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Scraps and Jacts.
? In the case of Maxwell, who murdered
the English traveler, Preller, in a hotel in
St. Louis, two years ago, and who was
sentenced to be hanged on the first of next
January, a stay of execution has been
granted until February 1st, that a transcript
of the case may be finished before an ap|
peal is taken.
? "Bob" Taylor, who recently defeated
his brother "Alf" in the election for Govp
ernor of Tennessee, has been in Washington,
and the accounts he gives of the politics-and
trade of Tennessee are most encouraging.
He says that his State is solidly
Democratic, and that her prospects for
K business are grand and improving every
day,
? Mr. Arthur's last words, spoken in
scarcely audible tones and addressed to no
one in particular, were uttered while the
" dying man's eyes were closed and while he
still suffered severe physical pain. "Good
night," he said, ana was quiet for a moment,
and then, "good night" in still lower
tones. When the watchers looked again he
had fallen asleep.
? A case has just been filed in the Supreme
Conrt at Columbus, Ohio, to test the
odnstitutionalitv of the law making a
third term in tne Penitentiary a life sentence.
It seems to be a question whether
depriving a man of a fourth, fifth, or sixth
fe term in the State prison is not an unwarranted
restriction of the rights and liberties
which every free borp Ohio citizen is
supposed to inherit.
? Mr. Hugh T. Inraan, of Atlanta, has a
suit ot clothes that cost him $16,000. It is
a suit that could be bought in any clothing
store for $90 or $40. Mr. Inman invested
$2,500 in the Sheffield, Ala., Improvement
Company, and when the stock sank to a
very low figure, in disgust he gave his
stock to a friend for a suit of clothes. Now
? the stock has risen, and can be sold at
$16,000..
? The national drill, wfiich it is proposed
to be held in Washington next May, promises
to be the grandest military display ever
witnessed in our country. Already one
hundred and nine organizations, including
two from^South Carolina, and representing
> twenty-seven States, have made known
their intention of taking part in the drill.
Fifty thousand dollars, to be expended in
v prizes, has already been subscribed by citizens
of Washington.
? A bill has been introduced into the
Alabama Legislature to remove the legal
disabilities of women, and it will probably
be passed at the present session. It
puts a married woman on precisely the
same footing with a man as to her property
rights. Another bill has for its object the
Erotection of the wives, and children of
ard-labor convicts. It gives half the
price of the hire received by the county
to the vife and children.
? A convict's mail is declared, in an opinion
said to have been given by Assistant
United States Attorney S. D. Dodge, to be
as sacred as that of other people. The
opinion grows out of the action of prison
authorities in Cleveland, who opened a let
ter addressed to a convict and' laid away
money it contained until the expiration of
his term, when, through some cause, it
was still withheld until the matter was
traced by the postal authorities. The opinion
of Attorney Dodge is that no prison
official has the right to open a prisoner's letter.
? Glen. T. M. Logan, of Richmond, Va.,
- who has made a hit in the financial world
by the recent deal in "Terminal" stock,
which was carried up from 28 to 77 on the
stock market, is a slender man of small
stature, with a small head, large forehead
and squarecut brown whiskers. He lives
with his family at the Fifth Ayenue Hotel,
New York. His profits in the Terminal
deal are said to have been three-quarters of
a million. Gen. Logan is a native of South
Carolina, and was the youngest Brigadier
in the Confederate Army, having been commissioned
before he was 21 years of age.
?The fate of the Indians captured in the
Miles campaign is practically settled. It
was not decided when they were first sent
East whether any of them would be tried
for their crimes or not. The President has
examined the case very carefully and has
couie to the conclusion that life confinement
for all of these Indians in Florida, where
they can do no harm, will be the most thorough
punisment which can be visited on
them. It is the only practical way by
which they can be punished. If the criminals
among them were to be singled out no
military commission would have any authority
to try them. They would have
to be turned over to the civil authorities
in the place where the crimes were committed.
? "I am frequently called on by young
men," said Mr. Stanly, "to advise them
concerning missionary journeys into Africa.
I alwavs Daint Africa on 3uch occasions in
the blackest colors, that they may know the
worst. They have no idea of the cost of
travel in Africa. Here, I understand, the
elevated roads take passengers dozens of
miles for five cents. But in Africa a stranger
could not travel for less than $20 a
mile. I spent over a million pounds sterling
in my several trips to Africa. My
first trip after Livington cost me, after I
was ready to start, $12 or $15 a mile for three
thousand miles. One cannot travel in
Africa without carryiug with him his own
police force, lawyers, soldiers and means
~ of furnishing supplies of all kinds. I tell
all this to the missionaries, but many of
them forget about it until they find themselves
in the continent and then they remember
my words."
? The growth of the Baptist Church in
North Carolina is thus recorded: In 1784
there were 42 churches, 47 ministers and
3.776 members. In 1812 there were 204
churches, 117 ministers and 12,567 members.
In 1832 there were 332 churches, 211
ministers and 41,674 members. In 1851
there were 599 churches, 347 ministers and
42,674 members. In 1860 there were 692
churches, 374 ministers and 59,778 members.
In 1876 there were 1,442 churches,
793 ministers and 137,000 members. In 1880
there were 77 associations, 1,905 churches,
and 171,951 members. In 1883 they numbered
206,691 members. Th^ Baptist Almanac
gives these statistics for 1883: 89 associations,
2,305 churches and 225,322 members.
This estimate includes only Missionary
Baptists, but does not embrace the colJ
-i 1 ?U;.L I r
orea cnurcnes, wmcu uuuiuer a icw luuic
members than the whites?the exact figures
being: Total colored members, 112,840;
total white, 112,476. The denomination
has nearly doubled in numbers about every
twenty years.
? The horrible death of Joseph C. Lynah,
formerly a citizen of Charleston, is thus reported
as occurring on Sunday of last week,
at Galveston, Texas: Mr. Lynah went to
Galveston to negotiate the sale of a large
quantity of powder which had been stored
tor several months in a magazine belonging
to the Brown Hardware Company. Failing
to negotiate the sale of the hundred or more
kegs to the Brown Company, Mr. Lynah
called upon Mr. C. S. Wood & Sons, and
transferred the powder to them. The Brown
and the Wood magazines are both located
three miles down the island beyond the city
limits, but about a mile apart. Mr. Lynah
personally superintended the transfer of the
powder. The employees of both firms remarked
how exceedingly careless he was in
throwing kegs around the magazine and letting
them fall violently from the wagon
while making the transfer. Lynah discovered
nineteen damaged kegs, the contents
of which had become lumpy on account of
moisture. He left the damaged powder in
Brown's magazine, when he visited the
magazine in company with Thos. A. Brew,
an employee of Brown, for the purpose of
destroying the damaged powder. They carried
the nineteen kegs about fifty yards from
the magazine to the bank of the bayou.
