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Scraps and (facts. ? Ann Denqing, formerly well known as Ann Elizabeth Young, the nineteenth wife of the late Brigham Young, the head of the Mormon church, now lives at Manisfee, 'Miohi, and i9 sick with dyspepsia. By auvice of a physician she entered upon a prolonged fast, which has now continued for nineteen days. ? A man in Luzerne county, Pa., has be?n sentenced to thirty days in jail for attempted bribery in a county convention. He was a member of a "combine" among the delegates, those concerned in which enterprise had agreed not to vote for any candidate unless paid for it; and he was punished for making negotiations for the "delivery" of these votes. Senator Beck is not to have a walkover to re-election as was anticipated when his rival, Dr. Standiford of Louisville, died the other day. The Standiford forces are itniilnop nnnn .TnHoro Thnmnti "F\ Harris. late Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Beck has created many heart burnings in the State by his distribution of Federal patronage. ? Willis McDearmon, a school teacher near Babattia, Jackson county, Tennessee, found his school house guarded by a mob Wednesday morning, who refused him admission on the ground that he was a prohibitionist. McDearmon opened another school house. The anti-prohibitionists installed a new teacher ana the pupils divided according to the parents' views of the question. ? During the recent convention of colored veterans in Boston it was stated in the discussion that the first colored troops enlisted ip the late war came from Massachusetts. Gen. B. F. Butler states that this is a mistake, and he asserts that in' 1862 he enlisted three regiments of colored troops in New Orleans and had them in action a lope time before colored soldiers were nsfea elsewhere. ?One of the regrets of the Israelites, when they "in their hearts again turned back to Egypt," was for the onions which they used to eat in their land of bondage. It is to be noted that Egypt is again becoming a land of onion culture. Large quantities are yearly shipped to Europe m>m Alexandria and other ports. A few years ago the trade hardly existed, while in two months of last year alone 14,000 tons were shipped to Liverpool. ? At Rockaway Beach, near New York, on Tuesday afternoon of last week, in the presence of 20,000 spectators, Thomas S. Baldwin, the seronaut, ascended in a balloon to the height of 5,000 feet, and then, with a parachute of his own invention, leaped from the balloon and came, down safely, falling at the rate of 12 feet a second and landing in water about two feet deep. He was none the worse for the adventure. The balloon was recovered about eight miles out to sea. ? Wilford Woodruff, who as president of the Twelve Apostles has become head of the Mormon Church, is a polygamist who for two vears has been a fugitive from justice. If the church were really in sympathy with the anti-polygamy articles of the constitution which its members have framed, and which they promise to support, it would not have put Woodruff as successor of Taylor. The selection of this man is additional proof that the new constitution does not represent the real attitude of the church?whose members constitute four-fifths of the population of Utah?toward the abolition of polygamy. ? A Denver, Colorado, dispatch of Saturday says: Adjt. Gen. West has issued orders for all the State militia?infkntry, cavalry and artillery companies?get ready to move at a moment's notice. He will, in case of a serious outbreak of the Colerow renegades, order the companies to Montrose and Ouray to head off the Utes at Grand Junction. Gen. West left for Glenwood Springs immediately after issuing the order, and it is now reported that United States Marshal Hall, now at Leadville, will join him at Salida, and if necessary ask for United States troops to assist the State militia. ? John Clay, the only remaining son of Henry Clay, died at his farm near Lexington, Ky., last Wednesday. He left the city at 1 o'clock in his usual health, going home, and after dining went out to superintend repairs on his pump. While giving instructions to the workmen he fell dead, without any premonitions, of heart disease. Clay was 67 years old. He had no children. He was married about twenty years ago to his nephew's widow, Mrs. 1 Col. Irwin. Irwin was killed at the battle of Pcrryville, while in command of a Con- 1 fed"rate regiment. John Clay possessed 1 but few of the characteristics of his illustrious father, being a plain farmer, devoting much of his time to raising thorough- < bred horses. He became a Catholic twenty ^years ago. '*-The Democrats in Kentucky did not 1 lose so much in the Legislature as the fall- i ing off of their majority on the State tick- i et would indicate. In the last Legislature the Democrats had 3o members in the ( Senate and 79 members of the House. In the Legislature of 1887 they will have, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal , reports, 31 members in the senate ana 7U in the House, a loss of 13 on joint ballot. The Republicans had in the last Legislature 3 members in the Senate and 20 in the House. In the next Legislature the Democratic figures give the Republicans 7 members of the Senate and 20 members of the House, a gain of ten on joint ballot. The returns on the State ticket have not yet been made public. The Democrats are in no hurry. ?The greatest length of line of any railroad company in the world is owned by the Union Pacific railroad company. It is 5,627 miles long. The main fine from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Ogden, Utah, with branches, is 1,831 miles in length. The 1 longest main line in the world is the Canadian Pacific, from Quebec to Fort Moody, a ! distance of 3,025 miles. Its branches give it a total length of 3,994 miles. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad has < a line owned and leased, of 4,804 miles; the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific, 3,549 < miles; the Chicago and Northwestern, i 3,763 miles; :he Northern Pacific has a main line of 1,674 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, to Wallula Junction, W. T. ? Ex-Governor Franklin James Moses, i of South Carolina, who was pardoned out . of State prison two months ago, has since been living at the Howard House as the ! guest of Proprietor Ames, a distant rela- , tive of Governor Ames, of Massachusetts. , The hotel keeper was largely instrumental , in securing the pardon. Moses has written ( a book of 1,400 pages on reconstruction and prison reform. In it he alludes to the opium habit, to which i n former years he was a ' slave, but which he is now free from. He ! relates his own prison experiences at some !1 length, in ordei, as he says, "that 1 might 1 add my individual efforts to those which j! others are making toward explaining the !1 subject of prison reform." The ex-Govcr- i nor is of slender physique, about 5 feet 6 1 inches in height. He wears a black Prince j Albert coat, dark trousers and slouch hat. j His mustache is heavy and his hair long : and black, streaked with gray. lie is about forty-five years old. h ? Four hundred and one convicts