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Iwajus audi Jacts. ! ? According to the New York Commer- ( cial Advertiser, since 1869 more than 60,- \ 000 bodies have been buried in the Pot- i ter's field, on Hart's island. There are no s single interments. The bodies are placed j in trenches, dug in regular rows, 45 feet ? long, 14 feet wide and 10 feet deep. Each ( of these pits will hold 150 bodies. { ? Heavy rains fell at Johnstown, Pa., t last Friday night, and the river rose about t five feet. The temporary bridge crossing j the river at Cambria City was swept away. > Saturday morning the bridge crossing from f Millvale to Johnstown was in danger of p going out. All other bridges are in great 1 danger. Woodvale was overflowed, and i several houses were surrounded by water, j ?On the 14th of last September, a num- \ ber of subjects of the United States on f Navassa island engaged in a riot. Sever- t al of the rioters were arrested and brought a to the port of Baltimore, where they were v turned over to the authorities. On Satur- t day, in Batimore, the United States grand s jury indicted eighteen of the rioters for ca murder and being accessories before the ' fact, the penalty for which is death. Sev- . en are charged as principals and eleven as i * * * * - J ? ? 4Ua r**? ii ??rl nvQro I navingtuueu uuu uucticu uiu iuuiucavao* The trial will probably begin this week. ? The president is engaged in preparing his forthcoming message. He has decided not to follow the plan of his predecessors, and haVe the message printed in advance at the government printing office. Strenuous efforts are being made to keep the contents-secret, and the original copy is in the President's own handwriting. When it is finished a certain number of typewritten copies will be prepared and furnished to the press associations a few hours in i advance of delivery. Not a scrap will be ' allowed to leave the writer's hands before, i ? A letter from Paris, France, to the Charleston News and Courier, says that exJudge Thomas J. Mackey, who is remem- r be red in South Carolina, has been a mem- c ber of the American Colony in Paris for k some time. At a re-union of Mexican r veterans held at the Hotel Continental not r long since, the ex-judge was chronicled as s making one of the most brilliant toasts of s the evening. The juage .win pruuauiy t soon be as notorious in American society in Paris, as he was in politics in the Pal- 1 raetto State in former years. 1 ? Elmer Labodie, a Frenchman about 45 years old, while on trial at Franklin, c Mass., last Saturday, for assaulting his c daughter, killed himself by cutting his j throat with a jack-knife. The testimony had been concluded, and the justice said: "This matter is beyond my jurisdiction." ? "Mine, too!" exclaimed Labodie, as he i drew a knife from under his clothing and c slashed his throat before the officer could ? interfere, severing the jugular vein, and died before assistance could be rendered. His three daughters witnessed the trage- c dy, one fainting away. t ? Everything in the country of the Eiv- I1 erChai, in Central Asia, is described by I Gabriel Bouvalot as covered with salt. It is seen in the walls of the houses and on t the banks of the rivers, and the water one q drinks ;is very! salt. Traveling salt makers go in summer from place to place 1 wherever they can find material to work c upon. ' Their mode of operation is a roughand-ready one. Holes in the earth serve c as vats and boilers, and below these are placed ovens. Abundance of brushwood * supplies materials for the fires. One workman makes about 50 pounds per day, worth ? a penny a pound. i ? P. C. McClure, postmaster at Louisa, Ky.f complains to Postmaster General t Wanamaker that he had the handsom- t est fourth-class postoffice in Northern VanfnnW until VltQ onthnsiflstin Onnst.it.11- . ency learned the news from Ohio. Then } they testified their joy by wrecking Mc- !: Clure's post office, caving in the front " door, smashing the windows and firing * a few dynamite cartridges by way of a = pleasant winding up. McClure appeals * for protection, redress and detectives, and " no doubt John will send them ; which in- j; duces the Greenville News to say that the 5 fourth class jiost office is about the only remaining principle and weapon of the = grand old party and should be protected ? at all hazards. jj ? Mr. Cameron, who in 1882 was elected j governor of Virginia by 11,716 majority, j efeating Mr. Daniel, the Democratic can- c didate, and who had acted with the Re- N publicans of late years until Mahone's re- ( cent nomination, said in an interview in ^ Petersburg: "I consider that President f Harrison went to protest last Tuesday as t endorser of Mahone's note, and I have no s more to ask of one of them than I have r to ask of the other. I believe the result of q Tuesday's election to have been, North and South, a substantial rebuke to the pretences and hypocrisies of Mr. Harrison's Administration. In Virginia, Ohio and New York, the president refused 8 recognition to friends who had made his b nomination, and in each of these States c recognized and assisted the worst ele- ?, ments of his own party, and in these States, as well as in New York, after less 8 than twelve months of service as Presi- a dent, he has received at the haDds of the a people who elected him, full notice that u his administration of public affairs has not ^ been satisfactory to them." ? A party of Mormon elders created con- rj siderable excitement in the northern part r| of Fayette county, Ala., last week and 1 narrowly escaped lynching. A young c woman was going through the county a preaching Mormonism and made a number t of converts. She was accompanied by two elders, who kept in the background and had little to say. A few days ago it was discovered that the eloquent preacher who was teacmng Aiormamsm was not a woman t but a young man disguised in femaie at- H tire. This discovery caused great excite- t ment among the country people, especially ii those who had entertained the disguised 1 preacher at their homes. On Tuesday f night a committee of citizens waited on : the three elders, and some wanted to lynch ? them on the spot; others proposed a coat of tar and feathers. The elders were badly r frightened. Cool heads ruled the angry a mob, and the elders were allowed to de- * part on their promise to leave the county within twenty-four hours, never to return, y They were warned that they would meet t with summary punishment if they visited that locality again. i ? The Charlotte, N. C., Chronicle gives f the following account of a mysterious t death: Joe Morton died mysteriously at , Wadesboro last Saturday morning. It is < thought that his death was caused from t drinking whisky supposed to contain pois- * on. His stomach has been sent to the v State chemist at Raleigh for analysis. 1 Morton was converted at the meeting held t in Wadesboro some time ago by Evangelist Leitch. He had formerly been a clerk in ( a saloon, the proprietors of which were < Bruner & Allen, who also ran a dry goods j store in the same building, the two store rooms being connected by a door. Bruner & Allen last fall made an assignment early ; one morning, after $7,000 had been stolen ( from their safe the previous night, their i indebtedness being about $40,000. The t safe had been bored into and the money ( extracted. Ten days ago Morton went 5 before a magistrate, and made a confession J in which he told the name of the person t who had been hired to commit the bur- J <?lorir Mnrtnn was an imnnrtftnt, witness, i and Jjiis sudden taking off, it is said, has caused much excitement in Wadesboro. ? ? A desperate affray between two prom- \ inent Kentucky Republicans occurred at ] Lexington at 1.40 o'clock last Friday afternoon. Col. A. M. Swope and Col. Wm. * Cassius Goodloe met in.the lobby of the J postoffice, both of them taking their mail ! from their lock boxes which were close together. When the men, who had a dif- c Acuity two years ago were thus thrown t together, hot words passed between them, ? and Goodloe drew a bowie knife and ( slashed Swope frightfully in several 4 places. Swope drew a pistol and shot i Goodloe in the abdomen. Goodloe then ? began stabbing his opponent in the breast s with his knife, which forced Swope back- l ward. After several blows had been struck by Goodloe, Swope Ared again, : missing Goodloe. In a moment after firing the second shot Swope fell on his s face within about ten feet of the door and 1 died almost instantly. On his person were found thirteen wounds. Immediately after the killing Col. Goodloe walked ? to a physician's office and had his wounds ] examined. He was then taken to his t homo, where he died last Sunday after- < noon. The cause of the difficulty was a j statement made in the Republican con- ? vention of May 1st, 1888, by Col. Goodloe, ( that fully two-thirds of the Fayette county c delegation in convention did not speak i to Swope. 