Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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attd partis. ? Earthquake shocks were felt in California last Saturday. ?Senator Hampton has recovered from the effects of his recent fall from his horse, and has resumed his seat in the Senate. : ? A dispatch from Valentine, Nebraska, says a severe blizzard was raging there last Saturday, rendering travel almost impossible. business failures occurring throughout the country last .veek number for the United States 198, Canada 80, total Sfikagainst 195 the previous week. ?The Augusta, Ga.. Exposition directors have appropriated $5,000 for races, and will also set aside a sum of money fox the musical part of the fair. ?Central City, Dakota, a town of about i ibqo t/itallv flfMfmved bv i)UW IUIUluliauK>| ntw ?V?.V ? fire on Thursday morning, and the whole community is homeless. ? At Stenbenyille, Ohio, last Wednesday, Mile. Desco, a slack wire performer, baa a wire to break under her while giving an open air performance, and she letehred ipjuries from which she will die. -^The President sent to the Senate on Mooday the nomination of Mellville W. Poller, of Illinois, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Foliar wiil accept, and there does hot seem to be much doubt about his confirmation. ?'The Indiana Democratic State Convention, in session at Indianapolis, last Thursday, selected D. W. Voorhees, David Turpie, John G. Shanklin and John H. Bass, delegates at large to the St. Louis convention. Courtlana C. Matson was nominated for governor. ? At Providence, R. I., last Wednesday, as the result of recent raids, the State officers poured out upon the ground 100 hotheads of ale, lager beer, wines and whisky valued at over $5,000. This does not include the product of raids made by the city officers. ?Some of the Western cities pension their public school teachers after certain years of service. In Wisconsin twentyone years of faithful work entitles a teacher to a pension, and Cleveland, Ohio, is considering a proposition toward the same end. ? "The United States is," or "the United States are?" David Dudley Field favors the latter as being the correct form, inasmuch as the term United States consists of two words, one of them plural, and not compounded in a way that admits of the singular verb. ? The New York temperance people are ?? in boa whether Governor Hill UV/ff WMIllUg w WVV '< will approve< the high license bill just passed by both branches of the Legislature. The bill makes liquor license cost $500, and for beer makes a minimum rate of $100 and a maximum rate of $400. ? The committee to select a place for the annual convention of the encampment of the German Baptists of the United States/ has decided on Harrisonburg, Va. The oonvention will be held the first Tuesday after Whit Sunday in 1890. From 1,000 to 1,500 persons of this denomination, representing every State and Territory in the Union, usaally attend these annual gatherings. ? The postmaster general has completed arrangements with the postmaster general of Canada, establishing a uniform rate of postage of one cent per ounce on all merchandise, including grain, seed, cuttings, bulbs, scions and all grafts, aud one cent per two ounces of printed matter in the mails exchanged between the two countries, and now known as third class matter. , ? Tho Senate Interstate Commerce Committee has agreed on an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, imposing penalties of fine not exceeding five thousand * 1! dollars and imprisonment not exiwumg two years, upon railroad officials or shippers implicated in false representations as to the quantities or character of goods shipped, or endeavoring by bribery or otherwise to secure discrimination in rates. | ? Several weeks ago a woman named Smithy of Russell county, Kentucky, confessed to having cut the throats of two peddlers named Burton, her victims being held by John and Henry Hill. The latter were arrested and the woman repeated her confession under oath at the examining trial, which lasted eight days. On the concluding day the Burtons walked into the court and demonstrated the fact that they had never been murdered. The prisoners, of course, were discharged at once. ? The temperance folks in Florida have got the liquor license questson fairly solved in a manner that will almost command the respect of a prohihlttonist. A man who wants to go into the liquor business must first get 300 signatures to his application, and this list must be published in the county newspaper. He then goes before the court, where strict inquiry is made as to his character. If his application is approved he pays a license fee of $460, which is equally divided by the State, the county and the town. ? Bailey Sexton, a farmer living near Rogersville, Tenn., heard some one talking near his barn last Thursday night, and going in that direction heard talk of burning his property. He returned to the house, and picking up his Winchester rifle, returned and fired into the crowd just as they were applying the torch, killing a woman named Woods. Several residences and barns have been fired, presumably by incendiaries, in Hawkins and Hamilton counties, Tenn., during the past few weeks, and it is believed the dead "" ? - 1 woman oeiongea 10 a regumr uuuu ui house burners. ? A terrible accident occurred last Friday night at a school exhibition at Rushsylvania, Ohio. Brockermor's Hall, in toe second story of a brick building, with a seating capacity of four hundred, was crowded, ana suddenly the floor gave way with a frightful crash. The entire audience went down in a surging mass to the ground, a distance of twenty feet. MaDy women and children were killed and wounded. Several were taken out dead and at least fifty were wounded, many seriously. A number of ladies and children were taken out unhurt, but with their clothing torn completely off. -?One of the most delicate and notable surgical operations ever known was performed in Philadelphia last Saturday, it being nothing less than the transplanting of a portion of the eye of a rabbit to the eye 01 a human being. The object of the operation was to relieve the obscurity of tne eye of the patient, which was caused by inflammation, and which produced in time an opaque surface. The patient was a servant girl. The operation took place at the Germantown Hospital under the immediate direction of Dr. L. Webster Fox, ophthalmic surgeon of the institution, who witnessed one of only two other operations of this nature which have been performed in the world, in Germany last year, it being performed by Prof. Von Hippie, of Giessen, Germany. ? The announcement was made in Philadelphia last Saturday morning that Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the highest in rank of the living officers of the Confederate