Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 05, 1894, Image 2
Scraps and .facts. |
? Notice is given to the stockholders of the I
Southern Railway company thut a general j
meeting will be held in Richmond, Ya., on i
October 26, at which there will be submitted !
for their approval a proposed mortgage to the
Central Trust company, trustee, of $120,000,000,
due 1994 with interest at 5 percent, payable
in gold. At this meeting authorization
will also be asked of the stockholders to ex*
ecute a mortgage on the East Tennessee, Yirginia
and Georgia for $4,500,000, due 1938,
with intrest at'5 per cent, payable in gold.
These bonds are to be issued in lieu of the
equipment and income bonds upon which
the mortgage has been foreclosed.
? A duel to the death, with knives, occurred
in Clark county, Ky., near Boonsboro,
one day last week, over the scandal feature
of the Ashland congressional contest. John
King, a Breckenridge man living in Fayette
county, met on the highway his old friend,
George Cook, who lives in Clark county.
Cook said any woman who went to hear
Breckinridge speak was no better than a
courtesan. King dismounted from his horse,
saying his wife and daughter had heard
Breckinridge. Cook insisted it was a shame.
He also dismounted. Both drew knives and
blood flowed freely until Cook dropped, having
three stabs in the breast. King has escaped.
? A horrible story comes from San Antonio,
Texas, under date of last Wednesday. I)r.
Anderson O'Mattey, a New York physician
who had been in the city for several weeks,
accidentally shot his three year old child and
then killed it to end its misery. The story
is as follows: The doctor and his wife have
been verv nervous about burelars, and hear
ing a door creak, the father got up and went I
into the children's room but saw no one. I
He pointed at his little nephew and son with
the pistol to cause them to turn over, when
the weapon went off accidentally, the ball
entering the child's side. The father then
put the pistol to the wounded child's head
* and pulled the trigger. He said the wound
was fatal and he could not bear to see the
little one suffer. He is under arrest, and almost,
if not quite, insane.
? The totals of Secretary Hester's annual
New Orleans Cotton Exchange report of the
cotton crop of the United States were promulgated
last Saturday afternoon. They
showed total receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the year of 5,940,092 bales,
against 5,088,392 bales last year; overland
931,706, against 912,146 ; Southern consurap.
tion taken direct from interior of cotton belt,
678,019, against 699,827, making the cotton
crop of the United States for 1893-94
amount to 7,549,817 bales, against 6,700,365
last yearf and 9,035,379 the year before.
The total consumption of the Southern mills
was 718,515 bales, but of this 40,496 were
taken from our ports and included in port
receipts. This shows that the Southern
mills have used up 25,333 bales less during
the past year than in 1892-93.
? When it comes to business, there must
be no discount on the shrewdness of the average
Yankee. "Hi Biddy" Martin is a notorious
outlaw, who has, for several years past,
been making things lively in the vicinity of
Hornersville, N. Y. He was captured one
day recently much to the satisfaction of the
entire community. The people of course
had a desire to see him, and within the past
few days a showman has rented him from the
authorities at so much per day and a $1,500
bond for his safe delivery on Saturdays.
The fellow is kept heavily ironed. The
people flock to see him in large numbers, and
the showman is coining money out of the
little venture. uHi Biddy" does sleight of
hand and ventriloquism, and this, of course,
adds considerably to the interest of the
crowds.
? Dr. Koch, a noted German scientist and
specialist, is reported to have discovered an
absolute and infallible cure for diptheria, if
the specific is applied within 36 hours after
infection. Dr. Herman M. Biggs, the bacteriologist
of the New York board of health,
went to Berlin sometime ago to make an investigation
of the discovery, and upon his
return brings with him confirmation of even
the most enthusiastic reports as to this wonderful
discovery. Dr. Kdson has declared
that he will ask from the proper authorities
the appropriation of a sum sufficient to establish
a plant for the production of the medicine,
which, it is said, would, under ordinary
circumstances, be much too expensive to be
purchased by poor people. In view of the
fact that Dr. Edson believes that the use of
the remedy would save in one year in New
York city alone, the lives of 1,500 people, it
is not likely that the authorities to whom
he has made application for the necessary
sum will return a negative reply. ,
? Whole counties of roaring flames a?d
glowing coals, almost one vast sea of fire!
That is the terrible state of affairs that has
been prevailing in Northern Minnesota and
Wisconsin during the past few days. Over
four hundred people have been baked to
death, and not less than $7,000,000 worth of
property have been destroyed. Last Saturday
the forest tires swept over the town of
Henkley, situated in Northern Minnesota
and containing perhaps 700 souls. The
flames licked up the frame buildings like
tinder and many of the people were burned !
to death as they fled for their lives. A train 11
load of people left Minneapolis on Saturday,!
bound for the northern part of the State. I.
The engineer did not realize his danger un- j
til he got so far that he decided it would be
better to go on than to try to go back. The i
flames from the great fires swept down ou
the train from either side, breaking the glass
and igniting the coaches. The people were
burned and scorched. The engineer con-1
tinued at his throttle, while the fireman ,
drenched him with water from the tender.Finally
he pulled up at a big mud puddle,:
called a lake, and the passengers got out in
the water and covered themselves with mud
to allay the horrible burns all over their;
bodies. A dozen or more of the passengers
died in the lake. Several other trains are 1
reported to have been entirely destroyed.
? A story which began over 30 years ago, i
and which dates back to the war, has just ]
had a strange sequel in two States?Kentuc-!
ky and Texas?says the Atlanta Oonstitu- j
tion. When the war opened, Dr. W. H. liieh- j
ardson, of Kentucky, left Blandville, in that
State, and went to Texas, where lie married.
Soon after the wedding he left his bride to
join the Confederate army. In attempting
some speculation, he was reduced to ranks!
and becoming dissatisfied, left and went to
Mexico. There, in the year 1867, he heard
that his wife was dead. But he remained in
Mexico until the present year. Then he resolved
to return to Kentucky, lie arrived
in his native country, and while tracing up I
a land claim, found it necessary to write to his j
wife's relatives in the Lone Star State.
This correspondence had a surprise in store |
for him. His wife was found to be living. |
She had waited 12years, and then had taken |
another husband. The doctor was single, and
rejoiced to hear that his wife still lived, he ;
wrote to ask if she had lost her love for him. j
She replied that she still loved him, and that j
if he said the word, she would give her sec-1
ond husband his walking papers. The doc- j
tor was willing, and, true to her word, the
woman told husband No. 2 that he must go. j
He acted on her advice, and last week
Richardson went to Texas and "was reunited
10 me Wlie 01 ins youin" uuvr a ??. jiuiaiiuu
covering a period of S2 years. Queer tilings j
happen sometimes in this very queer world, j
? Conjarde, a Seminole Indian, was execu-!
ted at Wcwo, the capital of the Seminole na- {
tion, nine miles east of Oklohoma Territory,
last Wednesday, by being shot to death, j
His crime was murder. He met death with
that stoicism which is one of the character- [
istics of the Indian. About daylight he was'
taken out in front of the jail in shackles, and
sat there until about 7 o'clock shaking hands I
with his friends, who Hocked about him to |
bid him good-bye. A bell was tolled at 11
o'clock and again at 11:15. The solemn I
march was then taken up. The place of execution
was a large rock chair set up against'
a tree on the outskirts of the town. Conjarde
is the 13th criminal who has been executed
thereon. He was dressed only in shirt and
pants, and after his eyes had been bandaged,
Dr. Holland, the physician of the tribe, pinned
a piece of white paper in the*shape of a
heart, to his shirt, right over the heart.
