Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps ami .facts. ? In the senate the other day, Senator Tillman referred to Senator Chandler as a grasshopper, and Senator Chandler replied that grasshoppers were safe from-pitchforks. The newspapers say that Senator Tillman's re joinder was lost in the laughter. ? The vote on the Roberts case was taken in the house ou Thursday. The first proposition to receive consideration was the minority report, providing for admission and expulsion. The result was ayes 81 and uays 244. The next vote on the majority resolution, proposing exclusion, resulted nays 50, ayes 278. Mr. Roberts then, in spite of the constitutional strength of his position, does not take his seat. ? The towu of Bastrop, Texas, is in a RtAt? of siecre. It is because of the trial of men charged with the killing of Arthur Burford, son of the sheriff of the county. The killing had more or less of a political Savor, and friends of the two factions to the number of more thau 2,000, have gathered in the town. But they are without arms. In anticipation of trouble the town was several days ago surrouuded by a force of Texas rangers, and every man who comes in is stopped at the outskirts and deprived of his pistols. ? Washington dispatch says that il is the purpose of the war department to bring home from Cuba, Porto Rice and the Philippines, many troops now *Kaqq iolon^O Tf. i C QOlDg U U iy 1 LI IUUOO loiauuo. *V ? claimed that tbey are do longer Deed ed, at least in such force as bas been accessary heretofore. GeDeral Otis says that there is do loDger ao insurgeot army iD the Philippioes?only a few bands of armed robbers. The secretary of war is of opinioD that it will be a year before quiet is finally restored. General Davis says he can spare 500 troops from Porto Rico, nod General Wood recommends the withdraw al of more, from Cuba. ? A special five-days' iojuuction, re straining the steamer Bermuda, which acquired some reputation as a filibus ter during the Spanish war, from leaving the port of Philadelphia, was granted last Wednesday by Judge Pennypacker. The application for the injunction was made by George R. Gamble, of Kingston, Jamaica, a sub ject of Great Britain, who alleges that the vessel is to carry articles contraband of war to South Africa for the JtSoers. jp or some urne past it una uctu rumored that the famous filibuster was about to eugage in the same business again; but those counected with the vessel made emphatic denials that such a move was'contemplated. ? A dispatch of Thursday from Frankfort, Ky., says that tension on account of the election contest before the geueral assembly, had reached the danger point. During the day 17 traius landed great crowds of armed men from all parts of the state in the city. One train aloue had over 1,00C men. The invaders are mostly Republicans ; but Governor Taylor claims that be does not know their object. The understanding was that Goebel men were to force action on coutests over seats in the house yesterday. The Republicans bad previously an nounced that they would not submit to the unseating of members of tbeii party whom they claimed had been fairly elected. It was expected that the speaker would have to order that the house he ciearea or an spectators, and this, it was believed, would precipitate bloodshed. ? The Brussels correspondent ol The World obtained the following statement from Dr. Leyds, the Trans vaal envoy extraordinary in Europe, before he left for Paris last Mouday od a diplomatic mission : "In view of the new and critical phase into which tht war is now entering, I send to tbt people of America a few words on tht subject of any eveutual proposals in regard to the suspension of hostilities a desire for which appears to he gain ing strength ou both sides of the At lantic. I am as confident as ever o: the ultimate triumph of our cause. A temporary success of the British arms would merely have the effect of iufus ing fresh vigor into our men anc strengthening their determination to hold out at whatever cost. While the actual fighting strength of both force.' is only now about equal, England might even double her army now it South Africa without crushing oui powers of resistance." ? Says a Dallas, Texas, special? o: Tuesday: The town of Caddo Mills about 40 miles northeast of Dallas, it excited over the myterious disappear ance of R. H. Stewart, the best kuowu merchaut of the place. Mr. Stewart left home on January 15, saying he was going to Dallas to purchase a stock of spring goods. Nothing has been heard from him siuce at Caddc