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? Many plans have been suggested to secure
a quorum in eases where a minori-1
ty of the house of representatives happens
to be opposed to any particular measure;!
hut, perhaps, the hest plan is that of Mr.
Springer, of Illinois. It is as follows:
"Whenever, on a yea and nay vote upon
any question, the record shows that no quorum
has voted, the clerk shall again call the
names of those not voting. When the name
of any member who is present is called, the
speaker shall state the question to him and
ask him how he desires to vote. If he rennmo
eluill hA Ant At'Afl nil
IUSCS IU tuic, II1S 111*111VI OiluI uv V1I1V.VM v>. j
the journal as present and not voting."
? Mr. Cornell Adams, a young engineer of
Augusta, Ga., has invented a device which it j
is thought will serve to greatly simplify the .
work of surveying land. The device consists
of a hot air balloon and a camera. The
balloon is seut up with the camera attached,
and at any desired height the photographic
lens is exposed, and the gas valve opened.
When the balloon descends to the earth, it
brings with it a photograph 23 by 33 inches,
covering an area of about one hundred acres.
It is then an easy matter to get courses, distances
and heights, etc., worked down to a
needle's point. The inventor has been
offered a big price for his device, but, so far,
has rfefused to sell.
? The magnificent abbey church at St.
Mary's college, Belmont, fourteen miles from
Charlotte, was solemuly dedicated, to the
service of God by his Eminence Cardinal j
Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore, last
Wednesday. There was present bishops,
prelates and priests from all parts of the
North and South, and a large number of
people, Catholics and non-Catholics. The
dedicatory exercises commenced at 9 a. m.,
and lasted until 12 m. Fifty of the Roman
Catholic clergy assisted. The church was
richly decorated for the occasion. The
Catholics, by erecting this church, have
greatly strengthened their already strong
footing at Belmont.
? 1 nc terms ui iniriy scumuid >uu v
with the Fifty-third congress. Fourteen
Democrats will vacate their seats and sixteen
Republicans. Among the more prominent
members whose terms are approaching expiration,
are: Messrs. Butler, Chandler, Collum,
Dolph, Frye, Harris, Hoar, Mauderson,
McPherson, Morgan, "Washburn and Wolcott.
The States in which vacancies will
occur art : Arkansas, South Carolina, West
Virgina, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Texas,
Illinois, Georgia, Rhode Island, Oregon, j
Maine, Tennessee, Delaware, Massachusetts,
Virginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan,
New Jersey, Alabama, South Dakota,
Montana, North Carolina, Idaho, Mississippi,
Minnesota, Iowa and Colorado.
? Representative Bland discredits the report
that the caucus on the State bank
question will have the effect of retarding
silver legislation. Mr. Bland is one of the
siguers of the request for a caucus. It has
been asserted that if the tax on State banks'
issues were once removed, the paper money
issued by these banks would be so abundant
that the popular demand for more silver
would end. Mr. Bland says, on the contrary,
that the repeal of the State bank tax will
increase instead of decreasing the demand
for silver. "The State banks will need coin
to support their issues," said he, "and silver
will be naturally selected as the backing for
State currency. The repeal of the State
bank tax will be, therefore, helpful to silver."
? Last week it was reported that Howard
Gould, son of the millionaire, was to be married
to Miss Odetta Tyler, otherwise Miss
Bessie Kirkland, a beautiful actress of Savannah.
Now comes the news that the engagement
has been broken off'. Young Gould
sent detectives to Savannah, to learn something
of the antecedents of his fiance. The
detectives reported that according to the
family records, Miss Kirkland was found to
i-' J
be years ot age. one naa 10111 young uumu
that she was only 27. Gould is only 25. He
made no special objection to this discrepancy
in age, but the report is that the lady
found out about the detectives, and resented
the thing so much that she broke ofF the engagement
herself.
? The jury in the suit of Madeline Pollard
against Colonel Brcckenridge for $50,000
damages for breach of promise of marriage,
has rendered a verdict for Miss Pollard, fixing
the amount of damages at $15,000. The
jury retired last Saturday afternoon at about
3 o'clock, and remained out about one hour
and a-half. On the first ballot, all the jurors;
save one, were for the plaintiff. This juror
finally came over, but wanted to fix the
damages at one cent. Finally, it was
agreed that each juror should write on a
slip of paper the amount he thought the
plaintiff should recover, and the average of!
the amounts should be the damage awarded. I
The average was $15,000, and this amount
was specified as the verdict. Through his
counsel, Colonel Breckinridge immediately
gave notice of a motion for a new trial. It is
not likely that the scandalous affair is yet
ended.
? The senate has adopted a resolution introduced
by Senator Wolcott, to the effect
that the president be authorized to negotiate
with the Mexican government with a view
of securing the privilege of coiuiug Mexican 1
dollars in American mints. The resolution |
will also probably pass the house. It is a
well-known fact that the Mexican dollar is.
the only tender in a large portion of China,!
the Malay peninsula, Borneo and Ceylon.:
The American and French governments have
both tried the experiment of coining a special
trade dollar for use in these countries, but
the experiment, as is well known, was a fail- J
ure. For some unaccountable reason, the 1
natives considered the Mexican dollar as the
best, notwithstanding that it contains less:
silver. Mexico reaps a rich harvest from the 1
seigniorage derived from the coining of silver
dollars, and whether she would consent to 1
allow the United States to duplicate her i
coin without the payment of a heavy royalty,
is doubtful. If, however, the proposed ar- j
rnngement is perfected, tne result win undoubtedly
be a speedy appreciation in the
price of American silver.
? Although it may not be generally known
outside of New York State, or perhaps the
immediate locality in which it is situated,
Lake Cayuga is, nevertheless, one of the
wonders of the Eastern States. It is situated
in west central New York, and is upwards of
40 miles in length, with an average breadth
of three miles. < >ne of its peculiarities is this :
Although upwards of 200 people have been
drowned m its waters since the settlement of
the adjacent territory, not a single corpse
has so far been recovered, and it is a common
saying that "Lake Cayuga never gives up
its dead." Those who have made attempts
to fathom the mysterv say that the bottom
of this remarkable sheet of water is simply
a series of large openings and crater-like
cavities, the entire lake-bed having the appearance
of being one huge honeycomb, each |
of the well-like holes being reputed to be I
bottomless. Another Cayuga mystery is its
irregular tides. There is no stated time
for their appearance, but when they do come
they are very decided, the water often instantly
receding ">() to 100 feet, and as quickly
returning with a roar that can be heard
for miles. It is this lake in which Miss
Mary L. Yeargin, of Laurens, was drowned.
The subsequent finding of her body was an
exception to the rule.
? "When will congress adjourn ?" was
asked of Representative Holman last Wednesday.
"The house," replied Mr. Holman.
"could adjourn the last of this month.
There is no reason why both houses should
not be ready to adjourn by the loth of June."
