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Scraps and ?acts. I ? "Science" takes some wild flights sometimes. A cranky Chicago physician publishes a theory to the effect that the grip is due to microbes that emanate from "star dust," / ; ?A dispatch from Asheville, N. C., says that travel is entirely suspended on the Spartanburg branch of the Richmond and Danville railrofcd, on account of disastrous landslides. " It Is said that the track is covered to a depth of forty feet for the distance of a mile. ? A special dispatch from Little Rock, Arkansas, says that a life sized portrait of Jefferson Davis has been substituted for a portrait of George Washington, which has been hanging over the speaker's desk in the house of representatives for the past twenty years. ? A cable dispatch of last Friday brings news of a Mafia murder in Europe, near Ku&tein, Bavaria. The murderer was an Italian workman and the murdered man was a prominent merchant whom it is thought was mistaken for another person the assassin had been detailed to kill. ? The first gun made for the Confederacy . .? ?? tt r unu. is now m possession 01 ju?. n. ?j. iuiuci, ? Chattanooga, whose father made it at Holly Springs, Mite., in 1861. It originally had a rifled barrel, but on acoount of a flaw, was subsequently cut off and bored out as a shotgun. It is still in prime condition. '?A dispatch of Monday night from New Orleans, says that the Mississippi river lacks only a few inches of being as high as it was last year. It is also said that the levees are getting quite soft, and the people in the victory are very apprehensive as to possible consequences. ? The Pennsylvania senate has passed a bill which provides that, all other stipulations to the contrary, all obligations of debt, contracted, after the bill becomes a law, shall be payable in any kind of currency authorized by congress as a legal tender. The object of the proposed law is to prevent money lenders, as far as possible, from placing a premium on gold in the event of the final passage of the free coinage bill. ? The North Carolina legislature, a few weeks ago, passed a bill for the establishment, near Raleigh, of a home for disabled Confederate soldiers. Already the property secured for the home is undergoing extensive repairs, and in a few weeks will be ready for occupancy. There are now on file a number of applications for admission. The prompt action of the directors bespeaks a better day for the needy veterans who patriotically served the State. ? Leslie Ellis, of Bangor, Maine, last Friday, drank a quart of whisky without taking the bottle from his lips until it was empty. The feat was performed for a small wager, and Ellis won at the cost of his life. He became unconscious shortly afterward and died next day. At first the poor fellow's companions thought the affair was a good i i ?ii i : J0K6 ana aia nut even can a pu^smau uuui he had been insensible for over six.hours. ?Here is the most sensible comment that has yet been made on the recent lynching in New Orleans. It is credited to The Phila delphia Reoord: "Probably the solid citizen of New Orleans who turned out to kill the murderous Sicilians penned up in the jail, could hardly have been dragged into the jury box to try them for their crime. * But they expect juries to find proper verdicts." And the solid citizens of New Orleans are fair representatives in this respect of every other city in the country. ? W. H. Holloway, of Indiana, who was Governor Morton's private secretary, says that soon after Fort Sumter was fired upon, Capt. Grant, later Gen. Grant, presented himself to Governor Morton, explaining that he had been educated at West Point at the expense of the government, and had served in the Mexican war. and asked what chance there was for his getting an Indiana regiment to command. Governor Morton explained to Capt. Grant that in Lincoln's call for 75,000 men, Indiana's quota was but six regiments, and these were all supplied with commanders. ? The body of the late Senator Hearst, of California, who died in Washington a few weeks ago, was sent to his relatives in California at the expense of the government. The remains were sent across the continent in a special train, and were accompanied by a number of senators and other high public officials. It is said that the whole trip of seven or eight days was one long scene of debauch. One story is to the effect that there was not a drop of water, for drinking purposes, on the train, and that the excursionists used orange wine with which to quench their thirst. Of course, other liquors were also carried along in abundance, and the empty bottles were carried back to Washington to serve as vouchers for the expense account. ? New York World: The last congress spent of the people's money one-sixth the total cost of the late war, as estimated by John Sherman. One-sixteenth of the total assessed value of all the taxable property of the United States in 1880. More than the war indemnity paid by France to Germany, and more than the present national bonded debt. Donble the total estimated true valuation of all property of every kind in eighteen States. Every cent of this must be raised by taxation. It means $16 per head and $96 per family that must be paid. Having danced to the Republican tune, the people must pay the Republican fiddler. ? A meeting of the business managers of the Southern Alliance was held in Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday of last week. Representatives of fourteen Southern States were present. Resolutions were adopted that it costs 8 cents a pound to raise cotton, and Southern farmers are urged to reduce their acreage by one-third this year in order to better control the price. It is also urged that no women be allowed to work in the field, but that they be kept at home raising chickens and other articles that will do for fbod. Looking to a practical solution of the cotton tie question, a resolution was adopted favoring the establishment of a factory at Birmingham, under the auspices of the Alliance. ?The New York Herald asserts that the sugar trust is about to export large quantities of sugar and then bring them back again for sale in this country in order to obtain the drawback of 2J cents per pound allowed by the McKinley tariff bill on exported sugars. The brown sugars can be brought back free, so that there would be a clear gain of 2 J cents, not allowing for the cost of transportation. Granulated sugars are subject to a duty of one half cent per pound, but there would still be a liberal profit on even them. In other words, the government money, wrung from the people, is to be used in this instance, as it has in so many others, for the benefit of wealthy monopolists. ? The developments in the New Orleans lynching affair during the past week have not been specially interesting. Governor Nichols has made an official report to Secre tary Blaine, and states that all but probably i three of the Italians were American citizens, | and that no further trouble is anticipated. The grand jury is still pursuing its investigations, and of course has no trouble in getting all the information that it wants even to the names of the men who handled the Winchesters, but of course the whole thing is a mere matter of form and there is no probability that anybody will be punished. The stranger in Memphis who represented himself as being O'Malley, the detective, has turned out to be a fraud, but the grand jury has indicted the real O'Malley as an accessory before the fact in the matter of the jury bribing. ? A sensation has been created at the treasury department by the discovery of a most dangerous counterfeit of a $2 silver certificate. Heretofore all counterfeits of paper currency have been readily detected by the experts through a failure of the counterfeiters to imitate the peculiar characteristics of the paper upon which the government notes are printed. But it is said that in this instance the paper is almost perfectly imitated, even to the parallel lines of red