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Straps and (facts. ? A Hazard, Ky., dispatch reports that Judge Lily's court, held in a tent guarded by soldiers, has resulted in two hundred indictments already, many of them for murder and kindred acts of violence, and thesheriff, with a military posse, is making arrests in the mountains. ? Sam Jones is credited with having recently said: Take this thing of pensions. I told a gathering of Union soldiers not long ago that if we rebels had known how many of them we had crippled, we would have rallied and come at them again. If they are swearing the truth now they were worse whipped than we were. ? Election day in Wyoming falls upon the 11th of September, and the politicians of the State are now in the midst of a very hot fight. The Hon. F. E. Warren, the present governor of Wyoming, is the head of the Republican ticket, and the Hon. George W. Baxter is the Democratic candidate for governor. Neither party has a walk-over. ? The wealth of the United States is unofficially estimated at $71,500,000,000, an increase in ten years of 42 per cent. England's wealth was placed at $50,000,000,000 in 1885, but divided among a smaller population than that of the United States; while the value of France's property is put at $36,000,000,000. Taxes in England average $20 per capita, and in the United ovaico ?pA?y.tA/i ? SaysThe New York Herald : The political heat in South Carolina which threatens to bring two Democratic tickets into the campaign is not a bad thing in some ways. We are not well enough informed as to the merits of the case to express an opinion as to the differences, but whatever divides poUtioal parties in the South upon any Other line than color, is a substantial gain ibr the Union. ? ^There are now," says The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "over 400,000 children enrolled in the Sunday-shools of Missouri, bnt there ought to be a good many more in view of the fact that there are still 550,000 children of school age in the State who are not receiving such instruction. The Sunday-school is one of society's most effective safeguards, and it should be encouraged and assisted by all good citizens." ? The Democrats of Colorado charge the Republican party of the State, which has had the administration of affairs for years, with pursuing a fiuancial policy which tends towards ruin, and has already disgraced the good name of the State. The indictment includes charges of unconstitutional issues of warrants, worthless investments of school funds, fraudulent contracts and actual stealage by a Republican office-holder. ? The Canadian, published at Quebec, appeals to the leaders of the Ottawa and Quebec governments to provide work for the inhabitants of the counties below Quebec whose crops are a total failure. The paper says it has ascertained that thousands of families are preparing to leave the country, and unless the projected Matane railway is pushed ahead in order to provide these familes with bread, emigration * ?' ' ?sii i. will iaae piace wnifn win uv iuiuvus ?.? the Dominion. ? The Tennessee Democratic Executive committee has decided that Mr. Buchanan, the Democratic candidate for governor, shall not meethis Republican and Prohibition competitors in joint debate. The reason is that the Democrats do not propose to furnish aadiences for the opposition speakers to address. It is likely that arrangements will be made for a ioint canvass in which the candidate of the Republican party will be confronted by the Prohibition leader. The date for voting on the tariff bill will be fixed'at about September 5tb. The official announcement of aggreement will be made, it is understood, by Aldrich, in charge of the bill, who will move at the proper time that the debate close upon an agreed date, and this motion will be agreed to unanimously. Whether or not the five minute rule will be applied to the discussion at an earlier date, Senator Gorman could not say, although he admits that it was probable. ? Mrs. Lily J. Gould, the handsome English woman who stabbed her husband to death with a toy dagger at Murphy, N. C., has been re-arrested as she was on the point of leaving for Atlanta. The proceedings are said to be taken at the inofanrw* r\f Afr fJrmlrPa hrftthPTB. whf> are OWAUVV V* w w.v...w.wy ? on their way from England. Public opinion in Murphy has turned against Mrs. Gould since she took to wandering about the streets with strange men and begging for whisky. ? The bitter fight between the Bayard and the Saulsbury wings of the Democracy in Delaware, that threatened for some months to result in a split of the party, has happily been peaceably settled. The Bayara faction won their fight in the State convention, and the Saulsburys threatened to go over to the Republican camp before they would support their ticket. ExUnited States Senator Saulsbury has come to the front and advised his followers not to oppose the ticket if they cannot support it. ? The Mississippi constitutional convention consumed its session Thursday in discussing a plan to bestow suffrage on every woman owning three hundred dollars worth of property, her vote to be cast by written proxy by some male relati ve. The plan developed wonderful strength, and was referred to the franchise committee. Prominent delegates say this plan, coupled with the Australian ballot system, is the beet solution of the suffrage problem, and believe the convention will adopt it now. It has decidedly more followers than any other plan. ? A German named Huegel, of New York, is in a bad shape. A year ago his wife, to whom he was a devoted husband, was declared to be dying. She earnestly desired her husband to marry her younger sister, and insisted on a ceremony being performed by what was supposed to be her dying bedside. This was done, and it took such a weight from her mind that she immediately got well. Huegel was left with two wives on his hands, but the matter was kept quiet until last week when the birth of a baby to the younger sister caused a revelation of the facts. ? A dispatch from St. John, N. F., reports that a plague, the exact nature of which is not known, is ravaging the fishing towns on the French shore. The disease is terribly fatal in its results, and none so far attacked have survived. The first news of the epidemic was brought by the regular coasting steamer. The inhabitants think it is virulent diptheria. Physicians were sent to investigate the disease, and they have returned, but no official report has been published. It has leaked out that things are shockingly bad ; that starvation and filth are helping the deadly march of the disease. ? The North Carolina State Democratic convention nominated a State judicial ticket on the 20th instant and adjourned. Chief Justice Merrimon and Justice Clark and the nine superior court judges were unanimously endorsed for nomination, Senator Vance was cordially recommended to the legislature for renomination to the United States senate. The resolutions favor the free coinage of silver ; increased currency ; repeal of the internal revenue system ; abolition of the national banks; financial reform and relief from existing agricultural depression and denounces the McKinley and Lodge bills. ? In October last, a warehouse at Rocky Mount, Franklin county, Va., was fired by incendiaries and burned to the ground, together with several other buildiugs. There was strong reason to believe that the building was fired by negroes because the owners refused to allow General Mahone to speak therein, and afterward allowed a Democratic speaker to occupy it. Four negroes, George Early, Byrd Woods, will.- T) ? 