Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Straps and .facts. ? Speaker Crisp has refused to answer question as to whether or not he is in fuv< of the repeal of the Sherman law, and tl Atlanta Constitution takes it upon itself i assure its readers "that Mr. Crisp stain squarely upon the Democratic platform, an at the proper time will vote for the free coil age of gold and silver 011 an equal basisthat is. with no discrimination against eithi one." ? Graduated income tax clubs are heir formed in large numbers in Kansas by Liei tenant Governor Percy Dauiels, of th; State. He proposes to levy a governmei tax upon all incomes as follows: One pi cent, on incomes of $1,000,000 to $2,000,00( 3 per cent, on $2,000,000 to $5,000,000; per cent, on $5,000,000 to $10,000,000; IS pi cent on all over $10,000,000. He estimat that such a tax will create a revenue i about $2,000,000,000, and thus reduce tl taxation now indirectly paid by the po< people. ? There will be a monster re-union of l*i , iou and Confederate war veterans at tl Chicago Fair, from October 20 to 24, inch sive. These days have been designated L' the exposition authorities, and the differei camps and posts of Union and Confederal veterans have accepted them. The plan to bring together all the old soldiers that cs be gotten to Chicago, and it is believed thi there will be not less than 50,000. Arrange mentsare being made for camping outside i the fair grounds as far as possible. Fir works, reviews and parades will be amoi the events of the celebration. ? The gamblers of Memphis, Tenn., ha) recently hit upon a novel plan for the ev sion of the laws against their professio Their scheme includes a magnificent steaii boat, fitted up with all the necessary gamir furniture, etc. Each night the steame brilliantly illuminated with electric light leaves Memphis, and cruises up or down tl middle of the stream, half-way betwec Arkansas and Tennessee, and out of tl reach of the laws of both States. At pre ent nothing can be done. The evasive e: pedient seems to call for especial legislatio which will enable the authorities to arre the occupants of the vessel when they pi into port. ? The trial of Lizzie Borden, at New Bei ford, Mass., for the murder of her father ar stepmother, at Fall River, came to an er on Tuesday of last week, resulting in a ve diet of not guilty. The State was unable 1 develop any evidence against the accuse^ and the whole case was based on the possib motive of the murders. It was shown thi for vears nast a fierce hatred existed betwe< Miss Borden and her stepmother, and the th ory of the State was that Miss Borden mu dered her stepmother to get rid of her, ac then murdered her father to keep him fro: testifying against her. Altogether the cai was one of the most remarkable in crimin: annals. The popular verdict is that whi the jury could do nothing else but acquit tl accused, she is probably guilty all the sam More than a case of not guilty, it seems 1 be a case of "not proven." ? The atmospheric disturbance of la Thursday afternoon was felt with more < less severity in nearly every partf of tl United States. In some sections it was oul a strong blow, and in other sections it wi a most terrific cyclone. Kansas got tl worst of it. In that State the storm wi the most severe ever known. The town < Williamston, in Jefferson county, was de troyed and not less thaa twenty people wei killed. Hundreds of people were injurei many of them fatally. The town of Concej tion, Mo., was badly torn up, and a numb< of people were killed and injured. A grei deal of damage was done throughout Geo gia, and the city of Atlanta came in for a fu share, much property being destroyed on tl outskirts. So far as is known, howeve nobody was killed except in Kansas an Missouri. ? Over four hundred English sailors, ofl cers and men, lost their lives in the Med terranean sea, near the town of Tripol fifty miles from Beyroot, Syria, last Frida; by the sinking of the war vessel Yictori; It seems that the Victoria was moving slov ly along just outside the port, when the Can perdown, another big war vessel, ran in) her and smased a great hole in her sid The water rushed in so rapidly that the use < the pumps was out of the question. Tl crew rushed to the small boats, but befoi they could get them launched, the Victor: settled down and all the sailors who we] still within a hundred feet were dragge under by the suction. Only about 275 < the entire crew of 718 meu escaped. Tl Victoria was a tremendous vessel of 10,47 r . '' tons burden and 14,000 horse power. Th ' Camperdown is of only about 200 tons smal er capacity. The Victoria now lies in 4f feet of water, bottom upward. It is doub ful as to whether the vessel can be recoverei ? Two North Carolina papers, the Wilminj ton Messenger and the Warrenton Recor have been looking backward to see how tl Southern farmers lived seventy-five years ag says the Atlanta Constitution. At that tin cotton was sold in the seed, and average two cents a pound, or a little under. It wj hauled by wagons and the freight was hig Tobacco sold at from $3 to $4 per hundredthe same grade which now brings $50 pi hundred. What did the farmers pay f< supplies? The bought calico at 25 cents yard, iron at 0 to 10 cents a pound, salt j $3.50 a sack, brown sugar at 10 or 12 ceu a pound, loaf sugar at 20 or 25 cents, shirtir at from 10 to 25 cents, blankets at from $5 i $15 a pair. Vet they lived well and pro pered. The people steadily grew rich, bougl slaves, built fine houses and had mom to lend. There is only one way to accoui lor it. The farmers made their own piovi ions and lived at home. Their lives we: simpler and their wants fewer than at tl present time. A return to the old policy producing our foodstulls would soon mal the South rich. The indebtedness of o\ people has been greatly reduced in the pa few years, and there is no reason why th< should not forge rapidly ahead. ? A collision between the British authoi ties and natives of Rangoon, Burmah, is r ported in the daily papers of Monday. F several days the Mohammedans have be* preparing for a big relig:ous festival, a pa of which .'onsisted of the sacrifice of a co near one tf the Hindoo temples. Mr. Flei ming, the British minister, forbade the sa rifice, but the Mohammedans went on wi it. Mr. Flemming ordered out the polic but people pa:d no attention to them. Tl police charged, but were driven back wi sticks and stones. Mr. Flemming sent 1 reinforcements, and after awhile order* out the soldiery. The Mohammedans, their enthusiastic zeal, stood their groun and at last the soldiers fired upon thei Not less than twenty were killed at the lii volley, and many were wounded. The pc pie dispersed for a time, but again collect in large numbers, and continued the figl still armed only, with sticks and stones. . last accounts the whole city, which eonsi: r?f nvpr 400 000 inhabitants, was in a terril uproar, and there was no probability of a speedy cessation of hostilities. All t available military had been pressed in service, and the British authorities h found it necessary to call for volunteers. ? It is taken for granted that Con fedora veterans understand the objects of the < ganization known as the United Confeders Veterans. They are the same as those oft Survivors' associations, and the wort purposes of its officers is to weld all t veterans of the Southern armies into o association. A great reunion is to be lie at Birmingham, Ala., July 19-20, at whicl general federation will he effected, unci the constitution of the United Veterans, 1 "literary, Historical aim oenevoieni uojec Adjutant General Moorman writes from N< Orleans urging the formation of sevei camps of tlie 1'. ('. V., of from 15 to members in eacli county, and we glad bring the matter to the attention of our c soldiers. All members of these camps, G( eral Moorman tells us, and all members their families, can participate in the exci sion arranged by General John C. I'mli wood, taking them from Birmingham, > the various Northern prisons, to Chica? where they will spend four days at t World's Fair and be present at the mm ing of the first Confederate monument e\ erected upon Northern soil, the ten da; trij) to cost only $10 for transportation, w rates for meals of corresponding cheapne For particulars write to General Geoi Moorman, 2"> Carondelet street, New < leans. ? Speaking of the financial situation in relation to the movement of gold, A. W< of the