Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 12, 1889, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
? It has been suggested that one cause of
Irish restiveness may be found in the fact
that during the reign of Victoria the
American people have thirteen times
elected a ruler. There is a monotony
about monarchy that is naturally tiresome
to the Irish people.
? The good people of Boston sought to
restrict Sundaydrinking by requiring people
who wish to indulge to go to a hotel
and register. In one hotel alone there
were eighteen pages of names registered
on a single Sunday. The blank book makers
warmly applaud the new law.
? All the tlagsnowdoingduty as ensigns
and union jacks on board the ships of the
United States Navy will be called in on
July 4 of this year, and new ones, having
forty-two white stars on the blue union in
the upper left-hand corner, will fly from
the masthead or gaff end instead of those
that had thirty-eight stars.
? Mnof nf thp estimates nf the United
States wheat erop of this year are for
more than 500,000,000 bushels. The greatest
crop on record was that of 1884, 514,000,000
bushels. The last government
crop report shows that the average condition
of the crop is better than it was at this
period of 1884.
? Mr. Blaine thinks Cuba would be a
very desirable acquisition to the United
States, eommandingas it does the entrance
of the Gulf of Mexico and the waterway
from the North to the South, and, also,
that it would beimportantln a military as
well as commercial sense. He dosen't
think much of the annexation of Canada.
? British capitalists contemplate the
control of the whisky interests in Kentucky.
The press of that State repels the
suggestion with very great earnestness.
The distillery property in that State now
amounts to $25,000,000, and it would largely
increase in value upon the first attempt
to buy it up.
? A recent report of the American consul
at Amoy, China, furnishes some startling
facts as to'the adulteration of tea shipped
from that country to the American market.
Next to England this country is the greatest
tea market in the world; and as the
system of British inspection is now very,
strict, Chinese merchants are hunting up
other fields to which they may send their
spurious and doctored goods.
? The president has issued an order directing
that the duties of soldiers on Sunday
be simply inspection parade with
reference to their personal appearance.
All other duties will be done away with
and the soldiers will be allowed to enjoy
themselves like other citizens on that
day. The president recalls the fact that
Washington and Lintoln held similar
views during war times, and believes
this system should prevail all the more in
\ times of peace.
Prof. Thurston, of Cornell University,
/\n an article in the North American Itef
iliiew on the steam engine, thinks that this
invention is still capable of vast improvement.
He believes that the next generation
will see the American continent spanned
by flying trains in two days; that
ships of twenty thousand tons will be propelled
at the rate of forty miles an hour;
and that with cheap and swift transportation
between distant points the general
average of living will be vastly improved.
- ?There is a possibility that the legislature
to be chosen in Ohio next November
may have two senators to elect instead of
one. An amendment to the State constitution,
which will also be voted on in
November, provides for biennial elections,
and to give the system a start the amendment
lengthens the term of the governor
and legislature to be chosen this year to
January 1892. If this amendment should
be adopted this legislature would have to
choose a successor to John Sherman as
well as Henry B. Paine.
? Wichita, Kansas, and vicinity was visited
on Friday by a most severe storm.
The western part of Sedgewick county and
the eastern part of Kingman county suffer
ed most, and a space of twenty miles long
and five miles wide was swept over by the
cyclone. A farmer named Rodgers and
his family were killed and many others are
homeless. A heavy rain followed, which
laid low the grain and fruit crops. In west
Sedgewick county many houses and barns
and acres of crops were leveled to the
ground.
? Two little daughters of Lon Russell,
: * v near Carthage, Tenn., were poisoned on
' J Thursday in a remarkable manner. They
were playing around the yard and ate
Sbme red roses. Both were taken violenty
ill in a short time, and the older girl died
that night. The youngerlingerea in great
agony until next morning, and then died.
Investigation shows that the roses were
full of little green insects, and these are
supposed by the physicians to have been
poison. The girls were seven and six respectively.
?There has been a sensation in railroad
circles over the discovery that three of the
lewiing railroads'&nteriug Atlanta have
lately been shadowing their conductors
whom they suspected. Pinkerton's men
were employed, three white men and one
negro, and these men rode back and forth
watching the conductors. Their detective
work failed to show that any of the conductors
were dishonest. The conductors
all caught on before the detectives quit,
and enjoyed watching the Pinkerton
men's game. The latter have retired
from the field.
? Johnstown, Pa., the principal seat of
the recent great disaster, is the centre of
nine contiguous boroughs constituting a
total population of 50,000 people. It is located
in Cambria county and is situated
on Stony Creek and the Conemaugh river,
which flow together at the town. The
Conemaugh river empties into the Kiskiminetas
river at Saltsburgh, and the Kiskiminetas
empties into the Alleghany at
Freeport, whence the Alleghany flows
into the Ohio, which empties into the Mississippi.
Johnstown is 77 miles east of
Pittsburg and 277 miles west of Philadelphia.
? A curious ceremony took place at the
White riou3e on baturaay?the cremation
of a bushel of letters written to President
Cleveland by cranks. They had been preserved
in two mail bags and were found
during the recent cleaning of the White
House attic. They were written by cranks
in all parts of the country and g ve Mr.
Cleveland advice on all sorts of subjects.
About one hundred letters had been received
from a man who signed himself as
"David God." Another, from one J. H.
Whiting, related to the disappearance of a
stove pipe. As the weather was warm,
however, Mr. Whiting informed the President
that the loss was not serious.
? J.H.Benjamin, editor of the Deland
(Florida) News, shot and instantly killed
Captain J. W. Douglass at New Smyrna,
last Wednesday night. Douglass was a
prominent citizen of Dayton and a well
known democratic politician. The shooting
was the result of an old feud renewed
by recent attacks by Benjamin in the columns
of his newspaper. Douglass assaulted
Benjamin, knocking him off a pier
into a marsh and jumping on him, choking
and holding his head under the water.
Benjamin managed td get hold of his revolver,
and placing it against Douglass's
body fired. The ball entered his heart
and Douglass expired almost instantly.
? The Illinois legislature, in session at
Springfield, issued a charter of incorporation
last Monday to the American Executing
company, of Chicago, to execute persons
who are sentenced to death. The capital
stock is $25,000. The incorporators are
Stephen Lawson, M. E. Clear, and Jacob
A. Eiffert. The incorporators are small
dealers in coal at Chicago. They claim to
be acting in good faith. None of the trio
has had any experience in the proposed
business. Their idea is to employ competent
executioners and open communication
with all the sheriffs in the United
States, guaranteeing that there will be no
bungle, such as characterized the Bald
Knobbers' execution. Shrouds, coffins,
etc., will be furnished, and also any style
of apparatus, hempen, electrical or what
not.
? The New Orleans Cotton Exchange has
issued an address upon the bagging question,
which has been sent to the cotton
buyers of both continents. In that address
it says: "A number of manufacturers in
the cotton States are reported to be preparing
to supply an important proportion
of the covering required for baling the
cotton crop of the current year. There is
naturally a great and commendable desire
to use the product of our own fields
and our own factories. This Exchange is in
entire harmony with this progressive idea,
and will now, as heretofore, encourage, promote
and sustain any practical measure
promising general benefit to the cotton interests
of its great constituency in the cotton
States. The probable annual requirement
of 12o,000 bales of cotton for making bagging,
the employment of thousands of
operatives at loom and spindle, and the
consequent retention at home and disbursekJ
i raent among our own people of $5,000,000
now annually sent out of the cotton States
in payment for foreign jute, are partially
developed facts that must command our
serious notice. The interests concerned
are general in character. They are of
great magnitude and are pertinent to our
own especial friends and people. In the
matter of fabrics suitable for baling cotton
there should be competition at least, and
that competition should be on terms of
equality. This leads up to the point that
.the jute covering on a bale weighs eight
pounds more than the cotton covering.
