Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 28, 1895, Image 2
Scraps aiul .facts.
? The Chinese troubles have not
yet subsided. Information from Fouchow
is to to the effect that the American
mission at that place was attacked
by the fanatical heathens last week
and completely wrecked. The missionaries
saved themselves by flight,
aud the only persons injured were a
few native Christians. The war cry of
the fanatics is: "Down with the foreign
devils," and in some localities it
is not safe for a foreigner to show himself
on the streets. The Chinese authorities
have not yet taken any steps
to protect the missionaries, ana oeiore
anything can be accomplished by the
slow process of diplomacy, it is possible
that there may be something like a
general massacre.
? The most magnificent corn crop
ever seen in any country on earth is,
from all accounts, soon to be gathered
in this country. It is variously estimated
at all the way from two to twoand-a-half
billions of bushels, and the
money value to the farmer is reckoned,
including the fodder, at three fourths
of a billion dollars ($750,000,000.) The
statistician of the department at Washington,
estimates the worth of the crop
at $943,000,000; but much of this will
go to the railroads and the middle
men. The wheat crop, the oat crop,
the fruit crop, the cotton crop, and the
other crops, are either fair or better
than fair. The wheat crop is estimated
at 395.000,000 bushels, worth
about $200,000,000.
? E. C. Benedict, of Wall street, and
well known as a personal friend of
Mr. Cleveland, is out with a statement:
in which he announces that unless the
Democratic party comes out squarely
in favor of the retirement of greenback
currency, he will vote against it and in
favor of a Dartv which does. The
greenback, he declares to be valueless
in time of need as a circulating medium,
and serves only as a pump to draw
gold from the treasury. He said:
''Silver, worth only 62$ cents, is bad
enough; but, bad as it is, it is worth
more than the greenback, because it
has some intrinsic value. To provide
a better currency, it is necessary first
to wipe out the worst forms in existence,
and put almost anything in their
places."
? The State, Saturday: Mr. Hector
D. Lane, president of the American
Cotton Growers' Protective association
and commissioner of agriculture for
Alabama, was in the city yesterday.
He had just returned from a trip
through Texas, in which State he made
32 speeches to the farmers. He reports
that the acreage has been reduced at
least 52 per cent., and he estimates
that the next crop will not exceed
Y,UUU,UUU oaies. ne says me crups are
not good in the States of Louisiana,
Alabama, Texas and Georgia. He
advises the farmers most strongly to
sell their crop gradually, and not to
be in any rush to get it to market, for
he believes that if it is marketed gradually
the price will be maintained.
He says he thinks farmers ought to get
at least 8 cents for their cotton next fall.
? The treasurer of the United States
is.now in communication with New
York bankers for the purpose of arranging
transfers of money in the subtreasury
in New York to New Orleans,
where it can be used in moving the
cotton crop. The amount required to
move the crop runs up into millions,
and the New York bankers who advance
the money ior this purpose,
desire to avoid the time, expense and
risk involved in sending large amounts
needed to New Orleans. They, therefore,
for some years, have arranged
with the treasury to deposit their money
in the sub-treasury in New York,
and tho treasury department then
places the amount of the deposit to
their credit in the sub-treasury at New
Orleans. It will be some days yet before
the amount needed will be known.
? The gubernatorial campaign in
Keutucky has already illustrated the
tact tnat tne single goia sianaara democrats
are not Democrats at all. Tbey
are simply "gold bugs." How Carlisle
weut down to Kentucky and tried to
convert the Democrats of the State to
the single goltfr staudard, is still fresh
in the public mind. The State convention,
held shortly afterward resulted
in a reaffirmation of the currency
plank of the national Democratic
platform, and the nomination of General
Wat Hardin, a pronounced free
coinage man, as the standard bearer
of the party. It is a notorious fact
that Cleveland, without attempting
to explain his authority, either twisted
the currency plank of the national
platform to mean gold monometallism,
or deliberately advocated gold monometallism
regardless of the national
platform. General Hardin started out
by proving that the national Democratic
platform is an unequivocal declaration
for the free coinage of silver.
