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f craps and Jfacts. ? One-sixth of the whole number of prisoners in the Maine penitentiary are serving [ life sentences. ? It is thought by members of the House that Congress will not adjourn before the | middle of July. ? The fish commission car left Havre de i Grace last Sunday with a million and a half of shad for Broad and Saluda rivers, South ; Carolina. ? Mr. Davis arrived at his home, Beau-; voir, Miss., last Saturday evening, after hav- j ing visited several towns and cities in 1 Georgia. ? The county commissioners of Mecklen- j burg, N. C., have ordered an election on prohibition for the city of Charlotte on the j first Monday in June. ? Owing to the excitement in Chicago Mr. Moody has suspended a series of meetings which he had onntemnlated conducting in ' that city. ? The sub-Congressional committee to in-1 vestigate the labor troubles of the Missouri! Pacific Railroad are now in St. Louis taking the testimony of railroad officials. ? Eight thousand persons attended Sam Jones' first meeting in Baltimore on Sunday night. The meeting will continue several weeks. ? The general executive committee of the Knights of Labor hasexpelled Martin Irons, of St. Louis, from the organization. His disobedience of orders and his refusal to arbitrate the Missouri Pacific strike troubles constitute the basis of action. ?A moonlight mirage was lately witnessed in Illinois. The moon was shining brightly, but a dense fog hung over the flat lands near St. Joseph, and the passengers in a railway train saw a phantom train suspended in air under the fog bank. The apparition was visible for several moments. ? Tennessee will vote on the local option question next fall. In accordance with a law requiring six months' publication of the constitutional amendment which is then to be adopted or rejected, Governor Bate has issued a proclamation setting forth the amendment itself, and the campaign is now fairly ODen. ? The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last week, reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the United States 167, Canada 25, total 192 against 207 last week and 194 the week previous. Business casualties appear to be about up to the average in all sections of the country. In New York City they are very light. ? A serious riot occurred at the McCormick Reaper works in Chicago on Monday of last week. Six thousand men riddled the works with all kinds of missiles. The police force promptly gathered and fired into the crowd, wounding a good many of the strikers. There seems to be a general dissatisfaction among the laboring men, and something should be done to prevent the wholesale destruction of lives and property. ? Says the New York World: "Gen. Longstreet, although a good republican since the war, took part in the Atlanta ovation to Jefferson Davis last week in full ConfederUio ronnnoiliofinn U'Qa r?nm. UllllUilLlt illO IVtUUV/tlKlrUVU ?f ?*U VV?M plete and cordial. Negro field hands saluted the train bearing the ex-Confederate Chieftain as he swept from Montgomery to Atlanta, and white militia companies marched behind negro bands in doing honor to the old gentleman. We are a long distance from 1861 after all." ? On Friday the Senate confirmed the nominations of Collectors Jervey, Richardson and Ward and District Attorney Youmans. There has never been any controversy over the first three gentlemen, but Senator Edmunds had a personal grudge against Mr. Youmans, and he did everything in his power to defeat his confirmation. Senators Butler and Hampton appeared before the judiciary committee on several occasions and convinced a majority of the members that there was no foundation for Senator Edmunds' attack, thus securing the favorable recommendation, which assured his confirmation. ? Discussing the recent utterauces of Mr. Jefferson Davis at Montgomery and other Southern cities, the Boston Journal, a Republican sheet, displays more practical sense than most of its contemporaries. It says: The attachment of the South to the Confederacy, however extravagant its expression, is for the most part one of sentiment. It is a sentimental cause which they mourn ; a cause lost, and which the wisest of them would not find if they could. If the question were put to the intelligent people of the South to-day: "Would you, if you could make the States which entered the Rebellion a separate government?" the answer would be, we are confident, unhesitatingly negative. We believe this because the most prominent men from the South practically admitted that it is better as it is, and because the press of the South, which expresses the sentiment of the intelligence of the South, have time and again declared that the present order of things is better than any change based upon the theory of a . division of the Republic could be. ? In the Senate last Monday and Tuesday were devoted to the discussion of the inter State commerce bill, which was under discussion all of last week, and it was expected that a vote would be reached on it before adjournment Tuesday. It is the understanding that the general pension bill shall next be taken up, and that the bankruptcy bill, the open session res- i olutions, the Chinese restriction bill and I the Pacific Railroad debt extension, bill shall follow in their order. It is possible, however that, not more than one or two of these measures will be disposed of during the week. The appropriation committee has the agricultural, the pension and the District of Columbia appropriation bills under consideration, ana its sub committees have made such progress that one or | more of them may be brought in speedily I if desired, but none is likely to be reported 1 or brought up for action this week. ? The May crop report of the Department! of Agriculture at \\ ashington indicates an i improvement in wheat during April of two j points, with a general average of the condi-1 tion at 95. There is no marked change any- j - where, but a light change is noted in the' Ohio Valley, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, j the Carolinas, Virginiaand Maryland. The j average last year was 70; the season has | been favorable, and the crop more advanced j than usual. The averages in the principal ' States are New York 96; Pennsylvania 95; | Ohio 97; Michigan 91; Indiana 98; Illi-, nois 92; Missouri 101; Kansas 07. The con- j dition of rye averages 96; barley 97. Cot-j ton planting has been delayed by cold rains I on the Atlantic coast and by overflows on the Gulf coast. The proportion to be plant- i ed in May averages 20 per cent. In average years the proportion does not exceed 14 or 15 per cent. The stand is necessarily de-; fective on wet areas, but replanting is rapidly filling gaps. The proportions already planted are as follows: North Carolina 73; South Carolina 82; Georgia 83; Florida 94 ; Alabama 80; Mississippi 76; Louisiana 77; Texas 84; Arkansas 95; Tennessee 77. ? The Anarchists of Chicago inaugurated in earnest on Wednesday night of last week the reign of lawlessness which' they have threatened and endeavored to incite for years. They threw a bomb into the midst of a line of 200 police officers, and it exploded with fearful effect, mowing the men down like cattle. Almost before