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Scraps and |arts.
? Advices from different sections in Texas
note the fall of copious rains for 300
miles along the Texas and Pacific railroad
west of Merkel, and in the country
north of that road. In many places in
Texas rain has not fallen for nearly a year.
? In the Pennsylvania Senate on the
13tb. the resolution offered some weeks
ago by Senator Harlon to amend the constitution
so as to permit women to vote,
was passed by a vote of 28 to 15. The bill
will probably be defeated in the House.
Col. Bonaparte, of Washington, has
IS-^/gone to France, as is his usual custom.
There are those who believe that he has a
fair chance yet to sit on an imperial throne
as representative of his great-uncle, the
first Napoleon. Mrs. Bonaparte, it will be
' 1 1 Li
rememuertju lsugmuu-uttusuuci ui unmci
Webster, so their son now at Annapolis
has the Webster and Bonaparte blood in
his veins.
?The Presbytery of Louisville last Friday,
voted 18 to 7 in favor of striking from
the Confession of Faith, Section 4, chapter
24, which reads: "The man may not
marry any of his wife's kindred nearer in
blooa than he may of his own, nor the woman
of her husband's kindred nearer in
blood than of her own." The vote was on
jr'motion to strike out, handed down from
/ the last General Assembly.
? Both the Richmond and Danville and
Piedmont Air-Line Agents sent out announcements
on yesterday that the freight
/rates in force March 31st were restored, and
businessmen were not sorry to know it.
The abrupt dropping of the new rates is
can9ed by the action of the railroad commission,
which on Wednesday agreed to
temporarily suspend the long and short
haul section of tne bill for certain Southern
railroads which have water line competition.
? The Texas Legislature adjourned last
week, and at once thirty-two members petitioned
the Governor to call an extra session
.in order to secure the passage of laws
to regulate railroads in that State. In
their manifesto setting forth the grievances
of discrimination in freight rates and
other evils said to have been inflicted on
the community, they state that in the late
session they introduced bills to secure a
correction of the alleged abuses, but they
were not enacted into laws.
? The heavy rains which have recently
fallen in California will save the wheat crop
.in many counties, and will help the fruit.
In Merced, Monterey, and perhaps Ventura,
the grain is so far advanced that
nothing can save it. In the San Joaquin
and Sacramento valleys the outlook was
very gloomy, as the long dry spell has
parched the grain. Now, however, the
farmers believe they will have from half
to two thirds of a crop. The fruit crop
in all sections will be enormous.
V V very remarkable case of restoration
orsuspended animation is reported from
West Liberty, W. Va. A woman in that
place.cut her throat on Thursday of last
week, and to all appearances died a few
seconds afterward. Physicians said that
the jugular vein and wirdpipie were both
severed. The next day, however, when
watchers lifted the cloth from her face, she
showed signs of life, and shortly opened
her eyes and asked for her husband. He
came in and sent for a physician, who sewed
up the gash in her throat. She is still
alive, but will probably die from weakness
and loss of blood. If the details of this
case are correctly reported there will be an
opportunity for new speculations in the
\smedical profession.
? /C A Springfield, 111., dispatch of Thursday
says: The remains of President and
Mrs. Lincoln were privately taken from
their secret resting place this morning and
interred in the north vault of the Lincoln
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U1UUU LUCL11, 1U vaaiiugn vuuivn/.,;,
this city. Less than a dozen members of
Lincoln Monument Association and the
Lincoln guards of honor were present.
For years the whereabouts of the remains
of the great President and his wife has
been veiled in mystery, from anxiety that
they would be stolen to obtain a huge ransom
for their return. An actual attempt
tocarrry off the bodies, in 1876, was the
moving cause of the formation of the Guard
of Honor, which organization secreted
them, and to-day surrendered their charge.
? A committee of R. E. Lee Camp, No.
1, Confederate Volunteers, Richmond, Va.,
has addressed a circular to the Confederate
memorial societies of the South recommending
that the same day be selected
throughout the South for paying the proper
respect to the dead of the late Confederacy.
The 30th of May is suggested as a
proper day for the reason that then flowers
will be abundant in every part of the
country, and being a national holiday, all
\Vho choose can with less interruption to
business or work give that day its proper
ob servance. Governor Fitzhugh Lee, Col.
Chas. J. Anderson, Gen. John R. Cooke,
Col. John B. Purcell and Major Thomas
A. Branderareof the committee making
the suggestion.
?A Raleigh, N. C., dispatch says: Some
weeks ago a party of Mormon elders came
from Tennessee into the western part of
this State. They at once began work in
making converts, and particularly among
the women. This excited great indignation
on the part of the people in parts of
Buncombe and Henderson counties. An
organization, properly officered, has been
effected for the expulsion of these Mormons.
The latter have been duly notified
to leave immediately. If they do not do
so, tar and feathers will be used, and perhaps
worse punishment inflicted. The
people are in earnest, and mean to expel
the Mormons this time. For six years
parties of Mormons have been at work in
the mountain section here, and some of
them were nearly beaten to death and
driven into Georgia by the indignant
I people.
I ? Last week no less that fifteen persons
B were burned to death by prairie fires in
Kansas, which, starting near Nicodemus,
B Graham county, swept North west on an air
K line into Norton county, destroying every
thing in their path, that in places is from
two and a half to seven miles wide?a great
B roaring sea of flame rolling in sheets under
the impetus of a high wind, which pre
vailed all day and night Saturday. Thous
ands of head of stock of all kinds have
been burned, and thousands of tons of hay,
corn and wheat, and from 100 to 175 housB
es and barns have been destroyed. PeoB
pie living along the line of the fire have
H- been left nomeless and destitute. TremenB
dous excitement prevails all through the
B burned district, which extends a distance
of over sixty miles in length by two to
B seven in breadth.
H ?The indictments found by the grand
I jury of Cook county against the Chicago
"boodlers" aggregate over three hundred,
and are directed against forty-one indi-.
viduals, including seven county commissioners,
six ex-commissioners and a large
number of contractors. The amount
known to have been filched from the taxpayers
is over $1,000,000. The robbery in
raised accounts and other disreputable
practices was as bold as in the palmy days
of Tammany under Boss Tweed's management.
But the boodlers are to be brought
to speedy trial, and to expedite matters
two criminal courts in Chicago will be
sitting at the same time in the hearing of
these cases. The men are now out on
heavy bail and it is said that several have
already skipped to Canada rather than
face the music.
? Dr. Oscar Lenz, who has just returned
to Paris from a prolonged tour of exploration
in Africa undertaken on behalf of the
King of the Belgians, has included in his
report to the latter some very interesting
i-amoi-irfl wMif-prninir th? missionarv work
I in Africa. They are, however, far from encouraging.
