Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 12, 1887, Image 2
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mr- Pixtf?^oeeph Tasso, the celebrated violinist,\died
at his home in Covington, Ky.,
Bast Thursday. He was born in Italy eighty ve^years
ago, but early in life came to
Blexico and thence to the I'nited States.
Be has become famous throughout the
Bountry by the composition of that quaint
Hipdy, "Arkansas Traveler."
? In the contest for engrossing clerk of
he Tennessee Senate, there were five candidates?all
ladies. On the seventh ballot
Bliss Will Allen Dromgoole, the incumbent
Bf the last session, was elected. Georgia
Book the lead in employing ladies as legislative
clerks. Now Alabama, Arkansas and
Bennessee observe the same rule.
1- A. A. Ames, late Democratic candidate
B>r Governor of .Minnesota, appeared before
Budge Carril, of the municipal court of St.
Baul, on Thursday, and took the oath of ofBce
as Governor, it is understood that this
proceeding is preliminary to contesting the
Boat of rjowornnr-oloot who wtL<! in
acted into office on the same'day.
?The wheat crop of Melbourne, Austraa,
threatens to be a feilure. A Melbourne
rculftr gives the estimated yield as from
lirty-five to forty bushels on irrigated
knds and four bushels'to the acre on dry
ands. The greatest trouble appears to be
he lack of the irrigating facilities, the unsrtainty
of the rainfall in Australia being
be great drawback of the farmer.
- Five colored Baptist missionaries, Rev.
. J. Coles and Mrs. Coles, of Richmond,
r*. ; Rev. E. B. Topp and Mrs. Topp, of
ackson, Miss., and Rev. J. J. Diggs, of
hipland, Miss., sailed from New York,
ist week, for Africa on the bark Cardineus.
tiey $vere Ment by the Southern colored
taptlsfcforeign mission conference, and their
fork will to among the negroes of West
tAniaAl A fwt /in
^UUBI auivo*
?The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the week ending
list Friday, as reported to R. G. Dun <S> o..
umber for the United States 271 and for
fenada 28; total 299 against 273 the week
revious. The increase noticed in the num er
of casualties are in the South, the failures
here beingexceptionally numerous, though
ot important. Assignments in New York
Bty are few and of little consequence.
?A prominent life insurance man in
fcartford, Conn., says that his experience
Bkl the records of life insurance have
town him that young men of twenty
fcSTs of age who abstain entirely from all
Kinds of intoxicating drinks, have a good
respect of living to be sixty-four years of
ge; while the moderate drinker, at twenty
ears of age, can only expect to live to be
Biirty-flve and one-half years old.
- The mileage of railroads built in 1886? I
tore than 8,600 miles?is evidence of the
apidity with which railroad construction
as been carried on in the United States,
bis is about one thousand miles more than
hat was first supposed would be the lim t
a short time ago. We are laying track
inch faster than in previous eras of railBay
expansion, because of the greater la tltiesvgcefitei?~kubwledge
and greater ex ?The
Chicago Tribune, in reviewing the
Business of 1886, takes a hopeful view of the
iture. The Tribune calls attention to the
ct that during the year which has just
osed the improvement has been so gradual
that there are many people left who
feny that there has been any improvement.
Bnt the statistics of manufacture
pd distribution that have recently been
ablished are unmistakable in their significance.
There has been a steady gain in
Roe UOU pruuui iur BiA U1 cigui aiuuui^.
B? A Baltimore dispatch of the-4th says:
Viliiam H. Richardson, proprietor of the
^People^s Voice, a newspaper published at
Bownson, Baltimore county, was convicted
lome time since of having published a crim ai
libel on Judge Fowler, one of the CirBuit
Judges. The case was taken to the
Bourtof Appeals and the verdict affirmed.
Wo day Judge Waters, the Associate of
Budge Fowler, sentenced Richardson to two
Bears' imprisonment and imposed upon
? Among tlV petitions and memorials
resented in the Senate on Thursday, were
uitea number praying for ^n appro ppaBon,
and in some cases asking the okuinite
Bum of $100,000 to enable ytolored citizen^ to
migrate to Liberia. These petitions con^e
Brom coloretl citizens of Lancaster county.
B. C., the Rev. A. A. Lewis. 6f Florida^
Bolored citizens of WhitfleldfOpunty, Ga.,
Buncombe county, North Carolina, GrayBon
and other counties in "Texas, Manhatpn,
Kansas, and one general petition of
Btizensof Africau descent.
-The most harrowing story of the recent
id wave comes from Rockaway Beach,
. I. Five men in two row boats started
m cross Jamaica bay. The tide ran out
Burying quantities of drift ice which soon
Surrounded the men and made their further
Brogressin any direction impossible. They
ere in plain view from the, beach but no
Belp could reach them through the breakBrs
and tossing masses of ice, and at last
" ?i '
^rawuiB limy were e.vpeeieu iu uic ui mc
Rente cold and exhaustion within a mile
Viand, in broad day light and before the
Ryes of hundreds of helpless people.
