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?he UarfeviHc (?nqmw. | YORKTILLE, S. . : WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7,1887. THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS. The fiftieth Congress entered upon its session at noon last Monday, the Senate having been called to order by President Pro Tempore Ingalls, when, after prayer the clerk read the credentials of new members. The roll of the House was called, 313 members answering to their names. The House then proceeded to elect a speaker. Hon. J. G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, was elected oyer Mr. Reed, of Maine, 2 complimentary votes having been cast for Mr. Brumm. Carlisle received 163 and Reed 149. On taking his seat, Mr. Carlisle said: "It must be evident to every one who has taken even a partial survey of public affairs that the time has come when a revision of our revenue laws and a reduction of taxation are absolutely necessary in order to prevent a large and dangerous accumulation of money in the Treasury." After the allotting of seats to members, at 3.10 P. M., the House adjourned. The reading of the President's message was deferred until yesterday. Correspoodenee of the Yorkrille Enqnirer. LETTER FROM COLUMBIA. Columbia, December 5.?It is yet too * *? 4- mill early in me session wj uiuiojic nnai mu be the fate of any bill on the calendar, unless it may be bills of a local nature which will pass as a matter of course. In addition to those given in my last letter relating to York county matters, Mr. Stewart, in the Hou^p, and Mr. Black, in the Senate, have introduced bills to authorize the county commissioners of York county to borrow money to pay back indebtedness of the county, and limit the rate of interest to be paid to 8 per cent. The bill also empowers the county commissioners to borrow money to pay the ordinary county expenses and school teachers' certificates, but limits the amount to one half the tax levied for these purposes and the rate of interest to 10 per cent. Also, a bill t'? establish a special school district to be known as the Yorkville School District and to authorize the levy of a special tax therein. This bill was drafted and presented by a committee appointed for that purpose at a meeting held in Yorkville. A petition was presented against the bill, signed by a number of the people of Yorkville. The delegation decided to introduce it, coming authoritatively, as it did, from a meeting of the people, but with the distinct understanding that it would be'amended so as to protect the property interests of the town by making the question of taxation subject to the will of a majority of the property owners. The usury-law has been defeated. So has the joint resolution calling a Constitu tional Convention. This joint resolution provided for submitting to the people the question of calling a constitutional convention to form a new constitution ; but it did not provide for submitting that constitution to the people for ratification or rejection. It simply proposed to place in the hands of a few men the power to form a new constitution, and the people must take it whether it meets with their approval or not. I have always thought that our constitution could be changed by submitting amendments to the people, from time to time, when they can examine them with more care than would be the case if a new constitution was framed and put before them all at once. I omitted to mention above a local measure that has passed the Senate and goes to the House, increasing the pay of trial justices and constables in Cherokee, Yorkville, Bock Hill and Fort Mill. This was thought necessary from the showing made of the business done. The bill also increases the pay of constables in the other townships $5 per month. In Cherokee the pay of trial justice and constable is each increased $lo. In York the trial -justice to $100 and constable $75. In Fort Mill the trial justice is increased $10 and constable $10, and in Rock Hill trial justice $100 and constable $100. The Senate has made good progress toward the passage of a bill to remedy the forfeited land business and to place on the tax books the one million acres of land now on the forfeited land list, and which *>" ..innnni. +o VOD illfl hofiulofi isuutuuw pajiugauj iaAuj. .uuu there are now past due taxes on this land amounting to over $400,000. This was fully discussed in my letters to you during last year, and it is to be hoped that an efficient remedy will be adopted?this session to cure this great injustice to the conscientious tax-payers of our State. A bill to regulate the traffic in seed cotton in the counties of Union, York, Chester and Sumter, has passed both branches of the General Assembly. It prohibits the sale of seed cotton in the counties named within the period beginning loth of August and ending December 15th, without a license so to do from the Clerk of Court; the amount of such license to be three hundred dollars, and the applicant must be recommended by ten land owners resident in the township in which he lives. The bill further requires that persons taking out such license shall keep a book in which shall be entered the date of every purchase, from whom, and the quantity purchased. This bill does not repeal or in any way affect law all ready in force prohibiting the purchase ; of seed cotton between sunset and sunrise. A bill to empower the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company to mortgage its property and franchises and to confirm existing mortgages, has passed the Senate and been favorably reported upon in the House. A very important bill regulating the phosphate royalty has been reported, but i no action has been taken on it. A bill to provide relief to destitute soldiers, and widows of soldiers of the late j war, has passed the Senate and gone to the j House. The following is a synopsis of the j bill: Section 1 provides that soldiers and sailors who were in the service of the State I shall be entitled to five dollars per month ! from the State treasury, on the terms and j conditions thereinafter set forth. Section ! 