Lynah kicked in the heads of three or four
kegs, examined the contents and piled the
powder on top of the unopened kegs. As
ne took a match from his pocket Brew protested
against his lighting 500 pounds of
powder without making a train or lighting
a slow fuse. Lynah replied that he would
touch it off, whereupon Brew became alarmed
and ran at the top of his speed. He had
scarcely proceeded 500 feet when he heard a
terrific explosion, and at the same instant
was thrown violently on his face. Turning
over quickly. Drew looked toward the spot
where he had leftLynah,and saw him spinning
around like a top, about thirty feet in
the air, his clothes and hair all ablaze. Lynah
fell nearly a hundred feet from where
he went up. When Drew reached him life
was extinct, and every particle of clothing
and hair had been burned from the unfortunate
man's body.
?he jorfeviHc (frnqutm.
YORKVILLE. S. t . :
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1886.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The proceedings of the Legislature have
up to this date been devoid of public interest,
no measures of importance having been
passed in either house. Both houses are
industriously working, however, and before
the 15th of the month it is fair to presume
that not less than four hundred bills
will have been introduced. The measures
which seem to be most prominent are those
of retrenchment, bills having been introduced
for the reduction of salaries, including
the salaries of State and judicial officers.
A bill for calling a State Constitutional con[
vention has been reported unfavorably.
With the legislation affecting York our
readers are already familiar. In the House
on Saturday the following was introduced
by Mr. Stewart: Bill to authorize the
County Commissioners of York to pay certain
claims out of the common fund; also,
bill to abolish the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors within the town of Black's.
In the Senate, a bill has been introduced
by Mr. Black, requiring a special election
in Broad River and Bullock's Creek townships,
York county, on the question of transferring
the subscription voted the Georgetown
and North Carolina Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company to any other company,
after a limited period.
CONGRESS.
Congress met on Monday last. Inasmuch
as it expires on the 4th of March, by limitation,
the session will necessarily be short.
The President's messsge, a lengthy papgr,
reviewing the political and industrial affairs
of the Nation, was read on Monday. The
legislative business began on yesterday.
The unfinished business of the Senate is
the vetoed private pension bill, reported
from the committee on pensions with a recommendation
that it be passed over the
I veto. The first of the special orders is the
Pacific Railroad funding bill, which has
' been at the Jwad of the Calendar since last
May. Senator Piatt's resolution for the consideration
of executive nominations in open
session is the special order for the first day,
and its consideration will be urged. With
these three exceptions no measures are in
position to command the attention of the
Senate during this week. The Calendar
contains two hundred and sixty bills and 1
resolutions, from which number the Senate
will make its selection for consideration.
There is a prospect of early agreement by
the conferees upon the Inter-State bill.
Should this take place immediately that
measure, with the conference report, might
at the option of the conferees displace all
other business. It is not likely, however,
that its consideration will be pressed before
next week.
It is hardly probable that any business,'
of consequence will be transacted In the
House this week. Opportunity may, how
ever, be offered Representatives to introduce
bills and resolutions which have accumulated
in their hands during the recess.
A privileged report may also be presented
to the House by the conferees on the fortification
appropriation bill, which failed of
enactment last session by reason of the total
disagreement of the conferees, iu which
event a new conference will be ordered.
Should the conferees on the Inter-State
commerce bill reach an agreement and so
report to the House, action will be prolonged
by debate.
The appropriations committee has made
such progress in the preparation of the sundry
civil bill that it can probably be reported
to the House early in the session. Several
measures of interest were made continuing
special orders at the last session and
may be called up at any time if the House
is so disposed. They are the free ship bill,
the electoral count bill, the Pacific Railroad i
funding bill, the Washington, Dakota and
Oklahoma Territorial admission bills, the
army reorganization bill, and sundry bills
of minor importance reported from committees
on labor, ways and means, banking
and currency, agriculture and Indian
affairs. <
Death of Ex-Governor Perky.?Hon.
B.F.Perry, ex-Governor of South G'aroli- !
n?, died at his residence near Greenville, on
Friday morning last. Death was produced
by valvular disease of the heart, and was
sudden and, at the moment, unexpected,
although the family had been warned by
the Governor's physician that the dread
stroke might come at any moment. A
month ago he had an attack similar to the ,
one which caused his death, and three
weeks after the attack was repeated in a
more violent form, but for the past few days j
his condition has been regarded as more |
favorable. Friday night, however, his con- ,
anion was mannesuy worse, auu nis iaiiiny (
were with him until a late hour, although ,
no physician was summoned. He seemed j
to improve, and the members of the family ]
retired. A little after 1 o'clock a servant, ,
who was in the room, noticed a difficulty 1
in the Governor's breathing, and to relieve .
it he assisted him in turning over. In a '
few moments, and before his children could (
reach his bedside, the venerable Governor j
had breathed his last, peacefully and seem- ,
Ingly without pain. ,
The funeral services were performed in
Christ (Episcopal) Church on Sunday morn- j
ing. Since his retirement from active po- <
litical life Governor Perry has lived quietly j
at his elegant country home near Green- (
ville, where he has been surrounded by his ]
family and a people who have always lav- <
ished upon him the highest regard and veneration,
amounting to reverence. He has ,
nominally remained a member of the law <
firm of Perry, Perry & Hey ward, and it has <
been his custom for many years to spend <
fart of every day in the office of the firm,
le continued to do so until his first attack ;
a month ago, but since then he has been ;
confined to his house. Aside from this daily j
visit to the law office he has mingled little
in the active affairs of life, though he was |
from force of nature a close student of cur- i
rent events and political phenomena. The ]
public have caught glimpses of him only
through occasional newspaper sketches .and ]
the publication of his book, "Reminiscences 1
nf nnhlip mpn." T-Tis plnsino- rlnvs fnrmpH ,
a fitting finale to a life of burning and rest
less activity. At the ripe age of 81, sur
rounded by a devoted and affectionate family,
he has performed peacefully the last
act in the drama of life, which he had act- ;
ed so well. <
The Widow of an Ex-Confederate.? i
The Kentucky Democrats are making an <
effort to prevent the reappointment of Mrs. i
Helm, postmistress at Elizabethton. She i
is a sister of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and
was appointed by President Arthur. Her
husband was the Confederate General Ben
Hardin Helm, who was killed at Shiloh.
