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Jtoajus and ?acte. ? The secretary of the Senate has made public a list of Dominations made and not confirmed during the second session of the Fiftieth Congress. It includes about 250 names, about 200 of which are postmasters, and it is said to be the largest list of unconfirmed nominations oyer left unacted on by the Senate. ? John Wannamaker, the postmastergeneral, is the' most liberal advertiser iD the world. He holds that no man can be a successful and prosperous merchant who does not patronize the newspapers. This has been the open secret of his great success in business. The newspapers have been largely instrumental in placing him In the cabinet. ? An exchange says: "Jefferson Davis, ,the aged leader of the Southern Confederacy, is now past eighty years of age. AlkJo knl*. ?o tifkifn onrl kia vni/'a nnf IfUUUgU Li 10 uail 19 TTIIIVV (?UV? 111^ ? \/*vv ?<w so strong as in the prime of life, Mr. Davis is intellectually as clear and bright as ever. His step has lost its firmness and elasticity somewhat, yet he stands as erect and moves aMut as briskly as a much younger man." ? The Philadelphia Eveniug Telegraph says: "The treatment accorded to President Harrison by the opposition press is in very decided and most creditable contrast to that accorded to President Cleveland by too many [Republicans, and we do not see any proper reason for Republicans going out of their way to invite scurrilous attacks on President Harrison, when there is an evident inclination to treat him with some regard for the obvious proprieties. -v It is one of the mysteries of this age ' ? of invention that no better or safer method of coupling freight cars has been adopted than the old link and pin. The hand brake is likewise a relic of the pasc that should long ago have been retired. Railway Commissioner Coffin, of Iowa, made the statement on Wednesday, before the Inter-State Commission at Washington, that 6,000 persons were killed or injured from the use of these two antiquated appliances last year in the United States alone. That is a great many more than were killed or iDjured in collisions. ? James Nolan, murderer of. Emma Buch last November, was sentenced in the New York criminal court last Friday to be hanged April 26. The case had special ' interest from the fact that Nolan's counsel claimed there was no law in existence under which the prisoner could be sentenced or punished, the crime having been committed last year, and the new law provid ing for execution by electricity having gone into effect January 1. Judge Cowing, however, would not admit such a plea, and sentenced Nolan as stated. ? Ex-Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, is taking great interest in the effort now being made to induce immigration to that State. In a recent letter to an immigration meeting in one of the parishes, the Ex-Governor declared that nine times as many people attain the age of 100 in Louisiana as in New York, and tifieen times as many as in Maine. The New Orleans Times-Democrat says every parish in the State is taking some steps to attract settlers to it, and that already these efforts have been rewarded with excellent results. ? One hundred and fifty men, women and children passed through Chattanooga on Wednesday night bound for Utah, in charge of three Mormon elders. They go to join the Mormon church. The emigrants passed Topeka', Kansas, on Friday, in charge of Elder Fry, who has been a missionary to the South for three years. His converts were from the back woods of East Tennessee, Northern Georgia and Alabama, and were, for the most part, ignorant people. The elder is apparently Wfll educated, aud says he will give his people new homes in the West. ? John D. Rockafeller, the New York capitalist, has given $100,000 to the American Baptist Education Society, payable at the rate of $10,000 a month and subject to the conditition that the giver be advised in advance as to the use to be made of his money and endorses sucl) use. Payment begins with the present month. The executive board of the society has accepted Mr. Rockafeller's gift under the condition named. Mr. Rockafeller said that the reP*4*-f^fcflrtkfei*havrng given a much larg^f snm toward the foundation of a Baptist university are entirely without founda tion. ? Advices from Arkansas say that Judge Cunningham, of the circuit court of Conway county, the scene of the Clayton assassination, in chargingthe grand jury laid special stress on the murder of John M. Clayton. He was very severe in denunciation of the crime, and urged the jury to make every effort to discover the murderer and bring him to justice. The jury is composed of good men, both Democrats and Republicans, and it has gone to work with earnestness, determined to ferret out the assassin of Clayton and the theft of the ballot box at Plummerville in November. ? Near Gate City Junction, a few miles from Birmingham, Alabama, last Thursday night, A. W. Busby was sitting by his fireside and his wife and children were in bed. Without warning a bullet from a Winchester rifle passed through a window and struck him just under the left ear, causing instant death. He had had a Siuarrel Wednesday with a saw mill man rora Pelham named Grant over some lumber and a debt. Grant subsequently braced up with whisky and made threats to some companions that he would settle with Busby before nine o'clock. He is supposed to have been Busby's assassin. ! ? Residents in the west and northwest portions of Texas are calling the attention of the legislature to the wholesale des truction 01 aeer wnicn is now in progress in those sections. The animals are killed simply for their hides, and the slaughter is said tobe somewhat unprecedented. The killing is fair enough, as it is all done with the rifle. It is the constancy with which it is done, and the purpose of which is objected to by those most effected. Ten years ago an entire section of country which is now all under fence, literally swarmed with buffalo. They were exterminated, however, in three years'time, and strictly by use of the rifle. The deer bids fair to go in the same way, ? The North Carolina legislature has passed a bill providing for an election law much similar to the South Carolina law, in that it has the educational qualification. The bill provides that all boxes shall be labeled and the voters shall approach the polls one at a time and place their several ballots in the proper boxes. The bill will seriously affect the illiterate negro element in the State and will make a Democratic majority assured. The Democratic majority in the State was greatly reduced in the recent campaign, and the Democrats, who have a good majority in the present legislature, passed the bill, which makes their supremacy certain for the future. Negro members of the legislature made bitter and incendiary speeches on the bill, saying that the colored people of the State would not submit to the law, and that the whites would be sorry for having passed it. ?The Manufacturer's Record of February 23 contains an elaborate description of the agricultural and mineral resources of the region of country traversed by the lines of fkaPinhmAnr) and DunvlllA SvatPITl whifh is of the greatest importance and value at this time. The article in question fills more than seventeen closely printed columns of the Record, and is full of just such information as would be most eagerly sought by capitalists, immigrants and others who are turning their thoughts Southward in quest of homes or opportunities for profitable labor and investment. Most of the mineral and other material products which are described are represented by specimens displayed by the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company at the recent Exposition at Richmond, Va., and the exhibit there made is shown to have been wonderful indeed, by reason of its infinite variety and the immense value of the undeveloped resources whose existence