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ftvajis and ?acts.
? The Louisville Courier-Journal, in noticing
the extensive emigration from Kentucky
west, attributes it to the bad roads in
that State. "We must have better roads,"
it says, "or there will be no limit to the depopulation
by emigration to the more favored
localities."
? The Chinamen of the country are now
having their pictures taken, a failure to do
which by the oth of May renders them liable
to expulsion. The law requires that they
shall be registered by that time, and that
their photographs must be deposited with the
clerks of the United States district courts.
? The story of the recent cyclone which
passed through Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, did rot exaggerate the facts. In
Lauderdale county, Miss., 300 families were
rendered homeless, and many farmers whom
the cyclone found' in comfortable circumstances
were left penniless. The total death
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a number of the injured are not expected to
live. A great deal has been done to relieve
the victims of the cyclone all along its path
by popular contributions.
? Bob Fitzsimmons whipped Jim Hall in a
prize tight before the Crescent City Athletic
club at New Orleans, last Wednesday night.
They fought for a purse of $40,000 and a
stake of $10,000 a side, with the understanding
that the loser should get $5,000. The
fight lasted for about twelve minutes, and
Hall was knocked out on the fourth round.
He fell to the floor like a beef, and did not
recover consciousness for about ten minutes.
The fight was witnessed by about 6,000 spectators,
who paid from $25 to $150 each for
their tickets.
? A sore-eyed cat separated a husband
and wife in New York recently. The woman
charged her husband, Thomas Lewis, a liveryman,
with cruelty, because he threw the
cat out of the window, and brought suit for
divorce. Lewis entered a general denial of
his wife's charges of ill treatment. "She is
the aggressor. She insists on sleeping with
the cat, and because 1 objected, she told me
to go to the hotel," said Lewis. "I thought I
had more right to my bed than the sore-eyed
cat, and I threw the beast out of the window."
The couple refuse to be reconciled,
and the husband will have to pay alimony.
The wife went off with the cat.
? A cable dispatch to the New York Herald
gives oue clue to the mystery of the incessant
export of gold from this country. Each of
the leading powers of the Continent is hoarding
gold for its "war fund," a nucleus for the
great struggle which Europe fears and half
expects. France has a war reserve of $400,000,000
in gold, Germany over $300,000,000,
and Russia, Austria, Italy and other nations
enough in addition to swell the aggregate,
according to the estimates of experts, to the
colossal sum of $1,300,000,000 in the yellow
metal. Our gates are open, we threaten
gold with our silver bullion purchases, and
the current streams to the reservoirs of Europe,
to be hoarded for the mobilization of
armies when the crash of war comes.
? Secretary Carlisle has received offers
from Chicago bankers to exchange $3,000,000
in gold for a.like amount of small treasury
notes of denominations of fives, tens and
twenties. - Intimations are made that the
amount of small notes that will be needed
will reach $10,000,000, for which gold will be
paid. He will forward the small notes at
once. This demand for small notes is explained
by the fact that with the opening of
the weather, cattle and graiu are to be moved.
A slight demand is also being felt further
west, and it is anticipated that the demand
for small notes for which gold will be paid,
will continue to increase. So far as the
treasury department is advised, no gold is
engaged at the New York sub-treasury for
shipment within the next few days.
? On last Saturday afternoon the State
legislature of California passed through both
houses a resolution to submit to the people a
constitutional amendment removing the
capital from Sacramento to San Jose, providing
the little city shall deed to the State
ten acres of land and a bonus of $1,000,000.
This action, though hasty, appears to have
been in earnest. The immediate animus of
the resolution was an article in a Sacramento
eveniug paper headed : "Thank God, the
Legislature will soon Adjourn," and professof
the legislature. The article was read in
the senate and the resolution promptly
passed. Being transmitted to the assembly,
it first failed of the necessary two-thirds
majority, but a call of the house was ordered,
the doors were closed, and the sergeant-at-arms
was dispatched to arrest absentees.
A number were routed from bed,
brought to the assembly chamber, and the
required vote was thus finally obtained.
? The assertion that editors are not generalty
to be recoguized by the new administration
is true, says the Washington Post of
last Monday. Mr. Cleveland believes that
his nredecessor suffered through the charge
of having subsidized the press, and he does
not intend to run the same gauntlet. The
decision is also to be made particularly applicable
to newspaper men who desire to be
postmasters in their towns. Mr. Bissell has
had the names of some country editors presented
to him in connection with various
postoflices, but has uniformly declined to
give any encouragement to the office-seeker,
lie lays down the principle that jn small
towns all utterances of newspapers over
which a postmaster-editor presides will be
regarded as the views of the administration,
while, on the other hand, all praise of Mr.
Cleveland's acts will be discounted because
it emanates from the receipt of official favor.
Therefore, Mr. Bissell does not propose to
appoint any editors to postmasterships, and
the president will observe the same rule in
disposing of the higher offices.
? Recently President Harrison received his
last month's pay in the shape of a draft for
$4,l(3(i.G7, issued on a warrant to the treasurer,
signed, as usual, by the secretary of the
treasury, and sent over to the White House
by a messenger. On Friday last he received
another draft for $41G.6o, issued the same
way by the treasury department, representing
his service as president of the United
States for the first three days of March, and
closing his account with the government.
Notwithstanding the fact that he was president
up to noon on March 4, General Harrison
received no pay whatever for his
services on that day for the reason that the
Federal accounting officers do not recognize
divisions of a day in the settlement of accounts
of salaries. Each incumbent of the
office of president is paid the salary of that
office beginning with the day of his inuagu
ration, so that he gains in the beginning or
his term what he loses in the end. This arrangement
was followed at the last change
of administration and at its predecessors,
and is so fair and reasonable that it is not likely
to be changed. According to the treasury
computation the presidential salary of $50,000
a year is at the rate of $13S.S8 a day.
? The State Cotton Acreage convention of
Texas met in Austin last Friday. Among
other important things done was the appointing
of a committee, consisting of one member
from each congressional district, to draw
up a suitable form of address to the farmers of
Texas and the South on t he subject of decreasing
the cotton acreage. Reports were adduced
showing an immense surplus crop, and
the farmers are urged to turn their attention
more to other products. The committee's
report advises that 110 change be made in
this year's acreage in consideration of the
lateness of the season, and recommended
further that the Texas cotton growers take
110 decided action in the matter of reducing
the cotton acreage until a convention of the
whole cotton growing world lias met and
taken action in the matter. After a long
windy session Friday, lasting far into the
night, the convention concluded its business
by appointing a delegate from each senatorial
district, to be appointed by the ('otton convention,
and two delegates from each county,
to be appointed by the county judge, to attend
a cotton convention at New Orleans
next month. No positive steps were taken,
but all farmers were requested to reduce
their cotton acreage for 1803.
? The vaults of the United States mint in
this city today hold the largest amount of
bar silver ever stored in one place in the
United States, says a Philadelphia dispatch
of last Saturday. The quantity is 110,o<>0,000,000
ounces, or fully enough, with the
usual allov. to make no less than 150,000,
000,000 silver dollars. The steel walled
treasure'holders are Idled to overflowing,
and bullion is being received from the government
at the rate of 8,800,000 ounces a
month. Besides this amount there are sealed
in a seperate vault $">0,000,000 in coins,
and the seal cn the door has not been broken
for two years. All available storage space
having been utilized, it has been found necessary
to have another steel lined vault con
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I Btructod for the purpose of storing bullion.
| The new vault is about ten feet from lloor to
I ceiling, about eight feeet wide and thirty!
feet long. It was completed yesterday and
i the government will commence using it on
; Monday. With silver piled up to the ceilj
ing, this new storage room will contain but
20,000,000, and at the present rate it will be
filled in less than six months. The construction
of still another one of these iin|
mense storage places for silver is an abso!
lute necessity, should the purchases of silver
1 continue. This trend of affairs is far beyond
all precedent in the history of the
mint. Previous to 18SI0 it was a rare event
i to have stored within the walls of the
J mint more than a single million ounces
j of bullion. There was up to that time nev:
er a day when there were 8,000,000 ounces
I at one time on hand.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15,1893.
