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Scraps and Jfacts. -~TfT "? ? The Georgia legislature is doing some effective work in advertising a very immoral feature of the exposition. On the streets of Cairo, there is exhibited what is known as the dance du ventre. A number of the members of the legislature saw it aud they were shocked. Ooe of them resolved that he would put a stop to such exhibitions, and when he got back to the capitol, he introduced a bill providiug heavy penalties. The bill passed by a large majority; but its provision will not go iuto effect until after the exposition is over. In the meautirae, thousands of people who had not heard of the immoral dauce du ventre, will be induced to go out aud see what it was that so shocked the members. ? The whereabouts of Will Myers, the Atlanta murderer, who recently walked out of the Fultou county jail aiid escaped, are still unknown. The sheriff and the police department have been raking the city as with a finetooth comb; but, as yet, without securing even a shadow of a clew. When Myers first escaped, Governor Atkinson offered a reward of $200 for his recapture and Sheriff Barnes offered $300. A few days later the governor increased his reward to $500 and the sheriff increased to $1,000. There is now outstanding for the recapture of the young murderer, dead or alive, a reward of $1,500. In the meantime, Myers has succeeded in hiding himself as completely as if swallowed up by the earth. ? The water of the Mississippi river " * a Kn lAtfor thnn nt tinr nt.hi*r 1? SAIU IV W iVIIVI VUUU M? ..?k, time of which there is any record. Steamboat traffic is practically suspended as far south as Cairo, and at St. Louis there is hardly enough water to float the ferries to the opposite shore. This fact is all the more startliug when it is remembered that there are not now at St. Louis as formerly, two channels. All the water of the river has been turned iuto one channel, and it is this one chanuel that hardly affords sufficient water to float the ferries. Further thau this, it is reported that there has been a gradual subsidence of the water level all over the Mississippi valley. Some theorists claim that this condition is duo to the clearing ofl" of the timber iu the regiou where the stream has its source; but others, more practically, say that it is simply caused by an unusual drought for which they are unable to accouut. ? The situation in Screven county, Ga., remains practically unchanged. It seems that the whole trouble is of political origin. Old man Solomon Zeigler was a Populist, aud in a quarrel some months ago, he was killed by Sheriff Brooker, a Democrat. Shortly ? - -i. - r/ .2_i? a nor me Killing, uie /jt-igiei owjn ouusulted with their friends ami were assured that if they would kill Brooker, they would be backed by the whole neighborhood. They did the killing, and up to date their Populist friends are standing by their promise. Over 200 Populists are under oath to defend them to the death. Sheriff Mills is at a loss what course to pursue. The citizens of the surrounding country say that politics is mixed up in the matter to such an extent that they do uot care to risk their lives in the enforcement of the law, aud the organization of a possee of sufficient strength to accomplish the purpose desired, seems to be out of the question. Matters will have to come to a focus shortly ; but. just now st does not iook iikc a settlement of ihe difficulty can be effected without bloodshed. ? The greatest battle of the Cuban revolution was fought iu the San Juau valley on Monday oflast week between 3.000 Cubans on one side, and 2,S00 Spaniards on the other. The Cubans were under command of General Macro, who was trying to eilect a junction with a large division of the army in auother province. The Spunish force was seut to bead the iusurgents off. Maceo was apprised of the approach of the Spaniards, aud had lime to prepare for them. Cue ihousaud of his men he formed iuto a hollow square, and the balance he posted in ambush so as to guard all approaches. The Spaniards were not aware of the trap that had been set for them, and marched straight into the jaws of death. The tight lasted four hours and was quite stubborn. The Spaniards were finally forced to retreat in great confusion, leaving SCO dead on the field. The Cubans secured all of the anus of the slain soldiers, together with several pieces of artillery. ? President Cleveland is uot us popular iu the South as he used to be. Thar fact was clearly iudicated in his reception iu Atlanta last week. When Mr. Cleveland went to Atlanta in 1SS7 his reception consisted of a series of ovatious. The city was literally crowd. \- i e?i wun peopie irum .