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ftraps aud Jarts.
? Two light house keepers on the North
Carolina coast quarreled about the color of
the sea and did not exchange another word
for about three months, when both were
discharged by the government.
? Samuel Payton, who was lately discharged
from the prison at Jackson, Mich.,
after a sentence of five years for burglary
in Detroit, is said to have been left during
hi9 incarceration a fortune of $250,000. ' He
is a grandson of Commodore Perry.
? Says the Baltimore Sun: Charleston had
twenty-eight shocks during the month of
October. But on the island of Ninapou,
in the Pacific Ocean, there were one hundred
shocks in one day. So Charleston
neea not leei too proua 01 ner recora alter
all.
? Blind Bill, a colored inmate of a Georgia
poorhouse, has a most remarkable sense of
touch. He can tell any one whom he has
met by feeling of his hand. A man whom
he had not met for ten years shook hands
with him the other day and Bill at once
called him by name, though not a word had
before been spoken.
? A French widow related the accidental
overturning of an omnibus, by which her
husband was killed: "A wheel came off.
We were sitting outside. With a loud
scream we both fell to the ground. When
they came to pick us up they found ray
husband crushed to death ana my watch
broken all to pieces, and it was quite a new
one/'
? Miss Kate Sleely, of West Point, Ind.,
set the town talking the other day by publicly
thrashing Postmaster Kiser. This
done, she went before a Justice, pleaded
guilty to an assault, was fined five dollars
and costs, and paid it "like a man." The
trouble grew out of a case in which she
was a witness against Kiser.
? The business failures occurring throughout
the country fluring the week ending last
Friday, as. reported to B. G. Dun & Co.,
numhar for the United States 171. and for
Canada 13; a total of 186, compared with a
total of 216 the week previous. The bulk
or the casualties occuring this week are reported
from Southern and Western States.
? It is estimated that the matter ejected
. in the recent volcanic eruption in New Zealand
amounts to five billion cubic yards,
weighing six billion tons?not quite a cubic
mile, but it would take more than the national
debt of England to excavate it. It
would take a good workingman one million
years to shovel it into carts, but it was all
done in four hours.
?Of the 225 members of the Forty-ninth
Congress, 228 were renominated. Thirtythree
Northern and thirty-five Southern
Democrats failed of renomination, and so
did twenty-five Northern and four Southern
Republicans. The present Hodse is
composed of 185 Democrats and 140 Repub\
licans. The Congressional elections throughout
the country last week will probably rersl
duce the Democratic majority in the House.
* / c ^arshal Ney's grandson, who took part
in the Bartholdi statuededication, denies the
story that the Marshal escaped to this country,
and after spending many years in
South Carolina as a school teacher, died in
Charleston in 1846. He says that when his
grandfather's remains were finally transferred
to Pere-la-Chaise Cemetery, the coffin
was opened and the remains were found
there with bullet-holes in the forehead distinctly
visible.
? Ohio is about to undertake an experiment
in the reformation of convicts, which
will be watched with interest. An intermediate
penitentiary is being constructed,
In which will be incarcerated "first term"
and "light sentence" convicts for whose
reformation there is hope. The evilof huddling
together in one common prison all
classes of convicts is generally admitted.
' A short term of imprisonment among hard
-1 9 I. - A it.
enea criminals oiien'results m wie cuinpicLc
wreck of a man whose first step in crime
. might otherwise have been his last one.
? If the election of President in 1888
should be thrown into the House of Representatives,
the Democrats could not elect
their man. They have elected a majority
in the delegations from only sixteen States.
In the election of a President by the House
the Constitution provides that each State
shall cast a single vote for the candidate
who shall bo the choice of a msgority of the
.. representatives from a State. Twenty
States, a majority of the thirty-eight, are
required to elect a President. A third party
movement in 1888 might defeat the Democratic
party.
? Francis Bacon, of New Haven, and Prof.
A. B. Morrill, of New Britain, are writing
a text book on hygiene, which by law
must be studied in all the high schools of
Connecticut. The book will be ready about
January 1. The peculiarity of the work
will be'that it will be largely devoted to
showing the effect of alcohol on the human
system. The Legislature was impressed
with the argument that nothing would better
inculcate the lessons of temperance
than to teach the young what alcohol does
to the body, and therefore at the last session
the law requiring the use of such a work
in the public schools was adopted.
? Mangus, head chief of the Chiricahua
Apaches, and thirteen bucks and squaws,
f>assed through Kansas City under guard
ast Thursday, en route for Fort Marion,
Fla. While the party was going through
Colorado, Mangus jumped through a car window
and ran some distance before he was
captured. Then he obtained a knife and
stabbed himself in a dozen places, inflicting
serious wounds. The next morning he attacked
his interpreter, striking the man
about the* head with the shackles on his
wrist. During the consequent uproar the
train started, carrying of all the party except
the interpreter, who was left behind,
but followed on th*? next train.
? At the recent election Miss Alice J. Sanborn,
daughter of Luther B. Sanborn, of
' * -i m?
r reeport, 111., was cuuseu ouj'exiiiieiiueut
of Schools in Brule County, Dakota. Of the
1,600 votes polled she received about 1,000.
Miss Sanborn was the regular nominee of
the Democratic and Farmers' Alliance parties.
Leave of absence was granted her
from the Freeport schools as teacher a few
weeks ago, and soon after reaching Dakota
she was nominated for the office to which
she has now been elected. She was not a
stranger there, however, as in March, 188o,
she took up a claim on the Rose Creek Indian
Reservation in that county, and lived
there for some time. She is a graduate of
the Wisconsin University in the class of ?
1883.
? Of the total vote in Philadelphia in 1884,
the Republicans polled fifty-eight per cent.,
the Democrats nearly forty-one per cent,
and the Prohibitionists about one per cent.
This year the Republicans polled a slight
fraction over fifty-seven per cent., losing one
per cent, (probably) to tne Prohibitionists,
and the Democrats polled forty and one-half
per cent., losing nearly half of one per cent,
(probably) to the Prohibitionists, the gains
of the latter raising their share to two and
one-half per cent. The relative strength of
the Republican, and Democratic parties is
almost exactly the same, but of 200 men in
1884 the Republicans had 116 and the Democrats
82, wnile in 1886, of 200 men, the Republicans
have 114 and the Democrats 81,
the third and fourth parties having the
?. other o.
? A dispatch of Thursday from Eckville,
Pa., says : An exciting time was had
down at Lambeth's lime kiln, near here,
yesterday. A number of farmers knew
that there were two men, strangers in the
place, operating among the young women
of the neighborhood, i'requenting the gatherings
of Sunday-schools and ingratiating
themselves among the single women, and
the farmers determined to drive them out
^ of the neighborhood. The elder of the
two?Brother Ettig, as he was called?
was seen emerging from Gray's meadow
with young Lena Eckleberger, whom he
was inducing to join a Mormon colony.