confined in the main prison at Nashville have J i appealed to the people of Tennessee to 11 work for the adoption of the prohibitory amendment. After saying that three- 11 fourths of the inmates have been made i, criminals by intoxicants, they close their , appeal as follows: "Wearing the garb of j disgrace, being dishonored and counted unworthy to mingle with the people of our State, we yet have the same Jove for our wives, the same devotion to our mothers, the same affection for our sisters, and for their sake, and for the sake of our children, we appeal to you to unite as one man and free the State from a curse created by the i! hands of men, and discountenanced by the i law of God." Rev. N. W. Utley, chaplain of the penitentiary, certifies at the bottom i1 of the list of names that the document was i( prepared by the convicts themselves as a !' voluntary act on their part. ' ? One of the most prodigious engineering projects now talked of, is that for tun- 1 neling the Rocky Mountains underTray's ] Peak, which rises no less than 14,441 feet i < above the level of the sea. It is stated that j 1 at 4,441 feet below the peak, by tunneling ; from east to west for 25,000 feet direct,11 k communication could be opened between the valleys on the Atlantic slope and those on the Pacific side. This would shorten the distance between Denver in Colorado, and Salt Lake City in Utah, and consequently the distance between the Missouri river, say at St. Louis, and San Francisco, nearly 300 miles, and there would be little more required in the way of ascending, or descending, or tunneling mountains. Part of the work has already been accomplished. The country from the Missouri, to the foot of the Rockies rises gradually in rolling prairie until an elevation is reached of 5,200 feet above the sea level. The Rockies themselves rise at various places to a height exceeding 11,000 feet. Of the twenty most famous passes, only seven are below 10,000 feet, while five are upward of 12,000, and one is 13,000 feet. The point from which it is proposed to tunnel is sixty miles due west from Denver, and, although one of the highest peaks, it is by far the narrowest in the A + A OAMtinOnt great uaeauuueui mc nmtin.mi wnuubub. ?he fatfevillc (^uquiter. YORKVILLE, S. C. : .\ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1887. A CARD TO THE PUBLIC. Since the collapse of the scheme of the General Manager of the Massachusetts and Southern Construction Company to secure an election on the question of converting into county bonds the bopds of the several townships of York county subscribed in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, a number of Communications over the signature of "Fair Play" have appeared in print. The tendency of these articles, and, as I have every reason for believing, the sole object of their publication, is to alienate the people of York county from the town of Yorkviile, by raising a prejudice against the citizens of the town over the manner In which the subscription to the Chester and Lenoir Railroad was made, and make this the basis for paving the way -o bringing the question of a county subscription before the people in a different but perhaps no less ques ? - '-I n^Arvirtln/) ex 11'nnL' UU11&U1C suapu tuau luataivciu^tuun IC" ? vwuo ago. Although these articles have appeared anonymously, thd Enquirer has deemed it proper to reply to such portions of them as reflected upon the citizens of Yorkville, and after answering all the charges contained in them, dismissed the subjectso far as a newspaper controversy is concerned. Since the Enquirer's last reply, however, another article has appeared, making direct and false accusations against me personally, in connection with the aforesaid subscription, which, injustice to myself, I cannot leave unanswered. The charge is made by this writer that the subscription was resolved on in secret and that I was fully advised of the fact several days before the action of the county commissioners was promulgated. I have never had any connection with the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, from the inception of the enterprise to the present day, that I would conceal from the people of York county, and to remove any false impressions which, at this late day, "Fair Play" would create by his articles, I beg the indulgenceof the public for the following plain statement of facts: I acted as Secretary of a public meeting held In the Court House, on Monday, the 7th day of April, 1873, with reforence to making a subscription by York county, of $100,000 in aid of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad. After speeches by several gentlemen, the following resolution, introduced by J. S. R. Thomson, Esq., was adopted: Resolved, That the county commissioners of York county be requested to submit to the qualified voters of York county, on the 20th of Mav next, the question of subscription by said county of $100,000 to the capital stock of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad Company. Previous to the meeting, and on the same day, I was present with several other persons, when the resolution was drafted and its form agreed to by all present. Not one word was said about the subscription being made in any other manner, except by an election to be ordered by the County Commissioners. At the time the meeting was held, the Circuit Court was in session, and as was usual then, the members of the Board of County Commissioners were in town during the sitting of the Court. As the Secretary of the meetiug, immediately after its adjournment, I communicated to the chairman of the Board of County Commissioners (who was present in the meeting) the action that had been taken, and asked him to take steps, without delay, to order an election. To this he replied, in subBtance, that he did not know whether an election would be ordered or not, as he was under the impression that the County Commissioners wore authorized to make the subscription without an election. This was the tirst intimation I ever had that any member of the Board entertained any idea that the subscription could be made in any other manner than by an election. The Enquirer at that time was printed on Wednesday, and I was then in the habit of looking carefully after the mechanical and every other department of the paper. On Tuesday forenoon I went to the Commissioners' office for the purpose of ascertaining what action had been taken on the resolution adopted at the meeting held on the previous day, my desire being to print the result in the Enquirkk, on Wednesday. They did not reach a conclusion on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning I went to the office again and they still had not reached a conclusion. I waited as long as I could keep the forms open, when I returned to the office and superintended the issuing of the paper. The subscription was made on Friday, the 11th of April, 1873. I was present, as a spectator, as were also a number of other persons when the Commissioners finally decided to make tho subscription without ordering an election. I obtained a copy of the pape making the subscription, and it was published in full in the Enquirer dated the 17th of