Straps and ?farts.
?The governor of Minnesota officially announces
the adoption of a constitutional
amendment in that State to make a verdict
by five-sixths of a jury in a. civil action a
' good and valid verdict. In other words, the
old-time unanimity is no longer necssary, the
concurrence of ten of the twelve sufficing.
-The census statistics of 1890 show that
religious bodies which are elaaood as Protestants,
and gathered into fourteen groups
under general titles, have a membership of
18,079,576. This includes only the actual
number in churches. The aggregate Protestant
population is, of course, several times
larger.
. ? The Georgia legislature has passed a bill
fixing the permanent yearly school fond at
$1,072,706. Of this amount $566,000 is to be
raised by a tax of 1} mills on the dollar on
all the taxable property of the State, $185,000
from the poll tax, $204,166 from half
rental of the State road, $72,000 from a tax
, on tiquor dealers, and the remainder from
L miscellaneous sources.
? Eighteen of the largest harvester comiV/\
TTnU/vi] ItntrA Jn+A
ptuiico HI UiC VII1VCU OMiCO UOVU cuvctcu uiw
a combine under the name and style of the
American Harvester Company of Illinois.
mm The combine has a capital of $85,000,000 and
will practically control the trade in this
country and Europe. Cyrus H. McCormick
SHHb is president, and A. Conger, general man|9^)ager.
It is said that one of the first results
HB of the monopoly has been to throw ten thousand
men, mechanics and drummers, etc.,
V out of employment.
?Some time ago, H. R. C. Foster, an atW&f
torney at law, of Hernando, Miss., shot and
hilled another lawyer, C. R. Bryce, owing ta
domestic troubles, in which the name of Foster's
wife was implicated. After thoroughly
investigating the case, the jury declined to
return an indictment against Foster, on the
ground that he acted the part of a "sensible
and sane man, who vindicated the law and
acted in accordance with the sentiment of
.every honorable, brave, noble and virtuous
v man."
? According to statistics found in the Methodist
Year Book for 1891, just issued by the
Methodist* Book Concern, the total membership
of the Methodist Episcopal church numbers
2,283,154, being an increase of 49,491
over last year. There are in the denomination
14,792 ministers, including supernumerary,
superanuated and ministers on trial.
Scholars in the Sunday-school number 2,264,852,
an increase of 42,124 over last year.
29,864 deaths have occurred during the year.
The communicants of all the Methodist denominations
in the United States number
4^80,240, with 31,765 ministers, and 54,711
churches.
?The debt statement, issued by the U.S.
treasury department last Friday, shows the
decrease in December to be $11,005,397,99;
total interest bearing debt outstanding, $619,.
019,740; total debt of all kinds, $1,541,871,198,48;
cash in the treasury, $679,440,656,81;
'debt, less cash in the treasury. $862,430,541,67;
gold certificates outstanding, $175,451,969;
silver certificates, $309,855,778; currency
certificates, $6,820,000; treasury notes
* of 1890 (bullion purchase notes) $24,090,500.
The treasury department has resumed the
purchase of silver. The amount offered the
first day was 932,000 ounces and the amount
purchased 807,000 ounces, at prices ranging
rom 104$ to 105.
? Dr. M. A. Dauphin, president of the
T T ,.v4f Amr in
mwunifii a UVWOIJ wuiyouj y uivu *u
New Orleans on Sunday of last week. Dr.
Dauphin was born fifty-three years ago in
Alsace. He received a collegiate education,
and at the age of 16 came to America, landing
in New Orleans with his brother, who is
now in the Northwest. He utilized a talent
for drawing to support himself, at one time
working as a sculptor. He fell in with some
local medical celebrities and studied medicine.
He graduated from the New Orleans
. school in 1862 and for several years thereafter
practiced his profession. In 1868 the
lottery company was organized, with Charles
T. Howard as its president. In the early
seventies Mr. Howard gave up the presidency,
retaining all his interests in the company,
and Dr. Dauphin, a large stockholder, was
' elected his successor, since which time he has
been in active and continuous control of the
recent annual convention of
coantysuperintendents of public instruction
of North Carolina, a resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting the State legislature
to establish regular training schools for
male and female teachers. A resolution was
also adopted urging in the strongest terms
the enactment of a law requiring compulsory
attendance upon the public schools. The
resolution sets forth the fact that people cannot
be educated and the requirements of the
constitution in this particular carried into
effect, unless children are compelled to attend
school for some period during the
school age. It is the first movement in
North Carolina in the direction of compulsory
education; and, originating, as it does,
will have particular strength. There is a
* determined effort to increase the attendance
at the public schools, and also the length of
school terms. The legislature will be asked
to double the State school tax, and also to
require the counties to set apart first of all
the school ftind in making their annual appropriations.
? Gebhard Laube, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
has invented and placed on sale a "spirit
level," with which he intends to evade the
prohibition laws of the northwest. He secured
his patent last September, and it bears
' the number 436,005. On the side of the box
bearing this announcement is printed a rule
six inch es long, the length of the box. On
the reverse side is a calendar of the twelve
months. On one of the narrow sides is this:
"Any person infringing on this patent will be
prosecuted to the fUll exteni of the law."
On the reverse is the announcement that so
and so, Minneapolis, Minn., are proprietors
and sole manufacturers. The ends of the box
are sealed, but a gentfe punch breaks the
paper, and then is revealed on one end a
round hole that will receive a lead pencil, and
pn the other end, when broken, appears a
cork. The thirsty purchaser, who pulls
gently on this, brings to view a long vial filled
with brandy, or other liquor that may have
been called for.
?A Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, dispatch of
the 26th ultimo says: "A gigantic conspiracy
to flood the United States with counterfeit
silver dollars has been unearthed. Nineteen
persons are already under arrest, and
$1 ,100 in spurious coin is in the hands of the
police. The money was brought from a central
depot in New York city to Pittsburg, by
a gang of Italians. The money was all in
silver dollars, and United States Detective
Sweeny says it is the best counterfeit of the
standard silver dollar that was ever made.
The coin is perfectly formed in every detail,
and its ring is identical with good coin, the
only fault about it being that it is a little
light in weight. From the persons arrested
- ' lx - 1 xL_x I.L..
Here, lntormauon was oDiuiiieu umi me
money was made in New York, and they had
been sent here to dispose of it. Similar
gangs were sent to other citie.^ but the men
could not tell what particular cities were
being operated on. Not a mould or die of
any kind was found in the residence of the
gang arrested here."
? A St. Paul, Minn., dispatch of December
28, says that one of the caves wherein the no-j
torious Jesse James gang of Missouri outlaws '
hid themselves after coming in from a raid, [
and the mysterious disappearance of the'
youngest of the James boys, has been solved, j
A party of hunters, traversing the great Fay j
ravine, in Nicolet county, found an old door I
opening into a common dug out. Hewed !
logs at the rear formed a "blind door," which
led into another room twenty feet long and i
sixteen feet wide, along one side of which '
bunks were arranged, and from the number j
of these, at least thirty persons had found ;
sleeping accommodations. This room con-1
tained several benches and stools, an old
table, tin plates and cups, kettles, a cook
stove and various cooking utensils, and a
skeleton which is believed to be that of the
voungest of the James brothers. There was
also a letter referring to thMhef^)^ome
horses, which is thought to have been writ-'
ten by Frank James to Jim Younger. Still
another apartment was found where horses
had been secreted, the artificial cave being
large enough to accommodate twenty head
at one time. '
, ?The Springfield, Mass., agricultural papers
have recently published the results of!
an ingenious scheme to determine the choice
the farmers throughout the couutry for'
was managed
relating
nees of the Democratic and Republican parties
? Answers to the questions were received
on postal cards to the number of nearly
110,000. The results foot up for the Democratic
side: Cleveland, 71,787; Hill, 17,118;
Hatch, 11,082; Scattering, 8,808?total, 108,790.
For the Republican side: Blaine, 39,209;
Harrison, 81,018; Rusk, 20,746; Scattering,
16,908?total, 107.871. Of the scattering
Republican vote, Speaker Reed leads
with 5,665, and is followed by McKinley
with 8,029. The leader of the Democratic
scattering vote is Govern or Patterson, of
Pennsylvania, with over 1,800. In the Democratic
vote Cleveland's is uniformly the
greatest in every section of the country,
while among the Republicans, Harrison leads
in the central States, Rusk in the northwest,
and Blaine everywhere else.
