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traps and Jacts. The Hebrews, who form such a publicspirited arid wealthy class in every city, number less that 250,000 in the United States. Most people in making a guess would say a million or two. It is reported on the authority of General Manager Thomas, of the Richmond and Danville railroad, that the headquarters of that company will be moved early next month from Richmond to Washington. -Forty-seven leading Knights of Labor have been arrested in St.

Louis. The Missouri Pacifiic is prosecuting them for conspiring to destroy railroad tracks, turn tables, switches. April 30,1889, will be the centennial anniversary of the organization of the constitutional government of the States, and the first meeting of Congress and the inauguration of George Washington at New York. Congressman Hewitt has introduced a resolution providing its proper celebration. The House committee on education met last Friday only to adjourn to the last day -of the session.

This action finally disposes of the Blair educational bill so far as the committee isconcerned. Messrs. O'Donnell and Willis went on record as opposing the adjournment. Jacob Weller, aged sixty-two, of Lobockville, Pennsylvania, while at supper Wednesday night, was apprised of the fact that a letter had arrived containing $1,700 back pensions for him. In his hurry to finish his meal, he was choked to death by a piece of meat.

The business failures occurring through out the country during the last week, as reported to R. G. Dun number for the United States 144, Canada 155? against 209 last week, and 187 the week previous. The large decrease is spread over all sections about evenly. A dispatch from Tombstone, Arizona, says word has been received at Fort Anachea from Capt.

A. Lawton, who has been following the hostiles in Sonora, that he was driving the band before him, and that the Indians were making their way to their stronghold in the Sierra Madres. The Indians are on foot, having killed and eaten nearly all their horses and retaining only a few to transport the wounded. The great body of the eastern band of Cherokee Indians are in Western North Carolina, where they number 1,871 in all. They occupy a territory of 73,000 acres.

The question of migrating to the Indian Territory is now being discussed by them. It is believed that if the Government will defray the expenses of their removal they, would be willing to migrate in a body. The idea is advanced in North Carolina that the State could well afford to give them a sum sufficient to defray the expenses of their removal in consideration 01 me surreuutr of their lands to the State. An Alexandria, Louisiana, dispatch of Saturday says: Commencing at noon on Monday last and continuing until Wednesday afternoon, this section was visited by the most severe rainstorm ever recorded here. All that portion of the town extending from 3rd to 10th streets and from Madison street to Morgan Depot was, entirely submerged to the depth of three feet.

During this heavy rainfall the river rose very fast. The total rise being twentyfive feet, one and three-quarter inches. Two colored men in the swamp were drowned by the overflow. A Bourbon county, Kentucky, farmer, a reading and thinking man, who has for some time been investigating the Darwinian theory, says that he has recently developed a small link which is calculated to put men to thinking. The blue grass country is now being infested with millions of which have been devastating the growing crops of corn, tobacco and garden truck.

He gathered about twenty of the objectionable intruders from a piece of sod a foot square and put them in a cigar box half filled with dirt, covered with a nf trlass and set the same in the sun. fn iess than two weeks it had developed a fine drove of grasshoppers. Dr. J. A.

Richmond, who in a fit of insanity killed the business manager of the St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald on Friday morning and then shot himself, is a native of South Carolina. He graduated at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and finished a course in medicine at the University of New York, where he was the head of the largest class ever sent out from that institution. He then went to Paris and completed a course in medicine there. He returned at the beginning of the war and entered the Confederate service, at one time being Assistant Surgeon of General McGowan's brigade.

After the war he lived in Abbeville, where he built up an extensive practice. On Friday, the Senate, by a two thirds vote, passed the joint resolution introduced by Senator Ingalls providing for the submission to the several States of a Constitutional amendment extending the period of the President's term and the session of the 50th Congress until the 30th of April, 1889. and substituting the 30th of April for the 4th of March as "the commencement in future of Presidential and Congressional terms. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives for concurrence. This proposed change is with the view of beginning the Presidential and Congressional terms on anniversary days of the organization of the constitutional government of the States.

The wheat, oat and rye crops were never better in North Carolina than now. There is a larger acreage than last year and the yield will be at least a third larger. Corn is looking well, and but for the tremendous rains in the western counties the yield would now promise more than last year. The truck gardens have done well in the eastern part of the State. Cotton is good and is looking well.

The acreage is more than last year. The tobacco prospect is not good, because the plants have died out and been destroyed by the bugs. The acreage of this crop will be a third less than last year. Labor is scarce and wages higher than last year. If a drought does not intervene during July and August the crops in the State will exceed any year since the war ended.

The Michigan Democratic State Committee met at Lansing on Thursday. The expression of the committee was that Michigan will certainly elect a Fusion Governor on a Democratic-Greenback ticket at the next election. The Upper Peninsula was a Republican stronghold beyond any doubt until lately, when the Knights of Labor began to break into the Republican majorities at local elections. To aid this important movement, the Democratic Committee has decided to nominate, if possible, T. R.

Barry, of the Knights of Labor Kxecutive Board, as Lieutenant Governor of the Fusion ticket. It was also decided to hold the Democratic State Convention at Grand Rapids August 17, the same place and day of the Greenback meeting. The imports and exports of various articles entering into daily consumption are much greater than many persons would suppose without giving the subject some consideration. From the Paint and Drug Reporter we cull at random the following list of articles and the quanity of each exported from the United States during the ten months ending April 3Uth, 1S86: Cotton I seed oil, 5,287,370 gallons; spirits turpen- 1 tine, 6,398,157 gallons; oleomargarine, 21, i 212,757 pounds. For the same period the following quantities of the articles named were imported: Black pepper, grain, 5,000 tons; all other spices, 5,000 tons; nutmegs, 475 tons; quinida and its salts and cinchon-1 idia, 1,549,275 ounces; licorice root, 28,000 tons; crude camphor On Friday last the French Chamber of Deputies passed the bill, as drawn up by i the government, decreeing the immediate expulsion of the Count of Paris and family and of Jerome Bonaparte and his son Victor.