? Just before the adjournment of the last
congress, a brother representative asked
Uncle George D. Tillman what he proposed
to do. "I shall go home and work for an
honest living," was his characteristic reply.
"I shall farm. It is the only occupation for
a gentleman to follow. I shall not linger
about Washington either as a loafer, lobbyist
or office seeker." I
? It is said to be Mr. Cleveland's desire to
distribute Federal patronage in this State in
such a way as to harmonize the factions.
We can't believe a story like this of a man
of such excellent wisdom as Mr. Cleveland.
We are sure that he understands only too
well the discord that must necessarily follow
the distribution of patronage even where
there is only one faction.
? The present outlook seems to be that the
coming race for the United States senatorship
is to be a three-cornered one between
Butler, Tillman and Talbert. If this shall
prove correct, Butler's chances of re-election
will be brighter. He can easily slip in
through the breach which will be made by
the dissensions of Tillman and Talbert.
? President Cleveland has announced that
under no circumstances will he give an office
to any one who was appointed under his
former administration. The rule, it is said,
will even apply to fourth class postmasters.
Postmaster General Bissell has given out
that he proposes to avoid, as far as possible,
the appointment of any one as postmaster
who is not willing to give the duties of the
nncifimi nil nf his time and attention. He
says he does not propose to have it so one
man may draw the salary and another do
the work for a portion of the pay.
? The February number of "Newspaperdom"
is just to hand, filled up as usual from
cover to cover, with entertaiuing and instructive
matter of permanent value to the
workers of the press. Newspaperdom is uudoubtedly
the most valuable journal of its
class which has yet appeared in the field,
aud should be a regular visitor to every newspaper
office in the land. The subscription
price is one dollar a year; teu cents a copy.
It is published monthly by Chas. S. Fatterson,
World Building, New York.
? The papers of yesterday contained a
denial of the story that Cleveland does not
nnena to appoint country editors to office.
The story, whether true or not, was no doubt
started for some special purpose, and having
already expressed ourselves on the subject,
we will allow our opinion to stand as originally
written. We have as yet had no occasion
to change it. We will say, however,
that while on general principles we do not
approve of newspaper men becoming officeseekers,
all things else being equal, they have
just as good a right to hold office as any
other class of citizens.
? A Democratic house, a Democratic senate,
a Democratic president. That is the
way that the government will stand, at least
duriug the next two years. There is no
longer any serious question at to the complexion
of the senate, for the Democrats are
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present constituted, they have a majority of
two over all, and in matters of tariff reform,
six. and probably seven. The composition
of the house, as shown by unofficial returns,
is: Democrats, 217; Republicans, 12S ; Third
Party, 8; vacancies, 2. The Democrats
have a majority of eighty over all.
? A correspondent of the Atlanta Conetitution,
who has been studying the government
"Blue Book" with a view to calculating
the number of offices to which Georgia
would be entitled on a fair divide, finds that
exclusive of postoflices, in all, there are
74,480. The population of Georgia is nearly
2,000,000, or one-thirtieth the population of
the entire country, and with an equal distribution
of the offices would get 2,487 with
! salaries ranging from $17,500 downward,
j On the same basis, South Carolina would get
j 1,243, but even with this number, we beg to
j suggest to those who desire them, that there
is less than one-fortieth of an office to each
man.
? The motion for a writ of habeas corpus,
in the cases of the South Carolina sheriffs
t held for contempt in the railroad cases, was
argued before the supreme court on Monday
of last week. The court granted the writ,
making it returnable at Washington on
March 27, when it will enter on the merits of
the whole case. While the action of the
court is of no special significance, the attorneys
of the State feel that they have cause
I for congratulation, and feel very much encouraged.
The attorneys for the railroads
have little or nothing to say. The matter is
of very grave importance to the people of
the State, and the event will be awaited with
keen interest.
? The necessity of good practicable fire
I iii{? to subsidize the press." We can't think j
that as honorable a man as President Cleveland
is generally believed to be, is responsible
for any such sentiment, but if he did say
what is attributed to him, here is our ex7
j
: plauatiou. "My administration is not going j
I to be such as will meet the sanction of conn- j
j try newspapers, the purest and necessarily '
j most incorruptible element of journalism ;
| therefore, I will give out this word to clip
j their claws. If they do not support my ad
! ministration, I can show up their animus by j
pointing to my refusal to give their editors |
j office." Xo man connected with TitK Ex- j
QUIRKK ever has been a candidate for office,
: county, State or Federal, and we hope never |
' will be, but such an insinuation as that attributed
to the president stirs up our indigj
nation to a degree. It is as unreasonable as
it is unjust. Many metropolitan dailies can
i be, and often are, subsidized. The reasons
are obvious. Their influence has a cash
! value, which a dishonest proprietor can accept
as a cold blooded business proposition.
With country editors, however, the case is
! different. Besides the fact that most of
| them are as honest as they know, even if
| they were disposed to sell, their inlluence
would not oe worm a consideration mm wiuj
could afford to take.
MERE MENTION.
Rev. S. H. Buchanan, ex-treasurer of the
State insane asylum of Arkansas, has confessed
to embezzling the funds of that institution
to the amount of $120,000. The
Kansas house of representatives has passed
a bill making all contracts payable in "legal
tender" and forbidding the making of contracts
payable only in gold. Several
earthquake shocks were felt in Oregon on
Tuesday of last week. The clergymen
of Charlotte, N. C., have adopted a resolution
to preach no more funeral sermons except
by special and urgent request.
William Bluett, an employee of the NationCash
Register company, at Atlanta, was
arrested in Charlotte last week charged with
embezzling $1,500 The Atlanta grand
jury has found an indictment for murder
agaiust Miss Julia Force, who recently killed
her two sisters. Cleveland has withdrawn
Harrison's Hawaiian treaty from the
senate. Ex-queen Lilinokalin and Princess
Kaiuulani, of Hawaii, are both in Washington
exerting such influence as they can
command against the proposed annexation of
Hawaii. The State of Virginia is suing
the State of Tennessee in the U. S. supreme
court for a small slice her territory.
Lieutenant Colonel Streator, of the 10th
Pennsylvania regiment, is to be court martialed
for drunkenness and conduct unbecoming
a gentleman at the inauguration.
Streator is the man who had Private lams
strung up by the thumbs at Homestead last
summer. A report was started one
day last week to the effect that Governor
Turney, of Tennessee, was dead, and the
Tennessee legislature at once adjourned out
of respect to him. It afterward developed
that the story was not true. When the 1
story was reported to the governor, he remarked
: "I knew it was a lie as soon as I
heard it." George Wynne, a negro, was
sold at Fayette, Mo., recently, for vagrancy.
