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Scraps and Jacts. ? Andrew Wassan, hanker and excollector of customs who left Porl Townsend, Washington, with a party of seven for the Klondike, has written his wife from Skagnay as follows: "There are about 3,000 men and 15 horses here, making up the most forlorn lot I ever saw. About half of them have given up and the other half either curse or cry. Taking it all together, I never saw such a condition of affairs. At Dyea there are nearly as many as here, and I am told they are in the same condition. ? The steamer Portland, due from St. .Michaels, Alaska, says a aispaicn > of last Friday, has on board the mur- i dered, William Smith, who was pur- ^ sued over the contiueut to Juneau, to < D.vea, and across Chilicott Pass over i lakes and down rivers to the gold fields 1 of Klondike where he was taken into < custody. Smith was a store-keeper in i a town near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One < night the store was burned and in the i ruins was found the charred body of a < woman, who Smith's relatives believe 1 was burned to death in the fire. His ? mother was insured for $3,500 aud a demand was made for the money. Investigation led to the belief that the fire was caused by Smith. Pinkerton men were put on the trail and after the longest chase on record, they captured Smith at Dawson City on July i 23rd. ? A dispatch of last Friday from ! Cloudland, N. C., says that George K. J Pritchard, of North Carolina, who is sheriff of Mitchell county, was fatally wouuded during the day while attempting to arrest Monroe Garland, a noted desperado, uear Cloudland. Sheriff Pritchard had a warrant for Garland and with a deputy went after him. The desperado fired on the sheriff, one bullet penetrating the lungs ? and another passing through his neck, i Garland, after he had shot Pritchard, turned on Deputy Blalock aud began firing ; but Blalock was too quick for ( him, and shot him twice, either one of ] which would have been fatal. Gar- ( land died in a few minutes and Pritch- t urd was takeu to a nearby house and surgical aid sought. His wounds are regarded as necessarily fatal. Pritch- 1 ard is 41 years of age and has a large ' family. Officer Blalock was slightly 1 wounded. The affair created great ? excitement in the neighborhood of Ba- c kersville, N. C. where Pritchard lived, t ? Washington letter to the Pittsburg ] Times: The Revolutionary war ended t na mm lint thern nre on the Ill J V/HI O k'MV v?v> ? ?? - _ pension rolls 13 widows and daughters of Revolutionary soldiers. There are six widows, the seventh and oldest, Mrs. Lovey Aldrich, having died at San Diego, Cal., this week in her 98th year. The next oldest on the list is Hannah Barrett, a soldier's daughter. She is 97 years old. The six widows range in age from 80 to 86 years. At the close of the last fiscal year there were 14 soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812 on the pension rolls. The oldest, Hosea Brown, of Oregon, was 104 years of age. Four others had passed the age of 100. The youngest, John Lumherson, of Maryland, was 90. Mr. Lumberson must have been a young * warrior, as he was only eight years old when the war of 1812 euded. It is estimated that the last surviving ' soldier of the war of the rebellion will s have passed away by 1945, or 80 years i after Appomattox. If, however, they } married aud begot children as late in } life as did some of the Revolutionary heroes, their widows und daughters may be on the pension rolls iu 1979. , ? The Rev. Dr. S. A. Weber writes to The Southern Christian Advocate: 1 "The present is a church building epoch in South Carolina Methodism. 1 During the early spring the Spartan- i burg brethren finished the elaborate \ repairs which hud been in progress t several mouths on their comparatively , new church. * * * It was practically a new house?commodious, handsome, well-appointed and well-furnished. It is easily ahead of anything we have in the state. Handsome churches are building, or are contracted for, at Orangeburg, Chester, Rock Hill, Lau- | rens and Manning?all strong and t growing Methodist eeutres. JNewnerry , is likely soon to build a much needed , church. The popular pastor is straitened for room, not iu the hearts of his ! people ; but in their house of worship. 1 Greenwood has just finished a beauti- 1 ful church under the aggressive pastor- f ate of one wbo bears and honors a i distinguished South Carolina name? t Marion Dargan. My list is incomplete. | In our smaller towns and villages, and 5 in our country places, the noise of the t hammer and saw is beard both iu church and parsonage building and repair." ? The budget of the Spanish govern- { ment for the current financial year 1 shows an estimated revenue of $176,- t 655,750, and expenditure of $174,773,- \ 175. For last year it stood, revenue < $153,857,250, expenditure $152,382,- | 020. For both years there is a surplus t of income over outgo, so far as relates to the cost of running the government and fighting its wars. Compare this 1 with the deficit of $25,000,000 and the prospect of as much more added before 1 the end of the year in the domestic i accounts of the United States govern- | ment, and our sneers at Spain as a , bankrupt nation seem a little out of place. But there are other things to . be considered. The resources of Spain are not to be mentioned in the same breath with those of the United States. 