is demonstrated in so indubitable a form. ? Several New York officials of prominence connected with the prison system of that State will assemble next week in New York City and make the final series of experiments needed for enforcing the Electrical Execution Act. At the close of the experiments, which will be conducted by Harold P. Brown, an electrical engineer of the city, the State will proceed to the purchase of electrical plants. It will 1 also be necessary to decide whether certai n prisons will have permanent dynamos and apparatus or whether one portable dynamo will serve all the prisons. Consaltations will be held with a board of physicians to decide upon the exact mode for the administration of the fatal current. At all events, no matter what else is done, it is 8afe to say that the alternating current of electricity will be used in preference to the continuous current because of its superior death-dealing qualities. New ! York is the first State to adopt the law requiring criminals to beexecuted by mean9 of electricity, but Ohio, Illinois and Missouri are following close after her, bills similar to the New York bill are now before the Legislatures of those States. ? L. B. Katon, a very eccentric man, died the other day at his home near Fremont, Ohio. He settled in that county in 1836, and by the closest economy in living the life of a herrmt succeeded in acquiring over 1,000 acres of good land and much other property. His strange will is in keeping with the oddities of his life. His land is to be divided into lots of ten acres, and on each lot there is to be erected a cottage. These cottages are intended for homes ot friendless women of good character over 35 years of age. The county commissioners are named as trustees, and in rasp f.hpv Hr? nnt wish to serve, the court is authorized to appoint an executor, who must serve without compensation. The money acquired from sales of other property after building the houses is to be held in trust for the support of the good women. <Thc IjothviUc (SNqutm. YORKVILLE, S. . : WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1889. CAPT. DAWSON SHOT! The startling intelligence was received here last night that at about sundown yesterday evening, in Charleston, Capt. F. W. Dawson, managing editor of the News and Courier, was shot and almost instantly killed in an altercation with Dr. McDow. No particulars of the affair could be obtained, but enough is known to render reasonably certain the statement that the difficulty had its origin in a controversy that has been conducted for several days by writers in the World and the News and Courier in reference to the management of the Charleston Hospital. Dr. Kinloch is Dean of that institution, and some days ago an anonymous writer in the World criticised the management of the hospital. Dr. Kinloch construed the strictures as personal to himself, and replied in the News and Courier in unmistakable words, after having been refused by the management of the World the name of his anonymous assailant. The News and Courier espoused the cause of Dr. Kinloch, other writers also ventilating the subject in the respective papers. It is probable that an editorial article in the News and Courier of yesterday under the caption of "The City, the College and the Hospital," precipitated the unfortunate difficulty resulting in the lamentable death of South Carolina's most talented editor. THE COUNTY ADVERTISING. The Yorkville Enquirer received last year for one year's official advertising for York county authorities,, $1,035.15 which was paid by the county commissioners. Last year Cleveland county paid the Shelby Aurora 830.75 total for county advertising. The above appeared in the Shelby (N. C.) Aurora of last week, and we are glad of the opportunity thus presented to us to reply to the various erroneous statements recently made in regard to the cost of the public advertising for York county as has been done through the columns of this paper. We make the statements the more cheerfully as due to the people of the county and injustice to the county commissioners, the officials by whose direction the work was performed. So far from receiving "last year for one year's official advertising for York county authorities, $1,035.15," as stated by the Aurora, the true facts are that the advertising in The Enquirer for those authorities last year amounted to $315.60, and this is the full amount we received for the QQ mo The total amount of the advertising done by us for the county commissioners during the past three years, including job printing for the various county officers, amounts to but little more than we are above stated to have received for last year, and to only about half the sum stated by others who have the opportunity to investigate and ascertain the facts; or to be precise, the total amount charged and received by us for official advertising for the past three years is $1,390.25, and this at the prices fixed by the law of the State for such service. For several years, and until the last fiscal year, the law of this State required the publication anuually by the county commissioners of each county, three lengthy reports, viz.: the report of the county commissioners, the report of the county treasurer and the report of the school commissioner, the price for publishing the same being fixed at not more than one dollar per prescribed square. Our performance of this work has invariably been within the required specifications, our type being set "close," without unnecessary display, and measurements made strictly in compliance with the letter of the law. To more fully explain the character of the service performed by us for the county commissioners, we make from our books the following abstract of the advertising done and the charges therefor during the past three fiscal years: For the* fiscal year 1885-80 the total amount of advertising was $012.35. In that year the three lengthy reports above referred to were published, the county commissioners' report making 139squares, the county treasurer's report 200 squares, and the school commissioner's report 98 squares, the three aggregating 443 squares and amounting to $443. The other advertising for the county done by us during thuf voqi* nmminfpd to >5109.35. For the fiscal year 1886-87 the amount of advertising done by us was 8462.30, of which 8157 was for the county commissioners' report and 8111 for the county treasurer's report. At the session of the Legislature of that year the law fixing the price of subsequent advertising of the county treasurer's report was repealed, and the compensation therefor reduced to fifty cents per square, and the law as to the publication of annual reports was also repealed by authorizing the publication only of the county treasurer's report. For the fiscal year 1887-88 our total receipts for advertising authorized by the county commissioners, were 8315.60, of which 8115.50 was for publishing the treasurer's annual report at 50cents per square. These are the simple facts in regard to our connection with the public advertising of York county, and they are cheerfully given for the information of all concerned. 