Jtoxpf and partis.
? There is a proposition before congress to
admit the Indian Territory as a State into
the Union. This is independent of the proposed
State of Oklahoma, and Indian Territory
will then be controlled by the five civilized
tribes, Cherokees, Choctaws,Chickasaws,
Creeks and Seminoles.
? Official statistics of the cholera epidemic
in Germany last year, and up to its practical
disappearance, show that the total number of
deaths from cholera was 8,510. Nine-tenths
practically of this number were in the city
and State of Hamburg, where the total
number of deaths was 7,611, or 1.22 per
cent, of the whole population. The statistics
show that the cholera spread up the rivers
from the centre around Hamburg with
diminishing virulence.
? There are 15,000 men and boys, 2,500
horses and 100 steam engines, at worK garnering
the ice crop of the Hudson. The intense
cold last week has made the ice so
thick that it is almost too unwieldly to handle.
In the main channel of theHudson it is
nearly a foot and a half thick, and is all solid
pure water ice. The indications are that it
will be the biggest crop harvested in twenty
years. There is good sleighing all through
the Hudson river valley. Almost every
morning last week the mercury touched
zero. In the country some of the streams
are frozen solid to the bottom.
? General Master Workman Powderly, on
last Thursday, addressed a gathering of union
carpenters in Scranton, Pa. During the
course of his remarks he said: "I am a socialist,
and I say it without blushing. If
the avowal brings condemnation, I am willing
to take it. I am one of the 65,000,000
socialists in this country. I believe the
railroads are public highways and should be
nationalized, and that the telegraph system
should be owned and operated by the government.
The people own the postal system,
streets and public schools ; and are we
afraid to go a step farther, and own the railroads
and telegraphs, which are more essential
to the public ?"
? The enormous increase in the fire insurance
business of this country in recent years
is shown? says the New York Times, by some
figures just collected by a well-known adjuster,
who fixes the total amounts insured
at the close of 1892 at $22,000,000,000, which
represents about 32.5 per cent, of the total
property valuations of the United States. In
1862 the percentage of amounts insured to
the total property valuation was only 9. In
1870 it had increased to 16.78, in 1880 to
30.90, and in 1890 to 30.41. The total
amounts insured today are nearly thirteen
times greater than they were in 1860, while
the property valuations are only four, or, at
the most, four and a half times greater.
? Rev. Thomas Dixon, the ambitious and
pyrotechnic New York preacher who has
had much both ways from the newspaper
press of the country, comes back at the
whole journalistic world in these words:
"There never was a time when there was
such mean newspapers?a public press in
some quarters without a single particle of
principle in its columns, from the top where
you find the address of the publication, down
to the bottom, yet edited with supreme genius
and with all the powers of matchless
scholarship and all the experience of years,
with hell packed into its columns until it
literally sets the world on fire at its touch,
each day getting meaner and meaner and
mightier and mightier for evil and for
crime." Mr. Dixon has the reputation, it
must be remembered, of always having been
a very hot young man.
? The Charlotte Observer tells an interesting
story of what is known as the old Bissell's
mill, near that city. It is now being
torn down. The mill was built in 1750.
During the Revolutionary war a battle was
* fought there and many British were killed.
The mill-house door is still full of bullet
holes, and carved on the interior, in the
planks, are the names of British soldiers.
The story that was told from generation to
generation, and which was firmly believed
by the negroes, was that just after the Revolutionary
war a dance was held one Saturday
night in the third story of the mill
? and that the dancers did not quit at 12
o'clock but danced on into Sunday. While
? ? the jubilee was at its height the devil-suddenly
came through the roof and carried off a
girl, one of the dancers, and that she was
never seen or heard of again. The devil, as
as the story goes, left a track plainly visible
on the floor.
? A Guthrie, Oklahoma, dispatch says: A
remarkable instance of a dog's intelligence
and friendly feeling comes from the western
part of the city. A butcher named Metz
' has two large mastiffs, a male and a female,
which are both quite fierce, though the female
has always evinced a liking for the
butcher's seven year old son. Yesterday,
while the boy was alone in the yard, the male
dog suddenly attacked him, biting him on
the arm and side. The boy screamed loudk
ly for help, but nobody was near, and he
would have been killed had not the female
dog attacked her companion and pulled him
away. The boy started to run for the house,
but the dog again caught him and threw
him to the ground. The friendly canine
again came to the rescue, and grabbing the
male dog by the throat with her teeth, she
threw him to the ground and held him
there until the boy got safely into the house.
The boy's injuries are not very serious, but
it was a narrow escape from a horrible
death.
? A well-known Episcopal bishop was in
New York a short while ago, says the New
York World, and during his visit ran across
a young English curate, walking the streets
foot sore and weary. "I came over to
America," he said, "just to get a bit of experience,
don't you know, and am hoping to
find a small parish with a vacancy." "Just
come right along with me," said the bishop.
"I am going away out iu the southwest and
will give you a chance to get all the experience
you want." The young curate gladly
availed himself of the opportunity and
shortly afterwards arrived at the scene of
his future labors. That very day the sheriff
of a neighboring county came in with a sixfooter,
who was jailed on the charge of a
triple murder; there was a freight collision
"up the road;" the police raided the "HalfAcre
;" a negro crap-shooter slashed another
with a razor; there was an alarm of fire
and a suicide. To add to the young curate's
"experience," the local paper that night
apologized for the lack of news, saying there
wasn't much going on of a sensational
character and police circles were unusually
quiet. But the curate will remain and
thinks he has struck a field where he can do
good work.
Canton, China, correspondent of tbe
San "Francisco Chronicle, sends the following
account of a terrible disaster in a country
town about fifty miles from Canton, last
month, that resulted in the loss of nearly
2.000 lives: A band of robbers made a raid j
on the village of Kam Li, in the Shin Bing
district. They first levied a tribute of several
thousand taels on the priests of the
temple. The latter had just received large
offerings from the people, who were having
a holiday, with a dramatic entertainment
under a big shed temporarily erected in front
of the temple. The angry robbers applied
torches to this shed, and the people, in a
panic, rushed into the temple for refuge.
The main entrance of the temple, which was
of wood, caught fire from the fierce heat of
the burning shed, and over fourteen hundred
men, women and children were either
burned, smothered or trampled under foot.
Most of the deaths resulted from suffocation,
as a strong wind drove the smoke into the
temple. At the time of writing, the roll of
the missing numbered nineteen hundred and
forty, and it may be that some of these were
burned beyond recognition. The disaster is
the worst that has occurred in south China
for several years.
? The present protracted cold spell is the
most severe that has been experienced in
the United States for years, and every day
the daily papers are printing bulletins of the
unusual weather throughout the country.
In Chicago the thermometer has been registering
from 18? to 25? degrees below zero,
and on account of the almost unprecedented
cold, nearly all trains are coming in from 1 to
24 houre late. As the result, the mails have
become badly demoralized. An ice gorge
has been formed in the bend of the Mississippi
river at Memphis, Tenn., for the second
time in the history of the country. The
river towns above Memphis which have no
railroad facilities, can no longer be reached
by boats on accouut of the ice, and the result
is a most distressing coal famine. Cape
Charles, Va., reports last Sunday as the
coldest day since 1857. The Cumberland
river at Nashville is frozen from bank to
bank. Chattanooga's water supply gave
out last Friday night on account of the it
freezing of the water in the section pipe, mi
and every manufacturing enterprise and
newspaper in the city has been forced to j.
suspend operations until the water supply
is again restored. A cablegram from m
London reports that the cold weather also nc
prevails in Europe, and that in the streets of bi]
many of the large cities, wood fires are kept in
burning night and day to keep pedestrians,
from freezing to death.
