University of South Carolina Libraries
f&c UorMlc V YORKVILLE, S. C. : WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15,1890. i L_ ! ! THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT. Did we think the Independent movement inaugurated by Judge Haskell and others?and which culminated in Columbia last Thursday night in the nomina- j tion of an Independent State ticket?would assume any proportions and attract to it a considerable number of voters, we should have the gravest apprehension for the future moral, social and political welfare of the State. In the peculiar condition of political affairs in this State, that such a movement should have a following is a matter of surprise. No one doubts for a moment the devotion of Judge Haskell and his associates to what they conceive kA<a ? > tsiwsioi r\f V*rv Qfoto IU lit? lur WHO UU9b 1UIC1COV VI niv k^vt?bv? Their records as Democrats are before the people; but in this movement they are - acting rashly and outside the pale of all party rales and obligations. Capt. B. R. Tillman is the undoubted choice of a large majority of the Democrats of the State for governor. This choice was made known through their delegates in convention assembled, and in the nomination, without regaTd to former preferences, it is the duty of all loyal Democrats to acquiesce. To act otherwise is only an attempt to disrupt the party. It is an open secret that success is not expected without the aid of the Republican vote; and while Judge Haskell would pose as Wade Hampton in 1876, and accept all the Republican votes that might be given him, yet he should remember that the conditious now are quite different from what they were in that notable contest. Then the white people of South Carolina were struggling to overthrow a corrupt State government, and establish in its stead honest home rule and white supremacy. Now the struggle is between Democrats?the white people of the State?and Independent success could result only in the dominion of the Republican party, not during Judge Haskell's term, of course, but the white Democracy would be irretrievably disrupted, j / J ana ine way openeu iur uegru uuiuiuiuu two years hence. We hope the people of the State will reflect upon the evil consequences of this movement and place upon it the seal of their condemnation at the ballot box. Let the white voters shun the snicidal i movement of the Independents, and uniting upon Tillman, the regular Democratic nominee, perpetuate the honest, white roan's government, which has been our boon for the last fourteen years. MERE-MENTION. Prof. John H. Hewitt, an able and prolific writer, and who edited The Republic, I the first paper issued at Greenville, S. C., died in Baltimore on the 7th instant, aged 90 years. California will produce , 2,800,000 boxes of raisins this year. An ] attempt was made to assassinate ex-Con- i gressman C. R. Breckenridge on Monday night of last week, at Centre Ridge, Con- ! way county, Arkansas. He is conducting j his canvass for re-election, and while he , .was speaking a cap was snapped at him | from a back window where a large crowd ] gathered. William Sprague, Jr., 1 l^ppldson of Salmon P.Chase, and the only j l^^son of ex-Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, committed suicide by inhaling { chloroform on Tuesday of last week, at 1 Seattle, Wash. The largest cheese < ever made in the United States was put I in hoops last week in the cheese factory at ' East Otto, N. Y. It is five feet in diameter ( and weighs two tons. In its manufacture 8,800 pounds of milk were used. The , business.failures occurring throughout the \ country last week number for the United \ States 186 and for Canada 29, a total of 215 4 as compared with 197 the week previ- J ous. Steve Jacobs, a notorious negro ! criminal, was hanged at Lnmberton, N. C., : last Friday, for the murder of three women j near there several months ago. Ex- j President R. B. Hayes is said to be en- j g&gaged to marry a Virginia widow. It j ^ wpredieted in Minneapolis that the price I of wheat will advance to $1.40 a bushel in Chicago before the crop year is ended. ^ The estimate there is that the domestic j demand will require all but about 19,000,- { 009 bushels left for export. The su- ; Sreme court of Michigan has rendered a . ecision that colored men cannot be discriminated against in public places.* '"The September report issued by the Cotton Association states that the first picking of j the Egyptian cotton CTopis finished. Very little injury wasdoneby worms. The crop is estimated at 14,625,000 pounds. Justice Samuel F. Miller, of the United States Supreme court, died in Washington, last i Monday night, from the effects of paraly- ; sis. He was aged 74 years. Ex-Secretary Belknap, who was one of Grant's cabinet officers, was found dead in his bed, in a jroom adjoining his office in Washington, last Monday morning. His disease was ( gout, and he had been dead twenty-four hours before his body was found. Dur- ] irig the trial of Dillon and O'Brien, at Tip- j perary, Ireland, last week, on charges of ' conspiracy, the distinguished prisoners 1 failed to appear on Friday, having fled the ' country and forfeited their bail. The cases i will be tried as though the prisoners were , present. On Tuesday of last week, the : office and six mills of the Dupont powder i works, near Wilmington, Delaware, were blown to atoms by an explosion of powder, and eleven persons were killed. The ! shock was terrific, and was felt thirty-five miles away. j Re-Opening the Inquest.?Adam's i body, which has agitated the Southern Presbyterians for the last six years, and ? which was thought to have been definite- j ly and permanently disposed of by the de- i position of Prof. Woodrow, the Perkins professor in the Theological seminary at Columbia, and the advocate of evolution, has been again exhumed with the pros- 1 pect of another long and tedious inquest over the unfortunate remains. The exhumation took place at Allendale, at the session of the Charleston pres- ' bytery, which convened there on Tuesday of last week, and sat until Thursday. The ! early part of the session was consumed in , it - ? -r r 1 k.,o! ine ITHUStlCllUU ui luiiuai auu iuuuuc uu3iness, and everything was quiet and harmonious until a letter of application for < membership from the Rev. Dr. James j Woodrow was received. Then the controyersy rc-opeued. j The usual examination to which appli- , cants are subjected followed the presenta- i tion of Dr. Woodrow's letter. This was conducted wholly in writing, and much i time was devoted to calm and deliberate 1 inquisition as to the applicant's doctrinal ! beliefs, etc. Dr. Wooarow was present , and conducted his own side of the case. At the conclusion, the following resolution was submitted by Rev. R. A. Webb, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian 1 church of Charleston: Resolved, That Dr. Woodrow's examination j be declared unsatisfactory and that his application for membership in this Presbytery be de- clined. ] Then follow six reasons upon which the < resolution is based. They recite Dr. Wood- > row's evolution dogmas; his course as editor, reflecting upon the honor, sincerity and veracity of Charleston presbytery; his re-afflrmation of his doctrinal errors on ' the subject of evolution, which have been ; condemned several times by the courts of : the church as contrary to the Presbyterian , standard ; rnd sixth, "Because the reception of Dr. Woodrow under the circum- 1 stances would put this presbytery in griev- ] ous contradiction with itself." After the reading of the resolution a mo- j tion was made by Rev. Dr. W. T. Thomp- , son, of the First Presbyterian church of i * Charleston, that no debate be permitted ] jfe* and the paper to go to a vote without argu- l ^Lment on either side. H&Tbis motion prevailed and the reeolu- ; was immediately accepted by a vote ] ^HLthe announcement of the result, Rev. i J. Wm. Flinn, D. D., who is a strong supporter of Dr. Woodrow, gave notice that an appeal from the decision of the presbytery would be taken to the synod ol the State. This body holds its next meeting at Yorkville, October 21, and the matter will be carefully discussed on its merits. From that body it will go up to the general assembly again. The presbytery directed that the entire examination be published in pamphlet form for the use the ministers, who will distribute them as they deem best. Capture of a Noted Outlaw.?Rube Burrows, the noted Alabama train robber and outlaw, was captured in MareDgc county, Ala., on the 7th instant, by detectives in the service of the express company, railroads and the postal department, who had been on his track for the last two years. The immediate capture was made by Detective MeDuffie and twe negroes, who took Burrows to Linden jail for safe-keeping overnight, having taken from his person his money, $178, and Slaced it in the hands of Deputy Sheritl arter. MeDuffie and the two negroes were keeping watch over Burrows, and at about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning the prisoner asked McMuffie for something to eat, saying he