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^ctajis audi ^iuts. ? President Debs and several other officials high in authority in the American Railway union, were committed to jail in Chicago on Tuesday of last week to answer to the charge of disobeying injunctions of the United Stales; court. Debs and his associates were in- j t formed that they would be released on $3,000 ( bail each, for their appearance when wanted, i | but they declined to get up bondsmeu, pre ferring to go to jail. ? Senator Hill is exhibiting a letter from Washington B. Ford, chief of the bureau of statistics, in \vhich Mr. Ford states that the j possibilities of the revenue that can be rais- j ed from the income tax, range all the way j from $12,000,000 to $39,000,000. He thinks | that the latter figure is the highest that can be hoped for and is of the opinion that for the first few years the collections will fall below $15,000,000. He is also of the opinion that the revenue collected from private incomes , will be very small. ? During the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill last week, Kepresen- : tative Hansborough introduced an amendment providing for the appropriation of j $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used in the destruction of the Russian thistle, which has overrun several * of the Northwestern States. Representa- o tive Cockerell wanted to include the Cana- r dian thistle and the cocklebur, and Mr. Mc- t Laurin, of Mississippi, wanted to include 0 coccoa grass. These last named pests, how- j ever, were not included. The million dollars is to be paid over to the governors of * the various States that have been overrun by the thistle, and used in connection with such local funds as may be raised for the ? same purpose. f( ? Governor Hogg, of Texas, does not take t a very bright view of the future. In a speech { to the Texas militia last week, he alluded to t the recent labor troubles, and among other things predicted that within six weeks mar- J tial law will be declared "in California, Kan- J sas, Colorado and Illinois, and the Anarchists t of Chicago will use dynamite and besmatter t the lofty buildings of the city with hearts, (] lungs and livers of citizens." He alluded to President Cleveland having ordered the troops there as the most dangerous invasion . of private rights that has been witnessed in this country since 1860. The governor pre- 0 dieted a great revolution, and the possible h dismemberment of this country unless a for- ii eign war diverts attention from internal dis- u putative factions. j, ? A terrible accident occurred in Chicago ^ on Mouday of last week. The United States . troops who had been ordered there on account of the strike, were inarching through P the city for exercise. While Battery F of n the Second artillery was going through the si streets at a pretty lively rate, one of the ? caissons, or ammunition boxes of the artillery, suddenly exploded with a terrific report. When the smoke cleared away, it developed 0 that two artillerymen, who were sitting on j the caisson, were instantly killed. Another artilleryman was so badly wounded that he " died within an hour, and a score of soldiers v and bystanders were more or less seriously a wounded. The caisson contained a large p number of cartridges, containing in the ag- jr gregate 495 pounds of gunpowder. It is ^ thought that the explosion was altogether the result of accident caused from concus- P sion. ci ? Atlanta Constitution : In Cincinnati the P other day, a grocer named H. Sicking was tl fined $100 for selling adulterated ground tl coffee. The testimony showed that the mixm ture was 50 per cent, coffee, 35 per cent, baked starch, and 15 per cent, a leafy matter impregnated with burnt sugar to give the coffee coler when boiled. Mr. Sicking claim- " ed that his adulterated coffee was intended C for his Southern customers and was not to b; be sold in Ohio. The judge considered this ju a very poor defense and "fined the defendant, st with a warning not to repeat the offense. The adulteration of coffee and other articles %( of food and drink is carried on to an alarm- 111 ing extent, and every State should have vig- tc orous laws governing the subject. The im- b< pudence of the Cincinnati grocer in declar- C( ing that his fraudulent mixture was put for t( the Southern trade, only aggravated his 01-1 ^ feuse. He is good man to watch. ? The dispute between China and Japan Iv over the peninsula of Corea, has not yet j been settled. China claims Corea as a vassal State. Japan claims that thousands of ci her citizens are being unfairly dealt with in tl Corea, and intends to protect them. It has ? been stated that war has been declared be- | tween China and Japan. This is not strictly true; but both countries are preparing for ie< war, and it will ouly be a short time until j d open hostilities are commenced. Russia is tl looking upon Corea with envious eyes. She n wants the country in order that she might c, have an openiug to the sea. England does not want Russia to get the country and will j keep her cpiiet. France, Germany, and the United States are all interested in seeing 11 that the fair thing is done. The war, if it b comes at all, will be confined to China and w Japan. It is not likely that the other na- C) tions will allow much outside interference. ? Governor Stone, of Mississippi, is engaged in a little spat with M. H. Hazen, n chief of the secret service department at jj Washington. Some few months ago, in pur- j. suauce of an act of the legislature, Governor J 1 Stone, ordered from the St. Louis Rank Note company, State warrants to the amount of n $200,000. The warrants were printed in 1 d denominations of $5, $10 and $20. By the a, terms of the act under which their issue was (| authorized, they bear 3 percent, interest and 1.1 *r ii . ift.... 4i-r. 'CI are puyuuir mi diiiiiuii^ iivAi. ziuiu CU?Jb 000 of the warrants had been received by P the State treasurer and put in circulation, ii Chief Hazen decided that they were not only 7.1 so similar to National hank notes as to make the State of Mississippi liable to prosecution for forgery ; but they are also subject to the 10 per cent, tax on notes other than those of P national hanks. Chief Hazen has seized the ' plates from which the warrants were printed, v together with $75,000 of undelivered war- o rants. Governor Stone says that Chief v Hazen is trying to make a mountain out of a ^ mole hill, and also announces that he proposes to continue to pay out the warrants as ' required by the legislature. ? Secretary Carlisle has issued orders to the mint authorities at San Francisco Cal., and at New Orleans, La., to begin at once ? the coinage of silver dollars, and during v the present month to coin up to the or- ? dinary capacities of the mints. The silver to he first coined will he blanks and ingots, of which there is sufficient to coin 11 $1,500,000, at those two mints and at Phila- c delphia. As soon as this supply is exhausted, o work will probably begin on the silver bars, a of which there is a year,s supply at San a Francisco and New Orleans, and probably five years' supply at Philadelphia. So far as ; can he learned, it is not the purpose of the P government to extend the coinage of the a seignoirage beyond a few mints, but it is JI stated, that after coining what gold may be r necessary and recoining the abraded frae- a tional silver, each of the three mints proba- t; bly will be worked at their normal capacity on silver dollars for the next several months at P least, and presumably to the end ofthe pres- s ent calender year. Whether treasury notes u will he retired as fast as received for silver, g so far as known, has not been determined. ;l ? The house of representatives has passed c the Bailey bankrupt bill, and the measure isj now awaiting the action of the senate. It is purely a voluntary bankruptcy measure, and its operation is to he limited to two years. ?? ... i._ ...i !..