As the result, Henry Wattersou and
other old time leaders of the Democraftv
h?ve thu sulks and retired
to their tent to give aid and solace to
the Republicans. The outlook is that
the goldbug alleged Democrats of Kentucky,
are either going to stay away
from the polls on election day, or vote
the Republican ticket. Much depends
on Kentucky just now. If she goes
for the Republicans, the result will be
to the great discouragement of the free
silver sentiment in the other Southern
States.
? The miuers of Cripple Creek, Colorado,
have been enjoying the novelty
of a genuine Mexicau hull fight. The
affair had been extensively advertised,
and the governor had announced his
intention of preventing it from taking
place. The Cripple Creek folks have a
way of doing as they please. They
did not like the idea of executive
interference with their amusement,
however unlawful, and gave it out
that they were going to see either the
bull fight or a fight with the authorities.
Last Sunday was the day appointed
for the show, and there were
excursions to Cripple Creek from dif
ferent parts of the State. The bull- c
fighters postponed the entertainment t
until all the excursions were in, and j
then promptly commenced the show. .,
As soon as the picadors began to pierce
the bull with their darts, the deputies 11
stepped in and made several arrests, t
The bull fighters immediately gave t
bond and again started the show, c
Upon the telephoned instruction of the c
governor, the deputies went into the
ring for the purpose of taking all the
fighters in custody. Several of the 8
spectators, however, produced ugly v
looking pistols, and the deputies de- t
cided that it would be a good idea to ^
let the show continue. Two bulls
were killed. The number of spectators
is estimated at about 5,000.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.: (
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1895. I
? Though we frequently hear ot gold- j
bugs being converted to the advocacy |
of free coinage, somehow or other we ?
never hear of the conversion of a free t
coinage advocate until after he has first
been made a cabinet officer.
? Hector D. Lane, president of the 1
American Cotton Growers' Protective j
association, certainly deserves credit ]
for his most commendable zeal. Although
he has failed to realize the 1
necessity of thorough organization on 1
the part of the farmers, he is doing all s
he can to make them appreciate the J
I fact that this vear's croD is comDara
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tively small, and that a little care and (
deliberation in putting th6 crop on 1
the market is likely to result in better a
prices. f
? The New York World of a recent t
date contained an editorial in which it v
was argued that Washington refused a !"
third term, not because he thought it
would be a dangerous precedent to set (
to the country; but because he was c
tired of public life and wanted to retire.
The intent of the editorial was t
evidently to persuade the people that t
after all there was nothing especially (
objectionable to the third term, pro- *
vided an incumbent, like Mr. Cleveland
for instance, was willing to stand j
for re-election. Notwithstanding The I
World, we hold to the idea that it was t
a spirit of the highest patriotism that ii
induced Washington to decline a third ^
term. But this same reason need not .
be forced on Mr. Cleveland. If he desires,
he can very readily be excused
from further service on the ground c
that he has done enough for his s
1
country. >>
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? The Gaffney Ledger urges as one 11
of the reasons why the territory adja- ^
cent to the town in which the paper is '
printed should be incoporated into a h
separate county, is the fact that it is cut J
off from Spartanburg by streams that r
impede progress to and from the court s
house. That is really a good argument?an
excellent argument. We Q
note that as a portion of the proposed ^
new county, the Gaffney people intend i
to ask for about half of Cherokee
township, in York. At present, there r
is no progress-impeding stream between e
the people of Cherokee and their county F
seat. If they should be transferred ?
to the proposed new county, Broad j
river would intervene. We sympa- a
thize deeply with The Ledger on ac- p
count of those troublesome streams c
that intervene between it and its ?
court house; but we are simply horrified
at the unfeeling cruelty with which g
it proposes to throw a broad river in a
the way of those who are not now in- r
convenienced by any such obstruction, a
QUESTION AND ANSWER. s
The last issue of the GafFney Ledger j
contains a labored editorial in advocacy p
of the proposition for the formation of s
a new county with GafTney City for the s
couuty seat, aud in justification of its a
position it desperately asks the follow- s
iug question :
"If we are able to takecaroof ourselves, r
and desire to be allowed to build homes of c
our own, and rest under the shade of our ^
own vine and tig tree, why should the n
present counties object ?" ^
The above question indicates that if
The Ledger is not trying to deceive
somebody, it is certainly very green on
a plain proposition of political ecouo- t
my. If it were so that the people who h
desired the luxury of a new county 1
would have to pay all the expenses, e
the people of York could urge no j
objection on the score of cost; but, t
unfortunately, such is not the case, g
The circumstances are such that those >'
people who can get no benefit from ^
the proposed new county, will have to
foot a large proportion of the bills. j
There may be some advantage in d
smaller counties; but nobody has ever o
told us where it is. It certainly does
not show up in the tax levies. Spar- ?
