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YORKYILLE, S. C.:
, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,1891.
? A. B. Williams, of the Greenville News,
gives it as his opinion regarding the present
financial condition of the people, that they :
are more scared than hurt, and the situation 1
is not a desperate one. To a very great extent,
Mr. Williams is right. Bad as the situ- ;
ation no douht is, it is not near so bad as it
might be. However, it is no time for baby
talk or complaint. A stiff upper lip and a :
firm determination to do the right thing, will
carry many a man through who otherwise ,
would have fallen by the way. Just such a 1
crisis as this often serves as a crucial test of
the kind of stuff of which men are made, !
?nd if own; individual exerts himself to '
mixed wun laugnier.
In a few moments Mr. Crisp entered with I
Messrs. Mills and Reed supporting him on either t
arm, and his march down the aisle was a perfect
ovation, the Democrats en masse rising and giv- ,
ing cheer after cheer, and the Republican mem- {
bere rising also. 1
When quiet had been secured, Mr. Crisp said:
"Gentlemen of the house of representatives, for t
the great honor you have conferred upon me, I *
return heartfelt thanks. I shall endeavor to discbarge
the duties of the office of speaker with
courtesy, with firmness and with absolute impartiality.
[Applause.] Let us unite in the hope j
that our laDors here may result in the advance- ,
ment of prosperity, honor and glory of our beloved
country. [Applause.] I am now ready to 1
take the oath of office." j
The oath of office having been administered ?
, by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, the Rev. Dr. Mil- .
burn, the blind chaplain of the preceding house, 1
upon the request of Speaker Crisp, offered prayer, t
The members were then sworn by Speaker Crisp j
in squads of as many as could form in semi-circle
in front of the clerk's desk.
The next matter disposed of was the lot- 1
tery of seats. Before the drawing com- {
menced, a resolution was adopted permitting 1
Reed, Holman and O'Neill, of Pennsylvania,
to make their respective selections in ad- j
vance. When the name of Charles F. Crisp 1
was drawn, he pleasantly told the clerk to 1
call the next name, as he preferred to stay <
where he was. Mr. Mills took a back seat
in the tier farthest from the speaker. His (
action is construed as meaning that he does 1
not propose to take any conspicuous part in
the leadership of the house. :
Nothing of importance has been done in 1
the house since the organization, and it is 1
not thought that the body will get down
to work until after the holidays. This course '
will be pursued in order to give the speaker
ample time in which to arrange his com- (
mittees. At first it was generally thought
that Mr. Mills would be appointed chairman
of the ways and means committee, but as he {
has already intimated that he will not ac- '
cept the position, it will probably be tendered (
to Mr. Springer.
Immediately upon its organization, the J
senate tackled down to business, and a large .?
number of new bills have been introduced, i
Among those of the most general interest are 1
bills by Senator Plumb, providing for the re- |
tirement of national bank notes, free coinage <
of silver, and the promotion of international 1
free coinage ; bill by Senator Mitchell to re- (
duce letter postage to one cent an ounce; ]
also to provide for the election of United f
States senators by the people. 1
Senator Peffer offered a resolution, which t
was referred to the finance committee, di- t
recting that committee to inquire and report 1
as soon as practicable as to the actual ex- J
penses attending the business of money lend- i
show up bis best qualities, it is impossible
that there can be anything "desperate" in
the present situation.
? The Childs prohibition bill, which has j
probably excited more general interest than !
any piece of legislation before the general
assembly for. severaL^ears, is now lying in i
the senate, a subjod|jp|great anxiety to all
parties concerned. Tn" the consideration of <
the bill by the judiciary committee, Mr. '
Childs was heard* in favor of it, and delega- :
tions of whiskey men were beard against it. 1
" At last accounts it was expected that the
bill would be reported to the senate yester- ,
day. It was also believed that the report ,
would be unfavorable. If the bill was re- ,
ported yesterday, under the regular order of i
things, it would have to lie on the desks of 1
senators for twenty-four hours, and, therefore,
it is not likely to come up for discussion j
before to morrow. What will be its ultimate ,
fate is a mere matter of conjecture. Its op- i
ponents claim that they can bring about a
tie, (eighteen votes) and that the president *
of the senate will cast his vote against the j
bill. The friends of the bill are counting
on at least twenty-two votes, and if they t
get them, the question will be left to the ?
governor to decide?that is, unless the bill <
is so amended that it will have to go back to ?
the house. Interest in Columbia is at fever *
heat on both sides, and the entire State (
seems to be awaiting the disposition of the (
bill on tip toes. I
COLUMBIA NEWSPAPER WAR. ]
The Colombia newspaper war, involving {
the question of circulation between The State g
and The Register, has been furnishing some t
unusually spicy reading during the past four 3
or five days.
The State has been publishing a full ste- 1
nographic report of the proceedings of the j
investigation, and The Register, as the c
Greenville News casually remarks, seems to c
be taking a very "languid interest" in the J*
affair. *
W. M. Rogers, who was appointed by ji
Clerks Gray and Pope to make the investiga- ,
tion, testified that The Register had the larg- r
est circulation. He, however, has failed to c
tell what that circulation was, though he is
positive that the daily circulation of The c
State is 2,441 copies.
The proprietor, editor, reporters and press- g
men of The Register, were all called in to g
testify as to the circulation of the paper, but f
none of them, according to their statements, ?
were able to give the desired information. j
W. T. Martin, a Columbia grocer, testified ^
that Rogers had asked him to give a bogus j
order for 2,000 copies of The Register in ^
order that they might be counted in the cir- (
culation. Rogers claims that this was a
joke; that he had already made an examina- J
tion of both papers, and had his report in y
his pocket when he made the proposition, t
As the result of the investigation, there
appears to be no doubt that The State has the
largest circulation, and that Rogers was <
aware of the fact when he made his report e
to Clerks Gray and Pope. Clerks Gray and <
Pope are not directly implicated in the at- f
tempt to defraud The State, but the appointment
of Rogers, upon whom they shifted the f
responsibility, seems to be very strong presumptive
evidence in that direction. 1
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING. <
Both branches of the National legislature *
convened in Washington on Monday of last *
week, in accordance with law, but the Dem- (
ocrats of the house, not having agreed upon f
their candidate for speaker, adjourned the (
body until Tuesday. At noon Tuesday, hav- *
ing in the meantime agreed upon Representa- 1
tive Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, as report- 1
ed last week, the first business to come up 1
was the formal election of a speaker.
Mr. Henderson, of Indiana, nominated *
Thomas B. Reed amid applause on the Re- *
publican side. Jerry Simpson nominated <
Thomas Watson, of Georgia, and Mr. Hoi- *
man nominated Charles F. Crisp. I
The roll was then called with the following result:
Crisp, 228; Reed, 83; Watson, 8?Messrs. (
Baker, Clover, Davis, Halverson, Kerr, Mc- (
Keighan, Otis and Simpson. Mills and Springer .
were heartily applauded when, in response to *
the call of their names, they recorded their votes 1
for Crisp. Besides the three candidates, those 1
notvotingwere: Messrs. Bartine, Buchanan, of ?
Virginia Fithian, Harmer, Hoar, Sanford, Williams,
of Massachusetts, and Wilson, of Ken- *
tucky. f
The clerk having announced the result, de- ?
clared Mr. Crisp duly elected speaker amid a
storm of applause. The clerk then appointed
Messrs. Mills and Reed as a committee to escort A
the newly elected speaker to the chair. The ap- t
pointment was received with applause, not un- (
tag, as conducted in the United States bj
bankers and other persons, both as to shor'
loans and long loans; the object being, as de
clared in the resolution, to ascertain approxi
mately the actual and relative cos';, of con
ducting the business of lending money, with
out reference to the value of the amount!
loaned. The committee is to have the powe:
to send for persons and papers, tondmini3tei
oaths and to visit any part of the country
by sub-committees. The preamble record
that "complaint is made that money, whei
loaned, yields larger profits than iadustria
pursuits."