1 -V YYllUUMJ JL>lUWli nuu naiiuic it utiua VTCIC arrested on suspicion, tried and convicted and sentenced to be hanged. George Early and Byrd Woods were hanged Ust Friday at Rocky Mount, and the others will be hanged on the 19th of September. ? In Talmage township, six miles from Akron, Ohio, Wednesday, a farmer's children, playing In a barn, observed a pile of hay moving. They called a farm hand to kill the supposed skunk under the hay. The hired man thrust the pitchfork into the hay and impaled a negro. One of the tines entered the negro's eye and reached the brain, with fatal effect. The negro was identified as John Williams, well known to the police of all large cities as one of the most dangerous crooks in the country. Williams had killed two men and served three terms in the Ohio penitentiary, from which he recently escaped after serving over fifteen years. Upon him was found a loaded revolver, burglars' tools, and valuables recently stolen from the residences in the neighborhood. ? The governor of South Carolina has been making some remarks to the president of the United States. The governor appointed two Democrats, instead of one Republican and one Democrat, as commissioners to the World's Fair, as the law provides. His attention was called to the matter by the president, and the governor replied that he appointed two Democrats because there was no Republican in the State of South Carolina to whom he was willing to intrust so responsible a duty. The law on the subject is plain, however, and the question now is whether the commission of one of the commissioners from South Carolina is not invalid. Unless a Republican is appointed, South Carolina will probably be the only State in the Union which will not be fully represented 1 officially at the Columbian Exposition. ? On account of the desire of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Miss Winnie has consented to wait until rtfextJune before marrying. This is done for the reason that Miss Winnie does not want to marry until one year after her father's death, which occurred on the Gth of la9t December. The beautiful Wilkinson homestead at Syracuse, N. Y., the home of Alfred Wilkinson, Jr., the intended husband of Miss Davis, was destroyed by fire on Thursday by an explosion of benzine used by laborers in cleaning the wood work. Two laborers were fearfully injured by the explosion. Many valuable paintings and much of the furniture was saved, but the house is a ruin. The loss i9$30,000; insurance $19,500. the forkvillc YORKVILLE, S. (\ : Js/^ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST^n890. MERE-MENTION. The severest cyclone known in the history of that locality occurred at Wilkesbarre, Pa., on Wednesday of last week. Sixteen people were killed. Snow still remains on the ground in the Yoseraite region. Many mountains in the Sierras are covered twenty feet deep, and the result is that the melting snow keeps the streams full and the waterfalls are superb. On September 9, California will celebrate the fortieth anniversary of her admission into the Union as a full-fledged State and her citizens are preparing to honor theday with great popular demonstrations. The Prohibition convention of Pensylvania nominated a State ticket at Harrisburg last Thursday. A meeting of colored Republicans of Mecklenburg county, N. C., has formally denounced and repudiated the local leaders because of their unjustdiscrimination'of the offices. There are as yet no signs of the renewal of the exodus from North Carolina. The negroes are much more quiet in regard to it than they were four months ago. Reports that cholera has appeared at Cairo, Egypt, are denied. The health of the city is excellent. Pilgrims arriving from Jeddah are detained in the desert near Abbasiyes, under guard. George D. Wise, Democrat, has been re-nominated for congress from the Richmond, Va.,district. The greater part of the town of Hammerfest, Norway, the most northerly town in the world, was burned June 21st. It has 2,400 inhabitants. The Republicans of the Asheville, N. C., congressional district have endorsed Congressman Ewart's opEosition to the force bill by renominating im for congress. By a railroad accident near Boston, on Wednesday, eigh-1 teen passengers and the firemen were killpH Tt sppms to be deflnitelv set tied that the Lodge election or Force bill has been postponed until after the reassembling of congress next December. Nearly all the cotton now received in the^avannah market is wrapped in jute bagging. Henry P. Cheatnam, the colored Republican congressman from North Carolina, has been renominated by the Republican convention of his district. Business failures throughout the country last week number for the United States 172 and Canada 20, a total of 192 as compared with a total of 197 the preceding week. Crop Reports.?The South Carolina weather service, in co-operation with the United States signal service, furnishes the following for the week ending August 23rd, 1890: The rainfall for the week is reported much below the average and badly distributed, and the temperature and sunshine above the average. All crops a?e doing well. Fodder pulling is about completed and the weather conditions have been very favorable for curing and saving that useful crop. The weather has been all that could be desired for cotton, which continues in excellent condition and is opening very rapidly. The official report issued last Saturday night hy the department at vvasningion says: The weather during the past week in Minnesota and Dakota was too cool for the late crops. Although wheat has been nearly all cut, some fields late sown in the extreraeNorth have been injured by frost. Light frosts also extended over the extreme northern sections of Iowa and Michigan, but caused no material damage. The recent rains have greatly improved the condition of the crops throughout the corn belt, extending from Ohio westward to Kansas and Nebraska, and in this section the conditions of the corn and potatoes are much improved, and the ground is in good condition for ploughing. Favorable weather has also prevailed generally throughout the Southern States. Cotton is opening rapidly and picking is in progress. The drought continues in the west portion of Texas and in some localities in Louisiana, but the crops are generally improved throughout the cotton region. In Louisiana cane is reported as excellent, and the rice yield exceeds expectations. Corn and tobacco were improved in Kentucky, but heavy rains caused some damage to grapes. The Census in the South.?The enumurators' returns to Superintendent Porter of the census of the Southern States shows an unexampled and astonishing growth of that section. Even the warmest friends of the South are astonished at the figures. The returns prove that the South has had a genuine and substantial boom. They also show that the States of Alabama, West Virginia and Tennessee, where it was supposed that the greatest increase would be found, are actually lagging in the race for population. The States that are not distinctly mineral producing regions are the ones that are the largest gainers. Texas and Georgia largely lead the column. On the basis of 151,000 for a congressman, which is the present basis, every Southern State, with the exception of Delaware, will secure an additional congressman, and some of them several. If the proposed basis of representation prevail of 181,000, all the States, with the exceptions, of Florida and Delaware, will secure an increase. Texas shows the largest gain in population, her increase being 000,000. Alabama has gained 357,000; Arkansas, 309,475; Delaware, 29,392; Florida, 2,700; Georgia, 298,000; Kentucky, 222,000; Louisiana, 170,000; Maryland, 400,000; Mississippi, 234,000; North Carolina, 241,000; South Carolina, 292,000; Virginia, 208,000; West Virginia, 150,000; Tennessee, 258,000; Missouri, 400,000. It is now claimed that the increase in the South will exceed that of the States of the Northwest. He is Needed in Congress.?Referring to the past service in Congress of Representative Hemphill, the Barnwell People says: "By the service of previous terras Mr. Hemphill has fully proven his eminent fitness for that high trust. It is but the simple truth that he has taken a more influential position in national affairs than any of his colleagues. He has frequently crossed swords witi the ablest members of the opposition, in every instance with credit to himself and honor to the State. Young, strong, brave and gifted, it will be a fit and proper recognition of his worth that he should be returned without a contest. The State has never had a more devoted son. If his life shall be spared it may be said hereafter that she has never cherished one more distinguished. He cannot safely be scared from the public service in the douclful days of the near future." ? The old home of ex-Judge R. B. Carpenter, who is now roaming about in the West, was burned Thursday morning. The house was about three miles from Columbia and valued at ten thousand dollars. Mrs. Carpenter and two daughters were in the house when it caught fire. Several thousand dollars worth of furniture was also burned. THE ALLIANCE MOVEMENT IN OTHER STATES. ARKANSAS. The farmers' movement in Arkansas has been growing in volume for the past five years. Beginning with what was and is yet known as the Wheel, it has extended to every county in Arkansas, appearing in some localities as the Farmmers' Union and in others as the alliance. The aim of each organization, however, was similar?namely, to redress the grievances of the laboring masses. In the two last sessions of the State legislature were many members elected by the Wheelers on a distinct Wheel platform which embodied these grievances in detail! The growth of the Wheel has been steady, and the importance of the organization as an industrial and political factor is beginning to be felt. The effort to induce the members to contest for supremacy in State politics hasso far been unsuccessful, but unless there is a change pretty soon it is generally conceded that the chance of the farmers capturing the State officers is no remote contingency. At a meeting at Little Rock last July a