Her term of office expires in January
next.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
a foulIiurder.
Bullock's Creek, York Co., S. C., December
6.?On Tuesday last one of the blackest
and foulest murders known in the crim-1
inal calendar, was committed on the plantation
of Mr. Wm. E. Good, who lives
between Bullock's Creek and Broad River,
on the road leading from Sarratt's Mill to
Howell's Ferry.
John Lee Good, a son of Wm. E. Good,
was brutally murdered on that evening between
sundown and dark. The facts, as i
am enabled to gather them, are as follows:
There were three of Mr. Good's children
picking cotton about one hundred and fifty
yards from the house. Two of the children
went to the house before sundown. Lee,
the murdered boy, had stopped at a hickory
tree and was throwing up to secure some
nuts. Three baskets of cotton had been
loft in fhp fiolrl at. tliffprpnf, nlaces. fiftv or
seventy-five yards apart, ivfr. W. E. Good
had .been plowing in wheat just above
where the children were picking cotton,
but went to the mill a while before sundown,
leaving Eli Roberts, colored, plowing.
Eli, however, went to the house before
sunset and was around about the house
for a short while. He then started to
the lot to feed some of the stock, when
some of the family heard cries iu the direction
of where the cotton-pickers had been
working. Eli ran in that direction, and
when he had gained the top of a hill he
stopped to listen and heard groans of some
one in distress2 and going further he found
the boy lying in a water-furrow of a stubble
field with his head, mouth and face
mashed and cut in a horrible manner. Eli
was the first person tc reach the wounded
boy. The mother and sister of the unfortunate
lad came up soon after, and they assisted
in lifting him outof the trench. The
body was found about two hundred and
fifty yards from where he was seen in the
evening at the hickory tree. It seems that
the perpetrators of the deed intended to
carry the body to the river, but from some
cause were thwarted in their design.
The boy was taken to the house and Dr.
J. B. Good summoned, who came at once,
but he was powerless to administer relief,
and the wounded lad lingered until 9 o'clock,
when death ended his suffering.
Besides the above-described wounds,
there were other marks of violence on the
body, discovered after death. Two stones,
weighing each six or eight pounds, were
found at the place where the boy was murdered.
These stones were covered with
blood, showing that they had been used in
the perpetration of the deed.
The murdered boy was a promising
youth, twelve years oia, ana nis piety was
remarkable in on^ so young. He had connected
himself with the church at Bullock's
Creek in September last, and was loved by
all who knew him.
Early Wednesday morning Trial Justice
J. P. Blair was notified of the occurrence,
and acting as Coroner, he proceeded to hold
an inquest by summoning the following
jurors: D. W. Fowler, foreman ; A. W. Osborn,
James C. Ashe, James E. Bankhead,
J. M. McCullough, S. B. Dowdle, S. M.
Feemster, R. F. Smith, W. McCaw Dowdle,
Wm. N. Nelson, R. W. Hamilton and R.
L. Sherer.
Several witnesses were examined, but
the jury failing to agree upon a verdict,
the inquest was adjourned to another day ;
but in the meantime, on suspicion and the
oath of W. E. Good, a warrant was issued
for Mose Lipscomb, Bailey Dowdle and Dan
Roberts, colored, who were committed to
jail on Wednesday night.
The jury of inquest were called together
again on Friday, and on that day about
twenty witnesses were examined, resulting
with but little more development than the
jury began with in the morning. The jury
failing to agree upon a verdict, another
adjournment was made, after advising that
the acting coroner issue a warrant for the
commitment of Print Thompson, colored,
against whom suspicion points as one of the
guilty parties. The jury will meet again on
the 10th. r.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
x LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.
JtocK Hill, December G.?The First National
Bank of Rock Hill was organized at
this place on Monday, the 27th ultimo.
The capital stock will be$o0,000, which has
already been subscribed. The following
gentlemen were elected Directors: W. L.
Roddey, A. H. White, D. Hutchison and
J. II. Miller. At a meeting of the Directors,
the following officers were elected:
W. L. Roddey, President; John R.London,
Vice-President; W. J. Roddey, Cashier;
J. H. Miller, Teller; J. M. Cherry,
Rnok-lteener. The Bank will commence
business on Janury 1st, in the building now
occupied by W. L. Roddey & Son. The
Savings Bank of Rock Hill will have its
office in the same building, but its business
will be confined to loaning money and receiving
deposits.
Mr. Seanorn, of Tennessee, who has a
drove of hogs at the stable lot of Mr. James
Heath, in this place, on Saturday morning
found half of one of his hogs in the lot.
Some scoundrel had killed the hog in the
night, cutting him in two and leaving the
head and shoulders. The thief must certainly
have been a Democrat, as a Republican
would have taken the "whole hog or
none."
Mr. Samuel N. Fewell, of Ebenezer, killed
four wild turkeys near his place on Saturday.
Large numbers of partridges are daily
being offered for sale on our market. They
sell at from 5 to 8 cents each.
I learn that the present Legislature will be
petitioned by a number of citizens of Ebenezer
township to establish a voting precinct
near the store of Mr. W. H. Taylor.
Cotton comes in slowly, and it begins to
look like very little was made in this
section.
At the last session of the Legislature the
charter of the town of Rock Hill was renewed
and amended. One of the amendments
requires that each elector shall register
his name in a book, kept lor that purpose,
during the month of December. Mr.
W. S. May has been appointed registrar.
His books are now open and those wishing
to vote should register.
On last Monday evening Mr. Marshall
Rattarree was thrown from his buggy and
had the third finger of one of his haflas.
broken. He was driving up Hampton
street, when a dog frightened his horses,
causing them to run against a post on the
street, throwing him from his buggy. His
linger was set by Dr. Fewell, and Marshall
hopes soon to give his hand to some sweet
young lady.
The citizens of our town are soon to be
?iven an entertainment by the "Rock Hill
Variety Company" an association recently
organized in our town. The young gentlemen
who compose the company are certainly
capable of giving a good entertainment.
Should the DemocraticExecutive Committee
adoDt the suggestion of the York county
delegation and order a primary election for
trial justices, there will be a number of
candidates in this district, if all whose
names are mentioned present themselves.