They are henceforth interdicted from re- siding in any part of France, or any one of her colonies, any violation of this interdict to be punished by imprisonment of from two to five years, and at the expiration of their term of imprisonment they are to be reconducted to the frontier. Those mem- bers of the families of the princes who are not in the dirict line of succession of the French throne will be allowed to remain in France, subject, however, to the pleasure of, the government, but are excluded from all public functions. Such is the decree that the government has succeeded in getting the Chamber to pass, and it is said will also pass the Senate. It is a concession to the 'clamor of the radicals, and, it is predicted, i will bear worse fruit before long. Miss Tabitha Holton, the only licensed female lawyer in North Carolina, if not in I the South, died at her home in Yadkin county, N.

on Monday of last week. She I was a native of Guilford county and of Quaker parentage, in which faith she lived and died. She was a woman of rare intel! lectual endowments, and as is said in the memorial address issued on the occasion of her death, was "first in all the Sunny South to claim and obtain the lull rights of womanhood." She obtained admission to the bar about ten years ago, and was licensed 'to practice law by the late Chief Justice Pearson and the oath was administered by Associate Justice McKoy. At the time a dispute arose as to whether a woman could be granted license. Miss Holton employed Judge Tourgee as counsel, and he finally succeeded in obtaining the coveted doeu ment.

Ihe Infertile YORKVILLE, S.f. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1886. A LESSON IN PUBLIC ECONOMY. On Monday last the President sent to Congress fifteen veto messages, six of which were sent to the Senate and nine to the House. In'his message vetoing the bill granting a pension to Elizabeth Z.

DeKrafft, the President says his objection is that it is of no possible advantage to the beneficiary; that the present pension laws give her all the advantages which she would receive under a special law. The President adds: "I am so thoroughly tired of disapproving the gifts of public money to individuals who, in my view, have no right or claim to the same, notwithstanding the apparent Congressional sanction, that I interpose with feelings of relief in the case where I find it unnecessary to determine the merits of application. In speaking of promiscuous and ill advised grants of pensions which have lately heen presenieu 10 me iur approval, I have spoken of their apparent Congressional sanction, in recognition of the fact that a large proportion of these bills have never been submitted to the majority of either branch of Congress, but are the result of nominal sessions, held for the express purpose of their consideration, and attended by a small minority of the members of the respective Ifbuses of the government. Thus, in considering these bills, I have not felt that I was aided by the deliberated judgment of Congress, and when I have deemed it my duty to disapprove many of the bills presented, I have hardly regarded my action as a dissent from the conclusions of the people's representatives. I have not been insensible to suggestions which should influence everv citizen, either in private standing or official place, to exhibit not only a just, but a generous appreciation of our country's defenders.

"In reviewing the pension legislation presented to me many bills have been approved upon the theory that every doubt should be reserved in favor of the proposed beneficiary. I have not, however, been able to entirely divest myself of the idea that public money appropriated for pensions is the soldiers' which should be devoted to indemnification of those who, in the defence of the Union, in the nation's service, have worthily deserved, and who in the day of their dependence, resulting from such suffering, are entitled to the benefactions of their government. This reflection lends to the bestowal of pensions a kind of sacredness which invites the adoption of such principles and regulations as will exclude a perversion as well as inure to the liberal and generous application of grateful and benevolent designs. The heedlessness and disregard, of principles which underlies the granting of pensions is unfair to the wounded, crippled soldier who is honored in a just recognition of his government. Such a man should never find himself side by side on the pension bill roll with those who have been tempted to attribute their natural ills to which humanity is heir to service in the army.

"Every relaxation of principle in the granting of pensions invites application without merit and encourages those who for gain urge honest men to become dishonest. This is a demoralizing lesson taught the people, that as against the public treas.ury most questionable expedients are allowable. During the present session of Congress 493 special pension bills have been submitted to me and I am advised that 111 more have received favorable action of both houses of Congress and will be presented within a day or two, making over GOO of these hills passed up to this time during the present session. Nearly three times the number passed at any entire session since 1801. With the pension bureau fully equipped and regulated by the most liberal rules in active operation supplemented in its by constant and special legislation, it certainly is not unreasonable to suppose in all the years that have elapsed since the close of the war, the majority of meritorious claims for pensions have been presented and determined.

"I have now more than of these bills before me, awaiting executive action. It will be impossible to bestow upon all of them the examination they deserve, and many will probably become operative which should be rejected. In the meantime, I venture to suggest the significance of the startling increase in this kind of legislation and the consequence involved in its continuance." The bills providing for theerection ofpublic buildings at Zanesville, Ohio, and Sioux City, Iowa, were vetoed for reasons that no Federal officers were located at either place except postmasters, and the postal business of these places does not warrant the erection of buildings by the government for the special accommodation of the post office. The President says: "Public buildings now process of construction, numberingSO, involving constant supervision, are all the building projects which the government ought to have on hand at one time, unless very palpable necessity exists for increasing the number. The multiplication of these structures involves not only the appropriation made for their completion, but a great expense in their care and preservation thereafter.

While a fine government building is a desirable ornament to any town or city, and while the securing of an appropriation therefor is often considered as an illustration of zeal and activity in the interest of a constituency, I am of the opinion that the expenditure of public money for such ntmn IKn vtupcuu UIV bj such building for public Will Tobacco as a Chop Laurens correspondent of the Xeic.t and Courier gives the following unsatisfactory experience of a Laurens farmer in marketing his tobacco crop: "Mr. C. Garlington, of this town, raised a small quantity of tobacco last year. The tobocco had every appearance of being a good grade. Mr.