1 It is true that the loan of $80,000,000 ' last November was subscribed by the ' Spanish people in a magnificent burst > of patriotism ; but this is something i that cannot be repeated. Aud there , is the enormous national debt of $1,- , 700,328,855, on which the annual in- , tcrest amounts to $70,000,000. The interest-bearing debt of the United States is only $47,365,130, or less than s half as much as that of Spain, and the s total liabilities of our government, in- ' eluding the treasury notes used as i currency, are not much greater than < the amount of bonds on which Spain j is paying interest. ? Assistant Secretary Brigham, of the agricultural department, a few days ago, expressed the opinion that American farmers this year would re- 1 ceive in the aggregate from four to 1 live hundred million dollars in excess j of that received last year for their farm products. This, he said, means , nuch to the farmers. They have earned in the season of hard times hrough which they have passed to ;conon ize where they could and to he jareful in buying. They will use the noney they receive for their crops to lay off their debts, cancel mortgages, ind in making improvements on the arm. This seems like a vast sura, but itntistics sustain the claim. Colonel Srigham also predicted that the in:reased price of farm products would >enefit the laboring element. The --? 1 Ua oni/rl /1i/l nnt i\1 i nP )nce u: juuui, ijc emuj uiu iiw vith the price of farm products, and "or sometime the farmer was forced to )ay as much for the services of those vho did his work as ever, while their eceipU were cut in two. The laborng man will be benefited by this advance in prices. The farmer will disiharge his indebtedness and make raprovements, which require labor, fte wili purchase more of the products )f labor, puttiug a vast sum of money n circulation, and this will create a lemand for labor in all lines, and men vho have been without employment >r only partially employed will work all time at fair wages. (The IforltwUc (Enquirer. YOItKVILLE, S. C. : | WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1897. ? It is not $1 wheat; but 10 cents cotton n which the people of the soutii are most nterested. ? In one of his speeches during the campaign, says The News and Courier, Vlr. Irby confessed that Mr. Ellerbe was ;heated into the nomination for controller general in 1S90. It would be ineresting now if Mr. Irby would wind ip his confessions of fraud by telling low it was that he cheated the state into lolding a constitutional convention. A najority of the people voted against the lonventiou?what was the method adoped of swindling them out of their votes? does Mr. Irby know? Will Mr. Irby ell ? ? Governor Evans says that the story of flolloway is "a lie without foundation." IV e know that "Evans" liquor was pro:ured from the Tirzah dispensary shortly jefore ihe first primary in which Evans ,vas a candidate against Earle, and disributed among voters; but on what erms the distribution was made, we are mable to say. The circumstance, howiver, leuds color to the Holloway story, md, under the circumstances, if Govcrlor Evans wauts to be vindicated, it is ncumbcnt upon him to furnish further ividence than the bare statement that the <tory is a "lie without foundation." ? Just take a look at the attitude of the own council with regard to that proposition to fix up Lincoln street. Here is inothei man's proposition, another man's ipecificatious, and another man's price, md the council hesitating only because if doubt as to whether or not it will be intrusted with power to "borrow money." The specifications may be all right, the price may be all right, and the work may je necessary. No doubt such is the case. [Jut whatever might be the privilege of 11 embers of the town council as individlals in such matters, as the representa;ives of other people who will have to put up most of the money, they should lot think of letting such a contract withnit submitting it to the lowest bidder. PROPOSED NEW CHARTER. As will be noted from the report of the proceedings in another column, there was i meeting of the town council last Friday night, and at it developed the reasons .vhy the council wants to surrender the present charter and go under the general incorporation act. We had hoped that ;he council, or some member of it, would see tit to state its reasons in writing; but n this we have been disappointed. In he absence of such written statement, lowever, we are thankful to them for inch remarks as they let drop in their oficial discussion of the subject. The report of the proceedings as pubished, will afford to some of the citizens >f the town amusement, whilo others ivill be amazed ; but it is not our purpose o point out in this article the features vhich we deem likely to produce these streets. We will say, however, that in 110 ^articular is the report exaggerated?cerainly not to 'lie discredit of any of the nembers taking part; and notwithstandng a recently discovered maxim that 'four men's word is better than one," lie reporter who wrote up the proceedngs will not retract a word even though lis statements should be denounced by jvery individual present. Jtofore proceeding with the discussion, ? miirlit Im wett to suv r word with reerard ,o one important development of the meeting. We refer to the proposition to nil a public meeting ol' the citizens to bo lield in the courthouse, on the 7th inrtant, for the purpose of instructing thorn is to the merits of the new charter. This let ion is, to say the least of it, wise and houghtful; but in view of the rather funny remark of Warden Moore, who "eared that there was some "misunderrtanding" about the matter, and in tho ranie breath confessed that ho had not read the new charter himself, wo think it tvould have probably been wise to have silled this proposed kindergarten rnectng before publishing an order for an lection, etc. Hut Tim Kn(ji?ihku makes no such confession as Warden Moore. It Iras read the general incorporation act :ime and again. It read it more than a month ago, does not think it misunderstands it, and does not think it misunderstands the town council. Therefore, it looms itself in a position to ofler some suggestions on tho meeting of tho council I last Friday night, which suggestions, it hopes, will be of service, not only to tho gentlemen composing the meeting, but i also to the citizens who will compose the : meeting to be held next Tuesday night. | Now take a brief review of the souse of I the council as developed at the meeting referred to. Intendant Lowry does not want to increase the levy one-tenth of a mill?he does not want to increase it at all; but only wants the now charter because it will enable the council to "borrow" money. Warden Parish would vote for a levy of ten mills if he thought such a levy necessary ; but does not desire to go above the present levy- He wants the power to borrow money, bowever, because then the "council will be enabled to do three years work in one, and not be out anything but the interest." Or as Warden Propst, who did not commit himself one way or the other expressed what his fellow members were driving at?"the object of the new charter is to enable the council to anticipate the tax levy." Noue of them, so they say, want to increase the levy a fraction ; but only want to be in a position to borrow money. This point arrived at, aud in the absence of any expression upon any other point, let us tako a look at the law on the subject. Here is the provision of the present , charter relating to the borrowing of money. Sect ion 12. The town council shall be authorized to borrow money only for corporate purines and upon corporate bonds, bearing interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum. Provided, that no loan shall be effected without the previous concurrence of a majority ofthe votersofsaid town votingupon the same, to be ascertained by special election upon the amount aud purpose of such loan, previously named and stated by an ordinance of said town council, which elect ion shall only be ordered by said town council upon 21 days' public notice, and upon a petition presented to said town council, signed by a majority of the residents who are owners of real estate therein, praying such election. ? ? ? Provided, that the levy for that purpose shall be made along with the levy for ordinary town purines, and that said special levy shall not exceed two mills for any one year." Iu a nutshell, this section means that the town council has no power whatever * ? ?nnen o ttnfo nf 10 uorrow mumjjr u^un ?. .?tv ? tho people. It may, if it desires, and can find a lender, anticipate tax collections by borrowing money; but there is no way in which the lender can enforce collection by law. If the council fails to pay out of the particular levy it may pledge, thon the lender has not the slightest claim upon any subsequent leyy or upon any subsequent council. So much for the present charter. Now take a glance at the money-borrowing provision of the proposed new charter: Section 18. Said town council shall have l>ower to borrow money for corponite purposes, and issue from time to time as occasion may require, the bonds of the corporation for the payment of the principal, of which said town shall be at all times liable : Provided, the property of the Inhabitants of said town shall be bound for the redemption of said sum so borrowed, and the interest thereon, in no other way than hy the imposition ok an annua i. tax : Provided, further, that no such bonded debt shall in any instance exceed the maximum limit prescribed in the constitution of this state, and that no bonded debt shall be Issued except upon the vote of the citizens of the municipality as provided in the constitution. A comparison of the foregoing section of the proposed new charter with the section of the old charter previously quoted, will quickly show that the power to borrow money for the anticipation of taxes? the only purpose for which the council says it wants to borrow?is identical. Such power is not conferred either by the present charter or the proposed new charter, and the individual who lends money to the council under either provision does so at his own risk. The taxing power, under the proposed new charter, it is true, is greater. The present charter allows a levy of 2 mills for ordinary purposes, and upon a vote of the people, two additional mills for extraordinary purposes?the issuance of bonds for instance. While under the proposed new charter bonds can be issued only upon a vote of the people, the council will have authority to tax the town, on its own motion, for ordinary purposes, at the rate of some ?5,500 a year, instead of only about ?1,100 as now. Aiemuers ui iuu cuuuui, n. to true, disclaim any desire to increase the levy?they only want the power to "borrow money." Sinco it has been shown, however, that by a wise provision of the lawmakers in pursuance of what is in this state a settled principle of good government, they will have no such power, and since they begin to realize what almost unlimited taxing power they are about to put in the hands of successors who may not bo inclined to be so moderate, we