Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 01, 1886, Image 2

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I ^ fwaps and darts. ? Ex-Vice President Wheeler i9 dying slowly of the opium habit. Once his name was in everybody's mind. Now few remember or care for him. Such is politics. * ? At Auburn, N. Y., the other day, Levi Stack pool, aged 9 years, was killed by a calf. He was holding theanimal by a rope, which, in play, he had tied around his neck. The calf started, threw the boy down and dragged him until death resulted from strangulation.. ? Personal and political asperities should hide their diminished heads at the portals of the grave. President Cleveland and ExPresideut Hayes walked arm-in-arm at the Arthur funeral. But it is said that Mr. Blaine refused the proffered hand of Senator Edmunds. ? The business failures for the past week throughout the country, as reported to R. G. Dun & Co., number for the United States 189, and for Canada 27, or a total of 216 as cnmnamd with 942 the week nrevious. The casualties are more numerous in the South this week than any other section of the country, 67 being reported. ? Clay county, Missouri, has not a single barroom, and has not had for years. Clay county has not a prisoner in jail awaiting trial, and her jail is empty over half Hthe time. Clay county has not a single criminal case on her docket. The only cases /now pending come by change of venue from other counties. Clay county has good order, peace and prosperity within her borders. These are facts about Clay county. They need no comment. ? The Presidential widows are much more " tenacious of life than the Presidents or Vice Presidents. The country is paying yearly annuities of $o,000 each to the widow of President Tylqr, the widow of President Polk, the widow of President Grant and the widow of President Garfield, and only a few years ago ceased paying a like annuity to the widow of Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Tyler was married when her husband was President, and has survived the Tyler reign full forty-five years, and Mrs. Polk has survived the Polk AdminisL tration full forty-one years. ? Hon. Wm. D. Kelly, Congressman from the Fourth district of Pennsylvania, who is visiting Birmingham with a party of Northern people, accepted an invitation to address the people of Birmingham last Saturday afternoon on the mineral resources of the South and the 'bearing thereon of the tariff. Touching the wages paid common labor, Mr. Kelly said he would go back home and tell his people that the negro laborers of Alabama and Tennessee were as well paid as the white laborers in Pennsyl? vania. This announcement was received with great applause. Mr. Kelly's attention has been called to Blaine's statement that negro iron workers in the South were paid as low as sixty cents. i ? The singular accident to Senator Hampton's horse, says the New York Tribune, recalls a similar mishap which befell the mount of his elder brother. "Kit" Hampton, as he was familiarly known, had his summer home in Cashier's Yalley, a romantic spot in the mountains of Western North Carolina. He was on horseback and was shooting geese and quail on the flanks of Hog Back Mountain. Most inopportunely his horae, a finely-bred animal, threw up his head just as Mr. Hampton was firing and received the charge in his brain. The natives assert that Mr. Hampton used to sp^ak of that compulsory walk home, loaded with a saddle and bridle, as one of the great trials of hi3 life. ? Congressman Craiu, of Texas, a member of the Labor Committee of the present Congress and the most active member of the House on the special committee to investigate the labor troubles of the South west last Spring, gives it as his opinion that the Labor party will in 1888 place a Presidential candidate in the field. He thinks \ it possible for the Knights or .Labor ana the Farmers' Aliance to form a combination v which will make a very formidable party and result in giving the other parties considerable annoyance, and possibly throw the election of a President into the House of Representatives. He estims'es that the strength of the Labor element will greatly surprise many of the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties. ? Says the Philadelphia Record: "Under the management ot Mr. J. Milton Turner, i an attempt is to be made to establish a community of colored families on 35,000 acres ; of timbered land of good quality in Butler county, Missouri. Arrangements have been made to sell the land on easy terms, and take the pay for it in logs, ties, &c., as the work of clearing progresses. \Ve doubt if Mr. Turner's colony succeeds. It requires a great deal of patience, steadiness and hard work to bring forest land into condition for planting. The colored citizen, as a general thing, is averse to sustained labor. He prefers his ease even if he purchased it at the cost of some privation. He has not the stuff in him for a colonist or a frontiersman." ? The United States Express Company, taking warning from the late robbery from an Adams Express Company car, ha9 placed on its cars new fire ana burglar proof safes, which are bolted to the side of the car. The express messengers do not carry the keys or nave the combinations of these safes, *" and they cannot be opened by them or any one else on the train. They are only opened at leading stations by the station agent, who gets on the train for that purpose, and locks them again safely before the car leaves the station. By this arrangement all collusion between dishonest messengers and express robbers is prevented, and the safes cannot be forced open without consuming a longer time than would be necessary to carry out the deed. w ? An Atlanta dispatch says: McGee, the - member of the Legislature from Murray, is in a fair way to achieve fame. He is opposed to monopolies and big cities. He was elected as a special representative of the farmers, with a little admixture of the Knights of Labor. After his election he called a meeting of his constituents. The meeting came to the conclusion that there were too many rich folks, and that their increase should be cut oft. The result is that a bill has been introduced in the Georgia Legislature to limit the profits on "store goods." It is provided that merchants shall not chargea profit of over 15 per cent, on the necessaries of life, such as corn, flour, bacon, and coffee. Penalties are provided for speculating outside of these figures. The friends of the bill aver that it will bring about a revival of prosperity among the poor; that the State has as much right to regulate mercantile profits as it has railroad rates, and that laws should be made for the benefit of the poor entirely. The serious part of the matter is that, notwithstanding the absurdity of the bill, it stands a chance of passing the House. ? From the time Congress meets until it adjourns on March 4 there will be seventysix working days. Deducting fourteen days for the holidays there will be sixty-two working days in which to pass the fourteen regular appropriation bills, any three of which consumed that number of days last session in their consideration. But the election is over and with it the demand for stump speeches. This is why the same appropriation bills for the next fiscal year can be so rapidly disposed of during the short