firm of hazard Freres, New Yorkv t largest gold exporters in America, said h Monday: "When we saw exchange ra go down, we made inquiry as to the pros-! ; pects of importations. We have been large | exporters as everybody knows, and we ~ I should have been exceedingly glad to be a able to bring in gold. But in spite of our )r desire to do so, we did not find that the sitie nation justified importations. We cannot have importations without exports of wheat ? or other products or securities." There is ltl I certainly 110 large movement of securities ll" j abroad at present. Now and then a dispo? sition is manifested 011 the part of specula- 1 L>r tors in Europe to lay in American securities ; 1 with an eye to the repeal of our silver pur-j | chase law, but they are not investors, and ; ll" they sell out again just as they have bought j 'd if they see a chance for profit or begin to j 'd fear loss. A real investor is not buying 011' cr j chances. They are waiting for the certain-1 *;lty which the repeal of the silver law will 8 | bring. It seems to me that lighter .imBr i portations are likely, and that with short es j crops abroad, more exports of our products | are probable, unless the banks in the West ie nnnCniin nafrl-inir flip frrmil linlllprS Jltld 3r keeping the grain out of the market. It would be better to set free part of the holdn ings. Keeping the grain tied up is 110 sele curity to the holder. They may go on caru rying for a year or more, paying big interest, >y only to find a loss in the end. Our great j at need just now is exports. We sell our pro- j te ducts abroad and get the money and that is j is just what we want." in ?????1? ? * She Uorhvillc #m)iuvce. !n YORKVILLE, S. C.: s6 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28,1893. ?The Enquirer has been entirely suc^ cessful in its efforts to explain to its respected contemporary, the Hickory, X. C., Press and Carolinian, the difference between law1(j yers and shysters. After copying The Enid qvirer's recent editorial on the subject, the r- Press and Carolinian gracefully yields the to point as follows: "Not having shysters among us, we did, without reflecting upon the fact, treat our contemporary's article as ,n directed at the profession. We cordially e- agree with The Enquirer's last suggesr tion. Such practitioners are a disgrace to 'd their associates, and should be. compelled to ? withdraw from practice. J ? Very wealthy people, as a rule, manage j ie i to get their property in such shape as to se" * l * *: e. cure ior it ai least puiutu ?.\euijiuuu u um iu.\t? ation, and the taxes they pay are very seldom in proportion to their incomes. Poor people, and those in moderate circumstances, ^ whether they conduct independent business Iy or work for wages, always have to use a conis siderable part of their incomes to pay their te taxes with. A law. therefore, which will iS equalize the taxes of individuals in proportion ^ to their incomes, will be eminently, wise, proper and just. It is stated as a fact, which 3 has never been controverted, that 25,000 p. people, with holdings ranging up from $500,jr 000 to $20,000,000 each, own one-half of all j A the property, real and personal, of the 05,-t 000,000 people in the United States. These J 25,000 people do not pay the one-hundredth ; r part of the taxes. It looks to us that they id should be required to pay at least one-half. ?The sinking of the English battle ship Victoria, by being rammed by the Camper' down, affords a striking lesson to naval a' architects. For centuries past, especially during the past few decades, since iron a- and steel have come into general use to in naval architecture, the different gov?j. ernments of the world have been striving ? to construct war vessels calculated to desle re troy anything, and which nothing can desia troy. The Victoria was practically the re pride of the naval architects of the world, d It wus regarded as the highest development of their skill and cunning. The vessel was 340 feet in length and was armored with ie steel fourteen inches in thickness. .She was 1- looked upon as being able to destroy any 50 vessel afloat, yet when she was accidentally i t- rammed bv a vessel of much smaller size,: 1 I she sank so quickly that not even half of P" her crew was able to get far enough away to ' save themselves from being sucked into the le - i 0 whirlpool she made while going down. As ie the result of the accident, naval stock will i :d : probably depreciate somewhat in value, and 1S ! the haughty governments which have heretofore put their trust in their tloating castles ~ of steel, may do well to cultivate politeness i as well as force in their dealings with their 1 a weaker brethren. ts j WILL THE THREE C'S BE RESOLD ? g ; It seems that the purchasers of the Three C's to railroad at the recent sale in Charleston, are not s-j yet out of the woods. In compliance with the | nt j terms of the sale, they deposited s>"2.">,ixh). i n ad?y j dition to this they have since paid ?7">,000, leaving it j St40C?,000 yet unpaid. Judge Bond has issued an s. order that the balance must be paid on or before ( re [ July 1st, or the property will he resold at their ,e ! risk.?Shelby Review. of It seems to be next to impossible to get' ic any official information on the above subject. ir The Review's statement may be correct and : st; it may net be. If it had given its authority, i }y I we would be better satisfied. Not long ago we heard an unauthorized story which sounds equally as plausible. It was about to t-his effect: uRy the terms of the sale, the purchasers of the property were to have utirt til the first of August to put up the purchase w money. They have already paid a considern" able amount of it?perhaps as much as half ^ j ?in receiver's certificates and cash ; hut as Ip the road is not now paying expenses, the |1(! i money market is tight, and as there is nothing th to be gained by taking charge of it sooner, or the purchasers will not make the final payfd ment until the last minute. They will then ! come to time in great shape." ui' | All this is given only as rumor, but to us .st it looks reasonable enough. The road, in its >o- present condition, is hardly paying operating ed expenses. To make the completed portion valuable, it will he necessary to finish the work through at least to Johnson City, Tcnn. This will take a great deal of money. The a money market is now undoubtedly tight. he There is but little inclination to lend, and ito not much encouragement to borrow. There a(J is not much chance of the situation growing worse, but very good reason to hope that it l*e will grow better. Therefore, whether the )!*. ^ new purchasers happen to have their purjie chase and building money in sight or not, hv their action in allowing their property to relic main in the hands of the receiver, while ne they move along slowly with their other operations, seems reasonable enough. All of | this is provided, of course, that they really for have until the first of August in which to ts. make their final payment. ?'W; ral WAS T1IK <i(l\GKMIK I.YM LlfcU.' -;> Tlie (Ireenville Mountaineer, which is al'j I ways very careful in its statements, has the following in its last issue with reference to n0f the controversy between the Columbia Regisu ter and the (Ireenville News, as to whether L'l- or not Governor Tillman was insulted on his -in recent ollicial visit to (Ireenville : The editor of the Columbia Register was in he this city last week, and from some souree he ob?iJ. tabled the infoniatioii that "when Governor Tillman visited (Ireenville to join the Jell' Davis . funeral cortege, he was hissed and hooted as VS I>ad asduring theeanipaign. When lie appeared ith in pi11 > 1 i<*, three hisses and groans were given ss for him, and three cheerslor Sheppardand (?rr." This is an exaggerated and highly emhellished statement of a very trilling eireumst.anee, not >r- at all creditable to the parties coiieerned in it, ; who were in nowise relleeting the spirit and temper of the responsible, decent citizens of its j (ireenville. The incident occurred at a late hour ill, ! of the evening, and was unknown to the large |,e majority of people who met (lovernor Tillman . and gave him a respectful welcome asthe ollicial j representative of thelState. A small group of tes i half-grown boys were loitering in the vicinity of the Mansion Ilouse, when <?overimr Tillman ro(ilined from his visit to a private