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.fctaps and ^acts.
? The strike of the river and railroad coal
miners in Pennsylvania includes from 4,000
to 5,000 strikers. A few mines are working,
paying the three cents demanded. On the
Baltimore and Ohio but one mine is running.
? At Bowling Green, Ivy., Charles Moore,
son of Dr. J. P. Moore, one of the wealthiest
citizens of Kentucky, after choking his
father, forced him at the point of a pistol,
to sign notes for over $0,000. He was arrested.
? In Buncombe county, N. C., over a hundred
colored babies have been burned to
death since October. The mothers lock
their little ones in the house while they go
to work, and in this way the accidents have
come about.
? The suit of G. W. Chalk vs. the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company, to
recover damages for a quantity of flour
burned in the depot in Charlotte, in 1875,
was decided in the superior court of Mecklenburg
county last week, in favor of Mr.
Chalk, the verdict being lor $845.
? Immediately after Col. Vilas had taken
the oath of office of Postmaster-General
he turned and kissed his wife. This was
a graceful wav of indicating that all the
mails in the United States could not divert
his devotion from the one female who
claims his allegiance.
? Pennsylvania has furnished twentyeight
cabinet officers, Massachusetts twenty-seven,
New York twenty-three, Virginia
twenty-one, and California, Florida, Rhode
Island and Texas combined, not one. Rhode
Island is the only one of the original thirteen
that has never had any cabinet material.
? By permission of Bishop Baltes, of Alton,
111., the old bell .belonging to the Catholic
Church at Kaskaskia, 111., cast in
France in 1741, has been sent to the New
Orleans Exposition. It was the first bell
west of the Alleghany mountains, and has
been in use in the parish of Kaskaskia for
the past 140 years.
? A practical joke played on a man in
Watseka, 111., has made him insane. He
invested heavily in lottery tickets, and
some one who knew of his weakness sent
hiin an announcement that he had drawn
a prize and inclosed a draft for $1,000,000.
The discovery that the draft was bogus has
completely unbanlanced his mind.
? The Soldiers' Home managers are getting
ready to bring suit against Gen. Butler
for the $200,000 deficit which the Gen.
Rosecrans committee found in his accounts
while he was treasurer of the home. They
are confident that the case is a good one, as
the accounts upon which the deficit is found
are based upon sworn transcripts from the
General's own books.
? The business failures throughout the
country occurring during the week ending
last Friday, as reported to the mercantile
agency of R. G. Dun & Co., number for the
United States 288 and for Canada 44?a total
of 282 against 283 the previous week. The
failures seem to be on the increase in Canada,
but in New York and the Eastern States
they are below the average. The Southern
and Western States furnisjj about twothirds
of the total number in the United
States.
? At 12.80 o'clock last Friday, John West,
colored, was hanged in the jail yard of
Montgomery, Alabama. Only the sheriff,
his deputies, doctors and three or four others
required by law were present, He made a
short speech and admitted killing the negro
for which crime he was to hang. His
neck was broken by the fall. Life was pronounced
extinct in about fifteen minutes,
but the body was not taken down until 30
minutes had elapsed.
? In the United States Circuit Court at
Chicago, last Thursday, after hearing elaborate
arguments for a new trial in the case
of Jos. C. Macken and William Gallagher,
who were found guilty in the eighteenth
ward election fraud case, Judge Blodget
denied the motion for a new trial. He then
ordered the prisoners to stand before the
bar and formally sentenced each to two
years' imprisonment in the State prison at
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each. He then ordered them into the custody
of the United States Marshal and deferred
the date of their removal to Joliet
for ten days.
? The successor of Senator Lamar is perhaps
the strongest and most popular man
in Mississippi. Gen. Walthall is a native
of Richmond, Va. He was born in 1831,
moved to Holly Springs, Miss., when a
mere child, where he was raised, and after
completing his education entered the profession
of law. He was district attorney
of his judicial district, that being the only
civil office ever held by him, and which he
resigned to enter the Confederate army, in
which, by his gallant bearing and superior
merits, he rose step by step from first, lieutenant
to mqjor-general.
? According to Dr. Hyades, who has lately
returned from Terra del Fuego, whither
he was dispatched on a mission by
the French government, the Fuegians are
the lowest human beings in the scale of
existence. Their language contains no word
for any number above three; they are unable
to distinguish one color from another;
they have no religion and no funeral rites,
and they possess neither chiefs nor slaves.
Their only weapons are bone pointed spears,
and as they grow neither fruits nor vegetables
and their country is naturally barren,
they are obliged to live entirely on animal
food. Even these savages possess, however,
some social virtues. They are not canibals;
they ill-treat neither women nor the
old, and they are monogamous. 1
? The treasury department has received
from the assistant treasurer at New York,
specimens of counterfeit one cent pieces
which are believed to have obtained extensive
circulation in New York and vicinity.
The counterfeit is made solely of copper,
whereas the genuine coin is alloyed with
nickel. As nickel is more valuable than
copper it will readily be seen that the manufacture
of good counterfeits, consisting entirely
of the baser metal, would prove a
lucrative business if successfully conducted
for any great length of time. It is estimated
that a profit of 85 cents would be made
on every hundred of the spurious pieces put
into circulation. The matter is being investigated
by the officers of the .secret service.
? Says the Charlotte Observer: "Luther
Wallace, a Mecklenburg darkey, met a
strange dog on the road, and stooping down
he propounded the query, "Whar's you
goin'?" Thecaninenot fancying such familiarity,
fastened, his teeth in Wallace's lips,
pinning them together. The negro beat the
dog off, knocked it in the head, and to make
sure of him cut his tail off close to his ears,
froir.or tn Charlotte he borrowed a celebra
ted madstone and applied it to his lips, but
as it failed to adhere to the wound he felt
satisfied the dog did not have rabies. The
stone the negro used has effected several
cures; it was applied to a mad dog bite on
the person of a citizen of York, S. C., and
stuck to the wound so firmly as as to require
considerable strength to release it. .It is
said to adhere to the poisoned place until
it has absorbed all the virus.
? The New York National Gazette of Friday
says: "There are rumors which lead
us to believe that ere many weeks all the
iron ship-builders in the United States will
be called upon to exert their utmost abilities
to fill orders for steamers to go to war
service under a foreign flag. It is said that
parties now in New York are getting up the
plans and specifications for this new fleet."