tanburg is one of the larger counties,
and the tax levy over there is only 3 n
mills on the dollar. York is smaller a
than Spartanburg, and her levy is 3J d
aills. Union is considerably smaller
han York, and her levy is 5 mills,
f the proposed new county is formed,
ts tax levy can hardly be less than 6
aills. Perhaps The Ledger will tell
is that this is none of our business;
mt it is our business, for we are
lirectly concerned. The chipping off
if the proposed territory will increase
he taxes of York county not less than
i quarter of a mill, and the change
vill be not only to the detriment of
he people of Cherokee, but to all of
fork county.
The Ledger has also said something
ibout the trouble and inconvenience of
joing a long distance to the court
louse. This sounds like an argument;
>ut that is all. Only a small per cent.
>f the whole number of citizens of auy
:ounty have actual business at the
:ourt house on an average of one day a
rear, and if they lived 50, instead of 25
niles away, they could better afford
lio n/ioooinnol trins t.hnt, mftV hfi flPPPS
iary, than to pay the aunual expense
)f having a court house at their front
ioors.
No, after considering the whole
}uestion in all its aspects, we can see
>ut one practical advantage in the
iroposition for the formation of a new
:ounty, and that advantage will go to
,he town of Gaffney. At a very large
sxpense to the taxpayers of York,
Jnion and Spartanburg, there will be
in increase of about 10 per cent, in
he value of Gaffney real estate.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Till Meet Today.
The annual meeting of the State
U liance is to be held in Columbia durng
this week, commencing today.
le Will Be a Preacher.
The Laurens correspondent of The
!^ews and Courier, says that it is the
nteution of ex-Congressman Shell to
it once enter the Baptist miuistry.
rohn T. Sloan In Dead.
Colonel John T. Sloan, a venerable
ind highly respected citizen of South
Carolina, died at his home in Columbia
ast Thursday, in the 84th year of his
tge. Colonel Sloan was an intimate
riend of the late John C. Calhoun.
Je was clerk of the secession conven
ion ot tst>u, 01 tne constitutional contention
of 1865, and of the house of
epresentatives from 1876 up to 1890.
le was closely identified with many
if the more important events of South
Carolina's history.
lompoHition of the Convention.
The Columbia State is authority for
he statement that the convention is
o be composed of 114 Reformers, 40
Conservatives, and 6 Republicans.
Lmong the Republicans are two?W.
. Whipper and Robert Smalls?who
vere members of the 1868 convention.
U1 of the Negroes are Republicans.
Mve of them come from Beaufort-and
he other from Georgetown. Accordng
to Senator Tillman, the main quesions
to be discussed are "suffrage, diorce,
schools, formation of courts, and
he manner of electing judges."
mother Contempt Case.
The recent raid on the Columbia
lub by dispensury constables, has reulted
in another case to go before
udge Simonton. Among the packges
of liquor seized were two belongng
to A. E. and W. E. Gonzales.
These were original packages, shipped
rom another State, and marked "for
personal use." The Messrs. Gonzales
lave arranged to take the case before
udge Simonton. That official has aleady
granted a rule against Commisioner
Mixon, three constables and two
Columbia policemen, requiring them to
how cause before him at Greenville,
n September 9, why they should not
ie attached for his order of May 8.
rby oil the State Constitution.