He renders full justice to the
good intentions of the missionaries and to
th8 motives which impel the Scottish and
London societies to send them out, but he
aSserts that they waste large sums of mon.
. ey for very small results. Negroes who
f are taught by them to read and write
mostly become unfit for any manual occupation.
They consider themselves as good
as the white man, think it undignified to
toil, and when not engaged in holding
large and noisy prayer meetings, at which
every man wants to take his turn at preaching,
they roam about begging and take it
very ill if they cannot live together on
doles from their white fellow Christians.
The European factories have learned to
beware of these men and will not give
them employment. So most of them end
by relapsing into barbarism and vagabondism,
their last state being worse than
their first, as the renegade native convert
almost always becomes a criminal.
? In the proceedings of Cleveland county,
N. C., Superior Court, last week, as
published in the Shelby New Era, we find
the following: Monday afternoon was taken
up mostly with liquor cases, chief
among which were the cases against Joseph
Thornburg and Eliza Thornburg, which
have been pending for some time. The
fact of selling the liquor was admitted and
it was testified that the house from which
the liquor had been sold was two miles
onH a hnif frnm f'nmn Call BaDtist church.
Mr. Webb, of counsel for the defense, contended
that the distance had not been
proved, and that, iuasmuch as no vote had
ever been taken on the question of prohibition,
the incorporation was invalid, under
the Code, for more than two miles.
Under the charge of the judge, a verdict of
guilty was given. It was then shown that
the Thornburgs have since moved into
South Carolina, and Judge Montgomery
imposed a fine of $50 and costs upon each,
suspending judgments in all the cases but
a few, which were nolprossed. There were
more than twenty cases iti all.' A motion
fora new trial was entered, but over-ruled,
and an appeal was taken.
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YORKVILLE, S. C. :
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1887.
THE CALHOUN MONUMENT.
The ceremonies attending the unveiling
of the Calhoun monument will take place
in Charleston on the 26th instant. In connection
with the unveiling ceremonies,
and in view of the misapprehension which
seems to have been general over the entire
State as to the wishes of the directresses
in regard to the attendance of the military,
the following announcement is made by
Mrs. George Robertson, President of the
Calhoun Monument Association:
The directresses of the Ladies' Calhoun
Monument Association announce to all
who have contributed to the fund raised
for the purpose of perpetuating the memory
of this distinguished citizen of our
State that the statue, which each day will
recall the name and services of John C.
Calhoun, will be unyeiled on the 26th of
April, 1887, and they make the announcement
to all citizens of this State who desire
on that day to be present and join in
the ceremonies which will make it a day
memorable in the history of this State and
of this city.
In making this announcementthedirectresses,
congratulating their co-laborers on
the successful result of an effort prompted
by a wish to do honor to their State and
preserve the name of the most distinguished
of her sons, are more than recompensed
when their anxieties and troubles through
so many years have now been rewarded
by the most gratifying success. The directresses
have felt it was only necessary
to say when the statue would be unveiled
to cause the citizens of the State, whose
oonvenience would Derinit them, to be
present and unite in doing honor to the
occasion. And whether they came a3 individuals,
or in any organized capacity,
civil or military, none who knew the honest
wish and purposes of those who have
so earnestly and anxiously sought this
completion of a work of labor and of love,
could with reason or justice suppose that
they did not desire the presence of all who
were in sympathy with them, and that
the presence of all such were wanted.
Nor would it have been just to the people
of the State to suppose that any of them
could think that their presence was not
earnestly desired. It was because all
would feel that this was a work in which
all were bound to unite, that special invitations
to be present have been addressed
only to those whose personal relations with
the illustrious dead made them only the
recipients of any special and individual
attention.
But let it be known to all that it is now,
as it has been always, the earnest wish and
hope of the ladies of the Calhoun Monument
Association that everything should
be done which can make memorable this
occasion of unveiling the statue of John C.
Calhoun, and that which will contribute
to this is the spontaneous attendance of the
people of this State, and their presence,
the evidence of deep sympathy and respect.
The occasion is in itself the most
touching appeal to be present. Their attendance
will not be that of those who
come because they have been specially invited,
but of those who feel they have a
right to be present, who feel it their duty
tooe present, whose presence none can prevent,
and if any could desire to prevent it
no one truly in sympathy with the Ladies'
Calhoun Monument Association would
believe that anything would be more grateful
to them than, if it were possible, to see
every man, woman and child in this State
assembled on the appointed day at the
foot of the statue and looking on it as it
was first unveiled. Then the face and
form would be made familiar to those who
have never seen him in life as he looked
when he moved among a people whom he
dearly loved, and who gave him their
confidence and affection us largely as it
could be given.
To the people of the State, one and all,
the directresses of the Ladies' Calhoun
Monument Association bid you welcome,
most welcome, to participate in the ceremonies
of the day when the statue of
John C. Calhoun will be unveiled.
Forcing Liquor on a Statu.?A
liquor case on trial in the Superior Court
of" Augusta, Maine, last Thursday, developed
a conflict between the Federal and
State Courts as the result of a clash between
the new liquor law of the State and
the regulations of the internal revenue
department. One of the provisions of the
new liqour law is that the payment of retail
internal revenue tax by the accused
shall be prima facie evidence of violation
of the law, and the penalties provided
shall be inflicted without further process.
In the case on trial Reuben C. Hall is accused
of having violated the law, and the
deputy collector of internal revenue, Murphy,
v as called to the stand to testify as to
the payment of the retail tax by the defendant.
Murphy refused to testify, stating
that if he should refuse to give such
evidence his action would be likely to
reduce the amount of collections in his
district, besides being contrary to the instructions
of Collector Redman. Judge
Whitehouse then ordered him committed
for contempt of Court, but suspend1
ed action until 10o'clock Friday morning,
1 tfie prisoner meanwhile remaining in
I the custody of the sheriff. This was to
j give Murphy an opportunity to petition
j Judge Webb, of the United States Dis;
trict Court of Portland, for writ of habeas
; corpus, necessary papers for which were
! at once forwarded. Friday morning Col'
lector Redman telegraphed Judge Whitehouse
that Murphy was acting in accordance
with the instructions of himself and
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and
; requesting the prisoner's discharge. This
' request was not granted.
