Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 16, 1885, Image 2
fcraps and Jfacts.
? General Lawton, of Georgia, nominated
as minister to Russia, has had an interview
with the President and placed his claims at
his disposal. The Attorney General is preparing
an opinion sustaining General Lawton's
eligibility.
? At Cartersville, Georgia a peddler attracted
a crowd and when he had sold
about $100 worth of watches he suddenly
lashed his horse into a run and disappeared.
When the purchasers opened their purchases
they found them devoid of works.
The cases proved to be brass.
? The record of the windy month is written
in ashes. Official reports estimate a loss
of $9,000,000 by fire during March, in the
United States and Canada. The total loss
in the first three months of 1885 is shown to
be $27,500,000. At this rate, if kept up, the
result will be $110,000,000 for the year, even
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? The length of the wire used in the construction
of submarine cable, now in operation
is computed to be ten times the distance
from the earth to the moon. The total
length of cable now used is 68,000 miles,
each cable containing an average of forty
strands of wire, and making over 2,500,000
miles.
? A dispatch of the 8th from Phoenix, Arizona,
says: The Mormon Bishop Stewart,
and Elder C. J. Robinson, who were indicted
for polygamy, were permitted to
plead guilty to the lesser count in the indictment,
of unlawful cohabitation, and the
judge then sentenced them to 90 days in the
Territorial penitentiary.
? It has developed that Charles Reed, the
Southern Express agent who absconded
from Morristown, Tennessee, a few days
since, carried with him $2,000 from the safe,
and a package containing $30,000, which belonged
to the Scottish lumber company,
which is carrying on extensive operations in
western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
? Col. McClure has filed a plea of truth
in justification in the suit of M. A. Dauphin
against himself for libel, and has made
a demand "in reconvention" under the laws
of Louisiana for $25,000 for his expenses
and counsel of the case. The trial is looked
foward to with much interest by both
* the friends and enemies of the parties.
? Both Houses of the Tennessee Legislature
have passed over the veto of Gov. Bate
the bill repealing the Railroad Commission
law. Gov. Bate based his veto principally
on the ground that the recent general election
in Tennessee showed that the aggregate
vote in favor of commissioners was a
popular expression of approval of the principle
of regulation through a commission.
? Richard Grant White, the well known
-A !J OOA
writer, uieu at nis resilience, oou j.-.ast
Seventeenth street, New York, on Wednesday
of last week. He has been ailing all
winter from gastritis, and this it was that
carried him off. He was one of the best
known magazine and book writers in the
country, and ;n past years has provoked no
end of controversy and comment by the
stand he took on several subjects.
? A late issue of the Salt Lake Tribune is
authority for the assertion that the leading
Mormon bishop has declared that the priesthood
has concluded it would be cheaper to
buy a Statehood for Utah than to endure the
annoyance polygaraists are now being subjected
to Dy the enforcement of laws.
Among the laity this is now considered
to be the plan of the Mormon campaign.
? William Donnelly, a farmer living near
Urbana, Illinois, died last Thursday of
glanders, contracted from his horses. His
wife and daughter are both sick and it is
feared that they have been infected. The
State verterinarian has killed two of the
horses and placed the farm under quarantine.
The same thing has been done on
another farm west of Champaign in the
same State.
? Henry Ward Beecher says a great many
sensible things, and the fact that they are
sensible must be the test of his sincerity.
Here is one of his latest: "A Confederate
brigadier is just as good as a Northern brigadier.
The South nas come back into the
Union, the war is over, these men say they
want peace, and when Southern men offer
assistance and say they want to be peaceable,
they won't let them."
? Lightning has killed 4,609 persons in
France alone since 1835. An equal number
have been seriously though not fatally
wounded, and five times as many struck.
The hot years were the most fatal, and
those are remarkable as having been the
best wine seasons. There has not been a
single death from lightning in Paris or the
Department of the Seine since 1864, though
there have been many violent storms there
during that time.
? A civil rights bill was passed by the
Illinois House of Delegates Thursday'. It
provides that all persons within the jurisdiction
of the State shall be entitled to the
full and equal.enjoyment of the privelages
of inns, restaurants, barber shops, public
conveyances, theatres and all other places
of public convenience or amusement, subject
only to the limitations established by
jaw ana appucaDie 10 au citizens anae. a
violation or the law is to be punished by a
fine of from $25 to $500, to be paid to the
person aggrieved, or to fine and imprisonment
for the offence itself as a misdemeanor.
? The colliery owners in Derbyshire and
Staffordshire have resolved to join those of
Yorkshire in making a ten per cent, reduction
in the wages of their miners. The
miners in Yorkshire, already on a strike
against the reduction, which went into operation
in that county on April 1, number
nearly 30,000, The Derby and Stafford miners
willresist the reduction and go on strike.
The present strike is the greatest that has
occurred for many years in England. It
threatens to last for many months, and will
soon affect over 500,000 people who depend
upon coal mining for a livelihood.
? Alabama ha/ an iron-clad liquor law.
For concealing liquor in a prohibition
county, with intent to sell or give away the
same, the fine is $250 or $1,000, or imprisonment
at hard labor for 12 months. For
knowingly permitting anyone to conceal,
etc., on one's premises there is a like penalty.
All persons frequenting a place where
liquor is so concealed are to be fined or imprisoned.
The sale of liquor annuls a man's
lease and leaves the lessee without a remedy.
Constables in search of whisky are
authorized to break open gates and doors.
Express messengers may be fined or imprisoned
for delivering liquor in prohibition
towns. The prosecuting attorney gets
double fees for conviction in liquor cases.
? The Manufacturer?' Jleeord, published
at Baltimore, in its issue of last Saturday,
prints its quarterly review of the industrial
progress of the South, giving information of
all manufacturing and mining enterprises
organized in the southern States during the
first three months of 1885. The aggregate
capital of these new enterprises, including
the amount expended in the enlargement of
factories already in existence, is $20,591,100.
Two coke iron furnaces of 100 tons capacity
will soon be built at Anniston, Alabama.
The capital is divided as follows: Kenlucky,
$7,728,000; Maryland, $3,400,000; Alabama,
$2,035,000; Virginia, $1,496,000;
Tennessee, $1,222,000; West Virginia, $1,221,000;
Georgia, $991,000; North Carolina,
$715,000; Texas, $510,000; Louisiana, $465,000;
South Carolina, $332,000; Florida, $200,000;
Arkansas, $179,600, and Mississippi,
$96,000.
? William Stover, who was arrested and
placed in the Butler county, X. Y. jail a few
days ago for killing James Duncan, has confessed
that Duncan makes the eleventh man
he has killed. Stover was formerly a cowboy
on the plains. He gives no details of his alleged
murders, but says he is wanted in
Kansas, Colorado and Texas for the crimes.