4. > ... THE 1)1 TIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS. In his charge to the grand jury of Sumter county a few days ago, Judge Norton j made the following explanations upon the a rlnfiAu r\f thn oniinfv Affinoro 3UUJCVI VI 111U uuvico vi iiiv vvuuvj v?mwa His remarks are so pregnant with useful information that we reproduce them for the benefit of the public. He said : Your county commissioners, school commissioner and treasurer, are respectively required to report to the presiding judge at the first term of thecourt of general sessions in each year. The county commissioners" are also required to report yearly examinations of railroad crossings of public roads. The solicitor is required to report annually to the circuit court, at the fall term, the condition of the offices of the clerk, j sheriff and register, and how said officers e | have discharged their duties. ri The public guardian i9 required to report c ; on estates in his hands at the first term of n 1 the court of common pleas in each year. n The clerk is to report all moneys remain- p ' ing in his hands under orders of the court, u stating on account of what causes, etc., at ri i every term of the court. He is also to ; report annually to county commissioners 1J and monthly to the auditor and treasurer, il all money collected on account of licenses, p fines, penalties and forfeitures. tl , The sheriff and trial justices are also to V i make reports similar to the last mention- p ! ed. Those of trial justices are to be read si 1 in open court at every fall term. si The clerk should file all of the reports, tl except his and sheriffs, on fines, etc., for tl th#? msnection of all uersons interested. J An examination of all these reports would aid you in testing your officers. o THE SAMOATTROUBLES. " There was excitement throughout the c land last Saturday, in consequence of news e received via San Francisco, that an Amer- jj ican vessel had been sunk off the Samoa tj islands by a German war ship. Events p proved, however, that there was no found- li ation for the story, which was originated, it seems, for the purpose of affecting the 8 markets. ; OUR YORKViLLE EDIThTn-COMFLIMENTARY v NOTICES. J a fine publication. * The last issue of The Yorkville En- 0 quirer is one of the finest publications 8 ever issued from a country printing office ^ in this State, and for beauty of typogra- ^ phy it could not be excelled in any city c, establishment. The principal feature is c an historical sketch of Yorkville, v. hich re- f( quired a double issue and tl\e faithful chron- j, icle of the growing and substantial town does great credit to all concerned. The p edition is finely illustrated, giving pictures ? of the principal public buildings and sev- *] eral elegant private residences, together ^ with portraits of prominent citizens. A ^ notable defect in the last item, however, is a the^bsence of theeditorof The Enquj rer, Capt. Lewis M. Grist, whose energy and v public spirit deserve a high place in the f( record of Yorkville, and his familiar coun- 0 tenance ought to stand among the fore- e most of its leading citizens. His enterprise seems to grow and expand as he becomes older. Success to The Enquirer and its excellent publisher and proprietor. ?[Baptist Courier, Greenville. ii exquisite taste and neatness. jj The Yorkville Enquirer has out- tj done all all its country oretnren. rne u la9t issue'was descriptive of Yorkville, g and it told the whole story. It contained n ten handsomeengravingsofchurches, pub- n lie buildings and private residences, and k twenty-six engravings representing as lr many of her prominent men. The whole ii thing was gotten up with exquisite taste ti and neatness.?[Pickens Sentinel. 2 A MAGNIFICENT ISSUE. v The Yorkville Enquirer of last ? week was a magnificent issue. It contain- jj ed a descriptive sketch of Yorkville with illustrations that excel anything of the * kind we have seen.?[Gastonia (N. C.) J* Gazette. YORKVILLE ENQUIRER'S ENTERPRISE. The Yorkville Enquirer has just j, issued a large trade edition containingade- Cl scriptive sketch of the plucky old town of h Yorkville, its achievements and future c; prospects. * * * Its mammoth eight 8j page edition shows magnificent press work g and contains pictures of ten public build- t( ings. Two dozen of its prominent citizens f, form a fine picture gallery and show fine g mechanical execution. It is a splendid a sketch of Yorkville and its citizens should b be proud of the staid Yorkville Enqui- q rer, one of the best, if not the best print- 0 ed papers in the Southern States.?[Shelby $ (N. C.) Aurora. ji occasion for congratulation. I The Yorkville Enquirer greeted its p readers last week in adoubleform and filled b with illustrations of the buildings of inter- v est in the town, and a score or more por- t' traits of prominent men. The accompany- y ing descriptive sketch of the "Plucky old ii Town," is interesting reading, and alto- s< gether the people of Yorkville have occa- fi sion once more to congratulate The En- v quirer.?[Laurens Advertiser. tl a fine specimen of journalistic en- r terprise. ? The Yorkville Enquirer came out j! last week with a handsome eight-page, ? illustrated edition, giving a general description of the town and its business, * together with sketches of its leading citi- ~ zens. It is a fine specimen of joarnalistic i enterprise, alike a credit to the town and * to its public-spirited publisher, Capt. L. ? M. Grist.?[Anderson Journal. ? CAN'T BE EXCELLED. rj Last week's issue of The Yorkville d Enquirer has never been equalled by any h publication of the kind in the State. Its ]j mpj'hanism is faultless. The chief feature n of that issue was an historical sketch of [j Yorkville, with a glowing account of its p present condition and a flattering outlook j, for the future. There were handsome pic- v turres of the courthouse, the churches, the graded school building and several of the private residences and business houses, h There were also pictures of a large number S of the leading men of the place.?[Lancas- li ter Ledger. S productive ok hood to the town. 1 The Yorkville Enquirer of the 27th jj ultimocontainstwo pagesdevoted to York- 1 ville, profusely illustrated and well written. A publication of this kind not only manifests considerable enterprise in the * management of the paper, but is product- ? ive of much good to the town.?[Aiken ? Recorder. * a town to re proui) of. ? The Yorkville Enquirer was a j, "thing of beauty" last week. The capital jj of our county was well written up and the ^ paper was profusely illustrated with pic- j{ turesof prominent buildings and a num- v berof Yorkville'sdistinguished sons. The g, printing is superb and would be a credit to a any office. The narrative is very interest- v ing and shows that our sister town is a t| progressive, enterprising place, with many t( natural advantages, and that Yorkville v really has a great deal more than the sj "Court House." Such a magnificent show- tj ing as Tilk Enquirer makes for its town a will not only do Yorkville a great deal of ^ good, but will be of great advantage to the j entire county.?[Rock Ilill Herald. j a cons1dekahle display of enter- p prise. The Yorkvile Enquirer came to us e in an eight-page form, four pages of which n were devoted to adescription of Yorkville, o together with portraits of a number of its si leading business men and several of its b beautiful residences and other buildings, d It was a considerable display of enterprise a on the part of The Enquirer, which is no h doubt appreciated by the business men of T that growing town.?[Anderson Iutelli- g gencer. h the yorkvilee enquirer. g TheissueofTiiE YokkvilleEnquirer m of February 27 was highly creditable to its editor. It was double the usual size, " and was profusely illustrated. The chief " feature of that issue was an historical sketch of Yorkville, with a glowing account of its present condition and a flatter- P ing outlook for the future. There were A handsome pictures of the courthouse, the a churches, the graded school building and several of the private residences and busi- h ness houses. There were also pictures of a I a large number of the leading men of the tl place.?