Two light horsemen, at a signal from t
thp sheriff, then took a nosition faciiur the
condemned, armed with new Winchesters, i
and at the word of command, put two bullets j
in the center of his heart. The criminal was
a stawlwart man and struggled fearfully, but;
was held down by his stone chair until he
ceased to struggle and the physician pro- j
nounced him dead. A number of white men I
witnessed the execution, which was public,
and many of them expressed the opinion j
that the mode of execution was preferable to j
hanging. Conjarde killed a member of his
tribe about three months ago, and was tried
aud convicted by the courts of the nation.
$he ^otluiUc (Jhujuivev.
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1894.
? One of the poems of the century is the
(ieorgia corn crop of 1894.?Atlanta Journal.
The title and first stanza of this pooin is
to he found in York county, South Carolina.
? Reports from New York are to the effect
that the city is literally crowded with Southern
and Western merchants, who have gone
there to buy goods. Trade is better than it
has been for years. This seems to corroborate
the geueral opinion as to the good
effect that the settlement of the tariff question
is goiug to have on the country.
? Texas conventions certainly seem to
have sticking qualities. The convention of
the Fourth district has, for several weeks,
been trying to nominate a congressman. Up
to last Thursday, it had balloted for three
candidates 5,282 limes, and so far as the vote
stood, was no nearer nomination than at the
start. One candidate had 14 votes, another
19, aud the third 23. To a disinterested onlooker,
it would seem as if it is about time
to submit the matter to a primary election.
? Another conference of Butlerites was
held iu Columbia last Friday night. Representatives
were present from fifteen or
twenty counties of the State, and the chances
for the success of an independent movement
were discussed at length. A resolution was
adopted providing that none of the proceedings
of the meeting be given out for publication
until further developments. It is probable,
however, that Senator Butler and his
friends will be heard from within the next
few days in something definite.
? It has often been said that "it makes
good times to talk about them." That is
not true. No man is apt to feel very good
on an empty stomach. But, all the same,
there is not much danger in deceiving the
eye. When one sees the good crops of all
kinds nourishing around him, realizes the
strong probability of being able to use coin
as a money crop, and also realizes that the
tariff question lias been settled with a most
handsome reduction, there is no need to
have any more doubts. (Sood times are certainly
coming. They are almost here.
? The first celebration of "Labor Day" as
a national holiday, occurred throughout the
United States last Monday. The occasion
was fittingly observed in nearly all of the
large cities by orderly processions of the
various labor organizations. The bill that
made Labor Day the sixth of the national
holidays, became a law on the 28th of last
June. The first celebration was quite successful,
and the probability is that in the
future the First Monday in September will
become the most notable of American lioli
days.
? The Spartanburg Herald gives the alleged
fact that John Gary Evans is going to
marry Governor Tillman's daughter, as the
probable reason why the governor abandoned
the cause of General Ellerbe in the recent
campaign and espoused the cause of Mr.
Evans. According to The Herald, Mr.
Evans is to be married to Miss Tillman the
next day after his inauguration. The Columbia
Register says that the story is untrue,
and asserts that every well posted Columbian
is in a position to vouch for the fact.
? In 1830, Robert Y. Hayne, of South
Carolina, said in the halls of congress: "New
England desires a protective tariff for the
purpose of checking the development of manufactures
in the South and West." Daniel
Webster arose to his feet and indignantly denied
the accusation. The bitter discussion
which followed brought up the nullification
issue, and finally resulted in the civil war.
The South got the worst of it and protection
was established, greatly to the disadvantage
of the South and West. Last week, Thomas
B. Reed, the acknowledged Republican leader
of today, said in a speech to New Engenders
: "Unless the organization of the
present tariff system is retained, the omniverous
West will manufacture for the country."
Here is a confession that Hayne was honest
and right, and that Webster and bis colleagues
were unpatriotic scoundrels. It was
also a confession that the civil war was forced
by the people of the North not as a matter
of principle, but for plunder.
? ?
? In this issue is completed a comprehensive
comparison of^hc new tariff law with
the old McKinley act. The new law is in
full force and effect, and consumers have a
right, in the purchase of goods this fall, to
expect the full beuefit of it. The big trusts
and combinations North, may, in some instances,
try to swindle the people out of the
benefits which are justly theirs; but if they
should do so, the people should at once
make an effort to know the reason why.
Whatever may have been the object of the
law-makers, the object of the law is that
the people?the consumers?should get all
the benefits to be derived from tariff rcduc
tion. xnereiore, tei every consumer siuuy
well the comparisons set forth in the issues
of this and last week, and he in a position to
know what he or she has a right to expect.
It is true that the tariff hill is not especially
entertaining reading, and that was not our
purpose in giving it space. It is our hope
that our subscribers will lind it profitable.
? ?
TUB TIIKKB ("S AMI C. & L.
A glance over the report of the railroad
commission for June develops the fact that
the Three C's and the Chester and Lenoir
are among the few roads in this State which
show up an increase in the earnings as compared
with the same month of last year.
This fact is significant.
The Three O's, as it now stands, is a part
of a line which, if completed, would be one
of the most important in the Southeast. It
would not only be a most important line,
but it would pay handsome dividends and,
upon the whole, be a most valuable property.
As it stands, it is of no considerable
value. In fact, under the very nature of
things, to operate it except at a heavy loss,'
requires the highest order of ability. For I
sometime past, in fact until it got into the :
hands of the present owners, as to whether!
it paid operating expenses is extremely i
doubtful. During the last few months, how- \
ever, the situation has been somewhat differ- j
ent. Useless trains have been done away '
with, and those that have been retained, j
have been so managed as to furnish the best
possible service to the public at the least j
cost to the company. As the result, there is
reason to believe that the road is not only j
paying expenses, but making some money.
The situation on the Chester and Lenoir is j
somewhat similar. This road, loo, has suffered
from mismanagement. The old It. it D.
authorities used to operate it regardless of
its own interests, almost solely as a feeder
to other portions of the It. it I>. system.
Though many of the officials in charge of
fKn r' X- I. fnnld have onerated the road to
much butler advantage, their hands were tied
and they eould only carry out to the letter
the instructions oftlieir superiors. Hut now |
things have changed. The (\ & L. is being
run for what it is worth in its own interest.
I'nder the supervision of President Harper,
ably assisted by Superintendent Nichols and
! General Freight and Passenger Agent Beard, j
the development of the road during the past I
four or live mouths has been something remarkable.
Its expenses have been decreas- j
ed, its earning capacity has been increased,;
its monthly earnings are growing larger, and 1
in easy sight of the wide-awake authorities, i
are several lucrative fields of development |
j which promise in the near future to add ma
i tcrially to the already rapidly growing bust-1
ness of the road.
Of course, under present conditions, there
is little reason to hope for any considerable j
addition to the business of the Three C's. i
The management is doing wonders under i
the existing circumstances, and there is no
telling but what the road will soon be push-1
ed on across the mountains in accordance |
with the original design. But watch the j
Narrow Gauge. There is practically no I
limit to its development, just as it stands.
Its management not only understand this
fact, but sceins to be thoroughly equal to
the task of doing for the road all that its
best interest requires.
? Corn will be corn this fall. That fact is
settled. The crop throughout the Northwest
is a dismal failure, and that section of the
country "will actually have to send South for
its supply. Savannah, Ga., has been receiving
orders for the shipment of corn to Liver[
pool and other foreign ports. Such a thing
has hardly ever occurred before. The crop
in the South is unusually large. Let those
who have more corn than than they need,
hold the surplus for good prices. They will
not be disappointed.