and blue thread which run lengthways across the note. So far as is known, the paper has been used only in counterfeiting $2 certificates of the series of 1886. These certificates contain on their face a vignette of Gen. Hancock, and it is estimated that there are 20,000,000 of them in circulation. The problem now before the department is how to get the notes back in the treasury without serious embarrassment, before any considerable quantity of the counterfeits get into circulation. It has been practically decided to suspend the printing of this series and institute a new one of the same denomination containing a vignette of Secretary Windom. It will require about two months in which to prepare the plates, and in the meantime the government will exert its utmost to destroy the plates and other paraphernalia of the ingenious counterfeiters. ? The following is the South's small share of the more than one thousand million dollars appropriated by the last congress: Galveston got $3,000,000 for a harbor, New Orleans and the lower Mississippi got $2,500,000 for improvements, and the following towns were given the amounts set opposite their names for public buildings. This list does not include buildings now under contract, but new ones, for which the plans have not yet been made: Alexandria, Va., $60,000; Baton Rouge, La., $100,000; Birmingham, Ala., $85,000; Brownsville, Tex., $55,000; Camden, Ark., $25,000; Charleston, 8. C., $400,000 ; Columbus, Ga., $100,000; Fort Worth, Tex., $175,000; Jacksonville, Fla., $275,000; Key West, Fla., $3,000; Louisville, Ky., $1,200; Meridian,'Miss $50,000; Mobile, Ala., $1,500; Macon, Ga , $8,000; Martinsburg, W. Va., $75,000; Ne" ' Orleans, La., $10,000; Newberne, N. C., $75 300; Norfolk, Va., $75,000; Paris, Texas, $100,000; Reidsville, N. C., $25,000; Rome. Ga., $50,000; Staunton, Va., $75,000; ,;ichmond, Ky., $75,000; Roanoke, Va., $75,wu; Atlanta, Ga., $7,500; Dallas, Tex., $150,000; Augusta, Ga., $2,000. fatMle tapster. YORKVILLE, S. .: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1891. MERE-MENTION. Carter Harrison is again making the race for mayor of Chicago. The secretary of the Minnesota Farmers' Alliance says that the organization has gained 11,000 members in that State since last November. According to regular weekly reports ending last Saturday, the world's total visible supply of cotton is 3,263,954 bales, and the total of this year's crop in sight is 7,755,013. Out of nearly 1,200 bills introduced in the Kansas legislature, only thirty have become laws. The health department of Chicago reports 804 deaths from grip in that city last week. S. M. Garlington, an attorney of Kansas City, was found in his office last week a raving maniac. Investigation developed the fact that the poor fellow was literally starving to death. He had no money to buy food and was too proud to beg. Millionaire Charles Arbuckle, the senior member of the well-known coffee firm, died at his home in New York last Friday night. Senator Peffer, of Kansas, has announced it as his intention to affiliate with neither the Democratic or Republican parties, but will contiuue independent On last Friday, the anniversary of the great cyclone, the people of Louisville, Kentucky, decided to erect a children's hospital to cost $15,000 as a memorial of charity. A band of prohibitionists, composed of thirteen men and eleven women, led by a Methodist preacher, raided a bar-room in Tiffin, Ohio, last Thursday, and Doured out all the whisky in stock. In ad dition the proprietors were given a severe threshing and notified to leave town within half an hour on pain of still rougher treatment. Henry M. Stanley, the explorer of Africa, is now lecturing in theSouth. He is in New Orleans this week. Two negroes, one named Elrod Hudson and the other Jeff Dinsmore, were lynched at Bell Green, Alabama, last Sunday. They had confessed to setting fire to the town of Russellville, a few days before. Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, the distinguished Presbyterian writer and preacher, ar d one of the originators of the Young Men's Christian Association, died at his home in New York city last Sunday evening. ROSECRANS ON JOHNSTON. The following is from an interview with Gen. Rosecrans, published in The Baltimore American by D. E. Sickles: It took Sherman eighty-four days to drive Johnston eighty-four miles, from Resaca to 1 - - 41 ' - ? -1 ? - J iL Atlanta. ADOUl a mile a uay was uie average rate of movement during this famous engagement. Johnston no sooner left one good position than he gained another. This was ,by all means, the most beautiful strategic work shown in the war. When I heard that Johnston had been relieved by Hood I turned to my brother officers with the remark: "That finishes the business. Hood will surely fight openly, and he will be defeated in a day." I will not say that Johnston was Hood's superior as a soldier, but he certainly was as a strategist. Hood was more iash and heady, and felt it a point of honor to fight, no matter what the odds. Johnston was of different fiber, and while on occasions he could fight as bravely and as gamely as Hood, he held fighting to be subordinate to the business in hand. The two men may be compared to two chess players?the one a skillful student of the royal game, playing for position, and the other playing only for pieces and throwing strategic positions to the winds. Spontaneously I made the remark quoted to my brother officers, for I felt that it was true, and future events justified my prophecy. I hold that as a strategist, Johnston was second to no man in the Confederate service. ! Johnston seriously impeded Sherman on his 1 march to the sea, and at Bentonville he struck him a blow that came near being the death blow of his undertaking. Afterward Johnston surrendered to Sherman, and a strong friendship sprang up between the two men. So strongly cemented became this friendship that the two brave generals pledged themselyes to remain true comrades during life, the survivor to attend the funeral of the one who should die first. Last new new year's day Gen. Sherman was in this city, and called on Gen. Johnston. | "Joe, do you still stick to your promise?" he asked during his visit. "Will you attend my funeral?" Johnston hurriedly strove to dismiss from his old friend's mind the gloomy j forebodings that seem to possess it, but he | was unsuccessful. The premonition of the advance of death was too strong to be disregarded. It was but a short while after that death did come to Gen. Sherman, and Johnston true to his word, and against the entreaties of his brother-in-law, Govenor McLane, of Baltimore, attended the funeral of his old friend. "I myself have spent many pleasant days with Gen. Joe," said Gen. Rosecrans, sadly. "During the time I have lived here I have been with him a great deal, and always have found him the same perfect, whole-souled gentleman in all the significance the word contains." Here is a telegram I have just received from Gen. Dan Sickles that may interest you in this regard, said the general, taking from his coat a familar-looking yellow envelope. The telegram is as follows: "Kindly convey to Governor McLane and the family my most sincere sympathy in this hour of trouble. Major General Howard will serve as pall-bearer on any day except Wednesday and Thursday, these days beI an/i>o J Iftl? Cllf,a^VU VVJ VMv ?vv?.. . The South's Wonderful Growth.?In noting the fact that the death of Gen. Johnston followed closely upon that of Gen. Sherman, The Boston Globe calls attention to the progress of the South since the two veterans met in North Carolina to arrange terms of peace. When Johnson surrendered, he saw the heart of the South desolated and turned into a desert by the invaders. Never in modern warfare was there seen a spectacle of such complete wreck and ruin. Yet, says The Globe, during the last year of the lives of these two great military captains, the assessed valuations of property in the South increased $2"0,000,0(K), and 104 new national