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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

MORE LIGHT WASTED Where I, Why
ID Madison to be sure. Didanot thelumi.
haries of our State Senate actually grant
the use of their chamber to Dr. Frank
last week to give them lecture on spec
4scles, and how to use them The Doctor
kept his promise, now about this time
Cook out for It's practical effects.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
EXEMPTIONS FROM WOODWORKING.
An impression prevails that certain persons

An impression prevails tnat cerIalii pelsons
are exempt from liability to work on the pub
lie highways, in consequence Of the occupation
or profession they pursue. Such is not the
case. AW abze-6odied male citizens between
the ages of eighteen and forty-6ve, years, ex-
cept trustees of free schools, are liable to work
on the public highways. No man is exempt
because he is doctor, miller, ferryman, etc.
If he is within the prescribed ages, is able
bodied, and is not free school trustee, he is
liable to road duty. Here is the section of
the law bearing on the subject, approved on
the 9th of March, 1871:
SEC H. That all able bodied male persons be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-tive years
shall be liable annually, to perform on the public
highways and roads, not less than three, and not
more than five days labor, un der the direction OF
the Highway Surveyor oftheirdistrict: Provided,
That if any person, being warned to work upon
the highways shall pay to the Highway Surveyor,
in the district in which he may reside, the sum Of
one dollar per day for each day required, the same
shall be received i'm lieu of such labor, and shall
be applied by the said Highway Surveyor to the
construction and repair of the highways and roads
either to work on the highway and roads or to
pay the fine imposed as q penalty for refusing to
work upon the highways and roads, according to
the direction of said Commissioners, the saiu per
sons shall be deemed guilty of mlsdeHealo;r'
and, on conviction thereof p4nsnea pS far1,,
notexceeding thirty days. '''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
MOSES DEFIANT.

Franklin J. Moses, Jr., the Irregular" or
"Ring" candidate for Governor, publishes
the following card in the Columbia papers :
have known that for some time rumors have
been rife throughout the State charging me with
having issued, as Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives false and fraudulent pay certificates; y
and that I have received certain sum of money
from the EARNED force fund of the State, and
appropriated it to my own use and benefit. In
accordance with the rule Of conduct observed by
men in public position, 1 have not felt myself
called upon to make answer to these charges.
But in the manifesto issued by so-called Con-
vention recently held in this city, signed by the
Hon. James L. Orr these charges have been for
mally presented, and from such source as ena-
bles me, with something Of self-respect, to res
pond to them. This I now crave leave to do, by
denouncng the charges, in part and in whole,
false. And hereby challenge, in reference to
them, such thorough and complete investigation
~ " Respectfully, F.J. MOSES, JR.
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 2s, 1872. - :.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
THE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.

On the fourth page of this weeks issue Of
the ENQUIRER, may be found the proceedings
of meeting of the stockholders Of the Caro-
lima Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, held
at Lincolnton, N. c., on the 9th ultmo.
Judging from the proceedings and from infor-
nation derived from other sources, the indica-
tions are that the persons connected with this
enterprise "mean business" and that the
building and completion of the proposed road
is only question of time. At the Lincoln
meeting, the delegates from each county
through which the road will pass, gave pledges
of substantial assistance, which indicate that
each county is alive to the Importance of the
enterprise, and is willing to do its duty toward
completing the road at as early day as prac-
ticable.l. The delegates from Chester and
York pledged these two counties to complete
the road from Chester to the North Carolina
line Castor was pledged for a subscription
of fifty thousand dollars Lincoln was pledged
to grade the road through that county and
furnish the necessary cross-ties required in the
county; and Catawba was pledged to COM
plete the road through that county to Hickory
Tavern, on the Western Extension Of the
North Carolina Railroad. It is understood
that the President and Directors of the road,
and the several Committees appointed at the
late meeting of the stockholders, will proceed
to the discharge of the several duties assigned
them without any unnecessary delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

Our townsman, DR.. John G. Kuykendal,
the proprietor of the "York Drug Store" one
of the live institutions of Yorkville, was last
week licensed by the medical faculty of the
South Carolina University, as pharmaceu-
tist, apothecary and druggist, in accordance
with the provisions of law passed at the last
session of the Legislature. He was subjected
to thorough examination and passed the
ordeal in manner satisfactory to the examin-
ing Board and with credit to himself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
THE ACTION OF THE DEMOCRACY.

