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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.
Charters and interpretations.

- The Governor has approved the general
incorporation Act passed at the present ses-
sion of the Legislature. By its provisions
charters for churches, cemeteries, fire, hook
and ladder and military companies, Masonic
and other lodges, charitable, religious, labor,
agricultural, manufacturing, industrial, or
similar societies or companies, shall be granted
by the Clerk of the courts upon application
to that official. If within ten days fifty per-
sons object in writing, the Clerk may refuse,
if he considers the objections sufficient, the
Judge of the Circuit having power to decide.
If he refuse, then the General Assembly may
be appealed to. Thirty days public notice is
to be given by the parties applying for the
charter in one of the newspapers ofthe coun-
ty. The Act classi6cs the charters. Class
one comprises all labor, agricultural, manu-
featuring, industrial, mining and companies
or associations of like nature; class two,
churches, &c., class three, charitable and re-
lgious institutions, Free Masons and such
kind of societies. In jockey and other sport
ing clubs the amount of property is not to ex-
ceed $4,000. When no objections are pre-
sented, the Clerk of the Court is obliged to
fill out the blank charter, and is allowed
fee of So therefor, except for churches, for
which the charter fee is fixed at 81. In case
the General Assembly grants any charter, the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

The womens war upon saloons and drink
ing places where liquor is sold, inaugurated
in the West, continues its advance eastward,
and, as our travelling correspondent informs
us, has reached South as far as Tennessee The
women engaged in the work are doing effect
i've service in their efforts to crush the serpent
that lurketh in the bowl. This warfare, how
ever, can only be regarded as a spasmodc
movement-one Of temporary excitement
the effects of which will be visible no longer
than the excitement lasts. So soon as the ef:
forts Of the praying women cease, reaction
will take place, saloons now closed will be re-
opened, and the sale of Intoxicating beverages
will 20 on rs before The only mode the wo-
men can adopt to make effective their plan Of
suppressing the liquor traffic will be to keep
up their warfare daily from one end Of the
year to the other, which, to say the least, is
rather doubtful task. AS familiarity breeds
contempt" so would the dealers soon come to
look upon the efforts of the enthusiastic women
as of no consequence, and us the novelty wore
away their doors would re0pen and old blbbers
would take their accustomed potions, utterly
Indifferent to the prayers and supplications Of
the women on the pavement. While the ex-
citement serves as wonder of the hour, and
affords material for the daily press, we doubt
if any permanent good will result from the
movement. Miss Jane Swisshelm gives the
following sensible views on the subject, which
we need hardly commend to the women Of
South Carolina, whose modesty is proverbial: {:
"ro one who thinks calmly, and recognizes
mans natural guardianship of women, 1t Is
wonderful to see hundreds of thousands Of
able-bodied men stand aside and cheer few
thousand feeble women on to such wasting,
homeless physical contest. What is it all but
trial of physical strength between the liquor
dealers and their assaiIants, with all the con-
ditions in favor Of the former? Who does
not know it is hopeless? Who does not know
that the men can sit longer by the hot stove
than the women can kneel in the snow? Who
does not know that he must win the case when
it comes before the courts? Who does not
know that the law is not On her side? Who
does not know that they have no more right
to cucumber sidewalk with a prayer-meet-
ing tent than with pig-pen? Who does not
know that they have no more right to enter
mans house without his consent, or to hinder
his lawful business by crowding his doorstep,
than he has to put up bar in the parlor of
any one of them Who does know that
these women are reenacting the part of the
old sheep who knocked his own brains out
butting swinging mallet? The thing seems
at every stroke to give way, but returns with
a rebound to strike the striker, while the men
who encourage the onslaught are like the boy
who hung up the mallet for the sheep to butt
at"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05

and twenty.six drug stores in which liquors
were freely sold Of these 1O9 saloons and
twenty-five drug stores are now closed to the
liquor traffic, and seventyfve Of the former
and four drug stores continue the SALE In
eight towns every saloon is closed; in twenty
one, every drug store has ceased to sell liquors,
except on physicians prescription. In only
three do any Of the druggists continue to sell
without restraint In five towns there is now
but one saloon each, where before there were
from two to six. Of those towns where the
traffic in intoxicants has been stopped entirely,
one had fourteen saloons, two others sixteen
each, and the rest smaller number. In the
larger towns and cities, to which the reform
has lately spread, no very great success has
yet been attained. But the women are work.
ing with courage, and some good, if not all
they hope for, will doubtless follow their Ia
bOrS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05