Ettig was seized and dragged to the lime
sheds and rolled in a bin of white lime dust
and then cowhided and again showered
with ashes and started on a run through
the woods. Basing, the other suspected
party, was also seized and ducked in a
creek and cowhided and started through
the woods in the direction Ettig had taken.
It appears that there was a concerted plan,
according to which a number of deluded
young women should all be ready to s'.art
West on a given day to join a Mormon set
tlement. At least a dozen young women 1
have had their heads turned by all sorts of
promises made by these fellows, and for a
! time it was difficult to secure hired female
i help in that region.
! ??i
l\u Movhvillf ^aquirct.
YORKVILLE, S. . :
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1886.
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
With the exception of Pennsylvania, in
which there was some political excitement,
the election of last week was remarkably
quiet throughout the Union. In this State
very little interest was manifested and the
vote was light. Except in the Seventh
Congressional district there was no contest.
This is the "Black District," heretofore represented
by Smalls, colored. He was opposed
by Col. William Elliott, who is elected
by a small majority, thus giving South
Carolina a full Democratic representation
in Congress.
The general, result, as affecting the two
great parties throughout the country, is not
yet ascertained, though it is quite certain
that the Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives will be reduced.
Tenitessee elects a Democratic Governor.
Carlisle is returned to Congress from Kentucky.
In North Carolina th^re is some
doubt, conflicting reports being received as
to the result for Judges of the Supreme
Court and for the Legislature. Both parties
are claiming the victory. Abbott, negro,
is re-elected to Congress from the Second
district.
In the triangular contest for Mayor of
New York, Hewitt, Democrat, was elected
over Roosevelt, Republican, and George,
the candidate of the laboring or anarchist
ticket.
MORMONlSTREVIVING.
So stealthily have the Mormon propagandists
been at \vork>in this section, that many
concluded the apostles had given up the
idea of making converts in York county,
and folding their tents had stolen silently
away. But it seems that those, arriving at
this conclusion were mistaken. W. H.
Gardner and Parley P. Bingham, two emisaries
of the "Church of the Latter Day
Saints," are operating in this county in the
capacity of elders, and appear to be meeting
with some success in the Hickory Grove
neighborhood. We learn that recently they
have been holding forth in Jhe house of
Robert Lanier, near Hickory Grove, and
have proposed to establish a branch at that (
house. The last Sunday of last month was ;
appointed as the day for consecrating Mr. '
Lanier's house and organizing with a mem- !
bership of six wiio profess conversion to
the faith; but word was conveyed to the |
converts that some determined men in the
neighborhood had resolved to prevent such i
proceedings and the elders wisely remained ;
away. 1
Our informant, who is one of the converts,
says that in the absence of the elders they
organized a Sunday-school. He is quite in- 1
dignant at the threats of the "mob" as he i
terms the citizens who have given the warn- I
ing, and innocently refers to supposed rights
conferred by the Constitution of the United '
States. It is true the Constitution permits i
the greatest religious tolerance; but it must i
be remembered that certain rites of the 1
Mormon faith are repugnant to the Consti- ;
tut' >n and laws of the land, and that to-day, .
in the United States Courts of justice in
Utah, men are being tried, convicted and <
sent to the penitentiary for the criminal i
practice of polygamy, one of the features of ! 1
the so-called church. True, the elders ope- j
rating in York county may not preach this
doctrine, but the fact remains that it is a j
cardinal principal of the Mormon faith, ]
which, as ic is a society in open violation I
of the laws of the land, canuot be properly 1
denominated a religion. And again, as '
vindicating this position, Congress has en- j
acted laws prohibiting the landing on <
American shores of Mormon immigrants, 1
known to be such. '<
In view of these facts we deem it our duty 1
to warn persons against the insidious teach- J
ings of these strangers. Their mission is \
for no good, however plausible their pre- j t
tensions or sincere their professions. We [ t
deprecate violence, and trust that the move- '
ments of these strangers in our midst may 1
not lead to any undue excitement of the
indignant portion of the community, but .
they should remember that in their advoca- j J
cy of sentiments at variance with the laws j j
of the land, they and their followers place : {
themselves outside the pale of martyrdom. (
. Richmond and Danville Freight ! i
Rates.?By their recent lease of the Char- ^
lotte, Columbia and Augusta and Columbia ;.
and Greenville Road, and the consolidation s
of these two roads with their own line, the 1 j
Richmond and Danville road has, in the . ^
view of the Railjoad Commission, brought \
themselves under the operation of the sec- t
tion of the*railroad law so as to allow no (
greater charges, as is now the case, over the t
short haul of the Columbia and Greenville, : N
considered as a separate road, than would ; {
be allowed over it when considered as a part ; t
of a continuous road, such as it has become j j
?fo aKoAontiAn K*r fK*o Rinhmnnfl anrl I -
UJ I I/O (11/QUiptlUU HIV AW?VlltA*V**V? M1*V? j J
Danville. 11
As the matter of freight rates now stands I
the Richmond and Danville has one rate j j
on some freights over its Air Line, a higher j f
rate on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augus- j
ta and a still higher rate over the Columbia
and Greenville. 1 ]
The Commissioners having called the at- j f
tention of the Richmond and Danville au-; s
thorities to the state of facts as developed as j ?
the results of the then consolidation of the j t
South Carolina roads with their own, Messrs. ! c
Sol Haas, Traffic Manager; J. F. Drake, c
General Freight Agent; D. Cardwell, As- , 0
sistant General Freight Agent, and T. M. j ^
Emerson of the Coast Line, held a consulta- j j
tion with the Commissioners yesterday on ! r
the subject. After an expression of views ! ,
on both sides, it was agreed to defer any j t
action in the matter until after the meeting v
of the Legislature, to which the views of f
the Commission will be submitted in their 0
report, and such suggestions made as in s
their view will meet the requirements of *
ine case.?x^vuimuiu w?. (j
: r
The Cluverius Case.?A strenuous ef-! o
fort is to be made to save Cluverius. The : d
day fixed for his execution is the 10th of g
December, but petitions are being circulat-1 li
ed for signatures by the brother of the con- h
demned man, which are expected to be , ft
ready for presentation to the Governor of
Virginia by the middle of November. The
request for clemency is based on the fol-1 "N
lowing grounds: Jc
1. The evidence against him was alto- c
gether circumstantial. 1;
2. Since his trial and conviction a law t
has been enacted giving to an accused the t
right to testify in his own hehalf. Of this t
right he has been unable to avail himself. (
One member of the Supreme Court of t
appeals dissented from the other four mem- t
bers and was of the opinion that the evi- t
dence in the case failed to establish that i
murder had been committed, or that the
deceased came to her death by violence. C
The petitioners further say that under t
the circumstances they are convinced that t
the death penalty should not be enforced, t
Correspondence of the Yorkvflie Enquirer.