hope they will reconsider tho whole thing, and if the meeting next Tuesday night says so, call off the election. Hut there is another thing to which it will not be improper to call attention for the benefit of the meeting next Tuesday. We are satisfied that the council is not aware of it, for when Warden Moore asked Intendant Lowry whether in tho event of the adoption of the new charter "we" could make a levy of 10 mills, and Intendant Lowry said yes, the reporter for Thk Knquirkr listened with great interest for somebody to raise tho point. It was not raised. In tho event of the adoption of tho new charter, there must fallow, at least 20 days before it can go into effect, a notice of an election for a mayor and six aldermen, all of whom are to servo for two years. The present council can exercise no authority under the new charter without re-election, at least along with two additional members. And then tliero is another thing. There are quite a number of prominent citizens and largo taxpayers who are not now registered. They will not bo allowed to vote on the question of a new charter; but they will - - --- ? . i._ ..?i?r IlilVO 1110 HgUl II) vine Oil uiu si-ikuih-i. w. the now council, for before this eloction is held, they will, under the law, have to bo given the opportunity to register. ? There are sixteen Yorks In the United States; but at present there is danger of having our mail mixed up with only eleven Yorkvilles. In the list of Yorkvines, which includes two court house towns?York ville, S. C., is the oldest and largest, and Yorkville, Oneida county, Y. Y., which is not a court house town, comes next. Among the Yorks, there is one in Pennsylvania with a population of 10,000 and another in Nebraska with a population of over 3,000. This information is for the henetit of those who can take no pride in a town which has borne its name without dishonor for more than a century, and we respectively recommend that if they can stand the strain no longer, they might emigrate to cither of the Yorks mentioned, or better, perhaps, they might strike out for York, Montana, or York, u'linfo Mnhivlw liuoa lint. *1 wi lu L/ai\WUt| nueiv UV/WV/V.J .. . W ?%.? the postmasters, and where they can, by comparison, better feel their significance. CAMPAIGN STORY. Uut Whether Defeated or Elected, Mr. EvanH Should Clear Hid SkirtH. News and Courier, Monday. John Gary Evans will tomorrow ask the voters of South Carolina for a secoud time to send him to the Uuited States senate. He says his record is before the people, but iu some respects it is a little cloudy. Ex-State Constable Henry VV. Holloway yesterday gave a reporter for The News aud Courier a bit of unpublished history that does not seem to show Mr. Evaus up in a light that he would like to see just on the eve of the election. The substunce of what Holloway says is that on the last election day in Columbia, Evans, who was then ruuuing for the senute, gave a written permit to a blind tiger dealer in Columbia to order a stock of liquor and hand it out to the voters and ward heelers. According to the ex-constable, the permit was flaunted over the heads of whisky spies, aud their hands were tied. The dealer did a thriving business that day. Mr. iiollowny id a son OI ioriner Constable J. VV. Holloway. He and his father were put on the force by Governor Tillman. Soon after Evans went, into office the force was reorganized and the younger Holloway was left out. This was before the last senatorial election. The father remained on longer, but finally quit. In speaking of the matter yesterday, Mr. Holloway said : "Pope Hayes was the man. He received the written permission from Governor Evans to keep the liquor for campaign services ; but it was all sold right over the counter. Hayes told ine and my futher that he had the governor's permission. Constables Morehead and Beach were in the place all day, and I am satisfied they knew that the liquor was being sold. I am satisfied, too, that the same permit held the constables off afterwards and prevented them from raiding the store. Hayes's shop was not more than two hundred yards from the voting precinct in Ward 2. John T. Thornton j was in with Hayes, and he (Thornton) told me that he cleared about $05 on election day for his share of the sales." Mr. Holloway's story is given for what it is worth. He says that if necessary he will make affidavits and will prove everything that he has said. Mr. Holloway was asked about the reports of orders being sent to the constables to vote for Evans. He said these came from Mr. W. W. Harris, and were sent to the chiefs. The chief constables in turn sent letters to the constables, ordering them home to canvass for Evans and to vote for him for the senate. Mr. Holloway said that one constable was sent from Georgetown to Kershaw, a month be fore the election, to use his influence in securing votes for Evans. A STORY BY 1KBY. Saj'H He Swindled the March Convention or 1800. At the campaign meeting at Manning, last Friday, Colonel Irby told a story which, by all means, should goon record. Whether the story is true or not, of course cannot be said with any positiveness, as Irby is generally conceded to be a tough citizen. But, anyhow, here is the story as told by the correspondent of the associated dailies : Colonel Irby then announced that he would not attack McLauriu's record in his absence ; denied he was running as u "loose horse" to elect Evans ; told his "stud colt" joke; gave his reasons for not running last year, and denounced the campaign bureau in