PROCEEDINGS OP THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.
In the House.?The first business to com<
up was the final reading of the Childs pro
hibition bill. The opponents of the bill mad<
a desperate fight, but without avail. Mr
Childs had his forces well in hand, and vot
ing as a unit on every motion, they success
fully carried the bin across the last ditch
The bill passed its third reading by a vote o
53 to 37. The vote was as follows:
Yeas?Speaker Jones, Messrs. Attaway, Boo
zer, Bowen, Bowden, Breazeale, Briee, Brown
Browning, Buist, Carpenter, Canvilie, Childa
Connor, Cox, Crum, Dubose, Earle, Folk, Fowl
er, Fox, Fuller, Goodwin, T. A. Graham, Greg
ory, P. L. Hardin, Hardy, Harrison, Holman
Hutto, Jeffries, McCall, Mclntyre, McLaurin
McMillan, McWhite, Moseley, Norton, Patter
son, Richardson, Riley, Surratt, Srott, Stack
house, Taylor, Todd, Traylor, wigg, (colored)
VVhately, Wilson, Whyte, Yeldell, Youinans
Total 53.
Nays?Messrs. Alderman, Anaersou, uarKiey
Blease, Brennen, Burn, Dean, Elder, Fields, Fin
ley, Ernest Gary, S. A. Graham, Hart, Harvey
Hazard, Hicklin, Hughes, Kinard, Kirklana
Meara, Mooney, Moses, Patton, Ravenel, Row
land. Rutledge, Russell, Simons, Standland
3ullivan, Townes, Tupper, Ulmer, Von Kolnitz
Watts, Wolfe, Woodward. Total 37.
Absent and not voting.?Messrs. Abney, Bis
sell, Blake, Buchanan, Chandler, Crosswell
Daggett, Dukes, A. H. DuPre, J. E. DuPre
Eaay, Evans, Flcken, F. B. Gary, Glenn, Glover
Gunter, J. H. Hardin, Haskell, Hough, Leap
bart, McFadden, D. W. McLaurin, Miley, Pitts
Rast. Robertson, Shanklin, Stokes, Williams
Williamson, Witcofokey, Woods and Zimmerman.
Total 34.
A bill to make the first Monday ih Sep
tember a legal holiday, to be known as "La
bor Day," was passed to a third reading wit!
i provision to the effect that the legality o
iny business transacted on that day would
in no wise be impaired. The vote on the bil
svas 59 to 27.
The senate bill to prohibit th ^ use of free
passes on railroads by State offic als, was re
ported unfavorably by thq committee or
railroads and the discussion on the mattei
vas postponed.
Mr. Finley introduced a bill to authorize
he county commissioners of York count}
o borrow money, when necessary, and aftei
evies have been lawfully made for the purX)se,
and pay the interest accruing upor
he bonds issued by certain townships ir
(aid county, to aid in the construction of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad
ind to pledge said levies as securities for the
oans.
A bill was passed and sent to the govern>r
for approval, to require beneficiaries of the
sitadel academy to teach two years in the
)ublic schools of the State. The bill profides
that all beneficiary graduates shall be
issigned to a free school in their respective
ounties, if there is a vacancy; otherwise,
ome other county, and their obligations tc
he State cannot be discharged until the two
rears have been taught.
The Wilson railroad commission bill passed
ts second reading after receiving a number
>f amendments. The commissioners' salary
s reduced from $2,000 to $1,500, and the
fork's salarv from $1,200 to $900, and in
ase the legislature fails to elect the commislion
at this session, the governor is authorzed
to appoint. The successors of the ap>ointees,
however, will be elected at the
iext general election. The commissioners
vill have power to fix passenger and freight
ates, and there will be no appeal from their
lecision.
The night session was taken up in the dissuasion
of a bill to require railroad compalies
to provide separate cars for the races,
rhe passage of the bill was strenuously relisted
by the colored members, Representitive
Wigg, the colored member from Beauort,
distinguishing himself by making-an
ible speech against it. The opposition was
>ased principally on the injustice of requirng
the railroads to go to an expense not
warranted by their receipts. The bill passed
ts second reading by a vote of 37 to 45. II
was supported by Elder, Finley and Whyte.
Jlenn was absent.
In the Senate.?The senate convened
in Tuesday night for the first time since
Friday, and did a large amount of routine
work, but took no final action on any measires
of general importance.
wednesday, december 9.
In theHou8E.?Representative Wigg, the
colored member from Beaufort, made another
effort to have the "Jim Crow" car bill inlefinitely
postponed. He was unsuccessful,
lowever, and the bill passed its third readng.
* >
Representative O. W. Buchanan, of Fairield,
sent in a letter of resignation.
Mr. Finley, of York, presented to the
louse on behalf of Samuel L. Campbell, the
well-known blind Confederate soldier, oi
Clover, in York county, a handsome gavel.
Speeches were made by Mr. Finley and
Speaker Jones, and the testimonial was revived
by a rising vote of the members. This
gavel, which will hereafter be used to enforce
irder in the house, is the handiwork of Mr.
Campbell, and its production with a pocket
cnife and sandpaper, the tools that .he used,
would do credit to any skilled woodworker
who has two.good eyes.
The election of an attorney-general, tc
ill the vacancy caused by the election ol
reneral Pope to the supreme court bench,
consumed most of the time during the mornng
session. An account of the election apjears
elsewhere.
In the Senate.?Senator Stokes introluced
a bill to provide for the election of o
cotton weigher. The bill provides that on
jetition of twenty-five voters adjacent to a
narketing place for cotton, an election shall
>e ordered for weigher or weighers, one for
>,000 bales or less, weighed the season before,
tnd one for each additional 8,000 or major
raction thereof above the 5,000. The weighjrs
are to give bond in $300 each, and they are
o charge not exceeding ten cents a bale for
weighing. The supposition is that competi,ion,
where it exists, will reduce the price,
>r where there is none, the candidates for
weigher can arrange the matter with voters
>efore the election.
Senator Wilson introduced a bill to incorjorate
the Presbyterian High School at Rock
dill.
The bill to provide a water supply for
he town of Yorkville was ratified and sent
o the governor for approval.
thursday, december 10.
In the House.?One of the most imporant
matters that came before the house on
rhursday, was a bill to repeal the act providing
for a county board of medical examners,
with power to license physicians,
rhis act was passed by the legislature at
ts last session, and its operation was so unsatisfactory
to the State Medical association,
that body passed resolutions protesting
rgainst it. After considerable discussion
pro and con, the act was finally repealed,
ind a bill providing for the re-enactment oi
the old law put upon its passage.
Among the bills that passed their third
eading, the only one that is of general interest
is to amend section 1 of the pistol and
pistol cartridge act, so as to iuclude rifle
cartridges which are suitable for pistols.
In the Senate.?Among the bills of general
interest that passed their third reading
was the following:
To prohibit emigrant agents from plying
their vocation in this State without first obtaining
a license therefor and for other puraoses.
To establish and maintain a home for ex
Confederate soldiers.
To amend the law in relation to attorney's
:oots in equity cases.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11.
In the House.?The joint resolution to
lall a constitutional convention came up 01;
Friday morning. The resolution as it passid
the senate, is follows :
Section 1. That the question of calling a conititutional
convention of the people ot Koutl:
Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors o:
mid State at the next general election, and if i
majority of the electors qualified to vote l'oi
members of the general assembly, voting or
?iid question, shall vote in favor of such conveii;
ion, and if two-thirds of the duly elected and
lualilied members of each branch of the genera!
issembly sliall alter such election ratify sucli
roteof said qualified electors, it shall be the dutj
ifthe general assembly to designate the tiineam!
dace and to prescribe the manner of holding
mid convention.