[Press and Carolinian, Hickory, 0 tl A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT. P The following was telegraphed from ^ Washington last Monday night with the assurance that the statements therein con- f( tained are correct: b President Harrison has already mapped b out the policy for his administration to 8 follow respecting civil service reform, and | si in addition to what he had to say on the | p subject in his inaugural address, the follow- j ing points from an interview had with i h him by a party of Congressmen, who call- j 11 prl nnon him. are significant and interest-1 n ing. The visitors had presented the claims I a of certain individuals of their choice for r< appointment. ' is "I have," said the President, "deter- b mined to live up to the plank relating j a thereto in the Republican national plat- j a: form and shall select men to fill the offices i d from among the Republicans of the Terri- j 3V tories themselves, where fit persons may P be found. In Alaska there are no party I organizations and no public press, which It makes it necessary that the Governor of! u that Territory should be a man of such j high character as not to need supervision 1 as officials in other Territories are subject-1 e; ed to, because of the existence of political j n parties and printing of newspapers. I, d shall endeavor for this particular office to ; el find a man who will not need any such w spur to do his duty." j T The attention of the President was call- ti (1 to the inefficiency exhibited in the ail way mail service because of the disharge of old and tried employees to make Dom for Democrats, whom the late Administration endeavored to protect by romulgating an order placing the service nder the provisions of the civil service u!e. "I shan't revoke that order," said the resident emphatically, "but I shall modfy it somewhat." This remark he reeated. "I shall," he continued, "have be rule touching reinstatements changed. Vhereit is specified that a dismissed emloyee may be restored within one year I ball have the words 'within one year' tricken out." The President said that be order would be further modified so bat it would take effect on the 15th of une instead'of the loth of March. One of the delegation expressed the pinion that the present system of examiation? for entry into the railway mail ervice was not a fair test of the fitness of andidates. "Then the way to do," reitrated the President, "is to make them so hev will hp fair tests." He said also that he different superintendents should hold heir subordinates to strict accountability a the performance of duty, and if found efficient should be weeded out. On the subject of removals from the" eneral classified service President Harison said : "I have told some of my Mugwump friends that I believe the proision relating to removals should be hanged so that the cause would not need o be specified. I would not have a man einoved simply because he belonged to ne political party or the other, and there hould be good substantial reasons for the ismissal of clerks and officials generally, ut I hold that it is not necessary that a ause should be specified or given in all ases. There might be good reason for allowing a contrary course and withold g the information." Respecting appointments generally the 'resident said he should follow the sugestions of Senators and Representatives, he men chosen by the people to represent heir wishes, and he expected these genlemen to be conscientious in the matter nd recommend only g^ i men forofficev The President in conclusion urged his isitors to go slowly and ncf press too hard ar the removal of the present incumbents f offices. He said in effect that he wantd to be sure he was right in every case, hen he would go ahead. MERE-MENTION. Distinct shocks of earthquake were felt a Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware ist Friday, causing people to run out of heir houses, and creating great consternaion. No damage was done. Conressman Townshend, (Democrat,) of Illiois, died in Washington last Saturday aorning. The most severe storm uown for years raged in the vicinity of 'ittsfield, Mass., last Saturday. Busaess failuresoccuring throughout the counry last week number for the United States 41. Canada 40: total 281 against 232 the /eek previous. Capt. John Ericsson, /ho designed the iron clad Monitor, died q New York last Friday. The first hrough train from the city of Mexico to Vashington, arrived Saturday morning /ith fifty-six passengers. The entire disince, 3,000 miles, was traveled without a hange of cars. Hiram F. Hoover, /hose conduct in 1877 in this State and forth Carolina, in the organization of soidled labor societies, will be remembered, as recently appeared in Atlanta, and has reated some excitement there by holding Beret meetings attended only by neroes. Itis estimated that from four > five thousand negroes have emigrated om North Carolina for south-western tates within the past year. Missionry Ridge and Chickamauga will shortly e traversed by an electric street railway, lontracts have been let for the construction f them. There will be held at Des foines, la., on March 13, a meetiug of the 'armers' Alliance of Minnesota, Dakota, owa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, to erfect an organization for the purpose of reaking down the binding twine trust, /hic'h furnished the western farmers with wine for binding their wheat. Two oung society men had a misunderstandig at Lexington, Va., last Thursday, and sttled it with a duel. Two rounds were red with 32-calibre pistols, but not a hit /as made. A love affair was the cause of he trouble. The Pennsylvania Raiload carried one hundred and five thouand,excursionists to Washington for the inauguration. The excitement aootrP he new discovery of gold in Lower Calinrnia continues great and is increasing in 11 the Pacific region. Sau Diego is nearly eserted, and a great many have left Los ingelosand other towns. President larrison rode to Washington in a palace ar; sixty years ago Old Hickory hitched is horse to a post in front of the White louse while he went in to take the oath. 'imes change. John Wannamaker has ecided to loan to the Paris Exposition, is great art treasure, "Christ Before Piite," painted by Munkacsy. Mr. Wanamaker will send the picture at some aconvenience and at considerable exense. The inaugural address of pres3ent Harrison has been generally received /ith favor throughout the country. A Notable Murder Trial.?From ist Wednesday until half past 12 o'clock aturday night, the sessions court of Darngton was occupied with the case of the tate vs. Joe James, Jr., Robert Arthur, .ouis Williams and William Scott, the hree last named colored, charged with he murder of Joe James, Sen., father of he first named prisoner. One of the assasins, Wm. Scott, turned State's evidence, le testified that three colored men?Robrt Arthur, Louis Williams and William cott?were hired by Joe James, Jr., to ill his father, Joe James, Sr., because he Joe James, Jr.) wanted to obtain control f his father's money. Six hundred dolirs was the price to be paid. Louis Wiliams did the shooting. He used the gun elongingto Scott, which was loaded with irge shot and two 38-calibre bullets and wadded with a piece of red check homepun. These three men went to the house, nd two of them, Williams and Arthur, rent inside the fence; Scott stood out in he road. Joe James, Sr., as was his cus3m, came out after supper to get water, ^hen he was shot and killed. The assasins ran off. Joe James, the son, planned he murder in all its details. When Scott sked him for the money he said the numersofthe bills had been taken down by )r. Josey, and he would have to go to )arlington and change the money before aying. These were the leading facts, as developd in the trial, of a cold-blooded, brutal lurder. The case for the defense wasably Dnducted by K. Jveith Dargan, but the tatement made by Scott was sustained y other evidence. At 5 o'clock on Saturay afternoon the jury retired after hearing n able charge by Judge Pressley, and at alf-past 12 they agreed upon a verdict, 'he Judge was sent for and a verdict of uilty was rendered at 1 o'clock. E. [eitn Dargan, attorney for the defence, ave notice that a motion for a new trial 'ould be made. The trial of Louis Williams, for the aIT Tn *v? An urn a tYI onOQfl 1 Q af iuiuci ui uaaico, wao tvi utuvuwu ?moi. Ionday. -4- ? Corn and Wheat.?The statistical reort of the Department of Agriculture for larch, relates to the