April, 1873. The meetings of the Commissioners at which the question as to the mode of making the subscription were considered were held during Court week. Quite a number of persons were io town from the country. The office of the County Commissioners at that time was at the rear of the Court House, on the corner of the lot now occupied by the store of Hunter & Dates. One door opened on the Court House square and another on Liberty street. The doors were not closed at any time while I was there; persons were passing in and out of the office at will. I did not observe any attempt at secrecy on the part of the Commissioners or auybody else. It was a matter for the Commissioners to decide, and no difference how they decided, it was certainly nocessary and desirable that their decision should become public immediately. It is altogether probable that I told various persons what action the Commissioners were contemplating, but when I did so I had no idea that it was a secret, or that anybody would so regard it. The insinuation is made that I exerted influence with the County Commissioners to vote the subscription. Such a charge is absolutely false. I had no desire to attempt to influence the County Commissioners, never thought of doing such a thing, nor did I ever speak a word to either of them calculated or intended to influence themin thecourso they pursued. They may have had tho advice of their legal counsel; but certainly I never proffered either advice or persuasion. As to the lease of the road to a foreign corporation, which is also a point of interest to "Fair Play," I have only to say that I never have owned a share of stock in the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, and have had no opportunity of knowing who owned any considerable amount of the stock, and certainly had no means of knowing who ownod a controlling interest at tho time tho lease of the Chester and Lenoir road was made. This I do know, that a meeting of the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad Company was held at Gastonia, N. C., on tho 22nd af September, 1882, to consider tho matter of leasing the road to the Charlotto, Columbia ind Augusta Railroa'1 Company. A small minority of the stockh' .ders wore opposed to making the lease to that road. In the discussion -which ensued, a stockholder made the statement that the lease, if made, would not be to the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, but would be to the Richmond and Danville or "Clyde Syndicate." In reply to this statement Judge A. C, Haskell, at thai time President ofthe C., C. & A. Railroad, pronounced the statement to be incorrect, and said further that the lease was desired by the C., C. <fc A. Railroad Co., and that the road belonged to and was under the control of its own stockholders. He further stated that the only connection between the C., C. & A. Railroad Company and the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, was an 'arrangement between th? two companies for the exchange of freight and passengers, which arrangement it was regarded to the interest of his company Jo make, bul which mightbe terminated at any time. Knowing Judge Haskell as I do, I had entire confidence in his statements at the time and have Tc o?,ir fiit-Miar nrnnf 19 nfififlfid. VOU J.1, HKJ 1IOYUI, ?UJ AMtvuv. r,ww. , recorded in the clerk's office at Yorkville is the lease by the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusts Railroad to the Richmond and Danvillo Railroad Company, of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad, (from Charlotte to Statesville' the Chester and Lenoir Railroad and the Cheraw and Chester Railroad. The lease referred to is dated May 1st, 188G, more than three years after the lease of the Chester and Lenoir Road to the C., C. <fc A. R. R. Co. At the time ol the leasing of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, I was not a director, and in the capacity of a director I had nothing to do with the lease. L. M. Grist. RAILROAD MEETING'iN CHARLOTTE. [Condensed from the Chronicle.] The meeting held in Charlotte lasl Thursday in the interest of securing additional southern and northern outlets foi that city, was quite largely attended, and a business like spirit pervaded the meeting. Besides the various counties in North Carolina interested in the scheme, Laurens, Union and York, in South Carolina, wert represented. York's representation was as follows: Yorkville, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, C. E. Spencer, Esq. Bethel townshipj George L. Riddle, S. J. Clinton, Perry .Ferguson, S. S. Smith. The meeting was called to order by Mayor McDowell, and on motion of Dr. McAden, Mr. C. E. Spencer was called tc the chair, and Mr. S. Wittkowsky and H. C. Cowles were requested to act as secretaries. Col. Wm. Johnston explained the object of the meeting. Mr. W. V, Lomax, of Roanoke, Va., who is interested in the Roanoke and Southern, was called upon, and in response made an interesting talk. On being introduced to the meeting, Mr Lomax said: "I am the representative ol the New York Construction Company, who propose to construct the Roanoke <S Southern Railway from Roanoke south which it is proposed shall be a southern outlet for the Norfolk and Western and Shenandoah Valley railways from Roa noke. We have located our line from Roanoke as far south as Winston, anci now have two parties of locating engineers in the field between these two points, The first named from Roanoke south has been out since the middle of July; the other is just beginning to survey from Winston, north. It is hoped that these surveys will be completed by the middle of December. We have never intended that Winston should be the terminus ol the line; but it wasmadea temporary stopping point for the purpose of organizatior and convenience. It is the purpose of the company to build the line further south tc a connection with the principal trade centres, and to the South Atantic Sea-board independent of existing lines. Our plans south of Winston have not been definitely settled upon. The matter of making Charlotte the terminus has been discussed, provided that point can be made available tc our purposes. The conditions precedent upon our coming to Charlotte are three cardinal ones, namely: 1st. The ability to secure independent connections to the South and the Atlantic Sea-board. 