The names i have heard so far are S. M.
Fewell, the present incumbent; Allen
Jones, W. S. May, and T. C. Beckham.
Should they all run, we will have a lively
election, as each gentleman has a number
Df warm friends.
The many friends in this section of Mr. J.
B. Williams regretted to hear of his death.
In his demise our county has lost not only I
i good citizen, but a most capable officer. \
Dr. W. B. Fewell, of Ebenezer, who has ;
been confined to his bed with sickness for
the past three weeks, is very much im- ;
proved, and hopes to be out in a few days, i
The snow has been enjoyed by the young !
folks of our town in sleighing and snow- j
balling; but while it gives them pleasure, |
i large number of persons were caught!
without fuel, and I have no doubt but many
were caught without necessary clothing.
The roofs of a number of business houses
were found to be leaking badly, this morning,
and hands are engaged clearing the |
snow from the roofs. The stores of Messrs. I
R. T. Fewell & Co., B. N. Craig, J. B. John- j
son, and the office of the Southern Express
Company, seemed to fare worst. It is feared
that when the snow begins to melt, the
damage will be greater. Hal. i
Railroad PROGREss.-The Carolina Cen-!
tral has crossed Broad River iron bridge and
began again moving dirt in its onward
march to Rutherfordton.
The Massachusetts and Southern Construe
tion Company are now erecting a cotton 11
platform at their Shelby depot and are at | '
the river track laying. 'No depots have yet
been built. Little cotton or freight of any [
kind has yet been shipped over the new j'
route. No work has yet been done below |'
Black's, S. C., or beyond Rutherfordton. .
The entire work from Black's, S. C., to j
Rutherfordton, has been completed, except
tracklaying and depots. The road will be !.
running to Rutherfordton about the middle
of January, if there is no delay in the
arrival of iron.?Shelby Aurora, Dec. 2.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enqnirer.
LETTER FROM FORT MILL.
Fokt Mill, December 0.?Work still
progresses on the railroad bridge. Some of
the hands declined to risk slipping on tne i
bridge, and are out of a job.
The river was on a swell recently, heavier (
rains having fallen up the country than
here ; the rise is variously reported at from
six to eight feet. ,
Mr. J. R. Harris, about a week ago,killed
a wild turkey inside the corporate limits of :
Fort Mill. He says it was a wild one, and
nobody else has set up a claim to it. This
is a supplement to the fact that a covey of 1
quails was hatched and half reared in town, '
and walked the streets, without any one to
molest or make them afraid, until the gunning
season opened. Then they took wings
and flew away.
Cotton still continues to come in occasionally;
but the amount grows smaller by de- .
grees, though not beautifully less. How- :
er, the price is as good here as anywhere
else in the country. .
In spite of the hard times the village con- '
tinues to spread. One.or two cabins are in
course of erectiou, &ptl:.the town council
have ordered a new bridge to be built across
a water-way on Main street where one is
about broken down. -This is not all* Our J
sister city, Rock Hill, is putting on airs and
starting a national bank; but Fort Mill is ;
starting a tobacco factory. Which is the bet- ;
teroftnetwo? Now is the time for men of 1
enterprise and capital to come to the front 1
and show their grit. So we ought to expect 1
great developments in the next year or two.
Meantime farmers, most of whom have
only enterprise without the capital, should
not allow themselves to be left behind. :
They should meet and devi9e means wnere- :
by their deplorable condition may be bet- !
tered ; decide on a better system of farming
to be pursued, and determine to raise their '
own hog and hominy. By-the-way it is not 1
positively known what has become of the 1
farmers' club that was inaugurated in the J
"Cut off" lastsummer. It may be that their <
interest in the common welfare is like the <
religion of part of our population?a hot
weather plant, unfit to withstand frosty
weather. Perhaps they do not wish to be
inveigled into any compact as to the curtailment
of cotton planting and extension
of grain culture, nor as to the regulation of 1
the rates of rent for land. However this 1
may be, they have ceased to meet, and the
club is a recollection of the past. 'Tis a <
pity, but 'tis true. Anon.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, December G.?The cotton crop
of this year does not compare favorably
with that of last year. I have cousulted a
number of our farmers upon this subject i
with the following result: one made 65
bales last year, and 42this year: another
made 32 bales last year, and 1G this year;
another made 24 bales last year and 9 this
year; another made 12 bales last year
and 7 this year. One of our best and largest
farmers in the Lowrysville neighborhood
made last year 80" bales of cotton, and
23 bales this year. He cultivated sandy
land which did not suit the wet weather of
the spring. Another farmer in the same
vicinity made 90 bales last year and 50 this
year. One of our largest farmers on the
western side made 156 bales last year and
90 bales this year. Another farmer made
27 bales last year, and 7 bales this year. If '
necessary additional figures could be given
showing the small crop of cotton made in j
thi9 county this year. ;,The yield of sandy 1
land is estimated to be from one-third to 1
three-eighths of an fkverbge crop. The 1
scarcity of money is not surprising con
sidering the short crop, ana me lnaDimy 01
the merchants to make collections is also ?
not surprising. Moreover, the corn crop in 3
the county fs very poor. The majority of 3
farmers will not make enough to answer
their purposes for more than three or four
months. One man who has been farming
forty years told me that he has always 1
made enough corn to do him until this '
year, and that next year he will be com- 1
pelled to take advantage of the lien law to *
secure his supplies. There are places in s
this county where actual want is staring \
the people in their faces. How many of '
them are to get through the winter an >
over-ruling Providence only knows. [
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Morgan, and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Hemphill returned from their t
bridal trips last week. Of course they had j
a splendid time. If a man is not happy t
during the honeymoon, and especially if
he is traveling with his loved one and seeing
beautiful sights, he need not expect
any happiness in this world. M. t
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Correspondence of the Yorkvilie Enquirer.
MISHAP AT McCONXELLSVlLLE. \
McCoxnellsville, S. C. December G.? t
The snow that has been falling since Friday (
night was the immediate cause of a serious 8
calamity to our community. At 12 o'clock "
last night the store house of Williams &
Moore came down a complete wreck, damaging
and destroying their fine stock of
groceries and general merchandise. The c
building is a total wreck, being splintered y
almost into kindling-wood. They have this 1
morning saved what was not entirely de- f
strayed and stored it away in a more or less 8
damaged condition in the store rooms and c
neighboring houses. The loss as now esti- 1
mated to Williams & Moore will not be less *
than $1,000, and on Mr. J. P. Moore, who t
owned the building, the loss will not be ^
less than $1,000, the building having cost
not less to erect when times were much
easier. The whole community is sharer in
this loss, since this was the principal busi- 1
ness {house of the place, and their many
friends sympathize with them in their
trouble. <3
We were all startled last night at a flash
of lightning and peal of thunder, the first I
known instance among this people of thun- s
der and lightning in a snow storm.
