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Jtaps and partis.
? In the United States senate, last Saturday,
Senator Blair presented a telegram
which was signed by fifty names: "The
undersigned delegates to the State Republican
eouveution of South Carolina, respectfully
request you to protect the interests
of the colored farmers and laborers of
the South by using your influence to defeat
the Conger lard bill."
? Joe Brown, colored, was bitten by a
mad dog in Robinson county, N. C., in
1872. On the same day the same dog bit a
white man and a horse, both of whom >
died the same day. The negro, Brown,
was attacked with hydrophobia, but did
not die. Periodically, at the same time
- every year since, he has a return of the
disease. He is now suffering the most excruciating
torments of a well developed
case of hydrophobia.
? Iowa has passed a stringent tramp law.
It declares that any male person 16 years
of age or over, who is physically able to
work, who is wandering about begging or
idle, and who cannot show reasonable efforts
tn sennra omnlnvment. shall be
deemed a tramp, sent to jail and put at
hard work. While in jail he shall not be
allowed tobacco, liquors, sporting or illustrated
newspapers, cards or any other
means of amusement. Tramps will give
Iowa a wide berth.
? The sensation of the hour in Georgia is
ex-Senator Norwood's letter to Governor
Gordon, written last Friday, and the outcome
of the senatorial race in that State.
Gordon is an anti-sub-tnasury candidate
for the United States senate, and he thinks
Norwood is also inclined to be an Alliance
candidate for the same honors. His recent
allusions in public speeches to Norwood
have evoked the letter, which is scathing
in style and shows up the weak points of
Gordon with remarkable accuracy.
? Six of the eight Democratic representatives
in congress from Alabama have
been nominated for re-election and the remaining
two are said to be sure to be returned.
The Montgomery Advertiser felicitates
the State upon this fact saying:
"No other Southern State presents an
unbroken list of former congressmen, as
nearly all of them have made changes.
Georgia retires six out of her ten, and
South Carolina and North Carolina will
almost make a clean sweep. It is not the
part of wisdom to make such violent
changes especially at this critical juncture
of affairs."
-?The National Grange will meet in
Atlanta beginning on November 12th. The
session will last probably eight days.
With the exception of the first day's exercises
the meeting of the body will be held
with closed doors. There will be delegates
from thirty-five States. There will
probably be about ninety delegates in attendance.
The grange has gone ahead
during the past year, and the outlook is
still for a greater increase. There has been
organized during the past twelve months
about 400 subordinate granges, and about
400 subordinate granges have been reorganized.
The increase of membership has
been about 50,000.
? The negroes of the Seventh Congress?
-r 4 uu n A
lonai uisiriL'tui Ainuttuin met tu auuioiuu
last Tharsday to consider and devise
means of fettering the negroes' condition
In the South. Many resolutions were of*
fered, but the one which caught the majority
of the* delegates was a petition to
congress asking that the government make
every married negro a present of a good
farm, well stocked, and advance money
to run it one year; or if this could not be
granted, that the government make a loan
of $1,000 to every negro man with a family,
the loan to be secured by a twenty
years' mortgage on the land purchased.
? One hundred negroes were poisoned on
Sunday of last week near Collerine, Dallas
county, Ala. Two of them died on that
day, and six since. The latest news from
the neighborhood is to the effect that many
Others are dangerously ill and their deaths
are hourly expected. A big revival had
been going on for a week at a negro church
near Collerine, and it was decided to give
a dinner on Sunday to all who attepa??-'
One course of the dinner con^i^i^of barbecued
pork. Physis^fis^examined -the
pork and foun^^jc traces of arsenic in
large quan#fte8> investigation is beIng
ma?^by the coroner, but so far he has
"Streamed who placed the poison in the
? A Charlotte, N. C., dispatch says: Much
excitement has been occasioned in McDowell
and adjoining North Carolina counties
over the litigation instituted by the Morganton
Land and Improvement company,
in which the above company claims a title
to seventy thousand acres of land lying in
McDowell, Yancey and Buncombe counties.
The resident owners of these lands
are in a terrible state of excitement over
what they call wholesale robbery. Some
of the farmers that now hold aeeds for
portions of this property are too poor to
employ defense, and the land company
claims that it holds the oldest and best
Alii- 1-1-1- 1- 1- |
Utie, wniun uates uuck. iuiu mo jjasbrcuiury,
and that it has undoubtedly succeeded
in locating its grants.
? The Democratic convention in the
Tenth (Memphis) Tennessee district adjourned,
after taking over 5,000 ballots,
without having effected a nomination.
The monotonous balloting, which occupied
more than a week, resulted every
time 120 for Judge Galloway and 82 for
.Capt. Riddick, the two-third rule having
been adopted. Finally, the convention on
Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution
referring the selection of a candidate
for congress to a committee of nine, who
will report to the convention on Monday,
September 29. Judge Galloway will select
three members of the committee, Capt.
Riddick will do likewise, and the other
three will be named by the six. The candidates
will abide by the decision of the
committee.
? A Montgomery, Alabama, dispatch of
Thursday says: Alliance leaders in the
city, headed by Rev. S. U. Adams, president
of the State Alliance, are discussing
the question of holding a convention of
Alliancemen here at an early day, composed
of delegates from each of the Southern
States, in regard to the offer of foreign
capitalists of thirty-two dollars per bale on
2,000,000 or more bales of cotton. Referring
editorially to this scheme, The Memphis
Appeal says: "The arrangement with
a syndicate of European capitalists to advance
$32 a bale on 2,000,000 bales of cotton,
at 4 per cent, yearly interest, is better
than any sub-treasury bill. It accomplishes
the end sought without running
aground one of the most sacred principles
of Republican government."
? Griffin, Ga., was the scene of a bloody
tragedy Wednesday night. James Moore,
aged 18 years, killed his father, Handy
Moore. He split his father's head entirely
in two with an axe. It was in defense of
his mother. There has been trouble in the
Moore family for some time. Moore was
of a quarrelsome disposition, and his
wife claims the lives of all the members
of the household have been in danger for
a long time. At the dinner table there
was a row, which started over the quality
of some of the eatables, and Moore sur
lily declared that some one would die in
that house that night, and late at night he
started, knife in hand, after his wife, and
then it was that he met his death, his son
killing him as above stated.
? A. A. Dancle, a seventeen year old
white boy, met with a horrible death last
Sunday morning at Berzelia, a flag station
on the Georgia railroad, twenty-one miles
above Augusta, in the presence of his father.
He was a section hand on the road,
statiomed at Carrs, on the Macon branch.
His home was at Berzelia and his parents
lived there. He came down on the night
express on Saturday night to spend Sunday
with his father, who was at the depot
awaiting his son. The train passed Berzelia
at 5.42 Sunday morning, and Dancle
saw his father in the buggy, and as the
train did not stop at the station, he jumped
off while it was moving at full speed.
The unfortunate young fellow struck his
head on the sharp edge of a cross-tie on the
side track and broke his neck. The aged
father was the first to reach his son's lifelees
form. It was a sad shock to the father,
who had left home on a pleasant mission
to welcome his boy's return. Dancle
bad a railroad pass, but he had not presented,
or told theconductor to puthim off
at Berzelia, and trains only stop there
when flagged down. The supposition is
that he held the pass so that he could pay
another visit home soon again.
? Great consternation and much surprise
was created throughout the British Isles
last week by the arrest of John Dillon,
Wm. O'Brien and other prominent Irish
leaders, on charges of conspiracy and inciting
tenants not to pay their rents. In
Dublin the police are keeping strict
watch of the headquarters of the Land
League. Persons entering or leaving are
subjected to close scrutiny. A dispatch
from Tipperary reports that the organizers
of the local branch of the League there are
under close police surveillance and are
activity of the police leads to the belief
that the authorities are contemplating
further arrests. It is considered altogether
probable that warrants are already out
against many leaders of the Land League
of secondary rank and importance who have
made themselves obnoxious by the recent
anti-rent campaign. No one will be surprised,
therefore, to hear at any moment
that other men have been taken into custody.
.This sudden action of the government
has fallen like a thunderbolt from a
clear sky. The Irish Nationalists are everywhere
astounded at this action and are
at a loss to know what it portends. Mingled
surprise and indignation are prominent
feelings in Dublin. Dispatches from
various parts of Ireland indicate that the 1
Nationalists are greatly excited. The arrests
were so utterly unexpected that
the surprise with which they were first
heard soon gave way to a feeling of suspense
as to what the government will do
next.
fJorMle inquirer.
