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? Jtoapis and Jatts.
? James J. Corbett has at last consented to
fight Bob Fitzsimmons; but the general impression
is that lie is not at all anxious for
the fray. He stipulates that the light must
take place at Jacksonville, Fla., and not before
the 1st of July. The public sentiment
of Florida is strongly against prize lighting.
There were no statutes to prevent the Corbett-Mitchell
fight. Before July, however,
the legislature can hold a session and pass
all the laws that may be necessary. Corbett,
it seems, is willing to agree to fight at Jacksonville
for the reason that he believes the
meeting will be prevented. Fitzsimmons
says he is willing to fight Corbett anywhere;
but he prefers to meet him at New Orleans,
for the reasou that in that city there is no
danger of meeting with an interference.
? From Richmond, Ya., comes the story of
a big train robbery within 40 or ">0 miles of
the city of Washington. The northbound
express* over the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad, which leaves
Richmond at 7 o'clock p. in., was held up at
Aouia Creek. Two men covered the engi
neer and fireman with their revolvers and a
half dozen others went into the express car.
The express messenger showed some fight
but was silenced by a shot in the arm. The
robbers detached the engine and sent it up
the road at full speed. It was sidetracked
at Quantico, however, in time to prevent a
collision with the southbound passeuger
train. The robbers secured about $1 SO,000 in
cash. The railroad authorities have offered
a $10,000 reward for the arrest of either or
all of the robbers.
? Rev. Charles T. Thompson, pastor of
Mount Horeb Presbyterian church in Fayette
county, Ky., read publicly last Sunday
the action of the church concerning Colonel
W. C. P. Breckinridge who had made to
them a confession of his guilt and asked the
prayers and love of his brethren in leading
a Christian life. The unanimous decision of
the' officers was that while accepting his repcntaucc
as sincere and heartfelt, the great
publicty of the sin demanded some public
action, so he was suspended from the sacrament
till February 1, 1S95. The law of the
book of church orders, paragraph 15S, is:
"Definite suspension is administered when
the credit of religion, the honor of Christ
and good of the offender demands it, even
though he may have given satisfaction to the
court."
? The sixth annual convention of the TriState
Medical association of Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee, began in Atlanta on
Tuesday of last week and lasted three days.
There were present more than 200 delegates,
and the meeting was one of the most successful
in the.entire history of the association.
Many scientific papers were read during the
session, chief among which was a discourse
upon the punishment of rape from a medicolegal
standpoint. This question is being
widely discussed among the leading medical
lights of the South, and the proposition to
punish the crime by surgical methods in
place of hanging, will likely be taken up by
the lawmakers of this section in the near
future, ine paper on in is suujtxi/ uv
Dr. J. C. Legrand, one of the most distinguished
medical men of Alabama, and occasioned
considerable interest.
? A St. Louis drummer, who was traveling
in Texas, was very much surprised the other
day to read in the papers that his wife, with
whom he had always lived in perfect accord,
and to whom he had transferred all his property,
had sued for and obtained a divorce, j
He wrote to ask her why in the world she j
had taken such a step, and she replied that
it was all a mistake. He hurried home to J
see about it and found that he was really di- {
vorced. It seems that his wife had employed
a lawyer to petition the court to make her
a feme sole, and on the same day another i
woman had employed him to get her a di- j
vorce. He got the two mixed up so that the
court had divorced the wrong one. The un-1
lucky drummer is afraid to go home to live
until the decree of the court is annulled, or j
he and his wife can be remarried. The law- j
yer is just now the butt of his professional
brethren.
? The formal canvass of the election returns
for the Georgia legislature aud the vote on the
constitutional amendments, was accepted last
Thursday in the presence of the governor
and secretary of state. It shows that there
.will be 50 Populists in the next general assembly
out of a total of 210, of which three
are Republicans. There are about 30 contests
for seats, but the prima facie evidence
will make the complexion of the house on
organization as above indicated. The total
vote of the State was 215,600 more than the
vote of two years ago, and the largest vote
ever polled iu the State. The vote for governor
and State house officers is not canvassed
until the general assembly meets, this I
being the first work of organization. The ;
assembly convenes on the 24th instant. The
amendment increasing the number of judges I
of the supreme court from three to five, was I
defeated by less than 2,000 votes. The |
amendment changing the session of the leg- j
islature from the fall to summer was also de-1
feated, evidently on the idea that the legisla- j
turc has the right to name its own dates!
with out constitutional action. The amend-1
ment allowing the legislature to pension indigent
Confederate veterans was adopted.
? About the slickest train robbery that has |
been heard of for a long time, is reported j
from Sacramento, Cal., under date of last ;
Friday. The overland train, due at 9 p. rn., |
was robbed about six miles from the city.!
The engineer stopped his train in obedience .
to the regulation signal from a red lantern.'
Two men covered the engineer and lireman !
with their rifles and told them to step down.:
As the next move, the baggage, mail and ex-!
press cars were uncoupled from the balance
of the train, and pulled up the roadadis-j
tancc of perhaps a mile. The robbers then'
went into the express car. The express
messenger tried to shoot; but as the robbers i
kept behind the engineer and lireman, lie j
was afraid of hitting his friends. The rob-1
bers went through the packages in the express
ear and secured $">1,000 in gold. As>
the next move, they uncoupled the engine, I
got aboard and struck out for. Sacramento. I
On the outskirts of the city, they reversed
the engine and jumped oil. The engine
went back down the track until it struck the j
cars from which it had been detached. As;
the steam was about run down, however, it:
did no damage. Search was afterwards j
made for the robbers, but they have not been j
captured.
? A special to the Dallas News from darksville,
Tex., says that on last Friday, Henry
Dyke's crib was lired, and as he rushed out
of the house to save his agricultural implement,
his face and breast were filled with i
buckshot, killing him instantly, The as- j
sassin was recognized by Dyke's son, who
had followed his father into the yard. A I
posse was organized, and Andrew Jackson,
the accused man, was captured. Mrs. Dyke
asked the posse to let her shoot the assassin
when captured. Jackson was taken to her
home and she was handed a double barreled
shot gun loaded and cocked. She raised the 1
gun to her face, took aim. hesitated, and lowering
the gun asked that the law be allowed
to take its course. The posse started for the
county jail with the prisoner, but were overtaken
by a mob. A rope was placed around j
the prisoner's neck, and while the mob was
in the act of hanging him, the sheriffatul liisj
deputies dashed up and took the prisoner
from the lynchers and hurried him off to jail.
There is intense excitement, but the sheriff j
is confident of his ability to stand oil' the
lynchers.
? Returns to the statistician division of the
department of agriculture for the month of
October, make cotton show a decline ot'S.'J
points from the September condition, which
was No.9, as against 82.S for the present i
month. The condition of cotton in June!
rw. .? T..i.. on i! ol < ;
U'US 111 ?JUiy o;'.u, ii.-tni^ k\j ?/a.^ in |
August. The lessened prospective yield in
the States of North Carolina and South Carolina
is due in part to the storm which occurred
in the latter part of September. For
the most part, however, the decline in the
condition through the cotton belt is due to
continued rains that began about the middle
of August and extended into September.
There is much shedding, rot, rust, etc., reported
; as a consequence, and in addition,
no little loss from the insect ravages, particularly
by the boll worm. Texas is the
only exception to the general falling oil' in
the condition, that State having gained four
points, notwithstanding the excessive rainfall
in some parts of the State. Percentages
by States are as follows: Virginia, 89;
North Carolina, 81.3; South Carolina, 79;
Georgia, 79; Florida, 71.9; Alabama, S4 :
Mississippi, SO; Louisiana, 89; Texas, 88;
Arkansas, 79: Tennessee, 79; Missouri, 90.