the missile of death had exploded the Anarchists en-; rected a murderous fire with revolvers upon the police, as if their action was prearranged, and as the latter were hemmed in on every side?ambuscaded?the effect of the fire upon the ranks of the officers was fearful. When the police had recovered from the first shock of the attack they gallantly charged upon their would-be murderers, shooting at every step and mowing them down, as their fellow-officers had been laid low by the bomb. The Anarchists fled j In dismay before the charge, but every-' where they turned the withering fire from 1 the revolvers of the police followed them and thinned their ranks. The collision was brought about by the leaders of the Anarch-; ists endeavoring to incite a large mass meet- j ing to riot and bloodshed. About thirty : deaths have resulted from the collision, and a large number of persons were wounded, j On Saturday nineteen of the Anarchists,: including some of the ringleaders, were ar- j raigned before Judge Mallory on a charge of j riot and conspiracy to kill and murder.' Bail in each case was fixed at S'jOO, and all the piisoners were remanded to jail. It is expected that the grand jury, which meets May 18th, will indict a large number of others, including many well known persons. The number to be indicted is estimated at over one hundred. Order now prevails in the city and no more outbursts are anticipated. On the same day of the trouble at Chicago there was riotfng at Milwaukie, Wisconsin, and the militia, which had been ordered out, fired upon a body of Socialists or Anarchists, killing six. In several other Western cities labor organizations are making demonstrations, but there are now no indications that they will lead to bloodshed. It is a significant fact that all engaged in these disturbances are foreigners, many of them of but short residence in this country. The proper administration of justice to those now in the hands of the law would probably have a wholesome effect. ^lorlniUe (Sjnquirw. YORKVILLE, S. C. : THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13,1886. THE OHIO SENATE. On Thursday last all the Democratic Senators of the Ohio Legislature absented themselves from the Senate, leaving that body without a quorum to act upon the committee's report unseating four Cincinnati Democratic Senators. Fourteen of the twenty absenting Senators arrived at Chattanooga on Friday morning. They say they left the State of Ohio in order to get beyond the jurisdiction of process that might be issued by the sergeant at arms of the Senate. They state that they are merely standing by their constitutional rights and have no intention or disposition to obstruct legislation; that the appropriation bill has been passed and all important measures disposed of, and they now leave the Senate to preserve the Constitution of their State and defeat the plans of scheming politicians. On Friday the Republican members adopted resolutions seating the Republican contestants. THE CROPS IX THE STATE. The State Department of Agriculture has received 214 special reports from county and township correspondents regarding the condition of the crops, &c., of an average date May 1, and furnishes the following summary ol these reports for publication : The spring has been cold and generally unfavorable, retarding farming operations. During March cold weather and high winds prevailed. April was more favorable and tarm work progressed rapidly during the month. Rain was general throughout the State at the close of the month, greatly benpfifHncr nil orrnwiny croDS. Cotton.?Notwithstanding unfavorable seasons, it is estimated that 81 per cent, of the cotton crop had been planted by May 1. Early germination of seed has been prevented by cold weather and lack of rain. Thirty-one per cent, of the crop is "up," against 31 per cent, at the same time last year. The general condition of the crop is not so good as last year, but an improvement is reported since rains in the latter part of April. The reports indicate a decrease of 3 per cent, in the area cultivated below the acreage of 1885. The use of commercial fertilizers on cotton has been decreased 12 per cent., and 34 per cent, of the crop has been fertilized with home-made manures. Cut-worms have partially destroyed stands of early planted coton in a few localities, making replanting necessary. Corn.?Correspondents report that corn lands have been better prepared and better fertilized than usual. A large part of the land originally sown in small grain has j been replanted in corn. These lands were ; fertilized, and, with ordinarily favorable ! seasons, will produce good crops. Some of the early planted corn on bottom lands has been destroyed by Spring freshets. In some counties the rains were excessive during March, and this followed by dry weather 1 in April has injured stands. Birds and worms have been destructive in localities, i but not more so than usual. Theacreage will. be increased 3 percent, over last year. The j general condition of the crop is reported at 95. The stand compared to an average stand isyi. * my-nve perceuv. 01 me enure j crop has been fertilized, and 54 per cent, of this with home-made manures or cotton seed. Wheat.?An improvement is noted in the condition of wheat since the April rains, but it is less promising than last year, when an usually short crop was harvested. The i condition is reported at40, against SG on the j 1st of May, 1885. Oats.?A large part of the crop of Fall ! sown oats was destroyed by the severe 1 Winter weather. The condition of Spring oats is reported at 72, against 73 last year, when the same conditions prevailed as during the present season, owing to the scarcity of seed of the red rust-proof oats, which j has proved the surest variety in this State. Other varieties were extensively used and it is feared that the yield will not be satisfactory even with favorable seasons. Tobacco.?While the area in tobacco in j the State is still insignificant, much interest is shown in the crop, and experiments are being conducted under the rules of the Board of Agriculture by farmers selected to make the tests and by individuals in every County. The correspondents estimate that the entire acreage has been increased 43 per cent, over last year. Remarks.?Less supplies will be purchased this year than last, less commercial fertilizers have been used, farm stock is in good condition, fruit crop is promising, and lands have been well prepared for crops. Severe Storm ix tiit: West.?Dispatches from various points in Missouri and Kansas report remarkable storms of rain and hail in those Sates on Thursday. At Osage j City it began about 11 A. M. and continued for thirty minutes, until the ground was ' covered with hail stones, which, in many J places, were piled up in several inches deep. Eighty per cent, of all exposed window glasses, on the North side of the houses, were broken. The storm came from the Northeast and did not extend more than a mile West of the Santa Fe road at this point. At Emporia, Kan., a water-spout passed down Jacobs Creek and a farmer named Ja cobs saw the storm coming anu gatnereu nis wife and two young children and his broth-! er Charles in a wagon and started to dee, but they were overtaken