Sec. 2. That the question of calling said contention
shall be submitted to said qualified decors
in the following manner: Those in favor ol
he constitutional convention shall deposit a balot
with the following words plainly written oi
printed thereon, to wit: "Constitutional Con veilion?Yes."
Those opposed to calling said contention
shall deposit a ballot with the following
r words plainly written or printed thereon, to wit:
k "Constitutional Convention?No."
The discussion on the resolution was on
. the same line as in the senate. Mr. Abuey,
. of Richland, offered an amendment requiring
. that in case a convention should be called,
3 the constitution adopted by it should be subP
mitted to the people for ratification. A
r breezy fight took place on this amendment,
. and on a motion to table, it was lost by a
3 vote of 56 to 48. Messrs. Elder and Finley
j voted for the amendment and Mr. Whyte
1 voted against it.
Mr. Haskell offered an amendment providing
that in case the convention should be
called, it will be with the distinct understanding
that neither the homestead nor two
mill school tax provisions of the present
2 constitution shnll not be interferred with.
A motion to table was carried by a vote ol
2 71 to 82. Messrs. Elder and Finley voted
against the amendment and Mr. Whyte voted
for it.
In order to get a test vote, Mr. Evans, ol
Aiken, who 'has the management of the resf
olution in the house, moved to strike out the
resolving words. The motion was lost by a
vote of 89 to 64. Messrs. Elder, Finley and
Whyte voted against the motion.
To pass the resolution calling a constitutional
convention will require a two-thirds
vote of all the members elected to the house.
The total membership of the house is 124,
and two-thirds is 83. In the test vote above,
it will be seen that those who favored the
passage of the resolution lacked 19 of the
necessary constitutional majority.
The advocates of the resolution postponed
further consideration until they could devel/M?A
ofvannrffi
' up 11 lis I S2 owvii^vu,
" The bill to appropriate $5,000 for the purpose
of obtaining transcripts of certain colonial
records of this State now among the
archives of the British government, came
| up again. Mr. Norton acknowledged that
! it was not Rev. C. C. Pinckney, president of
" the South Carolina Historical society, who
' had made the slurring remark with reference
to the "mongrel crew" that he had objected
to, but it was another Pinckney?Rev.
- Dr. Hopson Pinckney. He, however, still
- objected to the bill on the grounds of econoi
my, but it was finally passed after being
f amended so as to make the amount approl
priated $4,000 instead of $5,000.
1 A number of unimportant new bills were
introduced, and quite a number of bills passi
ed their third reading. Among these latter
. was Mr. Finley's bill to authorize and emi
power the county commissioners of York
r county to sell the shares of stock now owned
by the county of York in the Chester and
s Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad company,
r In the Senate?A bill creating the of
fice of bank examiner for this State, and
. prescibing the powers and duties of same,
i was killed after a short discussion.
i The house bill to prohibit cock-fighting
i in this State.was unfavorably reported.
, The bill to prohibit emigrant agents from
i plying their vocation in this State without
a license, passed its third reading; also the
bill to amend the law in relation to at>
torney's costs in equity causes.
> The soldier's home bill was re-committed.
saturday, december 12.
s In the House?The famous free pass
s bill was the principal subject of discussion.
, It had been reported unfavorably by Ihe
? committee on railroads; but, nevertheless,
> was put on the calendar. Mr. Patterson, of
Barnwell, moved to strike out the enacting
1 words, and Colonel John C. Haskell, of Rich'
land, took the floor. Among other things,
' Colonel Haskell said that for the past ten or
> twelve years he had been in a position to
i know of every pass that had been issued to
members of the legislature by railroads,
and that more passes had been issued to
this legislature than to all the others com'
bined. He said that on this issue, the party
i in power had won, but scarcely had it been
> seated, until, beginning with Pass No. 1,
' they consecutively held all the first numbers
on the free list. He said that he did not
think there was any harm in accepting a
free pass, but to those who thought it was
. bribery, it was bribery; to those who thought
it was dishonest, it was dishonest, aud as
such they must vote on it.
The bill was amended so as to apply to
i every officer in the State and county gov>
ernments, and to provide a fine of $500 for
either offering or accepting a free pass. In
< this shape the bill passed to a third reading
1 by a vote of 75 to 11.
; A bill to reduce the salaries of circuit
. judges from $3,500 to $2,000 was killed by
a vote of 64 to 15.
1 A large number of bills were ordered to be
> enrolled for ratification.
> In the Senate?President Gary and Pres
ident pro tem. Meetze being absent, the senate
was presided over by Senator Stokes.
The Confederate home bill was restored to
. the calendar with a favorable report, and a
. large amount of other business possessed of
. little or no general interest, was disposed of.
, monday, december 14.
In the House.?Shortly after receiving a
communication from Governor Tillman in re
gard to the lynching of the negro, Dick Lundy,
in Edgefield, the house took up the free
i pass bill for its third reading. Mr. Buist eni
deavored to get rid of the bill by moving for
f its recommittal, but the motion was lost by
, an overwhelming majority, and the bill was
[ sent to the senate. The senate refused to
concur in the house amendments, and the
i two bodies appointed a joint committee in
s the hope of reaching some agreement.
Though it is possible the bill may pass, it is
; probable that it will not.
, A bill to provide for the incorporation of
towns of more than one thousand inhabitants
was killed. The principal objection to
t the bill was that such towns are already inr
corporated.
, Mr. Patterson's bill to prohibit giving as
security and taking as security any lien or
mortgage on any ungathered crops whereby
money, goods, supplies or merchandise is
obtained or furnished, was killed by an overvrhniminrr
mninritv. his beiner the only vote
> ?? J / 7 o
i in its favor. He made a speech in support
i of the bill, which was neatly torn to pieces
1 by Messrs. McCall, Gary and Finley.
The bill "to authorize the county com,
missioners of York county to borrow money
when necessary, and after levies have been
lawfully made for the purpose, to pay the ini
terest accruing upon the bonds issued by cer
tain townships in said county to aid in the
construction of the Charleston, Cincinnati
, and Chicago railroad, and to pledge the said
levies as security for the loans," was also
i killed.
In the Senate.?The committee on medical
affairs reported unfavorably on a bill to
; repeal the act providing for the appointment
of county boards of physicians. Placed on
the calendar.
When Senator Stokes's bill "to provide for
the election of cotton weighers in the several
counties of the State and to fix the fees for
weighing cotton" was taken up.for a second
i reading, Senators rose all over the chamber
to suggest amendments exempting their
counties. Charleston, Berkeley, Richland,
, Oconee, Clarendon and Florence all wanted
; to be out of it. Senator Beasley said he op
posed the entire bill, but as its author?who
seems to be about its only friend?was in the
; chair, he thought it well to let the bill go
i over. Senator Stokes concurred in this ar,
rangement, qnd the measure was passed by
f with its death sentence apparently written.
The bill to require all poisons to be sold in
I corrugated packages was killed; also the bill
to authorize sheriffs to charge the same fees
1 for selling property under order of court as
! the clerk of the court now receives in similar
cases.
The county government bill was killed,
; but upon a reconsideration was allowed to
go back on the calendar.
a rrnnvw.ftKX'ERAL J. l. McLAURIN.-The
senate and house of representatives met in
joint asse'mbly on tho floor of the house ai
1 o'clock p. m., last Wednesday for the purpose
of electing an attorney-general, to till
> the vacancy caused in that office by the resignation
of General Pope.
There were four nominees: Representa?
tive J. L. McLaurin, of Marlboro; Reprei
sentative Ernest Gary, of Edgefield; I). A.
Townscnd, of Union, assistant to AttorneyGeneral
Pope; and RepresentativeStanyarne
Wilson, of Spartanburg.
[. There were present 133 voters, rendering
t 07 necessary to a choice, which occurred
r on the third ballot. The three ballots were
i as follows: 1st. 2d. 3d.
