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Scraps and Jarts. ? Senator Teller arrived at Denver, Col., last Friday, says a dispatch. In an interview he expressed himself as strongly opposed to a combination of the silver Republicans with McKinley Republicans in that state this fall. On the money question he said : "It is the purpose, undoubtedly, of this administration to retire the greenbacks and the treasury notes and perfect a system by which the national bauks will be authorized to issue all paper money. Their next move will be to retire silver, and then bank notes will not be legal tender. What will be the result ? The administration will have succeeded in making gold the only money by which debts can be paid. All debts will have to he paid in the * yellow metal." ? The progress of British operations in the Soudan are described in a London telegram of Monday, as follows: "Abu Hamid, on the Nile, just captured by the Anglo-Egyptian forces, is a most important strategic poiut, giving Sir Herbert Kitcbner, the British commander, command of both ends of the railway which, starting from Wady Haifa, below the first cataract, is being pushed rapidly to its terminus at Abu Hamid, above the difficult lourth cataract. Gunboats are now building in England for transportation in sections to Abu Hamid, whence there is open water to Khartoum. These gunboats are powerful. They draw only two feet of water, steam fourteen knots an hour and are armed with fifteen pounders and Maxim rapid-fire guns. It is announced that the whole flotilla will be ready to move south from Abu Hamid early in 1898. It is positive, however, that Berber, the next important point on the Nile, may be seized before long, without waiting for the naval reinforcements ? Savanah, Ga , dispatch of the 11th to the New York Sun: The State Agricultural association, in session at this place, was enthusiastic over the remarks of Mrs. S. H. Felton in regard to lynching and the crime for which it is inflicted. Delegates are attending the conveutiou from all parts of the state, and it is representative of the farming interests throughout Georgia. Mrs. Felton is perhaps the best known woman writer and suffragist in the state. Her address was an endorsement of lynching. She declared that as long as the men of the state could tind sufficient rope, they would defend their wives and daughters. At this statement the audience rose as if by a single impulse aud shouting themselves hoarse and almost delirious, refused to let the speaker go on for several minutes. Mrs. Felton then concluded in the same vein, and at the close of her speech hundreds clasped her haud, aud assuied her that she had voiced their views and those of the people whom they represented. The gathering broke up in enthusiastic confusion. ? Mr. N. M. Neill, the well-known New Orleans statistician, has issued a circular on the growing crop. After reference to the correctness of his estimate mostly in July, 1894, of the crop of the season, Mr. Neill says: "At this momeut for this year, the promise is equal to any previous year in every siaie out lexas, ana on me preseui ' acreage, even allowing that Texas should fall short of her maximum production per acre by 1,000,000 bales, the outlook now is for a crop of at least 9,750,000 with 500,000 to 1,000,000 more within the range of posibilities. This figure of 9,750,000 is really very conservative, for a product per acre outside Texas equal to 1894-95 would give 7,350,000 bales and a minimum for Texas would be 3,650,000 bales from which, allowing 1,000,000 off', you would have a crop ofl0,300,000 bales. The crop is now so far advanced from recent rains and heat that it will reach maturity and be independent of frost at an unusally early date. Should we soon have good rains in Texas her crop also would be near perfection and the possibilities for a total crop would then be something enormous." ? A story is published, says the Washington Star, that the treasury department is fixing a surprise for President McKiuley by placing his portrait on some of the new treasury notes being issued or to be issued. It is stated that Claude M. Johuson, chief of the bureau of engraving and printing, is scouring the big cities of the country for the best portraits of the president, to be used for the purpose named. The law does not permit the face of a living man to adorn a treasury note. This could not be done without a special act of congress. In the remote future, when President McKinley has passed to his reward, his vignette will no doubt appear on securities of this country. The bureau of piifTrnvirtfr and ni-iiitirifr hns for snme time been stekiug photographs of the president. This has been done in the case of all presidents. These portraits are placed away, and when the law permits them to be used on securities of auy kind, they will he handy for the purpose, the best photograph always being taken. The bureau will soon make a vignette of the president to place in the collection of presidents at the White House. ? Statesville, N. C., Landmark : The grand jury has returned a true bill for murder against J. A. Hand and Bird Shepherd, who are charged with having caused the wreck at Bostiau's bridge, near Statesville, August 27, 1891. Twenty-one persons were killed in that wreck and the bill of indictment charges Hand and Shepherd with the murder of Hugh K. Leinster, of Statesville, one of the victims of the wreck. Both are white men, and both are now serving terms in the penitentiary. Hand was sent to the