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Straps anil |acts. *! i ? Twelve United States senators were ! elected from various States last Wednesday, , as follows: Edward Murphy, Jr., (Democrat) of New York; Joseph R. Hawley, ! (Republican) of Connecticut; Henry Cabot j Lodge, (Republican) of Massachusetts; Eugene Hale, (Republican) of Maine; George ,. Gray, (Democrat) of Delaware; Matthew Quay, (Republican) of Pennsylvania; F. M. Cockrell, (Democrat) of Missouri; C. K. DavisJ (Republican) of Minnesota; David Turpie, (Democrat) of Indiana; Stephen M. White (Democrat) of California; Wm. B. Bate, (Democrat) of Tennessee; Francis B. Stockbridge, (Republican) of Michigan. ? Several colored men, one of them backing the game, were playing craps on Grove street the other night, says the Hartford Courant. A quarrel arose between the fin<t nn? nf thft nlavers. when the player drew his pistol and fired. A button . on the vest of the backer of the game saved ' him a serious wound and perhaps his life. It received the bullet from the pistol of the 1 enraged man and turned it aside. His nar- i row escape made the backer mad, and he too, drew his jevolver. He cocked it and pulled on the trigger. As it fell the cham- y ber revolver, filled with cartridges, dropped . to the floor. Thus two current accidents in succession permitted two narrow escapes. No further attempt w?s made to shoot. ? ? Egypt is under British protection. That f means that whenever Egypt wants to make > any important move, she must first ask 1 the consent of Great Britain. The young g khedive is very impatient under this state of j affairs, and does not like it in the least. His advisers try to persuade him not to submit to it any longer. Recently he appointed a meeting of the cabinet was held to take ac- t tion in the matter. As the result of the j meeting the khedive was gently urged to j dismiss his newly appointed ministers and select others more friendly. He did not waste any time in obeying the suggestion, 1 but at once dismissed the hostile ministers I and appointed others more acceptable to the c ' protector." t ? Atlanta Pnnafjt.nt.inn "T)n VOU knOW V where the comet has gone?" asked one of j our citizens. "Well," he continued, "I'll tell you that, in my opinion, it hasn't gone anywhere. I think it is here ali about us. c . We are daily breathing comet, sneezing comet and feeling comet. We can't see it and probably don't smell it, but when the astron- s omers lost it I think it was because we ran c into it, or it over us, before we knew it. t This cold and unsettled weather throughout T the world must be due to the presence in our ^ path of a vapor that absorbs or intercepts the J heat of the sun. You know some of the * savants of the skies said the comet was 1 only a vapor spread throughout a mighty c area of space, luminous by absorption or re- r flection at a great distance from us, but in- ( visible if about us, and contained not enough . solid matter to make a handful. I believe we are taking a prolonged comet bath?and 1 I don't like it." I ? The tax on inheritances is making great 1 progress. Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, ad- t vises its adoption in that State, and as Ohio must raise new revenue to meet expenses, there is a loud call there for the imposition <. of a tax on both direct and collateral succes- , sions, and bills to this effect are already before the legislature. Such conservative pa- ? pers as the Cleveland Leader warmly ad- 1 vocates this tax, not alone because of" its j certain and fair collection and equitable in- ^ cidence, but because it "recognizes in the t growth of overshadowing wealth in a few . hands a grave menace to free institutions, and would work for its prevention." Still 1 there is a movement on foot in the legisla- * ture to retrace the step already taken in i Massachusetts. This ought to be headed ] off, and the tax extended to direct succes- c sions and means provided for its collection, which are wanting in the collateral inheritance tax law. ? There is a possibility of a little war with r the island of Hayti. The United States ( government has had its eyes on Hayti for some time past, and would rather like to * annex it. There is a little pretext on foot ( now, and the Haytians will no doubt do well 1 to be careful. Some time ago Frederick s Meys, an American resident of Port-au- v Prince, went from his home to the water . front, and, as he claims, purchased a half dozen shirts. The authorities had him ar- f rested on the charge of smuggling, and ^ threw him in prison. He laid his case be- I fore the American authorities and the pros- ( pective trouble is the result. JThe Haytian ^ authorities claim that no oiiense was intended to this country, but that they have a v right to punish smugglers. Meys has not c yet been allowed a trial, and the United t States authorities insist that he shall have f one at once. In the meantime, the war ves- i ^Atlanta has been ordered to Hayti. The trouble may result in the bombardment of Port-au-Prince. ? The new Columbian postage stamp is c giving universal dissatisfaction. It is too large and takes just twice as much licking 1 to moisten it as should be necessary. Sen- j ator Walcott wants their sale discontinued, ( and last Saturday called up a joint resolu- t tion to that effect. He was at a loss to un- 8 derstand, he said, why those stamps had ? ever been manufactured. He noticed that l the postmaster general suggested in his annual report that he expected to receive ? $1,500,000 extra profits out of their sale to stamp collectors. That was a trick that might suit some of the little Central American States when they were a few thousand dolors "shy," but the United States was too ? big a country to unload a cruel and unusual * stamp upon stamp collectors. Since the s resolution was introduced he had from many > sources letters showing good reasons why it j should be passed. Railroad clerks com- j plained that the one-cent Columbian stamp . was so like the registration stamp that constant mistakes were being made by them, 8 and he had one from a physician, who said f that if the sale of those stamps were stopped i the stamps might be used for chest protect- i ore. [General laughter.] He hoped that t the postoffice committee would take speedy action in the matter. ? News comes from Buenos Ayres of a terrible piece of villainy on board the Rosales, a torpedo Boat of the Argentine Republic, in which all the officers are said to have 1 played an infamous part. While the Rosales c was making a short cruiee-ofTTfie Argentine ] coast, she met with such a heavy storm that ?her captain, named Funes, feared that she . ~tsotfId not weather it. Calling together his officers, he told them the situation. "There * are sixty in the ship's company," he said, i "Fifty of these are common sailors. In the c scramble for the boats we may lose our lives. 5 Let us make the fifty sailors drunk, and we can escape with ease." The officers con-1 sented, and the sailors were soon thorough-1c ly intoxicated. Then the officers attempted * to lower a boat. The men rushed upon them, t anmft still retaining mind enough to realize i their situation. But they were unarmed, and as two fell under fire from the officers' revolvers, the boat pushed off. Some days later she landed safely. All the survivors had been sworn to secrecy, but an Italian firemau named Bataghia, who had refused to drink and escaped, revealed the story. The officers were arrested. Government vessels were at once dispatched to search for the Rosales. For twenty miles around the place where she was last seen bounding porpoises and hovering gulls were the only signs of life. ? In a recent interview in the Louisville Courier-Journal, Judge Gresham, of Indiana, declared himself as follows: "I am only a Democrat on the tariff and economy posi. tion. I consider the tariff as the only great question dividing the two parties. If the Democrats, when they take charge, will carry out their pledge sincerely and consistently and knock out the protection fraud, I will stay with them, and so will hundreds of thousands of independents who voted for Cleveland in November. But should the Democrats fail to keep their pledge not one of these