sheriff dispatched his son Willie f town for aid, and several persons, armed, and o horseback and on foot, hastened to the scene < hostilities; but before any of them arrive< Sylvanus and Bill rode from the rear of tl ^ house, the posse being covered with the gui of the foe. l A second attempt to find them, after reinforce j ments arrived, proved ineffectual, and after re j turning to town the Sheriff deputed his so f Thomas H. Glenn, Dr. A. Y. Cartwright an Messrs. James H. Riddle and Arthur G. Hart I I start in pursuit, it being surmised which roa the fugitives would take in order to make the way to Gaston county, N. C., where it was suj posed they would attempt to go. Mr. Glenn, by a little strategy, had learne . where the boys had arranged to meet, and in tfc r direction of this place the party hastened. Aft( . going some distance beyond the railroad trestl at Allison Creek, they concluded that they mui . be in advance of the men for whom they wei r searching, and they turned to retrace their step: On their return, when nearly opposite the trestli they met a buggy which proved to contain Wi liam Thornburg, who was wounded, in charge c : J. 0. Walker, who was assisting him to escapi ' Both men were placed under arrest and in charg ^ of Dr. Cartwright and Mr. Hart, while Mr. Glen " and Mr. Riddle proceeded on towards town, th prisoners, in charge of their guard, coming o ' behind. It was known that Sylvanus had nc ' yet joined the escaping party and the officer were sure of intercepting him before proceedin far. When near the "old line fence," a mile an a half this side of the trestle, they were met b 1 a horseman. As he approached, at a rapid pao( he was hailed, but disregarding the notice to hal ' dashed by, Mr. Riddle firing upon him as h passed. He rode by unhurt, but proceeded onl a short distance further, when he was met by Dj Cartwright and Mr. Hart, who demanded hi surrender. He attempted to wheel his horse 1 and as he did so the horse stumbled and Thorn burg fell almost at the same instant that the she was fired. He was unhurt, however, but hi capture now was an easy matter, and all three o the prisoners were brought to town and lodgei in jail. While all this was going on, Sheriff Glenn* barn, one mile west of town, was burning fron the torch of an incendiary, and there is stron; circumstantial evidence that it was set on fire b; Sylvanus Thornburg, who it is supposed rod from the "Finley house," where he was whei the second attempt was made to arrest him, fo the purpose. The barn was new, and one o tne Destconsirucieu uuuumgs ui iuukuiu m mj section, the barn proper being 30 by 30 feet, ivitl stables around the main building. It containe< a large quantity of feed and forage for stock, an< was situated about 80 yards from the dwellinj of D. N. White, who lives on Sheriff Glenn' farm. There are three indictments against Willian Thornburg charging him with retailing liquo without a license, and on Saturday he made ap plication to Judge Witlierspoon, through hi; counsel, Messrs. Hart & Hart for bail, whicl was granted in the sum of 81500, and on Monday he gave bond in that amount, his bondsmen be ing his father, Joseph Thornburg, and Alexan dor Stewart. Sylvanus Thornburg and J. O Walker are still in jail?the former for violatioi of the State liquor law and arson, and tho lattei for aiding aud abetting a criminal to escape ant resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty For tlie Yorkville Enquirer. A CARD. Editor of tiie Enquirer: In his card ii the Enquirer of the 4th instant, Dr. Blacl makes a very unjust attack upon uS, and pre sumes more than he has any right to, in re gard to our action in the Black's Station electior case. Our action was entirely political. W< wore not influenced by a feeling of "persona spite" towards him, and we hereby deny tin charge in toto. We voted and worked for Mr Spencer, and in his hour of need did not deseri him. Under the same circumstances we woulc have pursued tho same course, had Maj. Hart oi Gen. Law, been the competing candidate witl Mr. Snencer, and for both of these gentlemen w< entertain the highest regard. We conceive that we had a right to espoust Mr. Spencer's cause, if we so elected, and do all wo could, in an honorable way, to secure his election without engendering bad feelings towards us, on the part of Dr. Blsick, or any other man, Wo believe that our course was well sustained before the Executive Committee; that wo die what any honest, upright, true Democrat would havo done, and, for which, after a calm review of it all, wo have no