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Scraps and ^atte. Jm / ?Case Crawford, a Crawfordville, IndiV 7 ana, laborer, ate sixty-two raw eggs with / out stepping, on Wednesday night, in the theatre at that place, on a wager. His backers offered to bet he could eat | five dozen more, but could find no takers. ? Nancy Edgerly, of Wolfeborough, N. H., claims to be 105 years old, and says f that she should never have attained that age if on the only occasion when she ever called a physician, she had not thrown all his medicine ont of the window instead ' of taking it. ?Ireland no longer sends the greatest number of emigrants to this country, being behind Scotland and England. During last September and October the number of emigrants from these was three times the number from Ireland. During the ten months of 1888, ending in October, there came 287,814 English and Scotch emigrants, against 129,779 from Ireland. The influx from Xtaly also bids fair to overshadow that from Ireland. J 1 J J_ Cli. r ...in lor.* Catlll*. 1 "~iV l>ruut*pireu 111 Ob. uuuia it?u oauuiB day that the Cotton Bagging Trust has . I run its day and quietly died. It appears I that the trust was simply an agreement ft between bagging manufacturers to corar bine for certain* purposes until January 1; ft when the compact was to expire. They ft _ say they made a little money, but not as Vy much as they hoped to. However, they ftf are satisfied. The price of bagging has Br;. fallen about two cents since New Year H\ and will probably still further decline. HA' ?The farmers around Elberton, Ga., XX know the worth of persimmons, and for years have made it a point never to cut K \ down a persimmon tree. In places so K. many trees have been left standing that & the fields look like orchards; and indeed they are persimmon orchards, the trees of 1 nin i fl no /fror>s of fruit almost as uable ad wiv^r^iccuTii^iiugs.?rmr*/farmers ,gaw that the persimmon tree draws but little strength or moisture from HT//' the soil, and that excellent crops are grown < even beneath their shade. i H/ -In his address to the Legislature, Gov- 1 W ernor/Ames, of Massachusetts, urges the ( W submission of the prohibition amendment | B to,the vote of the people and recommends , V gs an act of simple justice "the enactment I /of a law securing municipal suffrage to < I / women. The Governor says: "If we can I I if trust uneducated men to vote, we can, 1 * with greater safety and far more propriety, , grant the same power to women, who, as < a role, are as well educated and quite as ' W intelligent as men." 1 ?A vigorous fight against whisky is 1 I just now being made in Pennsylvania. * I The Republican party stands committed K to the passage of a bill submitting to the people the right to vote on the adoption , Hr of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale and manufacture of intoxicating ! R drinks in Pennsylvania. All the temper- 1 m anoe organizations are uniting in their t ff plans to secure practical prohibition for the 1 . State. The leaders of the movement ex- , press great confidence in their ability to win the fight. '?An important movement for the en- ! 1 1 forcement of the prohibitory law took 1 ^ place at Burlington, Iowa, last Friday. .The sheriff made a raid on a wholesale i liquor establishment, and seized about 200 1 H barrels of whi3ky and 100 cases of wine. , He The Hotel Duncan saloon was subjected to J m a call from the sheriff on that evening. j m Mayor Duncan is proprietor of this hotel. ' Wt* These raids have caused a great sensation i Hf among the liquor and saloon men, and it is B. the general belief that a number of them B. contemplate remaining beyond the limits Bp of the State. V ? The number of persons who commitB ted suicide in the United States during B 1888 is 1,487, as compared with 1,387 in flf 1887. 914 iu 1886, and 978 in 1885. Of the Bk total nnmber 1,145 were males and 342 Hi _ females. * Of these suicides, 578 shot themWM/ ' selves, 349 took poison, 228 hanged themB| . selves, 131 drowned themselves, 111 cut B their throats, 36 threw themselves in front B of locomotives, 25 jumped frotn windows B or housetops, 13 stabbed themselves, 8 Wj burned themselves, 4 starved themselves, 2 blew themselves up with powder, 9 1 strangled himself and 1 scalded himself. ? A dispatch from West Jefferson, Ohio, ^^^^aays that a few nights ago three or four visited the homes of J. H. Stone and ^B^BHradcSilvers, livi^d on Glade Bun, about and stoned their ^ B Thursday night they Speared at Silvers' B jmd roused him by throwing stones against B ujs house. Silvers had procured a double- f m . barreled shotgun and had it loaded for I then*- When they appeared Silvers fired B both; barrels 'nto the crowd at short range. B Tb^oads took effect on one or more, judgB ins the noise made by the men W"ile fleeing from Silvers' place. m ? The number of legal executions during 4he year 1889, says the Chicago Tribune, B f has increased over 1887, when it was much l BW / smaller than for many years previous. Bk' The total number was 87, as compared c with 79 in 1SS7, 83 in 1886, 108 in 1885. t IB The executions in the several States were t ^9 as follows; Alabama, 5 ; Arkansas, 5; Cali- t IB, fornia, 5 ^Connecticut, 1; Delaware, 1; < ^B Georgia, 8; Illinois, 2; Indiana, 1 ; Iowa, H 1; KanMs, 2; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 3 ; 1 Br Maryland, 1 ; Massachusetts, 1; Minneso- ( B ta, 1; Mississippi, 4; Missouri, 4 ; New | B York, 9; New Jersey, 4; North Carolina, c B" 2; Ohio, 3; Oregon 1; Pennsylvania, 5; j B ' South Carolina, 5; Tennessee, 2; Texas, 6; Arizona, 1; Idaho, 2; Montana, 2; . B Washington, 1; Wyoming, 1; Indian TerB ritory, 1. Of this number all were males B but one, 57 were whites, 29 negroes, and 1 ! B Chinaman. B ? The law of New York for the execu- i B of death sentences by electricity, went ? B^_ into effect at midnight on December 31. i B^*^* -^ny person, who killed a fellow-being af- i B t?r midnight on Monday night last in that t B Ijptate, and is convicted of murder in the ( B first degree, is to be killed in State prison i H by electric shock. Under the new law, the \ B^P 'Judge sets two dates, a week apart, and on ] a day within that week the murderer must < hA iriilprl. A Juriere of the SuDreme Court, < Hfr l the district attorney, the sheriff, two phy- \ m J sicians, twelve reputable citizens, two cler- j B A gymeu, and seven deputy sheriffs, may be < HJi present. The body must be buried in the prison graveyard and consumed by quick- i H lime.' No religious exercises will be per- \ Bi mitted over the body. The newspapers | BL are forbidden by the law to publish any account of the execution beyond the state- i ^B ^ment of the fact that it took place, but the j ^B^Bkanecs are that in this respect the law j ^B^r will be openly violated at ihe outset. ] ?Chairman Springer says that the Ter- < Iritorial bill, will come up before Congress 1 on January 15. The bill proposes to ad- 1 mit North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon- ' tana, Washington and New Mexico as 1 States, and to make a new Territory out of the western half of Indian Territory, to ' be called Oklahoma. Mr. Springer thinks that the bill will be passed. He does trot ' of the in-that ' 1# (connection saysV; "I hope the names will < B j be changed, so tjhat instead of North Da- 1 H kota and Soutty Dakota, we may have j Takoma and Montezuma. This will de^B t pend upon the action of the House. The ] ^B ! Dill provides for flections in all these Ter- ? ^B I ritories for delegates to constitutional ' conventions ia May next, for the conven- : BB tions to assemble in July and for a vote 1 BB on the Constitutions in October next. The BBB States pan be admitted into the Union J HV immediately on the assembling of Con- \ ma gress in December next. Five States ' BB would give us ten new Senators and prob- J m ably six new members of the House." j Wm ?The joint committees of the Presbyte- ] rian church for the North and South, jn session in New York last week, concluded \ their conference and have adjourned, to j B^B meet on Wednesday, April 17, at Atlanta, At the meeting in Atlanta, definite j inaction \^ft^>robably be reached, and the Southern committees will ^^^m^^fl^B^^Bneral