H-^-Ab|but a year ago George Hamilton, a
Resident of \\ ellsville, Pa., fell on the icy
Havemfent in front of one of the churches
Hnd broke his leg. He immediately instiHited
aroceedings against the corporation,
aimittg $5,000 damages, and was awardHd
$70O^ln the jury which tried the case
Ras'-a ;man from Salem, who persistently
HTughtthe award, and finally succeeded in
Having it reduced to $.'100. the headstrong
Hiror returned to his home a few days ago,
Hid, while walking along one of Salem's
Hiorough fares, fell and broke a leg also. He
Rtends suing the town for damages, and
Hie' question naturally arises, will he he
H>nterit with $300 for his own leg? It is
robable that when the case comes to trial
is action in the former suit may influence
H? Among the callers on the President last j
Hhursday morning was a young man who !
Has recently pardoned frdm the penitentia- !
R by tbe President. The young man had
leveled a long distance to thank the Presi- :
A ~ K'o /m V/l !
^id"e|rkTonceTeco^z?d thc nain<; and ,
Kij Af the voung man becallea in.
the S?r the President received
BSHlMa cordial sbake of the hand, and
the young man thanked. hin
ttrHberty and to his faini
K, TUie PnSbe?t made some inquiries
rout trhsi prison/aSd for some moments h
iked to nim in a fath >iy manner, telling
ra thattrtere was plenty of room in the I
odd for hiVi to become a useful citizej^
ma advised Aim to go to work antpHl^kba
uof-hiouw ana he should watcTrnis
ttnifce with interest.
-It is alleged iha^a combination has been I
*med among Southern Democratic Con
essmen which is known among thei^se)lve?
Hthe Southern Revenue Reform Orgaitfza
Kd, which dates its formal existence from
meeting of the Congressmen of Virginia,
nrtt^arolina, South Carolina and Geor
BBi early in Dedember^of which Mr. j
H^Vof Virginia, ^as m^^Chairman. 1
^ ct is said to be to
^BVthe internal T^ven^M^^BBjj^BR
^^Btnd -dll its manufafl^^^^^^HH
HBandifs. This
^^ the revenue
of fires that prove too hot for worn-out
stoves or imperfect heating apparatus. A
little extra care and attention in proper
season would save millions of dollars of
property and hundred of lives.v
She fj0rfevUle inquirer,
YORKVILLE. 1.^
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12,1887.
r Suffering ,i? Texas.?The following
estimate of the number of sufferers from
the drought in Texas by counties has been
carefully made by the Fort Worth Gazette.
In speaking of the situation the Gazette.
says: The State of Texas and its people
should face the truth in this matter regardless
of the natural resentment at mischievous
exaggerations. There is privation
and want in certain counties that demand
immediate Telief, and the truth concerning
it should be told in the interest of suffering
humanity. The truth will not only
result in giving bread to those who need it;
but it will extract the mischief from exaggeration.
But for the wholesale falsehood
that people in Texas were suffering by the
hundreds of thousands, those who were actuated
by Selfish interests would riot have
been able to create the impression that no
suffering at all existed. There is suffering
which imperatively calls for immediate aid,
but it is limited to oertain counties, and in
these counties is due to special conditions."
A. E. Hendry, County Judge of Palo.
Pinto county and formerly member of the
Legislature from Cherokee county, was in
Fort Worth a few days ago on his way to
Austin in behalf of the sufferers. Judge
Hendry admitted that he, with very many
others, did ndt credit the rirst reports of
the suffering in his own county, but when
he took his place as County Judge the truth
natvia tn Kim ir? a luow that, loft nn rlnilht.
VaiUV IV IliUI ! ? M i?nj VlfNW va? ..v
and he was astonished at the details of a
want whose very existence he at first doubted.
Judge Hendry was a participant in
the Albany Convention. The statements
from- each county were submitted by county
judges and commissioners, as the Albany
Convention would entertain none but official
reports. *
In concluding its appeal the Gazette says:
"Strong men who would go away to other
localities in search of work dread to leave
wives and babies in their homes without
bread. Men who have homes paid for
grow desperate and consider whether they
shall carry their helpless families to the
county site and leave them as paupers to
be cared for while they seek work and money
and bread wherever among other communities
it may be found. All these counties
are not suffering in the same degree
and to the same extent, but there is general
need, and in some, privation so intense
that without aid, without some recognition
I of common humanity, there may go out to
the world a story of more bitter shame and
greater hurt to the State than any which
has occurred in the past."
The Proposed Agriculutral Stations.?The
Columbia correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle writes to that paper of
last Saturday^
One of the first things the Board of Agriculture
will have to determine this year
will be the location of the agricultural
experimental stations provided for by the
recent Legislature. The act requires;that
one of the stations shall be located in upper
Carolina and one in the lower tier of counties.