? "The abolition of useless offices," is the
principal campaign cry for the constitutional
convention, and after all, it is nothing but a
political catch phrase, l'ush the arlvoeatc to
the wall, and he can offer no definite explanation
as to what he means. One proposition
is that -"the offices of auditor and treasurer
should he combined, and more work
should be put on the sheriff." In the offices
of the auditor and treasurer right now, there
is more hard work than in any two offices in
the State; and aside from the impracticability
of the combination, if any man could be
found who was competent to discharge the
duties of both these officials, he could command,
in some other business, more salary
than is paid to both officers. If there is
any useless offices under our present system
of county government, we confess that we do
not know where it is ; but we are sure that
there is no room for any abolition or consolidation
in the case of the auditor or treasurer.
THE VOTE IN THE PRIMARY.
There has been a great deal of talk to the
effect that the vote in the recent primary
was unusually light, and among other things
shows a lack of intcreest on the part of the
Reformers. Such, however, is not the case.
The vote was lighter than it was two years
ago, for the reason that the Conservatives
did not participate in the election. The
Reform vote was fully as large as two years
ago. In the following tabulated statement,
we give the Tillman and Sheppard vote of
1S92 in comparison with the vote cast in the
primary of. August 2S, last:
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I- 5 2 tt
corxTiEs. =,? ELC 2 = 1
E*' ^
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Abbeville, 2,0.2 1,101 2,ins
Aiken, 1,8111 98S |,<>46
Anderson, 1 ,:to4> .'!,(l70
Barnwell 2,142 1,(131 1,900
Beaufort, 2ns 325 350
Berkeley, 978 400 1,100
Charleston, 1,075 3,208 2,714
Chester, 1,138 037 l.ooo
Chesterfield, 1,000 410 1,070
Clarendon, 1,(155 482 900
Colleton, 1,810 1,158 1,500
Darlington, 1,373 1,02.3 755
Edgefield, .'. 2,034 1,141 2,372
Fairfield, 800 083 1,000
Florence, 1,204 820 0.37
(Jeorgetown, 100, .'101 500
Greenville 2,0.351 1,818 3,023
Hampton, 9.30 508 1,350
Horry, 1,335 KOI 824 ,
Kershaw, 1,278 .340 1,244 1
Lancaster, 1,092 .'587 1,813 i
Laurens, 1,703 851 2,213 (
Lexington, 1,973 077 1,648
Marion 1,821 852 1,400 1
Marlboro, 1,319 537 1,000
Newberry, 1,190 832 1,874 <
Oconee 1,084 091 1,450
Orangeburg 2,595 900 2,270
Pickens 1,30.3 592 1,594 1
Richland, 874 1,317 1,079 i
Spartanburg, 3,095 2,038 2,901 i
Sumter 1,201 1,343 2,355
Union, 1,158 551 1,904
Williamsburg, 1,280 550 1,281 '
York, 2,154 1,204 1,841
Totals, 51,547 31,809 58,413 !
The total vote in the primary of 1892 was i
S3,41(5. If we subtract from this the total <
vote in the last primary and leave out of 1
the estimate the few Conservatives who may
have participated, we find that the Reform |
majority over the Conservatives is still some- ,
thing like 30,000 votes. Perhaps there are
some people who are willing to undertake
further opposition in the face of such over- i
whelming odds; but to The Enquirer it
appears that it is about time to give up the
fight and let politics take a rest. (
IMMIGRATION TO TIIK SOI Til.
During the past few months a great deal 1
has been said about adopting some means to 1
secure immigration to the South, and except '
in a few quarters, the proposition meets with
favor. The principal opponents to the idea (
are the Charleston News and Courier and i
such newspapers as sneeze when The News '
and Courier takes snuff. The opposition is, 1
of course, on very narrow contracted lines.
One argument against immigration is the ,
fear that if the tide should he turned in this ,
direction, our country would soon he tilled i
up with a horde of Hungarians, Italians, i
Norwegians, and other undesirable settlers 1
from the Northwest and from abroad.
Another argument is that these settlers will j
bring in atheism, anarchism, socialism, Ko- <
maoism, and other isms more baneful than 11
small pox, yellow fever, and the cholera. 11
Willi all due respect for the views of 1
others, Tin-: Exihikkk feels that it must '
dissent from any such conclusions as have ,
been suggested. It is true that among the h
inhabitants of the Northwest are a great
many objectionable people of the kind and j
character referred to; but along with them
are thousands of those who would make just j
as good citizens as this or any other section j
need desire.
As the New England, Middle and Northern
States became overcrowded, they sent
their surplus population to the Northwest.
A great many people also went from the
Sjouth to that section. The Northwest never 1
has been as desirable a country as it was |
represented to be, and the influx of aj
strange-tongued foreign population with all
manner of unorthodox ideas, has made it
ten times more undesirable. These facts are
first and best realized by that portion of the
population which came originally from the
section of the I'nion already mentioned, and
that is the kind of population that our people
especially desire to bring to this country, i
This country is not at all overcrowded, i
The fact is, that it is capable of supporting!
double its present population to far greater l
advantage than it supports the few who arc !
already here. With a large increase of pop- j
ulation made up from a desirable class of
Americans, our lands will increase in value, j
our agricultural methods will be improved, j
our manufacturing interests built up, and
our political influence increased.
As to the effect that immigration would j
have on our social and religious condition, j
Tin-: Esqi iKKK has no fears. The preacher 1
and the school teacher have been abroad in ,
this huid for :i jzreal many years. They are
established fixtures, and exercise as much
influence here as do this class of workers ii
anywhere else on the lace of the earth. I
Our preachers have developed such earn*
estuess and enterprise as to actually at*!}
tempt to convert, in their very strongholds,'t
whole nations of heathen. Under such con- r
ditions, surely it is a very weak brother t
indeed who would fear the settlement of a s
few unorthodox families in such a citadel of j 5
the Christian religion.
We fail to appreciate any objections J
against an effort to secure immigration to j
the South. We think now is a golden op- ji
portunity, and that every class of people, in- t
eluding business men and even the preach- 1
ers, should do what they can to further the I
scheme to complete success. ,
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H11TLKK AS AN INDEPENDENT. j,
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I?
The Senator Writes a Scathing Keply ton Caustic . 1
I 1
Conimunieutioii. j (
The following anonymous letter published s
in the Columbia Register of August 31, and c
the reply published in the various daily e
papers on September 2, will be read with 1
interest by those who are fond of political \
sensations: i
To General M. C. Rutler : Dear Sir?I no-! 1
ticc from the publications today you had {
withdrawn your pledge, and decline to run I
in the Democratic primary, and it is stated I
that you intend to continue the fight in the
general elections.
I have looked upon you as a man who
loved this State and his race. You entered !
the primary and filed your pledge. Yourj
enemies said from the first that you would j c
not and did not intend to abide the result of! j,
the primary. !
General Butler, do you seek the Negro'
vote to aid in your election ? Can you for- i "
get the history of your family, and by an in- v
famous act invite the Negro vote, seeking to b
overwhelm your race, disgrace a long and n
active life to gratify your pique or spite? g
It cannot be to gratify your ambition, for 1
your senatorial ambition is full. Or is it fi
that you are poor and feel that you need the b
salary that you may support your family a
and maintain your loved ones? s
If the latter, general, you have friends ii
who will do.a similar act of kindness for you a
as did General Mart Gray and your other o
friends, when you were elected to congress; a
I believe he and other friends raised a purse
for you of $3,000, which was presented to aid "
you in your impecunious days. You accept- o
ed their kindness and afterwards rewarded o
(?) General Gary. South Carolina has sent p
you as her Senator. For many years you 2
have fed at the national capital and have t
had a senator's chance to attain distinction, p
You say you have done all you could ; but n
the people are not satisfied. You ought now v
to be willing for the white people to place a
in their chair a man of their choice. You t
were once their choice ; but not now.
