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Jrrapis and Jads. ? One of the prisoners at the Ohio State | penitentiary is writing a history of the institution for the approaching centennial. It will contain considerable interesting reading matter and cuts of some of the most notorious convicts. ?A bill is to be introduced in the Louisiana Legislature prohibiting, under penalty, the manufacture, sale or use of dangerous weapons. A heavy special tax is to be placed on those now owned in the State, the proceeds to go to the public schools. A person convicted of carrying concealed weapons to be punished by imprisonment. ?The five stones erected to mark "Mason and Dixon's line," between Maryland and Pennsylvania, have just had their annual visitation by commissioners, who report one in good condition, one lost, one broken, one dislodged by mining operations, and the fifth, which bears on one side the arms of Pennsylvania, on the other those or LfOra .Baltimore, oaaiy aamageu uy vandal relic hunters. ? Swarms of grasshoppers have appeared in Ottertailcounty, Minn. Several large townships are alive with them. They are of the Rocky Mountain variety which did great damage some years ago. Several car loads of material for their extirpation have been forwarded and considerable uneasiness exists elsewhere in the State, where they are likely to appear, but have not yet hatched out. ? At Paris, Tenn., last Thursday evening, D. Porter, a son of ex-Governor Porter, was shot and killed by Alexander B. White, the cashier of Commercial Bank. Porter had accosted White and made a motion as if to draw his pistol. Earlier in the evening Kennedy Porter, another son of the ex-Governor, assaulted Bill Edmunds and shot him three times. His wounds are serious. Edmunds shot Porter some months ago. ? Mr. Wm. D. Cabell, a well-known educator, is directing attention to the importance of the establishment of a great educational institution at the National Capital by the Protestant denominations in America, for which he thinks the time is propitious. In this connection he has issued an address delivered in 1881 by the late Episcopal Bishop Pinckney, of Maryland, in advocacy of the establishment at the National Capital of a church school for girls. ? In the narrow valley where the Amazon takes its rise among the Peruvian Andes, a woman was recently burned to death because the populace believed her to be a witch. The town of Pataz, which has thus distinguished itself, lies on a well-traveled valley road, is big enougn to figure on the maps and in the gazetteers, and from the mountains on the west the intelligent citizens must be almost able to see the railroad that has straggled into the neighboring valley north of them. As the stone age of human existence, however, still holds sway in some parts of the world, it is probably a little too early to expect that witches will everywhere take a back seat. ?A Windsor, Mo., dispatch of the 4th says: John Owsley became suddenly ill three days ago, and a medical examination resulted in the discovery that rat poison had been given him. A negro servant girl 12 years old was suspected, but denied the charge. Owsley, his wife and four children were seized with violent illness yesterday, and then strychnine was found in the coffee. The servant girl again denied that she was guilty, but refused to drink the coffee. She was forced to drink it and died in half an hour. Before her death she confessed she had done the poisoning, and said she was forced to do it by negroes whose names she gave. The family are still in great danger and not expected to live. ?At Henderson, Ky., last Monday morning, James Foster, a colored man, was taken from jail by a mob and hung. Foster was arrested Thursday morning at the instance of John Howard, charged with a criminal assault upon the latter's little eight year old daughter. Foster strenuously denied his guilt, but conclusive evidence of it was found. At midnight two hundred Kentuckians, mounted on horse back, and armed to the teeth, rode into the city, pulling up at the jail, they made a dash for the barred doors and before the jailor was fully alarmed they were inside. Breaking down the cell door they dragged the prisoner to the scene of his crime and hanopoi) him ? In an interview last Monday, Senator Voorhees said, "As to the second place of the ticket, while the Democracy of Indiana worked hard for the nomination of Governor Gray, yet the name of Allen G. Thurman is dear to us all and he will receive the finest and most affectionate support of every Democrat in the State. Neither Governor Gray nor any of his friends will falter for a moment." "What do you think of the prospects of Indiana?" "In my judgment we will carry Indiana. I hope for an early and compact organization, and that our friends in every county and township in the State will be active and self-reliant." ? One of the best tributes to the bravery of the Confederate soldiers comes from the members of the Honorable Artillery Company of London, who are the guests of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston. The battlefield of Gettysburg was one of the most interesting points which the visitors have seen, and the different positions were readily understood with the exception of Pickett's famous charge of Confederate troops upon the centre of the Union line on the 3rd day of July, 1863. The English officers, several of whom had seen active service, could not believe, until convinced by absolute proof, that a body of infantry could, in the face of a terrible fire of artillery and infantry, penetrate the lines of an enemy, and supposed that the attack was rtjajjeijy cavalry. & Criminals convicted of murder in New York will be executed by electricity hereafter instead of the usual method. The bill, which has recently become law, provides that the prisoner sentenced to death shall be kept in solitary confinement until the day of execution. The court imposing the sentence does not name the day on which the execution is to take place, but merely the week?the day being left to the discretion of the principal officer of the grison. This measure was recommended y Governor Hill in his first message to the State Legislature, and his recommendation enlisting the sympathy of scientific men, has resulted in a change of the code of prooeedure as indicated. The New York Herald says it is one of the most radical changes ever made by any govern raent In the manner or executing tne aeatn penalty under the civil laws of a State, and will attract general attention. The new law will not go into force until the 1st of January, 1889, and will apply only to crimes committed subsequent to that date. ? Consul Peters, of Ningpo, says the only large cotton gins in China are situated in Ningpo. The cotton is separated from the seed by the use of hand-power treadle gins, manufactured in Japan. They are worked eighteen hours a day, and in that time