She forhtillc (?h<jmw. j
YORKVILLE, S. C.: th
WEMRSIUY JANUARY 18.1893. t
? A writer in Printer's Ink finds that the ht
weekly papers are a better advertising medi- er
um than the dailies. He says that weekly ra
papers and monthly magazines are treasured, th
and are turned to frequently, and an adver- of
tise ment in their columns remains of value se
long after the week or month of issue. co
? T. L. Gantt, the campaign editor of the ^
Columbia Register, severed his connection
with that paper on last Saturday, to take ar
charge of The People's Journal, the new Alliance
weekly to be published in Spartan- ge
burg. We are not informed as to whether jn
Mr. Gantt is sick of the Register, or the Reg- p?
ister is sick of Mr. Gantt. vi
. ? . nc
? It is unnessary for The Enquirer to say sb
anything editorially this week on the ques- ^
tion of reducing the cotton acreage. Presi
dent Edwards, in his address to the York
County Alliance, covers the question thoroughly.
We commend the address to the ^
careful perusal of every farmer and business ca
man in the county. There is lots of sound pr
sense in it. th
* co
? Rev. Sam P. Small, the noted evangelist, pa
who spent seven years on the rostrum, has pe
returned to journalism, his original profession,
and taken a position on the editorial
I staff of the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Small
is one of the best all round newspaper men fe,
in the South, and his return to his first love in
will be hailed with delight by journalists fa:
everywhere. Success to him and The Con- Ui
stitution. ^
ty
? Benjamin F. Butler, more generally and co
properly known as "The Beast," died in 0E
Washington last Wednesday morning aged 75 ^
years. It is not worth while, or even proper, ^
to go into Butler's career. It is better gj
that it be allowed to die with him, though th
it might be said with propriety, that he 20
was v most unmitigated scoundrel and the
arch fiend of his generation. All old soldiers ^
will remember his notorious "Order No. 28," ^
promulgated while he was in command in W(
New Orleans. It was read to all the Confed- M
erate regiments and produced a storm of St
indignation throughout the civilized world. ^
For this oje act of his life, had all of Butler'3
other acts been above reproach, he would, if ja
the North had even now reached the civil- tii
ization of which it boasts, be denied a Chris- T)
tian burial. Butler's name has been a stand- so
i ing reproach among good people every- NY'
where, ever since the war.
? There is something serious the matter
! with the pork market. During the past tu
I three weeks the price of pork (hams) has mi
[advanced in Chicago from $11 and $12 a &
j barrel, up to $18 and $19, and other hog nn
products are high in proportion. Various j
theories have been started to account for ...
the rise. One theory has it that there was a
disease among the hogs in the summer, and re
another has it that on account of the over at
supply of the summer before, a great many
people stopped fattening hogs for market. !
Whatever the cause, however, one thing is su
/>a>-fain nnrt thnt is thfi TWrk SUOnlv is VerV mi
I VVIWIUJ ** * * "w I r* V V UK
short?shorter than it has been for ten years las
or more, and consumers everywhere are
catching scissors. The moral in this country
is this: We have no business in buying ^
Northwestern pork anyway. We should ^
raise for ourselves a sufficient supply to do se
j us, and right now, during the month of Jan- an
uary, is a very good time to commence mak- foi
ing arrangements to that end. ^
, 0 , m bu
? Restless France is still in the throes of J
ot
wild excitement on accouut of the gigantic ?,]
Panama canal swindle, and the civilized mi
j world is looking upon the situation with gii
| intense interest if not alarm. It would T1
' seem that nearly all the public men of the
j nation are implicated in the steal, and Pres- ^
ident Carnot himself is charged with complicity.
Knowing France as they think ^ii
they do, outsiders will not be surprised at ne
the outbreak of a bloody revolution at any Cc
moment, and still another change in the P^'
form of government?the twelfth within the 80
past hundred years. Under circumstances y
similar to those existing at present, jn
r r.lnnnra/1 ttio nnnntrv in a th
UUU19 11 apvi^vu |yiuugvu v??v .? ? VM
war with Germany, and it is believed that
if Carnot is really guilty of the charges
made against him, he will attempt the same ^
thing, the idea being to set the national
heart on the recovery of the provinces of va
Alsace and Lorraine, and thus divert it for wj
a time from the corrupt transactions of him- wl
self and others. That a war between the
two countries is possible at any time, is ap- ^
parent to the most careless observer, and
Germany, more than half looking for it, is ha
even now more active than ever in her prep- an
arations to meet at any moment what she re*
considers some dav inevitable. vo
. . , G<
WE NEED BETTER ROADS ro
This is an off year in politics, and for this ^
blessing we should all be truly thankful, jg
But don't let us waste it in inactivity. Let an
us now devote our talents and energies to in
something that will really add to the well- tei
fare and progress of the county and State. ?l
Let us all now set to work with persistent c 1
... , . on
earnestness to secure some better roads in
York county. Bi
In the matter of public roads, York coun- wl
ty is practically just where she was 100 th
years ago. She is today using as public roads au
many of the same old trails that were marked ^
out by the Indians before the white man jg
came. The only difference is this: The (jj
roads are not as good now as they were wl
then. They have been washed into gullies, sh
cut into ruts, and year after year, are becom- *'
ing more impassable. Often our wagons have
to climb steep hills where they could have j
gone around in half the time, and 500 pounds jn
is often a heavy load for two mules, where an
they should be able to pull 2,000 with per- CI
feet ease. vo
What is our county coming to anyway ? y
Havo any of our readers ever considered
the terrible expense of our roads ? Do they j?.
realize that bad roads cost three times as do
much as good ones? Surely they do not, for ex
if they did, they would not submit to it another
year. The energy annually wasted because
of our bad roads, constitutes the big- w.
gest, as well as the most unjustifiable, leak [)e
in our rural economy. K<
Take one of our public roads on which, as cu
before stated, 500 pounds is a good load for ^
two mules. Calculate that the two mules
on
ought to pull 2,000 pounds on macadamized ]lt
roads, and consider that you lose the trans- ln
portation of 1,500 on every trip, and you
have a clear demonstration of the difference
between our rural roads and macadamized *1C
roads. Looking at it in this light, it would ap- ^
pear that we waste enough in five years to se,
macadamize every important road in the to
county. This being true, and literally true III
is, does it seeui strange that it is so hard to
ake money on the farm ? It takes nearly F
ilf the profits of a year's work to drag the
rmer's supplies and produce through the
ud. The remedy is in better roads, and t<
> matter what they cost, they will pay
gger dividends than any other enterprise e
which our people can embark.
? The famous railroad tax cases, taken to 11
tl
e United States supreme court by the
ate, on appeal from the United States cir- *
lit court, have been thrown ont of the
nited States court for lack of jurisdiction. 81
3 yet the supreme court has published no *
scision, and just wherein it lacks jurisdic- a
)n is not definitely known. It is probable, P
>wever, that the lack of jurisdiction in- r
dves a technicality as to the amount at u
sue, which was less than $2,000 in any of ^
e cases appealed. The United States court p
>es not exercise jurisdiction in cases of less tl
an $2,000. While it can hardly be said b
at anything has been settled, the State 1
idoubtedly has the best of the situation, ^
id as matters now stand, the railroads will ^
ive to pay their taxes, as is no doubt prop- c
, just and equitable. It may be true that n
ilroad property is unproductive and all n
at, and it may be true that the State board a
' assessors have no right to raise their as- a
ssment, but notwithstanding this, when it
imes down to the real justice of the case, b
e railroads should be made to pay their tl
xes just like any other individual. We e
e sure that none of the railroads are as- v
ssed at anything like their cost, and are
mbtful as to whether any of them are as- e
ssed in an amount anything like approach- ^
g their value. Individuals are made to
ly taxes on property in proportion to its jj
due, whether the property is productive or ^
>t, and we see no reason why the railroads
ould not oe maae 10 uo me same miug.
e hope, however, to see the cases finally ^
:cided on their merits. -i
MERE MENTION.