by the storm, j which swept away the vehicle and its occupants. Mrs. Jacobs and the younger child were drowned, while Jacobs nearly perished in endeavoring to save them. The brohter saved himself and the other child. At Fort Scott, Kansas, Lamb's Ice Dam broke, and the immense body of water, uniting with the swollen Duck Run, rushed down the valley. A house occupied by Sarah Brown, a widow, was struck by the ' torrent and swept about one hundred yards down the stream, where it lodged among trees. Mrs. Brown and four of her children were in it at the time. The water rose rapidly around it to the depth of several feet. The mother held her little six-months-old infant in her arms above the water, leaving her older children to care for themselves. She suddenly noticed that her five-yearold boy was drowning, and in attempting to save him the infant slipped from her arms and was drowned before aid could reach it. The remainder of the family were rescued. At Springfield, Mo., the damage of all sorts is estimated at $12"),000. No life was lost, but thirty-five or forty families were flooded out. Some of them were taken to higher ground by men on horseback. ? Mrs. Jane J. Hoyt, mother of Col. J. A. j Iloyt, senior editor of the llaptist Courier, died at the Magnolia House in (Jreenville on Saturday night last, after a sickness of several weeks' duration, in the seventy-seventh year of her age. CLl VERirS TO HANG. On Thursday last the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia rendered a decision in the case of T. J. Cluverius convicted in the Hustings Court of Richmond of the murder, on March 13, 18S3, of Fannie Lillian Madi- j son. The case is notoriously known as the reservoir murder mystery. The facts, briefly recited, as developed at the trial, are as follows: On March 13th, 188o, at 3 o'clock A. M., Miss Fannie Lillian Madison arrived in Richmond from Rath county and went to the American Hotel, where she registered as "Miss F. L. Merton." Next morning her dead body was found in the j old city reservoir, a short distance west of j Hollywood cemetery. On the 18th, near Little Plymouth, in thecounty of King and Queen, her first cousin, T. J. Cluverius (Kla'veers), was arrested charged with the murder of the deceased. He waived an examination before the Police Justice, was indicted in April, and was brought to trial in the Hustings Court of Richmond at the May term. On the fourth day of June the - -1 1 ! ..f It 11 jury reiurneu a veruivi ui guwty. The case then went to the Supreme Court of Appeals, with the result above stated. It is understood that no rehearing of the case can now be allowed unless one of the Judges who concurred in the decision is dissatisfied with the decision and desires a rehearing. The following particulars in regard to the present statu# of the case will be read with interest: SUSTAINED IN TOTO. The opinion closed by sustaining the lower court in each and ev.ery particular. Every bill of exception was dismissed, and the action of the Hustings court affirmed in foto. Judge Fauntleroy said that the appellate court sees no reason why they should overrule or reverse the decision of the courts in which this case originated, and is of opinion that Thomas J. Cluverius should answer with his life for the foul crime by him committed. It istherefore ordered that the case be not remanded for further hearing, but that the verdict of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond be affirmed. Judge Lacy stated that while he concurred in the general results of the opinion he did not agree with the opinion itself. Judge Hinton dissented entirely, both in the opinion and the general results. He stated that the corpus delicti had not been proven; that the admission of the Curtis letter was entirely wrong, and that from the introduction of that letter had sprung other matters in relation to the trial which warranted him in dissenting, and that he would write out his opinion and have it entered on the record. Judge Lewis stated that Judge ltichardson was absent on account of indisposition, but that he concurred in the general results, but not in the opinion. THE DECISION EXPECTED. Although the court-room was crowded, there was an absence of rush or excitement. The fact that Cluverius would not be produced in court of course kept away many who would otherwise have been present. Nearly every member of the bar was in the room at some time or other during the reading of the opinion. At times Judge Fauutleroy was very impressive, and as he laid bare the facts as adduced on the memorable trial, it seemed as if the voice of the public prosecutor was being heard again, many 01 the arguments and much of the language used being identical with those by which the eloquent Meredith and Aylett thrilled all who heard them when the case was before the Hustings Court. Little or no surprise was manifested at the decision; in fact, public opinion had been very well settled upon the presumption that no new hearing would be granted. For over a week the air had been full of rumors that the court stood four to one against a new trial, and that two of the four disagreed only as to certain particulars, and for once rumor was correct. How these facts leaked out is not known, or whether it was only one of the lucky surmises of those who are supposed to know everything. The reading of the opinion of the court, as expressed, had been arrived at after a very patient and searching review of all the facts as set forth at the time of the trial, and was supported by copious quotations and references to the most learned and competent authorities. Thus ended another act in the great tragedy which shocked a continent and for a time made Richmond unenviably famous. Face to face with his fateCluverius stands ' 1 1 -.L-l iL.i. 10-uay, ana wrm lever iiiuuiuiy uene L-mmut complain that the law hasnotthrown around him every safeguard and allowed him every chance to prove himself innocent of the dreadful charge that has been laid, and from the testimony would seem brought to his door. THE PRISONER. Cluverius knew what the decision of the court would be at least one hour before Judge Fauntleroy finished reading the opinion. The first few pages that were read indicated a decision unfavorable to the prisoner, and about half past 12 o'clock Mr. McGeorge, a feed dealer, doing business in Richmond, left the court room and went down to the jail. It was he who told Cluverius how the case would be decided, but it was after 2 o'clock before the prisoner was aware that the Supreme court had sustained the decision of the lower court in every point that was raised by the prisoner's counsel. Mr. McGeorge remained with Cluverius until after 2 o'clock when Judge Crump and Mr. Beverly Crurtip, of counsel for the prisoner, arrived at the jail. Cluverius was in an up-stairs room?the same one in which the Coroner's investigation was conducted, and where the dramatic scene occurred when the streetcar driver, Mr. Williams, looked at Cluverius to see if he could identify him as the man who, in company with a lady, got off the street car at Reservoir street and turned down towards the reservoir on the night of the tragedy. Cluverius was dressed in a light grey suit, probably the same one he wore at the