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Jtoaps and ?facte. ?Papers in the appeal ease of ex-priest J. J. Boyle, condemned to death in the superior court at Raleigh, N. C., have been completed and filed with the clerk of the supreme court. It is expected that the case will come up before the supreme court during the latter part of this week. ? Congressman R. P. Flower will offer to the next congress a bill for a constitutional amendment providing for election by the people of postmasters, collectors of internal revenue, custom house officials and other federal officers; the president only to retain the power of removal for cause. ?Justice A. S. Merrimon has been appointed by Governor Fowle chief justice of the supreme court of North Carolina, to 0,1 11? ? ? Km, ha rioath nf nil tuo vmatuuy tauocu uj ...v ? Chief Justice Smith. Justice Merrimon served one term in the United States senate, where he was recognized as a lawyer of decided ability. Judge Walter Clarke has been appointed associate justice. ? Governor Taylor, of Teunessee, has acted upon the case of the five Barnards, sentenced to hang for murder in Hancock county. The governor pardoned absolutely John, Jr., and Elijah Barnard, commuted to five years in the penitentiary the sentences of Clint and Anderson Barnard, and to ten years that of old man John Barnard, Sr. ?In Iceland, there are no prisons and no officers answering to our policemen. In 1874 it celebrated the one-thousandth anniversary of its colonization, and at the same time became independent of Denmark, though subject to the king of Denmark as the head of the Icelandic government. Iceland's new government is thoroughly republican in spirit, ail citizens having equal rights and perfect religious liberty. ?The National Grange, in session last week at Sacramento, Cal., adjourned to meet next year at Atlanta, Ga. Just before adjourning, resolutions were adopted favoring the testing of seeds in experimental stations before distribution, also favoring co-operation. A committee was appointed to present legislation to congress. The Australian system of voting was approved. A resolution was also adopted favoring the election of United States senators direct by a vote of the people. ? The case against Postmaster Stancil, recently appointed postmaster at the town of Selma, N. C., arrested on the charge of robbing registered packages, was heard last Thursday by U. S. Commissioner Pernell. Stancil waived examination and was bound over to await action by the grand jury of the Federal court. He was immediately arrested for stealing an overcoat from a store in Raleigh in October, and on examination was bound over to the State superior court. He is a white man. ? The analysis of the stomach of D. E. Morris, alleged to have been poisoned by his wife at Reidsville, N. C., has been received at Reidsville. It is definitely known that it shows no trace of poisoning. The circumstance will go a long ways towards establishing the innocence of Mrs. Morris. It is conceded on all sides that ivHan tho Pvirianra furflinsfc her is closely sifted, there is but little in it, and but few think there i9 a possibility of conviction. The analysis was made by Professor Mitchell, of Davidson College, and is said to have been very thorough and complete. ? At 1 o'clock last Thursday, a fearful storm struck Newborn, N. C. The plate and pulp factory of S. H. Gray, in which there were sixty hands at work, was leveled to the ground. One employe was instantly killed, another mortally wounded, and eight others injured. The factory was valued at $60,000. The damage to house and stock is estimatod at $8,000; to machinery. yet known. The wind w<rwA~perTect hurricane, unroofing houses, blowing down chimneys, trees and fences. The damage to the town, while not definitely known, is very considerable. ? A Washington dispatch of Saturday says: Secretary Proctor is still undecided whether to accept the offer of the Indian Rights Association and transfer Chief Geronimo and his band from Mount Vernon barracks to the tract of land to be Burchased for them by the association in there; while several congressmen from that State assure the secretary that Governor Fowle's action does not represent the wishes of the citizens. The secretary will visit that locality soon and decide. ?Hon. L. E. McComas, the secretary of the Republican caucus of the last congress, has, with the concurrence of all the candidates for speaker and with the consent of the friends of the candidates for other offices, published the following call for a caucus: "The Republican representatives elect to the fifty-first congress are requested to meet in the hall of the house of representatives at Washington at noon, Saturday, November 30, 1889, in caucus to nominate candidates for speaker, clerk, sergeant at arms, doorkeeper, postmaster and chaplain, to be elected at the commencement of the fiftyfirst congress. ? The first Republican convention ever held in Alaska, convened at Junean, November 5. Delegates were present from all parts of the Territory except from the Westward and the Yukon river country. A memorial to congress was passed, asking that the Territory be allowed a delegate to congress; that the homestead laws be extended to Alaska in a modified form ; that laws relating to the cutting of timber be so modified as to permit its being used by canners for packing fish, and for furniture and other articles actually manufactured in the Territory, and for the creation of a commission for the purpose of submitting to congress a code of laws for the Territory. r' ?The visit of Electrician Brown to Baltimore to test the new killing machine for the State of New York, makes the details of the life in Sing Sing prison of Mcllvaine, the man the machine is to kill, of interest. The murderer maintains absolute coolness and indifference to his surroundings. His sister raised $1,000 for his defence by mort gaging some little property that she has, and has been constant in other personal sacrifices of heroic affection, which he has received with abominable selfishness. There will hardly be any doubt about his execution. Thejudge sentenced Mcllvaine to die "according to law," so he will be legally killed anyhow. Warden Brush, of Sing Sing, is determined that the present law will be strictly obeyed, and that no outsider will know the day or the hour of the execution or be a witness of it. It will take place in a small brick building, now being erected for that purpose, in the south end of the prison yard, Expert Brown will bring back with him to New York from Baltimore the deadly dynamos, the chair and the other paraphernalia of execution. ? A dispatch of Friday from Little Falls, Minn., says: The Mille Lacs Indians have armed themselves in preparation for a fight with the settlers, and it is feared there will be trouble of a most serious character. They recently ceded a portion of their lands to the United States through the Chippewa commission, but they complain that since the treaty was signed white settlers in large numbers have squatted on some of their best tracts. Shaw Bosh Kung, the chief of the Mille Lacs, now nearly 90 years old, arrived in Little Falls on Friday, accompanied by several of the Chippewa braves. They insist that the white settlers shall vacate until the Indians shall select their land in severalty. Shaw Bosh Kung says: "We are old but not foolish, and will not be robbed of our homes." The squatters will be notified to leave the reservation at once, and it is expected a company of regulars will be sent there from FortSnelling to enforce the order and prevent the Indians from killing the whites. ? "The United States of Brazil" is the name by which the successors in power to Dom Pedro II have determined to designate the new republic. The provinces of Brazil?twenty-one in number?already have rudimentary legislatures for the management of local affairs and the governors appointed by the central government, to enlarge the functions of the several States and convert the empire into a confederacy. With the exception of Mosquitia, a small Indian State on the Mosquito coast, ruled by a native king, every independent government in the western hemisphere is now, since the Brazilian revolution, a republic. Such is the force of the ideas and achievement of the founders of the United States a hundred years ago! America, with its islands, embraces twenty-one independent governments? the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Columbia, Eucador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, Paraguay, Patagonia, Costa Rica, Mosquitia, Gautemala, Honduras, Nicaraugua, k San Salvador, Hayti and San Domingo. The colonies of Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, France and Spain occupy, however, in the aggregate, a very considerable area. It remains for these to assimilate themselves to their neighbors, which they will doubtless do in their own good time. ? At the last session of the Missouri legislature a stringent anti-trust law was enacted, which the State authorities are now endeavoring to enforce. Under the Missouri law all corporations that are chartered by the State, or doing business in it, are required to furnish sworn statements from their officers declaring that they are not connected with any trust or combination. If they do not comply, their charters are forfeited. The secretary of the State, having, in accordance with the law, given notice that the required affidavits must be presented at once, finds himself ** * * ?AL ? n/-v?