General, did you ever think that the masses t
of the people of this State are honest; that il
they would not endanger the lives, liberty ii
or virtue of your family? If so, why, then, fi
do you seek to put the Negro race in power; b
why endanger the property, liberty and lives ti
of the white race by this appeal to the Negro c
race ?
The whisky trust will furnish you all the j 1
money you need to run a corrupting cam- v
paign. Ferhaps the brothers of these Negroes j f<
you boast of having butchered at Hamburg d
will vote for you ; perhaps the Republican I C
party will also furnish you boodle to bribe ! a
and corrupt. And, suppose you succeed, j t'
and in your success the worst elements of the tl
ignorant race let their passions upbridled tl
lead them, and they outrage white women, v
can you, general, then upon bended knees I
before the Most High Clod ask him to bless o
your acts and thank him for your achievments
when success is attained at the fearful
cost of Negro supremacy and outraged
virtue?
(leneral Butler, Stop! About face! Charge
with fixed bayonets those who give you such
advice. They are your enemies ; they seek
for success at any cost, and hope by your
reputation for bravery to be led to success. 0
They fear not Cod nor regard man. Re- fmember
that the rank and file constituted ''
the hone and sinew of your soldiery. Those
hoys and their sons arc now against you. A
The city dude and rumscller ure for you. ;
Give up the race, gracefully accept your | ^
defeat, join hands in hope of white suprem-j
ucy, turn to those minions of Alchohol, Sl
who seek the overthrow of white supremacy.
and cry "Havoc and let the war dogs n
slip." Respectfully, Citizen'. j'
August 27, 18S4. I ,
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HUTLEIt's LEPLY. j
Editor Register: In your issue of August;
31st is a communication signed "Citizen,"
addressed to me. I wish your correspon-1
dent had had the courage and manhood to J J'
sign his name, and yet it is not altogether -j
surprising that he fires from ambush if we ,
consider the magnitude of the falsehoods he
utters, when he ventures upon a statement j j*
and the recklessness of his insinuations, when
he assumes the interrogative form of inisrep- j J1
resent at ion.
As a rule it is not wise to notice anony-1.
? l | li
iiiuuss com inn u tea i tun?*, ucmunu uuu ? a ?* -i
ways at a disadvantage, contending from J a
the open field with a concealed guerrilla, .
but this bushwhacker has afforded me the j f!
opportunity which I have long desired ofj *
contradicting and exposing falsehoods, float- ^
ing about in an intangible shape, and, there-1
fore, he places me under obligations to him. r.
And, first, let me dispose of the following, I j
the most stupenduous of all the falsehoods, j *'
of the many embraced within the space of! j1
"Citizen's" communication:
"Or is it that you are poor and feel that 0
you need the salary that you may support a
your family and maintain your loved ones? u
If the latter, general, you have friends who
will do a similar act of kindness for you as
did General Mart Gary and your other "
friends when you were elected to congress; "
I believe he and other friends raised a purse! 0
for you of $3,000, which was presented to ' "
aid you in your impecunious days. You ac-;
copied their kindness and afterwards re-! '5.
warded (?) General Gary." ?
It has been whispered for years that Gen-! "
rral Mart Gary had loaned mo $1,000 to; w
make my contest for the senate. "Citizen's" | ^
imagination increases it to three thousand '
($3,000) as coining from the "kindness of J "
General Mart Gary and your (my) other j11
friends." One is about as true as the other, j ^
and both as false as the man or woman who I ri
originated the story, and is malignant and '
untruthful. General Mart Gary never loaned
me $1,000 or $3,000, or any sum whatever, to ?
make my contest or, for any purpose. The ^
statement is a lie made of the whole cloth. \11
I have never been under obligations of any j11
kind to him, either personal, political or pe- j P
uuniarv. I never did him an act of 1111-!11
kindess in my life, lie has been dead a \
?ood many years and T shall not invade the
sanctity of the grave to vindicate myself
against the most glaring misrepresentation. P
I lis surviving friends and relatives are not
iloing him a kindness when they undertake 11
to elevate'his virtues and achievements at e'
my expense, and I trust in the future they j
will let "the dead past bury its dead." h
I have no inclination to underrate his ser-1 a
vices; but it would be prudent for hisi c
friends to let me alone, or when they inter- j 0
fere confine themselves to the truth. So! tl
much for that portion of "Citizen's" creed. M
Of course, "Citizen" is the hired scribbler 's
of the corrupt ring, now disgracing and de-! il
t lwk noltll/ia ll?n Cl.ifn nn /\nn *\P 1
tilling biiu \m iiiu k'mit j wi vnv wi j
the chief ringstcrs himself. His rhodomontadc
about my invoking: the aid of the Negro,
is in keeping with the habit of the riugsiers!
of crying "stop thief" to divert attention J T
from their own purposes. They intend to 11)
appeal to the Negro, have done so, and will c:
do so again. They encourage bloodshed, j t<
fraud, cheating in elections, anything, every-. s<
thing, 4o perpetuate their power.
If the vote at the last so-called primary is b
any indication of the strength of the ring b
candidates, there will certainly he no need of g
any opposed to the ring appealing to the In
Negro vote. The action of the ring has'c:
place 40,000 white voters (or more) on the f;
same jtlane of disfranchisement with the ^
Negro vote. They are treated as aliens and
strangers; hut I see no occasion to appeal to
the Negro vote. I certainly have no such
intention, and "Citizen" is drawing on his (I
imagination when he suggests it. u
Now, in regard to the pledge said to have \\
been made by me. My note to the exe- (!
cutive committee has been published. In t1
that I simply announced my candidacy for si
the I'nitcd States senate, as I had been in- ti
formed the State Executive committee re-I h
. hitlinf f/I?in Tt tnt'iiiul ntif tlmf ! *1
this was a mistake and was an act of su-' p
pcrerogation on tny part. I did pledge my-1 tl
self in tiie note to abide the result, if the a
committee would furnish a separate box at p
the primary election, in which the Democrat- tl
c voters of the State might express their
ireferencc for .the United States senate,
riiis was denied me, and of course the pledge
vas not operative. I went into the canvass
tecause I was invited to do so by the execuive
committee. I had no right to pledge
nembers of the legislature and did not atempt
to do so. What I did. therefore, was
imply to withdraw the announcement, of my
andidacy. I had discovered what every
ntelligent man had discovered, that a com>act
unscrupulous ring had been found ready
o commit the Democracy of the State to the
'opulist or Third party principles, to cheat
iiid defraud the voters, and I was unwilling
o go before such a ring as a candidate for
lie United States senate or for any other
hi r pose.
The charge that the whiskey trust would
urnish me money "to run a corruption cnmrnign"
is the stale slander uttered by the
naster of "Citizen," on the stump, and then
ind there denounced by me as an infamous
ie." I can add nothing to the strength of
hat language in replying to "Citizen." And,
o, with the other charges or insinuations
>r suggestions of this veracious correspondnt.
They are inspired by the Boss of the
ling, and without foundation. If "Citizen"
vould uncover I would be glad to meet him
n "joint debate." Otherwise I shall dismiss
dm with this communication.
M. C. Butler.
September 1, 1894.
THE SEPTEMBER CONVENTION.
kugiiMt Kolin Forecasts the Work of the Convention
on the 10th.