consolidation of the farmers' alliance and laborers' union was effected. Thestrength of the organization since the combination is estimated at 80,000. While these figures may underestimate or overrate the actual | voting power of the Arkansas h.rmers' combination, they at least illustrate the growth of the movement and show but too clearly the factor in politics it would prove should it turn in that direction. Already iu many counties candidates are running for the legislature on the farmers' or alliance platform, and at this time it looks as if the incoming legislature would be composed of quite a number of members who owe allegiance to that principle rather than to either the Democratic or Republican parties. Two years ago the Democratic candidate for governor polled 90,229 votes, and the union labor candidate, who was supported by the Republicans, 84,223 votes. Allowing the alliance the number of votes claimed by some of its members, viz: 80,000, it may be readily perceived that the advent of the alliance itself into the political arena of the State would cause a revolution of no mean proportions. GEORGIA. The Georgia State alliance, in session last week at Atlanta, finished its labors on Thursday and adjourned. The most important action was the unanimous passage of the resolution endorsing the platform of the National alliance adopted at the St. Louis convention. This carries with it, of course, the unanimous endorsement of the sub-treasury plan, which is one of the principal planks of that platform, as is government ownership of transportation lines. Cotton bagging was adopted as alliance covering of cotton as against jute. This is carrying out the fight on jute last year which was so successful. The eligibility clause was made identical with that of the National alliance, providing that no one shall be admitted to membership in the order unless he be a farmer, farm laborer, mechanic, country school teacher, country preacher, country physician, country editor, or editor of a strictly agricultural journal. The convention was largely attended and for the most part unanimous. LOUISIANA. A late New Orleans letter says: Politicians throughout the South and West have been much disturbed this summer by a new factor that has entered the political field. This is the Farmers'alliance. While the alliance is all powerful in the surrounding States, it is relatively weak in Louisiana. There are two reasons for this: First, .Louisiana nas a large uruan pupumnuu second, the large planters, both in the cotton and sugar districts, are not, as a rule, members of the organization. The membership is confined principally to the hill parishes of the State. There the alliance is very strong, and is able to make and unmake candidates. It is doubtful, however, if it is in an absolute majority in a single congressional district in the State. A year ago the roll of the various lodges in the State aggregated a membership of thirty thousand. A prominent member of the organization says the alliance membership now numbers about thirty-five thousand. It is a matter of much doubt, however, if the alliance leaders can rely upon the members of the order to furnish anything like such a number of votes in a political contest. The leaders and rank and file of the order are Democrats, and therefore could do that party serious harm if they should set up a political organization of their own, but it will be seen how impracticable would be an effort to control tho Democratic party in the State when it is remembered that there are nearly forty thousand Democratic voters in the city of New Orleans alone, who are nearly all opposed to the sub-treasury scheme. A candidate for congress in either of the city districts who would go before the people on the sub-treasury platform, could not command a corporal's guard of votes. In talking over the situation witn one 01 the alliance leaders, he informed me that the sub-treasury bill is no longer the matter of greatest interest to the alliance in the State. In fact, he said, it is now a side issue. The lottery question is now predominant and the alliance proposes to make the fight warm on that issue. It is opposed to a re-charter of the Louisiana Lottery company, and will work to defeat it or any one who favors the re-charter. Messrs. Blanchard, Boatner and Robertson are on record as opposing the re-charter. KENTUCKY. The organization has not made itself so prominent in Kentucky as in several other commonwealths of the South. Still it exists in that State and is increasing in numbers and influence. It has already taken a hand in local political contests, but has been an insignificant force, so far, compared with the organization in Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. The recent election of delegates to the constitutional convention which meets this fall, made it evident that the alliance had definitely entered the political arena, and would be again heard from. Besides the avowed "Wheelers" elected, there are several other members of the organization elected as Democrats. While they will be a small minority in the constitutional convention, which consists of an even hundred members, they will be able to secure some concessions for the farmers, but they were not strong enough to dictate the adoption of any measures like the "sub-treasury" scheme, which they have advocated in other States. The farmer's alliance has formulated no demands upon the constitution makers, and the members say they have no particular favors to ask, but propose to keep a jealous eye on all legislation affecting corporations, and will see that the power of monopolies is restricted. If the movement assumes anything like the proportions it has in other Southern States, it will cause a great political upheaval. The regular Democratic organi zauon in ivemucay nas Deen Dacaeu up for raaDy years by such an overwhelming majority that elections,as a rule, have been but a ratification of the party conventions and primaries. VIRGINIA. In the Virginia State Farmers' alliance, in session at Lynchburg last week, the following preamble and resolution were adopted: Whereas, alliances are shaking hands across the Potomac, across the Mississippi, across the ragged peaks of the Rockies, and", far grander" still, across tho bloody chasm, across Mason and Dixon's line; and whereas, conscienceless politicians in our national congress have advocated measures and expressed sentiments to arouse old sectional feelings eugenered by the war; therefore be it Resolved, That we, the State Farmers' alliance of Virginia, do intend to grasp with tighter alliance grip the hands of our alliance brothers of the North, determined to hold together with locked shields in spite of all etforts to arouse prejudices between us, until the financial emancipation of the laborer and producer is accomplished. TEXAS. The State alliance of Texas, in session at Dallas last week, adjourned last Saturday evening, all its duties having been finished. Resolutions asking congress to make laws preserving the public domain for American colonization only; that laws, both State and national, be passed to regulate transportation for the benefit of the people, and for the unlimited coinage of gold and silver, to be supplemented by a sufficient volume of treasury notes to supply the country without the intervention of National banks; also asking the State legislature to specially amend the land law so as to open up the western parts of the State for actual?settlers. TENNESSEE. The alliance has secured a pretty strong foothold in Tennessee, especially in the middle and western divisions of the State. From the best information obtainable, the alliance numbers over two thousand six hundred lodges in the State, representing one hundaed and eighteen thousand members, and ninety-two out of ninety-six counties. It is thoroughly organized, has officers working up new lodges and is taking a big hand in politics, although so far not as an organization. It is made up almost altogether ot Democrats, though there are said to be twenty thousand members of Republican predilections. There are some colored lodges, but they do not cut much figure in the whole. The alliances have what they call the alliance store in every county, from which the members purchase most, if not all, of their goods. ' This is the secret of the bitter antagonism toward them by the mercantile and industrial interests. While the alliance succeeded in having Buchanan named as the Democratic candidate for governor, the leaders aver that he is not running as an alliance man, but stands squarely on the Democratic platform. This cannot be denied by the opposition, and despite kicking, he will be elected by from fifty to sixty thousand majority, as the Republicans will not yote. The best informed men in the State predict a short life for the alliance, citing as an example the decay of another farmers' organization, the