: McLaurin, 45 52 77
Gary 40 45 43
I Townsend, 40 54 s
1 Wilson, 4 1 4
I York's delegation voted as follows: 1st
r ballot?Wilson, Finley and Whyte voted for
Gary, and Elder for Townsend. 2d ballot?
the same. 3d ballot?Elder changed to Mcr
Laurin and Whyte changed to Townsend.
Representative McLaurin at once resigned
his seat in the house and qualified as attor|
ney general. He will retain Mr. Townsend
r I as his assistant.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. p
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J
Jos. F. Wallace, Special Referee?Notice to the ^
Creditors of J. Bolton Smith, deceased. e
W. D. Glenn, Crowder's Creek, N. C.?Two- g
, Horse Farm for Rent. p
F. A. Gilbert, Cashier?Condition ol' Exchange ?
Rank. v
L. D. Childs has Failed. ^
T. W. Clawson <fe Son?Holiday Goods.
' Ferguson Brothers?Our Bill of Fan!.
M. tfe H. C. Strauss?Don't Delay any Longer. fi
i T. M. Dobson, Manager?Dobson's Racket. .
Kennedy Bros. A Barron?Notice to Santa Claus. 1
W. C. Latimer?You Must! il
Sam. M. A L. Geo. Grist, Resident Agents?Fire
i Insuranco. * c
THE "LITTLE HELPERS."
The "Little Helners'" entertainment in
i \
the opera house, last Wednesday night, was Y
quite a success, both in point of door receipts
and enjoyment for the audience. Every- 1J
body present expressed themselves delighted
with the performances of the children, ^
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CSpCl/lUllJ VY AVil i/uv aivviw i/ivo vi i/vvO| u?v*
all are agreed that the price of admission *
, was well spent. The entertainment will be
repeated tomorrow night, and all the pro- v
ceeds will be given to the Yorkville Baptist *
church.
railroad'earnings. ^
The railroad commission has published its
report of the earnings of the various rail- ^
1 roads in the State for September, 1891, as ^
compared with the Bame month last year.
The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line earned
$63,726.64 against $65,731.37, a decrease ^
of $2,004.75; the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta earned $55,304.95 against $64,826.85,
a decrease of $9,521.00; the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago earned $13,736.18
against $18,583.12, an increase of $1^3.06 ; ^
the Chester and Lenoir earned $2,219,64
against $2,560.78, a decrease of $341.04. ^
The total earnings of all the roads in the
State was $655,129.73, a net decrease of
$67,733.91 as compared with September of ^
last year.
cotton gin accident. b
Mr. J. J. Hood, of Hoodtown, met with a q
fearful cotton gin accident on Tuesdhy of last ^
week. The particulars are about as fol- p
lows:
Mr. Hood was engaged in feeding the gin,
when the machine suddenly became clogged
up. He lifted up the breast and attempted ^
to relieve the clog. His hand was caught *
and his right arm drawn in among the saws. 0
His efforts to pull the arm out stopped the
gin' Just at this critical moment, however, v
the engineer observing the slipping of the n
bauds and mistaking the cries of "stop" for a n
signal for more speed, opened his throttle ^
wider. When the gin was finally stopped,
Mr. Hood's arm was badly lacerated up to 0
the elbow. The arm was amputated soon P
after by Drs. Saye, Hood and. Feemster, and '
at last accounts the unfortunate young man ^
was getting along as well as could be ex- 0
pected. q
CHURCH "NOTICES. *
Episcopal?Sunday-school at 10.30 a. m. I
Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., *
pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock q
a. m., by Rev. D. Harrison. Sunday-school 0
at 3 o'clock p. m. c
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. R. E.
Stackhouse, pastor. Prayer-meeting this y
evening at 7 o^plock. Sunday-school at 3 J
o'clock p. m. ^
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. S(
C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkville?Services y
next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clock b
p. m. ' Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m.
Baptist?Rev. Robert G. Patrick, pastor. P
Union?Services next Sunday, with the sac- v
rament of the Lord's Supper, at 11 o'clock v
a. m. Sunday-school at 10 o'clock a. m. p
Yorkville?Prayer-meeting to-morrow even- ?
ing at 7 o'clock. Sunday-school at 10 o'clock
a. m. Services Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, b
HAVE A WRITTEN CONTRACT. 1
Here is some information that wjll be of
interest to farmers who expect to make con- v
tracts with laborers next year. It is pretty
generally believed that a written contract is
unnecessary, and that if a verbal agreement j(
can be proved by disinterested witnesses, p
the contract goes. But this is a mistake. ^
At least so decided Judge Fraser at the last g
I t? 4-1^** AiMAiuf for Vnrt i
term ui tuc uii/mv uvutv *w* * v.... J
The case of the State vs. James Pressley
came up from a trial justice court, where j,
Pressley had been convicted of violation of
contract and sentenced to pay a fine of i 5 n
or go to jail for ten days. The State proved 0
the contract beyond a doubt, but the judge ^
ruled that inasmuch as the same was not in p
writing, Pressley could not be punished for u
its violation.
In view of this decision, it will be well for e
those who have occasion to make contracts ^
next year to take notice. If any trouble is v
anticipated, be sure to have your agreement v
in writing. It need not cost any more. ^
Anybody with average sense can draw up ^
the agreement, and with the signatures and
seals of the contracting parties and two or jj
three witnesses, the paper will be just as a
binding as if written by the attorney-general. e
MAILS FOR CLOVER. h
Dr. E. W. Pressly and Mr. M. L. Smith, of
Clover, were in town for a few hours last t:
Monday. Not having business requiring a
stay of twenty-four hours, of course, they
came by private conveyance. Passenger c
trains over the narrow gauge railroad are not v
running for the convenience of the public n
now, but altogether for the convenience of the ^
railroad company, and in the course of a con- ?
versation, both gentlemen took occasion to ex- e
press their dissatisfaction with the arrange- a
"Wliit " nno nftVium rmrinrked. "we
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can't go anywhere on the railroad now with- 0
out staying two days, and all the daily papers j,
are a day old when we get them." This is
indeed an inconvenient arrangement for our
live and progressive sister town, and the people
of Clover have our sincere sympathy. We j
can only suggest one remedy to relieve the n
situation. The United States government
tries to run its mails altogether for the con- j
venience of the people. Let the citizens of ^
Clover petition the post office department for e
a daily horse mail between Clover and York*
ville. The mail can leave this place after the ^
arrival of the Three C's trains, and going to (j
Clover that night, can discount the narrow j,
gauge by about eighteen hours. No harm a
to try it, gentlemen ; suppose you send in
a petition. c
LETTER FROM CHINA. n
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Davidson, of Yorkville, ^
have received a bundle of letters from their H
daughter, Miss Ella, now a missionary located
at Hang Chow, China. The most rc- n
cent letter in the bunch is dated November *
6, but all arrived together last Thursday. ^
Miss Davidson is in good health, and has 1'
commenced her work with the Herculean *
task of mastering the Chinese language.