was hungry and had not tasted food since morning. MeDuffie re plied that he was in a similar condition, but there was no help for it and they must stick it out together. Burrows then said he had some candy and corn bread and bacon in his saddlebags, and he desired to get the food. Almost before he was aware of it, says McDuffie, the negro got up, walked to the door, picked up the leather cavalry saddle bags and tossed them over to Burrows. The latter reached his hand down into one of the partitions and produced some candy, giving some to McDuffie and some tc the negro, who had given him the saddlebags. They all sat there eating and talking for some four or five minutes, Burrows seeming to be in unusually good spirits. Suddenly, without a word of warning, or a preliminary motion indicative ol what was going to follow, Burrows drew two big pistols from the saddlebags, and covering each of his guards, he ordered the chains stricken from his legs. The negro commenced the work while McDuffie moved slowly nearer Burrows, with the Intention, he says, of overpowering him with the assistance of the other negro guard, who had by this time awakened. When he had approached very near to the outlaw the latter said: "That will do. You had better keep your distance, or something might happen." McDuffie obeyed, saying: "Rube, the cake is yours." Burrows was soon unchained. Then, with his pistols still drawn, he made one of the negroes chain McDuffie, and tied the other negro to him. He then locked the door, saying: "I'm Rube Burrowp, and I'm going to paint this town red. I want to know where the fellow is that's got my money. I am going to kill him." Bidding McDuffie good-bye, Burrows, with the negro in front of him, started out IU UUU xur. J. XV. l_/HHCI, mm n iivui niv. money found 6n Jhim the evening before had been deposited. The negro did not exactly know where Carter lived, but knew the neighborhood of his room. The bandit king telling the poor negro that every next minute would be his last, Btopped at one or two residences, but failed in hissearch. Then they learned that Carter had a room over Glass's store, and thither Burrows and the negro went at a trot, for it was fast approaching the time for the dawn to come. Carter was aroused by loud cries below, and when he asked who wanted him, he could get no reply. Determined to see who it was that called, he dressed, taking care to put his pistol, a Smith & Wesson double-action, of 32 calibre, in his pocket. A moment later he appeared at the entrabce. When he opened the door and stepped out, Burrows instantly covered him with two pistols, saying: "Give me my money, or I will kill you." Carter looked at his opponent and his sxpression was serene. He looked at Rube possibly a second, and then two pistol shots rang out, the one seeming but an echo of the other. And then both men backing, continued their firing until their gistols were exhausted. Both of the shots red when the combatants wero at close range did the work. The other eight went wide of the mark. Carter received a slight wound in the shoulder, and Burrows's wounds proved fatal in a few minutes after the firing ceasid. His body was encased in a plain 'ilno (inffln and nhinnpH tn Slllliirpnt. "La mar county, were iWas delivered to the Jead outlaw's father. Tom Woolfolk Resentenced.?In the Houston County (Ga.) Superior court, at Perry, on the 7th instant, Thomas G. Woolfolk was the second time sentenced ;o be hanged October 29 for the murder of line members of his father's family. The ?ase is one of the most noted on the erimilal lists of the State. He was tried in Macon in November, 1887, and afterward laving been given a new trial by the Suireme court with a change of venue, was etried in November, 1889, at Perry, in Houston county. He was convicted and ?ntenced to be hanged on both trials. 3n the last appeal the decision of the ower court was sustained and the sen:ence pronounced on Tuesday is final. When asked what he hau to say about t, Woolfolk said: "Nothing at all, only [ am innocent. I didn't do it; still I would much rather be in my grave than lurrounded as I am. I am ready to rewive my sentence." Judge Gober then read the sentence of leath. The execution will take place at Perry, within one mile of the jail, and iD Dublic. The prisoner is to be kept in tho Houston county jail until Wednesday, 3ctober 29th, and oa that day he is to be taken to the gallows and hanged until he is dead. LETTER FROJTBLACKSBUUO. Correspondence of The Yorkville. Enquirer. Blacksburg, October 14.?Our town is at last falling into line in the new order of religious movement inaugurated in this part of the world by Rev. Sam Jones, and extensive preparations have been going on for the past two weeks for the reception of Evangelist Fife, who is expected to arrive here and begin a series of services and sermons on the 10th instant. A large tent has been secured, and will be pitched on the vacant lot on Cherokee street, directly opposite D. L. Brown A Co.'s brick store house. A full choir of our best musical talent, composed of members of the different churches, has been in nightly training, and will be under the special direction of Mr. Jones, who takes charge of that part of tho services for Mr. Fife. From the latter's reputation as a revivalist, it is expected that much good will result from this meeting. It has beeu for some time the desire of some of the members of the Presbyterian church at this place to have a resident minister, and on Sunday last, after the regular morning service, a meeting of all the members was held, at which it was determined to extend a call to Rev. R. P. Smith, of Bullock's Creek, to locate here and take charge of the churches at this place and Sharon, and the Presbyterian congregation at Cherokee Falls. It Is said that Mr. Smith is desirous of coming here for the purpose of educating his children. At the Teachers' Institute, which convened at Fort Mill last week, our town was represented by Mr. Spessard, superintendent of the Blacksburg Institute, and two of his assistants, Mr. (J. M. Allison and Miss Mary Gregory. They were favorably impressed by the representatives of education in York county, and much pleased with Fort Mill and its citizens. Cherokee Inn, the handsome and commodi 0U8 noiei WQ1CQ IB ueiug tjreuiuu ill uur iu>V||, is now nearing completion, and the carpenters will soon have finished their part of the work. Maj. Jones is making arrangements to secure the services of a first-class painter, and feels 3ure that the house will be ready for occupancy by the first of December next. Rev. W. J. .Anderson, who has been supplying the PBesbyterian church at this place, remains over this week for the purpose of participating in the Fife meeting. Several other ministers are expected here this week with the same object in view. Miss Maggie Twitty, of Itutherfordton, is visiting the family of Dr. W. Anderson. Mr. Mortimer "Moore, of McConnellsville, has been engaged as clerk by Pollock <k Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graham, of Sholby, N. C., are visiting friends at this place and Cherokee Falls. Our town council are still going on with the work of grading and draining the streets. A large rock culvert is being built at the crossing sf Shelby and Carolina streets, which has the appearance of solidity and permanency. \v. a. LETTEH^FRujrGROVER. Correspondence of The Yorkville Enquirer. Grovkr, N. C., October 13.?We are having 30nie delightful fall weather now, and the Farmers are now making good use of it in picking cotton, sowing oats and gathering corn, wheat sowing has not commenced vet, but From all appearances, I think it will commence soon, as there is a new Corbin disk harrow at Grover waiting to have its merits tested on the wheat crop this fall. It is to be hoped that the bad crop tho past season will not discourage the farmers in trying to raise this important cereal, but that thoy will prepare the land better and try to mako up for past failures. Mrs. Caroline Hambright, wife of J. M. Hambright, was kicked by a cow several days igo and had her thigh broken, from which she has suffered a great deal. The Grover cotton market is quite lively, ;oingto 10 cents last week. c. c. H. I THE POLITICAL POT BOILING. i # ' THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS NOMINATE A FULL STATE TICKET. They Issue an Address to the People?The State Executive Committee Issues a Coun! tor Address?Tillman to be Opposed by Judge Hjiskell?Their Respective Views , on the Situation?Other Political Notes. , The convention called to nominate a i State ticket in opposition to Tillman, met in the hall of the house of representatives , at Columbia, at 8 o'clock p. m., on Thurs. day last, and was in session one hour and i twenty minutes. The convention was called to order by ! Chancellor W. D. Johnson, of Marion, who, I after the applause had subsided which J greeted him, said: \ Gentlemen: This convention will now come to order. In obedience to the request made by ' a conference held at Marion on Saturday last, [ and as a representative of that meeting, I call I this convention