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The Constitution's Anniversary.? d
The delegates sent by States and Territories
to devise plans for an appropriate cele- c
bration of the Centennial Anniversary of v
the Promulgation of the Federal Constitu- a
tion, which will occur in September next.
? --a. m ..J,... CI 8
met in .rniiaueipnia last iuwuu>. ouum Carolina's
Governor was represented by Col. r
James A. Hoyt, of Greenville. Georgia was t
the only one of the original States not rep- n
resented. The delegates were welcomed in t
an address by Mr. Cochran, of the Local d
Committee, having in charge the entertainment
of the visitors. The Representatives
then organized with Hon. John A. Casson
as Chairman. Mr. Henry, of Virginia, in- 1
formed the meeting that Governor Lee had ^
communicated with the President in refer- n
ence to the proposed celebration, and the a
President would incorporate a suggestion c
to Congress in his annual message in rela- v
tion to the matter. c
A committee of seven, with Henry Cabot p
Lodge, of Massachusetts, as chairman was t
appointed by the chair to confer with a sim- t
ilar number of the Citizens' Committee du- i
ring the recess and adopt a plan of ceremo- ti
nies. The convention then adjourned for two d
hours and upon reassembling Mr. Lodge, 0
Chairman of the Conference Committee, t!
reported that the following programme of v
celebration had been agreed upon: r
An oration and poem, commemorative of
the signing of the Constitution; a military L
display, in which all branches of the United t:
States service will be represented; an in- u
dustrial procession display; creation of a 1
perpetual memorial commemorative of the f.
Constitution. [
Invitations to take part will be sent to ?
the President and Cabinet, Congress, the t<
officials of the Government, the foreign v
representatives, the officials of States, civic u
and other organizations of labor. a
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? Extensive forestfires prevailed last week i]
in the lower part of the State, inflicting g
heavy destruction to turpentine orchards, n
fences, &c. A number of dwelling houses i,
were also burned. o
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LOCAL AFFAIRS !
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. C. Pis.?Clerk's Sales.
James R. Kennedy?Candidate for Judge of Pro- ,
bate.
Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis., and Judge of Probate I
ad interim, York county?Citation?Dr. 1
John P. Hambright, Applicant?Evans ;
Murphy, deceased.
Walter II. Moore?Rock Hill and Clark's Fork. !
Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis. and ex officio Probate !
Springs Withers?Candidate for Judgo of
Probate.
Judge?Citation?James F. M. Alexander, 1
Applicant?Samuel Howell, deceased.
3. A. McElwee?Wanted.
H. F. Adickes?Grand Christmas Opening.
Lowry & Starr?For Sale.
John C. Kuykendal?"Razors in the Air."
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1887.
The Enquirer will be furnished from this
late until January 1,1887, for 15 cents.
APPOINTED POSTAL CLERK.
Mr. R. T. Allison, of this place, has received
ihe appointment of postal clerk, class 1, on the
\ir-Line Railroad between Charlotte and At
[anta, "for a probationary term of six months,"
which is the civil service feature of that class of
ippointees. He has entered upon the discharge
jf his duties.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Judge Witherspoon returned home on Friday
svening, having concluded the work of the cirjuit
on which he last presided.
We enjoyed a very pleasant visit frofn Senator
Ulack yesterday morning. He obtained a short
leave of absence from the Senate, to visit his
home, and passed through Yorkville yesterday
Dn his return to Columbia.
THE CHURCH IN THE HOUSE.
A member of the Legislature from this county
furnishes us with the following church classification
of the members of the House of Representatives:
Baptist, 27; Methodist, 25; Episcopal,
15; Presbyterian, 15; A. R. Presbyterian, 6;
Lutheran, 0; Catholic, 3; Adventist, 1; Hebrew,
I?of whom 4 are ministers: 2 Methodist, 1 Presbyterian,
1 Lutheran. There are 20 members
who are not connected with any church.
FINE HOGS.
A friend at Fort Mill informs us that Mr.
Hugh Gilson, living on Sugar Creek, in Fort
Mill township, recently slaughtered six hogs of
bis own raising, that aggregated 1,010 pounds.
Four of them were pigs, six months and a half
Did, and they aggregated 754 pounds, one of them
weighing 200. If all the farmers of York would
follow the example of Mr. Gilson, our smokebouses
would be speedily transferred from Chicago,
and the general prosperity would be increased
to that extent.
NCdeath of a colored man.
Aaron Moore, a well known colored man, living
in the south-west part of town, died on Saturday
night last, the immediate cause of his
death being an affection of the throat causing
suffocation. Aaron was formerly the slave of
the late John S. Moore, of this place, and since
emancipation he has lived on land belonging to
Mr. W. A. Moore, cultiyating fruit and vegetables,
in which he was quite successful. He was
about 70 years old, and his industrious habits
won for him the respect of all who knew him.
democratic executive committee.
Owing to the almost impassable condition of
the roads last Monday, there was not a quorum
of the Democratic Executive Committee in attendance
upon the call of.R. H. Glenn, Chairman,
for the purposeof discussingthe advisabiL
ity of ordering a primary election to fill the
vacancy in the office of Judge of Probate, and to
recommend for appointment trial justices for
York county under the bill now pending in the
Legislature. In consequence of the failure to
hold a meeting of the Committee on Monday, the
Chairman has appointed to-morrow at 12 M. for
the meeting.
x^yorkville dramatic club.
.The entertainment given by the Yorkville
Dramatic Club on Wednesday night last, was
enjoyed by the audience. The play selected for
the occasion, "Down by the Sea," though not
intricate, has a well sustained plot, abounding in
iove, sentiment and hu mor. The characters were
well presented by the following ladies and gentlemen
: Abner Raymond, C. M. Kuykendal;
John Gale, W. B. Moore; September Gale, E.
Mclver Law; March Gale, W. F. Robertson;
Jean Grapeau, Wm. L. Law; Kate Raymond,
Mrs. Paul Bratton ; Mrs. Gale, Miss Zoraida
rngold; Kitty Gale, Miss Daisy Gist.
early snow.
