Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 20, 1887, Image 4

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^ ?r -? L ^uworotts gcjjartweut. 5 ?T ? She Knew Her Business.?He was naturally bashful, and in her company was js as dumb as an oyster. She understood ir him, and one evening ashed plainly what ft made him so 9ilent wherever he called on ft her. y "I?e-r? I don't know," he stammered. P( "I always ah-have something to say be- 01 fore you come in, but I can't get it out." "Indeed," she said encouragingly. k "Yes. I'm like a bottle that is corked up tight." a "Very tight, Mr. Smith ?" s| "Yes, indeed, very." fi "Well, that isn't so bad as you think, tc There is one good thing about it." n "What U it. nrav ?" ir "Why, you know, the tighter a bottle is e; corked tne more forcibly it pops." w He grasped the situation at once and w now she dosen't care whether he talks or P not. She is content to do it all herself. C , ? , ri The Scripture Complied With.?It *c wasinan experience meeting in an African Methodist church over in Virginia, writes u a Washington correspondent. A new con- 0 .vert had been giving in his confession. 'He had told the brethren and the sisters " all the sins of his life, and more too, with all their aggravations. Hb had confessed a to every crime known in the statutes and PJ every sin known in the decalogue. When he paused for breath, gasping at his own ? wickedness, a brother in tho gallery shout- 18 edsolemnly: "Putoutdatlamp!" "Why ? for?" asked the pastor. "Coz," said the 11 solemn brother, "de vilest sinner done ? return."?Cbr. Boston Traveler. ; ' Cleveland With a K.?In the crowd was a gentleman from Boston, who stop- ^ ped ana talked with Cleveland for a few f8 minutes. "We were much pleased to see rj you in Boston," he said. "In fact, your sj visit was a success. You have made a j good President." Here Cleveland fidgeted p; and smiled a conscious smile, and the Bos- w tonian went on: "You must come again. ^ Yes, come up soon and bring Mrs. K." ti Them he passed on as if he had done some- n thing smart and before Cleveland could n tell nim that his wife did not spell her tl name with a K.?Baltimore American. d y A Cheering Incident.?Small Girl? t( My mother says will you please let her re borrow your little girl's pattern for a ^ dress, coz she wants to make one just like t( it for me, only its goin' to be a good deal 01 better one, anyhow. tl ' "Tell your mother that she can't have it But I've got a pattern of a good box- d edear I'd like to send her for your im- n pudence." u at nonrl ?f of hnma A liupo JrUU uato UOtu XV uv ?v.vv, p ma'am. Good morning." ?] These little domestic incidents are as a1 stimulating as cold tea.?Hartford Post. T T Without Warning.?Lady (in uptown C( store)?Why, Mrs. S., i8 this you, and in v mourning? I hadn't heard that?that? ii Mrs. S.?Yes, Mr. S. was laid at rest two ? weeks ago. ct Lady?I am so shocked! Was his death vv a sudden one? Mrs. S.?Very; without warning. He died of a cold contracted only the day c< before. Aren't the shops lovely??New a York Sun. n & Not a Fair Show.?Magistrate (to p prisoner)?You are charged with being s< drunk and disorderly, and assaulting a ei Dutchman. What have you to say for fl( . yourself? ei Prisoner?The policeman arrested me c? too soon, yer honor. If he had given me r time for two more drinks I would have p| thrown my arm around that Dutchman's st neck and called him "brother."?New tl York Sun. . , . p< 1^* "Must be pretty cold out your way," [l he observed to the farmer who had just <jj come into market with his whiskers full of re frost. "Yes, tolerable." What did your V( thermometer register?" "I hain't got n( none." should think you'd want to ai know how cold it was." "No, I don't d, keer much. I kin alius tell by touching f0 my tongue to the ax whether it's last sumraer or this winter."?Detroit Free Press. p( Mrs. Muggers?And so Miss Flighty intends to marry old Oppulence because he can't live long, and then she and young i:, Nicefellow begin life with a fortune. Mrs. UTImmaws?TKn oAAma f A Kn Vior IHnu "T f? x 1IAU OVtUlO W/ wv 4IV? ' V4VVH A __y know a case of that kind, but the rich old man lived for twenty years, and left all w the law would allow to his only daughter." Tt "But did the woman's lover wait ?" "Yes, Qj and married the daughter." |^"Yes," said Mrs. Hendricks to the w minister, who was dining with the family, sl, "Bobby says his prayers every night, like w a good little boy." \c "Ah ! indeed," replied the minister, Ec very much pleased; "and do you pray for papa and mamma, Bobby ?" .D< "Oh! yes, for both of'em, although I've IE often heard ma tell pa that he is past prayingfor." b( . ni $GSr Johnnie Hardnut gets about as many r* whippings every day as there are school o< hours, and yesterday the teacher caught "l him at his tricks as usual. "You naughty boy," she said, "if you do that again I'll ri whip you." "Chestnut, he replied impudently. "Hickory is better, I think," she remarked quietly, and gave him about a( half a cord across the back.?N. Y. Sun. ft fc One of the FineOld Crusted Jokes, h "We don't see you very often at the club, tt Charley." ti "No; the fact is I'm engaged and I can't ai call an evening my own." a< ."Going to leave the club then ?" d "Oh, no; I shall be married in April, it and then you may look for me at least tl three times a week."?Philadelphia Call. b ? ai Up the River.?Visitor (to convict in b penitentiary)?Are you undergoing pun- n ishment for your first offence ? d Convict (not without pride)?No, sir; I've been up several times afore. Visitor?Ah. Then your career must ^ have been a very checkered one ? Convict?No, my career has been a wery striped one.?New YorkSun. tSf A Western town has a female sher- ? iff. Recently she arrested a man, and he, ? hoping to flatter her to let him escape, ? told her she was the handsomest woman heeversaw. And did she let him escape? ~J No! She wouldn't let that man out of her sight, anyway, but watted him around E all the time. Trickery is sure to fail in *, the end.?Texas Siftings. Natural History Note.?The Gra- J ham boys report a huge swallowing. h They say two king snakes undertook to * omAllnnr a rvmnnrl rofflo flnn nAmmono. I ci OTTttllVVV U ^IVUUU AUVMV* \/UV Wiuiiivuv ed at his head and the other at his tail. P They swallowed until they met and then ^ swallowed each other.?Jessup (Ga) Sen- 1( tinel. P A Case of Necessity.?Minister (to P boy who is digging for worms)?"Little ei boy, don't you know that it is wroug to ! P work on Sunday, except in cases of necessity ?" Boy (going on with his digging)?"This | is a case of necessity. A feller can't go c< flshin' 'thout bait."