"It is not believed," it was suggested, "that
the senate will finish its consideration of the
tarifr bill before the middle of June. In that
event an adjournment could hardly be
reached for six weeks later, or about the first
of August, could it?" "I think that a mistake,"
.said Mr. Holman, "The Democrats
in the senate appreciate the necessity of a
speedy action on the tariff bill, and an ellort
will be made to pass it through that body as
quickly as possible. I want to say, however,"
Judge Holman continued, "that if
congress is in session after the loth of June,
it will be fatal to Democratic prospects next
autumn. If we adjourn bv that time we
shall have an opportunity of getting out
among the people and explaining our position
on the different matters which have
come before us, and thus carry the next
House. IMU, I ivjieai, II ncKiiiu.n
niter that date, or after the 1st of July at the
furthest, it will he had for the Democratic
party."
? One of the most terrific wind storms
known for years, prevailed along the Atlantic
coast from New York city, about one
hundred miles south, last Wednesday and
Thursday. According to the weather bureau,
two cyclones?one from the northeast
and the other from the groat lakes?met in
the vicinity of New York at about 12 o'clock
Wednesday. During the day the northeastern
storm overcame that from the lakes,
and when evening came, the coast was
strewn with more wreckage than has ever
been known there before. Kleven lives were
lost along the Jersey coast. Staunch vessels
were tossed about like toys, and less
substantial craft .were quickly battered to
pieces. In New York, telephone, telegraph
and electric wires were twisted into an interminable
mass, and along the streets could
be seen fiery streams of electricity. Many
people were more or less seriously shocked,
l?nt sn far as renortpd. none were killed.
New houses in course of erection were torn
down by the hundred, and fires broke out
in different parts of the city. The condition
of affairs was about the same in Brooklyn.
The money loss along the coast reaches
high up in tlie millions. During the storm,
there also prevailed a severe blizzard, comparable
only to that in which Senator Conkling
lost his life several years ago. A number
of overdue trans-Atlantic steamers have
failed to put in their appearance. It is
thought that they have been compelled to
ride out the storui, and will finally make
their way to port.
Ihe f otltvtUc
YORKVILLE, S. C.i
i WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,1894.
? The Spartanburg Headlight reports that
several young men of Spartanburg, who
went to Darlington recently upon the call of
the governor, have been discharged by their
employers. Wonder if this is really true, or
only another of Gantt's contributions to the
capital of the coming campaign ?
? Senator Hill, who has long wanted to be
president, hates Cleveland as the one great
rival who thwarted his ambition. He has
now evidently given up all hope of ever becoming
president. His recent speech against
the Wilson tariff bill shows that his one consuming
desire is to destroy Cleveland.
? For some time past, the Democratic majority
has had a great deal of trouble in securing
a cjuorum in the house ou account of
the fillihustering tactics of the minority. It
is not likely that there will be much more
trouble over the matter, however. There is
an old law on the slatute books which provides
for the deduction of the per diem of
members for every day of unexcused absence.
The committee on rules, on last Thursday,
decided to enforce the old law, and hereafter,
it is safe to say that members will generally
be found in their seats when they are wanted.
? Coxey's Commonweal army, in its march
to Washiugton, is still exciting a great deal
of interest. Of just how many men the army
is composed, it is impossible to say. The division
under the commander-in-chief numbers
only about 300, and at last accounts
was traversing the mountains of Pennsylvania.
Keports from other parts of the country,
however, indicate that there are numerous
other divisions, some larger and some
smaller, and all bearing on Washington. The
march of a great army across the country in
one body, would be a serious calamity ; but
the march in small companies is not likely
to be accompanied by a great deal of inconvenience.
The real pressure will not be
felt until the army reaches Washington.
What the consequences will be then, remains
for future developments.
? In the death of Senator Zebulon B.
Vance, the South loses an able, pure and
patriotic statesman. Senator Vance had
been in the public service for more than
thirty-five years. He served his State in the
legislature, in the war as a soldier, as gov
ernor, in congress, ana in the senate, anu
during his long career he has always enjoyed
the utmost confidence and esteem of
his fellow citizens. Though he was one of
the best known statesmen in America, and
during the last year of his life he probably
had more influence in the senate than any
other individual member of that body, he
died a comparatively poor man. This fact
proves nothing except that he was a pure
patriot, whose highest motive was the wellbeing
of those he essayed to serve. The
statues of Zeb Vance will one day ornament
the streets of some of North Carolina's principal
cities, and his memory will long be
cherished by North Carolina's posterity.
? Senator Hill says that from 1877 to 1890,
a reduction of the tariff would have been
wise. Then there was a surplus of $100,000,000
in the treasury and all kinds of business
was prosperous. Now, the country is
stared in the face by a heavy treasury deficit,
and any attempt to reduce the tarifT at
this time would be worse than criminal folly.
Nobody knows better than Hill himself
that this argument is the most silly sophistry.
It is true that from 1SS7 to 1S90 there
was a hundred millions of surplus in the
treasury and the country was prosperous,
and it is just as true that when the Republican
party gave that surplus to the Federal
mendicants, and under the JIcKinley law
increased taxes, that prosperity was no
more. Wipe out McKinley's thieving law,
reduce the amount of to be wasted, and less
will be spent. The surplus of 1887-90 was a
curse to the country, and its re-accumulation
is not to be desired. The only way we
can hope to secure a return of the prosperity
of those years, is by wiping from the
statute books all the rascally legislation that
has been put there by the Republican
wreckers.
^
? According to the reports of Generals
W.irln' Mtwl Itiehhnnrcr there was little or no
necessity for Governor Tillman's recent action
in ordering the State troops to Darlington.
According to General Farley, everything
was quiet before the troops arrived,
and according to General Hichhourg, there
was nothing for the troops to do after they
got there. Opinion is now crystalizing to
the effect that the governor's action in the
matter was largely lbr political purposes,
and from present indications he has lost
nothing by it. General Butler saw. or
thought he saw. the governor's motive, and
went to Darlington for the purpose of doing
what he could in his own interest. After lie
got to Darlington, he gave out an interview
in which besought to severely score Tillman,
i This was for political purposes also, hut it
has done Butler little, if any, good. The
fact is that Butler made a sad mistake. As
a political move, instead of rushing to Darlington
for the purpose of criticising Tillman,
he should have quietly tendered his services
as a volunteer to "suppress the insurrection.*'
If his services had been refused, he
would have been able to make lots of capital ;
and if they had been accepted, he would
have been able to make 110 less. If anything
was made out of the incident, in a
political way. it was Tillman, and not But1
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? There was a slight revolt in Coxey's
Commonweal army, in the vicinity of Cumherlaiul,
Mtl., last Saturday. Coxey was
absent, and Carl Hrown, his lirst lieutenant,
was in command. The march was over a
rough mountain road, and Hrown was halting
the army at intervals of every hour or
two, for the purpose of making speeches to
the knots of mountaineers gathered as
spectators along the route. The Commoni
wcalers murmured at these delays, and one
i of the leaders, who has been posing as the
; "Great Unknown," fomented a revolt,
i Carl Brown got angry, and jumping into a
I vehicle, drove rapidly forward until he
reached a telegraph olliee, and then he sent
I a number of messages to Coxey. Coxey
hurried to the scene, investigated the situation,
and finally decided to discharge the
j "Great Unknown," together with his son,
Jesse Coxey, who had also participated in
the revolt against Brown. The men were
! told that they could follow Jesse Coxey and
; the "(treat Unknown" if they desired ; but
; that the commissary wagons wouiu counnue
! with Carl Brown. The men of course de'
cided to stick with the wagons, and the reJ
volt was speedily at an end. , After his discharge,
the "Great Unknown" revealed his
| identity. He is E. P. Pizzarro, a patent
| medicine man, of Chicago.