LETTER PROM ROCK HILL.
Rock Hill, November 8.?The election
on last Tuesday passed off very quietly at
this place. A stranger would not have
known an eleetiorpwas being held. A number
of our town people did not vote. At
the Sfeite box there were 137 votes cast.
Only 3 colored men voted. At the Congressional
box 118 votes were cast, only two colored
men voting. As will be seen, the colored
people took no interest in the election
and the whites very little more.
It has been some time since so large a
number of people have been seen on our
streets as was gathered last Saturday evening.
They assembled to see the performance
of a man on a tight rope. The street
was lined with men, women and children,
as was also the windows ana roois 01 me
buildings. The rope was stretched across
Main street from Roddey's Hall to the
Globe Hotel. The exhibition was a creditable
one.
, There has been a cabbage war going on
among our grocery merchants the past week,
and on Friday morning prices were reduced
to 1 cent per pound for large white head
cabbages; but after the earthquake shock
prices were shaken up to 2 cents per pound.
I saw one head that measured IS inches
across.
Mr. B. X. Craig showed me the largest
onion in York county on Saturday. It
weighed 2 pounds and 2 ounces, and measured
18 inches by 15 inches.
On last Wednesday night the Presbyterian
church at this place was filled with many
citizens to witness the marriage of one of
our most popular physicians, Dr. John W.
Fewell and Mrs. Kate Walker, a charming
lady of our town. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. B. Jennings. There
were no attendants. Messrs. R. T. Fewefl,
W. M. Steele, John McEhvee and I. E.
Watson acted as ushers. After the ceremony
the bride and groom, accompanied by a
large number of friends, repaired to the residence
of Mr. Alex. F. Fewell in Ebenezer,
where an elegant supper was served and the
happy couple received the congratulations
and best wishes of their many Iriends.
They certainly have the best wishes of Hal,
and as old Rip Van Winkle says, "May
they live long and prosper."
Rev. P. P. Alston, colored, of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina,
preached in the A. M. E. Church at this
place on Sunday morning, and again at
night. He is the first colored Episcopal
minister who has ever officiated in our
town. His white robes attracted considerable
attention when he entered the pulpit.
He is rector of a parish in Charlotte.
Mr. W. S. Wilson has been suffering with
Eneumonia since Tuesday last. On Friday
e was removed from his home, 6 miles
from this place, to the residence of his brother
W. B. Wilson, Jr., in this place. Mr.
Wilson is quite ill, but it is hoped that his
condition is not critical.
A severe earthquake shock was felt in
this place at 12.2o P. M. on Friday. On
Sundav there were three distinct shocks
felt.
A number of our citizens will attend the
State Fair at Columbia this week. Mr. A.
H. White wili make a large exhibit of
seeds. Mr. David Hutchins on and Jno. T.
Roddey exhibit horses. Hal.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, November 8.?The election on
last Tuesday passed off without a ripple of
excitement at this place or throughout the
eounty. Not even the shadow of a disturbance
marred the quietness of the day. An
election possibly was never held in this
county before or since the war in which less
interest was manifested. This was entirely
due to the want of opposition to the Democratic
candidates. The Democratic party in
the county only polled about-one half of its
strength. At the first primary election this
year about 1,600 votes were cast. At the election
on last Tuesday the Democratic vote did
not reach 900. About a dozen colored people
voted in the county. Even those of the
Democratic faith did not vote. It is said
they felt aggrieved because they were not
allowed the privilege of voting at the Congressional
primary election.
Mr. John Kirkpatrick, of the western
side of this county, lost by an incendiary
Q? <? hniioo nr\rt_
lire, it lew LiJg 1113 ngu, cv ^unvu Jiuuou,
taining two thousand pounds of seed cotton,
f\nd several bushels of wheat and oats.
Gteorge Crosby, colored, was arrested last
Friday, charged with firing the building.
The property destroyed was not covered by
insurance.
A colored child, four years of age, in this
county, was burned to death on last Wednesday
from the criminal carelessness of its
parents. They left it in the house, went
off, and on their return found the child and
house consumed by fire.
A violent earthquake shock was felt at
this place on last Friday at 12.20 P. M. In
point of duration it surpassed any shock
that has been felt here in a long time. A
rumbling sound, which was distinctly aulible,
preceded and accompanied the shock.
Major Julius Mills, President of the Ches:er,
Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad
Company, informs me that the corps of surveyors
will reach the Savannah River in
ibout two weeks, and that the surveyors of
;he line between Chester and Monroe will
each the latter place in about one week.
The surveyors will survey different lines
jack to this place. The President Appears
.0 entertain no doubt in regard to obtaining
;he money required to build the road. Era.
las assurances of his ability to sell the firsts
nortgage bonds when placed on the market/
Suicide at King's Mountain.?At
King's Mountain, N. C., last EYiday night.
L)r. Wra. Denny put an end to an unhappNC
ife by taking an ounce of laudanum, whiah
le had procured at the village drug-store/n
he afternoon. He was at the residence of
Mrs. Joe Crow when the fatal drug did/its
lireful work. He had gone there with ibis
vife, whom he had over-persuaded to accommny
him, telling her that if she did not go
ihe would forever regret it. He was sufierng
from delirium tremens at the time an(K.
mder a shadowy hallucination. He imagned
that he was pursued by somebody who
hreatened to do him harm. At Mrs.
Jrow's they ate supper, just before which
he Doctor took the deadly dose. His wife
vas not frightened, for she had seen him
akeit before, though Mrs. Crow was and
>egged him to drink a cup of coffee. "No,
! thank you," he said, "I am to die to
light." After supper he took his wife and
hey went to a room, where the man knelt
,nd offered a fervent prayer for his wife.
Ie kissed her and went to bed. He was
ound the next morning dead.
There has been more or less vagueness
ind mystery surrounding the life of Dr.
lonnvfiinno hp rairifi to this COUntV. about
ouryerfrsago. Pie was from Virginia and is
aid to beagraduateofthe University of that
itate. lie was evidently a man of good anecedents.
He showed polish, intellect and
ulture, and no one who ever saw him here
ould fail to think that he was but a wreck
if his former self. All the time he had
>een addicted to hard drinking. Nothing
n his career was more singular than his
narriage, which had in it a little of the ronantic,
though more that were humiliating
o a man of unclouded sense. The woman
rho became his wife was not a very repuable
character, though he married her out
if gratitude for an act of kindness, by which
he saved his life. On a certain occasion
he found him under the influence of strong
Irink and unconscious, lying on the raiload
track, and succeeded in getting him
ff before the locomotive arrived with sudlen
death. After all, he lived but to dis;raee
himself further and to come to his
ast end as a victim of his own folly. The
land of censure rest lightly upon him!?
Ihelby Aurora, 4th.
