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jtopis and |iuts. ? The latest news from the war in the East is to the effect that China has acknowledged that she is whipped and has appealed to the European powers to intervene in behalf of peace. She announces her willingness to acknowledge the independence ol Corea and to pay a big war indemnity tc Japan. The outlook is that if the European powers refuse to intervene, China will jusl throw up the spouge and let Japan take what she wants. ? The cotton fires reported on various ships in the harbor of Savannah, Ga., last week, resulted in the destruction of 8,000 bales, and a total loss of between $75,000 and $S0,000. Two more fires occurred on tbe Gth instant; but they were quickly extinguished. There is no doubt in the minds of the people of Savannah that the fires were ol incendiary origin ; but, as yet, there are no satisfactory clues pointing to the incendi aries. The cotton exchange has offered a /vf AAA fnr nt*nnf tn pnnvinh ?\nv nl 1CWUIU V1 fVjVVV iUi ^/.vw. W J the guilty parties, and the city of Savannah has supplemented this reward with $2,50( additional. ? In the recent general election, the StaU of New York adopted constitutional amendments which embody the following principles : Laws authorizing pool selling and all forms of gambling are prohibited. Election and registration boards throughout the State must be composed of at least two opposing parties. No public money shall be granted to sectarian schools. The legislature is forbidden to limit damages for injuries resulting in death. * Personal registration is not tc be required in towns of fewer thau 5,000 iu habitants. Public oflicers shall not accept passes on railroads or franks from telegrapL or telephone companies. Cities are divided into three classes. Au alien cannot be allowed to vote until 90 days after he has beer granted citizenship. ? Four miners arrived in Tacoma, Wash, from Alaska, last week, bringing each $100,000 in gold dust, which they said was the re suit of two seasons' work in the Yukor country. They said that all the old-timers who have long been on the ground and have mastered its peculiarities, have struck it rich during the last season. There is good evidence of this in the fact that a steamer called at Tacoma a few days ago, en route to San Francisco from Alaska, having aboard about ? i i ./*? :.i $200,000 in gold dust, wnicn ner omcers sum was her usual load this season. Some big nuggets, averaging 20 to 30 ounces, have been found. But the raining is exceedingly difficult. About 800 -miners will winter in the Yukon district this year. The influx ol miners has been so great that there is likely to be a great scarcity of provisions before spring. A big rush to the region is looked for next year because the placers have panned out so well. ? The residence of Mr. James H. White, of the Wilcox and White Organ company, of Meriden, Conpecticut, was destroyed by fire on Monday night of last week. The fire had made considerable headway before it was discovered. On account of a storm, a short while previous, the fire alarm system was out of order, and it was not until aftei the expiration of a half an hour or more that the fire companies reached the spot, In the meantime, Mr. White learned that there was a servant girl asleep in the burning house. He rushed in to her rescue, and succeeded in carrying her to a place of safety, but not until he had been battered and bruised and almost suffocated by the smoke, Mr. White lost all his household goods except some valuable property, and his wife and daughter lost all their clothing except that which they had on. The building and household furniture were insured for $6,000; about one-third of their value. ? The political history of this country shows that the party that monkeys with the tariff laws is bound to come to grief. The passage of the Mills bill by a Democratic house was followed by a Republican landslide. The passage of the McKinley bill was followed by an overwhelming defeat of the Republican party, and in the election ' - 1- Will: T urtl^n ,ranf r</tu-n last wee* uuuuui u. n uavu before the ballots of the people. With him went every Democratic member of the ways and means committee save two?Turner and McMillin. Not only were these defeated ; but also such Democratic leaders as Outwaithe, Montgomery, Bland, Cummings, Hatch, Sickles, Pigott, Sperry, Brooksline, Tom Johnson, Enloe, Springer, Sibley, Tracey, Dockery, Bynum, and even Wm. S. Holman, the Democratic war horse and watch dog of the treasury, who has uninterruptedly represented the Fourth district of Indiana in the house for 30 years. What it all means no man can tell. The people have just arisen in their might and showed their dissatisfaction with everything by a terrible exhibition of their power. ? It was stated on Wall street last Friday, that there will be an issue of $">0,000,000 or $100,000,000 5 per cent, government bonds before congress agaiu re-assembles. When the last issue of $30,000,000 was made and the public declined to take the bonds, a syndicate of bankers, beaded by John A. Stevens, president of the United States Trust company, and Edward Kind, president of the Union Trust company, made the sale. A banker who was actively interested in that movement makes the following statement: "There will be an issue of bonds shortly. The president and secretary of the treasury have detn.mlna/l Knf (rnld ra??rvA chntl not. hp IC1 U1IUVU VUUV VUV ?vww. , V further impaired. They have been advised that an export movement of gold will begin in a few weeks, and they accordingly have determined to take prompt measures. When asked whether a syndicate would be formed which would be guaranteed a commission tc float the bonds, he replied : "I do not know. That lies in the discretion of the authorities in Washington. This much is certain, the i per cent, bonds will be issued probably upon the 3 per cent basis as before. They will b< offered to the public; but the same gentle men who made the last issue a success haf . assured the president that they will carrj through the forthcoming issue." The bank er added that if $50,000,000 bonds was in sufficient, $50,000,000 more would bs issued Nothing of the proposed bond issue is knowi at Washington, except that Wall street is preparing to enforce it. It is generally con ceded, however, that Wall street has contro of the situation, and if the proposed issue i: forthcoming soon, there will be no occasioi for surprise. ? The cotton returns to the department o agriculture for the month of November shou an improveraeut of the prospects as compar ed with the returns of last month. This i.< due to better weather, and is especially no tieeable in the States of Alabama, Mississip pi, Louisiana and Texas. The favorabh weather, besides improving the crops, ha.