penitentiary from Iredell in 1892 (for burglary, we understand,) and Shepherd was sent up for manslaughter from Alexander county in the same year or soon thereafter. We havu't learned when their terms expire ; but whenever they are discharged from the penitentiary they will be brought to Iredell to be tried for the offense with which they itre charged. It will be recalled that the railroad company always maintained that the horrible disaster at Bostiau's bridge was due to the work of train wreckers, and had one or more persons arrested for having caused the wreck. They were never able to make out a case, however, and the general public never accepted their theory of the wreck. We do not know the nature of the evidence against Hand and Shepherd, and consequently are unable to give an opinion of it; but it was of sufficient importance to cause the grand jury to find a bill, and this in itself makes the case one of importance. (The ^JorkriUe (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897. ? The date of tho senatorial primary election is August 31?next Tuesday week. ? The original package dealer is really more contemptible than the blind tiger man. When the blind tiger man undertakes to violate the moral sentiment of a community, he, at least, takes all risks of legal punishment. The original package man, however, takes advantage of a loophole in the law and is little better than a thief. But he will get the worst of it. Governor Ellerbe has not nearly exhausted all the law there is on his side of the question, and he will yet hit some pretty bard licks. ? There ought to be, for the government of political campaign meetings, at least some of the rules which govern the prize ring. For instance, the candidato who deals in personalities-in a crowded audience, whore his opponent cannot obtain personal satisfaction, is not one whit better than the prize fighter, who, upon op a. ? ?.Ml KJr, AnnAttaiil 1 lolnvi' ponUI1ILV, Will aumu un uppwii^iiv mvw.. the belt. One of these acts is just as cowardly and contemptible, and betrays as much of the spirit of the craven, as does the other. ? On account of his unwarranted interference in the senatorial campaign, Dr. Strait is getting himself in trouble. The papers are telling it on him that instead of sponding his time in the house at Washington, he is giving his attention to the Tomato-Fig company, a patent medicine corporation of which he is president. Really there is nothing wrong about the doctor's selling patent medicine if he so desires ; but then he ought to do it in his own time. The salary he receives as congressman is full compensation for all the service he is capable of rendering to his people. ? The rules of the Democratic party provides that no one can vote in a primary election unless, five days previously, he has placed his name on the Democratic club rolls. There are quite a number of Democrats who, for various reasons, did not participate in the last primary, and whose names were not enrolled. Many of these, no doubt, will desire to vote in the approachibg primary, and they should at once enroll their names. To do this they have only to signify their desire to the secretaries of their respective precinct clubs, and may be enrolled either upon nprsoual amplication or bv proxy. ? The railroads havo hit the original package stores a harder lick than Simonton struck the dispensary. Simonton's decision legalizes the sale of liquor when such liquor is sold in the same packages in which it was shipped. Under this arrangeine'.t there is no way for the "original" people to get their supplies except in loose carload lots. Quite a number of dealers had made arrangements to do this, and thus make each package an original. But the railroads have stepped in and said no; they can't afford it. Such an arrangement, among other things, will double the risk of breakage, which the railroads will have to make good, and the profits in freight will be more that swallowed up in damages. Therefore, they will not receive liquor shipments except when canned, boxed or in barrels, as provided in their regular classification rules. In the seaport towns the original package may be able to get consignments by boat; but in the interior towns, unless they can hit upon some new expedient, they are in a predicament. ? They are seeking to manufacture capital against McLaurin by making it appear that all the newspapers are for him. How this, if true, could argue against the senators'fitness is something wo cannot understand, and we can only account for the story on the theory that the opposite representation, which was equally untrue. is widely believed to have operated so strongly in the favor of Candidate Tillman some yearn ago. There were people who delighted to say that every newspaper in the state was against Tillman. As a matter of fact, there were for him among the dailies, The Charleston World, The Columbia Register, The Greenville Democrat, and fully 75 per cent, of the weeklies in the state. The aggregate circulation of the papers that were for him, was no less than four times greater than those that were against him, and they reached, with Tillman's sayings and doings, the very people whom, above all others, Tillman desired to reach. When Mayfield and Kvans had tried to make prejudice against McLaurin the other day with the assertion that all the newspapers were, for some unaccountable reason, supporting the senator, Mr. McLaurin refused to insult his audience by making a refutation. With sarcasm as keen as the new