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Jtoaps audi ^acts. ? The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution says that President Cleveland is very much exorcised over the much-talked-of alliance between the free silverites of the South and West. The president calls all Democrats who are in favor of free coinage, Populists, and he is watching carefully the first sign of a break. The understanding is that when the South and West begin showing signs of getting together, he himself will draw closer to the Sherman wing of the Republican party, and probably soon develop into a full-fledged Republican?name and all. ? President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle have given instructions for the printing of $100,000,000 bonds, to be issued at an early day, in the event of the failure of congress to pass the Springer bill, embodying the gist of the president's recent message. The bill, as is remembered, calls for the issuance of $500,000,000 of bonds with which to retire all outstanding legal tender ana treasury notes. The proposed $100,000,000 issue referred to above, is for the purpose of forcing congress to pass the Springer bill. The Springer bill will probably be voted on next Friday, and as there is but little probability of its passage, it is likely that the new bond issue, will be announced on Saturday. The understanding is that pretty nearly the whole issue has already been engaged to New York and London bankers. ? The Populist candidate for U. S. senator from Alabama, was Colonel Reese. It will be remembered that the legislature re-elected Senator Morgan. The Populists, it will be remembered, claim that they have a legal majority of the Alabama legislature. Colonel Reese's credentials were presented to < the senate, duly signed by "Reuben F. Kolb, governor." Senator Allen, Populist, introduced a resolution calling for the investigation of the Alabama election. The resolution was for the time laid over; but now, Senator Allen has the privilege of calling it up at any time. The Democrats fear that if the resolution is called up, the Republicans will give it their united support, and that will mean the appointment of a senate committee with full power to investigate the Alabama election. ? A disgraceful altercation occurred in the house of representatives last Friday between Congressman Heard, of Missouri, and Congressman Breckinridge, of Kentucky. Breckinridge wanted to speak on a resolution referring to the situation in Hawaii. Heard wanted to consider District of Columbia business, and while Breckinridge was trying to get the floor, Heard moved the previous question. Breckinridge went to Heard's seat to get him to withdraw the motion. Heard refused. The discussion grew hot, and the two men began to use the words "liar" and "scoundrel." Suddenly Breckinridge made a rush for Heard; but about this time members stepped ^in and took hold of both of the belligerents. The chair rapped for order ; but it was several minutes before order was restored. Breckinridge and Heard were arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought before the bar of the house to make explanations and apologies; but as each blamed the other, there was but little improvement of the situation." Later, however, friends of both parties got together and arranged a basis of agreement, as the result of which mutual apologies were made, and the whole matter was settled up to the satisfaction of all concerned. ? The most frightful marine disaster of recent years, occurred about 50 miles off the coast of Suffolk, England, on last Wednesday morning at about 6 o'clock. The big North German Lloyd's steamer Elbe bad left Bremen on the afternoon of the previous day with 354 souls aboard. She was steaming along through the fog at a high rate of speed, when suddenly her officers noted a smaller steamer bearing straight down on her course. The officers of the Elbe sent up a large number of rockets in the hope of attracting the attention of the approaching vessel; but without success. The other vessel came straight on until it was too late to change the course of the Elbe, and struck the big ship a terrific blow just abaft the engine room, and knocked a great hole iu its side. The Elbe began to fill with water immediately. The startled passengers came shrieking from their beds, and many of them were drowned before they could get to the deck. The dreadfully demoralized crew began a desperate fight for the boats, and succeeded in launching three of them. It was every passenger for himself, and no effort was made to save anybody. One of the boats was so badly crowded that it sank with its load, and the crews of the other two boats pulled off from the doomed ship, while hundreds of people were begging to be taken along with them. Of the total number of people on the foundered vessel, only 20 were 3 ? j -/ Ai _i.. r. saveu, anu 01 mese umy me ur ai.\ ncn passengers. ? The department of agriculture at Washington is engaged in the investigation of the cotton boll weevil, a destructive species of which has recently been introduced into Southeast Texas from Mexico. The insect is practically new to entomologists, although it has been found that 30 years ago it caused the abandonment of cotton culture around Monclova, Mexico. Texas cotton planters observed its work in their fields for the first time last summer, and specimens were sent to the department of agriculture for investigation. An expert was sent into the field under the direction of the entomologist, Dr. L. O. Howard, and remained through the fall and early winter months, carefully studying the habits of the insect. A district of about 6,000 square miles is now infested. The insect bores into the cotton boll and ruins the fibre and the seed. In some instances during the past summer it has caused a loss of from 50 per cent, to 90 per cent, of the crop. It spreads rather slowly by flight, but is apt to be carried into new j regions in cotton brought from the infested ; fields to the somewhat widely separated cot-; ton gins. The department of agriculture has warned the State of Texas, through a letter % written to the governor, of the probable extension of the damage to the cotton crop in Texas in the near future, and the possibil-, ity of the spread of the insect to neighboring j cotton growing States. Immediate legislation is urged, legislation, which will isolate the affected region and also the Mexican border. ? Hector D. Lane, president of the Cotton Growers' Protective association has issued the following address to the cotton producers of the South uuder date of January 30 :' "European speculators are today selling j cotton in Liverpool for delivery in October, November, December, 1895, at a price equivalent to about four cents on farms in the South for middling, or five cents at the ports. Believing that another 9,500,000 or larger 1 ? rOU- will be g-TQtfJJ. h? America, which would insure them a profitolHM^|^pe.ceof fjr pound?which wouli^^^PP^^Ac fanner about three cents at iherailroad stations! next autumn when cotton is moving in large volume?it is not to bo supposed that these shrewd European cotton people are aggressively selling the next crop at equal to four cents, unless they have excellent reasons for believing that the South will plant for another monster crop. They are confident on information furnished them that Texas will not decrease its acreage, therefore, believing this to be true to such an extent that they will be able to pay back during next fall the cotton they are now selling ' / at much lower prices, realizing thereby i handsome profits. It remains with the fanners and merchants of the South to say ' whether these European speculators will be ; permitted to reap a golden harvest at the j expense of the farms, plantations, towns, I real estate and securities of the South. The i above statement is from me officially, and I desire that it should be presented to the j public as such through the press." ?Secretary Hester's cotton statement, is-j sued last Saturday, covers the monthly and