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fcraps and JMis. ? An Illinois newspaper, in summing up the cyclone record of the past year, says: "They turned a well wrong side out in the State of Mississippi; turned a cellar upside down in Wisconsin ; moved a township line in Nebraska; blew all the staves out of a whisky barrel in Iowa; killed an honest Indian agent in the far West; blew the hair ofT a bald-headed man in Texas : killed a truthful lawyer in Illinois; blew the mortgage off a farm iu Minnesota; scared a redheaded woman in Michigan ; blew the crack out of a fence in Dakota; and took all the wind out of a political orator in Kansas." ? Miss Clara Barton, president of the American National Red Cross society, in acrtArvfiiArt o /*? ff r.P 1or*/-l r?n tlm Knrrlnrc nf tho 4% VI lauu vn iuv uv? uvio v* ??iv blue grass region of the State of Indiana, tendered the association last month by Joseph Gardner, of Bedford, Indiana, writes : "This land, as the property of the American National Ked Cross, will be the one piece of neutral ground on the Western Hemisphere protected by international treaty against the tread of hostile feet. It is a perpetual sanctuary against invading armies, and will be so respected and held sacred by the military powers of the world. Forty nations are pledged to hold all material and stores of the Red Cross and all its followers neutral in war, and free to go and come as their duties require. ? All Jackson Park is in a state of nervous apprehension, says a recent Chicago dispatch. A certain time has been set for the opening of the World's Fair, and no amount of pleading on the part of those whose duty it is to get the Exposition ready by the time, can postpone the date. As things stand, it is the unbiased opinion of hundreds of disinterested men that the fair cannot and will not be complete by May 1. The only conclusion to be arrived at from a study of the present condition of the fair, is that unless more expedition is used by the construction department, exhibitors in preparing pavilions and forwarding exhibits, by the railroads in handling World's fair freight, and by the installation department in unloading cars when they arrive, only a miracle can save the fair from openiug on May 1 in a half completed condition. ? It was announced several weeks ago that President Cleveland would appoint General Henry W. Slocum commissioner of pensions if he were physically able to discharge the duties of the office. Talking about this statement to a reporter in Brooklyn the other day, General Slocum said : "If I was twenty years younger I would be glad to accept the position, but at my age I do not feel called upon to take such heavy work upon myself as would be required by any man who successfully administers that office. A young man could take hold of it and make a reputation for himself. That pension roll is a fraudulent roll. There are deserters and bounty jumpers on it, and other men who were never in the army at all. I would like to go through it and find out the names that should not be on the books at all. It can be done, but it would involve a great deal of labor. I don't need the office nor the salary, but I would accept the office if I were a young man, for the sake of getting at the fraudulent names on the pension roll and casting them out." ? President Cleveland, on last Wednesday, sent to the senate his first batch of presidential postmaster, says a Washington dispatch, and his first appointment was that of Robert B. Brown, to be postmaster at Meadville, PaT" Mr. Brown, in addition to being the first appointee to a postoffice, has at the outset broken the rule said to be laid down by the postoffice department?that newspaper men should not be appointed to office. Mr. Brown is owner and editor of The Messenger, a Democratic weekly published at Meadville. Mr. Brown has already shown his ability as a "hustler." The Republican incumbent of the office, who was appointed almost four years ago by President Harrison, was removed about three weeks before his term was out, and Mr. Harrison sent the name of W. S. Rose to the senate for the place. Mr. Brown heard of this and came * dowu to Washington posthaste, armed with letters of introduction to Democratic senators. He succeeded in having the nomination held up until the Republicau administration went out of power, and then used his iufluence to secure his owu nomination. ? The Missouri members of the house now in Washington, made a formal call on Postmaster General Bissell Friday aud asked him what would be the policy of the department and administration regarding the appointment of postmasters. Mr. Bissell was very cordial and very candid. He said, first, that he would not appoint persons as postmasters who had held office under Mr. Cleveland's first administration. Second, that he would not appoint any applicant for a postoffice who would not devote his per-1 sonal time and attention to the business of1 the office; that so far as he could, he wished | to separate the business of the postoffice and { postmasters from that of private business, i Third, that unless inefficiency or good cause | was shown, the persons now holding presidential postoffices would be permitted to hold them for the four years'term, beginning at the date they took possession of the office and not at the time of their confirmation, i Fourth, that he had now some 5,000 vacancies to fill; it would take several months before these vacancies could be filled; until that was done it would be impossible to make vacancies and reappointments. ? Visitors at the World's fair will have an opportunity to witness the publication of a daily newspaper from the beginning to the end of the work, and in all its branches. The Columbian Exposition Bulletin, of which Maj. Handy will be the editor, and W. C. Gates, who has been connected with the Minneapolis Tribune and The Review of Reviews, will be the business manager, will be published in the machinery building. Besides this the leading afternoon papers of the city will get out special World's fair editions from the same building. Five of the leading English morning papers of the city will each contribute a page to The Bulletin, aud the other three pages will be edited on the grounds and contain only World's Fair matter. It is probable, too, that similar arrangements may be made with the city papers printed in foreign languages. The pages that are contributed by the morning papers will go to the grounds in the shape of stereotyped plates ready to go on the presses. The matter for the other three pages will be collected on the grounds, and will be put in type by type machines, which will also serve as exhibits. The stereotyping process of making plates will be shows in another room, aud then the papers will be rolled off the presses placed in the machinery building. I ? A terrible tragedy occurred on the Knoxville and Ohio railroad, near Xcwcomb, Tennessee, last Saturday morning. Just at daylight Sheriff Burnett, of Campbell county, with a deputy named Dail, attempted to arrest three desperadoes, who resisted, l'istols were drawn and a dozen shots fired. Sheriff Burnett was instantly killed, a bullet having penetrated his brain, and one of the desperadoes named Smith was mortally wounded, dying shortly afterwards. One of the desperadoes jumped from the train, which was running twenty miles an hour. 