Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 29, 1894, Image 2
fcvaps and <fruti5.
? In the face of a general belief in the magnificent
condition of the Texas cotton crop,
the Garland News, published in the heart of
the cotton region of Dallas county, states
that in that section half of the cotton crop
has been destroyed by boll worms, and that
if the showers continue, the crop is likely to
be entirely destroyed.
? A prominent Alabama Republican, who
was especially active 4n the interest of Kolb
iu the recent election, is authority for the
statement that the Kolbites will, in November,
when the regular legislature meets, convene
a legislature of their own, elect a
United States senator to succeed Morgan,
who will, it is thought, he a Republican, and
adjourn. They will then let their senator
contest for the "seat of Morgan, who will be
re-elected. The Kolbites believe that the
next senate will be Republican, and they
hope to have their man seated.
? Many letters having been received by the
New York Cotton Exchange, both for and
against the use of sugar bag cloth for baling
cotton, the board of managers, after a fail
discussion of the matter, have passed the following
resolutions: Resolved, That many inquires
having been received by the New
York Cotton Exchange as to whether or not
the use of what is known as sugar bag cloth
in covering cotton is contrary to the rules of
the exchauge, the secretary be instructed to
advise Southern exchanges and others known
to be interested in this matter, of the fact that
cotton covered by such bagging constitutes
a good delivery under the rules of this ex
cnauge.
? A desperate fight occurred between Vinson
Shrader, a noted West Virginia outlaw,
and a posse of officers, near Bluefield, West
Virginia, last Friday. Shrader is a bloekader.
He came into Bluefield and three
officers followed him out of town for the purpose
of arresting him. He waylaid the
officers, and at a convenient opportunity,
opened fire with a Winchester. The officers
returned the fire, and a fusillade of shots was
kept up for 30 minutes. At the end of that
time two of the officers were lying on the
ground, and the other was unhurt. Shrader
was out of ammunition. The uninjured
officer went up to him and took him prisoner.
The two wounded men are expected to
die, and in that event the understanding is
that the blockader will be lynched.
? The secretary of the treasury has approved
a design for a new $5 silver certificate,
which had been prepared under the
direction of Mr. Claude M. Johnson, chief of
the bureau of engraving and printing. The
original of the design was painted by Mr.
Walter Sherlaw, the well known American
artist. The picture itself occupies more
than two-thirds of the face area of the note.
The central figure is an angel, with outspread
wings, her feet resting upon the earth, and
her uplifted right hand holding an electric
light. Half reclining at her right is a female
figure, with a trumpet at her lips proclaiming
the achievements and prowess of the nation.
Further to her right is an allegorical
figure of a man, representing power, guiding
with his left hand three horses abreast,
while with his right he grasps from the
clouds a thunderbolt, which is connected by
a ribbon with the light held by the central
figure. At the left is an eagle and another
female figure, with a dove, denoting peace.
In the right background is a half concealed
picture of the capitol. Persons competent to
judge of the excellence of the picture, as a
work of art, declare it to be of a high order.
? C. H. Coster, chairman of the Richmond
Terminal reorganization committee, on last
Wednesday, bought the Oxford and Clarksville
and Clarksville and North Carolina
railroads, thus completing the list of foreclosures
contemplated under the plan of reorganization.
The whole system of roads w hieh
were included in the Richmond Terminal
reorganization committee, is known as the
Southern Railway company, and the work
of the reorganization committee, which is now
completed, is considered to be one of the
most successful in the history of railroad reorganization.
The Southern Railway company
embraces 1,500 miles of road and is one of
the largest systems in the country. In the
scheme for reorganization the following companies
were included : Richmond and West
Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse company,
Richmond and Danville, Richmond,
York River and Chesapeak, Atlanta and
Charlotte Air Line, Washington, Ohio and
Western North Western Carolina, Oxford and
Clarksville, Charlottesville and Rapidan,
Franklin and Pittsylvania, Western North
Carolina, Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta,
Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio, Columbia and
Greenville, Georgia Pacific, Danville and
Western, Baltimore, York River and Chesapeake
Steamboat company, Fast Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia, Alabama Central,
KnoxviIle,aud Ohio and Louisville .Southern.
? Not quite a year ago the Cherokee Strip
lands were opened, says the Savannah News.
The rush that took place on the day of the
opening has become historical. Thousands
of persons went into the scramble, and those
who were able to capture quarter sections
were happy in the belief that they had become
possessed of portion's of a veritable
"promised land." But one short year has
served to disillusion them. A report from
Topeka, says that of the 100,000 people who
went into the Strip at the opening, about 50,000
remain, and that of these at least 40,000
must get out or suffer hunger and probably
starvation. With the exception of a little
bottom land skirting the Arkansas and Canadian
rivers, the whole strip is almost as sandy
and barren as the deserts of Utah. For three
weeks blistering winds from the Staked plains
have swept over the strip, destroying every
vestige of green vegetation. The funnel's
who are able to getoutare leaving the Strip
and going to Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi
and Louisiana. If there is any moral to this
true story of disappointed hopes, it is that all
of the really desirable public lands have been
taken up, and the homeseeker of the future
must turn to the South for fruitful lands.
? For some time now, says the Philadelphia
Times, a rumor has been circulated
among the friends of the Rockefeller family
to the effect that one of the daughters of that
house of riches is engaged to be married. It
is Miss Alta, daughter of John I). Rockefeller,
whom report mentions in this interesting
way, and her possible husband is stated
to be a young Baptist clergyman, who for
more than a year past has shared the interest
of the Rockefeller family in foreign missions
and Sunday-school work. To offset j
this rumor is the recent assertion of Mrs. i
John I). Rockefeller that neither of her two
unmarried daughters are engaged to be married.
But as such an assertion is made as a
matter of course with every newly-announced
engagement of a prominent young
lady, does not count for much. The Rockefeller
young ladies, it i< interesting to note,]
are not the great heiresses they are reputed
to he. They will not inherit a twentieth,
probably not a fiftieth, part of the immense
fortune of their father. He has already
made this announcement to them, and both
the young Indies heartily concur in it. They
agree with their father that such an enormous
fortune is absolutely useless to them,
and this family arrangement is well understood
in the Rockefeller circle. The millions
are to go to a few great institutions,
and it is even stated that the t'nesus has in
mind the endowment of a national benefaction,
although this last assertion is too indefinite
to mean much. Rut one thing is
certain, the man who marries Miss Rockefeller
or her sister will get 110 riches with her
other than the blessing of having won so attractive
a young lady.
? " A wind of deatiino other name can
describe the cyclone that swept across the!
Sea of Azof last Saturday, says a dispatch
from St. Petersburg Kussia. It will he impossible
for days yet to compile the damage
done, but it is almost certain that at least
1,000 people have perished, some by being j
drowned, or being crushed under falling
houses and trees. The excitement is great
among the American colony in this city, for j
it is feared that at least two parties of Ainer-1
ican tourists were on the Sea of Azof at the j
time the wind did its deadly work. At
Marianople over -0O people were killed, and j
nine-tenths of the houses destroyed. At a
fialiillir \'ilt<uri. ii imcil \*(l<r;iisk all tllC 111011
were out at sea. The town was destroyed
and none of the boats returned to shore. At
the hour of the latest report not one of the
steamers that touch at the port of Iierdiaiisk I
had arrived. Fears are expressed that every !
craft in the sea has gone to the bottom, and |
that every passenger has been drowned.
