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Jtajus and ?acts. ? It is stated that in some parts of the South there has been an organized effort this season to reduce the size of cotton bales. It is claimed that the advantage of bales averaging, 9ay, 350 pounds, over those weighing 150 pounds more, are great. Smaller bales can be handled much more easily and are not so apt to break or to cause damage to their contents. ?Rev. Sam Small, who has been a fol. lower of Sam Jones for the past three or fbur years, has made application for ordination in the Protestant Episcopal church. His application is being considered by a committee of ministers, and doubtless will be favorably received. Mr. Small has been a minister of the Methodist church, but his family are members of the Episcopal church. ? The death of Jefferson Davis has aroused curiosity respecting the relics associated with his capture at the close of the war and now deposited in the war a *4 WTnriU.'w/?^An \1aniT ueptutujeui HI TTHSIIIUgbUU. xuluu jr IO3uests have been made in the past few ays for permission to see them, but in pursuance of Secretary Proctor's determination to officially ignore the fact of the death of Mr. Davis, all such requests have been denied. ? The Charlotte, N. C., postofflce thieves, Jamee Brown and Charles Henderson, both colored, were tried in the U. S. district court at Charlotte last Thursday, on the charge of rifling letters, and found guilty. They were sentenced to three Seare each in the Columbus, Ohio, penimtiary. They have been removed to the jail at Greensboro, where they will remain until the first of January, when they will be sent to Columbus. ? The Washington correspondent of the Cleveland Leader writes: I have just dug out an interesting fact at the pension office. It is that the widow of Jefferson Davis is at once eligible to receive a pension by reason of her husband's services in the Mexican war. "Of course," said the official with whom I talked, "her name will not be placed upon the roll un-less she makes a regular application in due form, like anybody else.'' ? At Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday, after two days' preliminary examination before a justice of the peace, the bail bond of Rev. William F. Pettitt, charged by affidavit with administering poison to his wife, was fixed at$10,000. Mrs. Pettitt died last June, her death indicating strychnine poisoning. An anolvRiRnf the stomach revealed over half a grain of strychnine, and her husband was arrested at Columbus, Ohio. The accused is a prominent Methodist minister. ? Speaking of ex-President Cleveland's recent deliverance in Boston in favor of ballot reform, Senator Saxton, of New v York, who is trying to secure the passage of a ballot reform measure in that State, said: "There isan absolutely fearless man, a man who is always ready when the proper time comes, to express himself squarely on subjects of national importance. I may differ with him on some occasions, but I certainly always admire his bravery, and in this case I am particularly gratified with his position." ?The annals of the book publishing busines in this country contain no more remarkable chapter than that which records the growth of the Methodist Book Concern. Starting a hundred years ago in hired rooms and on $600 borrowed capital?managed almost exclusively by clergymen?it sold $1,883,502 worth of books and periodicals last year, and it is jost moving into a new home of its own on 5th avenue, New York city, which the New York Tribune pronounces "undoubtedly Ohe of the most complete buildings of the kind in the world." y ? Ill-fated Johnstown's chapter opSorrorshas been further increast^fc?panic in the opera house there on//fuesday night of last week, occasioned^ a false alarm of fire, resulted iq^tofraeath of thirteen person, alnTrThe more or less serious or mtal injury of soventy-five others. To <i<i thla Pdlnniitv t.hft rains nf last week in thaaniwra tains again caused Coneinaugh river to break over its banks on Friday and cause great destruction to property. Two bridges were swept away and Washington street was submerged with water. ? Burton N. Harrison, of the New York bar, formerly private secretary of Jefferson Davis, says ofbim : "He was reticent, stately, courteous always, disinterested and of undaunted courage and rare singleness of purpose. He had scholarly tastes and was familiar with our older literature and with the writers of the first third of this century, but when I was with him had not found time for the books of later days. He knew WalterScottand Byron by heart. There was many of Sir Walter's heroes something of kinship to himself, and he never tired of reciting certain of Scott's verses with a manner and intonation so thrilling as to make one's blood stir." ? A dispatch of Saturday from Jacksonville, Florida, says: "The Presbyterian Synod of West Florida and Alabama has been in session at Pensacola for the past three days. A profound sensation was created by Dr. Shearer, president of Davidson College, North Carolina, in his address last night. The reverend gentleman proceeded to denounce the common school system of the country, whose non-sectarianism prevented the education of youth in the religion of their fathers. He advocated strongly the advisability of having children of Presbyterians educated in schools fostered by their church, so they might get religious training in consonance with thft faith of their narents and the moral instruction now denied to any appreciable extent in the government educational instituions." ? Capt. A. O. Paine, of Cocoa, Fla., has shells and pottery taken from the mound on the east bank of Indian river at the foot of Merritt island. These shells and fragments were taken from the mound about 80 feet below the surface, the action of the water having washed away a large portion of the mound and leaving the strata exposed to view. From that portion of the mound used as a burial ground only conch shells were taken from among the skeletons, and the curious feature of the case is that in every conch shell a hole Is broken in the same relative position. It is supposed that the conchs were buried with the dead to be used as food in the happy hunting grounds, and to facilitate the eating process each shell was broken so the fish could be eaten without trouble. ?A correspondent of a London paper says there are at Stamboul about 90 regular brokers who sell and buy slaves, or who are the medium of buying and selling. The slaves are lodged in houses known by the public, just as they know the dealers in any sort of merchandise. The Abyssinian slaves are rare on account of the delicacy of their health, and the trying climate of Constantinople does not suit them. An Abyssinian maiden from 14 to 17 is worth from 60 to 120 liras, (a lira is worth about $4.50,) but a handsome one is sure to bring 300 liras. White slaves * (Tcherke3) are more abundant. Maidens from 12 to 15 are quoted at from GO to 300 liras, and those from 16 to 20 from 60 to - AAA n ? ^ mi? ? ? ?irv 1,U0U nras. xiiu price varies accuiuiu^ iv beauty, size and accomplishments. Singers and musicians generally bring a good price. Many people buy slaves for legal marriages, preferring them to Turks. ? Senator Call recently introduced in the senate a resolution looking to a proposition to purchase the island of Cuba from the Spanish government. The Madrid papers manifest a great deal of irritation at the proposal and roundly denounce it. This is a subject upon which Spain is very sensitive, and the mere suggestion of any change in the ownership of Cuba is apt to be regarded as an offence to her national dignity. The proposition was that the "Washington government should open negotiations with Spain to secure her consent to the establishment of a Cuban republic on payment of an indemnity to Spain, and the newspapers are indignant that any one should imagine that Spain should listen to such a proposal. The Epocasays: "This is a mad idea, and it cannot be that any one in Washington takes it seriously. Even if a republic were established in Cuba, Spain is resolved at all hazards to maintain the integrity of the national territory, and political divisions do not exist thereon." ? A new light has been thrown on the manner of life of our congressmen by the report of the committee on the Silcott defalcation. It appears that to his other sources of revenue the seargeant-at-arms of the house of representatives add3 the business of a note shaver, and that congressmen who desire to anticipate their monthly salaries of $416 can do so by giving a note to the sergeant-at-arms, which he discounts for them at the rate of $3.50 per month. This amounts to an