regrets. In conclusior , w< wish to say, that, if Dr. Black receives a major ity of the votes cast on the 11th instant, wj wil not hesitate to vote for him for Senator, at tin election in November. Respectfully, W. Anderson, M. D. W. R. Lipscomb. V Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. I- LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, S. C., September 9.?Chester ,f is not satisfied with her present achieved inents. She contemplates additions to her e material greatne&s. One of our enterprisi ing merchants will erect at an early day a grist and flour mill. The mill will be located on depot street, and when completed, te will meet a want that has been long felt at this place. It is expected to begin operations in November. The nominating Convention of the Sixth Judicial Circuit met in the Court House at lt this place on last Wednesday afternoon. n The Convention consisted of thirty-two delegates, ten from York, eight lrom Chester, eight from Fairfield, and six from Lancaster. In addition to the delegates the courtie room was tolerably well filled with spectas tors, showing the interest manifested in the l" proceedings of the Convention. J. M. Mcn Neel, Esq., of Chester, called the Convention to order, and proposed the name of Capt. B. H. Massey, of York, for temporary d chairman. Capt. Massey took the chair, i- and M. C. T. Conners, of Lancaster, was )- chosen temporary secretary. A committee e, on credentials was appointed, and in due time they made their report, which was i- adopted. The temporary officers were made t, the permanent officers of the Convention. Capt. Massey thanked the Convention for the honor conferred. Nominations for the office of Solicitor were n then declared in order. Mr. J. C. Douglas i- nominated J. E. McDonald, Esq., of Fair>s field; this nomination was seconded by Mr. 1- J. D. Harrison. Mr. Ernest Moore nominat ted M. J. Hough, Esq., of Lancaster ; this is nomination was seconded by Ira B. Jones. ie Mr. G. II. O'LearynominatedW. B. McCaw, n Esq., of York ; Mr. Allen Jones seconded h this nomination. Mr. J. M. McNeil nomiB_ nated T. C. Gaston, Esq., of Chester. The It first four ballots that were taken had the same result, Gaston 8, McDonald 8, Hough , 6, McCaw 10. No choice was made, as sev. enteen was required for a majority. On the seventh ballet Gaston received G, McIT, iv i J n tt t- ? vr n - - m. ' / ? -- uuiiiuu o, nougii /, iucuaw n. ine uont0 vention then took a receas until 9 o'clock at ie night. On the re-assembling of the Conven?? tion the balloting continued without mateh rial change. The twentieth ballot resulted to as follows : Gaston 7, McDonald 9, Hough, ie 0, McCaw 10. After several additional balir lots the Convention adjourned until the ol next morning. The Convention re-assemh bled at the appointed time on Thursday d morning, and re-commenced the fruitless ,n work of balloting. The fiftieth ballot ren suited as follows: Gaston 8, McDonald 8, v Hough 6, McCaw 10. Thirty additional i_ ballots were taken without result. With [e the view of solving the knotty problem (1 Capt. Allen Jones moved that the Conven)f tion resolve itself into a committee of the whole. The motion was adopted,and Capt. Jones was made chairman of the committee. After some consultation Capt. B. H. Massey moved that a vote be taken by written r" ballot. The motion was not adopted. The ie committee of the whole resolved itself into 10 the Convention again, and the balloting Je continued without important result, until 'e the hour for dinner arrived, when the Conn vention adjourned until 3 o'clock. On the n re-assembling of the Convention the balloting continued in the same way. The one ;o hundredth ballot had the same result as the d first, 8 for Gaston, 8 for McDonald, 6 for ;o Hough, 10 for McCaw. After additional if ballots the Convention adjourned until 9 n o'clock at night. The Convention re-assemi bied at that hour, and continued the profiti less business of balloting. Mr. Ira B. Jones x. made an eloquent speech in advocacy of the claims of Lancaster to the Solicitorship. l9 The Canvention went into a committee of ie the whole, and with a view to breaking at last the monotony of the proceedings, indulged in a vote by written ballot, with the t same result as the first. This caused considerable amusement. After more useless bal? loting the Convention adjourned until Fri" day morning. The Convention met in pur1 suance of adjournment, and spent more time in useless balloting. This body of different 10 opinions went into committee of the whole, 19 and devoted about