State averages for September were: Virginia,
100; North Carolina, 88; South Carolina,
SO, Georgia, SI; Florida, 82; Ala
j haina, S7; ^Mississippi, So ; Louisiana, 91;
Texas, S4; Arkansas, 39: Tennessee, 84:
Missouri, 93. The indicated yield in hund
ret lis of bales per acre by States is as follows
: Virginia, 48.5; North Carolina. 33.4 :
South Carolina, 85; Georgia. 27 : Florida,
29.3; Alabama, 30.7 : Mississippi. 35 : Tennessee,
29.4. General average. 84.7. The
indications as to yield are merely preliminai
rv and are subject to further revision.
She fovkrille grnquim.
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YOKKVILLE, S. C.:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1894.
? Irby says that under no circumstances
will the cost of the proposed constitutional
convention exceed $">0,000. In order to
have the statement in keeping with his assertion
with regard to Mississippi, he should
have said that the convention will not cost a
single cent.
? Dr. Pope intimates that he was promised
the office of the secretary of the state, on
condition that he would not become a candidate
for governor. In 1S90, he says, all
nominations were fair. In 1S92 the old officers
were given a second term in accordance
with a well established custom ; but in 1894
the offices were parceled out by a ring that
had been formed for the purpose.
? Contemplation of the narrow escape the
people of this section have had this year, is
calculated to make one feel rather nervous.
As everybody knows, the corn crop in the
Northwest is a failure, and the price is likely |
to be considerably higher. Suppose this sec- j
tion bad failed to make good crops of corn
and meat, and had to buy these supplies at
advanced prices with 5.1 cents cotton. We
would have been almost ruined.
?
? The people of Georgia have just voted
down a proposed constitutional amendment
increasing the number of supreme court
judges from three to five. Though we can-:
uot make a positive statement that such is
the case, it is probable that Irby, amougother
things, wants to make two more big plums
for some of his political friends, and prefers
not to ask the consent of the people. Office
is the main incentive of Irby and his ilk, and
if the people will just permit it, we may calculate
on lots of new offices.
? Somebody should look after tickets to be |
used in voting on the constitutional con von- j
tion question in the general election. It is
the duty of the State executive committee to 1
provide the tickets for both sides. At least
that is what has always been done heretofore.
We have seen it stated that the regular
committee proposes to provide the tick
cts; but as Irby has already shown himself
to be a strong partisan in favor of the proposed
eovention, and as it is also well-known
that he is not overly honest politically, there
will be no harm in seeing to it that tickets
are properly provided.
? Those newspapers which claim to he Democratic,
which antagonize this great reform, are
either blind leaders of the blind, or the servile
tools of conspirators.?Irby's Address.
And what reform ; pray ? You have never
dared tell us what you want to do, or how
you propose to do it; and really we are unable
to see where there is any reform involved.
But when you talk of conspiracy,
we can better understand what you mean.
You have long since proved yourself an
adept in that kind of business. You are
even now conspiring to disfranchise all the
voters you cannot control, and your charges
of servility and blindness are suggestive of
the scoundrel who cries "stop thief' and
joins in the chase.
? "Our faction," says Irby, "is made up
largely of poor, illiterate white men, and do
you suppose that we would disfranchise our ;
own followers?" That is certainly a pretty
tough slam on Irby's followers. But say; if
Irby does not intend to disfranchise this
class, why is he afraid to allow it to pass on j
the work of the convention ? Surely, if he
can influence the people to accept a pig in a
poke, he could not be afraid that the pig!
would he rejected when the poke is opened. |
Perhaps he does not really want to disfranchise
his "ignorant" followers. Maybe he
only seeks to bind them up so he can make
them vote as he wants to or not at all.
? Train robberies in the West are of such
frequent occurrence that they fail to excite
much comment; but the aig "holdup" in
Virginia the other day has created a profound
sensation. And that is not the worst
of it. The chances are that there will be a
regular epidemic of robberies all over the
country. The success of the audacious
"railway men" in securing $180,000 within
less than an hour's ride of the very capital
of the United States, will embolden robberies j
elsewhere ; and if others are induced to at- j
tempt feats of similar daring, it need not be
surprising. The neatness and dispatch of the I
Virginia job is certainly calculated to inspire
imitation.
?
? South Carolina alone,of all the reconstructed
States, still keeps the constitution forced upon ;
her at the point of the bayonet by scalawags
and aliens.?Irby's Address.
One of Irby's main objections to the con-;
stitution, is the two mill school tax. The:
correetnessofthisassertion everybody knows, j
This provision became apart of the constitution
as an amendment, suggested and adopt-;
ed in 1878 by Democrats. This is a matter
of record, yet Irby has the audacity to presume
on the ignorance of the people to the
extent of saying it was forced upon them at
the point of the bayonet by scalawags and
aliens, lie himself no doubt voted for the
amendment, if at that time he had suflicicnt
interest in the. welfare of the people to induce
him to go to the polls. It is true that our!
constitution was made in the main by Radicals
: but it is also true that it was made be- i
fore the Radicals began their career of corruption,
and was so well made that most I
of the white Democrats have been satisfied i
with it from 1S7G to this day. The Demo-!
crats have never failed in an attempt to j
amend the constitution whenever they
deemed it desirable, and that old scalawagalien-bayonent
appeal to prejudice is the
lwwli
? Till-; Kxijukku lias no confidence in the j
sincerity of tliu opposition of either the i
(ircenville News or the Columbia State
to the proposed constitutional convention.'
Both papers have long since realized that
they have hut very little influence with the
Conservatives; but a strong negative inlluencewith
the Tillmanites. They have seen
frotn the recent canvasses of the State that
probably a majority of the Tillmanites are
opposed to the constitutional convention.
After failing to secure the nomination of an
independent ticket at the recent convention, |
they managed to secure the half-hearted en-j
dorsement of a proposition to light the proposed
convention. Their idea was that1
though anxious for the proposed convention, j
they had nothing to lose either way. The fact I
that they opposed it they knew would induce
many ignorant people to endorse it, ami they ,
1 would have just what they wanted : while on
the other hand, if the proposition fails to
I carry, they will claim credit for its defeat.;
They are playing a winning game either
way. This is evidenced by the fact that
| neither paper is doing any lighting against I
' the proposed convention : hut both are engaged
in easting all manner of slurs at the
various papers that have gone to the front.
- ?
? We say to white men, who are threatened by
the Independent newspapers with disfranchisement,
that Mississippi, with a colored voting
population larger than ours, has adopted a constitution
which, without disfranchising a sixoi.k
wniTK max, has reduced the registered Negro
. vote of that State to s.hoo.? Irhy's Address.
Mississippi has an educational qualification
j and a ?2 poll tax. He fore a man is entitled
I to vote, it is required that he must he able to
j read the constitution of his State and must
have paid his poll tax. South Carolina has
j the reputation of having more general education
than any other Southern State. A
larger per cent, of her citizens are able to
! read. Mississippi does not rank very high
in the matter of education. We venture the
"assertion that every York county reader of
this paragraph is acquainted with not less
than half a dozen white voters who are
unable to write their names or spell "baker."
We have very little personal acquaintance
in the State of Mississippi; but we have an
idea that it would not take a trained detective
to find at least one white man who is unable
to make out all the big words of the constitution.