* J l.._ ft i ropeny is iu uu uumiinsiercu uiiuer it aw-1 cordirfg to State laws, ami for its execution no ^ new oflicers or machinery are to he created, j u The bill provides that if any debtor owing $200 or more shall execute an assignment, j a valid according to the laws of the State in j, which he resides, and as to his property sit-1 uated elsewhere, valid according to the law ' 1 of the place where it is located, and also in " accordance with its own requirements, he t< shall be discharged from his debts. The j tl only requirements which the bill itself ex- j acts are that the assignment shall include h( all of the debtor's property not exempt, and . j shall he for the equal benefit of all his eredi-: tors without preference, except for debts due l' for lalior and to the State and general gov- si eminent. It exempts such property as may : c be exempt from forced sales under the law-1 tj t ful debtor's domicile. It further provides j. that four months after the debtor has exceu-1 ,j ted his assignment, heMnay file his petition ! in the Federal court, alleging under oath, a 11 full compliance with the law and praying to ' A lie discharged from further liability of his tl debts. His creditors are cited to appear, and ]< they have a reasonable time in which to file I their answers and contest the debtor's right' . to a judgment. If upon the trial it should 1 appear that the debtor has given any prefer- j ence by assignment or otherwise, or that he tl has done anything to prevent a fair and | n ^qual division of his property pro rata among 1 lis creditors, or that lie has attempted to de-1 rand his creditors, then the court must reuse to discharge him. The bill further provides that if an attachment has been evied, the debtor can still execute an assignment which shall vacate the attachment, ind he will then he entitled to the benefit if the law. ?hc ?0if?viUc grnquircr. | YORKVILLE, S. C.: . I WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1894. ? Tho house of representatives has passed j ilr. Latimer's bill to prevent interference 1 rith the collection of taxes from railroads in 1 he bauds of receivers. The idea of this bill riginated with Governor Tillman during the ' ccent tax light with the various railroads in his State. Hereafter, railroads in the hands ' f receivers are to he treated by the tax col- 1 ectors on exactly the same basis as those hat are not in the hands of receivers. ? By a vote of V.i7 to 49, the house, on last Saturday, passed a joint resolution providing i or an amendment to the constitution so as ' o nermit the election of United States sena * x ors by the people. The resolution provides i hat the manner of holding senatorial elec- i ions shall he fixed by the various States, i The consideration of the question is now < ransferred to the senate. Whether or not 1 hat body will agree to the resolution is < oubtful. 1 ? In his message to congress last December, < 'resident Cleveland commended the action f the ways and means committee, which, | e said, "wisely embraces in its plans a few j iternal revenue taxes, including a small tax j pon incomes derived from certain corporate < lvestments." In his letter to the chairman, j ist week, he said : "You know how much I 1 eprecated the ieorporation into the pro- < osed bill of the income tax feature." We t ever expected to see the president mix him- : ?lf up this way. We arc at a loss to know t where he is at." ? Cleveland and Hill have come together n the question of free raw materials and < lie income tax. The income tax views of t oth are explained by their New York en- I ironraents, and it is not unlikely that their s dvocacy of fi^e raw materials can be ex- ' lained in the same manner. Give us the t icome tax and we will not worry about \ ee raw materials. Nothing that the South r rod lice s ever has been protected, and if we ( an in some way secure a reduction in the c rice of Northern manufactured articles, lat is about all we can hope for, at least for t le present. \ - ~ I c ? In direct opposition to the wishes of his t mstituents, Mr. Brawley sustained the, * nancial views of I'resident Cleveland. Mr.'r leveland recognized Mr.. Brawley's services ! ' yr appointing him a United States circuit I j idge. Clifton R. Breckinridge, of Arkan-1 c is, also forsook his constituents on the si!- j t er question, and Mr. Cleveland sent him as j v linister to Russia. There is 110 objection j r > either of these appointments. In fact, j \ 3th are very good. The only occasion for I * )ncern is that there are not enough plums L ) go around among all the Brawleys and 1 reckenridges. If there were, the financial; h iews of the people could prevail. ? At Aiken, last Wednesday, a man in the <; rowd asked Governor Tillman "What about r ie dispensary ?" The governor replied: a I think the dispensaries will be reopened 1 bout August 1." It will be remember.1 that it was the law of 1S92 that was 1 eclared unconstitutional, and although j, ie law of 1893 is practically the same, it has a ever been passed upon by the supreme u 3urt. Associate Justice Gary will take his f ;at on the supreme bench pretty soon, ami r is evidently the opinion of Governor Till- j ? mn and the other members of the State j j oard of control, that Judges Gary and Pope j \, ill sustain the law of 1893 whenever it may i ? [>me up before them. j \ ? A remarkable incident occurred in Sacra-1 ' icnto, Cal., one day last week. Judge Cat-1 ? n, of the State court, was hearing a writ of | j abeas corpus for the release of three strikers, j 'j . detachment of United States regulars t lurched into the court room with the evi- I ent intention of taking the strikers away '1 5prisoners. Judge Catlin arose to his feet, |1 eclared that the strikers were then in tlie j ustody of the sovereign State of C'ailfornia;', lat the United States government had 110th-' { lg to do with them, and called ujion all fiti- : c pns to resist to the death any ellbrt to take * lie prisoners away. In all parts of the ourt room spectators reached for their hip j ockets and declared their intention to back ^ udge Catlin. For a time the excitement > ras intense. At length it dawned upon the 1 : -a ..p Ilw. c.l.||,?? i,? 1 llll't'r ill tuiiiiuainc ui tuv wimvio mai nv < ras probably whore he had no business and ! e decided to withdraw. Judge Catlin then 1' timed over the prisoners to the chief of po-' , cc of Sacramento. . if - < ? We deem it necessary just at this time to-i lake an explanation that is intended to pre-' ' ent possible confusion. The calls of Chair- j lan lJrice and Chainnan lliggins, published | j lsewhere in this issue, should not be mixed , p. Messrs. Riggins and Miller are the olli- ( ial representatives of the Reform faction i lily, and while they extend an invitation to t 11 Democrats, participation in the election J nd convention for which they call, is only ^ matter of choice. There is nothing com-'. ulsory about it. Messrs. Rrice and Met Jill re the oflicial representatives of the whole: >emocratic party, and participation iu the eorganization for which they are calling, is j matter of dutytoall Democrats?Conserva- j ives and Reformers alike. The Reform rimary which, though under the eircum- j | tances, is in nowise objectionable, is to be ; nder the auspices of a faction. The rc-or- j anization of the clubs, which is a separate ' nd distinct affair, is to be under the atispi- ' es of the whole Democratic party. CLEVELAND VS. WILSON. Mr. Cleveland is in favor of a tax on sit- < ar, and is opposed to a tax on incomes. < Ir. Wilson is in favor of a tax on incomes | nd is opposed to a tax on sugar. The burden of a sugar tax falls alike on , 11 classes, and the burden of the income , C..1L- o?? ., uinoln i'I.ku Tl would look i (A Kftlir* w 11 ?? oiti^iv \ ti?M. t . v .. w... rom this that Mr. Cleveland is opposed to I iscrimination, while Mr. Wilson is inclined I' 3 he guilty of that oflense; hut such is not 1 lie case. ! ) Under our State and county system, each idividual pays taxes in proportion to what < e is worth : and under the Federal system , i ach pays in proportion to what he eontunes. Under the State system, the inon- ' yed man pays the largest proportion of the | ixes; and under the national system the ( irgest proportion is paid by the laborer. 