? There is now living in Pittsburg a man
who once slapped the face of the Prince of
Wales. "In my early life," he said, "I was a
soldier in the British army, and once my regiment
was reviewed by Queen Victoria, who
held by the hand the youthftil Prince of
Wales. When the mother's back was turned,
the boy playftilly expectorated on my red
coat, and I resented the insult to the British
flag by slapping him in the face with my open
palm. He told his mother, and very soon
the colonel heard of it and came dancing
along tp wreak vengeance on the man who
dare lift his hand to a son of the queen. The
queen sought me out and graciously inquired
what my name was. 'William Dickson, sergeant,
your majesty,' said I, and she commended
my sense of propriety in administering
a timely rebuke to the heir apparent
to the British throne, and recommended
me for promotion, which never came."
Ike (Nquirer.
YORKVILLE, S C. :
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1891.
NEW YEAR'S fiREETING.
While the smoke was still rising from the
ashes of The Enquirer buildings, we
promised our subscriber that they should
have another issue of The Enquirer on or
[ before the first Wednesday in January. TLe
first Wednesday in January is here, and with
it The Enquirer, on time, and accordi; g
to promise.
It may have seemed a long time to many ;
but not so with us. For the past six weeks
we have been as busy as beaver, and have
rested not a day, except Sundays, from our
work. We feel proud of what we have accomplished,
and when the amount of wc';
performed is considered, it will be admitted
that we have good reason to fet ) proud. Xo
type, no presses, no subscription list, no
nothing. But for the hearty good will of a
large number of subscribers, the undertaking
was but little short of the establishment of a
new paper.
But there was no hesitation about the
work. Before the flames had subsided, the
proprietor had announced his intention to
start North on the following day to purchase
a new outfit. On the following day, however,
he received telegrams from printers'
supply men to the effect that they were
hastening to Yorkville, and of course he decided
to postpone the trip. Some of the
material, including the newspaper press,
wh\ch had to be made to order, was bought
from these gentlemen and ordered by telegraph.
On the following Monday the proprietor
of The Enquirer, accompanied by
his son, O. E. Grist, started for Philadelphia,
and purchasing the remainder of the new
outfit in that city, returned to Yorkville on
JridayaftequMm_jfftej .of. jont_
quiie lourclays.
Since that time, up to the present date, our
entire force has been exerting every effort
to make good the promise which this issue
fulfills. And barring unforseen accidents,
such as led to the recent suspension, The
Enquirer will, henceforward, continue the
weekly visits it has been wont to make for
thirty-six years past.
But we cannot take all the credit for this
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of hundreds of kind friends?subscribers,
club-makers, brother editors and
others. Their words of sympathy and appreciation
and offers of unlimited practical
help, have outweighed all losses and inspired
us to redoubled efforts. By tbem we have
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DEATH OF CHIEF JUSTICE SIMPSON.
Judge William D. Simpson, chief justice of
the supreme court of South Carolina, died at
his home in Columbia, on Friday, the 26th
ultimo, of heart disease. The judge had
been at his post of duty on the preceding
Friday, apparently in the best of health.
On Monday he was suffering slightly from
indigestion, and on Wednesday he did not
feel well enough to get up. A physician was
not called in until Thursday afternoon, and
he found the judge beyond the power of his
aid. The chief justice retained perfect consciousness,
aud passed peacefully away at 7
o'clock on Friday morning. His remains
were taken to Laurens for interment.
From the News and Courier of the 27th
ultimo, we take the following, facts relative
to Judge Simpson's career:
William Dunlap Simpson was born in Laurens
county, S. C., October 27, 1823. He
was educated at the South Carolina college,
graduating in 1844. He then went to Harvard
law school, but on account of ill health
remained only one session. Returning home
he commenced the practice of law in Laurens
county, and shortly afterward married
Miss Jane E. Young. Before the war he
served the State in both houses of the general
assembly, and when South Carolina seceded,
promptly entered the army, beiug
present at the siege of Fort Sumter. After
the battle of Manassas, in which he participated,
he went home and was elected major
of the 14th S. C. Regiment, and was afterward
promoted to lieutenant-colonel of the
same command. In 1863 he became a member
of the Confederate congress, and in 1868
was elected to the Federal congress from the
Fourth district, but was not permitted to
take his seat on the ground that he was disqualified
by the Fourteenth constitutional
amendment. In 1876 he was nominated for
lieutenant-governor on the same ticket with
Wade Hampton, and afterward filled out
Hampton's unexpired term of office. While
still in the governor's office, he was elected
chief justice of the supreme court, and assumed
the position in August, 1880. His
present term would not have expired until
July, 1892.
Chief Justice Simpson's successor cannot
be appointed by the governor, as the cousti
tution confers such power only when (leuin
occurs within one year of the expiration of
the term of office. The supreme court convenes
in January, and as it is impracticable
to transact its business with only two justices,
it is possible that a special session of
the legislature will have to be called to elect
a new chief justice. The names of Judge
Wallace, Associate Justice McGowan, Attorney-Generul
Pope, Senator H. A. Meetze,
Col. Robert Aldrich und Ex-Judge Pressley
are prominently spoken of for the vacant
office.
? Columbia correspondence News und
Courier: Ex-Judge R. B. Carpenter, formerly
of this State, but now of Los Angelos,
California, has been elected to represent his i
county in the State senate. Judge Curpen-1
Ki living in Colum-1
or the West some
alifomia, to join
j
. i
ACTS OP THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
As a result of the work of the recent session of
the general assembly, 233 new acts and joint resolutions
were added to the statute books. Of
these, the following are of either local or general
interest, and, where necessary to make their
meaning clearer, have, with the help of Representative
Finley, been summarized:
Act to amend section 621 of the general statutes
of the State relating to the time for holding the
annual meeting of the boards of county commissioners
of the several counties of this State.
This act provides that the annual meeting of
the boards of county commissioners shall be held
on the first Thursday after the first Monday in
November, instead of the first Tuesday.
Act to ratify the amendment to article 4 of the
constitution of South Carolina, relating to the judicial
department, repealing section nineteen (19),
which provides a board of county commissioners.
Act to amend an act entitled >rAn act to amend
sections 2,236 and 2,237 of the general statutes, in
relation to Juries."
This act goes into effect immediately upon its
approval, and provides that once every year, during
the month of January, the jury commissioner
shall prepare a list of non-exempted, well
qualified persons to serve as Jurors during the
ensuing year. This list is to include not less than
one out of every twenty, nor more than one out
of every ten voters residing in the county; and,
Hot nnntoinnirr iho TIRiriMl i\f
iill miUUlUll) OHUiugi uoi9 v\/?*?Mu<?*t5 vuv
ISO eligible jurors, living within seven miles of
the court house, is to be prepared and kept in a
separate box, known as the tales box. All deficiencies
arising from any cause, during the sitting
of court, are to be supplied from this latter
list. In the county of Chester an exception is
made, providing that the tales box shall contain
the names of only fifty persons residing
within fivo miles of the court house.
An act to amend section 2 an act entitled
"An act to regulate the fees 01 physicians and
surgeons for testifying as experts in criminal
cases," approved December 26,1885.
According to the provisions of this act, physicians
and surgeons are to receive, in addition to
the fees provided by law to be paid other witnesses,
five dollars, instead of "ten dollars a day,
for expert testimony in criminal cases. It is provided
also, that before the physician or surgeon
shall be entitled to Baid pay for expert testimony,
the circuit judge before whom the case is tried,
shall certify that his testimony is material.
Act to amend section 773 of the general stat?
utes of the State so far as the same relates to thf
bond of the probate judge of York county.
Under this act the bond of the probate judge &
raised from five thousand dollars to ten thousaid
dollars.
Act to incorporate the Little Bluff, Ruem?nt
and Maxton Railway Company.
This act grants the right to.constrtuct a railroad
from Little Bluff on the Pee Dee river, U and
beyond Rueniont, a town situated on tie line
between North and South Carolina.
Act to amend paragraph 1, section 997; of the
general statues relating to times of meeings of
the State board of examiners.
It is herein provided that the State ^oard of
examiners shall hold meetings during tba months
of April and October of each year, aid at such
other times as may be deemed necessatf; that all
persons receiving certificates of qialiflcation
i fWtm Hr>urH am cliaihle ux teachers in any of
the free public schools of the State; that certificates
shall be valid for two years unless sooner
revoked, and may be renewed with or without
examination, in the discretion of the board of
examiners.
