Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 13, 1893, Image 2

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frv.ips and Jwts. | ? Another girl baby was born to President and Mrs. Cleveland, last Saturday at noon, j in the White House, at Washington. This 1 is the third birth in the White House in the history of that famous mansion, but the first | child that was ever born to a president.! Both mother and child are doing well. ? Businessmen of Nashville, Tenn., called a meeting last Friday for the express pur- j pose of passing resolutions calling upon the 1 senate to unconditionally repeal the Sherman J law. The meeting was captured, however, j by silverites, and it adopted a resolution ask-: ing tne senate not to consent to repeal uuiess coupled with the bill was a provision requir- j ing the free coinage of silver at a ratio of It! to 1. The resolution was adopted by a ma-! jority of the most substantial business men | of the city. ? Joe Berry, a well known criminal, escaped from the White county, Ga., jail one j day last week in a most ingenious manner, j After his departure, it developed that Berry had sawed in twain several iron bars with j saws made from corset stays. He had had a visit from his wife several weeks before, and the theory is that she left with him her corset and some small files. With the help of the files, he manufactured saws from the corset stays, and with these saws he cut his way out. Five other prisoners went away with him. ? There is now a proposition before congress to dispense with the use of postal notes and substitute for them a postal currency of the denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 75 cents. This issue to be a legal tender for sums of less than $1, and redeemable in lawful money at any postoffice to the amount of $1, at any money order office of the fourth class to the amount of $5, and at any money order office of the first, second or third class to an amount not exceeding $10 in any one payment to any one individual on the same day. This currency is to be furnished the public on payment of the face value in lawful money without other cost. The law, if passed, will go into effect January 1, 1894. ? A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn., says that Judge Moore, in his charge to the grand jury last Wednesday, created a sensa- j tion by declaring that progressive euchre was ; gambling. He said: "Not only is gambling j carried on in regular gambling resorts, but people of high standing and respectability gamble. They may not put down money, but they set the example for others in playing for prizes and awards. In these progressive euchre games these persons play for fine j ? 1.1 1 1 3 _ "L'1 pictures ur guiu ueuueu uiucs. uAuujjii? are set that are in violation of the law, and it1 is just as demoralizing as common gambling, j The conviction of one man of the higher class j is better, as an example, than the conviction of i only ordinary people for common gambling." Society people are excited over the attitude ; taken by the judge. ? The popularity of the World's Fair is shown by the great increase in the attend- j ance. The paid admissions for the four months ending with August, exceeded 10,- j 000,000. The attendance ran up in round i numbers from 1,000,000 in May, to 3,500,000 in August. Unless all signs fail, from I 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 visitors will be regis-1 tered at the gates during September and Oc- j tober, and the total attendance for six i months will be not far from 20,000,000. In j order to accomplish this result, it may be necessary for the managers to reduce the charge for admission one-half after G o'clock in the evening, so as to attract enormous j throngs for the night revels and pageants. Such a reduction would be a good stroke of policy, and would tend to swell the finanial receipts. The estimates which have been made of the attendance during the two closing months are based on the continuance of good weather at Chicago. In this respect the fair was highly favored during August. ? "Talk about politics, but keep your eye oh the 'bleeding State,'" said Mr. I). M. Thomas, of Kansas City, to the Atlanta Constitution, one day last week. "You have, perhaps, noticed a rumor that Ingalls has; determined to re-enter. Now, I know Kan- j sas pretty well, as I travel it almost continually ; and let me tell you, if Ingalls is a candidate for governor, as the papers state, the ; fur will fly, and no mistake. Mary Ellen j Lease is still very much in evidence in Kansas and she still has that antipathy for Ingalls that his satauic majesty is supposed to have for holy water. As you may imagine, Ingalls is no slouch as a campaigner, and I am sure he has gained a good deal since his enforced retirement; but wait until Mary Pollen I gets after him again. He'll think there J should be an 'H' in front of her second name ! with 'blazes' added." And the gentleman j from the West chuekeled as if in anticipation ; of fun ahead. ? A recent London dispatch gives what1 purports to be an authentic account of the death of Emin Pasha, iu Africa. Emin Pasha was a well known African explorer, ranking with, if not above, Stanley. He was a German by nativity but has been in Africa i for a long period of years, and during the ' past three or four years, has been reported dead not less than a dozen times. He was cordially hated by the barbaric Arabs, who | infest nearly all of Central Africa, and for a : long time they had considered it as a part of their religious duty to put him out of the | way. This time, the news of his death was i carried to London by Rev. Mr. Swann, a Christian missionary, stationed for some time , past in the eastern part of the Congo Free State, in Central Africa. Mr. Swann says Emin Pasha and a number of Xumidian followers, were met by a large body of Arabs, j The leader of the Arabs asked Emin: i "Where are you going ?" "To the coast," j he replied. At that, the Arab, who was armod with a scimitcr, stepped up and said : "You are Emin Pasha, who killed the Arabs at Victoria, Myanxa," and cut off his head. Erain's body was then thrown to the Manyemas warriors, who cooked and ate it. They j also ate Emin's Numidiau followers. Rev. Mr. Swann says that there is not the slightest doubt about the correctness of his story. 1 ? Gennaro Bufano, an Italian, was shot and killed in New York last Thursday by a policeman. Bufano was a laborer, and had i been working for twelve days for a eontrac- j tor who was engaged in laying a gas main, j At the end of twelve days, the Italian asked for his money. He said his family was hungry and his rent was overdue. The contractor put him oil' with various excuses. The Italian grew desperate and said he would have money or blood. On Thursday morning, he armed himself with a self-cocking revolver and went to the spot where the pipe laying gang was at work, lie again asked the contractor for money. The con-! tractor again put him off. Bulano then drew his pistol and commenced firing at the contractor. The contractor ran away and I was not hit. A policeman came up and attempted to shoot Bufano, but his pistol snapped. Bufano turned on the policeman and fired at him three times. The policeman ran, and Bufano pursued him with a knife, down a crowded street. The two were met by another policeman, who seeing the difficulty, got in front of the Italian and fired into his breast, killing him instantly. '?? ! - t Ixt llie policeman, nuuer, miu miiw mt- nuiiau, was taken before Police Justice Grady, and, after a preliminary hearinjr, was discharged. Contractor Swift denied that he had made any effort to keep the Italian out of his money, but claimed that it was his in- j tention to pay him as soon as his time could j be computed. There is 110 other theory than that the Italian was frenzied by anxiety for the welfare of his family. ? Hon. Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, who made a national reputation by his j recent great speech in favor of the free coinage of silver, is one of the most remarka- j ble men in congress. He was born in Alle- j gany county, New York, and is now only forty-three years of age. Going to Pennsylvania during the big oil excitement, he struck good luck and soon became a millionaire. He was a man of good habits, never dranl^ liquor, saved what he made, and is i now worth more than one million dollars? not theoretically, but actually. He is known all over the oil district of Pennsylvania as "Honest Joe Sibley" and is liked by everybody. He did not ask to go to congress. He was sent. The Republicans had nominated Dr. Flood, a Methodist minister and the originator of the Chautauqua idea. In looking around for a candidate, the Prohibitionists, who were not especially strong, hit upon Mr. Sibley. He consented to run, and the Democrats, who were quite strong, with great enthusiasm, centered upon him as their candidate also. Mr. Sibley undertook \ his campaign with great energy, and lor; several months rnado two speeches a day.! The campaign, it is said, would have been ofj national interest, had it not been overshadowed by the presidential struggle. When the : votes were counted, it was found that Mr. | Sibley lmd beaten his opponent by a majority 3,287. Mr. Sibley says he does not want to go back to congress. He is already tired of it, but there is a probability that the Democrats, Prohibitionists and <irangers, will nominate him for governor of his State next year, and if he should be nominated, the outlook is that there will be a wonderful shaking up of dry bones. ? A New York dispatch of last Wednesday, says that a big syndicate, with John I). Rockefeller at its head, has secured control of nine-tenths of all the iron ore in the I'nited States, and proposes to do business under the name of the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines. The syndicate is said to have a cash capital of $30,000,000, and is backed by a reserve of $100,000,000 more. In an interview the other day, Leonidas Merritt, who is largely interested in the enterprise, said : " The company has made an agreement to maintain a standard of prices. These prices will be such as will preclude the possibility of competition by the deep, hard ore mines of the older range. This consolidation will mean such a saving in shipping, both by rail and by water, insurance and in offices and other sundry expenses, that will insure us a profit of $2.95 on the ton. No other company, not even a foreign one, if the tariff of 75 cents should be rescinded, can compete with that. If we choose to lower the price to such a level, it would result in the complete prostration of all the other mines in the country. This is not our intention, however. On the contrary, we prefer to keep the price for the ton at $4.f>0, and thus enable private concerns to make a small margin. This may sound like the dream of a Western financier, but I assure you that the ligures bear it out." Iftc fflthvtUe t?nt)uuev. YORKVILLE, S. G\: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1S93. j ? Senator Butler, last week, offered as an amendment to the bill for the repeal of the Sherman law, a bill to abolish the ten per cent, tax on the circulation of State banks. This measure being one of the planks of the Chicago platform, is apparently meeting with favor, but in view of the action of congress J on other pledges so far, the country is 110 longer disposed to accept all good intentions as sincere. ? According to a correspondent of the Charlotte Observer, there is a rumor in Washington to the effect that Congressman Strait stands a chance of being appointed assistant secretary of agriculture. I)r. Strait, however, the correspondent auinus, kuuws nothing of the matter, and in reply to questions only says he was elected to fill another otlice. On such an apparently baseless rumor as this, it is not yet worth while to think about looking around for Dr. Strait's successor. ? It is a fact pretty generally remembered, that General Gordon, of Georgia, several years ago, got down on his knees, so to speak, to the Farmers' Alliance, in order to be elected to the United States senate. The fact was thrown up to him the other day, and he was accused of bad faith. The Senator replied : "The reason I went back on the Alliance, was because it has fallen from grace." He would have been more honest, no doubt, had he said: "I have gotten all 1 wanted from the Alliance, and have no further use for it." ? The Irish Home Rule bill, for which Mr. Gladstone has been fighting on the stump for the past six years, and in the house of commons for the last three months, passed the commons about ten days ago by a handsome majority. It was sent up to the house of lords, and on last Friday night rejected by a vote of 415) to 41. This means that the measure must go back to the people, and after another geucral election, again be presented to the lords. Its ultimate disposition is a matter of doubt. The lords sometimes make a feeble resistance against the demands of the people,.but if the people stand firm, the lords never do. It is not unlikely that the bill will yet become a law, and that the oppressed Irish will be allowed the inestimable boon of self government. ? The secretary of the New <)rleans cotton exchange has issued a statement showing that the commercial cotton crop of the past year, up to September 1, was (1,700,000 bales, which includes 250,000 bales of old cotton. The total value of the crop was $284,750,000, against $038,812,000 the preceding year, a deficit of $54,002,000. Of the total crop, Southern mills consumed 744.000 bales. In the amount of consumption, South Carolina leads with 204,000 bales, an increase of 18,000 bales over last year, and 42 A percent, of the entire Southern consumption. Georgia comes second with 184,000 bales, and North Carolina third with 182,000 bales. South Carolina, last year, produced "?")0,000 bales, and it will be seen that her manufactures amount to nearly one-halfof her production. South Carolina now ranks as the third cotton manufacturing State in the I'nion, coming in close after Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and the outlook is that by September, lSit l, she will be second only to Massachusetts. ? President Kvans, of the State Alliance, is right in his objection to the passage of a stay law by the State legislature. It is more than likely that such a law would be unconstitutional, but even if it was not, besides being bad policy, it would be wrong. It is true that it is very hard to pay debts with low priced cotton, and congress is not setting an example to the people to do the square thing; but, all the same, a legally contracted debt is a sacred obligation, to discharge which any right thinking man would, if necessary, almost sacrifice his life. The price of cotton, while far lower than it should lie, is but little lower now than it was at this time last year, and year before last most debts weie contracted 011 the basis of present prices, and if our farmers can do no better, they should pay them on this same basis. Little or nothing is to be gained by delay. Merchants generally, are hurting as bad, if not a great deal worse, than the farmers. If the farmer does not pay, the merchant can't pay; and if the merchant doesn't pay, lie is ruined. If the merchant should lie ruined, the farmer will be ruined, and the best way out of the dilliculty is to pay as far as possible. It is true that there is "something wrong," but it is not here. It is in Washington, and maybe it cannot be remedied before still another election, but wherever it is, there is one thing certain, and that is, we are to gain nothing but eonfusion worse confounded, by working against each other at home. ? According to the report of the bureau of the mint, treasury department, August 10, 1S? 1.",, the value of all the gold produced in the world from 1702 to 1X02, was . ?">, i><?