The Gazette adds, "We have it from good
authority that quite a number of American
buiit steamers have been selected for cruising
purposes by a European power in event
of hostilities on the other side of the water."
In this connection it may be stated
that Thursday last the Union Metulic Cartridge
Company of Bridgeport, Conn., received
an order from the British Government
for 50,000,000 cartridges and another
order from the Russian Government for 100,000,000.
These orders are the largest ever
received at one time by any concern in the
world.
? Gen. Hancock, who is here as the President
of the Hazen court martial, says a Washi
ngton correspondent of the New Y ork 11 'arid,
is one of the finest characters in the army.
It is not believed that this court martial, under
his direction, will be actuated by personal
motives in the trial. Gen. Hancock
has in the last four years lost much flesh.
He is, therefore, looking very much better.
I To has entirely recovered from the trouble
I with his knee occasioned by a fall over a ;
year ago. It was thought at that time that j
the injury was fatal. General Hazen owes
this court martial to his own imprudence. !
| The letter criticising the Secretary of War, j
which was the principal cause of this court,
I was sent to Mr. Lincoln two or three days !
! before it was published. The latter returned
the letter to General Hazen with the
! message that he preferred to have him keep
i it in his own hands, and that if he would so
! do he would overlook its insubordinate
character. But two days before the close of
the administration General Hazen came out
with this attack upon the Secretary. If he
! had waited two days longer no one could
I have said a word. There is every reason
| to suppose that he will be handled very
i severely by the court martial, for it is in
! the consideration of such offenses as these,
I such as too free speech and the like, that
I officers incur the severest sentences. The
mere trifle of lying and dishonesty develop\
ed in the Swaim court matial do not count
! for very much, particularly if the defendant
i before the court is the creditor of a number
of powerful friends who are bound, therefore,
to shield him, as far as possible, through
their influence. Ex-Judge T. J. Mackey,
of South Carolina, appears as counsel for
Gen. Hazen.
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YOKKVILLE, 8. C. :
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 19,1885.
THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE.
The Southern railroad strike has assumed
large proportions, affecting the entire Gould
system. The Governors of Missouri, Kansas
and Texas have been called upon by the
railroad people to prevent interference by
the strikers -with the running of trains.
The latter insist that freight trains shall
not be moved unless the rate of wages prior
to October, 1884, is restored. So far there
has been no disorder or violence of importance,
but the large preparations made
for the protection of the roads show that
the situation is regarded as critical. The
railroad officials have adopted a do-nothing
policy, trusting wholly to city, county and
State authorities to bring matters straight.
They say they are "waiting." The inconvenience
suffered by the public will, they
think, in time compel such action to be taken
as will defeat the purpose of the strikers.
Meanwhile no terms are offered. It is a
question of endurance, and whether the
strikers or the railroads can hold out the
lnnnnof io fho n.nKlom thof thp Cllflfprinfr
lUU^COl lO UIU Vtauv vaiv
business interest of the country traversed by
the Gould system are waiting to see solved.
THE SENATE.
The special session of the Senate is likely
to devote some of its spare time during the
present week to the consideration of foreign
affairs. It is expected that two or three
treaties of minor importance, and in respect
to which there can be little difference of
opinion, will be reported from the committee
on foreign relations, and taken up
by the Senate in executive session during
the week. Among them will probably be
the treaty relating to the boundary line between
this country and Mexico. The treaty
providing for the readjudication of the Weil
and La Abra claim and the Manderson resolution
calling for information in regard
to the Central American affairs may be reported
and discussed. The more important
of the pending treaties, however, among
which are the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty
and that relating to the international patent
rights system, will be held back until
the regular seasion. The "backbone" resolution,
offered by Senator Van Wyck, will
doubtless be further discussed. It is probable
that all the public business which the
Senate has in hand will be disposed of within
three or four days of discussion, and the
body will then only await the pleasure of
the executive, and will adjourn as soon as
important nominations have been received
and acted upon.
A SOUTH CAROLINA CALLER.
T. Stobo Farrow, Clerk of the South Carolina
Senate, called on President Cleveland
by special appointment last Saturday
afternoon, and in the name of Governor
Thompson, presented to him an engrossed
copy of the concurrent resolu
tions adopted by the General Assembly of
South Carolina in favor of civil service reform.
The President received Mr. Farrow
in the library and extended to him a cordial
welcome. He said that he had already
heard of the South Carolina civil service
resolutions and was exceedingly gratified to
receive them. He said they had particularly
attracted his attention because they
were adopted by the Legislature about
the same time his civil service letter
was given publicity. Continuing, he said
he fully appreciated and would treasure
them because he had already learned that
South Carolinians are active and progressive
people with ideas fully abreast of the
times. Mr. Farrow ventured the remark
that true civil service in South Carolina
meant the removal of the incumbents of
nearly all the Federal offices in the State.
The President replied that he hoped to remedy
the evil at the proper time. The interview
was brief, but very satisfactory to
the bearer of the resolutions.
CHANGES IX THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Three important changes in postal rates
will go into effect on the first of July next, j
j The postage on letters after that date j
| will be two cents an ounce instead of j
j two cents a half ounce as at present. The !
postage on newspapers sent to regular sub-1
I scribers and on sample copies sent out by j
publishers will be reduced one-half. All j
j cities having more than 4,000 inhabitants j
| will be authorized to establish a special ten j
! cent stamp delivery service, by which let- j
; ters can be hastened to their destination. |
! All these changes were recommended in the j
! last annual report of the Postmaster-Gener- j
al. About the wisdom of the first one there :
j is very little doubt. The ten cent stamp :
project is an experiment, and its wisdom is |
' still to be tested. Provision is made for es- j
: tablishing this service 011 a separate basis ;
from the regular delivery, and specification
; is made that it shall not be permitted to i
| interfere in any way with the latter. There !
j is no apparent reason why it should inter- |
! fere. The argument that if more prompt
delivery can be secured for ten cents than
: for two, it follows that the present system ;
| is very defective, does not bear examination.
A special messenger with ten or a
dozen letters can of course, make better
time than a regular delivery agent with a
bagful of letters and papers.