honed razor ; but as uiioHensivn as it was severe, he made the point that if he was able to capture all the newpapers of the country, then that was another reason why it was to the interest of the people for them to choose him as their representative. Hut is it trim that all the newspapers are on the side of McLaurin? No body better understands the falsity of this impression than the men who have : sought to put it out. Thero aro the Greenville News, tho Columbia Register and 1 tho Charleston Post, among tho dailies, all working bitterly against McLaurin without any choice among the other can- , didatcs. There is the Piedmont Headlight, literally foaming at tho mouth for Irby, and the Aiken Times doing what it can for Evans, who is its principal owner. Then there are the Union Now Era, tho Cotton Plant, the Greenville Mouutain oer, the Laurens Herald, the Calhoun Gazette, the Orangeburg Patriot, and in fact, one or more weeklies in nearly every county in the state, all against McLaurin. But the newspapers are not running this thing, and nobody knows that better than those who are making demagogic appeals to prejudice. More than this, the people are too much interested in the welfare of the state to think of voting for or against a man just because newspapers which they may happen to like or dislike, are for or against him. ? Some of the papers?notably the Columbia Register and Charleston Posture trying to make it appear that the withdrawal of Maytield was a cut and dried atfair, brought about by previous understanding in the interest of McLaurin, and is based upon some kind of a trade between the two candidates. The possibility is interesting enough to warrant investigation. Let us taken look at some of the facts in the case. The understanding, all along, has been that Maytield entered the race simply for the purpose of advertising himself as a candidate for the governorship. The fact that lie devoted himself principally to state issues, and to attacks on Governor Ellerbc, who lias announced his intention to stand for re-election, seems to bear out this understanding. Well, now to go on, McLaurin was appointed to his present position by Governor Ellerbe, and, nobody understands better than Mr. Mayfield that his election will be in a certain sense an endorsement of the governor. But this is not all. The audience that was in the courthouse last Thursday can't heln remeniboring the earnest man nor in which Mr. Mayfield asserted that his principal object in entering the race was to prevent the endorsement by the voters of tariff views such as those advocated by Mr. McLaurin. Indeed, he talked as if he thought the election of the senator would bo a public calamity, Jlut, of course, ho did not believe that ; for if lie did, nothing could have justified his withdrawal from the race. lie can't expect any help from McLaurin in the gubernatorial light, for McLaurin will have to play hands oil, and certainly cannot afford to light Kllerbe. Then, why did Mr. Mayfield pull out? Not solely because he had misrepresented McLaurin. Ho did not even so pretend, for he said that, and for "personal" reasons. Then why was it ? The matter can be simply and satisfactory explained without charging double dealing or rascality on the part of anybody. Mr. Maylield realized, as did everybody else, that ho had developed no strength?that the votes were going principally to McLaurin, Irby and Evans, and that with such a small vote for senator, he would be sadly handicapped as a candidate for governor. Therelore, he no doubt made his charges of Populism against McLauriu in the full assurance that they were not true, looking forward to the first-class capital-making pretext of which he took advantage, in order to "stand from under." WELCOME TO PROSPERITY. Iteon a Long Time Coming;; but Is Now Ill Sight. From the New* York Journal. After every period of depression comes tlie rebound. Hard times are followed sooner or later by prosperity. Tbis recovery is as certain as the seasons. It comes under high or low tariffs, under vicious or sound financial systems, under any political party that happens to be in power when it is due. Bad legislation may delay its approach, but cannot prevent its eventual arrival. And now the revival for which the the American people have been waiting with such heartsick impatience for so many years seems to be at hand. The politicians have done everything in their power to bedevil the situation and prevent a recovery ; but at last their capacity for mischief is exhausted. The tariff bill is out of the way; the millions of dollars preserved by it to the sugar trust and other predatory combinations have been charged up by the public to profit and loss, and the nation has adjusted its new burden to its shoulders, tightened its belt and prepared to take up the line of march. The period of distress from which we are now happily emerging has really lasted for seven years, although its most acute stage has been three years shorter. It began with the Baring failure in 181)0. That, and some other incidents occurring about the same time, led to general distrust throughout the world. This was intensified with regard to American securities by the repeated exhibitions of recklessness and dishonesty in American railroad management, through which our stocks gained such a bad reputation abroad that in some of the principal European financial centers the mere name "American" was enough to damn any security, even of the most unmistakably gilt-edged variety. A drain of capital set