I am informed that very ad^qtageous
proposition? will be mades to the
board by several parties in the upper
counties. Spartanburg the Grangers are
making/^xtepsive preparations for their
"top-tffatA pncflmnmpnt. The Legislature
dieted the Boartl of Agriculture to erect a
{funding at that point and make an exhibit
of the resources and products of South Carolina
during th?J3range gathering. As it is
iproposed to hoKKthese encampments annuItflly,
the farmers of that section are natuj
rally anxious to have the experimental sta1
tion located there. I understand they will
oJer the Board of Agriculture all the land
that may be necessary without charge, and
Niey will urge the acceptance of their proportion,
and if necessary support it by additional
inducements. It is also said that
the Anderson people will bid for the station.
Yorkville will also be a competitor and no
doubt other sections will come to the front
in due time. The law requires the board to
give ninety days notice that they will receive
from counties, committees or persons,
bids or proposals to donate lands or buildings
or money for the purpose of establishing
said experimental farms and stations,so
that every section of the State will have
ample time to prepare their proposals.
A Fearful Railroad Accident.?A
dreadful accident occurred near Tiffin, Ohio,
at four o'clock on Tuesday morning of last
week. The fast train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, which left New York about
1) o'clock Monday fur Chicago, with five
coaches and four sleepers, all well filled
with passengers, collided with an eastern
bound freight train.
The fast train was about fifty minutes
late and was running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour. Passing Republic, a small
station, like a flash, it rushed along to a
curve one mile west of that town, when
suddenly the engineer saw the freight train
under full headway within one hundred
yards of him. He at once applied the
brakes and reversed the engine, but it did
no good, and the next instant the crash
came, telescoping the coaches and piling
them up on each other. To add consternation
to the horrible scene, fire broke out in
the smoking car and soon spread to the
other cars. Many were killed outright,
while others, wedded in anion? the broken
cars, were slowly consumed by the flames.
The accident was due to a misunderstanding
of train orders. Another statement is
that the engineer of the freight train was
drunk. Th^wtteJe number of passengers
was 65. Tl\e number of killed was 20^^Jth
many wounded, HE
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Correspoudenre of the Yorkville Enquirer.
, ; LETTER FROM FORT MILL.
Fort Mill, January 10.?A mantle ol
snow and ice has so covered up the little
, world composing the cut-off that no news
'. could travel for the last ten days. Last night
n slight rain fell and froze, making the
.surface very smooth and slippery.
Jtabbits have fared but middling, acid it
is feared that the supply will be cut short.
Many have gone to that bourne/from
whence no traveler returns. \
Wood is an item not to be despisedin the
household economy of our population] Water
is not scarce, but something to w^rm it
is sadly missed.
A very exciting (?) election is in progress
for town officers to conduct the destinies of
this city for another year. Up to thi^writ'
t rt TIC ? ~ ~" irxr. Lrt ?./\ KA/IVI* AQCt
nig, i-ju., juuneeu vuies uu\o uccu v?u?|
and it is thought as many more may be.
Thus about half of the voting flora* will
turn out. This is a large poll compared
with that taken in some other elecjtions.
It is suggested by some considerate citizens
that a primary election beheld nextjweek
to recommend some one to be appointed by
the town council as chief of police, i This
would be a hotly contested race. Many
of our citizens are "hard up," and the salary
of this office is a thing to be sought after
by the impecunious.
Commercial travelers have begun tocome
around, but do not meet with much fencouragement.
The would-be Liberiafemi.
grants have all about settled down in! new
homes, but their frowns have notaltogfether
be(*n changed to smiles. It is rumorecfi that
th&Rev. J. C. Davidson, so-calM, the chief
acror in the swindle, has been lodged in
Chester jail, but it is only rumor; atj least
Doc. Bennett will not vouch for the truth of
tne statement. AitoN.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. ;
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.
Rogk Hill, January 10.?Our towq has
been unusually quiet for the past week.
The severe cold weather and snow have
prevented our friends in the country from
coming to town, and the town people nave
kept themselves close to their fire-sides,
coming on the streets only when necessarily
compelled to do so. As a consequence ttade
has been very dull. Tlie only persons rathe
really seemed to enjoy the snow were the
boys, with rudely constructed sleds, coasting
on the hillsides, and the young pejople
, sleighing. t
^Kyorkville and Rock Hill are soon tb be
connected by telephone. A joint stock
company, with Mr. R. T. Fewell as President,
has been organized and will build the
line. The wire and instrument, have been
ordered and the contract given for erecting
the posts. A branch office will be established
at the store of Mr. Henry Massey. 'The
company hope to have the line in working
order by the loth of February.
The Rock Hill cotton factory company
have declared a dividend of 3.1 per cent.,
which was payable on the 1st of January,
1887. The mill is doing a good business,
and the yarns of its manufacture sell at the
highest market price. \
V An election for intendant and four'war'
aens to serve the town of Rock Hill for one
year, will be held on Thursday. I lea^n
that there are two tickets in the field?one
headed by the present intendant, Maj. A.
H. White, and the other by Mr. David
Hutchison. There are 230 voters registered?150
whites, and 80 blacks. The main
issue will be, Who shall be town marshal?
That officer is to be elected by the council.