>
| Ax Unexpected Call.?Representa-!
tive lludgins, of Polk county, Ark., was
arrested in Little Rock on Thursday night
last, on a requisition from Georgia on charge
i of arson and was temporarily released by
j the Governor. He appeared in his seat in the
j House of Representatives on the next morning
as usual, but shortly before the adjournment
of the morning session he left the
capitol, jumped into a buggy and drove out
of the city. The sheriff was notified and
| a posse started in pursuit. The disappear- j
ance caused a good deal of excitement.
THE EUROPEAN WA R CLOUD.
War between England and Russia is seriously
threatened. Russia, acting on her
usual policy, has seized the opportunity of
the British government's embarrassment
to draw another step nearer to India. She
calculated that the severe strain now put
upon the British army would incapacitate
England from ever attempting war with
her. The Russian outposts are now only
one hundred miles from Herat, whereas
three years ago they were five hundred
miles distant. The British Secretary of
State has sent to the Russian Government
a formal demand for the withdrawal of the
expedition, and the English press dignifies
the demand in the title of an ultimatum.
The Russian government courteously but
firmly refuses to withdraw, and it now remains
for England to say what she will do.
The situation is evidently critical, but hopes
are still entertained of a pacific solution.
They are based 011 the fact that Russia's
finances are in a crippled condition, and also
on her knowledge that in Afghanistan Eng*
i*i!? r? n o.w.
mnu is in n Deuer conuiuun ior uguting ?uvcessfully
than is Russia. An impression prevails
in England, though it does not appear
to be shared in France and Germany, that
Russia has no disposition to go to war, but
thought that while England was sending
every available soldier to the Soudan, a
strip of Afghan territory might be annexed
with impunity. England's unexpected
firmness may, if that view of the case is
accurate, insure the peaceable withdrawal
of Russia within her own frontiers in Asia.
The crisis, however, continues serious.
THE OKLAHOMA EXCITEMENT.
On Friday, the President issued a proclamation
warning certain citizens and associations
against taking unauthorized possession
of certain portions of territory
known as the Oklahoma lands, lying within
the Indian Territory, which are recognized
by treaties and laws of the United
States and by the executive authority thereof
as Indian lands.
Various attempts have been made recently
by restless emigrants in the west to take
possession of these lands, and at one time
it became necessary to use military force to
expel them. It was represented to the
President that an expedition had been organized
to move on these lands at an early
day, and hence his proclamation admonishing
all persons that if necessary the railita
ry power of the United States win De invoiced
to protect the Indians in their lawful
rights.
The Oklahoma lands embrace 13,000,000
acres, and though a part of the Indian reservation
in the Indian Territory, the Indians
have never occupied it. The land is rich and
desirable, is rolling and well watered. For
the past fifteen years there has been great
pressure brought to bear from settlers eager
for the rich strip, upon which the savages
turn their backs and which is still locked
up by Indian treaties; and it is safe to predict
that before many years this fine territory
will be under the dominion of the
white man.
THE COUNTRPiTBREADSTUFFS.
The March report of the consumption and
distribution of corn and wheat from State
returns of the department of Agriculture
shows that 37$ per cent, of the last crop of
corn remains in the farmers' hands, against
33 per cent, on the 1st of March, 1884. The
supply in the farmers' hands last March was
512,000,000 bushels; the remainder now is
about 675,000,000. The stock in the Middle
States is 29,000,000 bushels, against 24,000,000
last March. In the South the proportion
is the same as last year, 41.6 per cent.,
but the quantity is 145,000,000 bushels,
against 138,000,000. The proportion in the
West is 36.7 instead of 30.7, and the quantity
amounts to 490,000,000 bushels, 144,000,000
bushels more than the stock of last
March. Two yearsago the stock remaining
at the same date was 587,000,000 bushels or
36.4 per cent, of a crop of 1G7,00U,(KM). The
amount shipped is a few millions less than
last year. The exports 28,000,000, against
32,000,000 at the same date in 1884, and commercial
receipts in Western markets are
also less full, the Eastern crop reducing
slightly the demand notwithstanding the
reduction in price. The proportion of merchantable
corn is very large?87 per cent.,
against average of 80 for a period of years
and 00 for last year.
The wheat reported in farmers' hands is
about 33 per cent, of the crop?169,000,(KM)
bushels, or 50,000,000 bushels more than for
March last year, when the crop was less
by 92,000,000 bushels. There has been a
slightly freer use of wheat for bread and a
little of the poorer quality has been fed to
stock. The stock of March 1,1882, was 98,000,000
bushels. The quality is reported
above average in every Western State except
Illinois and Missouri, and in nearly all
the Atlantic and Gulf Coast States.
A NOTABLE VISIT.
A Washington letter of last Friday to the
New York Times says :
"A few minutes before 5 o'clock this afterternoon,
when the White House was nearly
emptied of visitors, and after the gas had
been lighted and the shades drawn in the
library, where the President receives his
callers, a gentleman walked briskly up the
western approach from Pennsylvania avenue.
He was a man of a little more than
the average height, of sturdy build, of strong
features, full gray beard and gray hair,
complexion colorless, and eyes of keenest
brown. His heavy overcoat was buttoned
closely, for the day was a chilly one, with
occasional flakes of snow. As he walked up
the steps of the porch, he glanced around
quickly and then bowing to the attendants
at the door he passed through the vestibule
toward the left and ascended to the anteroom
leading to the apartment in which the
Cabinet meets. The President's messenger,
Mr. Loettier, who knows everybody, knew
this distinguished visitor and bowed respectfully
as he helped him to remove his
overcoat. The visitor passed into the Cabinet
room and back to the rear, where a
door opened into the library. The President
had been listening to a long talk by
Senator "Joe" Brown, of Georgia, who had
been shown out by the main door. As he
turned to walk back to his desk the new
visitor entered from the Cabinet room with
Private Secretary Lamont, and a moment
latnr Proculcmt Clpvplnrirl nnrl .Tnmps (i.
Blaine were meeting for the first time, and
were shaking hands as cordially as if they
had never been opposing candidates in one
of the most closely contested political battles
ever fought in this country. Mr. I
Blaine was not an unexpected visitor. lie
had asked for an appointment to suit the
President's convenience, and had been
asked to come at an hour when the President
would be least likely to be interrupted.