In relation to the case, the Commission
er of Internal Jtevenue at wasmngton
j says that his office has no disposition to
interpose any obstacle to the enforcement
; of State law, but that a provision similar
! to that in the recent Maine law, making
I payment of an internal revenue tax as a
I liquor dealer prima facie evidence of vi1
olation of the State law, has been incor^
porated in the statutes of several States;
that the question in issue in Maine has
; been raised several times in other States,
! but never settled, and that it is his dej
sire to obtain a judicial decision for future
| guidance in numerous cases likely to
1 arise.
CROPS IX THE STATE.
The State department of agriculture has
received and tabulated the reports of its
special correspondents made on the 1st
instant. These returns cover every county
in the State, and over one-half the townships.
Estimates based upon these reports show
that the area in wheat has been increased
3 per cent, over the area in 1880. The
condition is reported as 4 per cent, better
than at the same time last year, but 5 per
cent, below an average crop. The area in
oats shows a decrease of 5 per cent, below j
last year. The condition is 2 per cent. .
better than in 1886, but 11 per cent, below J
an average.
It is estimated that 42 per cent, of the
oat crop was sown in the fall, and seventy- (
four of the correspondents report the early ,
sowing in better condition than that sown .
in the spring, while one hundred and thirty-seven
consider the latter crop the most *
promising.
The correspondents estimate that only
about 3 per cent of the wheat crop was
drilled, the balance of the crop being
broadcasted; and the reports, with very
few exceptions, show that the condition
of the grain sown broadcast is much better
than the small proportion that was drilled.
It is estimated that 16 per cent, of the
wheat crop was winter killed.
The condition of horses and other work
animals is reported at 7 per cent, below
the average of this season of the year due
entirely to the deficiency of grain produced
by the small crops of 1886. The condition
of cattle, sheep and hogs is fully up to an
average.
Live stock lias suffered very slightly
.t^rom diseases of any kind, the principal
' complaint being of cholera amoDg nogs, but
i this does not appear to have been as preva- '
3 lent as in previous years. A few cases of
glanders have been reported among horses,
r-'Dut the spread of the disease has been
checked by the action of the department
and the owners of the stock in destroying
afflicted animals.
The reports indicate that the amount of i
c. 1:~ looc '
juiin aupfjuco puiuimocu >yui uud uc 1^00 j
than in 1886, owing to the partial failure (
of the crops of last year, but the correspondents
report that the farmers are using ev- J
ery effort to better their condition by prac- ,
ticing the most rigid economy, and by a =
determination to increase the area in food
crops. ,
Farm labor is abundant, and is reported '
as increasing in efficiency. One hundred .
and eighty-two of the correspondents
state that labor is "good,"fifty reports it as ,
"indifferent," and ten as "bad." Only !
twenty-eight correspondents report a
scarcity of labor caused by the laborers
working on turpentine farms and railroads.
The emigration appears to have had no
appreciable effect on the farm labor of the
State.
From November 1,1885, to April 1,1886,
the sales of commercial fertilizer in SouthCarolina
amounted to 104,581 tons; for the
same period in 1886-87 the sales have been
91,076 tons, showing a decrease for the present
season of 13,505 tons. The sales are
also 18,428 tons below 1884-85, showing,
for the past two years, a steady decline in
the consumption of commercial fertilizers
by the farmers of the State.
The correspondents report that about
5 percent, of last year's cotton crop was in
the hands of the farmers on the 1st of April.
This amounts to about 25,000 bales.
Fruit, garden produce and early planted
corn have been injured by the recent
frosts and freezes, but it was too early, at
the date of the reports, April 1, to furnish
an estimate of the amount of damage inflicted.
While these reports do not make as favorable
an exhibit as could be desired,
there are facts contained in them which
should encourage the farmers. The area
in wheat has been increased. The condi- 1
tion of both wheat and oats is higher >
than at the same time last year. A smaller
proportion of the crop was winterkilled
than in 1886. Horses and other work animals
are in fair condition for farm work.
There has been no increase in the amount
of food supplies purchased, notwithstand- I
ing last year's short crops, and there has
been a decrease in the amount of commercial
fertilizers purchased to the value of 1
about $300,000.
With very few exceptions the reports to
the department are of a cheerful character, 1
and their tone indicates a determination
among the farmers to deserve success this
year, which they will win with favorable
seasons. ^
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Chester, April 18.?Rev. Mr. Weir, of
Pennsylvania, a minister of the United
Presbyterian church, lectured in the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church ,
at this place on last Thursday evening
on the subject of "National Reform."
He has lectured at the North and is ;
lecturing in the South with the view
of aiding* in bringing about a public ,
sentiment in opposition to the popular ,
idea that favors the banishment of the
Bible from our public schools and all connection
with our laws and government.
He regards the Bible as God's word, and ,
as such should be the foundation stone of
the law of nations. He is also of the opinion
that the officers of the government
should be held by members of churches?
by men who will carry their religion into '
their daily life and thus perform their (
public duties in a conscientious and
faithful manner. Rev. Mr. Wier was |
accompanied by Mr. Alexander, a wealthy
citizen of Philadelphia, and a prominent
member of the National Reform As- ,
sociation, in the promotion of whose ob- (
jects he is deeply interested. While here,
they were the guests of Dr. G. B. White, ,
one of our best citizens. ' ,
Mr. J. L. Simmons, of our town, deal- !
er in confectioneries and fancy groceries,
has made an assignment. His many
friends deeply sympathize with him.
They hope he will succeed in effecting '
such a compromise with his creditors
as will enable him to continue his busi- !
ness. <
The protracted meeting at the Metho- s
dist church closed on last Thursday even- 1
ing. It was blessed in several accessions i
to the church. The Pastor was assisted <
by ltev. Mr. Harmon. i
ltev. J. II. Lumpkin has resigned the s
pastorate of the Itichburg Presbyterian <
Church to take effect on the 6th of May. A <
special meeting of Bethel Presbytery will <
be held at this church at the same time. !