men will be found voting the Democratic ticket in 1896. I feel pretty good, though, about the future, for the fact that Carlisle is going to take the treasury is a guarantee that , the new tariff bill will give tariff reformers satisfaction. It is gratifying to know that we have a man like Carlisle to help Cleveland through the great tariff fight which will soon be upon us. Carlisle is a great man and knows all about the tariff and can make no mistakes. I predict for him a successful career in the treasury, and also in two years I expect to see the finances of the country so plain and simple that a boy can write a statement of the treasury and understand it. As it stands now the more statements we read of the condition of ft k. ;he treasury th^ less we know. But Carlisle \ ?n be trusted, and he will succeed in bring- i ng order out of chaos, and if he does he is , ny candidate for president in 1896, and j ;here is not a man in the country that can >eat him for the nomination and election." { I IforMlc inquirer.' YORKVILLE, S. C.T j WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25,189B. ! ? The New York Herald, which correctly < predicted the recent cold wave, says the 1 vorst of the winter is now over. ? It has now been settled beyond a peradrenture that John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, ] s to be secretary of the treasury in Cleve- i and's cabinet. The Democratic newspapers s ill over the country are delighted with this ? (election. They agree with Mr. Cleveland t n the opinion that "Carlisle is the greatest iving American." The Republican papers j jenerally appear to believe that Mr. Carlisle f s not a safe man, but the Republicans are * ?ot in it nowadays. ? _ Th? Xnrth Carolina. Iogiala,tura nwana to j stop lynching in that State. It has more j han once been demonstrated that it is imjossible to convict of murder those engaged 1 n lynching, and the legislature is of opin- c on that if the penalty be made lighter, con- J fictions may be secured. Accordingly it has >assed an act making the punishment, on f :onviction, $500 fine and imprisonment. In E ;ase of a lynching, the county authorities c vill be held directly responsible, and provis- < on is made for having the circuit judge and 1 (olicitor summoned to the scene to try such . c :ases at once. r ? The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record t leems to be as much interested in South Car- e >lina's affairs as if it were being paid so t nuch a column. A few years ago it cham- c rioned the validity of the manifestly illegal , rhree C's railroad bonds; it did all it could ^ o prevent the refunding of the State debt j >y the present administration, and in a re- r :ent issue attacked the new railroad law, 1 nentioning among other things the "painful * ~flift low nf fV??a nnrl I ? lULIUUSl UCltYCCU luu iatT vi vuto mvm%v hat of Georgia. Without going into the nerits or demerits of either law, we would >e very glad to have The Manufacturers' ^ iecord show us in what essential particulars c hey differ. s ? In another column is an article from the * Southern Cultivator on the subject of Gold Dust cotton. Some of the statements in the j irticle are, to say the least of them, quite re- l narkable, and we have sought to investi- 1 jate their truth. As the result of our in- a restigation we have found nothing deroga- J ory to the cotton. Indeed, we have reason g 0 believe that it is a very superior variety, >ut we have learned that the writer of the c irticle is a young school teacher who is not 1 farmer at all, and none of his neighbors rave ever before heard of the wonderful .Top of which he gives such a glowing lescription. ? Governor Tillman has perfected an ar- C angement with the Baltimore Trust and Juarantee company, whereby the latter is f o take $2,000,000 worth of the new South ? Carolina 4J per cent, bonds at par. It is j ikely that the company will take the bal- ] ince of the bonds ($3,800,000) at the same t >rice. The bonds are not to be issued un- r 51 Tolv 1 Knt-. no nn inducement to the com- 8 " ""V -> ?any buying them, the first year's interest 3 to run from January to January. The Jaltimore company will clear about $130, 00 by the transaction. Notwithstanding he reduced rate of interest, the taxpayers vill not get any immediate benefit. The lifference between 4J and 7 per cent, is to ie collected as usual, and used as a sinking 'und with which a portion of the outstandng bonds will be paid off every year. ATTORNEYS' COSTS ABOLISHED. ? Among the acts passed at the last session >f the legislature, was one to abolish attor- jj leys' costs. It reads as follows : t Section 1. Be it enacted by the senate and ^ louse of representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in general assem- c j]y, and by the authority of the same, That all eta in relation to attorneys' costs be, and the a ame is hereby, repealed: Provided, that it shall . lot apply to causes now pending, or existing \ iquidated contracts. -1 Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsist- S mt with or repugnant to this act are hereby re- g )6&lcd< Approved December22, A. D., 1892. The act is of considerable significance, not j inly to attorneys but also to litigants. The j icts repealed provided a schedule of costs to ( >e recovered by the prevailing party to a c mit from the losing party. These costs t vere often in lieu of fees. Under the law as ? t now stands, there are no fixed costs to >e recovered, and each party must pay the ees of his own attorney, while the event of ? i suit either way, involves only the original t imount at issue. The effect is rather disad- c fantageous to the plaintiff, in that slow pay- * ng defendants are to some extent relieved of * he expense incurred iu making them njeet ^ heir just obligations. ? EX-PRESIDENT HAYES. c Rutherford B. Hayes is dead. He died at 1 lis home in Fremont, 0.. on Tuesday night * >f last week of rheumatism of the heart, j lis age was 70 years 3 months and 13 days. t Mr. Hayes was the 19th president of the Jnited States and served only one term? rom 1876 until 1880. He was not renorailated for the reason that in his letter of ac:eptance he had distinctly stated that he vould not be a candidate for a second term. Mr. Hayes was never fairly elected presilent. He was inducted into the office by raud, aud his is the first and only case of he kind in American history. His oppolent was Samuel J. Tilden who, receiving a najority of the electoral votes, was fairly dected, but there being some dispute about . he matter, upon the suggestion of the Democrats the question was referred to a *eturning board, which being controlled by j he Republicans, decided in favor of Mr. ( Hayes. < Mr. Hayes, however, was an honest man, 1 ind according to General Hampton, was not 1 n the least to blame. Had he refused to j iccept, the Republican vice-president would j lave been inaugurated in his stead, and the l -esult would have been just the same. 1 "I hold Mr. Hayes blameless in this whole 1 ;ransaction," says General Hampton, "and ' we of South Carolina owe him a debt which ' j we cannot repay, for but for his conscientious- j aess we should never have regained control j | )f the State. To him we owe, in great.part, j I the redemption of South Carolina, and he I < was to us the best friend the State ever j1 knew. Knowing what he did for our peo-'' pie, and knowing how much he did for us, I , feel that I am only discharging a debt of; t gratitude when I pay my homage to the} lead president. I regarded him as my Jj friend, because he had been the friend of my j; people, and whatever may be said of him, his administration was clean, honest, and j ( without one slur upon his memory." i Hampton is exactly right. Though i maybe not a great mau, Hayes was the greatest and best of Republican presidents. 