1 ? John Haley came to Blue Springs, Mo., c two weeks ago, from Argentine, Kan., and 1 opened a quiet club room. The local laws i of Blue Springs are of the strictest possi ble kind, but as Haley kept a high-toned place t no one interfered with him. On Saturday r night,, however, twenty-five women be- < longing to the temperance organization of i k-. he town, masked and armed with clubs, nade an attack upon the club room. They )roke in the doors and found seven or eight )ld soaks engaged in a game of cards. They )rdered them out of the room and then >egan knocking the bungs out of beer segs and whisky barrels. Haley made a ihow of resistance, but he was hit on the lead with clubs, and finally ran down the itreet with four women after him. He es aped in a roller mill. The women smashid all the bottles and glasses and poured he whisky in the street. One of the old opers who remained on the sidewalk ap)ealed to the women not to destroy the vhisky but to take it home and keep it or medical purposes. "That's mighty rood whisky, ladies," he cried, "and the jord didn't intend it should be dumped n the gutter while there were so many >oor sick people around. I am not feeling veil myself." This remark was a signal or an attack, and the man was compelled o take to his heels. The club room and ill its attractions were destroyed. The vomen are the leading matrons of the own. Ihe fJwMIr inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C. : WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,1889. THE ELECTIONS LAST WEEK. Elections were held for State officers and embers of the legislature in ten of the Itates on Tuesday of last week, and the esults have been of the most gratifying lature to the most ardent Democrats who niflfed victory in the air; while those not o sanguine, express their agreeable asonishment at the Democratic tidal wave, low started, and which in 1S92 will roll najestically over the enitre land. Virginia elected P. W. McKinney, Dem>crat, governor, over Mahone, Republian, and will have in the legislature 113 democrats and 22 Republicans. New York elected State officers except ;overnor and lieutenant-governor, electng the entire Democratic ticket and naking heavy Democratic gains in the ^neral assembly. Ohio went democratic, electing a Demoratic governor, and as is thought at this ime, a Democratic majority in the Iegisature. This will secure for that State a )emocratic United States senator. In Iowa, at the previous general elecion, the Republicans carried the State by 1,000, but last week that magnificent ajority was wiped out, and the Demorats elected their candidate for governor. The following States also voted Demoratic: New Jersey, Maryland, Mississip>i, and Colorado. I Pennsylvania and Nebraska were the mly States that voted Republican majorties. The result was a surprise in Washingon, and as explaining what the President hinks about it, a dispatch of Sunday says: The Republicans are still busily engaged n the attempt to prove that the result of he recent elections should not be charged .gainst the Harrison administration. The eported indifference of the president regarding the result is not borne out by the xperience of a Western senator who made ,n untimely visit to the executive manion last Thursday. The good natured enator can generally make things cheerul by his presence, no matter how much ;loora is scattered about, but on this ocasionitwas different. Unsuspecting the tate of mind of the president, the senator, ,fter the usual courtesies, said: "Mr. 'resident, I called upon you to-day to see f you would act favorably in Guenther's ase and make him consul general at Havana." The Guenther referred to is the Jerman-American ex-Congressman from Visconsin, who was mentioned last spring or recorder of deeds for the District. To his the president replied: "It does not eem to me that this is a good time to ireas Mr. Guenther's case after what the Jermans have done in Ohio and Iowa." j THE TOWNSHIPS SUED. On luof "Frirtnv tho Massarhnsetts and Southern Construction company filed eight ills in equity in the United States circuit ourt at Charleston, against the townships n York and Lancaster counties that have ubscribed in aid of the Three C's railroad, nd also against the Boston Safe Deposit nd Trust company, asking for a mandamis to compel the commissioners to assent o the delivery of the said bonds now in he hands of the Boston Safe Deposit and ?rust company, and also to compel the ?rust company to deliver the bonds to the omplainant. The suit is made returnable on the first Monday in December in he United States circuit court, Charleston. After a lengthy preamble and statement f the case, the bill concludes: First. To grant dne process by subpoena dlected to said Cherokee township and said Hoson Safe Deposit and Trust company, defendnts hereinbefore named, requiring and comnanding each and every one of them to appear lerein and answer the several allegations in his, your orator's bill contained. Second. That pending said suit, and until < urther order of the court, the said Trust com>any be ordered to deliver and pay over said >onds to the complainant. Third. That said defendant township may be equired to specifically perform its aforesaid igreements by assenting to the delivery of the aid bonds now in the hands of said defendant rrust company to the complainant. Fourth. That said defendant Trust company >e ordered to pay over and deliver said bonds o ttie complainant. The appended exhibits contain the indentire of trust of the township of Cherokee and he memorandum of agreement between the joard of county commissioners of York and he Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company, nade April 28, 1880, and signed by J. N. Steele, ihairtnan, and James B. Allison, clerk of the ountv commissioners, and by the Boston, Safe Deposit and Trust company, by F. M. Stone, president, and Edward P. Bond, sec etary. Exhibit B is a copy of the bond of Cherokee ownship. Exhibit C is the certiticateof M. L. Bonliam, shalrman of the board of railroad commissionirs, authorizing the use of twelve miles of road roin Hickory Grove to Blacksburg, the road >eing satisfactory and the law complied with. Dated December* 22,1888. Exhibit D contains certificate of John F. rones, chief engineer Massachusetts and Southirn Construction company, that tho Three C'r oad has been completed from Blacksburg enirely through said township to Yorkville, S. D., and entirely through York county. The letter of John F. Jones to R. W. Whitesides, chairman of the board of commissioners if York county, asking him to sign certificate hat the road had been finished, so that the Cofo flannfiit and Trust, COinnflllV COUld UUOtVIl OMiV A/V|/vw?? - r leliver the bonds, dated December UtJ, 1888. The letter of R. W. Whitesides, chairman of he county commissioners, "admitting the acts stated in the accompanying certificate," jut decling to sign the same "officially," dated December 28,1888. Exhibit E contains the demand of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company of the county :ommissioners that the certificates be signed, ind threatening to make delivery of bonds on inv day after May 2d. Telegram of D. E. Finley, clerk and counsel >f the board of county commissioners of York, o Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company, itating that should threat be carried out, "pro:eedings will be instituted to instruct you joncerning the inviolability of a trust." Exhibit F contains the petition of G. W. Arard and 240 other citizens of Cherokee townihip, asking that the county commissioners lign the certificate and thus procure the doivery of the bonds. This abstract is taken from the proceedngs in the case against Cherokee townihip. The remaining cases are substanially the same. Tiie State May Punish Them.?The supreme court of the United States, last Monday, rendered an opinion affirming he judgment of the supreme court of North Carolina in the case of Cross and White, resident and cashier respectively of the state National Bank, of Jtaleigh, North Carolina. The crime with which they were fharged wa9 the forgery of a promissory lote and the making of a false entry in the )ook9 of the bank for the purpose of deriving the