weekly figures to February 1. The January total of cotton brought in sight breaks tho j record, exceeding that of 1S92 (the 9,035,000 j crop) by 239,000. The next largest January j movement was in 1891, when it reached 967,000, and the next to that is 1883, wheu i it reached 604,000. The total of January i was 1,001,440, against 788,080 last year, 565,852 the year before last, and 762,339 in j 1893. The excess in 'he amount brought j into sight for five months from September to j January Uiclusive, was 1,660,275 over last! year, 2,558,230 over the year before last, and j 706,022 over 1892. The total amount of cotton brought into sight during the live months ending January 31, is 7,914,44S,j against 6,254,172 last year, 5,856,207 year i before last, and 7,608,425 same time in 1892.! Foreign exports for the five months have j been 4,6i^fi^*des,-vshowing an increase over last^^^A of j gtSl,577, and over the I A. V same period the year before last of 1,842,104. The gain in foreign exports during January, compared with January of last year, has, been 352,633, and for the same time the year! before, they have increased 669,529. Including ports and interior stocks left over; from the previous season aud the number of: bales of current crop brought into sight during the five mouths, the supply has been 8,150,477, against 6,564,128 last year, aud 5,889,15S the year before. Up to this date last year 82 84-100 per cent, of the cotton crop has been marketed and for the same five months in 1892 the percentage marketed was 79 78-100. ffatfcviUc (ShujuiM. YORKYILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1895. ? Though through a uuion of Cleveland Democrats and Republicans, there is a probability that the president's plan for financial relief may secure a .majority in the house, there is but little chance for it in the senate. A poll of that body was made last Saturday, by friends of the scheme, and the result showed 39 for, to 47 against. The senate, as now constituted, is rather in favor of the free coinage of silver. , * ? Mr. Cleveland has been harping a great deal on the maintainauce of the parity between gold and silver. In his recent message, however, he throws off his poorly maintained mask and comes out openly for a contracted currency on the basis of the single gold standard. This "parity" talk, it now clearly appears, has all been buncombe ; and here arises the great question as to how the cuckoo newspapers can hope to longer maintain the parity between the Cleveland who at present occupies the presidential chair, and the Cleveland who was recently elected by the people. ? Inquiries, says a Washington dispatch of Jauuary 29. have been made of the law division of the post office department as to the legality of the system sought to be en forced by country newspapers regarding the collections of back subscriptions and the taking of the papers from the postofflce or letting them remain there if the subscription were unpaid. The assistant attorney general has made a search of the statutes, and decided that there is no Federal law covering such cases, and that newspaper subscriptions are governed by local laws like any other private contract. ? Township Commissioner Wilkerson's idea to ofTer a premium to the individual who gets up and submits to the board the best plan of working the roads under the contract system, is a good one. It is calculated to develop a great deal of thought on this subject, and we are satisfied that if it is adopted,'it will be the means of originating some ideas that will be worth many times their cost, even were the premium put at $100 iustead of $10. The sentiment in this county is now ripe for better roads, and we heartily approve of a suggestion that seeks" to concentrate the best thought of the people on such an important matter. ? It is reported that the various Central American republics have formed an alliance against Mexico. If the report is not true, it ought to be ; for in the eveut of war between Mexico and Guatemala, that will b^ theifl only salvation. Mexico can probably overrun Guatemala with comparative ease. Then will arise the question of employment for troops raised for the war, and the next step will be quarrels with the other Central American republics, one at a time. As to whether all of these republics combined will be a match for Mexico, we are unable to say; but, at the same time, if it is their purpose to resist Mexican encroachments, it will be better to commence with united forces than to wait to be overrun one at a time. ? Ever since the late election, Reuben F. Kolb has been claiming that he is governor of Alabama, and he has also been trying to get his claim into the courts, without success. He has sent two messages to the legislature; I but both were ignored. Now he thinks he is on to a scheme that will accomplish his purpose. Eugene Byers, colored, is under sentence to haug next Friday, and Kolb has granted him a pardon. The sherifF will, of course, ignore the pardon ; but it is the purpose of the condemned man's attorneys to go j before a circuit judge and sue for a writ of habeas corpus. If the judge refuses to grant the writ, which, of course, he will do, the case will then be taken to the supreme court, and j thus, it is hoped by the Kolbites, the whole question of the legality of the election will be fully opened up. ? The London Statist heartily commends President Cleveland's recent message ; but fears that it will not be adopted, and goes on to speculate on the probable result. Among other things it says: "If gold is demonetized it is perfectly clear that there would be greater transfer of property from the capitalists and lending classes to the producing and borrowing classes. This would be of immense advantage to the West and South, and would prove a serious loss to the Eastern States and to Europe." We believe the Statist is just about right, and down this way we want Mr. Cleveland's plan to fail for the same reason that the Statist wants it to succeed. That the coup-i try and wKen gold, -have to fall back on silver.1 Thul~?wtll inflate pro v., and people of tlie South will soou once more be in a position to pay their debts in the same values 111 wmcn mey were con-1 tracted. ? A significant circumstance is related in a! New York dispatch of last Saturday. The dispatch is to the effect that a number of bankers had withdrawn a large sum of gold from the treasury for the purpose of shipping it abroad ; but they suddenly changed their minds and returned $4,000,000 of it to the treasury. As an explanation of their conduct, it is stated that there was an unexpected decline in sterling exchange, and there would have no longer been any profit in making the shipment. We do not doubt the story of the return of the gold ; but we have a strong suspicion that the reason is other than the one given. As everybody knows, the object of shipping gold abroad is to force new bond issues. The New York bankers have tried the scheme with success three times now. On each of the first two occasions, they forced issues to the amount of $50,000,000. This time they want $100,000,000. In their eagerness they abandoned all caution and reduced the gold reserve in the treasury to a point that made the administration feel somewhat uneasy. Under the law, the secretary of the treasury has the right to redeem all government obligations in silver, if he sees fit. The bankers don't want any redemption in silver just now. The probability is that when the gold reserve was reduced to as low a point as the administration was willing for it to go, the bankers were informed that if they tried to withdraw any more, they would be paid in silver instead of gold, and that brought them to terms. If there is really any necessity for that $100,000,000 gold reserve in the treasury, its protection and maintainance forever,-is the simplest thing imaginable. All that is necessary is to pile it up in the treasury and offer silver to the first man who tries to draw it out. There would not be a second call. From thence forward the Northeastern bankers would swear by the parity of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and they would be willing to lynch the man who should hereafter try to raise a doubt as whether silver and greenbacks are as good as gold. BETHEL BREEZES. About the Weather?Fanners Will Use Homemade Fertilizers?Monazlte Mining?Flour lftiung iscliool?nappy Cat as a rnrmci. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Post Oak, February 4.?January of '9o will long be remembered as a most disagreeable month. Snow, sleet, rain and wind have done all they could to make it a hard month, alike for man and beast. The roads are almost impassible, and the farmer feels like it is a big undertaking to haul a few loads of wood, or take a few grists of corn to mill. I sincerely hope that the weather will change and that February will be as pleasant as January has been unpleasant. It is an old saying, however, that if the ground hog sees his shadow on the 2nd day of February, he goes back into his burrow and remains ^40 days; instinct, in a mysterious way, teaching him that winter will not break until that number of days have passed. If this is true and bad weather continues, good bye spring oats; there will be none sown. I don't think there has been a furrow run in Bethel township, and even if it clears up now, it will be ten days before the ground is fit to plowv Fall oats have been damaged to a considerable extent, and wheat looks sick ; but old farmer say may yet make a good crop. There is enough both of wheat and oats sown in this township to more than supply the wants of its people, if the yield is what ought reasonably to be expected. The farmers are going to plant less cotton than they have been planting aud larger corn crops. There will be very little guano used, and none unless the price is considerably reduced from what it was last year. They do not expect, however, to plant without manuring their crops, and the stables are being cleaned out and the lots raked up and refilled with pine tags and leaves. Mr. Ormand has already hauled out and piled in his fields about seventy-five tons of manure, and says that he will make considerably more yet. Mr. Brainard Currence says that on his individual crop he expects to use homemade fertilizer, and most of the farmers with whom I have talked express themselves in the same way. If the guano men are willing to live and let live, the farmer will be glad to use their fertilizers; but they are not going 10 pay sia ucuis a iiuuuu make four cents cotton. i Monazite is attracting considerable atten| tion in this locality. Messrs. H. E. and S. N. Johnson and G. It. Turner have found the "lone mineral" in considerable quantities on their plantations, and they have been visited and received flattering offers from mineralogists from Germany, New York and other places. Geo. L. English, miueralogist, ofJNew York city, found some iron among the monazite fouud on the place of the Messrs. Johnson. On returning to New York, he sent them a large magnet to clean the monazite with. It is funny to watch the process of cleaning. When the magnet is run through the monazite, the little particles of iron can be seen jumping from all sides to get on it, and then they stick like fleas to a pealed pine pole that has been placed in a hog bed. The Messrs. Johnson had started to work the mineral several weeks ago, but the wet weather stopped them. They have leased several branches in which the "sand" is found besides their own, and will commence work in earnest next week. Mr. Turner and others have recently received letters from prominent monazite men, asking them not to sell until they can get down here. The monuzite found here is of a tine quality, and Bethel township may yet reap a richer harvest from her monazite beds, than she has ever done from King Cotton. x>n?" has a large uiul flourishing school. The new school-house, situated on the Clover road, near St. Paul's church, is almost completed. The building is a credit to the community, and we venture the assertion that the public spirited citizens who have so generously given time and money to erect it, will never regret what they have done. There will be a debate at the new school house on Wednesday, 13th instant, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr. C. G. Parish?Happy Cal?has start eu a general mercnanaise siore in ine i oun. We are informed that he also expects to conduct an extensive farm near the same place. Mr. J. S. Harper has also opened a store at his place?Balloon. Success to both of them. Master James Curreuce, who accidentally shot himself with a pistol two week's ago, is rapidly recovering. He is now thought to be entirely out of danger. Mr. Alec Cook lias been very ill with pneumonia at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. John Robinson. He is now thought to be better. We are informed that a little child of Mr. Thomas Dillinger, fell into a pan of hot water a few evenings ago, and scalded itself painfully. x. LETTER FROM CLAY HILL. Iloartft in Bail Condition?But Few Spring Oats Being Sown?Caught two Hawks in a Steel Trap. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Clay Hill, February 4.?We are having plenty of weather ; but it happens to be mostly wet, and from the mud and slush about here, I judge that the condition of the roads must be something terrible. But there is one consolation. We arc not going to pull our old stock to death hauling guano this season, as we have been doing for so many years, unless there is a considerable reduction in prices. You need not give it away; but I hope the guano companies will not make any reduction in the price of their goods. The truth is that it will be better for cotton to take a backseat. It is time that we should see how little instead of how much we can raise to the horse. There has been so little weather suitable for plowing this season, that there has been but few spring oats sown as yet. Some think that the fall sowing has been badly Jrilled; but as to this I am unable to say. a nourishing school under the it lias been growing, it will be netSKtyto enlarge the house to* accommoMrt T. M. Martin has been waging war against the hawks in this neighborhood. tt - a 1 +? *> in pf not no rip 4 Vl O f 116 recently CUIlgm ntu, III aaci imp, tnuv measured respectively four feet six inches and four feet four inches from tip io tip. He caught them both the same day with the same bait, and lie also caught a hog; but the trap was not strong enough to hold it. The Stewart Bros, have gotten a railroad contract near Hcndersonville and will commence work soon. Mr. AWL. riaxieo is putting up a new saw mill and will soon be ready for work. \v. BLACKSBUKUS BUDGET. New Cottage Completed?G. M. Moore's .Kith Birthday?Death <>f 11 Wellknown CitizenNew Citizens?Mr. Hniniter Goes to tieorgia? A Constable Seizes the Encyclopaedia liritan. lea. Correspondence of tlie Yorkville Kiuiuirer. Blacksburu, February 4.?Mr. A. H. Bollock has completed a neat cottage on Cluiborue street, and it is now occupied by Mr. Gumbel, who recently moved here from North Carolina. Mr.'Wm. Anthony has returned with his family to his residence on Rutherford street. A pleasant company of about 20 gathered at the residence of our worthy and genial townsman. Air. G. M. Moore, on January 28, to celebrate his oGth birthday. There was a bountiful supper, and with the hospitality ol the^ evening, fully merited the enthusiastic praise of the assembled guests. Air. Aloore was the first resident of Blaeksburg, and it was largely due to his liberal donation of land to the Air Line railroad, that resulted in the establishment of the town at this place. In all the town's subsequent struggles for prosperity he has ever lent a helping hand. Henry Middlelon Aloore, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Walter AIoss, near here, on January 22, in the 78th year of his age. He was a son of the late Jacob B. ... Moore, who in his day was a noted character in this section of York, and who died some years ago at the advanced age of 90. Mr. H. M. Moore was well known for his j