Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 10, 1894, Image 2
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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? 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
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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.
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\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.