-nrvrrtfo An_ conironiea wunii tunuiuauic position. Nearly one tbouand Missouri corporations have refused to file the sworn statement demanded of them. The next step, consequently, if the law is to be enforced, is to declare their charters forfeited. But the recalcitrai t Corporations have evidently determined to fight the matter. Nearly one thousand corporations have refused to file sworn statements with the secretary of State, under the new antitrust law, as to their connection with any trade combination. Their charters, in consequence, will be revoked. Among them are three white lead concerns which belong to the Lead Trust, and these announce their intentions of testing the constitutionality of the law in the courts. Between statute law,common law and natural law, the trusts are having a sorry timeof it. $lte forlmUe (fwjuim. YORKVILLE, S. C. : WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1889. THE MILITIA OP THE STATE. The report of the adjutant and inspector general, which will be submitted to the general assembly, shows a decrease in the number of troops now in the service of the State, but, in the opinion of General JBonham, this is not due to any diminution of zeal and interest on the part of the men, but is owing to the fact that the inspections are more rigid than heretofore. The revision and amendment of the militia laws of the State are recommended, and among the changes suggested is one to strike out the provision for the distribution of the annual appropriation of $14,000 on the basis of $4 for each man present in uniform at the annual inspection. This recommendation is based upon the fact that the law as it now stands is abused by some companies who do not driil or meet between inspections, yet contrive to fill every uniform on such occasions, so as to secure the benefit of the appropriation, The change that is suggested is that the companies be required to drill once a month in the case of the iufantry branch of the service, and six times a year in the case of the cavalry and artillery branches, Gen. Bonham again calls the attention ol the legislature to the failure to pay the troops in the active service of the State the $1.50 per diem now authorized by law He says that although occasions are constantly arising calling for the militia ic aid of the civil authorities, yet, as a matter of fact, they have never been paid s cent for their services. According to the report, it was not prac ticable to hold an encampment this year because the men were neither willing noi able to bear the expense of these occasions besides losing their time from theirordinary avocations, and it is claimed that the strict discipline which is necessary in order to make a real camp of instruction cannot be maintained when the men bear all tbftl?MIWM themselves, our State troops at the Washington cen tenial in New York, and says that whilsl it is true that our men were not as abundantly supplied with marching and camp outfits as the troops of other States, still they were well uniformed and equipped w:th the regulation arms and equipments, and in conduct and appearance were worthy of praise and commendation. The total numberoftroopsnowin service are 31 troops of calvary, 3 batteries of artillery, 38 companies of infantry of the State volunteer troops, and 17 companies of the national gua- T, and the whole appropriation of $14,000 has been expended except $452, which still remains to the credit of the militia fund.?[Columbia Register THE POSTAL SERVICE. The annual report of the first assistant postmaster general, J. S. Clarkson, shows that 2,770 fourth-Qlass postofflces were established during the last fiscal year, as against 3,864 during the previous year; 1,147 postoffices were discontinued during the same time, making the total number of postoffices in operation on July 1,1889, 58,999, of which number 2,683 were presidential offices. The whole number of appointments of postmasters for the year is shown to have been 20,030, of which 8,854 were on resignations and commissions expired, 7,853 on removals, 553 on death of postmasters, and 2,770 on establishment of postoffices. By the annual adjustment of salaries of postmasters, which took effect July 1, 1889, 46 offices of the thir<i class were reduced to the fourth cbss, and 15 offices of the fourth class were raised to the third class, leaving 2,652 presidential offices in operation on July ., 1889. The number of money order offices in operation at the close of the fiscal year was 8,583, an increase of 472 for the year. The number of money order stations in operation July 1,1880, was 144, an increase of 14 over the previous year. The number of postal note offices in operation at the end of the year was 557. The report shows that on June 30,1880, there were 401 free delivery postoffices in operation, an increase of 43 for the year. In about 45 other offices free delivery service has been established since June 30,1889. Col. J. F. Bates, superintendent of the free delivery system, has recommended to General Clarkson the extension of the service to every place which has a population of five thousand, and the postoffice of which produces a gross revenue lor tne previous fiscal year of at least $8,000, the separation as far as possible of the delivery and collection service, and that a class to be known as "collectors" be created to perform the collection service only. The annual report of the second assistant postmaster general, Whitfield, showing that the number of star mail routes in operation June 30, 1889, was 15,077, upon which the total cost of the service was $5,177,195. In the whole system of advertising and awarding of the star service Col. Whitfield says there is room for decided improvement. Under the present system competition for postal service has become very close. Bids in large numbers on every route named in the advertisement issued each year by the department are submitted by professional bidders, so-called, to distinguish them from local bidders, who bid for but do not carry the mails, and who expect their profit in sub-letting at rates yet lower to others, who not infrequently are unsuccessful local bidders for the same routes. Col. Whitfield recommends the appointment of a commission to investigate and report upon the subject, with a view to maae tne carrying 01 mans unaer me star routes system equitable alike to the government and contractor, and relieve it as far as possiblefrom the evilsandiniquities with which it is burdened. At the end of the year there were 128 steamboat routes in operation, at an annual rate of expenditure of $440,032. S@P Frances E. Willard understands how to impart the philosophy of dress reform. She illustrates her opposition to the present style of woman's dress in this .wise: Catch Edison and constrict him inside a wasp waistcoat, and be sure you will get no more inventions; bind a bustle on Bismarck, and farewell to German unity; coerce Robert Browning into corsets, and you'll have no more epics; put Parnel! into petticoats, and home rule is a lost cause. ? Elsie Sloan, an aged lady of Laurens county, fell dead the other day while on her way to visit a sick colored tenant on her farm. WWWWWW W\\\W\?v?