1 He was the first to try to put au end to the ( cvar, and the first to recognize that the South , lad any constitutional rights. This being < he case, we of the South should not look ' jpon him as a fraud. If we are sore at beng cheated out of the presidency in 1876, ;ve should blame Tilden rather than Hayes. ^ Had Tilden exercised the firmness and courage that was exhibited by Wade Hampton in ;hose trying times, the fraud would never lave been committed. BLACKSBURU BUDGET. The Extremely Cold Weather?Winter Sports ?Good Ice Harvest?Generous Mr. Reese ?Other Matters. Correspondence of The Yorkville Enquirer. Blacksburg, January 24.?On Wednesday ast we had a genuine old-fashioned snowitorm, which began about 11 o'clock and con;inued all the afternoon and night, so that Thursday morning it had reached a depth of J to 8 inches. Since then, and until yesteriay, the weather has been intensely cold for his climate, the thermometer registering me degree below zero on the 19th, 20th and 21st. It is a curious fact, which I have frequently noticed and felt, and which I have lever seen an explanation of, that the tem- 1 lerature is one or two degrees lower at sun ise than it is an hour earlier. Will some one suggest a probable cause ? Our citizens, both young and old, have 1 rnd a good deal of enjoyment in sleigh idiug, but had to give up the pleasure of ] ikatinp. as thev were not prepared for the iport, either in the possession of a suitable ] >ody of ice, the skates, or experience in using hem. Mr. Alvord completed his ice house in ;ood time, and has stored away in it about ifty tons of ice. Several of our citizens , lave followed his example on a small scale, ind if they all succeed in keeping it, our own will be well and cheaply supplied next * ummer. The ice was obtained froiy KnfTula !!??*, ailfl iy 111 blocKs irom three to five 1 uches thick. < So far as I have heard, there has been very ( ittle suffering in our town for want of fuel , >r bread, and what there was, was prompty relieved through the efforts of Mr. M. R. ' *eese, who was thoughtful and kind enough t he morning after the snow, to visit every < amily which he suspected of being destitute, t ind, with his own generous contribution, and lonations from others of our kind-hearted litizens, he was enabled to give them the leeded help. On Friday night there was a delightful 1 lance at the Iron City hotel, which was enoyed by quite a number of our citizens, f narried and single. The clever managers of he Iron City?Mr. O. W. Sadler, and his j stimable wife?did all in their power to nake the affair what it was?a decided sue- ' :ess in the way of enjoyment and pleasure. On Saturday, the 21st, Mr. George W. and 1 drs. Louisa Deal, celebrated the fifty-fifth 1 mniversarv of their marriage, by entertain ng at a sumptuous repast, a number of their , elatives, and Mrs. Deal's pastor, Rev. Mr. j lamiter and family. Among the former vas Miss Maggie Deal, of Philadelphia, who irrived here that day, and will spend the emainder of the winter with her relatives n the South. < There were two errors in my letter of la&t t veek which I must attribute to ray bad , ihirography or carelessness in the type- i ;etter. One was, that among the winter >oarders at Cherokee Inn, was Mr. Wm. H. } Edwards, and the name should have been 1 Sdmonds; the other, that Mr. Robt. Balmer ( ind family came here from Camelia, Ga., 1 nstead of Cornelia, where they formerly s ived. This reminds me that the family j lave taken rooms at the Iron City hotel, ind Mrs. Balmer will open her millinery and 1 Iressmaking establishment in the storeroom 1 ormerly occupied by Dr. Darwin as a drug ? tore. 1 There will be services in the Episcopal j hurch next Sunday morning. w. A. POINTS FROM PINEV1LLE. rhiuks the State Liquor Law a Joke?Edu- ( catioual Matters?Work on the Factory? ^ Big Time Amoug the Masons. 1 lorresnondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. 11 Pineville, N. C., January 20.?It ap>ears to your scribe that Finley, of York, iught to feel real good that he did not frame, lor foster the "liquor bill," of South Caroina. What a big joke it is ! A majority of .0,000 votes for prohibition, and in lieu hereof, this thing ! South Carolina a barooin, and men of prohibition tendency and potless characters in charge of the State >arrooms. But a bigger joke is this?a prohibitionist here and there actually patting himself on the back, and joyfully saying, "it 3 prohibition?more next time." I remem>er very well the words of the prayer, 'Lead us not into temptation." Alas! how nany will be thus led because of this law ? That is to say, if it is ever put in force. We f ire looking on, we South Carolinians, from >ur homes in the North State?yes, watch- 1 ng and waiting. < Glad am I to report the progress in our ] dace and neighborhood. The factory folks t ire busy finishing up the homes of their optatives and getting their machinery in i dace. If you care anything about ma- ] :hinery, it would do you good to stand by s he Corliss engine they have in splendid vorking order. The balance of the ma- , :hinery will be in position very soon. Educational interests are on the up grade ( vith us. Rev. J. T. Wade, the Presbyterian 1 >astor here, is in charge of our school, with < diss Annie Caldwell as assistant. Professor ] smith, of West Point, has charge of a large ] chool in the neighborhood of Kendrick's, ind Professor Boyd is in the Epps neighborlood. By the by, they have just finished a irst-class school building near Mr. Charles < Jlankenship's residence. 'Squire Sam E. is | piite jubilant. You ought to hear him talk , ifnnrncaiifimv." Well, this is eood news o people interested in education. The boys ' ind girls are becoming the men and women. < kVhat father or mother but wants their son ' >r daughter better fitted for life's duties? < ill the teachers mentioned are first-class, ( ind the work done will be the very best, so . hat our children can be prepared to enter 1 :ollege, and not the preparatory department 1 iither. Thus it should be. Educated teach;rs are in demand. 1 The Free Masons are making preparations i or their big day, and the people of our town | md community will have the opportunity of , learing an address from the silver-tongued ' >rator in Masonic circles, and witnessing the ' mposing ceremonies attending the consti- ' uting and consecrating a lodge aud the in- t itallation of its officers. Lodges from Char- < otte, Waxhaw and Fort Mill, will assist the ( jrand lodge of North Carolina in the work. , Contributor. FACTS ABOUT FLOUR-CORN. Hr. F. H. Dover Gives Some Information 1 That is No Doubt Valuable. 1 G rover, N. C., January 23. 2ditor of the Yorkville Enquirer: Since mention has been made in your col- ' tmns of the flour-corn, I will give for the wnofit nf those nf vnur readers who mav vant to know, all I know about it. As has 1 ilready been stated, the corn has been grown ' 11 small quantities in this section for the 1 ast two or three years. Last spring I deeded to see what there was in it, before < Wanting any more. With the limited amonnt i if flour on hand, I gave it every test that I ;ould. These tests satisfied me that there ( ,vas something valuable in the corn. I , plauted two acres and harvested between ;' ihirty-five and forty bushels. Since gather-1 ng time in the fall, I have had every oppor-1 ;unity to thoroughly test the flour. The i < iread made from all corn-flour rises well and 1 ] ooks like flour bread, but it is too short, I ( ind does not taste exactly like bread made [ to in wheat flour. Mixed with flour?half i md half?the bread is fine, and not one in a j hundred could tell the difference. In the proportion of one-third corn flour to two:hirds of wheat, us stated in The Knqi ihkk ' last week, the bread will pass the inspection )f an expert. This is provided, of course, j ;hat the soda is handled carefully. The ; mixtures are easily colored by too much >oda. Cakes of all kiuds made of corn-flour ire much better, to my way of thinking, than those made from all wheat flour. The flour-corn is planted and cultivated iust as ordinary corn, except that it willj stand about twice as thick on the ground, i The yield per acre is about the same as or- j tlinary corn. It should be planted far enough away from other corn to prevent} mixing. It is ground in an ordinary flouring mill, and bolted the same as wheat. In conclusion, I will say that the flourcorn will help out a slow wheat crop, and those who have to buy flour will experience, a great saving to the pocket-book. At the j same fime they will have -a decidedly more! wholeigOJUftsbread than can be made from I ivheaf. F. H. Dover. | i J