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Jtajns and ;facts. ? A call for the 22nd annual convention , of the Woman's Suffrage Association, to meet in Washington February 18th to21st, has been issued. It recites the progress made in behalf of woman's suffrage during the past year and says the steps of progress , already achieved should encourage the timid and the brave to renewed efforts. ?Col. Wilson, the Federal officer who captured President Davis over twenty years ago, has subscribed $100 to the Davis Land |fund, for the relief of the widow and daughters of his former captive. It was a voluntary testimonial from a brave man who wore the blue, to the memory of the brave leader of those who wore the gray, and it will be appreciated by every generous and true heart in the South. ? A free fight took place at a Christmas celebration in a country church at Gallatin county, Illinois, at which chairs, clubs, knives and pistols were used. Thomas Burroughs, church door keeper and one of the most respectable and prominent farmers in the county, was dangerously stabbed. Stout Colbert was hit in the chin with a bullet, and Beveral other persons received Tkrt omoii frnm a LUIUU1 1UJU11CO* X lit? Ugliu niVQV aivu* v> mistake io distributing presents. ? The clergymen of Richmond are dis-r cussing the questiou of funerals; whether funeral sermons are proper; whether Sunday funerals should be discouraged; whether extravagant funeral displays should be discouraged. There is a difference of opinion among the clergy about funeral sermons and about other matters in connection with funerals. But they all agree that a reform in extravagant customs is needed. And on that point the whole community agrees. ? A dispatch from Admore, Indian Territory, says that on the 24th ultimo, Deputy United States Marshall Lucks and another deputy attempted to arrest Lige Brandham and Joe Merritt for introducing intoxicating liquors into the Indian Territory. A lively battle ensued, all the combatants using their revolvers. Brandham was shot in the right breast and mortally wounded, but he continued to fire as long as he had strength to raise his revolver. Neither of the officers were injured. Merritt was arrested. ? An important case, originatingat Seale, Ala., in the prosecution of Dr. S. W. Brooks, an allopath physician, for practicing his profession without having secured a license from tho State board of medical examiners, has just been decided in the supreme court of that State at Mobile, re?? tKn ^anioinn nf tho lna'Or f'ftll ft. which imposed a fine of $100 on Dr. Brooks, and discharging defendant. The supreme court of the State holds that a physician's diploma is as good in Alabama as a medical board license. Dr. Brooks was a graduate of a Georgia medical college. ? Recently a meeting of the people of Halifax county, N. C., was held to devise means of relief from the condition entailed by crop failures. It was suggested that the best means of relief would be a special session of the legislature, which could authorize the county to issue bonds. A committee was appointed to lay the matter before the governor and ask him to convene the legislature. The committee discharged its duty Saturday, but Governor Fowle, while deeply sympathizing with the people of Halifax in their distressed condition, expressed the opinion that this was a case for community relief rather than legislative.' ?The Grand Army men of the 1st congressional district of Indiana, held a meeting at Carthage and unanimously passed a resolution "approving the course taken by Governor Hovey in favoring the service pension bill and condensing in unmeasured terms the course of President Harrison in his message to congress in their behalf." A similar resolution has been passed by several of the Grand Army posts in that section. The president's friends are now charging the governor with Instigating at -* ' as? s l:?An lacKS ana mereoy advertising imiisai ?3 the only soldiers' friend. Governor Hovey, it is said, believes Harrison is dead politically, and is scheming to succeed him as Indiana's favorite Republican son. ? There were altogether about 300 distinct epidemics of influenza in Europe between 1510, when the disease was first noted at Malta, arrd 1850. In 1729 the whole of Europe suffered severely. According to statistics published by the Novoe Vremya, the disease caused 908 deaths in London in one week, and in Vienna 60,000 persons were affected. In 1737 and 1743 there were futher outbreaks, and the deaths in one week in London amounted to 1,000. In 1775 domestic animals were first attacked by it. In 1782, 40,000 persons fell ill of it in St. Petersburg in twenty-four hours. In St. Petersburg quinine is now served out daily to the troops, mixed with vodka. ? A Johnstown (Pa.) dispatch dated on Christmas, says: This has been a delightful day. The thermometer has been about 60? degrees since noon. The sun has been shining brightly all day, and the air is as balmy as in May. Johnstown never expeo mftM aanarnl nhaarvflnrn of A1CUVCU C* lUViC wwv* i muw v> Christmas, and gift-making has never been more universally indulged in. Jewellers profited largely, as did also furniture and variety merchants. Services were held in all the churches, and Sundayschool children received their gifts from teachers as in former years. It is surprising how little reference is made to-day to the Hood It is scarcely mentioned. ? The Kansas City probate court decided an unique case a few days ago. It was that of a colored woman who had just discovered that she is a free woman and not a slave, and who brought suit against her late master's estate for $1,400 wages. At the commencement of the war Joseph Hickman, afterwards the wealthiest farmer in the country, bought a negress in the market and took her to his farm as a sewing maid. Since that time she has never been allowed to go beyond the bounds of the farm, and in her petition she alleged that she had been permitted to hold converse with none of her race, and none of the family were ever permitted to tell her the results of the war. When her old master died three weeks ago she ran away to Boonville, and while there heard that slaveshad been emancipated and that she was a free woman. She told her story to a lawyer, and he broughtsuitto recover $1,400 (wages at $5 a month for twentyfive years) from Hickman's estate. The court decided for the plaintiff, and allowed one half of the amount claimed. ? There will be another rush at this congress for the making of new States. The territories of Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona, are knocking for admission into the Union. Idaho and Wyoming will be Republican, and New Mexico and Arizona Democratic. A bill has been introduced for the formation of a new State, to be called Columbia, this proposed State embraces the eastern half of the Indian Territory, the part occupied by the five civilized tribes?the Cherokees, the Choctaws, the Creeks, the Chickasaws and the Seminoles, and also the Osages and some small tribes. There ^re about 70,000 persons in this area who claim to belong to the tribes, but not 10 per cent, of them have more than half Indian blood. In tact, the Indian has disappeared there and the intelligent white man has succeeded him. There are also as many white people in the proposed State who do not belong to the tribes, as there are citizens of the tribes, making 140,000 or more people in all. The soil is very rich, the climate is delightful, the air is salubrious, and the landscape is beautiful in the extreme. The proposed State would be about the size of the State of Indiana and would support as large a population, if not larger. ? In reply to a letter from the mayor of Richmond, transmitting a resolution of the city council, expressing the desire that the remains of Jefferson Davis might be interred in Richmond, Mrs. Davis writes, under date of December 21: "If gratitude for the manner in which the people of Richmond sustained him during the war, his affection for her citizens and pride in the calm fortitude of her men and women under crushing defeat, were to be the moving cause only, I might lay him there unquestioned. But the State of his birth, Kentucky; the State of his adoption, which showered every honor upon him within her gift, Mississippi; the State where the Confederacy first unfurled her flag, Alabama; the State in which his parents spent their early life, and where his father was born, and where my husband has received maD honors, Georgia ; the State in which we lound friends and home and where our dead repose, Tennessee; and last, not least, the State which now giyes him sepulture amidst the tears and plaudits of her people, Louisiana?all these have put forth claims so strong that I cannot choose among them, and have decided to wait perhaps a year before making a selection. To rest'in the soil with your immortal heroes, Gens. Robt. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, is a privilege fully appre4 ciated, and I would be the last to undervalue the honor, but .when the final decision must be made I cannot be unmindful of the rights of those who have done me the honor to claim the custody of my dead, and I beg you to have patience with me for a season." ? The United States court room at Galveston, Texas, presented an animated scene on the night before Christmas. The late Federal grand jury indicted about sixty-two citizens of Fort Bend county under the Civil Rights Act, charged with running a man named Ferguson and six other colored men out of the county. ' There are seven criminal indictments against each man. Besides this, twentysix citizens of Richmond, Fort Bend coun-1 ty, were indicted by the same jury on a charge of murder. This charge grows out of the late Richmond riot, which resulted in the killing of Garvey, Frost and Miller. About fifty prisoners were brought from Richmond. They are under indictment for murder, and their cases are not bailable except by consent of the judge of the court. The marshal came to Galveston by way of Houston, where counsel was secured, and habeas corpus proceedings instituted, but it was discovered that it would be more expeditious to go to Galveston. There was no trouble in securing bail for those whose offenses were bailable. Twenty of the wealthiest men in Fort Bend county came down with the prisoners, prepared fm-nicK hnnHo Thft flfrirrPirftted bonds iv iuiuioii vvuu^* *-dp-?n amounted to over $1,000,000. All were released except those charged vyith murder, and application has been made in their cases for bail. The prisoners are all prominent citizens of Fort Bend county. m fwMle inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. . : WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1,1890. ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEU1SLATUKE. The legislature adjourned sine die at 5.15 on Tuesday morning of last week. The number of ratified acts and joint resolutions, all of which were signed by Governor Richardson, is 26G against 177 last session. The larger number of these acts are only of local importance. The measures of general importance which have become laws are the C'lemson College bill; the bill to refund the State bonds known as the brown consols; the bill to codify the laws,'; the bill to purchase a penitentiary farm ; the joint resolution looking to the establishing of an asylum for the colored insane ; and the joint resolution providing for the submission to the people of an amendment to the constitution abolishing the board of county commissioners for the respective counties. Several measures failed, among which may be mentioned the proposition to abolish the two-mill school tax; the refusal to pass a marriage license bill; the refusal to pass an act compelling certain railroads to provide separate accommodations on their trains for the races; the refusal to pass a bill providing for the sale of the State's phosphate rights; and the refusal to pass the bill instructing our senators and representatives in congress to vote against the Blair educational bill. ACTS OF LOCAL NATURE. rr%' " ^ ' *? ? * ? ? C 4U? aa4A xne iouuwing is a nat ui mc utio uaoocu . pertainiDg to legislation for York and towns in the county: To amend an Act entitled "An Act to charter the town of Yorkville, in the State of South Carolina," approved December 23, 188(5. To amend an Act eutitled "An Act to create the School District of Yorkville, in York county, and enable it to organize a system of free schools, to levy a tax in support of the same, and to purchase and bold property," approved December 22,1884. To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend and renew the charter of the town of Rock Hill," approved December 22, 1888. To incorporate the Rock Hill Water Supply, Electric Light and Street Railway companv. To authorize the town Council of Rock Hill to issue bonds for tho purpose of defraying expenses already incurred in improving the streets of said town, and to provide for the payment of the interest on the same. To amend the charter of Hickory Grove, in York county. To incorporate tho town of Sharon, in York county. To incorporate the Blacksburg Street Railway and Electric Light company. To establish a special school district in York county, to be known as the Fort Mill School District, and to authorize the levy and collection of a local tax therein. A joint resolution to authorize and empower the county commissioners of York county to apply an unexpended balance of three hundred and twenty-seven and 47-100 dollars now in the hands of the county treasurer to the paymont of ordinary county expenses. ACTS OF GENERAL INTEREST. The following: list includes the captions of all the acts of general interest: To accept the devise and bequest of Thomas G. Clemson, and to establish an agricultural college in connection therewith. To ratify the amendent to Article 4 of the constitution of South Carolina by adding thereto a Section known as Section 20 of said article as it now stands. The effect of this Act is to increase the term of office of the judges of probate to four years. To fix the capital stock of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railway company. To further empower county commissioners to open and establish public highways. To amend Section 111 of the general statutes, relating to elections. Q'o amend Sections 153,154,155 and 157, Chapter VIII, Title II, Part I, of the general statutes, relating to the formation and proceedings of the college of electors. Joint resolution to amend Article IV of the constitution of South Carolina, relating to the Judicial Department, by repealing Section 19, which provides a hoard of county commissioners. To permit and authorize the town council of Chester to borrow money on note and bonds for the purpose of buying a lot and erecting there on a public building for said town. To amend Section 1,790 of the general statutes relating to mannor of taking renunciation of dower. To amend Section 10 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the formation of certain corporations under general laws." approved December 23, 1880. To prevent tho killing and destruction of fish in the fresh waters in this State by the use of dynamite, giant powder or other explosive material. To authorize and empower certain incorporated towns in tho State of South Carolina to substitute hard labor on their streets for fine and imprisonment in cases of misdemeanor which come under their jurisdiction. To incorporate tho Hoard of Church Extension of the Methodist Protestantcliurch in South Carolina. To incorporate the South Carolina District Conference of tho Methodist Protestant church. To amend Chapter XVIII of the general statutes of South Carolina by inserting Sections 970a, 970b, 970c, providing for quarantining the State by land against disease and infection. To enable and authorize School District No. 1 of Court House Township, in Choster county, to issue bonds for tho purpose of building a public school house, anu to provide for additional trustees thereof. To amend Sections 798 and 177 of tho general statutes of South Carolina relating to probate of deeds or other instruments in writing for record. To require testimony taken before masters or referees to be reduced to writing. To establish Gaffney Forry on Broad river, in Spartanburg county. TV. ..nniu tho nnmntrnllop trwnprivl to keen munjunu vuv. vuu.,,..v..v. 0 , all settlements with county treasurers upon a book to be kept for that purpose. To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend Section 1283 of the general statutes regulating the rate of interest upon any contract arising in this State for the hiring, lending or use of money, or other commodity," approved December 21, 1882. To provide for tho revision, digest and arrangement of the statute laws of the State of South Carolina. To make appropriations to meet the ordinary oxpenses of the State government for the fiscal year commencing November 1st, 1889. Tc amend Section 2084, Title XIII, Chapter LXXVIII of tho general statutes of tho State relating to labor contracts. To provide a punishment for making use of false scales, weights or measures in buying or selling. Joint resolution to authorize the board of regents ofthe lunatic asylum to enquire and report upon suitable localities for the establishment of an asylum for the colored insane, and also to call for donations of land for such purpose. To provide for the building and maintenance of the Cleinsou Agricultural