His visit was not a hurried one. He stayed
long enough to congratulate Mr. Cleveland,
to explain his absence from the inauguration
ceremonies caused by the death of his
sister in Baltimore, and to entertain the
President, as he does every one he meets,
with brisk conversation about men and
things. Jt was Mr. Blaine's first visit to
the White House since the winter of 1883." i
The "Clamokous South."?-The fears
that were expressed when Mr. Cleveland
invited two Southern Senators to places in
his Cabinet that the "clamorous South"
would overwhelm the administration in the
pursuit of office do not seem to be in a way
to be justified. Beports from all sources, |
even in the journals most solicitous for Mr.
Cleveland's safety from the predicted onslaught,
agree that the number of men from
the South seeking office in Washington is
far less than the number from other States.
The Southern members of the Cabinet have
given no sign of any special desire to find
places for applicants from their section, and
Mr. Lamar is reported to have requested
the Assistant Attorney General of his department
to retain his position.
It is clear that there will be many changes
in the service in the South, because there
ought to be many. In the customs, internal
revenue and Attorney General's branches
of the service the South has been overrun
with men put in office and kept there
for political purposes. This has been true
f *
s"
for many years, and though the internal!
revenue system has been improved of late, J
there remain in it and in other branches
a great number of worse than useless ap:
pointees. They will be gradually removed,
but their places will not be filled by mere!
Elace hunters. On the contrary, there will i
e great care given to the selection of capa-!
; ble men of good character, who will attend I
j to their business and not to politics. The i
I new men will necessarily be Democrats in
the great majority of cases, because it is >
from that party that the best selections can
be made. Hut we shall be greatly disap:
pointed if they are not efficient and upright
men.
The "clamorous South" thus far exists in
the imagination of the Northern editor.
The South, taken as a whole, does not now
seem to have sent as many office-seekers to
Washington as New York and Illinois alone.
The reason is clear enough. The Democratic
party in the South has not been based as
much upon thespoilsasthesame party in the
North. There has not been the same field for
"deals" there as here. The professional poliI
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11 ci a lis are 01 a uiuereni type, uuu iuui? ia u
different public sentiment behind them.
The Southern people are very much in earnest
in wishing a reform of the Federal
service among them, for they sorely need it.
Hut they feel a distinct pride in having
the reform genuine, and in showing to the
country that they have been sincere and not
partisan in their demand for a change.?
jYrir York Timer.
About the Negro.?The St. Louis Jtrpublican
of Thursday says: Hon. J. Milton
Turner, ex-United States minister to Liberia,
was met yesterday at the Lindell Hotel,
and he briefly expressed his views of the
inaugural and Mr. Cleveland's policy regarding
the negro. Ml Turner said: "I
have refrained from expressing an opinion
heretofore on account of not having seen
Mr. Cleveland's inaugural address. If the
Democratic party, as such, will carry out
his expressed recognition of the rights of the
negro, it will be a very fortunate circumstance
for the race. It will relieve the negro
of the appehension which has always
made him act on the defensive in politics
against the Democracy, and in many sections
enable him to divide his vote between
the parties, and sustain the men and interest
of the different sections where he finds
his home. The negroes of the United States
have heretofore been afraid to vote with the
Democracy because they regarded that party
as inimical to their rights as citizens.
Hut if the fair and American-like position
which Mr. Cleveland assumes in his address
toward the negro should be seconded
by the practice of the rank and file of the
Democratic party, the fear and apprehension
of the negro will disappear, and the
race question of itself cease to be known in |
American politics. I do not wish to be understood
as desiring to see the negro crowned
with official honors. What he much
more needs is access to the trades and employment
where he may acquire the ability
of skilled artisans. He needs to be taught
the value of ownership in the soil, and that
no perfect ability to govem can be found in
a class whose utter poverty is their principal
commendation. In other words, to
govern wisely a class should always own
largely the soil of the country. I would,
therefore, rather attract the attention of the
negro to the settlement of the public domain
than to the fruitless glare of American
politics. I believe the negro, to a great
extent, has his destiny in his own hands."
A Movement for Economy.?The first
decided action of Secretary Manning in regard
to changes in the force under the treasury
department, was announced on Friday.
It consists ofa material reduction of force in
the special agent division, whereby it is
expected a saving of $40,000 annually will
be effected. The services of 38 persons in all
have been dispensed with, and notices to
that effect have been mailed to them. The
list of cuts includes six special agents, twenty-four
special inspectors of customs and
eight employees whose name is borne on
the so-called "fraud roll."
This action reduces the number of agents
to 22, the number of inspectors to 27 and the
"fraud roll" employees to 17.
It is stated at the department that these
changes are made solely, in the interest
of economy, and that no new appointments
will be made to fill the vacancies created.
Secretary Manning has also decided that
hereafter the appropriation for the prevention
and detection of frauds upon the customs
revenue shall not be used for the purKose
of making permanent appointments,
ut shall be confined strictly to paying for
information received concerning revenue
frauds and to enable the department to employ
persons in special cases where it is believed
frauds are being perpetrated.
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1IIK IAIST Uf i. ii r. n hi i r, nuusrj.? j. mc
Washington correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader writes: Most people believe that the
$50,000 a year which the_President gets as
his salary is the sum total. This is amistake.
The estimate of the amount which
Congress is to appropriate this year lies before
me, open at the page relating to the
President. I see that $30,004 is ashed for
him in addition to his salary of $50,000 to
pay the salaries of his subordinates and
clerks. His private secretary is paid$3,250,
his assistant private secretary is paid $2,250,
his stenographer $1,800, two door keepers
who each get $1,200, four other clerks at
good salaries, one telegraph operator, two
ushers getting $1,200 ana 1,400, a night usher
getting $1,200, a watchman who gets $900,
and a man to take care of tires, \Vho receives.
$804 a year. In addition to this there is set
down $8,500 for incidental expenses, such as
stationery, carpets and the care of the Presidential
stables. And further on under another
heading, there is a demand for nearly
forty thousand dollars more. Of this $12500
is for repairs and refurnishing the White
House, $2,500 is for fuel, $4,000 is for the
green house and $15,000 is for gas, matches
and the stables. The White House, all told,
costs the country, in connection with the
President, considerably over $125,000 a
year.