A fire occurred in the retail district of ii
ansas City, Missouri, last Thursday night, p
using the loss of about $250,000 worth of V
operty. Complete returns show that v
ere has been a gain of $7,000,000 in the p
llections of internal revenue during the t!
ist six months, as compared.with the same ri
iriod of last year. The Cumberland v
/er is reported to be frozen over all the a
ay from its source down to Nashville. S
The whisky trust has been rapidly ad- ti
mcing the price of whisky during the past tl
w weeks in anticipation of-a large increase \a
the internal revenue tax. Business n
ilures for the past week number for the g
aited States 286 and Canada 20. The q
ew York health officials report that the n
phus fever in that city is now well under n
ntrol. Horses in Idaho are a drug o
i the market. The other day 1,500 good h
>ung horses sold in a bunch at $24 a head.
There will be no change in the date of p
tiding the Confederate veteran's re-union at
rmingham, but the re-union will be held on fi
e date originally agreed upon?July 19 and c;
i. A block of liquor warehouses in tl
jston was destroyed by fire on Tuesday of v
st week and the loss amounted to $1,000,- n
i0. The Democratic members of the c<
ew York legislature, on Tuesday of last n
?1_ 1 ? OK K s\r\ T?rltvorrl I m
CCKj uy IV VUIC Ul ou W u, u^iv-uu vu juiuum. v. v,
urphy, Jr., as their candidate for United it
ates senator to succeed Senator Hiscock. n
urphy's election is assured. An at- \\
mpt was made some time ago to enlist si
diuns as soldiers in the army. Quite a p
rge number of Indians enlisted, and for a o
ne it seemed as if the idea was a success, ci
le Indians are now growing tired of playing a:
ldier, and are besieging the secretary of w
ar to discharge them. The Mississippi p
t'er is gorged with ice from its source to o
. Louis. An immense ice gorge has formed tl
the Ohio at Cincinnati, and great damage u
is been done by the sinking of barges and ci
gs. Sam Lowry, an old colored gate- n
an at the Trade street crossing of the R. \\
D. railroad, at Charlotte, was run over n
d killed by a switch engine Tuesday night, ti
The jail at Selma, Ala., was burned n
st Wednesday. The loss was $20,000. tl
Governor Hogg, of Texas, is making d
powerful effort to defeat Senator Mills's a
-election. Hogg wants to go to the sen- n
e himself. The Confederate veteran's a
me, built at Atlanta, will be offered for tl
Ie at auction, the legislature having re- o
sed to open it for use. There was a tl
dden rush of water in the Wheat Owl ft
ines in Cornwall, Wales, on Tuesday of n
3t week, and thirty miners were drowned, ii
...The trial of thirteen of the Homestead ci
:ikers, for riot, was concluded at Pittsburg, h
:nn., on Tuesday of last week. Ten were tl
nvicted of riot, two of unlawful assem- w
age, and one was acquitted. The minimum Ii
ntence of the rioters is two years in jail tl
id ?500 fine. Counsel for strikers asked tl
r a new trial. The immense fly wheel o
the steel works of Oliver Brothers, Pitts- tl
irg, burst recently. One man named John h
yient was instantly killed, and several t<
hers badly injured. Flying pieces of the b
tieel tore holes in the roof and injured the t<
achinery. The electoral vote ofYir- ir
nia was the first to arrive in Washington, u
le messenger was W. S. Copeland and he c<
livered the vote on Tuesday of last week, u
e day after it was cast by the Virginia u
jctoral college. h
Senator John E. Kenna, of West Virginia, r,'
ed at his home in Washington last Wedsday
of heart disease. The famous si
imstock Lode in Nevada, is said to be com- tl
etely exhausted. Mrs. M. M. Ander- A
n, of Pulaski, was elected sergeant-at- r<
ms of the Arkansas house of representa- s<
res last Saturday. At several points tl
northern Minnesota, last Saturday, the
ermometer registered 40? below zero. tl
P
South Carolina's Electoral Vote.? ii
le meeting of the Electoral college on it
onday of last week was the twenty- p
venth meeting of that body. At these
rious elections the vote of South Carolina b
is as follows: In 1788 she had 7 votes n
lich were cast for George Washington ; in u
92 Washington again received her 7 votes, o
179G she had 8 votes which were cast
r Jefferson and Pinckney; in 1800 her 8 I
tes went to Jefferson and Burr. 1S04 she tt
d 10 votes, which were cast for Jefferson u
d Clinton; in 1808 Madison and Clinton b
ceived her 10 votes. In 1S12 she had 11 b
tes, which were cast for Madison and ei
;rry ; in 1816 thdse 11 votes went to Mou- tl
e and Tompkins, and in 1820 were again t<
st for them. In 1824 South Carolina cast lj
votes for Jackson and Calhoun, and in ti
28 she voted for them again. In 1832 It
d 1836 South Carolina's vote is recorded tl
the manuals of American politics as scat- o
ring. In 1840 her 11 votes went to Van ci
iren for president and scattered on a ft
oice for vice president. In 1844 she had ti
ly 9 votes, which were cast for Polk and tl
dlas; in 1848 those 9 went to Cass and n
itler. In 1852 she dropped to 8 votes,
lich went to Pierce and King*; in 1856 a
ose 8 went to Buchanan and Breckinridge ; d
d in 1S60 to Breckinridge and Lane. In ti
64 she was too busily engaged to pay a
Lich attention to Federal elections. In v
68 she hud 6 votes, which were given to u
ant and Colfax. In 1872 she had 7 votes, w
lich went to Grant and Wilson. In 187t> tl
e had 7 votes, which were given to Mr. tl
lden, but were stolen for Mr. Hayes. In tl
SO she had 8 votes, which went to Han- Ii
ek and English. In 1S84 she had 0 votes, j h
lich went to Cleveland and Hendricks ; J h
1S88 she cast her 0 votes for Cleveland g
d Thurman, and she has just cast for1 a
eveland and Stevenson her full electorali d
te.?Baltimore American. ;si
1L'<'('kss Assi'Khi>.i? The Presbyterian High j tl
liool began its spring session on the 8d ! tl
itant with a goodly number of new stu-J
nts. Every old student, without a single ! a
caption, returned and a dozen or more new a
idents. There are now enrolled boys from ti
rginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and a
;orgia. Mr. W. B. Dove, of Fairfield, who b
is educated at Catawba college ami has fi
en engaged in teaching successfully in ii
ershaw county, near Camden, has been se-1 a
red to till the unexpired term of Mr. L. Ii
. Dick. The Head Master is in corrcspon- d
nee with quite a number of parents desir- J li
is of sending their sons to his school, and 1 ci
expects to enroll sixty or more students li
' the close of the first year. ! tl
The boys on the whole are doing faithful i tl
il k. Some generous friends of the instil u- j q
>11 have offered tuition scholarships to;
jrthy young men who are not able 1 o
avail themselves of the opportunity of1 u
curing an education. All such will do well a
apply to Mr. A. H. Banks, Head Master.? V
>ck Hill Herald. jn
WEIGHTY WORDS OF WISDOM.
'resident Edwards's Quarterly Address Before
the York County Alliance.
The York County Alliance held its quar2rly
session in the old Baptist church in
'orkville iast Friday. The weather was
xtremely cold, and but a few members were
resent. As the result, but little business of
nportance was transacted. The feature of
he occasion was an address by Captain W.