>unu v<iiui>ii.?, South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, who came to the city expressly to see him. Whenever it was known that he was to appear in public, the vicinity of his appearance was literally thronged with enthusiastic admirers, and the cheering at his utterances, and even at his very presence, was echoed far and wide to all parts of the city. Each and every cheer would be interpreted as going up for Cleveland, and those who heard would keep them going. Last week it was different. The people did not seem to think that it was the same old Grover Cleveland who was among them; but merely the president of the United States, aud they did not entertain him with anything like the same enthusiasm. They were respectful, of course, as tbey should be. They were auxious to see him and to shake his hand, too, for that matter ; but it was uot especially out of admiration or love ; hut rather that feeling which honors the office of president of this Union, no matter what individual may be the incumbent. The Grover Cleveland of 1887 had the highest love and esteem ot the people of the South ; hut, somehow, they feel g that the Grover Cleveland of today is not the same mau that they honored and respected then. ? The Royal School of Naval Arehi- r tecture at Greenwich, England, has I announced that it will no longer re- t eeive constructors from the United i States navy. The announcement 1 comes somewhat in the nature of a y surprise. For the last dozen years, t the United States government has t been sending graduates from Annapolis \ to Greenwich to take post graduate t courses, and afterward giving that \ appointments as assistant constructors t iu the navy. It is thought that the t action of the Greenwich establishment <i was taken with a view to preventing t the United States government from ? getting the plans of any more Brit- ? ish war ships. The Uuited States will i not be seriously inconvenienced, how- t ever. It is altogether likely that she t .has scores and scores of naval con- | structorswho can give valuable points I to the instructors at Greenwich. i She AjtovkrUlc (Enquirer. 2 I YORKVILiLiK, S. U.: \ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30,1895. I ? "Dust in wheat; dob in oats." So goes a familiar old age. We beg to say j that now is the time to dust in wheat. t ? There was not a single new line added i to the constitution last week. The article c on counties and county government was c debated at leDgth, given a second reading ^ and "clinched" in a shape in which it appears elsewhere. But notwithstanding this, there is no guarantee that this is the article as it will finally be engrossed. The s convention seems to have rules peculiar to 0 itself, and it is altogether possible that the 1 article may yet be materially changed. V ? Mr. Johu A. Moroso, city editor of The t News and Courier, died suddenly at his v home in Charleston last Sunday morning v at 8 o'clock, aged 49 years. Shortly after c he finished his work Saturday night, he was attacked by a pain in his head. The d pain grew worse and worse until finally, it r J 1 j O.,^ J,? l.nnamo .. aeveiopeu nu>> ?..u i,*, v unconscious. Death followed in a few e hours. Mr. Moroso was one of the most )( versatile and entertaining writers in the {J State, a thorough going newspaper man in every particular, and in his death South Carolina journalism sustains a loss that is likclj* to be felt for some time to come. 1 , t , c ? Advertising is a great means to an 0 end ; but it has little efficacy in itself. c Without advertising of some kind, the ^ most enterprising and energetic business i man alive can accomplish little or noth- i ing. If a man has a good thing, either in h bargain or ability, it can avail him but v little unless lie manages, in some way, to \ let it be known. If he has not got somo v inducement, however, something that it is worth while to have known, no amount v of advertising of any kind will make up v the deficiency. It is pretty safe to say r that this is the reason why men of push ^ and energy advertise, while those who ^ have not got those qualifications do not. ? The cotton growers of the South might ^ learn a valuable lesson from the coffee * growers of Brazil. Some years back, it e will be remembred the best Rio coffee re- r tailed at 11 