To sell cotton covered and jute covered
bales for the same price for the gross-weight
of bales, irrespective of bagging, would be
to the prejudice of the lighter covering. It I
is apparent, then, that there cannot be i
any fair or equal competition without a dis- j
tinct recognition of the important differ- j
ence in the respective weights of the bagging
used."
Iltc fJarlmTtc inquirer.
1 VORKVILLE. 0. C. : \ K
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1889.
THE .JOHNSTOWN CALAMITY,
j The Johnstown calamity, the mostap^
i palling; disaster in the magnitude of the
loss of human life that has ever occurred
in the United States, continues to be the
principal topic of news in the daily papers,
which from day to day since the Unparalleled
occurrence, havecontainedelaborate
reports in detail of the harrowing
scenes in the valley of desolation.
While the loss of life has been fearful,
the latest most conservative estimates"
have reduced it from 13,000, the figures of
a few days ago, to 3,500 to 4,000. Up to
this time about 1,500 dead bodies have
been recovered.
The condition of the weather has been
favorable for the prevention of disease.
The physicians in charge of the sanitary
department have feared typhoid fever as
a result of so much decaying flesh, animal
and human, exposed to the air, and
as the most efficacious method of preventing
a dire calamity of disease and pestilence,
have advocated the burning of all
the buildings lodged in the valley, and
also ali destructible matter of an infec|
tious nature. This, however, has been
[ strenuously opposed by the populace, a
not at oue time ueiug iuiiuiiicih iu tuusequence
of an attempt having been made
to burn a lodgment of houses.
A coroner's inquest attaches the blame
and responsibility for the disaster to the
fishing club that owned the lake.
A sad feature of the calamity is the fact
that since the occurrence many citizens
of Johnstown have lost all their faith in
Providence. Several of them have thrown
away their Bibles, and since the disaster,
have openly burned them.
Railroad communication has been reestablished
through the devastated valley,
and as contributions of money, provisions
and clothing have been abundant, there
has been comparatively little suffering
from hunger or disease.
MERE-MENTION.
Jefferson Davis is now in the 82nd year
of his age, and his health is good. The
gamblers of Louisiana have offered to pay
the State debt-$12,000,000?fora fifty year
license. A distinct shock of earthquake
was felt at New Bedford, Mass.,
last Friday, the wave being from west to
A T T T ~
eHSl. -U. O. OCUliius, a uiuuviaic jli 3publicau,
has been appointed postmaster
ofGastonia,N. C. Jacksonville, Fla.,
had a $20,000 fire on Tuesday morning of
last week. Some sixty dwellings, mostly
occupied by negroes, were destroyed?insurance
slight. The Governor of Con- .
necticut has vetoed the bill of the legislature
providing for a secret ballot. The
president has appointed Gen. John C. Kelton
to succeed Gen. Drum as adjutant-general
of the JJnited States army. Two
desperadoes were lynched nearKnoxville,
Teun., last Friday, for murder and r?bbery.
At Chapel Hill, on the oth instant,
the centennial anniversary of the
State University of North Carolina was
celebrated with elaborate exercises. It :
is reported that while the president says
that he is opposed to an extra session of
congress, he thinks the sentiments of the ,
party leaders so strongly in favor, that he
may find it advisable to yield to that
opinion and call an extra session in October.
Reports from Cairo represent the
condition of the Egyptian cotton crop as
favorable. It is said that indications 1
of a rich gold mine have been discovered
on the spot occupied by Gen. Longstreet's ,
house that was recently buroed near
Gainesville, Ga., and that the 'oss of his '
house may prove his fortune. A hur- !
ricaue at Hong Kong, China, on the Crd
instant, caused the loss of 10,000 lives aud
great damage to property. The interest
of the people of Pennsylvania in the
Prohibition election to be held on the 18th 1
instant, has well nigh subsided in the pres- I
ence of the Johnstown calamity. The
Philadelphia Ledger says: "The mayor of
a Connecticut town when asked on Monday
to call a meeting to aid the Johnstown sufferers,
said that his town had all it could do
to mind its own business. Mrs. Cleveland
is said to be making rapid progress
as a student of the violin. The business
failures throughout the country last
week number for the United States 200,
Canada a total ot&iocompared with zio
the preceding week.
The Weather and the Crops.?The
South Carolina weather service, in co-operation
with the United States signal service,
furnishes the following for the week
ending last Saturday:
Iiainfall?For the State was normal.
Temperature?For the State was normal.
Sunshine?For the State was normal.
Weather conditions?The rainfall for the
State was normal, and from reports was :
fairly well distributed. The temperature
and sunshine conditions have operated fa- ;
vorably to all growing crops?the seasonable
rains have developed the cotton seed
that was laying in the ground and will ,
make a fairiy good stand.
Oats are practically a failure?what have
been harvested being short in straw and
light in weight. Corn, where properly
worked, shows well. Fruit?such as
peaches, plums, grapes, etc., promise an
abundant supply. Farmers, on the whole,
feel more encouraged at the present out- 1
look. ' 1
Blacksburg Ironores.-Mr.G. II. !McMaster,
who took a trip recently to Blacksburg,
York county, on hisJ return brought
some fine specimens of iron ore, besidesother
minerals which he has on exhibition at
the drug store ofMcMaster, Brice & Ketchin.
These ores are fine specimens and will
prove interesting to those who even know
little of such things. The mines at Blacksburg
have been worked for about sixty
years and are superior to many others in
making all kinds of steel and iron. Some
oftheoreisshipped to Birmingham, toCarnegie's
works in Pennsylvania, to Edison,
in New Jersey, and elsewhere. The mines 1
are worked now by the Magnetic Iron Ore
and Steel company of Blacksburg, of which :
Col. Black, well known in this county, is a i
prominent member.?[Winnnsboro News. (
Must be Paid.?At a meeting of the
trial justices of Rutherford county, X. C.,
held on the 3rd instant, by a vote of 30 to
10, they ordered the county commissioners
to levy a special tax sufficient to pay interests,
cost, Ac., of the $100,000 bonds issued |
in favor of the Three C's railroad. This |
act was in obedience to the U. S. District
court, instead of conformity to the recent
order of Judge Clark's county court, which j
decided these Three C's bonds null, and or- i
dered the non-payment of these bonds and
interest. (
? The Oconee and Greenville county
alliances have adopted resolutions against ,
the bagging trust. Oconee alliance de-'
clined propositions from Seneca to take <
stock as a body in a proposed oil mill at j
that place. In reference to the bagging j
question, the Greenville alliance resolved (
to "refuse to buy or use trust jute bagging
for covering our present crop of cotton,
and that we will withdraw our patronage 1
from any merchant or ginner who keeps 1
the same for sale." s
LOCAL, AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson?The New York Bargain
Store Still in the King.
Withers Adickes?Seasonable.
J. H. Riddlo?Innovations.
J. W. Dobson?Chattanooga Improved Patent
Three Roller Cane Mills.
W. C. Latimer?The Bazaar has a few words to
say to Its Patrons.
L. A.Johnson, School Commissioner?Teachers'
Association.
May <fc May?Ice!
C. R. Talcott, Superintendent Chester and Lo/oir
Railroad?Change of Schedules.
Nc ALLISON CREEK CHURCH.