Duncan, the man he killed in Butler county,
was an old deaf man. He was sitting
in Harper's dry goods store in North Washington,
N. Y. Stover went into the store
and offered to trade the clerk a bunch of
keys for a cigar. The clerk refused. Stover
drew a dirk knife and made a lunge at
the clerk who knocked the knife out of his
hand. Stover then took a revolver from
his pocket and fired two shots at the clerk,
who fled from the store. Stover then turned
and seeing Duncan sitting by the stove,
deliberately shot him twice, both balls passing
through his lung. The desperado was
not captured until he had emptied his revolver
into various articles about the store.
? Logarisport is a town of six barrooms and
one store in DeSoto Parish, La., on the Texas
line. A grocery keeper named Charles
j Nelson, on Sunday the 5th instant, killed a
negro on the Texas bank of the river, and I
immediately after crossed over to the Lou- ^
i isiana side. Major Truet, a Texas justice of .
| the peace, came over to Logansport, and,
| seeing Nelson there, authorized a man nam- &
! ed Ringgold to arrest him. Both men had u
; shot-guns, and when Nelson saw what was r(
likely to happen he started to run, but was 5
overtaken and shot dead by Ringgold. t
Ringgold at once recrossed the river and
has not been arrested. This is the third n
murder within two weeks at that place, h
District Attorney Pugh states that there w
have been thirty-eight men killed in and 0i
around Logansport since the war, and not j;1
one man has been arrested therefor. It is
thought now to change this rule, and that |'
vigorous effort will be made to arrest at j
least one Logansport murderer, just for the j ai
novelty of the thing, i ci
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YOKKVILLE. S. ('. : ! ol
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 16,1885. ?
THE COTTON SUPPLY. a
During the past five weeks the cotton re- n
ceipts from the plantations have steadily j(
declined from 39,563 bales to 14,934. Last
year at this time the receipts were 21,290 b
bales, and the year previous they were 68,- ti
889. The cotton is about all out of the coun- f(
try, and the crop thus far in sight foots up r(
only 5,480,252 bales, against 6,461,481 bales
two years ago. The southern mills have
taken 20,000 bales less than, last year, and
the northern mills 123,000 less. The stock ^
of East India and other foreign cottons is h
lower than ever before at this season, being C
only 540,000 bales against 709,000 last year, G
while the American stock is 135,000 bales v
less than last year. In 1882, when the en- si
tire stock was 277,000 bales greater than ft
now, the price was 1} cents higher, but h
then cotton goods were much higher. a
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THE ILLINOIS DEADLOCK.
The contest for the Senatorship has been tl
going on in the Illinois Legislature for more p
than a month, the candidates being General j,
John A. Logan, Republican, nnd Col. Wm.
R. Morrison, Democrat. Neither get a ma- j{
jority. Gen. Logan has evidently been n
soured by the long contest and the hope de- v
ferred. Replying to a charge of Mayor Car- r(
ter Harrison, of Chicago, on the 4th, that he e
had been a party to a fraudulent arrange- p
ment to secure the election, Gen. Logan v
said: p
"I denounce Mayor Harrison as uttering p
an infamous falsehood. He is a vile, infa- <.1
mous liar, a poltroon ancl a coward."
On Saturday 14 Senators and 37 Repre- j
sentatives were present in the joint assembly.
Morrison received 19 votes, Black 2,
Streeter 2, and Logan 2.
THE WAR BEGUN. n
The news from England for the last few &
days is of an interesting and exciting char- i(
acter. The clash of arms which has for b
some time been anticipated has taken place S
on the Afghan frontier, between the Bus- ^
sians and Afghans, and according to the a
reports there was desperate fighting. The
interesting feature of this contest is that it oi
involves England and may precipitate hos- P
tilities between that power and Russia.
The news of the conflict which reached
England created no little excitement, and ?
the expression of opinion was that war was
inevitable, and that preparation for it must T
be made at once. In consequence of the
warlike news from England there has been 0
a slight advance in the provision markets
of the United States. In the event of war,
bread and meat will go up, and cotton down. j
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. ci
An i nteresting case was determined in the la
Court of Common Pleas for Richland coun- 2,
ty, last Thursday, Judge Witherspoon pre- rr
siding, which will bring the question of the ti
constitutionality of the railroad law square- ti
ly before the Supreme Court. The rail- D
road law provides that the entire expenses w
of the Railroad Commission, including all 3,
salaries and expenses of every kind, shall ni
be borne by the several corporations owning n<
or operating railroads within this State, according
to their gross incomes. Under this ni
act the Columbia and Greenville Railroad', w
Company was assessed $1,06"), which was w
paid into the treasury of Richland county th
under protest. Suit was brought to recover R
the amount. The railroad company'sattor- pi
ney, John C. Haskell, and the State's attor- tt
ney, .C. R. Miles, ably argued the case, at 01
the conclusion of which Judge Witherspoon w
gave it as his opinion that the act was un- tt
constitutional and directed the jury to find m
for the plaintiff'. An appeal will be taken rj
to the Supreme Court. T
THE COLUMBIAN TROUBLE.
The action of President Barrios, of Gau- ei
temala, in proclaiming himself dictator of j
the allied Central American States, and his gl
attempts to subjugate the sister republics, cr
have met with complete disaster. On the y|
30th of March, Barrios attacked the Salva-j
doran frontier position El Coco, thus break- I ^
ing the promise given by him to the Unit- | ^
ed States Minister not to invade Salvador i a,
and commencing operations without a dec- jr
laration of war. The battle raged fiercely
until nightfall, when the Salvadoran forces w
concentrated upon Chalchupa. At daylight ^
on the 31st fighting commenced around San jt
Lorezo. Alter a severe engagement, which jj
lasted ten hours, the Gautemalan forces
were completely routed with very heavy ^
iosses.
Official dispatches of last Thursday to the
Navy Department at Washington, confirm ^
the report that President Barrios himself
was killed on the battlefield, and state that ^
hostilities between Gautemala and the al- |
lied republics have been suspended, and an
armistice of one month's duration is an- ^
nounced. The Legislative Assembly of e<
Gautemala has annulled the decree promulgated
by President Barrios on February 28, n
in which a union of the Central American a
Republics was proclaimed and Barrios an- ai
nounced as Dictator and Supreme Military j ei
Chieftain of all Central America.