2.?In order to obtain the benefit of this act. such soldier or sailor must show: 1st, that he was a bona fide soldier or sailor in service of the State or of the Confederate States; 2nd, that while in such service he lost a leg or arm, or received a wound causing a permanent disability incapacitating him from earning a living; 3rd, that neither he nor his wife owns property ex- I ceedingthe value of five hundred dollars; 4th, that he is not receiving an income from any source exceeding the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. Section 3 recites the manner in which applications shall be made. Section 4 provides that such application shall be verified by the county auditor as to amount of i property owned by applicant, without fee or charges. Section 5 requires that the applicant must procure the affidavit of two ! reputable physicians of the county setting forth the nature of the wound, the extent of the disability caused, &c. Section 6 requires that the application shall be submitted to the Clerk of the Court who shall certify that he knows the party making such certificates and affidavits; that the physicians are in good standing and regularly authorized to practice medi- ] cine in this State, and that in his judgment the application should be granted; . or if he shall find otherwise he shall so endorse on the application, for which the Clerk of the Court shall receive no fee. Section 7 makes the Comptroller-General, the Secretary of State and the AttorneyGeneral a board to approve or disapprove the applications. Section 8 provides that the widow of any soldier or sailor who lost his life while in service, while she remains unmarried, shall receive the benefits of this Act subject to the same conditions as to property and income as herein provided. Section 9 makes it the duty of the Comptroller-General to furnish blanks, &c. Section 10 imposes a punishment upon any person who shall discount, shave or in any manner speculate in the claim of any soldier, sailor or widow under this Act, of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both at the discretion of the Court. Section 12 provides a punishment by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not more than six months or both for any person who shall fraudulently personate any soldier, sailor or widow for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of this Act. This bill passed the Senate by a unanimous vote of the white Senators, the two negro Senators voting against it. I have p-iven a Drettv full synopsis of this bill, as there is scarcely any doubt of its passage by the House, and it is of general interest. It will be seen that the bill has been carefully guarded in order to prevent fraud or indiscriminate relief. While I think the cost to the State will be more than is estimated by those who have investigated the matter, yet it does not become the State of South Carolina to stickle on this question. For nearly a quarter of a century these needy, disabled and destitute veterans have struggled along in poverty and suffering and have never murmured, knowing the poverty of their State. They have in this displayed the same patience and patriotism that moved them to respond to the call of their State in 1861, and supported them in lour years of war, privation and danger. This is a small sum to each of them, but it will help?growing old as they are?in smoothing their pathway to the grave, by furnishing them in their last days some of the necessities of life. A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the office of county commissioner as a constitutional office, and also striking out all that portion which defines the duties and powersof county commissioners, will most probably pass the Legislature this session. If adopted by a vote of the people, this will place it in the power of the Legislature to aevise a cheaper and simpler form of coun i l.?! iy government, auu wune ucmg tiica^ci, will be better adapted to our conditions. The probabilities are that the General Assembly will not pass the bill to establish a separate agricultural college in accordance with Tillman's idea. The majority seem to think that as yet agricultural colleges are to a certain extent an experiment, and as the Farmers' Convention of York county well said, it could not be done without an increase of taxation, and this is an inopportune time, in view of the near approach of the time for funding the bonded debt of the State. The Senate having cleared its calendar took a recess until to morrow night. This will enable many who have business at home on sales-day to attend to it without loss to their constituents. John G. Black. Conrespondewe of the Yorkville Enquirer. ' LETTER FROM CHESTER." - f-CHESTER, December 5.?Mr. D P. Waters, a worthy citizen of this county, died a few days ago. He merchandized at one time at Richburg, and farmed near that place. , .jMiss Pearlie Wilks, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilks, of this county, died recently. Her death occurred at Cooper-Limestone Institute, of which she was a pupil. \Mrs. R. D. Perry, of this county, has also passed into the spirit land. She was a daughter of the late D'r. S. B. McClurkin, whose death a* couple of years ago created such a void in the Halsellyille neighborhood where lived and labored. Only two of the Chester delegates to the State Farmers' Convention attended. The f/nicmn vanonn Mmoinor) (if hfimO IUUUI3) iVl OUUJU iCrtOV/u, iviiuuuvvt ??v mvimv* They cannot feel a very deep interest in the Tillinan movement, or they would have joined their brethren in Columbia in the effort to push it forward. On the evening of the 8th instant, the parsonage of Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church will be the scene of a joyous entertainment. The object in view is the raising of funds in behalf of the new and commodious church which has lately been erected by the good people of the congregation. A splendid supper will be spread tor the pleasure of all who are present. The time for the payment of taxes without penalty expires on the 15th instant, and yet only about one-half of the taxpayers of this county have settled with the State. The county treasurer will doubtless do a rushing business between the present and the 15th, as very few have any intention of incurring the penalty of non-payment of taxes. _LAVarrants have been issued by Trial Justice Leckie for the arrest of*the socalled "Regulators" of this county, but they have not yet been served. This will in all probability be done this week. A difficulty occurred on last Thursday in this county between Thomas Jackson and William Wilks, both colored, which resulted in the death of the latter. A knife did the bloody work. Jackson made his escape and is still at large. Whisky played a prominent part in the tragedy. Land brought a good price at this place to-day. A considerable amount was sold, and the bidding was spirited. A good deal was sold at prices exceeding 810 and 812 per acre. The farmers have a meeting here to-day. The members of the Legislature from this county are hereto-day. m. Correspondence of tlie Yorkville Emiuirer. LETTER FROM FORT MILL. Fort Mill, December 5.?The last two days somewhat thawed our chilled population; but there are indications of another cold spell. A belt around the northern horizon, accompanied by wind from the same direction, is rather threatening as a weather sign. Our people are preparing for Christmas, which will fall on Sunday ; therefore the youth and small fry will have to begin the celebration of that holiday on the week previous. This we suppose will not be objectionable to them. Several people in the "cut off" have killed hogs. Dr. Massey has killed a tine lot and has more of the same sort. He will make more than enough meat and lard to feed his family. Mr. Jasper Kimbrell killed two hogs last week, which, together, weighed five hundred and forty pounds and yielded one hundred and ten pounds of lard. This is a good report; but we have yet to hear from Gilston's "pegs." When we do, perhaps Coitharp may make a squeal also. As a yield of cotton, Mr. B. D. Springs, we learn, has succeeded best on eight acres of land. Pie will probably gather fifteen bales from that field. We hope to send a report from him when he finishes gathering. It was manured according to the Furman formula. Dr. Massey has one fourth of an acre in Texas cotton, and expects a yield at th? rate of three thousand pounds per acre. About a quart of seed was used in planting it, wherefore the stand is not first-rate. Anon. - ? Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CLOVER. Clovkk, December 5.?Mrs. J. L. Stacy sent me, a few days ago, a lot of turnips, four of the largest weighing 11$ pounds. Mr. W. F. Smith, near Bethany, raised two pumpkins this year on one vine, the total weight of which was two hundred pounds. The larger one weighed lit) pounds. They were of the Mammoth variety. Clover had its first experience with fire on Tuesday night, November 29th. Between nine and ten o'clock the store of Mr. Zimri Carroll was discovered to be on fire. In your brief notice of the fire in your issue of last week you stated that part of Mr. Carroll's stock was saved. That is a mistake. The house was so far destroyed before it was discovered that not a thing was saved. The stock of drugs of Campbell & Pressley was saved, but the building was burned. The buildings burned were owned by Mr. Carroll and Dr. A. P. Campbell. Mr. Caroll's loss was his entire stock of goods and a half-interest in both buildings. I)r. Campbell's loss was a I half-interest in both buildings. The con-1 tents of Mr. Carroll's safe were found in-! tact. Campbell & Pressly also lost a day book on which was kept their accounts. It was either burned or lost in the confusion and has not been found. A small vacant house south of Mr. Carroll's store was on fire several times. It required a desperate effort on the part of the citizens and those who came in from the neighborhood to save it, and as a result, all the buildings south of it. I never saw men work with such energy, especially the colored men. 1 don't think any of the buildings mentioned above could have been saved if it had not been for their assistance. Mr. Carroll's loss is about $2,000 with no insurance. The post office at this place has been moved back to the old stand west of the railroad. A meeting of the citizens of this place 11.oc lido /m siof nrflii v pvpninc Inst for the purpose of signing a petition to the legislature for a charter of our town. A draft was submitted, and after some amendments, was adopted and signed, and will be forwarded this week to our representatives. Whooping cough is raging in Clover. J. i). g. vCorfespomleniie of the Yorkville Enquirer. ^ LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Rock Hill, December 5.?Rev. E. N. Joyner, Rector of the Episcopal church at this place, preached a sermon last'night to a large congregation on the subject of Intemperance. ilis remarks created considerable comment, and the sermon is the general topic of conversation to-day. It certainly was an able discourse. The signal service flag staff at this place was burnt during the fire last March, and it was not replaced until last Saturday, when the town authorities erected a new one, eighty-five feet high, in front of the Savings Bank. Rock Hill Lodge, Knights of Honor, will hold an election for officers on Tuesday night next. 5"The little negro boy, whose legs were cut off by the car a few weeks ago, is improving rapidly and is expected to be up ..ip a few weeks. O Mr. Reese W. Workman, who has been suffering for some time with a throat affection, went to Charleston on Saturday last, accompanied by Dr. DuBose, for the purpose of having a surgical operation performed. Mr. Workman has almost entirely lost his voice, and his many friends will be pleased to hear of his recovery. ^/Messrs. Roddey & Whitner, who have Tne contract for grading the Charleston, A! _ ? J riL! *U5r. Uint'IDIUUI ilUU ^IliUU^U liamutui 11U1JI tn 10 place to Coates' Tavern, have a large force at work and are making good progress. The farmers of this section are taking advantage of the favorable weather, and are busy sowing wheat. The acreage in this section, this year, will be larger than for a number of years past. Hal. Por the YorltvHIe Enquirer. THE GRADED SCHOOL QUESTION. Editor of the Enquirer: With your permission I propose to reply to the article of."Taxpayer," in your last issue. "Taxpayer" sets out with the remark that "three-fourths of the taxpayers and all the business men of the town," share his views in opposition to the proposed graded school. Did he think about what he was writing when he said that ? Would he have said that if he had not been in such hot haste to rush into print? Is it true? Let us see. Careful investigation shows that of the "business men," about fifteen favor the school and twenty are opposed. Of the members of the bar, four favor it and two probably are adverse. Of the professional men about thirteen favor and one or two oppose it; and while no careful canvass of the taxpayers has been been made, it is pretty well ascertained that a majority favor a graded or free public school. Now these statements are facts; they are not the heated rhetoric of an excited brain. Now if "Taxpayer" starts out and in his very first sentence has such a statement as this?that "all the business men" of Yorkville are opposed to a graded school, then we will have to look with suspicion on every statement he may make throughout the rest of his article. And a little further on we hear him talking after this manner: "Is it not time to call a halt" and "have a grand review ;" "this terrible increase we are rushing headlong into ;" "the point of desperation in this matter;" "was there not a time when our people arose in their might," Ac., Ac. Surely something awful must be going to happen. The Indians and the tories must he at our doors to scalp our women and children and lay our homes in ashes. Surely some awful calamity is hanging over the town of York ville. What is this aire ana unneara 01 evil any way? A two mill tax to educate our children! This horny-headed, cloven-footed monster that is soon to ravage Yorkville, "paralyze its energies," and make the grass grow in our streets?according to "Tax-payer." After "Tax-payer" has marshalled all he can find to say against the graded school as proposed by the committee, he proceeds to give a plan of his own, and he starts out with this very innocent looking statement, that "the school building" (the female college building, I suppose) be made the property of the town." The property of the town indeed! How is the town going to get the building? It has no money to buy it, and no authority to levy a tax to buy it. Does "Taxpayer" mean to go around with a subscription list to buy it ? I wonder how many years of begging and humiliation does he think it would take before he got $3,000? Or maybe he hopes thestockholders will make a present to the town of property which cost $12,000. I don't hazard anything in saying that "Taxpayer" will never be able "to secure the building on his