Sd3ol. John J. Waters and Miss Ida, daugh
ler ol Mr. Wade Brice, of Fairfield county,
were married at the residence of the bride's
father , on Wednesday last, Rev. J*.
Adams, pastor of the Baptist Church at this
place, officiating. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy pair took the train for
this place, arriving here at a o'clock P. M.
" To the happy couple I extend my hearty
- congratulations.
Mr. V. B. McFadden is taking advantage
1 the snow aud filling his ice-house with
'is/Col. J. W. Rawlinson leaves to-day for
'Washington City, to attend the National
Farmers' Congress which assembles there
this week. Col. Rawlinson goes as alternate
for Capt. Iredell Jones, \yho is necessarily
detained at home.
The sympathy of our community goes
out to Capt. and Mre. Iredell Jones in the
death of their little son Wilie, aged 18
months, which occurred on Friday night
last. The little fellow had been unwell for
the last two weeks, but no immediate danger
was apprehended until a few hours before
he died. Little Wilie was the life of
the household, which is now bereft of a
rosebud to brighten and cheer two loving
parents.
The number of interments-in Laurelwood
Cemetery for 1830 was 16?adults, 7 ; children,
1>.
About two weeks age, a negro man was
found in the woods near Anderson Hall's
shop, four miles from this place, in a little
hut made of brush and pine-tops. When
found, he was in an unconscious condition.
He was brought to this place and cared for
by the town authorities, Dr. T. M. DuBose
civinc him medical attention. He gave
his name as John Hardin and said he was
from Chester county. He was suffering:
from pneumonia, and his exposure to the
severe weather rendered his condition beyond
human aid. He died yesterday.
Hal.
Correspondence of tbe Yorkville inquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, January 10.?-Land brought
good prices at this place on last Monday.
The Gaston property, situated on the eastern
side of the county, was sold in tracts.
A tract of i>20 acres was bought by G. W.
Kirkpatrick at $10 per acre. He also
bought another tract of 220 acres at $8 per
acre. His son, W. J. Kirkpatrick, bought
a tract of the Gaston land at $8 per acre.
A tract of land on the upper side of the
county, and belonging to W. A. Moore,
was bought by Elias jnman at $3.10 per
acre. It is observed that land in the eastern
portion of the county commands better
prices than in any other section of the
county. This is due in a great measure to
j the superior railroad facilities with which
the eastern side is favored. Our friends on
i the western side, in consideration of this
; fact, would therefore promote their own ini
terest by securing a railroad through their
section. They have an opportunity at the
present time of obtaining railroad facilities,
and yet they are not improving the opMt
extent. If they delue
of this land they
ous support to the
Railroad Company,
his proposed line of
mense benefit to the
id holders of this side
^^B|^^^H^^MH[ndtheir children to
indifference to
a nd
^^H^B^^B^^^ftrnplete
morning
^^^^^H^B^H^^HHBegistered de^^^^^HHS^^^B|^B\rlicr
the
! posed to express their views, the building I
of this road may be regarded as one of the J
. fixed facts of the futuVe. Considered in ;
' j this light, the citizens of Chester have reason
1J to take courage and work with the greater i
! earnestness for the promotion of the wel-1
; fare of their town and county.
' Mr. Win. Strir.gfellow, who has been engaged
in the grocery business at this place
for the past three years, made an assignment
on Saturday to E. T. Atkinson for the
benefit of his creditors. Plis many friends
hope he will be able to make some arrangement
by which he can cqntinue his business.
Dull trade and the inability to make collections
led to his embarrassment.
TVIr. Miles Hunter, who was engaged in
[ the confectionary business, is also to be
added to the list of unsuccessful merchants.
He failed a few days ago.
On Friday afternoon after the snow,
- the boys, with /their snowballs, took the
town. Tjreyiyere not very particular as to
. their objemsi^ftf.attack. >r.
^ TOE-MENTWN.
During the year 188G the'New York police
arrested 17,800 personsJbr intoxication and
29,G3G for disorderly conduct. It is estimated
that 60 per cent, of the "disorderlies"
were intoxicated persons. Preparations
are being made to re-open the old King's
? Mountain Gold mine. It is expected that a
large force will be put to work as soon as
the weather will permit. The census of
France for 188G shows a total population of
, 38,218,903, against 37,672,018 in 1881. The
population of Paris increased only 75,000
against an increase of 28,000 recorded in
1881. A concurrent resolution providing
, for the submission of the question of the
f prohibition of the sale of intoxicating beverages
to a popular vote, has been introduced
in both branches ofHh^Missouri' Legislature.
There are $117,246,670 of silver
certificates in circulation.'? Four of the
young men condemned to death recently
1 for an assault upon a servant gifl were
hanged at Sydney, Nova Scotia, last Friday.