LOCAL AFFAIRS, INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENT! Latta Brothers?Have increased the price wl they will pay for cotton' seed from 20 c< . to 23 cents per bushel. F. H. Dover, Grover, N. C.?Offers flour-c seed for sale. [Jlenn it Allison?Have well broken mules, i a few brood mares and saddle-ho which they propose to sell on easy ter They have also purchased a thorouhb Spanish jack, whose services are oilerec stock-breeders. M. <t H. C. Strauss?Offer overcoats, ready-m clothing, ladies' cloaks, jackets and me boys' and children's boots at cost. Lowry <t Starr?Have clover seed bought fore the rise in price; Imperial Egg Fc to start hens to laying early in the seas Sanitary Lotion, to cure itch, mange i scratches in half-an-hour; and an art which they claim every lady and gen man should have,"and request person call and ask for it. M. M. Ross?Gives notice that ho has remo to Charlotte, N. C., and wants persons ^ owe him to send the money to him at 1 place. Ferguson Brothers?Recognizing that it isd cult to get a variety of things to eat at i season of the year, recommend tl canned pie apples and pie peaches. VV. M. Houston <fc Co.?Unwilling to carry tl winter coods over to another season, offering them at prices which should duce sales. They are also offering 1 gains in shoes. W. J. Roddy, Agt. Equitable Life Insura Co.?Illustrates the advantages of twenty years equal installments polic; Inman Brothers?Set forth the advantages cured by buying Banister's shoes. Riddle <fc Corroll?Have recently purchased r of well-broken Kentucky mules wt they wish to sell again. MORE FLOUR-CORX. We are in receipt of another sample die flour corn mentioned in this column 1 tveek. It was sent by Dr. J. H. Wit! >poon, who lives three miles northeast VirlP'in"i -1* ' that "he seen planting it for several yearS pi 'The corn flour alone," says the doci 'without mixing with wheat flour, makes icious muffius and bread." As we remarl ast week, we are fully prepared to beli ill this, and we are of opinion that the flo mm may be raised by the farmers of 1 section with considerable profit. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Ida deLoach is visiting her pare n Hampton county. Mr. M. Strauss is again able to be ifter a fortnight's confinement to his ro< Miss Elice Alexander, of St. Augusti Fla., is visiting relatives and friends in 1 ilace. Miss Mary Warren, of Gastonia, N. C, /isiting relatives and friends in Yorkvi ;he guest of Mrs. M. J. Clark. Mr. Jos. Hamel returned home last ? lrday, after an extended visit to friends Hillsboro county, Ela. A REMEDY FOR FROSTBITE. The past few weeks have no doubt j luced a prolific crop of frost-bitten feet, ha: ind ears. Few people know how to d ,vith the trouble. A reliable gentleman iforkville, on yesterday, gave us a rem< vhich he is assured will prove successfu nost cases. "Somehow," he says, "my v jot her feet frost-bitten. She tried numer emedies, suggested by her friends, with tuccess. In a newspaper paragraph she y nstructed to prepare a strong solution ilum water and bathe her feet in it, as is she could bear for ten minutes. She is instructed, and got almost immediate ief. A neighbor also tried the remedy M ike success." MUNICIPAL ELECTION. By order of the town council the citiz /V Ml mu. J )I I OJKVllie Will, UIl 1UUI J5UU), l'UUiuan iold an election for intendant and ward :o serve during the ensuing year. Upon lext town council devolves the responsil y of spending anywhere from $5,000 ?16,000 in securing for the town some i action against fire. In view of this fac s a matter of grave concern to the citiz hat they select a council in whose busir ibility and judgment they have all co lence. To insure this, we suggest tha jublic meeting be held at some time betw his date and the 9th of February, at wh he matter in question may be thoroug ind intelligently discussed. IN THE SUPREME COURT. The following cases from York were jued in the supreme court on last Friday W. C. Latimer et al vs. the Richmond i Danville Railroad company et al. Mr. T Dothran was heard for appellants. Mes D. E. Finley and James F. Hart for resp lents. Mr. Cothran in reply. J. Rufus Bratton vs. Martha B. Lowrj il. On motion of Mr. Ira B. Jones, for reliant, Mr. McCaw, for respondents, c senting, to be submitted by March 12. The first case involves the location of larrow gauge depot in Yorkville, whet nrthe site of the present stopping place it the Liberty street crossing. The seci ;ase involves a sum of money alleged by Bratton to be due him from Mrs. M. Lowry. "WITH BONDS OF SILK.'" Quite a pretty little marriage cerem* ;ook place in Yorkville last Wednesday ternoon. The groom was Mr. W. Brc Wylie, clerk of the court of common pl< ind the bride was Mrs. Ida Meek, ol< laughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kenne The ceremony was performed at the r lence of the bride's parents by Rev. J jlalloway, and was witnessed only by a ntimate friends of the bride and groom, vas short, simple, solemn and impress rhe popularity of Mr. and Mrs. Wylii :his community was abundantly attested ;he large number of valuable presents t diey received from their numerous frier Hie newly wedded couple have commeu lousekeeping in the house formerly ow Dy Dr. A. \. cariwrignt, anu receuwjr i phased from him by Mr. Wylie. The 1 juirer joins with a big majority of Y jounty voters in wishing Mr. and 5 Wylie all happiness aud prosperity. CHURCH NOTICES. Baptist?Prayer-meeting tomorrow c\ ng at 7.15 o'clock. Sunday-school a j'clock p. m. Episcopal?Lay services next Sundaj 11 a. m., and Sunday-school immedi ly afterward. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S Weber, 1). D., pastor. Services next Sun it 11 a. m., and 7 p. m. Suuday-schoo 3 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting this even at 7 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?I J. C. Galloway, pastor. Tirzah?Serv uext Sunday at 11.30 o'clock a.m. Yo ville?Prayer-meeting this evening a o'clock. Services Sunday evening at Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. pastor. Services Saturday evening al o'clock, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Commun during the morning service. Suuday-sel at 3 p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow c\ ing at 4 o'clock. AVINTHROI" COLLEGE. The (piestion of the location of Winthrop Normal and Industrial coli is being agitated again. It will be membered that the town of Anderson, 1 ing some time ago offered $75,000 of boi was selected for the location. The vnli< of the bonds, however, failing to stand test of the supreme court, the contract declared off. The trustees of the college again casting about for a location, the competition is open to all the towns of State. Not only this, the act provu for the creation of the Winthrop Nor and Industrial college, gives each city, ci ty or municipality, the right to hold a : cinl election, after thirty days' notice which it shall he decided whether the ^ county or municipality will issue bonds the location of the college in its borders. Among the towns mentioned by they f < lumbia Register as competing for the college, are Anderson, Spartanburg and Yorkville. k "Yorkville, says The Register, "wants the mts college, and will make a bid for it, throwing orn in as a bonus, the buildings of the old military school located in that town." That Yorkville and York county should ms. make a bid for the school there is no quesfto t*on' kut ^,at ei^ier the town or county has yet done so is a mistake. We make this a?se statement for the benefit of those who may be interested in it, and as a matter of still k?" further information, we will say that if the an : people of Yorkville desire to make a bid for the school, they have only a short time in tie- which to go at it. The final meeting of the sto board of trustees of the college will be held vcd on March 8, and there is barely time in hat to 8ive t'ie necessary thirty days' notice and ascertain, in time for consideration this ^ board, whether or not the people are ieir willing to make a subscription to the school. ioir POSrOFFICE ROBBED. in. The Yorkville postoffice was robbed last )ar" Monday night. Postmaster Withers made nce the discovery on his return from supper, the