session of Congress. The regular committee, as Mr. Randall's is called, has charge of the legislative, executive and judicial, sundry civil, fortifications, District of Columbia, pensions and general deficiency bills. The river and harbor appropriation bill is prepared by the committeee of that noma anrl an is fhft florrimitturftl bill. The consular and diplomatic is prepared by the foreign affairs committee, the army and Military Academy bills by the committee on Military affairs, the naval establishment and appropriations for its support by the naval committee, the support of postoffices and postroads by the postofflce committee, IV apd the support of Indians by the committee on Indian affairs. The most important bills are still in Mr. Randall's committee. ?A Montgomery, Alabama, dispatch says: The prohibition wave which has swept over South Carolina and Georgia has reached Alabama, and the prospect is that there will be a lively fight before the Legislature for local option. The Representatives from the seventeen black belt counties are strongly in favor of prohibition as a means of _ controlling the Diacks. It is argued that the negroes only will be inconvenienced, as the whites understand each other wel enough to get all the liquor they want The question was brought to a crisis by thi late*Temperance Convention held in Mont gomery, at which the Hon. J. N. Stearns of New York, was present. The stronges evidence of the strength of the movemen is found in the action of the citizens o Mobile. As is well known, Mobile surpass es any city in the Union in its screens an( red lights. In order to prevent the intro duction of the prohibition issue prominen citizens have taken time by the forelock and have formulated a demand for higl licenses. The members from Mobile hav received the following numerously signei petition: "To the General Assembly: We the undersigned citizens of Mobile county being alive to the evils resulting from th unrestricted use of intoxicants, would here by respectfully petition your honorable bod; to so amend the statutes regulating the sal of intoxicating liquors that no dealer in th county of Mobile shall be granted a licens to vend the same in any quantity for a les sum than $100." fotferille l^nquim YORKVILLE.S. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1,1886. A NEW RAILROAD DEAL. A big railroad deal took place in Nev York last week, whereby the Richmon< and West Point Terminal Co. gained con trol of the Richmond and Danville system Heretofore the Scott syndicate held a con trolling interest in the road. Very recent ly a combination of stockholders headed b; General Logan purchased from the Scot syndicate 25,000 shares of stock in the com pany at $230 per share, making the tota purchase $5,750,000. The whole number o shares in the company consists of 50,OOC of which the Logan syndicate (composed c Messrs. Logan, Pace and Sully and thei associates) now control a large majority Referring to this transaction the Richmom Dispatch says: "The purchase insures the amalgamatioi ot tne blocks oi me lucnmonu ana xeruuiuu Companies, and it i9 believed that one com mon stock will be issued for each. It als guarantees the unification of the entire sys tem (2,700 miles of track)1fcd avoids disir tegration, which was feared, and abou which there was some danger if this pui chase had not been made. It is now hope* by all our people, and believed by some i good position to know, that the main offlc will be moved back from Washington t Richmond." Tv o of the three gentlemen named ii the syndicate which has recently got con trol of this road, viz., Messrs. Logan am Pace, are citizens of Richmond, and identi fied with the prosperity of that city. It i presumed that the system of roads placei under their control by this last moveraen will hereafter be run in the interest of Rich mond in preference to any other city farthe north. The uock of the Richmond am Danville sold in 1882 at $51 a share. Th recent sale of one half of the entire stocl at $230 a share is an astonishing advance oi the price of four years ago. ?-? It Kills Every Time.?The Coluuibii correspondent of the News and Courier tel egraphs .under date of last Friday: Yes terday Mr. William Dent, a young mai about 22 years of age, while frolickinj with soifte of his friends, ate small quanti tities of "Rough on Rats." The parti were drinking pretty freely and Dentseem ed to be in a reckless frame of mind. Hii companions advised him not to eat th< poison, that it would kill him, Dent said however, that it was only deadly poisoi to rats and bugs, and that He could eat i without any ill effects, and continued frou time to time to put small quantities of ra poison in his mouth. In the evening Den went home and was taken violently il but for some time did not ten nis mine what caused his illness. I)r. Kendall wai seut for, but the poison having been takei in small doses and by degrees, had gottei iuto the system, and it was impossible fo; a physician to do anything for hira, ex cept to relieve the terrible pain which th< unfortunate young man was suffering This was done, and at 4.30 this mornini Dent died. It is not supposed that th< young man intended self destruction. Be fore dying he related the circumstance; and stated that he was really ignorant o the fact that "rough on rats" contained i poison which was deadly to human beings The deceased lived with his father, J. N Dent, a painter, on Richardson, betweer Main and Assembly streets. Accident to Senator Hampton.Senator Hampton left Columbia about th< first of November to visit his son, Col. G McDuffie Hampton, who lives in Missis sippi. Mr. Frank Hampton, of this eitj has received intelligence from Mississipp stating that the Senator met with a seriou; mishap. While out with a party of gen tlemen on a hunting expedition he got sep arated from them and remained away s( long that serious apprehension was arouset about his safety. In the alternoon a searcl was about to be organized when, to the re joicing of his friends, the Senator put in hi; appearance. He was minus his horse am had come in from the chase afoot. H< doesn't know exactly how far he walked but he was separated from the party foi four hours, and his exhausted condition ad monished him that he had laborious!} walked many a mile on his cork leg. Hi; absence was explained by a singular anc what, bad though it was, might have beet a much more serious accident. In riding through a copse, Senator Hampton's gut caught in a vine and was exploded, instant Jy killing his horse beneath him. The deac animal fell on his rider, but fortunate!