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$(tap!5 and ?The business failures in the United States for the quarter ending with September were 2,576, showing a decrease of of 85 from last year, but for nine months the number has been 7.879, an increase of 329. During last week there were 172 failures in the United States and 34 for Canada, against 184 for the United States the previous week, and 37 for Canada. ? A Federal judge in Iowa has decided that railway companies bave no right to suspend the operation of non-paying branches. The exclusive right granted to build the road carries with it the paramount duty of keeping it open for the public convenience. If sustained by the supreme court, the decision will establish a valuable principle of railway management in the public interest. ?Gen. George Foster, who prosecuted Mrs. Surratt in 1865 on the charge of being In the conspiracy to muraer jtresiueui Lincoln, and who was instrumental in having her convicted and hanged, is now a street loafer and bummer in New York, where he once had a yearly practice of $30,000. A fatality seems to follow the actors in that sad drama. Boston Corbett, who killed Wilkes Booth, became a raving maniac. ? It has bepn shown by official reports that the sheep-raising industry in Ohio is declining under the operation of the protective tariff. According to a report of the State auditor there has been a decline of 184,479 in the number of sheep in Ohio in the last year. It is not practicable to raise sheep on land worth $150 an acre, in comStiuon with wool-growers on the mounns ranges of the Pacific slope who get their lana for next to nothing. ? Paul Key, a negro, was hanged at Fredericksburg, Va., for an outrageous assault committed on the person of the young daughter of Arthur Ballard in that city last April. On the gallows, when asked if he had anything to say, Key replied in a feeble voice, "No." His neck was broken instantly, and at 12.04 his body was cut down and turned over to his wife. He made a statement Thursday night, in which he denied being guilty; and in response to a question on Ine gallows, just before the trap was sprung, he said his statement Thursday night was true. ? A largely attended meeting of capitalists was held at Lowell, Mass., last Thursday, and organized the Dennison Cotton Manufacturing company with a capital of $600,000'. The company will issue 5,000 shares of stock at $100 per share. They intend to build a mill of 25,000 spindles in Dennison, Texas. It is claimed that cotton of the best spinning quality can be laid down in Texas for six dollars a bale less than in New England. The operatives will be from the white native population of Texas. ? A sensation was created in Chambers county, Ala., by the arrest of the Kev. J. M. H. Duran,a Methodist minister, charged with passing counterfeit money. He was lodged in jail, and his trial came off recently. He admitted that he had passed spurious money, but proved that ha hart omt It nut of the contribution box. There were eight silver dollars in the box, and seven of them were counterfeits. He said God and the sinners who passed the coins were the only ones who knew. The case was dismissed on account of the officers' inability to get absent witnesses. ? Bishop C. B. Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal church, does not take as gloomy a view of the "race question" as some who have expressed themselves on the subject. Bishop Galloway has had a good deal of experience on the Pacific coast, and has come to the conclusion that "the negroes are far more valuable as laborers, and add more to the wealth, morals, and general prosperity of the country than the Chinese." His idea is "that the final solution of the question must come of education and Christianity." ? On Saturday last the grand jury of San Joaquin county, Cal., presented its final report concerning the case of Deputy United States Marshal Nagle. It says the facts show that the killing of the late Judge Terry was intentional and deliberate, and that while the constitution and laws of the State require that a crime >?i i u against its mws suuuiu ua mcu wcicuuder, the accused was taken from the power of the State by a process emanating from the United States Circuit court. The report continues: "The United States Circuit court has decided thrt Nagle cannot be tried by a State court, and, for want of jurisdiction, it is fair to conclude he cannot be tried in any court. ? A peculiar accident occurred the other day in the Libby prison which has just been rebuilt in Chicago after its removal from Richmond. Resting against one of the pillars were a number of old war muskets. No one was nearer than five feet of them. Suddenly one of the muskets was discharged, the contents tearing a hole in the ceiling above. The report was terrible, and several people were greatly excited. How the ola musket was exploded no one can explain. It had done service during the late war, and some soldier had loaded it in readiness to fire. It was placed among the other relics, apparently without being overhauled. The charge must have been in the musket at least twenty-six years. ? The Iowa Democrats, while of course not entertaining any hopes of carrying the State, are confident of making large gains at the approaching State election. They have nominated a ticket of great strength, and the whole State is to be thoroughly canvassed. The idea is to make a fight looking toward success in the next presidential election. The tariff is the issue that the Democrats are forcing into the State campaign. They are showing the farmers who have hitherto voted solidly for the Republicans, how they are being defrauded by the iniquitous tariff. The Republicans are making every effort to hold their own, but competent politicians say that the Democrats will surely make great gains. -?The vast extent and possibilities of the United States are by no means appreciated hv the inhabitants of the republic, who have become so accustomed to "large areas that they are blind to the significance of map measurements. The boom that marked the opening of the Oklahomo territory led many people to think that we are already becoming crowded for living and working space. How far from the truth this is, is shown by a glance at the great area of Texas, and even of the north-western States. The largest county in the United States is Custer county, Montana, which contains 36,000 square miles?being larger in extent than the States of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware and Bhode Island. One-tenth of our present population could find a means of livelihood in this one county, and then it would not be so populous as Belgium. ? Newscomes from Wilson county, Tennessee, that Mormon elders who have been operating there have been driven out by white caps. The elders disappeared some time ago, when the agitation was hot against them, but a few days ago returned, believing the storm to have blown over. However, the people who warned them proposed to make their threats goods. Forty or fifty masked men, robed in white, last Thursday night visited the houses of William Barrett, Thomas Barrett and E. E. Barrett, where the elders have been, searching for them. Some one, however, had given warning, and not an elder was to be found. These men were cautioned against allow ing elders to ever darken tneir aoors again, and the elders left the county Friday. A number of conyerts have declared that they are done with it. The experience of a lady of the neighborhood, now in Bowles, .Ky., has had a beneficial effect. She went to Utah as a convert, but is back in her old home, warning othere. ? In his opening sermon before the Episcopal convention in New York, Bishop Whipple made the following reference to the negro in the church: "We have some problems peculiar to ourselves. Twenty-five years ago four millions of slaves received American citizenship. The nation owes them a debt of gratitude. During all the horrors of our civil war they were the protectors of Southern women and children. Knowing the failure of their masters would be the guarantee of their freedom, there was not one act that master or slave might wish to blot. We ought not, and God will not, forget it. To-day there are eight millions. They are here here to stay. They will not be disfranchised. Through them Africa can be redeemed. They ought to be our fellow citizens in the Kingdom of God. In a great crisis of missions the the Holy Ghost sent Phillip on a long journey to preach Christ to one man of Ethiopia. The same blessed spirit of God calls