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Scraps and (facts, j ? I)c Tocquevillc, the eminent French! statesman, who once visited this country to study our institutions, reported to the French senate : "I went at your bidding and passed i along their thoroughfares of trade : I ascend-' ed their mountains and went down their val- j leys; I visited their manufactories, their com- [ mercial markets and emporiums of trade; I entered their judicial courts and legislative halls; but I sought everywhere in vain until I entered the church. It was there, as I listened to the soul-equalizing and soul-ele-1 vating principles of the Gospel of Christ, as they fell from Sabbath to Sabbath upon the masses of the people, that I learned why America was great and free, and why France was a slave." ? There is a monster petition in the ollice of the clerk of the senate at Washington, which, though it may never be granted, will never be "pigeon holed"?that is, not literally. The petition is in the shape of a great roll, more than six feet high, and contains not less than half a million names. It was gotten up by a big bicycle manufacturer of Boston, and asks for the establishment of a national road bureau, or department of roads, in order that the roads of the country might be put under national supervision. But it is not thought that congress will pay much attention to the petition, especially not just at this time. The country is now being stared " in the face by a big deficit in its revenues, and the expenses consequent upon the establishment of the proposed new department, are, of themselves, sufficient argument against it. But all the same, there is a growing sentiment in favor of placing the public highways under national supervision. A battlo occurred between French and English troops in Sierra Leone, on the northwest coast of Africa, one day last week, it is claimed, through a mistake. The French and English occupy contiguous territory, and both are engaged in fighting neighboring tribes of Negroes and Arabs. A French force, consisting of about 230 Frenchmen and Negroes, was encamped on British territory. About daylight they were approached by a force of 500 Negro soldiers belonging to the British army. The French force fired on the British and a sharp battle ensued, as the result of which the French were forced to retire. About a dozen men were killed on each side. The French commander was mortally wounded, and, before dying, he explained that yie attack was the result of an accident. He mistook the British troops for Negro hostiles. The matter will lead to a lot of diplomatic correspondence between France and Great Britain, but it is not thoueht that anv serious complications will follow. 1 ? Ex-President Harrison is in favor of mili- ' tary instructions in schools and colleges. In a recent magazine article he says: "A military drill developes the whole man?head, chest, arms and legs, proportionally, and so promotes symmetry and corrects the excesses of other forms of exercise. It teaches quicknes of eye and ear, hand and foot; qualifies men to step and act in unison; teaches subordination, and, best of all, qualifies a , man to serve his country. The flag now generally floats above the schoolhouses, and what more appropriate than that the boys should be instructed in the defense of it? It will not lower their grade marks in their book recitations, I am sure. If rightly used, it will wake them up, make them more i healthy, develop their pride and promote < school order. In the centennial parades in , New York, in April, 1889, the best marching / I saw, was that of some of your school chil- , dren. The alignment of the company front was better than that of the regulars or the 1 Seventh Regiment." '> ? The daily papers arc printing an av- 1 erage of a column a day about the CorbettMitchell prize fight, advertised to take place in Jacksonville, on January 25. Governor ( Mitchell is still determined that the fight shall not take place in Florida, and the Duval ( Athletic club is equally determined that it 1 shall. The governor threatens to prevent the fight with a force of militia. The club hopes to outwit the governor by taking the fighters and spectators to some secluded spot in the woods, on special trains, and get through with the fight before the militia can arrive. Maybe the plan will work, and maybe it won't. Corbett and Mitchell are hurling all kinds of charges at each other, and both i claim that even in case they are prevented 1 from fighting for the purse, they would like j to get out into the woods and pound each ( other to their full satisfaction for the purpose of determining who is the better man. ' In the meantime, the fighters arc receiving ' offers from the different parts of the country I for the fight, in case it does not come off at Jacksonville, and the probability is that .somehow or other, the brutal coutest will 1 certainly be a "go." < ? "The year 1S93 stands unique in its j gloom, its disappointment and its failure to , give any one of its months even a spasmodic j j promise of more hopeful and happy condi- j tions," says Chauncey M. Depew, "but," he ;' continues hopefully, "there has been no gen-j1 eral bankruptcy of mills, factories, furnaces ' or mines. The markets are becoming empty i and need replenishing. The floors of the ( mills are swept clean of stock. As soon as it is decided in 1894 what will be the policy . of the government on the tariff there will j1 be an immediate and universal resumption j! of business, especially if the country is not | ] compelled to adjust its business to radical j1 chauges in the tariff. The enormous accu-1 mulation of unemployed capital will seek some avenue for investment and return, and | that will give corresponding employment. Renewed business will furnish increasing . tralfic to the railways, both passenger and 1 freight, and will improve their earnings. The year 1894 will certainly be an enormous improvement on 1S93, because this country ; cannot De Kepi standing sun nor me pace or , its progress long diminished." ? A remarkable trial came to a close in Jackson, Tennessee, last Wednesday, after a duration of mauy weary weeks. The case was that of the United States against "Kev." 1 George Frederick Burgerne Howard, the 1 great foreign claim swindler. For the past | six or eight years, nearly every State in the j Uuion has been Hooded with circulars adver- j* tising that there was an immense fund in | England, aggregating hundreds of millions of' dollars, which belonged to heirs in America | who did not know of their claims. Hundreds '1 of family names were published in thecircu- j lars, and people of any of the names men-j tioned were instructed to address, for further information, ''William Lord Moore," in London. When the dupes bit at the bait, they , were led to believe that they were the people to whom the alleged fortunes belonged, and j were bled for one fee after another as long as they would continue to pay. In this way ' Howard pocketed thousands of dollars, and i in fact grew rich. The government spent vast sums in securing his arrest, and when he was finally put on trial, witnesses up- j peared against him from 38 States of the Union. He was convicted and sentenced to nine years in the Columbus, Ohio, prison. He has appealed the case to the United! States supreme court, and will, if he can,! raise a $20,000 bond, and enjoy liberty until I that tribunal sustains the judgment of the ! court below. ? A. W. Lowen Moore, the most extensive pension agent in Western New York, with his son Allen and five clerks, were arrested j at Buffalo last Saturday by United States' officers on charge of defrauding the govern-; lnent and extorting money from pensioners. The whole amount involved is said to be $130,000. The Pension department has been investigating his methods for three months. The evidence is highly sensational. Colonel Moore did a very large business as pension j claims agent, and* since l.SSff has secured over j (5,000 claims, of which it is said 4,500 at least are fraudulent. According to Special Fx- 1 aminor Ay res, the government estimates the j amount lie has secured fraudulently for pen-; sioners at about $l,ooo,o( 10. Already the examiners have found where $150,000 has been secured by fraud. It is also said that - 1- --- ? I "?? 