Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 04, 1893, Image 2
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? Mayor Trout, of Roanoke, Ya., who was!
forced to tlee for his life, on account of the
recent tragedy, has returned to the city upon
the invitation of the reconciled citizens.
Everybody has agreed to forgive and forget.
There .will be a legal investigation of the entire
difficulty, nobody will be punished, and
the trouble will be hushed up.
? An almost perfect counterfeit of a note
of the Bank of England has made its appear
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counterfeit was produced in America and put!
in circulation at Chicago, which city now
offers admirable facilities for such work. Detectives
have been employed to look up the
counterfeiters. In the meantime, the Bank
of England authorities are very uneasy, as
the counterfeit is extremely dangerous.
? All accounts agree that Congressman
Breckinridge will probably fail of renomination.
The Kentuckians are not disposed to
prejudge the breach of promise suit brought
against him by Miss Pollard, but they arc
not satisfied with his attitude thus far, and
they are not satisfied to be represented in
congress by a man upon whom such a charge
rests. Candidates for the nomination are
springing up all over the district, among them
being men of considerable strength, who
have been friends and political managers of
Mr. Breckenridge in times past.
? The Cherokee Strip has now been settled
something over two weeks, and things are
settling down to a normal basis. Of the
200,000 who entered the land on the 16th
ultimo, over half have left. The population
of the new towns is about as follows: Pawnee,
1,000; Kirk, 3,000; Kildare, 1,000; Ponca,
1,000; Enid, 1,000; Pond Creek, 1,000;
Alva, 1,000; Woodward, 1,000; Perry 12,000.
Perry is destined to be the leading town, and
the governor of the territory has issued a
proclamation to that effect. There have
been as many as fifty murders in the territory
since the 16th of September, and things
are yet far from being settled. The citizenship
is rough?very rough.
? The store of Jim Ruskin. of Metcalf, Ga.,
was robbed about ten days ago. Among the
articles stolen was a twenty-five pound keg
of gunpowder. Several days ago two Negroes,
Shade Lee and Frank Monroe, were
blown up by an explosion*of powder, and it
developed that they were the thieves. They
had already divided the other stolen articles,
and were dividing the powder. One of them
threw a small quantity of the powder into
the fire. It set off* the keg, and the house
was demolished. A shotgun was discharged
by the concussion, and the load took effect iu
the leg of Shade's wife. At last accounts it
was thought that both of the Negro men
would die. The woman was not dangerously
wounded.
? Up to date, there have been about 125
cases of yellow fever in Brunswick, Ga.
Among them have been fifteen deaths and *
about sixty have been discharged as cured.
The destitute of the city are being fed by
charity, contributed mainly by citizens of
Georgia. A big commissary has been established.
It dispenses on an average of 1,680
rations a day, and up to date has distributed
over 60,000 rations. During the last day or
two, the weather has turned decidedly warmer,
and a still further spread of the disease
is looked for. A great majority of the cases, |
so far. have been among colored people, who [
do not usually take good care of themselves; j
but the outlook now is that the disease will
rapidly spread among all classes.
? Two months ago the press of Cleveland,
Ohio, appointed a number of physicians to i
test the consumptive cure recently discovered j
by Dr. Amick, of Cincinnati. The physicians
selected ten cases, and on last Saturday reported
progress as follows: One of the consumptives
died, three have been entirely
cured, four show marked improvement, and
two a slight gain. Dr. G. B. Sturgeon, the
physician in charge of the test, started out
very much prejudiced against Dr. Amick's
remedy. He now frankly admits that the
new cure is a much greater success than the
Cincinnati physician claimed for it. The
cure is being tested by large numbers of physicians
in all parts of the country, and so far
none have reported on it unfavorably.
? A list of the banks in the Southern States'
which have suspended since January 1 has'
been compiled by The Manufacturers' Kec-1
ord. The inventory shows the number, cap- j
ital and present condition of the banks, the :
information having been obtained by direct
correspondence with the officers, or other!
equally good authority. Out of other suspensions
aggregating in round numbers $16,990,000
in capital, banks representing $12,500,000
have resumed or are about to re- \
sume. Out of 120 banks in Alabama, only]
two have closed permanently. Georgia is I
charged with but six permanent closures out j
of 230 banks in the State. Louisiana and J
Maryland emerge from the panic without a j
failure; Mississippi, North Carolina and ]
South Carolina are dotted for one failure!
each. Virginia has five closed to her total;
number of 465 banks.
? A madman created a stampede on the j
Chicago board of trade last Wednesday.
He was stationed in the gallery. No one J
knew of his presence until he suddenly com- j
menced firing his revolver right and left, i
He shot Amzi M. Bennett, a broker, in the i
neck. Charles W. Roswell, a board of trade j
telegraph operator, in the jaw, and Mrs. W. I
W. Lewis, of Titusvillc, Pa., a visitor to the i
World's Fair and spectator in the board of
trade chamber, in the back. The madman's
name was Cassius Belden. He fired five
shots before he was arrested. He talked in-'
coherently of the affair, and among other'
things said that the members of the stock exchange
were trying to sell his soul. He has i
twice been confined in insane asylums and
will be sent back. It is thought that Amzi:
Bennett will die. Roswell's wound is also 1
serious. Mrs. Lewis is not badly hurt.
? John W. Mackav, the bonanza king, is!
in a dispute with his physicians. It will be;
remembered that on the 24th of last Febru-1
ary, the millionaire was shot in a public!
street by an aged crunk. The bullet passed
through the muscles of the back, between'
the fifth and sixth ribs, and lodged on the
right side of the spine. Mr. Mackay was
conveyed to the Palace hotel, where Dr.
Keeny, his physician, assisted by Dr. Morse,'
extracted the bullet. The physicians wanted
Mackay to take an anaesthetic, but he
refused to do it. He declared that he was I
strong enough and had grit enough to submit
to the operation without anything of the
kind. So, lying on his breast, he allowed the
physicians to probe and cut until they found
and extracted the ball. When he got well,
one of the first bills that came to his atten- j
tion was one for $12,500: $7,500 for Dr. j
Keeny, and $5,000 for I)r. Morse. When
Mackay saw the bill, it made his eyes stick ;
out. He looked at it closely and studied
it carefully. The more he studied, the more !
perplexed he grew, and he also grew madder
and madder. Finally, he got so mad that,
he swore he would not pay it. He!
claims that he submitted to the operation
like an ordinary poor man, and he does not
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man's prices. The physicians insist that
their charges are not exorbitant, and will
sue for the money. The case is a very intcresting
one.
? The New Orleans Times-Democrat has!
the following interesting points in regard to
the cost of producing cotton : "It may he j
that there are fanners whose cotton costs j
them from 8 to 12$ cents to raise, and some
probably 10 cents, but they are very poor
managers, who do not understand their bus-;
iness and who had better try something else, j
The United States government made the j
most complete and exhaustive investigation j
of the subject in 1S70, the result of which is
published in two large volumes. The prices ;
of everything then were higher than today,
yet the average cost of cotton production for
the entire South was only 7."> cents a pound.1
It cost some farmers 12 cents a pound, but
they, of course, lost money. Two years ago, i
when prices were higher than they are today,;
it cost 7.0G cents a pound to raise cotton in
Georgia. That State is not as well adapted
to the crop as Louisiana. It uses ten times j
as much fertilizers as we do, yet gets only
half as good a yield per acre. Considering
the fall in the price of provisions since then,;
the cost of production in Georgia today is
~G.S cents a pound. In Texas the agricultural
experiment station reported two months |
ago the cost of production at from i.0!> to
G cents a pound, with an exceptional case, i
that of Mr. Jeff Wellborn, in Howie county, \
who raised, ginned and baled his cotton at
2.12 cents a pound. The average costj
of production for the State is 5.(5 cents a
pound.
