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?wajris and jfyH* ? In answer to enqtffr/^ddred county Ross, of Texas, offefSweryations ln re" judges have jv&apr counties. There is gard to ari00*^ri?<'rence that felonies and a uoaaieig^s ?re on the decrease, the showing a decrease of at pet cent. 'z~8boea would probably be cheaper un* dar the operations of the new tariff if it did not increase the duty on articles used in the manufacture of shoes, such as shoe nails, shoe pegs, shoe wire, shoe thread, shoe linings, shoe hammers, shoe awls, i shoe knives, all machinery used in the manufacture of shoes, and last, but not least, shoe lasts. ? Mrs. Edith Howcott, of New Orleans,' perhaps owns more land than any other i American woman. In Louisiana and Mis- j sissippi alone she has over 50,000 acres of j valuable timber lands, and is buying more whenever she sees a bargain. She has just completed a purchase of 1,000 acres of pine * lands in Texas and 6,500 acres of hardwood and cypress lands in Louisiana. ? A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says: "The Farmers' Alliance has enrolled 130,000 members. The greatest political power within its ranks, its ablest organizer and most powerful speaker, is a woman, Mrs. Mary A. Lease, a lawyer of Wichita. Mrs. Lease is possessed of oratorical powers and a comprehension of Jhe political situation, which are, fora woman, wonderful." ^ ? Henry Gillman, United States consul at Jerusalem, has informed the State department that three locomotives of American make have been received at Jaffa for the Jerusalem and Jaffa railway. "It is of interest to our citizens and indeed the entire world," says Mr. Gillman, "to know that the first locomotives ever used in this ancient land were made in the new world, in the United States of America. ? Dr. Carlos F. McDonald, who had medical supervision over the execution of Kemmler, has just made an official report of the affair to Governor Hill, in which he says, in substance, that Kemmler died instantly and painlessly; that the execution was decorous and that the experiment fully proved that the electrical *-*is the surest, quickest, most efficient and least painful method that has yet been devised" for putting criminals to death. ? The exodus of people from the western part of Kansas, where the corn crop was a total failure, continues. The most of the inhabitants are poor, and all who can are leaving the country. In addition, many are going who have property, although they must sacrifice their possessions to get away. An Atchison railroad man, who is nniintfi, irhtph 1 npIllflPS the JUOIf IIUI1I HIV WUUWIJ TV ...v.. ? Fifth congressional district, says the people are leaving by train and wagon, and so many are getting ready to leave before winter sets in that the railroads have agents working among them to carry them. ? Lillian Gould, who killed her husband at Murphy, N. C., some time ago and who has ju9t been acquitted of the charge of murder, is again brought before the public. Her lawyer, Col. Ben Posey, of Murphy, is in Atlanta with Gould's will. This leaves the property, both in this country and England, to Mrs. Gould. It was made in Atlanta, January 14, 1889. Three of the four witnesses live in Atlanta. The will is to be proved in Atlanta and probated in North Carolina, giving Mrs. Gould entire control of her husband's property which is now in the hands of an administrator. Gould's English relatives will contest the will. ? To-day is the date appointed for the hanging of Tom Woolfolk, the famous Georgia criminal, and there is no known reason why the sentence will not be duly executed. He does not expect any further intercession in his behalf, and has made the assertion that he was ready for the execution, and that he prefers death to continued confinement without hope of relief. The execution will take place on the western limit of the town of Perry, in a valley of about five acres, surrounded by hills on three sides?a natural amphitheater?affording room for 10,000 people or more. When interviewed last Saturday, Woolfolk stoutly protested his innocence. ? Senator Edmunds made a noteworthy address on State rights before the Vermont Bar association at Its recent annual meeting at Montpelier. In the course of his address, Senator Edmunds said that now, for the first time since the Union was formed, we were brought face to face with the question whether a State can or cannot regulate its internal affairs without the consent of congress. Senator Edmunds believes that States have this right, and he said: "The people of the States should have the charge of the preservation of their own autonomy, whether it relate to traffic in drugs, dynamite or intoxicating liquors." ? Rhoda Morrison was killed in a brutal manner by her husband, H. J. Morrison, near Asheville, N. C., last Thursday. The couple have lived in Asheville for a year, having come from Anderson, S. C. They quarreled several days ago and she left him, goingto the house of her brother, Will Sullivan. Morrison went to the house on Thursday evening, while Sullivan was away, and after beating his wife, draggod her away. Her body was found on George Vanderbilt's place, two miles from her brother's house, on Saturday morning. 1 There were two bullet holes in the breast 1 and one in the temple. Her throat was horribly cut. Her father came from South i Carolina, and taking the body away, buried it at her old home. It has been telegraphed for. News of the murder was not brought to the authorities at Asheville 1 until Monday morning. A reward of $600 has been offered for the arrest of the i murderer. ? C. P. Huntington's success, according to his own statement, is due entirely to his personal mastery of the details of his business. "When I was a boy," Mr. Huntington is in the habit of observing, "I worked in a store, and one of the first rules I learned was that whenever I saw a one-penny nail on the floor it was my duty to pick it up and take care of it, and not wait until I found a ten penny nail before exerting myself. The details of business are as important as the great results." The millionaire railroad magnate tires out stenographer after stenographer, and he has never had a confidential clerk who could in any sense keep up with him. He is at his office at half past 7, never leaves before G, and not a detail in connection with the vast interests in his hands escapes his personal supervision. To make up for this great output of vital energy, Mr. Huntington retires at 9.30 at night and sleeps like a babe for eight straight hours. ? The New York Herald of Monday morning publishes a half page special from Johnstown, Pa., giving what it claims to be a correct hiBtory of the disposition of the funds contributed for the relief of the flood sufferers, large amounts of which The Herald correspondent claims, were misappropriated. According to The Herald correspondent thousands were squandered among contractors, superintendents, overseers, clerks and other dependents and favorites of the dominant political party in Pennsylvania. The record is one replete with evidence of maladministration, political robbery and jobbery, well calculated to heap disgrace upon the State of Pennsylvania and discourage a similar demonstration of public generosity, should an occasion for its display ever again unfortunately occur. ? The third party Prohibitionists of GeorKqM q rrtontSnrr in A tlo n. gin ua Y O 1CVCUUJ HUUUUI^VHU^ 1U A&MWUta and decided to enter into politics. An appropriation of $100 a month was made to pay a State organizer. This organizer or lecturer will make appointments in all the counties of the State, where there is existing the lea3t encouragement for the Prohibition movement. These appointments will be at every available point in the county. Two or three weeks will be spent holding these cross-roads meetings, at each one of which the organizer will speak and wind up by organizing a Prohibition club. After a county is thoroughly worked up, a county convention will be held. At this convention a county committee will be organized, which will have direction of the work in its county. After all of this organization, the third party will put out candidates. There will be a Prohibition Electoral ticket before the people in 1892. Professor Samuel Dickey, chairman of the National Prohibition committee, was in Atlanta, and attended the meeting. ? The State department has forwarded to the governor of Louisiana the protest of the Italian colony at New Orleans against contemplated harsh measures by the au^ thorities of New Orleans against Italians ^ in that city indiscriminately because of A the assassination of Chief of Police Hennessey. The protest states that they view J^tovith horror the assassination of Chief HjBlennessey, but fear that injustice will be upon the innocent in the clamor ^^^Ejch has been raised to punish the guil ty. Secretary Blaine simply telegraped to the governor of Louisiana the substance of the protest, with the view of informing the authorities of Louisiana how the Italians and their official representatives in this country felt on the subject. ? Signal Officer Bronson, stationed at Charlotte, N. C., explains to The Chronicle that the present cold snap is a slight cool wave which has been over the West for some time past, and which was drawn over this section by two storms the latter part of last week. The effect of the first storm, which originated over the Gulf of Mexico, was, by its passage northeast along the Atlantic coast, to draw down to this section from the extreme Northwest and West, the cool air that had been there ' for some time, which in turn was replaced i by much colder air from the arctic regions;, and just while things were in this condi- j tion, a second storm originated over Kansas and Iowa Saturday, and moved rapidly northeast to the Jersey coast, and then along the coast northeasterly. This brought a re-enforcement of fresh cool air to this section and the entire South, causing frosts as far south as Vicksburg and Shreveport, La. No low temperatures were reported from any