When the gale swept over the northern end
of Azof, it took a new course, going southerly
along the coast of land black Cossack, j
In turn Fisk and Achnev were ravaged,
each town being almost totally destroyed.
Telegraphic communication with this district;
is suspended and it is impossible to learn the I
extent of tlie destruction, but at least 1,000 {
persons must have died on the two shores.!
The storm, as nearly as can now* he learned,
seemed to suddenly lose its force near Tern- j
erink and passed oil' with eomparitive quiet
southerly over the Black Sea.
? A big battle has been fought between |
the Chinese and the Japs. It took place in j
C'orea on last Saturday week. The Japanese :
landed about 0,000 soldiers on the t'orean I
coast, with a view to attacking Ping-Kang, a
large city a few miles from the sea. The
Chinese cavalry were on hand in large numbers
and attacked the Japs soon after they
landed, and after some first rate lighting,!
routed them completely. In their retreat,
the Japs came within range of a Chinese
fortification, and were subjected to a murderous
fire. Final I v. the main body of'Japs (
got back to (ho coast, and under the protection
of their ships. The Chinese did not
care to follow too close, and turned their attention
to the stragglers, beheading all they
could find. The Japs lost l,JJ0ft men killed.
The loss of the Chinese, if any, is not reported.
The latest news from the seat of war is
to the effect that there is a lull in the hostilities.
?hc IfothvtUe tfnqnim.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1S94. |
? A conference of Butlerites was held in I
Columbia on last Wednesday night, it is
presumed, for the purpose of considering the j
advisability of taking independent action in !
the matter of running candidates for the legislature
in the general election. Nothing
official has as yet been given out by the conference;
but there is reason to believe that
the idea of independentism will be carried
IIllU CXCCUIIUII.
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? We have satisfactory information to the
effect that the statement of Judge Gary's
chattel mortgage decision, recently republished
in The Enquirer from the Greenville
Mountaineer, is correct. Judge Gary
ruled as has been quoted, except that his
decision was based on the case of Summers
against Kelly, reported in .'iS South Carolina.
The case has been appealed to the supreme
court, and the opinion of the bar is unanimous
to the effect that Judge Gary will not
be sustained.
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? Frank Moon, a Newberry farmer, has announced
his candidacy for governor in the
November election. As yet but little is
known of Moon. He is described as a beforethe-war
graduate of the South Carolina college,
an ex-Reformer and a substantial citizen.
He says he is in dead earnest, promises
to issue his manifesto this week, and
says he will stick to the issue to the end.
Under the circumstances, we suggest that
Mr. Moon is well named. His proposed action
seems to warrant the belief that he is
decidedly luny.
? Now for the free coinage of silver. The
tariff question has been paralyzing the business
of the country for the past four years.
It is settled; and manufactured goods generally
will be cheaper. In some degree prosperity
will be restored. There is only one
thing lacking. Let the Democratic party
fulfill its pledges in regard to silver and
State bank notes, and the people will soon
have plenty of money with which to buy
these cheaper goods, and pay their honest
debts in the same values in which they were
contracted.
? Dr. Sampson Pope, of Newberry, on last
Friday, published a card in which he an
nounced his withdrawal from the race for
governor in the Deraocrnlic primary. He
gave as a reason for his withdrawal, the fact
that under the rules of the party, he was
unable to get up, in the various counties, the
necessary tickets for delegates to the State
convention. He advised Reformers to place
the seal of condemnation on the alleged ring
method employed in the nomination of Mr.
Evans, by refusing to vote for delegates to
the State convention.
? Whatever may have been the motive for
the enactment of any law, after the law is
placed on the statute books, its enforcement
should become a plain question of impartial
justice. Though the only object of the Federal
liquor laws is to secure the collection of
Federal revenue, the fact that there is no
longer any revenue to he collected, does not
warrant Federal judges iu this State in their
neglect to enforce these laws. The laws
should be rigidly enforced or promptly repealed.
Even now, the Federal courts are
accorded no more respect than they are entitled
to, and the action of Judge I i raw ley, at
(Jreenville, is in no wise calculated to increase
that respect.
? A curious damage suit lues been instituted i
against Congressman liynum, of Indiana, by '
a farmer named Stanley. In 18D2, liynum
stumped hisdistrictin favor ofCleveland, and
among other things, declared that if ('levcland
was elected, wheat, which was then selling j
at MO cents a bushe^ would go to $1.2~>. Stan- j
ley listened to what liynum had to say, went
home, worked for Cleveland, and the next
year put in a big crop of wheat, lie has sold
his wheat at tit) and cents, and now he is
seeking to have the courts compel liynum to
pay him the difference between these prices
and $1.2"?. Really it might be a good idea
if he should win his suit. It would have the
effect of making politicians a little more
careful about what they have to say.
?
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in*' dispensary amiioriiies nave nsixru
the supreme enurt In hold an extra session
as soon as possible for the purpose of deriding
the status of the dispensary law of
This is highly important. On this question
the State administration now oeenpies a '
most remarkable position. The law of IX!l"2 j
was declared nneonstitntional on the ipiestion
of monopoly. No one seeks to deny
that the art of IShd is open to llie very same
objection. Therefore, the act of ISi?:J is tin
stitntional, and must remain so until the'
court reverses its decision. In the meantime,
Governor Tillman is in the position of
attempting to enforce a confessedly unroll- j
stitntional law. I'inter the circumstances,
it is well for the supreme court to he in a |
hurrv.
I ?Not long ago, tin otlieer in the Herman!
army ottered a wanton insult to a school j
master, Servian in tin; reserves. The ease,
step by step, went up to Kinperor William.
He carefully examined into all the circumstances
of the allair, and finally wrote on the
margins of the report : ;'l never before supposed
that there was such a boor in my !
army." The otlieer learned of the emperor's |
comment one day last week, and promptly (
resigned his commission. If the schnolmas-!
lor occupies the same position in <lerinany .
as in this country, the circumstance shows!
that Kinperor William is made of the right j
stuir. No class of workers are of greater'
value to society than the school teachers,
I especially when these workers are actuated
by proper motives. As a rule, the school
teachers who do the hard, rough work, can't
expect to make much money. Their voea
(ion can, at l?c.st, only alloni tlicm an ordinary
living: hut their power lor jjood is i
beyond estimation. It is a cryimr siiaine that
they eannot he awarded better pay, and no i
man should seek to deny tliein any ol'thel
high honor to which they are entitled. The :
(Icrman oilicer got just what he deserved.
To him no punishment could have heen j
more severe. j
? The senate tariff hill is at last the law of |(
the land ; hut contrary to general expectation. 1
it became a law without Mr. Cleveland's j
signature. He kept it in hand for ten days,!
and it went into effect on last. Monday at \
midnight. The law is necessarily as long as |
all out doors, and to print it entire, would he j
impracticable. We propose to give a full
outline of it, however, and on the first page
of this issue appears the first installment. I
This installment includes all but a few of the |
various schedules as compared with the
McKinley law, just repealed. The remaining
schedules, together with the other principal
features of the new law, will he published
next week. The two papers?that is,
the issues of this week and next?will he of
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peculiar value to our subscribers. Each individual
is placed in a position to be able to
tell for himself, just what benefit be has reason
to expect from the new law, and we suggest
that after the two papers arc carefully read,
they thould he laid aside for future reference.