Considering the short time before the State
onvention, everything is exceedingly quiet
11 the political world. There are decided
iiutterings of what is going to happen, hut
lothing on which to pin a prophecy. The condition
that will meet here on the 19th will
e a very one-sided affair. It will he even
nore of an Evans convention than the Reform
athering which nominated John Gary
Ivans. At this convention the Anti-Evans
orces managed to get over ">0 votes. It will
e very different on the 19th. Charleston
nd Beaufort will he all alone in their C'onervative
glory in the convention, with a votng
strength of 28. In Sumter, Richland,
nd Georgetown, as well as in other counties
f the State, no effort was made to elect delgates
to the convention.
Exactly what "figure" the Conservatives
will cut" is unknown. Some think they
tight to stay away from the convention, and
tliers would prefer for them to go there and
lace the Conservatives on record. Even the
8 Conservatives, if they attend the convenion,
would be squeezed out of any active
art in the convention. In the matter of
inking nominations the Reform delegates
rill no doubt hold a preliminary conference
nd make up their ticket to he voted for in
he convention.
The Reformers are looking or a fight; but
hey do not seem to know from what quarter
t is most likely to come. Some are suggestng
that the Alliance is getting in shape to
ghf, and others that the original tight is to
e kept up to the time of the general elecion,
while others again argue that a straight
ontest will lie made.
When the convention meets here on the
9th it will probably get through with its
fork in a hurry. Evans will be nominated
-- ft mm ?!11
jr governor ; VTOveruur iiiiuiiiu win uc enorseil
for the United States senate; the
tenia platform will no doubt he readopted,
nd the State ticket fdled in, at the suggesion
of the Reform caucus. At this time
here is 110 reason to make any change in
he predictions about the State ticket that
. ere made prior to the Reform convention,
t still looks as if the ticket will be made up
f the following:
For Governor, John Gary Evans.
For Lieutenant-Governor, \V. H. Timinernmn.
Secretary of State, I). JI. Tompkins.
Comptroller General, A. \V. Jones.
Treasurer, W. T. C'. Hates.
Attorney General, <>. W. Buchanan.
Superintendent of Education, W. I). May field.
Adjutant and Inspector General, J. G. Watts.
The biggest fight will be over the positions
f superintendent of education and secretay
of state. The rival candidates for superltendent
of education will be Mr. Maytield,
tie incumbent, and Mr. Keitt, of Newberry.
Ir. Tompkins will have Mr. Hill, of Sparin
burg, to run against him. Mr. Hill, as
ell as Mr. Keitt, hns the backing of Colonel
lantt, in The Headlight. It remains to be
2cu what that will mean.
In the meanwhile the prospective nomiees
are anxious to know if after they get
he nomination at the convention they will
e elected, whether there will be any oppoition
ticket, and such like interesting cjuesons.?August
Kohn.
... ? ?
MERE MENTION.
The citizens of Kunbury, Pa., celebrated
ie inauguration of the new tariff law 011
'hursday of last week with a grand jubilee,
ring cannon, ringing bells and setting off
reworks. Mrs. Eunice Beecher, widow
f the late Henry Ward Beecher, celebrated
er 82d birthday last week. A white
readier broke up his church in Fostoria,
liio, recently, by marrying a mulatto mem-j
er of his congregation. President Cleve-1
md has left Washington for Gray Gables
nd does not expect to return until about
ie middle of October A brother and
ster killed themselves at Rockford, III., 011
'uesday of last week, in a contest to see 1
diich could eat the most watermelons. I
rivatc John Allen, of Mississippi, will go
ack to congress without opposition. j
!enorts from Calcutta are to the ell'ect that:
id Indian cotton crop will be of a good
verage. The North Carolina Populists
ave fused with the Republicans Honrable
Wm. L. Wilson, chairman of tlic ways
nd means committee of the house, lias been
nanimously rc-notninatcd for congress from
ic Second West Virginia district The
eampship Campania has lowered the time
0111 New York to Liverpool to 5 days 10
ours and 47 minutes, a gain of one hour
vcr the best time on record. It is estilated
that three-fourths of the Chicago-laoring
people, who were out of employment
ist winter, are now earning wages. An
Icctric street car was wrecked in Asheville
ist Thursday, and among the people injured,
ere several Charleston people. The enine
of a passenger train was overturned at
rand Rapids, Mich., last Thursday, by riming
into a herd of cattle. The fireman was
lslantly killed and the engineer was fatally
ounded. None of the passengers were seously
hurt.
Ri
inkd nv Politics.?The statement is
oing the rounds of the press that the Georgia !
.lliance has disbanded. This is not strictly I
lie. The Georgia Alliance is badly dislig-1
red ; but is still in the ring. Its present bad j
light seems to be due to two causes: politics I
nd mismanagement of its State Exchange.!
fhen it went into politics as an organi/a-:
on, it was 80,000 strong: but in a very short j
me its membership was reduced over 50
cr cent. Its political venture was but the i
eginning of the end, it seems. The pol- j
icians who captured the organization prov- j
il to be too big a burden to carry. The in- ;
ications are that it will scarcely recover;
oni its bitter political experience. Its late
nnual meeting at Doublin was slimly attendd.
It elected otlicers, however, for anther
year. The State Exchange, in which
l.a mnmluii-c View! nut nvpf >(70.000. W11S closed
lit , ? ?,
ritli u debt hanging over it of $25,000. It1
i thought that its organ will soon suspend, j
s it, too, has been losing money heavily, j
'he Alliance in this State, if wise, will profit
y the sad experience of its Georgia brethren. J
M(>XozitK SH i i?M knrs.?K11 enboro sent on j
'uesday one ear load of monozite : Moores- j
oroand Lattiinore shipped next day another ,
nr load of this yellow sand worth $120 per
in, and to-morrow Shelby miners expect to
all two more ear loads.
Mr. (Jettys purhases all this for the Wisen- j
oeh Electric Company at Gloucester, X. J. j
ts value approximates $1),000. That's very ;
ood for one week's shipments and more
lonev. Monazite is hurting the third parly j
rv of hard times, and is putting cash in the
irmers' pockets. Let it continue.? Shelby !
lUrora.
* *
Iinncl #!>,<><>(>.
? Columbia Journal : At the lime that
lovernor Tillman closed the dispensaries
pon the decision of the supreme court, there
as in the State dispensary between 500 and
00 barrels of whisky in barrels besides beiveen
000 and 400 barrels in eases ready for
liipment. All this of course remained un1
the re-opening on August 1st. It is ealeu-j
ited that there are at least 45,000 gallons in
ae State dispensary, and under the new tax
laced on whisky the profit to the State for
lis amount of whisky would amount to
bout *0,000. This can be considered the
rofit gained for closing the dispensaries for
irec months.
I LOCAL AFFAIRS. s
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. V
a
L. M. Grist?Wants a newspaper compositor.
II. II. Beard?Hasa colt which he wants to sell
and promises a bargain. 1<
I). E. Finfey?Has two plantations he wants to ,
rent, including a.sufficient quantity of land , d
for a six horse farm. Good educational ' (
and church privileges are convenient. ,
' W. II. McGorkle, Probate Judge?Gives notice'
that Hardaway 1'. Stowe has applied for i v
letters of administnition on the estate of
S. I). Stowe, deceased, and that W. A. ;
\V. A. Nivins has made a similar application
with regard to the estate of Josephns
Nivins, deceased. ! *
i Win. Boss and John B. Ross, Executors, of
Sharon?(Jive notice to the creditors and i
debtors of the estate of Rev. R. A. Ross,
deceased.