1 'his is because there are more laborers than 11 itere are capitalists and they consume more. 1 is between the two systems, in our opinion, j j lint of the State is the most equitable. The j. jvy of an income tax seems to be the best t lan to secure the equalization of the naional system. Now, according to this view of the ease, . [It? tllllt'reiK'U Iiiawft'll uir iwu I I lenlioncil is very clear. In seeking not to|\ discriminate, Mr. Cleveland would perpetuate unjust discrimination : and in seeking tc discriminate, Mr. Wilson would even tiling.' up. We are rather inclined to think that Mr. Wilson comes the nearest to being right, -4* ? OKUAMZK TilK CU BS. In another column, by authority of the Democratic executive committee, is published a call upon the Democratic voters of the county, to re-organize their respective precinct clubs and elect delegates to represent them in the county convention, to be held in Vorkville 011 Monday, August (5th. In connection with this matter, we desire to make just a few remarks. There has been some thoughtless talk among certain newspapers, to the effect that "Conservatives" should take no part in this club re-organization , hut let things severely alone and hold themselves free to take such action as may appear desirable at the general election. We confess that we do not like the shape that things are in at present. In view of the fact that only one faction has any candidates in the field, there appears to he longer any excuse for the proposed preliminary "Reform" primary, and the holding of it looks very much like a slap in the face to "Conservatives," who may desire to choose between the Reform candidates who have asked for the suffrages of the people. But two wrongs does not make a right. This is still a white man's country, and by all means it should be kept so. Because the Reform leaders made a serious mistake, is 110 reason why those who belong to the ophite faction shall aggravate that mistake. Right now is a critical time. Every white man who stays out of the Democratic re-organization, helps to make a split which cannot possibly do any good ; but which is hound !o bring trouble in the future. On the other band, every white man, especially if he be if the opposite faction, who participates in [lie re-organization, contributes just that much to the healing of the breach that has existed for the past four years. Now is the time for conciliation. Now is he lime for on amicable adjustment of It differences. Now is the tune for n1 mod Democrats to come together on tern, if mutual good will. Now is the time foi ,11 patriotic white men to unite, .carton .and, to work for the best interest of South arolina in the important political changes lmt are to be seen coming just ahead. > ill means, let all white men participate in lie reorganization of the clubs. mere mention. some of the big stcamsliip lines havc ie^ the steerage passage fiom .New ioiK jhis, lcnn;:.!a;The A K Ut officials charge S most of the recent rioting and cat bun.nir in Chicago was done by agents of tl aUroads for the purpose of working upwilignntion agauist t ie stubcr*. ^ he lent Ho"a t ,h?r? es'.(Icncral Miles XJuAlX renuwal of AW l oops from Chicago last \\ cdncsdaj. Tnited States marshals employed to put S the strikers at Leavenworth, Km, are hemselves on a strike, fhey claim tha 3 cere promised ?S .. day and, refuse to subnit to a deduction of $1 a day to pay he ,oard hills. The president has signed he bill admitting i tah as a Mat''. j onF Livingston, of Georgia, will have no ipposition for^he Democratic?noeniimti_n riihdwVtialitiUs located, last week, hyLOOO tlnbima is canvassing his State lor re lection More than WOO = o h?,era In- ocenrred at^ Utms.mg, SZSA has reeommemleid the 4?io ^.srsss .muster to " unconditional trominent in tne ii0ut pneal of the Sherman law. 1 01 tin onstituents gave liim a back seat, and i 'levcland's appointment is in rccogm ioni services.' The Italian government rerc successful, have been fought ...ppb Seven men were ki led ai "itsmotith, England, last Thursday,by the xnlosion of a dynamite cartridge. 1 w ourth annual international convention of the Z tab Young People's union is in session al Poronto Canada, with 40,000 people in. ateiidanee.' The opinion is g,pw.n? Cent lick y thnt unless one of the lates who are opposing \\. ?.;,i,,l,.iw Ireat suike many 'train load, of w atermelons vere sidetracked at various places. In ailroad people just "p^^'V. 'L'Xai ,.tailed the ineluns at Hie liest iinceohtaina ,1. No ii.ol.ev was lost on account ot lie , The first break in the nelons spouiiip,. Wnilnosdjiv Pullman strike occurred * when 1">0 Polanderswlio went out ^hen t e -Hike was ordered, went hack to woik. ther strikers who still stand firm, made no dibit to prevent these men lrom ^nnmng. ' The strike is still on in ftill ?ruhroughout California. Preside.)t ( tu.and and Vice President ^ Stevmiso^ luce X'l'U lllVllCU lO illll'IlU IIH! VlCOIgia inline mil it Mucon ill the fall. A miner and sev;ral mules were killed by a dynamite explosion in a coiil mine near Corona, Ala., one lay last week. The explosion is said to be lie work of striking miners. The Noel Mill company, of IOst el I e Springs, Tenn., last ,veek shipped 10,000 barrels of Hour to LivM'pool. ^ (illl'Ll) NOTKS. .'rojis I.iuik IVi'll and WatiTiiudons art- I'lcnlilnl ?Adventure in a WVll?Alin<i>t a Fire. 'iirrt'siMtiidfiici'of llie Yorkvillo KiuiuirtT. (iori.D, July J.'l.?The recent rains have leen everything that could he wished for, uul crops of all kinds are now looking line. Dr. \V. D. 11 ope informs me that he has a line watermelon patch, containing any piantity of melons that will weigh from L'"> :o :?r, pounds each. Mr. \V. 15. (iood's fanilv has eaten one melon of his own raising :hat weighed Ho pounds. Squire Thompson, colored, got a good lucking in Mr. W. 15. (Iood's well a few lays ago. The well is !)() feet deep, and M|iiire had been engaged to clean it out. While he was going down to take a preliminary survey, the rope slipped and he fell to the bottom. Fortunately, however, he was not hurt. He managed to climb out of the water ami soon after caught a rope that was et down to him, and was drawn dripping to :he top. Somebody asked Squire how deep :hc water was. He said he did not know, is he was thinking only of himself just ibout that time. Kev. I). Harrison preached at Padlock's 'reek yesterday, lie made an interesting md instructive talk from the :17th Psalm. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. (lood came near using their home by lire, on Tuesday night if last week, while away on a visit. They eft at home their two little sons. One of be boys bad occasion to go into a dark ooin with a lighted lamp. Shortly afterward, Mr. John t J recti, who happened to be tear by, discovered a bright blaze in the oom and raised the alarm. Before the lames were stihdued, they destroyed quite i quantity of clothing ami had begun to lick he ceiling. it. m lli'fts h( ItfiniftIsvi11?*. ?