in, and from that time to this the outward current has hardly ever been reversed. We should have had our panic and our hard times under full headway in 1S91 but for the extraordinary conjunction of an unprecedented American crop with general failures abroad. The world had to have our grain, and had to pay our price for it, and that staved off the crisis for two years more. Still, such prosperity as we enjoyed in those years wju* fitful and feverish, and the omens of disaster were in the air. The crash came in 1893, when for a time the great industries of the United States came to a dead standstill. We should probably have recovered within a few months or a year but for politics. The business of the country was kept on the rack while senators and stump speakers reveled in the flow of their own eloquence. Two separate and distinct tariffs have rolled their slow lengths through both houses of congress during this long drawn agony of hard times. At least seventeen or eighteen thousand currency schemes have been exhaustively debated from the cracker boxes of every cross-roads' grocery. And meanwhile the national industries have marked time. At last the seemingly endless nightmare is over. The people have resolved to go to work and confine politics to their leisure hours. Capital has decided that timidity can be carried to an excess, and that it is time for a little courage. Merchants are flocking into New York to buy goods, and lambs with rich virgin fleeces are flocking iuto Wall street to get shorn. , The wheels are beginning to hum again and the sun is shining. The has Keen rovilincr America lnnir enough. Let us show it that the electric nerves and the mighty muscles that made this nation the envy of the earth eight years ago are still here. WAIFS FROM WARREN'S. Dig Corn Crop Anticipated?The Picnic Last Saturday?SticceHHful Temperance Meeting?Note* About People. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Warren, August 1(5.?Since my last letter we have had nice seasons, and our crops are still in a flourishing condition. Our farmers have already commenced to gather peas, of which they planted an abundance, and of which they are getting a good crop. Early fodder will soon be ready to pull. The bugs are doing very little damage to corn now, and the present prospect of corn promises a greater yield to the acre than we have hatl for soveral years. Lumber has been shipped to Warren preparatory to putting up a new cotton gin and seed house, etc. Mr. Ci. I). Pearson is at the head of the business and we expect to have our cotton nicely prepared ( for the market this fall. Warren was very well represented at the encampment, especially on Friday, as all were anxious to hear another speech from Old Ben. Our temperance meeting on the 5th instant was well attended, and it was a groat success. There were readings and recitations by the following: Master Crawford Duncan, Mr. William Newsom, Master Boyd Roach, Miss Ida E. Steele, Master , Perry Scoggins, Miss Ida Scoggins, Mr. i J. K. Scoggins, Miss Bessie Newsom, Mr. James Smith and Mr. E. F. Scoggins. Mr. E. F. Easterling, of Rock Ilill, a ( representative of the Singer Manufactur- , ing company, was in our town last week. Our picnic on the 14th instant passed ofT quietly. The main feature of the day was a game of baseball between the Antioch and Tirzah boys. Antioch won by a score of 20 to 9. Mr. Robert Pearson, of Union, is visiting his brother, Mr. G. D. Pearson. Miss Ora Evans is visiting her sister in Chester. , Mr. Beckham Lowry, familiarly known as "Bunk," died quite suddenly at his home near Smith's Turnout, on the 8th instant. Miss Sarah Campbell is vory unwell. The singing school at Antioch will start on Tuesday, the 17th instant, with Mr. Sam Garrison as teacher. s. k. .r. QUESTION TO MR. EVANS. The An swer Will He of Especial Interest to Voters of York and Chester. Editor Yorkvillc Enquirer: We do not remember ever to have seen a more intelligent or representative audience at a political meeting than that which gathered in the courthouse on last Thursday to hear the candidates for the U.S. , senate. All of the speakers were given a most respectful and patient hearing, and J Messrs. McLaurin and Mayficld showed their respect for the courtesy and their , appreciation or tne ciignny oi uie mgii office which they aspired, by refusing to join Mr. Kvans in making personal attacks on each other instead of confining the discussion to the questions at issue. It will be remembered that Mr. Evans commented with great severity 011 the fact that a Negro paper in Washington had complimented Mr. McLaurin, and ( used this, and the fact that other Republican papers had congratulated Governor Ellerbe 011 his appointment of McLaurin, as a pretext for impugning his Democra- , ey in the most bitter terms. Now we would like to ask Mr. Evans ( why lie, when state senator from Aiken, j voted for O. C. Jordan, an ex-Republican and member of the Union League, for judge of the Sixth circuit, over Judge | Witherspoon, of York, and A. G. Bricc, of Chester? It seems to us that this vote ( of Mr. Evans will be hard for him to explain to any Democrat in South Carolina ; but especially will it bo difficult for him to satisfactorily explain to the Democrats , of York and Chester counties. Then again, it seems to us to be in rather bad taste for Mr. Evans to attempt to prove Mr. McLaurin's principles undemocratic by the statements of Republican newspapers, for Mr. McLaurin might reply that Democratic newspapers have said much