section, 30? over Minnesota being the lowest on Monday. Signal Officer Jtsronson saia mat ineceui spell would probably soon pass away as it was warming up very decidedly in the Rocky Mountain region. ihf UflrMIe (Sruqutw. YORKVILLC, S. ('. : ^ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1890. THE DUTY OF THE HOUR. The Enquirer to-day abounds in political addresses and other matter of political admonition from various sources. Of those addresses we invite special attention to that on the first page, issued by the J York County Democratic Executive committee, mainly in reference to the congressional election in this district. As is there , shown, apathy on the part of the Democratic voters might lose to the district, we i may say to the State, the valued services of our able and faithful representative, Hon. i John J. Hemphill. The opposition is ! working industriously, but yet so quietly j as to throw many Democrats off their guard and cause them to feel that the ticket is safe. Here lies the greatest cause j of danger. Let each voter feel that upon i him depends the success of the issue. For ; so many years have the Democracy in this State practically been without opposition, that after the primary elections the Democratic voters have deemed it unnecessary j to vote in the general election. This has ever been a great mistake. The vote in a 1 primary election, or even the unanimity of a nominating convention, is not looked i upon by outsiders after the general elec- ' tion, but the estimate of the incumbent is , formed by them of the vote he received i in the general election. By the apathy J of our people, too frequently, this vote , appears ridiculously small, and the opinion is at once formed by those unacquaint- ; ed with the facts, that the candidate is , either unpopular with his people, or that i they take little interest in the affairs of 1 their government. And again, as is truly j said in the address: "The neglect of the i voters of many of the Southern districts to i go to the polls, and the small vote given ( to many of our representatives, is often 1 used as an argument against us by the ' Republicans, and made the pretext for j frequent injustice to the Southern people." i In view of this declaration, it is none the ! less important that the full Democratic vote of the district be cast for Mr. Hemp-/ t hill. Let him be elected, not alone by p. ? safe majority, but let that majority be so \ large as to prevent any pretext for injus- 1 tice to our people by the Republican tac- < tics of contesting the seat, so successfully 1 resorted to by Republicans in the last ses- , sion of the house of representatives. If j the Democratic voters of York county and s the Fifth congressional district will turn s out and perform their whole duty, Mr. t 1 #IM - * * 1 I 1 A _ fi .tiempniii's majority win ue so mrge as 10 leave not the shadow of a pretext for contest, but likewise only a deserved compliment for his distinguished services in the past. The other addresses referred to, and the letter of Senator Hampton on the situation in the State, will be read with interest on the eve of election. The Democratic State address is adopted by the York Executive ' committee as a final appeal to the voters of the county to do their full duty and vote only for the regular nominees on the State ticket of the Democratic party. Senator Hampton's letter is to the same purport, and both point out the dangers of iudependentism and bolting the party nominees. Whether the regular Democratic State ticket is acceptable in every particular or not, in order to preserve the unity of the white people of South Carolina, it is the duty of every Democrat to support it. Let the Democracy of South Carolina, from mountain to seaboard, assert itself on Tuesday next! THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. In the approaching election, the people are to vote on a proposed amendment to the constitution. The amendment proposes to strike from the constitution Section 19 of article iv, which reads as follows: "The qualified electors of oach county shall elect three persons for the term of two years, who shall constitute a board of county commissioners, which shall have jurisdiction over roads, highways and ferries, bridges and all matters relating to taxes, disbursement of money for county purposes, and in every other case that may be necessary to the internal improvement and local concerns of the respective counties. Provided, That in all cases there shall be the right of appeal to the State courts."' The object of the amendment is to abolish the office of county commissioner, but no provision has been made, or even suggested, for substituting the office. No substitute was proposed at the time of passingthe bill, and further than the abolishing of the office of county commissioner, no one can know what was contemplated by the enactment, or what is the scheme of its promoters. Perhaps it would be difficult for the Solon who introduced the measure to answer the important question. To vote ' for the amendment, under the vague man- ! ner in which it is presented, would be a i leap in the dark. Further than abolishing his present system of county govern- 1 ment, with no assurance of a better one, the voter who casts his ballot in the affir- | mative cannot know what he is doing. Perhaps the advocates of the measure act upon the assumption that the government of each county can be vested in one man who would be willing to assume its responsibilities in consideration of exemption from the payment of poll-tax and the performance of road duty. But this plan, however economic it might be, would hardly avail under the present order of things. In the present condition of affairs one man would be employed all of his time looking after the affairs of the county, and to justify him in properly discharging his duties, his salary would have to be more than the equivalent now paid to the three county commissioners, while his duties could not be as satisfactorily performed as by a board of three chosen from different sections of the county. The present system has been found to work well enough and it is a safe rule to "let well enough alone." Therefore, in voting upon this question the wisest course would be to vote No. ? Judge Kershaw has returned home and will open Richland court Monday next for the hearing of equity cases. SOUTH CAROLINA SYNOD. A Synopsis of What the Presbyters Did in Yorkville Last Week. When Thk Knqiikkk went to press loot week, the Synod of Soutli Carolina had organized !?> the election of Rev. II. C. DuBose. moderator, and Klder W. F. Stephenson, assistant to the stated clerk. On Wednesday morning, at 9.00 o'clock, after Scriptural reading, singing and prayer, the body resumed its deliberations. Upon thecallingand correction of the roll, it was found that there were present 140 presbyters? sixty-eight ministers and seventy-eight ruling elders. Inaddition to these, Kev. G. H. Waddell, of the South Carolina Conference; Rev. I)r. Ross, of the A. R. P. Synod ; and Rev. R. G. Patrick, of the Baptist Church, were received as visiting delegates, and Rev. Dr. J. B. Shearer, D. D., of the North Carolina Synod, as corresponding delegate. After hearing reports from select committees, and statistical and narrative reports from the presbyteries, the hearing of an address from Rev. Dr. Shearer, chairman of u synodical commission, charged with the work of formulating a plan of union between the Synods of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, South Georgia and Florida, for the purpose of establishing a high grade university under the joint auspices of those four Synods, was made the special order for Wednesday morning. On securing the floor. Dr. Shearer entered into a thorough explanation of the scheme, showed the great necessity for such an institution in the South, and submitted the plan of union as adopted by the commissioners. The proposition is to found a university simii" ?? nT Princeton, and which shall besolelv under Presbyterian control. The school is to offer the best facilities in reach for thorough culture, and is to have the highest standard for graduation. In connection with every course is to Ik? given a thorough and comprehensive Bible training, so as to make intelligent Scriptural faith the controlling principle of the institution. Its location is to be left to the discretion of the board of regents, to be composed of three representatives of each Synod. An animated discussion followed the report of Dr. Shearer. Dr. J. S. Cosby said that he thought it would be well for Synod to consider the necessity for such an institution before committing itself to the proposed scheme. If it is a necessity it will be sustained ; if not a necessity, it will fail. The history of denominational institutions is not encouraging. Such an institution must inevitably result in the withdrawal of our support from all other colleges, and will destroy Presbyterian influence in State institutions. An illustration was to be found in the case of the University at Athens, Georgia. At that it was patronized by all denominations, but gradually Presbyterian influence and control began to predominate until the whole Presbyterian influence in the State became concentrated on that one University. Other denominations, realizing the danger of committing their sons to an atmosphere so permeated with proselyting influences, withdrew their patronage and established colleges of their own. He believed the mistake of the Presbyterians in thus concentrating all their strength on one institution had lost them their hold on the State of Georgia. Kev. Dr. Flinn was in hearty sympathy with the objects of such an institution. Although u professor in the State University, he was in favor of denominational institutions, and did not believe that their existence was calculated to interfere with those of the State. On the contrary, they tended to produce ageuerous rivalry, conducive to the growth and increased efficiency of both. In regard to education under flic auspices of the government, however, he