Mr. E. P. Moore, of this place, was elected <
at the late meeting of Bethel Presbytery a '
delegate to the general assembly. Rev. J. <
R. McAlpine has been called to the pas- <
torate of Carmel Hill Presbyterian church, j
Mrs. Matilda Strong of this county, died <
recently, aged about 90 years. She was a <
pensioned widow of the war of 1812. i
A large party of gentlemen from this 1
place spent a couple of days at the Catawba (
Falls last week. Their expectations of !
enjoyment of shad were fully realized, j
They had an abundance of fish at the river, 1
and brought back a good supply with them. ,
Our people are delighted that the con- .
tract has been given out for grading the line <
from Munroe, N. C., to this place. All 1
doubt as to the construction of this road j i
now takes its departure. Chester will not! 1
reach the topmost round of the ladder of ]
her prosperity until she is blessed with the
additional railroad facilities that are now
in contemplation. j
A North Carolina wagon loaded with <
whisky, on which the internal revenue tax ]
had not been paid, was seized at Wilks- j
burg, in this county, a few days ago. The i
capture was effected by Constable Garland j
Smith, under authority obtained from 1
Trial Justice Byers. The illicit dealer in s
whisky made his escape, but his property, 1
consisting of a wagon, two fine mules and I
several gallons of ardent spirits, fell into )
the hands of the officer of the law. This I
man has been carrying on his illegal ]
! antl demoralizing business for the past
I year, and no representative of the Generj
al Government has made an effort to arrest
j him. It is a well-known fact that parties
from North Carolina have for a long time
been transporting whisky in wagons, and
selling it in the western portion of York,
Chester and Fairfield counties, and they
have been permitted to engage in and
continue their nefarious operations with
impunity. The capture of the wagon,
team and whisky of the North Carolina
wagoner was due to the bold, unblushing
manner in which he conducted his
illicit business. Had quietness and secrecy
:onducted his movements, he never would i
lave been troubled. But fortunately for
he welfare of the country, he halted his
vagon in close proximity to a Baptist ;
:hurch, and while there engaged in his ! r
mholy work, a State official, moved by !
ihe wise council of a Baptist minister,; ;ook
the necessary steps to capture him,:
.vith the result stated above. m. j ]
? ? ;.
Correspondence of the YorkvIIle Enquirer.
LETTER FROM FORT MILL. j
Fort Mill, April 18.?Nothing starting
in the way of public interest has
;ranspired within the last week in the
'cut off." ]
Itain and hail was not heavy enough to
lo much damage. The rain was very :
velcome, though it fell heavily and beat !
' ' ? i 1.1 - rti ,1^
ne ground togetner consiuerauiy. uuuus |
ind wind at present betoken more rain. !
Fanners are pushing their work and
seem willing to do their part towards
naking a crop. But it is feared too much 1
ittention will be given to cotton to the negect
of cereals. Last Fall was so dry that
io great amount of grain was sown, and t
\ great part of what was sown was frozen t
iut. This year there has scarcely been s
:he usual amount of oats sown, because |
people we're too poor to buy seed.
Mr. John Harper, whose illness was
loted here two weeks ago, died on last
Tuesday. Ripe unto the harvest, he i
lias been gathered into the garner. A ,
>reat number of friends attended the funeral
at the cemetery in this place. He j
was a member of the Presbyterian church
here.
People are now so busy that the trial
ustice and town ^authorities have little to
engage their attention. This illustrates
in a negative.way that idleness begets
evil.
The Solicitor for the Charleston circuit
has suggested to the Attorney-General a
eourse of action in regard to prisoners committed
by trial justices in cases of petit
larceny, which suggestion meets the Attorney-General's
approbation and has been
eommended by him to the trial justices.
I>. aaoma thot this f?niirsP\vill Save ?Teat
expense to the counties. We hope the
trial justices will adopt the plan, though
it will entail some extra labor on thein.
But the benefit to the community will be
greater in proportion. Too much public
money consumed makes taxes higher, and
they become burdensome, especially when
the tax payer thinks the funds are extravagantly
expended. The Attorney-General
approves the plan, which, briefly stated,
is as follows:
Solicitor Jervey instructed the trial justices
in his circuit that, in accordance with
this decision, in all cases of petty larceny,
should there be probable cause, the defendant
should be committed or bound over for
trial at the next term of General Sessions.
In making such preliminary examinations
they are urgently requested to reduce all
testimony to writing, have the same signed
by the witnesses, give the defendant
an opportunity to make his statement, and
immediately forward to him, the Solicitor,
all the papers, with such remarks as they
may deem proper. The solicitor then examines
the testimony and the suggestions
of the justices, and when he thinks the culprit
has received sufficient punishment
for the crime, orders his release from jail
on his own recognizance for appearance
at the next term of Court, when he will
be discharged. Any habitual thief, who
steals again after expiration of a short
term, will be summarily taken up and
held in jail till Court meets. Anon.
jjprngmifmdeiice of the Yorkville Enquirer.
^ LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.
Rock Hill, April 18.?On last Wednesday
morning at 4 o'clock, our citizens were
aroused from their slumbers by the cry of
fire. It was soon discovered that the
kitchen of Mr. D. C. Williams was on fire,
but before the fire was discovered it had
made such headway that it was impossible
to save the building. The fire companies,
assisted by the citizens, began at once
to protect Mr. Williams' dwelling which
was only a few feet distant. The kitchen
and contents were a total loss, upon which
there was no insurance. The damage to
the dwelling and furniture was fully covered
by insurance.
Some of the ministers of our town have
lately preached sermons on intemperance,
in which they stated that the drug stores
in this place were in the habit of filling
illegal prescriptions, and reflected on the
town council for not putting a stop to the
indiscriminate sale of whisky in our midst.
At the last meeting of the council the matter
was thoroughly discussed, but they had
no evidence whatever to indicate that the
law has been violated. These ministers
say they know the law has been violated.
It seems that they, knowing the law is
being violated, as ministers of the gospel
and citizens of the town, they should appear
before the council with the evidence
and show who the violators are. I am
sure the council will see that the law is
vindicated.
This section is needing rain badly. The
dry weather and high winds are doing
damage to the grain crop.
Ileal estate is on a boom in Rock Hill.
Mr. W. L. Roddey has purchased the lot
upon which the Russell store stood, adjoining
the hotel, for which he paid a
handsome price. Frew Bros, have purchased
54 feet fronting Main street, adjoining
A. E. Smith & Co., upon which they
expect to erect a three-story building 54
by 150 feet; the first floor with basement
L ? ' ?J ? ? -? nA/tAnrl 41 aa? CA*
IU DO UftfcJU US tV SIU1C, me octuuu 11 uui iui
offices and the third to be fitted up for an
opera house.
With the new stores, an opera house
and the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad, Itock Hill will not know herself
in a short while from the present time.
Hal.
Municipalities Must be Respected.
The Columbia correspondent of the Charleston
Sunday News writes under date of last
Saturday: A celebrated case received its
quietus this evening. About two years
ago Fred Schmidt, a well known Columbian,
was brought before Mayor Rhett
upon the charge of drunkenness and disorderly
conduct in the Opera-House during
a performance. He was found guilty
and sentenced to pay a fine of forty dollars
or spend ten days in the guardhouse. He
iid not pay the line and appealed to the
irity couucil. Council sustained the mayor.
He carried a certio-rari up to the Circuit
Court. The Court sustained the council.
