Scraps and Jacts.
? Baltimore is making a strong pull
for the ocean passenger traffic now enjoyed
by New York, and is in a fair
way to get it. New York is charging
some of the steamship lines as much
as $100,000 a year for the use of a
single pier. The steamship companies
regard such a charge as this as exhorbitant.
Baltimore proposes to furnish
piers free, on the theory that the city
will be fully compensated in the increase
in busiuess that will naturally
result.
? A story of a few days ago from
Havana, to the efFect that the Spanish
authorities had gotten the key to the
cipher used by the state department in
communicating with the consul geueral,
created a pretty sensation with the
noursnnnprs Tint, this sensation has
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been exploded and the story goes
hopelessly down. It develops that
the state department has never used a
cipher in its official communications;
but has conducted its correspondence
with General Lee in plaiu English.
? A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature providing that
congress be allowed to create out of
the counties of New York, Kings,
Richmond, Queen's, Suffolk, Westchester
and Putnam, a new state to be
known as Manhattan. Along with
this bill, is another providing that the
territory named may separate itself
from the baleuce of the state. The
object of the change is to give the
northeast two more representatives in
the United States seuate and New
York city, or voters of Greater New
York, more complete self-government.
The new state, if formed, will be
almost like a single great city with a
population almost, if not quite, as
large as that of any other state in the
Uniou.
? Though in no especial danger
from the flood, the city of New Orleans
occupies a peculiar position.
The river is much higher than the city
at all times. Just now, the water level
of the river is high above two-story
houses. The water is kept out by immense
levees, which completely surround
the city. Although the water
is still a few inches lower thau the
highest point reached in 1893, it is
still rising gradually ana win continue
to do so for 10 days or so yet. If the
levees should be threatened, there is
an abundant foree of labor always
available with which to strengthen
them. The peopie are not at all
alarmed ; but, at the same time, their
positiou is not one from which an outsider
would devine any considerable
amount of assurauce.
? Eighteen young ladies of the Lucy
Cobb institute, at Athens, Ga., got
into trouble on April 1 on account oi
some of their escapades. As the first
move of the day, they went to a soda
fountain, lined up againgst the counter
and ordered sodas for 18. It required
the clerks several minutes to fill
the order, and when all the glasses were
ready, the girls broke into a loud giggle
aud marched out leaving the delicious
beverage to be disposed of as the
clerks might see fit. Then they went
to a confectionary store and began to
cut ut> all kinds of tom-bovish antics.
The clerk slipped out, locked the door
on them and left. They were kept
prisoners for a short interval. Next
day the principal of the school served
notice of expulsion on each of them,
and there was weeping and wailing
thioughout the institute. The citizens
of the towu, however, interceded, and
on a promise that they would "never
do so again" the girls were let off with
lighter punishment.
? Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement, for the
week ending last Friday, shows a decrease
in the movement compared with
last year of 9,000 bales, a decrease under
year before last of 50,000, and an
increase over 1894, of 13,000. For the
two days of April, the total shows a
decrease uuder last year of 4,000; a
gain over year before last of 1,000 and
a gain over 1894 of 4,000. For the
seven months and two days of the season,
the aggregate is ahead of last
year 1,447,981 bales ; behind year before
last 1,289,418, aud ahead of 1894
by 991,255. Stocks at the seaboard
and the 29 leading interior centres
have decreased during the week 72,938
bales, against a decrease during
the last season of 95,424, and are 111,385
larger than at this date year before.
Including stocks left over at
ports and interior towns from the last
crop the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the supply
to date is 8,252,547, against 6,780,971,
for the same period last year.
? Ernest and Alepis Blanc, both under
21 years of age, were hanged at
Lafayette, La., last Friday. Their
crime was the murder of Martin Ragnaud
on April 22, 1896, at Scott, a
small station on the Southern Pacific
railway, about five miles from Lafayette.
The boys were working on a
farm and had often been befriended
by Ragnaud. A few weeks prior to
the killing they read a life of Jesse
James and resolved to become outlaws.
One fatal night they found the
old man aloue in his store, and at the
point of a pistol he was bound and
gagged. They secured $3,300 from
his safe and then killed their victim
by stabbing him 51 times. They buried
the money ou the farm on which they
worked and in a few weeks left for
New Orleans, without being suspected
of the murder. Several innocent people
were arrested on suspicion, and
two men narrowly escaped lynching.
The boys went to France and finally
from there to California, and from
California, after spending all their
moiiev thev drifted back to Lafayette.
Something aroused suspicion against
them and they were arrested and confessed
to the murder.
? New York World* In commenting
on the supreme court's auti-trust
decision, one of the corporation organs
of this city remarks in its financial
column that: "If railway rates are
cut to ruinous figures through bankrupt
competition and official recklessness,
the railways nevertheless must
continue to carry freight at actual net
loss. This loss will concern not only
the $5,200,000,000 capital stock of the
companies concerned ; hut the $6,131,000,000
funded and floating debt."