AC meeIlng ol tne DelnocraIic OIate LA
ecutive Committee, held in Columbia last
week, the following resolutions we're adopted :
Resolved, That in the present state Of parties in
South Carolina, we deem it unwise to nominate a
Democratic State ticket, and decline, therefore, to
call a convention of the people for that purpose.
Resolred, That having adopted the policy thus
indicated, we demand of the Republican party
that they fulfill in good faith their public pledges
and give to the State an able, honest and econom-
ical government, under which extravaganza and
fraud shall cease, and all classes of citizens shall
be faithfully and intelligently represented.
ReSolved, That we now place on record our un-
qualified condemnation of the corruption and
robbery, which, as the Republicans themselves
confess pervade the executive and legislative de-
partments of the State Government; for which
corruption and robbery the Republican party of
this State, as sustained by the Federal Govern
ment is alone responsible.
ReSotued, That we deem it of the first import
ance that the Democratic party be organized in
the several countless for the purpose Of obtaining,
by such means as may seem best, the largest
measure of local and legislative reform. t
ReSolred, That the Chairman Of this Committee
appoint at his leisure, Chairman for each county
in the State who shall carry out in the respective
counties the objects of the preceding resolution.
The following resolution was also adopted :
Resolved, That the members of this Committee
from the different Congressional Districts have
authority to make arrangements for the nonlna-
ton of members of Congress for their respective
Districts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

those inside, who firmly pressed against the
door, which would doubtless have been forced
open had not the officers been assured that
the difficulty among the delegates had been
settled Our reporter could not learn the
cause or origin Of the difficulty among the
delegates, but while there was certainly row
amongst them, they deny that there was any
fighting.
When order was again partially restored in
the Court room the topics which had engrossed
Witherspoon; Wagner, Newton and Others
were resumed and continued in the same strain
which had characterized their previous efforts
until the chairman announced m adjournment
for one hour.
Atthe expiration of the recess the chairman
resumed his seat, and soon thereafter he was
informed that the delegates had made nom.
ination, and their report was read from the
desk, which is in the following words:
"The Republican Convention having reas.
sembled this 3lst day of August, 1872, have
made the following nomination For Repre-.
sentative, M. l.. Ovens
VIM. SAHMs, Chairman"
After reading which the Convention was
declared adjourned sine die
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
THIS WEEKS OUTSIDE.

On the outside pages of this weeks issue
will be found several articles of interest at the
present time. Amongst others, we mention
the following: proceedings of the Stock
holders of the Carolina Narrow Gauge Rail.
road Company Communication from Maj
j. w. Avery" "Address Of the True Re
publicans;" "Platforms of the South Carroll.
ma Republicans ;" and sketches of the candi-
dates on the Moses ticket.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

R. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriffs Sale-Judge of
Probates Sale.
Patterson & CASTOR, Plaintiff 8 Attorneys-Notice
to the Defendants.
John G. Enloe, County Auditor-Equalization
Board.
w. l.. Grst, News Dealer-Portrat of Horace
Greeley.
Thomson and Jefferys. Assignees-In Bankrupt
cy-Application for Discharge in the matter
Of E. c. Mcclure, Bankrupt.
Robert Fl. Genn-Candidate for Sheriff.
w. c. Beatty-Candidate for Probate Judge.
S. A. McElwee-Lost.
J. I. Bonner-Due West Female College.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

week at which the following resolution was
adopted; "Resolued, That the bar of Colum.
bia respectfully request his Honor Judge Mel
ton to qualify and continue to discharge bis
duties as Judge of this Circuit" Judge Mel
ton has not yet indicated what course he will
pursue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
ST. Hamilton, W. D. Simpson and W.
H. Wallace, members Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee for the Fourth
Congressional District, have issued the fol-
lowing call for County Conventions and a
Congressional District Convention:
"The undersigned, by direction of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, request that
the Counties in the Fourth Congressional District,
which have not already elected their delegates
will hold County Conventions and elect delegates
to the Democratic Convention of the Fourth Con-
gressional District, to be held in Columbia, on
Monday, September 8, at P. NJ, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Congress. Each
county will elect as many delegates as it has
members in the lower house Of the State Legisla-
tureN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
CHE Murkrille Gmquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 5, 1872.