>mv ???????. LETTER FROM BLACKSBURG. A Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. G Blacksburg, November 26.?The man fi who sang, "And Spring would be but o gloomy weather, if we had nothing else but Spring," would no doubt be well pleased v with the frequent changes the weather b has taken on for the past two weeks, tl For several days it has been very fine,, ri and yesterday was almost as warm as a p summer's day; but this morning dawned If with clouds aud a damp chilly atmosphere, indicative of rain. This change is, no t! doubt, welcomed by those who have fresh p meat to save. Several droves of fine hogs tl from Tennessee have come to our town ti during the past week, and some of them a are here yet. A good many have been fi bought by both town and country people, o to supplement their home-raised meat, and there will probably not be as much western bacon sold here next year as usual. The c drovers are selling their hogs at 5 cents per pound. h An entertainment was given last night t at the academy by some of the pupils of a Cherokee High school, under the direction c and with the assistance, of the teachers, li It consisted mainly of a play entitled fi "Down by the Sea," and the acting and v recitations were very fine indeed, for ama- a teurs, reflecting much jcredit upon both r teachers and pupils, rne nuiiaing was filled with an admiring audience. The t music was very fine, ana furnished by the I Blacksburg String and Three C's cornet t bands. A small admission fee was charg- t ed, and quite a nice little sum must have t been realized, from the large number of * persons present. The proceeds will be I devoted to some charitable object. The t success of this and other similar enter- i taiments at our place, Induces me to be- & lieve that there is a good deal of latent ( talent among our boys and girls, the de- t velopment of which should be encouraged, e Notices were put up in our town last c week, calling a meeting of the citizens of r Cherokee township, to take some action in regard to the bond suits, in conformity e with the request of the county commis- c sioners as published in The Enquirer of ? last week. Quite a number of people were t in town on Saturday, but as the notice i was so short, and as there seemed to be i no one to lead in the matter, no meeting ( was held. During the evening, however, 1 upon consultation among some of our < town's people, it was thought best to call - - " C T)1.A)fnklt.fv 1 a meeting oi ine ciuzeusoi jDm^suu^ iu j express some opinion on the bond ques- i tion and to send delegates to represent i them before the county commissioners, at I their meeting in Yorkville, on Monday. < A goodly number were soon called togeth- I er, and met at Mr. R. A. Westbrook's < store at about 8 o'clock. i The meeting was organized by the selection of Dr. W. Anderson as chairman, and I Mr. D. L. Brown secretary. The chairman < requested N. W. Hardin, Esq., to explain 1 the object of the meeting, ana in a brief, ] but lucid manner, he gave a history of the 1 bonds from their subscription by a majori- I ty of the voters of Cherokee township, up 1 > to the suits for their delivery by the i 1 county commissioners, to the Massachu- t setts and Southern Construction company, I ' and which is now pending in the United i States Circuit court at Charleston, and ' wound up by stating emphatically, that the j ; meeting was called not to represent Cher- i okee township, but to express the sense i of the citizens of the town of Blacksburg : upon this much vexed bond question. ] 1 Mr. F. P. Beard introduced the following < 1 resolutions, which were unanimously ! adopted: I Now, the people of Blacksburg, in the i 1 township of Cherokee, in York county, 1 at a mass meeting assembled, this 23d day of November, 1889, convened pursuant to i ' an invitation extended by the board of ! county commissioners of York county, de- < 1 sirous of expressing their sentiments upon i the much vexed question of the township ; ' bonds, do hereby reiterate the wish ex- I 1 pressed in a petition to the board of county : ' commissioners of York county, in April, 1 1889, signed by over 240 tax-payers of the i said township, expressing therein a wish < " that the bonds voted by said Cherokee i township, in aid of the construction of the r Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago raili road, be certified to and "delivered in ac' nnrrfanno with t.hf* nrnvi9ionS Of the trust 1 agreement made by your body in our behalf." < " And whereas, by the popular vote of the 1 citizens of Cherokee township, $25,000 aid , " court of the State invalid and unconstitu- , t tional; And whereas since the above decision, | the legislative department of the State, by a curative act, passed in the year 1888, ( 1 fixed the debts upon the respective town- , ships which voted the aid bonds to said | ! railroad company, which act the supreme , judicial department of the State of South 1 Carolina has held to be constitutional, ] thereby ratifying and confirming the leg- < 1 islature's act and intentions, and settling < 1 beyond doubt or question the legality of j said township debts, which should be { paid; 1 Now, we are informed that suit has ( been instituted in the United States court ] against the township of Cherokee for the ( recovery of said bonds, because the said ( county commissioners of York county, our t corporate agents, have refused to deliver , the bonds so voted by us, contrary to our wish and instructions, expressed in a pe- ( tition addressed and delivered to the said ( commissioners and corporate agents of , Cherokee township, which refusal will entail upon us, contrary |to our will, end- ? less litigation and expense; therefore, be < it resolved, . 1. That it is the sense and desire of the ( people of Blacksburg and Cherokee town- \ ship, that their corporate agents, the coun- ^ ty commissioners of York county, do \ forthwith deliver to said railroad company the bonds so subscribed by us, abso- r lutelyand unconditionally. 2. That a delegation be elected to call upon the commissioners of York county on Monday next, to advise and inform j the said county commissioners that the people or macKSDurg, in uneroaee town- j ship, will in no way contribute money or a give any aid or assistance in resisting the delivery of the aid bonds subscribed by said Cherokee township, and if said commissioners do resist the delivery of said bonds, it will be contrary to our will. We do most earnestly enter our protest against any such resistance, and are unwilling to bear any of the cost or expense which will, in our opiniou, inevitably attach to such a course. 3. That in the event of the advice herein announced not being supported and adopted by the said board of county commissioners of York county, we desire to exonerate ourselves from all liability for e blame or censure in repudiating what we ** deem to be an honest obligation on our 01 part, and if resistance be made to the de- F livery of said bonds, we desire that the responsibity of such shall not rest upon us, o but upon those who shall make such resist- h ance. 4. That copies of the above preamble p and resolutions be furnished to the press of " the State. v A committe of three, consisting of M. n It. Reese, J. F. Whisonant, and F. P. Beard, was elected to represent the meet- 8 ing, and to present the resolutions to the b county commissioners at Yorkille on yes- 3 i i rni uP terusiy. inert) is nu uuuut uiui h mige * majority of the people of the township are I opposed to any further litigation upon this t( question. They regard the bonds issued by 0 this township as a justdebt, voluntarily as- b sumed by a majoritv of the people and al- o ready adjudged to be valid by the highest }< tribunal oftheState. I believe that, if suf- b ficient notice had been given, and the peo- a pie of the whole township had gotten to- n gether on Saturday, they would have so h expressed themselves. t-1 The Misses Lipscomb, from Gaffney's, ? were over yesterday to attend the enter- * tainraent last night and are visiting Mrs. t! M. E. Deal. f< Miss Devaga, of Chester, is!visiting Mrs. P J. M. McArthy. si Dr. J. G. Black has returned from his trip with Col. Johnson and Major Jones to Johnson City, having been called home by T a telegram on account of the illness of his ri wife, who, I am glad to say, was better be- I fore he arrived, and is still improving. t( Maj. Jones has not returned yet, but is ex- u pected every day now. tl Miss Biggerstaff, of Forest City, is visit- h ing Mrs. J. W. Thompson. 