> .....1 ?i... xvilii.. ..I" tin. total nro <11114 I 144 V VIIIUpV I ?? ? ?. V. ...v x duction of silver ut a ratio of sixteen grains of silver to one grain of gold, was ? ">, 1 i>l,<!!tl,Ol(u. The aggregate production of the two metals for 100 years certainly seems as if it would serve as a fair hasis of relative value, and if this basis is accepted, it is clear that 115 to 1 must be the proper ratio at which they should be coined. We recognize, however, tlwit it is not the ratio to which the opponents of silver object. Their desire is to abolish silver in order to appreciate the purchasing power of gold. (<uld is now coined free. If the gold of the world should sud denly l)t' doubled, in less than twenty-four j hours we would see those congressmen whop have been so bitterly lighting silver, strain-j ing every ell'ort to elose our mints against the free coinage of the yellow metal also. They do not want the circulation to keep ; pace with the growth and development of j the country. They want money scarce. It ,: is now controlled by a few, and if its volume is not increased, that same few can continue J to control all future developments. ? Now, honest; is the dispensary law a! failure? Suppose the dispensary does not pay expenses, isn't that really better than if j lit did? Ordinarily, wouldn't a nourishing j I dispensary mean hundreds of ragged and hungry wives and children? And if the ; dispensary fails to pay expenses, doesn't that | mean that more money that would have | otherwise been spent for liquor, is going for j food, clothing and other real comforts of life? i Then, who cares if the dispensary docs fail j to pay expense? Just in proportion as its receipts decrease, its success grows more apparent. The 0111 j* fear is that as fall and winter come on, and money grows more plentiful, the dispensary will sure enough become a failure. Hut now it is undoubtedly a grand success. i ? (Jood for Senator Stewart ! The New York financiers and big gold standard newspapers, have been charging his advocacy of free coinage to his personal interest in silver mines. Last Monday, the senator denied that he had held any such interest for fifteen years. He went further, and introduced a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate and report whether senators own any stock in national banks. Senator Hill made strong objections to the resolution, claiming that it was unusual, .and impugned the honor of the senators. It is a fact that the resolution does impugn the honor of the senators, but the imputation is no greater than that against Senator Stewart. It is really a fact that the main opponents to genuine bimetalism, are the national banks, and while Senator Stewart's proposed investigation would probably do no good, we can see no objection to its being pushed. If people want to charge personal interest, let us see who owns silver and who owns national bank stock. It is a foregone conclusion that honest bimetalism means the end of the national bank, while the perpetuation of the national bank means the end of all hopes of honest bimetalism. - ? UNAUTHORIZED CIRCULATION. James S. Miller, commissioner of internal revenue, has issued the following circular to revenue collectors throughout the country: "It has nunc to the knowledge of this ollice, through published news items, by correspondence and otherwise, that banks arc issuing certificates of deposit to be used in place of money or currency of the United States, and these obligations of the banks, negotiable notes carrying title in this circulation from hand to hand, are paid out and used for circulation in lieu of money of the United States. These are taxable, and you will inquire as to the amount of such issues and report them to this ollice for assessment of | the taxes incurred." Commissioner Miller seems to nave ueen a long time in finding out that the banks have Ueen violating the law in the use of unauthorized currency, and his action in the matter seemed to bear out the theory advanced in this column last week. When asked as to the meaning of the circular the other day, the commissioner said it did not refer to the big clearinghouse certificates. It was merely intended to prevent the banks from issuing the "small notes" that have been put in circulation. The big banks were allowlowed to violate the law, as long as they thought necessary, with impunity ; but when the little banks sought to do the same thing as a measure of self protection, the authorities, who appear to be nothing more than agents of the big banks, come in and say "You shant do it. It is against the law." Verily, during these days, strange things are happening. ? ? SILVER IN THE SENATE. So far as outward appearances go, there has been no change in the silver situation in the senate. It is conceded by all that the silver men are in the minority, but no one longer doubts their ability to stave off a final vote at least a month longer, and possibly indefinitely. The silver minority, however, is maintain! ing its position against terrific odds. All the j big newspapers of the East, with one or j two exceptions, are doing everything in their | power to discredit their motives, and if possible to break their front: but as yet they have been unsuccessful. The senators believe that upon them depend the future welfare and safety of the country, and they are determined to contest every inch of ground and die only in the last ditch. v,U,o<K- flu? Klii>riii:in net pxeent as tlie only law on the statute hooks which provides for the continued use of silver as money. The silver senators are afraid that if the Sherman law is repealed, the value of the silver dollar, which is now only about ">7 j cents, will drop down to 1"> or 20 cents, and ! then will come from {told men a proposition 1 ) to sweep it out of existence, issue bonds,1 and put the country, fair and square, on the | 1 dreaded single {told basis. There seems to be little probability of the ; , repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on State banks, I or that is, in such a way as to allow the; issuance of State currency. The outlook | is that if there is any change at all, it will provide for the renewal of the present j national bank system in a new shape. Senator Faulkner, of West Virginia, made I la speech one day last week in which he sug- j | gested that the government repeal the Slier- , i man law and coin $:!,000,000 of silver a I month, until the aggregate silver circulation j of the country amounted to ?\SO0,00O.O0o. It | is reported that there is a disposition on the i ; part of the anti-silveritcs to accept this proposition in the nature of a compromise, but | it is really very doubtful as to whether there is anything in the report. 1 However, the outlook in the senate is not so dark as it has been. The friends of silver j have shown that they have the ability to make the most of their power, and the chances ) seem to be at least two to one that if the j Sherman law is repealed at all, it will only be as the result of a most substantial con- j cession iu favor of the free coinage of silver., THE TARIFF. Wlu'ji congress disposes of the limincial, (pieslion it is now considering, the next great issue will he tariff reform. The tarill' ih a tax levied on all, or nearly; ! all, goods imported Irom foreign eountries. Its original object was revenue for the gov-1 eminent : but of late years?especially since j the passage of the McKiuley law?its object has been protection of home industries against foreign competition. As a method of taxation, the tariff is prob-' ably the most satisfactory that has ever been I devised. Hy adding the tariff tax to the j value of all articles sold, immense revenues may be raised for the government, while the! individual remains in comparative ignorance of the amount of his taxes. So long as the tariff tax is not too high to prevent the importation of foreign goods, the result is revenue for the government ; but when the tax is so high that foreign goods can no longer be profitably imported, the result is benefit to home manufacturers, who are thus relieved from outside competition. Previous to the war, the South was an ' l agricultural country and the North was a manufacturing country. The manufacturers : of the North were protected, hut the agriculture of the South was not. The South Irad to pay the North advanced prices for manufactured goods, and the North pros-! ! pored greatly at the expense of the South. After the war, the South found that there] was no longer the same profits in agriculture [ as before, and at the same time found that the tariff duties had been raised, and the* price of Northern goods was considerably higher. It looked, of course, as if under the circumstances, it would have been the propel* thing for the South to go into manufacturing also, but she could not do it. The North already had the advantage of being long established, had plenty of skilled labor, and j in fact had the same advantages over the 1 South, that foreign countries once had over' the North. The only thing that would1 i ? -t - A .