residenee, and ' the unseemly eondnet of this group is made to j appear as representing (ireenville. I'hey doubtless I looted and cheered as described by The M Register, but the crowd collected inside the Mansion House knew nothing of it, and the in- M, eident was forgotten at once by the few persons who were present, (lovernor Tillman did not, J. allude to it during the remainder of the evening j and it is probable that he made a just estimate of the puerile behavior of some rowdy boys, i Hi Some of his friends are now disposed to make a j a mountain out of the mole-hill, and we are as- j tonished that the editor of The Register will <>i lend his assistance to the undertaking, especially to cast unworthy aspersions upon the people of ( Ireenville, of whom he knows better things. THE DISPENSARY IN YORK. The county board of control will hold a I A\ meeting in Yorkville next Monday for the j mirnn.se of considering applications for per inits to opcrnte dispensaries, and it is likely j \y that among other things, it will have some I interesting questions to settle. j \y A majority of the freehold voters of the town, it appears from the list submitted to the j clerk of the board, have signed a petition j W asking for the establishment of a dispensary I in Yorkville. What the board will do with j the petition, in tiew of recent developments, | (i( we do not know, but whatever may be the action of the board, we have little reason to believe that any liquor will be sold under the recent act, at least until after the next j ( session of the legislature. It is clearly against the law. The situation at Blaeksburg is more perplexing. As stated in another column, the r* majority of the free hold voters first signed a petition asking for the establishment of a ^ dispensary. Since this petition was signed, the people have come forward with another petition, also containing the names of a majority of the freehold voters, including a number of signers of the first petition, and asking that no dispensary be established. What the board will do under the circumstances is a matter of interest. It is true that under the law the first petition seems to fulfil all the contemplated requirements ; but the second petition, in which the signers say they did not understand the first petition, seems to nullify its force. The law requires that the petition for a dispensary 1 j be signed understanding!}', and as a number u] of signers now set up that they did not so sign (j., it, the fact as to whether it is still in con- pe rci formity with the law, is at least doubtful. jn As will be seen by his card, published in to: another column, Chairman Moore, of the board of control, says that it is not the sentiment of the board to force dispensaries on any community, and where there is no demand, there will be no dispensary. Man- *n ifestly, it would seem, this is a fair and co square view of the matter, and under it, w' it would secin that if the other members of .1 1 J /j,?;il me uoaru CUllCUr in lb, IIU ui.^itunui J Hill uv established in Blacksburg. And now, after all, it is possible that there will be no dispensary in the county. Yorkville, itappears from her petition, wantsone, but cannot get it: and Blacksburg, which, under the law, is entitled to it, don't want it. Perhaps it will be best for the board of control to simply shut up shop and wait until the next meeting of the legislature, when the outlook is that they will be in a position ^u to take a new start. MERE MENTION. Bf The recent act of the California legislature ^ to submit to the qualified voters of the State j. the question of changing the capital from 1 Sacramento to San Jose, has been declared T. U l unconstitutional by the circuit court. The case will be appealed. The total loss by incendiary forest and other fires in the viciuity of Ashland, Wis., during the past ten days, has been more than $2,000,000. . J. L. Barr, publisher, banker and Sundayschool superintendent, was arrested at Wheeling, W. Ya., last Thursday, for pub- ^. lishing and selling obscene literature. Owing to Secretary Smith's recent decision sc there will be no pension deficiency this yeur. th It is calculated that the unexpended balance wi will be not less than $1,000,000. This will be the first year since the pension laws went into effect, that the expenditures will be less than the appropriation. ]a! Senator Stanford, of California, died at his r? home at 3Ienlo Park, in that State, last Wednesday night. Ceo. W. Yanderbilt l( has purchased 20,000 acres of land near Ashe- l"1 ville, N. C., with the intention of making it th one of the finest game preserves in the world, in Lightning struck the circus tent of Ring- fir ling Bros., at St. Paul, Minn., during a thun- ju der storm last Wednesday, instantly killing . seven people, and seriously injuring a large ' number of others. The occurrence produced "i a panic. At a meeting of the Jeff Davis | wl Monument association, held at Richmond, i bii last week, a plan to collect funds for build-1 he ing the monument from the Sunday-school j j)e children throughout the South, was adopted. | The next Virginia State convention, i lir for the nomination of a governor, will be com-1 aP posed of 3,000 delegates. J. T. Friend, aj Richmond man, died at his home one day last ; week from the effects of the bite of a rut. j Two (ierman officers fought a duel one day i last week as the result of a discussion of the recent election. One of them was killed. 10 A new railroad labor organization, to em- ly brace every branch of the service from engineers and conductors down to track laborers, ^y was formed in Chicago last Wednesday. The j. object of the organization is to absolutely control the railroads of the country. Secretary "l Smith, last week dropped from the rolls, the m names of twenty-eight special pension examiners. They were all Republicans, but the j. ground of their dismission was stated to be| ,,| inefficiency. There are two hundred nnii nftv Fnitcd States consuls with salaries t." ranging from $250 and upwards. So far j]>1 the State department lias supplanted j o'< eighty-three of these with Democrats. ! Business failures for the week ending last ; Friday, number for the United States 27.'$ j a and for Canada 14; total 287, against 347 !' i the previous week, and 100 for the cor- j responding week of last year. To re- ro licve in some measure the financial situation, j at Secretary Carlisle last week anticipated the ' interest on the United States bonds due on ' July 1, which amounts to $5,700,000. | Colonel Ainsworth, chief of the record: wi and pension division of the war department,1 p< | will have to shoulder most of the blame fori to the recent Ford theatre disaster, lie will . be indicted by the grand jury, probably on . Friday next, and will he tried in October. )n James K. Beasley, of Memphis, Tenn., 'Il is the winner of the $1,000 prize oflercd by fri the Herman American Insurance company, tit for the best plan for constructing fireproof m cotton warehouses. The total expense of ^ the recent naval review in New York harbor, was only $70,000. The amount appro- j ?* printed for ft was $350,000. The uncxpend-; <h cd balance will be returned to the treasury.' el: i Two women and three children were j pt ' killed at a railroad crossing at Newark, X. j J., last Saturday, bv a careless engineer.! Princess Hulalic, of Spain, and her party, sailed from New York for home last U*1 Saturday. The Mississippi river reached i eight feet above 'common level at NewOr-jv( leans last Sunday. This is the highest point hi ever reached, and the river is still rising, j ln A granite monument was, on last L. Sunday, unveiled to the memory of the live j ' anarchists who were hanged in Chicago some years ago on the charge of high treason . P( against the State of Illinois. The l>rex-i 'el, Morgan Company reorganization plan w still drags its slow length along, a majority ^() of the securityholders not yet having de- ^ posited their holdings. A SihiIIi Carolinian a King. W ? Keowee. Courier: Colonel John F. ol llobbs, who is in Newberry attending com- w mencement, has brought some valuable en- .. riosities from Australia for the museum of Newberry college. He is now king of a tribe in one of the New Hebrides islands, and also a lighting chief of the Iguana tribe at in Australia, in which he is known as Nano of Wallaby. He has returned to America to lH i remain, but will visit Australia again to' ju close up his interests there. lie is now',., writing live books, which he hopes to have out in a year. Colonel llobbs says he is 'a glad to be once again in Newberry, which to he considers his home. Hobbs is a native of 2." Lexington, S. ('., and is well known in' m Columbia and vicinity, where a few years pr ago he bolted the Democratic nomination for solicitor in the fifth judicial circuit, and , ran as a ( recti back candidate against the 1 ct late K.