? The New York Sun says: "All the thou- j
sands of cotton gins in the State of Missis-j
sippi have been closed because the White
Caps threaten to burn every one of them j
which gins any cotton before its price reach
os 10 cents a pound. They began to cany '
out the threat a fortnight ago. and have
burned so many gins that the owners of the
others are frightened. These White Caps'
are madcaps. They are fools and criminals.
They are a disgrace to the State. They will
ruin it if they are allowed to have their way.
The governor ought to see to it that they are
hunted down, arrested, brought to trial and
punished according to law. There is not any
prospect that the price of cotton will rise to
10 cents a pound at any time in the future.
The White Caps arc serving the interests of J
the foreign rivals of the cotton planters in '
the State of Mississippi. They are enemies j
of the South. We cannot believe that their J
existence will be tolerated any longer."
?ltc ilovluiUr ^nquivcv.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1893.
? The political sensation of the past week
developed in the appointment of James J.
Van Allen, of Rhode Island, to be ambassador
to Rome. Some of the newspapers
charge that Mr. Van Allen's appointment
was made in consideration of a campaign
contribution of $">0,000. .The consummation
of the deal is charged to Mr. Whitney, on
whose recommendation the appointment was
made. No one claims that Mr. Cleveland
was in anyway a party to or knew of the
trade. Both Mr. Whitney and Mr. Van
Allen deny that the appointment was the
result of a bargain. The senate has not
yet confirmed Van Allen's nomination, and
it is understood that before doing so, it will
eive the matter thorough investigation.
? A number of leading Negroes of Clarendon,
Sumter, Williamsburg and Richland
counties, arc endeavoring to inaugurate an
exodus of the colored people of this State
to some other country, where they can have
a free and independent government for and
by themselves. The Enquirer is inclined
to look upon the movement with suspicion.
According to our view, the Negroes arc
doing as well here at present as they can
do anywhere, and they are furnished with
just as much opportunity for the betterment
of their future condition. The original
movers in the exodus scheme are looking
out, before anything else, for personal pecuniary
interest, and colored people who listen
to their representations, are destined to come
to grief. If there is a better future ahead of
tie South Carolina Negro, we arc satisfied
that it will be found in South Carolina, and we
have no idea that he will be able to better
his eoudition by going elsewhere. Leaders
in the race who advocate improvement and
development at home, should be listened to ;
but those who desire to head an exodus to
some other country, for the purpose of entering
upon an untried experiment, should be
looked upon with suspicion.
? Commenting upon the recent escapade
of Senator Irby, the Louisville Courier-Journal,
asks: "Cannot somebody arrange a senatorial
excursion and carry off Stewart, Peffer
and Co., for a few days'?" We are happy
to say that we believe no such excursion
would be successful. Messrs. Stewart, I'effer
& Co., are working for the best interests
of our great masses of the American people.
They have demonstrated that they are not
to be bluffed, bribed, bulldozed or coerced
into betraying their trust. They are fighting
a good fight, and they are going to fight it to
the end, or at least until the majority of the
senate gets sober. Then unconditional repeal
will no longer be thought of except as
a hallucination?a frightful nightmare?
which if carried out, would have plunged
the country into dire distress. No ; Messrs.
Stewart, 1'effer ?S: Co., arc not to be tolled
off. They are at present engaged in a big
fight for the people, and they are not going
to give it up or take a vacation until they
have won it. In our opinion, the CourierJournal
will yet see the day when it will
take occasion to lift its hands to heaven and
call down blessings on the heads of "Stewart,
Pefl'er & Co.1'
? President Cleveland's letter to Governor
Xorthen, published on the first page of this
issue of Thk E.MjriKKit, is interesting. The
president reiterates his statement that he is
a friend of silver, but says that he is opposed
to any attempt at free and unlimited coinage
by this country alone. So far, so good; but
Mr. Cleveland does not yet go far enough.
With a Democratic house and a Democratic
senate, why does he not just outline his financial
policy from beginning to end and be
done with it? If lie will do this, we do not
believe there will be any further trouble.
The unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law would leave silver out in the cold, and
altogether dependent upon future legislation.
Until they have some intimation as to the
nature of that future legislation, intelligent
men are not to be blamed for going slow.
We are reminded of the story of a Russian
soldier, who, at the peremptory command of
the czar, humbly saluted and jumped out of
a fifth story window. That man was extremely
loyal, but be was a fool. If the senate,
at the dictation of the president, should
drop a really substantial bone for not even l
the semblance of a shadow, it would show I
no better sense.
IS IT A COMPROMISE?
Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, made
a speech 011 Monday of last week in favor of
the free coinage of silver and the repeal of J
the 10 per cent, tax 011 the issue of State
banks. lie said he would vote against the
unconditional repeal of the Sherman law.
Coming, as he does, from the State of
Pennsylvania, whose representatives are al-1
most a unit against free coinage, the position ;
of Senator Cameron has created a widespread
sensation. The senator is being roundly denounced
bv the gold standard papers, and
the free coinage organs, as a rule, stand j
amazed. Senator Cameron is the last man
that either side expected to see announce!
himself in favor of free coinage.
Tjik Kniji'IUKK is somewhat doubtful as
to how to take Senator Cameron in his new :
role, but we are inclined to a suspicion that.
his recent announcement carries a double |
significance. We never have believed that J
the Northeastern States attached very much j
importance to the silver question ; but. all j
along, we have had an idea that they are
very uneasy about the tariff, and have mere-!
ly used the Sherman law agitation as an ex- j
pediont for muddying the waters, so to speak. I
As the result of the Mr. Cleveland's arbi-;
trary demand ibr the unconditional repeal of!
the Sherman law, the light has been long,!
tiresome and productive of much had blood.
We believe it more than possible that Mr. i
Cameron's recent speech is somewhat in the
nature of a sequel.
Though perhaps it is not true, it would be:
quite natural if the free silver senators have j
become very much vexed at Mr. Cleveland,
and are now disposed to get even with him.
This condition of affairs offers every facility ]
for a trade, and it is possible some trading!
has been agreed upon.
It is not unlikely that when Senator Cam-1
eron spoke for free coinage and the repeal of j
the lo per cent, tax, he was advocating doe- j
trines in which he does not believe. Then, j
what was his motive? 4,I tickle you and!
you tickle me," The high protection sena-1
tors will vote against unconditional repeal,
and the free silver senators will oppose a re- j
I
diiclion of the tarill*. We hope this is not j
true, hut in view of all the events of the past
six weeks, we honestly believe that that an-j
tieipation of such an outcome is not altogether
unwarranted.
In the ovi'iit of such a compromise, the i
silver people get nothing hut the continuance 1
of the unsatisfactory Sherman law. while the
protection people get the continuance of the'
McKinley taritf. The protection people gain '
a complete victory, the silver people a partial i
victory, and the administration gains noth- j
'?? |
If the outcome should he anything like!
that outlined ahove, Mr. Cleveland has nobody
to blame but himself. If he had sug-:
gested any legislation in regard to silver, the
country would have known how to take him
and acted accordingly ; but as he has suggest-'
ed nothing, the country will have to help it- j
self as best it can.
If the above suggested compromise has
not yet been effected, we think it high time j
for Mr. Cleveland to take decided action. It j
will be much better for him to effect a compromise
with the silver senators, than to allow
the free silver senators to agree upon a
compromise with the high taritf people.
