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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1874.
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY ?

She stood at the bar of justice,
A creature wan and wild,
In form too small for a woman,
In feature too old tor II child.
For look so worn and pathetic
Was stamped on her pale young face,
1t seemed long years of suffering
Must have left that silent trace.
"Your namc," said the Judge, as he eyed he
With kindly look, yet keen,
Is" Mary Mcguire, if you please sir"
And your age ?" . am turned fifteen.
"Well, Mary"-and then from paper
He slowly and gravely road
"Gou are charged-l am sorry to say it
With stealing three loayes of bread
You look not like an offender,
And hope that you can show
The charge to be false Now, tell me.
Are you guilty of this, or no ?"
A passionate burst of weeping
Was at first her sole reply;
But she dried her tears in moment,
And looked in the Judges oye
4 VIII ltll YOU IlbW II WIS, SIT,
My father and mother are dead;
And my little brothers and sisters,
Wore hungry and asked mo for bread.
At first | earned it for them
BY working hard all day,
But somehow the times were hard, sir,
And the work all fell away.
| could get no more employment
The weather was bitter cold
The young ones cried and shivered,
(Little Johnnie's but four years old)-
So what was | to do. sir2
am guilty, but do not condemn;
took-Oh was it stealing?
The bread to give to them"
Every man in the court room,
Greybeard and thoughtess youth
knew as he looked upon her,
That the prisoner spako the truth.
Out from their pockets came kerchiels,
Out from their eyes sprung tears
And o.t from old faded wallets,
Treasures boarded for yeurs.
The Judges face was II study,
The strangest you ever saw,
As he cleared his throat and murmured
Something about tho law.
For one so learned in such matters,
So wise in dealing with mon,
lie seemed, on n simple question,
Sorely puzzled just then.
But no one blamed him, or wondered,
When at last these words they heard
Tho sentence of this yolng prisoner
Is for the present deferred"
And no one blamed him on wondered
When he went to her and smiled,
And tcnderly led from the Courtroom,
Himself the guilty. chilli.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11
LINES OF TRAVEL AND EXPRESS.

Canon city. Junction city and Wea-
verviIIe Express ami Passenger Lihe
]. r. DRIVER, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and saturday morning
returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and WeaVerviIIe Pass
enxer and Express Line, j. S. HOYf,
Proprietor. Weekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning of each week leaves Wea-
yer Tuesday morning Of each week.
u. y. Mail and Express Line, from
WeayerviiIe to Arcata, JOHN CLIFF
FORD. Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, overy
Monday morning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;
COURT TERMSi

District COurt-Second Monday in April,
August and December
County COurt-First Monday in Janu-
airy, March, May, July, September and No
vember.
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court.)
Board of SupervisOrs--First Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11

A coUurRYMAN with his bride stopped
at Troy hotel, the other day. At din
ner, when the waiter presented a bill OF
fare, the young man inquired, Whats
that ?" "Thats bill of fare" said the
waiter. The countryman took it ia his
hand, looked inquiringly at his wife and
then at the waiter and finally dove down
in his pocket and insinuatingly inquired,
GLOW much is ?"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-11

ILLINOIS was the first State to take
steps in the matter of fish culture. She
has been stocking the country with Snck-
ers for hundred and fifty years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
THE CONVENTION.

In our local columns we present full and
complete report of the proceedings of the
Democratic County Convention, which met in
the Court House at this place on Saturday
last. The Convention was by far the most
impressive political deliberative body that
has assembled in Yorkville for several years
being composed, as it was, of the intelligence
and integrity of every section of the county
while high sense of conservatism marked
the proceedings. 1t will be seen that the
Convention, by yea and nay vote, seemed
to adopt the resolution offered by Mr. Will
son; but as Mr.. Bell, the most vehement op,
ponent of the resolution, received vote of 7S
of about IS delegates, there is a discrepancy
which can only be accounted for on the ground
that the implication and purport of the
resolution were not fully understood; or, more
likely, that the vote against it was not so fully
expressed as it would have been had divis-
ion been called. We are willing to accept
either of these conclusions, to which the
actions of the Convention, subsequent to the
adoption of the resolution, unerringly point.
The masses of our people are conservative,
liberal and honest and the meeting of last
Saturday, in which the property and intelll'
gence of York county were fairly represented,
augurs we'll for our political future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
JOB PRINTING.