On Friday night last, snow commenced falling
ijere, which continued through the day on Satur:lay,
accompanied with sleet. Sleet also fell on
Sunday and Sunday night, which was followed
it intervals on Monday by more snow. The
mow attained a depth of eight inches, which is
anusual in this latitude so early in the season.
The clouds cleared away on Monday night, and
yesterday was bright and beautiful with moderiting
temperature.
The snow storm has prevailed over a large por?
don of the country, extending as far south as
Mobile. There was also a slight fall in Charleson.
shooting scrape.
About9 or 10 o'clock last Wednesday morning,
it a house in the northern part of town, a diffi:ulty
occurred between John W. Doster and
Yndy Yarber, two young white men, in which
Dostei received a pistol shot wound in the left
high at the hands of Yarber. Yarber then atempted
to escape, but was overtaken near the
lepot by Policeman O'Farrell and the Sheriff
md a posse. On being caught he offered a stout
esistance before yielding to the blandishments
>f the officers of the law. The remote cause of
he difficulty was corn whisky, and the immediite
cause, according to theaverment of Yarber,
vas that being in an imaginative state of mind,
ie thought his partner was endeavoring to steal
rom him and appropriate to his own use the few
icintillations of starlight remaining in the bottle
>f which he claimed to be the lawful possessor.
Doster was attended by Dr. White, and though his
vound is serious?it being inadvisable to extract
he ball?it is not considered dangerous. Yarber
vas committed to jail.
church" notices.
Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M., the
>ell ringing at 3 o'clock.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
There will be no services next Sunday. Sunlay-school
at 3 P. M.
Methodist Episcopal.?Rev. W. W. Daniel,
Jastor. No services next Sunday. Sundavchool
at 3 o'clock P. M.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. j. C.
Jalloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunlay
at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 P. M.
Baptist.?Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. In
onsequcnce of the absence of the Pastor there
vill be no services next Sunday. Sunday-school
13 P. M.
King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. Johnon,
Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church
lext Sunday at 10.30 A. M., and at King's Mounain
Chapel at 2 P. M. The stewards of Canaan
nd Zion churches are requested to meet with
he stewards of King's Mountain Chapel imme- <
liatelv after the Sunday afternoon service.
the mormons' version.
The Dcscret News, published at Salt Lake City,
Jtah, contains the following letter written by
Vm. H. Gardner, who gives his version of the
aiiiwiori in in tbfiso columns some time aco
s having occurred in the western part of this .
ounty. The Deseret News containing the letter
fas sent to the Shelby Aurora by a Protestant ]
lergyman of Salt Lake. We print the letter as |
iossessing some local interest, and commend i
he Mormon missionary for his happy construe- i
ion of Matthew 10: 23, which, reduced to plain
Inglish, would seem to be that "prudence is the 1
letter part of valor;" and having "shook the 1
ust from his feet for a testimony against forty- '
ne of the prominent men of York county," in \
he interest of peace and morality, we hope he
.'ill continue on his way rejoicing and never \
eturn: {
Grover, Cleveland County, N. C., October
st, 1886.?Editor Deseret Neivs: I have been 1
raveling as a missionary for the last thirteen 1
fionths, having left my home September 11th, 1
885. I took my journey as the Savioursent His <
ipostles, as a sheep in the midst of wolves. Matthew
10,10.) In the short time I have been .
raveling in South Carolina I have met with .
ome few scenes that caused mo to reflect back
a the days of Jesus and His Apostles, one of <
fliich I will now relate. Myself and compan- l
an, Elder Parley P. Bingham, had a meeting ]
ppointed for Sunday, September 26th, 1886, at ]
fhat is called the White Nation, and accord- ,
ugly we went and filled the appointment,
rriving at the appointed place on Saturday,
ieptember 25. We stayed all night with Mr. Laier;
after getting our breakfast Sunday mornug
we went to one Sister Bowlan's to change 1
ur clothing, a distance of about three-quarters i J
' / .
of a inile, and on onr way back was met by a |
friend, Mr. Win. Bowlan, who seemed very !
much excited. He informed us that there was a |
mob of twenty-five or thirty men coming after ;
us, and we then followed him through the :
wood's a distance of two or three hundred yards; !
we then halted him, determined to find out if <
possible what their intentions were if they got i
hold of us; while we were thus engaged they !
came onto us, whooping and yelling like mad- 1
men, and inside of fifteen minutes we were surrounded
by forty-one of the prominent men of
York county. The mob was composed of professed
Christians, such as Baptists and Methodists,
old and young. They then, through their
spokesman, Kdward Leech, informed us that
they would not allow us to preach our obnoxious
doctrine in that vicinity and they also informed
us that wo must be out of that locality
by the coming Sunday at sunrise. We asked
them if we had broken any law and told them
if we had we were willing to go before their
magistrates and pay the penalty, but nothing
seemed to satisfy them, but for us to leave the
country. We then told them that if that was
their determination we were willing to heed the
injunction of Jesus in Matt. 10:23, where. He
says: "If they persecute vou in one city, flee
ye into another," and accordingly we did so, and
shook the dust from our feet for a testimony
against thein, and want on our way rejoicing to
think that we wore worthy of being persecuted
lor so great a cause. Yours respectiuny,
Wm. H. Gardner.
RESIGNATION OF A PASTOR.
Rev. J. 15. Covington, pastor of the Baptist
Church in this place, and of Union Baptist
Church, three miles north of town, lias tendered
his resignation, to take effect on the 1st of
next month.
Mr. Covington assumed the pastorate of
Yorkville and Union Baptist congregations in
May, 1883, and preached his first sermon at
Union on the third Sunday of that month.
Both churches have prospered greatly under
his ministry, and while to these congregations
his resignation is a source of regret, the community?including
all denominations, who
have witnessed the -growth of the churches
under his charge?will join in the regret that he
has decided to abandon the field in which he
has been so faithful and zealous a worker for
the Master.
Mr. Covington will leave Yorkville about the
first of January; and though he has received
calls from several churches, he has not yet decided
upon the acceptance of any.
SALES LAST MONDAY.
Owing to the depth of snow and the unusal inclemency
of the day, there was but a small attendance
of people in town last Monday, salesday
for December.
The Clerk of the Court sold the following property
:
At the suit of J. Ran. Wallace vs. Robert L.