? A recent issue of the St. Louis Republic
contains a significant cartoon representing
the departure of two Coxcy armies from
Washington. On one side of the picture is
shown a gang of dilapidated, empty-handed
tramps, followed by a squad of policemen,
who are energetically using their clubs on
those who lag behind. On the other side of
the picture are shown a crowd of sleek and
fat representatives of the various trusts.
Each representative carries in his hands a
bag of dollars. On their faces are broad
smiles of contentment, and behind the gang,
bidding it an affectionate farewell, are a
number of servile senators, who have been
giving to the various trusts everything that
was asked for. "For unto every one that
hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance
; but from him that hath not, shall be
taken away even that which he hath." Perhaps,
after all, the senators have only been
trying to fulfill the saying that is recorded in
the Scriptures.
iilmnro ?tu vc ppi>i;iir.lf A Vs:
wrj.'nn.a.i to ?n? i%14 I ,
Tom lined has just made a big campaign !
speech to his constituents up in Maine. L
Among other things he said : I
"The Democratic party lias shown itself in- ,
capable of ruling the country, in a manner satis-*
factory not only to many of the people, but even !
to the large and respectable minority which
helps to compose it. The principal dilliculty
with the Democratic party today, is as it has
been in the past, that its great majority resides ,
in the South. These people are incapable of apSreciating
the prosperity that has come to the
orth and to the country through the Republican
government."
There is something in what Mr. Reed says.
The Democratic parly, as at present constituted,
has, to the satisfaction of all Democrats,
shown itself incapable of governing
the country. The real reason of this incapacity,
however, is the fact that the party
is overburdened with that "respectable minority"
referred to, which is really composed
of Republicans, sailing under false colors.
Mr. Reed need have no fears of Southern
inability to appreciate the "prosperity" that
Republican government has brought to the '
North. The South appreciates-it only too
well. The people down here recognize that
Ibis prosperity has all been at their expense,
and that is just what is the matter at present.
Deceived by the name, Southern Democrats
have consorted with Northern Republicans
until the party is almost ruined. The only
real Democrats of this country live in the
South and West. The Western Republicans
are ten times nearer to the South than the ,
Northern Democrats. Therefore, let the
South and West form an union, and see if
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the North is capable of appreciating the ^
prosperity that the Democratic party will ^
build up" in these sections.
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
If a majority of the voters of this State
should vote for a constitutional convention 1
at the general election next November, the .
homestead law is in danger. That fact is '
settled, and, strange to say, among the sup- !
porters of the proposition for the abolition of 1
the homestead law, are a number of strug- ,
gling young married men who have grown '
up since the war.
Section f?2 of article 11 of the constitution,
prescribes that the family homestead of each
head of a family residing in this State, to the i
amount of $1,000 in realty and $">00 in per- '
sonalty, shall be exempt from attachment, i
levy or sale, except for taxes, or for the pay- ]
ment of obligations incurred for the improvement
of said property. i
A man has a right to mortgage his home- I
stead if he sees lit, and except under mort- i
mice it cannot be sold for debt. The proper- i
^ I
ty cannot he touched under execution. Some |
say this is wrong. We do not see it so. Il l
a man lias no property ex004it a homestead, 11
let him he dealt with as if he had nothing at !
all. Though a man may have no property, 1
if he is honest, he will pay if he can. Though
he has nothing hut a homestead, he will I
do the same thing. If he is not wor- 1
thy of confidence, then he should lie required
to give a mortgage. There is noth- i
ing, under the circumstances, that precludes I
either party to the transaction from proceed- 1
ing with open eyes. j
These young men who have grown up <
since the war, don't know much ahout how 1
things used to he. A was a merchant with a
hig business, and B was an honest, industri- <
ous farmer who owned a small piece of land, I
worth, say, $n(lO ; hut who did not know '
much ahout the pitfalls of business. B went i
to A to buy some goods on credit. A was I
acquainted with B's circumstances, and told !
him he could buy whatever he wanted. B
bought $ "><) worth of goods, to he paid for in I
the fall. In the fall B came hack with the '
money and asked for his hill.
"Oh, I don't need that money now, my
friend,*' said A. "You just keep it. You I
can make better use of it than I can. Do <
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you want to buy anything else today ?'' B <
felt Mattered at A's confidence in him, put I
the money hack in his pocket and bought I
$1(10 worth more goods 011 credit. So far,
so good; and so the matter stood until !
one dull day in the summer, when A met B I
in town and said to him :
"Say. B, I would like to have that little :
amount you owe me." "flood gracious, i
man; I haven't got a cent of money now, ami 1
won't have any until fall. I could have I
paid you last fall, hut I don't know whether t
I can pay you in full even next fall, now. I '
have had some had luck."' "Well, 1 am j
sorry," said A : "hut my business is in such <
shape that I will have to get the matter set- I
tied in some way. You just give me a 'coll- <
Cession of judgment,' and we won't have ?
anything said ahout it until next court. IVr- i
haps, before that time, we can get the whole :
thing settled up." B was glad to reach a <
settlement in some shape, and consented to 11
A's proposition. Things rocked along until <
court, when A put the confession of judg- h
incut into an execution. j I
As the next act in the lit tie play, the slier-; |
ill'ad vcrtised for sale certain lands levied 011 j j
iis the properly <?(' II at the suit ot A. >i
Kveryhody knew thai A was a man of
means: that he had a lien on the property of;
II; that he was tioin^ to Imy the properly ;
and when the day of sale came, nobody hid '
on the properly hut A. The property was
worth ?- ">(it); hut A hid it in for ?2-">i) or I i
perhaps and put the lialance in his
pocket. Poor II. ruined and discouraged,j i
left for the West, and A eontinued his little >
name whenever and wherever he could lind I
a victim. i (
The above is no fairy tale. The West is ; i
full id' descendants of York county men who 1 i
are williiii; to say this story describes their i
father's case exactly. Many of the hi<x ante-11
belluin fortunes were built tip just in this 1
way. This is no doubt I lie reason why the I
homestead provision was incorporated in
our present constitution. Then, why abolish
this wise provision? To make men lion-1
est ? Bosh! You can't make men honest 1
by law. Besides, there are two sides to the
question, and there are as many dishonest (
men on one side of the homestead law its (
the other. Under the present arrangement I
the little fish have some protection. Throw 1
down the bars and you place the little lish in
a corner to be eaten up by the. hijr ones. '
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liPilVC U> ail licncis ?i lamim.* nil: numcMnin
exemption. It belongs as much to their 1
wives and children as to them. If they are f
not capable of protecting their wives and !
children, don't take away from their wives ]
and children this little protection of the law. '
I
.iriMiK IJKAWLKY ANI> TIIK KKTAIhKKS. 1
Judge 15 raw ley's conduct of the I'nitcd j
States District court at Clreenville, does not
soeni calculated to inspire a great deal of respect
for Federal justice. On the contrary, it
would seem that the judge looks upon the
court over which he presides, as having been
inaugurated solely and entirely as a blackmailing
scheme for the collection of revenue.
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At the February term of the court, Judge
Ilrawley asked witnesses in liquor cases, the 1
question: "How often have you been here
before?" When the answer of the witness '
indicated that he had been there more than !
once, the judge replied : "Well, you had better
be very careful how you come back again." 1
The ostensible object of this threat was to
"purify the court of perjurers," etc. The ac- 1
tual effect is to make the witnesses refuse to
testify for fear of incurring the wrath of the '
judge.