Garlington shipped to Danville five hundred ana twenty pounds of leaf tobacco, for which he has the statement it appears that the tobacco was classified into eight classes, and upon being sold the five hundred and twenty pounds of tobacco brought nine dollars and eight cents The warehouse charges, auction fees, commissions, freight and drayage amounted to $9.19, and thus Mr. Garlington is brought out eleven cents in the debt of the warehouse. I state these facts in the hope that those who are now engaged in tobacco growing will investigate these matters and find out whether the fault is in the curing of the tobacco or in the warehouses. Certain it is that Mr. Garlington has not realized a cent on more than five hundred pounds of tobacco, which, according to the testimony of men here who have used it, was of a good quality.

CROPS IN THE STATE. The State Department of Agriculture has received 220 special reports from its county and township correspondents regarding the i I area and condition of the crops, of an av-! verage date of June 1 and furnishes the fol- i 1 lowing summary of these reports: COTTON. Twenty-three of the correspondents report an increase in the cotton acreage as compared with last year, 91 report the acreage as the same as last year, and 109 report a decrease. The average of these reports show a decrease for the State of per or about 103,000 acres, and giving an area this year of 1,020,000 acres against 1,723,000 acres in 1885. The decrease is attributed to various causes, among them the operations of the Priority Lien Law, which has deprived some tenant farmers of the means of obtaining f.nm for.tr> rc (tin rrrr.flt nPPPfiit.V for wcul1 IIU1" food crops, the enlarged area in corn and tobacco, the low price of cotton, the partial failure of the oat crop, which caused a larger area to be put in corn, the loss of a part of the cotton crop by floods, the scarcity of labor and the increased attention to stock raising.

In these sections, where an increase of acreage is reported, it is due to the replanting of lands originally put in oats. The condition of the crop, compared to an average is reported: In Upper Carolina, at 81; Middle Carolina, at 87 Lower Carolina, at 91; average for the State, 80; against S3 at the same time in 1883; 99 in 1884, and 94 in 1885. The crop was injured by the cold weather in the early part of the month, and by excessive rains and floods in the latter part of May. In some sections the stands were so inferior that the crop was plowed up and replanted, while in others good stands were obtained and the crop is said to be in good condition. Cut worms have been very destructive.

The plants are generally reported small and the crop needing work badly. CORN. Corn on bottom lands was seriously injured by the floods. In many sections the crop was totally destroyed. The greater part of these lands will be replanted, but this will be done late and the yield will net be as large as would have been realized upon the first planting.

Upland corn is reported in fine condition where the crop was well fertilized and properly worked. The correspondents estimate that 30 per cent, of the entire crop was planted on bottoms. The condition of upland corn is reported at 9G for the State, against 97 at the same time last year. WHEAT AND OATS. Wheat and fall sown oats were badly winter killed.

Wheat has heen injured Kit tho met onri flip hut. the extent of the damage to the crop from these causes cannot now be estimated. The correspondents report that the yield will be better than was expected on the first of May. Spring oats were reported in fine condition, with prospects of an unusually large crop. The condition of both crops is reported at 79, against 87 for wheat and 71 for oats at the same time last year.

OTHER CROPS. The condition of sorghum and sugar cane is reported at 92. The correspondents estimate that the acreage in sweet potatoes has been decreased one per cent, and the condition is reported at 98. The area in Irish potatoes is the same as last year and the condition is reported at 91. The prospect for fruit of all kinds is promising.

Some of the early varieties of peaches show signs of rotting, and are somewhat defective. Shipments were made by growers in the middie section of the States as early as May 20. The condition of fruit is as follows: Apples 78, peaches 85, pears 83, grapes 90, and berries 91. The condition of garden products is reported at 88. FERTILIZERS.

The amount of commercial fertilizers sold in the State during the season, from November 1,1885, to June 1,1886, as shown by the books of the Department of Agriculture, was 100,712 tons, against 113,570 tons for the previous year. SUPPLIES PURCHASED. The correspondents estimated that 19 per cent, less farm supplies have been purchased this year than last. This decrease represents a value of about $1,250,000, and added to the value of the difference between the amount of fertilizer purchased in 1885 and an aggregate saving to the farmers of the State in these A Unlf i 1 11 I WO lieillS Ol IJCUliy Otic auu it nun uiiiiiuu dollars. Thk Oconee Keowee Courier gives the following account of the division of the Oconee County Democratic Convention on the 12th instant: Pursuant to the call of the County Chairman, the County Democratic Convention assembled at Walhalla on Saturday last.

Nineteen of the twenty-five clubs in the county were represented, and all went well until the Clerk of the Convention, in enrolling the members of the clubs, reached the Seneca club. He was here met by two organizations and two rolls of members, both claiming to represent the Seneca Democratic Club, and both claiming seats for their delegates. Under the ruling of the Clerk neither club was recognized. A motion was subsequently made and adopted, to raise a committee on credentials by selecting one member from each club, to whom this complication should be submitted. The committee thus formed heard all the evidence submitted, with a statement from a representative from each one of the clubs.

The committee, failing to agree, the majority of the same, consisting of twelve, made a report giving ten members of Mr. Moore's club seats in the convention, and the club represented by Mr. Cary twenty. The minority report, signed by six members, recommended that all the delegates from Mr. Cary's club be seated.

The reports were discussed at length by both sides. A vote on the report of the majority was had by yeas and nays and it was adopted by a vote of 5G to 53. Thereupon the members of the clubs from Westminster, South Union, Fair Play and Centre were withdrawn from the Convention. Several of the delegates from the Itichland club also withdrew. The Convention then organized with a quorum, and adjourned to meet again at this place on Saturday, the 3rd day of July, for the transaction of business.