cents a pound. Then it slowly < and steadily rose to 37i cents, and not t many times since has it been below 25 'i cents. Various reasons have been assigned li for this remarkable state of affairs, and the real reason is now an open secret, a The Brazilian planters are now thorough- t lv organized, and the foundation principle p of their orga ization is to keep the supply |, of coffee closely limited to the demand. ^ They keep well informed as to how much r coil'ee will be required at a good price, and c that is all that they will raise. If they find that a crop is going to be large enough to threaten cheap coffee, they will even resort to the heroic remedy of destroying surplus u trees, and so divide the loss as to let it fall v equally on the whole organization. As the result, within certain limits, they receive s more money for a small crop than a large c one. A similar organization among the s cotton growers of the South would moan f high priced cotton from henceforward. t a MERE MENTION. li Wealthy Georgians living in New York are going to present Atlanta with a bust of e President Cleveland, in commemoration f of Mr. Cleveland's recent visit to the city. ^ Charles Day Rose, the Englishman t who wanted to race for the America's cup s i,.,? u-itiuimu-n bis cliallenere. ? 111." A I k> UiU , 1KU7 MIUiMiM".. ? (| Senator Marion Hutler wants all Silverites to fuse iti the organization of the next senate, regard less of politics. lie g says if they only will, they can so organ- t, ize as to put every committee under s the control of the free coinage advocates. A Lake Shore train, last Thursday, ^ made the trip from Chicago, 111., to Buffalo, X. Y., a distance of ,510 miles, in 8 hours, 1 minute and 7 seconds, or at the rate of a fraction over G3 miles an hour, } Including stops. The Ohio tobacco " crop has been seriously damaged by the e drought. In the vicinity of Wcstches- '' ter, Ohio, water is being sold at 40 cents a a barrel. The northern part of Wiscon- r sin is being swept by forest fires. Two t Negro women have been convicted at t Nashville, Tennessee, of swindling the o government out of 820,000 pension money, s They each swore Hint the other's husband J was a Federal veteran. The planing ^ mill of Jesse Thompson A Co., together v with 44 cottages in the vicinity of Angus- v ta, Ga? were destroyed by fire last Friday. ^ The loss will reach the neighborhood of j 875,000. There are over 100 cotton mills in process of erection in different parts of the South at the present time. The ? buildings of the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, were destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. The fire was caus- c ed by defective electric light wires. The D loss is estimated at 8150,000. r THK CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. ynopHiH of the I)nlly Work on the New FuiKlaiuental Law. THURSDAY. The principal tent tire of Thursday'.liscussion was an elaboration of George ). Tillman's proposed new sy&ietu oi owuship government. Mr. Tillman nade a great speech ou the subject, ie said he was in favor of local sell lovcrnment and as much of it us he :otild get. lie was opposed to a sysem in which all political power i.? 'ested in the higher officers. He bought that power should originate vith the people and he transmitted ipward, rather than originate with he governor and be transmitted town ward. He wanted each township o be organized as a body corporate ind governed by a board of commisioners elected by the people, just as n the case of incorporated towus. Imong the duties he would have hese officers to perform, would be ooking after schools, roads and iridges, assessment of taxes, appointnent of election managers, registraion of voters, all uuder geueral laws. Mr. Stanyarue Wilson objected to tlr. Tillman's scheme ou the ground hut the population and weultb ol orne of the counties were unequal to he expense that would be involved, t might work all right in New Engand ; but it was impractical iu South Carolina. The discussion was continued for t he jreater part of the day, and aho a iart of the next. It yvas decided to ncorporate the townships as bodies tolitic and leave the manner of their government to the legislature. The vhole article on county government vhs then adopted and "clinched." It s published iu full in this issue. FRIDAY. The county government question dis>osed of, the convention then took up he report of the committee on thesufrage problem. The report provides hat up to January 1, 1898, any