The injustice of the judge's threat is ap
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parent at a gumce. impair sennit, mucuum
with or without license, is a business, and !
liquor drinking is a habit. Liquor drinkers
are naturally thrown in continuous contact
with liquor sellers. The seller, of course, is
the defendant and the drinker is the witness. 1
For an unlicensed whisky dealer to go to 1
(Jreenville twice, or even three times, for the
same otl'ense, is nothing unusual ; and for
the "same whisky drinker to be there as a
witness again, if not against the same seller, 1
against another, is no more remarkable. 1
Therefore, to threaten the witness against
coming a second time, is, to say the least of !
it, very unjust. It also savors strongly of
an effort to protect the whisky seller, and to
give him full sway, with assurance of ahso- '
lute immunity from Federal molestation.
Federal control of the liquor traflie was '
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of course never inaugurated as a moral
measure. It is purely a question of revenue. 1
Hefore the dispensary law went into operation,
and licensed saloons were scattered 1
over the country by the hundreds, it was to
the pecuniary interest of the government to 1
protect legitimate dealers by punishing those '
who dealt illegitimately. This protection was '
not only a matter of interest, but also clearly
a matter of obligation. The dispensary system
has so reduced the number of licences <
that can be sold, that the protection of a
few loyal dea ers that are left, is no longer a
matter of interest to the government. It is
still, however, a matter of moral obligation, (
a"nd in his leniency toward unlicensed sellers,
Judge 1> raw ley is evidently ignoring
that obligation. If the judge's action in in- J
timidating witnesses against testifying leaves
any doubt of his object; that doubt must j
necessarily be dissipated,by his action in sus- '
pending sentence upon offenders after they
have plead guilty. If these things are true, <
and we have good evidence to prove that '
[hey are, to our mind, the only legitimate 1
inference to be drawn from the whole thing j
?br> fiift. ill-it Jndire lirawlev has no other I!
motive in the mutter than to withhold what '
little influence the United States court may '
be aide to exercise, in the enforcement of the j
dispensary law. i
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
"Whenever two-thirds of the members elected .
to each branch of the general assembly shall '
think it necessary to call a convention, to revise, :
nnend or change this constitution they shall ,
recommend to the electors to vote at the next .
dection for representatives for or against a convention;
and if a majority of all the electors 1
voting at said election shall have voted for a con- ]
vention, the general assembly shall, at their next .
session, provide by law for calling the same; and ,
inch convention shall consist of a number of ;
members, not less than that of the most nuiner- i
his branch of the getieial assembly."?Article
xv, section '! of the State constitution. ,
During the campaign just closed, the various
candidates for the house of represent itlives
kept very mum 011 the question of calling I
tconstitutional convention. Exceptat New- 1
port, they left the matter severely alone, i
There two or three of them explained that ]
in the legislature they had voted to submit s
the matter to the people, and that it was j
now in the hands of the voters, who would,!
it the next election, say whether or not they
want the proposed convention called. i
The constitutional convention question is 1
mic of very grave importance to our people. 1
In the first place, as to whether we need a j
new constitution at all is extremely doubtful. ,
It is true that our present constitution con- <
tainssome provisions that should be changed ; i
but the idea that these objectionable pro- 1
visions cannot be changed by amendment,
is absolutely silly, and to wipe out the whole ,
fundamental law oflhelamlin order to be in
i position to change a few objectionable para- <
graphs, would he about as foolish as letting I
all'a millpond for the purpose of eatchinga 1
minnow.
We have been living under our present '
-oiistitution since 1S(5S. It has been said J
1 hut "we were pinned down to the dirty rag i
by Federal bayonets." Many other like I
silly expressions have been used in cornice
lion with it. It will bo well, however, to remember
that in 187(5 the Federal bayonets j
were removed, and since that, time we have |
been living under the same eonstitntion <
without any great eausc for complaint. I
From ISTti to 1SSM), a constitutional eon- '
vontion could have been called at any 1
time, had it been desirable, without much j J
imposition, yet during all that period, thci|
inly changes in the fundanumtal law of the h
and have been a few amendments of more or j <
less importance.
All the acts of the legislature and all 1 he |
uiprcmc court decisions since 1st IS, have ,
been based on our present eonstitntion.
.
These acts and decisions have cost the State (
several millions of dollars. We are now J
isked to wipe out, at one stroke, all these!,
lets and decisions, go back L'li years, waste i ]
the millions we have already spent, and!,
spend as many more millions in getting hark (
where we are now, and for what ?
For what? That is thequestion that none '
l?I* the alleged statesmen who have been agi- .
lating for a constitutional convention, have '
['Ver attempted to answer, For wlmt ? In j
iirder that the Stale may again be plunged
into chaos; in order that threc-for-a-quarler (
statesmen may have a great political picnic, J
extending over the next 1(1 years. In order j1
that the lawyers may build up fortunes in i
letermining the status of every new act that : |
may lie passed. In order to do away with ! |
the two mill school tax, and make every!
poor devil pay a heavy per capita tax, re- j J
i;ardless of whether he has property to pro-'1
leet or children to educate. In order to do ,
iway with the homestead law and leave the
lefciiselcss families of improvident farmers j t
ind mechanics to the tender mercies of |;
v It) i t
murium^ ... ^ j , ....
rursak? the ills we hiive iiiul see, ami plunge IJ
ulo 1(1,000 others that we know not of. I
| I
Kvcrv man to his own thinking, and if any
nan knows ol iiny good reason why there l
dionld lie ii eonstitntioiiiil convention, let ;
1 im vote for it. Hut here and now, we (
onfess that the man who can see any good J
n such a proposition, has more foresight that
ive have. In our opinion, lite scheme is un- (
.vise, fraught, with danger, and let the senti- (
nent of the general public he what it may 1
we deem il our duly lo I lie people at large I
lo eulcr our solemn protest against it.
?
BITLKK AS AN INDIiPKNDKNT.
The political sensation of the week is the I
telegram of Senator Ilutlcr to Secretary j
iVimpkins, of the State Democratic Executive
committee. This telegram seems to indicate
that the political turmoil in this State
for the year 180-1 is not yet over; hut that,
?n the contrary, it has only just begun.
As lo whether the indicated course of Senitor
Hut lor is wise or foolish, is, of course,
mtv !i 111:11(im* of ni>inion ; hut as to his tier
feet right to run as an independent, if lie I
sees tit, there ean he no doubt. The senator
started into tlie Democratic eanvass with a i
promise to ahide hy I lie result of a separate |
hox in the primary. His request was refused
; hut whether it had been or not, there
can ho no question of his right to withdraw
from the primary election before the votes
in that election were east.
As to whether any considerable number of
white Democrats will follow Senator Butler
is another question. Democrats who refrained
from voting for legislative candidates
in the primary will have a perfect right, if
they see tit, to vote for independent legislative
candidates in the general election. It is
pertain that a great many Democrats refrained
from voting for legislative candidates
in the primary, in order that they may be
free in November; hut how many of these
will support Senator Butler, of course, it is
impossible to say.
That there will be a big row during the
next two months, now seems to bo certain.
Butler and his friends have embarked upon
a desperate scheme, and they may he depended
upon to make a hard light. The
possibility of their success, it must he admitted,
appears to he very slim ; hut, at the
same time, there arc in sight certain douht~
* * ' ' * ? 1 1- ...1 11.