The township chairmen of the township, which withdrew from the convention have issued a call lor a county convention, in which they say: Whereas, at a County Convention, called at Walhalla. on the 12th day of June, 188(5, the Chairman of Oconee County Democracy, and in an action of said convention, preliminary to permanent organization, delegates not entitled thereto, were admitted to seats against the rightful claims of a tried and true delegation, properly appointed and presented, and whereupon the delegates, representing various clubs, withdrew from said convention before organi Now, therefore, in order to preserve the County Democracy in its purity and promote the end of justice, we ask that all true Democratic Clubs in the County meet in their respective places of meeting on Saturday, July 3d, and elect delegates to meet in County Convention at Walhalla, on Monday July 5th next, at 11 o'clock A. for organization, to elect delegates to the State Convention and for the transaction of such other business as may be deemed proper. Referring to this call for another convention the Courier says: Just as our paper is going to press a call for another County Democratic Convention has been handed to us for publication. We i had previously prepared a plain statement of the facts of this unfortune division as they occurred in the County Convention on Saturday last.

The Convention was regu! lar in all respects. Every question submitted to it was determined in a just and fair manner. The majority in that body claim the right to rule. This is inherent and its exercise is necessary for the self-preservation of the Convention, as well as the well1 being of the Democracy of the county. As we said before, we regret this struggle, but I we know our duty and we shall dare main; tain it, and preserve thereby the integrity and unity of the Democratic party of Oconee county.

An Oconee correspondent of the News and Courier writes as follows concerning the division: It is needless to say that the county is thrown into unusual excitement. The clubs that withdrew will gain large numbers of recruits from all sections of the county, and the campaign will be one of uncommon in- terest, seasoned with great bitterness. Dr. Mullally has been very extreme in person-; al abuse, and the party attempting to carry him will find a heavy load. Ilis influence has been withering to the religious and moral interest of the county; notably in the downfall of Adger College, and it is a lamentable misfortune that the politics of the county are to be tainted with the handling of this reverend gentlemen.

It might be well to observe that conspicuous among Dr. Mullally's friends, also a member of his club, was W. II. Staunton, of Seneca, an open and avowed Republican, who was honest enough to own it, and who two years ago was a candidate for State treasurer on the State ticket of the Republican-Greenback Coalition party. The situation of affairs is assuming such a shape as will warrant the opinion that an interest will be taken in county politics never before known.

Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. McCUNNELLSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. S. June commencement exercises of "McConnellsville High School" have just closed. The past session has been a very marked one in the educational advancement of the pupils, as well as in point of numbers.

The examinations, which were publicly conducted, attest the thorough and faithful work that has been done; and were most creditable both to teachers and pupils, and highly gratifying' to the patrons of the school. The classes in Latin, by their trnaslations from Caesar, Levy and Ovid, as well as by their English-Latin translations at the black-board, suggested to the minds of the spectators that they had been doing diligent work, while the rapidity and accuracy with which algebraical and geometrical problems were solved, evidenced that the youths possessed a well-grounded and clear-headed knowledge of the mathematical points involved. The commencement exercises proper consisted of speeches, recitations, tableaux, and music. As it was dcSfnune that all should take part in the exercises, they were necessarily rather lengthy. The principal, therefore, with an eye to the public comfort and heariner capacity.

very wise iy divided them between Wednesday and Thursday nights. The unflagging attention given by the large audiences on each occasion, demonstrated their approval of all that was said and done. Some of the declaimcrs and actors deserve much credit for the handsome manner in which they acquited themselves, but for fear of making invidious comparisons I refrain from mentioning names. One of the most attractive features of this interesting occasion, was the address to the school by the Itev. Mr.

Webb. He delivered, in his graceful and forcible manner, a chaste, impressive and eloquent address, which delighted and enchained the attention of the entire audience. His subject was, "Some of the Essential Principles of Success in Life." I would do the distinguished speaker an injustice to attempt a synopsis of his speech. Another feature of much interest was the delivering of four handsome gold medals by the prrincipal. They were awarded as follows: Latin, to Miss Sallie Dozier, of Georgia; General Scholarship, to Mr.

J. M. Moore; Arithmetic, to Mr. Eddie Mct'onnell; Algebra, to Mr. Eddie McConnell.

The people of the community have just cause to be proud of their teacherand school. Although it has been under its present management a comparatively short time, 14- Una Knnn onflinionf fn flio WlGflnm 11 11UO UCC11 OU1UC1UIIU QIIUH mv it of the trustees in the selection of a teacher. Professor Wilson is a highly educated, Christian gentleman, who has gained avaluable reputation in this and other States as an educator of distinguished ability, lie has an able assistant in Miss Johnston. Under this management with a commodious building supplied with modern improvements, the school merits not only the patronage of the surrounding country, but also those of other sections, who desire sterling educational advantages. x.

Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM CHESTER. Chester, June a late meeting of the Lee Light Infantry, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Hon. G. J.

Patterson, C'aptatin; J. D. I Month. 1st Lieutenant: J. L.

Glenn, 2nd Lieutenant; T. L. Alexander, Junior 2nd Lieutenant; T. N. Berry, Orderly Sergeant, J.

A. Graham, 2nd Sergeant; J. A. Childs, 3rd Sergeant; M. Ueyman, 4th Sergeant; W.

H. Elliott, oth Sergeant; J. G. Baird, 1st Corporal; M. Heath, 2nd Corporal; It.

C. Brandt, 3rd Corporal; W. J. Itobertson, 4th Corporal. The company is in excellent condition.

Under the inspiration of their zealous captain, the members take great interest in the organization and are making due progress in all that constitutes military efficiency. Handsomely uniformed, and possessed of fine soldierly qualities, they reflect honor on the volunteer force of the State Government. Sections of our county were visited last week with an additonal fall of rain. Farmers, however, have accomplished a great deal of late in the way of saving wheat and oats, and clearing their cotton and corn. It is to be hoped they will have a happy issue out of their present troubles, and in the end make good crops.