trial. It looked neat and his general appearance was neatness. HOW HE RECEIVED THE NEWS. When the action of the court was made i known to him he never trembled or moved a muscle, except perhaps a little twitching of the facial muscles, and this soon passed away, giving place to the sternness and seii-coniroi wmcn nas excneu somucii wunder, and has been a puzzle to so many. When he heard the words, "The decision is unfavorable to you," he raised his eyes, ; which had been gazing at the floor, and in . a dear voice, said: "I am surprised." ' Here he paused, and the silence seemed as 1 painful to those who saw the prisoner as it was to the prisoner himself. Presently he qualified his remarks, and in a voice more trembling than at any other time heretofore, he remarked, "I hoped for better results." Sergeant Lee subsequently said: "Mr.! Cluverius, I will now have to put you in j; solitary confinement. Your treatment here- j after must be somewhat different from : what it has been, and it is my duty to have '1 you put in solitary confinement and a guard j1 placed at your cell." Cluverius looked up at Sergeant Lee and j' replied : "Sergeant, I make no objection, i 1 I have tried not to give trouble to anyone j in this jail and I will continue not to do'so." j 1 When Judge Crump came down to the! jail he was shown into the room where Clu- j 1 verius was. Mr. McGeorge retired when ' Judge Crump entered, and as the latter i walked into the room Cluverius advanced j1 and gave him a cordial grasp of the hand. ! 1 Judge Crump took a seat near a desk in 1 the room, and the prisoner placed a chair ' near the one Judge Crump was in, and the 1 two sat close together and conversed. The ! window next to the jail office was raised a j' little and Judge Crump lowerered it, to ' prevent perhaps any of the conversation be- ' ing wafted to the ears of those who sat in 1 the office just across tne jan yard aim out a few lcet from where the prisoner sat. WHAT WILL HIS COUNSEL DO? What steps will you take now, asked a reporter of .Mr. Beverley Crump, of cohn- j sel for the prisoner ? j "Well," said he, "we will not do any-1 thing right now. About two or three months from now we will decide upon what course we will take." HIS ONLY HOI'K. The only hope now left to the prisoner is executive clemency, for unless the (Jovern or interferes, Cluverius will Day the penal-, ty of his crime upon the scaffold. Having thus far refused to tell the story j of the crime for which the courts of the commonwealth have said that he must die, it is very likely that he will still keep the awful secret until the last spark of hope is s extinguished. t The action of the Supreme Court will i doubtless be certified to the busting court i before the June term, and when that is j done the prisoner will be brought before n Judge Atkins to be resentenced. f IMPORTANT KELIGIOI'S COIXCILS. ' TJIE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. | J The Quadrennial General Conference of r the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met ' in the Centenary church, Richmond, Ya., j on Wednesday o'f last week, and was called ,, co order by Bishop II. N. McTyeire, of Tennessee, the senior bishop. Eour other bish- r ops of the church were present, to-wit: c Bishops Kenner, of New Orleans; Wilson, c of Maryland; Cranberry, of Missouri, and j Ilargrove, of Alabama. Besides these there f were about 250 delegates, clerical and lay, r present. After religious exercises, consist- ^ ing of prayer, Bible reading and singing, N the conference elected Key. John S. Martin, t of Baltimore, conference secretary, with the following assistant secretaries: Dr. B. B. Crawfard, of Alabama; Rev. Dr. W. A. Candler, of the North Georgia Conference, r and Rev. John C. Vincent, of the Missouri ^ Conference. The Rev. Dr. A. C. Bledsoe, 51 of the Broad Street Methodist Church, Rich- r mond, then delived the address of welcome s in behalf of the people of that city, and 1 Bishop McTyeire responded, and in the r name of the Conference returned hearty ? thanks for the welcome from a people so c proverbial for their hbspitality and from a 51 city so rich in historic associations of the J church as well as of the State. The address of the bishops was then read ? by Bishop Keener. It was a lengthy paper J and occupied one hour in its reading. The 1 rapid growth of the church in the past hun- c dred years and the attractive simplicity of J Methodism were favorably commented up- 1 on. The history of the church and its ^ progress to date was fully reviewed and * condemnatory terms were used in connec- ? tion with the violation of marriage vows 1 by obtaining divorces; of gambling in Ufu- ? tures," of neglecting to attend church, and of Sabbath desecration. Attending theatres, balls and matinees were referred to as I growing evils. f The conference will probably continue for s a month. It is composed of 2G4 delegates t divided between clerics and laymen and j represents thirty-nine Annual Conferences, ' as the subdivisions are called in Methodist fl nomenclature. In 18G0 the white member- I ship was 537,136; after the war in I860, it t was 425,400; in 1882 it had grown to 861,000, i and in 1885 to 990,994. It is doubtless t more than 1,000,000 now. Both Bishop t McTyeire, the senior officer, and Bishop < Keener were editors. McTyeire is a native ^ of South Carolina; Keener, of Louisiana; ( Wilson, of Maryland; Cranberry, of Vir- < ginia, and Hargrove, of Alabama. Bishop c Wilson is the preacher of the Episcopacy, " and has scarcely an equal among his breth- t ren since the death of Bishop Pierce. < There will probably be three new bishops elected. THE BAPTISTS OF THE SOUTH. t The Southern Baptist Convention met in * Montgomery, Ala., last Friday, liev. Dr. c P. H. Mell was elected President. With the * exception of eight years, he has been Pres- I ident since 1863. The following Vice Pres- s dents were elected: Rev. Basil Manly, of J Kentucky; Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, of ' Georgia; Rev. G. B. Taylor, of Virginia; | Rev. J. C. Furman, of South Carolina, j Secretaries?Revs. Lansing Burrows, of Au- J gusta, Ga., and 0. F. Gregory, of Baltimore. J Rev. Mr. Warton, pastor of the First Bap- j tist Church, welcomed the Convention and ' introduced ex-Gov. Thomas H. Watts, who 1 delivered an eloquent address of welcome. * He said one source of regret was that there t was any division. He hoped there would 1 soon be but one Baptist Convention of the United States. The Rev. Dr. Ellis, of Baltimore, responded, makingagrand address. g Fifteen States are represented by over "c 500 delegates. Missionaries from China, g Mexico and Italy are also present. 