Watch the Figures.-The date on the "address-
label' shows the time to which the subscription is
paid. If subscribers do not wish their papers dis
continued, the date must be kept IN adyance.
Cash.-It must be distinctly understood that
our terms for subscription, advertising and job
work, are cash, in advance
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
NEW COTTON.

The first bale of new cotton sold in this
market, was brought to town on Monday last
by Mr.. w. A. Robinson, of BulIock's Creek.
It was purchased by T. S. Jeferys, agent for
Smith & Melton, of Chester, at 1880.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETIN

In another column will be found call for
mass meeting of the Republican voters of
York county, to be held on Saturday, the 18th
instant. The object Of the meeting is set
forth in the advertisement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

rate q new system. They intend to scale the
bonds, to restore confidence, and have low
taxation. The taxes are too high and the
poor as well as the rich suffer from it. Every
pound of bacon and bread is increased in cost
to you by the tax. We can reduce the tax
to ten mills on the dollar. South Carolina
has become stencil in the nostrils Of the
whole country, and it is our duty to make a
change in affairs. ' "'
[Question-Why are taxes so hight
There are three reasons why taxes are so
high. The first is because the legislative ex-
penses have been so great; the second because
so many bonds have been issued the, interest
of which is required to be paid and the third
because the salaries of the officers are so great.
We pledge ourselves to remedy this. We
will reduce the salaries of all the officers.
We propose to run the government on $780,
900, instead of s580,OO0. 1t ought to be done
for less than that 1t ought not to cost more
than $150,00O, but will say at the very out
side limit it ought not to cost more than
100000. As the taxes are reduced, bacon
and every thing else that you buy will be-
come cheaper The bonds of the S tate are
out for sixteen or twenty millions of dollars.
By the mismanagement Of the Financial
Board, they were pawned and then sold at
from fifteen to twenty-five cents on the dollar
We propose to buy up these bonds and reduce
the debt to ten millions. We intend to open
the public schools and pay the school teach:
ers as soon as the taxes are paid in keep
open the lunatic and insane asylums, and see
that the treasury is kept intact. 1t is duty
which the Republican party owes to the tax
payers. We believe our opponents are as
anxious as we are to have an honest govern
ment. We acknowledge our faults in the
past and intend to do better in the future
we can see tie corruption that exists in the,
party The revelations and charges made by
Republicans against Republicans, show that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

kluxed who has received a pay certificate
There is not word of truth in it. Every
person who was driven away by the :ku.klux
was driven away before August. After the
troops arrived here, the ku-klux drove no per
son away. These certificates were issued SIX
months afterward and were never given to any
Of the men who were driven away from their
homes. When they say it was so paid, they
tell an absolute lie!
But even suppose there were fugitives in
Columbia, Moses had no right to 60 into the
Treasury to give them money. The constitu-
ton says no money is to be paid out Of the
Treasury except by appropriation. He had
no more right to 60 into the. Treasury to get
the money than he would have to break into
your smoke-house and steal your bacon to give
to some poor man who was needy. No man
has right to steal money to give away in
charity. na...... ,..,.. ...,
The politicians got these pay certificates.
I saw some Of them in Chester. CA voice.
Name the persons who have them): In Ches.
ter John Lilly has one for 925; Tom Scott
has one for $50, and -. .Gibbes has one. l
asked some one how these men managed to
get the pay certificates, and he, said they did
it by agreeing to work for Moses. .r..., . ,
I sent q friend to the Treasury and find
that 100000 of pay certificates have been re-
ceived into the Treasury. 100000 Of these
had been paid in cash, and the Treasurer had
given notes of the State for the balance. 10
The whole appropriations Of last session
were $580,0O0.. Here are pay certificates is
sued for $SO0,O00. These men ought to be
in the Penitentiary.
Moses said in Philadelphia that it cost the
State of South Carolina S203,000 to prevent
the impeachment of Gov. Scott. The Legis-
lature was bought up. -. *5.... -
Our opponents come before the people. and
want them to make the Governors Office re-
form school. They say that the Attorney
General and the other officers will keep Moses
from stealing. In my opinion the PenitentiaI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