One of our good citizens has broken the political ice. Mr. J. 0. Hardin, of the eastern portion of this county, announces himself as a candidate for county treasurer.

Mr. Josiah Miller, of this county, died of heart disease, on last Friday inorninh. He performed some farm work on the day before. He was buried on Saturday morning at pleasant Grove Church. Mr.

J. M. McNeel, of our town, departed this life, at Atlanta, on last Saturday. Trie romoina this nlnpp on Snndav. and were buried to-day at Bethesda church, in York county.

Rev. George Summey preached the funeral address. Mr. McNeel was a young man of considerable ability, and at one time gave promise of reaching a prominent position in public life. He has fallen in the prime of manhood, and the hopes and expectations cherished concerning him are buried with him in the grave.

His many frienda sincerely mourn his untimely death. Messrs. J. K. Henry, S.

M. Jones and Julius Mills left to-day for Greenwood, to attend the meeting of the stockholders of the Abbeville and Chester Railroad. They are very hopeful in regard to the building of this road. Mrs. Margaret Woods, of our town, died this (Tuesday) morning after a long and painful illness.

She was theoldest daughter of the late John Kennedy, of this place. She was a noble Christian possessor of many excellent traits of character. She was strong in the faith, and has entered upon her reward. Rain continues to fall, and as a consequence the condition of the farmers is becoming worse. Their despondency increases with the downpour of rain.

m. Thk Primary is no mistake about the primary plan being the best plan of nominating candidates for all offices. We believe the State offices ought to be nominated by this mode and then the people could know for whom and for what they vote. Let the different candidates go before the people and state their platforms and discuss the many questions freely and boldly. We never thought it just and right for a handful of people to put a ticket in the field without consulting the v.

of the people. The conventions which nominate our members of Congress should be a thing of the past, and let the candidates go before the people and state their positions on the Silver question, Blair bill, the Tariff and other leading questions. This is but fair to all parties and why not let the will of the people be known at the box. If the rule holds good in county nominations it certainly holds good in all other nominations and why not let it be adopted? Let this be done and our Congressmen will not dare vote against free silver and low tariff. They will keep fresh in their minds the thought that the will of the people is the paramount consideration, and thus the people will be heard one way or the 11 Progress.

LOCAL AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Col. B. J. Burgess, Oxford, Military and Naval Academy.

North Carolina Millstone County Grit." H. A. I). County Treasurer. I).

School Commissioner. G. H. Suits. Lindsay A Against the Pests.

George T. the Way. Withers Continue to Pay. J. W.

and Added. Lowrv Oil. INSPECTOR OF HEALTH. I)r. Fraser, of Charleston, State Inpsector of Health, paid an ollicial visit to Yorkville last THE FIRST COTTON BLOOMS.

Daniel Sanders, colored, who works lands of Win. Hayes, in Bullock's Creek township, has sent us two cotton blooms plucked from the field last Saturday. UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1887. We will furnish the Enquirer from this date until January 1, 1887, for or for one year to two names paid for at the same time, $4.00. Single subscription $2.50 per annum.

A THE STATE UNIVERSITY. The examination of the classes of the South Carolina College occurred last week. In the list of graduates we notice the names of James Buford Davies and David Edward Finley, of York, the former with the degree of A. and the latter with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. FINE PEACHES.

I or the finest peaches we have seen this season, and a fine assortment of select varieties, including "Amsden," "Early Beatrice" and "Col. Tom Ruttln," we are indebted to Master Gussie M. of Black's. The Iruit was luscious, and our young friend has our thanks for his kind remembrance. THE WEATHEll.

By continued fall of rain during the past week, the weather is yet unpropitious to farming interests, and complaints of damage to the growing crops reach us from every section of the county, while uplands continue so wet as to render working of the crop impossible. As a consequence grass is taking the cotton fields. Seldom has the agricultural outlook in thiscounWy been more discouraging. THE GLANDERED STOCK. We learn that Messrs.

Colton it Kirby, eontractors between Black's and Shelby on the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, a number of whoso stock was reported to the Department of Agriculture as infected with glanders, have killed all the diseased animals. There is now but one suspected case among their stock, and should it develop into glanders, it, too, will be killed. While owners of stock in that section arc advised to use precaution, there is no fear entertained of a spread of the disease. DAVIDSON COLLEGE. At Mm annual mnetiner of the board of trustees of Davidson College, last week, W.

Spenser Currell was elected to fill the chair of English, Psychology and Political Economy. Prof. Currell is a graduate of King's Mountain Military School in this place, and, indeed Yorkville may claim him as her son, as he grew up from a child in our midst, and his many friends note with pleasure the prominent position he has already taken in the world of letters. For the last three years he has filled a chair at Hampden Sidney, from which college ho also graduated but we learn he will resign that position for the chair to which he has been elected at Davidson College. N.

THE JENKINS RIFLES. election of officers of the Jenkins Ititles 011 Monday night last, the following were elected Captain, Withers Adickes First Lieutenant, Walter B. Moore; Second Lieutenant, II. C. Strauss.

At a meeting of the company last night the followingappointment of non-commissioned officers was announced: Orderly Sergeant, R. A. Parish; Ordnance Sergeant, W. II. Herndon; Color Sergeant, J.

M. Hope: 3rd Sergeant, J. M. Starr; 4th Sergeant, C. M.

Kuykendal; Corporals, Linwood Owen, R. II. Dobson, J. E. Mason and George Gilliland.

A large and enthusiastic attendance was present at both of these meetings, and from the above list of officers we are encouraged to believe that a full share of success is in store for the company. COL. W. B. WILSON, listening again to the candidacy of Col.