National Bank examiner as :o the financial condition of the bank. It vas contended in behalf of Cross and White that their offense was cognizable in ;he Federal and not in the State courts, rhe supreme court decides against the :onvicted bank officers and in favor of the State. LETTER PROM ROCK HILL. CorresiMJiidt'ticc of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Rock Hill, November 12.?On Wednesday last our eitizens witnessed a novel and beautiful crysantliemum exhibition. The same was a happy thought of Rev. W. M. Anderson, who, with Mr. S. L. Avery as manager, gave our people a most enjoyable exhibition, not only to those who participated, but to the citizens in general. There were forty or fifty couples of ladies and gentlemen on horseback. The riders were (as were also the horses) decorated with the choicest varieties of these beautiful flowers, each couple bearing a beautiful banner or carrying a boquet. The procession was headed by the Rock Hill Cornet band, in their band wagon, drawn by four handsome horses. As the wagon passed through the different streets it presented a mass of chrysanthemums, as members, wagon and horses were all decorated. The procession paraded the streets edvprnl hnnrs. after which the.v renaired to the grounds of the graded school, where Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the ladies of the town, presented a banner to the board of trade. It was tastefully decorated with crysanthemums. Mr. W. J. Roddey accepted the same on behalf of the board of trade. The flowers, with the lovely faces of the young ladies who wore them, presented a pleasing spectacle. The congregation of the First Presbyterian church has secured the services of Rev. James S. White, of this place, as assistant pastor of the church here. Mr. White will give one half of his time to pastoral work here and the remainder to his former churches in the neighborhood. The labors of the present pastor, Rev. W. M. Anderson, induced the members to call to his assistance Rev. Mr. White. In the selection they have made a good one. At 12 o'clock yesterday the alarm of fire was given and it was soon found that one of the dry kilns of the Construction company was on fire. The Rock Hill Steam Fire company was soon on the spot and in less than six minutes from the time of the alarm they had two streams of water playing on the pile of lumber in the kiln. The fire was not discovered in time to save the building, but the fireman worked manfully and some of the lumber was saved. Loss about $300. No insurance. Mr. Alexander Von Wittkie died at this place Saturday morning and was buried from the Episcopal church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Gordon M. Bradley officiating. In the life of Mr. Von Wittkie there is considerable romance connected. He was an officer in the Franco-Prussian war, and came to America at the close of that struggle. He was presented with a medal for bravery and gallantry. On arriving at New Xork ne wisnea 10 come ouimi auu was brought to this place by Mr. Tillman R. Gaines to work on the streets, or as Mr. Von Wittkie understood to be, chief marshal of a large city. He was accompanied by his wife. After their arrival at Rock Hill, in 1873, a daughter was born whom they named Carolina, after the State. Five years ago his wife died, leaving him and his daughter. He had here his commission as an officer, and is in high standing in his native country. His relatives there have repeatedly urged him to return, but his wish was to die and be buried in South Carolina. He was a man of marked intelligence, speaking several languages fluently. His daughter is being taken care of by kind friends, and will likely go to her relatives in the old country. He was not a man to mingle with the people, but was always courteous and gentlemanly. Mr. Alfred Moore and his family, of McConnellsville, moved to Rock Hill to-day, and located in the handsome cottage which has just been completed on corner of Elm avenue and Moore street. Our citizen are always pleased to welcome such good citizens. iial. LETTER FROMRLACKSBURG. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Blacksburg, November 12.?I know full well that it would task the pen and genius of a Washington Irving to write a just and adequate picture of the lovely season through which we are passing, but as there are many beauties and blessings in this world which we all fail to enjoy, because we do not think of them at the proper time, I cannot refrain from reminding the readers of The Enquirer of the splendid days we have been having, with this soft, delicious, yet bracing atmosphere, the magnificent sun risings fiHInno onH tho rinh and variad ahadpH auu OUVVHJgoauu V1?V *1V?* ? V of color presented by our fore st foliage from a deep brown to a gorgeous red, beau tified, if possible, by the green of our native and ever abiding pine. But there are other things, which those of a more practical turn of mind, perhaps, enjoy more than the beauties of nature, and even they should be gratified with the barns full of provender, the cribs of corn, the bales of cotton which their owners are not forced to sell, and nearly everything at home which is needed for the sustenance of man and bea9t for another year. Never have we, or any other people greater reason for gratitude, and I think it is the duty of every household in our land to observe in a special sense, the 28th day of this month as a day of thanksgiving indeed. Mr. Edmonds, owner of the Manufacturers' ltecord, a journal published in Baltimore, paid our town a visit last week, and was the guest of Major Jones. Pie is much interested in the growth and development of new towns in the South ; has made the matter a subject of thought, and has done a great deal, through his paper towards inducing Northern capitalists to put their money into Southern enterprises. He was induced to visit our place, through Col. Pardee, correspondent of his paper for this section, who for a number of years has been devoting his time, energy and talents towards the advancement of Southern interests, and is especially enthusiastic over the grand possibilities of Blacksburg. Several of our citizens, among them your correspondent, called on Mr. Edmonds, who gave us considerable information in regard to the building up of towns into cities, etc., but there was one fact which he especially impressed upon our mind, which I think it is important that we thonifi oil fnll\7 roolizp viz.; That North ern capital is not seeking Southern localities for investment; but on the other hand Southern localities are seeking Northern capital, and those places which appreciate this truth, and will go to work at once, in a practical and liberal way to advertise themselves, are the ones that will win in the race for supremacy. Messrs. B. Robertson, L. H. Shields and M. M. Martin from Richmond, Va., have been in our town for several days and are looking after the iron ore near here. Mr. Wra. G. Gibbons, who has a contract on the G. C. & N. road near Fishdam, was here last week for the benefit of his health, and says that he intends to make this his future home. Mr. and Mrs. Summey Ramseur returned last week from a protracted visit to their son, Mr. Wellington Ramseur, in Georgia. Mrs. M. L. Lipscombe spent most of last week at her old home, Charleston, and thoroughly enjoyed her visit, especially the gala part of it. Miss Mary Stacy, from near Gaffney's, is over on a visit to Mrs. J. W. Thomson. LETTER FROM LANCASTER. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Lancaster, November 11.?Complaints have been filed in the circuit court of the United States against each of the three townships in Lancaster county, that made subscriptions to the capital stock of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad company, and against the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company, for the deliv ery of the bonds. Process was served on Jast Saturday on each one of the county commissioners of Lancaster county, as the corporate agents of the township, by Mr. H. R. Boykin, a special deputy United States marshal. The county commissioners, it will be remembered, issued these bonds for the townships, and the Act of the Legislature of 1888, which declares these bonds valid, recognizes the county commissioners as the corporate agents of the townships in the issuing of the bonds. The county commissioners have steadily refused to certify that the railroad has been completed through these townships, according to a stipulation required in the trust agreement made when these bonds were deposited with the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust company; and, notwithstanding the attorney-general of the State, when called upon by the comptroller-general, gave a written opinion that under the Act of 1888, it was the duty of the county commissioners to give their warrant to the county auditor to make the levy to pay theinterest on these bonds, they, upon application made to them, refused to issue their warrant to the county auditor for this purpose; and upon the other hand stated that it was not their duty, in any I way, to facilitate the delivery of these I bonds, and the collection of the interest | thereon. I In consequence of this line of action, on the part of the county commissioners, ! these suits have been brought by the owner of these bonds to compel a delivery of the same. It is a pity that this neces- Wr sity has arisen. ' M. On account of this refusal on the part of the county commissioners, the Baltimore American has already published it abroad that York and Lancaster have already repudiated their bonds; and that paper Wi has very sharply criticised the conduct of W. these two counties and townships. That J- 1 paper was not warranted in reaching this conclusion. They have not repudiated , their bonds and they never will. There is too much character and too much patriot- cou ism in York county, to repudiate its con- Arl contracts right under the shadow of the King's Mountain ; and Lancaster will not (jer] be so oblivious of her past history as to be so neglectful of her moral character and j? good name. These several townships by *or their action bring reproach on the other townships in the same counties. An- ^ these two old historic counties will never be found doing anything that will stain |DV the fair escutcheon of the Palmetto State, insi It is not fair to assume that the people on have repudiated, or that they desire to turi repudiate, because the officials have de- faej clined to act on account of a technicality ,. in the law. r. e. a. "1s letteiTfkom union. e Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Union, S. C., November 9.?Mr. J. W. . Whan, of Spartanburg, gave three elegant if addresses last week in the interest of a Car Young Men's unristian association to ne ?uo started here. At the end of the service six last Sunday night, fifty-seven young men cro< gave their names and pledged themselves to do all in their power to advance the good cause. At each of these services, a ^ select choir of young men led by the me organ, presided over by Mr. T. C. Duncan, and the cornet, which was played by Mr. p*1 L. N. Rogers, added to the efficiency of ]ar* the music. be Mrs. J. M. Fant died at her home in Ne' Greenville, last Thursday evening, and jn was brought down on Friday and buried jg^, in the cemetery at this place. Mrs. Fant moved from Union to Greenville about a year ago. 0 Mr. George W. Fowler, a carpenter on jra( the Oil Mill, was very badly injured last f Thursday evening by a large piece of iron . falling on him. He was in an unconscious Pin condition for three hours. had Mr. Leslie Knight, a young man living on i about six miles below here, was shot by ball a negro man this morning, and is not ex- ma] pected to live. I have not heard the par- . . ticulars of this affair, but learn fhat a wo- Iact man was the cause of the shooting. hac The Farmer' alliance of this county will open a hardware, dry goods and grocery store at this place. * At our last salesday a large quantity of fixe land was sold by the master at almost a ope sacrifice. of ' Miss Maggie Hamilton, a very popular 80C]young lady of Fairfield county, after a pleasant visit to relatives and friends r? here, returned last Thursday. Bo' 1 _1t I 1 _ /? X 1 ii i o f 1 tie coioreci Drass Danu 01 our iowu nave secured their instruments and are prac- Am ticing. \\Tj Union has also a splendid "string band," ~Qi composed entirely of colored boys who K play for the dances. Union will send a large delegation to o the State fair. Mrs. George Munro will qjj chaperone quite a number of young ladies . next Thursday. 8te8 It is a beautiful sight to see our streets wh lined with wagons, loaded with alliance Th< cotton in its white covering. Our market eng is higher than known for years. Dro Mr. Jas. H. Rodger has burned over j, 7,000,000 brick within ' the past two "?ri months. w. g. c. gin' NOTES FROM^SHARON. he^ Corrcaponilence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer. ., . Sharon, November 12.?Our town is very quiet now. The people came in on sa^ Friday and Saturday last as usual. There got were about 100 bales of cotton sold here dre last Friday. The prices ranged from 9.50 ten to 9.75. There were four or five buyers here, including the home huyers. Mr. Jno. D. Taylor, of Lancaster, was 0 in our town one day last week prospect- Re^ ing. We will welcome him and all such COn yisitorsat any time. desi Messrs. Will Plaxico and Job Ross will . represent our town at the State fair this a week. *nc The freight train on the Three C's rail- a pi road was delayed about an hour last Thurs- ing day evening at this place. They were se]/ coupling the cars and coming together with too much force broke something * . about the coupling. *n J The weather is fine now for farmers and day the consequence is a small crowd fn town der each day. ty c There has been organized at the Presby- gjor terian church at this place, a fine Sunday- , school. Mr. S. D. Patrick is superintend- aau ent. We wish them much success. Wev need more of such institutions. There nothing that will make so good a reputation forayoung town. Let us have schools and Sunday-schools and churches. The best men are often the outcome of the "Thi worst boys. it. V REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. ^ On Thursday last the grand jury for the ^ present year submitted the following as ^ their final presentment, after the reading of which they were discharged : ' ? ^ ~ -r, ? wet To tns Honor, ji. u i'kkssi..i;x , j.-rwnuiny . Judge: We the ^rand jury beg leave to make l*1 1 the following presentment: ft Having disposed of the criminal business pror brought before us, wo have thoroughly examined the ollices of the various county ollicers, *on and we have the following recommendations to con make; >< 1. We find the ofiiee of the judge of probate in first rate condition, and werecommend some tlOl slight alterations necessary in the case of rail shelving containing the public records per- . tabling to his office. The cost of making the e ' proposed changes would be very small. cha 2. The sheriff's office is in good condition and well kept; but we find it encumbered 1 with a great deal of rubbish?old papers of \t all descriptions, which are useless to the t county. We recommend that these old papers, '." books, etc., bo disposed of as we shall hereaf- this ter suggest. nat 3. The treasurer's office is, as usual, in good , condition ; but we find that official, in the aaJ discharge of his public duties, cramped for a. n want of room. peb 4. We find the clerk's ollico in perfect con- .. dition; but like the treasurer, he, too, is *tar cramped for want of room. al d 5. The papers and books of the auditor are jnaj in good condition and well kept; but important papers and records in charge of the auditor, thOj require more security than is now afforded by a phy temporary and insecure office. The auditor ? should be provided with a permanent office and a safe in which to deposit valuable papers. yea (5. The school commissioner's office is cor- my rect in every particular; but he, too, should ? , have a permanent place for his office. n 7. The reports of the trial justices have been and thoroughly examined, and we find them cor- j rect and well systematized. In accordance . . with a system devised and recommended by ac * the grand jury at the Spring term, printed of t forms have been furnished for the reports of trial justices, and they have been properly and correctly filled. ? if. The ollice of the county commissioners is -y in good order; and as their reports are annually published and subject to the inspection of be all, it is not necessary for us to say anything rjw more on this subject. A 5). Upon the vexed question 01 public roans, the grand jury diffidently and respectfully, but J. < emphatically, suggest that the convicts "of the Qr * county, sentenced for three years or less, should be retained in the county for work on nex the public highways. The road law is well me: enough but it is badly executed. Under the present system thero will never be any im- P provoment of the public highways, unless the Ste officers entrusted with its execution are more 3 0> faithful and energetic in the discharge of their p duties. 