He was purchased for a few dollars and 1
under the sentence must serve his purchaser
for six months. It is understood that
none of the senators appointed by governors
on failure of the legislatures to elect, will he
allowred to take their seats. James W. ;
Hyatt, United States treasurer under Cleveland's
former administration, died at his
home at Norwalk, Connecticut, last Sunday
of Bright's disease; The heirs of Sam j
Houston, the "father of Texas," have entered
suit to recover $600,000 worth of valu
protection is usually most painfully realized
, during the progress of a destructive fire. It
is then that the unfortunate property owner
stands by in pitiable helplessness and speculates
on the cost of his folly. His case is
i very similar to that of the Arkansas settler
who could not put a roof on his house because
; it was raining and neglected the matter in
I dry weather because then the house did not
| need any roof. York county has five towns
of from 800 to 3,000 population, and four
others with a population of not less than three I
| hundred. Out of the nine, only one has
! any protection whatever against fire. The
! subject is one worthy of the consideration of
every town and village in the county.
i ? It is reported us coming direct from j
President Cleveland, that he does not intend
to appoint country newspapermen to Feder-1
al olliccs, for the reason that it will lay the administration
open to the charge of "attempt- J
able property in the city of Houston, which
they claim has never been legally separated 1
from the estate. Destructive floods are '
prevalent in Eastern Pennsylvania and
Maryland. A bill has been introduced
in the Ohio legislature to make it unlawful
for a member of that body to accept free
passes on the railroads. A locomotive
boiler exploded at Hartford, Connecticut, {
last Monday and killed the fireman aud
brakeman. At the last session of con- '
gress the sum of $37,000 was appropriated 1
by congress with which to pay the em- '
ployes of the bureau of engraving and printbig.
By a clerical error the president signed
a bill calling for only $37, and the employes
will have to go without their pay i
until congress re-convenes.
A Story of Secretary Gresham.? '
Gresham is as well known for his physical
courage as for any of his other traits, says
Kate Field's Washington. It is told of him !
that in 18G3, when he was running for congress
against Michael C. Kerr, both candidates
happened to have hit one day upon
the same place and the same hour for a public
meeting. An immense crowd gathered,
a large share of it being made up of political
enemies of Gresham. It was decided
that the speakers on both sides should be
heard, the Democrats first and the Republicans
afterward.
When it came Gresham's turn to speak, a
big bully in the audience, with a pistol fastened
conspicuously outside his clothing, attempted
to howl him down. Gresham insisted
on being heard. The bully kept up ;
his disturbance, and Gresham presently
sprang down from the stage and advanced
upon the troublesome auditor.
"I came here to make a speech," he said,
"and I am going to make it. My friends, I
have listened courteously to the speeches on !
your side, and all we ask is that those who
don't want to give us fair play shall quit the ;
place. As for you, personally," shaking his
finger ominously at the disturber, "I know
you for a vagabond and scoundrel. You are 1
the man who shot enrolling officer B and
threw his body into the Wabash river!"
The charge created great excitement, for
the substance of it had been secretly whispered
about the neighborhood for years.
The accused drew his pistol, but Gresham
had one ready, too, and the pair stood facing
each other for perhaps a miuute in si- V
lencc. Then the bully dropped his pistol- 1
arm at his side and slunk away in the '
crowd, while Gresham returned to the plat-1
form and cooly finished his speech.
The First Cam net Meeting.?-The first
meeting of President Cleveland's cabinet
was held on Thursday afternoon of last week.
All the members were present. Just prior
to the assembling of the new officers in
the cabinet room, Secretary Carlisle had a '(
talk with the president concerning the bond
question and was the first member of the !
cabinet to arrive at the White House. Post- j i
master General Bissell came early, with Secretaries
Herbert and Gresham close behind i
him. The others followed quickly, with the <
exception of Secretary Morton, who did not
arrive until the cabinet had been in session i
nearly an hour. I
There was no formality or ceremony observed
in opening the meeting. Mr. Cleveland,
sitting at the head of the table, started
business in a simple, direct manner. The i
session was devoted to a discussion of mat- i
ters of current public importance, including
Hawaiian annexation and the financial situa- j i
tion. i
The greater part of the time was taken up,
however, with a consideration of the question ' i
Of appointments, particularly those of assis-! i
tants to the various cabinet officers. The ]
necessity for filling these positions without i
delay was taken as a self-evident fact, but <
Mr. Cleveland impressed upon the official 1
family the necessity of going slow in making i
selections.
Messrs. Lamont, Bissell and Sm;th remain- :
ed for some time after the adjournment, dis-11
cussing matters of a confidential character. 1
A Good Joh for Hampton.?A Washing-'
ton special of the 7th instant to the Columbia J
State says: General Wade Hampton has had, j1
perhaps, the highest compliment paid him M
bv the members of the senate that could 1
have been paid, and he will, without doubt, 1
remain in \\ ashington four years as railroad
commissioner. I have the information direct- ]
ly from one of the leading members of the
senate, who has signed the paper. General 1
Hampton, as he has said all along, would j'
not seek an ollice, and until today knew
nothing of it. The leading senators got up 1
a request in the senate chamber to President' <
Cleveland, asking him to appoint General N
Hampton railroad commissioner. It has 11
been signed, so the senator tells me, by every '1
senator in the body, with the exception of, j
perhaps, Irby. It has been placed in Mr. I
Cleveland's hands by the senators. My in- j5
formant adds: "President Cleveland has;'
said that he will give General Hampton any-;(
thing he wanted. Since he would not make i ]
known a preference, his friends did it for !
him, and the appointment will soon be an-j
nounced."'
Resti.t ok Skttino the Clock Rack.? i1
During the past few days there has been j'
very much unfavorable comment upon the ,
senate for setting the hands of the clock '
back more than an hour last Saturday, in I
order to conclude the business before that;
body. Cndcr the law the term of congress
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aiiu ui mu |iii'duu'iii tajiuvn at a ? v v,iw.?* . noon
on March 4th. By .setting the hands '
of the clock back last Saturday, the new |<
president was not sworn in until after '
o'clock, though the senate clock pointed t(
the hour of noon when the ceremonies tool
place. The day was bitterly cold and tin
troops congregated on the outside for tin
great procession were compelled to remaii
in a blizzard for hours, awaiting the senate
As a consequence, thousands of pcoph
who attended the inauguration ceremonie
are tow ill, and many who were exposed t<
the cold of that day are not expected to live
Indeed, there have been a number of death:
already. The Washington newspapers an
very severe in their criticism upon the sen
ate and it is generally believed that they an
correct.?Atlanta Contitution, Thursday.
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Enjoyable Entertainments?In Ilehalf of tin
Monument to Confederate Privates?./
Mafruifiront Effort for ttic Woman's Indus
triaI School?Personal Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer.
Rock Hill, March 14.?The Baptist con
gregation is getting up a series of weekly
entertainments in the sliape of a spelling
bee. The second one of the series was helt
on lost Friday night and afforded a grea
deal of enjoyment. The audience was de
lighted with the efforts of the contestant:
and was greatly amused when a crack spelle
was turned down. The successful spelle
was Mr. Wood. I consider it unnecessary
to give the names of those who did not wir
the prize.
A meeting of the Catawba Rifles wa;
held last night, Captain Frel Mobley in tin
chair. The object of the meeting was t(
take into consideration a circular Jettei
signed by a committee of ladies of Colum
bia, with the object of raising funds to erec
a monument in Richmond, Yu., to the pri
vate soldiers of the late Confederate war
It was. decided to assist this latfdable under
taking; by the ladies of South Carolina, anc
with this object in view a prize drill by mem
bersof the Catawba Rifles will be held nexi
Monday night. A small fee for admissior
will be charged, and an enjoyable evening h
guaranteed. It is to be hoped that our peo
pie will encourage this good work with theii
presence.