turn out 240 pounds of seed cotton, or 80 pounds of lint cotton per gin. These contrivances, although primitive, are superior to the little treadle gins used by the cotton growers. Steam power is now being introduced to work the gins with. The Chinese gins clean the seed better j than the American saw gins. The cotton I ginned retains the entire strength of the ! fibre; it pulls the cotton from the seed. Cotton is purchased by buyers in the cotton growing sections and shipped to Ningpo to be ginned. When ginned the cotton is packed in sacks weighing 1G0 pounds. The staple is short, ranging from a half to five-eights of an inch. Cotton in bales is not packed tightly, and a IGO-pound bale is as bulky as a bale of American cotton, j ? Judge Thurman, the Democratic nom-: inee for Vice-President, is called the "Knight of the JBed Bandana" because he takes snuff aora uses a bandana hand-: kerchief. Judge Thurman told a corres-1 pondent of the New York Sun the other day how the bandana and his name became associated. In 1839 he strolled into i the Senate at Washington and.saw all the j blue swallow-tail and brass button Senators taking snuff. There was a pound box of snuff at each end of the clerks' desks. "They were great snuffers in those days," said the Judge, "and all the Senators used bandana handkerchiefs. We seldom see a real bandana now. The original ones were brown or chocolate-colored, with white spots in the body. Well, as every man must have his vice, I took to snuff, and got to be as big a snuffer as any of them when I entered Congress in 1844. No, my bandana was no larger than anybody else's, but Thurman's bandana interested a bright newspaper man, and he continually referred to it. inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C. : ^ ^ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,1888. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. The National Democratic Convention met in St. Louis on the oth instant and adjourned on the 8th, its sessions being marked by harmonious proceedings throughout. At 12.35 chairman Barnum, of the National Democratic Executive Committee, rapped the Convention to order with a silver gavel, the gift of the Democracy of Colorado for the occasion. The chairman introduced Bishop J. B. Granberry, of St. Louis, who opened the proceedings with prayer. The chair then stated that acting under authority conferred upon him by the National Democratic Committee, he would present to the Convention the names of persons selected by the committee to preside over and officer the temporary organization of the Convention. As the secretary read the name of S. M. White, of California, as temporary chairman, the Convention greeted it with cheers, as it also greeted the name of F. O. Prince, of Massachusetts, as secretary. The Chair appointed A. P. Gorman, of Maryland; C. S. Bryce, of Ohio; and F. W. Dawson, of South Carolina, as a committee to conduct Mr. White to the glatform. Having taken the chair, the new presiding officer was greeted with another round of applause and cheers. Although Mr. White had requested by way of preface that during the delivery of his speech the Convention should preserve silence, he was frequently interrupted by applause, and once or twice was compelled to stop until the applause had died away. He spoke with distinctness and could be heard all over the hall. When he mentioned the name of President Cleveland, the Convention arose to its feet and with waving hats and fluttering handkerchiefs cheered for several seconds. The mention of tariff reform was also cheered, and at the close of his address the speaker was generously applauded. i At the conclusion of Mr. White's speech Governor Greene, of New Jersey, offered a resolution adopting the rules of the pre- 1 ceding convention, subject to the following modification: That in voting for candidates for President and Vice-President, no State shall be allowed to change its vote until the roll of States has been called and every State has cast its votes. The 1 vote was almost unanimous in favor of the j resolution. i The roll of the States and Territories i was called, and after the appointment of ! committees on credentials, on permanent ' organization, and on resolutions, the com- j rnittees, consisting of one from each State , * * ' ^ A? -J! 3 I delegation, me uonvenuon aujourueu until 10 A. M. Wednesday. The Convention was called to order at twenty-two minutes after ten on Wednesday morning, and after prayer by the Rev. J. B. Green, of Missouri, the order of busines was the reception of the report of the committee on permanent organization and order of business. Mr. Cassidy, of Pennsylvania, said he was instructed by the committee to report that they had j unanimously agreed upon General Patrick < A. Collins, of Massachusetts, for perma- 1 nent chairman. [Cheers.] After the cheers which came with the announce- ' ment of Gen. Collins' selection had sub- . sided, the secretary read the list of vice- j presidents, and the report provided that j the Order of business of the last National Democratic Convention shall obtain, and 1 the rules of said convention shall govern ( this convention, with the modification, viz.: That no State shall change its vote i for President or Vice-President until the call of States has been completed. The committee further recommended that the re cording secretaries, reading clerks, official stenographers and sergeant-at-arms of the temporary organization should hold their i repective offices under the permanent or- 1 ganization. The chair then appointed Willam H. j Barnum, of Connecticut; the Hon. Ros- j well P. Flower, of New York, and the j Hon. John O. Day, of Missouri, as a com- j i mittee to escort the Hon. Patrick A. Col- j1 lins to the chair, who in occupying the chairmanship made a stirring speech en- ; ( dorsing Cleveland's administration. j, On the call of States and Territories for nominations, beginningwith Alabamaand | calling: in alphabetical order, no response j was made until the clerk called New York, j when Mr. Dougherty, ol the delegation ! from that State, ascended the platform to ! the right of the chairman and nominated Grover Cleveland, of New York, for Pres-! ident. Mr. McKenzie, of Kentucky, then took i the platform and addressed the convention, and said in conclusion, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I move to suspend the rules and make the nomination of Grover Cleveland for President of the ! United States absolutely unanimous. [Great applause.] , The roll call being concluded, the Chair said: "The question is upon the motion made by the gentleman from Kentucky, 1 (Mr. McKenzie) that the rule be suspended j which requires the calling of the States to vote upon a candidate for President of the United States, and that Grover Cleveland, i < of New York, be nominated by acclamation." The Chair put the question, and there was returned from the convention a