< greatly facilitated picking. In Alabama tin crop has been nearly all secured and most o it sold. In Mississippi many counties re ported picking as closed, and considerabh improvement in the crop over the indicationof October. The average estimate for tin State of Louisiana is raised because of favor able weather for picking during October The crop in Texas maintains the high aver age formerly indicated. The weather ha? been quite favorable for picking, and nearh three-fourths of the crop has been gathered Greater dispatch has been noted in harvest ing the crop than in any former year, and i has also been marketed in large quantities The injury to the crop in some parts of tin State, causing rust and rotting of bolls, hai been more than counterbalanced by favor able conditions that existed in other part: for maturing the top crop and for picking No great damage from frost is reported. Ii Arkansas the weather has also been favor able for gathering. The increased produe of that State, as compared with last year, i: due to the fact that much land that was overflowed in 1893 was planted in cottoi this year. The indications arc that tin average yield per acre for the entire cottoi belt, 191.7 pounds, distributed by States, is a: follows: North Carolina, 210 ; South Caroli na, 168 ; Georgia, 155; Florida, 110; Ala bama; 160 ; Mississippi, 195 ; Louisiana, 230 Tennessee, 157. All other States and Tor ritories, 200. ? The most horrible and scandalous rove lation made before the Lexow investigating committee in New York up to date, was that contained in the testimony of Dr. White head, who coolly admitted that he was i professional abortionist, and asserted tha lie carried on his murderous occupatioi under police protection and with the conni vance of the police justices. He said thai at one time he was held for trial by Justice Koch, and while under bond a woman came to him and required his services. He re fused, saying that he was in trouble already She asked him what judge held him, ant: when he tolel her, she saiel that she coule fix that easily, as the judge was the ven * / man who had seduced her and was tl father of her unborn child, and that he hi more than once paid the bills for crimin operation on her. The doctor asserted th he went to the judge and laid the facts li fore him, and the judge had admitted lli truth and assured him he had nothing fear. It is only fair to add that Justi " Koch utterly denies the charge and sa that this self-confessed criminal will rccei ' due attention at the proper time. He assei 1 that he knows nothing of the woman, ai ' that the whole affair is but a plot to blac ! en his character. ! She ^otlu'iUe flhtquuci YORKVILLE, S. C.: ; WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 189 | ?Perhaps it is wicked to say it; but jud s ing past events and present conditions, 31 : Cleveland now has a congress that is mo ' in accordance with his liking. 5 ' ?Tom Reed will be the next speaker ' the house of representatives, and J. C. Bu . rows will be the chairman of the ways ai If " i means committee. Such is the outlook 1 present. i ?According to the face of the returns, far received, the white people of the upp ? part of the State voted against the proposi constitutional convention, and the blacks the lower part of the State voted for Who can explain this problem ? ? For a time it was thought that Owen the man nominated by the Democrats of tl Seventh Kentucky district over Breckinridj: had been defeated by Denny, the Republica candidate. Later returns, however, indica j that Owens is elected by 1 IS majority. ! develops that Breckinridge fought mm ai almost secured his defeat. ? The adoption of the anti-gambling amen , ment to the New York constitution likely to be the death blow to horse racii ! in that State. Richard Croker says th New York racing men have over $100,00( i 000 invested in horses, stables, etc., and as 1 ' sees it now, all this capital will have to I removed to some Western State, more fa , orable to the business. The outlook is th the business of pool selling, betting ai i gambling in futures will be broken i ' entirely. ; ?The big political landslide of last we< gives evidence of the fact that in this cou [ try there are a large number of honest i ; telligent voters who are not bound to at [ party, and who are always ready to expre their honest convictions at the polls. T1 record of the Democratic party for the pa two years has not been especially commen able, and the stinging rebuke it has receiv< seems to indicate that such is the verdict < the sovereigns. But the Republican pari need not consider itself especially exalted, < 1 that the people have reposed in it any co 1 siderable confidence. It is merely to be gi en another trial, and it will do well to reali: that this trial is under strict probation. it fails to govern the country with more ii tegrity and statesmanship than has be< exhibited by the Democrats, it may look fi tlio nonnlo t r\ rice in thpir niicrllt t WO VOa IUV iU ?- ~-o - ? -from now and sweep out the Augean stabl again. ? The newspapers of the country have a signed various reasons for the great politic avalanche that overwhelmed the Democra ic party in the recent election. Of all tl reasons given, probably none are moi . weighty than those suggested by Congres mau Bryan, of Nebraska. He says: "hoc troubles have complicated the issues. Tw causes have, in my judgment, contributed I the widespread Democratic defeat. Tl panic, with resulting financial distress, ar the hostility of the administration to the re toratiou of silver. Gold and silver must 1 placed on an equal footing, and delay en only injure those responsible for it. Tl Democratic party must either espouse tl cause of the common people and live, or b come the champion of consolidated weali and die. It partly secured tariff reform f the masses, but allowed the classes to co , trol our financial legislation. It eann , serve God and mammon. It must leave 01 or the other." ' ? The New York bankers are arrangir | to force another bond issue. The ostensib | object of the proposed issue is to replenh I the gold reserve in the treasury. There ? object is to furnish profitable investment fi . the vast sums of money now lying idle ; the New York banks and going a begging ' 1 ner cent. The surplus in the Ne \ York banks, over anil above the requir . ments of the 25 per cent, rule, is now soin ; thing like $(>.">,000,000. The only way th r presents itself to the owners of this mom " for its investment, is to force another hoi issue. The surplus in New York is great '! than the gold reserve in the treasury, whii J is only about $(>1,000,000. The New Yoi - j bankers see that all they have to do to n 1 down the gold in the treasury, is to exehan; 5 currency for it and ship it to Kurope. I* ' I der the present policy of the treasury, tli will make another bond issue inevitable, ai f J the government will be made to pay from ; to "> per cent, for money, which, under tl .; ordinary law of supply and demand, coi -1 mauds only 1 per cent. All of this is the r suit of Mr. Cleveland's present gold polic ; i If the treasury should refuse to pay out go ' I and offer only silver, as it has a right to d j- the bankers would he at the end of tlx row, and the seheme to blackmail the tren ? ry would not only fall llat to the groum i but the immense sums of money now lyii i i idle in New York and other cities would forced into the famishing arteries of trad TO Pl'SH THE HATCH HILL. A convention of Southern business mi . has been called to meet at Yicksburg, Mis - on November 20, for the purpose of impres t ling upon the United States senate, the ii j portance of passing, at its next session, t Hatch anti-option bill, or some kindr . measure calculated to put a stop to the pi s vailing practice of gambling in futures. .! The convention has been called by joi 1 committees of the Yicksburg board of trw * | and the Yicksburg cotton exchange, and 1 i " .i ; rcicrruijl lO lUC [HUUllW Ul lunuc fciii 3: bling, the address, ainon^ other things, say 11 "Its pernicious effects are so seriously f( ?1 that it is a matter of grave doubt wheth i the law of supply and demand regulates t 3 price of leading agricultural products. ' . i illustrate this, we would only refer to o .