At the last communion service of Allison
Creek Presbyterian church, Pev. J. M.
McCain, pastor, there were nine accessions
lo the membership. Jasper Anuerson,
Thomas Martin, Stanhope Alexander and
Robert Smith were installed as deacons.
THE JOHNSTOWN DISASTER.
We have been requested to give notice ,
that a mass meeting will be held in the
court house at 0.80 this (Wednesday) evening.
The meeting is under the management
of tho town council, and is to afford
an opportunity to those who may desire to
subscribe in aid of the sufferers in Pennsylvania
by the recent flood. Those who
may not be able to attend, but may desire
to contribute, can hand their contributions ;
to the intendant.
EXECUTIVE CLEMEMCY.
Tim governor has commuted to three
years, the sentence of June Massey, colored,
convicted in the sessions court of York,
July term, 1887, before Judge Norton, of
breaking into a railroad car at Rock Hill,
in the night, and stealinga keg of whisky.
He was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary,
but his term will now expire
July 9, 1890. His petition was strongly
endorsed, and had the sanction of the presiding
judge and the solicitor.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION^
As will be seen by notice published
"elsewhere by County School Commissioner
Johnson, the white teachers of York county
have agreed to meet in the Yorkville
graded school building at 10 o'clock A. M.,
on Friday, 28th instant, for the purpose of
organizing a teachers' association. Mr.
Johnson's notice gives all necessary information
to teachers and others interested.
It is also desired that the colored teachers
form an association at the same time, for
which purpose a suitable place for meeting
will be provided.
RAILROAD CONTRACT.
Our townsman, Mr. C. G. Parish; has
taken a contract in Virginia, for an exten
sive piece of grading on the Atlantic ana
Danville railroad. He has associated with
him as partner, Mr. J. B. Walker, well
known here as one of the civil engineers
in the construction of the Three C's railroad. 1
They will start to Virginia with theirplant
to-morrow, and the contract will keep :
them employed until about the 1st of December.
The road on which they go to
work is to connect Portsmouth and Danville,
from which latter place it is pro- '
jected to extend it to Bristol, Tennessee.
graded school exercises.
The first session of the Yorkville graded
school having been so short, it is not deemed
proper, at its approaching close, to give <
the usual commencement exercises." The 1
school is greatly in need of some maps, 1
charts, globes, etc., and to supply this de- <
ficiency, the friends of the school have arranged
to give on Thursdav night, June 1
20th, a series of beautiful tableaux, amus- <
ing farces, Ac., at Hunter & Oates' opera i
house. Good music will be interspersed, i
Arrangements are making also for other <
amusements at the same time. The base <
ball club of Yorkville has issued challenges i
to Shelby and Camden to play on Thurs- i
day afternoon and Friday morning. Ite- i
duced rates have been secured on the <
Three C's railroad for all those who will i
come to enjoy the festivities. No effort will
be spared?to make the occasion highly en- 1
joyable to all who attend. The entire pro- i
ceeds of the entertainment will be given 1
for the benefit of the graded school. A <
more detailed notice will be given later. I
church" notices. 1
Methodist Episcopal?Iiev. W. W. Daniel,
Pastor. Preaching on Friday evoning
at 8.30 o'clock by Rev. A. M. Chreitzberg, c
P. E. Services on Sunday at 11 o'clock
a. m.. b.v Rev. II. M.. Gilbert, of Kansas ;
presbytery; at 8.30 o'clock p. rn., by Rev.
A. M. Chreitzberg, P. E. Sunday-school
at 4 o'clock p. m. Prayer meeting on
Wednesday at 8.30 p. m.
Episcopal?Sunday-school at 5 p. in.
Young men's union prayer-meeting will
be held in the Presbyterian church next
Tuesday eveniug at 8.30 o'clock.
Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, Pastor.
The pastor being absent there will be no
services in his churches next Sunday.
Sunday-school at 4.30 p. m. Prayer-meeting
to-morrow evening at S.30 o'clock.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev.
J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services in the
opera house next Sunday at 10.30 a. m.
Sunday-school at 4.30 p. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m.
and 8.30 p.m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m.
Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 8.30
o'clock.
AN ABSURD NOTION.
We are glad that our intelligent Hoodtown
correspondent has called public attention
to one of the reports in current
circulation in the Sharon section relative
to the discontinuance by the Three C's
raananagement of railroad facilities at the
thriving village of Sharon, which had
sprung up so propitiously on the railroad,
eight miles west of Yorkville. The reason,
believed by some, as stated by our
correspondent, is that "the people of Yorkville
have offered the Three C's company
?10,000 if they would enter into an agreement
that they would not now build, nor
at any time in the future allow to be built,
a depot at Sharon."
Such a supposition on the part of the
Sharon people is entirely groundless. The
Yorkville people have no part whatever
in the action of the railroad authorities
respecting Sharon, and when the superintendent's
order in the premises was promulgated
here, it was a surprise to our
citizens. Yorkville has never entertained
other than kindly feelings for Sharon, as
well as all other towns springing up on the
line of the road; and as to our people bribing
the railroad authorities to discontinue
the depot at Sharon, there is no foundation
in fact for the story. /
COLORE I) ALLIANCE.
The York County Colored Alliance met
in the court house on Saturday last. The
officers were present as follows: J. M.
Clinton, county superintendent; W. L.
Minton, secretary; A. F. Hall, treasurer;
Y. II. Harris, chaplain; A. W. Wallace, a
f'nndnptnr' W AT IF ATillor rlnnr.L-oorwir 1'
The following sub-alliances were represented
by twenty-one delegates: China s
Grove, White llill, Toole's Fork, Ban- 1
dana, Mount Zion, NeaPs Chapel, Bethany,
Tabernacle, St. James, Old Provi- r
dence, New Hope. 1
The principal object of the meeting was ,,
to elect a delegate to represent York County
Alliance in Columbia on the 10th instant,
on which date a State Alliance is to
be organized in that city.
G. M. Mills, of Old Providence Alliance, ^
was elected as delegate to the meeting for
the organization of the State Alliance.
On the conclusion of this business, sev- s
3ral addresses on the good of the order | s
were made by members, when
A resolution was offered by County j "
rreasurer A. F. Hall, endorsing the action u
the white Alliance and the Wheel, at s
Birmingham, Ala., relative to the bag- 1<
jing trust, and requesting the members
jf the white Alliance to furnish them with y
iny information they can, at any time, ^
relative to the use of cotton covering, and
;he cost and practicability of using the ei
lame, addressing such information to W. a
L. Minton, couuty secretary, Rock Ilill.
The meeting adjourned without transacting
any further business.
MARRIAGE OF A MINISTER.
Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor ofYorkville
and Tirzah congregations of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church,
was happily married in the new Monmouth
Presbyterian church, two miles
from Monmouth, Rockbridge county, Va.,
on Thursday last, June (j, 1885). The'bride
is Miss Blanche E. McKemy, of Rockbridge
county, and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. S. W. Haddon, assisted
by Rev. Wiley Sloan.
The Monmouth church was beautifully
decorated for the occasion, and the ceremony
was witnessed by several hundred
persons, who were welcomed by the sweet
strains of Mendelsohn's Wedding March,
beautifully rendered by theorganist of the
church. After the ceremony a public reception
was given the happy couple in
the church, the bride's large circle of
friends extending their congratulations to
the twain, and wishing her especially a
happy and prosperous life In her new
home.