Mills or Dallas. A letter was received at Caddo Mills by W. C. Draker today The letter was addressed to "Walter Drake," and said : "We have killed him and got his money. He fought us hard and had we known he belonged to the Masonic lodge, we would would have spared his life. He is buried, and no one will ever know where." Stewart's Masonic pin was sent with the letter, with Woodmen ol the World receipts, of which order ht was also a member in good standing A delegation of eight men from Caddc Mills came to Dallas tonight to try tc solve the mystery. ? The Democratic members of the senate held a conference last Wednesday to consider the question of parly policy on the various questions before congress. They found themselves holding very divergent views on several matters. The Philippine policy attracted more attention thau any oth er. On this point there was a very general exchange of views, the concensus of opinion evidently favoring a resolution recently introduced by Senator Bacon and pledging this country to the protection of life and property iu the Philippines until peace is restor ed, when the opportunity will be afforded for the formation of a government by and for the people of the Philippine islands, to be independently exercised and controlled by themselves. With reference to the financial bill, it was practically decided to offer a substitute providing for the free coinage of silver. Senators Lindsay aud Caffrey said they would not be i bound by it. She ^(orhuillc (f uquircr. YORKVILLE, S. C.: i , 1 SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900. ? Voters, citizens, legislators! These ' ' are "thoughts that breathe and words that burn." What will you do with ' them ??Gaffney Ledger. I Quite a problem that The Ledger I ! has submitted. The fact that the ! thoughts still breathe is evidence that 1 their condition is not yet hopeless; but J _ J , unless those words are reauy mienueu , - to burn, they should be doused in the | s water. However, talk is cheap, and ' maybe their burning will occasion no I 1 serious loss. 1 i i ? As to whether the proposition to | . put such county officers as are now , I paid by fees on salary is a wise one, is , doubtful. We have not seen the bill : ! and are not familiar with its provisions. It is well to remember, however, that 1 under the present arrangement, the j compensation of county officers who ( , are paid by fees comes only from those | . who are benefitted by their services. < For iustance, if John Smith wants a i ? paper recorded by the clerk, or process I served by the sheriff, it is only right and proper that be should pay the ex- ( pense himself. We are unable to see , what right he has to call upon the , the public in a matter that concerns i ! him alone. Of course, if it is arranged < 1 so that fees shall be collected, the ' | I , same as now, and paid into the county , treasury, the proposition cannot be es- , : pecially objectionable. But we sincere- | ly hope that if salaries ure substituted ' i for fees, these salaries will be liberal. 1 1 Good salaries do uot necessarily iusure 1 the services of thoroughly efficient ! > men in elective offices; but efficiency , I is certainly not to be attained with : small salaries. An inefficient man will I > never refuse a fat office; but at the ' same time an efficient man will seldom 1 strive after a lean office. THE WIDE TIRE BILL. J The Wide tire bill recently passed . by the senate is attracting a great deal | , of attentiou throughout the State, and i as to whether it will pass the house is 1 1 very doubtful. 1 Amoug the reasons which will influence the members to a large extent ' **? - nf nnnal 51 lionttt art; tear ui uis|jicaouie v/? wu>??>??m.?) and uncertainty as to whether the F measure is really a practicable one. ! On this last proposition there is a great deal of honest confusion, very | similar to that which existed amoug . the old philosophers who were unable r to accept Columbus's doctrine as to the ( shape of the earth. The only way by ' which this confusion cau be eradi- . ' cated is a practical test, and the ques' lion is as to whether the members have . the courage to make that test. We f hardly think so. We have heard wagoners arguing * the lire question time and again, and ' it is wonderful philosophy which some ( of them bring to bear. One mau will , take the position that while the nar5 row tire cuts up the roads, the substiI tution of broad tires iucreases the fric1 tion to such au extent as to tcquire additional power out of proportion to j that required for narrow tires. There