banks were created, with a capital of $10,523,793. The total value of foreign exports from Southern ports increased $24,141,000, five times as great an increase as that shown by all other ports combined. The production of pig iron was 1,900,000 tons, a gain of395,000 tons over 1S89. Over 8,000,000 bales of cotton, worth over $400,000,000, were produced, of which 549,478 bales were consumed in Southern mills. When to these facts are added the new railroads and many industries springing up on every hand in a section so recently devastated by the sword and torch, and plundered for years under reconstruction rule, the exhibit that is now made is one that may well astonish the world. Before they died, Sherman must have realized the incomparable superiority of the bnilding-up factors of industry over the destructive agencies of war, and Johnston's bitter memories of defeat must have been effaced by the smiling victories of peace. Looking at the shining record of the past quarter of a century, it will take a bold prophet to set bounds to our progress during another generation. The rising South is rushing to the front to stay! POPULATION*BY RACES. Superintendent Porter, of the Census Bureau, has prepared an important bulletin giving the population of the South Atlantic and the South Central States, Missouri and Kansas, by races. The total population embraced in this count is given as 23,875,259, of which 16,868,205 were white, 6,996,166 colored, and 10,888 Chinese, Japanese and Indians. In the States included were found in 1890 fifteen-sixteenths of the entire colored population of the United States, so that for the purpose of immediately ascertaining the per centage of increase of the colored population, the returns of these States are adequate and not likely to be materially affected by the returns of other States and territories; and where the colored population is small, the abnormal increase of the colored population in what as known as the black belt, during the decade ending 1880, led to the popular belief that the negroes were increasing at a much I greater rate than the white population. This error was a natural one, and arose from the difficulty of ascertaining how much of the increase shown by the tenth census was real, and how much was due to ommissions of the census of 1870. The facts as ascertained sustain the theory that the high rate of increase in growth of the colored population as shown in 1880, was apparent, not real, and that it was due to imperfect enumeration in the Southern States in 1870. The following tables give the number of colored to every 100,000 whites in the United States for the decade since 1790, with the per cent, of increase of each : S3 v" "ft * >? o ft ? 2 ? S- 2 ** 3 * Po go SO ??, s ? ? o ^ <5 D a 3 Q r* Of 32. 33b &b Zio o -% ET 5. m M g? a? 1790 54,254 1800 53,900 33.9 33.1 1810 57,794 29.6 38.5 1820 58,386 28.1 29.9 1830 59,756 29.6 32.3 1910 58,320 26.5 23.5 1850 55,319 34.3 27.4 1860 61,393 31.8 22.4 1870 46,429 19.6 8.0 1880 45,396 37.8 34.8 1890 41,475 24.6 13.9 During the past decade the colored race has not held its own against the whites in the region where the climate and conditions are, of all those which the country affords best, suited to its development. It is seen that in the three decades, from 1800 to 1830, during a part of which time the slave trade was in progress, has the colored race increased more rapidly than the white ? Since 1830 the whites have steadily increased at a more rapid rate than the colored people. This increase has not been affected by the aid of emigration, for with the exception of Kansas aud Missouri, these States have received comparatively few emigrants, either from foreign countries or from Northern States. Similarly the proportion of colored inhabitants to the white, increased somewhat between 1800 and 1830, but since that time it has steadily diminished. In 1830, when the proportion was at its maxium, there were nearly six colored inhabitants to ten white, but this proportion has been reduced to a trifle more than four at the present date, or * ? ?-1? /*/ J4o nmniinf uy iieari} uuciuuu ui no uwvuuv. The deficiences of the ninth census, says Superintendent Porter, are so apparent in this table, that any extended reference to them is wholly unnecessary. The following table gives the present white and colored population of the several States under consideration: States. White. Colored. Alabama, 830,796 681,431 Arkansas, 816,517 311,227 Delaware 139,429 29,022 District Columbia, 154,352 75,927 Florida 224,461 166,678 Georgia, 973,462 863,716 Kunsas. 1,374,882 51,251 Kentucky, 1,585,526 2729.81 Louisiana, 554,712 562,893 Maryland, 824,149 218,004 Mississippi 539,703 747,720 Missouri, 2,524,468 154,131 North Carolina, 1,049,191 557,170 South Carolina, 458,454 692,503 Tennessee, 1,332,871 434,300 Texas, 1,741,190 492,837 Virginia 1,014,680 640,867 West Virginia 729,262 33,508 Total ...16,868,205 6,996,166 To get local population of these States, 2,851 Chinese, 100 Japanese, and 8,207 In dians should be added to tne sum or me white and colored population. The per centage of white and colored population in each of these States in 1890 and in 1880 is given as follows: 1890. 1890. 1880. 1880. White. Col. White. Col. Alabama, 54.91 45.04 52.45 47.531 Arkansas, 72.37 27.59 73.71 26.25 Delaware 82.75 17.22 81.96 18.04 District Columbia,.. 06.99 32.90 06.44 33.55 Florida 57.35 42.58 52.92 47.01 Georgia 52.98 47.01 52,97 47.02 Kansas, 96.34 3.59 95.59 4.33 Kentucky 85.30 14.69 83.53 16.47 Louisiana, 49.59 50.32 48.40 51.46 Maryland 79.00 20.92 77.51 22.49 Mississippi, 41.85 57.98 42.36 57.47 Missouri, 94.23 5.75 93.29 6.70 Morth Carolina, 64.85 35.05 61.96 37.95 South Carolina, 39.82 00.16 39.29 60.70 Tennessee 75.42 24.57 73.84 26.14 Texas 77.89 22.04 75.22 24.71 Virginia 61.27 38.70 58.24 41.70 West Virginia, 95.61 4.39 4.19 Several tables are given which show the movement of the colored element of the population during the last half century. An inspection of the tables makes it evident, says the bulletin, that there has been no extended northward movement of this element since the time of the civil war. Indeed, with the exception of the District of Columbia, the border States appear to have lost rather than gained, and during the last decade their becomes a perceptible southward movement of the colored element from the border States into those bordering on the gulf, particularly into Mississippi and Arkansas, where they have increased proportionately with the whites. Let the States under consideration be divided into two groups. The first comprising Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Kansas; and the second, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. Now, the increase of whites in the first of these groups from 1880 to 1890 was at the rate of 22 per cent., while that of the colored element was but 5.5 per cent. In the second of these groups the rate of increase of whites was 31.8 per cent., while that of the colored was but 19.1 per cent. In the first group the number of colored to 100,000 whites, diminished, between 1880 and 1890, from 26,701 to 23,088, or 13.5 per cent., while in the second group it diminished from 81,456 to 73,611, or only 9.6 per cent. There is, therefore, a perceptible tendency southward of the colored people, which, by no means powerful, hus resulted in drawing a notable proportion of that element from the border States and in producing in two far Southern States a more rapid increase of the colored element tlion of u-liitn VaB~ A correspondent of The News and Courier furnishes the following statement as to the amount of currency iii circulation in the United States on the first day of last month : Gold coin, $408,752,874 Standard silver dollars (>3,500,563 Subsidiary silver coin, 57,345,038 Gold certificates, 147,110,129 Silver certificates, 303,822,259 Silver treasury notes, 28,871,249 United States notes, greenbacks, 340,274,851 National bank notes, 108,092,730 Total, $1,518,439,219 Per capita is something over $24, counting our population at 63,000,000. Brigade, Attention !?The surviving of-' ficers and men of Gen. Hampton's "old bri-, gade" are cordially invited by the Confederate Survivors' Association, of Augusta, Ga., to participate in a reunion, to be held un- j der the auspices of that association, in the city of Augusta, Ga., on the 27th iustant, in honor of Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton. | Parties purposing an acceptance of this invitation will please signify that fact by letter, addressed to Capt. James Fleming, chairman of the invitation committee, Augusta, Ga. ?Augusta Chronicle of Sunday. ? Receiver Chamberlain, of the Three C's, has l>een authorized to borrow $30,000 with which to pay the currents debts of that road. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. J. Jones?Cotton Gin Repairing. Frew Bros. & Keealer, Rock Hill, a. C.?Clark's "0. N. T" Cotton at 40 cents. Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's Racket. Grand Opening of Millinery on the 2nd of April. Wm. C. Latimer, Proprietor?Home Again? The Bazaar in Full Blast! T. A. Crawford, M. D., and others?Notice to Physicians. Professor Hard?Vocal Music. Lowry A Starr?Landreth's Garden Seeds?They Have Arrived?Stationery?Snnff. Geo. T. Schorb?How to Save Money. M. A H. C. Strauss?First Choice is Best. Beard <fc Inman?Will it Pay You. T. B. McClain?An Old Business in New Hands. J. S. Brice, General Agent?Are you in It. Riddle A Carroll?A Change in Price. " " - ? 1- A W.B. Williams, i/OuuiyAuuiHir, iuimuuiuji? Equalization Board Meeting. INTERESTING SERVICES. A series of interesting religious services has been in progress at the Presbyterian church of this place since last Wednesday. The pastor, Rev. Dr. English is being assisted by Rev. Dr. Rawlings, of Spartanburg, and the services will be continued until next Sunday when they will be closed with communion. So for there have been twenty accessions to the church, seven by lei;ter and thirteen on confession of faith. STATE PENSIONS. The State pensioners will have to wait until the fifteenth of next June for their money. This is according to an opinion of the assistant attorney general. He says that the law prescribes that no part of the $50,000 appropriated can be paid out before that date, when one-half will be paid. The date on which the remaining half is to be paid is not fixed by the statutes, and we presume it will be left in the discretion ofthe comptroller general. JUDGE KERSHAW. His Honor, Judge Kershaw, has many I frionda nnd ndmirers in York, and not a few of them were agreeably surprised on greeting him at this term of court, to find him enjoying the best of health. The esteemed judge was quite unwell sometime back, and the impression was prevalent that his health was failing. Such is not the case, however. It seems that his health is all that could be desired, and he still dispatches the business of the court in a way that does ample justice to his established reputation. EASTER ELECTION. At a meeting of the parish of the Church of the Good Shepherd, held last Monday afternoon, the following officers were elected: Wardens?Col. W. B. Wilson, G. W. S. Hart. Vestrymen?Jno. C. Kuykendal, A. S. Withers, R. B. Lowry, J. E. Lowry, T. W. Clawson. Secretary?A. S. Withers. Treasurer?G. W. S. Hart. Delegates to the Diocesan Convention to be held in Greenville on May 14?Col. W. B. Wilson, J. C. Kuykendal, G. W. S. Hart, J. E. Lowry. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Randleman, of Randleman, N. C., are in Yorkville, the guests of Mrs. Brooks Inman. Mrs. George Steele, of Lowrysville, and Miss Iva Curtis, of Clinton, are visiting relatives and friends in Yorkville, and are the guests of Mrs. Isabella Steele. Mr. D. W. Hicks, a popular cotton buyer of this place, was summoned last Sunday to the bedside of a brother, who is quite ill at Henrietta, N. C. Prof. J. A. Tate, who for several months past has had charge of the Wellford High School, has finished his engagement at Wellford and is now visiting relatives at this place. He has accepted a position as teacher in the high school at King's Mountain, N. C., and will enter upon the discharge of his duties on next Monday. PISTOL CARTRIDGES. According to an opinion submitted to the secretary of state by Assistant Attorney General Townsend a few days ago, the recent act of the legislature providing a license for the sale of pistols and pistol cartridges becomes a nullity, so far as cartridges are concerned. Mr. Townsend construes the law as in no wise applying to the sale of rifle cartridges, and as these include every variety of ammunition used in pistols, the purchaser of pistol ammunition has only to state that he wants them for a rifle. The law, however, so far as it applies to the sale of pistols, holds good, and while it will not altogether stop the sale, will make their purchase a matter of soma little inconvenience in towns where there is no regularly licensed pistol store. The act referred to above goes into whatever force it may have, on June 23, next. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. K. 8. Nelson, rector. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. Sundayschool at 4 p. m. Baptist?Rev. Robert G. Patrick, pastor. Union?Services next Sunday at 11 o'ciock a. m. Sunday-school at 10 o'clock a. m. Yorkville?Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkville?Sundayschool at 3.30 p. m. No services next Sunday. The pastor will be absent attending presbytery. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. Love feast Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Services next Sunday at ii a m on/1 8 n m with thn siu?rn.ment of the Lord's Supper during the morning service. Sunday-school at 8 o'clock p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., pastor. Services each afternoon at 4 o'clock, and evening at 8 o'clock, during the week. Communion services on Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. ROLL OF HONOR. The following is the roll of honor of the Yorkville Graded school for March, 1891: Room No. 1, Miss Davidson?First Grade. Ellen Summitt, 91; WilinaO'Farrell, 90; Fannie Riddle, 90; Lizzie Hunter, 91); Mary Ann Baber, 90; Bertie Smith, 93; Henry Summitt, 91. Second Grade, 1st Division?A. L. Wilson, 91 ; Clara Baber, 90; Ethel Latimer, 92; Annie Parish, 92: Lula Murphy, 91; Dunwoodie O'Farrel, 90; John Ashe, 91; Harry Spann, 91; Lindsay Hunter, 90; Tom English, 92; Jetl'erys Ashe, 93; Fred Wadded, 92. Room No. 2, Miss Hanaiian?Second Grade, Second Division?Fiank Crossley, 94; Sadie Smith, 93; Mattie Marley, 93. Third Grade?Mary Galloway, 96; Motl'att Kennedy, 94: Sallie Gofortli, 94; Lula Briggs, 92; Julia Smith, 92. Room No. 3, Miss Wilson?Fourth Grade, Second Division?Amanda Clawson, 94; Maggie Ferguson, 94; Jack Gardner, 91; Hattie Owen, 91; John Williams, 90. Fourth Grade, First Division?Blanche Clawson, 99; Julia Galloway, 99; Mattie Johnson, 98; Fannie Parish, 98; Maud Gardner, 97; Lula Me('lain, 90; Rose Hunter, 95; Alice Woods, 95; [ Henning Clawson, 95; Sydney Andress, 94 ; Mary llunter, 93; Harry Smith, 93. Room No. 4, Miss Gist?Fifth Grade?John i Davidson, 93; Annie Wallace, 92; Mamie Moore, 91. Sixth (?radc?Willie Kennedy. 