{exchange. For many years the New Yo ; cotton exchange has done little except . het on the price of cotton. At this exehanjj in a single month, the sales (bets) of lictitio cotton have reached the total of the averaj r I crop of the tinted States?S,000.000 baits ' and in one year over ">0,000.000 bales, whi the sales of actual cotton during the sai year at New York were onlv 1 illi.OOO bah I * * and the net receipts of actual cotton at th jiort 107,000 bales. Such bets cannot pos: 1 bly aid in the rapid handling and delivt ing of cotton and in securing its ninnufa ture and sale to consumers. #On the eonti [ ry, the effect can be nothing but evil, at ' the longer it is permitted the greater the e : tent to which it will be carried." j; At the request of Governor Stone, of M I sissippi, (iovernor Tillman has appointed : I the proposed convention, five delegates lie | large from this State, and two from eaeli eongressional district. The delegates at large a' jare Altainont Moses, T. It. McGnhan, J. 1*. a O'Neal. Charleston : J. A. Crawford. Columie-1,. . llt j bia; George II. Cornelson, Orangeburg. W. to | J. ltoddey.of Itoek Hill, and Leltoy Springs, cc of Lancaster, were appointed delegates from >s j the Fifth district, ve . ^ IlKSt'IiT IN TIIK STATE. j. The result of the recent election in this State, has not yet been odieially declared. _ I and will not be until the meeting <>l the Mate returning board tomorrow. The returns l? reported up to date, however, indicate the following: All the Democratic congressmen have been elected as follows : Elliott, in the First district ; Talbert in the Second ; Latimer in the Third : Wilson in the Fourth; Strait in the Fifth; McLaurin in the Sixth; Stokes in the Seventh. The Republicans claim the election of Murray in the Third, Melton in the Fourth, Wilson in the Sixth, and Johnson in the Seventh, and promise to contest the j election "until the men are seated." On the face of the returns, as far as receiv4. ed, Evans, for governor, has 34,781 votes, and ~ Pope has 17,957. The total vote in the g- State is 56,505. Evans's majority is 16,824. [r. There are numerous charges of fraud ; hut re even if they are proven, Evans will still have a majority and will be the next governor. According to the incomplete returns, the vote on the constitutional convention quesir" tion stands as follows: "Yes," 26,497 : "No," 1(1 25,6S0. Majority for "Yes," 1,817. The a* charges of fraud in behalf of "Yes," are numerous and apparently well sustained. The probability is that the result of the s0 election will be contested with great bitterer j ness. in HAS THERE BEEN FRAUD? it. The cry of fraud after an election is common. It usually comes from the party that is defeated, and is generally lateen as u mails, ter of course. Everybody knows that to lie acknowledge defeat rather goes against the ;c, grain ;and, as a utile, the privilege of crying u, fraud is generally conceded to the defeated to out of regard to the feelings. But while all It this is so, it must be acknowledged that there id is such a thing as fraud, and in view of all the circumstances in the recent election, whether or not there was any fraud in this d- State, is a matter for grave consideration, is When, not long ago, it developed that Mr. ig Irby had decided not to furnish those Demoat crals and others who were opposed to the ),- calling of a constitutional convention with !ic ballots, it struck nearly the whole people, rehe gardless of sentiment 011 the question, as bev iug very unfair. Some people denounced at Mr. Irby's position, especially in view of all id the circumstances, as nothing short of disip honorable. -Then the inference was that if this act was dishonorable, the people might reasonably expect dishonor and fraud in -k other details relating to the election, n- It is charged that according to the returns n_ reported by the managers 011 the night of >y the election, the figures from Kershaw, CainPS den and four country boxes in the vicinity, ic showed a total of 854 for the constitutional st convention "No," and 270 for "Yes," while d- later, the full returns from Kershaw county, ;d minus only four small precincts, showed a of total vote of (538 for "yes," and only 444 for ty "No." According to this, there was either or some bad mistake in the first count, or the u* returns were "doctored" after they had been v* reported. ze At Aiken, according, to The Journal ^ and Review, the Negroes voted solidly n- fx,. Cnnetiliilinnol Cnnvoiilinu "No." and ? IV/1 vviiomuuuiiui w.. , - , :n there was a large white vote for Pope. ar All day long it was the opinion of prominent rs citizens that Pope and "No," would carry by es a majority of at least 3 to 1. When the votes were counted, it developed that Evans had received 309, Pope, 76, "Yes," 294. and s* "No," 134. The number of Negro votes was a' between 150 and 200, and according to The Journal and Review, there were more than ie 75 white men who were willing to make afIC fidavit that they had voted for Pope. When the managers went to count the vote, in delia^ ance of law, they excluded certain citizens 0 | who desired to be present, and the belief is j that the returns were simply doctored to suit ,e j the views of the managers. I(* j All along, Chairman Irby has been saying s"! that he felt all serene about the white coun,e j ties in the upper part of the State. He 1111 knew that they would vote for the eonveniejtion, and he felt equally certain that the ,e I black counties in the lower part of the State e" I would go the other way. According to the ! returns so far received, five out of ten white aI counties have voted "No," and the other n~ five "Yes," by small majorities, while six ot out of seven black counties voted "Yes," by 1C overwhelming majorities. Tu view of all the circumstances, the organization, persuasion and weight of political influence, it would k not have seemed strange if the white cotinties had given heavy a majority for "Yes;" ' but when five out of six black counties show a up "Yes" majorities for their own disfranal chisement, it seems more than passing in I . I strange. ! As we have said before, this is a very w grave matter. If there has been any fraud e" I it is white men as well as Negroes who c* j have been defrauded, and the matter should !l^! be investigated. Where people have been I denied their right to vote on account of j failure to comply with the registration or l'r I election laws, we have no complaint to make. White men made this medicine, and k | when they are called upon to take it. they 1,1 should do so without a grimace. Hut if the : returns have been 'doctored," or boxes stoln* | en, the matter should be looked into. Surely "s ' nobody can make objections. When a man u' | is charged with violation of the law, he "I should court investigation, and when lie 1 seeks to shield himself from investigation, the reason why he should lie investigated c" are all the more imperative. y-i - 1JI THE STOCK LAW. O, ; ,j|. Some Valuable Information from flu* (trnrral Statutes. IS- ; (1. A reader of Tin-: KxqrntKU has requested ' j the publication of the general stock law. We have no doubt that just at this time the ,e! information will prove of considerable inter'** est all over the county, and we comply with i the request with pleasure. The law is as follows: im Section 1240. It shall not he lawful for the < owner or manager of any horse, mule, ass, genet, swine, sheep, goat or neat cattle of any descrip* :< u,? 1 JS- lioil, or ior any omcr person, m j(l-i mu i,,v .