1 '"1 f Itnm ent'n lut 1 Oilier:* arc iiu|miuiiui; uiuuu^ uitm nv,>vi?n well known local attorneys, ami that more arrests will soon be made. Lois F. lloup, who was arrested with Moore, succeeded to the hitter's business 011 January 1. Moore was a pensioner examiner before becoming a claim agent in ISS'J, and consequently knows all the ins and outs of the department. During the commissionership of General Knum, 1 lie was charged with crookedness, but the cases were, it is said, kept out of fcourt by powerful intluences. ? For many years, until recently, says the ,| Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, there has been in the reception ' room of the White House, a curious little clock. The clock is not there now. It has,1 gone to the garret. The reason of its disap-; pearance is funny. Above the dial of theji clock, were three small doors, Hehind these doors were three little birds. They were cuckoos. When the clock struck, each of the doors opened and the little birds chirped "cuckoo." Not long ago, a bright young congressman from one of the (iulf States visited the White House. Shortly after he left, the janitor, who was probably after dust, saw something on the clock that he had not noticed before. On looking closer he saw on one of the doors the name, of Senator I). W. Voorhees, on another the name of Senator 11. (^. Mills, and on the third, the name of Senator Jno. "R. Gordon. Above the doors, securely pasted to the woodwork, was another painted slip bearing the legend, "My Cuckoos." The president's attention was called to the matter, lie laughed. Then he looked and laughed again. Finally he ordered that the slips he removed ; but somehow they would not come oil'. The janitor tried soap and water; but it was no j;ood. At last lie had recourse to scratching, and in doing this he scratched the face of the wood work. The president thought a while. At length lie came to the conclusion that these scratches might serve as a continual reminder of a not very flattering truth, and he ordered the clock to he removed from the room and deposited in the garret. She ferkviUc (Nptim. YORKVILLE, S. C.Y WEDNDESAY, JANUARY 10, 1894, ? The ways und means committee has decided on the levy of a 2 per cent, tax on all incomes oyer $4,000 per annum, and will leave smaller incomes untaxed. This measure is in the line of justice, and will give the people, especially of the South, some degree of satisfaction. ? Congress managed to secure a quorum for the first time last Monday. During the discussion of the tariff resolution, Chairman Wilson agreed to allow the discussion of the tariff bill to continue until January 29. The PAnnKU/tonc liAn'flvn?? ontl niiUo fi niimRpr UllVUUO| UU it VV vi J UMU \JMiVV m uv?>mwv? of Democrats, propose to fight the bill vigorously. ? An effort was made last week to secure the co-operation of the Populist members of congress in securing a quorum, by promising them party recognition in the tariff debate. According to the present arrangement, the final vote on the Wilson bill is to oc.cur on January 29. The Populists maintained that the time was too short for a full discussion of so important a measure, and refused to help make up the necessary quorum. ? For an individual to have a good credit is of course always a desirable thing; but sometime we are doubtful as to whether the same rule applies to nations. Just now the United States has the best credit of any nation in the world. As the result, capitalists everywhere desire to invest in her securities and arc endeavoring to force her to make a loan that she does not need. If her credit was not so good, perhaps the capitalists would seek profit through industrial and other enterprises, and thus bring about conditions far more desirable than those that now prevail. ? Under the new dispensary law, any quantity of intoxicating liquor, other than tlomestic wine, over five gallons, found in the possession of private parties, for whatever use, that is not labeled with a certificate showing that it was procured regularly from the State dispensary, is declared contraband, and the owner is liable to fine and imprisonment. Any amount of whisky, over one gallon, and not purchased from the dispensary, is liable to seizure- when transported from place to place, even as personal oaggage. ? It is said that the business depression so vcenly felt in this country prevails throughout Europe, except in France. That country s still prosperous, notwithstanding the uuiversal stagnation that is being suffered by lier neighbors. France is the only country of Europe that has not fully adopted the jingle gold standard, or that still recognizes silver as a money of final payment. Is it not possible that France's money system is the secret of her prosperity, and that, after ill, literal bimetalism is the correct financial idea for all nations? Unless somebody can show some other plausible reason for France's present condition, it seems that the answer to the question should be "yes." ? The business of congress having been Mr>f?L-rwl fnr thrpp d.'ivs for want, of a nnorum. *v* v"* vv "'V " ,v" " '1 1 | on Saturday, the house passed a resolution, introduced by Representative Catchings, of Mississippi, requiring the sergcant-at-arms, to arrest and bring before the bar of the house all absent members. The speaker accordingly issued warrants for the arrest of 22 Democrats, 1(5 Republicans and one Silverite. Among the delinquents for whom warrants were issued, are Representatives Strait, McLaurin and Talbert, of South Carolina. Each of the delinquents, upon failure to give a valid excuse, will probably be subjected to a fine sufficient to pay the expenses of his arrest. ? ? ? ? That Atlanta, (ia., will have a big exposition, opening in September, 1895, may now i be regarded as a certainty. The matter was: only suggested about two weeks ago, but the | go-a-head business men of that pushing city, j have already pulled off their coats and gone | in to wiu. Atlanta's Cotton exposition was! a success, the Piedmont exposition was a ! bigger success, and the Cotton States and j Pan American show, to be held next year, | will no doubt rank second only to the 1 World's fair at Chicago. Atlanta, when | backed by the whole South, as iu this case j she surely will lie, is capable of great things; | and just such an exposition as this proposes to be, will no doubt be of lasting benefit to : all the Southern States that help to push it! along. Here's success to the undertaking! i ? The daily newspapers are very much j stirred up just now to get at the condition of affairs prevailing in Hawaii at this time. The I revenue cutter Corwin arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu one day last week, and | has since been anchored in the bay. The officers refuse to hold any communication whatever with the shore. There arc all ' kinds of wild rumors afloat. One says that the provisional government has given Minister Willis his passports and shipped him oil ' to America; and another story has it that! adherents of the queen and the provisional government arc engaged in open warfare. The government at Washington refuses to give out any information whatever, and it is, not unlikely that most of the rumors afloat are without foundation. ? York county made a very had record iu tlioj last month of the old year. Five homicides iu less than ten days would he a fair average for the j mining camps in the West; and we venture to | predict that not one of the homicides will he 1 punished hy law. Our correspondent reports; very great activity in the contraband whisky i trade, and it may he that the homicides are i not unrelated to this illicit traffic. Hut, what-1 ever the cause of the homicides, it is the duty of; all good citizens of the county to call a halt. The | vigilant committee was effective in California some years ajjo when the orderly processes of the courts were disregarded.?Charleston News and Courier. This is fine talk for a paper of the lawabiding pretensions of The Xews and Con-; rier. It is true that the record of the holidays is appal ling, hut till the same we are