plan, and that kills his scheme at the outset. But suppose anybody was generous enough to* give the town the building (and I don't think you can find such a person with a dozen search warrants) then we would not be anj; better off than we are at present. The school in the college building would not be any better than it has been for a dozen years past, and in saying this I am not reflecting on those who have been teaching there. It has not been their fault. The fault lies elsewhere. The failure in the past lies at the doors of the people of Yorkville, and at the doors of our present public school system, which is a failure and a farce, because it runs the schools just long enough to break down our private schools, and not long enough to be of any effective service to the pupils. No, I repeat it, and I repeat it with emphasis, "Taxpayer's" plan for a school will not better matters one whit. We would still have just what we have had in the past?a handful at the college building, and half a score of other little handfuls?a school at nearly every man's door in the town. The trouble in Yorkville over the school ' question is that we are too shattered and j disintegrated ; every "tub is trying to sit i on its own bottom" in school matters. Wo will noupp hnvo nn pffir'ipnf ?phnnl I system in Yorkville so long as the present isolating custom prevails, and "Taxpayer's" plan will do nothing toward correcting the present unhappy system. I see no way out of the present school muddle, and the present premium on illiteracy (for half the children are not at school) than by adopting the plan of the j committee. But, it may be asked, Why are you so J in earnest in urging a graded school ? Here is the answer and it is a simple and sufficient one: Because the graded, or free public school is the best, the most effective, and the most economical system i that the wisdom and experience of man has ever been able to devise. This statement, Mr. Editor, is not mere assertion and buncombe. It is the simple fact?ascertained to be a fact after years of trial. The concensus of the educational world has long ago settled that point. Now if we are going to have a system of education, why not get the best that is to be had? Is not that the dictate of sound common sense?if "Taxpayer" pleases? "business" sense? Mow it is evident that the ghost which is scaring "Taxpayer" is the expense of this 1 graded free school system. I tell "Taxl payer" and challenge him to disprove it, that a graded free school on the plan submitted by the committee will not cost the town any more than we are paying under our present plan. Now may be "Tax-payer" is not ready to admit that. The proof is at hand. Look at the figures. With the 30G children of the town in the schools we will receive from the present school fund $900. Then if we inaugurate a free public school we will probably get $300 from the Peabody fund. The free graded schools in our neighboring towns get this amount and there is no reason why we cannot. This gives us$l,200 to begin with. On our present plan we are only getting $500 of public money. Here we are losing $700 a year by sticking to our present system. Now the estimate made by the committee for the cost of the school is $2,450 per annum. Deduct the $1,200 received from the public school fund and the Peabody fund, and there is only $1,250 left to be raised. Now we are actually paying out every year, to the half a score of private schools in town, more than $1,250, and not over half the children of the town are in school. They are growing up in ignorance. Yet it is costing us as much to educate one half of our children by our present plan, as it would cost to educate every child in town by the efficient plan of a graded school, Now what is the business sense of sticking to a plan that every one admits to be a failure?a plan that is letting half our children grow up in ignorance, when we can have another plan by which we can educate every child in town, rich or poor, young and old, for the same cost of money, and, every one admits, more thoroughly? Now this is an aifiument that appeals to every man's Common" sense. If I can adopt a plan by which I can educate my own children and1 then help my poorer neighbor to educate his, and without any more cost, would it not be foolish, would it not be criminal in me to be so selfish as to refuse to do it? Now this plan of a free graded school ten months in the year is no doubtful or risky enterprise. I think almost every town in the state or any size, ana certainly every one with any public spirit, has the graded free system. The test of the utility of a thing is the actual trial, and I never heard of a town going back on this system when once fairly tried. The largest tax-payers in our sister towns are favoring and supporting this graded school system, and on exactly the same basis as that proposed by bur committee. I will name a few of them : such as Col. J. H. Rion and G. H. McMaster, of Winnsboro. In Chester, such men as Captain Agurs, Joseph Wylie and James Hemphill ; and you know, Mr. Editor, what our er'erprising and public-spirited neighbor, Rock Hill is doing in this line. Now "Taxpayer" says (and he seems to smack his lips over it) that "the business meu" of Yorkville are opposed to this free school sytem. I want to ask him if the business men of Winnsboro, Chester and Rock Hill are not as shrewd and far-seeing and as capable of judging what would be a good thing for a town as "the business men" of Yorkville ? The verdict of enlightened Christendom is, that the free public school is the best system ever devised ; and "Taxpayer" says "the business men" of Yorkville are against it. Now is not that pretty rough on the "business men'- of Yorkville??the business men on "Taxpayer's" side. In all seriousness, Mr. Editor, when will some of our people get a little more public spirit in their breasts, and a little larger view of matters pertaining to our welfare as a town ? I read once of an old man who had some company staying with him, and he thought they were staying a little too long and costing a little too much. So one day he prayed at the table in this wise: "0, Lord, bless me and my wife, my son John and his wife; us four and no more." I hope that in this matter of schools we are not going to act in such a way as to make DeoDle think we have been Drayine: this prayer. Education. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A party of fifty negro men, women and children left Hampton county last week for Arkansas. ? The Charleston Sun is authority for the statement that Judge Aldrich says he has determined to resign at an early day. ? The people of Due West have undertaken the project, of building a 8G0,000 yarn factory. Prof. J. P. Kennedy is at the head of the movement. ? The Rev. J. Howard Carpenter, pastor of the Winnsboro Baptist church, has accepted a call to the First Baptist church of Hot Springs, Arkansas. He will assume his new duties the 1st of January. ? The session of the Baptist State Convention in Sumter last week was an important and interesting meeting of that denomination. Reports from every field of its educational and evangelizing labors were read, and the results regarded as satisfactory and encouraging. ? There is a considerable emigration going on just at present from Oconee and Anderson counties to the far West. Frequent conversations with these emigrants develop no special reasons for their forsaking their native land, further than a general desire to make an effort to better their fortunes in a new State. ? A fire in Aiken last Wednesday destroyed nine buildings in the business part of the town, involving a total loss of about 840,000, partially covered by insurance for $27,450. The fire is supposed to have been inppmlifirv. Tt. noeurreri on the first anni versary of a fire last year which destroyed seven stores. The nephew of a prominent citizen is charged with being the author of the mischief, and it is said he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. ? Jake Nimmons, colored, was hanged in the county jail yard at Mt. Pleasant, Berkeley county, last Friday. His neck was broken by the fall and there were only a few heavings and convulsions of the body discernable. Life was extinct in ten minutes. The condemned man displayed the utmost calmness and composure and faced death with unflinching firmness and courage. He was hanged for assassinating a Kussian Jew named Mike Itottkin, a young tradesman, whom he shot in his store at Holly Hill, on the night of February 23rd, of this year. The murder was the result of a quarrel over some trivial matter. ^merSextiox. XTen 1 anguages?English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, French, Bohemian, { Finn, Polish, Italian and Chinese?are 'spoken in.Minnesota; and the governor's message is printed in each of these languages. Business failures occurring throughout the country during the last week number for the United States 21.5, Canada 29, total 244, against 207 the week previous. Tuesday of last week was the coldest day ever known in Northern Iowa, the temperature reaching 39 below zero. rnejury nas returned a veruict of guilty in the Johann Most case. The verdict created general surprise, as the prevailing impression had been that the evidence was insufficient. Thejudge'scharge was also considered to be in Most's favor. Notice of appeal was given Jacob Sharpe has at last been admitted to bail. The United States Supreme Court rendered a decision last Monday vacating Judge Bond's order imprisoning for contempt the Attorney-General of Virginia, and Scott and McCabe, the Commonwealth's attorneys. The Cleveland Mineral Springs property, near Shelby, X. C., has been purchased by Wilkinson it Fore, of Alma, N. C., at the price of ?45,000. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. Edmund N. Joy nor, Hector. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. Presbyterian?Rev. T. It. English, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at Tirzah.at 11.30 A. M, and at Concord at 3.30 P. M. Sunday-school in Yorkvillo at 3.30 P. M. Baptist?Rev. F. C. Hickson, Pastor. Services next Sunday morning in Yorkvillo at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 10. Services at Union at 3 P. M. Sunday-school at 2 P. M. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, Pastor. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. , Lindsay A Moore?Now is your last chance to get them! Lowry A Starr?The attention of Physicians is called to new Surgical Instruments, j George T. Scliorb?Notice given to Old Santa Claus?Attention is called to Wilcox A White Organ, j J. A. Ervin and others?Notice to Trespassers, T. M. Dobson A Co.?$20,000 Worth of Seasonable Goods to bo sold at Racket Store Prices during the present month, j E. D. Thompson, Executor?Sale postponed to Thursday, 22nd of December, 1887. i J. W. P. Hope A Co.?Give Notice of an Anticipated change in their business and that a settlement must be ell'ected. Mary Hogue Medicine Co.?Want a few live energetic agents. Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis.?Notice to the Creditors of Salina Poag, deceased. R. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.?Sherilf's Sale. John C. Kuykendal?Mare Stolen from the plantation of John McFadden. Jos. F. Wallace, C. C. Pis.?Clerk's Sales. H. F. Adickes?Santa Clans' General Headquarters, December 5th. Hunter A Oates?All Parties Indebted To Us, Withers Adickes?Turning Over Stock. James B. Bell, Special Referee?Notice to the Creditors of Col. Andrew Jackson, dee'd, II. II. Beard?Dwelling House for Rent. J. W. Allison, Executor?Application for Discharge. UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1888. The Enquirer will be furnished from thh date until January 1st, 1888, for 20 cents. A GOOD SHOT. We are iuformed that recently Mr. R. L. Fite of Ilelmont, N. C., killed three wild geese al one shot on the wing. Th< .uree fowls weighec twenty-seven pounds. /PARDON" GRANTED. Mr. Daniel A. James arrived at his home ir this place on the f> o'clock train yesterday evening, having been pardoned from the Peni tentiary, to which institution he was sentences by Judge Eraser at Juno term, 1880, for three years on conviction of manslaughter, the charge against him being the murder of Anthony BlaJock, in the month of March, 1886. VERITABLE NIMROD. Mr. John C. Blair, ofBlairsville, in this conn ty, has shot for the year ending the 30th ultimo 486 squirrels. His sporting year, from whicl date he keeps a record, begins with Decoinbei 1st of e.ach year, and his success the two pre ceding years is recorded as follows: 1885?300 18SG?337, making a grand total for the pas three years of 1,129, or more than one per dai duliqg/hat period. / / MASONIC ELECTION. ' / At a regular meeting of Philanthropic Lodge No. 32, A. F. M., held last Monday nighj, th< following otficers wore elected for the enaiinj year: Jos. F.Wallace, W. M.; Withers \Ad ickes, Senior Warden ; Joseph O. Walker,Vu nior Warden; Walter B. Moore, Treasured Henry C. Strauss, Secretary; T. Baxter Mc Clain, Senior Deacon ; Edward Thomas, Junio Deacon; Jas. B. Allison and J. Ed. Jefferys Stewards ; A. Cody, Tiler. PERSONAL MENTION. Rev. Hosea Vise, of Macedonia, Illinois an uncle of Mrs. L. M. Grist and Miss Mar M. Vise, accompanied by his grand-neices Misses Fannie and Fatina Harrison, of Spar tanburg, is visiting those ladies in this place Mr. Vise is a native of Spartanburg county but moved, to Illinois in the year 18115. He i now 77 years of age, but is hale and hearty am would readily pass for a man twenty year younger. Ho is a member of Franklin Asso ciation, United Baptists of Illinois, and ha served for thirty-two years, from time to time as Moderator of that Association. He visitei his native State in 1850, and on his presen return notes many changes since that time Advances of material prosperity are discerna ble by him, but he thinks our farmers wouli be more prosperous if they would give mor attention to the production of grain and grasses MAIL CONTRACTS. The Postmaster General has issued his ad vertisement inviting proposals for carrying th mails of the United States in the State of Soutl Carolina from