They arrived In Yorkville on Saturday,
and at the home of the bridegroom, on
Saturday evening, members of his congregations
assembled to welcome his re
turn and to greet the bride with assurances
of cordiality and their best wishes for her
future happiness in their midst. A bountiful
supper, prepared and spread by lady
members of his congregations, was served, }
after which the company separated.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The next term of the circuit court of
York county, Judge Aldrich to preside,
will convene on Monday, the 1st of July
next. At this term only sessions cases
will be tried, and no civil actions requiring
the attention of a jury will be heard.
On yestersday, under direction of Jury*
Commissioner McKnight, the following
petit jurors were drawn :
J. W. Anderson G'atawba.
John P. Boyd Bethel.
A. L. Nunnery Befnesda.
John A. Bolin Broad Kiyer.
S. L. Milling Ehenezer.
F. T. Pegram King's Mountain.
Felix Quinn King's Mountain.
T. E. Blair Bullock's Creek.
W. D. Moore York.
Walter T. Barron York.
J. N. Peeler Cherokee.
W. M. Bigger Bethel.
E. M. Ford Bethel.
J. M. McFadden Ebenozer.
R. H. Hoke Catawba.
George D.Hood Bullock's Creek.
W. N. Faris Fort Mill.
B. F. Withers Fort Mill.
William Thomasson Ehenezer.
John R. McKnight King's Mountain.
J. J. Harrison Catawba.
E. S. Thompson Broad River.
N. B. Roach T Ebonezer.
H. W. Hotl'man Fort Mill.
C. C. Webber Cherokee.
Jno L. Watson Ehenezer.
Davo Crosby Bullock's Creek.
John D. Kell Bullock's Creek.
W. J. McGill Cherokee.
W. S. Faris Catawba.
W. O. Youngblood Bethel.
W. A. Shillinglaw York.
J. C. Sandifer Ehenezer.
B. N. Craig Catawba.
B. M. Fowell Catawba.
T. R. Miller Fort Mill.
-<v/a double hanging.
Jol>riu>Feaster and Charles E. Colston,
2olored, were hanged within the walls of
the jail of York county on Friday last, for
the murder of Mr. \V. C. Abernathy at
Catawba Junction in January last.
The condemned men were tried at the
last term of the sessions court of York
county, Judge Frascr presiding, and after
i fair and impartial trial, with able counsel
and all the safeguards of the law, a jury
}f their peers pronounced them guilty of
3ueof the foulest murders in the criminal
mnals of York county. Charles McManjs,
colored, was also tried for participation
in the same crime, but as no testimony
connected him with it, the State did not
tsk for a verdict in his case.
On .pronouncing sentence, the judge
earned the condemned men that they
aeed indulge no earthly hope of escape
rom their impending doom, and advised.
;hem to turn their thoughts a higher'
xnver for pardon and remission of their
iins. Both men were deeply affected, and
Feaster being indulged by the judge, atempted
to speak, asseverating his inno:ence
of the crime.
The removal of the prisoners, before
heir trial, from Yorkville to the jail in
Columbia, is remembered. Four were
ransferred?the three charged with the
nurder of Mr. Abernathy?and Charles
Jarnett, colored, charged with another
:rime. Ill feeling had sprung up between
Feaster and Colston, and in the Columbia
ail, to prevent a collision between them,
hey were placed in separate cells, which
jrecaution was necessary after the trial\.fter
receiving their sentences they were
eturned to thejailand placed in cells on op ?r\eifo
ai/loc nf ftiii llll i Id i nc.
k,iv*w v* -nw
From the time they were remanded,
hey seemed to heed the warning of the
udge by devoting the short time allotted
hem on earth to preparation for the great
:hange. They had the benefit of spiritual
tdvisers, the pastors of the white churches
n town calling on them, besides the regu- 1
ar attendance of preachers of their own g
ace.
Thursday night was spent by them
:almly. On Friday morning Colston was ^
ransferred to the cell occupied by Feaster, 1
md after partaking of their breakfast as
isual, received the callers, white and col- (
>red, who at an early hour commenced '
hronging the jail, prompted by a morbid 1
iuriosity that seems inexplicable. When <
lot engaged in devotion with spiritual ad- '
risers, who were with them all the morn- 1
ng, they conversed through the bars with
hose who desired to talk with them,
feaster was especially communicative, and
alked cheerfully and pleasantly with all. '
Colston, whose mind was more weighted {
lown, was not so communicative; but '
>oth stoutly denied any knowledge of the j
irime.
At half past 11 they were marched from (
heir cell to the room in which the gallows
s erected. It is the same onwhich Dolph *
>Vheeler and Sam Phifer were hanged on 1
he 7th of last December, and the same 1
opes were used. They ascended the scaf- 1
old, Feaster with firm stop, but Colston 1
nanifesting deep agitation. He trembled 1
violently, and supported himself from 1
ailing only by holding with his hands to (
he dangling noose soon to be placed around 1
lis neck. *
The death warrant was1 read by Mr. J. 1
Steele Price, for that purpose deputed by I
lie sheriff, after which Itev. E. M. Pinckicy,
pastor of one of the colored churches, 1
tfiered an impressive prayer. At Feas- '
er's request two stanzas were sung from
he hymn, "Soon as from this earth I go."
luring these exercises Colston's agitation <
ncreased, while Feaster remained calm J
nd collected, displaying remarkable cool- t
less and apparent unconcern.
They were given the opportunity to |
peak for the last time, and Mr. D. E. i
'inley, addressing Colston, said : I
Colston, you know you are going to die
iow ; do you know who killed William C. .
Vbemathy ? 1
No, sir, Mr. Finley; I don't know no <
nore than what they told me.
Than what who told you? 2
Jack Knox; he told me what I have (
lone told, and Feaster said he helped to .
:ill him. Further than that I don't know
lOthing about it. I know I am going to
lie, but I have told the truth about it.
Have you anything further to say?
Nothing, only that I should like for the
heriff to send my body to my mother, that
he may again look upon my face.
lie was now weeping copiously, and his
airid, as indeed it had seemed all the
aoruing, was in a state of mental abtraction.
Turning to Feaster, Mr. Fin3y
said: c
Feaster, your time on earth is short, and c
ou need indulge no further hope. Have ^
ou a linal statement to make concerning
bis crime?
I don't know anything about who kill- t
d Mr. Abernathy. I know nothing at all 1'
bout it. I know that I have only a few (
minutes to live and this is my last talk in
this world, hut I am innocent of the crime.
I don't know who did it; but I am an innocent
man.
At this point of Fcaster's remarks, Colston
interrupted by requesting the sheriff
to "hurry up," saying he knew ho had to
die and was ready.
They then shook hands with their
friends, bidding all good by, after which
their hands and feet were pinioned and
the black caps adjusted over their faces.
After this, Colston was again asked if he
could tell who committed ^je murder, and
he replied: "No; nothing further than I
was told. I did not know anything
about it."'
Feaster remained calm and collected,
but Colston's agitation had greatly increased,
and he commenced crying:
"Save me, men; save me, men!" He'
was told that ho had now but a few moments
to live, and to turn his thoughts to
God, and make no futile appeal to man.
"Oh, yes," he replied ; "L am praying to
God from my heart; but save me, men !
save me men ! save me, men ! sa?"
The slender cord was cut; the drop fell
and the two souls were launched into the
presence of the great Judge who knoweth
all men's hearts. Death was by strangulation,
and there was no writhing or contraction
of either body. The trap was
sprung at 12.0"), and Feaster was pronounced
by the physicians dead twentytwo
minutes later, and Colston in twenty,five
minutes.