thun-: dering chorus of yeas. The Chair, therefore, announced that Grover Cleveland, 1 having received a unanimous vote, was I the candidate of the Democratic party for . the office of President of the United States. : When the nomination of Cleveland was ! j announced by the chairman, a scene of wild enthusiasm occurred in the convention, but the delegates and spectators were i; too nearly exhausted to sustain so pro- i longed a scene as that which followed Mr. t Dougherty's speech. ( After considerable discussion on a motion i ] by Mr. Voorhees to adjourn, the Conven- } ticn adjourned until 10 A. M. Thursday. On Thursday morning, almost imme- j m diately after the convention came to order, j Ilenry WUterson appeared on the plat-' i c\ form with the report of the committee on resolutions. He was greeted with cheers and applause, and three cheers were given for the "star-eyed goddes3 of reform." The clerk standing on the desk, then read the platform, which, after very little discussion, was adopted unanimously. After the adoption of the platform thel roll call was begun for nominations for Vice-President. Several distinguished men were placed in nomination, but the ; contest soon narrowed between Thurman, , of Ohio, and Gray, of Indiana, which at 2 P. M., resulted in favor of Thurman, and by vote of the contention his nomination . was made unanimous, and at 2.11 the convention adjourned sine die. democrat! (Tplatform. The following is the platform of the National Democratic party, adopted at St. ' Louis, in convention assembled, June 7, 1888: The Democratic party of the United 1 States in National Convention assembled, ( 'renews the pledge of its fidelity to the ' ~ ' * ' * * i.l_ ~ MlAi juemocrauc iaiin aua .'eararms me fjmiform adopted by its representatives in the convention of 1884, and endorses the views expressed by President Cleveland in his ! last earnest message to Congress as the cor- 1 rect interpretation of that platform upon 1 the question of tariff reduction, and also 1 endorses the efforts of our Democratic rep- ] resentatives in Congress to secure a reduc- ' tion of the excessive taxation. Among its ' principles of party faith are the mainten- 1 ance of an indissoluble Union of free and i indestructible States, now about to enter i upon its second century of unexampled progress and renown; devotion to the plan of government regulated by the written Constitution, strictly specifying every < granted power and expressly reserving to ] the States or the people the entire un- s granted residue of power; the encourage- < ment of jealous popular vigilance directed ' to all who have been chosen for brief terms < to enact and execute the laws and are < charged with the duty of preserving the ; peace, ensuring equality and establishing justice. The Democratic party welcomes an ex- ( acting scrutiny of the administration of ( the executive power which four years ago ( was committed to its trust in the election of Grover Cleveland as President of the ' United States, but it challenges the most searching inquiry concerning its fidelity ' and devotion to the pledges which then 1 involved the suffrages of the people. Dur- 1 ing the most critical period of our financial affairs, resulting from over-taxation, the anomalous condition of our currency and , a public debt unmatured, it has, by the , adoption of a wise and conservative course, not only averted disaster, but greatly promoted the prosperity of our people. It has reversed the improvident and un- ; wise policy of the Republican party touching the public domain, and has reclaimed from corporations and syndicates, alien and domestic, and restored to the people near- \ ly one hundred million acres of land, to be ' sacredly held as homesteads for our citi- * zens. ] While carefully guarding all interests j and the principles of justice and equity, it i has paid out more for pensions and boun- i ties to the soldiers and sailors of the re- ' public than was ever paid before during an i equal period. j It has adopted and consistently pursued a firm and prudent foreign policy, preserving peace with all nations, while scrupulously maintaining all rights and interests e of our own government and people at home and abroad. S The exclusion from our shores of Chinese s laborers has been effectually secured un- ? der the provisions of a treaty, the operation of which has been postponed by the ( action of the Republican majority in the ] Senate. In every branch and department of the ] government under Democratic control, the s rights and welfare of all the people have j been guarded and defended; every public interest has been protected, and the equal- s ity of all our citizens before the law, with- !. out regard to race or color, has been steadfastly maintained. Upon its record, thus 1 exhibited, and upon the pledge of a continuance to the people of these benefits, the Democracy invokes a renewal of the popular trust by the re-election of the L'hief magistrate who has been faithful, c able and prudent. It invokes, in addition I to that trust, the transfer also to the Dem- * ocracy of the entire legislative power. The Republican party, controlling the 5 Senate and resisting in both houses of 1 Congress the reformation of unjust and 1 unequal tax laws, which have outlasted I the necessities of the war and are now un- I dermining the abundance of a long peace, l deny to the people equality before the law c and the fairness and the justice which are t their right. The cry of American labor t for a better share in the rewards of indus- { try is stifled with false pretenses; enter- N prise is fettered and bound down to home ] markets; eaptital is discouraged with j doubt and the unequal, unjust laws can ^ neither be properly amended nor repealed, rhe Democratic party will continue, with all the power confided to it, to struggle to reform these laws in accordance with the a iilo^lrroo r\f 1 ta loot *.lotf/-.rm an A Afcorl at. pitugvci Vi I WO 1UUV jyiMVlVi lii) VtJUVtWIVU ??V ^ the ballot-box by the suffrages of the peo- j pie. Of all the industrious freemen of our 1 land, an immense majority, including every tiller of the soil, gain no advantage from the excessive tax laws, but the price a of nearly everything they buy is increased ' by the favoritism of an unequal system of tax legislation. All unecessary taxation is unjust taxa- 1 tion. It is repugnant to the creed of the c Democracy that by such taxation the cost of the necessaries of life should be unjusti- . fiably increased to all our people. Judged by Democratic principles, the interests of i our people are betrayed when, by unneces- 1 3ary taxation, trusts and combinations are ( permitted to exist, which, while unduly enriching the few that combine, are rob- ( bing our citizens by depriving them of the benefits of natural competition. Every Democratic rule of governmental l action is violated, when through unnecessary taxation, a vast sum of money, far beyond the needs of an economical administration, is drawn from the people and " channels of trade and accumulated, as a c demoralizing surplus in the national rJ treasury. The money now lying idle in t the Federal treasury resulting from super- j Huous taxation, amounts to more than one c hundred and twenty-five millions, and the .] surplus collected is reaching the sum of i more than .