I Joint J. Hunter? lias special orders for 100 suits t
of St rouse J: brothers' clothing, but is still
prepared to till more orders,
i J. S. Briee, County Chairman?Rives notice that I
a primary election will be held at the olec- , ^
tion precincts in York county on next
Tuesday, for a Democratic candidate for t
school commissioner. Notice particularly j.
that the polls will be opened at 1 oeloek p.
in., and close at 5 p. m. It is an after din- r
ner election. j
J. A. Shurley and W. II. Edwards?Arc candidates
for the nomination for school com- c
misioner at the election to he held on next :
Tuesday. J
A. IC. Booth, President?Announces that he has t
secured a graduate of New England Con- L
servatory of Music as a teacher in the
Baptist High school, and that the faculty .a
will consist of live teachers. f
Lowry A Starr?Chill cure, drugs and medicines,
lamps, tobacco, machine or engine oil, and
soda at live cents. J.
A. M. Grist?Talks about fountain pens and ^
oil heating stoves. J
Inman Brothers?Say that they are now ready '
with a tine stock of fall and winter goods '
which are marked at low prices. 1
G. II. O'Leary?Has received a car load of oak '
bedsteads, fine parlor suits, and furniture
of all kinds of different grades at various
prices. Also, window shades, cornice poles,
pictures and frames, carpets of different o
grades, and stoves at from $."> to $.'!<>, including
cooking and heating. 2
T. M. Dobson A Co?Announces that Mrs. Dobson
is in New York buying millinery goods,
and hns engaged Miss 'Welleras the milliner
of the establishment for the coming
season. ii
L. S. Nivins?Says that a note he gave to Edi
ward Joy has been paid and he warns J
persons not to trade for it. i
II. ('. StrailSH? Is in. Now York buying liis full .
stock of fall and winter goods, which ho
proposes to sol I ax cheap as the cheapest. /
Sam M. < irist? Announces that during the proscut
week lie will remove his stock of farming
machinery to the wareroom at the old 'J
\\ heeler coach factory.
LOW RATES TO BLOWING BOCK. J
The Chester ami Lenoir railroad is adver- <
tising special rates from points along its line
to Blowing Hock, N. C. These special rate 1
tickets are to he sold only on Saturdays,
during the month of September, and arc to
lie good for ten days from date of sale. They j
include railroad transportation to Lenoir (
and hack fare to and from that point to this ^
famous summer resort in the mountains. 1
The round trip rate from Chester is $5.85,
and from Yorkville, $5. The hotels along f<
the line have all offered greatly reduced ll
rates, and a five day's trip from Yorkville, in- p
eluding all expenses, need not cost exceed- b
ing $10. The trip to Blowing Rock is well 1)
worth the money, and we have no reason to h
doubt that the Chester and Lenoir wilLre- t!
ceive liberal patronage during the contiu- h
uance of its handsome ofTer. a
> ll
THK STATE FAIR. s
Tiik Enquirkr is in receipt of the an- t
nounceincnt for the 2f>th annual fair of the s.
South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical
society, to be held in Columbia from
November 12th to lfith, inclusive. With
politics settled and good crops generally over li
the State, there is reason to believe that the a
fair this year will be of unusual interest, t
For the benefit of the interested public, we b
are requested to publish the following circu- 4
lar letter, issued by the fair authorities: t
"Lines interested having agreed, rates of one a
fare for the round trip, plus 50 cents admission v
coupon, from points in South Carolina and Augusta,
(Ja., and from Charlotte, Wilmington and a
intermediate to Columbia and return, for the
above occasion, are hereby approved.
"Tickets to be sold November 11 to 15 inolu- tl
sive, with final limit November 17,181M. b
"Tickets may be sold to bona fide exhibitors
and help November 8, 9 and 10,1894. a
"The press of the Stato will greatly oblige all j(
interestcdjby publishing the above information." ^
ANOTHER PRIMARY. a
Edwards, 805
Shurley, 519
Cansler 499 e
The above was the result of the school
commissioner race in the primary election on p
Tuesday of last week. The total number of v
votes cast for school commissioner was 1,823. v
A majority of this number is 912. None of p
the candidates received a majority, and to d
settle the question as to who will be the t<
next school commissioner, will require a sec- a
ond race. This, under the rules of the party, d
must be held at the various precincts in the n
county on next Tuesday, between me nours w
of 1 and 5 p. m. Mr. Cansler, being the n
lowest man, is no longer in it. The race will ]j
be between Edwards and Shurley. Here is
good luck to the man who gets the most i
votes; but right here we want to beg to be s,
excused from giving the returns on Wed lies- si
day morning alter the election. This little C(
luxury comes rather high for a race in which \
there are but two candidates. fi
CHURCH NOTICES.
Episcopal?Lay service on next Sunday at a
11.45 a. in. Sunday-school in the afternoon 11
at 5 p. m.
Trinity Methodist. Episcopal?Rev. S. A.
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this even- 0
ing at 7.40 o'clock. Services next Sunday e
morning at 11 o'clock, and evening at
7..'10 o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. K
Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor.
Yorkvii.i.k?Sunday-school at 4 o'clock
p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at j(
8 o'clock. Services next Sunday morning at j
10.00 and in the evening at 8 o'clock.* jj
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. ^
Boyce H. drier, pastor. TiR7.ah?Services
on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. York- a
vi i.i.k?Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
Prayer-meeting Ibis evening at S o'clock.
Presbyterian?Rev. W. (i. Neville, pastor. 0,
Sundav-school at 4 o'clock ]>. in. Month-:
ly concert of prayer for missions tomorrow j n
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services next Sun- Lj
day morning at 10.30 ami evening at S i
o'clock. c[
ELECTION NEWS. P
"The Enquirer lias robbed lis loafers n
of a choice subject of gossip. In publishing 11
the returns so soon after the election, it 11
leaves us nothing to speculate about." This
remark was made on the streets of Yorkville 0
last Wednesday morning by Mr. Joseph F. jt(
Wallace. Mr. Wallace is one of those men s'
who thoroughly appreciates a neat piece of ^
enterprise, and we desire to return thanks to !
him for the compliment; but, at the same| "
time, we do not wish to take all the credit for j "
last Wednesday's achievement to ourselves, j '
It was a company affair, in which the follow- 11
ing valued friends of The Enquirer played : ^
an equally important part: J. I). Gwinn, of t(
Clover; It. 15. Kiddle, of Zeno ; W. J. Cav- 01
eny, of Kock Hill; T. (J. C'ulp, of Fort Mill: e-;
W. S. Leslie, of Leslie ; O. >.*. Halm, of War- j 5'
ren's; K. T. Kiggins, of Blairsville; J. A.! ^
Hope, of Smyrna: Dr. W. Anderson, of;
Blacksburg; E. K. Sapoch, of Buffalo; Mr. W. 01
J. Moorhead, of Hickory Grove ; Messrs. C. J w
H. Smith, P. W. Love and H. A. I). Neely,! ttl
of Yorkville. Theso gentlemen acting as ! G
special correspondents, messengers, etc., all j d
contributed their share to the work of robbing i ll
the "loafers" of their nice subject for specu-1
lation, and of relieving the anxiety of the | c'
various candidates. , It
HOUSE-TK.YDKKS' DAY.
Last .Monday was horse-traders' day for
September, and the gentlemen of the long \
whins, big boots and spurs, were in Yorkville I
ill large numbers. j ^
Though trading stock was plentiful, business
was not very brisk. In most eases, to h
close the bargain, a little cash was required,
and that article, for some reason, appeared n
to be rather scarce. L. S. Nivins, of Fort I aj
Mill, the president of the association, was on \ it
hand as usual with plenty of stock, and also ai
plenty of cash. He made several trades, a
probably seven or eight, and carried back Ii
the same numbcrof animals lie brought over, w
In each case he paid some boot; "but," he a
aid, late in the afternoon, with a significant [
rink of his left eye, "the whole lot is younger '1
nd better lhau I brought over."