tin-{ j able to see in it any justification for 1110b : violence. The peculiar circumstances of i each case were such as might have originated { in any community at anytime, and there is no reason to believe that the law is not fully j j capable of dealing with all of them in such I manner as may be found just and right.: I If York county hail dealt with any of the j j eases in the manner suggested by The News j j and Courier, then that paper might have i had very good reason to set up a howl, but until our people do give evidence of such aj lawless outbreak, they arc entitled to credit j for due respect for the more orderly and efficient processes of the courts. ? Congress reconvened for the after holi-1 day session on last Wednesday, and frittered 1 away the balance of the week in an effort to secure consideration of the. Wilson tariff bill. The Republicans, Populists and a number of Democrats, refused to vote, however, and it was impossible to count a quorum. It has recently developed that a large number of Democrats are violently opposed to the Wilson bill. But few of them, however, have the courage to work against it on the floor, and they arc consequently endeavoring to block legislation by refusing to help make I up a quorum. From the manner in which the Wilson bill has started out, it is already clear that it is going to have a hard road to travel. Indeed, notwithstanding the overwhelming Democratic majority in congress, the chances of carrying out a single plank of the Chicago platform already begins to look very slim. ? The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution endorsing the suggestion of Secretary Carlisle to the effect that the government issue $200,000,000 worth of i bonds. The resolution states that the bonds should be issued in such small amounts as to give all classes the opportunity of putting the savings in goverment securities. The proposed bonds may be issued ; but if so, the action will be a mistake?but little short of corruption. At this writing there is more than $80,000,000 lying idle in the New York banks and waiting for investment in the bond issue just as soon as it is made. If there is so much faith in government securities as all that, it strikes us that the quickest, safest and easiest way out of the difliculty, will be for the government to simply issue legal tender greenbacks, instead of bonds, and thus not only avoid another big interest debt, but .'ITiUrV .UW1IIM. The Carnegie Steel Works, at Homestead, I Pa., resumed operation on Tuesday of last! week with employment for 2,500 men. The j people of Sicily are in revolt against the collection of taxes by the Italian government. Charles Heck hart-, white, and Jesse Lang, colored, were fairly cooked alive by a boiler explosion in a Chattanooga, Tenn., round-house on Tuesday of last week. It is stated that John L. Sullivan proposes to challenge the winner in the Corbett-Mitcliell i prize light. The Czar of Russia had a narrow escape from death recently by eating fish poisoned by Nihilists. Kope Klias, who was appointed collector of internal revenue in North Carolina, and whose confirmation by the senate has up to date been prevented by Senator Vance, has withdrawn his application. A lire in Hot Springs, Arkansas, last Thursday, destroyed about $50,000 worth of property. Advices from Northern Europe and England are to the ellect that the present winter is the coldest that has been known for years. At a big lire in Chicago, last Friday, three people were killed by jumping from a fifth story j window. Arnic (Sroetchins, a student] nf 1 ).ivillain enlleee died in that institution ! last Friday night from the cH'octs of injuries I sustained by a fall over the banisters from I the third to the lirst lloor, a few nights be- j fore. The young man's home was in Rome, j (la. A big powder mill blowup near j Kingston, New York, last Saturday, and j killed four men. The war between the I Spanish and the Moors of Mclilia. has been I ended, the Moors being completely eon-j (piered. Admiral Mello, louder of the insurgent forces in lirn/.il, was severely; wounded recently, and is now undergoing! treatment in a hospital. \V. Hoyt, a brother-in-law of President Cleveland, was j run into by a buggy on the streets of Heat- j rice, Nebraska, last Friday, and seriously in- j j tired. W. S. Orr, has been elected chief of police, of Charlotte, to succeed! "Dick" Mason, deceased. New York ! banks now bold about ?84,000,000 in excess I of the requirements of the 2o per cent. rule. I Sid Cawthorne, a notorious desperado, | tried to kill ('lain Crawford, the depot agent | at Alaga, Ala., last Saturday. The agent,! however, got in a centre shot and killed his assailant. He was not arrested as the killing ! was considered justifiable. At Omaha, Nebraska, last Saturday, Judge Dundy sentenced Louis <le France for life lor stealing! one cent. De France held up a mail carrier : some time ago, and only got one cent. The) Nebraska laws fix the punishment of "hold ' ups" at imprisonment for life. IT. ('. | McDonald, of Hamlet, N. ('., died in a Savan- j nali, Oa., hotel last Sunday from asphyxia-1 tion. He blew out the gas before retiring. I There is talk of establishing a depart-' ment of the I'nited States annv in the South.! Atlanta, (Ja., is pulling for the headquarters, j Lewis Kedwine, ex-cashier of the Hate City national bank, is to be tried this week 011 the charge of embezzling the funds of that institution. The clothing cutter's association, of Cincinnati, has passed resolutions endorsing) the Wilson tariff bill and the income tax. The republics of Nicaragua and Honduras are engaged in a bloody war. j ('apt. Julius I). Rhodes, commissioned ' < by President Peixoto, has organized 740 men ! at Klmira. New York, for the Hra/.ilian war. i The force will be known as Rhodes's inde-|.| peudent sharpshooters. A suit for the foreclosure of the mortgage against the Port Royal and Augusta railroad, was tiled in the i United States court in Charleston, last Thursday. Threats have been made to blow ! 1 up the casino at Monte Carlo, the famous gambling resort of Europe, and every one entering the place is searched for explosives. The judiciary committee of the senate 1 lias decided to recommend tlie rejection 011 the appointment of Hornblower, of XewU York, to lie associate justice of tho supreme court. An effort is being made to get the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its i next annual encampment in Atlanta, (fa.*" Governor Waite, of Colorado, proposes to ask the legislature of his Slate, at its next meeting, to impeach Attorney General Knglay for refusing legal advice to the chief ex- . ccutivc when asked for it. The vicinity ' of llarrodsburg, Ky., is being terrorized by "white caps." Rev. Kvander McOilva- 1 ry, a Presbyterian missionary in Siam, for- . merly of Statesville, X. C., has resigned as missionary 011 account of holding views similar to those entertained by I)r. Briggs, who was recently expelled from the church on the charge of heresy. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Tlicy Must Knforce the Law. ? Governor Tillman has issued a circular to trial justices throughout the State, informing them that they must enforce the dispensary law or resign, as no favoritism or undue laxity will be permitted. Xnbody Hurt. ? A freight train, consisting of seveu cars, was wrecked on the G. C. & X. railroad, in a cut near Greenwood, last Saturday. It was some time before the wreck could be removed, and passenger trains had to make transfers. 