B. Wilson, and the paragraph in our Rock Hill correspondence published to-day, we think it hardly necessary to say that in any circumstances would we do Col. Wilson the slightest injustice. What we have heretofore said upon this subject is only a plain statement of facts and has the approval of Col. Wilson himself.

Ilis position, as stated by us last week, and which we have from his own lips, does not place him in the field in the same sense that are Col. Coward and General Law, but it does not preclude his friends from name before the Conventionand while lie says he will accept the nomination if tendered him, we say that he would, if nominated, make an able and acceptsble representative. MORMON PROPAGANDISTS. Yorkville was visited yesterday by three propagandists of the Mormon faith, who distributed tracts and other printed matter pertaining to their church among those who desired enlightenment. A gentleman from the country entered into a controversy with one of them who appeared to be the oracle of the trio, the point at issue being infant baptism, the man of many wives contending that the ceremony is unnecessary and not required by the teaching of the Bible, though he conceded the privilege Hin rifn 10 any I'liiuni niai ucciuw vuv a means of saving souls.

He maintained his side of the question with considerable tact, and gave evidence that he is thoroughly posted on church questions that may be likely to confront him in his travels. PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Lucy Smarr, of Rlairsville, S. is in Yorkville visiting Miss Belle Carroll. Miss Eliza Kiddle, of Zeno, is spending a fewdays in Yorkville, with her aunt, Mrs.

R. Frank Clark. Miss Etnmalilenn, of Zeno, S. and Miss Mattie Matthews, of Ebenezer, are visiting the family of Sherill' (Jlenn. Miss Carrie Izlar, of Orangeburg, S.

and Miss Nellie Douglass, of Chester, are visiting Miss Mary Lou Coward of this place. AT rinoro-A Walknr. a student of the South Carolina College, retuned home from Columbia last Friday, quite unwell, being threatened with fever. Mr. J.

Andrew Tate returned home from Orecnvillo, last Saturday, where lie has been a student of Furman University for the past nine months. Mr. Herman Baruch, of the firm of Wittkowsky A Barueh, of Charlotte, was in Yorkville Monday and yesterday, the guest of Mr. B. N.

Moore. Mr. Baruch was engaged in business in Yorkville from August, lSfio, until the Spring of ISM, and is favorably remembered by our older citizens. MA It YUAN ACADEM Y. Capt.

J. C. Lynes, who for the past two years has acceptably tilled the position of Associate Principal of King's Mountain Military School in this place, has been called to the chair of modern languages in the Maryland Military and Naval Academy at Oxford, Maryland. This is one of the leaning msimuiuus ui itaming, of which the present enrollment is 254 cadets, nine of whom are from South Carolina. The standard of the Academy is high, and while we congratulate Capt.

Lynes (who, by the way, in view of his now position, has been appointed Major by the Governor of Maryland) upon the broader field to which he has been called, we feel assured that he will discharge his duties creditably and satisfactorily. Having been engaged to conduct tho department of Natural Sciences at the Stato Normal Institute in August, he will not leave for Maryland until September. Attention is directed to the advertisement of the Academy in another column. A CONTEST ABOUT A ROAD. On Monday last, about twenty persons, some of whom resido in this county and others in Mecklenburg county, N.

appeared before the County Commissioners for the purpose of trying to settle a contest which has been going 011 for some time with regard to a road leading from Wood's store, 011 tho road to Charlotte, eleven miles from Yorkville, to Maguire's ferry, on Catawba river. It appears that previous to 1878, there was a 'single track" country road leading from Wood's store to Maguire's ferry, a distance of about two miles. A part of this road passed over lands belonging to Mr. David A. A.

Watson. In August 1878, with Mr. Watson's consent, it was made a public road by the County Commissioners, and has been worked as such since that time. Last February the supervisor of roads increased the width of the road from a single track to twenty feet, to tins increase of width Mr. Watson objected, on the ground that he had only given the right of way for a single track road, and was not willing for the road to remain twenty feet in width, un- less he was compensated for the land appropri- ated without his consent, and for the damage inflicted upon him by widening the road.

Persons who objected to the road being nar- I rowed were present to resist the petition of Mr. Watson, both sides being represented by conn- i sol, CI. W. 8. Hart, of Hart Hart, appear- 1 ing in behalf of Mr.

Watson, and W. B. McCaw, in behalf of the other side. The Commis- sioners commenced taking testimony on two points 1. Whether it was the understanding that the road was to be a "one track" road.

2. Whether as matter of public necessity the road should be continued. Two witnesses had been examined on behalf of Mr. Watson, when a recess of half an hour was ordered. At the expiration of the time mentioned, the consideration of the matter was resumed, when the counsel of Mr.

Watson announced that his client had decided to withdraw his petition, and would work the land up to the old track of the road and leave it to others to show whether or not he had the right to do so. Thus ended the contest for the present. TAXABLE PROPERTY IX YORK. Auditor Williams has completed his abstracts of real and personal property in York county for the year commencing November 1st, 1885, and ending October 188(5. From these abstracts we compile the following KKAL KSTATK NOT IN TOWNS.

Township. Acres. Value. Bethel, 41,065 3203,810 Bethesda, 40,626 264,385 Broad River, 35,195 167,515 Bullock's Creek, 52,621 1 nsn V-illilw Uii, Cherokee 52,133 227,935 Ebenezer, 38,192 215,470 Fort Mill, 31,136 173,675 King's Mountain, 52,165 205,465 56,119 304,635 Total 471,809 $2,301,215 The following shows the number of buildings not in towns, and the value thereof in the respective townships Township. Number.