10. Inaccordance with the recommendations hereinbefore made, we respectfully urge the 7 p, erection of a public building to contain the me offices of tho county commissioners, the school commissioner and tho auditor, and a storage . . room in which to deposit the useless papers ie,? that have accumulated in the various public a* offices. p. r We have to thank your Honor for uniform o'cl kindness and courtesy during the session, and ^ to the various officers of the court we extend q our thanks. ? ^ All of which is respectfully submitted. ft 1 E. M. Law, Foreman. int ? Prs The Murderer Arrested.?Ripley ?'c^ Johnson, colored, who shot and killed j. J. Heffernan, at Aiken, has been captured, and is now in jail. He will probably be tried this week. Referring to this affair, the Greenville News says: "Mr. for Heffernan, formerly of Augusta, who was all shot and killed at Barnwell by a negro voi named Ripley Johnson, appears to have the been a good and popular citizen, but the evidence so far as published indicates that Pas he was in the wrong in the affray in which to ? he was killed and that the case was one of and self defence. He was pursuing and seek- has ing Johnson, after having threatened to kill him, and entered a room where the negro was, whereupon the latter shot. Fair play is a jewel." crej at h ? The Abbeville Press and Banner says of f that the mountain lands in Oconee county, mj( supposed to belong to the estate of the . late J. E. Calhoun, and on which he has 77 been paying about $1G0 of taxes annually, "1S "May be set down of more of a myth or a ed ! dream than a reality." I tioi LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 11. McDonnell?Warning. & H. C. Strauss?Our Prices Have Won the Day. s. T. M. Dohson. Proprietress?Dohson's Racket Store?Tremendous Large Sales? 1,500 Yards of Alamance and 1,000 Yards of Shirting Sold in 8 Days, thers Adickes?That Trial. C. Latimer?A Card of Thanks. (T. Riddle?Did You? / APPOINTED TO OFFICE. lr. James It. Hudson, a native of York nty, but for many years a citizen of kansas, has been appointed register of United States land office of the Cami district of Arkansas, at a salary of$3,000 annum and a yearly allowance of $900 clerk hire. LECTURE ON ANATOMY, in Thursday last, Dr. Geo. Walker, by itation, delivered an interesting and tructive lecture before the graded school anatomy. He demonstrated the lec3 by the aid of a human skeleton, which litated much in the exemplification of subject. ^ NEW POSTAL SERVICE. iy an order of the postoffice departnt, railway postoffice service has been ibiished on the line of the Georgia, olina and Northern railroad between nroe, N. C., and Chester, S. C., sixtymiles. This road and the Three C's 3S at Catawba Junction, in this county. THE NEWS AND COURIER. Lttention is directed to the announcent, published in another column, of the pagement of the News and Courier. A je number of gifts, some valuable, will distributed among subscribers to the wsand Courier company's publications, Columbia, on the 22nd of February, > i- 1 PINE STRAW BAGGING, n Saturday last our attention was at- 1 :ted by two bales of cotton brought in n Gen. Law's plantation wrapped in e straw bagging, which was the first we 1 seen covered with that article, though inquiry we learnea tnat a lew otner ss so wrapped have been sold in this rket. Buyers say that it is not as satisory as cotton bagging and does not bear idling as well. i THE DATE FIXED. -V~ riday evening, 22nd instant, is the date id for the concert to be given in the ra house for the benefit of the society Willit.g Workers and the Ladies' Aid 1 iety of the Presbyterian church. The cert will be under direction of Prof. 3t. J. Herndon, cornet and violin, ased by Mrs. Paul R. Bratton and Dr. R. | dral Bratton, vocalists; Mr. A. Springs thers, violinist, and Miss Zoraida InJ, pianist. A CLOSE CALL. sj_ n Thursday afternoon last, Mr. R. E. 'arrell, who has charge of Gen. Erwin's im cotton gin, met with an accident i ich might have proved more serious. i gin had become clogged, and while I aged in cleaning it, his head in close ximity to the saws, by some misun- I standing, the man in charge of the ena aiarfaH fho monlilroru A aOVPTP h was cut on the side of his head, but had the presence of mind to withdraw efore further iDjury was inflicted. He 1 s he made a close call, and is glad he off as well as he did. Dr. Atkinson ssed his wound and gave him such attion as he required. interestingTlecture. 1 ur citizens will be pleased to learn that /. J. Spratt White, of ltock Hill, has sented to deliver in Yorkville a lecture 1 criptive of his recent travels in Egypt the Holy Land. From the well 1 iwn entertaining style of Mr. White as 1 iblic speaker and his ability in portray- 1 scenes with which he has made himfamiliar, a rich literary treat is safely 1 mised. The lecture will be delivered Tunter & Oates's opera house on Tues- 1 evening, the 19th instant, and is unthe auspices of the Ladies' Aid socie>f the Presbyterian church. An admisi fee will be charged of 25 cents for Its and 10 cents for children. personal mentions? liss Cora Clark is visiting relatives at i tonia. ohn F. Jones, superintendent of the ee C's railroad, is in town. J 7e received a pleasant call on last Mon- , ' from Mr. W. H. Crook, of Fort Mill. , [r. Merrit Whitt returned home last , )k from an extended visit to his old ne in Madison county, N. C. j liss Belle Thomas returned home last J >k from an extended visit to relatives ( ?ingstree. rr. C. G. Parish arrived here last week , n Virginia and has gone to Itutherford, N. C., to open the work on his railroad , tract between that place and Marion. j lr. It. E. O'Farrell has accepted a posi- ( i as overseer on Capt. W. O.Gibbons's ( road contract near Fishdam, and will , ,'e here Friday to enter upon the dis- , rge of his duties. , EXAMINATION FOR WEST POINT. < /ehave been requested by Hon. John ' Hemphill, member of Congress from < > district, to give notice that an exarai- I ion will be held at Rock Hill on Fri- < the 29th of November, at 10 o'clock 1 of those persons who desire to com 2 for the appointment to the U. S. Mil- \ y academy from the Fifth Congression- i istrict of South Carolina. The exam- ' tion will include reading, writing, or- i graphy, arithmetic, grammar, geogra- ; r and history of the United States. < plicants must be between 17 and 22 rs of age when they enter the acade- : , five feet high, physically robust, bona i residents of the congressional district, < must appear at West Point on June ' i, 1890. All applicants should report i he Carolina hotel, Rock Hill,by 9 a. m. ! he 29th instant. i CHURCH^NOTICES. !piscopal?Sunday-school at 4 p. m. oung men's union prayer-meeting will held in the Presbyterian church next ;sday evening at 7 o'clock. i - .1 T* T)^.. I .ssociaie iteiormeu rresuyiunuu?ncv. 3. Galloway, pastor. The sacrament ' he Lord's Supper will be administered ! :t Sunday. Preaching will be com ced Friday evening at 7 o'clock. The tor will be assisted by lie v. R. M. venson, of Bethany. Sunday-school at clock, p. m. 'resbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, pas, Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 1 , m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. Prayer ' eting to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock, lethodist Episcopal?Rev. \V. W. Danpastor. Services next Sunday at 11 m. and 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 n. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 , ock. laptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor, vices at Union next Sunday morning 1 o'clock, and in Yorkville at 7 o'clock he evening. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. lyer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7 lock. A WORTHY PASTOR. 