1 At the afternoon session Dr. Tichnor, sec- ? rotary of the Home Mission Board, read the f report of that board. It opens with the <] statement that forty years ago the board ? made its first annual report to the Conven- g tion which then met in Richmond. From r that point the history of the board was g briefly reviewed to the present time. Near- j ly every church of importance south of the f Untnmun Jmo lioon nurspfl in ire infiinr'V hv * this board. It has borne the gospel to the f very verge of our advancing civilization. , Forty years ago the South had a population \ of 7,000,000; now there are more than three f times as many. Then there were 1,000,000 c professed Christians. To-day there are l 4,000,and yet the work is three-fold greater than then. For the last year the work has \ been extended beyond any of its past history. There have been in the employ of the* board two hundred and twenty-five . missionaries during the past year. The * board is endeavoring to make the Indian { churches as far as possible self-sustaining, as J; only by thiscourse can their Christian man- j hood be developed. The manual school is {; in a flourishing condition. The results of this school are most gratifying. ^ In church building more has been done than ever before. Forty-nine churcheshave been built upon mission fields in addition j to the Valence street Church, New Orleans. The work in New Orleans and in Wash- ? ington is only an indication of what can be '? done in many cities. The board renews its ? appeal for $100,000 from the several Southern States with which to prosecute its work. 1 The board desires to enlarge its work among * the colored people, and needs aid in this ? direction. The contributions were $94,522. * Dr. II. A. Tupper read a report on for- , eign missions. After three decades, says , the report, the Convention meets again in , Montgomery. The strides made during i' that period have been marvellous. The re- * ceipts of the foreign mission Journal during ? the past year have been $1,(182, and expen- I1 ditures $1,632. Dr. Rider, a generous Rap- * tist of Maryland, has donated in trust to the J; executive board of the Baptist Union As- *" sociation of that State$20,000 for missionary ~ purposes. The American Baptist Publica- J1 tion Society has made a donation of $2,525 , for the circulation of the Scriptures in for- il eign lands. The total receipts of the board '' for the year wore $135,000. A large number of missionaries are sustained in China, Brazil. Mexico, Africa and Italy. " Saturday's sessions showed an increased I1 attendance. In tht rtiOrnlng session the re- d port was adopted providing for raising $10,- ti 000 to be expended in evangelizing the col- t: ored race in the South. The discussion of d means for better reaching the colored peo- a pie was long and interesting and consumed most of the morning session. An event of v the discussion was a speech by the colored pastor of a colored Baptist Church in Chat- P tanooga. r< In the afternoon session the report on the pn resources of the Home Mission Board was rI adopted. It recommends the raising of M ?.V>,(>()(> to carry on the transfer of the Sun-1 ti day school paper "Kind Words" from Macon to Atlanta. A missionary mass meeting for home missions was held on Satur- b [lay night, and many tine addresses were tl made. ri Distinguished Baptist ministers occupied b most of the pulpits on Sunday. p On Monday a discussion of the foreign a misisons report was taken up. ?? ? a The Primary System.?The papers are 11 :igain agitating the matter of nominating 1( candidates for Congress by primary elec- tl tions. It is certain that the present mode o :>f nominating by conventions is by no) ti means acceptable to the people notwith-I d standing the fact that the result#, as seen in j tl uur present members of Congress, arc not | tl altogether unsatisfactory. The principle b underlying the primary system is certainly j a the correct one. The difficulty lies in its tl application to the choice of candidates for o Congress. To go no further, if the plurality j si plan be followed, the chances are that the | r: most populous county will choose the Con- j( pressmen; while, under the majority plan, ti \ second primary would be necessary, at o much inconvenience to the voters. In that c< svent, too, the choice would lie between the f: favorites of the two most populous counties, p A good middle ground will be found in the T further enlargement of representation in is the nominating conventions, and in exercise ir )f more care in selecting delegates.?tl ')(>ro Xnrs. v THE FARMERS' CONVENTION. CHESS COMMENTS. ILaurensville Herald.] Whatever the opposition may think or ay as to the action of the Farmers' Conven-1 ion, it cannot be successfully denied that t was and is a success so far. The various neasures recommended by that body have ; Tet to be carried out; and we believe many 1 md most of them will be carried outsuccessully. We believe the farmers are honest ind sincere in their efforts for the betternent of their own condition, and of the [ vhole State. We do not believe they are ryitig to better their condition at the ex- i >ense or to the detriment of any other class. L'hey have too much good, common sense, oo much generosity of spirit to attempt mythingof the kind. They cannot afford o attempt such action, liut they are teribly in earnest. They are determinid to effect some change in the legal niahinery of the State, as well as reformation n their ov\ n ranks regarding the system of arming now in vogue, and in the general nanagement of the farm. So we think hat those who appear to be alarmed at vhat the farmers propose to do, may calm fartw.i FIiait nt?a i n n a /Inn oap null itrill a?niuj aic in uu uaugLi. [Abbeville Medium.] It was a body of earnest, patriotic men' esolved to purify politics and reduce taxes >r make the government better. It was not l legislative body and could, of course, do mthing definite. Still they waked up the omnolent office-holders and gave them to inderstand that reform was necessary and nust be the rule hereafter. It was a sad iccasion for office-holders who cannot look leyond the coterie to which they belong .nd seek public good. There was fear and rembling among them and a new-born zeal or better ways and means of bringing the :overnment back to a cheap and economcal basis. There was a rattling among he dry bones and if nothing else is effecttd the' people have asserted and made evilent the fact that they are still masters of he situation. Some of our contemporaries ire still writing elaborate articles to prove hat the whole affair was fiasco, a failure md everything else that amounted to nothing. The people don't helieve it, however, ind the people will stand by their colors. [Barnwell Sentinel.] There is in our opinion very little in the iroceedings of the Farmers' Convention to darm any part of the State's population, ind we are rather surprised to note the attiude of that usually wide awake journal the Yews and Courier on the subject, unless it ms measured the ground before the farmers ind can show to the public that there will )e more scampering and dust in the end han there was in the beginning, its alarm nust be accepted as premature. Perhaps lie only mistake made at Columbia was he treatment bestowed upon the Governor, md this was certainly not the leader's fault. STo sensible farmer will claim that one class if our people can live strictly independent if all the rest, such utterances would be :ontrary to all reason. Perhaps the name mrilied to the Citadel gave offense, but hen it should not, for all towns have their ludes. [Abbeville Messenger.] We are impressed with the idea that here was nothing extreme in the Convenion. In fact its action seems to have been :onservative. Necessarily Its discussions ind the line of action it marked