us in the love of Christ to carry the Gospel in the church to the millions of colored citizens of the United States." ? The constitutionality of the Iowa prohibitory liquor law has been reaffirmed by the supreme court in an action in replevin involving the right to the possession of a large quantity of beer all in sealed vessels bearing the United States internal revenue stamps over the plugs. The goods were shipped to a resident of Keokuk, an agent of the plaintiff, and were offered for sale in unbroken packages. The lower court found as a fact that the beer was kept for sale for the purpose of being sold in violation of the laws of Iowa, but that the laws are unconstitutional and void as applied to the facts of this case. The Supreme court holds that the law is constitutional. "It is true," says Judge Rothrock, "they claim that in this case there is an exception that the plaintiffs and appellees are citizens and residents of Illinois and produce and manufacture beer in that State and sell it as manufacturers, but no claim is made in the argument, and we discover no reason why any laws of this State which forbid the sale of intoxicating liquors are not applicable to all persons, no matter where they abide." She ffltfcuiUe (frttquiecr. YORKVILLE, S. C. : mnnvnoniv nrvTAUTD 0 1000 n?iUlWl/ai, Vl/lVJUUU (T, loot;. ~ MERE-MENTION. Owing to a mistake made by the legislative bill clerk in engrossing the Michigan high license bill, druggists who sell liquor ao not come within the operations of the law. The Massachusetts Democrats have nominated a full State ticket with Wm. E. Russell for governor. On last Friday morning Frank Lineberger was accidentally killed near Lowell, N. C., by a gun in the hands of Frank Simmons. During this year the shipments of gold from this country have aggregated about $70,000,000, and the gold in the Bank of France has increased $63,000,000. Troy, N. Y., is having an epidemic of typhoid feyer. In one locality there were last week three hundred cases and fifteen deaths. Cause, filth and bad water. John Eisenberger, a wellto-do white man of Baltimore, has been sentenced to thirty days in jail and to receive thirteen lasnes on his bare back for brutally whipping his wife. A. C. Pool, editor oft he Vernon La., News, and Lee C. McAlpin, sheriff of Vernon parish, shot and killed each other at Robelien last Friday in McAlpin's office, the result of a newspaper controversy. Major Hill, of Banks county, Ga., challenged Will Gobee to a duel. The men met and were placed in position, when Hill broke and ran, ending the fight. Both men are colored. A bill has been introduced in the Georgia senate to prohibit the sale of liquor in quantities less than a quart. Two more dead bodies were found at Johnstown last Friday. Crop Report.?The South Carolina! weather service furnishes the following report for the week ending last Saturday: Rainfall for the State was below normal. Temperature for the State was a little below normal. Sunshine for the State was normal. Weather conditions, throughout the week, have been most mvoraDie ior me farmers, who are busily engaged picking cotton, which in some instances is opening very slowly ; yet a continuance of this favorable weather will have a marked effect upon it. Considerable hay, fodder, pea vines, etc., have been housed. The weather is too dry for turnips and potatoes, which may yet turn out profitable. Farmers, as a general thing, seem satisfied with the general results thus far, although cotton is considered to be below the average as regards yield. The weather crop bulletin issued last Saturday night by the signal service at Washington says: The weather during the week in the corn and winter wheat regions of the central valleys, was generally favorable for farm work, and the seeding of fall crops and winter wheat is reported in good condition, except in Michigan, where more rain is needed. The drought in that State has materially reduced the yield of corn and potatoes. The greater portion of the tobacco crop is housed in Kentucky and Tennessee without material damage from frosts. Wheat seeding is progressing in these States attended by favorable weather and excellent prospects. In the cotton region the weather was favorable for cotton picking, which is neaping completion. The crop is reported as good and coming in rapidly in North Carolina, where other crops are in fine condition. Kain is badly needed iu Louisiana to improve the condition of late cane and other crops. Throughout the Middle, Atlantic and New England States, the weather was favorable for securing crops. Corn and buckwheat have generally been secured, and winter wheat and rye show good growth. The potato crop shows a fair yield in New Jersey, except on low ground. The Farmers' New Move.?An Atlanta dispatch says, and the same statement is made in the Constitution, that the recent session of the national cotton committee of the farmers' alliance, held in Atlanta, was more important than the first published proceedings indicated. They agreed to recommend through the usual channels that the various sub-alliances begin an immediate agitation toward having special sessions of the legislatures of the different States called to p ss laws to suspend the collection of debts for six months, so that farmers may not be forced to sell their cotton until they can bring Liverpool to terms. The argument used is that Liverpool is using all its influence against the farmers, and to defeat them in their war against the bagging trust. One of the strongest weapons in the hands of the Liverpool people is the collection laws of the various States. If these could be suspended the farmow! nnnlH tfioir nntfnn arrl hroal up the commercial rings and thus compel Liverpool to accept cotton bagging and to raise the price of cotton. The Georgia legislature isstill in session and will likely be the first called upon to take steps in defence of the farmers as against their enemies. To the above alleged proposition the Augusta Chronicle says: "The Constitution gives a report that the alliances contemplate petitioning the governors of the Southern States to call the legislatures into extra session for the purpose of passing laws to suspend for six months the collection of debts. Such an extraordinary proceeding could only be justified on one or two grounds, to wit: In case of a revolution or a general calamity to the crops and industries of a State. Neither of these grounds exist as a justification. Such a step would ruin the credit of our people. We cannot believe that any such movement as is rumored by the nAnni:4i?4lAM in J** nnnt A rv* rvlnt'jAri KTT f L A V/UU9l'ltUUUU 19 1U VUU iciu \JICK bivu uj mc alliances. It would be suicidal." A Priest Sentenced to Hang.?What may be considered the most exciting trial on a charge of rape, ever known in Norih Carolina, was concluded in the superior court at Ilaleigh last Saturday night. The defendant, John J. Boyle, was a catholic priest, a native of Pennsylvania. It was alleged that on the 11th of last May he outraged the organist of his church, a seventeen-year-old girl, Miss Geneva Whitaker, in his room over the Catholic church in Raleigh. He narrowly escaped lynching after his arrest. Twenty-five witnesses were examined, and an array of fine legal talent was engaged on both sides. The argument closed at 7 p. m., Saturday?the fourth day of the trial?and after the judge's charge the jury retired, reporting at 12 o'clock Saturday night with a verdict of guilty. The convicted man was sentenced to be hanged November 20th. He made a short statement to the court and bitterly denounced several gentlemen who acted as counsel for the prosecution. He was cool and composed to an astounding degree, and smiled immediately after the sentence was pronounced. ? The citizens of Gaffney City are indignant on account of the appointment of a stranger as postmaster at that place. N. C. Snead has been serving them for years, and has been efficient, courteous and careful in the discharge of his duties. J. E. Davis, the new postmaster, comes from Greenville. He is not a citizen of Spartanburg county, and has no claims whatever on the office. LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hickory Grove, October 8.?Jack Frost has come. We may say that most vegetation in this section has been killed. The rains of last week were of great benefit to the late cotton, and most of the bolls that were then partially developed will open. Corn piles can be seen at almost every farm house, and soon the songs of the corn shuckers will "wake with mirth the drowsy ear of night." Nothing to us is sweeter than the song of the. negro, when at work, and yet they all hav^a certain plaintiveness that almost mai'j one sad. Rev. Dr. R9SS was in towri?5? Sunday evening, at the residence oT2)r. J. W. Allison.