army, was on Thursday night last unanimously elected an honorary member of the E. D. Baker Post, No. 8, G. A. R., of that city. The election was brought about on the receipt of a letter reading as follows: "For the purpose of enabling me to participate in the noble work of charity performed by the comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic, I hereby make application for contributing membership in your post. Inclosed please find the sum of $10 for one year's dues." The petition was unaccompanied Dy any omer communication, and when presented to the members of the post for their consideration, it went through with a rush amid the cheers of two hundred veterans. Gen. Johnston is the only ex-Confederate who has ever been received into the ranks of the Grand Army Posts. ?The following story of the tragic fate of a band of train robbers in Arizona, comes by way of San Francisco under date of the 23rd ultimo: Captain Burns, a Deputy United States Marshal, who has returned from*Arizona, where he went to hunt down the Stein's Pass train robbers, reports that they were burned out and shot by Sheriff Paul and some Mexican soldiers. The .... robbers started from Chihuahua for Stein's Pass, 400 miles away, and, after robbing the train, were returning, when Paul intercepted them on Mexican soil. They took refuge in a Mexican adobe. After the robbers had shot and killed a Mexican sergeant who tried to force his way into the house, the" Alcade ordered them to be killed, and as the abode was full of women and children, a tunnel was dug under the house, and they were rescued. As " * * ? -a a AL?, tney nea, a roDoer nreu uu tutui ?uu wounded one woman. The alcade then fired the roof of the adobe. When the flie became hot the desperadoes attempted to make a break for liberty. Larry Sheehan appeared at the doorand was riddled with bullets. The soldiers kept up their fire through the door and killed Hart, whose body was found afterward in the building. Johnson had the alternative of being roasted or shot, and preferred the latter. He suddenly drew open the door and rushed out, with a revolver in each hand, to be met with a volley from the sheriff and his guards. Johnson fell upon his face, but raised himself on his elbows and fired both pistols. He wasriddled with bullets. Sheriff Paul searched Johnson's body and found $600 and some jewelry that had been taken from the express car. When he got to Hart's body he found poor picking. The soldiers had got there first. ?tttWilU tatytim. YORKVILLE, S. C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1888. THE FARMERS' MANIFESTO. The address of the Farmers' Association has been issued by the executive committee, and in the main is of the tenor foreshadowed in a paragraph we published last week. The principal point dwelt upon is that there should be in the State an agricultural college separate and distinct from any other institution of learning. It ar ,,ao on/1 Kn flomroa dr>mnnfltrnfps. that this g UCOj UUU ?/J y can be done, in connection with the Clemson bequest, without increasing taxation. Comparisons are made between the assessed valuation of property in the States of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, and according to these figures the property in South Carolina has decreased in valuation, while that in other States has increased. It is also shown by comparison that the salaries of South Carolina officers are higher than those of other States. It insists on behalf of the farmers, and as one of the best means of bringing about the reforms recommended, that a canvass be made by those whose ambition it is to control the State government during the next two years, before they are nominated, so the people may know just how they stand. The address, the full text of which we shall print next week, closes with an appeal to all men, irrespective of class, to assist the farmers to obtain the college and the reforms in State government demanded. THE CLEMSON BEQUEST. While the people of the State, and especially the Iriends of an agricultural college, were in great expectancy over the ni ? knmn/v <V?I* t f D nhlilpf V'ldlJSUIl licqur-ai, having iv?i iia .... establishing of such an institution, Mr. Gideon Lee, the son-in-law of. Mr. Clemson, publishes a card, which we reprint on the first page of this paper, in which he attempts to create the impression that the beunest is insignificant in amount, and can l?e of little benefit to the people of the State, even if he does not see proper to contest the will, in whiehevent the paltry sura will shrink into insignificance. Besides these discouraging ideas, he also indulges some witty reflections, which might lead one to suppose that he regards the people of South Carolina as simpletons in deed and in fact. But while his letter is before the people, it subsequently appears that the estate has been appraised, the face value of the appraisers' bill amounting to $103,321, to which interest and premiums added, will make a sum total of $113,321. The supposition now is that by the terms of the bequest, in addition to the Fort Hill estate, the sum of $70,000 or $80,000 may be realized for the purpose designed by Mr. Clemson. This will prove an adequate amount, and ensure something more substantial than "hominy and milk to feed the famishing wives and families of the president and professors," as wittily suggested by Mr. Lee. It is definitely stated that Mr. Lee will contest the will, and if necessary carry the case to the court of last resort. On the other hand, Colonel Simpson, the executor, says he is anxious for the contest, as he has no doubt about the result being favorable to the State, and then there will be no question about it. THE McCRADY-ROBERTSUN CASE. The McCrady-Robertson libel suit, after several day's trial, was concluded in the Richland court of common pleas last Thursday, with a verdict of $2,500 for the plaintiff. This is regarded as one of the most famous libel cases known to the courts of South Carolina. The letter written by Dr. Robertson, upon which the action was based, contained seven distinct charges. Judge Kershaw instructed the 1 4 * rJntortn! nu_ jury UlHt 1U IlJtltiillg lip kuc:ii uuwti uiiuu tiou they would take each of those charges and consider each separately and apart, and come to a conclusion whether such charge be true or untrue, and proceed in that way to pass upon each of the seven. "The burden of proof is on the defendant and he must satisfy you of the truth of each and every charge which he has made in said letter in order to justify himself for the publication of such charges. Should he fail to sustain any one of them by proof as to their truth, the plaintiff will i be entitled to a verdict. If the proof satisfies you affirmatively by the preponderance of the evidence that all the charges made by the