^ A large crowd of white and colored persons
had assembled on the street in front .
at the jail, and after the bodies were pronounced
dead, the sheriff threw open tne
doors of the jail andgaveall who desired
an opportunity to enter and view the
ghastly sight, the Jenkins Rifles being on
duty to maintain order.
After hanging one hour, the bodies were
taken down and placed in coffins. Feaster's
father, Joshua Williams, of Fairfield
county, was present, and took charge of his
body, conveying it to his home for burial.
Colston's body was buried under direction
of the sheriff.
Thus was expiated a shocking crime,
the facts of which are too fresh in the
minds of the people to require repetition
here. On the nightof the 2oth of last January,
Mr. W. C. Abernathy was sitting in
his store at Catawba Junction. The evidence
adduced at the trial established the
fact that Feaster and Colston went into
the store ostensibly to make some purchases,
but really for robbery, and if need
be murder, the plans having been prearranged.
A heavy singletree was lying on
a box near and behind Mr. Abernathy.
With this instrument the fatal blow was
struck, felling the victim with a mortal
wound from which he died two days later.
The murderers, after felling their victim,
proceeded to plunder the store, taking
some provisions and a few dollars in
money. In some mysterious manner Mr.
Abernathy succeeded in getting to his
dwelling house, a short distance from the
store, and was found at the door in an in
sensible condition by his wife. He never
regained consciousness, and thus the awful
crime was shrouded in mystery. Circumstances
pointed to Charles McManus, who
had been seen in the store that night,
and he was arrested and lodged in jail.
Several days later Feaster and Colston
were arrested and confined in the guard
house at Rock Hill, pending an investigation
by Trial Justice Whyte. Colston
finally confessed the crime, implicating
Feaster and five others whose names he
could not give. On the strength of this
confession and other evidence, Feaster and
Colston were regularly committed to jail.
It was with much difficulty that the excited
citizens of Rock Hill and that section
of the county were prevailed upon to forego
lynching the men after Colston's confession
was made. Wise counsels, however,
succeeded in allaying the excitement, and
the men were brought to Yorkville and
placed in jail, where they remained several
weeks, when the sheriff having been
informed that on a certain night an attempt
would be made to lynch them, he spirited
them away to Columbia for safe keeping.
It was in the Columbia jail that, to a fellow
prisoner, they made confession of their
crime. Confined in separate cells, this
prisoner, Louis Wright, talked with them,
and he claimed that at different and separate
times they made a full confession of the
deed, which in his testimony he detailed
in the most circumspect manner, coinciding
with Colston's original confession at
Rock Hill. This man was the principal
witness against them, though many parts
were corroborated and confirmed by the
testimony of citizens of Catawba Junction
and vicinity.
Feaster was the most intelligent man of
the two. He could write a fairly legible
hand, with tolerably correct orthography,
A few days previous to the execution he
wrote several pages, pertaining to himself, <
which were placed in our possession.
From this writing we learn that his true 1
name was John Henry Williams, and that |
he was raised in Fairfield county. On get- '
ting into trouble there a few years ago, he
fled, and changed his name to John C. 1
Feaster. In his writing he makes no al- !
lusioa to the murder of Mr. Abermithy
except to assert his innocence.
Of Colston but little is known. He
lame from Stanley county, N. C., and had
been employed as a laborer in the construction
of the Three C's railroad on the work
east of Itock Hill. Roth men were of a
bright copper color, but in temperament
*nd intelligence totally unlike.
STOCKHOLDERS' CONVENTION.
The annual convention of the stockholders
of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow
GJauge Railroad company, was held in the
eourt house in Yorkville, on Thursday
last, Gth instant. Joseph F. Wallace, of
York, was called to the chair, and L. M.
Glrist was elected secretary.
The chairman appointed J. J. McLure,
ef Chester; W. H. Williams, of Catawba;
ind L. M. Grist, of York, a committee to
verify proxies. The committee reported
that 2,409 shares of the capital stock were
represented in the convention?2,210 by
proxy and 290 in person?which being a
majority of the stock, the chairman de- }
dared the convention duly constituted and c
eady for the transaction of business.
On motion, the reading of the proceedings
of the last annual convention was dispensed
with.
The president of the company submitted J
,he following report: K
I'o tho .stockholders of tho Chestor anil Lenoir j
N. G. K. It. company, in annual convention f
at Yorkville, S. June (!, 1SS0:
Gentlemen: I congratulate you on the return j
if your annual convention. It is important ?
hat it should bo held, as perpetuating tho cor- t
>orate life of your organization, as required by i
lie existing lease. g
The lessees of your road have fully met all .
heir obligations under the lease, having '
>romptly paid the rental and kept tho road
tnd equipments in good repair and in good op- ?
^crating condition. Respectfully submitted.
W. IIor.MKs Hardin, President. I
On motion, the report was received as
nformation and was ordered to be record- 1
;d with the proceedings of the convention, j
Thp senrpt.arv and trpasnrpr snhmitted I *
-"w ??~ -?J ? ? I
lis report as follows, which was disposed ]
)f similar to that of the president: 0
Po the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir 1
N. (?. 11. K. company, at annual meeting, C
June 0, 1880: * \
Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my an- r
mal report as secretary and treasurer." The *
tichmoud and Danville Railroad company,
he present holders of the lease of your road, ?
mve promptly paid the rental as it matured t
emi-aunually, on the 1st of October, 18SS, and C
st of April, 1881), according to tho torms of the f
ease. The number of shares of stock issued \
o your shareholders is 3480. Respectfully, t
J. J. McLurk, Secretary and Treasurer. i.
The chairman appointed a committee, ^
onsisting of one stockholder from each
ounty in South and North Carolina i
hrough which the road is operated, to ?
lominate a president and board of direc- ^
ors to serve for the ensuing year, as folows:
J. J. McLure, of Chester; L. M. c
irist, of York ; L. A. Mason, of Gaston ; h
I
B. C. Cobb, of Lincoln; J. II. Bruns, of
Catawba; L. H. Gwin, of Caldwell.
Thecommittee, after conference, reported
to the convention the following nominations
:
For President?\V. Holmes Hardin, of Chester.
For Directors?J. L. Agurs and J. H. Smith,
of Chester; J. F. Wallace and L. M. Crist, of
York; L. A. Mason, of Caston; V. A. Mclioo,
of Lincoln; W. II. Williams, of Catawba; <J.
W. F. Harper, of Caldwell.
The report of the committee was accepted,
and, on motion, the nominees were
elected by acclamation.
Lenoir, Caldwell county, N. (J., was selected
as the place for holding the next
annual convention, when, on motion, the
convention adjourned to meet at that place
at 12 M., on Thursday, June nth, 1890.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the stockholders' convention, the directors
held a meeting and elected John J. McLure,
of Chester, secretary and treasurer
for the ensuing year.
PEIlSONAl" MENTION.
Dr. and Mrs. John May are at Cleveland
Mineral Springs.
Miss Lula Atkinson, of Chester, is in
Yorkville visiting relatives.
Ilev. T. M. Dowry, of Augusta, Ga., is
in Yorkville, spending a short vacation
withjiis parents.
W. H. Herndon, and Miss Ilattie
Crenshaw returned home last Saturday
afternoon from a pleasant visit at Blacksburg.
?--Miss" Mary Corkill, of Chester, is in
Yorkville, visiting friends and relatives.
-T&iss Lorenna Crenshaw, who forsoveral
Irionths has been living at Rogersville,
Tenn., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fannie
Gist. ?