Ix Love With a Max Who Was Eaten.?There
is living in Parkersburg, West
Virginia, a young lady who has in her possession
a number of letters which are coveted
by the War Department at Washington,
but:, she has so far persistently refused
to surrender them. They are letters from
the unfortunate Private Henry, of the
Greely expedition. One of them was written
only a few weeks before Henry was
shot. It was brought to the young lady by
an agent of the department. She was betrothed
to Henry, their acMjuaintance having
commenced in 1879 through the medium
of an advertisement for lady correspondents
inserted by Henry in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. The girl was then .but fifteen
years old. She is the daughter of prominent
and well-to-do parents, who were kept in
ignorance of her engagement to Henry until
his last visit toher while on his way to
join the Greely expedition. In one of his
' letters Henry narrates past experiences as a
I special correspondent of the New York
World, and says he will visit the Arctic
regions, write a book that will make him
rich and famous and return, marry her and I
! settle down.
Fexiax Akkksts ixPakis.?An immense !
sensation has been caused in Paris by the
stand which the authorities have taken toward
the Fenian agitators. In addition !
to the arrests of James Stephens, Fugene!
Davis and John Morrissey, which were made !
on Thursday afternoon of last week, the po- i
lice have arrested a journalist named Morti-!
mer Leroy, and another Fenian whose
name has not been learned. Mrs. Stephens |
was also arrested, but subsequently released.
The arrests already made are apparently
only the beginning of what is contemplated
on the part of the authorities. Warrants
for the expulsion of other Fenian leaders
have been issued, and further arrests are
expected.
Stephens, Davis, Morrissey and Deroy:
were taken to the frontier of France and
warned not to return. Stephens begged
permission to be allowed to proceed to,
Havre, so that lie might take a steamer
there for America, but the authorities re-'
fused to grant his request. Davis and Mor- j
rissey, who were confined at the prefecture,
were subjected to an examination. It is reported
that the police have made an important
discovery.
? In Union county, a few days ago, two
colored children named Goodman were
burned to death by an explosion of kerosene
oil while attempting to fill a lighted J
lamp. '
LOCAL. AFFAIRS. |
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Dr. \V. G. White?Medical Notice.
J. II. Wilson, Principal?MeConnellsville High
School.
It. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriffs Sale.
J. Beatty Williams, Judge of Probate?Citation? i
Anderson Karwood, Applicant, Mrs. Charlotte
Gaston, deceased.
Berry it Barber?Read the List.
Hunter it Gates?Our Buyer, Mr. Hunter, has
Returned.
W. C. Latimer?lust Returned.
T. M. Dobson it Co.?New Spring Goods.
M. Strauss?Look Out! Look Out!
Herndon Bros.?Continue.
Withers Adickes? New Goods This Week.
H. F. Adickes-Grand Central.
T. A. Crawford, Secretary?York County Medical
Association.
THE FRUIT PROSPECT.
Fruit trees are backward in blooming, which
augurs favorably for a good fruit crop this year.
Fears have been entertained by some that the severe
weather of the winter had so deadened the
limbs as to prevent them from blooming; but
persons who have investigated the subject inform
us that tho trees are uninjured.
THE NEWS AND COURIER.
The Charleston Weeklu News and Courier is of
fering a copy of Webster's Practical Dictionary
to every new subscriber received for that paper
up to the 1st of July next. The price of the paper
is 82 per annum, and the dictionary sells from
the bookstores at $1 per copy. So the subscriber
secures a good newspaper and a valuable book
for the price of the paper.
/ PUBLIC DEPOSITORY,
AWe learn from the Herald that the Secretary of
the Interior at Washington, by recommendation
of Hon, J. J. Hemphill, has designated the Rock
Hill Library as a depository of public documents
for this Congressional District. The
Board of Directors of the Library Association
have accepted the trust and such documents
hereafter can be found there by any person wishing
to see them.
A TRACTION ENGINE.
Some excitement was created on the streets the
other day by atraetionengine, which camesteaming
through town, under the guidance of Mr.
Wm. L. Goforth. He purchased the engine at
King's Mountain, and the possibilities of this
mode of locomotion may be conceived when we
state that he successfully brought it over the
rough roads between that place and Yorkville in
something less than ten hours of actual travel.
The engine moves slowly, but is capable of drawing
heavy loads. Mr. Goforth purposes to use it
in connection with hissaw mill a few miles southeast
of town.
V DEATH OF Mr. J*. BOLTON SMITH.
>'We regret to announce the death of Mr. J. B.
Smith, which occurred at his residence in this
place, last Friday evening, the result of a severe
attack of pneumonia. Mr. Smith was a most exemplary
gentleman, quiet and unobtrusive in
his deportment, and highly respected by all who
knew him. He was the son and only remaining
child of the late.J. Bolton Smith, Esq. His age
was about 20 years, and besides his mother he
leaves a wife and two children. His funeral services,
which were conducted in the Methodist
Episcopal church, on Sunday morning, were
largely attended, and an impressive discourse
was delivered on the occasion by the pastor, Rev.
J. Thomas Pate.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. Thomas Pate,
Pastor. Preaching in the church at Yorkville
next Saturday at 11 A. M.; Sunday morning at
11 A. M.; and Sunday evening at 7} o'clock, at
which services Rev. A. J. Cauthen, P. E., will
o/Tlciate.
King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. Johnson,
Pastor. Services at Canaan Church next
Sunday.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours, morning and evening,
next Sunday.
Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Preaching
in the church at Yorkville next Sunday at 11
A. M. Communion and conference after preaching.
Sunday-school at 9.30.
Associate Reformed Presbytertan?Services
will be conducted at Tirzah next Sunday by
Rev. W. Y. Love.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
The Columbia Rer/itler, of Saturday, publishes
a report of railroad earnings for the month of
January, by the railroads in this State, as tabulated
in the oflleo of the Railroad Commission.
Over the earnings for the same period last year
the report shows an average per cent, increase of
13.71. The following are the earnings of the
roads named:
Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line.?1884,887,379.82;
1887), $109,877.74; increase, 822,407.92 ; 22.75
per cent, increase.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad.?