Of course she is progressing nobly. The sec- c
'tion in which she is located is far removed *(
j from the rebellious disturbances (about which ^
so much is being said in the newspapers. J(
Among the curiosities sent with the letters ^
are some Japanese Christmas cards, a P
Chinese wedding invitation, some photographic
views of Chinese and Japanese cities
and scenery, and a dainty little pair of 1
Chinese baby slippers, exquisitely wrought ^
in the perfection of Chinese art. The last *
named articles are sent to the "Willing 11
Workers" as Miss Davidson's contribution v
to their next exhibition of fancy work. r
Miss Davidson has promised a special letter
to Thk Exquirkk later on, and under
the circumstances, it would hardly lie fair to 11
reproduce that which was not intended for 11
publication. However, here is a paragraph 1
that goes to show the interesting an 1 enter- ^
taiuing style that will be a treat to our read- *
ers when the promised letter arrives. Miss
Davidson has been to a Chinese wedding a
feast, and she describes the>bill of fare:
"When we went to the table, there were six- v
teen bowls on it, containing things: Raisins, ^
prunes, sugared walnuts, English walnuts, green
iilum pickles, watermelon seed, horn jelly, v
ears, pomegranates, and two bowls each of cold
leats, duck and kidney, crab and fish. Then,
ne by one, the following dishes were brought in:
?t, fish balls; 2d, shrimps; 3d, bamboo; 4th,
amboo greens: 5th,fowl; 6tli, mushroom; 7th,
rab; 8th, pig skin jelly; 9th, puddings; 10th,
ea slugs; 11th, mutton and chestnuts; 12th,
ork; 13th, fish ; 14th. rice. Some of these things
mind very familiar, but the taste of everything
,-as very different from anything I have ever
mown before."
The wedding, according to the Chinese
ishion of reversing the natural order of
hings, took place at the home of the groom,
nstead of that of the bride, as in this
ountry.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mrs. R. L. Grier left for her home in Due
Vest last Monday.
Rev. W. W. Daniel, of Newberry, S. C.,
3 in Yorkville.
Mr. Paul T. McNeel returned home last
iaturday from Baltimore.
Mr. Greene Sandifer leaves to day for
'aris, Tex., which will be his future home.
Miss Jennie White, of Chester, is in York
ille, visiting the family of her brother, Dr.
V. G. White.
Mr. J. Thornton Gilbert is in Yorkville,
isiting the family of his brother, Mr. F. A.
rilbert.
Mr. Thomas J. Bell, who has been pedling
lightning and "thunder" rods in North
Jarolina, returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Jerome B. Wood, Miss Mamie Wood
nd. Master Charles Wood, ofChester, are in
ro.kville, visiting relatives.
Messrs. Arthur Hart and John S. Moore,
fho have been engaged in railroad work
ear Columbia, returned home last Saturday.
Rev. G. H. Waddell and family will leave
Torkville tomorrow for Capers' Chapel,
Jhester county, which will be their future
ome.
Rev. F. C. Hickson and son, Master Allion,
of Gastonia, spent Monday and yesteray,
with friends in Yorkville.
Rev. R. E. stackhouse, pastor of Trinity
1. E. church, left Yorkville last Monday for
rreenwood, S. C., where he is to be married
his afternoon to Miss Annie Green of that
lace.
THE FORT MILL MONUMENT.
In another column is a cordial invitation
o all Confederate veterans to be present at
'ort Mill, on the occasion of the unveiling
f the Confederate monument, on December
2. We take pleasure in assuring all those
,'ho accept the invitation, that they will
ever regret it. The Fort Mill people do
ot do things by halves. As an earnest of
his, we might mention that the monument
hey are to unveil has cost considerably
ver $1,000?a very large amount for such a
uroose in this section. Besides this, a fact
hat it is unnecessary to mention, Fort Mill I
ospitality is proverbial. The programme
f the day will be as follows:
"The veterans will meet at tho intersection of
doburne and Booth streets, at 10 o'clock a. m.,
nd alter forming in procession, will inarch to
? park under command of Captain Sam'l
3. White, president of the Jeff Davis Veteran
ssociation, assisted by Mr. L. N. Culp. chief
uirshal. The procession will be headed by the
rold Hill band, playing "Dixie," and in this
rder will form around the monument.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Dr. J. B. Mack,
haplain of the association.
Song?"Bonnie Blue Flag"?by eleven little
iris, daughters of veterans, viz.: Julia Thornrell,
Mason Harris, Zoo White, Lula Blankenhip,
Mamio Potts, Tuney Graham, Beulah
[imbrell, Lula Wolfe, Sallio Givons, Mary
larsball, Fannie Coltharp. These will repreent
the eleven Confederate States, and will
larch around Miss Grace White, representing
tie Confederacy. The whole representation will
o under the charge of Mr. J. M. Spratt.
Music by the band.
Introductory remarks by Samuel E. White,
resident of the association.
Unveiling of the monument by six maimed
eterans?two one-armed and four one-logged,
iz: A. H. Merritt, Frank C. Harris, R. G.
rraham, D. G. Bennet, S. L. itjaney and W. C.
'erry. The unveiling will be accompanied by
alutes fired under the direction of Veteran A.
. Downs.
Song?"Tending on the Old Camp Ground,"
y the veterans.
Introduction of the speake rs by Rev. J. H.
'hornwell.
Orations.
Reading of letters from invited veterans who
rero unable to be present. ^
THE TIME EXTENDED.
"Governor Tillman has refused to sign the
)int resolution extending the time for the
ayment of taxes!" Thau was the news
hat was brought by the daily papers last
lunday, and the intelligence fell upon deiuquents
like a bombshell.
Some did not believe it, some smiled quieter
to themselves, some were worried as to
fliere on earth they were going to get the
ecessary amount of cash by Tuesday, and
thers consoled themselves with the confient
assertion that "Benny is a goner; the
eople would not elect him again to save his
fe!"
It was suggested that the governor intendd
to allow the bill to become a law without
is approval. But mg.ny were not satisfied
dth this view. They did not know as to
r'hether the bill had been in the hands of
he governor for three days, and were fearful
hat he really intended to veto it.
By Tuesday, the suspense of those who
ad not paid their taxes had grown unbearble,
and in order to settle the muchly vexd
question, Mr. J. S. Brice took it upon
imself to telegraph direct to the governor.
He received a reply to the effect that the
ime had been extended until the 20th of
'ebruary. "
When the governor's telegram was reeived,
the treasurer's office was crowded
nth anxious taxpayers, but soon after the
ews was announced, the rushiug business of
londay and Tuesday was at an end. Up to
londay night, Treasurer Neely had collectd
$31,740.42. The collections on Monday
nd Tuesday aggregated about $4,000.
Treasurer Neely received the following
fficial notice from Columbia yesterday :
"Tho time for tho collection of taxes without
enalty has been extended. !
w. H. Ellkhijk, Comptroller General.
LOCAL LACONICS.
? Work will be suspended at the Carolina
luggy factory, next Saturday, for the Christlas
holidays.
? Mr. C. E. Harper, whose postoffice is
lalloon, informs us that he siaugntereu a
og of his own raising recently that weighd
o63 pounds net.
? Mr. John Ingrahani, who lived about
wo miles east of Hickory Grove, died sullenly
last Sunday afternoon, probably of
eart disease. He was about 76 years of
ge.
? We are glad to report the improved
ondition of Representative Glenn. Though
ot entirely recovered from his recent atuck,
he is now up and hopes to be able to
o back to the legislature next Monday.
? We a:;*e glad to anuounce that we were
lisinformed in regard to the death of Mrs.
tobert Love, of Clark's Fork, reported in
'he Enquirer last week. Mrs. Love is still
iving, but at bust accounts her condition was
bought to be extremely critical.
? Rev. R. G. Patrick, pastor of the Baptist
hureh of Yorkville, delivered an address bejre
the Young Men's Missionary society, of
haron, lust Sunday afternoon, on the subjet
of "Young Men and Christian Work."
"he address was listened to with profit and
leasure by a large congregation.
? A meeting was held in the court house
ist night with a view to taking steps toward
lie organization of a branch of the Young
[en's Christian association in Yorkville.
ifter an informal discussion of the matter,
pon the suggestion of Rev. R. G. Patrick, it
ras dec (led to communicate with State Secctary
Wynn in order to secure full informaion
011 the subject.
? George Hunt, a moonshiner, was lodged
ii jail yesterday on a commitment by Coinlissioner
G. W. S. Hart. Hunt was capured
near Hickory Grove, on last Monday,
y Deputy Marshal M. G. Broome. At the
ime of his capture he had about eighty gal-:
jus of whisky and brandy and two mules
nd a wagon. These were also seized.