-The grand lodge of I. (>. (J. T. meets it Beanettsville this week. It is likely that he question of ;i Slate prohibition ticket ,vi11 ho discussed. .1 tiii; state campaign. \ ?.? |It Waxed Very Warm Last Week. ' IXCRKASIXIi KNKIUJY (IF EVANS AND ELLEKBE. , | ? . j Rut lor ami Tillman Produce Counter AC-1 fidavits Willi Regard lo tlio Hamburg; , Riot, and Blastoring Partisans Miiko j Relievo That They Wish to Re-cnncl ; ,| the Scenes of That Memorable OcI casion. > l Condensed from llio Daily I'liliem. I The State eanipaign began to grow more I j interesting last week. Over half of the ! counties have been canvassed, and realizing I that they are now on the home stretch, the I various candidates have begun to nut in j their best licks. The main features of the . past week were a desperate attempt on the part of (icncral Ellerbe to oust Mr. Evans Ifiom his alleged position as Tillman's candidate, and the reading by Tillman and Butler of affidavits in regard to Tillman's conduct at Hamburg. Both incidents produced more or less excitement, hut neither seemed to have any marked effect on the course of events. AT llAItNWKI.I.. The meeting on Tuesday of last week was ! held at Barnwell. The candidates for the | various smaller State offices led off in the' speaking and they were followed by Ellerbe ! ; and Evans. Ellerbe commenced his speech I I with a request to be allowed time in which I to make a personal explanation. lie read 1 from the Laurensville Herald, which he said { was an Evans's organ, something about the "treachery of the Shell-McLaurin-Ellcrbe crowd." He said that though he had lived in South Carolina all his life, he had never ; before been accused of treachery, and no man ! would dare come to his face and call him a i traitor. He had been a Reformer since i Tillman made his first speech at Bennettsi ville. "I have been Tillman's personal, political and social friend," continued GenI eral Ellerbe, "and I ask him if lie has ever doubted my loyalty to the movement. I j take it that no man who charges another with treachery will do so unless he has the j proof. I challenge any man to produce! proof that I have been treacherous. I have j been misrepresented by Gantt- and the ! Piedmont Headlight. He said that I was in ' favor of a snap-shot convention. I wish to | state here, and in the presence of Governor ! Tillman, that before anything was said about I a convention, I went to Tillman as the rec| ognized leader, and asked his views. He i told me that he was in favor of an early convention ; but afterward changed his mind." General Ellerbe next referred to a certain caucus held in Spartanburg. He said that it was attended by himself, Shell, McLaurin, Neal, and others. They discussed the dispensary question, said nothing about the governorship, and all agreed that they would ' support Tillman for the senate. "Now, fellow citizens," General Ellerbe continued, "I am going to tell you something I very much dis! like. I am going to tell you whose candidate ! I am. At a meeting of several Alliance and ! Reform leaders, Governor Tillman among j them, they asked me to make the fight for governor, Tillman himself joining in the re! quest. I consented, although I told them i that my health was bad and that it would be I better to take some other good farmer and | put him up. Governor Tillman said that we ; must have a farmer for governor by all : means." The remainder of his speech, GenJ eral Ellerbe devoted to a defense of the dis| pensary law, and, in conclusion, he said that tne people iia? inea one mossoacK ior gov-1 ernor, and that they intended to try another.! Evans followed Ellerhe, and was warmly j received. Barnwell joins Aiken county, and Evans is very popular. After denying the j existence of a ring, as charged hy Ellerhe, J Evans again referred to the fact that Ellerhe ; had received $8,000 from the Stale treasury, j while he himself had not had a paying office. I "Willie talks to the Alliance," said Evans, j "and advises them to do such and such j things. More Alliances have endorsed me than have him, or any other candidate." j Later, Evans charged that Ellerhe had heen j ! turned out of the Alliance and was not even | a member. Ellerhe asked to he allowed to i j explain, and Evans consented. Ellerhe said | that he was one of the first members of the ! Alliance in his county. He was then farm! ing. He had afterwards gone into the mer-1 j chandtile business, and under the rules of the | ' Alliance had to drop his membership. The j j Alliance, however, had endorsed his business, and he had saved the farmers $.">0,000 j a yeut*. When this explanation was made, ' Evans turned and said : "You see fellow citizens, he quit the Alliance to make money j 1 out of it." A voice asked : -'You want to I make some too, don't you?" Continuing,! I Senator Evans said that before he would get ' | up and appeal to the prejudices of the peo pie, and try to array class against class, he | would quit the race for governer. He would 1 not put the Bcform movement on such a narrow minded basis. It is absurd to talk about shutting a man out because he is not a i farmer. Any man can he loyal to the Be! form cause no matter what is his profession ; or calling. You are lighting for measures; | not men. You will vote for the man who ; does you the most good. Evans concluded i his speech with a defense of the dispensary law, and was received throughout with a great deal of applause. Timiai was me next speaKer, aim ue ?us followed by (Jovernor Tillman, who said | that he desired to touch on some questions j i raised by Evans and Ellerbe. He was i friendly to both of these candidates and had : never expressed his preference for either. ; "Ellerbe was mistaken in saying that I was; j in favor of an early convention. I was in j favor of a convention, but not an early one. j I An ellbrt had been made last week to pull J the convention otf. The ellbrt was a failure, i and I am glad of it, because it would look : too much like changing front in the face of i the enemy. I had nothing to do with the j caucus that decided on the convention, and I j will exonerate Ellerbe also from participation. As to bringing out a candidate for J governor,. I will simply say this: Since last fall there has been a demand for a farmer | governor. I never have claimed that this is, a class movement. When Ellerbe mention- j cd this matter to me, I asked him to name! the farmers who were proposed for governor. I He named several. I told him none of them would do. I asked: 'Why don't you run?'! He said his health was bad. 1 told him if lie ran, I would hold hands oil". The last 10 minutes of Tillman's speech was delivered in a hard rain. As it was still raining when Butler's turn came, the scuatoV. spoke only a few minutes. AT AIKKX. ' Wednesday's meeting was at Aiken. The ; day was devoid of sensation of any kind and the crowd was overwhelmingly for Tillman and Evans. Evans made a good speech, which was received with enthusiastic applause throughout. Ellerbe made another personal explanation. The Aiken Times, an Evans paper, had charged him with joining1 Tindal and Pope in an ellbrt to have the lie-' form primary called oil, and stated that he had signed a petition to that ell'ect. He do-i nied that he had ever signed such a petition. He made a good humorous speech and made a good impression on the crowd. AT KDCKI IKI.D. Thursday's meeting was held at Edgolield court house. The crowd was about equally j , divided between Butler and Tillman, and at t times things were very lively. The candidates for the minor .State olliees, including railroad commissioner, were among the first | speakers. Mr. J. ('. Wilborn spoke in advocacy of his claims to the olliee of railroad commissioner and was well received. Mr. Tindal was the first gubernatorial) | candidate to speak, lie claimed that the I cards had already been stocked, with great injustice to other candidates, lie thought that each candidate should have representation in the State convention in proportion to the number of votes cast by the respective counties, and did not think it fair that the counties send delegates to represent only one man, because that man happened to get only a few more votes than the others. If this' plan is persisted in, argued Mr. Tindal, the 1 Reform movement is now entering upon the beginning of the end, as the people will not | submit to the continuance of such a thing. ; If the Reformers would now extend their 'right hand to the Conservatives, the war j ( would be over. There was none but Re-. | form candidates in the field, and the ('onser- [ vatives should have the right to distribute their votes between them, i (Icneral Kllcrhe jumped on Mr. Mvans, I and ridiculed him as usual; and IOvans scored | ] Ellerhe for attacking liiin (Evans) at Charles-' ton, w here he alleged, he had no friends.1 Evans was loudly and enthusiastically ap- j phi tided. (iovernor Tillman was the next speaker. He thanked the people of Edgefield for always having stood so firmly hy him before, and referred to the action of the Edgefield j Rifles coming to his assistance during the Darlington trouble as the proudest day of his ; life. The governor spoke for about 40 minutes without interruption. When he was j about to conclude, he turned to Senator Rutler and said, "I want to notify you that tin- j less