out are of a political, or rather legislative nature. We iee in this nothing to give fear or disquieude. It is true that we do not see the orce of all its suggestions. For instance hat in reference to abolishing the Citadel. S'ordo we think its action in refusing at first o invite Gov. Thompson to address the Convention was at all a gracious thing, since hey did invite other gentlemen. Aside rom the fact that he holds the high and lignified office of Chief Executive of this Commonwealth, (tov. Thompson is a genleman without reproach and the slight was inwarranted. [Laurens Advertiser.] It is somewhat remarkable that an asembly of three hundred men, gathered together on the spur of the moment, should how such a conservative spirit. Very ittle abuse was heaped upon any class sxcept the lawyers, who are well able o bear it. If by abusing lawyers, Mr. ['illman can elevate the farmer we say 'lay on." The great convention has asembled and no one can doubt but that food will result. There is enough conervatism to hold in check all who are radcal in their views. We do not object to armers discussing politics, but they may alk from now till doom's day, and their arms will not be more productive. The greatest good that this convention could >ave accomplished would be to arouse the armers to organize the clubs for the discission of improved methods of agricultire. It is gratifying to the friends as well is the opponents to see the good that is ikely to result from this first meeting. f AiL-ftn T?npnrf1nivl 1 L"lnv" We have only space to say that when the ntelligent farmers of this State shall read aid digest the proceedings of the Farmers' Convention, they will fail to find one single neasure of economy recommended by that lody. After all the blowing of horns that las been made, the whole affair has turned ?ut to be nothing more than a glorification neeting of the admirers of Capt. B. It. Till man, the so-called Agricultural Moses ?f South Carolina. It is proposed to double he tax on fertilizers, to establish the Agicultural College that Capt. Tillman thinks o necessary and of which he wants to be rustee. In other words the taxes of the itate are to be increased by twenty-five housand dollars by an indirect method chich will bring every dollar of the mony out of the farmers' pockets. It is furher proposed to give the appropriation iow allowed the Citadel Academy to the ollegeat Columbia, and convert the Citadel aiilding into a female college. This again rould require another increase of taxation, n order to make Tillman'scollege a sucess, of course large additional sums would iave to be appropriated to bring it up to hose of Michigan and Mississippi, the nodels aimed at by Mr. Tillman. Our eople are not prepared for increase of taxtion at this time, and Mr. Tillman will nd that when the action of his Convenion is subjected to the calm light of reason nd common sense, many of his favorite lans will be repudiated. [Kcowce Courier.] The personnel of the body was excellent aving in it prominent farmers from all arts of the State. The great bulk of the elegates were eminently conservative in heir expressions, and their recommendaions are unobjectional. Xo one can preict any harm, social or political, from the ction taken, while much good may result :> all classes if the principles enunciated, ,ith few exceptions, are carried out. We ave given all our available space to the roceeding, which we doubt not will be ead with interest. AVe may hereafter comlent on some of the propositions adopted, "he body adjourned on Friday, the .'10th of nrii if understood the next conven ion will be held in November. [Newberry Observer.] The work of the farmers' convention is efore the public. It contains few things iiatare new and startling. Several of the ^commendations made have been urged y various newspapers in the State for years ast, and public sentiment has been gradully but surely bearing in that direction. Lt the opportune time, Mr. 11. It. Tillman, bold, brave man, determined, strong in lind and purpose, and thus well fitted for ;adership> came to the scene, gathered up tiis dissatisfied element?which in its disrganized state was powerless?and concenrated it into an expression that cannot be enied or ignored. Mr. Tillman has been lie organizer, rather than the originator, of tie sentiments which this convention emodied in resolutions?in a shape that can nd must be seen and felt. In reviewing lie work of the convention, we lind only ne feature that is Mr. Tillman's original jggestion; that relates to the manner in lising the funds for a farmers' college. Ob ction is made already that the convenon's recommendations are not in the line f economy and reform ; and there will be msiderable disappointment and dissatisiction on this account. While the disapointmcnt is natural, it is not well founded, he callers of the convention did not prom>e to effect a reduction of taxes. If we relember correctly, they did not complain nit taxes were too high. Their complaint -as that the farming interests wore nog lected by the Legislature. This complaint necessarily involved the idea of increased appropriations in the interestof agriculture. It was not the amount of taxes that was complained of, but the manner of their ap- ; propriation. People do not object to taxes j when those taxes are so appropriated and disbursed by the State as to give them a fair and just return. [Anderson Journal.] The deliberations of the convention will doubtless effect good, not so much by speci-! ficsuggestions as by the impression that the j masses are thinking and they are not satis-! lied with the way things are going. The convention was not as extreme and rash as many expected it would be, and it was far more dignified than many local spectators looked for. A good many of those present were familiar faces ih the Legislature and State conventions, but the great majority were new men sent up from among the people. There was no apparent etl'ort to advance the chances of any candidate. Mr. Tillman's characterization of the Citadel Academy as a "dude factory" was one of his most telling hits. It was stricken from the record, but the sting was left, and he is therefore cordially hated by the ardent ad vocates or that institution. eany me whole convention seemed to regret the unwarranted snuh they gave the Governor, and the coals of lire he heaped on them burned uncomfortably. The recommendations of the convention tend largely to an increase in public expense rather than retrenchment. While Mr. Tillman was evidently regarded as the leader in the convention, he was still kept somewhat in check by the conservatism of the body at large. They patted him on the back, but took care to rub off some of his wire edge. ('orresiHinileiice of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, May 10.?The Chester Agricultural Society met here one day last week. W. G. Austin, President, in the chair, and Major Julius Mills, Secretary. The delegates of the Sociey to the Farmers' Convention gave a report of its proceedings. There was some discussion with regard to the advisability of increasing the tax on fertilizer companies, as proposed by the Convention. The predominant sentiment of the Society opposed the increase of this tax, as it