college of South Carolina. To amend Section 3 and 4 of an Act entitled "An Act to define the duties of county commissioners, county school commissioners and county treasurers in reference to the auditing, allowing and paying of claims, and to require annual reports of all claims audited, allowed and paid by them to be made to tho court of general sessions. To amend the law in regard to tho leasing and hiring out of convicts and to provide for the purchase of r State farm or farms and for the employment of convicts theroon. To amend the law in relation to lands forfeited prior to December 24th, 1887, and non-delinquent for tho levy of 1887. To provido for the redemption of that part of tho State debt known as tbe Brown consol bonds and stocks, by the issuo of other bonds and stocks. To revive and re-enact the charter of the town of Gafl'ney City in Spartanburg county. To amend Section 101)8 of tho geuoral statutes relating to the alienation of homosteads. To incorporate the town of Richburg in Chester county. To amend Section 14-10 of the general statutes relating to freight charges by railroad companies. To amend tho law in relation to the time within which, and tho parties to whom, the Acts of the General Assembly shall be distributed, and when the same shall go Into active operation. To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act in relation to forfeited lands, delinquent lands and collection of taxes." To repeal Chapter CIX of the general statutes of the State of South Carolina relating to offenses against civil rights. To raise supplies and make appropriations for the fiscal year, commencing >iovember 1st, 1889. To prohibit the sale or furnishing or giving or providing to certain minors of cigarettes, tobacco or cigarette paper, -or any substitute therefor, and to provide penalties for the same. Tr? ohancfi the name of the Camden. Chestei and Gaffney City Railway company to the Atlantic, Asheville and Knoxville Railroad company and to amend the same. To authorize the county treasurer and county commissioners of Union county to apply all taxes received from the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad company upon the levy for county purposes to the payment of the interest of the bonds subscribed by the townships of Gowdevsville, Pinckney, Union and Goshen Hill in aid of said railroad, and for the apportionment of the said taxes. Joint resolution to provide for the payment of "nulla bona" costs on tax executions heretofore issued to the sheriffs of the several counties of the State. To amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'an Act to amend Sections 2231 and 2227 of the General Statutes, in relation tc juries,'" approved 24th December 1386, approved 20th December, 1888. Providing the mode of ascertaining the nqtnqs of registetysd voters convicted of disqualifying crimes and requiring their name* to be erased by the supervisor of registration from the registration books. To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the formation of certain corporations undei general laws." To amend Soction 1195 of the general statutes relating to tare on bales of cotton. To amend Section 12 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for and regulate the incorporation of towns of less than one thousand inhabitants in this State. To regulate the annual settlements of oounty commissioners, county school commissioners and county treasurers for county school taxes, and to require the comptroller general to prescribe the forms on which said settlements arc made and the system of book-keeping in said offices. MERE-MENTION. Unseasonably warm weather prevailed Christmas day all over the country. A1 ? - * - X nno ,1 ..4 Chicago tne mermomeier was ou , auu ai Pittsburg, Pa., Christmas dinners were eaten with dining room doors and windows open. The Florida orange crop is large this year, and shipments commenced a month earlier than any previous year. The movement into the new State of Washington is extraordinary. II will soon take the lead in the Northwest. Gen. Reuben Davis, a cousin ol Hon. Jefferson Davis, says the latter was worth very near $200,000 when the wai began, and nothing at its close. He thinks Richmond is the place for hi9 burial if the Confederate States unite in the asking. In 1842, what is now known as "influenza" was known then as "Tyler's Grip." Tyler was president of the United States, and just alter he vetoed the "United States Rank bill" this epidemic swepl over the country and was called "Tyler's grip." Mark Twain has spent aboul $100,000 in perfecting the Page type-setting machine, and he is the principal owner of the company that will manufacture them. The machine is sixteen feet long, nine feet high in the middle and will set! justify and distribute 45,000 eras of type daily. By the cave in of a mine at Angels' Camp, California, on Sunday ol last week, sixteen miners were buried beyond the possibility of rescue and perished. Major E. A.Burke, the defaulting State treasurer of Louisiana, is in Spanish Honduras, safe from extradition. At Cleveland, Ohio, last Friday, Otte Luthe, a sixteen year old boy, or trial for the murder of Maggie Thompson, a girl of eight years, was found guilty of murder in the first degree. The business failures throughout the country last week number for the United States 249, Canada 39, a total 288 compared with 332 the previous week. In a bar-room fight at Junction City, Ky., the night before Christmas, Isaac Shelby, Jr., sonol ex-Governor Shelby, shot and killed Joe Lingenfeldt. At Bourbon, Illinois, Samuel Beardsley, a merchant of thai place, while acting the role of Santa Claus at a Christmas festival at the Baptist church, Wednesday evening, met with an accident that will prove fatal. His costume of cotton caught fire, and he was at once enveloped in the flames. A heavy storm prevailed on Thursday al Syracuse and other points in New York State. Anna C. Jones, the seventeen year old daughter of Rev. Sam P. Jones, the noted evangelist, eloped last Thursday, and was married to Wm. M. Gra ham, stenographer of the uneroxee juaicial circuit in Georgia. Governoi Fowle has commuted the sentence of Bill Alexander, a negro burglar, sentenced tc be hanged at Charlotte, N. C., to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. A fearful diphtheria epidemic prevails ic the Heyn settlement, near Leoda, South Dakota. Fifty-seven children have died of the disease, and others are on the sick list. President Harrison visited Richmond last Saturday, returning that nighl to Washington. Col. T. M. R. Talcott has resigned the position of first vice president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad company. For the past year he has had supervision of the traffic businest on the line. He is succeeded by W. G, Oakman, of New York. By an accident last Saturday morning on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., ten persons were killed. The ex-empress of Brazil died at Oporto, Portugal, last Saturday. She will be buried at Lisbon. The governor of New Hampshire has issued e proclamation invoking the people of thai State to make a vigorous enforcement o: the prohibition law. A decision has been rendered in the case of Kemmier the murderer condemned to death undei the new law of New York, providing foi the execution of criminals by electricity which the court holds to be constitu tional. The wife of General Longstreel died at the home of herhusband in Gaines ville, Ga., last Sunday night. The fu neral of Henry W. Grady occurred in At lanta on Christmas day. The services conducted by six of the leading divines.o the city, were of the simplest form. This was at the request of the widow. Frorr the First Methodist church a long proces sion followed the remains to Oakland cem etery where the body was placed in a vauli as a temporary resting place. The Russian influenza, known as "la Grippe,' which has spread all over Europe, ha* reached the United States, and in the northern and eastern cities and towns thousands of cases are reported. In Phil adelphia 100,000 cases were reported on Monday. It is not necessarily a fatal disease. YORK BAPTIST S. S. CONVENTION. Reported for the Yorkville Enquirer. A very pleasant session of the York Baptist Sunday-school convention was helt with the Union church beginning on Friday, December 27th, and adjourning oc Sunday, December 29th. It was a disappointment to the Union church that so few delegates from other churches were present ; but large congregations from the community were in attendance each day, and this in some measure compensated for the small representation from abroad. The introductory sermon was preached by Rev. V. I. Masters from the text found in John iii, 14. The discourse was a thoughtful