} he received no serious injuries. Senato; Hampton's thousands of friend will b< rejoiced at his marvellous escape.?Colum bia Register. The Farmers' Legislative Commit tee.?The Farmers' Convention at its re cent meeting in this city authorized th< Executive Committee of that organizatioi to appoint a committee ot three to iook arte ! the legislation which they ask at the hand ! of the Legislature. Captain B. R. Tillman ! of Edgefield, and Messrs. G. W. Shell, o j Laurens, and F. C. Fishburne, of Colleton were appointed such committee, with th< : former as chairman. Captain Tillman ha ; arrived in the city, but Shell and Fishburm ] have declined to serve on the committee 01 | account of private engagements. As chair s man, Capt. Tillman has appointed as theii ; successors Gen. E. T. Stackhouse, of Marion ' and Col. M. L. Donaldson, of Greenville but he has not been apprised yet whethe j they will serve. The duty of the commit tee is to cause to be introduced the measure: ! which the Farmers' Convention recom I mends, and to look after the passage of sue! | measures.?Columbia Reqister. | ? In the United States Circuit Court a Columbia last Saturday morning the hear ing the case of Mrs. Sally L. Keels agains the Mutual Reserve Life Association, whicl was begun Friday, was resumed. Mrs. Keel: brought suit against the insurance company for $10,000, the insurance upon the life o her husband. The insurance company re fused to pay the policy upon the grount that the husband of the plaintiff committet suicide. The plaintiff admitted that Keel: had killed himself, but claimed that he ha( done so when crazy. Messrs. Sloan, Pop< and Shand represented Mrs. Keels, and tin defendants were represented by Mr. Johr T. Seibels. Almost the entire day was con sumed with the argument. To-night th< jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff giving her $10,283?the full amount of th< insurance and the interest from the time i was due. 1 BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. r [Condensed from the Nev^s and Courier.] ? s The sixty-sixth annual session of the Bap tist Convention of South Carolina was call- ( ? ed to order in the Columbia Baptist Church | J t in Columbia, on Thursday last, by its pres- > t ident, Col. James A. Hoyt. After prayer ^ f by the Rev. J. S. Croxton, the roll of associations was called and about 22-5 delegates c 1 were enrolled. The president announced that nomina- J t tions for a new set of officers were in or- t ? der. No nominations were made for pres* ident, but the delegates voted by ballot, e and on counting the ballots it was found i that Col. Hoyt had received a large major!> ity of votes cast. The president thanked j i the Convention for again honoring him and ( e announced that the other offices would now <, - be filled. The delegates voted again by j y ballot and the following were elected, viz.: e Vipp-nressiilpnt.. Rpv. .lamps 0. Furman.of , p Greenville; secretary, Rev. A. J. S. Thorn- ( e as, of Charleston; assistant secretary, A. < s B. Woodruff, of Woodruff; treasurer, C. . H. Judson, of Greenville. ' ? After devotional exercises the president appointed the several committees and call- r t ed for the report of the executive board, , which was read by the Rev. T. B. Bailey, j - the corresponding secretary. The report j sets out the terrible disasters of the year, j but gratifyingly states that the .board has , accomplished a good work in the State. } It was an able paper. On motion of the Rev. R. II. Griffith- three important com- , m it tees were appointed, viz.: "Work of { year and enlargement," "colportage work" J and "destitute churches." After a thanksgiving service, conducted * : by Rev. Dr. Furman, and remarks by other ! ministers, the Convention took a recess, until 7.30 P. M. v At the evening session the special order, J "The report of women's mission societies," J r was taken up. The report sets forth that from November 1, 1885, to November 1, v 1886, the receipts amounted to $2,739.31. ^ That $2,253.66 had been distributed to the ; .foreign mission board, $433.43 to the home * mission board, $49.22 to the State Mission . board and $300 to the Furman University. - The remainder of the report sets forth the \ . work that has been and is being accomplish- | v ed by this worthy institution. Upon the" * report remarks were made by Drs. Dickin 1 son, Manly and Furman. Dr. Dickerson's * many witty sayings brought down the . .1 house. The report was then adopted, and f the Convention adjourned until Friday J l morning. j- At the Friday morning session, the com mmee on "OOl portage ' repuncu niiuu^ii r the Rev. G. H. Carter. The committee ] ' recommend that as soon as practicable ! i the executive board introduce such a system in South Carolina. After remarks by 1 n Dr. Dickinson, Dr. Bailey and Rev. B. 1 G. Covington, the report was adopted. ( The Southern Baptist Theological Semi- ' 0 nary, being the special order, was called ( j_ up, and Dr. Basil Manly addressed the 1 Convention. Dr. Manly urged the Con- ( lt ventiontodo what it could for the aid of ' .. the "students' fund," a fund that is be- ! ^ ing made for the benefit of poor students n in that Seminary. The address was in- j e deed an eloquent one, and Dr. Manly will 0 succeed in the purposes for which he is in South Carolina. After devotional excercises, the special * order, "The report on home missions," was " read by the Rev. L. C. Hinton.- The report 3 is filled with accounts of the good work i- which the board has accomplished within 1 s the last year. Indeed the work which has j been done by the board is marvelous. The ' . work among the Indians and negroes is 1 highly commendable. Ten thousand dol" lars has been appropriated by the board for r carrying out the work among the negroes i alone. After remarks by Dr. J. T. Tichen- ; e or, the report was adopted. The committee appointed by the resolution presented by the Rev. A. J. S. Thomas, 1 a namely, "Resolved, that a committee of ; seven be appointed to take into considera- 1 tion the practicability and advisability of 1 i creating what shall be known as the board 1 - of ministerial education of this Conven- I - tion," reported through the Rev. R.W.San- ( i ders. The committee recommed the estab- 1 y lishment of such a board. The purposes of - the board will be to secure and disburse a ' j fund in aid of students pursuing their stud- ? - ies at Furman University and the Southern ' s Theological Seminary with a view to enter- * 3 ing the ministry. The report was under ( . consideration when the Convention took a |' i recess until 7.30 o'clock P. M. t At the hour to which the Convention adi journed President Hoyt called it to order, t and the hymn, "There is a Land of True t Delight," was sung. After prayer by Dr. 1 Basil Manley the special order, "State misr sions," was taken up, and in connection 3 with this the committee on destitute fields i made their report. The report set forth that i the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, Ocor nee, Georgetown, Beaufort, Lexington, - Newberry and some other portions of the J State are destitute in some places of minis- . ters of the Gospel. Upon this subject re! marks were made by the Rev. G. H. Carter, 3 J. F. Morrall, W. H. Dowling and others. - Dr. T. M. Bailey spoke at length upon the 3 subject of State missions, and at the end of 1 his appeal a collection was taken up for State missions amounting to $77.53. After some discussion the report of the committee on destitute fields was adopted. i The unfinished business of the morning was then taken up, viz., the report of the committee on ministerial education, and - remarks were made by the Revs. G. T. 3 Gresham, J. T. Jordan, Dr. Manly, R. H. . Griffith, Dr. Dickinson and others. On - motion the report was adopted. r The Rev. R. N. Pratt, from the commiti tee to nominate trustees for Furman Uni3 versity, reported the following nominations, - viz : For trustees of Furman University, - T. P. Smith, W. C. Coker, J. \V. Strib) ling, J. A. Hoyt, J. A. Thomas, A. B. 1 Woodruff, John Stout, E. B. Murray, W. s i H. Lyles, J. C. Smith, G. G. Wells, John ? - Lawton, R. W. Sanders. The board just 1 s nominated will serve the next four years. 