^"WlW'WBihripi '
YOKKV1L1.K, H. V. :
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1890.
MERE-MENTION.
Iu the investigations into the affairs of
the lately assigned hank of Lehold, Fisher
& Co., at Abiline, Kansas, C. H. Lebold,
? resident of the bank, testified that
enator Ingalls had placed in it $10,000,
which was loaned to Dickinson county
farmers at 18 per cent, interest. The
increased assessment in fifty-two counties
of Alabama aggregates $9,215,135, compared
with last year's assessment. The returns
from fourteen counties yet to he made
up will add considerably to the figures of
increase. It is said that the hay crop
of Maine, this year, will be worth $15,000,000.
The Kepublicans of New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Connecticut met
in conventions last week and nominated
State tickets. There is now more beet
than cane sugar consumed. In 1881 the
total of the world's production of cane
sugar was 2,006,900 tons, and beet sugar,
1,774,600 tons. Iu 1890 the total of cane
was 2,246,000 tons, and of beet 3,360,000
tons. The business failures throughout
the country last week number for the
United States 164; Canada 26, a total of
190 compared with 193 the preceding
week. Dion Boucicault, the play
wright and actor, died suddenly in New
York on Thursday. He had written or
adapted 200 plays. Very few people
know that Georgia produces olive oil. A
nlantor of Sf. fiimnn's Tslonri hrts fl prove
of one hundred and sixty trees, nearly all
in full bearing, from which he has wade
about two hundred gallons of oil, besides
the fruit picked. At.Boise City, Idaho,
last Saturday President Rich and
Bishop Donaldson, two Mormon dignitaries,
were arrested by the United States
marshal on the charge of conspiracy in
advising Mormons to violate the election
laws of two years ago. Bishop Rudge was
arrested on the same charge a few days
ago, and it is stated that other arrests will
follow. Official returns show that the
house of representatives of the next legislature
of Maine will stand 110 Republicans
to 41 Democrats. The present store of
silver in the United States treasury is 9,000
tons, a trifle over 450 car loads. The
cotton crop of Georgia has been damaged
by rains during the past four weeks and
the bright promise of six weeks ago will
fall short of fulfillment. The United
States grand jury at Minneapolis, last
Friday nin^fign ?nffctme^ts against
?J}fg^fPu8U8 padders in that city and
cu Paul. A large emigration of negroes
from Mississippi to Oklahoma is anticipated.
Agents sent by them to "spy
out the land" have returned with a favorable
report. A Turkish war ship foundered
at sea last Thursday and five hundred
men on board were drowned. The ,
total number of passengers carried in the ;
United States during 1889 was 472,171,343.
One passenger in every 1,523,133 was killed,
and one in every 220,024 was injured.
It is now given out in Washington
that congress will adjourn about October
1st. Miss Caroline Wilkinson, for
4I*a Aannoa g\f A lovon^QP IT
1u11j ^coio tliu uautco ul aivauuuwa aat
Stephens, recently died in Atlanta. They
were never married on account of his ill \
health.
THE TARE ON COTTON.
The last legislature passed an act amending
section 1195 of the General Statutes relating
to tare on bales of cotton, the
amended act to take effect from and after
the 1st of September, 1890. Commenting
upon the act as amended, The Pickens
Sentinel says: ,
"It does not go to the bottom of the subject.
It cannot accomplish anything that :
will be of benefit to the seller. The act
may as well have said 'six' or 'thirtytwo'
pounds as to have said 'sixteen' and
'twenty-four.' The big thing called commerce
is a law unto itself. The law can- (
not make contracts for people. It had just ;
as well have said the buyer should pay '
for weighing and picking. This matter
will have to be agreed upon between the
producers and buyers of cotton."
The following is the section as amended: '
Section 1195. The custom of making a
deduction from the actual weight of unmanufactured
cotton as an allowance for 1
breakage or draft thereon is abolished ; 1
and all contracts made in relation to such
cotton shall be deemed and taken as referring
to the true and actual weight thereof
without deduction ; and no tare shall be
deducted from the weight of such bales of *
cotton except the actual weight of the
bagging and ties used in baling said cot- 1
ton, and whenever it shall be agreed between
the buyer and seller to deduct tare
on cotton bales, it shall be as follows: For ,
bales of cotton covered with seven yards :
of standard cotton bagging and six iron \
ties,the actual tare shall be, and is hereby, i
fixed at sixteen pounds; and for bales of ]
cotton covered with seven yards of stand- !
ard jute bagging and six iron ties, the j
actual tare shall be, and is hereby, fixed at
twenty-four pounds; and when buyer and <
seller agree to sell at net weight, and when
bales of cotton are covered with seven ,
yards of standard cotton bagging and six
iron ties, the actual tare shall be, and is
hereby, fixed at sixteen pounds; and when I
bales of cotton are covered with seven !
yards of standard jute bagging and six
iron ties, the actual tare shall be, and is
hereby, fixed at twenty-four pounds.
A Colored Man for White Supremacy.?In
the Mississippi State convention,
Delegate Montgomery, who was formerly
a slave of Jefferson Davis, spoke on the
question of suffrage, and proved himself
by far the ablest man of his race who has
achieved prominence in that State for
years, being easily the equal of John R.
Lynch and B. K. Bruce, lie said in part:
"Before the trust of becoming a member
of this honorable body was conferred
upon me by my constituents, I fully
stated to them my earnest conviction that
the work of this convention, in order to
be successful,must restrict the franchise by
prescribing such qualifications for voters
as would reduce the negro vote considerbly
below the white vote of the State. I
entertained the same opinion then that I
hold now, that the Federal congress will
interpose no objections, provided such restrictions
are honestly imposed for the
purpose of bringing about a fair solution of
the great problems now confronting the
people of the State."
The speaker went on to say how much
of the wealth and civilization of the
South was due to the labor of the colored
man. He referred to the loyalty of the
colored race to the Southern people
throughout the war, and concluded that
branch of his subject by saying:
"It is but justice to ray race that I should
recall these affecting memories upon this
floor to-day. My mission here is to bridge
a chasm that has been widening for a
generation, to divert a maelstrom that
threatens destruction to you aud yours,
while it promises no enduring prosperity
to me and mine."
Mrs. Tillman.?Mrs. Benj. R. Tillman,
soon to be the first lady of South Carolina,
was in Augusta yesterday.
Under her direction came several large
wagons with produce, which in short order
gave way to provisions, etc., and the
teams started homeward again.
Mrs. Tillman has been an able, devoted
helpmate to her husband, and during his
political campaigning, so it is said, managed
their plantation admirably.
She is a Georgia lady and has a number
of warm friends in Augusta.?[Augusta
Chronicle, Sept. 21.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican State convention was
called to meet in the hall of the house of
representatives at Columbia at noon on
Wednesday last; but owing to a wrangle
in the Executive committee over the preparation
of the temporary roll, the convention
did not assemble for the transaction of
business until 9.45 p. m. At that hour E.
M. Brayton, as chairman of the State Executive
committee, rapped the convention
to order, and the fun began immediately,
as the first test of strength of the respective
factions lay in the contest for temporary
president of the convention. For this
position it was understood beforehand
that the Miller faction would press ex-Congressman
Smalls, whilst Brayton should
be the candidate of the Brayton men.
Secretary Barre read the call for the convention,
which was composed of 125 delegates,
and Brayton announced the convention
ready for business, and ordered the
call of the temporary roll to be proceeded
with.
Delegates from all the counties answered
to their names. When Union county was
reached, "Wade Hampton" was called and
a delegate bearing that illustrious name
' r? n/% nwi-intt? of WflHo I
respuuutru. inc luwiiguuv^ ui < uuv
Hampton being a delegate to a Republican
convention raised a general laugh. Mr.
Hampton's name did not, however, remain
long on the roll-and a substitute was
put in.
The delegates from York county were
J. M. Clinton, J. B. Smith, T. S. Simpson
and G. A. Watts.
Considerable time was occupied in making
nominations for temporary chairman,
the convention being composed of Brayton
and Anti-Brayton factions. After
much discussion and calls to points of order,
Robert Smalls and E. M. Brayton
were placed in nomination, and the vote
resulted in the election of Smalls by a majority
of twenty-three.
The next business in order was the appointment
of a committee on credentials,
and a long and angry discussion ensued
on the question of appointing a committee
of nine?two for the State at large
and one from each congressional district?or
one from each county. It was
1.30 Thursday morning before the question
was decided in favor of the committee of
nine, which was another defeat for Brayton,
and after the committee was appointed
the convention adjourned uutil 9
o'clock.