said it was absolutely necessary. If the end of the State government was no higher even than police regulation, the proper way to go aliout it was not to perfect a means to punish crime, but to prevent it. The highest type of Christian citizenship is only to be attained by means of education. The argument of Dr. Cosby as to the danger of concentrated Influence, he was not prepared to go into at the present time, as it was an historical question, and he had never given it thorough investigation. Col. P. W. McMaster was of opinion that it is not expedient for the Synod to undertake this matter at the present time. If we could get a good institution ofthis sort it would be supported; but can the four Synods DUUDort it ? There is no concern as to its effect on other Institutions, but its establishment would require at least a million dollars to start with, and the question is, where is the money coming from ? Several other delegates spoke for and against the project, and upon the calling of the question, the report of the commission was adopted by acclamation. The following Ixiard of regents was elected by ballot as the representatives of the Synod of South Carolina: Rev. Ueorge Suinniev, one year; Rev. T. C. Whaling, two years ; Prof. J. R. Blake, three years. On Wednesday afternoon the Woodrow matter was presented to the Synod. It came up on a complaint of Dr. J. Wm. Flinn against the action of Charleston presbytery as to its grounds for refusing to receive into fellowship Dr. James Woodrow, 011 his letters of dismission from Augusta presbytery. The history of the present trouble is as follows: On April 3d, of this year, Dr. Woodrow applied to Augusta presbytery, of which he bad been a member for thirty years, for a certificate of dismission to Charleston presbytery. The reasons for the step were set forth in his letter to Augusta presbyter}!'. Though living outside the bounds of that presbytery, in the capacity of professor in the Theological Seminar}-, he was a quasi representative of the Synod of Georgia in that institution und, therefore, still under the jurisdiction of the presbytery to which he belonged. When his connection with the seminary became severered, he was 110 longer such representative, and after having discharged a certain commission, to which he laid been, subsequently delegated by Augusta presbytery, it became his duty, according to paragraph 277 of the Presbyterian !>ook of Church Order, to transfer his ecclesiastical relations to the presbytery in whose bounds he was then living. To this end he secured letters of dismission from Augusta presbytery, and applied for admission into Charleston presbytery. Upon his making this application, Dr. Woodrow was subjected to a rigid examination as to experimental religion, theology and church government. In this elimination the questions and answers were in writing, ind at its conclusion the presbytery passed a resolution that Dr. Woodrow be rejected. The reasons given briefly, were as follows: Because Dr. Woodrow's life has >ecome so thoroughly secularized that were he received Into fellowship, it would become the duty of presbytery .0 remonstrate with him; because Dr. Woodrow had 10 seriously reflected 011 the character of the presbytery that, in self respect, it could not receive him; because Dr. Woodrow had declared his contempt and disrespect 'or the presbytery; because Dr. Woodrow had reaffirmed lis doctrinal errors on evolution; because Dr. Woodrow .'laims the right to advocate these views; because the 'ecCpMOIl 01 nr. WOOltrow wuum pui HUH picnui it I} 111 i grievious contradiction of itself; because presbytery is tersuadcd that it violates 110 law of the church in rcecting this applicant, and that the law of the church, iclf-respcct, and self-protection alike authorizes it. Against this decision Rev. J. Wm. Flinn appealed to Synod. His reasons for complaint are comprehended in he following statement; "Viewing ull the circumitances in the case, your action specified above was conrary to the law and evidence involved in the wise." The action referred to was in the overruling ofthcobections of Dr. Flinn to certain questions propounded 0 Dr. Wood row as being inadmissible on the ground hat the questions contained unfounded implications, md imposed tests of fellowship not warranted by law, lor the circumstances in the case. On Dr. Flinn submitting his complaint to Synod, it vas referred to the judiciary committee, together with d) the records in the case, which have been printed in mmplilet form. The committee reported that the com>laint was regular, and its hearing was made a special irder. Rev. Dr. R. A. Webb and Rev. Dr. W. T. Thompson, both of Charleston, had been delegated to represent lie presbytery, nud Dr. Flinn's cause was represented >v himself. The time to be consumed by the speukers vas limited to live hours?two hours and a half for the tuuplniiuint, nud two hours and a half for the respond nt, the coniplainnnt having the privilege of so dividing lis time as to reserve a portion of it for a reply. It was urther provided that after these arguments had liecn included, each member of the Synod should have the irivilege of expressing his views in a five minute's pcech. The argument was opened 011 Thursday morning at 1.15 o'clock, by Professor Flinn. Ho said that lieupicared before the Synod from legal necessity us well as noral duty. None of his ehurges against the presbyery, lie would have it understood, were intended to onvey the impression that he thought it guilty of willful vrong; but he would have them understood in the sense >f legal and logical errors committed by that bod v. The respondent had claimed that Synod had 110 juri'slictiou in the matter?that presbytery had the right to eceive or reject whom it would. That view of the case vas wrong. Presbytery had 110 right to reject an appliiint except for cause, and the only luwful cause for such ejection was heresy or immorality. Dr. Woodrow vas guilty of neither of these, and presbytery did not, lor could iiot.showany just grounds for exclusion. The aw requires that action nguiiist any offense must be . oinuieneed before that ott'ense is a year old. The rouugest offense with which Dr. Woodrow was charged was at least fifteen months old, and, therefore, long tarred by the statute of limitations. But, if Dr. iVoodrow was guilty of these grevious offenses with ivhicli he had been charged, why did not Charleston iresbytery, within whose bounds lie was all the time residing, complain to Augusta presbytery, by which lie .vould have been held answerable'.' Charleston presby,ery certainly hud knowledge of these alleged offenses, and if they were a ground of complaint then, hat presbytery was derelict to its duty in not bringng tlieni to the notice of Dr. Woodrow's presbytery, hat he might be disciplined. But Charleston presbyery had never made uny complaint, and from this 'act it is clear dint it had 110 complaint to make. \ prosecution cannot be conducted according to our rhurch law until nil efforts nt reconciliation have ailed?until the brother has lteen forgiven seventy limes seven times?but has Charleston presbytery ;ver made the llrst effort at reconciliation ? Prejidice in Charleston presbytery is at the bottom of the irouble?legal prejudice?preconceived notions without examining into the merits of the case. The examinalion was conducted by Dr. Webb, who was coinmission;d to the work immediately on its being learned that [Jr. Woodrow would apply for admission into Charleston presbytery. The questions were all prepared before nand, and in such a way that they could not lie answered in self-respect. It was their purpose to catch the ipplicnnt, and pre-oonceived prejudice had determined lotrip him whether he was caught or not. You could exclude any minister in this whole Synod by just such 1 method." Question three, by a long enumeration of iceular pursuits in which Dr. Woodrow is ulleged to jc engaged, attempts to bring out the fact that his life lias become so secularized that he is 110 longer tit to perform the functions of a minister of the gospel. While lie does hold all the secular positions enumerated, the time which he devotes to them will not average one and 1 half hours a day. Though lie does occupy these jiositions, directorships, etc., he gives no more time to secular pursuits than many minsters in this Synod. Dr. Woodrow is like one of the venerable ministers in ibiu SviwmI 11 I) II Hi. wns tellinc of the estimation in which his little boy hold him. The little boy says: "My imijmi can do anything. He can work in the garden ; he can make a pair of shoes; he can preach, and he is jnst a jackass of all trades." Dr. Woodrow's piety, which has been ealled into question, is of an exceptionally high standard. Look at his children. He has one daughter who is a missionary in China, and he himself, at one time, gave live thousand dollars, in a lump, to the missionary cause. And if there was no other evidence, the testimony of his son, before all this trouble arose, would lie conclusive. Just after James Woodrow, Jr., graduated from college, he said : "The best evidence of the truth of Chistianity ever presented to my mind is in the life and character of my father. If I had any reason to doubt it, that alone would be sufficient to dispel that doubt." The editorials in The Southern Presbyterian, which have been made grounds of complaint, were, in point of fact, not written by Ilr. Wootlrow. Although Dr. Woodrow holds himself personally rcsi>oiisihle for everthing that goes into the editorial columns of the pajier, the obnoxious articles were written by James Woodrow, Jr. Now, if Charleston presbytery found in those editorials sufficient reason for rejecting Dr. Woodrow's application for fellowship, why docs it not bike action against James Woodrow, Jr., over whom it can exercise full jurisdiction? It should either do this or acquit Dr. Woodrow of that charge. The argument of I)r. Fliiiu consumed aliout two hours, and at its conclusion Synod took a recess until 3.30 p. m., when Rev. Dr. R. A. Webb took the floor