95 ; Amelia Kennedy, 94; Iva Withers, (4; Mary Gardner, 93; Lapsley Barron, 92; Harvey Witherspoon, 92 ; Florence Wilson, 91; Florence Cody, 90. Room No. 5, W. \\ . Lewis?Seventh Grade? I Annie Watson, 91. JACK SMITH RELEASED. Juck Smith, the uegro railroad hand who was arrested in Georgia some time ago and | brought to Union on the supposition thai, he [ was Dave Flo, wanted for the murder of Gi Geter, another colored man, was released on Tuesday of last week after being identified by Hon. R. H. Glenn. Jack's experience has been pretty rough. It appears that he was arrested in Georgia by a loafer about town, the loafer pretending that he had positive information that the prisoner was the right man. Jack employed a lawyer and paid out $27?all the money he had?in an effort to prove his identity. As a matter of fact, he did succeed in establishing his identy to the satisfaction of everybody, even the officers; but for some reason those most efficient representatives of the law refhsed to let him go. Just on what grounds they based their refUsal we have been unable to learn, but presume that they held the prisoner more as a mark of official courtesy than anything else. Having telegraphed to the sheriff of Union, that they had his man, of course they did not want to disappoint that officer when he came for his quarry. And the sheriff of Union having gone all the way down to Georgia, couldn't think of coming back withou t some sort of a prisoner, so he brought Jack along. We are told that when Sheriff Long arrived at the Union depot, dozens of individuals who composed the gaping crowd that was in waiting, at once shook their heads and said"that he had the wrong man. Not withstanding all this, Jack was again locked up in jail, and put to the necessity of having Capt. Glenn come from Yorkville to prove his identity. But after all, Jack has learned a lesson. He returned to Yorkville with Capt. Glenn, and says he is going to work for the captain this year, and that he is not going to monkey around any more where the white folks don't know him. EASTER DECORATIONS. The Easter decorations at the Protestant Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal churches, were elaborate and beautiful. At the Church of the Good Shepherd, the decoration commenced in tho vestibule, in which was a handsome floral cross capped with a crown of thorns and set in a mound that was composed of tastefully arranged jpotB of calla-lilies. In the interior of the church, near the chancel, was another floral cross, and by its side a stand of lilies entwined with a handsome profusion of palms and ferns, J x nanf trori-AAlAroH trail at IMS U09C Ik ?1 cut ucsv ui XI.1 wiu.v? Easter eggs. But most of the tasteful skill was displayed in the back end of the church. Here great festoons of evergreens of more than a hundred feet of unbroken length, followed the outlines of the arched windows, doors, and tablets, and studded with white dowers, produced a most pleasing effect. Across the end wall, in evergreen letters? half the sentence on either side?were the words "The victory is over; the battle done," and underneath this in beautifully contrasted letters of gold, were the words "Sing we Alleluia." The rector, Rev. Mr. Nelson, took his text from Matthew xxviii, 6?"He is not here; for he is risen as he said." At Trinity church the decorations were no less tasteful and scarcely less elaborate. Directly in front of the pulpit was a large mound of calla lilies, mosses, ferns and a profusion of het house flowere. To the right and left were stands of evergreens, each surmounted by a vase of flowers, and from one stand was suspended a harp, and a lyre rested on the other. The only text was in large white letters, "He hath Triumphed." Mr. Waddell preached his sermon from Mark xvi, 6?"He has risen ; he is not here; behold the place where he lay." The discourse included an impressive description of the first Easter morn. CIRCUIT COURT. The spring term of the circuit court for Y ork county convened on last Monday morning, his Honor, Judge J. B. Kershaw, presiding. Upon calling the roll of the grand jurors, the following answered to their names: J. Holbrook Adams, W. T. Hoaglin, W. H. Dillingham, R. A. Clinton, M. L. Ford, E. B. Carnes, Andrew P. Currence, W. C. Wherry, John H. Adams, Jr., W. N. Thomasson, H. S. Love, J. A. Hogue, T. M. Hughes, W. M. Faulkner, G. W. Hambright. All the grand jurors were found to be present except Messrs. W. C. Biggers, A. H. Pollock and G. M. CHne. Messrs. Pollock and Cline, however, came in on the 1.45 Three C's train, and Mr. Bigger was excused from further attendance at this term. Mr. T. M. Hughes, of Fort Mill, was named as foreman by the court. He was excused, however, on a plea of inexperience, and the appointment was transferred to Mr. W. M. Faulkner, of King's Mountain township. Mr. Faulkner's modesty also sought to evade the honor, but the judge would listen to ' ?lift* Pailllr. no more uauusch, ivcutai w *>** * ? *? ? ner, "You look like you can stand it, sir," (which by the way is a fact) and suggesting the wonderful effects of a little experience and instruction, let the excellent appointment stand as it was. After the solicitor had handed in a batch of indictments, his Honor delivered to the grand jury a clear and concise charge as to its duties. In substance, the charge was as follows: "The constitution requires that no man shall t?e called upon to answer for any criminal offense unless duly indicted for the same by a grand jury. In cases of criminal prosecution, it is the province and duty of the grand jury to inquire into the evidence submitted sgainst the accused. If this evidence is sufficient to warrant the belief as to a probability of guilt, then a "true bill" should be returned. If the evidence is not sufficient, the jury should return "no bill," the finding in either case being indicated on the back of the indictment over the signature of the foreman. In order to find a true bill, however, it is only necessary for the grand jury to examine a, sufficient number of witnesses to establish a probability of guilt, and the evidence of only one witness may be sufficient to establish such probability. But in no case can a true bill be found except upon the agreement of at least twelve of the jurors. If as many as twelve fail to agree, then "no bill" should be returned. This point made clear, the judge continued : You are also the representatives of the public welfare of York county, and in that capacity you arc invested with almost unlimited power in the administration of the law. You are authorized, empowered, and it is your duty (and proper duty) whenever it comes to your knowledge that the law is violated, and you find that these crimes are not being prosecuted by anybody else, to take it unnri vmirsplvfis to nresent the violations of ul'u" J "? I the law. The grand jurors are not expected to constitute themselves into a bund of detectives, but sometimes there are offenses committed which do not concern any one individual more than another, and in such cases it is your duty to prosecute all such offenses that come to your knowledge. It if-. also within your province to exercise a supervision over the public officers. A public office involves a public responsibility, and whenever it comes to your knowledge that there is any neglect of duty, it devolves upon you to at once make an examination into such dereliction. The grand jury have it in their power to do a great deal to promote the good and well-l>eing of the whole people of the county. They are trustees of the people?custodians of the public welfure?and as such it comes within their province to rigidly enforce all the statutory laws. One of the laws which the legislature adopted soon after the Democrats came into power, forbids the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon. According to the constitution of the United States, every citizen hasu right to bear arms. If he desires to shoulder his gun or carry his pistol where it can be plainly seen, nobody will object. But no other offense has so stained the character and reputation of the people of South Carolina as this crime of carrying concealed deadly weapons. We know the extent of this habit and its results, and we know that certain persons consider themselves justifiable in the violation of this law, which is intended to make it less easy to commit murder. W hether this law is right or wrong, and I do not know that anybody thinks it wrong, is not for you to consider. You have no right to take a.sponge and wipe out any por tion of our statute law. Whether the law is right or wrong, popular or unpopular, it is your duty to enforce it to the letter." His Honor closed by giving the grand jury specific instructions as to the nature of the various charges contained in the indictments presented by the