'Another, named Jones, was held and taken to jail at Jacksonborough. He confessed that he had shot Sheriff Burnett, who was a very popular citizen, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the authorities could prevent him from being lynched on the spot. On Saturday night, a public meeting was held in the town hall to consider what course should be pursued with regard to Jones. While the meeting was in progress, five men, apparently tramps, appeared at the door of the jail and asked for food. The jailer came out to answer their request. Five pistols were pointed at his head and he was forced to give up his keys. Jones was quietly taken out into the front yard and hanged to a gate post. Cpon being informed of the affair, the meeting at the town hall immediately adjourned. ? A most distressing accident, by which Mrs. Thomas W. Dixon, wife of the weilknown hardware salesman, and her two younger children, lost their lives, occurred at Rutherfordton, X. C., last Wednesday night. About S o'clock, Mrs. Dixon and her children gathered around the lire, near which there was a table on which there was a lamp. The baby had been put to be bed, and Mrs. Dixon was getting her little threeyear old boy ready for bed also. She was called out of the room for a minute, and during her absence the child turned the lamp over, and when she returned the room was in flames. The horrified mother immediately rushed in to rescue her children and her own clothing caught fire. Her screams brought to her assistance Alex Melntire, a colored man who was passing the hou-c. He I rushed in and found the distracted mother I enveloped in flames and trying to smother 1 out the burning clothing of one of hpr chil-! drcn with a blanket. He caught her and; i dragged her out of the room, at the same I j time pushing before him Sally, the oldest child, aged *}. It was too late to do any-[ ; thing for the other two children, and the j j flames had made such headway that their j bodies could not be removed. When the | neighbors, attracted by the burning building, I arrived on the scene, the mother was writhing in agony and saying: "Save my childj ren, save my children." The oldest child ; only escaped the fearful catastrophe. Mr. j I Dixon was at Shelby, and on receipt j ; of the news immediately hurried to Ruther- j i fordton. lie was just in time to see his wife j before she died. She recognized him, and I passed away a few minutes afterward, about I 1 o'clock next morning. lltf fothvillc YORKVILLE, S C. : WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1893. ? President Cleveland is reported to have said that in the diplomatic service South Carolina will be entitled to one third-class mission and two consulates. It is announced that Mr. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, will get the mission, and Mr. Gonzales, of Columbia, one of the consulates. For the other position there are not less than twelve applicants. This is according to the Columbia Journal. ? Editor Williams, of the Greenville News, says that if Editor Gonzales, of The State, is appointed as consul to Shanghai, he will iuvolve this country in a war certain ; but it does not matter, as the Chinese can't fight much anyway. Senator Irby, it is said, does not want Mr. Gonzales to leave the Columbia State, for fear that such a move would result in the defeat of Tillman. Perhaps there is something in the fears of both of these gentlemen, but while we should dislike * " i i i i - n iL u to see Mr. uonzaies lost 10 ooum curuimu, i journalism, we really believe he is entitled I to all that he has asked for him3elf at the I hands of Mr. Cleveland, and we believe he j will fill the consulate of the grade of Shanghai with as much ability as any other man who is likely to get it. ? It has been suggested that George I), and Benjamin R. Tillman will be rival candidates for governor next year. If it turns out that way we shall not be surprised. The successful candidate for governor will no doubt have a pretty good grip on the United States senatorship, and the office of governor will be worth contending for. How would it do to bring Butler into the race for the governorship also, and have an understanding that the man who gels the most votes shall go to the senate ? Ordinarily this would set a bad precedent, but in view of 1 the fact that each of the candidates have strong claims on the senatorship, we do not know of a fairer or more satisfactory way of awarding the place." ? Many of the bisr Democratic newspa- ; pers are now earnestly advocating the impo- i sitiou of a graduated income tax. In view of the extravagant expenditures of the past few years, it is clear that with the reduction of the tariff, it will be necessary to raise revenue from other sources. What, then, will be more just than to tax the income derived from the fortunes accumulated by means of the iniquitous protective tariff? The tariff system throws the burden of taxation on the poor, while the income system would put it where it justly belongs. In our opinion, the imposition of a properly graduated income ' tax would contribute more to the prosperity ] of the country than any or all other measures that can be devised. ? The various standing and select com inittees of the senate were elected last Wednesday in due form. The Democrats having a majority of the senate, of course, took the representation on the committees to which they are entitled by their numbers. The i South Carolina members were assigned as follows : Butler?chairman of inter-state 1 commerce ; member of additional accommo7 | dationsfor the library of congress (select); Five civilized tribes of Indians (select); , foreign relations; naval affairs; to investigate tresspassers on Indian lands (select). Irby?Chairman of committee on transportation routes ; member of civil service and j' retrenchment; coast defenses; epidemic diseases; mines and mining; postoflices and post roads. ? The difference between Harrison and Cleveland on the Hawaiian annexation scheme is this: Harrison wanted to go ahead with the annexation on the representation of the plotters and schemers who had brought j matters to a focus, and Cleveland prefers to j thoroughly inquire into the whys and where-; fores of the thing aud see if the situation is j really just as represented. With a view of i securing such information, Congressman i Blount has just been sent to Hawaii as a i special confidential agent of this government. After making a thorough investigation into the true inwardness of the whole ofT.iir if p Tilmint will liisrnnnrt. to t liI state department, and then the state depart-1 inent will take such action as may seem jus- j tified in the premises. ? Commenting on The Knquikkk's sug-! gestion that the liquor dealers of the State are responsible for the recent suit decided by Judge Simonton in favor of the dispensary act, the (Ireenville Mountaineer of last week j says: "Our contemporary is about right in : its conclusions. The unexpected defeat in j the I'nited States court is only a precursor i to what is coming when the matter is tested j in our own supreme court, and unless there 1 are stronger points urged than have been j made already, the fight against the dispell- j sary act will prove farcical and deceptive. The citizens of the State may as well con- j elude that the dispensary is to be given a ' trial, and that the era of licensed saloons | has passed away. Prohibitionists will ac-1 cept that much as a distinct gain, and pre-j pare for the next step in the abolition of' the drink evil.'' i Pro Rata Division.?Many newspapers throughout the country have been trying to ! make sport of the Atlanta Constitution's' proposition that the Federal patronage be! distributed among the various States in pro-1 ' portion to their population. The t'custitu- i tion, besides otherwise ably defending its; ! proposition, calls upon its "Old Si" for help,j i and gets from him arguments as follows : I Tlio old man seemed to be in a "sassy" j mood when he came up yesterday to clean ; out the exchange corner. "hesc heah mugwumps meks me hab er misery in my muscles ter hit sumbody." "Why so?" he was asked. "Kazedey don't want we'uns down heah : ter hahdem twenty-fo' hundred orfisscs what! we got de title ter las* fall. I)at's our pro ! ratty, an'ef we ain't gwine ter get what's i j cummin' ter us, whut ler did we font dem ' J 'publikins fer ennyhow ?"' "Hut they say the pro rata principle i doesn't obtain in the distribution of the | ofliccs." "hat's whut I'm er squealin' 'bout rite: | now. he pro ratty am all rite, hit 'pears) i like, w'en hit cuius ter payin' de taxes whut : de gubment lebbies on de fokes, don't hit ?" j j "That is plain enough." j "An' de pro ratty cuius in all handy 'null ] w'cn hit cuius tor ohtainin' troops fum de State ob Georgy tcr lite fer de ole flag, ef dar's enuy mo' film' ter do?ain't dat so?" ' "Of course, Georgia would