remarkable force of character and his strict ; adherence to what he believed to be right. During his latter years he was sorely afflicted with rheumatism; but he placed his trust in Him who can give that peace and comfort which knows no earthly source, and he bore his sufferings always with the purest Christian resignation. His widow, who was Miss Mary M. Nesbitt, survives him. They were the parents of niue children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. At a recent election in the graded shool building, by a vote of 15 to 13, it was decided not to levy an additional tax for school nurnoses in this district this venr. I I I ~ * The building of the sulphuric acid chamber by the Caloric Reduction works, has brought to our town a number of mechanics with their families. Mr. Mixon, who is superintending the work, is boarding. Mr. Weese has rented the \V. 1). Johnson house, on the corner of Chester und Pine streets. Rev. W. S. Hamiter, recently dismissed by presbytery from the charge of Blacksburg and Sharon churches, goes to Euharlee, Bartow county, Ga. He was induced to make the change on account of the larger field that he is offered. Rev. G. T. Bourne, of Virginia, preached at the Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and evening; but as to whether or not the congregation is entertaining the idea of giving him a call, I have no information. A state constable, a day or two ago, seized a box at the Southern depot against the indignant protest of Mr. T. L. Black, the agent. The box was plainly marked "Encyclopaedia Britannica," and, when opened, was found to contain 14 volumes of that work. It was addressed to one of the most temperate citizens of the town. Mr. R. P. Dempsey has been placed in charge of the dispensary at this place. An election of trustees for the Blacksburg Graded School is to be held today. w. a. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Industrial College Matters?Rev. Mr. White Gone to Charlotte?Dispensary Matters?The Tobacco Works?Attempt to Rurn the Post Office. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, February 4.?Colonel Neal aud Mr. Mayfield were both here last week, looking into the affairs of the Winthrop college. Without any great "iiourisn 01 trumpets," work on the buildings is progressing iu a very satisfactory manner, and now that the finishing work is being done on the two upper floors of the main building, one can easily see what a fine effect will be had, from the wainscoting, window and door frames, stairways, etc., all in oak. Mr. T. C. Thomson, the former superintendent of the building work, and the executive committee, have effected a compromise, and he expects to leave this week with his family for New York. Mr. Thomsom claimed a contract to the first of March, and naturally resented the action of the board in turning him off when the whole thing was given over to Colonel Neal. Whatever else may be said for or against Mr. Thomson's administration of affairs, all who know anything about the matter, will agree that he knew what ought to be done, and used only the best material, employing first-class workmen in all departments of the work. As a result, whatever was finished under his supervision, was well done. Rev. \V. G. White left last week for his new field of labor in Charlotte, N. C., having preached his farewell sermons in the Memorial chapel and Jennings chapel on the morning and evening respectively of the Sunday previous. Mr. White leaves a great many friends in Rock Hill, and those especially among whom he labored so faithfully will miss him sadly and find it hard to supply the place left vacant by him. Miss Mattie White went to Winnsboro for a short stay, whence she will go to pay a visit of some length to friends in Ohio. Mr. Thos. White has moved up to the High School dormitory, since the other members of the family have left our city. Constable J. T. Howie lias been quite active in running down blind tigers and capturing contraband liquor here recently. His successful attempt to seize and open a barrel which he claims to have suspected contained whisky, on last Monday, seemed, at one time, likely to cause considerable disturbance. Mr. Forney, the agent of the Southern Railway company, only yielded to the deinaud of the constable after Trial Justice Waters told him that the officer was claerly within the limits of the law in examining any suspected package, without giving a receipt for the same. The barrel was consigned to Hagius & Cox, and Mr. Hagins appearing on the scene during the parley, there were some heated words passed between him and Constable Howie. When the barrel was finally opened it was found to contain nothing but the apples Mr. Hagins said were iu it; so it was "much ado about nothing" after all. Other seizures, however, made by the constable and the local policemen, were far more successful as regards capturing liquor. A search through the premises of June and Jim Massey, colored, resulted in the seizure of couni-ol trnllnna nf linnnr ill hppr linf tlps nnd ft. 6U..V?U v. keg. It appears though, that when these parties were arraigned before Trial Justice Waters, their counsel, W. B. Wilson, Esq., construed section 35 of the dispensay law to mean that the mere possession of liquor in any quantity less than five gallons does not subject the owner to punishment; and under the ruling of Justice Waters, the defendants were released and the liquor returned to them. Miss Mamie Coggeshall, of Darlington county, was recently elected to fill the place in the graded school made vacant by the resignation of Miss Annie Hinton. Miss Coggeshall is a teacher of experience, and comes here highly recommended. She reached here Saturday evening and is boarding with the family of Superintendent Thomson. As was expected, P. H. Taylor came from Raleigh last week to begin active operations I in the matter of establishing the tobacco j factory here. A charter has been applied for, with Messrs. P. H. Taylor, W. J. Roddey, J. M. Cherry, Frel Mobley, J. B. Johnson, J. R. London and T. A. Crawford, as corporators. The factory will be called the "Piedmont Tobacco Works," and the capital stock is to be $40,000, divided into shares of $100 each. Several desirable lots have been offered for a site, but no definite decission has yet been reached. It is expected I that work will be begun on the building in i the course of a few weeks, j A villainous attempt to burn the postqL fiec was made last Mondnv n-tjrH* r Mi- K. i\. roag reached the office next morniOg. be found that someone had opened one of the Joclchoxes, poured turpentine over the inside, and ignited the part thus saturated. A place about a foot long was chaired, but the fire did not spread, owing probably to the fact that the woodwork was of maple and there was no draught in the room. Our postmaster now hopes he has a clue which will lpsid tn the discovery of the villain who made this attempt to start what might have proved a most disastrous fire. The marriage of Miss Maty Silgreavcs and Mr. J. I. McFadden was solemnized at thq Methodist church last Wednesday morning at i) o'clock, Itev. Alexander Sprunt officiating. ^ ^ THESEAKE PLEDGED. Tliey Will (ilve Three Hundred founds of Lint Hut no More. Kdllor Vorkvillc Kntiuircr, We, the undersigned farmers of Bullock's Creek township, have all along heeu using j a considerable amount of commercial fertiliI zers. Our experience last fall in settling i guano notes with 4.J cents cotton has not j been such as to encourage us to he caught j iu the same scrape again. Unless we can I buy at a price that seems lo warrant reasonable profit, we shall not buy a sack. We ! arc willing to pay oOO poinds of middling : cotton a ton for standard anmoniuted goods, . hut we are not williug to pay any more ; ; and hereby pledge oursdves accordingly, j 1'lease publish and oblige J. 1'. Blair, J. E. Banklead, J. II. Sherer, I M. W. Ilafner, T. M. McSuain, F. M. Pruitt, : W. T. M. Beard, John J. Wallace, J. E. | Plexico, J. W. II. (food, A.F. Plexico, A. T. i Lathem, James E. Plexico,.!. I). Kell, John | i L. Feemstcr. ' Good New* for Newberry Collejc. ? Congressman Latimer'sbill calling for ] an appropriation of $15,000 t> pay for damages done to Newberry college by Federal troops after the war, has bcei favorably reported from the senate commitee on military affairs, and it will no doubt piss. LOCAL AFFAIRS. ! INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. [ Kennedy Unit hers A* Barron?Let you knowthat their store is headquarters for school hooks and stationery, and that they sell hardware, groceries, lamp goods and "Old j (Jlory" cheroots. Grist Cousins?Arc offering Mnrncaiho eotl'ee, which they claim stands ahead of any other kind. They sell oyster crackers at 10 cents per pound, smoking tobacco, hardware, mackerel and white lish. This week they expect to receive white beans,; evaporated apples, etc. P. R. Richards, Gastonia, N. C.?Announces that on the 25th instant, he will open a photograph gallery in Yorkville, and promises to furnish photographs equal to any produced in America. L. M. Grist?Has lost a walking stick, atul he wants it. Somebody took it from the post office lobby. W. C. Gist?Announces that he has opened a grocery store in the room south of Messrs. Kennedy Bros. A Barron and is ready to attend to the wants of the public in his line. J. O. Moore, Chairman?Gives notice that there will be a school meeting at McConncllsville, on Saturday, the Kith of February, to decide upon the question of levying a tax of two mills for school purposes in that school district. " i>?<1 T?ii ??? ,,t:n r ergusuu oi-uiucen?ill! juu Uiub muj aicouii selling heavy and fancy groceries, at prices as low as they can make them. They wish to buy com, pens, chickens and eggs. II. C. Strauss?Wants you to insist on his clerks giving you a crayon portrait ticket when you buy goods at his store. W. L. Douglas Shoe Company?Let you know that you can procuro their shoes of H. C. Strauss, of "i orkville, and J. J. Smith, at Clover. Sam M. Grist?Sets forth the conditions upon which he will give a premium of $5 to the person who raises the largest hog that is not over 14 months old on the 17th of December, 1895. Louis Roth?Offers his goods as low as the lowest. James M. Starr?Drugs, medicines, stationery, tobacco, etc. COUNTY BOARD OF CONTROL. * The county board of control?consisting of Messrs. W. B. Moore, T. C. Beckham and W. F. Dye?met in the office of J. S. Brice, Esq., last Monday, for the purpose of effecting a re-organization rendered necessary by an amendment to the law which makes the county supervisor ex-officio a member of the board. The first thing to be settled was the elimination of one of the members of tbe old board, and upon suggestion of the governor, it was decided to do this by lot. The lots were prepared by Mr. Brice, who wrote "yes" on two of them, and "no" on the other. Messrs. Dye and Beckham drew "yes," and Mr. Moore drew "no," and by this arrangement Mr. Moore retires from the board. The board will hold another meeting next Friday, and by the election of a chairman, complete its re-organization. SAT.FSnAV. The monthly gathering in Yorkville, last Monday, salesday for February, was as great, or greater, than that of salesday for January. The crowd was composed of all kind of people, on all kinds of business, from all parts of the county ; but the principal attraction was the opportunity to trade in horse and mule flesh. Messrs. Kimball & Kerr's auction sale of mules was not so successful as their auction sale of horses. While the sale was going on, most of the men who would have probably taken advantage of it, were in attendance on the annual convention of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance company. At auction and privato sale, however, they sold about fifteen head of stock, and expressed themselves very well satisfied with the day's business. The biggest part of the day's trading was among the regular horse-swappers, in the numerous back lots. Altogether there were as many as 200 or more mules in town to trade, and many of them changed hands. In the early part of the day, the crowd was well behaved ; but later in the evening liquor began to flow more freely, and some of the visitors became quite boisterous. Only one arrest was made by the police. CHURCH NOTICES. .Episcopal?Rev. Robert A. Lee, minister. Lay services on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the absence of the pastor. Sunday-school in the afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. Weber, pastor. Sunday-school at 3 p. m. Services next Sunday morning at 11 and evening at 7.30 o'clock. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. Yorkville?Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Services on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and in the evening at 7.30 o'clock. Prayerj meeting tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. j Boyce H. Grier, pastor. Yorkville?Sunj day-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Prayer| meeting this afternoon at 3.30o'clock. Tiri /ah?Services on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor. Services on Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock, on Saturday at 11 o'clock a. in., and 7.30 p. in. Communion services on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Evening services at 7.30 o'clock. Kev. J. lj. lUcJjin, will uo me preucuiiig. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock, p. m. Monthly concert of prayer for missions tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. THE HOG CONTEST. The News and Courier has amended the conditions on which prizes arc to be awarded in its proposed hog-raising contest. The contest is to commence on February 20th and come to a close on December 17th. None but 1895 pigs are to be admitted, and contestants must make affidavit of the age and weight of their pigs on February 20lh. In view of the fact that the weather may be unsuitable for killing at the close of the contest, it has been decided to require only the gross weight on December 17th, instead of both gross and net weight. All contestants will be required to have their affidavits properly attested and filed in The News 1 and Courier oflice by the 1st day of Janj uary, 189G. As already stated, the prizes are $S0 for the largest pig raised in the time specified, $20 for the second largest pig; and a com! plete set of the Americanized Encyclopedia Britannica, bound in morocco, for the ijlrfjfltfiest pig-raised at tlie least cost. Con| tenths ts, oi course, must bo subscribers to The iV'ews and Courier, and if the winner of any one of the prizes is also a subscriber to the Yorkville Enquirer, he will also get an additionaljfu jn gold from this paper. TWO FACTORIES IN' SIGHT. York county is to have two additional factories to help spin the coming cotton crop. One of them is to be located at Hickory Grove, and the other at Yorkville. That is the understanding now, and there is every reason to believe that in both cases it is a go. Some lime ago, business men of Hickory Grove received a proposition from Northern parties to the effect that if Hickory Grove would subscribe $30,000, the Northern purj ties would subscribe the balance sufficient to J erect a $100,000 factory. At a meeting last . -- -i ... .i ..:.l ] i"*JllUru?iy, nine nils oiucukc ui ^ilul tuthusiasm. The business men of the town subscribed $10,000 in a short while, and there is 110 reason to doubt that the remaining $20,000 will be subscribed by the farmers I of the surrounding vicinity within the next | few weeks. The Yorkvillc factory is to be built on a | somewhat different basis. The cotton mill idea has been talked of here for years; but J 7 I has never amounted to anything. The talk has mainly been by men who did not have the money. One day recently, about a half a dozen of the strongest moneyed men of the town got together and decided to build a mill. Each one put down the amount that he was willing to subscribe, and the aggregate showed up enough to make the plan entirely practicable. Working committees were appointed, and now it is no longer a question