revived by motion to reconsider. Some
thirty Democrats voted for the bill.
In the Senate, on the 26th, several petitions
were presented and referred. Mr. Merrimon,
from the committee on post offices, reported a
bill prescribing new form of oath for the
Postmaster General and for post-masters. The
bill to make an appropriation for the proposed
centennial exhibition at Philadelphia was lost
by vote of % to 2S In the House, the bill
in relation to the franking privilege was again
taken up, and after all extended debate, dur
ing which several amendments were offered
and rejected, the bill was defeated by vote
129 to 131.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the bill for the
appointment of IL commission to investigate
the alcoholic liquor traffic was considered, and
an amendment adopted appropriating $4,000
for the expenses of the commission. The GEN.
tennial appropriation bill was then taken up
and discussed without final action. The
House was engaged on private bills.
On the 2Sth, the Senate was not in session.
In the House a petition of citizens of New
Yoik and New Haven was presented, asking
for survey of Palestine on the east side Of
the river Jordan, after which the civil rights
bill was discussed, and speech made in favor
of the bill to establish an educational fund
when the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 2nd instant, Mr.. AL
corn presented the petition Of the Mississippi
cotton planters, asking that the cotton tax be
refunded. The centennial bill was discussed
Mr.. West introduced Il bill to abolish the
Southern Claims Commission and give to the
court Of claims jurisdiction of all claims
against the United States, brought by loyal
persons for property, &c, used or destroyed
during the war. In the House, number OF
bills was introduced and referred. A new
franking bill was introduced, which provides
that during any session of Congress, and for
thirty days prior and subsequent thereto, all
written and printed matter sent to members
and all similar matter, and such other things
as have been ordered by either House for dis
tribution, shall go free of postage. 1t also
provides for free exchanges between publish
ers and for the free delivery of newspapers
through the mails in the counties wherein
published
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THURSDAY MORNING, MAR. ), 1871.


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TIE Y0R&VfLhE EMQUfRER.

bly, have some connection with the Blue
Ridge Scrip, or the Morton, Bliss " Co.,
bonds, or both.
- Mr.. Alfred NJ. Lowry, of Chesterfield,
has introduced, in the House of Representa-
tives, a bill to amend the election law. 1t
constitutes the County Commissioners, the
Clerk Of the Court and the Sheriff, in each
county, board of commissioners who shall,
thirty days before the election, appoint
managers Of election for each township and
precinct, two of which managers shall be
from leach political party" The polls
shall be open from 7 A. M. to 5 P. NJ, and
the votes shall be counted in public immedi-
ately after the closing of the polls. Separate
boxes shall be kept; one for the votes for
county officers, and the other for the votes for
State and Federal officers. Notice of the
time and place of election shall be given twen-
ty days in advance. A majority of the com
missioners shall be sufficient to appoint man.
ayers, who may fill vacancies. The compcn-
sation of the commissioners and managers
shall be two dollars day, and any neg ect Of
duty shall be punished by fine and imprison-
ment.
The Union Times of Friday last says :
ave regret to learn that destructive fire oc-
Cured near Eta Jane post-o1ice, on Broad
River, in this county, about 10 o'clock, on
Friday night last, which DESTROYED the large
dwelling house lately owned by Eleazer Par
ker, and which he had just sold to Mr.. G. C.
Roberts, Mr.. Parker aud his family were
still living in the house, and had retired for
the night, when Il bright light WAS noticed
and the cracking of burning wood overhead
aroused Mr.. P, who discovered that the upper
part of the house was in blaze. Rushing
up stairs he broke open the door Of the
room in which his daughter WAS sleeping.
The two ran down stairs as quick as possible,
and just as they reached the lower room the
ceiling of the room they had just left fell in,
making a very narrow escape from being
burnt to death. Mr. Roberts was also sleep
ing in the house, and upon the alarm gath
ercd as he supposed, all his clothes and hur-
ried out, but he afterwards found that he had
left his pantaloons in the house, in which was
$3.50 in cash. Only one or two tritiing arti-
cles of furniture were saved, and scarcely any
of the clothing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
CLuRS For THIS YEAR.