2nd. The volume of business that could be gained, aud consequent development ol uew territory traversed by the new line and 3rd The financial aid that could be secured, and friendly influence exerted or behalf of the road. It would seem from a superficial standpoint that Charlotte would fulfill all of these conditions, provided the new lines under construction from Charlotte south, would assume friendly relations with the Roanoke & Southern road for an interchange of traffic. It is the purpose of the construction company, sc soon as our plans south of Winston shall have been decided upon, to place a corps of engineers in tne neia to survey ior location, <fcc., in order that the work along the entire line may be begun and completed simultaneously. It is the hope of the New York people that such decisive steps may be taken by the meeting held to-day, that we may be able to arrive at a just and speedy conclusion. The benefits to be derived from a new trunk line, north and south, which the Roanoke and Southern is designed to be, are obvious. For with as favorable connections to the south and south east as the Shennanoah Valley and Norfolk and Western, at Roanoke, will give us to the north and northeast, the Roanoke and Southern will at once enter as a potent factor intc the commerce of the country, and become one of the principal highways for which the south is becoming noted. Such, gentlemen, as briefly stated, are the plans and purposes of the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company, and your deliberations to-day will, in a manner, shape our plans and determine the destiny of the enterprise. At the conclusion of Mr. Lomax's remarks, delegates spoke, confining theii remarks mainly to the probable aid the enterprise would receive from the different towns and counties on the contemplated route. The North Carolina delegates all gave encouraging assurances ol aid. Letters were read from Cross Anchor, Union county, S. C., giving assurance oi aid. Mr. H. Fries stated that the Roanoke and Southern was organized to Winston, but he could not say where it would go from there. Mr. Rogers, of Winston, was called on and stated that his object in being present was to listen rather than to suggest. Dr. J. H. McAden read a letter from T. B. Baily, of Mocksville, and F. M. John r i.-i :?-v n SUII, U1 JF III 1111 Ug IVJLl, -L^ tuao tuc people there are able, ready and willing to build the road. Mr. Theo. F. Klutz, of Salisbury, stated that he was present as a delegate from that town, the delegation being headed by Mayor Neave. He saw no reason why Salisbury should not be on the line, for an air line from Winston to Charlotte would take in Salisbury. He would be glad to be put in connection with Winston and Charlotte; they are North Carolina towns ol which he was proud. He was authorized to say that Salisbury and Rowan would give substantial aid?hard cash. Mr. H. H. Helper, representing Davidson College, put in the claims of that town for the road,* wanting it to come through Mooresville and Davidson. Mr. H. P. Sossman put in a good word for Huntersville. Mr. E. B. Drake spoke in favor of Statesville, and said the people there are ready to co-operate liberally. Gen. R. Barringer responded in the behalf of Charlotte. Col. Wm. R. Myers pledged the stock in the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio company for any road. Mr. R. A Grier pledged Steele Creek for a liberal support, and stated that one farmer there will give $1,000. Mr. <j. u. uuip,oi union, saia mat a year ago his people were anxious for the Jtoanake and Southern road but they had since voted all they can stand to the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago. Dr. McAden said his impression was that the ltoanoke and Southern desired to influence the C., C. & C. road to connect with them here at Charlotte. Mr. Barksdale, of Laurens, said that if this was the object, the people of Laurens may be considered out of the fight. He was authorized to say if the road goes through his county, they will grade every foot of the road in the county; Constantino Davidson mado a rattling speech in behalf of the new road for Mecl > lenburg county. He said that the peop! > of Mecklenburg had never flagged an . the county could be depended upon to c I its duty. Col. Wm. Johnston explained, in rep] t to Mr. Barksdale and others, that we ai . here merely to discuss matters. He coi L curred with Mr. Barksdale that there is great opening undeveloped via Laurens i [ Atlanta. Mr. Watts, of Laurens, said his peop would grade the road through Laurens. Mr. Simpson, of Laurens, thought whe the scheme was perfected the road woul 1 go to Laurens. 1 Mr. H. W. Fries, as an officer of tl 1 Roanoke and Southern, said Lomax company had given him proof that it hi good backing. Mr. Riddle said that Bethel townshi in York county, would subscribe $30,000. Dr. Lindsay said that Bullock's Creel , townsWp, in York county, had pledge s $32,000 to the Charleston, Cincinnati ac t Chicago, but as the line of that road doi A il 1- AI V.n nn i . IIUL puss UlTOUgU Lilt! KJWLiailip, lid ouj 1 posed the aid voted for the C., C. & < [ could be diverted to the proposed ne , road. Mr. Spencer, of Yorkville, said his towi I ship had subscribed to another enterprii , $75,000, the limit allowed by law, an , could give nor make no further mone . subscription, but would help in securir the right of way, &c. 1 Mr. J. W. Ferguson, of Laurens, sai 1 that section was anxious for the road, an would do its whole duty, but the road m u first come as far as Charlotte, then the will talk business. After the close of the remarks by tl t various delegates, Mr. Weddington, - Charlotte, nlQved that a central executi\ ; committee 6f five be appointed in the cil of Charlotte, and that each locality rei [ resented in the meeting appoint a commi " tee of three; that this central committi 1 of five confer with the authorities of ti ' Roanoke and Southern railroad, as * what they will expect of Mecklenbui ' county and the city of Charlotte; also ? confer with local committees as to whi i aid can be secured by the several countie cities and townships through which ti Roanoke and Southern may run in gettiE to or from Charlotte, and that this con mittee be continued until the Roanoke an ' Southern railroad begin shoveling dirt i [ the county of Mecklenburg and city i ' Charlotte. L On motion of Col. Myers, the chairma was requested to appoint the various con ' mittees, and the meeting adjourned. Following are the committees appoin ' ed: Charlotte, Col. Wm. Johnston, J. 1 McAden, S. Wittkowsky, Gen. R. Ba r ringer, J. H. Weddington. Winston, . ? M. Rogers, F. H. Fries, J. W. Hane ' Mocksville, J. B. Bailey, W. C. Wilsoi > E. L. Gaither. Salisbury, T. F. Klut | I. H. Foust, E. B. Neave. Moorsevill 1 A. Leazer, W. W. Rankin, Isaac Harri " Davidson College, W. P. Williams, H. I I Helper, Robt. Shelton. Huntersville, , \ P. Sossoman, A. J. Hunter, J. McSampl 5 Statesville, C. A. Carlton, J. J. Motts, V A. Eliason. Steel Creek, A. G. Neel, ] 1 A. Grier, S. Watson Reid. Laurens, Joh J W. Ferguson, John A. Barksdale, H. 1 1 Simpson. Union, Wm. Munro, A. I * Foster, F. M. Farr. Cross Anchor, J. [ Pool, W. H. Rhodes, J. F. Whitmir [ Bullock's Creek, John L. Rainey, Robe 1 T. Riggins, S. M. McNeel. Bethel, G. ] ' Riddle, S. S. Smith, Perry Ferguso [ Yorkville, J. A. Latta, Dr. J. R. Bratto - John J. Hunter. ) ? ? THE GROWING CROPS. 