^ He is still as fuWofvigor, apparently, as ever, and jrfdes over these rugged hills to minister to the spiritual wants of the people, for whom he has so efficiently labored for the past forty-six years. Probably he does not visit many homes where he has not united the parents in the holy bonds, and the children that greet him have not been consecrated to God by him. He is to-day the most prominent man in Western York, beloved by all?living evidence that wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. Rev. J. G. Carter preached a most excellent sermon at Unity Baptist church on last Sunday. At the close of the services he was elected to preach for the congregation for the ensuing year. Mr. Carter has been in the ministry thirty-five years, but is still vigorous, and with God's help may do much yet for the Master's caues. The York Baptist association will convene at this church on Thursday next. Kev. J. L. Huffman requested the members of the church to meet on Saturday next for the purpose of cleaning off the graveyard. This ought to be done. While no lofty monuments are here to tell of the virtues of the dead, who knows but "Perhaps In this neglected spot is laid. 8ome heart once pregnant with celestial fire, Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstacy the living Tyre." The Piedmont springs are attracting the attention of a great many people, and the proprietors will have to make considerable accommodations for the people who wish to make this place a health resort next summer. Mr. J. M. White has returned to Erskine college. Mr. McDill has returned from presbytery. ! T.\ff Cn.ith ond T? \f Allionn TirilJ nnn. 'Tk. UCU UlUiVIl CUU AVi ATX.* AJLillOVU ?T lii Wu ftend for the prize offered for the best twelve ears of corn at the Atlanta fair. ftMr. R. L. Smith is at work again on the onurch steeple. --Ave are glad to welcome Mr. R. L. Pursley among us. He has moved his family here, and will make this his home. He will to-day commence to build a large dwelling house for Mr. Jno. W. Smith. .?1 am glad to state that Mr. J. N. McGill, who has been sick, is able to be up again. Mr. Wm. McGill is also up and about. There has been 200 bales of bought here to date. 9.90 is the limit to-day. Mr. Allen Crosby and Dr. Tom Whitesides, of Blacksburg, were in town this week. Mr. W. W. Castles, who has been with Messrs. Smith & Power, in Virginia, returned home this week. He has been quite sick, but is now able to be up. ^Messrs. Smith & Wilkerson have a large JLour and saw mill near this place. It is first-class in every respect. Mr. Wilkerson is a self-made man. He has built here in what was, when he settled, a wilderness, a most beautiful home, and by his energy and push has made his neighborhood one of the most pleasant in the county. I am told that a prominent young gentleman of this vicinity will lead to the altar, on Thursday next, one of Blacksburg's fair ladies. x. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. CorrcBpondence or the YorKvillc enquirer. Rock Hill, October 8.?The religious meeting being conducted by Rev. R. G. Pearson increases in interest at each service. With the exception of Saturday morning and night, he has preached two sermons each day, morning and night, to immense audiences. He is doing good work, which is appreciated by our people. So far there have been over two hundred professions, from youth to hoary age. The largest attendance at any service was Sunday morning. Although the services were to begin at half past ten, at nine o'clock the congregation began to assemble. The committee of arrangements, anticipating a large attendance, had placed 1,000 more seats in and around the tent. At half past ten, when the preliminary services began, conducted by the local ministers, the large tent and the seats surrounding it were all filled, and numbers were forced to stand. Others sat in buggies and carriages at the sides of the tent. The attendance, at a low estimate, was over 3,000. At 11 o'clock, promptly, Mr. Pearson entered the tent and began his sermoD, taking as his text, "Looking unto Jesus."?Hebrews xii, 2. This discourse . was listened to with marked attention, and was greatly enjoyed by the large audience. At night, on account of the wind, the tent had to be put down, reducing the seat- 1 ing capacity of the tent to 1,800. Every seat was occupied, and the aisles were full, while many stood. Mr. Pearson took as his text, Amos ix, 12 : "Prepare to meet your 1 God." From these words he preached a most excellent sermon. After the sermon * each night, inquiry meetings are held, ' for the purpose of allowing those who feel that they wish to lead a better life, an i opportunity of meeting and talking with 1 Mr. Pearson, the local ministers and other i Christians. These meetings are largely attended, and much good has resulted 1 from them. < The music by the choir Sunday was very sweet and impressive. To-day Mr Pearson will preach especially to the business men of this nlace. Wednesday night he will ' fireach his last sermon here, as he will i eave for his next field, Tarboro, N. C., on i Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson have ' certainly endeared themselves to our people, and all will regret to see them leave. Mr. Pearson says he never saw better behaved audiences in his travels than those ( at Bock Hill. During the entire series of meetings there has not been a single dis- < turbance. Miss Gertrude Davis was at the i organ and Mr. Bobert Hope, with his i cornet, added much to the music. i Mrs. Pearson, every afternoon, gives i Bible lessons and readings in the Baptist church to the ladies, which are very enjoyable and profitable. 1 Yesterday Mr. Pearson preached a most i excellent sermon, especially to mothers. i A number of visitors from Yorkville, i Lancaster, Chester, Fort Mill and other i places attended the services on Sunday, i A number of visiting ministers have been < attending the services. The exercises of the graded school are i suspended an hour each day to allow the i children to attend the services. The cotton buyers at this place have de- ' cided to weigh all cotton coming to this < market free. Hereafter no charge will be made for weighing cotton. i Considerable cotton seed is being mar- i keted. The price paid is 20 cents per < KnoKol UUC11VA The prospect for a good sweet potato < crop in this section is very good. The < pea crop is also promising. But for high winds Sunday night, we : would have had frost. Fire and over < coats are in order to-day. i By order of court, W. Brown Wylie, clerk, sold a tract of land seven miles i south-east of this place, at the suit of L. i Delila Scott et al. against Absalom Shur- < ley, for partition. The tract contains eigh- 1 ty-three acres and was purchased by Mr. J T. F. Lesslie at $12.30 per acre. < Cotton came in freely Saturday, most of which was covered with alliance uniform. ' Solicitor McDonald was in Rock Hill ' last Thursday and attended Mr. Pearson'9 < meeting. Hon. J. J. IlemDhill has been SDendiner I several days in our magic city, and expresses himself much pleased with its growth and progress. hal. LETTER FROM CLOVER. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Clover, October 8?The statement in The Enquirer of last week that a colored man had been killed here was a mistake. A negro was killed in Gaston county, N. C., several miles above here, and that probably was the killing referred to. The party that did the shooting in that case was arrested near here and taken back to North Carolina. Both parties in the affair lived in Gaston county. There was a man shot here, in the suburbs of town, on last Saturday morning, and both parties to the affair were from North Carolina. A man named Ford shot another named Sellers, from Dallas. From what I have been able tolearn.it seems that Ford had been in a difficulty somewhere in Gaston county, and had been arrested there by Sellers, who is a peace officer. A Mr. Mauny was on his bond for his appearance at court. As the term of the court for that county was drawing near, and as Mauny felt some < anxiety about the matter, he came here to see Ford about it. He had Sellers along with him. Ford has been working around here for some time, boarding with Mr. Wm. liayfield, in the eastern part of town. When Sellers and Mauny Btepped into the house where Ford was, he (Ford) jerked out his pistol and fired. Sellers was struck in the left breast, the ball striking the breast bone. Sellers had no authority, nor no intention of arresting him, and not knowing how severe the wound was, came up town immediately for medical assistance. Our physicians were all out of town, and he boarded the north bound freight, which wa9 passing in the meantime, and went on to Dallas. I have not heard as to how severe the wound was. While the town authorities were taking steps to have Ford arrested, he disappeared, and is still at large so far as I know. j. n. g. LETTER FROM BLACKSBURG. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Blacksburg, October 8.?We have been feeling the effects of another cold wave for the past three days?a cool northwest wind with a fall of several degrees in temperature?but we are glad that it came in so mild a form, and thankful that we were not subjected to a severe hail storm as was Philadelphia and other places in Pennsylvania last week. A great many things have originated and many important movements sprung into existence in the northern and western sections of our country, of which they may be justly proud, and the South equally emulous; but there are three things? the blizzard, the cyclone and the cold wave?to which they are entirely welcome, and in which we do not care to take stock. Only too thankful that we are far enough away to get just a gentle hint of what * the monsters are in their native might and grandeur. We had a heavy frost here this morning?the first killing one of the season. The hands at Mr. W. H. Stewart's brl<Jk yard struck this morning for higher wages. They demand one dollar a day. Engineer Revely, of the Three C's road, under the direction of Maj. Jones, is laying off drives and walks on the top and sides of Whitaker mountain, and a force of thirty hands has been employed, and the work of grading the streets begun. Col. Coxe, president of the Three C's road, spent a few hours in town last week, on his way to Asheville. While here he purchased one sixth interest in the Land and Investment company, which is having rinrio thft tvnrlr nhnvA rpfprrfld tn. Messrs. Reese & Black have begun work on their new livery stable on Church street. They also bought yesterday from Messrs. Carroll, the old livery stable and lot on Shelby street, and this morning began tearing down the building for the purpose of improving the lot. Mr. R. A. Westbrook is building a handsome two-story brick store house on Mountain street, near the Air-Line railroad. It has been determined to build an addition to the Air-Line hotel, and the contract to add eleven rooms to the present building has been given to Mr. H. M. Angle, and the work already begun. A lawn party, which proved to be a very pleasant and paying affair, was given at the residence and grounds of Mrs. M. E. Deal last Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake were sold to raise a fund for the Presbyterian Sunday-school. Posters were circulated around town last week, calling for 2,000 hands to work on the Three C's railroad above Rutherfordton. Mr. F. P. Beard has purchased twelve acres of land in the north-western part of town from Mr. Ira Hardin. Mr. M. R. Reese is having four rooms added toDempseys' boarding house on the corner of Carolina and Mountain streets. Letters are being received by every mail, from persons abroad, making inquiry as to investments in real estate in Blacksburg. w. a. LETTER FROM LANCASTER. Correspondence of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Lancaster, October 7.?The court of general sessions convened at this place on last Monday and continued in session up to Friday morning. There was more business transacted in the court than I have ever known in the same length of t}me. There were in all about twenty trials? fourteen or fifteen verdicts of guilty; and among the rest there were three trials for homicide?two acquittals, and one was found guilty of murder. All the work was performed in four days. JudgePressley retains unimpaired all the powers of his great intellect. His memory is indeed most remarkable. He catches every important fact and never loses any thing in the evidence. And when he comes to charge the jury, the array of facts which he recites and presents is most wonderful. The analysis of the testimony which he makes is masterly, and critically correct. If the law gave the judges the right to give an opinion on the facts of a case, Judge Pressley, in ninetynine cases out of every hundred, would lead the juries to right conclusions. Court, on Friday morning, adjourned over until 3 o'clock on Thursday evening, to hear equity cases, and cases not requiring the presence of juries. The judge will be here again on next Thursday for the duty indicated, which will doubtless be his last time at our court, as he has declared his purpose not to be willing to accept another term. The alliance of this county has exhibited a disposition to doubt the fair play of our cotton weigher at this place. It would seem that there is a suspicion that the weigher has been acting, in the past, in the interest of the merchants, or cotton buyers. It is said that the county alliance here has elected their own man to weigh the cotton, to wit: Mr. Hicklin, who will take charge and control of the busi 1L! 1- mi-~ e ?:? ? ess mis weeK. j.iiw lunuer weigu? 10 d man of good character and standing here, and I would think any alleged fault must be in the scales and not in the man. red rose. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Knqulrer. Etta Jane, October 7?.The first frost of the season put in its appearance this morning. A good deal of late fodder is 3till on the stalks, but it is not likely that the frost will render it totally unfit for use. The weather is quite dry and this will serve as a protection to it. Mr. Leander Petty's oldest son, John, aged about 12 years, died yesterday evening. For a long time he had the chills, and gradually grew worse and weaker until nature gave way and he sank beyond the reach of medical skill. Drs. Ward and Garner were his physicians. Before leath I understand he showed signs of I Cam a K am 4 it?A / ! Aim uraa iuuisja w auu iui auuui ivru uajo nao uuuuiv to take anything in the way of medicine ind nutriment. A new roof is being put on Salem church. The old one has been on there for upwards 3f thirty years. Itev. J. W. Query will preach at Salem, next Sunday, one service, during which time the installation of the newly elected ieacons will take place. Mrs. Itachel Carothers, nee Burris, an elderly lady who was raised on Turkey ereek, in York county, and for more than four years has been confined to her room, seems to enjoy good health for one in her condition. She has many relatives living in York county. Miss Sallie Howe stole a march on me in getting married. She didn't even give me a chance to prophesy that the happy 2vent would take place, much less let me know it in time to give a note of it in my former letters. She married a Mr. Hoke, 3f North Carolina. We have a corps of good looking and well doing widowers in this section, as well as some nice widows, to say nothing 3f other marriageable people whose names [ may have the pleasure of announcing in Ktrmfim'ol rlonorfmonf hpfnfA lnnf*_ sigma. NOTES FROM LOWRYSVILLE. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Lowrysville, October 7.?Wm. Clack lost an arm on Wednesday of last week by a cotton gin accident. Mr. R. P. Morgan, of Chester, one of the proprietors of the drug store, was here last week taking stock. He informed me that be had paid out $500, had received $200 from the business, and finds from the books that there are outstanding bills to the imount of $174, and that the stock is not worth it. He will box it up and tell the creditors to come and help themselves. Three companies are represented here in the purchase of cotton seed. Each has put up wagon scales. The price was boomed to 22 cents per bushel last Saturday. Considerable building is going on at Lowrysville now, and when the brick church is commenced, Lowrysville will be cn quite a building boom. The brickmaking for the church is progressing aicely. w. o. g. ? J. A. Goodwin, a prominent citizen of Jreenville, died last Thursday. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. F. jackson, Administrator?Estate of Dr, II. G. Jackson. C. E. Spencer, Executor?Estate of B. T, Wheeler. John Caldwell and T. L. Carroll, Executors ol the will of William Caldwell, deceasedSale of Real Estate. T. Baxter McClain, Artist and PhotographerFine Photographs. W. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Citation?T D.Turner, Applicant?Mrs. Nora Boyd deceased. D. M. Benfield, Manager, Yorkville, S. C.? Lumber for Sale. E. T. Atkinson, Secretary?The Associates Counties' Fair at Chester, S. C., from the 22nd to the 25th of October, instant. H. A. D. Neely, Treasurer of York countyTax Levies for 1888-9. II. F. Adickes?Grand Closing Sale. M. & II. C. Strauss?Experienced and Econom leal Buyers. S. M. McNeel?Goods at Pleasing Prices. Henry Ford?Mail and Express. Withers Adickes?Facts are Stubborn Things J. H. Riddle?The Top and Bottom. J. A. Darwin?Horses for Sale. C. Henry Smith, Yorkville, S. C.?Runaway w. u. ijauiuer-a ureal, wee* lur Jiarguina All kinds of Dry Goods at the Mercy o the Purchaser. A. Y. Cartwright ?fe Co.?Tho Almighty Dollar Tho Many Have too Few anil tho Few toe Many. ADMITTED TO THE BAR. In the State supreme court, last Monday Mr. Edward William Hart, of Yorkville, on petition for admission to the bar, was admitted, sworn and enrolled as an attor ney for all the courts of this State. THE FIRST FROST. Monday and yesterday marked a decid ed falling of temperature in this section and on yesterday morning the first heav> frost of the season occurred. Thin for mations of ice were also noticed in sev eral parts of town. CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY. On Monday evening last a Chautauquc Literary and Scientific Circle was organized in Yorkville with the following officers president, W. J. Thackston; vice-president, Miss Fannie Miller; recording secretary and treasurer, W. D. Grist ; corres ponding secretary, Miss Minnie Wilson. THE COUNTY ALLIANCE. TLa olltonna of Vnrlr Aniinfu X 1IU 1U1 UIV>1 Q (liJllUuvv vi jl vi u vvuii vj met in the opera house on Friday last, Mr W. N. Elder, president, the presiding offi cer. The meeting was largely attendee by delegates from the various sub-allian ces, and was in session several hours None of the proceedings were furnished for publication. FORT MILL SAVINGS BANK. On Friday last a declaration was filed with the secretary of State and commissior issued for the incorporation of the "Savings Bank of Fort Mill." The capita! stock is $50,000, divided into one thousand shares of the par value of $50 each. The corporators are: Messrs. Samuel E. White W. J. Ardrey and John M. Spratt. SALES-DAY. There was a very small attendance oi people in town last Monday, sales-day foi October, and there was but one official sale The clerk of the court sold a tract of 86 acres of laud in Catawba township, at the suitoi Mary Shillinglaw and others against Jane Shillinglawand others. Sold under a decree of court for partition, and bought bj Capt W. L. Roddey at $2.50 per acre. T. BAXTER McCLAIN. In another column will be found an advertisement. nf Mr. T. Baxter McClain artist and photographer. Mr. McCiain is too well known to the readers of The Enquirer to require endorsement, and his gallery is fitted up with the most approved appliances, to which the latest addition ig a costly Dalmeyer lens, made to his spe cial order, while in London a few months ag0, . almost a fire. Between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday the roof of Col. W. H. McCorkle's kitcher was discovered to be on fire. It is sup posed to have ignited from sparks falling from the chimney. Fortunately the die covery was made in time for the assistance which promptly repaired to the scene, te extinguish the flame before it had gained much headway. The building is of wood and adjoining his brick residence, and bul for the timely discovery of the blaze, both would probably have been destroyed. EXAMINATION"OP TEACHERS. The semi-annual examination of teach' ers by the county board was held in the office of the county school commissioner or Friday last. The board consists of School Commissioner Johnson, Rev. J. C. Galloway and D. E. Finley, Esq. There were twenty-five applicants for teachers' certificates, of whom one was white male, five white females, thirteen colored males six colored females. It will require seve ral days for the examination and grading of the papers. THE TAX LEVY. The whole taxable property of York county, including railroads, etc., is $5,872,443, on which the following total levy ha: been made: State tax $30,830 31 Ordinary county tax 17,617 31 Chester and Lenoir Railroad bonds... 8,808 6< Constitutional 2-nrill School tax, 11,744 81 Special?Rock Hill school district, 1,249 9< Special?Yorkville school district, 1,146 0! Polls 4,605 0< Total, $76,002 11 ACCIDENTAL FIRE. On last Friday afternoon the dwelling house belonging to Linda Hill, colored, or the Chester road, below the C. and L. de pot, was discovered to be on tire. Before aid could reach the spot, the house was 8( nearly consumed that nothing could be done to save it. Only a few articles of fur niture were saved. The owner of the house is an industrious colored woman, and worked out as a cook, and there had beer no fire in it for three weeks. While the origin of the fire cannot be ascertained, il is supposed to be accidental. TREASURER'S 'SETTLEMENT. It may not be known that our worthy and efficient country treasurer, Mr. H. A, D. Neely, made his final settlement ol State taxes with the comptroller general on the 18th of last June; but such is the fact and the following is a statement ol his settlement: Total taxes charged 827,499 91 Paid State treasurer 82(5,898 10 Commissions 400 00 Deductions and abatements by comp. general 94 92 Nulla boua executions... u.? zn Executions in hands of sheriff It (il?927,4?>9 91 BEWARE OF SHARPERS. It would seem a work of supererogation in this enlightened day to sound a note ol warning against the harpies and sharpers who will be here with the circus next Saturday ; but we fear there are some who will read these lines that will walk right into the spider's parlor. But feeling it our duty, nevertheless, we caution all to beware of tricks and games of chance and pickpockets on that day. Shun the threecard monte trick, and if a fakir offers to wager that he can swallow the steeple of a church, take his word for it but don't bet! Keep out of the "side shows" and away from venders of nostrums and cheap trinkets and you will afterwards have no cause to regret the precaution. THE EXCHANGE VAULT. The masonry of the safety vault of the Exchange bank has been completed, and it is now ready for finishing the interior with receptacles and shelves, in addition to the burglar proof safe it will contain for the storing of valuables. The walls are ol brick, two feet thick, including two fourinch air chambers in sides and rear end. The outer dimensions are 8A by 12 feet, and the dimensions of the vault 4* by 8J. The entrance to the vault is an iron folding door of Hall's make, with combination lock on the outside aud key lock for the vestibule. In this vault will be placed a Herring burglar proof safe with time and combination lock, and containing a banker's safety chest. A MISTAKEN RUMOR. The story which reached here last Tuesday of a murder having been committed by a negro in the town of Clover on the day named, had no foundation in fact. The conductor of the train, who made the statement at the depot, here was innocently mistaken as to location. The murder occurred, as we learn from the Gastonia Gazette, at M. H. Forbes's place, on Crowder's creek, in Gaston county, on Monday night, Meek Crawford shooting and killing Gillie Miller, both colored. The Gazette says that Crawlord was at Miller's house, on Mr. Forbes's place, and both were drinking. A dispute arose and Crawford broke a whisky jug over Miller's head. Willie Hoyce and Perry Gunning were also there, but fearing trouble, left. They soon heard the report of a gun and saw Crawford leaving. He told them that he had shot Miller, but ho was not much hurt. They went back 1 the house and found him fatally woun< ed, having been shot in the head with . mixture of shot and slugs from a muske He died about 10 a. m., Tuesday. Miller was arrested on Tuesday nigl j. near Clover, and after a preliminary trii . at Gastonia was committed to the Gastc county jail. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. M. G. Branough, of Warrentoi ? Va.,is in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs. J H. Metts. Miss Lorena Crenshaw, of Charlott l N. C., is in Yorkville, visiting friends ar 3 relations. Mr. C. II. Williams, of Lesslie's, was - Yorkville on last Monday on business. Mrs. A. C. McPheeters and her gran daughter, Miss Nettie Dickson, have r turned from an extended visit to Ashevill Mr. T. M. Whitaker has returned hon from Saratoga. Mrs. Dr. W. M. Walker left for Will wood, Florida, last Thursday, to visit h sister, Mrs. Curry, who is dangerously ill ; Mrs. J. C. Galloway is visiting her rel f tives in Virginia. , THE COLORED ALLIANCE, i The Colored Farmers' Alliance of Yoi county met in the court house on Saturdf last, J. M. Clinton, county superintendei presiding. Thirteen sub-alliances we ' represented by thirty-five or forty del 1 gates. 