31 A proposition has been made to our II town council to furnish eight electric lights g for the streets which will probably be ac- ii cepted. 3< Mr. A. G. Smith has sold a lot on Moun- p tain street to Mr. George Parker, who will ii soon erect a storehouse upon it. "w. a. st LETTER FROM ^JN ION COUNTY. tf Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. tl Etta Jane, November 25.?Mrs. Lucinda C. Hughes, wife of T. Jeff Hughes, sc died last Wednesday night in the 52nd E year of her age. She had been atHicted y with cancer for a longtime, but bore her tl suffering with Christian fortitude and res- pi ignation. She was buried on Friday at tl ibingdon Creek church. Rev. S. D. F. lault conducted the funeral services. Her meral was attended by a large concourse f people. Farmers are getting very much behind /ith their work now. Wheat sowing has een almost abandoned, in consequence of tie recent rains. This, I think, will be ssuraed as soon as the ground is ready to lough. I do not expect to see a very irge crop sown this fall# In consequence of our ginners putting heir work down to the fortieth, or 25 cents er hundred, but few gins are running in his section now. No ordinary gin can urn out eight or ten bales of cotton per day nd make a good sample. So what the inner gains on one hand he loses on the ther. sigma. LETTER FROM LANCASTER. orrespondcnce of the Yorkville Enquirer. Lancaster, November 25.?We have iad in this town, within the last ten days, hree deaths, all from pulmonary diseases, nd not from local causes. There has been 10 sickness in this town this year from ocal causes. There have been two very amiliar faces taken from our midst, who yere well known to many of your readers nu 01 wnom Hume uieuuuu lUity Willi >rbpriety be made. Capt. Kennedy G. Billings, well known 0 many, died on or about the 13th instant. 3e was one of the few survivors, who left he confines of the United States in the fanous Palmetto regiment, as a lieutenant of he Lancaster company, for Mexico, and vent through that memorable campaign. 3e was in theseige of Vera Cruz, and the >attles of Cero Gordo, Contreras and Churibusco, and was present when the United Jtates flag was planted on the walls of the lity of Mexico. He was also a captain in he late war between the States; and was iver ready to respond to the call of his :ountry. He was a man of considei&bft , nagnetism, and had fine social qualities. The other death was that of D. J. Carter, ienior editor of the Lancaster Ledger, who iied on the 19th instant. Mr. Carter was 1 native of Raleigh, N. C., and came to his town as a journeyman printer, and vas employed on the Lancaster Ledger, vhich paper he owned at the time of his leath. He was successful in journalism ;o some extent, and will be a loss to the :ommunity. Miss Ida Ingram, a daughter of W. D. Ingram, died here yesterday from gallopng consumption, and her remains were nterreci in me village cemetery. j.ijb iineral was the largest that I have attended in many years. One year ago she was :he most perfect picture of health, and one )f the finest looking young ladies I ever saw. Our delegation start for the legislature to-morrow. They will favor a bill to require the superintendent of the penitentiary to inflict the death penalty, on all persons sentenced to death by any court, within the walls of the State penitentiary, thus creating a common place of execution. Some of our people think that, on recount of the aversion of the county sheriffs to perform this disagreeable duty, they, in many cases, lend all their sympathy, if not material aid, to the prisoners while on trial for life. The aversion is so i*reat on the part of the sheriffs that many people think the law ought to be amended, as above indicated. At this writing, we do not know the appointment at the M. E. conference in Camden, but expect our talented boy-preacher, Rev. P. F. Kilgo, to be returned. His people all have asked that he be reap poinieu iu una suuiun, The Lancaster Manufacturing company will resume operation to-day, under the superintendency of Mr. W. B. Knight. It is reported that our strongest mercantile firm has lost some money here by the failure of Nix, at Greenville, the lawyer merchant. This failure seems to have been on a large scale and complete in all its parts. There will be sold here, by order of the court, on next Monday, some seven or eight thousand acres of good land, on easy terms. It is the finest chance for a man who wants to farm, or one who wishes to make an investment, that I have seen. lancaster. V NOTES FROM SHARON. Dfirrcsporitlfncc of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Sharon, November 23.?Sharon moves^ on in the even tenor of her^jj^tmc^rTor rnrknAa^t^ tPie Presbyterian" church of this place will give a hot supper on Friday evening. The Blairsville brass band will furnish music on the occasion. The Sharon Glee club will give a public entertainment on the evening of Thanksgiving day, at Hoodtown. They promise to entertain all who will give them their presence. Thanksgiving day will be only partially observed in this place. There will be services in the A. It. P. church, and I suppose the merchants will suspend business, at least long enough to attend the service of special thanksgiving. Mr. Hugh R. Murchison, the principal \f T .rvtirftrctrilln onhnnl tiro a in f Aurn yi iiiv AjwiTijgy III^ oviivvi, uuo w TT M last Saturday. He is an old college mate )f your correspondent and his visit was Dne of unusual enjoyment. There exists i feeling between old schoolmates that is inknown elsewhere. I am sorry to have to announce the leath of Mrs. Isabella Sherer, who died in last Wednesday, after a very short illless. She was the wife of H. J. Sherer. Mr. Willie Sherer, who has been at school at Clinton, is at home for a few lays on account of his mother's death. The Young Men's Missionary society of )f the A. R. P. church will meet next Sabiath. They will have an address by Rev. r. C. Galloway, of Yorkville. They will neet at 3 o'clock p. m. We are having some beautiful weather low. II. ALLIANCE TOPICS. ? The farmers in the vinity of Hiawatha, vansas, are burning corn for fuel, finding t cheaper than coal. Corn is sold on the arm at 20 cents per bushel, while the iverage price ol coal delivered at a farm s from 21 to 23 cents per bushel. The farmers' Alliance brought the attention if the farmers to the relative prices of the wo commodities, and advised that half he corn crop be used as fuel, thus advancng the price of the other halt. ? The Sumter Advance says that it has ound out from a source it considers trustworthy, that during the recent meeting of he Negro Farmers' Alliance in that city, esolution were unanimously passed that hey were not only fighting the merchants, lut also the landlords and the white plantrs; that they would demand 50 cents per ere for chopping cotton, Go cents per hunlied for cotton picking, and would pay SI ier acre for rent. ? Columbia Register: The convention f county trustee stockholders, which had ?een called to meet in Columbia on the 0th instant, met in the room of the Board f Agriculture in the Agricultural Hall. ,'hirty-two counties and G77 shares of S50, vere represented at the meeting. At the norning session of the convention, the allowing directors were chosen : 1st Conressional District, O. P. Riley, Orangeurg; 2nd, W. II.Timmerraan, Edgefield ; rd, J. W. Glenn, Anderson; 4th, J. R. larrison, Greenville; 5th, Joel Hough, jancaster; Gth, J. W. Ferguson, Darling Ril. TIT 4 /~1_ ? ? r? L T n on; an, w.iv. i.,ain, ouuiier; j.u lou, f Chesterfield and J. A. Sligh, of Newerry for the State at. large. The selection f officers and the determination of the ocation of State exchange was left to the oard of directors; and the meeting then djourned until 8 p. m. At the night meeting Greenville was selected as the smporary location of the Exchange, and he following board of trustees appointed: 'resident: J. C. Coit, of Chesterfield; Vice'resident, J. A. Sligh, Newberry ; Secreary, W. A. Cain, Sumter. The trustee )r York county, A. II# White, was not resent, but that county is reported to have ubscribed 30 shares. Railroad Commissioner's Report.? 