Senator Irby made a speech in Laueus
county on Saturday before the
lection, on the subject of the proposed
new constitution. Among other
hings, he said he was in favor of
arrying out recent promises of the
teform party to reduce the salaries of
,11 public officers to a basis of the
prices the fanners receive for their
rops. The salaries of judges he said,
hould be reduced from $3,500 to $2, 00
a year, and the judges should be
lected directly by the people. The
South Carolina college and the Citadel
.cademy should be abolished, and the
aoney expended on their maintain,uce
should go to the common schools,
ie was in favor of the retention of the
chool tax ; but wants each voter to say
o what school his money should go.
ie favored making a constitutional
provision for the support of Confederate
oldiers. Many of the old soldiers, he
aid, are in the poor house, and this is
, disgrace to the State. Lastly, he
aid that ample provision should be
aade for the protection of factory oper.tives
in their political and natural
ighis. In many instances, he said,
orporations had endeavored to coerce
he votes of their employes, and by
jeans of the new constitution, he hopes
hat this will become impossible.
MERE MENTION.
The sum of $77,000 was paid into
he treasury under the income tax 1
aw. Up to date the applications for
he refundment of the tax do not covrso
much as one-third of the amount
iaid iu Congressional Librarian A.
t. Spofl'ord has deposited with the
reasury the sum of $22,000 to make '
ood the shortage recently discovered i
3 his accounts. The amount has not i
eeu accepted as settlement; but has
een placed to Mr. SpotFord's credit. ,
Since the close of the Chinaapanese
war, 16,000 Japauese have
ied from cholera. The contractr
and foreman of the big building <
hat collapsed in New York recently, <
illing a dozen or more people have <
eeu held for manslaughter. The (
resident has signed an order extend- ,
ig the civil service rules to all printers '
nd pressmen in the various executive
epartments. i
LOCAL AFFAIRS. c
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Yorkville Enquirer?Guarantees the
quality of its iob printing and at prices t
as low as good work will warrant. ;
A. M. Grist?Gives some information with
regard to kerosene oil heating stoves. >
J. J. Hunter?Has received a lot of handsome
kid gloves for ladies and gentlemen,
aluminium hair ornaments. He
also tells you about the Weylman shoes
for ladies, and is prepared to sell you a c
good dress pattern, suitable for fall and <
winter wear, for GO cents. *
W. B. Moore & Co.?Publish a statement t
from Mr. Fred C. Black with regard to i
the value of Rife's hydraulic water engine.
They can also sell you a service- t
able pump, a corn sheller, a sewing j
machine, belting, engine littings, etc.
James M. Starr?Gives some seasonable t
information with regard to grass seeds .
suitable for fall sowing. He has tall
meadow oat grass, oronard grass, red
clover, lucerne, and crimson clover.
Grist Cousins?Offer to sell 35 pounds of
sugar for 81 and give the conditions (
upon which they will make the sale.
The Rock Hill Buggy Company?Publish
a voluntary testimonial with regard to (
a phfeton recently sold at Blaeksburg.
W. F. Marshall?Is offering at cost all 1
/tlAflnnflp hn hiiann hnnH. }
H. C. Strauss?Says he "will trim anybody's
prices on summer goods until
September 1st." <
Louis Roth?Wants you to call on him
when you need bread and cakes.
James H. Riddle?Tells about the big t
stock of bagging and ties he has on
hand. Ho also has lime and shingles,
rubber and leather belting, and tlour I
which he claims to be the best; and he
don't want you to forget that he is still
selling 20 pounds of granulated sugar i
for $1. i
W. J. Stephenson, Supervisor?Warns
highway overseers that they must call s
out all hands assigned to them and put c
their sections in good traveling condi- *
tion at once. (
Sam M. Grist?Offers the old Baptist
church lot for sale.
Andrew Goforth, Surviving ExecutorGives
notice to the debtors and creditors
of the estate of Marcus L. Ross, (
deceased.