1 1 The Convention then adjourned until sati urday. , On Saturday morning the Convention rer sumed consideration of the report on the - enlargement of the State mission work, and after discussion the report was recoms mitted to the committee. 1 The treasurer, C. H. Judson, read his i report, which was referred to the committee ? on accounts. i The committee to nominate a new execu tive board, reported through W. F. Cox, i and the report was adopted. 7 The hour for the special order?Furman r University?having arrived, the report of 3 the board of trustees was read by J. A. W. - Thomas, who spoke on the report. The board recommends the reappointment of the financial agent; and sets forth that at the - present time ninety-two students are in at tendance, representing twenty-seven coun3 ties. Sixty are professors of religion, and i twenty-five are studying for the ministry, r The board also reports that the conduct of s the students has been excellent. The re, port was adopted, and the Rev. R. II. Griff fith was re-elected the financial agent. Re, marks were made by Dr. Dickinson and 3 Dr. Griffith. s After devotional exercises the report on 3 foreign missions was taken up. The Coni vention was addressed by Rev. J. P. Bell, - formerly of this State, and the Rev. F. C. r Hickson. The report was adopted. , The Rev. A. J. S. Thomas then intro, duced the following resolution: r Whereas, in the providence of God, ou ae count of imperfect health, our beloved brother, S F. C. Hickson, has been forced for the present . to relinquish his chosen life work in China. , Resolved: That, as a Convention wo assure him of our sincere sympathy and prayers in ; this trying hour. Wo commend him to the . love and confidence of the brotherhood and the * t tender mercy of our Heavenly Father. 1 The resolution was unanimously adopted. 3 t The Rev. T. U. Bailey made his report 8 i as treasurer of the executive board. Vas rious reports were made by several coml mittees, and as the time had arived for ad- 1 f i journment, the convention adjourned with } - prayer by George T. Gresham. j 1 At 7.30 o'clock the Convention re-assem- c 1 bled, and after devotional exercises the > s committee on ministerial education made its 1 1 report, and nominated a board to be situat- * 3 ted at Greenville. The board is constituted t 3 of eight members, and has the following i officers: President, Rev. J. A. Mundy; - secretary, Rev. A. J. 8. Thomas; treas- ] 3 urer, Rev. A. J. Duncau. The report t ', was adopted. \ 3 The committee on colportage made its re- 1 t port, which was adopted. 1 The committee on time and place of the i 4 lext meeting made its report, which was J idopted. The next Convention will meetat Sumter >n the Thursday before the first Sunday in j December, 1887. The Convention sermon V ,vill be preached by the Rev. J. C Browne, vith the Rev. R. N. Pratt as his alternate, s The president announced the standing J lommittees for the ensuing year. At 10.30 o'clock the convention was ad- j ourned with prayer by the Rev. C. T. \ Scaife. j Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. OUR COLUMBIA LETTER. Columbia, November 29.?The work on J State House not being completed, the Gen?ral Assembly met and organized in the y State Agricultural Department building j ast Tuesday at 12 o'clock M. i There was no change in the officials )f the previous General Assembly, except I ;hat ex-Senator Henry A. Gaillard, of Fairield, was elected Clerk of the Senate in ? fiace of T. Stobo Farrow, who has a clerkihir> in Washine'ton. The House is composed in large part of ie\v members, although several of these a lew members have seen service in the [ louse before. A critical survey of the House as a body gives the impression that n intelligence it is fully equal to that of past i fears, and probably more truly representa- f, ;ive than any since 1876. n The work for the session has not yet been "ully mapped out and will not be before ;he last of this week ; but enough is already tnown to show that many changes will be I ittempted in the mode of administering p ;he affairs, especially with a view to cur- p ailing expenses. ?;- t S The Senator fronv York is chairman of the v ;ommittee on claims and grievances, and is r i member of the committee on incorpora- s ;ions, of charitable institutions, and the nedieal committee. W. M. Walker is on the committees on :laims and privileges and elections; W. B. d IVilson, Jr., is chairman of the committee c )n mines and mining and is on the judicia- r y committee. J. D. Hamilton is on the I ;ommitteeon Federal relations, and W. H. v Stewart is a member of the committees on a agriculture and accounts. The Bill to charter the town of Yorkville ^ has been introduced. 1 A Bill to limit the number of trial justices in York county, fix their territorial urisdiction and provide for their compensation, has been agreed upon by the York c ielegation and introduced into the Senate f ind House. This Bill has been introduced to meet a general desire of our people for c some change in our trial justice system, and a will be of great interest to our people. I t jive a synopsis of it as it now stands. This Bill contemplates a reduction, not c anly of the cost of the present trial justice system to the county, but indirectly in our s Circuit Court expenses, and in jail fees, by removing all temptation to trial justices and constables to send up cases to the circuit court for trial for the sake of the costs. I do not believe we have a single trial justice in York county who encourages criminal prosecutions, for the sake of the fees and costs; but I do believe that to make a judicial officer dependent upon his fees for his compensation is wrong in principle, and frequently works harm in practice. The Bill provides that York county shall be divided into six Judicial Districts, as follows: 1st district, Cherokee township; 2nd district, Broad River and Bullock's Creek townships; 3rd district, York and Bethesda townships; 4th district, Catawba and Ebenezer townships; oth district, Fort Mill # township; 6th district, Bethel and King's Mountain townships. There shall be one trial justice only for each judicial district, f making six trial justices only in this county. The trial justice shall be a resident of the judicial district for which he is appointed, and shall have exclusive jurisdiction therein; but removals of criminal prosecutions may be made from one trial justice to another for the causes and in the manner c now provided by law. ' The Bill further provides that the trial justices shall each re- c ^ eivethe following salaries in lieu of all r sostsand fees in criminal prosecutions, to 1 wit: 1st district, $60; 2nd district, $100; 3rd r district, $150; 4th district, $150; 5th district, 1 SCO; 6th district, $100. In addition, the F trial justices receive the following sums as t nonstable fund, if so much be necessary-: 1st t district, 2nd district, 5thr district and 6th j district, $75 each; and in the 3rd and 4th 1 districts $100 each. This makes the ex- \ penses of our trial justice system to our i - ? t-Jff ' i?Ul? ? <M 1 OA ?'Ouniy, inciuuing cuusiuuie jccs, ca,i-u. By reference to the report of the Board of Douoty Commissioners you will see that the bounty Treasurer