[. Edwards, president of the County Alance.
This address, at this time, we conider
one of the ablest Alliance deliveries
hat has yet come to our knowledge, and
lthough already crowded for room, we take
leasure in commending it to the careful peusal
of all our readers, Alliance as well as
oil-Alliance. It is as follows:
Dear Brethren : As your presiding officer,
, becomes my duty and affords me great
leasure, to meet with and address you at
tiis, your first meeting 111 i?y.j. u snouiu
e n matter of devout thankfulness to us all
hat the condition of the members of our orer
in material things is much better than a
ear ago. We have been blessed with good
rops, and notwithstanding the low price of
otton in the early part of the fall, the great
lajority of our people have been able to
leet their liabilities and have grain and-forge
sufficient for their needs for this year;
nd many of them have raised bountiful
upplies of meat and syrup.
Another fuctupon which our people should
e congratulated is that they have conducted,
heir farm operations with less expense than
ver before. While this, to some extent,
,*as the work of necessity, it was largely
ue to the determination of our farmers to
lake an earnest effort to become less dependnt
in the future. This effort bids fair to
e successful, and will lead to grand results
r we will only continue to work upon this'
ne. The salvation of the Southern farmer
epends upon him raising his own home suplies,
and making cotton a surplus crop. The
ruth and practical effect of this theory has
een thoroughly demonstrated this year.
Ve can now hear it prophesied on every side
hat the rise in the price- of cotton will have
he effect of causing our farmers to fall back
i the same old ruts of all cotton, and deend
upon buying Western corn and bacon,
ye will surely not pursue this suicidal policy
rhen we are in a condition to become indeendent
of the price of cotton ? Why should
he Southern farmers be so foolish as to
aise nine million of bales of cotton, when
re can get as much money for half that
mount, and can raise it for half the cost ?
ome will say : "Oh, yes ; we know this is
rue, but then there are so many farmers
hat will plant big crops of cotton no matter
thf? lnpmhprs of the Alliance deter
line to do." Well, ray brethren, let these
o ahead and pursue their own course. The
uestion that concerns us is, "Have these
len succeeded in the past?" Is it not a lalentable
fact that the planting and raising
f cotton, to the neglect of the food crops,
as reduced to poverty thousands of men,
omen and children in this beautiful and
roductive southland of ours?
Your duty and mine is to make a living
ir those whom God has committed to our
are, and the past history of the farmers of
lis country has demonstrated the fact that
re cannot do it, planting cotton to the
eglect of food and forage crops. Let us
ontinue in the course adopted last year, no
latter what the price of cotton may be. If
otton was bringing twenty cents a pound,
would still be unwise to plant it to the
eglect of other crops. Cotton is often high
'hen we plant and low when we come to
>11. Let us this year do as we did last,
lant small crops of cotton and large crops
f grain, try to raise our meat, take special
are of our cattle, and raise as many of them
s we can feed well, make all the manure
e can at home and buy as little guano as
ossible, and at the end of the year we and
ur families will be contented and happy,
iere being 110 necessity to put a mortgage
pon the home or a lien upon the future
rop. When we consider our climate, the
atural fertility of our soil, our short mild
inters, and then reflect that in the past
lore than half of the farmers of this county
have been buying at credit prices the
ecessaries of life, and these the very things
rat their own farms would produce in abunance,
we are amazed at the short-sightedricss
"'I " "> An/ltf nvolonn ''WVint fnnlc U'A
uu aiu 1cuuj iu uavuiijuj tt uuv ?vvim >f w
jortals be." The truth of the matter is
bout this. Owing to the course pursued by
lie farmers of the South, and under the
peration of the lien laws of this country,
le majority of our farmers have been in
ict, though not in name, tenants, working
ot for themselves and families, but to pay
iterest to those who absolutely owned the
rops before they were made. Many men
ave lost their character for integrity, and
aeir own self respect, by undertaking to do
'hat was impossible for them to accomplish,
t is hoped that the eyes of our farmers are
loroughly opened upon this question, and
lat they will never return to the methods
f the past. I would emphasize the sad fact
lat thousands of happy and comfortable
omes have been wrecked and families scatired,
and are today in poverty,' because the
read winners of those families raised cotton
) the neglect of food crops. They first got
1 debt by raising cotton, and they coutined
to plant it to pay the debts, and this
ourse was one step up hill and two down,
ntil at last the end came and the home
'ent under the hammer and passed into the
ands of those who furnished the supplies to
lisc the cotton.
There seems to be an almost universal dere
and determination to change entirely
ie methods of the past. How much the
.lliance has had to do in bringing about this
2sult is hard to determine. But it is readable
to suppose that it has been one of
lie most potent factors in the matter.
One of the great educational features of
le order has been in the direction of imressing
upon the minds of our people the
nportance of making the farms self-sustainig,
and thus rendering the farmers an indeendent
class.
The order, through the sub-Alliances, has
rought the farmers closer together, and furished
the opportunities for discussion and
nitv of nnrnnse and action that has lieVCl"
btained in any calling without organization.
I have but few recommendations to make.
would, if I could, emphasize the imporince
of sustaining our State Exchange, by
sing it for the purchase of heavy goods in
ulk, at wholesale prices. It has already
een a means of great protection to the farmrs
of the State, notwithstanding the fact
lat they have used it only to a limited exmt.
The fact of its existence and its weekr
quotations of wholesale prices is a protccon,
the value of which is hard to estimate,
t protects those who do not use it as well as
lose who do. I would recommend that
ur sub-Alliances confer with Colonel Dunan
in regard to the purchase of their guano
>r this year. I would recommend the connuance
of our lecture system throughout
ic county. To this end we should have a
lore thorough organization.
Our township unions, from some cause,
re for the most part in a disorganized conition.
This state of things should not conuuc.
These unions would be helpful in
arrying forward our educational work. I
isited some time ago the King's Mountain
nion. I was very favorably impressed
*ith what I saw and heard. I found them
loroughly organized, with a body of earnest,
lioughtful men. All of the sub-Alliances in
ic township were represented except one.
f every township in the county was orgnn:ed,
and at work, with as much zeal as our
rethren of King's Mountain, it would be of
reat value to the order in the county. In
ddition to the good accomplished by the
iscussion of questions of interest, I would
limpet, tiuit the brethren in each township
"no* * ?
grecto lay upon themselves a small tax folic
purchase of premiums to he awarded folio
largest yield of different crops per acre.
I would say, in conclusion, that we should
onstautly keep in mind that the great aim
ml purpose of the organization is eduction.
Information and intelligence diffused
mong the masses of our people, is the great
ulwarktothc safety of our liberties and
ee institutions. For this information and
itelligence, we cannot depend entirely upon
partisan political press. We must have a
terature that is non-partisan, and that will
iscuss economic questions from a non-parsun
standpoint. We cannot have this litrature
unless we sustain it. No paper can
ve without support. The great trouble in
ic past with the masses of our people was,
icy did not read, and lacked information on
uestions vital to our welfare.
While economy in our business should lie
ur watchword in the future, it would be
nwise and false economy to deny ourselves
nd families of good Alliance literature,
i'e can get this with a small outlay of
loney.
A few thoughts in regard to the relation
of the Alliance to politics. As an organization,
we have nothing to do with political
parties. There can be no doubt of the fact
that designing men have made, and are
still making, strenuous efforts to use the organization
for political ends with a view to
their own aggrandizement. We must, watch
these fellows, and if the order is to live and
accomplish the purpose for which it was organized,
we must steer clear of all political
entanglements. A great many sub-Alliances
all over our land are suffering today from
an overdose of politics.