* ~ 4* , Dave availed in me niiercst i?i r>unineni manufactures, would have been a tarifl'i wall between the North and South. The! Federal courts had long since declared this j unconstitutional, and there was nothing left: for the South but to pay the tax. Since the war, the tarifl' has been very j heavy, and since the passage of the McKin- j ley law, still higher. In the main, the South j and West have been paying these taxes, and j the Northeast has been getting the benefit of them. Northeastern manufacturers are competing with the world everywhere except in America, and, therefore, if follows that they should be able to compete in America also. The main plank of the Democratic platform calls for tarifl' reform. Mr. Cleveland is the great apostle of this principle, and there is reason to hope that the present congress will do a great deal toward carrrying it out. If this is done, it means great things for the people of the country, especially to the people of the South and West. By doing away with the protection and placing the tariff on a strictly revenue basis, it is possible to reduce the price of all manufactured goods to consumers from 20 to r>0 per cent, and at the same time increase the revenues of the government to a similar amount. But in view of the manner in which the Democratic party has disposed of its silver promises, we are not yet prepared to hold out much hope on the tariff question. AUAINUT THE STAY LAW. I list eml of Itclicf, I'reahleiil Kvans Thinks il Will ltrliiK Kitln. From The Cotton Plant. To the Alliance of South Carolina: I have been requested by State lecturer, J. Win. Stokes, to call an extra session of the State Alliance to consider the propriety of pcti tioning me governor 10 can iui e.\ua nua.-iuii of the legislature to give such relief to the farmers as lies in its power, as well as to petition congress to issue $300,000,000 of government notes to be distributed throughout the South for the purpose of moving the cotton crop. Now, while I do not think it necessary to call the Stato Alliance to meet in extra session, at the same time, if the requisite number of County Alliances make such a request, I will cheerfully do so. I think it will be best for the County Alliances to meet at once and take such action on these subjects as their judgment dictates. If it is to our interest to issue cotton certificates, let each County Alliance make its own arrangements to do so. Such temporary arrangements can only be local in,their application and should be under the control of local authoritcs. Hut let us not lose sight of the main issue, that of demanding of congress an increase in the volume of currency. Now is the time for us to press this demand. The banks, by their action in issuing clearinghouse certificates, not only admit, but prove that the Alliance is right in demanding an increase in the volume of currency, and have virtually adopted the principle of our sub-treasury scheme. Let each Alliance reiterate our demand for more money through its congressman, and let it be understood at once that the rights and interest of the agricultural and industrial classes must be considered and protected by congress or we will know the reason why. We mean business, and intend that this government shall be run in the interest of the people and not the speculators. A stay law would be a doubtful benefit to the farmer, and I would advise a very careful consideration of the matter by our people before they demand it of the legislature. The Alliance must do nothing that will reflect upon the honesty and integrity of its members. Any law to stay the collection of a debt made prior to the enactment of such a law would be unconstitutional, having been so declared by the supreme court of the State in 180(1. A stay law, instead of bringing us relief, in my humble judgment, would bring us ruin. \V. D. 10vans, ITes. Farmers' State Alliance S. C. BOOKS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.' The State board of examiners were in session in Columbia last week, and considered the school book question for two days. Among other things discussed, were plans for cheapening the cost of books to the children, and it is likely that a plan suggested by Mr. May field will be adopted. The plan nrnvides tlmt the State shall buy the books at wholesale prices and sell through agents at a profit only sufficient to pay expenses? say 10 per cent. When private dealers can buy the books at the same prices paid by the State, they won't be interfered with. By resolution of the board, the following books were adopted for use in the public schools of the State: Holmes's Headers adopted as a standard. The use of Apploton's series and the Normal scries permitted. The supplemental list has been slightly changed by the addition of some new books and by the exclusion of some of Apple-I ton's from the supplemental list of 1SSS. , In mathematics, the old list is retained with a few exceptions. Went worth's School Algebra I has been added. In English grammar, Tarbell's Lessons in Language, Strange's Exercises in English ami Sowell's nictation Exercises. In histories, Ilausell's History of the Fluted States, Montgomery's Beginner's American j History, and Chapman's History of South | Carolina. There are no material changes in spelling, ! copy books, physiology, dictionary, maps, lit-j eratnre and library, In geography Tilden's Commercial has been added. In ethics, Comegy's Primer, audi Steele's ltud: mentary Ethics have been adopted. I Theonlv material changes are in grammar and | history. I In future, it is understood that books will be sold to the pupils at greatly reduced prices. Tkxhs to Bkttkk Pricks.?The September cotton report of the department of agriculture, shows a decline from the August condition of the crop fully seven points, be- j ing 78.4 this month, as against 80.0-1 last i month. This is the lowest September condition since 1SS1, which stood at 70. The condition in September, 1X02, was 7(?.S. For | the same month in the years 1X01 and 1X1)0, : it was X2.7 and X."j.."i respectively. The State J averages are : Virginia OX, North Carolina j Xl?, South Carolina <!8, (leorgia 77, Florida Xo, Alabama 7X, Mississippi 7X, Louisiana XI, Texas 68, Arkansas X0, Tennessee (17. In addition to unfavorable conditions, among which drought has been prominent, i correspondents of the department ascribe the falling oil'in the condition of crop to the ravages of insect enemies of the plant, such : as caterpillar ami boll, army and leaf worms. \ Dust as a cause of damage is especially noted. The hurricane of August 2S caused much . damage to the crop in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina and Ceorgia, and in a less degree in the State of Florida. Reports from the State of Alabama show! an excess of moisture in some parts of the ; State. In some places the plant is taking a second growth, which is not considered beneficial, and in others there is rotting in the bolls* Seven counties of the State report too rapid opening: eighteen that the plant is shedding badly, and forty-eight report rust. Correspondents' reports from Mississippi are to the effect that crops is doing finelyi and that the weather is favorable for the present condition. In Louisiana excessive rains, early in' August, caused old cotton to shed badly, while young cotton was not benefitted, as the growth was in weed instead of fruit. With the exception of the counties of Se-, bastian and Scott, reports from Arkansas show the crop to be below the average. In Texas the plant is small everywhere, both early and late planting. Ni:w VoKK Ct.KAUIN<>IUM'SK CKKTI I t- , cATKs.?The loan committee of the New York clearing house, last Monday, canceled ?:?