?Life. I n I p A Bad Beginning.?The last words ii of a man condemned to. death. ; a As the fatal moment approaches he i I asks the hangman: si "What day is to day ?" f< "Monday," murmurs the executioner, tl "Monday? A nice way to begin the n week."?From, the French. ' if VST The loss of my husband completely unnerved me," said a lady to a neighbor n who has been recently afflicted herself, b "Yes, dear, and the loss of my husband c completely unmanned me."?PretzeVs a Weekly. is "Which will you have, chloroform s: or laughiDg gas ?" said the dentist to his d patient, about to have a tooth pulled, t; "Ether will answer," said the customer.? q Wasp. The. average woman i3 too delicate to e shoulders musket, but nobody questions 1 e her right to bare arms. ci f flic Jam and J ireside To Raise Watermelons.?Sandy loat the best soil. Break it deep and brin ito finest tilth ; then bed up the lands te tet wide, leaving as broad and deep watt irrow as possible. In these water iurrou ou may scatter the compost freely, and f ointsten feet apart put a half-bushel mor T compost, and add to it one pound < ;id phosphate and a quarter of a pound < ainit, or two quarts of unleached or allon of leached ashes. Work up thi lixture thoroughly into the soil for th mce of three feet in diameter, makin nally a broad flat hill, and covering th >p of it with earth not mixed with mf ure. Everything is now ready for plani ig. Thrust seed into the soil with th pe downward, so that it can come u ithout turning over. Put them in lin ith cent;e of water furrow, so that i lowing the plants may be sided closelj ultivate entirely with sweep orscrap< inning plows at short intervals, so as nt > allow grass to get a start, and to kee >il in the finest tilth. If beetles attac le young plants, dust them with one pai f Paris green to one hundred parts < leap flour. After plants become well es iblished, thin out to two in a hill. Whe ley begin to run, arrange the vines in th irection of the drill, so as to allow clos lowing as long as possible. As the vim iread, plow farther and farther from th rill, not loosening the vines from thei istenings. Hand weed along drill i ecessary. Plenty of vegetable matter i le soil with applications of potassic mt ure, are the best preventions of rust, bi othmg is infallible. Kainit has bee 3ed successfully in some instances. Feeding Cattle.?Mr. J. P. Little, < .mesbury, received the first premium o it cattle, at the last show of the Essex Af cultural Society, for a pair of Devon oxet x years old, which weighed 4,250 pound, te also received a second premium on air of Herefords, five years old, whic reighed 4,050 pounds. According to Mi little's statement, the Devon cattle at fai me, had been owned by him fiftee lonths. For the first four months th eyons did all the ox work on the farri ley did considerable outside teaminj raaiiiT- wood, salt hay, manure from th illage, otc. During the month previoi > the fair they worked, reclaiming leadow, pulling trees, plowing, etc. Sine Ir. Little owned them they have not bee ) pasture. He began in the early autura f 1885, to feed on fodder corn ; fed wit lat nearly all the time, with very littl ay all winter. Then be^an feeding wit itferent kinds of hay, with two quarts ( leal per day each, until the first of March hen he commenced feeding four quarl erday until fair time. He gave ther ear cornmeal dry twice a day, two quarl t night and two quarts in the morning hey have always had the best car< hey were partly fed with green fodde )rn during the fall, the same as the pre ious year. Mr. Little thinks that feec ig different kinds of hay is better than t infine cattle to one kind of hay. Th ittle consume some salt hay every da ithan evident relish.?Boston Cultivaloi Wind as a Seed Carrier.?At the r< }nt meeting of the scientistsat Cambridge .ifred Russell Wallace, the English nati ilist, read a paper on "The Winds as Bed Carrier in Relation to the Difficul roblems in Geographical Distribution. }me species of plants common in nortl n climates, many of them in the Arcti ora, have a wide distribution in the south n hemisphere. There are five prominer tuses of seed distribution. First, sea cui mts; second, birds; third, seeds of mars lants adhering to the feet of birds; fourtl icky seeds which attach themselves t le feathers of birds; fifth, wind. Th 3wer of the wind in transporting seeds i at yet determined, but there is evidenc lat it can transport light seeds to a grea istance. Dust from the Java eruption, w years ago, was found on the decks c essels at 1,000 miles distant. Most of th arthern plants introduced Into the sout e very light seeded ones, lighter than th list. Whether or not wind is the agenc, r transporting these seeds, these evi snces go to show that it at least has th awer. Rancid Butter.?One of the principt luses of butter becoming rancid is th lttermilk contained iu it. If butter b lurned until compacted, no amount c ashing will rid it of all the milk. It is lerefore, important that churning ceas hile the butter is in a granulated state ; can then be washed comparatively fre ' buttermilk. It is a good plan to dra\ T the buttermilk and fill in sufficient col ater to float the granules, and agitate i ightly and draw off. Repeat until th ater is no longer discolored. It is wel > salt the butterslightly before beginnin > wash it, as it will aid the operatior Dme suppose that all the butter will nc b separated from the cream if the churr ig be stopped when the butter is yet in ranular state, but if the mi"''drawn o b re-churned it will be found to yiel othing. Butter treated in this way wi squire only sufficient working to thoi jghly distribute the salt, and thus th grain" of the butter is preserved and il eeping qualities much improved.?Pro. e Farmer. Clover IIay for Horses.?Everobod imits that clover is the best kind of ha >r cows, but it is commonly objected to j >od for horses, especially those inclined t eaves. It is often dusty because it is aj ) be injured in curing. Another objet on is that horses like clover hay so wel nd eat so greedily of it, that their stun Bhs are overloaded. Injury from har riving under such circumstances is ine\ nuie. dui ii uuvyr imy L*ut ui >vc ien mixed with a little meal, it is probt ly the most economical feed for any horsi nd will do no injury to any, howevc roken winded. Clover hay isextremel utritious, and only a small quantity pe ay will be needed when fed with yraii Breakfast Muffins.?Good lions< eeping tells how to make breakfast mu ns: To make breakfast muffins, sift wit velve ounces of flour two heaping tet poonfuls of the best yeast powder an ne teaspoonful of salt; add gradually up and a half of milk and two ounces < utter, melted, but allowed to cool befoi tiding. Mix smoothly with a woode poon or the hands. Beat whites an oiks of two eggs separately ; add yolk ien whites. Bake immediately in muffi ings. This makes about one dozen del ious muffins. 