paid out, last year, to 11 ;rial justices and constables, including Court 11 :onstables, the sum of $1,706.66 cents, in 0 ound figures, $600 more than they would 1 jet under the provisions of this Bill. But v ;he Bill provides for a still further reduc- d don of the expenses by requiring the trial t: ustices to collect and turn over to the coun- I ;y treasurer, for the use of the county, all c 'ees and costs in all criminal prosecutions, v .vhether tried or compromised, to which j ;hey would be entitled but for the passage g )f this Act; also, all constables' fees and f :osts; and the Bill further provides that the 0 sheriff shall receive no fees for service of p summons by trial justices. The trial jus- y ices are further required to file with the t :lerk of the court for the inspection of the . jrand jury, at least ten days prior to each . erm of the Court of General Sessions, a cer;ified transcript of his criminal docket, showing the amount of costs taxed in each :ase, and the amount collected thereon. q One of the greatest burdens our people 0 ip veto bear is our system of county gov- n ii.iment. It is expensive and cumbersome, e im its benefits are not commensurate with g ts costs; and besides, is not adapted to the sconomic conditions of our State. If we " oKnliah tho nffinp nf {^nunl",v Oninmis iioner and School Commissioner by an v imendment to our constitution and adopt nstead thereof some simple and less ex- c jensive plan, modeled perhaps upon our c orm of county government before the Car- a >et Baggers established the present one, it f vould relieve us of a large share of the bur- 11 lens of taxation our people now have to ? jear. There is no question in our State ? hat compares in importance with that of ^ he urgent necessity of doing something defi- ? lite and decisive toward the improvement ind reduction of the expenses of our county government. Another evil much complained of, and s hat comes home directly to our people, ? s the present system of assessment of prop- tl irty and collection of taxes. The present f< tystem is not uniform and equal between n ndividuals," nor bet^fedfi bounties. It re- i nains to be seen whether the present Leg- n slature will have the wisdom.to adopt some p Man whereby uniformity and equality may z ie obtained. t] The supreme court of this State has de- ? :ided in the case of the Carolina and Cum- c jerland Gap Railroad Co., vs. M. P. Trim- 0 )le, that manufacturers are not exempt c rom taxation, or to be more accurate, are not t] ;ntitled to a refund of their taxes, by town- ^ ships for railroad purposes. This will prove j if interest to the people of Catawba and . Cherokee townships in connection with the , lubscriptions of those townships to the C. C. k C. R. R. 11 The inauguration of the Governor will i ake place at the opera house on next fuesday, the 30th instant, at one o'clock j i\*M. u fihon. I l no ruuumiiieuuiuiuu ui uutviuui )ard that the Superintendent of the Penientiary be required, upon notification by he Clerk of the Court, to provide for the ransportation of convicts sentenced to the a lenitentiary, to be paid out of the earnings t; )f that institution, I hope will become a h aw. The expense of transporting convicts e he to penitentiary to York county last a rear was $251.60, which this law would ^ ave to us. John G. Black. 8( h ? The prohibition election in Spartanburg ast Saturday resulted as follows: Total ii rote, 717; license, 395; no license, 322; ma- e ority for license, 73. The election passed b >ff without unusual excitement. There oi vas great rejoicing on the part of the ti icense party when the result was an- n lounced, which was to be expected after n he hard contest for the victory. *' h ? Greenville News: Ex-Governor B. F. ?erry is again seriously ill and is confined o his bed. He was atttacked on Friday vith something like a paralytic stroke and d lis physicians are seriously concerned about S lis condition while not considering it alarm- tl ng at this time. v LQCAIi AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 03. F. Wallace, Clerk?Notice. V. E. Stoney, Comptroller-General?Insurance License . A. Smith, Clover, 8. C.?Drugstore for .Sale, os. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis. and Probate Judge ad interim of York county?Citation?Geo, K. Hood, Applicant?John P. Hood, deceased. V. B. Williams, Auditor?Tax Returns 1880-87, ohn Brattonand Belle M. McCaw, Executor and Executrix of R. G. McCaw, deceased?Valuable Land for Sale on a Credit of 5 Years, 'rew Brothers, Rock Hill, S. C.?Sportsmen, Your Time Has Come. . W. Dobson?Flour?Molasses?For Sale oi Exchange?Glass and Putty, y. C. Latimer?Clothing. Withers Adickes?Parties Owing Us. /owry <fc Starr?Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars. M. Dobson <fc Co.?The Bottom Falls Out ol Our Prices. lindsay &, Moore?Coffins and Caskets?Twentj Pounds of Sugar for ?1.00. lunter & Oates?Money. Kennedy Brothers & Barron?Ready-Made Suits TTirrrtr TIVITADV 1 ififiT U11 JLJLKJ U/1.XVX Af AWt . The Enquirer will be furnished from this ate until January 1, 1S87, for 20 cents. BLACK'S ANTI-PROHIBITION. In the vote on Prohibition at Black's or 'uesday of last week, 137 ballots were cast, as allows : For License, 83; Against License 54 lajority for license, 29. HOT SUPPER. On Friday night next the lady teachers ">f tin 'resbyterian Sunday-school will give a hot sup er and serve oysters in Bratton's Hall, th< Toceeds to be applied for the benefit of th< unday-school. The ladies extend a general in itation with the assurance that those who pat onize their entertainment shall find the occa^ ion an enjoyable one. DIED IN* TEXAS. ^ Information has been received here of th< leath of Mrs. Margaret E. Wallace, which oc urred on the 18th ultimo,of pneumonia, at tin esidence of her son, Samuel W. Wallace, a 'ine Hill, Rusk county, Texas. Mrs. Wallac< yas in the 88tb year of her ago at the time of hei leath. She was tho widow of the late Jamei Vallace, of this county, and mother of Jos. F Vallace, Clerk of the Court. She moved t< .'exas with her son in 1872. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.)^ In the various standing committees of th< leneral Assembly, York county is honored ai ollows: Senator Black is a member of the committei in charitable institutions; claims and griev .nces, (of which he is chairman;) incorpora ions; and medical affairs. In the House, Mr. Wilson is on the judician lomraittee; and mines and mining. Dr. Walker is on privileges and elections ind claims. Mr. Hamilton is on Federal relations. Mr. Stewart is on agriculture; and accounts TAX COLLECTIONS. Treasurer Neely has made the round of his ap )ointments in the county for the collection o axes, and from this time until the date for clos ng his books, will be in his office in the Cour louse. The best evidence of the scarcity o noney is shown in his collections, which, up t< I P. M., yesterday, were as follows: ?or State purposes, ?12,661 5 )rdinary county purposes, 6,029 3 Chester and Lenoir railroad bonds, 3,858 7 School purposes, 4,823 4 2., C. & C. R. R? (Cherokee township), 312 7 jocal School Districts, 116 1 'oils, . 2,033 0 Total...... 