The Viivu 1 tonnrtmont ulsn hsmn rlisnntoh
| from ('apt. Norton, commanding the Shen- a)
| andoah, conveying the information that he 1 tl
I has landed about 150 men in Panama for the tl
protection of American interests. Secretary ;
Whitney replied to him: "Your duty is ^
| confined to protecting the railway and
steamship companies' property, and the p
i lives and property of American citizens, 11
j and, so far as your force permits, to keep ai
the transit open. In conflicts between the tc
I local forces you must not participate nor u
show favor or disfavor to either." I p
Senor Becerra, Minister from the United 8(
States of Columbia to this government, has rr
received an official dispatch from his govern- /A
ment, in which it is stated that tranquility al
prevails throughout the republic except at ^
j Panama, Sabanillaand Santa Marta, which, ai
it says, are in the hands of the rebels. The tr
j dispatch also states that the government is w
organizing in the State of Caucea, which w
adjoins Panama, an expedition of 1,500
troops, which will be sent to Panama as ju
soon as possible to suppress the revolt in ai
that State. I ol
THE MANITOBA REBELLION. d<
The revolt of the lmlf-hreeds in the Cana- n<
ian North-west has reached serious dimen-1
ons, and there has already been considera- cj
le loss of life. There are fears of a general, bl
prising of the Indians in the region of the ai
ivolt, and the indications are that much ; b;
lood will be shed before peace can be re-; ^
ored. The trouble grows out of the ar-! e(
mgements made by the Dominion Govern- j ti
lent in regard to land division and tenure, I 01
hich have worked badly. It is claimed I tt
11 the part of the insurrectionists that their ! T
mds have been the prey of Eastern specu.tors,
the possessors, in many instances, p}
nving been unable to get their patents, Ui
nd white encroachment has gone on in- al
easing. During the past year the half-j
reed agitation nas oeen Kepi up, muim^
t the instigation of Louis Kiel, the leader
1 the rebellion of 1809. The demands of nj
ie half-breeds were notcomplied with, and fe
le disaffection has ended in open revolt
jainst the Dominion Government. It is ?r
lid that $100,000 'would have paid all the ^
alf-breed claims, had the Government ac;ded
to their claims at once, when an up- Si
sing was seen to be inevitable unless the st
ittlement was made. Compromise is now
elieved to be out of the question until the
?bellion shall have been crushed by force
f arms. Many times that amount will be c~
upended in the attempt, which will, of
jurse, be at last successful, though at the e~
)st, as now seems probable, of much blood CI
nd treasure. The half-breeds are more forlidable
than the Indians. They are reck- u
;ss men, fearless fighters, and are skillfully v
;d. The Canadian Government appears to .
e unprepared for this outbreak, and some ai
ime must elapse before an overwhelming el
)rce can be brought face to face with the ?bels.
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SHE WILL NOT RESIGN.
Miss Ada C. Sweet, the .U. S. Pension n
igent at Chicago, who declines to tender
er resignation at the request of Gen. Black, '
lommissioner of Pensions, is a daughter of ?
len. J. B. Sweet, who died in Washington
ffiile occupying the office of Deputy Pen- g
ion Commissioner. She succeeded her ei
ither in the Pension Office in Chicago on r<
is promotion eleven years ago, being first ppointed
by General Grant. Her present b
jrm expires by limitation, April 16, 1886. P
The correspondence between herself and
lie Commissioner of Pensions has not been ^
ublished, though her telegram to the Pres- f
lent clearly intimates her intention not to c<
mder her resignation. In an interview "
ist Friday she said that she had received /
o private information from Washington 11
dth reference to the President's attitude in jj
2gard to her case. She said she was much S(
ncouraged by the newspaper reports of the
'resident's course up to the present, and she st
as awaiting the outcome with interest, ir
ler office has been flooded with newspa- S
ers containing editorials about herself, and a
le says that all the Republican, Independ- ^
lit, and not a few Democratic papers, de- cj
lare that her course was the proper one, s\
nd that the President is expected to sus- ti
lin her. She does not expect to be court- S
mrtialed for "conduct unbecoming a gentle- 11
lan and an officer," as intimated by a jovi- "
I correspondent, but she thought the Pres- ^
lent stood in the position of having to re- 'p
uke either herself or the Commissioner. S(
he adds that her books are in order, and tt
lac, although she will be prepared to go at ny
time, she will continue to attend strict- w
l to business without fretting about the a'
utcome of her telegram of protest to the y
resident. (j
THE MICHIGAN ELECTION. . ?
There was a light vote in the Michigan <p
tate election on Monday of last week. T
he only State officers voted for were a cl
ustice of the Supreme Court and Regents j*
f the University. In Detroit, Morse (Dem- h:
;rat) for Justice had a majority of over u"
000 over Cooley (Republican and Prohi- p
itionist). One hundred and eighty-four p|
recincts outside of Detroit gave a Demo- ju
atic majority of 4,207. The same precincts tl
st fall gave a Republican majority of
225. The Detroit Free Press claims a
lajority for the head of the Democratic "
cketof not less than 20,000. In Detroit ^
le Democratic majority is 5,498, and the rp
emocrats carry the municipal election as hi
ell, with pluralities ranging from 1,100 to ti
712. Judge Chipman, Democrat, renomi- st
ited for Judge of the Superior Court, had st
3 opponent.
The result of the election in Michigan
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my ue icgaiucu as a icvuiuuwn. vmti ^
ithin the past few years it has been over- w
helmingly Republican, but the fusion of tl
le Green backers and Democrats broke the y(
epublican solidity, and cut down the Reublican
majority to a few thousands. In
le late election these majorities were not b<
lly entirely swept away, but the State tl
ent Democratic by 20,000 majority, and if
le issue seems to have been the endorse- ei
lent of Cleveland's administration in car- "j
ring out the civil service reform measures.
he platform upon which Morse, Dem- js
. ratio candidate for Justice of the Supreme pi
ourt, was nominated, pledged the party to
idorse Cleveland's administration by Mich- a?
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fan's vote at this electidn, so that the re- at
lit is not simply the election of a Demo- p|
atic Justice of the Supreme Court, and a ki
tate Democratic victory, but also a Dem- to
:ratic victory in a national sense, and is the P'
rst popular endorsement by the ballot of w
le policy of the new administration. As re
1 index of the drift of popular sentiment > p{
i the West, this vote is significant. The ca
robabilities.are that a corresponding result lo
ould be manifest in several other of the j?
Western States on a similar issue, and that ^
will be found that others will fall into j ej
ne with Michigan in the near future. i ca
orrespoiulenee of the Yorkvillc Knquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER. F1
Ciikstku, April 14?The skating rink at \
lis place was the scene of great enjoyment
a last Wednesday evening. A large crowd
ttended the merry occasion. A considerble
number of the young people, both
oung ladies and young gentlemen, appearI
in masque, their gay costumes lending in
[lditional brilliancy to the occasion. The m
rincipal feature of the evening's entertain-; se
lent was the competition for the prizes? j tc
gold medal to the best gentleman skater I hi
ad a perfumery case to the best lady skat- j w
r. Mr. Edward Curry won the gold medal,! tl
ad Miss Emma Lewis, the perfumery case, j C
rhile they were the successful competitors, ! ai
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le SKUllMg WHS UC?UUIU1, uiiii wns ui
lmired by the spectator*. The receipts of in
le evening highly pleased the managers of di
le rink. I b<
Chester has lost one of her young ladies. | st
n last Wednesday Miss Florence Babcock j w
as united in marriage to Mr. John I\ cc
age, formerly of Rock Hill, but now of I w
nion. The ceremony was performed by ' in
,ev. Mr. Joyner, of Yorkville. Shortly se
fter the marriage the newly wedded couple ci:
>ok the train for Union.