'he eleventh annual report of the Itailaad Commissioners is given to the press, t is a volume of 274 pages and is full of in?resting information about the great railway business of the State. There are now hirty-four railroads in South Carolina, aving a total mileage in this State, June ( 3,1881), of 2,084, against 1,914 on June 30, 888. The increase has been 170 miles, a . reater number than has ever been built i South Carolina in one ye*r. Since June ' 3, nearly ten miles have been added. The < hysical condition of the roads hassteadily j nproved. Adding to the 170 miles of :eel rail laid during the year, the number f miles relaid with steel?127?gives a toil of 297 miles of steel rail laid during 1 le year. < The casualties have increased, 54 per- j )ns having been killed, and 183 injured. ( light persons were killed from causes be- ^ ond their control, and 43 by reason of . leir own carelessness or negligence. No J assenger was killed from any fault on < le part of a railroad. LOCAL AFFAIRS. 1 G NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. c F. Ilapportiehl?Old Time Open Kettle New Orleans Molasses?Christmas Candies. Mrs. T. M. Dobson, Proprietress?Dobson's ti Racket lias Fired a Cannon Shot through g Low Prices and Downs all his Competitors. Withers Adickos?The Old Sore of Debts is II Troubling Us. a It Would Make you Warm to see M. it II. C. Strauss. * II. F. Adickes?Watches and Clocks?Close I Prices. 1, W. H. Rouniillat it Co?Our Own Remedies. Kickapoo Indian Medine G'ompan}'. * UNION SERVICES. 1 There will be union services in the Presbyterian church, conducted by lie v. F W. W. Daniel, at 11 o'clock a. m. tomorrow, on the occasion of thanksgiving dfty. < __ FAMILY COTTAGES. Mr. T. B. McClain is building two family ^ cottages, which will be for rent, on Cleveland avenue. They will be one-story, four ' j :? room nuiiaings, anu nnianuu m ncai aijio with arrangements for convenience and ^ comfort. j SUPREME COURT. a The November term of the State su- c preme court commenced in Columbia yes- t tesday. The sixth circuit will be called on Monday, December 16th, and have five c days. Applications for admission to prac- c tice must be filed on or before December I 3rd. t THE AIR-LINE TRAINS. ' During last week a large number of c trains of the Air-Line railroad passed over 1 the Three C's from Rock Hill to Blacks- ? burg, in consequence of the replacing of f the wooden bridge over Catawba river ^ with an iron structure. The bridge was * completed last Saturday morning, and at 8 10 o'clock the first train passed over it. c /^COLORED BAPTIST CHURCH. A colored Baptist church was organized ( in Yorkville a few days ago with fifteen members. Rev. N. Williams is the pastor. For the present the congregation has made arrangements with the colored Odd 1 Fellows to use their hall in which to hold J their services. They expect to be able to ! erect a suitable church building at an early date. PROGRESS OF THE THREE C'S. j The Johnson City Comet of last week says that the general manager of the road, { Col. R. A. Johnson, spent several days j there recently on a tour of inspection, and j is very much gratified with the rapid j progress being made by contractors all | along the line. The roadbed, for 24 miles , from Johnson City, is now finished and ready for the crossties. Steel rails have j been purchased and are being delivered to lay the track from Erwin, in Unicoi county, , Tenn., to Minneapolis. , DEPOSED AND EXPELLED. In the annual conference of the Meth- i odist Episcopal church at Camden, last i week, S.J. McLeod, of the Spartanburg district, was put on trial for charges against his character. The committee to i whom the case was referred reported on | Saturday the charges sustained, and rec- , ommended that the accused be deposed < from the ministry and expelled from the j church. The preacher against whom this judgment was issued was not present when it was delivered, but came in later. The charges of which he was found guilty were falsehood and slander. He is well known in York, having had the pastoral charge, three years ago, of Shady Grove, Philadelphia and King's Mountain. LODGED IN JAIL. Alexander Berry, colored, has been lodged in York county jail, charged with the murder of John Gregory, also colored, on the 14th of October, 1888. The men tuwu arthe time of theTormcTtreV "^'1? diatoly after its commission Berrv ApJ and when heard from was in Winston, N. C., where he was arrested and held for trial for resisting an officer. After the North Carolina authorities were through with him, the governor of that State promptly honored South Carolina's requisition for the criminal, and he could have : been brought here for trial at the recent term of the court but for the non-attend- i ance of witnesses for the State. , LOCAL LACONICS. 1 From bright, sunny and pleasant weath- 1 er for several days, the atmosphere sud- < denly changed on Monday night to cool ! and cloudy, with indications of rain or snow. s Itev. S. White delivered a lecture ' on his travels in the Holy Land, before the teachers and pupils of the graded school, in the opera house, on Wednesday ' morning last. But little cotton is now coming to this ' market, and one reason given therefor is i that the crop fell short of expectations in i the early part of the picking season. s There does not seem to be unanimity i among the merchants in regard to closing their places of business to-morrow on ac- 1 count of thanksgiving. While at least J two decline to agree to close,all the others i have decided to observe the day. church" notices. Episcopal?Sunday-school at 4 p. m. ^ Young Men's Union Prayer meeting will be held in the Presbyterian church next s Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. 1 Baptist?Rev.' R. G. Patrick, pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Sunday-school at 9.30 a. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, pas- j tor. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p.m. Sunday-school at 3 p. ra. A Methodist Episcopal?Services by Rev. ) \V. W. Daniel next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday-school at .'1 p. m. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. . Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Services next Saturday evening at 7 o'clock and on Sunday morning atll o'clock. Thesacrament z of the Lord's Supper will be administered j after the sermon on Sunday. Sunday- t school at 3 p. m. TO BE HANGED. 1 The Monroe, N. C., Register publishes 8 in full the testimony given on the trial at ii Fort Worth, Texas, of J. W. Davis for d the murder of B. C. Evans, a merchant of that city, and the employer of Davis, n The case possesses some local interest from r the fact that Davis was formerly a citizen a of Rock Hill, and is well known by many t persons in York county. The killing occurred on the 6th of last July, and whisky * drinking by Davis, a salesman in Evans's n store, led to the tragedy. Evans had noti- a ? Arl L ?v-? 