Columbia for the circulars which it was sending out. He explained how he made Evans governor, and said he was the daddy aud grand-daddy of all the politicians, big and little, in the state, except Tillman ; but he hatched him. "The truth of this whole matter is," said Colonel Irby, "that Tillman and I joined teams in 1886, after his agitation in 1885, for the purpose, first, to establish au agricultural college in South Carolina. As I remember, the counties of Clarendon, Marlboro, Marion, Newberry, Chester and Laurens respouded to the call from Edgefield. Some of the representatives from these counties even flunked, and on the question of college or no college we were ingloriously defeated. "Tillman became disgusted with any attempt to organize the farmers of the state, threw up the sponge, wrote a long letter to the people of the state expressing his conte npt, and retired -1. . i_ ;ii_ -1J I to His Home among uie nius ui oiu Edgefield. I didn't surrender, however, and kept up the light in the legislature along the lines ol" Reform in the administration of the stute government. The college seemed to be hopelessly gone ; but God came to the rescue by putting it into the heart of Mr. Clemson to make his bequest. A fresh bold was taken, tbe light was renewed and the college established. But Tillman was out, voluntarily out. To get him back I originated the March convention idea a year before the convention was held and gave him the nomination on a silver waiter. On the question of nomination or no nomination in that convention we were defeated by one vote. I cheated tbe question of nomination, which saved Tillman, who was to be the nominee. The end justified the means, because persons opposed to nominations bad not been invited to that convention, and they bad no right to control its deliberations. ? The Spanish government has called out 40,000 additional reserves, 27,000 for Ouba and 13,000 for the I'hillipines. LOCAL AFFAIRS. * si INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. tr H. C. Strauss?Has on hand 10 tnoro at clocks and is anxious to deliver them as fast as the coupons are presented, and OI wants the clocks taken away as fast as possible. He has fitted up a toilet room in his store for the especial use of ladies from the country, and invites them to w use its comforts and conveniences. His at new stock of fall and winter goods is n] being received and will soon be ready for inspection. *v Grist Cousins?Offer you canned mackerel at 10 cents a can, luncn uasaeis at iu anu e< 15 cents each, glass clippers for 25 cents, , }( collar pads for 25 cents, Brown's or Whittemore's shoe polish for 10 cents, Fellows' hypophosphites for $1.20, and tf Hood's sarsaparilla and other $1 prepar- tn ations for 85 cents. sj J. A. Holland, Deputy Collector?Gives w I notice that he has seized at Hero, S. C., a still and fixtures, 97 gallons of corn whisky, etc., as the property of T. II. Allen, E and calls upon all persons claiming M same to give notice and file bond. v G. T. Schorb, Agent?Lets you know that ^ the Wilcox A White Organ company , have arranged their financial dimcul- 01 ties, and that he is now prepared to fur- " nish those celebrated organs to would-be r< | purchasers the same as heretofore, and 8j guarantee them to be both mouse and ' llying-squirrel proof. L. George Grist?Lets lyou know of his S readiness to write fire and tornado in- ci surance, in the iEtna company, one of Ci the strongest companies in America. * w ABOUT PEOPLE. n Dr. J. R. Bratton is ill. tl Mr. C. F. Williams left for Baltimore f last Monday to resume his course in u medicine. w Miss Minnie McCall is visiting Rev. tl Cl. XT AffJl 1 n' cj fumtltr A Tf U. ilCVIUC O inuiiij i ^ Mr. S. L. Miller spent Saturday and i Sunday in Yorkville with his family. u Dr. M. J. Walker's family is at home w after a pleasant visit to Union and Chero- ? kee counties. Miss Eunice McConnell, a graduate of h the state hospital training school for t< unrses, is at home. p Captain E. A. Crawford and family re- n turned home last week from a visit to d friends and relatives in Western York. )] Rev. W. G. Neville returned from a ^ two week's vacation last Monday nightt h and will conduct prayer meeting as usual n this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock. 1 Mr. John D. McNeel, returned to his a home in Montgomery, Ala., last Thurs- c day after a pleasant visit of several weeks c to friends and relatives in this place. n t> THE CLOVER RACES. I Extensive arrangements are being made p for the bicycle races at Clover next Wed- f nesday, the 8th instant. The Clover wheelmen have constructed a first-class p track on the big stretch of granite in n town, and they extend a cordial invitation to riders elsewhore to be present at the e opening. The programme is to be as ti follows: a First race; one mile, open. Prize, set s! of Morgan A Wright tires valued at $12. n Second race; one-half mile, open to p boys under 14 years of age. Prize, watch p valued at $15. v Third race; half-mile, open. Prize, p diamond scarf pin, value $7.50. 9( Fourth race; two miles, open. Prize, 0 gold fountain pen valued at $4. c Fifth race; one-quarter mile, open. s Prize, Brown racing saddle valued at $4. j, Sixth race ; one mile, championship of j York county. Prize, diamond stud val- p ued at $10. 