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$ftap;s and |iuts.
? George Fred Williams, who was
recently elected by the Massachusetts
Democrats to Chicago as a delegate at
large without ascertaining his financial
views; but on the presumption of
course that he was for the single gold
standard has announced his belief in
the free coinage of silver, and says that
he will co-operate with the silverites
in Chicago. He will probably also be
the Democratic candidate for governor
of Massachusetts. His announcement
has created a big sensation in Boston
and other financial centres.
? For years past many of the railroads
throughout the country have been in
the habit of sending orders, circulars,
communications, etc., to agents and
others by conductors and baggage
masters instead of using the postoffice.
The postmaster general has just called
attention to the fact that according to
the Revised Statutes of the United
States tnis is megai, ana 11 w practice
is kept up all of a sudden somebody
is goiDg to be punished. The
statutes make it unlawful for railroads
that have contracts to carry mails, to
carry any other mail matter except it
be properly stamped.
? The silver Republicans of Minnesota
have issued a manifesto in which
they declare that the country is confronted
with the greatest issue with
which it has had to deal since the settlement
of the slavery question, and
that the interests of the laboring and
producing classes require that this
question be settled by the establishment
of the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1. Therefore, they, announce
they will not support McKinley
for president - or any other man on
a gold platform. The silver sentiment
among the Republicans of Minnesota
is very strong, and that the state can
be carried by the Democrats there is
but little doubt.
? The total enrollment in educational
institutions of all kinds in the United
States for the school year 1893-94
was nearly 16,000,000, according to
the report for that year just promulgated
by United States Commissioner of
Education Harris. Of these all but
400,000 were in the regular schools,
an increase of about 500,000 for the
year. The percentage of total population
enrolled in the schools was
20.53. School property gained in value
during the year over $26,000,000
and 1,103 more schoo!hou3es were in
operation. The report further says :
"In the past 20 years the south has
increased 54 per cent, in population
but its school attendance has increased
130 per cent.?more than twice as fast
as the population. In the 20 years
from 1874 to 1894, the value of school
property in the south increased from
$16,000,000 to $51,000,000?an addition
of $35,000,000 or $1,750,000 a
year. Higher education has also made
a good record.
? During the last six years there
have been 43,902 homicides in this
country, and averaging 7,317 per year.
Within the same period there have
been 723 executions and 1,118 lynchings.
In the last year 10,500 persons
were killed, whereas in 1890 there
were only 4,290, or less than half as
fiffiimo npAva t.Hat. hnmi
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cidal crime is increasing at an alarming
rate. The ineffective administration
of the criminal law is blamed for
this state of affairs. David Dudley
Fields says so; Justice Brewer of the
United States supreme court says so,
and Judge Elliott Anthony, of Illinois
is of the same opinion. Judge Parker
also agrees with the other exalted expounders
of the law and dwells on
the false sympathy that is always
awakened for the criminal and finds
no tender expression for the victim a
few days after the crime has been perpetrated.
Judge Parker notes the indifference
of the community at large
to the enforcement of the criminal law,
and points to the outcome of fraud and
perjury.
? A ludicrous situation was witnessed
in the Midvale, N. J., Methodist
church a few days ago. The building
had just been overhauled by the carpenters
and painters and the congregation
was eager to give it a warming.
Rev. I. C. Starr, the pastor, had invited
the presiding elder, and in honor
of the occasion an unusually large
audience turned out. Shortly after
the services commenced several members
of the congregation were noted to
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move uneasuy m ineir seuis. mc
preacher did not know whac to make
of such conduct and it worried him.
Presently a lady attempted to rise to
her feet. The effort was accompanied
by a tearing sound. The preacher
went to the pew to investigate. A
portion of the lady's dress was sticking
to the newly varnished bench. When
the result became known, all the members
of the congregation began trying
to work themselves loose. By the
time they succeeded, the damage to
clothing ran up to something like $200.
But it did not break up the meeting.
Newspapers were spread on the benches
and the services were concluded.
? In the event that Senator Teller
should be nominated for president by
tne Democrats at unicago tnis weeK,
nobody need be seriously surprised.
It is true that the well known silver
leader has been a Republican for years ;
but he has not always been so. Up to
1860 he was a Democrat as had been
his father before him. He went into
the Republican party on account of the
slavery issue; but in his votes in the
senate he has always been a Democrat.
He voted against the force bill,
has always been against high protection
and stands for tariff for revene
only. Many Democrats would
rather have a full fledged Democrat
for the nominee; but if it should be
deemed advisable to nominate Teller
so as to make sure of the six Republican
states that he led out of the St.
Louis convention, it will take the
whole Democratic party but a few
weeks to get into line. Free silver is
what the people of the United States
are now after, and they are not goiug
to allow political or other prejudices
to 3tand in the way. Teller will not
necessarily be the Chicago nominee;
but the party is not going to be governed
by any other consideration so
much as success.
? William P. St. John is no longer
president of the Mercantile National
bank of New York. For years Mr.
St. John has been regarded as one of
the ablest and shrewdest financiers in
the whole country; but he is a silver
man, and for that reason his colleagues
have objections to him. During the
past year or more, he has done a great
deal of writing in favor of silver, and
his writings have been extensively
quoted throughout the west. Not
long ago Mr. St. John, at the request
of prominent silver leaders, consented
to go to Chicago and give what assistance
he could in the formulation of
silver demands in the Democratic
platform. The directors of his bank
could stand it no longer, and last week
one of them wrote a letter setting forth
that on account of bis associates, it
was the duty of the president of the
bank to cease writing silver articles.