Miss Ilennie Hudson, of Clark ccunty,
Arkansas, is visiting the family of Mr.
George H. O'Leary, and other relatives
of this place.
^Mr. Brooks Inman, for the past five years
employed as a salesman in the dry goods
department of W. C. Latimer's store, will
retire from the store next Saturday, and
return for the present to his father's home
on Bullock's creek.
Mr. Wra. H. Colcock, formerly a popular
salesman in this place, but now employed
in Spartanburg, was here Monday
and yesterday visiting his friends, who
were pleased to learn that he is pleasantly
situated in the Spartan city.
Mr. James S. Smith, of the firm of
Smith & Ripley, of New York, the principal
contractors for the grading and bridging
of the Three C's railroad between
Camden and Blacksburg, was in town last
Monday.
Capt. C. R. Kinsley, of Scranton, J'a.,
who completed an extensive contract on
the Three C's railroad, and has since executed
a heavy contract for special work on
the Air-Line, at Blacksburg, was in Yorkvilie
last Monday.
Correspondenre of the Yurkville Euquircr.
LETTER FROM" BLACKSBURG.
Blackshurg, June 11.?Our farmers
are in the midst of their wheat harvest,
and the weather has been very tine for
saving the grain. The season all along
has been quite favorable for small grain,
and there has been a fair yield of both
oats and wheat, especially where the soil
was well prepared, and the^eed properly
selected and put in. If an^of our farmers
are forced to complain of a "poor crop,"
as a rule, they must blame themselves and
not the seasons or soil. For the seasons
are generally propitious, and it has been
abundantly proved that our soil, although
not so prolific as that of the great Northwest,
will always yield a generous return
for whatever care and labor is bestowed
upon it. This being essentially an agricultural
country, it strikes us that too
much attention cannot be given by our
farmers toward taking care of, and improving,
their lands in various ways, and
one of tho chief objects of the Alliance
should be to study and develop a system
of farming that will prove remunerative.
In short, diversify their crops ; plant less,
but prepare their soil well and cultivate
better; pay more attention to the grasses
and stock; and above all, raise their own
supplies at home. Of course this sounds
1 ? ? yvff l/\l fl 1 r\ Kiif TI'A nfA QlirO fhllf O
111\ c till uii'iuiu laiU) uut ?yo aig ouiv vucw c*
satisfactory solution of the question may
be reached if every farmer should determine
to devote all the energy of his mind
and body to its accomplishment.
The excursion from Itutherfordton, etc.,
on Friday last, was a great success.
Our town council has recently done a good
work, by enclosing with a neat wire fence
the beautiful grove on the South side of
Church street and opposite the Richmond
and Danville depot. The treesare all young
oaks and, growing rapidly, afford a fine
shade. The entrance to the park is
through a handsome arched gateway, and
near the centre, on a prominent point, is
a commodious stand for the band, which
will also serve for public speaking,
etc. It is already a place of resort to all of
our people. Other improvements are contemplated
and will soon be carried out
that will make our park a place of beauty
and-joy and the pride of the town. The
band, which is now composed of thirteen
pieces, is one of the chief institutions of
the place. They give a concert free every
Friday evening from their grand stand.
A project is on foot to get up an excursion
and picnic to this place, for the survivors
of the 17th S. C. regiment, at no
distant day. Two companies were from
Chester county, two from Barnwell, and
six from York. ,
Capt. M. W. Meeks has returned with
his force to finish up the abutments at the ,
Three C's crossing of the Richmond and
Danville railroad. lie expects to complete
his work in a week or ten days. This (
is a splendid piece of stone masonry, and ,
presents a fine appearance. The total
height of each abutment is thirty-six feet,
there being fifteen feet of the work under- ,
ground. The length of each is ninety-nine !
feet, and the width of the north wall is
ten feet, the south being one foot wider to
idmit of a culvert its whole length, for the ;
passage of a small stream of water. The J
estimated cost of the work is about thir- J
teen thousand dollars.
The Three C's railroad will soon have ,
completed another car shed, 230 feet long. |
Mr. Wm. Dye has recently purchased a
house and lot, and a vacant lot on John ]
street, from Dr. J. CI. Black, and Mr. M. R. (
Ueese has sold a lot to Wm. Itamseur on
Academy street, and bought a house and j
lot on Claiborne street from J. C. Cline.
Mr. B. F. White was in town yesterday
ind reported a fine rain on King's creek I
;he day before. We had a slight shower
yesterday afternoon, but not enough to ,
tvet the ground or cool the atmosphere, j
We are still suffering from heat and dryless.
j
Our assistant postmaster says that he is ,
ooking for Mr. Wannamaker on every ,
south bound train now, and has his white |
lag ready to meet him and make an un- j
onditional surrender. \v. a. j
Correspondeuce of the Yorkville Enquirer.
NOTES FROM IIOODTOWN. <
Hoodtown, June 10.?The weather con- ]
' ' <"? I ? !.l i.J,? 4 ,
,roues to De ury. nome ono mis smu umi 'it
never rains but it pours," and, perhaps ]
luch will be the case when it begins to rain. '
Karly planted corn and cotton seem to bo 1
growing very nicely; but those who were
10 unfortunate as not to plant until late
lave poor stands. What did come up is
lot looking well. Insects have been very
lestructive to corn on low-lands, owing, I t
tuppose, to the long drouth. I think that '
iresent indications are very propitious for ?
i good crop of corn on botiom lands; and a
food crop would be a blessing to the farm- c
;rs, who have met so many failures the t
iast few years. I
Mr. John J. Wallace lost his best mule a i
ew days ago. I s
Mr. \V. F. Slates was assaulted by Wm. I
I. White, Saturday afternoon, about one ! t
nile from his home. The particulars, as ?
! learn them, are as follows: Messrs. White e
ind T. A. McKeown have been engaged c
n a law suit with regard to the ownership j 1
if some cows, in which case Slates was a \
vitness against White. On the date above t
nentioned they (Slates and White) met in c
he road, and White caught the bridle,
topping Slates's mule, and at the same t
ime, it is said, he struck Slates with a J
lub, knocking him from his mule. When I
le recovered sufficiently, he found that he i
vas on the ground and that White was c
rying to choke him. He tried to get his | v
:nife from his pocket, which so frightened i
Vhite that he tied. t
Our Baptist brethren can boast of hav-! r
ngone of the best Sunday-schools in the j
ounty. It is conducted by Mr. J. Y. j g
lamrick, as superintendent, at Shiloh v
laptist church.
Since the railroad authorities have dis- I S
ontinuedSharon station, various rumors, 1
avo been afloat as to the probable cause 1
of such action. The following is accepted j
by many as the true cause of the downfall .
of the "embryo" city, the nipping in the !
bud of the "Hose of Sharon," so to j
speak. The report is now circulated that
the people of Yorkvilie have offered the
Three C's company, ?10,000 if they would
enter into an agreement that they would
not now build, nor at any time in the future
allow to be built, a depot at Sharon.
We, the people of Western York are too
generous to think that the good people of
Yorkville are so selfish.
Jason Wilks, a colored man who has
been in the employ of Mr. S. M. Feemster,
became violently insane one evening last
week. lie seemed to be rational at times,
but it was thought best to have him taken |
care of by the proper authorities. He was
examined by l)rs. Feemster and Hood
this morning and will betaken to Yorkville
this evening, and will be sent to the
asylum at once. ramblkk.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Kui|uirer.
NOTES FROM HLAIRSVILLK.
Br.AiusviLLE, June 10.?At this writing
irn o m ctill oAmr\n11o/1 Fa rnnnrf f hot Ulnird.