58$- Where room is abundant a bed < ardy roses, if kept in good shape, is ver ttractive. Roses do not stand bein rowed in with other shrubs, or bein lanted against fences or buildings ver tell. Their best place is in a centrall >cated bed cut in the lawn, allowin lenty of air and sunshine. Circular c val forms of beds are pleasing ones. Th lants may be set two or three feet apai ach way, starting near the edge. Settin lants of other kinds in the bed betwee be roses is not advisable. There is no fixed rule for milkin ows, but a correspondent in an exchang ames the following as his method : A] roach the cow whistling, singing or tall ng, to attract her attention. Lean gentl gainst her side and tell her to "hoist, 'lace the head against her and adjust tli tool, sit down and gently grasp the farth< pre teat, then the near hind one, and wit be head still resting against her keep c lilking, whistling until the job is til >hed. v.om meai is a convenient, ana \> aight say staple, article of food in tl arn-yard, yet it is not the best food f< hickens. It is a very good food in \vint< s it is heating, but for young chickens 3 not sufficiently growing. Very youc hickens that are fed on corn meal excli ively are liable to be troubled with bow isease. Give a variety of food, give plei y of range, and above all, give den uarters. A good pasture will enable the farn r to raise two or three colts at but litt xpense, and if they are well bred the ail always be sold at good prices. . fjfisttUaara fUadittg. ? THE LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW. ~ s n A MANIFESTO FROM JUDGE LYNCH, 11 A CALM REVIEW BY A LAYMAN, AND 5 PRESS COMMENTS ON YORK'S LAST I SENSATION. v )f jj. . judge lynch speaks in vacation. ft [From the Columbia Register.] is Yorkville, S. C., April 12. e Fellow-citizens of South Carolina: I g understand that you are becoming alarme ed at my recent outrages, and that you l- are fearfully trembling at the thought of t- what I may do next. I desire to write e you a few words of admonition and inp struction: e I confess that I have recently assumed u considerable authority and exercised exr. treme jurisdiction in several cases. I do not desire to continue in the usurpation >t of this power which I am wielding: and p would gladly return it to the law, but k law must first purify itself and give me t assurance that she is strong enough to hold >f it. She is not strong enough now, as has 3. been thoroughly demonstrated in a numn ber of recent cases. She has become so e corrupt that respectable citizens no longer e have any faith in her. >s The opinion seems to prevail throughe out the State that the law would have been r abundantly able to deal with the case if that I recently disposed of. I assure you n that it is very doubtful. As to whether i- the accused were guilty of the crime with it which they were charged or not no one n doubted for a moment. In fact every one was positive that they were, and all those who were at all familiar with the forms ? of law were equally certain that under the n rules of evidence they could never be le?" eallv convicted. The confession made in b the "jail by one of the murderers shortly 3- after the commission of the crime has a been denied since the return of the prish oners from Columbia. While in Colum* bia they employed a lawyer and I learn'r ed that he had two strings to his bow. n One was to plead insanity for the negro ,e who confessed, who, by the way, came back to Yorkville acting his part admirably. The other string was to get a change of e venue, and I assure you that if this had sucis ceeded they would have been acquitted, a for as I have told you before, there was no e proof against the accused but what would Q have been ruled out by the rules of eviQ dence. h Another fact which led me to pursue the 6 course I did was this: The prisoners, if h tried together, would have been able to >f exhaust the jury box down to the very b dregs, and been able to secure twelve such ts scoundrels as themselves, who would cern tainly bring in a verdict of acquittal, ts Some people ask me why I did not let the law take its course; and then, they - say, if it- failed to convict, it was time enough for me to act. To this I will say: i- Simply because I did not wish to "raurI der" a man whom the law said was ino nocent. I have no desire for revenge, but e I have a love for justice. My labor for the y past few years has not been to promote the interest of law. In my court the sharpest lawyer does not win the case, and it must be arranged b so in yours, or I shall continue to preside. '* In my courts the accused is not allow^ ed to choose his own jury, manage to prolong the trial until nightfall, nave the court adjourned and get his friends to buy l* such of the scoundrels as will sell out, c and if they can't buy all, at least man' age to get a mistrial. I have seen this lt occur time and again in your courts. J" Change it or you cannotcompete with me. " In my courts there are no rules of evib dence which make it necessary for the 0 witness to see the crime committed and e don't allow him to hear or know a fact in 18 any other way but seeing. ? In my courts, all that the jury need lt to enable them to bring in a verdict of & guilty is to become thoroughly satisfied >f that the accused is guilty. Many a time ? have I heard orie of your jurymen, after " sitting on a case ana bringing in a vere diet of acquittal, say that the accused was Y as 4,guilty as could