Having determined to devote more atten-
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 Bllheads
Checks, Note Circulars,
Deposit Tickets, Note Headings,
Drafts and Notes, Programmes,
Envelopes, Policies Flre& Life ms,
Election Tickets, Shinplasters,
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, 1874-09-24
SCHOOLS.

In these days, when reform IS SO neeulul III
all departments of the government, it should
not be forgotten that much improvement is
necessary in the school system Of the State.
We do not particularly refer to what is known
as the Common Public School system. We
refer rather to the general sentiment of our
people respecting the subject of education.
1t is true that schools and seminaries of learn
ing are scattered all over the State, but it
must be confessed that there is not that uni
versal and deep interest taken in education
which the subject demands. "Ignorance," 4"
says Shakespeare, "is the curse of Cod" Some
old philosopher said that those whom the
gods would destroy, they first made mad
Had he said that those whom destructive ca
lamities awaited, were first permitted to be-
come grossly ignorant, he would havs. uttered
a truth easily demonstrated. Ignorance is
the condition of not knowing. 1t is easy to
see that it is the most horrible of all condi-
tions. 1t is adapted, in every respect, to pro-
duce misery and perpetuate wretchedness. No
greater curse could be visited upon any land
than to smite its inhabitants with ignorance.
Vice, or rather legons of vices, would prowl
undisturbed. To prevent ignorance from
sweeping over every land requires an effort.
The tendency of the human mind is to run
into barbarism, and the way which leads to
barbarism is ignorance. The grossly igno-
rant always are barbarous in habits, and al
though they prey upon every one and every
thing with which they come in contact, they
themselves are prey to their own ignorance
and vice.
Our people should devote more time, atten-
tion and money to educating their children,
for various weighty reasons. Time spent in
educating the youth of the land, and money
thus expended, would, we honestly believe,
do more to Danish from our country existing
evils, than anything else. The remedy may
be comparatively slow in operating, but when
a cure is effected, it will be permanent. Near
ly all the evils under which, as State, we
eroan, owe their origin to ignorance. Danish
ignorance, and things would change for the
better instantaneously. Not only would
proper system of education Danish existing
evils, but it would prevent evils in the future
1t is admitted that some educated men and
women are base and vile, but it must be ac-
knowledged that education is preventive
of crime.
In our school system the morals of the pu-
pills are not sufficiently attended to. The
sensibilties and will are not cultivated as
they should be, and the result is not so favor
able as it might be, were these two depart
ments of our nature educated. ga little
learning is dangerous thing" This IS by
no means a popular quotation, but still it is
true, as every obseryant man knows. BY
"little learning" is not meant 50 much guam
tity, es quality.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
THE SITUATION IN LOUISIANA.

The recent demonstrations of those in oppo.
sition to the Kellogg government in Lousi-
ana, eliminated last week in the overthrow,
by armed force, of Kellogg's authority, and
the installation of the McEnery officials, who,
however, were permitted to exercise their au-
thority but short while as the McEneryites,
in turn, were required to yield to the militia
ry authorities, who afterward reinstated Kel-
logg.
A resume of the political affairs in Louisi-
ana may be briefly made. The candidates
for Governor, at the election two years ago,
were of the Republican party, kellogg, with
a negro named Antoine for Lieutenant Gov
enor, and McEnery with D. B. Penn for
Leutenant.G Governor on the opposition ticket.
Both parties claimed to have elected their
respective candidates and for several weeks
each contended for the mastery-both claim
ants of gubernatorial honors having been duly
installed, and the legislatures elected by the
respective parties being both convened and
in session at the same time.
Each legislature elected United States
Senator. Pinchback, the Senator elected by
the kellogg legislature, was refused seat in
the Senate, that body virtually ignoring the
legality of the Kellogg administration. AS
the public will remember, the matter of the
contested governorship was taken before Con-
gress; but that body delayed action, it how
ever being generally admitted outside OF con-
gressional deliberation that the McEnery
party were rightfully entitled to the admins
tration of the State government. But as
kellogg had the prestige of the dominant
party, the patronage of the United States
officials in Louisiana, and having been in
stalled in office by order of Judge Durell, of
the U. S. Circuit Court, the McEnery party
finally subsidized, having laid their claims be-
fore Congress, the arbitration of that body
being patiently awaited, and the result OF
which, if made according to the facts, the
McEneryites could not doubt.
The acquicsence of the McEnery party con-
tinued without manifestation of impatlence,
until a few weeks ago, when the whites began
to organize themselves into leagues and arm
themselves, as they alleged, against apprehen'
ded attacks of the blacks. Kellogg becom,
ing alarmed at the movements of the whites,
issued orders prohibiting the shipment of arms
into the State, and several boxes of guns, pur-
chased by the whites, were accordingly con-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24