Most of the other traders, so far as is _
' f
mown, were equally well satisfied with their
lay's work. There was a small quantity of j
anglefoot among the traders and others;
ut, generally, good order prevailed and there , ^
verc no serious disturbances of the peace. | .
' 1
FIXIjKY A\I) STRAIT. I ?
It has been unusually dilficult to get up 1
he returns from the congressional election
I
n this district this year. Thk Esquihkr,
is usual, of course got up the complete re-11
urns of York county, within less than eight;
lours after the close of the polls. This
>apcr does not seek to cover the whole disrict,
however. That is rather a matter fur
he daily papers. Hut these seem to have
leen waiting on the weeklies, and as the
esults have not yet given the detailed vote
n the Fifth district. Understanding that
lur readers expect Tim Knquikkr to tell:
ust how the election went on Monday, we
elegruphed to the various precincts, which
ip to that time had not been heard from,
ind we are to day able to give the details as
ollows:
Fialey. Strait.
'hester 151 015
Jhesterlield, 542 859
vers haw, 28i? trio
janeastcr 4.'11 1,:175
Spartanburg 77 544
nion, 94 :m
fork, 1,094 710
Totals-, 2,055 . 5,442 |
The total vote cast in the district wasI
,097, ami Strait's majority over Finley is
:,7S7.
IjIVK STOCK IX YORK.
Probably but few of our readers have any
ilea as to the number of head, or the value, 1
if the live stock in York county. In look- 1
ng over the abstract of the return of laxaile
properly in York county, as made to <
luditor Waters for the year 1898-94, the
eportcr came across the item of live stock,
['he number of head of the various kinds 1
,nd their value are as follows: 1
Had of st4H-k. Number. Value. I
torsos, 1,784 8 95,15(1 .
tattle 7,15U 75,192 J
lilies and asses, 4,075 201,045 s
hoop and goats, 2,204 2,572 /
logs 0,781 10,784
For the year 1892-9!!, the returns wore as '
allows: *
!lnd of St4>elc. Number. Value. *
torsos, 1,791 8 94,497 r
'attle, 7,455 75,570
tulcs and assos, 4,020 210,091 ^
hoop and goats, 2,429 2,520
fogs, 4,950 11,849 j
By comparison of the various items above
jr the past two years, it will be noticed ^
hat, with one exception, there has been j
radically no change. This exception is to ^
e found in the importantitem of hogs, and ^
ere is the gratifying information that the y
og crop has increased fully one-half over
he returns of last year. The fact that there
J \
as been no falling off in the item of mules
nd horses, indicates that farm operations
ave been carried on Ibis year on as big a
eale as last year, and the large increase in j
he number of bogs, if nothing else, indicates j
ust that much more general prosperity. ^
WHY THE SUN IS OBSCURE. c
During the past week or ten days, a pceu- 1
iar haze has been noticeable over the sky in *
11 parts of the country. In this latitude, 1
bis bnze has been more pronounced in the 1
ltter part] of the afternoon. From about s
4?/\ ?4?4 ? ? I? 4.! 4 4 4L. 1 1 1 ^
..)U O'CIOCK, llllUI SUUSei, LIIC bllII llilb I1UU
he appearence of being almost hid behind 9
thick cloud of vapor, and as compared
I'ith its usual conditions, has presented only r
rather dull sickly kind of a glow. 1
Within the past few days it has developed 1
hat this peculiar condition of the sun has
een noticeable in all parts of the county, r
nd a number of professors of meteorology 13
i different parts of the United States have 1
een giving the matter special attention, "
nd they all seem to be agreed that the liaze 1
i caused by smoke from forest fires in north- J
rn Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigau. *
"The air, at this time of year," says Prof,
[enry Hazen, of Washington, "is generally \
ery quiet and in a condition especially fa- ^
orable to the collection of smoke and dust '
articles. A very little fire makes a great ^
eal of smoke, and if there is nothing to scat- \
jr this smoke, it settles about in one place 4
nd fills the whole atmosphere. Being very N
ry, the atmosphere now extends to enor- 1
ious heights, and being tilled all the way
ritli dust and smoke, the resistance to the '
lys of the sun is sufficient so obscure the
ght," c
It is a matter of history that in the fall of
781, there were several days on which the
moke so greatly obscured the light of the '
mi, that along the whole Alantie coast, one
ould scarcely see to read at noonday. In
r
SSI there was another dark day extending ,
*om Maine to Southern Virginia, and during
rliieh the gas was kept burning in Boston ,
nd other New England towns from morning j
ntil night. Many people thought that the j
ay of judgment had arrived. ^
The opinion of the professors of meteorol- ^
gy, based on actual experience, is to the ,
fleet that the haze in the atmosphere will '
e noticed until the country is swept by a j
eneral storm. It will then be cleared away.
HIT IT PRETTY CLOSE.
The Enquirer's achievement last week *
i publishing the full returns of Tuesday's *
lection in York county on Wednesday morn- '
ig, did not excite much comment. The c
eople have, long since come to look upon I
'he Enquirer as a sure enough newspaper, e
nd no matter how difficult a feat it may 11
er for in, the result is taken as a matter 1
f course. There would be surprise only in 0
:isc of failure. 1
In tabulating the vote and declaring the n
suit of the election last Thursday, the 0
lemocratic Executive committee used the 11
qiort of The Enquirer as a guide. The 0
liairnian read *ofl' the official returns is re- 11
orted by the various boards of precinct 0
ianagcrs,and an especially appointed com- ^
littee checked the figures as they appeared n
i The Enquirer. 0
In the whole report The Enquirer had 1
nly three errors. One of these placed the
ital vote at Blacksburg at 112, while it
lould have been only 10G. Another had
le vote for Strait at Forest Hill as 33, when f
should have been 38, and the third placed
le total number of votes cast for Love at y
205, when it should have been 1320. The
rst mistake grew out of a misunderstandig
of instructions on the part of our Blacksurg
correspondent, who telegraphed the j
ital number of names on club roll, instead
f the total number on poll list. The Forit
Hill mistake grew out of a confusion of
le figures 8 and 3, and the last mistake was j}
ic result of hurry in making an addition.
The executive committee made a number a
f other immaterial alterations ; but these
ere all tlue result of miscounts of tlie man- ; ^
;ers at Coates's Tavern, Newport, Hickory j ^
rove and Rock Hill. In no case, however,
id these miscounts change the result more j ?
lan a few votes.
The result of the election, as officially de-; Cl
tared by the executive committee, is as fol-1
>ws: Total vote, 1,873; Finley, 1,094; |}
trait, 71(3; Carroll, 1,351; Carothers, 1,5G5; Lj
ove, 1,320; Elder, 1,107; Stewart, 8S7;
hompson, 550; McCorkle, 1,841; Culp, y
50; Stephenson, 1,240; Edwards, 805; p
ansler, 499; Shurley, 519; Neely, 1,S43;
raters, 948 ; Williams, 890. | v
~ * J If
0 Farms Willi a Hoe* .
? Mr. J. 13. Brat ton, of the Bethesda
eighborhood, informs us that there is at) j ^
^ed Negro on his place who will, this year, 118
lake 05 bushels of corn on about 4.} acres,
nil who has done all his cultivation except e
portion of one "breaking up," with a hoe. h
1 addition to his corn, the old fellow has
orked a good size garden, and raised quite w
quantity of vegetables. h
LOCAL LACONICS.