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A Clash Between Blacks and
Viiites.?Ward's Station, in Randolph
ounty, Ga., was, on Saturday last, the scene
f a dastardly attempt on the part of a famiy
of negroes to take the lives of several of
he best citizens of that place, in which they
artially succeeded, and in which one of
heir number was shot dead on the spot,
leorge Oliver, one of the best citizens of
he place, is postmaster, express agent and
elegraph operator, in which he is assisted
>y his son Joe, a young man just attaining
nanhood.
On Saturday a negro girl named Frances
Coleman went to the depot to look after a
>ox. While there she took offence at somehing,
and returning home, half a mile from
ho station, reported the matter to her
brothers, two young men who at once de- J
termined to resent the wounded dignity of
their sister. Arming themselves with sticks
and knives, they repaired to the depot, and o
seeking out Joe Oliver at an opportune time j J<
j set upon him, suddenly plunging a knife j *<
I into his throat. The negroes then fled, but j ^
I were pursued by JesseOliver and his broth- ;
er, the father and uncle of the unfortunate !
j lad.
i When the negroes arrived at home their 1 !<
mother ran out with a musket, which she i ^
handed to one of her sons, telling him to j yj
shoot. He did so, and Jesse Oliver fell 1
from his horse shot through the arm. One ^
of the negroes was killed by the Oliver broth- k
ers and the other fled to the woods. The M
third negro man, the girl and mother were S*
arrested and taken to Shellman on Saturday
evening under heavy guard. It is thought
j young Joe Oliver will die, and Jesse Oliver
! is dangerously hurt.
dt
Make the Orphans Happy.?From
all over South Carolina and Georgia, there
is gathered into the Thornwell Orphanage,
in Clinton, South Carolina, an orphan house- hf
hold of more than GO, who are being cared w
for as Elijah was at the brook of C'herith. te
These are the wards of God's people. If Ci(
the generous hearted Christians of this and
adjoining States should withdraw their
hands, all of these children would speedily
lose their opportunity for an education, and t
woald leave this quiet, happy country C]
home, where they are not only kindly car- s
ed for but also taught useful manual arts
and given an excellent common school ed- .
ucation. ?1]
"It is a good thing to give thanks unto bc
the Lord." But the Lord himself tells us
that the most acceptable thanksgiving to
him is to feed the fatherless and relieve
the widow. What say the readers of this
paper about adopt/ng^this method of ob- w
serving Thanksgiving day. Send a bar- P?
rel of flour, or a sack of corn, or a keg of m
molasses, or a few dollars to the Thornwell Tl
Orphanage Clinton, S. C. Last year the ca
average of a full year's care of each child, rj
including board, clothing, education, and Tl
matron's attention was only $00.00 for each (u
child, which is evidence of economy.
What is given is well given. Sf
This is the only institution for orphans,
in South Carolina, outside of Charleston. /
Though under the care of Presbyterians, it. /
is open to children of all or no denomina- la
f inn
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MERE-MENTION. 01
President Cleveland has issued his annu- cc
al Thanksgiving proclamation. He has set ~5
apart Thursday, November 25th, as Thanks- t0
giving day?just one month from Christ- ?j
mas."- -^Jhere have been shipped from *
Maine tl is year 200,000 tons of ice which is "ti(
over 80,000 tons more than were shipped
during last year. At New Orleans on
Tuesday of last week, J. C. Kirkpatrick, a
native of Georgia, but for some time em- "
ployed as a drug clerk at Shreveport, was 1
shot and killed by Dr. T. J. Ford, also of
Shreveport. The shooting was the result *
family troubles. The earthquake of
in Java split a mountain into seven parts. ^
Where the lone mountain stood loom up Y
seven peaks, each seven thousand feet ti<
high. The present cost of operating the Y
railroads of the country with steam power ar
is in round numbers $502,000,000 per annum; it
but to carry on the same amount of work ci
with men and horses would cost the country
$11,306,500,000. About 8,000,000 umbrellas
are made and sold annually in this
country. New York and Boston are the
headquarters for the manufacturers. The ag
potato crop in California is unusually large at
this year. Of the 11,000 babies born tr
in the city of Boston last year 7,000 were w
Catholics. "In Mexico there are ten di
mineral districts having nearly ten thou- ct
sand known veins of gold. Mustard fe
seed valued at <560,000 has been shipped Sh
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uuili .LiUllJ JJUL", bins acaauii. ag
slight snow is reported on Saturday, extend- tb
ing from New York to Minnesota. *Twen- hl
ty-five thousand Chicago butchers are on a
strike, and in consequence of the disorder
and excitement in the city, seven hundred
militiamen have been called out for 3b
duty. There was a slight fall of snow at
in Northern Virginia last Sunday and ice jn
formed a quarter of an inch thick on Sun- as
day night. to
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. S
? It has been at least seventy days since
NValterboro has had a good rain. Si
? Thomas C. Parker, who killed Jesse o'i
Horn in Oconee county six years ago, has of
surrendered himself for trial. 0.
? The curious fact is now being developed ot
in Summerville that some shakes which are
felt in the southern part of the town are not
felt in the northern part.
? The next session of the South Carolina .
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will be held at Orangeburg 2;
about the middle of next month. Ca
? The Supreme Court of South Carolina ,nii
will begin its regular November Term on
the 23d instant. Applications for admission
to practice must be filed before the 30th in- K'
stant. c0
? Two boilers at the Charleston cotton fac- oc
tory exploded on Tuesday morning of last re!
week, wrecking the boiler house and killing
William Oakes, a colored fireman, and seri- sa
ously injuring Richardson, a colored coal mi
nfller. Oakes was literally boiled to death tei
J&y steam. W(
( ? The venerable Rev. P. J. Shand, Rector rA
Trinity Church, Columbia, died on the Pa
2nd instant, aged 80. He was born in to
Charleston, studied and practiced law, and
finally entered the ministry. He was the
oldest Presbyter in South Carolina. be
. ? From the forthcoming reports of the st(
Superintendent and other officials of the ,
penitentiary, it appears that there will bea '
cash deficit in the expenses of the institu- '
tion for the year of about $4,000, but the ra<
value of farm products and brick on hand at
amounts to about $7,000 to $8,000, so that the ye
Penitentiary has been self-sustaining and ob
has a surplus to its credit, besides having so'
conducted the work on the Columbia canal, j
^-/The "Culbreath case," as it is common- iuj
l/Snjown, will be called for trial at the
Court of General Sessions for Edgefield
county, which convened last Monday. In tit]
this case J. H. Parkman and about twenty pa
other defendants will be tried for the lynch- pn
ing of Culbreath, which was committed fol
near the town of Edgefield in the month of 3
October, 18Sf>. The prosecution will be con- fe'
ducted by Attorney-General Miles. The Ra
trial of the case has already been twice j
postponed. * i
? Seven farmers in the lower part of Te
Greenville county, after selling their cotton 3>
and other produce, made a sudden exit from
their homes without saying where they po
were going, and leaving all their debts for :
the past year's supplies unpaid, as well as \va
'"ortgages on their land. They took with all
t.iem seven mules and five new buggies and ex
t\ o new wagons, but recently bought in Anderson,
and made a clean sweep of every- wil
thing they owned that creditors could lay j
their hands on. Having sold their crops, it l u
is thought they took a large amount of /
money with them. ^T?