be, but it could not ' be proved." Then have I been tempted e to take the case in hand, but forebore, on account of my respect for the law. Look to this fact, or I will. " In this same county, in which I have e recently been operating, not more than ? two years ago a man was tried for arson. >r He was acquitted in the face of the 5? most damning proof. He had com mi tf ted the deed for spite, and after his acquittal he boastingly acknowledged it. e I was asked why I did not look after this case. I simply replied that it was too ^ late now. The law has now taken its course. Hundreds of cases of a like character may be cited from all parts of the 11 State, and still you condemn me. If you E don't do something with your jury system, ' your lawyers and your rules of evidence 11 pretty soon, I shall assume jurisdiction in more cases than those with which 1 have * recently been dealing. Respectfully, [J Judge Lynch. it THE LEGISLATURE WILL PROVIDE NO REMEDY, SO THE LYNCHERS DO. e [From, the 2VTews and Courier.] ts To the Editor of The News and Courier : i. There has been much comment among law-abiding citizens on the recent lynching in York county, and the remarks rey ported to have been made by Judge Pressy ley in charging the grand iury on the ls subject. It is certainly a reflection upon o the civilization of the State and of the )t country at large that such deeds of violence should be done, even during the lt session of the Court, almost within its pre,1 cincts. The power of the law ignored, its d dignity contemned and "liberty plucks justice by the nose." And to emphasize t and make more startling this condition of il affairs, the presiding Judge admits the ? impotency of the Courts to keep the peace 5r or protect the citizens. v To the calm observer there is something :r appalling in this admitted weaknessof the j, law, but the fact stares us in the face that his Honor is right. The York case is but the repetition of an oft-told tale, varied ? only in the details. The question of the hour is, what is the remedy ? d In order to devise a remedy we must a first recognize the evil. Where does it lie )f hidden? It is certainly not in the law e itself; that is stringent enough. Under n the laws of this State, everyone who takes d part in the lynching of a citizen, however S) humble and however indisputable the apn' pearance of his guilt, is guilty of murder. j. we must inen iook lor ineuimcuiry in tne administration of the law. Our Judges are wise and just. We can again, as the State did in the olden time, boast that v they are incorruptible, and no charge of g inefficiency, or venality is brought against any of the other officers of the Courts y throughout the State, and yet the fact is y that nearly one hundred guilty men esg cape for one that is convicted. This is, )r of course, not to be taken literally, but it ,e is well recognized that no man who has rt either friends or money can be convicted g of a capital offence, and very rarely of n any crime of a serious character. Hence it is that that class of citizens who respect the law because of its strength, who fear it rather than uphold, take the execution of ? law into their own hands, because experi' ence has shown them that it will probably _* not be otherwise executed, y It has been the popular idea that the >> juries are to blame. Who are the juries ie but the populace themselves? Drawn as >r our juries are I believe them to be a fair h epitome of the community from which ,n they are taken, and hence the great utility nf ttia inr\r trial "Rut inrnra nrAhnf. mpn []. V* JUIJ V* 1U1. V VV.V with human frailties, men of like passions with ourselves. And among every panel f-e will be fouud, if the trouble be taken to ie seek, some men who are false and corrupt, )r some whose judgments are warped, some 3r actuated by strong prejudice and passion, it and weak brothers, who cannot maintain ig and express their own opinion against opu position. el On the trial for felony in this State it is 11- the privilege of every defendant to chalm lenge without cause, twenty members, more than one half the panel drawn to serve the term. A little observation and ti- inquiry will easily inform him who are le most likely to be impartial and unbiased, jy and by the use of this extraordinary power of challenge remove them from the jury j box. On the other hand, the State being t entitled only to two peremptory challeng- p | es, should the defendant, by his family or J 1 public influence, or other means, make o sure of the support of three only of the ; c thirty-six jurors presented his immunity i p is certain, because it requires a unanimous v I vote to make a verdict. Thisextraordina- ' ! ry and unreasonable privilege is the relic of a an age long past, when the power of the d Crown overshadowed the rights and liber- S ty of the citizen, when the prisoner had not a the right to be represented by counsel learned in the law. It was a merciful concession of the sovereign, now made useless by the risen sun of civilization which is founded on the civil liberty of man. It f has been characterized by a late distin- ^ guished lawyer as a contrivance by which 1 the jury may be purged of its intelli- e gence and impartiality. And here, I sub- c mit, the evil lies. It is a fiction and a r farce to arraign a prisoner for trial before good and lawful men of his county, and J* 1 i-j 1. 1 ~c ?^,^^,,1 L men ui suuuu juugmeni. aim ojl guuu ujw?i character, whom the law says shall be drawn impartially and by lot, and then 11 invite him to select, out of thirty-six, the & twelve who are to try his case. There are J* other rules of practice in our criminal ? Courts which tend in the same direction, 1 of imprudently sheltering those accused ^ of crime, and depriving them of what the 1 law guarantees?a fair and impartial trial; ? but this is the chief obstruction to justice. 