The oil mill is endeavoring to do all the of
ork it can before the close of the season, w
i runs night and day and turns out about M
>0 gallons of oil in twenty-four hours. The to
lill finds a ready sale for its oil and fertil- ju
jr. The sale of the latter about keeps! In
pace with its manufacture. The greater j to
ortion of it is shipped away. j Ci
On last Thursday an old colored worn-| ui
1, Sindy Boo, was run over by a freight'
ain at this place, and fatally injured. She j Ci
as gathering chips under the train and : hi
hile intently engaged in this work did i pi
ot observe the train move until it was too cc
te for her to escape receiving mortal in- j ar
iries. The left leg below the knee was er
nputated as soon as medical aid could be E
jtained. She died on Friday night. Her re
iath was the result of. her own carelessjss.
The colored Baptists of Chester have resntly
completed a neat and substantial
lurch building:. It is located on a desirale
lot within a short distance of the depot,
id in close proximity to the colored Presyterian
church. Its completion bears tesmony
to the inflexible purpose of the col ed
Baptists to have a church. Undismay1
by their past misfortune in the destruc011
of two churches, they have struggled
1 with one heart and one mind until now
ley can rejoice in the fruit of their labors,
hey deserve great credit for the persistent
of their efforts.
Mr. James Morrow, of this county, deirted
this life on last Wednesday. He
led at a good old .age, having passed the
lotted period of threescore years and ten.
ATfKcru T.nmnkin A' Rrvee have erected
commodious warehouse at the depot for
orage purposes. The dimensions are 00
y 100 feet. The use made of it by our own
lerchants shows that it meets a want long
It by the mercantile community.
No material damage was done by the
ost on last Saturday morning. Several
rmers wit h whom I talked on the subject
ive this as their opinion.
A colored man was brought to town on
anday and lodged in jail, charged with
ealing bacon from Mrs. E. A. Holley.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? More corn is being planted in Newberry
>unty this year than for several years past.
? Oats are growing very rapidly in Claridon,
and give promise of making a large
op.
? The Grand Lodge^ Good Templars
ill meet with Piedmont Lodge in Greenilie
county, April 28th.
? Speculators stand about the Court House
t Marion and buy up jury and witness tick'
ts at ninety cents on the dollar.
? An Edgefield man gave his entire pay
3 a petit juror, amounting to ten dollars,
) the village Presbyterian church.
? The annual meeting of the South Carolia
Medical Association will be held in Charsston,
beginning on the 21st instant.
? An eagle measuring six feet seven inch3
from tip to tip, was killed near Suramer>n,
in Clarendon county, a few days ago.
? Mays, the negro Radical postmaster at
iranchville, has obtained several Demoratic
signatures to a petition asking for his
Mention in office.
? Reports come from all parts of Spartanurg
county of the fearful prevalence of
neumonia. Not infrequently almost a
diole family is stricken down.
? Richard Eraser, colored, was hanged in
t?or/1 r\f fLn annnGr ioil in PhorlDcfnn lact.
'riday tor the murder of Jack Gethers, also
fiored, in July last, lie died without a
lurmur.
? J. M. Mackay, who will be remembered
I this State as interested in Blue Ridge
.*rip and other financial schemes of the
Republican State government, died in Hud)n
city, N. Y., on the 4th instant.
? The railroad depot at Barnwell was
;ruck by lightning early on Wednesday
lorning of last week and burned to the
round. About thirty tons of guano and
II the other freight stored in the building
rere destsoyed.
? J. II. Livingstone, a carpet-bag politiian
in South Carolina in the days of good
:ealing, and who has of late held the posion
of postoffice inspector, credited to this
tate, has been invited, with thirteen others
i the same department, to resign.
? William H. Phillips, a printer, of Aiken,
'as tried last week in Washington, I). C.,
>r killing /James F. Shober, a brother typo,
he evidence showed that it was a case of
;lf-defence and the defendant was acquit?d.
He was defended by Senator Butler.
?James J. Willard, of Oconee county, who
ras so seriously wounded in the head, in an
ttempt to arrest a number of negroes in
wain county, North Carolina, on the 3rd of
larch, 188"), died in Macon county, North
arolina, on the 2nd instant.
? The first death benefit in the Abbeville
odge of Knights of Honor was paid on
uesday of last week to Mrs. Jacob Ivurz.
his lodge was organized in 1876 with ten
larter members. It has now on its roll
stween fifty-five and sixty members and
as paid into the benefit fund over $5,000.
? The Newberry Herald of Thursday says:
Wre note with pleasure that the Associate
eformed church has had an elegant organ
laced in it, through Mrs. C. Mower. We
idge that this is a present to the church by
lat lady, and if so it shows the largeness
: heart of one who never does things by
lives."
? The people of Lancaster have at last be>me
thoroughly aroused upon the subject
" the unhealthy condition of that town,
wo public meetings have recently been
Bid to discuss the matter, and as a result
le sum of $200 has been raised by private
ibscription for the purpose of cleaning the
reets.
THE COTTON OUTLOOK.
Advices from almost every part of the
Duth indicate that a full average of cotton
ill be planted. In the Mississippi valley
le area planted will be larger than last
?ar, the land being free from overflows
id in a fine condition for preparation for
le reception of the seed. There seems to
i no fear in the West that the market will
j overstocked with cotton next winter, and
le planters are pushing their business as
there was a good margin of profit at
ght or nine cents per pound in their local
arkets. Nearly all over the South the old
an of covering everything with mortgages
id liens, before or shortly after the crop
planted, is still in vogue. A very large
oportion of the planters continue to pay
igh rates of interest or enormous per centre
on cash prices for provisions for a few
onths' credit. The mortgage crop is probily
the most important that has yet been
anted. It seems that everybody ought to
now that there is no chance for a planter
i make any money on cotton when supics
have to be purchased on credit. Those
ho pay cash as they go almost invariably
ake a profit, yet thousands ol planters
fuse to cut down their operations to a
lint that will enable them to adopt the
isli system. It will be seen that the outok
for profit to the producer of the cotin
crop is considerably mixed, especial'
in the older States. The outlook for
large crop is favorable just now, but the
lances for disaster are so numerous that
ilculations as to what the total number of
lies, or the price will probably be, are prelature.