male :itizen, over 21 years of age and not itherwise disqualified ou account of lisabilities named, shall be entitled to egister, if he can read and write any ectiou of the constitution, or undertand it wheu it is read to him ; or iwns and pays taxes ou $300 worth of iroperty, and can show that he has laid all taxes due. After January 1, 898, he must be able to both read and rrite, or own and pay taxes on $300 vortu 01 property. iu un -isors of registration and election offers to be appointed by the governor. Tom Miller, the colored ex-congressnan,moved to strike out all the suffrage dan, after the word "report," which ras the entire suffrage plan, as adopt(1 by the committee, and made a long, ud from his standpoint, good speech, m the subject. He said that the plan, lthoitgh ostensibly aimed at the Negro, cas really aimed at the poor white nan as well. Senator Tillman hud undidly admitted that the scheme was mly temporary at best, and that it ould only be made to operate so long ,s those interested in carrying out its ntentionsstuck together. Those little fs and ors are innocent enough now; nit in less than six years this section kill he so construed that no man can I - l 4 ote unless lie can not umy reau uuu rrite ; hut also has $300 worth ofproprty. A governor will he elected who .'ill turn the machinery over to the tealthy, to the managers of corporate ights, to the goldbugs, to the whisky rust, and we will have a spectacle like his: The poor ignorant white man, he poor educated white man, the poor 'noruut Negro, and the poor educated iegro, will be nonentities in this govrinent, with no voice to say who shall ule, with no representation in the sgislative halls, and with norepreseuation in the courts. It will be turning ack the wheel of progress, and revoLitious should never go backward. Iiller called attention to the fact that It hough there were Conservatives on he suffrage committee they did not resent a minority report. The reason, ie said, was quite easy to comprehend, .'he Conservatives saw that this arangeraent would speedily give them ontrol of the State, and they, did not rant anything better. After Miller concluded, there was a action to table his amendment, which ras carried without a word of protest. Delegate Wigg, colored, offered as a uhstitute for the committee report, a ornplete article providing for univeral suffrage. He made a speech in avor of his substitute. The eonveniou listened to him quite respectfully, ,nd when he concluded voted down lis sunsuiuie. W. J. Whipper, another colored delgate, offered a substitute providing or a straight educational qualification. Lt his request the convention agreed o adjourn until next day ami hear his peech. He was unable to talk on ccount of a severe attack of asthma. SATURDAY. The feature of the day was the peeches of W. J. Whipper and Bob Smalls on the suffrage question. Both peakers were listened to with close tteutiou; but neither is supposed to lave had any considerable influence vith the convention. Whipper said that the convention ras vested with supreme power, and t was its sacred duty to use that powr in righteousness and justice for the uture welfare of the whole State. He aid it was a serious mistake when the ight of suffrage was conferred on the he Negro. The Negro was not fitted o exercise that right; but it must be onfessed that, under the circumtances, he has done remarkably well. Lud at the time the Negro was given he right of suffrage, the white mau i'as no more fitted for it than he. The vhit-e man had just gone through a iloody war for the perpetuation of the nstitution of slavery, and his mind i'as so biased by prejudice, that he ould not be expected to do justice to he iuferior race. Notwithstanding all the talk to the ontrary, Whipper said that there lever had been a time when the Negro uled in South Carolina. It had been white mini's rule nil the time. Tb?Net:roes had a majority of the votes, it is true, and they elected ail officers; but it was always under the instruction and lead of white men. And it was white men who had taught the Negro to he corrupt. The leading paper in the State, the Charleston News and Courier, had been subsidized in the j. interest of Moses in 1S72, with $10.000?