interest of about 10 per cent, per annum, and is, or has been, a very profitable part of the business of the sergeant-at-arms. The committee reports that Mr. Leedom's income from this note shaving branch of his duties amounted, from September 4, 1888, to December 5 last, to the snug little sum, of $1,859.50, which represents the tax paid by congressmen for drawing their salaries in advance. The report is prudently silent as to who the people's representatives are who contributed of their substance to swell this revenue. The rush for the position of sergeant-at-arms can be better understood, now that this side light has been thrown upon the office. If the incumbent enjoys other perquisites of proportionate profit, the office is a prize well worth struggling for. ? The famous Cronin trial, in Chicago, ended on Monday by the jury returning the following verdict: Coughlin, Bourke, and O'Sullivan, life imprisonment; Beggs, acquitted ; and Kunz, three years imprisonment. Under the Illinois statute, thejury in criminal cases fixes the punishment, and the jury fixed the punishment of the three found guilty of murder in the first degree, at life imprisonment. The victim in this case was one Dr. Cronin, a promi nent member of an Irish relief society, and he had preferred charges against certain persons of misappropriating funds of the society. One night last spring he was murdered, and an attempt made to conceal his body, which was discovered stowed in a trunk in the outskirts of the city. The theory of the State was that he was murdered by members of the society, for the purpose of suppressing testimony against them. The trial of the case occupied about eleven weeks, seven weeks having been consumed in securing a jury. Mb fathvilh (frtnjuiw. YORKVILLE, S. C. : WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18,1889. ! - < BALLOT REFORM. Four hundred of the solid business men 1 of Boston and New England crowded the ^ apartments of the hotel Vendome, Boston, 1 last Thursday night, on the occasion of the 1 annual banquet of the Boston Merchants' association. From 5 to 6 o'clock a reception was held in the hotel parlors, at which j many of the members of the association < were introduced to the special guests of ' the evening, ex-President Cleveland, An- 1 drew Carnegie, Henry W. Grady,and Hon. ( W. D. Putnam, of Maine. A large number j of other distinguished guests were present < by invitation. Governor Oliver Ames < welcomed the guests of the occasion, s When he referred to ex-President Cleve- J land, the assembly greeted the mention j with loud applause. Governor Ames turn- , ed to Mr. Cleveland and said: < "If the wicked Democrats speak as well of me when I retire from office as the Re- 1 publicans now do of you, I shall be abun- < dantly satisfied." < The sentiment was loudly che'ered. 1 President Lane introduced ex-PresidetfT "< Cleveland as one who, stron?_UjJ>fs^erson- ' ality, would speak sjjoggfwords to-night, j which woul?-bs*neard' all over the land andjHJTossthe sea, in behalf of pure poli- 1 .-ftcs and those reforms which are now < sweeping all parties before them. Mr. Cleveland was greeted with long * continued applause, shouts and cheers, the entire assembly rising and waving hand- i kerchiefs and cheering again. 1 His speech occupied nearly an hour in , its delivery, and was devoted mainly to ballot reform and civil service reform. It ( is pronounced a masterpiece of thought ? and eloquence. His deprecation of the intimidation of voters by capital, the grow- ' ing evil of vote buying and corruption at " the ballot box, and the necessity for reform, ^ received strong endorsement by his hear- j ers. Mr. Cleveland was followed by Henry W.Grady and others. Mr. Grady's speech was an able defence of the South in its position to the public questions of the day, and an exposition of the negro problem as it effects both sections of the Union. OBSEQUIES OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. Jefferson Davis was buried in Metaire cemetery, New Orleans, on Wednesday last. Memorial services were also held in nearly every village, town and city in the Southern States on the same day in honor of the memory of the distinguished dead. Business was entirely suspended and schools and colleges were closed during the hour of the obsequies. Flags floated at half mast; public buildings, mercantile houses and residences were draped in mourning; minute guns were fired ; bells were tolled; touching and eloquent orations were delivered by prominent speakers; volunteer military organizations, Confederate veterans, civic societies and school children marched in solemn procession, and all classes and conditions of people vied with each other in paying loving tributes of respect to the revered memory of the departed statesman. The ceremonies in New Orleans are thua rlpsrrihprl The day, notwithstanding the threatening C and oppressive character of the weather during i several previous days, could not have been \ more propitious or'beautiful. The portentous, pregnant-looking clouds of Tuesday night, and the great banks of heavy fog that ? prevailed during the early part of Wednesday ? morning, had wholly disappeared by 7 o'clock ' as the sun burst forth, and it was as beautiful a Southern winter day as could be had for the obsequies of the Southern chieftain. The city was crowded with thousands of peo- J pie, representing the prominence, wealth and chivalry of the Southern States. Six or seven J Governors were there, attended by their stall's, r and bringing with them great delegations of } people. * The lloral decorations were added to Wednes- J day morning. They came from every State ^ and city in the South, and were superb in their ^ design and beauty. The town was draped from ^ ond to end with the most elaborate showings J of black. Business fronts and residences * were covered with emblems of mourning, J and every bit of bunting there was in the j: city waved on stall at half mast. At an earl}' I hour the streets were thronged with soldiers J and firemen in uniforms, members of various J civic organizations and representatives of every profession, avocation and association, 1 all en route to their respective meeting place, * whence a few hours later thoy were to con- ? centrate at Lafayette square. Aa. soon as the doors of the City Hall were J opened, a stream of citizens began to pour into ; the death chamber to take a farewell view of the J remains of the famous Confederate leader. The : crowd of visitors was even greater than that of j Tuesday, there being hundreds of people from ^ abroad whose visit to the city had been delayed 7 until Wednesday. It was not until 11.30o'clock that the lid of the casket.was closed down for- 1 ever uDon the features of the dead. Obecfient to universal request Mr. Davis was given a funeral in full accord with his superior ( rank as a military officer, in addition to which ? numerous civic and other organizations com- { bined to render the cortege in all respects most imposing, not only with reference to numbers, but in pomp and circumstance of its elaborate ceremonial. There participated in the obse- ( quies of the father of the Confederacy, besides j the veterans of the Lost Cause, who have once again been called on to close up their decimated ranks, many gallant soldiers, whose untlinch ing valor displayed on numerous hotly-con- ' tested lields, resulted not infrequently in both ( glory and victory to the "Stars and Stripes." ( The following gentlemen acted as pall-bear- j ers : Gen. George W. Jones, of Iowa, the Hon. j Charles E. Fenner of Louisiana, Sawyer Hay- 1 ward of Mississippi, and the Hon. Thomas H. Watts, of Alabama, a member of President } Davis's Cabinet. Honorary pall bearers: Governor Francis T. Xicholls, of Louisiana, Gov- ] ernor Robert Lowry, of Mississippi, Govern- i or S. B. Buckner, of Kentucky, Governor John t B. Gordon, of Georgia, Governor J. P. Rich- , ardson, of South Carolina, Governor D. G. 4 Fowle, of North Carolina, Governor F. P. s Fleming, of Florida, and Governor James P. Eagle, of Arkansas. I About 12.10 the casket was conveyed from i the memorial room to an improvised catafalque ] in the centre of the front portico, whose mas- j sive pillars were entwined with a profusion of x crape. Over the casket was thrown the soft : folds of a silken flag of the Lost Cause, as also ' the glittering sabre with which the dead soldier had carved fame and honor for himself and glory and victory for his country on the crim- x son fields of Monterey and Buena Vista. Im- : mediately surrounding the coffin were the ' elegy and armed sentries, they being the only persons admitted to a place on tho portico du- 5 ring the service. ( Relatives