Assemblies, which \ ^^BBBj^B^B^H^^^After secret sos- , ?,as t0 >ilities was only $11,595 for the year, and 10,738 for the last quarter. This indiates that a remarkably large proportion p >f failures reported was of concerns doing ? . small business. On the other band, the lumber for the last quarter was the largest 0 in record, and there are other indications ti hat the existing state of things operates >owerfully to crowd out smaller and s veaker traders. It may be noticed too C hat throughout the Western and South- ? >rn States, Texas excluded, failures were li >oth more numerous and larger in the t iggregate of liabilities than in the year ? receding, while in the Eastern, Middle i md Pacific States, an important decrease d n the amount of liabilities appears, and ilso in Texas. The following, occurring c hroughout the country during the last f ;veek, number for the United States 359, c Ifcnada, 28, total 387 against 290 the pre- c /ious week. Failures are usually numer- \ >us at this season of the year, for a variety \ >f reasons, but 387 in one week is proba- c fly the highest number ever recorded in r ;his country in that period of time. i IJorMlc inquirer.? * 8 / TORKYILLE, S. C.'f j WEDNESDAY, JANUARfX?! < THE GRADED SCIIOOL ELECTION. ? The qualified voters of Yorkville school 6 iistrict are reminded that next Saturday . is the day appointed for an election to vote upon the question of levying a tax i >f two -mills on the dollar upon all taxa- 1 ale property within the school district, ? 'for the purpose of aiding in the main- ' tenance of free public schools in said dis- . trict." By the provisions of the Act au- fc thorizing the election, "all persons who t ire qualified to vote under the laws of South Carolina, who reside in the said school district and who return real or per- c sonsl property for taxation in said district, ? ire entitled to vote." s The question of establishing a graded ' ehool in Yorkville, under the plan au- j thorized by the Act in question has re- s cently been so thoroughly discussed, both ] in public meetings and colloquially since f the agitation of the subject, that argu- t raent here in favor of the proposition i would seem superfluous. Indeed, why ( argument would seem at all necessary in j i community deprived so long as this has ? been of a school of academic grade, is be- i yood ordinary comprehension; and we I are glad to know that many intelligent ' persons who a year ago opposed the enter- 1 prise, under mistaken ideas and a mis- ( conception of facts, having been correct- ( ly informed as to the plans and objects, now give it their cordial support. I We occasionally have mysterious intimations of grand schemes and magnificent enterprises to be boomed upon the town in the distant future, and while we certainly sympathize with any public enterprise intended to build up the town and promote the general prosperity of all its people we say unequivocally that after the church, no advancement can possibly be expected without the school house. What w^|need first is a school of such grade as to effer inducements to persons to come here to educate their children. The first question asked by the intelligent manufacturer or mechanic,, ;when casting about for a location, is, ""What are the educational facilities of the town?" To this interrogatory our people have, for the past three or fouryeare, returned the reluctant reply: "Well, we did have some right good ulvufe' iKWrWOOi: jjjnRBnBH Ell6 vhen we can boldly proclaim that York- s rille has first-class educational facilities. F rhen with our natural resources and other ? acilities at our command, with proper eforts, industrial and manufacturing enter- t >rises can be inaugurated and successfully s :onducted. s NO DIVORCE IX SOUTH CAROLINA. o The New York Herald has for some time I >een advocating tfe adoption by Congress f ?f a mint, resolution broDOsiner a constitu- ? J V" " ? f ? 7" O ^ ional amendment authorizing Congress a ,o make a uniform law of marriage and livorce, and has invited correspondence ? rom all the States with the view of ob- 8 aining an expression of public sentiment ? >n the question. Its Charleston corres- s jondent has furnished a review of the po- a lition of South Carolina on the subject, t From bis.letter we quote the following : b Judge Wallace, of the circuit bench, who n s holding court in Charleston, said to me: "South Carolina has no divorce law, be:ause the belief is general in this State c ;bat the indissolubility of the marriage 8 ?onds promotes public and private moral- J ty. Our laws allow separation, either by a igreement of the parties or by the judg- e nent of court, upon a proper showing P nade, but neither party can marry while ^ ;he other survives. It has been so always, 1 jxcept during the existence of the govern- v mentof reconstruction in this State. The selief is general in South Carolina that the 0 asting nature of the marriage relation pro- a notes domestic happiness, because the ten- 0 lency is to produce the habit of content in c marriage on account of its indissolubility. ? [ think that the position of South Carolina ? >n the subject of divorce is a wise one." 11 The Rev. C. S. Vedder, D. D., pastor of 0 :he Huguenot Church in thiscity, says in v regard to the position of South Carolina on s ;he divorce question : 8 "Regard for the external sanctity of the 1 marriage relation is undoubtedly promoted a n Sirmth Parnlina hu l.ha iinfl.ltprn.hlpf.hH.r- t icter of that relation. * I am quite sure, 9 however, that the exceptional happiness e 5f the conjugal relation in our State, while, c perhaps, indirectly affected by is not ap- 9 preciably due to the absence of divorce f iaws. It finds its seat and strength in chivilric respect and reverence for woman 8 which Carolinians have never lost in the 9 loss of much efse. I believe that this ? would continue tosecure happiness in the * iomestic relation, irrespective of divorce j laws; and by divorce laws I mean, of J1 course, only those laws which sever mari- . tal ties upon the one Scripture ground." ? The Weather and the Crops.?The a 5rst special weather crop bulletin qLthis ( year, issued by the United States signal 1 service, says: "The month of December, < 1888, was slightly warmer than usual 1 throughout Northern States, Missouri, s Northern portions of Texas and Arkansas, f ind on the Pacific coast. It has been c slightly colder t! n usual in the Southern a States. The greatest departures from s normal occurred in Florida, Georgia and t South Carolina, where the mean tempera- c ture for the month ranged from 3 to 5 be low normal, and in the Missouri Valley, c Minnesota and Dakota, where it was from r 5 to 0 above normal. The line of killing a frost has extended Southward over the a Northern portions of Florida, the first 1 killing frost being reported from Jackson- t ville and Cedar Keys on December 21st. c "Less than the usual amount of rain a fell over the greater portion of the central * valleys and Southern States during the a month. Slight excesses were reported in * Iowa, Wisconsin, New England, and in a portions of Virginia^ Georgia and Texas. i Large excesses were reported in Southern a California and slight excesses in Northern a California, while on the North Pacificcoast 1 anly about two-thirds of the usual amount J >f rainfall was reported. In Tennessee t rndtho Ohio Valley only one-fourth to I ^ talfof the usual amount of rain fell, a H^MgtoKhe month the weather has a ^^^^^Boiable in the winter wheat a to^be small amount of rain a close *if'the year the c section^ltas in need * bare, Northern twelve \\\\\\\\\\\> wwwwmmtv - THE NEW PENSION LAW. The following is the full text of the Act assed at the recent session of the Legislate, pensioning certain soldiers and widws of soldiers of the late war between he States: Section 1. That the following persons, oldiers and sailors, now citizens of South Carolina, who were in the service of the itateorof the Confederate States, in the ate war'between the States, shall be entiled to receive from the treasurer of the itate a monthly payment ot $3, to be paid n the manner and on the terms and conlitions hereinafter set forth. Section 2. In order to obtain the benefll >f this Act, such soldier or sailor mustshow irst, that he was a