(>."i.uo() worth of certificates. The matter of redeeming all the outstanding certificates at once was discussed, but the committee do* A % - -A P ... A 1 4. I cnletl liol to do so ai leasi ior me present, majority of tin: members considered it preferable to wait until after the repeal of the! Sherman law. LOCAL AFFAIRS. |: imh:\ to \K\v '1 i 4 Mrs. It. \j. ferguson?Is prepared to makcgentloiuoirs clothing :in?l ladies' dresses. j' I!. N. Mm ire?Wants tn Iniy cotton al the Three ("s depot. Take your samples to him. \V. S. (lordoii, Seeretary?Meeting of lieth- ' Shiloh Allianee, next Saturday, ItSth in-j 1 slant. .lane It. (iardner and Sarah K. Walker?Warn I trespassers against horning pasture fence. ;; Sam M. 'irist?With a Ituekeye Mower and an ; IiimicimmI tliirsc Ihikc I K. A. ('rawford, S. Y. C.?<>n the lirst .Monday ! of October, will soli clocks, jewelry, crock- j cry, musical instruments,, etc., levied on as ;' the property of T. \V. Clawson A Son. ' | W. II. Kdwards, County School Couitnissioner? j (lives notice of competitive examination M for three scholarshipsoll'ered by the ('o liege j j of Charleston, valued at $220 per annum. Cor further information, apply to Comiuis-1' sioner Kdwards by the 20th instant?next j < Wednesday. HartiV Hart, I'laintitf's Attorneys?Summons I to absent defendants in the ease of J. Milton Stewart, plaintiff, against Sarah It. I Fa ires and others, defendants. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. IMeas?Foreclosure sides at 'i ork court house, on the lirst Monday of October. One hundred and twenty- j live acres in Kbenezer township belonging ' 1 to O. Bishop Sandifer. Two lots in the town of Clover, belonging to the estate of j S. A. Smith, deceased. Fifty-four acres of 1 land in Broad ltiver township belonging I, to A. J. Berry. j j Bo wry A Starr?Machine Oil?one grade for 2.*> | cents; another grade, suitable for cane ( mills, cotton gins, saw mills, etc., at .'5."> cents. Sperm oil for sewing machines. Lanterns, extra globes and burners for lanterns, rat-proof harness oil, stationery for school children, etc. J. II. Kiddle?Submits his case and tells about < receiving hams, extra choice-ground country meal, Hour, green coll'ee, bacon, etc. 1 T. M. Dobson, Manager?New millinery just arrived from New York and Baltimore. Miss Owings, of Baltimore, will have charge of the millinery department of "Dobson's Haeket." W. M. Houston A Co.?Are preparing to visit 1 the Northern markets to add to their stock. Ionian Brothers?Say they are always the lirst to introduce the new styles in men's anpa- ' rel and gent's furnishing goods, and claim perfection for the Melville hats. Ferguson Brothers?Groceries and hardware. Hunter A <kites? Pearl shirts, Borsch shoes, collars, cull's, cravats, ginghams, calicoes, hats and caps, suspenders, gloves, ribbons, etc. W. J. Koddey, Manager, of Kquitable Life? i "What is your life worth?" J. II. Barnes?Something new in silverware. Withers Adickes Company?Still wants country produce, and has groceries, hardware, erockeryware, woodenware, and tinware, grass scythes and snaths, cotton baskets of extra quality, tobacco, snutf, etc. M. A II. C. Strauss?II. ('. Strauss has gone to the Northern markets to complete their stock. Kennnedy Brothers A Barron?Have received their fall purchases of men's hats, as well assume goods which they wish the ladies to examine. They make a specialty of school books. KKl'OKTS OF THIS THIUSSHKKS. Reports from the wheat and oats threshers throughout the county up to date are as follows; WIIKAT. OATS. J. M. Thomassoii 2,200 MM) I'\ II. Dover it Co., 2,:?M) 1,(MK) .lack.son A Curreneo, 2,5(H> ">00 Armstrong X Jackson J,SIM) 1,5(X) Smith A Brothers, 1,700 ."too Whitesides A* McKnight, 1,200 '200 Foster & Harris, 2,082 1,384 Krwiti A* Gordon, 2,sin 2,570 Good Hrothcrs, 4,740 1,775 1 lartness A Ramsey 3,500 300 R. M. Wallace A Co 1,873 181 J. ('. Patrick A Co., 2,777 700 John IMexico, 2,200 1,551 The above statistics grow more interesting as they grow more complete. We shall he under obligations to other threshers if they will send in their reports at once. Tilt; RECENT RAIN. The rain of last week, commencing here on Thursday night, had its origin in a tornado which came across the (Julf of Mexico on the preceding Tuesday. The State of Louisana was swept by a destructive wind storm, which destroyed the town of Lockport, and the precipitation throughout the Mississippi valley was of almost unprecedented volume. Though the wind has not been especially severe outside the valley, the precipitation spread to the Rocky Mountains on the west and into the Atlantic ocean on the cast, and as far north as the (treat Lakes. This section is rather in the eastern edge of the precipitation, and the fall has been so steady and gentle, that we have escaped from the heavy damage that might have otherwise resulted. HO."MM FOLKS IX TUNAS. In writing an account of his recent trip to Texas, Mr. L. R. Williams omitted the names of the South Carolinians lie met there, for fear of taking up too much space. On being assured, however, that our readers would be pleased to hear from such of our home-folks as he saw in the Lone Star State, lie has given their names as follows: In Eastern Texas?S. W. Wallace, formerly from Clay Hill; Robert Jackson, RetliSthilnli Robert. and I). M. I'oovev. ChlV Hill; J. A. Wallace, formerly of Clay Hill, with his two sons, Botvman and Joe; Robert Smith, Peter Jackson, James and John McC'artcr, formerly of Bethel; Mrs. Jane McCollnm, widow of Duncan McCollum, living with her son, Cist; Mrs. Jane Aired. nee Jackson, and Mrs. Kate Dobbins, nee Poovcy. In Middle Texas?Allen, W. A. J., Cheves, Thomas, Ernest and Abe McCollum, formerly of Clay Hill; Win. Roach, from Rock Hill; William, Charles and Herbert Einley, cousins of Senator Einley, of Yorkvillc; Mrs. Nancy H. Harrison and Augustus Poovcy. All of the above named former South Carolinians, Mr. Williams says, are living comfortably and getting along first rate. In Northern Texas, he met no former Carolinian except his brother. THE RATTLE AT Rl t ATTON'S VI LEE. On the first page of this issue, is published j an interesting story of Mrs. Martha Bratton, I a York county heroine of Revolutionary times. The story tallies in many respects with that related in Tiik KnijriKKK some years ago by Dr. Eathan,and is substantially correct. In connection with it, however, it will not be out of place to reproduce an incident that has been graphically described by Dr.. Eathau. According to Dr. Ealhan, lluyek was killed by Thomas Carroll, great-grandfather I of Mr. W. R. Carroll, of Yorkvillc. Carroll was in the front rank of the attacking Whigs. Huyck had just been aroused from bed and was riding back and forth along his lines in an attempt to rally his men. Carroll said to I some of his companions ; "Boys lam going! to try that fellow in his shirt sleeves. I've j got two bullets in my rille, and if I get him, you'll know it." Resting his rille on a plum J bush, lie fired. The man in his shirt sleeves fell. Afterward it developed that he was i Huyck, and an examination showed two bid-' let holes in his forehead, one above the other. ! In the division of the spoils, ilnyck's sword i fell to Carroll, and to this day remains in the' possession of his descendants. It is now ' owned hy Mr. \V. It. Carroll, of Yorkville. ZAIKIIi'l'ICMC. A representative of Tiik Kxiji'iitKit at-1 tended the picnic at Zadok last Wednesday, j: with the expectation of reporting speeches I by Messrs. Kllison S. Keitt and J. W. How-1 den. These gentlemen, however, disappointed their Zadok and Clover friends by failing j to put in their appearance. Mr. Howdcn was siek. and Mr. Keitt was not heard from, i Hnt the picnic was not a failure. The j committee of arrangements, consisting of;: Messrs. J. W. Neil, I>. M. Hall and John M. Thomasson, had made extensive prepara-J lions for the entertainment of a big crowd., Among other things, they had ready a substantial stand for the speakers, and a long table on which to spread the picnic dinner.11 The ladies of the