The idea of asking for his resignation
had not been suggested.
He was too valuable a man.. Very
promptly on last Friday, he sent in his
resignation as president of the bank
on/i omrpaupH it as his intention to
continue doing all he could to promote
the free coinage of silver, for the reason
that he believed that free coinage
was for the best interest of the country.
Mr. St. John is a man of honest convictions
which he is evidently not
afraid to stand by.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8,1896.
? The Atlanta Constitution says that
Piatt captured the Negro delegates at
St. Louis for the gold plank by telling
them 16 to 1 meant $16 for the white man
to $1 for the Negro, and no watermelons
n July and August.
? Confederate veterans who went to
Richmond say that General Hampton is
ageing very rapidly. The old man is up
in the 70's now, and bis wooden leg is, of
course, a heavy load for him to carry. He
can and does still, however, carry himsolf
as the splendid soldier that ho once was,
and of course possesses an unllagging interest
in the old soldiers and in South Carolina.
? It is now pretty generally conceded
that the gold standard people will not
bolt from the Chicago convention. The
information comes from tho leaders.
Having looked over the field and taken
in tho situation, they have probably decided
that notwithstanding tho silver craze,
it is better to remain in tho Democratic
party and bo successful, than to go to the
Republicans and got licked.
? Tho Columbia correspondent of Tho
News and Courier says that it is probable
that upon the return of tho candidates
for federal and stato officers, who are
now in Chicago, the stato campaign will
bo declared off. We hope not.. It is true
that tho canvass has not so far proved
very instructive or edifying, nor does it
promise to prove any moro so. But let it
go on. If there is anything in these men,
let us seo it, and if there is nothing in
them, it won't hurt us to have a thorough
realization of the fact. No; don't let the
campaign stop until it is finished; for
even if it accomplishes nothing but disgust
with some of the men and their
methods, it will have been worth all the
time and trouble expended.
? There is a silly story being passed by
word of mouth to the effect that the recent
secret survey of York county went to the
middle of the rivers on both sides, while
the survey of 18(59 did not. There is no
truth in tho story. Whero tho secrot survey
went, except in North Carolina and
Chester, we have but little idea; but the
survey of 18(59 certainly went to tho middle
of both rivers. Colonel W. B. Allison,
who was one of the surveyors, has told us
so. And not only that, the survey was
correct. A few years ago a corporation
had a special survey made of the water
power at Mercer shoals and Ninety-Nine
islands. Experts were engaged on the
work for several weeks, and tho plat
they mado tallied exactly with the map
mado by Colonel. W. B. Allison, Ban
Mooro and John G. Enloo. It is now
necessary to get up something else. That
middle of the rivjr story won't work.
MERE-MENTION.
The fire losses in tho United States for
1805 reached a total of $242,110,223.
The weather crop reports show that, taking
the country over, all the crops are
making rapid and healthy growth.
Senator Teller says that oither Bland or
Boise can beat McKinley. Garrett
A. Hobart bolted the Republican ticket
to voto for Beast Butler when he run as
a Labor candidate. Cleveland, Ohio,
is in a state of anarchy on account of a
big labor strike that is going on there.
The Plant system of railroads is establishing
hospitals at various points along
its lines. The temporary roll at Chicago
stands COS for silver and 312 for
gold. Hobart received the oflicial
notification of his nomination as vice
president yesterday. Tho United
States flag, with 45 stars on its blue field,
the lastono indicating tho admission of
Utah, was hoisted for tho first time last
Saturday. Tho New York banks
hold over $20,000,000 of deposits in excess
of tho requirements of tho 25 per cent.
rule. The Pitt Rivor Indians, in Big
Bond county, California, are on tho war
path. Five train loads of Bland boomors
reached Chicago last Sunday from
Kansas, Missouri and neighboring states.
Three steanierloads of arms and
ammunition aro known to have been
landed in Cuba for the insurgents during
the past 10 days. There aro as many
as 1,000 different makes of bicycles manufactured
in tlio United States. It is
the general belief that the Chicago platform
is going to bo short. Free coiuago
of silver, of course, will bo tho main
plank, and this will be backed by tariff
for revonuo only and an income tax.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yorkville Roller Mills?Give customer
the bran that is in their wheat.
W. Brown Wylie, Clerk of Court?Give
notice to persons who have claim
against the estate of Mrs. Janie C
Smith, deceased, that they must be file
in the clerk's office on or before the 12t!
day of August, 1896.
T. M. Dobson <fc Co.?Announces a gres
bargain sale of more than $5,000 worth c
Soods. The sale is to continue for 3
ays and includes jeans, shoes, notions
corsets, millinery, hardwaro, dres
goods, etc.
W. F. Marshall?In order to make roon
for fall stocK 13 oneruip ms auiumc
good at reduced prices. Straw hats a
cost.
J. H. Riddle?Wants to supply you witl
rubber and leather bolting, shingles am
lime, flour and hams, fruit jars and to
bacco. With regard to the price of to
bacco ho offers to bo very accommoda
ting.