-vno | animals, or any of them, or any other domestic " j animals, to run at large beyond the limits of his he own land, or the lands leased, occupied or con1 j trolled by him. See. 1241. Whenever any of said stork or e- j animals shall he found upon the lands of any other person than the owner or manager of the same, the owner of such trespassing stork shall nt he liable for all damages sustained and for the (je expenses of seizure and maintenance, the said damages and expenses to he recovered, when in necessary, by action in any court of competent j. jurisdiction jand the said trespassing stork shall j be held liable for the same in preference to all s : ( other liens, elaimsor eiirunibranees upon it. It Any freeholder or tenant of land, " j his agent or representative, may seize and hold C possession of any of the foregoing animals lie which may be trespassing upon his premises, ['y and as compensation for such seizure may demand of the owner of every horse, mule, ass, 111 j genet, bull, ox, cow, calf or swine, the sum of IK ! fifty cents, and Ibr every sheep, goat or other to animal not herein named, the sum of twentyr., live cents, together with just damages for in' ' juries sustained, which reclamation shall, when possible, belaid before the owner of the tresge passing stock within lbrty-eighl hours after ! seizure. t j See. 124'!. In ease the claim shall not be amicably or legally adjusted, and the trespassing nt' animals recovered by the owner within twelve ?'S, hours after the receipt of such uolitieatiou, the ;lj owner shall further become liable in a sum \ j sullieieiit to cover the maintenance and care of sl* his stock no to the time of its removal; but the r- owner shall lie entitled to recover immediate [(._ possession of his stock on due execution of such bond to cover expenses and claimed damages as " any trial justice shall decide to be good and suilicieiit. X- See. 1244. When the owner of trespassing i stock is unknown, said stock may be detained i for the space of one week awaiting the owner's is- action. It shall then be reported to and become j0 subject to the orders of any trial justice in the j county, where the stock is taken up, who shall 'it ! t ike such action in the premises as will cllcetiiate tlio purpose of this chapter, l>y advertising (lie said stock upon the court house door and in ' two other public places in the said county, giv-j ing a full description of the same and the causes | of seizure, together with the damages, costs and I i other allowances indicated by this chapter, fori the space of ten days; and at the expiration of that time, should the owner of the stock not have appeared and paid all the expenses, damages and cost properly adjusted, as in this chapter required, then the said trial justice shall order his constable to make public sale of the i same to the highest bidder for cash, and out of ! the proceeds of such sale he shall pay the costs, ! damages, expenses and adjusted claims jus in thisehapterallowed, and the surplus, if any there j I be, shall be turned over by said constable to the | clerk of the circuit court for the said county, to i be by him paid to the owner of such stock upon I proper proof of such ownership; and should' | the proper owner of such stock or animal not appear and obtain such surplus within one year [ j from the time the same was turned over to the said clerk of the court, then the stud clerk shall | return and pay over the same to the county treasurer of the said county, to be by him disbursed as county funds. 1 See. 1245. In* cases where known owners | shall, alter notification, neglect, for the period i of three days, to adjust the legal demands against l.t :*i?i j U1CII1 ]>n>VHlfll 111 lllis UllillHtT, UIV I ])lan of adjustment in section 124.'}, all further proceedings shall he taken under section 1244, as though the owners were unknown. HOW THE HOUSE WILL STAND. The Changes that Were Kflectcd hy the Iteeent I.aadslide. It is hardly necessary to go into general details on the result of the recent election. In one State after another, it is rather too much of the same old story, llelow is a statement of the political complexion of the next house, based on the latest returns: Dcni. Hep. Pop. Alabama, X .. 1 Arkansas 0 California, 1 <> Colorado, 2 Connecticut, 4 Delaware, 1 Florida 2 Georgia, 11 .. ? .. Idaho 1 Illinois 2 2(1 Indiana, I'l Kentucky, 7 4 Kansas, S Louisiana, (i Maine, 4 Maryland, Massachusetts, l 12 Michigan, 12 Minnesota, 1 (i Mississippi, 7 Missouri, 1> (> Montana, 1 Nebraska, a 1 New Hampshire, 2 Nevada, .. 1 <: OS .. I 1 U1 I\, w ? New Jersey, 8 North Carolina, 4 2 3 North Dakota, 1 Ohio 2 19 Oregon, 2 Pennsylvania, 1 29 Rhode* Island, 2 South Carolina, 7 South Dakota, 2 Tennessee, f> 4 Texas, 12 1 Vermont, 2 Virginia, ? 2 Washington, 2 Wisconsin, 1 9 Wyoming,.*. 1 West Virginia, 4 Total 113 239 ? Republican majority overall, 122. The senate will also stand Republican by a majority of 4 or o. HOCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Mr. John T. Roililry at Home?Fine Yields of Cotton?More Ihiildings Going U|>?Other Notes. Correspondence of The Yorkvillc Enauirer. Rock Hill, November 12.?Mr. and Mrs. John T. lloddey, New York city, are now visiting the family of Captain W. L. Roddey. Mr. Roddey, who is specially interested in all pertaining to the cotton industry, seems very much impressed with the scarcity of cotton on our streets as compared with former years. His remarks elicted some questioning on the part of your correspondent as to the probable cause of the seeming scarcity of cotton in these parts, and the testimony of quite a number, who ought to know whereof they spoke, goes to show that the low price?not a short crop?is the true explanation. We hear of one farmer near Rock Hill who has made more than double the number of bales?running the same number of plows?he made last year, and this farmer, having paid all the expenses of his farm with half of his cotton, can hold the other half if he so desires. To a man in circumstances like these, the price of cotton is not such a vital consideration, nor need he figure so very closely on the expense per pound of growing cotton. The best yield of the fleecy staple we've heard reported so far, I ic flint nf n 10 n/Tfi fifdd bplomrintr to Maiorl I A. H. White. From this he has already gathered 18 heavy bales, and there is still some to he picked. We are glad to report that Mr. W. H. Stewart, who has been quite sick for more than two weeks, is now steadily improving. The other members of the family who were sick, are better also. Information was received from a conj tractor and builder in town last week to the i effect that 12 or 14 houses are now in proI cess of erection in Hock Hill, and as half o? i these, at least, are for rent, it is easy to see 1 that the demand for houses of this kind is an active one. j If any-malaria still lingers around after i I the cold weather of the past few days, itj will take a genuine blizzard to dislodge it. | These autumn days arc certainly line, and j we can well afford to have a cold snap thrown in every now and then, even if we ; are forced thereby to think of the dreary : weather that is ahead of us. Capt. John lteid, a prominent merchant of Sumter, S. C., paid a short visit last week to | his son Sam, one of the high school board| ing pupils who has been sick for a week or j two past, but is now better. Captain lieid, j coming, as he does, from a flourishing city, i | knows how to judge of a town's prosperity, i J and he expressed himself as well pleased | with all that he saw and heard of our city.; [ He seemed struck with the splendid advan- ; 1 tages of Oakland as a residence suburb, j Now that election echoes are dying i j away and all are resigning themselves to! ' the political conditions that they cannot i I change, however much they might wish1 | them changed, the State fair comes in for its I I share of attention. Quite a number of gen-' <1 .... r....... (I.!u 111-n .yyy fhi> lief nl' f>V- I lli;iilull ii ulli lllirj |muvv 14 1 v/ v? ? (.liv muv v. w? | hihitors, and the attendance from Rock Hill, I should the line weather continue, will probai bly be good this year. SHARON SHAVINGS. ' Snow on Sunday?Politics Quiet?Approaching J MnriiuBe-ltev. W. A. M. Tlaxico C?11?mI to ! tin* 1'astorato of Sliarou A. It. I*. Church.' I ('orrespondencc of The Yorkvillu Enquirer. Sharon, November 12.?It seems this! i morning that cold weather has set in in earn- j ! est. There was a slight fall of snow on yes- j ; terdav. Everything is quiet since the election. ' There seems to have been more fraud prae- J tieed in this election than I have ever known i in South Carolina; that is, if all the newspaper reports are true. But the ring has everything its own way, and the defrauded | ! have a poor way of helping themselves. Mr. John E. Carroll, who was recently j graduated from the Pea body Normal college, I at Nashville, 'Venn., has charge of the school i at this place. .The members of the family of the late Mr. | R. T. Riggins, who are still sick, are getting) ! along nicely. Mr. II. II. Latham, of Blairsville, is quite | | ill. Mr. II. II. Latham lost a mule last week j i that was probably the oldest in the county. | It had been here just A!) years. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. I ; Claude Inman, of Bullock's Creek, to Miss I Cora, the eldest daughter of Representative I R. M. Carroll. The ceremony is to take! place on the21st instant. Mr. S. S. l'loxieo has bought and moved I into the I >avis house. | The partridges in this ncigborhood have iieen Having ratnor a nam nine 01 n ior me past few days. The guns of the sporstmen are to he heard in every direction. Sharon A. K. 1'. church, on yesterday, made a call for three-fourths of tlie time of Hev. W. A. M. Mexico. Cotton came in freely last week notwith-j standing the extremely low price. a. k. i Warrants ami Arrests. ? Dr. \V. B. Cox was arrested in Chester , last Friday at the instance of Colonel. W. i It. Davie, the Independent candidate for' congress, on the charge of violating the! I election laws at the State box on election i : day. Robert Moorman, the defeated Repub- j liean candidate for congress in the Third i district, has sworn out a warrant for the arrest of Supervisor Bndcnhaug for alleged | violations of the registration laws. l)ruth of l)i'. Anderson. ? Dr. Samuel Anderson, of Richburg, | died at his home in that place last Saturday j night at 11 o'clock. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDKX TO NKW ADVKItTISKMKXTS. S. A. Sitt'ord and (J. W. S. Hart. Kxecutors?At! tin- hoinopluce, 011 the 22nd of November, j will sell the personal property of Joseph S. I M e K en7.ie, d eeeased. J. .1. Hunter?Otters eloaks and cloaks. K. ('. Hickson, Chairman?Tells about a free tui-j tion scholarship in the Baptist High school, j II. P. Stowe, Administrator?(Jives notice to the ' debtors and creditors of S. I). Stowe, do-j ceased. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pleas?Clerk's sales. Sain .M. (Jrist?Windmills, hydraulic rains, injectors and things. Hook Hill Buggy Company?Has appointed | Sain M. (Jrist agent for the sale of their ve-1 hieles in Vorkville. (Jrist Cousins? Farinaceous food, fresh candy, | apples and bananas, canned goods ami j Hour. (Jeorge T. Schorb?'The Lester piano, the Wilcox j iV White organ, the National typewriter,) sewing machines and telephones. Lowry ?fr Starr?Wheat, oats and grass seed, etc. K. H. Dover and W. T. llartness, Kxecutors? Salo of the personal property of T. J. Mullinax at (Jrover, on December 28th, II. C. Strauss?Is still ottering low prices. J. H. lliddle?Talks about seed wheat, acid phosphate, and eotteo at six pounds for ?1, and twenty pounds of granulated sugar for ?1. Louis Roth?New and fresh goods. J. P. Lindsay, Chairman?(Jives notice of another cotton meeting to be held in Yorkville on the 24th instant. r 1 r ..4: ....11 Kin, n,w1 >> . \ , Ijillllliui?u> run iiiui uiui i sec what lie has for sale. j l'\ A. (iilhcrt and W. \V. Lewis, Executors? Call upon persons who owe the estate of T. S. Jeffreys, deceased, to make payment. THE ATLANTA CONVENTION. The following circular letter, which explains itself, was received at The Enquirer office last Saturday morning : Mr. John T. Iioddey desires all persons or delegations that may be interested in the formation of a cotton company, along the general lines indicated in his correspondence, and with the ends in view therein expressed, to meet him in convention at Atlanta, (Ja., on November 21st. A full attendance is urged. A large correspondence, pledging support, has been received, and the promise of an enthusiastic meeting is excellent. The exigencies of the present situation demand prompt action. All Southern newspapers will please copy. Persons or delegates who expect to be present at the convention, will please communicate with Mr. Iioddey, at 80 Broadway, New York city. As will be noted elsewhere in this issue, Messrs. J. W. Neil and B. N. Moore have been elected as principal and alternate, respectively, to represent York county in the proposed convention. Other delegates, however, are at liberty to attend if they see fit, and the larger York county's representation shall be at the convention, no doubt, the better. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Rev. Robert A. Lee, minister. Lay services on Sunday morning next at 11 o'clock, in the absence of the minister. Sunday-school in the afternoon at 3.25 o'clock. Presbvterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. in. Prayermeeting tomorrow evening at 4 o'clock. Services on Sunday-morning at 11 o'clock, and evening service at 7 o'clock. Baptist?Rev. \V. J. Langston, pastor. Union*?Services next Sunday at 11 a. in. Yorkville?Sunday-school at 9.30 o'clock a. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Services on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. Boyce H. (trier, pastor. Yorkville?Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Services Sunday-morning at 11 o'clock and in he evening at 7 o'clock. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. R. P. Franks, formerly of this place. Services in the evening at 7 o'clock. Sundayschool at 3 p. in. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The court of common pleas for York county convened in Yorkville last Wednesday at 9 o'clock, a. m., and commenced business by organizing the juries as follows: Jury No. 1?W. T. Masscy, foreman, T. B. McCullough, W. W. Barron, W. H. Coltharpe, W. L. Caldwell, G. W. Foster, R. L. Strait, T. E. Patton, P. T. McNeel, J. M. Williams, Dan Gilfillen, J. W. O'Neal!. Jury No. 2?D. A. Mathews, foreman ; B. R. T. Bowen, W. J. Brison, J. M. Whisonant, J. H. Wilburn : R. W. Wylie, J. H. Neely, A. Cody, R. A. Smith, J. M. Costner, I). A. Matthews, J. G. Anderson, W. F. Patterson. Supernumeraries?J. B. Pegram, W. A. j Darby, Elijah McSwain, W. N. Neil, F. W. j Grider, D. S. Pratt. The first case taken up on Wednesday was > that of Ella J. Starnes against York county, j Sometime ago the home of the defendanti was raided by a mob, and she wanted the county to pay her damages to the amount of $2,000 for alleged injuries to her person, and to restore cash that had heen stolen to the amount of $00. The plaintiff was represented by Messrs. T. F. McI)ow and W. W. Lewis, and the defendant by Fin ley & Brice. The case was tried before Jury No. 1 and the verdict was for the defendant. The next case was that of W. C. Reid < against York county for damages, and was tried before jury No. 2. The plaintiff alleged j injuries to a portable engine and a mule on account of a defective bridge, and claimed I damages to the amount of $700. The defendant was represented by Finley & Brice, and 1 the plaintiff by W. B. Wilson, Esq. Verdict ' for plaintiff in the sum of $75. The next case was that of Wm. M. Wilkie j against G. M. Cline, J. C. Duncan and J. D. j Kennedy ; suit for damages for alleged illegal arrest. The plaintiff claimed damages to j the amount of $700. Defendants were repre-1 sen ted by W. B. deLoach and I). E. Finley, i and plaintiff by Hart & Hart and E. A. j Trescott. Verdict for defendants. The next case taken up was that of Mar- j shall, Westcoat ?fc Co., plaintiffs, against E. A. Crawford, as sheriff, defendant. The action was in claim and delivery for a stock of goods in Rock Hill, and damages in the amount of $220 for the detention of said stock by the sheriff, under an attachment levied at