The situation under the restraint of
the law can hardly be worse than it
hus been under the attempt to evade
the law. Duriug the past four years
the courts have been called on to appoint
receivers for 177 different railroad
companies, operating 45,895 miles
of road, or nearly one-third the total
mileage of the country, and representing
$2,825,507,000 of stocks and bonds.
The railroad foreclosures of the past
three years cover 152 roads, operating
19,847 miles of road, with $2,231,167,000
of stocks and bonds. The railroad
r tone fntal nf
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commercial and banking failures of
the country put together. With honest
management it is possible that the
railroad companies might get ou better
under legitimate competition than they
have done under violation of the interstate
commerce law.
She \|orkvtllc (Enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. C.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1897.
? Solicitor Thurmond, the man who,
like a wild animal, savagely slew W. G.
Harris, in Edgefield, recently, has been
admitted to bail in the sutn of 35,000, and
will no doubt be acquitted upon his trial.
? The comptroller general has announced
it as his determination to levy the
tax required to raise the per capita for the
childreu enrolled in the public schools,
to 33. The amount necessary for this
purpose is somewhere between 300,000
and 380,000, and the additional levy will
be in the neighborhood of 4 mill.
? After several years' effort, the Tennessee
legislature has at last succeeded in
passing a bill providing for a railroad
com mission. Ever since the measure was
first proposed, it has been bitterly fought
by a strong railroad lobby, and final victory,
on last Friday, was the occasion of
great rejoicing on the part of those who
have all along been upholding the proposition.
? Governor Ellerbe has given out for
publication, all of the correspondence in
the metropolitan police muddle. The
oorresnnnrlenne shows that the governor's
offer to remove the metropolitan police
system from Charleston, on condition
that the mayor and aldermen would sign
a pledge to enforce the dispensary law,
was made at the instance of Mayor
Smythe and Representative T. W. Baeat.
Upon the failure of the Charleston people
to carry out their part of the contract, it
was hardly reasonable to expect the governoi
to remove the police system anyway.
Although we believe the metropolitan
system to be wrong, it is perfectly
clear no blame attaches to Governor Ellorho
T-To ho? flptpH f-airlv and annarAlv
about it all along, and has the long end
of the singletree.
? Congressman Latimer has had an interview
with Postmaster General Gary
on the subject of South Carolin. postoffices.
Mr. Latimer said that he recognized
the fact that this was a Republican
adin nistration, and that the Republicans
are e titled to the offices; but Democrats
are writing to him about the matter, and
he wanted to get the exact status of
things. General Gary said that he did
not intend to be intluenced in the matter
of making postal appointments by selfconstituted
bosses or by Republicans who
ran for office in hopelessly Democratic
districts with a view of getting control of
the patronage in the event of Republican
success. He was inclined to let all Democrats
fill out their terms, except where
there could be an improvement of the
service by changes; and after terms expire,
it is his purpose to re-till the offices
only with thoroughly competent employes,
giving Republicans the preference
only where they are thoroughly
competent. This is all very nice talk,
and a very correct position ; but, at the
same time, there need be no occasion for
surprise if the postmaster general should
forget wbat he has said to such an extent
as to appoint quite a number of incompetent
Republicans to very important
positions.
? Although, theoretically, judges have
no power further than to declare the
law, as a matter of fact they exercise
more power even than the legislative and
executive departments of the state combined.
How the threatened rate war between
the Seaboard Air Line and Southern
mil roads was stopped last fall by an
injunction issued by Judge Hughes, is a
matter still fresh in the public mind. It
is also remembered how the Seaboard
Air Line people fought the injunction by
demurrer. The case has been argued several
times; but was not finally decided
by Judge llnghes until last Friday, when
he sustained all the demurrers and dismissed
the bills and petitions, saying:
"I must confess an inclination to the
opinion, that upon a proper bill, with
proper parties, a court may put a stop to
a ruinous rate war; but as this case goes
off on a question of jurisdiction, I make
110 ruling on that point." Now observe
the situation. At the time the injunction
was issued, the general public was confirmed
in the opinion that it was directly
for the benefit of the Southern railroad.
It was allowed to hold until it had fully
served its purpose, and now that the
whole original quarrel is settled, the judge
airly dismisses the proceedings without
leaving so much even as a legal precedent.
Verily, the law interpreting power
of the government seems to have become,
in defiance of the constitution, a species
of autocratic absolutism.
? The New York Journal wasoneof the
big papers that was caught in the recent
failure of the United Press, and the way
it got out of its difficulty is somewhat
ainusiug. The Journal is the great rival
of the New York World, and is one of
those papers that is being fought so bitterly
on account of its sensationalism.