1 Commissions Tor the Judges. ? Governor Tillman, on last Wednesday, t signed the commission of Judges-Elect With- ( ersnnon and Watts. Judtre Watts announces 1 l'orce the droning money now in New York banks back into the channels of trade, where it is so sorely needed. THIS IS THE PROGRAMME. Laurens AUianeeinen Set tlie Pace Tor the Coming Campaign. A a meeting of the Laurens county Alliance, held last Friday, speeches were delivered by Dr. Sampson Pope and Senator Irby, and the following resolutions, offered by J. Andy Jones, were unanimously adopted: "1st. lie it resolved by this County Alliance, now assembled, that the Alliancemen of Laurens county re-assert their allegiance to the principles of the National and State Alliance and all the planks of the Ocala platform, and a candidate whose stomach is too week to swallow it need not expect our support. "2d. That in State politics, as members of the Democratic party and as believers in and as members of the Reform movemcut of that party, we approve of the calling of a convention to name candidates who are in accord with it, to be voted for in the general primary election, but we insist as a matter of right that the convention shall not be held sooner than the 1st of July of this year, for the reason that we want to see and hear the sentiments of the candidates among the Reformers. To do otherwise is forestalling the people and re-enacting the tricks of the ring that controlled this State so long to wit?the naming of the candidates who are unknown to the masses of this State and in whose candidacy they have not participated. "ltd. We hold ourselves bound to support the nominees of the July convention in the primary election in September, but we demand that simon pure Reformers be named ; men against whom nothing can be said as to their loyalty to truth, to the Alliance and to the Reform movement. "4th. That great care must be used, both in calling and holding township and primary conventions, to send delegates to the State July convention, and we recommended that Governor Tillman select three Reformers who will act with him and draft rules for the calling and holding of said township and county primary conventions, so that none U..A. v\nntinmafa in tlwi nlontinn Ull I JXUIUI U14JI ? ?lll |?441 UV1|/UVV iu uiv vivw.v. of delegates to the July State convention, and that the four gentlemen referred to above, call the said July, convention if such be the sentiment of the Reform movement. "5th. That we further suggest that in the naming of candidates from United States senator to adjutant and inspector general, the convention shall not ignore that element in the Reform faction who are non-Alliance men and inelligible to membership in the Alliance and the reform faction. Resolutions offered by County Auditor O. G. Thompson were also unanimously adopted ! condemning the "factious and criminal oppo-1 sition of the anti-Reform leaders and news- i papers to the dispensary law," holding them ' responsible for the troubles in enforcing it,! and particularly for the recent bloodshed i and whipping in Spartanburg, and pledging! the Alliance to uphold Governor Tillman in ! his efforts to make the law effectual. ? \iri?n \mvrrmv l his intention to remove from his present resi- ? deuce at Laurens, to Cash's depot in Chester- s field county. It Will l?e ;* Law. ? The signature of the governor was affixed to the new county government law last < Wednesday. The law will not go into effect i until after the next general election. Under t it, however, county supervisors of will be ( elected iu November. c Suit'* at Greenville. ? Columbia Register: The Greenville dispensary sales for the month of December, 1 amount to $5,910.88, which, after deducting f the cost of the liquor and other expenses, i leaves a net profit of $1,179.29, or $580.04 for the city and county eaoh. A fresh stock . of material is being laid in for the new year. Can It be Enforced? j ? The first case of violation of the dis- j pensary law was tried in Manning last Saturday. The defendant was a Negro charged [ with retailing liquor. A number of witnesses 1 were sworn on both sides, and the State t made a good case, but the Negro was ac- ] quitted. j U. S. Court l'ostiioiicd Until February. f ? Judge Simonton has issued an order ( postponing the special term of the district court at Greenville, from the third Monday ( in January to the first Monday in February. f Jurors and witnesses will be notified of the change. Judge Ilrawley is expected to pre- l side at the coming term. \ Wholesale Arrests in Spartanburg. j ? Constable Fant, in command of a force j of dispensary constables, on last Saturday, arrested nineteen Negroes and three white ( men, on charge of riot and taking part in the < recent mobbing of Constable Davis, in Spar- ( tanburg. Many more arrests have been made since in the same case. A number of defendants gave bond in the sum of $800 each. , Will IIuvo no Dispensary. ? A big petition, consisting of more than one thousand names, has been gotten up ' in the township in which Spartanburg is lo- ' cated, protesting against the establishment of a dispensary in the city. It is claimed j. that a majority of the qualified voters of the | f township have obligated themselves to vote j against the dispensary. ltoilcr Explosion in Sumter. ? The boiler of John E. Law's lumber mill, in Sumter county, exploded last Satur- ? day. Mr. Law had his hand on the throttle c of the engine at the time. His body was r blown through the top of a shed and hurled about thirty feet. His head was blown off, and both legs were broken and he was otherwise mutilated. Two employes were more or less wounded. The cause of the explo- i sion is not known. r Ciitlni Wants Damages. C ? Some time ago, State constables entered the house of an Italian, of Charleston, in search of whisky. Catini alleges that he is j a subject of the king of Italy, and has sued : .. the constables, in the United States District: * court, for $50,000 damages. Judge Simonton j has signed an order requiring Constables | c Gaillard, McDonald, Swann and Pepper to give $0,000 bonds each, or go to jail pending {] a hearing of the case. It Made the Mayor Indignant. : ? Mayor Chaffee, of Aiken, has sent the: State board of control a scorching reply to a j letter inquiring whether he would use the,? city police to enforce the dispensary law. He says he knows his duties as mayor c and needs no instructions. His police force ^ lias hud instructions to report all violations of the liquor law, and he stands ready to punish all proper cases, but says he: "If 1 you expect me to become an ally of your N dirty spies and act the sneak upon my neighbors, I must respectfully decline." He then \ goes on to say that the game is to rob muni- N nicipalities of their share of dispensary profits. I.hpior in Hotels. : f ? The State board of control met in Co- . lumbia last \Vcduesday night and formulated rules and regulations governing hotels where tourists and health-seekers resort, for selling t liquor as allowed by the new dispensary law. f Managers, upon giving bond, will receive a written appointment as assistant dispensers, j. They will use request books for orders from guests, the same as though purchased at the r dispensary, and sales must conform to the requirements of the law. All liquors must v be sold by the bottle, and prices on the wine 1 card must be those charged at the dispensary. c No liquor shall be sold except to honafide guests of a hotel whose names are on the register. No second sale shall be made to any guest who becomes intoxicated. Enough to I'ay his Salary. ? The State, Saturday: Governor Tillman spent nearly all yesterday affixing his signature to the commissions of the new notaries public he has appointed in the last month or two. It will be remembered that some time ago Governor Tillman issued a manifesto declaring all appointments then of force, void. It was stated at the time that it was a scheme to raise an additional revenue for the State*, though the governor's proclamation said it was done to purify the service iu "his branch of government. Anyway a handsome revenue is resulting. Governor Tillman, while signing the numerous commissions yesterday, talked about the re- 1 venue that was being derived, and said that 1 enough had been made already to pay lus salary for t he coming year. Tinvm's fop Onlli-Hor. j ? The light over the colleotorship of inter- j nal revenue in South Carolina, has at last , been settled, says the Washington cor res- I' pondent of the Atlanta Constitution, in last .1 Saturday's paper. "S. A. Towncs, of Cirecn-1 r ville, will be appointed, lien Perry has it failed. Perry was Senator Butler's first j choice, and be has been here for the last four J months making a persistent, light for the . place. Major Brawley and (Jeneral Wade r Hampton opposed him ; so did the Tillman I faction. Senator Butler, last