In I elements mat at least noip to mwuuie
Llie situation. The conduct of the recent
Reform primary, and the outcome of the
convent ion, have been the source of a great
ileal of dissatisfaction. Many prominent
Allianeemen think that they have been unfairly
treated ; there is a large hitherto silent
Reform vote that is looked upon by the politic-inns
as a kind of Chinese puzzle ; and there
are a large number of Conservative voters
who still desire, as they have, always desired,
anything to beat Tillman.
We sincerely regret that the issues of the
year were not settled in yesterday's primary
; hut recognizing, as we do, the truth of
the saying, "As ye sow, so also shall ye
reap;" and further recognizing that during
[he past six months there has been sown not
a little wind ; during the next two months we
will take, as a matter of course, whatever
crop there may be of stronger breezes and
whirlwinds. In the meantime, we would
advise all good citizens, Reformers and Con ervalives
alike, to keep cool and not fly off
the handle.
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IIKitK IS FOR NOYKMKKIt.
[ rneral Huller Withdraws from the White Man's
Primary.
The following- telegram was received by
I). If. Thompkins, secretary of the State
Democratic Kxeeutive committee, last Motilay,
at 12 o'clock :
Wasiiinoton, D. Aug. 27.
I hereby withdraw the paper I tiled with you
hi the loth or 17th of June, announcing my canlidaey.
M. <'. BrTi.ua.
The paper to which Senator.liutler refers,
is the following:
Po Mr. I). II. Tompkins, secretary Democratic
Kxccutiveconnnittee, Columbia, S. ('.
Dear Sir: I hereby announce myself as a canlidate
for the t'nited States senate for the term
beginning March 4th, 1s!?.">. I presume the canlidates
for the legislature which will elect the
t'nited States senator will abide the result of the
primaries set for August .'With next. I hereby
request that a separate box lie provided by the
State Kxeeutive committee at each and every
...I ilie Stilli* in which each voter
may express, l>y his baiiot, liis preference for
1'nitcd States senator; said separate boxes to lie
managed under the same rules as other ballot
boxes in the primaries, and I hereby pledge myself
to abide the result of the vote thus east in at
he said primary. An early reply will oblige
rery truly. M. ('. Bt'Ti.Kit.
Under all the circumstances, Senator Hitter's
letter left the situation open to two constructions.
One construction was to the
;tHect that the senator had withdrawn from
die race, and the other to the effect that he
liad determined to carry his cause to the
November election. In order to settle the
matter, Mr. W. W. Price, of the Columbia
Register, sent Senator llutler a telegraphic
nquiry. The reply was as follows :
Wasiiinoton, I). ('., Aug. 117, 1S94.
fo W. W. Price, Correspondent Columbia Register
:
Replying to your telegraphic inquiry just received,*
I beg to say, in withdrawing the paper I
liled with Tompkins, chairman of the Remoerate
executive committee, announcing my candidicy,
I am following in the footprints of distinruished
Reformers who are unwilling to submit
heir claims to a primary, where everything
IVom the coroner up, has been cut, dried, packed
md salted down by the ring; where the result
is salted and known by the ring before a vote
lias been put in the ballot box.
M. C. Ri'ti.kk.
Referring to the first telegram, published
ihove, Mr. John (J. Capers, Senator Puller's
manager, said on Monday : "It must speak
for itself. Certain it is, however, that it
places General Puller entirely independent of
die action of the primary of August 2S. You
will know a great deal before It) days elapse,
ind you can rest assured that Senator Butler
is still a most active factor in Stale and national
polities.
The Tillman leaders in Columbia think
they understand Senator Puller's intentions
thoroughly. Their versions is as follows:
In six counties?Richland, Charleston,
Georgetown, Sumter, Beaufort and Kdgelield?the
Putlerites believe they arc more
;>r less certain of success, and have legislative.
tickets in the field. In the remaining
28 counties, no Puller candidates have
j;one before the primaries, and it is in these
counties that the Putlerites expect to put
up independent candidates, to he voted for
by dissatisfied Reformers and the Conservatives
generally.
It is rumored about Columbia that there
will be a full independent State ticket,
beaded by (1. \\\ Shell, for governor; but
Ibis is nothing but a mere rumor. It may,
>r may not, develop into laet. I'nder all
I lie circumstances, there is nothing left hut
to await the developments of the next ten
lays. Nothing is yet absolutely settled, and
after all, all this talk may he a mere bugaboo
than can never materialize. The situation,
however, is certainly snob as to warrant the
politicians of hoth factions in keeping their
[ yes open.
IHM'K III Id- IIAITKM.N'tJS.
rile 1'irsl Italc of New Cotton Sells at <5 l-'i?liovi'1'iior
Tillman as a Songster.
'oiTes|N?n<leiiee of the York villi* Kimulrcr.
Kock 11II.I., August 27.?The lirst hale of
new crop cotton was brought to this place
ast Saturday hv Mr. A. I'. Ferguson. It
tvas bought by Mr. A. Friedheim for til
rents.
Mr. S. T. Frew, the well-known underaker,
has just returned from an extended
rip to Richmond. lie has been sojourning
n that city for the purpose of receiving initruction
in the most improved methods of
mhalming bodies.
Mrs. Robert Morrison, of flic ster, willow
?f the late Prof. Kohert Morrison, formerly
if I'nion, was in koek Hill on Monday look-;
ng for a home. We shall he glad to wel otne
her to our town.
Reports from several sections of this neighlorhood
are to the elleet that cotton issufering
injury from the rust.
1 ' Li (linmiirli linen
I OUgleSSUiail im.^m
ast Tuesday on his way home from Wash-}
ngton.
Dr. Will Simpson lel'l last Thursday for a
rip to I'allimore and other Northern cities.
Quito an appreciative crowd collected oplosite
the Carolina hotel last Wednesday
ifternoon to listen to some excellent singing
hat was going 011 up stairs. It afterward
lcveloped that the singer was (lovcrnor
rillniiin. He rendered several popular songs |
luite creditably.
Alitor Itouilen Ketires. |
? Mr. J. W. ]>o\vdcn has retired from the
alitorinl chair of The Cotton Plant, which
ic has occupied for the past few years, j
Though as to the correctness of Mr. 1'owlen's
political views, there is room for a wide
litlerencc of opinion, it will be generally
:onceded that as an editor he has always 1
>een fair, square, upright and honorable.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. I
IN'DK.V TO \i:\V ADVKHTISKMKNTS.
Louis Roth?Expects to he prepared to furnish
his customers with nice cream cheese
today. (!n see.
II. C. Strauss?Has gone to the Northern markets
to purchase a fall stock of goods, and
when the new purchases arrive, proposes
to compete with any and everybody in
quality and prices. j
\V. ('. Latimer?Mas sent his milliner, Miss Ju-1
lia May Wehh, to the headquarters of fash- \
ion, in order to attend the millinery open-1
ings and make such purchases in the j
millinery line as the wants of the people of
this section demand.
Lowry it Starr?Advertise lamps of dillerent i
patterns and sizes which they wish to sell I
at lower prices than heretofore. They can |
also supply you with a cheap ami goou ! |
lantern, and sixain call attention to their I,
chill euro.
S. A. Sitlord and G. \V. S. Hart, Executors?
Hive notice that the lands of Joseph N. |
McKenzie, deceased, are for sjtle or rent, j
J. J. Hunter?Is now in the Northern markets
buying a stock of first class goods, including
St rouse A: brother's clothing, borsch
shoos, Wcyluian's shoes for ladies, and
other lines of goods of the most durable
quality. He does not propose to deal in
shoddy goods, but will sell the best on
a short margin of profit.