J. B. Smith, of York, was appointed as
the memberofthe committee for the Fifth
Congressional district.
The convention was rapped to order at
10 o'clock, Thursday, but it was after 11
before the committee on credentials reported.
Then followed a long and heated
contest over the report and the seating of
nnnfoof 5 tier rtolrxra linns TTinflll V t hpfift Olie8
tions were apparently settled, and E. H.
Deas, of Darlington, moved the appointment
of a committee on platform and resolutions,
the committee to have leave to
sit at any time during the session.
Before this could be put, a perfect babel
of noise followed, aud the unseated delegates
of Berkeley and other points crowded
around the front of the reporter's table,
cursing out the Millerites and declaring
with vigorous oaths that Tom Miller never
should be congressman from the Seventh
district, and that they would support Elliott
to a man if Miller stood in the way.
In the midst of the hubbub and confusion,
Deas nominated George VV. Murray
for permanent president, and Campbell
nominated Robt. Smalls. Saxon seconded
the nomination of Smalls ; Miller seconded
the nomination of Murray. Smalls declined
and Murray was elected.
Miller and Saxon were appointed to
conduct Murray to the chair.
Murray thanked the convention for the
honor which had been conferred upon hitn
unsought and unasked for. He hoped to
preside impartially and asked the aid of
the convention in the discharg^ojUMa
duties. permaqg^^cretary.
Means and Barre as
assistants. Deas renewed his motion to
appoint a committee of nine on platform
and resolutions, and it was adopted.
Freeman moved for the appointment of
five on rules. Carried.
Sam Green moved the appointment of
a committee of five to consider the advisability
of putting out a full State ticket.
Morris moved as a substitute that the
committee be instructed to bring in a full ,
State ticket. ' i
The chair ruled the motion "a dillatory
motion" and out of order.
'Morris then moved to table the original
motion. This was tabled.
The various committees were then an- ,
nounced, when
W. D, Crutn, of Charleston, nominated
for State chairman, E. A. Webster, of .
Orangeburg.
T. A. Saxon, of Laurens, nominated J. ,
W. Morris, colored, of Richland. j
The vote resulted : Webster, 96, Morris,
22. |
Thomas E. Miller, of Beaufort was
nominated for vice-chairman and elected.
H. L. Shrewsbury, of Chesterfield, introduced
a set of resolutions favoring the
Blair bill and the Federal election law.
They were enthusiastically received and
referred to the committee on platform and
resolutions.
Nominations were then made as follows
for two members of the Executive committee
from the State at large: E. H. Deas, 1
Robert Smalls, W. D. Crum, T. B. John- 1
3on, W. M. Moss, T. E. Saxon, H. L.
Shrewsbury.
The vote resulted in the election of E.
H. Deas and Robert Smalls. *
J. M. Freeman, of Charleston, moved j
that the convention subdivide to nominate
three members from each Congressional
district. Nominations were subse- 1
quently submitted from the respective
districts. The following were nominated
for the Fifth district: J. B. Smith, York ;
H. L. Shrewsbury, of Chesterfield; A.
B. Boykin, Kershaw.
H. L. Shrewsbury, for the committee (
on platform and resolutions, submitted '
the following, which was adopted with- 1
out debate:
PLATFORM.
The Republican |>art.v of the State of South Carolina, [
in Convention assembled, reaffirms its unshaken confidence,
unswerving fidelity and unwavering trust in the
N'atiounl Union Republican party, with its proud, enduring
monuments, its noble patriots, illustrious heroes
iikI sainted martyrs, showing its faith by its works,
[hereby endearing it to those who love justice, regard
mercy and revere truth ; that with its mission incomplete,
its moral influence unimpared, its vital force9 intact,
we earnestly and solemnly pledge ourselves to re- i
newed zeal and redoubled energy in its support with
the Arm and abiding faith that other grand, glorious
achievements will yet l>e attained to the lasting credit of
our common country and the pride of American citizens.
We denounce and condemn in unmeasured terms the 1
suppression and prostitution of the ballot in South Curo- i
linn, together with the unlawful agencies and the iniquitous
methods used in defeating the true will of the people.
thereby denying to them a fair and honest representation
in the affairs of the government, both State
and national; that the continuance of the unholy system
which denies to the citizen the free and untramuicled
exercise of his most sacred right, the elective franchise,
should be frowned down uud brought to a summary
end by the American people, that a fair and just
representation may be had in all sections without regard
to race or party, to the full and complete satisfaction of
all concerned.
We hold that liberal education is imperatively necessary
and essentially important to good citizenship and
most materially affects the government under which
we live, and that proper and adequate advantages can
only l?e secured to the children of this State by liberal
aid from the general government, surrounded by necessary
safeguards for the fair and equitable disbursement of
whatever sum may be appropriated; that the advanta -tea
now offered by the State is totully inadequate and deficient,
the school term being entirely too short in duration
to insure beneficial results, and the teachers in
many instances being incompetent makeshifts, unworthv
to be entrusted with tiie duties and responsi
bilitics of so sacred and important a culling; that we
enter our solemn protest against the public schools
lieing used for the futhernuee of iKilitical ends, and demand
that they be freed from such influences and be
licld open to honorable and fair competition, without
regard to party principles or race prejudices; that
the people should have the indisputable right of making
a selection and choice of the educators of their own
children, bearing as they do a projtortion of the taxes
and the responsibilities of citizenship.
We do heartily endorse the administration of President
Harrison and feel confident that his positive utterance
and firm advocacy of the fullest protection to every
American citizen in the free and untrammeled exercises
of his civil und political rights will be sternly maintained
and defended; that his sympathy with all measures looking
to the material interests of the masses meets with
our full approliatiou und nflbrds entire satisfaction.
That we endorse the financial policy of the administration
as wise, economical, safe, nnd must inspire the confidence
of capital and labor nlike, and insure encouraging
growth and prosjierity throughout the vast domain
of this country.
We fully endorse and heartily approve the course of
the Honorable Speaker of the house of representatives
of the United States, supported by his adherents and eoworkers
in the vindication and defense of the principles
of Republicanism in the fitting rebuke administered
to those who fraudulently und corruptly obtained
scats in congress to the detriment of the true interest
of the people; und we hail with satisfaction and pleasure
the prompt and decided action on the ]>art of the
liouse of representatives in such eases. That we note
with regret the failure on the part of the United
States senate to pass the Blair educational bill and
the Lodge election bill, both of which we hold to be
of momentous im|>nrtancc nnd necessary to the advancement
and elevation of the masses and protection
in the exercise of their jiolitical rights; that we looked
with the assurance of hope for the passage of such
measures, and would urge that they be made special
orders for the first days of the next session. While we
recognize the importance and necessity of civil service
reform, we hold that the great issues remaining unsettled
are luiramount und must be firmly and squarely
met to insure permanent iieace, tranquility and prosperity
throughout the country and secure to all classes
equal civil and |>olitieal rights. That with faith and
confidence in the party in power and the strong sense
of justice of the American people, we look forward to a
bright future and a full enjoyment of the privileges of
citizenship; that there is a remedy for the exasperating
evils we feel assured, and that it will be applied in justiec
we look forward to in confident expectation.
Whereas, a bill is now (lending in tiie Senate of the
United States known as theCouger lard bill, which if
passed, will inflict heavy loss on the colored tenants
and laliorers of the South l!V depreciating the value
of cotton seed, and throwing out of employment many
colored workmen now working in cotton seed oil
mills; and whereas, such legislation as this bill proposes
is without promise of benefit to the people of any
section of our country, while working a great hardship
011 the poor people of every section, nml is unwise and
unjust and should he defeated ;
He it resolved, therefore, by the Republican convention
of the State of South Carolina, that the Republican
Senators especially be earnestly requested to protect the
interests of our colored constituents against the injustiee
and wrong this bill would imjHise by defeating the same,
and ttiat we appeal to the senators of the State to
use their influence to the satne end. t
The committee to consider the advisa- i
bility of nominating a State ticket report- 1
ed, recommending that the matter be referred
to the Executive committee for ac- ,
tion.