worse things about the ex-governor in connection with his official conduct, both as state senator and as governor. Dk.mockat. August 17th, 1897. MERE-MENTION. J. George, senator from Mississippi, died at his home in Mississippi City last Saturday. I). ('. O'Malley, proprietor of the New Orleans Item, was shot in the shoulder last week by Edward Wliitaker, 011 account of an assault in the Item against Whitaker. The United States revenue cutters are still busy along the Atlantic coast watching for (filibustering expeditions to Cuba. Two venturesome bathers were drowned in the surf at Atlantic City, New Jersey last Sunday. The Canadian government has passed a law levying a royalty of 10 per cent, upon the gold mined in the Yukon region. The royalty is to be paid to officers appointed for the purpose. The Ameer of Afghanistan is trying to foment a ho- ; ly war in India. lie is operating on ine Mohammedans and is inciting them l>y reminding them of the success of the 1 Turks against the Greeks. Michele i Angiolillo, tho man who assaulted Sonor ; Canovas, of Spain, lias been tried by I court martial and sentenced to die by the garotte. The Cleveland, Ohio, I mills have advanced the prico of steel ( ?2 a ton within tho past few days and promise a still further advance. On account of the recent assasination of the prime minister, a revolution is looked for in Spain. California icronauts are talking of establishing a balloon tnmspor- | lalion service from Juneau to tho Alaskan gold fields. They claim that the scheme is entirely feasible and that tho trip can ' be made in 2-1 hours. j LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. \V. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pleas?Advertises that 011 the tirst Monday in September, he will sell a lot in Fort Mill, known as the P. D. Leonard lot. VV. M. Kennedy?Lets you know that in addition to a lull line of stationery and school supplies, he has crockery and glassware, rye seed, mowing blades and snaths, sugar and collee, the best Hour at the closest prices, and that he can supply you with a suit of good clothes at small cost. J. M. Starr A Co.?Having provided themselves with an ice house, can now furnish ice as cheap sis anybody in any quantity of live pounds and upward. They also have turnip, clover i - J 1 ~ 11 orcnarci grass seeu, aim an piuem mcuicines usually in demand. J. J. Hunter?Has commenced a clearance sale and will sell summer goods at prices which he says are too low to quote. He also calls your attention to his men's summer coats, work pants, and a nice line of hats and caps. Grist Cousins?Talk to you about the Buckeye mower and the Babcock buggy. H. C. Strauss?Announces that ho is offering his stock of summer goods at "grab-bag" prices, and that many other articles will be sold on the same line. J. S. Brice, Chairman of Democratic Executive Committee?Gives notice that a primary election for United States senator will be held at the voting precincts in York county, on the 31st of August, instant. James F. Hart, Commander?Publishes a notice calling on the members of Camp Micah Jenkins, to meet at the courthouse next Monday, to provide for representation at the re-union to bo held at Greenville on the 25th instant. 1). T. Woods?Offers a seven cottage for rent or sale near the O. R. A C. depot. ABOUT PEOPLE. Misses Daisy and Mary Jackson Brian are visiting friends and relatives at Blacksburg and Hickory Grove. Miss Julia Thornwell, of Fort Mill, is visiting Misses Fannie and Laura Parish, in Yorkville. Xf ft Wtlhnra nf HlAf?kshlir?. is visiting the family of Mr. R. J. Withers.* Mr. R. Sidney Davidson left last Monday for Chester, where he goes to tako a position as salesman in the mercantile establishment of Joseph Wylio A Co. SCHOOL MATTERS. Superintendent of Education Shurley has just completed his report for the year ending June 30, last, and it is interesting. According to the report, the total enrollment in the schools of the county is 10,243, of which 5,631 are colored, and 4,612 are white. The colored enrollment shows up an increase of about 400, while the white enrollment is at a standstill. The average attendance is 4,044 colored, and white, 3,182. During the year, there has been paid out to wliite teachers, $20,127.66, and colored teachers $5,644.35. The white teachers numbered in the aggregate 122, and the colored teachers numbered 84. The total value of all colored school furniture and apparatus is $'186, and the total value of all white furniture and apparatus is $2,672.00. UNIQUE ADVERTISING. Messrs. W. B. Moore A Co., probably, do not care much about politics?whether Irby, Evans or McLaurin goes to the United States senate; but it cannot be said of them that they have not always got an eye to business. A striking illustration of this latter trait was developed last Thursday afternoon when, immediately upon the adjournment of the political meeting in the courthouse, they started down the street a novel procession which attracted general attention. The procession consisted of a Champion mowing machine, gaily decorated with plumes and colors. This was followed hv a horse rake, which was also decorated. The machines wero drawn hy horses, driven by two pretty misses? Elise Alexander, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Blanche Lindsay, of Yorkville, both in appropriate costume. Following up the rear, came Master Bedford Moore, riding a decorated bicycle, and wearing a striking costume, on the hack of which was a large "Crescent" proclaiming the name of his wheel. Large numbers of people stopped to look at the novel procession, and after it was over, many of them went to the store of the ingenious advortisers to make further inquities in regard to the wares thus *o conspicuously brought to their attention. A PROSPEROUS ENTERPRISE. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter makes an encouraging report of the York Cotton mill. After noting that the mill had been in operation leas than two months, and that its first annual meeting was held not long ago with the result that there was a splendid showing, the article goes on to say : "The mill is now running night and day, on full double time, with two sots of operatives in order to lill the orders which it has ahead, all the product it can possibly turn out for sometime to come, being sold in advance. An election of ofticers was held, with the following result: Presidont, E. B. Beard; secretary and treasurer, Colonel J. R. Ashe. These two gentlemen virtually control and conduct all the affairs of the plant. Probably no mill built in the south, for a long tiino, has started out with brighter prospects than this mill. So promising are they, indeed, that it has already been practically decided to double tho capacity of the plant at a very early day. Every dollar of the stock of this mill, which promises to become particularly valuable, is owned in York county, S. C. A movement was started to build a cotton mill at this place nearly ten years ago; but tho managers of that scheme relied upon northern capitalists taking a big block of stock, and it was never built. A year or so ago, when Colonel Ashe started tho project of building the present plant, his determination was to sell all the stock at home, and he succeeded with the above outlined admirable result." STATE PENSIONERS. Tho list of York county pensioners, published in Tub Enoimhi:k last Saturday, contained a number of errors; but none of these orrors were due to any fault in this office. The list, as published, was an exact reproduction of tho official list in Columbia. That there were some errors in tho list, Tub ENqiiiRKR was fully aware. Quito a number were corrected in this office, and others were detected which, from their nature, it was impracticable to correct. Mr. A. P. McConnell, of tho county board, however, has gone ovor tho list and pointed out several self-evident errors. The lirst is in the "Class A" list, in which appears the name "J. P. Smith, Yorkvillc." There is no J. P. Smith at this postoflice. It develops, however, that an effort was made to have Mr. J. 10. Smith ontored in tho Class A list. The papers were not completed until the coun ty board had made its report to the state board, and as the name of J. K. Smith appears among the Class C pensioners, it is probable that there has somehow developed a mistake. S. L. Laney and W. C. Perry are down 011 the list twice?at Fort Mill under Class B, and at Rock Hill under Class C. They both belong to Fort Mill under Class B. W. F. Milling is entered twice under Class C, at Bethany. He should, of courso, be entered only once. Tho name of J. L. C'okor, of Rock Hill, which appears on the list of the state board as published, is not to be found on tho York county list at all. Then there are also down on the published list, the names of S. B. Ballew, R. G. Graham, R. R. Huddleston, W. 1). Kimbrell and W. L. Kimbrell, all of Fort Mill, and none of which should be on the list at all. Ballew and W. D. Kimbrell are dead, Huddleston lives in Lancaster county, Graham in North Carolina, and the claim of W. L. Kimbrell was not approved. There may be other errors; but from these it would appear that the list is far from correct, and if the state board has been as careless wuu me nsis 01 omer counties, it would seem tbat the pensioners will fail by a considerable amount to receive as much money as they are entitled to. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. A somewhat remarkable case?the result of which looks very much like imprisonment for debt?was heard before Magistrate Sandifer and a jury last Monday. The defendant was O. N. Hackett, a white contractor, who was charged by Coleman Rohbins, colored, under a recent statute, which makes the offense a misdemeanor, with having unlawfully disposed of money received on a contract without first paying his laborers. The difficulty, it appears, had its origin sometime back, when Hackett came to Yorkville with a contract to get out a quantity of granite for use in building the piers for the O. R. A C. bridge over Broad river. After Hackett had gotten well along with his contract, there was some kind of a split up with the railroad contractors, as the result of which Ilackett found himself owing his laborers a considerable amount, and nothing to show for his or their work except a quantity of granite that had been gotten out for the bridge. In order to save himself as whole as possible, he made a contract with J. J. and T. J. Nichols to put down a granite pavement in front of their building, and to do the work for $50. Without money, and unable to get credit without security, for the furtherance of the work, he gave orders on his contract to the amount of $45. One order for $25 was for rations for his hands, another of $5 was for hauling stone, another of $5 for board for some of his hands, and still another for $10 on account of legal services also in furtherance of the work ; and the remaining $5 was pitmed down by an attachment. With matters in this shape, Robbins brought suit under the