furnish soldiers! according to her pro rata." "Well, how cum dat she can't git de pro i ratty ter wurk w'en de orlisses am ter be dish'd out ? Ef de pro ratty kin wurk on de j outgo, w'y can't liit wurk sum on de iticumin' tcr de orlisses ? Dnt's de puzzle whut I wants de patint orfiss up at Wnshin'ton ter '/amine inter fer me." And the old man retired with a snorting heat on. CAROLINIANS AT WASHINGTON. The question as to who is going to get the Federal patronage in this State, continues to agitate the politicians, and the Washington dispatches of the daily papers during the past week have been full of all kinds of gossip relating to the chances of the numerous South Carolina candidates now besieging the White House and the various departments at Washington. Wade Hampton has already been provided for with the office of railroad commisASAMAU TJIf nnrvAtnUnftnf tl'OO COtlt 111 lllT OIUIICI Ilia ?? MO IU the president several days ago, and he was confirmed on last Monday. General Earle is the most prominent candidate for district attorney. lie has the backing of the Reform faction, and a portion of the Conservative influence also. He is bitterly opposed by Senator Butler, and also by the Columbii State, but the indications are that he will get the appoiutment. John C. Hemphill, of The News and Courier, wants to be minister to England, but there seems to be little probability of his appointment. In Mr. Clevelands's opinion, the office is rather too large for him. Editor Gonzales, of The State, wants a consulate, and through Senator Butler asked Mr. Cleveland for an appointment to Shanghai, China. The peculiar duties and responsibilities of this position requires that its incumbent be a lawyer, and Mr. Cleveland suggested that the editor take some other position of equal grade. Mr. Gonzales consented, and it seems altogether likely that | he will be provided with a nice berth. Cal Caughman, the well known "Lexington lyncher," wants to be reading clerk of the senate. In order to get the position, he has practically renounced his allegiance to the Reform party, and is seeking to place his fortunes under the guidauce and protection of Senator Butler. As to whether he will get the office that he covets is still involved in considerable doubt. Ben Perry, of Greenville, who is a candidate for collector of internal revenue, has also gone back on his former friends, and is seeking to gain his end through Conservative influence. His chances of success, however, are thought to be very poor. It is generally believed that the fight is between McCalla, Tillmanite, and McMaster, Conservative. Sampson Pope, of Newberry, M. L. Donaldson and W. L. Mauldiu, of Greenville, and \V. R. Davie, of Chester, arc thought to be the leading candidates for United States marshal. Which is ahead, or whether either of them will be successful, are equally diffi cult conundrums. It seems to be generally believed that exCongressman Hemphill will get the place of associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia?a life postiou at $6,000 a year. It is not likely that the appointments will be made for "this State for at least a month yet, and there will be lots of quarreling and dissatisfaction all along the line before anything is definitely settled. AN EMPHATIC DENIAL. Yorkville, S. C., March 16, 1893. To the Editor of The State : In the issue of your paper of the 9th instant, under the head of''Politics and Politicians," you print certain statements in reference to myself which are untrue, and amount to nothing less than an attack on me. In the article referred to it is stated in effect "that two years ago I was an opponent of Judge Witherspoon," that "I am now in the race to succeed him, and in order to keep others out of the race, I now pretend to be a sincere friend of his." How the story originated I do not know, but the fact remains that,there is not one word of truth in it. Since my boyhood I have been on the best of terms with Judge Witherspoon, and have always regarded him with feelings of friendship and high esteem. I am not at this time, have never been, and will not be, a candidate against Judge Witherspoon. On the contrary, I hope, in comftdntxlc tn cnn liini <np. I LilUU \Y 11 li II lO UUlUi XI i,\j ovv Mtii* ceed himself. By printing the above, you will oblige, respectfully, I). E. Fin lev. The above card appears in the Columbia State of Saturday, and that paper expresses regret that Mr. Fiuley should have been misrepresented, at the same time charging the authorship to an official of the administration. The "official" is now in a somewhat delicate position, and it would become him extremely well to come out like a man and give, if not his motives for the story, at least his authority for it. Perhaps he is either a candidate for Judge Witherspoon's position ! himself, or a friend of such a candidate, and j has resorted to this disreputable method to j destroy the force of Mr. Finley's opposition to him. However, be this as it may, for the benefit of all concerned, we will suggest; this. By reason of his position, Judge With-1 erspoon cannot now engage in factional pol-: itics. He has always conducted himself in ; such a manner as to retain to the fullest j extent the respect and esteem of all of his ! friends and admirers, and no judgo in the j State has more. If in view of these facts he j should be deposed from the judgeship in j order to give some hungry office seeker a j job, the interests of the Keforin faction in this county, and in this judicial district, would, to sav the least of it, sustain a verv severe blow. MERE MENTION. The official report of the "Vesuvius" de- j clares her pneumatic guns to be a sue-; cess. \V. F. Griffith, chief of the Char- j lotte, X. C., lire department, died on Tucs- j day of last week. Two white soldiers ; killed two Apache soldiers near Mobile, Ala..1 on Sunday of last week. Superintend-! ent Byrnes, of the New York police, is vigo-, rously raiding the racing pools of that city and declares that he will break them | up. Armenian Christians are being robbed, murdered and driven from their churches by Moslem mobs. Secretary Herbert made his first official visit to the Brooklyn navy yard last Wednesday. The shortage of Louis Kedwine, of the Gate j City national bank, has been ascertained to ; 61AO AAA Knan h?f ! UC CIVOjVW, XVCJUniUi; UttO UWVII uiviiuivvi KJJ j the Federal grand jury Recent Hoods; have damaged the city of Brisbane and its | suburbs, in Australia, to the amount of! $15,000,000 Miss Julia Xunneinasher, of Pass Christian, Mississippi, wanted to j marry W. K. Miller, of the same town. The i young lady's parents objected, and the j young people committed suicide, Miller first! shooting the young lady and then himself, j The tragedy occurred in a pine thicket a, short distance from the young lady's house, and the bodies were discovered last Thurs- j day. Ex-President Harrison is hunting ; ducks in Northern Illinois Two firemen were killed by the collapse of a build-1 ing in New York last Thursday. Ten J passengers were seriously injured by a rear ' end collision at Port Jervis, New Jersey, last Thursday The railways of the I'nited States carried in j round numbers 530,000,000 passengers dur- j ing 185)2. They also killed 2!).'