(?. Bonlmm, the regular nominee of P I (he Democracy. I SOCIAL AFFAIRS. iXDKX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ithers Adiekes Company?Groceries, hardware, tobacco, etc. , A 11. Strauss?Are taking stock and propose to sell their goods at reduced prices. II. Barnes?Wants to know if yon can guess what I K. W. <". A J., 1\ A d. A. M. W. means? inter A Oates?Are ollering special inducements in spring and summer goods in all departments. ist Bros. A Brice, Ceneral Agents?Call the attention of those who have others dependent on them to tho fact that dead men earn no money. See fourth page. M. (irist?Tells of the advantages of the Rapid Writer fountain pen and lets it be known .1 l.? .W \?.. \ ... IJlitl IIIUW? JTCim l^?l? UU WMIIIIIIVAI Ul ill li .in drew S. Kv;ins, in Hook Hill, mis Roth ?Wants you to remember that if you are in town during court week and are hungry, you on': have your hunger appeased at his restaurant. . J. Roddey, Agent?Tells you why you should insure your life in tlie Equitable Life Assurance society. . H. Edwards, School Commissioner?Announces that a colored teachers' institute will commence at Hock Ilill, on the Jil day of July. . 15. Moore A Co.?Call attention to their stock of collins and undertakers' goods, Clauss shears, glassware and crockery, water-coolers, bathtubs, and Wheeler A Wilson sewing machines, iorge T. Schorb?Sets forth the advantage of the Wilcox A White organs being mouse proof, and announces that he is still prepared to furnish high grade pianos, standard typewriters, household sewing machines, etc. iwry A* Starr?(Jive information as to the merits of alabastine, which can he made ready for use by cold water. They are offering fruit jars, extra rubbers for same, Scott's fruit powders, ice and ice beverages. M. Dobson, of the Racket?Wishes his prices compared with those of other dealers before you buy. Read his prices. . M. Houston A Co.?Are closing out a lot of cheap tobaccos. They are ottering soap, soda, well buckets and water buckets at reduced prices. Also, they have Mason's fruit jars at reduced prices and I)r. Scarr's Fruit Preservative. F. Wallace, Chairman?Announces that the annual school meeting of the Yorkvillc graded schools will be bold at the graded school building on the l-'tth of July, at which time the trustees will submit their annual report. At the court house on the same day, an election will be held on the question of levying a tax of two mills for the support of the schools next year. THE GOVERNOR OBEYS THE LAW. Mr. J. S. Brice, clerk of the county board control, on yesterday received the follow5 letter from Attorney General Townsend, licli explains itself: 'Your letter to his excellency, the governor, ted :24th instant, asking whether or not a disnsary can be established at Yorkvillc, has been [erred to me with the request that I answer it. doing so, allow me to say that the sale of indicating liquors is prohibited in Yorkvillc, and it there can bo no dispensary established untherc is a change in tne law." PRISONERS IN JAIL. There are eleven prisoners in jail awaiting al at the approaching term of the sessions urt. Their names and the crimes with licli they are charged, are as follows: Bill Jackson, colored; murder. W. E. Moore, colored ; grand larceny. Wash Wilkes, colored ; grand larceny. Eliza Wilkes, colored ; grand larceny. Robert Wisher, white; housebreaking. Dock Lanier, white ; murder. Bud Hunt, colored ; arson. John Sandifer, colored ; arson. Mat Bycrs, colored ; murder. Adam Love, colored ; infanticide. Alexander Marion, colored; assault and ttery with intent to kill. THE BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL. The special committee representing York lptist association in the purchase of the ing's Mountain Military school building for gh school purposes, has decided to call a eeting of York, Lancaster, Chester and nion associations, to discuss the desirability d advisability of establishing the proposed hool under their joint auspices. The eeting will be held at Union church, four iles northeast of Yorkville, on Friday here the fifth Sunday in July. There seems be no doubt among those who arc in a isition to know, that the associations named 11 at once join in the establishment of the hool, but in case they should fail to do so, e understanding is that York association 11 go it alone. NEWS FROM THE PIGEONS. A letter received by Mr. II. II. Heard on ?t Thursday, from the secretary of the enton, N. J., Homing club, brought news im the carrier pigeons released at this ace on Sunday, the 18th instant. It seems at the pigeons were comparatively slow making their llight of 500 miles. The st one arrived at Trenton on Tuesday, me 20th, at 9.55 a. m., and the second ar;ed next day at 1.45 p. m. Up to the lie of the writing of the secretary's letter, ilich was dated Thursday, no more of the rds had been heard from. The llight from re to Trenton, New Jersey, ought to have en made in about twelve hours. It is obable that the pigeons had to contend ;ainst contrary winds. CH URCH 'NOTICES. Presbyterian?Sunday-school at 5 o'clock m. Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at i.!J0 a. in., and Sunday-school immediateafterward. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. ebcr, pastor. Services next Sunday morng at 10..'10 and evening at*8.15 o'clock, mday-school at 5 o'clock p. m. Pray erecting this evening at 8.15 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkviij.k?Screes next Sunday at 10.30 a. m., and 8.30 in. Sunday-school at 4.80 o'clock p. m. ayer-mceting tomorrow evening at 8.30 clock. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. nion?Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock m. Yokkyii.lk?Services Sunday eveng at 8.30 o'clock. Prayer-meeting toniorw evening at 8.30 o'clock. Sunday-school 4 o'clock p. m. FA KEWELL SERMON. Rev. Dr. T. R. English preached his fareell sermon to his congregation and to the :ople of Yorkville last Sunday, preparatory taking his leave for his new field of work Virginia. The occasion was indeed touelig and interesting. During his long stay Yorkville, the doctor had made numerous ionds among the members of all denomina_>ns, and his last farewell was not to his vn congregation alone, but to almost all e church-going people of the town. The her churches having closed their doors iring the morning hour, the Presbyterian uirch was literally crowded with interested :ople. The services were opened with prayer, llowed by the singing of hymn 495, and c reading of parts of the third and fourth lapters of Hebrews, beginning at the third use of the third chapter. Dr. English took s text from Hebrews, iv, 9: "There reaineth, therefore, a rest to the people of od," and preached an eloquent sermon, 11 of feeling, instruction and comfort to his ople. After the sermon came the doctor's fareell remarks. They were brief. The doer's feelings were evidently too deep for utrance, and he dared not trust himself too far. efore their conclusion, many handkerchiefs ere called into requisition in different parts ' the church, and in the congregation there ere few eyes that did not betray more than suspicion of moisture. The solemn scene as touching beyond description. During his remarks, Dr. English rendered i interesting account of the thirteen years ' his pastoral work in Yorkville. The num>r of members of his church, lie said, when ; came to Yorkvllleiii April, in,so, was r-'ti. ho nuniber since received on profession of itli was l.'H), and by eerlilicate 107. The ital number on the church roll at present is i:>. Of the original l'2l>, only 70 now renin, the others having died or moved away 0111 the town. After the close of the regular services, a mgregational meeting was convened with r. English us moderator and Mr. .1. K. Iiorb as clerk. Or. English explained tho I I j the object of the meeting to be tlic calling of j: a pastor, and on asking the congregation if j | it was ready for the question, was answered i in the allirmative. Elder J. A. Watson nom- ! j inated Hev. W. (!. Neville, of Frankfort, Kv. ' The nomination was seconded by Mr. J. B. \ I'egrani, and was unanimously endorsed by j the congregation. The elders and deacons ; of the church duly subscribed to the call,1 and Elders (J. II. O'Leary and J. A. Watson j ' were appointed to prosecute it before Bethel i i Iw.U.r, OKi.oi I JJU'OUj 2 i Iiv.iv; i t\j Iiuuiu uu.il- | j ness, after prayer by Dr. English, the meeting I ( adjourned. YOUKVILLE wants a school. ? 