neighborhood made the stand beautiful with evergreens and llowers, and I afterward made the table inviting by loading : it down with good things to eat. The crowd 1 . i; present numbered not less than live or six hundred people. When dinner was ready, there was enough for everybody and lots to spare?except the soup. Two large pots ofi, gumbo soup, prepared under the supervision j of the committee by Mr. dames Wray, and 1 including about I do gallons, proved unequal: 1 to the demand. Addresses were delivered by ('apt. W. 11. j Kd wards, K. 1). Thompson, J. ('. Wilborn j md \V. X. Klder. All the speakers confined Jiem.selves to the various demands of the Alliance, and all were listened to with careful attention by a large number of interested Allianeeinen. Messrs. Kd wards and Thompson addressed themselves mainly to the silver question, and Messrs. Wilborn and Klder ;nvu more; special attention to the past U'hievements and present condition of the Alliance. All the speeches were good. Music for the occasion was furnished by (tie Allison Creek hand. The nienic broke up lit about half-past four o'clock, ami the people went home feeling that they had had i good time, and that they had learned jnough to pay them for their day's outing, despite the failure of their especially invited quests to fulfill their respective promises. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at 10.4"? a. m., and Sunday-school immediately afterward. Presbyterian?Rev. W. (J. Neville, pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 a. m., and S p. m. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at r> a'clock. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. Weber, pastor. Services < very morning at 10.30 o'clock and every e\ening at 8 o'clock during this week. Sunday school at 4 o'clock p. m. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. I nloN?Services next Sunday morning at II o'clock. Yorkvn.I,K?Services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. Praycr-mccting tomorrow evening at S o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. ('. Galloway, pastor. Yokkvii.i.k?Services next Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. II. Simpson. Sundayschool at 4 o'clock p. m. Congregational meeting tomorrow evening at S o'clock. THE COTTON MARKET. The Yorkvillc cotton market this morning, ranges from (ij to cents a pound. What is in store for the future, is impossible to say. Prices may get better: they may go lower. In conversation with a representative of Thk Enqitrkk yesterday, a well-informed buyer sized up the situation as follows : "The government report for September indicates a crop of not more than (>,000,000 bales, or considerably less than last year. Ordinarily, that would mean better prices, but there are several serious drawbacks. Much of the cotton that is now going to market throughout the country, has been damaged by tlie storm. jNotning nas such u depressing effect oti the market as damaged cotton, especially if there is a great deal of it. In 1S91, the damaged cotton kept down prices for months, and this season, so far, conditions are similar to what they were in 1891. Again, another serious trouble is the demoralization of the money market. It lias not yet fully recovered from the effects of the recent squeeze, and of course until money is more plentiful, prices must contiue low. Based on the laws of supply and demand, prices should be good, hut considering the many unfavorable conditions to be contended with, I am not disposed to he toe hopeful. I would not advise anybody to rush to sell, because there is a chance for cotton to go up. I would not advise them to hold, because there is certainly a chance for prices to go down. I confess that I am perfectly at sea." During the past week, about 12 or 15 bales of cotton have been sold in Yorkville. The prices ranged from (51 to 71 cents a pound. I) IS P i :XS A11Y PROF ITS. It was impossible to get a correct report ol the business of the Blacksburg dispensary for the month of August, at the last meeting of the board of control. All the figures were not in. At the meeting last Monday, however, all the figures were available and we are enabled to present the following abstract : KKCKirrs. Sales for tho month ? '114 75 EX I'KN bll'ritKS. Remitted to the State 'commissioner -41 !>" Salary, rent, <lrny ago, etc a-} l-'i Total expenditures ? ao5 1(1 Balance 9 t>5 IIOA ltl> OK CONTKOl.. The per diem and mileage of the members of the board of control was as follows: \V. B. Moore, Yorkville $ 12 till T. C. Beckham, Hock Hill 17 tin W. F. Dye, Blacksburg 21 Mti J. S. Brice,clerk, Yorkville 15 55 Advertising 4 N7 Total ? 72 42 From the above it would seem that exclusive of the expenses of the county board, the Blacksburg dispensary, during the month ol August, made a clear profit of $9.(55, but counting in the expenses of the board, which extend over a period of two months, the dispensary comes out $02.77 in debt. Something is evidently wrong. Just what it is, is not ours to figure out. Maybe the State is getting too big a share of the profits, and maybe it is unreasonable to expect one little dispensary to support the cumbersome machinery intended for an entire county. Xo doubt, however, when other dispensaries are established, and money gets more plentiful, business will be better. Till-: D1SPHXSAKY Pl'ZZLK. .The county board of control held another meeting in the ofiice of Messrs. Finley Brice last Monday. There was present Mr. \V. B. Moore and Major T. C'. Beckham, members of the board, and Mr. J. S. Brice, clerk. Mr. W. F. Dye was not present. The principal object of the meeting was to, if possible, arrive at the respective relations of the State and county boards of control to the Blacksburg dispensary. The county board of control is of opinion that under the law. it is charged with the management of the dispensary ; while, as a matter of fact, the dispensary is being managed by the State board, and of course the county board is not very well pleased. Mr. Albert Whisonant, tin* dispenser at Blacksburg, was present. Among other things, Mr. Moore said to Mr. Whisonant : "You were employed by the county board and you must work under our instructions. Why did you, instead of turning the receipts of the dispensary over to us, send them to the State commissioner?" Mr. Whisonant is a very mild mannered man, and withal, a cautious one. lie is not apt to travel very far on a doubtful road without making sure of liis bearings, lie nut his timid in his rieht-hand coat nocket as l'% ? - n though lie were reaching for a gun, but instead drew out some letters and handed them to Clerk Hriee with the remark : "Here are some letters that some of you who can read better than I can, might read out aloud.*' Clerk Hriee took the letters. One of them was from Coventor Tillman, and the other was from Commissioner Traxler. Hoth were addressed to Mr. Albert Whisonant, dispenser. .Mr. Traxler's letter, which was dated September 7, was read as follows : Replying to yours of yesterday, I beg to say that I submitted your letter to iiovcrnor Tillman, chairman of the board of control. He says the law docs not require you to meet the county board of control, but the county board of control has to overlook you and your business, and that they can only do this by visiting your place ot business. The board must come to you and not you to it. He savs the board is mistaken in their construction of tin? law. lie further says that at anytime you may be compelled to leave your business, you should put a man there in whom you have confidence, to stay during your absence. Very Respectfully, I). 