MERE MENTION.
Willard Morgan, a celebrated West Virginia
moonshiner, who has been defying the
law for twenty years, was captured one day
last week. It is said that during his career
as a moonshiner, Morgan has killed no less
than twelve men. Secretary Smith has
appointed Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina,
chief clerk of the interior department.
Representatives of the sugar trust
claim that the sugar market is short one
million barrels. The New York banks
now hold $24,120,500 in excess of the 25
per cent rule. President Cleveland has
appointed William B. Hornblower, of New
York, to be associate justice of the United !
States supreme court, vice Samuel Blachford,
deceased. Moble, Ala., on last Thursday,
contributed five hundred silver dollars
to the vellow fever sufferers at Brunswick,
On. Nancy Hanks trotted a mile in
2.0',, at Torre Haute, Tnd., last Thursday.
This is not quite up to her previous record.
70,304 wage workers arc out of employment
in Chicago. Prince Bismark,
of Germany, is very ill. Last week it was
thought that he was dying, but he is now
supposed to be much better. The cotton
crop of Mississippi is estimated as being 25
per cent, below that of last year. 082
houses were swept away by a recent Hood at t
Gifu, Japan, 238 people were killed, and j
30,203 people were rendered homeless.
The citizens of LaGrange, Oregon, are disposed
to enforce the Chinese exclusion law
rather than wait on the government. Two
hundred citizens met in the outskirts of the
city on Sunday of last week, at midnight,
and after coming to an understanding, they
visited Chinese quarters, collected the Chinamen,
escorted them to the edge of town,
and bade them leave on pain of serious bodily
harm. Several United States deputy mar- j
shalls endeavored to protect the Chinamen, j
but were overpowered. An epidemic of!
small pox is threatened in New York. Sev- j
eral cases have occurred in the city during
the past ten days. The tin plate works
at Moorwood and Klizabcthport, New Jer
sey, have been closed. Some of the em-1
ployes sailed last Saturday for Wales, and '
others went to Indiana to work in the tin
plate works in that State. A Chicago
dispatch says that, in the future, armed men
will accompany all trains hauling express
or mail cars from from Chicago to any point
east or south. About forty cases of
cholera have developed in Hamburg, Germany,
during the past week. The Vulcan
Iron Works company, of Richmond, Ya.,
has been placed in the hands of a receiver.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
troubles have not yet been adjusted.
Boston women pay taxes on property of the
value of $120,000,000. A United States
district judge in Kansas, lias declared the
eight hour labor law of that State to be unconstitutional.
Mrs. Martha, widow of1
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llIU I till' # vsii u x, ui am, iiiv\i Hi huituiu) vtmj .
on Tuesday of last week. She was the j
wealthiest woman in Georgia, being worth |
in the neighborhood of $400,000. Five
negroes were hanged on one gallows in
Montgomery county, Ga., last Friday.
The Michigan river broke through into the
Mansfield mines, near Crystal Falls, Michigan,
last Friday, and drowned thirty-seven
miners. Most of the victims are Cornish
men with large families.
Alfred It. Sheppcrson, the well known
cotton statistician, predicts that a portion of
the present cotton crop will be sold at 10
cents a pound. The Memphis Daily
Appeal-Avalanche has made an assignment.
A Boston judge has issued an order
prohibiting newspapers from reporting the
proceedings in a breach of promise case until
after the verdict is rendered. It is likely
that the order will be disobeyed.
NEW .11'DUES ALL ROL'ND.
An AIU'kimI (Uuiut at the Itrforiii Programme of j
South Carolina.
Washington Letter to Auinisln Chmnielc.
South Carolina, it seems, cannot keep her
political secrets at home. If that State has ;
surprised the world with reforms in the last j
four years, it will continue to astonish its
own citizens with political mameuvres dur-j
ing the coming two years with plot and conn-1
tcrplot among the Reform factions.
There is a plot now brewing to rehash the j
judiciary, and some strong political figures i
will go down in the melee if the administra-!
tion scheme goes through.
The Hon. Eugene B. Gary, present lieutenant
governor, has been marked by Tillman
for slaughter, for the reason that he is!
not at the noil of the administration.
The Hon. Ira B. Jones, present speaker of.
the house, whom governor Tillman has made j
so prominent in the recent railroad cases, is I
to be made associate justice, if the present i
scheme prevails. The Hon. Samuel McGow- j
an, present associate justice, is to be retired
to private life.
The greatest surprise will be when it be-!
comes known that Tillman has set his head j
to defeat Attorney General D. A. Townsend,
who is ambitious for the judiciary, all
because he could not manipulate the (lis- j
pensary cases as he thought they should
I..,,-.. 1uu.il tl.iii,. Tin.ii ;i<r:iiii Tillman is!
making a move to gather about him men of;
more ability than he hut been wont to have, I
lor, as a prominent Reformer said today, that!
is the only way Tillman himself van become |
a permanent limine in polities.
The plan to defeat Mr. Townsend, it seems, j
is to give him the choice of running against
Judge Wallace or of going in the judicial!
district of Judge Hudson, whom the lie-j
formers are intent on defeating, and then
springing the Hon. John L. Mcl.aurin, now
member of congress, and beat him. If
Townsend runs in the district of Judge
Wallace, lie will be opposed by the Hon.
K.C. Watts, member of the bouse, and in I
ease the Reformers are not strong enough I
with Watts, their plan is to throw Watts' |
forces to Wallace and defeat Townsend with !
him.
Judge James Ahlrieh is to be retained.
Some forces are said to be concentrating on |
the present mayor of Charleston, Mr. Kick-,
en. who is a Reformer, to defeat Judge Izlar, '
and in the event of not getting enough i
strength there, then they will concentrate on
the Hon. W. ('. I tenet, of Abbeville, ex-i
member of the house, who will be champi-1
oned by It. It. Hemphill, the present State j
senator. There seems to be an unwilling-:
ness on the part of Hon. I>. ! '. Kinley, State
senator, to oppose the presiding judge, I. J).!
Witherspoon. In fact, it is stated by Fin-j
ey's friends here, that he refused to enter a
a plan to defeat or oppose Judge Wither-j
spoon. In that event, the licid will be left !
open to Hon. J. C. Jordan and lion. 1{. C. J
\\ at is.
In the judicial district of Judge Kraser, no;
Reform lawyer can l>c found with suHicient
strength ami legal ability to risk a light in
the field, and the Reformers do not want to j
display their weakness by acknowledging j
that there is not enough talent in their ranks j
and take another candidate from the lield
at large.
. .
Another I'ieinl llnn^eil.
? A Negro named (Jeorgc MtT'addcn, on j
last Saturday, committed a criminal assault |
on Miss Sal lie Ihibose, the sixteen year old!
daughter of Mr. S. ('. Dnbose, a highly re-;
speeted farmer and resident of the upper
portion of Williamsburg county. The fellow j
was pursued and caught at I 1 o'clock on j
Sunday night, and at t? o'clock, Mondavi
morning. was quietly and decently lynched
by a crowd of about 2<Ml of the leading eiti- i
/.ens of the neighborhood in which the out- j
rage was committed.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDK.V TO MOW Al?V10KTISKMKXTS.
I initan Brothers?'Toll about their clothing aiui |
cent's furnishing goods. '' he senior lias
recently visited the Northern markets and
they let you know that while there he pur-1
chased a lot of goods in the clothing line
which are offered at unusual bargains.
T. M. Holison, manager of "Dobson's Racket"? i
< Jives some valuable information about!
"Monaghan Hay" shoes, and talks about 1
MissOwings, the new milliner at his establishment.