4 V? r? f frtit /in linn UnnU/Mil/'l V-i n irA n / lio lieu 111 iii niciu jui tauac nu anuuiu nave iu uiocharge him. This incensed Davis, and in ii an altercation that ensued, he shot Evans, 11 from the effect of which he died in twenty ^ minutes. Davis was found guilty and sen- a tenced to be hanged, though the date for sl the execution is not given. Evans was 0 very wealthy and leaves a wife and several children. He was looked upon as a leader tl unsurpassed by any man in Northern Tex- n as, and with but few equals. He carried ^ life insurance for $67,000. Davis is un- t| married and the only support of an aged jj mother. a, ORDINATION SERVICES. ^ b Notwithstanding the inclemency of the w weather on last Thursday night, a good congregation assembled at the Baptist t^ church to witness the ordination of Rev. tl V. I. Masters. The ordaining presbytery cc was composed of Revs. R. \V. Sanders, J. tl Q. Adams, F. 0. S. Curtis, F. C. Hickson n md Robert G. Patrick. tl As chairman of the presbytery, Rev. R. w \V. Sanders announced that Mr. Masters ir had been thoroughly questioned as to his ii Christian experience, his call to the minis- a< iry, and his doctrinal views, and that the pi examination proved entirely satisfactory, tc Upon this recommendation, the Yorkville ; tl Baptist church voted unanimously to pro-! is ceed with the ordination. j hi An admirable sermon was preached by it lev. R. W. Sanders, lrom Gal. G: 14. "Bu rod forbid that I should glory save in th< ross of our Lord Jesus Christ." Following this was an impressive chargi o the candidate delivered by Rev. F. 0 i. Curtis. Rev. J. Q. Adams presente< he Bible in an appropriate address, urg Dg the young minister to know, believ nd preach it as the Word of God. Th rdaining prayer was offered by the Rev \ C. Hickson, which was followed by th< lying on of hands by the presbytery .'he benediction was then pronounced b; lev. V. I. Masters. The services were interspersed with ap iropriate hymns and the occasion was botl ntcresting and impressive. ^ / PERSONAL MENTION. Mfs. C. H. Dixon has returned from wo weeks' visit to Columbia. Representative McCaw left on Monda; or Columbia, to be present at the openinj f the legislature. Revs. R. G. Patrick, F. C. Hickson ani /. I. Masters left yesterday, and Pro; >V. J. Thackston will leave to-day fo Florence, where they will attend th ' - -r iL j. T> nnuai convennon 01 me jonpnat tuua >f South Carolina, which meets in tha own to-morrow. Mr. Ed. Thomas, the well known me hinist and locomotive engineer, has a( epted a position with the Richmond an )anville company and before the close c he year will be assigned to a train on th Chester and Lenoir railroad. He was Ion onnected with that road before it passe inder its present management, and wa ?ne of the most active of the constructs orce in building the road from York dlle to Lenoir. For some years past h las been conducting a machine and repai hop here, but the desire to return to hi ild love of running on the road was to jreat, and he has relinquished a businef hat was a great convenience to owners ( mginesand machinery in this section. TRIBUTE TO JUDGE PRESSLEY. AI'MAHU /tAMitf woki nlooorl nn Wor J.1JC wuiu nuo UIVOV/U vu If vv lesday last, and on that day Judge Prea ey left for his home in Summerville. A las been known for some time, Judg Pressley has determined to retire froi ;he bench, and his judicial career term lated with the close of the York count :erm. In recognition of his long service, an is a tribute to his unsullied record as presiding judge, a sumptuous supper wi ?iven in his honor at the residence < Major James F. Hart, on the night befor tiis departure from Yorkville. Besid< members of the bar, Dr. J. Rufus Brattoi Jos. F. Wallace, Esq., and others wei present as invited guests. To a toast to Judge Pressley, the vene able jurist responded in feeling and a] propriate terms, and at the conclusion < his remarks Col. W. B. Wilson was calle and made one of his happy imprompl addresses, in which he said: "When your Honor retires from the bene it will sadly remind us that another gold< link uniting us with the past, will be severed a revered past in the judicial history of Sou Carolina. Your honored name is identifh with that history?a history that is a rich her tage to the State and the bar. We heartily r eiprocate your kind words and assure you th you will carry with you into private life and tl endearments of home, our best wishes for yoi health and happiness, and that your useful li may long be spared to benefit the people y< lini'O Qoruflr] an lornr and SO faithfully Wher ever duty called. Permit me, with all defe ence, to say that your life has been an honor the profession and presents a model for intej rity, purity, learning and ability that we shou be proud to imitate and to cherish." v jSe concert. A very Urfge and appreciative audiem greeted the musical association that a peared in the opera house last Fridt night. The entertainment was conduct entirely by home talent, and though developed nothing new as to the ability the performers, it confirmed with mar the poiut frequently made that Yorkvil order. The programme for the evening was v ried in the grade of selections, there b ing something on it to please all music tastes. Mrs. Paul R. Bratton rendered s prano solos?"Thee I think of, Marg rita," "Deep in my Heart," and "T1 Angels' Serenade." Her rendering i these pieces was faultless, and in the rendition she displayed the flexibility of fine, well trained voice, over which si has perfect control. To the hearty ei :ores after each piece she cheerfully r jponded with pleasing songs. Dr. R. Andral Bratton sang a baritoi solo, "Marguerite," with fine effect, d< manding an encore, and he and Mr Bratton sang a duet, "I would that ra Love," which was well received and d< manded repetition. The cornet solos of Professor Herndoi 'Impulse Polka," composed by himsel md "Blue Bells of Scotland," by his ow irrangement. elicited rounds of aDDlausi ind to encores he responded with "Killa ay" and "Take back the Heart." Trios for violin, cornet and piano, b Mr. A. S. Withers, Prof. Herndon aq Miss Zoraida Ingold were also an attrac ve feature of the entertaiument. IVJj Withers handles the noble instrumet vith skill and grace. Prof. Herndon also rendered a galop o ;he violin, with piano accompaniment. Miss Zoraida Ingold performed a pian 10I0, "Bohemian Girl," which was rounc y applauded and encored, to which she r( iponded with a familiar selection. The instrumental accompaniments o )iano and some for the voice were pei ormed by Miss Ingold, and others for th meal pieces by Miss Mary Lou Cowarc vhose skill as an accompanist was we] lemonstrated. The entertainment was a decided su( ess and elicited only encomiums of prais rom all who were present. THE BOND QUESTION. At II o'clock a. m., last Monday, citi ens of York county representing Broai liver, Cherokee, Ebenezer and Yor] ownships, met in the court house agree bly to the suggestion contained in a resc ution published by the county commh ? rtn nun lrtnf mnnlr nn/1 f K rv noil r?ti K1 i'oUai tuiicia iaoi yvccix, auu nic tan, puunonci n connection therewith, appointing Mon ay as the day for the meeting. W. B. McCaw, Esq., was elected chair nan. On taking the chair he read th' esolution of the county commissioners d pted on the 19th instant, which is ii he following words: AVheresas, an action has been commence! nd is now pending in the United States cour oncerning the delivery of the township bond ow in possession of the Boston Safe Deposi nd Tiust company: Resolved, That it is the sense of this boar< liat the tax-payers in the ditferent township itorosted should bo informed of the facts, t< :ie end that they may take such action in thi ray of employing counsel to look after thei iterest as they may see fit and proper; tha ny action to be taken by the said tax-payeri liould bo taken at once, as answer to the writ f subpoena are returnable on the first Monday f December next. The chairman then proceeded to explaii he object of the meeting to be to take th< nnAoonftr afono fr\r pqiainor fnr?rla to Hofonr ctccoai J OVV/^/O IVi AMIUiUg AWUVtk? vw uv?vuv le suits in opposition to the delivery o le bonds. He also called attention to th< mited time and advised prompt action 3 returns must be made to the subpoenal y the 2nd day of December, or judgmenl 'ill be rendered by default. D. E. Finley, Esq., counsel for the coun/ commissioners, by request, addressee le meeting explaining the position of the junty commissioners in the premises lat they are acting as public officials with o personal interest to subserve, and ir le management of this question onlj ish to discharge their duty properly and npartially to all concerned. Representlg all the tax-payers of the county, thej lopted the resolution suggesting the emloying of counsel, etc., and also referring > the tax-payers the question of paying le bonds. He said the question at issue an anomalous one. The commissioners ave refused to deliver the bonds because is not their duty so to do; and likewise. t because it is not their duty, they have levs ied no tax for paying the interest on the Co bonds. He also called attention to the & fact that the commissioners have no au- q thority for levying tax to defend the suits, jE J and that money for this purpose mu9t be sc - raised by voluntary contributions of the ai e tax-payers. SI e Dr. Jno. C. Kuykendal then offered