5 Among the business transacted was tl collection of quarterly dues. The question of the practicability buying farming lands on the co-operatr . or association plan was discussed. It was resolved by the meeting th I members should use cotton coverin . whenever it can be obtained, in prefe . ence to jute. It was also resolved that the membe of the alliance should hold all the cott( they can until they can obtain a certa t price for it. Three new sub-alliances were admitt< to membership. YORK MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. The regular quarterly meeting of Yoi County Medical and Surgical associati< was held in Bratton's hall on Monday las with Dr. A. P. Campbell, vice-presiden - in the chair, and Dr. R. A. Bratton, seer . tary. Other members were present follows: Drs. T. R'. Cornwell, J. F. Lini I oon T IT Save don Wnllrpr W I I D?J J V I i-J. WWJ V | Wf ?t MiMwa f ft . White. The minutes of the last meeting we I read and confirmed. The names of Drs. Alex. Mack, of Fo Mill, and W. A. Hood, of Hoodtown, we proposed for membership, and they we [ unanimously elected. 1 The committee on by-laws was co : tinued. j The essayists appointed for this meetii 1 being absent, they were continued, at * Drs. Mack and Geo. Walker were appoic > ed alternates. After discussing further business of ir nAitfornn tKo mntnol nrnfonfiAn nf mpr EUA wau\<u IVt VUV UUUVMMl J/IVhVV??wu v* ers of the association, the meeting a 1 journed until the first Monday of Januar 1890. ? CHURCH* NOTICES, f Episcopal?Sunday-school at 5 p. m. ' Young men's union prayer-meeting w: ' be held in the Presbyterian church ne. r Tuesday evening at 7,30 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Re J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services at Ti rzi next Sunday at 11 a. m., and in Yorkvil at 7.30 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. ' ^ Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, Ps tor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. r ' and 7.30 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. r I Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7. o'clock. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. W. W. Da ' iel, Pastor. In consequence of the absen of the pastor there will be no preaching the Methodist church next Sunday, for noon or evening. Prayer meeting th i evening at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday-school i 4p.m. ? i!-i r> -n n A-i jDapilSt JLVtJV. XV. V3T. xrau jvti, X oau f Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m., ai - 7.30 p. m. The sacrament of the Lord 3 supper will be celebrated after the mor > ing service. There will be services < I Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenii I at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday-school next Su t day at 3.30 p. m. 1 INTERESTING WAR SKETCH. With the issue of The Enquirer i October 23d, we will commence the pu lication of an interesting sketch entith i "Company B, Twefth S. C. V." Tl i sketch will run for several weeks. It 1 written expressly for The Enquirer 1 Hon. W. S. Dunlop, now auditor of tl 3 State of Arkansas, but formerly capta - of the company, and later in command 3 the sharpshooters of McGowan's brigad , The sketch begins with the date of tl - formation of the company at Caic f Springs, in York district, July 13, 186 and continues until the formation the battalion of sharpshooters, of whi< Captain Dunlop was assigned to the con : mand, March 1st, 1864. While it giv - many incidents in the history of the cor 3 pany, the part it took in the coast defenc of the State until ordered to Virgini 2 April, 1862, and its subsequent career l all the campaigns of the Army ofNort 5 em Virginia, it necessarily includ I much of the history of the entire regimei | during this important period of the wa: ) and as York furnished three companies . the Twelfth regiment,the sketch will pro' I not only highly interesting to the su vivors and the descendants of all tl members of Company B, but those of tl r other York companies as well. i thr rrmmis. ) John Robinson's ten big shows are cot ) ing and will arrive on the advertised dat s next Saturday. For the season of 1889 has been reorganized and its attractio" 5 increased, greatly excelling any previoi I efforts of the management. The circus i given in four rings with performance ) each ring at the same time. Besides tl t attractions of the circus, there are said be sixty cages of wild animals, which wi prove an important feature to all admire of animated nature. And in addition ' all this is the famous southern clow John Lowlow, a native Georgian and f brother of one of the most distinguish* 1 journalists in that State. Of its recent e: > hibition in Greensboro, N. C., the Stat f published in that town, says: Many of our people both from this and tl i surrounding counties, witnessed the exhibits of Robinson's Circus and Menagerie at tb place last Friday. At .11 a. m., the streets the city were thronged with people who looki with interest at the grand free street para< which is of itself a most wonderful show. Later in the day the immense canvas w well filled with an audience to see the circi performance. Everything in the circus is firs class. The riding is good, especially that i Miss DeMott, who is by far the best equestr f enne we have ever seen. The novel featur j are the chariot, hurdle, barrel, wheelbarro and other races which took place on the trac which surrounds the three large rings. VI cannot now mention the many interestir performances, but suffice it to say, that tl , large crowd which attended the afternoon e: ' hibition came away greatly pleased with tl , whole exhibition. Mr. John Lowlow, tl popular clown, was also on hand with mat: comic witticisms and amusingattitudes. Jot is a whole show himself. The big show no 1 on the road well sustains the reputation mac by old John Robinson, the veteran showma DEATH OF A STRANGER. On Sunday last, in the dwelling lious * *" T- T"% ! ?1_ I M il?/\ n/\w^Vl 01 Mr. (j&rD68 jraribli, in uic uv;itiicaotui suburbs of town, a tramp sign and ornj , mental painter named Ed. H. Arlingtoi came to a sudden death. The facts give ' below, as elicited at the inquest, give a the material circumstances connected wit , the unfortunate man's untimely endinj He was a votary of whisky, which scor< its victims every hour. It seems that about 10 o'clock a. m., h lay down upon a bed in Mr. Parish house in a state of stupefaction from e: cessive drinking, and at 5 p. m., he w? found to be dead. The opinion of th physicians who arrived at 6 o'clock, wf that he had been dead about Ave houi before the fact was discovered. On Sunday night a messenger went t the home of Coroner S. L. Pursley to not fy him of the occurrence, and that Mr Parish desired that an inquest be helc On Monday morning the coroner cam in and proceeded to organize a jury compoi ed of the following persons: M. S. Carrol foreman ; W. F. Caston, R. H. M. Cain, J C. Kenneday, R. M. Sherer, W. J. Lov< W. L. Thomas, PI. Norman, D. A. Jamei J. C. Dickson, T. L. Wallace, J. ft Nichols. Only five witnesses were examined. Dr. A. Y. Cartwright testified that de ceased came to his office on the 24th c last month, complaining of being sick an hungry, and asked for assistance. Th doctor'properly cared for hira, and whe he was able to work secured for him som jobs on which he worked. The doctc to saw him last on Saturday afternoon. He i- gave his name as Ed. Arlington and said a he was from New York, t. Martha Murphy, Charles Murphy and Walter Parish testified, their evidence bearing only upon the viewing of the )n body soon after death was discovered. Walter Parish, however, was the first to discover the death, as is explained in his mother's testimony. Mrs. M. T. Parish, wife of James Parish, was the most material witness, her evidence explaine, ing in detail the actions of the man imid mediately preceding his death. She testified as follows: In A colored man, Charlie Howie, I think, brought to my house, about 9 o'clock on " Saturday night, a gallon of whisky. Mr. p Parish told me that half of it was his and ' the other Mr. Ed. Arlington's. Mr. Arlington came to my house about daylight. Mr. Parish got up and let him in. When ' he came in he drank some of the whisky and carried off a half pint with him. Mr. * Parish wanted him to take all his whisky with him, but he wouldn't do it, as he said he wanted to come back and spend the day with Mr. Parish. He came back rk again between 9 and 10 o'clock, and when {y he came Mr. Parish was in bed. He told me that he wanted a drink, and I got the re jug for him. He drank a large tumblerful, u/hi^h tumhlpr holds a little more than ? ?