you wit lid raw your accusation that I ran at Hamburg, I am prepared to prove that the men who made that charge are liars." The remainder of the sensation of the day is told j as follows hy the Columbia Register: Senator Rutler, who was sitting in his chair, turned to Tillman and handed him the certificate which appears elsewhere. Tillman said, "You read it, and when my time comes I will i read the one I have." When Rutler arose to speak he was received with enthusiastic applause. He said that there was apprehen sion all over I lie Slate that the men 01 lvigelield would get tlie devil in them today, but he believed there would he good order. With pathos in his words, Butler said he was glad to see so many of the fair daughters of Kdgelield present. Butler made a fervent appeal for peace and for the cessation of bickering and strife. He said that he endorsed the noble sentiments of Mr. Tindal. He endorsed every word, and believed that Mr. Tindal's advice could I be accepted by every man of every faction. Tillman, Cleneral Butler said, accused him of riding two horses. If he (Butler) was any j judge, Tillman was riding four. Tillman?But keeping in the middle of the! road. j Butler?Yes : but allow yourself plenty of j margin on each side. "How much sugar has be put in your gourd ?" Butler asked of the audience. Voice?"How much have you put in there | during 18 years in the senate?" [Counter! cheers and applause.] Butler?Just keep quiet now. I know 11 am hitting you in sore places, but you must! take it. Butler jumped on Tillman harder than lie | had for days and accused him of being stingy j and penurious. He charged Tillman with : not paying his subsciption to a Reform paper, i The yells and applause for Tillman partially j drowned Butler's voice and the noise was, terrific. When it was over, Butler said that i everytime he hit Tillman the governor's sup- j porters wince and try to drown out his voice | by cheering. Butler said that he had been ; riding only one horse since 187(1, and that horse was the deliverance of the people. He told what he had done in 187(1 and of his! participation in the Hamburg riot. Whiiespeaking of the Hamburg riot, II. A. Townes asked Butler if his (Butler's) house ! liiwl lioon Itiipnoil In- ii(><rrni>s bemuse betook ,4WV4 vvv" ~ J I part in the riot. "Yes,*1 answered Butler. J. <). Atkinson, a Tillmanile, who was standing on the stand to the right of Butler,1 said: "Yes, hut you denied it in Washington." j Butler turned like a panther, and quick as lightning said : "That is a lie; an infernal lie." If lie had stopped at this there might j not have been any trouble at that time ; but he repeated what he said two or three times. Men began to surge toward the stand, while Butler continued his denunciation. In an I instant, Charles Hammond jumped upon the I stand, followed by II. II. Townes, each with ; his hand resting on the butt of a pistol \ in his hip pocket. It was then that the desperate men of both sides jumped upon the stand and those of less courage moved oil'. Hammond and Townes got behind Butler, and Tillman's friends crowded around him. I The antagonists began to glare at each other; and to talk in strong language to each other.!, Pistols were changed from one pocket to | another to be convenient for quick use. It was a squally time. The excitement was beyond description. Atkinson did not move one inch from where he had been standing. He was surrounded by excited men. Generul Butler quickly recovered his wits and ( worked masterfully to check the riot which seemed imminent. Tillman did likewise. Each appealed to men of both sides to stop jowering. They begged those trying to get on the stand to stay oil", and those who were j already 011 to get off. Among some of the men toying with their pistols were several known to have been in thrilling affrays and noted for coolness and reCKICSSUCSS. The uproar continued for what appeared ! to be 10 minutes. During this time the hundreds of men who had remained on the n stand had gotten ready for action. I know it to be a fact that almost every ! man had singled out a target for his pistol and merely awaited the signal to turn loose. The excitement gradually subsided, but I was really oppressive. I Butler resumed his speech to try to get the audience back into its former disposition, lie gradually grew salty again, and there ; was another outbreak of cheering for Tillman. Butler got mad again, and said there ! was an attempt to drown his voice with ' their braying. "Any common jackass," he j said vehemently, "may bray; but I do not ( propose to be stopped in free speech by a lot j of blatant jackasses. I cannot be frightened. I have seen too much of real danger , to be intimidated. "Governor Tillman says I am not in the race. He says lie will beat me. I say if he will leave out his rings and give me a sepa- [ rate box, I will beat him three to one. 1 will beat him three to one in Meriwether i township, where both of us live." Butler charged Tillman with being a ring j and caucus man, and said it was charged ' that there is a ring controlling the guberna-1 torial race. Tillman has not denied tbis I j charge. | < Turning to Tillman, Butler exclaimed : 11 "I dare you?I dare you, sir, to give me a | primary. You will never do it, because you i are afraid. Even rings won't save you." Bnilpf took f'rnni bis noeket the certificate J relating to Tillman at Hamburg. He said j i that he did not consider it a matter of much importance and had not intended to refer to J it again : but as Tillman demanded it, he ! would give it. The certificate is as follows: "This is to certify that at Hamburg, July, lsTU, we, the undersigned, were present and that, .Mr.? It. It. Tillman was not seen by any one of us: when the tiring began. That we were in the thickest of it from start to finish, and if he had : been there weshould have seen him, and certain-1 ly did not after the tiring began. [Signed] \V. II. Hammond,T. 1\ Ham- i mond, 1,. V. Storm, II. I>. Storm, John M. High-; tower, <5. W. Walker, Jos. 15. McKie, John A. Butler." The reading of the certificate finished, Butler sat dowu. ) The governor waited a few seconds and walked to the front. His eye was flashing. | He read the following certificate refuting the charges of the others: "To all concerned: This is to certify that on the night of the Hamburg riot, in lSTti, we, the undersigned, were in the town of Hamburg from ! ( the beginning to the end of said riot, and that we know ofour own knowledge that 1$. H.Tillman 1 stayed in town and did his whole duty until the' ending of said riot. I [Signed.] "Henry <?itzen, I.. W. 1 terse, J.o. Holder, W. II. II. Hutler, J. ('. Hammond, I*. i <). Thornton, L. I>. Heese, t?. \V. Medloek.J. I'. Atkins, S. H. Mays, T. A. Hays, J. A. Thinner- I man, S. W. Miller, \V. K. Koper, J. ('. I,unburn, 1 J. A. White, T. X. Timmerman, W. ! '. Dobey." ! (Some of these men are But Unities.) As the governor read each name, he ask- j C(1 tlie Manors it utey were not wiiu nun, | and they answered in tlie allirmulivc. Anoth- | cr row was expected ait any minute during the reading of tlie certificate, but it did jj not materialize. A large number of men who ! had not signed the certificate shouted to Tillman: "Yes, you were there. We were with j you and saw you." The Hamburg riot ineident was wound up by the following from (tovernor Tillman: Ifany man doubts that ; (referring to the certificate) let him meet me i? on tlie public square. While Tillman was I reading, 10 or In of his friends surrounded him. A whirlwind of applause followed him ,. and a hundred of his admirers warmly shook { his hand. ( AT I.liX I NltTOX. IJ Friday's meeting was held at Lexingtonji and was attended by about Sot) men, many ' of whom had imbibed freely of liquor. The j t crowd was good nattired, however, audi there was but little (lis urbance. n llutler criticised Cleveland's letter to Wil- i liam L. Wilson, and defended the senate.l He said that free raw materials would tie to! . ( (Iwi Viiir l?1tiirt,itill mnntl. I r IIIU a<l Villi l?lj;v IM HIV. ....