829,834 9 The aggregate of the amount on the tax dupli iates is869,004.37, and $39,229.45 is yet unpaid. SUDDEN DEATH. ^ Mr. Joseph Neil, who lived four miles west o iforkville, died quite suddenly on last Sunda; norning. Some time after day light a membe if the family took a change of clothing and wate or his morning ablution into his room, am iwoke him, calling his attention to the fact. H eplied, "All right," and about twenty minute ater, the attendant, hearing no indications of hi ising, returned to his room and found him dead ies'atup the night previous, entertaining com >any, until 12 o'clock, and retired apparently ii lis usual health. His sudden death is attribute! o paralysis of the heart. Mr. Neil was aged 7' 'ears 10 months and 14 days, and resided durinj lis entire life on the same plantation on which hi vas born. He was a quiet, worthy citizen, high y respected by all who knew him. HAPPY MARRIAGES. V" The marriages hinted in this column last Wed lesday, occurred on that day, and we can nov nake the record complete by giving the names f the fortunate grooms and their happy brides 'he first in order was that of Mr. John M. Hope /ho married Miss Emma J. Glenn at the resi ence of her mother, Mrs. Nancy J. Glenn, ii ho "Point." The ceremony was performed bi lev. R. A. Webb, immediately after which thi ouple, with their attendants, drove to York ille, to witness the marriage of Mr. Wm. M Lllison and Miss Nannie E. Glenn, daughter o iheriff R. H. Glenn. The ceremony was per ormed Rev. T. R. English, and after partakinj f a sumptuous repast to which friends of thi iarties were invited, the couples took the nortl >ound train for a bridal tour. In embarking 01 he placid sea of matrimony the happy partiei lave the best wishes of hosts of friends for i ong and prosperous voyage. REV. THOS. E. GILBERT. Rev. ?hos. E. Gilbert, formerly of the Soutl Jarolina Conference, and for three years pasto f the M. E. Church, South, at this place, bu iow a member of the New York East Confer nee, is now with his family visiting his nativi itate, and is writing very pleasant letters of hii louthern journey to the West Haven, Conn. ludyet. In one of his letters, describing hi; isit to Yorkville, he says : Leaving Greenville we next visited Yorkville beautiful town in the northern part of Soutl ,'arolina of about 1,500 inhabitants, a very fin< otton market in the centre of fertile lands, anc ble to boast certainly of its weekly newspaper 'he Enquirkr, one'of the best in'the State, it! lumber of churches?Episcopal, Baptist, Asso iatc Reformed Presbyterian, Presbyterian am lethodist?the last named of which was servec ?y the writer for three years, and of the cordia lospitality of her people. Never was a visi nore enjoyed than the ten days spent here. A COLORED 'REFORMER. We have received a communication from a re pectabie colored man of Bethel, in this county lakingan argument in favor of re-establishinjj he whipping-post as a punishment for petty ofsnces, instead of the present mode of imprisonlent in the county jail or the penitentiary 'he communication is lengthy and presents nc ew arguments, for whicn reason we do 1101 rint it; though emanating from a colored citien it is an indication of a growing change ii he sentiment of the very people for whose protection" the Federal authorities,in thereonstruction period, demanded the obliteratior f the "relic of barbarism." This demand was omplied with by the Southern States as one ol he conditions of their re-admission into the Jnion, and until the colored people themselves emand the restoration of the whipping-post, il i not probable that one will be erected south ol ~ * 2 ? ...lla >elaware, tlie only state in tne uniuu m hiuw ; is retained. >EMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, R. H. Glenn, Chairman of the York county Jemocratic Executive Committee, received yesarday the following letter signed by the Senaar and Representatives from York county, 'hick fully explains itself: In view of the importance of the office of Proate Judge to the people of our county, We have ecided to ask you to call a meeting of the Couny Democratic Executive Committee, and sublit to them the propriety of ordering a primary lection for Probate Judge, and on the same day n election for the six trial justices, in their repectivejudicial districts, as provided for in the ill now on its passage through the General Asenibly, in the contingency of its becoming a iw. In conformity with the suggestion contained 1 the above letter, county Chairman Glenn has ailed a meeting of the executive committee, to e held in the Court i-iouse on munuay hcjli, th instant, at 12 o'clock, M., for the purpose oi iking the necessary steps for ordering the prilary election proposed. The Chairman will otify each member of the committee, but on lilure to receive his notice, the members are ereby requested to be promptly present. THE SIGNAL SERVICE. We enjoyed a very pleasant visit last Thursay from Mr. W. Richard Graham, of the United tates Weather Signal Service, who is now in tiis State establishing the service in connection ,'ith the State agricultural department. Mr. Graham's visit here was for the purpose of sup: plying this station with the necessary instruI inents for making meteorological observations, J and giving the local observer at this place, Mr. !, Clarence M. Kuykendal, such instructions as | were necessary for conducting the observations at this station. Mr. Graham is thoroughly in- (la formed on meteorological affairs and is evident- til ly deeply interested in the science. While here of he examined the files of the Enquirer, going ye > back for several years, from which he obtained much data that he may avail himself of hereafter, especially the reports regularly furnished 0 j us for a number of years by the -late Maj. A. A. McKenzie. He informs us that flag stations, in ' connection with the State agricultural depart- T1 ment, are now established at the following places fri besides Yorkville: Greenville, Spartanburg, ca Abbeville, Anderson, Aiken, Winnsboro, Ridgef way and Wedgefield. It is the intention, as rap- Sl< idly as possible, to establish a station in each county, and in the meantime, where it can be , done, to improve the telegraph seryice by trans- *n . ferring it to the railroad wires, which usually ^ are not so crowded with business. When this nrrancerriflnt is nerfected it is thought bulletins * will be delivered more promptly and at an ear- ^ lier hour each day. rj CHURCH NOTICES. P 1 Methodist Episcopal.?Rev. W. W. Daniel, 1 Pastor. Preaching to-night at 7 o'clock. On : next Sunday the quarterly conference will be c? held, at which the Presiding Elder, Rev. D. J. gg Cauthen, will officiate. The sacrament of the gj( 3 Lord's Supper will be dispensed uuring the jy . morning service. Sunday-scool at 3 P. M. 3 Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. 3 Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at th . 11 A. M. Sunday-school at 4 P. M. T! Baptist.?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Ser- th . vices at Union next Sunday at 11 A. M. and at th Yorkville at 7 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock th P. M. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock, in Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. CC 3 Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. > Prayer-meeting to- tr 3 morrow evening at 7 o'clock. # t King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. John- 81 3 son, Pastor. Services at King's Mountain 811 r Chapel next Saturday and Sunday. Rev. A. J. ... 