Experience shows that the area
anted is only one small factor in the soition
of these problems.?Savannah (Ga.)
ens.
Homicide in Lancaster.?W. B. Curtis
as killed in an affray at Lancaster last
[onday morning, by a'man named Emanjl.
Curtis had been employed for some
me as a workman at the Ilaile gold
line. Among those who worked at the
line with Curtis was Emanuel, who, it
ems had lost a sum of money amounting
? twenty-five dollars. Emanuel spoke of
iving lost the money and chargeci Curtis
ith having stolen it from him. The
lought of being branded a thief so enraged
urtis that he drew his weapon like a flash
ul fired a shot at Emanuel. The aim had
sen hasty, and the bullet went wide of its
inrLr F.mnnnel -in Hip meantime, had
rtiwn his revolver and returned the tire
ffiire Curtis could shoot again. The bullet
ruck Curtis and he turned to escape, but
as quickly overtaken by Emanuel who
mtinued firing bullets into his body. Curtis
as shot five times, and death was almost
istantaneous. Emanuel surrendered himlf
to the officers of the law and is in
istody.
The scene of the shooting was in a room
' a hotel at Lancaster. Curtis, with his
ife and two children boarded at the hotel,
rs. Curtis heard the first shot and rushing
the room, opened the door and entered,
st as Emanuel opened fire upon her husind.
The first bullet from Emanuel's pis1
grazed her scalp and passing on entered
.irtis' breast. Emanuel continued firing;
itil he emptied five chambers.
Emanuel states that when he accused 1
jrtis of stealing the money, Curtis left i
m, but quickly returned to the room with 1
stol in hand, Curtis remarked: "I have:
une to get satisfaction," raising his pistol j
id firing at the same time. The bullet,
itered the wall over Emanuel's head, j
manuel then opened fire on Curtis, as al- j
ady related.?Charlotte Observer. '
LOCAL AT7AIRS. |;
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MeElwee it Darwin?Pat Sheep Wanted. ! c
Drs. J. A. <k E. F. Glenn?Surgeon Dentists. ' <1
W. E. Stoncy?Insurance License. t
M. Strauss?Come Before the Bargains are Gone. a
Parisli it Colcock?Guanos. *
Hunter it Gates?It must be So!
Withers Adickes?A Question.
F. K. Smith?West Liberty Street Livery and j ^
Feed Stables. ]
T. M. Dobson & Co?The Old Chap Again. I <.
Herndon Bros?War. !
Berry <t Barber?Why is it ?
F. Happerfiold?Fresh Groceries. A
May it May?In stock, and arriving fresh every ?i
day. 1
John C. Kuykendal?Mortar Notes. (
< SCHOOL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. '
The office of the County School Commissioner y
has lieen removed to the second floor of Parish c
it Colcock's store, first door to the right of the (
landing. 1
UNTIL .JANUARY 1ST 1880. t
We will furnish the Yorkville Enquirer
from this date until January 1st, 18tf<>, for $1.70,
the cash, in all eases, to accompany the sub
scripuon.
SUPREME COURT. ]
The April term of the Supreme Court will be- t
gin on Tuesday next, 21st instant. The Sixth
Circuit, which will be given two days, will be 1
called on the 19th ot May.
PUBIilC DOCUMENTS.
Wo acknowledge the reception recently from i
Senator Butler of several copies of reports on i
various industrial subjects, just published by i
the Department of the Interior and pertaining I
to the Census of 1880. I
DISCHARGED. J
Tom Johnson, colored, of this place, arrested ^
several days ago on the charge of selling whisky
contrary to the United States internal revenue J
laws, had a hearing before Commissioner Pride
at Rock Hill, on Wednesday of last week, and ]
no case being made against him by the testimony
elicited, ho was discharged.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Methodist Episcopal?Rev. J. Thomas Pate,
Pastor. Services at 11 A. M., and 7.4o P. M.,
next Sunday.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. ;
Services at the usual hours, morning and evening,
next Sunday.
Baptist?Rev/.I. E. Covington, Pastor. Services
in the church at Union next Sunday at
11 A. M., and at Yorkville at 7.30 P. M.
THE SMALL GRAIN CROPS.
The continued unprecedented cold weather in
Febi'uary and March injured the small grain 1
crop beyond recovery. It is safe to say that not
more than two-thirds of an average crop will be
realized in this county. The injury to the grain
crop has been general throughout the State,
though a few localities report fair prospects.
The deficiency In the oat crop will be greater
than that of the wheat. There was frost on Monday
and Tuesday mornings, that of Tuesday
morning being so severe as to affect garden vegetation
to some extent. Fruit is thought to be
uninjured as yet. _
X A FAITHFUL PASTOR.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian of last
week makes the following allusion to Rev. Dr.
R. A. Ross, the venerable pastor of Sharon and
Smyrna congregations, in this county:
"Rev. I)r. Ross has served as pastor or one
church of his present charge, in York county,
S. C., for forty-two years. We believe that this
is the longest pastorate in the State of any denomination.
Who speaks to the contrary ? The
Doctor's bow abides in strength and he preaches
with all the freshness and vigor of his younger
days. He is one of our ablest ministers and most
acceptable pastors."
military* matters.
Lieutenant W. G. Childs having resigned the
position of Adjutant of the Palmetto Regiment,
Colonel J. Q. Marshall has appointed Lieutenant
E. R. Arthur of the Volunteers to till the vacancy,
and Sergeant W. H. Orchard of the Governor's
Guards has been appointed Sergeant ^lajor
of the regiment, vice Sergeant W. If. Scott, resigned.
The Jenkins Rilles of Yorkvillo, is designated
as Company G of the Palmetto Regiment.
The Adjutant General will make his annual
inspection of the company on Friday the 8th of
MajV -
a the last execution.
The last murderer hanged in Yorkville pre- <
vious to the execution last Friday, was Peter
Culp, colored, who was hanged for the murder
of his wife, on the plantation of Mr. George J.
Steele, near McConnellsville, in May, 1871. He
was tried before Judge Thomas at January Term,
1872, and found guilty and the sentence of the i
Court was duly executed on the day above i
named. At that time executions in this State
were conducted publicly, and the occasion drew
an immense crowd to Yorkville. In the absence
of local militia, a company of U. S. Infantry 1
and a detachment of U. S. Cavalry acted as a 1
military support to the Sheriff". |
our cotemporaries.