0 The public is invited, and The En- e quinun understands there is to bo no e charge for admission. p a TESTIMONIAL FROM TILLMAN. , y Editor Gonzales, of tho Columbia State,' f< must take oil his hat to Senator Tillman. I v TT - 4 4a fl\ia n1>oS> I a lie IS IlUt UU1JKCU IV iviatwu wu.o ???v. , ? sauce; but if the story here told is correct, n it looks like he ought to. \ We will say in advance that wo are not o going to vouch for the story. It came to a the reporter second-hand, and may be a little mixed. But, all the same, it came n so straight that unless it is denied, we are / inclined to believe it is true. v The incident occurred several weeks ii ago, and the scene was laid on the south- v bound O. Ii. it C. passenger train, on its n way to theTirzah eampmeeting. Senator c Tillman was 011 board, and so also was T quite a number of the senator's enthusi- a astic friends, gathered from various h neighborhoods in the western part of the 1 county. One of the friends referred to, an en- d thusiastic Tillmanite from away back, J struck up a conversation with the senator p about the condition of "Reform," and rJ presently the discussion drifted on to the a newspapers, when the senator asked : d "What paper are you reading, any- e way?" 3 "The Register," replied the other. 'I "Well," said the senator, "you drop t< that right now and take The State." 11 "The State!" exclaimed the other, e What do you mean?" si "I mean just what I say," replied Sen- u ator Tillman. "Take The State. The Register is so unreliable that you can never tell where it stands, and while Gon- 1 zales is as bitter as gall, you can al .vays tell just where to put your finger on b him." ti The good "Reformer" to whom thosen- r ator was talking, pondered, so the reporter is informed. Other Reformers who i! overheard the conversation pondered, and 1 from the best information obtainable, a I * *i j | some ui tuem are puuuciui^ jet. ? THE TOWN COUNCIL. n A meeting of the town council was held a | in the council chamber last Friday night. ^ The meeting was called in the usual way P ?tho policeman notifying the members 11 of it during the afternoon, by the instruction of the intendant?and the reporter was duly notified by one of tho wardens, v who believes that tho public has a right to bo present on such occasions if it de- ? sires. All of the members were present n when tho meeting was called to order, 11 and so also was a representative of The J Enquirer. The main object of the meeting, it de- a veloped, was for tho consideration of a S proposition from Mr. S. N. Johnson rela- tl tive to the improvement of tho Lincoln h road from the residence of Captain J. It. li Lindsay, to tho mile post. Mr. Johnson k made a verbal statement of his proposi- G tion, which was to the effect that he and others, living beyond the incorporate P limits of town, were personally interested a( in having a better road. The average a cost of macadam work?(5 inches thick ?' and 12 feet wide?was generally reckoned w at 70 cents a running yard. He has on w his land a considerable quantity of gravel, d suitable for macadam work, and pro- M a .? - - - - ? * i.l. la t<\ #5 v 1 posing 10 usu mis, iiu uiicicu l\j ha up the road in accordance with the .specifics- tl tions stated, in consideration of 40 cents a h yard from the town, and would look for n the other 30 cents to outside parties; but n with this, however, the council would V have nothing to do. lie estimated that k the length of tho road to be macadamized g would be between 800 and 1,000 yards, w and akhough ho was satisfied that ho u would have enough gravel with which to b macadamize the whole distance, he would o ipulate that if his supply of gravel muld be exhausted on a part of the conact, he should not ho held for the bailee. Intemlant Lowry asked for au estimate l a nine foot strip of macadam, raised line six inches in the centre and sloping i earth shoulders on the sides. There as also talk ot grading down the hills the expense of the town, etc., and the latter developed considerable discussion, hich culminated in a resolution otl'ered y Warden Propst, and variously amond1, so as to provido that on Monday, the Ith, Mr. Johnson would go over the >ad with the council, and see what was i be dono and that he would then sublit, in writing, a proposition covering all >ecifications, and the price at which he -..IJ ,1~ tiuiu uu iuc num. This matter disposed of, Warden Mcllwee mentioned a proposition from lessrs. Youngblood and Hartness, of the icinity of Sharon, to deliver, free on nard the ears, at 30 cents a ton, 100 tons f nigger-head rock. The 0. R. A C. lilroad, ho said, had ottered to haul the >ck to Yorkville free for fixing up the ,reet leading to the depot, and as 30 cents ton was as cheap as the rock could be otten, he thought the otter should bo acspted. The matter was variously disussed ; but no action was taken. There being no further business, there 'as a little discussion of the proposed ew charter. Intendant Moore brought le matter up. He said that from The Inquirer, it appeared that there was a lisunderstanding as to what was wanted 'ith the new charter, and suggested that le council take advantage of The Enuirer's offer and make an explanation, [e proposed the appointment of a comlittee, to include Intendant Lowry, and rhich committee should prepare a statelent for publication. Continuing, Warden Moore said that e had not read the proposed new charsr, and asked if, after its adoption, the resent council would have the power to take a levy of 10 mills under it. Intenant Lowry said that the council would ave the power to make such a levy if it aw tit. But, he went on to say, so far as e was concerned, he did not want to uake a 10-mill levy, or a 1-mill levy, or a -tenth-mill levy. What he