in liehalf of the respondent. At the opening of his response Dr. Webb desired to make a correction. It had been published in The Southern I'resbvierian, and stated on this floor, that the whole matter of Dr. Woodrow's rejection had lieen cut and dried by Charleston presbytery ; that he (Dr. Wehb) had been commissioned to prepare sueh questions ns were suitable to the occlusion. This was true only in part. He had been requested to prepare the questions for Dr. Woodrow to answer, but most of them had been prepared on the spur of the moment. Some of them?those embodying quotations from editorials in the Southern l'ersbyterian?had been prepared on a type-writer. He desirctCto have the quotations correct, and did not cure to burden his mind with them. So far as Charleston presbytery was concerned, he desired to accept personal responsibility in the whole matter. He then read several paragraphs from the book of Church Order, showing that presbytery had u right to take the action it had taken, and that Synod had no right to set aside the ruling of presbytery. The presbytery had good and suflicient reasons for rejecting Dr. Woodrow that cannot lie brought into this Ixxlv. Dr. Woodrow's life is such that if we were to receive him into our presbytery, we would be constrained to remonstrate with him, and such action would involve us in a controversy that we deem it heat to avoid. It Iiuh been urged that we should have first received him ami tried him afterward. Our presbytery is fumiliur with the facts in the case, and knows what the result would be. It would he ungcntlcmanly and unchristian to receive him into fellowship with us ami then pounce upon him for all the offenses of which we know him tola.* guilty. So long as he remained in Augusta presbv tery, we preferred to let him alone, and this controversy at this time is not of our seeking. It has been forced upon us by Dr. Woodrow, and we are only acting in self-defence. Dr. Woodrow knew that if Charleston presbytery received him, it would compromise its own stand and render itself contradictory, and heulso knew, when he made his application, that he would lie rejected ; if for no other reason, out of considerations of self-respect. Referring to one of the questions propounded at Dr. Wood row's examination by Charleston presbytery, asking the retraction of certain epithets printed in The Southern Presbyterian which were very offensive to the ] presbytery', and to which Dr. Woodrow's reply was: "I don't remember the quotations in their connection, and an* neither prepared to reiterate or disavow; bull will say that if the language was published in the Southern Presbyterian, I am prepared to prove its correctness before any properly constituted tribunal," Dr. Webb drew a parallel as follows: "A man applies to you for admission into your family with the right to sit down to your table and enjoy all the privileges of your family. You say to that man, 'You called me a liar, a year ago; are.vou willingto retract it?' He says: "I don't remember of having called you a liar, but if I did, 1 am prepared to prove it!' " Would you receive such a man into your family, and would you force us to receive such a man into fellowship ? God forbid ! Dr. Webb consumed nil the time of the res)>oiidentbut aliout forty minutes. At the conclusion of his siieech. Synod took a recess until 7.30 p. in., when Dr. Thompson concluded the argument in behalf of the respondent. His principal cause of grievance was in the fact tliut Dr. Woodrow had persistently impugned the honesty of onrtwiMf. of tin* nrcsbvterv. Inteirritv in a man. he said. 18 what chastity is in a woman, ami both must be protected from the tongue of foul slander. "Who steals my purse steals trash; but lie who filches from me my good name, robs ine of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed." Among men of the world, to question one's motives or honesty of purpose is to invite him to nppeal to force, and, Christian that I am, were I offered such an uffront, I would not answer for the consequences." In reply. Dr. Flinn said that what Dr. Thompson hud to say was but sentiment, ami he could not waste his limited time in replying to it. He, therefore, addressed himself to the argument of Dr. Webb, every point of which was ably answered. In reference to Dr. Woodrow's alleged charge that Charleston prebytery was composed of habitual liars, he said that presbytery had certainly misinterpreted Dr. Woodrow's meaning. Is it reasonable to suppose that Dr. Wood row could desire to fellowship with men whom he hclivcd to lie habitual liars ? I trow not. At the conclusion of these addresses, the roll was called by presbyteries, and each of the delegates allowed five minutes in which to mnkc a few remarks on the cose. The following ministers spoke in favor of sustaining Dr. Flinn's complaint: T. It. English, T. II. I.aw, N. J. Holmes, Robert Bradley, W. J. McKay, W. W. Mills, T. F. Boozer, T. C. Whaling, J. R. Riley, W. T. Matthew, J. S. Cosby, Geo. L. Cook. The following made speeches in favor of sustaing the presbytery: W. W. Rnteliford, J. S. White, J. H. Thornwell, George Summey, J. 8. Wilson, B. W. Humphries, R. If. Reid, B. G. Clifford Jno. M. Rose, J. E. Duulop. At times the discussion was quite heated. Rev. J. E. Dunlop made some remarks which Rev. X. J. Holmes I considered as reflecting on Dr. Woodrow's private character. Mr. Holmes nppcnled to the moderator, and Mr. Dunlop was declared out of order. In the course of his remarks, Elder F. W. McMaster made a statement which was construed by Rev. Dr. Thompson as impugning the motives of Charleston presbytery. Dr. Thompson arose to a question of privilege and demanded a retruction, which was at once made by Col. McMaster, and the two brethren cordially shook hands over the difficulty. But while the discussion was exciting, it should not he understood that it was at all Itoisterous. The whole controversy was conducted in the friendly spirit becoming Christian ministers. At the conclusion of the arguments, about 12 o'clock Thursday night, an aye and nay vote was tnken. It re" suited as follows: To sustain the Complaint of Dr. Flinn,?Ministers?Jas. Douglass, T. R. English, M. R. Kirkpatrick, J. L. McLin, II. B. Garriss, S. It. Riley, J. L. M. Seabrook, T. II. Lav. I>. A. Todd, N. J. Holmes, S. R. Hope, W. L. Boggs, J. G. Richards, James McDowell, Roht. Bradley, W. J. McKay, W. C. Smith, W. W. Mills. W. L. Bean, T. F. Boozer, T. C. Whaling, J. It. Itiley, W. T. Matthews, J. S. Cosby, J. W. McClure, Geo. L. Cook, Jno. G. Henderson. Elders?J. F, Kennedy. J. R. Cook, J. W. Bnnkhend, W. I). Thompson, J. C. McDow, J. W. Ashford, J. M. Leimnons, J. D. Harrison, J. C. Caldwell, R. Y. luminous, J. J. Lewis, F. W. McMaster, D. R. Henderson, E. Paslay, I.. C. Mills, J. I). Smith, W. M. Dorrali, A. Douglass, Jas. McCutchen, S. M. Riclinrds, E. Gilliland, A. L, Shaw, John Montgomery, W. J. Durant?52. To sustain Charleston Presbytery.?Ministers?D. Harrison, W. W. Rutchford, J. S. White, D. E. Jordan, J. H. Thornwell, George Summey, J. A. Wilson, B. P. Reid, C. W. Humphries, G. S. Robinson, W. 51. Anderson, R. ti?!?t. T T? *f!n. 1 /"I T5_ - T -%r *f,.T n;n \V T r. DIllllii, J, IV. I'iiiiuru, v. rruevi, 111. vmvuuiu, ... ... Anderson, S. H. Hay, J. L. Girardeau, Jno. R. Dow, W. T. Thompson, W. G. Vardell, G. A. Blackburn, R. A. Webb, II. M. Dickson, J. D. Tudlock, J. L. McLees, R. II. Reid, A. A. James, B. G. Clifford, Jno. M. Rose, Jas. M. Ruwiings, R. E. Henderlite, M. W. Edmunds, A. M. Suyle, J. E. Dunlop, II. C. DuBose, John G. Law, T. C. Ligon, J. L. Wilson, T. D. Craig, W. K. Boggs. Elders?J. W. Y. Dickson, S. B. McCully, J. J. Munro, W. J. Bowen, Jno. M. Sherrer. Jno. Davis, J.J. llowe, J. H. Wilson, J. C. McFudden, T. G. Culp, AV. J. Stevenson, J. >1. Beatty, J. M. Smith, W. B. Love, W. D. Knox, J. L. Harris, M. P. Farris, J. F. Workman, J. C. Steele, S. H. l'lexico, Robert Conrad, B. F. Wyman, L. F. Honesby, S. Y. I.cgnre, W. T. Bcckmnn, J. A. Peterkin, F. AV. Clement, F. L. Anderson, C. A. Barrv, B. T. Copcland, D. R. Crawford, J. S. Bailey, W. D. McCorkle, J. V. Askew, M. D. Hadden, C. W. Wbisonant, A. D. Chamblin, Thos. Stephenson, A. M. Kennedy, C. R. Harvin, A. White, J. A. Saltern, L. AV. AVhite, T. II. Russell, F. L. Sitton, J. A. James, AA*. F. Stephcnsoi), AV. H. Bredon?90. ? The delegates assigned various reasons for their votessentiment, expediency and law. The majority of those who voted to sustain Dr. Flinn's complaint, took what they considered a legal view of the question. Dr. Flinn gave notice tliatlie would probably apj>eal to the General Assembly, nnd a committee of three, consisting of Rev. G. A. Blackburn. Rev. Dr. R. A.' AA'ebb and Rev. Dr. AV. T. Thompson, was appointed by Synod to acton the appeal, in the event it is made. On Friday morning, the AVoodrow matter broke out in a new place. Rev. T. C. AVhuling moved to amend the report of the committee on the Theological seminary, by allowing students in that institution, if they so desired, to attend the lectures of all the professors in the South Carolina University, unless forbidden by their respective presbyteries. As the matter now stands, these students are not permitted to attend the lectures of Dr. AVoodrow unless by special permission of the presbyteries under whose jurisdiction they belong. The proI ivrulrxt n>rinlirllilr>lit hrnllcht forth IL livelv disCllSSioil. but was Anally rejected by a vote of 62 to 55. An election of two directors to the Theoloigenl Seminary, to All the vacancies of those expiring at this meeting ofSynod, resulted in the re-election of Rev. Dr. Thompson and Dr. J. A. James. Another interesting matter that came before the body was the question of ap]>ointing a number of evangelists to preach the gospel in destitute portions of the State, under the direction of Synod. The matter came up 011 Wednesday afternoon, and a discussion grew out of majority and minority reports on the subject. The major, ity report recommended that a number of evangelists be np|K>inted by Synod. The minority report maintained that Synod had 110 