1 CROPS IN THE STATE. \ The consolidation of the reports on tl condition of the crops in this State for tl | month ending August 1st, from returns ' the Department of Agriculture, coverir l every county in the State, give the follov ing information as to the condition of tl growing crops up to August 1st: Cotton y two to three-Weeks earlier than last yea , and promises the largest yield for sever ' years if not the largest ever produce i The average condition for the State is r r ported at 99 per cent., showing a falling c of two per cent, from the June repor ' nevertheless the crop is still later than f< years up to the date. The corn crop is r ported generally to be the best and large ever grown in the State. The average coi dition is 99 per cent. The reports for [ large crop of rice for the acreage plante ; still continues favorable, and if not injure by the present flood, which can not now 1 [ determined, will be the largest for a nun ber of years. The average condition 98. The condition of the other crops is r , ported as follows: Sorghum, 70; sugj cane, 92; peas, 98; Irish potatoes, 9( sweet potatoes, 97. i THE AUGUSTA COTTON EXCHANGE. [ Eighty-one reports received by the Ai i gusta Cotton Exchange from seven corn i ties in South Carolina and twenty in Geo , gia, show that the crop is damaged froi [ rains, causipg rust,.shedding and in son: places worms. Lowlands contiguous i ' rivers and streams overflowed have dor s serious damage, and further rains whit ( would cause high water again would resu . in a total loss of the crop. The damaf > already done is estimated at from ten i . fifty per cent. i A. P. Butler, director of the South Car i lina Weather Service, furnishes the fo > lowing data concerning the effect of tl > weather on the various crops for the wee i ending August 13,1887: The rainfall for the past week has bee ! above the average, especially during tl I first half. Fair weather prevailed durir . the last half of the week and crops in > proved generally on the whole. Ho\ ? ever, the rainfall of the week has bee unfavorable for both corn and cotton, moi . especially in some of the upper countie The temperature has been about the a1 j erage, and has affected the crops favorabl; . The first three days were rather cool, bi . this has produced no unfavorable result . The sunshine was reported slightly belo f the average in the upper counties. Els where there was about the averaj amount, which has been generally fa von f- ble for the crops. Under the influence of favorable weatl er conditions during the last few days tl crops have been benenefitted, and tl prospect is somewhat better than it wi for the week ending August 6. Cotton, and especially on sandy lands, | reported as sheading fruit to a great e: tent, and rust.is reported in some section The bottom land crops on the Savanna , and Wateree rivers are reported total! , destroyed arid much damage has been dor , on the Saluda and Broad rivers and in tl Pacolet bottoms. Upland corn is in fir condition with prospects for a large yiel< Fodder pulling is now general and wit fine weather of the last few days much hi already been gathered in fine conditioi Caterpillars are reported in Orangeburj Barnwell and Sumter counties. i THE NATIONAL CROP REPORT. The weather crop bulletin of the signi office at Washington, for the week endin August 13th, says: During the week the rainfall has bee slightly in excess in the drought region < northern Illinois, southern Wisconsii southern Michigan, northern Indiana an eastern Iowa; slight excesses are also r< ported from Northwestern Missouri, eas ern Kansas, Nebraska and southern Mil nesota, and this morning general rains ai reported in the drought region from Mi: souri and Iowa eastward to Ohio. In a other sections the rainfall was less tha usual, except in the eastern portion of th cotton region, eastern Virginia and soutl ern portions of Louisiana and Mississipp where the rain fall for the week was sligh ly in excess. The large seasonal deficiency in rainfa previously reported in the western portio of the cotton region and in the corn be! from Ohio westward to Iowa and Missoui continues, although recent rains have d< creased this deficiency in the northern poi tion of the corn belt. During the pas four weeks less than 25 per cent, of th usual rainfall has occurred in souther and central Illinois, western Kentucky southern Missouri and northern Arkansas Less than 50 per cent, of the usui amount of rainfall occurred in the State of the upper Mississippi Valley, and th greater portion of rain reported in thi section for the month fell during the pas week. In western Minnesota, Dakot and Nebraska, and generally in th States on the Atlantic coast, there ha ?- been an excess of rainfall daring the past le month. id The drought previously reported in the lo corn belt in the central valleys has been j followed by general rains, and the condiy tions existing this morning indicate that ! re rain will continue in this section; but the i- reports from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis- '} a souri, Nebraska and Kansas state that the ? to rains came too late to cause a marked im- j provementin the already injured crops. i le The weather has been generally favorable for all crops i n the States on the Atlanta tic coast, from Georgia northward to New Id England, and reports from Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama, indicate that the le weather for the week has been favorable 's for the cotton crop, although this crop is needs more rain in portions of Tennessee % and Arkansas. Less than 50 per cent, of v p, the usual amount of rain was reported in a the tobacco region of Kentucky and west c k, Tennessee during the past four weeks. f id During the same period in Virginia over iH 7-V npp nont of tho usual amount, nf rain 2S occurred, and in North Carolina, Pennsylp vania and Connecticut the rainfall for the C. month has been largely in excess. c vv ^ THE PUBLIC EXECUTIONER. * a- Jerry Pagetes, the murderer of Samuel 1 3e Kohn, for which he was under sentence to id be hanged at St. Louis last Friday, com-v-> iy mitted suicide in his cell on Wednesday , ig night by cutting the artery of his left arm 1 above the elbow. 1 id Fred Hopt, alias Welcome, was shot to c id death in the yard of the penitentiary four 8 st miles from Salt Lake City last Thursday. I sy The firing party consisted of five men with 1 rifles. Dr. Hamilton pinned a rosette over 1 ie Hopt's heart, told him to be firm and of look straight at theguns, and death would '6 come quickly; he would not be mutilated ty if he did not flinch. The condemned man g p- showed the utmost firmness. This case is a t- remarkable for two reasons. The murder t 3e for which Hopt was executed was one of J ie almost unexampled atrocity and boldness, a to and was proven on the first trial beyond 1 "g the possibility of a doubt. The man had c to been a hardened criminal previous to this at murder, was fresh from jail, and was not a a, maa of means, yet his lawyers appealed ie to the United States Supreme Court four c ig times on technicalities relating to court c a- proceedings or construction of law. Three c id times a new trial was ordered, but the f in fourth time the appeal was dismissed, i of These proceedings have cost the United r States Government many thousands of . n /?A11QI*Q uunwiui ^ a- Sol. Conyers, colored, was hanged in the jail at Hampton, in this State, last Friday 1 t- at 11.45 A. M. for the murder of Jordan Robinson, colored. The condemned man I. was somewhat agitated when taken from , r- his cell, and in the midst of his harangue g J. tears ran down his cheeks. He was ready g 8. to go, he said, having made his peace with . n, God. He warned all men against guns j z, and pistols, and acknowledged that he : e, had waylaid