exposition of the passage, and it was eDjoyed by all who heard it. The convention was organized and the following officers were elected: President H. E. Johnson ; vice president, Rev. J. A, White; clerk, Rev. V. I. Masters; treas urer, Rev. R. G. Patrick. Rev. V. I. Masters introduced the (lis cussionof the query, "How may we make church and Sunday-school work more ef fective?" J. B. Wood, Z. D. Boyd, S. N Johnson and others participated in the discussion and made helpful suggestions on this important question. Devotional exercises on Saturday morn ing were conducted by Z. D. Boyd, aftei which the convention took up the nexi subject, "How can we best promote the study of God's Word?" Revs. R. G Patrick and V. I. Master's addressed the convention and emphasized the import ance of knowing God's Word. If an earnest desire to learn the truth could be awakenened in the people, the study of the Bible would be promoted. With thif thirst for the knowledge of God's Word, ii the Christian will select a time for read ing it when the mind is fresh and free from care, and if he will read regularlj and prayerfully, using commentaries anc 1 other helps for interpretation, ho may train I thorough knowledge of the Bible. The Sunday-school helps might be used with great profit. Having read thus, let the student converse with others on passages not well understood. In this way difficulties may be cleared up and the study of the word may be made more profitable. Other helpful hints were made which cannot be mentioned in this report. "Whisky, what shall we do with it? Make it free,- license j^r prohibit?" was the question which next occupied tho attention of the body. Z. D. Boyd led the discussion. Revs. V. I. Masters and It. G. Patrick, J. B. Wood, S. N. Johnson and others discussed the subject with considerable enthusiasm. In this report it would be impossible even to outline all these addresses. Suffice it to say that all the speakers were decidedly in favor of prohibiting thesale of liquor as a beverage. On Sunday morning the questiou : "In church letters, what is the meaning of the phrase 'in full fellowship and good standing?'" was discussed by Sam M. Grist. He showed that as used in many church letters, the phrase is misleading and often false. It was urged that in granting letters to members, it is even more important to exercise care than in receiving members. Rev. V. I. Masters and others briefly addressed the convention on this subject. Rev. R. G. Patrick preached at eleven o'clock from the text found in I John ii, 1, "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us mai we snouiu oe t called the sons of God." The subject drawn from this text was: "The Chris1 tian." Three thoughts were brought out in the discourse. The dignity, the duty ; and the destiny of the Christian. J After the sermon, a collection was taken . up and appropriated to the State Mission board. > The following is the programme for tj)| next meeting: ' ^ i Time of meeting?Friday before tho .r>th ' Sunday in March. Place of meeting?Paron church. > To preach introductory sermon?Rev. R. G. * Patrick. To preach Missionary sermon?Rev. F. O. S. Curtis; Rev. J. A. White-, alternate. 1. Woman's work for Missions?Rev. F. O. i S.^Curtis, Zadok Boyd and A. F. Sharpe. 2. Why is it tho duty of S. C. Baptists to endow and patronizo Furman University?? Rev. V. I Masters and J. A. White, and Felix r Dover. ' 3 Scriptural doctrine of Sanctification.? i Revs. J. A. White and F. O. S. Curtis. 4. The general neglect of family worship, ? and its causes.?Rev. R. G. Patrick, J. T. I Moore and J. R. Dickson. Requirements for membership in Baptist churches.?Sam M. Grist, L. Shurley, and J. It. Wood. it. A SENSATIONAL^LYNCHING. A mob, estimated at from 75 to 100 masked men, entered the Barnwell coilnty jail at 2 o'clock last Saturday morning, ' and seizing eight prisoners therein con1 fined, took them about a mile out of town, j and alter tying them to trees, shot them ; to death. Entrance to the jail was effected by a man calling to the jailer to come ana receive a r prisoner. Obeying the summons, the jailer appeared at the door with the keys of the . cells in his hand. They were taken from him, and he was tied and forced to accompany the lynchers to the scene of the shooting. After the lynching the jailor ( was released. So quietly was the affair conducted that the citizens of the town , slumbered in silence, little dreaming of the fearful tragedy being enacted within . hearing distance. Those who were awak' ened by the firing supposed the report to I be the noise of fire-crackers, and gave it ' no heed. The men lynched were Ripley Johnson, | Mitchell Adams, Peter Bell, Ralph Mur' rell, Hugh Furze, Hudson Johnson, Rob1 ert Phoenix and Judge Jones. They were ' charged with committingand being accessory to murders, one of which was the r shooting of John Heffernan, a young merchant of Barnwell, by Ripley Johnson, ' I on the afternoon of October 30. There had been some trouble between Ripley Johnson and Mr. Heffernan the day before ; the shooting, and although there were conflicting accounts as to the difficulty, it ' is probable that Heffernan threatened the negro, for he had been summoned to ap' pear before the town council the morning , following, and had been put under bond. ; The killing took place in a colored restau, rant, where Heffernan had followed Johnson. Five negroes, charged with being accessories to the murder, who were in the restaurant at the time, fled to the swamp but were shortly afterward captured. The other murder was that of Robert Martin, who on the night of December 21, ! was waylaid and shot to death while riding to his father's house. The young man was within seventy-five yards of a cluster of negro houses on the side of the raid, when he was fired on from behind, mve bullets entering his back. It was subsequently discovered that Martin was shot by a party of negroes who worked t>n his father's place, and whom the young man kept pretty close to their work gnd allowed little license. J A coroner's inquest was held crver the dead bodies on Saturday, resulting in the traditional and time-worn verdict that | "the deceased came to their deatl^ by the hands of party or parties unknown." Ripley ~ Johnson and Mitchell Adams were buried by the negroesj of the town, with funeral services by a colored ' Baptist preacher. The other sjix were buried at the direction of Alderman Pate [ in the Potter's Field. ; Though the affair has created much ex; citement among the negroes of Barnwell [ county, there are no fears of trouble. The ' negroes are subdued in manner and the sentiment among them seems to be a de[ sire to emigrate from the county. ; Governor Richardson has offered a re' ward of $200 each for the capture and conviction of the lynchers. ALLIANCE TOPICS. ? The various sub-alliances throughout ' Georgia and South Carolina are adopting [ resolutions declaratory of their purpose to use no wrapping for cotton during 1800 other than cotton bagging. The general " demand is that this bagging shall weigh l one and one-half pounds per yard and be r forty four-inches wide. Members who refuse to use cotton bagging will be expelled. There is a strong feeling in favor of cotton I sacks for guano, grain, etc. . ?Says the Pickens Sentinel: Let the Knights of Labor and the Farmers' Alli! ance organize, and if they can make any I improvement on the present government . and administration of affairs let them do . so. We aro always ready to be lifted up. ward and onward, and whatever benefits the laboring classes, will surely benefit the { whole country. There is no danger to the i merchant and business men from this con, solidation, as the members of the two or. ders have passed an edict that every man . must pay his debts, and if this is lived up I to, it will be a great benefit to the merchant ; and business man. A Yeah in the South.?The annual > review of the industrial progress of the ' Southern States, as published in the Manufacture'Record of last week, shows that 5,133 new manufacturing and mining enterprises were organized in that section in 1889, against3,G18 in 1888 ; 3,-130in 1887; and 1,575 in 1880. The amount of capital and capital stock of these companies was$229,703,000 in 1889, and $108,801,000 in 1888. j The total number of new industrial en' terprises organized in the South during ' the last four years, or since January 1, ' 188G, of which the Manufacturers' Record " has given full particulars, is over 13,700, r divided as follows. Iron furnace companies 120, machine " shops and founderies 441, agricultural im1 plement factories 03, gas works 101, flour J mills 535, furniture factories 220, cotton mills 207, water-works 331, carriage and j wagon factories 170, electric light compa1 nies 475, mining and quarying companies 1 1,801, lumber mills, including saw and 1 planing mills, sash and door factories, stave factories, etc., 3,036, ice factories 293, 1 canning factories 275, stove foundries 25, i brick works 585, miscellaneous iron and steel works, rolling mills, pipe works, etc, " 184, cotton compresses 114, cotton seed oil mills 148, miscellaneous, not included in ' foregoing, 4,415. Total 13,744. A Costly Fire in Lincolnton.?The . racket store of W. T. Massey & Co., at 3 Lincolnton, N. C., was burned last SaturJ day morning. The fire occurred at 0 o'clock in the morning. A dispatch to the Charlotte Chronicle says: The stock, esr timated at from fifteen to twenty thousand t dollars value, was a total loss, with no in' surance. The building, a large brick store. house, valued at $8,000, was consumed ; no 3 insurance. The building was owned by J. A. Robinson. Seventy bales of cotton, belonging to I). E. Rhyne & Co., were > stored in the basement, and all were burn3 ed, but this loss was covered by insurance. ' The fire originated in the basement, and f is supposed to be of incendiary origin. ? 