Kinley I trice?(live notice to an absent defend-1
ant in the case of James II. Kiddle against j
Oscar M. Kdgerly.
May tfc May?Tell about their line of patent and
]>roprietary medicines, druggists' sundries,
extracts of different kinds, and call special j
attention to May's Compound Cough Syr
up and Perunu, the latter a remedy for the ;
dill'erent forms of catarrh. They can also i
furnish spectacles and eye-glasses, tobacco '
and cigars, brushes and combs, etc.
II. A. D. Neely, County Treasurer? (Jives notice |
of the amounts of the levies of.State, county
ami special taxes in York county, the j
collection of which will be commenced on
the loth instant.
\V. J. Koddey, agent of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society?Publishes a letter acknowledging
the prompt payment of policies
on the life of the late James II. (toss, j
of Union county.
M. A* 11. Strauss?Say that while times are
hard and money is scarce, they have no .
reason to complain.
J. II. Barnes, the Watchmaker and Jeweler?!
Says that he is quite busy and expects to be j
so from this time forward.
It. B. Lowry?In prose and rhyme, tells you
about some ot the things that can bo found
at his store.
W. M. Houston A Co.?Say they arc now ready
to supply you with anything you want,
from a "toothpick to a sewing machine."
\V. II. MeCorklc, Probate Judge?(lives notice
that \V. Brown Wylie has applied for letters
of administration on ?tne estate of
Nancy P. Caldwell, deceased.
Whisonant A Castles, of Hickory drove?Say
that their milliner and dress-maker lues arrived
and that they are ready to furnish
anything in these lines,and also dress goods,
clothing and shoes.
Louis Both?On Friday and Saturday next, will
receive two shipments of tine Norfolk
oysters. He will deliver them to order in
town, or will serve them in any style at his
restaurant.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor.
Yorkvii.lk?Services next Sunday at 10.30
o'clock a. m., and at 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school
at 4 o'clock p. in. Services tomorrow
night, conducted by Rev. H. ('.
Buekholz, of Chester, at which time other
services to he held will be announced. The
public is cordially invited.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev.
J. C. Galloway, pastor. Tirzaii?Services
next Sunday at 11 a. m. Youkvillk?Services
at 7.30 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at
4 o'clock p. to. Prayer-meeting tomorrow
evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A.
Weber, pastor. Services next Sunday morninrr
nf 10 Mil rind nvoniiior nt, 7.30 o'elock.
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Prayer meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. W. 0. Neville, pastor.
Monthly concert of prayer for missions tomorrow
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Services
next Sunday at 10.30 a. in. and 7.30 p. m.
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at
10.45 a. m., and Sunday-school immediately
afterward.
HOMIC IDE IN THE WAX HAWS.
Mr. George A. Cowan, of Catawba township,
who is at present superintendent of the
farm of Messrs. Williams, Black & Co., in
the Waxlinw section of Lancaster county,
on last Wednesday, shot and killed a negro
named Abe Johnson.
The story is that Johnson had been employed
by Cowan as a cotton picker. Johnson
was dissatisfied with the pay of 3o cents
a hundred pounds, and sought to foment dissatisfaction
among the other pickers, and
thus bring about a strike for 40 cents a hundred.
For this, Cowan turned him oil'.
On Wednesday, Johnson, through carelessness,
broke a tool belonging to the farm, and
on being reproved by Cowan, ofi'ercd to pay
2"> cents to repair the damage. Upon invitation,
Cowan started with Johnson to his
house to get the money. On the way, Johnson
changed bis mind, and turning on Cowan,
suddenly declared that he would be
"d d if he would pay for the broken tool."
Cowan drew a pistol. A scuflle ensued,
and he dropped it. Both men fought for
possession of the weapon, which was eventually
secured by Cowan. The Negro was on
Cowan's back, trying to open his knife. Cowan
tired three shots into Johnson, who rolled
over on the ground. Cowan then started lor
home with his pistol in his hand. The Negro
got up, and after walking about one bun
drcd yards, dropped down and died.
The nearest witnesses to the difficulty were
about three hundred vards away, and the j
above is substantially the story as told by !
Cowan. Cowan went before Judge Gary, at
Winnsboro, on Thursday last, and was granted
bail in the sum of ?.'1,000, which amount
was put up ou Thursday afternoon.
The post mortem examination showed that
two shots took effect in Johnson's breast and
one in his head.
SALES-DAY.
There was a fairly large and unusually
well behaved crowd in town last Monday,
sales-day for October. The traders of horses
were in town as usual, and did an extensive
business. There were some signs of anti-1
dispensary to be seen during the day, but j
there was very little, if any, of the stuff of- j
fered for sale. The work of Policeman Wil-1
son in making an arrest the previous salesday
has had a wholesome effect on the vend-:
ers of bug juice, and but few of them seem |
disposed to run any further risk. The auction
sales were as follows:
Ry the clerk :
I'nder foreclosure, at the suit of C. K.1
Spencer, executor, against (J. Rishop Saudi-1
for and others, a tract of 125 acres, more or!
less, situated in Ebcnezcr township and
bounded by lands of \V. L. Koddey Co.,
John C. Sandifer, James Canslcr and others.
Rought by ('. E. Spencer for ?.100.
Under foreclosure, at the suit of John
Nichols, plaintiff, against A. J. Perry and |
others, defendants, one tract of land eon-j
taining .14 acres and situated in Rroad Hiver
township, on the Chester road, near the wa-1
tors of Reaver Dam creek. Rought by I. I).
Witherspoon, trustee, for ?100.
Under foreclosure, at the suit of M. L. I
' j
Jackson as administratrix, plaintiff, against!
S. X. Smith, as administrator, and others,
defendants, house and lot in the town of i
Clover, known as the "S. A. Smith home :
place." Rought by M. U. Reamguard and j
Elizabeth J. Smith for ?100.
Ry the sheriff:
A lot of clocks, jewelry, etc., levied on as
the property of T. \V. Clawson ik Son, at the j
suit of Fran* M. Raker, J. \V. Tufts, Rich-j
mond China Co., and ('. E. Spencer, trustee.
Rought by C. E. Spencer for ?100.
Under execution, at the suit of the credit- j
ors of David R. Gordon, deceased, the Gor- p
don hotel and lot in the town of Rock Hill.
Rought by \V. R. Wilson, Jr., for ?;><).
J.J. Waters, assignee of D. R. Gordon,'i
sold assignoi's interest in the above house :
and lot for ?100. Rought by W. R.Wilson. Jr. 1
WOIlK or Till-: TOWN COUNCIL. (
\ 4 4 1. ? wnoiil.tM ???/?/> ??*? f lilt .imiih
..VI (111* fremiti nulling ui iiiv; ivmv ii rwuir j 1
oil, hold last Friday night, a resolution was',
adopted looking to the opening of a new h
street from the point opposite the residence ' i
of ('. K. Spencer, Esq., on King's Mountain 1
street, through the. lands of Judge I. I?.1 ]
Withcrspoon. A. V. Cartwright. and \\\ 31.'.