grange, which some years since threatened to tear up things to such an extent. It is contended that the movement will soon fall into the hands of evil men, who will use it simply for their own political and financial advancement. The exposure of the fallacious sub-treasury bill is having an effect upon the farmers in some parts of the State. They think iney see iu 11 me possioimy 01 a mnuioru system which will rise up to curse and ruin succeeding generations. Up to the present time the alliance has cut comparatively little figure in the congressional district. As yet they have placed no candidates in the field, and it is not unlikely that they will keep off" this year, rather preferring to influence individual members of the delegation to their way of thinking. missouri. The Missouri alliance, after a three days' session, declared against the subtreasury bill, and adopted resolutions <fn the tariff strictly in line with the Democratic policy. THE COUNTY CANVASS. Our report of the county canvaas closed last week with the meeting at Clover on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning the representative of The Enquirer rejoined the campaigners at Bethany, where they were met by an assemblage of about one hundred voters. No new issues were presented and the meeting passed off without special incident, consuming in all about three hours without intermission. The speakers were introduced by Mr. R. L. Purseley, and all the candidates went over practically the same grounds as at previous meetings. About 3 o'clock the caravan started for Blacksburg, most of it making its way to that point by way of King's Mountain battleground, and some few of its members passing by way of Grover. After the mountain was crossed, however, the buggies began to separate, each occupant looking out for number one, and scattering out among the neighboring farmers, settled down lor the night. Out of the twenty-seven or eight vehicles in line, probably as many as five or six found their way to Blacksburg before halting. The meeting at Blacksburg on Thursday had a fair average attendance?possibly two hundred and fifty,includinga number of ladies. The band stand in Berkely r?orb- hjoo nlnpprt nt. Ihp rlisnnsnl of the f"1" ,,ww r ? -7 speakers, and Mr. W. B. DeLoach officiated as chairman. Hon. John J. Hemphill was present, and as usual was the first speaker. He began his speech with a few complimentary remarks on the wonderful growth and development of the town within the past year, and took occasion to observe that this was the only town in the United States where a man could go 'possum hunting by electric light. His arguments were confined entirely to the sub-treasury bill, and with the exception of some new illustrations, the same., as printed last week. Mr. Hemphill was followed by the legislative candidates, who were interrupted by a shower of rain, on account of which the meeting was adjourned until after dinner. In the afternoon each of the remaining candidates had an opportunity to address the meeting, and all but one or two took occasion to say a few words. From Blacksburg the line of march was taken up for Hickory Grove, and on Thursday night the vicinity of that precinct for a radius of six miles or more was overrun with candidates. On Friday the gathering numbered something more thau three hundred. J. C. Chambers, Esq., was chairman, and Mr. Hemphill the first speaker. A larger number of ladies were out than at any of the preceeding meetings, but at the conclusion of Mr. Hemphill's speech most of them left the grounds. The day passed off pleasantly, and if there was a great deal of liquor used, much to the surprise of the neighborhood, there was no disturbance. The week closed with a big picnic, given in connection with the Hoodtown meeting. The picnic took place in a delightfully shaded wood, on the Pinckney road, about eleven miles from Yorkville. At the request of the chairman, W. Y. White, divine blessings were invoked upon the meeting by Rev. R. P. Smith. The crowd, ladies and gentlemen, num * - - n -j 1 il. j: Derea neany a inousanu, auu nw cuuuidates, all inspired by the size and deferential attention of the audience, handled their respective speeches with better effect than on any previous occasion. A number of questions, of nearly similar import to those sprung at Clover, were given to the legislative candidates. They were answered by all the candidates in a general way, and with one or two exceptions, in the affirmative. One of the questions: "Are you in favor of so legislating that non real estate owners shall be debarred from voting local taxes on us? such as railroad and local town taxes," was entirely ignored. Nearly all the candidates, desiring to spend Sunday at home, left the meeting early, but the picnic did not break up until a late hour in the afternoon. The meeting at Black's school house, on Monday, passed off without special incident. At Tirzah, yesterday, a question was propounded to the following purport: In your opinion, did the August convention have a right to adopt a new constitution and elect a new executive committee? Mr. Pressley, as usual, declined to commit himself. The other candidates explained that while the convention probably had the right, the action was unwise in that it was not calculated to promote harmony within the party. THE EXECUTIVE^OMMITTEES. The Irby State Democratic Executive committee was called to meet in Columbia on last Thursday night. Twelve are necessary for a quorum, but only eleven responded, to the call. Those in attendance held over until Friday, expecting to be able to form a quorum, but the twelfth man did not appear and no formal or official action was taken by the committee. Notwithstanding the failure of a quorum of the committee to meet, Chairman Irby said to a reporter for The Register: ? "You may say that the entire committee is in thorough accord on one thing: They all regard this committee as the legal State ExecuoAintviUfon Wo havfl nAf nn\l* ti nnnvnm only because somo of the members aro unavoidably absent." The Register also has the following as the result of its interview with Col. Irby: "What are you and Col. Iloyt going to do when the September convention is ready to be called to order?" was asked of the colonel. "I cannot speak for Col. Hoyt, but I am going to call the convention to order." Colonel Irby also said that Shell would receive the Democratic nomination for congress in the Columbia district. lie would notgettho undivided suppoit of the alliance, however, for Mr. Smith, of Spartanburg, was also a member of the order and would get its partial support. Lieutenant-Governor Mauldin, he thought, would poll a strong vote, but that neither candidate could defeat Shell. It was further ascertained that Mr. Shell considers his committee of the Fanners' Association of no further service, as there is now a State Kxecutive committee, which will give the movement fair play. So it seems that of all the committees now working in the political arena, one will ceaso to exist. THE HOYT COMMITTEE. The old, or Hoyt Democratic Executive committee, also met in Columbia on Friday night. President Hoyt and Messrs. Jones, Dial, Haskell, Woods, Rhame and Lee were present. The committee was in session until after 10 o'clock, and among other matters discussed were the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That it is the sense of this committee that its members have not been removed from office, and that they still constitute the Democratic Kxecutive committee of the State. Resolved, That the secretary of this committee be and is hereby instructed to hold all funds and records now in his bauds as such officer, until such funds and records shall have been demanded by a State Executivecommitteeduly chosen by the ensuing State convention. Both of these resolutions were introduced by Mr. Rhame. ? Mormon Elders are preaching their pernicious doctrine and giving trouble in Chesterfield county. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. A. Flannigan, Bowling Green, S. C.?For rent at Bowling Green. J. E. D. Barnett, executor of the estate of W. A. Barnett?Executor's notice. Frew Bros., Rock Hill, S. C.?What we have done. A. A. Pollock?For congress. F. Happertield?Unknown. M ?fc II. C. Strauss?Alamance, shirtings and shoes. It. B. Lowry?A good place to buy. Miss Daisy "Williams?Why don't you read? What doesaman live for if not for his family ? [Fourth Page.] Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's racket. Withers Adickes?Money saved is money made. George T. Schorb?Best quality of tinware. J. C.?See here! Jos. F. Wallace, Administrator?Notice to the debtors and creditors of M. Whitt, deceased, and sale of personal property. J. II. Riddle?A considerable flurry. Louis Roth, Practical Baker?Good. ADDING NEW*MACHINERY. The Fort Mill Manufacturing company has just received one thousand new spindles, which, added to those already in operation, will make six thousand in all. The mill will soon be enabled to spin all the yarn consumed by its two hundred looms. THE COLORED BAPTISTS. Rev. G. C. D. Henry, a colored Baptist minister, informs us that he has recently closed a protracted meeting at Dallas, N. C., at which there were twenty-five conversions, eighteen of whom have received the rite of baptism and been admitted to the church. THE GRADED SCHOOLS. A dispatch received yesterday from Prof. W. J. Thackston announces the continued illness of Mrs. Thackston at Greenville, in consequence of which the graded schools will not be opened until Monday, September 8th, instead of Monday, September 1st, as has been previously announced. KING'S MOUNTAIN CHAPEL. A protracted meeting was commenced at King's Mountain chapel, four miles north of Yorkville, last Friday night. The attendance from the beginuing has been quite large, and considerable interest is being manifested. The pastor, Itev. G. W. Gatlin, is being assisted by Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, of this place. DEATH OF A COLORED MA?(. / Alec. Wright, a well known eoloreaWan of Yorkville, died on Sunday night last, aged about 71 years. He was formerly a slave of the late Dr. Sam'l Wright and for a number of years preceding emancipation, was the doctor's favorite family servant. After the war Alec, identified himself on the side of the white people and voted with the Democrats in every election before and since the Hampton campaign. FREW BROTHERS. It gives us pleasure to call attention to the advertisement of Messrs. Frew Brothers, of Rock Hill, in another column. This firm is one of the largest and most reliable in the county, and during the next year ...ill noAonnf U-jAtii ololmo nnhlin natrnn. age through the columns of Tiie Enquirer. The present advertisement speaks out in a straightforward, manly way, and the gentlemen over whose names it appears may be depended upon to stand by every statement they may see fit to make. LOCAL LACONICS. \The electric light at Blacksburgvjs plainly visible from the rear balconytjf Mr. W. C. Latimer's residence. The county candidates will address the voters of this preciuct to-day. The stahd has been erected near the graded school building. A game of baseball was played in Sheriff .Efrawford's pasture, near Guthriesville, rast Saturday, between the Bethesda and Blackjack clubs, resulting in a victory of 37 to 13 in favor of the Bethesda boys. MARRIED. Miss Saralngold, second daughter of Mr. A. W. Ingold, of this place, was married on last Sunday afternoon to Mr. Charles It. Randleman, of Randleman, N. C. The ceremony took place quietly at the residence of the bride's parents, and was performed by Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor of m .i -?* TI .1 1_ _i.. _i: Trinity i>i. n.. cnurcn. umy a ibw iuumate friends were invited. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple took the Three C's train for the groom's home. Mr. Randleman is a large manufacturer, owning extensive interests in cotton mil]s^ in North Carolina. HOKSE CASUALTIES. ^ _ ?? On Saturday Mr. Loftin B. Sherer hitched a valuable horse in the lot in rear of Kennedy Bros. & Barron's store. In the afternoon it was discovered that its right hind leg was broken above the knee. The supposition is that it had been kicked by. another animal. By the skillful manipulations of Dr. Andral Bratton, the broken leg was encased in a plaster of Paris"jacket," after which the horse was removed to a stable and it seems to be iiyna' fair way of recovery. A fine horse belonging to Dr. J. F. Lindsay, died of colic last Monday night. THE FIRST BALE. The first bale of cotton of this Reason sold in the Yorkville market, was brought in by Mr. Thad. L. Carroll yesterday morning, 26th instant, and bought by James H. Riddle. It was covered with cotton bagging, classed prime middling, weighed 536 pounds, and sold for 11 cents per pound. About one hour and a half after the sale of the first bale, Mr. Joseph Hamel brought in the second bale of new cotton. It weighed 590 pounds, classed as strict middling, and was purchased by Mr. . J. H. Riddle at 10J cents per pound. The' first bale sold in this market last season was by Dr. J. F. Lindsay, September 0th7 THE FIFTH DISTRICT. * By his announcement in another column, it will be seen that A. A. Pollock, Esq., a lawyer of Cheraw, will oppose Congressman Hemphill for the congressional nomination in this district. There will also be a Republican candidate in this district for congressman, according to the following from The Lancaster Ledger: Mr. Jos. Clark, postmaster at this place, will be a candidate for congress from this congressional district. It is rumored for several months that he would oppose the Democratic nominee, but it was only a surmise. In conversation with him to-day ho informed us that he had concluded to run, and would favor the subtreasury scheme. MAY GET A NEW TRIAL. J. W. Davis, some years ago a citizen of Iiock Hill, and now under sentence of death for the murder of B. C. Evans, a merchant of Fort Worth, Texas, will not be hanged on the 1st of September, the day appointed for the execution of the sentence. His attorney, Bryan G. Johnson, has obtained from Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States supreme court, a stay of proceedings until the case can be placed before that high tribunal. The grounds of appeal are technicalities making a basis for conflict with the United States constitutional provision, that "no person shall be deprived of his life or liberty without due process of law." It will be some months before the case can be tried in the Federal supreme court. Further, a Texas member of the appeal court has to certify that a principle of Federal law has been involved, and this certificate was obtained from Judge White. PROGRESS OF THE RAILROAD. At 10 o'clock on Wednesday last, the Three C's railroad reached the North Carolina State line through Unicoi county, Tenn., in this direction from Johnson City, which entitles the Construction company to $25,000 worth of bonds voted by Unicoi county, provided the road should be finished through the county to the North Carolina line by the 20th of August, 1890. The road is now finished to that point and two trains run daily from Johnson City to State Line, under the management of W. P. Harris, superintendent and traffic manager of the central division. Of the last days of the work in Unicoi county, a Johnson City dispatch says: The work through Unicoi, especially the latter part of it, was attended with great diliiculties. Evil disposed persons threw obstacles in the way, even attempting to wreck the construction train, and succeeded in ditching several (tar loads of steel rails. But with characteristic energy Mr. William Kenetick declared that the road should be put through on time, and by putting on an army of hands and working night and day he kept his word. Wednesday, as the road neared the State line, the desperation of the people who were trying to keep the road from fulfilling the contract became more marked, and on Wednesday night , another desperate attempt was made to wreck the train. Through vigilance it was frustrated, however, and the final work was finished, guarded by shot-guns in the hands of determined men. To do the people of Unicoi justice, the majority of the citizens are heartily in favor of the road, and it is only a gang of lawless men, such as may always be found about the State line, that has caused the trouble. Of the work on other sections of the road, The Johnson City Comet of Saturday says: J. C. Saliivan has put a force of hands back to work on seciion No. 20. on the Three C's in Sullivan count}'. Contractor Peterson has also put a force on his work in Sullivan. All of the work between Johnson City and Minneapolis will be completed now as fast as possible, and before Christinas it is hoped trains will bo running through to Minneapolis, ninety miles. It is also understood that work wiil commence on the gap between Marion, N. C., and the State line in a short time. The road must be completed through Mitchell county, N. C., by March, 185)2, and work will have to be commenced shortly in order to get it completed in the specified time. CHURCHNOTICES. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. in. and 8.15 p. m. Sunday-school at 5 p. m. No prayer-meeting to-morrow evening. Episcopal?Rev. K. S. Nelson, rector. Morning service next Sunday at 10.30 o'clock. Evening appointment will be announced at morning service. Sundayschool at 5.30 o'clock p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 8.15 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 10.30 o'clock a. m. and 8.15 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 4.30 o'clock p. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunday at 11 a. m., by Rev. R. A. Child, of Rock Hill. The pastor will conduct the service in Yorkville at 8.15 p. m. Sunday-school at 5 p. rn. Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 8.15 o'clock. Services at Union next Sunday, at 11 o'clock a. m. after which the ordinance of bapMsm will be administered to several candidates. Services in Yorkville at 8.15 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 9.30 o'clock a. m. _ U. 8. DISTRICT COURT. In the United States District court at Greenville last week, a sealed verdict left by the jury in the case of Alf Blake, colored, charged with retailing, was opened on Wednesday and the defendant was found guilty and recommended to the mercy of the court. He was sentenced to one month in York county jail, and $100 fine. Wheeler Henry, colored, of Yorkville, was tried for retailing and acquitted. At noon on Thursday the district and circuit courts were adjourned until the first Monday in February at noon. Before adjournment grand and petit jurors were drawn for the February term. The following citizens of York were drawn to serve as jurors: Grand juror?J. W. Marshall, Fort Mill. Petit jurors?James L. Moss, John M. Rawlinson, John A. Latta, John D. Craig, Yorkville; J. Frank Ashe, McConnellsville; Newton Faris, Belmont; W. S. Wilkersou, Hickory Grove ; Berry Brown, Point. The follow ing citizens of Chester county were drawn to serve as jurors: . Grand jurors?Walker M. Atchison, F. W. Culp, Richburg; R. A. Kennedy, B. J. Randall, Chester; W. D. Steadman, W. D. Fudge, Landsford. Petit juror?Judson Dye, Wylie's Mill. COUNTY CONVENTION. The York Democratic County convention was called to order at 11 o'clock yesterday, by the chairman, A. H. White. The secretary, J. S. Brice, then proceeded to read the notice under which the convention was called, giving its object to be to nominate ten delegates and alternates to the State Democratic convention, to be held in Columbia, on the 10th of September ; and to elect ari equal number of delegates to the congressional convention for the Fifth congressional district, the time and place for the meeting of which have not yet been determined ; and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the body. The chairman then appointed a committee on credentials, composed of one from each precinct, as follows: Antiocb. W. S. Adams; Blacksburg, W. F. Dye ; Blairsville, W. Y. White ; Bethany, J. M. Thomasson ; Bethel, H. E. Johnson ; Bullock's Creek, Elias Inman ; Clark's Fork, Win. Caldwell; Clay Hill, Perry Ferguson; Coates's Tavern, T. F. Lesslie; Clover, W. J. Davis; Fort Mill, J. R. Haile ; Hickory Grove, J. C. Chambers; McConnellsville, J. Frank Ashe ; Newport, Robert R. Allison ; Rock Hill, T. C Beckham; Thompson's. Mill, E. D. Thompson ; Yorkville, L. R. Williams. The committee retired, and afterwards reported the following as the accredited delegates to the convention : Antioch--W. S. Adams, A. J. Hoffman, J. L. Moore, R. D. Sealey. Blacksburg?W. J. McGill, E. H. Bridges, R. G. Parker, M. C. Byars, J. Mat. Allison, D. L. Brown, Wm. uye, wni. w. uarron, J. R. Dixon. Blairsvilie?W. Y. White, J. L. Rainey, J. H. Saye,S. 0. Patrick. Bethany?Felix Quin, J. M. Thomasson, M. P. Faris, J. H. Quin. Bethel?P. E. Moore, D. G. Stanton, N. B. Campbell, II. E.Johnson. .Buffalo?No representation. Bullock's Creek?A. W. Osborne, J. C. Ashe, Blias Inman, J. D. Good. Clark's Fork?W. M. Faulkner, Wm. Caldwell, Win. Whitesides. ,CIay Hill?J. W. Simril, T. H. Simril, Perry Ferguson. CoateB's Tavern?T. E. Patton, T. F. Lesslie, J.' R. Gettys. Clover?J. Q. Howe, W. T. Jackson, W. J. Davis, T. F. Jackson, W. Beatty Smith. Fort Mill?D. A. Lee. J. H. Sutton. J. W. Marshall, J. P. Cowan, J. R. Haile, W. H. Crook. Hickory Grove?T. S. R. Ward, J. E. Leech, R. M. Allison, R. G. Whitesides, J. T. Summerford, J. C. Chambers. McConnellsville?Robt. Conrad, J. A. Erwin, P. M. Burris, J. F. Ashe, W. H. McConnell, A. W. Gladden. Newport?W. J. Miller, J. M. Seagle, R. R. Allison. Rock Hill?J. R. Oates, W. C. Wherry, J. P. Hutchison, John W. Matthews, Alfred Moore, -W. H. Cowan, J. J. Waters, V. B. McFadden, A. H. White, T. C. Beckham. Thompson's Mill?I. A. Biggers, E. D. Thompson, T. V. Boyd. Yorkville?Jos. W. Neil, D. M. Hall, E. A. Crawford, Jos. R. Wdtherspoon, J. S. Brice, Robt. Black, W. J. Stephenson, L. R. Williams, Jas. L. Moss, R. A. Parish, J.N. O'Farrell. The report was adopted, and the chairman announced that the convention was duly constituted and ready to proceed with business. Mr. Waters moved that a committee of one be appointed from each precinct to make nominations for delegates and alternates to the Sta'e and the congressional conventions, and report the same to this convention. The motion was adopted, and the chair appointed the following committee as contemplated: Antioch, J. L. Moore; Blacksburg, J. M. Allison; Blairsville, John L. Rainey; Bethany. J. M. Thomasson ; Bethel, P. E. Moore; Bullock's Creek, J. C. Ashe ; Clark's Fork, W. M. Vnnlknfir Clav Hill. Perrv Fereruson : Coates's Tavern, J. R.'Gettys; Clover, \V. T. Jackson, ! Fort Mill, J. W. Marshall; Hickory Grove, J. E. Leech; McConnellsville, A. W\ Gladden ; Newport, Robert Allison; Rock Hill, W. C. Wherry ; Thompson's Mill, T. V. Boyd ; Yorkville, E. A. Crawford. (\ The committee retired and afterwards reported the following as the nominations I for delegates and alternates to the State convention: DELEGATES. ALTERNATES. A. W. Osborne, R. T. Riggins, L. K. Armstrong, I). J. Glenn, Jr., James A. Erwin, W. S. Adams, J. J. Waters, W. J. White, W. H. Carroll, E. H. Bridges, Henry Massey, John Shurley, J. M. Armstrong, W. H. Crook, T. S. R. Ward, R. G. Whitesides, Thompson Jackson, J. M. Tbomasson, Joseph W. Neil. J. S. Brice. And the following as the nominations for delegates and alternates to the congressional convention : DELEGATES. ALTERNATES. J. H. Save, W. Y. White, J. W. Simril, I>. G. Stanton, W. S. Adams, P. M. Bnrris, A. H. White, V. B. McFadden, W. J. McGill, John A. McGill, W. J. Miller, A. M. Black, .1. E. Massey, J. W. Marshall, J. C. Chambers, R. M. Allison, W. B. Smith, W. M. Faulkner, James L. Moss. J. N. O'Farrell. The report was adopted, and it was moved and carried to proceed at once with balloting for delegates and alternates to the State convention. The chair appointed as tellers J. H. Sayeand W. J. Miller, who, after canvassing the ballots, reported 87 as having been cast, all for the ticket nominated. It was then moved and carried to proceed with the election of delegates and alternates to the congressional convention. The chair appointed as tellers, Perry Ferguson and E. D. Thompson. They reported 85 ballots cast, all for the ticket in nomination. The chair then announced that both tickets were duly elected for the respective conventions. The convention then, at 1.30 p. m., adjourned until 2.30 p. m. At 2.30 p. m., the chairman called the convention to order. Mr. Waters, from the committee appointed at the last convention on revision of county constitution, reported a constitution which the committee had prepared for adoption. Mr. Waters read the paper, after which it was moved that the articles be read seriatim, which was done, and after changes and amendments, the constitution was read and adopted as a whole as follows: county democratic constitution. Article 1. There shall be one or more Democratic clubs organized in each election precinct, each of which shall have a distinct title, The Democratic club, and shall elect a president, one or more vice presidents, a recording and a corresponding secretary and a treasurer, and shall have the following working committees of not less than three members each, viz.: a committee on registration, an executive committee, and such other committees as to each club may seem expedient. Art. 2. The meetings of the clubs shall be frequent after the opening of the canvass, and some member of the club or invited speaker shall deliver an addess at each meeting if practicable. Art. 3. The president shall have power to call an extra meeting of the club, and members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Art. 4. The clubs of each precinct Hhall be held together and operate under the control of a county executive committee, which shall consist of one member from each club, to be nominated by the respective clubs and elected by the county conveution, and such other members as the convention may add ; but these powers to the said executive committee do not carry with them the power to pass upon the election of members to the county conventions, or their qualifications to sit as members, for this power belongs to the members of the convention through the appointment and action of a committee on credentials whose report shall be acted upon as to the members of a convention may seem proper. The executive committee, when elected, shall appoint its own officers and fill all vacancies which may arise wnen tueconvenuan is 1101 in session, me tenure of office of the executive committee shall be until the first