$5,000 in cash and two notes of $2,500 each. When those in high po' sit ion like this were corrupt, asked Whipper, what could he expected of the poor ignorant Negro? Continuing, Whipper went on to say that if this unjust article should he adopted, it would not he 10 years until the peo pie of the State would call another ' convention to undo it. The Negro is here and he is here to stay. The white man cannot do without him. and should make of him a friend rather than an enemy. If the hill should pass, it would he fought in thp courts, in congress and before the world, and the persistence of the Negro, hacked by the justice of his cause, would finally bring him victory. General Smalls spoke along the same line, and in the course of his remarks, . quoted some statistics. He said that the Negroes in the South paid taxes on property to the value of $263,000,000. and the Negroes of South Carolina paid on $12,500,000. Since reconstruct in times, 53.000 Negroes have been killed !%?? m an nn/1 nillv f h 1*PP hilVP been hanged for these murders. In this | State, there are 132,000 Negro voters, and of these, 58,000 are unable to read and write. The number of white men over 21 years of age is 102,000, and of these, 13,000 are unable to read aud write. Last night the convention had voted down a proposition for a simple property and educational qualification. An educational qualification would give the whites a present majority of 14,000. He was willing for the qualification for suffrage to be fixed on any basis that the convention might see fit, just so it was made to hear equally on all men ; but he would dare them to adopt a simple educational qualification. The attendance was small, and Smalls asked that the vote on his proposed substitute be deterred uutil Monday afternoon. At the instance of Senator Tillmau, his request was granted. MONDAY. Monday morning was taken up in the discussion of Mr. Henderson's proposition to allow all the counties in the State that are now behind with their finances, to borrow money with which to do business on a cash basis. The matter was discussed at length, ami although the committee on finance had made an unfavorable report, the proposition developed considerable strength. No positive actiou was taken. At the night session. Delegate Anderson, colored, of Georgetown, followed up the speech of the other Negro delegates in behalf of his race. There was a large audience out to hear him, but his speech hud no weight. Anderson was followed by several white delegates on the other side, aud then came a vote on Whipper's substitute. The vote resulted 130 to 6 in favor of tabling the substitute. The minority voters were all colored. The report of the committee on suffrage was then taken up and was being discussed when the convention adjourned. LETTER FROM LOWRYSVILLE. No Rain Since August?Cotton Bales Are Lighter?Mr. Scluilte Looses his Cotton Crop. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Lowrysville, October 25.?There has been no rain here to amount to anything since the 27th of August, consequently turnips arc a complete failure and there have been no wheat or oats sown. Cotton is nearly all picked and ginned. The yield in bales is about three-fourths of last year, though the average weight of the bales is about 50 pounds less. This is accounted for in the dry and spongy condition of the cotton, making it more dillieult to get a heavy bale in the press. I am satisfied that this satne condition prevails all over the cotton States, and this shortage in weight will make a considerable shortage in the total supply, asotherwise estimated. On a crop of 7,000,0U<) bales, the shortage will be something like 700,000 bales. The hears would do well to consider this fact. Dr. Riley stopped over hero on his return from synod, and preached a very line sermon for us on yesterday. Mr. C. L. .Sehulte lost a tenement house by tire last Saturday afternon. It contained 100 Imshels of cotton seed and a quantity of peas on the vine. No member of the family had been in the house since the previous Tuesday, and the origin of the tire is a mystery. About three weeks before this, M r. Sehulte lost his cotton house, together with 13 bales of cotton, in the same manner. Ho had no insurance. BLACKSBUKG BUDGET. Gone to the Exposition?Returned from the Mountains?Resigned as Section Master. Correspondence of the Yorkvlllc Enquirer. Rlackkiu'Ro, October 20.?Quite a number of our citizens have recently gone to the Atlanta exposition. Among them arc Mr. M. R. Reese, Mrs. Jennie Roberts, Mrs. Ellen Anderson, Mrs. J. J. Whisonant, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hardin, and Messrs. Dan Luckie, Keg Osborne, Jesse Gaston and Audley Gold. Mrs. Jessie Ross Gary, from Central, S. C., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jane