Allison, to West. Madison street. A commit- J i
tee was appointed to confer with the land 11
owners interested, and the work will he push-! i
through at once. h
The council also passed an important (
amendment to the meat license ordinance. (
Heretofore, meat markets have heen taxed |
$."?<) a year. Fish and oyster dealers have :.
not heen taxed. I'nder an amendment in-1
trod need hv Warden McElweo, hereafter1'
dealers in hoof, fi.->h and oysters are to he
taxed $40. The privilege of selling heef will '
go for Silo; the privilege of selling tish and 1
oysters will go lor ?30. If fish and oyster ji
dealers desire to sell meat, or meat dealers; i
desire to sell lisli and oysters, the additional t
nrivileire ean he had for ?lo extra. The or-1 u
dinance lias not yet been published, but we t
are authoritatively assured that its provis- t
ions are substantially as stated, and we! .1
have heard some complaint to the ef- c
feet that it works hardships on the fish ]
and oyster dealers, in that it requires is
them to pay as much for selling fish and 1
oysters as the beef men are required to pay 1
for the privilege of selling beef, while the j
beef men are practically given the privilege i
of engaging in the fish and oyster huincss on 1
payment of the nominal sum of ?10. The >
complaint seems to be well founded, and it
strikes us that as a matter of right, the coun- '
oil should treat the two businesses as sepa- 1
rate and distinct, and levy on each a fixed <
tax independent of the. other. I <
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IjOCAIj IjACONICS. L
A. It. r. Si noil Meets on October 10.
? The Associate Reformed Synod of the
South, will meet in annual convention at (
Sharon on October 1!).
Oiiartorly Meeting of tin* Alliance.
? The York County Alliance will hold its 1
quarterly meeting in the old Haptist church f
in Yorkville, next Friday morning, at 10 1
o'clock. *
The County Commissioners. '
? Tlic county commissioners held their ]
regular semi-monthly meeting in the ofliee of i
Messrs. Finley it Bricc on yesterday. All '
of the commissioners were present. No Ims- <
iness of public interest was transacted. i
Work on the Court House. <
? Work on the court house is progressing
satisfactorily. The roof is now all on except
that portion of the front to he occupied by
the clock tower. Superintendent Spratt
thinks he will have the building ready for
court. '
Itllile Society Meeting. '
? We are requested to call a meeting of
the York county branch of the American
Bible society, to be held in Mr. J. K. Liml- 1
say's insurance ofliee, next Friday afternoon,
at 5 o'clock. All the ofliccrs of the society ^
are especially requested to be present. <
I)irt litis ltccn Broken.
? Contractor Coleman has broken dirt on <
the waterworks plant, and will push the s
work as rapidly as possible. The water tower
is to stand just in the rear of the court i
house, about fifteen feet west of the ruins of 1
the old Hunter & Oates store building.
A Trent to Dr. TliuriiU'ell.
? The Presbyterian Sunday schools of
Fort Mill and Ebenczer have offered Itcv.
I)r. J. II. Thornwell, of Fort Mill, a trip to '
the World's Fair. According to the Fort
Mill Times, of last week, the doctor had not
decided whether or not he would be able to ^
accept the tresit. (
Hut it 1'iiid Kxpelises.
? We are informed, unofficially, that for the
month of September, the Blaeksburg
dispensary, alter sending oil per cent. 01 me
gross profits to the State commissioner and '
paying the salary of the dispenser, house rent
and other necessary expenses, has declared
a net dividend of 23 cents to go to ^
town and county. (
York County Wheat unit Oats.
? We have received thresher reports during
the week as follows : ]
WHKAT. OATS. i
I). 1\ Lesslie 2I?2 21ft?
Met>ill, Davis A* Co., 21(H) 7(H) <
Including the above, the aggregate amount
of wheat, so far as reported by York county <
threshers, is 43,198 bushels, and the aggre- f
gale amount of oats 17,378. i
A (tooil I'laee to Ituild.
? During the past few months, many I
home-seekers have reluctantly turned away i
from Yorkville because they were unable to 1
rent houses in which to live. This speaks <
well for the town, rather than otherwise, if J
people will only take the hint. Those who t
desire to rent should remember that a town ]
in which it is difficult to find a house, is a 1
good place in which to buy and build.
The Annual Full*. 1
? Thk Kxqt'jitKit acknowledges the re- I
ccipt of a complimentary card of admission 1
to the 2oth annual fair of the State Agricul- *
tural and Mechanical society. Secretary {
Holloway assures us that there will be a great <
improvement in the exhibits of the stock of '
our State, as well as the products of the 1
farm and the handiwork of our fair women. (
Keep Out of the Chureh Yard.
? The horse-traders last Monday made
use of the Associate Reformed church yard
as a swapping lot. Policeman Wilson says *
this must not occur again. There is an ordi- ,
nance imposing a fine of So for the mere act t
of "changing saddles," except in regularly y
designated places, and in future the ordi- j
nance will he strictly enforced. i
Killed a f'oiirlnvllil). 1
? Mr. F. 1). Davidson, who" resides near
Philadelphia church, recently killed in his (
hayfield, a "coachwhip" snake that nicas- ,
tired (i feet and 7 inches in length. For about f
half its length the snake was black and the |
remainder of its length, it was about the '
color of white-oak tanned sole leather. It .
was killed with a buggy whip. i
<iav<- A way a Town I.ot. .
? The Itoek Hill Herald says that Mr. j
Vance Sliarpe was in the Cherokee strip rush,
and was .successful in securing a town lot. t
He decided, however, not to stay there, and
giving the lot to another man who was not j
so lucky, he pushed on further westward, j
Vance is a splendid young fellow with plenty j
of energy and good character, and we have j
no doubt that he will some day he the owner
of numerous town lots more valuable than
any to be found on tbc wild strip of newly (
opened Indian land. (
rrcpuriMl for I lie Coining Season. j
? Louis Uotb, tbc p.opular baker and rcstauranteur,
lias remodeled bis establishment
7 (
with a view to comfort and convenience dur- j
ing the coining season. Mr. liolh commenced
tbc restaurant business in a small
way about two years ago, and by practicing
tbc well known secret of pleasing bis pat- *
rons and giving them full value for their
money, bus built up quite a prosperous busincss.
His dining room has been considcra- ^
blv enlarged and made more inviting, and |
we predict that his added facilities will bclj
immediately followed by a well deserved in- ,j
crease of trade. ,,
Slilliit llis Oltl Trade.
? Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Mi las
Borders, colored, who, as noted in yesterday's
Observer, was arrested for retailing in Steel 1
Creek. York count v. S. ('., and Oaston conn- C
1 . t
ty, this State, was arraigned before t'nitcd
States Commissioner I>. (5. Maxwell yestcr- 0
day, and was bound over to the federal court n
in the sum of $200, Mr. Thomas Craig, of
Oastonia, going on his bond. A second
charge preferred against him was that of
carrying concealed weapons. For that he
was bound over to the criminal court in the S
sum of $o(). Mr. Craig again standing bondsr
man.
Captain Craw toril Scrioii>ly Injured.
? Sheriff Crawford met with a serious ac- I1
cident last Friday afternoon. As he was]'1
passing down the back steps of the jail, in
some manner be lost his footing, slipped and a
fell. An excrutiating pain just above the *
light ankle informed him of the fact that he I1
was badly hurt, and on attempting to rise, 0
lie found himself unable to do so. Upon the v
arrival of a physician, examination developed a
the fact that there was a fracture of the small 11
bone of the right log above the ankle. A
representative of Thk Ksiii'lltKlt called on s
the sheriff yesterday, and found him resting I'
juicily, but somewhat impatient at the idea
of having to lie, in bed for at least three or ()
Innr weeks.
\ l'inuiH'iiil Siiccr.ss. S
? Captain (i. M. Moore's "Sunday-school*' n
iwcursion, from Kock Hill to Marion, last a
Saturday, was a hig success financially. The o
train Wiis so packed with people that there
was scarcely standing room, hut it was a h
iretty tonsil crowd. Some of the exeursionsts
filled tip with liquor :it Marion, and on
he return trip, made themselves disagreeable
generally by their swearing and firing of pisols.