Then he appealed to the State Supreme
Court and this Court sustained the lower
one. Mr. Schmidt next gave notice of
an appeal to the United States Supreme
Court. The case was placed in the hands
of Judge Mackey in Washington, and a remittur
was obtained, but the appeal not
having been prosecuted, the Supreme
Court, the other day, returned the remittur.
Mr. Schmidt was arrested and placed in the
guardhouse to serve out his sentence of
ten days. This evening he applied to
Judge Norton, through his counsel, Mr.
John Bauskett, for release under habeas
orpus. Mr. Allen J. Green, the city at
torney, opposed the granting or the writ,
ind it was refused. Mr. Schmidt, therefore,
will serve out his sentence unless he
pays the fine.
Imprisonment for Deiit.?J. G. Iiood
is imprisoned in the Fairfield jail for
Jebt. The case under which he is im- i
prisoned is stated as follows: Three years
igo Hood obtained from Lorick <fc Low- :
ranee, of Columbia, a quantity of fertilizers j
ind gave them a lien upon his crop. At .
the end of the year, however, he did not .
settle with the Columbia firm, but sold i
riis crop. If a common suit had been 1
brought Hood could have claimed his 1
homestead, but suit was brought under j
Section 200 of the Code, by which the !
plaintiffs were entitled to an order of ar- ;
rest and bail. At the last term of Court ;
Mood made default, but the plaintiffs took
i verdict from the jury, instead of tak- ;
ing an ordinary default judgment before a j
Judge. Upon judgment being entered an J
execution was issued against Hood's prop- ,
2rty and lodged with the sheriff, but was \
returned unsatisfied. Thereupon the i
plaintiffs issued an execution against the i
person of the debtor under Section 308 of 1
the Code of Procedure, and Hood was 1
committed to jail as stated. The plain- j
tiffs say they will pay Hood's jail expenses
as long as lie desires to remain in .
prison.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ?
los. F. Wallace?Administrator's Notice. ^
T. F. Jackson?Administrator's Sale.
T. W. Clawson and C. E. Spencer?Executors' n
Sale. i P
T. F. Jackson. Administrator?Est. of I)r. H. ! P
G. Jackson, deceased. j 9
M. W. White, D. D. S.?Dentistry. j ~
lames R. Kennedy, Probate Judge?Citation? ^
W. II. Moore, Applicant?R. Springs
Moore, deceased.
W. B. Moore?Split 'Em Wido Open.
Lindsay A Moore?No Other Will Take Its ii
Place?Hoes?Two Qualities?Oils?Rice C(
and Grits?Seed Pinders?Have Your
Ticket Ready.
May A May?Now What Do You Say To This ?
Lowry A Starr?Catarrh Cured. ti
H. F. Adickes?New liootis ! JN'ew ttooas : ! n
VV. C. Latimer?A Grand Success. ii
F. M. Ilobson <fc Co.?Come and See Them. ..
Withers Adickes?It Will Cost You Money To
Forget. " 11
UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 18H8. b
We will furnish the Enquirer from this date d
until January 1st, 1888, for $1.70 Cents. o
^ COTTON SHIPMENTS. J]
The shipments of cotton from the depot in
this place from the 1st of last September to
the 18th instant, aggregate 6,630 bales. The
dock now in the hands of local buyers amounts
to 382 bales. t)
MAY SOON RECOVER. 8
Mr. Wm. E. Good, the father of the victim of
the recently lynched murderers, is said to be ^
greatly improved in his mental condition, and r'
he is now allowed to stroll about the grounds of
the asylum. It is within the bounds oi possi- c
bilit3r that ho may soon entirely recover.
PENITENTIARY PRISONERS.
The first installment of prisoners for the t<
penitentiary from York since the enactment t]
of the new law regulating their removal, was
conveyed to that institution last week by an d
ofllcial who came from Columbia for the pur- y
pose, thus reUeving the Sheriff of that duty, h
' DENTAL CARD. *
Attention is directed to the Drofessional card ,
of Dr. M. W. White, surgeon dentist, who has 1
fitted up nn office in the Parish Hotel with the
view of locating permanently in Yorkville. j
Dr. White is a graduate of the Dental College ,
of the University of Maryland, and is fully
prepared with all the modern appliances to the
dental art to guarantee satisfaction to his ^
patrons.
Jrt*YVA*$eCIDENTAL FIRE.
jVbout 3 o'clock A. M. last Friday, an outbuilding
on the premises of T. W. C'lawson, ..
who lives in the edge of town, on King's
Mountain street, was discovered to be on fire,
and before effective assistance could be secured,
the building, used as a store-room, was
consumed, and various articles in it valued ,
at?2f>. Mr. Clawson is satisfied that the fire
originated from accident, or rather by a ser- .
vant carelessly emptying some hot ashes in
a barrel, near the house. "
SENTENCE COMMUTED. a
In the Federal Court at Charleston, last week, s
an order was passed for the commutation of the a
sentence in thecaseof theUnited States against a
W. M. Henry. The defendant was convicted i
at the Angust term of the District Court in 1
Greenville for using the mail for fraudulent t
purposes, operating through the post office at I
Rock Hill, and was sentenced to imprisonment r
of Viaorl lnhrvr in fhn nonifontinrv An anneal t
"""* ",u"' *" *"v J jri
to the Circuit Judge 'was made by his counsel, c
Mr. Isaac M. Bryan, and the sentence was 1
modified to imprisonment without hard labor, a
EASTEfc, ELECTIONS. 8
At the Easter election of the Church of the ^
Good Shepherd, held on Monday evening last, ^
the follpwing were elected: /
Wardens-W. B. Wilson, Sen., G. W. S.
Hart.
Vestrymen?Jno. C. Kuykendal, A Coward,
J. 0. Walker, H. F. Adickes, A. S. Withers.
Delegates to Diocesan Convention?W. B. j
Wilson, Sen., Jno. C. Kuykendal, G. W. S.
Hart, J. Ernest Lowry. Alternates?J. O. <;
Walker, A. S. Withers, W. B. Moore, A. \
Coward.
A PHILADELPHIA FORGER. J
J. Edgar Holl, a dealer in druggists' sundries,
in Philadelphia, has absconded after .
fraudulently depositing in the Independence *
National Bank of that city forged drafts as .>
collateral. He secured about ?17,000 from the 1
bank, giving as collateral four months' notes ^
on firms from different parts of the country c
aggregating between ?35,000 and ?40,000. The
signatures on these were all supposed to be
genuine, but several have been returned re- ?
eently as forged, among them one on Jno. C.
Kuykendal, druggist, of Yorkville.