bona fide soldier or sailirin the service of the State of South Car?lina or of the Confederate States, in the var between the States. Second, thai vhile in such service he lost a leg or arm >r received any wound causing a perma lent disability incapacitating him for earn ng a nvennooa. iniru, umi ueuiici limself nor his wife is receiving an in:ome exceeding the amount of $250 pei mnum: Provided, that the *\vord income hall be held to include any amount re eived as wages, salary, or from any othei ource. Section 3. Before any soldier or saiJoi ihall receive any part of the paymenl jrovided in this Act, he shall make at ipplication in writing, addressed to s rounty examing board of pensions, to b< ippointed as hereinafter directed, for eacfc :ounty of the State, setting forth in de ail the nature of the disabling wound he company and regiment or battalion ir vhich he served and the time and plac< >f receiving the wound, and showing hat neither he nor his wife is in receip )f the income as hereinbefore specified be hjJ~LUi >ath of the applicanTpmaae before ani jfficer in the State authorized to adminis :er oaths, and shall be accompanied by th< iffidavit of one or more credible witnesses itating that they know the applicant wa i soldier or sailor, and believe the allega ;ion made in the application to be true. Section 4. Such application shall bi verified by a certificate of the auditor o he county in which the applicant resides showing that his income does not exceec ;wo hundred and fifty dollars per annum ind that he is not possessed of sufflcien property to produce such income, and i ihall be the duty of the auditor to furnisl such certificate, if he shall so find the facts without fee or charge. Section 5. That the said applicalion shall be submitted in each county of tin State to a board composed of two reput iblo citizens thereof and a physician, whi shall be appointed by the secretary o State, the attorney general, and comptrol er general, who are hereby created a Stat Doard of pensions, and the said three per ions shall be known as the county exam - - ' 3 fHU/\ r..\ S t?/ mug uuaru ui ucusiuuu. xne emu uunu jhall meet on the third Monday in Janu iry, and on the same day in each succeed ng year thereafter, for the purpose o ;onsidering the applications for pension provided in this Act. It shall be thei iuty to examine each applicant for pen iion,under rules and regulations prescribec jy the said State board of pensions, am ;hey shall certify their approval to sai( State board, giving in detail the reasoi which influenced them to grant or oppose jach application, accompanied by all thi evidence upon which they made their de jision. Section 6. That each applicant approve< jy said county board, with all papers upoi which they act, shall be filed in the comp Toiler general's office by the first day o February of each year, to be by him sub nitted to the State board of pensions fo :heir review. Section 6a. That said county board, ii ;he examination of either soldier or sailor )n application for the benefit of this Act shall describe to the State board of p?r> iionsthe disability of each soldier ocs&ilo in concise and plain language, ^H'mg ii ietaii, with their approval oMue applies ;ion, every fact thatinfaeHcedthem ar riving at their conclusion . an(i the physi jian of each county ^oard shall give i minute^iesoftption of the, Wounds of eacl soldier ttflTailor, freed, as ,far as possible rorn technicalities of his Profession. Ii ;he examination of theapplk.ation of eacl tfidowfor pension, the said bo^r(j shall in juire particularly into all the facts se forth in herapplication as to whether the tre true or not, and shall hAve the ^i^it t auuu Wiiuraac? ouvt umc ouyi v*\ oences to r<5 oBXtsryxa^fu Hi ir^Rgiit t? uch applicant to a pension; and for the turposes of this Act the chairman of each ouoty board of penrions shall have the ight to administer oaths. Section 6b. Each of the said county oards shall keep a book, in which they hall make a list of the applicants for penions, setting forth the approval and disaptroval, which book shall be filed in the ffice of the clerk of Court of Common 'leas for each county; and said clerk shall, rom said book, certify to the comptroller ;eneral on or before the first of Febuary ol ach year, the number of pensioners who re still alive and entitled to the pensions. Section 6c. The said State board o! tensions shall have the authority, and it hail be their duty, to revise the list ol tension claims allowed by each county toard, and to confirm or reject any penion claim allowed by such county board s they may deem proper and right upon he facts presented by the said county oard, or upon such additional facts conlected therewith as they may procure. Section 6d. The members of each couny examining board of pensions shall reeive for their services under this Act the um of three dollars per day: Provided, "hat the number of days on which they re engaged in such work shall not exceed l'orht dnva nnrl flnph npr diem shall 1)C *b"" ~ ? i aid by the State treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller general, out ol he appropriations for the pensions proided for herein. Section 7. If the State board of pensions, r any two of them, shall approve any pplication, they shall so endorse theren and shall notify the clerk of the circuit ourt of the county in which such appliants shall reside, and such clerk snail ;eepa list of such applicants whdse claims tave been so approved, and likewise a list f all applicants under Section 8 hereof phose claims shall be so approved, which aid list shall be records of his office, and hall likewise contain a brief statement ol he facts upon which each application is .pproved. These facts shall be furnished o such clerk by the secretary of State, and hall be entered upon a book to be furnishd by the county commissioners of each ounty, which shall be denominated "penion roll," for their respective counties. Section 7a. That the State of South Carolina shall aunually appropriate the um of fifty thousand dollars, which said urn shall be apportioned among the serial counties in this State in the propor ion of the claims approved in such counies, and shall be distributed as hereinafer provided. Section 7b. That on thTsecond Monday n Februarys 1889, and on every salesday in October thereafter, the surviving soldiers md sailors who were in the service of the 'AnfoSorsifo Sfntpcj nr nf this Statf) in till ate war between theStates, residing in any :ounty in this State, shall be authorized t( neet in convention in the Court House ol uch county at 11 o'clock A. M., or such lour thereafter, on such day as will pro:ure as large an attendance as may bo had, ind organize by electing a chairman and ecretary, after which they may elect by )allot five of their number who shall re:eive a majority of the ballots cast in such dection, to compose a board of pension ommissioners for such county until the lext ensuing election hereunder, whc ihall, after first being duly sworn, fairly ind impartially to discharge the duties lerein prescribed for them to the best ol heir ability, and filing such oath in the :lerk's office in such county, meet as soon is practicable with the county examining roard of pensions herein provided for, md with them examine the pension roll 'or such county and select therefrom such lumbers of the most needy applicants as vill be sufficient to consume the appropriition for such county, allowing to each ipplicant so selected the sum of three dolars per month from such appropriation, [n selecting such applicants for pensions he said board shall have regard to the ihysical condition aid financial means ol mch applicants, and also to the financial :onditlon of the nea: relatives of the sev>ral applicants, and shall in every instance lelect the most heirless and needy appli;ants for aid that cm, in their judgment, ie found upon the pension roll. A majoriy of the member.1 present composing the wo said boards shall be necessary to deermine any mafter presented to them, ind a majority of each board shall be lecessary to form said joint board. As iooo as such boird completes its list, as fcwit they sbill certify the same to the f<r such county, who shall a list to be designated for and to trie setretJF.V 01 the Eension roll entitled to receive the aid erein provided for the ensuing fiscal year. ' If, from any cause, the meeting herein provided for should not be held on salesday in October in any year, the same may 1 be held on salesday in November following, and the action of such meeting shall , be as valid as if held in October. The ac- r i tion of the meeting directed herein for i February shall only be valid fq?