Pursely and others, to foreclose mortgage, tract
of 73 acres of land on Clark's Fork. Bought by
J. Ran Wallace for $300.
At the suit of John G. Anderson and others
vs. W. R. Horton and others, tract of 57 acres.
Bought by John G. Anderson and Iredell Jones
at $5 per acre.
At the suit of W. S. Garrison and others vs.
Hariet L. Turner and others, tract of 113 acres on
Catawba River. Bought by W. J. Garrison at
$10 per acre.
At the suit of J. N. McDill, executor, vs.
Sarah E. Robinson and others, 30 acres of tract
known as the Atkinson tract, in Broad River
A -t-t? T> -_1_ L I r\ 1A Q 1 /Vv
luwiisuip. Duugiib uy L. rj. opcucui iui 91 w.
By virtue of Power of Attorney executed to
G. W. S. Hart by James J. White, mortgagor,
and in order to foreclose a mortgage executed to
J. R. Barron and J. B. Jackson, Mr. Hart sold a
tract of 137 acres on Bullock's Creek. Bought
by J. R. Barron & Co. for ?1,037.11.
Mr. Hart also sold, under power conferred on
him by Lewis Alexander, and to foreclose a
mortgage given to W. G. Durant, deceased, of
whose estate Mr. Hart is administrator, a tract of
24 acres in Fort Mill township, whereon Lewis
Alexander now resides. Bought by B. D.
Springs for ?00.
A REVOLTING MURDER.
About sundown, on Tuesday of last week, on
the plantation of Sir. Win. E. Good, who lives
within a fourth a mile of Broad River, in the
western part of this county, was committed one
of the most brutal murders, and for the least
apparent cause that has ever been our lot to
record. Almost in broad day light and not more
than two hundred and fifty yards from his parents'
house, little John Lee Good, a lad of only
about twelve years of age, was cruelly murdered.
His father was absent from home at the time of
the occurrence, having gone to the mill, but his
cry for help was heard at the house, and immediately
his mother and a little negro boy hastentened
to the scene, in an open field, where a
shocking sight was presented. In a narrow
ditch or gully, lay the mangled body of the poor
wounded boy. , His skull had been crushed, his
mouth was mashed in, and every evidence
showed that he had been most cruelly beaten.
The ground was trampled, well defined tracks
were noted, and lying around were stones smeared
and spattered with blood. |
The dreadful news spread rapidly through the
neighborhood and an investigation was begun
almost immediately by Trial Justice J. P. Blair,
acting as coroner.
The theory upon which the investigation is
being conducted, a plausible clue having been
obtained, is that some of the negroes working
for Mr. Good, or other negroes in the neighborhood,
having plotted to steal some baskets of
cotton to be purposely left in the held, approached
for the purpose of taking the cotton, when
unexpectedly they met the little boy and as a
means of preventing exposure killed him, probably
intending to conceal the body by throwing
it into the river, only two hundred yards distant;
but from some cause were prevented from thus
completing their bloody work.
Evidence as to the motive seems to be satisfactory
to all, though there are other theories
advanced, criminating only the suspected persons,
which in the present light of the investigation,
we do not deem it advisable now to
print.
On Wednesday, Trial Justice Blair committed
to jail Mose Lipscomb, Dan Roberts and
Bailey Dowdle, all colored, charged "with the
murder of John L. Good or being accessory
thoreto," and they were received by the Sheriff
and locked up on Wednesday night; and on
Saturday, another negro, named President-ofthe-United-States
Scott Thompson, alias Print
Thompson, was committed by Trial Justice
Blair on the same charge.
Up to Friday night, the Trial Justice, in conducting
the inquest, had examined about twenty
witnesses, when he adjourned the investigation
until next Friday.
Since the above was written and put in type
we have received a letter, from Bullock's Creek,
giving some additional particulars of the atrocity,
which we print in another column.
The Case of Cluverius.?Next Friday
is the day appointed for the execution of
the death sentence on Cluverius, convicted
in the Hustings Court of Richmond, of
the murder of his cousin, Fannie Lillian
Madison. A strong effort has been made
to secure executive clemency either by pardon
or commutation of sentence to imprisonment;
while on the other hand the
petitions for clemency have been met by
others praying the Governor to permit the
law to take its course. On Monday last
T iko
governor received t* icuci i&wm m*?
mother of the murdered girl, in which she
begs him to "let the law take its course
with that wretch who has caused the father,
mother and eight brothers and sisters
to see so much trouble. Only hasten
as quick as possible for the sake of other
poor mothers and innocent females. Please,
for the sake of the mother whose heart and
mind have been nearly crazed with grief
and distress, let it (meaning the Judgment
Df the Court) stay as it is."
The Governor has not yet made known
his intentions in the case. If he refuses to
interfere so far as pardon or commutation is
concerned, he will doubtless respite the prisoner
so as to give him time, after the last
hope of clemency has gone, to prepare himself
for death. The city sergeant, who has
charge of the jail where Cluverius is confined,
called upon the Governor on Monday
to know if he should stay his preparations
for the execution, but the Governor gave
him no intimation that he would exercise
?lemency in any way. If he does not Cluverius
will be hanged next Friday. An effort
was made also on Monday, to show the
Glovernor that Cluverius was at Mozart Hall
an the night of Lillian's death, but the witaess
when asked if he would solemnly swear
he saw the prisoner at that place.it the time
aamed, replied that he had a "vague impression
of having seen him there, but could
aot swear-to it."
? The prohibition election in Anderson
esulted as follows: Total vote cast, 96?28
for license and 08 for no license.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? The health of Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken is
reported to be better than for some time
past.
? There was a serious fire at Aiken on
Tuesday morning of last week, destroying
property to the value of $24,000.
? The Charleston Nexcs and Courier makes
the following statement: On October 31,
1880, the land in South Carolina forfeited to
the State for taxes and remaining unredeemed
amounted to 954,237 acres, or 1,481
square miles, or nearly a twentieth part of
the whole area of the State. The amount
of taxes due on the forfeited lands is $384,050.
The value of the lands is$2,809,188.
? The stockholders of the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta and the Greenville
and Columbia Railroads held their annual
meetings last Wednesday and Thursday
respectively in Columbia. The leases made*
by the Boards of Directors of each road to
the Richmond and Danville Road were
ratified, and the old officers and directors
of each company were re-elected.