W. B. Moore & Co.. of the "Everythin
Store"?Mention that they have snufl
of several kinds, laundry soaps, gol
dust washing powder, a choice line c
groceries, ice cream freezers to be sold a
big discounts, -tfoodenware, well buck
ets cheap, water pails, bread trays
dough boards and rolling pins.
Grist Cousins?Say that they will not le
anybody sell fruitJars at a lower pric
than they will. They also offer yo
hams, RJR chewing tobacco, smokin
tobacco, laundry soap.
J. P. Wallace, Chairman?Gives notic
that the annual school meeting will b
held in the court house on Saturday
Julv 18.
F. A. Gilbert, Cashier?Statement of th
condition of the Loan and Savings bank
SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
An "accidental" shooting occurred 0
or near the premises of Mrs. R. J. Dur
lap, three miles south of Yorkville, la.'
Monday morning. The victim was a
old Negro woman ; but as to exactly wh
did the shooting is not known. Here i
the old Negro's story :
"The chaingang crowd were passin
here on their way to the blackjacks. M
dog ran down to the road after their do
and their dog followed mine back. Tb
two dogs were fighting and I was tryin
to beat their dog off. First thing I knov
the gun went bang, and I was shot."
The woman was struck in the thigh b
a buckshot evidently fired by the Wir
Chester shotgun that is carried by on
of the guards. The shot passed nearl
through, and has not yet been removec
The wound, however, was dressed by Di
Miles Walker. Just how the shootin
came about and full responsibility for
should be determined without delay.
A STORY OF THE BLOWUP.
captain w. a. omitn 01 ciover, was i
Yorkville last Monday, just back fror
Richmond, and just as enthusiastic as at
the others over the success of the re-unio
and the hospitality of the Virginians. On
incident he relatod will be of interest es
pccially to those who were familiar wit
the circumstances of the blowup.
"A gentleman who was probably at
tracted by my Micah Jenkins badge, in
troduced himself as having belonged t
a New Jersey regiment and asked ine if
would introduce him to somebody wh
was at the blowup. 'Yes,'I told him. 1
can make yon acquainted with the ver
man who shot you. John Campbel
here, was there.' The gentleman the
told us that one of our South Carolin
boys was blown clear over into the Fee
eral lines. There was one of our mei
you know?I think it was Lioutenar
Fleming?who was never beard ofafte
the blowup, and it is possible that th:
accounts for his disappearance.
"I asked the New Jersey man," con
tinued Captain Smith, 'Why didn't yo
fellows come on after the blow up ? W
expected you to come on and run rigi
over us.' He looked at mo with a kin
of blank expression on his face, and said
'My friend, there is one thing that is espe<
ially characteristic of us Yankeos. Whet
evor wo got into a situation like that w
always take a census.'"
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
The county board of commissionei
hold their regular quarterly meeting i
the offico of the supervisor last Monday
All of the members were present, and a
ter they waded through a big pile of at
counts several items of businoss of publi
interest wero disposed of.
Mr. Riddle presented a petition fror
citizens of the Point section asking ft
tko construction of a bridge over th
mouth of Crowder's creek at Wright'
ferry. The bridge, it was explained
would bo something over 100 feet lonf
After some little discussion the petitio
was granted, and the matter now resl
with the supervisor.
Messrs. Hall, Riddlo and Stovenso
were appointed a committee to look afte
the erection of a now barn on the count
home farm in accordance with tho recer
recommendation of the grand jury.
Tho recommendation of tho grand jur;
as to insurance was discussed. It wasdc
cided to insure tho county home build
ings in the Farmers' Mutual Insurant
com pany. As to the advisability of insui
ing the courthouse and jail at all, how
ever, the board was in doubt. It was f
nally decided to leavo the matter in th
discretion of the committoejust mention
ed, with Mr. Brico added.
An expert on artificial heating appoare
before tho board and explained the ad van
tages of heating the jail by a hot watc
system, which he said would cost abov
$350. It was decided to give him the cor
tract unded the supervision of a commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Hall, Briceau
Supervisor Stevenson.
Major White called attention to a ma!
ter in which he thought not only Yor
county ; but tho whole state and porhap
also, North Carolina was deeply inter
ested. He referred to the condition c
King's Mountain Battle Ground. Th
mountain is all grown up with under
brush to such an extent that one canno
see the monument even, until ho get
within a few yards of it, and thorc is n
road by which ho can getaway. Tho bat
tie of King's Mountain was undoubtedly
the turning point of tho Revolutionary
war, and tho major thought that som<
steps should bo taken to keep the battl
ground in creditable shape.
T T oKoir nnnnitifnd 1
upun IIIWUU1I, Hiu vunt! .
committee consisting of Major Wliito am
Messrs. Kiddle, Porter and Hall, to in
vestigato the condition of the hattlegroum
and the ownership of thcproporty, arriv
at some plan to accomplish the object de
sired, and report to the board at its nex
meeting.
Mr. Culp called attention to the fac
that there is a statute which requires tha
during the month of August all stream
must be cleared of rafts, logs, and othe
obstructions, and the supervisor was in
structod to advertise the fact at once.
At a previous meeting of the board, i
resolution was adopted calling upon tlv
various members of the board to furnisl
the number of miles of public road am
tho number of feet of bridges (countinj
only bridges that cost over $10) in thi
respective townships. Some of the mom
bers brought the information but other
did not and The Enquirer was request
cd.to ask tho boards of township commis
sioners to send it in to the suporvisoi
without delay.