He found that all the delivery boxes had been Be- rifled and twenty-five cents in coppers was . . missing from the cash drawer. The con Jfch tents of several letters that had been torn open were lying around promiscuously, and a number of box keys were scattered over 0f the floor. A small sum?about 50 cents?had been ,er. stolen from the office on the Saturday night 0f previous, and Mr. Withers, who had been hpo quietly investigating the matter in themeantime, had reason to suspect Jim Garrison, tor colored, a well known young vagabond and de_ sneak-thief of the town. The case was ie(j turned over to Detective R. H. Dobson, who eve at once procured a search warrant and arlUr. rested the suspect. Garrison, of course, de_jjjs nied all knowledge of the affair, but a careful search of his clothes by Mr. Dobson, brought to light the stolen coppers, a number of box keys, and also an extra key to mts the front door of the postoflice, all of which had just been stolen, out On his way to jail, Garrison made a full jm. confession and sought to implicate another ne, negro boy named John Simpson. Simpson ;his was arrested on yesterday morning, but managed to establish his innocence so clear,, is ly as to make Garrison acknowledge that lie, he had lied. After exonerating Simpson, however, Garrison next sought to implicate ?at- a negro boy named Babe Joyner. Joyner i in was arrested on Garrison's statement, and in default of $500 bail each, both have been committed to await trial. ?.0_ LOCAL LACONICS. nda ? Treasurer Neely has gotten back to his [eal old quarters in the court house, j 0f ? Mr. A. E. Smith, of Rock Hill, has been 2dy reappointed agent of the Catawba Indians. 1 ju He has held this position for a number of vife years past. ous ? Architect Frank Niernsee, of Columbia, out will be in Yorkville, next Monday, to confer ,vas with the county commissioners in regard to 0f remodeling and rebuilding the court house, hot ? The snow seems to be a regular paralyzer did of business in this section. Last week re. was probably the dullest for a year. Some qtjj suffering among the poorer people of the commuuity has been reported. ? Mr. James L. Beard, the oldest native born citizen of Columbia, died in that city ens last week, aged 79 years. He was the father { 9, of Mr. Thomas P. Beard, formerly a resiens dent of Yorkville. the ? Evangelist C. M. Howard is conducting >ili- a protracted meeting at Bethel with great to success. The meeting has been in progress ?ro- for two weeks, and up to Monday, we are t it informed there were twenty-five new accesens sions to the church. iess ?The State department is iu constant renfi. oeint of letters from the Northwest in "" r ~ ? t a regard to the Evans dispensary law. At een this time it seems likely that several of the lich Northwestern States will make an effort to hly secure the enactment of a similar law. ? The News and Courier: "The rolls of the York military companies are now being copied for the monument soon to be erected ar" there." It is presumed that the work is : being done at the instance of the monument association recently o^|anized at Rock Hill. grg" ?Special attention is called to the comon^ mendable enterprise of Messrs. Glenn & Allison as shown in another column. Owners r et of brood mares will do well to confer with &p- them at once, as they no doubt mean exon* actly what they say in reference to the book of twenty-five. ? Colonel D. P. Duncan has been re-elected r chairman of the State board of railroad com' missioners, but the. position of secretary has not yet been filled. According to the Columbia State, there are quite a number of candidates, amoner them Representative J. C. Wilborn, of York; B. McLure, of Chester; W. J. Shelton, of Spartanburg ; and M. ouy T. Bartlett, the iincuinbent. af- ?Rev. W. J. Langston, who recently aciwn cepted the pastorate of Union and Yorkeas, ville Baptist churches, spent several days in lest Yorkville last week, and preached at Union idy. on Sunday morning and in Yorkville in the esi- evening. Both sermons are highly spoken . C. of by all who heard them. Mr. Langston few has rented one of the residences connected It with the King's Mountain Military school ive. building, and expects to move his family to e in Yorkville during the latter part of February, by when he will enter regularly upon his work hat in this community, ids. ???? ced LETTER FROM LOWRYSVILLE. J Effect of the Snow?Personal?A Pnrodox )ur" for the Wiseacres. Corespondence of The Yorkville Enquirer ork j Lowrysvillk, January 24.?Snow fell Irs. | here on last Wednesday and Thursday to ! Uin r1nr>th nf CiPVPn inches. NotwitbStand ing that the sun has been shining every day since, the snow has not melted to any appre'en ciable extent. Sleigh-riding is the chief t 3 mode of traveling, and promises to be fine for some days yet. For severe cold, this will equal if not sur- j pass the phenomenally cold winters of 187(3 utc" and 1877. All farm work is at a standstill. The public schools hereabout were closed . A. last Thursday and Friday on account of the day snow. j at The snow will doubtless be of benefit to wheat and oats, where not killed before it ung ' b came. The severe weather seems to hinder all lev. business except that of the irrepressible ices "drummer." There was one here last week kk- who created considerable amusement by tryt 7 ing to sell palm leaf fans. The bystanders - thought he was rather previous. Mr. T. II. Grant has again taken charge of the telegraph oflico, Master Alvah Guy D., having secured a position in Chester, t 7 The wiseacres tell us that the fear of the and anti-option bill passing congress causes cot(jon ton to decline, but they fail to explain how 100I ^acon continues to go skyward under the same influence. w. o. u. 'e?- Tub Iitisii Potato is the Thing.?Dr. J. G. Black, of this place, showed us some as fine Irish potatoes a few days ago, as we the have ever seen come from the North, or lege anywhere else. The doctor says he put re- up over a hundred barrels of Irish pota,av. toes last fall, that will compare favorably ds 1U)^r ever coules to this market. ' j This is an important fact for our farmers to y , consider. The impression prevails generally the I among farmers in this section, that Irish powas 11aloes degenerate, and that the seed must are be renewed every year from the North and in order to get the best results. This is .j I all a mistake. You can raise just as fine potatoes in this section as anywhere else. "n? i The doctor remarked during the conversation miii that a gentleman from Cleveland county, mil-, N. C., sent him some fine seed potatoes with spe-! the message that they had been grown on at: his farm for forty years without changing itv ' *'IC see('* ',ils 11 ccHiirin .which he keeps -' them in the winter, and says they do not 1 or shrivel, and with a little care, do no not sprout till putin the ground in the spring.? Co- Blacksburg News. THE CITY OP ROCK HILL. 1< s Mr. Sharpe Elected Street Overseer?MaJ. London's Birthday?The Firm of W. L. g Roddey & Co., Merged into a Joint Stock Company?Short Sketch of a b . Brilliant Career?Other Matters. a Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. t Rock Hill, January 24.?At a meeting c of the city council Monday night, J. C. ? Sharp was elected street overseer at? a salary of $50 per month. There were a num- e ber of applicants for the place. The coun- a cil determined to enforce the ordinance imposing a license on each dog kept in town. a It has practically been a nullity heretofore. 4 The council accepted the service of the col- e ored hook and ladder company and it is 8 now a part of the fire department. The I company will be compensated by being re- ? lieved from street taxes. t( Major J. R. London was 60 years of age last Friday. He is president of the Stand- ^ ard Cotton mill, and as an attestation of the esteem which the operatives feel for him, o they gathered in his office at the mill that a morning and presented him with an ebony b cane with gold head, on which was in scribed "John R. London, from tne employ- " ees of the Standard Cotton mill, January 20. 