distribution of wheat nd corn. The amount of corn reported still on and is 39.6 per cent. The surplus mounts to 087,000,0011 bushels, of which lie seven corn-surplus States have 499,000,[)0 bushels. The proportion merchantale averages 82 per cent., which is less lian in 1883, 1885, or 1887. The average rice is less than iu December, when it ras 34 cents per bushel for the United tates, and 28 for the States producing ommercial supplies. The March average )r merchantable com is 33.9 cents per ushel, for unmerchantable 22.8 cents per ushel, while the average of the seven tates, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Misauri, Kansas and Nebraska, is 20.6 cents er bushel. The proportion of the wheat crop on and March 1st, is less than any year since 880, except in 1882, and in 1887, (though early the same in the latter year). The ctual quantity on hand is less than in any scent year, except in 1882 and 1888. It s estimated at about 112,000.000 measured ushels. The lowest State per centages rein the principal wheat growing States, s follows: Ohio, 27; Michigan, 23; Iniana, 24; Illinois, 25; Wisconsin, 28; Iinnesota, 2ti; Iowa, 32; Missouri, 2(j; Kansas, 23; Nebraska, 31 ; Dakota, 24. n these States the quantity on hand is iss than in March last by about twenty-one lillion bushels. ? The annual meeting of the stockholdrs of the South Carolina Railway Compay was held in Charleston last Wednesay. The old board of directors was relected, with the exception of P. R. Pyne, 'ho is succeeded by Thomas Stoakes. he annual report was refused for publicaon. LOCAL AFFAIRS. t NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. \ Lewis M. Grist, Proprietor of the Yorkville g flnquirer?A superb copy of a Fine 8120,000 Painting given as a Premium for one New Subscriber to the Yorkville Enqui- \ rer. (See 4th page.) May ?fe May, Wholesale Agents of Botanic Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.?In tho Spring, t (See 4th page.) r J. A. Darwin?From ?75 to ?175. W. C. Latimer?In tho Metropolis. ? A. Y. Curtwright A Co.?The Racket annouu- e ces the arrival of a large Spring stock. ^ Kennedy Bros, it Barron?A few of the things that can be found there. Wm. D. Glenn?Our Mules are for Sale. a S. M. McNeel?New Goods. j, H. F. Adickes?Bargains, Bargains. Withers Adiekes?Our Stock. ^ Mrs. T. M. Dobson?The Great Bargain House, p Call and see M. & II. C. Strauss's New Spring x 3"j8- d GOULD P. O. 0 Commencing on Saturday next, the new a lrnoiuD o o rinnl/1 on fV?A ttnnfo pt#3l/ UIIILU nuunii wo vjuuiuj vu inu ivuvv frota Yorkville to Bullock's Creek, will be I supplied regularly. The office is at the s residence of Mr. R. VV. Hamilton, near i Pi nek ney "Ferry. p "^damage for right op way. d ' On last Wednesday afternoon, the claim of Mrs. R. J. Withers for damage for right of way of the Three C's Railroad through 8 her lands east of town, was referred to a jj jury of arbitration. Mrs. Withers was t represented by Messrs. Finley & Brice. q The jury awarded her $475. a suit for damages. h /Mr. R. T. Allison, of this place, a mail ? agent on the Air-Line Railroad, who was * 'senously injured by an accident on the ? road in November last, has by hisattor-N* neys, Cook & Cook, of Atlanta, brought . suit against the railroad company, return- 1 able at Atlanta, placing his damage at ? $30,000. Mr. AlliSon is expected by his par- ' ents to return home to-day. r vVtransfer of the three c's. e /On Monday last Maj. J. F.Jones assutn^/ ed control as superintendent of the Threeffi C's Railroad. While the road will now be under independent management, con- a nections will be made as usual at Camden with the South Carolina Road for Charles- ^ ton, at Blacksburg with the Air Line, and c at Shelby and Rutherfordton with the j North Carolina Central. A ROCK HILL COMPANY. C declaration was filed last Thursday s with the Secretary of State and a commis- n sion issued for the incorporation of the- I "Davis Canning and Candy Company" of Rock Hill. The corporators are: L. M. Davis, A. H. White, D. Hutchison, R. T. . Fewell, N. P. Alexander, W. C. Hutchi- g son and J. M. Cherry. The general purpose of the company is to can fruits, vegetables and cereals, and to raaufacture caddy, bread and crackers. The capital stock is $5,000 divided into fifty shares. .p --^rsonal mention. v "XMiss Katie Lewis is visiting in Shelby, I N. C. i B. Crosby, Esq., intendant of Blacksburg, was in Yorkville last Monday. t ^ Miss M ,ry Oalbraith, of Chester, is in v Yorkville visiting the family of Mr. J. A. fi Watson. ' i >*Mrs. Miles Johnson, of Rock Hill, spent View days in Yorkville last week with o her many friends. r We enjoyed a pleasant visit last Friday a afternoon from Col. Dehon, the traveling d agent for the Charleston World. t OUR PREMIUMS. ? Monday last was the date appointed for awarding premiums to club-makers for 8 The Enquirer. There were five cash r premiums offered for the five largest clubs, * and they were awarded as follows: J. W. Dobson, 82 names, first premium, $35; W. ^ 0. Glover, 70names,second premium,$25; ^ Miss Irene Starr, 57 names, third premi- . urn, $15; N. W. Hardin, 32 names, fourth premium, $10; A. M. Grist, 31 names, Wth jfremhim, $5. There were 35 other club-makers with clubs ranging from twenty-nine names downward. To our p club-makers and all others who have aid- 0 ed in the circulation of the current vol- ^ urae of The Enquirer our thanks are p due, and are hereby most heartily ten- y dere<L / v y\SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Ojiryoung townsman, Mr. Paul G. Mc- j Cockle, was seriously hurt at Clover, on 'I Thursday night last. He is engaged with J Latta Bros, and was in Clover on the j transaction of business for them. His in- J tention was to return on the freight train, * Thursday night, and boarding it after it j had passed the depot in Clover, he ascend- J ed the top of the rear car, intending to en- 1 ter the passenger coach by descending the i steps of the freight car next to it. While * doing this, the train in motion and he p swinging to one side, the car on which he \ was passed the water tank, wedging him between the car and tank building. He G sustained serious, but not fatal injuries, g Two of his ribs were broken and it is e thought one lung was punctured by one of jj! the broken ribs. He was taken to the res- \ idence of Mr. John J. Smith where he now J is, and Doctors Campbell and Pressly gave * him immediate surgical attention. He j also has the attention of Bratton & Bratton, J and his many friends hope he will soon p recover. j c CHURCH NOTICES. J Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 P. M. * *?r,nTAt?_moQfin(y will luuug u1cli a uiiiwii ^lajqi-iu^utiug ..... j be held in the Methodist church next f Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. j Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, Pastor. \ Services at Union next Sunday at 11 A. M. I and in Yorkville at 7.30 P. M. Sunday- j school at 3.30 P. M. Prayer-meeting to- j morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. C Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Dan- ^ iel, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 i A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 J P.M. Prayer-meetingthiseveningat7.30 rj o'clock. C Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 3 P. M. Prayer-raeeti-ng to-morrow evening at 4 o'clock. n Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services next j Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Sun- ^ day-school at 3.30 P. M. p GEN. J. T. WILDER. p Gen. J. T. Wilder, vice-president of the p Three C's Railroad, arrived here last Fri- fl day evening, it being his first visit to ti Yorkville since the completion of the road b to Blacksburg. He is making a systemat- I ic visit over the road, spending as much si time as he can spare at each town on the n line. As noted elsewhere, he spent sev- o eral days at Blacksburg before reaching Yorkville. li One object of