Major James F. Hart appeared before at
the board and suggested the appointment tb
of a janitor to have charge of the court- tit
8 house and to be responsible for the public nt
property in and around the building, m
? Alter some discussion it was decided to in
j. adopt the suggestion and its carrying out ni
d was committed to Messrs. Brice and Y<
h Stevenson. ar
Mr. W. D. Grist addressed the board on th
the subject of public advertising. Super- ar
0 visor Stevenson had construed the attor- 11
j, ney general's recent letter on the subject th
? to mean that the board was compelled to oc
() pay for advertising at the rato of $1 per ca
ir 100 words and that it could not pay for all
it the work at any less rate even though the
preferred publisher may be willing. Dif- gv
fering from this view, Mr. Grist bad writ- yc
^ ten the attorney general a letter as to this th
special point, and in reply had gotten an w<
i- opinion to the effect that there is nothing
in tho law to inhibit the board from getting CH
P the work done as cheaply as possible.
^ After full discussion, upon motion of ea
(f Mr. Gwin, it was resolved to instruct the cc
it supervisor to call upon Mr. J. S. Drake- ni
> ford, who is now doing the county adver- G
'? Using, and if possible to make arrange- Bi
,t mentB whereby Mr. Drakeford will con- K
8 tinue to do it at the rate of 15 cents per Yi
u 100 words, according to the terms of the R
S contract under which the printing was Y?
e awarded to him ; otherwise to notify the
e other publishers in the county and let the m
t, advertising out to the lowest bidder. to
There being no further business the in
re board adjourned since die. ar
m
THE VETS AT RICHMOND.
n Although there are probably still a few ta
stragglers about the old battlefields of B
Virginia, most of the York county vet- of
n erans who went to Richmond returned H
0 during the latter part of last week. The B
jS Yorkville contingent cousistod of Dr. J. er
R. Bratton, Messrs. J. Ed Jefferys, A. F. ui
jr McConnoll, J. F. Wallace and Captain E.
y A. Crawford. There were also several se
g from the country immediately surround- tr
0 ing, and judging from the storios they are st
g tolling, all of them had a splendid time of ai
r it. The reporter saw Mr. Wallace on Sat- m
urday and asked him to say something in sc
fA flio ronnrt nn fhfl first Tlilfffl tfl
y auuivivu w vuv r???
t. that would be of a special interest to our ol
e home people. ill
y "There was so much of it that I hardly $5
j know where to bogin," said Mr. Wallace;
r" "but you can say for me, and I think for n
g the others, that we all had a splendid at
it trip of it and we are glad we went. si
"Except at Chicago, it was the biggest ec
crowd I ever saw, and without exception,
in some respects, it was the most remark- ui
" able. I was particularly impressed with fo
n this in the auditorium Tuesday night, ar
o The seating capacity of the building is th
n 10,000 and thero were gathored in it at the to
o time I speak of, about 8,000 people. It is oi
i- seldom that you see so many people past in
h the middle ago of life gathored together in M
a single crowd, and I made it a point to T,
t- get on the stand-so I could look in their re
i" faces. It looked to mo as if the average was
0 somewhere between 55 and 60. A large ap
1 majority of them were evidently in good bi
0 financial circumstances, and all were in- te
1 telligent and manly. I tell you the sight
y was impressive. ol
1, "But that was not all. Somehow or cc
n other, during late years, I have been grad- m
a ually impressed with the idea that the J.
1- old enthusiasm for the 'Lost Cause' was G
i, dying out. I'll never think so again?not tb
it so long as there are so many Confederate ir
>r vnfnrana olinva ermiinrl. While I WOS "V
is studying the vast audience, all of a sud- C
den there commenced a waving of hand- B
i- kerchiefs, hats and walking sticks, and B
u thore went up such a yell as I novor be- ^
e fore heard in my life. It was spontaneous, b
it it was deafening; it almost lifted me off F
d my feet, and still it was not unpleasant. B
I: Through it there was an unmistakable
! current of enthusiasm that served to stim- cr
i- ulate and inspire. Although, for an in- tl
o stant, 1 did not fully appreciate the cause p.
ofit It made mo feel like I could yell as
lou d as all the rest put together. It was n
not nearly as long as it has taken to tell ir
^ you this, of course, before I was looking w
around, and I saw stepping across the oi
P* stage the figure of Wade Hampton. He B
was tbo cause of the pandemonium. The te
' old soldier is getting old and he is show- t<
IC ing his age; but I have'never before seen s<
a man get such an ovation. During his
n speech he said that if the "old flag was p
,r still waying, he would be fighting yet," a
|e and the enthusiasm that followed was nr
j's even greater than beforo. I tell you, those ol
' people just went wild. tc
"There was another thing that impress- st
ed me. You have heard of Virginia hos*
pitality. Well, I want to tell you that r<
those words mean something. The sol- ft
n diers got just about the treatment at the sk
r hands of the city as you would expect in w
^ tho family of a personal friend. The ir
1 badge of the veteran was a ticket of admission
to anywhere, and thoso who did c<
^ not have badges, were hunted up and pi
| provided with them. In the parks, on ?
tho streot cars, anywbero; even young n<
' ladies would get up and insist that vete- tl
'' rans take their seats. Business men k
would leave their stores and walk a block r?