1 There can be no doubt of the fact that the , citizens of Yorkvillc are heartily in favor of the establishment of a lirst-clnss high school j at this place, and the developments of the, past week are sufficient to furnish abundant encouragement to the promoters of the proposed enterprise. While negotiating with ! the owners of the King's Mountain Military school building for its purchase, the commit! tee, representing the Baptist people, proposed ; to the people of Yorkvillc to put the proper- . ! ty in repair. As stated last week, Dr. A. Y. I Cartwright made a canvass of the town to I see what could be done towards raising $1,! 500 for the purpose, and within twenty-four hours, raised all but a few dollars of the re| quired amount. The money was subscribed j by the following individuals in amounts op! posite their names, and represents a clean ; cut gift to the purchasers of the school property : | Dr. George Walker, $100 00 , W. It. Carroll, UK) 00 T. B. MeCInin UK) <K> G. H. O'Learv 10O 00 W. II. Herndon UK) (K) Drat toil A Bratton, 100 00 John M. Hope, 25 00 i Ferguson Bros., 10 <H) j May A May 25 (H) W. J. Waters, 25 00 J. S. Brice, 25 00 G. W. S. Hart 20 00 10. A. Crawford, 10 00 ( T. F. MeDow, 15 00 Imnan Bros., 50 00 J. W. Bobson, 50 IK) j | Kennedy, Bros, it Barron, 50 00 A. Y. Cartwright A Co., 50 00 1 F. A. Gilbert, 10 IK) | | Sam M. Grist, 10 IK) I T. M. Dobson, 15 00 ' W. G. White, 25 00 , : S. A. MeElwcc 10 00 Withers Adickes, 5 00 L, George Grist, 5 00 ] A. M. Grist, 5 00 J. H. Riddle, 50 (K) W. B. Moore, 50 00 11. II. Beard 10 00 It. B. Dowry, 10 IK) < John C. Kuykcndal, 25 00 } Lowry A Starr 10 IK) M. W. White 25 00 J Earnest Dowry, 25 00 I)r. J. F. Lindsay 1? 00 ' Louis Roth 10 00 < G. M. Lowrance, 10 00 f Glenn A Allison, 25 00 j T. S. Jefferys, 25 00 < i W. Brown Wylic, 25 00 l i II. A. I). Neely 10 (K) | j B. X. Moore, 10 00 j ! It. A. Parish, 5 IK) | I T * i r a ??n JVl . i .j. .1. 11inner, I T. C. Dtinlap, f> 00 ] J. F. Hyndman, o 00 i J W. I J. Mei 'iiw, 10 00 ( J. R. Warren, 5 00 | A. Cody, 10 00 i Robert I Hack, l/i 00 | J. R. Lindsay, 'JO (K) j BICYCLE RACKS. It is proposed by the young men of York- ( ville to make next Tuesday, the Fourth of ' July, a red letter day in the history of the | ! town. The occasion is to be celebrated by a j I series of bicycle races, in which the wheel- ( linen of Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Blacksburg, ' Clover, Chester and other surrounding towns j are invited to participate. The race is to take place on Main street, ( from the King's Mountain Military School s building, to the Narrow Gauge depot, and it ! is intended that the yards, piazzas, and win- I dows to the homes and business houses along \ the line, shall serve as a grand stand. The I wheelmen of Yorkvillc have entered hcarti- ( ly into the project, the business men of the j town have agreed to close their places of j business during the day, and there is every 1 reason to look for a bin; time generally, j Everybody who desires to come i3 invited. ] Mr. W. B. Moore, chairman of the committee j of arrangements, has handed us the programme for the day. It is as follows : The wheelmen will assemble at the corner of i Congress and Liberty streets on the afternoon of ( July 4 at 4 o'clock, and the races begin thirty , minutes later. i First Race?Distance one-half mile, participa I ted in by all the wheelmen who may wish to enter. Contestants to be paired and ride against each other, and against time. The race will be narrowed down to the two fastest, and they will contend for a first prize in final heat. First prize $200 in cash, or a solid silver souvenir spoon, engraved, "Leader, Yorkvillc, S. ('., July 4th, * 18JW." , Second Race?Entered only by ladies; distance one-fourth of a mile. Prize, handsome gold . watch with hunting case, or a blue bicycle cap, j amply becoming. Third Race?Distance one mile and entered by : all wheelmen present. The winner is to receive a nickel plated bicycle, or a handsome bicycle luggage carrier. Second prize, a line open to]) buggy, or a Yale lock and chain for bicycle. ] Third prize for the hindmost, a bright new tin cup, model l.SO.'l. The judges will be as follows: Clerk of the Court Wvlie, Judge MeCorkle, Treasurer Neely, j Auditor ators, School Commissioner Edwards, and Sherilf Crawford. Unable to anticipate the option of the winners in the selection of prizes, the matter will be left to the judges, and to be on the safe side, the committee has ordered only those mentioned last above. The prizes will be presented to the winners by ; Major (icncral McDow in appropriate addresses, responded to by Lieutenant Colonel Price. In the afternoon, there will be a grand uiooiij light picnic at Hart's pond. All married women j iiro especially IIIVUUU, mm iu ujjiik mm niv... j tlieir youngest husbands, whom, however, they are requested to leave in the vestibule until the close of the performance. Suitable refreshments will be provided by the committee 011 entertain( inent, and music will be furnished by the colored j Italian string band of Yorkvillc. The above programme fully explains itself. ! All the details for its successful carrying out, however, have not yet been completed, I I and for tins purpose, we arc requested to 1 'call a meeting of the wheelmen and others interested to meet in Captain J. It. Lindsay's |, j insurance oflices this, Wednesday, evening at | I 8 o'clock. To insure the greatest possible j success for the entertaiumcnt, the appoint- j ! ment of several working committees is ncc- j cssary. Let everybody come out to thej ' meeting. j TH10 DISI'IOXSAKY M1'DDI.10. The dis])ensary question is still a topic of interest in this county, but as yet nobody ! I seems to be especially excited over it. (Jen- j J erally, the people are satisfied that except at j I Rlacksburg, no dispensaries can be establish-1 ! cd in the county until after the next meeting 1 ( ; of the legislature, and whether they are in i I favor of or opposed to the establishment of dis-1 : pensaries, they don't seem disposed to move j ; until the time comes. 1 Up to last Friday, the day fixed by the ' I board of control as the limit, only two petij tions for dispensaries had been filed. One of: i these was from Yorkvillc and the other from Rlacksburg. The Yorkvillc petition asks for, the appointment of Mr. R. A. Parish as coun-:; I ty dispenser, and the establishment of a dis! pensary in the town of Yorkville. The Rlacksburg petition asks for the establish; ment of a dispensary in Rlack'sburg, with Mr.1 1 All.nff WJiicrmnnt. n?s ilisnpiiser. The petition for the appointment of a I county dispenser and the cstublisment of a dispensary in Vorkville, is as follows : To the Honorable Hoard of Control of York county, South Carolina: The undersigned, Ku- \ fits A*. Parish, a citizen ol' Yorkville, in York : county, S. hereby petitions your honorable 1 I board to appoint him dispenser for York county, , S. C.,and he respectfully showeth in this poti- ; | tion: That his name is ltufus Allen Parish; his i place of residence Yorkville, York county, S. C.; that for two years immediately preceding the | tiling of this petition, he has been engaged in the ' mercantile business in Yorkville, S, C.; that at present he is a merchant; that he is a citizen of, i the United States and of South Carolina; that lie , ! iias never been adjudged guilty of violating the I j law relating to intoxicating liquors, and is not i1 | a licensed druggist, a keeper of a hotel, eating | house, saloon, restaurant or plaee of public; I amusement, and that lie is not addicted to the ! use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Sworn to and subscribed before me this loth day of June, A. 1)., l.sji;t. KUKUS AI.LKN PARISH. ; J. Stkki.k Hhice, Notary Public. ; j STATK OK SOUTH CA ROMXA-Uoiwrv | OF 1 UIWv. We the undersigned freehold voters of the | town of Yorkville, in the eounty aforesaid, and j residents of the town