^])i i n t~ i mainder of {Ke-presentAwai^iKF. ~ Section 7c. In counties where such sur- ?' i vivors fail or refuse to comply with the -i provisions hereof, the State board herein .] .1. j r u11 fwolro oimVi roopnlqtinnfl prOVlUeUJUl SIlM.il UJUttw ouv.1 | for the distribution of the fund for such t counties as they may deem best. r Section 7d. It shali be the duty of the . comptroller-general to issue to the party . entitled to receive a pension hereunder, his ? warrant for the sura of three dollars at the t end of each month, (or if the same is paid under the provisions of Section 7c hereof, ! for such sum and at such times as may be . thereunder prescribed) so long as such r name shall remain on the said pension roll 1 as jibove prescribed, or until informed of r the death or removal from the State of ) 9ach pensioner. Section 8. The widow of any soldier or r sailor from the State of South Carolina or any of the Confederate States now residing in this State, who lost his life while in the t service of the State or Confederate States i in the war between the States, while she i remains unmarried and resides in this ; State, shall be entitled to receive the benel fits of this Act, subject to the same condi tions as to property and income as herein, before provided, and may make her api plication to said county examining board 3 of pensions, setting forth in detail the facts r which entitle her to make such claim, and t verified by the affidavits and certificates . hereinbefore provided, and upon the ap*__nmval of her claim such widow shall be / entitled toreceiveni? same "amount and - in the same manner as here^before irofli e vided. Section 9. It shall be the duty of the s comptroller-general to prepare, and cause - to be printc J, forms in blank on which such applications, certificates and afflda3 vits may be conveniently made, and he f shall cause the same to be distributed in i, the several counties of the State in such 1 numbers as may be necessary. , Section 10. Any person who shall dist count, shave, or in any manner speculate t in the claim or application of any soldier, i sailor or widow made under this Act, shall i, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine not s exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprise onment not exceeding thirty day, or both, r at the discretion of the Court. 3 * Section 11. Any person who shall fraudf ulently personate any soldier, sailor or - widow, for the purpose of obtaining the e benefits of this Act, or shall knowingly - make or cause to be made any false or - fraudulent application or statement, or by I any false or fraudulent statements procure - such application to be made, approved or - paid, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, f and upon conviction shall be punished by s fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or r imprisonment not exceeding six months, - or both, at the discretion of the Court. 1 Section 12. All Acts or parts of Act in1 consistent herewith are hereby repealed. 1 ? i COUNTY ALLIANCES. b An important meeting of the Marion s County Farmers' Aliance was held last - Friday, and numbers of farmers from various parts of the county were present. i The meeting was held with closed doors, i and the only thing made public is that - resolutions were passed relating to the f welfare of the farmers. A meeting of the Newberry County r Alliance was held in Newberry on Friday. The meeting was held with closed a doors. The object of the meeting was to (liscK9&Xl?e matter of securing supplies and i, ]/"rtilizers~TOMhe year and to formulate some plans, ^resolution looking to a ; concentration of the trade of the Alliance q was adopted, and committors were appointed to consult the merchants at that - place and Prosperity. The ide&Sgemsto - be to concentrate the trade of the wema bers of the Alliance on that firm or meir' h chant in each place who will give the best !, bargains. A committee on fertilizers was ii also appointed. h The Spartanburg County Farmers' AIi liance was in session about four hours last it Saturday at Spartanburg, and discussed y several matters cf prime importance, o The correspondent of the News and Cour. rier says^: "Tif^avgect of fertilizers game i" or our people look with" Borne distrust ony the movement and see no good in it. It is i . opposed by some of the farmers who believe that the road to success is for each farmer to hoe his own row and not depend on organizations of any kind to help him A- fnMWtAMa V? O frn rtAnn OUT. IVLttuy Ul uui uest miuiuo uovo f,uuu . into the Alliance with the, expectation i that they will be benefitted in some way. , Here and there one may see the demagogue who expects political advantage. There is no reason why the Alliance, in p this county, should not do much good." i "The Kershaw Farmer's Alliance met , Friday," says the correspondent of the r News and Courier, "to consider bids for : supplies for the coming year. It was de cided that each sub-ailiance should receive bids and make its own arrangements. . The president's address was read and orI dered to be published. The Alliance at first intended to select one store at which all should trade, making a monopoly, . which the farmers all pretend to fight from principle. Even now, with each . Alliance selecting its own store, it savors a little of monopoly, though they do not i think so. The Clevelaud sub-Alliance ( will stand security for the members who are not able to give good security. I This is a good feature! The county Ali liance, I am told, is working smoothly and i to the satisfaction of all." f The Farmers' Alliance of Union county . met last Friday. They are making extensive preparation for the present year. The total number of the membership in 1 ! in the county is about 1,400, comprising . twenty-four separate Alliances. The* ; ; propose to organize a joint stock company . and open a store for* the benefit of tjs [ Alliance. They also desire and prop^e 3 to make as the standard weight a* bile ; of cotton not to exceed 200 pounds, clata( ing thereby to save fifty cents per balqfor | compressing. They intend to wrap the [ cotton -ompletely up in bagging, taping f to prevent dirt and trash from gettirg on 1 3 the cotton as it does now through land[ ling. A prominent member remirked ' I Friday that they "did not intend to pay 1 . one nickel over the price they pail for ; , guano last year, as it was entiray too _ high." He also said they intended^ try and make more of their manures athome. t The people of the county are witching 1 3 with unabated interest the movements of | the Alliance, |hoping that they nay do sompthinc to advance their inte'est and . general welfare without impeding the . progress of the other industries." Chester correspondence Newsind Courier: There was a full attendance of dele crufPs^tiinlnv at thompotin^ pfthp {JftniL- I ! ty Farmers' Alliance. Reports from the i various sub Alliances throughout the ? county were of a flattering character as to ; the condition of the Order. The feeling of the delegates seemed to be decidedly to > discourage the use of commercial fertilizers f during the coming season, -unless reduct tioris in prices were made. As yet the . Chester County Alliance, as a county organization, has not taken decided steps in [ regard to trade arrangements, but has - left this matter with the sub-alliances. . The latter are taking good care of them! selves in this respect. There are now i about fifteen local organizations in the i county, with an enrollment of about five , hundred members. i DELINQUENT TAxliEGISLATION. [From the Columbia Kegistor.] The comptroller-general has sent out i for the guidance of county auditors, treas urers and sheriffs, the full text of recent , Acts, the provisions of which affect the fulfiment of their duties. Perhaps the most important of all is i "An Act in relation to forfeited lands, de linquent lands, and collection of taxes," , approved December 23, 18S7, as amended by an Act approved December*21, 1887, as amended bv an Act approved December I 24,188S. i In relation to the warrants against defaulting taxpayers given to the sheriff of each county for service, it provides in the amended Act: i "And the sheriff, to whom such warrants shall be directed, shall take from such defaulter the following fees in the execution of his office, viz.: For serving ! each warrant, one dollar, besides mileage; for advertising sale, fifty cents; for making sale and executing deed of conveyance, threo dollars; and for all sums levied as i aforesaid, five per cent.; and the county ; treasurers respectively for every such warrant he shall issue, shall have from such defaulter one dollar: Provided, That the printer's charges for advertising shall not exceed twenty-live cents for each tract of ' laud and twenty-five cents for personal i property, levied on under each execution, and fof every nulla bona return, fifty cents, and fife cen^J Jsr each mile traveled in makiiig the sfc?