1 Two others, who were to have been hanged,
were reprieved. There is a hitch in the
1 Indiana Legislature. The Senate is Demo
cratic ana tne nouse iiepuoncan, ana me
Senate will not consent to a joint session for
' any purpose. Says the Philadelphia
& rJfyqi*: The administration is apparently
trying: to muzzle the Mormon monster with
a tow string. It is like'trying to head off a
> tornado with a bellows. Jim Jones,
colored, was hanged at Belview, La., last
Friday, for the murder of a colored woman
named Emma Edwards, whom he shot in a
fit of jealous rage in ISov., 1884. For
! the week ending December 31,511,GGG standard
silver dollars were issued from the
' mint. The hist cotton crop of Texas is
estimated at 1,350,000 bales. Secretary
* of Stale Lamar was married, on last Wed'
nesday morning to Mrs. Wm. S. Holt, of
Macon, Ga. "Since the re-assembling ?f
Congress little has been done except the,
passing of pension bills.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
1 ?Richard Parr, a White man, and a carpenter
by trade, froze to death in, Union
' county, on Tuesday night of last vsveek,
' ,while in a state of intoXieatipn.
, /Mine hundred and fifty negroes leftSfcrother,
Fairfield county, last week for Texas
i and Arkansas, seeking bread and better
-homes. Wives have gone and left tbeir
husbands. They are very poor and dissatis?
fled, having had four successive failures in
the crops.
? Lancaster Legder: Messrs. A. J.Baker
and N. Cook, who left Lancaster county
t with tJieir'families for Palestine, Texas,
about three weeks ago, had the misfortune,
while lyVng over at Houston, Texps, to be
robbed oft. $275. The thieves wqire kind
enough to fbare them about $9. ^
? Anderson Journal: Rev. J. Walter Dickson,
the new Prestdjpg Elder of the Greenville
District, preached in the Methodist
Church, this city, last Sunday. We are
glad to note the fact that M>. Dicksbn will
reside in our county during his form i/n this
district. He will make his home 6n his
plantation near Townville. f
? W. A. Latta, a jeweler of Darlington, is
in trouble. On Wednesday last his $tock
...Mn a/ nr\Ar\ n uti) l?rO n t QlloH Alif hf?
Wrth 11ililL'llcu upuil a uaiiaiik quwu uu-|/ uv
Henry Carter, of Baltimore, charging Lfttta
with disposing of his property with intent
to defraud his creditors. Latta was subsequently
arrested on the same charge, and'1
in default of $1,000 bail was lodged in jail.
? Postoffice inspector Moore telegraphed ,
to Atlanta on the 0th instant that he hadJ
arrested at Mayesville, S. C., one May|fl
charged with having used the mails in
therancc of a scheme to defraud.
was taken before the United States^^B|
missioner at Sumter, and while the H
nation was in progress he escaped
Commissioner's office.
? A sad accident occurred one
Westminster, in Oconee county la|^^^^B
day. J. H. Rice and his stepson, E^^^^^B
zier, went into the woods to cut
as Rice had cut a tree, and as
act of falling, a rabbit came
Eddie ran toward the
caught under the body
instantly killed.
mutilated. Pie was
News,
meeting of the Plxecut^H^^^B^^^H
Baptist State Conventic^^^^^^^^^^H
of Col. J. A.
Rev.
deuce Ipst
assigning about forty
fields covered by the misf^^B^^^B^^B
by the Board will
new stations
The new ISducational bB^B^^BB^^B
a ^^B^BM^H
? A sad accident
Station, four miles froq^^^^^^^^^^B
afternooon of the 4th insHH^^^^^HH
an estimable young^^H^^H^^BB
an open fire
her clothing caught. ShB^HJ^Bj^HH
the house in the
road, and after runnin^H^^^^H^^HB
yards, to the ground^^^^^^B^H^H
completely burned off
badly burned. She
members family a^^^^B^^^^^B
the house, but, after inte^^B^^^^^^^fl
the following morning.
? Henderson, color^BB^^^HHB
Edgefield ten years agBa^^^^^BBH
and sentenced to
terward sent the
to Edg^^^J^^B^^^B
ago reported to
had defended him at his
ed in having his sentenc^^H^^^^^HH
penitentiary. Joe promi^B^B^^H^^H
time was^^^B^^B^^^B
to him work foi^^^B^^^^^B|
paid him'his fee for savii^^^B^J^BBB
work for Mr. Sh^^^^^^^BBB
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LOCAL AFFAIRS
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. _
James D. Piekard, Manager, Columbia, S. VC.?
Inter-State Life AsAociation, Staunton, Va.
Lindsay it Moore?Patience.
Withers Adiekes?leaving Moved.
Lowrv it Starr?New Goods.
.Tno. C. Kuykendal?Her Cargo.
T. M. Dobson it Co.?Just Listen to the Old
Chap!
nuycor iv: uaies?ah fames wuo wwe ls.
H. P. Adickes?Some things xvo have too many
Of.
Geo. T. Schorb?Bear this in Mind.
M. Strauss?The Corner Store.
C. G. Parish?To our friends we send Greetings.
E. A. Sharretts, Secretary, P. 0. Box 1107, Baltimore,
Md.?Elastic Gun Wadding.
Theo. E. Matson, Chief Engineer, Parish House,
Yorkville, S. C.?Cross-Ties Wanted.