Probably a dozen or more were put oil'
he train at different stations along the road,
md left to make their way home as best they
:otild. Most of them, we understand, were
licked up by the passenger train next day
tnd returned to their various destinations as
iest they could. 11 is due to .Captain Moore,
lowever, to say that he did all he could to
ireserve order, and that he properly handled
\och of the turbiiblent characters as he could
each them.
Silver (.ink Cornet Hum).
? An unostentatious brass band. That
sounds like an anomaly, but it is not. York,'ille
lias such an institution, and it is a good
me. It is composed of a number of our col)red
citizens with Withers Ellis as captain.
The organization lias been in existence for
several years. The members practice reguarly,
support tbe band themselves for their
)\vn satisfaction and from town pride, and
seldom ask any outside aid. They make
irst-class music?away above the average?
ind on occasions, when band music is rcjuired,
suddenly put in their appearance
nost opportunely. Every town should have
i good band. There are times when it is inlispcnsable.
The colored people have supplied
such an organization to Vorkvillc. It
s time that this organization should receive
ionic substantial recognition on the part of
)tir citizens, and given such help as will put
ton the footing of the best efficiency against
jceasions of need.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss McCall, of Clover, visited friends in
V'ork"iIle last week.
Mrs. G. L. Kiddle was in Vorkvillc severil
days last week, the guest of Mrs. M. J.
PI ark.*
Mr. \V. K. Steele, Jr., of Rock Hill, was in
Vorkvillc last week with relatives and
friends.
Mr. Rrooks Hunan, of the firm of Inman
Brothers, has returned home from the Northjrn
markets.
Miss Maggie McFaddcn, of Smith's Turnjut,
is employed at XV. M. Houston & Co's
?1?
15 U 5UlU5lilUJ.
Mrs. J. C. Galloway, and daughter, Miss
Mary, returned home from Monmouth, Ya.,
ast Saturday.
Rev. J. M. White and wife, of Taint Lick,
Evy., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam. M.
*cott, near Sharon.
Mr. I. Nelson Brunson, of Orangeburg, has
pecn employed as a salesman in the store of
W. M. Houston & Co.
Mr. Jos. F. Wallace and daughter, Miss
Edith, and Miss Mary Clark, returned from
;he World's Fair last Friday.
Mr. John E. Carroll, of Yorkville, left last
Monday to resume his studies in the Tcabody
Normal college at Nashville, Term.
Wc received pleasant calls on Monday
Vom Mr. C. C. Hughes, of Grover, and Mr.
fVlhert Bettis, of the Mt. l'arau section.
Mr. W. C. Latimer, proprietor of the
Fashion Bazaar, who has been in the Northern
markets for the past ten days, is expected
home to-morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. McClain are expected
dome today or tomorrow after having visited
:he World's Fair and made a tour of the
continent from California to New York.
Mrs. John F. Oates and children left for
Chester on Saturday, where Mrs. Oates was
summoned in consequence of the serious illicss
of her mother, Mrs. Jesse Hardin.
Rev. A. II. Lester, of Spartanburg, visited
xiends in Yorkville last week and preached
n Trinity church last Sunday night. Rev.
Mr. Lester was pastor of the Methodist
jhurch here in 18o(J and 18o7. He is no louder
engaged in active work, hut looks as
.hough lie is good for many years' contemplation
of the fruits of a long and useful
ife.
Messrs. W. S. Gordon and John W. Beam;uard,
of Fodder, left last Thursday for
Spartanburg, to meet the manager of the
Empire Stove company. They will be assigned
to collecting work in Alabama. Both
gentlemen are experienced collectors and
. anvassers, and square and upright in all
heir dealings, whether as agents or princi
iais. \v nercver iney may oe, we preuici
hat their labors will be attended with alumina
t success.
I'ROSPKCTS BltlGHTKXING.
Slowly and steadily?but all the same
substantially and surely?the prospects
ihcad of the town of Vorkville now appear
;o be brighter than they have been before
kVithin a number of years. Everybody is beginning
to feel it, everybody seems to realze
the reason why, and everybody is beguiling
to feel more confident in consequence.
It is a well known fact that the most poential
factor in the upbuilding of a commulity
is good schools. Yorkvillc had such institutions
years ago, and realized all the
jencfits with which they were attended.
The town has been without such institutions,
md has painfully appreciated a correspondng
depression. But again things have
dianged, and the town is now assuming all
ts former advantages with an almost certain
irospcet of taking a new start upward?
steadily, surely and permanently.
The Banks High School for boys and girls
las now been in operation about one month,
't was a new enterprise, and in that time
las undergone all the labor, expense and
riction attending the establishment of an
mitirely new institution. At the outset, the
irineipal announced that lie would be conent
if he could, during the first session,
mi roll thirty-live pupils. His success has
icen beyond expectations. Already he has
Mirolled sixty-seven pupils, and still they
oiiio, not only from Yorkvillc and vicinity,
>ut from distant parts of the State, and also
rom North Carolina and Georgia. The
school is already an established success, and
iromisos to be a great factor in our future
levclopment.
For a number of years the King's Moiinnin
Milihn-v school buildimr has been L'oinir
o rack. The decay of this property exerrisetl
a most depressing effect on every dolar's
worth of real property in the town.
L'lio Haptist denomination, with intelligent
brcsight. has become convinced of the maglifiecnt
possibilities of a high grade school
or boys in Yorkville. They have purchased
his building, arrested its decay, and are well
ni with their work of its complete rehabiliatioii.
The Haptist people are thoroughly
irgani/.ed in associations. Several county
issociations have assumed to stand as sponors
for the proposed school. They have enered
upon their work with enthusiastic zeal,
nd practically pledged the reputation of
heir denomination to its success. The
ehool will lie in charge of Jtev. it. II. CJrifith,
I). !>., one of the ablest and most expeienced
high school principals in this or any
thcr State. The outlook is that the proioscd
school is to be an established fixture
or generations to come.
The town also has in successful operation
first-class graded school. The benefit of
his institution is not to lie ignored. It is
irobably no less important than either of the
thers, as it will be a feeder to both, and all
rill no doubt work together for the present
nd for the future welfare of town and coinuinity.
The above institutions are of themselves
ullicient to insure to the town not a little
rogrcss. Hut these are not all. The town
IIS J^lVI'll Ulll llll" Cdllllill l iui inv muiun
I'll complete system of waterworks, which
rill afford protection against (ire, improve
unitary conditions, oiler inducements to
lanufucturcrs, and afford numerous comforts
nil conveniences seldom enjoyed by towns
fsuch small population.
For years a serious drawback to the town
as been a lack of available lots for building
purposes. Hy his success in opening a new
street ami making accessible a nuinher of
new lots. I>r. A. Y. ('artwright has broken
the ice in this direction, and given a new
impetus to the erection of homes. Already
six or eight of his ten or fifteen new lots have
been taken, and the outlook is that the remaining
lots wiir find purchasers in less than
a week or ten days more. It is the intention
of each of the purchasers to erect houses,
and by next summer, "t'artwright. Avenue,"
, will be lined on either side with happy
| homes.
Notwithstanding the low prices of cotton
and the general depression, the business of
of Vorkville is far better than it was at this
time last year. Taken all in all, and without
referring to numerous other details that
might he mentioned as significant, three is
no doubt of the fact that the town of Vorkville
now stands on the threshold of a period
of prosperity, the like of which it has not hefore
had occasion to look forward to "since
the war." Therefore, let everybody he up
and doing. Let everybody enter upon a long
pull and a hard pull for Vorkville, and let
us all rejoice in the dear old town's most
substantial present and most promising future.