Monday last being the day designated for
awarding premiums to cub.makers for the
ENQUIRER, on comparison of the respective
lists, it was found that j. R. Howe was enti.
tied to the first premium John T. Grist to
the second premium; and John i. Miller to
the third premium. The total number OF
names as returned by the various club-makers
is as follows: j. R. Howe, 139; John T.
Grist, III; Jno. l.. Miller, 1906; Maj. M.
Smith, S. A. F. Lindsay, 81; W. R. Davis,
Il; NJ. w. Mendenhall, %; A. ]. Matthews,
lis. w. Jackson, 12; T. L. Clinton, 80;
w. j. Stephenson, TO-; S. D. Simril, II; 4.
L. Crook, 10 j. Z. Craig, 6; J. H. Coltharp,
A.; ;J.N. Roberts, Is; j. G. Patrick, "A;
Mai. A. A. Mckenzie, -; W. j. jackson,
4; J. D. Wylie, 12; j. H. Hood, 5; J. L.
Faris, %; Rev. J. G. Burge, II; Col. W. B.
Allison, 8; H. G. Harris, 10; A. H. Mulhol-
land, 12; j. P. Hunter,7; David j. Jackson,
13;D. T. LESLEY, %; Simon Ferguson, IA !;
Charles Petty, 4 i; j. A. NJ. L. Stewart, 8; A.
w. McLaiu, 8; Rev. ]. S. Baily, 16; A. I.
Bruce, 8.
These names, with those from various Sec
tions of the State, and nearly every other
State of the Union, not included in club-lists,
give to the ENQUIRER circulation for 1874
quite Aatteriug to the proprietor, whose con-
slant aim shall be to render the paper still
more welcome and attractive visitor in the tu-
ture than it has been in the past.
In returning thanks to our friends, one and
all, for the interest taken in the circulation of
the ENQUIRER, we deem it but proper to re-
mark that many Of the clubs above reported,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
SAlES.DAY,

Monday last, sales.day for March, brought
to town considerable number of people from
various sections of the county. We hear but
little said, as yet, regarding the prospective
agricultural operations of our farming friends.
There seems to be complaint of lack of Ia
Dor in some localities, and it is already a
settled fact that commercial fertilizers will
not be 50 extensively used this season as last.
Und"r orders of the Judge of Probate, the
Sheriff sold the following tracts of land for
partition:
B. Fuller lands-A tract of 250 acres,
bought by w. D. Russell at sl6.75 per acre.
Joseph Poag's lands-One tract of 325
acres, sold at so cents per acre; another Of
225 acres, at S1.60 per acre. Both tracts
bought by Thomas Barber.
Jesse K. Armstrong laads-N1ill tract, 81
acres, bought by G. F. Ford and L. K. Arm
strong, at sl3 per acre. Another tract of
1913 acres, bought by VIM. Z. Campbell at
$3.50 per acre.
j. Harry Cawson, Assignee, sold the S. P.
Sutton land, 81 acres, which was purchased
by Mary Epps at $3.50 per acre.
J. NJ. Morrow, Executor, sold the j. D.
Morrow land, lying near Hickory Grove,
which was bought by j. NJ. Morrow at $3.50
per acre.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
DEATH OF col. X. NJ. KERR.

Our community was panied, on Thursday
last, at the announcement which reached here
by telegraph, that our former townsman, Col.
R. NJ. Kerr, died on the previous evening at
Concord, N. G., after brief illness caused by
exposure in nclement weather, while in Pur'
suit of horse that had been stolen from him.
Col. Kerr had been in business in this place
since the close of the war, until about two
years ago. when he returned to Rock Hill,
the place of his former home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
JOB PRINTING.