/Jeh, and the sheriff is prohibited from demanding or collecting any greater sum therefor than is hereby allowetf." Section 3 as amended is also of importance, being as follows: "Sbc. 3. That in case the taxpayer ali*grt!fto be in default, after levy of distress as aroresaidj shall allege that the taxes haye been paid or are uujustly assessed against him, he can and may have said sale suspended: Provided, before said sale he offers satisfactory evidence to the sheriff that said taxes have been paid, or improperly assessed against him, and within twenty days thereafter take such steps as are provided by law for correction of unjust asseasment, or prove payment, and prosecute the same to successful result, within a reasonable time. And in case the taxpayer alleged to be in default offers no soch proof, or fails to take the course herein provided, he shall be deemed in law to nave waived all exceptions to the omisBions, errors and irregularities (if any there be) in the assessment of said tax, and in all preliminaries to said sale as prescribed by law, and to have admitted that each and all preliminary steps to said ? a ?i> ? 1a n / ! no i/4 o ooaoq rv-i Art t &S56S3IllCUt UUU BtuCj auu oaiu aootooujcui and sal6, are in accordance with the requirements of law." An entirely new section is the last, which reads as below: "Sec. 9. The sheriffs of the several counties in this State, in making levies and sales, and in paying over money collected under tax warrants or executions placed in their hands by county treasurers, shall be subject to the direction and under the control of the comptroller-general of the State in like manner as they now are to plaintiffs in execution ; and the comptroller general is hereby invested with all the righteand privileges of a plaintiff in exe|niiq6. to invoke and obtain- the aid of tamper refractory sheriffs to discharge their duties in the enforcement of tax executions; and in making payment of money collected thereunder, it is hereby made the duty of said sheriffs respectively, to make return of the said sales and to pay over to the treasurers of their respective counties, all taxes and penalties collected by them, within sixty days from the date of sale, or, if collected without ale, then within sixty days from the date of such collection; and in case of defaultthen the several county treasurers shall have the right to receive from any such defaulting sheriff treble the amount of such taxes and penalties in an action which onirl ^Anunrnra OfU VmroK\7 Q llf.h Ofi Zfif] uiu oaiu ucaauicio nvivuj to bring in any court of competent jurisdiction." J ' MERE-MENTION. 'The President has pardoned four Idaho Mormons, convicted of adultery, and the { resident's action is heartily condemned y the Gentiles of Idaho. Track laying has commenced at Walnut Cove, N. *J., on the Roanoke and Southern Railroad. Says the Louisville Journal: Wo fact in the last twenty-five years has ?iad such a widespread influence on the development of American industry as that iron can be made in the South for less than $9 per ton. So warm and pleasant is the weather on the St. Lawrence Hver that a steamboat excursion was given last Friday from Kingston to Cape Vincent. In twenty-two years the number of Young Men's Christian Associations in this country has increased from 59 to 1,240, and the membership from 15,000 to 175,000. Shawnee county, Kansas, claiming a population of 60,000, has not one criminal case on her court docket, it is said. Severe earthquake shocks in northern Russia last Friday destroyed huildings and killed many people. On December 29 and 30 a series of violent shocks seriously damaged the buildings of Ban Jose de Costa and killed eight persons. The Legislature of North Carolina meets to-day. Governor Fowle will be inaugurated to-morrow. There Were 229 suicides in New York city the bast year. The total production of pig iron in the South for the past year "was 1,065,000 net tons. Of this Alabama fnade 341,000 tons, Tennessee 278,000, and Virginia 217,000. It is generally sfeelieved that the Rev. John A. Broadus, Y>. P., will succeed the late Dr. Jas. P. jgoyce as president of the Southern Baptist theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentticky. Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, spent New Year's Day with the gfceaki|pt-elect. rJH,e says that his educajnatit wife receivb theThearly It^provalof I n n^m5ni'oft?otinn Tf lQ | JJltJ HiUUUJVIi^ auiuiuioviabiuui XV *KI thought in] Richmond that Dr. J. L. M. Curry, late United States minister to Spain, and conspicuous as a trustee of the Peabody education fund, will probably be( the next Democratic candidate for Governor of yirginia. Robert Elder, Jr., was hanged at May's Landing, N. J., last FridayJbr the murder of his father It is claiqied that Jacksonville, FJa., is now entireitfc'exerapt from yellow fever. A curious sight near Ellijay, Ga., is the grave of a mountaineer's wife which is protected from the fury of the elements by a number of lightning rods. Ter 3 had 895 indictments for murder in tne years 1887 and 1888. At Helena, Montana, and points west, the eclipse of the sun on the 1st instant was observed favorably. The eclipse began at 2.15 and lasted an hour and a half. A bill has been introduced in the Nebraska Legialature providing that the amount of insurance stated in the policy be conclusive evidence of the value of the property, and that in suit against a company by the insured for the amount of the policy, if judgment be recovered for ?1,000 or less, the court shall add ?100 as an attorney's fee. The Whisky Traffic?Camden opens ;he new year with six licensed barrooms at $500 each. The town council of Walterboro has granted two licenses for retailing ati|L500 each. W The seven bar rooms in NewberryBave all taken out licenses again for this Bear. The license for the town is $400 eac* and in the county $100 each. ^ Licenses have been granted for five barrooms in Anderson. Abbeville has become a prohibition town, noticing which the last Press and Banner says: The barrooms at Abbeville were closed last Monday night to remain closed until a great revolution shall take place in the public sentiment of Abbeville county. It is estimated that the entire ' 3tock of whiskies left on hand would not amount to fifteen gallons. The town goes "dry" as the result of the election which was held last March in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature, submitting the question, license or no license, to the people of Abbeville county. The campaign which preceded the election was perhaps one of the most remarkable ever recorded in the history of elections. Although there were great interests involved, yet there was no excitement, or ill-feeling. All was good humor. Prohibitionists and anti-Prohibitionists felt no eslrangeinent. Tlio open, cheerful" vflfy" IrF Whfdfi^ic whisky dealers have complied with the law has made the opposition feel-most kindly. The Tax on Cotton Ties?The Philadelphia Ilecord,' one of the best and soundest of newspapers, concludes an article on cotton ties as follows: Cotton raising is certainly one of the greatest of our