where permit is to be J used by the enmity dispenser, having enrefully | read tin; foregoing potition of Rufus A. Parish, ind understanding the contents thereof, and ; being well and personally acquainted with the j upplicant, do hereby join in his request and reconunend Mr. Rufus Allen Parish as a suitable person for the position of dispenser of York county, South Carolina. And we, and each of as, do hereby sign this petition by our own true name and signature, and we hereby pe- ; tition the boaru of control to open a dispensary { in Yorkville in the county and State aforesaid, i And your petitioners will ever pray, etc. According to the "duly attested" list, there i ire 1 Of5 freehold voters in the town of York-' ville, and the above petition has fifty-seven > signatures. They are as follows, the colorid people being denoted by asterisks (*): j \V. It. .Moore, J. II. Riddle, John C. Kuyken- ! lal, L. (Jcorge (Irist, W. (i. White, M. 1)., W. II. Ilerndon, John.I. Hunter, R.J. Ilerndon, T. , M. Dobson, J. W. Dobson, Jos. F. Wallace, W. : M. Allison, J. F. Dates, Wash Jackson*, Isaac! Wright ", R. It. Adams", W. M. Stowc*, Hovis j ( i nompsovi", xiunry Jumsuu-, mm lAtwiy . Sam Watts?, Edmund Wheeler*, J. II. Rons?, Samuel Adams*, Win. Crawford,* J. Hanj T Beatty*, T. A. Johnson*, Tom Ballard*, John i' Ross*, T. E. Hunt,* Joe Edwards, C. Moore*, ( J.M.Moore, A. B. Johnson*, James M. Me- 1 Knight*, Moil McKnight*, M. C. Willis, W. B. Wylie, J. E. Eowry, Jno. A. Latta, It. J. Lat- ( a, II. W. Smith, A. S. Withers, W. I). Glenn, r II. A. D. Xccly, W. II. MeCorkle, Robert T. Al- 1 lison, J. R. Bratton, W. R. Carroll, J. R. Lind- f jay, W. C. Iuitimer, S. M. McXcel, George : Walker, M. 1?.. Brooks Inman, John May, Jr., J. It..Schorb, Win. H. Quinn, James B. Allison. a THE HI.ACKSHUKG PETITION. I The number of freehold voters in Blacks- 1 aurg, according to the list filed with the i derk of the court, is 74. The petition for die appointment of Mr. Whisonant as dispen- t ier, is signed by the following : f 1). L. Brown, J. W. Thomson, Jno. M. Guy- 1 on, Albert Whisonant, M. L. Ross, Andy Hud- i ion, M. M. Freeman, J. R. Hcalan, J. F. 1 Whisonant, A. 11. Pollock, Ira Hardin, A. G. f Smith, J. J. Laney, I)iek Black, A. M. Dover, t 1). M. \yilliams, G. W. Gates, Andy Black, G. M. Moss, J. It. Smith, J. I). Kennedy, H. J. t Bruce, George W. Moore, Henry Black, Win. i Itamseur, R. F. Whisonant, It. A. Westbrook, 1A J. E. Hartwcll, E. Thomasson, W. P. Rippey, c J. M. McCarthy, J. J. Crosby, Jno. F. Jones, Tj. J. Whisonant, A. B. Crosby, W. B. .Sherer, Wm. Whisonant, Win. G. Wylie, Leo Wylie, M. F. 1 Duncan, M. W. Goodwin, 1). Murray, J. H. , Crawford, COUNTER PETITION. * It seems that everything is not moving s swimmingly on the dispensary question at A Blacksburg. A majority of the freeholders, v n all 53, including ten of those who signed die above, have united in a petition to the f aoard praying that no dispensary be estab- 1 lished in the town. Those whose names ap- r pear on both petitions, state that they signed 4 die petition for a dispensary under misrep- * resentations. CHAIRMAN MOORE'S CARD. The following card from W. B. Moore, \a diairman of the county board of control, j' ippcared in the Columbia State last Friday, i * It gives his views on the situation. To the Editor of The State: I notice under 'The Dispensary Muddle" heading in The State jf J line '21, "A Strange Story from \ork County." \ j So it is; strange how the gentleman had so much information as to enable liiin to give the doings e af the county board in detail. He states that the i board is going to establish four dispensaries in . this county; has appointed a dispenser and se- 1 lected a place of business in Yorkville; also that c :he board will do business in the towns of Yorkville and Rock Hill in spite of any existing pro- c tiibitory laws. All of the above statements are c utterly false so far as any action, resolution, or :liscussion of the board is concerned. All of s these things may come to pass in the future, but t is yet the board has had but one meeting, and the only subieet discussed at any length was the I locating of dispensaries, and it was fully under- j stood by the board that they ascertain, to the best of their ability, the sentiment and wishes c af the people at the different points, and that a c dispensary should not be forced on any community. ? I.make these statement?fto case the minds of 1 those that may object to the dispensaries, and . lesiro to say that the York county board respect 1 both opinions for and against. They do not feol t that they are called on to rush the business or <et the mill to grinding, but simply to regulate md control the sale of whisky if any is sold in this county. Where there is no demand there . will be no dispensary. As to doing business in Yorkville, as your 1 gentleman states the board is going to do, I will limply say the board has not considered the matter. As yet, petitions have not been filed t with them asking for it, but I know one has i been signed by a majority of freehold voters, md will be acted on when the time comes. I I tin also satisfied that the people here want to see v the dispensary tried, with the exception of a few "town killers." We find a number of persons f apposed to the plan on political principles, who , refuse to sign the petition,* yet admit that it is probably the best solution or tne wins- i ky question. This position we also respect, j but hold contempt for thoso that protend that in n "yell from York" in opposition, when I it is so plain that the large majority want a dis- ? pensary. On account of the existing law they may not be able to get it, but they want it just s [he same. W. B. Mooiik, i Chairman of Board of Control York county. The board of control will hold its next 1 meeting on next Monday, when it will act 1 3ii the foregoing petitious. What will be 1 its action either in the case of Yor"kvjlle or * Blaeksburg, is not known at this time.v LOCAL LACONICS. j i The First Cotton Itloom. J ? We have received from Gould, Bullock's j Creek township, the first cotton bloom of the t season. It was plucked from the field of Mr. W. E. Good on last Friday, the 2.'3rd instant. Noltoily Was Hurt. 1 ? Some of the employes of the Carolina Buggy factory were shocked by a flash of ] lightning Wednesday afternoon. There was uo perceptible damage, however, either to t person or property. Karuings Increasing. t ? The report of the State railroad com- j mission shows that the earnings of the Chester and Lenoir railroad for the month of 1 April, were ?247.75 more than April of last ] year, an increase of nearly 30 per cent. Will lluild a Stockade. ] ? We are informed that Superintendent i Xcal, of the State penitentiary, visited Rock Hill yesterday to make arrangements for;, the erection of a stockade, to be used by I, convicts during the erection of the Girls' In- j dustrial college, work 011 which is to com- j, mence soon. , Colored Teachers' Institute. j ( ? In another column is an advertisement of a colored teachers' institute, to be held in i ( Rock Hill 011 Monday, the 3d day of July.^ next. School Commissioner Edwards de- j sires us to state that the expenses of the j institute are to be defrayed from the Pea-1 j body fund. No Cause for Alarm. ? Mr. Joe Hamel, who is 011c of our * 7 ] most successful farmers, says that he does not anticipate any serious damage to the growing cotton crop from lice. He also says that they are worse 011 sandy land than 011 red land, and that they seem to be dying out under the influence of the dry weather and 1 , hot sun. Change of Schedule. i . ? A slight change of schedule went into 1 effect 011 the Narrow Gauge railroad 011 ves- 1 . f terdav. Hereafter the northbound train is J to arrive at Yorkville at 10.10 a. m., and J leave at 10.25 a. 111. The southbound train ^ is due here at 2.40 p. in., and will leave at J 2 r>. m. Both trains, as heretofore, con-1 * I " ' / tinue as a mixed freight and passenger. A llariulrss Shake. ? A slight earthquake shock was distinctly felt throughout South Carolina and Georgia 1 at about 11.0"> o'clock, on Tuesday night of last week, Quite a number of Yorkvillc j people felt the shock, and some say that it aroused them from their sleep. No damage j( resulted here or elsewhere, hut the people of [ Charleston and other points in the low conn-: J try were more or less frightened. Kalli'oad McHlnj;. , ? The adjourned meeting of the stock- j holders of the Chester and Lenoir Narrow jg Gauge railroad, to hear the report of the's committee of stockholders and bondholders.1 appointed on the 1st instant, is to he held in 1 Yorkvillc tomorrow. What the committee j will recommend is not known, but it is very ] likely that the stockholders will decide, i whether they will attempt to operate the.i road themselves, or give it to the Richmond j' Terminal people upon the terms of the re- f organization plan. 11 Suilllt'ii Dralli. ? Mrs. Emily L. Heard, formerly of York- ^ ville, died suddenly at her home in Gastonia ] last Thursday evening. Her son, Mr. J. B. ( Beard, who was in Yorkvillc at the time, 1 sends us the particulars. It was raining in f the afternoon, he says, and his mother went i * out rather earlier than usual to milk the j COW. Alter sue nan ncen gone some ume, i j his sister went out to look for her and was j i horrified to find her lying dead at the spot j 1 tvhere she had been milking. The milk Ho nicket was full of milk and the theory is stfti hat Mrs. Heard, who was alllicted with ua; leart disease, fell back dead as she attempt- . ^ :d to ri?e from her work. She was aged s.)