T. S. Jeflervs?"Cyclone Spark Arrester."
R. H. Glenn, Chairman?Trial Justice Elections.
John R. Ashe, Intendant?Town Ordinances.
Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis.?Clerk's Sale.
R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sheriffs Sale.
DO THEY MEAN BUSINESS?
By reference to a notice in our advertising columns,
it will he soen that Thomas K. Matson,
Chief Engineer of the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad, advortises for IIOO.OOO crossties
to he delivered along the line of the road.
Specifications will be furnished bv him on application
at the Parish Hotel.
V PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
/On Monday morning last, Jos. F. Wallace,
Esq., fell from the steps of the back door of
his house, venturing on them heedless of their
icy condition, and sustained a painful hurt by
spraining the muscles of his hack and shoulders.
Although painfully hurt, he hopes to occupy
his accustomed seat in the Clerk's office
to-morrow.
v, EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
JK/%?FA?n/vM DG.lt.jM/lfirtM VIOCJ onnAUifnH TTT7/1 or A
X'JUVCI IIU1 IVlUIiaiUOUll uao u^|/?/iiivv\4 v?v* - ?
i). Neely county treasurer of York, and W. B.
Williams county auditor, which appointments
were duly confirmed by the Senate. The .fridge
of probate elected at the recent primary election
for recommendation for appointment, and the
trial justices elected at the same time for recommendation
for appointment, have not yet been
appointed.
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ONE MORE TIME.
By referonce to the official notice of the Chairman
and the Secretary of the York County Democratic
Executive Committee, it will be soen that
a primary election will be held at the regular
polling precincts of King's Mountain, Broad
River and Bethesda townships, on Friday next,
for the purpose of electing for recommendation
for executive appointment, a trial justice for
each of the sjrid townships.
PROMPT PAYMENT.
Ydrkvillo Council of the American Legion of
Honor was instituted on the 21st day of May,
1883, and the first death occurring in its membership
was that of J. B. Williams, who had a benefit
certificate of ?1,000 in the order. He died on
the 27th of November, and the amount of his
KonaOf woo rorioltrarl Vru f.ho nfflners of f.hfl York
ville Council on the 1st of thta month, which
speaks woll of the promptness Wjth which this
feature of the order is conducted.
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ACCIDENTAL FIRE. .v
About^ll o'clock, last Thursday night, afire
occurred-about limile from the Court House,
on the road leading to Union. The tire destroy^
ed the dwelling. house. ant( stables of Mr. ;W.
Schubert, a German, who settled on the piace
about a year ago as the purchaser. Mr. Sebubert
saved the furniture and bedding in one
room, but lost his clothing, cooking utensils,
fanning tools, about ten bushels of conrand a
quantity of fodder. His loss is about $200 The
origin of the tiro, which was accidental, is not
known. /,
. X PERSONAL MENTION.
Air. Ernest B. Beard, who has for thepast four
years been employed by the mercantile house of
W. O. Latimer as book-keeper and talesman,
left here on last Monday for Palatka,FIa., on a
prospecting trip.
We were pleased to receive a call o? yesterday
from George I). Wallace, Captain o' L. Troop,
Seventh United States Cavlary, now^tfttioned at
Fort Buford, Dakota. CaphS^^ee vtith his
wifo, is visiting his fathmg^H^Hrelatives in
York countv. and extends
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! Grand Lodge?A.Springs Withers; alternate?.T.
Robert Lindsay.
The following are the officers for 1SS7 of Yorkville
Council No. 1121, American Legion of Honor:
W. J. Hyndnian, Commander ; R. A. Parish,
Vice-Commander; J. A. Darwin, Orator;
Rev. J. C. Galloway, Chaplain; J. M. Starr, Collector;
Sam M. Grist, Treasurer; A. W. Ingold,
'Secreiary; Paul G. MeCorkle, Guide: J. F.
Hyndmaiu. Warden; G. M. Lowrance, Sentry.
Medical Examiner?W. G. White, M. D. Trustees?I.
D. Witherspoon, J. F. Hart, A. Coward.
I These officers will be installed next Friday night.
The following arc the officers of Homo Lodge
No. 60, Knights and Ladies of Honor: Geo. W.
S. Hart, Protector; J. J. Hunter, Vice-Protector;
J. G. Ferguson, Secretary and Financial
Secretary; C. E. Spencer, Treasurer; John F.
Gates, Guide; J. M?-Rawlinson, Chaplain ; Mrs.
S. B. Allison, Guardian ; C. H. Dixon, Sentinel;
H. F. Adickes, Past-Protector ; J F. Lindsay,
M. D., Medical Examine*. Trustees?John C.
Kuvkendal, L D. Witherspoon, Mrs. M. E.
Withorspoon. These officers will be installed at
the next regular meeting.
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THE TOWN COUNCIL.