? ?
SENATOR DAVIl) B. HILL
During the past ten years, Senator David
B. Hill, of New York, has been prominent in
the eyes of the American people as a most
successful politician. For various good
reasons, thousauds of our people have seen
fit to give him credit for being a great, broadminded
and patriotic statesman. The developments
of the past ten days, however,
show that he is only a contemptible knave,
actuated altogether by feelings of hatred and
malice toward a political rival, who has outstripped
him in the race for honor and position.
When Judas Iscariot betrayed his Lord, he
had to show as compensation for his diabolical
work thirty pieces of silver. When Benedict
Arnold was detected in his scheme to
deliver up West Point to the enemy, he was
able to show that he had received a large
sum of money and a high commission in the
British army. After his murderous stab at
the Wilson tariff bill, Senator David B. Hill
is only able to show that he has proved a
traitor to the American people, in the hope of
humbling a political, and, may be, personal
enemy.
The reformation of the tariff as a live issue
in American politics, is the work of Presi'
(lent Cleveland. He did not originate the
! idea, but by his courageous stand in his sec
ond presidential campaign, he gave it life,
j The issue was one close to the hearts of the
| American people, and so soon as they began
j to thoroughly understand it, they gave it
I their hearty endorsement. If tariff reform
; should prove successful, it will immortalize
the name and fame of Cleveland. Hill can
surely no longer entertain any hope of ever
becoraiug president of the United States.
The mau who stood in the way of his reaching
that high office was Grover Cleveland, and
undoubtedly his malice toward Cleveland is
the best reason that can be assigned for his
present course.
Cleveland has done a great many things
he ought not to have done, and neglected to
do a great many things that he ought not to
have neglected ; but in our opinion the American
people owe him a debt of gratitude for
having lived to prevent such a man as David
B. Hill has shown himself to be, from becoming
president of this republic.
? - ?
KING S MOUNTAIN.
The Enquirer sincerely hopes that Dr.
Carlisle's appeal to the Chautauquans of
Yorkville to start a movement looking to the
development of an interest in the local history
of this section, will not be wasted.
The field is abundantly fertile, and in
developing it, the Chautauquans can do not
only a good work for themselves, but for
those who come after them.
King's Mountain was the scene of one
of the most important battles ever fought on
the American continent. It is true that the
number engaged were few, but it broke the
backbone of British power in Carolina, and
made. possible the subsequent victory at
Yorktown. Notwithstanding the importance
of the event, however, of which it was
the scene, this historic spot is now a wild
I
j wilderness, unmarked save by a single granite
shaft, and there arc hut few men living
today who, from tradition, are able to point
' out with any degree of exactness the relative
j'positious of the opposing forces.
The celebration of the Centennial aniver'
of the battle of King's Mountain a few years
ago, awakened a new interest among the inj
habitants of the neighborhood, and the old
| men of the section repeated anew to the
| coming generation all the traditions of the
| circumstances of the battle that had been
handed down by their fathers. There are
still living in the vicinity of the battlefield
some intelligent citizens, who retain a
vivid recollection of the story as they heard
it. They will repeat it to others with pleasure,
but there is little probability that they
will ever commit it to writing. Every year
the story is becoming more vague and confused,
and in another generation all the
authentic traces of it will have passed away.
The story should be properly recorded be;
fore it is too late.
If the Chatauquans and other intelligent
| people will take hold of Dr. Carlisle's sugi
gestions now, and push them with earnesti
ness, we believe that much good can be ac:
complished. We promise that many intelliI
gent citizens of York county will be fouud
willing to contribute liberally toward marking
the spots of special interest on the famous
; field, and if our people show sufficient zeal,
j it is not improbable that congress can be induced
to make such an appropriation as will
j justify a still more extensive prosecution of
! this patriotic work.
TILLMAN AM) Bl'TLEK.
The State, lot It instant.
Governor Tillman now predicts that he is
! going to defeat General Duller in the race
! for the lTnitcd States senatorship in the com;
ing primary election in this State. But here
j is the way he expressed it yesterday when a
j newspaper representative asked him what he
I had to say about the senator's recent interview
:
"All I have to say is that I am governor
! and lie is senator. I have been at my post
of duty, while he has been away from his
post of duty and galloping around the country
letting olT political electioneering screeds.
The controversy between us will lie settled
before the people and by the people, next
November, and I predict that they will give
him a furlough to go home and remain there?
] an indefinite furlough."
News and Courier, lltli instant:
Senator Butler says he is willing to compare
records with Governor Tillman at any
time or place. This remark was called forth
by the recent admonition of the governor
that Senator Butler should remain in Wash
ington and attend to his senatorial duties in
j anticipation of an indefinite furlough. The
; senator said he had read the statement pur,!
porting to come from (Jovernor Tillman, and
' in reply remarked : "Yes, it is very natural
I that (iovernor Tillman should not want me
in the State, of all men in the world. I
puncture the bubbles he blows up, and of
t course he does not relish that. I'll compare
j; records of absence from our posts of duty
with him. When I have been away from
my post it has been in the interest of peace
' and harmony among our people, not buying
' whiskey with which to debauch them and
stir up strife and leading to bloodshed and
(' violence among them. Besides this, I can be
absent two-thirds of my time and do more
good to the people than he could by being on
duty all the time.
Tin: Static Bank Tax.?After a session
1 of about two and-a-half hours, on Tuesday of
last week, the Democratic caucus adopted
. the following resolutions without a dissent*
;' inir vote :
. j "Uesolved. That it is the sense uf this caucus
, j that the prohibitory tax uf 10 per cent, on Stale
' i hunk issues he repealed :
"Unsolved, That when the bill known us the
Hrawlev and Springer hill, which the committee
on banking and currency has ordered reported
j to the house, is called up lor action, air amendment
beotl'ered repealing the prohibitory tax on
j State banks; that ample time be ottered for disi!
eussion, and if necessary to secure this, theeoinuiitli
rules be requested to take proper a??
1 j lion."
Exactly 102 Democratic ineinbcrs of the
j house were present. The attendance from
! the South and West was very heavy, and !
but few Eastern men appeared, among them
! being Messrs. Strauss, Cummings, Dunphyj
and Warner, of New York ; l'igott, of Con-1
necticut: O'Neill, of Massachusetts: and
That has Passed By." By Haniriek McNwain.
' Sibley, of Pennsylvania.
Though conditions were only incidentally:
' touched upon at the caucus, it is not believ!
ed that unconditional repeal is possible, for j
! the reason that concessions will have to be j
made to those who wish to put certain restrictions
around State bank issues.
I
Ml?.HK MPATinV !
I John T. Clark, head of the firm which!
manufactures the well-known 0. N. T. spool i
cotton, died at Largs, in Scotland, last |
Thursday. David Dudley Field, the celebrated
lawycr-and compiler of the famous
New York code, died at his home in New j
York city last Friday morning at 3.301
o'clock. Judge CJofF, of the 1". S. court,'
on Friday, filed at Richmond, Ya., a decree
for the sale of the Richmond & Danville railj
road. David B. Hill made a big speech
against the tariff' bill, on Monday of last
I week, and as the result, many Democratic
organizations throughout the country have
passed resolutions to the effect that they
no longer regard that distinguished politician :
as a Democrat. The officials of the
American Railway Union have issued orders
for a tie-up of the Great Northern system.