Act to incorporate the Seaboajd and Western
railway.
This act empowers a compafX to build and
maintain a line of railroad froii the seacoast in
Beaufort county, to some pamt on the North
Carolina line, in either of the counties of Oconee,
Pickens, or Greenville.
Act to amend section 9 of ?n act entitled "An
act in relation to forfeited lands, delinquent
lands, and collection of taxes.
Under the provisions of this act the comptroller-general
is vested witl all the rights of a
plaintiff in executions, aid is authorized to ii*voke
the aid of the courts in compelling refractory
sheriffs to discharge their duties in the enforcement
of tax executions. The sherifis are
required to make a return of all tax executions
to the treasurer withih ninety days from the
date of issue, and in ease of default, the treasurers
have the right to recover from the defaulting
sherifiB treble the amount of all taxes, in an action
or actions.
Act to provide for a license for the sale of pis"
* * * ' ' ' ? 1? iLU
tola ana pistol eannuges iu mm ow?t.c.
Under this act, it becomes a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine cf not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exIng
one year, for any person to sell pistols or
pistol cartridges, without first obtaining a license
from the board of county commissioners. The
license fee is fixed at two hundred dollars annually.
This act was approved on December 24,
1890, and goes into effect twenty days after apyjAct
to amend s^^o^^^^^^jlg^ovide^
Thist^pSnc^s that in cases of building and
loan associations and other corporations, when,
by the terms of the declaration the capital stock
is to be paid by installments, a certificate of incorporation
may be obtained from the secretary
of State when 50 per cent, of the first installment
on the capital stock of the company has been
paid in.
Joint resolution to pay to Mrs, Ann P. Bonham
the balance of salary due M. L. Bonham,
deceased, as railroad commissioner.
This resolution directs the State treasurer to
pay to the widow of the late M. L. Bonham, the
balance of his salary due from August 27 last,
and to continue to pay to her this salary until
Commissioner Bonbam's successor shall have
been elected and qualified.
Joint resolution directing the executors of the
late Thomas G. Clemson to mark his grave and
to secure a good portrait of the deceased.
Act to charter the Bennettsville and Gibson
Station Railroad company.
This railroad is to run from the North Carolina
line, at or near Gibson's Station, on the Richmond
and Danville railroad, to Bennettsville,
Marlboro county.
Act to authorize and empower the town council
of Blacksburg to issue additional bonds for
erecting school buildings, and for educational1
purposes within the town of Blacksburg, and to
Brovide for the payment of the interest accruing;
lereon.
This act goes into effect immediately upon its
approval, and authorizes the town to issue bonds
to the amount of 9750, under the same provisions
as those issued under the act of December 22,
1888.
Act to incorporate the Branchville and Bowman
Railroad company.
The points to and from which the proposed
road is to run are both in Orangeburg county.
Act to provide for the election of chaplains of
the senate and house of representatives.
This act provides that both houses shall hereafter,
on the first day of the session, each
elect its chaplain to serve through the session,
and that the respective chaplains shall each
receive the sum of fifty dollars for his services.
Act for the establishment of a separate school
district in the county of York to be known as
the Shiloh school district, and to authorize the
levy and collection of a local tax therein.
This school district is incorporated under the
act "To provide for the establishment of separate
school districts in this State," and embraces
a territory included in a square of which Shiloh
church is the centre, and the sides of which are
four miles.
Act to reorganize and provide for the University
of South Carolina, constituting a board of
trustees for the same, and defining their powers
and duties.
This act provides that the University of South
Carolina shall embrace the South Carolina college,
Clafilin college, and the Citadel. The Citadel
academy remains under the control of the
board of visitors, and the other two institutions
are placed under the control of a l>oard of trustees,
consisting of the governor, justices of the
supreme court, State superintendent of educa
tion, chairmen of the committees on education in
the house and senate, and nine others chosen by
a joint vote of the general assembly. The terms
of the nine elective trustees are to expire in three,
six and nine years, three trustees going out at
the close of each period. The lxmrd of trustees,
of which the governor for the time being is chairman,
exercises supreme authority in every detail
in the management of the respective institutions
under its control, including the selection of presidents
and professors over the various departments.
The tuition fees are fixed at forty dollars
per annum, and the faculty is authorized to grant
beneficiary scholarships, without the payment of
fees, to such deserving youths, unable to pay for
the same, as they may think proper, the trustees,
however, prescribing such rules and regulations
as will confine this privilege to those whose necessities
require it.
Act to authorize the town council of Kort Mill
to issue bonds for the purpose of defraying the
expense already incurred in the erection of a
town hall, and for the purpose of improving the
streets of the town of Port Mill, and to provide
for the payment of interest accruing thereon.
This act authorizes the town council of Fort
Mill to borrow the sum of one thousand dollars,
secured by seven per cent, town bonds, payable
in ten years, and to levy sueli tax upon the real
ami personal property of the town as may lie
necessary to pay interest on and retire the Uinds
as they become due.
Act to incorporate the town of Newport, in
York county.
The rights vested in the corporation are those
coining under the provisions of "An act to pro-!
vide for and regulate the incorporation of towns I
of less than one thousand inhabitants," and is'
of force for a period of thirty years. The corpo-1
rate limits extend one half mile each way from '
W. II. Taylor's store. The third section of the 1
act absolutely prohibits the sale of intoxicating i
liquors, upon physicians' prescription or other-!
wise.
Act to authorize the county commissioners of
York and Lancaster counties respectively, upon
certain conditions, to purchase township bonds
tor the benefit of the townships interested, and to i
hypothecate the same us collateral security for
the funds necessary to perfect the purchase.'
This act authorizes the county commissioners
i
of York and Lancaster respectively, to purchase
the township bonds issued P aid of the Three
C's railroad, for the ben^t of the respective
townships by which the/ were issued. The 1
necessary funds are to be rt&ed l>y hypothecating
the bonds purchased, andthe money borrowed 1
is not to exceed seventy-Ae per cent, of the face ,
value of the bonds to be dedged.
Joint resolution to arborise and direct the
comptroller-general of this State to draw his
warrant upon the 8tatetr5i?ury ih favor of Samuel
L. Campbell, a Confederate soldier,
of the county of Yorb *or the sum of two hundred
dollars. '
While in command Company M, 18th 8. C.
Volunteers, at Boo^boro, Maryland, in Sep- >
tember, 1862, Mr. Campbell was struck by a minnie
ball which put M both of his eyes. The last i
object he ever sawA'?8 the lines of the enemy in
front of him at th/time.
Joint resolution^ appoint a special commission,
to consist ofthe governor, lieutenant-governor,
and supeprtendent of education of this
State, to oonfer ?d correspond with the governors
and superinddents of education of other
Southern States as to the adoption of uniform ,
text books to boused in the free schools of this
8tate. /
This resolute1 is based on a suggestion made ,
in the governors inaugural address, and looks to
the adoption >f a system of t^xt books which 1
shall be, as ftt as possible, entirely southern in
their charac0"*
Act to provide for the appointment of county
boards nf >hyslcians to examine diplomas of
physicians hid surgeons in this State.
This bqird 1b to be appointed by the governor,
up*n the recommendation of the county
medical societies, and Is to pass upon the 1
genuineness of diplomas and the morality of
their hide's, before they will be permitted to
engagfin the practice of medicine in any of the
respe^ive counties, J
Acfto amend section 259 of the general statutes
relatftg to the compensation of the members of \
the/tate board of equalization.
The compensation of the members of this <
bq/W is fixed at three dollars per day and five
(-ftits per mile traveled. They are tojfiaigiy&
tjeir pay out of the State treaisury upon vhfcWBk'
*ntof the comptroller-general. '
'Act to abolish the offices of commissioner i
if agriculture and of the board of agriculture ]
Mid to devolve their duties upon the trustees .
of Clemson Agricultural College, except the control
of the phosphate interest of the State. 1
Act to amend the charter of the town of Hick-,
ory Grove, in York county. *
This amendment consists in the application of
the provisions of the iron-clad liquor law, pro- i
hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquore upon I
physicians' prescriptions or otherwise. The act <
is of force immediately upon its approval. .
To prohibit any person from transporting ,
horses, mules or asses into this State infested 1
with glanders.