* ? ? half a pint. He soon drank another turnTie blerful. He continued, drinking the tumbler five times full in about half an hour. 0f When he came back the last ti me he asked ye me if I would cook dinner for him, and I replied yes. Soon after he took the five at tumblers of whisky he started away, but ? came back and asked me if I would let him lie down. I prepared a bed for him and he lay down. This was only a few r8 minutes after he took the last tumbler of )n whisky. He lay on his back when he jn first lay down, and he afterwards turned over until his head got rather crooked and 1(j under his breast. While lying on his back he made a peculiar noise, but I paid no attention to it. About 5 o'clock, my little son Walter went into the room to get his k coat, and I looked up and saw that the ) hands of Mr. Arlington were pale and jt swollen. I told Walter to turn him over, t' When he raised his head up, he said, el "Mamma, I believe he is dead." I called as Miss Murphy and told her to come in * ? ? ' -i ?- i - J itr, i A f d- ana iOOK at mm, ana siariea waiter ior a 3jt doctor. I then began to bathe his head in cold water, and asked Miss Murphy if she re could go and get some one to come. Drs. Bratton and White came soon after and rt pronounced him dead, re Dr. R. Andral Bratton made an autopsy re of the body, after which he furnished the following written statement: n" "This is to certify that having examined the dead body of Eddie Arlington, I believe him to have died of heart failure." Thejury returned the following verdict: "That the said deceased came to his death n- from heart failure, produced by a quantity n- of whisky administered byhisown hands." d- The deceased was given a decent burial y? by J. Ed. Jefferys, undertaker, at the expense of the county. He was a man of intelligence, and the work he finished here shows that he was an artist in his profesill sion. But the intoxicating cup was his vf _ ~v ruin. It is due to Mrs. Parish to say that her husband was at his home during the day. le ?m?m?mmmm?mamm ALLIANCE TOPICS. J?" ? Under instructions from President McCaw, of the alliance, Hon. Ben Teroq rell, national lecturer, left Orangeburg last Monday for Kansas, to fill engagements to lecture in that State, beginning " to-morrow. vv in ? Says the Greenville News: The power e- of the alliance in this county can be appreiis ciated when it is remembered that the at Democratic vote here outside the city is about 3,300, while the alliance membership >r. is 2,000. That means that nearly twoid thirds of the adult white men of the county l's belong to the order. n* ?Hon. Ben Terrell spoke at Barnwell 30 last Friday to fully twenty-five hundred ig people. It was'the largest crowd assembled there since Hampton days in '7G. The stage was tastefully decorated with cotton bagging and native products of every kind. Mr. Terrell spoke eloquently, and was ?r cheered during his whole speech. The alliance men are delighted with his talk. \e ?At the last meeting of the Florence is sub-alliance, it was unanimously resolved )y to sell no cotton seed to the Standard Oil ie company or any other mill in the combiin nation, provided the home mills will buy of and pay a reasonable price for the seed. e. It was also decided to make Wednesday of he each week alliance day for selling cotton, i>3 and urged upon all farmers to bring their ;i) cotton in only on that day. By this plan of a large amount of cotton will be placed on jh the market at one time, thereby inviting q_ buyers to come from abroad and put prices es up to the highest possible figure, n- ?The Spartanburg correspondent of the es News and Courier says in that pa^er of a, last Monday: ,'ine readers 01 me ?>ews in and Courier will remember that the alii-, h- ance had some trouble last spring, when, es for certain reasons, they deposed their at business agent, Dr. S. J. Hester, and electr; ed another in his place. At that time to Hester claimed that he had certain rights ve that the alliance could not take from him, r- and he resisted the action of the alliance ie in every way possible. He has now ie brought suit against the Rasin Fertilizer company and various members of the county alliance for ten thousand dollars damages for services aud expenses. ? The Orangeburg correspondent of the News and Courier says: "The county alli" ance met here on the 4th. The session/ was, as usual, a secret one, but an outsider ^ managed to pick up a few stray points. I? The selection of an alliance merchanywas under consideration, but no definite coni: elusion was arrived at. It is thought that this alliance will go very heavily into the * State Exchange, and will not make a :r choice of any store at which to trade. Outsiders think this would be the best thing ' for the alliance to do. Alliance men are running down monopolies and trusts, but wnat eise Desiaes monopoly is giving uue ~~ man the whole trade. The question of the 1 establishment of a warehouse in this city was also discussed. Another meeting of )n the alliance will be held here on the 26th ia instant, when definite action will be taken of in these matters." jg ?The county alliance of Edgefield was in session at the Court House last Saturas day. This alliance has a membership of us over 1,500. Capt. B. R. Tillman, and Hon. it- Ben Terrell, who addressed a large mass ?f meeting in the morning, were present. As g" Captain Tillman is the father of the alliw ance movement in this State, and is the k strongest alliance man in South Carolina, ie the action of the convention over which ig he presided on Saturday, and of which he 30 is president, is of unusual significance. A c" committee on by-laws and an executive ^ committee were appointed, and the follv lowing resolution was passed: "That it is ,n the opinion of this county alliance that w sub-alliances should expel every member le who has bought jute bagging si nee the last n* meeting of this body. This does not apply to members who bought bagging before that time, or before they joined the al36 liance." n a- NOTES FROM H00DT0WN. Correspondence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer. in Hoodtown, October 8.?Cotton is being .. picked about as fast as it opens, and was being ginned and sold fr9ely until the price went h below ten cents. Fanners think they should , have ten cents for their cotton, as the crop is 5* going to be shorter than it lias been for twenty JS years. The most of tho crop is being packed in cotton bagging. There will be a demand made for pay for eight pounds per bale more for cotIe ton packed in cotton than for that packed in jute, 's as there are eight pounds more in a bale of the same weight packed in cotton than would bo if jute was used as a covering. The cotton is 13 sold on a basis of tho net weight, hence we are ie entitled to pay for the difference in weight of 13 the covering. The Sunday-school at Shiloh had a general r3 review on the 29th ultimo, and from the creditable manner in which tho pupils acquitted q themselves in answering most of the questions for the third quarter, 1 think the assertion that 1" I made somo time since was more than veri3, tied that it is one of the best conducted schools i in the county. Messrs. J. P. Blair and J. Y. Hamrick addressed the school in the afternoon, ie Rev. J. L. Harley preached at Shady Grovo 3. last Sunday from Romans xii, 2. He handled 1 his subject with with his gloves off and left but > little doubt in the minds of his hearers but that J T. the modem dance is one of tho growing evils of , a tho day. We had an interesting game of base ball last J 3? Saturday evening. The Sharon nine crossed j [. bats with the "Stonewalls" of Iloodtown. Tho | game was close. At the end of the fifth inning the game was called and the result was a scoro of 24 to 21 in favor of the Iloodtown club. They i will cross bats on the diamond at Sharon next j >f Thursday evening. j Rev. J. L. Harley left yesterday morning | e by private conveyance, for his old home in ! Orangeburg, lie will visit his father and other : n relatives. There will be au