industries. The labor engaged in it competes, without protection, against the cheapest labor in the world. As the great bulk of our cotton is sold in foreign countries, it would seem to be an inconceivable stupidity to add in any way to the cost of putting it in saleable condition. The tax now levied upon cotton ties is 35 whir-h thp pnttnn nlanters must pay. The Senate has voted against the repeal of the tax, and the Senate bill proposes to increase it 108 per cent. There can be no defense of such taxation. It would be impolitic even if the country stood in need of the revenue obtained from cotton ties, because it cripples a form of production peculiarly adapted to the United States. But in the present tate of the treasury, which is running over with the proceeds of excessive taxation, the proposal lacks nothing of barbaric severity and obtuseness. ? Columbia Kegister: The pension board held a meeting Thursday. An organization was effected by the election of Secretary of State Marshall as chairman, and Capt. WadeH. Manningassecretaryofthe board and clerk in charge of the pension department in the office of the comptrollergeneral. The new law will render necessary some changes in the forms heretofore used, and the county boards will at once be supplied with all necessary blanks and full information as to the proper mode of procedure under the new arrangement. Letters have been sent to the senator from each county asking that he recorpmend two ex-Confederate veterans from his county and one physician to form the county examining board, i l i LOCAL AFFAIRSNEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I Geo. W. S. Hart, Inteudant?Town Election ^ Ordinance. Finley & Brice?Attorneys at Law. Klias R. Johnson?Notice to Trespassers. ] J. F. Wilkerson, Administrator of the estate of Samuel Howell, deceased?A pplication for Discharge. < Samuel W. Mitchell??500 in Cash Lost. \ J. W. Dobson?We Desire to Return Thanks. H. F. Adickes?Just Opened. ' M. AH. C. Strauss?A Rare Opportunity. i Withers Adickes?An Important Arrival, but Not for Sale. May A Mav, Wholesale Agents of Blood Balm Company, Atlanta, Ga.?Individuality. See fourth page. T. W Wood A Son, Richmond, Va.?Seeds and Plants. See fourth page. A. Y. Cartwright A Co.?A Clash in Seasonable f-2nr> fis. J. II. Riddlo?Food for Thought. "7^ TELEGRAPH LINE. The telegraph line on the Three C's Railroad has been completed to this place and an office opened in the freight depot. Master Frank McClain is operator. TOWN ELECTION. Intendant Hart gives notice in our advertising columns that an election for intendant and wardens of the town of Yorkville will be held on Monday, the 21st instant. FOIt HORSE STEALING. -OnMonday last, Jasper Partlow, colored, arrested in Lincoln county, N. C., was brought here and committed to jail on the charge of stealing a horse from Davidson Simril, of this county. ALLISON CREEK CHURCH. We learn from the Gastonia Gazette that the Rev. J. M. McClain has moved .from that town taiha,parsonage of Allispru ^Jreek Church in this county. He will take charge of that, church in connection with Union, in Gaston county, of which he has for some time been pastor. ULLOCK'S CREEK P. O. Mr. S. M. McNeel, who has been post master at Bullock's Creek, in this county, for about ten years, has sent his resignation to the P. O. Department, which has been accepted, and Mr. W. B. Good has been appointed his successor. Mr. Good took charge of the office on the 1st instant. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Last Monday was the day appointed for the new board of county commissioners to organize, but Capt. Mills, of the old board, was unavoidably absent, and the new commissioners?all of whom were present?unanimously decided to let the old board hold over until Tuesday, the 22nd instant. RELLVBLE SEEDSMEN. Attention is directed to the advertisement, on the fourth page of this paper, of T. W. Wood & Sons, seedsmen, Richmond, j Va. This is an old-established and reliable house, selling only carefully selected seeds and plants of the best quality, specially adapted to the soil and climate of the South. Write to them for a catalogue. NEXT FRIDAY EVENING. We are requested to announce that the Procihvtnrinn and Enisfional muico ui uiv A ? ?L^ ? churches have made arrangements to give another spelling bee entertainment in the Court House next Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The occasion insures a pleasant evening to the audience. Admission 10 cente. V"^-BRAKEMAN'S HAND MASHED. 'On Thursday night last, while couplingcars at Hickory Grove, Mr. Elias Turner, a brakeman on Capt. Brunson's east-bound freight train, had one hand severely mashed. He was brought on to Yorkville and taken to the Three C's Hotel, where he was placed under treatment of Dr. W. G. White. C. & L. DEPOT. The long-needed repairs1- to the Chester and Lenoir Railroad de^ot at this place have been commenced in such a manner .as^tc^ive promh^ of a/verw satisfactory completion. A nevvwatr ^OstonTT!rr(fi^r- ' form has been erectecC'on both sides, and the west end of the building, and preparations are making for building an exteosive platform west of the depot, between the main track and the siding on the lorth side. ?-v^ A SERIOUS LOSS. ^On Saturday last, while riding lorseback from this place to the residence of , Mr. Pllias Inman, on Bullock's Creek, Mr. ] S. W. Mitchell had the misfortune to lose his pocket book containing five hundred dollars: ?350 in greenbacks and SloOingold coin. He did not discover his loss until af- , ter his arrival at Mr. Inraan's, about 11 o'clock in the forenoon. He offers x reward for its recovery and return to him. , TO PRINTERS. ! ' We offer for sale about 350 pourds of bourgeois body type and the same quantity ' of minion, both of which are. in use in ( printing this paper. This paragraph is a sample of the bourgeois, and the minion < is used in the advertisements. Price for i the minion 30 cents per pound; for the bour- 1 geois 25 cents per pound. Any party desir- 1 ing both fonts can purchase them at 25.' cents per pound. Terms cash. / ; YORKVILLE B. AND L. ASSOCIATIONS 7 ] The annual meeting of the Yorkville Building and Loan Association was held , last Friday night. The following officers J were elected for the ensuing year: G. W. S. Hart, president; J. A. Latta, vice-president; W. B. McCaw, solicitor; W. H. Herndon, T. B. McCIain, W. G. White, J. M. Hope and M. C. Willis, directors. The j statement is made that the association is soon to be converted into a loan and sav- ( i^gs mstitution. i NEW LAW FIRM. ( Messrs. I). E. Finley and J. Steele Brice 1 have formed a partnership for the practice i of the law. Mr. Finley, who has been in i the practice here for the past three years, has made himself well and favorably 1 known to the public as a rising young 1 lawyer of industry, ability andiintegrity. < His associate, Mr. Brice, is aBaduate of < Erskine College, read law dH Messrs. j Hart & Hart, and stood a v<^Hreditable I minatinft-on^his ;>pt> 1 ir license ! at the present term of the State supreme 1 court. i < YORK COUNTY ALLIANCE. J-' C 41 Li J From tne proceeuings ui me meeting ui j the York County Farmers' Alliance, held ( in the Court House last Friday, and the proceedings cf other Alliances, short ( notices of which we print this week, , it would seem that there is a general movement all along the line to act more independently than heretofore in the purchasing of supplies, fertilizers, &c. There was a meeting of York County Alliance in the Court House last Monday ' afternoon, but the proceedings were secret. { We learned, however, after the adjourn- ' ment, that there will be a called meeting 1 of the County Alliance in the Court House 1 on Tuesday next, loth instant. . 