Any person violating this act, unless he can
produce a clean bill of health from some veterinary
surgeon, that such stock was not infected ]
when it crossed the borders of the State, is liable
for all damages inflicted, and shall be subjected !
to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, ;
or be imprisoned for a period of not more than
twelve months. 1
Act relating to the renunciation of dower by 1
married minors.
This act makes the renunciation of dower by
a married minor of the same force as that of a
married woman of lawful age.
Act to create a new school district in York i
county to be known as the Bethesda school dis- ,
trict, and to authorize the levy and collection of
a special tax therein.
The provisions of the act are the same as those
which come under the general act on the subject. '
Act to incorporate the town of Fort Lawn, in
Chester county.
Act to authorize and require the town council
of Rock Hill to issue bonds for the purpose of 1
purchasing lands and erecting houses for school 1
purposes, within tba-4own of Rock Hill, and <
Sroperly furnishing the same, and to provide for
le interest accruing thereon,
f This act, upon a petition of a majority of the |
freehold voters, and with the consent of a ma- '
Jority of qualified voters, empowers the town of
Rock Hill to issue six percent, town bonds to
the amount of not less than $3,000 nor more than
$7,000, the money realized from the sale or hy- '
pothecation of the same to be used for the pur- 1
poses above stated. '
Act to punish frauds or misrepresentations in ]
the manufa< 'ure, analysis or sale of fertilizers 1
and commercial manures in this State, (
> Act to regulate the appointment and term of .
office of trial justices in this State.
The governor has authority, with the advice
and consent of the senate, to appoint all trial
justices, and their term of office is made to cor- (
respond with that of the governor by whom they
are appointed, and until their succeators have '
1 TVIol limHfaa on, unhiwt tn rm. !
UWIl uppuniv^*. * ?
moval by the governor upon the same grounds
as those provided in the case of county auditors
and treasurers, and their successors HlJout only
their unexpired terms. It is made unlawful for 1
a trial justioe to appear as attorney at lay in any '
case that may have been before him inHsoffl- 1
hsri i "ft?7"^-^? ** ty *"""? *
Act to amend the general statutes relating to
the assessment and collection of taxes for school
purposes and to add two new sections, to be 1
known as sections 228a and 229b. (
As herein provided, it is the duty of each aud- (
itorto state, in a separate column, the school
district in which the taxpayer resides, and at the
expiration of the times prescribed by law to re- ;
ceive returns to forward to the board of trustees r
of each school district, a correct list of the polls
returned, in order that they may look over the '
same and report to the auditor all who have failed '
to make returns.
Act to regulate the traffic of seed cotton in
York county.
This act prohibits the purchase of seed cotton i
between the 15th of August aigi the 15th of l
March, except upon the payment of a license of <
live hundred dollars. (
Act to establish a new school district in Ches- ,
ter county to be known as Edgmoor school district,
ana to authorize the levy and collection of 1
a special tax therein. 1
Act to establish a new school district in York <
county to be khown as the Tirzah school district
and to authorize the levy and collection of a
special tax for suid school district.
The district is incorporated as follows: Draw
a line from the Three Cs depot at Tirzah, direct \
to the half-way point from there to Newport;
another from the depot to points one and one- ]
half miles east and west; and another from the 1
depot two and one-half miles north; and the *
prescribed area is included within the boundry 1
of a line drawn to connect the furthermost <
points in the lines indicated *bove. A. M. j
Black, Dr. R. T. M. Hall, R. R. Allison, J. R. i
Connor, R. T. Gillespie, J. J. Miller and Dr. E.
Li Glenn, are designated as trustees for two
years, and after that tane their successors are to
bo elected for a like term. The voters of the i
school district have the right to leVy a tax which i
nhkll not exceed two and a half mills. i
Act to amend un act entitled "An act to provide
for the redemption of that portion of the i
Stote debt known as the Brown consol bonds i
an| stocks by the issue of other bonds and ]
stotks," approved December 24,1890. (
%own consol bonds draw 6 per cent interest. ]
Tht act proposes to reftmd at 4 per cent., and <
provides that banks holding these Htocks and j
bonds shall be exempted from taxation on their ]
capial stock to the amount of the bonds held.
Thii provision only places banks on the same
footing as an individual.
Si^ator-Elect Irby.?The Hon. J. L. M. j
Irbyhvas born ut Laurens, on September 10, J,
1854| He is the son of Col. James H. Irby, of ]
Laurms, and his mother's maiden name wus 1
Earlq of the well-known Greenville family. 1
He amended the University of Virginiu und |
afterward Princeton College. Leaving there .
he read law for three years under Judge Mc- J
Iver, "?ut only practiced his profession two (
yearsr'Sincc then he has fanned near Laurens. ,
He wa? an active worker in the famous campaign
<if '76, and organized a military company
ii| Laurens, of which he was made captain,
aid afterward he was chosen a staff '
officer under Gov. Hampton with the rank of i I
colonel.; He is a ready debater pud forcible ! t
speaker. In 1886 he was elected to the house I i
of representatives, and was returned by an ;
increased majority in 1888. This fall he was j
aguin a candidate' for the legislature, and was {J
elected. He was an ardent follower of Capt. i i
B. R. Tilnmn, and was one of his most trust- *
ed advisers all through the recent memorable 1
campaign. When the Tillman wing of the [
Democratic party secured control of the i
party machinery, Col. Irby was made chair-1
man of the State executive committee. The
management of the late campaign was en- '
trusted to hhn. He proved himself a cour- *
teous leader, and abandoned many of the
tactics that biu/Ju him cminentlv successful
us u purtisan, it is said that it was due to J
his cool head and wise judgment that the .
recent election passed off so quietly through-.
out the State. Col. Irhy is a man of striking t
personal apjiearance and is said to be possess- ,j
ed of considerable magnetism. He is a ready
speaker and debater quick at repartee. He j j
will be, in all likelihood, the youngest mem-; (
her in the I'nited States senate.?News and |
Courier. i.
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METHOI)IS^CoNKKRENC K APPOINTMENTS.
At the recent Methodist conference, which
convened at Anderson on the 25th of Xovem- s
her and adjourned December 2, to hold .ts 1
next annuul meeting in Darlington, Bishop u
Duncan announced the following appoint-;0
ments for Cheiter District: < J
A. M. < 'hreitzberg, presiding elder. Chester,
J. W. Daniel; Chester Circuit. N. B. Clarks?)ii;
East Chester, J. t. Rav; Kiehburg, T. ltayzor; ?
Rock Hill Station, H o. Watson; Ktx'k Hill v
Circuit, J. L. Harley; York Station, <L H. Wad- fj
dell, L. A. Johnson (upernunicrory; Blacks- .
burg, J. W. Humbert; King's Mountain chapel, |
supplied by A. S. Lessllc; Fort Mill, E. <L Price; 'i
Lancaster Station, p. Kilgo; Lancaster Cir-1 n
cuit, A. W. Attawuv." Tradcsville, J. Ware i
Brown; ( hestertiold, R. a. Young; Jefferson.
J. R. Copeland ; Black mock, ( . E. Wiggins. r
tOCAL ArFAIHi.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Beard cfe Inman?New Finn.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's Racket.
Carroll, Jnckson A Co., Clover, S. C.?Dissolution
and New Firm.
Beo. H. O'Leary?Furniture, Stoves and Carpets?Saddles
and Harness.
R. B. Lowry?Dry Goods and Groceries.
LowryA Starr?.January 1,1891?Six Years AgoPay
Your Account.
M. <fc H. C. Strauss?Happy New Year to Our
Customers and Friends.
Kennedy Bros. <fc Barron?We Are Grateftil.
Miss Daisy Williams?My Whole Time. Fourth
page.
W. C. Latimer?Father Time.
A. Y. Caitwright A Co.?New Year's Greeting.
Carolina Buggy Company?Buy "The Carolina
Buggy." [Fourth Page.]
Richmond and Danville Railroad CompanyChange
of Schedules. [Fou^h Page.]
W. B. Williams, Auditor York county?Tax
Returns 1899-91. Fourth Page.
Agnes Moore?Fruits, etc.
it Pmhutfi .Tudffft?Notice from
f XI* lllfVUi* ?? O
Probate Office.
Geo. T. Sehorb?Turn Over a New Leaf.
F. Happerfield?1891. _
Riddle & Carroll?New Firm.
James P. Brawley, Chester, 8. C.?Music on
Piano and Organ.
J. S. Brice, Clerk of Board?York County Bonds
Retired. ?.
W. D. Glenn?I Am in Kentucky.
THE TIME EXTENDED.