SEPTEMBER WEATHER. <
Our Chester weather prophet has j
eont. hia nrnrrnnsticationS for SeDtem- t
wvuw t" ~n
ber. They are as follows: (
"From 1 to 3, the weather will be j
warm and cloudy. From 4 to 6, windy s
and cooler. From 7 to 9, cool nights ,
and probably some showers. From 10 j
to 11, changeable. From 12 to 14, ]
wind and rain from the northeast. ,
From 15 to 18, fair, windy weather, f
From 19 to 20, atmospheric distur- |
bance with local showers. From 21 to t
23, windy with cool nights and warm t
days. About this time?from 24 to ^
26?you may look for eastern gales, (
and about 27 or 28 there will be a f
storm of wind and rain from the north- f
east. From 29 to 30 will be clear and t
cool, and there will probably be some (
frost." <
"Note?Frost may occur at any c
time between 25 aud 30; but the signs f
are not sufficiently strong to justify a t
positive statement. If there is any (
frost at all, it will be light, even on s
low lands." \
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES. (
Pursuant to the recent call of School 1
Commissioner Shurley, 20 school trus- ^
tees, representing 15 out of 36 school
districts in the county, met in the
court house last Friday for the purpose
of organizing a county association,
which was effected by the election of j
J. Lon Moore, of Bethesda, as chairman,
and Wm. Ross, of Bullock's t
Creek, as secretary. ^
As the result of an interesting dis- j
cussion, the association declared its
sense on various important subjects to c
be as follows: 1. It is better to build J
school houses with private subscrip- ?
ratiioi- tVion with nublic funds, f
2. No teachers should be employed ex- f
cept the holders of certificates, aud ?.
the tendency of preference should be steadily
in the direction of the first [
grade. 3. In the fixing of salaries, ?
the capacity of a teacher should have r
more weight than the grade of a cer- 1
tificate. I
The association adjourned to hold t
its next meeting on the call of the ^
school commissioner. I
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RAILROAD RACKET. [
In order to keep up with its increas- i
ing freight traffic, the O. R. & C. peopie
have found it necessary to put on t
an additional freight train. One train is ?
now in charge of Conductor Phelps, j
and the other is in charge of Conductor *
Turner.
The O. R. & C. is delivering a big
contract of crossties to the Pennsylvania
railroad. From six to eight car- t
loads of ties have been passing through Yorkville
nearly every day for a week 1
or 10 days. a
Mr. S. L. Hobbs, the popular station I
agent of the 0. R. & C., at Yorkville, c
has returned to his post.
General Passenger Agent Beard, of c
the Narrow Guage, is still working up c
passengers to Blowing Rock, and he is t
turning lots of traffic in that direction. I
Blowing Rock was not known much t
down this way until Mr. Beard took I
hold of the summer resort question. I
The efficiency and economy of the r
management of the Narrow Gauge is *
the talk of railroad circles all over a
this section. The only drawback the
road has to contend with is its intima- c
cy with the unpopular Southern. I
The 0. R. & C. and the S. A. L. are c
selling cheap tickets to Boston. I
General Passenger Agents Beard and r
Lumpkin have received low rate tickA?
A AwtAaifiAn on/1 wtll T
SIS LO bue Aiiuuia c.&puoibiisu, auu commence
offering them for sale on k
September 18. The rate will be one P
cent a mile each way over either the t
Southern or the S. A. L. b
Superintendent Nichols, of the Nar- b
row Gauge, was in Yorkville on Mod- p
lay taking measurements preparatory
o filling up the deep depression around
be depot, sufficiently to allow wagons
o approach the platform from all sides.
The work will be quite expensive ; but
t will be worth all it will cost.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Judge Witherspoou has signed an
irder admitting to bail in the sum of
?3,000, J. Logan Gibson, charged with
he murder of Rufus U. Hardin, at
Slacksburg, recently. The application
vas heard at chambers last Monday.
Major J. F. Hart appeared for Gibson,
md Mr. N. W. Hardin appeared for
be State.
The affidavits on both sides related
naiuly to the immediate circumstances
>f the killing, seeking to prove or
lisprove the alleged improper relations
)f Hardin with Gibson's wife, and the
papers were quite voluminous. His
louor listened patiently to the affidavits
and also to the argument of
jouusel, and then announced that he
vould sign au order for bail in the
ibove mentioned sum. The order
equires au approved bond; signed by
;wo or more sureties.
A o +r\ it?Viqt* AT r fiiKcnn Hqq Kppn
AO IV/ TT U^lUVi A'Alt v^ivwwx UMW wvu
ible to get up a bond, we have not
earned ; but bis couusel, on Monday,
seemed to think that the matter presented
a question of but little or no
iifficulty.
DIED IN TEXAS.