As is well understood in the State, the lo
cation of the Industrial college for Womer
will be decided upon?at least bids will b<
received?not later than the 29th instant
We will say that Rock Hill is fairly in th<
race. An election will be held on the 27tt
instant on the question for appropriating
bonds to the amount of $00,000 on .the city
and it is thought certain that the electior
will go in favor of the bonds. There is r
strong hope that the college will be located
here in that event. It looks like a larg<
amount of debt, but when we reflect that the
proceeds of the bonds will be spent in oui
midst, and that an annual endowment bj
the State of at least $25,000 or $30,000 foi
the support of this State institution will be
made, the investment would seem reasonu
ble and safe. In my judgment Rock Hil
will then take another stride in the march, oj
progress and development. She will ther
begin to realize her hopes ofbeiug'tlu
"Belle of the Piedmont."
Our townsman, Mr. John T. Roddey, has
just returned from an extended trip througl
the West.
The many friends of Miss Lettie Green<
will be delighted to hear she is at home agair
from a very pleasant visit to friends ir
Charleston. l..
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. What
Humor Says?Big Cotton Crop Indicated?Other
Notes.
I'orrespo idence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Etta Jane, March 11.?Madam rumoi
3ays that work on the Augusta division o
the Three C's railroad is to be resumed thii
spring, and that satisfactory arrangement;
have already been made for its early com
pletion. I give the report for what it is
worth, knowiug that our people are rathei
incredulous aud somewhat desponden
about it. .
There is a general distemper among th<
dogs in this neighborhood. It is probably i
forerunner of hydrophobia, and a genera
"killing out" will perhaps be the resul
soon.
A few deaths have taken place in thii
neighborhood this spring from la grippe.
Dr. !>r. J. Walker has gone "to Pacolel
milia tr> nr?u?tif>? mpdicino. This section is
dow without a regular practicing physician
If the quantity of guano being bought this
year is any index to the acreage of the cot
ton crop to be planted, we may look for
ward to the same condition of affairs w<
were in a few years ago. As it is now, 1
think we cau get along without drawing or
the Western corn cribs for this year's sup
ply of bread.
Our county court has been in session foi
the past week. As usual the docket is
heavy on the criminal side of the court.
The North I'acolet Alliance Union wil
meet at El Bethel church on Saturday, 25tl
instant.
The County Survivors' Association o
Confederate veterans, will hold a meeting a
Union, C. H., on the 1st of July, at whicl
time it will try to work up an excursion t(
Virginia to visit several of the principa
battlefields of the late war. Already, 29survivors
are enrolled, representing the dif
ferent arms of the military service as fol
lows: Artillery, 25 ; calvary, 56 ; infantry
213, including 19 commissioned officers; 31
noncommissioned officers, and 242 privates
It is thought the roll, when completed, wil
number 350.
Mr. A. A. Lee died last Saturday, 4tl
instant, of la grippe. He was about 53 year
old. lie was buried at Salem. Kev. Genrg<
Clarkson conducted the funeral services.
Sigma.
LETTER FROM LOWRYSVILLE.
Death of S. N. True?Believes in the Gooc
Sense of the Farmers?Reading ltoonillev.
J. IS. McManaway?Ignorant Treat,
nicnt of Sick Animals.
Correspondence of The Yorkville fcnquirer.
Lowrvsvillk, March 14.?This communi
ty was shocked last Tuesday afternoon bj
the announcement of the sudden death o
M r. Samuel N. True. Though complaining
a great deal recently, 011 the morning pre
ceding his death he seemed to he unusually
well. He was about over his farm attend
ing to his various duties and returning ai
noon, ate a hearty dinner. After dinner h(
walked out again and shortly afterward h<
was found in an unconscious condition. Drs
Brawley and Love were speedily called ant
ministered to him, but he never spoke anc
deatli came in a few hours.
Great fears seem to be entertained by tin
newspapers that our farmers intend to great
ly increase the cotton acreage this* year, am
the increased demand for fertilizers is citec
as proof. I do not take this view of tin
case. The farmers learned last year by ex
perience that guano paid as well or better 01
corn than on cotton, and I think a greatci
quantity than ever will be used on corn
This, in great part, accounts for the increased
demand.
Rev. W. (J. White has opened a reading
room in the Hope store room. The tables
are supplied with the choicest literature tc
be obtained, and the kind thougbtfulness 0
the reverend gentleman is much appreciated
by the public.
Rev. J. K. McManawny lias accepted 1
call to the pastorate of Liberty, New Bethe
and Calvary Baptist churches and has moved
his family to Lowrysville. He meets with s
hearty welcome by all our citizens.
The treatment of a sick mule recently re
ported in York leads me to mention it hen
with the hope that such cruelty to a faithfu
dumb brute may be prevented in the future
The mule was noticed to be "ailing." A
horse doctor was sent for and pronouncec
the ailment as "hooks." He proceeded tc
catch up the third lid of the eye by the aid o
a needle and thread and cut it out. Now
this third, or inner lid, situated in the innei
corner of the eye, is nature's provision bj
which the horse removes foreign substances
from that organ. One has only to imagine
some grinding substance in his eye with his
hands tied behind his back to realize tlu
condition of a dumb brute ignorantly deprived
of nature's fingers for removing haj
seed or any foreign substance from the eye
What we need in this country is competeul
veterinary surgeons to look after the needs o1
dumb brutes. Some people know more about
the business than others, and in the absence
:>f professionals, it will be well for the own
crs of sick animals to at least ask the advice
jf people endowed with reasonable intelligence.
w. O. (J.
? The United States court at Greenville
:ias decided to enforce the rule requiring
defendants to pay such of their own witnesses
as arc not summoned by the court.
l! LOCAL AFFAIRS. <
I \ INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ^
I I
e1 Louis Roth?On next Sat(1 relay will receive a
_ 1 shipmena of roe shad and hunch tish.
Mrs. H. L. Ferguson?(lives notice that she is j
1 located at the Crenshaw house, and is prepared
to cut and make coats, vests and
e pants and to repair and clean gentlemen's
clothing.
Win. M. Ashe, McConnellsville, S. C.?Tells
3 about having for side a ear load of Union't
Mills (lour, a good simply of Ferry'sgardcn .
q seeds, and seed Irish and sweet potatoes
of different varieties. g
c W. J. Uoddey, Rock Hill, S. C.?Tells you that g
it is the usual verdict of the policyholders
2 that "money is well spent" when it is in- j
vested in a policy of the Equitable Life In- B
su ranee company.
W. II. MeCorkle, probate judge?Gives notice
that on the .'50th of March, >S. E. True will .1
apply to him for letters of administration .1
on the estate of S. X. True, deceased. I
15 J. II. Humes? l'rints additional testimonials .
L with regard to his skill as a watchmaker. 1
W. M. Houston it Co.?Tell about their rem- '
mints,, lace curtains, window shades and
knitting yarn.
W. H. Moore it Co.?Informs you where you
can get molasses, three grades of flour that
he has to sell, and lets it be known that he .
/ has the control of the brands of tea and
T coffee that are to be sold on the World's
Fair grounds. If you want a pair of .
1 shears and buy from him, and the pair .
t you buy don't suit you, ho will give you
another pair.
Mrs. M. K. Osborne?On the 21st of April, will
make a final settlement with the probate
r : judge and apply for a discharge as adminr
istratrix of the estate of A. W. Osborne,
j deceased.
Mrs. Emma J. Krwin?Will make a final set1
tlement with tho probate judge on the
20th of April, and apply for a discharge as
5 administratrix of the estate of J. A. Er,
win, deceased.