right to up)>oiiit an evungelist; that was an exclusive province of the presbyteries. The question was a constitutional one, and was decided in favor of the minority report on that ground. The supporters of the majority report argued expediency [ and necessity. One venerable elder of Knoree presbytery?K. Pasluy?KJ years of age, was paticularly concerned about the matter, and impressed his earnestness iu a most forcible way. He said: "I am getting old, and will never be at another Synod. Brethren listen to me and provide for these evangelists. There arc grown up j>eople in my presbytery th|jt have never heard a Presbyterian preach : they have never beard the gospel preached; they are living in ignorance of the Lord Jesus Christ, and if you put this mutter oil", for many of them it it will be too lute. Right now is the time ; before you leave this house. Don't say we are not ready for. it, for we are ready. My presbytery is ready to-day. Don't say we liavent got the money. Everybody is bragging about their good crops, and what did the Lord send them such an abundance for if it was not to prosecute His work ?" On Friday night Synod resolved itself into a missionary conference, during which addresses were delivered by Rev. II. C. DuBose, Dr. W. P. Jacobs and Dr. J. L. Oirardcau. After Ibis conference, the body was again called to order, and iinishing up the remainder of its routine work, adjourned to hold its next meeting at Sumter. STATE DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS. To the Voters of York County: The subcommittee appointed by the Democratic Executive committee of York county, to prepare an address to the Democracy of York in regard to the Independent movement that has been inaugurated in this State, after mature deliberation, unanimously resolved to endorse and republish the address issued by the State Democratic Executive committee; and we hereby call upon every loyal Democrat in York county to read this address carefully and repair to the polls on Tuesday, the 4th day of November next, and cast his ballot in indignant protest against Independentism in South Carolina. Respectfully submitted. A. H. White, Henry Massey, Perry Ferguson, W. S. Adams, J. C. Chambers, J. S. Brice, Committee. state democratic address. To the Democratic Voters of South Carolina: A grave crisis in the history of our State confronts us ; the life of our party is threatened ; white supremacy in South Carolina is endangered. 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. A small gathering of citizens calling themselves 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 regular Democratic conventions held in August and September, have proclaimed war against our Democratic leaders and nominees, and to lead tbem in their internecine strife, they have nominated a full State ticket with Judge Haskell at its head as their nominee for governor. By this action on their part, in opposition to the action of an overwhelming majority of the 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 their fratricidal war against their white brethren ; they have declared themselves ready to join hands with the black man in pulling down and destroying the white man's government, and ready and willing to see South Carolina again under the heel of the alien tyrant and ignorant negro. They are a few of them men of high social standing and of groat political iniluence and experience; some of them men whom the State has delighted to honor and who have filled high positions as a reward for their distinguished services as patriots and Democrats. It is, therefore, with feelings of regret and disappointment that we see them voluntarily departing from our Democratic ranks and subjecting themselves to the censure so well expressed by Governor Hampton, when he said that "an Independent was worse than a Radical." But our duty is clear. The Democratic party of Soulfe'Carolina mustdefoat the Independent movement, (no loyal Democrat can conscientiously vote for the Independent ticket), and we call upon the white men of the State, as patriots and Democrats, to be true to your country, true to your party and truo to your race. Bv all that you hold dear?by your lives and liberties, by your homes and families, by your white civilization and pride of race, we appeal to you to "quit yourselves like men," like Democrats, like Carolinians. If you would prevent the restoration of the ruinous rule under which our State lay helpless and prostrate from 18G8 to 1870?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 nights, you will not cast your ballots for the Independent ticket; and though you may admire and esteem Judge Haskell anrl his conominees, you will, as faithful Democrats and patriotic Democrats, vote the ticket which was nominated by the Democratic convention on the 10th day of September. Be not deceived by the "Address to the People of South Carolina" which was adopted by the Independent conference. A mnnir ntlipp qnocious argumentation. it is sought therein to induce good Democrats to be disloyal to the party by telling them that "it is vain to say that the action of a political party exempts the voter from responsibility." This is a trap for the unwary, a prop for the unsteady. Such doctrine is utterly unDemocratie. No party could exist if each member was to be a law unto himself. Party fealty compels each true Democrat to support the regular party nomination. It is un-Democratic in any man or any minority of men, to rebel against the action of the majority of their party. Democrats of South Carolina, the 4th of November is near at hand. On your action that day the fate ofyour country depends. By your ballots it will be decided whether Democracy or Republicanism is to control the government of this State; whether South Carolina is to be ruled by the white man or by the negro. J. Jj. M. IRBY, Chairman. g. D. Bellinger, Secretary. THE DANGEFpOK DIVISION. From an editorial in The Greenville News on the danger of division in the Democratic ranks, we take the following: Judge Haskell gives no hope that negro rule in the future will be better than it has been in the past. His movement invites danger of that rule and he has offered no plan for avoiding it. The experience of the past is a trustworthy guide for the future. Its teachings cannot be disputed when they are confirmed by the facts of the present. That experience is that there is no spirit of compromise in politics in the negro, and the facts of the present tell us that there is no hope that such a spirit will be developed in him. He has always demanded all or none, and when he has had the power has exacted all. In every State of the South compromises and combinations have been tried in every form that ingenuity or benevolence or necessity could suggest. T? Citato nf QnnlH fhovr Hi) ua in. 1U UVCIJ OiaiO Ul iiuv uuuni fciivj I?M? V variably failed. Here in South Carolina we offered the negro more than was offered anywhere, and he rejected every offer. After we became tired of begging 'or our rights and fought for them and took them and held them as we should have done at the beginning, we tried the power of conciliation. Governor Hampton was a believer in that policy, and during the four years from 1876 to 1880 he had full oppor| tunity to try it, with Judge Haskell at his elbow. The negroes were solid against Hampton in 1878 after two years of the Haskell-Hampton system. The first opportunity they had to vote on a State ticket after that was in 1882 when Hugh S. 1 Thompson was the Democratic nominee for governor. He was the consistent friend of the negro. Virtually all the negroes who voted that year voted for Ilendrix McLane, who had been an extreme, violent negro-hater, who had no recommendation of character, intellect or purpose, whose oue claim was that he was opposing the nominee of the Democratic party and the white race. We have tried it. The negro is solidly Republican to-day. We have been giving him all Hampton promised and all that Haskell dares to offer him. If he votes foa Haskell now, it will be under the orders of the Republican State Executive committee, and under the same orders he would vote for Tillman or Bob Smalls or the devil against Haskell. The negro will not divide. He stands by his race and party through thick and thin. Judge Haskell offers himself to the negro's hands as a club with which to smash the Democratic party and to break the white man's line. It is a sorry office. The negro will be glad to U9e him in that way and to march happy and triumphant to resume his rule and to restore all its horrors with his grip fastened so tightly that nn onwpr ran Innsan it. A Haskell victory means negro rule in South Carolina as surely as the breaking of the bars of his cage means devastation by a hungry and furious tiger. HAMPTON ONTHiTSITUATION. Senator Hampton has addressed the following letter on the political situation to J. L. M. Irby, chairman of the State Democratic Executive committee. The letter is conservative in tone, and while it may not meet the views of extremists on either side, it will meet the approbation of a majority of the voters of the State: Columbia, S. C.,October 23, 1890. Col. J. L. M. Irby?My Dear Sir: When I wrote a personal note to you recently, my intention was to remain silent until I could give my views to you more fully tban was then done ; but since my return borne so many friends have asked of me an expression of opinion on the condition of political affairs, that I gave a brief statement to the press a few days since. This, perhaps, renders it unnecessary for me to address you again, but as various communications and invitations to speak at public meetings have reached me, I take this method of making my views known to those who have done me the honor to ask for them. Another reason that induces me to take this course is the fact that my position regarding Eolitical matters here, and my conduct, have een grossly misrepresented in some quarters, and I desire that my fellow citizens be fully informed as to both, so that they may judge aright. When my old constituents