the suit of The Tobb and Jenkins Hardware company, of Baltimore, Md. | The plaintiffs were represented by Hart and j Cherry and ('. E. Spencer, and the defendant by Finley & Brice, and W. B. McCaw. j The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, without damages. When Thk Enquikkr went to press the court was engaged in the trial of the ease of | T. B. McClain against Amanda J. Dunlap. j It is not likely that the jurors will be diswrn.l hnfoi-o linlsiv. * : - i ll(?V THK KKTI'RXS WKI1K PROCURED. In furnishing its readers last Wednesday morning with a complete report of Tuesday's election in York county, Tim JO.N(H'lKKK accomplished a feat that is strikingly unusual in a country newspaper enterprise. The full significance of the feat can probably be better appreciated when it is known that no other newspaper in the State?not even the big dailies?accomplished the same thing. It was only in Yorkville j that the people had the satisfaction of knowing on Wednesday morning how their county had voted the day before for governor, for congress, and on the question of calling a constitutional convention. Hut that no other paper accomplished the feat is not especially surprising. To collect the returns from all the precincts?far and near?in a big county, on a single night, is no small undertaking. It involves not only skillful planning and careful organization;, but also a great deal of labor and a considerable outlay of money. .Such news is not j gencraly brought in by a "little bird." Itsi " * ! " * 1 ' l- " nf iiuimik i COIICCUOii involves me cmjuut iimu v> far more practical. In this county there are 11) precincts. Of these, only six?Blaeksburg, Clover, Fort Mill, Sharon, Hickory (trove and Hock Hill ? have a convenient telegraph olllce. Five? Blairsville, Bullock's Creek, Clark's Fork, Coates's Tavern and Buffalo?are closer to I the nearest telegraph office than to York- : ville : and the balance?Antioch. Bethel, For- i est Hill Academy, Newport, McConncllsville, I Tirzah and Bethany?are more accessible to i Yorkville than to the nearest telegraph ofliee. i Such is the situation, aiid this is the way < RESULT IN T York Stands by the Den Votes Constitutions CONGRESS > r3 rt rt ^ PRECINCTS. X ^ ? & > >?1 " * u >. v1 K' O Autioch, 71 o c Blacksburg, 61 31 2 Blairsville, 57 1 c Bethany, 48 o c Bethel, 60 5 c Buffalo, 27 o c Bullock's Creek,. ... 75 o c Clark's Fork, 13 o c Clover, 66 o 1 Coates's Tavern,. ... 47 18 c Forest Hill, 53 3 c Fort Mill, (ij 42 c Hickory Grove, 114 2 c McConnellsville, .... 101 o c Newport, 27 1 c Sharon, 12 1 2 Tirzah, 48 1 c Rock Hill, 157 64 c Yorkville, 218 29 ( Totals 1342 198 11 \vc managed, with the help of our friends; to| t: to get the retumes. 1) Mr. W. S. Leslie telegraphed the result at a Coates's Tavern from Catawba Junction; Mr. E. R. Sapoch procured the returns from h Buffalo and Blaeksburg and telegraphed p them from Blaeksburg ; Mr. J. C. Blair pro- k cured the returns from Sharon, Blairsville n and Bullock's Creek and telegraphed them s from Sharon ; Mr. J. A. Hope telegraphed n Clark's Fork from Smyrna; Mr. J. I), t Gwinn sent the returns from Clover by. v mail; Mr. Reg. M. Grist went after the b Bethany returns in a buggy and brought them to Yorkville; Mr. R. B. Riddle sent u the returns from Bethel and Forest Hill j v academy by Jim Glenn, colored; Mr. T. c G. Culp telegraphed Fort Mill ; Mr. W. k J. Morehead telegraphed Hickory Grove; s and Sir. W. J. Caveny telegraphed Rock v Hill. Mr. O. N. Hahn brought the An- a tioch returns to the P. VV. Lindsay place,! u and Mr. P. \V. Love, who had been after the c McConnellsville box, relieved Mr. Hahn and ! p brought the returns from both boxes to I Yorkville. Mr. C. H. Smith went after the a Newport and Tir/.ah returns and brought t them to Yorkville by private conveyance, c Treasurer Neelv kindly remained in the of-j lice until a late hour and footed up the re-j fi turns. 11 It is but fair to say that except in one or two v instances, the above gentlemen gave their \ services without charge. This is all duly ap-i preciated, as are also the services that were y charged for. In each case the labor was o certainly worth the money paid for it. The; ? Western Union Telegraph company, how- <1 ever, was not so accommodating. That concern runs its business for all there is in it. It stipulated that we not only pay 2o cents a an hour for the services of the operator at; if each office kept open ; but also the regular ! c price per word for all messages received ; and : tl iu the meantime it continued to take all the a business offered without allowing deductions j v or abatements. The messages at Blaeksburg j " were filed at sundown on Tuesday ; and did I s not reach Yorkville until nearly 4 o'clock on ! 0 Wednesday morning. We are informed that! tj .......... ,.:.]A?fMi<.l/A/l ihn rntrtllnp hllsi. : ^ mc> wcic muciia^ivcvi uj uiv ^ ness of the company. But, however it was procured, the news, |? except in one instance, was substantially cor- b rect. In transmission over the wires, the t| figures from Rock Hill were jumbled into a J It discrepancy of 121 votes. The report said [j that there were 277 votes ugainst the con- h vention, while, as a matter of fact, there were only 15(5. Consequently the "No" ma- r jority was only 55 instead of 122 as reported.! We discovered the error next day ; but it 11 was too late to correct in The Enquirer, ^ audit has served to identify all subsequent 1 reports of the election published in the various papers as having been taken from The j Enquirer of Wednesday morning. c Elsewhere in this issue, we republish the: I official returns as declared by the board of ,o election commissioners on yesterday. }q IN BEHALF OF COTTON. York county has taken the initiative in the development of the plans of Mr. J. T. ' Roddey for the protection of the price of! cotton. A meeting was held in the court v house last Saturday afternoon. It was in 11 pursuance of the call recently published by : prominent business men, and was attended e by probably 100 representative farmers and a other citizens from different sections of the 0 county. A feeling of anxious interest per-|a vaded the meeting. Everybody realized j that it is necessary to do something; that if^1 anything is to be done, now is the time to f commence; and whatever may be the final 11 result of the movement now on foot, there ! c seems to be no doubt of tbe fact that York j " county is ready and willing to work shoul-ie der to shoulder with other sections of the i 8 * 1 ' .1-- - .1 nt illtAVn^Q ftnni. ! f oouui ill me uti vimix-iin-ui ui iihi.om vuu> . mon to all. i Organization was perfected by the election : 1 of Dr. J. F. Lindsay as chairman, W. I).1* Grist as secretary, and J. 8. Drakeford j as assistant; and upon motion of Mr. J. a E. Dowry, the chairman appointed the fol-i lowing as a committee to draw up a plan of' e action along the general lines suggested by e Mr. Itoddey : J. W. Xeel, J. E. Dowry, D B. n Gordon, D. M. Hall, J. M. Thomasson, W.J. v Davis, J. ID Cook, J. A. Rutterce, D. G. v Stanton, J. C. Ashe, W. B. Dove, J. F. Ashe, * R. M. Carroll, J. E. Bankhead, J. C. Blair, J. js ID Barry, ID (I. Garrison, W. B. Fewcll, Jr., 0 T. G. Cuh), E. ID Sapoch, W. Anderson, X. W. Hardin. V Upon the retirement of the committee, Chairman Lindsay called for a general discus- A sion of the objects of the meeting from the ? floor, and several gentlemen made remarks on the matter. \ Mr. D. ID Williams said that he heartily ^ approved of the idea of organization among 1 the cotton producers. All other classes of producers, he said, arc organized for the protection of prices, and lie thought it notliing but right that cotton producers should ^ organize also. It is true, he said, that cotton producers are generally without much ~ money; but to a certain extent