the visit is to look after ft the resources of this section with the view b of securing traffic and business for his si road. On a former visit he investigated the granite quarries in the vicinity of York- v ville, expressing himself as highly pleased ft with the capabilities of their product if tl properly worked, and this opinion he has fl not changed. On Saturday he visited Nanny's Moun- I tain, nine miles north-east of town, to see n for himself the iron prospect at that v famous ore bed, successfully worked during I the llevolutionary war. Being extensive- I ly engaged in the manufacture of iron in J Tennessee and North Carolina, his mind I is more naturally on the development of s< that industry on the line and adjacent to his s< railroad. From his cursory inspection ii of the ore bed at Nanny's Mountain, he inclines to the opinion that the supply is v extensive, but, of course, he could give no si opinion as to thequality of the ore without making an analysis. ii Gen. Wilder speaks in glowing terms of & the prospects of the road. With the completion of the ninety miles section now r< under contract, which will enable the ira- tl mediate shipment in this direction of coal, ci he predicts a heavy freight business in A his item alone within the next twelve nonths. And of the general prospects of his great lira of internal improvement he peaks in the*most sangiune terms. With he section of South Carolina which it traverses he is also highly pleased. He says ve have the natural resources in York couny to accomplish almost any result, if our leople would only plant less cotton and iay more attention to the grai ns, the grasss, stock raisingand manufacturing indusries. Gen. Wilder, though not a politician, is ,n intimate friend of President Harrison. Cnowing this fact, in our interview, we rentured a question as to the President's robable policy towards the South. Gen. Vilder gave as his opinion that the Presilent will pursue a conciliatory course with ur people, leaving us to manage our local ffairs in our own way. From Yorkville, Gen. Wilder went to lock Hill on Saturday night, intending to top over there for the purpose of examiung the granite quarries in that section and ossiWy-v^isiting the blackjack ore beds iear that pta<fc. LOCAL LACONICS. Henry Franklin, colored, charged, with elling intoxicating liquors contrary to aw, had a hearing on appeal before the own council last Saturday, and was acuitted. On Tuesday of last week, in the ame case, Intendant Hunter adjudged lim guilty of the charge and imposed a entence of a fine of $20 or thirty days on he streets. The defendant was represented by J. B. Bell^ But for the timely discovery by Town Marshal O'Farrell early last Sunday mornng, the residence of C. E. Spencer, Esq., night have been destroyed by fire. Sparks rom the chimney had fallen upon the oof, igniting in several places. Mr. )'Farrell went on the roof and promptly ;ctinguished the rising flames. Mr. W. C. Latimer left on last Monday or New York and other northern markets o purchase his Spring stock of dry goods nd. millinery. J^apt. R. H. Glenn has left at our office /turnip of his raising which weighseight founds and measures twenty-four inches n circumference. Mrs. T. M. Dobson has rented from C. i. Parish his brick store room first door outh of the Exchange Bank, and will . .M. uyers, ^uorimuu, Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Hock Hill, March 11.?On Saturday ight, at a quarter to eleven o'clock, fire /as discovered in the store of Mr. Miles ohnson, which adjoins V. B. McFadden's eef market, on Main street. The Hock I ill steam fire company responded roraptly and soon had a stream of water laying on the building, extinguishing the ames in a short while. Mr. Johnson susained some loss by removal of his goods, ut is fully covered by insurance. Mr. V. 5. McFadden, who owned the buildings, ustained a loss of about $200. Unfortuately, he was not insured. How the fire riginated is not known. Mr. J. Edgar Poag began work on his very stable last week. It is situated on Iain street, and when completed will e 150 feet long, 36 feet wide and two tories high. Our citizens were again eutertained dth a spelling bee on Thursday night. Iiss Louise Sherfesee was pronounced tie best speller and to her was awarded tie prize. A 1 ~ ?C AM3 /\ C flirt ai a. metjlxug ui luc siuun nuiucis ui unlock Hill Loan and Ileal Estate Couripay, held on Thursday last, the following rere elected the board of directors: Jno. t. London, R. T. Fewell, T. L. Johnson, ). Hutchison, Robert Frew, J. M. Cherry, . Q. Adams, N. P. Alexander, W. J. Lawlinson. There are now 459 shares subjribed, and it is expected that the subiriptions will reach 500 before the 15th istant. A cablegram from Rev. Jas. S. White 'as received on Saturday announcing his ife arrival at Queenstown. Mr. Louis Sherfesee has purchased an iterest in the firm of W. S.Creighton : Co. The Rock Hill Silver Cornet Rand was Borganized on Tuesday night last with tie following members: Robert Frew, aptain ; R. H. Hope, Jr., leader; John IcElwee, secretary and treasuer; Iredell Jones, Jr., Joseph B. Miller, J. B. Mendenhall, Sidney Friedheim, J. H. Milliug, S. L. Avery, E. E. Poag, W. W. Gill, S. J. Kimball. Hal. ????? ? Correspondence of tiie Yorkville Knquirer. NOTES FROM llLACKSBl'RG. BlacKsburg, March 11.?The location of the machine shops of the Three C's ; Railroad has been finally settled in favor j of this place. Preparations for the ereci tion of the necessary buildings are now ! under way, and an order has been made I for ten thousand dollars worth of machinI ery. It is understood that a force of about , twentv-five skilled mechai ics is to be em j ployed at once. Gen. John T. Wilder, vice-president of j the Three C's Railroad, arrived here from Washington on last Wednesday afternoon. His business was an appointment with Col. R. A. Johnson, on Thursday evening, but desiring to make a personal inspection of the iron deposits and other resources of this section, he came on a day ahead of his appointment for that purpose. On Thursday morning he was driven out to the scene of the operations of the Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Mining Company; thence across the river to the ruins of the Cherokee Iron Works; from there down to the old King's Mountain Iron Company's rolling mill site, and to the manganese beds. The General was so well pleased with all that he saw that he expressed his determination to spend a week, at an early day, further investigating the numerous natural resources in this vicinity that are capable o? profitable development. In regard to the iron ores, he says that Col. Black's operations have already been such as to conclusively justify the expenditure of large suras of money in their development. The manganese, he pronounces to be of a superior quality. He was also very much interested in the mag_ n a. a r* 3 s _ 11 _ l lL ? nove her stock of goods into it next Friday. BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING. The York County Bible Society met in he Presbyterian church of this place on lunday last, at 7.30 P. M., and was opend with an impressive and instructive ermon by Rev. T. R. English, from Jereniah xxii: 29, after which the meeting vas called to order and constituted with irayer by the president, Rev. J. C. Gallovay. In the absence of the secretary, the lev. T. R. English was requested to act n his place. The president having read the constituion, and explained briefly the object for vhich the society was organized, sixtyive members were enrolled for the ensu.igyear. The election of officers being next in rder, the old officers were unanimously e-elected to serve for the ensuing year, s follows: Rev. J. C. Galloway, Presiient: Vice-Presidents?all the other pasorsof the town ; Secretary?F. A. Gilbert; treasurer and Depositary?John J. Huner j Executive Committee?J. A. Waton, John C. Kuykendal, Walter T. Baron, T. S. JefFerys and John G. Ferguson, ogether with the above named officers. The treasurer reported that he has on land, in Bibles and cash, $86.30. There being no further business, the rH^eJifig adjourned with the benediction it T? f-i Pofriolr J ^ * ? A. | CIRCUIT COURT. The spring term of the circuit court for fork county, his Honor Judge Fra9er to ?re9ide, will convene on the first Monday f April next. On yesterday, under the lirection of the properly constituted auhorities, the grand jurors for the present ear, and the petit jurors to serve the first yeek of the term, were drawn as follows: GRAND JURORS. \ D. Faulkner, Fort Mill. . R. Gettys, Catawba. 