Campbell, of Richland, moved to table <
that recommendation of the committee. j
Deas offered the following:
In order to secure a just, HIkmhI and impartial admin- ^
istrntion for all the people of the State, regardless of
party or color, the members of this convention hereby ]
determine to support at the polls as their choice for the
governorship, Judge A, C. llaskcll, of this city and that ,
the State Executive committee be instructed to carry out j
the wishes of the convention in this respect. v
Murray, Morris, Nix, Deas , Green and ^
others spoke on the resolutions to refer the
matter of nominations to the State Execu- J
tive committee, all of them incidentally
referring to the resolution regarding Judge I
Haskell, some favoring it but none press- J
in? it. After much wrangling the resolu- 1
tion to refer to the Executive committee 1
was adopted.
After the adoption of some unimportant
resolutions, {
l)eas took the floor on the resolution en- j
dorsing Judge Haskell, which it seemed
had not been disposed of, with the one
referring nominations to the Executive
committee. f
Deas took the ground that the conven- t
tion had a splendid opportunity to do f
something to show to the people of the \
State that the Republicans of South Carolina
had some regard fordecency and good
government and some destestation of
"Tillmanism." All over the State it was j
being asked if Republicans would not have t
the manhood and courage to put up a tick- 1
et, either Republican or Democratic, for t
which the decent element of the Stat? (
could vote. It was a golden opportunity,'; e
seize it. He for one wanted decency or "
wanted nothing. All of the trouble in i
the State came from the rule of illiterate
whites, and he did not want that to go on
any longer. When Tillman was askpd
what was his war record he replied that ?
he had none, but that tie had a reputation 1
from Hamburg and Ellenton.
Richardson, of Sumter, followed Deas. (
He agreed with him in some particulars, s
but thought as the "Straightouts" had 1
made them no overtures of any kind, it <
was beneath the dignity of the Republi- j
can party to make any overtures. 1
Freeman made the point of order that
the whole matter had been long ago disposed
of. The chair ruled the point well .
taken, which ended the discussion. *
The chair announced that State Chair- J
man Webster desired the executive com- \
mittee to meet at the postoffice at 10 o'clock 1
Friday. *
TIIE MEETING. <
Columbia Register, Saturday.
The new executive committee, appoint- {
ed by the recent Republican convention, ,
met at noon yesterday in the office of its j
chairman, Collector Webster, in the post- j
office building. There was a full attendance
of members, and an organization was
effected by the election of Rev. J. H.
Johnson, of this city, as secretary, and C. \
M. Wilder as treasurer, after which they \
adjourned until 3 p. m. (
At the afternoon session of the commit- (
tee the advisability of running a full Slate t
ticket was discussed, and the Deas resolu- ,
tion to support Judge A. C. Haskell for ,
governor was entertained, and it is said ,
met wun muen iavor, uut no uenuue ton* }
elusion was reached ; at least such is the |
information furnished The Register. Other
reports are to the effect that a ticket has
been partially made up by the committee
with Judge Haskell at its head and Gen. ?
Bonham for adjutant and inspector-gener- i
al, and the other places all to be filled by j
Straightout Democrats. This ticket^Li?
said, is not to be put^i^as# ^epGbiican t
nomijtfJXoj..atsHfbut as one that will be i
vdigti for by that party with or without r
the consent of the gentlemen named on it. \
The idea expressed is that as a party nom- t
ination is hopeless, they will exercise their i
right to vote for any good men irrespect- c
ive of party lines and defeat Tillman, >
whom they regard as a bitter enemy of t
the negro race.
It is said that \V. W. Russell and J.
Hendrix McLane were before the committee
offering to form a coalition ticket 1
made up of Independents and Republi- t
cans, and to which they would bring 20,- t
000 Greenback and Independent votes, but J
that no action was taken on the propose t
tion. s
The committee adjourned to meet again j
in this city on the Gth of October, unless i
30onercalled together by the chairman, r
but rumor has it that it was afterward in- 1
formally agreed to meet on Monday next i
and make up a ticket. r
The fact that the Republicans are seri- \
ously considering the matter of support- c
ing an Anti-Tillman ticket complicates g
the political situation, makes the .future
big with possibilities, and no man can see
what the end may be.
THE HASKELL INCIDENT.
In reference to the proposed nomina- j
tion of Judge Haskell for governor The
Register of Saturday says : f
As was to be naturally expected, the Deas N
resolution offered before the late Repub- j
lican convention, has excited much com- t
ment in this community, and opinions are j
as various as are me miuas 01 men. uue r
opinion is that the resolution was not of- c
fered with any serious idea of its accep- v
tance by the Republican party or any se- ?
rious idea that Judge Haskell would ac- *
cept such a nomination or "endorsement," t
or suggestion, or whatever else it might r
be termed, even if offered him, but that it
was merely done as a rebuke to Tillman
and for the further purpose of putting out
to the world a denial of the rumor that the c,
"Straightouts" had made overtures to the
negro. Others hold that the resolution j
was really meant to be pressed, and that g
the Republicans see, or think they see, the g
opportunity of dividing the Democrats, {
and thus again becoming a strong political
power in the State. As to the course of .
the Straightouts, in the event of such action *
being taken, as it is said the Republican c
executive committee contemplate, there is
much variety of opinion, but so far as The j
Register reporter could ascertain the drift
of popular sentiment, the majority of our g
people don't want to have anything to do ?
with it, and will listen to no proposition, .
however tempting it may be, that will en- 1
danger white supremacy in the State. j
Judge Haskell himself was not seen yes- c
forrlov hv nnv rpnrpspnfati Vfi of this DaDer. ?
but it is understood that he does not consid- 8
er it necessary to express himself on the
subject at all. If he had been nominated,
or if hereafter he should be nominated or
"suggested" by the Republicans, then he j
will feel it to be necessary to make known (
his views. .
.
How it was Received in Washing- (
ton.?The Washington correspondent of (
The News and Courier says: The renom- g
ination of Congressman Hemphill has (
been a source of gratification to every one j
in Washington. A's a member of the Dis- g
trict committee, Mr. Hemphill has so thor- t
oughly and earnestly represented the Dis- |
trict interests in this city that his absence
from the house would be regarded as an t
almost irreparable loss. j
The Washington Star, commenting on l
Mr. Hemphill's nomination, says : t
"Everybody in Washington will be glad 1
to hear of the renomination of Represen- !
tative Hemphill, of South Carolina. Mr. {
Hemphill has not only represented his (
State with signal grace and ability, but i
he has worked so efficiently on the Dis- j
trict committee, in behalf of the District's j
interest, that he has won the regard of our 1
whole community." \r )
" " "" j
After Twenty-eigiit Years.?At the <
battleof Cold Harbor, on the 27th of June, 1
1802, Rev. E. E. Pressley, now pastor of 1
Amity Associate Reformed Presbyterian [
church of Iredell county, received a min- ]
nie ball in his right leg, at the ankle joint,
while he was kneeling and loading. The
surgeons could not find the ball. He was
operated upon in 18G3, but without results, (
and again three years ago, in like manner j
fruitlessly. Meantime the ball, which had {
been a constant source of irritation, was j
working outward, and on September 13th, |
Dr. M. W. Gibson cut into the leg and got j
it out.?[Statesville (N. C.) Landmark. ^
? Prof. Hood, Dr. Grier, Dr. W. L. <
Pressly and Dr. H. T. Sloan, of the Asso- (
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church, re- (
cetitly held a committee meeting in Abbe- (
ville to consider certain proposed changes |
in the discipline of the church. The Press i
and Banner says: "Among other matters i
discussed was church organs. The com- j
mittee determined to recommend that j
congregations be allowed to exercise their j
pleasure in reference to instrumental mu- i
sic." (
? ? <
? Colly Meetze, a Lexington negro, kill- i
ed his brother, Henry, Saturday night, i
with a knife about some trifling matter. <
The coroner's jury returned a verdict of '
willful murder. <
LOCAL AFFAIRS. a
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S
F. L. Carroll, Chester, S. C\?Sheep Wanted. r
\. II. White, President?An Important Moot- t
ing. C
IV. J. Jones?Cotton Ginning. s
spectacles Found. *
iV. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?CitationMary
A. Bradford, applicant?Kobt. II.
Bradford, deceased.
[). E. Finley, Clerk of Board?Bridge Contracts
to Let. t
jlawson A Kell?Chester Sanitarium. p
?. A. Gilbert, Cashier?Sixth Semi-Annual j
Stutemont of the Exchange Bank.
Vlrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's Racket has
Sounded the Key-Note of Low Prices. c
Frew Brothers, Rock Hill, S. C.?The Great s
Secret How to Save Money. I
U. F. Adickes it Co.?Auction Sale. (
Jeorge T. Schorb?"Music Hath Charms," Ac. g
tl. A H. C. Strauss?Prices that Surprise. j
tVithers Adickes?Remember our Reward of ;
Fifty Dollars.