to order, and move that Gen. F W. W. Harllee, of Florence, be appointed chairi man of this convention. ; The motion was vociferously carried, s Amid applause Gen. Harllee ascended i the speaker's stand and said : ; Gentlemon of the Convention: I am proud, profoundly grateful, for this evidence of renewed confidence on the part of the virtuouB and ! intelligent Democrats of South Caroliua. Fourteen years ago last August I had the honor of being called to preside over a convention. Our State was then in a condition which required the ? energy, devotion and manhood of all our people. You have Been the result. We are here now for l the good of our State. [Applause]. As an address to the people has been prepared and will be read to you, and as we are assembled to work and not consume our time in words, I call this meeting to order. The chair is ready to hear ' any proposition or motion. W. H. Lyles, of Richland, and Edwajrd ' Kerrisoa, ofSpartanburg, were elected secretaries of the convention. The chairman of each delegation handed up a list of delegates, and the roil, when made up, contained the following names representing twenty counties: L Barnwell?Alfred Aldrich, W. I. Eaves, G. W. M. Williams, W. L. McFail, R. C. Moody, J. C. Carter. Berkeley--S. Porcher Smith. Charleston?J. W. Barnwell, P. E. Cbazal, i K. S. Tupper. Chester?J. W. Dunnovant, E. B. Sligh. Clarendon?B. Pressley Barron, W. Scott Harvin, S. W. Haynesworth, W. H. Sparks, J. J. Broughton. Chesterfield?W. L. T. Prince, Dr. J. M. McCay, Capt. W. A. Hinshaw. Darlington?J. J. Lucas, Dr. James C. Wilcox. Fairfield?T. W. Woodward, A. M. Wallaco, J. D. Harrison, H. N. Obear, J. E. McDonald, G. W. Ragsdale, Daniel Hall, G. W. Crawford, John Hollis, T. J. Perry .Sr., T. J. Perry, Jr., J. W. Hanahan, W. H. Robinson, u. r. i Hoffman, R. G. Miller, J. M. Brice, J. A. Thomas, S. B. G'lowney, E. M. Woodward, W. B. Dixon, J. B. Brown, W. Bookman, T. E. Sligh, Henry Elliott, R. J. McCarley, W. R. Doty. Florence?W. W. Harllee, Wm. Quirk, R. E. Gregg, G. G. Palmer, F. M. Rodgere, C. T. Haney, H. L. Morris. Horry?B. L. Beaty, J. E. Dnseubury, J. R. Cooper, J. R. Suggs, David Rabon. Kershaw?William Clyburn, S. L. Lang, A. H. Boykin, James Cantey, S. W. Boykin, Allen Deas, J. L. Saunders, Peter Cole, W. H. Ancrum. Lancaster?Robt. Beckham. Marion?W. D. Johnson, E. A. Betliea, F. D. Bryant, R. P. Hamer, Jr., W. M. Ilamer, S. A. Durham, J. W. Johnson, L. F. Davis, A. T. Harllee, J. C. Mullens, Sam Evins, D. E. Gilchrist, F. M. Allen, A. N. McCMlum, H. Witcover. Orangeburg?J. D. Peterkin, R. M. Claffy, Gilbert Wagner, W. R. Taber, J. F. Bronson, A. P. Amaker, L. E. Meyers, D. H. Tresevant, O. H. Wienges, W. F. Banks, Ml A. Keller, G. E. Whaley, S. N. Weatherhorn, G. \V. Arthur, W. E. Byrd, G. W. Spigner. Richland?R. W. Shand, Allen J. Green, R. S. Desportes, G. W. M. Williams, W. H. Lyles, L. N. Zealy, Keith Tarrar, Jeff Espoto,i no, Richard Singleton, S. W. McKecffe, Wm. Weston. Spartanburg?Edward Bacon, F'.ovd Liles, H. II. Thomson, F. H. Cash, J. W. Garrett, J. W. Garrett, Jr., Jas. Cofield, Dr. S. Evans, O. S. Roberts, George Hennemar., S. B. Jones, Jr., Cicero Thomasson, Samuel McGowan, Jr., Edward Kerrison. Sumter?E. D. Smith, A. Smith, J. C. Singleton, A. Owens, W. T. Dixon, Henry Spann, English DeSchamps, J. D. Blanding, A. F. Cousar, J. W. Rhamo, S. W. Wilson, E. F. Darby, W. T. Aycoek, M. C. Karesb, R. N. Owens, John Singleton, R. M. Cooper, S. C. Mills. Union?T. Muuro, W. C. Wallace, R. W. Hamilton, R. W. Tinsley, N. B. Eison, W. Fowler, M. W. Culp, C. S. Young, J. J. Little.iohn, M. R. Jeter, JamesMunro, R. H. Gibbes, B. F. Gregory, T. B. Butler, A. F. McKissick. Williamsburg?Edwin Harper, R. H. Kellehan, J. P. Wheeler, Nat Allen, W. H. Plowden, B. Wallace Jones. York?A. E. Hutchison, Iredell Jones. Col. J. D. Blanding. of Sumter, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That this conference do now go into the nomination of a full State ticket, towit: Governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of State, treasurer, comptroller-general, attorney-general, superintendent of education and adjutant-general. Solicitor J. E. McDonald, of Fairfield, rose to oppose the adoption of the resolution. Mr. Joseph W. Barnwell, of Charleston, made a point of order that as the convention had been called for the purpose of nominating a full State ticket, Mr. McDonald was out of order. Mr. McDonald submitted, as a question of parliamentary law, that the resolution was debatable. Impatience was manifested by many delegates, and cries of "question" were heard. The chair decided that all questions submitted to the body were debatable. Mr. McDonald said he did not know whether he expressed the sentiments of any one else in the hall or not. Mr. Barnwell (interrupting): "I ask the gentleman whether he is in favor of going into the nomination of a State ticket or not?" Cries of "Question!" "Question !" Mr. McDonald : "I am not." A voice: "Then you can get out and join some other convention." [Cheers and laughter.] Mr. McDonald submitted that if the people of South Carolina in their sovereign capacity, desired to nominate officers they had the right to do so, but before they did so every true Democrat had a right to be heard. Further objection was made by a delegate: Col. Blanding: "Give him as much rope as he wants." [Cheers and laughter.] Mr. McDonald: "I desire to know if the convention wants to hear debate. If not I will sitdown." Mr. Barnwell: "We have no desire to choke off debate, but we have met for one specific purpose?the nomination of a full State ticket. I do not mean to intimate a desire to eject the gentleman, but I say that no gentleman has aright in this hall unless he is in favor of the nomination of a State ticket, and a complete State ticket. [Cheers]. I ask the chair, if, under the call, it is not true that the only business in order is to go into a nomination of a State ticket?" The chair: "The chair is not now in possession of a copy of the call." Mr. McDonald : "If that is the purport of the call I have nothing: more to say." The question was put, and the resolution was adopted by a storm of ayes. One "No" was heard from the rear of the hall, and was greeted with laughter. The motion to nominate a full State ticket was then put and unanimously carried. Col. Blanding, as quickly as the motion was carried, stepped in the middle aisle, and, in placing in nomination the Straightouts' candidate for governor, said: Mr. President, I have been requested to nominate for the office of governor of the State of South Carolina a man whose name is sufficient without any eulogism from me? Alex. C.Haskell. [Tremendousapplause.] OTHER STATE OFFICERS. Maj. T. W. Woodward, of Fairfield, with the typical red shirt of 1876 suspended on a pole, took a position in the aisle and placed in nomination for lieutenant-governor the gentleman, scholar, patriot and statesman, the Hon. W. D. Johnson, of Marion. [Greatapplause]. Gen. W. L. T. Prince, of Cheraw, nominated Col. W. It. Davie, of Chester, for secretary of State. Col. Davie's name was withdrawn. Col. Blanding then put before the convention the name of Edwin Harper, of Williamsburg, a Straightout and a true Democrat. [Applause.] Mr. Alfred Aldrich, of Barnwell, nominated the Hon. Joseph W. Barnwell, of Charleston, for attorney-general. [Applause.] Mr. Williams, of ltichland, in seconding Mr. Barnwell's nomination, said that with Haskell at the helm, and Barnwell as attorney-general to advise him, South j Carolina will always be safe. [Applause.] Mr. James Munro, of Union, nominated Capt. Edmond Bacon, of Spartanburg, for comptroller-general. Mr. B. Pressley Barron placed in nomination for State treasurer W. A. Ancrum, of the grand old county of Kershaw. [Applause.] Mr. S. Porcher Smith nominated Gen. i It. N. Itiehbourg, of Richland, for the office i of adjutant and inspector-general. I Mr. C. A. Douglass, of Fairfield, in behalf of the young Democracy of the State, nominated E. B. Ilagsdale, of Winnsbo- c ro, as superintendent of education. c This closed the nominations, and each * nominee received the unanimous endorsement of the convention. AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOrLE. - t On the completion of the nominations, r Chancellor Johnson introduced the following address to the people of the State "as J a justification of the course adopted in put- t ting out a tickett To the People of South Carolina: We, as t citizens true to the principles we believe to be c right, and as Democrats loyal to the pledges of 1 of our party, faithful to the National Demo- t cratic party, and adhering to the doctrines upon 8 < which our government was established in 1876, state briefly the reasons which have led us to t present to you a ticket for State officers in op- t position to the Tillman ticket. i The first principle of Democracy is a govern- i ment of the people, by the people and for the i people. The Tillman ticket will array class t against class. The nomination of that ticket c was not by the people, but preceded for the most part from secret caucuses, the people being i deprived of