1 SALES-DAY. I There were but two official sales on Monday last, sales-day for January. In obedience to the decree of the Court, at the suit of Mary L. Smith and others vs. W. < C. Howell, the clerk of the court sold for ] partition among the heirs-at-law of Sam- '< uel Ilowell, deceased, a tract of 1G3 acres, ' adjoining lands of W. B. Good and J. M. | Smarr. Bought by J. W. Mitchell at ?o per acre. i The clerk also sold, under judgment of foreclosure and sale, at the suit of Catha- i rine E. Hemphill vs. James A. Sanders, ! Sen., and others, a tract of 83 acres, situ- , ated at Sandersville, and whereon James ( A.Sanders, Sen., resides. Bought by C. j E. Spencer, attorney for plaintiff, at $3 per i acre. , 1 There was a large crowd in town. It was the lirst public day in Yorkville since the completion of the Three C's Itailroad , to Blacksburg, and quite a number of per- i sons came in from east and west by rail, i Though^^Bbtfrain was two hours coming e from Bla^^?!?rg, the passenger? from that t town say^^Bwas a great improvement on ^ the dirt mode of locomotion. I Horse Sd mule traders were present in , full forceBand it goes without saying that ( many valuable animals, of all styles of ar- ] ehitectuife, from the severest Tuscan frame ' to the wore ornate Corinthian outline, j changedfcands, and for aught we know | every d Hler acted honest and square; for ( "A IiqJB trade's a horse trade, remember! The ov is supposed to be cold \ As the coldest we get in December ? For him who turns out to be sold." CHURCH* NOTICES. j Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. J Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. Enelish, Pas tor. Services nexi Sunday at 11 A.M. and 7 P.M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayer- , meeting to-morrow evening at 4 o'clock. i Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, Pastor. ] Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. aQd 7 , P.M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayer- J meeting,to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock ( Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunday at 11.30 A. M. aDd in Yorkvilleat7 P. M. Sunday-school at 3.30 , P. M. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Daniel, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 < A. M. and 7 P.M. Sunday-school at 3 i P. M. Young men's prayer-meeting next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. ! PROSPECTIVE NEW CHURCHES. The Baptist congregation in this place > have bought a lot on which they propose to erect a new church edifice. The i lot just purchased is desirably located, the-present ? It adjoins the north side of Mr. J. 0. 1 Walker's dwelling lot, has a frontage of 1 120 feet on Main street, and extends west to within about forty feet of Cleveland j avenue. The lot was bought of Mr. ^ James L. Moss, and the price agreed upon , is $850. It is the intention of the congregation to build a neat brick church and ] have it completed at as early a day as pos- : sible. . ! The Methodist Episcopal congregation ' are also making preparations to build a new house of worship on the lot on the { south side of East Liberty street, near the 1 crossing of that street by the C. & L. Rail- ' road. This house will also be of brick and of handsome design. COIi. MATSON SERIOUSLY HURT. j From Mr. George H. Weld, of the construction force of the Three C's Railroad, who returned here from Johnson City, ] Tenn., last Thursday, we learn that on ] Wednesday night, the 26th ultimo, Col. 1 T. E. Matson, chief engineer of the road, 1 was seriously stabbed by a drunken rowdy. Col. Matson was on the train on his way to Knoxville, having taken the train ( at Johnson City that night. On the train was a drunken man, who, it seems, had , been quite offensive to the passengers dur- 1 iner the entire dav. but this fact was un- 1 known to Col. Matson. When neat Morristown, Col. Matson stepped to the water cooler for water, and while drinking, the 1 rowdy passed along, and seemed to drop , something, which Col. Matson supposed to be a coin. In his usually polite manner he called the rowdy's attention to what he ' supposed he had dropped, and in answer received a blow. He then endeavored to grapple his assailant, but before he could do so, and without a word, the wretch, who evidently had an open knife in his hand, stabbed the Colonel, inflicting an ugly gash an inch deep and five inches long in the left groin. Col. Matson went on to Knoxville, where he received surgical attention that night, and next day returned to his home in Johnson City. He will be confined to his bed for several days yet, but a letter received from him by Col. Allen last Monday, conveys the information that he is getting along very well. The man ;who stabbed him was !ir j. to Pi&obxal mention! t Miss Cora Clark is visiting at Lincoln- * ton, N. C. * t Mr. Benjamin P. Boyd, of Charlotte, f is in town. * Mrs. Esther Smith is visiting friends and relatives at Blacksburg. c Mr. Claude Inman, of Bullock's Creek, c is visiting relatives in xorKvine. r v Misses Eliza and Nannie Scott, of Sha- I ton, are in Yorkville, visiting friends. [ Mr. Robert H. Brice, of Due West, is e visiting relatives and friends in this place. Mr. Thomas W. Clawson, Jr., has been d employed as salesman in the store of H. F. Adickes. a Rev. J. Q. Adams, the popular pastor ? of the Rock Hill Baptist Church, made us ? a pleasant visit last Wednesday. v Mr. J. V. Gibbons, of New York, is t here on a visit to his father, Capt. W. G. a Gibbons, the railroad contractor. v Mr. Ernest B. Beard has decided to de- f Mine the agency of the Th ree C's Railroad li at Hickory Grove, and will remain in the Q store of Mr. W. C. Latimer as book keep- b ar. 1< Mr. S. W. Mitchell, who for the past b year has been connected with Mr. F. Hap- ^ perfleld's grocery store, has decided to re- ^ turn to his farm near Hickory Grove. a Mr. Robert L. Johnson, formerly a citi- t< zen of this place, but who moved to Gas- P tonia eleven years ago, has returned to ^ Yorkville for this year, having been em- C( ployed by M. C. Willis to work in the n harness department of his carriage factory, p Mr. Johnson's family will remain at Gas- ei tonia. e: Mr. J. A. Withers, the newly appoint3d trial justice for Fort Mill township, ^ ivas in town on Monday last, and having 3omplied with all the requirements of the tl law in such cases made and provided, is n now ready to dispense justice in that town- r< ship to all who may require his services. Mr. Sam M. McNeel, of Bullock'sCreek, 51 having sold his property there, has moved to Yorkville, and for the present will oc- ^ 2upy as a residence the second story of Mr. q* D. G. Parish's brick store building ad- ol oiuing the Exchange Bank,-in which his el father, Mr. G. L. McNeel, also lives. Mr. c< jVJ.cN eel w i 11 en gaga ^merchandizing and j* will open a stock of goods as soon as his ^ jtorehouse, which he is building near the p] D. <& L. depot, is completed. Mr. McNeel ei is widely known in York county as one of ti her most enterprising citizens, and in welcoming him to Yorkville our people will ^ regard his removal here as another step forward in the business interests of the | s~ town. ________ Ji THE TOWNSHIP BONDS. ?i By the following, which we take from .hJ the Columbia Register of yesterday, it j>| will be seen that legal proceedings have b, been instituted for th# purpose of testing so the validating Act as it applies to the sub- of Bcriptions of township! in York county in ^ aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad: a( The Grand Central lumbered among its p( guests arriving Sunday, Col. R. A. John- h( son, General Manage- of the Three C's p( Railroad, Maj. J. F.Hart, of Yorkville, be the counsel of that rold, and Ex-Govern- w or Sheppard, of Edgefeld. be The object of their vkitcame out yester- er day, when Maj. Hart,Ex-GovernorShep- w parel and R. W. Shanj, Esq., of this city, G acting as the attorney of the holders of w certain township bon|9 issued to aid the construction of the liree C's Railroad, and also representinf&arties who had ad- Pj vanced money onsucfbonds, filed a peti- in tion for mandamus inthe Supreme Court, th This petition is for j mandamus requir- st ing Robert W. Whlesides, chairman of as the board of count* commissioners of W York county, to sig^ aud attest the cer- W tificate of the competion of the Three so C's Railroad througtBroad River town- J( ship, that the bond|issued in aid of the pr said railroad by the aid township, may be he delivered to the railed company. ni The bonds are at ricsent in the custody bi of the Boston Safe D >osit- and Trust Com- lo pany, as trustee, an<fcan-only be deliver- et ed to the representees of the railroad di company on the prfentation of a certiti- of