entertainment at I 6 Mr. W. Y. White's to-morrow evening, of ?r which moro anon. ramht,er. 1 THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERY. Reported for the Yorkville Enquirer. The First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, metatSardis church, near Charlotte, on Monday of ! last week. Besides about fifty pastors and | elders, a large number of persons from the | surrounding country were in attendance. Rev. R. A. Ross, I). D., and Samuel Blair represented the churches of Smyrna and Sharon; Rev. R. M. Stevenson and Zimri Carroll, represented Bethany church; J. N. McDill, Hickory Grove church; and Rev. J. C. Galloway and William J. Miller, the churches of Yorkville and Tirzah. The retiring moderator, Rev. J. M. Grier, of King's Mountain, N. C., opened the presbytery with the usual sermon. Rev. T. B. Stewart, of Mooresville, N. C., was elected moderator. Rev. John T. Chalmers, the clerk of presbytery, was in attendance, and much improved in health. Rev. R. M. Stevenson was elected recording clerk and statistician for the presbytery. Rev. J. C. Galloway, C. E. McDonald and W. A. M. Plaxco were elected as the presbyterial committee on Home missions for the next two years. Mr. Grier Kirkpatrick was received as a student of theology, and Rev. J. P. Knox was given permission to spend the ensuing year at the United Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Alleghany, Pennsylvania. Rev. C. B'. Betts, resigned the pastorate of the Neely's Creek branch of his charge. The committee having in charge the matter of buying anew lot and building a new church in a favorable location in Charlotte, reported the work of securing a sufficient sum of money for the purpose as practically accomplished. The presbytery is to hold its next session at King's Mountain, N. C., in April, 189?. _ G. NOTES WtOsTUNION. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Union, S. C., October 7.?The October term of court will convene here next Monday with his Honor A. P. Aldilch presidingjudge. Mr. A. Cole Lyles has been appoipted a cotton buyer at this place by the farmers' alliance. > >. Mrs. Prince, a lady living on the Governor Gist place, died suddenly last week from a congestive chill. A very pretty little play was rendered in the town hall last Tuesday night by the young ladies of the Episcopal church, entitled, "Mother Goose." The -music was furnished by the string band. The county alliance held their quarterly meeting in the court house last Saturday. There was a great deal of business, I suppose, as they were in session from 10 a. m. to 5.30 p. m. It is said there was some trouble among them about the bagging 4UCOUUU. The shipments of cotton from this piace to October 5, last year, were 414 bales; to same date this year, 223 bales; a falling; off of 191 bales. Complaint is being made by our merchants' on account of the members of the farmers' alliance holding back their cotton. One of the finest receptions ever given in Union, took place at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Nicholson, last Wednesday night,in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Emslie Nicholson, who have just returned from a bridal tour from the North. Miss Annie Briggs has gone to Columbia, to enter the female college, w. g. c. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Paul, Randolph and Ernest Hirsch, tried last week in the sessions of Aiken for arson, were acquitted. ? ? For two vacancies in the faculty of Charleston college, there were over one hundred applications, some from Europe and Asia. ? Recently three car loads of horses were received at Walhalla, which had been shipped from Montana territory. The distance traveled by railroad was 2,800 miles, requiring two weeks and costing $1,100. ? The laying of the rails for the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens road is about to begin, and it is expected to be completed to Newberry by February, including the erection of the iron bridge over Broad river. ? A civil service examination for applicants for positions under the government will be he held at the postoffice building in Columbia, on the 15th instant. Major Gibbes, with Messrs. R. M. McCuliough and L. T. Levin, Jr., will conduct the examinations. ? ? A sham battle among the companies of State militia has been decided upon as one of the features of the State fair. A circular will be sent to the captain of each company in the State, inviting his command to participate. ? Manuel McCaskell, who recently killed Aleck Mango (both colored) at Camden, has given himself up and is in jail. He says that Mango had followed him and was advanciug quickly and cursing him with an open knife in his hand, when he shot him in the abdomen. The weapon used was a shotgun. w-The South Carolina University at Columbia opened for the fall session on the first instant. Already fifty new students have applied, and one hundred and twenty of tne old students have returned to complete their course. The propects of the institution are brighter than ever before. ? A great outrage was perpetrated by some unknown person a few nights ago at Mr. A. G. Floyd's residence, Spartanburg. He had not gone from the store, and most of the family had retired. Suddenly a large stone, weighing three to four pounds, went crashing through the blinds and sash, and barely missed his little boy, 'sleeping in a cradle. ? The Citadel Academy began its present session with 148 cadets, the largest number on the roll for several years. Of these fifty-two are new entries. The superintendent expects this number to be increased within the next fortnight. The last two or three days hav9 been spent in getting settled into quarters. The studies of the cadets were resumed last Thursday. ? Columbia Register: Commissioner Butler has received a letter from Poyant Lois, of Champoisy, France, asking information as to the adaptability of Sooth Carolina to wine growing. The writer states that three gentlemen for whom he wishes the information, have a united capital of about $16,000, which they wish to invest in the planting of a vineyard and the making of wine at some suitable point in America. The commissioner has caused full information to be sent to the inquirer. ? It is proposed to turn the Cash plantation in Chesterfield county into a stock farm, to be owned and controlled by a company. There are 15,000 acres which can be bought and fenced for $60,000; The proposition is to buy 2,000 cows at $10 each. In ten years each cow will yield $1,650, or in ten years the gross income will be $3,8000,000. Deduct the original cost of the farm and the expenses of keeping the same, there will be a net balance of $3,190,000, and the farm thrown in at the end of ten years. A very pretty scheme?on paper. ? In the Marion court of sessons, last week, Augustus Stephens, white, pleaded guilty to an indictment for bigamy, and was sent for fouryears to the penitentiary. It was the intention of defendant to deny the charge, up to the time of the trial, but when the case was called he was confronted by his two wives and he then concluded that his denial would avail him nothing. He made a statement to the court, and the fact was elicited that he had three living wives. Since he was sentenced he has said that he still has another wife in Jacksonville, Fla. ? The counsel for Ben Leonard, colored, sentenced to be hanged at Laurens on the 18th of October, have appealed. The counsel representing him on his trial, having been appointed by the court, have some scrupie as 10 letting mm ne executed without a further investigation as to his sanity at the time of the homicide than was practicable at the time of his trial. Leonard cut his wife's throat in a most cruel manner, apparently without provocation. The appeal will operate to stay the execution until a hearing by the supreme court, and whether or not a new trial will be granted, he cannot be resentenced until the February term of court. ? The wife of Dr. J. A. Robinson, of Due West, died last Friday under distressing circumstances. The doctor had called a dental surgeon to his office for the purpose of extracting a few troublesome teeth for her. After the removal of two teeth the operation became so intensely painful that Mrs. Robinson insisted on taking chloroform for relief. Her husband opposed this, but after much solicitation from her, reluctantly consented to the ansesthetic. He had given only about a drachm by inhalation when her symptoms became alarming. He at once resorted to the usual methods of resuscitation but without avail. His wife died in a few minutes.