1884, $53,785.08; 188;"), $62,387.03; increase, $8,601.95;
15.99 per cent, increase.
Cheraw and Chester Railroad.?1884, $2,768.58;
1885, $4,034.82; increase, 81,200.20 ; 45.74 per cent,
increase.
Chester and Lenoir Railroad.?1884, $4,028.91;
1885, $7,083.94; increase, $3,055.03; 00 per cent, increase.
THE ECLIPSE.
The annular eclipse of the sun last Monday
was viewed at this place under very favorable
circumstances, the horizon being perfectly clear
without a cloud to obscure the vision. In this
section it appeared only as a partial eclipse, but
the event was witnessed with interest by many.
It was the return of the annular eclipse of February
12,1831. In 1831 the central line passed
over Texas in a north-easterly direction, being
last visible on this continent in parts of North
Carolina and Virginia. On the return, last Mon
(lay, the path was much farther north. It commenced
in the Pacific ocean, and when it reached
land it traversed California, Idaho, Montana,
Manitoba, Hudson's Bay, Greenland, and closed
its career in the northern part of Ireland. At
Fort Maginnis, Gallatin, Helena, Boise City,
Virginia City, Eureka and Red Bluff, the entire
sun, except an annulus or ring, appeared eclipsed.
The centre of the moon passed directly over the
sun, but as the moon is not quite large enough to
wholly eclipse the sun, there was a bright ring of
sun light surrounding the dark body of the moon.
The annulus and the corona are two distinct
things, and the eclipse of last Monday presented
both to those who live directly in the path of obscuration.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
RAILROAD MEETING.
Hickory Grove, S. ('., March 1G?Pursuant
to notice given by hand bills, signed
by the incorporators of the Shelby and
Broad River Railroad, a meeting of the citizens
of Broad River and Bullock's ('reek
townships, in York county, was held at
Hickory Grove on the 14th instant.
The object of the meeting was to raise
money to aid in building this projected line
of railroad,which is intended to connect the
East Tennessee system of railways with the
Seaboard Air Line system, and thence
through to the city of Charleston.
The meeting was called to order by D.
C. Mclvinney, Esq. It was then moved
that Hon. John G. Black bo requested to
act as chairman, and Rev. J. A. White as
secretary.
Hon. John G. Black was then called upon
to explain the object of the meeting,
which he did by stating that the meeting
was called in the interest of the Shelby &
7?iwn?. Uoilivinrl which is; !7 DmiPCt
Ill U(U1 ill Ytl IIUIUUUVIJ fi aiawi* ? ? j - ~J
ed lino from the Cranberry Iron Works,
which is the terminus of a branch of the
East Tennessee Railroad, via Morganton
and Shelby, N. C., and Black's, S. C., and
thence down the Broad River section to
Alston, S. C. He then explained that this
line, beginning with a connection at Cranberry
with the East Tennessee Railroad ;
and through it, with the entire north-west,
and at Morganton with the Western North
Carolina Railroad, and at Shelby, X. C.,
with the Carolina Central, which is a part
of the Seaboard Air Line system, and at
Black's with the Richmond & Danville sys- i
tern, and having for its ultimate objective !
point the city of Charleston, either through
a line constructed from Alston, via Orange-1
burg to Charleston, and for which a charter i
has been already obtained, or by making a
connection at Columbia with the South Carolina
Railroad.
The speaker then made a very strong ar-1
gument to prove that it would pay the
property holders along this proposed route I
to contribute liberally of their means to
help 011 this enterprise to a successful i
completion; that this road would pass:
through a country greatly in need of railroad
facilities; that the section of our State
through which it would pass was second to (
no other in the fertility of its soil and its:
special adaptation to the profitable growth of'
cotton and the cereals, and that it was peopled
by an industrious class of farmers and only ,
needed railroad facilities to make it the
garden spot of the State. He then cited ,:
facts to prove that railroads, when built by !
taxation, really cost the people nothing, as i
they more than repaid the taxes by en- s
hancing the value of property, which would
in turn reduce the rate of taxation. He j
made a calculation to show that the amount <
contributed to build this road would be
well expended, if they saved nothing more j
than a reduction in the freight charges on
the two items, cotton and fertilizers, to i
and from Charleston. But the speaker contended
that the benefits to be derived from
railroads could not be measured entirely by
dollars and cents. He said they were the
most powerful educators and civilizing
agents that we have; that a railroad begets
a better system of farming, better dwelling
houses, better school houses and churches <
and more of them, and the people, by friction
and contact with those from abroad,
acquire new ideas and better purposes in
life. He referred to the fact that Cleveland
county, N. C., would aid liberally?
probably to the amount of seventy-five
thousand dollars?and it only remained for
this section to do its duty and the road
would be built. The speaker's remarks
were listened to attentively and made a decided
impression.
Dr. J. w. Allison, Rufus G. Whitesides
~ UJa^I,, A,tfAH
iiuu omuuiri J>iiwi s?|iuivc uxicii^ 111 itivui v/i
the road.
I)r. J. \V. Allison introduced the following
resolutions, which were seconded by
Samuel Blair, Esq., and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we the citizens of Broad River
and Bullock's Creek townships, heartly endorse
the movement now on foot to build the Shelby
and Broad River Railroad, and pledge our townships
to raise tifty thousand dollars to aid the
enterprise; said amount to be apportioned between
the two townships according to the assessed
value of property in each township.
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint a committee of five from each township,
to take the necessary steps to carry into effect the
above resolution.
The Chairman appointed for Broad River
township?Dr. J. \V. Allison, Rufus G.
Whitesides, W. S. Wilkerson, Jeff Smith
and John Ramsey. For Bullock's Creek
township?J. P. Hood, Rufus M. Carroll, S.
M. McNeel, J. M. Simms and James P.
Blair. The greatest unanimity and enthusiasm
prevailed.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
Another railroad meeting will be held at
Hoodtown on a next Saturday, the 21st
instant.
The meeting was entertained by excellant
music by two bands?Black's and Blairsville
bands both being present. j. a. w.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, March 17.?When i closed my
correspondence last week the Court was engaged
in the trial of the case of the State
vs. John Bryant, charged with assault and
battery. The prosecutor was J. C. McNeal,
who was the party assaulted by the defendant.