the right to choose their delegates by t primary election. Noise, turbulenceund threats 1 of violence characterized the public meetings S and converted them into riotous assemblies where public issues could not be decently and gravely discussed, by which mauy of our best citizens were practically excluded, and where, 1 contrarv to all precedent in our history, the J I womenof this Slate, who have been the guides ? of truth and the emblems of virtue, and ac- ^ customed to exercise their influence at nil ( times of moment, hesitated to appear. That in ? addition to these bad methods, the utterances of Mr. Tillman have been a wrong to the State, 1 and all our people. His speeches have been a tissue of false t charges, which every man who respects truth ( or religion should' condemn, not in words j alone, but by the power entrusted to his care? . his vote at the ballot box. The right to vote j is not only a power, but a trust, ami when the vote is cast it is the assertion on the part of the voter that he believes the man for whom he votes competent and fit to till the office. It is ( vain to say that the actions of a political party j exempts tlie voter from responsibility. < c His vote affects not'only his rights, but the' i rights, the safety and the happiness of thou- j sands who are dependent on th2so votes for the ' character of the government under which they t live. The ignorant and the reckless may cast ? their votes flippantly, but he who claims in- t telligence enough to know the rights and duties of a citizen, is responsible to his country and his God. Ho who votes for one whom he knows to be unfit and unworthy, makes him j self accessory to all the wrongs committed by i the officer voted for. ; We further solemnly allege that B. R. Till- J man and his associates, by dividing the peo- i pie, by instigating the lowest pussions, by severing family . ties, putting father, son and 1 brother against each other, have caused more t harm and brought greater sorrow on the State j than the sword, or fire; or the hand of man in any other shape have ever before effected. They should not be honored and rewarded 1 for this trouble and wrong, nor should power I be put in their hands to perpetuato the wrong. r It is a terrible mistake to .think that such 6 wrong doers ever stop of their own will. f We do not declare hostility against our fel- j low ^citizens, whatever may be their votes, 1 but we do unhesitatingly pledge ourselves as 1 men and citizens true to principle and right, A to unceasing war against such unworthy c men und methods as have thus ruthlessly torn the heart of the State in twain to feed upon it c for their personal gain. c tt 13 Will i/Uiiotaunj auuiviii ui^tuiiuu . tions if used for political purposes, and all tbat 1 leads to class divisions and ring rule, and on c the other hand will .contend to the.eud for a * government which will administer true and " equal justice to all people, guaranteeing safety and security of their rights alike to all who 8 live under its protecting care. AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ] Mr. Barnwell moved that an Executive committee of seven be appointed by the t chair at its leisure, after consultation with 1 the nominees for governor and lieutenant- 8 governor, to conduct the campaign. t The committee was subsequently apfiointed as follows: W. D. Lyles, Itichand, chairman ; J. D. Blanding, Sumter.; t T. W. Woodward, Fairfield; James 1 Munro, Union ; Edward W. Johnson, Flor- 1 ence; Alfred Aldrich, Barnwell; William r Clyburn, Kershaw. SPEECHES BY NOMINEES. t A commitee of three was appointed to ? wait upon Judge Haskell, apprise him of . his nomination and present him to the j convention. On being escorted to the ^ chair. Judge Haskell made a short speech in which he said he represented the same c principles he did in 1876. That campaign 1 was easier and simpler than the one before us. Father, brother and son are against . each other now. In every utterance that. ] represents moral or political principles we ; stand on the platform of 1876. We stand here against class legislation, tyranny and c the oppression of unprincipled political partisans. The contest will be made at < the ballot box for liberty and true govern- t ment. He pledged himself that "any- s thing and everything within my humble power shall be devoted to the service of j the State of South Carolina in the contest for free and just government in the year i 1890." I At the conclusion of Judge Haskell's c speech, he received such an ovation as has \ never before been witnessed in a political convention, the ladies in the galleries even 1 waving their handkerchiefs. Some tak- ? ing off their hats and tossing them in the ? air and the whole vast throng went wild. <= Speeches were also made by Chancellor t Johnson, Joseph W. Barnwell and E. B. t Ragsdale. a At the conclusion of Mr. Ragsdale's * speech, Mr. R. W. Shand offered the fol- P lowing resolution: .r Resolved, That the thanks of this conven- e tion is extended to Gen. John Bratton and Col. r Joseph H. Earlefor their noble elfort to vindi- { cate the honor and patriotism of South Caro- t lina. f On motion of Col. Blanding the convcn- ^ tion at 9:50 adjourned sine die. , ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION. { STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S ADDRESS. C As a result of the action of the Indepen- p dent convention on Thursday, the State v Executive committee of the regular Democracy issued, on Friday, the following c [address: fl To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: j A grave crisis in the history of our State confronts us ; the life of our party is threatened ; < white supremacy iu South Carolina is endan- a gered. What was predicted, but hardly expected, has happened ; an Independent movement has been inaugurated, an Independent ^ ticket has been nominated, and for its success in the impending election a coalition has been effected between the Republican party and the , deserters from the ranks of the Democracy. j A small gathering of citizens calling them- y selves Straightouts, representing at best only a defeated minority of the Democrats of the State, has held a conference in Columbia, in defiance of the regular constituted authorities of our party, have set at naught the action of the reg: r ular Democratic conventions hold in August ^ and September, have proclaimed war against our Democratic leaders and nominees, and to lead them in their internecine strife, they have ] nominated a full State ticket with Judge Has- t kellat its head as their nominee for governor. By this action 011 their part, in opposition to , the action of an overwhelming majority of tho Democrats of South Carolina, they have read themselves out of the ranks of the Democracy by calling upon the negro vote to aid them in. L their fratricidal war against their white breth- ^ ren; they have declared themselves ready to ' join hands with the black man in pulling down 4 and destroying the white man's government, and ready and willing to see South Carolina again under the heel of the alien tyrant and i ignorant negro. * j They are a few of them men of high social ? -* 12 J 4 1 2 r 1 U SUlIlUlIJg mill U1 glUilb puilllCUl llliiuuu^u ouu n experience; some of them men whom the 1 State has delighted to honor and who have E tilled high positions as a reward for their dis- t tinguished services as patriots and Democrats, s It is, therefore, with feelings of regret and dis- c appointment that we see them voluntarily departing from our Democratic ranks and subjecting themselves to the censure so well expressed by Governor Hampton, when ho said p that "an Independent was worse than a Radi- n cab" 0 But our duty is clear. The Democratic party . of South Carolina must defeat the Independent 1 movement, (no loyal Democrat can conscien- ? tiouslv vote for the Independent ticket), and I we cail upon the white men of the State, as pa- v triots and Democrats, to be true to your coun- o try, true to your party and truo to your race, j By all that you hold dear ?by your lives and liberties, by your homes and families, by your white civilization and pride of race, we appoal c to you to "quit yourselves like men," like V Democrats, like Carolinians. If you would 0 prevent the restoration of the ruinous rule n under which our State lay helpless and pros- jj trate from 18(18 to 187G?if you would spare your wives and children the re-enactment of the scenes of those dark and terrible days?if you would enjoy prosperous days and peaceful lj nights, you will not cast your ballots for p the Independent ticket; and though you may 5^ admire and esteem Judge Haskell and his co- ? nominees, you will, as faithful Democrats and ? patriotic Democrats, vote the ticket which was I nominated by the Democratic convention on b the 10th day of September. t< Be not deceived by the "Address to the People of South Carolina" which was adopted by the Independent conference. .. Among other specious argumentation, it is " sought therein to induce good Democrats to be tl disloyal to the party by telling them that v, "it is vain to