Under the provisions of the oW charter of
the town of Yorkvillo, the intendajit and wardens
in office at the time of tho expiration of
the old charter, hold over until a ,new election
shall be ordered. These are John R. Ashe, intendant;
F. A. Gilbert, John M. Hope\ J. H.
Riddle and Sam M. Grist, wardens. V
A meeting of the Council was held on Monday
night last at which some business of ptublic
importance was transacted. An ordinalice
was,.adopted making a tax levy of two mills
for the purpose of defraying the expenses lpf
the town for the year 1886. Also an ordinance
renealintr an ordinance relating to livorv. salok.
and-^txchahge -stables; and an ordinancerepcat-V
ing tie ordinance relating to the licensing of J
dogs.'These ordinances are officially promul- J
gated in our advertising columns. |
A resolution was adopted granting the right 1
of way to the Rock Hill Telephone Company J
through the streets of the town.
Mr. R. E. O'Farrell was elected town marshal. 1
Mr. O'P'arrell has acted as special constable for :
the town since the lapse of the old charter, discharging
his duties faithfully and satisfactorily,
and his election to the position of marshal is a
compliment well deserved.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
During the past six days several informal con- 1
ferences have been held between promioetrf
members of the Charleston, Cincinnatrand Chicago
Railroad Company and citizens of Yorkville,
looking to the early commencing of work (
in the construction .of?*W1road. Col. R. A.
Johnion, the general manager, and Cols. P. P.
Dickinson and Thomas E. Matson, engineers,
arrived here on Wednesday evening, and on
Thunday night met a number of the citizens in
the parlor of the Parish Hotel, to whom the
railroad men expressed their views and opin- f
ions on the construction of a portion of the line
through this county. On Friday evening Gen. '
J. T. Wilder, Vice-President of the Company \
arrived, and on that night was met by a large
number of citizens who wore highly entertained
by his description of the rich mineral sec-'
tions of country through which the road will
run, and the bright prospects for business and
traffic on the road when completed from the
Ohio river to Camden. He also made enconr-?
aging st&tements as to the ability of the Com-'
pany to construct the road.
A meeting of the citizens^ York township;
is called in the Court Houseat 10 o'clock to-day,
to discuss with the managers "arrangements
for immediately commencing the location andf1
construction of the road." At this meeting Senator
M. C. Butler, Col. Frank Coxe, President of
the company; Gen. J. T. Wilder, Vice-PresK
dent; Cols. P. P. Dickinson and Thomas E,
^Matson, engineers ; Col. R. A. Johnson, general
manager, and others, will be present. . /
UNUSUAL WEATHER.
Bill Nye came to Asbeville, N. C., as a pleasant
winter resort, to spend the present winter,
and detailing his sad experience in crossing the\
street through 26 inches of snow Tor the nearest
"grocery," he says the inhabitants all tell
him that the weather of this season is an unusual
spell, fie inveighs wofully at his unfortunate
experience for twenty-six successive winters,
having invariably struqk an "unusual" winter <
at each pleasant winter resort which he has
successively visited during that period. How 1
^k^unontation of the western humorist ap- I
mountain town of Asheville we do V
to know; butheWwe can vouch /
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says he willrl^^HHHy
I^^^BHHwritten communicatioWBj^^^j
H^H^Ee Executive department oi^H ,
I^^^Vhe attempt of Cluverius' friends),
^^^^Hthe Legislature of Virginia con- .,i
special session, in order to bring l
^^^Before that body, proved abortive. ^
hope now is in executive clemepcy. .
^^Hoomv Outlook.?If anything "could |
H^Hice our farmers of the folly of the >
HBotton" system, the present condition (
of our country should do so. We be&in the
new year in poor condition. The cotton
crop has been sold almost entirely Ind most
of our people are unablo^o pay their debts
and will have weight to'carry through the
coming seasons. There is not gra\n enough
in the county to-fe'ed the stock until Spring.
No provisions have been kept o/i hand for
the people to" support life. Much of the
cattle and stock has been sold to meet the
demands of creditors; sold to.pay for the
supplies in the production of the cotton
CITo meet the coming necessities our farmers
will be compelled to lroy corn, flour,
bacon, hay, stock, farming;tools, harness,
CKr>oa ointhimr nnrl nearly everything else
KHi ere is no' money on hand
Brnands. The outlook is
Hnd nearly the whole trouH
want of judgment. The
H supplies and abandon the
K has brought us so low.?
Indians Looking^mTiieir Rights.?
There are ninety-three^lvivors of the Catawba
tribe of Indians located in York county,
this State, near Rock Hill, who have for
their chief an Indian brave, Thomas Morrison
by name. Two members of the tribe,
William and James Harris, have been appointed
by their chief to come to Columbia
and look after the interests of his people.
They have engaged the services of Justice
J. Q. Marshall, who will act as their attorney.
Hitherto the State has made a small
annual appropriation for the benefit of these
Indians, who have set apart for their occupancy
750 acres of land. They believe,
however, that they have just claims to some
144,000 acres, and have come here to have
the matter investigated, and, if well-founded,
to take the necessary legal steps to secure
this territory.?uounnma icegixrer, j/iurmuy.
?
Crops in the West.?The Chicago
Farmers' Review of this week says: "Reports
from correspondents show that fields
of winter wheat in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri are
very generally well protected with snow.