^GO,000,000 annually. 1 Debauched by this immense temptation, A the remedy of the Republican party is to meet and exhaust, by extravagant appropriations and expenses, whether constitu- ( tional or not, the accumulation of extrava- 'j gant taxation. The Democratic policy is to enforce frugality in public expense and ?j abolish unnecessary taxation. Our estab lished domestic industries and enterprises j should not and need not be endangered j by a reduction and correction of the bur- i dens of taxation. On the contrary, a fair l and careful revision of our tax laws, with ' due allowance for wages of American and ,j foreign labor, must promote and encour- ^ age every branch of such industries and j enterprises by giving them assurances of ? an extended market and steady and con- J tinuous operations. In the interests of J American labor, which should in no event 'j be neglected, the revision of our tax laws ^ contemplated by the Democratic party 1 should promote the advantage of such ( labor, by cheapening the cost 01 tne neces- i saries of life in the home of every work- A ingman and at the same time securing to him 6teady remunerative employment. ^ On this question of tariff reform, so ; closely connecting every phase of our national life, and upon every question involved in the problem of good government, the Democratic party submits its principles and profession to the intelligent suffrages of the American people. ? A. It. Presbytery.?An adjourned 1 meeting of the Asssociate Reformed Pres- ^ bytery was held in Charlotte yesterday. ** Rev. Mr. Moffatt presided as moderator, v and Rev. John T. Chalmers acted as stated y clerk. Two sermons were preached by v licentiate Rev. Mr. Cochrane, and he was licensed to preach. The call received by ^ Rev. John B. Grier, from the church at y King's Mountain, was accepted, and the o call received by Rev. C. E. Todd, from e the church at Charlotte, was also accepted, j Charlotte Chronicle, Thursday. I a LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. Beatty Smith?Candidate for the House of Representatives for York county. Robert W. Whitesides?Candidate for County Commissioner of York county. Dr. W. M. Walker?Candidate for the House of Representatives for York county. L. K. Armstrong?Grain Mills. W. C. Latimer?Gents' Furnishing Goods. Lowry & Starr?Restorative Wine of Coca. H. F. Adickes?Grand Closing Out Sale. M. Strauss?No Contradiction. Geo. T. Schorb?The Best is Cheapest. J. W. Dobson?Smoking Tobacco?Fish?Fly Traps?Vinegar. May it May, Wholesale Agents Botanic Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.?Cheery Words. Speck <fc Cartwright?Millions for Defence, but not one cent for Tribute. May it May, Druggists?Zonweis. until january 1st, 1889. The Enquirer will be furnished from this :late until January 1st, 1889, for $1.33. ice cream. We have been requested to say that the ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve ice cream on Friday evening next at 6 o'clock, on the church green. "^sketches of western york. The sketches by "J. l. S.," under the caption cf "Kominiscenccs of Western York," which bavo appeared in these columns from time to Lime, during the present year, and have been most favorably received by a largo circle of our readers, are temporarily suspended, owing to circumstances beyond the writer's control. In i note just received from him, however, he says be expects "soon to resume the pleasant work, ind hopes to give the readers of the Enquirer some interesting and spicy articles." convict pardoned. In the case of Andrew Glover, colored, sentenced from York county to twelve years' imprisonment in the penitentiary for arson, the sentence has been commuted to date by the governor. Glover was tried before Judge Witherspoon at the June term of the sessions court for York county in 1885, on the charge Df burning the barn of Mr. James Sutton, near Fort Mill, in the latter part of the previous year. The Governor's pardon is granted, as we learn from the Columbia Register, "on account of the doubt as to the guilt of the prisinor SI,a afmnn- noS.ifinn for avapilMvn clem aw. ~ ancy, and evidence as to tbe provious good character of the prisoner." The statement of the Solicitor to the Governor was that "the conviction of Glover was mainly on circumitantial evidence of threats previous to the (ire, tracks seen near the spot," etc. railroad earnings. By the report of the Railroad Commission, showing the earnings of the State railroads for the month of April last, as compared with the earnings for the same month last year, it appears that of the twenty-six roads included in tbe statement, all but four show an increase. Ihese four shown with the decrease are the Barnwell, the Cheraw and Chester, the Eutawville and the Georgetown and Western. The greatest increase shown is by the Northeastern, $11,800.60, or 27.89 per cent. The Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line comes next, 39,678.46, or LI.16 per cent. The per cent, increase of the roads of the Richmond and Danville system ivas 12.95. The increase of the Chester and Leloir was$118.49over the earnings of April, 1887. fhe report is encouraging for the railroads, learly all of which seem to be doing a prosjerous business. church" notices. Baptist?Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M. Pravsr-meeting this evening at 8.30 o'clock. Episcopal?Rev. Theo. D. Bratton, Minister. Service on Friday afternoon at 6.10 o'clock. Services on Sunday ot 10.30 A. M. and 6 P. M. Sunday-school at 5 P. M. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. 1. Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 0.30 A. M. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. tnd 8.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M. Prayor-meetiug this evening at 8.30 o'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 A. M. and 8.15 ?. M. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M. Prayerneeting to-morrow^jft^-noon at 6 "o'clock. the g., c. & n. railroad. It seems that while the work of surveying he route of the Georgia Carolina and Northirn Railroad has been at least temporarily sus>ended west of Chester, there is no doubt about he road being built immediately to Chester. t is now developed that it was the plan of the seaboard and Roanoke system, under the ausliees nf which the road wns heinc built, to sell >onds to the amount of four million dollars in Loudon to prosecute work on the line from donroe through to Georgia, but owing to the lostility of other lines, subscriptions could be >btaincd for only gbout one and a half million lollars worth of these bonds, and the Seaboard, inding this out, abandoned that part of their >rogramme entirely. As a result .of all this, vork will be temporarily suspended on the ino west of Chester. It is claimed that the ine east of Chester will be finished at once, vith other money. ,X STOCKHOLDERS' CONVENTION*. The stockholders' convention of the Chester ind Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company vas held at Lincolnton, N. C., on Thursday ast. The meeting was organized by calling V. Mcllee, of Lincolnton, to the chair, and the ppointmentof Jos. F. Wallace, of Yorkville, ,s secretary. The President and the Secreary and Treasurer of the company submitted heir annual reports, which showed that the essoes had complied with all the conditions of he lease. The following persons were elected ifficers for the ensuing year: President?W. Holmes Hardin, of Chester. Directors?J. L. Agurs and J. H. Smith, of Chester, S. C.; J. F. Wallace and L. M. Grist, >f York, S. G.; L. A. Mason, of Gaston, N. C.; i. A. McBee, of Lincoln, N. 0.; W. II. Wiliams, of Catawba, N. C.; G. W. F. Harper, of Caldwell, N. C. Secretary and Treasurer?J. J. McLure, of Chester. The next annual convention will be held at forkvillo, S. C., on the first Thursday of June 889. CIRCUIT COURT. The summer term ol' the circuit court for fork county, Judge Kershaw to preside, will :onvene on the first Monday of July next, .'here will probably be only sessions business ried at this term, and the docket is light. On 'esterday the following petit jurors were Irawn: ?*v a 11a \r - I nines VV.HOOU, o vivvim 2d. Miller, p. Bullock's Creekr 2. R. A very, Catawba.V. 1). Lesslie, King's Mountain.* }. W. Foster, Bethesdarr. E. Bankhead, Bullock's Creeks V. J. Matthews, King's Mountain^. lolouel A. Martin, Cherokee> rj. 1). Boyd, Fort Mill.? ,V. F. Smith, King's Mountain.Tulian Avery Ebenezervr. W. Neil, York.r. W. Rhyne Cherokee^ 2mmett M. Walker, King's Mountain.* V. K.Smith, Catawba.i. Leroy Sherer Bullock's Greeks" j. K. Armstrong, Bethelr r. E. Leech, Broad River.iV. IT. Dillingham, Cherokee.[\ M. Whisonant, Broad Rivera t. R. McCorkle, York.. r. L. Ford, Catawba^5. J. Clinton, Betheirr. F. Hnydman York-.* r. Leonidas Moore, BethesdarThoinas B. Barron Ebenezer.r. Frank Ashe, Bethesda.iV. S. Wilkerson, Broad Bivor^ 'hillip Hambright, Cherokee.iiles C. Orinand, Bethels ). J.Glenn, Jr., Bethel--V. L. McLeave, Bethesda, ^ohn L. Davies, Cherokee. Y. N. Stewart, Bethel. V. E. Erwin, York. V. N. Irby ; Ebenezer." DEATH OF S. G. BROWN. Mr. Samuel G. Brown died at Black's, in his county, at 8 o'clock P. M., on Thursday last, gecl seventy-lour years ana iour monuis, laving"been born in Yorkville on the 7th of February, 1814. When ho was ten or twelve ears old his parents moved to the Craig place, J miles north of town, where they remained intil about 1834, when they returned to Yorkille, where ho continued to reside until 1830, .'ken he moved to a farm on Bullock's Creek, laving, in the previous year, married Mrs. largaret Clinton, nee Byers. For auout thirty ears previous to the war he held the position f magistrate under the form of the .State goyrnment as it then existed. Few men took a deeper interest in public flairs than Mr. Brown. He was a man of I strong convictions. Hasty, perhaps, at times 1 ' in forming an opinioja, yet when once he de- 1 cided, he was as firm as a rock. He had a host of friends throughout the county, all of whom < will regret his death, which was the result of ] apoplexy and the attendant infirmities of age, < having been a sufferer for the past three years, 1 which time he spent alternately with his daughter, Mrs. Deal, at Black's, and his son, J. C. ' Brown, who lives in the Sharon neighborhood. 1 His wife survives him. < THE BAPTIST PASTOR. 1 The Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor of the Baptist congregation at this placeand of Union Church, H preached his initial sermons last Sunday?at [ union in the forenoon, ana nere in tne evening. 1-Ie is a fluent, entertaining speaker, giving ev- 1 idences also of being a close student. His discourse in the church at this place was most fa vorably,received by a large congregation. PERSONAL MENTION. 5" Mr. W. A. Metts and wife, of Columbia, are ' in Yorkville. , ^ Jlr. S. Nail and family, of Chester, spent a ' few days in Yorkville last week. ; ^Miss Carrie Erwin, of Guthriesville, is in Yorkville visiting the Misses Davidson. Maj. Jas. F. Hart returned home yesterday afternoon from the St. Louis convention. ?fMiss Mary Jackson of Ebene/.er, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Jelferys. ^"Misses Minnie Wilson, Florence Wilson, i Mary Gardner and Ethel Colcock are visiting at Spartanburg. $ Capt. John F. Speck, of Palatka, Fla., accompanied by his sons, Messrs. John and Tom Speck, arrived in Yorkyillo last Saturday afternoon. ft'Mr. Paul McNeel, Mr. John McNeel and Mr. William Gist returned home last week from Fort Mill High School to spend their summer ( vacation. ?Wm. Corkill, Auditor of Chester county, arrived here at noon last Saturday, remaining over until Monday, visiting his mother and j friends in this place. 5 Mr. T. C. Dunlap, for some time past assist- , ant agent at the depot of the Chester and Lenoir Railroad, has accepted the position of salesman i in the "Racket Store." His place at the depot is supplied by Mr. A. F. McConnell, who has been book-keeper for Smith ifc Lathrop on their railroad work ever since they commenced operations nearly a year ago. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. NOTES PR0M~"THE POINT." Point, June 6.?"The Point" is a section of country that is seldom represented in The Enquirer. Important events do not often occur, and the people attend to their own business or none at all. The officers of the law never come around except in electioneering times, and consequently news that would be particularly interesting to other portions of our county is scarce. I am told that years ago this section of the county belonged to our sister State, 1 North Carolina. Let this be as it may, we now belong to the old Palmetto State, and do not regret it, although we have to get pretty deep down in our pockets to support our government pride, while our neighbors over the line are just as peaceable, have their rights protected, and look as well at a little less cost. But this is all right. It is kind of human nature to prize a thing by what it costs, and not by what ! it is worth. So we all think well of our government. ' The last few days I haye been around looking at the crops to see what the prospect is. The prospect is not very promising. I found that General Green had ordered a picnic and was having a jubilee and feasting on our guanos. In my rounds I went to a place where I knew there had been a field planted in cotton, but to my surprise I could see no field nor cotton either. General