Y. Cartwright A Co.?Hair-Splitting Bar- c
gains on the War Path. , F
Vlay A May?Solid Shot! r
Folin May, Jr., A Co.?Now is the Timo. \
N. C. Latimer?Buzzing at the Bazaar.
VStory with aSequel?Part II. [Fourth Pago.] (,
FINE PRESCRIPTION DESK. (J
Messrs. May & May have just placed in F
heir drug store a beautiful and highly 1
inished walnut prescription desk.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. V \
C. C. Levy, chairman, has issued a call ?
or a Republican convention of this dis- c
riet to Fir hpld in flhester npxt Frirlav. c
'or the purpose of nominating a congress- 1
onal candidate. 1
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COVERED RY INSURANCE, v/ a
D. Card well, division and freight a^ent, v
jives notice that all shipments except cot- r
on, cotton seed oil, pig iron, naval stores, t
umber, cotton seed cake and cotton seed
iieal, via the Piedmont Air-Line, will be
:overed by marine insurance, north and
Kiuth bound, between Baltimore, New t
fork, Philadelphia, Boston and Prov- j
dence. t
. f
SPARTANBURG'S NEW DAILY. J.
The Daily Herald is the title of a new j
norning daily, the publication of which e
ias been commenced at Spartanburg with j
Wm. M. Jones and J. C. Garlington as a
editors. The Herald is quite a creditable jsheet
iu style and general make up, and j
.ve doubt not will contribute much in the a
levelopment of that growing city which v
ust now seems to be enjoying an era of j
prosperity. v
A SAD DEATH. Y 0
Mrs. Nelson, of Alexandria, Va., visited 8
ler son, lie v. K. 8. Nelson, rector of the l
Episcopal church at this place, on the oo:asion
of his recent illness, and as soon t
is he had sufficiently recovered as to be
ibleto travel, he returned with her to her
lome. They were accompanied by G. W.
3. Hart, Esq., who on his return here, ex- t
pressed the fear that Mrs. Nelson was
;hreatened with fever. This monition
ivaa fully realized, as on Friday last intel- ,
igence was received here of her death ,
rom that disease.
NOT THE RIGHT ONE. ^
On Sunday last Chief of Police Wilson, 0
rom information conveyed to him, felt au- J.
horized to detainLawson ITaney,colored, r
pn charge of complicity in the burglary 1
pf Withers Adickes's store on Monday r
light of last week, and the suspected man )
ATas consequently locked up; but investi- 1
jation satisfied the officer that the stateDents
made to him were groundless,
md Haney was released. Ilaney is a la- ,
porer employed by Mr. J. 0. Walker. r
HE A V Y*R A INS. t
September, usually a dry month in thisi
section, is noted this year for a heavy 1
rainfall. Heavy.and drenching rains fej]_|>
uSi saruraay ana ounuay, ami mey
ivere general throughout the county. In >
he neighborhood of Herndon's mill, on *
Turkey creek, lastSaturday afternoon, the
ain was accompanied by a high wind, 1*
vhich did some damage, the most serious >
>eing on Mr. Robt. Black's plantation. 8
The smokestack of hisengine was blown f*
lown and one or two houses on his place
vere unroofed. The excessive rains have d
)een injurious to the growing cotton crop, t
Y
THE ALEXANDER MONUMENT. V
Mr. Frank Happerfield, of this -plfi^e, 13
las contracted to furnish the monument
o be erected at Bullock's Creek church on I
he IGth of next October, in memory of Rev. rv
roseph Alexander, the first pastor of that >J
ime-honored place of worship. The de- w
ign of the monument is neat, though not h
jretentious. The first base is York gran- n
te; the second base, the die and the C
)linth are Italian marble ; the shaft, which
s a cylindrical column, is of Scotch gran- ?
te, and the frieze and urn are of Italian f'
narble. The height of the monument t
vill be 12 feet, and in the selection of its B
lesign, the committee has shown very *
'ood taste. - Ji
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A NARROW ESCAPE. e
On Monday last, about noon, the odor of \
(uming cotton, or similar substance, was li
letected in the residence of Mr. Wm. H. t
rlerndon, ou Lincoln street. A careful o
ixaraination failed to. reveal the locality c
>f the supposed combustion until a closet d
vas opened, when some clothing hanging B
n it was discovered to be burning, though
he fire had not yet reached a flame. A S
ady's dress Wa9 badly scorched and seve- s
al garments of Mr. Herndon's little o
ihild were burning when the closet door n
vas opened. It is supposed some of the o
:arments were burning, by some means, li
vhen they were put in the closet. But for t
he timely discovery, Mr. Herndon's housa
night have been destroyed. b
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CHURCH NOTICES. v
Episcopal?Rev. K. S. Nelson, rector, g
iunday-school at 5.30 o'clock p. m. v
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. e
1. C. Galloway, pastor. Sunday-school at u
1.30 o'clock p. m. The pastor will be ab- o
ent attending presbytery and no services v
are expected in his churches next Sunday, c
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D.D?, b
>astor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 h
('clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sun- a
lay-school at 4 o'clock p. m. a
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G.
I. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this
svening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next ,,
Sunday at 10.30 o'clock a. m. and 7.30
('clock p. m. Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock e
>. m.
Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor, a
?rayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 u
('clock. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock
i. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school v
it 10 o'clock a. m. ?
AN IMPORTANT ACT: a
In order to more effectually protect the I
(allot box against voting by legally dis- h
jualified voters, the legislature of 1889 "j1
(assed an act "Providing a mode of as- .,
:ertaining the names of registered voters j
:onvicted of disqualifying crimes and re- b
juiring their names to be erased by the o
iupervisor of registration from the regis- "5
ration books." Section 2 of the act makes
t the duty of trial justices to furnish the v
iupervisor of registration with lists of male ^
jersons convicted before them of petit t
arceny and is in the following words : b
Section 2. That every trial justice in this v
State shall make out, under his hand ami seal, 1,
i certified list of all male persona convicted
(ofore him or such of his predecessors whose I
rial docket is in hia possession, of petit larce- "
iy, and submit the same to the supervisor of
egistration for the county in which he holds r
lis office, on or before the fifteenth day of p
October, A. D. 181(0, and bi-ennally thereafter n
- ? - - iKo Hfrormtli ilav r?f fill*- C
)ll Ul UCIUIO luo ft*? ivvi- V.V.J
lish such a list of such convictions for the o
period following the next preceding report, a
\.tiy trial justice going out of office shall fur- c
lish such list immediately upon retiring, upto I
he date of going out of "office, and any trial a
ustice hereafter appointed, shall furuish such b
ist from the time of his entry upon the
iuties of such office. Any trial justice p
,vho shall fail or neglect to furnish such re- u
lorts as herein required, shall forfeit and pay I
o the county in which he holds his office, the t
sum of ten dollars for each and every such
ailure to report. h
UNDELIVERED MAIL 3IATTER. f
A circular, recently issued by the post- j
fffice department at Washington, says r
,hat over six million pieces of mail matter p
innually flud their way to the Dead Let:er
office. Of this vast amount of matter, d
:he largest portion is not delivered for the 1
reason that it is not called for at the office 11
;o which it is addressed, and most of the 0
emainder finds its way to the Dead Let- <.
:er office by reason of incorrect or illegible p
llrection and insufficient postage. The
Jepartment is now seeking to remedy this
lifficulty as far as possible, and looking to J'
:his end has requested the newspapers of 1
:he country to call attention to it. The a
nost important requirements to secure fi
;he certain delivery of such matter is as f
follows: "Mail matter should be plainly 11
md correctly addressed, the name of the
postoffice to which it is sent should be
dearly and distinctly stated, and to avoid o
jonfusion in the similarity of abreviations, p
is frequently used, the name of the State 1
should always be given in full. In the case | e
pf mail addressed to small offices, or1 p
where there are offices of like names in I a
iifferent States, the name of the county \
hould be added. It is also advisable to
d ways write the name and address of the <
ender of a letter or other first-class mail
natter, on the outside of theenvelopo or I
vrapper, placing the same in the left hand j
:orner. When this is done, if the pack- \
ige is not delivered it can always he re- .
urned without additional cost." ,
BENEFIT PAH). / !
On yesterday Mr. John J.THnTlh, secre- 1
ary of the Clover Council American Le- ?