The World being already a memberofthe
Associated Press, was not willing that its
rival should be admitted into an enjoyment
of the franchise. Notwithstanding
all its money, the probability was that
without a general news service, The Journal
would have to die and get out of The
World's way. The World prevailed on
its associates to such an extent that they
voted to exclude The Journal. But it
seems that this did not settle the matter.
Among the other New York papers en
joying the Associated Press franchise,
was the staid old New York Advertiser, a
paper which was highly respectable and
which for years has been making a strong
and dignified fight against the alleged indecency
of The World and The Journal.
In extremity The Journal turned its eyes
to The Advertiser, and, behold, there suddenly
appeared from the office of The
Journal a paper with a new name, "The
New York Journal and Advertiser," and
containing the full reports of the Associated
Press. The Journal had bought The
Advertiser, Associated Press franchise
and all, and will continue on its wicked
way, unhampered and unchecked, the
great rival of the equally wicked World.
RUCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Sous of Confederate Veterans?Another
Bicycle Meet?Building Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock Hill, April 6.?The clear sunshine
carried joy to many a heart which
felt heuvy at 3 p. m. All the morning the
atmosphere was balmy; but about 2
o'clock a heavy cloud appeared in the
west, and at 3.30 it was pouring in torrents;
but the shower was soon over.
We hope it will prove the last for several
days.
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Veterans has been organized here. The
camp takes the name of one of Rock
Hill'sold veterans?"Cadwallader Jones."
Rev. J. W. Cantey Johnson was elected
commander. Three regular annual meetings
were appointed : Memorial day,
May 10th ; Historical meeting, first Tuesday
in September; anniversary, first
Tuesday night in December.
The grand meet of the Rock Hill Athletic
Association has been postponed until
May 25. The list of riders who have
promised to come is already a long one,
and more are expected. The prizes are
handsome ones and will be exhibited in
Charlotte on the 20th.
The insurance company, with which
the risk on the White Memorial manse
was placed, broke the record for quick
settlement. In two weeks after the fire
occurred, the loss was adjusted, and a
few days later, the money was paid without
discount. The committee in charge
of the matter already have several plans
before them and in a few days will decide
on one and go to work.
The bouse of Mr. A. C. Izard is now
well under way. It is just next to the lot
on which the White Memorial manse
stood, and close enough to have been in
danger from the burning of the latter
DUUUing 11 ll naa men ueen in me mine
condition as now. Mr. W. G. Adams is
building Mr. Izard's bouse and will make
a tine job of it.
The hour for the opening exercises of
the graded school was changed this morning
from 9 to 8.30. This is usual in each
spring, but it always causes consternation
among the cooks and housekeepers.
The day?April 1st?brought some, but
not much, disorder; nothing like what
Longstreet describes in his famous work.
Some of the little ones, and lareer ones
too, indulged themselves in fun; but
most of our citizens kept on the even
tenor of their way.
In our last letter we mentioned Mrs. J.
Leon id as Moore as being quite unwell.
We are glad to say that she is well again.
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
The Weather?Railroad Work?New Road
From A nt loch to Grover.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer.
Blacksiiuro, April t>.?Nearly two
weeks of rain seemed enough for one
season ; but on Sunday afternoon, the
clouds seemed to gather all their forces
for one final assault upon the earth and
its poor inhabitants, and the water came
down in torrents. It seemed to be the
"clearing up shower," however, for yesterday
the sun shone out bright and
warm, and this morning promises a typical
spring day.
Our farmers are rejoiced at the prospects
of the good weather, for they are
very far behind with their preparations
for planting. The small grain crops, especially
wheat, is in tine condition, never
looked better at this season of the year,
and promises a fine yield.
Work on the new railroad from this
place to GafTney will be begun this morning.
New rails are being placed on the Southern
road, and the force of men doing the
work is Hearing this place from towards
Atlanta. The new rails are heavier than
the old, weighing 70 pounds to the yard,
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wmie wie UJU ncigucu ?a>, ?iiu ii/ wiivua iuu
tons of the new to lay a mile, including
sidetracks. Their cost is only $14.50 a ton.
Cheaper by far than they have ever been.
The new rails are so much larger and
stronger than the old, that the road will
have greater facilities for transportation.
Now, 70 and 90 ton engines will go safely
over the new rails, whereas an engine
weighing 60 tons was the heaviest that the
56 pound rails would bear up. There is
nothing like progress, and our place is
surely on the line of it. And it will not
be long before there will be some material
developments in our midst which will be
of permanent benetit to this whole section.
Miss Mary Farrington has returned
from her home in Charlotte and resumed
her place in the millinery and dress-making
department of D. L. Brown A Co.
Mr. Sago Hardin has returned from his
second course of medical lectures at Atlanta.
Mr. R. M. Roark, who is ever alive to
the welfare and progress ot his section,
has the matter in hand of opening a public
road from Antioch church to Grover,
which, he says, will bo done very soon,
and will be quite a comfort and convenience
to both communities. w. a.
Detective Arrested.