week, recant- f mended Mr. Towncs, and the other members li of the delegation have agreed not to oppose I [ him. The nomination is expected to be made j in a few days. This has been the hardest j, fought contest in Carolina during this administration. Ben Perry is expected to get; c a good government job and is here now lay-! t ing his pipes." To Mkkt in Topkka, Kansas.?The Xa-Iu tional Farmers' Alliance will hold its next j 0 annual meeting in Topeka, Kansas, on Feb-1 e ruary (>. The city has agreed to entertain I c ill deleentos free of cost, and contributes I $1,000 to help pay their railroad fares. Each s State is entitled to one delegate. South Car- ^ olina will he represented by J. W. llowden, editor of The Cotton Plant. He was elected 0 at the recent meeting of the State Alliance t' at Wallialla. * c LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDKX TO MOW ADVKKTISKMI0XTS. Hivcr 10. Crist?Wants to know if yon need power? If so, he wishes you to call on Iiiin and look into the merits of the Shipman kerosene engine. I. J. Smith, (.'lover, S. ('.? Furnishes some information with regard to the shoes manufactured by W. I,. Douglas, of Brockton, Mass. X, J. Koddey, Rock Hill, S. C.?Proposes to furnish protection that protects. I. A. D. Neely, Count v Treasurer?Publishes a circular from the comptroller general, which authorizes an extension of the time for paying taxes without penalty, until the 1st of February, 1H!M. tf. A' H. ('. Strauss?Concluding that the winter is not yet over, are ottering overcoats, shawls, jackets, blankets, comforts, etc. icorgcT. Schorb?Calls attention to tin? fact that he is in new quarters, and wants you to call on him if you need a piano or a Wilcox it White organ. ,owry tt Starr?Have spectacles and eye-glasses for sale. IV. II. Kdwards, School Commissioner?(Jives notice that on the lHtli of .January, instant, ill Yorkville, tliere will be a competitive examination for admission to Clemson col lege. r. II. Riddle?(Jives the information that wheat is advancing, and that now is the time to call on liini and liny dour, IV. M. Houston A Co.?Propose to dispose of their winter goods at cost, tninan Brothers?Wishing to get rid of their winter stock of clothing, are offering to sell the same at greatly reduced prices, M. Grist?Gives notice that he will attend to the repairing of sewing machines and the furnishing of sewing machine supplies during the year 1894. R. Meek Burnett, one of th.o executors of the estate of A. H. Burnett, deceased?Wants those indebted to the estate to make payment and those baviug claims to present them. iV. Brown Wylic, C. C. C. Pleas?Offers for sale under foreclosure, on the first Mondav in February, a tract of 279 acres of land in Broad River township, at the suit of Georgo II. O'Leary against A. J. Bradley. IV. Brown Wylie, 0. C. 0'. Pleas?Notice to creditors in the case of J. L. Carroll against Martha B. Roberts and others. BURGLARY AT TIRZAH. The store of Mr. W. T. Massey, atTirzah, ivas burglarized on Tuesday night of last veek. The burglar got in by breaking a jlass with an iron weight taken from the lotton scales, near by, and stole $9 in silver, i brown and blue check suit of clothes, a square-cut double-breasted cont, a derby hat, several pairs of shoes, and a number of other irticles of greater or less value. Next day he fellow was seen walking up the Narrow ^Jauge railroad, and a portion of the goods vere recovered by a Negro, who happened o see the fellow hide them near Allison Creek restle. The burglar is a white man, about 13 years of age, weighs probably 150 pounds, tnd is about 5 feet G inches high. It is supposed that he is a tramp. The value of the joods stolen aggregated about $G0, and those ccovered. are worth about $20. A NEAV JURY LAW. The office of jury commissioner has been ibolished and the work of preparing jury ists, etc., devolves upon the clerk of the :ourt, the auditor and the treasurer. This s a new law, passed at the recent session of lie legislature, and of force siuee December 18. The officers mentioned above are to perform, without compensation, the duties brmcrly attended to by the jury commissioner and the chairman of the board of county lommissioncrs, and the sheriff no longer have my thing to do with the drawing of juries. The new law also stipulates that jury boxes >e provided with three locks, each having a <ey that will not fit the others, and that one cey be carried by each commissioner. The iox shall.be kept in the custody of the clerk pf the court, and at no time must be opened 'xcept in the presence of the entire board of lommissioners. CHURCH NOTICES. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Yorkk'ILLK?Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Episcopal?Rev. W. A. (Juerry, rector.? Services next Sunday at 11 a. m.,and at 7 ?. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langs ton, pastor. ?Yokkvili.k?Services next Sunday at 11 i. m. and 7 p. in. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. 'rayer-mecting tomorrow evening at 7 >'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. W. 0. Neville, pastor. Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and ivening at 7 p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Sunday-school it 3 o'clock. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. Veber, pastor. Pruyer-meeting this evenng at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday norning at 11 o'clock, and evening at 7 >'clock. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Robert Black is very ill at his home miles west of Yorkville. Miss Linwood Miller, of Old Point, visitid friends in Yorkville last week. Mr. G. L. McNeel is very ill with the grip it his room at the Three C's hotel. Miss Florence Cody, of this place, has iharge of the school at Beth-Shiloh. We received a pleasant cull on yesterday rom Mr. C. C. Hughes, of Urover, N. C. Mrs. Jerusha Darwin is visiting the family if her son, Mr. John A. Darwin, in Clmrleson. Misses Aggie Cody and Nellie Hobbs visitid friends in Bullock's Creek township last veek. Mr. T. P. Moore, of Burlington, N. C., 'isited friends and relatives in Yorkville last veek. Miss Iva Whisonant, of Sharon, visited the amily of Mr. Joseph Neil, near Yorkville, ast week. Mr. W. T. Bobbins, of the Blairsville secion, has moved with his family to the Glenn dace, just outside of town. Mrs. John F. Gates and children, returned lome last week after an extended visit to datives in Chester county. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Carroll moved this veek to the J. M. Brian place, two and a lalf miles north ot voricviiie, recently purposed by Mr. W. K. Carroll. Mr. Brian is occupying Mrs. M. J. Bell's residence in fork vi lie. THK TOWN COUNCIL. The town council of Yorkville held its egular semi-monthly meeting in the council diamber on last Friday night. The session vus a long one, and was taken up mainly in he consideration of matters pertaining to he water plant. Intcndant Moore submitted a schedule of vatcr charges, a system of rules governing he use of water by consumers, and an irdinance to enforce the rides and protect he property. The respective papers were idopted and the intcndant was instructed to nive them printed in such a shape as might ic most desirable, for the use of the public. A communication from the State board of :ontrol, asking that that body be informed, by fanuary 20th, whether or not the dcspcusury aw would he enforced in Yorkville, was read. Uthough it was the sentiment of the council hat the law should be enforced, as there is 10 dispensary in this place, no action was aken on the communication. The question of ordering an election for nunieipnl odicers was discussed, audit was lecided to attend to llie mailer as soon as >ossible. Clerk Jellerys said lie would pre>are his report at onec, and would probably ie ready to publish the order for an election his week. The advisability of ordering an lection on the question of dispensary, to be icld at the same time with the municipal elclion, was mentioned, but no action was a ken. Intcndant Moore, who was sometime ago looted superintendent of the waterworks t such salary as might be justified by the amings of the plant, requested