would fall indirectly upon the farmers. The committee appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws for the government of the society were not prepared to report, and asked for further time. Their request was granted. Action was taken looking to the formation of Tillman clubs in the county. Mr. It. T. Mockbee was put in charge of this matter. The next meeting of the society will be held on the 1st Monday of next month. l)r. C. X. Hough of the western side of this county, left last week for New York where he will spend several weeks in attendance upon the Polyclinic School of that city. Two new postoftices have recently been established in this county. The name of one is Cabal, Wade Osburne, postmaster. The name of the other is New Hope, W. G. Austin, postmaster. An increase in the postal facilities should be followed by an increase in the number of newspaper readers. Moreover as this is campaign year everybody ought to have at least one good newspaper. Vei'bum Sapientibus sat. The guano trade has been very good this spring. One of our fertilizer dealers reports a sale of 400 tons of one brand. A concert was given at Coleman's Ilall last Wednesday evening by a number of young ladies and girls of our town. The attendance was large and the music excellent. The object of the entertainment was the raisintr of funds for the Enisconal Church. The members of the Baptist Sundayschool and their friends of other denominations indulged in the pleasures of a picnic on last Friday. They greatly enjoyed the occasion until a rain came up and threw a damper on their fun and finally drove them home. The Lee Light Infantry take their departure to-morrow for Catawba Falls. They go to Fort Lawn by rail and march from that point to the Falls. Their friends wish them a happy time. The barber shop of James Pratt, colored, was entered on last Friday night, and fifteen razors were stolen therefrom. Henry Young, colored, is charged with the commission of the crime. The evidence against him is chiefly circumstantial. Two witnesses testified at the preliminary examination held on Saturday morning to have seen the accused come out of the rear premises of the barber shop on Friday night. A pistol was also found on his person. He will be tried at the next Court. Messrs. S. J. Lewis, C. \V. McFadden, W. B. Ferguson, K. M. Shannon, Jesse Hardin, J. JL Hardin and F. P. Moore have been appointed to assist in the organization of township agricultural societies in this county. These societies are otherwise known as Tillman clubs. Memorial day was celebrated here this afternoon in the usual manner. The Lee Light Infantry, preceded by the Sandy Kiver Band, and followed by a large number of persons in carriages and on foot, formed a procession that left the Presbyterian Church a few minutes before 5 o'clock, moving thence to the Cemetery. On arriving there the assembly gathered around the stand to hear an address from the orator of the day, Mr. F. T. Morgan. He favored his hearers with a good address. His remarks on the interesting occasion were appropriate and listened to with pleasure. At the close of * ? * i* i i r\ x _ the address tne graves 01 me vonieueraie dead were decorated. m. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Abbeville county Democratic club has voted in favor of nominating congressmen by primary election. ? An alligator was recently killed near Fairmount Factory, in Barnwell county, which measured 11 feet 4 inches. ? (.'apt. F. W. Dawson, of the News and Courier, returned home last Saturday after an absence of three months in Europe. ? Mr. Dudley Jones, a prominent citi/.en and well known cotton buyer of Union, jumped from a train at that place on Monday of last week, and broke his leg. ? The State Normal Institute for white teachers will be held in Greenville, commencing early in August and continuing through the most of that mouth. The colored institute will meet in Columbia. ? A furious rain and wind storm, accompanied by lightning, passed over Aiken last Thursday afternoon. During the storm, the house of Lawrence Bailey was struck by lightning and Bailey's wife and daughter received a terrible and probably fatal shock. ? The engineers of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Bail road are near Smithville, in Sumter county. The road will probably pass a short distance to the east of that place and thence to llerlot's Crossroads, and on through Swimming Fens to Sumter. ? Jenkins Wright, colored, sentenced to ! be hanged at Hampton C. II. last Friday, for the murder of his wife, has been respited by the Governor till June 11th. His attorneys claim that new evidence has been discovered in the negro's favor, and, acting on i this information, the Governor postponed I the execution. ? Chris Lee, the colored man who was I wounded by the shots tired from Bethel j: Methodist Church, in Columbia, on the night of the 5th instant, died last Friday 1 morning. The persons charged with doing the shooting are in jail where they have! i been held to await the result of Lee's in- J j juries. ? At the recent meeting of the State : Board of Examiners, a resolution was adopted changing the times for holding county examinations from January and i July, as at present, to the first Monday in April and October, or to such other days in j these months as the State Superintendent, in his discretion, may direct. In consequence of this action no examinations will be held in July next. County School Commissioners are authorized to continue in :, force until October all certificates and licenses which expire in July. -4. -4. ? George Young, a negro wife murderer,'1 was hanged at Waxahatchie, Texas, on j Saturday, in the presence of 5,000 persons, j ' ? The census of Charlotte, X. C., has just 1 been completed and shows a population of. < 9,07G. This is an increase of 2,000 since the < census of 1S80. ' 1 LOCAIi AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. M. Grist? Breech-Loading Gun for Sale. T. M. Dobson ct Co.?Is It Finished ? Lindsay it Moore?At the City Grocery. Withers Adickes?We Believe in Redoubling Diligence. Glenn it Darwin?A New Departure for the Summer Season. * George T. Schorb?Don't You Forget It. Dowry A* Starr?Grand Republic Cigarros. 11. F. Adickes?A Legion of Leaders. UNTIL JANUARY 1, 18S7. We will furnish the Exqitiiikr from this date until January 1, 1887, for .$1.50; or for one year to two names paid for at the same time, $4.00. single subscription $2.50 per ilimuni. THE GROWING CROPS. Our information in regard to the growing r\i' tl.ft L. ?LA rtlT/inf G.ot i??KAn4 L. quite promising. The oat crop is unusually line, especially where the plant withstood the severity of the winter and a good stand was obtained. Corn is coming up well and with the I last few days of growing weather the young "* ; stalk is vigorous and healthy. Reports of cot- r ton are not so favorable. The plant is slow in coming up and presents rather a weak and sick- *4 ly appearance. An abundant crop of all kinds 4 of fruit is now assured. /V. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. J. Eugene Lowiy, of Atlanta, (la., is on a visit to his parents in this place. Judge Presslev was in town one day last week, having stopped over, on his way to Greer. ville, to pay a short visit to his relatives, Dr. A. I. Harron and family. Prof. Wm. Currell and Mrs. Currell, of Hampden-Sidney, Va., and Miss Relle Wilkie, of Charleston, arrived here on Sunday, having been summoned to the bedside of Mrs. W. A. Moore, who is quite ill. Miss Maggie Moore, Jk who has been in Virginia for some time, re- ' turned Saturday, on account of her mother's illness. FIltE NEAR TOWN. On Thursday night last a small unoccupied tenement house on the lands of Sheriff Glenn, about a mile from town was destroyed by fire. No one has lived in the house since February. It was situated about two hundred yards from the house in which N. D. White, an employee of the Sheriff lives, and on the night of the lire Mr. White and all the members of his family were absent. While the house was burning, Mr. White's dwelling was entered and a quan- ^4 titv of bed clothing, a suit of clothes belonging 4| to Mr. White and a dress belonging to his wife were taken. The Sheriff has no clue as to the origin of the fire, but he says there was a bag of cotton seed in the house,'and it is just barely tuw^iltin tlitif if f.iiiwnrl vnnnttinnrma inn {yA THE STATE BOUNDARY. We recently published from the Charlotte 01nervcr a paragraph mentioning the fact that Governor Scales, of North Carolina, had appointed Capt. S. 15. Alexander a commissioner to investigate the alleged inaccuracy of the State line between North and South Carolina, along the southern border of Mecklenburg county. The Raleigh News ami Obsencr has the following as the latest step taken in the matter: "Mr. Arthur Winslow goes to Charlotte on Monday, to run the boundary line between North Carolina and South Carolina, on the border of Mecklenburg. If a map of this State is examined it will be noticed that a very queer little angle in South Carolina projects into this State, like a spear head, as if intended to pierce North Carolina. It is said that this little angle, which is really not so very small, of right, is North Carolina territory. The survey, a very u careful one, is to be made under the supervision of commissioners representing North Carolina and South Carolina. It looks very probable that Mecklenburg county will getagood sliceof York county, S. C." * CHURCH NOTICES. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C? Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 A.M. At 3 P.M., the pastor will preach >' a sermon intended especially for the children. Sunday-school immediately after the evening service. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. Services at 10.30 in the morning and at 8 in the v ^ evening. Sunday-school at 3 P. M.-*-Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Baptist?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services at Union Church at 11 A. M., next Sunday, and in Yorkville, at 8 P. M. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, Pastor. Services every Sunday at 11 A. M., and 8 P. M. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. every Sun uaj a iay ci-iuuuiiii^ n cuiicauaj?-3 at u i . ^1. King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. Johnson, Pastor. Servicesat King's Mountain Chapel next Sunday at 11 o'clock A. M. The communion service intended on that day will he deferred until the first Sunday of June. ? A THE RAILROAD LEASE. We had the space last week only to refer briefly to the very important railroad arrangement consummated at Columbia on the 1st instant in the lease by the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad and the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad and all their branches for a term of ninety-nine years. As both of these railroads have been controlled for a number of years by the Richmond and Danville system, the owners of which have held a majority of the stock, the fact that leases have been efi'eoted will not be ? very surprising to the public. Nevertheless A their definite absorption means a great deal. Thirteen of the sixteen directors of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and nine of the twelve directors of the Columbia nnd Green- <ville Railroad, attended, and the leases were adopted by each board unanimously. They were signed and possession was given immediately. The terms of the leases are that the Richmond and Danville will pay the interest, the fixed charges and operating expenses of the roads, and pay over to their stockholders all the net earnings. In other words, the stockholders will receive as dividends all the surplus earning of the companies and have no liability for losses. A lease of the Western North Carolina Railroad on precisely similar terms, has also been effected. Mr. George S. Scott, of New York, represented the majority of the owners of the Richmond and Danville. He and his North- 'f ern associates control the First National Bank of New York, hayo a controlling influence in the Richmond and Danville, and are controlling stockholders in the South Carolina branches of the system. It is stated that the object of the new arrangemet is to ensure to the leasing company the absolute control of the roads in South Carolina and justify it iu making the extensive improvements in the property which are necessary to develop its resources and make it profitable. in a conversation with the Columbia correspondent of tho Xeic.s and Courier, from whose letter we derive this information, Mr. Scott said that the improvement and development of the system would be begun immediately. It was the intention of the management to throw all its influence in favor of the Ashevillc and Spartanburg as the western outlet of the South Carolina division of the system. The roadway and roll- m ing stock of this and the Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Road would bo promptly renovated. Through passenger and freight trains would be run to and from the Northwest by this route, giving the people of South Carolina a short line to Chicago. It was in contemplation to run refrigerator cars between Chicago and South Carolina to bring to the State dressed Western meats and Western produce. The connections, north and south, would also be greatly improved, and through trains would be run between Washington and Charleston and Savannah. Mr. Scott seemed sanguine and positive. From equally good authority came the statement that steel rails would be placed as rapidly as possible on the Charlotte and Greenville roads, and new station houses erected and new rolling stock placed wherever needed. The Virginia Mid land, controlled by the Richmond and Danville, is now being laid with very heavy steel rails, necessary for its traffic, and the lighter steel rails from that road are to be brought down and put on the Columbia and Greenville. General Manager Thomas, of the Richmond and Danville, has been instructed to perfect the system as soon as possible. The northern terminus of the Richmond and Danville is to be Washington instead of Alexandria. The property leased will be operated as the "South Carolina Division," with G. R. Talcott is superintendent, and D. Card well assistant ^ ^eneneral freight and passenger agent. Xopres- C snt changes in the administration of the South Carolina Division are contemplated. Wo learn lhat circulars have been sent by the manage' k A