} people, j About 784,00U men are given employment: by them the year round. Two ladies and a little child were killed by a train near' New Iberia, La., last Friday. The ladies I were trying to drive across the railroad track ! in a buggy. Mrs. Frank Leslie Wilde! is suing her husband, William C. Kingsbury : Wilde, for divorce. (Jrcene 11. ltaum ! has resigned as commissioner of pensions, and his resignation was promptly accepted j by Secretary Smith. Secretary of the; Navy Herbert was banqueted last week by j Elliott F. Sheppard of The Mail and Express. Last Saturday was President Cleveland's 5(>th birthday An attempt was made to blow up the residence of the American minister at Rome with dynamit recently. Jules Ferry, president of th French senate, died last Friday. A 1c comotive boiler exploded at Mahoney City I'a.. last Saturday, and killed the enginee and fireman. One of the members t the Kansas legislature testified last Satin day that he was offered $">,000 for his vol in the recent senatorial election. Con gressman Harter, of Ohio, announces that h will not be a candidate for re-election. II desires to be released from public life as soo as the tariff is reduced and the finances c of the country are restored to a sound bn sis. The Montana silver statue of jus tice was successfully cast at Chicago las Saturday for the Exposition. It contain 1,(100 pounds of sterling silver and is wort $70,000. Captain Jacob Hand Vandei bilt, brother of the late Commodore Cornc lius Vanderbilt, died at his home on State Island last Sunday. A large brick col ton thread factory, at North Eastern, Mass was burned on Sunday. The loss is estimate at $200,000. A large flouring mill, valued a $140,000, was burned at Jordan, Minn., o the same day. The cotton spinncn strike at Manchester, England, is on accoun of a reduction of 5 per cent, in wages. Afte almost five months, the spinners have pre posed to compromise by accepting a redue tion of 21 per cent. The roasters, howevei refuse to agree to the proposition. Trc mont Temple, Boston, valued at $375,00( was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Th exact number of votes cast for Presiden Cleveland in the late election was 12,136 502. Eleven of the largest iron pip manufacturers in the country have formed combine. The James Walsh Mercantil company, of St. Louis, one of the larges liquor concerns in the country, was seize last Saturday by its creditors. Georg A. Baird, the English backer of Citarle Mitchell in his match against Corbett, die suddenly in New Orleans last Saturday The total visible supply of cotton fc the world is 4,072,830 bales, against 3.581 600 bales at this date lasl year?an cxces of 491,230 bales. PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY. A Yorlt County Farmer Sees Through Smoked Class Clearly. From The Cotton Plant. I thought a long time about the conditio of the farmers. I was finally forced to cot elude "that our condition was fearfully ba and I still think so; but after awhile I b< gan to think and wonder whose fault can i be. There certainly must be a cause for i somewhere. Well, after due consideratio I am forced to conclude with "P. F. S.,"' tha the fault is ours and no one's else. Uudoubl edly we have ruined ourselves with the one crop system. Why brethren, just think of it, not a axe handle made at home, not a hoo handl made at; home, not a single-tree made a home', very little corn made at home, n wheat at all made at home (in many places no hogs raised at home, not a clover pate on a great big ten-horse farm, not a cow o the place except one old poor thing tied on yonder to a stake. I am now wondering why people, shar as we farmers are, continue practices that w know and acknowledge has financially ruin ed us. Brother farmers, let us stop right now an think a little about this 1893 big cotto crop and get 6 or 7 cents for it, and whe we wind up and out in the fall without corn wheat, oats, potatoes, meat, molasses o anything else to live on, what's going to be come of Sallie and the babies ? My wor for it, brethren, they will be in bad fix. No one loves to pay his honest debts bet ter than I do, and I never intend anyone t lose a cent on me. But let me tell yoi brethren. I am going to lay aside this one crop business, together with all extravagance and if possible raise corn at home, wheat a home, oats at home, peas at home, potatoe at home, clover at home, meat at home molasses at home, milk anel butter at home eggs at home, in fact everything to live o at home, and don't you forget it, Sallie an the babies will get there then. Well, littl Freddie wants to know whose Sallie I ai talking about. I answer, anybody's Sallie R. I). Sealy. Warren's Turn Out, S. C. SHELL SHELLS THE WOODS. His Fire Evidently Seeks to Uncovtr I)i Sampson Pope. From the Columbia Register. Editor Register: I observe in your issu of the 9th instant an article over the signu ture of "More Anon," giving to the publi an account of the "muchly mixed politico observations from a Washington standpoint. This writer tries hard to conceal his identit; by appearing in the role of an "Arkansa Traveler," but I doubt if many of you readers will be deceived as to its true au tkor. Among other things "More Anon" say "it is generally reported here that Captaii Shell has packed his baggage and will sooi land in the enemy's camp. This creates in dignation as well as contempt among th< politicians, without bringing any grea amount of satisfaction to the other side.' In reply, I will say, this report, like man; others coming from the same source, has m foundation, and is an exaggeration frou the whole cloth. I have spent years of m; life working for the Reform party of ou State, and now that success has been vouch safed, a lot of hungry mendicants are read; to take sole possession and denounce al who will not tamely submit to their will am dictation. I have never been found in the "enemy' camp," neither have I ever wantonly insult ed a gentleman nor practiced duplicity wit! the hope of securing political preferment and if I cannot merit the confidence of th public without abusing 'hose who assist ii mv nrnmotinn I shall eertainlv cease ill I1V efforts. Since my election to congress I have triei to discharge my duty faithfully and conscien tiously toward all concerned without regan to party or faction,'and shall continue to pur sue the same policy until my term of servic expires, at which time, with "good will to ward men," T propose to return to a privat life, and if possible avoid "contempt and in dignation amongst the politicians." Very respectfully, (J. W. Shell. Laurens, March 10. - To Grow Egyptian Cotton 'in thi South.?The Egyptian cotton seed pur chased by Secretary Husk, through th United States consul general at Cairo, Egypt has been received at t he department of agri culture, says a recent Washington dispatch The purpose of this importation of seed if as set forth in Rusk's last report as secretar; of agriculture, to undertake, with the co-op oration of export stations in the cottoi States, experiments with a view to produc ing a cotton of a home growth which ma; serve as an efficient substitute for Egyptiai cotton, of which during the last fiscal year more than $.'1,000,000 worth was importe< into this country, an increase of 15 per cent 1 ?... - 1 _/ !.1~. 1.1 il over last year sum hi cuubiueruuiy inure uiai J00 per cent, over the year ending in 1SDC The cotton seed received at the departmen consists of two of the best Egyptian varie ties, "Afifi" and "Bamias." The distributioi will he made to experiment stations in tin cotton States, and also through senators fo those States to planters whom they 111a; recommend as persons well qualified an* willing to give Egyptian seed a careful trial A report on the conditions of soil and cli mate and method of cultivation of Egyptiai cotton is being prepared for the departmen under direction of our consul general ii Egypt. Thk Cotton* Boll as a Crltio.?Mr Samuel Friedheim, of Landsford, will go t< Chicago this week, where he will perhap remain sometime. During the last fall lu gathered a hundred thousand cotton boll of the Truitt variety and will soon shi] them to Chicago for sale during the holdinj of the AVorld's Fair. There are man; persons in the United States and Europe win never saw a boll of cotton, and he thinks In will find ready sale for the large number In will offer to curiosity seekers. He has luu 10,000 fancy paste hoard boxes with glas tops made, and in each he will place si: bolls, representing the various stages fron the time the boll matures until it opens wide The boxes and contents will he sold at om dollar each. He will fix up attractive apart ments in which he will also display 400 cot ton stalks in lho various stages of growth and will no doubt realize a snug fortum from his enterprise. We hope he may re turn a millionaire.?ltock Hill Herald. ? Secretary of State Tindal is being men tinned as a candidate for governor to succcc* Governor Tillman. e | local affairs. J IXDF.X TO MOW ADYKllTISIOM10.NTS. j