l" with you to show you the way to any
0 point you wanted to go. If you were not cc
" able to pay your way, they would pay it
. fo r you. There were places you could eat
( and places you could sleep, without a
cent of charge. About 90 per cent, of the th
policemen were on duty in citizens vj
1 clothes with instructions to protect the tl
veterans from sharpers and to allow them fy,
^ to do just as they pleased even to "paint- ^
ing the town though I am proud to say p
that I novor saw a more orderly crowd of
? meninmylifo. j,
"Nobody was allowed in the park ol
8 where the cornerstono was laid except the to
" military and the veterans. The reason j0
' for this was because there was not sufli- sj,
cient room. About the park wore signs
" to "keep oil' tho grass." Tho veterans, n
however, were given to understand that re
8 this did not aDnlv to them. They could st
0 go where thoy pleaded, and tramp down g!
the grass or anything else as much as pj
" they wanted to. I tell you they just T1
* made us feel like the town bolonged h<
0 tous." 01
"Is the city very different now from th
x what it was during the war." pi
j "Oh, yes. It is an entirely different li<
. place. Down on the James river I do
j not see much change ; but elsewhere it si<
e has built up wonderfully. Whoro 30 w
years ago there was nothing but old fo
^ fields, there are now beautiful residences cii
without number. There are miles and S.
j. miles of business blocks which wore not ed
t there then, and thoy havo built a city an
g hall which they say is the finest south of wi
r the Potomac. The whole city is life and th
_ bustle. There area half dozen or more
fine hotels and numerous other public kr
buildings. But speaking of hotels, the an
0 old Ballard and Exchange is just as it fo:
t was during the war. I stopped there th
j during my stay in the city." dii
y "How about the attendance on tho ro- a j
o union from down this way?" ga
"I cannot give you any satisfactory fig- ]
s ures: but the attendance from tho Pied- tra
" mont section was much larger than from an
r other sections of the state?just as it was as
30 years ago, you know. There were th<
<
>out 50 men from York county, ana oy
e way, they are under lasting obliga>ns
to Captain Crawlord, for if it had
>t been for him, I don't know what
ost of them /would have done. W e got
to Richmond at about 11 o'clock at
ght. Captain Crawford got all the
ork county boys together in a crowd
id marched them up town, sticking by
em until the last man had his supper
id a place to sleep. I don't know; but
relieve that he stayed right there with
em until next morning. It had never
curred to me especially before that the
ptain was such a bully fellow to have
>ng on a trip liko that.
"Well," conciuaea Mr. wanace, -i
less that is about all I had better tell
>u for this time; but don't forget to say
at we bad a splendid time of it and that
b are all glad we went."
OUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A meeting of the county Democratic
:ecutive committee was held in the
mrt bouse on Monday with the following
embers present: W. H. Moore, T. A.
win, D. G. Stanton, R. E. Porter, E. M.
ankbead, W. J. Davis, T. W. Boyd, A.
. Smith, L. W. Louthian, J. E. Leech,
r. E. Gettys, P. M. Burris, J. H. Saye,
. W. Whitesides, J. M. Comer, A. H.
rhite, J. S. Brice.
In calling the meeting to order, Chairan
Brice explained that its object was
arrange for the State campaign tneetg,
to fix the assessments of candidates
id to fix Jthe programme for the county
eetings.
The assessment of candidates was first
ken up, and upon motion of Mr. T. W.
oyd, the matter was placed in the hands
' a committee consisting oi Major A.
:. White, Dr. J. H. Saye and P. M.
urris. The committee, after due delibation,
submitted a report which was
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UUlIJIUUUnijr auvpbgu uo iuuvito*
Governor $5, lieutenant governor $3,
crotary of state $3, treasurer $4, compoller
general $4, attorney general ft,
iporintendent of education f4, adjutant
id inspector general $3, railroad comissioner
$3, solicitor $10, United States
nator f 10, congressman $20, state senar
$8, house of representatives $4, clerk
" court $10, auditor $8, treasurer $6, sherf
$6, supervisor $5, school commissioner
i, trial justice $2, coroner $2.
Mr. Brice suggested the adoption of a
lie providing that the vote of no candie
who refuses to pay this assessment
mil be tabulated. The suggestion seemI
to meet with unanimous approval.
Mr. Brice submitted his report as treas er
for the past two years., It was in the
rm of an itemized statement of receipts
id expenditures and showed receipts to
ie amount of $314.90, and disbursements
the amountof $284.09, leaving a balance
$30.81 on hand. The report was subitted
to a committee consisting of
cssrs W. E. Gettys, W. H. Moore and
, W. Boyd for examination, and was
ported back as correct.
Upon motion, it was resolved that manners
of election for the various precincts
b appointed by the respective commitemon.
Upon motion of Mr. Gettys, the work
' arranging the programme for the
rnnty campaign was ueieguwju w a wur
littee consisting of Messrs. T. W. Boyd,
R. Corner, Major A. H. White and D.
. Stanton. The committee agreed upon
le following programme for the meetigs,
which was adopted:
orkville, Monday, August 10.
lover, .. Tuesday, August 11.
lacksburg, Wednesday, August 12.
[ickory Grove, Thursday, August 13.
ullock's Creok, (Pratt Grove) August 14.
icConnel lsville, Saturday, August 15.
ock Hill, Monday, August 17.
ort Mill, Tuesday, August 18.
arnet Mountain .Wednesday, August 19.