Mr. Irby has had a great deal to say
from time to time about demagogues and
and liars. Perhaps Mr. Irby is not a demagogue
; but we arc not all prepared to swallow
his statement as given above. We have
it 011 the authority of the New York Herald?
and the statement was made more than two
years ago, and absolutely without prejudice?that
the total white vote of Mississippi
disfranchised by the new constitution
is 10,000. As between the two authorities
we prefer to believe The Herald. Irby's
statement is rather too remarkable.
? There has been a great deal of talk 011
the subject of searching private houses under
the dispensary law. The law provides that
no individual must keeep 011 hand, in his
house or elsewhere, more than one gallon-of
whisky at one time, unless the same is properly
labeled with certificates from the State
dispenser. This provision of the law is calculated
to meet with more or less opposition
from all citizens, whether they desire to exercise
the privilege of keeping liquors on
hand or not. In a matter of this kind, the
average American feels that he has a right
to do as he pleases, and any attempt on the
part of the State or other power to abridge
that right is likely to be attended with unpleasant
consequences. Hut when it comes
to the professional dealer in illicit whisky,
this principle no longer holds. When the
illicit dealer begins to store in his residence
contraband goods, he has 110 right to kick if
the State should come to look upon that residence
as a public warehouse, and by search
and otherwise, treat it as such. We have
great respect for the doctrine that <:a man's
home in his castlebut we are not willing
to carry that doctrine to the extent of endorsing
the right of the individual to use
his residence as a cloak under which he can
violate the law of the land.
? The second clause of the Fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States reads:
Representatives shall ho apportioned anions
the several States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number of persons
in eacli State, excluding Indians not taxed.
Hut when the right at any election of electors for
president and vice president of the United States,
representatives in congress,,the executive and
judicial ollicers of a State or the members of the
legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being HI years of age
and citizens of the United States, or in any way
abridged except for participation in rebellion or
other crime, the basis of representation therein
shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole number of male citizens 21 years of age
in the State.
The politicians tell us that at this time
representation in congress is even more important
than factional control of the State
government. South Cuiuliuu now Iuistovch
representatives in congress. The number of i
black voters in the State is largely in excess
of the number of white voters. The main
idea of the proposed constitutional convention
is the disfranchisement of the black
voters. When that is done, trader the provisions
of the constitution of the United
States as quoted above, we are liable to have
our representation in congress reduced to
three members, and our votes in the electoral
college reduced from nine to five.
WHAT IT WILL DO.
Among other things the proposed const it u- \
tional convention, if called, will:
1. Cost from $100,000 to $1 ">0,000.
2. Along with probably 50,000 Negroes,
disfranehise perhaps 10,000 white men.
Drive a large portion of the colored
population to other States and still further
raise the priee of labor.
4. Kill country schools supported entirely
by public funds, and cripple town schools
supported in part by special taxation.
5. Raise the poll tax to $.'5, and disfranchise
those who arc unable to pay it.
(!. Abolish the homestead law and put the
family of the poor man at the mercy of the
man with money, with the eventual result
of driving away many of our good citizens to
other States.
7. Disturb the status of almost every law I
on the books, set the country back 25 years,
and give the lawyers n picnic extending
over the next 10 years or more. The farmers
and producers generally will have to foot
the bills.
S. Cause a bitter light over the election
of delegates, and result in the selection of
politicians who care more for their per diem
than the interest of the people.
0. Discourage immigration into the Slate.
10. And all this for the gratification of the
ambition of a few men, who desire still further
and greater power, and who would prefer
to ruin the State rather than have it said
that they had attempted something and
failed.
?
THE DISPENSARY RAW.
The recent decision of the supreme court
declaring the dispensary law to he constitutional,
is in no sense surprising, everybody
was looking for it, and when it came,
it was just what they expected.
Whether or not the decision is a,just one
makes no difference. The dispensary is now
the law of the land, and as such it should be
obeyed. It is true that at lirst the law was
declared unconstitutional, and unconstitutional
it was. The new decision may not he
as able, logical or equitable as the lirst : but
iu the matter of force and ell'eet it is exactly
the same. The lirst decision says yes: the
last decision says no; and soil must stand
till another court says yes.
That in attempting to enforce the law after
the supreme court said it was unconstitutional,
(iovernor Tillman violated his oath
of ollicc, there can be no doubt. It is a
prima facie case, and does not admit of
argument. Fortius grave oll'ense, the governor
is now liable to impeachment; but of
course, as he ha* the full sympathy id" the
legislature, and if.such a step were attempted,
he would have no reason to fear the result.
However, law is law. The fact that this law
was violated by (iovernor Tillman, does not
give a valid excuse for its violation by other
individuals. It now becomes the duty of all
good citizens not only to obey: but to sec
that the dispensary law is properly enforced.
If it is a good measure, we believe it will
stand : and u 11 is a miu uutnuu-, >?e n.msullieient
eonlidenee in the judgment of the
people to believe tliat it will eventually lie
wiped oil" tin' statnti; hooks.
Why It Wants a Convkntion.?The
Cohiniliia Register lias never hern verynineli
of an Irbyite. It is. however, of all the papers
in the State, the only really earnest ailvoeate
of the proposed constitutional convention.
The Piedmont Headlight gives a
I plausible reason as follows:
I "The Columbia Register will be the big
{jest gainer in our Stale from a constitutional
convention. It will enable that paper to
bridge over a dull summer, by drafting on
the public treasury* The Register is State
printer, and this convention would keep it in
work for, perhaps three or four mouths. So
j the taxpayers can see that self is at the bottom
of The Register's support of this scheme
I to hold a constitutional convention without
j submitting the work to the people for ratification
or rejection. It appeals to the Re!
form press of the State to work for the convention.
We do not think that many papers
will be caught in the trap. The State printing
costs about $12,000 a year, and the work
of this constitutional convention would
amount to as much as two sessions of the general
assembly."
MERE MENTION.
rni t r. _ * : 1...*
i nerc was a aeavy nosi, in kim
Wednesday, and it is thought that the entire
top crop of cotton has been killed. S. S.
Vincent, U. S. marshal for the district of
West Virginia, was removed last week by
Secretary Carlisle for creating disturbances
at political meetings. United States
Senator-elect Thus. S. Martin, of Virginia,
was married last Wednesday to Miss Lucy
Chambliss Day. Mr. Martin will be remembered
as tbe man who defeated Fit/.bugb Lee
for the senate. The physicians attending
upon the czar of Russia have decided
that the monarch is suffering from an incurable
disease and that he can live but a short
'time. ' Isaac X. Stevens, formerly chairman
of tbe Republican State Central committee
of Colorado, has announced his intention
to become a Populist. He says that his
main reason is that the Republican party is
unalterably opposed to tbe free coinage of
silver. Not satisfied with the recent defeat
of W. C. 1*. Breckenridge, his friends
are talking of putting him up as a candidate
for the United States senate. Another)
destructive hurrieancslruek the South Atlantic
and gulf coasts on Tuesday of last. week.
CJreat damage was done to timber, cotton
and field crops; but no loss of life is reported.
Everett Wheeler has been nom-)
mated as an Independent Democratic candidate
for governor of New York against Senator
Hill. Private Dearth, of the Ohio,
militia, has been sentenced to imprisonment
for fifteen days in a pen in tbe armory of bis
company at Columbus. The sentence was
imposed for cowardice. The big strike
of weavers and spinners in the Pall River,
Mass., cotton mills, which has been on for
the past eight weeks, came to an end last
Monday, the spinners and weavers going
back to work at reduced wages. Seven
prisoners escaped from the Shreveport, La.,
jail last Sunday with the help of an old file
and a pair of scissors. In a shooting
match at Kansas City, Mo., last Saturday,
between Dr. W. F. Carver and J. R. Elliott,
Elliott won (he championship of the world.