Green had taken entire 1 possession. Not being a stranger to the 1 General, I pushed my way in, and finding < a few scared stalks of cotton, I affection- ! ately whispered good-bye and passed on. Coming up to another farm, I discovered ( close by that some of the General's forces were much excited, and shaking their s heads defiantly. I walked in to see what i was the matter, and found a man with a < big stick raised high above his head. He < said he thought I was a snake. I smiled 1 and weut on. General Green is holding < his colors high now, but the flag of truce 1 that has kept the farmer from fignting has been lowered, and he has gone at it right, * slaying right and left without ceremony. < Soon the General's forces will be conquer- 1 ed. No funeral will be preached, but mon- * uments to our king, "the white staple," 1 will be raised to mark the spot where ' Green and his forces were slain and the ' farmer was the conqueror. Austin. Correspondence of the Vorkrille Enquirer. J NOTES FROM BLACK'S. j Black's, June 11.?Since the rains have < ceased, the farmers in this locality have < been busily engaged in working their < crops, and the work was very laborious on i account of the large quantities of grass. There is some complaint about the cotton, ? because there is not a good "stand," { though what there is, looks vigorous, and 3 will, without some mishap, make an aver- j age crop. The wheat and oat crops are < not full, and are very unsatisfactory. Mr. J. W. Gault and Miss Minnie Hop- ( son were married at the residence of Mr. ] J. J. Whisonant last week. Mr. H. L. Coe, foreman of the bridge ] gang on the Air-Line Railroad, has driven ( the piles and arranged a temporary bridge ] at the crossing of the Three C's, to hold ] up the track, until the dirt can be moved for the erection of a permanent iron bridge. ? Jackins & Crosby are cutting their way j through this embankment and will have \ the roadbed ready for the iron bridge in a few days. Superintendent Berkley and his engineer, C. P. Hammond, stopped over in their special car, one day last week, to make arrangements to erect the iron ( bridge, put in more side track and consult j about the location of the union passenger j depot. Col. Matson, chief engineer of the . C. C. & C. R. R. Co. was also here last i week endeavoring to select a suitable loca- j tion for their freight depot and looking af- ( ter other matters. The people of our town ( much prefer to have the two depots south r of the Air-Lane tracK, ana tne lovvri couucil are using their efforts to induce the companies to locate them there. They 1 secured the right of way, extending their three principal streets across to the C. C. & C. track, and have let the contract, to open and grade these streets, to J. W. "Rhyne. There are available water powers above and below the Cherokee Falls M'f'g Com-pany's cotton mill that can be bought 1 cheaply, which would drive the machinery J -of a dozen or more such mills. This is 8 not over five miles from Black's. The ^greater part and the most valuable iron 1 jores in this locality are located along the 2 -wagon road leading to the cotton mills." s -It seems to me that if the Richmond and * -Danville Railroad Company, or the Char- 1 Jeston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad t jCompany, would build a track from 8 Black's, through these beds of ore, down c .to this immense water power, it would 1 -cause the owners of this iron ore to open t -them up and ship or manufacture them, 1 and also render the water powers more > "accessible and hence more valuable, and I would work a material advantage to the 1 j_railroad company, to those who own the ^ j-iron ores and water powers, and beneficial- s j-ly affect the whole country. Why is the 1 [-road not built? 3 f Several candidates have visited our c t town in the last two weeks. Matters po- e litical are very quiet, and the only topics t .discussed at all, are taxation and the phos- 1 phate question. w. c Coiycspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. j r I.RTTRR PRUM R(lf,K HILL. I ? Hock Hill, June 11.?Our town, dur- ( j ing the past week, was very quiet. The farmers took advantage of the favorable J i weather and went to work, killing grass e and harvesting their grain. c The work on the new cotton mill, "The g Standard," is progressing rapidly. The i superintendent's house is nearly complet- g ed-' c] r<5 Mr. G. B. Sturgis, who lives seven miles \ east of this place, has in his possession a *i violin made in 1G7G; making it 212 years old. Mr. Sturgis recently sent the violin to Boston to have some repairs made, and t was offered a handsome price for it. The t violin originally came from Tennessee. v The town council has had the tower of ti i the Methodist church, which contains the town clock, re-painted. Rev. R. H. Jones, pastor of the M. E. Church at this place, expects to begin a protracted meeting in the church here, commencing on Wednesday night of this week. There is a good demand for chickens in this market. They find ready sale at jood prices. Those of my friends in the country, who have a surplus stock, would io well, when they come to town, to bring i few with them. r Your correspondent had the pleasure of attending, on Saturday last, a meeting af the Farmers' Club at Bethesda Church, rhe Club was addressed by Capt. J. D. Smith, of Mississippi, organizer for the Fifth Congressional District, S. C., of "The Farmers' National Alliance and Co-operative Union." Capt. Smith explained the plans aud workings of the order. After his address an association was organized, avery farmer present joining. There were several candidates present. 3hort speeches were made by Ira B. Jones, Fred. H. London, J. J. Waters and S. C. sturgis. Hal. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. NOTES PROM UNION COUNTY. Etta Jane, June 11.?'The commencement exercises of the Gaffney City male and female seminary will embrace the 17th, 18th and 19th of this month. We have procured a brief outline of the programme, which is as follows: Sunday, 17th, 11 o'clock A. M., sermon by Rev. A. A. Marshall, D. D., of the Baptist church at Anderson. Monday, 18th, 8J o'clock, P. M.t address before the McArthur Fraternity, by Prof. R. C. Sarratt, of Gaffney City. A public debate will be given on the same evening by the Phi-Sigma Society, on the question: "Resolved, That foreign emigration is detrimental to the interests of the United States." Tuesday, 19th, 10 o'clock, A. M., annual oration by Rev. J. C. Galloway, of Yorkville, and at 8J o'clock, P. M., the graduating exercises will take place. The proceedings will be interspersed with music, art display, Ac. The public generally, and especially all the old students, patrons and friends of education, are iBvited to be present during these exercises. To those who attend we guarantee a pleasant time, As previously announced, Rev. J. W. Query preached two impressive and practical