^,..1 ,. i, faeturers ami to the disadvantage of the 1 f fanners. Though Cleveland is honest, said I Senator Rutier, lie has gone hack on the! Democratic pledges. I'pon being asked his If choice for the next presidential nominee, \ Senator Rutlorsaid he preferred Stevenson.il He also suggested that Tillman might lie i nominated for president, and that he (Rut- i: ler) be sent back to the senate. e Governor Tillman also laid it on to Cleev- 1 land heavily, and wanted to know how much s sugar he had ?^ottfii for writing the Wilson letter. Two years ago, said the governor, I believed that the Democratic party should he tried again ; hut now, he continued, growing red in the face, U1 pledge you here and now, that just as soon as 1 see a glimmer of hope to throw oil'the yoke of gold, I'll lead you on if you will follow or if you will lead, I will follow you. or go it alone." [tlrcat hurrahs. J (,'al ('aughman tried to make a speech in advocacy of his candidacy for congress. Caughinan used to he a hig man in Lexington ; hut since he has gone hack on Tillman, the licxingtouians no longer pay much attention to him. When he got tip, the crowd commenced cheering and continued to cheer at every word. The cheering was good natured , hut completely drowned the speaker's voice. At length theehairman found it necessary to adjourn the meeting. Dr. Stokes, the other congressional candidate, was called upon, hut he refused to take advantage of Caugliman. lie delivered a speech, however, later in the afternoon. He seems to have the vote of Lexington. AT IIOI.l.KY's FKUUV. An off-meeting was held at Holly's ferry, in Kdgefield county, on Saturday. The gubernatorial candidates did not attend, and the principal feature, of the meeting was what Governor Tillman had to say ahout the dispensary. After stating that the dispensaries were now closed by reason of an arbitrary act of the supreme court, the governor said : "Feeling that I ought to save that law for you, as I knew you wanted it, I have done so. Rather than call an extra session of the legislature, which would cost you considerable money, I have preserved intact the law of 181)1? until there was a change in your judges, and because I wanted some of you prohibitionists to try it a while without the dispensary. I closed the dispensaries voluntarily, rather than he made to obey the orders of the supreme court, because I wanted to obey the law ; but as soon as I closed the dispensaries I took the act of 18!).'} and went to the hushes with it, and they have not been able to touch it since.'' Senator Butler was asked what he had to say about the dispensary. He said that it was a State rather than a national issue, and he did not care to discuss it. TUB KATE (IF TARIFF REFORM. It I.ooJcm us if MeKinley'H I.uw is to Continue in Force. The chances of tariff'reform by the present session of congress; or indeed by the present congress, seem to be growing decidedly slim. The Wilson bill, as it passed the house, was acceptable to tariff reformers, as about the best that could be hoped for under the circumstances. As it passed the senate, and as it now stands, it contains so little reform as to hardly be preferable to the McKinlcy bill, which it is intended to supplant. ' The main provisions of the bill, as it passed the house, were free wool, free coal, free iron, free refined sugar, and tendency to free raw material generally. The senate amended the bill so far as to provide a tax for iron, coal, and especially sugar. For two weeks, up to last Wednesday, committees from the house and senate tried to agree on a compromise bill that could be acceptable to both houses. The conference committees failed utterly in accomplishing their purpose and so reported to their respective houses. When the matter came up in the housc.of representatives on Thursday, the Democrats unanimously committed themselves to the determination to hold out for free raw materials and voted to order another conference. Chairman Wilson made a great speech, and as a part of it had read a personal letter that he had received from the president when the tariff conference was first ordered. Among other things, the letter said : "10very true Democrat, and every sincere tariff Reformer, knows that this bill, in its present form, and as it will be submitted to the conference, falls far short of the consummations for which we have long labored ; for which we have long suffered defeat without discouragement; which in its anticipation gave us a rallying cry in our day of triumph, and which in its promise of accomplishment is so interwoven with Democratic pledges and Democratic success that our abandonment of the cause of the principles upon which it rests, means party perfidy and party dishonor." The president goes on to say that the pledge of free raw materials so directly embodies Democratic principle that it cannot be compromised. The party now has the power to fulfill that pledge and now is the time to do it. How, asks the president, can we justify ourselves before the country if we make the wool of the farmer free and protect the iron and coal of the capitalisits. Continuing, he says that notwithstanding the trust, sugar is a legitimate and logical object of taxation for the purpose of raising revenue, and suggests that it be slightly protected. Further on, he says that he has always been opposed to the income tax; but is willing to defer the matter to the judgment of a majority of his Democratic brethren. In conclusion, the president says: "The Democacy of the country pleads earnestly for the speedy completion of the tariff legislation which our representatives have undertaken ; but they demand not less earnestly that no stress of necessity shall tempt those they trust to the abandonment of Democratic principles."' The scene of the day was when, after the reading of the president's letter, Mr. Wilson, with his swollen and inflamed face covered with a handkerchief, announced that the house would never recede from its position in favor of free coal and iron, and that it would never agree to a sugar schedule which was made in the interest of a sugar trust. If it was true that the sugar trust was so strong that it could say no tariff bill should he passed unless its interests were protected, he hoped that the house would never adjourn until refined sugar was put on the free list. At the conclusion of this sentence, the house fairly went wild. I'apers and books were thrown in the air and Democratic members yelled in approval until they were hoarse. The senators are very much exasperated at the president's position. They claim that some time back he was squarely opposed to free raw materials, and cannot understand why he has changed his mind on this subject. Many of them who voted for the senate bill as it now stands, say that it is either this bill or nothing. They claim that the president, in writing his letter to Mr. Wilson, has stepped far beyond the bounds of his duties, and indignantly declare that they will never be. forced or bluffed into voting for any bill that is materially different from the one just passed. The chances of the passage of a tariff bill just at this time, seem to be rat her gloomy. IjKTTKK FROM CLAY lllliL Crops Coming Out ?Itinls Itiiililliic in tlic Cotton ?Tin* Allison Cri'i'k I'ii'iiii*?(ioiiif; to Tcnis. i Ci.av II11.1., .Inly 2.">.?We have had the best rain today that has fallen since last winter, and still it rains. The crops have! been greatly relieved by the showers of the past week, and one would hardly believe how they have grown. Air. J. K Ashley, one of onr Catawba! river farmers, says that he can beat any one in this neighorhood on cotton. His cotton,! lie says, is so large that the birds are actual- j ly building nests in the branches. On one' <talk, one day recently, he found a nest with lliree young birds in it. The Allison Creek picnic was a great sue-1 ess. There was present a large, well be-1 Imvod crowd. The Sunday school was! jailed together by the superintendent, 1 promptly at 10 o'clock, and the exercises were opened with prayer by Klder Stewart. | PI... <-</>1i,.i.l ti'.knt llii'Miicrli ., well mitten ill) 1'""" "" "" <7 <7 " ' I programme on (ho subject of missions, unci dev. W. (J. Neville, of Vorkville, delivered , in address. Dinner was announced at 11..'10 /clock, and everybody enjoyed a most excellent spread. .U - o'clock the crowd reisseinlded ami listened to a most able and nstructivc address from Hev. T. M. Dowry, j flic music for the occasion was furnished by he Bethel and Blairsville cornet bands. The Concord meeting came to a close on i ,'esterday, when several new members were I m rolled. The summer communion will be held at i Vllison Creek, on the 1st Sabbatb of All-1 just, preaching to commence on the Satnr- j lav previous bv Ucv. W. (J. White, of Bock i lill. Mr. J. II. Cat heart left on Tuesday last i or Texas. He did not take his family : but vill send back for them as soon as he gets j ocated. We are loath to give Cnele Joe : ip, because he is a most splendid fellow. It ! s the hope of the whole neigborhood, how- j P.... <n....