1 If this is the evil the remedy is appa- Y rent. The regulation of the practice of , the Courts is fully within the power of the c Legislature, and the evil can only be rem- ^ edied there. And this matter has been brought to the attention of our lawmakers time and again. At the session before the last a carefully-considered bill, looking to " the removal of-;this and other obstruc- ^ tions to justice, was presented to the General. Assembly, and again, at the last session of 188G, the same bill, with slight al- ^ terations, was submitted, but no relief has " been obtained. * In behalf, therefore, of the Courts of this t State, it is claimed that the responsibility for the shortcomings of the law, the tardiness of justice, and the mob law and violence naturally resulting therefrom, is not theirs, but must be laid at the door of the General Assembly. Let our lawmakers from all parts of the State examine this matter carefully, and J. am much mistaken if such examinatipn does dot bear fruit at the next session. Fiat Justitia. e the judiciary not entirely blame- j XjCSS* ? \From the Anderson Intelligencer.] r The lynching of the Yorkville prisoners j is at present the topic of discussion in the v State, and Judge Pressley's remarks to the c grand jury are very generally criticised \ by the press. We publish Judge Preas- c ley's card explaining his position, and are r compelled to say that, while it may be t bad policy to admit it, there can be no s doubt, in our opinion, that he has stated t the situation accurately. The Courts are i powerless, as they are at present conducted, fc to punish mob violence. We do not, how- s ever, think the grand juries alone to blame i for this condition of society'in the United p States. The Judges themselves and the t petit juries also are to blame for the prevalent feeling of uncertainty about the t guilty ever being brought to punishment. a The Judges have established the practice t of granting bail to every one who appears g and asks for it in a capital or other case, j, and usually, too, in insignificant sums. c They impress the case at the beginning t with their certificate that the proof is not t strong, or the presumption great. By this c means they release men charged with j murder where the strongest proof is made, the only question being ability to give a moderate bond, ranging perhaps from oue f thousand to five thousand dollars, with the ~ usual bond nearer the former than the lat- r tersum. Hence it is that the man of t means indirectly has an advantage in the ^ commission of crime, which sometimes q appears to be a class advantage, though in t reality it is only an incident. The man r who is murdered is gone, while his red- j r handed murderer is turned out to work in j the county from which the jury to try him jj is to be drawn for sympathy and aid in t his trial. It need not be wondered that ^ with the advantage allowed the criminal c in organizing the jury, and this privilege r granted him by our Judges, that it is so c difficult to convict a man of means in South Carolina. And in convictions for man- r slaughter the sentences are usually very t light. The Judges themselves set the ex- j. ample of placing small value upon human , life, and it is not to be wondered that t grand and petit juries fall into line in the t same direction. The uncertainty o? convictions and the inadequate punishment of crime by our Courts do more to encour- . age lynch law than any other cause. Pub- 1 lie sentiment should demand that lynchers e be brought to trial and punished. It is an r unsafe and uncivilized proceeding, and F cannot be permitted without the danger 1 of greater wrong and crime, in many in- 1 stances, than that which the lynchers seek s to avenge. The law ought to be certain, 8 and punishments adequate to the crimes 8 committed. Then any or set of men, e who take or attempt to take lawinto their 8 own hands should be dealt with just as c other criminals would be for the same of- ? fence. j A REBUKE TO THE COURTS. [From the Enterprise and Mountain'.er.] The lynching of five negroes at oae time c in, York county last week, is a notable J event iif the annals of that county and of c the State. The cruel and brutal murder t those negroes were guilty of and responsi- r ble for, was most atrocious. They took the ^ life of an innocent little boy, against whom j thn\r r>nniri h?vp no frnund for even the c slightest assault, all because the little fel- ^ low chanced to see them stealing cotton c frotn his father's field, and it was peculiarly heinous. One of them confessed committing the deed, implicating one or more of the others. They deserved death. . Lynching is a great rebuke to our Courts j of Justice, and judges, juries and lawyers ' should ponder well an occurrence of the L. kind. It is an expression either against f the certainty or promptness of punishment ? for the committing o1 outrageous crime. J There are somanytechnicalitiesin the law, c by which those charged with the worst of crimes often evade punishment before the J Courts, that outraged public sentiment sometimes rises up and does acts that are positively subversive of law and order. Those who have the administration of justice in their hands might well profit by this occurrence in York county. The letting off from proper punishment by the Courts of those deserving of it and the bailing on small bonds of men who take the lives of their fellow-men, works no good for the maintenance of the supremacy of our civil courts. Notwithstanding whatis here said, lynch law is abominable and destructive of the best interests of organized society. We sincerely hope this is the last case of lynching that will ever occur in the State. TOO MUCH RESTRICTION ON THE JUDGES? TOO MUCH LATITUDE TO JURIES. [From the Barnwell Sentinel.] In the Sentinel to-day we reproduce an article signed "Fiat Justitia," on the subject of crime and its causes in this State. It is from the pen of a man who evidently knows what he is talking about, and will no doubt cause every law-lovingand peaceable citizen to think more seriously of the ! condition of things arouud him than ever ! before. There isaheartlessuessanouttwo : thirdsof thecrime committed in this State, j that, if allowed to go on, will, in a few j years more, ipvite just such attention as j was witnessed in York county only a few v | days since. There is in many localities a c ! perfect fear of the result of trial by juries, sl and it is developing into wild and restless j determination?something that may in the end bring us to confront a state ot things bordering on barbarism. The subject is _ one for thought and the article in question reveals it. j Judge Pressley's remarks when charg- I ing the grand jury at Yorkville, is a fitting I illustration of what is claimed, and carries [ the reader back to the cause for lynching, (i.e.,) the