of money ; but of contracts for sites, buildings and machinery. We are requested not to make any mention of names or amounts for the present; but from our knowledge of the men who have associated themselves to- J v gether in the undertaking, we feel 110 hesita- I tiQn in promising the people of Yorkville, that 11 by the time the next cotton crop is gathered, n they will be able to hear the hum of spindles C in the town. 1 v j t FARMERS' FIRE INSURANCE. j ^ The York county branch of the Farmers'! , Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Chester, j held its annual convention in the court j ^ house last Monday and re-organized under j its recently secured charter, under the name i, of the "Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance 1 v Company of York County." Mr. J. Frank Ashe, of MeConnellsville, ^ was elected president, and Mr. I). E. Boney, of Rock Hill, was elected secretary and i treasurer and agent. Directors in the vari-; ous townships were elected as follows: I Bethel, I). G. Stanton ; Bethesdn, A. W. I ? Gladen; Bullock's Creek, J. C. Blair; . Broad River, J. E. Leech ; Catawba, R. H. I Cni-nwoll Chpmkpp It F. White : Ebene- ' zer, J. H. Berry ; King's Mountain, W. M.! Faulkner; Fort Mill, B.- M. Faris; York,!. J. L. Parish. The proceedings of the meeting were of an entirely routine nature, and entirely harmonious. Agent Boncy says that the com- c pany has in force about $250,000 of insur- 1 ance, and during its existence of two years c and four months, its losses have not exceed- c ed $1.10 per $1,000. t f THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. It will be remembered that at the first i meeting of the county board of commission- J ers, Mr. W. S. Wilkerson suggested that the ( various members of the board put in some f thinking on the subject of road working, i so that when the time comes for the * adoption of the contract system, it will be more easy to agree on some fixed practical specifications by which the roads * are to be worked. Mr. Wilkerson was r g in town last Monday, and in conversa- ^ tion with a representative of The Enquirer, he expressed a still more satisfactory 1 plan for securing the end desired. He put J it about as follows : "It strikes me that it will be best to work 1 the roads, as far as different conditions will admit, according to some uniform specifica- ^ tions. I have been thinking about the matter a great deal; but I confess that I am as yet unable to suggest specifications that would be satisfactory even to myself. Of course, with the combined experience of the j board, we will be pretty sure to be able to originate some good ideas ; but the matter is one of such widespread interest, that it has j occurred to me that it might be well to even call on the public at lurge. So, at the next t meeting of the county board, I intend to 1 propose that we offer a premium,' of say * something like $10, or more, if necessary, to j the individual in the county who shall, by a j certain date, hereafter to be agreed upon, ' submit the best and most practical specifications for doing this work. According to my j idea, the best plan must combine practica- i bility, convenience, economy and durability. (. If the board should adopt this suggestion, the conditions of the contest will be propos- [ ed later. t THE FERTILIZER BUSINESS.' 1 On the authority of a leading Charleston j fertilizer manufacturer, The News and Cour- ] ier says that there is no truth in the pub- t lished story to the effect that the fertilizer manufacturers have formed a combine. The j Charleston fertilizer man is quoted as fol- ! lows: ( Fertilizers in all grades are lower than last j year. We don't expect to make anv money this 1 ?:11 if ' jrenrt uuu um uu jjuriuutijr ."Miunuuu n uu wuiu j out even. I for one will turn over the entire output of our concern at cost to anyone who will J apply. The prices are lower this year than last, . and all the imported material used in their manufacture cost more. The short crop of cot- s ton is responsible for the high price of sterling, * and all our foreign goods must be settled for on ] that basis. Yon may say that there is no combination to raise and hold high prices. That is entirely a mistake. "We are?ow oll'ering kainit, sacked and tagged, at the identical figure at which we purchased it in 1804 in bulk. \Ve lose the actual value of , the sacks, tags and handling. In a few words, you can say that while it costs us more than last year to manufacture, our prices are from 31.50 to , ?2.50 less per ton, and we sell to responsible parties and wait until next fall for our money, asking only the legal rate of interest." , Recognizing the difficulty of getting to tho . bottom of such matters as this, The En- , quirer gives the above statement for what- | ever it may be worth. While the railroad j commission was considering the question of < reducing the freight rates on fertilizers, last < Wednesday, Colonel D. Cardwell, of the | Southern railroad, argued against the pro- j posed reduction, and took the position that , the farmers would not get the benefit of it for the reason that the fertilizer companies ( had already established prices. In the ab- | sence of any proof on the subject, each j interested individual must draw his own ] conclusions. i FEBRUARY WEATHER. 1 We have received the prognostications of our Chester weather prophet for February. ? Tt lluo Aftinn An lnof Wndnnc^flv t xv i vuvh^\? into VtlilV/ 1/4 * * iwu * ? v\?mvwv?mj } too late for publication in the issue of that ^ day. In order to complete the record, however, we will publish it in full. Hereafter, the prognostications of our prophet, according to his promise, will be published at least one week in advance of the month for which they are intended. February is as follows : February 1 and 2 will be cloudy and somewhat wanner than the few days previous. From the 3rd to the 8th, will be wet and windy, and there may be some thunder if the wind is/rom the south or southwest. From the 8th to the 12th will be milder and better weather generally. From the 12th to the 16th will be generally wet and foggy. From the 17th to the 24th will be warm and cold, alternately, with a strong west, wind 1 prevailing. From the 25th to the 28th will 1 be warm and cloudy with wind from the I southwest. There will be a sudden cold snap s about March 1. There will be at least one ' fine week, if no more, in February, and when it comes, it will be well to make good _ use ~ ' [ u "oslication lor Feb- :i ru^'T- For its correctness we are in no way ti resPOnsible. We have no personal acquaintnncckw'lh the prophet^ aud of his reliability a know itf>thing except wnju^stfjtta gather- jj ed from his reasonably accurate g tirPtllF.linns TTa cutic lliof lvn ISvoc in PliAofoiH T county, u long distance from the nearest ji postoflicc; that lie takes no newspapers ex- 11 cept Tiik Enquirkk and the Farm and a Fireside; that he has no communication I1 s with a signal station ; that he has neither ii barometer or thermometer, or even a weather ? vane ; but that he knows the weather as t good as anybody, and that he can furnish |! his predictions for March whenever they are a desired. y IT WAS .JAMES NFSHITT. ? ' In the issue of Tiik Enquirkk 0f Janu- j] ary 2!I, under the heading of "Who Was t He?," "Sigma," writing from Etta Jane, Union county, related a touching incident of ' the battle of Haines's Mill. The facts, brief- 0 ly stated are these: While helping to bury s the dead of his company, "Sigma" came 1 upon a young soldier who was still alive, d but mortally wounded with a grapeshot in his shoulder. The young soldier said he t knew he was dying, and gave his name as'1 Ncsbitt, of York district, and also gave e "Sigma" a message for loved ones at home. I b Having never been able to learn anything of 1 the soldier's relatives, "Sigma" at this late i n day, related the incident in Tub Enquirkk ? in the hope that would possibly come to the 11 eyes of some of the young soldier's people.: The effort has not been without fruit. Mr. | M. L. Thomasson, who lives