? It. J. and I?. A. Kennedy, of Rock Hill,
fere committed to jail last Thursday by U.
i. Commissioner Pride on the charge of
iolation of the internal revenue laws. They
had evidently been doing a fairly good business,
for when arrested, they had in their
pockets nearly seventy dollars in money.
Daniel Anderson and Porter Hampton have
also been committed for the same offense.
? The Bethel cornet band was handsomely
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Clinton,,
of Energy, last Monday night. Besides the
band, there was also present quite a number
of other invited guests, and with fine
music, a sumptuous feast, and most attentive
hosts, the entire gathering spent a most
delightful evening
? Judge Witherspoon returned home last
Monday after a five weeks' siege on the circuit
court bench of Charleston. The judge will
now take a rest until after the holidays. In
January, he goes to Columbia to sit in the
supreme court in place of Associate Justice
Pope, during the hearing of a number of
cases in which Judge Pope is disqualified by
reason of his connection with the same as
uiiuiuey.
? There seems to be some misunderstanding
with regard to Representative Glenn's
relation to the bill he recently introduced in
the legislature to allow Yorkville druggists
to sell whisky on physicians' prescriptions.
The fact that he introduced the bill does not
necessarily indicate his position on the same.
He, as any other representative, is in duty
bound to present to the legislature any bill
that is accompanied by a petition of his con-J
stituents.
? The details with regard to the establishment
of the new postoffices mentioned last
week have not yet been settled. That is,
the names of the offices have not yet been
decided on. The office between here and
Bethel will be at Mr. S. N. Johnson's, and
Mr. Johnson will be the postmaster. The
department has suggested "Adele" as the
name, and this will probably be selected:
Mr. Julius A. Hope will be postmaster at
Smyrna, and his office will probably be called
"Lone Oak."
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LYNCHERS.
As reported last week, immediately upon
receiving news of the Edgefield lynching,
Governor Tillman sent Solicitor Nelson to
investigate the matter. When the solicitor
arrived on the spot, the coroner's jury had
already found the usual verdict of "death at
the hands of Darties unknown," and adjourn
ed. The solicitor could find no one who recognized
any of the lynchers, and after finding
out how the affair was managed, so reported
to the governor.
On Monday, Governor Tillman laid the
whole matter before the legislature with a
practical confession that he is at a loss to
know what to do. After giving the*telegrams
already mentioned, the communication
proceeds as follows:
"I hand you herewith his (Solicitor Nelson's)
report of the testimony taken, and his observations
thereon. It will be seen that the solicitor
could find no one who saw or recognized any of
the lynchers, although it was sales-day, a crowd
in town, ana. as Mr. Cheatham states, 'it was
generally understood that the negro was to be
lynched at night and nothing was being done to
prevent it,' and the lynching occurred In broad
daylight.
Perhaps it is fortunate that this lawless act occurred
in my own county, and that I am familiar
with the whole surroundings. I may state,
further, that the sheriff is my personal friend,
and, no doubt, many of the lynchers are, nevertheless,
my duty to the State and my oath of office
require that I direct your attontion to some
of tho facts and phases of this outrage. To my
mind, the following things are shown conclusively:
"First. That tho whole affair was deliberately
planned by some crafty leader, and so carried
out that, if possible, no blame should attach to
the sheriff, or the captain of the military company.
"Second. The sheriff, stricken by grief, feebly
remonstrated and begged that the Taw take its
course. He was lulled into security, probably,
by his friends. He was ordered to defend the
jail, but did not think it worthwhile to place any
extra deputies on guard or to call out the military
\xntil 6 ofclock.
"Third. The iailer, who is the sheriff's
nephew, locked the front gate and made no resistance,
even by flight, when ordered to open
the back gate and unlock the door. As a member
of the Edgefield grand jury, I am thoroughly
fumiliar with the jail. It is a strong and sub"
1 1 M J* 1 ?? Awnn If
stanuai Dmiumg, mm nu muu, v?? ^ ,
with ordinary appliances, could get to a prisoner
in its upper cells under several hours without
the keys. Had the jailer not been handy with
the keys. 0 o'clock, yes 10 o'clock, would havo
sounded before the jail, undefended, could have
been broken open so as to get at the prisoner.
Then see the celerity with which the coroner's
jury was convened and rendered a verdict within
an hour, showing it had all been arranged.
"Now what am I, as governor, sworn to uphold
the law, to do? Must I go through the
dreary farce of offering a reward ? What can the
solicitor do? It is altogether improbable that
anyone will ever be found bold enough or willing
to givo any names, and if names were given,
it would be impossible to convict.
"The jailor is certainly responsible directly,
and the sheriff indirectly, for the lynching, but
can they be convicted of negligence or of being
accessory to the murder of Dick Lundy? I am
sure they cannot. Popular passion decreed the
negro's death, and I am sure no jury can be
found to convict these officials, however culpable
in the eyes of the law.
"Every one must feel a deep sympathy?I certainly
do?for the sheriff: but ho did not do his
duty, and through his fault the law is brought into
contempt, odium is cast upon our civilization,
and the whole State suffers in the eyes of the
world. Sheriff Hood, of Chester, defended the
murderer of his father against a mob, and allowed
the law to wreak its vengeance on the prisoner.
Sheriff Ouzts, absorbed in his grief, forgot
his duty, and the law received a wound for every
bullet shot into Dick Lundy's body. Had the
bill been passed, which was killed by your honorable
bodies early in the session, removing a
sheriff who allowed a prisoner in jail to bo lynched,
this crime would never ihave been perpetrated.
No sheriff will lose his office to gratify his
own or a mob's vengeance, and he can always
find friends to protect the jail rather than have
him lose his place. There is no other way that I
know of to stop these disgraceful lynchings; but
if you, in your wisdom, can find one, I shall
cheerfully try to carry it out. I deem it my duty
to bring the matter thus clearly to your attention,
and let the people see where the blame rests. I
am absolutely powerless and so is the solicitor."
The matter was referred to the judiciary
committee.
MERE-MENTION.
The negroes of Richmond, Va., are taking
steps to erect a monument to Abraham Lincoln
in that city. The State, the Alliance
organ of Minnesota, is advising the
farmers of that State to hold on to their
wheat. It assures them that they hold the
key to the situation. Kit Carson, Jr.,
the worthless son of the famous scout, killed
his father-in-law at La Gunta, Cal., last
week. He escaped into Mexico, just ahead
of a furious mob who desired to lynch
him. R. G. Dim & Co., report business
failures for the United States and Canada as
numbering 320 against 330 the week before.
A'murderer named Talon Hall,
arrested in Memphis, Tenn., last week, confesses
that he has killed ninety-nine
men. Abram Backer, the New York
commercial paper dealer, who failed for
$4,000,000 last August, died last Wednesday.
The postmaster general has received
a letter from the secretary of a Missis
sippi emigration society asking government
aid to 10,000 negroes who want to emigrate
to Africa. The letter has been referred to
the superintendent of emigration.
? Charlotte, N. C., is very much agitated
over the whisky question, and it looks as if
the town is about to go dry. The laws of
North Carolina, which are very stringent on
the subject of liquor, prescribe that applicants
to sell it must prove a good moral character,
and the whole matter, as to whether
or not to grant license, is left to the county
commissioners, of which there are five in
each county. Mecklenburg's board is composed
of Messrs. T. L. Vail, J. M. Kirkpatrick,
S. H. Hilton, J. L. Jetton and B. H.
Moore. Jetton and Moore have all along been
willing to grant license on sufficient proof of
good "moral character." Vail and Kirkpatrick
are unalterably opposed to the traffic,
and so is Hilton, but heretofore he has
been under the impression that as a matter
of law and duty he had to vote for license
when the necessary character was established.