they could utilize their products as capital, and might, ^ no doubt, succeed in accomplishing some- Cl thing in the direction of the objects sought. a Dr. Lindsay thought that, upon the whole, Mr. Itoddey's ideas were good. He did not think it practicable to do much in the way " of controlling prices, however, so long as I nothing is done to control production. c: The main object of the farmers should be to u reduce the acreage; then, with a reduced crop, there would he a cluincc for better } prices. It had been his experience from ,r year to year, that the most prolitable method of marketing cotton was direct from the gin ; but with proper organization it seems possi- w ble to place the surplus crop on extension, and then keep the supply 011 the market in C( regular proportion to the demand. ni Mr. W. J. Waters suggested that in order it to enable the small farmer to hold his cotton, some kind of a warehouse system would be ct necessary. If the small farmer could ware- ci house his cotton and receive an advance on w it at a reasonable rate, then lie might man- gi ige to keep it oil'the market; but if lie was ci expected to hold the cotton on his planta- u HE COUNTY. loeratic Nominees and il Convention No. 'GOV'NOR. COXSTI^ r: tution'i. e | CONVKX 5 ? TIOXX ? Jt >. K < J? * O ^ r: <N 2H cs ? v 'S. *-> ^ o o o o d ^ ^ w >* ^ > o 71 72 o 70 3 74 . _/ .. _ . _o : 14 IUO /U 41 4*, 11/ 1^0 > 9 67 59 7 32 41 79 ) o 48 49 o 42 20 63 ) o 65 61 4 40 39 85 ) o 27 27 o 14 12 27 ) o 75 80 o 36 44 87 ) 0 13 15 on 6 19 o 67 66 11 55 34 89 > o 65 48 21 29 38 71 > 9 65 | 48 11 27 44 72 ). o 129 85 51 51 IOI 153 ) 20 136 I 100 O 12 138 150 ) o 101 99 o 71 50 124 ) 11 39 26 2 28 18 46 ! 0 15 13 5 3 18 21 > 3 52 49 3 3i 24 56 > 4 225 146 101 101 155 277 > 73 326 160 99 100 234 377 i 1411698,1273 356 77611362028 ion and not sell until he got instructions, c would he unable to do so. He could not fiord it. SheriiFCrawford suggested that it would e necessary to reduce the acreage now ilanted, and that the producers he bound to (>rm nt leimt. niin-frmrtll of the eroi> ofl' the market until such time as it should be deirable to sell. He admitted that a great nnnj' small farmers were unable to follow his plan; but thought that if those who rere able, would follow it, the effect would e good. Dr. Walker said : If ray cotton belongs to ne, of course I do not have to sell it until I rant to; but if it belongs to the supply merhant, I have to sell it when he says so. To :eep the cotton oil' the market, I must have orae means of raising money on it with rhieh to satisfy my creditors. But aside from 11 this, if we continue to raise cotton we lust get a better price. I have been raising otton for 22 years, and I figure that at the iresent time, I am out just about $1,300. If could not raise cotton at a profit at 10 cents pound, I don't sec how in the world I am o be expected to get anything out of it at 5 ents. The above discussion was, of course, inDrmnl and otf hand. It was interrupted by he return of the committee on resolutions, rhieh reuni ted 11)rough its chairman, Mr. J. V*. Neil, us follows : Whereas the price of cotton has declined to a oint that is below the cost of production, and I'hereas cotton is the chief agricultural product f this section, we realize that the decline not nly uH'octs the condition of the farmer, but all lasses;of trade; and a continuance of these eonitions will not only cause actual suffering on lie part of the farming and laboring classes, but isastor to business; therefore, be it Resolved, 1. That as cotton growers and handles, we desire to bring the farmers, merchants ml cotton buyers of this section together, to see r some plan cannot be formulated by which our onditionscan be improved. Resolved, 2. That we recommend as one of lie remedies for the evil, the reduction of cotton creage to eight acres to the plow. Resolved, .'1. That wo deem it advisable to vithhold one-fifth of the present crop from narket, subject to instructions from boards of rust constituted by States, counties and townhips. Resolved, 4. That to gaiu these ends, boards f trust bo organized in every township, and hat these, iu turn, be merged'into county and Itate boards, which shall represent a board of rust acting for all the cotton producing States. Resolved, 5. That each township board shall onsist ot at least ten members, and that the hairmen of these boards constitute county oards, which shall elect the State boards. Resolved, <i. That each individual engaged in he cultivation and handling of cotton at first ands, be honor bound to subscribe his name to he articles of the association, and return a statelent of the number of bales held in trust by im to the township boards. Upon motion, the adoption of the above esolutions was taken up seriatim. The rst, fourth, fifth and sixth resolutions were inanimously adopted without discussion. Ir. It. A. Steele thought that eight acres o the plow provided for in the second resoution, was too much. Messrs S. M. McXeel, ohn L. Rainev and J. \V. Neil thought that ight acres was doing pretty well. Mr. J. ]. Lowry explained that in the lower part f the State, 'Jo to 40 acres to the plow was uile coin moil, and that if the average could e reduced to eight acres, a great deal could e accomplished. The resolution was fiiialy adopted as read. Mr. B. N. Moore moved to substitute the irords, ''crops of '9o?9(>" for "present crop," i the third resolution. He argued that he present crfop had practically been markted, and the resolution, as it stood, was bluff. His motion was adopted. The leslutious, with this amendment, were then dopted as a whole. The resolutions having been disposed of, he secretary read a circular letter to the fleet that "Mr. Itoddey desired all persons uterested in the formation of the proposed otton trust company, to meet him in Atlanu, Ga., on November 21st." It was suggestd that since the plan of the proposed oranization originated with Mr. Roddey, and hat all local organizations must necessarily e subject to the central organization, under he circumstances, perhaps the best thing hat the meeting could do, was to elect a lelegate to Atlanta, and for further action wait the result of the meeting in that city. Upon motion, it was resolved to pay the xpenses of a delegate to Atlanta, the mon-j y to be raised by subscriptions from the leuiber.s of the meeting. Mr. J. W. Neil ...C nlnolnil ftoli.irn I r> niul Mr. tt X. MOOI'G US VIVVUM ..... ras elected alternate. The necessary money o pay the expenses of the delegate was subcribcd as follows, and placed in the hands f Mr. 1). M. Hall : I). 31. Hull, SI ; W. J. Waters, 50 cents: V. 1). Grist, $1; J. Lumpkin, 25 cents; J. F. wndsay, 50 cents; R. A. Steele, 50 cents; J. i ?\ Steele, 50 cents ; J. 3L Thomasson, 50 J ents; J. K. Lowry, 50 cents; J. S. Drakejrd, 50 cents; L. A. McGill, 50 cents; J. W. ieil, 50 cents; W. H. Sparrow, 50 cents ; \V. milh, 25 cents ; R. G. Ratehford, 25 cents; !. K. McCarter, 25 cents; G. L. Riddle, 50 j ents; J. M. Brice, 25 cents; W.J. Davis, 0 cents; (ieorge Wallace, 25 cents; J. M.' Irian, 25 cents; J. S. Brice, 25 cents; J. L. I tainey, 40 cents; John Caldwell, 25 cents; I r. O. Ormand, 25 cents ; J. W. Y. Dickson,! 5 cents; John A. Barry, 25 cents; D. E. 'inley, 50 cents; J. 31. Starr, 25 cents; John '. Kuykcndal, 25 cents; W.B.Moore, 50 ents; W..C. McLure, 25 cents; 31. L. Thorn- : sson, 25 cents; John Ratteree, 25 cents. Messrs. S. M. McXeel and I. B. Gordon j ere appointed as a committee on "pub- i city and promotion,1' and charged with the j uty of corresponding with representative iti/.ens and furthering the work of organ:ation in other counties. ? - ?* > 1 i... ? at I i pon a resolution imruuuucu >,? t IcNcel, it was decided that when the incetig adjourns, it he until Saturday, November ! 