Carver killed pigeons out of 100 and El
I Holt i lie various European powers
are moving for liie appointment of a board
of arbitration to settle the differences between
China and Japan." Chief Justice
Bleckley, of Georgia, has resigned. The
superintendent of the Arkansas penitentiary
proposes to recommend the use of the convicts
of the State in the building of railroads.
Mrs. -Mary Lease was president i
of the Kansas State board of charities. The :
superintendent and matron of the State deaf
and dumb asylum charge that Mrs. Lease!
and other members of the board appropriated
from the asylum fund sufficient money to j
pay their way to the World's Fair.
LYNCHING AT A FAIR.
A big lynching bee was among the at-1
tractions at the county fair just closed at
Bcattyville, Ky.
Oscar Morton, a prominent and wealthy i
citizen, had a bitter grudge against Sheriff
William Simms. He went to the fair last
Saturday, fortified himself with liquor, and
with two big revolvers, hunted up his man.
Morton and Simms met near the entrance to
the fair grounds, and after a few words,:
both commenced shooting, Morton using;
both of his guns. A man named John Hoggj
drew a revolver and sailed in to assist the i
sheriff. When the combatants emptied their
pistols it was found that Sheriff Simms was
! dead. He had one bullet in his right arm,
| another in his breast, and a third in his ab[
domen. Morton had a bullet in his neck
oinl ITnnrrr u-iiu imhtirf
| uuu
licibio a crowd tuiuUl xudhutL, Murtoii v'a
arrested and hurried away to jail. The
sheriff was very popular, and as Morton had
killed a man only two weeks ago and was
then out on a $">,000 bond, the rage of ihe
people knew no bounds. Colonel John
Hrummonds mounted a barrel and made a
speech, in which he said Morton must be
hanged, and that the work must be done decently
and in order.
A mob was quickly formed and marched |
to the jail. The jailor was overpowered and j
Morton was found lying on the floor in the
| cell. At first lie resisted ; but when he was j
[overcome, he became defiant, and told the
; mob to do its worst. The lynchers carried !
[their victim to a small bridge on the out-}
skirts of the town, and fastening a rope to
his neck and to a limb above, drew their
pistols and told him to jump. With a bitter
oath, Morton leaped from the bridge and
broke his neck, ife was dead within a few}
minutes.
The lynchers, none of whom were masked, j
went quietly back to town and made no el-!
fort to conceal the fact that they had partie- j
| ipaled in the hanging. Morton is said to j
j have killed three men, including the sheriff,!
and as the people believed that he had sufficient
money and influence with which to buy
himself free, they decided to take the law iu j
their own hands. This is the eighth lynching
reported from Central Kentucky within
the past three months.
-
War to thk Knikk.?Governor Tillman j
says that from now until the lime lie goes out j
of office, he will vigorously push the enforcement
of the dispensary law and will appoint
a sufficient number of constables to do the;
work thoroughly. He has :?00 or -100 applications
from all over the State for positions
I on the force, and they arc from brave men. j
If the saloon men want to try a war of ex-j
termination in killing constables, they will [
find it a costly job and one which will last
i a long time. There arc a hundred men wil-1
ling to take the place of every man who is
i killed or injured or quits the force.
Saloon men who want to shut up business
and send their stock of goods out of the State j
Jean get certificates for safe shipments from '
Commissioner Traxler. It will probably be!
in wise mamruvre for them to provide them-1
selves with these certificates now before
! some of the "sleuths" get on to me goons.
Determination is to l>e seen in every movement
which Governor Tillman is making,
and the crusade he is going to inaugurate
will he many times more vigorous than that
; ever before waged.
In addition to the regular force of constables,
it is said that every person who reports
a quantity of whisky to the officers sot hall
it can lie captured, will he paid "0 cents a|
gallon on all that is seized. A guarantee
will he given the person that his name will i
not lie divulged, and he will not he required J
to swear out the affidavit 011 which the seiz-1
ure warrant is issued. This plan will give
an invisible force which will be a constant
worry and menace to violators.
The constabulary force, as stated, is to he '
largely increased, and men will he stationed |
everywhere. This force will he maintained \
until the cities and towns show that they |
are co-operating heartily and earnestly with j
the State. When this point is reached, there !
will he no need of a constabulary force, and .
Governor Tillman will only he too glad to
dismiss these officers and trust to the police
and town marshals to do the work.
The opportunity is a splendid one for the j
municipal authorities to regain all the
ground that they have lost and to enrich !
their coffers with the revenue that will come j
to them from doing their duty. Such a
course may also save the passage of the me-!
tropolitau police hills. The legislature would ,
not resort to this measure, it is believed, if;
it saw that there were willingness and honesty
in the efforts of city and town authorities.?Columbia
Register.
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The (irecnville Disturbance.
The incipient dispensary riot at Greenville
did not result in bloodshed. Tile ati
tempt to search Ivlel's house was made
i while the dispensary law was still unconstitutional,
and the sheriff refused to assist.
After the decision of the supreme court was
'rendered, the sheriff agreed to go with the
I constable to search the house. Kdel was
] willing. The search was made. No liquor
was found. It had been removed. Consta!
ble Michelherger, who was arrested 011 M011-!
' day for disorderly conduct and assaulting
Kdel with his pistol, was before the mayor
1 of Greenville on Thursday. The mayor
I lined him Sod. lie appealed to the circuit
I court.
LOCAL, AFFAIRS.
IXDKX TO MOW ADVKIITISKMI0XTS.
W. O. Latimer?1 las just received his slock of
hats :ind advises those who want si stylish
article to call and southern, lie also wants
persons who owe him to come up and pay?
si part iit least.
I John J. Hunter?Calls attention to his stock of
stylish and well lilting St rouse A* Hrothcrs,
good quality clothing.
! May A' May?oiler (troves' Tasteless Chill Tonic
to persons who are suffering from chills.
It is claimed to he etlicient and as pleasant
to the taste as lemonade.
I T. M. Dohsoti A Co.?Oiler a number of articles
iis cheap as the very closest buyer could
desire, if he wants to pay anything at all.
Head the list and calf and got what you
want.
! S. A. Sitlbrd and (too. W. S. Hart, executorsAre
still ollcring the hinds belonging to the
estate of J. S. McKin/.ie, deceased, for sale
or rent.
Whisonant A t'sistles, of Hickory drove?Tell
you of their determination to meet all
competition in the price of their goods,
and call special attention to their supply of
Hour. They also mention clothing, shoes
and millinery.
(Jrist Cousins?I hive received a stock of staple
and fancy groceries and hardware and are
ottering to sell 'JO pounds of granulated
sugar for Si.
Sam M. (irist?Talks about Corbin disk harrows,
Oliver chilled plows, and corn shellers.
II f Uleoiiui!?To of ill "fnnthwr Itiu lmr1l,, t?t I lw? I
corner of Main and West Liberty streets,
and wants you to come and see what kind
of music ho can furnish you.
liOwry Starr?Want those who owe them to
pay up without delay, as the tirin will be
dissolved on the 1st of December.
J. S. P.rice, Clerk of Hoard of County Commissioners?(Jives
notice that the annual meeting
of the board will beheld on the 8th of
November, and wantsall persons who have
claims against the county to present them
not later than the 1st of November.
The Yorkville Enquirer? Announces the commencement
of the publication of a new
serial story on the .'list of October. It is
entitled "Montezuma's Daughter" and is a
story of love and advonture in strange lands.
It is by the well known and popular writer,
Hider Haggard.
T. D. Moore, Executor?On thcSth of November,
at Yorkville, will sell a tract of 1 lit acres of
land belonging to the estate of I. W.