:ion of Honor,delivered to Mrs. Margaret
f. Williams,of this place, a draft for?3,001), j
he amount of her late husband's benefit ,
ertificate in the above order. Though re- i
idingin Yorkvilleatthetimeof hisdeath, <
dr. Williams was a member of Clover 1
Council. Among the various mutual in- ]
urancesocieties, the American Legion of ,
Jonor is noted for its promptness in pay- ,
ng death benefits, and with members here i
if the order, some surprise has been ex- i
iressed at the apparent delay in the paynent
of the above claim, Mr. Williams j
laving died on the 11th of last July. It is (
>ut due to say that the draft was drawn ,
in the 11th of August, but owing to some
liscrepancies in dates on the original ap- 1
ilication for membership and other slight i
nformalities, it was withheld until they
ould be reconciled. With old line in- 1
uranee companies these irregularities
vould have furnished, to them, sufficient
[rounds for contesting payment, but to the
Supreme Council of the Americun Legion <
if Honor it was only necessary to make (
iroper correction of these errors', uninteu- 1
ionally committed, and it was ready for
he consummation of its beneficent work, 1
gain impressing the importance of pro- J
'iding for wife and children against the
emoval by death of their natural proector.
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CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS.>C <
Mr. James II. Carroll, a brakeman on j
he Three C's freight train, was fatally in- '
ured at Catawba Junction, on Monday afernoon,
while engaged in shifting cars ]
roin the Three C's to the G. C., and N. ^
oad. In attempting to step from one car <
o another, he fell between them. The f
mgineer saw the accident and immediate- J
y stopped the train, but one wheel had <
ilready passed over the unfortunate man's
jreast. The car under which he fell was 1
oaded with twenty-five bales of cotton, j
ind when reached by his companions he i
vas still alive, and strange to say, the skin 1
lad not been broken. Conductor Boxtell, i
vho was in charge of the train, immedi- '
itely telegraphed to Rock Hill for surgical
issistance, and placing the injured man j
>n the north bound passenger train, sent j
lim to Blacksburg. The accident occurred ;
Lt 1.40 o'clock, and Mr. Carroll died at 4.30 j
he same afternoon. His last expressed ;
vish, while on his way to Blacksburg, i
vas that he should live to see his wife, i
md the wish was gratified thirty minutes ]
>efore his death.
Mr. Carroll was well known in York- i
nlle, having been raised near here, and ']
or more than a year was town marshal.
Je has been in the employ of the Three j
}'s railroad for about three months; was ]
veil thought of by his companions, and
iccording to Capt. Boxtell, was the best j
iand on the road. He was about thirty- ]
Ive years of age and leaves a widow, but
10 children. From our Blacksburg corpsrtnndent.
we learn that the remains
vere taken to Rock Hill yesterday for
nterment. ;
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PERSONAL MENTION. j
Mrs. Ida Meek, of Arkansas, is visiting
ter parents in this place.
Mr. J. C. Kenneday and family have renoved
to Clover. - |
Dr. D. C. Alktsmrof^e^er, was in
{ ork vi lle^esterday.
?>?I3r^piSmith, of Gastonia, is visiting
Irs. J. G. Ferguson.
'Mrs. J. Alf. Carroll, of Hoodtown, was
(isiting in Yorkville last week.
Miss Fannie Robertson returned home
ast Friday from Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. Clarence Lowrance has been enaged
as clerk in Mr. G. H. O'Leary's
urniture store.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Randleman, of Ranleman,
N. C., are in Yorkville visiting
he parents of the latter.
-Mr. John T. Gilbert, of Gaffney City, is
'isiting his brother, Mr. Frank A. Giliert,
of this place.
Master Latta Parish und his sister, Miss
^annie, have returned lrom Lawrenceille,
Ga., to attend the graded school.
Ihey are boarding with Mrs. Ingold.
Mr. Robert A. Jeflferys, of this place, has
las been engaged as foreman of the
light force of the Columbia Cotton Seed
)il Mill and Fertilizer company, and left
Mere last Friday to begin work.
bCol. A. Coward left here on Monday last
? m 1-? if ?
jr wmnuaiun, preliminary iu aasuujiug j
hesuperintendency of the South Carolina t
lilitary academy on the 1st of October, t
lis family will not move to Charleston (
intil next month. t
Mr. J. A. Tate, of this place, has been t
lected principal of the high school at t
Vellford, Spartanburg county, S. C., and i
eft for Wellford on Monday morning for t
he purpose of entering upon the discharge f
f his duties. The board of trustees have
oade a moat excellent choice, and we pre- s
lict that their school will flourish under j
dr. Tate's management. f
Miss Lizzie Anthony and Miss Eleanor ]
ihires have returned home from their ,
ummer vacations and are now presiding t
ver their respective departments at Lati- ,
ner's Bazaar. Miss Anthony spent most j
f her vacation with relatives in Mary- c
and, while Miss Shires made a delightful [
rip through Europe. E
Mr. J. A. Darwin having concluded his t
usiness arrangements at Griffin, Ga.f left ]
n Monday last for that place, which he
pill make his future home. It is with re- ,
ret that we see young men of Mr. Dar- 5
yin's stamp leaving oar town, tie is enrgetic
and ambitious to succeed in his
ndertakings, and by such men prosperus
towns are built up. A native of Yorkille,
and raised in this town, he has the
onfidenceof all our people as a man of
lusiness integrity, and the best wishes of
losts of friends will follow him and his
ccomplished wife to the home of their
doption.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.
orre?i>o?ilence of The Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock Hill, September 2.1.?There are sevral
marriages reported for next month.
Rain has been railing for more than 12 hours
nd the outlook this morning foreshadows
iiore.
Our merchants all did a good business last
;cek. Cotton came in freely. There was a
carcity of change on Saturday, as is usually
be case in cotton picking time.
On the night of August 10th, Doc Nelson, in
difficulty at a ball on the farm of Mr. J . C.
Ioke, shot Richard Joyner, the ball entering
is neck, an account of which was printed in
'HK Enquirer at the time. Joynerdiedon the
(>th of this month. Trial Justice Whyte, actng
as coroner, held an inquest. The verdict
n substance was that Richard Joyner came to
lis death by a pistol shot wound at the hands
f Dock Nelson. Nelson was committed to
fork jail. All parties are colored.
Again Saturday morning, the ready pistol
fas fired off, this time by accident. An emiloyee
on the material train on the ('. C. and
L. railroad, in taking a pistol from his vest
locket, accidentally discharged the same, the
iall striking him in the neck causing a serious
found, which the physicians think will likey
prove fatal.
Mr. A. G. Black, of the late firm of Williams,
Hack A Co., is in town looking after his busiiess
interests here and in Lancaster county. s
Mr. A. Warth, who has for some time been
ailroad agent of the Three C's railroad at this 5
lace, has resigned. During his stay here he j
riade many friends with our citizens, ^nd the |
ourteous and kind attention which he ever gave ^
ur business men here, has caused a regrot by ,
11 that he has resigned. He will go to Berkeley (
ounty to engage in truck farming. Mr. T.
5. Lumpkin, who has been assistant to the r
gentof the C. C. and A railroad, will probably t
ie appointed agent to succeed Mr. Warth. f
Hyder Wylie, colored, was badly used up by r
ersons (unknown to the writer) on Saturday c
lout in a rmf r>ti (.ha P P nnfl A rnilrnfl.fi.
U6UV
t seems that whisky was the cause of the
roublo.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Jno. Haryey N'eely
ad his foot and ankle badly fractured by fallng
from a wagon loaded with bagging. The
oils of bagging began to fall, and Mr. Neely
limped from tho wagon, a roll tailing on him.
le was attended by Dr. Fewell, and is now
esting easy although his injuries are quite
ainful.
The Globe Cotton Mill has now 11,000 spinles
at work, and 2,000 more will be in operaion
by October 1st, which will give the mill
capacity of 10,000 spindles. j
The electricity will be turned on the lights of
urtown on Saturday night. Tho city counil
has been locating the arc lights on the
rincipal streets to-day.
Mr. A. I). Holler had threo ribs broken by
illing from a plank while entering a house he
ras having built. He has beon confined to
is homo for several days.
Cotton is still coming in, and the merchants
re anxious to do all they can to assist the
irmers in keeping up the price, knowing and
eeling that the benofits of the farmer and
nerehant are alike. hal.
? A minister from Africa, the Iiev. Lemidas
Tourkelson, is lecturing to colored
leople in Georgia on theadvantages which ?