Mr. T. K. Sherer died at the resiJeuce
of his brother-in-law, W. E. J.
Hefner, in South Greenville, on Suniay
afternoon, August 18, at 4 o'clock,
lfter a short illuess, with congestion of
;he bowels. Mr. Sherer had been in
jlreenville only a few months, but by
lis gentlemanly deportment and consistent
Christian living, had made
nany warm friends among those who
aad the pleasure of his acquaintance.
He had made all necessary arrangenents
to leave on Thursday, with his
amily, for South Carolina, their old
lome ; but was taken sick early that
norning, and realizing from the start
hat the seal of death was upon him,
jave his wife full advice as to what to
lo wheu he was gone. He was perfectly
resigned to his fate, and spoke
reely of his Christian faith and hope
>f meeting loved ones who had pre
:eded him to the better world. Mr.
Sherer had life insurance to the amount
>f ?1,000, besides some means saved
rom his labor in Greenville, and with
I -?r r.i Ml ?
ills iurs. onerer win rciui u tu auuiu
Carolina, with her three children, and
iettle down by her mother.?Greennlle
(Texas) Herald, August 19.
Mr. Sherer was a native of York
rounty, and formerly resided in Bulock's
Creek towuship. He took his
amily to Texas in the fall of 1894.
WANTED?A NEW COUNTY.
The last issue of the GafFuey Ledger
:ontains a notice of application that
vill be made at the next session of the
egislature, for the formation of a new
:ounty with, Gaffney City as the couny
seat. The proposed boundaries, as
lescribed in the application, are as folows:
Beginning at the fork of Broad and Packet
rivers, in Union county, and running
ip Paeolet river to or near a point on said
iver, formerly known as Brown's mill,
ibout one and one-half miles above Paeolet
nills, on said river; thence in a northvesterly
direction, and east of the town
>f C'owpens about one mile, a straight
ine to tne North Carolina line, at or near
itate Line postotlice; thence with the
S'orth Carolina State line east to Broad
iver, at or near Sarratt's ferry, as formery
known; thence with said North Carolila
line to railroad formerly called the
fhree C's; thence in a southeasterly diection
to the mouth of King's creek iu
fork county; thence down Broad river to
he beginning?the fork of Broad and
'acolet rivers; including the following
and (imvdfivs
ille, in Union county, the greater part of
iVhite Plains township, nearly all of
limestone township, and a small part of
;herokee township in Spartanburg couny,
and the western part of Uhorokee
ownship in York county, muking the
niddle of said rivers the line where they
ouch said new county; but failing in the
ibove described proposed county line,
hen we hereby give notice and apply for
aid county to be incorporated out of all
he territory above described except that
>art lying in York county, thus making
he middle of Broad river the eastern line
if said proposed county.
A PRIZE WINNER.
There is a reasonable probability
hat York county is going to win The
Sews and Courier's $100 in gold for
he largest hog raised in the State,
ind if so, Mr. J. Morgan Leech, of
iickory Grove, is likely to be the suc:essful
man. (
Mr. G. C. Leech, father of the owner
if the competing pig, was in Yorkville
in Monday, and being asked about
he matter, said that "If any man ,
>eats us, he will have a powerful line
log." Iu answer to further questions,
te said that the hog is of the Ohio ,
mproved Cheshire stock, and is now
learly 5J months old. It was weighed
veek before last, and sent up the beam
bt 260 pounds, showing a net gain of
10 pounds during the preceding 30
lays, against 74 pounds for the month
>revious. Mr. Leech says that he
:ould have easily put on 75 or 80 (
>ounds last month ; but was afraid to
isle it on account of the heat. I
At 24 months old, hogs of the Ohio ;
mproved Cheshire stock, have been |
mown to weigh as much as 1,400 i
lounds, and if Mr. Leech does not ,
lave any bad luck, he might make his j
og go up to something like 800 or 900 j
lefore the close of the present com- i
letition. i
IT WAS OFFICIAL.
The report of the coustitut ional
convention election, published in The i
Enquirer of Friday was official.
While tabulating the returns, last *
Saturday, the commissioners of election
made a comparison of The Enquirer's
report, and with the exception of
a single vote, at a single precinct, the
figures were exactly correct.