3 Cauthen, Presiding Elder, will be present. J'J Preaching at Shannon's School House at 2.30 ( 3 in the afternoon. Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M., the bell ringing at 3 o'clock. a| 9 CLOSING HIS YEAR'S WORK. fe 3 Rev. W. W.Daniel, pastor of the M. E. Church, 1C South, in this place, has addressed the following 9 note to the Southern Christian Advocate, which we find in the last issue of that paper. He gives ~ an encouraging account of his stewardship and ^ the pleasant relations between himself as pastor " 7 and his congregation. Mr. Daniel has proven himself a most acceptable minister, and we but Ji ' voice the sentiments of his congregation in ex- tc pressing the wish that he may be returned to this field for another year of usefulness : gi ' My year's work in this charge is almost fin- s[ ished. As I survey the year from the end to jj the beginning, I see many things I rejoice over, and many things over which I cannot rejoice, f All things considered, this has been the most ic - successful year of my short ministry, I think, ji t There have been twenty-three accessions to the e church. There has been progress, materially n and spiritually. Several family altars have r 0 been erected. The membership has been con- 11 siderably revived. Our congregations have been 4 large and attentive. All the assessments upon w 0 the charge will be paid in full. The parsonage . 5 has received several new pieces of furniture. It 4 is one among the best furnished parsonages in "i 5 the Conference. A well has been dug, a fence b; 4 has been built, the street in front is now being t 0 paved with stone, and during Conference the pi - parsonage will be painted, internally and exter2 nally. The pastor and his family have almost " . daily received evidence that they are held in 01 kind remembrance by the people. We have r? been made the happy recipients of several valu- b; able and appreciated gifts. I shall return to this ie work joyfully, if the Bishop sees proper to give f me the appointment. W. W. Daniel. / . ??? r DEATH OP J. B. WILLIAMS. r /Tonkthan Beatty Williams, Esq., died at his gj 1 residence in this place on last Saturday evening, e of Bright's disease of the kidneys, in the 42nd " a year of his age, he having been born on the s 22nd of March, 1845. He was the youngest son PJ . of the late George W. Williams, of Yorkville, - and at the age of eighteen, in the winter of 1862, i entered Col. Dunnovant's command, the Fifth jj ! South Carolina Cavalry in which he served until fe 7 the close of the war. After the war he completed p] 5 his law course, which had been interrupted by his 8 entering the Confederate service, and in April, " IQrtT l,n ,?aa orlmif torl tn t hp Rftr. In MaV. 1872, t-? xwr. UO H UO uuiiuvvvu ? , J J he removed to Arkansas, but after remaining in ^ that State about fifteen months he returned to ^ Yorkville. On the failure of J. A. McLean to ej make a bond as Jndge of Pro bate of York county, r he was appointed to that office by the Governor S 3 in January, 1883, which position he filled up to a! * the date of his death, and at the late election was g] ? re-elected for the ensuing two years. In 1869 he T married a daughter of Dr. A. I. Barron, of this w 1 place, who, with four children, survive him. fi: J Mr. Williams was a man of generous impulse 9 and a fine sense of honor, and his death is deeply lamented by a large circle of friends. Hisfuner al services were held in the M. E. Church at 10 ir ^ A. M. on Monday?Conducted by Rev. J. C. Gal- tl loway, of the A. II. P. Church, assisted by Rev. ? T. R. English, of the Presbyterian, and from j-j 9 the church to the cemetery his remains were ^ 1 followed by a large and sympathizing concourse, g, J 7C . c< Owmipondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. 8i LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. [} Rock Hill, November 29.?La9t Thurs- ^ clay being thanksgiving day, all business a 1 was suspended in our town, and tne streets 0] r were deserted. Appropriate religious ser- 0] t vices were held in tne Episcopal church, by q " the rector, Rev. E. N. Joyner, at 11 o'clock a, 9 A. M., and in the Presbyterian church by 3 the pastor, Rev. W. B. Jennings, at 7 P. M. ? The rain, which began to fall early in the 0] ' morning, prevented a number of sports- ^ men from enjoying the day in the fields g , with guns and dogs, but the lives of many UI i birds and rabbits were saved. ai pleasant family re-union was held at g< Y tn^residence of Mr. John G. Steele, a short p] j distance from this place, on Saturday the . 16th instant, the occasion being the eightieth SL! 1 birth-day of Mrs. Susan Atkinson, mother rt 1 of Mrs. Steele. Mrs. J. V. McFadden, of w 1 this place, Dr. James F. Atkinson, of Rich- w 1 burg, Col. E. T. Atkinson, and Mrs. M. <j Granam, of Chester?all, except the latter, ej children of the venerable lady?were pres. ent, besides a large number of grand and fe great grand-children, who enlivened the jj, ' heart of the good old lady and wished her ? ! many more such re-unions. The telephone line between the office of Messrs. R. T. Fewell & Co. and the resi- _ dence of Mr. A. F.. Fewell, of Ebenezer, is ? completed and works nicely. The line will not only be a great convenience to the persons who erected it, but also to the citizens 1 , of Ebenezer. Messrs. Fewell & Co. deserve m great credit for their enterprise. ; Mr. E. E. Lunn, of Atlanta, Ga., a for- up mer partner of J. R. Allen & Co., of this of place, and Mias Annie L. Davis, sister of Mrs. J. Q. Adams, were married in the Baptist church at this place on Tuesday af- ju ternoon, the 18th instant, Rev. J. Q. Adams officiating. The happy pair left at once for Atlanta, their future home. J Mr. J. Lon. Moore, while returning to th< his home from this place on last Monday afternoon, when about a mile from town, t0 was thrown from his buggy and received a e? ' very painful injury to his back, which has To given him considerable trouble. He is still St< confined to his room at the residence of ?jt< , Capt. E. R. Mills in this place. The cause of the accident to Mr. Moore was that his horse became frightened at an approaching ? train and ran over a large rock, causing Mr. Moore to lose his balance and he fell from ? his buggy. I A large number of Western hogs were of- Re fered in our market last week. They seem so , to sell readily at 5* cents, gross. J The sign of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad has been received j and placed in the Banking house of Messrs. onJ W. Li. Roddey & Son. Those who believe Mi in "signs" will now think the railroad is Dj coming. I would decidedly prefer seeing < the railroad. A merchant in our town, a few days ago, 1 * gave gingerbread for a mule, and is well pleased with his trade. 