that the ouncil rescind so much of its former action s provided for a salary. lie gave as a rea 011 for his request that be hail been subjects! to many annoying insinuations oil account f the salary* feature, and that be preferred o serve without compensation. The counil complied with the request, and Mr. J I Moore is to serve as superintendent of the waterworks without compensation. Upon application from thein, the following j young men were, by resolution, authorized to organize a reel company and take charge of the "Hose Hunter" hose reel: Tom Speck, J. F. Glenn, (Jus Law, \V. ('. Gist, Clarence Glenn. Will Clawson, John Hart, Sam Moore, John Howon, Clem Gordon, Dr. ('. F. Dunlap, Paul MeNeel. CANDIDATES FOlt CLGMSOX. Hereafter candidates for admission to Clemson college can secure that privilege only upon jtassing a competitive exnmina lion. 1 ills line is ;i development 01 necessity. The college can accommodate only* (>O0 students, and already there have been filed | more than one thousand applications. The next session of the college begins 011 ' February 15. The total number of vaeancics is about 250. These vacancies are to I lie apportioned among the various counties I on the basis of their representation in the legislature, and York's share of them will be probably nine or ten. By the advertisement of the college in another column, it will be seen that the competitive examination will he held before School Commissioner Edwards, at Yorkville, on January 18, and students who propose to compete, will do well to inform the school commissioner of their intention at once. Thorough proficiency in arithmetic, elementary algebra, English grammar, geography and history of the United States, is required to enter the freshman class. A preparatory course, however, covering two years, is provided for students unable to enter the col lege classes. At a recent meeting of the board of trustees, the following rules governing the admission of students were adopted , "Students must undergo a medical examination, and no person will be admitted whc is not healthy, free from contagious disease, including consumption. Boys prepared to enter college classes proper, will have preference over those who can only enter preparatory classes. As between boys of equal preparation, the oldest will have preference Other things being equal, the first applicants will receive the permits. Boys not availing themselves of the opportunity of entering within ten days of the opening of the session will have their places given to the next or the roll." THE BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL. The doors of the Baptist High School, at Yorkville, have beeu thrown open for the reception of students, and the institution may now be regarded as fairly launched or its work of usefulness. The exercises attending the openingof tin school were commenced on Tuesday night ol last week at the Baptist church, with an interesting sermon by Rev. H. C. Buckholtz, o Chester. The sermon was listened to anc highly enjoyed by a full congregation. Next morning the ceremonies of the occa sion were transferred to the chapel of tin school building. There was present quite a number of visitors from the town and surrounding country, and several from adjoining counties. After appropriate religious ex ercises, Rev. W. J. Langston delivered 11 short address in which he outlined the objects and aims of the institution, and Mr. J A. Tate, treasurer of the special committee on repairing the school property, rendered a full account of the manner in which the various contributions had been expended. Senator Finley, who had been invited tc deliver an address of welcome to the school in behalf of the town, discharged that dutj in an admirable talk of about fifteen minutes. He referred to the splendid work thai had been accomplished by the institution ii: former years, under the patriotic manage mcnt of those noble gentlemen, Jenkins and Coward ; and predicted for the school a future no less brilliant and useful than had beer its past. In conclusion, he promised tlx continued hearty support of the people ol Yorkville, and not only extended a cordia ? c ii 1 ? .e it.. welcome, out tnc inanKS 01 me peoiiie 01 uu town and community to the Baptist denomi nation, for selecting this place as the home o: such an important institution. Senator Finley was followed by W. B. d( Loach, Esq., of Blacksburg; Rev. Dr. Grif fith, principal of the school; and Rev. W J. Langston, pastor of the Baptist church at Yorkville. All three of these geutlcmer were enthusiastic over the splendid future ahead of the enterprise. The exercises were concluded with the singing of a hymn and a benediction pronounced by Rev. W. G Neville. The board of trustees organized by the electiou of Rev. W. J. Langston, chairman and Sam M. Grist, secretary and treasurer So far, about twenty-five pupils have been enrolled, and until more professors are needed, these will be under the instruction ol Rev. Dr. R. If. Griffith and Professor W. W, Dixon. THE C. & L. RAILROAD. I At u meeting of the directors and others I interested, held in Chester on January 2, it was decided to call a full meeting of the stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir railroad, to be held at Gastonia, X. C., on February 14, with a view to taking some decided action as to the future of the property. Some years ago, it will be remembered, the I C. & L. road was leased to the C., C. & A, ! road, and in turn was subsequently leased tc ! the R. & I)., which latter road assumed the obligations of the C., C. & A. and the C. & L, Some months back, in pursuance of some legal quirk, the receivers of the R. & I). had a separate receiver appointed for the C., C. & A., and that road, no doubt in pursuance ol the same quirk, upon a plea of insolvency, made an effort to get the C. <t L. road back j into the hands of its original owners without j paying certain obligations for which it (the | C., 0. & A. road) stood bound. The C. & L. people refused to receive their property until i the C., C. ?.t A. should pay its obligations, and ! as the next move, the G\, C. & A. put the C, Ut L. into the hands of temporary receivers, On December 2S. Judge Bynum, of North Carolina, appointed Mr. .1. C. Hall, of Hicklory, N. permanent receiver for that por| tion of the road lying in North Carolina. At their recent meeting at Chester, the stockholders were of opinion that the road was too short to support two receivers, and decided to ask that Mr. Hall he appointed receiver for the South Carolina portion also. Judge Ernest Carv, however, before whom application was made last Saturday, said he could appoint nobody hut a South Carolinian, and continued Mr. David Hemphill in the position. This arrangement will he allowed j to stand until February 14, when it is intended to make a change. The stockholders j arc almost unanimous in their choice of Major : C. \V. F. Harper, of Lenoir, as receiver, and they intend to secure his appointment it i possible; but in case of failure, will probably j take charge of the road, provided, of course, I they can do so without prejudicing their I claims against the C., C. it A. and R. & D., land then organize and elect Major Jfarpcr president. The C. it L. has claims against the t\, |& A. and R. it. D. for unpaid interest on ' bonds, And dividends on stock. The R. it D., and ('. it A. are trying to get out of j these obligations, and the C. it L. will probbly bring suit to compel payment. There ! has been some talk of' trumped up" counter i claims against the 0. &. L., but it is not believed on tbe part of the stockholders of this road, that these cluims are bona tide. At any rate there does not seem to be any disposition 011 the part of some of the slock1 holders to be "bluH'od." It is understood that the home bondholders I of the C. & L. are perfectly willing to allow the stockholders to operate the road and pay all they can. The R. & I), people, however, have control of about $80,000 worth of ! bonds, acquired by mortgaging the portion I of the road that they built from Hickory to Lenoir, and are in a position to give trouble. j I If it were known that the It. & I>. actually 'I owned these bonds, the ('. & L. could probably get matters straightened out without 'difficulty; hut it is thought to be more than j likely that the U. & I), has conveyed the j ! bonds to other parlies, and by this means can j maintain control. There is a story to the effect that the counties of Caldwell, Watauga and Ashe, in North Carolina, are unxious to complete the C. ?fc L. through to Cranberry, Tennessee, by way of Hlowing Hock, and to effect ibis, are willing to vote a subscription of about $300,000, j i while the State of North Carolina will furnish the convicts necessary to do the work. If this scheme can he accomplished, it is thought that the C. ?