statute named above on account of an unpaid balance of 82 cents. Ilackett admitted that he owed the money ; but set up that all that ho was to got had already been expended in furtherance of the contract, or was tied tip, and he would pay as soon as he could. After hearing the facts, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Hackett was sentenced to pny a fine of $25 or go to the chaingang for 50 days. Defendant's counsel made a motion for a new trial, which was refused, and unable to pay his fine, Ilackett is in jail. The prosecution was represented by John R. Ilart, Esq., aim the defense by W. W. .Lewis, Esq. Since rendering the verdict, one of the jurors has made affidavit that he agreed to it under a misapprehension of facts, and as lie afterward understood the matter, his verdict would be not guilty. The case will no doubt be appealed to the circuit court, in which event the defendant, unable to give bond, will probably have to lie in jail until November. Behind the trouble, it is understood, there is a debt which Hackett owes the prosecuting witness 011 the first contract. It has developed that Hackett had promised his laborer creditors to pro-rate his profits 011 his $50 contract among them as far as these profits would go in the liquidation of the old indebtedness, and there being no profits, the suit grew out' of the feeling thus engendered. SERIOUSLY ILL. The illness of Senator McLaurin, which developed at Yorkville in a fainting spell, last Thursday, is more serious than the senator at first supposed. Although forbidden by Drs. White and McDowell to attempt to speak either at Lancaster on Friday, or at Camden on Saturday, he left here in the hope that he would be able to bo at Chesterfield on Tuesday. It now seems doubtful, howevei, as to whether he will he able to attend any more meetings. The daily papers of Sunday contain the following dispatch from Mr. G. M. Crosland, Senator McLaurin's private secretary: Bknnettsvillk, S. C., Aug. 14.?Senator McLaurin reached home last night. His illness is somewhat more serious than a fainting spell. His physician insists on absolute quiet and that he must not take any further part, for the present, Ill Hie seiiaiurim In addition to the above, the Columbia Register also contains the following later information from its correspondent at Hennettsville: j Senator McLaurin arrived here at 0.36 o'clock last night and went immediately to his home. He was not feeling well; I but was able to be up. He grew worse during the night and lias been in bed all day today. I called at his residence at 11 o'clock tonight and saw his private secretary, Mr Crosland, who says that the sonator is now resting quietly. His physician says that he must have absolute rest and quiet for a few days. He will probably not lie aide to join the campaign party again. Thero is no immediate danger. What ho needs is rest. 1 found (lovernor Kllerbo at Senator McLaurin's home tonight. He came on the 0.3(5 train and will spend tomorrow with the stricken senator. Senator McLaurin's friends all over the state are very much concerned as to the condition of his health and many of them are also worried at the unfortunate circumstance which prevents his continuance of the canvass. On this latter score, however, there does not seem much occasion for concern. Most of tho remaining appointments are in tho senator's own congressional district, where, campaign reports to the contrary notwithstanding, he is literally idolized, and an almost solid constituency there will see to it that his interests will not suffer on account of his physical inability to look alter them. TUB SKNATOK IMPROVING. The latest news from Senator McLaurin, which appeared after tho foregoing was put in typo, is in the Columbia State of yesterday, and is as follows: Tho friends of Senator McLaurin all over the state will be pleased to know that there was a decided change for the bettor in his condition yesterday, and those who J aro most anxious about hint are no longer] apprehensive. It will doubtless require several days of absolute rest for him to recuperate sufficiently to take the stump again, and bis physician will hardly allow hiin to reappear before next week. Yesterday morning Mr. McLaurin himself wired to one of his closest personal friends who happened to be in Columbia: "Am better; don't be uneasy." Later, Private Secretary Cooper received a letter from (iovernor Ellerbe, in which the governor said : "Senator McLaurin much improved this morning." The governor also stated that he would go on to his home in Marion for a few days' stay hefore returning to Columbia. PACTS ANI) FANCIES. Although the report of the campaign meeting of last Thursday, which appearin Tup RvnniRER of last Saturday. was pretty complete and comprehensive, to let the matter drop without a few further facts and fancies, would seem like a pity. To take in all the significance of a big meeting like that, on the spur of the moment, is impracticable. Then again, connected, with an event of the kind there are always subsequent developments which serve to throw side fights on things that were not at first fully understood, and some of these are interesting enough to justify the telling. The report in The Enquirer of Saturday gave the scenes and incidents of the meeting as they appeared on their face. The facts here related refer to the current beneath the surface, the wiles of the politician?the lively game of battledoor and shuttlecock that is constantly going on among those who are either in, or