They have alienated their brethren by
bitter political partisanship. One of the
cardinal principles of the Alliance is not to
interfere with the political or religious
creeds of its members. One of the great aims
of the order is to educate the people in the
science of economic government in a non
nartisan sense. When it does this, its rela
tion to politics ends. We should exercise a
broad charity, leaving the political views
and party afliliations of our members alone.
With proper information upon governmental
questions, we can safely trust our people to
their own political views without any dictation
from the order. While we should ever
keep in mind this cardinal principle of our
order, "In things essential unity," we should
never forget this other great and important
principle: "Equal rights to all men." There
is no conflict between these two great principles.
Finally, my brethren, iu view of what this
great order has ulready accomplished for our
people, and in view of our grand and lofty
principles, and the great purposes contemplated
in the organization, let us labor together
faithfully as becomes honest and earnest
men, who love their country and their
fellowmen, to build up the order, trusting in
God and the justice of our cause. We know
our principles are right, and we believe our
demands are just, and if enacted into law
would inure to the benefit and prosperity of
all the people of this great country.
While we should labor with a steady purpose
to magnify our calling, knowing that
the successful prosecution of agriculture is
the basis of all the material prosperity of
our country, and while we should never
abate our determination to be properly recognized
in governmental affairs, we should
never forget what we owe to men iu other
callings in every department of labor.
We are all mutually dependent upon each
other. The men in our mines, workshops,
foundries, factories, stores, railroads and in
all the learned professions. These are all
contributing to the welfare, happiness, and
material prosperity of our people. Let us
bid all these God speed, and lend them a
helping hand whenever in our power to do
so. We are fighting no class of men except
a certain exploiting class. In other words,
the great gamblers of the nation. Our demands,
enacted into law, would hurt these
fellows, and they ought to be hurt, for they
are now hurting all the rest of the people of
this country.
FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
A Taxpayer Thinks the People of Yorkyilie
Should take Steps at Once.
Editor of Thk Enquirer : You were
entirely correct when you said in your last
issue that "if the people of Yorkville really
intend to provide themselves with any protection
against fire, it is high time they are
going about it." I, for one, can see no earthly
use of longer delay. The matter should
have been attended to fifteen or twenty years
ago, and if it had been, we would today
be in a great deal better shape, financially,
than we are. We would have saved thousands
of dollars in the way of reduced cost
of insurance ; every business man could and
would 'have carried more insurance, and
possibly not less than $50,000 worth of property
that has been destroyed, would have
been saved or would have been covered by
insurance. This matter of fire protection is
a subject in which every man, woman and
child in the community is interested. The
man who owns real estate is interested, and
the man who owns none, but depends on his
daily earnings for a livelihood, is interested.
I might take tip a large amount of space in
showing why everbody is interested, but I
do not think it necessary, for the simple reason
that no amount of proof would convince
some people of the advantages to be derived.
I will make a few suggestions, which, in
my opinion, will greatly facilitate matters.
In the first place, I would state that the time
* ' ' -? v 1 _ ?ii _
is near at nana wnen ine people win ue
called on to elect a new town council, and
the property owners of town, white and colored,
should make it a point to see that a
council composed of wide-awake business
men is elected. We want men who know
the value of a dollar, and who will see to it
that they get exactly what they contract for
at the price agreed upon, whether it is waterworks
or a steamer and cisterns. We also
want men who will see that the laws of the
town are good, and that they are enforced,
j We want men who will see that the streets
! are properly lighted and that the sanitary
condition of the town is all that our wonderful
natural advantages render it possible for
them to be.
Although no compensation is allowed the
town council, and the position of councilman
is not an enviable one, it is the duty of every
man who is interested in the welfare of the
community to serve if asked to do so, and
therefore, it is to be hoped that this year, of
all years in our history, there will be none
who will "decline to serve if elected," etc.
Now, Mr. Editor, let me sav in conclusion,
that jt is to be hoped that before this week
is out a meeting of all the citizens of
town, white and colored, will be held, a
i ticket composed of our most successful busi!
ness men nominated, and that the ticket will
be elected without opposition, if possible,
i (and in spite of opposition if there is any)
and that immediately after the election of
the new council, definite action will be taken
in regard to an adequate water supply, and
that the matter will be pushed to completion
without further delay. I would suggest
the old Baptist church building as a suitable
place for the meeting, and next Friday evening
at 7.30 o'clock, as a proper time, and it
is to be hoped that everybody will be there,
and go with the view of doing something to
advance the interests of the town of Yorkville.
I said we wanted everybody. I was
mistaken ; we don't want the "mossback"
j or chronic kicker, but everybody else.
Taxpayer.
GHOVEK NOTES.
j Farm Work Suspended?Burglary and Larceny?Auditor
Waters at Work.
I Corcspomleuce of The Yorkvllle Enquirer
Grover, N. C., January 1G.?The cold
| weather for the past week has about stopped
| all outdoor work, and most of the people in
I this section, especially the farmers, have
j been devoting their attention to fire-making
I and rabbit-hunting.
An enterprising thief broke into the store
of C. F. Hambright & Co., of this place,
, last Wednesday night, and finding two
i empty valises, proceeded to fill them with
! jewelry and other small articles. He also
swapped shoes with the firm and borrowed
Mr. Hambright's pistol, which he has not
yet returned. It appears that he left here
about 4 o'clock in the morning and m:*lc
i hia way to King's Mountain gold mine,
| where he made good his escape from a party
I that gave pursuit as soon as tne tneit, was
| discovered. 1 lis pursuers ?were so close on
him, however, that lie hail to conceal his
I poods in an old house, where everything exj
ccpt the shoes and pistol was ibund and
brought hack.
County Auditor Waters is here today
taking returns for lSiKt. lie seems to be
doing a good day's business. c. <;. H.
? + ?
; Bin.Kit's Infamous <>ki?i:k.?Inquiry
was made yesterday as to the reason of the
sobriquet which is indellibly attached to the
name of General Ibitler. For the information
of the younger generation, the celebrated
Order No. l\s is republished. It speaks
c ... 0...1 nn niiinninnt nv ovnbm
IUI till VI IIVVVIO i j w wim...V.IV v. V -I-..
at ion:
"It is ordered that hereafter, when any female
j shall l?y word, gesture or movement, insult or
show contempt for any officer or soldier of the
I'liited States, she shall be regarded and held
lial ile to be treated as a woman of the town
plying her vocation."?News and Courier.
i ?A syndicate formed in New York by
Messrs. K. A. Lancaster & Co., under contract
with the governor and State treasurer, lias
pl4ced a large block of new 41 per cent, refunding
bonds of the State of South Carolina,
issued for the redemption of Brown consols,
which fall due July 1st, ISiKJ, and will, in a
short time, olfer for sale the balance ol the
authorized issue. These are the bonds the
issue of which was provided for by the leg,
islature which has just adjourned. It is un,
derstood that Caldcn Bhind, of Augusta, was
] effectivc in effecting this negotiation.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. R. Lindsay?Announces that he has opened
an office in Yorkville and will give hh
entire attention to life, accident and fire
insurance.
J. F. Wallace, Chairman?Gives notice of a publie
meeting on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock
a. m., at the graded school building, tc
nominate a trustee of the Yorkville Graded
schools, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Rev. R. G. Patrick,
W. II. Edwards, County School CommissionerGives
notice that he will be in Yorkville
on every Monday and Saturday to attend
to any official business connected with his
office.
T. W. Wood it Sons, of Richmond, Va.?Make
an announcement with regard to theii
garden seeds. Write to them on a posta!
card and ask for their New Seed Book,
being careful to give your post office address.
Elijah Hardin?On the 16th of February, will
apply to the probate judge for a discharge
as administrator of the estate of W. R,
Love, deceased.