' Mrs. M. L. Jackson?As administratrix of the
} estate of Jonathan F. Jackson, deceased,
r on the 17th of April, will make a final settlement
with the probate judge and apply
t for a discharge. |
T. M. Dobson, Manager of Dobson's RacketLets
you know that ho "is still in the ring"
with all kinds of goods, which he proposes
to sell as cheap as the cheapest, anu that
his stock of millinery is ready for exami1
nation. . >
Lowry it Starr?Soda fountain for sale, orchard
t grass, smoking anil chewing tobacco, and
. drugs and medicines.
M. it. II. C. Strauss?Mr. II. C. Strauss is in the
3 Northern markets lm> ing a stock of spring
goods.
P R. B. Lowry?Is prepared to furnish the public
with ladies, gents, and children's shoes,
gents and boys' hats coffee at 121 to 331
cents per pound?either 3 or 8 pounds for
i $1; canned goods, pickles, buckwheat, oat,
meal, flour of all grades, bacon and lard, '
and New Orleans molasses.
A. M. Grist?Offers two new fountain pens at re;
duced prices. Also a second-hand sewing
, machine, in good order, for $10. j
E. A. Crawford, S. Y. C.?On the first Monday
? of April will sell a lot of clocks as the
> property of T. \V. Clawson A Son. 0
i T. W. Clawson?Wants to buy fifty live part
tridges for which he offers to pay 22 cents
I per pair.
1 May tfc May?Have something to say about cod
5 liver oil, spring medicines for purifying
. the blood, "Mays Correct Pills," lauies' s
box writing paper, cigars, etc. j
SHAD IN BROAI) RIVER.
, "There are no shad in Broad river nowa- *
. days," said Mr. J. W. Thomson, of Blacks- *
1 burg recently. "They used to be very com- 1
f mon, and on one occasion, years ago, I bought ?
1 a whole wagon load at ten cents round. I r
; have frequently bought them at 25 cents, and c
, sent them to Spartanburg for sale. But now ^
, it is a rare thing that you ever hear of any 1
shad being caught in the river at all. They c
} began to disappear immediately after the
1 construction of the dam at Columbia. The E
1 dam, as I understand it, is constructed withc
out sufficient fish ways, and consequently K
there is no way for the fish to get up the 8
river. The people over on the river would 9
certainly be very grateful to the authorities 8
if thev would look into the matter."
i
r CHURCH NOTICES. a
f
Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at c
, il a. m., and Sunday-school immediate- v
. ly afterward. t
3 Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., v
r pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock \
1 a. m., and 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school r
at 3 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow v
' evening at 4 o'clock. f
1 Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. t
t Weber, I). D., pastor. Services next Sunday
at 11 o'clock a. m., and 7.30 o'clock p. m. 1
3 Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Prayer- 1
g meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. a
j Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. f
J. C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkville?Pray- a
3 er-meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Ser- c
vices Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and a
" Sunday evening at 7.30. Sunday-school at f
^ 3.30 o'clock p. m. c
j Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor, c
. Union?Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock
a. m. Yorkville?Services Sunday even- a
r Itirr ot 7 JA r\'Mnr>lr Prnvpr.meetincr tnmnr- ?
3 row evening at 7.45 o'clock. Sunday-school
j at 3.30 o'clock p. in.
1 ABOUT PEOPLE.
f Miss Alice Grist visited friends in Bult
lock's Creek township last week.
i Master Frank Riddle, of Begonia, N. C., is
) visiting friends and relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. G. L Riddle, of Zeno, S. C., visited
relatives and friends in Yorkville this week.
Messrs. H. C. Strauss and J. J. Hunter are
, in the Northern markets purchasing stocks
1 of spring goods.
Mr. George H. Berry returned to his
^ home in Yorkville last Saturday from Vanj
couver, British Columbia.
s Trial Justice M. S. Carroll has been in ati
tendance on the United States court at
Greenville during the past week.
Mrs. W. E. Erwin has returned to her
home in Yorkville, after a two months' visit s
to her sister, Mrs. John Gaillard, of Charles- e
11ton. c
Mrs. D. M. Castles, of Hickory Grove, e
. is visiting friends and relatives in Yorkville, f
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Janie Wil- ^
liams.
Miss Mary Clark spent several days in
r Yorkville last week, before returning to
* Columbia, after a visit to friends in Washing- ^
' ton. D. C. ^
. Miss Edith Tall, of Baltimore, for the past 1
. two seasons in charge of the millinery de- *
t partment of Dobson's Racket store, returned r
> to her post yesterday. *
} Messrs. C. E. Spencer, Tlios. F. McDow,
j J. S. Brice, II. C. Strauss and Rev. J. C. '
j Galloway, went over to Charlotte last week ^
1 to hear Rev. Dwight L. Moody.
I
> a ?
WATERWORKS OR FIRE FX (JINK. e
A meeting of citizens of Yorkville was f
^ j held in the insurance oflice of Captain J. It. I
'I Lindsay last Wednesday night to discuss f
i! the question of lire protection. The meeting J
r | was altogether informal, but was in the main ^
. j composed of citizens who believe that under i s
1 j the circumstances the most practicable and
I desirable fire protection for the town is to be y
\ j secured through an economical system of v
j waterworks rather than through a steam
f fire engine and system of cisterns. r
lj .At the request of Mr. T. B. McClain,Mr. C
A. G. LaMotte of the firm of Niernsee &
1 LaMotte, architects and engineers, who was f
J present, gave the meeting the benefit of his a
t j views on the subject. Among other things, v
Mr. LaMotte said that where practicable a
- and probable cost is within reasonable figures, (
i j a system of waterworks is unquestionably C
' j more desirable than a lire engine and cis- ^
' j terns. He spoke of the liability of engines I
I' to get out order, the proverbial inefficiency
, i of volunteer fire companies and other draw- fi
f backs of such a system, and then touched on j s
' the convenience, utility and general advan-1 v
* I tages afforded, by a system of waterworks, a
' j In view of all the circumstances he thought j I
'! it would be extremely unwise Tor the people i
.; of Yorkville to decide on eitlier plan without I ?
j first thoroughly satisfying tlieniselves as j o
- to which is best. The first step toward a!
r system of waterworks is a preliminary sur-; t
; vey, and this step is unavoidable whether j E
P the plant be erected by a local stock com-; t:
pany, a franchise corporation, or by the town, n
> Such a survey would cost perhaps $200. and
he advised that the survey he made before ti
! [ any further steps be taken. It is worth b
' j $200 to know, first, whether or not a water
! system is practicable; and second, if practi- n
, | cable, how much it will cost. He had rea- tl
J
. sou to believe that a water plant for the B]
town would not cost as much as $10,000, c
nnd was of opinion that if it could be pro- n
:ured for those figures, the people of York- otl
ille would be very unwise to spend their sw
noney 011 an engine and cisterns instead. foi
The meeting adjourned without any defin- E:
te results.
I
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GENTLEMEN OF1 THK JURY.
The board of jury commissioners met in ; ^ri
he oflice of the clerk of the court 011 yes- j 'ie
erday and drew the following venires of 011
jrand and petit jurors, the grand jurors to a(*
erve during the ensuing year and the petit rel
urors to serve during the first week of the rcl
ipproaching term of the circuit court: ^e
Oil AND j u no its.
H. Stewart Catawba.
fohn J. Scoggins King's Mountain. ?
.eroyA. Mctiill ... York. Rc
'. II. B. Jenkins Broad River.
-V. II. Duniap Bethesda. i
P. L. Johnson Catawba, j ??
I. C. Steele Bethesda. pa
iV. A. Aycoek Bullock's Creek. p?
X M. Wallace Bethel.
V. H. Conrad Bethesda.
r. L. McC'arter King's Mountain.