CHANGED HANDS.
The Three ("s railroad changed hands
yesterday. The following dispatch from
lllacksbtirg to Mr. II. X. Moore, agent at this
place, explains itself fully:
Itr.ACK'snruo, October 3.?I Icing appointed by
j Charles K. Hollier, purchaser of the Charleston,
j ('incinnnti and < "hieago railroad, agent and general
manager, I hereby assume charge of the
I property of the said railroad, and announce the
following appointments: .1. .J. ('oilier, eoinptrol
ler, vice \\\ K. Ntonev, auditor; A. Tripp, superintendent
; S. It. Lumpkin, general freight
and passenger agent, vice E. 1'. Waring. Subordinate
ollicers and employes will continue
their respective duties until further notice.
Signed, Nampki, Hpnt, Vgcnt
and General Manager.
HOCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
I Itic.3' ricking Cotton?They Intended Murder?A
Jewish Christian?Chester Association will
Sustain the High School?Other Matters.
| Correspondence of the Vorkville Kmjulrer.
Kock If ill, October 3.?The past week
has been quiet and busy in and about our
town. The weather has been very favorable
for gathering the cotton, and all the farmers
arc quite busy at that. The rain of last
week did not injure the cotton much.
The cutting affair on the C., C. ?fc A. night
passenger train, a week ago, in which the
conductor, Mr. J. ('. Wilson, was badly cut
j in his check, has developed in the arrest of
A the two principals in the disorderly conduct.
They are young men of the Standard mill,
i - "? 1 ar *1. 4
named nryaui mm .uiigruui. Di vam is in
jail ; Magrath gave bond for $">00. It seems
that murder was meant. The night trains
from Charlotte often have intoxicated men
aboard, and Saturday night is the high tide
, of rowdyism. A policeman is spoken of for
these trains. Let him be put on.
On last Wednesday evening Rabbi Ren
Israel, a Jewish Christian missionary to
! India, spoke in the Presbyterian church and
j raised a collection for an orphan's home in
India. A large audience turned out, and
the Rabbi spoke entertainingly.
The ladies of the Baptist church have
newly equipped the pastor's study with a
neat and cosy outfit of furniture. He returns
thanks.
There is to be quite a social event here on
Wednesday night, in the marriage of Miss
Antoinette Watson to Mr. David Trainer,
who is in charge of the Fort Mill cotton
mills. The bride is a very popular young
i lady, and the groom is a most prosperous
young man. The ceremony will take
place at the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Trainer, of Philadelphia, the groom's mother,
has come South to be present at the
wedding.
The pastor of the Baptist church was
present at an interesting session of the Chester
Association, held at Brushy Fork, last
week. Among others present were Rev. T.
M. Bailey, I). I)., secretary of the State
mission board; Rev. R. H, Griffith, I). I).,
representing the Yorkvillc Baptist High
school; Mr. W. W. Keys, of The Baptist
Courier; and Rev. K. J. Forrester, of Greenwood,
in behalf of the Baptist Orphanage
established there a few years ago. The
Yorkvillc High school excited a genuine interest,
and it may be safely predicted that
I the Baptists of this association will be true
and loyal in developing and supporting its
interests. Major J. W. Wilks, of Wilksburg;
and Mr. R. M. Briee, of Blackstocks,
I were elected trustees of the school.
! No country prospers without good roads.
! In South Carolina the roads are not generally
jgood; in some places they are fearful.
Worked by taxation, they would be good.
Many citizens want them worked that way.
, The politician who will take the matter in
hand and put it through, will show himself
a patriot. If he waits till public sentii
ment drives him to it, no honor to him.
Mrs. Scruggs, the wife of our townsman,
j Mr. J. I). Scruggs, is still quite sick at her
! mother's home, in North Carolina. There
j is now hope for her recovery,
j The foundation of the Industrial school is
I to he laid about the middle of this month.
It is reported that Hon. J. L. M. Curry,
chairman of hoard of trustees of the Peabody
fund, will he present then, at the meeting of
the hoard of trustees. v. I. M.
BLACKSBl'RU B1M1ET.
1 Dentil of .Mrs. Kaeliel (irlltin?Two UlooiiierleH to
lie Established?Other Notes,
t'orri'spondcnfc of the Yorkvillc Enquirer,
j Bl.ACKSitt'RCi, S. C., October 3.?On the
' 2Sth of September, Airs. Rachel Grillin, an
i octogenarian, died near this place, after a
i few days' illness. She was born in Spar1
tanburg gouuty, near the Cowpens bat:
tie-ground, May 3rd, IS 12, and has lived in
I this section for over thirty years. Though
] uneducated, she possessed a good mind, much
| energy and force of character, and withal a
| kind heart, which rendered her helpful in
j her sphere of life, especially to the poor and
j sick, whom she was ever ready to serve.
Some of our citizens, living near the North
Carolina line, have petitioned for a mail route
from this place to Stices' Shoals, Cleveland
county, which I hdpe they will succeed in
getting, for the great convenience it will he
! to them.
! Work on the Cherokee Falls cotton mill
i race and dam is nearly completed, and the
mill resumed work several days ago.
i Masters Sam M. and Augustus M. Deal,
accompanied by Alister Holmes, of ( Jaflhey
j City, leave this morning for Charleston to
enter the citadel.
Air. Wm. Little, of our town, is engaged
j in making patterns for two small bloomeries,
to he run in connection with, or hv, the
Hlaeksburg Iron and Aluchinc shop, which
j will furnish the blasts. He is employed blithe
Alagnotie Iron and Steel Ore company,
j who own large deposits near this place, of
| the best steel making ore in the world.
| Their object is to convert the crude ore im
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mediately into maneauie iron, aim me proposed
mode is regarded as the best and
cheapest process for doing so. The iron
: comes out of the lire in a llat mass, known
as a "loop". When this is hammered out,
it is called a "bloom" : but the steel makers
' prefer it in tbc "loop." Mr. Little, who is
now about eighty years old, and one of the
! few survivors who were familiar with the
: old way of manufacturing iron, had eonsid|
erahle experience and success in his younger
days in making "bloomeries," etc., and he
! calculates, that with good blast:i, four loops
; of 150 pounds each, can he made a day.
When he gets the patterns ready, all the
material for the fires will he made hv the
Blacksburg Iron and Machine works, ('liarcoal
will he used for making the blasts, as
the iron made with it is worth a cent more
per pound than that made by the anthracite
; or bituminous coal. w. a.
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POINTS FKOM l'l NEVILLE.
I>< : tli of Mr. Murcellit* Smith?Cotton Coining in
ltii]ihll.v? Work of Kev. Mr. thinner A
Well Known Firm <??ut? I'mlrr.
('orroipnntKtuv of tin* Yorkville Knquiivr.
I'inkvii.i.k, X. (A, September :>().?Our
community is saddened by the death of Mr.
j Marcel I us Smith. For some months he has
' been sulleriug from consumption, but bore
' his sufferings faithfully. He was an estimable
citizen, a good farmer, and an earnest,
faithful Christian. He was buried in the
cemetery of the Flint-Hill Baptist church, on
Friday. He had been a member of the
Flint Hill church for years. He was also a
member of the Knights of Honor, and bis
death makes the eighth in the Pineville lodge.
When his death benefit is settled, the aggregate
amount paid to families of deceased
members here, will he SlfJ.OOO. It is wisdom
indeed for one to thus make provision for
his family.
Cotton is coming in rapidly, and three cotton
buyers are ready to tell the farmer what
he can hope to carry home for his hard year's
j toil.