July 1, 1888, to June 30, 1892 Proposals will be received until 4 P. M. Janu ary 3,1888, and decisions will be announcec on or before February 23,1888. The followinj is a list of the routes in York cpunty: From Rock Hill, by Belmont to Clay Hill twice a week. From Yorkville, by Zadok, Bethany am Clark's Fork, to Yorkville, and back, twice i week. From Yorkville, b}' Blairsville and Hood town to Bullock's Creek, and back, six times i week. From Yorkville, by Hickory Grove am Hopewell, to Etta Jane, in Union county ana back, three times a week. From Yorkville. bv Bethel. Zeno, Point an< South Point to Belmont, and back, twice i week. From Yorkville, by Fodder, Clay Hill, En ergy, Ranaloburg, N. C., Steel Creek an< Dixie, to Charlotte, and back, twice a week. From Yorkville, by Tirzah, to Rock Hil and back, twice a week. SALES-DAY. On Monday last, sales-day for December, th Sheriff sold the following property: By virtu of a writ of fieri facias, at the suit of Marth W. Gage vs. John Means Sanders, 34 acres more or less, of land on Turkey Creek, bound ed by the lands of J. A. Sanders and others Bought by Elvira Y. Sanders for ?100. The Clerk of the Court sold the followinj tracts of land : In obedience to a decree of the Court, at th suitof Mary Gibson and others vs. J. It. Mille and others, tract of 140 acres in Fort Mill town ship. Bid off by /. T. Bailes at ?700. In obedience to a decree of the Court, at thi suit of Amos Tigler vs. Lewis Tigler and oth ers, tract of 401 acres, bounded by lands o Elias Inman and others. Bid off by S. M. Mc Xeel at ?100. In obedience to a decree of the Court, at th suit of John W. Lawrence, administrator, vs Jane Jackson and others, tract of 112acres, th real estate of Andrew Jackson, deceased, knowi as the "Caldwell tract," adjoining the lands o John M. Thomasson and others. Bid off bj J. T. Jackson at ?11.10 per acre. In obedience to a decree of the Court, at tin suitof Wm. E. Erwin and others vs. Samuc E. Bratton and others, tract of 107 acres, bound ed by lands of John S. Bratton and others Bid off by John S. Bratton at ?5.25 per acre. In obedience to a decree of foreclosure, a the suit of It. A. Caldwell vs. R. W. Smith anc others, the interest of Mrs. E. L. Smith in s tract of land lying on the west side of Clark's Fork, known as the Abram Xeeland land. Bic off by It. A. Caldwell at ?20. In "obedience to a decree of the Court, at th< suit of It. X. McElwee vs. Wm. L. Wallace anc others, tract known as the Miles Wallace land sold in four tracts, viz.: Xo. 1, containing 10! acres ; bid off by James E. Castles at ?8.10 pe; norn. Xo. 2. containimr 129 acres; bid off bj W. Meek Faulkner at ?s per acre. No. .'5, con taining 115 acres; bid oil' by II. M. Wallace a ?4.40 per acre. No. 4, containing 074 acres; bit oil" by John Ramsey at ?.'3.80 per acre. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. Judge Kershaw has just rendered a decisioi of local interest to our own readers, and fron the nature of the case?involving the right of i creditor to imprison a debtor?of interest to tin general public. On the 5th of last month a civil action was instituted in the Court of Common Pleas foi York county by the firm of W. L. Roddey J Co., of Rock Hill, plaintiff, against William L Envin, defendant, based upon a store aceoun and three separate notes, the whole aggregat ing the sum of ?1,106.44. On the same day a warrant of attachmen against the property of the defendant, and ar order of arrest against his person, was sued oul before tho Clerk of tho Court of Commoi: Pleas for York county, at the instance of J, F. Reid, a member of tho firm of W. L. Roddey <fc Co., who, in the firm's behalf, by afiidavit deposed upon information and belief (and setting forth tho sources of his information) that the defendant was disposing of his property with intent to defraud his creditors and principally tho firm of W. L. Roddey A Co., whereupon the Clerk of the Court issued a warrant of attachment against tho property of tho defendant and an order of arrest against his person, commanding the Sheriff to forthwith ilrrest tho defendant if he could bo found in York county, and to hold him to bail in the sum of ?1,;)00, and to return the order to Wilson A Wilson, attorneys for tho plaintiff, at theii office in Yorkville, on November ">th, 1887. On tho 10th of November tho defendant was arrested in Columbia, and tho Sheriff of York county made his return on tho warrant that by his deputy ho arrested the defendant in Columbia, brought him to Yorkville and in defaull of bail committed him to jail. On tho 24th of November, Messrs. Hart A Hart and W. R. McCaw, Esq., attorneys for tho defendant, gavo written notice to the attor j neys for the plaintiff that they would move his | Honor Judge Kershaw, at Camden, on the 29th I of November, to vacate the order of arrest upon 1 ! the following grounds: 1. Because the affidavit upon which the order of arrest was issued was irregular, in that it i failed to state fully the sources of the depo ' nent's information, and further failed in not ' stating why tho affidavits of the original alleg\ ! ed informers were not taken, i j 2. Because the arrest of the defendant at | Columbia was unauthorized by the order of 1 J arrest and was illegal and void. After hearing arguments of W. B. McCaw, | Esq., and Maj. Jas. F. Hart for the motion to j vacate tho order of arrest, and W. B. Wilson, > | Jr., Esq., in opposition thereto, Judge Kershaw tiled his decision vacating tho order of arrest and ordered the defendant to bo discharged from custody, on the ground that the s affidavit was insufficient and furnished no legal evidence of fraud. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. The South Carolina Conference of the j M. E. Church, South, which convened in Spartanburg last Thursday, adjourned sine . die on Monday night. Winnsboro was selected for the next session of the Conference. The following are the appointments for 1888: ' Charleston* District?J. M. Boyd, presiding elder. Charleston, Trinity, It. N. Wells; Bethel, It. I). Smart; Spring street, J. E. Carlisle; Cumberland, II. B. Browne; Cain. hoy, D. A. Calhoun; Berkeley, It. L. Holt royd; Summerville, J. B. Campbell; Cypress, I H. W. Whittaker; Ridgeville, J. A. Mood; St. George's, T. Raysor; North George's, P. L. Kirton ; Colleton, J. C. Yongue; Round O, W. W. Williams; Walterboro, E. B. Lo.yless; Hampton, A. B. Earle; Allendale, C. E. Wig1 gins; Black Swamp, J. Brown; Hardeeville, r G. It. Whittaker; Beaufort, E. J. Meynardio; - Principal Benson Academy, J. E. Watson. I Columbia District?S. It. Jones, presiding elder. Columbia, Washington street, W. R. Richardson; Marion street, M. Dargan; city 3 mission, S. D. Vaughan; Winnsboro, G. P. Watson; Fairfield, N. K. Melton; Blytliewood, W. H. Airail; Lexington Fork, C. W. Creighton ; Lexington," J. W. Neeley and G. R. Shafer; Batesburg, S. P. II. Elwell; Johnston, J. B. Wilson ; Edgefield, R. P. Franks; Upper St. Matthew's, W. H. Lawton; Graniteville ' and Langley, W. A. Betts ; Aiken, W. M. 1 Duncan; Chaplain to Penitentiary, William r Martin; Columbia