solicitor. The petit jurors answered to their names as follows: R. M. Erwin, J. A. N. Glenn, J. W. Good, M. C. Byers, S. W. Mitchell, W. J. Leslie, R. M. Roach, James Wright, T. K. Bates, G. H. Martin, D. E. Jackson, J. M. Sims, T. F. Leslie, C. R. Simmons, J. B. Speers, D. E. Thomas, L. J. Kimbrell, W. H. McConnell, J. B. Wood, W. T. Steele, T. E. Patton, L. B. Brown, D. J. Forbes, W. H. Cowan, Sherrod Childers, J. B. Rawls, W. T. Garrison, Hasel Turner, W. H. Hicklin, W. E. Kimbrell, J. M. Sturgis, E. H. Bridges, A. L. Nunnery, J. F. Ashe?34. On account of sickness in tneir lammes, the court excused the following: J. M. Sims, R. T. Fewell, Hasel Turner. The first case that came up was that of the State vs. Moses Blake and Jesse James, indicted for breaking and entering a house, and grand larceny. The offense, it will be remembered, was boring into a barrel of whisky through the floor of the Three C's depot at Yorkville last January. The barrel contained 52 gallons of liquor, and all that was not stolen was wasted. On arraignment, Blake promptly plead guilty. James, however, was somewhat reluctant to enter the same plea. He thought he was "not zackly guilty. Moses'had gotten the auger and bored the hole, and he hadn't done anything but fill up the jug." The judge accepted this statement without question, but at the same time took occasion to explain that all who were in the vicinity when the crime was committed and were cognizant of the fact, except such as might have been present to prevent it, were equally guilty, and that, under the circumstances, three years at hard loKnn an tiio rusnitanfinrv wan fthnilt. thfi h?8t 1U VUV |/VU* J WW ? . ? ,, _ _ that could be done. The next case disposed of was that of the State against William Brown for trespass. This case came up 09 an appeal from a trial justice court, at which the prisoner had been sentenced to pay a fine of $7.60 or go to jail for ten days. The decision of the trial justice was reversed, and the bond of the defendant cancelled. Messrs. Finley & Brice appeared for the defence. The balance of Monday was consumed in the trial of Rufus Gillespie, colored, for asssault and battery with intent to kill. The case was given to the jury at about 6 o'clock, and the jury remained out all night, reporting a mistrial next morning. Gillespie is also charged with carrying concealed weapons and will have to answer for two other cases of assault. The defendant is represented by Wilson & Wilson & McDow. The case of the State vs. J. C. Wallace, charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent was nol prosed at the request of the prosecution. In the case of the State vs. Wm. F. Carter, colored, charged with carrying concealed weapons, the grand jury returned "no bill." The first case taken up on Tuesday was that of the State vs. Lawson Simril, colored, indicted for burglary and an assault with intent to ravish. Upon arraignment, the prisoner plead not guilty, and the following jury was impanelled : J. B. bpeers, t. a . L?esue, C. E, Jackson, W. J. Leslie, M. C. Byers, B. M. Erwin, D. J. Forbes, Sherrod Childers, J. L. Kimbrell, W. T. Steele, W. R. Burgess, G. H. Martin. Upon the trial, it was shown that on the night of the 21st of last July the defendant forcibly entered the house of Mrs. Margaret Simril, who lives about ten miles northeast of town, and attempted to commit an assault on Miss Margaret Thorn. Miss Thorn (now Mrs. Lily) was awakened by his presence in the room and screamed for help, which arrived in time to frighten the negro away. Simril was soon after arrested and confessed as to his diabolical purpose. Lynching was talked of, but the law abiding spirit of the community prevailed, and the prisoner was brought to Yorkville and lodged in jail. The jury remained out only a short time and returning a verdict of guilty, Simril was sentenced to the penitentiary for the remainder of his natural life. Mr. D. E. ' M/.rinnoU nnnMrpd for ruiivy ?uu cMiivnui -rr the State, and Messrs. J. B. Bell and G. W. S. Hart appeared for the defence. In the case of the State vs. Monroe White, charged with burglary and larceny, the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at hard labor. White's crime was committed in Fort Mill some time ago and consisted in breaking into the store of Mr. B. A. Fulp and stealing about seventy-five or eighty dollars from the safe. The last case tried yesterday was that of the State vs. Robert Hill, William Farrarand William Berry, charged with breaking into the store of Mr. S. S. Plexico, at Sharon. The case was given to the jury at about 7 o'clock, and his honor adjourned court until 10 a. m. to-day. Following are the cases still on the ses/innlrpf tn he tried at this term : OIVUO uvvimw ?w ? . State vs. Ed. Hilton, white, charged with the murder of Martin C. R. Williams, in Rock Hill on the 24th of December last. The prisoner was arraigned yesterday evening and his trial is set for to-day. State vs. Dock Nelson, colored, murder. This case is also set for to-day, Messrs. Brice and McDow for the defense. State vs. R. L. Williams, white, charged with rocking a Three C's train with intent to endanger the safety of the passengers. State vs. William Gillespie, assault at battery (three cases) and carrying concealed and deadly weapon. REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. After completing all the business brought before it, the grand jury, before its final discharge on yesterday afternoon, submitted the following report: To the Honorable J. B. Kershaw, presiding judge: The grand jury for the county of York, under the very explicit and com' prehensive charge of your Honor have endeavored to discharge their duties as defined to us. We have examined the various county offices, and find that they are all systematically arrayed and neatly kept, and in each of them much needed conveniences for the preservation of the records have been judiciously added. These improvements consist of shelving, cases, and book co-partments in the offices of the clerk of the court, sheriff' and probate judge, by means of which the * records in me suiu umucs nit miuutu iui more accessible, thus bespeaking a thoughtfulness upon the part of these thoughtful officials for the public welfare and a desire 011 their part to serve the people with fidelity and despatch. We have also examined the county jail, uml find that the same neatness that characterizes the sheriff's office is also apparent there. The building is secure, and the prisoners appear to be as comfortable as prison life will admit. The county poor house also appears to be well kept, and the farm economically managed. The public highways, owing to the immense rainfall, are in an almost impassable condition, but we are at present unable to suggest any amendment to the present law for improving and keeping in repair the highways. Therefore we observe a discreet silence. In conclusion, this grand jury beg leave to thank your Honor for the uniform . courtesy, and kindness that they have received at your Honors's hands, and we avail ourselves of the opportunity presented us to express our profound pleasure and gratification, and that of the county of York at seeing your Honor again in our midst, restored to his accustomed health. We feel assured that in our own feelings, we voice the sentiment, the delight, and the thankfulness of the county at large, that God, in His Providence, has spared to us for so many days the incorruptible judge, the accomplished jurist, and knightly gentleman who now so graceftilly presides over this | court. Respectfully submitted, / ] W. Meek Faulkner, Foreman, i LOCAL LACONICS,.... ] ? Mr. Ambrose E. Gonzales, general agent ( for The Columbia State, was in Yorkville on , last Saturday and Sunday. He secured ] some subscribers to his excellent paper, 1 got acquainted with the people, and will no doubt reap a good harvest the next time he comes around. ' ? We acknowledge the receipt of a com- J plimentary season ticket to the second ahnu- ( al music festival of the North Carolina Cho- ( ral association, to be held in Charlotte, N. C., ] on May 5 and 6. The railroad fare from < Yorkville for the occasion will be $2.25 for 1 the round trip. ? The Charlotte Chronicle, of Sunday, says that the members of the Benior class of Davidson college delivered their graduating ( speeches last Friday evening. Among the , speakers was Mr. J. M. Moore, of MeCon- i nellsville. His subject was "Delenda est < Carthago." ? Mr. T. B. McClain, of Yorkville, has j purchased the marble business of the late F. ] Happerfield. He proposes to carry out all < of Mr. Happerfield's old contracts, and will i continue the business as heretofore, guaran teeing perfect satisfaction in all orders with which he may be entrusted. 