Africa holds out to them, and urging their c
migration. He has arranged for an ex- t
(edition for Africa, starting November 15, c
.nd expects to carry about 2,(XX) negroes a
vith him.
LETTER FROM GROVER. '
'ormqKjndeiioc of The Yorkvillc Enquirer. 1
Grover, N. C., September 22.?The weather (
for the greater part of last week was favorable J
:o the cotton pickers, and it seemed as if they ;
had made good use of it by the way the cotton 1
was marketed the last of the week. The lattor 1
part of the week was interspersed with fie- f
juent thunder showers, which aro not com- (
mon at this season of the year. In fact, it
leems that this has been an exceptional fall in 1
many respects. Some of our oldest farmers I
4ay they have had the hardest time this fall ?
Lhey ever had, trying to save fodder. .
The cotton is earlier than usual and is opening
very fast,- notwithstanding the abundance
if rain we have had. Cotton on the red lands *
is very dirty and badly stained by being beaten I
lut by the rain. The Grover cotton market t
promises to be quite lively this season. For t
:he past two years there has been only one t
buyer, and the market has lacked the life ,
whic;h competition Rives. Hut this season there
will be other buyers here. The prices paid last
week were higher than Charlotte quotations c
For the same grades. I
The town has been very quiet for the past 1
;wo weeks. It seems that all the law breakers j
aave gone to work, or somewhere else, and the
nonstable and the justice of the peace have a
vacation.
Mrs. Mary Harry has had an L built to her
liouse, which adds much room and makes it
moro convenient.
Sorghum making is a growing industry in
;his section. c. c. ir.
STATE POLITICAL NOTES.
? Col. J. L. M. Irby, chairman, has callid
a meeting of the Democratic State Executive
committee for the 30th of Septemaer.
? Pickens Sentinel: We are authorized
:o state that Judge James F. Izlar, of
Orangeburg, will vote for Capt. B. II.
rillman.of Edgefield, for governor.
? In the Orangeburg sessions court, last
week, Win. Plush, colored, wa9 tried for
:he murder of June Smith, colored, and acquitted.
Wra. Bozard, white, was tried
For the murder of Wm. Boyet, white, on
:he 17th of June last, and also acquitted.
? The congressional campaign for the
Fourth district closed at Laurens last
Monday. Speeches were made by all the
jandidates. Shell, in the course of his
ipeech, said "there were meaner men in
Laurens county to-day than Joe Crews
iver was."
? The Hampton county Democratic primary
resulted in the election of J. W.
Moore, "Straightout," to the State senate,
against B. S. Williams, Tillmanite. The
vote stood Moore 747, Williams 567. The
rest of the county ticket is made up of
Pillmanites.
? A Columbia dispatch of last Monday
to the Greenville News says: A petition
is in circulation here asking Judge A. C.
Haskell to run for governor. The particulars
of the matter are difficult to obtain.
It is known that a well known commission
merchant has charge of the petition,
together with a letter which he exhibits to
prospective signers.
.?Says The Newberry Herald and News:
n? 1 t r>i -r n i i
uoi. ju. liiease, xviq., one 01 me next legislators
from Newberry, says that Wade
Hampton will be elected without opposition
as United States senator to succeed
himself by the next legislature. Mr.
Blease says that he knows whereof he
speaks, and we have no reason to doubt
him.
? Gen. Y. J. Pope, who was recently
nominated as attorney-general of South
Carolina, and who was also senator from
Newberry county with two more years to 1
serve, recently sent to Lieutenant-Governor
Mauldiu, as president of the senate,
his resignation as senator. He also notified
J. A. Sligh, chairman of the County
Executive committee, of his resignation.
? Dr. J. _F. Ensor, of Spartanburg, has
ieen nominated for congress "frRW -UlSXEourth
district by the Republicans. There
vas only two candidates before the contention
: Dr. J. F. Ensor and F. A. Saxon.
j. M. Wilder was not in the race at all,
laving announced several days ago that
le would not be a candidate, but still one r
>r two complimentary votes w:ere cast for
lira.
? In his speech at Union on the 15th initant,
C'apt. G. W. Shell offered to withIraw
from the race for congress in the
Foui^h district and to leave the field clear
or Col. I. G. McKissick if the other canlidates
would agree to do likewise. Capt.
E. P. McKissick and William Munro
Irew up in writing an agreement to that
jffect and submitted it for signatures.
Dapt. Shell signed it, and so did Lieutenmt
Governor Mauldin and Senator Smith.
Uol. Duncan, however, declined to attach ^
lis sienature and consequently the propos- .
id arrangement failed. " g
? Anderson Journal: The demand for a s
^institutional convention we think very
inwise. It is extremely uncertain that f
he Democrats could control things so as to
)assthe new constitution when submitted
o the people. Then again it is estimated
hat the constitutional convention will
:ost at least $100,000, while we can easily
imend the present constitution without
he expenditure of a single extra dollar by
he State. But the most important of the
vhole matter is that the present constitu,ion
has been fully construed by the courts
tnd we all know what it is.
? The Republicans of the First Congreslional
district held a nominating convenion
in Charleston last Saturday. After
in exciting wrangle there was a bolt. W.
3. Crum was nominated by those who renained
in the hall. Chas. S. Minort boltid
and will hold a convention Monday
vhich will nominate him. Minort has
leretofore supported \V. A. Qant, presiient
of the colored Farmers' Alliance,
jut has left him to enter the field him
leu. liotn candidates are coiorea. rni^
makes four candidates for ccmgress in the
First district.
? The Democrats of the Second Congressional
district met in convention at
Edgefield last Friday. Before the cou/ention
assembled it was almost a foregone
conclusion that Hon. Geo. D. Tillman
would be re-nominated. If Mr. W.
T. Talbert was in the race, to the casual
>bserver it was not apparent. That gentleman
is prostrate with typhoid fever and
lis condition is dangerous. There was
lome talk of a possible attempt to pass a
esolution to make the nomination by primary?this
probably was Mr. Talbert's
ilan, and his only hope. A motion to
hat effect was sprung during the norninaions,
but it did not meet with a second.
The only avowed candidate in opposition
.0 Mr. Tillman was Hon. G. Duncan Belinger,
of Barnwell, who received the suplort
of his own county and Colleton.
The Mississippi Convention.?The
suffrage question may be regarded as setled
so far as Mississippi is concerned.
3n Thursday voting was begun, section
>y section, upon the report of the committee
on elective franchise. The voting
leveloped the fact that the convention
itands almost two to one in favor of the
:omraittee's report, and its adoptiou
>y an emphatic majority is no longer a
juestion of doubt. The Christman amendment
providing for an educational or property
qualification, was rejected by a vote
)f 77 to 30. A proposition to empower
he legislature to confer restriction suffrage
lpon women received a similar quietus.
Vmendments vere voted down as fast as
hey were offered, and all of the following
our sections of the report were adopted
>y overwhelming majorities:
Section 1. All decisions by the people
hould be by ballot.
Section 2. Every male inhabitant of this
>tate, except idiotic and insane persons and
ndians, not taxed, who is a citizen of the
Juited States, 21 years old and upwards, who
ias resided in this State two years, and one
'ear in the election district in which he offers
o vote, and who is fully registered as proyidid
in Section 3 of this article, and who has
lever been convicted of bribery, burglary,
heft, arson, or obtaining money or goods under
alse pretences, shall be entitled to vote aftersix I
uuiiiti-ia icaiuuin-o in iuo uiccnuii u mux xut, 11 L
itherwise qualified. t
Section 3. The legislature shall provide by a
aw for the registration of all persons entitled
o vote at any election, and all persons offering j
o register shall take the following oath of *
ffirmation : "I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
hat I am twenty-one years old, and that I c
vill have resided in this State two years, and t
? election district of county one year e
lext preceding the ensuing election, (or if a t
Minister of the Gospel two years residence in tj
he State and six months in said election dis- 1
rict,) and am now in good faith a resident of
he same, and that J. am not disqualified from t
rnting by reason of having been convicted of c
my crime named in the constitution of this a
itate as disqualification to be an elector; that c
: will truly answer all questions propounded ?
o me concerning my antecedents, as far as
hoy relate to my right to vote, and also as to a
ny residence before my citizenship in this ^
listrict; that I will faithfully support the con- ?
titution of the United States and of the State
?f Mississippi, and will bear true faith and al- r
egiance to the same." a
Section 4. A uniform poll tax of two dolars
is hereby imposed on every male inhab- I f
tant in the State between the ages of ill and '
10 years, except persons who are deaf and j r
lumbor bilnd. Payment of the poll tax im- a
)Osed is declared to boa qualification to vote. J c
When section 5 was reached, several |
intendments were proposed and debate t
>n thera was not ended until Friday. All >
he proposed amendments were voted g
lown, and section o of the original report l
vas adopted as follows: ! t
Section 5. On and after the first day of Jan- C
iary, A. IJ. 1S9<?, the following qualifications
ire added to the foregoing: Kvery qualified
doctor shall he able to read auy section of the
institution of this State; or ho shall be able
0 understand same when read to him, or give
1 reasonable interpretation thoreof. A new
egistration shall lie made before the next
msuing election after theso qualifications are
;stablished.