Recently, he has become convinced
that the matter lies altogether in his own
discretion, and lie now votes with Vail and
Kirkpatrick. The consequence is that none
of the barkeepers have as yet been able to
secure a renewal of their licenses, and the
outlook is that all the liquor shops,
of which there arc ten in the town, will have
to close up. The commissioners are sustained
by a healthy public sentiment.
? A dispatch from l'ekin says that as the
result of recent victories of Chinese troops
over the rebels, the rebellion in Mongolia has
been brought to a elose. All disturbances
in that country have terminated and alfairs
are resuming their normal condition. All of
the captured rebels are summarily beheaded
as soon as they are convicted of having taken
part in the massacre of Christians.
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Caught Selling Whisky?Marriage?Musical
Entertainment?Suicide of Sam CowanDeath
of a Mysterious Character?Fire
at Clay Hill.
Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Hock Hill, December 14.?This is a dry
town, and the fact seems to be well known
by some of our sister Carolina's citizens.
Last Wednesday, two brothers, Kennedy by
name, were caught retailing whisky or wine,
perhaps both, from an apple wagon in one of
our back lots and within two hundred yards
of U. S. Commissioner Pride's office. Deputy
Jim Thomasson soon got wind of it and
in a very little while the brothers were on
their way to jail. They had a number of
jugs in their wagon, and were evidently unaware
of the close proximity of danger.
"The way of the transgressor is hard." They
hail from Iron Station, N. C., and, it is said,
their father is a preacher.
Thursdav nicrht a neero was arrested for
the same offense. Rock Hill will be right
well represented at Greenville at the next
term of the U. S. court.
Mr. 8. B. Lumpkin leaves today with his
family for Charlotte, where they will reside
in the future.
Mr. Choate, proprietor of the Central hotel,
was married last week to Mrs. Huddleston,
who had been assisting him in the hotel for
some time. The ceremony was performed
at the hotel by Rev. Mr. Anderson, of the
Presbyterian church.
The musical entertainment at the graded
school last Friday evening by Miss Richardson
and her pupils, was a most pleasing and enjoy- '
able affair. Many parents and friends had
gathered to see what progress the young ladies
and little girls?many of them are quite
young?were making under the instruction
of Miss Richardson, who has had charjge of
the musical department of the Rock Hill
Graded school for some time. To say that
all were surprised at the skill of the performers,
and charmed with the accomplished
teaqher, is but to feebly express the apparent
thoughts of all presant.
Mrs. Geo. Deas died last Friday morning
at her home near Catawba church. The
funeral services were conducted in the
Baptist church at this place by Rev. Mr.
Anderson on Saturday afternoon. She was
buried in Laurelwood cemetery.
Friday evening last about dark, it was reported
on the streets that Sam Cowan, a
young man about twenty-three years of age,
living with his mother about two miles from
town, had committed suicide. Friends hastened
out and found, to their horror, that
fVio man fj-vn tnip TTfi had been sick.
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but not seriously, for a few days, and his
physician was on his way to see him when
the deed was done. His sister had given
him a dose of medicine and just left the
room, when she heard the report of a pistol.
Hushing back she found that he had shot
himself just above the ear, producing instant
death. The pistol was a .82 calibre Smith &
Wesson, and must have been concealed under
his pillow during his sister's presence in
the room. The funeral services were held
at the home of the deceased by Rev. Mr.
Anderson, and his remains were interred in
Laurelwood cemetery on Saturday afternoon.
The cause of his rash act is not positively
known, but some suppose it was a love affair,
in which he was disappointed.
John ShorthousS, a tailor who has beeu
living a few miles from town for several
years, died last night. His funeral will be
preached by Rev. Dr. Sweeney, of the Episcopal
church, this afternoon, and his remains
interred in the Rock Hill cemetery.
He was an exceedingly odd and mysterious
character. He was an Englishman by birth
and education, and, though old and feeble,
pursued his calling in town for several years.
Finally he bought a few acres of land a short
distance from town, in an isolated spot, where
he has lived for several years in absolute seclusion.
He was a thorough master of his
trade. His entire life here has ever been
a mystery to all who came in contact with
him. It is supposed that he had a family
somewhere in England, but no one, it seems,
was ever able to ascertain the cause of his
very peculiar life after coming here.
The storehouse and stock of goods of
Choate & Chambers, at Clay Hill, was entirely
consumed by fire last night. I have
not learned as to whether there was any insurance.
e.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
Death of Hon. Giles J. Patterson?Preparing
for the G'hilds Bill?The Lee Light Iufautry
Wants to Goto Fort Mill.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Chester, December 14.?It is doubtful
whether in the history of Chester, she has
sustained a greater loss by the removal of
any citizen than in the death of Hon. Giles
J. Patterson, which occurred yesterday
morning. The illness, which was pneumonia,
lasted but little more than a week.
At the fhneral this afternoon at 3.30, which
will take place from the Methodist church,
of which he was valued member, there will
be many sympathetic friends of the esteemed
deceased. The following communication
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from tne town couucu wua urtumicu tui?
morning:
"Chkstkb, December 14,1891.
"We the intendant and council of the town of
Cheater, 8. C., do moat respectfully request that
all places of business be closed in honor of the
Honorable Oiles J. Patterson, deceased, during
his funeral, which will take place from 3 to 5
o'clock this p. m. s. M. Jonks, Intendant."
Mr. Patterson was chairman of the board
of school trustees, and in respect to him the
school will attend the funeral in a body.
The Lee Light Infantry, of which he was
once captain and always an ardent friend,
will escort the remains to the cemetery. All
the church bells and the town bell will be
tolled, and the flag on the city hall will be at
half mast. He was loved by his friends and
honored and respected by his enemies-if he
had such.
Some one is preparing for the Childs prohibition
bill. A bar in town?I am ashamed to
acknowledge we have such?was entered one
night last week and relieved of about forty
gallons of whiskey, about 1,000 cigars and
all the money iu^the cash drawer. Four negroes
suspected of the bu rglary have been
lodged in jail.
Dick Shurley, colored, was brought to
this place last week by the deputy sheriff of
Wake county, X. C., and lodged in jail on
the charge of selling whiskey without license.
The negro has just completed a term in
the North Carolina penitentiary.
Mrs. Mary E: McCoy left last week, to
spend the Christmas holidays with friends in
Knoxville, Tenn.
Four nice residences ure being erected on
Pine street, and West End is still booming.
Mr. L. T. Nichols is making preparations
to erect a handsome little cottage on York
street.
The Lee Light Infantry is thinking of attending
the unveiling of the Confederate
monument at Fort Mill, on the 22d.
LETTER FROM GOULD.
The Crops?On the Move?The Work ^of a
Fiend?A How at a Whiskey CampWhiskey
Wagons Take Notice.
Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Gould, December 14.?There remains
some wheat to be sown and also some scattering
cotton to be picked, but with a continuance
of the fair weather, for the rest of
the week that we are now having, this work
will be about finished up.
Wlieat and oats that were sown early
now begin to show up a good stand.
From all appearances, there will be a good
deal of moving among the negroes this year.
The ball has already commenced to roll.
Rev. Mr. McLin, of Chester county,
preached an excellent and appropriate sermon
at Bullock's Creek yesterday.
A few nights ago some malicious person
attempted to kill one of Mr. W. B. Good's
mules by cutting its throat. The cut was
directly across the throat, about two-and-ahalf
inches long, and exposing the wind
pipe to view. The mule is not tit for work
but is improving.
On the night of the fith instant, just over
the line in Chester county, near Cotton postoffice,
Bud.Brandon, white, got into a drunken
row with a negro by the name of Ben
Moore, at the camp of a whisky wagon.
Chief Moore, a brother of Ben, struck Braudon
on the bead with a piece of a rail and fractured
his skull. Brandon has since been in
an insensible condition, and his physicians
have little hope of his recovery. The negro
was arrested and taken before Trial Justice
Blair, but Mr. Blair having no jurisdiction
in the case, the fellow was taken on to Chester
jail.