<? In. tinu <li.lLi iniiw.it to li'live thilt ! le will not lind things in the "Lone Star" itatejust us represented. w. LOCAL AFFAIRS, I INDK.V TO XKW A I) VKRTISI*3MKNTS. j Candidates?S. II. Kpps, K. I). Thompson ami \V. H. Stewart for house of rcpresentat i vcs. j J. II. Beard?Marble and granite works at < ?ustonia, N. II. M. Nhillinglaw, Administrator?Applies for discharge as administrator of the estate of < . It. Shillinglaw, deceased. Alexander Sprunt, President? Presbyterian 11 iirli Si-luwil -it Itock Hill. i Manly, I). I). President? Furinan I'nivorsity, Greenvilli', S. .Johnson Hagond, Chairman of the Hoard of Visitors of S: ('. M. A.?Competitive examination for beneficiary cadctships. One vacancy for York. I J. S. Hrice, Chairman of the Democratic Kxecu- I live Committee of York County?Calls for ! the organization of Democratic chilis. J. ii. Miller, Cashier?Statement of the condition of the First National hank of Hock 11 ill, on the 1st of .1 nly, 1894. K. A. Crawford, S. Y. Kstate of Jane Colli, ileccascd. D. F. i'inlcy, President?Meeting of the York precinct club. Hock Hill Machine Works?< lifer a bargain in a second-hand complete ginning outfit. j They can also furnish new outfits, and can : repair old engines and other machinery, i Sam M. Grist?On the fourth page tells why j it is to the interest of cotton raisers and j ginners that the Daniel Pratt gin be used, j Tie also has something to say about the Little Giant Hydraulic Cotton Press. John J. Hunter?A word on shoes. Il.C. Strauss?"Snug A raw was I ere I saw war A guns." George T. Schorl)?Savs you can save ?40 by; buying a typewriter from him. T. M. Dobson A Co.?Warns you to look out for j paper-soled shoes. Dowry A Starr?Say that they can cure you of i rheumatism and want you to write to1 them on the subject. j Imnaii Brothers?Tell you about some cheap; suits of clothing they want to sell. J. 11. Kiddle?Says that he will continue to sell! (Inundated Sugar at twenty pounds for *1.00, notwithstanding the fact that there j has recently been a sharp advance in the ! wholesale price. COMMITTKI) l-'Olt FOIICEHV. "Let Minor Watson have goods to the ! amount of $2.2") and charge to J. C. Ashe," j was the purport of a note presented to j Messrs. Inman Brothers by the said Minor i Watson, one day last week. At the first glance, Mr. Sam Inman saw ' ; that the note was a miserable attempt at ! forgery. "I'll let Minor Watson have a few months' board with Sheriff Crawford," was Mr. Ionian's reply, and the Negro was promptly turned over to Policeman Brian, who took him to jail. Later, on a warrant I issued by Trial Justice Carroll, Watson was ! regularly committed to await trial at the next term of the court of sessions on the charge of forgery. We have heard of quite u number of eases | of forgery among the Negroes lately. To those who are presented with suspicious : notes by suspicious individuals, we commend j the very prompt and effective measure j [adopted by Mr. Inman. It will have a' wholesome effect in checking the growth of a most pernicious practice. CHURCH NOTICES. Union services at the Associate Reformed church on Sunday evening at 8.30 o'clock. Episcopal?Lay service on next Sunday at J 10.30 a. ni. Sunday-school in the afternoon at ">.30 o'clock. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. | I Yorkvim.r? Sunday-school at 5 p. m. j 1 T)...i?.m. mnntinr. t All.nvi*All' nirAlllllir <11 K .10 1 . lw...v,,.w? Associate Reformed Presbyterian?VorkVILLK?Sunday-school at 5 o'clock p. m. Services next Sunday morning at 10.30 j o'clock, and evening at 8.30. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. | Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this even- i ing at 8.1o o'clock. Services next Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock. Sunday-school at 5 o'clock p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. W. CI. Neville, pastor. Services Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W. T. Matthews. Sunday-school at 5 o'clock j). m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock. BRICKS BY THE MILLION. "If I haven't got 'em, I can't sell 'em." That was the laconic reply of Mr. T. B. McClain the other day when The Enquirer man asked him about his brick business. To show up the truth of the statement, requires no argument. Mr. MeClain's brickyard is located on the southwestern outskirts of Yorkville, just to the west of the Pinckney road. Just now, with the help of a splendid brick machine and about 30 laborers under the foremanship jofMr. J. W. McFarland, bricks are being turned out at the rate of something over I 25,000 a day. A representative of The Enquirer visit- j j ed Mr. MeClain's yards the other day, and j I wnq MMtnimhed nt the extent of the enterorise, i as well us the thorough-going business-like I manner in which it is being pushed. The I yard is provided with all the latest improved I brick machinery, the brick machine is being | ; driven by a 25-horse power engine, and the ! ! men seein to work with the systematic pre-1 | cisiou of a clock. By the use of improved I brick carriages, the entire output of the I mill?over 25,000 brick a day?is placed 011 I the yard by only two men, and from the maJ chine until placed in the kiln, the bricks are only handled three times. One large kiln of 1 about 500,000 brick was ready to be (1 red on I I Monday, and others will follow in rapid suci cession, until Mr. McCluin has enough brick to supply any reasonable local demand of the | near future. Asked about prospective sales, Mr. Mc-1 C'laiu said : "I have not sold a brick yet; butj i I am going to sell them?that is if I can get | ;a reasonable profit. I am making them j j cheaper and better than machine made brick j | have ever been turned out itt this section be- j i fore, and I think I will be able to sell them j ; at a price which, for cheapness, will literally 1 j astonish the natives." LOCAL LACONICS. j For Malicious Mischief. ? Frank Aiken, colored, was committed to jail on July 17, to serve a 25 days' sen-! ! tence for malicious mischief. IIIjjli Water. 1 ? Mr. K. M. Builes, who carries the mail j ' from Yorkville to Enquirer, reports that on : I Monday, Catawba river was up four feet ! abov'e low water, and rising rapidly. fun 1m' Seen front Kiirk IJ! 11. ? Sergeant Mendenliall, who lias charge of the convict force at Hock Hill, was in Yorkville last Friday. He says that at least two-thirds of the steel work of the, standpipe at this place can he seen from the top of the Industrial college buildings, at Rock Hill. Will l>i>t<-liiirgf Ills Obligation. ? Mr. John E. Carroll, of Yorkville, who is a beneficiary graduate from the; l'eahody j Institute at Nashville, has informed Superintendent of Education Maytield that he has I secured a school and will discharge his obligation to the State by teaching two years. Itt'signiMl From the Service. ? Chester Reporter: Mr. J. T. Crist, who has been in the railroad postal service since lSTli, has resigned his place. He was efficient and accommodating and his friends wish him success in whatever business he ' may engage in. Mr. J. A. Rico succeeds Mr.1 Crist as route agent. Octliiig it Oovvii Fine. . I ? Cuincus have always had a way of mak ; .1 i. .4 tw.ua ! I 1II llll'lr Mlllll'W Hill MllilllL-l lllllll lliu.il- j of other fowls of the same size, anil it j seems that some of them are making a still j farther ellbrt to reduce the standard. Mr. . H. L. Hoke, of Clay Hill, has sent Turn Kxiji'IKKH a guinea egg that is 110 larger'j than those laid l>y the ordinary partridge. ] I.?ist an Kye. I ' ? Dick Russell, a colored laborer, had the j5 misfortune to lose an eye at Mr. T. L. Car- j roll's saw mill last Wednesday. While there;. was a heavy strain 011 the machinery, the , belt broke and struck Russell, who was It standing near, across the face. Roth eyes 1 were badly injured, and at last accounts c there was little reason to doubt that the sight j1 of one of them is entirely destroyed. A.h to Trial !