4 ) ? John J. Gibbs, of Boston, Mass., accir dentally killed himself last Thursday I while hunting in Beaufort county. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The "Busy Boos" at Mrs. Bludworth's. C. E. Spencor, Executor?For Rent for ISOO. Jno. J. Ilunter, Intendant?An Ordinance to Declare Unlawful and Forbid the Carrying of Concealed Weapons in the Town of Yorkville, etc. F. Ilapperfield?1S00. Jno. J. Ilunter, Intendant?An Ordinanco to Enforce the Observance of Section 10 of the Town Charter, etc. J. H. Riddle?To all Mankind. Jno. J. Hunter, Intendant?An Ordinance fixing the Day of Election of Intendant and Wardens for the year ISilO. Withers Adiekes-1880 Has Flown into tho Past. W. C. Latimer?Happy New Year to All. Ev- 1 erything Sacrificed During the Next Thirty Da3's. A. Y. Cartwright <fe Co.?The New York Racket Store Extends the Compliments of the season. F. Happerfield, Superintendent of Registration?Registration Notice. Mrs. T. M. Dobson, Proprietress?1800. Dobson's Racket is well Equipped with all latest Implements of War, with its Kx?erienced Generals, Captains and High rivates. M. H. C. Strauss?Our Grcetingon the Year 1890. w. c. t. u. There will be a meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in the Knights of Honor hall, at 4 p. m. to-day. the bond suits. Gen. C. Richardson Miles, of Charleston, has been retained by the tax-payers of the affected townships in York county, to represent them in defense of the bond suit instituted by the Massachusetts and Southern Construction company, and now pending in the United States court. change of*weather. ( From the genial, September temperal.turethat prevailed nearly all the month of December, there was a sudden change on Monday morning, and we are now in the midst of winter in reality as well as in name. The temperature is cold, with indications of snow. remembering the unfortunate. We have received a note from inmates of the county poor house, requesting us to thus publicly make their grateful acknowledgements and return their heartful thanks to the society of Willing Workers for the acceptable dinner spread before them on the day before Christmas by the society. almost"a fire. On last Friday afternoon the kitchen of Mr. John C. Dickson, on King's Mountain street, caught on fire from fire-crackers, which had been exploded in the yard. There were no men in the immediate neighborhood at the time, Mr. Dickson himself being absent from home; but ioriuimiejy me uiseuveiy nns lunuo m time to extinguish the flames before they gained headway. OUR SUPPLEMENT. With this number we send out a supplement, the equivalent of a page of Tiie Enquirer and replete with timely and interesting matter. The New Year's story, appropriate to the season, will be relished by the lovers of fiction, while the sketch of the lamented Grady will be read with mournful interest by the admirers of the gifted editor whose brilliant career and untimely death are recorded. PINE GROVE ALLIANCE.^On Friday night last a sumptuous supper was spread at Pine Grove school house, three miles west of town, by the wives and daughters of members of Pine Grove sub-alliance. Members of that alliance and invited guests partook of the elegant repast and addresses were delivered by County Organizer W. N. Elder, Mr. W. J. Stephenson and Mr. Joseph A. Smith. At a meeting of the alliance on that day, twenty-one new members were initiated, of whom nineteen were ladies. CENSUS BULLETIN. We have received from the department 1 of the interior, Census Bulletin No. 1, which contains a list of the supervisors' 1 districts within each State and Territory, as contemplated in the taking of the eleventh census. By the act of congress the whole number of supervisors' districts is not to exceed 175, each district, as laid outy to be under the direct charge of one su-' pervisor. South Carolina is divided into four districts. The second district in1 eludes the following counties: Aiken, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Union and York... E GRADED SCHOOLS. The exercises of the graded schools were resumed on Monday morniDg last, the ' superintendent and teachers at their posts. At a meeting of the trustees, on Monday evening, Miss Emmie Hanahan was elected as an additional teacher in the - white school. 1 A resolution was adopted at this meeting agreeing to the purchase of the seats in the old Methodist church building. The seats will be delivered on the completion 1 of the new church now being built by the 1 Methodist congregation, and fitted in the ; chapel of the graded school building for 1 the whites. I RECENT LEGISLATION. 1 The act to"amend the law in relation to the location and names of voting precincts 1 in this State" affects precincts in York 1 county as follows: Changes McElwee's Mill to Antioch church in Bethesda township; the. precinct of Newport, on the Three C's railroad south-east of Yorkville, 1 was created; and the precinct of Tirzah 1 was removed to Tirzah Static. The act regulating interest fixeL the legal rate at 7 per cent., though parties can contract in writing for 8 per cent. The act amending the charter of the town of Yorkville as to the sale of spirituous liquors took effect immediately upon its approval. THE HOLIDAYS. 1 The Christmas holidays passed off quiet' ly in Yorkville. There was not a disturbance of any kind on the streets during the week, and everybody seemed to be in 1 a pleasant mood. The weather wasof the most enjoyable kind for the native Southron on a holiday occasion, and all seemed inclined 10 mane me most ui n. The Old year is dead and past, with its i joys and griefs, its pleasures and sorrows, and we are now looking to the New with hopeful anticipations of what it may have ; i n store. That our readers may find themi selves happy and prosperous at its close is the sentiment we offer in wishing them i all a Happy New Year. RAILROAD* EARNINGS. The railroad commissioners have issued , the tabulated earnings of the railroads in the State for the month of October last as , compared with the same month last year. Of 33 roads included in the statement, 20 show a gross increase of $">0,517.32; the remaining 13 show a decrease of $30,G26.0G, i making the net increase for the month i $19,891.2G. The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line ; show9 the largest increase, it being $11,. 373.27. The Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta shows the .heaviest decrease, viz.: $13,178.89. The Chester and Lenoir shows a decrease of $748.38. The total passenger earnings for the month were $210,407.42 against $108,548.12 for the same month in 1888, an increase of $41,804.30. The total freight earnings for the month were $573,020.53 against $700,404.89 in October, 1888, a decrease of $32,844.30. y FRATERNAL SOCIETIES./\ On Friday night last the following officers of Philanthropic lodge No. 32, A. F. M., of Yorkville, were installed : Jos. F. Wallace, W. M.; T. Baxter McClain, S. W. ; D. E. Fiuley, J. W.; Withers Adickes, treasurer; Henry C.Strauss, secre. tary; Joseph O. Walker, S. I).; M. C. Willis, J. JD. ; J. B. Allison and J. Ed. Jefferys, stewards; a. Loay, uier. aiier the installation ceremonies, the members of the lodge and a few invited guests partook of an elegant supper. The following are the officers elected for the year 1890 of the mutual relief societies named: Home Belief Lodge, Knights of Honor?Withers Adickes, dictator; John J. , Hunter, vice-dictator; James B. Allison, assistant dictator; L. M. Grist, treasurer; John G. Ferguson, financial report; er; A. W. Ingold, reporter; T. C. Dun, lap, guardian; Chas. H. Dixon, guide; A Cody, sentinel; John F. Gates past dictator. Trustees?Jos. F. Wallace, C. E. Spencer, Jno. C. Kuykendal. liepreseritative to grand lodge, Withers Adickes; , alternate, G. W. S. Hart. Yorkville Council, Legion of HonorIt. A. Parish, commander ; J. A. Darwin, vice-commander; A. Springs Withers, orator; W. M. Kennedy,^collector; W. T. Barron, treasurur; A. W. Ingold, secretary ; Paul G. McCorkle, guide ; Jas. F. Ilyndman, warden; G. M. Lowrance, sentry. Trustees?Jas. F. Hart, A. Coward, I. D. Witherspoon. Home Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor?G. W. S. Hart, protector; Mrs. m S. B. Allison, vice-protector; J. 0. Ferguson, secretary and financial secretary; C. E. Spencer, treasurer; J. F. Oates, chapIain ; Mrs. 11. L. Ferguson, guide ; Mrs. M. C. Smith, guardian ; Chas. H. Dixon, sentinel. Trustees?J. C. Kuykendal, I. D. Witherspoon and Mrs. M. E. Witherspoon. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. During Christmas week several petty crimes and misdemeanors were committed, and several arrests were made by the police, none, however, for violence or creating disturbance. The arrests were of colored persons, the principal offences charged being hawking and selling whisky, and carrying concealed weapons. There were two noticeable cases of till tapping. On Tuesday afternoon the money drawer of Kennedy Bros. & Barron was opened and about $40 taken therefrom. Suspicion fell upon a young negro named Wm. Wagner, and upon being confronted with the crime he confessed, and the monev. or eroods that he had purchased with a portion of it, was returned to the amount of about $30. On Christmas day a sum, estimated at from $49 to $60, was stolen from the money drawer of Bratton <& Sandifer, but no clew has yet been obtained to the thief. THE PROHIBITION LAW. The intendant publishes this week an ordinance adopted by the town council last Monday, under the provisions of the act of the last legislature, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Yorkville. The following is so much of the act as relates to prohibition : Section 1. Be it enacted by the senate and bouse of representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Section 10 of an act entitled "An act to charter the town of Yorkville, in the State of South Carolina, approved December 23,1886, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 10.?That it shall be unlawful for any druggist, apothecary or other person, upon tho prescription of a physician or otherwise, to sell or systematically give away wine, malt, or spirituous liquors, or any bitters, or any medicated liquors, within the incorporate limits of Yorkville ; and any person selling, bartering or systematically giving away any such wines, malt or spirituous liquors, or any bitters, or any medicated liquors, shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by tine or imprisonment, or both, within the discretion of the circuit judge ; and furthermore, the town council of said town are hereby authorized and empowered to pass such ordinances as may be deemed necessary, with appropriate penalties, to enforce the observance and punish any or all violations of the provisions of this section. CHURCH NOTICES. Young Men's Union Prayer meeting will bo held in the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p.m., Sundayschool at 3 p. m. Episcopal?Rev. K. S. Nelson, pastor. Morning service on next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. Evening service as announced at morning service. Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor. Services at Union next Sunday at 11 a. in. and in Yorkvilleat 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 9.30 a. ra. Prayer meeting to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, pastor. The monthly concert in prayer for missions will be held to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. Love-feast on Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 a. ra. aud7 p. ra., with the sacrament of the Lord's Supper during the morning service.^Snnday-school at 3 p. m. Personal mention. We were pleased to receive a call last Monday from J. L. Strain, Esq., of Union county. The Rev. K. S. Nelson, pastor of the Episcopal church, preached his first sermon here on Christmas. In his association with our people he has made a most favorable impression. Mr. Ed. Thoma3 having been employed /by the R. & D. Railroad company, has decided to move his family to Chester, and they will take their departure this week for their new home. Mr. Thomas has been a useful citizen of Yorkville for several years, and his removal from our midst is a source of regret. We were pleased to receive a call on Mdnday from Mr. J. G. Smoak, of Branchvil le, S. C. Mr. Smoak came up on Saturday for the purpose of transacting some business with his brother, Mr. Andrew Smoak, who lives about three miles north of town. Mr. Smoak left for his home Monday afternoon. v Mr. Sam B. Hunter, of Clarksville, Tex/as, a brotherof our townsman, Mr. John J. Hunter, is on a visit to his relatives in York county. Mr. Hunter went to Texas in the year 1869, when he was quite a young man, and this is his first visit to his old home since his removal to that State, in which he is conducting a prosperous business. x^Ir. L. Lowry Smith, who has been suffering for some time with a disease of the An o?l/-*nAAmn ?mnf fn RolfSmnro eye &UUVVU US gmuvuuiu, ituiiv lu uiumu v. v a few days ago for treatment by Dr. Chisolm, a specialist. The operation, to which he submitted on the 21st ultimo, denominated. among the profession "iredectomy," was successful as to one eye, which will be restored, but the r,*ght of the other is lost, and as it seems, was beyond the aid of professional skill before he arrived in Baltimore. LETTER FROM BLACKSBURG. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Blacksjiukg, December 31.?"The old year lies a dying," and, with all its pleasures and sorrows, successes and failures, it will soon be gone, and? "There's a new foot on the floor, A new face at the door," and a new year is about to enter into our lives with all the brightness and buoyancy of youth. Let every reader of The Enquirer, as they bid farewell forever to 1889, decide for themselves whether or no they have accomplished any real good, and made themselves and their fellows better and happier than they were a year ago. 1 only wish to chronicle some of the changes that have taken place in our town during the past year. About seventy-five buildings have been erected and occupied as dwellings, thereby increasing our population three or four hundred. A handsome and commodious building, with council chamber and rooms for prisoners, has been finished. A large and elegant brick school building is nearing completion. Another public enterprise of which we feel proud, is a large and substantial brick livery stable fronting on Church street, erected by Messrs. Reese & Black, and occupied by Messrs. Borders & Cline. Two new store houses?one brick, the other frame?have been built on Mountain street by Mr. R. A. Westbrooks and Mr. Geo. Parker. Two churches, Presbyterian and Episcopal, have been finished and consecrated. Among our business men there have been no failures. On the other hand they all seem to have done fairly well, nnrl nrc on a erood footing. Their number has been increased during the year by M. L. Holland, groceries and confectioneries, J. B. Ross & Co., groceries and confectioneries, J. D. Gault & Co., beef and vegetable market, and Geo. Parker, general merchandise. The followingchanges have taken place : Dr. S. C. Fewell bought out the two stocks of drugs from Dr. T. B. Whitesides and W. D. Johnson, and has consolidated them into one good drug store. Mrs. L. C. Black sold her entire stock of confectioneries to Mr. D. L. Briggs, who occupies Mrs. Black's former stand. And last, but not least, are three very important enterprises, of greater magnitude than any I have yet mentioned, that have been placed in our town during the past year, viz.: The Three C's Railroad company's paint and machine shops, apd the elegant machinery which I described in a former letter; the making of brick on a large scale by steam, the machinery being owned and operated by Hon. W. H. Stewart, and a very large sash, door and blind faotory, with all the latest improved machinery, built and owned by W. M. Jones, Esq., from Carev N. C. John, the fourteen year old son of R. E. Porter, Esq., while bird hunting on Christmas day, was shot in the back of his head by the accidental discharge of a small shot gun in the hands of one of his companions. The wounds are not dangerous and John is doing nicely, but does not care to pose as a bird again. Itev. A. J. Stafford returned on Saturday last from his