The Columbia correspondent of The
News and Courier says that "Detective"
Holland, who has figured quite
prominently in a number of rather
questionable transactions in South Carolina,
is reported to have been arrested
in North Carolina on five warrants
sworn out against him by parties in
Augusta, (ia. The nature of the
charges agaiust Holland has not been
stated.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H. C. Strauss?Uses two columns of space
today in order to tell about his large
stock and the bargains he has to offer.
A new thing in this section is readymade
dress skirts, in which the ladies
are interested. He also talks about
ladies' underwear, fine shoes and slippers,
corsets, etc.
\V. B. Moore <ft Co.?Call to your attention
a washing machine and wringer
. which they are prepared to sell you.
A testimonial from Sir. John Caldwell
endorses it. Furniture, shingles and
latns are aiso in stock.
W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pleas?Publishes
notices of interest to the creditors
of P. 1). Leonard, deceased and B. F.
Boyd, deceased.
J. J. Hunter?Calls attention to the arrival
of new spring goods at his establishment
and invites an inspection.
Grist Cousins?Are prepared to tell farmers
how they can save much of the time
that has been lost in consequence of the
continued rains and still be able to make
a good crop. Call on them and learn
what they nave to tell you. They are
also prepared to supply you with double-foot
plowstocks, Ladow cotton planters,
and harrows. They have evaporated
apples, Nichols's crushed oats and
magic yeast.
Geo. T. Scborb?Tells you that he is always
on top in the matter of organs,
and is prepared and does guarantee that
they are "mouse proof," and are not to
be compared in excellence with the socalled
cheap, shoddy organs which are
frequently sold and are dear at any
price.
Joseph F. Wallace?Directs ex-Confederate
soldiers who have applied for a
pension since last January, to call on
him aud get their respective petitions
arrd present same to township board
when organized.
T. G. Culp, County Supervisor?Gives
notice that a contract for building a
bridge over Suseybole creek will be let
out on Thursday, 15th instant.
JURY REFORMS.
TKj* Qtaf-A s?a11a ahtontion tn a
bill of considerable importance which
became a law at the last session of the
legislature, and which is still unknown to
nine men out of ten. It is a reform, or
change in the jury system of the state
and is as follows:
It provides: "That during the last term
of the court of general sessions for each
county in the year 1897, six of the grand
jurors then in service shall be drawn in
the manner now provided by law for the
empaneling of petit jurors in criminal
cases, who shall serve as grand jurors
during the next succeeding year.
Section 38 (b) further provides: "That
the clerk of the court of general sessions
in each county in the year 1898 and each
succeeding year thereafter, not less than
15 days before the commencement of the
term of the court in the said year, shall
issue writs of venire facias in each
county for 12 grand jurors to be returned
to that court, who, together with six
grand jurors for whose selection provision
has herein been made, shall be held
to serve at each term thereof throughout
said year and until another graud jury is
selected and empaneled."
Sec. 38 (c) provides : "That at the end of
each succeeding year thereafter during
the last term of the court of general sessions
held in each county for such year,
six of the grand jurors then in service
shall be drawn as hereinbeiore proviaea,
who, together with 12 grand jurors selected
in the manner herein prescribed,
shall constitute the grand jury for said
year."
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Micab Jenkins Camp of Confederate
veterans, held its regular quarterly
meeting in the courthouse last Monday
with only a small attendance present.
The question of representation for the
camp at the re-union to be held at Nashville,
Tennessee, on June 22, was discussed,
and, by resolution, Major Hart
was authorized and requested to make
investigation as to who desired to go, and
appoint delegates.
It developed that up to this time, only
about 20 out of the 100 or more members
of the camp had paid their annual dues'
of 15 cents each. With the dues of all
the members paid, the camp will be entitled
to five delegates; but as matters now
stand, it is only entitled to one. It is
hoped thnt there will be a general renewal
of membership by payment of
dues.
Major Hart announced that he had been
in correspondence with Captain Iredellj
Jones with reference to the organization
of a York county regiment ofConfederate
veterans, and it had been arranged that
H.o oromniTOtinn Im offdpfpfl hv dftlpCatBS
in Rock Hill on the 17th instant.
Mr. J. F. Wallace, secretary of the
county pension board, explained the operation
of the new pension law. He
called attention to the fact that township
boards are to be organized next Saturday,
and urged all the veterans to make it
their business to be present. The members
of the respective boards, he said,
should not be selected by reason of their
popularity ; but solely on account of their
competency to attend to business.
REMARKABLE RAINFALL.
Mr. J. R. Schorb, the official weather
observer at this place, has kindly given
The Enquirer some information in regard
to the long wet spell that will prove
of especial interest just at this time.
During tho month ot January, rain fell
on 9 days. The heaviest fall on any one
day was seventy-nine one hundredths of
an inch, and the aggregate fall for the
month was 2.G5 inches.