are those, too, who will claim that not onlv is a wide tired watron heavier to . puli; but that it cuts up roads eveu , i worse than broad tires. If two men ' ' holding different theories on this propo- ' 11 sition have ever got together, we are I . not aware of it. ( We believe the passage of the ( I Mauldiu bill would be a good thing | . for the roads, and we do not believe it ! would inconvenience farmers beyond ' making some of them buy better and ; ] more substantial wagons than they , I would otherwise prefer to buy. We s do not believe either that the heaviness ' of draught would be increased, or that \ the average expenditure for rolling ' stock would be as heavy as it is now. Oue of the first men to bring a wide( tired wagou into this county, so far as > we know, was Mr. Wade H. Hickliu, of Guthriesville. That, as we recollect, i ! was something like seven or eight 1 years ago, and we recollect printing ! Mr. Hickliu's experience at the time. 1 Among other things, he stated that he { had seut two wagons?one with wide tires, and the other with narrow tires? < into the bottoms after coru. The hot- < toms were rather soft on account ol wet weather, and he expected to have 1 to do some double-teaming, especially ^ with the wide tired wagon, which was | the larger of the two. There were | two mules to each wagon and one i earn was as good as the other. The howi vide-tired wagon, heavily loaded, was vote lauled through and out of the bottoms sloni with but little difficulty ; and it was lecessary to send back its team to help fjcs he narrow-tired team out of the mud. gotte This incident and the practical ex- chile lerieuce of other intelligent men who and lave since tested wide tires, have neve nade us strong believers in the imjrovemeut. Wp have hoped that wide HI ires would eventually be adopted ] without compulsion. There are ten tuch wagons in York county now where there was one five years ago, ingti tnd their popularity is increasing. The But, of course, it will be many years, It is n the natural order of things, before Aiey are unanimously adopted with- . , . j . .. ious aut compulsion, and the subject cer un(j( mainly appears to be a fit one for legis- all t lation. cle e THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. conf fact< of m<ip? nr Lnmi Intereatloe Develop- due raeuta In the House and Senate. agre The bouse and senate convened w'" again on Monday night, ufter a recess from the previous Friday. The night men session of the house was taken up in Ruai the consideration of a bill by Mr. Pat- ^usi ton providing for the extension of the br.ar corporate limits of towns, in accord- ?j'D) ance with certain regulations. The r'es bill was killed. ^e An important bill regulating the PreF grantiug of bail by magistrates, passed tons a second reading in the bouse ou Tues- a^01 day. Its provisions are as follows: Pan' "Section 1. When any magistrate com- Gibl mits a party to jail for a bailable offence, such magistrate shall state on P?w commitment the amount of recogni- ^or jance required, upon entering into c'a8! which the party shall be released from to ^ custody, a'nd upon entering into such ac recognizance before any magistrate of l'0D the county, such party shall be releas- f?ct< sd from the custody of the jailor. Sec- l'es lion 2. Any magistrate or clerk of the |)eec court of the county in which the party 's UI s imprisoned, when demanded by such ^acl< party, shall take the recognizance J080 without extra compensation." It is ,Jr* quite probable that this bill will be3orae law. doul The consideration of tbe Graydon ,n^ei iispensary bill was taken up in the P"c< senate on Wednesday. The provisions ^he 3onstituting tbe secretary of state, the a". 3omptroller general and tbe superin- Pr'C( teudent of education a state board of 3ontrol, wasjstrickeu out on tbe ground Vir$ that these officials would be holding here two offices contrary to the constitution. 