A. G. Brice?As administrator of the estate 01
Samuel Wylie, deceased, on the 14th oi
February, will apply to the probate judge
for a discharge as said administrator.
Brooks Inman ana Ernest B. Beard?Announce
the dissolution of the firm of Beard A Inman
on the 2nd of January.
Inman Brothers?Give notice that they have
formed a copartnership in the clothing anc
gent's furnishing goods business, as the
successors of Beard A Inman. They announce
that thev have a stock of overcoat*
suited to the cold weather, which they wil
sell at warm weather prices.
"VV. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Gives notice
to administrators, executors, guardians and
other fiduciaries, that it is necessary foi
them to make their returns during the
months of January and February.
Lowry A Starr?Tell about the tobacco whict
they wish to sell by the plug, pound, chunk
or box. They still have some of the clovei
seed, purchased before the advance it
8rice, and have in stock a supply of Lanreth's
garden seeds and onion sets. Thej
are also ready to supply their customen
with calendars.
W. J. Roddey, Manager of the Equitable Lift
Assurance society?Has something to say
with regard to its reliability, and the
cheapness of policies as compared with tin
older forms of insurance.
W. M. Houston A Co.?Call attention to "crazj
carpets," by means of which a good carpel
can be obtained at a very low price. Tnej
also offer all the woolen underwear in theii
store at and below cost.
W. B. Moore A Co.?Notify the person who hai
a box of tobacco which belongs to them
that if it is not returned, trouble may re
suit. They will soon have a large stock o
crockery, glass and lamp goods on hand.
T. M. Dobson, Manager of Dobson's RacketPublishes
a long list of useful articles, bj
reading which he says you will save mon
ey. He also notifies those indebted to T
M. Dobson A Son that the claim are in th<
hands of C. E. Spencer for collection.
Riddle A Carroll?Tell about Coot, Charley anc
their new delivery wagon. They also havi
something more to say about their stool
? of flour, and mention incidentally that th<
lower grades are advancing in price.
W. C. Latimer?Offers over fifty suits of firs
class winter clothing which he propose!
to sell at greatly reduced prices??15 suit
for89.95: 520 suits for 914.<5; $25 suits fo:
519.85. He also offers a number of gol<
watches, solid gold finger rings, and dif
ferent kinds of jewelry. He also calls at
tention to his stock of fancy groceries anc
Ferry*s garden seeds.
ICE ON BROAD RIVER.
Mr. Herod Neal, of Hickory Grove, wm
in Yorkville last Monday. He informed ui
that Broad river was frozen nearly across
i ? _?i _i 1
leaving oniy a narrow ciiuiiuei ui miccu u,
twenty feet in the centre of the stream. Mr
Neal has lived near Broad river for raor<
than forty years, and he does not reraembe:
to have ever seen so much ice on thi
stream before as there is at present.
BUSINESS CHANGES.
Messrs. Brooks and S. M. Inman have pur
chased the interest of Mr. E. B. Beard in th<
firm of Beard & Inman, and will continue
under the firm name of Inman Bros.
The firm of Hunter & Oates has been dis
solved by mutual consent. Mr. Hunter ha
purchased the interest of Mr. Oates, and will
until the affairs of the firm have beei
straightened up, continue the business unde
the firm name of Hunter & Oates. Mr
Oates will go into the insurance business, ii
the employ of Mr. J. R. Lindsay.
BURNED TO DEATH.
A little daughter of Mr. Joseph Miskelly
who lives at Jones's mill, about 2\ milei
south of Yorkville, met with a horrible ac
cidont on Monday of last week, that re
suited in her death on Tuesday. The litth
girl's .mother left her in the house with i
three-year-old son of Mr. Wm. J. Jones, ant
went out for short while about her work
During the mother's absence, the child's
clothing caught fire, and before help coult
be had, it was terribly burned about the
breast and stomach. Dr. R. A. Bratton was
summoned as soon as possible, but was unable
to save the life of the little sufferer
The child died on Tuesday afternoon a
about 2 o'clock. There was no inquest.
A CHRISTMAS ROW.
Joseph Stowe, a negro, died at his hom<
in, or near, Clover last week, from the effect!
of stabs received in a brawl on Christmas day
and Coroner 1'ursely held an inquest ovei
his body on Friday. The coroner only.tool
sufficient testimony to establish the cause o
Stowe's death, aud we have been unable t<
get information as to the details of the diffi
culty. It seems, however, that on Christ
mas day, Stowe, a negro named Bill Jackson
and several others, had too much liquor
Jackson went to Stowe's house and com
menccd a quarrel, as the result of whicl
Stowe shot him. Though pretty badh
wounded, Jackson got after Stowe with i
knife, and stabbed him fatally. Stowe lin
, gered until last week and died. The jury o
inquest has charged Jackson with murder
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Yorkville Lodge of Knights of Pyth
ias installed their recently elected officeri
last Wednesday night, and celebrated th<
occasion with a splendid banquet, to whicl
I was invited a number of frieuds. The ban
I quet was given at the Three C's hotel, am
1 was a handsome affair. Hosts and cuest;
j numbered about fifty, and the supper, to
' gether with the "Feast of reason and flow o
I soul," lasted from 9 until 12 o'clock, during
! which time the entire party enjoyed itsel
| immensely. The position of toastmaster wai
j very cleverly filled by Mr. B. X. Moore, anc
| the various sentiments proposed were hearti
j ly toasted in clear cold water. Dr. Join
j Corbett, of Camden, read an intcrestinj
i paper 011 "Pythianism." The speech of tin
! evening, however, which was nothing shor
j of a beautiful oration, was that of Colone
j W. W. Thompson, in response to the toast
! "Our Guests."
CHURCH NOTICES.
Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday a
; 11 a. m., and Sunday-school immediate
j ly afterward. /
Trinity Methodist Episcopa/? Kev. S. A
i Weber, I). D., pastor. Services next Sunday
j at 11 a. m., and 7 p.yro. Sunday-school ai
i 3 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting this evening
j at 7 o'clock.
Baptist?Prayer-ineeting tomorrow even
; ing at 7 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. J
Langston. Mr. Langston will preach a
I Fnion on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, am
at Yorkville in the evening at 7. Sunday
school at 3 p. 111.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev
J. C. Galloway, pastor. Tirzah?Service:
next Sunday at 11.30 o'clock a. 111. York
i vii.lk?Prayer-meeting this evening at '
! o'clock. Services Suudav evening at 7
j Sunday-school at 3.30 p. 111.
Presbyterian?Kev. T. H. English, I). I).
: pastor. Services Saturday evening at i
1 o'clock, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock ant
j Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Coimnunior
during the morning service. Sitnday-schoo
j at 3 j). in. Prayer-meeting tomorrow even
ing at 4 o'clock.
COX FEDERATE PENSIONS.
A meeting of the Confederate pensioner:
J of this county was held in the ofliee o
i Messrs. liratton & Bratton last Monday, pur
j sunlit to the call published in the last issue
of Till-: Exqi'IHKK. Dr. liratton and Messrs
Wallace and Clemi of the pension board
1 were present, and also about fifteen pen
: sioncrs. Six new applications for pensions
were received as follows: Thos. 1). Harris
| David W. Harrison, J. l-\ Davidson, J. A
THE CITY OP HOCK HILL.
Complimentary German?Proposed Poultry
Show?City Election?Meeting of the Life
Insurance Association?Rev. V* I. Masters
Called to the Baptist Church?The Postmastership.
Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Rock Hill, January 17.?A german, complimentary
to Misses Lyon, of Tennessee,
md Wbitner, of Anderson, was given in the
irmory last night by the Young Men's
Pleasure clpb. The dancing was led by Mr.
fohn T. Roddey and Mrs. F. O. London.