In February, there were 9 rainy days,
and on one of them there was a fall of
2.86 inches. The aggregate fall for the
month was 6.63 inches.
March had 15 rainy days, and the
heaviest fall on any one day was 1.28.
The aggregate fall for the month was
6.63 inches.
The most terrific rainfall of the year
was last Sunday night. During 12 hours,
beginning at 6 p. in. Sunday, there was a
(all of 2.26 inches. Adding to this another
sharp shower that occurred on Monday
afternoon at about 4 o'clock, during
the same 24 hours the rainfall for the day
was 2.33 inches, and the rainfall of the
llrst live days ol the month aggregated
3.39 inches.
The rainfall for the past eight years
shows an average of 4.011 inches per
month, or 48.39 inches a year. Here is
the record in detail, by years, with the
Your. Average Monthly
Fall. Average.
1889 42.70 3.:K>
18! H) 47.27 3.04
18!)1 U3.00 5.33
180 2 02.02 4.33
180 3 50.25 4.10
18! >4 40.00 3.80
1805 42.40 3.53
l?Rj 41.80 3.48
The tiiitnimum nionthly minl'all was
during November, 1800, when it was only
.20 inches for the month, and the maximum
was in March, 1801, when it reached
12.47 inches. The heaviest rainfall for any
one year, it will be observed from the
above, was 03.00 inches in 1801.
THF MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Mr. J. M. M. Cain, who recently returned
from a visit to a portion of Arkansas,
which is now covered by the Mississippi
Hood, talks interestingly about the
conditions prevailing in that unfortunate
region.
The river overflows each spring, and
the people ordinarily look forward to the
event as an important and profitable occurrence.
The soil is already as rich as it
can he, and the additional deposits that
coine down each year, are, of course, of
but little importance.
But this is not all, the yver bottoms on
the Arkansas side are litterally laden
with the finest pine, hickory, cypress and
other timber to be found in the world.
Tho lumbermen cut their logs during the
summer, mark them, construct immense
rafts and then wait for the spring freshet
to come along and transport them to Now
Orleans.
Most of the houses in the lowlands are
constructed on piles, high off the ground,
and when tho waters begin to rise, the
inhabitants drive their farm animals into
the lower stories, occupy the upper stories
themselves, and contentedly wait for
the falling of the water.
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l HSKeu a iuuy wuu w uum a uau
teu acquainted," said Mr. Cain, "howshe
could be contented to live in such a place.
She replied that she was born and raised
there, had lived there all her life, and did
not care to live anywhere else. She
claimed that it was the finest country in
the world, and she looked as if she believed
exactly what she said."
Mr. Cain himself was also favorably
impressed with the country, and thought
since such floods as the present one came
only once or twice in a generation, after
all they are not such a serious disadvantage.
The people out in the valley will be
rather late in getting their crops planted ;
but even that fact does not worry them
much. Practically, all they have to do is
to get their seeds in the ground and nature
does the rest. One man, with one
horse, he says, can raise more produce
than a half dozen men can gather.
CIRCUIT COURT.All
the jury cases on the common pleas
side of the court having been set for the
present week, the court had to occupy
itself until Monday with equity business.
After court convened on Monday, the
second week jurors were organized as
follows:
Jury No. 1.?J. J. Jones, J. A. Flannagan,
T. M. Oates, W. H. Whisonant, R.
L. White, J. W. Fcemster, J. F. Gordon,
J. W. Quinn, J. A. McFadden, W. S.
Gordon, J. C. McGill, T. W. Scoggins.
Jury No. 2.?William Ferguson, R. L.
Wilson, J. M. Cobb, E. B. Mitchell, J. J.
Miller, J. B. Brown, J. M. Williams, A.
J. Harvey, W.J. Brackett, A. B. Fewell,
G. W. Foster, J. David Good.
Supernumeraries?W. E. Gettys, E..B.
Mobley, J. A. Westbrooks and J. C.
Epps.
Mr. I. B. Faris was excused by reason
of his office as a township road commissioner,
and the following other jurors
were excused for various other reasons:
C. L. Hopper, G. H. O'Leary, G. R.
Wylie, J. A. Westbrooks, X. A. Hoyle
and J. J. Sturgis.
All effort to get started into a case on
Monday failed by reason of various complications,
and nothing of importance
was done until Tuesday morning, when
the first case taken up was that of J. II.
Riddle, administrator, against M. R.
Reese, a suit for 810,000 damages alleged
to have been sustained by the estate of
Charles T. Williams, by the alleged death
of Williams at the hands of Reese.
Counsel for the plaintitr, Messrs. Finloy
A Brice and W. B. McCaw, announced
the association of Mr. N. W. Hardin, and
defendant's counsel, Major J. F. Hart,
announced the association of Mr. T. F.
McI)ow.