The last issue of the Associate Rejot med Pres- ,
byterian, published at Due West, S. C., announces
that Rev. J. McC. Todd, one of the editors, ,
has severed his connection with the paper and is ,
succeeded by Rev. J. T. Chalmers, of Winns- (
boro. Mr. Chalmers' name appears at the head ,
of the paper as one of the editors, but he will not ,
enter fully upon his duties until the first of July. ,
Mr. C. R. McJunkin, son of Mr. C. M. Mc- i
Junkin, late editor of the Palmetto Yeoman, ]
whose death occurred last week, announces that (
he will continue the publication of the paper, j
Mr. Jno. C. Tipton, of the Lincoln, N. C.t Press,
announces that he has associated with him his ,
brother, Mr. B. F. Tipton, and together they will ,
begin at an early day the publication of a week- <
ly Democratic newspaper at Dallas, N. C., to be ,
called the Current. ,
bethel presbytery. ?
The Snrincr session of the Bethel Presbytery
convened at Lancaster on last Friday evening.
There were about twenty ministers and thirty- i
five ruling elders in attendance. '
Rev. C. R. Hemphill, D. IX, the last Moderator, '
preached the opening sermon, portraying, in '
forcible terms, the offices of the second person of !
the Trinity. I)r. Hemphill is a ripe scholar and '
a very able divine, although a young minister.
Rev. R. A. Webb was elected Moderator. On 1
Sunday a largo proportion of the members of *
the Presbytery repaired to Waxhaw Church, in 1
Lancaster county, to celebrate the centennial of 1
the first Presbytery in South Carolina. Rev. J. '
II. Thornwell delivered the centennial sermon, 1
and Rev. J. If. Save, the oldest member of Pres- i
bytery, delivered an historical address. Much 1
interest was token in the ceremonies. Waxhaw '
Church is one of the oldest in the State, its his- 1
tory extending as far back as 1751. 1
The next meeting of Presbytery will be at 1
llethesda, in this county. J
1
DKATH OF AX AGED MAX.
Mr. James 15. Davidson, an old and respected ,
citizen, died on Friday night last at his residence ?
in this county, about two miles south of Phila- j
dolphin Church, and the same distance west of j
Guthriesville. He was born on the 6th day of f
November, 1707, near the residence of Robert (
M. Lindsay, deceased, about six miles south j
of Yorkville, on the present line of the Chester
and Lenoir Railroad, and was consequently, ,
at the time of his death, in the 88th year of j
his age. He settled at his late home in the ?
year 1823, where lie continuously resided un- j
til the date of his death?a period of about (12 (
years, which was devoted entirely to agrieultu- ]
ral pursuits. He was remarkable for his activ- j
ity and the retention of his faculties at a ripe old <;
age, and as recently as 1883 was able to pick cot- i
ton regularly every day during the season. He t
was a quiet, unobtrusive citizen and had the ill j
will of no one. He raised eight sons and one (
daughter, all of whom attained adult age. All j
his sons were soldiers in the Confederate Army, s
three of whom were killed in battle. f-j- t
TWO CONVICTS KILLED. j 1
On Thursday afternoon last two convicts were
killed by the penitentiary guards near Columbia, r
the particulars of which are given by the Coluni- 1
bia Register as follows: *'
About half-past 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon? t
the hour when the convicts are usually assem- t
bled to return to the prison?Lewis Pettis, col- (
oral, sent from York county on April 4, 1883, .
under sentence of ten years imprisonment for
manslaughter, and William Henry, alias John
Ayers, colored, sent from Charleston county on I
March !?, 1885, under sentence of live years im- a
prisonment for larceny of live stock, made a 'j
break from the canal below the colored cemetery, ,
and were both killed by the guards within 150,
yards from the point from which they started. >
They made the break when about forty yards s
distant from the guard. Pettis had his shackles g
on in perfect order, while the chain connecting ^
the shackles of Ilenry was cut in twain. One of
the prisoners was shot in the back of the neck, *
the ball breaking the spinal column; the other
was shot about the centre of the back, to the left d
f the spine. Both of them were instantly killed, k
)nlv three shots were tired at them. fr
On Friday morning the coroner of Richland tt
onnty held an inquest over the remains of the tl
lead convicts and the jury rendered a verdict w
hat they came to their deaths by gunshot wounds r
t the hands of certain of the penitentiary guard Sf
vhile in the lawful discharge of their duty. ti
Lewis Pettis, the York convict, killed Sandy it
Vorkman, colored, on the plantation of Mr. S. S]
j. Milling, near Ebenezer, in this county, on
tundny the 19th of November, 1X82, by striking a
lis victim in the right breast with an axe. He d
vas committed to jail on the following day, and d
it March term of the Sessions Court was tried ?(
>efore Judge Kershaw. In extenuation of the w
ifl'ence he pleaded that the deceased was paying c
mproper attention to his wife, and that the deed p
vas committed while under the. excitement in
:ident to finding him at his house under suspi- j.;
iious circumstances. The jury returned a ver- tl
lict of manslaughter and the Judge sentenced h
lim to imprisonment at hard labor in the peni- n
entiary for a term of ten years. n
SURRENDERED BY HIS BONDSMAN. ?
D. A. Long, who was indicted at the last term sl
)f the Circuit Court on the charge of bigamy, and ?
,vho was admitted to bail by Judge Wallace in a 1
lond of 8300, Mr. M. A. Thompson becoming his
mrety, was surrendered by his bondsman and ?
recommitted to jail on Friday last.
Long, who is a carpenter by trade, came from
Jaston county, North Carolina, to Rock Hill, ^
leveral months ago, and being industrious and 1
(toady, gained the confidence of the people. He P
recently married an estimable and highly rejected
young lady of the town, and soon after a
the marriage the rumor gained currency that he P
then had a wifo living in North Carolina. On s
being confronted with the charge he attempted
to make his escape, but was captured' a mile or
two from town and on a hearing before Trial r
Justice Fewell he admitted that when only six- ?
teen years of age he went through tho form of a
marriage ceremony with a woman of ill repute, ?
much older than himself, she having inveigled
him into the misallianco; that it was not a valid a
marriage, first, because no license was issued by J
the county register, as the law of North Carolina
requires, the register refusing to issue license j
because he was under age; and secondly the .
ceremony was illegal because not performed by j
a person properly authorized by the law of the
State to solemnize the rites of matrimony. He .
further claimed that soon after this mock mar- j
riage, he still being a minor, his father sent him (
to Florida, where he lived for more than a year,
and had never, since he loft North Carolina for
Florida, lived with the woman. This story was
plausible and to some extent gained for him tho
avmnnthv of those who had so recently censured *
him; but with that strange perverseness for J
which trial justices and other administrators of
the law are noted, Trial Justice Fewell decided *
to hold him for the action of the grand jury,
Court being then in session, and in default of 8200 j
bail he was committed to jail. The grand jury
found a true bill, and the case being called, the
State moved a continuance, one reason being that '
there had not been time to procure testimony 1
from North Carolina for either side, and the ]
family of his second wife desired, in justice to '
her, that he should haye ample timo and oppor- f
tunity to vindicate himself fully and entirely; '
or failing to do so, abide the consequences.