Having determined to devote more attcn-
ton hereafter to job printing than we have
done in the past, we would inform the public
that our office is now we'll supplied with new
type of the latest styles, and the best ma
chinery in use; and with choice stock of
inks, cards, papers, &C., we are prepared to
execute as good work as can be done any
where in the United States. Orders for
Ball Tickets, Freight Bilheads,
Bank Notices, Labels,
Bonds and Coupons, Law Blanks
Bill Heads, Law Briefs,
Business Cards, Letter Circulars,
Certificates of Deposit, Letter Headings,
Certificates of Stock, Memorandum Bllhcatls
Checks, Note Circulars,
Deposit Tickets, Note Headings,
Drafts and Notes, Programmes,
Enyelopcs. Policies Firc& Life ms,
Election Tickets, ShinpaSterS,
Festival Tickets, Wedding Cards,
willreceive prompt attention, and satisfaction
as to quality of work, guaranteed in every
instance. Particular attention given to fine
work in colors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
THE LATE w. II, McCAW.

Our readers will remember that the Tax
Payers Convention adopted resolutions re-
commencing contributions in aid of the fa1nl,
ly of Mr.. w. H. McCaw, who are left in a
destitute condition. Col. r. NJ. Sims, one of
the delegates from this county, has appointed
Messrs. l. D. Witherspoon, John S. Reynolds
and Charles E. Spencer a committee to obtain
subscriptions at this place, and by these gen.
tlemen any contributions will be most CRATE
fully received.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
YORKVILLE FEMALE INSTITUTE.

We are pleased to be able to announce that
arrangements have been made to reopen the
Female Institute at this place under favora-
BILE auspices for the future success of the school.
The property has passed into the hands of
joint.stock company, whose intention it is to
establish an institution for female education
of high merit, and which shall be entirely un-
sectarian in management and discipline. As
will be seen by reference to the advertisement
in another column, the first session will open
on Monday next, under the control of Prof
w. H. Hubbard, late of Louisville, Kentucky,
who comes highly recommended as Chris
tian gentleman, 6ue scholar and an apt
teacher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
SUBSCRIPTION INSrALLMENT

On Friday last, number of wheelbarrows
and shovels, belonging to one Of the contract
ors for the grading on the Chester and Le'
noir Narrow Gauge Railroad, arrived at the
depot in this place. 1t is understood that the
work of grading will be commenced within
the next fortnight, and The work pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. In order that
the Company may promptly meet its engage
ments with the contractors Mr.. W. D. Simp-
son, the Treasurer, gives notice in our adver'
tising columns, that he will be at Rawlinson's
Hotel on next Thursday, for the purpose ofre.
ceiving the installments on the subscriptions to
the capital stock which have already been
called for. The enterprise is now we'll under
way, and with the hearty cooperation ofall in
terested, the completion of the road to the
Airline Road by the first day Of next Janu-
ary, can be calculated upon with certainty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
THE YORK COUNTY BONDS.

Attention is directed to the advertisement
ofMessrs. Jetferys & Metts, in another column,
offering for sale the bonds of York county,
issued in aid of the Chester and Lcnoir Mar
row Gauge Railroad Company. Persons who
have funds to invest should consider the in
ducemcnts offered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

r. II. Glenn, :. y. C.-Shertf'S Sales.
lIickln Il Hail. near Clay liill--Phy>icahs anu
Surgeons. ~,
w, d. Simpson, Secretary and Trca>urcr- t;lIl-
road Notice-To the Stockholders "i TIC
Chester and I.ennir RAILROAD Company.
r. NJ D,l,Son & Cu.-Rel Flag-Dur Millinery
Stnrr-tiroccry.
w. al. =. Herrltlon-- Fish That Guano has
Connection
r. S. .ctlcrys, Sprrclary-MaSoncM Meeting;
w. II. Mct'orkle, james +. Hart, II. +: A1irk"s,
Executive Committee Y"rkville Female
Institute.
+. Harry Observation-Disclosures Sales-In the mat
ter Of a. &. Sutton and John ID. Sliarr,
Bankrupts.
JclIrrvs Il Melts-A Good Investment.
PARDON or ELIJAH HARDEN.
A despatch from Washington announces
that the President has pardoned Elijah liar-
den, of this county, sentenced to the Albany
penitentiary on the charge Of kukluxing.
CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.
Our thanks are hereby rendered to Hon.
A. S. Wallace, for package of seeds, Con,
gressional documents, and copy each day OF
the Congressional Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05
ru.NSEEps or REAL ESTATE.