It fell to the lot of jury No. 1 to hear
the case, and as finally constituted, the
jury stands as stated above, c^pept that
Mr. J. A. Westbrook was substituted for
Mr. Wbisonant, and Mr. W. E. Gettys
was substituted for Mr. Westbrook, and
Mr. S. C. Epps was substituted for Mr.
J. C. McGill.
There was some preliminary sparring
between counsel of plaintiff and defendants,
and all points raised were decided
by the court in favor of the plaintiff.
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W. Duff as the first witness. The hearing
consumed all day yesterday, and will
probably also take up the greater part of
today. In all important particulars, it
will be a repetition of the developments
at the late murder trial, and is of no longer
of sufficient public interest to warrant
the publication of an extended report
of the testimony.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The county board of commissioners has
decided to build a bridge across Catawba
river. It has also decided to hold another
I meeting on Tuesday, April 20, for the
purpose of making disposition of the
chaingang after it completes its present
contract on the Ebenezer road. Roth of
these things were determined on at a
meeting held last Monday and other business
of importance, was transacted during
tl.n
HID UOJ .
It was the first meeting of the new
board. There were present, Messrs. D.
G. Stanton, J. F. Ashe, T. A. Gwin, W. S.
Wilkerson, Fred Nims, W. W. Miller, W.
T. McKnight, A. H. White and J. S.
Brice. Supervisor Culp is chairman by
virtue of his office, and Mr. Brice was
unanimously elected clerk.
As chairman of the committee having
the matter in charge, Major White submitted
a report with reference to the
building of abridge over Wildcat creek,
near Rock Hill. The report recommended
the building of the bridge some distance
above its present site, and that proper
approaches, on either side, also be
constructed. The matter was deferred
until the next meeting of the board.
There were three petitions from citizen s
of Ebenezer and Bethel townships, asking
for the building of three bridges over
Little Allison creek. Explanations were
to the effect that one bridge would really
answer all requirements, and the several
petitions were the resulj of a difference of
opinion as to where the bridge should be
located. The matter was referred to the
township board, which will investigate
and report later.
Major While presented a bill for the
recently purchased 12-horseTozer engine.
The amount of the bill was $075. Upon
motion, the bill was approved and ordered
paid.
Mr. Jasper Thomasson presented a
claim for $5 compensation on account of
a tree alleged to have been cut off his
property by road hands. The claim was
referred to the York township board for
investigation.
Mr. K. M. wniiesicies appeareu ueiure
tbe board witb a complaint in reference
to tbo condition of Builock's creek, below
bis lands. "I have been before you
once before in regard to this matter,"
said Mr. Wbitosides, "and if you have
taken any action, I am not aware of it.
I am tired of this thing of planting corn
in a mill pond, and, Mr. Supervisor and
gentlemen, if you do not attend to that
creek, I am going to attend to you."
Thore was some laughter at this proposition
; but Mr. Whitesides insisted that he
meant business.
"Who owns the lands below you?"
asked Mr. Brice.
"J. C. Chambers, J. R. Kennedy, John
A. Byers, Joseph Sims, Joe Leech and
Sam Leech."
"Do you want them arrested?" asked
Mr. Briee.
"I want that ereek cleaned out," replied
Mr. Whitesides.
Mr. Briee asked Mr. Whitesides if he
was willing to make allklavit that none of
the parties named had cleaned out the
creek through their lands during last
August, and Mr. Whitesides said that he
could make such an allldavit. Continuing,
Mr. Whitesides said:
"Now remember, I am going to have
that ereek cleaned out if there is law
enougli in South Carolina to make you do
it. I mean that from my gizzard up."
Supervisor Culp said that the matter
would receive proper attention without
unnecessary delay, and Mr. Whitesides
withdrew.
Messrs. J. E. Lowry, W. B. Moore, S.'
M. McNeel and Dr. R. A. Bratton came
before the board with a view to getting
the services of the chaingang on the various
roads leading out of Yorkville,
when the present work on the Ebenezor
road is completed. Mr. Moore explained
that the people of Yorkville and vicinity
are greatly interested in the road question
just now, and that they are willing
to subscribe liberally for the prosecution
of road work. He did not have any
proposition to make ; but wou Id ask the
board to name a condition upon which
the people of Yorkville could secure the
convicts. The people of Yorkville were
not asking the board to do everything;
but were perfectly willing to do a full and
liberal share.
Mr. Miller remarked that the county
is now in a shape to fix any road in the
county, provided the rock is furnished,
and suggested that the convicts be given
out to the people of whichever road or
section that should furnish the largest
amount of stone.
Mr. Moore said that this suggestion was
perfectly satisfactory; that the people of
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with the understanding that they should
have the convicts, provided they got up
the largest subscription in cash or stone
at a fixed price, etc.
Mr. McNeel said that he felt as if the
people around Yorkville were prepared
to furnish the rock for all the roads leading
into the town.
Major White suggested that, heretofore,
the convicts had not been let out on the
strength of propositions made by the
board to people interested in these different
roads; but on propositions made by
the people living on the different roads
to the board.