Upon motion, it was resolved that all
indidates must sign the pledge and pay
le assessments on or before 5 o'clock,
. m. August 10.
The work of making the necessary armgoments
for the state campaign uieetlg,
to be held in Yorkville on July 18,
as delegated to a committee consisting
f Messrs. J. S. Brice, W. J. Davis, P. M.
urris and Dr. J. H. Saye. The commitio
was instructed to provide music and
> select the band that would give its
2rvices for the least money.
Mr. J. S. Brice was requested to preare
the necessary rules for the govemlent
of the primary election and to sublit
the same for endorsement, at anther
meeting of the executive committee
? be held in Yorkville on the day of the
ato campaign meeting.
Upon motion of Dr. J. H. Saye, it was
'solved that the public be asked to re?r
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uiu irum w ^.
jription papers in regard to matters in
hioh the candidates are not personally
iterested.
Mr. J. E. L#ech, who is a candidate for
>unty supervisor, asked about the proriety
of his remaining on the executive
>mmittee. Ho was told that there was
othing in the constitution in regard to
le matter, and that if his club desired to
eep him on the committee there was no
>ason why he should not remain.
There being no further business, the
>mmittoe adjourned.
WANTED A TEST CASE.
An amusing comedy was enacted in
ie office of Magistrate Sandifer in Yorkille
last Friday evening. It was in
ie nature of a preliminary test of the
irce of Judge Simonton's interstate comlerce
decision, and the actors were disensary
Constable Thomasson, W. J. and
I. S. Bolin, Magistrate Sandifer and
, S. Brice, Esq. There was also present,
' course, a crowd of curious people who
ok advantage of the opportunity to eny
the fun without having to pay adtnison.
W. J. and W. S. Bolin had beon to
orth Carolna in a buggy, and upon their
iturn they brought witli them, in their
omachs and in two jugs, about four
illons of corn whisky. As they wero
issing through Yorkville, Constable
liomasson arrested both men, seized their
>rse and buggy and liquor, and swore
it a warrant against the prisoners under
n owtinn nf the disDensarv law which
-ohibits the transportation of contraband
juor in the daytime, etc.
Though feeling as if they owned a con3erablo
portion of the Palmetto stato,
ith tho dispensary thrown in, the dondants
were not too far gone to appreito
tho situation, and employing Mr. J.
Price to represent them, they demaud[
an immediate investigation, based on
i affidavit to the elFect that tho liquor
is purchased in North Carolina, and
at it was for personal use.
Magistrate Sandifer announced that he
low both of tho defendants personally,
id he was satisfied that tho liquor was
r personal uso; but he could not soe
at this made any difference, as the law
j not allow them to transport more than
gallon at a time, and theso men had two
lions each.
Mr. Brico then informed the magisUe
of Judge Simonton's recent decision,
nulling so much of tho dispensary law
applies to tho bringing of liquor into
9 state for porsonal use; but Constable
Tnomasson insisted upon ine one gauuu
clause, and being unable to comprehend
the situation and to the great amusement Th<
of the audience, the magistrate, solemnly
announced that "they had given him and
Thomasson the wrong book, and should cor
be prosecuted for it." j
"Here Mr. Magistrate," patiently pro- W?U
posed Mr. Brice, "to assure you that in my jx>(
zeal for my client I am not misrepresent- tjj6
ing the law to you, I will suggest that you nu|
call in any member of the bar and ask
him for his candid opinion on this sub- cor
ject." Mr. G. W. S. Hart happened to tjj6
be the most convenient and Mr. Brice
called him in. Upon being apprised of
the situation, Mr. Hart said to the magis- mu
trate: "I am not speaking as a lawyer; anc
but as a friend, and I tell you that if you
feel sure this liquor is for personal use, Re
you had better let these men go, and the jjn
liquor too, or you will get into trouble j,
and bad trouble." a f<
Magistrate Sandifer was more undecld- j
ed than ever. Constable Thomasson kept j]i,
insisting on the state law and the magis- prc
trate repeated that the state officials ought ?
to be prosecuted for furnishing him the
wrong book. Finally Constable Thomasson
said he wanted a test case of the ques- j,
tion as to whether a man had a right to re],
bring more than one gallon of whisky g
into state lor personal use, aim upon ilub wa
basis Magistrate Sandifer announced tbat t,a,
be would proceed with tbe trial. W,
Mr. Brice now became more belliger- un
ent. "I bave done all I could to explain cot
the law to you," he said to the magistrate, tha
"and if you hold these gentlemen any j
longer, I'll go before United States Com- jn
missioner Hart and make affidavit that rep
you are in contempt of Judge Siraonton, me
and in less than 24 hours, you and the ^
constable will both be in jail." tha
This little speech seemed to bring Mag- tfcj
istrate Sandifer to serious reflection, ted
"Hold on," he said, "let us not go too the
fast." Let us put this thing otf until next w0
Tuesday so we can find out whether pU
Judge Simonton's decision is law, or that jU8
is law in Thomasson's book," (referring at><
to a copy of a the dispensary law in the ne,
possession of the constable.) Inf
The Bolins represented that their moth- gjg
er was sick, and besides the next day was mf
the Fourth of July, and they wanted to ma
take the liquor home with them. Magis- hei
trate Sandifer proposed to give them a ms
gallon; but Constable Thomasson called 6v<
attention to the fact that the liquor was esj
still in his possession, tbat he had not toe
turned it over to the magistrate and re- me
fused to make any concessions where- bei
upon the Bolins left for home. . to
Defendants appeared again at the office sal
of Magistrate Sandifer on Tuesday. Con- 8a
stable Thomasson was also present; but on<
there were no proceedings. It was evi- mt
dent that the magistrate had discovered in he;
the meantime that Judge Simonton's i
decision was better law than that in 0ui
Thomasson's book. For reasons satis&c- ar,
tory to themselves the Bolins dropped the hli
contempt proceedings and the case was
ended. tb<
LOCAL LACONICS.