The counsel for the defendant proved,
by testimony satisfactory to the jury, that
while he did assault Mr. McNeal, he was
impelled by good and sufficient reasons.
The defendant was acquitted. With the
conclusion of this case ended the criminal
business for this Court.
The grand jury, in their report, presented
Charles Whitus and John Kain for selling
intoxicating liquors in violation of law.
They will be tried at the next term of the
Circuit Court. The grand jury made a favorable
report in regard to the condition of
the public offices of the county.
On Wednesday morning the court entered
upon the transaction of civil business.
The first case tried was that of John B.
Corn well vs. Samuel W. Mobley. This was
a suit based upon a note of $200 given by
the defendant to the plaintiff. The former
claimed a settlement of the note.' The trial
of the case consumed almost the entire day.
The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for the full amount of the note,
with interest at 7 per cent, to the present
time. The plaintiff was represented by
Maj. S. P. Hamilton; the defendant by G.
W. Gage, Esq.
The next case was that of Amanda Hemphill,
colored, vs. McFadden & Davidson.
The issue in this case was the responsibility
of the defendants for damages in taking a
cow claimed by the plaintiff, but which
they claimed belonged to her husband, and
upon which he had given a mortgage in
their favor. The plaintiff was represented
by Messrs. McNeal & Henry; the defendant
by Messrs. Hemphill & Brice. A con
SlUCrilUie UlUUllllt Ul icsuuiuuj woa luivcu in
the case, which was not ended until Thursday
morning. The jury found in favor of
the defendants. The case of Sarah Wylie,
colored, vs. Robert Wylie was next taken
up. Messrs. McNeal & Henry appeared for
the defendant; Mr. W. A.Sanders for the
plaintiff. The action in thiscase rested upon
the claim of the plaintiff to a tract of land
sold her husband by the defendant, but
which the defendant claimed had nevei
been paid for. The preponderance of testimony
was in favor of the defendant, and
the jury found accordingly.
The next case was that of the Board of
County Commissioners of Chester county vs.
Adam T. Walker. This was an action to
compel the defendant to pay for a bridge,
used as a public highway, over a part of nis
mill dam. The counsel for the defendant,
Mr. J. J. Hemphill, succeeded in securing a
non-suit. The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs. McLure & McLure.
The first case tried on Friday morning
was that of A. Williford vs. J. F. Jackson
for damages for non-compliance with a contract
in the purchase of a mule. The plaintiff
was represented by Mr. W. A. Sanders;
the defendant by Mr. G. J. Patterson. The
jury required the defendant to pay for the
services of the mule while in his possession.
The same attorneys appeared in a ease somewhat
similar to the last, in which A. Williford
was the plaintiff and A. Gibson, the
defendant. The issue involved the soundness
of a mule. A verdict was rendered in
favor of the defendant.
The case of the National Bank of Chester
vs. the County of Chester was then called
for trial. Mr. J. J. Hemphill represented
the plaintiff, and Messrs. E. C. McLure and
S. P. Hamilton the defendant. This action
was brought to compel the county to pay
some coupons of the Cheraw and Chester
Railroad Company which were not presented
at the proper time, and were over due,
and which the attorneys for the defendant
claimed were not valid obligations of the
county. When the plaintiff had finished
his case, Maj. S. P. Hamilton moved for a
non-suit, and sustained the motion ny reasons
given at considerable length. The
Judge overruled the motion, and the testimony
continued. At the conclusion of the
argument and the Judge's charge the case
was given to the jury Saturday morning
and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff
for the the full amount of the coupons.
The next case was that of C. E. Nunnery
vs. the C. C. & A. Railroad Company. This
was an action for the recovery of the value
of eight bales of cotton destroyed by tire on
the railroad platform at Richburg a few
months ago. The plaintiff placed his cotton
on the platform without obtaining a
railroad receipt The preponderance of tes- :
timony sustained the position taken by the
Railroad Company that the Company had
not received the cotton. The verdict of the
jury was in favor of the Company. Though
unsuccessful, the counsel for the plaintiff,
Messrs. McXeal A Henry, conducted their 1
case admirably. Col. J. H. Rion represented
the Railroad Company.
At the conclusion of this case the Court '
adjourned until Monday morning.
On last Wednesday news was received (
here of the death of Capt. A. C. Clowney, 1
of the neighborhood of Blackstocks. He 1
was a good man and a prominent citizen. 1
His death is greatly lamented. J
Religious services were held for the first
time on yesterday in the new Baptist !
church at this place. Rev. Dr. Alexander, J
of Columbia, preached an excellent sermon '
from the text, "All things work together 1
for good to them that love <i?od." The mu- 5
sic was sweetly and beautifully rendered. !'
M. |
? Lancaster Ledger: The many friends
of Mr. R. T. Dunlap will be exceedingly
pained and shocked to learn that his mind <
has recently become so disordered that it 1
was found necessary to carry him to the s
State Asylum on Monday last for confine- t
ment and proper treatment. From what i
we can learn his most intimate friends did 1
not suspect until some days ago that his i
mind was at all affected. t
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
-Twenty-three hundred liens have been
filed in the Barnwell county Clerk's office.
? The South Carolina Railway Company
is placing steamboat whistles on all its passenger
engines.
? In January and February the Greenwood
merchants sold more goods than they ?
sold during the whole of last year.
? It is expected that the Asheville and
Spartanburg Railroad will be completed by
the first of July.
? C'apt. R. C. Clowney, a prominent citizen
ot Fairfield and an ex-member of the
Legislature, died last Friday, aged 45 year3.
? B. L. Scott, of Abbeville county, made
an experiment with sea-island cotton last
year and succeeded beyond his expectation.
? Rev. I]. C. Steele, a talented young Episcopal
clergyman, died at his home near
Florence on the Gth instant, of consumption.
? There are over seventy applicants for the
position of mail agent on the Port Royal
and Augusta railway. There are only three
places to be filled.
? The shipments of cotton from Winns
boro during the season of 1884-5 will not
exceed 8,500 bales. The shipments during *
the season of 1883-4 reached 10,000 bales.