TRANSFERS or REAL Els AtE'
Since our last report, the following trans
fers of real estate in this county have been
recorded by the County Auditor:
George w. Cansler to +. II. Brown. one'
third interest in 34S acres of land in Bethesda
township. Consideration $500.
Thomas L. Johnston to Sarah J. Gibson.
Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration S4OO.
Robert NJ. Sims to Richard A. Springs.
Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration 5000.
James Douglas to H. F. Adickes and 9TH
era Trustees. Yorkvile Female Institute
property. Consideration $4,000.
r, Patterson to N. M. Sandifer. A tract
of 112 acres of land in Bethesda township.
Consideration $3.50.
Archibald Hood to James S. Gourley. A
tract of 40 acres of land in Bullock's Greek
township. Consideration $500.
John j. Dunlop to E. M. Shannon "A
tract of III acres of land in Bethesda town.
ship. Consideration SAT-.
II. K. McSwain to j. L. Bechtler. -Four
acres of land in Cherokee township. Consld-
Grafton Sl2.
Abram Harden to D. r. Hambrght.
Eighteen acres of land in Cherokee township.
Consideration s162.
William Hays to Scott Ragsdale. Six
acres of land in Cherokee township. Consid-
Grafton $50.
Thomas Whitesides to Osceola Whitesides.
Twenty-Five acres of land in Cherokee tc~n'
ship. Consideration $105.
Thomas L. johnson to Sarah M. Boyd.
Lot in Rock Hill. Consideration Sl75.
j. Harry Clawson, Assignee of S. z. Sut.
ton, Bankrupt, to j. N. Eppes. A tract OF
80 acres of land in Fort Mill township.
w. A. Akin aud others, to Mary E. Clin-
ton. A tract of 80 acres of land in Bethes-
da township
w. A. Atkins and others to John L. Nc
Garity. Eighty acres of land in Bethesda
township.
Mary +. Clinton to w. A. Atkins. Forty
acres of land in Bethesda township.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05

were not formed in competition for the preml-
ums Offered but from other c'hs'aer"''"''S'
which render the action more highly appre'
ciated by u.s. Those entitled to premiums OF
magazines or other publications i'll accordance
with our published proposition can have the
same ordered at any time, by slyn'tylng their
ch0ice
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-05

900 whites 1t regards Texas as the safety
valve of the South, and has no fears that the
negro emigration there will exceed the white.
In Alabama the departure of the blacks is
consolidating permanent Democratic power.
In Mississippi and Louisiana, where the blacks
were more numerous than the whites in 1870,
there is steady decline in their numbers, and
the white vote will soon be the largest. Geor-
gia finds it difficult to spare this labor, al
though her white laboring population is on the
increase.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Sun says: "Nlr. Patterson, of Penn
sylvania, now sitting in the Senate as repre-
sentative from South Carolina, has stated
that he intends to address the Senate shortly
on South Carolina affairs, and to pay his res
poets to Mr.. Bayard for his arraignment of
Major Merrill in connection with the ku- klux
arrests and the money made out of them.
If Mr.. Patterson carries out his intention he
will be apt, before he gets through, to have
his own history ventilated in manner which
may not be very agreeable. Senator Robert
son, of South Carolina, whose republ;canlsm
has never been questioned, is known as man
of candor and 6rmncss. He has not been at
all backward in expressing his disapproval Of
the conduct of Major Merrill or any other
army officer in accepting douceur from the
South Carolina Legislature, and if he deems
it necessary he will say as much on the floor
of the Senate"
- The latest returns from the seat of the
temperance war in Ohio afford very ecourag-
ing exhibit of the actual work accomplished
by the ladies in the brief period during which
they have been exhorting the liquor dealers
to abandon their business. The statistics are
youched for as perfectly accurate. The re-
turns as published show that in the twenty.four
towns in Ohio and Indiana in which the reform
ers have been at work for some weeks, there
were, when the movement began, 1S4 saloons