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Registration. .
The registration board is in Yorkvllie
this week. It did a big day's work on
Monday. po
Admitted to BalL
Associate Justice Jones has admitted jjn
M. R. Reese to bail in the sum of |3,000 wi
and Daniel Luckey in the sum of $2,000.
C^ass "C" Pensioners.
The probability is that the class "C" Jfo
pension list for this county will be pub- ^
lished by next Saturday. It is almost t.Q
certain that it will be out by next Wed- ^
nesday. , .
The Bicycle Races.
The Rock Hill bicycle races were
held last Monday notwithstanding very ^
unfavorable weather. Schade of Virginia
was the easy winner of all the events. ufl|
There were present about 1,000 visitors in
the town. wl
Salesday. m|
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i nere whs qwu? ? tiunu vi pva'piv ><
Yorkville last Monday, salesday for July, raj
and contrary to previous announcement, j
most of the stores were open all day. g()
The candidates, with a few exceptions, Qn
were absent. The borsetraders were on ^
hand in full force. There were no legal ^
sales.
Picnic In the Blackjacks.
There was a big picnic down at Antioch
church, in the Blackjacks, last Saturday. afj
About 400 people were present, and Mr. e*x
W. N. Elder and several other candid- jy
ates were on hand. There was an abundance
of dinner and everybody enjoyed
the day.
Only Ono. *
Sergant J. B. Mendenhall of the Ipenitentiary
guard, was in Yorkville .last
Saturday having come up after Henry ,
Kirby, the only convict sent to-the penitentiary
from the court of general sessions ^
at the recent term. Kirby's sentence is 1,0
seven years. g?
It Is Appreciated.
Quite a number of people from the th
northern portion of the county took ad- ed
vantage of Major Harper's special sales- mi
day tickets over the Chester and Lenoir Se
last Monday, and there were several peo- co
pie in town who would have otherwise el<
not been here at all. The offering of this th
accommodation by the railroad was a tic
happy idea. g|
Barn Burned. JQ
A barn belonging to Mr. (\ C. Hope of 8tj
the Tirzah neighborhood, was destroyed taj
by fire last Sunday afternoon. The fire
occurred only a short time after Mr. Hope Jo.
had gono away, and its origin is unknown.
In addition to the building, the loss inclu- ?
ded between 50 anjl 75 bushels of corn. . *
Mr. Hope's dwelling caught fire once 01
while the barn was burning, but the
flames were extinguished before they did 3W
considerable damage.
Row at a Picnic. an
There was a big row at a picnic at Bil
Wright's ferry last Saturday. We have Ba
been unable to get full particulars. Who rn
was drunk and who was sober our inform- 1
ant was unable to say; but there is no q0
doubt of the fact that the principal cause wj
of the row was mean liquor. Theparticicipants
were Walter Hobbs, Will Camp- ./*
bell, Harrison York, Will Potts, Ben
Miller, and perhaps others. Potts stabbed
York in the throat and inflicted a wound
that caino very near proving fatal. ?
ABOUT PEOPLE. 1
Mr. T. W. Clawson, Jr., formerly of ^
Yorkville; but for the past few years, of |)aj
Clarksville, Texas, is visiting frionds and j,er
relatives here. He informs us that from I)e<
here he goes to Kentucky to sell hats for &7C
a Richmond house. ?
Mr. W. R. Carroll returned home last
Friday from a pleasant trip to several
northern cities.
Miss Alva Spencer of Atlanta, Ga., is w
in Yorkville visiting her aunt, Mrs. Robt. me
| J. Herndon.
Mr. M. L. Carroll, who for the past, year B
lias been traveling representing of the met
Brown Carriage Co., of Cincinnati, has
resigned his position with them to accept R
one in the repository of the White Hickory
Wagon Co., in Atlanta. me<
Miss Lilly May returned home last FriJ?n
visit in Bam be nr. fl
Mr. E. K. McClaiu, of Clarksville Tex- me
as. is visiting friends and relatives in [Ai
Yorkville.
UEiliun rnuin iivui/ivimh
> Fourth of July?Personal Mention?
Wilson's Question Quoted CorrectlyOther
Notes.
reapondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
Eoodtown, July 6.?Saturday the 4th,
i spent as a holiday by nearly everyly
here. Mostof our villagers attended
picnics at different places. Quite a
inber went to Lockbarts, some toGaffr
and others to Hickory Grove, yonr
respondent among the latter. We had
pleasure of listening to addresses from ? ^
vs. Pitts, J. P. Knox, and Jno. O. Willi,
D. D., all of which we enjoyed very
ich. The day was one both of pleasure
1 profit. Among the most "likely"
didates present were the "persevering1'
v. Pitts, "Bachelor Sam," and The
quirfr's hustling correspondent "T."