G. L. ltiddle, /eno?Lets you know that he has
had his Pratt gin thoroughly overhauled
and is now prepared to giii, if possbilo,
better than ever.
M. M. Riley, I). 1)., President?Announces the
opening of the Greenville Female college!
on the Mil of September, with a full j
corps of competent teachers. I
Sam M. Grist? Is the agent for Oliver's chilled j
plows and lets you know how you can get i
them. * j
THE TRIAL JUSTICE RACE.
Quite an intesting feature of yesterday's
election at the Yorkville precinct, was the j
race between the aspirants to the olfice of
trial justice for York township. The candidates
were M. S. Carroll, the present incumbent,
\V. P. Hobbs, It. C. Moore and J. K.,
Gcttys. The various candidates and their
friends did more hard work probably than !
was done in the race for congress. The to-!
tal number of votes cast was 379, divided as
follows: Carroll, 170; Hobbs, 91; Moore,
81; CJettys, 31. Mr. Carroll having received j
the largest number of votes, will, according I
to the agreement under which the contest
was made, receive the recommendation of
|
the York delegation in the legislature and
will no doubt he re-appointed.
. i
CHURCH NOTICES. 1
Episcopal?Lay service on next Sunday at 1
11.45 a.m. Sunday-school in the afternoon
at f> p. m. I
Presbyterian?Rev. W. (?. Neville, pastor.
Sunday-school at 5 o'clock p. in. Prayer- I
meeting tomorrow evening at 4 o'clock. Ser- i
vices next Sunday morning at 10..SO and in I
the evening at 8 o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Iiev. S. A. i
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this even- <
ing at 8 o'clock. Services next Sunday
morning at 10.80 o'clock, and evening at I
8 o'clock. Sunday-school at 5 p. in. '
Baptist?Rev. \V. J. Langston, pastor.
Union.?Services next Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Yorkville?Sunday-school at I
5 p. in. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening <
at 8 o'clock. Services Sunday evening at I
8 o'clock. i
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. I
Boyee II. (trier, pastor. Yorkvii.i.k?Ser- j
vices next Sunday morning at 10.80 o'clock, i
and evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday-school at <
5 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting this evening i
ut 8 o'clock. i
MONEY IN MONAZITR.
According to the Shelby Aurora, the peo- j
pie of Cleveland county, N. C., have become
very much excited over the collection and
sale of a mineral known as monazite. Many
farmers have left their fields, and with ,
shovel and rocker, taken to the creeks and J
smaller streams, where they are realizing for |
their labor from $2 to $0 per day. I
Monazite is a peculiar metal that is found ,
only in small particles. It is of a reddish, t
dark brown color, resembles sand, and issome- ]
what heavier even than gold.' Most of our ,
readers, especially in the central, northern
and western portions of the county, have
frequently seen along the ravines and branch- ^
es, immediately after rains, very fine dark (
colored deposits. Some of this, says The j
Aurora, is monazite, and it is very valuable, {
selling in the crude state at 0 cents a pound j
or $120 a ton. I
Monazite is used in the arts and for electric ,
lighting. The electric light customers, how- j
ever, are the principal consumers. If any ,
reader has reason to believe, from this description,
lliat he knows of deposits of the ,
mineral (it is only to he found along creeks ,
and branches) it will be worth his while to
take specimens of it to some minerologist
for an expert opinion, and then prepare to
give the matter further investigation.
I)MATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN'.
Mr. James Fitehett, a well known citizen
of the Clover neighborhood, died at his home
near that place, at 12.fiO o'clock last Saturday
morning, aged 77 years and ' ) months.
Mr. Fitehett was born on the 25th day of
May, 1S17, within a half mile of the house
in which he died, and lived all his life on the
same plantation that had been owned by
his father and grandfather before him.
lie was a blacksmith by trade, and up
to and until a few years after the close of the
war, carried on his business on a large scale,
manufacturing axes, hoes, plows and various
other tools and implements in common use !
in the neighborhood. Previous to the war
' i i i... '
he owned perhaps a dozen siaves, aim uy ,
means of his trade, acquired a considerable |
competence. After the war, lie devoted him- .
self to the work of superintending his farm,
and as a farmer he has always been a ,
marked success. I
Though always kind and generous as a
neighbor, and possessed of the amount of
public spirit necessary to good citizenship,
Mr. Kilehett's most noted characteristic was (
his habit of attending to his own business.
The cave with which he did this was only (
equaled by the severity with which he let the
business of other people alone. He was not
a member of the church until a few days before
he died, when he was received into the
Presbyterian church of Clover. He had
always been a regular attendant at church. ,
however, and a liberal contributor to church .
enterprises. He died in full consciousness of
his situation and without any apparent fear
as to the future. His remains were interred
in the cemetery at Clover.
Mr. Kitchctt leaves a widow, two sons and (
three daughters. All the daughters arc
married. One to Mr. Warren l'ursley, an- '
other to Mr. John Parsley, and the youngest
to Mr. ('. (J. Parish, of Yorkville. '
THK COIXCII, AXI) Till-: Wlf HKLMKN. .<
Then* is :i lit lie misunderstanding between i1
the town council of Yorkvillc ami the local '
bicyclists. Some time ago, over the signi- I
lure of <!. II. O'henry, inlemlant, ami j 1
K. Jellerys, clerk, the council published the) '
following:
An Ordinance Relating to the riding of bicycles
on the sidewalks of the town.? He it or- j
dained, hy the Intemlaut and Wardens, the
town council of Yorkville, S. ('., in council I
assembled, who deem it necessary for the safe- j
ty and the welfare of this community, tiiat j
the riding of bicycles in the town be and is I
hereby prohibited, except to those using gong j
and breaks, and lamps when riding at night, ,
and riding at a speed not exceeding six miles j?1
and hour. j r
That any person violating this ordinance shall
for the lirst ulfcusc be lined live dollars, for the
second oll'ense ten dollars, and for the third | ^
oll'ense be prohibited from riding on said sidewalks.
Done in assembly of council, this 1sth day j v.
.tune, IN!d, under the corporate seal of thesaid '
town.
After several wheelmen had been fined | \
tnof hit* wont. I ;
UMUUl U1U iiuuvi: uuiiiiiiiii.1, nn- >ui?>v> ,
up from the decision of the intendant to the 1
whole council on appeal. The defendants ' j,
were Dr. C. 31. Kuykendal, Dr. 31. W. White ! t
and 31 r. C. F. Gordon, the first two charged j t
with riding on the sidewalks at a rate ex-1 a
ceeding six miles an hour, and the latter
charged with riding without brakes. 31r. J. i \
S. llrice represented the defense. He did "
not seek to deny the charges set forth ; but i c
contented himself with pitching into the al-' a
leged ordinance without gloves. Among other | s
hings lie held that the ordinance was dc-1 c
Votive in that its object was not properly set <1
brtli in the title. The title prohibited the n
iding of bicycles in the town. He did not a
vnow whether this referred to Yorkville. v
Blacksburg or Kock Hill. The body of the v
ordinance prohibited the riding of bicycles o
n the coininnnity without the use of' gong, li
'breaks" or lantern. Nothing was said in I li
lie body of tin- ordinance about daytime li
irsidewalks, and the council certainly had no i<
i??lit to prohibit the riding of bicycles on the r
public streets. "15-r-e-a-k," Mr. l.rice explained,
meant to fracture or rupture, and
the word could not be held to mean b-r-a-k-e. .