? Barnwell Sentinel: Fifty-one colored pla
persons, large and small, emigrated from <
one of Mr. R. H. Walker's places to Arkan- fol
sas. The earthquake scared them off. 3 (s
When the emigration agents started to lock /
the cars in which they were being carried sig
off, some few became alarmed, deserted and 'I
came back, preferring to risk present ills Pai
rather than go West under lock and key. 0pc
It is estimated that over one hundred col- cor
ored people from the Appleton and Beldock
^ 1 i- ~ A
secuous, IUIVU Ku,'t: IU AlKnusns, mm man Vll^
others are making preparation to leave at lier
an early date. The people around Beldoek 0U)
have the Arkansas fever badly. They are tln.
selling their corn at forty cents a bushel, so
anxious are they to go to "the ltock."
? Ignatius Few, Joseph Ballew, John and <j
Jasper Suddith, all of the upper part of
Greenville county, were jailed last Thursday c.gr
for killing one supposed-to-be Robbie J. f,
Jones, of Dallas, N. C. The circumstances
are these: Wednesday morning a mule of p
Ignatius Few was missed and the above prc
mentioned party started in pursuit of the gre
thief. A young white man was overtaken
riding the lost mule. When ordered to sur- 1<01
render he replied that he would die before P?l
surrendering or giving up the mule, and at Bet
the same time made a motion to draw a re- loc
volver. Mr. John Sudduth, seeing the in- Co?
tent, quickly tired and killed him. They <r?i;
surrendered to a trial justice, who commit- Coi
them to jail. Mr. J. A. Mooney will move Mi]
Judge Hudson for their release. 'r
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
eo. W. S. Hart?Foreclosure Sale.
>s. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis.?Foreclosure Sale.
)s. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis.?Clerk's Sale.
"alker A Cartwright?Dissolution.
. M. Carroll and others?Notice to Trespassers.
. R. Talcott, Superintendents-Change of Schedule
on the C. and L. Narrow Gauge Railroad.
>hn V. Kuykendal?Same Old Price,
owry Starr?Prescription Department.
. Strauss?The Cheapest Goods in Market.
. F. Adickes?Grand Central Fancy and Dry j
Goods Establishment.
Others Adickes?We Have Been Selling,
ennedy Bros. <k Barron?New Goods,
ay & May?Now Is Your Time.
A. McElwee?Turkeys and Geese Wanted,
lenn & Darwin?We Mean You.
UNTID JANUARY 1, 1887.
The Enqtjirkr will be furnished from this
ite until January 1,1887, for 35 cents.
?T S CIRCUIT COURT.
f
Ira Hardin and Felix Quinn, of this county,
ive been drawn as grand jurors, and R. G.
'hitesides as a petit juror, to serve at the Unid
States Circuit Court, which will convene in
ilumbiaonthe fourth Monday of this month.
RAILROAD PROGRESS. *
We are informed by citizens of Black's that
ack laying on the Charleston, Cincinnati and
licago Railroad was completed to Shelby on
iturday evening last, and that theie has been
slivered a sufficient quantity of iron to lay about
ght miles more ctf track, which will probably
s put down at once on the extension from
lelby to Rutherfordton.
THE SOUTHERN BIVOUAC.
This excellent literary and historical magazine
ill soon commence the publication of a series of
ipers under the title of "The Fight for Richond,"
by our townsman, Gen. E. M. Law.
bese sketches have been prepared with great
re,and as a valuable contribution to war histor
will constitute a complete and graphic story,
be Bivouac is an elegantly printed and wellconicted
monthly, published at Lobiisville, Ky., at
per annum. Subscriptions received by Mr.
imM. Grist, at the Enquirer Office.
\ SUPPOSED INCENDIARY FIRE.
Between 12 and 1 o'clock, on Tuesday nightoi
st week, the gin house belonging to Mr, W. T.
narr, in Bullock's Creek township, 18 miles
mth-west of Yorkville, was discovered to be
i fire. In the gin house were 12 bales of
tton, 50 bushels of wheat, a quantity of oats,
i or 80 bushels of cotton seed and farming
ols, threshing machine and wheat fan, all
' which, with the building, were consumed,
r. Smarr estimates his loss at 81,500; no inirance.
Circumstances lead to the supposion
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
CHANGE OP "SCHEDULE.
On Monday last an important change of schede
went into effect on the Chester and Lenoir
ailroad. By this schedule the mail and pasinger
train going southward will arrive at
orkville at 12.22 P. M., and leave at 12.30;
)ing northward it will leave Chester at 1 P.
'., arrive at Ybrkville at 2.43 P. M? and leave
orkville at 2.55. A freight and accommodaon
train will be run between Chester and
orkville, leaving Chester at 4.30 P. M., and
riving at Yorkville at 0.10 P. M. Returning,
leaves Yorkville at 7 P. M. and arrives at
tester at 8.45 P. M.
V GUNNING ACCIDENT.
On Saturday last Meek Williams, son of
Broy Williams, six miles east of Yorkville,
;ed about 15 years, and some companions of
>out the same age, were out hunting paridges.
They were shooting at birds in a field,
hen one of the lads, whom it is not known,
scharged his gun at a bird and a portion of the
large of shot?No. 9?struck Meek, taking efct
on the right arm, breast and neck, and one
lot passed through the lower eye-lid, lodging
;ainst the ball of the eye, but not impairing
e sight. The young man was not seriously
irt, and will be entirely well in a few days.
MORE QUAKING.
At 12.40 r. M. last Friday a very perceptible
lock of earthquake was felt here, lasting
tout fifteen seconds. The shock was general
extent, not only throughout this State, but
far north as Washington, D. C. At Charlesn
it was decided, but not alarming, and at
ffumbia it was the severest since the first
nvulsion on the 31st'of August.
A shock was also felt here at 1.12 P. M. on
inday, and also another between 3 and 4
clock on Monday morning. The sensation
these shocks is reported from Charlotte, N.
, Augusta, Ga., Summerville, Barnwell and
her points in this State.
/\ MARRIAGE BELLS.
Last week two citizens of Yorkville yielded to
e allurements of matrimony and wore led
illing captives in Hymen's silken chains. On
ednesday our clever young dentist, Dr. A. Y.
rtwright, and Miss Carrie W. Campbell, were
arried at the residence of the father of the
ide, Dr. A. P. Campbell, of Clover, the cereony
being performed at 9 A. M., by Rev. M. R.
irkpatrick, immediately after which the bridal
uple took their departure for Yorkville, to
cupy the neat cottage which Dr. Cartwright
cently had built on East Liberty street.