defendant are true, in that case, and only in that case, your verdict should be for the defendant. In order to sustain the plea of justification, as I have said, every charge must be proved to be true, affirmatively, by the preponderence of the evidence. If the proof leaves your mind on a balance, and it does not preponderate in favor of the defendant, your verdict should be for the plaintiff." Almost immediately after the announcement of the verdict, counsel of Dr. Itob; ertson gave notice that the defence would j make a motion for a new trial. As to the manner of reaching the amount ' of damages, the Columbia Reqister says: j "It has been learned frdtnoneofthejurymen that when the jury first went into 1 their room they took up the charges made 1 by the defendautin regular order, and decided by a vote of 11 to 1 that they had ; not all been proved. The dissenting juror acquiesced when the vote was announced, and they then proceeded to consider the amount to be awarded to the plaintiff, i After some discussion it was decided to place slips of paper, on which should be j written various amounts, in a hat, and 1 draw one out, and the amount written thereon should be the sum awarded. One juror wanted to put in a slip marked $50, but this was objected to, arid four slips on which were written respectively $1,000, $1,500, $2,000 and $2,500 were placed in the hat and the drawing made. The $2,500 slip was drawn out, and in this manner tne verdict was decided." This was a doubtful manner of arriving at a verdict, to say the least, and if there could be a way to reach the jury room and establish the fact in court, the verdict should be set aside, as the result of a chance game not to be tolerated in a South Carolina court of justice. HEMPHILL DiSCDSSES THE TARIFF. The tariff discussion occupied the time of the House of Representatives last week, and will probably bathe principal subject of debate for several days more. The feature of Thursday's proceedings was a speech by Representative Hemphill. Of his effort the Washington correspondent of the News and Courier says : Mr. Buchanan, for the opposition, opened the debate, and Mr. Hemphill followed him with a carefully prepared speech in favor of tariff reform. When he first commenced to read his remarks, but little attention was paid him, but as he progressed his associates discovered that he was traveling out of the beaten track and he was given a respectful hearing. His colleagues honored him with their presence and appreciated the good points he made. Mr. Hemphill discussed first the general principles of taxation and the power of Congress under the constitution to levy and collect taxes, taking the position that the true limit of the sum to be gathered from the people is determined solely by the necessities of the government economically administered. Coming then to the question of the modes of taxation prevailing in thiscountry, he said that he would not complain of the internal revenue by means of which the government derives a large income from whisky and tobacco, nor of the tariff, so far as it is raised for the legitimate purpose of revenue only. He directed his whole attention to the protective features of the tariff. He first defined what protection really is, and then discussed the subject under three heads, maintaining, fiist, that it was illegal; second, unjust; and third, unwise political economy. This last point he elaborated at considerable length, holding first, that it caused a diversion and waste of capital and labor; second, it had proved most destructive in its influence on agriculture ; and third, it had deprived us of all our carrying trade and proved most disastrous to American shipping interests, and further, that while the money was collected nominallyfor our laborers, it was really paid to the manufacturers, and that, instead of protecting American laborers against foreign labor, it protected our mannfurt.iirors ncminrit the richt of the Ameri can people to spend their own money according to their own judgment. Of his speech, the Washington correspondentof the Augusta Chronicle also says: Mr. Hemphill, of South Carolina, spoke | on the tariff bill Thursday for an hour and I a half. He spoke from manuscript, but he was so familiar with it that he dispensed I with it every now and then. On the expiration of his hour unanimous consent, was given him to continue. He confined himself to opposition to the political economy policy of protection, and devoted some time to discussing the illegality of a protective tariff. He was frequently interrupted by Republicans, but at no time was he "caught up." A veteran of the press gallery says Mr. Hemphill is the coolest man on his feet on the floor that has been in the House in ten years. Judge Culberson, of Texas, listened very attentively to Mr. Hemphill's legal argument. The judge is counted the best lawyer in the House, and is chairman of the judiciary committee. I heard him congratulate Mr. Hemphill very earnestly on hisspeech. Mr. Hemphill occupies a place among the ablest younger members, and he always gets the attention of the House whenever he speaks. Really, he is the only man who received ^he slightest attention today. The other speeches were delivered to ?n eimitv hou?;e. The few that were present paid no attention. + ? THE IMMIGRATION CONVENTION. The immigration convention at Hot Springs, N. C., last week, in which all the Southern States east of the Mississippi river were represented, was an important movement towards securing immigration to the South. Governor Lee, ol Virginia,was elected permanent chairman, and Luther E. Ransom, of South Carolina, permanent secretary. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That an immigration association t?eestablished, with headquarters in the city of New York, to he styled the Southern Immigration Association. Resolved, That this association be placed under the charge of a board of directors - i - * rt.w.L IW.H., composed in one iiiruiwri ui train ouumn u railroad or other corporation, trade, industrial or other organization in State, county, city or town, situated east of the Mississippi River, that will contribute the sum of $1,(XK) towards the ex pen-c of said association, on or before July 1 next, and that on the second Tuesday of July, 1888, the board so constituted shall meet in .New York and proceed to organize and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary for its government. Resolved, That until said organization is perfected, Major John D. Kelly, Jr., be constituted chief of the association, with power to call the board together whenever said contributions from railroads or other corporations, trade, industrial or other organizations of States or counties and towns shall reach the aggregate sum of $20,000, and when such call has been made the board of directors shall proceed immedi ately to perfect a permanent organization as provided for in the second resolution herewith submitted. Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of these resolutions the secretary of the Convention shall give notice of the same to the Governor of each of the Southern States, to the president of each of the Southern railroads, and to the mayor of every city and to every town in the Southern States east of the Mississippi River having a population of 5,000 or more, and to solicit the co-operation of said officers in furthering the objects of this Convention. An address, embodying the spirit of the resolutions, was prepared by Col. J. Stoddard Johnson, of Kentucky, and will be distributed broadcast. The South Carolina delegation held a meeting on the train, returning from the convention, Lieutenant-Governor Mauldin in the chair. On motion of Mr. Beattie, of Greenville, the delegation adopted a resolution urging upon the cities, towns, railroads, boards of trade and other industrial organizations, the importance of hold ing early meetings for the purpose of raising the subscriptions needed to entitle them to representation on the board of directors of the Southern immigration association. After a full discussion, the delegation united in a letter to the State board of agriculture, submitting that it "will be greatly to the advantage of the Stale to demonstrate at the earliest possible day its sympathies with the purposes of the convention and its determination to take an active part in making the Southern Immigration Association entirely successful. To this end they request that the board will appropriate the sum of $1,000 to constitute the State of South Carolina, through the department of agriculture, a member of the association. This, says the address, will show unmistakably the leal of South Carolina in the cause, and will give the State, in the person of the director who shall be chosen, a voice in the organization and management of the association from the very beginning. ? J. W. Bishop and Logan McGiven, white men, were arrested in Greenville last Saturday, charged with passing counterfeit mqney. They both live in Greenville, and McGiven has a small grocery store in the city. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Dr. J. Wistar Allison, Hickory Grove, S. C.? House Keeper Wanted. Thos. C. Williams <fc'Co., Richmond, Va.?Hygeia ! a new Tobacco. Henkel <fc Corpening, Lenoir and Blowing Rock, N. C.?Feed and Livery Stables. T. M. Dobson <ft Son?Still the Rush Continues. M. Strauss?Yorkville Advances with the Times. Hunter <fe Oates?Clothing! Clothing!! George T. Schorb?Good Cooks Wanted. Withers Adickes?Our Dinner Set. Walter B. Moore <fc Co.?Coffins and Caskets. J. W. Dobson?Lumber and Brick. George Walker, M. D.?Professional Card. G. W. Sherrer?A Vacation. W. S. Creighton & Co., Rock Hill, S. C.-Carriages and Buggies. A. S. Morrison?At Cost. S. A. McElwee?Fine Pigs for Sale. F. Happerfleld?Guano Notes. UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1880. The Enquirer will be furnished from this date until January 1st, 1889, for $1.65. ^FI\E STRAWBERRIES. Mrs: Henry W Smith, the accomplished landlady of the Yorkville Hotel, has our thanks for a dish of large and luscious strawberries. BRICK YARD. As orfe indication of the building prospects of Yorkville, on Monday last Messrs. Shillinglaw <ft Qoforth opened a brick yard and will start the enterprise by making 200,000 bricks. y- WILL LOCATE HERE. Byfiis card, published in another column, it will be seen that Dr. George Walker, recently graduated from the University of Maryland, has decided to locate in Yorkville for the practice of medicine, i VJKESIGNATION OP A RECTOR. Rev! E. N. Joyner, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd at this place, has tendered his resignation to the vestry, taking effect last Monday. SERMON TO THE MILITARY. The sermon next Sunday morning by the pastor of the A. R. P. Church, who is also chaplain of the Jenkins Rifles, will be a discourse to the members of the company. CALLED A PASTOR. On Sunday last, at a meeting held in Bethel Presbyterian Church, the congregation agreed to extend a call to Rev. George S. Robinson, of Pineville, N. C., to take pastoral charge of that church. It is quite probable that he will accept the call. FLINT HILL LOSES ITS PASTOR. ^Rev. J. K. Fant, who for the past three years has been pastor of Flint Hill Baptist Church, in this county, has accepted a call from the Baptist Church in Wadesboro, N, C., and will move his family to Wadesboro at an early day and enter upon his labors in his new field. THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR. ^tt the recent meeting of the grand lodge, Knights of Honor, at Beaufort, Columbia was chosen as the permanent place of meeting hereafter. The next meeting will be held on the third Wednesday in April, 1889. Home Relief Lodge, of Yorkville, favored this arraugement, by a resolution adopted three years ago. .RIGHT OF WAY CASES. Two more cases of right of way of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, through lands near Rock Hill, were settled by n ?LS f am f M n Innf A f /\ r> d n Ann TTfnn in t VlO AO Cfl ai uitiauuii iaai iuuuurt#y uiiu ytao xu dud vaou of Mr. W. M. Steele, in which the jury awarded ?GOO, and the other in the case of Mrs. Margaret Kimbrell, in which the jury awarded 9500. yd BRILLIANT RECEPTION. Mr. John May and his bride returned home lastjweek from their bridal tour, and on Wednesday night the occasion was celebrated by the parents of the bridegroom with a brilliant reception and elegant supper at their residence, which was attended by a large number of the friends of the happy couple. CLAIMANT NO. 1. Mr. Augustus Mintz publishes in the Charlotte Chronicle of yesterday a lengthy communication detaillpfef th?circumstances of bismar( riage with Mis'sTlorence Little, and claiming, as we suppose none now deny, that be is her tirst husband. Having published all previous statements made in connection with this affair, in justice to Mr. Mintz. wo will publish next week his version of the story. . POSTAL MATTERS. Arming the nominations sent to the Senate last week by the President, is the name of Mr. W. A. Moore, to he postmaster at this place. Through the efforts of Congressman Hemphill, the postmaster-general has Ordered the establishment of a new postoffice in this county, to be known as Darwin, and appointed Mr. Harold Gibson postmaster. The new office is five miles south of Black's, and will be supplied from that office. /V THE JENKINS RIFLES. I TMSranks of the Jenkins Rilles are fully up to the requirements of law, and the members seem re-animated with military ardor. Drills are now eonducted twice a week in the armory. On Friday afternoon the company appeared on the streets in parade, wearing