Or. C. M. Kuykendal, of Yorkville, was
iresent. By the way, there are interesting
umors in connection with the frequent vis- .
ts of the good-looking young doctor to our
;own.
The Rock Hill Poultry association has deeded
to have a show at this place on the 2d
ind 3d of February. The exhibits, how;ver,
will not be confined to the membership.
All persons in the vicinity known to
je breeders of fine stock, are invited to send .
;heir fowls to the show. Major A. H. White
will be in charge as superintendent. The
Hock Hill association has a membership of
sixteen, and there will be more than 200
pure bred fowls on exhibition, not including
foe Roddey's ducks.
In conformity with the charter changing
Rock Hill into a city, an election for mayor *
ind six aldermen was held last Thursday.
Much interest was manifested and five tickJts
were in the field. However, there were
inly three suggestions for mayor?A. H.
0 away. On this work the board is authore
ized to expend $10,000, or so much of such
sum as may be necessary. The board is of
- the opinion that the best thing to be done is
s to restore the old building as it was, with the
, addition of twenty feet to the rear. The ex1
tension will permit the addition of two more
r rooms on the first floor and the enlargement
'. of the court room above. The contract will
i be let out as soon as possible, and the work
will probably not cost exceeding $5,000.
"FLOUR CORN."
, Mr. F. H. Dover, of Grover, was in The
3 Enquirer office one day last week, and
brought with him a product of his farm
. which is, to us, something of a curiosity.
3 The product referred to is what is known as
i "flour corn." In appearance it is very simi1
lar to the ordinary Indian corn, except that
. the matured ears are about the color of the
i common white corn in the roasting-ear stage.
1 The grains look something like porcelain,
; though they are not quite so white. Mr.
j Dover explained that the original seed came
. from Kansas, but he has been planting the
. corn for several years, and this year made in
t the neighborhood of thirty bushels. He
went on to remark :
"You say you never saw any of it before,
and of course you haven't; but I can assure
51 you that if the truth were known, you have
3 eaten it, and tbat many a time. Those
t Northwestern millers grind it in into flour,
r and mixing it in the proportion of one-third
t to two-thirds of wheat flour, sell the whole
t as the genuine wheat product. The taste of
> the "flour corn" is so nearly the same as the
ordinary wheat flour, and as the corn in no
- way affects the 'rising' properties of the
? wheat flour, an expert could hardly detect
the adulteration." ,
To prove what he said, Mr. Dover left a
1 few pounds of his corn flour with the request
f that we give it a practical test, instructing, 1
however, that it be mixed with wheat flour
- in the proportion of one to two. The good
f lady who does The Enquirer's cooking,
followed instructions implicitly. We have
been eating wheat bread a good long while,
and think we ought to know something
about it, but Mr. Dover's prediction turned
3 out literally true. The quality of the bread
" was in no wise impaired, and the mixture
1 was not distinguishable by taste.
1 LOCAL LACONICS.
s ? Mr. W. A. Watson has been re-elected
intendant of Fort Mill. There were three'
f candidates for the position.
I ? The lowest temperature registered by the <
f thermometer last week was 7? on Monday. |
s This was the coldest day recorded in this j
1 section since January, 1886.
? The southbound passenger train on the I
11C. & L. railroad was delayed several hours j
Ii on last Monday. We are informed that the j
i i delay was caused by a freeze up of the engine
11 at Lenoir. I
I j ? There was a pleasant family gathering |
, | at the residence of Mrs. James Jefl'erys last;1
Monday. The occasion was Mrs. Jeffery's j
89th birthday, and was participated in by all
t her surviving children as well as a number j
of her grandchildren, and was celebrated by 1
a sumptuous dinner.
X Captain J. It. Lindsay, for the past two ,
years engaged in the life insurance business;
! in North Carolina, has returned to Yorkville,!
t and having fitted up some handsome oflices
r over the store of W. M. Houston & Co., is'
' preparing to continue his business on an ex-;
tensive scale in this place. See his advertisement
in another column.
?Miss Stitt Harris, formerly of Yorkville, j
II but now of Columbia, was married in that j
11 city on last Thursday to Mr. Frank E. Sims, 1
of Richland county. The marriage took
place in the First Presbyterian church, and
was witnessed by the fashonable element of,
the city. Mr. and Mrs. Sicos went on a bri-.
j dal trip to Florida and Cuba.
-; ? The stockholders of the Carolina Buggy j
| company, of Yorkville, held their annual I
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1 meeting last jnonuay ana re-eiecieu iue ui':
cumbeut officers for the ensuing year as folj
lows : President, M. C. Willis; viee-presi>
: dent, Joseph F. Wallace; secretary, T. B.
f McClain : treasurer, W. B. Moore. The re1,
port of the president shows that the comi
panv made a reasonable profit on its invest-1
l'ment during the past year, and that its af-'
j fairs are in a much more satisfactory condij
tion than ever before.
I ?While Bill Ivy, colored, was digging ai
J well on Dr. J. ('. Spann's place, near Statesj.i
burg, Sumter county, last Saturday, and
had reached a depth of sixty-five feet, the
" i well caved in and buried him alive. He
5. was taken out dead.
| ? On Mr. James C. Griffin's farm, near Ab- J
'! beville, recently, two negro boys?one nine I
| anil the other seven years of age?got hold of ^
? an old pistol. While they were playiug with :
j the pistol, it was accidentally fired and the '
. oldest boy was instantly killed.
White, Dr. J. vv. JPewen ana i. r. Jtvoaaey.
3f the six aldermen, the charter required
that one should be chosen from each of the
four wards and two at large. The result
was as follows:
For Mayor?J. W. Fewell, 156; A. H.
White, 121; T. P. Roddey, 121. , ?
For Aldermen?Ward 1?W. S. Morgan,
275; Frel Mobley, 119. Ward 2?J. J. Waters,
220 ; S. T. Frew, 124; J. B. Johnson, ;
53. Ward 3?W. N. Irby, 122; Wm. Mitchsll,
118 ; L. M. Davis, 117 ; R. J. Hagins,
41. Ward 4?W. H. Wylie, 273; E. R.
A.very, 126. At Large?E. E. Poag, 228 ; E.
R. Avery, 210; R. J. Hagins, 135; W. W.
Moore, 91; W. C. Hutchison, 89; S. J.
Kimball, 37. \
It will be observed that Messrs. Avery
and Hagins were nominated for aldermen at
large, and aldermen from their respective
svards.
The result of the election was the selection
of a city-council to be composed of the fpllowing
named gentlemen: v,
Mayor?J. W. Fewell. Aldermen?W. S. ~~
Morgan, E. E. Poag, E. R. Avery, J. J. Waters,
W. H. Wylie and W. N. Irby.
The new council was sworn into office last
Thursday night, but one of their number being
sick, a motion to adjourn until Monday
night was adopted. Monday night, council
met pursuant to adjournment, and after discussing
some matters pertaining to the finances
of the town, proceeded to the election
of officers as follows:
Chief of Police?W. M. Steele, salary $60
per month. Assistant Policeman?8. B. Carroll,
salary $35 per month. Street-overseer
and collector of street tax. (No applicants.)
Secretary and treasurer?J. H. McFadden,
salary $125 per year. He must give an approved
bond for $5,000. Cemetery keeper?
J. M. Davinney; salary $20 per month. City
torney?W. J. Cherry, salary $50 per year.
Mr Cherry will not accept for less than $100.
That was the amount proposed in his application.
Mr. R. E. O'Farrell, of Yorkville, was an
applicant for the place of assistant policeman.