the ?! following resolution, which was unani) mously adopted : y Resolved, Thatacommitteoof fivcpersons be si ' appointed, composed of representatives from ' the different townships present, and who may bo in sympathy with the object of the meeting, , t_ to retire and formulate a plan to raise funds 0 , for the purpose of taking care of our interests Cf n in the suits now pending in the United States tl court with regard to the delivery of the town- e< ship bonds. ai In the discussion of this resolution, bo- w a fore its adoption, Mr. F. P. Beard, mem- a ber of a delegation of three, including him? self, and representing citizens and tax-pay- j? ? ers of Blacksburg and Cherokee townships, n desired to be heard. He said his delega- n ^ tion came instructed from a large meet- F ing held in Blacksburg on Saturday, and r they also had with them the preamble and ? " resolutions adopted at that meeting, whicn ~ " they had been instructed to read before C( lt the Yorkville meeting. ai Mr. Beard had given no indication as ti l* to the nature of the instructions to his w J" delegation, nor the tenor of his resolutions; ^ but the point was made and sustained that t| only those in sympathy with the object of n 6 the meeting could participate in its delibeiv-y? ations. Mr. Beard then announced that he & ^ and his delegation had discharged their ? ^ duty to those they represented, and hav- t( n ing done that, he declined to take further action in the meeting, and did not ask p 6 permission to read the resolutions. d r The vote was then taken on Dr. Kuy- ^ s kendal's resolution, and on its adoption, r( 0 the chair appointed the following com- w iS mittee to carry out the object expressed: k ^ John B. Whitesides, R. M. Allison, Jno. si C. Kuykendal, Johu Caldwell, B. C. ^ Pressley. ^ I- At this point of the proceedings, Mr. ^ 3- McCaw vacated the chair, (having to take a l8 the train for Columbia) and Mr. L. L. CJtwiWU ftfOO AaIIa/I f rt T\??ZiaSh jc o li j1 lii vyoo vfthcu iv plvoluvi ii The committee retired, and returned ? i- with the following report: a y It is the opinion of your committee, that proper way, and only way, to raise the funds/ f. necessary to defend the pending suit in the' 11 d United States court, is by circulating subscript a tion papers for the purpose among the tax- U payers, aud we hereby recommend that the V 18 following committees bo appointed and fur- g< Df nished with subscription lists, and that they j| e be requested to call on the tax-payers of the s different townships interested, and any other ' '8 tax-payers who may be pleased to help us: 3, Broad .River?L. L. Smith, J. B. Whitesides, 0 rp John Ramsey, John A. Byers, R. M. Allison, q Wm. McGill, R. N. McElwee, John N. McGill, a Jos. M. Whitesides. t; r- Cherokee?R. M. Roark, Ira Hardin, Henn derson Carroll, John A. McGill, R. M. Plexico,' . p, Wm. Caldwell. Ebenezer?J. B. Neely, R. G. McCaw, J. A. \ >d M. L. Stewart, LeRoy Dye, W. J. Miller. l? York?John Caldwell, James Land, R. J. u Caldwell, J. W. Neil, Jos. A. Smith, Wm. L. c Thomasson, Thad. L. Carroll, J. B. Scott, Jas. t h, E. Gettys, Hon. A. S. Wallace, J. C. Kuykendal. The committees are requested to report t to Dr. Kuykendal, YorkvilIe,.the result of 3d their labors by Saturday afternoon next, i- The report was adopted, and on motion g |"t the meeting adjourned. C J? PROHIBITION TO PROHIBIT. ; fe The much vexed question of prohibition )U or high license is again before the people ( of Yorkville, and petitions to the legisla- t to ture in behalf of each measure have been ( ^ in circulation for signatures. We have ^ not had the opportunity to see the petition for "high license," and do not know the particular form of legislation prayed for in t ce that behalf; nor have we learned the num- i P" ber of signatures obtained in favor of that 1 ^ measure. j ^ The petition in favor of amending the prohibition law as it now exists in Yorkville, was circulated under the auspices of | Y the Women's Temperance Union of this i . r.ln/io lirifh flip an nnt j/-?n pnij onwn ro era. f meucoi men who desire legislation that i will secure a better enforcement of pro- 1 [ hibition than now seems to exist. This ^ " petition opposes the sale of spirituous li- . quors in Yorkville, "in any form, wheth- , er by the druggists or under high license, \ a" or otherwise," and asks (he enactment of I 10 a law prohibiting druggists and apothe- ( ? caries, "even upon the prescription of a ! ,ir regular practicing physician, from selling, 1 a trading, bartering or systematically givie ing away any spirituous or malt liquors, jQ" or any bitters of which spirituous or malt o e" liquors are an ingredient, or any other 1 medicated liquors within the corporate * ie limits of the town of Yorkville." ^ e" This petition was circulated among men 0 s* and women and obtained 271 signatures, v iy of whom 91 are those of males, and 180 0" females. Woman feels that there is no C public question of more vital importance 1 a' to her social and moral welfare, and the ? ' general welfare of the country, than the j( n one of temperance. The fear, the anxiety i, 0' and dread she entertains of the contami- n r" nation of son or husband by the intoxicat- a ing cup, is the one bane of her life. Actu-.. t ated, too, by motives of purity and mor- c I ality, she conscientiously believes that the . / welfare ot a community and its moral tone a ' will reach a higher plane when the tempta- s I tion for intoxicating drink is moved from I its midst. These convictions, emanating si n from pure hearts and promoted by clear a conscience, are too sacred to be passsed by ? 0 unheeded, and she feels that on this ques- a tion at least she has the right to be heard n 3" in the hafts of legislation. ^ n y FOUND DEAD. a r. Pn Monday afternoon of last week, the e dead body of It. Sumter Wells, who lived ^ lt in the neighborhood of Bethany church, ft II in the northern part of this county, was vs discovered lying in the woods about a mile n from his home. It seems that on Saturday a^ e afternoon previous to the discovery of his C( body, he started, in an intoxicated condi- e: tion, from the "barroom" for his home, tr Where the "barroom" is located is not shown, but presumably, it is across the , line in North Carolina. The night was cold and rainy, and probably being over- N l_ come by his potations, he lost his way and w fell in the woods almost within hearing of a " his house, and met an untimely death ai from cold and exposure^/ ^ On being notified ofShe occurrence, ra Sam'l L. Pursley, coroner, proceeded to 2(i ~ hold an inquest. The following jury was si impaneled : W. C. Rainer, foreman; J. w H. Lockridge, \V. T. Baker, W. B. Choat, f N. A. Howell, W. T. Davison, Aaron nj Howell, R. B. Davison, H. A. Falls, Da- sa vid Hull, A. C. Stroup, W. B. Falls. m But little testimony could be elicited by ce the jury. The following witnesses were j?c examined, however: John Wells testified that he saw deceased w about sunset on Saturday on his way home, M drunk. fr< T?. A T>aftorcnn .T R Wnmhricrhfr. Sum in 3 Gordon, L. Wells, David Hull, George ^ r Sellers, Josh Dillingham and Lee Blalock, Tj all testified to the finding of the dead body aE 1 at about 2 or 3 o'clock on Monday after- ru 3 noon. There were no signs of violence on So his person, nor any indications of foul at play. Mr. Patterson also testified that he q* 3 saw Mr. Wells, about 3 o'clock on Satur- q( ' day, drunk. H 3 Sump Gordon testified that he left de- Iti ceased at the barroom at 3 o'clock p. m., Y( on Saturday. ^ J Sam Gordon testified that he saw him ^ at the barroom at 10 o'clock that day. pU 3 J. B. Hambright testified that he saw Ca ' him late in the evening, drunk, going to- tei 1 wards home. 1 Dr. A. P. Campbell furnished the fol- ^ i lowing certificate. en 1 I I have examined the body of R. Sumter | Wells and find no marks of violence on his ca, r | person. I give it as my opinion that his death I was caused by intoxication and exposure to ^ ' | the weather of Saturday night. "a H A. P. Campbell, M. D. 01 \ I In accordance with the above facts, the se' ( jury returned the following verdict: ^ i! "That deceased came to his death on Sat> urday night, November 16th, 1889, by rea- 0fi , son of cold and being intoxicated." he LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. rrfxpondi-ncc