for the first time their new helmets, which are of the State regulation pat torn. It is the present intention of the company to go into the summer encampment at Greenville. SMALL FIRE IN THE COUNTRY. ,^About 8 o'clock last Sunday evening, a small house on the lands of Mr. Eli Ross Stewart, near the Pinckney road, about three miles from own, was destroyed by fire. The house was occupied by a colored woman named Betsy Hill, who lost all her effects. She was attending preaching in the neighborhood at the time the fire occurred, and though the mother of two small children, she departed from the traditional rule in similar cases, and took the children with her, instead of leaving them shut up in the house. The origin of the fire is not known. STATE PENSIONS. The State pension board was in session last Thursday, and, according to the Columbia correspondence of the News and Courier, "concluded its work of passing upon all the applications for pensions filed to date, all of which have either been accepted or rejected." The Columbia Register giv j? the number of applications passed upon as 1,941, "many of which have been rejected on account of irregularities, A large number of them will, however, be returned to the board properly made out, and will be approved." The list of those approved will probably not be published for some time, A DESERVING*INSTITUTION. The Gastonia Gazette contains a very interesting account of the recent commencement exercises of the Jones Institute at All Healing, N. C. A correspondent?recently a pupil oi the institution?writes us: "This seminary is J - it../, o r, rl now hi uiu iuurui tycui ui iwa oAiototjwt mm very dear to the hearts of all the young ladies who have enjoyed its advantages. It is sustained by a gentleman in Minnesota, purely as a benevolent enterprise, with no intention of making money out of it; The terms are so low, only $7 per month, for board and tuition, as to bring an education within the reach of all. There are a great number of young ladies in this section unable to attend more expensive schools, who, doubtless, will be glad to obtain this information." COMPETING WITH THE WEST. There are few manufacturing enterprises that cannot be as successfully conducted in the South as in the North or West, as has been clearly demonstrated by the few springing up and in successful operation in the Southern States. The experiment, with properly directed efforts, is only necessary to ensure succes. Mr. M. C. Willis, proprietor of the Yorkville Carriage Factory,is now exemplifying the truth ol'these remarks. His establishment has been in successful operation for a number of years, having been founded by the late B. T. Wheeler, but long before Mr. Willis succeeded bim in the business, northern and western made work had well nigh supplanted home production. But Mr. Willis is a young man full of energy and determination, and ho decided to ascertain by actual experiment if he could not compete with the best western work, both in quality of material, style of finish, and last and most important, price. For this purpose he selected the fapious Columbus buggy, and finds that he csm produce the same article, and sell the buggies at the same price. After makihgone, he immediately commenced put' ting up a lot of twenty-five, and they are now C well under way of construction. The buggy of ? , his own make and a Columbus are standing n : side by side, and the most critical inspection, ii we think, will decide in favor of the Yorkville fl vehicle. A few more such establishments as that of & Mr. Willis' would be of incalculable benefit to ^ the town. He employs usually about twenty * persons in the different departments of his " business, and manufactures in his shop every part of his work that can be consistently made ! ^ by his own workmen. A feature of his business the past year was tho manufacture of railroad carts, of which he made and sold to contractors a large number. church' notices. Baptist?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. Pray- b or-meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. t Episcopal?Rev. Theo. D. Bratton, Minister, t' Sunday-school at 4 P. M. C Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, t Pastor. Service next Friday, by tbe pastor, at 11A.M. Services Saturday at 11 A. M. and 1 Sunday at 10.30 A. M. and 8 P. M., by Rev. A. ^ M. Cbreitzberg, P. E. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. ^ M. Prayer-meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. ? Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. { C. Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at J 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. | Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. g Services next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. Prayer-meeting c to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. j SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ? On Tuesday of last week, Mr. J. Leonidas J Moore, of Bethesda township, was seriously ^ hurt by being thrown from his buggy, at his residence near Bethesda Church. He was ^ driving a young horse which had never before g been worked in shafts, and the animal ran j away, jumping a gate in its course seven feet high, and lodging the buggy on top of the gate f post. Mr. Moore was thrown over the gate and t by his fall to the ground was severely bruised. ^ Dr. W. M. Love was called, and arriving as 1 soon as possible, found his patient unconscious. After several hours he succeeded in restoring l him to consciousness. t Mr. Moore, who is past middle age, says that ( being unable to stop the horse, and impressed ? by tbe situation that his death was ineyitable, ^ he lost consciousness and remembers nothing until restored by the physician. Dr. Love says ] that while Mr. Moore is severely injured, he 1 thinks he will recover. This is the second time Mr. Moore has been . almojrtitilled by a runaway accident. ^ PERSONAL MENTION. ^Mrs. Mary L. Adickes and her grand-daughter, Miss Jennie May Clawson, who have been visiting the family of Dr. L. Alexander, in St. Augustine, Florida, since last November, re- j turned home Monday afternoon. , Mr. Peter Griffin is on a visit to his home in J Corning, N. Y. I -yMiss Jennie Cody, who has been visiting in j Charlotte for several weeks, returned home ] last Saturday afternoon. i Miss Sudie Metts returned home from i ' Charleston last Thursday, where she has been < visiting relatives and friends. I Mr. G. K. McCormick, the affable and ac- 1 complished draughtsman of the Charleston, I Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, with head- I quarters at Rock Hill, spent last Thurday in 1 Yorkviile at the Parish Hotel. Mr. McCor- 1 mick was accompanied by his family. ' -/Mrs. Frank M. Walker, of King's Mountain township, is in Yorkviile, spending the week with her sister. , ' / Miss Lillie Hardin, of Chester, is in York- j ville, visitingher sister, Mrs. John F. Oates. /Mr. Wm. H. Speck left here last Monday for j New York, where he expects to buy a season- ( able stock of goods for this market. *Mrs. R. J. Herndon left on yesterday after- \ noon for Hickory, N. C., where her husband j is eng{\ged to teach a band. -gg 1 For the Yorkviile Enquirer. i COL. JOEL W. rtAWLIXSON. i Col. Joel W. Rawlinson, whose death i occurred at his residence in Rock Hill on Sunday morping last, was born in Rich- i land county, this State, on the 23rd of I March, 1822. 