of the deceased were assigned to j seats in the mayor's parlor, from the windows of which they were enabled to witness tho , ceremonies. * The obsequies, which were according to the the ritual of the Episcopal church, wore con- C lucceil by Bishop Galleher, assisted by five ci ifliciating clergymen of various dcnornina- (jj ions, as follows: Father Hubert, the Rev. Mr. a. Thompson, the Rev. Mr. Datnis, rector of iiloxi, Miss., the Roy. Dr. Markham, tho Rev. P1 dr. Bakewell, and the Rov. Mr. Martin. There vere altogether fully twenty surpliced minis- ch ers, besides an attendance of numerous clergy ti< >f different denominations from various South'- dc srn States. A surpliced choir of thirty-six ra voices, accompanied by the organ, sang the in inthem "Through the valley of the shadow of an leath," after which Bishop Galleher delivered ati i short oration. Following Bishop Galleher, a he Rev. Dr. Markham read the Lesson, and ' he Rev. Mr. Martin repeated the Psalm, and th he Rev. Mr. Bakewell tho Versicles and the St itev. Mr. Thompson the Creed. And thus pa aided the services at the City Hall, which, al- en hough simple and brief, were wonderfully im- of iressive. th During this period au immense throng, rep- fit esentlng everv conceivable variety of religious ed md social predilection, profession and nation- fo ility, stood in reverential silence, with heads tr incovered. At the conclusion of the religious services G he casket was borne by a detachment of sold- 0f ers to a handsomely decorated caisson, which 0J lad been especially prepared for its reception, md on which it was to be conveyed to the :emetery. On the caisson was a catafalque sonsistingof a unique and beautifully designed 111 :anopy, measuring eight feet long by four in ividth, and supported by six bronze cannon, . jraced with muskets. The dome was orna- jn A--1 -TTriUorl ftfatoa ^ neniuu m uiuu/.c, mtu .uwvu ? ?? ^.. lags draped on either side. The sides of the J jatafalqne weresuperbly draped in black cloth, with bullion fringes and gimp. The casket cc ested on a slight elevation and the caisson ?r was drawn by six black horses, two abreast, f :aparisoned in artillery harness and plumes, ?.* ind each animal led by a soldier in uniform. r With marvelous military precision the vari>us battalions wheeled into line, preceded by cr. i detachment of city police, and followed in ,urn by the clergy, pallbearers and so on in espective order until the mammoth procession was formed. The procession, after leaving the vi 3ity Hall, proceeded up St. Charles street to yi Calliope, and from Calliope into Camp, thence ;o Chartres, to St. Louis, to Royal and Canal, flt .n direct route to the cemetery. It Mas one aour and ten minutes passing a given point. P1 On arriving at the cemetery the casket was 03 removed from the car by a detachment of the \rmy of Northern Virginia, and placed in the ir ,oinb of this association. The choir sang ta 'Rock of Ages," after which Bishop Galleher ;onducted the concluding services. jc THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The general assembly ha9 now entered C( jpon the third week of its session, and it al nay be said that it has gone to work in C earnest. The proceedings are almost de- ni void of measures of general irterest, ;hough the amount of legislation afcecting ocal interests is usually large. Below we jr jive a summary of the most important ti proceeding up to this time. n MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST. - ' .? ! -*#_/. rt in tDe Douse, on ine lum, mr, lvici^aw isked leave to withdraw from the files of :he house the bill to authorize the county e' joramissioners and county treasurer of ., Xork county to apply all taxes received . from the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi:ago railroad, upon the levy for county purposes, instead of going into the county :reasury, to be applied by the county ^ jommissioners of said county to the inter- ? Bst of the bonds subscribed by the town- a ships of Catawba, Cherokee, Ebenezer, a* Broad River and York, in aid of the said railroad, and declared to be the debts of ;he said townships, and for the apportionment of the said taxes among the town- ? ships. * After objection by Mr. Brawley, w^iich R le did not urge, the bill, by permission. )f the house, was withdrawn ftonr^e p! calendar. gave arlus reason foj-*ft^ldfawing the bill, that in conse juence of certain litigation which had seen entered into, the bill could no longer iccomplish the purpose for which it had jeen intended. In the house, on Friday, Mr. McCaw *aSlarl in hia ofFnrfc tn pntrrftft; Ynrkvillfl )n the Pickens ironclad prohibition bill. This bill, which will probably pass the jenate, is almost identical with the enact nent petitioned for by the citizens of F iforkville, forbidding the systematic giv- *, ng away or sale of liquor even on the ^ written prescriptions of physicians. f; A bill to establish a school district in Vork county, to be known as "Fort Mill " ichool district," passed its second reading >n Saturday. SENATE PROCEEDINGS OF LOCAL NATURE. gf The senate bill to amend an act entitled pj 'An act to create the school district of di tforkville" received a second reading on Friday. This bill provides to amend sec- p! ;ion 4 of the original act so as to change 0i he time for holding the annual school B neeting. The bill reads as follows: "The vv x>ard of trustees created pursuant to the si ,hird section, shall, between the 1st day of sc luneandthe 20th day of July of each ? fear, call together in annual school mfeetng, the voters resident in said school dis- es rict, at which meeting the trustees shall h lubmit a full report of their transactions m or the previous school year, and their ra ;stimate of expenditures necessary for the msuing year." p( The following also passed a second read- ai ng in the Senate: "A joint resolution to at tuthorize and empower the county com- a( nissioners of York county to apply an un- cl ixpended balance./' This resolution is inended to provide for the proper disposi- Uj ion of the sum of $327.57, now in the pe lands of the county treasurer, which is a in lalance of a levy made some years ago Jto Sfl lay past indebtedness. At present the imount is unavailable for any purpose, tb ind the object of the resolution is to au- 0f horize the transfer of the money to ordi- bi lary county purposes. ru The bill to amend the charter of the own of Hickory Grove, in York county, cl las passed its third reading; in the senate, in md the second reading in the house. M The senate bill to incorporate the Rock ce Till Water Supply, Electrict Light and as Street Railway company, received its sec- of >nd reading on Friday. gi In the senate on Monday, the 16th, the )ill to amend an act entitled "An act to pi iharter the town of Yorkville, in the h< State of South Carolina," approved Deleraber 23rd, 1886, passed its third readng and was sent to the house. The folowing is the text of the bill: df Sec. 1. That section 10 of an act entitled "An f? ict to charter the town of Yorkville, in tho pi state of South Carolina," approved December pi :3rd, 188G, be, and the same is hereby amonded, Q io as to read as follows: Dl Sec. 10. That it shall be unlawful for any Api Iruggist, apothecary, or other person, upon ! he prescription of a physician or otherwise, to ef lell or systematically give away wine, malt SI >r spirituous liquors, or any bitters or com- of >ounds in which spirituous liquors form an se ngredient, within the incorporate limits of the pj own of Yorkyille, and any person selling, barering or systematically giving away any such j vines, malt or spirtuous liquors, or any bitters >r compounds in which spirituous liquors form A m ingredient, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- d( lemeanor and shall be punished by fine or im- ro )risoninent,or both, within the discretion of the ki lircuit judge, and furthermore, the town coun- w :il of said town are hereby authorized and em- l lowered to pass such ordinances as may be . leemed necessary, with appropriate penalties, in o enforce the observance and punish any or te ill violations of the provisions of this section. hi Vnd the town council shall be authorized and of imnowered to requiro all persons, companies ag md corporations now engaged, or who may ' lereafter become engaged in business vocations >r professions of any Kind wnatsoever, wiimn " he limits of said town, to take out a license ar rom the town council, who shall be authorized "] o impose such charges or tax for the conduct ri >f same as by ordninanceof the said town may je provided, and the revenue derived from n( luch license shall be for the public use of said own, and the town council may