sermons to a large congregation at Salem, on yesterday. His text in the forenoon was from Matthew, 28th chapter and 7th verse; and in the afternoon, from John, 16th chapter and 7th verse. We are proud to state that the morals of our county seem to be improving. Many attend church now who have been somenrhaf. inrliffiaranf tmra+stfirirck We are sorry to state that the condition of Mr. Henry Wilkerson, whose sickness we reported last week, is unchanged. Also that of Mrs. Katie Brown, who has been an invalid for several years, is still in very low health. The past week has been a very busy one with the farmers. Most of the wheat has been cut and the crop is very light, too. We are very sorry to learn that Itev. A. A. Gilbert, of the M. E. Church, who preaches on this circuit, had the misfortune to get his horse's leg broken last Friday, by runningaway. Sigma. For the Yorkville Enquirer. BETHESDA FARMERS' CLUB. Betiiesda, June 11.?On last Saturday evening some of the farmers of the vicinity, aud a number of candidates, met at Bethesda church for the purpose of hearing an address from Capt. J. D.fSmith, representative of the Farmers' Alliance, on the aims purposes and priciples, <fcc., of the erganization. The meeting was called to srder by W. N. Elder, President of the Bethesda Farmers' Club, who introduced Dapt. Smith with a few fitting remarks. Capt. Smith then, in a plain, practical style, stated the origin of the order, why it was originated, what it had done and expected to do for the benefit of the farm3rs. The address was happily conceived, impressively delivered, favorably receiv- . 3d, and steps were immediately taken for the organization of an Alliance. Then the candidates present were given in opportunity to speak. Ira B. Jones, jandiaate for solicitor, spoke first, giving the farmers some good and wholesome idvice. He closed his remarks by hoping the farmers of Bethesda would remem Der Jones at the primary by casting their aallots for him. Fred. H. London, candidate for the Legislature, was next called. He excused himself from making a speech so early in :he campaign, but he heartily endorsed :he resolutions as passed by our club a short time ago, and pledged himself, if he should be elected, to work and vote for jvery measure that would benefit and advance the agricultural interest of the State. J. ,T. Waters and S. C. Sturgis, briefly stated that if they should be so fortunate is to be the successful candidates for the espective offices for which they are offerng, they promise a faithful performance )f the duties incumbent upon them. The following officers of JBethesda Farmers' Alliance were then elected: W. N. Elder, President; E. A. Crawford, VicePresident; Alfred Moore, Secretary; J. L. Moore, Treasurer; Rev. D. P. Reid, Chaplain; W. S. Adams, Lecturer; J. F. Hinson, Assistant Lecturer; W. H. Moore, Door-Keeper. After the installation of the officers, the Alliance adjourned, to meet on the fourth Saturday of the month, the regular day 'or the meeting of the Farmers' Club. Vox. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ?At Almeda, Hampton county, last Frilay, Reuben Riley, colored, was cleaning lis musket with an iron ramrod, when ;he gun went off, driving the ramrod hrough his wife's breast and pinniug her o the wall of the wooden house so firmly hat three men could not draw it out. A loctor was summoned and the ramrod had o be filed in two before she was released, rhe wound is a flesh one. ? The executive committee of the Jharleston Chamber of Commerce hasaplointed a committee of five to raise ?1,500 a *~vo ** fs\y a nmlimlnortr anrumr nf fha \J pcvj X\JL tit pi^llUilUMi J WUA ? VJ VA VAAW Cumberland Gap Railroad, from Pickens o Asheville. The road is to run within ourteen miles of Greenville and will jrobably run to Greenville. This road vill start at Aiken and will run to Lexngton, Ky., via the Estatoe Gap and isheville. The money is already guarinteed. - - Says the Winnsboro Neios: The remion of the Sixth Regiment will be held it Chester on the last Thursday in July intead of the first Thursday in August as leretofore. Capt. H. A. Gaillard will deiver the address. The matter of joining he great re-unioa of Confederate soldiers it Greenville during the gala week is under :onsideration by members of the reginent of this county, but whether this will , je done or not cannot be predicted. The < nembers in Fairfield are generally in faror of it. ?I-I. Henderson, the well known, colored >arber in Chester, died on Sunday of last < veek. He died of dropsy of the heart, ind was aged about 75 years. He had 1 >een a citizen of Chester for nearly forty < rears, and the papers of that town speak * )f him as one who "was industrious, hon- J istand upright in all his dealings, having he confidence and respect of the people." .lev. George Summey, of the Presbyterian :hurch, preached his funeral, and a "num- ' >erof the white citizens were present in * ospect to his good character." ? Scott Logan, a negro fireman on the J ihifting engine which runs between the 1 Charlotte and the Columbia and Green- ] rille railroad depots at Columbia, was tilled last Saturday by his engine. The 1 mgine was pulling a heavy train from one 1 lepot to the other and became stalled on a 1 teep grade. Logan got off and was stand- < xl X ?I - ?<?L Art +Ka An y? rw I ( rig on ine irata. wucu mc ^ioiuu iuu truck him on the shoulder, knocking him 1 lown and killing him instantly. Logan 1 vas the man who last year killed a negro ' n Columbia by butting him on the head. < At a meeting of the Senate Commit- t ee on Judiciary, last Monday morning, ] he action on the nomination of Mr. Melille W. Fuller was postponed till after t he Chicago convention. x For the Yorkville Enqnirer. A PLEASANT JAUNT. Clover, S. C., June 11.?On last Thursday afternoon, the writer, in company with a friend, made a pleasant jaunt northward from this place, heading our horses by the way of Itiddle & Wilson's mills. After ascending and passing the hills in this vicinity, we passed through as fine a farming country, for about eleven miles, as one would desire, the land being almost level and containing many fine farms, with evidences of thrift and good management. The wheat crop in this section is pretty fair?much better than I expected to see after reports that I had heard. Cotton on the sandy lands is very poor. Upland corn is promising, and a great deal has been planted. The farmers are beginning to learn that it will not do to depend altogether on the low lands, and they have increased their prospects for a crop by planting on the uplands. At about G P. M., we neared the famous cotton mills of McAden <fc Sons, located at McAdensville, Gaston county, N. C. The fnntnrvonH nthor hn?lr?in<rar>nnn<v>f<a/t with .MVVWkJ MUV* WM**V*IUhWWMMVWVV. " it form an enterprising and attractive village, situated on the south fork of Catawba river, about fifteen miles from Charlotte. It will