? Rev. A. B. Estes, a distinguished Baptist
divine, died at his residence in Old Allendale
on the 4th instant, after a protracted
illness.
? At the next meeting of the board of
school examiners for Fairfield county, Col.
Coward's suggestion to reduce the area of
the school districts will be considered.
? The Winnsboro News and Herald complains
that on four-fifths of the farms in
Fairfield county there is insufficient protection
for the stock.
? In the Court of Session for Oconee
county, Ernest Abbott, 17 years old, plead N
guilty to the charge of horse stealing and
was sent to the penitentiary for two years.
This was his second offence.
? Portions of Charleston and Berkeley
counties have voted to exempt themselves
from the operation of the fence law, twothirds
of the voters of the township having
voted that way.
? It. \V. Boone, Postmaster at Newberry,
has tendered his resignation to President
Cleveland, although his term of office does
not expire under two years. He has been ^
an efficient officer.
? The stewards of the Spartanburg Meth- r
odist Church have determined to build a *
new church. They think they can erect
one for $10,000 that will be an ornament to
the town.
? W. W. Butler, a son of Senator M. C. ^
Butler, has recently moved from London to
Bordeaux, the great Atlantic seaport of
France, where he is now diligently mastering
the French language.
? Mr. D. F. Bradley, who, it is under
stood, will succeed Mr. E. M. Bray ton as
Collector of Internal Revenue, is receiving
scores of applications for the position of deputies,
store-keepers, gaugers, <fcc.
? Persons wishing to make experiments
in the cultivation of tea may obtain plants
by addressing the "United States Tea Farm,
Summerville, South Carolina." The applicants
must state the number of plants desired
and pay the cost of transportation.
? Mr. James Gordon Bennett arrived at
the port of Charleston last Thursday, havhaving
made the voyage from New York "
in his steam yacht. He remained in the
ritv until Saturdav aftprnnnn. whpn hp sail
ed for Martinique.
? William Pendergrass, a colored boy 1.3
years old, went hunting in Clarendon county
one day last week. He climbed a stump
to shoot a rabbit, when the hammer of-his
gun struck against the stump and the load
of shot was discharged, entering below the
ribs on the right side, killing him instantly.
? Keowee Courier: Our first Court since
the passage of our prohibitory Act is now
in session. It is worthy of remark that
this is the first term of the Court of Sessions
in the history of the county in which there
is not a single case of assault and battery,
? Kingstree has a sharp crowd of negro \.?ji
boys who do a brisk business at the depot
on the arrival of night trains at that place
by selling pods of cotton to Northerners.
These coons get the old empty bolls and fill
them with lint cotton, and thereby deceive
the passengers with the belief that the cotton
grew thus.
The property in the upper C'amperdown
mill of Greenville has been appraised and
the value returned at $90,027, putting estimates
at low cash prices exclusive of freight.
The stock of yarn, cotton and wood is estimated
at $20,000 and the machinery at $70000.
The property has been levied on for
debt.
? Rock Hill Herald: The cotton shipments 1
from this place during the month of February
were 212 bales, against 450 bales for the
same month last year. The shipments from
September 1st to February 28th were 10,625
bales, against 9,951 for the same months last
year ana io,iui me year oeiore.
?Georgetown Enquirer: A lady gardner
in town, who believes in early vegetables,
sowed, as she supposed, some mustard seed,
and after patiently waiting for the plants to
put in an appearance, found on investigation
that she had sowed a lot of gunpowder
belonging to her son-in-law.
? On Wednesday, of last week S. B. Layton,
a young merchant near Cross Anchor,
Spartanburg county, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with a
gun. He attached a string to the trigger
and tied it to his foot. He was a sober and *
respectable young man, and the cause ot the
act is involved in mystery.
? Winnsboro News: Mr. Andrew M.
Youngue, a highly esteemed citizen of this
county, died very suddenly at his residence
on the 9th instant. He was, it Is said, afflicted
with heart disease, and this was perhaps
the cause of his death. Mr. Youngue
was about fifty years of age. He served
throughout the late war in Company G.,
Sixth Regiment S. C. V., received one or
two wounds and is said to have been a very
gallant soldier. He leaves a wife, three
children and many friends to mourn his J
loss.
? Abbeville Press and Banner, 11th inst:
Mr. Charles Aurbach's goods have been
boxed up, his store has been closed and
he has been taken to the lunatic asylum.
It is alleged that the nervous shock which
he received on the shooting of his nephew,
Arthur M. Benedict, by Ferguson disarranged
his mind so as to make him incompetent
for business. Since the shooting he has
suffered from insomnia, and his malady has
increased until he is almost without reason,
and totally unfit for business. He went to
the asylum last Saturday as a pay patient
without the legal steps which are necessary
in the case of paupers, and it is hoped that
the authorities at that institution may be
able to restore his diseased mind to its normal
condition.[/He was a pitiful sight
when he left.
The Devil and Whisky.?In addition ?
to the swarms of office seekers who have
daily besieged the doors of each of the Cabinet
officers, the mails lor each department
are loaded down with letters from applicants.
At the postoftice department, where visitors
have been so numerous as almost wholly to
Krevent the transaction of business, the mails
ave brought, since last Saturday, about
2,200 letters from persons who want postoffices.
Home of these are from men who
want to be retained in offices they already
hold, but the great majority come from uer
sons who want to have others ousted that
they may be put in. It is expected in the
department that letters of this kind will
continue to pour in during the rest of this
month. All the Congressmen in Washing- j
ton receive piles of similar letters every
day. Some of the epistles are amusing.
'I am postmaster at this place," wrote one
lnxious man to a Democratic liepresentative;
"did not vote for Blaine nor Cleveland,
but 1 did vote for prohibition. If my
voting against the devil and whisky is not
i sufficient cause in your judgment for my
removal, I ask you to use your influence
tgainst any change being made of postmaster
in this place except for cause."
The First National Cabinet.?The
Chicago Herald, an Independent organ, pertinently
says: Mr. Arthur's Cabinet was a
sectional one. It had not from beginning v
;o end one {Southern member. It was made
ip entirely of Northern men, and though
;he party to which it belonged claimed and
-.till claims as a matter of right that half of
he South hern States are Republican, not a