tardiness among juries to con- j vict. While the learned Judgedid not intend his remarks to apply solely to South I Carolina, it is reasonable to infer that what 1 has transpired among his own people prompted him to speak as he did. It may be received as the voice of thecourt crying J out because of its weaknass, and we have j no doubt it is; but it is the truth. Unfor unately for the country the scope for exiression eDjoyed by judges is too small, uries have it all their own way,and where ne jury sets a bad example, it becomes ontagious, and another imitates, with erhaps, a more serious effect. We agree CR pith Judge Pressley, when he says that the only remedy is to rouse the people to proper' sense of their danger and their fi iisgrace." May the day come in our itate when they may be truly termed an roused people. ? ? > For the Yorkville Enquirer. THE PRESBYTERY OP BETHEL. Bethel Presbytery met at Winnsboro, S, April 5'th, and adjourned on the 8th? T lev. M. It. Kirkpatrick was chosen Mod- -I rator and Rev. Geo. Surnmey, assistant P I- TU/11.A mm. 11 fonrooDntfltinn r>f ~ Itil K. 111c1c niw ivguuu 1v|>ivuvmu?>u.. w. jjj ninisters and elders. ru Rev. C. R. Birnbach, late of Germany, in /as received from the Associate Reformed re 'hurch. e<j Rev. W. W. Ratchford was released ?| rom the pastoral care of Mt. Pleasant, nd Rev. W. G. White, from that of Doug- gu is. Rev. J. H. Lumpkin resigned Rich- Ci urg, Cedar Shoals and Fort Lawn, and in he churches were cited to appear at an m djournea meeting in May, at Bethesda. ca lev. J. C. McMullen resigned the office of vangelist some months ago, but was con- sm inued in the work until this meeting, *,< /hen his engagement expires by limita- ar ion. He declined reelection on account of w lis health. He has received a call fror* loldsboro, N. C., whither the good wish.es f his brethren follow him. Rev. B. P. Reid stood an examination /hich was highly creditable. He will be tb rdained and installed pastor of Bethesda fe n Saturday before the second Sabbath of be lay. of Rev. J. P. Marion and Rev. W. G. Ne- , ille were elected principal ministerial pl lelegates to the General Assembly, which b, neets at St. Louis, Mo., on the 19th of w lay, and Ruling Elders G. L. Riddle, of 01 iethel, and E. P. Moore, of Chester, lay us ommis3ioners. The next meeting in the fall will be held ,t Bethel. The narrative of the state of religion /as very encouraging. There have been iver 600 members and two new churches ^ dded to the roll during the past year. ai" _ ul 'T'"" Wttatitj Tot a xtn T?r ivrrnxr TtlA jL ncj J.vnuivu xj ?.*.v lection in Rhode Island was a great sur- dc >rise to both parties, and, coining in April, lii ounds out the Fool's day. The Democrats ilected their Governor and two other State " ifficers, and possibly may have a majority n the Legislature on joint ballot. This ? vas an awful shaking up of the dry politi- J al bones of that little pocket common- _ vealth. The people had become thorrnghly disgusted with the Republican J nanagement, which had degenerated into he most perfect system of boss rule?and mall bosses at that?that ever existed in he country. This has all been knocked i nto a cocked hat, but whether it stays ? mocked will depend on the people themelves. If this victory will result in strikng from the State constitution the odious iroperty qualification, it will be a great hing gained. al The election for members of the legislaure held in Rhode Island since the gener,1 election of Wednesday culminated in he result at Newport, Saturday, which ;ives the Democrats the legislature on oint ballot. This secures for the Demorats the Lieutenant-Governor and Secreary of State, the choice of which was hrown into the legislature by the failure >f the people to elect ?Doulestoxcn, Pa., Democrat. w Sole Pensioner of tiie Revolutionlry War.?The sole surviving represent,tive of the revolutionary war, as recoglized by the government, say9 a Washing- er on dispatch, is Abigail S. Tilton, of North _ Voodbridge, Rockingham county, N. H. )ut of the army of persons who are enti- - led to pensions she is the only one who eceivessuch as the wife of a soldier of the evolution. Mrs. Tilton is the widow of benjamin Stevens, who, according to the nusty records of the office, participated in he battle of Bennington, as a member of laptain McConnell's company, under the ommand of Gen. Stark. Mrs. Tilton is iow a trifle more than one hundred years ?ld. Until a year ago three other relicts of the ? evolutionary heirs drew single pensions hrough the Knoxville agency. But they 5 lave all died within the past twelve ? nonths, and Mrs. Tilton is the only link Li hat is left connecting the government 01 l, o-day with the stormy scenes of 1776. Good Indian Logic.?Every able- L; >odied Indian in Maine has a dog, and ivery Indian who is not has two. They ai day the Old Nick with the sheep of the Al leighboring farmers. They are the homeiest, gauntest family of dogs in the State. _ ^ man in Perry recently lost twenty-six P heep by the teeth of these curs and made J ( i row about it. He went to the Indians g, ind threatened to sue them. They laughid at him. One old Indian addressed him _ is follows: "White man everything; Inlian nothing. What going to do?" The Lrgument was unanswerable. It is the Indian's fault that he has nothing, th^pgh ! have no sympathy for him. The Bovine and the Locomotive.? Senator Vance, of North Carolina, anlounces that he is against Cleveland and :ivil service reform first, last and all the ime. There is a familiar campaign chestlut, the hero of which is a bellowing, bullet leaded bull, who undertook to oppose a ocomotive, the first, last and only time. Senator Vance might digest it profitably. iVe believe the locomotive suffered no loss >r inconvenience by the encounter.?Greennlle News. Death of Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken.? 3on. 1). Wyatt Aiken died at his home in "okesbury, Abbeville county, on Wedneslay, Gthinst. Col. Aiken was Congressman ti rom his District for ten years, and a lead- pi ng member of the Grange. He was fearess and outspoken in his views. He has >een sick at his home for the past two ic 'ears, not being able to take his seat in the ast Congress at all. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and diolesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds,and aiinot be sold In competition with the multitude of low test, [ liort weight aluni or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. I ROYAL MAKING POWDER CO., 106 Wall St., N. Y. JQK At wholesale by LINDSAY &. MOORE, Yorkville. S. C. ! March 2 9 ly j LIFE INSURANCE. j 11HE KNIGHTS OF HONOR offer a plan of j H safe and reliable insurance on the MUTU- | .-j kii PLAN, and in such a manner as to place iy NSURANCK IN THE SUM OF 81,000 or ?2,000 i J* rithin the reach of all. For particulars, apply : P1 o JNO. F. OATES, Dictator. DWELLING HOUSE FOR RENT. rHE uudersigned offers FOR RENT for | O the year 1987, a one-story DWELLING ' SI 10USE, containing four rooms. For particu- ai arn. annlv to . L. M. GRIST. ' ai RIFLE FOR SALE. . jj A SECOND-HAND 22 calibre REMINGTON se TL RIFLE, in good order. Price 312. Ap- et >ly at ENQUIRER OFFICE. February 15 7 tf p] GARRY IRON ROO Manufacturers of all kinds of _ IKON ROOFING IMPED AND CORRUGATED SIDING, WtSSm Iron Tile or Shingle, RE PROOF DOORS, SHUTTERS 4C., THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF Orders received by L. M. GRIST. May 10 WARD'S WOES. If Maxey's, Ga., January, 188G. NOR twelve or fourteen years I have been a great sunerer irom a ternoie iorm 01 uioou ' >ison, which ran into the secondary, and final- j it was pronounced a tertiary form. My head, i ce and shoulders became almostamnss'of cor iption, and finally the disease commenced eat- | ft g away my skull bones. I became so horribly J pulsive that for three years I absolutely refus- in 1 to let people see me. I used large quantities at ' most noted blood remedies and applied to te 1 physicians near me, but my condition con- fo nued to grow worse, and all said that I must st; i rely die. My bones became the seat of excru- ki ating aches and pains ; my nights were passed b< misery; I was reduced in flesh and strength; y kidneys were terribly deranged, and life be- ca ,me a burden to me. m I chanced to see an advertisement of B. B. B., it id sent one dollar to W. C. Birchmore A Co., di erchantsof our place, and they procured one gi ittle forme. It was used with decided benefit, T id when eight or ten bottles had been used I w as^pronounced sound and well. sc Hundreds of scars can now be seen on me, si oking like a man who had been burned and w en restored. My case was well known in this w mnty, and for the benefit of others who may p< s similarly affected, I think it my duty to give tt e facts to the public, and to extend my heart- T It thanks for so valuable a remedy. I have di sen well over twelve months, and no return L the disease has occurred. ROBERT WARD, ai Maxey's. Ga., January, 188(3.?We, the un- w (reigned, know Mr. Robert Ward, and take 01 easure in saying that the facts above stated ar r him are true, and that his was one of the b< orst cases of Blood Poison we ever knew in n< ireountyand that he has been cured by the tb le of B. *B. B.?Botanic Blood Balm. se A. T. Brightwell, Merchant. w W. C. Birciimore <fe Co., Merchants. pt J. H. Brightwell, M. D. John T. PIart. T W. B. Camprell. at tb 111 who desire full information aboutthe cause si id cure of Blood Poisons, Scrofula and Scrof- ai ous Swellings, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, 01 idney Complaints, Catarrh, etc., can secure a ol >py of our 32-page Illustrated Book of Won- tb ire, filled with the most wonderful and start- w ng proof ever before known, by calling on d< MAY A MAY, rholesale dealers of B. B. B., Yorkville, S. C. ai April 6 9 ly cc so f. ED. JEFFERYS. S STEW FIRMTIRE STORE. Z d< COFFINS. LP'ULL supply on hands consisting of the following kinds: to METALIC BURIAL CASES-adult sizes. WOOD BURIALCASKETS AND CASES- T 1 sizes. GLOSS WHITE CASKETS AND CASES r children. PLAIN COFFINS?all sizes. ( FURNITURE. Walnut, Maple and Common Bedsteads. I Washstands, Tables, aud a general supply al- -1 ays in Store. Special orders filled at short notice. REPAIRING. d< to All kinds of Furniture repaired. Terms lib- tc al. J. ED. JEFFERYS. bi m Piedmont Air-Line. $ RICHMOND AND DANVILLE R. R., d) South Carolina Division. w CONDENSED SCHEDULE in In Effect February 13, 1887. (Trains run by 75th Meridian time.) ei th j n I l SOUTHBOUND. No. 52. NORTHBOUND. \ No. 53. i jl !i 1 r re. New York.. 3.40 P.M. Lve.Augusta... 9.20 A. M. v ire. Philadelphia. 5.42 P. M.1,Arr. Columbia... 1.03 P.M. re. Baltimore.... 8.00 P. M.: Arr. Charlotte... 6.15 P. M* re. Washington.: 11.00 P. M. Arr. Salisbury... 8.01 P.M. re. Richmond... 2.30 A. M Arr. Greensboro' 9.47 P.M. re. Charlotte.... 1.00 P. M.'Arr. Richmond.. 6.40 A. M re. Columbia.... 5.23 I'. M. Arr. Washington 8.30 A.M. rr. Augusta 9 20 P. M. Arr. Baltimore.. 10.03 A. M. L rr. Savannah... 7.40 A M.> Arr.Phliadelphla; 12.35 P. M. L. rr. Jacksonville.! 12.00 M. Arr. New York ' 3.20 P.M. ef DAILY. I DAILY. ll ullman Bullet Sleeper Washington to Aiken. ^ IS. L.TAYLOR, n. CARDWELL, SOL. HASS, L ?n'l Pass. Agent. A.?s't Gen'l Pass. Agent, Traffic Manager, a Columbia, 8. C. T Februnry 23 8 tf A "BRADFIELD'S t A i A An infallible specific for I L I all the diseases peculiar to A women, such as painful or A i suppressed Menstruation, A Fallingof the Womb, Leucorrboea or Whites, etc. j. FEMALE ~ I CHANGE OF LIFE. A 1 L If taken during this crit- ^ ical period, great suffering ^ and danger can be entirely A i avoided. L REGULATOR! * Send for a book containing valuable informaon for women. It will be mailed free to ap- ^ licants. P Bradfikld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. f? August 11 32 ly r $7. WEST LIBERTY STREET. 1887*. g Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables [ RE still on a boom, and the year 1887 finds me with some of the finest Vehicles ever lown in the Livery business in Yorkville, and irpassed by none. Everything will be kept ? i the best stylo. Give me a trial and be connced. i Cincinnati and Columbus Bnggies f, F every description will be kept. Spring rngons, Phaitons, <fcc., of the best make, alays on hand. ?