RAILROAD EARNINGS. r
The State Board of Railroad Commissioners j
have issued their tabulated statement of the t
earnings of the railroads under their supervision
for the month of February, 1887, as com- 4
pared with the earnings for the same period in "!
1886. From this statement of the earnings of 1
twenty-two roads the following facts are given: s
Ten roads show an increase of ?33,778.04; t
twelve show a decrease of ?29,491.35; net in- ?
crease ?4,286.74. The total passenger earnings
for these roads in February, 1886, were ?158,816.82;
for the same month 1887, ?160,577.04 ; in- 1
crease $i,70U.zz.
The total freight earnings for thesame month, c
1886, were 8465,259.81; for 1887, 8466,308.24; de- j
crease, ?4,951.57.
Total earnings for the month, 1886, $670,532.88; *
for 1887, $674,819.62. 1
The earnings of the Chester and Lenoir Rail- J
road for the mouth of February, 1886, were $7,290.2G;
February, 1887, $6,239.59, a decrease of
$1,050.67, or 14.4 per cent.
CHURCH' NOTICES.
Episcopal?Rev. E. N. Joyner, Rector?Sun- f
day-school at 3.30 o'clock. ^
King's Mountain Mission, Rev. L. A. John- a
son, Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church 1
next Sunday at 11 A. M. i
Baptist.?Rev. F. C. Hickson, Pastor?Ser- a
vices next Sunday at 11 A. M. Sunday-school t
at 9.45 A. M. Prayer-meeting this evening 1
at 8 o'clock. r
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor, c
Services next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. and 8 P. M. ?
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock P. M. Prayer- t
meeting to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. e
Methodist Episcopal.?Rev. W. W. Daniel, a
Pastor. Prayer-meeting next Sunday morn- a
ingat 10.15 o'clock. Preachingat 11 A. M. and o
8 P.M. Sunday-school in the afternoon at 3.30 I
o'clock. Prayer-meeting this eyeningat 8. 1
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. 1
C. Galloway, Pastor. The sacrament of the ?
Lord's supper will be dispensed at Tirzah (
next Sunday. Preaching at 11.30 A. M. The a
Pastor will be assisted by Dr. R. A. Ross. v
"WHAT FIVE YEARS MAY DO. g
The editor of the Associate Reformed Prcsby- ..
tcrian, who attended the. First Presbytery at ..
Smyrna in this county, on the 4th instant, after :
returning home, cast about his rod of divination
which revealed to his kon the following glow
ing picture of what may be in York county live
years hence, all of which, we hope, may come
to pass: c
Smrynais located about twelve miles west
from Yorkville, and some ten miles south
from Black's Station on the Air Line R. R. It v
is directly on the line of the new railroad that r
has been surveyed and is to be completed h
sometime during the present year. This new t
road, known as the three C's, (Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago) is to bo a grand trunk *
line. It passes by Smyrna and Sharon, Asso
Piute Reformed churches in York* county. >
When wo revisit this section of our church fi
about five years hence we expect to write as j
follows: "From Charlotte, N. C., we traveled
to Black's Station where the Richmond and
Danville R. R. intersects the C. C. and C. railroad.
Here we found about a dozen A. R. P. q
families who have organized a church and ^
have a very neat building about complete, j
This new organzation is ministered to by Rev.
, the energetic pastor of the A. R. I\ cburch 8
at Smyrna. This latter place is a thriving vil- e
lage on the new railroad, and the congregation n
here pay their pastor a salary of ?800. From y
the town of Smyrna wo passed on to Hickory t.
Grove. Here also there is a flourishing organ- x
ization about four years old. The pastor has a j
parsonage and is paid a salary of about ?700. | 8
Five miles farther on is the town of Sharon. : a
Here we visit out friend the venerable Dr. Ross, { t
who has for some years been the oldest pastor !
in South Carolina. A few yeajs ago Dr. Ross )
was the only minister of our denomination in | p
this section. He served the congregations of t
Sharon and Smyrna. They paid him a salary
of ?700. Now thero are four organizations *'
ministered to by three ministers, who receive P
m aggreate salary of ?2,000. For forty years il
the* seed has been prayerfully and faithfully y
sown, and now the golden harvest is being J)
gathered. Dr. Ross may well receive the con- p
ijratulations of tho entire church." ;
This may seem a rather fanciful picture to 1
iome, but its realization is clearly within tho a
range of the possible. There are men and il
leans enough already with in the hounds of
haron and Smyrna for four churches and
L,800 of salary. The good people do not know
ow well olf they are, nor have they any idea
f what might be accomplished. We know of
0 portion of the A. R. Synod where the pros- j
ects are brighter than in York county. The ,
rojected railroad will pass within a half mile i
f live churches, all in York county, viz., j
uiyrna, Sharon, Yorkville, Tirzali and Neely's !
reek.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr. Power, resident engineer, is now staklg
off work for the construction force. lie
ammenced at Cabbie's Ford, and is working
1 the direction of Rock Hill.
Messrs. Smith and Ripley, principal contactors
for theburalingof the road, will estabsh
their office in a room at the Parish Hotel
1 this place. Mr. E. F. Lathrop, of Brooklyn,
rho is here, will have charge of the office for
le present.
The indications are that work will actively
egin in the vicinity of Yorkville at an early
oir "Vf f T li T? Aoa "Rlo/ilr'a wliA hdQ til A
ontract for the first five-mile section east .of
)wn, is here to-day for the purpose of perjcting
arrangements for beginning operations.
The work of throwing dirt was commenced
esterday near Tirzah Church, under direction
f Col. Kirby.
Mr. Win. G. Gibbons, who is to be superinmdent
for Mr. Griffin, the contractor for
rading the first five mile section west of
iwn, arrived here yesterday evening. Mr.
Iriffin proposes to commence as soon as the
osident engineer stakes off his work.
Mr. S. B. Mosby, an engineer, reported at the
hief engineer's office on yesterday for duty,
nd ho will probably have charge of the resiency
from Hickory Grove to Black's.
Mr. Hallyburton, a contractor below Lancasar,
was in town yesterday evening and reports
tiat he is progressing finely with his work.
Regular trains were put on the road last Monay,
between Black's and Rutherfordton, and
all be run daily, except on Sundays, as folaws:
Leave Rutherfordton at 11.25 A. M.,
'orest City 11.50 A. M., Mooresboro 12.130 P. M.,
ihelby 1.20 P. M., and arrive at Black's at 2.00
\ M. Returning, the train will leave Black's
to.OO P. M., Shelby 5.40 P. M., Mooresboro
.25 P. M., Forest City 7.00 P. M., and arrive at
tutherfordton at 7.20 P. M. Freight is now
ieing shipped regularly over the line.