Plie Enquirer, to dunuary 1, I
? Will be furnished to subscribers from
bis date for ?>4 cents. So quit borrowing
rom your neighbor. It is mean and dislouest.
>??* and I>ok*.
? According to the books of Auditor
iVuters, in York county there are just 2.722
logs, assessed at an aggregate value of
' 13,010.
Nie llest in tin* State.
? Speaking of the Baptist High school
>uildin?the other day, President Booth said
hat he had seen quite a number, and he had
)o hesitation in saying that it is one of the
>est buildings for the purpose in the State.
I Pamphlet Worth Having.
?News and Courier: The announcement
>f the Baptist High School at Yorkville is now
eady to be sent out, and it is a pamphlet
vorth having. It is issued from the press of
Thk Yorkvillk Enquirkr and is a beauty.
<eud for a copy to the president, A. E. Booth,
iforkville, S. C.
'Inetl Five Dollars.
? Mr. William S. Woods, an aged white
nan, who lives a few miles out on the Lin:oln
road, was tried before Trial Justice
Hilus S. Carroll last Monday on the charge
>f malicious mischief. The prosecutor was
Mr. James G. Thornasson, who charged that
iVoods had killed a number of his chickens
villi poisoned dough. The jury returned a
,'erdict of guilty, and Trial Justice Carroll
ined the defendant $."> and costs.
lecent Commitment*.
? John Hart, colored, was committed to
ail by Trial Justice Johnson on August 23,
>11 the charge of disorderly conduct. John
1. Williams, colored, was committed for 30
lays on August 2">, by Trial Justice Camp,
or obtaining goods under false pretences.
Druck MeCaw, colored, was committed by
IVial Justice Shurley on August 2">, on the '
harge of larceny from the field.
for June.
? Tlie Male railroad commission hum rereived
reports of the earnings of the various
ail roads in the State for the month of June,
181)4, as compared with the same month last
'ear. I he report of the Chester and Lenoir
hows an increase of $270,015 and the Three
shows an increase of $570.84. The Atanta
and Charlotte Air Line, the Charlotte,
Joinmhia and Augusta, and the Georgia,
^arolina ami Northern, all report decreases,
anging from $500 to $0,000.
it-ill Hunt for .Ifoiiu/in*.
? Mr. Sam N. Johnson was in Vorkville
ast Saturday with some specimens of mona:ite
procured near Karle's station, in C'leveaiid
county, N. C. Mr. Johnson says that
le proposes to make a thorough search for
his valuable mineral along the ravines and
munches in the northern part of this county.
iVe wish him abundant success. If the mineral
can be found in this section, its collection
vill lie no mean source of revenue to those
vho are willing to work for it.
'aveil l>y a Close Shave.
? There was great excitement in the liouselold
of Mrs. It. L. Ferguson, of Vorkville,
ast Sunday night. By mistake, a little
wo-year-old granddaughter was given an
ivcrdose of laudanum. The mistake was
liscovered within a few moments after it had
teen made. Without the hesitation of a
noinent, Mr. W. E. Ferguson seized the
:hild and started with it to Dr. May's drug
tore. I)r. Miles J. Walker happened to be
vithin easy call, and, without delay, preioribed
the necessary emetics and other rem:dies.
The child was rather sick during the
light because of the medicine, but next
norning was again as bright as usual.
The Primary in Cheater.
? A correspondent from Chester gives the
esult of the recent primary in that county
is follows: Delegates to State convention,
>46. For congress?Finley, 131; Strait, 915.
State senate?J. H. McDauiel. House of
epresentatives?Peter T. Hollis, 754 ; S. T.
VIcKeown, 790; Joseph Nunnery, 913; Alextnder
Wise, G50. Judge of probate?J. S.
iVilson, 10(58. Couuty supervisor?John It.
?ulp, 4G6; John C. McAfee, 239; T. W.
Shannon, 444. School commissioner?W. B.
Thompson, 1,126. County treasurer?James
3. Douglass, 380; John B. McFadden, 80G.
Auditor?W. M. Corkill, 606 ; I. McD. Hood,
fr., 579. John R. C'ulp and T. W. Shannon
vill run a second race for county supervisor.
The White Hose C'liuutaiiquu.
? The White Rose Chautauqua Circle of
Vorkville, met at the residence of Mr. G.
J. O'Leary on last Monday night and reirganized
for the work of 1894-5 by the
election of officers as follows : J. S. Brice,
Ssq., president; Rev. W. G. Neville, vice
iresident; Miss Edith Wallace, recording
ecrctnry; Dr. M. W. White, treasurer;
diss Mary V. Clark, corresponding secretay.
The class is now composed as follows :
disses Lessie Withcrspoon, Cora Kuykenlal,
S. Jeanncttc Davidson, Bessie Barron,
dary V. Clark, Anise O'Leary, Edith Walace,
Claud Moore, Mattie Spencer, Bettie
tanking, Jennie Hart, Messrs. J. S. Brice,
-V. G. Neville, A. R. Banks, A. E. Booth, F.'
X. Gregg, P. T. McNeel, M. W. White.
The circle has been tendered the free use of
he Baptist High school library, consisting of
,500 volumes.
?ot Our Fault.
? Subscribers living along the Narrow
Jauge railroad between Vorkville and Gasouia,
have recently made complaints at their
requent failures to receive Thk Exquirkh
hi Wednesdays. Thk Enquirkr is always
irintcd on Tuesday night, and unless delayid
by news of unusal importance, the papers
ntended for points south are always mailed
n time for the southbound passenger train
<n the Chester and Lenoir. During the past
wo months we have failed to get the paper
nailed in time for this train only twice?
nee on the occasion of the county campaign
neeting at Newport, and the second on the
ccasion of the primary election. We have
lever failed to have the papers at the post,
ffice in time for the northbound Narrow
Jauge. Except in the two cases mentioned,
11 failures of subscribers to get their papers
n time are chargeable to neglect of duty on
he part of others. We are not responsible.
ABOUT PEOPIjR.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson is in New Vork.
Rev. W. G. Neville has returned home
rom Cleveland springs.
Mrs. R. E. Montgomery, of Charlotte, is
isiting friends in Vorkville.
Mr. Thomas Mallard is visiting friends and
elatives in Asheville, N. C.
Mr. Joseph O. Walker is quite sick at his
ome on King's Mountain street.
Mr. W. P. Harrison has been employed
s a clerk at the Loau and Savings bank*
Mrs. A. K. Booth ami son, Master Doug*
iss, are visitinif relatives at Catawba, X. C.
Miss Agnes Cody returned last week from
ti extended visit to friends in North Carolina.
Mr. C. E. Spencer and family, who have
een at Blowing Rock since the first of
.ugust, returned home on Friday night.
Mr. Clem Gordon, of this place, left last
aturday on a prospecting tour to Texas.
Mr. John Davidson has charge of the groery
departemeut at \V. C. Latimer's.
Dr. Sumter L. Dowry, formerly of this place,
ut now of Jacksonville, Fla., visited re laves
in Yorkville, last week.
Mrs. M. A. Shurley, of Kbenczer, is in
'orkville, visiting the family of Mr. X. J. X.
lowen.
Misses Kate Moore and Maggie McFadden,
isited relatives and friends in Rock Hill,
ist week.
Dr. Butler Dobson, of Fineastlo, Ya., is in
'orkville, visiting relatives and friends, and
?the guest of his brother, Mr. J. \V. Dobson.
Rev. R. L. Grier, of I'ineville, X. C., preaehd
in the Baptist church at this place on
ist Sunday night.
Mrs. Nancy Smith returned home last
eek, after a pleasant visit to relatives at
Luo.xville, Teun. She was accompanied