wanted, was uthority on which to borrow money. It ould not he done under the present barter, "and unless they give us the ew charte*, I am in favor of Just not iking that crusher away from the depot." teference was had to a crusher recently u. chased on credit and not yet removed rom the cars. Warden McElwee said that if the proo ed new charter authorized the levy oi lore than 2 mills, "I'm going to vote gainst it; that's all." Warden Parish xplained that he had just been told that he now charter was a general thing and llowed a levy of ten mills all over the tate; but then they did not have to levy nore than two mills unless they wanted n. Warden McElwee then said, emihatically, that under no circumstances ,'ould he vote for a levy of more than wo mills. It was pretty close work ometimes; but the town had got along 11 that heretofore, and he thought it ould continue to do it. Warden Parish aid he would vote for a ten mill levy if e thought it necessary and right, iisclaiming any desire to increase the avy; but insisting on the necessity f borrowing money, which he claimd could not be done under the presnt charter, Warden Parish went on > say: "My argument is this. We re supposed to spend $G00 or $700 a ear on the street. If we spend three or nur times that amount in one year, then to can borrow the money on two, three ud four years, and so on, and we will ot be out anything but the interest." Varden Propst suggested that the only bject of the proposed change wastoenble the council to anticipate the levy. Intendant Lowry did not favor the idea if making a statement in the newspapers. L gentleman, however, thought that it vould be advisable to call a public meetng. Warden Propst also thought this vould be the best way to go about the natter. A public meeting should be ailed and the charter read and discussed, rhe suggestion met with general favor, nd it was agreed that the meetiug be leld in the courthouse on the night of 'uesday, September 7. The council assembled again on Monay afternoon, in the office of Probate udge McCorkle, to consider a written imposition submitted by Mr. Johnson, ["he proposition covered a strip of macadm nine feet wide and six inches in epth, to be applied in one of fourdiffcrnt ways at different prices, ranging from D cents down to 30 cents a lineal yard, .'he distance to be macadamized he reporjd at S00 yards. The council took the natter under consideration, and explaind that, for reasons which it wasunnecesary to state, no answer could be given mil September 20. LOCAL LACONICS, 'he Enquirer Until lnt of January, 1808. The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will >e sent to any address, from this date unil the 1st of January, 1808, for 70 cents. Med of Paralysis. Daniel Witherspoon, colored, whose llness was mentioned in the last issue of 'he Enquirer, died last Friday night ged about 70 years. pookiug For It. The Yorkvillecotton buyers are looking >r the first bale of new cotton this week, nd some one of them will probably pay )r it at a rate higher than the market rice. tuslnesH and Sentiment. Referring to the announced purposes of :ie town council, an old citizen of York illo said to the reporter a few days ago: Why I'd just as lief vote to change my wn name, and as to that taxation btisi-1 ess, the council seems to think thai inney grows on trees." , Graveyard Watermelon. Magistrate Sandifer sentenced a Negro, few days ago, to 20 days on the chainang, for stealing a watermelon from Heiesda cemetery. The watermelon be>tigod to another Negro who cultivates a ttle patch in the cemetery in order to eep down weeds, etc. cuing Iteady to Start. The work of removing the county road lant, including the chaiugang, stock;le, engine and other machinery, etc., to point on the Charlotte road, just withut the incorporate limits of Yorkville, as commenced on Monday last, and ill be completed within the next few ays. tonumeiit to the Women. The most important action taken by le Confederate veterans, at (Ireenvillc, ist week, was tho inauguration of a lovement for the erection of a monolent in this stale to the women of the oufederacy. The monument is to bo icated in the town or city ollcring the reatcst inducements, financial and other ise. The raising of tho bulk of tho loney for the proposed undertaking has een delegated to a committee, composed f one member Jrom each county. The committeeman appointed for York county is Major T. C. Beckham, of Rock Hill. It's a Running llnttlnesA. Up to yesterday afternoon, Clerk Wylie had issued checks to 192 of the 240 veterans and widows of veterans in York county, who are entitled to receive pensions. Meeting at Philadelphia. An unusually interesting revival service has been going on at Philadelphia since August 22, under the preaching of Rev. J. VV. Humbert, assisted by Rey. A. X. Branson. Large crowds have been in attendance, and on Sunday and Sunday night, the people came from a distance of eight or ten miles, packing the ci)n run Dunning aimost ut auunuanuiu During the day there were 22 applications for membership in the church. The Philadelphia people, by the way, have ruised $500 toward the erection of a new 1 church, and expect to go on with the building as soon as practicable. On Its Feet Again. Mr. George T. Schorb, agent at this place for the well-known Wilcox A White organ, has showu The Enquirer a letter from Mr. J. H. White, the president of the company, announcing the fact that there has been a re-organization, and that the business is now on its feet again in the hands of the same old