At the session of the general assembly just
closed, the time in which taxes may be paid
without penalty, was, by a joint resolution,
extended to February 1st, next.
NEW POSTOFFICE.
The postmaster-general has ordered the
establishment of a new postoffice on the
Chester and Lenoir railroad, five miles north
of Yorkville, to be known as "Filbert.".
Mr. Hugh G. Brown has been appointed and
liuly commissioned as postmaster.
CHANGE OF'SCHEDULE.
A change of schedule went into effect on
the Chester and Lenoir railroad last Sunday,
md by this change the passenger train going
north reaches Yorkville at 5.45 p. m. Going
*outh, the schedule is the same as that printed
on the fourth page of this issue.
ORGANIZATION OF* THE NEW BOARD.
rtf /KMitGtr ArtMimlauiAnOMI
111C UCW UUUIU HI VUUUVjr VVJlllUlooivuvio
organized last Monday by the election of T.
S. Culp, chairman. J. 8. Brice, Esq., was
chosen clerk, and the firm of Finley & Brice
will act as attorneys for the board. No
Dther busincsss of general importance was
transacted at the meeting.
GASTON AND DOVER.
Messrs Gaston and Dover, the well-known
railroad contractors of Blacksburg, are engaged
011 a three mile contract on the South
Bound railroad, which is to run from Columbia
to Savannah, Ga. Their headquarters,
are, for the present, at Sanders, in Barnwell
county.
WHERE TO FIND US.
For the present The Enquirer office is
located in the Kennedy Bros. & Barron building.
The business office is in the rear end,
on the first floor. Our patrons are requested
to come in by way of the alley between
Kennedy Bros. & Barron's store and the Allison
building.
PASTORAL* CHANGES.
Rev. G. 8. Robinson, for the past few years,
pastor of Bethel congregation, has resigned
bis charge and accepted a call to Bullock's
Creek, to which place he moved last week.
Rev. R. P. Smith, until within a few weeks
ago pastor of Bullock's Creek congregation,
has accepted a call to Blackstock.
TIME CHANGED.
At the suggestion of several club-makers,
and with the consent of all with whom we have
conferred in regard to the matter, we have
decided to extend the time tor awarding me
road cart us a premium for the largest number
of new subscribers, from the first Monday
in January to the first Monday in February
at 1 p. m.
THE CLOVER FACTORY
The Clover Factory is meeting with such
success that the stockholders have been encouraged
to increase the capital stock to
175,000. Of the aditional $25,000, nearly
half has already been subscribed, and the remainder
will probably be taken before the
first of March. An order is now out for
additional machinery, and when it is placed
in position, the factory will have a capacity
of 6,000 spindles.
^EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS. ~ j
His Excellency Governor Tillman, has
made the following appointments for York
county, in the case of auditor and treasurer,
confirming the choice of the people in the
recent primary election : Auditor?W. B.
Williams; treasurer?H. A. D. Neely ; trial
justices?J. A. Withers, Fort Mill; J. J.
Waters, Rock Hill; J. B. Miller, Ebenezer;
G. C. Leech, Broad River; jury commissioner?R.
D. McKnight.
DEATH OF AN AUTHOR.
Mrs. Martha W. Stratton, one of the most
accomplished writers in the Stale, and during
many years a contributor to The Enquirer,
died at her home in Columbia, last Wednesday.
She was in her 76th year. Mrs. Stratton
wrote u great deal of very fine poetry
and a large number of serial stories. Her
last contribution to The Enquirer was
'Patsy Ann Silverton."
SAD DEATH.
Mrs. Jane Smith, wife of Mr. F. E. Smith,
yf Yorkville, died at her home on last
Wednesday, of meningetis. Mrs. Smith
ivas only 34 years of uge, and a good Christian
mother and loving wife, she was loved
and esteemed by all who knew her. Besides
tier husband, she leaves two little boys, and
:he deep sympathy of a large circle of friends
$oes out to the bereaved family in their sore
affliction.
THE GOOD TEMPLARS.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized j
n Yorkville on November 21 with forty-nine'
members. The number has since swelled to
more than sixty. Following ure the officers:
F. A. Gilbert, W. C. T.; Miss Maggie Moore,
IV. V. T.; J. M. Hope, W. S.; Miss h annieGrist,
iv \ . YV H ('nrroll. W. F. S.: Mrs. W.
B." Moore,' W." T'; Miss Willie Williams, W. I.
i.; William MrKnrland, W. M.; Miss Annie
Bludworth, W. A. M.; Sidney Davidson, W.
). <?.; Rev. J. C\ Calloway, W. C.; S. L. Duvdson,
P. W. C. T.; Rev. R. (4. Patrick, Lodge
Deputy; Mrs. T. S. Jett'erys, superintendent
uvenile templars.
TAX COLLECTIONS.
Treasurer Neely informs us thut up to
Monday evening last, he had collected
)nly $42,302.99 of the taxes for the present
rear. This leaves $32,440.65 still to he coleeted?nearly
half of the original amount.
While there remains nearly a month in which
:o pay this tax, it will be well for those who
lave not already settled with the treasurer,
o make their arrangements to do as soon as
jossihle. The usual rush will be on during
:he last week, and it is not probable that the
:ime will again be extended. At any rate,
emembcr that February 1 is the lust day.
DOES IT MEAN ANYTHING ?
The following paragruph, clipped from the
'construction department" of the Mnnufueurers;
Record, relates to this section, but as
o whether or not there is anything solid in
t, we are unable to say :
nylrtdllo !?.,?*? Wtanl <trP. |
VI. M. Strause, Leon Wnllcmtein, Snmuel Proscaner
and others have incorporated (at Kichnoncl,
V'a.) the York Steel and Iron Co., to (leal
n real estate, build iron furnaces, Ac. It is
itated that the company has purchased iron ore
ands near Yorkville, on which it is proposes to
onstnict iron furnaces and steel plant. The
apital stock is to he not less than $100,000, nor
itore than si.ihxi.ooo.
THK KXyCIREll'8 FIIIK.
The lire which consumed The Enqi'IREK
)ro])erty, occurred on Sunday morning, November
23. The first intimation of its pres nee
was the roaring of the Haines, which
vas heard by Mrs. T. B. McClain. Not
ully realizing the cause of the noise, she
mmediutely awakened her husband. Hast'iiing
in the direction of the sound, he dis overcd
that it proceeded from the cellar of
Phk ExtH'iher oilice, and on reaching the
pot, found the whole interior burning so
ieroely as to be beyond control. He imiueliatcly
raised the alarm, but before assistance
ould arrive, the smoke in the second story
vas so dense as to bathe all attempts to save
ts contents. By this time a large number of
jcople had been aroused, but there was notli-!
ng left for willing hands to do but to try to I
ave the adjoining property. The work was |
iravely undertaken against fearful odds, and !
iccomjdished with the loss of only three
>ther buildings, where it seemed almost a
niraelc that at least half a dozen were not
lestroyed.
'Hie residences of Messrs. T. B. McClain
ind S. L. Davidson, just across the street,
cere dangerously scorched during the eonlagration.
and tlie residence of the proprie jr
of The Knqi ihkr was saved only at the
imminent peril of several citizens who remined
on the roof, in the face of the intense
eat. saturating blankets with water. The
esidence of Mr. J. \V. Dobson was directly;
to the leeward of the fire, and the fact that
it was 8^re to burn became evident in time
to save nearly all the ftirniture and household
goods that it contained. ,
The actual loss of The Enquirer property,
including the plant of the paper and
the surrounding buildings, we estimate as
amounting to about $10,000. Mr. T. B. McClaiu
was damaged to the extent of about
$200, but Mr. Dobson's loss was fully covered
by insurance?$700.
The origin of the fire, further than that it
broke out in the cellar of The Enquirer
building, has not been definitely determined.
On account of the mildness of the weather,
there had been no fire in the office on the
? n - J iUU
previous day except in tne engine, una ium,
by personal inspection, had been ascertained
to have become entirely extinguished at 1 p.
m., on Saturday. The cellar of the buildingcontained
about twenty tons of bituminous
coal and perhaps two or three cords of light
dry firewood carefully stacked up, and the
earthen floor was practically free from splinters
and litter. As was the usual custom, a
careftal inspection was made of the entire
building just after sundown, and another, including
the cellar,*at about 9.30 p. m. At
that time there was no indication but that
everything was safe.