_ FOR FUNERALS a [lave a fine Queen City Hearse and a Clarence (J jacli, which will be sent to any part of the iunty at short notice. Terms reasonable. , A Big Bargain. si I have a Jumpseat Phoeton and some Bug- F< es on hand that I will give a big bargain in, F< sold soon to make room for my new stock. T' HAVE YOUR HORSES FED J t the Yorkville Livery and Feed Stables horn thAv will receive the best attention. th F. E. SMITH. D( October 13 41 tf th FOUNDRY In AND of Machine Slxop. w A tb (l ' ^ j^w " - r ~ 0l rHE undersigned would respectfully inform | j? the public that he now has in operation, on I is lot on King's Mountain Street, a FOUND- I Y AND MACHINE SHOP, in which he is j ti( repared to do all manner of work in light iron I id brass castings, and general machine work. | REPAIRING, ! f all,kinds, promptly done on short notice, 01 ;eatn Engines,and agricultural machinery of in ly kind overhauled and repaired. Besides, fo ly class of work that may be wanted in his j lop, he will attend any call for repairing sta- ec onery engines, doing the work on the premi- sc is, thus obviating the necessity of moving the cc lgine. ; Prices reasonable. Terms, cash on the com- el letionof the work. EDWARD THOMAS. al FING COMPANY, jj IRON ORE PAINT And Cement. 152 TO 158 MERWIN ST.. Ak Cleveland, O. Yf fijjjk ^r-Send for Circular and Vr Price List No. 75. IRON ROOFING IN THE WORLD. 9 ' ly JTERSTATES LIFE ASSOCIATION, STAUNTON, VA. M. ERSKINE MILLER, President. C. L. COOKE, Secretary. GEORGE C. JORDAN, General Agent. rHE immense amount of Life Insurance carried in this country makes it of National lportance that heads of families should be >le to secure it as cheaply as possible consisnt with safety. Especially is this necessary r the millions of men in moderate circumances, who must earn their living by hard locks and in the face of a competition'that is jcoming keener and sharper every day. If life insurance is not safe it is not worth .rrying, and if it is too costly, the me.i who ost need it cannot carry it all. How to make both safe and cheap is the problem of the ly, and ho who solves it will have done a eat and patfiotic service for his fellow men. he Old Line Companies are certainly safe hen honestly managed, but their rates are ? high, that only the rich can afford to carry ich an amount as would provide for a family, hile the great mass of men, and those, too, hose families most need protection, are comslled to go without insurance, or seek it in le assessment companies or secret orders, he fact that these cheaper institutions are toly furnishing more insurance than all the Old ine companies combined, shows how eager e the mass of citizens for insurance that is ithin reach ox their means. While these ders and corporations are furnishing insur ico cheap enough, yet, at nest, they can oniy i looked upon as temporary expedients anil it altogether satisfactory. * But it is plain, lat somewhere between "the old line and asissment plans there must be a middle ground, hich is not only safe, but just and fair to all irties. THE INTER-STATES LIFE ASSOCIAION of Staunton, Va., has sought earnestly id honestly to find this middle ground. In lis search 'they have, at large expense, conllted and employed the foremost actuaries id insurance experts in this country, and up1 their recommendation have adopted a line ' rates which is entirely safe, and yet, is in ie reach of every thrifty and industrious man ho desires to proteot his family against his lath. i To ascertain this safe rate, they added to the :tual death cost experienced by the old line >mpanies an ample reserve, and then a readable amount for expenses and profits, but i limited as to compel economical managelent. So plain and fair and popular are its lethods that over three millions of business as done in the first eight months work. Its ites are fixed, and must be paid, deaths or'no laths, but are divided into two,.four, or six ivments a year, as may best suit the consilience of the applicant. Active Agents wanted in South Carolina. For further particulars, call or send address JAS. D. PICKARD, Manager, Columbia, 8. C. January 12 2 tf HE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY'S Light Running, High Arm, "NEW HOWE," WHICH IS THE BEST SEWING MACHINE EVER MADE. CALL special attention to the following features : The NEW HOWE is a new macbine throughit, differing in every point from the machines sretofore manufactured by the company. The eedle is self-setting. It ha.1; the most room unar the arm; the perfect Howe stitch: no holes i thread, except the needle; the easiest shuttle i thread ; the most perfect take up ; the loose ilance-wheel; the largest bobbin ; absolutely 9 vibration; the most perfect tension. It is le lightest running; noiseless, and the most leasing in appearance. Prices within the reach of all. Call and get a ascriptive circular, and see the machine, hich is always on exhibition at my Photoraphie Gallery. PHOTOGRAPHY. I would inform the public that I am yet makig PHOTOGRAPHS in all the various styles, lso, Ferrotypes and other cheaper styles of ictures. Pictures by the photographic process llarged, and all work done in tne best style of te art at reasonable prices. Gallery on West iberty street, near the jail. J. R. SCHORB. April 13 15 tf . & L. NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD SCHEDULE of Mail and Passenger Trains y from Lenoir, N. C., to Chester, S. C.,taking feet at 12 o'clock, Noon, Sunday, February 1th, 1887 : GOING SOUTH. eave Lenoir 5.30 A. M. rrive at Hickory 0.37 A. M. eave Newton 7.42 A. M. ? ?> < *** rtf T InnnlnfATi U AQ A \f .a1ivc uv jjluv>v;ilibuu| w.ui' 4li +** eave Lincolnton 9.10 A. M. rrive at Dallas, 10.11 A. M. rrive at Gastonia, 10.34 A. M. eaveGastonia 10.44 A. M. rrive at Clover, 11.42 A. M. rrive at Yorkville, 12.30 P. M. eaye Yorkville, 12.40 P. M. rrive at Guthriesville, 1.10 P. M. rrive at Lowrysville, 1.45 P. M. rrive at Chester 2.25 P. M. GOINO NORTH. eave Chester, 4.30 P. M. rrive at Lowrysville, 5.05 P. M. rrive at Guthriesville, 5.43 P. M. rrive at Yorkville, 6.12 P. M. eave Yorkville 6.22 P. M. rrive at Clover, 7.02 P. M. rrive at Gastonia, 8.00 P. M. eave Gastonia, 8.20 P. M. rrive at Dallas, 8.46 P. M. rrive at Lincolnton, 9.55 P. M. rrive at Newton, ....11.25 P. M. eave Hickory 12.25 A. M. rrive at Lenoir, 1.36 A. M. G. R. TALCOTT, Superintendent. February 15 7 tf APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE. J"OTICE is hereby given that the undersignl ed, Administratrix of the estate of SAM'L . HEMPHILL, deceased, has made a final iturn and settlement with the Judge of Proite for York county, and on Saturday, the ;rd day of April, 1887, at 11 o'clock A. 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