8t'D, The senators were inclined to consider Phft' the bill as a whole with considerable CPnt favor; but from tbe last report it did mea not appear that they had found a sat- ,onisfactory solution of the state board the t problem. The bill does not interfere rons with the status of prohibition counties; cent but leaves it about as follows: acco "Provided, however, That any coun- Per ty, town or city wherein the sale of hriu alcoholic liquors was prohibited by (he law prior to July 1, 1893, may secure phu the establishment of a dispensary with- matl in its borders in the following manner: on F Upon petition signed by one-fourth of unP the qualified voters of such county, rock town or citv wishing a dispensary com therein, being tiled with the county ?P'n supervisor, or town or city council, wea respectively, they shall order au elec- wen lion submitting the question of dispensary or no dispensary to the qualiBed voters of such county, town or a^v' city, which election shall be conducted or ^ us other special elections; and a major- a<^Vl ity of the ballots cast be fouud and roc'< declared to be for a dispensary, then a mal< dispensary may be established in said county, town or city. ,nKi Among the bills of importance to may municipalities which are under con- revI ^deration, is the following, which has C0UI iust passed its second reading in the house: "That no municipal officer necf shall take a contract to perform work fert' or furnish material for the municipal ,n P corporation of which he is au officer, P aud no such officer shall receive any As ^ compensation on any contract for said t0D> purpose. That aoy person violating acc<^ the provisions of this act shall be ^uci guilty of a misdemeanor, aud upon conviction thereof shall be punished g( by a fine or imprisonment iu the dis- folio cretion of the court before whom such year conviction is had." wea Ou Tuesday, Mr. Ashley madeanoth- covt er attack on the privilege tax. For T< several years past Mr. Ashley has been pera trying to secure the abolitiou of this mon tax. He holds that it is a direct tax age on farmers?that it is class legislation was and it is unjust. He believes that 41 d Clemson should be supported by direct was appropriations, in order to secure The greater economy in the management ou F there. Uuder present arrangement, whii he claims that there is much wasteful autc extravagance. Heretofore, Mr. Ash- on v ley has not been able to secure the in sj support of the majority of the mem- Pi bers; but now he seems to be makiug Ave some progress. His proposition on Ave Tuesday was to reduce the tax from an i 25 cents to 15 cents a ton. To this the mon house, after much discussion, agreed ; in 11 but as to whether or not the senate tion will concur, seems to be doubtful. grea ivr- To.il/lnc of f hf>. hnnsp vvtinta to COrd do away with the fee system of paying was county officers and pay all such of- 17, ficers salaries instead. The propi sition snov is looked upon with favor, aud on tive Wednesday the house referred the bill of 1 to a committee consisting of one mem- Febi her from each county to suggest the CI salaries the respective officers in the bur respective counties should receive, days Mr. McDow represents York county IV 3u this committee. beer Representative McDdw's bill to re- turn luce the legal rate of interest to 6 per was 3ent has been killed. Febi The bill to prohibit child labor in jottou mills was a special order in the For < senate for yesterday. As to what was T! lone with it The enquirer had not ask earned up to the time of closing the to is forms for this issue. The compulsory proc education bill, along the same line, stree ever, was killed od Thursday by a of 31 to 7. During the discusSenator IldertoD, who supported jill, said that cotton factories havt me such powerful factors in polithat no mill legislation can b< 511 through. The employment oi Iren, be said, comes from greed unless the bill is passed now, ii r will he passed. IGIIER PRICES OF FERTILIZERS. Manager of the Trust Makes Some Explanations. ie following, credited to the Wash jn Star of January 21, clipped front News and Courier of Wednesday quite likely that it was printed iu these papers at the expense of the lizer men, who are naturally anx to have their position favorably ?rstood by the farmers. Whethei be alleged facts stated in the arti ire true, The Enquirer is unabh iv. It is our own opinion that th< idence with which the fertilizei jries are naming higher prices is at least in a measure to the trus ement among them. The readei draw his own conclusions. Sow that the seuson for the ship t of fertilizers has arrived, thi 10 factories are on the eve of tbi est season of the year in thai ich of business. The Virginia-Car a Chemical company's two facto here?the Navassa factory anc Powers, Gibbes & Co. factory?art tared to ship an output of 55,00( this season, the proportion beinj it two thirds for the Navassa com y and one-third for the Powers >es & Co. factory. r, . 