THE C, & L. DEPOT.
The Yorkville depot of the C. and L. railroad,
togAher with all its contents, including
about three thousand dollars worth of goods
belonging to merchants of the town and vicinity,
was burned on the night of the 9th
ultimo. The building and contents were
fully insured, and the railroad company has
instructed the owners of the destroyed goods
to make out claims for the amount of their
respective^osses. These claims have not yet
all been filed, but it is expected that they will
all be in hi a few days, when they will be sent
forward for adjudication. Just where the loss
is going to fall is not certain, but it is hoped
that it will fall on the insurance company,
where it belongs.
CHURCH "NOTICES.
Episcopal?Rev. K. 8. Nelson, rector.
r* J __ -x 11 - ?
services nexi aunaay ui 11 u. m. ouuuajschool
at 3.30 p. m.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H.
Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening
at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7 . p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m.
Baptist?Rev. Robert G. Patrick, pastor.
Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7
o'clock. Services at Union next Sunday at
11 a. m. and in Yorkville at 7 p. m. Sundayschool
at 10 a. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D.,
pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m. Sunday-school at 3 p. m.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J.
C. Galloway, pastor. Services at Tirzah
at 11.30 a. m. and in Yorkville at 7 p. m.
Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m.
RECENT MARRIAGES.
On Thursday, November 20, at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ingold, Miss
Zoraida, their eldest daughter, was married
to Mr. Brooks Inman, of Yorkville. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. T. R.
English, in the presence of a house foil of
friends, and the happy pair were the recipients
of numerous beautifol presents. Immediately
after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Inman took the south-bound train for Randlemail,
N. C. The young couple is the
centre of a large circle of friends who wish
them all happiness and prosperity in the new
relation upon which they have entered under
such auspicious circumstances.
Another of Yorkville's popular young ladies,
Miss Annie K. Rawlinson, was married
on last Wednesday evening. The/groom
was Prof. W. W. Lewis, superinteijaent of
the Yorkville Graded schools, and the ceremony
was performed at the residence of the
bride's parents, by Rev. Dr. T. R. English.
THE THREE <7S RAILROAD.
During the past month there Jave been
some important changes in the status of the
Three C's railroad, resulting in the appointment
by U. S. Judges Bond and Simonton, of
Samuel Lord, Esq., of Charleston, temporary
receiver for the entire line of road, including
230 miles built, and 90 miles graded.
Receiver Lord at once appointed Major
John F. Jones, general manager, and aside
from such changes as Mtyor Jones may choose
to make, the management oi the road will,
for the, present, 4he ^some as heretofore.
The temporary receivership will expire
on the first Tuesday of next month,
when a motion to appoint a permanent receiver
will be argued. In the meantime, we
hope, in the interest of this section, that Mr.
Lord \#ill be permanently continued as reooivur
ond Afninr JniiPK na trpnpral munnoror
The Johnson City Comet of the 25th ultimo,
is responsible for the following:
Col. Molesworth, chief engineer of the Throe
C's, has received a letter from President A. B.
Harris, in which he says that the Finance Company
and the Investment Company, of PhiladelEbia.
have voted unanimously, to issue preferred
onas at once and raise the necessary fbnds to
Say off all indebtedness and take the road out of
ie hands of the receiver. He also stated that a
committee of experts would arrive here between
Christmas and tne 5th of January, to look over
the line and make an estimate of what it would
require to finish the road. The money will be
raised, as above stated, by first preferred bonds,
and Mr. Harris states positively that a larger
force than ever will be at work on the line before
February, 1891. Gen. J. T. Wilder has just returned
from New York and corroborates the
above. The general is very hopeful.
FILES OF THE ENQUIRER.
A very serious loss sustained by The Enquirer,
in its recent catastrophe, was the
destruction of a nuiqber of the files of the
paper, including the years 1855, 1856, 1870,
1871, and from 1876 to the issue of November
19,1890. We have been placed under
lasting obligation to several of our friends
for the restoration of most of these papers.
Mrs. "M. E. Deal, of Blacksburg, has presented
us with a bound volume containing the
year 1856. Capt. W. L. Roddey, of Rock
Hill, has our thanks for the years 1887-88,
ami to Mrs. M. J. Clark, Mrs. J. J. Hunter,
and Mrs. T. B. McClain, of Yorkville, we
are indebted for the years 1889-'90. To
make our record complete we still require
the years 1855, 1870, 1871, and a few missing
numbers of 1887, '88, '89 and '90, as follows:
January 26, February 2, and February 23,
1887 ; April 24, May 1, July 3, 1889.
Any reader of The Enquirer who is in
possession of well-preserved copies of any of
the above dates, will confer a great favor by
communicating with us at once.
Together with the above mentioned files
of The Enquirer, was burned a complete
file of all the papers published in Yorkville,
by John E. Crist and Lewis M. Grist, from
the year 1835 up to the year 1855. Of these
The Yorkville Miscellany for the year 1849,'50
has been restored by Hon. R. H. Glenn.
We will be glad to hear of any others that
may still be in existence.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
Quite a number of our subscribers will
fail to get their papers this week. The reason
is they have not complied with our request
to send in the label off an old Enquirer,
and we do not know who they are or
where they live. Upon the subscribers who
happen to see this notice but do not receive
a paper of their own, we urge that it is very
important that they send in their address
labels, together with the name of the post- j
office to which the paper was sent. It is
important for two reasons: First, in order
that we may know your name; and second,
in order that we may know the date to which
you have paid. The address labels contuin
this information, and is the only record of the
same that is now in existence, so you will j
greatly oblige us by forwarding it at once. A !
number of postmasters throughout the coun- j
ty have sent us the names of all the subscri- j
bers at their respective offices. We sincere- j
1 tuiufiiiiiuhttv fnr tl?i< I'imliutuu
IJ limurv illV |?uow.iu.nv.o j
but the information does not go far enough.;
It does not give the date on which the subscription
expires. In such cases we will date |
the paper January 1, 18i>l. and make corrections
when furnished with the information |
necessary to enable us to do so. We request I
that every subscriber who receives this issue '
will examine Ins address label, and if the'
date of expiration thereon is not correct, at;
once send us the label oil' an old paper.
KKSKIXE COLLEDE.
For some time past the Associate Reform-!
ed Presbyterian Synod of the South lms i
been somewhat agitated over a proposition \
to remove Krskine college, from Due West!
to a "more central'' location. The advocates'
and opponents of the scheme seemed to be |
about equally divided, and for a while it;
looked as though there was to be a warm,
contest. In the meantime, several progres- j
Hive towns were bidding high for the loea-!
tion of the institution within their borders, j
To settle the controversy, a meeting of the |
Hoard of Trustees of the college was held at j
Chester on the 11th ultimo, the following j
members being present: Revs. W. II. Mil-1
len. J. T. Chalmers. W. W. Orr, R. (J. Miller,
James Boyce, II. Rabb. 11. R. Rlukely, <). Y.
Bonner, J. X. Young. C. B. Betts. J. C. (Jul
I %
loway, and Messrs. Joe. Wylie, O. 8 Mower,
H. el. Young and J. E. Todd. Bide were
submitted by the respective competitors as
follows: Bardie, N. C. $18,365 And a ten
acre site; Bock Hill, $40,000 in'o per cent,
town bonds, $4,000 in private subscriptions,
and from ten to twenty acres for a site;
Chester, site of eighty-two acresof land and
a subscription oL from $40,001 to $45,000.
Alter hearing th^e propositions, the board
adopted the following resolution by a vote of
eleven to five: "Resolved, Tlat it ie neither
wise nor- expedient to re?ove Erskine
college from its present location."
It was af&b further resolved to erect a new
college buHding, for which Aarpose it is estimated
$80,000 will be requinn.
mtm /vmtvmtv Aimirvnjj
IJlTi WViil-A #
The various county officers, chosen by the
people at the last general election, have
complied with all the retirements of the
law, and entered upon their respective duties.
Bonds have been fled and approved
as follows: .
B. J. Love, Wm. Ro$ and T. O. Culp,
county commissioners, in the sum of $2,000
each.
James Cansler, school commissioner, in the
sum of $1,000.
W. B. Williams, auditor, in the sum of
$5,000.
H. A. D. Neely, treasurer, in the sum of
$20,000.
W. H. McCorkle, probate judge, in the
sum of $5,000.