his victim and shot him s. down in cold blood. He said his senI. tence was just, and that Gussie Brooks, c J. a colored woman, had caused two men to 1 e. lose their lives. He regained his compos- f y. ure as he mounted the trap, and did not t flinch or quiver as the paraphernalia of in death was arranged about him. At the 3. stroke of the hatchet his body shot straight I. down. His struggles were almost imper- ! T. ceptible. His neck was broken and he 1 e. died almost instantly. A small crowd was I rt in town. Conyers and Robinson were tur- 1 Li. pentine laborers, working at a distillery ( . near Matthew's Bluff", on the Savannah ? n, River, in Hampton. The murderer could i give no excuse for the committal of the i crime other than that Robinson had an old ' grudge against him and had threatened to e take his life. Acting upon this belief, Con- s ie yers procured a gun, waited for Robinson ie on the public road, and when he made to his appearance shot him. At the trial ig Conyers was placed upon the stand, and v- was practically convicted by his own tes- 1 ie timony. He exhibited marked mdiffer- a is ence throughout the trial, and wnile he g r, was leaving the court house after sentence t al he coolly asked the sheriff: "Won't fley i d. let any one see de hanging?" The mur- ] e- derer was about 30 years old. s iff Frank Wilson was hanged at Prescott, a t, Arizona, on Friday for the murder of T jr Samuel Clevenger and his wife, Charlotte, a e- in May, 1887, on the Buckskin Mountains, st Wilson and his companion, John A. Johna son, colored, were employed by Clevenger a to assist in driving a number of horses to ( id Washington Territory. No one was in i >d the party except the two men, Clevenger, s >e his wife and adopted daughter, and while i- camping at the place "mentioned, Wilson ] is murdered Clevenger and his wife with an a e- axe. Wilson and Johnson then divided ? ir the stock and five hundred dollars which ); Clevenger had with him and buried the ^ bodies, which were found six months later. , Wilson and the girl lived together after- , wards and went to Washington Territory and Idaho, wliere they were found by the , sheriff, and the former was taken back to t iT Prescott for trial. Johnson was found in ' "z Nevada, and the chain of circumstantial evidence, together with the girl's state- 1 ?1 J W7 i lonn P IIJtJLlt, servcu LU tUHVitb UUUI. TI 1MUU, however, made a confession exonerating s u Johnson and stating that the latter did not < " know of the murder till some time after- ? ward. Johnson was respited by the Gov- i ernor until the 23rd of Septemper. ^ A U. S. Senator Imprisoned for Contempt.?On Friday last United States Senator Riddleberger was sentenced by i !k Judge Newman, presiding at the County Court at Woodstock, Va., to pay a tine of t !n twenty-five dollars and be imprisoned for < 16 five days for contempt of Court. Riddle- i berger was placed in jail, but on Friday ^ a" night was released by a mob, the jailor t making but slight resistance. The cir- _ !n cumstances leading up to the arrest of re Riddleberger are related as follows: h s* On Thursday, W. W. Jones was tried for v~ larceny and the jury found that he was y- insane. Jones was a client of Riddle- , berger's, and the verdict made the Senator angry. He was accused of writing a w placard and giving a boy two dollars to A e" haul Jones up and down the town, dis>e playing a placard meanwhile which the i a" latter had written on it "Verdict, Bill f Jones not guilty, but insane, jury insane, lawyers insane, Court insane, in the > ie main." The noise occasioned by this dis- 1 ie play disturbed the proceedings of the <2 *s Court, and the Commonwealth's attorney,. t J. C. Baker, had the Judge issue an order ] 13 for the arrest of Riddleberger, to appear ?" before Judge Newman and show cause 1 3* why he (Riddleberer) should not be fined t and imprisoned for ridiculing the Judge J y and disturbing the Court. t ie At 0 o'clock Riddleberger appeared be- ^ ,e fore the Court and defended himself. He > ',e said that Judge Newman had no jurisdic- 3 j; tion in the case, which the Judge demea, ^ " and asked Senator Riddleberger to sit 1 ls down until the evidence could be taken to ^ 3* prove that he (the senator) was the one * =' who instigated the ridicule and then, he 7 said, the Court would hear argument. Riddleberger would not sit down, and the il Court fined him $25. He then defied the v ig Court, and said: "This Court shall not send 0 me to jail for five days. Senator Riddle- a n bergersaid he would like to see the man c Df who could take him to jail, and Sheriff r i, Whitman at once arrested the Senator and a d locked him up. This action caused much t 3- excitement, and on Friday night a mob of t- one hundred men, supposed to be from l- Edinburg, in Summers county, scaled the e walls of the jail yard and took the Senator v 3- out on ladders. b 11 On Monday morning Riddleberger vol- t n untarily returned to the jail, having de- a e cided to serve out the sentence imposed by v l- the Court. ti i, ti t- Tiie New Railroad.?Maj. Wilson p has not yet finished the survey on the v 11 Cumberland Gap road, but is expected to c n re ach Morganton in ten days. It is prob- ,, It able the survey will begin at Shelby in v ri about two weeks, or as soon as the survey v }- in Tennessee is finished. The prospect for r- this road is good. Burke county commis- ,, tinnore hovo nut thp finrrl in n-knot and or e dered the bonds to be engraved and issued. a n So two counties will aid the enterprise v r, and others are expected to help build the ? 3. road, which claims abundant capital. " il Whether any litigation will follow the ? ;s issue of the bonds in Burke and Cleveland, e we know not. We trust no one will try ti is to impede the car of progress by throwing st obstacles in the way of railroad building, e a yet every man har a legal right to ask the h e protection and interpretation of our courts -w is about our bonds.?Shelby Aurora. ii LOCAL AFFAIRS. . I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. lenry Massey, Tirzah, S. C.?Cane Mill for ' Sale. '. G. Dunsmore, M. A., President, Staunton, ] Va.?Why Not ? .j ames B. Allison, Clerk?Roads and Bridges. I , Vithers Adickes?New Goods in Every Line. A. C. Willis?The Out Look. J. Strauss?Remarkable Inducements. i I. F. Adickes?Special Bargain Sale. UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1888. The Enquirer will be furnished from this late until January 1st, 1888, for 90 cents. THE KEOWEE COURIER. The Keowee Courier, the office and material of vhicli were destroyed by tire at Walhalla a few veeks ago, has appeared in a new and hand ome dress. We welcome the reappearance >f the Courier and extend to it our best wishes or ita future success. ^NOT A CASE OF POISON. The inquest and post mortem examination ver the body of Dave Barnhill, colored, conlucted last Wednesday by the Coroner and Dr. T. R. Bratton, revealed no indications that lie deceased came to his death by poison, and he verdict of the jury was to that effect. SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION. "yWrs. Nancy Clinton, the mother-in-law of tfr. G. D. Phillips, and who lives four miles lorth-west of town, was