01 The First National Bank of Rock Hill is s. assured; the capital stock has been sub- _ scribed; a meeting of the stockholders will be held to-day and the directors elected. _ The Bank will begin business on the 1st of ? January, 1887. r) The Citizens' Savings Bank of Rock Hill ^Jj will have its office in the National Bank j i office, and devote its attention to making be i loans on real estate. Hal. an Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, November 29.?Mr. G. W. linbar, of this county, has been deeply licted during the past few weeks. Three ughters and his step-son have fallen vicns to typhoid fever. Florence, 10 years age, died on September .30; Louisa, 18 ars of age, on November 7 ; and Jane, 12 ars of age, on November 14. His stepn, William Boyd, also died on November . At the present time he has two daughrs dangerously ill with the same disease, lis is surely a time of great distress. His ends deeply sympathize with him. No use can be assigned for the sickness which is resulted so fatally. The attending phyjian has, however, directed the family to ap using the water on the place. The Sheriff and Clerk of the Court for is couuty will sell a large amount of nd on next salesday. The oil mill of this ace will also be sold. Any one desiring nded property in this couuty can doubtbs be suited on the day of sale. Land loted on the banks of Catawba and Broad vers, on Fishing creek, on Turkey creek, ;ar Blackstocks, Richburgand Wilksburg ueeu, in aimost every portion or mecoun will be sold. The probabilities are that will not bring its value. The great sear- ? ty of money and the existence of the hardt times ever felt are not calculated to occaon any demand for land. It is quite likethatthose who have money will be able buy land at their own figures. Treasurer McFadden reports that up to ie24th instant$16,538.71 had been collected, his amount, he says, is about one-third of ie taxes to be collected in this county, and lat two-thirds of the time has expired for ie payment of taxes. This is a bad showg for the people of Chester county. It is; invincing proof of the scarcity of money.. There is a big crowd in town to-day, atacted by the 10 cent circus. If an opinion 'the show can be formed from the proceson, an admittance of five cents would be ifficient. Mr. J. L. Chambers of our town is very I with pneumonia. He is reported some jtter this morning. Mrs. Callie Youngblood has been appoint1 postmistress at this place. Some report a slight shock of earthquake ; this place on yesterday. Others did not el it. It may have been a shock of the nagination. M. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. - Mr. A. M. Boozer has been reappointed lerk of the Supreme Court. He has held ?e position for several terms. - Judge Cothran has resigned his office as udge of the Eighth Circuit, the resignation take effect on the 1st of February, 1887. -The many friends of Rev. A. Coke mith will be pleased to learn that he is )eedily recovering from his recent severe Iness. -An inspection, under direction of the isurance companies, of buildings damaged i Charleston by the earthquake, estimates le damage at $3,000,000. Of 14,000 chiraeys in the city, not one hundred escaped ijury. - The Governor has pardoned A. J. Gill, ho was convicted at the June, 1880, term f court for Hampton county, of the mursr of M. R. Connelly, and was sentenced y Judge Pressly to be hanged. His senmce was subsequently commuted to imrisonment in the penitentiary for life. - The contract for grading fourteen miles f the Columbia, dewberry and Laurens Lilroad was awarded, Wednesday night, y the Board of Directors, to Rice & Cole ian, of Union, S. C. It is proposed to bein work at once. Bids were received from x parties. Free labor will be used, it is aderstood. The board will consider the roposition of Rice & Coleman to grade the itire line. -In the Greenville Court of Common leas, last week, an action against the Cam3rdown Company for $10,000 damages was rought by a small girl who had lost a finger hilst employed in the mill. The case was an suited, the judge ruling that, as no neggence was charged on the company,the dendant had taken the risk in being emloyed. - Anderson comes in for her share of rolance. On Sunday morning of last week, r. G. M. Jones, living in the suburbs of lat city, was married to Mrs. Moore, of bbeville county. The happy pair were igaged when young, but by some means le engagement was broken and the lovers iparated. . In course of time each married ad reared a family. Dr. Jones is now a randfather and is about 60 years of age. he bride was the second time a widow hen she gave her hand in marriage to her rst love. MERE-MENTION. Members of Congress are already gatherig at the National capital, and with them le usual contingent of office-seekers and ibyists. Over twenty-two thousand emocratic postmasters have been appointi by the Administration during the first seal year of its existence. The official junt gives-the opposition a majority of 20,59 in Virginia. Queen Victoria has ow thirty living grand children. A ational uniform marriage law for the United States is to be urged in Congress by special committee appointed by a meeting f Hebrew rabbis in New York on Tuesday f last week. The Winn Parish, La., ourt House has been burned by incendiries." Mexico has adopted a constituonal amendment forbidding States from nposing taxes on foreign goods in transit r on goods from other States/"" At Salt ake City, Thomas Jenkins, formerly a ishop, has been arraigned on a charge of olawful cohabitation. He pleaded guilty 3d promised to obey the Jaw hereafter. mtence was suspended. The stay of roceedings applied for by the condemned hicago anarchists has been granted by the iprenie court. This postpones their exeition until March or April. The eather in Dakota was intensely cold last eek, and several persons were frozen to >ath. Henry M. Stanley, the African :plorer, arrived in New York last Frily. Severe shocks of earthquake were It last Friday in Smyrna, Tinesme and ,e island of Chios. Utarfeet gUjorfs. YORKVILLE, December 1.?Cotton,-6 to6iv-->?'6 LIVERPOOL, November 29.?Cotton easy; iddling uplands, f>4d. CHARLESTON, November 29.?Cotton quiet; iddling uplands, 8 11-16. NEW YORK, November 29.--Cotton quiet; lands, 9 3-16. Futures closed steady with sales 38,800 bales as follows: November, 9.07 to 9.08; scember, 9.08 to 9.09; January, 9.10 10 ?.io; tbruary, 9.25 to 9.20; March, 9.35 to9.30; April, 5 to 9.40 ;May, 9.55 to 9.50; June, 9.05 to 9.00; ly 9.74 to 9.75; August 9.81 to 9.82. Comparative Cotton Statement. SEW YORK, November26.?The following is e comparative cotton statement for the week ding November 26,1880 : 1886. 1885. iceipts atall portsfortheweek,280,237 258,297 tal receipts to this date 2,429,945 2,369,618 cports for the week 183,503 141,537 ital exports to date 1,310,329 1,293,560 ack at all United States ports. 910,854 855,631 jck in interior towns 200,822 160,270 sck at Liverpool 480,000 415,000 ack Wloat for Great Britain... 220,000 250,000 ^tVmeneaL. VfARRiED^rln Clover, on the 10th ultimo, by >v. M. R/AKirkpatrick, Mr. JOHN JOHN N and Mils CYNTHIA L. ADAMS. [11 Clover, on the 17th ultimo, bv Rev. M. R. rkpatrick, Mr. DAVID FITCHKTT and Miss 2COY CHESTNUT. Sear Clover, at the home of the bride's mother, the24th ultimo, by Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick, r. JAMES WARREN and Miss LORENNA WIS. In the 10th ultimo, by Rev. L. A. Johnson, r. D. E.JACKSON and Miss RACHELSUMSR WIIITAKER. All of York county. Jn the 17th ultimo, bv Rev. George A. Black rn Mr .TORS W. LOWRY and Miss DORA JY. Both of Lowrysville, Chester county, C. OJ31TUARY. D+rlC^-At Ennis, Texas, 011 the 11th ultimo, of jbetes, Dr. JAMES MEEK, formerly of Yorklie, S. C. tn York county, S. C., on the 27th of Novemr, 1880, PERRY JOSHUA, infant son of W. E. cl S. J. Holmes, aged 2 months and 2rtdays.