This last named bond was filed before the
passage of the recent act which raises It to
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All of the abovf named officers have received
their commissions from Governor Tillman,
except Messrs. Neely and Williams.
Their bonds were not sent down unttf after
the meeting1 of the board of county commissioners
on Monday.
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Dr. A. Y. Cart wright is in Kentucky on a
two weeks' visit to relatives.
Mrs. John A. Darwin, of Griffin, Ga? is
in Yorkville^visitiug friends and relatives. ,
Mrs. John Sizelan leaves for her home at
Syracuse, New York, to-day.
Mrs. Annie Ferguson, of Atlanta, Is on a
visit to relatives and friends in Yorkville.
Mr. T. M. Fitzpatrick and family, of Lancaster,
are.in Yorkville.
Mr. W. T. Barry, of Waren, Ark., is on &
visit to bis old home near Tirzah, after an absence
of twenty years.
Miss Ella, eldest daughter of Mr. John L.
Rainey, of Blairsville, is seriously ill with
"grip."
Misses Mary Clark, Edith Wallace and
Mattie Spencer, after a short visit home for
the Christmas holidays, returned to Salem
Institute on last Friday.
Mr. A. W. Ingold, of The Ehquibeb staff,
has been dangerously ill for the past month.
He is now in a critical condition and there is
but little hope of his recovery.
SALES-PAY.
Last Monday was sales-day, and as is usual
in January, quite a large crowd was in
attendance. There were but four legal sales,
and these were by the cleric, as follows:
Under an order of the court, at the suit of
James M. Kirkpatrick vs. Mary C. Gallagher,
et#!., a tract of 180 acres, known.as
Tract C; Bid off by W. B. Wilson, Jr., at
$1.65 per pcre.
At the same suit, a tract of land containing
117 acres. Bid off by D. E. Ffnley at
ti AA rvaw onrn
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Under decretal order, at the suit otJE. C.
Falls vs. John A. Falls, et al., a tract of 100
acres situated nine miles northwest of Yorkville.
Bought by E. C. Falls for $168.
Under decretal order, at the suit of W. B.
Smith, plaintiif, vs. Margaret Jackson et aL,
a lot, or tract of land, near the town of Clover,
containing twenty acres, more or less.
Bought by W. B. Smith for $401.
Under an order of the court, at the suit of
John C. Jackson, plaintiff, vs. J. W. Neil, defendant,
all the notes and accounts belonging
to the Carolina Calendar Clock company.
These notes were sold in packages, arranged
according to the counties in South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, in which they were
payable. In the aggregate, the face value of
the notes represented about $2,000, and the
several packages were bid off by the plaintiff
and defendant at prioes ranging from one
cent upward.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Ed. Hilton was committed to jail on the
26th ultimo, charged with the murder of C.
C. Wilson, in Rock Hill on Christmas night.
Amos Williams, a well known colored man
of this place, formerly a slave of the late
Hon. R. G. McCaw, died at his home in "Liberia,"
last Friday.
W. B. Williams, county auditor, has removed
his office to the Bratton building, and
occupies the same room with Alliance Trade
Agent Stevenson.
Superintendent of Education Mayfield has
given the Yorkville Graded schools two hundred
dollars, as their portion of the Peabody
fbnd for this year.
The Jenkins Rifles appeared for the first
time yesterday in their new uniform. The
uniform is the regulation dress worn by the
United States soldiers, and was furnished by
the Federal government.
The Parish hotel has beeu repaired and refurnished,
aud is to be conducted in first-class
style by Mrs. C. G. Parish. Mr. T. W. Clawson,
proprietor of the Three C's hotel, has
reopened in the Rose building.
Mr. W. A. Milling, who lives six miles I
west of Rock Hill, cleared last year, with
only one mule, over six hundred dollars.
He owns twenty-five acres of land and cultivates
about eighteen acres.
Charlie Howie, colored, of Yorkville, was
arrested last Monday and committed to jail
by Deputy Marshal Wilson charged with
violation of the internal revenue laws. He
was taken before Commissioner Pride yesterday
for a hearing.
Mr. W. P. Wylie, the new superintendent of
the poor house, took charge of the institution
on the 16th ultimo. Mr. Dillingham,
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who has so faithfully discuargea me auues 01
this position for the past Ave or sir years,
has returned to his farm on King's creek.
There were no services in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday,, in consequence of
the absence of Dr. English. He was summoned,
by telegraph, on Thursday, to the<
bedside of his sister, Mrs. Cooper, who died
at her residence near Mayesville, in Sumter
county, on Monday morning last.
Two colored children, Walker and John
Adickes, aged respectively four and twelve
years, were burned to death in the house of
their parents in Bethesda township on the
13th ultimo. An inquest was held by Trial
Justice W. S. Adams, but nothing was developed
further than a probability that the
fire first caught the clothing of the younger
child, and was afterward communicated \o
the bedding. John, the oldest child, was un j
idiot. ?
Clerk of the Court Wylie and Probate!
Judge McCorkle have each been the recipient J
of a pair of old fashioned "copperas breech- j
es." The presents were sent by express,!
anonymously, but it is presumed that they j
are from a lady friend, not far away. The j
colonel's pantaloons are quite a good fit; but;
Mr. Wylic's being the same size, cannot be 1
filled so satisfactorily. Both gentlemen gal-!
lantly declare that they will don the breech- j
es as soon as the warm weather sets in.
We are indebted to President Willis, of the
Carolina Buggy company, for the "loan" of
Mr. John Si/elan, his efficient superintendent,
during last Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Mr. Sizclan is one of the finest mechanics in
the State, and had it not been for the help of |
his experience and skill in putting up the
shafting, it is not probable that The Enqui- j
HER would have been able to appear on time
to-day.
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
On the evening of St. John's Day, 27th;
ultimo, Philanthropic Lodge. No. 32, A. F.1
M.,,installed the following officers: Joseph F.'
Wallace, W. M.,; D. E. Flnley, S. W.; W.
R. Carroll, J. W.: M. C. Willis, treasurer:!
H. C. Strauss, secretary; R. H. Dobson, S. >
D.; W. T. Barron, J. I).: J hid. Jefferys, j
J. B. Allison, stewards; A. Cody, tiler. Af-'
ter the installation ceremonies, the members
of the lodge and a few invited guests partook
of an elegant oyster supper.
The following are the officers elected for
the year 1891, of the mutual relief societies
named: Home Relief Lodge, Knights of
Honor.?Withers Adickes, dictator; J. J.
Hunter, vice-dictator ; J. B. Allison, assistant
dictator: L. M. Crist, treasurer; J. (J. Ferguson,
financial reporter; A. W. Ingold, reporter;
C. II. Dixon, guide; T. C Dunlup,
guardian : A. Cody, sentinel; Dr. J. F. Lind- i
say. medical examiner : J. F. Wallace, C. K. i
Spencer, trustees; J. F. Dates, representative
to grand lodge; Withers Adickes, al-:
termite representative.
Home Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Hon-J
or.?D. W. S. Hurt, protector; Mrs* S. B. |
Allison, vice-protector; J. G. Ferguson,;
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secretary and Ifinancial secretaiy; ] c. J3.
Spencer, treasurer;; Mrs. E. j, Fehmeoa
guide; J. F. Gates, chaplain { Mrs] M. C.
Smith, guardian i C. H. Dixon sentinel I
D. Witherspoon, Mrs. M. E. Withqrspoon
and J. C. Kuyketidal, trustees. j
Yorkvflie Council, Legion of; Hour.--A.
Springs Withers,.(jo&mander; Sam If. Giist
vice-commander; W. M Allison, ormor; w!
M. Kennedy, colfctor; W. T. Barroi, treasurer
: F. A. Gilbert, chaplain; J. ?, Hjrndman,
guide; JoHn C. McClain, .warden; O.
M. tomace;*ty3(iy J-Jbseph O. Walker,
deputy commander.
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THE YOBKVILLE GRADED SCHOOLS.
After a suspension of two weeks for the
holidays, the Yorkville Graded schools re- /
t?n MVindiw last. The
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status of the white school for the past four
months is comprehended in the following /.
summary: 1.1 j r
During September the tytal enrollment was
120, and the average attendance was 102; /
during October,total enrollment 182, a ver- j
age attendance 104;' November, {enrollment, :%
186, average attendance 117; December, en- /
rollment, 137, average attendance 105. Thirteen
new pupils were enroled la X Monday,
and thereare'now 150 names on t le list
Following is the roll frf hoi or for the
month of December, 1890:
Boon No. 1, Miss Davumos- -fibs" Sham?a. L.