! Kev. Mr. Bonner is conducting a very sue
| cessful meeting at the Methodist church.
I Doubtless liis church and the community
J will be benefitted by his faithful work.
The firm of S. Younts & Co.. has failed
and made an assignment, with liabilities
I amounting to #:?0,000. This is indeed to be
regretted. A large amount of money is owing
to this firm, and could they have made
j collections easily, would have tided over their
i indebtedness. It is a fact beyond contradiction,
that by this failure the farmers have
lost friends who were friends indeed. For
| years past this firm has been the power helpling
those who needeil help. In conversation,
: I have heard the statement repeated again
jand again: "The country has lost true and
tried friends." Of course the firm had enemies.
I never saw but one man who had no
enemies and he was made of wood ; but I
; knew a man in the low country who had en- *
etnics and, bless your soul, it was because the
man had against these folks who did not
like him. unpaid accounts of several years
standing, and this may be the ease in this
| instance. I don't say so; really, I don't
know, but it may be so. Human nature is
alike, climate and surroundings notwith]
standing. *
LETTER FROM HICKORY UROVE.
TIh> Ferry liont lit llowell'i* Ferry? Personal Menttoion?A
Tonsil Yarn .About an Old Hen and
Chicken*.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Hickory Guovk, October 2.?The loss of
the ferry boat at Howell's Ferry has imposed
great inconvenience to the traveling
public. The Thomsons, who chartered the
ferry several years ago, take no further interest
in the matter, and it has been proposed
that the county commissioners of York
and Union look after the ferry and make
it free. Union is willing. What will York
do ?
There are five cotton buyers at this place ;
but, as yet, there is not much cotton selling.
Misses Matticand Belle Allison, of Union,
are visiting the families of I)r. J. W. and Mr.
It. M. Allison.
Rev. J. P. Knox preached yesterday in
Atlanta and will preach there again next
Sunday.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday morning, instead of on
the fourth Sunday. Two converts will be
baptized next Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mrs. Sarah Wylie, who was recently stricken
with paralysis, is able to be about again,
but has not yet recovered her speech.
Mr. Goudelock, of (Joudeysville, Union
county, came near losing his life yesterday
by being gored by a bull. The bull had been
very dangerous for sometime. Mr. Goudelock
had a rope tied to the animal and was
attempting to fasten it to a tree. The animal
gored Mr. Goudelock in the thigh and
would have killed him, but was beaten away
with a stick. Mr. Goudelock's recovery is
doubtful.
Mr. Chess Leech is attending the Banks'
High school at Yorkville.
Rev. J. J I. Simpson and Mr. J. N. McGill
have returned from presbytery.
Messrs. Frank Watson and Tom Whitesides
loft today for Paris, Texas.
Mr. Edward Owens tells a remarkable tale
about a hen. He says she sat on four eggs
and came oil'with thirteen chickens; very
small?no larger than his thumb?and as
white as cotton. There are still four eggs in
the nest and lie docs not know where the
chickens came from. There were no shells
in the nest. m.
THE WHISKY Cl'RSE. ^
He v. AV. AV. Kittchfurd Talks About the Dlxpcii- A
xury In L.uuriiHt<*r. A
Walktp, N. 0., September, 27.?Perhaps *
a few notes from this section might be of interest
to some of your readers.
I think the crops in this part of the county
will be light in the final wind up. I refer
to both corn and cotton. The latter will, I
fear, with present low prices, leave many entangled.
The causes of the light crops arc
these: First, the hail storm in the spring,
then dry weather, then the great August
storm, and I might also add, want of energy
to push the crops.
The health of the county is generally
good.
There has been considerable talk and stir
on tlie Lancaster side about the dispensary.
Quite an effort was made in the town of
Lancaster to prevent the opening of one
there, but it seems that the majority, led on
(as we fear) by the Wicked One, has carried
! the day in favor of Tillman's pet scheme of
wickedness. I think the present legislature
| of South Carolina might well be asbnmed of
j itself. After such a decided majority of the
i people asked for prohibition, these lawma:
kers did not have the manhood to grant it.
I The best way to free the world from this
curse, would be to hang the man who would
dare make or sell liquor. Such kill their
liund reds.
My Held of spiritual labor lies chiefly in
i Lancaster county, while the manse is in Un|
ion county, N. C'. This, to me, has been n
busy year so far. As I increase in years,
work seems to accumulate on my hands.
Constant labor weakens the body, but "man
is immortal until his work is done." Cod is
a never failing help. During the past six
months, 107 have been added to the churches
of my charge. Respectfully,
AV. \V. Ratchfokd.
McCONNELLSYILLE MATTERS.
I A Itmiril of ttio I'l'iiplc who arc Moving in ami
Out of tlie Village.
[ Correspondence of the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
McConnkli.sville, October 2.?School
was resumed here last Monday under the
I management of Mr. Caton, of Ohio, and
! Miss Jessie Hough, of Lancaster. The lat:
ter is also teaching a music school. It is
hoped that the school will be a success.
Mr. Ed McConnell has again taken charge
; of his school near Camden.
Mr. Rob Moore, of Rock Hill, is at home
{on a vacation, and will begin the study of
' medicine this fall.
Mr. Zed Johnston, of Lincolnton, visited
! the family of Mr. 1). G. Crawford last week.
Mrs. John Walker, of Chester, and daughter,
Mrs. John Walker, of Columbus, Ga.,
are visiting Mrs. J. 0. Moore.
Miss Lizzie Ashe left last week to attend
Staunton Female college.
! Miss Lillian Austin, who has been spending
the summer with her sister, Mrs. Dr.
Love, returned to Greenwood Saturday last.
Miss Clara Crawford, of Smith's Turnout,
is here hoarding at Mrs. Williams's and
I attending school.
Mr. James Crawford, of this place, has
jgonc to Chester as a clerk in Mr. K. A.
; Crawford's store.
LKTTKll FROM IjOWRYSVILLE.
K?>v. \V. Wliite Ii.ih K?'tu riie<l ? A lloy
SulVorati'il ill u IMIi* of Cotton Seed.
Correspondenceof the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
1 Lowiiysvii.i.k, October 3.?Rev. 1>. J.
Currie, who has been filling Mr. White's pulpit
during the summer, returned to Columbia
last Monday to resume his studies in the
! seminary.
! Rev. W. G. White returned from the West
bust Saturday, accompanied b\* his aunt, a
M iss Russell, I believe. Though Mr. Currie
1 endeared himself very much to our people,
they arc very glad to welcome hack thoir
| pastor.
A small Xegro hoy living on the "Steele
place'' met with a shocking death one
j day last week. A hole had been excavated
in a pile of seed cotton to prevent
its heating. The hoy was playing on the
'cottonseed, and it is supposed that he fell in
head foremost, living missed, search was
made and he was found in the hole dead.
Mrs. Ti 11a Hardin and daughter, Miss
I Janie, of Hardeeville, are on a visit to relatives
here. w. <>. <;.
. Fisticuff in Columbia.
? Superintendent of Education Maylield
had a fight last Thursday with lTof. J. S.
McMahan. tho agent of a hook publshing
house. Upon the adoption of school hooks
hy the State hoard of examiners, recently,
Mr. Maylield voted against the hooks of the
! linn represented hy Mr. McMahan. McMathan
accused Maylield of having been bribed,
and Maylield struck him. Both gentlemen
were arrested and released on bond to appear
before the mayor. I'pon a hearing of the
case, they were fined $5 each. Mr. May field
1 has shown that there is nothing in tho bribery
charge made by Mr. McMahan.