of this county, who had so often trusted and honored me in the past, invited me to address them in Juno last, I came, having but one object in view, and that was to appeal to our people for harmony, for conciliation, for unity ofaction. I expressly disclaimed any intention of interfering in any way with the canvass for governor, and I neither advocated any candidate nor opposed any. I said that the people wero the sole and proper judgesin the selection ot their officials, and that from their verdict there should be no appeal. In order that there should be a full and freo expression of their wishes as to the selection of candidates, I urged that a primary should be held, and had this plan been adopted the present deplorable condition of affairs would not have existed. Other counsol prevailed, and the result is a divided party ami a bitter contest between Democrats, all of whom should bo united to muinnun uie supremacy ui uui party and to promote the welfare of our State. No one deplores the unhappy dissensions in our party moro than myself, and I would willingly make any sacrifice to heal them were it in my power to do so. But the only romedy that can be applied must come from tho conservatism and the patriotism of tho people themselves, and we can only hope that by tho exercise of these virtues the dangers threaten- . ing us may be averted. It was the conviction of my inability to roform our broken ranks now thatinduced meto declino to take part in any public discussion on the hustings. My judgment is clear that public meetings at this juncture would be unwise; i that they would only tend to widen the exist- i ing broach in our party, and perhaps to make , it irreconcilable. We want no further excite- , ment; we have had already too much of that, j and of a pernicious character; the issues in- 1 volved are fully understood by tho people, who are entirely competent to decide them. But whilst I shall notspeak again in this can- i vass, I dhall support the ticket nominated by j the convention in September; but in doing this I by no means endorse the grave charges which have been made against the Democratic party of the State. Honesty and integrity have 1 marked every administration which has governed the State since 1870, and we shall indeed i be fortunate if our officials, in the future, shall be as able, as patriotic and as honest as they have been in the last fourteen years. I am impelled to support theSeptember tick- i et because it was nominated by the Democratic convention, and because the other ticket ( lacks that endorsement. I regret deeply that < this latter ticket has been brought out, though i I have the greatest respect for the; gentlemen composing it, and I do not for one mo- 1 ment question the motives of those who nominated it. For the gallant and distinguished gentleman who is at its head, I entertain the highest possible regard and esteem. I cannot I forget his eminent services to Mio State in 1 peace and war. To him wo were largely indebted for the success which crowned our efforts in 1870, and there is no office in tho gift , of the State for which I would not earnestly I and cordially support him were he endorsed by the recognized authority of the Democratic l party. All denunciation of him and thoso whom he represents is, in my opinion, unworthy of those who indulge in it, and it will only serve to prolong and embitter the unfortunate strife which now divides our party. No one who J knows Col. Haskell can doubt his sincerity, 1 his conscientiousness or his Democracy. I | eertainlv do not; and while I think that ho j has made a mistake in lending his name and inlluence to the movement inaugurated by his friends, I shall not denounce the man who wns,_ my comrade in the war, who was one of the ablest and bravest officers in my command, and who was my trusted friend and adviser in '7(5. ' I do not venture to oirer advice to my fellow- j citizens, for my last honest effort to do so fell < unheeded; but I do appeal to them, by the j glorious memories of '7ti, by all our hopes for , tho enduring prosperity of the State, to avoid all semblance of violence in tho conduct of the 5 election. Any act of that sort would not only i tarnish the fair name of the State, but it would ] jfciSigu;" v. v.-.,,, * place in the hands of onr political opponents the most powerful weapon to be used against us, and it would furuish the strongest argument for tho enactment of the odious Federal election bill now pending before congress. Let every man who holds the honor of our State dear, constitute himself a special guardian of the peace, and let us prove to those who traduce us that whatever ditferences may exist in our party, we can settle them at the ballot-box, without resorting to intimidation, to fraud or to violence. Then we may confidently cherish the hope that when the bitterness engendered by the present unhappy strife has died out, we shall see again a united* party and a prosperous people?a return to the time "When none was for a party, When all were for the State, In the hrnvo ilavs of old." I am verv respectfully yours, "Wade Hampton. HOUNDING UP THE CAMPAIGN. County campaign meetings were held in several counties of the State on Monday last. Hampton county adopted a resolution that "Independentism and Haskellism are Radicalism in disguise, the success of which would be disastrous to every interest of our State. That any Democrat voting the Haskell ticket will be classed a Po/I win) n n/1 Vita ri n m n lin utrinlron f rnm iha iiauivai tinka ino name ucouancu iiviu me rolls of the Democratic party." An enthusiastic meeting was held in Lancaster. The speakers were Col. W. D. Trantham and Gen. John D. Kennedy, of Camden ; Col. Giles J. Patterson, of Chester; and Col. John D. Wylie, of Lancaster. There were a good many Tillman banners and a considerable display of red flannel. While the meeting was enthusiastic, the speaking made few changes, as the county is overwhelmingly for Tillman. Spartanburg held a meeting which was slimly attended, though several stirring speeches were made in favor of supporting the regular ticket. The meeting in Kdgefield disclosed complete loyalty to the regular ticket and the entire county is pledged to Tillman. The Greenville meeting was attended by only about fifty people, a circus in the city drawing away the largest part of the crowd. Speeches were made by Congressman Perry, D. P. Verner and J. H. Money and H. B. Buist nominees of the legislature from that county. The speakers all advised against the Haskell movement and Mr. Buist attacked Senator Hampton for his lukewarmness and for his praise of Haskell and a failure to eulogise Tillman in his letter to State Chairman Irby. Resolutions were adopted endorsing and pledging support to the regular State and congressional tickets. The Laurens meeting was called to order by Capt. Shell. Among the speakers was Col. B. W. Ball, who said he had, during the campaign, opposed Capt. Tillman, but as Tillman was now the choice of the Democracy of South Carolina, he would do all in his power to snow Haskellism under. If Haskell was elected he feared great danger in all coming elections. Haskell is inconsistent in every respect. Hampton called for the negro vote in '70, hut Haskell's call now for their support means quite a different thing. Hampton did not call upon them as a factor, but to drive carpet-baggers out of office, while Haskell wishes the negro's vote simply to secure his own election. The meeting at Union was attended by about 000 persons. Speeches were made by D. P. Duncan, D. A. Townsend and C. H. Peake. Col. Duncan especially paid Judge Haskell and those associated with him a high compliment, but said that he thought all should support Tillman and his ticket. The other two speakers followed in that line. The speaking was all one way and met the approbation of the Regular Democracy. The Aiken meeting was quiet and truly Democratic, and they branded the Haskell movement as Independent. In conclusion Mr. Jas. A. Moseley offered the following resolution: Resolved, That we, the Democrats of Aiken county, denounce the action of the bolting party now being led by A. (J. Ilaskell, and look upon the movement as being worse than Radical or carpet baggers, and anything else than Democrats. The Abbeville meeting was small, quiet and orderly. The chairman, E. B. Gary, introduced the speakers. Measrs. W. C. Benet, R. R. Hemphill, J. E. Bradley and W. C. McGowan made speeches. The only thing of note was that Benet made remarks about Hampton. Mr. McGowan only said a few words, and he said that he thought Mr. Benet had done Senator Hampton injustice, and asked all who had not read Senator Hampton's letter to Col. Irby to do so. Mr. Benet disclaimed any intention to say anything against Senator Hampton. At the Lexington meeting, Maj. Brawley, the nominee for congress, made a speech, discussing at length the important measures of national legislation, and inciflanfoll\r fnnnhinir nn thp CnnHitmfl nf ftf fairs that exists in our State. Maj. Meetze read a letter from the Hon. Samuel Dibble, expressing his views in general. The meeting at Winnsboro was a complete failure. No one took the slightest interest in the proceedings. About 150 people were in attendance. None of the distinguished gentlemen who were expected to speak were present. Speeches were made by some of the Democrats present, but they were without interest. The whole thing was a farce, and not what the leaders expected. THE REPUBLICAN ADDRESS. The address of the Republican State Executive committee was issued last Saturday. It opens with the statement that the conclusion has been reached that it would be unwise and inexpedient to place a Republican State ticket in the field at this election ; and continues: "With a majority of over 30,000 of the legal voters of this State, the Republicans have made no nominations for State officers since the memorable campaign of 187G. Since then, by partisan executiou of the registration and laws designed to defeat the will of the majority of the voters of this Stute, thousands of