Value. Bethel, 274 $41,097 Bethesda, 302 35,895 Broad River, 173 27,620 Bullock's Creek, 282 30,185 Catawba, 381 44,155 Cherokee, 318 45,750 Ebenezer, 173 21,500 Fort Mill, 274 31,485 King's Mountain, 312 31,395 York, 362 40,155 Total, 2,851 $349,237 Total value ef land, $2,301,215 Total value of buildings, 349,237 RKAL KSTATK IN TOWNS. In the towns of Yorkville, Clover, Black's, Fort Mill, and Rock Hill inI cludiner Ebenezer. there are 689 lots. valued 743buildings, valued at $425,377, makinga total value of? 575,456 Total value of real estate, 8 3,225,908 PERSONAL PROPERTY.

The following returns show the aggregate of personal property, moneys and credits in the county: Article. No. Value. Horses 2,140 $131,790 Cattle, 7,540 90,225 Mules and asses, 3,805 239,135 Sheep and goats, 3,364 3,406 Hogs, 6,439 16,011 Gold Watches, 742 18,577 Pianos and 168 13,510 Pleasure 106,268 Dogs, 3,485 18,185 Merchandise, 284,350 Manufactures, 8,147 Manufactured articles for one 221,171 Value of moneys, including circulating notes and bank bills 58,322 Value of all 247,733 Stocks 1,000 Bonds not 53,130 Value of all other property 416,854 Express, Telegraph, and Ins. Companies, 1,927,814 Grand total, The above is exclusive of railroad property in the county subject to taxation.

For the year 1884-85, the taxable property as returned on the subjects above enumerated, aggregated in value the returns for 1885-86 show an increase of CHURCH NOTICES. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Rev.

J. Q. Adams, Pastor of the Rock Hill Baptist Church, will conduct services next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 9.45 A. M.

Prayer-meeting this evening at 8.30. T. R. English, Pastor. Services next Sunday at 10.30 A.

M. and 8.30 P. M. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M.

Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 8.30. Preaching at Templeton's School House next Sunday afternoon at 3.30. Methodist W. W. Daniel, Pastor.

Rev. A. J. Cauthen, Presiding Elder, will preach next Sunday at w.au a. ana r.

M. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M. Preaching by the pastor Friday evening at 8.30. Associate Reformed J.

C. Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sunday at 11 A. M. Sunday-school in Yorkville, at 4 o'clock P.

M. King's Mountain L. A. Johnson, Pastor. Services at Zion next Sunday at 11 A.

and at Canaan at 4 P. M. Rev. W. W.

Daniel will preach at King's Mountain Chapel next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. mmmmmmmmmmmmammM Correspondence of tbe Yorkville Enquirer. LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. Rock Hill, S. June night Rev.

E. X. Joyner, Chaplain of the Catawba Rifles, preached a sermon in the Episcopal church to the members of the company, all of whom attended in a body in full uniform. A large number of citizens attended also. Mr.

Joyner preached an excellent sermon in which he took occasion to say to the citizen soldiers that as their chaplain he wished to "make them soldiers of Christ; that he knew they are ever ready and willing to respond to the call of their country." Last Monday night the Literary Club held its second debate, ine speaaers, wnn me exception of Dr. W. J. Whiteand Mr. John It.

London, failed to appear. The editor of the Herald was one of the appointed speakers, but being too modest to appear, he secured a substitute in the person of Mr. J. Cherry, who did justice to his side of the question. The next question for debate will be, "Is a young man justifiable in calling often upon a young lady without having matrimonial intentions?" The affirmative will be argued by Mr.

John T. Roddey and Mr. F. H. London, and the negative by Rev.

J. C. Kilgo and Mr. J. E.

Poag. Mr. 13. J. Barber, who for some time has conducted a bakery at this place, leaves this week for Summerville, where he will engage in the same business.

It seems that our town cannot sfipporta bakery. The friends of Col. Wilson are not altogether pleased with your remarks last week as to his being a candidate for Congress. They are determined to bring his name before the Convention. The young ladies and gentlemen who took a horseback ride to Yorkville last week, enjoyed themselves very much.

Mrs. Sarah Steele, the venerable mother of Mr. J. N. Steele, died on Tuesday night last in the 80th year of her age.

Mrs. Steele was one of the oldest ladies in this section and had many friends all over the county, who will hear of her death with regret. Dr. John W. Bradfield, who removed from Alabama to this place a few months ago, to practice his profession, is dangerously ill with bilious fever.

The beneficiaries of the late William L. Roach have brought suit against the Kentucky Mutual Security Fund Company for $3,000, the amount of a policy of insurance issued by that company on the life of Mr. Roach. The company refuses to pay the policy, claiming that Mr. Roach was in bad health at the time it was issued.

The case, l.ir nnncmif uri 11 Kq of fhn form nf i UJ WW6UI, ..1.1 W.VU the Greenville Circuit Court. Quite a num- ber of witnesses for the defendants were ex- i amined before special referee Allen Jones, in this place, on Friday last. Messrs. Spencer A Waters and Giles J. Patterson sented the defendants, and Mr.

W. B. WilI son, the plaintiffs. Hal. POLITICS IN THE STATE.

The primary system is theory in Marion county. The Democratic Convention of Edgefield county will be held on July 12. Rev. J. A.

Sligh is spoken of as a candidate for Congress in Col. Aiken's place. The Hampton County Democratic Convention meets July 1. The farmers' clubs of Abbeville county have an enrolment of 447 members. The Anderson county Democrats will meet in convention on the oth of July.

C'apt. Den Tillman has been invited to address the Abbeville Farmers'Club at its July meeting. Pickens Sentinel of the 10th instant, contains nearly a column 01 canuiuaies announcements. The Hon. Clinton Ward, of Edgefield, has been spoken of as a candidate for Superintendent of the penitentiary.

The Walterboro Star thinks the people of Colleton County want a convention instead of a primary election. It is rumored that the farmers of Spartanburg will nominate a full legislative ticket to be supported at the primary election. Col. Charles St. G.