enforce the iayment of such license or tax in such manner ai is they may by ordinance provide. se In the house, on Monday, the bill to in- 9e :orporate the Blacksburg Street Railway in ind Electric Light Company passed a "? ;hird reading. V1 MEASURES OF GENERAL INTEREST. J?. The house bill introduced by Gen. McDrady providing for working convicts on he public roads was killed. ro In the house on Friday, Mr. John Ga- j{ y Evans called up his bill to repeal Chap- a MX of the General Statutes relating to ec iffences against civil rights. That chapter ^ :ontains the ironclad law of the negro Cl] jovernment fifteen years ago, punishing y leavily, discrimination against negroes in lotels, theatres and railroad cars. Passed tj( .vithout discussion or division. _e The supply bill was reported by Mr. a? Ficken. It fixes the State levy at 5} nills. The amount called for by the gen- ja ;ral appropriation bill being $950,729.64, tnd by the legislative appropriation bill >40,463.000, a total of $991,192.64. a* The bill for the maintenance and sup- _( jort of the Clemson college, passed in the louse on Saturday, after a spirited debate. [t is very lengthy, and a mere synopsis of ts provisions would be useless at this m ime, as it has yet to pass the ordeal of nj he senate. vj SENATE PROCEEDINGS. nj The following measures of general inter- b( erest have passed their third reading in el he senate : d? Bill to ratify the amendment to Section at 10, Article 4, of the constitution of South v( Carolina, relating to the term of office of ec udge of probate. sy Bill to recharter Davie's ferry, across ri Catawba river, in Chester county. ni Bill to make uniform the salaries of the ac )fficial stenographers of certain judicial vi rcuits of the State. After considerable scussion and the rejection of several nendments, the bill as finally adopted ovides: That hereafter the testimony, rulings, and largos of the circuit judges of this State in ac>ns tried before any one of them as taken >\vn by the official stenographers of the seve1 judicial circuits of this State, shall be bindgupon the said circuit judges of this State ul all other persons, unless the circuit judge id the counsol on each side should agree upon correction of the same in any particular. 'That the stenographer of the third, the fourth, e fifth, and the sixth judicial circuits of this ate shall receive the same salary as is now lid to the stenographer of the second, the sevith, and the eighth circuits, to wit: The sum ' twelve hundred dollars per annum ; and that e stenographer of the third, the fourth, the 'th, the sixth, and the eighth circuits be allow[ the sum of three cents per hundred words r notes of testimony and proceedings of ials furnished as now provided by law." A bill to amend Section 1195 of the eneral Statutes relating to tare on bales ' cotton passed a third reading, and was dered to the house. The bill as passed, ads: "The custom of making a deduction from e actual weight of bales of unmanufactured itton, as an allowance for breakage or draft ereon, is abolished ; and all contracts made relation to such cotton shall be deemed and ken as referring to the true and actual weight ereof without deduction; and no tare shall ) deductod from the weight of such bales of itton except tho actual weight of the bagging id ties used in baling said cotton. And when lies of cotton are covered with seven yards ' standard cotton bagging and six iron ties, e actual tare shall be, and is hereby, fixed at xteen pounds, and when bales of cotton are ivered with seven yards of standard jute bagng and six iron ties, the actual tare shall bo, id is hereby, fixed at twenty-four pounds." In the senate, the joint resolution to proide for the calling of a constitutional con2ntion failed by a vote of 17 to 10. On Wednesday both houses met in joint jsembly for the purpose of holding approbate memorial services to honor tjhel lemory of Jefferson Davis. Senator Patterson's measure for reformig the present system of assessment and ixation was discussed, and upon a deland for the yeas and nays, the bill was ist by a vote of 16 to 14. In the senate on Friday, the bill to aulorize the county treasurer and county immissioners of Union county to apply 11 taxes received from the Charleston, incinnati and Chicago Railroad Compass upon the levy for county purposes to le payment of the interest of the bonds ibscribed by the townships of Gowdey3ille, Pinckney, Union and Goshen Hill i aid of said railroad, and for the appor onment of said taxes, received a second ?ading. The following also received a second iading: Bill to amend the General Stattes, relating to mechanics' liens, so as to scept the beds of railroad companies. The two houses will meet in joint assemly to-day for the purpose of electing idges of the First, Second, Fourth and [xth circuits; a commissioner of agricultre; four members of the board of agrillture ; a State treasurer; two members l the board of directors of the penitenti y; and six trustees for the Clemson jricultural college. WASHINGTON'S CENTENNIAL. The hour for holding Uj& cefemonies in >mmemoration qttbficentennial of the injgurationof-G^brge Washington, the first residejjfctffthe United States, having been ^efTTu 1 o'clock last Wednesday, the ap3arance of the hall of the national house ; representatives was unusual. The armgements on the floor were admirably lited to take advantage of every foot of mailable space. In the area in front of le speaker's desk were placed massive mirs and sofas for the accommodation of le president and his cabinet and justices 'the supreme court. Two front rows on the Republican 9ide ere reserved for the diplomatic corps, hile corresponding seats on the Demoatic side were assigned to the district idiciary and members of the court of aims. The members of the International merican Conference and Marine Confer ice were assigned seats to the rear of lose to be occupied by the diplomatic irps. Nearly the whole of the right wing the chamber was reserved for senators id representatives, and in the triangular >ace behind the semi-circle of desks were laced chairs and sofas for the aecommoition of distinguished invited guests. At 1.10 all were seated, and the vice resident called the vast assemblage to *der. After prayer by the Rev. J. G." utler, chaplain of the senate, during hich the multitude stood in reverential lence, the Marine band, stationed in the luth lobby, broke into the national air of Hail Columbia." As the strain ended the chief justice was icorted to the clerk's desk by Senator liscock and RepresentativeBayne, chairlen of the committees in charge of the aringements. Chief Justice Fuller read his oration in a iwerful voice and with clear enunciation, id he was listened to with the greatest tention and pleasure. Concluding his Idress with a brilliant peroration, the uef justice said: "And so the new century may be entered Jon inaspirit of optimism, the natural result, ?rhaps, of self-confidence which has lost nothg in substance by experience, though it has lined in moderation of its impetuosity. It is i optimism essential to the accomplishment great ends, not blind to perils, but bold in e fearlessness of a faith whose consciousness limitations of the present asserts the attainality of the untrayeled world of the grander ture." The benediction was pronounced by the laplain of the house, after which Washgton's Grand March was rendered by the Marine band. The martial strains having ased the vice president declared the joint tsembly dissolved, and to the stirring air the "Star-spangled Banner," the invited jests left the chamber. The state, war, navy and treasury detriments were closed at half past 12 in inor of the centennial celebration. MERE-MENTION. . A heavy snow storm occurred last Frily in Central New York. Snow fell a ot deep on a level. It is said that all eliminaries have been arranged for a ize fight between Sullivan and the ilifornia negro athlete, Jackson, for a irse of $15,000. The evangelist, Rev. homas Leitch, is still preaching to crowdl houses in Rutherfordton and many nners have been changed from the error their ways. The health of Reprentative Sam Randall continues to im ove and he hopes to attend the sessions ' the house after the Christmas holitys. By reason of a snow storm in ew Jersey last Saturday, a severe acci;nt occurred on the Susquehanna railad, by which three trainmen were lied. On Friday, Carter Wilkinson as hanged at Plaquemine,La., for the utal murder of his wife.""""A travelg theatrical company was not permitd to play "Uncle Tom's Cabin," at Bonim, Texas, on the night before the burial Jefferson Davis."'7/ Aunt Mary Tyler, she was familiarly called, died at Sumerville, Mass., last