Our returns from Clark's Fork gave
S. E. White 16 votes, Wilson 14 and
A. H. White, Ashe and Brice 15 each.
As we were only trying to get the total \
Democratic and Republican votes, and %
not trying to give the vote in detail, -!
we calculated that possibly there had
been a mistake, and put 15 down as
the total. Instead of 15 it should
have been 16. \
The Republican vote at Rock Hill
was thrown out. Each of the ballots?
100 in all?had written across their
faces the words "For delegates to the
constitutional convention." This made
them illegal.
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mere were ou niegui uanuia ?
Clover aud 3 at Coates's Tavern. The
total vote iu the county, as declared
by the commissioners, was as follows:
Ashe, 1794; Brice, 1794 ; A. H. White,
1793 ; S. E. White, 1794 ; Wilson,1792.
Exclusive of the votes thrown out, the
Republican candidates received 342
votes each. It was the opinion of the
commissioners that had it been desirable,
all of the Republican votesconld
have been legally thrown out on the
ground that they were not printed on
"plain white" paper. 1
LOCAL LACONICS.
Our Thank*.
Mr. C. A. Carroll favored this office
last Saturday with a lot of exceptionally
fine apples. <r
Until January 1896.
The Twice-a-Week Enquirer will
be furnished from this date until Jan
uary 1, 1896, for 60 cents.
The Schools. ,
The fall session of the Graded school
and the Banks High school opened on
yesterday. In the former school 139
pupils were present, and in the latter
35. Miss Sue Torrence, of Charlotte,
who will have charge of the musical
department of the Graded school, arrived
on yesterday.
Making Good Headway.
Mr. Morrow's workmen are making
good headway in erecting his ginnery,
and the outlook is that they will have
it ready in plenty of time to gin the
first of the present crop. The lumber
for the roller mill is now being gotten
out, aud the mill will probably be in
operation within about 60 or 90 days.
An Indian Exhibit.
We understand that arrangements
are in progress for an exhibit at Atlanta,
of the various wares manufact
ured by the Catawba Indians of this
county. The idea originated witn Mr.
McDonald Furman, of Ramsey, Sumter
county. We hope the plan will be
carried to success; but really, won't it
it be pretty hard on our people if the
exhibit of the aborigines shall be the
m ost complete from this section ?
It is Plumb.
Some timid folks in Yorkville have
been giving themselves unnecessary
alarm over a silly story to the effect
that the Yorkville staudpipe is out of
plumb. The standpipe was overflowed
last Saturday and a number of citizens
who happened to be standing ^
about, noticed that the water ran over
the edges evenly all around. If
it is true that water will seek its level,
the pipe must be plumb and the origin
of the silly story is directly traceable
to Mr. Alec Smart.
Scliol arships Go Begging.
Last Friday was the day appointed ^
for the competitive examination for
two scholarships at the South Carolina
college, and one at Furman university,
each of the nominal value of $50.
Tbt only applicant for examination
wa8 Mr. Brainard Dobson, of Yorkville,
who submitted papers that were ^
highly creditable, and which would
have probably gotten the plum, even
had there been a score of competitors.
He will take one of the scholarships
offered by the South Carolina college ;
but has not definitely decided as to
whether or not he will make use of it.
Overstocked Himself.
Mr. J. H. Riddle has overstocked
himself. He discovered that fact last
Sunday. He had enough cottou ties
to pretty uearly supply this and some
of the adjoining markets, aud piled
them up iu the back part of his store.
The weight was so great that some- ~
time during Sunday, the floor gave
way and let the ties fall to the ground.
The broken floor has just passed
through the hands of the carpenters,
and it won't be many weeks until the
big lot of ties is in the hands of the
farmers. Though he may smash down
his floors occasionally, Mr. Riddle
rlnn't, penerallv overstock himself for
long at a time.
Gtold In Western York.
That there ia quite a quantity of
gold in Western York, there is little j?,
reason to doubt. The precious metal
has often been found in paying quantities
over there, and also a great deal
of money has been lost in search of it.
Speaking of the matter the other day,
in experienced miner said that there .
ire several branches in Broad River
md Bullock's Creek townships out of