'V. O. Potts Fort Mill.
V. N. Abernathy King's Mountain.
r. II. Williams Catawba. ya
'. S. Harper Bethel. .
V. H. Jones Fort Mill, y,
irooks Inman York.
petit jurors?first week.
*. B. McFadden Catawba.
V. II. Stewart Catawba.
i. II. T. Bowen York.
. W. Gardner York. * s
I. T. Fewell Catawba. (
. A. Adams King's Mountain.
!. P. Pierce Kbenezer.
3. H. Garrison Kbenezer.
V. A. Milling Kbenezer.
as. N. Hardin Broad River, as
1. C. Hoguc York.
tobert T. Allison York. er
. B. Cashion Cherokee. Rc
. M. Boyd King's Mountain. .
i. W. Patton Catawba. 8[c
Jaxy Fewell Kbenezer. er
t. G. Dillingham Cherokee.
t. R. Clinton Bethesda. C01
oseph Black Cherokee. T.
\ G. Stanton Bethel.
J. L. Whisoiiant Cherokee.
. B. Bigger Bethel, cif
ohn T. Dover Cherokee. iif
j. J. B. Bridges Cherokee.
t. A. Giltillen York. Th
V. P. Boyd Bethel.
f. M. Sandifer Bethesda.
. A. Bell Bethel. m<
l. A. Young Fort Mill.
tobert Mckee Fort Mill.
ames K. Bankhead Bullock's Creek, wl
V. G. Caldwell King's Mountain.
J. B. Workman Kbenezer. "
I. Rose York, wl
t. A. Clinton Bethel l.
I. W. Wolfe Fort Mill. 00
Court will convene on Monday, April 3, 00
nd his Honor Judge Wallace will preside.
ROCK HILL'S FIRE FACILITIES.
While in Rock Hill last Saturday, a repre- a'(
entative of The Enquirer had a talk with W(
Jr. S. T. Frew, engineer of the Rock Hill ~
ire department, as to the general satisfacion
derived from the fire outfit of that ^
own. Mr. Frew is quite an enthusiast on he
subject of fire engines and fire protection ?f
;euerally, knows a great deal about the va- th
ious makes of engines, and understands his Sc
iwn thoroughly. He showed the represen- t?
ative of Thk Enquirer his engine, "The er
ilarion Jones," described its operation, dis- ^
ussed the question of water supply and
lose, and gave a great deal of practical infor- c?
nation generally.
"Our engiue," said Mr. Frew, "is a No. 5 011
Jilsby with a capacity of 400 gallons of water ce
i minute. We have gotten up steam and
tarted our water in less than seven minutes, ^
md with the stream I am satisfied that we
:ould tear down almost any frame building
n the town. The engine is perfectly reliable, ^r(
md, with reasonable care, it never gets Pe
>ut of order. It has never yet failed us an
vhen needed. At the last fire I failed to get P
o the engine in time, and some one who
vas not familiar with it pumped in too much
vater and choked it up. The trouble was
emedied without difficulty, however, and ^
ve were ready to throw a stream before the ~
lames showed up where we could get at a 1
hem. ^01
"The biggest trouble we have is that we ^0(
laven't got a sufficient supply of water.
There are only three cisterns in town, and ^
ilthough we can protect most of the town e(^
rom these, there are several positions which Dl]
ire not protected. The water supply to be w<
ibtained from wells is worth very little on e^!
iccount of insufficiency. We can draw water
rom a depth of 25, or even 30 feet,but it takes m
inly a very few minutes to pump the water ^ei
mt of any well in town.
"Our engine has already paid for itself w'
i half dozen times over, and we would not ye
rive it ud for anything. I'll remark also ^1
hat this is the experience of other towns '?
hat have tried thera, and when you are
iffered a second-hand engine you may look
in the offer with suspicion. I don't know
if a town anywhere which has as much fire
>rotection as it needs, and when they sell, it is *'1
lsually to buy a better outfit. I'll also ob- ~
erve that it is a remarkable gravity pressure
hat will force water with anything like re
he power of a good steamer. In most w'
owns, even where there is a system of mi
vaterworks, that engines are still depended
in for protection against fire."
"A fire here now is not attended with any- re
liing like the excitement and confusion se'
vhich used to be so common. The boys all ei
mderstand the power of the engine so tlior- aa
tughly as to know just what it can do, and v''
vhen the flames have already gotten extra- te<
irdinary headway, if there is an available 7
upply of water at hand, instead of getting
sxcited, we just deliberately go to work an
md put them out. Yes, you can say that aS
ixcepting our insufficient water supply, our
ire facilities are everything that we could an
visli for." ^
. Hi
close op the contest. pli
The competition for the premiums offered pu
or clubs of subscribers to The Yorkville up
Inquirer came to a close last Monday af- Y<
cruoon at 3 o'clock, and upon a count of rei
he names returned and paid for by the va- _
ious club-makers, the result was found to foi
ie as follows: to
The Brewster side-bar, top buggy, manu- Hi
iictured by the Carolina Buggy Co., offered [s,
or the largest club of subscribers, old and th
lew, was won by Mr. W. J. Caveny, of Rock
Iill, with a club of 221 names. Mr. Cave- ta
my also gets the Wilcox & White organ, of- th
'cred for the largest club of new subscribers. ]jv
lis list numbered 123, returned and paid co
or since the opening of the competition in pe
November. Mr. K. T. Riggins, of Blairs- Hi
ille, came second with a club of ninety- ag
even new names. _
The second premium, a fine gold watch, f0j
valued at $75, was won by Mr. R. T. Riggins 3d
vitli a club of 170 names. of
The third premium, a Corbin Disk bar- 80i
ow, valued at $30, was won by Mr. Lewis ]eg
Jaines Grist, of Yorkville, with 91 names. at
The following clubraakers tor clubs of tes
orty or more, and less than sixty names, p.
,re each entitled to one seven jewel Elgin es
witch, in a Fahy's dust proof case, valued de
,t $13: J. W. Dobson, Yorkville; J. D. de
jwin, Clover; John P. Siflord, Bowling tai
Ireen ; W. S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove ; R. wi
f. Williamson, Fort Mill; John L. Davies, | ye
llacksburg. j _
For clubs of thirty or more and less than ; iaa
orty, the following are each entitled to one j jnj
even jewel open faced American Standard i,u
ratch in a Fahy's dust proof case, valued ro,
t $10: W. 0. Glover, W. S. Leslie, 1'. W. ; str
^ove, J. I). Boyd, Mrs. M. C. Sandifer. j u.
Messrs. Perry Ferguson, of Bandana, and th<
1. L. Pursley, of Zadok, are each entitled to wa
ne 30 hour nickle alarm clock. de:
Mr. Milus S. Carroll, of Yorkville, is en-! int
itled to a copy of the Yorkville Enquir- i
:r for one year, and also a year's subscrip-1
ion to any other weekly newspaper or;
lonthly magazine published in America, j ]3e
The above premiums will be delivered to Th
a their respective winners as soon as possile
after receipt of instructions at this office. ?
In connection with the above announce- wc
lent, we take occasion to return our hearty Tu
hanks to each and every club-maker for the
plendid work done during the season just g^
losed. In the aggregate, they have returned tj1(
lore than a thousand names, and these, with ari
hers on our books from various sources, I
ell our lists to figures seldom, if ever be- j
e reached, since the establishment of The 1
s'qi'IREK as a newspaper.