1893." The presentation was made by Mr. n A. S. Hand, one of the weavers, who spoke f< kindly of Major London's services as presi- b dent, and expressed the wish of the operatives that he would live to enjoy many re- n turns of his natal day. g The convocation of the Episcopal church v of the State will be held in Rock Hill, com- o mencing February 8th. t Mr. James Fewell, an old citizen, died at his home, four miles west of Rock Hill, last f< week, of cancer of the face. He was a great 1 sufferer for a year, nearly all the lower part u of hie faoo hftvipg been destroyed by the disease lu llial time. ? It will be a great surprise to your readers t to know that the mercantile firm of W. L. t Roddey & Co., will soon be no more. A t dissolution will be effected before the end of the month. The old firm, however, will be succeeded by the Roddey Mercantile company, a corporation whose capital stock will be $50,000, with privilege of increasing to $100,000. The charter has been applied for and as I soon as the commission can be issued, books of subscription will be opened. The corpora- c tors will be W. L. Roddey, J. E. Roddey, J. r F. Reid, S. L. Reid, A. F. Ruff, and R. E. t Sadler. As soon as all arrangements can t be completed, the company will take charge of the Roddey store room; in the meantime, ? however, business will be continued as at b present until that time. The idea of the ? corporation seems to have originated with e Captain Roddey, who has long desired to i retire from the mercantile business, but he c could not well do so without injuring the t town by the withdrawal of his capital. The T corporation scheme suggested itself to him f as a way to get out of the business, in which i he necessarily had to give much of his time c and thought, and at the same time it gave s assurance that the interests of the town t would not suffer by the dissolution of the ? important firm of which he had long been j the wise head. As said above, Captain Rod- r dey will have a place on the directorate of r the proposed company, and of that body be t will doubtless be the chief adviser, but he will decline the management of the compa- t ny under all circumstances, inasmuch as r that is the labor of which he now seeks to t be relieved. We predict that the manage- f ment will fall upon the shoulders of Mr. J. I Ed Roddey, who, though a young man, is'j possessed of unusual business qualifications, 1 and is withal one of the most affable and ( genial men of ouaacquaintance, and in whom g the country at large has full confidence.. 3 The idea of the corporators of the proposed Roddey Mercantile company is t? require that every person connected with the establishment in any way shall be a stockholder. The retirement of the W. L. Roddey 1 company from the mercantile circles of our county will be an event of great in- C terest to this city and community, and would be a serious blow but for the fact 1 of its succession by the Roddey Mercan- ? tile company. No institution in our. midst 1 has been more prominent in the up- ] building of the place and in giving credit ? and importance to Rock Hill as a mercantile c centre, and the name of no man will be g more indissolubly connected with the won- \ derful progress of our town and community ] than that of W. L. Roddey. Commencing 1: business as a merchant here in 1866, without ( capital or reputation, he has, by untiring in- ^ dustry and unremitting attention to business ] and by the exercise of economy wnen economy was necessary to success, combined with 1 sobriety, a happy, genial disposition and a ? cheerful willingness to extend kindness and ? accommodation to all deserving persons, j amassed a fortune that he uses wisely and c worthily. Captain Roddey is not as young as he once was by any means, except in ^ mind and disposition, and is to be congratu- ? lated on his being able to retire from the an- 1 noyances of the management of a volumin- t ous mercantile business, while yet in the enjoyment of good health and without detraction from the business importance of the town in which he lives. , Some of the cities and towns report great suffering among the poor during the recent 1 very cold weather. Your correspondent is 1 gratified to report that he has heard of no < cases of real destitution in our midst. < The poultry show will not be held Febru- < ary 2d and 3d, as heretofore reported, but j instead, on the 9th and 10th. The associa- t tion is very anxious for the raisers and fan- i ciers of Yorkville to send their stock down j for exhibition. It is wonderful the impetus ^ an association of the kind gives to the raising ^ of better poultry. The interest is greatly < , on the increase here and many additions will 1 be made to the membership of the local club. ] Under the influence of a geniul sun, the j snow, which for a week has covered the I .ground to a depth of about six inches, is now I fast disappearing. \ , The buildings of the Rock Hill Buggy I company, will be erected as soon as the ' weather will permit. Work was com- j menced three weeks ago, but on account of < of the cold was suspended until yesterday. 1 j The main building will 50x200 feet, two ' stories high ; the blacksmith shop and wood ( shop, 40x180 feet; the boiler room 15x40; < the dry kiln 30x50. And we understand an 1 ! additional building, 40x100 feet, will be I I erected for the plant of the spoke and f i handle machinery recently purchased from * the Lancaster company. The whole plant will cover over three acres. 1 Chief of Police Steele wears his badge 1 and steps about like a veteran. The obj streperous and tippling portion of the com- < munity has been on its good behavior since I his election. OAKLAND. ' SHARON SHAVINGS. 1 i A lirllliaiit Marriage?Other Matters of More or Less Interest. I Sharon, January 1(5.?The wedding bells J have been ringing near our little town re- , cently. According to an announcement | made in The Enquirer a few weeks ago, i i Dr. Joseph II. Saye, of this place, was mar- < ried to Miss Ella, oldest daughter of Mr. and ; Mrs. John L. Kainey, on the evening of the 1 lltli instant, and a most pleasant affair it i was. About half past G o'clock some forty-five 1 | guests were assembled in the elegaut parlor < j of Mr. John L. Itainey, to witness the imp-1 tials which, a half hour later, were to cause J i two hearts to beat as one. At 7 o'clock the j < beautiful notes of the wedding march began j' to flow from the piano under the educated j i touch of Miss Cora Carroll, of Blairsville. , This was the signal for the appearance of the ! ' ! - 1 ...l.rt filnrl into I ; six couples ill uiienutiuuv, | the rooni in the following? order: Mr. Will: I ! Ashe, of McConnellsville, with Miss Pearl ; Crosby, of Blacksburg; Mr. R. S. Plaxco, of Sharon, with Miss Maggie McFadden, of Rodman's; I)r. W. K. Kennedy, of Bethany, J j with Miss Anna Poag, of Rodman's ; Mr. | J. B. Alexander, of Charlotte, N. C., with Miss Pinkie Carroll, of Sharon: Thos. F. | ! McDow, of Yorkville, with Miss Alice, 'Thompson, of tiallney ; Mr. Jno. K. Hin-i j ton, of Lewis's Turnout, and Miss Belle Wise, of West Chester. Mr. ilinton acted as best man, and Miss Wise as bridesmaid. ! Next came the bride and groom, and the j ' party was complete. As the couples en- i i tered the room, the gentlemen tiled to the i 1 right and the ladies to the left. The bridal j couple was met in the centre by Rev. W. S. 1 Hamiter, of Blacksburg, who, with a beauti-, : ful but most solemn and impressive cere- j i mony, made the two young people husband j ! and wife. After a shower of congratulations, the! j guests retired to the dining room, where a ; bountiful table awaited them. It was ele-1 1 ganlly furnished with a great variety of ! good things to tempt the innor man. Sup| per over, the guests reassembled in the par\ ar, where good music, both vocal and in- I trumental, together with pleasant conver- p ation and sparkling wit, passed the hours d uickly by. v The presents were numerous and useful, a ut the most pleasant surprise in the way of b , present, was the find by the bride of a litle box of gold on her plate at the table. It ontained $100 and was a present from her ither. M The good wishes of the community are t] xtended to the popular young couple. Dr. j; nd Mrs. Saye will, move to Sharon. 