say that the action of a political c, party exempts the voter from responsibility." v This is a trap for the unwary, a prop for p the unsteady. Such doctrine is utterly un- 71 Democratic. No party could exist if each * member was to be a law unto himsolf. tl Party fealty compels each truo Democrat to support the regular party nomination. It is u un-Democratic in any man or any minority of gj men, to rebel against the action of the majori- p ty of their party. Democrats of South Carolina, the 4th of Nov- a ember is near at hand. On your action that P day the fate of your country depends. By your p ballots it will bo decided whether Democracy g ir Republicanism is to control the government if this State; whether South Carolina is to >e ruled by the white man or by the negro. COUNTY MEETINGS. , The Executive committee also formulaed the following call for public county i neetings: J Resolved, That mass meetings are hereby * ailed in each county in this State at the court louse thereof, on Monday, the 27th day of Oc- 1 ober instant, exceptiugCharleston and Coluin- ^ )ia, where said meetings shall be held, in Colltnbia on Tuesday, tbe 2Hth, and in Charleston >n tbe29thdayof October, and that Senators ? lampton and Butler, and tbe State nominees, ^ je invited to bo present and address the people it these latter places. * That the chairman of the Executive commit- } ee of tho different counties will bo expected ' o make arrangements and provide speakers 'or their respective counties. In counties * vhere it will be inconvenient to hold these neetings on the day designated, the county ihairman will hold the same on a day to be ^ lesignated by him. It is understood that the object of these sinultaneous meetings is to make a demonstraion in force which will discourage tho Has- ] cell supporters. It is an orignal idea in our jj itate politics. THE GOVERNOR OBDURATE. Chairman Irby, on behalf of the committee, waited ou Governor Richardson, Friday morning, and presented resolutions f idopted by the committee requesting the ^ jovernor to remove such commissioners c )f election as shall be shown to him to be 0 n sympathy with the Independent move- t went and to appoint Democrats instead. c Col. Irby reported to the committee that he governor had received him courte>usly, and had stated that should any of f he commissioners oi election resign, a \ >lace on each board from which the resigjation was made, should be given to the ? rillmanites. 1 U is otherwise ascertained that the gov- ^ ff/OT informed Col. Irby that the appoint- 1 inents had not been made for the purpose of leduring unfair advantage to any party or action, but to ensure a fair election and j lonest count. It may be regarded as set- s led that the governor will not remove j iny appointee except for just cause shown ( ohim. 8 CAPT. TILLMAN ON THE SITUATION. j To newspaper representatives Capt. Tillnan expressed no fear of defeat, but to he contrary he says that "on the 4th of Slovember the regular Democracy will L jury the Independents too deep for resur- v ection." The Columbia Record of Fri- a lay contains the following corrections of ( eported utterances of Capt. Tillman: 8 Capt. Tillman was seen by a Record represenative, in regard to the following Laurens disjatch in The Greenville News of Thursday, in egard to what ho (Tillman) is reported as f laying in a speech at Laurens : I "lie said he came to Laurens to have a con- r ah, hearing of the proposed meeting in Colnm- ] >ia to-night. He said that if any body of men t indertook to break up the Domocraey, wo . vould treat them worse than we did the Radi- f :als in '7(5." J He said after reading the paragraph, that he lid not say the above, but did say, as far as he :ould recollect, that "the Straightouts who vould Support the Independent ticket, would j? lave to go straight out of the party and be { vlassed as independents. They must either r ;ive submission to the will of the majority or rppeal to the negro vote." 8 In the interview yesterday Capt. Tillman I itated that there was only one error, and it was X ilight, but he wished it corrected. It was in t egard to the negroes and Edgefield county. { Ja said that his words were: , "That any white man who attempted to lead he negroes in Edgefield and make them vote his independent ticket, would run a great perlonalrisk." PnnHnnlnnp \\a eairl Miaf ho r o rr a r rl p r 1 fhid In 1 )0 the ease throughout the State, and there d vould certainly be trouble. r In the course of the talk, Col. Irby, lying on j he Bide of the bed, remarked that he intended t. he election in November to be a bloodless victory for Capt. Tillman and his ticket. ('apt. Tillman quickly looked up and re- ' narked: "Yes, it will be bloodless, if possible, but if h he victory cannot be gained without blood- r ihed, then we will have to have it by that c heans or any other, if it is necessary. I tell rou white supremacy is what we are to fight or now, and white supremacy we mu9t and vill have at all hazards." In giving utterance to this, Capt. Tillman c lisplayed strong feeling and tho words were r neasured. ( ' '* HASKELL EXPECTS NO VIOLENCE. e . The Columbia correspondent of The 1 Sews and Courier reports the following ? nterview with Judge Haskell on Satur- $ toy : .. <] Judge Hatkell was visited in his office this $ ifteraoon by a representative of The News add Courier, who sought an interview in reference o tho conduct of his campaign. Smilingly tating that he had only once before in his life r lonsented to a formal newspaper interview, the S udge acceded to the request. He was asked, in the light of the editorial 0 tnder the caption "Let us have peace," in The fl 'lews and Courier to-day, what have you to c ay in regard to Capt. Tillman's suggestion q if bloodshed at the election, made in his inter- B dew in yesterday's Record ? Judge Haskell replied: "I have no appre- 1 tension of bloodshed, and do not think that 9 ur people will listen, with tolerance, to a sug- 11 ;dstion which, even in its utterance, has done y nexpressible harm to the good name of our t Jtate. Personally, I could not better express ny sentiments on the subject than by quoting he language of Major Theodore G. Baker in n address to the people of Charleston during j he canvas of 1876." Judge Haskell had an old " ile of The News and Courier before him as f ie spoke and read this quotation: "I am h adically and uncompromisingly opposed, and I ixpeet to live to the very end of my life op- S >osed, to violence. I am opposed to it for the a nLnrvtnnif nf if T am Annnuori in it. frnm thfl _ IlllUUlOilllJ '' * ?? V^|/VUV? U irutality of it. I am opposed to it above all . or the almost invariable element of cowardice ^ vhich is involved in violence, and I stand ready iow and forever to stamp my foot on the das- h ardly spirit of violence, when the force and irotectiou of numbers encourages individual (aseness to wear the livery of courage." j "What do you consider, Judge, to have been -i ,'apt. Tillman's motive in making this sug- I ;estion ?" a prefer to make no personal comments," n ras the reply. 0 "In the event that Capt. Tillman's threat is arried'out, what will be the course of youngjf L ml your party?" r I "Individually I have no power in the matter. I look to the law to protect citizens in theexer- I ise of their rights, and the people of South I 'orolina have never failed to support the duly ppointed officers of thegovermnent iuthopreervation of poaco and the safety of persons." "Do you consider that this threat will have ho effect of intimidating those who are assoiated with you in this movement?" "The well-known character of the men and he character of the movement," said Judge Iaskell, "gives asuflicient guarantee that thev Fill not be influenced by any threats which nay be made, but that they will be moredeternined to assert and maintain their legal rights." "I understand you then, to say that you and our friends will do nothing to provoke vioence, but will insist on maintaining yourfreelomof speech and action ?" "Certainly. We apprehend no violence, will 1*0 nothing to provoke violence, and I have no loubt that thorough measures will bo adopted o prevent violence." "What manner of campaign do you propose o conduct?" ' "The Executive committee," Judge Haskell eplied, "have not yet assembled, but my imiression is that no public mcotiugs will be rotd and no speeches made, for the people unlerstand the whole question, and we appeal P imply to their calm reason and their patriot- V sin." 7 b SOLICITOR M'DONALIi'S POSITION. e 'The Columbia correspondent of The 81 s~ews and Courier writes: "Itmustnotbe " inderstood that Solicitor McDonald, who " ?hursday night expressed himself against lominations, has repudiated the action of it he convention. He acquiesces in the re- J ult, although it was against his judg- ^ nent." t 1IASKELL BURNT IN EFFIGY. T Judge Haskell was burnt in effigy in the **v lublic streets of Kershaw last Friday j. tight at half pasteight. A large concourse w f people were in attendance, composed of r he leading citizens. Capt'. J. S. Benton, j. n old Confederate soldier, a citizen of ? tershaw, made