Moore, deceased. The land is situated near
Hlacksburg.
j \V. Krown Wylie, ('. ('. C. P.?Wants persons
having claims against the estate of J. P.
Moore, deceased, to present them on or
before the 7th day of November. If not so
presented payment will be barred.
Cicero Moore?Is prepared at the old Wheeler
Coach Factory, to repair all kinds of vehicles
and guarantees his work.
W. Ilrown Wylie, 0. C. Pleas?On the lirst
Monday of November, in front of the
court house door will sell a lot in Whitaker,
as the property of P. K. Wilson.
W. Krown Wylie, C. P. C. Pleas?(lives notice
to jurors drawn for the second weyk of
court, not to attend until Wednesday, the
7th of November.
AROUT PEOPLE.
Judge Withcrspoon returned home on yesterday,
and will he in town for a few days.
Mr. W. It. Bowen, who has been visiting
his father's family in this place for some
time past, left on Monday last for Florida,
where he will be located for several weeks.
HE SHOULD HE RECAPTURED.
Milus Borders, colored, escaped from the
DeSaussure convict farm, in Sumter county,
on October 5, and is now at liberty. Borders
was sent up from this county at the
spring term of court for four years. Just
how he got away we are unable to state; but
as lie is an unusually smart Negro, his escape
is not surprising. The penitentiary authorities
describe him as 5 feet 10 inches high, of
light brown complexion, black hair, and
brown eyes. He has a cut. on the base of
the left little finger, and dim scars on the
back of each hand. His wife lives in the
neighborhood of Begonia, Gaston county, N.
C. The penitentiary authorities want him
back very badly, and are willing to pay a
reward of $o0 for his return.
PRISONERS IX JAIL.
The following prisoners arc in jail, awaiting
trial at the approaching term of the court
of general sessions for the offenses named :
John MeClinnick, colored ; burglary.
Minor Watson, colored ; forgery.
Richard Withcrspoon,' colored ; house
breaking and larceny.
Matt Byers, colored ; burglary and larceny.
W. Hart Westmoreland, while; burglary
and larceny.
- Afcrrt Woeks, colored ; nurgiary ami larceny.
Pearl Turner, Arthur Turner and Hugh
Armstrong, all white ; assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Andy Bobbins, colored; larceny of live
stock.
William Leeks, colored; housebreaking
and larceny.
Joe J. Wimbish, colored ; obtaining money
under false pretenses.
FOR BURGLARY AM) LARCENY.
Matt Byers, colored, is"m jail on the charge
of burglary and larceny, and the understanding
is that he will have to answer to the
same charge on the complaint of three different
prosecutions.
Byers will he remembered as the negro
who was tried not long ago for participation
in the murder of Robert Bradford, near Hickory
drove, a few years ago. His indictment
<i... <.i......... .nv.ti- out of Iiis own con Cos
Ull lilt- % uua^v h,v"
sion. lit'was tried and convicted; but the
jury, on account of his ignorance and apparent
imbecility, recommended him to the
mercy of the court. On motion, the judge
granted a new trial. The prosecution became
indifferent, and at the second hearing of the
case, the prisoner was acquitted with but
little difliculty.
Having escaped the gallows, Dyers is now
a candidate for the penitentiary. One warrant.
issued by Trial Justice Carroll, charges
him with having burglarized the. house of
Melton Davis, colored. Another warrant,
issued by Trial Justice Johnson, charges the
burglary of the house of another Negro,
about, six or seven miles north of Yorkvilje,
and we are informed that be is also wanted
by Mr. Wanton for a burglary committed near
G rover, X. C. The warrant on which he
was arrested and committed to jail charged
him with disturbing a religious meeting.
petit juiiohs?second week.
Following is the venire of petit jurors,
drawn yesterday to serve during the second
week of the approaching term of the circuit
court. The court of general sessions, it will
be remembered, convenes in Yorkvillc on
Monday, October lift :
\V. \V. Barron, Bethel.
Elijah McSwain, Bullock's Creek.
.1. .Si. Williams Bethesda.;
T. K. Patton, Catawba. I
\V. II. Coltharp, Fort .Mill.
Paul T. McNeel York, j
It. A. Smith, Kbcnezer.1
S. I*. McCoilough Fbcnezer. I
J. O. Anderson, Catawba, j
.1. M. Costlier, Bethel.
\V. L. Caldwell, York. !
1). S. Pratt, Bullock's Creek.
K. C. Steele, Bethesda. ;
B. K. T. Bowen, York. ;
J. B. Pegrain, York, j
\V. A. Darby, Bethesda.
F. W. tJrider, Catawba. |
XV. ! '. Patterson, Fort .Mill, t
(J. XV. Foster Bullock's Creek. |
it. W. Wylie Cherokee.'
.). \V. O'Neal, Catawba. ;
Dan (tillillen, colored Bullock's Creek.
K. I<. Strait, lU'inesuu. ;
\Y. M. Osborne Fort Mill, j
J. It. Heath, Catawba, j
J. II. Neely Kind's Mountain, j
.1. M. Wliisoiiant, Bethel. j
.1. A. (Jib's, ('alawlm. j
W. T. Massey York. |
J. II. Wilhorn, Cherokee. |
I). A. Matthews, York. |
S. 10. Havidsoti, Kind's Mountain.'
\Y. N, Neil, York. {
John ('. Maine, Fort Mill, j
\Y. J. Brison, King's Mountain, j
A. Cody York.'
As will be noted in the advertisement of
Clerk Wylie, published elsewhere, the above
jurors will not he required to attend court j
until Wednesday, November 7. This post-j
ponement is due to the fact that Monday,
the nth, is salesday, and Tuesday, the (itli, is j
election day.
KTIIjH I*K()MISIN(i.
Almost everybody remembers the big hailstorm
that passed across the northern por- j
lion of the county on the 2!>rd of May last.!
In spots along its path, it obliterated every
vestige of the. growing cotton, and many i
farmers replanted their entire crops. The!
replanting was so late that there was a difference
of opinion as to what the result
would be. Mr. (1. ('. Ormaud, who lives
seven miles northeast of Yorkville, was one
of the largest planters in the track of the
I storm. He was in Yorkville yesterday, and
we believe bis report of present conditions
i will be interesting to a large number ?>f road- i
i ers. Among other things be said :
"Nearly my whole cotton crop was de- j
strayed. I replanted a great deal of it in j;
corn, and about 21) acres in cotton. I have i
just harvested the corn by cutting it down ;
and hauling it up. It is very good? about i
as good as any upland corn I see in then
neighborhood?and with the exception of i
a small per cent, of the cars, well matured. I
I intend to chop it up, stalks, cars and all, i
and feed it that way from preference. The i
replanted cotton is as well fruited as any I i
ever saw. It is even better than old cotton <
in adjoining fields that was not damaged. <
The only trouble is that it is dangerously 11
late. So far, only about half of it is open. I j
am certain of a good half crop, and if the
killing (Yosts will hold off until the 1st of
November, the replanted cotton will make <
more than that which was not disturbed." i
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CHURCH NOTICES.
Presbyterian?Itev. W. (?. Neville, pastor. ,
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. in. Prayer- (
meeting tomorrow evening at 4.510 o'clock.
Services next Sunday morning at 11 and
evening at 7 o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Itev. S. A. ,
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening
at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday ,
morning at 11 o'clock, and evening at
7 o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 p. in.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev.
Boyco H. drier, pastor. Yokkvii.i.h? Sunday-school
at 4 o'clock p. m. Services on
! Friday and Saturday mornings at 11 o'clock
Communion services on Sunday morning.