According to Bradstreet, on last Friday
there were fifty-six strikes in force
throughout the country. They involved
about 55,000 people. There have been a
number of new strikes ordered since Bradstreet's
report was issued, and now it is
probable that as many as 100,000 people are
involved. The business failures throughout
the United States and Canada last week
number 218 against 1S7 for the same week
of the previous year. \V. C. P. Breckinridge
says that he will again be a candi
I date tor congress. Me states positively mat
| he does not propose to withdraw from the
race. Thomas Nunell and wife, who
lived near Gainsville, Texas, were assassinated
last Thursday by a tenant named
Crews. Kight thousand Alabama iron
miners struck last Saturday for higher
wages. The back of the Pennsylvania
coal strike is thought to be almost broken.
The American Glucose Works, at
Buffalo, N. Y., were destroyed by lire last
Thursday. The loss is about $1,500,000.
The National Miners' convention, in
session at Columbus, Ohio, on last Thursday,
issued an order, which, if followed out, sent
300,000 coal miners out on a strike on hast
Saturday. Rubenstein, the great pianist
and composer, has announced it as his
intention to retire to private life. A
Negro named Seymour Newland was lynched
at Rushsylvania, Ohio, last Sunday, for committing
a criminal assault on Mrs. Jane
Knowles, a respectable white woman aged 81
years. Admiral Mello, the Brazillian
insurgent, is still in the field trying to fight
the regular government. It is thought
that either Judge A. R. Armfield, of States-.
ville, or Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, will
be appointed by Governor Carr to the seat
in the senate recently made vacant by the
death of Senator Vance. A dispatch
from Council BlufTs, la., states that about
one thousand men passed that city on their
way to join the Commonweal army now
marching on Washington. Governor
Atgeld, of Illinois, is reported to be at the
point of death. Senator Peffer's latest
scheme to secure employment for everybody,
is to build two railroads straight from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and another from the
Gulf to the Great Lakes. He says the
laborers can be paid good wages, and as the
result "the dark clouds will be dissolved as
the morning mist."
HOPEWELL SCHOOL.
Our Kttu Jane Correspondent Given an IiitcreHtluj;
Account of a SucceHnful Entertainment.
Corrosnondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Etta Jane, April 14.?Last night your
correspondent had the pleasure of attending
the closing exercises of Miss Mary Harrill's
school at Hopewell, and witnessing the performances
by the children. The programme
was carried out to the letter, and the people
of Western York have just grounds to congratulate
themselves upon their educational
outlook. A large audience was present, and
but for the cool night air, everything was
perfectly enjoyable. It will make my report
more comprehensive to give the programme
and order of the exercises in full.
The audience was entertained for about four
hours listening to the speeches, recitations, I
dialogues, songs, etc., among which was
sacred, sentimental, and ludicrous scenes.]
It was just such an exercise as was calculated
to entertain an audience. The colored
people turned out eu masse, and one old
colored man was heard to suy: "You
might drill Negroes ten years and they
couldn't do dat." The exercises at different
times provoked an outburst of applause.
The programme was as follows :
Song?Welcome to All. By the school.
Salutatory?By Walker Sherer.
Dialogue?By little boys.
Speech?"Grandma Always Does." By Lath-;
roj> Dowdle.
Song?"Give, said the Little Stream. By the !
school.
Speech?"A District School." By Eddie]
Leech.
Hecitation?"Willie's Scribbling." By Maud I
Mitchell.
Song?"Bring Them In." By the school.
Speech?Brooks Smarr.
i Speech?"The Little Gentleman." By Tren- j
j holm Dowdle.
Dialogue?"Spring Wishes." By little girls, j
Song?"Clap Your Hands lor Joy." By the
school.
Speech?"Johnnie's Opinion of Himself." By
I Matt Smarr.
I Song?"A Bov is a Boy." By the school.
Recitation?" I'ho Dead Doll." By Maud i
I Mitchell.
Recitation?"Betsy and I are Out." By Ncely j
Smith.
j Speech?"The Mill Never Grinds with Water;
! Song?Birdie's Ball". By school.
Dialogue?"School Masters' Trials." By hoys ;
| and girls.
Recitation ? "Miss Edith Helps Things:
i Along." By Lucy Smarr.
Address to Boys?By Martin Mitchell.
I Song?"Swinging in* the Old Apple Tree." By
the school.
Dialogue?"The Little Hatchet Story." By
! Maggie and Lathrop Dowdle.
Recitation?"Entertaining Sister's Beau." By
i Bettie Mitchell.
Declamation?"Find a Way or Make It." By j
>> aiKur micrci.
i Song?"Sleigh Hide." By the school.
Dialogue?By boys and girls.
| Song?"Rock-a-Bye." By live little girls.
Speech?"Bangs." By \\ illie Dowdle.
Dialogue?"Old Fashioned Duet." By Matt
and Mildred Smarr.
Recitation?"I Must Love That ('hewing
! fium." By Mildred Sniarr.
: Song?"Dear Ones at Home." By school.
Recitation?"Rock of Ages." By Miss Ida
;Jackson.
j Recitation?"Cur few Must not Ring Tonight."
: By Miss Ida Craig.
Recitation?"The New Church Organ." By
M iss Violet Leech.
Recitation?"Annie's and Willie's Prayer."
By Miss Maggie Dowdle.
Recitation?"The Last Hymn." By Miss Lizzie
Craig.
Speech?"Asleep at the Switch." Bv Will j
I Leech.
I Recitation?"Archie Dean." By Miss Mary
Leech.
Dialogue?"Fairy Wishes." By bovs and j
girls.
Dialogue?"Aunt Matilda." By hoy and girl.,
Song?"Waiting." By school.
Valedictory?By Willie Dowdle.
Captain W. 1K Edwards, school commissioner,
was then introduced, and made a
short address, in which he congratulated the
teacher, the school and the patrons upon the
1 successful management of the occasion, and
complimented the chidren and the public
Igenerally upon the auspicious outlook from!
an educational standpoint. In speaking of j
the great advantages of education, he said
he had the honor to command a company |
of York county soldiers in the Seventeenth
South Carolina regiment during
, the late war, and in that command were
perhaps a score of men who were unable to
write letters to their fathers, mothers and i
families. These men, many of them, fell in j
. battle, and their hones were bleaching upon j
their country's battlefields, or were sleeping i
in unknown graves with no monument to;
mark their resting places. He referred to
; Clcmson college and the Industrial school
at Rock Hill, as imperishable monuments to
the cause of education. His speech was
punctuated by applause. So ended the entertainment
tit Hopewell academy.
SlitMA. j
The Stiiti- Mlliliil.
i ?It is understood that (Jovcrnor Tillman |
is determined in his purpose to reorganize
the State militia. The Columbia companies. |
{and others which flatly refused to go to!
i Darlington, will he dismissed from the ser-1
vice of the Stale without ceremony. The;
'action of some of the Charleston companies
will he investigated by a military court of
j inquiry, and court martial will probably
follow. In the meantime, new companies
I aire being organized in different parts of the
State. These will receive the guns and j
j accoutrements of the disbanded companies.!