/ =
good men to Office.
The next speaker introduced was
! SAMUEL W. MELTON. ..,.
The Judge began his argument by refer
ring to this as his native county, and to his
hearers as composed of those to whom he had
for his lifetime been personally known. He
was bound to them by the closest ties, and 80
long as he obeyed the higher and better i'm
pulses of his nature, he could not prove false,
to the best interests Of his people. -, 49,. =
He then announced himself as candidate
for Attorney General upon the ticket Of the
Regular Convention, and would support the
ticket throughout. In this he differed from
the two speakers who had appeared in behalf
of the Boilers Convention, and who, had
taken the credit to themselves Of being disin7
terested patriots. The first speaker, Gsillsrd,
was an employe ID the Custom House in
Charleston, at salary If sixty dollars per
month, and instead of being at his post of
duty, was here at the bidding Of the Custom
House Ring, while the United States District
Attorney, Mr.. Corbin, after having held sew
eral Offices at once, was now reduced by law
to one, and had selected and now holds an
office yielding from $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum. OF course, he said, these men were;
not candidates for Office, ,theirinestse beipg
fully feathered.Jl, n -nalt> oG -'4.,< Ct:
Addressing .himselfito1 the white persons in:
the audience Judge Melton proceeded to vim
dicate his position as q Republican. The
great issues of the war had Been settled ad-
versely to Southern opinion. Sovereignty
resides wherever it is successfully asserted
and maintained, and ceases to exist whenever
= people asserting it yield to the conq1qeror. on
But yesterday, as it were, it existed in the
person Of the Emperor Napoleon; to-day tits
elsewhere, and now none 50 poor as to do him
reverence. The States had the powers Of soy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-05

ed the following persons as County Chairmen
for the respective counties Charleston coun:
ty, w. H. Thompson; Beaufort, w. G. Nor
rison; Orangeburg, w. H. Mounts Green
Vile, Thomas Bryan; Aiken, Frank Arnim !;
Lexington, John j. Dent; Marion, E. Pryor;
Oconee, Alex. Bryce Pickens, A. NJ, Folger !;
Union, John Williams; Spartanburg, Javan
Bryant; York, B. F. Briggs; Darlington, j.
S. Fillebrown Newberry, Mat. Grey; Ches-
ter6eld, Thos. S. Cavanaugh; Sumter, Sam
Lee; Clarendon, VIM. Dixon. r-.....
- Some time ago the proprietors of the
Charleston Daily Neaos purchased the hand
some building in Charleston, on Broad street,
formerly occupied by the Southwestern
Railroad Bank. Since the purchase, the in
terror of the building has been remodeled
and fitted up as the publication Office Of the
Neus, and is now claimed to be one Of the
handsomest and best-arranged establishments
of the kind in the southern country. The
Neus was ISSUED from its new quarters for
the first time on Monday morning last. We
are gratifed to notice this evidence of the
we'll deserved prosperity of our eotemporary,
as we regard the Neaus as one Of the most en-
terprising, wideawake and readable papers
in the South. 80, ,,,. T.. j..
--- The first term of Samuel W. Melton as
Judge Of the 9th Judicial Circuit, expired on
the 2eth of August, last. At the late session
of the Legislature he was reelected for anoth-
er term. Since his nomination as candidate
for Attorney General, he has expressed an
unwillingness to qualify for the second term.
In consequences Of the Inconvenience this
course would entail upon'th section interest
ed, the bar of Columbia held meeting last
The Placer herald., 1872-02-03

THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER The Cleve-
land Herald makes the following truthful
observations concerning country papers, and
,he duty of giving them wholesome support
The local paper is an absolute necessity to
the county and community where it is pub
lished. All the city papers cannot supply
the place of the home paper. That should
be the first love of every man, for with the
paper the locality is identified. The paper
gives the county and town where printed
much of their importance in the world, and
gives in detail the local news, which cannot
be gained by any other source. Every days
issue of the paper is so much local history,
and the rise, growth and development of the
town and county can be measured and re-
corded only by the local newspaper that is
constantly gathering its items. People do
not properly appreciate their home ncwspa-
per. They measure the value of paper too
much by the number of columns it contains.
The home paper at any price is the cheapest
paper one can take, for in it is found the in
formation to be obtained from no other
source.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-03

"ZE DAMN POKAiRE.:

1t must be told, this story on our French
friend Monsieur lie Blanc, who was a pas
senger ON the Sfradcr, few days since from
New Orleans. Shortly after leaving the
Crescent City, the French gentleman was in
troduced to the jolly Western pastme called
poker-a game he did not understand. New
ertheless, he proved an apt scholar, and was
soon found "butling" and betting with a
courage that was astonishing to behold
Monsieur, however, was an easy goose to
pluck, and, as will naturally be inferred, ho
was a heavy loser before reaching St. Louis.
We met and embraced him (French FASH
ion, you know,) shortly after the steamer
had landed at the wharf We saw that Le
was greatly troubled in mind. AT bis re-
quest we accompanied him to The Southern
hotel. On our way he spoke in sad,
mournful tone:
"Ah, my friend wat is zat game wat you
call like zis % ('nd he pushed bis cane hack
ward and forward.
We at once comprehcnded.
"Poker! That's it, eh?
"Ou, zat is him" (and banging the cane
down on the sdewalk.l "D-n himl Iat
game cost me one thousand dollaire %
AGAIN we cOmprehenCed.
Our French friend had, during the trip on
TIE Strader, bet too heavily on "nary pair
and had suffered. We patted him on the
back, and told him not to feel discouraged,
that he would have hotter luck next time.
"No, saire!" he exclaimed, 81 30 not
ask for more luck. ! no play no more-wat
you call him, pokaire? No, by d-n, no
more! no more wish to hear &c name Of
pokaire in my two ears!
We reached the Southern, when tie
Frcnchman, fatiguel by his journey and dis
lressed at his loss, sought bis room. The
weather was damp and chilly. lie rang the
bell, when servant appeared for orders
81 want You to make &c fire to burn.
want him hot.
"Ayc, sir; can do that with the poker"
The Frenchman groaned, and frightened
the boy with look of savage dispair
"You d-n rascile," he moaned, ''if YOU
say pokairc to me will cut you throat off
close up to you head!
The servant hastily left, and saw nothing
more of the Frenchman until the next morn-
ing, when he found him inquiring the way
to the dining hall. He was not yet in the
best of humor.
''Zis is re way to &c breakfast " lie
asked.
No, sir; that door leads to an ante
ROOM"
The Frenchman became excited and con.
fused. III: muttercd through his hali-closed
teeth:
6" BY garc, sail quit zis house. ask
for re make ze fire burn, and You say ho
want pokaire. tell you On ze rokare,
ask for &c breakfast, and you show me ze
IN GROOM. l tell you d-n re ante. lose
one thous md doare, and no more ante and
re pokaire.
Saying which he hurried down stara
where we met him thoroughly convinced
that everybody in St. Louis paid more atten-
ton to poker than to any other branch Of
business.
The Placer herald., 1872-02-03

How TO ACQUIRE Coop MEMoRY.-We
read too much and think about what we
read too little; the consequence is that most
of the people we meet know something, in a
superficial way, about almost everything.
Not tenth part Of what is read is remem-
bered for month after the book or newspa-
per is laid aside. Daniel Webster, who had
rich store Of information on almost every
subject Of general interest, said that it had
been his habit for years to reflect for short
time on whatever he read. aud so fix the
thought and ideas worth remembering in his
mind, Any one who does this will be sur
prised to find how retentive his memory will
become, Or how long after reading an inter.
esting article the best portions of it will ro-
main with him.