Female College, O. A. . Darby, president; Paine Institute, G. W. , Walker, president; editor Southern Christian ' Advocate, W. D. Kirkland. * r Chester District?A. M. Chreitzberg, pref siding elder. Chester, H. F. Chreit/.burg; Chester circuit, J. B. Tray wick ; East Chester, G. T. Harmon ; Rock Hill, R. H. Jones ; North Rock Hill, E. G. Price; Yorkville, W. W. Daniel; Black's, J. W. Elkins ; York mission, M. ' A.Connolly: King's Mountain, J. L. Harley; Fort Mill, J. W. McRoy; Lancaster, A. J. Staf j iora; west, Lancaster, .J. uwen ; nauesvuie, - J. B. Piatt; Chesterfield, J. W. Ivilgo ; West - Chesterfield, L. H. Major. Cokesbury District?A. J. Cauthen, prc? siding elder. Cokesbury, D. Z. Dantzler; ^ Greenwood, F. Auld ; Ninety-Six, W. P. Mear dors; Donald's, C. H. Pritchard ; Abbeville, P. i, 11. Jackson ; Abbeville circuit, S. J. Bethea; McCormick, J. C. Chandler; Lowndesville, W. S. Martin; Tumbling Shoals, W. A. Clark; Waterloo, R. R. Dagnell; North Kdgefield, M. i H. Pooser; Newberrv, J. L. Stokes; Newberry ' circuit. M. M. Brabham and A. W. Attaway; ' Kinard's, T. P. Phillips; Saluda, C. D. Mann; '? Parksville, J. M. Stead man. Sumter District?J. S. Beasley, presiding (. elder. Sumter, J. M. Pike; Sumtepcircuit, W. L. Wait; Lynchburg, J. S. Mattison; Wedge' field, E. O. Watson; Bishopville, J. L. Shuford; * Santee, T. E. Wannamaker; Forreston, J. S. * Porter; Manning, H. M. Mood ; Oakland, W. s D. Duncan; Clarendon, W. C. Gleaton; Cam den, P. A. Murray; Hanging Rock, J. C. Da0 vis; Richland, G. II. Pooser; East Kershaw, W, E. Barr; West Water, E. E. Gatlin. '? Florence District?W. C. Power, presid1 ing elder. Florence, J. T. Pate; Mars Bluff, W. t T. Capers; Darlington, H. G. Scuddav; East I. Darlington, I). Durant; Cheraw, W. J. Herbert; Society Hill, J. E. Rushton and W. A. , Wright; Darlington circuit, J. K. McCain; Lower Darlington, J. W. Murray ; Timmons0 villo, J. E. Beard ; Effingham, M. W. Hook : i. East Effingham, H. C. Bethea ; Scranton, to be supplied; Lake City, A. W. Jackson; Kingstree circuit, J. A. Rice; Salters', S. S, Blanch. ard; Georgetown, A. H. Lester; Georgetown _ circuit, L. C. Loval; Johnsonsville, W. B. 0 Baker. 3 Marion District?A. J. Stokes, presiding elder. Marion, W. A. Rodgers; Centenary, G. . H. Waddell; Britton's Neck, J. D. Frierson; j North Marlboro', L. Wood ; Bennettsville, J W. Daniel; Bennettsville circuit, J. C. Stoll; = Clio, D. D. Dantzler; Blenheim, G. L. Boyd ; Little Rock, J. C. Kilgo; Mullin's, J. A. Port, er; Little Pee-Dee, T. C. O'Dell: Conway, W. Thomas; Conway circuit, W. L. Pegues; Loris, 1 Win. Hardin ; Bucksville, M. L. Banks; Waca amaw, W. W.Jones; Pee-Dee mission, B. O. Perry. Orangeburg District?T. J. Clyde, prea siding elder. Orangeburg, L. F. Beaty; Orangeburg circuit, J. E. Grier; Lower St. Mat.1 thew's, J. W. Humbert; Providence, W. H. , Kirton ; Branchville, D.Teller; Bamburg and Buford's Bridge, C. B. Smith; Graham's J. L. 1 Sibley; Edisto, J. W. Airail; Upper Edisto, a M. M. Ferguson; Blackville, P. F. Kirtlee; Boiling Springs, L. S. Bellinger; Orange, B. - M. Grier; Williston, R. A. Young; South 1 Branchville, J. J. Workman. Greenville District?J. Walter Dickson, 1 presiding elder. Greenville, J. O. Wilson; Greenville circuit. A. W. Walker; Fork Shoals, T. W. Munnerlyn; Reidville, A. F. Berry, North Greenville, A. C. Walker; Williamston e and Belton, W. H. Wroton ; Piedmont, T. C. Ligon ; Anderson. W. S. Wightman; Anderson circuit, S. D. Black man; West Anderson, a A. M. Attaway; Townville, C. V. Barnes ; i, Pendleton, N. B. Clarkson ; Pickens, J. F. - Anderson; Pickens mission to be supplied: t> Seneca City, It. W. Barber; Walhalla, M. L. Carlisle; Oconee mission, J. N. Wright; Williamston Female College, S. Lander, president. ? Spartanburg District?T. G. Herbert presiding elder. Spartanburg, J. A. Clifton; City o Mission, E. P. Taylor; Union, S. A. Weber; r Cherokee, W. M. Zimmerman ; South Union, J. M. Fridy; Jonesville, I). P. Boyd; GatFney City, A. A. Gilbert; Laurens, T. E. Morris; North Laurens, J. C. Counts; Clinton, J. E. e Mahaffey; Belmont, S. J. McLeod; Campobello, J. P. Attaway; Pacoiet, J. J. Neyille; Clifton, J. Attaway; Wofford College, A. Coke Smith, professor; E. T. Hodges to the Los Angeles Conference; B. J. Guess to the West Texas Conference. THE FARMERS' CONVENTION'. The second Annual Convention of the Farmers' Association of South Carolina was opened in Agricultural Hall, Columbia, on Thursday last, shortly after noon, being the third meeting of the Association since its organization. Mr. D. lv. Norris, of Anderson, the President, called the Convention to order,' and after addressing the delegates, the secretary, Mr. J. T. Duncan, of Newberry, called the roll, ninety-seven delegates responding to their names. York county was represented by a full delegation as follows: L. Lowry Smith, W. J. Waters, T. G. Culp, Iredell Jones, Frank H. Brown. Under the provisions of a resolution adopted at the last meeting, a business committee, consisting of one from each county, was appointed. Captain Iredell Jones was appointed as tne memoer or this committee from York. The following resolutions were offered by G. W. Shell, of Laurens, and adopted by the Convention: Resolved, That this Farmers' Convention re3 spectfully invite the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College to send such one or 3 more of their number or of the faculty of the r South Carolina College to meet this Convention . to-night at 7..'10 o'clock to explain and discuss " the question of agricultural education and the best means of promoting the same in South t Carolina, and that a committee of three be ap pointed at once to extend this invitation. Resolved, That the discussion to be had on l the subject is for the purpose of arriving at just conclusions, and any gentleman, whether a 1 member of this Convention or of the General t Assembly, who feels that he can add any light, i shall have the privilege of being heard. Messrs. Shell, Ancrum and Fishburne were appointed on the committee. A resolution was adopted that a com mi t, tee of three be appointed to convey the . invitation above indicated, and Messrs. i G. W. Shell, of Laurens, Ancrum, of Ker, shaw, and Fishburne, of Colleton, were appointed such committee. | Captain Iredell Jones, of York, .offered a series of resolutions. The first caused . something of a sensation as it was to the ' ... . .1 - i il c i.U? iinn k/-> 6I16CC Ullll Uie SUllhtJ ui iwc uumciiuuu ut expressed in favor of the postponement of ; any move to secure a separate Agricultural ! College at this time, inasmuch as the mat1 ter had been the subject of experiment in other States and the results were not sufficiently advanced to determine the success 1 of the plan. The following ones were of a mild and general character. All were referred to the Committee on Resolutions. Mr. Watson, of Anderson, wanted to of; fer a resolution in regard to the funding of the State debt, but a delegate suggesting ; that the Legislature would probably move in the matter, he did not insist. He, however offered another resolution, which he said had been adopted at the County Con! vention of farmers in Anderson. It was to the effect that the Convention endorse the plan of a separate Agricultural College and the reorganization of the Agricultural ; Bureau. It was referred to the Committee on Resolutions. , At 2:20, on motion of Captain Tillman, the Convention took a recess until 7 o'clock P. M. At the evening session, by reason of hoarseness, President Norris was unable to preside, and Vice-President G. W. Shell, of Laurens, was invited to take the chair. It was moved" that the Convention proceed at once to the election of officers, j On motion of Mr. Crossland, it was voted { that the Secretary be instructed to cast one ballot tor Mr. D. K. Norris, of Anderson, I as the choice of the Convention for Presi dent. Mr. Norris expressed his acknowledgments for the honor conferred, but thought it but just that the office should devolve on some one else, and therefore wished to decline with thanks. The Convention, however, insisted on his serving. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Watson, FishburneandCrossland, wasappointed by the President pro tem. to conduct the President-elect to the chair. The election for Vice-Presidents, one from each Congressional District, resulted as below, one ballot being cast for all by the Secretary on motion: First District?J. E. Wannamaker. Second?A. J. Linder. Third?John E. Bradley, of Abbeville. Fourth?T. P. Mitchell. Fifth?Captain Iredell Jones, of York. Sixth?E. T. Stackhouse, of Marion. Seventh?H. R. Thomas. Mr. John T. Duncan, of Newberry, was re-elected Secretary, and Dr. W. P. Addison, of Abbeville, Treasurer. At this point Judge Haskell appeared before the Convention, and after a few words of introduction by Mr. Shell, delivered a short address on behalf of the board of trustees of the South Carolina College. Judge Haskell's address and a copy of the report of the trustees of the College, which he presented, were received as information, after which Capt. Tillman made the report of the Committee on Resolutions, prefacing the same by some remarks to the effect that of the sundry resolutions referred to them, they had rejected one and changed or embodied the others in those which they had to report. The report was as follows: The Committee on Resolutions bee leave to submit the following report: Resolved, That this Convention does earnestly urge the Legislature to establish a separate Agricultural College, and to reorganize the Bureau. Resolved, That it is not the purpose of the farmers of the State to make their organization a political body, hostile to other classes, nor is it their intention to attack the integrity of our State officers, nor their policy to arraign or dictate to the Legislature. Reolved, That we believe in the thorough organization of the farmers of the State, with the object and firm purpose of developing the agricultural resources. Resolved, That we regret the action of some of the counties which have declined to send delegates to this Convention, and respectfully invite them hereafter to unite with the Farmers' movement. Resolved, That we believe in the necessity and propriety of reorganizing the Agricultural Department, to make it more efficient and useful, and respectfully ask the Legislature to giye careful consideration to the several bills already introduced in their body looking to that end. A motion that the report be adopted was carried by a chorus of "ayes," no one voting in the negative. Captain Tillman then offered tjie resolution given below, which is exactly the same as the fifth article of the platform adopted at last year's Convention. It was adopted over again last night and reads as follows: We urge the Legislature not to squander the State's property by allowing the wholesale exportation of phosphates at merely nominal prices, and that with a view of lessening the burdens of taxation they take into consideration the advisability of increasing the phosphate royalty. A motion was then made to adjourn sine die, which was put and carried amid the noise of the feet of rising dpleontes. and at 8.30 after being in session onlythree and one-half hours, both afternoon and evening, the second annual Convention of the Farmers' Association was declared adjourned without day. J ust before the motion to adjourn was put Capt. Iredell Jones arose and wished to offer a resolution, but was ruled out of order, as a motion to adjourn was before the house. Jjarfot Efforts. YORKVILLE, Dee. 7.-Cotton, 9i to 9.65. ROCK HILL, Dec. 7.?Cotton, 9.90. LIVERPOOL, December 5.?Cotton quiet; uplands, 5 9-16d. CHARLESTON, Dec. 5.?Cotton quiet; middling, 9J. NEW YORK, December 5.?Cotton dull; uplands 10 7-16. Futures closed easy, with sales of 156,800 bales, as follows : December, 10.40 to 10.42; January 10.48 to 10.49; February, 10.56 to 10.57; March, 10.63 to 10.64; April, 10.70 to 10.71; May, 10.77 to 10.78; June, 10.84 to 10.85; July, 10.89 to 10.90; August, 10.93 tol0.94 ; September, 10.52 to 10.56; October, 10.20 to 10.24. Special ftoticfs. Religious Notice. Services will be conducted at Beersheba Church on the second Sunday (11th) of this month, at the usual hour, by Rev. R. D. Perry. A congregational meeting will be hold immediately after the services. By order of Session. J. W. Y. DICKSON, Clerk. 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A skillful and scientific combination of lately discovered curative medicinal agents for the'immediate relief and possible permanent cure of all diseases of the throat, lungs and chest, such as Cold, Coughs, Catarrhal Fever, Asthma, Whooping Cough ; the wheezing in the throat peculiar to infants, Croup, Hoarseness, Bronchitis, difficulty of breathing, Hacking Coughs, Pains in the breast, Incipient Consumption, etc., etc. Try it for Croup?one to two doses gives relief.. Try it for Asthma?one or two doses will relieve thesoverest attack. ' Try it for a Hacking Cough?one dose will', check it and a bottle will cure it. Try it for a Cold?a dose taken at the beginning of an attack will break it up. Try it for Whooping Cough?a dose 3 times a day will give great relief and prevent the: spasms or Whooping. Sold wholesale or retail by Kuykkxdal. When nature falters and requires help, recruit her enfeebled energies with Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purij Her. Two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00 per bottle. * I Sold by Kuykendal. In advance of the sickly season render yourself impregnable ; a malarial atmosphere or sudden change of temperature is fraught with 1 danger; use Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening ! Cordial and Blood Purifier. Two - sizes, 50 | cents and $1.00 a bottle. Sold by Kuykendal. j "^HYMENEAL. I Married?On the 27th ultimo, by Rev. T. H. ! xf.. i) ir ph?am? j KATIE MOSS. All of York county, v / OBITUARY. Diki>?Near Rock Hill, on the 14th of October, 1SN7, Mrs. EMMA L., wife of Mr. W. B. j Black, aged 27 years. WANTED. A FEW LIVE AGENTS to sell AUNT MARY IIOGUE'S MEDICINES. Apply I at once to MARY IIOGUE MEDICINE CO., Cow pens, S. C. 1 December 7 40