< ? *. j ? A correspondent requests us to state 1N that trial justices will not be selected by | primary election this year, as they were two .? years ago. This is according to the State Democratic constitution as amended September 21.181)2. Previous to two years ago, trial justices were generally appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of their county delegations in the legislature. We presume the same rule will he followed in the future. I Chunge of Schedule. ? A slight change of schedule went into client 011 the Chester and Lenoir railroad last Sunday. We have not yet been served with a copy of the change ollicially, hut have learned that it applies to Yorkville as foll<iie< Piivvelicel' troillir north. IcaVeS Ut ' * "O' ? r> o j 0.211 a. hi. ; and going south, leaves at 9.02 p. m. Freight, going north, leaves at 10.4-5 a. in.: and going south, leaves at 11.50 p. iu. South Curollnu Military Academy. ? The attention of those interested is called to the advertisement of the South Carolina Military academy iu another column. York county is entitled to one beneficiary scholarship. This scholarship will he filled by a competitive examination, to he held in Yorkville on the Nth of next September. Those who wish to attend the citadel as pay students, may secure full in- -formation by writing to Col. A. Coward, superintendent, at Charleston. Won by Mis* Kennedy. ? Miss Emma Kennedy, of Yorkville, won the $150 scholarship of the Winthrop Training school at the competitive examination in this place last week. The papers of Miss Kennedy and Miss Maggie Brice, of Ciuthriesville, were so nearly perfect, that to decide which was the best, entailed upon the board of examiners a considerable task. After a great deal of careful and painstaking labor, however, the hoard decided that Miss Kennedy was the winner. Muklmr a <iood Impression. * ? Mr. J. C. Wilborn, of York, has been with the State campaigners during the past week, pushing his claims for the office of railroad commissioner. From the reports in all the papers he seems to be making a good impression with the voters. Mr. Wilborn is as good a man as has yet offered, and as York has neither asked for nor received any of the big State offices during the past four years, it is only fair that he should be elected to the position. Kurned to Dcuth. ? Mrs. Ann McCarter was burned to death in her home near King's Mountain battle ground, at about daylight, last Thursday morning. There were no witnesses to the tragedy, and how it happened is a mere matter of theory. Mrs. McCarter was subject to fainting spells. She got up in the morning to cook breakfast, and shortly afterward was found near the stove dead. Her clothes were burned nearly off, and her body was horribly scorched. It is supposed that her clothing became ignited while she was making a fire in the stove. She was aged about (50 years. Narrow Kncupe from Drowning. ? Rev. W. Y. Love and little son and daughter, had a narrow escape from being ? drowned in Reaver Dam, near Mrs. Mason's, on the Charlotte road, last Monday. They were attempting to cross the creek in a buggy. The creek was very much swollen from recent rains, and horse and buggy were carried down stream by the strong current to a point about 100 yards below the ford, where the buggy turned over. The little boy managed to get to the bank without assistance, and the little girl held on to the buggy until rescued by her father. For a time it seemed as if all three would be drowned. Two valises and a number of other articles of value were carried away by the current. The horse and buggy were saved. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Ben C. Barnes, of Atlanta, is in towu. Mrs. M. A. Griffith is visitiug relatives in Chester. Mrs. R. A. Parish and children are visiting relatives at Cowpens. Mr. C. G. Parish left last Saturday on a business trip to Washington. Mr. Sam W. Inman and family arc visitrelatives in Bullock's Creek township. Major Jas. F. Hart and daughters, Misses Daisy and Mary, are in Washington. Miss Lizzie Lipscomb, of Gaffney City, is visiting Miss Annie Youngblood, near Yorkville. Miss Burnie deOrmand, of Huntersville, N. C., is visiting the family of Mr. L. It. Wil- ' Hants, at Fodder. Miss Dasie Brian is quite sick with fever at the home of her parents on Lincoln avenue. Misses Dell and Henrietta Hood, of Chester, are visiting Miss Louise Rat eh ford, near Yorkville. Rev. A. K. Booth and family, of Decatur, Gu., are expected to arrive on the C. & L. tomorrow night at 9.02 p. m. Rev. J. E. Edwards, of Greenville county, is visiting his father's family, Captain W. H. Edwards, in Yorkville. Rev. Dr. S. A. Weber, Messrs. H. C. Strauss and W. W. Lewis are delegates to the quarterly conference of the M. E. church which meets at Lancaster. Mr. John R. Warren, formerly roadmaster of the Narrow Gauge, but now engaged as a section master on the G. C. & N., has been spending a few days with his family in Yorkville. Messrs. W. J. Waters, Reg. H. Griffith and Sam M. Grist, will attend the meeting of the Baptist Sunday-school convention at Fort Mill on Friday. SHARON SHAVINGS. 1'oiiit* About l'cople Coming hihI Going?Invitation to the Candidate*. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Sharon, July 23.?Rev. E. E. Boyce and wife, of Gastonia, have been here for several days on a visit. Dr. Boyce preached at Sharon on yesterday. Rev. Wm. Y. Love and family are visiting relatives and friends in this section. Mrs. J. II. B. Jenkins has returned from a visit to friends at Bethel. Mrs. Shu ford and Miss Anthony visited 1 |.1Qf menus III A^urill VUIUIUIU ia.ii MVvn, Mrs. J. C. White will return to Rock Hill this morning. Miss Nannie White, of Hickory Grove, is visiting Mrs. McGill. Little Mary Russell, who recently had the misfortune to get her arm broken, is getting along nicely. Master Roy Montgomery got his arm broken last Thursday, by falling from a horse. Mr. R. T. Riggins, of Blairsville, is quite ill. Candidates are beginning to infest this see- "* lion. ('ome on boys; we are glad to see you. We are sorry that we cannot vote for each of you. As it is, we will try to do the very best we can and have no hard feelings. The Misses Neil, from near Yorkville, arc visiting Miss Iva Whisonant. Mr. Patrick's children are visiting Misses Kliza and Mary Gillillen. A party of fishermen expect to leave here for Broad river tomorrow. We wish them good luck. A. K. O LKTTKR FROM RLAIRSVILLK. I.otrt of Kaiu untl Crop* l.ouk iii|f Fine?<'lillilr?-iC* I)t?y I'lenle?Going to Texas. i'orrespomlenee of The Yorkville Enquirer. Bi.aiksvii.i.k, July 20.?We have had plenty of rain in this section, and both cotion and corn have come out wonderfully. The farmers generally are now eongrattinting themselves 011 having everything in good shape, and they are ready to enjoy politics, fried chicken and watermelons in n >vny that makes them feel good to think ibout. Children's Day will be celebrated at Hillock's Creek church next Saturday, the >Xth inst. There will he a big basket pietic. The Blairsvillc band will furnish mil! 1 - ...111 t_ 1 1 1 .? mr >ic, aim mere win ue addresses uy uev. .Mr. Hall, of Bethesda, Kev. J. H. Wilson anil ilhers. The whole neighborhood is invited, md everybody who brings a nice basket vill be especially welcome. Mr. T. K. Sherrer and family expect to cave soon for Texas, in which State they vill make their future home. St'RIliBLKK.