W. II. Edwards, President?The quarterly nieet' I inp of the County Alliance will be held at! Yorkville on the 17th of April. I liuw rt> iv nuw i ? iw?im;tnmi hi uiu jmh f wi umiimi -1 sets. Lowry's chill cure, and three cigars ' e | for live cents. I Geo. T. Sehorh?Says he can save you money if I l" vou want to buy a reliable organ or piano, j e lie sells the Wilcox it White organ and e | Decker Bros, and Lester pianos, u M.it II. ('.Strauss?Announce that II. C. Strauss . has returned from market and that some >' of their new goods have arrived, i- W. ('. Latimer?Tells about his tine display of j : dress goods, millinery, ladies' line shoes, I ,t j etc., which he has received, and gives no-1 tice that Misses Shires and Anthony are 1 s at their posts, ready to attend to the wants j h 1 of the ladies. .. I J. II. Barnes?Prints another testimonial with regard to his skill as a practical watelimaker. n Piddle A* Carroll?Want buyers to call and test the quality and prices of the goods they sell, inducing staple and fancy groceries, ' Hour, royal linking powder, farming imd plements, etc. 1 Sam M. Grist?Has taken the agency for the n sale- of the "Monarch" and "Empire" , bicycles for either ladies or gentlemen. i The machines are guaranteed to bo equal it to any that are made. r W. M. Houston A Co.?Talk about infant's, children's and misses shoes and summer . pants goods. Inman Brothers?Let you know where to get r, new spring suits, shirts of various kinds, ,1 aiul gentlemen's shoes of different styles, v qualities and prices. '? T. M. Dobson, Manager?Tells you that "Dobe son's Racket" is the place to get new goods t at low prices for ready money. W. N. Ashe, Jr., MeConnellsville, S. C.?Saj's 1 that the ear load of Hour advertised in bust e week's "Enquirer" lias nearly all been a sold, but he has another carload on the e . way. . Whisonant A Castles, of Hickory Grove?An' nounce the arrival of their milliner with a d full and complete line of millinery and e dress goods of the latest stvies. They also ,. i have a large quantity of Hour which they ^ buy by the car load. PRISONERS IN JAIL. ,r Up to the present there are only eleven '3 prisoners in jail awaiting trial at the approaching term of the circuit court. They are all colored, and their names and offences | are as follows: 7aura Young; causing the death of a child by criminal neglect. Joe Gwin ; rape, u George Watson ; larceny of live stock and i- carrying concealed weapons, d Bill Jackson ; murder. Thomas Barber, Joe Beckham and Wash Roach ; larceny of live stock. n John Wright; housebreaking and larceny. Lt Will Green, Will Edwards and Hula Webb; > burglary and larceny. NOT OUR FAULT. n An exchange has the following to say une dcr the above heading, which has our full endorsement. Our readers will please profit ? by it, and when they have any news of local ^ or general interest, we assure them that they n will confer a favor by sending it iu : it "A local newspaper is often accused of bias in regard to giving personal notices, p commenting on the coming and going of some e and omitting others. The accusation is very i- wrong and unjust. It is with the people and not the editor. He is always willing and d even anxious to tell who comes and goes, if n he can find out; but a country paper cannot n afford to have a score of salaried reporters, i, If you have visitors let us know who they r arc and where they came from; if anything !- happens in your community, let us know all (1 about it; if you know anything, tell us all about it. You will find us as ready to notice - one as another, patron or otherwise, friend 0 or foe." .. ABOUT PEOPLE. Judge Witherspoon convened court in J Columbia last Monday. 3 Mr. Ben Ardrev, of Fort Mill, was in The " Enquirer office yesterday. n' Prof. R. J. Herndon returned home last d Friday from a business visit in Abbeville, e Mr. H. C. Strauss, of the firm of M. & H. 11 C. Strauss, has returned from the Northern ' markets. Captain and Mrs. John T. Lowry, left last week on an extended visit to their son, Dr. M. J. Lowry, of Meridian, Miss. Mr. W. C. Latimer, proprietor of Latimer's Fashion bazaar, returned home last Friday, accompanied by Misses Shires and Anthony. Mr. J. R. Schorb, of Yorkvillc, left yes. terday for Columbia, having been summoned c to the bedside of his brother, Mr. J. George J Schorb, who is critically ill, and not ex" pected to live. y Mr. Jack B. Beard, of Gastonia, was in s r Yorkvillc on Sunday and Monday last in . connection with the funeral of his cousin, Miss Lula Briggs. 1 CHURCH NOTICES. a Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at - 11 a. m., and Sunday-school iramediatce ly afterward. ' Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., y pastor. Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock 0 and 3.30 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting tori morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. y Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. r Yorkville?Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. ni.t and 7.45 p. in. Sundav-school ir * j at 3.30 p. in. Prayer-meeting tomorrow ] evening at 7.45. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. s Weber, I). IX, pastor. Services next Sunday " at 11 o'clock a. m., and 7.30 o'clock p. m. 1 Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Prayerg meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. , Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. y J. C. Galloway, pastor. Tirzah?Services next Sunday at 11.30 o'clock a. in. and 1 at Rock Hill at 4. Yorkvili.e?Prayer" meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock, ^uni day-school at 3.30 p. m. _ . PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS. ^ Following arc the amounts of the public school fund accredited to each school district in the county us recently reportto School Commissioner Edwards by Treasurer Neely, for the current school year, j It will be remembered, however, that in j"': each case the sums as stated, are less ~ ; whatever amounts that may have been paid i out since the 1st of November last: I < No. 1.?Blackslmrg, 8 (Wl 57 ; No. 2.?Bethany, 928 05 : No. 3.?Bethel HON 02 ?i j No. 4.?South Fort Mill, 187 CMi l* No. 5.?Catawba, 1,857 51 ' No. <?.?Helhesda 1,090 10 i No. 7.?Ebonezer, 882 54 111 No. 8.?York, 1,725 (i0 :-! No. 1).?Hickory drove, 543 53 ^ I No. 10.?Bullock's Crcelr, 1,070 40 " I No. 11.?Yorkville (Graded) 1,787 04 II ' No. 12.?Rock Hill, (Graded) 2,400 38 'i No. 13.?McConnellsville, 040 78 I I No. 14.?Buffalo, 1X3 04 j No. 15.?Holly Grove 173 20 " ! No. 10.?Antioch, 55 92 I No. 17.?Cherokee Falls 522 50 ). j No. 18.?Smyrna, 235 90 t! No. 19.?McEIwoc'h, 99 29 No. 20.?Sharon, 110 70 No. 21.?Chapel, 44152 II No. 22.?Bowling Green, 298 34 e No. 23.?Point 239 34 ..' No. 24.?Buckhorn, 384 28 r ! No. 25.?Clark's Fork, 159 48 y | No. 20.?North Fort Mill 573 25 1 ; No. 27.?Sharon No. 2, 83 05 |.; No. 28.?Fort Mill, (Graded) 174 22 I No. 29.?Bethe.sda High, 422 41 No. 30.?Forest Hill, 270 92 11 : No. 31.?Pine Grove, 58 91 t| ? ii I WATERWORKS OR FIRE ENGINE. The question of a water supply for the ; town of Yorkville is still receiving attention j at the bands of the members of the town ! j council and others interested. During the; e i past week there seems to have been con- j s! siderable change of sentiment in favor of; p 1 the waterworks plan as more desirable than i ? i the fire wells and steamer. The change has been brought about by more light. To many ^ the waterworks plan has all along seemed 2 j impracticable for the reason that they be1 i lieved it to be beyond the means of the s town. Now, as information develops, there K j seems to be a probability that a suitable plant 1; can be procured within a close margin of g $1G,000. the amount the town is authorized . i to borrow for the purpose, ami steps are . j being taken by Intendant Moore, Mr. T. B., , I McClain, Mr. O. If. O'Leary and other gen- j ci tlemcn, to give the matter a thorough inves* i tigation. Mr. Robert Latta, of Yorkvillc, i ! the well known civil engineer, will he here ; _ I shortly, and he and General E. M. Law, it ] j is understood, will ascertain existing levels j I and get such other preliminary data as pos- j sible. If, in the opinion of-these gentlemen, a preliminary survey shall he deemed justifiable, it is likely that it will be made at once, and the work pushed forward as rapidly as possible. In the meantime, the waterworks idea has received some very decided encouragement from Mr. T. A. Hardman, of Olney, Illinois, a contractor and engineer with large experience in the construction of waterworks.