The annual meeting of the Life Insurance
Association of the Carolinas, is in session today
at the Carolina hotel. This association
is composed of the managers of the prominent
life insurance companies doing business
in the Carolinas, and the object of the meeting
is to promote the furtherance of life insurance
work in their territory. Similar meetings
have been held at Charlotte, Asheville,
Columbia and Morehead City. Rock Hill
was selected by the meeting held at the latter
place. Tonight a complimentary dinner
will be given the visitors at the Carolina
hotel by Mr. W. J. Roddey, president of the
association. The menu is very tempting
and elaborate, and the banquet will exceed
anything of the kind yet known in our ?
town?(no city!)
Miss Nannie Cowan, a young lady living
two miles south of Rock Hill, was married
on Wednesday of last week to Mr. William
Lynn, of Chester county.
The excessively cold weather has interfered
very greatly with business in Rock
Hill. Four snowstorms in nineteen days is
said to be without precedent in this part of
the country.
The Baptists of Rock Hill have extended a
call to Rev. V. I. Masters, of the Baptist
Theological Seminary, at Louisville, Ky., '
who will complete his course there in June.
We understand there will be several applicants
for the position of postmaster at
this place. Colonel Pride, the incumbent,
has not yet been in office a year, and he
holds the commission of President Harrison
for four years. Oakland.
BLACKSBURU BUDGET.
The Unusual Weather?Northern Visitors at
the Inn?Success With the Hog?Death
of Mr. ISenjamlu Talbert?A Very Old
Bible?Other Matters.
Correspondence of The Yorkville Enquirer.
Blacksburg, January 17.?The past week
has been a record breaker in barometrical
matters, especially in the South, and we
have had our share of the cold weather. On
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>Y euilCSlluy tut: icmpci ntui c lu^ioictcu xx
degrees above zero, and our second snow
fell that night to the depth of 3 to 4 inches.
A sharp, biting cold wind followed for the
next two days, and on Saturday the thermometer
was three degrees lower. Every
day we looked and wished for an abatement
of the cold; but, instead, it has gradually
grown more intense until yesterday morning
the very unusual record of 5? was
reached, and Mr. Joseph Black declares that
with a correct government thermometer,
such as he owns, and on the "cold, cold
ground," away from any warming influence,
the instrument registered only one above
zero. Nearly all the streams are frozen over,
and the ice on Broad river is thick enough
to bear the weight of a man.
Mr. F. B. Alvord, the enterprising manager
of Cherokee Inn, is building an icehouse,
with the intention of filling it for summer use.
The air is dry and bracing though, and the
guests at the Inn, who are here for their
health, thoroughly enjoy it every day in long
walks or pleasant drives. The house is quite
full of winter boarders now, and among them
are Mr. W. H. Edwards, of Baltiraore^formerlv
owner and editor of The Manufacturers'
Record, with his wife, children, mother
and mother-in-law; Mrs. Bliss and daughter,
and Mr. Norton, of Springfield, Mass ; Mrs.
Sylvester, of Anniston, Alabama ; Mr. W. G.
Frankenfelt, of New Haven, Conn.; and
Messrs. Thomas and Thomas B. Gautier,
wife and children, of Morristown, N. J.
Mr. Robert Balmer, and family arrived
hci;e last week, from Camelia, (Ja., and are
living in the Lucas building, on Shelby
street. Mr. Balmer, who is an Englishman,
and is connected with a newspaper at Camelia,
is much pleased with our place, and
expresses his intention of locating here permanently.
Mr. K. M. Roark, one of our best citizens
and farmers, gives an item in hog fattening
which is hard to beat. The hog, when
penned for fattening, weighed 115 pounds,
gross; or, according to the usual estimate,
about 1)0 pounds net; was kept up 117 days,
killed and weighed 317 pounds net. This
was a gain of nearly two pounds a day.
Mr. Benjamin Talbert, whose serious illness
I mentioned in my last letter, died on
the 10th instant. He was born in Chester
county in December, 1811); came here over
50 years ago, and has lived here ever since.
He was a Confederate soldier, a member of
the Baptist church at Buffalo for forty years,
an industrious well-to-do farmer, a kindhearted
neighbor, an affectionate husband
and father, and an upright', conscientious
citizen in all his dealings with his fellowman.
Such a man is always missed in a
community.
Mrs. Eliza Hardin died suddenly at her
home near GroVer, on Monday, January
9th, aged about 72 years.
I)r. A. F. Harubright, of Grover, has the
Bible which belonged to his great grandfather,
Col. Fred Hainbright, one of the commanders
at the battle of King's Mountain.
It was published in London, 1709, and is an >
excellent English edition.
The weather has moderated, and today
promises to be very pleasant. w. a.
? Governor Tillman has appointed Judge
Gary to sit with the supreme court on cases
in which Justices l*ope and McGowan are
disqualified.
Lockhart, Z. A. Garrison and Jacob R. HafFner.
Since the previous meeting of the (
I board, one pensioner, Mr. R. L. Simmons,
i has died. The followiug have left the
! State: Y. W. Neal, Mrs. M: E. Mc
Swain, John W. Weaver and Caroline Cobb.
j Mr. J. D. Gaulden having' been elected su- <
perintendent of the county home, a position
1 which pays more than $250 a year, was 1
1 dropped from the rolls. The next meeting ?
^ of the board will be held in Yorkville on the ]
i first Monday in February. If there are any ;
other pensioners in addition to those named 1
r above, who have either died or left the 1
^ State, the board desires to have their J
1 names.
[ EARLY VEGETABLES.
1 Within six weeks or such a matter, it will *
be time for everybody to commence making 1
[ arrangements for their garden, and in view ?
! of this fact, we consider that now is a very |
( good time to suggest an economical and ef- I
fective method of sowing early vegetables. 1
; The idea was given to us some time ago by J
I Mr. F. H. Dover, of Grover, who has prac|
ticed it successfully. It involves the princi
i pie of the hot house, constructed over the
1 plants, and is about as follows: ]
j "Two or three weeks before the rejgular ?
\ time to set out your plants, select a dry J
> place of suitable size and fertilize well with
L stable manure. Then sow your cabbage, i
: tomato and other seeds, the plants of which <
[ have to be transplanted. Lay around the 1
beds a framework of timber, six to twelve 1
j inches high, and pack the sides carefully
with earth so as to exclude the air. ,
\ Now stretch over the top some cheap quilt
i lining, and tack down to the edges of the j
' timber all around. The whole will only cost 1
r a few cents, and the plants be brought in at 1
\ least two or three weeks earlier by this '
r plan.
t J,The idea," says Mr. Dover, "may be car- :
, ried further, even to green peas, beans and ;
J. other vegetables, the seeds of which are ]
planted in rows. Just run timbers along the
"T sides of the rows, pack in dirt as in the case j
- of the hot beds, and stretch quilt lining
along the top. In this way you may get all
your vegetables up six or eight inches be- ,
| fore your neighbors begin to plant." 1
3 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
t The old board of county commissioners, '
3 consisting of Messrs. T. G. Culp, chairman,
R. J. Love and Win. Ross, on yesterday, .
i turned over the affairs of the office to Mes- :
" srs. John D. Corn well, E. R. Sapoch and Jos. ,
i A. Smith, the'board chosen at the recent i
general election. The new board organized 1
by electing Mr.'John D. Cornwell, chairman; (
g Mr. J. S. Brice, clerk; and Finley & Brice,
3 attorneys. The election of county physi- :
cian was postponed until a subsequent meet- <
p ing. I
On going into office, the new board fiuds i
a itself up to its eyes in work, but none of the
r members seem to be afraid of it. They seem '
B to have already gotten their affairs in pretty
good shape, and will dispose of all business
in sight as soon as possible. The most press- i
ing matter at present is the new court house,
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