of the Yorkvillc Enquirer. Rock Hill, November 26.?On Saturiy last a meeting of the tax-payers of atawbaand Kbenezer townships was held i Roddey's hall at this place, to take ime action towards employing counsel id making a defence before the United tates circuit court, against the payment f the bonds of these townships issued in d of the Three C's railroad. The meeting was presided over by Mr. 7. J. Waters. After considerable discuson, the meeting adjourned until yesteray at 12 o'clock, m. As the attendance was small, at 12 'clock yesterday the meeting was again illed to order by Chairman Waters, and le question was again thoroughly discussi, the attendance being much larger than t the Saturday's meeting. A resolution ras offered and adopted to appoint a comlittee to raise funds and employ counsel > defend the suit. The chair appointed 3 the committee, John C. Witherspoon, oseph Williams, Geo. A. Cowan, w. P. rook, J. F. Workman. On motion the ames of W. B. Wilson, Jr., and R. T. ewell, were added. fin lnaf Wprlnpsrlftv innrninp". about 10 'clock, the frame aonex to the Cotton eed Oil Mill and Fertilizer company, hich is used to store cotton seed in, and mtaining over 500 tons of seed, collapsed nd the floor fell in, as did the greater poron of the roof. A large force of hands 'as at once put to work to remove the jed to an adjoining building. The loss ) the company will be about $500, besides le detention to their work, as they exected to commence operations last week. -Mfs. Mary A. Mobley,a venerable lady nd much esteemed for her noble traits f character, died here on Wednesday last i her 77th year. Her remains were taken ) Kershaw county for interment. Rev. R. B. Post, of Hoboken, N. Y., ronnhpfl in t.hfi "F.nisonna! church on Sun ay night. Mr. Post is in the South on a isit for recreation. He left to-day for is home. In an interview with your corespondent he expressed himself as being 'ell pleased with our country, and the indness and courtesies of our citizens, tiown him, he says will never be forgoten. Rev. W. M. Anderson and wife leit on Tonday to visit the parents of the latter t Dyersburg, Tennessee. They will be bsent for four weeks. On Thursday, Thanksgiving day, all usiness will be suspended in Rock Hill, ervices will be held in the Presbyterian nd Episcopal churches. Mrs. L. A. Barron has been elected lirarian of the Rock Hill Library associaion. [Mr. H. A. D. Neely, our county treasrer, is in town, with his tax-books. Vhile our citizens are always pleased to se him, they cannot extend to him in his mission the same "I am glad to see ou" as they would on other occasions. The accident to the Air Line railroad ridge made our town for the past week uite a railroad centre, as all tjie trains to nd for Atlanta passed here, giving us 23 rains a day. WiloAn onH "R.pnrp?#?n 1 a ti ve uuuatui *? ? _ yilbom left for Columbia to-day. hal. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? M. M. McGee, a native of Anderson ounty, was accidentally killed in St. jouis, Mo., a few days ago. ? By a fire at Florence last Wednesday, he books and records of the county audier, sheriff and clerk were destroyed. ? Hon. John D. Kennedy, late consul :eneral to China, returned to his home in Camden last Saturday, and was given a ;rand ovation by his old friends on his afe arrival. ? On Friday the Merchants' exchange of Charleston adopted a resolution directing he secretary to correspond with President Coxe, of the Three C's railroad, with a mow r?f crpf-iinc that road to make Charles on its terminal point. ? The Greenville News is authorized to ay that the statement that Representative W. H. Perry is in training for the lomination for governor is incorrect, ["hat paper says he will retire from congress at the end of his term, but .not with ;he view of seeking the office of governor. ? Mr. T. E. Horton, the South Carolina jommissioner to the Paris exposition, relumed home recently. That he did a good vork in exciting an interest in the many i/-Ivn n rtffnrod. Hat .thia StAtd to 1 ffimgrants, is evinced by the many letters eceived by himself and Commissioner Butler. ? The coroner's jury of Pickens county las returned a verdict charging Wiggins vith the murder of his wife. The case vill not be tried at this term of court, as Yfrs. Wiggins's stomach has been sent to Charleston to be analyzed and it will be mpossible to get a report from the chemst in time. ? In the Edgefield sessions court, last veek, Whitfield Murrell and Wm. Car>enter, young white men, were convicted if the murder of Preston Yonce on the 5th of last June. The j-ury recommended he prisoners to the mercy of the court; iut Judge Norton, refusing the motion for , new trial, sentenced them to be hanged n the 3rd of January next. An appeal vill be taken to the supreme court. ? On Wednesday night the house of Mr. lannou, cashier of the Merchants' and 'armers' bank, of Greenville, was enterd by a burglar, who carried away with iim Mr. Cannon's gold watch, eleven dol- . irs in money, and Mrs. Cannon's bracests; also the bank key. The bank was ot entered. On the next day a negro was rrested at Wellford, who proved to be he thief, and the stolen articles were reovered. The negro was lodged in jail. ? Says the Spartanburg Spartan : Sparanburg is to have a large sensational damge suit. Papers were served on George i. Turner, Monday, at the instance of Mrs. linger, his mother-in law, in which she ues for $25,000 damage on account Of the lleged seduction of her daughter by Turer. Melton & Barrett have brought the nit. These are the bare facts of the case nd as much as will be published, inasmuch as the court will have to try the case. ? On Wednesday last, Henry Hill, an ged planter near Greg Court, Laurens ounty, was fatally stabbed while endeavring to quiet a number of negroes who rere fighting among themselves on his irm, after having become intoxicated by hisky obtained from an illicit still in the eighborhood. The negroes also set upon nd beat two white constables who were rat to quell the disturbance. One of the rastables is fatally hurt. There is great scitement in the vicinity, and more ouble is feared. MERE-MENTION. A sensation was caused in Brooklyn, '. Y., on Friday by Mrs. Hannah Southorth shootingand killing Stephen Pettus, broker, who had ruined her. She was Tested, and is in prison. The busijss failures during last week number for le United States 245 and for Canada 32, aking a total of 277 as compared with 15 the week previous. During 1880 ightly over a hundred million dollars orth of gold has been digged from the irth on the four continents and the largit quantity came from Australia, Califora, and South Africa. The Chronicle ,ys the shortage in Charlotte's cotton arket up to date, over last year's reipts, is4,1G1 bales. Itissaid already >ld to the amount of $200,000 has been ken from the mine recently discovered Montgomery county, N. C. A nugget eighing three pounds was taken out on onday of last week. A dispatch Dm Oswego, Kansas, says: The prelimary examination of two women, brought ere from Michigan, supposed to be the >torious Benders, ended last Friday night, le court found them guilty as charged, id held them without bail until the Febary terra of the court. Watson C. [uires has been elected United States senor from Washington territorv. Wm Dortch, who was a member of the mfederate senate, died at his home in aldsboro, N. C., last Friday. David arfield, the wealthy pawnbroker of ichmondj Va., found guilty in New 4 ork of bigamy, has been sentenced to e penitentiary for three years and six onths. Seventeen Democrats are to unseated in the next House if the Reiblicans can bring it about. One South irolina seat is contested. The cenunial celebration at Fayetteville last . ' >ek, of the adoption of the Federal contution by North Carolina, was a great ccess. There were 30,000 people prest; patriotic speeches were made by ement orators ; a letter opportune to theocsion was read from Jefferson Davis, d the festivities continued for three ys. Hon. George H. Pendleton, of lio, ex-minister to Berlin, died at BrusIs last Sunday night. A land comny has bought Jefferson Davis's wild ads in Arkansas. With the money that will get therefor, he will be able to pay ' a ?40,000 debt that has been hanging avily on his old age.