two miles P east of Yorkville, came into The Enquirkk c office last Monday and gave full particulars, b He said : j b "The name of the young man referred to j was James Ncsbitt, a son of Robert Ncsbitt, j >'ho lived seven miles ^ ^otkville. Ie had two sisters, of WXlom ?n^ one?u laidcn lady ?is now livira-f' ^""esbitt was a lemher of Company F. regiment, S. Vand was a lnessnaffl?.0^ m'ne* He >'as killed at the hattle of <fuine9's 0,1 lie 27th of June, 1862, nt_4?ut sun(iown. Vhen struck, he was lyiiia^?Wn within a -w yards of me, and I wasat t'hen he was hit. The ball-fftwas a minnie all instead of a grapesh^t?entered the houlder, and passed down into one of his ips, where it lodged. At the time, we tere fighting the Sixteenth Michigan egiment. In less than two minutes after iesbitt was hit, I myself was struck by ball which entered the left side of my ose, and came out ou the right side f my throat. I was knocked insensible, hut after .UU llCVtl 9UH II count U^aiu ; -? /aril learned that he was brought back to fork by the late S. A. Bell, and was buried t Beth-Shiloh cemetary. Xesbitt was a toor man, like a good many of the rest of is ; but he was always known as especially air and square, upright and honest." THK COl'NTY COMMISSIONERS. A special meeting of the county board of ommissioncrs was held in Yorkville last Thursday, pursuant to previous appoiutoent. After the meeting was called to irder by the supervisor, it was found that he various townships were represented as ollows : lethel, (i. L. Riddle. iethesda, J. L. Moore. Iroad River, \V. S. Wilkerson. lullock's Creek, T. A. Gwinn. 'atawba,'. Not represented. 'herokee, It. K. Porter. 'benozer, \V. W. Miller. "ort Mill T. G. Culp. fine's Mountain, D. M. Hall. fork, J. S. Brico. After the-reading of the minutes of the irevious meeting by the secretary, Mr. Culp noved their adoption, with an ameudraent tating the terms on which Dr. Lindsay had >een elected physician to the county home ind jail?"$1.50 a visit to the county home, ind $1.00 a visit to the jail." The motion :arried, and with the amendment, the minltes were adopted. As the next business, Mr. Culp suggested bat the board take up the question of tools or working the roads, and gave it as bis ipimou that it would be best, for the present, | o try to get along with such tools as the :ounty already has on hand. Mr. Wilkirson stated that his township board had leld a meeting on the preceding Saturday, ind decided not to buy auy new tools at iresent. The board was of opinion that his was a good idea, and it was so ordered. The supervisor called for the report of he committee appointed to visit the county lome and farm, and the following, signed )y Messrs. Culp and Miller, was submitted : To the County Hoard: The undersigned memicrs of your committee met at the county home vesterday afternoon, pursuant to appointment, dr. Half, tho other member of the committee, ,vas absent. Upon a thorough examination of the farm, we bund that some of the branch bottoms are in a jad way, and to bring them into proper cultivation, will require repairs on some of the litclies, which, we think, can be made at a cost hat will not exceed twenty-five dollars. On account of so much extra hauling and >ther work, we find that with three mules the luperintendent is unable to work more than a wo horse farm. There is sufficient land to jus,ify it, and we think the farm should have mother mule. Tho paupers are well taken care of, and so far is wo could learn, they all seem to be satisfied .vith their condition. There are three peculiar inses to which we wish to call your especial atention. Charley Itodgers, a white man, is unable to io anything for himself on account of paralysis ind rheumatism. Ho, with his wife and five hildren, are in the county home. They think hat with help from the county to the amount )f five dollars a month, they will be able to get ilong outside of the home. To grant such aid, jxcept to Confederate soldiers, is contrary to aw; but as it will be cheaper to support the family outsido at $5 a month than under the present arrangement, if the board can see any ivay out of the difficulty, we would recommend he payment of tho five dollars. Mr. Robert Peterson, a blind Confederate soldier, wants to leave the county home, and iays he can get along if tho board will allow iiim $5 a month. Anna Rowell, formerly an inmate of the :ounty home, is now being supported by the . ounty at an expense to the county of $1 a month. Wo recommend that this payment be continued, rather than that she be brought back :o tho home. Iu conclusion, we recommend the purchase )f a cheap set of blacksmith tools for tne use of :he county home farm. After full discussion of the report of the committee, it was decided to instruct the supervisor to let out the contract for the necessary ditching on the farm to the lowest bidder. Consideration of the case of Rodders and family was postpoued. Peterson was allowed $5 a month, and the stipend of ?1 a month to the Rowell woman was continued. The supervisor and Mr. D. M. Hall were appointed a committee to buy mother mule for the farm. Messrs. G. H. O'Leary and \V. B. Moore, )f the town council, asked permission for .lie town to erect a brick reel house on the ;rounds of the court house. After some ittlc discussion, consideration of the request ivas postponed until the next meeting of lie board. The next matter to come up was the coniideratiou of the letting of the public adverising contract for the year 1895. Secretary Brice announced that he hud communications in the subject, frpm three different publishers. Mr. J. L. Moore moved that the proposal of :ach publisher be submitted to the board without the name of the paper represented, n order that the matter should be considered lurely on its merits. Mr. W. W. Miller said hat iuasmuch as so much had beeu said iboutthis matter, and as the board intended o do only what it thought was right, each ndividual should come out squarely and let t be known just how he stood. Mr. Miller's dea seemed to be the sentiment of the neeting, and Mr. Moore's motion failed to eceive a second. Just before the bids were opened, Mr. W. ). Grist, who was present as the representaive of The Yorkville Enquirer, asked icrmision, to raise a question for the couideration of the board, and by sufferance, le read the following, which he explained lad appeared in the Yorkville Yeoman. "It has come to our knowledge that a inerhant, doing business in Yorkville, approached (licixlieiuls of ilie county a few days ago, ii<A.^ier offering him a drink of good spirits, cry oiolly informed him that he wanted him i' see" to it that the York viuek Enquirer got be public printing this year, and asked him conideiitially if it could not lie so arranged. These re facts, and not only the knowledge ot the eirumstances, but the names of the parties are in ur possession. These names will not be divided except on the request of the person nptoacbed, unless it becomes necessary in some ase that may hereafter go before the grand ury. Thin publication will doubtless startle aany good peop'.o in old York, who have been [uietly dreaming in the belief that this printing gitation has been inspired and kept alive by in rely selfish motives. The county has been ucked and bled for this work without s'int; nit under conditions that prevail now, if allowd to take their natural course, there will be very ittle profit in it for anybody. The principle is ho thing, and the better part of our population s deeply interested in it alter all. We sincerely rust that each of our public officers who has ny connection, directly or indirectly, with this exed question, will be so circumspect in dealng with it that not even the taint of suspicion an attach to his name, This paper has not conecendcd to stoop to the log rolling tricks of its dversaries, and it can less afford to resort to iribing directly or through others. After readiug the article, Mr. Grist asked f any member of the board knew auyting! f the circumstance described, and each one! tated that he knew nothing of it