LOCAL AFFAIRS. !
IN'DFjX TO MOW A I) VK11T1SI0MI0XTS.
Ionian Brothers?Tell you that tliere is nothing
like style, and claim that no one can show
you clothes with as much style as they
( an. They want you to call and investigate
the claim.
Ferguson Brothers?Tell about their success in
business, and mention that if you want j
cow and dog chains, finishing nails,
French blacking, pie peaches, and White
Cross baking powder for 50 cents a can;
and a present worth fit) cents with each
can you purchase, their store is the place )
to {jot tho articles mentioned.
Louis Itoth?Has canvassed hams, fancy groceries,
condensed milk, syrup peaches at
lf> cents, dried beef, corned beef, tomatoes
and beans, Ivory soap, a line grade of
Hour, and steamed apricots.
W. Latimer?Tells about how Miss Webb,
his new milliner, is pleased with the people j
of York county, and how the ladies are
pleased with her. Miss Webb will devote j
next Friday to the display of mourning j
goods.
II. C. Strauss?This week talks about sewing
machines, his fresh stock of dry goods at j
low prices, cannon cloth, trimmings for j
dress makers, cottonade, cheviot, sheetings,
black and colored silks, negligee
shirts, clothing for men and boys, etc.
John J. Hunter?Talks about bis nice line of j
dress goods, embroideries and laces, ladies''
line shoes made by Wcylinan, and cloth-1
ing made by Strouse Brothers, which he
claims to be unequalled in quality and j
lit and the lowest in price.
Mallard Brothers?Can furnish you with nice
cabbage. They want you to call on them I
when you have beef cattle to sell.
THE MOVEMENT IS MOVING.
The proposition to secure the holding of i
sessions of the United States court in York-j
ville, seems to be moving along as satisfuc-1
torily as could be expected. Major James!
r\ nari nas cnargc 01 me inaner ui un? cuu ;
of the line, ami J. J. Hemphill, Esq., and
Senator Butler at Washington. According
to a recent letter to Major Hart, Mr. Hemphill
has prepared, and Senator Butler has introduced,
a bill that is calculated to provide
for all that is desired. The bill is now in
the judiciary committee of the senate, and
there is good reason to believe that it will
soon be introduced with a favorable report.
The successful consummation of the idea of
holding a session of the United States court j
in Yorkville, means not only a big annual
saving to the government, but a large increase
in the business of this place.
OFF FOR THE PEN.
The following prisoners, all colored, con-,
victed at the recent term of the court of'
general sessions, left Yorkville last Friday j
in charge of I.I). Witherspoon, Jr., of the
penitentiary guard, to commence their respective
terms of imprisonment :
Samuel Matthews, manslaughter; ten
years.
Monroe Watson, housebreaking and larceny
; six months.
James Barnett, grand larceny; three
years.
Milus Borders, grand larceny ; four years.
Gib Erwin, manslaughter ; ten years.
Henry Jordan, housebreaking and larceny
; one year.
Aaron Sraarr, larceny of live stock ; two
yea re.
Mose Dunham, manslaughter; two years.
Joseph Leech, colored; larceny of live
stock ; two years.
THE ENQUIRER SEWING MACHINE.
We beg to call especial attention to the
advertisement on the fourth page of this
issue, of "The ENtirtRKR" sewing machine.
The management of this paper has been
selling sewing machines for a long time, and
has disposed of hundreds in all sections of
the county. With all the machines that we
have ever sold, not so many as 2 per cent, of
our customers have ever written us a word
of dissatisfaction. Our terms are fair, plain
and comprehensive, and our methods are
such that we are enabled to sen tne same
quality of goods at a much lower rate than
most dealers. The machines we are now
ottering are manufactured expressly for The
Enquirer's trade. They are guaranteed by
us to he just as represented, and we always
stand ready to carry out all of our promises
to the very letter. Carefully inspect the cuts j
on the fourth page of this issue, read our
open and straightforward proposition, and j
be convinced that for $23 you can secure a
copy of The Enquirer one year, and get a !
machine from us which would elsewhere I
cost you anywhere from $40 to $G0.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Yorkville?Sunday-school
at 4 o'clock p. in.
Episcopal.?Services on next Sunday
moruing at 11 o'clock and afternoon at 4.30,
conducted by Rev. T. I). Bratton, of Spar-'
tanburg. Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m.
Baptist?Rev. \V. J. Langston, pastor.
Yorkvillk?Sunday-school at 3.30 p. m. [
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at 7.45
o'clock. Services next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A.
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening
at 7.45 o'clock. Services next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock, and evening at S.
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor.
The quarterly communion services will be
held at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning. Preparatory services will commence
at the prayer-meeting Thursday afternoon
at 5 o'clock. Preaching Friday i
night at 8 o'clock, Saturday morning at 11,
and at night at 8. Rev. 1). S. McAllister will
assist the pastor. Sunday-school at 4'
o'clock.
HAPI'Y MARRIAGE.
The social event of the past week was the !
marriage of Miss Daisy Rutt", of Rock Hill, to j
Dr. C. M. Kuykendal, of Yorkville. The J
ceremony took place in the First Presbyte-1
riau church of Rock Hill, and was performed |
by Rev. Alexander Sprunt.
Mr. Mclvcr Law, of Yorkville, acted as
best man, and Miss C'ummings, of Winnsboro,
was maid of honor. The other attendants
were Miss Louise Sherfessee, of
Rock Hill, with Dr. George Walker, of
Ycrkville; and Miss Lizzie Sherfessee, of j
Rjck Hill, with Mr. P. G. MeCorkle, of;
Lancaster. Messrs. M. H. Sandifer, of Rock !
Hill, and 1J. 15. ('uuuinghnm, of Lancaster,
acted as ushers.
After the ceremony, the bridal party,
boarded the Three (_"s train for Yorkville, I
..??! flu. Iiriile mid irroom were tendered
"""
a delightful reception at the residence of J)r. j
and Mrs. J. C. Kuykendal. The Kuykendal :
parlors were thronged with a host of friends !
of the family for about two hours. Congratulations
were tendered, refreshments were;
served, and everything passed oil'so smooth-j
ly as to make the a Hair thoroughly enjoyable
to all participants.
Tut-: KxqnitKit joins, with a wide circle{
of friends, not only in Yorkville and Kock j
Hill, but in different parts of the county, in
wishing Dr. and Mrs. Kuykendal, endless
joy and prosperity.
1>R. JAM MS II. ('ARMSIjK.
The interesting and instructive lecture delivered
by Dr. James IT. Carlisle to the.
White Rose Chautauqua circle, last Friday '
night, was listened to by a large and intelligent
audience. The doctor chose as the basis j
of his remarks, the general subject of education,
and discoursed thereon in away that
proved to his hearers that the subject still
lacks a great deal of being exhausted. Dr.
Carlisle has the reputation of being an unusually
practical man, especially for a college
professor, and in the course of his talk, he
gave new evidence that this reputation is
based on an actual peculiarity of character.