Republicans have been disfranchised, and against their earnest protests and active efforts, denied a voice and party representation in the government under which they live. Those laws in the hands of the Democratic officials have been enforced only as against Republicans, and the so-called regular election has become a farce, supplanted by the Democratic primary or nominating convention. For years there has been on the part of the Democratic masses a feeling of discontent, suspicion and dissatisfaction with the administration of the State government, the natural and inevitable result of the demoralizing means and methods by which it has at last culminated in one of the most remarkable campaigns in the ' political history of the State. Charges of political and official perjury, extravagance and corruption, have been openly and defiantly made by Tillman and his follow- \ ers against the administration of the State government. We did not suppose that the Democrats would so far stultify themselves as to place the seal of their official J condemnation upon their own State government by rewarding the author of these 1 charges with the control of their party or- j ganization and the future administration ! of the State. "The belief is declared that as between 1 the two tickets the best interests of all classes would be better subserved by the success of the Haskell ticket. Certainly no Republican who has heard or read Till- ( man's utterances during the campaign 1 could conscientiously vote the Tillman ticket. The success of this ticket, without a vigorous protest at the polls, will result in the enactment of class legislation and j the passage of laws to discriminate against j and oppress the Republicans of the State. The Tillman faction stand pledged to the calling of a constitutional convention, the j ( evident purpose of which is to so restrict j suffrage as to forever deprive a large num- j ber of Republicans of the right to vote. | The Haskell faction declare in favor of a j free ballot and a fair count, and promise, if ( elected, to give the people of this State a government that will protect and main- j tain the rights of all citizens." The address concludes as follows: t "The conference of colored men recent- \ ly held at Columbia passed the following: j "Resolved, That we recommend negroes, for I the betterment of their condition, to vote the ' Haskell ticket." $ "With these facts before us, your com- i mittee have concluded that in the present j crisis you could consistently vote the Has- i kell ticket without violating your allegi- ( fiance to the Republican party; and while 1 ot urging this course as a party measure, 1 we commend the ticket to your favorable consideration." 1 ?> - t ? The Gaffney Courier tells of a negro woman who lived about two miles from j that place who died on Wednesday morn- i ing at the ripe old age of 114 years, as is i vouched by those who knew her sixty years I ago, at which time she was over forty-nine 1 years old. She remembered events in { iboutthe time of the Revolutionary war, ( wd related them with a familiarity that < precludes all doubts as to her age. c / LOCAL AKKAXRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Lewis M. Grist?'Tim Yohkvim.k Enqitikkr for 1891?New Subscribers in Clubs, Ke- ] ceived Previous to Christmas, IH'm), Kuril- j ished with the Paper until January 1st, 1892, for81.75, Cash in Advance. K. Happertield?Remember the Dead ! W. C. Latimer?A Grand Overcoat Sale will Begin at the Bazaar, Saturday, November 1st, and Continue During Court. A. Y. C'artwright A Co ?5000 Yarils of Jeans at Exceeding Low Prices. Lewis M. Grist?Holler A Anderson Buggy Co.'s No. 2 Cart. Fourth Page. Withers Adickes?Special Notice. M. & H. C. Strauss?Coming and Going. Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's Racket, the Great Lever to Press Down High Prices. ' May A May, Druggists?Spectacles. Application for Charter of White Hill A. M. E. Eion Church. V/ DEATH OP M. H. Cl'RRENCE. Mr. Milton H. Currence, a worthy and respected citizen, died of diabetes, at his residence three miles east of Clover, in this county, on the 22nd instant, aged 73 years, 4 months and 22 days. He was buried at Bethel. NEW POST OFFICE. )*A new postoffice has been established in York county, to be known as Bagdad, with W. M. Lucas postmaster. Bagdad will be supplied by a new mail route between Sharon and McConnellsville, thus opening postal communication across the country between those towns on the Three C's and the Chester and Lenoir railroad respectively. REMEMBER THE HOUR. Voters are again reminded that the old laws regarding voting were amended at the last session of the legislature. Under the old law, the polls were open from 7 o'clock a. m. until G p. m.; but under the law as amended, they will open at 7 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. Voters should bear this in mind and deposit their ballots early in the day. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. In the recent examination of applicants for positions as teachers in the free common schools of the county, the examination papers have been graded up. There were 21 applicants, of whom 9 received first grade certificates, 4 second grade, Is third grade, G were licensed to teach, a?d 1 failed. LOCAL LACONIC. The district quarterly conference of the Zion (colored) church will meet in York-* ville to-day. The Circuit court for York county, Judge Witherspoon to preside, will convene at 10 a. in. on Monday next. Reese Foster, the colored carpenter who was seriously hurt by falling from a house on Tuesdav of last week, is imnrovine and considered out of danger. THE CAMPAIGN MEETING. The County Democratic Executive committee has appointed next Saturday, at Yorkville, for the grand couuty Democratic meeting, as a fitting close of the campaign. Every voter in the county is invited, and every Democrat is expected to be present. Congressman Hemphill and Senator Butler will address the meeting, and other distinguished speakers are expected to be present. COOL WEATHER. According to the scientific theories of the present day, we are just now on the edge of a cool wave wafted from the frosty north ; and according to indisputable fact we are having the coolest spell of the autumn, which bids fair to usher in the first winter month with due corsideration. The temperature on Monday was down to 41 degrees and on yesterday it fell to 34. There was heavy frost each morning, and on yesterday morning thin ice was observed in some localities. The nearest point at which snow has fallen is Watauga county, N. C., where a sprinkle sufficient tc cover the ground fell last Sunday. YORK COUNTY GRANITE. The York Granite company has commenced shipping granite by the Three C's railroad from this place to Charleston, to fill a contract for a monument to be erected by the Washington Light Infantry to the members of that company who lost their lives in the late war. A block of huge proportions was hauled from the quarry last Saturday, requiring a team of eight mules to draw it. There will be other blocks even larger, some of them weighing twelve to fifteen tons each. The contract for this stone was awarded to the York Granite company at an advance on prices offered by competitors, this being superior in quality to any other. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. K. S. Nelson, rector. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Baptist?Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services at Union next Sunday, at 11 o'clock a. m. and in Yorkville at 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. If. Wadded. na.stnr. Praver-meetine this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. in. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. MISSIONARY LECTURES. On last Sunday afternoon Rev. H. C. Dubose, for the past nineteen years a missionary to China and now stationed at Hanchow, delivered an interesting lecture before the Sunday-school of the Presbyterian church on the subject of missionary work and the manners and customs of the Chinese. At night, in the Presbyterian ohnrnh ho Holivorod n discourse on mis sions before united congregations of the town, founding his remarks on the last three verses of Matthew; and on Monday morning he delivered an address to the lady members of the Presbyterian congregation on the formation of a women's mission aid society. As a result of this address, fifteen ladies sent up their names for membership, and they will meet at the manse on next Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of organizing. THE ENQUIRER FOIt 1801. The attention of every reader of Tiie Enquirer is directed to our prospectus for the year 1891, which appears on the fourth page of this issue. Our offers to club makers are unusually attractive, and we hope to add during the next four months and a half, several hundred new names to our present listof subscribers, which is the largest The Enquirer has had during the past ten years. While we do not expect all our friends and patrons to make clubs, any word of commendation spoken by them in behalf of the paper will be appreciated. Tell your neighbor who does not take the paper about the liberal offer we make to all new subscribers who may subscribe between November 1,1890, and Christmas, 1890. Those who read the paper and know Df the many good things it contains from week to week, are the best qualified to speak of its merits as a first-class, hightoned family newspaper. Any one who contemplates making a club will confer a favor by notifying us at once. COTTON ANNUAL. We have received from Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co., of New York, a copy of the seventeenth annual edition of their book entitled "Cotton Movements and Fluctuations" for the years 1885*90. It shows a complete, simple and condensed table of the exact position of cotton for each week of those years. Other tables in the book contain many years further sack ; besides the total receipts of cotton at the United States ports, and fluctuations of cotton contracts in New York and