& L. can he made an im 1 4 ?1. 1'?>A ?!?.? ill I???t /vnli? o/iAtt punailt llirtlll^ll IIIIU, UlilL ?m uwi \imj siu\jti | pay all its fixed charges, but also dividends i on the stock. However, all this may be, as , things now stand, it can only be said that the uncertain fate of the road remains for J future developments. ADMITTED TO BAIL. Mr. Ingraham Wilson, who, on the 19th of December last, shot and killed Mr. James T. Gladden, and who has since been coni fined in Columbia jail, appeared before Judge ; > Earnest Gary at chambers, in Columbia, on a , writ of habeas corpus, last Thursday night, I and was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000. Mr. Wilson wus represented by Major James j F. llart and Stunyarne Wilson, Esq., and the State was represented by Solicitor Hough j and J. S. Hrice, Esq. Messrs. Hough and Hrice submitted the J ' testimony taken at the coroner's inquest, j which has already been published in full, and affidavits from Calvin Gordon and J. W. An- j ' dcrson. The defense submitted affidavits | from Eldrcd Dobson and F. E. McClain,! " concerning the shooting. Also an affidavit! ' from Dr. George Walker concerning the; 1 iniiirioci mmbiinpd hv Mr. Wilson, and an ; . affidavit from Intendunt W. B. Moore con- i . cerniug Mr. Wilson's character. Mr. Wil son's version of the affair, which has not J heretofore been made public, is set forth in ] ' the following affidavit, sworn to before a no- j \ tary public aud submitted to the court. 1. That during the day of December 19th,; J 1893, deponent had occasion to visit the) water-closet in the rear of Louis Roth's restaurant, in Yorkville, on several occasions. I When going into and returning from the back-1 yard, deponent had to pass through the res- j ' taurant where meals are served to customers. \ ! The 19th was a cold.day, and once, as depo- i i nent was going to the back yard through the ! i restaurant, he stopped at the stove near the! dining room door, to warm himself. This ,, must have been about 2 o'clock p. m. While j . deponent was sitting at or near the stove, several persons were eating dinner at table I ' in the dining room, further back from the f door. Among these persons, as deponent I was later informed, was James T. Gladden and J. W. Anderson. Deponent did not know either Mr. Gladden or Mr. Anderson ; knew the name of the former was Gladden, hut did ' not know his first name ; had never spoken ' to him in his lif", as he knows, and had no cause whatever for any feeling against him. 2. Deponent was in the uniform of the . police force of Yorkville, of which he was i chief?carried his budge and hilly, and was j on duty at the time. # 3. While sitting at the stove, where depo nent had paused more than two minutes, he observed something in the manner in which 1 one of the persons at the table was eatiug . that excited a little curiosity, and deponent said to some one near him : "I wish I had that man's appetite. He cats like a hog." ' Mr. Anderson, near by, overheard depon' ent's remark, which was made in an under' tone, and resented it, and after some words with deponent, he called out to Mr. Gladden : I "Don't you pay for what you eat?" Gladi den said, "Yes; why do you ask ?" Anderson said to him, "Because this man says you cat like, a damned hog." Gladden seemed ' to become very angry at this, and went for Mr. Roth and came back, using violent and i angry language to deponent. Deponent ? tried to explain to Mr. Gladden that he p meant no offense?that he had been misun. derstood?and was not speaking to him ; but lie seemed to grow still more angry, banter ed deponent to fight with hira, and asked denonent to take off his star badge and lay f down his billy and he could whip him. At I this time he had his coat and vest off, und , approaching deponent struck at him with his fist. Deponent pushed him back. He raised a chair as if to strike. Mr. Koth in duced deponent to step back towards the i outer door. Roth begging deponent not to let i a fight occur in his place. Deponent had gone > to the door and was about leaving, when , Gladden called out, "You area damned son-j of-a-bitch." Deponent turned around, con-j 1 fronted him, and demanded that he lake i back those words. Gladden said, "Til take nothing back. You are a God damned son-1 ! of-a-bitch." Deponent told him that nobody } but a damned coward would use that sort of language, and he must take it back. Glad-! den again repeated his foul epithet, adding,! 1 "And I am man enough to whip you." He ! " then struck at me over Roth's shoulders and j f I struck back. He got #my thumb in his! , mouth (left thumb) and bit it severely, und I drew out my pistol and struck him in the face with the handle or stock. I could easily have shot him then, but believed I could defend myself from him, although he was a man of probably twice my strength, without re> sorting to this. ! After this, Gladdeu jerked me forward . against the wall; we rose together, and as he struck me in the face, some one struck j j me from the rear. The blow falling on the I back of my head, and stunning and blinding me and causing much loss of blood. I went down with Gladden on top of me. I was . satisfied that some one was kicking me in the , side, while Gladden was beating me on the , head and face. I heard some one say, "Take j him (Gladden) off." Heard others call out, | "No ; let him beat hell out of him." Glad- j 1 den continued to strike and curse deponent, I who was in a position where he could not j help himself. I was suffering excrutiating | f pain in the abdomen from kicks or blows, and was blinded by the blows in my face and ! head. I verily believed that I would not be allowed to rise from the door alive. While in this condition, after having been ! pounded and beaten for a time that seemed to run into minutes, I was conscious that at least two other persons, besides Gladden, were also at my head and assisting in the attack. About this time Gladden's weight was removed from me in some way, but I did not know how. As I was relieved from this I weight, my first thought was to defend my-1 [ self against my assailants. 1 saw my pistol where I had dropped it on i the Hour, and someone else was grasping for it. 1 succeeded in getting it first. I be-j lieved then, if the other party reaching' | tor it liiui got it, i won mi nave ucen m' stoutly shot. The crowd around ine seemed , i all to be friends and abettors of Mr. (iladdeu., As I partly rose, (iladdeu was in striking j distance of me, and inclining himself for-! | ward,said, "The damned son-of-a-bitch hasn't, j got enough yet." I was partly dazed Irom j I the blows on my head?could see but dimly,; j and only from one eye?and was suffering j ! intense pain in the face and abdomen. From j i the efforts made by others to get my pistol, I from (iladden's attitude and language and from tin1 attitude and language of the | crowd with him, I did not believe that the I attack had ended, but that this was only a! slight cessation of it. With the full belief j I that my life was imperiled, and that my j i safety depended only upon my own exer- i I tions, on recovering my pistol, I instantly i j fired at Gladden, who was the one who I seemed to he still threatening, and in the act | j of advancing upon me. 4. There were several misstatements made by witnesses at the coroner's inquest. De1 poncnt does not purport by this affidavit to | i relate all the minute particulars, nor to cor-: .1 rect all the misstatements as to this unfortu- j nate affair; but did not lire his pistol in Mr. | | Roth's hack yard before the affair, as stated