well repay the trip to visit this mammoth factory and see wnat enterprise and capital combined can accomplish. The name and example of R. Y. McAden should be handed down to posterity as worthy of their emulation for his nobleness and magnanimity in investing capital so as to give employment to so large a number of deserving and industrious operatives. I was informed that the mills give daily employment to four hundred persons. The population of the village is about twelve nundred. It is beautifully laid off in streets and lawns, with wooden pavements from each tenement house to the factory building. A number of the houses are built of brick, and all are neat and tastefully painted. An ample garden is attached to each house. The town is incorporated and is under regular municipal government. The main factory building is 620 feet long by 75 feet wide, with a full capacity of machinery for using one hundred bales of cotton per week. The prices paid the farmers who sell their cotton at the mills compare about with the ruling prices in the New York market on the day of the sale, from which the neighboring planters derive an advantage by having the mills so near their doors. Here are manufactured cotton warps, yarns, cottonades, plaids, tickings, toweling, ginghams, &c. In connection with the factory there is an extensive store, conducted by that courteous and efficient gentleman, Mr. Young. The style of the firm is McAden & Young. They do a business of $75,000 or more a year, and what will strike many of their brother merchants, is uie iact mac ic is siricuy acasn Dusiness. There is a neat school house on the grounds, where the children may receive a good education. Also, a neat and commodious church in which different denominations worship. There is also adjacent a beautiful park in which are a number of Irish pheasants of superb plumage, and among other features of animated curios- ^ _ ity, I noticed a pair of wild geese which have been domesticated. During our visit we were kindly and hospitably treated by Mr. B. T. McAdeo, " son of the president, and secretary and treasurer of the mills. After viewing all the sights around the factory and admiring the mighty water power, we could truthfully say we were well repaid for our trip, and would advise others thafto this place a profitable and interesting visit may be made at any time. On Friday morning we turned our faces homeward via Gastonia. There we also saw many signs of enterprise, among others a large cotton factory in process of erection. Why cannot other of our towns go to work and build up cotton mills, and manufacture the staple into goods in sight of the fields where it is produced ? w. b. s.. I THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The South Carolina Weather Service furnishes the following concerning the effect of the weather on the various crops in 1 the State during the week ending last Saturday : The rainfall for the past week has been above the average and only fairly distributed. The temperature was below the average, with an average amount of sunshine. The weather for the last seven days has been injurious to cotton. In many places the plant is small and unhealthy and the crop backward, being fully two weeks behind. In some sections corn and cotton are looking well and the small grain has been harvested. Fruit and vegetables in good condition. For the past few days little or * no rain has fallen, giving the farmers an opportunity to put the crop in order?a portion of which was looking grassy. The weather crop bulletin issued last Saturday by the signal office at Washington, says: The weather for the week has been generally favorable for all growing crops. The reports show improved conditions over the preceding week, although cool weather in the extreme northwestern sections has probably retarded the growth of corn. In the wheat regions of Minnesota and Dakota the conditions were generally favorable for the rapid growth of all crops. In the corn States of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys the weather was generally favorable, although more rain is needed in the southern part of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. > In the cotton regions the crops were affected favorably, except in South Carolina, where cool wet weather retarded the growth of the cotton plant, which is reported as small and backward. The weather was favorable for harvesting in southern Kansas and Tennessee. The following is from the crop report of the National Department of Agriculture, issued last Saturday: There is a slight local change in the condition of winter wheat, some improvement in New York and Pennsylvania and a marked decline in Missouri, and minor changes of status elsewhere, making an average of 73.3 against 73.1 in May, The > loss by the overflow of the Mississippi in Illinois aflects in part the improvement in other c lunties. In Ohio, Indiana, Michigan ana Kansas the average condition is nearly the same as in May. The area of cotton appears to have increased in every State except Florida. Tho innromonf ia lorrroof woaf. nf tllA AflS sissippi, as usual. This preliminary survey of acreage makes the increase 2.2 per cent, and brings the aggregate breadth close to 19,000,000 acres. The State averages are: Virginia 105, North Carolina 100.5, South Carolina 101.5, Georgia 101, Florida 99, Alabama 101.5, Mississippi 101.7, Louisiana 102, Texas 105, Arkansas 102, Tennessee 103. There has been an increase of rain in the Atlantic cotton belt, with low night temperature, and in some districts in Texas complaints of too much rain are made. On the eastern gulf coast the temperature has been nearly nominal part of the time. West of the Mississippi cool and moist weather has retarded the growth of the irop. The averages of condition are : Virginia 34, North Carolina 86, South Carolina 88, Gleorgia 92, Florida 84, Alabama 92, Mississippi 90, Louisiana 88, Texas 80, Arkansas 94, Tennessee 92. General average 88.2. Pension Matters.?The Columbia llegisler of Friday, says: The pension Doard has acted on all the applications submitted up to date. A short time ago the application of MarT ? ... 1 : _i ,iui i uusuec, ui junuieua, was uisapproveu ly the board, and yesterday a letter was eceived from Mr. F. P. McGowan, of Laurens, asking for copies of the papers in die case and stating his intention of appealing in the case to the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus. The facts in the ase are that the applicant was the widow if William Mac. Cole, an old soldier, but that she intermarried during her widow- , lood with one Benj. F. Fooshee, who was lot a soldier, thus debarring herself from jver receiving a pension under the present aw. She applied as the widow of Cole, md her application M as, of course, disapiroved. From the Jtegister of Saturday, we take * he following: The matter of fraud in con- , lection with applicants for pensions under ) I