1 . .1. for me past uuuuiu ui muic i/u< ers, Gibbes & Co. factory has beei ougbly overhauled and put in firs i condition, so that now it is abl< andle an increased output. Tbi binery has been put in such condi that the full capacity of th< jry can be utilized, and the facili for handling the product have als< i increased. The Navassa facton ) to its usual efficiency, and boll jries are in the best condition t< ufacture and handle goods prompt rbe feature, however, which wil jtless most concern the agricultura ests, is the material advance in th< 3 of fertilizers this season. Witi expansion of prices generally ot manafuctures and products, th< ?s of fertilizers will follow suit, ilr. W. H. Malloy, manager of tb< pnia-Carolina Chemical company >. vesterday stated to a Star repre ative that the price of acid phos :e has advanced from 20 to 30 pel . over last year's prices. Thi.< ns an increase of $2.25 to $3 pel He says the increase is owing t< scarcity of phosphate rock, and t equent increase of 20 to 30 pei . in the price of rock, and also or unt of an increase of from 15 to 2( cent, on the price of pyrites and istone, materials which enter int< production of acid goods, as sul ricacid is manufactured from thest erials. One cause for the advance >hosphate rock, he states, is the rofitahleness of former prices ol Owing to low prices only on< pany out of five engaged in devel g the phosphate miues in Floridt thered the storm. The other 3 bankrupt in the business. \.s for ammoniated fertilizers, Mr loy states that there has been at ince in price of from $2 to $2.50 0 to 30 per cent., due also to th< ince in the price of phosphati :, and an increase of the price o erial from which ammonia is deriv He remarked that generally speak the advance in prices of fertilizer be due in part to the universe val of business throughout thi try. Vs a matter of interest, in this con ? .-.-J . 1 ion it may oe siaien mm poiaat lizers have, advanced 10 per cent rice, the cost of kainit being now er ton more than last year's price or cotton seed meal, the price pe has increased from $2.50 to $5 rding to the distance from pro ng and shipping points." )uth Carolina Weather.?Th< iwing data, covering a period of 2! s, have been compiled from tb< ther bureau records at Churlestoi iring the month of February : emperature?Menu or normal tem .ture, 53 degrees. The warmes th was that of 1884, with an aver of 61 degrees. The coldest moutk that of 1895, with an average o egrees. The highest temperatnrt 80 degrees, on February 18, 1891 lowest temperature was 7 degrees 'ebruary 14, 1899. Average date or ^h first "killing" frost occurred ii imu, November 30. Average daU vhich lust "killing" frost occurred jring, March 20. / no! n a molluh qnauf\ ICUipitailUU ^laiu Ul UJVIUU auvTt y roge for the month, 3.45 inches rage number of days with .01 o inch or more, 10. The greatesi thly precipitation was 10.45 inches 374. The least monthly precipita was 0.51 inches, in 1898. The test amount of precipitation re ed iu any 24 consecutive hour.' 2.79 inches, on February 16 and 1884. The greatest amount o vfull recorded in any 24 consecu hours (record extendiug to wintei t884 85 ouly) was 3.2 inches, or ruary 13, 1899. ouds and Weather?Average nuim of clear days, 10; partly cloudy ', 10 ; cloudy days, 8. 'ind?The prevailing winds have i from the southwest, 21 per cen. The highest velocity of the wind 56 miles, from the southeast, or ruary 6, 1897. street Improvement. tie city of Spartanburg is about tc the general assembly for authority sue ?50,000 worth of bonds, the eeds from which are to be used fot it improvement. i LOCAL AFFAIRS. | INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. , York Drug Store?Says for you not to cougb ; but to get some of their Cough Ease; which they sell at 25 cents a 5 bottle. f Kerr-Kimball Live Stock Co.?Says thai on Monday, February 5th, (saiesday) 1 they will have another carload of Kentucky horses and mules at their Yorkville stables, and invite inspection. The Enquirer?Announces that at no distant date, it will present to its readers a new story, entitled "Love Finds a Way." T. B. McClain?Is now wiring houset for electric lights and is at the servict of prospective customers with full information. 0. E. Grist?Offers machinist's tools foi 1 sale. ABOUT PEOPLE. ! Mr. and Miss MeCollum, of Texas are at Mr. Lee R. Williams's. ' Miss Bessie Adams, of Bethel, is vis r iting at Dr. A. Y. Cartwright's. Mr. T. M. Whilaker, who has been i quite ill, is able to be up and about ; again. r Dr. Miles Walker went to Gaffnej s City on Wednesday on business, return t ing on Thursday. r Mr. aud Mrs. W. R. Conrad, of Mc Connellsville, are visiting in Yorkville, the guest of their daughter, Mrs. W. 0 i Rawls. i Miss Kate Drennan, of Richburg, i: t visiting friends in Yorkville, and is tbt - guest of Miss Sadie Dunlap, on East - Jefferson street. 