'homas E. Castles, Broad River. \ B. Belk, Fort Mill., lenry Hope, Ebenezej^ 5. B. Faulkner, King's Mountain. 1. B. Williams, Catawba* 3. B. Mendenhall, Bethesda* !. G. Parish, York^ ames M. Smith, Broad River. oseph A. Adams King's Mountain* 'homas Wallace, York* os. S. McKenzie, Bethel. Ilijah Ross Sepock, Cherokee; 3. M. Law, York. . S. Glasscock, Catawba* tufus M. Allison, Broad River* V. S. Starr, Ebenezer. PETIT JURORS. Ifinnrn R. Wnllnnfl.. York. jsroy R. Pierce, Ebenezer. i, L. Davidson, York. lowman Merrlt, Fort Mill. . L. Harrison, Ebenezer. . R. Lindsay, York. V. N. Nelson, Bullock's Creek. . I. Bolin, Bethesda. >. A. Fulton, Bethesda. . T. Ferguson, Catawba. ohn M. Jackson, Betbel. . W. Y. Dickson, York. V. E. Sanders, Bethesda. t. T. Castles Broad River. ames R. Kennedy, Broad River. !. W. Frew, Catawba. ohn Whisonant, Broad River. 'erry C. Manning, King's Mountain. V. Henderson Carroll, Cherokee. ames W. Snider, York. enion uitfKS, coioreu, * u,*v .J. Clioate Bethel. . C. Brown, Broad River. V. M. Mitchell, Catawba. ). M. Robinson Catawba. V. B. Adams, Catawba. t. A. Moss, Cherokee. . J. Williams Catawba. :. B. Brandon, Ebene/.er. \ M. Dobson, York. L M. Sandifer, Bethesda. \ P. Whisonant, Jr., Cherokee. . A. Shurley, Ebenezer. V. Tr Brown Cherokee. 'hotnas Lee Boyd, Bethel. ninceni water poweranorueu an aiong ine river, aDd particularly the shoal that ooce furnished the power for the King's Mountain Iron Company's rolling mill. General Wilder was over the same ground about two years ago, but as the country was at the time covered with snow, and no recent excavations had been made among the ores, he was unable to form anything like a correct idea of what was to be found in this vicinity. The operations of the Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Mining Company are still being energetically pushed under direction of Col. John L. Black. He has shipped about 120 tons of ore to Steelton, Pa.; also a car load to Richmond, and has just sent off the first car load of a contract he is now filling for Birmingham. To facilitate the loading of the ores on the cars, the Richmond and Danville Railroad has recently put in a siding at a point little more than a half a mile from the mines. It is estimated that an expenditure of about $1,500 will grade a roadbed from the mines to the Air Line track. For me lortvine enquirer. YORK'S MEDICAL GRADUATES. Charleston, March 9.?Through the columns of The Enquirer I would congratulate the people of York county upon the fine achievements in the Charleston Medical College of the students from that county, I. A. Bigger, Alexander Mack and C. S. Bratton, who graduated at the session just closed, reflecting much credit upon themselves and their county. All these young gentlemen came out as "dark horses," by merit. I speak for rayself, and I think I may do so, for though not of the faculty?I hardly know them?I certainly had no idea of how they would stand when thsy came before me in my branch?not the easiest?in the college. Dr. I. A. Bigger came in second, Dr. Alexander Mack third, and Dr. C. S. Bratton as valedictory orator for the class. He made one of the most successful speeches of the kind?a hard thing to do, as the subject is hackneyed?that has been made in our college for years. I congratulate all your people, and predict for the new M. D's a successful career and wish them a sincere God's speed. They are all fine "boys," as we old whiteheaded fellows say to each other in speaking of them. ^ This is written for the reason above in" timated, to extend my congratulations on -the successful advent into the profession of ' Jhe students named, and for the further ? rt wn 4 ?*?/% 1I441A Art OAH { n f -j-reasuu llllVL hibic tiie iwu nine uaoco iu mc ""desert of my life,connected with Yorkville, "itp which I am always fond to recur. One "was a visit to the town as a cadet in 1854, ' when I was "mashed" by the Yorkville ladies?mashed still, for that matter?and . by the village (as it was then) generally. ) 'We had an awfully jolly time, "we Citadel boys in gray." And then again, some four of five years ago, when the State Medical Association met in your hospitable town, we were so handsomely entertained by your people. So it gives me pleasure to say that York has reason to be proud of its reputation at our college this year, and I hope the boys "may live long and prosper." Charleston. Correspondence of tbe Yorkville Enquirer. JOTTINGS FROM UNION COURT HOUSE. Union, S. C., March 8.?The issue of Tiie Enquirer of February 27 contained engravings and biographical sketches of several of the prominent business men of Yorkville, and also engravings of some of the public buildings and private residences in the town. And a very magnificent publication it was. I do not know any of the gentlemen whose faces were portrayed in the paper, but on showing it to a number of the business men of this place, I found that many of the faces were readily recognized by them. I congratulate you upon the publication of so creditable a number, and the people of Yorkville and York county should feel proud of having so valuable and enterprising a paper as The Enquirer published in their community. Itev. Thos. H. Leitch, the evangelist, is conducting a series of revival meetings in the Methodist church at this place. It is thought his labors will be productive of much good. We are now having some fine weather, and the farmers are very busy with their spring work. Court was in session here the past week. The only sentence that has been passed was upon John Black and William Crawford, colored, convicted of swindling. They were sentenced to 18 months each in the penitentiary. w. G. c. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. Etta Jane, March 9.?Our readers will please pardon us should this communication result in a call for an indignation meeting in this section, to consider the action of the sheriff of York county, in coming into this vicinity and capturing one of our most excellent ladies and taking her off, without exhibiting a pen scratch against her, (even though he may have them). If he had anything of the kind I doubt if it was witnessed by a disinterested person,, and I am still more certain it wasn't re-! corded outside of his own private diary. It may be, yea, it is quite certain, that she had mortgaged herself and the time for | foreclosure had come. We are satisfied that I one count in the indictment is for theft, ! as she has stolen his heart. To this we | make no defense. We will assure the gentleman, however, that he may feel grate-' ful that it is in her possession, and we ad- J ! vise him to let her keep it. But to think that the sheriff of York county should,! j clandestinely, or otherwise, summon a j posse in the person of one of the leading ministers of the gospel and swoop down upon an unsuspecting community and tie hard and fast with nuptial knots that only death itself can loose, one of our most amiable and business young women ariH I take her off, ignoring the habeas corpus, in I both spirit and letter, is more than we will stand without speaking. The fine spell of weather has given farm work a new impetus. Everything that can hold or pull a plow is needed on the farm to keep the work up, and more parj ticularly every ounce of human brains in J the county should be actively engaged in planning for the next crop, and the hands ' no less diligent in executing. With these ( powerful agencies properly employed our county will succeed. Sigma. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? More farmers around Aiken are engaged in melon planting this year than last. ? The clothing store of Mrs. H. Isear, of Georgetown, was destroyed by fire last Sunday evening. Loss, $10,000 fully insured. ? The Rev. John F. Finlay, a promising young minister of the Episcopal church, died at his home near Greenville, on the .3d instant. ? The suit of Amos D. Williams against State Treasurer Bamberg for the payment of the Blue Ridge Railroad bonds, has has been discontinued. ? The sessions court of Greenville, Judge Norton presiding, convened last Monday with the heaviest criminal calendar known in the history of the court. ? Editor A. B. Williams, of the Greenville News, whose wife died on Monday of last week, will have the sympathy of his brethren of the State press in his sad affliction. ? In a drunken row last Saturday night between several young white men in Charleston, Wm. Munzemaier was cut with a razor by John Weir and rnstantly killed. ? Extensive preparations are making in Charleston for the entertainment of the delegates and visitors to Che State Sundayschool Convention which meets in that city on the 26th of the present month. ? Gen. Edward McCrady, Jr., has assigned to the State the judgment for $2,500 rendered in his favor in the libel suit brought by him last year again9t Dr. T. C. Robertson. ? Emanuel Gaskins, colored, was hanged at Camden last Friday for the murder of Betsy Clark, also colored, on the 1st of December last. There was no witness of the murder, but he confessed his guilt. ? In the Charleston court of sessions, last week, Judge Witherspoon sentenced Caesar Fraser anu Ned Criss, the Oldenburg murderers, and Thomas Wright, who murdered Quincey Keels, to be hanged on April 26. ? The Sumter Watchman gives this information to its readers: 44 We have ascertained through costly experience, coupled with some investigation, that a diet of cotton seed in any form, is almost certain death to cows expected to calve within three months." ? The Columbia Register of Sunday publishes the complete roll of Company H, of the Palmetto Regiment, as it landed on the beach three miles below Vera Cruz, on the 11th of March 1847, just forty-two years ago. Of the 89 names published only 13 are now living, one of whom is S. L. Percival, of York county. ? The offices in South Carolina at the disposal of the new adminstration are as follows: District Attorney, $200 and fees ; assistant, $2,000; assistant, $1,500; marshal $200 and fees. Internal revenue?Collector, Columbia, $3,000; deputies (11), $1,000 to $1,400. Customs?Collector, Charleston, fees to $6,000; deputies (3), $1,000 to $2,000. Postmasters?Charleston, $3,200; Newberry, $1,600; Columbia, $2,500; Spartanburg, $1,700; Greenville, $2,000; Sumter, $1,500, and twelve ranging from $1,000 to $1,600. ? The large store of Rodman & Heath, and a dwelling owned by Mac Price and occupied by Mr. Davis, the railroad agent at Waxhaw, Lancaster county, were consumed by fire last Thursday night. The fire originated about 1 o'clock in the house occupied by Mr. Davis, and was communicated from it to the store. The total loss amounts to about $20,000. It is not known how the fire originated, but it is thought to have been the work of an incendiary. A few articles were saved from the house and all the valuable papers saved from the store. The store was parfly JW insured. ? The trial of the lynchers of Manse Waldrop, a white man, who was hanged by negroes near Central, in December, 1887, for au alleged assault on a negro girl, was finished in the Pickens court of general sessions last Wednesday night, when the jury rendered a verdict acquitting three of the defendants?Gaylord Eaton, white, and Cato Sherman and John Reese, colored?and convicting three others, all negroes?Bill Williams, H. Heyward, H. Bolton. The convicted men were recommended to the mercy of the court. This case was tried first in July of last year, resulting in a mistrial. The last verdict has occasioned much surprise. On motion of the prisoners' counsel, Judge Norton granted Henry Bolton a new trial. On Thursday Bill Williams and Harrison Heyward were sentenced to be hanged on the 5th day of April. T. P. Alexander, the wife murderer, was re-sentenced to be hanged on the 19th day of April. Judge Norton made some touching remarks when he sentenced Alexander, remarking that the duty was painful, as Alexander and he had been boys together and friends. The Edgefield Triple Murderer. The fourth trial of R. S. Jones, the murderer of the three Pressleys, was commenced in the Edgefield sessions court last Thursday, and ended on Saturday night, the jury reporting that they could not agree. A mistrial was entered. Some curious facts were brought out in the progress of the trial, which the correspondent of the Columbia Register reports as follows : In selecting the jurors Thursday morning, the solicitor had several of them sworn on their voir dire, and the most astonishing fact was developed on the examination of two of them that they had spent Wednesday evening in jail with the prisoner in a social game of cards; yet they were not prejudiced for or against him. They were, of course, accepted by the prisoner. Investigation revealed the fact tliof TnnaQ* uritnoiiaea nr nnvh/vlu uihn chose to go in to see Jones, hacf free access to his room. In justification of such unprecedented liberty being allowed Jone9 by the jailor, Major Gary, the prisoner's counsel, stated, in open court, that the prisoner had a right to receive company ; and so far as jurors having access. to Jones's room was concerned, that at every term of court the jailor took several of them as boarders and gave them sleeping apartments in the jail. Solicitor Nelson gave notice that such privileges must cease. During the fourth trial, the prisoner assumed his usual air of unconcern at the proceedings, and was accompanied most ^? of the time by his wife and three children. The First Crop Bulletin.?The State department of agriculture, co-operating with the United State signal service, issued on Saturday last the following crop bulletin, the first of the current year: Rainfall, Temperature and Sunshine.? The rainfall for the past week has been about an average. Temperature for the some period has been about the average. Sunshine about, an average amount. General Conditions.?Wherever rain has fallen it has been fairly distributed and had a favorable effect on small grain crops. Temperature has been about an average, and, with an average amount of sunshine has been favorable for the preparation of land for the coming crops. Farm work has been much delayed on account of continued wet weather during January and February, but since the3dinst. it has been dry and favorable. Farmers are pushing ahead to make up for lost time. Oats crops are looking well and promising. Wheat is rather inferior. Prof. W. J. Thackston Will Move to Yorkville.?We regret to lose such ' a talented young man from our midst as Prof W. J. Thackston, but as we believe 1 that our loss will he his ornin wo mnat. * submit patiently. We learn that he has been tendered and accepted the position of superintendent of the Graded School of Yorkville. We consider this a high compliment paid to Prof. Thackston; and congratulate the people of Yorkville on being able to secure such a man as their super- \ intendent, who, we doubt not, will be able to give them satisfaction as such. He is a full graduate of Furman University, and began his teaching career with the second year of the operation of the new Graded School system in this city, having in charge one of the higher grades there, lilling his place with a faithfulness and efficiency that induced his promotion to the principalship of the West End School. ?[Geenvillo Enterprise and Mountaineer.