11. Tit a x i. Kit, State Commissioner. Mr. Hriee next read the letter from (iovernor Tillntan. It was written by Privute Secretary Tompkins, and was us follows : Hi-plying to yonr letter of yesterday, < Inventor Tillman directs me to say: "Vou are required to make a report to the county lmard of control once a month, and they have no rijjht to require you to pay them what you owe the State commissioner. You are liable on your bond for it, and it is absolutely necessary for you to make weekly remittances to the State dispenser, so ! that he will In* able In keep up llio supplies lor ' j the enmity dispensers." "Well," saiil Mr. Moore, "if that is the ease, we are just mere figureheads. We are not in it. If the Slate hoard is going to run the business, I don't see any use for a county board at all." "That is the way it strikes me,'* said Mr. Iirice, "and I don't know hut what the 'best thing under the circumstances would | be for us all to resign. However, I think that construction of the law is all wrong,! I and it should he tested in the courts. That is the way to settle it and find out whether; we are to he governed by the law of the legi : I... i,i o | IMilllllf l/i I m." tiuiv ifuaiu, ; For sonic little time there was considcra- J I hie talk of revolt, ami a general washing of hands of the whole thing. Finally, Mr. j Moore oll'ered the following: '*1 move that plr. Brice go to Columbia, consult with the j j State hoard, and get the whole thing settled, ; and the hoard, beforehand, agree to approve ' his expense account.'' Major Beckham seconded the motion, and it was carried. This ended the proceedings, and after agreeing to ' the fact that the State is getting a profit of I 100 per cent, on sales, while the county is ! getting not exceeding 110 per cent., and the | law expressly provides that the total profits | over net cost shall not exceed 100 per cent.,' j the meeting was declared adjoarned. ABOUT PEOPLE. i Mr. Hurry Wilson returned home last i week from Salem, Ya. Miss Kate Moore is again at her post at Dohson's Racket store. Rev. J. C. Galloway left last Monday for a visit to relatives in Virginia. Major James F. Hart returned home last , week from Cleveland Mineral Springs, i Mr. Crawford Moore is employed at Howry & Starr's drug store as a clerk. Miss Ida Scoggius, of Hickory drove, is visiting the family of Sheriff Crawford. Misses Daisy and Mary Hart are visiting I relatives and friends in Gaffney City. Mr. Thomas Thomasson, from near Fodder, left last week, for the World's Fair. l'rof. Henry K. Bonner, of the Due West Female college, visited this office last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. M. J. Clark and daughter, Miss Mary, returned home from a visit to Gaston in last Saturday. Miss Annie Simpson, of Charleston, is in Yorkvillc, visiting the family of Mr, M. Strauss. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wardlaw, of Clifton, are visiting the family of Mr. Withers Adickes. Mr. Charlie Spencer left last Monday for Hampden Sidney college, where he will matriculate. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and daughter, of McAdensvillc, X. C., arc visiting the family of Mr. A. Cody. Mrs. X. I). Tate is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jane E. Jackson, and other relatives in the Zadok section. Mr. James F. Glenn, who has been confined to his bed for the past two weeks, is able to be out again. Mr. James L. Sandifer, of Palestine, Tex., j is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. L. Starr, in the Bethosda neighborhood. Mr. S. R. Moore has returned home from Pennsylvania, where, for the past year, he has been engaged in railroading. Miss Iva Withers returned home last Fri; day, after a visit of several weeks to rel atives and friends in Lowrysville. , Miss Blanche Stewart, of Koek Hill, stopped over in Yorkvillc last week with relatives, on her way to Converse college. Mr. Joseph 1?\ Wallace, and daughter, 1 Miss Edith, and Miss Mary Clark, expect to s leave for the World's Fair tomorrow, i Mrs. E. C. Williams and son, Miss Legriel, Master Louis Patrick and Miss Mamie Patrick, of Charleston, are at Mr. W. B. 1 Steele's. * Miss Ella Martin, of Frenchtown, Hunterdon county, N. J., is expected to arrive in Yorkvillc tomorrow on a visit to her former schoolmate, Miss Jessie Latimer, r Miss Carrie Owings, of Baltimore, who will have charge of the millinery depart. ment of Dobson's Racket store this season, arrived in Yorkvillc last Saturday. I)r. T. S. Bratton and family, and Miss Ida deLoach, who have been spending the summer at Blowing Rock, N. C., returned to Yorkville last week. Miss Irene Funt, ofSantuc, Union county, is in Yorkville, visiting her sister, Mrs. R. J. Herndon, who a few days ago was quite sick, though now is much better. ' Mr. John I). McNecl left last Monday for ; Richmond, Va., when after a sojourn of ten | days, he will goto Johns Hopkins University to enter upon a special course in chemistry. Mr. L. 1). Robertson, of Winnsboro, whose J family has been visiting in Yorkville as the : guests of Mrs. Latta, came up to Yorkville , last Sunday and accompanied his family home on Monday. I Anderson Intelligencer: The faculty of j the Patrick Military Institute has been comI pleteted by securing the services of Mr. J. F. :l MeElwee, an experienced teacher of Yorkj ville, S. ('., as professsorof English. LOCAL LACONICS, "i tin* Srorcturynlilp. j ? Mr. John M. Spratt, who has been secretary and treasurer of the Fort Mill Mann inciunng company nm^c no .. , resigned liis position on account of ill health 1 and the press of other duties. Mr. R. I). Springs was elected as his successor. I Cot u .loli In Washington. ? Mr. W. R. Bradford, one of the editors of the Fort Mill Times, was on last Wedi nesday evening appointed to a position in j the government printing office at Washingl ton. The appointment was procured | through the influence of Congressman Strait i and Senator Irby. j Saturday Nijflit Fracas. ? Frank Stewart and Will Smith got into ! a difficulty over family affairs, on the Pinekj ney road, three miles southwest of Yorkville, J last Saturday night. Stewart cut Smith in j the hack with a knife, inflicting a painful, | but not serious, wound. Rotli men were | under the influence of liquor. i Preparing for the Full Trade. 1 ?The painters and carpenters have been j renovating the store of Messrs. M. & IT. 0. j Strauss. With increased conveniences and . better facilities, this firm is now in a firstclass shape for the fall trade. Mr. II. C. Strauss left for the Northern markets on I ! Monday last. ; Congregational Meeting. ? We arc requested to announce that a ; congregational meeting will be held in the i Associate Reformed church to-morrow night, ! at S o'clock. There will be business of im| portancc to be considered, and it is hoped : that all the members of the congregation who can possibly come out, will be present. j Frotraided Meeting at Trinity. ! ? A protracted meeting is in progress at Trinity church. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Webi er, is being assisted by Rev. Mr. Yongue, of I Hickory <!rove. (Jreat interest is being manifested by the members of the Methodist ! congregations, and the indications are that the interest is already spreading. j Flection of OUlcer*. ? At a regular meeting held last Monday night, the White Rose Chautauqua Circle of Yorkville, elected officers for the ensuing ; year as follows: President, J. S. Rrice; vice . ??*!'ini.i iii.v w t; N'nville: treasurer. }]>r. M. W. White; corresponding secretary, ! Mrs. W. F. Marshall; recording secretary, | Miss Cora Kuykendal. | I><> Vim Witnl a .loll III tin* Mull Si-rvlri' ? Civil service examinations for positions in the railway mail service, Fourth Division, j will he held in South Carolina in September and October, as follows : On September 2!), Oreenville : on October 7, at Charleston : and on October 17 at Columbia. For necessary } blanks and other information desired, ad) dress C. S. Civil Service Commission, Wasli[ ington. I >. C. I'ur Violation of tlir IlKpi'iiMury l.au. ? Jeff Hailey, colored, was arrested on the ! outskirts of Vorkville last Saturday night Ion the charge of violating Section ot the dispensary law. Hailey had in possession | four gallons and three quarts of whisky. | Section -~i of the dispensary law provides against the transportation of contraband liquors through the country. The arrest was made by State Constable II. M. Lineberger. Hailey was released on a bond of $o00 to secure bis attendance at tin- next term of the sessions court. The seized liquor was turned over to Slierill' Crawford to be held in custody pending the result of the proceedings. II is to be 11 >|>f? I I )i:it it is So. ?We have information, which we have reason to believe is reliable, that the Three C's railroad is to be turned over to its recent purchasers on October I. The Ibis,-ball Hoys. ? There were two games of baseball on the grounds in this place last week. The t first was played between the town hoys and the pupils of the Hanks High school, on Friday afternoon. The score was 22 to 11 in favor of the town hoys. The other game took place on Saturday afternoon between Yorkvillo and Beth-Shiloh clubs. This game was won by Yorkvillo by a score of 17 to 5. Seliolar>ilil|iH Worth *'."