Plii?ri>fViri* tlii? ciinni'il ontv <nn<r|if In :i 11<tv%."
the riding of broken bicycles in tbe night I j
time. Tbe title of tbe ordinance prohibited \
tbe riding of l>ieyeles in any town, and its {
body sought to prohibit such riding any where |
in this "community." Mr. Brice made the!
Further point that the tilleged ordinance had
never been actually signed by tbe intemlant. ^
[n summing up generally, be showed beyond
i doubt, that all action under the ordinance ^
was illegal and that alleged oTenders had
been fined without proper authority.
What will next be done in the matter has
not yet developed. The council is consider- s
ing the advisability of passing an ordinance
prohibiting the riding of bicycles on the jsidewalks
altogether, and the bicyclists have
filed a petition asking the council to allow j
them to ride on the sidewalks at will, under
in ordinance making them subject to heavy
lines in ease of accidents to pedestrians.
HKIIK IS A <;<>OI> MOVK.
Bock Hill wants to do something to induce
immigration into this direction. The idea is '
a good one and worthy of the endorsement 1
of nil our people..
The matter was started at a public meet- 1
ing held a few days ago, and Messrs. R. T. t
Fewell, John It. London, Louis Sherfesee, j
W. L. Roddey, I>. Hutchison, J. J. Hull and
1
T. A. Crawford wore appointed a committee J
to call a convention of representatives of the
Piedmont section for the purpose of organ- '
izing an immigration society. After due de- 1
liberation, the committee has decided that s
the convention shall he held in Hock Kill on
September IS, and that the following conn
ties be invited to send live delegates each : *
York, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Spar- x
tanlmrg, Union, (Jrecnville, Anderson, Oeo- c
nee and Pickens. The railroads have agreed u
to sell round trip tickets at one fare.
There is no doubt about the fact that in 1
soil, climate, general natoal ad vent ages, and
character of the population, the Fiedmont t
section of South Carolina is one of the most i
favored in the Union. The principal reason
why there has never been any considerable I
immigration to this country, is because i
there has never been any considerable effort"
to secure it. The great Northwest- i
?rn boom, which was based mostly on I
fairy stories, has played out. The advaut- lges
of this section are far ahead of those of *
the Northwest, and that fact is becoming
generally appreciated. Our principal need
is more people, and we should make an 1
effort to get them. Increase of population ^
increases values and brings wealth. This *
should he a sufficient incentive for every intelligent
citizen to give his support to the N
undertaking that has just been inaugurated *
in Hock Hill. 1
i
speculations of a candidate.
With the announcement of the result of
yesterday's election, of course there will he
j great many "I told you so's;" and all we 1
iiave to say about that is. that we were una- j
tile to hear them while they could still he of .
service. There "is very little interesting s
news afloat this week, and on Monday,
largely for the purpose of filling up space,
the reporter took occasion to interview an
experienced candidate, who had just completed
the canvass of the county, as to the
probable result of yesterday's election. The
eonversation was in confidence, and, therefore,
we are unable to give the candidate's
name. The reader, however, can gather an
idea as to how well he knew what he was
talking about by referring to the returns
published elsewhere in this issue. The first
rpiestion asked the canvasser was, ''Who is
going to be elected ?" He replied :
"I have been paying more or less atten- j]
tion to politics for years, and I have canvas- s
sed the county a time or two. Heretofore,
at the dose of the campaign, I have been j
able to name four out of live of the successful
candidates; hut this time I am perfect- t
ly at sea.'' ' t
' Well, who is going to be elected to the r
legislature?'' jj
"I am willing to bet'on Carol hers. Heir
will head the ticket. That is the general |
opinion, and I believe it. Love will come i
second, Carroll third, and some say the <
fourth place lies between Stewart and Elder,
while others put it between Thompson and I
Elder. I think Elder has the advantage." i
"And for auditor?" r
"The race is going to be close. The clos- I
est you ever saw. It depends to a large ex- 1
tent on whether or not the Conservatives t
vote. In a measure, this vote, if it materi- f
ulizes at all, will be divided ; but considering 1
it for what it may he worth, the chances are i
\v\.tfill cippu Itru'k Hill. Coates's 5
llJi.IV IT (IIVIO II III VM I . J ..wv. ......
Tavern, Forest Hill, Bethel, Bethany, Blacksbur};,
Blairsville, Newport and Antioch. *
Williams will carry Hickory Grove, Fort v
Mill, Clover, Bullock's Creek, Sharon and '
Tirzuh. Vorkville and McC'onnellsyille will 1
be very close, and as to which of the caudilutes
will come in, would he a random guess. v
"How about supervisor ?" J
"That is another close race ; hut 1 helieve '
Stephenson will he elected. The under- 1
landing is that whether oi not Culp gets all ^
tlie votes at Fort Mill, depends upon a certain
element. He oHcuded some people over 1
there in regard to the equalization of the lactory
taxes, and the probability is that they r
ire going to pay him hack. Two year's ago, k
Mr. J. ('. Ashe fought him at Bullock's Creek ; I
in the lirst primary, and he paid Ashe hack . *
in the second primary. Now, the prohuhili- '
ly is (hat Ashe will lay it on to him at 11
Bullock's ('reek, and also at McConnellsville; | e
Stephenson will heat Culp by a large majori- j1
ly at the Vorkville box, and also at Hickory I "
[ rove. Culp has done a good thing by the j
people of Bock Hill in the matter of roads, j *
ind the chances are that the voters at that i
place will stand by him. Some are of the it
pinion that Cornwell will light him at j n
'oalcs's Tavern ; hut I don't think so. The i v
rote down there will he divided; hut in my c
pinion it will he altogether an legitimate g
iocs. Both candidates are thoroughly com- d
. .....i . i .,i /'..i? ;w. /><Miiii!ii-!iiie<>lv fresh o
ICU'lIt . IUIL V lli|? in VW...J ^ .
roin ollice and has a great many enemies." j 11
"Who'sgoing to lie school commissioner?" j v
"On the slump, that has lieen the hottest r<
ace of the lot, ami the people are taking j a
ots of interest in it. Edwards and ('anslerj 1
lave hoth been lighting each other so hitter- i
y, that a great many voters that might k
nive gone to one or the other, will go toj "
'hurley. I think there will he a second I w
ace, and that it will he between Edwards, \i
mil Shttrley ; Edwards leading at the start !jt
villi the largest number of voles. h
"Who'll carry the county?Finley or 1
'trait ?" ! si
That is a sealed hook. If the Conservatives j ^
ote, Finley will lead with 700 or S00 major- j *
ty. Otherwise, it will be nip and tuck|sl
letween then, although I believe Finley will ^
;et the most votes. I have heard very little j u
alk on the subject, however, and I confess sl
tiy views may be biased by the fact that I ; M
,m a Finley man." ' *
"On the Saturday before the election, two t
ears ago," continued our candidate friend, .I
the various candidates agreed to different. ir
ombinations with each other, and went j ft
A- ?1 ?; 11 ? ,,,, |
.way iruin 1 ui kvuiu \>im uji tmu i */
lecves for every man who was not in the|tl
ompael. But there were a ureal many
iilates then, anil plenty of room for eomhi- ^
aliens. This year the camliilates are lew,
ml flu* combination racket could not he
miked to ailvanta.ee. If any combinations
re re formed last Saturday, I am not aware
,f it I'a iu'v I'Miiili.l ili. In he lotillLf
lis own skillet, ami is dependent solely on
lis own merit, liis friends and the enemies of
lis opponents. If I were not in it, ami auxins,
I would say that it is a right pretty
ace."