Mr. Samuel L. Latimer, the popular young
lesman in the dry goods house of W. C. Latter,
and Miss Sallie Belle Witherspoon, daughr
of Col. Jos. R. Witherspoon, of this place,
jre also married on the same day, Rev. T. R. i
lglish performing the ceremonj. This happy
ir took the south-bound train for Charleston
enjoy their honeymoon in the City by the Sea.
THE WEATHER SERVICE.
A'very .neat staff, seventy-five feet high, has
en erected in front of Dr. Kuykendal's drug
>re, from which weather signals will be dislyed,
and the first ono was run up yesterday '
arning in accordance with the first bulletin
jeived. The service has now been inaugurated
this station, though Mr. Kuykendal has not 1
t been furnished with instruments for making .
servations. These are expected, however, j
en. In order that our citizens may know the
janingof each flag we again print the follow- J
j explanation:
The weather indications furnished to the State j
the Chief Signal Officer are based on obser- '
tions taken in all parts of the country three s
nes a day. The morning indications are prered
at 11 P. M. (Eastern standard time) of the ^
seeding night, and hold good for the24 hours
lowing.
Meaning of Flags.?No. 1 (white flags) re- 1
s always to Fair or Clear Weather. 1
So. 2 (Orange flag) refers always to Local <
ins. I
So 3 (Blue Flag) refers to General Rains.
So. 4 (Black triangle flag) refers always to
mperature. When placed above either'Nos. '
2 or 3 indicates Rising Temperature; when 1
iced below these numbers (1, 2 or 3,) indicates ]
lling Temperature; when absent from the 5
le Stationary Temperature is indicated.
So. 5 (White flag with black square) refers al- 1
ys to Decidedly Cold Weather, and is gener- 1
y issued twenty-four hours in advance of the t
pected fall of temperature. The signal is not 1
lered unless it is expected that the tempera- j
e will fall to 45 degrees, Fahrenheit, or below, j
thin the time stated in the order.
Sxami'LKs.?"Cooler fair weather," flag >To. 1
,-ith No. 4 below it. 1
'General rains, higher temperature," display t
. 3 with No. 4 above it. j,
'Stationary temperature and local rains," dis- t
iy No. 2 only.
'Stationary temperature and general rains, 1
lowed by "cooler clear weather," display No. c
space) arid No. 1 with number 4 below it. ]
l copy of these explanations is posted on the c
nal staff. L
'his service is under the direction of the De- \
tmentof Agriculture of South Carolina, co- c
jrating with tlieU. S. Signal Service, the State s
itral office at Columbia. The general relia- e
ity of these reports, based on scientific obsor- t
ions, has been acknowledged, and the service s
o will no doubt prove a great conyenionce to v
people. The duties of all the local stations h
oughout the State are performed gratuitously, cj
* t:
THE GENERAL ELECTION. [ f
?n yesterday the Hoards of Commissioners of j i
iction for Federal and State and County Ofli- j 1j
s, metat Yorkvilleand canvassed the return? ; v
the general election, held on the 2nd instant, as j I
orted by the managers at the several election | p
cincts throughout York county. For Con- I a
ssman, 880 votes were polled, of which the j ii
olo number was cast for John J. Hemphill. | h
r Stato and county oflicors, 030 votes were ; a
led, as follows: At Black's, 72; Bethel, 50; tl
;hany, 37; Blairsville, 49; Buffalo, 20; Bui- | d
k's breek, 56; Clay Hill, 30; Clover, 49; !d
ites' Tavern, 27 ; Clark's Fork, 15; Fort Mill, J t<
Hickory Grove, 55; McEhvee's Mill, 20; Me- j c
inellsville, 70; Rock Hill, 174; Thompson's, d
11, 23 ; Yorkville, 132. I v
'lie aggregate vote received bv each candidate I II
V
is as follows: For Governor?John P. Richardson,
934. For Lieutenant-Governor?W. L.
Mauldin, 934. Secretary of State?W. Z. Leitner,
913. Comptrojier-Ger.eral?W. E. Stoney, 913 ;
Attorney-General?J. H. Earle,914. State Treasurer?I.
S. Bamberg, 914. Adjutant and Inspector-General?M.
L. Bonham, Jr., 914. Superintendent
of Education?J. H. Rice, 914. House of
Representatives?W. M. Walker, 924 ; W. B. ;
Wilson, 920; John D. Hamilton, 919; W. H.
Stewart, 907. County Commissioners?R. W. j
Whitesides, 931; James B. Allison, 927 ; E. R. !
Mills, 927. Probate Judge?J. Beatty Williams,
930. School.Commissioner?L. A. Johnson, 927.
The vote on the Constitutional Amendments is
as follows: Relative to the issue af State bondsYes,
550; No, 109. Relative to Article II, Sections
4and 5, as to the census in connection with
making the apportionment of members of the
House of Representatives?Yes, 538; No, 90.
CHURCH* NOTICES.
Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M., the
bell ringing at 3 o'clock.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C.
Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday mornings at n
o'clock. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper
will be administered on Sunday. Sunday-school
in the church at this place at 4 P. M,
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M.
Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayer-meeting tomorrow
evening at 7 o'clock.
Methodist Episcopal.?Rev. W. W. Daniel,
Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 A. M., and
7 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayermeeting
this evening at 7 o'clock.
Baptist.?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Services
next Sunday at 11 A. M. Sunday-school
at fl.45 A. M. Prayer-meeting this evening at
7 o'clock.
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Court of Sessions adjourned on Monday
of last week for election day, and re-convened
on Wednesday morning. The entire week was
occupied with the Sessions docket, and the following
cases were disposed of in addition to
those previously reported i
State vs. W. J. Thornburg and Sylvanus
Thornburg; resisting a public officer and assault
and battery with intent to kill. Prose-,
cutor, W. J. Neely. Continued on account of
sickness in family of one of defendant's counsel.
State vs. Wesley Smith, colored; larceny from
the field. Prosecutor, R. H. Mitchell. Hart <fc
Hart for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs. Albert Robinson, colored ; burglary
and larceny. Prosecutor, Thos. A. Dorsey.
Wilson <fc Wilson for defence. Verdict, guilty
of burglary.
State vs. Martin Burris, colored; arson.
Prosecutor T. M. Gwin. Wilson it Wilson for
defence. Verdict, not guilty.
State vs. John Miller and Edward Hardin,
colored ; larceny of live stock. Prosecutor, D.
R. Wilson. For defence, Wilson ifc Wilson and
Waters. Verdict, guilty. Motion for new trial
refused.
State vs. George Partlow arid Grant McCollum,
colored; grand larceny. Prosecutor, Perry
Ferguson. For defence, Mr. Bell. Grant
McCollum pleaded guilty. Verdict as to George
Partlow, guilty.