Ire. <T. D. Hood has been quite sick for
)w days, bat is now better.
Ir. W. Lee Plexico who has been quite
at bis home near here, I learn, Is iiniving.
Ir. J. G. Tolbert gave our village a call
t Monday enroate to his bachelor quar3
at Buffalo.
Ir. and Mrs. Geo. R. Wallace visited
itives here last week.
leveral of our citizens have been eating
tertnelons for over a week, arfd some >
to been put on the market. Mr. Joe
Ulace sold about 40 at Lockharts Satlay.
Watermelons, roastingearn and
ton are all about two weeks earlier
in usual.
see that Mr. Elder is out in a card
which he claims to have been misiresented,
though unintentionally, by
i, in my letter of last week. I will
r just here that my profession is not
it of a newspaper reporter, and some
ngs he said were unintentionally omit;
but what I had to say was as near
i truth as my recollection oi his speech
on/) If. tnfla for fmm niV
rpose to misrepresent Mr. Elder. In
tice to biin I will say that his remarks
>ut the area and amonnt of property
lessary for old and new counties hav:
been Axed by the constitution, and A
o that he was running on his own
irits, and unsolicited by any eastern
in,-* were about the same as he spoke
re; also he thought it ought not to be
ido an issue in this campaign. Howsr,
the point in which the people are
>ccially interested, I gave as I underd
it, and a number of responsible
>n with whom I have conferred since,
ir me out in my statement. I refer
Mr. Wilson's query, which, as I have .4.
d, I tried to put truthfully, and just
it was spoken, and I do not ask any9
to more than mention the matter to
) and I can refer to some of those who
ird it.
L*he great and important question with
r people was how dobs Mb. Elder
ind now? We thought he bad put
nself fairly on record here, and I will
o say that I express the sentiment of '
> great' majority of the people here if*
len I say they are bitterly opposed to
3 division of York county, or to voting
> any man who will not fairly 'and
larely put himself on reqprd as being
posed to such division. Your corres
* * * ?1?*l * L 4^
iiuem is not puuucai tniuuiju vu uuu<? d
the issue as well as he would like;
t thinks that unless we elect men who
11 work to the best interest of the massr>f
the people, the conditions necessary
the formation of now counties may be
rk easily met and not necessarily,
ictly according to justice and constitunal
right. I shall have nothing farther
say on the subject as Mr. Elder already
3 opposition and this matter will be
ly ventilated and discussed in the
upaign.
The formers are generally getting their
>ps pretty clear of grass, though, as is
lally the case, the frost may have to T-?
ish the work for some, and the showers
dch are foiling today will gladden
iny a heart as the ground was very
y'and badly run rogetber by the heavy
ns of a short time ago.
Etev. Jno. O. Wilson, D. D., editor of our
uthern Christian Advocate preached
e of the most practical and touching
mons we have heard in quite awhile,
Shady Grove Sunday afternoon. His
it was Matthew xi, 28-30. Those of us
to from time to time read his exoellent
[torials, were especiolly proud to be
orded the opportunity of hearing him *
pound the scripture. We will I certainbe
delighted to have hiflf break the
aad of life to us again. Voce. ?
DEMOCRATS AT CHICAGO. . ^
e Only Thing That la Certain la a Free
Sliver Platform.
The Chicago convention convened
uterday (Tuesday) at noon ; but up
hour at which we are compelled to
the to press, we had no news of tjie
ost developments. The majority of
e executive committee had nomiuatSenator
Hill for temporary chairao
and the minority had nominated
nator Daniel. It was expected of
urse that the convention would
5Ct Daniel. Bland and Boies are in
e lead for the presidential nominain
with the chances in favor of
and. Tillman is for the Missourian. ,
the event of a deadlock Teller
II stands a chance. The only cerinty
is a free silver platform.
hns and Bills.
A correspondent ot tne uoiumoia
gistpr has discovered that there are
ir "Johns" and four "Bills" in the y
;e for United States senator and
ite officers. The Johns are John
'ans, John Duncan, John Harrison
d John Watts, and the Bills are
II Ellerbe, Bill Timmerman, Bill
,rber and Bill Mayfield.
ge Silver or Rait
The.South Carolina delegation left
luinbiain a Pullman car decorated
bh dags, and on one of the dags was
'illman for president. Free silver at
to 1, or bust."
' gRaitfyt Reports.
fORKVILLE, July 8.?Cotton 61 to 7
JEW YORK, July G.-Cotton 7 7-16.
futures closed steady; sales 76,000
es; July, 7.17; August 7.17; Septem6.64;
October, 6.64; November, 6.60;
jember 6.62; January, 6.66*; February,
I; March 6.75. '
AT THE CHUltCHES.
180CIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN,
lev. Boyce H. Grier, pastor. Prayereting
this afternoon at 6 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
lev. A. N. Brunsnn, pastor. Prayert'ting
at 8.15 o'clock this evening.
PRE8BYTERIAN.
,ev. W. G. Nevillo, pastor. Prayoreting
this afternoon at 6 o'clock.
BAPTIST.
lov. D.C. Freeman, Jr., pastor. Prayeroting
this evening at 8.15 o'clock,
inouncements for Huaday serviced will b e
le In (Saturday's paper.]
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