Liverpool, with the financial and commercial iitnatinn vorir olflhorntplv sftfc fnrth. The :rop report forTast year is given in detail, is well as an interesting article from the aen of Mr. Thomas Ellison, of Liverpool, :he greatest statistician of the world, writ;en expressly for publication in this book. The book also contains portraits of Thornis H. Allen, of Memphis ; James S. Richirdson, of New Orleans; and W. D. Cleveand, of Houston, Texas; all of whom are ivell known to the cotton trade through>ut the world, and who represent in the lighest degree the cotton interest in the LTnited States in their several departments. From their General Review of the Cot:on Market for the year 1889 1)0, we take he following: "The most interesting and prominent features n connection with the cotton crop of the Jnited States for the season of 1889-90, are the apidity of its early marketing; the largo projortion of the higher grades it contained; its nagnitude, resulting in the largest crop ever gathered ; and the remunerative rates obtained jy the producer, leaving the South at the end )f the cotton year in a stronger position finan:ially than it had over been before. The size >f the American crop, the value of exports and other matters in relation to the crop, we give as follows: Size of the crop, 7,307,281 bales ; total value, $373,1(11,831; total value of exports, $250,5(17,334 ; total value of American consumption, $122,594,497 ; average price of middling uplands in New York, 1889-90, 11.5.3; in Liverpool, 5.97d. Average price ir: New York, 1888-89, 10.71 cents; in Liverpool. 5.73d. * * * "This year so many contingencies are in view that it is almost like guessing in the dark, but from our largecorrespondence, we are inclined to believe the present crop will be in the neighborhood of 7,500,000 bales. Larger estimates than this are the rule. Many persons feel sanguine of 8,000,000 bales, but they forget that cotton is raised by hand, gathered by hand, and that every bale represents a part of the strength of the raiser. There has not been invented yet any process whereby the labor on acotton plantation can be lessened to increase the crop. The soil must bo improved and now labor provided to cultivate it. In the first place, there has been no immigration of now farm labor to the South, and the increase in acreage is that growing solely out of the increase of the natural population. "The past year has proved successful to nearly every one in the cotton trade, especially to the South, which section is growing rapidly in wealth and population, and must seem to continue to grow when it can produce a readily salable, useful article of commerce, in absolute use all oVer the habitable globe." ^PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. It. J. Herndon is visiting in Union county. Mrs. J. S. McKenzie, of Zeno, is visiting relatives in this Dlace. Ira B. Jones, Esq., of the Lancaster bar, was in Yorkville last Thursday and Friday on professional business.. Mr. S. L. Davidson is engaged as salesman with M. & H. C. Strauss. ltev. H. B. Garriss, the evangelist of Bethel presbytery, preached at Allison Creek church last Sunday. cf Miss Del Williams left yesterday for Williamston, to enter the female college at that place. Miss Minnie McAlilly, of Chester, spent several days of last week with the family of Mr. J. A. Ratchford. ^TMiss Minnie Rawlinson has returned home after an extended visit to relatives and friends in North Carolina. Miss Eula Garrison, who has been visiting the family of Mr. Wm. Kennedy, has returned to her home in Warren, Ark. Miss Minnie Perry, of Pleasant Hill, Lancaster county, is visiting at Mr. S. R. Moore's. Mrs. Emma Curry, who has been visiting relatives in this county, left for her home in Florida on Monday. She was accompanied by her brother, Mr. Frank M. Walker. >-Yorkville sent quite a large contingent 3o the Charleston gala week festivities, among whom were Mrs. H. C. Strauss, Miss Norma Strauss, Miss Anice O'Leary, Miss Lillie May, Miss Ella Carroll, Miss Bessie Carroll, Miss Daisie Hart and Messrs. T. Nelson Thomasson, J. G. Thomasson, George Wilkerson, W. Sanders, E. T. Carson, Edward Sandifer, W. D.Glenn, Lesslie Campbell and D. P. Curry. STATE POLITICAL NOTES. ? A Haskell club, with about eighty members, was formed in Columbia last Friday night. ? The Winnsboro News and Herald says that Gen. Bratton, who was announced as one of the speakers at the Tillman ^ rally in that town, will not address the * public on that occasion. ? Lancaster Review : The meeting that Was to have been here last Saturday in the interest of G. G. Alexander, of Camden, candidate for congress on the Republican ticket, did not materialize. Mr. Alexandpr whs in town. hut failed to pet un a meeting;. But comparatively few negroes were in town. ? Rev. Richard Carroll, of Orangeburg, a colored minister, recently wrote a letter to Tillman asking him what would be his course toward the negro if elected governor. Tillman answered that he had no ill feeling for the negro, and if elected would "do justice to all and be the governor of all the people, regardless of color." ? The Republican Executive committee of Richland met in Columbia last Friday, and after an interchange of views, unanimously agreed to advise the voters of the party in that county "to vote for the measures advocated by Mr. Haskell and his party." The colored voters of Richland are practically unanimous for the Haskell ticket. ? The Columbia correspondent of The Charleston Sunday News writes to that paper under date of last Saturday : "At the Haskell headquarters to-day increasing confidence in the success of the ticket was declared. Capt. J. A. Peterkin, of Orangeburg, reported that he found ninetenths of the delegates to the Presbyterian synod yesterday in favor of the Haskell ticket." -Attorney-General Earle was inColum- * bia last Saturday, and was asked whether the published report that he had declared his intention to support the Tillman ticket . was true. He replied that he had not said that he would vote fdr or support Capt. Tillman, but had simply given his opinion that the Haskell movement was unwise. He had no intention of championing Capt. Tillman's election. ? Says the Abbeville Medium : The people are called on to vote for or against an amendment to the State constitution on November 4th. The object of the amendment is to do away with county commissioners as constitutional officers and leave thelegislature free to provide such system of county government as they deem best. Unless something better has already been suggested, it will be better perhaps to let it stand as at present and vote "no." ? A meeting of the Republicans of Greenville county was held in Greenville last Saturday. About one hundred negroes I were in attendance. Tom Brief, a negro j politician, presided. W. A. Ritchie, county chairman, introduced a resolution endorsing Judge Haskell, and his ticket. A spirited discussion of near two hours followed,.some of the speakers saying that Haskell WM..ES much of a Democrat as Tillman, and they did not care to vote for any Democrat for governor. The chairman made a hot Radical speech, in which he referred to Hampton's unfilled pledges to the negroes, and said the negroes would * not rule this State anyhow, and might as well fall in line and follow the white man. He favored Haskell because he believed he would give the negro his rights. The resolution endorsing Haskell was passed by a practically unanimous vote, there being only one "nay." Some of the speakers complained bitterly about not getting registration tickets when asked for. ? Dr. J. P. Eusor, of Columbia, the Republican nominee for congress from the Fourth district, made a speech in Union last Friday night. He said that he came in the interest of Judge A. C. Haskell. (Cheers for Haskell. Hurrahs for Ensor). He explained to the colored people why they should support Judge Haskell. He , said that Tillman and Shell had both said 4 that they did not need the negro vote to elect them, and that Shell said at Jonesville, all the use he had fora negro was as a laborer, and that Tillman on one occasion said that if he was elected he would apply through the Legislature to take away from the negro the privilege of riding in the first-class coach. He told them to go to the polls on the fourth day of November next and vote for Judge Haskell. T"l,n Hnnfnr <atriir>lr nn the suh-trpftsurv. He said he was once in favor of this bill, but when he decided to become a candidate he at once carefully considered the bill and rendered his verdict as not in favor of it. He said that he thought the bill was absolutely unconstitutional, and would never pass congress. / Will Take the Negro Vote.?R. K. Charles, of Darlington county, recently addressed an opeu letter through The News and Courier to Judge Haskell, the anti-Tillman candidate for governor, asking him to answer publicly this inquiry: "Do you rest your prospect of election solely on the white Democratic vote; or do you and your friends intend to supplement your present following by an appeal to the Republican or negro vote, and to the machinery of the election laws." Judge Haskell publishes a lengthy answer to the foregoing question, in which he says: J "Yes, we ask for the vote not only of every white Democrat, but of every colored Democrat, and every white or colored Republican, entitled under the laws of the State to vote. "We ask them to vole for us because we belieye that our ticket is composed of men who earnestly desire good government and who will, to the best of their ability, administer the laws in the interest of the whole people in obedience to the pledges put forth in the platform and principles of the Democratic party established in 1876. "On the other.hand, we advise all citizens, without regard to party and race, to vole against the Tillman party which has I repudiated, overthrown and trampled un- I derfoot those solemn pledges which should j bind every Democrat in this State, which 1 are essential alike to the welfare and pros- ' perity of either and both races."