State vs. William Norton, colored, and Ellen
Dover, white; fornication. Finley and Chambers
for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs. George Wilson, colored, and Adeline
* * -i! --
Jiimore, wnue ; iormcauuu. x-imuy uuauibers
for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs. George Hambright, colored, and
Louise Dover, white; fornication. Finley and
Chambers for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs. Alexander B. Rutledge, white; breaking
and entering a railroad car of the C. C. &
A Railroad at Rock Hill. Mr. Finley for the
defence. Verdict, guilty with recommendation
to mercy of the Court.
State vs. Lizzie White, colored ; petit larceny.
Prosecutor, J. T. Roberts. Defendant pleaded
guilty.
State vs. James Barrett, white; grand larceny.
Prosecutor, A. L. Wallace. Defendnnt pleaded
guilty.
State vs. William Casey, colored; gambling.
Defendant pleaded guilty.
State vs. Parish Williams, colored; carrying
concealed weapon. Mr. Finley for defendant.
Verdict, not guilty.
State vs. Peter Crockett, colored; carrying
concealed pistol. Defenuant appeared without
counsel. Verdict, guilty.
State vs. Joseph Gwin and David Davis, both
colored; larceny of live stock. Prosecutor,
Peter Lawrence. G. W. S. Hart for defence.
Joseph Gwin pleaded guilty. Verdict as to David
Davis, guilty.
State vs. W. J. Wilson, white; perjury. Prosecutor,
Withers A^ickes. Mr. Chambers and
Hart & Hart for defence. Verdict, not guilty.
At 10 A. M. last Monday the Court of Sessions
was opened, and the following jurors, drawn for
the second week of the term, answered to their
names: John M. Rawlinson, J. M. Henry, Lee
Jackson, A. B. Fewell, Wm. Ferguson, S. W.
Mitchell, A. A. Burris, D. L. Glenn, Henry
Cain. J. B. Adkins, J. M. Caldwell, P. B. McAfee,
J. W. Lawrence, R. A. Fulp, J. A. Darwin,
J. N. McGill, T. B. Ratchford, R. T. Fewell, D.
W. Barron, M. L. Sitford, T. N. Thomasson, J.
C. Saville, D. J. Boyd, Kliaslnman, A. W. Gladden,
G, H. O'Leary, J. W. Sturgis, W. M. Matthews,
Jr. L. Carroll, S. L. Miller, Thad. L. Carroll,
J. H. Adams, J. R. Jenkins, W. A. Templeton,
H. W. Hoft'man.
Messrs. Adams, Fulp and Lawrence were excused
on their own petitions.
The regular docket having been cleared la^
week, the contingent docket was called. The
first case on that docket was a prosecution of Dr.
John G. Black, brought by the Town Council of
Yorkville, in 1884, for unlawfully giving prescriptions
for intoxicating liquor. This case has
attracted some public interest ever since its inception,
and when the defendant's counsel announced
their readiness for trial, the attention
cf the spectators was at once directed to the proceedings.
The State produced three prescriptions, bearing
date June 21, 1884, directed to John C. Kuykendal,
druggist, each prescription prescribing
ane quart of whisky for Mr. John Rattaree.
The prescriptions were offered in evidence and
identified by Dr. Kuykendal and Mr. J. M.
Starr, who was a clerk in Dr. Kuydendal's drug ,
store at that time.
Some witnesses, summoned for the defence,
failed to appear, and Dr. Black was examined.
He testified as to the circumstances under which !
tie gave the prescriptions. Mr. Rattaree had J
been elected a delegate from Rock Hill to the <
bounty Convention, which met in Yorkville on |
;he 21st of June. A day or two before the meeting
of the convention, Mr. Rattaree's team that
be was driving ran away and he was seriously J
hurt. This circumstance had been stated to the
Doctor by some citizens of Rock Hill; "but," 1
said one of them, "Iiattarce says he will attend '
ho Convention if he has to be hauled here in ]
i wagon." During the conversation, Mr. Rataree
drove up. The Doctor went up to his (
juggy and after the compliments of the morning, i
VIr. Rattaree spoke of the accident with which 1
le had met, complained of intense pain, and J
hought a stimulant would relieve him. The (
Doctor was of the same opinion, and proposed
o give him a prescription for a pint of whisky.
Mr. Rattaree insisted that the prescripion
should be for a quart. After some hesita- ?
Irn if fnr fhat. *
1UI1 LUU JJUCtUl CUlJOClltcu I.VT ?V.
iiiantity, which he did. Later in the day Mr.
lattaree came to him and told him that after
Irinking somo of the whisky he placed it belind
a door in a passage leading to the hall in a
vhich the Convention was held, and his friends
ir some one having seen him put it there, ho
upposed, had drank it up. He wished anoth- r
prescription, which witness said he was loth
o give, and not until after considerable pertiasion
did he give it. Late in the afternoon, trhen
Mr. Rattaree was about starting for home,
ie asked witness for another prescription for a ,j
uart. He also produced the bottle containing
he second prescription to show that it had not ?
ieen drank up, and gave his reason for wishtig
a third quart that he would arrive home f!
ate, and in case ho should wish or need any j
whisky, ho desired to take some with him. 9
Jnder this representaton witness gave the third *9
inscription. Witness testified further that as ^
practicing physician he is opposed to prescrib- tig
alcoholic stimulants, and does not think he
as made a hundred prescriptions for liquor in
constant practice of nineteen years. He fur- her
said that as proprietor of a drug store, he
oes not sell it in any form, nor permit it to bo :
rank in his place of business, lie is opposed
3 the use of liquor, and only under certain
ircumstances does he prescribe it. As an anoyne,
am^oopecially in Mr. Rattaree's case, it c
as preferable to opium or any preparation from v
iat drug. Ho gave the prescriptions in good l h
faith, as a physician, ami not for the liquor to
be used as a beverage.
Mr. Rattaree took the witness stand. As to
Dr. Black's statements of representations made
by him to the Doctor, he coroborated them entirely,
and further said that as to the third bottle
he took it home and never drank a drop
from it; but some months afterwards gave it
away?he having entirely quit the use of liquor
soon after the date of the purchase of those
three quarts.
The case was argued by James F. Hart and
W. B. Wilson, Sen., for the defence, each of
whom made an exposition of the Statutes and
the various bungling Acts of the Legislature as
they apply to the sale of ardent spirits in this
State. They insisted upon the same construction
as given by Judge Cothran in the Chester
case.
Mr. Solicitor McDonald presented the side of
the State, arguing the negative of Judge Cothran's
interpretation.
id is Honor instructed tne jury, However, tnat
he did not think the bearing one upon the other
of the different Sections of the Statutes regulating
the sale of liquor in this State, need be considered
in this case, but in arriving at a verdict
they should determine, from the evidence,
whether or not Dr. Black gave the prescriptions
in good faith as a prescribing physician.
