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Jtoajris and .facte, p ? The only part of the cotton plant that has not been turned to some good account Is what Is called the mote. This is a fuzz that drops during the process of ginning, and resembles very much that found on a northern grown peach of the large variety. , i -t ?TheWfeite population in Texas Increases mora rapidly than the black. In 1880 the white population of the State was 1,197,237: N colored, 894,512. In 1887 the figures were: ^ - JZPhite. 1,619;459: coloredT39o,576 ; showing avcstlncreaseof the whites, with a trifling increase of the blacks in seven years. ?One of the buildings of the Llneberger Mills, in Gaston county, N. C., was oodHuined by fire on last Wednesday morning. Messrs. Watts A Smith recently, bought the property and the name of the ipills was changed to Kenwood. The propwty was insured for $50,000. Loss, ?Tne Illinois Tariff Reform League is BOMle of the right stuff. Recognizing the importance of tariff reform, they have already begun the campaign of education, seven duos'havingrecently been organised ;in Chicago. The men at the helm hpye enlisted for the war, and clubs have been formed in every part of the State. ? Ex-President Grover Cleveland,it isannounoed in several Ohio Democratic papers, will visit that State and make several speeches in advocacy of tariff reform during the present campaign. The Columbns Daily Press, independent, says Mr. Cleveland would draw unusual crowds to hear him. AH the Indications are that the Democratic campaign is to be the most active and aggressive conducted in Ohio tor many years, ?The other day. John Gordon, employed in a paper mill at Ticonderoga, N. Y., toff asleep near the machinery. Two fellow workmen, 4t is said, planned to scare him; They tied a rope about his feet and threw it over a shaft making 125 revolutions a minute. They could not cut the rope in time,'and Gordon was killed, his body' being horribly mutilated. One of the perpetrators of the joke has lost his reason from the shpck. N ? An IUinois syndicate that had the contract for building the "Texas State house ? has been fined $64,000 for importing sixtyfour foreign laborers in violation of the Federal statute. As the syndicate has in its membership a United States senator and a member of the house, an arrangement Was effected between the attorneys in the case, by which the fine is not to be paid pending an appeal in the case to the administration at Washington. This is peculiar.v f-E. C. Bruffey, a reporter for the Atlanta Constitution, was sent to the Atlanta iail last Friday afternoon, for fifteen days, by order of Judge Marshall J. Clark. He Was summoned to appear before the grand Jury to testify against some persons charged with complicity in a riot. He refnsed ttfanswer certain questions asked him by Solicitor General Hill which tended toward thO crimination of one of the accused. ? - ? A-J r- 1 A AIW ni8 ropeuieu roiusnz iu nuswoi mo SQttopns the grand jury sent him before Qdge Clark, with the above resnlt. ? In Call man county, Ala., last Thursday nitfht, Rev. E. R. Wall, a teacher of a country school, was perhaps fatallv assaulted by a half dozen patrons or the school. They accused him of whipping their children too severely, and while on hisway home Thursday, Walls was set upon by the angry parents and given a terrible beating. He is internally injured and will probably die. His assailants have been arrested and put under bonds of $5,000 each to await the result of his injuries. ?.On Friday, Dillard Jones, a druggist of Clayton, Ina., fatally stabbed the Rev. Mr. Smith of the Baptist church of Danville. Smith had been abusing the druggists of the town from his pulpit, and he anct Jones met in the postofflce. A quarrel ensued and Smith attacked Jones with a large cane, whereupon Jones used his pocket-knife upon Smith, making several cuts in the abdomen. Smith cannot survive. Jones was arrested, but the magistrate dismissed him on the ground that his acts were justifiable. ? The reunion of the Army of the Cumberland will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on to-day and to-morrow, and a grand barbecue to old soldiers of both armies will be given on the battlefield of Chickamauga on Friday, it being the twenty-sixth anniversary of the last day's fight at Chickamauga. The address of welcome at the barbecue will be delivered by Gen. John B. Gordon, Governor of the State of Georgia, and the response will be delivered by Gen.JiVm. S. Rosecrans. At the barbecue tne unicxamauga national jt-ars association will also.be innaugu rated. ? In 1873 tti&inmber of invalid pensioners. was 99.808 ; at the close of the fiscal year 1888, the number was 323,620. These figures do not represent the actual number borne on the rolls, which is 452,557?the extra one hundred and twenty-five thousand drawing pay from government for other causes than injuries received in the army. Since the close of the war the annual pension appropriation has grown from $11,000,000 to?well, the coming congress will be asked to make the appropriation $115,000,000. At this rate, in ten years from now, the annual appropriation will be $250,000,000. ? There are serious indications of a race war at Dexter, Mo. The people in that section have for years excluded all negroes from among them. A short time ago a man named Williams settled on a farm there and engaged a dozen negroes to work for him. Fifty armed white men waited on him this week and told him he must get rid of the negroes. He said they might kill him first. The armed men returned to town, where they circulated a paper pledging the signers to stand by the "regulators." About 500 men signed the paper. About50men side with Williams, among them a hardware'merchant who has imported Winchesters and ammunition sufficient to arm his side. ^-Oliver Hampton Smith was elected senator from Indiana in 1836. When the election was over Smith, who was a good lawyer and had been in Congress eight or ten years before, took a drove of hogs down to Cincinnati, going on foot all the way. On the way he arrived at a tavern, covered with mud, unwashed and unshaven for many days. The crowd surrounded him, eager for the news of the election. "Who's senator? Hendricks?" "No." "Noble?" "No." "Who, then?" "I am." There was a dead silence for a moment, and then one asked: "Who are you?" A stump speech, delivered with all the mud still clinging to his face and clothes, was necessary to convince them of his right to the title of senator in the Congress of the United States. -?The two recent duelling fiascos in Alabama, in which prominent Georgians were the principals, and two of them members of the legislature, have developed a sentiment or decided hostility to the code duello in that State. The daily press has been unsparing in its denunciation and ridicule of this manner of settling disputes, and the leading clergymen of Georgia have deemed it their duty to denounce duelling from their pulpits. On the same line is a bill introduced in the Georgia house of delegates last week. This bill, which will probably become a law, makes it a felony not only to participate in a duel, but to Up tothis time the commission has received $2,605,114.22, and has on hand today $1,666,456.50, subject to contracts not yet completed, amounting to $43,600, and', appropriations to other parts of the State or $84,190.65. In the Conemaugh valley $768,382.70.have been expended, and in other p&rteof the State $168,275. Various subscriptions are still being received by the commission. A new business directory of Johnstown, Pa., and surrounding buroughs, contains the names of over five hundred business and professional men. It also shows that there are now thirty-six grocery store* and fifty-one saloons open in the place.