'erhaps no pastor has ever occupied the i thodist Episcopal pulpit at Yorkville four consecutive years, and discharged i the obligations to his congregation deving upon him, so satisfactorily as has Rev. \V. W. Daniel, whose fourth i torateyear at this place is now drawing i i close. A minister of undoubted piety I conspicuous ability, his congregation . grown in numbers and efficiency for i Master's work since his ministrations i imenced, and in addition to the in- i ise in membership of the worshippers i lis church, he has the proud satisfaction j seeing before his departure from our ' 1st the brick walls of a stately new irch edifice in course of construction for congregation. Mr. Daniel has endearhimself not only to his own congrega- 1 i as a pious, zealous and able minister, I < but he leaves Yorkville with the best t wishes of all our people. He will preach . his farewell sermon to his Yorkville con- ( gregation on next Sunday, preparatory to t attending the annual conference, which 1 will open its next session at Camden, on * the 20th instant. Asa mark of the esteem in which Mr. ] Daniel is held by his congregation, the fol- t lowing resolutions were adopted at a regu- ? lar church conference of the Yorkville Methodist Episcopal church, held on Sun- ( day last: 8 Whereas, according to the law of the Meth- t odist Episcopal Church, South, four years is . the limit of tho stay of a preacher on any sta- * tion or circuit ; and whereas, the Rev. W. W. Daniel is now closing up his fourth year, there- 8 fore, ho it Resolved : 5 1. That in severing the ties that so closely I and tenderly hold preacher and people togeth- \ er, and which have so pleasantly existed bo- j tween Rev. W. W. Daniel and this congrega- : tion, our hearts are tilled with sadness. 2. That wo shall always hold in grateful re- 1 membrance the faithfulness, and fearlessness, t and ability with which he has always expound- r ed to us the unsearchable riches of the blessed c God. . t .1. That our very host wishes attend him and ? his dear family in their new field of labor ; and that we shall not be unmindful of him in our ' nrovAra tn flift An/1 that, hn mnv honnmo uvnn o more successful instrument in the hands of God in wiuning souls to Christ. 4. That a copy of these resolutions be handed the papers of the town for publication. FOR THE PENITENTIARY. On yesterday evening Mr. L. H. Patterson, of the penitentiary guard, arrived here, and left on the noon Chester and Lenoir train to-day with the following prisoners sentenced to the penitentiary during the terra of the sessions court last week : Coleman Sanders, assault and battery with intent to kill; six months. Sam McClellan, breaking and entering house with intent to steal; twelve months. Major Jones, same offence and same sentence. John Kennedy, forgery ; six months. Wm. Guy, carrying concealed weapon ; six months. Wm. Walker, housebreaking and lar- t ceny; twelve months. s Charles Williams, robbery; three years. c Robert Martin, same offence; same sen- s tence. f Dock Harris, assault and batterv with Q Intent to Kill; sealed sentence?four years, j Andrew Campbell Meek, disturbing t leligious meeting; six months. g J. Thomas Simmons, housebreaking t and larceny; twelve months. t Wm. Keenan, carrying concealed pis- \ tol; six months. I James K. Hoyle, assault and battery f with intent to kill; six months. ^ Of the above prisoners all are colored, <j except James K. Hoyle. g a COURT PROCEEDINGS. t Our report last week of the sessions a court, closed with the proceedings of Tuesday. The court continued in session until j; 1 o'clock p. m., Saturday, all the cases on J the docket having been disposed of at that a time. c On Wednesday the following cases were c heard: c State vs. Wm. Guy, colored; assault ^ and battery with intent to kill, and carrying concealed weapon. Prosecutor, John a Steele, colored. Verdict, on first charge, 9 not guilty; on second charge, guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $50, or six s months' imprisonment in the peniten- *! tiarv. *" ? Wm. Walker, colored; housebreaking and larceny. Prosecutor, Wade Douglas. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve months. State vs. Wm. Keenan, colored ; carrying concealed weapon. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and forfeit pistol, or six months in the penitentiary. State vs. Robert Hart, colored; grand larceny?the specific charge being the stealing from a storehouse 52 pounds of tobacco, valued at $25. Prosecutor, Lee S. Niv ens, of Fort Mill township. Verdict, not guilty. The following senteuces were pronounced on offenders convicted on Tuesday: Sam McClellan and Major Jones, colored ; breaking and entering house with intent to steal. Sentenced each to the penitentiary for the term of twelve months. The following cases were heard on Thursday: State vs. Charles Williams and Robert Martin, colored; sent up from Trial Justice Bell's court under the charge of robbery. The prosecutors were James Hardie and Milton Allison, colored, who alleged that late in the afternoon of October 12th, in the southern suburbs of town, while pursuing their way home with a wagon, Martin took a seat in their wagon uninvited, and on stopping the wagon to remonstrate with him, Williams approached, and taking out a pocket book, but showing no money, asked Hardie to change a twenty dollar bill, it having been shown that before Hardie left town the defendants had seen him in the possession of money. Hardie counted out seven dollars and asked Allison to make out the balance, and they could settle it when they reachad home. Allison took out some money, and as alleged, when he had counted seven dollars and placed it on the bot torn of the wagon body with the other seven, Williams grabbed the fourteen dollars and he and Martin then ran. They were arrested up in town an hour Dr two later, and nearly all the money found on their persons. They set up as a defence that they did not steal the money, but won it upon tho drawing of numbered cards by Hardie, who lost, and they then seized the money as having been fairly won, and left. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of the offence as charged, \ and the sentence of the court was three years each in the penitentiary. Both the defendants are strangers in York county. On motion of Mr. Solicitor McDonald, \ in the case of the State vs. Thomas Fewell c and Ellison Smith, a nolle prosequi was ? entered. The defendants were charged g with attempting to murder by administer- e ing poison. Fewell is an old negro and e Smith but a boy. The case had been con- g tinued from the two previous terms, and v the solicitor was convinced that there was ? no proof to sustain the charge. At 11 o'cock, the case of the State vs. i Allen Partlow alias Coot Pettus and An- t drew Barron, both colored and charged ? with murder, was called. Partlow was ^ charged as principal, and Barron as acces- j 3ory before the fact. The victim was Al- f fred Barnett, colored, who was shot at a a ?U/nmha lmAutn oo linthontr r oegru IllCeilUg IIUUSC rvuwr? 11 ao ucmauj , in the Clay Hill section of the county, on ? the night of September 18th last. f D. E. Finley was associated with the so- ^ licitor for the State, and the defence was c conducted by Wilson & Wilson &McDow. t The following jury was empaneled : E. B. I Faris, S. B. Patrick, A. J. Walker, W. B. r Isler, W. P. Draffin, S. S. Whitesides, J. [ E. Plaxico, Geo. T.Schorb, A. Cody, A. A. ^ Bradford, S. L. Laney, A. F. Lindsay, c The court appointed^Mr. Schorb to act as 1 foreman. t The examination of witnesses for the de- * fence was conducted by W. B. Wilson, Jr., * who acted upon the theory that the horn- r icide was committed by the prisoner, Part- t low, in self defence. A large number of r witnesses were examined and the weight ? of the testimony sustained this position. Arguments were made in the following j. order: Mr. Finley for the State; Mr. Mc- t Dow and W. B. Wilson, Jr., for the de- p fence ; Mr. Solicitor McDonald for the v State. The charge of the judge was clear j and explicit. He instructed the jury that t there was not a word of testimony connect- e ingdefendant Barron with the crime, and l as to him they would return a verdict of t not guilty. After explaining the law as it J applied to the case of Partlow, the judge 1 sent the jury to their room at 6.30 p. m.t and fifteen minutes later they returned t with a verdict of not guilty. r Court then adjourned until 9.30 Friday ^ morning. ? On Friday morning the first case called ^ was that of the State vs. James Ross and i ] Dsceola Steele, colored boys, charged with 11 he larceny of a sheep. Prosecutor, S. ? \lexander. This case occupied the tim )f the court until near the hour for reces md when the court convened tor the afte ioon session, the jury reported that the :ould not agree, and a mistrial was et ;ered. The judge read a sealed sentence fc Dock Iiarris, colored, convicted of assau ind battery with intent to kill; four yeai it hard labor in the penitentiary. He also read the following sealed sen ;nces: State vs. J. K. Hoyle, white; assau ind battery with intent to kill. Sentence o pay a fine of $100 or six months iu th jenitentiary. State vs. Robert W.Shaw, white; assau ind battery. Sentenced to pay a fine < ;100 or three months in