Wednesday, aged 83. er maiden name was Mary F. Sawyer, id she was the subject of the rhyme Mary had a little lamb." The arval of seventy-five negroes to work in ie coal mines near Spring Valley, llli)is, has caused a flutter of excitement, there is a strong feeling against them nong the white miners. It would em to be a coincidence that while the ntennial of the inauguration of Washgton was being celebrated on Wednesly at the nation's capitol, Jefferson Das's funeral was in progress at New Or ans. Keuben Smith and Jim Mctiing, members of Ilube Burrows's rob>r gang, went to Armory, Miss., last iturday, heavily armed, intending to ib the Kansas City pay car. Detective ickson captured them in wating, after bloody fight, both robbers being wound1. Mrs. Davis has N returned from ew Orleans to Beau voir/ The disission of the advisability of colonizing ermont and New Hampshire with Scannaviau immigrants has directed attenon to the fact that Maine made a sucssful venture of this kind twenty years '0. ^(The case of Jake Kilrain, the ize-fightkr, was ended at Purvis, Miss., st Saturday. The jury was out five )urs and returned a verdict of not guil' of prize fighting, but guilty of assault id battery on John L. Sullivan. The >les and wires of the electric light commies in New York are being taken down / legal requirement. In consequence of ie cutting of the wires, the city was alost entirely in darkness last Saturday ght. The vault where Jefferson Dais is buried is being guarded day and ght by a detail of police, and vigils will ) kept up for at least a month. In the ection for school commissioners on Tuesly, it is said that 7,500 women voted ; Boston. The Australian system of iting was used and the women expressl themselves as delighted with the new -stem. The business failures occurng throughout the country last week jmber for the United States 2G0 and Canla 30, making 290 against 31G the preous week. LOCAL AFFAIRS. new advertisements. T. G. Gulp, Chairman?Retirement of County Bonds. St. Lawrence Manufacturing Co.?Sam M. Grist Sole Agent for York, Chester,Lancaster and Fairfield counties. A. B. Farqtihar'Co.?Lumber is Advancing. H. A. D. Neely?Notice to Tax-Payers. Mrs. T. M. Dobson, Proprietress?Dobson's Backet Still on Top and Going to Stay There. More Customers than Wo could Wait On. ii. F. Adickes A Co.?Watches?Christmas Presonts, Ac. M. A H. C. Strauss?The Cold Wave is Coming. R. A. Parish?Christmas Goods, Ac. W. C. Latimer?The Day is Nearly Here. The Bazaar Arrayed in Holiday Attire. A. Y. Cartwright A Co.?The Now Y"ork Racket Store Comes to the Front with its Christmas Goods. Withers Adickes?Chrismas Tide, 1SS0. a paper next week. Notwithstanding the occurrence of Christinas next week, The Enquirer will Kn rvrinfftrl nn IV nrl nnorlo tr nnvf TIM til. YY 111 ug I'UUICU Uli TT tuiivuuiy 1IVAV) TT a b?t out any intermission for the holidays. schooxTfunds. / The graded schools of Yorkville will receive from the Peabody fund, this year, two hundred dollars. The Rock Hill graded school will receive four hundred dollars. v, happy marriage. ^ Mr, L^W. Dick, principal of the High School at Blackstock, in Fairfield county, and well and favorably known in York, was happily married on yesterday, to Miss Rebecca Blanding, daughter of J. D. Blanding, Esq., of Sumter. The happy couple have our congratulations. alliance* meeting. ( r A meeting of the presidents of the subfinances of York county was held in this place on Saturday last for the purpose of having exemplified to them by W. N. Elder, county organizer, the new secret work adopted under the recent consolidation of the Alliance, the Wheel and the Union. / capt. gibbons's wound. By a letter received yesterday from his son, we learn that Capt. W. G. Gibbons, the railroad contractor, who was seriously wounded a lew days ago in union county, by the accidental discharge of a pistol, is doing well, and expects to be up in a few days. The ball has been extracted. It was taken out near the shoulder, three inches from where it entered. YORKVILLE'S LOSS. For the past year Rev. F. C. Hickson, of this place, has been supplying the Baptist churches at Gastonia and Dallas, N. C. In order that he may be more convenient to his work, he has decided to remove his family to Gastonia, and they will leave fry: their new home this afternoon. Mrrrrfck8on and _hisjnest- fexcelfen? family carry -Witlnhem to their new home the best wishes of a host of friends in Yorkville. A BLACKSBURG COMPANY. From the Columbia Register we learn that on Monday a commission was issued from the office of the secretary of State for the incorporation of the Mechanics' Building and Loan Association of Blacksburg. The capital stock is $10,000, divided into shares of the par value of $100 each. The corporators are D. D. Gaston, W. B. Deloach, M. M. Freeman, W. D. Johnson, D. L. Brown, F. P. Beard, J. S. P. Hamilton, Wm. M. Jones; J. B. Ross, R. A. Westbrook and J. D. Kennedy. A LARGE PAYMENT. On Saturday last, through Major James F. Hart, attorney, the Massachusetts and Southern Construction company paid to Taylor & Elmer, at this place, the sum of $22,577.25, balance due them, including some legal costs, for laying the track of the Three C's railroad from Camden to Blacksburg. The amount due the contractors was in dispute, and they instituted legal proceedings, but at the last term of the court the claim was amicably adjusted by arbi*<wt!nn / .? (Ko Haaia r\f lha ahrtvfl filUTV In be paid within thirty days, which was promptly done. TAX COLLECTIONS. As may be seen by the notice of County Treasurer Neely, the time for the payment of State and county taxes has been extended from the 15th instant until the 1st day of February next. Up to the closing of business on Saturday night, the amount of taxes paid in was $53,599.29, on a levy of $713,002.18. For the amount collected the treasurer issued 6,009 receipts. The payments in York county this year are about in proportion with nearly 6very county in the State, and the necessity for an extension of time seems to have been general. A HIGH COMPLIMENT. The Financial, Real Estate and Building News, of New York, contains a lengthy description of an extensive contract for the erection of platforms and trestles by Capt. M. C. Lewis, in Brooklyn, for the Kings'County Elevated railroad, and pays a high compliment to his efficiency as a bridge and trestle builder. Of the trestles in course of construction two are mentioned, one for the accommodation of twelve and the other fifteen tracks, and either requiring over two million feet of timber. Capt. Lewis is favorably remembered here as an extensive contractor on the Three C's railroad# THE FESTIVE SEASON. The festive season is rapidly approaching, when all classes and conditions of mankind are liberally inclined, and disposed, by gifts and acts of kinduess, to render happy those having claims upon their generosity. Our people are proverbial for this propensity, and it is a trait worthy of commendation. The demand for holiday goods this season will no doubt be large, and properly buyers will wish to secure the best bargains obtainable in their purchases. They are advised to consult our advertising columns, where they will find attractions offered in all lines of goods; and it is an admitted fact that the merchants who advertise their goods are the ones who sell the cheapest. SAD ACCIDENT. On Saturday afternoon last, the nineyear old son of Mr. W. D. Moore, who lives about seven miles north of town, had his right leg broken just abovo tho knee. He was on the wheel of a wagon that was being used for hauling water to supply tho engine of a portable gin which was ginning his father's cotton. From some cause the wagon was started without giving tho little boy warning, and after the wheel was in motion he attempted to Jump to tho ground, when his leg was caught between the spokes and crushed. Dr. Smith, of Clover, was called and set the fractured bone, but on Monday it was seen that the bone would not unito, and yesterday Drs. Bratton, of this place, were called, and resected the bone. By this operation they hope to ODVlluu uio ui'irenni ty ui 111111hiut~ tion, the result of which, however, cannot be known for several days. THE EPISCOPAL RECTORY. In April last the vestry *of tho Episcopal church at this place had under consideration the sending a call to tho rectorato of the parish to Rev. K. S. Nelson, of Virginia. Plaving learned that he was not in good health, but was suffering from overwork, the vestry sent him both a call and an invitation to assume the pastoral charge of the parish for three months. He was asked to assume the pastoral charge for that time, withholding his answer to the call until he should have been in charge of the parish for two months. At that time, Rev. Mr. Nelson felt that it was best for him not to accept the invitation and call. Recently, his health has improved to such an extent that he has accepted the invitation, and will take charge of the parish on Christmas day, on which day his first service here will be held. It will be yet two months, however, before the congregation will know definitely as to his acceptance of the rectorate. They earnestly hope that in this climate, t of which we are wont to boast, he will have made up his mind, long before the expiration of the two months,that he may with safety to himself and profit to his flock, remain in the permanent charge of the parish. Rev. R. P. Johnson came to this parish shortly after the war in ill health, and after a service of more than thirteen years, died rector of the parish, exemplifying alike in his life and in the hour of his death the attachment of the people whom he had served before God so long and faithfully. CHURCH* NOTICES. Episcopal?Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. xoung men's union i'rayer meeuug win j be held in the Presbyterian church next j Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. 1 Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. i J. C. Galloway, pastor. Services at Tirzah i next Sunday at 11 a. m. and in Yorkville ' at 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. } Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor. { Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7 < o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. l and 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 9.30 a. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, pas- j tor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening j at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 j a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. i Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Wad- i dell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening J at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. \ ""/^.PERSONAL MENTION. ^ 1 'vCSklr. T. M. Whitaker has returned home. j ^ ^Miss Ella Avery, of Ebenezer, is in ( Yorkville visiting friends and relatives, i ^ Mrs. I. D. Witherspoon returned last < Saturday from an extended visit to Brook- , lyn, N. Y. j Mrs. W. H. Colcock and children, of Lancaster, are in Yorkville, vistingfriends ] and relatives. 1 X Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Willis, of Elko, < S. C., are in Yorkville, visiting their son, Mr. M. C. Willis. ' 1 Mr. T. H. Gibbes, of Columbia, is at Mr. , C. H. Smith's residence, five miles south- ; west of Yorkville, spending a few days in recreation and bird shooting. 1 ^Major J. F. Hart, C. E. Spencer, Esq., j I and G. W. S. Hart. Esq.. are in Columbia attending the supreme court. The docket j of this circuit was called last Monday. Mrs. It. G. Patrick, who has been seriously ill at her father's home in Greenville for several months past, returned to Yorkville last Wednesday much improved in health. A Rev. W. W. Daniel and family will leave Yorkville to-morrow for Chester, talented divine has been assigned for next year. Faithfully and acceptably Mr. Daniel served the Yorkville M. E. church for the past four years, his congregation becoming warmly attached to him, and In their departure from our midst he and his family have the best wishes of all our people. \ / . >C LOCAL LACONICS. The graded schools will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday next, and Sresume on Monday, 30th instant. gtfe saw on the street yesterday a bale of cotton neatly and completely covered with an old rag carpet. Down with the trust! There will be a meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Knights of Honor hall this afternoon, at 1 4 o'clock. a Several car loads of machinery have ar- J S-ived at the C. & L. depot for the Carolina Buggy company, and it will be placed i in position in the new factory building as rapidly as practicable. ^ The chief signal officer has informed Dr. J Jno. C. Kuykendal that after the 1st of January next the official forecasts of the weather will be telegraphed to this station } at 8 a. m., instead of 8 p. m., asat present. ^ Mr. John J. Choate, of Clay Hill, informs, ; us that a few days ago he killed three hogs : eighteen months old, that weighed net, respectively, 298, 335 and 367 pounds, and aggregating 1000 pounds. By a letter received from J. T. Patrick, commissioner of the Southern Inter-States Immigration bureau,'with headquarters at Raleigh, N. C., we are informed that an agent of the bureau will visit Yorkville 1 soon in the interest of immigration to the South. i Richard Witherspoon, a colored boy about twelve years of age, was committed to jail last Sunday night by Trial Justice Bell, on complaint of Sarah Witherspoon, colored, charging him with housebreaking and larceny. She alleges that the accused entered her house in the day time and stole her pocket book, containing ten J -1' - ?? nn/4 n r\o??f nf UUimra. XIIO uuua nuu a pui V W? the money was found on his person. The parties live two miles east of town. MEMORIAL SERVICES. Memorial services in honor of the memory of Jefferson Davis, were held in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church at 12 o'clock m., on Wednesday last. The church bells and the bell of the graded school were tolled for fifteen minutes preceding the hour for the services to begin. Members of the different congregations united in the church, forming a large audience, and the services were conducted by the.different pastors. Though unpretentious, the exercises were impressive. They were opened by Rev. J. C.'Galloway, who announced that the assemblage was by request of the governor and from the desire of the people to do honor and pay a last sad tribute to the illustrious dead. The following was the order of the exercises: Singing?Twenty-third psalm. Prayer by Rev. F. C. Hiekson. Reading?Appropriate Scriptural selections, by Rev G. H. Waddell. Prai'er bv Rev. W. W. Daniel. Singing?A portion of tho seventy-second psalm. Benediction, by Rev. T. R. English. i Several of the business houses in town 1 were closed, and the court house and the graded school buiding were draped in ein- , blemsof morning. \ An impressive feature of the occasion j was tho marching of the pupils of the < graded school, and their teachers, under * direction of tho principal, Prof. Thackston, and to the sound of the mullled drum. , There wore 102 pupils in tho procession, < and in tho lino were Confederate flags, j United States flags, State flags and the colors of tho Jenkins rifles. Tho colors were i borno under designation of tho teachers j by llrHt and second bonor pupils in their t respective grades. At tho conclusion of < tho services at tho church the pupils j were inarched to tho court house and there 1 dismissed. LETTER FROM BLACKSBUKG. ? CorrcK|innili!ncp of llm Yorkvllle I'.nqulrrr. < Hi.ackhuuo, December 17.?Wo have ! had another wook of bright, beautiful j weather, and what wonder is it that our , portion of tho Union is called the "Sunny South," and our iNorthern brethren are ] constantly seeking her fair clime to spend j their winters? We are glad they do, and ( aro always pleased to welcome them, with ( their money, and enterprise and thrift. , The only trouble is that they do not come fast enough, and I sometimes think that ] if they only knew all the advantages our . loved Southland offers, in climate, soil, { mineral woalth and water facilities, they ( would move down en masse and make f this their home. There is no doubt that , in the next two or three decades, we will j compete with the world in learning, man- ( ufactures and commerce; but in this age , of steam and electricity , it seems too long ? to wait, and this generation is nnxious to behold, ere they pass away, their beautiful land the home of the highest arts of x civilization and enlightenment. This x would be a grand realization, after all the c sufferings and privations of our people for c the past twenty-five years. It is being 8 felt and seen in other parts of the South, j and why not in our own immediate sec- a tion? Nature has bestowed her wealth t upon us with a liberal hand, in climate, i soil, minerals and water, and it is our duty t to offer these gifts, in a generous way, a o our neighbors, and receive in return heir money and experience to accomplish his much-to-be-desired consummation )f our hopes. How is this to be done? Surely not by sitting quietly down and waiting for men to come, and factories to ipring up, and wealth to pour into our roffers unasked and unsought. Such has lot been the experience of other