From some cause or other, whisky wagons
are more plentiful in this community
this fall than usual. About two weeks ago
it was learned that there was a wagon in
the neighborhood, and a band of ten or
twelve good and lawful citizens banded together
to investigate the matter. Before
they arrived at the scene, however, the wagoner
had made good his escape across the
river. Let all the wagoners take notice.
If the government cannot stop the whisky
traffic in this neighborhood, we have a lot
of determined citizens who can. The whisky
wagons are a nuisance, and it will be
well enough for them to make themselves
scarce.
Mr. Charley Garner, who lives on Mr. R.
C. Thompson's place, is lying very low with
paralysis. H.
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
Farm vs. Factory?A Gleam of Hope for the
Three C'b? Personal Notes?The Sundayschools.
Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Etta Jane, December 14.?If our people
keep on it will be but a short time until
most of them will be at the factories. What
the farmers are to do next year for laborers
no nno nan tpll Perhans the tide will turn
from the factories towards the farms next
spring. This may reasonably be expected
in many cases.
Captain Noble, who was engaged as resident
engineer on this section of the Augusta
division of the Three C's railroad, came back
last week. His sudden debut caused a ripple
in the neighborhood gossip as to the
future prospects of the road. In a talk with
him your correspondent was informed that
the road is not to be considered a failure in
the proper sense of that word. Yet its completion
may not be looked for in the immediate
future.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sparks, of Paoolet
Mills, are visiting relatives and friends in &
this neighborhood.
The cotton is now mostly picked out.:. It
has been slow opening this season.
Mr. John Sprouse, living on Pea Ridge, in
this county, has a silver dollar that he drew
in part payment for his services as a soldier
of the Confederacy, just before General
Johnson's surrender. He says he expects
to keep it as long as he lives. ' ,
The North Pacolet Sunday-school convention
will meet at El-Bethel church on the
27th instant at 10.30 o'clock a. m. Mlaaoa
Cordelia Bratton and Eliza Estes are elected
to represent the Salem Sabbath-school then
and there.
Dr. J. W. Allison and Marshal Broom, of
Hickory Grove, were in our neighborhood
on business last week.
Yesterday the Abingdon Creek Sunday
school agreed to have a Christmas service on
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ing schools to meet with them and take part
in it. The exercises will consist of singing,
recitations, speaking and distributing of
gifts. Your correspondent was requested to
extend a general invitation to all friends of
the work to attend.
W. A. Derold, William Crocker and Willie
Wood were selected delegates to represent
that school in the North Pacolet convention
on the 27th instant, at El-Bethel. .
The Broad River Academy Sunday school
expects to have a Christmas exercise on *
Saturday, 26th instant. Frequent mention
has been made in this correspondence of this
school and its management, and I still repeat
it that it reflects credit upon its patrons and
the surrounding country. sigma.
LOWRYSVILLE NOTES.
Death of Mr. Patterson?Serious Illness?Determination
of the Farmers.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Lowrysville, December 15.?This community
was shocked last Sunday at the
death of Hon. Giles J. Patterson. He bad
many friends here.
Mr. Jesse H. Hardin, a member of the
legislature from this county, returned ' from
Columbia more than two weeks ago quite
ill. He is reported some better but not able
to resume his seat in the legislature.
Mr. John M. Hardin, eldest son of Mr. W.
Holmes Hardin, is very sick with pneumonia.
At last accounts but little hope was
entertained of his recovery.
Nearly all the cotton in this section has
been marketed and a large amount of obligations
remain unpaid. Farmers are discouraged
but not dismayed, and with the new
year will take a new grip, determined, with
the blessing of Providence, to repair their
losses and once more get even.
Mr. Addlesheimer has discovered a new
evidence of hard times?this scribe riding
without a saddle. w. 0. G.
South Carolina Methodists.?Tiie 101lowing
reports, submitted to the annual conference
just closed at Darlington, show the
financial condition and growth of the M. E.
Church, South, in South Carolina during the
past year?and a gratifying showing it is :
Financial report?Paid presiding elders,
$14,980.50; pastors and assistants, $108,323.99,
increase $135.41; bishops' fund,
$1,556.97, increase $1.10; conference claimants,
$8,833.86; foreign missions, $12,436,43,
increase $922.27; domestic missions, $10,482.44;
church extension, $3,199.92, increase
$312.30; education, $2,952.09; publi- '
cation of minutes, $493; other objects, $35,208.17,
increase $8,587.35; on churches and
parsonages, $64,572.18, increase $6,148.80;
by Sunday-schools for missions, $1,831.40 ;
expended for Sunday-school literature,
$8,864.63; increase $605.86. Grand total for
all purposes, $273,467.51.
.Statistical report?Local preachers, 152,
white members, 69,131, increase 2,258; baptism,
infants 2,281, adults 1,778, increase
258; Sunday-schools, 686, increase 7; officers
and teachers, 4,709; pupils, 38,725, increase
103; church building, 661, increase 11; parsonages,
146, increase 3.
Value of church property?Church buildings,
$817,688.50; increase, $39,148.50. Parsonages,
$215,540.75. Value of other church
property, $137,346; increase, $11,984.50.
Grand total, $1,170,575.25.?Columbia Register.
? The cotton returns for December to the
department of agriculture, at Washington,
relate to the average prices on plantations.
The complaint of unremunerate values is
general, and the declaration is frequent that
the price does not return the cost of production.
A feeling of discouragement pervades
the report, and a disposition to reduce the
area is expressed. The plantation price,
which is the actual rate for cotton sold at a
gin, averages 8.3 cents per pound. For five
"""-O n-nnn^inn flin ronfrA WAS frrtm 8.1 tO
jrtaio F"'v' <5~ ?
8.6, and the average nearly 8.4. This decline
is echoed in the records of exportation,
which averaged in October a value of 8.9
cents against 10.11 cents for October of last
year; a drop of 12 per cent. The State averages
are as follows f Virginia, 7; North
Carolina, 7.4; South Carolina, 7.4; Georgia,
7.4; Florida, 7.3; Alabama, 7.3; Louisiana, ?
7.3 ; Texas, 7; Arkansas, 7.8; Tennessee,
7.3. An almost unexampled season for harvesting
is reported, with packing, ginning
and marketing far advanced. While the
fibre is at many points short, it is clean and
of good color.
? If the United Press cablegrams are to be
believed, there is still a grave probability of
war between the United States and Chili
on account of the Baltimore incident. The
Chilians are represented as being very much
excited over the matter, and determined not
to make any redress to the Yankees. President
Harrison's message to congress only
served to inflame the hot-blooded South
Americans more than ever, and provoked
any amount of bluster. That is the nature
of the stories that are telegraphed to this
country. All the advices from Washington,
however, are of rather a more pacific tone.
The Chilian minister says that his countrymen
have no idea of having any trouble
with the United States, and are willing to
make whatever reparation justice demands.
This, coupled with the fact that the Baltimore
has left Valparaiso for home, gives
color to the presumption that there is nothing
in the threats of trouble.
? Russell Sage, the. well known Wall street
millionaire, had a narrow escape from death
at the hands of a madman recently. The
man managed to get access to Mr. Sage's
oflice, and demanded a million dollars, on
pain of being blown to atoms with dynamite.
Sage did not know what to do, and before
he could arrive at a conclusion, the madman
dropped to the floor a large satchel that he
held in his hand. There was a terrific explosion,
and the portion of the city in which
the olliee is located, was shaken to its foundation.
The madman and one other man in
the olliee was blown to pieces. Sage was
terribly shocked, and has been confined to
his bed ever since. He will recover, however.
There was not enough left of the
crank who committed the murderous deed
for identification, but the police are now
pretty well satisfied that he was a note broker
of Boston, named Henry Norcross.