Mr. Moore repeated that all he would
ask the board to do, would be to agree to
let the convicts out on the basis of the
largest contribution of cash or stone.
Mr. Miller was willing to concede that
the largest contribution would be a consideration
in determining the disposition
of the chaingang; but was not willing to
let! the matter go out of the discretion of
the board by making this the only consideration.
Mr. Gwin moved that the whole matter
be deferred to some other day set for its
consideration. As a reason for his motion,
he stated that parties had asked bim
about coining before the board on that
day (Monday) with a proposition to get
the chaingang. He had told the parties
that on account of the bridge question
and other matters, the ehaingang question
could not be reached. Under the
circumstances, he did not think it would
be fair to take action without giving these
parties an opportunity to be heard. Mr.
White seconded Mr. Gwin's motion, and
after more discussion, it was finally decided
to hold another meeting on Tuesday,
April 20.
After disposing of the road matter, the
board devoted an hour or two to the consideration
of miscellaneous accounts, and
then took up the bridge matter.
Mr. B. D. Springs, who was in Yorkville
on other business, appeared before
the board. He said that he was unable to
add anything to tbeadmirablearguments
that had already been made by Dr.
Thornwell, Mr. Ardrey and others. Although
at present living in Charlotte,
most of his interests were in Fort Mill,
and he was anxious lor the bridge. He
thought it nothing but just and right that
it should be built.
Major White submitted a petition numerously
signed by citizens living in the
vicinity of Coates's Tavern,Catawba town ship.
The petition begged that the board
would not grant the request of the Fort
Mill people. It sot forth that the building
of the bridge would entail an enormous
exnense on the taxpayers, and the
signers would not get any direct benefit.
Major White explained that he knew
nothing of the petition, except that he
had received it through the mail.
Mr. Nims made a few remarks in behalf
of the bridge. "I voted today," he
said, "to approve several accounts for
building bridges. I do not know where
the bridges are, and it may be that I will
never have occasion to cross one of them ;
but I am satisfied that they are necessary
or they would have never been built.
This bridge over the river is necessary,
and it should be built for the same reason.
Mr. Brice moved that the petition of the
Fort Mill people, with reference to the
bridge be granted, and Mr. Nims seconded
the motion.
Mr. Gwin thought the motion was all
right; but there should be a provision
against appropriating more than $9,000.
Major White called attention to the fact
that the petitioners guaranteed that the
amount would not be more than that
stated.
Mr. Ashe asked that the petition be
read; but Mr. Brice explained that it was
not at hand just then, he having* left it at
home.
Mr. Wilkerson said that his people were
still wonderfully opposed to the bridge.
It may be that the principle of a bridge
over a creek, or a river, was the same;
but there was a difference. For instance,
in Broad River and Bullock's Creek
townships, there was say $500 worth of
bridges, and here we are asked to build a
bridge to cost $9,000 all for the benefit of
one little section. Notwithstanding this,
so far as he was concerned, he was perfectly
willing to pay the tax ; but his
people were not, and he felt it to be his
duty to represent his people. They needed
a bridge over Broad river as bad as the
Fort Mill township people nneded one over
I the Catawba. The only difference was
that the Fort Mill people had a river between
them and their courthouse. He
also went on to say that ho had received a
number of letters from different individuals
endorsing his position, and turned
over to the clerk to be read, one from
Mr. I). Hutchison, of ltock Ilill, setting
forth that the matter was of special benefit
to oidy a small portion of the county,
and advising that it be deferred at least
until there shall bo an improvement in
prevailing business conditions.
Mr. Nimsdid not like the idea of having
Fort Mill referred to as only a small
section of the county. He said that the
township paid one-sixth of the county's
tuxes, and taking the people on the other
side, more than one-third of the taxable
property of the county was to he directly
benefited.
"To show you how much our people
are opposed to this thing," said Mr. Wilkerson,
"I will say that some of them are
talking of going off to Cherokee county
in the event the petition is granted."
The question was at length settled by a
rising vote. Those voting to grant the
petition were Messrs. Ashe, Brice, Gwin,
Miller, Xims, Stanton, White. Those
voting against, were Messrs. McKnight
and Wilkerson.
The petition is as follows: "The undersigned
citizens of York county, do
hereby respectfully petition you to appropriate
the sum oi $9,000 for the purpose
of building a bridge across the Catawba
river, at or near Harris's ferry."
Messrs. Culp, Nims, White and Miller
were appointed as a committee to look after
further details.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Rather Out of Season.
The Fort Mill correspondent of the
Columbia State reports a .slight fall of
snow on last Thursday.
The Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1898.
The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will
be sent to any address from this date,
until the 1st of January, 1898, for $1.42.
Farewell Sermon.
Rev. D. C. Freeman, pastor of the Baptist
church, will preach his farewell sermon
tomorrow (Thursday) night, at 8
o'clock. The public is invited.