1 ? Mr. Win. C. Latimer, proprietor of the Fashion Bazaar, has returned from the Northern markets. He informs us that he has, with the assistance of his accomplished buyer, Miss Shires, bought an unusually i large stock of millinery and dress goods, and J will soon be able to display no end of delight- 1 ful attractions in these lines. ?Unless there is some mistake, Lieut. ] Garlington will not be able to accept the invitation of the Jenkins Rifles to be in 1 Yorkville on the 15th instant. A Washing- ! ton special to The Charleston World says that he has been ordered back to Fort Riley, i ? * * * - 1 1-A / it. ,1 Kansas, ana inai ne was 10 uave ien. wr uu?; i point yesterday. 11 ? Deputy Marehal Wilson made two ar- i i rests last Saturday for the violation of the internal revenue laws. The parties arrested were both colored?Ed. Simpsou and Sam ' Allison, of Yorkville?and both were bound over for their appearance at the August term of the United States circuit court at Greenville. i ? Dobson's Racket will have a grand opening of spriug goods to-morrow, and it 1 will be well worth the while of every one ( who is interested in the latest fashions to call around. Confident of the ability of Miss S. T. Hoopes, the Racket's new millin- i er, to please, Mrs. Dobson is especially anxious that the millinery buying ladies at once ; get acquainted with her. ? By reference to an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that Mr. Wm. i J. Jones, the well-known machinist, offers his < services to the public in the repairing of cotton gin machinery. To those who know him, Mr. Jones requires no recommendation, and all others who give him their patronage, qm Qauiipprl that, in him thev will find athor oughly reliable and efficient workman. ? Alice Watte, a nine-year old colored girl, who lives near the King's Mountain road, just outside the northern limits of town, had a narrow escape from serious injury last Friday morning. She was examining into the contents of a large fulminating cap, such ns is used for exploding charges of dynamite. The cap suddenly bursted with terrific for(? and tore off the end of one of the child's fingers. ? Last Saturday was just such a day as was calculated to make the merchants of Yorkville unusually happy. There was a large number of people in town, including a good proportion of ladies, and trade was more brisk than it has been on any other day the present year. The customers purchased liberally, seemed to be well pleased with what the merchants have to offer, and notwithstanding the dull, gloomy and unforbiddihg record of the post six weeks, the outlook for a good spring business seems to be pretty bright after all. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The county commissioners of Spartanburg have appropriated $150 to defray the expenses of the county's decorations at the Columbia centennial. ? It is likely that the old Agricultural Hall property, in Columbia, will be sold by the State next Monday. An offer of $15,000 has been made for the property. ? C. W. Henry, a well known cotton factor of Charleston, committed suicide on Tuesday of last week by shooting himself with a pistol. No reason for the act is given. ? The police authorities at Richmond, Va., think they have captured Foard Knox, the negro desperado who killed W. G. Durant near Fort Mill several years ago. ? Gen. Hampton objects to a sham battle at the Columbia centennial. He says that it is his experience that accidents are almost unavoidable, and that he will certainly not take part in it if it is put on the programme. ? It is stated as a fact, that a wealthy English syndicate has purchased the Catawba Falls property, between Chester and Lancaster counties, and proposes to build up a manufacturing city at that place. ? The rains of last week were followed by another freshet in the Savannah river. The water arose to the height of thirty feet, but not quite high enough to do any serious damage. ? The people of Hamburg have been amusing themselves recently with pitched battles between bull dogs and wild cats. Gov. Tillman has taken the matter in hand and proposes to put a stop to the cruel sport. ? Mr. George It. Talcott, superintendent of the South Carolina Division of the Rich ~ ?? * 1 1 i J 1 mond and uanvuie rauroau, nas teimereu his resignation to go into effect on April 15. It is thought that he will be succeeded by Mr. John Dodson, the present superintendent of the G. C. and N. railroad. ? Near Lendermau, Greenville county, last week a burly negro grossly insulted the highly respected wife of a prominent white farmer. The lady screamed for help which was soon on hand and the negro was tied to a tree and beaten with a trace chain until he fainted. ? Greenville News: A colored man living on the place of Augustus Green, a few miles from the city, is the father of sixteen children. Measles invaded the household a few days ago and eleven of the children are down with the disease and two more are taking it, making thirteen of sixteen children in one family sick at once. ? Two fourteen-year-old boys, sons of wellto-do farmers living near Belton, were arrested at Newberry last Saturday on a telegram from their parents. The boys had run away from home and were on their way to Columbia. Both of theui had seven shot 22-calibre revolvers in their pockets and one of them had something over twenty dollars in money. ? A dispatch from Edgefield says that a young man by the name of Barton, living in that county, tried to poison his mother and the rest of the family last Thursday by dosing their breakfast with strychnine. The mother, however, suspected that something was wrong and tried the breakfast on a dog before serving it. The dog died. ? Governor Tillman, not long ago, received a complaint from the Italian consul-genernt in New York to the effect that the Italian laborers in the phosphate mines were being cruelly treated by their employers, and the governor was requested to investigate the matter. A thorough investigation was concluded last week, and it developes the fact that there is no ground whatever for complaint on the part of the Italians. ? The Spartanburg Herald says that a cor oner's jury was summoned in one ot tne j lower counties last week, to view the body j of a man found dead. In the dead man's pocket was a pistol with all the chambers I loaded. The jury, composed entirely of negroes, retired to a fence corner, and returning handed in the following verdict: "We, the jury, find the deceased guilty of carrying concealed weapons." ? Greenville special to the Columbia Register of yesterday : On Friday last, a negro ; preacher, named Louis McMahan, stole some ; ?oods from the store of J. A. Cannon, at Fountain Inn, on the Oreenville and Laurens railroad, and was locked up in the guard [louse to await trial. The same night six .