^. complete list of the dead in Cambria ,^ouglLjms-jbeen made by Mail Carrier Bridges, and he finds that there were 324 people drowned in the flood. This district was below the stone bridge, and the full force of the water did not catch it. It is the only absolutely -correct list of any part of the flooded district yet published. YOBKVjtLLE, S. C. : WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1889. A COTTON COUNCIL?" A convention of cotton exehangeaand the cotton trade in general, to consider the differences of tare in cotton bale covering, met in New Orleans on Wednesday last. Delegates were present from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Natchez, Meridian, Vicksburg, New York, St. Louis, Augusta, Ga., Greenville, Miss., Memphis, Nashville, Mobile, Savannah, Jackson, Miss., and many other cities. In addition to the regular delegates, commissioners of agriculture from several Southern States and representatives of the Farmers' Alliance were admitted to seats on the floor. At the convention's request President Thomas, of the New Orleans Exchange, gave his views on the subject as expressed in his rejtort at the time of the call. In order to bring the matter before the meeting, he moved that all cotton in American markets be sold at net weight, allow5 per cent, off for tare on jute-covered bales and 3* per cent, for cotton covered bales. Mr. Copeland seconded the motion, which J1 .1 J was uisuusseu aim auicuucu. One of the interesting features of the meeting was the speech of President Livingston, of the Farmers'Alliance of Georgia. He made a strong appeal in behalf of the resolution as a measure of justice to farmers, and he said that the alliances were getting stronger and would soon cease to beg, and would take what was undeniably theirs. Encouraging cotton bagging manufacture would leave several millions of dollars in the South annually. England would object to it at first, but would soon accept the situation. The Liverpool Cotton Association sent a letter against cotton bagging. The Bremen Exchange wrote that it had no objection to cotton bagging if it were heavy enough to protect the cotton. The following resolution was passed : "That on and after the first day of October, 1889, all cotton shall be sold at net weight, allowing twenty-four pounds off the gross weight for tare on jute-covered bales, and sixteen pounds off for tare on cotton-covered bales, cotton covering to be of the standard weight, three-quarters of a pound to the yard." The resolution was unanim usly adopted. The farmer's alliance people said that t.hA resolution would be ratified, and thev would only send cotton to points where the tare was in operation. THE CONDITION*OF THE CROPS. The South Carolina weather service furnishes the following report of the condition of the crops in the State for the week ending Saturday last: Rainfall for the State was below normal. Temperature for the State was normal. Sunshine for the State was slightly above normal. Weather conditions?Rainfall was below normal and but fairly distributed. Temperature and sunshine conditions have been favorable for the cotton crop; picking Is nearly general and progressing rapidly. Crops of peas and potatoes are reported in fine condition, with a prospective large yield. In some locations cotton will be below an average, and in others a promise of a fair average yield. Farmers feel encouraged. THE SEPTEMBER REPORT. The following summary of the condition of the crops in South Carolina on September 1. 1889, is based on replies received take any part in the correspondence proposing a duel or to abet it in any manner. The strict enforcement of a law making duelling a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary and disfranchisement, would soon make duelling a thing of the past. ? Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox died at his home in New York city on Tuesday night of last week. He was a scholar and an orator, a Democrat of the Tammany school, and was more than a wit, although his humor really obscured his more solid attractions. His work in congress was mostly of a benevolent character. He caused the passage of a measure raising the pay of let <->? on/1 orranfincp thorn Q VflOfltlnn IQi VOIA1VAO MUU gAMU?4U^ t without a loss of pay. His legislative work included the passage of the law for the inspection of foreign vessels, the law for the protection of immigrants on shipboard. He twice passed a bill for the benefit of commercial travelers, but it was defeated in the senate. It is not generally known, but the death of Congressman Cox removes from the field a candidate for Sresident. To his efforts the Dakotas, [ontana and Washington owe their Statehood, and his recent visit to these newly made States was to start his little boom in 1892. His funeral was conducted at the First Presbyterian church and was attended by a large number, including many distinguished persons. ? The flood relief commission has completed its consideration of the question of the distribution of funds still in its hands, and agreed to give Johnstown $1,600,000 now. This will be distributed on about the same basis as the first distribution. from 246 special correspondents of the State department of agriculture, covering every county in the State. Ninety-six correspondents report the weather favorable and 133 unfavorable. Excessive rainfall during the first two weeks of the month caused cotton to shed in a number of localities, but the succeeding fair weather has done much toward bringing out and improving it. Sixty-two correspondents report "caterpillar" and 167 "no caterpillar," the reports not indicating any damage from this source. A tabulation of the reports received shows the condition for upper Carolina to be 94; middle Carolina 8o, and lower Carolina 87? average for the State 89, against 86 on the 1st of September, 1888. The reports indicate a slight improvement in the condition of corn since the 1st August, when it was reported at 101, and the prospects at this date are that a fine crop will be gathered. The condition in upper Carolina is 104; middle Carolina 103, and lower Carolina 102?average for the State 103, against 83 on the 1st of September, 1888. The condition of other crops is good. THE NATIONAL REPORT. The cotton report of the statistician of the department of agriculture at Washington for September represents the crop as comparatively late. Too abundant moisture is generally reported, producing a rank weed and retarding the development of the bolls. Rust has appeared quite generally on sandy uplands. The gray soils of the Atlantic coast show the most rust. Red lands and heavy soils have been less effected or entirely exempt. Drought has not been reported except in the light pine lands of Mississippi, similar soils in Louisiana and in a considerable part of Texas. In these districts there was abundant moisture till June or July. There has been a considerable dropping of forms and of young bolls in the areas most affected by the extremes of moisture and temperature. The plants are still growing and blooming in most locations, though in light soils, bolls are small and not developing rapidly. The general average of condition is 86.6, against 89.3 last month and 83.8 in September of last year. State averages are as follows: Virginia 63, North Carolina79, South Carolina 87. Georeria 90. Florida 94, Alabama 91, Mississippi 88, Louisiana 91, Texas 81, Arkansas 90, Tennessee 84. The presence of the caterpillar and boll worm is reported in all the Gulf States and in Arkansas. The first brood of the former has webbed up, and preparations are generally made for vigorous use of Paris green and London purple, which have been very effective witn the first generation. The damage has been slight East of the Mississippi and not generally serious further West. With a few exceptions, correspondents recognize the large value in the present crop of the factors of good autumn weather and late killing frosts in determining the aggregate of production. THE SIGNAL SERVICE WEEKLY BULLETIN. The weather crop bulletin issued by the signal service in Washington says the week ending September 14 has been warmer than usual over the corn and cotton regions and generally on the Atlantic coast. There has been daily excess of temperature in the central valleys ranging from 8? to 9?, while on the Atlantic coast about normal temperature prevailed. It was colder than usual from Dakota west to the Pacific coast. There has been less than the usual amount of rain during the week throughout the principal agricultural districts, including the cotton and corn regions. An excess of rainfall occurred on the Atlantic , coast from Massachusetts southward to North Carolina, and excessive rains also occurred over limited areas in the Northwest, including Northern Missouri, Eastern Dakota, Eastern Kansas, Western Minnesota and Southeastern Iowa. In the remaining States of