the county jai VIr. Shaw, who was tried in his ubsenci vas found and arrested by his bondsma ast August, since which time he has bee n jail. In consideration of this fact th )residing judge, who also noted the age < he defeudnat, who is an old man, con nuted the term of his imprisonment 1 late from the day he was lodged in ja )y his bondsman. By this commendab iction of his Honor, Mr. Shaw's sentenc vill expire to-morrow. The next case taken up was that of th State vs. Dr. D. C. Atkinson, charged wit mlawfully issuing prescriptions for into: eating liquors. Mr. McDow was assoc ited with Mr. Solicitor McDonald for th State, and Fin ley & Iirice appeared fc he defence. There were two counts, ( ,wo offences, charged in the same indie nent. Mr. Finley asked for a severanc Whilo arguing his motion, the solicitc innounced that in one of the cases t vould enter a nolle prosequi. Mr. Finle hen made a motion for a continuance < he other case on account of the absence < naterial witnesses for the defence. Th 'ourt refused the motion. The case tiie )roceeded to trial. The following jury was selected: W. 1 )raffln, W. S. Barnwell, E. B. Faris, Joh H. Caldwell, J. S. Moore, A. F. Lindsaj f. E. Plexico, J. B. Culp, A F. Moore, A Bradford, W. B. Isler. The court aj >ointed Mr. Caldwell to act as foreman. The count in the indictment was that o he 11th day of last September, Dr. Atkir on gave a prescription for twelve bottle >f beer to a young gentleman who was nc ick, and upon whom he was not in bon Ide attendance, and that with this pre cription he procured from W. H. Routr llat& Co. four bottles of beer. The get leman to whom the prescription was if ued testified to the charge as made; tha he beer was delivered before the prescrif ion was written, and that he and thre riends drank the beer in the store of \V 1. itoumiiiat & uo. Mr. itoumiuat test] ied that the prescription was handed t dm by the purchaser before the beer wa lelivered. Dr. Atkinson testified that h ;ave the prescription in good faith. Sevei il witnesses were examined, their testi nony not materially affecting the point .bove set forth. Arguments were made by Mr. McDo\ or the State; Mr. Brice and Mr. Finle, or the defence ; the solicitor closing fo he State. The jury retired at 6.30 p. m md at about midnight agreed upon a vei lict. The judge and the officers of th ourt, upon notification, repaired to th ourt room and received the verdict vhich was guilty. When court convened on Saturda; norning, Mr. Finley made a motion fo irrest of judgment and a new trial. Afte irgument by him, the motion was refut id, and the judge sentenced Dr. Atkir on to pay a fine of two hundred dollar ind to imprisonment in the county jai or three months. Notice of appeal wa [iven. A second motion for a new trial i low pending, and will be heard next Sat irday, the ground for the motion bein illeged improper conduct of the forema if the jury. The contingent docket was called, an ill the cases on it continued. In the case of Becky Hemphill, colorec ried in her absence on Monday for assaul md battery with intent to kill, in whic ;ase a verdict of guilty was returned, iealed sentence was delivered by th lourt to the clerk. Coleman Sanders, colored, convicted o VIonday of assault and battery of a hig md aggravated nature, was sentenced t >ay a fine of $50 or imprisonment in th jenitentiary for six months. Tho loaf rago trior! vune fho f>t?tr> V! vnox Chalk and Jno. J. McDonald, coloret or disturbing a religious meeting. Vei lict, not guilty. J. Thomas Simmons, colored, pleade :uilty of housebreaking and larcenj Prosecutor, Elijah Massey. Sentenced t he penitentiary for twelve months. The following cases were continued: State vs. James Thompson, colored ; ms icious mischief. State vs. John A. Graham; selling it oxicatiug liquor without a license. State vs. Florence Mintz alias Florenc Ukinson ; bigamy. State vs. Charles Moore; assault an >attery with intent to kill and carryin oncealed weapon. The remainder of Saturday's session wa levoted to sounding the calendars, and a p. ra. court adjourned until 10 a. m. o donday. The court of common pleas was opene it 10 a. m. on Monday last. Of the jurors drawn for this week, th ollowing could not be found in the cour y: T. W. Grider, T. L. Pursley, R. ] lackson, W. M. Love. Of those answering to their names o Monday, the following, on their own pet ions, were excused: M. H. Currence, Ir lardin. The juries were then organized as fo ows: Jury No. 1?P. K. Mull, foreman ; J. J Harris, W. B. Stroup, A. J. Hoffman, I tf. Plexico, J. P. Hutchison, R. F. Drer lan, R. A. Erwin, J. G. Thomasson, J. E 3. Jackson, W. A. Robinson, Paul R. Brai on. Jury No. 2?Junius W. Thomson, for( nan ; J. B. Ross, J. E. Drennan, W. C Jutchison, J. P. Epps, W. C. Latimer, J 5. Castles, S. N. True, R. L. A. Smith, \\ r. Engle, J. L. W. Patrick, J. M. Mcll vaine. Supernumeraries?D. G. Stanton, G. W doore, J. M. Morrow. Monday and yesterday were devoted t learing causes in the common pleas. MERE-MENTION. On account of feebleness, Jefferson Df ds cannot attend the celebration of th entennial of the adoption of the Stat \T Axf U P<i *r\ 1 i r> o f f\ K UII9muilUtl ui in vaiuuuuf %,\j w leld in Fayetteville on the 20th ir tant. The president formally opec id the Southern Exposition at Montgoro iry, Ala., by touchiug the key of a tek ;raph wire at the White House connecte< vith the exposition building and thereb tarting the machinery in machinery hal There is a difference in time of 58 minute letween the two cities, and while it wa 2.58 when the president touched th cey, it was exactly noon at Montgorr iry. The Shelby Aurora reports th udden death on Friday night, of Co A'hite, the Pennsylvania proprietor of th ving's Mountain iron interests. He wa ound dead between King's Mountai ind Clover, his death thought to hav teen caused by apoplexy or heart dis lase. It is claimed that the liende amily were all lynched soon after the dit overy of their crimes, and that the recen irrests of supposed members of that notori >us family are other persons. One c he most disastrous fires in the history c 'etersburg, Va., occurred on Thursda norning. In the progress of the fire a pr ice lieutenant was burned to death. I he rogue's gallery at St. Louis, the othe lay, a man?a stranger?accidentally dij overed a photograph of himself, whic lad been sent thirteen years ago to secur lis identity and his return to Pattersor J., for a fortune of $50,000 which hi >arents bequeathed twelve years ago. H vas not a rogue, but an industriou nan. Montana's State officers hav >een sworn in, and the legislature wii neet on the 20th instant. Sever now storms prevailed in Northern Texas vansas, Colorado and New Mexico las veek. The case of Sheriff Cunning 1am against Nagle, who killed Terry, ha >een advanced by the United States si >reme court and will be heard the fourt veek in this month. On Monday ai ernoon the president issued his proclaim ion declaring that the conditions impose' >y congress on the State of Washington t mtitle that State to admission to th Jnion, have been ratified and accepted an' hat the admission of said State into th Jnion is now complete. The Georgi egislature adjourned last Saturday. ? A deliberate attempt to burn a block c >usiness houses was made on Monda, light at Anderson. Fortunately it ws liscovered in time to prevent a great cor lagration. This is the third incendiar tterapt to burn J the same block withi wo months. The block is known as Brie tange, and situated in the very heart c he city. I LETTER FROM LANCASTER COUNTY. Ig Correspondence of the Ynrkville Enquirer. a Sprinodkll, November 11.?Our people are '' wagging along with the world ; hut it is a slow f* wag. It seems that the smaller crops are, so y much more difficult they are to gather. The 1- peculiarity of the past season was phenomenal; and our cotton is turning of!' poorly; but it )r takes so long to pick it that one would judge . from the time consumed that a double crop 1 was being made. rs There being no deaths or marriages to record, news is scarce; but our country was startled a t- week ago. Mr. Mack Tillman, in the upper part ol our township, went with an ollicer to ]t identify and arrest a negro man. The latter > resisted arrest, shot M r. Tillman seriously, and escaped. The wound is on one side of the nose, e the ball ranging backward (perhaps around the base of the brain, but not found). Thus the It hip pocket gets in its evil work, but evil-doers ->f are not the sufferers by it as a rule. j# There is a great complaint that the cotton a* fields are being raided at night. Nearly every "j farmer one meets has some loss in this respect n to tell about. This state of things is worse n than usual?perhaps on account of short crops, ie thi flee being inclined to a providential care l'or )f the coming hard times. 