* masked men, believed to be negroes, broke jpen the prison, threw a sack over the head jf McMahan, took him out and gave him a lashing. This is not the first offence of McMahan. ? A correspondent of The State says that Mr. W. E. Spratt, of Fort Mill, is having an office desk made of timber from the first cellar tree that ever grew in Upper Carolina, r be tree was planted near the present town ' jf Fort Mill by Thomas Spratt j fireat-great grandfather of the fort juih sprang, over ? undred years ago. The correspondent goes Da to state that the cedar, which is now so common, was at that time very rare, and l ad when set out by the settlers, a record was always kept of the date of planting. ? Greenville News: Manager Donaldson, of the State Alliance Exchange, is making arrangements to issue a semi-monthly alliance paper for the benefit of the sub-alliEcces of the Slate. The paper will be a small nne and will contain business matter of intrest to Alliance men, such as price lists of goods sold through the exchange and articles relating to the managent of it. It will E>e a confidential paper to Alliance men and will be sold at a small subscription price sufficient to cover the cost of publication. ? The captors of J. B. Williams, murderer of Maj. W. A. Williams, of Greenville, will not get any reward from the State. It develops that although the governor issued a proclamation offering a reward of $150 for Williams's apprehension, the fugitive was captured before the publication of the proclamation, and the same never having been officially made public, it is the opinion of the attorney general that the State 1b, not bottnd for its payment, especially in view of the Fact that there is nothing to show that the efforts of the captors were in any influenced by the hope of such reward. YORK BAPTIST SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION. Reported lbr The Yorkvllle Enquirer. Whatever the farmers may have thought about the storm of last Thursday afternoon and night, it proved to be a blessing to the Sundav-school convention, which was in ses sion with the Antioch Baptist church from Friday to Sunday. Not being able to work, the people of the community attended the convention and extended a warm welcome to the delegate. Friday morning the introductory sermon was preach ed by Bev. B. O. Patrick, from I John ii, 6. After an intermission of one hour, President H. ?. Johnson called the convention to order, the delegates were enrolled and the letters from the Sunday-schools were read. The reports revealed the fact that the schools wei.*e in a prosperous condition. It was encouraging to note, that notwithstanding the wet weather, the attendance has been good, and the contributions unusually large. The question, "Is it important to the growth of our Sunday-schools and churches that we support our denominational paper?" was answered in an interesting and forcible manner by Bev. P. J. M. Osborne and others, after which the congregation was canvassed for subscribers to The Baptist Courier. Friday night an interested congregation heard a sermon from Bev. P. J. M. Osborne on the parable of the prodigal son. For a half an hour on Saturday morning, the convention engaged in devotional exercises. Letters from other schools were read, and the delegates enrolled. The importance of family worship was discussed by Mr. E. will be more contented, healthier and more efficient than in the half frozen North, and all concerned, from president to sweepers, will be happier and more prosperous. The Piedmont belt of the cotton region should receive their special attention. The cotton is made by a better class of labor than in the black districts, the climate has all the bracing qualities of that of New England without any of its rigor, and creeks and rivers, flowing straight down from the mountains, give abundance of pure, fresh wafer and unlimited power. Whenever they can make decent showings they will find plenty of Southern money ready to increase their capital and help meet the cost of new buildings and moving. They must come South in the eud. That is inevitable. The cotton mills must be among the cotton fields as surely as the flour mills are where the wheat is grown. The first to come will be the first to secure the advantages of a move which all must make and will get the best of it.?Greeuville News. Hardin, Rev. R. G. Patrick and others. The congregation seemed to be thoroughly aroused on the subject, and a resolution was passed by the convention to the effect that family worship ought to - be conducted in every Christian home. It is hoped that the discussion was the means of erecting some family altars. Mr. Preston Green introduced the query: "Who should be in the 8unday-schools and why ?" Remarks were also made by Dr. J. C. McCubbins and others, all of the speakers agreeing that the old as well as the young should attend the Sunday-school. There is no Christian who does not want to know more about God's word and the Sundayschool is a good place to learn. "Hymns and music for church service," was the subject which next claimed the attention of the convention. It was discussed af; length by Rev. R. G. Patrick, who emphasized the importance of considering both the theology of hymns and the music to which they are set. The influence of hymus and music in the church service and elsewhere was illustrated by the speaker by several incidents. In this connection it is a pleasure to say that the Antioch people have given much attention to their church music, and there are few churches in the county where the singing is better. Mr. H. ?. Johnson, Rev. P. J. M. Osborne and others, presented, in an instructive way, the subject: "Knowing, praying and giving in their relation to missions." Perhaps the question which awakened as much interest as any other was: "Whisky ; what shall we do with it, license, make it free or prohibit ?" Rev. P. R. Elam was the first speaker, who declared that he was in favor of absolute prohibition. Others followed who also favored prohibition, and urged that churches should exclude all who drink whisky as a beverage. The object of the frequent discussion of this question by the convention is to create sentiment in favor of prohibition and gospel temperance. < Saturday night, Rev. P. R. Elam preached a verv oraetical sermon from Psalms li, 10. There was a Sunday-school mass meeting on Sunday morning whieh was addressed by Mr. E. B. McSwain, Revs. P. J. M. Osborne and R. G. Patrick. At eleven o'clock a sermon was preached by Rev. R. G. Patrick, from the text found in John ix, 4. A liberal collection was taken up for missions in our own State. Alter an intermission, Rev. P. J. M. Osborne preached an earnest sermon from Mark xiv, 8. Seventeen delegates were present during the convention, and the work accomplished was at good as usual. It ought to 'be said before closing, that the Antioch church receiver a vote of thanks for the hospitality extended to the delegates. Preparation had been made for a large attendance, so that those who went did extra service at the table. The next session of the convention will be held with Union church on Friday before the 5th Sunday in May. delegate. Good Idea if it Would Work.?New England mill men are said to be seriously considering the suggestion made by G. W. Bean, of the Androscoggin mills, to establish large gins at central points in good cotton growing regions, buy cotton in the seed and gin it for themselves. This, they say, is their only hope for securing good cotton. The staple shipped to them is filled with dust, trash and grit. The Southern mills being on the ground, pick and choose their own cotton, and let the fouler go north and abroad. The first trouble with the central gin idea is the difficulty of securing seed cotton to gin. No farmer will haul seed cotton five or ten miles. Seed cotton, to make one bale of lint, weighs as much as three bales of lint and occupies much more space. It is troublesome to handle, haul and weigh. Furthermore, the many farmers who use their cotton seed at home as fertilizer, would object to hauling it a long distance?to the gin and back. Th e best plan for our New England friends to avoid all the trouble and disadvantages of which they complain, is to bring their cotton mills South. They will find here fine water powers at low prices, uninterrupted communications, easy access to coal and abundant transportation facilities. They can work all the year, buy their cotton at their doors, mubn TYiAno*' nnmir lifo Tliair VlAln