places md sections, and we would only be deriving ourselves and wasting valuable ime, by hugging this "delusive phantom if hope," and thus allowing a golden oplortunity to slip from us. No; we should lestir ourselves and awake to the importtnce of the situation. Let every man who owns an acre of land offer every iniucement in his power, in the way of iheap lands, kind treatment and fair dealng, to the moneyed men of New Engand, and other parts of the Union to come aere and build us hotels, factories, foundries, school houses, churches, railways and towns, and fill them with thrifty, industrious people, who want to come aere to make an honest living. I hope to be pardoned for taking up so much valuable sjiace and time upon this juestion, but it is one which I consider if vital importance to our people, and esaecially those of Blacksburgand vicinity, tf we are going to take advantage of nature's blessings, and the two grand trunk lines of railway, which have been given to us for a song, and build up our village into a great manufacturing town, we must invite men who are able, ready and willing, and not only give them our land on liberal terms, but also give them our confidence and moral support. Our representative, Hon. B. J. Gold, returned from Columbia last week, quite unwell, and has been confined to his bed und room for several days. He attended faithfully to his legislative duties up to the lay he left Columbia, and regrets very much his inability to be present at the election forjudges to-morrow. Mr. R. A. Westbrooks and Mr. Geo. Parker have their store rooms on Mountain street nearly ready to occupy. The masons of Buffalo lodge will celebrate St. John's day, on the 27th instant, with a basket dinner, music and an adIress. Mrs. M. E. Deal is on a visit to friends md relatives near Sharon. Rev. George Cook is making his monthly visitation to the Presbyterian church at Lancaster. Miss Christie Waddell has come home Irom school at Salem, for the holidays. Miss Johnnie Rice is also spending the holidays here from school. Miss Effie Hopper, of Gaffney's, is visiting Miss Zulia Gaston. The resignation of Mr. W. D. Johnston is cl^rk of the council has been accepted, ind Mr. J. H. Goss elected to fill the position. The council also elected Mr. J. D. Kennedy to act as intendant pro tem. in the ibsence of Intendant N. W. Hardin. Some of our young ladies and gentlomen ?lIL-JflYi?- tut -PHiSFttVKHnein/ UU iuuuunj aight next, consisting of music, etc., and a farce entitled "Cure for the Fidgets," the proceeds for the benefit of the Presbyterian church. w. a. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Correspondence or the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, December 17.?On Wedaesday last at half-past eleven o'clock the church bells began to toll, and th( citizens were seen to leave their homes and places of business to take part ic the memorial services to be held in Roddey's hall in honor to the dead chieftair of the lost cause. On the arrival at the hall, Col. Cad. Jones was asked to pre side. Rev. Jas. S. White opened the services with a touching and beautiful praysr, after which Col. Jones explained in s few well chosen words the object of the meeting. Mr. A. E. Smith then offered a suitable 3et of resolutions to the memory of the dead hero. They were seconded by Capt John C. Witherspoon, in his happy style, after which remarks were made by Capt Iredell Jones, Messrs. Thos. F. McDow and W. J. Cherry. Last week was the regular election weefc for the officers of the different societies oi our town. Rock Hill Lodge, 111 A. F. M. Blected : A. E. Smith, W. M.; W. W, Moore, S. W.; Frel Mobley, J. W.; W, Dillingham, Treasurer; J. F. Reid, Secrptarv ; M. F. Youne'. S. D. : V. B. Mc Fadden, J. D.; W. C. Marti o, Tiler. Bratton Chapter, 32 R. A. M. elected: A. H. White, H. P.: A. E. Hutchison, K.; W. G. Reid, S.; J. F. Reid, C. H.; W. Dillingham, R. A; C.; D. Gordon, G, M. No. 1 ; J. C. Sharpe, G. M. No. 2; W 3. Creighton, G. M. No. 3 ; J. J. Roach Treasurer; Wm. Whyte, Secretary ; W C. Martin, Sentinel. The Knights of Honor elected the fol lowing officers: J. J. Hull, D.; S. L Reid, P. D.; J. P. Roddey, A. D.; L Sherfesee, V. D.; Geo. Baker, Guide Fred H. London, Reporter; W. S. Creigh ton, Financial Reporter; J. J. Roach Treasurer; Wm. Whyte, Chaplain ; D. C Williams, Guardian; J. W. Westerlund Sentinel. Trustees?J. R. London, Wm Whyte, D. C. Williams. Representativi to Grand Lodge?D. C. Williams; Johi R. London, alternate. The Legion of Honor elected the follow ing officers: R. T. Fewell, Commander W. M. Frew, Past Commander; J. F Reid, Vice-Commander ; W. B. Wilson Jr. Orator; F. 0. London, Collector; Fred H.London, Secretary; W. S. Creighton Treasurer; Julius Friedheim, Warden John R. London, Chaplain ; V. B. Mc Fadden, Guide. The stores in our town show a beautifu 1 C t 1 i J A: J display UI xiuuuay guuuts, nuu lu oco mcu would not remind one of hard times. A few nights ago two young white men while on a lark, stretched wire across th< streets and in other ways annoyed citizens Mayor Cherry, at his court last night imposed a fine of $20 each or 30 days 01 the streets. Rev. Rufus A. Child, the new pastor o Rock Hill circuit, preached for the firs time to his congregation here on Sunday morning. There was a large turnout ant he made a most favorable impression. The Presbyterians are considering th< matter of building a second Presbyteriar church on Main street, near the intersec tion of Wilson street. A letter from Hon. J. C. Wilborn in forms us that the bill to extend the limit: of Rock Hill had passed the house, ant was reported by the senate committet favorably. The delegation was urged both in person and by Tetter and by wire to have an amendment added to the bil leaving the matter to a popular vote, bui this was denied them. Is this Democracy' Dr. J. M. Hunter's horse ran away with him to-day while going to attend a patient throwing him from his buggy and causing a fracture of his collar bone and a dislocation of his shoulder. Hal. State Prohibition.?Refering to the State prohibitory bill, which isasstringenl is the prohibition law of Iowa, introduced in the house of representaives by Mr, Shilds, of Richland, the Columbia Record jays : "Though it was defeated it has had theeflfeel -.f ! * i-l,i dm no- t.l,? siihinnt. of nrohihltion before thf people of tho State, and putting the legislators 3ii record for, or against prohibition, and leaving them before their constituents in no doubtful position on this subject. "Mr. Cbilds is struggling for Christian progress, believing it to be the foundation stone ol ill material progress, and looks upon the ovils if whisky as being the greatest enemy to Chris-ianity, and to mankind, and has, therefore, inproduced this bill with a view to agitating the mbject. His position on the bill is set forth in liis own language in his speech before the louso as follows: " 'In the first place, we will examine into the merits of the case to see if there bo any evil in ;ho liquor traffic. In tho socoud place, we will toe if we have the legal right to abolish it if an jvil. In the third place, it an evil, and we have :ho legal right to abolish it, what is our duty ? fn the fourth place, what is the part of wisdom 1 [n tho fifth place, I will discuss a few of the irguments used against prohibition. The Record adds that the vote on the 3111 was quite a surprise even to its au;hor, it being defeated by a vote of 56 to 45. 3f the York delegation the Record reports )nly Mr. Stewart as voting on the bill. He /oted yea. The bill provided that after October 1, l890, when the act was to take effect, no >erson should manufacture for sale, sell, reep for sale, give away, exchange, barter 1' ? limiAP fnr >r dispose 01 ituy juiuAiuaiiug mjuui iny purpose whatever, otherwise than vas provided in this act. Penalties were mposed for the dispensing of liquor with>ut the permits required by the act, which vere to sell for medicinal, chemical and lacramental purposes. Mr. Cothran Changes His Mind.? \ Washington dispatch of Thursday says: \.t the earnest solicitation of his Demo:ratic colleagues, Representative Cothran, >f South Carolina, has consented to reconider his determination to resign hrs seat n Congress. It was represented that his iction might injure the party in view of he close political complexion of the louse. He will remain in Congress until he work of the house is well advanced, ,nd may not resign at all. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Ex-Governor Chamberlain has been made permanent receiver of the South Carolina Railway company. ? Chief Justice Simpson has filed a decision with the secretary of State in effect that the State has legally accepted the Clemson bequest. ? Col. Wm. II.Duncan, widely known all over the State, died at his place, about four miles from Barnwell, at about 9 o'clock last Saturday night. ? The Jefferson Davis memorial celebrations at Columbia and Aiken on Wednesday were attended with deplorable accidents in the firing of the salutes. J. W. Fouche and J. C. Blanton, of Columbia, and Jack Fields, colored, of Aiken, were horribly wounded by premature or defective discharges of pieces of ordnance. ? Thomas Braddy, a young man of good standing, and who had been employed for the last eight or ten years as assistant in the office of the clerk of the court of Anderson county, absconded on thanksgiving day, taking with him $300 belonging to Mr. Tribble, clerk of the court, which he abstracted from the office safe. Whisky ariH rratrihlino- hrminrhf him tn his rilin ? A letter from Fort Lawn, Chester county, says: C. B. McKeown, of this place, made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors on the 9th instant. Short crops is the cause. This time last year we had received about 1,100 bales of cotton ; this year we have received only 800. Merchants claim they have only collected 25 per cent, on liens, etc. --At Donald's, Abbeville county, last | Wednesday, John Dansby, white, shot John Bigby, colored. Bigby died Thursday evening. Dansby won fifty cents from Biby in a game of cards, and on refusing to return it was pursued by the latter with a shotgun. As Bigby overtook Dansby the latter turned and fired with a revolver with the above result. Dansby was then pursued by another negro with a shotgun, but succeeded in reaching a neighbor's house safely. Om*n V* J-V \Tnn?Krt hmi* fTkn ? oaj o uic vuaci vci . hid Sumter Advance contains legal advertisements for the sale of 2,853 acres of land to i satisfy mortgages of the Dundee Mortgage and Trust Investment company, and 1,942 acres to satisfy mortgages of the Scottish American Mortgage company. These are foreign landloan companies. These is only a small beginning. In a few years thousands of such mortgages will be foreclosed in this State. Many borrowers will pay out, but many more will have to be sold out. ? J. Hendrix McLane, the self-constituted "Independent" leader of South Carolina, is now traveling over the State, as he i represents, in the interest of the Independent movement and the Harrison administration. He was in Charleston last i Saturday, and to a reporter for the Sunday News he said the Independents in this State are gaining ground and have already received the recognition of the administration. He also said, that his party ' had candidates in the field for all the Erominent positions in the State, but that e did not care at present to give their names, as it might injure the cause. ? L. S. Harper, a Georgia negro, presented to the school commissioner of Ander' son county, about two weeks ago, a first ? grade teacher's certificate purporting to have been issued by the board of examiners of Abbeville county and asked to have it renewed so he could teach in Anderson. The signatures were all in the same handwriting, and the school commissioner's seal was not attached. Correspondence with the school commissioner of Abbeville elicited the fact that no such paper had been issued, and on the strength of that statement Harper was lodged in jail to await trial on the charge of forgery, but was subsequently released on a $200 cash bond. NOTES FROM LOWRYSVILLE. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. ; Lowrysville, December 17.?The brick work of the new church has been : completed. The carpenters are now enf gaped in fitting on the roof. Zion congregation will soon have what they have long [ needed? a splendid church building. The sales of cotton at this place to date ! have not been much over half that of last . year. Mr. Kirkpatrick, who was recently ia. jured by a cotton gin, is improving. Rev. B. P. Reid preached two very in! structive sermons here last Sunday. [ w. 0. g. To Aid Negro Emigration.?In the [ United States senate last Thursday, Senator Butler introduced a bill to provide for . the emigration of the colored people from the Southern States. The bill provides ] that the head of any family or for himself, ! if not married, may make application to the 1 nearest United States commissioner under oath, setting forth the fact that he desires \ to emigrate to a foreign country for permanent residence and citizenship, and that ] he is too poor to pay the cost of transj portation. A certificate of the statement \ shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the quartermaster-general of the army, . who shall thereon furnish to applicant the necessary transportation by the cheapest ] route. For this purpose the bill appropriates the sum of $5,000,000. ] On the same day Senator Gibson offered a resolution which was referred to the ! committee on foreign relations, instructI ing that committee to inquire into the expediency and practicability of acquiring 1 or setting apart a territory for the occupaj tion of the negro or colored citizens of the United States, and also to inquire how far ? j - ? /vaitovnmnnf /\f UUU i LI WI lilt Luauuci liic gUYCiuuivuv ui a the United States can and ought equitably . to aid the freedmen of the Unitea States, j their families and descendants to emigrate i thereto and to settle thereon, and to establish a system of common school education, f Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has also t introduced a resolution on the African 7 question, which "instructs the committee i on foreign relations to inquire and report as to the best methods of increasing trade 3 and commerce between the people of the i new State of Congo and the people of the . United States, and as to what impediments, if any, exist in our diplomatic rela. tions with the Free State of Congo and 3 other Powers standing in the way of such I trade commerce and intercourse." > Explaining to a reporter the purport of this resolution, Senator Morgan said: j "When the convention of twenty-one j Powers met in Berlin to fix the status of t the Congo State, the United States did not > accept the conclusions of the convention , and therefore has no political rights in that country. I do not know that this has \ been brought to the attention of Mr. Blaine, ! but I am anxious it should be, and that the United States should secure its just political power in Congo. My reason for dej siring this is that it may encourage the nei groes of this country, who have wealth. [ and enterprise, but have no standing and , never will have here, to engage in trade in that country. Ultimately I have in view the general emigration of negroes from the United States to Congo. They ! came from there and should return. Here i their civilization is wasted; there it might be devoted building up a government and country that shall be a credit to them." r The Davis Monument Association.? A meeting of the Southern Press Mohu ment Association was held in New Orleans on Thursday. John W. Childiess presid1 ed as ex-officio chairman. He was ini structed to appoint one vice-president for each State. For South Carolina he api pointed J. C. Hemphill, of the News and Courier. The management have issued the following circular, explaining the 1 object of the association: ! The purpose of the people of the South to build a grand monument to Jefferson , Davis was synchronous with the last breath of the dying Confederate cause. It , is not, therefore, to create a new enthusiasm ; it is to centralize and direct the course of that which already fills millions r>ofrintip QAiiltj thflt. th? npivunanor nroaa KJk p?V4iV?4V fiVWW of the South have organized to cooperate with the Association of United Confederate Veterans, whose commander-in-chief is Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia. While the great soul of Jefferson Davis, freighted with the indefeasible truth of the Southern cause of constitutional liberty, has winged its flight to the throne of the God of truth, his earthly remains must be duly honored by those for whom he suffered, and we should be dead to every sentiment of duty, every prompting of gratitude and love, did we not, now that he has been called hence, seek in every fitting way to perpetuate his memory, and prove to the world and to posterity that we know how to appreciate so pure, so noble, so exalted a cnaracter. We need do no more than state the object of this association to secure the earnest and enthusiastic co-operation of every newspaper in the South. That object is in itself so noble, so patriotic, so suggestive that the heart of every man and woman in all our broad, fair land will at once beat responsive to it.