* He was at one time located in Yorkville for a short period, has a general knowledge of the topography of the town as well as the possible sources of water, and suggests that the town could procure a first-class water plant, amply sufficient for its needs, for $15,500. Mr. Hardman's estimate includes the following : One steel stand pipe, 12 feet 5m /llnmnfnn nrt/1 flTftr font JiJnrV* O PO Ill UUUli^lVl uuu 4111 J IVVb Milu m vm pacity of 50,000 gallons, one brick boiler and pump house, one 50-horsc power boiler, one compound duplex pump with a capacity of 500,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, two miles of main pipe, complete with fittings and all steam and water connections. The estimate presumes that there will be no rock excavations and that it will be necessary to put the top of the main pipe only 2J feet below the surface. Mr. llardman, of course, is not willing to guarantee these figures, but from his own information and such data as has been furnished him, he believes that they arc approximately correct. On receipt of the information expected from Messrs. Latta and Law, he will be enabled to speak more positively. The election on the question of making a loan for the purpose of procuring an engine and cisterns will not be ordered until full investigation shall have proved the waterworks idea impracticable, the town council being fully determined that whatever it does, it shall be right thing. PETIT JL*ROUS?SECOXI) WEEK. The following petit jurors were drawn on yesterday for the second week of the approaching term of the circuit court. They are required to report in Yorkville on Monday, April 10. S. A. D. Robinson Bullock's Creek. i*r r r a .11.! >Y . II, 2VUK1I18 W. T. Smarr Bullock's Creek. W. II. Sandifer Bethesda. P. B. Neal York. T. C. Neal King's Mountain. W. B. Hoke Fort Mill. W. R. Howie Fort Mill. W. M. Carothers Ebenezer. J. R. Howe King's Mountain. A. B. Fewell Ebenezer. D. J. Smith Broad River. T. A. Brown King's Mountain. T. E. Blair Bullock's Creek. R. A. G'ornwell Catawba. S. F. Roddey Catawba. W. A. Watson Fort Mill. W. E. Gettys Ebenezer. W. E. Adams King's Mountain.' W. B. Leech Broad River. R. L. Deviney York. John K. Allison Broad River. J. L. McElwee Catawba. W. L. Brandon Bethel. R. Meek Barnett Bethel. David B. Glover Bethel. J. R. Howe Broad River. E. R. Avery Catawba. W. T. Ilartness Cherokee. A. A. Bradford Fort Mill. W. T. Davidson King's Mountain. J. E. Roddey Catawba. II. S. Bookout Bethesda. T. J. Baber Cherokee. J. W. Harris York. W. 0. Bailes Fort Mill. The name of J. F. Glenn, of York, was inadvertently left out of the list of grand jurors as published last week. GUARDIANS OF THE SCHOOLS. By request, School Commissioner Edwards has prepared for The Enquirer a complete list of the trustees of the various public schools in the county. The list is as follows: District No. 1.?J. G. Black, D. S. Ramseur, D. L. Brown. District No. 2.?J. L. McGill, J. T. Davidson. District No. 3.?L. K. Armstrong, D. G. Stanton, J. L. Barnett. District No. 4.?T. G. Culp, A. S. Young. District No. 5.?T. M. Allen, J. Wylie Roddey, W. P. Crook. District No. 6.?J. J. Clinton, R. C. Moore, R. I). Scaly. District No. 7.?R. T. Gillespie, R. G. Garrison, Jas. P. Hutchison. District No. 8.?Joseph A. Smith, J. J. Miller, M. L. Thomaxson. District No. fl.?J. W. Allison, W. S. Wilkerson, J. H. Wylie. District No. 10.?Jas P. Blair, O. J. Gwin, Wm. Ross. District No. 11.?Joseph F. Wallace, L. M. Grist, C. E. Spencer, J. E. Lowry, I). E. Finley, F. A. Gilbert. District No. 12.?Iredell Jones, A. E. Smith, J. C. Sharpe, W. L. Roddey, W. B. Wilson, Jr. District No. 13.?J. O. Moore, 0. L. Sanders. District No. 14.?R. E. Porter, A. H. Moore, W. D. Gaston. District No. 15.?E. R. Sapoch, G. H. Martin. District No. 10.?F. II. Dover. District No. 17.?W. M. Caldwell, J. S. Mintz. District No. 18.?Julius A. Hope, M. V. Darwin, W. C. Whitesides. District No. 19.?L. L. Smith, R. W. Whitesides. District No. 20.?J. A. B.\crs, J. M. Russell, .T T? Ivoiinpflv. District No. 21.?S. M. Harvey, C'. M. Parrott, T. N. Thomaason. District No. *22.?D. J. Moore, J. M. Adams, T. J. Patrick. District No. 23.?D. J. Glenn, B. J. Currenee, W. P. Boyd. District No. 24.?W. M. Faulkner, It. J. Love, D. M. Hall. District No. 25.?W. M. McGill, J. M. Summerford. District No. 2<>.?C'. T. Crook, S. P. Blankensliip, B. M. Faris. District No. 27.?J. A. Graves, S. S. Plexico. District No. 28.?J. H. Thornwell, J. A. Withers, M. M. Mauney, J. M. Spratt, J. B. Mack, J. E. Masscy, T. G. Gulp. District No. 29.?J. L. Moore, J. L. Williamson. District No. ."10.?Perry Ferguson, T. W. Campbell, J. II. Simril. District No. 31.?W. II. Bird, W. B. Isler, B. J. Gold. local laconics. ? Senator Butler has the thauks of The Enquirer for a copy of the Postal Laws and Regulations sent to this office by him last week. ? Mr. G. E. Woods, of Yorkville, has successfully passed the necessary civil service examinations and has been appointed to a six months' probationary run as railway postal clerk on the Atlantic Cost Line between Washington and Charleston. ? There was considerable excitement in the McConnellsville section one day last week, occasioned by what was supposed to have been a mad dog. We learn that the animal bit several other dogs and also a valuable mule belonging to Mr. J. C. Ashe. ? The supreme court rendered its decision in the case of Edgar M. Thomson et ah, vs. Glenn D. Peuke, lust Friday. Judgment of the circuit court modified in accordance with the principles announced in the opinion, and the cause remanded to the circuit court, with directions that the accounts be recast and reformed in the manner and in the particulars fixed in the opinion of this court, and thereafter for such further orders or decree us may be necessary. Opinion by Pope, A. J. ? The Pleasant Grove debating club, on last Thursday, decided that war was more destructive to the human race than whisky. The query for tomorrow' night is whether an all cotton or an all grain crop can be raised with the most profit to the farmer. The cotton side will be championed by Messrs. II. G. Brown, J. II. Hogue, I). M. Hall, W. M. Stowe, I'. M. Pursley, J. E. Beamguard, J. 31. Brian and P. L. Pursley. The grain side will be upheld by B. B. Whitesides. J. C. Brown, J. C. Beamguard, E. G. Pursley, T. L. Wallace, J. W. Parrott, J. Q. Wray and C. M. McKnight. ? Mr. Norman S. Black, son of Mr. Robert Black, who lives 2$ miles west of town, met with a mishap on Tuesday evening of last week that came near resulting seriously. He had been plowing, and at dark mounted his mule to ride to the house. The mule became frightened at something and ran away. Mr. Black fell off and caught his foot in the harness. He was dragged by the mule for a hundred yards at full speed. When picked up lie was badly bruised, and as the result of his injuries he was confined to his room for several days. No bones were broken, however, and Mr. Black is now all 1 Igllt UgUlLl, ? The cases of a number of York prisoners, charged with retailing, were disposed of in the United States court at Greenville last week as follows : Ben White, convicted ; otic month and $100. Robert Blair, con victed ; one month and $100. Albert Low- J ry, Jr., pleaded guilty: one month and j $100. James Williams, plead guilty; one month and $100! Joe Hart, convicted ; one ' month and $100. John James McClelland, j one month and $100. George Johnstone, pleaded guilty ; one month and $100. Lawrence Orr, convicted of operating a distillery, j was sentenced to one month in jail. York county jail is in each case designated as the 1 j place of imprisonment. HOCK HILL HAPPENINGS. ' An Entertainment by the Catawbas?Library Association Reorganized?Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Knquirer. Rock Hill, March 21.?Last nightavery ! enjoyable entertainment was given in the j armory. A large audience was present. The eniertainmeiu consisted or uengntiui | music by local talent, exclusively of our! city, under the management of Miss Julia Richardson. Beautiful solos and duetts,! with piano and violin accompaniments, were 1 rendered in a most artistic and tasteful man- j ner. Succeeding the music came the prize drill. Fourteen of the select members of the Catawba Rifles, under the command of Captain Frel Mobley, with A. E. Smith, R. T. Fewell and A. H. White as judges. The contest was highly exciting, eliciting fre- j quent applause with now and then a strain 1 of humor over the misfortunes of those who [ were compelled to drop out of the line. | The squad was finally reduced to three, con-; sisting of J. W. Steele, W. W. Steele and J. j R. Boulware. Then the contest became in- j teusely exciting. The curtain fell and rose j again for the Zouave drill. This was novel I and interesting. The squad was likewise I reduced to three, consisting of L. C. Harrisou, J. W. Steele and R. K. Charles. The | curtain fell again and the judges awarded I the prize, the recipient of this distinguished honor being Mr. J. W. Steele, who wasacknowled by all to have richly deserved the compliment. Next came the presentation. This part of the performance was conducted by Mr. W. J. Cherry, the attorney of the company, who excelled himself in his distinctive characteristic as a public declaimer. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, Captain Frel Mobley presented a beautiful cake, iced and ornamented, to Captain Iredell, Jones as a testimonial from the Catawba Sifles, for his services in assisting in the entertainment. On last Thursday afternoon the Library association held a meeting to reorgauize the society. After a full discussion of how to raise necessary funds, it was found that about $400 could be obtained by annual subscriptions and otherwise. Upon motion of Captain A. E. Smith, the following new board of directors was appointed, viz- : John R. London, A. H. White, Iredell Jones, Wm. Dillingham, J. J. Waters, J. H. Milling and W. S. Creighton. At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors, Major A. H. White was elected president; J. R. London, vice president; Wm. Dillingham, secretary, and J. H. Millling, treasurer. Miss Laura P. Inglis was unanimously chosen Librarian. It was decided to open the library on the 1st of April, between the hours of 3 and 9 o'clock, p. m. It is to be hoped that the greatest encouragement will be given to this most laudable work to afford information and education. On Sunday night the Rev. S. S. Rahn, a Lutheran minister, preached in the Presby-1 terian church. His text was taken from the 13th chapter and 13th verse of 1st Corinthians. Miss Bertie Brice, of Woodward's, is visiting Miss Emma Roach. We are glad to learn that Mrs. J. C. McMullen, who has been very ill for sometime, is considered some better. l. blacksburg" budget. An Unseasonable Visitor?Masquerade Ball? A Million Dollar Company?Town Election. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Blacksburg, March 21.?A snow storm is an unusual sight for March in this section, but on Saturday last we were treated to a very rapid fall of the "beautiful" for nearly an hour. The ground was covered, and had it not been for the slight rain which preceded, we might have had several inches of snow. However, by 12 o'clock the next day it had all disappearred, and we have had two lovely days to atone for it. A masquerade ball at tbe Iron JCity hotel, on Friday night, was a very enjoyable and successful affair. There were twenty-seven masqueraders aud their number precludes j my giving all their names for want of space, j However, I will mention a lew ana tneir i characters: Mrs. Phelps, A Gipsy muideu ; Miss Jenkins, "ColumbiaMiss M. Thomas, "Red Riding-Hood Mrs. J. J. Whisonant, An old woman; Miss Mamie Logan, "Queen of the ForestMiss Webb, of Shel-1 by, "Maid of the Mist;" Miss Mamie Briggs, i "Silver Queen Master Norman Whisonant, "Queen of Fairy Land Mr. D. Goforth, "St. PatrickMr. Jas. Duff, An Indian warrior; Mr. Gardner, of Shelby, "Arabian Knight;" Mr. C. Thoinus, A sailor; Mr. C. Parker, a Turk. Another compauy has been organized and incorporated here for the purpose of developing our natural resources. A commission was issued yesterday to the Carolina Manufacturing and Reduction company, with a j capital of $1,000,000. The object of the! company is to mine and reduce ores aud ! conduct all the business usually done by a i mining company. Twenty per cent, of the capital stock must he paid in money or property before the company organizes. The stock is divided into 10,000 shares of the value of $100 each. The corporators are Thomas Gautier, Jr., John F. Jones and M. M. Freeman. Mr. Edward Prescott, a native of Pendleton, this State, but for the greater part of his life a resident of Washington D. C., has lo cated here and associated himself with Mr. I X. W. Hardiu, attorney at law, for the purpose of studying the code of South Carolina, and also practicing law. He is a graduate j of the Columbian law school of Washington, j and after visiting both Spartanburg and! Greenville, preferred Blacksburg as his future home. A good deal of quiet interest is being taken in our town election, which will be held | here Monday next. So far, there are only two tickets in the field, headed respectively by our present mayor, Mr. J. D. Kennedy, ; and Dr. D. S. Ramseur. w. a. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. The Union Postmastershlp?Sunday-school Convention?Other Matters. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Etta Jane, March 18.?The Union Times of this week says : "It is understood that Congressman G. W. Shell will be here one' day next week for the purpose of settling! the question as to who will succeed J. C. Hunter as postmaster. If this is so, your correspondent would be glad to know | whether the appointment is to be made by 1 Mr. Shell or Mr. Cleveland. The North l'acolet Interdenominational j Sunday-school convention will meet at El I Bethel, the 4th Sunday of this mouth. In j j the published programme, I find the follow-1 ing subjects for discussion : "What are the j highest evidences of our acceptance with I God?" to be discussed by William Jefleries and C. W. Whisonant. "The ollice of teach-1 ' er and the duty of scholar compared." J. M. i ; Grier and X. G. Littlejohn. "What bless-1 i ings do Christians derive from their profes- j I siou in this life?" J. A. Howes and S. J. i ! Hammett. Our fanners arc rather behind with their ; work owing to the long wet spell since: Christmas. Much of the land hasn't been! ! plowed yet, and perhaps some corn will be put in without breaking the land at all. Work on the Lock hart Shoals factory has already begun as well as on the railroad | leading to it. In the near future, we look! for this to rank high as a manufacturing j j county. On the 15th ultimo, H. B. McDaniel and I Mildred L. Strain were married by Rev. J. | j 1*. Knox. Our neighbors across the river in Western ' York have organized a Sunday-school and , i prayer meeting at the Broad River academy.! I They meet every Wednesday night. Rev.! I Mr. Young, the Methodist minister, is putting | in some faithful work with them. No peo- j j pie on earth, as a general thing, have a high-! I er appreciation of duty than those of Western 1 ! York. Sigma. ? Chas. Cobb, a well-digger, was punched in the eye with an umbrella ferule by Thorn- j as Cherry, blacksmith, during a row over an j unpaid bill at Johnston, Edgefield county, several weeks ago. The wound caused an j abscess of the brain from which Cobb died. I Cherry surrendered and is in jail. IT IS COMMISSIONER TRAXLER. Governor Tillman Selects a Man to Manage the State Dispensary. Special Dispatch to The Enquirer. Columbia, March 21.?Governor Tillman today appointed 1). If. Traxler, of Timmonsville, State dispenser. Mr. Traxler has accepted the appointment and