an eloquent speech, in j! fhich he denounced, to the gratification f all present, the action in nominating j Iaskell, and pleading with the people to w ote for the nominee of the September ? onvention, B. It. Tillman. Speeches k pere made by many others, some of them JId soldiers under Haskell, and who de- ^ ounced the action of their former leader v. a the present crisis. watching and waiting. j.' The committee appointed by the Repub- j; ican State Executive committee to pre- pi are an address to the people and to conider the advisability of putting out a li tate ticket, met in Columbia lastSaturday. fe 'om Miller was present. As far as could bi e learned they did nothing, but concluded ir d do a little more watching and waiting. -?? ? te Getting Ready for Business.?A Iacon, Ga., dispatch says: It is learned iat Professor Bean, of Edgefield county, la ffio has been in charge of a school at Linalnton, Georgia, has been selected pri- ai ate secretary to gubernatorial nominee 1C lenjamin 11. Tillman, and has resigned le principalship of the school to accept d< le new position. ai The Laurensville Advertiser says: It is tr nderstood that J. Gary Watts will be ta 3sistant adjutant-general under Colonel ai 'arley. Mr. Watts's military education te t the Citadel eminently fits him for the ! st osition. His many friends hail his ap-1 hi ointment with delight mixed with re-! gi ret that ho must leave Laurens to fill it. b< LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Vill A. Barber, Secretary?The Associated Counties' Fair, larris A Foster?That Booui. . H. Riddle?We are Prepared. I. A. D. Neely, Treasurer of York countyTax Levies for 1889-00. I. F. AdickesA Co.?Jewelry Store, Ac. L. Y. Cartwright, Inteudant?An Ordinance Fixing the Levy for the Town Tax for the Current Year. Jrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobsou's Racket. >1. A H. C. Strauss?Our Immense New Stock is Ready for Sale, ieo. T. Schorb?Pianos and Organs. Vithers Adickes?Nice Things for the Synod. V. C. Latimer?Another Shipment of Dress i Goods Will Arrive this week. Tew Brothers, Rock Hill, S. C.?Clothing. L Y. Cartwright A Co.?Hammering Down Prices. r. B. Bratton, McConnellsville, S. C.?Warning. POSTAL AFFAIRS. By order of the post master-general, Fort L.awn, in Chester county, is designated as l money order office, and Hickory Grove, n York county, as a postal note office. MR. HEMPHILL. Congressman Hemphill arrived here rom Chester yesterday afternoon. He vas called on in the evening by a number >f citizens and from the hotel piazza made i Bhort, ringing speech. He will attend hecentennial exercises at Bullock'9 Creek hurch to-morrow. COMPLAINT DISMISSED. On information given by Clark Ratchord, colored, Policeman Wilson arrestedr Charlie Howie, also colored, on Saturday^ tfternoon, on the charge of unlawfully sellng intoxicating liquor, but upon investigation before Intendant Cartwright the , omplaint was dismissed. V/ SALE OP PROPERTY. Mr.-B.'A. Parish has sold his house and ot, at present occupied by him, on Madion street, to Mr. Walter T. Barron. Mr. 3arish will immediately build a new resilence on Main street, on his lot adjoining t outh side of Fraink E. Smith'sstore premses recently vacated by Mr. Kenneday. BISHOP HOWE. Rt. Rev. W. B. W. Howe, Bishop of the liocese (Episcopal) of South Carolina, will risit this parish on Sunday next. He vill reach Yorkvilleon Friday afternoon, ind will hold services at the Church of the 3ood Shepherd on Saturday at 7.45 p. m., ind on Sunday at 10.45 a. m., and 7.45 p. m. THE BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. B. P. Estes, of Monticello, Fairield county, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church at this place last Sunday norning and again at night. The pastor, lev. R. G. Patrick, was at Ridgeway, in Fairfield county, engaged in the dedicaion of the new Baptist church, which has ust been completed in that town. A SUNDAY NIGHT ROW. On Monday morning Alf Greer, George iimril, John Sterling and Hannah Hampon, all colored, were before Intendant "artwright, charged with riotous conduct nd attacking the complainant, William Brown, also colored. The disturbance vas all about a woman, Hannah Hampon, and commenced at Zion church after he close of services. The defendants vere fined $5 each. CHURCH NOTES. The interesting series of meetings in frlnity M. E. church closed with last Sunlay's services. In the early part of the heetings the pastor was ably assisted by lev. R. A. Child, of Rock Hill, and later >y Rev. W. W. Daniel, of Chester. The neetings resulted in several accessions to he church. The interior of the Presbyterian church inn hpon mijph irrinrnvpd rpppntlv hv t.hp winter's brush and supplying a handsome arpet to the floor. CHARLESTON'S* GALA WEEK. The Three C's Railroad company has irculated a hand-bill advertising greatly educed rates to Charleston during the Jala Week festivities. Round trip tickts from Yorkville, good from October 25 o November 3, inclusive, will be sold for i mly $4.40 The fare from other points in fork county is as follows: Blacksburg, , 5.05; Hickory Grove, $4.80; Sharon, $4.70; ?irzah, $4.40; Newport, $4.35 ; Rock Hill. 4.30; Leslie, $4.20; Catawba Junction $4.10, THE COURT HOUSE. j Under the superintendence of Clerk of /Ourt Wylie, the court room is now un- j lergoing a complete overhauling and renvation. The carpet has been taken up i nd the accumulation of dirt which it con- j ealed has been gathered up and removed. , "he old carpet will be replaced with a ' iew one. Mr. Wylie acts upon the idea ' hat justice can best be dispensed in a ' lean, wholesome room. The work is beng done by J. Hannibal Beatty, who for ears has been the faithful factotum of i he court. RECENT DEATHS. -. ! We have received information of the leath of Mr. Reuben Swann, which occured on the lGth of September, ultimo, at j lis home at Trion, Jefferson county, Tenn. i le was in the 80th year of his age. Mr. iwann spent his youth in Yorkville and fterwards lived in Columbia, and was the : uperintendent of Cherokee Iron works ! efore moving to Tennessee. He had many : riends in York county who will learn of i lis death with regret. ] Mrs. Mary Feemster, who lived in fork county, about sev^n miles from llairsville, near the dividing line between fork and Chester counties, died on Thursay last, October 9th, aged 98 years 8 < oonths and 1 day. She was the widow ! f Joseph FeemsterjWhfl^jjicMr^SOo. 1 The Fall term of the court of common' leas and general sessions for York county 'ill convene on the 3rd day of Novem- 1 er, proximo. Ilis Honor Judge With- * rspoon will preside. On yesterday, pur- ] jant to law, the following names were J rawn to serve as petit jurors during the rst week of the term: < 'in. M. Lucas, Bullock's Creek. 1 '. A. Brandon, Jr Bethel. 1 owell Cobb Catawba, j lomns F. Meek Bullock's Creek. , . G. Ratcliford, York. ni. II. llerndon, York. ? B. Burnett, York. < O. London, Catawba. I M. Carothers Ebenezer. j J. Patterson, Fort Mill. , . S. I.csslie, Catawba. W. P. Hope, York. 1 . L. I'laxico, Broad River. 1 F. Reid, Catawba. , Ci. Graham, Fort Mill. , B. Erwin Fort Mill. H. Colthrap, Fort Mill. 'I"| A fivers Brnnd River. 1 Oscar Moore, Betkeada. t K. .Hnratt, Fort Mill. 1 ugh M. Stephenson, Bullock's Creek, M. Foster, King's Mountain. N. Elder, Bethesda. , H. Johnson, Fort Mill. 1 . I,. McMnckm, King's Mountain, f , H. Garrison, Ebenezer. ? L. Moss Cherokee. 5 '. W. Kimbrell Fort Mill. , , W. Gladden, Bethesda. ' T. Wood Catawba. , M. Carroll, Bullock's Creek. ] E. Mintz, Cherokee, j Henry Toole, Catawba. Spratt Wright Ebenezer. C. Whitesides, York. i lilandcr E. Moore, Bethel. The sessions docket will probably be P ght at the approaching term. Besides a iw cases the defendants in which are on til, the following are the only prisoners r i jail awaiting trial: c Moses Sutton, colored; assault and bat- i ;ry. r Lawson Simril, colored; rape. e Albertus Moore, colored ; burglary and 1 rceny. E Doc Nelson, colored; murder of Rich- e :d Joyner, colored, near Rock Hill, on the i )th of August last. s In the case of Alex. Berry, colored, un- o =r conviction'of murder, his counsel will i: gue before the court on motion for a new r ial, on the ground of absence of impor- t] Lilt witnesses for the defense who did not K rive until after the trial, at the last l rm, was ended. At that term, Berry ood his trial without witnesses in his beilf and the jury returned a verdict of S lilty. Judge Wallace sentenced himtojti i hanged on the 15th of August, and the s affidavits of the tardy witnesses were not presented insupportofthe motion for a new < trial until after the court of sessions was adjourned. Judge Wallace ruled that under the circumstances he was without jurisdiction, but recommended to the governor a respite of the sentence until the argument could be heard at the November term of court, which the governor granted. CHURCH' NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. K. S. Nelson, rector. Sunday-school at 4.30 o'clock p. m. Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday-school at 10 o'clock a. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. r Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 10.30o'clock a. m. and 7.30o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 10.30 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. PERSONAL MENTION. Rev. T. M. Lowry, of Augusta, Ga., is in town. Col. F. Gardner spent a few days in Yorkville last week with friends. Mrs. Annie Muller, of Columbia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. English, of this place. Mrs. W. T. Matthews, of Greenwood, is visiting relatives in Yorkville. y Mrs. M. M. Wilson, of Gaston county, ft. C., spent a few days in Yorkville last week with her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Clark. y We received pleasant visits last week from Misses Martha and Daisy Glenn, of Bethel, and Mrs. Frank White, of King's Creek. > Mr. W. J. Neely, who is now engaged in grading a railroad in Southern Alabama, paid a flyiog visit to his family in the Clay Hill section last week. * Mr. A. A. Gilbert, Jr., who recently graduated from the law department of Yale college, is here on a visit to his brother, Mr. F. A. Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert is agent for The Young Men's Era, published in the interest of the Young Men's Christian Association, and during his southern trip he is prospecting for a place in which to locate. TAX COMPARISONS. The following items are taken from the county auditor's books, and show the amount of taxable property in York county, of both real and personal, for the present year, as compared with the returns of last year: Acres of land in 1889-90 476,649 Acres of land in 1888-89 475,462 Increase in acres 1,187 Total taxable real estate last year $3,354,190 Total taxable real estate this year 3,206,515 Decrease in value 147,675 Total taxable personal property this year $1,837,585 Total taxable personal property last year 1,798,868 Increase in value 38,717 Total taxable railroad property this year $ 886,410 Total taxable railroad property last year 719,385 Increase in value 67,025 j Total all taxable property this year...$5,930,510 , Total all taxable property last year... 5,906,403 Increase in amount 24,047 Total tax for collection this year 970,676 13 Total tax for collection last year Tl69,400 94 Increase in total tax 1,275 19 ( Number of polls returned last year... 4,608 Number of polls returned this year... 4,456 , Decrease in number of polls 152 ' THE HASKELL TICKET. For The Yorkville Enquirer. Blackhbubq, October 14, 1890. Editor ok The Enquirer: While the political pot is boiling in our State, and our people are discussing the situation, there is a report that Blaclcsburg is falling in line almost solidly for Independentism, and that a Haskell flag is floating to the breeze. True, "there was, md thero was not." Sober and mature thought wili leave but a very meagre following for Haskell, and it is growing beautifully less every day. I, for one, remembering the davs of 1876, while rcgretlln.. ft,.,. (I... ot(.,at!nn Im mm if <u f.m.l fhnt th? Iluakell movement ia u perilous one for South Carolina, and can result in but one thing?calamity, evil to our oommonwealth?and that it behooves all true Democrats who wish to rescue the State from imminent peril and Insure her a white man's government, to defeat it at j the polls. We all honor Judge Haskell for his past adherence to and faithful service in the .Democratic party. We also regret his deflection?his present, erratic course. We respect Judge Haskell as a man, but as honest, consistent Democrats, we must consider the common weal before men, however gTeat favorites they may be. We should adopt the principle of the adage "the greatest just and equitable good for the greatest number." The success of the Haskell movement can result in but one thing, and that is Republican supremacy, which means negro supremacy. Are we ready for that? [ for one am not. I remember 1876. I remember Virginia's protracted struggle; and remembering these fearful struggles I appeal to the strong, thinking men of York county. This Indepcndentism is the entering wedge that is to split wide open the solid Democracy of South Carolina. And then "76" stands out before us. History repeats itself, and this will be repetition with a vengeance. If Judge Haskell is willing to sacrifice himself, his party and the white man's government in South Carolina in his self-seeking, let us sacrifice him as only one, but never yield up or barter away the common good. All good and true citizens will see at once that they cannot afford this great sacrifice. Before the nominations by the September convention [ was not a Tillman man, but now I feel it to be my duty to heartily support the nominees as the only hope of the Democratic party. And this I feel every true Democrat will do. Let us consider principle?final results, rather than men, and acting on principle, let us bury Indepcndentism (which is always dangerous) so deep that it can never be resurrected. D. D. Gahtox. TEACHERlT ASSOCIATION. Reported for The Yorkville Enquirer. According to appointment, the fourth session of the York County Teachers' Association convened at Fort Mill, on Thursday, October 9th. The good people of this "Athens of Upper South Carolina'' having previously extended their hospitality to the convention, the president, Mr. A. R. Banks, and his teachers, were met at the depot by a committee and conveyed to their respective places of sojourn. At 7 o'clock the oell was heard summoning the convention to the temple of learning, and ?t 8 the convention was opened by an appro- i priate prayer by our esteemed school com- ( tnlssioner, Rev. L. A. Johnson, at the close of which Rev. J. H. Thornwell was introduced ind delivered to the teachers a hearty welcome to the hospitality of Fort Mill, which was met ] with a hapny impromptu response by Prof. Dixon, of Rock Hill, Mr. Castles, on whom ! this honor had beeu previously conferred by j the committee on programme, being absent. , After these preliminaries, the entertainment 3f the evening, which consisted of readings ind.recitations by the pupils of the Fort Mill traded school, presided over by that well known gentleman, Prof. Boyd and his proficient assistants, Misses Belk and Ardrey, was opened with music, Miss Ardrey presiding at the organ. The readings and recitations, which were (veil selected, reflected much credit on both pupils and teachers, the "hit" of the evening being "The Baby," recited by one of the little boys of the school. Friday morning's exercises were oponed with prayer by Rev. J. H. Thornwell. The programme, as previously given in thecolumns jf The Enquirer, was carried out except the paper on "History," the young lady being univoidably detained from being present at the convention. The paper on "The Relation of Education to Drime," By Prof. Boyd, was very instructive, elieving the teachers'minds to a great extent 3y showing, as it did, the injustice of statistics n holding that education and crime increase in equal ratio; but at the same time the thought luggested by the paper should awaken teachers to the responsibility which rests upon them is teachers, and they should be even more care"ul, both by precept and example, to teach a eystem of morality that would lift children ibove criminal thoughts, for "the act is only ,he father of the thought." Many other interesting questions were aniwered and ably discussed By the malo meincers of the convention, and a paper on vocal riusic, by Mrs. Dr. J. E. Massey, was so good hat a resolution of thanks was extended to her jy the convention. Saturday was devoted to the answering of juestions from the query box and to the ar-angement of a programme for the next semitnnual meeting, by a committee appointed the crevious evening, Prof. A. M. Spessard, prindpal of Blacksburg Graded school, being chairnan. By a unanimous vote, the invitation of the 31acksburg Graded school for the next meetng was accepted, where the convention will neet on the first Wednesday in May, 1891, at 8 >. m. | CARD FROM CAPT. IREDELL JONES. 