Sinkler, of Berkeley, has been suggested as a suitable person to be nominated for adjutant and inspector general. Col. J. J. Norton, of Walhalla, is suggested by his friends as a candidate for Congress, and also as a candidate for Judge in case Judge Cothran goes to Congress.

An effort was made last week to organize Tillman clubs in two townships in Marion county, but there were only six at one meeting and three at the other. Col. J. J. Norton, of Walhalla, is suggested by his friends as a candidate for Congress, and also as a candidate for Judge in case Cothran goes to Congress.

It is thought that ltev. S. A. Sligh, State Senator from Newberry, will make a strong race for the nomination for Congress to succeed Colonel Aiken, as the Senator is a farmer as well as a man of integrity and ability. The Williamsburg County Record, in speaking of Congressman Dargan, says he has made an able, faithful and attentive representative, and, so far as we know, has given satisfaction to his constituents.

Besides C. H. Simontion, of Charleston, and J. F. J.

Caldwell, of Newberry, Edward McC'rady, of Charleston, is also a candidate to succeed Judge Bryan on the bench of the United States District Court. In response to a recent nomination for Governor by the Sumter Advance, ex-Governor B. F. Perry writes a letter to the editor of that paper, in which he thanks him 1 itT i ior tnu nuuur auu says j. wen and have had enough of it." Says the Greenville News: Colonel J.

N. Lipscomb, of Newberry, has been on a still hunt in Picken9. He and George Johnstone, of Newberry, will probably oppose Judge Cothran for Congress, and it is announced that Mr. Benet, of Abbeville, will take a whack at it himself. With half a dozen candidates and a primary, the Third will have a refreshing season of shaking up, and its voters will learn much politics.

The farmers' convention of Laurens adjourned, subject to the call of the executive committee, and it is understood that they willbe called together at some early day for the purpose of considering the advisability of selecting "farmers' candidates from any class of citizens," to be submitted to the Democratic primary election. Laurens may be said to be solidly in favor of a primary election for State and Congressional, as well as county, nominees. Says the Caroli na Spartan: A1 ready candidates for the Governor's office are spoken of, and it seems that the State is rich in men who could govern the State. The fact is there are hundreds of patriots with an intense longing to be Governor who are unable to manage wisely and successfully a fopr-horse farm. When the man is selected let him be a man ol affairs, one who has the capacity for controlling men and things, jg and who always pays a hundred cents on the dollar.

Good Use for Higgins, a prominent young man of Waterford, recently carried home a bride from Louisville, Ky. She came of good family, and is a frail little creature, but pretty and attractive. On Wednesday of last week two well known citizens caught Iliggins in the act of brutally beating his brido, for no other reason than breaking a plate. They reported the case to the Eagle Hose Company, of which organization Higgins was a member. About 6 o'clock that night a false alarm of fire startled the village, and young Higgins hastened to the scene.

He was quickly seized by three members of the comnnnv whilp nt.hprs sponred a crockerv crate. under which Higgins was placed. A swift stream of water was then turned on the victim, and a crowd of 500 men and women witnessed the sport. After Higgins had been nearly drowned, he was released and sneaked to his home. The firemen then publicly expelled him from the department.

Later in the evening he was expelled in disgrace from the united workmen and the town club. His father is a well known merchant of the town, and the young man clerks in the store. Thursday he was notified to leave town. Prominent ladies have raised a subscription to send Mrs. Higgins to her home in Louisville.

Important months ago the town council of Laurens arrested, tried and convicted a gentleman of the county, as he thought, in a harsh, arbitrary and unjust manner, and he promptly announced his intention to appeal to the circuit court. Judge Hudson sustained him, and ordered a new trial on the following grounds: 1st. That before any man can be tried before the council be must be served with a summons setting forth the time, the place, and the nature of the offence, at least five days before trial. 2d. That the defendant was entitled to a trial by jury.

The council was represented by Solicitor Duncan, assisted by Williamson Martin. Col. Irby, the defendant, was represented by Lewis Simkins. Peabody State Superintendent of Education has just issued a circular to the following effect: A competitive examination for the Peabody scholarships in the National Collego, will be held in Greenville, on Wednesday, August 25, beginning at 10 A. M.

Seven scholarships will be awarded. The State Normal Institute for white teachers will be in session in Greenville at the time of the examination. He recommends applicants for the scholarships to enroll themselves as regular pupils in the Institute at the beginning of the session, as they will thereby be greatly aided in acquiring such knowledge as will enable them to pass the examination successfully, and will also receive. the benefit of the reduced rates of transportation offered to pupils of the Institute. Murder at a the Abbe- ville Court of Sessions, last week, the jury in the case of John C.

Ferguson for the murder of Benedict on the 24th of Decern ber, 1884, after being out between four and five hours, rendered a verdict between 12 and 1 o'clock Friday night of not guilty. A dispatch to the Charleston Sunday Xews says: The verdict is no surprise to any one, as it was generally believed after the jury was empanelled that he would be acquitted. Only one ballot was taken by the jury, and the case was settled as soon as the verdict was announced. Ferguson went to the home of his father-in-law, where his wife has lived since his imprisonment. It is rumored that the jury acquitted the defendant on the ground of self-defence.

MERE-MEXTION. W. P. Priutt was lynched near Sype Spring, Comanche county, Texas, on Monday night, for conspiring to murder a man named J. o.

I Tostetter. The first wheat of the crop of the present year, was olfered in Baltimore last Wednesday. It was grown in the Rappahannock region of Virginia, and was sold for 80 cents per bushel. It was a small lot and of the Fultz variety and very green and wet. Hon.

David Davis, of Illinois, is ill, with very little chance of recovery. The degree of I). D. has been conferred upon Rev. J.

Lowrie Wilson of Abbeville by Davidson College, N. C. I.