Monday in May of each election year, at which time a county convention shall be called together to re-organize the party unless sooner removed or suspended by thecounty convention. Art. 5. The County Democratic convention shall be composed of delegates elected by the several local clubs: one delegate for every twenty-five members, and one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, with the right to the county convention to enlarge or diminish the representation according to circumstances. The county convention shall be called together by the chairman of the executive committee, under such rules and conditions as the convention may adopt, and when assembled, the convention shall be called to order by the said chairman, and the convention shall proceed to nominate and elect from among its members a president, one or more vice-presidents and a secretary and treasurer. The clubs recognized by the county convention at its last meeting shall continue to be recognized as the clubs from which delegations to the next county convention shall be sent; and no others, unless by a two-thirds vote of any convention to which application is made for the formation of an additional club, a new club is formed, and in organizing said club they may have representation in the county convention as said convention shall declare, in accordance with the provisions of this constitution. Art, (5. No member of the County Executive committee shall be eligible as a candidate for nomination to any county or legislative office by primary election. A majority of the Executive committee proper, shall constitute a quorum for the tiansact ion of business. The chairman, or any five members of the Executive committee, shall have power to call said committee together, and toe chairman shall also have power to call said committee together; and the chairman shall also have power to call a county convention whenever a majority of said committee shall request the same. Art. 7. No delegate shall be entitled to a seat in any county convention until he shall have submitted credentials signed by the presiding officer and secretary of the club that he proposes to represent. A majority of the entire number of members authorized to constitute a convention shall constitute a quorum, Art. 8. Nominations for all county officers, and for representatives in the general assembly (senate and house) shall be by primary election, 'by ballot, at which a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to determine the persons se ~ C * U ~ rri, n c,r? ltMJltJU as LLlti C?&XlUIU?llt;? U1 tucpilj', A UD 3U1U primary elections shall be regulated by rules prescribed by the Executive committee. Art. 9. Before any person shall be declared elected by a county convention as a delegate to any other convention, it shall be necessary for said person to receiye a majority of the votes, by ballot, of all members present, and constituting said convention; provided, that in all cases where there is only one nomination for a delegate or set of delegates, said election may be taken by acclamation. Art. 10. Delegates to the convention from the various clubs, shall be elected by ballot, at a primary election to be held at each club poll on a day fixed and between hours prescribed by the County Executive committee. At all primary electionst all persons known to be Democrats shall be entitled to vote who will be entitled to vote at the next general State election. The requisite number of persons voted for as delegates, receiving a plurality of the votes cast, shall be declared the delegates, and the requisite number of persons voted for as alternates, receiving a plurality of the votes cast, snan oe aeciarea alternates. me credentials of each club delegation shall show who was elected principal and who was elected alternate of each principal delegate, and on the meeting of the county convention, each club delegation shall be authorized to fill all vacancies in their delegation from any qualified Democratic voters of such club precinct. Each member of the executfve committee, or in his absence each presideut or vice president of the respective clubs, shall appoint in writing three managers of election for his club poll, ar^l the appointment, with a certificate of the managers as to the persons elected, shall be forwarded to the secretary of the Democratic committee after the election. Art. 11. It shall be the duty of the County Executive committee to appoint meetings in the respective precincts to be addressed by candidates for the general assembly and the different county offices. Art. 12. This constitution shall be binding upon the Democracy of York county, and may be amended by any county convention by a vote of two-thirds of the delegates present and voting. _ The following resolution, offered by W. J. Miller, was adopted: Resolved, by the Democratic party of York county, in convention assembled, That we endorse the action of the late State convention, and that we recognize the executive committee elected by the same as the legal executive committee of the Democratic party of South Carolina. W. B. Smith offered the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, the Hon. John J. Hemphill, by his past services in the United States house of representatives, has proven himself a true representative of the people, and has at all times labored for such measures as ho considered to be for their best interest, and has ever been found battling for the rights of his native State; therefore, be it Resolved, That we the Democracy of York county in convention assembled, do hereby endorse his past career in that body. Resolved, That we hereby express our unswerving confidence in bis abilty and zeal for the welfare of the whole people. Resolved, That we hereby pledge him our hearty support for a re-nomination. It was moved and adopted that the delegates to the congressional convention go uninstructed as between the primary and convention plans for making nomination. Tf woo mniTfw? onel narriorl tViof horftflffor JL V TTUQ I&1VTVU UUU ^UllltU kllUV 1IVIVM4VV* each township be required to provide for the payment of the expenses of their respective delegates to State and congressional conventions. The convention then adjourned sine die. ^PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Maria McPheeters is at Asheville. VMiss Kittie Dickson is visiting at Morganton, N. C. . VMiss Zoraida Ingold has returned home from a visit in North Carolina. Miss Lula Riddle, of Begonia, N. C., is in Yorkvilie, at Mrs. M. J. Clark's. Messrs. Jas. I. and Richard Kendrick, of Pineville, are in Yorkville visiting friends. C. E. Spencer, Esq., who has been summering at Blowing Rock, will return home to-morrow. p Mr. John S. Moore, who has an extensive railroad contract near Elberton, Ga., is on a short visit to his parents and friends in this place. We have received a letter from Mr. G. W. Hagans, who was an apprentice to the printing business in The Enquirer office more than thirty-five years ago. This letter is the first tidings we have had of him for several years. He is now in San Francisco engaged in the musicpublishing business. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. Primary elections were held in Chester and Union counties on Thursday last. The following is the vote of Chester county: State senate?J. Hemphill McDaniel, 946; Giles J. Patterson, 736. House of representatives?P. Lawrence Hardin, 1,380; Jesse II. Hardin, 1,312; C; W. McFadden, 1,163; Frank L. Whitlock, 1,017; resulting in the election of the three first named. County commissioners?Jos. C. Kirkpatrick, 986; Thos. W. Shannon, 863; J. Wesley Wilkes, 658; B. A. Ragsdale, 613 ; John A. Hafner, 589; R. B. Johnson, 561; S. M. McDill, 399; W. C. Gladden, 304; resulting in the election of the two first named. Wesley Wilkes and B. A. Ragsdale will have another race for the third place. Judge of probate?J. S. Wilson, 974; Hinton Curtis, 441; W. I. Clawson, 259. School commissioner?W. D. Knox, i 873; W. B. Thompson, 423; B.J. Ran- i dell, 38o. Treasurer?John B. McFadden, 1,045; | Henry S. Hardin, 637. Auditor?W. M. Corkill, 1,073; Robert B. Mills, 321; W. Banks Robinson, 249; I S. D. Thomas, .'18. Trial Justice, Chester township?W. M. I Leckie, 518. As in Chester, the election in Union was a victory for the alliance candidates, Tor the senate, Glenn D. Peake was elected by 100 majority over C'has. C. Culp. For the house of representatives, Dr. Robert Little, J. R. Jefferies and G. B. Fowler are elected. The following county officers are elected: Jason N. Greer,, probate judge; J. L. Walker, school commissioner; Nat B. Morgan, auditor; B. F. Foster, W. M. Gallman and T. N. Kelly, county commissioners; J. B. T. Scott, county treasurer. LETTER FROM H00DT0WN. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hoodtown, August 25.?We have had several cool nights lately, pointing to the fact that fall will soon be here. This community was visited by a good rain last Thursday which was beginning to bo needed. It is now generally conceded that the cotton crop will not be as good as was thought some time ago, and it is doubtful if it will be as good as last year's crop. A considerable amount of it had stopped growing before the rains set in and it has grown but little since. There is a tine prospect for a corn crop on bottom lands, and if nothing happens to it later on a tine crop will bo harvested. The excitement over Tillman has somewhat subsided. Our people were very much surprised at the action of the anti-Tillman men in the recent convention at Columbia. They have been preaching to the Tillman faction that they (the Tillmanites) would split the Democratic party, but they were the first to make the bolt. They claim that they are the only genuine Democrats in the State. If this be so, the genuiue article is getting scarce in South Carolina. The picnic near Mr. Pratt's last Saturday was a success. As to the dinner it would have tempted the palate of anyone. The candidates were out in full force, and the present incumbents endeavored to show the people what they had done, and promised, if elected, to continue the good work. The new uii^o lujuo uuuur tuts inner ueuu aiso. Services were conducted at Bullock's Creek yesterday. It was the first service that has been held by Mr. Smith for some time, as he has been preaching elsewhere. He said they had decided to have centennial services at Bullock's Creek about the loth of October; that several preachers had been invited to deliver addresses on the life of Dr. Alexander, who founded the church at that place, now more than one hundred years ago. Mr. Smith will preach at Thomson's school house near Pinckney ferry next Sunday. Mrs. Margaret Love was found dead in her bed at Mr. J. E. Plexico's house last Thursday morning. She has been in bad health for some time but her sudden death was unexpected. rambler. LETTER FRoVuNlON COUNTY. Correspondence of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Etta Jane, August 25.?The present cool spell will, in all probability, check the growth of the cotton ana make it open. Some of our farmers might begin picking now, especially on such lands as are addicted to rust. With the exception of a few light showers of rain, the past has been a splendid week for foddering, and it has been improved by most of those whose fodder is ready to pull, and as a conseauence a good supply of forage is being provided for the winter. Farm labor is rather scarce now. Most of those who depend upon their daily labor for a support, seem to "tramp" rather than work, and its hard to find one who has not got a prospective job ahead of him to do at some other place. As one of the results of this state of affairs, hen roosts, potato and melou patches are not by any means on a boom. A protracted meeting began at El Bethel last Saturday under favorable auspices. It will, in all probability, go on this week. As your readers are aware, a move is on foot to erect a monument to the memory of Rev. Joseph Alexander, D. D., whose dust lies in the church yard at Bullock's Creek. As he was the pioneer of Presbyterianism in this Piedmont country, our people, irrespective of denominational lines, are ready and willing to do their part in perpetuating bis memory. Let the people of Western York say that a marble shaft must be erected to mark his last resting place, and our people will come forward and do their duty. If at all practica uitj, iui llihl Miiuit ue auriiiuuiiieu ijy lue maruie statue of an American soldier standing at "parade rest," keeping vigil over the dust of the man who preached the everlasting gospel to the people of this country while sentinels stood around the church to protect the worshippers from the intrusion of Indians. This will teach unborn generations the price paid for our religious as well as civil liberty. Rev. R. P. Smith deserves much credit for resurrecting the memory of this great and f;ood man, and we should not fail to show our oyalty to the cause he espoused by making it a permanent fixture in American history. SIGMA. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The State colored alliance was in session at Columbia last week. ? W. W. Russell, the famous Greenbacker, and the present postmaster at Anderson, will be the Republican candidate for congress in the Third district. ? W. H. Brawley has been nominated by the Democratic convention in theCharleston district for congress, He received 32 votes against 13 cast for H. H. Meetz, the alliance candidate. ? Two colored applicants were admitted to the practice of medicine by the State board of examiners at Columbia last Wednesday. There are now nine licensed colored physicians in South Carolina. ? The Rev. S. M. Richardson, editor of The Christian Messenger, at Timmonsville, asks the ministers of all denominations to unite in special service in September for prayer that our State officers for iU A M Ka (VI AM A f II MA IIAot 1 An II1U IJt^AL lOI lii lUflJ IJX3 U1CU UI UUV|UCOUUll" ed piety. ? It is mentioned that J. Hendrix McLane will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for congress from the Fourth district. Other Republican candidates mentioned are Dr. J. F. Ensor, ex-Postmaster Wilder, of Columbia, Saxon, a Columbia negro, and J. B. Hyde, of Greenville. ? Emmie Moon, a little-eight-year old daughter of W. H. Moon, of Greenville county, was killed a few days ago in a singular manner. She was playing in the yard, and a young lady was leaning against a post of the piazza. The little girl stole behind the young lady and pulled her dress, frightening the young lady so badly that she clutched the post, pulling it out from its place and both fell on the little girl mashing her to death. ? The Laurensville Herald, published at the home of Capt. Shell, says: Capt. G. W. Shell will doubtless be announced as a candidate for congress at an early day. While he is rather late in coming forward, and while he may not be formally nominated as an alliance candidate, yet his vigilance, prominence and efficient services in the present gubernatorial campaign, and his connection with the Farmers'association of South Carolina as its president, as well as being a prominent member of the former organization, may operate to put Capt. Shell at least on an even footing with those who have taken the field before him. ? Judge Kershaw is at the celebrated "Sanitorium" at Dansville, New York, where he is steadily improving in health and strength. The physicians say that his health is not seriously threatened, that he only needs a term of rest until winter to be completely restored. It is now certain that he cannot resume his duties before the first of November, and that the regular terms of the courts for Lexington and Richland counties in September and October will not be held. It is probable that Judge Witherspoon will hold the regular term in Camden in September, and that Judge Kershaw will return in time to hold the regular term in Edgefield in November. ? A called meeting of the Hampton county alliance was held at Hampton on Thursday. A resolution endorsing the sub-treasury bill and refusing to support any candidate for congress who was not in full sympathy with the alliance, and who would not pledge himself to work for the success of the scheme, was laid on the table by a fair majority. The fight against the jute is still on. A boycott was ordered against all merchants and public ginners who used jute in their business or offered it for sale. The boycott was ordered after a warm and protracted debate. Some leading alliance men opposed the measure because they thought it extreme and unnecessary, and at this late hour unwise. The State Colored Alliance.?The Colored Farmers' alliance of South Carolina was in session at Columbia last week. The Register says that resolutions of public interest were adopted as follows: Resolved, That this, the State alliance of South Carolina, endorse the "sub treasury bill," now before the United States congress, and that each sub-alliance throughout the State draw up petitions, sign the same and forward to the representatives in congress. Whereas some of the sub-alliances and county meetings are under the impression that they are keeping withi then constitution to introduce into their meetings politics: Therefore bo it resolved that this meeting denounce such action as an organization. To this resolution was added the amendment. We recommend the alliance, as an alliance, take no part with nor endorse no political party. Resolved, That we continue the fight against the jute bagging and use the cotton bagging as covering for cotton when and wherever it is practicable. The election for State officers resulted in the selection of T. E. Pratt, of Chesterfield, State superintendent, and M. V. Gray, Darlington, W. M. Sims, Richland, and J. C. Atkinson, Chester, trustees.