two hours to the consideration of the situation, but without arriv s- ing at u snusiuciory solution. xne uonven3 tion, seeing the impossibility of doing any 11 thing, adopted a motion providing for an d adjournment sine die at 1.15 P. M., the same ;o day (Friday). A motion was adopted prod viding for an election by written ballot of ir first, second and third choice, the last man to be dropped, but this scheme was not satisfactory to the Chester delegation, and d while it was under consideration the hour ie for final adjournment arrived. The President was instructed to inform the Executive : Committee of the Sixth Judicial Circuit that no nomination for Solicitor was made. The Convention then adjourned sine die afe ter thanking the President and Secretary for the efficient manner in which they had 3> performed their respective duties. A destructive fire occurred at the Fishing >f Creek Factory on last Thursday. The picks' er room, with machinery there, and about ;e twenty-three bales of cotton, were destroyn ed, involving a loss of about $15,000. The ie loss is covered by insurance. It will be n three months before the factory will again >t be in operation. a Mr. Tcharner DeGraffenreid, of this coung ty, died on last Friday. He was a student d in the Columbia Theological Seminary, v The funeral services were preached on Sat} urday by Rev. Mr. Thorn well, of Fort Mill. ^ Chester's first bale of new cotton of this e year's crop was brought to town on last Satv urday. It was bought by Messrs. S. M. r Jones & Co. at 10 cents per pound. M. 8 MERE-MENTIOJi. ' A destructive fire occurred at Newberne, N. C., on the 5th instanst, destroying the two market houses and a number of stores. f Loss, $60,000. partially insured. The Secretary of tne Treasury, Hon. Charles J. [l Folger, died at his home in Geneva, N. Y., last Thursday afternoon. He was sixty-six 8 years old. He was the unsuccessful oppo11 nent of Governor Cleveland in the last 5 contest for the Governorship of New Y York. U. S. Senator Anthony, of o Rhode Island, is dead. A cholera panii ic prevails throughout Italy. In many r parts of the peninsula practical anarchy pref vflils Jind travpi and traffic arp p-rpatlv in s terrupted. A movement has just been la organized in Toronto for the propagation i among the people of Canada of ideas of ini dependence and separation of the Dominion ? from England China has formally des elared war against France, and has notified Japan of the fact. The Island of Cuba is completely bankrupt. There is no money 1 or credit, and planters have been compelled to discharge their hands. The Mormons are not yet subjugated and are evidently not subdued. Two hundred new "saints" left Liverpool last week, destined for Utah. Bishop George F. Pierce, the Senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died at his home in Sparta, Ga., on the 3rd instant. It is saia that the price of wheat was never so low in North Carolina as at present. From 65 to 1 75 cents is all that it can be sold for. It . is estimated that the average cost to the people is $5,000 for each bill passed by Congress. A deficit of millions of dollars deposited in the National Bank of New Brunswick, N. J., has been discovered, in consequence of which the Cashier and the 1 President both committed suicide. The : Cashier was the rascal and the President the dupe. The defalcation brings utter ruin upon hundreds of persons, and involves i the city in a loss of $2,000,000. Cleve3 land, Ohio, was visited with a terrible fire l last Sunday night, destroying over a mil3 lion dollars worth of property. h I Shields to tie Tried at Statesvillk. I As was anticipated, the trial of Thomas L. i r Shields for the murder of Jos. G. Sitton that ! was to have been called up at this term of 5 Mecklenburg Superior Court, has been moved to another county. Shields was brought 5 before the court yesterday morning, when [ his counsel made a motion to have the . case moved to some other county. Shields' j counsel wanted the case moved to Gaston or to Union, and Solicitor Osborne j wanted it moved to Lincoln or Cabarrus. . After due consideration Judge McKoy mov. ed it to Iredell county, and trial will be \ consequently held at Statesville at the next term of Iredell court which convenes in 3 February, 1885. Shields looks broken down. His long confinement in jail has bleached l his face and hfs eyes have a staring, glassy 3 appearance. There are many who predict that he will not be able to stand many more months in jail. After it was settled that his trial should he removed to Iredell, lie