will enter upon his duties at once with headquarters in Agricultural hall. | He is a man of considerable business j ability, was for thirteen years agent of the | Atlantic Coast Line, four years county treasurer of Darlington, and is now conducting a mercantile business of about $25,000. He is about 44 years of age, and can no doubt be depended upon to come up to the requirements of the position. Tiiu peep or rtiPiP rnTTUV. inn i.iuot-j ui w. Official Keport to the United States Senate on the Subject. The United States senate in April, 1892, passed a resolution instructing the committee on agriculture to make an investigation with a view of ascertaining the cause of the depression in agricultural products existing at the time. Senator J. Z. George, of Mississippi, was made chairman of the sub-committee to investigate cotton, and Alfred B. Shepperson, the well-known statistician, was made secretary. Though the work of the committee will not be completed before the next meeting of congress, in view of the necessity for it at this time, Senator George, on last Monday, submitted the following special report: To the cotton farmers of the United States: In the discharge of the duty imposed by the United States senate on the committee on agriculture to investigate the causes of the low price of cotton and the remedy, I have made some investigations which, though as i yet incomplete, authorize mo to state the following conclusions: There are causes for this low price coming from legislation now in force, and there are other fuuses coming from needful legislation yet to be enacted. It is certain, however, that these causes cannot be remedied in time to affect the price of the crop now about to be planted, even indeed if their force ever can be entirely Tim nnttnil fil rmPIN mUSt. there UtOliUJ uu. xaIV VWI.V<? .?< ? J fore, for the present, resort to such remedies or palliatives for low prices as may come from their own action, independent of legislation. The last crop (1892-93) has brought a higher price than the preceding one. This resulted from the fact that it was much smaller. The price would have been higher if there had not been a large surplus over the needs of consumption, comiug from the very large crop of the preceding year (189192). The natural rise in the price of the crop now being marketed has been largely impeded by the great strike among operatives in the cotton factories of England. In this strike 00,000 operatives working 21,000,000 spildles, have stopped work. The effect of ? this strike up to this date, has been to a decrease the amount consumed by British factories since September 1, 525,000 bales, and it is likely to amount in the near future to more than 1,000,000 bales in addition. This decrease in the demand has by a certain law of trade diminished the price, or, which is the same thing, prevented the full rise which would otherwise have come from the small crop. American spinners carried over from lust season an unusually large stock of cotton, having bought heavily at the low prices prevailing in the spring and summer, and whilst doing an exceptionally good business, they have taken so far 350,000 bales less thap for the same period during the last season. This also increased the surplus. The prospect of another large crop coming from increased acreage, if that should happen, would not only be an effectual bar to any rise in the price, but would cause a still further decline, ho that now the cotton raisers of the South are confronted with this serious question for ? solution: Shall we, by increased acreage in the crop now being planted, as comparted to the acreage of the last season, raise a crop of nine or ten million bales and thereby glut the markets of the world, causing a fall to mk the low prices of 1891-92, and perhaps even ^^k lower, or will we, by reducing the acreage to the extent necessary to raise all our food and forage crop9 and work animals, e?pecially our meat, corn, horses and mules, in- ^Hj crease the price of our cotton crop, and at the same time diminish the uses of the proceeds of the crop by a larger reduction in the amount heretofore applied to buy necessary supplies. There can be but one answer to this question in the minds of thoughtful men. If it be said that among so numerous a class as cotton raisers it will be impossible to get up an agreement which will result in combined action to plant reduced acreage in cotton, and if this be conceded, then the situation appeals with still stronger force to each individual farmer to decrease his own crop to the extent needful to raise his own supplies, for in case there shall not Jbe such dimunition in acreage as to afl'ect materially the price, so that the next crop is to be lowpriced, one advantage to him who has wisely raised his own supplies will be clear and manifest. He will uot have .. to buy high-priced supplies, with the scant proceeds of low-priced cotton. These nmeepils will then be in the main sur plus or nearly so. On the other hand, if there be such general movement in the direction of raising a smaller crop as to raise the price, then all who contribute to it iu the manner herein indicated, will enjoy this increased price as the rosult of their own wise action, and at the same time be exempt from expenditure for supplies which they have so raised. After much reflection on the data collected from all countries adapted to raisiug cotton, I am satisfied of this painful truth: That we are never, at least in this generation, to have generally the high prices for cotton we once had. Cotton will never, but in exceptional cases and for short periods, be high # enough to warrant the producer to rely on it as a means of purchasing supplies which can be raised at home. Very Respectfully, J. Z. George. REVIVAL AT HARMONY. Good Work Accomplished by Evangelist W. K. Boggs. For the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Harmony church is one of the old churches of Bethel presbytery, five miles southwest of Yorkville. Never a very stroug church, it has been greatly weakened through want of regular preaching, and by part of the members taking their membership to a new church formed within her territory a year or two ago. On application of the minister supplying the church last year, the executive committee sent the evangelist, Rev. VV. K. Boggs, who began service on the first Sabbath iu March, and continued services morning and night for eight days. The attendance at first was very small, but increased from day to day until Sabbath of the 11th, the church was filled to overflowing. Brother Boggs followed the injunction of the Lord given to Isaiah in the 58th chapter and 1st verse of his prophecy: "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgressions and the nome 01 jucou uieir sins. ' ine attention was earnest and respectful, visiting from house to house in the afternoon, with prayer and religious conversation with the families, was attended with marked results. Christians were greatly revived, the unconverted solemnly warned, and Cod glorified in the conversion of eight souls. Six young persons, one old lady aged S2, and one about 70 years old. We hope to have a Sabbathschool in a short time. During the services, the choirs of Sharon and Woodlawn churches came at night and greatly added to the pleasure and, as we hope, to the profit of the service, for which we are grateful and give thanks. We cordially request them to come again during the services to beheld on Saturday and Sabbath, 1st and 2nd of April. D. Harrison. HICKORY GROVE NOTES. Correspondence of ttie Yorkvllle Enquirer. Hickory Grove, March 20.?Mr. How ard aud wife, of Richb&rg, have moved here and made their home in our town. Rev. J. 11. Simpson has purchased Mr. C. M. Murtaiu's house and lot, and will make his future home in our town. Many friends of the Smyrna congregation came to Rev. J. 1'. Knox's on last Wednes (lay and left the pantry and barn full of "good things.'' Messrs. Whisonant & Castles have opened a new millinery store, with an expert milliner from Baltimore in charge. It is to be hoped that the late snow and freeze has not injured our fruit crop. Alpha.