ing up the obstruction. Children, almost
previously in dying state, were declared to
be playing about within ten minutes; and at
moderate computation some forty or fifty of
these sudden recoveries have been placed on
record, with full particulars. A lady CORES
pondent has found in her commonplace
book the following remedy for diptheria /:
"Take onions, slice them and place in a
bag or stocking around the patients throat,
also around the wrists and the ankles. Ad-
minister occasionally the syrup of onions, OBJ
tanned by covering sliced onions with powder
ed sugar, teaspoonful at time. Give chic
rate of potash" She says: II used syrup of
onions once in the country in a prolonged
case of Group, where I could obtain no other
remedy, with happy effect"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISER ENTS.

T.. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-In Bank
ruptcy-Application for Dischargc-ln the
Matter of Jesse Clifton, Bankrupt
f. G. Observation-Disclosures Notice.
S. B. Meacham, Charlotte, N. C.-Cotton Commits
sion Merchant.
w. II. 81. P. Herndon-Flour-Look Out-Bar-
gans-Gone Down.
G.. l.. Riddle-Grain Mill and Wool Cards.
b. w. Wrenn, General Ticket and Passenger
Agent-To Texas and Arkansas.
A. Wiliford-Fine Horses and Mules.
w. l.. Grist, Agent-Save from $25 to S5O
J. Ed. Jeiterys, Secretary-Mackey Chapter No.
15 R.. A., M.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
ANOTHER CONVENTION CALLED.
Cnlnnal A z Snrinns ha vino declined th

nomination of the Democratic Convention on
the legislative ticket, Col. Jones, Chairman
of the Convention, has issued call, which
will be found in our advertising columns,
requesting tie delegates to reissemble in
Yorkville on the first Monday of October for
the purpose of making nomination to supply
the vacancy, and for the transaction of other
important business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The County Democratic Convention assem-
bled in the Court House on Saturday last.
On motion of J. G. Chambers, Esq, Col
Cad. Jones was unanimously called to thu
Chair, on taking which he briefly returned
his thanks for the honor conferred; and in
asmuch as the Convention had met for the
purpose of transacting business and making
nominations of good and suitable men to e
before the people for their suffrages, instead
of consuming time by making long speeches
he, as chairman, would set the example by
saying nothing himself: He then announced
the meeting ready for the transaction of bust
ness, whereupon,
On motion of w. j. Stephenson, j. G.
Chambers was requested to act as Secretary
of the Convention.
On motion of w. B. Wilson, Jun., all per-
sons present, except delegates to the Conven'
ton, were requested to retire from the room
1t was explained that this motion was made
not to exclude the public on the ground ofse'
cresy attaching to the proceedings of the Con-
vention, but for the reason that the delegates
would have better opportunity for the expedi'
ting of business The motion prevailed, and
all, not accredited delegates, accordingly re:
tired.
Lieut.. ]. S. Reynolds moved that the rule
adopted excluding spectators do not apply to
representatives Of the press, who, if any pres
ent, be invited to seats on the floor of the Con-
vention. The motion carried, whereupon q
reporter for the ENQUIRER being invited to
seat, availed himself of the privilege ex'
tended.
The roll of delegates was next called, and
the various townships were represented as fol-
lows:
Bcthez-S. D. Stowe, w. w. McElwee, B,
R. Miller, D. j. Glenn, Jun, W. NJ. Adams,
S. S. Smith, D. T. Partlow, John Nichols
William Stanton.
Broad River.-Dr. R. R. Darwin, Samuel
G. Brown, j. L. Davis, j. w. Jones, John
Smith, J. B. Whitesides James NJ. Hope, D.
! c.. Chambers, Joseph Leech.
| BuNock's Creek.-Thomas Harten, Samuel
Blair, Samuel Feemster, R. D. Mcknight, W.
NJ. Kennedy, G. w. Moore, John Ramsay,
Elisha Hayes, John Mcknight.
Ebenezer.-Col. Cad. Jones, Peter CARR
son, H. H. Hart James Fewell, DR.. r. L.
Glenn, B. G. Presley, G. E. McSteele, }. F.
Carothers, DR.. G. P. sandifer.
Cherokee.- j. B. Mintz, Henderson Martin
Hamilton Wilson, W. Fl. Carroll, William
White, G. M. Greene, w. D. Camp, W. w
Gaffney.
Cata,uba.-A. E. Hutchinson, DR.. T. L.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.