1 Mrs. Louis Sherfesse, of Charleston 3 visited io Yorkville this week, and wai ) the guest of Dr. Clarence M. Kuyken I dal's family. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Moore, accom , pauied by Rev. J. C. Johnes, went up t< Morgan town last Friday and returned s on VVednesday night. ) Miss Carrie Neieler, of Rock Hill, ant t Miss Margaret Little, of Mecklenburg s are visiting Miss Addie Williams oi 3 King's Mountain street. Miss Annie Lou Abell, of Lowrys 3 ville, is visitiug friends and relative: - in Yorkville, the guest of MissRosi ) Steele, on East Liberty street. \ Miss Annie Wallace, after havinj l been confined to her home in Yorkvilh ) for the past two weeks, as the result o - a vaccination, returned to school a Spartanburg on Mouday. 1 I THE WIDE TIRE BILL. i The Columbia State is doing all i > can to educate the hesitating memben 1 of the house in the wisdom necessary 5 to enable them to vote for the Maul > din wide tire bill. Ia its issue o , Thursday, The State priDts severa - interesting letters on the subject, anc among theui is a very seusible out from Mr. J. G. Anderson, manager o 3 the Rock Hill Buggy company. Mr } Anderson says: , Dear Sir?I noticed a communicar lion in today's State from Major G. S , Spann in reference to broad-tired wag ) ons. Any wagon factory will furnish either broad or narrow tires. They dc ) not need a "special department" in or . der to be able to do this. It's easj > enough and is being done every day. ? As to the price, will say that tlx j extra charge is very little. A two f horse wagon, selling for $45 with ? inch tires, would cost $47 with 2 incl: . tires, aud $51 with 3 inch tires?anc t so on. The extra charge for wide tires 3 over the price of narrow ones is aboul $4 per inch. Leaving the benefits of the roads em i tirely out of the question, the exlrt price paid for wide tires would be the \ best investment a farmer could make a for it would increase the life of tlx f wheels anywhere from 50 to 100 pel . cent. The broad tire bill should pass, anc , will be if the best interests of the "pUii ] people" are properly looked after j You can make such use of the abov< information as you may desire. WITHIN THE TOWN. Cotton is selling at 7.35 for the best f The fuel consumed at the water . works amounts to about 21 cords o r wood per month. In the summer, o ? course, it will be heavier. A good buggy, belonging to Mr. S A. McElwee, was smashed in a runa way accident last Wednesday after j noon. While attending to some busi 3 ness out near the Waterworks, Mr i McElwee left his horse and buggi standiug near the roadside. The ani * mal became frightened, and running 1 eastward along West Liberty street | smashed the buggy against an electrii C light pole neur the standpipe. The election ou the question o . amending the charter of the town o i Yorkville so as to permit the levy o 1 three mills tax for ordinary town pur ( poses, instead of two mills as hereto I fore, was held on last Wednesday, pur suant to official announcement. Then . iuuu hut clicrht /mnneitinn In t.h? nrtinn vrr? i?r sition, and when there is reason to he f ^ lieve that all the voters are prettj much of the same mind, a great mauj ! people failed to go to the polls. In al i 58 votes were cast, and of these onlj three were against the proposec ' change. J. The distribution of the 15 arc lights with which, under the present plani . of the town council, it is proposed tc i light the town, will be as follows : 1 Near old Narrow Gauge depot. 2 Intersection of California and Congress streets. 3. Centre of Cleveland , avenue. 4. Intersection of Congress aud Jefferson streets. 5. Intersection I of East Jeflersou and Church streets i 6. intersection of Liberty and Congress streets, at courthouse corner, 7. On West Liberty street, opposite residence of Mr. J. J. Hunter. 8. In) tersection of Church aud East Liberty , streets. 9. Opposite residence of Dr. T. It. Carothers on East Liberty street. 10. Between the Farish hotel and the opera house, on North Congress street. 11. At the intersection of North Con, gress and Madison streets. 12. At the intersection of Congress, Lincoln, ** Charlotte and King's Mountain streets, t 13. At the end of the water main on | King's Mountain street. 14. Near the residence of Mr. J. S. Brice, about the centre of Wright avenue. 