stockholders. The failure of the company, sometime back, was due entirely to the long period of financial depression through which the country has been passing ; but notwithstanding this, President White has been enabled to make a square and honest settlement of all old obligations, and is enoou raged to Iclieve that present and future prospects are far better than ever. A I.arge Attendance. The Yorkville graded school commenced work last Monday morning with 141 pupils in attendance. Superintendent Dendy was at his post, as was also Assistant Superintendent Kennedy, and the young lady teachers?Misses Gist, Allison and McKlwee. W. W. Lewis, chairman of the board of trustees, witnessed the opening of the session, and was much pleased with the way things started off. "AH we ask," ho said to the reporter, "is the hearty co-operation of the people of Yorkville. Give us this, and the board will do what it can to make the school all for which anybody can reasonably wish." The management of the colored school is in trouble about getting a building, and the school will not be opened until next Monday. ttui<t on Cotton. During the last week or 10 days, there has been considerable complaint of rust 011 cotton. Fields which not long ago were green and healthy and fruiting satisfactorily, have suddenly turned brown and stopped fruiting.' In some cases this condition of affairs is thought to he premature. The natural expectation is that the fruiting process should continue on till frost. Various theories are offered for the existing condition, and whether it is corrector not, the most plausible explanation seems to be that the cotton stalks having already put on all the fruit they can mature, there is not strength enough left in them for the production of more blooms and bolls, etc. Though in some few sections the crop is light, generally it is unusually heavy. No Danger Here. The Enquirer has a note from a citizen of Yorkville asking whether or not, in the event of the surrender of the present charter and the adoption of the general incorporation act, a dispensary can be established here. We have inquired into the matter, and as the result of our inquiries, answer no. The sale of liquor in Yorkville is forbidden by special act of the general assembly, confirmed in the present charter and in the dispensary law, and as the general incorporation act contains no repealing clause, the special act referred to continues to bold. If the name of the town could bo changed, as proposed, and was so changed, then there might arise some technical questions; but as a vote on this subject would not afTect the name of the town in the least, there is no danger in this scare. Doe* It Mean Anything? There is a rumor in circulation to the effect that at an early day the O. R. & C. railroad people will arrange to run through daily passenger trains from Charleston, S. C., to Marion, N. C. The reporter has beard the rumors as coming from various sources; but has nothing official. There seems to be good reason, however, to anticipate that there is something in the wind. For one thing, the O. R. A C. authorities are filling up, as rapidly as poasible, all of their more dangerous trestles, several of the railroad men have been circulating about Charleston. Sumter and other points in the low country a great deal lately, and taking all these things into consideration, it does not seem improbable that there will soon be developments which will be both interesting and important. Mr. Neville In Oconee. Keowee-Courier, August 26: Rev. W. G. Neville, of Yorkville, makes his annual visit to Oconee, the home of his childhood, with almost exact regularity. He is in our midst now. His presence is a benediction. The church at Yorkville is fortunate in having so good a pastor. The church membership there is more than 300. During the four years pastorate of Mr. Neville, 118 members have been added to the roll. The church takes a great interest in all the departments of church work. As much as 81,000 a year has been raised for Miss Davidson, who is in the foreign missionary field. Every year she receives as much as 8500. There sire several voluntary societies connected with the church which are doing a tine work, as follows: The Ladies' Missionary society, the Klla C. Davidson Foreign Missionary society, the Ladies' Aid society, the Willing Workers, and the Missionary Sunbeams. Mr. Neville preached an interesting and practical sermon on Sunday morning last in the Walhalla Presbyterian church, and since that time lias preached at Westminster and Retreat. The Case of Wliltu*. The case of Whitus, the Chester "original package" dealer, is expected to come up before Judge Witherspoon tomorrow. The case is rather a peculiar one. The proceedings against Whitus do not in anywise question the authority or correctness of Judge Simonton's recent orders, for Whitus is not being prosecuted for selling liquor in violation of tho dispensary law ; hut for contempt of court. Sometime ago, Whitus was convicted of maintaining a nuisance ami enjoined from further dealing in liquor upon pain of being ruled for coulcmpt. The injunction was issued by Judge Townsend instead of Judge Wilhcrspooii, ?is erroneously stated in some of the papers. Hut tomorrow, Whitus is to appear before Judge Witherspoon, to show cause why he should not be punished in accordance with Judge Townsend's order. Upou his appearance, Whitus will be armed with some kind of an order from Judge Simoutou ; but as to what bearing this order may have on the case, remains to be seeu.