'or The Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, October 13,1880. Editor of The Enquirer:?I observe that ny name was entered as a member of the re:ent convention which nominated Judge Hascell for governor. I desire to say that I was lot a member of that convention, and took no >artinits proceedings. I was present as a specator only. I have opposed the nomination of Capt; Tillnan from tBe beginning, but my opposition nded with bis nomination at the regular State )emocratic convention iu September, and I hall vote the Tillman ticket at the general lection in November upon the principle that n all party questions the majority should j ule. , Loyalty to the Democratic party dictates fc his course to me, believing as I do that good j E overnmont and white supremacy depend on 8 )emocratic unity. Iredell Jones. |t ? The official report of the census of o louth Carolina for 1890 places the popula- j fi ion at 1,114,161, an increase of 157,584 ti ince 1880. n LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. I'orrcflpondfiicc of The Yorkville Enquirer. Rock liiiA., October 14.?The past week can well be termed as a religious week for Rock Hill. The series of services which were conducted daily in the Episcopal church by Rev. Byron Holly, of Greenville, resulted in fifteen baptisms and seven confirmations. Bishop Howe preached to largo congregations Sunday morning and night. The protracted services at the second Presbj'terian church also added a number of members to that congregation. The Lord's Supper was administered in the First Presbyterian church on Sunday. Rev. J. II. Thornwell preached, and assisted Rev. W. M. Anderson, the resident minister. On .Saturday a largo number was baptized. As might have been expected, the Haskell movement has been the topic of conversation on our streets, but the movement has few friends in this section. The ladies of Rock Hill and vicinity have enough money raised to purchase the monument to the late Dr. R. H. Hope. It has been suggested that tho same be erected at the head of church street, in front of tho Episcopal church. The children of the graded school were given a holiday on Friday, Prof. Banks and his assistants being In attendance at the meeting of the York County Teachers' Association at Fort Mill. Tho friends of Rev. J. Q. Adams will regret to hear of the death of his little baby, which occurred on Thursday last. Mr. B. W. Creea, a popular young man of this place, will rob the post office of the assistant nnstmistrpSH on WodnnaHnv Hn and Miss Florence Wood will be married on that day, and leaye on the south bound train for a Southern trip. Your correspondent, in advance, extenas to them his best wishes. A visit to the store of Frew Bros., would convince one that what they advertise in this issue of The Enquirer, in regard to clothing, is not exaggerated. Dr. Jno. C. Kuykendal, Hon. W. B. Wilson, . and Mr. G. W. S. Hart, of Yorkvllle, came over Sunday to hear Bishop Howe and meet the vestry of the church on business. Cotton comes in freely, but there is still a scarcity of cotton pickers. . .. The Land and Improvement Company are having the property recently purchased by them laid off in streets and building lots. Rev. E. N. Joyner is in town, having come up from Columbia to assist in the services at the Episcopal church. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. -Ex-Lieutenant Governor Gabriel Cannon, of Spartanburg, is over 81 years of age. In all his long life he has never been intoxicated, never used tobacco and has never been confined to bed a day by sickness. ? In the Union court of sessions, last week, the case of the State vs. Samuel Jefferies, for the murder of Dr. White, in 18Go, was continued by the State on account of the absence of material witnesses. ? The second primary election in the Fourth congressional district, between Shell and Duncan, resulted in the nomination of Shell. Dr. J. F. Ensor, a white Republican, has been nominated for congress by his party and confidently expresses his ability to beat Capt. Shell at the polls. ?Sumter Watchman ; Gib Wilson, who murdered his wife in Sumter county, and lur wiiulu me guveruur naa uuereu h. reward of one hundred dollars, was arrested by Mr. W. G. King, of Darlington county, and was delivered Monday night to the sheriff of this county. Gib Wilson is now closely confined in the county jail. ? Carolina Spartan : H. T. Ferguson, of Woodruffs, is a genius in the management of cotton. He has demonstrated that a lintless variety of cotton can be evolved, for he has it growing now. He budded some cotton limbs into a persimmon bush. They grew off well, having the leaf of cotton, but the flower buds and fruit look like that of the persimmon. He claims that he can successfully bud cotton on the grape vine. His experiments are quite interesting. * ? Cheraw Reporler: Mr. Matthew Freeman, who lives on Reedy Branch, between Cheraw and Society Hill, Is the oldest man in this county, and probably one of the oldest in the State?he is 108 years old and lives by himself. Mr. Freeman is in very destitute circumstances and should be provided for in some way in order that his last days may be more comfortable. Certainly when a man lives to be 108 years old he should not be allowed to die alone for want of the necessaries of life. ? J. W. Reid, secretary of the South Carolina Farmers' Alliance, publishes the following statement relative to the Alliance and sub-treasury bill: "The State Alliance of South Carolina endorsed the demands of the National Alliance, the subtreasury bill among others. But I do not AAnotrnn itio o ot inn a a a rlomanH nnnn h a LWUPkl UV I 11V UV, kiVIJ uo u va va upvu HIV members of the Alliance throughout the State to vote only for candidates for national offices who favor this bill. The weight of its Influence was, of course, thrown in favor of the demands. ? Orangeburg Enterprise: Mr. 0. P. Hayden, of the Fork, while out fox hunting one night last week, had a narrow escape of being choked to death by a snake. The snake ran up the pants legs of Mr. Hayden, and in less than it takes to tell, that gentleman was almost devoid of clothes, for he got out of them in a hurry. The snake immediately twined around Mr. Hayden's neck, but was as quickly torn from there by the young man. He had to be "lightning" with it, however, or the slippery serpent would have choked him probably to death in a little while. . ? In the Lancaster court of sessions, last week, H. B. Massey, charged with the murder of John Kennington, on the 8rd of last July, was acquitted. Allen Hough, for the killing of John Massey, both colored, was acquitted. Roxy Hennis, a white woman, charged as accessory to the murder of her husband, Ous Hennis, was tried and acquitted. It will be remembered that a mistrial was ordered in her case at the last term of court, when Rochel Datofl and Wm. Clvburn. two negroes. were convicted a9 principals. They paid the penalty of their crime on Friday, August 1st. She was rejoiced at her acquittal which seemed somewhat unexpected to her. ? A number of the citizens of Blshopville had a hearing before Commissioner Bauskett in Columbia on Wednesday last, charged with interference with the colored postmaster at that place, Isaac B. Miller. Miller's charge was in effect that he had been driven from the town in consequence of his appointment as postmaster. The facts, as testified before the commissioner, were to the effect that Miller was arrested on the streets of Bishopville for carrying concealed weapons, fined by the town authorities and discharged, and subsequently re-arrested and taken before a trial justice on the sam9 charge, but upon agreeing to leave the place the charge was Jropped. The postofiice authorities then sent an inspector to Bishopville to investigate the matter and he caused the arrest of three parties. After a full hearing of ill the facts, Commissioner Bauskett ordered the discharge of the prisoners. ? A shooting affray occurred on the porch if Haynesworth & Cooper's law office, Sumter, last Saturday afternoon, between Joe David Chandler and James B. Hurst, n which Hurst wasjwounded in the bowels, md died at 10 p. m. Chandler married Elurst's sister. Chandler was arrested and ocked up in jail immediately after the (hooting. In the jail he said to a correspondent of The Columbia Register that Ihere had been a difficulty between himielf and his wife, and he had been taken \afAna T nation loaf riirrVtf art/1 J\J M \J k \j VUOHV.O XVVJ UViUU iUUV Uiguw uuu nade to give some kind of bond. Being n town this afternoon and not exactly unJerstanding the nature of the bond, he bad started to Reynold's office to learn what it was, and as he was about to enter the office Hurst stepped out of a door and advanced with pistol in hand, asking him where he was going. He started to answer when Hurst fired at him. Chandler says he then backed towards the street and ired in return, Hurst advancing and firing ill the time. Chandlersays he don't know iow many times Hurst fired before he did. Burst was heard to make threats against Chandler in the afternoon and tried to sorrow a pistol. Chandler was not hit at ill in thfi shnotinc. Rnt.h nistnls wprp " " t ? ?, I emptied of four shots each. The Alliance and Politics.?Some political excitement has been created in Wilkes county, N. CM by the extraordinary proceedings of the Farmers' Alliance of hat county. They held a meeting a few lays ago and endorsed Major Graham for congress in the Eighth district against Col. Bowles, the regular Democratic nominee. Graham was the candidate of the Alliance n the convention, but was defeated by Dowles, and the Wilkes Alliance declares t will now support Graham. It is feared hat the effect of their action will be to >lect a Republican congressman in that iistrict. ? At Trenton, New Jersey, Daniel F. 3eatty has been indicted by the Federal ;rand jury for the fraudulent use of the nails. Beatty is a manufacturer of organs ,nd is charged with sending circulars hroughout the country offering organs at idiculously low prices, and after receipt f the money refusing to fill the order till a urthersum should be forwarded, claiming hat he had run out of the cheaper instruments.