0 The doctor's gettiug off has indeed caused bad break in the Bachelor's association at c his place, of which he was a much respect- , d member. The association, as it now tands, consists of the following officers: 'resident, our venerable friend, John L. Iiller; 1st vice-president, John D. Hamilon ; 2d vice-president, J. D. Gwyn ; secre- a ary, R. S. Plaxco; treasurer, \V. L. Hill, f "hey are a lively set. |j The services of Miss Sallie L. McCorkle, f Shelby, N. C., a lady of fine reputation a s -a school teacher, has been secured to each the school at this place. An effort a ?ill be made soon to resume the building of a he academy. t< We are having an abundance of snow ^ ow, and our town has been a playground t1 ar nearly all its citizens. They have been P aving lots of sport throwing snow-balls. It } really amusing to see how some of our ii aale citizens emerge from their stores to en- IV age in it. Some come out headforemost a ithout any persuasion, while others come o ut feet foremost with an escort of two or h hree men. 1< At a recent town election at this place, the v allowing ticket was elected : Mayor, J. A. b lope ; wardens?John B. Ross, J. S. Hart- b iess, W. J. Shillinglaw and J. A. Brown. A congregational meeting will be held at d iharon A. R. P. church on next Saturday, c ne 28th, at iu o'clock a. m., and it is hoped y hat all the male members of the congrega- p ion will be present. Citizen. v REV. LETTER PROM W. W. RATCHFORD. b a The Good Minister Sends a Message to His Friends in York. j Sditor of The Enquirer: d As I am somewhat acquainted in York a ounty, and am known to a number of the v eaders of your paper, perhaps a note from a his point might be of interest to some of a hem. Since I crossed the line of the Old North c Rate on the 5th instant, the weather has g teen intensely cold. We have had four or ] ive snows, and at present the ground is cov- b red to a depth of six or eight inches. Bus- 1* ness is at a standstill and travel is almost v ompletely stopped. Yet, notwithstanding c he extreme cold, a goodly number of the c Pirzah congregation surprised myself and r amily in the way of a pounding, on the 11th t nstant. They brought with them quite a e [uantity of eatables, cooked and otherwise, fi uch as meats, sugar, potatoes, turnips, but- p er, chickens, etc.; also corn, fodder and r irewood. They inflicted a wound on the v >erson of the family that will not be healed 0 lor forgotten for days to come, and caused a j| ay of light and heat in the household equal I o any that could be produced by a May sun. o This good people will have the better porion, for "it is more blessed to give than to c eceive." Yet such acts of kindness nerves 8 he arm of the man who is called to work 0 or their spiritual good. I am conveniently situated and hope for e jreat good during the coming year. The $ lusbandman may also rejoice in the prospect ( >f an abundant harvest, and the present , teason is a grand fertilizer. Most fraternally e rours, W. W. Ratchford. i Walkup, N. C., January 20. c CHURCH NEWS. [ Wo Preaching at Bethesda Next Sunday? } Memorial Services?New Deacons Elected, j Vnrlrvlllp F.nniilror. 1 I CO|A>MUbliVV VI vuu , GUTHRIE8VILLE, January 23.?There will >e no services at Bethesda next Sunday. Services in memory of Father Saye will be leld at Fishing Creek church on that day. father Saye would be 85 years old on next Sunday were he alive. This was not thought >f, however, when the memorial service was ippointed for that time. The programme vill be as follows: A paper by Rev. B. P. iteid on the early life of Father Saye and lis ministry, until he moved to Fishing >eek. Rev. W. G. White, Jr., of Lowrysdlle, on his work at Fishing Creek; and lev. J. R. Millard on his old age. The people of Olivet and Bethesda will lave the pleasure of hearing Rev. J. B. Swann, of Bullock's Creek, at Olivet, next Sunday at 11 a. m. His last visit and his ireaching were enjoyed very much by their :engregations. D. L. Black, J. B. Moore and J. O. Moore vpre elected deacons of Bethesda church, at s i congregational meeting held on Sunday i ast. The selections are good, and it is hoped ] hat they will accept. p. MERE MENTION. t Miss Eliza McDonald, a teacher in the I 3tate Female college at Greensboro, was j un over and killed by a train on the Yad- ^ tin Valley and Cape Fear railroad on Tues- t lay of last week. The Allen & Ginter t jigarette factory at Richmond, was destroy- t jd by fire one day last week. The loss was ^ ibout $175,000. Over 1,200 hahds were < ;hrown out of employment. A Ger- ] nan emigrant named Hoag, died of cholera < it St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday of last veek. Senator Kenna's family is left i with nothing. This fact goes to show that < luring all his career, the senator was au i lonest conscientious lawmaker. The i paper warehouse of Nixon & Brother, of | Philadelphia, collapsed last Wednesday and i three men who were inside were buried in i the ruins. It is understood that every 1 trade engaged in the building line in Chica- j ;o will go on a strike on the 1st of April. i The senate and house will meet together on 1 February 8 for the purpose of counting the 1 electoral vote. Matthew S. Quay will t be returned to the United States senate by ] the Pennsylvania Republicans The i Calumet club house in Chicago, was destroy- j 2d by fire on Tuesday of last week. The i loss is estimated at $500,000. The At- i lanta Constitution says that Ben Butler left 1 i fortune of $6,000,000, not counting the ( 3poons. Citizens of Atlanta, on last | Thursday, subscribed $5,000 for the relief < of the poor of the city, rendered more or < less destitute on account of the snow. i The house committee on territories has or- | 3ered a favorable report on a bill to admit j Utah into the Union as a State. During j several days last week, teams and wagons < crossed the Mississippi river, at St. Louis, on j the ice. Congress adjourned on Wed? ?l Mm mdmnrv of i nesuay uut ui icopw ui vuv ,, President Hayes. Mrs. A. F. Wood, of j ] Hardin county, Iowa, died last Thursday j i of leprosy. She had been bedridden for a I; number of years and her body was so ; shriveled and distorted, that she could i scarcely be recognized as a human be-! i ing. The inaugural committee on public , 1 comfort, is receiving hundreds of inquiries ] from all parts of the country as to what; j kind of accommodations are to be obtained ; ( in Washington during the inauguration. The United States court, in session at I)u-1 luth, Minnesota, has adjudged the Chinese ' exclusion act unconstitutional. The ] business failures throughout the country11 during the last week numbered 290; for the corresponding week of last year, 274. < The Illinois supreme court has rendered I a decision to the effect that women can vote j at all school elections. The States of Nebraska, North Dakota, Washington and ! Montana have been balloting for a United ! > States senator for several days past with ! little probability of reaching an early agreement. Hundreds of vessels are reported to be frozen up in the ice at Hamp-1 ton Roads, Ya. The Republican mem- j bers of the West Virginia legislature, on last Friday, nominated Stephen B. Elkinsj for the long term in the United States senate. The nomination, of course, was only intended as a compliment. The JJichi gau legislature has repealed the celebrated "Minor law," which made possible the division of the electors of the State between the Republicans and Democrats. There has been little or no change in the condition of Secretary Blaine during the past j few weeks. By turns he continues to grow | stronger and weaker. His case is quite a puzzle to the physicians. Dr. Otho Wilson, the head of "Gideon's Band" in North Carolina, has been indicted by the grand jury of Wake county for belonging to a secret political organization. Senator Carlisle has sent in his resignation to Gov-j ernor Brown, of Kentucky, to take effect February 4th. It has been officially calculated that the Homestead riots cost the State of Pennsylvania $4:32,818. Justice I vw ?W ividently on the verge of insanity. Yester- y' lay he went to the residence of Mr. D. E. Converse, and calmly sitting down in the >arlor, refused to answer any interrogations sxcept that he was the son of Senator /ance. Mr. Converse, thinking the man to