Warren. Dr. J. G. Mack's mountain party, after a brief sojourn in the Blue Ridge region of North Carolina, returned Saturday even ing, very gltul to get hack to a more genial clime. However, they report having a splendid time. Also that they found plenty to eat (and drink) in great abundance, especially apples. Tho doctor says that in Mitchell county, very tine apples can be bought at 15 to 25 cents a bushel. Mr. T. D. Moore has resigned his position as sectionuiaster on the O. It. & C. railroad, and will hereafter devote his time to traveling in the interest of the Trackman's organization, and attending to his farm on Buffalo creek. Mr. Moore has been connected, in some capacity, with tlie 0. R. it C., since it was built, and it is with sincere regret, both to himself and his many friends on the road, that he was induced, by other interests to take this step.. W. A. LOCAL AFFAIRS, INDEX TO NEW-ADVERTISEMENTS. P. A. Abernathy?I fas something to say almut cooking stoves, cooking utensils and preserving kettles, and can supply your wants in these lines. He can also furnish you with hand-made tinware of J the best quality, or the cheap stuff that is usually sold by merchants. The Kidgeway Saving and Loan Association?Is prepared to sell you 500 acres of land in 1* airfield county, at $2,per aero. It is claimed to be good farming land, j Write to the Association at Kidgeway, J. H. Kiddle?Wants persons who are inI debted to him or Kiddle A Carroll to make payment without delay. J W. E. and J. M. Ferguson?Announce a dissolution of the co-partnership heretofore existing in the grocery business under the Ann name of Ferguson Brothers. W. E. Ferguson will continue the business us heretofore. J. M. Ferguson will have charge of the draying business. Persons indebted to the late firm are requested to make immediate paymeut to W. 10. Ferguson. James M. Starr?Talcum toilet powder for the baby; tooth brushes for children and adults; teeth cleaning preparations; potash lozenges for hoarseness and sore throat; says if you pay 50 to 100 per cent, more for goods he is not to blame ; stationery. Louis Roth?Says that he will be fully prepared, at his restaurant, to serve all who call on him during court week, and will have oysters every day. Grist Cousins?Advertise a barrel of new crop X. O. molasses which they offer at 50 cents a gallon ; bananas at 20 cents a dozen; rice and grits, ash-can soap, sechand bicycle at sUo. They still wish to buy eggs, chickens, new corn and peas. J. W. Dohson?Prints a list of articles in the hardware line which he has in stock. Kead it and see if there is anything you want and then give him a call. Sam M. Grist?Wants you to give him a call on snlesday if you are in need of a buggy or ladies' phaeton. He is the agent in Yorkville for the Rock Hill Buggy company and can supply your wants. J. J. Hunter?Says that be claims and will continue to claim that he sells the best fitting, best quality and most stylish gentlemen's clothing that is sold in York county. H. C. Strauss?Talks about shoes princi ? ' i :.l I_Trt pally anu uougias suoes uicmeim j also wants you to see liiin about dress goods, clothing, hatsand notions, blankets, sewing machines, etc. READ THE PROSPECTUS. The Enquirer's prospectus for 1896 is published on the fourth page of this issue, and we desire to call it to the especial attention of all our readers. About The Enquirer as a newspaper, it is probably unnecessary to say anything further than has already been said. It's nature and character are too wellknown in this county to require further explanation ; but very little thought on the part of most readers is likely to convince them that in our club offers there is a good deal that is worth careful consideration. Among the premiums mentioned are useful and valuable articles, any of which will prove acceptable to almost anybody, and when it is considered that the successful clubmakers will get these things at a much smaller expense of labor or money than would be possible in any other way, it appears that an earnest and energetic trial for .them is well worth while. Now is the time to begin work. Let each clubmnker start out with the intention of getting a choice of premiums; but under no circumstances let him get discouraged. One energetic worker has just as good a chance as another. Although all cannot get the first premium, all can get something, and that something will handsomely repay them for whatever they do. TO WORK THE CONVICTS. Mr J. B. Meiulenhall, late of the