1 At his majority, he adopted York coun- . ty as his home, having attended school in < Yorkviile when a youth. On making his home in York county, he married Miss 1 Jennie Moore, daughter of the late Dr. I Wm. Moore, of Yorkviile. I i Prior to the war, he achieved great sue- ' cess in his favorite pursuit of farming. A I man of energy, liberality, patriotism and ' large information, his services were fre, quently required by his admirers in of- ' tices of honor and trust for his State and county, both in times of war and f , peace. Having been elected to the Leg- I islature twice before and once after the < war, the people of his native State derived great benefit from his wise counsels in < that body. As Aid to the Governor of South Car- I i olina, during the lute war, when such a I oosition demanded the services of men of i nerve, influence, energy and zeal, he rendered his people a liberal and patriotic ! service in what they considered a righteous cause. Having suffered with his people in that cause, he also, with the most of them, lost all the labor of his past 1 years by the results of the struggle. Nevertheless, he was equal to the occasion, ! and undaunted by reverses he set an ex- 1 ample to hiscotemporaries of rising above ' difficulties and combating adversities, 1 which were unequaled in the annals of this 1 ; section of the State. ' , Having at an early age connected him1 self with the Presbyterian church, he ' lived a consistent Christian life in the connection of that faith. In the ancient 1 1 and noble order of Free Masons he had I ' the confidence of his brethren and at tained to eminence. i But though generally esteemed, he was * the most highly appreciated by those who J i knew him best?his family, his near ' neighbors, his former slaves, his depend- ! ents, the members of his own churen and ] of his own Masonic lodge; these recog- ( i nized in him one who could rejoice with ! them who rejoiced, and could weep with j them who wept. These knew him but to 1 . love him, named him but to praise. His , i departure was that of one lamented, of , one greatly to be missed, of one not soon 1 . to be forgotten. In his death a good and j l useful citizen has passed away. *** Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. i letter from rock hill. itock Hill, April 30.?Our section is ] now needing rain. < Memorial day?May 10th?will be ap- i propriately celebrated at Ebenezer Church. ! Capt. John C. Wither3poon has been selected as orator of the day. i Our citizens were somewhat excited at < 8 o'clock last night by the cry of fire. A 1 chimney of the residence of Dr. J. W. i 1 Fewell, near the central part of town, < 1 caught and set the roof of the dwelling on fire. The flames were extinguished, how- i ever, before much damage was sustained. ' Capt. J. C. Sharpe, chief of police of our town, assisted by S. T. Frew, Joseph Mil- i ler and Vance Sharpe, raided a gambling ' . .-Mi Qntiiwluu ninrhf. Inst, nnd arrested uc" ""H ; seventeen negro men whom they found i in the room. One of them, in the excite- 1 ment, dropped a pistol from his pocket. They will have a hearing before the town i council to-night. There area number of < negroes who loaf around this place, wear < i good clothes and apparently have no em- . i ployment. f Mr. W. G. Adams, who has the contract l i for building the Standard cotton mill, will commence work to-morrow. The lumber has been ordered, and Mr. A. D. Holler is I to-day moving his brick machine near the ,' site, and will at once begin to make the < ] bricks for the building. The main build- 1 i ing will be three stories high, 72 by 220 I : feet. The dye house will be 40 by 100 feet. < i In addition there will be a picker room 1 i 30 by 40 feet, and an engine house 25 by ] 40 feet. All the buildings will be of brick, < with metal roof. There will also be from < . twenty to twenty-five tenement houses. ? i The location of the mill is said, by those 1 who know, to be one of the best that could ] j have been selected. Col. Joel W. Rawlinson, one of our best s ' and most respected citizens, died at 5 A. ? [ M. yesterday, in his 67th year, after an t ( illnessof four months. He was well-known i throughout the county and State, and his many friends will regret to hear of his i death. He was buried in Laurelwood e -emetery to-day. Rev. James S. White onducting the funeral ceremonies. His emains were followed to their last restag place by a large number of friends rom town and the surrounding country. Noticeable among those at the grave was large number of his former slaves. The allowing were the pall-bearers: W. L. toddey, J. Lawrence Moore, Wm. Whyte, . J. Roach, Iredell Jones, D. C. Williams, i. E. Smith, W. G. Reid. The casket nd the grave were profusely decorated rith flowers sent by kind friends. Hal. I Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enquirer. NOTES FROM WESTERN YORK. Hoodtown, April 28.?The weather has ecome somewhat like summer again, but he change is quite recent. There was onsiderable frost several mornings reently, though not enough to kill vegetaion. We hear a great many of our farmers naking complaint about their land being lard, or at least some of it is so hard as to .o i m nonotro hip tn thp nlnW. and it WOUld eem from the divers complaints that have teen made that it was almost impervious o water. There still remains about onehird of the acreage of cotton land to be irepared. About two-thirds of the crop las been planted ; but it seems to be very low about coming up. Mrs. M. A. Good died at the residence if Mr. J. H. Hood, at this place, on the 6th instant, after an illness of only a few lays. After funeral services, which were onducted by Rev. J. L. Harley, she was aken to the cemetery at Bullock's Creek Church for interment. Mr. W. Y. White lost a fine mule one lay last week. He says its heart was ibnormally large, and its bladder had )ursted. Mr. W. L. Plexico met with the mis"ortune to have his blacksmith shop, with he entire contents, burned one day last veek. The fire was accidental, he having eft fire in the forge. One of our county commissioners paid is a call last Saturday, and we, according ;o promise, accompanied him to the bog, )f which so much has been heard