I bv the Negro, Allison Burt. At the time of" : the shooting, every barrel of my pistol was ;loaded. The bond was signed by Messrs. W. B. J I ?' ! t ct.. T l." T I j wiison, jr., ^luuyaruc ?? nsun, >>. i-. numj j j and C. (J. Parish, ami upon approval by the j j clerk of the court, Mr. Wilson was released | ! from jail. . It Would be Commendable. ? The people of Charlotte have suggested, | and may carry out, a proposition to erect a i monument to "Dick"' Mason, the popular; chief of police who recently died in that city, j LOCAL LACONICS. Drill li to the Squirrels. ? Mr. J. C. Blair, of Blairsville, reporls that during the month of I>eccmber, lie killed with a shot gun, 141 squirrels. Mr. Blair has probably killed more squirrels than any other man in York county. I5y actual count, during the past six years, his grand total aggregates in the close neighborhood of 2,000. Installation ami ltail<|lH't. ? The Yorkville Lodge of Knights of Pythias, installed the following officers last night, to serve during the ensuing year: W. W. Lewis, C. C.; M. ('. Willis, V. P.; J. A. Tate, 1 ; -.J. F. (ilenn, M. W.; (ieorge T. Schorl), K. It. S.: P. T. MeXeel, M. P.; A. V. Carlwright, M. K.; J. H. Kiddle, M. A.; \V. K. Carroll, I. (?.: L. F. Sossaman, O. (}. After the installation, the home lodge entertained the Caslonia lodge at a banquet at the Parish hotel. Found tin- Cow. ? Messrs. Ferguson & Sherer advertised for a stray cow in last week's issue of The Enquirer. The animal turned tip at* their market in Yorkville about 12 o'clock next day after the issue of the paper. It had strayed to the plantation of Mr. John I). Kell, in Bullock's Creek township, and the party who delivered the animal in Yorkville, informed Messrs. Ferguson & Sherrer that Mr. Kell did not know whose cow it was until he saw the advertisement in The Enquirer. Dit'ci 01 liuuripjii'. ? Mrs. S. L. Davidson died at her home iu Yorkville, last Sunday morning, of la grippe, after a painful illness of two weeks. Her funeral took -place from the Presbyterian church, the religious services being conduct- ^ ed by Rev. W. G. Neville. Mrs. Davidson * was in the 49th year of her age. She was a woman of lovable character, an earnest and consistent Christian, and a good neighbor. To mourn her untimely death she leaves a husband and six children?four girls and two boys. Her oldest daughter, Miss Ella, is a Presbyterian missionary in China. Tax Time Extended. ? ? By reference to the advertisement of Treasurer Neely in another column, it will be seen that the time for the collection of taxes has been extended until February 1. Up to date, the treasurer has collected $79,522.37. The total book calls for $107,218.09. and the deficit is $27,695.72. This last amount is included in about 1,600 receipts. The collections up to date are about the same as last year. A large per cent, of the outstanding taxes represent the dues of big taxpapers, who have managed to get the advantage of the extension. Still Working on llucchuit. ? A sister of Jell' Crawford lias written the sheriff a letter in which she maintains that the Blackburn murder was committed by Sam Bacchus, and Jeff has told Deputy Sheriff Love about the same story he recently told the prisoner, Monroe Watson, except ? lie puts the murder ou Bacchus and a Negro named Kheinhart. The conviction, however, that Crawford alone is tho guilty party, is growing stronger and stronger. The Negro now says that he did not tell about Bacchus in the first instance because he was afraid of him, and when asked if he was not still afraid of him, said, "Yes; hut I have decided that I had better tell the truth," Cut Down in Her Youth. ? Miss Bertie A. Thoinnsson, the bright young daughter of Mr. M. L. and Mrs. Emma Thonvasson, died suddenly at the home of her parents, two miles northeast of Yorkville, last Thursday morning, of grip. She had been ill only a few days and her condition was not thought to he especially serious until Wednesday night, when she rapidly grew worse. Although heveral physicians were summoned, the case proved to be beyond their skill. Miss Bertie was about 19 years of age. She was buried at Beth-Shiloh, on Friday, ami the funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. J. Langston. * Started the rump. ? The big 500,000 gallon Smith & Vail pump, which is to furnish Yorkville's water supply, was started for the first time last Saturday. The start was made slowly and cautiously, under a very small head of steam, and was merely to ascertain whether or not the big machine was going to work properly. There was a slight knock in one of the cylinders at first, but this was soon corrected, and in a very short time everything was working in a manner entirely satisfactory. On Monday the water was turned up town through the various mains, and the pump was kept in operation for an hour or two. This was for the purpose of detecting flaws ? - * n 1 J! 1 Ill me pipe jomis. oeverai were uiscuvcieu, hut they were not as bad as the contractors expected. There are always a greater or less uumber of had joints to he calked up, however, and I)r. Miller thinks it may take him at least a week or two to find and overhaul them all. The standpipe is not quite ready for the reception of water, but probably will be before the close of the week. I)el<l in Charlotte. ? Mr. John M. Garrison, formerly of York ville, died in St. Peter's Home and Hospital, in Charlotte, N. C., last Friday, of consumption. Mr. Garrison left this place for Charlotte in 1888, and took a position in the store of Messrs. H. Baruch & Brother, as a salesman. He shortly afterward became bookkeeper for the firm, and held the place at a good salary until his health broke down last May. From Charlotte, he went to New * York, where he placed himself under the care of an eminent specialist, but getting no relief, he went to Colorado, and remained about two months, in hopes of deriving benefit from a change of climate. The expected benefit, however, was not secured, and he returned to Charlotte, where his long suffering was finally ended by death. Mr. Garrison was about 28 years of age, a young man of character, a consistent member of the Methodist church, and had a host of friends in Charlotte, in Yorkville, and in his own neighborhood. He had a policy in the New York Life Insurance company for $5,000. His remains were brought to Yorkville on Saturday, and afterward interred in the cemetery * at Philadelphia church, four miles south of Yorkville. Tub Licht in tub East Explained.? In a communication to the press, dated January 3, Professor H. A. Newton, of Yale college, essays to explain the why and wherefore of the celestial phenomenon seen in the eastern sky on the morning of December 20. The professor says: "I have seen several newspaper accounts of the meteor seen in Yiririnin. North Cnrnliim und South Carolina 011 the morning of December 20, 1883. Those accounts are in some cases vague and are not entirely consistent with each other, hut it appears that the body entered the air about 0 o'clock and moved northwesterly, descending from a direction high -up in the heavens, probably not less than forty-live degrees high. The earth was going then at a velocity of nineteen miles a second towards a point about 54 degrees high, due south. Assuming for the meteor's own motion, as we are entitled to do, a contrary motion of twenty-five or twenty-six miles a second, it entered the * air with a relative velocity of between thirty-live and forty miles a second. I have seen 110 account of a detonation heard anywhere. If none was heard, we may assume that the body was entirely dissipated into smoke and dust, very high up in the air, probably not descending below forty miles from the ground. If loud detonations were heard at any place, the body came lower down, and possibly fragments came to the 4 ground. If so, it is to be hoped that they will be secured for examination. The gradual curling up of the train that remained so long in sight was evidently due to currents of air which wafted di tie rent parts of the column in different directions." 4 Kt*preMMitHtlv* YotuiiaiiM Demi. ? Representative A. M. Youmans, of Hampton county, died on Tuesday night of last week, aged 47 years.