visit to Texas. He attended a family reunion at the home of his mother, Pilot Point, Denton county, at which four generations were represented?his mother, in her 70th year, four children, 21 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Joe Jackins, of Mount Washington, and Mrs. John C. Mathai, of Arlington,' Baltimore county, Md., have been visiting their brother, Mr. W. A. Jackins, during the past week and returned home yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Jarvis, of Claremont, New Hampshire, are visiting the family of Maj. John. F. Jones. Mrs. Jarvis is a sister of Mrs. Jones. Mr. W. R_ T.inspnmb sold last week four acres of land in the southwestern part of town to W. M. Jones, Esq., who will put a handsome dwelling upon it, and improve it in other ways. The latter is now on a business visit to Carey, N. C., where he is interested in lumber and turpentine, but expects to return soon and devote his entire time to his extensive sash, door and blind factory. I Along with other large cities, our town I and vicinity is having an epidemic of, influenza, in a mild form, however. The Mechanics' Building and Loan as-; sociation organized on the 28th instant by j adopting constitution and by-laws, and j electing nine directors, who met last night J and elected the following officers: W. M. i Jones, president; M. M. Freeman, vicepresident; D. D. Gaston, secretary and treasurer ; \V. B. DeLoach, solicitor. A hvaolr in fKo lvnatKnf Vioa OAfYlO of I xx uitan IU IIIW nvwuivt nao ?? ?? ??. Yesterday we had rain ; this morning the temperature is down to forty and the air is cold, damp and bleak. w. a. LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hickory Grove, December 28.?Christmas day was ushered in by the people of our town by a goodly use of gunpowder, but the day was remarkably free from the display of any turbulent scenes and disturbances. "John Barleycorn" made few captures on that day, and the number of his scalps could easily be reckoned on the fingers of one hand. Perhaps the warm, balmy and spring-like sunshine and weafher had something to do with this freedom from the immoderate use of alcoholic drinks. But I note it as a sure step of improvement for the peace, good order and moral tone of our young town. On the night of Christmas day, an elegant supper was given to a numerous company by Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Whisonant at their residence, which was highly appreciated and enjoyed by all who participated therein. On Thursday it was determined to give, on that night, a hot supper and festival in aid of the Hickory Grove academy. Two committees of ladies were appointed, and by their delicate tact, industry, and skillful management, the supper was superb, and financially and socially the supper was a decided success. The sum of sixty-three dollars was realized and turned over to the trustees of the academy. The committees were the reception and table committees, consisting of Mrs. McDill, Mrs. Smarr, Mrs. T. M. Whisonant, Mrs. Dr. Ward and Mrs. G. C. Leech. Mrs. Worth, Mrs. Bell Smith, Mrs. R. L. A. Smith, Mrs. John W. Smith, Mrs. Robert Westmoreland, Mrs. Charley Westmoreland, Mrs. Harris Wylie and Mrs. James Castles. The sale and entertainment committees consisted of Misses Mamey White, Agnes Wylie, Emma McDill, Mary Allison, Etta Whitesides, Sally Wylie and Mary Sarratt. The festival commenced at twilight, and after a few appropriate remarks from J. C. Chambers, Esq., explanatory of the objects of the same, the doors of Mr. C. M. Martin's new building were thrown open and the festivities commenced. Too much praise cannot be given to the ladies for the nice and rich edibles prepared for the occasion, and the delicate and skillful mangement by which the whole thing was made a creditable affair. The thanks of the citizens, the ladies, and trustees of the academy, are due and are hereby tendered to Mr. Martin for the use of his neat and capacious store room for the occasion. After the supper was over, some of the young ladies and gentlemen present, enlivened by the sweet strains of music, indulged in a hop or dance, which was witnessed by many and kept up to the wee sma' hours ui me muruiug. The Misses McCulIough,of Wilkinsville, UDion county, Misses Mary Castles and Annie Wy lie, of Hopewell, Chester county, and Miss Shannon, of Sharon, were among the visiting young ladies at the festival, and by their beauty and grace added to the attractions of the occasion. Miss Lula McDill will return to Due West Female college to-day. Miss Mary Allison will also return to the seminary at All Healing Springs. Also, Mr. Tommie McDill to the Male High school at Hunters vi lie. Mr. Dodson, of Tennessee, has had a lot of fine hogs here for nearly a month. But few sales have been made, owing to the remarkably warm and spring-like weather which is prevailing. I am informed that Mr. J. A. Corry, of Gaffney City, one of the most promising young lawyers of the western part of the State, is now in the last stages of pulmonary affection. I am gratified to state that now, thanks to the ladies of the town and vicinity, the Hickory Grove academy is free from debt, and only awaits the appearance of a firstclass teacher to again commence operations. I must also state that the ladies have it in hand to supply a large bell for the academy, and what they resolve they always carry through. umbra. LETTER FROM H00DT0WN. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, December 30.?The year 1889 is drawing to a close, with all its trials and pleasures. Christmas passed off very quietly in this community. There have been several parties, where the young people enjoyed themselves, and a few took too much "mountain dew," but seemed also to enjoy it. The boys serenaded the town on the night of the 24th, with plows and powder kegs as instruments. Some pranks were I played, and the gray horses seemed to be the object of the sport. The tails of some were reached. Others were roached and blacked. On the night of the 24th, a number of boys had gathered at the store of Hood Bros. & Co., and were enjoying themselves in scuffling, when W. J. Wilson, who was not interested in the plays, stepped up and used some rough language to Mr. G. D. flood's son, Willie, and without much ceremony, struck him on the head with a bottle, inflicting a painful wound. Too much whisky was the cause of him acting as he did. To-day looks as if the nice weather is at an end. It has certainly been a remarkable fall. Had it not been for one cold wave of a few days, vegetation would have been green yet. I hear of some meat being spoiled. Some people have put off killing hogs until the weather gets cooler. Messrs. H. E. Hood and C. C. Good have ' returned to school at Gaffney City. Messrs. G. E. Hood and C. S. Good are visiting in Spartanburg county. I think The Enquirer will be in many homes next year where it was not this year, as it is considered the best county paper in the State. I wish it all success. rambler. LETTER FRO)TBLAIRSVILLE. Correipondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Blairsville, December 31.?I have no news of actual interest to pen at present. We can claim only that our citizens, who are principally farmers, are satisfied pretty generally with the result of their labors at the close of the present year. Their success has infused an increase of energy and determination to excel their present realizations in the coming year. They are buoyant and confident that they can accomplish greater results with the same efforts more effectively directed. Some of our farmers made, the present year, an average of ten bales of cotton to the horse, and sufficient corn to meet the demands of their farm consumption during the succeeding year. All this is to a great extei.t due to the influence of the Farmers' Alliance. We are beginning to enjoy the truth of the maxim, "He lives best, who lives at home." The farmers, we hoper' will continue to improve their condition by doing their best, in every sensible way practicable. They should get improved seed for their different crops?esnnninlli. nni<n on/1 nnflnn T'horO in (I QnP ties of corn that yields 5 ears to the staTk, and there are varieties of cotton seed that will yield a quality of lint worth from ^ two to four cents per pound more than the common staple pricipally grown by us. Farmers should all take the alliance or- , gan?"The Cotton Plant." It is full of facts Indispensable to their interest. And it reminds us more of the old realiable home paper, The Yorkville Enquirer, than any we can get. These two family papers, with one denominational paper, would furnish enough reading to render any family happy and keep them well informed as to their duty both to God'and man. By a