Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 13, 1889, Image 2
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.