Episcopal?Itev. Robert A. Lee, minister.
Service on Sunday morning' next at 11
o'clock. The hour for the evening service ]
will be announced at the morning service.
Sunday-school in the afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor.
Cnio.v.?Services next Sunday morning at '
11 o'clock. Youkvii.lk?Sunday-school at '
9.30 a. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening
at 7 o'clock. Services Sunday evening at '
7 o'clock.
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HOME M.\I)K MOLASSES. |
York county is not going backward in the i
matter of home made molasses. That fact |
iu cnlf.nviflnnf Tim nmnunt of molasses I
produced two years ago was greater than any I
previous year in the history of the county, <
and from the numerous evaporators in opera- i
tion in all sections of the county at the present
time, the probability is that the output
this year will be greater than that of two I
years ago. 11
The quality, too, is certainly fine. The 11
evaporator men are evidently studying their 1
business. They are greatly improving the 1
product, and in many cases have got it to a ' <
point that is second only to the hest grade j 1
that comes from New Orleans. The old j i
time sorghum twang has been almost cradi- i
cated, and it is often difficult to distinguish 11
the home made product from the store- i i
bought foreign goods. The Enqitrkr has I
been favored with two especially fine samples, s
The first came from Mr. Albert Bettis, who <
lives near Blacksburg, and it proves that he j 1
knows how to boil the cane juice just exact- <
ly right. The second sample was brought in 1
by Mr. A. H. Jackson, who lives near Fod- i
der, and was made from the "White I
Orange," a new variety of cane which Mr.
Jackson informs us is a superior grower. ,
Both samples are of a bright orange color
of delightful flavor. I
DEATH OI-1 .JAMES S. LEWIS.
Mr. James S. Lewis died at his home
in Yorkville last Thursday evening. He
had been confined to his bed for a period of
about four months, but was not the victim of
1 J
any special disease. Ilis death ismoreprobo
K1 ?> / ? k f*. ! ** 1? ^
down so often incident to extreme old age.
Mr. Lewis was a native of Massachusetts,
having been born in Pittsfield, that State, in
the year 1S14. While still a boy he was ,
taken by his parents to Middletown, Conn., j j
where after completing his common school |
education, he was apprenticed to a tinner. |}
After learning the tinner's trade, lie reinoveu
to New York and worked as a journeyman
until 18.'5S, when lie moved to Charlotte, N.
C\, and was married to Miss Esther Hoi* j
brooks. He came to Yorkville in 1S42, and (
for several years, in partnership with the (
late Jerome B. Kerr, carried on business ,
under the firm name of Kcit & Lewis. After (
this partnership was dissolved, he continued j
business 011 his own account until 1S77, <
when he was appointed trial justice, in
which capacity he served six years, l'or '
several years he acted as "crier" at the terms |
of the court of common pleas and general!)
sessions; but for six or eight years past he ,
has boon engaged in no active service. .
Mr. Lewis leaves a widow and four |
children, all grown. He was buried on last ,
Friday. His funeral services were conducted
by Rev. I>r. S. A. Weber, and the burial I
was under the auspices of the Masonic fra-M
ternity, of which the deceased was a mem- <
her. I
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WIMBISH IX JAIL. ,
Joe J. Winihish, the Negro detective j
whose recent exploits were related in Tim |
Enquirku of last week, was brought to' ]
Yorkville from Charlotte last Saturday by J
Major T. C. Beckham and lodged in jail to 11
await trial 011 the charge of obtaining money : 1
under false pretenses. 1
Winibish was brought through the country ! (
from Rock Hill, and when he arrived here, j <
he was in a bad way. He was suffering )
from the effects of a big dose of morphine, J'
taken with suicidal intent in Charlotte jail 11
last Saturday morning. He was decidedly 1:
opposed to coming to Yorkville, and that 1
is the reason assigned for taking the 111 or- '
phine. The Charlotte Observer of Satur- ]
day, throws some light on the subject as fol- j I
lows: 11
An Observer reporter, understanding that 1 ]
Winibish, the Negro fake detective from Allan- 1
ta, who made awav with the money of Mr. A. ;4
A. Barron, of Bock Hill, S. ('., as before noted, 1 j
had something to say, called on him at the
" ' ' .mil ,,,,
/Plenary mymr nuuui ,
card. Wiinbish was allowed to conic out of; I
the cage. He >s :l desperate looking man, and :
confessed to The Observer man to having killed
a Negro, Fred Kdwards, in Tallapoosa, lie l
saj's Kd wards attacked him and got shot. Kdwards
died, he says, with a cocked pistol in his
hand. He was not arrested for this crime, as , J
Hdwards was a bad man. Wiinbish is really, ,
it is believed, an escaped life convict from the j
Georgia penitentiary, lie was sent up July 1"?,; (
lSi?o, for killing John Henry Williams, colored, J
near Americas, lie escaped from the railroad
convict camp at l/.ifayette, <5a., February lath,
ism. ;
Wiinbish said he was afraid to go to South "j
Carolina, for fear of being lynched. Hi* says',
South Carolina is a bad place for that sort of j
business, and lie will never allow himself to be
taken there alive. .
"Howcan you help it?" ,
" 'Where there is a will, there is a way,' you ''
know thesaying is," he remarked, lie told cfiief;'
of Police Orr he would kill himself before he
went to Hock Hill, and lie asked Mrs. Smith the I
other day for something to kill himself with. 1
It is not believed, however, that he intends to;
hurt himself. He is said to be an inveterate j t
liar.
From Major Beckham, last Saturday, Till-:
KNtjriitKit learned some additional partieu-j<
lars. The major went over to Charlotte af-;
ter the Negro on Wednesday. The Meek-! I
lenburg authorities, however, thought there^
was a reward for him in Georgia, and it was
not until Friday afternoon, after a great deal '
of telegraphic correspondence between the J j
governors of North and South Carolina, that ]
they decided to give him up. It was too (
late then to start for Yorkville, and Major 1'
Beckham decided to wait until next day. '
He went down to the jail on Saturday morning
and found that, sure enough, Wiinbish |
had taken a big dose of morphine. The1 >
sheriff and the doctors had been working (
with him for several hours. They had taken ;
the morphine out of him with a stomach I'
pump and were thrashing him with wetj
towels to keep him from going to sleep again. <
After some little lime the fellow was finally t
gotten in shape to travel, and Major Beck
ham at once started with him for Yorkville.
Before taking the morphine, Wimhish wrote
a note to the mayor of Charlotte asking tiiat
his body be sent hack to Atlanta. He also
wrote a long letter to his wife, in which Instated
that she would never again see him
alive, as he intended to kill himself rather
than go back to South Carolina. In the lettor
he stated how he had swindled Mr. Barron
; but claimed that his arrest was a great
injustice. He said he knew he eonld not go
to heaven, because all suicides were doomed
to go to hell. After giving instructions as
to various domestic matters and naming the
friends he desired to act as pall bearers, he
concluded with the request: "Tell all
Ueorgia people to stay out of South Carolina
for my sake, for it is a hard place for them.
I go to rest ; so g(>od bye."
The sttill* about Wimhish having killed a
man and beinir an escaned lift! convict in the
Georgia penitentiary is probably all 1m>sIi, gotten
up by the IV Mow in hopes of being taken
to Georgia instead of South Carolina. There
was no discount on his attempt to kill himself,
however. It was only with the greatest
difficulty that the doctors were able to save
his life. As soon as his danger was over, he.
repented of his rash deed and was thoroughly
frightened at his narrow escape, lie is
still brooding over his coming fate, but appears
to he rather more reconciled to the
situation.