In order to restrict suffrage between
low and 18%, it will be remembered
;hat the committee recommended the
idoption of the Dortsch law. The followng
provisions were adopted without dis;ussion;
"Electors in municipal elections
shall possess all the qualifications herein
ireseribed, and such additional qualificaionsas
may be prescribed by law prior"to
Fanuary 1, 18%. The election by the people
in this State shall be regulated-by an
irdinance of this constitution."
The convention is now discussing the
luestion as to when the suffrage ordilances
shall go into effect?whether in
18%, as above provided, or in 1892, as
iroposed in a substitute for section 5.
autin LAKULIA A A&WS.
? A brand of flour is now being sold in
south Carolina called "The Ben Tillman,"
md has a faithful likeness of the "one
iyed governor" on the sack.
-Second-Lieutenant J. A. Towers, of the
First United States artillery, hasjbeen deailed
as professor of military science and
actics at the South Carolina Military acad?ray.
Charleston.
? The Theological seminary at Columsia
opened last week with a good attendince.
The faculty are hopeful of a prosjerous
session for this time-honored initiation,
and the present indications are
,hat their expectations will be fully reilized.
? Greenwood is now connected with the
North by the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad. The connection was
nade at 2 o'clock last Saturday, in Laurens
;ounty, several miles beyond the Saluda,
rhe commissioners and officers will make
m inspection September 30th, and aschedile
will be published and run October 1st.
? Governor Richardson has commuted to
ife imprisonment in the penitentiary the
leath sentence of Whitfield Murrell, who
vas sentenced to be hanged on Friday
lext. Murrell and William Carpenter
vere convicted of brutally murdering
Paul Yonce, of Edgefield. They escapid
jail. Murrell was captured in a swamp.
L'wo thousand one hundred citizens petiioned
for the commutation. Nine hunIred
others, among whom was B. R. Till
Ban, requested the governor not to in;erfere
with the judgment of the courts.
Solicitor Nelson said the testimony made
>ut a clear case of murder. "The jury,"
le said, "saw fit to recommend them to
nercy, and I am frank to say the law
loes not require commutation on that
ground, but it has been regulated rather
)y common usage." The jury that tried
he case recommended the commutation
is they had recommended the prisoner to
nercy at the time of rendering the veriict.
Judge Norton concurred in theju y's
recommendation, "as an encouragement
of juries to find proper verdicts.
Aside from these considerations," said
lis endorsement, "I see no reason for
:ommutation."
COTTON MERCHANTS ALARMED.
A Birmingham Ala., letter ol' last Saturday
says:
The Farmers' Alliance in Alabama has
Decome a regular "Jack-in-the-box." Not
content with bobbing up in the,political
irena a few months ago and scaring the
)ld time politicians out of a year's growth,
t is just now creating consternation in
lusiness and financial circles. j
All local and county organizations _I
hroughouuLe"STsTeiTrelu)id 1 ng meetings
ind binding members by resolutions and
vritten agreements, not to sell their coton
crop until the price has been forced
ip to a figure satisfactory to the Alliance,
fhe members readily enter into These
igreements, believing they can hold the
>ulk of the cotton crop until the price will
- < * i- X 1 X_ 1_ 2 _l
)e iorcea up 10 twelve ceuis or nigner.
If this arrangement is carried out it
neansruin to thousands of merchants and
nany backers in the South. Ninety per
lent, of the cotton crop is sold when it is
)lanted, and the crop is grown on credit,
rhe farmer owes the merchant, the merihant
owes the banker, and the banker in
nany cases owes his Eastern corresponding
The merchants' notes to the banker
all due frorrf October 15 to November 1,
ind the banker's paper in New York is
lue a little Inter. If the fanner does not
iell his cotton he cannot pay his merchant,
ind the latter cannot pay his banker.
It has just been announced, as coming
rom high Alliance authority, that agents
>f the order have made arangements wflh
European capitalists to advance the farmers
$32 a bale on all cotton stored in warelouses.
This would enable the farmer to
jay the bulk of the money he owes his
nerchaut and prevent anything like a
Knf U Jo Jf nmr aii/tVi or.
jnuiG, uui it 10 uuuuuui ai auj ouvu ui angement
has been made. But even if
le fails to make arrangements to borrow
money on his warehouse receipts, the
armer, at least the Alliance farmer, proposes
to hold his cotton anyway and let
:he merchant and banker squirm. The
'armer says that when he was the helpless
jvorm the merchant and banker coinpined
to crush him without mercy, and
pow he has the power he will not grieve
pver their sufferings.
Merchants and bankers in all the towns
md cities in the cotton States frankly
idmit that the situation looks serious,
put they still hope for the best. Where
the merchant holds a mortgage on the
irop he will attempt to compel the delivery
of the cotton at the time specified in
his mortgage, but the farmer has several
lards in his sleeve he can piay if necessary
and delay delivery several weeks. He
ran harvest his crop late, his gin may
preak down, or other accidents happen
;hat will prevent his getting his cotton to
market until late in November.
The Alliance is very much in earnest
ibout obtaining better prices for the cotion
crop this season, and will adopt almost
my means to bring about the result.
Crop Reports.?The South Carolina
weather service, in co-operation with the
[Jnited States signal service, makes the
allowing report for the week ending last
Saturday: The temperature and sunshine
or the week has been about the average.
The rainfall has been above the average
ind generally distributed, and while it
pas benefitted most of the crops, it has
materially injured cotton. The prospect
ora full crop has been greatly damaged
ind the staple ii of inferior quality caused
py the continued rains. Cotton is now
ppening rapidly and picking is progressng
satisfactorily in almost all sections of
he State.
The bulletin of the agricultural department
at Washington, issued last Saturday,
lays:
The daily average temperature for the
veek ending September 19 has been above
in average in the districts on the Atlantic
ind Gulf coast. This excess of temperaure
has been from 2? to 6? in New Engand,
and from 2? to 3? in the Middle South
Atlantic aud Gulf States.
In the Lake region and central valleys
he daily average temperature has been
rora 2? to 4? below normal except in Illitois,
where it has been 6?. In extreme
Northern Minnesota the deficiency has
anged from 5? to 10?.
Rainfall for the week has been in excess
n the district on the Atlantic coast and in
bwa, Missouri, Arkansas and eastern Kaoas.
There has been a deficiency in all
>ther districts.
On the New England and Middle Atantic
coast the rainfall has been from two
o three inches. In the Lake region there
ias been irom one-naii to tnree quarters
>fan inch of rainfall. In the South Atlanic
States and Florida it has been from one
ind a half to two inches. It has been
;enerally less than one-half of an inch in
he east Gulf Sates.
There has been no rain on the Pacific
oast and only light showers in the counry
from the Daaotas southward to northirn
Texas. Harvesting has been competed
in Dakota, but has been delayed in
Minnesota by excessive rains. *
Killing frosts have occurred in Nebras:a
and Iowa with slight damage to late
orn. Corn is considered safe in Indiana
,nd Illinois, where wheat seeding and
orn cutting are progressing. Temperaure
and sunshine have been below the
tverage in Kansas and Missouri, and warm
veather is needed for corn in the latter
5tate.
Cotton is opening and picking has been
etarded by rain in Arkansas and Texas,
md picking is progressing in Louisiana,
vhere rice is being harvested. Cane is
lourishing and a few cases of grinding are
epqrted. Conditions have not been favor,ble
for cotton in Mississippi, where the
>utlook is no better than at last report.
In Alabama the weather has generally
ieen favorable for gathering crops. In
/irginia corn and tobacco are reported as
;ood in both quantity and quality. In the
'arolinas cotton has been injured by rain,
he bolls rotting and sprouting. In North
Carolina tobacco is nearly housed.