penitentiary guard, has accepted the position of superintendent of the convict gang, recently offered to him by the special committee of the county board charged with the matter, and is now in Yorkville ready to take charge. All along, the convicts have beon having a very soft snap of it. The town has been more than humane to them. It has even allowed them to take tilings so easy that "soft a job as a chaiugang Negro," has become a byword ; but Mr. Mendeuhall says that is all going to be changed pretty shortly. He does not propose to be inhu- 1 man, of course; but the convicts will have to work. They have got to work enough ! to feel like they are being punished, and ! at the same time they have got to pay their > board, all the expense of their keeping, and some profit to the county beside. "It has not been any trouble to guard them heretofore," says Mr. Mendeuhall; "but : they will need guards after I get charge of < them. It will take about one guard to | every ten or twelve men, and even then we will have to keep our eyes open to keep them with us." Mr. Mendenhall went to the penitentiary guard as a private, and on account of his capacity and efficiency, was soon promoted to the position of sergeant. He has the reputation of being abletogetas much good honest work out of a gang of con- 1 victs as any man who has been connected with the penitentiary for several j*ears, and the board of county commissioners i has good reason to expect that if anybody can make a success of the chaingang system on the roads, he is the man. I DEATH OF 31R. JOHN* NICHOLS. , Mr. John Nichols, a wellknown citizen of the Fodder section of York county, 1 died in the asylum at Columbia last Mon- < day afternoon, of dysentery, aged about ' IJ5 years. < Mr. Nichols was, in many respects, a remarkable man. lie was born in Catawba ' township. Ilis parents were too poor to give him an education and at 19 years of age i he began to shift for himself. Hiring out 1 as an overseer for ?125 a year, he worked ' steadily for several years and saved what . ho made until he was able to buy a small ] plantation. He labored with such indus- < try and perseverance that he soon began to make money, and with the help of an 1 intelligent and energetic wife, accumn- J luted large property, as the result of fru- i gality and thrift. s "I never had any education," he said to < the writer, a few years ago. "When I was t growing up, my father was unable to do f anything for me, and until after I became < a man, I did not ktiow that I would need ( to be able to read and write, anyway. After I began overseeing, I tried to get a little education in my spare time ; but I never did anything further than learn my ' letters. With all the work I had to do, it was too late then." ] About eight years ago, Mr. Nichols lost an arm as the result of a cotton giu accident. He had always been accustomed to hard manual labor; and, especially on ( this account, could not reconcile himself i to his misfortune. With his one hand he would still try to hoc and plow ; hut the loss of his arm speedily began to undermine his mental faculties. Several years ago there was almost a complete collapse; hut his faithful wife and children managed to take care of him until less than a year ago, when they decided it was best to send him to the asylum, where they had him looked after with special eare. Mr. Nichols's death occurred after a comparatively short illness. His remains were brought to Yorkville on yesterday morning, and conveyed to Bethel cemetery by members of the family. He leaves a widow, four sons and two daugh- ? ters. LOCAL LACONICS. Won Another Knee. Mr. C.ft. Parish has information that "Fannie Rowena" has won another $300 purse on the St. Louis race track. Machinery Cowing. The machinery for the Morrow Flouring mill is at riving in Yorkville and being stored in the nearly finished mill building. The mill is being pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. Lust Days of October. Here is the prognostication of our Chester weather prophet for the last days of October as published on September 27: "From 26 to 27 will be windy and wet, and on the 2Klh there will be a white frost. From 2!) to 31 there will also be some rain." Qutte a Heavy Lobm. Mr. Moore Jones, a hard working and industrious farmer living about four miles southwest of Yorkville, lost his cotton house, together with 1,600 pounds of seed cotton and 75 bushels of cotton seed, by fire, last Friday night. We have no information as to how the fire