V?1> Uiv; owl I I V.V/MI \/tl 1 CH IV 1 V |/WI IJ HiUK a/i??iio
villo i\nd Sharon (which are one in interest,
there being only a short space unsettled
between the two villages) are without
railroad facilities. The Three C's trains go
bounding past-us several times every day,
only checking their speed when it is the
mail train, to deliver and receive the
mails. Our citizens feel chagrined that
capitalists and large minded business
men, such as operate this fine trunk line,
should play spite at small people who are
unable to harm them in their interests.
We are certainly misunderstood or grossly
misrepresented to the management, else
they would not discriminate so unreasonably
against us. We have endeavored to
convince them that we are only a small
part or portion of York county, and that
we are wielding no unhallowed influence
over any official to their detriment in the
question of the township bonds.
We hear a current report, (which may
be untrue) that the merchants of other business
points in York county intend to retaliate,
by patronizing other railroads lines
than the Three C's, in case they fail to restore
us to our former business relationship.
But we hope they will think twice before
they act, lest they incur the displeasure of
our railroad cousins. The citizens of Sharon
and Blairsville are arranging to run a
regular wagon train, to connect with the
Chester and Lenoir railroad atYorkville,
for the delivery of their freightsat Sharon.
The season is warmer now. Why has
it been so cold? Some observing people
argue that the moon rules the seasons
and that she is the May moon, and others
claim it is because the moon runs in her
course, far north, which renders cool
nights, even if she be June's own silvery
light. But it is certainly too cool for cotton
to flourish, especially while it is fanned
so constantly by these sighing winds
which properly belong to October. It is
weather very similar to the year of the
memorable earthquake, which was a short
crop year with us. We fear this year may
be a repetition unless it turns out more
like our old time hot summers.
The oat crop, sown in the spring, is comparatively
a failure. The wheat heads are
...ssll miswl U.? 4- r, U ~ ~ 4. nin 1 1 ? ~ ~ M
weii wneu, uut oiiui i ill siaiK as wen an iu
acreage. The latter deficiency will hurt,
or be felt more sensibly by the farmer, as
his supply from a small acreage, poorly
fertilized from the barn yard, will not support
him till next harvest. Experience
teaches a dear school, and we might add a
lengthy one. We dull farmer pupils have
been iu this school about fifteen years now,
studying king cotton to the neglect of the
cereals.
The corn crop, both on bottom and hill
lands, is looking fine. Much of it will be
laid by in this month, and the farmers'
work will be lightened.
The manse at Bullock's Creek church
has been handsomely painted, and also the
yard fence around it, which adds greatly
to its appearance, and will no doubt render
them more durable. Our people love
their pastor and his family, and appreciate
his labors among them very highly.
They are manifesting this, not only in
their temporal care for them, but also ir.
their spiritual growth. The whole congregation
(numbering well nigh 200) are
more regular and attentive in their stated
service and more earnest in the successful
establishment of a flourishing Sabbathschool,
well attended every Sabbath. We
enjoyed an interesting feast of spiritual
good things on Sabbath, it being Children's
day. How blessed it is to be in
care of the children, the future hope of the
church and our country. May their characters
be so strengthened and moulded
that they can bear the mantles of their
ancestors with credit and honor. Our pastor
delivered an interesting lecture on the
condition of the heathen in China and
Japan.
The Blairsville Farmers' Alliance meton
Saturday in theafternoon, Junel. The following
officers were elected to serve the
the ensuing year: President, Samuel
Blair; vice-president, H. J. Sherer; secretary,
W. S. Plaxico; chaplain, Wm. Boss;
lecturer, J. II. Saye; door-keeper, A. J.
Berrv; sergeant at arms, S. A. Mitchell;
business agent, R. T. Riggins.
I ana glad to learn that Mr. Robert
Moore, who had the misfortune of getting
his leg broken some weeks ago, is able to
be out on crutches. croaker.
Correspondence or the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM" BLACKSTOCK.
Blackstock, June 10.?The past few
days have been gala days for Blackstock.
On Friday quite a crowd was attracted
hither by the closing exercises of the
Blackstock academy. These passed off
very pleasantly, and seemed to be greatly
enjoyed by the audience, which is the
largest that ever assembled at Blackstock
on a similar occasion.
Saturday morning brought a large crowd
of Alliance men to town. A very interesting
meeting was held in the school building,
where Mr. Neal, of Mecklenburg, discussed
the cotton question with the farmers.
Good rains have been visiting our section,
and the crops seem to be doing well
after the late start that most of them had. i
The fruit crop in this section promises to
be the finest we have had for many years.
Dr. L. S. Douglas is having his neat
residence repainted, and as the work is in i
skillful hands, wo hope to see it quite an
ornamental feature of our town. '
Several crates of cherries have been ]
shipped from the neighborhood to Columbia,
where they seem to fiud a ready sale. 1
Among the fair visitors who were here 1
last Friday evening and who remained <
over Sunday visiting friends, are Misses
Nellie Corn well, Lilly Ilardin and Jessie ]
Sanders, of Chester, guests of the Misses I
Durham; Misses Essie Stewart, of Fort 1
Mill and Bessie Johnston, of Lincolnton, I
who were visiting at Mr. \V. W. Brice's;
Miss Cora Lee Darby, of Chester, who is I
spending several days with Miss Sallie s
Simpson; and Miss Lizzie Russell, of Fort <
Lawn, who will spend some time with the
family of her uncle, Mr. J). H. Stevenson.
")ur little town was full of these attractive
visitors, and your correspondent has not |
aegun to mention all of them; but only
Jiose with whom he was fortunate enough J
:o be brought into some contact.
Aft. If T. Onlra cnhnnl mmmiauinnpr 1
jf Fairfield county, was present at the
exercises referred to above, as was also
Prof. Robert Morrison, of Chester. Mr.
t\. C. Mcintosh, of Taylorsville, N. C.,
ivho delivered a most excellent address to
;heschool, has been spending several days
vith his friend, Mr. L. W. Dick.
Correspondence of HuT Yorkville^EnqTHVer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.
Roc k Hill, June 10.?The exercises of
he Graded School will close on Friday.
Che annual examinations began to-day
md will continue until Thursday. On
L'hursday and Friday nights there will be
ixhibitions consisting of recitations and
lialogues with music. The entertainment
iromises to be a pleasant affair. A large
lumber of persons from the country and
iurrounding towns will be present.
The Methodist church is being put in
horough repair and greatly improved in
ippearance. The Chester district conference
will assemble in thisehurch on Thurslay,
June 27th, and will be presided over
>y Rev. A. M. Chreitzberg, P. E. There
vill be a large number of delegates in atendance,
who will be entertained by the
itizens of Rock Hill.
Quite a pleasant lawn fete was given by
he ladies of the Episcopal church in the
rard of Mr. Jno. R. London's residence
'Tiday night. The yard was briliantly
Humiliated with Chinese lanterns, the
ornet band was present and refreshments
vere served.
Mr. Jno. J. Roach had the misfortune
o have a cow to die, Friday, for which he
ecently refused $100.
The number of children in the white
;raded school at this place is 270; not 200, as
vas mentioned last week in my letter.
There were good rainsaround Rock Hill
lunday afternoon, but the rain was very
ight in town and in Ebenezer.
The town council will consider a propo
sition to-night from Messrs. Roddey &
Whitner to light the town by electricity
nnd put in water works.
On Sunday night, about!) o'clock, some
one entered the residence of Dr. w. E.