trying to get in, the swim. In every political contest there are those who believe that the victory or defeat of one or the other of the contestants will have a favorable or unfavorable effect, as the case may be, upon their own political standing, and whether or not they are correct in such a view, they feel impelled to, and do, give full sweep to every resource of wit, brains, shrewdness, deception, patriotism or other attribute in their possession, to carry their point. It is the development of incidents along this line which appear to be of at least passing interest. That the crowd in the courthouse last Thursday would be for McLaurin, was pretty generally anticipated. To foresee this did not require shrewd guessing. Evans had already twice been before the people of the county as a candidate, and the last time was repudiated. Irby never has stood high in York, and is generally believed to stand lower now than ever before. Mayfield was not very well-known, and what was known of him was notesI 1-1- l/.T I 3 peciauy iavorauie. lucuauriu uau uui, previously been before the people here; but he bad been heard from in congress, and hundreds in this section had read his able and patriotic speeches in the house and senate, and had been favorably impressed. In almost every section of the county, therefore, in which the candidates had been talked about, it had developed that McLauriu was the favorite, and that is why people generally anticipated the probable composition of the crowd. Evans, too, had friends. Everybody was also aware of that fact. He has been a factor in state politics for several years. When he ran for governor in the Reform primary, he had the benefit of the "wheel , within a wheel" machine. After his election as governor, notwithstanding the fact that he disappointed many of his constituents in this section, he managed to greatly strengthen his machine in this county, looking forward to his race for the senate. Here he drew around him quite a number of politicians, who considered it wisdon) to link their destiny with his, and many of these, on account of entangling alliances then formed, were naturally expected to continue with him still, so, unaer inese circiiiiisuuicua, mj anticipate that there would be more or less division in the audience, was not at all unreasonable. One of the most common campaign tricks nowadays, is the organzation of squads of "rooters." By "rooter," is meant a man who makes it his business to hurrah for his favorite candidate, and it is customary to scatter them about through an audience in squads. The object of the device is to guard against a cold reception for the candidate, by giving him what is intended to have the appearance of enthusiastic applause, whether he does anything to deserve it or not. It stimulates the candidate, and then it makes the uninitiated think he has lots of friends. Well, a small crowd of these : J 4 U a "rooters" were orgaiuzeu m we nucimi of Evans, and someofMcLaurin's friends, finding it out, got up a gang of rooters also to help him. But notwithstanding the fact that they were on hand on either side, ready to do business, the rooters were at a discount. They scarcely figured. It was because of a development of the unexpected. The dramatic withdrawal of Candidate Maytiold produced an effect that knocked the rooters off their feet and caused them to forget what they were there for. All that Mr. May field had said was in strong opposition to McLaurin. ' It bad commanded respect, if not approval. The audience did not like it much; but appeared to be in a mood which was willing to concede that if he desired to entertain such views, he had a right to them. It was just what might be expected of any sensible audienco. But when after all this, Mr. Mayfield went on and admitted that he had outrageously slandered Mr. McLaurin in regard to the Populism matter, and on that account and for personal reasons felt it due to himself to withdraw from the race, lie produced an impression that was urofoiiml. The iniDression found vent in a spontaneous outburst of genuine applause. It was the first applause of the (lay. It was not for Mayiield exactly; but for his apparently generous action, ^ and it was obvious also that it was based on deep sympathy for MuLaurin. It was so unanimous, and at the same time so thrilling, that the organized rooter could not help but feel that his intended office had become useless. For a man to attempt to manufacture applause in an audience which know so well how to produce the genuine article, seemed ridiculous. Anyhow, it was only to a limited extent that the rooter afterward put himself in evidence. Most of the applause which occurred during the balance of the meeting, had the ring of the true metal. The stage at which the rooter allowed up most conspicuously, probably was during the colloquy between Evans and Mayiield. When Evans tried to make it appear that Mayiield was collecting upon the veracity of either McLaurin or Strait, the rooters essayed to sustain Evans, lint Maylield's answer was so clear and satisluct >ry as to elicit another salvo of applause from the whole house. This was soon alter repeated with even more volume than before, and it was then that the governor resorted to the time-honored campaign expedient of telling the audience that he could talk as well to his enemies as he could to his friends. Had he tried to pursue the controversy, however, the indications were that he would have soon found himself in still deeper water. With thought, however, he