1- Many people talk of CufTee's ignorance and 0 want of thrift; but there is some mistake in it; j for he does not often err against his individual . advancements, nor is he unmindful that ho [e must eat and wear clothes. Knowing that the ie crop is short, he consumes all the time he can | in gathering it, thinking he will have to be fed ie as long as his labor is in demand ; then he keens h a lookout for a chance to weather through the ' rest of the winter. He may be ignorant and thriftless sometimes ; but he is generally cun1 ning and accumulative. IG As to our township limits, traversed by two >r railroads?the Three C's on the west and the >r Georgia, Carolinaand Northern on the north? fc. Van Wyeh on tho latter road aspires to metroe politan*honors. There is a gin and mill, a ' depot, a store, a neat section house, and on J occasions, the nerves of cotton buyers from ie Chester and Monroe show what degree of teny sion they can undergo. Some more buildings 3f are in contemplation, and this embryo city may yet make a noise in the world. e We, on this side of the Catawba, are glad to n note the progress of our sister county. Especially do we mark with increasing interest tho } prospects of the iron business around Blaeks burg. If estimates, as published in The Enn quiiiek are correct, that locality will soon bo a great manufacturing centre. Let her grow in every way possible! Wo will rejoice at her' ^ prosperity. wax haw. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. . ?There are now in the insane asylum ^ 1,759 patients?820 white, and 939 colored. ?Two young white men were arrested a in Spartanburg a few days ago for selling in that market a bale of cotton stolen from [. a gin. They claimed to be from Union i. county. They are in jail, j- ? On the 4th instant the county Demoit cratic convention of Abbeville nominated >- Col. E. B. Gary for the vacancy in the e house of representatives caused by the r. resignation of R. E. Hill. There was no i- opposition and Col. Gary was nominated o unanimously. is ?Mrs. Hannah Jennings, of the town of e Edgefield, attempted suicide the other f- day by taking laudanum. The dose provi ed too small to produce the desired effect, :s and she took chloroform, which would have proved fatal had not friends discovv ered the fact and applied antidotes, y ? The cotton crop of Oconee is far short ir of what was expected two months ago. In ? the first place there was more weed than "" fruit, and then the early frost cut off all the e late cotton. Some of the best informed e farmers are of the opinion that there will not be more than two-thirds of an average crop made this year. V ?Thursday night Monroe White shot ' and dangerously wounded Tom Turner, at ; Clifton, Spartanburg county. Turner's re uuveiy is uuuaiucicu uuuuiiui yyinic * is jail. These two negroes had a quarrel M of long standing. The cause of the trouble was a woman. g ? The Edgefield court of sessions opened . last Monday. Judge Norton is presiding. ? The famous case of Jones, for the murder n of the three Pressleys, will come up again this term of court. Besides this case, there are three other murder cases on the docket. j ?Dr. It. B. Watkins, who kept a drug It store at Westville, Kershaw county, comh mitted suicide on-the train last Wednesa day, by taking strichnine, while in the e custody of Sheriff Haile, who was bringing him from Charleston to Camden. A n short time ago Watkins made an assignh ment, and instead of shipping his goods 0 to Camden, to his assignee, he shipped e them to Charleston and went there himself. It was for this fraudulent transaction 3 he was arrested. 1 ?Something of a sensation was created .1 in Charleston last Saturday by the an- . . nouncement that Receiver Chamberlain, j nf the Smith Parnlina railwav. had re K moved John B. Peck, general manager, 0 and had appointed to succeed him, C. M. Ward, superintendent of the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. t. Col. Peck has been general manager of the South Carolina railway since the re[m organization of the company in 1883. His removal will be followed, it is said, by an e almost entire reorganization of the force. ? W. W. Russell, the newly appointed (j postmaster for Anderson, is reciving a a blow from every side. The Democrats prefer a straight-out Republican rather than ^ an Independent. A very hot fight is being t made against him. The Republicans of n Anderson held a meeting a few nights since and declared war against him and d are now making a desperate fight. They will do all they can to prevent Mr. Russell e from receiving his commission. They prefer the present incumbent (Mr. C. U. 2 Webb) rather than Mr. Russell. Mrs. J. R. Cochran is the Republican candidate n for the office and has received the endorsej. ment of the business men generally, pro,a vided they cannot have a Democrat. , The Colored State Alliance.?The News and Courier published the following r proceedings of the meeting of the Colored , State Alliance, neia in tnat city last rri* day night: In response to a circular, there was a large l* attendance of delegates who assembled at Odd Fellows' Hall, Society street, in order , to attend the State convention. The delegates were an intelligent set of men, who ' well represented their people. Prof. H. r D. Bryan called the meeting to order and i* stated the object thereof, after which a committee of five was appointed on credenr tials. Havi ig retired, the committee soon returned ind reported 110 delegates present, representing 10,100 people, and the State from Anderson and Abbeville, or from the mountains to the sea. Addresses and an intelligent appeal were made to impress t- upon those present the importance of the e Alliance purposes and its interest to our e people, by Prof. J. H. Carey, H. 1). Bryan, e B. E. Commander, Samuel F. Jackson and i- others, the effect of which could be readily i- seen in their countenances, t- At the conclusion of the addresses the following resolution was unanimously d adopted: y Resolved, That this meeting severs all I. connection with the National Colored Alli s ance of the United States, and invites sim.s ilar action on the part of our brethren in e the Northern and Western parts of the i- State in the meeting to be held at Colume bia on the 29th instant. I. In the new Colored State Alliance, efe fected by the above resolution, Jas. H. is Carey was elected president, B. E. Comn mander, vice president, and H. D. Bryan, e secretary and State superintendent. !r Notice to School Commissioners.? 5. Under date of the 5th instant, Col. J. H. tt Rice, State superintendent of public ini. struction, has issued the following circular )f to the county school commissioners in the )f State: v "In consequence of the short session of J A I LI.' I 1 ~ A 1 x * . . . ). me puuixe senuuis 111 me country Ql8tnctS n throughout the State, many pupils are in ,r the habit of attending two or more schools j. during the same scholastic year. To this h practice there is no objection, provided e such pupils are counted only once in estii mating the average attendance in the is respective schools. But this office has e reason to believe that, in many cases, pu19 pils who have attended one school in a e district, and who have been included in U the report of the average attendance of e that school, are reported a second time jt when they enter a second school, it "The injustice of this practice will at p. once appear when it is remembered that 'a the income of the two mill tax is appori tioned among the districts in proportion h to the average number of pupils attendf. ing the public schools, and that when the same pupils are counted twice an impropd er advantage is gained over those districts o in which all the pupils are counted only e once. I request, therefore, that your teachd ers be instructed to keep a separate list of e all pupils attending their respective schools a who may have previously attended any ! other public school during the same school! astic year, and that such pupils be not in>f eluded in the reports of enrolment and y , average attendance, is I "As the evil complained of seems to i- j have attained considerable magnitude y j throughout the State, I trust that you will n } do your utmost to remove it, and to prek serve that fairness iu the distribution of >f the income of the two-mill tax which the 1 law clearly requires.