Wilson, 92; Minnie Russell, 92; mm Enj lUb, 92; John
Ashe, W; Ellen Summit, 92; yndw: Hunter, 91}
Henry Summit91; WllmaO'Farfcll, 91: Jsrie Lowry,
91; Bertie Smith. 91: Harry Spend, Hi: I innie Riddle,
92; Chas. Golbrth, if; LomaeYo^ry,91 Dnnwooddle
OFandLtf): Wsteon HyndmaniW. . '
SecondGmde, let M^on-Anlie Fa tsh, 92; Jeflfer^Aghe^BlJa*.
Parish, II; Ethll Isiticier, HI; Lois
Room W. 2, Miss HAinrAHAM-iBeeoad Gradr, Second
Division?Jells Smith, W: Sallla Jefferyj, ft;
Avery Lowry, 92; Lee Hart, 92; Annie O ren,92; Qoca
SSSSfcfe a- ?
First DtvMoa>?Blanche 01at*>n, ?; Julia Galloway,
98 j Maud Gardner.98; Una Mcdaln, 96; Alice
Woods, 93; Mary Hunter, W; Sow Hantcr, 96; Fannie
Parish, M; Mattle Jobneo^W; Kenning Claw"Sooii
No. 4, Mm Gist?Filth Grade-Annie Wallace,
94: Bra!nerd Dobson, wTLlohn Davidson, 91;
Pearl Wallace, 91; MamieMoorfio; VffltsTine, 90.
Sixth Grade?Iva Withers} 971 Mary Gardner, 97;
B"~Roa?
New A Wfc W, L*wxa??elenth Grade?Eldred
In the colored schools,- thd enrollment and
atfandanen during the twt ibui months baa
been as follows: 1
M. E. School?September: Enrollment,
50; average attendance, 25' October: Enrollment,
57; average attendance, 28. No*
vember: Enrollment, 64; average attend*
ance, 87., December: Enrollnent, 87; average
attendance, 50.
Son School?September: 1 nroOmeht, 20;
average attendance, 15. Ocober: Enrollment,
27; average attendance 16. November
: Enrollment: 37; avera; e attendance,
17; December: Enrollment, ?1| average attendance;
16.
- in.TiCT> IN BATIU. vj \News
of the death of Captain George D.
I Wallace, who was killed i^.a bane with the.
Indians in Sooth Dakota, on Moitfay oi last
week, was received with profound regret by V.
his numerous Mends and acquaintances in
this vicinity. The following particulars of
his death are taken from The lew York
Herald;
On Monday morning, about dayligi t, the Seventh
cavalry, in which regiment Oaf. Wallace
commanded company K, came upon i band of
about 120 Indians, under Chief Big 'oot. The
Indians were in camp, and Major Wh teddea, in
command of the cavalry/took up a a rong position
on' the overlooking hills so aa to < arapletely
ween their position with his artillery
Far outnumbered by the soldiers, si 1 directly
In riiroof a sheet of flame and snot bat might
issue from the ugly looking Hotehkia gnus, the
Indians realised that resistance was] hopeless,
and did not make any show of fight tntil they
were ordered to come forward by twi titles ana
surrender their arms. Only three ol the first
asnad to come forward displayed their irms, and
Major Whiteside* ordered a aetachmei t of companies
A and K to search the tepdw and take
away all the gnns found. The Ihoianajprobably
feared that they would be shot dowi i without
mercy as soon as they were made defem^less, and
resolved, to die fighting in defense of their arms.
With desperatebravery the 120 Indians turned
upon the soldiers and poured in s murderous fire
at ihoit mnge. The soldiem, not expecting recourage,however,and
returned the ir^thstflj
more deadly effect, the IndUns fidling on all
aides like grain before the scythe. After these
two volleys a hand to hand struggle, tatting fifteen
minutes, ensued. Carbines werqhlnbbed,
sabres gleamed, and the war clubs, dwling in
the air, ?ame down like thunderbolts, put the
Indians ooold not withstand the sturdy Valor of
the soklionL even when the numbers werAequaL,
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foe became disentangled, the Hotcbkiaa guV got
in their work. The fleeing Indiana were rawed
down with the artillery ana volleys of mvgketry
until not a living warrior was iir wight.
result of the right, twenty-five soldfcs w\e
killed, and thirty-five others more or leu severed
ly wounded. The loaa of the Indians was far^ s,
greater. Sixty-two of them lay dead ort he spot *%.where
the hand to hand encounter occi*ed, and
eighteen more were found Mattered abut oyer
the plain, where they had been kQledin their
flight. Captain Wallace was killed in he early
part of the tight by a blow on the heat from a
war Club. Captain Varnum. the comninder of
the other detachment that had been sen to disarm
the Indiana, was also killed.
Capt. George D. Wallace was a ative of
York county, and a son of Hon. A 8. Tallace.
He was born June 29, 1849, at the o! homestead,
five miles south-west of Yrkyille,
where his venerable fathtit still resics. He
received his early academic eduction at
Langum, just on the outskirts a Yorkville,
under Rev. Dr. R. Lathan, tho also
prepared him for West Point. Whii under
Doctor Lathan, he showed himselfto be a
student of more than ordinary brilliaey. In
fact his attainments developed so rapidly
that his classmates found that they vjre unable
to keep pace with him and fel;behind
while he pushed forward alone..
He entered West Point in 1868, lid was
graudated with high honors in 182. He
tho?, uuaicmpd to dutv in the Nothwest.
and in 1876 was a member of the il-ft.ted
expedition in which Gen. Custer nd 260
men were killed in a battle witbSitling
Bull, on the Little Big Horn, in Mntana.
In this expedition, Captain Wallace the n a
second lieutenant, was with Mqjc* Reno,
who Sitting Bull attacked after anniilating
Custer. Tlie battle lasted for 24 hots, during
which time Reno's command foght behnnh^bre
istwork of the bodies ofdad comrades
ami lorses.
It is reli ited of Wallace, that on tls occasion,
one off his troopers being budlywounded,
implored! his commander to kill Im that
he might not'.{all alive into the hand of the
savages. Instead of comflying ^th the
request, however, the noble lieutenau took
the wouuded soldier on his horse wtarried
him to a place olt safety. \p$L,
A promotion, Rated June 26. .
day atter this battle, made Jhe gallant officer
a first lieutenant. On tie 11th tf October,
1882, he was married 3 Miss Caroline
Otis, of St. Paul, Minnesotaand in 1885 was
promoted to the captaincy >f his company.
From the time of his grndution, up to the
timeofhis death, Captain Vallace has been
continuously engaged in sevice on the frontier.
Since his death the Western press lias
been fall of persoual remi.iscences of the
brave soldier. All of thes?go to show that
ou account of his high moal and physical
courage and other noble qialities, he was
one of the most highly esteined officers iu
the United States army, be lg ixith respected
by his brother officers aid loved by the
nrivate soldiers under his cimmund.
Though hi* death he cowred with glory,
hi* friend* and relative* h.ve met with an
irreparable lo**, and especially to his aged
father doe* the sincere sympathy of the
entire community go out.
The body of Capt. Wallare reached here
last Monday evening at 7 dclock, on a special
train over the Three C's. It wan in
charge of his brother, Col. 1 M. Wallace, of
Sumter, who brought the rUnains from Fort
Riley, Kansas. At the depit the corpse was
taken in charge by the Jenlins Rifles, under
command of Capt. W. B. ioore, and conveyed
to the Presbyterian thurch. Here it
was deposited for the nightund was watched
over until daylight next miming bv a special
guard of honor, composed >f the* following
named members of the Riffe company: Capt.
W. B. Moore, James Olem, Clarence (?lenn,
W. C. Cist, James Allison.T. J. Belli Green
Handifer, J. F. Hart, T. W Clawson, C, P.
Lowrance, Win, T. DunUp. This* guard
was relieved at <1 o'clock yesterday morning
by other members of the dmipany, who remained
on duty until th< funeral servioes
were commenced.
By 11 o'clock u. m. the ihureh was filled
wit 11 a vast concourse of > wowing friends,
including nearly all the l> lines* men of the
town, who had closed thci iloors for the occasion,
and a large nninb r of people from
the country. And of all lie assembly there
whs scarce one who came Din idle curiosity.
All felt that, to a great ex uit, each hud susi
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