(, vl years 9 months and 0 days. in i >11 Full Time Again. afti ? The Clover cotton factory started up am >n full time again last Monday, and now ktt uis orders ahead which will keep it . raj* >usy for several months. The management , ^ j >as good reason to hoj>e that it will be able i jef o bridge over the dull season without any has nore slacking up. The understanding is twe hat the cotton mill business is generally >retty dull now, and there are other mills. ^ hat are not so fortunate. I Inybow, tin* ('iil)in Wu* Humeri. I ? A log cabin on Mr. C. K. Spencer's oxc )lace, four miles north of Yorkville and oc- Tin :upied by Mr. (Jeorge Cody, was burned Ku ast Sunday night at about 10 o'clock. Mr. | 'ier A>dy, wlio was in Yorkville at the time, has j er>y 10 positive knowledge as to the origin of the | .?r ire, but has reason to believe it was incen- [ jter liary. He had, in a trunk in the building, hor ibout nineteen dollars in cash. He thinks | Mr: S'egrpes stole this money and burned the [ 'nir milding to cover up the theft. ! 'li?*y Oot Their .Money. ! , ? Two weeks ago we published the fact! suj) hat Clerk of the Court Wylie had checks a ]c or two Confederate widows whose names wh lad been left oft* the original pension roll, mic dr. Wylie did not have the address of the n0N >ensioners, and as they were not subscribers! *lls 0 Thk Knijuirkr, we asked that some one j ell them about their money. Upon inquiry, | Hr. Wylie informs us that both of the widows I ipplied for their checks within three days j>m: ifter the paper was issued. Some one bad ' cindly told them. feuvy Windstorm. 'orl ? A heavy windstorm, in severity almost * ipproaching a cyclone, passed over York- ?\e dlle last Thursday afternoon. A large j. vhite oak tree that had stood in Mr. R. J. raj, ferndon's barnyard for about three-quarters j the if a century, was blown down; also a tree On n the rear of the Parish hotel, and quite a | w',: lumber of fruit trees in different parts ofj1-' r cro own. Limbs of shade trees were torn and j j wisted about promiscuously. A part of the I ^?c in roof on the Latta dwelling was more or ; tioi ess damaged, and at the Three C's railroad, Ha 1 box car was blown from the side track to wa! he main track and carried down the road for ^ lerhaps a mile. Nobody was hurt and the general damage in this locality was trifling.; yea VUl You I)?> it ? q ? The threshers have started on their 20t innual round, and as a matter of gen- peo :ral interest, we should like to know the 1 lumber of bushels of wheat and oats raised i1,01 urc n York county this year, and request all j ^ iwnerS of threshers to-keep an accurate ac- j :ount of the number of bushels of both : Ski :ereals they may tnresii during tne season, 'cou ind furnish us with the figures at the close of I } he season for publication. We would also be J 4"' ileased to know how many bushels of wheat i1 J ' cou ind oats were raised by each farmer in the , mo lounty last season, and think the information | Wai tail be easily obtained if each thresher will Bis isk his customer to give him the figures, j I The comparison would no doubt, prove in-1 sen eresting. We should be pleased to have j he above information by August 20. I ["hey Have Moved It Away. 3 ? The story of the contention between the ma iptown and downtown business men of bar Iforkvflle over the location of the Narrow e('c iauge depot at this place, is still fresh in he minds of many of our readers. It wHl feej >e remembered that the depot, which was wa| ocated at the lower end of town, was 3 lurued in December, 1890. A short time poi ifterwards the railroad people put material . ^ in the ground for the purpose of erecting a in? lew depot near the same spot. Uptown lusiuess men made overtures to the railroad q jeople to change the location of the depot of < ind station to a point uptown, nearly oppo- C. 1 ite Trinity church. The railroad people t0/ ooked favorably upon the proposition, and j he downtown people objected. An injunc- ! ion was filed, a lawsuit developed, and the I natter has been in litigation ever since. s,ld jast week, without any explanation to any- ' lody, the Richmond and Danville people j , muled all of the new depot material off wa, hwn the road. The inference is that, ex- the leoKqg the road to soon pass out of their est lands, tt?ey arc not to leave to the owners of i Tin lie property anything that is portable. 'v , of 1 ABO^X PEOPLE. suc Miss Bettie Jenkins, 0f Yorkville, is visit- an(] ng in Chester county. X ^re Miss Alberta Thomson is viHtjng her uncle, etCi Mr. A. U. Means, Jr., of Anders^ S. C. pat Miss Lula Giffiu, of Due West, is visiting for lie family of her uncle, Iiev.J.C. Galloway. acc Rev. Dr. T. R. English leaves for Virginia oday, and will be followed by his family oq . * ', ; ten lext Monday. , Professor John I). McNeel, of Erskine col- j coi ege, returned to his home in Yorkville last j < Monday. ! Mrs. C'. (J. Parish left last Monday to join ; aer husband at Chicago and take in the j j World's Fair. | js \ Miss Grace McElwee, who recently grad-; ( lated from the Due West Female college,; N. - . 1 * - !.?? 1. ... n rlile nlnna l.iat ^ a -will I'uumuciauic uicuiu iiuuiuuciu..u...t3 , (Q | he almost continuous rain of last week, they 1 'pr( succeeded in saviug their wheat with but agt slight damage, and are now ready for the j innual visit of the threshers. li0l The numerous friends of Captain Robert i if. Glenn were shocked and grieved to read ^0I n last week's Enquirer of his sudden death. | jn? A seems only a few brief years since he was ! i n the full vigor of a splendid and Useful i jier nnnhood. I believe that all who knew him 3 n this section of the county, were his friends, j ?0j md join in The Enquirer's beautiful trib- 'j ite to his worth and usefulness. pjc Dr. David llogue, of Drover, who was 1 ju] (hot by Wm. Etters on Monday, 12th in- vj]| itant, of which I gave an account in The j Bnquikek of the 14th, died at his homo ue? in Friday evening, 23rd. A11 autopsy was tjlc leld by the coroner of Cleveland county, js , md the hall, which caused his death, was co, bund in the spinal column. The spinal :ord was severed, and it is a little remarka- t?> de that the wounded man lived so long in j lis condition. Of course a great deal of I ant ntcrest has been felt in the case, and a taii arge crowd attended the burial of Dr. j col gue, at Patterson's Springs, on Saturday ernoon. ITis statemement of the tragedy s taken twice by* Esquire Judd Hardin, lay or two after it occurred, and the day ore his death. It was the same in all re ets both tunes. The material difference t and that of Ktters, is that he was shot r just having alighted from his horse, I while in the act of turning towards ers, while the latter asserts that Dr. gue was standing with his right hand jed, in the act of throwing a large rock ;iim, and lie tired the fatal shot in self ense. ' Etters is still in jail at Shelby, and ^ engaged Messrs. Anthony and Ryburn, ) prominent young lawyers of Shelby, to e charge of his defense. Jv a happy coincidence., in selecting their tners for life, the Rev. Mr. Hamiter, of s place, and Rev. Mr. Dixon, of Florence, h Presbyterian ministers, arc enabled to hange work and pulpits for a month. 