The motion for continuance was granted and *
the Judge fixed the amount of bail at 8300. The '
bond was given, Mr. Thompson becoming his
surety, as above stated; but after signing the (
bond he investigated the caso in North Carolina, '
and finding the records all against the accused,
he decided to annul his bond.
The Analecta, published at Cherryville, in Gas- '
ton county, N. C., fully confirms the ugly ru- 1
mors in connection with Long's disgraceful ca- *
reer. That paper of last Saturday's date furnishes
indubitable proof that Long was married to 1
Mary Ann Hovis, in Gaston county, by J. Kiser, 1
a Justice of the Peace, eight or nine years ago, a '
license having been duly obtained therefor; that
Mary Ann is now living in Gaston county, and
that she is a woman of good record. The A na- I
lecta further says that since the recent proceed- t
ings in York Sessions Court, Long has been in <
that county, and a report of his marriago here *
having preceded him, he denied it, but admitted t
that he had been living with a woman at Rock 1
Ilill. While in Gaston he attempted to bribe his f
wife No. 1 to sign a paper certifying that she did t
not recognize him as her husband. This she re- a
fused to sign. She says she considers herself the 9
only lawful wife of David Long. However
many women he may marry, she claims to be the
first, though the rest are welcome to him. 1
It is supposed that Long was making his ar- *
rangements to skip the country, having returned I
to Rock Hill last Thursday for his tool chest and *
clothing when he was unexpectedly and unavoid- 9
ably detained. t
THE GALLOWS. t
On Friday last, in York county jail, Columbus I
Cranford, colored, pftid the penalty of a foul and t
cowardly murder, committed in the south-west- 1
ern part of this county, near tho dividing line c
between York and Chester, on Sunday night the i
r>th of last October, his victim being a young I
colored man named Ellison Sanders. >
On the following day a number of colored men c
of that neighborhood, among them Columbus I
Cranford, were arrested on suspicion. Two in- e
quests were held, one on the (ith and the other 1
on tho 8th. The testimony elicited at the in- j
quests was deemed by Trial Justice Good, acting 1
as coroner, sufficiently strong against Columbus 1
Cranford to warrant him in committing Colum- i
bus to jail, while all the others suspected were t
discharged. This evidence, which was substan- t
tially the same as that produced on the trial,
which was held in the Court of Sessions on Sat- t
urday the 1st day of November following, was 1
to the effect that a feud existed between Giles t
Wood, colored, and the deceased Ellison Sanders, 1
and a prosecution was brought up in Chester I
county by Ellison against Giles, resulting in the 1
committal of Giles to the jail of Chester county- a
The charge against Giles, we believe, was lar- (
?env. The term of Chester Court was approach- 6
ing, being only eight days subsequent to the I
late of the killing. Giles Good and Columbus t
Cranford were friends. They had held in- j
terviews after Giles was committed to jaib 1
ind it was proved that Columbus had said, after j
one of these interviews, that if he could put 1
Kllison Sanders and two others out of the way, 1
Liiles Good would "come clear." This declara- I
tion of Columbus Cranford, sworn to by a color- 1
3d woman named Sylvia Thomson, was relied r
upon by the State as the motive of the accused to 1
commit the murder. Other testimony offered by >
die State, showed the following facts: The horn- l
ieide was committed about four hundred yards t
beyond the house of Columbus Cranford. The 1
shot was fired from the bush. The deceased was
it the time with three other colored men, the 1
four walking on the wagon road leading through i
die plantation. They were walking in disorder 1
is follows: Oliver Kobbins, first; Wilson Rob- "v
bins, dr., second; deceased, third; and Junius 1
rhomson, fourth. It was on a bright moon light 1
light, and the three men testified that the per- t
son who fired the shot, who was squatting in 1
he bushes, jumped up and ran. They pursued c
aim, and Oliver Robbins swore that in the pur- i
mit, as the assassin ran one way, and he another, i
hey met face to face, and he was thus enabled to i
dentify Cranford.
The defence relied upon the following testi- v
nony: There were two inquests. At the first, a
leld oil the Oth of October, Oliver Robbins swore e
lositivelv that the assassin was Columbus Cran- c
ord. On being pressed (in this same examina- ti
ion) he modified his statement by saying that ti
io could not swear positively that it was Colum- n
jus Cranford who fired the shot, but he was si
satisfied that it was he. On the same inquest, ti
iVilson Robbins, Jr., swore that he believed the ? ;
nurderer was Columbus Cranford, but he could tl
lot swear positively, nor could he swear that the i\
me who fired the shot was a white or a colored tl
nan. On the second inquest, held on the 8th, v
dl three of the witnesses swore positively that tl
ho murderer was Columbus Cranford ; and on 0
he Sessions trial they swore the same. s]
On the trial, Junius Thomson excused himself \\
us to his testimony on the first inquest, because, tl
le said, he had been advised by Mr. Jason Jones, a:
1 r., to be careful how he charged Columbus with p
he crime before Columbus was put under arrest, li
ho reason assigned for this advice being that h
.'olumbus was a dangerous, desperate man. Mr. u
fones verified this statement. h
The prisoner sought to establish an alibi by g
iroving that at the time the shot was fired he c<
vas in his yard, sitting in front of his house, h
['his the prisoner swore, and was sustained in it b
>y Mariah, his wife, Julia Ann Cranford and oi
lam (food. The alibi failed, however, in con- r<
equence of contradictory statements made by h
lam Good on the morning of the 7th, when he, G
he prisoner, and others were arrested on sus- ol
>icion. at
The current belief was that the shooting was n<
lone with a musket. Columbus Cranford was i d:
nown to own a musket which was never seen
om the commission of the murder until after
le trial, and between the date of the murder and .
le trial effort was made to find it, a search
arrant naving ueen unimni jui mm |iui|iuov,
efore the committing trial justice Columbus
lid he did not know where the gun was. Some
me after the trial his musket was found where
had been concealed in some seed cotton in a
nail house in his yard.
On the testimony detailed above the jury, after
short nbsence to their room, returned a verict
of guilty of murder. On the following Monay
morning Major Hart, of the prisoner's counjl,
made a motion for a new trial, the points of
hich he argued with much ability; but Judge
othran denied the motion and sentenced the
risoner to be hanged on the 19th of December.
On November 29th, a representative of the
Inquirer, accompanied by Major Hart, visited
ie condemned man for the purpose of receivlg
any statement that he might see proper to
lake. He was perfectly willing to talk, and
iade a lengthy statement, which was published
n the 4th of December. The burden of this
tatement was a general denial of all knowledge
f the murder, but an effort to connect Giles
lood with it, on the ground that Giles and the
eceased had had a previous difficulty and on one
cc&sion, as Giles believed, Ellison had fired at
im in concealment, the ball grazing his foreead.