IWOTTKlt HITV THAN ItIINT.
Mr. J. Iv Thomas is a hard working young
farmer who lives on the Adair's ferry road,
about six miles from Yorkville. He is raising
his own supplies, producing cotton only
as a surplus, paying his hills as lie makes
them, and furnishing a good example to
thousands of other young men who may be
in similar circumstances. To a reporter of
Till-: KNtjrntiut the other day, he gave in
his experience as follows:
"I started herein 1SS7 without any money
or anything else, and bought this place of
iv"> acres on credit. I was determined in the
first place to pay for the land and made my
calculations this way: I knew I had.to
live, and until my living was provided for, I
could make no payments on the plantation ;
hut after I got my living, with good management
there was nothing to hinder me in
putting the surplus on my debt. I figured
that I ought to raise my supplies cheaper
llian I could buy them, for in that way I
could escape middlemen and get my corn,
meat, Hour, etc., at first cost. After that,
whatever cotton I could raise, no matter
what the price, would be mine to help pay
for my land. I have been working 011 this line
ever since i?o/. my miui is nearly pum
for, and worth a great deal more to me now
than when I bought it. I have on hand the
lumber with which to build a good house,
owe no money except a small balance on my
land, and have little cause to complain,
notwithstanding the low price of cotton.
Mr. Thomas gave in the above in answer
to a question as to whether buying or renting
was the most advisable step for a young
farmer just starting out without means. He
mmmed up with the observation : "If a man
can pay rent, lie ought to be able to add the
little that is neccssay to buy; and when we
consider that rent paid out is gone forever,
while payments on a purchase are still ours,
t looks to me like the only sensible thing is
lo buy."
LOCAL LACONICS,
rhe Enquirer, to January 1, 1805,
? Will be furnished to subscribers from
;his date for 40 cents. So quit borrowing
rrom your neighbor.
Death of an Kxtlmahle Old Lady.
?Mrs. Mary Cathcart Miller, wjtlow of
.lie late Joseph Miller, dieil at her home
lear Newport, last Friday, and was buried
it Ebene/.er on Saturday, the funeral services
being conducted bv Rev. B. II. (trier.
She was in the 70th year of her age.
Death of an Old Soldier.
? Mr. J. B. Harmon died at his home,
lear Smyrna, on the (5th instant, aged (5(1
years and a few months. lie.served through
.lie war as a member of Company B, 12th
egimcnt, South Carolina volunteers, and was
i splendid soldier. 11 is death was due to
Iropsy.
V llij? Sueee.HH.
? Tiie "<?ameeock" carnival commenced
n Sumter on yesterday, and will continue
.(trough tomorrow. Professor R.J. Hcrudou,
)f Yorkvillo, who is assisting tlio Fourth
cgimenl hand with the music, writes that
die carnival started out splendidly, and that
t promises to be a magnificent success.
[JiinrU'l'ly Meeting ol' the Alliance.
? The regular (piartcrly meeting of the
York county Alliance was held in Yorkville
ast Friday. Owing to an accidental failure
o make proper announcements of the date
)f the meeting, the attendance was rather
unall. Captain Fa!wards informs lis that no
itisiiiess of importance was transacted.
\n Appeal Taken.
? Columbia State, Monday: All are
familiar with the case of Fewell vs. The Town
Council of Rock Hill, which involves the title
M the State to a portion of a street in the
:own of Rock Hill, closed by the erection of
[lie Woman's college. The State won the
inse when it was tried some time ago. An
ippeal to the higher court has, however, been
;akcn, and the case is not yet ended.
Itcard on Top.
? Some weeks ago, The Enquirer mentioned
the fact that nearly all the goods
that were coming to Yorkville were being
brought here by way of the Three C's.
[Jenoral Freight and Passenger Agent Beard,
if the Narrow Gauge, is ahead, however, on
lie matter of cotton. Up to last Friday,
752 bales had been shipped from this place,
ind his road handled every bale of it.
Sow Water t'owcr Company.
? The secretary of state issued a eommisuon
to "The Hansford Water Power company,"
of York county, which is to have its
leadnuarters at Rock Hill. The incorpora
:ors are: \V. C. C'ourtenay, of Xewry, J. |
It. London, of Roek Hill, T. C. Robinson
uul Allen Jones, of Columbia. The company
proposes to develop various water powers,
specially those of York county. It is to
Itave a capital stock of $">0,000, divided into
>00 shares of $100 each.
Hunks High School Honor Holt.
? Here is the honor roll of the Ranks
High school for September. The students
who are credited with 0"> and over, are!
entitled to special distinction :
F. R. Parish, !?; J. H. Witherspoon, !nr; M.
\I. (Jardner, !n;.J ; John M. Me.Swain, !*!; J. A.
Jenkins, !'">H; F. (?. Doiwon, Uai; F. Mallard,
' ">I; J. L. Uardner, !?*>; .James Clark, !>4i; It. L.
Parish, ; II. M. Ranks, IHjj; A. 10. Kennedy,
Ml ; M. J. Witherspoon, !>4J; W. L. Barron, |
X. O. Davidson, !?'D ; S. A. Dunlap, IBIS ;
I'. X. Dowry, !KR; tRiinn Wallace,!?.'!} ; J. K.J
>wens, !?.'!; ('. F. Younge, !' '!; C. F. Williams,
rj; It. (J. Carroll, !U<i; V. L. ltainey, IK) 1-5 ;
J. L. Williams, !H?.
K0CK HILL HAPPENINGS.
rite Seeoinl Dormitory Coininenred?Hrutton '
Chapter?Kxteusive Telephone Connect ions? .
Other Note*.
.'orrespomlrnce of the Yorkvllle Knqnirer.
Hock IIii.i.. October 15.?The ground is
tow being prepared for laying the founda-j
ion of the second dormitory building of the
tVinthrop college, and the work on the other
wo buildings is being pushed rapidly, in
spite of the very unfavorable weather ex-i
lerienccd during the lirst part of last week,
[t is expected that the work on this second I
lormitory building can be carried right
tlong, as the stone and brick are all ready!
or the workmen. I
The local members of the Masonic frater-J
lity were glad to welcome several visiting
irethren from Yorkville last Friday evening,
vho came over to meet Mr. J. T. Rarron, of!
'olumbia, grand high priest of Royal Arch
dasons of South Carolina,on the occasion of
lis visit to Rratton Chapter. The Yorkville j
isitors were: Dr. J. R. Rratton, Dr. J. R. i
Mlisou, and Messrs. .1. I'M Jellerys, A Cody,
I". R. MeClain, J. F. Wallace, W. R. deLoach
ind II. C. Strauss.
On Friday last, Rock 11 ill was connected
| by telephone with Fort Mill, Charlotte, ('on*
'cord, Oastonia, Mt. Holly, and other towns
in North Carolina near Charlotte. The olliee
I of the company is in the store of Mr. M. If. <
Sandifer.
The Methodists of the North Hock Hill
circuit have sold the cottage on West Main
street, formerly used as a parsonage, to Mr.
J. 15. Johnson, and the trustees have bought
a lot in Oakland, near the residence of Mr.
i W. II. Wylie. where they will soon comj
mence the erection of a six room cottage.
Mr. A. I). Holler has the contract for build*
: ing a large residence for Mrs. W. M. Frew,
land Mr. W. (5. Adams will commence work
at once on the dwelling contracted for by
Mr. Andrew 10vans, on Johnston street.
In one of the new cottages being built op*
i posite White Memorial chapel, will be located
i the club and reading rooms provided for the
young men in this part of the town.