of late, ind which needed their attention so badly. We have a pretty good joke on him. When he came t6 the place referred to he svanted to know if he could ride through t with safety, although it was the only ivay in which to go to the bridge. Rev. J. L. Harley and family are visitng relatives at Fair Forest, in Spartansurg county. Rambler. ' Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. TTmrn 4 I? vr A nri I 510 Prnf .T M Tlin. sersley, of Gaffney City male and female jeminary, delivered a lecture at AbingJon Creek Church last Friday night, on the subject of education. He is a brilliant speaker, and for more than an hour he held the audience spell bound, while a resistless current of logic, wit and common sense flowed from his lips. As an educator he is a success, and those who missed hearing him missed a feast of reason not often attainable in rural sections. Farmers who had toiled all day at their plow handles forgot their fatigue as they sat with their children and listened to hiscaptivatingarguments. He showed conclusively that a fixed purpose in life was the aim and object of every man and woman who succeeds in business. That upon the young and rising generation the mantle of responsibility would soon fall. That the highest ambition of every parent, guardian and teacher should be to bequeath to them a legacy of pious precepts and example that will survive the wreck of time. Profuse and consistent illustrations rivet3d upon the most obtuse mind the idea the speaker wished to convey. Prof. Tankersley is a teacher in the proper sense of the word. By his gentle ind affable manners he commands the attention and respect of his hearers. Teaching is his profession, and that boy or girl is fortunate who has such a preceptor. On the second Sunday in May communion services will be held at Salem Church, by Rev. J. W. Query. Preaching will begin on Saturday before, at 1J. o'clock A \r Snnriui-.Qphnnl will mppt on Sun lay at 10 o'clock A. M. The dry weather is beginning to effect the wheat and oat crops, particularly the latter. The heavy beating rains, followed t>y high winds and sunshine, has baked the ground, which in many places is too hard to plow. We had some frost last week, but no damage is reported. Notwithstanding thecold snap in March, the peach crop promises to be a fair one. The trees haven't so many on them, but this is no disadvantage. The fruit will he larger and better, it is reasonable to suppose. Many people are planting the Kaffir rorn this year. The acreage of the Indian variety is considerably increased this year, particularly on upland. Last year's experience was a lesson to farmers on the rivers and creeks. . Sigma. - For the Vorkville Enquirer. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION. The fifteenth meeting of the York Baptist Sunday-school Convention met with Unity Baptist Church, commencing Friday, April 27th, 1888, at 11.30 A. M. The introductory sermon was preached by Rev. J. A. Hill, which was full of good and ripe logic. The convention then adjourned one hour. Afternoon Session.?After prayer by Rev. F. C. Hickson, the convention was called to order by the president at 1.30 P. M. The secretary being absent, on motion, Frank Johnson was chosen secretary oro tern. The roll of Sunday-schools was called, composing the convention, and nine schools responded with their reports and the names of delegates enrolled, after which the president stated that the addition of new*Schools to the convention was in order. On motion, Itev. J. K. Faulkner, of the South Fork Association, was cheerfully invited to participate with the convention through all of its proceedings. The discussion of queries was the next business in order. Rev. J. K. Fant being ibsent, on motion, Rev. G. M. Webb was appointed to open the first query?"Pastoral and Deaconate Authority"?and was Pr\l 1/MiroH unih nhlp remarks hv F. C. Hick son, J. A. White, J. A. Hill, J. K. Faulkner and J. L. Hoffman. On motion of Rev. J. A. White, the president appointed acommitteon order of business, After which the convention adjourned to meet to-morrow morning at 3.30. Saturday, April 28.?The convention met promptly at 9.30 A. M. The half hour devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. J. A. Hill, after which the president jailed the convention to order. The roll Df Sunday-schools was called. The committee on programme for next meeting reported and on motion the report was adopted. The committee on place of next meeting reported in favor of holding the next convention in Yorkville, and by a unanimous vote the convention agreed to hold its next meeting with the Baptist Church in that town. The convention then proceeded to take up the second query?"Giving as a Means af Grace"?by Rev. G. M. Webb, followed by J, L. Hoffmafi, J. K. Faulkner and F. C. Hickson. On motion of F. C. Hickson, the second query was disposed of, and the third query?"Integrity in Church Finance"?was tak?n up, Rev. J. A. White opening the subject. He was followed by F. C. Hickson. . Afternoon Session.?After devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. J. K. Faulkaer, the convention proceeded to take up the usual business. On motion, Preston jlreen was chosen treasurer, pro tern. The vice-president being absent, on motion, Rev. J. A. White was chosen vice-presilent, after which the convention proceeded to discuss the fourth query?"Prayer is a Doctrine and as a Means of Grace." rhe discussion was opened by Rev. J. A. Hill, who was followed by J. L. Hoffman, I. A. White, G. M. Webb and F. C. Hickion, who handled the subject with words ippropriate to the occasion. On motion, he convention adjourned to meet in mass lieeting to-morrow morning at 10 A. M. Sunday, April 29.?The convention net promptly at 10 A. M. Devotional exsrcises were conducted by Rev. J. A. Hill, after which the missionary sermon was preached by Rev. J. A. White, to a packed house of earnest listeners. He took for his text the 21st verse of the 14th chapter of Numbers. A collection followed, amounting to $12.28, after which the conventioned adjourned for one hour. Afternoon Session.?The convention convened at 1 P. M. Prayer by Rev. J. K. Faulkner, after which he preached the afternoon sermon, holding the audience one hour with an able and earnest sermon. The treasurer's report was then read, and on motion it was adopted. On motion, the usual vote of thanks was tendered the members and surrounding citizens of Unity for their kind hospitality to the ministers and delegates during the session of the convention. On motion, the convention adjourned to meet in Yorkville on Friday before the tilth aunuay in juiv, is??. H. E. JOHNSON, President. Frank Johnson, Sec, pro tem. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Thomas M. Belew, of South Carolina, convicted of selling liquor without license, has been pardoned by the President. ? Ex-Congressman Bob Smalls has been beaten in his own county at Beaufort as a delegate to the Republican Congressional Convention. ? Amos Cook, an aged and respected citizen of Lancaster county, dropped dead Monday of last week, while standing in his gate talking to a friend. Heart disease. ? James Millikin, the oldest citizen of Anderson county, and a soldier of the war of 1812, died on the 21st instant, in the 94th year of his age. ? The taxpayers of Wise township, Edgefield county, are taking legal steps to prevent the issuing of bonds voted to aid in the construction of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad. ? On the 17th ultimo, Mrs. Heyward Coker, of Clarendon county, attempted to light a fire with kerosene oil, when the can exploded. She was terribly burned and died the next morning. ? On last Thursday afternoon, on Dr. J. R. Massey's plantation, ten miles south of Lancaster, J. G. Sowell, white, killed a negro named Ed. Crockett. Sowell surrendered himself to the sheriff. ? While Union county has a woman candidate for school commissioner, Newberry has a youth not yet 21 years of age who aspires to represent the county in the Legislature. ? Rice & Coleman, the contractors building the Florence Railroad, have engaged seventy-five Italian laborers from New York to take the place of the convicts who have been ordered in by the penitentiary authorities. ? Work on the Georgia. Carolina and Northern Railroad at Chester,between that place and Broad River, has been commenced. Work on the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railroad is programing rapidly in the neighborhood of Greenville. ? The residence of J. H. W. Stevens, near Lancaster, was destroyed by an incendiary fire Sunday morning of last week. Loss $2,000; no insurance. The water was poured out of the buckets, and a barrel which was full of water had been turned over by the incendiaries in order that the * fire might not be extinguished. ? Sandford Fant, a youDg white man from Pickens county, died at Greenville last Friday, from alcoholic poison, the effects of drinking a quart of whisky the day before. The evidence before the coroner was to the effect that while having some teeth extracted he took several drinks of whisky, and afterwards he drank about a quart. ? John Hawkins, the young man who robbed the Newberry postoffiee, was arrested at New Orleans and has been returned to Newberry. He waived a preliminary examination and gave bail for his appearance. When arrested, a paper written by him was found in his pocket indicating that he contemplated suicide. He is the son of Rev. J. Hawkins, a Lutheran minister of Orangeburg. ? Waites McElrath, colored, was shot and killed at Greenville on Tuesday night of last week, by another negro named Harvey Williams. McElrath was walking with Williams' wife, when Williams overtook and began to curse McElrath, and finally shot him, saying: "I will show you about fooling with another man's wife." Williams came in and surrender ed himself to the ponce ana was loagea in jail. He admits the killing, but claims he did It to save his wife, and says that McElrath threatened to kill him. ? Messer Babh accidentally shot his brother-in-law, Ed Chapman, in Laurens county, a few days ago. They were returning home from the postofflce, when they discovered a hawk, which they tried to follow. In going through a fence Mr. Babb had a rifle in his hand, which caught on the fence and discharged. The ball entered the body of Mr. Chapman just above the hip, from the rear, and came out below his last rib, passing through the stomach. He will die. ? A great insurance fraud has been developed in Charleston, alter several weeks of investigation, by which it appears that for the past six years a systematized scheme has been practiced of taking insurance policies in the names of fictitious persons, and in due time representing them as dead and drawing the amount of insurance. To aid in the success of the frauds, dead bodies were taken up from Potters' field and reburied in the names of the fictitious beneficiaries. All the parties to the transactions made confessions last week, but it seems there is nothing upon which to base criminal prosecutions. The prosecutors, however, are endeavoring to secure recovery of the money paid out by the insurance companies on forged drafts and exchange, by suits instituted in the civil courts against the banks and brokers who innocently handled the fraudulent paper. This amount is variously estimated at from $70,000 to $100,000. The conspirators, eight or ten in number, are in jail in defiwdt of $20,000 bail each. Crop Reports.?-The South Carolina weather service furnishes the following concerning the effect of the weather on the various crops uuriug wit: wcck euuiug last Saturday: Rainfall for the past week was below the average, also the temperature, with much sunshine. Throughout the entire State the weather of the past week has been injurious to the growing crop, with but few exceptions. The weather has been clear and cold, with little or no rain. In the Northern counties the weather has been dry and cold, with frosts. In this portion of the State crops are only in fair condition. In the middle counties a similar state of things exists. Frosts and cold weather have retarded both snfall grain and cotton. Wheat and oats are heading out. Rain is much needed, but in some localities good stands of cotton and corn are reported. Southern counties are suffering for want of rain. The weather has been cold and injurious to crops. In some sections early planted cotton and corn have good stands. Late plantings are not so. The rivers in this section are low and have left nice fields. Rice plauting has been resumed; little early rice planted. The bulk ot the crop will be late. The crop bulletin issued last Saturday by the signal office at Washington says : Owing to the general deficiency of rain, the weather of the week has affected the growing crops unfavorably. Rain is especially needed in winter wheat sections i and in the Northern portions of the Gulf States. Frost occurred in Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and the Middle Atlantic States during the week, which probably injured vegetables and fruits. Rock Hill's New Factory.?The Standard Cotton Mills of Rock Mill, S. C., yesterday filed their return and the Secretary of State issued a charter to the company. Sixty-three thousand dollars of the capital stock has been subscribed, $15,000 i of which has been already paid in. The I officers of the company are as follows: 1 Directors?John R. London, W. L. Rod! dey, A. E. Smith, A. Freidheim, R. T. Fewell, W. J. Roddey, \V. J. Rawlinson, T. A. Crawford and Win. M. Frew; president, John R. London, secretary and treasurer, Wra. M. Frew.?Columbia Register, Saturday.