4, when, after the return of the delegates' om Atlanta, it can, with full knowledge of hat it expects to accomplish, take steps | okitig to a permanent organization in York >unty. There being no further business the , iceting adjourned. I'least'il on Hull. ? Earnest White, a little Negro who remtly killed his brother accidentally in Lan-j ister county, was before Judge Aldrieh last j eek 011 a writ of habeas corpus, and was I ranted bail in the sum of $">00. lie sue eded in raising the money immediately pon his return home. I . LOCAL LACONICS. We Second the Motion. We arc informed lliat the ladies of tin? Presbyterian church intend to petition the South Carolina 31. K. Conference to icturn Rev. Dr. Weber to this station next year. Thunkrt, tieiitleinen, Thank*.. ? Thk ttNiiriKKK stiill" was the recipient of a rare treat last night. All eight members partook of a delightful oyster supper, tendered with the compliments of Messrs. Mallard Brothers, at the Twin Market. The oysters were prepared after the most approved styles of the culinary art, and it is unnecessary to say that each member of the stall' did full justice to the outlay. Thanks, gentlemen, thanks. Scholarship in Furniiui. ? The faculty of Furman University has just made a most liberal offer to the students of the Baptist High school at Yorkville. It is to the effect that all first honor graduates of the High school are to be receive free tuition scholarships in the University, and all regular graduates of the High school will be received into the junior class of the University without examination. The free scholarship at Furman is worth $00 per annum. It was ii Fatso Alarm. ? An alarm of lire brought out the hose companies in Yorkville last Saturday morning at about 5) o'clock. The alarm proved to be a false one; but it certainly served to demonstrate the efficiency of Yorkville's fire protection. All three of the hose reels were at the court house corner and had streams of water going within less than three minutes from the sounding of the alarm. The occasion of the alarm was a smoking Hue in the office of the sheriffi. To Discus* Cotton. ? We are requested to announce that a called meeting of York County Alliance will he held in the court house next Friday, November 10, for the purpose of discussing the general plans of Mr. John T. Roddey for the formation of a cotton trust. The meeting will also consider the wisdom of continuing the production of 5 cents, cotton and discuss the relation of commercial fertilizers to prevailing low prices. Other important matters will also come up for consideration, and, altogether, the meeting will be such as to demand full representation from each sub-Alliance in the county. Investigating the Dispensary". ? Representative R. M. Carroll returned home from Columbia last Saturday, where, with other members of the committee appointed at the recent session of the legislature, he has been engaged in the work of examining the books and accounts of the the State dispensary. He reports that the work of investigation is progressing satisfactorily ; but as yet there is no information to be given out to the public. The investigation will not be completed until a short time before the next meeting of the legislature. The Hock Hill Hilggy Company. ? In another column will be found the information that the Rock Hill Buggy company has opened a depot in Yorkville, and will place some of its manufactures on ex! hibition and for sale at this place. Mr. Sam M. Grist will be in charge, and will be pleased to talk to those who may be contemplaI ?!.? Girt.* K?itiSn/v n 1\mrvivt* A ?a nunrp. IIII^ IIIC lUt'iV wi ifujf liij; a uu^^v ? v?v? j body knows, the Rock Hill buggy ranks with the best, and we are satisfied that the enterprise of the company in putting its goods 011 sale iu Yorkville, will he appreciated by the people of the surrounding vicinity. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mary Clark is visiting friends in GafTney City. Miss Mary Jackson, of Ebenezer, is in Yorkville visiting the family of Mr. Jas. F r Hyndman. The Enqcirer had a pleasant call last Friday from Mr. Frank S. Flanagan, of the American Press association. Mr. \V. Ross Wilson, of the John Ryan Type Foundry, of Baltimore, gave The Enquirer a call on yesterday. We received a pleasant call on last Friday from Mr. T. K. Mickle, formerly of this county ; but now of Chester. Mr. Mickle, though 80 years of age, is as hale, hearty and levelheaded as ever. Mr. E. F. Hall, general organizer of the j endowment rank of the Knights of Pythias, | is in Yorkville. He explained the benefits j of the endowment rank to the Pythians of j this place last night. j Miss Essie Stewart, who has been visiting i in Yorkville for some months past, left yes| terday for a week's visit to friends in Statesj ville, X. C., after which she will go to AsheI ville, where her parents have recently : moved. WAIFS FROM WARREN'S. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Warren's, November 12.?Profiting by : the fate of the rich man who pulled down his barns and built greater, our farmers have not built greater cribs for their unusual | crop of corn ; hut have used every available ! outbuilding for temporary cribs. Unless the weather is more favorable than it has been for the past week, Xmus will find plenty of us with cotton unpicked. Mrs H. C. Warlick died at her home on October 20th of typhoid ferer. She left a husband and eight children, three* of whom, at the time of her death, were quite low with fever, but are now about well again. Chills have somewhat abated ; but quinine and tonics are still in daily use. School exercises have been suspended i for sometime ongaccount of sickness among | the pupils. Although times are hard, there is more improvement being made in the shape of buildings than for many years. Last Thursday was Childrens' Day at Antioch. Several addresses were made to the children, and a bountiful dinner was served to the crowd. Mrs. M. A. Workman, of Gastonin, is visiting relatives here. Our country is now full of hills?potato hills. LETTER PROM CLAY HILL. Still Some Cotton in the Field?Approarltlng Mnrringe-l 'erMonal Mention. ('orres|M>mle?ec of the ^orkville Enquirer. Clay IIill, November 12.?The past few mornings have been suggestive of a cold winter, and those who have not yet gotten their cotton [ticked, may look out for cold fingers. Wheat sowing has begun. I am sorry to say that I have not yet seen any indication of an increased acreage. Mr. J. M. Stewart, who has been working in Chatham county, N. C., came home bust week. Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. W. E. Geltys and Miss Rosa Hogue. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. D. S. McAllister, sit the house of the bride's father, Mr. J. R. Hogue, on the 14th instant. I am glad to report that since the election, about everybody in this section has quit talking politics and gone to work. Miss Anna Xeely has commenced her school at Allison Creek again, and will teach the balance of the year. w. LETTER FK0M~H0(IDT0\Y.N. (.'orresiMindoncc of the Yorkville Enquirer. Hooiitown, November 21.?It looks as if winter is coming rather prematurely this year. There has been very little wheat and oats eowed in this neighborhood up to the pressnt time. Crops in this vicinity are good. Nearly everybody has made corn enough to do them, and although they have also made good crops of cotton, the price is hardly sufficient to pay expenses. There will be preaching at Shiloh Baptist church, commencing on Saturday, December Sth, at 7 p. m. Kev. A. E. Booth, of Yorkvillc, is expected to be here on Sunday, the i)th, and deliver the dedication sermon. He will also preach on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. With the exception of numerous colds, the health of this community isgood. .r. ,i. h.