Among other things, he suggested some very
important practical work for the Chatauqtians
of Vorkville. This county, especially '
the western section, was the scene of some
of the most important historical events that
ever transpired in America. Most of these
events, important as they are, have all but
been forgotten. Not only this, the time and
opportunity for a correct record of them is
rapidly passing away. In view of this fact, he
thought the Cliautauquans would do well to
devote themselves to the investigation of lo-j
cal history, and especially would it be a I
good idea for them to inagurate a move <
raent looking to the marking of spots of in- (
terest in the vicinity of the battle ground of > I
King's Mountain. In this movement, Dr. <
Carlisle assured the ladies of Yorkville that
they would meet with the hearty co-opera- ;
tion of the ladies of Spartanburg, and the i
rcsnlt would be the preservation to posterity 1
a bright record which would sutler by com- :
parison with no other events in American
history, however important. |!
BROKE II* THE GANG.
Henry White, William Leaks, and ,
Hnfus Weeks, all eoloied, were committed (
to jail last Friday by Trial Justice MeKlhaney,
of Fort Mill, on the charge of I
housebreaking and petit larceny. We are!
informed that the above Negroes are members
of a regular organized gang of perhaps |
half a dozen or more, and that they have'
been operating in the vicinity of Gold
Hill for a year or more. They had in'
their possession a big bunch of keys, and J
as occasions suited, they unlocked the j
smoke-houses and other outbuildings ofj
the different farmers in the neighborhood, j
and took therefrom whatever they wanted,
including corn, meat, bacon, wheat, oats, etc.
Among the farmers who have been losers !
by the gang, are Messrs. W. 11. Crook, S. C. |
Faries, F. A. Colt harp and Z. T. Bailes.
Jim Parks, one of the guilty parties, gave I
the whole thing away, and it was his statements
that led to the arrests. Parks is now i
in jail to insure his appearance at the next
term of the court, when he will be used as a j
witness for the State.
ROLL OF HOXOIt.
The following is the roll of honor of the
Yorkvillc graded school (white) for the
month ending April 13, 1894 :
First (?radc?Philip Hunter, 99J; Iveene Dobson,
99j ; Fate Hunter, 991; Raymond McClain,
99; Gerald Lowry, 95; Josie Gates, 98; Ada
Barnes, 97; Grace Langston,97; Mary Lee Alexander,
9f>; Lilla Herndon, 9t>; Klise Latimer 94;
Eunice Grist 93; Mamie Lou McClain, 93; Carrie
Beftrd, 92; Roe Willis, 92; John Dobson, 92;
John Wallace, 90.
Second Grade?Julia St. John,991; Ethel Hope,
98; Hazel Grist, 98; Lucy Mallard, 98; llamlct
Carroll,98; Joe Alexander, 98; Anna Snann,97;
Nealie Barnes, 90; Iva Dickson, 96; Nella McClain,
94; Jimmie Barnes, f>4.
Third Grade?Josic Camp, (Hi; Nannie Grist,
1M?; Lura Lnngston, !H>; Willie Camp, Mi>; James
Ilaithcock !>4 ; Sadie Waters, 93; Walter Waters,
93; Hcrtie Smith, 92; John Oates, 91; Robbie
Jenkins, hi; Wela Parish, !M).
Fourth Grade?Josie Hiekson, !X>; llallie
Withers, fH>: Louise Lowry, 9f>- Onnie Langston,
96: llarron Kennedy, 95; Lizzie Hunter,
95; Gladys Withers, !?4; Wilnia O'Farrell, 93;
Ellen Summit, 00; Paul Moore, 00; Mason
McConnell, 00; Felix Walker, !K); Lily Parish,
IK); Watson Hyndnmn, 00.
Fifth Grade?T. G. Dunlap, John St. John,
Harry Spatin, Ruby Hiekson, Susie Hill, Fanny
Langston.
Sixth Grade?Maggie Edwards, Allison Hiekson,
Hattic Ranks, John Jenkins, Ethel Griffith,
Avery Lowry.
Seventh Grade?Frank Robson, Harry Smith,
Fannie Parish, Daisy Griffith, Maude Gardner,
Lula MeClain, Laura Parish.
Eighth Grade?Mary Edwards.
ABOITPEOPLE.
Mr. John R. Warren went to Augusta on
business last Friday.
Miss Emetine Craig, of Bluckstoek, S. C1.,
is visiting the family of Rev. W. G. Neville.
Rev. V. I. Masters, of Rock Hill, preached
at the Baptist church at this place last Sunday
night.
Mrs. Margaret Huffman, of Hickory Grove,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Love, near
Fodder.
Mrs. W. E. Falconer, of Virginia, is in
Yorkville, vistiting her mother, Mrs. C. J.
Robertson.
Mr. Henry Carroll, of Shelby, X. C., spent
last Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville with
Mr. R. H. Dobson.
Mrs. W. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory Grove,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. A. Crawford.
With her is her son, Master Tom.
Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor of the Presbyterian
church ac this place, preached to a
large congregation at Bethel last Sunday.
Miss Annie Watson, of Yorkville, who has
been attending school at the Agnes-Scott Institute,
at Decatur, Ga., returned home last
week.
Mr. H. T. Pollard, a representative of The
Christian Observer, of Louisville, Ky., gave
The Enquirer a pleasant call on Thursday
of last week.
The Enquirer, on last Monday, received
a pleasant call from I)r. A. Damp McKenzie,
of Dardanclle, Yell county, Arkansas. The I
doctor is a son of the late Major A. H. McKenzie,
of Bethel township, and this is his
first visit to his old home for a number of
years.
THE PEAKSOX MEETINGS.
Not only the people of Yorkville, but of all
the surrounding country, are looking forward
with eager anticipation to the great religious
festival in connection with the Pearson meetings,
to be commenced in the Presbyterian'
church here, on Sunday, the 29th of April.
For the past few weeks, Rev. W. G. Neville,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, has
been literally overwhelmed with inquiries
about the proposed meeting. These inquiries
have come from every section of the
county, and the indications are that during
the progress of the meetings, the town will
be literally crowded with people.
The meetings will commence on April 29,
and will probably last at least 4wo weeks.
They will be held in the Presbyterian church.
This building, according to a close estimate,
is capable of seating about one thousand
people, and there is little reason to doubt
that it will be filled to overflowing at every
service.
The people of Yorkville will, of course, do j
all in their power to entertain all visitors, I
and it is to be hoped that none will stay j
away for fear of being unable to secure ac- j
commodations.
Preparatory fo the meeting, a "Pearson |
Choir," composed of the best voices of the.
several churches, has been organized under
the leadership of Professor A. R. Banks.
This choir is expected to get down to earnest
work at a meeting tomorrow night, and will
practice from thence on every night until
the close of the meeting.
As another matter of special preparation, j
it has been arranged to commence on next j
Sunday night, at N o'clock, a series 01 union
meetings, to be held in the various churches
up to the time of Mr. Pearson's arrival.
The first service will be conducted in
Trinity church, by Ilev. 1). S. McAllister, of
Bethel, and the time and places of the next
services will be announced from the pulpit.
Other matters of interest in connection
with the proposed meetings are in process of
development, and these will be announced
later.
THK St' IT FOR COl'NSIX l 'KKS.
One of the most important and interesting |
suits prosecuted at the present term of the
court of common pleas, was that of Wilson &
Wilson & MeDow against York township,
for fees alleged to be due for services ren-!
dered in the suits by which the the township
bonds, voted in favor of the Charleston,!