Out on Bond.
John Wright, colored, who was recently
committed to jail on the charge of assault
and battery with inteut to kill, has been
released on bond.
Personal.
Dr. J. P. Clemmons and Mrs. Charles
T. Williams, of Tunnel Hill, (la., and
Mr. J. H. Williams, of Atlanta, Ga., are
iu Yorkville as witnesses in the case of
rwutue, uum juiainuur, vs. rvut^su.
Sheriff'H Sale.
The only auction sale last Monday, was
that advertised by the sheriff to take
place in the case of C. G. Parish, trustee,
assignee, against T. M. Dobson & Son.
Mr. W. H. McConnell acted as auctioneer.
All of the advortised property was
bid in by C. G. Parish, trustee, the personalty
for $872.75 and the realty for $50.
Taken on Trial.
The town council of Yorkville has secured
the rock crusher, elevator and bins,
the purchase of which has been under
contemplation for some time past, on
trial. The plant represents an outlay of
about $1,100, but is not to be paid for unless,
alter a thorough test, it shall do all
the work which its manufacturers claim
it is capable of doing.
The Columbia Papers.
Miss Magie Moore wrote to Chief Railway
Postal Clerk Faulkner, at Charleston,
last week, about the failure of the
Columbia papers to come up on the
morning passenger train. Clerk Faulkner
has ordered that these papers be
sent up on the freight train hereafter, when
they fail to come on the regular mail
train, and instructs Miss Moore to immediately
report to him all failures.
Through to the Ohio.
The story to the effect that the Ohio
ruver ana *jnarieaion rauroau company
has at last completed its arrangements
for the extension of its line to the Ohio
river has been revived. The reporter has
heard a statement that the company has
the promise of funds to the amount of
$4,000,000, and that work will surely commence
and be completed this coming
summer. While the story is more plausiole
than otherwise, it is given here only
for what it may be worth, without the
assumption of any responsibility for its
accuracy one way or the other.
Pretty Visitors from Wiuthrop.
Five pretty Wintbrop students, under
the chaperonage of Miss Wicker, of the
faculty, came over from Rock Hill last
Saturday in a hack, drawn by spanking
grays, and were entertained at the residence
of Mrs. S. M. McNeel by Miss
Hulda. The students were Misses Wannamaker,
Rhett, Laval, Young, Loveaud
Swaffield. Although the day was rather
wet, they were shown over the town
by a number of young men, and the party
did not fail to visit the office of Thk
ENQUIRKR.
Board of Control.
The county board of dispensary control,
held its regular monthly meeting in
Yorkvillo last Monday. All the mem
ners were present, messrs. uyv auu
Moore sent in tbeir resignations as members
of the board ; Mr. Dye because be is
no longer a citizen of York county, and
Mr. Moore because of business engagements
which prevent his giving proper
attention to bis duties on the hoard. As
their successors they recommended Mr.
YV. B. Moore, of Yorkville, and Mr. J.
B. Barron, of Tirzab. The papers in regard
to the removal of the dispensary
from Tirzah were forwarded to the state
board without recommendation, leaving
that body free to act in the matter as it
may see fit.
Tragedy at Pinevllle.
Ed Nivens, a white man, was shot at
Pineville last Saturday by John Marshall,
a Negro. Nivens had a warrant for the
arrest of the Negro and was trying to
read it, when the Negro suddenly pulled
a pistol and fired. The ball took effect in
Nivens's body just under the heart, and
the information of the reporter on Monday
was to the effect that the wound would
speedily prove fatal. Marshall tied after
the shooting, and was afterward followed
by parties ol white men, who were determined
to arrest him if possible. The
pursuing parties were well armed and it
was suggested to the reporter that each
party was provided with one or more
plow lines.
Serious Damage.
As the result of the heavy rain of last
Suunday night, nearly all of the water
courses in the county were raised to almost
unprecedented heights. Catawba
and Broad rivers were both booming on
Monday. The Catawba was so high as
to be past ferrying at any point below
Wiight's, and Mr. Torn Smith, who lives
in sight of Broad river, says that he could
stand in his yard on Monday and easily
distinguish the rising of the waters. The
bridge across Fishing creek, on the Charlotte
road, was washed away, and the
bridge across Turkey creek, at Scott's
mill, was damaged. There is reason to
believe that other bridges have been destroyed
; but as yet there is no reliable information
from them. Quite a number
of fanners who have been putting in the
spring terracing their lands, report that
all of their work was undone Sunday
night in a few hours. The loss by Sunday
night's rain over the county probably
amounts to thousands of dollars.
New Application* Not Kequirod.
Columbia State, Friday: It will be
good news to the pensioners ol the state
whose names are on the present pension
rolls, to know that the state board has
practically settled upon its policy as to
them. The new act has been so construed
as not to require those whose
names are already on the pension rolls to
make new applications. These pension