Black, on the corner of Main and Hampton
streets, and pillaged several of the
rooms, opening bureau drawersand trunks.
The robber seemed intent on finding money,
as the only articles missed are a purse
containing about one dollar, and a box of
jewelry. Dr. Black's house has two entrances,
one on Main and one on Hampton
streets. The family, with a number of
friends, were seated on the piazza front- j
ing Main street. The robber must have {
entered the Hampton street entrance,
which leads directly to the second story.
As he passed out, he was observed by the
cook. He passed through thediningroom,
near the kitchen. She says he was a colored
man.
The Rock Hill Steam Eire Engine company^
were out testing their engine on
last Tuesday afternoon, their first appearance
in their new uniforms.
The granite curbing being laid on Main
utmot hna en f\ir hnnn lnwl frnrn the (J. C. &
A. railroad crossing to the library building.
There is a large force of hands grading
the streets. The stone crusher is expected
soon, and the street will be macadamized.
Ground was broken to-day for a brick
store, 2Gby 100feet, by Mrs. M. W. Russell,
on her lot adjoining the store of F. O.
London & Co. The building will be two
stories high with plate glass front in first
story.
Your correspondent, on Saturday last,
plucked from a peach tree in his garden,
several ripe peaches. They are supposed
to be the first of the season.
Miss Anna Relle May, daughter of the
late R. Thomas May, has just returned
from the Salem Female college, where she
graduated in book-keeping and stenography.
She has accepted a position as bookkeeper
and stenographer with Frew Bros.
HAL.
I'orrespoudenoe of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
Etta Jane, June 10.?Showers of rain
have fallen all around us within thelastfew
days, but a portion of our neighborhood
is quite dry yet. Some of our corn planted
in the river bottoms has not and will
not come up until it gets a season. Upland
corn planted early, and regularly
worked, is growing off finely. The cotton
seems to be the most backward of our
crops. It can't take root in the dry earth.
Wheat, though low, is generally well
filled. This crop is being harvested now.
I am informed that a so-called Knight of
Labor is going around among the colored
people of this community and making
speeches to them. He is reported as a
"half black white man," very intelligent.
If he is as represented, I should put him
down as an agent of some emigration bureau,
and advise the colored people to take
hilt littlfi stack in him.
Rev. J. W. Querry preached at Salem
yesterday?two sermons. His texts were:
1st Peter, 2d chapter and 2d verse; and
Mark 10th chapter and the last clause of
of the 17th verse. His nextJday (second
Sunday in July) will be observed as
Children's day, in which we expect to
have the co-operation of the other Suuday-schools,
and some distinguished speakers
present to take part in the exercises.
Our Sunday-school has resolved to take
up a collection for the Johnstown sufferers
next Sunday. Our children don't forget
the liberality with which the people of
Pennsylvania came to the relief of our
Charleston people during the earthquake
period of 188C. We trust that the schools
and churches will at once give this matter
that consideration its importance demands.
The collection yesterday for the
Thornwell orphanage amounted to$1.50.
Mrs. T. Jeff Hughes, a most estimable
lady of our community, is suffering greatly
from a cancer. Last winter she went
to Atlanta for treatment and returned
home several weeks ago apparently better,
but in fact the deceptive malady had only
taken a more determined hold upon her
vitals. SIGMA.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Knquirer.
LETTER FROM (MOVER.
Grover, N. C., June 10.?Harvest fs
now upon the farmers. Already some
wheat and oats have been cut. Notwith- /
standing the wheat crop will be far below
the expections of the farmers, yet it is
believed that the yield and quality of the
grain will be better than it has been for
the last two years.
Corn aud cotton are small for the season
of the year, caused no doubt by the unusually
cool weather. The stand of cotton is
not generally good, but the plant looks
healthy. Spring oats will be almost a
total failure where sown on thin land.
Those sown on fairly-good land, with
another good rain, prmnise a pretty fair
crop. Rain is again needed by all growing
crops.
The farmers are all well up with their
work.
Mr. John Dover, whose low condition
from a second stroke of paralysis, which
was mentioned some time ago, is now, to
the great delight of his many friends and
relatives, able to be up again.
It is yet some time until the meeting of
of the next York Sunday-school convention,
which will beat Antiochchurch; yet
the Ladies' Aid society of the church have
begun to move, and have planned some
internal improvements of the church, us
only the ladies know how to do.
a farmer.
Corresjioudeuce of tlie Yurkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM UXIOX.
Union, June 8.?This morning, between
the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, the alaraS of
fire was ringing throughout.our town, and
in one hour's time the beaatifed residence
of Prof. B. F. Bailey, formerly of this
place, but now of Beapfort, S. C., and occupied
by Mr. P. M. Cohen, was reduced
to ashes. Mr. Cohen saved nearly all of
his furniture and household goods, etc.
A picnic was given by W. F. Bobo's
school at Santuc yesterday, and a large
crowd was present. Union was well represented.
The venerable Miss Graham, aged 83
years, mother of our worthy intendant,
died last Tuesday night at 11 o'clock.
As I stated last week, the election last
Tuesday passed off very quietly.. The following
is the ticket elected: Intendant,
\V. B. Graham; Wardens, It. W. Tinsley,
S. A. E. Parham, J. ;II. Rodger, W.
H. Sartor. Mr. Sartor had publicly declined
to serve if elected.
The cotton seed oil mill, which we are to
liaye, will be in operation in time to grind
this year's crop. If any man in this county
can start it by that time, Mr. Nicholson,
the president, will do it.
Mr. J. B. T. Scott, our efficient county
treasure., went to Columbia last week
ind made a square balance sheet with the
inmntrnl lor.nfonnra 1 \it n rt
WilVi J^V/UV* U4? ** u? ^'
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Mr. Thos. S. Moorman, of Newberry,
ias been appointed librarian of the supreme
court vice R. A. Lynch, resigned.
? In the Abbeville sessions court last
.veek, the ca^e of John T. Lyon, for the
nurderof J). S. Mabry, was continued for
.vantof witnesses for the defence.
? On Thursday a colored woman, Adeine
Pattison, was running a race with *
,he locomotive on the south bound Three
J's train a few miles south of Kershaw, as
she had often done before, and was run
)ver and killed. A coroner's jury render- ,
id a verdict of gross carelessness on the * >
>art of the deceased.
? At the recent term of Kershaw circuit
>ourt, the grand jury reported through its
iommittee appointed in the spring, to investigate
the election for subscription of
jotids to the Three C's railroad. From
heir investigation, they say they are satsfied
that not a requisite number of freelolders
signed the petition upon which to *
>rder an election.
? At Ridgeway, Fairfield county, early
ast Wednesday morning, C. R. Means met
Ylfred Prioleau, and shot him twice, Idling
him instantly. Roth parties are col>red.
The cause of the killing is said to
)e the seduction of Means's daughter by
.'rioleau. Means is a man of some educaion
and fair intelligence. He served one
erra as county commissioner under Dem>eratic
rule, and bears the good will and
espect of the better class of people to whom
le is known. Prioleau has borne a rather
insavory reputation all along. So, from
he nature of the case and the character of
he two men, public sympathy very natually
leans to the slayer.
?Says a correspondent of the News and
,'ourier: George W. Earle, who has lately
nade a survey of Darlington county,
ias made his report to the county coraraislioners.
By his chart the county of Darington
as it now stands contains only 601
quare miles. This is twenty-four miles
ess than the required area. Therefore the
)ill creating Florence county, for which a
>ortion was taken from Darlington, will
lave to be amended before it is legal.