He then said that he was sitting in his
ard at the time Ellison Sanders was killed;
hat five shots were fired, and he heard the reort
of the guns distinctly. He declared that he
id not fire either of theshots; and while he had
belief as to who fired the fatal shot, he had no
msitive information as to which of several perons
did it.
Through the intercession of his counsel the
lovernor granted a rospite until the (ith of Febuary;
and in the meantime evidence was proured
warranting the arrest of Giles Good, Sam
lood, Quay Tigler and Wallace Reed, all colorid,
as accessories before the fact to the murder,
rrial Justice McCaw issued the warrant for their
irrest and they were brought before him for a
ireliminary hearing. In the progress of the
learing Wallace Reed desired to make a statenent.
He was cautioned by the Justice that if
le did it would be at his peril; but he persisted
n his request, and permission being granted
lim he made a statement to the effect that it was
le who fired the gun, and that a conspiracy exsted
among a number of colored men?Columius
0 ran ford, Giles Good, Quay Tigler, Sam
food, himself and perhaps others, to murder
Ellison Sanders. This statement made under
he solemnity of an oath, justified the Trial
lustice to commit all four to jail to await the
iction of the grand jury at the approaching
March term of the Court.
On these facts being presented to the Governor,
le again respited the condemned man until last
Friday, the 10th instant, in order to give him
;he benefit of any new developments that might
oe made in the trial.
For reasons but recently stated in these columns,
Giles Good only was put upon his trial as
in accessory before the fact. Wallace Reed was
nadea State's witness; but his testimony shed
no new light upon the case. On the witness
itand he denied all knowledge of who shot Ellijon
Sanders, and as explaining the contradiction
jf his statement before the Trial Justice and his
^stimony then in Court, he said he was acting
jpon what he understood to bo a principle of
law, that if on a preliminary examination one
)f the accused acknowledged the crime, and
>n the trial "took it all back, then all of them
kvould come clear." This point was not well
aken, though Wallace got out of the scrape by
pretending to turn State's evidence; Giles Good
.van acquitted, and Sam uood and Quay Tigier
ire now on bail.
Columbus Cranford's days on earth were now
apidly drawing to a close, and the reporter
/isited him again last Thursday, accompanied
ay the doomed man's faithful counsel, Major
Hart.
The Sheriff admitted Columbus to the passage
jetween the rows of cells on the third floor of
he jail. He was pleased to meet his interview's,
especially his counsel, and probably from the
act that Quay Tigier and Sam Good are yet to be
ried for alleged complicity in the same murder,
le seemed to entertain hope of either a respite or
(ventually a pardon. Certain, that at noon on
ho day preceding his death, he entertained but
i slight idea that he was rapidly nearing the
ihores of eternity.
After a general conversation of a few minutes,
dajor Hart told him that if he had any statenent
to make before the final scene, the report;r
for the Enquirkr was present and would
>rint it just as he might see proper to make it.
Dranford replied that he did not think he could
iay anything more that would be to his benefit
han he had already said on the first interview
vith the reporter. His only idea seemed to be
hat a telegram to the Governor would secure a
>ardon. While he made no formal statement, in
he course of the conversation he said that Walace
Reed was the instigator of the murder, the
:ause of Ellison Sanders' offence being that he
lad joined the Democratic club and voted in the
>rimary election. He said that Wallace's plan
vas to organize at least thirty men and kill every
colored man who was known to have voted the
Democratic ticket. With this movement, howiver,
he said he did not sympathise. He said
le, of his own knowledge, knew of only two
>ersons in the conspiracy, and they were Wallace
rteed and Quay Tigier; that Giles Good's wife
cnew of it, but was opposed to it. He also defied
having any conferences or exchanging
okens with Giles Good while Giles was in Cheser
jail.
It was evident that he then had no confession
o make, and it was apparent to his auditors that
le could impart more than he seemed disposed
o communicate. The first intimation he ever
lad that his gun had been found was now given
fim by the Sheriff, who told him where it had
)een concealed, and that it was found some days
liter ilie trim* xn.a ?iw au cviucut outpnnc iu
>anford, but it soon passed over and his conversion
wandered back to the subject of a pardon,
tfajor Hart assured him that all hope of execuive
interference was then utterly vain, and im>ressed
upon him the importance of directing
lis thoughts to a future state and making his
>eace with his God, assuring him that all had
ieen done for him that could be accomplished
lere, and his only hope was to look to Him belefore
whom all must be judged. Maintaining
lis innocence, he was returned to his cell, renarking
to the Sheriff, as he entered, that
rem this time on he desired to act with the
vhite people, and that if the Governor would
lardon him, he would hereafter always act with
he white men, and that Ellison Sanders was
tilled because he voted the Democratic ticket;
Shortly after this interview, Rev. T. R. Engish,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, called
lpon him as a spiritual adviser, and though he
lad the opportunity of spiritual consolation a$
arious times after his sentence, this was the
irst time that he gave outward manifestation of
>eing impressed with the solemnity of his situaion.
He was not stolid; ho was not stoical;
ic possessed more than the ordinary intelligence
if one in his station of life ; but yet there was
n his outward demeanor a strange display of
ndilferenceto his impending doom, or an endurng
hope that it would yet be averted.
On Friday morning he heard the noise of the
workmen making preparations for the closing
ct in the drama. The scaffold was being erectd
on the same lloor on which was located his
ell, and within easy hearing, but the portenious
sound of saw and hammer in the erecion
of the instrument of death, apparently had
o terror for him. With those who called to
eehim he conversed calmly and without agitaion
of voice or manner. To those who first
idled upon him he said if it was the decree of
lie law that he should die he was prepared and
ould meet his fate without a murmur. When
le reporter reached the jail he found in the cell
ith the prisoner, Rev. Scipio Green, pastor of
le Methodist Episcopal (colored) Church, Elia
ood and Allen White, colored, the former as a
piritual adviser, and his companions speaking
ords of encouragement and consolation. After
lese men retired the reporter approached him
nd again offered to be the communicant to the
ublic of any statement he desired to make,
fe said he had but few words to say and these
e would speak on the gallows ; but, he contined,
"I can say to you now, the first person I
ave told, I am guilty of the crime; I fired the
nil that killed Ellison Sanders." Some further
mversation ensued in which the reporter told
im of the efforts his friends had made in his
ehalf and that his counsel had labored as zealusly
for him as it was possible to do. He then
jlatcd to the condemned man the fact that after
is trial and just before the incarceration of Giles
ood and others, Major Hart had secured a part
['the wadding used in the charge that was fired
; Ellison. This was a triangular piece of a
ewspaper of an inch and a half oi^two inches in
imension, on one side of which was a portion