Major John F. Jones, general superintendnt
of the road, has moved his headquarters
rom Shalhv to Black's on account of the ne
essities of business.
INTERESTING LECTURES.
According to appointment, Rev. William
Veir, one of the secretaries of the National
teform Association, addressed the people of
his place in the Presbyterian church last Wedlesday
evening. He set forth the principles of
he Association as published in last -week's
Cnquirer, and advanced some forcible argunents
to sustain them. He explained that the
Association was not denominational, and that
ny one who believes in its principles may
leeome a member by simply signifying a deire
so to do and contributing something to its
upport. The Association has been operating
t the North for a number of years, and has
.ttained considerable strength. Rev.Mr. Weir
s the first Secretary of the Association who
ins yet visited the South, and it is his purpose
0 agitate the principles it advocates so as to
>ring the people to realize the great need for
eform which is so apparent in our whole naional
structure. The National Reform Assoiiation
claims that as Jesus Christ is King of
tings and Supreme Ruler of the universe, he
ihould be recognized as such by all peoples
ind all governments.
On Thursday night, Rev. F. C. Hickson, pasor
of the Baptist church delivered by request,
n the Presbyterian church a lecture on the
Chinese and their customs, which was heard by
1 large and interested audience.
XJPERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Joseph Herndon is visiting his daughters
n Mecklenburg county, Ya.
Miss Sndie Metts returned home last Monlay
evening from Charleston where she had
>een making a protracted visit to friends.
"^Captain Withers Adickes, as representative
if Home Relief Lodge, left yesterday evening
'or Anderson, to attend the session*of the j
jra?d Lodge, Knights of Honor, which meets I
n that city to-day.
>^Ir. R. Frank Clark, of this place, left on
Monday, and Mrs. N. B. Bratton, of Brattonsdlle,
started yesterday to test the curative
lualities of the celebrated electric well in Taliiferro
county, Ga.
Mr. John Alexander, of Philadelphia, who
;ccompanied Rev. William Weir to this place
ast Wednesday has been quite ill in his room
it the Parish Hotel almost ever since his arrival.
His son having been telegraphed, arived
here yesterday morning, and we are
ileased to say found his father improving,
hough he is yet feeble.
^Mr. C. A. Sanderson, proprietor of Whately
Jlen, Whately, Mass., spent several days in
forkvillo, last week, the guest of Mr. S. A.
dcElwee. Mr. Sanderson happening here
loon after the lynching occurred, investigated
hat .affair, and as a result he says if the peoileof
New England could understand the facts
vhich led up to the tragedy as ho learned
hem here by personal inquiry, it would not be
i matter to them for serious wonder. He se:ured
the limbs on which four of the men were
rnnged, the broken locks of the jail and some
>ieces of the rope used on the occasion, all of
vhich he shipped home as relics of the ghasty
episode.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
On Friday and Saturday last an interesting
:ase was heard in this place by Judge Withirspoon
at chambers, involving imprisonment
or debt. Louis Samuels, a merchant of
tVinnsboro, was arrested and Ijeld to bail in
i civil action charged with friHid-.?. Judgnents
were obtained against him by credtors
at whose instance he was held to bail,
nd executions a against his property were reurned
unsatisfied. Under executions against
he person the defendant was arrested and is
low in the custody of the Sheriff of Fairfield
ounty. Samuels, while in the custody of the
sheriff, applied to the Clerk of the Court for
he benefit of the prison bounds, which is coixtensivo
with the limits of the county where
rrested. The Clerk refused to entertain the
pplication 011 the ground that the provisions
if the orison bounds Act. incorporated in the
tevised Statutes of 1872, had been repealed
>y the General Statutes of 1882, which only
>rovides for the discharge of a prisoner as
nsolvent debtor. The repealing clause of the
General Statutes of 1882, (Section 2739,) prorides
that Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
rith and repugnant to the provisions of tlio
ieneral Statutes are repealed. Judge Witherpoon
ruled that the tirst Section of the prison
lounds Act. incorporated in the revised Statites
of 1872 merely enlarged the prison Hints
of a debtor on a civil action, upon his comilying
with certain requisites, and was not
nconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions
of the General Statutes of 1882, prodding
the means by which a prisoner on a
ivil action could be discharged as an inolvent
debtor. In this view the Judge reersed
the ruling of the Clerk of the Court and
emauded the application of the defendant to
>e heard and determined by the Clerk under
ho provisions of the prison bounds Act incoriorated
in the Revised Statutes of 1872.
The plaintiffs were represented by Messrs.
. E. McDonald and W. C. 11 ion, and the doandant
by Mr. E. B. Ragsdalo and Hon. J. J.
Icmphill.
Another Drought.?Just on the heels
f the news that the drought in Texas had
ieen dissipated comes the news that the
roughtthroughout Central Illinois, with
;reat and continued heat, is unprecedentd.
Nothing like it has been known i'or
nany years. It has not rained for six
/eeks, and then but little fell?not enough
o fairly break the winter drought. The
hermometer registers nearly ninety derees
in the shade daily. Many farmers
re forced to haul water lor tneir siock arm
he pastures furnish little nourishment.
The Blackwood Case.?A dispatch
rorn Atlanta says that the Hon. Joseph
I. Earle, Attorney-General of South Caroina,
has arrived in the city for the puriose
of consulting with Governor Gordon J
n regard to the case of F. A. Blackwood,
/ho, it was charged, was kidnapped by
Lugusta authorities from South Caroina.
A conference at Augusta between
he Attorney-Generals of South Carolina
nd Georgia, was agreed upon to take place
t an early day convenient to both.
Correspondence of the Yorkvtlle Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CLOVER.
Clover, S. C., April 19.?A fearful storm
from the southwest struck Clover yesterday
moiningat about 10 o'clock. Its first
effect before striking this place was on Mrs.
P. L. Jackson's plantation, about 1J mile
southwest of town. There it unroofed or
blew down several outbuildings. In its
course it crossed the railroad at the southeastern
end of town. Of the buildings in
town, Jackson Bro's. gin-house was demolished
and the machinery badly damaged.
John Knox's shop was demolished, and
several other outbuildiugs unroofed. The
pump-house of the railroad was blown into
the middle of the street, leaving Mr. S.
L. Campbell, a blind man who attends to
the pump, prone on the floor. He made a
narrow escape, but was not seriously hurt,
receiving only a few bruises.
rni . _1 ... U : Hf. A 1\7
xne place uu wmuu xur. jv. ?v. juues
lives, half a mile east of here, was stripped
of all the outhouses, shade trees and fences.