15. Opposite the old Methodist church, on East Liberty street. Besides these, the i county has agreed to maintain a light ] opposite the jail. The Carolina and North-Western railroad will maintain r one at its Yorkville station; and the South Carolina and Georgia Extension railroad, will maintain one at its ' Yorkville station also. The work of getting the lights in operation is proceeding as rapidly as possible and all i willprobably be shining within the next ten days. r LOCAL LACONICS. . Price of Cordwood. Cordwood is being hauled to York- r ville from a distance of six or seven , miles. The price ranges from $1.25 to $1.50. The Cotton Crop. There is still a considerable quantity . of cotton on the plantations of York county. There is not nearly so much , in the aggregate as at this time last 5 year; but almost every farmer who ' had cotton at this time last year has some now. This is the statement of a } buyer who is in a position to be pretty i well informed. The same buyer is of tbe opiniou that most of this cotton, 1 instead of being bought by tbe mills, as > tbe holders expect, will be sold to ex1 porters. He says that tbe local mills . generally have as much cotton as they 3 need. 1 The Crescent Mill. Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Opl orations at the Crescent mill are proi grossing in a most satisfactory manner. ? Tbe machinery is all working fine. Last Saturday's pay roll included 103 * names; but this number will be very greatly increased when all the present t equipment is at work and the new 3 machinery placed in order. Tbirtyr five hundred new spindles arrived a day or two ago. Labor is plentiful; f but the present force includes many of 1 the old familiar faces so often seen in ; I the "Old Mill." The first shipment of i cloth was made yesterday, when 14,f 000 yards of cloth was turned over to . tbe railroads. Died In a Car. Passengers who got off tbe Carolina unri NTnrth.Western train at Yorkville Wednesday Dight, reported the sudden death at Lenoir that day of a geutle' man who had hut a few minutes before r taken a seat m the car. The following Lenoir special of Wednesday Dight to ; the Charlotte Observer, gives parlicu lars : "Lewis Havens, of Philadelphia, f who has for a week been visiting the ^ J family of Mr. J. B. Atkinson, died j very suddenly here this afternoon just I after having bought a ticket for home, and on taking bis seat in the car, ' which was to leave five minutes later. 1 Mr. Havens, who was an unusually ' large and robust roan for his age, 73 I years, had spent the forenoon hunting, r and the exertion of several hours in the field probably induced heart failI ure. The body was taken back to the 1 home of Mr. Atkinson and will be j forwarded to Philadelphia tomorrow. Mr. Havens was a prominent contractor in Philadelphia aDd bad in course < of construction the new bulding there . for The Ladies' Home Journal." * The YorkrIUe Post Office. f Postoffice appointments in South f Carolina are being announced these days and the status of the office at . Yorkville is beginning to attract more or less local interest. Miss Maggie Moore's commission expired something - over two years ago, and since its expira. tion there has been a great deal of un- , / certainty as to the probable disposition - of the place. Miss Moore is an appli? cant for re-appointment, and has en, dorsement that has at least been in- * u fluential enough to prevent the appointment of her successor up to this f time. It is possible that she may be f re-appointed, and from the best inforf matiou obtainable such an event is not - improbable. Her support for the posi tion is mostly Democratic. Behind - this she has a most satisfactory record i for efficiency in the discharge of her duties. The only other applicant is - Mr. A. Springs Withers, of Yorkville. r Mr. Withers is a Republican, and is r generally understood to have the back- J 1 ing of most of the Republican influ- 40% ' ence in this congressional district, if I not in the state. He has filled the office with entire satisfaction to the pai trons, and from a personal standpoint | 5 there can be no reasonable local ooi jectioD to his appointment. It is in . this shape that the matter seems to be . pending. ,4 , ' Murder and Suicide. The Enquirer is iu receipt of a I i clipping from a Knoxville, Tenu., pai per that contains news of a tragedy , that is possessed of some little local in- I terest. The clipping tells the story of , the suicide of Andrew Shudin, a Bos hemian, after the murder of his wife, Julia, a week or two ago. Shudin was the father-in-law of Wenzel Shubert, I a Hungarian, who lived on the Piuckney road on the outskirts of Yorkville for several years, and who is now liv- .