careful perusal of such publications, we can gather all the information needed to make our life principles a success, provided they are reduced to practice. "Labor omnia vincit" is the Latin proverb?to crown all efforts with success. Christmas has come and brought many joys to the youthful hearts, and also much to cheer the aged by awakening old buried memories. Bullock's Creek congregation honored their members and others attending, with a nice Christmas tree for the benefit of the little children. Such overtures of love and care for them bind their young hearts closer to the hallowed place of God's presence. Rev. R. P. Smith and family are certainly knitting a great web for the Lord, of the young hearts in their charge. . It is wonderful to note the magical transition, in the entire aspect of that large congregation, which was in,'a dilapidated, disordered condition when they took charge of it. They are giant Nehemiahs rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and re" * 1 Vinn on/1 pairing me oreacnes uciwccu Moriah. Old Salem has secured our pastor's services for one-fourth of his time. They will never regret the happy acquisition. He is faithfulness personified. Mr. R. T. Riggins has completed his contract to build a bridge on Turkey Creek. It is honestly constructed according to specifications, and will be there as a monument of strength and good workmanship for many years to come. The citizens of Blairsville and Sharon highly appreciate the law entirely prohibiting the sale of all kinds of spirits and intoxicating drinks in their town, under any pretext whatever. This is due to the ^ efforts of our ladies, and we trust that heaven's blessing will crown all such efforts,, and advance the prosperity of our thriving little village. Now let the Alliance, by a united effort, put down the wagon traffic in liquors that has become so common in this vicinity. croaker. ? ? ? LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. Correipondence of the Yorkrllle Enquirer. Etta Janv, December 30.?My readers will pardon me this week for leaving home to find material for this correspondence. Since my last I've made a flying trip from Hickory Grove to Rock Hill, over the line of the Three C's railroad, and lam proud to note the progress York county is making in building up such beautiful towns along that line. Longitudinally the county is cut in two by this great trunk line, whose ponderous trains, like weavers' shuttles, dash from one end of the county to the other, bearing the commerce 01 me woriu and putting it into the hands or at the disposal of an enterprising and virtuous people. The saw, the hammer, and the trowel add their music to the hum of the business men, who with dexterous hands supply the wants of their customers and fill their coffers in return. No county in the State has done more for itself than York. It is home people and home capital at work; while its illimitable undeveloped resources lie dormant waiting their turn to be brought into light and usefulness. Twenty-five years ago the surging crowd of customers we found at Hickory Grove on Christmas eve, and the activity of its salesmen, would have furnished the writer of "Reminiscenses of Western York" with a boundless store of material for his work. Sharon, whose name is emblematical of luxuriance, beauty and fertility, as well as the compeer of Uilead and Bashan, is a rising town of Western York. Its people claim for it the first rank in the cotton business. The towns east of Yorkville give evidence of a thrifty people who are in every respect the peers of the western brother. The soil only needs the careful manipulation of the husbandman to yield abundant crops. Rock Hill, since the war, resembles itself in nothing but its name and the formation of the ground. It is only necessary for the visitor to have read The Enquirer's history of that town published x ? i l ? a i some iweive muuins agu, auu iu imvc seen its cuts and portraits representing the business places and men, to make himself familiar with it. Yorkville, when viewed from the Three C's railroad, presents an imposing scene. Nestling on the water-shed that divides the Broad and Catawba rivers, naturally it is removed to the greatest possible distance from malarial influences, and holding in its embrace the Three C's and C. <& L. railroads, it becomes a great commercial centre. Taking it all in all we claim tha't the old county of York is the banner county of the State. Christmas has come and gone and left its various traces behind ; some of pleasure and some of pain, no doubt. But we wish for our readers a happy new year followed by a prosperity heretofore unequaled. Mention was made a short time ago that religious services would be held at Abingdon Creek on Christmas day. They were carried out to the expectation of the most ardent friends of the Sunday-school work. The service was mainly conducted by Revs. A. A. Gilbert and S. D. F. Gault, of the M. E. church, to which we might add that the local Sunday-school workers took part. P. S. Webber, superintendent of the Abingdon Creek Sunday-school, presided over the deliberations, and everything went on smoothly. vVe had good music and plenty to eat. Five Sundayschools were represented by the following colors: Abingdon Creek, with blue badge; El Bethel, pink ; Mt. Ararat red ; Salem, brown; and Wilson's chapel, white. The long line of scholars, as they marched to the table, was an imposing scene. The ladies' missionary society held a meeting in the afternoon and invited Rev. A. A. Gilbert and J. L. Strain to deliver addresses, after which a collection was taxen up ana a sausiactory amount realized. The vocal music, led by Prof. Vaughn, and supplemented by the organ under the skillful management of Misses Janie and Beurice Hughes, was excellent. Throughout the whole affair was a success?a day long to be remembered by those present. sigma. NOTES FROM LOWRYSVILLK. Correspondence of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Lowrysville, December 31.?Work on the church was suspended the day before Qhristmas, but will be resumed soon, j^yeral changesof residence will be made here. Maj. Lowry is moving to-day to his Hardin place, two miles from here. J. S. Darby is moving into the house vacated by Maj. Lowry. S. W. Guy is opening two streets through his lot, purchased at the sale of the Lowry land. Two negro women engaged in a desperate combat on Main street last Saturday. Blood flowed freely before they were separated. The Ladies' Aid society gave an oyster supper on Christmas night, which was well attended. A handsome sum was realized. Mr. and Miss Riley are here on a visit to their brother, Rev. S. R. Riley. sAIr. Ed and Miss Annie Hope, of YorkYille, spent several days last week with the family of S. W. Guy. v^Misses Bettie and Kittie and Master .Wttiie Blair, of Blairsville, recently spent several days at W. O. Guy's. They, with Miss Florence Guy, extended their visit to White Oak. Mr. J. F. Anderson, who has been with , S. W. Guy since he commenced business here, will leave in a few days for Eufaula, Ala., to accept a position in the telegraph office there. T. S. Lowry and Alva Guy will be with Guy & Sandifer for 1890. The readers of The Enquirer here pronounce the Christmas number a perfect gem and wish The Enquirer a prosperous new year. The weather is quite wintry to-day, which is gladly welcomed by those wishing to kill their hogs. ^v^Vfr. J. L. Abel has several peach trees in full bloom. w. o. g. iWi'ES t'RUJl BETHANY. Correspondence of tlie Yorkvlllo Enquirer. /Bethany, December 31.?Mr. James H. Quina, of Clark's Fork, will soon occupy the Joel McCarter place, one mile west of Bethany. ^Mr. D. T. Partlow, of Bethel, is now a resident of our community, having bought the place formerly owned by Rev. W. Y. Love. We regret to lose so promising a young man as Mr. B. S. Smith. He leaves this week for Lamar county, Texas. Rev. W. A. M. Plaxco and family, of Lancaster, and Mr. J. E. Stevenson, of Fairfield, have been visiting recently in this section. Mr. J. J. L. Gill, of Chicota, Texas, and his family, are renewing the scenes of earlier days. They expect to return to their adopted home about the loth of January. Rev. IT. B. Blakely, of Fairfield, preacned an instructive sermon on missions to the children last Sabbath. It was greatly enjoyed, not only by the children, but by all who heard him. We hope he will come again. Christmas passed off quietly. Turkey dinners and Christmas parties were few and far between. Perhaps the most pleasant event of the week was a basket dinner at the parsonage on the 27th. About twenty families were represented, the weather was delightful, a bountiful dinner was served, and the occasion was enjoyed by all present. /