!(> per Annum. ? The special attention of young men who want an opportunity for a first class education, is called to the advertisement of School [ Commissioner Edwards, in another column. As will he readily seen, the scholarships in the Charleston College tire prizes well worth striving for. They mean a goot^ education without cost. For further information, write to School Commissioner Fdwards and cni close a stamp for reply. Act promptly. It W fiOO Year* Old. Master Walker Latimer, son of Mr. W. C. i Latimer, brought to this office one day last j week, a remarkable brass coin, bearing the date of 128JL The coin, if such it really is, is about the size of a silver 2o cents piece, but not quite so thick. On one side is a sixpointed star, extending to the edges of the coin all round. The other side is divided in half by what appears to be an arrow, runj ing entirely across. Heneath is the date, j and above these are some three characters, | the meaning of which we are unable to deei: pher. The coin was picked up several weeks | ago in the lower end of town, below the Nar: row Gauge depot. MEItK MENTION. W. F. Crow and J. II. Burke got into a shooting scrape at Koeky Comfort, Ark., ! last Thursday, over the ownership of acornj cob pipe. Burke shot and killed Crow, and ! Crow's son Clint, futully wounded Burke, j who, before he died, shot and killed Clint, I The Pan-American Medical congress ; assembled in Washington on Tuesday of last week and was briefly addressed by President Cleveland. The assets of ! Charles J. Foster, twice governor of Ohio land once secretary of the treasury, who : failed some time ago, are officially reported at $314,250, and his liabilities are footed up us $210,800. The State of Alabama has taken all her convicts out of the mines and I put them at work on the farms. The ' cable car is still doing its murderous work I in Washington. John W. Ross, district commissioner, was knocked down last Wednesday and seriously, if not fatally, wounded. j Iowa Republicans have split on the ; the prohibition question, and put out two separate tickets; one for, and the other j against prohibition. The local optionj ists of Roanoke, Va., have carried the city i against the sale of liquor. The city has been receiving $20,000 a year from liquor i licenses. Kansas mine owners are imj porting large numbers of Negro miners. A gold watch was recently found emj bedded in the sand near the scene of the big wreck that occurred near Bostian's bridge, near Statcsville, X. C., about two years ago. Josiuh Quincy, recently appoint! ed assistant secretary of state by President i Cleveland, has resigned his office, it is thought, to take charge of the coming Democratic campaign in Massachusetts. A cyclone passed through the vicinity of Roseland, Louisiana, last Thursday. Five persons were killed outright, and a large num-. her were more or less seriously injured. Twelve persons were killed as the result of a collision on the Chicago, Pittsburg and Fort Wayne railroad, on last Thursday. Hon. Hamilton Fish, ex-secretary of state under Grant, died at his home at Garrison, N. Y., last week. Augusta, Ga., has ! raised her quarantine against Brunswick and Tampa. The yellow fever in these last named cities has about subsided. Last , Sunday was the first day of the Jewish New Year. Another serious revolution has broken out in Brazil, and the United j States government has sent several war I vessels to protect American interests in Brazilian waters. According to the weekly statement issued last Saturday, the deposits : in New York banks now amount to $2,9GP>,| 375 above the requirements of the 25 per ' cent. rule. The total visible supply of ' cotton for the world, not including that in the fields, is 2,155,538 bales, or some 400,000 . bales less than at the same time last year. : Secretary Carlisle estimates the treasI ury deficit for the year at $50,000,000, and . proposes to meet it by issuing silver certificates against the seigniorage on the bullionpurchased under the Sherman law. Benjamin Gambrell, a New York cotton broker, committed suicide one day last week by shooting himself iu the head. Sena tor Poller, of Kansas, wants to appropriate j $20,000,000 for the purpose of founding a j national college in Washington, and $800,; 000,000 more for the purpose of supporting | it. G. W. Dye, the wealthiest farmer of J North Georgia, died at his home near Elberj ton last Monday, and being without children, i left nearly all of his property, amounting to j $500,000 in value, to his negro servants. , The big congress of religions, in which there was a representative of nearly every different religion in the world, assembled in Chicago last Monday. Forty-four out of ^ the sixty-seven mills which stopped work at i Fall River, Mass., on account of the financial panic, have resumed operations, all of them j on a reduced scale of wages. Our Storm Swept Coasts.?The reported loss of life and destruction to property by the big storm of August 28 and 29, i has not been exaggerated. Dr. Babcoek, superintendent of the Asylum, returned from | Beaufort last week, and reported to the govj ernor that the total number of deaths by wind and wave, would not fall far short of ! 1,000, and it may even exceed those figures. The peculiar conditions are such that the exact number will never be known. Cireat distress prevails on the islands. No less than 10,000 people?nineteen-twentieths of them Negroes?are utterly destitute, and ' it will require not less than $75,000 to feed and clothe them until they can get another start. The governor hus issued a proclamation I in the nature of an appeal to the people of the whole United States for help. Philadelphia has answered with $5,000 iu cash, and New York and other cities have subscribed various sums. Charleston, Columbia and other towns throughout South Carolina have ; contributed a great deal of help, but with it all, it still looks as if the only way out of 1 the trouble will be to call an extra session of the legislature, and make an outright appropriation of such an amount as may be necessary. In addition to the general destruction preI vailing on the islands, fever and dysentery have broken out, and there is danger that those who have escaped the storm, may be swept off by disease. The disaster is probaj bly the worst that has ever occurred in the | United States. Boom Kits in Link.?A portion of the Ini dian Territory, sometime ago ceded to the I government by the Cherokee Indians, is to be opened np to settlers next Saturday at noon, and thousands of people are now collected along the border of the new territory i waiting for the signal which is to start the big race for the choice of lands. I Under the law, every prospective settlor has to he provided with a certificate, made ; under oath, that it is his or her intention to take up lands in perfect good faith. Registration books were opened up on last Monday morning. Such is the eagerness of the | boomers to be first, that they began to take . men jfumuuun in niic iii mi* Dooms i>y sun* tlown on Sunday night. At daylight Monday morning, there were as many as eight hundred people, forming a line a quarter of mile long at a single booth. The line was composed of all nationalities, ages, conditions and sexes. The officials are as busy as they can he issuing certificates, and they think they will be able to get all the settlers registered by next Saturday. Then will i commence a grand harum senrmn rush lor tho choice of lands in the newly opened i territory.