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LKTTIOR FROM IIKTIIKL *
II1P tllllPhl llollHP III IIIP t;olllll}'?. linniK
of MoliisMPS?Itoll of Honor for I'ohI (l?k
Apiiilpiny.
Correspondence of The Yorkville Knqulivr.
Post Oak, October Hi.?I believe it wits
an irishman who said : "Show me the
modern bouse that lias stood as long as the 4
j ancient, ones have." The Post Oak neighI
borhood don't pretend to have any modern
j houses with oriel windows and shingles for
weatherhoarding: but. we do claim to have
one of the oldest houses in the county. Mr.
James Turner, whp owns and lives in the
house, was born in it 75 years ago. His
father was born in the same, and died in it
at the age of 7.'?, and his grandfather, who
' had the building put up before the IJevo!
lutiouary war, died in it at a very old age.
The logs are white oak, hewn by the axe
and put together in the most solid manner,
the cracks being daubed with a cement made
of lime morlar mixed with straw. The ceiling
is low and the heavy rafters have hooks *
of wrought iron driven in them. Mr. Turner
says that his father told him that when
be was a boy, he had seen those hooks all
hung with venison hams. The most curious
part about ihisold house 1s the chimney. It
is 1:1 feet across and S feet between the
jambs. The mantle piece is (i feet high,
and is made of a solid oak log. The chimney
was built by an old Mr. I)ulin. and is a ^
splendid piece of work.
Mr. Turner has an orchard of apple trees
that his father set out 75 years ago. Mr.
Turner says that he set out 27 trees last
year. He never expects to eat the fruit himself;
but some one will get the benefit of it.
The rain damaged the cotton crop some
but I am informed that it did not injure the
corn. Although the creek was over the ears
in low places, the sun came out so quick
that it dried it off and prevented the water
from injuring it.
Mr. H. ('. Johnson is still making molasses,
and says he will have several hundred *
gallons to make yet before he is through.
Mr. Ormund made 573 gallons ofF of four
acres of ground. He says that he wishes he
had planted 10 acres, for he can get 40 cents
a gallon for his molasses, that will pay him
better than any other crop he has on the
place.
Mr. Sam Johnson met with quite a serious
accident a few days ago. His old gentle
mule Pete ran away with him and threw
him off. badlv spraining both his wrists.
The scholars of the Sundav-sehool at
Union acquitted themselves in a manner that
reflected credit on them as well as their
teachers. The church was tastefully decorated,
and Superintendent Johnson and his
teachers spared no pains to make Children's
Day one to be remembered in this coramu
nity.
The querry, "Which has been the most
cruelly treated by the whites, the Negro or
the Indians?" was debated in a spirited manner
at the last meeting of the society. The
society will meet again on Friday, '2f>th, at
the school house. The subject is, "Resolved,
that married life is more pleasant than single
life."
Following is the roll of honor for Post Oak
academy, J. A. Barron, teacher, for the
month ending October 5, 1894:
Eighth grade?Lizzie Ormand, Ida Ormand.
Seventh grade?Kittie Johnson, Lonnie Clinton, ^
Delia Ormand. Sixth grade?James Currenee,
Charles Boyd, Samuel Johnson. Rufns Gladden,
Tracy Ormand, Mag Ormand, Lilly Clinton,
Fifth Grade?John Pendleton, William CurFPI1I;P,
'AY//hVll' IWfinsdirl i'' Perry"'ViaIc\rSrle' 'Or
mand, Mary Itohison, Lester Boyd.
The above named pupils made above 90.
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II LA IKS VILLR NOTES.
Gathering the Crops?Lesson in Itiirul Economy?
Sorely AfHietcd Family?Personal? I^ots of
Sickness.
Correspondence of The Yorkville Enquirer.
Bi.AiitsviLi.i-:, October 1">.?The farmers
are busy gathering their corn and cotton.
Corn is very good ; but the cotton crop is not
j coining up to expectations.
There is lots of grumbling about the low
price of cotton. It is true that the price is
I.i*i- . t.iit I l?ic uli/iitD Iid iin fnt*
worry. The remedy lies in llie policy of
raising everything needed for lunne consumption
at home. When r say everything,
I mean everything?except sugar, eollee,
Idaek pepper and salt. The condition of the
farmers now with f>A cents cotton is not
much worse than when cotton was 10 cents.
When cotton was It) cents, everything was
based on 10 cents prices ; and now everything
is based on cents prices?except, of course,
debts. It is harder to pay debts with 5 A
cents prices than with 10 cents prices; hut
they can't be paid with either price except
by raising everything at home and producing
cotton only as a clean cut clear surplus.
The best thing the grumblers can do, unless
they prefer to grumble, is to quit raising so
much cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Riggins are both seriously
sick. Mrs. Riggins is suffering from a
relapse of typhoid fever, and Mr. Riggins is
down with the return of an old attack .of
grip. Mr. Will Riggins, who has been at
Clemson, was brought home by Dr. Saye a
few days ago, sick with typhoid fever.
Mr. Kllie Moloney, who has been in had
health all summer, is suffering with chills.
Mr. Will Hood is getting hotter.
Mr. Lee (Jood left a few days ago for
Florida.
Mr. Sam l'laxco made a Hying visit home
from school at Newton, N. a few days
ago.
A series of meetings are to he commenced
at Shady (trove Methodist clntreh next Fri- -t.
I a
I UUV infill.
Jack Frost put in his appearance this
I morning and nipped vegetation considerably.
There is lots of sickness in this neighborhood
and Dr. Sit ye is very busy.
Daisy.
BIiACKSBIRJS 111'DUET.
Kitin 1>iiiii:ik<mI (lit* Cotton?Tin- Fun hit* uri*
Very lJiisy?Improvement* on the Episcopal
j Church?Hev. Wilmot S. Holmes Assigned to
u New I'iehl?l'crsonul.
I t'oiTcs|M>it(le?ee of the Yorkvilie Enquirer.
Bi.ACKsnruti, October Kith.?The heavy
fall of rain we had last week damaged both
cotton and corn : hut not to any serious ex- - j
tent. Since then the days have been typical
of the splendid weather lor which our
climate is noted, and which makes outdoor
exercise so thoroughly enjoyable.
Our farmers are making good use of the
time gathering in their corn and cotton and
sowing oats and clover. With many of
them, picking their cotton is rather a slow
business, as at lbe present low price of the
staple, they cannot afford to hire it picked,
and must depend mainly on home help;
; which, no doubt, will be better for them in
tbe'linal settling up.
Road Supervisor J. A. Maxwell, of the
Ohio River and Charleston railroad, who has
been quite sick with an attack of gastric fever,
is, I am pleased to say, able to be on
duty again.
The members of the Kpiscopal church have
recently added some improvements to the
church building, which will add both to its
appearance and comfort. One is a double
floor in the body of the church : the other a
substantial stone wall underneath. Services
were held in the church on Sunday last by
Rev. J. D. McCullough, I). 1 >., and it was with
sincere regret that the mem hers learned from
him that Rev. Wilmot S. Holmes, who has
been assistant to Dr. McCullough at. this place
for the past, year, has, since his ordination to
the priesthood, been assigned to a new field
of labor. By his earnest and faithful work
here he had endeared himself to the congregation
and will carry with him their best
wishes Ibr his future usefulness and success.
Mrs. W. C. Peters and her son, Master
Will, of St. Helena, who have been spend
in}, u pari ui iih Milium 1 mum ri'iiimo ;u
llii.s place ami Cherokee Kalis, left for tlit-ir
home last week, delighted wifli their visit
ami beuetitted by our climate. \v. a.