whatever. ?hc matter was dropped without further liscussion. . The various bids were then opened, and hat of Tin-: Yokkvilk Enquirer, offering o do the advertising at 30 cents per square for ach and every insertion, allowing 100 words o the square ; but counting uo single adverisement as less than one square, was unanilously considered the lowest bid, aud, upon lotion, the advertising contract was unanilonsly awarded to The Yorkvii.i.e Enquirer. The next question taken up was the apointuient of road overseers, and after disussion, it was agreed that overseers should e appointed by the supervisor in the various awnships on the recommendation of the espeetivc township hoards of commissioners. On motion, it was decided that the roads V V be worked over before the first Tuesday in March, and the supervisor was instructed to insert au advertisement in the paper, calling out the hands sometime previous to that date. Superintendent Gaulden, of the county home, was present to see about buying some commercial fertilizer for his farm. He wanted a ton of soluble and a ton of acid. The circumstance gave rise to quite a discussion of the fertilizer question. Some of the remarks were interesting. Mr. Riddle : If he wants it for corn and vegetables, we might think about it; hut I rlrm'f if ...ill f~ I..... f? f? v?vr?4 U irKiim IK Mill I4U IU UU^ ICU4IU<CIO K\J put under cotton. Mr. Gwinn : It looks pretty hard to buy commercial fertilizers for the poor house, when we can't afford to buy them for ourselves. Mr. Hall: I don't think it will he a good idea to buy yet. We had better wait UDtil our next meeting. Let's see what she's going to do first. So nothing was done about the guano question. After some further routine business, the board adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in March. LOCAL LACONICS. Notary Public. ? Mr. T. G. Culp, of Fort Mill, has been appointed a notary public. To Consider the Fertilizer Question. ? The Chestnut Grove sub-Alliance will hold a special meeting next Saturday for the purpose of considering the fertilizer question. Marriage at llethel. ? Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. John J. Nichols to Miss Lula Johnson, to take place at Bethel Presbyterian church this evening at 6 o'clock. Means About Ten Hales of Cotton. ? Mr. J. L. Feemster, of Sharon, reports that during the past year he hauled over $200 worth of stove and firewood to Yorkvillc. Most of the wood was hauled a distance of about four miles. County Government Law. ? Governor Evans has had printed several thousand copies of the new county government law, aud will send them to the various county supervisors for distribution among the people. Knowledge of the provisions of this law is very important, and each individual citizen should make it a point to secure a copy. DistreHtfing Accident. ? Little Ethel, the 12-year old daughter of Mr. P. B. McAfee, who lives near Beersheba church, had the misfortune to get one of her legs broken on Tuesday of last week. Iu some manner she was thrown out of a swing in which she was playing, and as the resnlt of the fall, the limb was broken just above the ankle. Dr. Miles Walker was at once called, and quickly dressed the broken limb. To lie Married Today. ? Ensign G. W. Williams, of the United States navy, is to be married toduy to Miss Susan Lyman, daughter of Major Lyman, of the United States army. Ensign Williams will be remembered as a former Yorkville boy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Williams, of this place. He was graduated from Anapolis with high honors, and bids fair, when opportunity offers, to secure rapid promotion in his chosen profession. In the step upon which he enters today he has the hearty congratulations of hosts of friends. Henry Appointed Solicitor. ? Governor Evans, on last Monday, appointed J. K. Henry, Esq., of Chester, solicitor for the Sixth circuit, to succeed M. J. Hough, deceased. Mr. Henry, it will be remembered, was a candidate for the position in the primary of 1892, and lacked only a few votes of coming into the second race in which Mr. Hough defeated Solicitor McDon- ?? aid. He is a conscientious lawyer of fine ability, a hard worker, and we believe be can be depended upon to discharge the duties of the office without fear or favor. W. C. Gist. ? Mr. W. C. Gist has just opened up a fresh new stock of select family and fancy groceries, in the storeroom formerly occupied by Mr. R. A. Parish. The room has been thoroughly renovated and repainted, and is neat and clean. In another column, Mr. Gist has an advertisement which sounds like business, and all who know him, are assured that he means just what he says. He has had experience in the family grocery business and can be depended upon to merit a liberal share of all the patronage that is going. Dlftpennary Constable*. ? The impression has been prevalent that the commissions of all dispensary constables who have heretofore been operating in York j county had been revoked, and after as careful yinvestigation as we were at the time enabled to make, we so stated. We learn, however, that the statement was incorrect in so far as it applied to W. II. White, of Hickory Grove. The commissions of Messrs. Milling and Thomas have been revoked ; but the commission of Mr. White has all along been, and is still, of full force. Mr. Milling hopes to be re-appointed at an early day. Knlglitii of Pythla* OfHcera Elected. ? At a meeting of Yorkville Lodge, No. G9, Knights of Pythias, on the night of January 29th, the following officers were installed by Mr. Max G. Bryant, D. D. Gr. chancellor, of Rock Hill, S. C.: Chancellor commander, M. C. Willis; vice chancellor, W. T? . n../d.> + o Dai. f' "V- -11 ? r MX, vauuii j yjiciavcj ivcv, ?t , U, i>evilI6 j JVl. of W.f S. L. Hobbs; K. of R. and S., Geo. T. .Schorb; M. of F., Paul T. McNeel; M. of E., A. Y. Cartwrigbt; M. at A., J. H. Riddle ; I. guard, J. M. Brian ; 0. guard, C. P. Lowrance; organist, Geo. T. Schorb musical director, W. R. Carroll. All Cliurch Officers Hut One. ? At the meeting of the county board of commissioners laist Thursday, one ofthe members called attention to the circumstance that, with on^gi^H^^^^iniemher 0f the boar* is a^idero^^^^^^^^^urch. / The' us being a chu?n official is concejji^^B!^^ however, a church uxember in good staufl* \ The members of thefcard are divided am*nV \ the various denominatuHw as follows: Preiu\ byterian G: Associate Refolded Presbyterian 2; Baptist 1; Methodist 1.#^ Yorkvllle Grand March. n. I \&t ? The Enquirer begs to ackr^wmdge i A the receipt of u copy of "The York\iJle tmL'jM Grand March," with the compliments of the author, Prof. II. II. Savage, of the Baptist * fl High school. The inarch was composed for I V the occasion of the High school entertain- I. V rnent during the recent Christmas holidays, Hh ^ and met with such favor that Prof. Savage ^ mm decided to have it published, ^he music is 5 very pretty indeed, easy to learn, and will 11 uo doubt become popular with the pianists of the town. IVof. Savage im on ijuiju u _ limited number of copies for sale, at 40 cents each. 1 Seal of the Supervisor. I ? In accordance with the requirements of I law, Supervisor Stephenson has tiled an im* ' f; B pression and description of his seal with the 9 various county officials. The seal is circular I in form and somewhat larger than a silver I dollar. It has outer and inner spaces sepa- I 1 rated by a dotted circle, and the outside m margin is bordered with a circle of reclining B St. Andrews's crosses. In the outer circle B I are the words, "Supervisor, York County, I I S. C." in gotbic letters, and across the inner I I circle is the word "seal," in plain Koman I letters. The seal is very a plain one, and I j evidently gotten uj? uusmca umiu t?un;; , . ornament. . H Fine Turn'l*". SB ? Mr. If. F. Horton, of Vorkville, lias th thanks of The En'QI'ikkh for a mess of / ^B fine turnips that lie has preserved through BB the recent cold weather. The turnips wq|/ SB taken from the ground last fall, put up g 25 hills in the sanie manner as sweet potat^J SI |H