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING. j Co
The annuul meeting of the Yorkville
anch of the American Bible society was ^ri
Id in the Presbyterian church at this place
last Sunday night. After an interesting ^
dress by Rev. T. H. Law, one of the sec- jn
taries of the mother society, the following fei
port of Mr. J. J. Hunter, treasurer and pr
positary, was read by Mr. F. A. Gilbert: j 0,1
I. TREASURY. j aS
sh on hand at beginning of the year....? 09 11 I su
iceived during the year from books 56 21 j
sceived from collections 20 00, ur
Total ? 175 32 Pf
al
:.l t IJ ,.1,1 ,!?!. ? 07 70 . i
iu n.? i)t nvvici/, wiu **> ?* ^ ,
id A. B. society on l>ook account 64 25
id for all expenses?freight, etc 2 78 1
sh on hand at the close of the year 85 55 su
se
Total { 175 32 js
II. DEPOSITORY.
due of hooks in depository at begin- wi
ling of the year { 41 34 sa
duo of books received during the year, 64 26 _n
ru
Total $ 105 60 til
due books sold during the year 3 50 21 .
tlue of books donated 1 80 at
due of books in depository at the close *cu
>f the year 47 59
Total $ 105 00 111
an
Officers for the ensuing year were elected P<
follows: President, Rev. I)r. S. A. Web;
vice presidents, Rev. Dr. T. R. English,
>v. J. C. Galloway, and Rev. W. J. Lang- ^
>n ; secretary, R. E. McFarland ; treasurand
depositary, J. J. Hunter; executive Co
mmittee, J. A. Watson, T. 8. JefTerys, W.
Barron, J. C. Kuykendal and 8. M. Grist, co
Under the constitution of the mother so- th
sty, auxiliary societies are entitled to one n?
u membership for each donation of $30. ca
le Yorkvillc auxiliary society decided to
nate $60, and is thus entitled to two life
jmberships. T!
Persons desiring hooks of the society, tv
lieh are sold at cost, can have them by tv
plying to Mr. J. J. Hunter. In cases
lere the applicant is not able to pay for a ^
ok, upon the authority of the executive
mmittee, it is donated without cost. re
LOCAL LACONICS. se
- Beginning this week, the Rock Hill Her- te
1 will in the future be published as a semi- u<
;ekly.
-The Fort Mill News has suspended pub
atiou, leaving the local field to the Fort jj(
ill Times. B
- By an oversight of his teacher, the uame
Frank Dobson, of Yorkvi.'le, was left off >3
e honor roll of the Yorkville Graded
&
hool as published last week, and in justice j.
the pupil, we are requestod to correct the
ror. Frank's average for the month was
- John A. Hobbs, white, and Jesse Berry, T
lored, both of this county, were tried in the
aited States court at Greenville lust week C(
i the charge of selliag liquor without linse,
and both were acquitted. Berry was of
:fended by J. B. Bell, Esq., of Yorkville. M
he case against Adolphus Jones, of York, K
r selling liquor is set for tomorrow.
-The comptroller general has received
)m the county examining boards all the jj
nsion lists except those from Georgetown
d Beaufort, where there are but three tr
msioners. The list will be made up from I3
ese reports as soon as possible, and the 81
ard will probably meet within the next
rtnight and order the payments made by 0,
e first of April. a(
-J. Henry Toole, colored, of Rock Hill, is
3andidate for the office of register of deeds hi
r the District of Columbia, and has strong ^
sal backing for the position. Toole is a Ql
smocrat, a colored man of great deal more p,
an the average intelligence, and if a color- w
man is to get the position, there is a large tl
imber of Democrats in this county who k
5uld rather see him get it than anyone Pj
3e. P
- The county board of equalization met n)
the office of County Auditor Waters yes- tl
rday, and after effecting an organization,
imirned. Mr. G. L. Riddle, of Bethel.
io has held the position for the past twelve Vl
ars or more, was re-elected chairman.
r
ie other members of the board are as fbl- ^
ws: J. L. Moore, Bethesda; \V. Y. White,
Block's Creek; James Scoggius, Broad oi
iver; R. E. Porter, Cherokee; I). M. Hall, Ji
ing's Mountain; F.H.Brown, Ebenezer;
G. Culp, Fort Mill; and Dr. J. F. Lindsay, 9'
ork. g
-Columbia State, Saturday: Mr. A. G. a
iMotte, of the firm of Niernsee & LaMotte,
turned to the city yesterday from York, H
aero he secured from the county com- ^
issioners the contract for furnishing the
awings, designs, etc., for the new court q
tuse of thut county. The building is to
place the one burned last year. Mr. Niern- d<
e says the new court house will be an A
:ceptionally handsome and iiuposiug one,
d will add much to the beauty of Yorklie.
It will be of the latest style of archidure.
H
- Mr. R. H. Dobson returned from Greenlie
yesterday where he had been in attend- A
ce on the United States court in the case 10
ainst James Garrison for breaking into the
jrkville postoffice. Garrison plead guilty
d was sentenced to three years in the cc
ashington reformatory In the case of
anibal Joiner, Garrison's alleged accom61
ice, the jury returned a sealed verdict, the .
irport of which had not been made public sa
i to the time Mr. Dobson took the train for to
arkville. Later, however, a telegram was w;
ceived here, announcing Joiner's acquittal. d?
- Many old friends of Mr. Richard Hare, Pr
rmerly a citizen of this place, were pleased
see him in Yorkville last week. Mr. 80
are, who is in the eightieth year of his age, gc
closely identified with the early history of la
e town. In years gone by he was a brick- ?
ison and contractor of distinguished reputiou,
and probably put up more masonry in
e town than any other man who has ever ^
ed here. He is now a resident of Chester ti<
uuty, is hale and hearty, and to all ap- sa
arances is the same good-natured "Dick su
ire" that his friends u'sed to know long e?l
er
?* w;
- An interesting will case was argued in be e
Probate Judge McCorkle on the 2d and- fic
instant. The action was brought by some I ag
the heirs of the late John 3. Mintz, who j ?'
jght to break the will on account of al-! g?
jed mental incompetency of the testator
the time the will was drawn. The con- co
stunts were represented by Major James til
Hart, the executors by N. W. Hardin, J
q., and the petitioners by Finley and |
Loach. Judge McCorkle has just filed a Ti
cision in favor of the petitioners and susning
the will. Whether or not the case ^
11 be appealed to the circuit court, has not jg
t developed. ! wi
- The Pleasant Grove Debating Club, on J Y<
t Thursday night, decided that stock rais-1
j in this section could be made a profltable j
siness. The question selected for tomor- j eD
v night is "Which has proven the most de-1 8e
iipH'vp tr? mnntinrl urnr nr U'hiskv M r. I n,
M. I'ursley will undertake to show that as
; most destruction has been wrought by Ju
ir; and Mr. J. C. Brown will hold that the ! m
struction belongs to the incipient evils of
.emperance. Mr. I'ursley will be sustain-1
by Messrs. I). M. Hall, F. S. Wallace, H. j fP
Brown, J. Q. Wray and D. F. Hall. The th
ler speakers on Mr. Brown's side are Mes- ce
. E. G. I'ursley, B. B. Whitesides, J. 0.
amguard, W. J. 1'arrott and J. Q. Hall.
e public is invited to hear the discussion. ag
K<
-Robert R. Kennington shot and mortally th
iunded Sanford Deas, in Lancaster, on wi
esday of last week. Deas was a witness] he
linst Kennington, who was charged with in
use breaking. Both parties are white, a i
eriff Hunter was near by at the time of th
i shooting, and Kennington was at once W
ested and committed to jail. St
LETTER FROM UNION C. H.
ulck Work of a Contractor?'The Cotton
Oil Mill and New Fartory?Candidate
for Congress.
rrespondcnce of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Union*, March 11.?Mr. H. F. Elliott, conactor,
of the firm of Elliott & Elliott,
ickory, N. C\, has just finished the new
issenger depot at this place. On February
th the lumber was on the cars; today it is
the building, which is 47 feet long and 17
ut wide. The building is much neater and
ettier than the one which was destroyed
i the 14th of January, and everybody is *
tonished at the remarkably short time eonraed
in its erection.