There is a free movement of corn to the
market reported in Illinois and Nebraska.
There is very little movement of corn in
Iowa, and one-fourth of the counties of the
State are importing corn from adjoining
States. There are serious reports of cholera
among hogs from fully one-third of the
counties in Illinois, with more or less prevalence
of the disease in Indiana, Iowa and
Missouri. In Adams and Mason counties,
in Illinois, the disease is inflicting serious
losses."
pfgis*
Homicide at Geover.?On the night of
December, 23, Murray Nichols, colored,
stabbed and killed Till Marrow, also colored",
.'" iWuK) f&T W ITS gl*v itag-Tr-paajdy
at his house when Marrow made his appearance
in an intoxicated condition and
began to disturb the guests. Nicholsordered
him several times to leave the house and
finally Murrow did so. Nichols followed
^lira and an altercation arose with theabove
ptated result. Nichols was arrested and is
now in the Shelby jail.?Shelby New Era.
! 4-There are now 1,009 convicts in the
penitentiary, of whom 503 are hired out to
contractors or employed outside the institution.
i Jltatfett Hearts.
f YORKVILLE, January 12.?Cotton, 8 to 8j|.
) CHARLESTON, January 10.?Cotton quiet;
middling 9i.
.LIVERPOOL, January 10.?Cotton steady;
uplands, 5 5-1 (Id.
NEW YORK, January 10,?Cotton quiet; uplands,
91. Futures closed quiet, with sales of
j}3,500 bales las follows: January, 9.43 to 9.44;
February, 9f50 to 9.51; March, 9.01 to 9.02; April,
9.72 to 9.73 ;|May, 9.82 to 9.83 ; June, 9.92 toil.93;
July, 10.01 ;jAugust 10.05 to 10.00.
Sgttial ftofes.
Something From New York.
207 Pearl Street, New York,
January 1st, 1887.
Jno C. Kuykendal, Yorkville, S. C.?Dear
Sir: Do us the kindness to extend to the good
people of York county our best wishes in this,
the season of such compliments. Readers of
your most excellent paper, the Enquirer, and
other sheets in your country through which we
advertise, must, by this time be familiar with
our name and work. Aside from the common
interest that every good citizen feels in a common
country, we have a commercial interest extending
all over your sunny Southland that
must be favorably or unfavorably affected by
prosperity or depression of your people. Apart
from any pecuniary interest we feel, we beg to
assure the people of the Southern States, that wo
are in hearty sympathy with them in every effort
they make to retrieve the losses they have
sustaiued in the failure of crops or from any
other cause; the development of the resources
of their country; the maintenance of good and
stable government, and the education of the
masses. Yervsincerelv,
' LONGMAN ifc MARTINEZ,
Manufacturers of Pure Prepared Paints.
I Campbell's Cough Cure.
: TiHr it for Croup?one to two doses give relief.
' Tav it for Asthma?one or two doses will reIiovdrne
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I Try it for a cold?a doso taken at the beginning
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' Try it for Whooping Cough?a dose 3 times a
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Try it lor Bronchitis?it allays the inflamation
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Try it for pains in the breast and difficulty of
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Try it on going to bed ; it will ease all pain and
give you a refreshing night's rest.
Sold wholesale and retail by Kuykf.ndal.
Chill and Fever Conquered.
Another guardian of health proclaims:
Pleasant Mound P. O., Laurens Co., S. C.
Messrs. Westmoreland Bros., Gentlemen?You
gave me a bottle of your Calisaya Tonic, which
I administered to my son who was suffering at
that time with chills'and fever, and I must say
for the benefit of the public, that it gave him entire
satisfaction and relieved the case, and that
the chills have not returned. I have examined
your formula for making the Tonic, and believe
it to be a superior preparation, and if used as directed
think it an invaluable remedy in our
Southern malarial districts. Very respectfully,
' M. C. COX, M. D.
L Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic is perfectly
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aged or intirm. The best tonic and appefcer
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fcold by Druggists every wh<" re at SI.00 a bottlo.
HLowry <fc Starr, Wholesale Agents, YorkHlctoberO
10 Cm
THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, of BourHt,
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HRfoR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint,
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^ X~NASAL INJECTOR free with each botH'
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by May it May.
^ ptember 29 o9 ly
H Most Excellent.
j. Atkins, Chief of Police, Knoxville.Tenn.,
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Brace Up.
You are feeling depressed, your appetite is
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Bucklen'N Arnica Naive.
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required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Lowry A*. Starr.
July 14 28 ly
OBITUARY.
Dikh?Near Bullock's Creek Church, on the
2:ird ultimo, of membranous croup, MARRIE
irnnr.' nf \V. T. and Annie Smarr.
aged 3 years II months and 2 days.
Near Beth-Sbiloh Church, oh the 19th of December,
1SS<?, MIJAMIN MARCUS, step-son of
Mr. J. A. llogue, aged 13 years months and
17 days.
That onee loved form now cold and dead,
Each mournful thought employs,
Wo weep, our earthly comforts tied
And withered all our joys.