The jury returned a verdict of acquittal.
Dr. Black's statement of his connection with
these prescriptions, and the evident fact therefrom
that he was acting only in good faith as a
physician, was gratifying to his friends, and
convincing to all who heard the testimony; and
as "all is well that ends well," Mr. Bataree's
friends were no less gratified to hear him declare
on the witness-stand that he has put away
the "unclean thing.''
A few other cases, on the Contingent docket,
in which defendants have absconded and cannot
be found, were continued.
Sheriff Glenn, with his deputies, now entered
the court-room with the culprits awaiting the
sertences of the Court. As his honor truly remarked
on surveying them after they had taken
their seats, they presented a pitiable sight, but
one we are happy to say, not often seen in a
York Court of justice. There were three white
women, one negro woman, two white men and
fourteen negro men, a majority of the latter
young, stout, able bodied men, all convicted of
erime at one session of the Court.
His Honor pronounced the following sentences
:
Meek Barnett, colored; assault and battery of
a high and aggravated nature, and carrying a
concealed weapon?one year in the penitentiary.
Wesley Smith, colored; larceny from the
field?one year in the penitentiary.
Albert Robinson, colored; burglary?two years
in the penitentiary.
John Miller and Edward Hardin, colored;
larceny of live stock?each one year in the penitentiary.
George Partlow and Grant McCollnm, colored
; grand larceny?George Partlow three years
in the penitentiary; Grant McCollum two years
in the penitentiary.
William Norton, colored, and Ellen Dover,
white, fornication; George Wilson, colored,
and Adeline Elmore, white, fornication ; Jack
Hambright, colored, and Louise Dover, white;
fornication?sentence of each to pay a fine of
?100 or be imprisoned in the penitentiary for the
term of one year.
Alexander B. Rutledge, white ; breaking into
a car of the C., C. <fc A. Railroad at Rock Hill.
Drs. J. F. Lindsay and W. G. White, appointed
by the Court to examine this prisoner as to the **
soundness of his mind, certified that after making
duo examination they believed him to be *
insane ; whereupon, on motion of the Solicitor,
the Court passed an order commiting him to
the lunatic asylum.
Lizzie While, colored; petit larceny?to pay
cost of prosecution, or thirty days in the county
jail.
James Barrett, white; grand larceny. This
defendant pleaded guilty. It seems that only a
week or two ago he presented himself at the
house of Mr. A. L. Wallace, representing
himself as a relative from the State of Illinois.
His story as to his professed relationship
seemed plausible, and Mr. Wallace welcomed
him as the son of a deceased kinsman.
At the first opportunity the tramp, as he afterterwards
proved to be, stole ?38.60 in cash and
departed, but was ovortaken. He will now enjoy
the hospitality of the State for the term of
three years, with his permanent residence at the
Capital.
Wm. Casey, colored; gambling?fine of $20, or
imprisonment in the county jail two months.
Peter Crockett, colored; carrying a concealed
weapon. This defendant pleaded that on the occasion
of firing his pistol he did so merely for
fun and to frighten some persons whom he
thought were colored; but they happened to be
white men and didn't scare worth a cent. For
his attempt at practical joking he will pay a fine
of ?25 and costs of the prosecution, or go to the
penitentiary for the term of six months.
Joseph Gwin and Dayid Davis, colored ; larceny
of live stock?Joseph Gwin to the penitentiary
one year, and David Davis one year and six
months.
The Court, then, on motion of the Solicitor,
passed the orders in course, and special orders,
and the Court of Sessions was adjourned, and
the Court of Common Pleas opened.
The Court of Common Pleas will probably
adjourn to-day.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
The following is the report of the grand jury,
presented in the Court of Sessions last Thursday,
after which the jury was discharged:
To His Honor A. P. Aldrich, Presiding Judge:
In making this our final report, we make the
following recommendations:
That the county commissioners be required to *
have made, or to purchase furniture for the
papers to be properly filed and secured in the
office.
We also recommend the county commissioners
to have the building used for their office to be
covered with' sheet iron, said work to be done
by contract, and to the lowest bidder.
Wo have examined the poor house and find
the expenses of the farm and the maintenance of
the fourteen paupers amount to 3491.19?much
less than in former years.
A comparative statement of annual expenditures
we have not been able to approximate,
from the manner in which the books are kept?
the county expenses of all kinds being charged
together, and'paid as orders. We recommend *
that the county commissioners be authorized
and required to keep separate a book for expenditures
for the poor. The produce of the
farm the present year will make the farm and
paupers self supporting, and for this unusual
condition of management of the poor house and
farm, the economy shown in the expenses and
skill in 'he operations connected therewith, we
cannot close this subject without the thanks of
the county to Mr. James Dillingham, the superintendent*.
We find the indebtedness of the county for the
fiscal year ending 188d to be about fifteen thousand
dollars. The two-and-a-half-mill levy will
raise thirteen thousand nine hundred and fifty.ir.ii.jru
whinli will leave an outstanding
3ebt of about ?1,042. To meet this deficiency
ind pay the expenses of the incoming year, will
require the county tax to be at least three mills.
We would again renew a former recommenlation
to the county commissioners as to granting
monthly compensation to the outside paupers,
not to receive such without a full investigation
of the means of support of all applicants;
hat the sons be considered competent to support
heir aged parents. ?
John* T. Lowky, Foreman.
special report.
The committee to examine the remaining
rounty offices, viz.: the Judge of Probate, the
School Commissioner and the Sheriffs, report
hat they have discharged that duty and find the
ecords" correct and papers properly filed, and
oinmend thes^as well as the other public of
icials for their ffiiciency and fidelity in the disharge
of their various duties. Respectfully
ubmitted, R. M. Plaxco,
W. H. Stewart,
B. J. Gold.
Ulatkft Reports.
YORKVILLE, November 10.?Cotton, 8 to 8i.
LIVERPOOL, November 8.?Cotton firm;
niddlinguplands, "fid.
CHARLESTON, November 8.?Cotton quiet;
[fiddling, 84.
NEW YORK, November8.--Cottonsteady; upinds,
94. Futures closed firm with sales of
6,000 bales as follows : November, 8.85 to 8.86 ;
)ecember, 8.918.92; January, 9.99; February,
.09 March, 9.18 to 9.19 ; April, 9.28 to 9.29; May,
.88 to 9.39; June, 9.48 to 9.49; July 9.56 to 9.57 ;
uigust 9.04 to 9.05.
Special ftof ices.
Hear the Testimony.
W. John Hyndman authorizes us to say that
e has been permanently cured of a most severe
ttack of chills by Kuykendal's Chill Pills.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
John L. Dowdle says his little son has been
ured of an exhausting attack of Chill and Peer,
and his general health much improved by
[l.'YKKNDAl/s Chill Pills.
J