the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleysjjrettrns^ tributed showers are reported; while no rain occurred in the lower lake region, Ohio valley, Western Pennsylvania, lower Michigan and over the greater part of Tennessee and Mississippi. Only light showers are reported from the east and west portions of the cotton region. The weather during the week was esEecially favorable throughout the corn elt. The cutting .of corn is in progress and a large percentage of the excellent crop is now safe from frost. The prospefcte of the cotton crop have been improved by favorable weather in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Cotton picking is in progress and worms have not proved generally destructive. Excessive rain in Texas has slightly injured cotton, but has placed the ground in good condition for ploughing. VS. m A 1-> Iknl in reports irom AIUUUIZJU omic max tuxiuu JO opening rapidty but rust is still spreading. In South Carolina good weather favored cotton picking, and other crops are reported in fine condition. i MERE-MENTION. A Tennessee judge forgot to pronounce sentence upon a convicted criminal, and though he had appealed to the supreme court when the case was called last week, that tribunal remanded it for a new trial. Two companies of troops have been ordered to Harlem county, Ky., to protect the court during the progress of an exciting murder trial. Cadet Chas. Young, a graduate of the West Point Military academy, has been appointed to be an additional second lieutenant in the Tenth cavalary. This is the colored cadet who failed last June in mathematics and was given another chance during the summer to make good his deficiency. Forest fires in Montana last week destroyed over a million dollars' worth of property. The New Jersey State Democratic convention nominated by acclamation Leon Abbett for re-election for governor. Judge Milo Olin died at his home in Augusta, Ga., last Friday, aged 76 years. During the yellow fever epidemics at Norfolk, Wilmington, Savannah, Memphis and Jacksonville, he volunteered his services to nurse thesick without compensation. He was a native of New York city, but had resided in Augusta for fifty years. Joseph Metz, an Italian, while cleaning an awning in Christie street, New York, last Friday afternoon, touched and electric wire and was instantly killed. And yet lawyers are arguing before the appellate court of that State that electricity will not kill. The business failures during the last week number for the United States, 147; Canada, 23. The corresponding week last year the figures wore 190 in the United States and 27 in Canada. Seatle, W. T., which was recently burned, is checked in the course of rebuilding by a brick trust. Prominent men have cornered all the brick avalable and run the price up from $9 to $19 a thousand. Brick masons have also advanced their demands for wages to $9 a day. Jefferson Davis has given positive assurance that he will be at Fayetteville, N. C., in November next to attend the constitutional centennial celebration. It is expected that fully fifty thousand people will be present. Dispatches from all sections of north, northeastern and northwestern Texas indicate general damage to crops and property, and delay of traffic from floods, occasioned by rains, which have fallen incessantly in that territory during last week. There was a slight fall of snow at Laramie, Wyoming, and at Leadville, Colorado, on last Fri day. For several days last week a severe storm raged along the Atlantic coast, extending from Cape Hatteras to Coney island and Sheepshead bay, N. Y. On the Jersey coast it was specially damaging to property and forty-five persons lost their lives. The National Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its annual convention in Chicago on November 8. Pension agent Tanner has resigned, but not until after he had added every dead beat applicant to the Union pension rolls. His successor has not yet been announced. In the United States circuit court at San Francisco, last Monday, Judge Sawyer rendered a decision in the habeas corpus case of Deputy Marshal Nagle, charged with shooting ex-Judge Terry., and ordered that Naglo be discharged from custody. Pending an appeal to the United States supreme court, Nagle was ordered released on his own recognizance, with bonds fixed at $5,000. The Exodus from North Carolina.?A Raleigh (N. C.,) dispatch states that George W. Price, president of the State Colored Immigration Association, has returned from Mississippi. He is a member of the commission appointed by the Emigration Association. He has to go West and Southwest to examine the coun-^ try, with a view of advising the colored people of the State with regard to the pro-. priety of emigrating this fall. The commission visited the Delta region of the Mississippi and inspected lands in Arkansas. He was favorably impressed and will recommend a gradual movement ol tne colored people, especially to the Mississippi Delta. The commission says that at least 50,000 blacks will remove from North Carolina this fall and winter, that the movement will not amount to anything like a rush, but will be gradual, as it is intended to secure employment and homes for every one before they leave there. Five hundred families will leave Wilmington during the fall, the exodus to begin about September 18, and many colored people in Wilmington are already selling their effects preparatory to emigrating. It is understood that the railroads in North Carolina decline to give the emigrants reduced rates, and it is not their policy to encourage the exodus in any way. Fannie Bryant Convicted.?In the criminal court at Birmingham, Ala., last week, Fanny Bryant, colored, was tried as an accessory to the murder of little Irene Hawes, who was killed some days subsequent to the murder of Mrs. Hawes, by her husband, Dick Hawes. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and fixed her punishment at imprisonment for life. She maintained her composure until the jury were polled, and then broke down. It is said that her attorneys will move for a new trial, and if that is refused they will appeal. Fanny Bryant was tried and convicted of complicity in the murder of little May, who was not killed until several days after the murder of Mrs. Hawes, and little Irene. May was carried to Fanny's house, but afterward taken away by Hawes and murdered. Fanny Bryant confessed a few days ago that May told her when brought to her house by Dick Hawes, that she saw her father kill her mother and Irene. This Fanny Bryant had kept to herself, though urged to tell all before the trial of Dick Hawes and become State's witness against him. Hawes, knowing that May had witnessed the murders, and fearing that she would disclose everything, though he had threatened to kill her if she did, afterward took her from Fanny Bryant's house, strangled her and sunk her body in the lake. Vrnvu a t rVwvru>r?t nc v.r wttavc Tho Philadelphia Press gives it as its opinion that "it is almost certain that the next congress will pass a law providing for federal control of the elections for the members of the house." The purpose is evidently to control elections in the South. While the law is ostensibly for the whole country, the special application is for the South. This is the same hideous monster of reconstruction in another shape. The South strangled him before and will do so again. The only thing that a national election law will do is to attempt to raise hell in every congressional district throughout the South. + ? ? In the Chesterfield court of sessions, last week, W. D. Merriman, white, tried and found guilty of the murder of A. G. Douglas, also white, and a prominent turpentine man, near Cheraw, on the Gth of last May. The trial occupied five days, there being a large number of witnesses. The killing of Douglas was brought on by a dispute over some land which both Douglas and Merriman claimed. Some time after the dispute Merriman laid in ambush for Douglas and shot him with a double-barrel gun loaded with buckshot. Merriman is about 25 years old, is married and has one child. ? A shoofing scrape occurred at Aiken last Friday morning in which Grant Scott was fatally shot by a boy named Pauldo, the ball entering in the abdomen. Both parties are colored. Sheriff Turner immediately arrested Pauldo and lodged him in jail. It is thought Grant will die. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. B. McClain?Cotton Seed! Cotton Seed 1! J. P. Wallace, Chairman?Graded School Meeti in?* Miss Daisy Williams?Cray on and A\Painting. 'Carolina Buggy Cp-?'Specie. Rock Hilt Machine Shops?Repairing Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills and Cotton Gins. S. M. McNeel?Cash till the 1st of January. Creighton, Sherfesee & Co., Rock Hill, S. C.? Rare opportunity to buy Buggies, Carts, Phrctons and Surreys. Wm. M. Walker, D. D. a.?Dentistry. John T. Lowry?Executor's Notice. Margaret E. Adams, Clover, S. C.?Land for Sale. H. A. D. Neely, County Treasurer?Notico? Taxes for 1888-9. M. & H. C. Strauss?Good News. J. W. Dobson?Wanted?Fruit Jars. Withers Adickes?Old Prices Down. J. H. Riddle?Don't Delay. F. Happerfield?Pure Cream Cheese. REVIVAL AT BETHESDA. A protracted meeting of a week's duration at Bethesda church closed on Sunday night last, with most gratifying results, the accessions to the church numbering 45, of which 41 were by profession and 4 by letter. With the exception of one sermon, preached by Rev. Mr. Fraser, on Tuesday night, the meeting was conducted entirely by Rev. Mr. Mcllwaine, of Gastonia, N.C. y<_ ADMITTED TO BAIL. J. L. Matthews, who, on the 5th instant, at Clover, in this county, assaulted Minor Dixon, colored, inflicting wounds which, at the time, were thought would prove fatal, and was committed to jail to await the result of the injuries, was admitted to I 11 1 J. K? rp?:?l utlll UU lost ouuuiuajr auciuwu uj jLtiai Justice Bell, in a bond of $500, the wounded man's physicians certifying that with no unforeseen developments of the case, the indications now are that he will get well. graded school meeting. The chairman of the board of trustees of the Yorkville graded schools, publishes an important notice in our advertising columns, calling a meeting of the qualified voters residing in Yorkville school district, in annual school meeting, ir> the, court house on Saturday next. On the same day an election will be held to vote on the question of levying a local tax of two mills for the next school year. [/ business" notices. /attention is directed to the card of Dr. W. M. Walker, D. D. S., who has returned, to the regular practice of his profession. The reputation he has long since acquired as a dentist renders unnecessary any words of commendation. Miss Daisy Williams has opened a studio over Kennedy Bros. & Barron's store, where she is very handsomely fitted up, and prepared to furnish portraits in crayon or give lessons in crayon or oil painting. Creighton, Sherfesee A Co., of Rock Hill, make a new announcement this week. Their machine shop is fully equipped with first class machinery and good workmen, and they are prepared to do good work. sudden" death. Xjn Sunday afternoon last, Sam Patrick, (jolored, who lived in a tenement house on Col. W. B. Wilson's lot, suddenly fell dead in the house. He had been slightly nnmnlftininc for several davs. but was notL seriously sick. With the superstition of their race, some of his friends could only infer, from his sudden death, that he had been poisoned. To satisfy themselves on this point, although there were no external indications leading to that conclusion, Drs. Geo. Walker and Jno. F. Lindsay made an autopsy on Monday morning. They discovered symptoms of typhoid fever, butdecided that the direct cause of death was heart failure, caused by over exertion. annual address. GenMl^M. Law, of Yorkville, has been chosen to deliver the annual address before the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, at its next meeting at Richmond, Va., which will be about the 1st of December. The time for the delivery of the address has not yet been determined, but the date will be definitely appointed on the day of unveiling the statue of Gen. Lee. The association may be congratulated on its selection of Gen. Law as orator. A ready and brilliant speaker, with thorough command of all important facts in the history of the conflict in which he acted no unimportant part himself, he is fully competent to deliver an address worthy of himself and the important occasion. v? the depot at sharon. Wfc-are pleased to announce that all differences between the railroad authorities and the people of Sharon seem now to be finally settled in favor of the re-establishing of railroad facilities at Sharon. A conference was held in this place yesterday between representatives of the railroad and the committee representing the citizens of Sharon, and terras were agreed upon. It is understood that the people of Sharon are to erect, at their own expense, depot building and platform, as near to the former location of the depot as may be practicable, the buildings to be according to specifications furnished by the superintendent of the railroad, and all to be completed within sixty days. It is hoped, in the meantime, that temporary facilities will be afforded the people of Sharon, until the depot can be built, and an effort will be made to that end. THE COUNTY ALLIANCE. The meeting of the York County Farmers' Alliance in Yorkville on Wednesday last?the occasion being to hear a public address by Hon. Ben Terrell, national lecturer?was a most gratify iug success to all the members of the order. A full account of the proceedings is printed on the first page of this paper. After the proceedings at the speaker's stand, a business meeting of the alliance was held in the c< urt house. The only important matter given for publication that was brought before the meeting, was the report of the county secretary in rpfmrd to the amount of stock subscribed to the proposed county alliance bank. The report was received as information and discussion of the matter deferred until the regular meeting in October. Mr. W. N. Elder, State organizer and president of York County Alliance, informs us that there are now thirtyfive suballiances in this county with a membership of about 1,500. COMMITTED TO JAIL. Andrew Campbell Meek, colored, was committed to jail last Monday charged with disturbing a religious meeting and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. The difficulty was with another colored man at a colored preaching place known as Harris's chapel, a mile above Bethany, in King's Mountain township, and occurred on Sunday last. The wounds were inflicted with a razor and are thought to be of a serious nature. A negro, supposed to be Joe Foster, who is charged with attempting to outrage a white child in Chester county, and mak ur ing nis escape on a inuie aiuicu uuu tt . N. Guy, was lodged in jail last Monday evening. He was committed for a preliminary examination by Trial Justice Johnson, of Clover, having been arrested in that vicinity. The negro in jail here gives his name as Manlius Thompson, and is probably not the person wanted, as the authorities of Gaston county, N. C., have in jail a negro who admits that his name is Joe Foster. He denies attempting to commit the outrage, but admits that he stole Mr. Guy's mule. LIQUOR CASES. Since last Thursday several cases have been heard by Trial Justice Bell, at the instance of the town council, charging Dr. D. C. Atkinson with improperly issuing prescriptions for intoxicating liquors. Three or four of the charges, in the opinion of the trial justice, were sustained, and he sent them up to the sessions court. On Monday afternoon, Dr. John May, Jr., was before Intendant Hunter on five charges of selling liquor on improper pre- c scriptions. Dr. May was represented by W. B. McCaw, who demanded a jury, which the intendant refused, under provisions of the town charter, and exception was noted. The specific charge, as we understood it, was that the prescriptions had been signed in blank by a physician living out of town, and the spiritus frumenti called for by each was written in a different handwriting from that of the physician's signature. The witnesses could not testify on that point, though the intendant remarked that it was admitted by the druggist. The cases, however, were dismissed, the intendant deciding that the charge of improper sales was not sustained by the testimony. CHUIICH* NOTICES. Episcopal?Sunday-school at 5 p. m. Young men's union prayer-meeting will be held in the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening at 7.45 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunday at 11 a. m., and in Yorkville at 7.45 p. in. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m. [ and 7.45 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. 1 Prayer-raeetiDg to-morrow evening at 7.45 j o'clock. . ' Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Dan- 1 lei, Pastor. Services next Friday evening 1 at 8 o'clock, by Rev. A. M. Chreitzburg, J P. E. Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m. r and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p, id. ' Prayer-meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. < , Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, Pastor. f Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 8 * p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. Prayer- f meetingto-radrrow evening at 8 o'clock. i /local laconics. j qThere are now 175 pupils enrolled in the white grated school. 1 _The work of laying brick on the new J Qjethodist church building was commenc- ' ed last Monday under direction of the * contractor. I There will be a regular meeting of the , Woman's Christian Temperance Union in ' the Knights of Honor hall this afternoon ? at 5 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex- ( tended to all ladies to attend. ~-^r. W. T. M. Beard, of Hoodtown, has dem us a mammoth beet of his production. It weighed 8 pounds, was 22 inches in length and 14? inches in circumference at the largest part. The seeds of this variety were sent to Mr. Beard from the government office at Washington. "Ni&st Friday, Esq. Maxwell, of Charlotte, committed to jail, in default of $50 bond, a negro named W. J. James, of York county, for an assault on George Sims, colored. We have received the premium list of the "State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina" for the twentyfirst annual fair, to be held in Columbia, S. C., beginning on Monday morning, November 11th, 1889, and ending on Friday evening, November 15th, 1889. /PERSONAL MENTION. N^Miss Annie Law has gone to Sumter to attend school. ">Dr. J. H. Witherspoon is visiting in Xancaster county. Mr. J. H. Winburn and two children, of Sumter, are in Yorkville visiting Mr. T. B. McClain's family. VMrs. W. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove, is in Yorkville, visiting the family of Sheriff E. A. Crawford. 0 Messrs. Thos. N. Berry and William M. nf fKootor urorn in Vnrlrvillfi lnsf / Wtail!) VA VUVObVi) f? V. V * v. - . ...w ? v Friday. vMrs. John E. Lowry, of Columbia, spent a few days in Yorkville last week with friends and relatives. ; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Darwin, who have been absent from Yorkville since last June, returned home last Monday. Mr: Darwin has been engaged in buying cattle in Western North Carolina, with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. "N^ewere pleased to meet on the street las&Monday afternoon, Capt. Iredell Jones, of Rock Hill, who arrived on the Three C-s train and departed soon after on the Qhepfer and Lenoir road. z&anyarne Wilson, Esq., of Spartanburg, isTn town to-day on professional business. Mr. Rufus A. Parish arrived home from Columbus, Ohio, last Wednesday. THE TOWNSHIP BONDS. This question has come up again, and so far as it relates to the levying and collecting taxes in York county this year, to pay the interest onthebonds.it may now be said to be practically decided in the negative. The comptroller-general applied to the attornev general for his opinion in the premises. This is given in the subjoined correspondence, and under the instructions to the auditor therein contained, Auditor Williams acted: The following is the correspondence: Office of the Comptroller-General, Columbia, S. C., September?, 1881). VV. B. Williams, Eso., Auditor of York county : Dear Sir: I send you herewith a copy of the attorney-goneral's opinion in relation to the levying of the tax for the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad company. If the county-cominissioners have not already given you their warrant for the levying and assessment of this tax, you will at once make ap[ilication to them for said warrant. If they lave already furnished you with this warrant, you will proceed to make the levy. Act strictly under the advice of the attorney-general. Very Respectfully, J. S. Verner, C. G. per Williams. Office of Attorney-General, Columbia, S. C., September 5,1889. Hon. J. S. Verner, Comptroller-General: Dear Sir: The assistant attorney-general has referred to me your communication of the 30th ultimo, addressed to him in reference to the special tax to bo levied in York and Lancaster counties, to pay the interest on certain township bonds issued by tho county commissioners of said counties "respectively in aid of tho Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad. You submitted the following questions, viz.: TT ? -?? X 1.- 'Pl.iif ic3 inu.nr JlOW BUail II11S LUA UU icvium luau 10 i-vj oi.j , , qhall tho respective county auditors proceed to make levy without the usual warrant from ' the county commissioners? In reply, I have 15 the honor to say that the general assembly, I at the last sossion, directed that the said tax c should be assessed, levied und collected in like t manner and by the same county officials as tho a tax levied for county bonds in aid of railroads t is issessed, levied and collected. fyly opinion is that the county commis- 1 sionors of said counties respectively should 9 issue their warrant dirocting the collection of I a tax to pay the interest due upon said bonds i according to tho terms thereof. Tho auditors a cannot proceed without such warrant. He- , spectfully submitted, t Jos. H. Earlk, Atty. Gen. 1 In conformi^ with the above instruc- J tions, at the meeting of the board of coun- j ty commissioners yesterday, Auditor Wil- i liams made a formal demand upon them 1 for their warrant directing and authori- * zing him to make the levy as indicated by the attorney-general. The demand of the ( auditor was refused by the county commis???" tlio WlniuJnn \uriflun nnmmnni- t blUUCia IU lliu iu..uniii6 cation: Office of County Commissioners, Yorkville, S. C., September 17, 1889. To W. B. Williams, Auditor: Dear Sir: ' The board of county commissioners have this day considered your request or demand "to the effect that they issue their warrant to you directed for the assessment of taxes to pay the interest on the bonds voted by Catawba, Ebenezer, York, Broad River and Cherokee townships in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad," and after deliberation, the commissioners refuse to issue their warrant for the collection of said taxes. D. E. Finley, Clerk of Board. NOTES FROM SHARON. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Sharon, September 17.?Cotton has made its appearance in our town. Mr. W. A. J. Robinson sold the first bale to Carroll & Co., at 10.40, but it is off this morning and I think about 9? is the market. We are to have a furniture store here, | . which will add to our town. It will be i ' conducted by Messrs. W. A. Robinson and 1 I Itobt. R. Plexico, under the firm name of ! Robinson & Plexico. I Mr. S. S. Plexico is applying the paint! 1 to his large and commodious store room, J j which adds much to the appearance of that > i part of town. Pie will also begin the erec- J i tion of a dwelling this fall on the same lot. I : He expects to move his family here soon ;1 ' also his stock of merchandise from Hood- t ' town. ward. 1 LETTER FROM BLACKHBIJRU. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Knqulirr. Blacksburo, September 17.?The programme, which was arranged for tho consecration of the Episcopal church at his place, was carried out in a most satisactory and successful manner on Sunday ast. The visiting clergy were Rt. Rev. Bishop Howe and Revs. E. N. Joyner, Theo. D. Bratton, and McNeely Dubose. There were also present as visitors, members of the choir from the church at Sparanburg, consisting of Mr. Bacon, the organist, Misses Cattie and Mary Irvin, and Misses Maggie and Lizzie Geddes; two uembers of the choir from the church at 3affney's, Miss Carrie Holmes and Miss 31a Westervelt. Dr. and Mrs. Holmes, tvith their family, Irom Gaffney's ; Mrs. Roberts Johnson, MissSudy Jane Hardy, ind Mr. Samuel T. Poinier, from Spar:anburg; Mrs. Robertson, from Yorkville ; Mrs. Mazyck, from Newberry; and Miss Hartman, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A. pleasing feature of the occasion, conlected with Miss Hartman, is that she was present when the corner stone of the church was laid in 1884, and came back to witness the consecration. She is visiting :he family of Dr. Holmes, at Gaffney's. The request for consecration was signed ;>y Rev. J. D. McCollough, missionary in charge, W. Anderson, Geo. W. Maring, R. E. Waddell, John F.Jones, J. H. Goss, ind W. A. Jackins, and was read and presented to the bishop by VV. Anderson. The sentence of consecration was read by Rev. J. D. McCollough. Three sermons were delivered during the day?by Rev. Mr. Joyner at 11, by the Bishop at 5, and iv Rov. Thfio. Bratton at 8 o'clock. Thev ivere all full of deep, earnest thought, wise ;eaching, and reverent, tender feeling. The responses were hearty and spirited. The music and singing were of a very fine )rder, and intensely enjoyed by the large ind attentive congregations which filled ;he church at every service. The rite of baptism was administered to in infant at the afternoon service. Services were also held at 10.30 Monday uorning, and an excellent sermon preach?d by Rev. Mr. Dubose. It will not be inappropriate to give a jrief description of the church building, [t is a plain, but neat wooden structure, 13x44 feet, of Gothic architecture, with a unall porch in front, of same style, and 30th painted fawn color with bright brown ;rimmings, and surmounting each, a cross Dainted white, tipped with a bright red. rhe inside is altogether of pine, the walls ind ceiling beaded and beautifully finished in hard oil. The trusses, posts, etc., are sainted a deep brown, and the ends and tioulding of seats grained walnut. The ecturn, altar railing and credence table, ire of pine, poplar and walnut, with beauiful carved worked on each, and finished n oil. The altar is of walnut, with the 3anels, three in number, of poplar; on the >utside panels are the Greek letters alpha ind omega. On the centre one is a cross ind on it the Greek letters I. H. 8. The rarving and finishing here are also done in i beautiful and artistic manner. Above he altar in the east end of the church is i triple window of stained glass in bright ;olors, done by Colgate, of New York. For his, the carving, and all the fine work in he interior of the building, together with ts plan, the church is indebted to its Recur, Rev. J. D. McCollough. The chancel d aisle are covered by a very pretty aright carpet, which, with the painting ind oiling, was paid for by the ladies aid lociety. The first bale of cotton was brought in >n Saturday by Mr. Mac Byars, and jought by 1). L. Brown & Co., at 11}. Mrs. Jno. F. Jones and Misses Mabel md Catherine, left last Friday for a brief /isit to their former home, Springfield, Mass., and other places in that State and Sew Hampshire. Dr. J. G. Black has recently sold a lot >n Pine street to Mr. A. Urquhart, who >vill soon erect thereon a handsome brick :ottage. Near Mountain avenue, at the base of Whitaker mountain, Maj. John F. Jones las bought six lots from Dr. Black, and I'ol. R. A. Johnson one. A neat frame ;ottage will be erected on each of the lots. Mr. M. R. Reese and Dr. J. G. Black pave recently bought a lot fronting on Church street, 60 by 200 feet, near the M. E. church, and will soon build on it a livery jtable, which will be 30 by 120 feet, and jonstructed of brick and wood. In addi:ion to this they will also build two store ooms for rent. A. G. Smith has sold to Mr. Reese one oton Mountain street, where he expects :o put up a brick store house. A good deal of enthusiasm is manifesting tself among our citizens over the hotel project, and there seems to be a strong letermination to erect a building of 40 or >0 rooms, which will be first class in all its ippointments and a credit to the town. We again enjoy light from the lamps on pur principal streets, and no longer grope n darkness when fair luna ceases to dispense her rays. w. a. LETTER FltoiT HicKORY GROVE. .'orrcsponduncc of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hickory Grove, September 17.?There las been twelve bales of new cotton sold lere up to date, at prices ranging from 9.80 o 10.75. Most of the cotton was bought py Mr. J. N. McDill. T. M. Whisnant & }o. have only bought a few bales, as they lave not yet made their arrangements to puy. Mr. A. A. Surratt, of Union, prought in five bales yesterday, averaging >09 pounds. They were packed in old jute Jagging. I was informed that Mr. Surratt ntended to use the cotton bagging, but ladnotyet been able to procure it. The Farmers' alliance here passed a resolution tt their last meeting adopting the cotton Tho Hinknrv firnvfl alliance '"hb* "fe* * "w w. j ?- - ? - ? vill be found in the front rank fighting he jute trust. Her farmers will use no ute bagging when it is possible for them 0 obtain any other covering for their :otton. I)r. J. W. Allison, Mr. Jas. Castles, Mr. Tohn Allison and your correspondent paid 1 visit on Saturday last to the Piedmont Vlineral Springs, notice of which has been nade in The Enquirer by several corespondents. These springs are on the oad leading from Hickory Grove to Sheljy, about seven miles north of this place, md about one-fourth of a mile from where he Blacksburg road intersects the Shelby oad. The location is a beautiful one. Mature used no "prentice hand" in making his place. The hills slope gradually on all lides to a ravine through which runs a itream of clear pure water that chatters )ver a pebly bottom as it winds its way o unite with the head waters of Clark's Fork. All along the margin of this stream he holly and laurel flourish, and many jeautiful flowers attract the attention and ixcite the admiration of the visitor and icent the air with their fragrance. There ire four springs. The medicinal qualities lave long been known to the surrounding :ountry. The waters of these springs have )een sent by J. W. Allison to the commisioner of agriculture to be analyzed. In wo of these springs sulphur and iron prelominate. All of the springs flow from olid rock basins. The proprietors will lave improvements for the entertainnentof guest by the next season, and I ee no reason why this should not be one >f ihfi hpst natronized health resorts in he South. On the road to the springs we vere struck with the general appearance >f the crops. They are all good, but Mr. Tohn Ramsey and Mr. R. T. Castles have inusually fine cotton crops. A number of lands in the latter named gentleman's ields were busy picking the snowy staple. VIr. Castles is just completing a large steamL fin that he has christened the "Alliance Hn." Just beyond Smyrna church we came to vhat is known as the gold belt. To the eft of the road, as you go north, lies the >ld Martin mine?famous on account of ho large nuggets of gold taken from it. The largest weighed 52 pounds of solid fold. The estate of the late Dr. R. T. Alison owns a large interest in this mine. )n the right of the road, near Canaan burch, is the Bolin mine. The deposit of hisminehas been worked profitably, one mgget taken from it being valued at ten lollars. I have no doubt but that a firstlass mineralogist could easily locate the rein, and the probabilities are that a goldsn harvest lies buried there in the bowels >f the earth that will make rich those who lave the enterprise and energy to work or it. There is more gold under the fround in York county than would make iny man in it independent, and her iron ind other minerals will at an early day >e of more value than her agricultural iroducts. Mr. J. M. Wylie, brother of Mr. Brown Yylie, met with a serious accident yesterlay afternoon. While unloading stock ogs at Brown Bros, mill, a log fell on his eg, breaking the large bone just above he ankle. Dr. Ward set the bone and at ast accounts Mr. Wylie was resting well. Miss Loula McDili has returned from Patterson Springs much improved in lealth. Mrs. David Lesslie, of Rock Hill, has >een visiting relatives here. Mr. Charley Wilkerson returns to his home to-day from a visit to relatives in this community. He is now 79 years old and has been paralyzed for a number of years. For some reason unknown to him, he was prompted to use the following remedy : One table spoonful each, of castor oil, spts. turpentine and common salt in one pint of strong red pepper tea. This remedy locally applied has cured him and he is now able to use his hands and limbs as well as ever. Mrs. Williams, of Due West Female college, has been on a visit to some of her pupils in this community. Mr. Henry Hood, a young merchant of our town, has gone to Gaffney City to attend school. The spelling bee at Mr. Barron's school was a very1 enjoyable affair. Miss Loula McDill, after a hard and very spirited contest, came off victor. The racket store is about completed. Mr. Harris Wylie is the proprietor and will be ready to open in a short while. Mr. Whisonant's store will be ready for business in about three weeks. The town council is having a public well dug. x. LETTER FROM BLAIRSVILLE. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Blairsville, September 16.?"The American nation has 15,000,000 more people than France, and so much more land thai there is no comparison between the two countries; yet France has 5,000,000 proprietors of small farms, and 2,000,000 proprietors of real estate in towns and cities; whereas in the United States, we have not altogether more than 3,000,000 landed proprietors; thus showing that France, with its small area of land, has 4,000,000 more landed proprietors than this great American nation. If, in proportion to population, we had as many land owners and small farmers as there are in France, this entire country would be a garden, a land of happy homes. In some way, the people now drifting to the towns and cities, must be induced to try their fortunes in the country, where they can own their farms and be independent. The small farmers of France manage to live and save money. They have money to lend to their government and to invest in the Panamacanal and other enterprises. Our farmers can do as well by scientific methods, industry and economy. The movements to towns and cities must not Anlf? Ka ofaannrl Kitf timita and maana iniiaf. umj wo oivpptu, yuu nwja uuu u<v??uw> <% ?? be found to start a movement from these places to the country. How to do this is a problem; but the people are thinking about it, and discussing it, and thoughtful discussion is always a hopeful sign." So reads the Old Homestead. Excessively large farms are usually nonpaying, from a lack of the necessary attention. On the contrary, small farms yield more profitable results, from a reception of the necessary garden-like cultivation. The large farm is too burdensome in expense of fertilizing, and is not thoroughly enriched nor tilled ; while the small farms are less burdensome in expense of fertilizing, and are more thoroughly enriched and cultivated. Hence the cause of success in those countries where the farms are small. Time will bring our great Nation to this same condition of things. No other factor can be so potent as "aged time" in innovating a reversal of the present tendencies. When our lands are cut into small farms, then the profits will be tenfold greater than they are now. Cotton is opening very rapidly, and I think the price will be encouraging to the farmers, from the indications of the markets now. Farmers will see the benefit of a home raised living in time, and the tenr dency now is towards a better condition among the profession. We may get 12} cents for cotton this fall, and if the farmers will stick together, in a few years it will command 15 cents readily ; provided they raise their living at home and live as their ancestors lived a generation back. Then raise cotton as a money crop and only sell it for the cash when the price suits. If you can't supply your own farms with all its necessaries within your own means and without going to a merchant for supplies on time, just let some one have it who can supply themselves, and work a small farm yourself till you get out of the woods. Rev. R. P. Smith and family have returned from their trip to Reidville and Clinton, S. C. Services will be regular now ^n his different pastorates. Blairsville academy has secured the services of Miss Hardin, of Chester, as principal, and her school will be opened on the 17th instant. She comes highly recommended as a first-class teacher in all branches of learning. Carroll & Co., of Sharon, have bought several bales of cotton already, wrapped in the warp of King Cotton. It looks nice in its white robe, and it stands the compress as well or better than jute bagging, from actual tests. How much better to make our bagging from our own home raised material, and then factories should be erected all over the Sunny South to keep the ball of prosperity ever rolling in her lovely clime. There is a bright future awaiting this section of this American nation. Rev. J. S. White, of Rock Hill, was ?n VianH nrr>mnM\7 Sfltlirdav and Sabbath Vl? "UUM f/? Vt*J J/ V.J ? and gave our people a splendid intellectual feast in the rehearsal of his trip through the Holy Land. It certainly binds our hearts closer to our Saviour to hear the facts from the lips of one who has visited the scenes of that land, and saw, with his own eyes, the places of note recorded in Bible history, and associate those realities with the history of Abraham, David and our Saviour. The real evidences stand to sustain our faith in all things touching the life and sufferings of the great Redeemer of the world. All who fail to secure the benefit of Mr. White's travels through that land, will have lost an irreparable opportunity to gain information that may nor cannot be gained otherwise than from the mouth of one who has visited that interesting land of God's once chosen people. croaker. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Conxfiponilence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Rock Hill, September 17.?The weather for the past few days has been extremely warm, yesterday being the warmest day we have had this year. The stockholders of the Globe Cotton mills held a meeting on Thursday and permanently organized by electing the following board of directors: John R. London, W. L. Itoddey, A. F. Ruff, J. N. rPttnino?? A A I JLruiLier, yy . -lj. naiu^t, xx. xiivuuv.ui, E. Smith. The board afterwards held a meeting and elected Maj. J. R. London president. The election of a secretary and treasurer and superintendent was postponed. Work is progressing rapidly upon the building. There were only 39 bales of cotton sold in this market on Saturday, 25 of which were put in second-hand bagging, 13 in alliance uniform, and 1 in new bagging. The price was 10| for middling. The operatives of the Standard Mills and a number of their friends, enjoyed a picnic near the mills Saturday. Rock Hill is to have two new stores. A hardware store is to be opened in the London store room, and a racket store in the McFadden building. A iarge number of strangers are expected to visit Rock Hill during the Pearson meetings. The committee of arrangements have arranged with a number of private families to board those who cannot secure accommodations at the hotels, at $L per day. .JjJukrn McRoy, aged six years, son of -R6vaJ. W. McRoy, pastor of North Rock Hill circuit, died at the residence of his father, in this place, on Wednesday morning, of congestion. He was sick only two days. His funeral services were conducted* from the M. E. Church, Rev. A. M. Creitzberg, presiding elder, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. McRoy have the sympathy of our entire community. LETTER FROM UNION. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Union, S. C., September 14.?Everything is very dry here now. The streets are very dusty and needing rain badly. The following young men left for Davidson College, N. C., last Tuesday: Messrs. B. F. Townsend, Robt. Beaty and Frank Robinson. Mr. Beaty came back yesterday. He said he couldn't stand the boys; they were too rough for him. Cotton is coming in regularly, wrapped in pine straw and jute bagging. The monthly plume drill of the Johnson rifles took place in the court house last night. There were a great many ladies and gentlemen present to witness the excellent drilling. The contest lasted nearly two hours, when the squad was reduced to four, sergeants Humphreys and Munro, and privates Counts and Geo. Fretzer. After a hot contest for half an hour Munro was declared the winner of the beautiful plume. The graded school here is flourishing, with a total of over one hundred pupils. Quite a commotion has been caused in this county by the county commissioners calling out the road overseers to work I their roads the full length of time required by the law. The Richmond and Danville Railroad company has refused to let the town council weigh cotton on its premises or platform. Intendant (Iraham went to Columbia yesterday to see Superintendent G. R. Taleott on the subject. The White Caps are playing "havoc," generally, in this county. A man by the name of Gregory was taken from his home last week and given a severe whipping. Several young men of this place have received notes from them. They were in town Friday night on the lookout, but could not find the one they were in search of. They say that every boy caught on the streets after twelve o'clock will be given twenty-five lashes with a thorn bush. Our town looks like a little city now, in the direction of the cottonseed oil mill. It is nearing completion rapidly. Col. James L. Strain, of Etta Jane, spent a day with us recently. It is very seldom that we see his smiling face on our streets. Mr. R. F. Briggs received a telegram yesterday from St. Mary's college, Raleigh, N. C., stating that his daughter, Miss Annie, was quite sick. Mr. Briggs left for Spartanburg yesterday afternoon, by private conveyance, to take the night train on the R. & D. R. R. A good deal of sickness is reported in this county. I regret to state that Mrs. Stokes, wife of our venerable editor, Mr. R. M. Stokes, is quite sick. w. g. c. LETTER FROM LANCASTER. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Lancaster, September 16.?On Thursday last the citizens of Lancaster county were addressed at this place by Hon. Ben Terrell, national lecturer of the Farmers' alliance. So far as I have heard an expression of opinion, his address was generally well received by all who heard him. He snoke for about an hour and a half to ft very large and appreciative audience. There were fully two thousand persons, black and white, out to hear him. The hearts of the farmers are evidently in the movement. The alliance, if it will make its membership stick together and act as a unit, and if it will only keep out of politics, will be a success and do great good. But, if it begins to dabble in politics, and uses the organization as a means of seeking office, it will prove a failure and do harm to the country. I believe that it has already done good; and I hope to see it steer clear of politics, and continue to do good. It now has a great opportunity, as well as a great responsibility. Our school at the Franklin Institute numbers, now at the beginning about, 65 students, with a prospect of a large increase. We have gooa teachers and a good 1 1 .. 1 1iL .. scnooi, auu a iieuiuiy luc-tuny. Our court convenes this day two weeks. The court of sessions will be pretty much crowded, as usual. We are likely to have three trials for homicide. Judge Pressley, that grand old man, will preside. It is said that it will be his last term at this place, as he has indicated his purpose to decline a re-election. We are sorry to lose his high judicial attainments, and his sterling integrity on the bench. Gen. McCrady, of Charleston, was registered at the Catawba House on Saturday. He was simply passing through to Col. Davie's, near Landsford. From the way he is gathering up facts and statistics, we look for a history of the State from him. red rose. LETTER FRoTuNION COUNTY. Correspondence of the Yorkville Knquircr. Etta Jane, September 16.?The protracted meeting that was expected to begin at Abingdon Creek church last week, was deferred until yesterday, when it opened under favorable auspices. Itev. F. C. Hickson preached yesterday from Ezekiel, 33rd chapter and part of the 10th and 11th verses. His sermon was a powerful appeal to the unconverted. Last night Rev. Ii. G. Patrick, of Yorkville, preached an able sermon from Isaiah, 53rd chapter and 3rd verse: "He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." This is Rev. Mr. Patrick's second visit to this community and he has made a favorable impression upon our people. There is much chills and fever along the watercourses, with some fevers of a malarial type, but none serious thatTknow <ff. The weather continues dry. Vegetation is needing rain badly. Cotton is opening, but the crop will fall far short of the estimate a few weeks ago. The dry weather has caused the shedding of bolls and forms that were expected to mature. With good weather this week most of the fodder and much of the hay will be saved. This county has more forage for stock laid away than has been done this early for many years. sigma. NOTES FRUMTOWRYSVILLE. Correspondence of tlic Yorkville Enquirer. Lowrysville, September 10.?Mr. W. N. Guy had a mule stolen on Tuesday night of last week. It was found next day this side of Yorkville. The thief, Joe Foster, was caught near Gastonia. He was tracked by Sam Smith, colored, from where he left11k mule to where he was caught. He is charged with having assaulted a nine-year old white girl below Chester on Monday and it is supposed he stole the mule upon which to make his escape. The mule got away from him. Mrs. Kate McMackin died here early last Wednesday morning. Cotton picking will become general here in a few days. Lowrysville received her first bale last Thursday. It was wrapped in jute. The owner is not a member of the alliance. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? David Bonnitheau, a wealthy miser of Charleston, and the last of an old Huerue not family, died the other day from the effects of a burn, aged 76 years. ? The series of revival meetings at the Washington street church, Columbia, conducted by the Rev. Thos. H. Leitch, the evangelist, are developing much interest and some conversionsare already reported. ? J. N. Vinson, postmaster and editor of the Battle Axe, at Cowpens, was arrested in his office last Friday morning by Deputy U. S. Marshall Gwynn, charged with selling intoxicating bitters. ? The Okatee correspondent of the Hampton Guardian says a lady there recently killed a rattlesnake five feet eight inches long with eleven rattles. The next day she went to the place and captured the mate, and now has it in a cage. ? Marcus Poole, living twelve miles above Greenville, committed suicide last Friday by shooting the top of his head off with a double barreled shot gun. His brains were scattered in every direction. He was seventy years old. Financial troubles are given as the cause. He leaves a wife and twelve children. ? A great many of the farmers in the lower part of Anderson county are getting uneasy about their cotton. They report that the Texas boll worm has made its appearance. It is said that this is the first time it was ever seen or heard of in that county. ? The counsel for Gideon Lee, guardian of Floride Lee, have filed the appeal papers in the famous Clemson will case, and the case goes to the supreme court of the United States for review. The case has been advanced on the supreme court calendar and it is thought the hearing will be had and decision rendered by next January at the outside. ? A correspondent says: Bill Johnson, a colored man living at Almeda, Hampton county, killed a very large rattlesnake last Sunday. Residing at the same place is one Peter Priester, colored, who has been for many years a great sufferer from rheumatism. He was told that if he would eat freely of the snake it would effect a permanent cure. Peter has started on the dish. ? In the Kershaw circuit court, last week, the case of Mary C. Fell, administratrix, vs. the Charleston, Cincinnati and PhinonrA T?QilrnoH nnmnnntt ^ I?.?/>. vi?*v(*gv AfMtikuMvt wujj^aiijT) ailCl tV ICU1UU3 and well fought trial of three days, was ended by the jury returning a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000. Fell met his death by means of a collision on the Three C's railroad, during its construction, in March, 1888. A ground of defence was the Three C's company had nothing to do with the operation of the road at that time. A motion for anew trial was refused by Judge Norton, who heard the case. Rendering his decision, he said that he was disinclined to disturb the verdict, as the jury were sole judges of the facts in the case; but added that if he had been on the jury he would have rendered a verdict for the defendant. The reasons given in the ruling seemed to elate the defendant's counsel and they obtained a copy of the ruling, with the Judge's signature. The case will presumably be taken to the supreme court.