The mills of the Union Oil and Manufacting
company are running to their full canity.
The superintendent informs me that
ready this season they have consumed
r)00 tons of seed against 704 tons during
e same time last year. The daily conniption
is fifteen tons, and the supply of
ed on hand will run the mills until the
?th of April.
The foundation of the Union Cotton mill
ill be laid shortly, and President Duncan
ys that he will have the machinery in opetion
by the time the coming crop is put on
e market.
Several candidates for the postmastership
this place are now in Washington proseting
their claims. >
Godfrey B. Fowler has declared himself in
e next congressional race in this district,
id will probably make his campaign on the
iople's Party platform.
CHESTER CHATT
ell Under a Box Car?The Business Ahead
of the Criminal Court?Personal Notts.
rrespondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.- ^
Chester, March 13.?Mack Bowers, a V
lored train hand, was painfully hurt at
e Narrow Gauge railroad yards last Wcd;sday
afternoon by being knocked oir a box
r. He fell to the track underneath and
ic of the car wheels passed over his heel.
The criminal docket for the approaching
rm of the sessions court is unusually heavy.
here are five cases of murder, two of arson,
io of rescuing prisoners from an officer,
fo of lafceny from the field, four of house eaking
and larceny, two of burglary and
rceny, one of burglary, one of forgery,
iree of assault and battery with intent to
II. There are also five prisoners awaiting
-sentence for murder.
Mr. Charles Heard, assistant general pasnger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line sysm,
was here last Friday on business con- ?
jcted with his office.
Mrs. Georgie Wall, of Lenoir, is visiting
ir parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hardin.
Miss Kate Blake, of Carrollton, Ala., is
jre on a visit to her brother, Mr. John A.
lake.
The machinery for the new spinning mill
now being placed in position. The mill is
cated between the R. & D. and the G., C.
N. railroads, just without the iucorporate cnits
of the town, and is a handsome W
ructure.
SHARON SHAVINGS.
wo Families Left the Town?Revival Services?Personal
aud Other Matters.
>rrespondeneeofthe Yorkville Enquirer.
Sharon, March 13.?We have lost two
" our best families within the past week,
'r. S. S. Plexico has moved his family to
lershaw, and Mr. J. H. B. Jenkins has
oved to Mr. J. E. Poag's stock furra, near i
mith's Turnout, in this county.
Mr. J. S. Hartuess has moved to Mr. Jenins's
residence.
Rev. W. K. Boggs has been holding a proacted
meeting at Harmony church for the
at week. There seems to have been conderable
interest manifested during the
eeting and several connected themselves
ith the church. The Sharon choir went
irer and sang two nights. Their music
ided very much to the occasion.
Mrs. R. Saye, of Rodman, Chester county,
is been visiting her son, Dr. J. H. Saye, of
lis place.
The farmers are busily engaged hauling
it guano, and it seems that they are prearing
for a large cotton crop this year. I
ould respectfully advise them not to let
le present price of cotton fool them ; but
) plant more corn, raise more meat, and deend
less on the Western markets for suplies.
Mr. Thome Hartness and Mr. S. K. Turer,
of Grover, have been visiting friends at
lis place. a. e.
South Carolina Patriots.?Among the
arious South Carolinians who desire to
:rve the government in various fat offices
;ndered vacant by the recent political upiaval,
are the following:
For District Attorney: Joseph H. Earle, *"
' Greenville; Leroy F. Youmans, W. St.
alien Jervey,of Charleston ; James F. Hart,
'Yorkville; Ellis G. Graydon, Abbeville;
, A. Douglass, of Columbia; E. B. Ragsile,
of Winnsboro; W. Perry Murphy, of
olleton ; William Elliott, of Beaufort, and
host of others.
For Collector of Internal Revenue : J. A.
amilton, of Orangeburg; R. E. Bowen, of
ickens; General John Bratton, of Fairild^
I)r. W. G. White, of York; F. W.
cMaster, of Columbia; B. F. Perry, of
reenville; Robinson. Carey and Johnson.
For United States Marshal: W. L. Maul;n,
of Greenville; W. W. Humphries, of
nderson; E. M. Boykin, of Camdeu ; John
unter, of Lancaster; J. H. Brooks, of
dgefield ; M. L. Donaldson, of Greenville ;
>hn T. Gaston, of Aiken; Edwin Harper,
' Williamsburg; M. T. Holly, of Holly
ill, Florence.
Judge Bacon, of Edgefield, wants a South
merican mission; Cal Caughtnan, of Lexgton,
wants to be reading clerk of the Sene,
John C. Hemphill, of Charleston, wants
go to the court of St. James. J. J. Hernp11
wants to be chief justice of the supreme
turt of the District of Columbia.
Tillman on Simonton.?Gov. Tillman
[pressed his opinion today on JudgeSimonn's
decision in reference to the dispenry
act, says a Columbia dispatch of Friday
the Greenville News: He said that as he
as away at the time the decision was ren:red,
he took thte first opportunity of ex essing
himself. He said: "I consider it a
ore outrageous invasion of the State's
gbts than anything yet coming from that
urce, and it bears all the marks of a job
>tteu up between Simonton and the two
wyers to give him an opportunity to hedge
by seemingly decision in favor of the
ate to obliterate the unfavorable decision
the railroad case. If this is not so, how
d he get up such an elaborate opinion in so
iort a time ? He knew he had no jurisdicju
in this case, and says so. He could have ,
ia it m mree woras wunout going into
ch a long and labored opinion over it. I
;pect him to appoint a receiver for the govnor's
office before I get out of it, but he
ill have a happy time getting possession of
for he has as much right to vacate ray of:e
as he has to maintain an injunction
;ainst the execution. The part to which I
ject is that he should claim in the slightest y
igree that he bus anything to do with the
ate's dispensary laws. He had no right to
iss upon it in any form whatever, or take
gnizance of it under any circumstances unit
went into operation."
? ?
A Heroic Engineer.?Engineer Albert
ugley, of Birmingham, N. Y., lies at
lath's door at the hospital in Scranton, Pa.,
it he is a hero to whom five car loads of
issengers owe their escape from a horrible
lath last Saturday. When Hearing Moscow
ith his train, which runs between New
ork and Elmira, one of the parallel rods on
e engine broke and *pluuged into the
liler, letting forth a volume of steam and
>t water. Before leaping from his cab, the
gineer, although inhaling the hot steam,
t the brakes. Then he and Matthew
everen, the fireman, and Edward Giles, an
h pit man, who was riding with them,
raped. The train stopped and the three
en were picked up. All were terribly
aided. Titigley is paralyzed and Deveren
id a leg broken. Had not the thoughtful
gineer set the brakes before getting out of
e scalding steam, the train would almost
rtainly have been wrecked.
-Colonel John Cunningham died at Roseout,
in Laurens county, last Friday night,
ed 75 years. He was a son of Captain
obert Cunningham, a prominent officer of
e war of 1812, and previous to the war
is a famous politician. During his career
i was concerned in several duels and
two of them was principal. He leaves
large family of sons and daughters, among
em Miss Floride Cunningham, one of the
orld's Fair lady commissioners for this
ate.