ABOUT I'FOriiR.
Pringle T. Voumans, Esq., of C'olmnhia, is
n Yorkville. *
Miss Minnie Cody is visiting friends at Henlersonville,
X. C.
Mrs. J. 15. Lyles, of Ahheville, is visiting
elalivos in Yorkville.
Mrs. C. M. Kuydendal is visiting relatives
ml friends in llock Hill.
Mrs. M. H. Metts and daughter, Miss ^
laud, are at Blowing Hock.
Mr. Paul McCorkle, of Lancaster, was in
own Monday and yesterday.
Mr. John Dixon, of Columbia, is visiting
datives and friends in Yorkville.
Miss Florence Cody's school closes at Bethihiloh
next Saturday with a picnic.
Mr. M. M. Koss,]of Charlotte, X. C., visited ^
riends and relatives at Sharon this week.
Mrs. Paul T. Cordon and child, of Kagle
akc, Texas, are in Yorkville, visiting her
larents.
Mr. Sam \V. Inman, of In man Bros., left
ast Saturday for a visit to the Northern
narkcts.
Mr. W. E. Ferguson, of Yorkville, left last ^
Saturday to attend the Knights of Pythias
:onelave in Washington.
Miss May Moorman, of Columbia, is visitng
relatives and friends in this place, the
piest of Miss Blanche Clawson.
Miss Cora Tall returned to Yorkville on
,'esterday after a pleasant visit to friends at
vast over, S. C. ,
M essrs. 11. C. Strauss and John J. Hunter,
eft Yorkville, on Monday last, for New York,
ind other Northern cities to purchase fall
locks for their respective establishments.
Mr. W. W. McDiarmid, editor and propritorofThe
Kohesonian, published at Lutn>erton,
N. C., favored Thk Enquirkk office
vith a visit on Saturday last. The occasion
if his visit to Yorkville was to enter his son
is a pupil in the Banks High school.
LOCAL LACONICS.
"Iu> Kii(|uir?>r, to January 1, 1895,
? Will be furnished to subscribers from
his dale for US cents.
)?*atli of Mr*. J. H. Simpson. 4
-- Mrs. J. H. Simpson died at her home in
lickory drove last Monday of paralysis.
Trial Justice Vole at Tir/ali.
? York township voters at Tirzah gave
n their choice for trial justice yesterday as
ollows: Carroll 2; Hobbs, 22; Gettys, 7;
doore, fi.
Vill Call lt?*v. Mr. Johnson.
? At a congregational meeting held at
tharon A. It. P. church, last Sunday night,
t was decided to extend a call to Rev. J.
Miver Johnston, of Charlotte, N. C.
ieized Some Cider.
? State Constable Milling is again on the
var path at Rock Hill. Oue day last week,
ie seized ahout 20 gallons of eider consigned
o a party at Kershaw.
The (ireenville Female College.
? In another column will be found an ad'ertisement
of the Greenville Female college,
oeated at Greenville, S. C'. The college is
indcr the immediate management of Dr. M. t|
d. Riley, an educator of wide reputation, and 1
he institution is prepared for first-class work d
n all its departments.
icliool Ciiiiinirnrcil Again.
? The Bank's high school and the Yorkdlle
graded schools, resumed work last
dondav. Quite a number of the High school
>oys were on hand at the opening, and others v
ire coming in every day. Professor Banks
eels very much encouraged. The outlook is
hat his school will be agreut deal larger than
ast year.
laptUt Hlgli School Announcement.
? The announcement of the Baptist High
chool at Vorkville for the next scholastic
fear, in the shape of a neat pamphlet of 24
>ages, has just been issued from the job press
if The Enquirer. The pamphlet contains
ill necessary information with regard to the
chool, and copies of it may be obtained by
ipplication to President Booth at Yorkvillc.
)ecrease of 9%A.*>,0:10.
? York county railroad property, as reurned
to Auditor Waters this year, amounts r
o $1,034,210. Last year the property was
eturned at $1,230,240. The decrease this
ear, as compared with that of last, is $20"),130.
The decrease in the returns of railroad
iroperly throughout the State, amounts to
iearly $1,000,000.
letting Along Nicely.
? Work on the Industrial college at Ilock
lill, is progressing rapidly. The roof of the
nain building is on, and the dormitories are
eady for the rafters. The foundation lias
leen laid for the boiler-house, and the boiler
ins been placed in position. The entire sysein
of buildings will he completed within a
few months; but just when the college will
?e opened for the reception of students, has
lot yet been decided.
lay Itet urn to Texas. <
? Rev. W. B. White, who went out in Sepember,
1892, as a missionary to China, is severely
ill and is contemplating a return to
America. He will probably make his home
n Western Texas. Mr. White, it will be renemhered,
left for foreign fields together
vith Rev. S. R. Hope, who went to Japan.
Plieir departure was the oeeasion of a grand
are well at Belhesda, 011 the 1st of August,
8D2.
iVcakeiied ?t the Last Minute.
? lTp to yesterday, there were quite a
lumber of Strait men in York township,
tome of them swore that although they had
lolhing against Finley, they would vote for
ttrnit if they were "spared to get to the
rolls." But at the last minute they weakned.
Upon their arrival in town, they
ouml that the Conservatives were not ninkng
any special demonstration, and that evrythiug
was one way. With few exeepions
they yielded to the prevailing sentiuent,
and helped to roll up a big majority
or Finley.
le Is di'Ming There.
? A representative of Thk Knquireh had
he pleasure of meeting Mr. M. M. Tate, forlerly
oft!rover, at Blaeksluirg, one day last
reek. Mr. Tale is now living in Union
ouuty, and his numerous friends will he
1.11I I#. L'li/itf lit.,I I,,1 irxtliiiir iilontr siilen.
idly. Me fays he is going to make (50 luiles
f cotton, and as for corn, lie will make so
inch that he is puzzled to know what he
,ill do with it. lie seems to have only one
egret, anil tlnit is the fact that he is so far
way from his old friends in York.
,'verlieuriiiK Strawberries.
? A few weeks ago, The Enqimukr ac- M
nowledged the receipt of some very fine
second crop" strawberries. At the time,
,'c considered that ripe strawberries in July
ere at least something unusual. We have SHj
1st discovered that we are somewhat he- I
ind the times. Editor Hull, of the Rock
fill Herald, has in his garden a variety of
Irawberries known as tlie "Oregon Evereater."
In conversation the other day, V
alitor Hull informed the reporter that bis B
trawberry plants have been blooming and
earing all summer, anil would keep it up
ntil frost, and to prove his assertion, he
liowed the reporter his strawberry bed. It
as full of fruit in all stages of development. j
Ouestioii of Lost linnets.
? At Chambers, on Tuesday of last week,
udge W'itherspoon took testimony in a ease
istituted for the purpose of securing the reindment
of some lost bonds. The amount
f bonds involved is some $30,000 worth of
te lllne ltidge series, issued previous to the