Cincinnati & Chicago railroad, were com- j
promised.
It will be remembered that by the com-j
promise, an aggregate saving of :?">4,000 was
effected to the various townships interested.
The original action in the case had been in-!
stitutedby private citizens in each township, j
These citizens raised funds by individual
subscription, and with those funds employed
as counsel Messrs. C. K. Spencer,
Wilson & Wilson & McDou, W. B. McCaw j
and D. M. Kinley.
Connected with the cases, there was a
great deal of litigation, including a suit in J
the I'nited States circuit court. Though the
other litigation was necessary as leading up
to it, it was at this last-named suit that resulted
in the compromise. The outlook was
that the bonds would he tied up for a long
term of years in the United States court, and ^
the holders decided to accept a heavy discount
rather than wait for their money. |
After the compromise had been effected,'
:he attorneys engaged in the case represented
to the county commissioners the fairness j
jf making all the taxpayers in the various
townships, rather than a few citizens, pay the
expenses. Messrs. Wilson & Wilson MeDow
claimed as their fee 5 per cent, of the i
amount saved, and Messrs. Spencer, Kinley
and McC'aw, each claimed 3 per cent., a total
of 14 per cent, of the whole amount of
?o4,000.
After due deliberation, the.county commis-1
doners decided that 14 per cent, was too
much for the work, and agreed to allow the
,iii/iniuvc 1A mir rniit ttm wlliilc
YUIIUUO UllUIIIVJO 1U |/v* will, v* IHV T. ..v.v
amount. Messrs. Spencer, Finley and MeCnw
agreed to accept this apportionment
and reduced their respective claims to 2J per
cent. each. Messrs. Wilson & Wilson & McI)o\v
claimed that their work was worth 10
per cent. They would take 5 per cent.,
however, rather than go into litigation.
The county commissioners seeing that they
were unable to reach an amicable settlement,
determined to wash their hands of the whole
matter and leave it to the lawyers to settle
among themselves. Messrs. Wilson & Wilson
it McDow brought suit against the various
townships for 10 per cent, of the amount
saved in each. The suits have been pending
for several terms, but did not come up until
last week.
The main question hinged upon whether
or not Wilson it Wilson it McDow had a
coutract with the county commissioners.
T. G. Gulp, chairman, of the board of county
commissioners, and I). E. Finley, clerk, both
testified that there was no contract, and
each of the other lawyers in the case, testified
that they had been employed, not by
the county commissioners, but by private
citizens. They looked upon their pay not
as a moral obligation for which the townships
were responsible, but as a matter of
justice that all the taxpayers, instead of a
few, should bear the expense. Mr. W. B.
Wilson claimed that his firm had been es
pecially employed by the county commissioners
as ugenls of the various township?,
and that, therefore, their pay was a moral
and business obligations against the various
townships.
Effort was made before Judge Gary to
have the case considered as an equity mutter.
The defendant, however, objected, and
Judge Gary ruled that the questions involved
came within the province of a jury.
There was a long array of witnesses in the
case, and the trial consumed nearly two
days. After a mistrial resulted, Judge
Watts announced his intention to refer the
matter to Clerk of the Court Wylie to take
evidence. The defendants objected to this
ruling, and gave notice of an appeal to the
supreme court. The appeal is to secure a
final settlement of the issue by a jury.
Exciting, as the case does, a great deal of
interest, there has been much talk as to what
the jury thought about it, and as a great
many people are more or less acquainted
with the facts in the matter, several of the
jurymen, as a matter of justice to themselves,
have requested that we publish a statement
of how each juryman stood on the last ballot.
As given to us, the statement is as
follows: For plaintiff?W. . M. Allison,
John Law Jackson, Perry Anderson, colored,
S. M.Jackson. For defendant?D. C.
Clark, J. A. Maloney, L. B. McFadden, W.
S. Plaxico, S. B. McCully, C. P. Blankenship,
W. S. Byers, E. L. Barnett. Messrs. W. M.
Allison, Perry Anderson and I). C. Clark are
the only members of the jury who are residents
of York township.
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
When The Enquirer went to press last
Tuesday night, the court was engaged in the
trial of Edward A. Smith, charged by W. C.
Wherry with assault and battery with intent
to kill, and a jury was out considering
the testimony in the case of Gib Erwin, alias
Gib Garrison, charged with murder.
The case against Smith, charged with assault
and battery, was concluded on Wednesday
about 3 o'clock p. m.,aud resulted in
a mistrial.
The jury in the case of Gib Erwin, alias
Garrison, remained out until about 3 o'clock
Wn/tnouftuv mm-tiimr ntid returned with a
verdict of "guilty of manslaughter, without
recommendation to the mercy of the court."
While the jury was out in the ease
against Smith for assault and battery, his
honor proceeded to pronounce sentence upon
Gilbert Erwiu and Jeff Crawford. In the
case of Erwin, Senator Finley begged for
leniency, reminded his honor of several mitigating
circumstances, aud referred to the
fact that the testimony went to show that
deceased and defendant had been on good
terms, and there seemed to be no doubt that
the killing was the result of sudden heat of
passion.
His honor stated that he had made up his
mind to give Erwin a long sentence, but in
view of what Mr. Finley had said, he would
not be so severe. He accordingly sentenced
the prisoner to the State penitentiary at hard
labor for a period of ten years. Under the
statutes, the minimum sentence for manslaughter
is two, and the maximum sentence
thirty years m the penitentiary.
After sentencing Erwin, his honor gave
notice to Mr. Trescott, that he was ready
to hear argument on his motion for a
new trial in the cuse of Jeff Crawford. Mr.
Trescott read authorities to show that the
testimony of the boy, Will Crawford, was incompetent.
He also claimed that the prosecution
had failed utterly to show any motive
on the part of Crawford for the murder, and
insisted that while the footprint that had
been exhibited in the court was undoubtedly
that of Jeff Crawford, it was taken up from
a place where the defendant had a perfect
right to be at the time the footprint was
alleged to have been made, and that the
prosecution had failed to connect this footprint
with the footprints in the woods near
the scene of the murder.
His honor overruled Mr. Trescott's motion
and expressed confidence that he would be
sustained by the supreme court. He then
told Jell' Crawford to stand up, and gave him
a brief lecture in which he said :
"You have bad a fair and impartial trial
011 the charge of having murdered Mr. I). 1\
Hlackburn. The testimony goes to show
it was one of the most diabolical and fiendish
murders ever committed anywhere. The
jury lias said that you are guilty of this
crime, and I believe you are. I don't think
there is the least doubt of it, and if you
have been harboring any hope of acquittal, I
tell you now that you may as well abandon
it. I do not have any idea that the supreme
court will interfere with your ease. Just as
sure as you are standing there and your name
is Jeff Crawford, you are going to hang for
this murder. That is all I have to say to
you."
After ordering Crawford to stand and hold
uj> his right hand, the clerk read the indictment,
and concluded : "And upon trial by
a good and lawful jury of your country, you
have been convicted. Have you anything to
say why the sentence of death should not be
pronounced upon you ?"