cate of its completty through the town-1 ? i | 4 I ^ ~ . I I i J , i ihip, siloed by the engineer of the road ind by the chairman and clerk of the Joard of county commissioners of York Jounty. This the chairman refuses to do, aking the ground that it is uncertain whether he would not be remiss in his luty to do so, in consequence of the Supreme Court's decision that the Act authorizing the bonds was unconstitutional ind the bonds invalid, and, regarding the validating Act, passed by the Legislature, he wishes its effect in such a case iecided by the courts before he acts. The rule for the respondent to show cause ?hy the petition should not be granted, uufthe mandamus issue is returnable January 24th, and the result of the whole matter can but be watched for with general interest. A similar application for mandamus will 3e filed in other cases, where different [Mints at issue may be tested, in a few days, md to-day a petition will be filed in a case (There a bondholder is the complaining party. There are five townships in York and ihree in Lancaster, the bonds of which will be affected by the result of the test cases now being brought. ft SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ?On Wednesday night a third attempt was made to burn the house of Mr. Harris Josephs, at Florence, S. C. ? The Rev. A. L. Stough has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Baptist churches it Lancaster and Fort Lawn. ? In the Supreme Court, last Friday, Samuel B. Lathan was admitted to practice.law in the courts of this State. ? A?ar load of cattle, shipped over the Thro* from Rutherford ton, N. C., was receiH^u^harleston last Saturday. ? Chester Reporter: Mr. W. O. Guy, <3f " | Law^aville, has slaughtered this season ; four hogs which yielded 1440 pounds of meat, net weight, -j ? John Huss, of Grover, N. C., had his hand mashed while coupling cars at the Camden depot, Friday afternoon. The thumb of his left hand was so badly mangled that amputation was necessary. ? Mr. A. F. Carroll, of Columbia, died last Friday. He was a veteran of the Mexican war, and served in the Confederate war as a member of the Columbia Flying Artillery. ? Secretary Holloway announces that the State Grange of South Carolina will hold its annual meeting in Columbia at 11 A. M., February 6. A full meeting is urjenty requested. ? The securities of the South Carolina Railroad recently took a sudden drop, and it is rumored that the road will be purchased by a syndicate, probably by the West Point Terminal. ? The Rev. George Sumrr.ey, of Chester, has been granted a two and a half months' leave of absence by the session of Purity Church, the vacation to begin next montn and to be spent in travel and study in the Holy Lana. ? As required by the United States electoral law of 1887, on Monday last the Governor sent a statement of the result of the vote for electors in South Carolina to the secretary of State of the United States. The electors will meet on the 14th inst. to east the vote of the State. ? Hereafter the trial justices of Abbeville county will receive salaries. Those at Abbeville will receive each $150 per annum, at Greenwood and Ninety Six each $100, those in other incorporated towns or villages $50 each, and the others $40 each. Payment is to be made quarterly by the county commissioners. ? A Gaffney City dispatch to the News and Courier says that while the people were gathering for worship at the colored Methodist Church on Sunday morning Pink Floyd and Cornelius Lowdef got into a dispute, when Pink stabbed Cornelius in the neck, cutting the jugular vein. He died in about one hour. ? Col. John G. Blue, a prominent citizen of Marion county, died last Sunday night at the home of relatives in North Carolina. His healtl had been failing for several months and his death was not unexpected. Marion bses one of her best citizens and the State a devoted and patriotic son. ? Among the crew of thirteen Citadel cadets who went oi* for a sail on new dav. and i at* tn tuj accideo^*^- . Atwere our on *' he water all nign** F. McElwee md F. B. Grier, of pVk. All Charles;on was aroused to the highest pitch of exlitement, believing the whole thirteen to >e drowned until they finally landed safely in uhnrp ? Miss Fannie Heldman, only daughter >f Mr. George Heldman, of Greenville, ommitted suicide by drowning in Reedy iver on New Year's day. The young ady was a young woman of many accomdishraents and high character, and was to lave been married in a few weeks. Several months ago her mind became affectid and she made an ineffectual attempt to Irown herself. ? Says the Shelby, N. C., Aurora: It is , source of regret that one of the most enrgetic, clever and honorable citizens of Cleveland county, M. M. Mauney, will nove with his family to Fort Mill, S. C., phere he will embark in cotton manufacuring. He has by his own efforts amassed competence and won many friends, who irish him much success in his new home. )ur loss of such a citizen, good and true, 3 the gain of Fort Mill. ? A fatal accident occurred on Saturday 6 aorning about 6 o'clock at Congaree river ridge, in which Mr. Thomas Brennon jst his life. The unfortunate man was a rakeman on the South Carolina railway, nd while passing the bridge was knocked om the top of the freight train on which e was employed. The watchman heard groan and ran to see what .was the matir, but before he reached the spot the oor fellow had fallen in the river. His intern, cap and one glove was all that juld be found. ? A correspondent of the Sumter Watchlan and Southron writes a strong letter roving clearly the advantages to be gaini by the farmew of the country by the jtablishment of diversified local indus ies. He shows that the increase of lanufactures means the making of diverfled farming profitable by creating a demnd for food products; and the relief of le merchant by enabling him to buy lany articles at home from first hands, ;sulting in cheaper prices and the lesining of the evils of the lien law for the irmers. ? Says an Anderson dispatch of Monday 1 the News and Courier: An immense owd attended the sales here to-day. aking advantage of this fact the leaders f the farmers' movement made strenuous Torts to get up an indignation meeting, wdemnatory of Governor Richardson >r his failure to sign the Clemson College ill. -The mealing ?lid* not materialize^-"* owever, as a large majority of those resent, i vny of them quondam "farm's' movement" men, expressed gratificaon at the Governor's course and heartily idorsed the votes of Senator Murray and epresentative Clinkscales against the :ceptance of the bequest bv the State - A Chester dispatch to the Charleston jnday News reports the death of Major jlius Mills, a prominent and well known tizen of Chester. His death occurred at is plantation on the Wateree river. Mar Mills was educated at the Citadel, cometing his course there shortly before the caking out of the war. He was a brave ildier, occupying the different positions ' adjutant in the 6th regiment, captain in ie 23rd, and major in the 17th. Major ills was Democratic county chairman for veral years, and was one of the most :tive workers in the county during the jlitical revolution of 1876. Afterwards > filled the office of county treasurer, or the last few years Major Mills has >en interested in railroad building, and as the firs, president of what afterwards >came the Georgia, Carolina and Northn Road. At the time of his death he as president of the projected Chester and imden Railroad. Major Mills leaves a ife and five children. The Rock Hill Construction Comvny.?a declaration was yesterday filed the office of the Secretary of State for e incorporation of the Rock Hill Conruction Comply, the corporators being i follows : vV.L. Roddey, J. R. London, T. G. Reid, Irtdell Jones, R. T. French, r. M. Frew, A.. Friedheim. ti. HnMhi. n, A. ii* NV&ite, A. E. Smith and J. B. >hnson. Th? general purposes of the oposed comjany are to buy and sell, )ld, iraprovejlea.se, etc., real estate, to anufacture hick, lumber, cars, doors, jiding material of all kinds, and to make ans secured ly mortgages of real estate, c# The capital stock is placed at $20,000, vided into 2)000 shares of the par value ?10 each. A commission was issued, [Columbia Register, Saturday, | i .i- ?