For a mile or more beyond that point, the
storm assumed the characteristics of a cyclone,
cutting its way through the timber
for the space of one hundred yards in
width. Mr. J. D. Moore's place was the
first struck. His residence and all his outbuildings
were unroofed. Some of his outbuildings
wjere leveled to the ground. It
next struck Mr. J. L. Jackson's place, unroofing
or tearing down all his buildings. '
The roof of his dwelling and the chimney
were carried off and his clothing, bedding, |
&c., were scattered in every direction. ?
He says that articles of his childrens' clothing
were found hanging all around in trees
of the orchard that had not been blown
down.
Mr. S. L. Adams' place was the next
and last point from which definite informaiton
has been received, though serious
damage is reported from points south-west
of the places mentioned. At Mr. Adams'
place some out-buildings were blown down
and some damage was done to trees. The
damage to timber was serious all along
the track of the storm.
Clover Council, No. 1146, American
Legion of Honor, has lost two of its members
by death within the last few months,
both of whom had benefit certificates for
$2,000 each, which were promptly paid,
making the sum of $4,000 received by
woTthy widows and orphans. The last
benefit paid was to the family of Capt. J.
W. Beamguard, which his family received
in less than thirty days after his death.
J. D. G.
MERE-MENTION.
There was a jail delivery at Charleston,
West Va., last Friday night, and the jail
was cleaned out. There was great excitement
in the city over the occurence, and
detectives are in search of the escaped prisoners.
The business portion of Crescent
City, thirty miles south-east of Palatka,
Fla., was burned last Friday night. A
cyclone passed over Belmont county, Ohio,
last Thursday afternoon, wrecking farmhouses
and barns and doing considerable
damage to churches and business houses at
DeClairsville An edition of the Bible
in two volumes, the first book ever
printed, was sold in London a short time
ago for $18,000. There were 140 business
failures in the United States last
week. There was an average of 4.71
railway accidents per day during the
month of February. The largest table
ever made from a single plank belongs
to the Illinois Club of Chicago. The
plank is fifteen feet long and six feet wide,
and was cut from a California redwood
tree. It is said that in the event of
war Italy could place an army of 2,400,000
men in the field. Russia has 6,000,000
soldiers at her command. A large
number of trainmen and other employees
of the Pan Handle Railroad have been
detected in a systematic robbery of freight
cars, which has been going on for years.
Several arrests have been made. Secretary
Whitney has awarded to the Bethlehem
Iron Company, of Pennsylvania,
the contracts for furnishing about 1,400
tons of steel gun forgings and 4,500 tons of
steel armor plates, at a total cost of
$4,512,938 At St. Louis, on Friday
last, Daniel Jewell, convicted of wife
murder, who was to have been hanged on
Friday at Suisun, California, cut his throat
with a pocket knife and died very soon,
thus cheating the gallows. In a railroad
accident near ravenwood, Ohio, on
the 14th by a freight train jumping the
trflfk seven emnlnvees of the road were
killed.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? A little son of J. A. Russ, of Union,
was accidently shot in the arm by a brother
a few days ago, with an old pistol.
? The April term of the State Supreme
Court began in Columbia yesterday. The
Sixth Circuit will be called on the 26th
instant, and will be given four days. Apglicatiohs
for admission to practice must
e filed on or before the 26th instant. y
? Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: The spring terms of Court in the
different counties have thus far sent to the
Penitentiary 195 convicts, apportioned as
follows: Abbeville 8, Anderson 3, Barnwell
7, Beaufort 6, Berkeley 7, Charleston
7, Chester 10, Chesterfield 3, Clarendon 6,
Colleton 7, Darlington 15, Edgefield 8,
Fairfield 11, Georgetown 2, Greenville 3,
Hampton 2, Kershaw 8, Lancaster 5, Laurens
11, Lexington 2, Marion 7, Marlboro'
6, Newberry 4, Oconee 3, Orangeburg 4,
Richland 5, Spartanburg 12, Sumter 8,
Union 2, Williamsburg 4, York 9. Total
195. The counties of Aiken, Horry and
Pickens have not yet been heard from.
There are now in confinement 1,047 convicts
against 985 at the time of the last
annual report, October 31,188G.
They All Do It.?A vigilance committee
from Brown county, Nebraska,
overtook two young horse thieves near
Sargent, last Wednesday night, and shot
and killed one of them, Joseph Arnold,
and captured the other, James Bohan.
One of the vigilants was dangerously shot.
On the same night, an armed mob, some
twenty-five men, from Union county,
Miss., stormed the jail at Ripley, and shot
to death while in his cell, Bud Williamson,
charged with killing John Collins at
New Albany about a year ago, the trial
nf Williamurm hnvincr heen removed to
Tippah county by a change of venue. Williamson
was about 22 years of age. He
killed Collins, as the evidence given in the
trial would seem to show, on the inspiration
of the moment and in the heat of
passion. Collins, also a young man, shot
Williamson in the same difficulty, and
the evidence was very conflicting as to
which one of them shot first or where the
blame lies.Jim
Bates, a notorious desperado, said
to have been the slayer of ten men, was
killed last Saturday night in Polk county,
Tenn. He was serving a life sentence in
the Georgia Penitentiary, but escaped a
few years ago and during his temporary
freedom he had murdered two men in cold
blood. Four officers from Chattanooga
found him in his den in the Chickowie
mountains. He tried to shoot the officers,
but they filled him full of buckshot.
Much excitement was occasioned at Harrisburg,
Va., last Saturday night, by a
rumor that a party of men from Augusta
county would lynch Preston Johnson and
Bob Venable, the negroes confined in jail
there charged with burning W. B. Glover's
barn on April 3. The Sheriff had a military
company put on guard and they will
continue to patrol the approaches to the
town. These men were removed from
Augusta county to avoid lynching.
The Bidders for the Stations.?The
time for receiving bids for the establishment
of the proposed agricultural experiment
station expired at 0 o'clock Thursdav
afternoon. Bids have haan raaaivad
by Commissioner Butler from the following
persons, but their details will not be
made public until after they have been acted
upon by the board of agriculture which
met yesterday: Gen. C. St. G. Sinkler,
Eutawville, Berkeley county; Col. L. P.
Miller, Georgetown ; Maj. W. H. Evans
and Col. E. It. Melver, for citizens of
Darlington; Col. H. P. Hammett. for citizens
of Greenville; Prof. N. F. Walker,
for citizens of Spartanburg ; Win. Mayfield,
Greenville county; Dr. E. B. Smith,
Marion; S. S. Davis, Williamsburg county
; ('has. W. Foster, Georgetown.