Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 18, 1889, Image 2
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. !
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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
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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
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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.
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? 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
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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.