? The Columbia Jieaister learns that the
negroes of Union county are pulling up
stakes by the hundreds and are emigrating
to Arkansas, causing the supply of farm
labor to become quite limited. One extensive
planter states that, although offered an
increase of wages, half the hands on his
place persist in going to the West to cast
their fortunes. Several hundred have already
left the county. The cause assigned
for the exodus is said to be hard times and
short crops.
? The town council of Spartanburg has
decided to grant licenses to sell liquors only
to bonded bar keepers at $1,000 each, no
sales to be made to minors, drunkards, persons
already intoxicated or to any persons
on Sundays under forfeiture of their license.
If these laws are strictly enforced and the
police and council do their duty, in arresting
and punishing every violator of the law, it
is to be hoped that some of the evils ordinarily
complained of, will at least be decreased.
?A colored man named Robinson attempted
a felonious assault on a Miss Bowie, the
daughter of a respectable English immigrant,
near Florence, on Monday of last
week. She resisted him successfully and
he was afterward captured and locked in
the Florence calaboose. There was some
movement by negroes to rescue Robinson,
but they were beaten off by white citizens
and on Tuesday night a force of masked
men overpowered the town marshal, broke
in the door of the calaboose and hanged the
prisoner on a tree.
? On the memorable night of the 31st of
August, the Langley dam, in Aiken county,
was shaken to pieces and turned loose the
deluge of water contained in the mill pond,
resulting in the ruin of considerable property
and the wrecking of a railroad train.
Thursday with the exception of the dire
destruction of cars and crops, this same
scene was enacted. During the afternoon
the dam that was being constructed by Contractor
Twiggs was burst asunder by the
waters of Langley pond, and in a few moments
the work of two months was swept
away. The work of rebuilding the dam
has been commenced.
? A dreadful accident occurred at Thickety
trestle, on the Air-Line Railroad, last Friday
night, resulting with death to Mr. Farman,
a citizen of Rockingham, Richmond '
county, N. C. He boarded the train at Gaffney,
for Thickety Station, and when the
train slacked up to cross the trestle, he supnosed
it was stoDDincr at the station, and
being inebriated, he walked out of the ear
and stepped from the platform just as the
train was crossing the trestle. The unfortunate
man received a fearful fall, and must
have been killed instantly. The distance
from the top of the trestle to the ground is..,.,
about 60 feet.
MERE-MENTION.
The Secretary of War has approved the
request made by the chief signal officer,
that Lieut. Greely, the Arctic explorer, be
retained on duty in the signal office as assistant
to General Hazen, who is in ill
health. It is estimated that the revenue
from the tax on oleomargarine which
went into effect on the 1st instant, will
amount to about $400,000 for the present
month. An accidental fire in Raleigh.
N. C., last week destroyed one thousand
bales of cotton. In an affray in Pitt
county, N. C., last week, between Thomas
Smith and John Dennis, the latter shot and
killed the former. The friends of Smith assaulted
Dennis and cut him nearly to death
with a largo knife. It is not thought that
Dennis can recover. The Atlanta city
election took place on the 1st instant: John
Tyler Cooper, the fusion candidate for Mayor
was elected, as were all the fusion Councilmen.
The fusion ticket was the result of
a compromise between the Prohibitionists
and the anti-Prohibitionists. At Portland,
Maine, on Tuesday night of last week,
Mrs. Susan Willard, a middle aged lady,
was struck by lightning and killed in her
bed during a thunder storm. Notice
has been served on Mr. Carlisle that his
seat in the next Congress will be contested.
Bill Nye, the popular humor-ous
writer, is spending the winter at Asheville,
N. C.
Deceiving the Negroes.?The Barnwell
correspondent of the News and Courier
writes: "Ilearn from a trustworthy source
that an emigration agent is busy among the
colored people, trying to work up an exodus .
to Arkansas from the neighborhood of Barnwell
and Blackville. He certainly under- '
stands the credulouscharacter of 'the broth
er in black,' for he promises $20 a month to
able-bodied hands. As an additional inducement
or incentive he prophesies that
there will be a war of races here within
eighteen months. He promises to have five
engines and thirty passenger coaches at
Blackville about the middle of January. I
have been unable to see the emissary or
learn his name. He is said to be young,
smooth shaven and to have admitted that
he had been here a year ago. He tells them
that Arkansas is a Republican State and
that all men are free and equal there."
Utarfel Reports.
YORKVILLE, Decembers.?Cotton, 8 to8.65.
LIVERPOOL, December 6.?Cotton firm ;
uplands, 5&d.
CHARLESTON, December 6.?Cotton firm ;
good middling 9L
NEW YORK, December 6.?Cotton firm ; upuplands,
95-16. Futures closed strong with sales
of92,500 bales as follows: December. 9.38 to 9.39;
January, 9.44 to 9.45; February, 9.54 to 9.55;
March, 9.64; April, 9.64; May, 9.74; June, 9.94
July 10.01; August 10.08 to 10.09.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, December3.?The following is
the comparative cotton statement for 'the week
ending December 3, 1886 : 1886. 1885.
Receipts atall ports for the week.274,800 242,151
Total receipts to this date 2,704,844 2,615,811
Exports for the week 173,248 151,620
Total exports to date 1,483,577 1,444,229
Stock at all United States ports. 980,169 910,031 '
Stock in interior towns 220,015 184,113
Stock at Liverpool 508,000 433,000
Stock afloat for Great Britain... 239,000 203,000
jSjttial Bote- ;;
A Captain's Fortunate Discovery.
Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, plying between
Atlantic City and N. Y., had been troubled
with a cough so "that he was unable sleep, and
was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption. It not only gave him instant
relief, but allayed the extreme soreness in his
breast. His children were similarly affected and
a single dose had the same happy effeot. Dr.
King's New Discovery is now the standard remedy
in the Coleman household and on board the
schooner. Free Trial Bottles of this Standard
Remedy at Dowry & Starr's Drugstore.
Renew* Her Youth.
Mrs. PhoebeChesley, Peterson, Clay co., Iowa,
tells the following remarkable story, the truth of
which is vouched for by the residents of the town:
"I am 73 years old, have been troubled with kidney
complaint and lameness for many years ;
could not dress myself without help. Now I
am freo from all pain and soreness, and am able
to do all my own housework. I owe my thanks
to Electric "Bitters for having renewed mv youth
and removed completely all diseases and! pain."
Try a bottle, only 50 cents, at Dowry it Starr's
Drug Store.
Bucklen'g Arnica Salve.
The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores, Ulcere, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction.
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Dowry & Starr.
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