originated. Dried Peaches Are Dangerous. .. .... .. r, i 1 T> ? A small cnnu 01 cuuriey nuso, wiwcu, who lives on Mr. Emmett Walker's pi antation, near Zadok, died last Thursday night l'roin eating too many dried peaches. The child had been allowed to help itself to the fruit, which formed a hard, indigestible wad in its stomach and speedily produced death. Everybody Wait Delighted. About GO people attended Mr. James T. Bacon's "Old Man's Krauky Kaleidscope Lecture" at the court house last Friday and they were all delighted. With his splendid music and pleasing reminiscences, Mr. Bacon proved himself to be a rare entertainer, aud those who failed to hear him missed something that was far above the ordinary. One of the Natives. Rev. A. A. James, of Pacolet, preached at the Presbyterian church at this place last Sunday night to a large congregation. Mr. James is a native of Yorkville; but has not resided here since 1651, when he was tirst licensed to preach by Bethel presbytery. His last visit to this place, previous to Sunday, was on the occasion of the meeting of synod here in 1690. UCitlll U1 iTHOI VV* Mrs. Jerusha Darwin, widow of the late P. B. Darwin, died at her home in Yorkville at 2 o'clock last Monday morning, after an illness of 13 weeks. Her death was due to pantlysis. Mrs. Darwin was a daughter of the late Daniel James, and granddaughter of James B. Fulton, of Revolutionary fume, and one of the founders of Methodism in this county. She was a kind neighbor and a consistent Christian. At the time of her death she was aged ?J0 years and 10 days. It Was a Close Shave. Mrs. Black's ginnery, two miles west of town, came near being destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. The lire broke out in a loft over the press, in some unaccountable manner, and was rapidly making headway. There was no water convenient, but Mr. Ilogue had the presence of mind to knock the gable end out of the structure and throw the burning cotton to the ground. In this manner a serious conllagration was averted. Dry Weather. Prof. K. J. Jtiernaon arriveu noun; ii?i Saturday from Morganton where he has been teaching a bancl for some weeks. It is dry weather here, he says. There is no discount on that; but it soems to be still worse iu North Carolina, Between Raleigh and Statesville the telegrapli poles look as if they had actually been scorched by sparks from the engines, and in many places ho believes the dust on the roads is several inches deept Made the Recommendation*. Clerk of the Court Wylie received from the agricultural department a few days ago a letter asking him to recommend from each township in the county two intelli- . gent citizens to assist in reporting monthly crop conditions. Ho forwarded the list for York county at once; but failed to keep a copy, as the government seems to prefer that the names of its crop reporters be kept from the public. It is quite likely, however, that if the men selected by Mr. Wylie accept, York will always be correctly reported. The Work of a Fiend. J,,,,.,,, a lnvnndor renorts that ^ J^Ul? rtauimm on last Thursday night, at about 1 o'clock, shortly before the arrival of the circus train from Chester, he discovered a uiilch cow chained to the Narrow Gauge railroad track near the depot. The cow, which was the property of Mrs. J. L. Moore, had evidently been fastened there by some fiendish miscreant with the intention of having it killed by the train. The timely discovery of the nightwatchmau not only saved the cow, but probably also serious consequences to the train load of people who were to come along a little later. fork Baptist Association. York Baptist association held its annual meeting with Buffalo church, in Cherokee township, last week, convening on Thursday and adjourning 011 Sunday. All of the churches were represented, and Bock Hill, which has heretofore been in Chester association, was received into the Tork association. Mr. W. B. de Loach ivas elected moderator, and Captain W. II. Kdwurds was elected clerk. The meeting was quite successful in every reipect, and the Buffalo people distinguishsd themselves for their splendid hospiality. The next annual meeting of the issociation is to be held at Hickory Grove, >n Thursday before the second Suuday in October, 1896. DIVISION OF YORK. low Sir. Wllsou Carrlet) out His Fledge to the People. iy Telegraph to The Enquirer. Columbia, October 29, 6 o'clock p. d.?Rock Hill has a large and strong lelegation in the city asking the contention to pass a special ordinance