operated upon for ivarian cyst, a few weeks ago by Drs. Bratton ind Crawford, assisted by other physicians iresent. The operation was entirely successul and she has now recovered her wonted lealth with a new lease of life. V^XCHANGE BANK. In acc<mlance with the notice previously ,'iven, books of subscription for the capital tock of the Exchange Bank were opened in he banking house of Mr. T. S. Jefferys on donday morning last, and the required imount, $40,000, was provided for on that day. Phe bank will organize for business at an early late. y^THE U. S. CIRCUIT COURT. Iiylhis tribunal, in session at Greenville, the :ases against G. R. Russell, E. L. Owen, Bish>p Patton and Charles Massey, of this county, barging them with making excessive claims 'or mileage as witnesses at the last term, were ast week marked discontinued. Ben McConlell, William Boyd and Allen Glenn, who had deaded guilty of retailing liquor without li:ense, were sentenced each to two months' imprisonment in York county jail and ?100 fine. NL LUSUS NATURAE. Mr. y(. R. Nichols, who lives nine miles lorthwest of town, in Bullock's Creek townihip, brought to our office the other day, prelerved in a bottle of spirits, a dead kitten havng three eyes, two mouths, two tongues and wo faces, the rest of its body being naturally 'ormed. Mr. Nichols informs us that on last Wedneslay he and his brother killed a water mocasin, . vhich on being cut open, was found to contain 'orty-two young ones in length from eight to en inches each. ^Prospective water works. For some time past Intendant O'Leary and a lumber of other citizens have been obtaining nformation in regard to the expediency of iroviding a system of water works for Yorknlle. An estimate has been received from a :ontractor putting the cost of suitable works it a sum not exceeding ?7,000. This estimate ncludes 6,000 feet of four-inch pipe, a steam lump, tank, hydrants for tire purposes, &c. Che matter will be canvassed with the view of iscortaining what steps are necessary to enlure the success of the enterprise. the charlotte dally chronicle. The Charlotte Chornicle is now received at iTorkville on the noon train of the day of pubication, thus placing it several hours ahead oj iny other daily paper received here. Its telegraphic news seryice is good, while special atention is. given to the markets, local departnent and the news of the surrounding country, .'ts editorial department is conducted with ibility, and in its management is Democratic .nd conservative in tone. Mr. G. W. Chalk, vho represents the paper, is in town to-day, tnd will present its claims to our citizens. church* notices. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. j. Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 0.30 A. M. and 8.30 P. M. Sunday-school at i P. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, Pastor. Services next Sunday, at 10.30 A. M. md 8.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 4 P. M. Prayir-meeting this evening at 8.30. Baptist?Rev. F. C. Hickson, Pastor. Services at Union next Sunday at 11 A. M., and in forkville at 5 P. M. Sunday-school 3.45. Prayer-meeting this evenfng at at 8.15. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. *0 servico noxt Sunday. Sunday-school at i.30 P. M. Episcopal?Rev. E. N. Joyner, Rector. Sunlay-school at 5 P. M. King's Mountain Mission?Rev. L. A. Johnon, Pastor. Services at King's Mountain Chapel next Sunday, at 11 A. Mj. The Chapel lunday-school will have a pidnic on the Satlrday previous. The people generally are invited^todie present. /^PERSONAL MENTION". Miss Heloise M. Coward is visting friends n Chester. Mrs. Barr, of Johnson's, Edgefield county, is it Rev. L. A. Johnson's. >-Mr. Eugene Lowry, of Charlotte, is in Yorkville visiting his parents. -Airs. John Hood, of Chester, is in Yorkville, he guest of Mrs. M. C. Willis. ^ Miss Mary Yaughters, of Virginia, is in forkville, visiting Miss Maggie Gist. -Miss Lula Pitcher, of Charlotte, N. C., is in forkville visiting Miss Rosa Lindsay. Rev. R. Lathan, D. D., of Due West, is in Yorkville the guest of Mr. W. T. Barron. Mr. Will Harty, of Charlotte, is in Yorkville, visiting the family of Mr. S. A. McElwee. Miss Bessie Duff, of Gastonia, N. C., is visitng friends and relatives in Yorkville and vi:inity. Miss-Lou Galloway, of Due West, is in Yorkville, the gueet of her brother, Rev. J. C. Galoway. rMr, Robert Witherspoonand-family, of Sumer, are in Yorkville, the guests of Mr. J. Ernest jowry. Mr. R. Frank Clark, and his daughter, Miss ffary, are at Sparrow Springs, in Gaston eouny, N. C. -4V. Porter Good, Esq., formerly a citizen of his place, but now of Paris, Texas, is in Yorkville 011 a visit. y-Miss Julia Taylor, of Lancaster, and the disses Thornwell, of Fort Mill, are in York'ille, visiting Miss Lessie Witherspoon. j-Miss Carrie Erwin, of Guthriesville, and diss Minnie Walker, of Union county, are in forkville, visiting the family of Mr. S. L. )avidson. Mrs. Simonton, the matron of tho Thornroll Orphanage, is visiting Mrs. T. R. English, if this place, and while here would be glad to nswer any questions about her work or conerning the Orphanage. She would also be 1 3 ?1-"MA /tnnfrihnfinna nf ueuseu, tvmiu uom, w ......? ny kind for the Orphanage that may be irought to her. RAILROAD NOTES. A ride along the line of survey from Yorkille to Black's shows that much work has ieen accomplished, but as all the work between he two points is comparatively heavy, a vast i mount is yet to bo done before the grading 1 . ill be completed. All the work has been re- i irded by the recent rains, but now that opera- l ions have been resumed all the contractors are I ushing forward as rapidly as circumstances rill permit. Mr. Lathrop, who was the last ; ontractor to get started, is making fine process, having opened about four miles of his j ,'ork, a good portion of which is rapidly adanced. ' The trestles across Turkey Creek, Manning j tranch and King's Creek are progressing favor- ; bly. That across King's Creek, the plans of -hich we have already described, will be an xtensive structure of the kind, its length eing over GOO feet and its height over the bed f the stream 90 feet. About one fifth of the unber for this trestle has been placed in posiion. The contract for laying the track for the ? ntire distance between Camden and Black's as been awarded to Messrs. Taylor <fc Elmer, rho laid the track between Rutherfordton and Hack's. The superior manner in which that 1 work was done is sufficient guarantee that the contract could not have fallen into better bands. Mr. G. H. Wel'd, who will have charge of the construction train, left this place last Monday for Camden, where the work of track laying will be commenced in a few days. On the Kentucky end of tho road track laying is also progressing, ten miles of steel rail having been shipped to Ashland last week for the purpose of extending the line in this direction. The surveying corps, under direction of Capt. Ramsaur, is now engaged on the Augusta division between Augusta and Union. Much of the line, even where the narrow gauge grading has been completed, will be changed. Correspondence of the YorkvIIle Enquirer. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Hock Hill, August 1G.?-Your correspondent has just returned from a pleasant visit to Wilmington, Carolina Beach and 1 4 J * 1 I- ~ k/VAM wrigntsvnie oounu, wnere no uaa uec? enjoying the delightful sea breezes and catching fish. . I have often heard that all that was necessary for catching fish at Wrightsville Sound was to bait your hook and throw it into the water and you could at once draw it up with the fish attached. I could never believe the truth of the statement until I verified it by actual experiment. I only wiph I had the time and space to tell the readers of the Enquirer what a pleasant place I have visited, and what a pleasant time I have had. The corner stone of the new academy building will be laid at 9 o'clock on Friday morning with Masonic ceremonies. Hon. J. Adger Smythe, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of A. F. M., will be present and assist. All Masonic Lodges throughout the State have been invited to participate in the ceremony. Messrs. A. E. Smith, Iredell Jones and J. F. Reid, of the local lodge, have been appointed a committee of arrangements. Mr. Wm. Stoll killed a blue crane on Friedheim Bros, fish-pond yesterday morning that measured six feet four inches from tip tip to tip of wing, and five ieet from the bill to the end of the feet. Major W. L. Robertson was bitten by a spider on Monday afternoon and was dangerously sick from the effects through Monday night. The baby show given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church last Tuesday night was well attended and well patronized. In the infants' department, (babies under twelve months old) Lillian, daughter of Mr. T. 0. Flowers, received the prize. Mamie, daughter of Mr. J. F. Ried, was awarded the prize in the department for children above one and under five years. The Methodist congregation have purchased the residence of Mr. J. W. Westerlund and will take the present house down and erect a handsome parsonage on the lot. Tho fire deDartment had their enerine out on Thursday afternoon and it worked splendidly. Could not the town council of Yorkville be induced to buy one ? We were too late in purchasing ours. Your good people should profit by our misfortune and ''lock the stable before the horse gets out." Hal. Correspondence of tbe Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM BLACK'S. Black's August 15.?I am reliably informed that'the manager of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad is having a train of superior coaches built for that road, somewhat on the style of the Mann Boudoir, but much superior in material and workmanship. The means of ventilation are different and far better than any coach in existence, rendering it exceedingly comfortable and dust proof. There is one commendable feature about this road; it delights in utilizing the fruits of the inventive genius of American minds, and never thinks it enough to have solved the problem started by another mind, till it has deduced from it a corrollary of its own. Messrs. Hall, Brown, Byars and others took up camp at the base of Whitaker's Mountain and indulged in fox hunting several days last week. The country is diversified by pasturage, mountains and plantations and a range of country suited to the full enjoyment of such sport. They succeeded in catching two, running them an hour each from "find to finish." It reminds one of the halcyon days of youth, to hear a full pack of hounds chasing a fox, "when they throw their tongues pretty freely and beat full cry." Senator James Webbt/pf Shelby, N. C., on Saturday, visited his brother, George Webb, who is confined to his bed at his father's with typhoid fever. Jas. W. Black is not convalescent yet, but is convalescing. He is up and able to be on the streets again. Prof. J. B. Blanton, who has control of Cherokee High School here, has begun the fall session. Prospects of a full patron-age are encouraging. He opened with a anVinlon: o nrl hhia nnmhpr 1*4 in. creasing daily. w. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, August 15.?Hon. G. J. Patterson has returned from the Farmers' Encampment at Mount Holly. He states that while the crowd was large, H did not compare with the attendance at Spartanburg. He made an address at Mount Holly, which has been spoken of in high terms. Some newspaper men told him that they warmly endorsed his sentiments and would give them a hearty support through their columns. The main thought of his address was the evil arising from the accumula- * tion of immense capital in the hands of a few men. In his opinion, Jay Gould, Vanderbilt and others, with their fifty millions of dollars each, have and exert a power which is not consistent with the welfare of our free government. Their ability to accumulate such a vast amount of money he attributes to a protective tariff and the manner in which the national finances are managed. He favors such legislation by Congress as will dispense with the protective tariff and prevent our millionaires from exercising an undue influence over governmental affairs. Rev. H. F. Chreitzhnrg recently delivered an address at Lancaster on temperance. If he carries out the same programme there as here, his next move will be the organization of a Lodge of Good Templars. Rev. George Suramey has been granted a month's leave of absence by his cougre- ^ gation and will spend the greater portion of his time in New York City, in perfecting his knowledge of the Greek language. Mrs. J. H. Bell and her daughters, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Caldwell, have gone, for a short time, to the growing and beautiful city of Asheville. Mr. J. G. White, of the firm of Joseph Wylie & Co., has gone on a trip to the North West, and will return by way of ' New York to buy goods. , Mr. J. L. Glenn, of this place, and Mr. W. G. Austin, of this county, were appointed by the late District Conference at Lancaster, delegates to the annual Conference of the M. E. Church South that meets at Spartanburg in December. The Salvation Army has sent to this place some of its soldier's, who have begun work. They have rented a hall, and held services there on yesterday. itev. jri. J?. onreuzDurg preached a splendid sermon last night at the Methodist Church, on temperance. It was a thrilling discourse. He kept the large congregation spell bound by the power of his r&isoning and the power of his eloquence. It is ad mitted to be one of the strongest temperance addresses ever delivered at this place. A lady of this county, who was injured some time ago in falling from her buggy while coming to town, has brought suit against the county commissioners for damages. The latter endeavored to effect a settlement of the case, but the amount of money offered by them was insufficient to satisfy the claim of the plaintiff. M. Twenty-Five Indictments.?"The I way of the transgressor is hard," is again illustrated in our court docket which contains twenty-five State indictments against W. J., Joseph and Eliza Thornburg for selling whisky without license. The costs in the cases Will absorb the most of their money; yet it is the old tale repeated, for men will continue to sell whisky in violation of law.?Shelby, N. C., Aurora.