"I am not guilty," tremblingly replied the
Negro. After what had already been said,
his honor, of course, paid no attention to this
statement, and proceeded to pronounce sentence
as follows:
"The sentence of the court is that you,
Jefferson Crawford, be returned to the place
from whence you came, and there be safely
kept until Friday, the 1st day of June, and
then, on that day, between the hours of 11 a.
in. and '2 p. m., you be taken by the sherifl'
to the common place of execution, and
hanged by the neck until you are dead : and
may (?od have mercy on your soul 1"
As an appeal serves to stay sentence, if
Attorney Trescott persists in his announced
purpose, and it is likely that he will, it is not
probable that Crawford will be hanged on
the day fixed. The supreme court will
hardly he able to pass on the case by that
time. In the event, however, that a new
trial is not grunted, the defendant' will he
re-senteneed at the following term of the
circuit court.
THK COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
All the criminal business having been disposed
of, on Wednesday afternoon the court
of general sessions was adjourned sine die,
and in its stead was convened the court of
common plea.-.
The first case taken up was that of \V. J.
I'aveny, of Rock Hill, against Xeely & Few.
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C'aveny and others hired a hack and driver
from Messrs. Noely & Fewell for the purpose
of going a short distance out of town. On
account of the alleged carelessness or incompetency
of the driver, the horses were permitted
to run away. Several occupants of
the huek were thrown out, and Mr. C'aveny
was nearly killed. As the result of his injuries,
he not only lost a great deal of time,
but incurred a large doctor's bill. He
brought suit for damages in the sum of $3,000.
At the next ensuing term of court the case
was continued. It came up, however, last
November, and the jury failed to agree on
a verdict. At this term, however, the jury
found for the plaintiff in the sum of $500
| and costs. Plaintiff was represented by I).
j E. Finley, Esq., and Major James F. Hart,
and the defendants by W. B. Wilson, Esq.
I Defendants' attorney gave notice of a motion
for a new trial. The case will probably
be appealed.
The next case was that of Ashe, Williams
! & Co., against E. Jane Erwin. The cause
of action involved an account of $171.83 for
goods purchased by defeqdant and her late
husband, Jus. A. Erwin, acting as her agent.
The jury found for plaintiff in the full
amount claimed.
The next case was that of Wilson & Wil
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for the recovery of counsel fees for services
in the township hond compromise case.
When suit was brought by the Massachusetts
and Southern Construction company
against the townships of Catawba, Ebenezer,
1 York, Broad River and Cherokee to recover
possesion of the township bonds issued in
aid of the construction of the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago railroad, and which
bonds were then being held by the Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust company, Messrs.
Wilson & Wilson & McDow put in an apjp?arance
and filed answers for the several
'townships, and thus became attorneys of
record in the United States circuit court,
. until the case wus finally settled by compromise.
In the adjustment of the whole matter by
compromise, it was claimed that there had
been a saving to the various townships of
$")4,000, of which York township was credited
with about $19,000. Connected with the
various legal work by which the compromise
was effected, there was not only Wilson,
Wilson & McDow, but also C. E. Spencer, D.
E. Fin ley and W. B. McCaw, and recognizing
that all these attorneys were entitled to
some compensation for their expenses and
labor, the county commissioners agreed to
award to them 10 per cent, of the amount
saved, with the understanding that the money
be distributed equally. Messrs. Spencer,
Finley and McCaw agreed to the award as
made by the county commissioners. Messrs.
Wilson, Wilson & McDow, however,
on the ground that they were the attorneys
of record and performed the most important
service in the case, claimed more thau a pro
rata share, and finally brought suit for 10
ner cent, of the whole amount saved in the
"compromise.
Messrs. Wilson & Wilson & McDow
claimed that they had been employed by the
county commissioners, through Mr. I). E.
Finley, who was then clerk of the board, to
defend the suits, and represented that 10 per
cent, of the amount saved was not an excessive
fee for the labor performed. T. G.
Culp, who was at the time chairman of the
board of county commissioners, testified that
the county board had never employed any- '
body in the case, and Mr. Finley denied that
he, as clerk of the board, had employed
i Messrs. Wilson & Wilson & McDow. The
I defendant further claimed that there had
: never been any specific contract between the
county commissioners and the counsel in
j the case. On the contrary, all counsel
; had been employed by private citizens in
.the various townships interested, and the
commissioners had made the award, not in
1 the payment of a legal debt, but merely as a
just gratuity, so to speak, bestowed without
legul authority. Therefore, Messrs. Wilson
& Wilson & McDow, if entitled to any fee ut
all, should look only to their share of the
10 per cent, awarded.
' The plaintiff was represented by Stanyarnc
! Wilson, and McDonald, Douglass it Obear,
! and the defendant was represented by
Finley & Brice and W. B. McCaw.
The case was concluded at about 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. His honor asked if
j there was any objection to a sealed verdict.
| Neither side objected, and bis honor then instructed
the jury to the effect that if they
j found a verdict before 11 o'clock, the court
would be there to receive it. If a verdict
j should not be arrived at by this time, then
' the jury would be dismissed until Monday
i morning at 9.30 o'clock. At 9.30 o'clock,
; Monday morning^ the jury reported amis
, trial.
Mr. J. E. McDonald, for the plaintlfT,
moved that inasmuch as the testimony in
the ease was so voluminous, the whole matter
be referred to a referee. Defendant's
attorneys objected to this disposition of the
; case, stating that they thought the matter
i involved only questions of fact, and should
be settled by a jury. His honor, however,
overruled defendant's attorneys, and decided
I to refer the case to Clerk of the Court Wylie
' to take testimony and report on the same at
the next term of court. From Clerk Wylie's
report, in the event the defendants do not
appeal, at the next term of court the presiding
judge will decide whether the matter
involves questions of law or equity, to be
determined by judge or jury.
! The first case taken up on Monday morning
was that of S. M. Jones & Co., against E,
i A. Crawford, sheriff of York county, and W.
i X. Ashe, Jr. Mr. \Y. X. Ashe, under an old
i judgment, levied upon some corn and cotton
upon which Mr. Jones had a lien, and the
question presented was which had the best
claim to the property. Upon the question
I of fact, the jury found for the plaintiff in the
: sum of $!>G.40. There are some important
! questions of law involved in the case, however,
and upon these his honor reserved his
decision. W. B. McCaw. Kso.. anneared for
the plaintiff, and C. E. Spencer, Esq., appear!
ed for the defendant.
j The next case was that of S. M. Jones &
| Co. against W. N. Ashe, Jr. W. B. McCaw t
and Finley & Brice for plaintiff, and C. E.
, Spencer, Esq., for defendant. The suit was
to recover possession of a mule, alleged to he
in the hands of Ashe, and upon which Jones
! had a mortgage. The jury found that the
: plaintiff should be put in possession of the
i mule, or paid its value in the sum of $90.
i The first case taken up yesterday morning,
was that of John U. Steele vs. the
Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago railroad.
The suit was for the value of a mule killed
on the railroad. The plaintiff was represented
by W. B. Wilson, and the defendant
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(jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in
; the sum of $150. Defendant gave notice of
an appeal.
The next case was that of J. A. Smith
against Kate ti.J Walker. The suit was for
the value of a note. Plaintiff was repicsented
by Hart & llart, and defendant by
j \V. li. dc Loach. The jury returned a vor