2 latter will have his headquarters at therdton, X. where his wile will visit mother, Mrs. J. M. C'raton, and the fonnvho left here yesterday, will spend the st of his time at Iiuliantown, Williams- A g county, in this State, where Mrs. Ham- J has been for a month at her former 1 ue, visiting her father and mother, Mr. and ^ j. Cooper. Mr. Dixon will be at Blacksg on the second and fourth Sundays of y. "lie Carolina Pulverizing company starttheir works on Thursday last. The first stance that passed through the mill was it of barites, which came out a beautiful ite powder. Since then a large lot of :a has been ground, and all that is needed v for regular work is the drying appara, which will arrive in a few days. W. A. LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY. ua?e by 1-nst Tliiirmlay's Windstorm?Frightened by tin1 Earthquake?The Wheat and Oat Crops?Other Notes of More or I.ess Interest. rcspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Stta Jane, June 24.?Last Thursday ning a terrific wind storm passed over ? section, doing some damage to ladened it trees, large corn and ripe oats. Some i fell at the time, but just enough to make ground plow good yesterday morning. Sunday evening last, a heavy storm of * * i .u:.. 1 id, rain aim nan passed across mis wuu- > between Union C. H. and Pacolet river, ssiug into York county a little above jkhart Shoals, and passing on toward Connellsville. In the Brown's Creek socj of this county, the rainfall was heaviest, rris's mill dam, 011 Brown's Creek, was 3hed away, and a good deal of damage ic crops and lands along its route. Ve have finished cutting wheat and oats. ?se crops are above the average of former irs; in fact since 1882. ?he earthquake of last Tuesday night, h instant, gave fright to a number of pie who are not disposed to own it now. ?he rains have been falling almost continisly for one month ; and as a result, crops badly in the grass. The farmer who 110 grass has 110 crop, sure. l child of Mr. William Sanders died near ill Shoals this week from whooping ?,K Irs. Jane Bishop, an old lady, is lying te ill at the residence of Mr. S. P. Estes. ; ; is well and favorably known in Chester nty, having lived in the Rossville section st of her life until a few years after the r, when she, with her husband, Mr. Buned hop, moved to this county. ?.' "half-way" promised The Enquirer to d it a cotton bloom before next week's is, but I fear I will make a failure. We e hud squares for sometime, but no blooms Ir. M. C. Dorm an says that muskrats ke their dens by burrowing in the high iksof the streams, just a little under the ;e of the water. The place for ingress I egress is just under the water and out iiglit. A person can easily find them by ing for them under the edge of the tor. faster Sammie Strain is suffering from son oak. fiss Minnie Walker, who has been teaclifor sometime in the Columbia Female linary, is at her home at "Sunnyside," nding her vacation ."he Union County Suvivors' Association Confederate Veterans, will meet at Union II. next Saturday, July 1. They expect ^ visit some of the Virginia battle grounds i summer. Sigma. HOCK HlbL HAPPENINGS. liereaveiiient of Mr*. David Gordon?Confederate Veteran*?Personal mid Other Note*, respondent:? of the Yorkville Enquirer. Iock Hu.l, June 27.?This community t greatly shocked on Sunday to learn of -death of Miss Pearl Irene Cordon, youngchild of the late Mr. David Cordon. 3 deceased had been in bad health for ictime, and notwithstanding all the efforts the most skillful physicians, she finally cumbed. She died in Richmond, Va., 1 her remains were brought to this place terday morning and buried from the First sbyterian church in Laurelwood cem- * ry, attended by a large concourse of symhizing friends. Much sympathy is felt the mother at the untimely death of her omplished daughter at the age of twenty ee. 'he young ladies and gentlemen who atded the gerinan in Yorkville last Friday lit, are enthusiastic over the reception acWd them. u V-Wfre reception will be given tonight, at ; resuunce 0f Mobley, by his inning dh.,Crj1ter| Miss Aline, in honor of 3S Lilly, of Wilmington, X. C. diss Maggie Ci^icson> 0f Charlotte, X. C., ,'isiting Mrs. A. ,'aptain and Mrs. W. n stitt) of Charlotte, C., and Mrs. Edward R. 0f Norfolk, ., are visiting Mrs. John R. l^ndon. Mrs. R. Stitt will sail on Saturday Kr Ireland ere she will join her husband, In stitt' 0 is a surgeon 011 the Chicago, and is Dwn in this community. ,'atawba Camp of Confederate Veterans 1 meet in the armory at 11 o'clock a. m., Monday, the 3rd of July, to elect three egates to attend the uniou at Birmingn, Ala., 011 the 19th of July. All Confederate soldiers are earnestly urged to atd and to record their names as members of i camp. Those soldiers who wish to atd the World's Fair are ollered very cheap .?* es. t. game of baseball will be played here Friday between the Camden and Rock II clubs. s'ews has just reached here of the death mother daughter of Mrs. David Gordon? s. Mary Orr, of Richmond Va. This sad ith occurred in Richmond ou yesterday :ning at (5 o'clock. The remains are cx ted to reach here tomorrow morning and 1 be buried in Laurelwood cemetery from first Presbyterian church. l. LETTER FRuVuLA 1 USVILLK. id it ion of the Crop*?'The Threxliers at Work? rei'Monal anil Other Niitm. respondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. iLAiusviLLK, June 20.?Everything is ice and harmony in this section and tigs are gliding along with calm sereneness. >ps are looking well and have been well 1 rked out. Another week of fair weathmd everything will he lovely. Soniesecis of the county have had a good deal re rain than has fallen here, and the crops still very grassy. ['he hum of the thresher is now being iril in the land, and the understanding is t the wheat and oat crop is turning out endidly. The fruit trees are so heavily ded that they can scarcely stand, drs. Alary Xix, who has been on a visit tier daughter, Airs. W. A. J. Robinson, of >ugh Shoals, returned home a few days >. diss Vessie Kainey is quite sick with hills fever. ~ dr. K. AI. Carroll and daughters. Alisses a and Alarie, are in Gall'ney City attendcommencement. dr. Albert Robinson, of Pacolet Alills, was e last week on a visit to friends, drs. Faithy Wilson spent a few days in umbialast week with her son. fhe young people have decided to have a uic at Pinckney ferry on the Fourth of y. The public is invited. The Bhiirsle band will furnish music for the occasion. notice that a farmer in this section "is ir about getting there." lie has come to conclusion that anything made at home noney saved, and he has made a curry- i nl>. Hoikckois. Ill' I'I'llff*?<)!** Ill Cll'IIIMUI. ? Six Citadel graduates have volunteered, | 1 the superintendent of education has de- Q led them to professorships at Cleuison lege. eiUrilUU IU lit'!" IIUIHC 111 lllio 1UOV TT vvim, | Kev. B. P. Keid, late of Betbesda, enters' I \vh ipon the duties of liis new pastorate tonior-: ^ ow, and hereafter his address will be Ker- ]<n( >haw, S. C. | ( Senator Finley's condition continues criti- wil ;al. A change is expected within a day or on ,wo, but as to whether for better or worse,; lis physician is unable to say. ^ General E. M. Law left yesterday fo- ten Lexington, Va. He will deliver the com- the nencement address to the cadets of the Yir- ten *inia Military institute at that place to- : rat norrow. i Mrs. Colonel LeRoy Springs, of Lancaster, j tjj] md her friend and guest, Miss Withers,1 j >f Savannah, Ga., under the escort of Mr. j of i :'aul McCorkle, spent a few hours in York- Mr /ille yesterday, the guests of Mrs. B. X. ^e? f?Vf Moore. Young men of Yorkville gave a germau *J,j| n Brat ton's hall last Friday night. The t|,e lames of the visiting young ladies were as j ollows : Misses Helen RulF, Aline Mobley, j Mecca Avery, Nettie Watson, Anna Watson, J ton biliu.ii Jones, Jennie Lyons, Rock Hill; Miss ( ierta Lilly, Wilmington, N. C.: Miss Lucy Cor rhomson, Hlacksburg; Miss Hallie Thames, j ^ Charleston. j^.a BLACKSBURG BUDGET. '^ . . ;er i ["lie Weather? Friends of Captain (lleim?Death .. of Dr. lloguc?Convenient Arrangement for tlie 1'reaeherH?I'ulverl/iiig Mills Commence! ai e Work. ,j 'orresponilence of the Yorkville Knquirer. j Br.ACKSHunti, Juue 27.?The past two tj,a veeks have been busy ones with our farmers, sni( >ut with the exception of some grassy cotton j jy,v tnd corn, they have come out of the press [ -y ..!*!. rtnn/1 i f VAltfillwhindincr 1