be >f unsound mind, humored him, and after lining him placed him at the hotel, TJhis Doming some countrymen brought in a man n a pitiable condition, with his feet and lands fearfully frozen. He proved to be v ' dr. Yance. It seems that last night he - toarded the northbound Richmond and )anville train, and having no ticket or ooney, was put off at a station a few miles rom here. He wandered around in the . voods till early this morning, when he vas found in a helpless condition and veil nigh frozen to death. He was brought o town and treated by Dr. T. E. Evins. ** ienator Vance has been wired of the :ondition of his son. Mr. Vance h$s been vandering around here for a day or two, ind has been several times put off the rains. He says he is trying to get to Asherille, where he has been employed on one of he newspapers. It is thought his present jerturbed state of mind was caused by exiessive drink. Senator Irby Converted.?Senator Irby, >f South Carolina, who is the successor of Jeneral Wade Hampton, has returned to Vashington from a visit to Mr. Cleveland, md he is now an enthusiastic Cleveland nan, says a Washington dispatch to the tfew York Sun of last Thursday: "His sudden conversion occasions much :omment among his South Carolina acquaintinces, who remember how bitterly he op>osed Mr. Cleveland before the Chicago lomination was made. However, Senator ' . # [rby went over to New York, saw Mr. Cleveland, talked with him nearly an hour it the Mills building, and now he declares hat Mr. Cleveland is the greatest man in he Democratic party. In referring to his visit, Senator Irby says he was completely :aptivated by the broad-minded views on public questions expressed by the president ilect. ' m 1 ? j "I never mei dir. uieveiauu uciuic uuu was surprised to hear him talk so frankly . _ jn every subject that was suggested. He mpressed me with the idea that his one aim s to make the coming Democratic adminisnation a success. He said nothing during ihe conversation that impressed me with the dea that he is going to punish those who lonestly differed with him before his renomnation. He is too big a man for that. He s fully aware that many of the ablest and jest men in the Democratic party honestly jelieved before the Chicago convention met ;hat he could not be elected, and for that reason they opposed his nomination. They nay not have had any personal feeling igainst him, for many of them, like myself, lever knew him. They remembered that he ivas elected in 1884, but four years later he was defeated by President Harrison, whom even Republicans considered a weak man at die time of his nomination. It was this coniition of affairs that caused many thousands jf tried and true Democrats to doubt the advisability of renominating him. Not that ihey doubted his capacity and his ability to faithfully represent the principles of the Democratic party, but simply because they 3id not regard him as the most available man under the circumstances then existing. "After lie was nominated it is evident that ' every Democrat in the land turned in and helped to elect him, judging from the elec Lion returns, me result snows mar every Democrat did his duty. I acknowledge that [ was opposed to Mr. Cleveland's nomination, but I sincerely believe that he is going to make a great president. I do not believe he is going to punish me for opposing him, for if he does, he should also punish all other i?reat men of the party who were equally opposed to his nomination." Messenger Gantt in Washington.? The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution writes his paper of Saturday as follows: "Larry Gantt has been here for several days with the South Carolina electoral vote. Larry was in town some time before he delivered the vote, because he claims he could not regale himself properly in Columbia for the great occasion. He thought he could draw his mileage before delivering the vote and improve his personal appearauce by a new outfit. He was mistaken in this, but by giving a proper mortgage upon his claim, he was enabled to secure a new silk hat and a clean collar. Thus when Larry delivered the vote of South Carolina to the president pro tern., Manderson, of the senate, he actually wore a brand new silk hat and a white celluloid collar. His hair was oiled for the occasion, and Larry made a great speech in delivering the vote. With his $120 mileage, Larry is now seeing Washington. He has a return ticket." J-. A Third Term for Tillm an.-HThe News and Courier, Stat<! and Greenville News wish to give Governor Tillman the honor of a third terra at the instance of a people wild with delight at his course as governor, , let them fight the recent liquor law as they are now doing and let Tillman "uphold it at all hazards" as he says he will do, and it will be useless to make a nomination against hiin two years hence. Throats that never emitted a "Hurrah for Tillman" before will be made hoarse from this cry (hen. See uow if we are not correct. Whisky shops have got to go !?Sumter Freeman. * i i. Q. C. Lamar, of the United States sureme court, died at Macon, Ga., last Monay. Late news from Egypt portends * rar with England. The senate has greed to take a vote on the anti-option ill on next Tuesday. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Three white men, brothers, named Ruff, re re arrested in Chester last Thursday on* tie charge of burglarizing the safe in W. H. Teal's saloon on Depot street, on the night f the 7th of January. - v ? The name of the Columbia Record, reently bought by H. P. Clark and others, as beeu changed to "The Evening Journal," nd its publication under that name, will be ommenced within a few days. -- At Allendale, last Saturday night, at bout 10 o'clock, Britton Daniels was deoyed out of his house, shot and instantly illed by-Doc Henderson. . The murderer ed, but was captured three miles from town nd committed to jail. ? Heury Lewis, colored, had his throat cut t a negro frolic in Easley, last Friday night, nd died almost instantly. No one seems 3 know who the guilty party is, as there ras a general row among the negroes, but wo railroad negroes from Central are susected. - ... -e ? Colonel John P. Thomas, wnne wanting 1 the snow at the corner of Laurel and larion streets, Columbia, last Wednesday fternoon, fell, throwing the whole weight f his body on his foot. Dr. Talley found is ankle dislocated and both bones in the )wer portion of his leg broken. The bones fere reset, and Colonel Thomas, it is hoped y his host of friends, will soon be able to e up and about. ? Marion Star: Recently Joseph A. Baker ^ iscovered that some one was abstracting ore from a narrow opening in one of the falls of his bare. On last Friday evening he laced a steel-trap on the iuside of the barn, rithin easy reach of the opening, and on ising next morning and going out to his am, was rewarded by finding Polly Bethea, n old colored woman, standing at the side f the barn, where she had remained the enire night with the thermometer about eight degrees above zero and with her right hand afely secured in the jaws of the steel-trap ? rithin. The old creature was almost frozen nd her fingers so badly bruised as to necesitate amputation. ? The State executive committee of the rood Templars of South Carolina, met in. Sumter last week to discuss the situation, fery little was given out for publication, ut the committee decided to put a State ecturer in the field and push the temperance ^ rork with renewed energy. J. P. Gibson, will ontinue in the work for the present. The onclusions reached by the committee with eference to the Evans dispensary law, were hat after the dispensaries shall have been stablished, to strive to have the law enarced, but to work by all lawful means to revent the establishment of any dispensaies whatever. A circular letter to this effect rill be issued at once to all the lodges of Hood Templars in the State. At the meet g, the executive committee elected Joel E. Irunson to be editor of The Broad Axe, the rgan of the Good Templars of the State. ? David M. Vance, son of Senator Vance, i >f North Carolina, has been creating a senation around these parts for the past day r two, says a Spartanburg special of Saturlov tliA Stntfl! From his conduct he is