we nave received The Fremlum LlSt OF tht
seventh annual fair of the Anderson Farmers
and Mechanics Association, to be held at An
derson, S. c., October 2Sth, 29th and 3Oth
Also, the Premium List of the State Agricul
tural and Mechanical Society and of the
Joint Stock Auxiliary Association for the
sixth annual fair to be held at Columbia, from
the 10th to the 18th of November. AND
also the Premium List of the first exhibition
of the New Fair of the Carolinas, to be helo
in Charlotte, commencing November 3rd, ano
continuing five days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
CIRCUIT COURT.

The next term of the Circuit Court will
commence on Monday, the 9th Of next month.
The following is list of the jurors drawn
for the approaching term:
Wites.-W. A. Barron, N. B. Campbell,
w. B. Davidson, j. w. Steele, Peter Garri-
rison, J. M. Kirkpatrick, S. S. Smith, James
H. Kidd, Benjamin Talbert, james NJ. En-
win, James D. Johnston, Rufus NJ. Carroll,
A. K. Smith, Robt Harris, M. R. Nichols-15.
Colored. Walter Bryant, Joseph Hemphill,
Ruf:s Chambers, Daniel Crosby, Warren
White, Nelson Thompson, Richard Goore,
Francis NJ. Davy, Josiah Currence, Anthony
Adger, James Mcknight, Ben Currence, Geo:
Burris, Monroe Dickson, Jerry Leech, Eli
Sandifer, Spain Meacham, Solomon Clawson,
Amos Ross, Jacob Campbell, Sampson Car
others-21.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
OUR MERCHANTS.

T. NJ. Dobson, of the firm of T. NJ. Dobson
& Co., has been gone North for several days,
to make his purchases for the fall trade, and
they are now expecting arrivals Of new goods
daily.
Col. McCorkle, of the house of j. H. Ad-
ans, will start this morning to the northern
cities to make purchases, and he threatens to
have on exhibition, at an early day, the finest
stock of dress goods that ever fascinated wo'
mankind or bewildered man. The Colonel's
gallantry was never questioned, and he is
thoroughly conversant with all the etceteras
30 essential to an elegant dress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24
MURDER NEAR FORT MILL.

MURDER NEAN FOhI MILL.
On Monday of last week a white man
named James Presley, was shot and killed
by a negro named Nelson Clawson, while the
former was at Cawson's dwelling, about four
miles from Fort Mill. Trial Justice P. T.
Murray, acting as Coroner, held an inquest,
and from the facts elected, the jury returned
verdict of wilful murder. The supposition
is that the deed YVES committed for the pur-
pose of robbery, as the deceased was known
to have small sum of money in his posses
sion, which has not been found since he was
killed. Presley was originally from North
Carolina. The murderer was arrested and
has been committed to the jail in this place.
CHESTER AND CHERAW RAILROAD.
j. A. Haseltine, President, and B. j. With
erspoon, Secretary of the Chester and Cheraw
Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, were in
Yorkville, Tuesday, on business connected
with that enterprise. Col. Gardner has been
elected Chief Engineer of the road, and will
commence the surveys for locating the route
at an early day. This will not interfere with
his duties as Chief Engineer of the Chester
and Lenoir Railroad, the work having so far
advanced as to not to require the whole Of his
time and attention. Mr.. Haseltine is quite
sanguine of the early completion of the road
from Lancaster to Chester, and we congratu-
late the people of Lancaster, who will thus
be benefited by railroad communication with
the outer world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24

position to the resolution.
He regretted that such question should
have been sprung upon the Convention. In
opposing it, he claimed to be eminently con-
servative in his views and also, as the term is
applied in a political sense, white man y
but from the very existence of the peculiar cir
cumstances surrounding our people, he could
not claim to be Democrat as that appella-
ton is applied in national politics, nor did he
think any man in South Carolina could be a
Democrat as the national party defines the
term. Even our worthy Chairman, thorough
ly Democratic as he undoubtedly is, cannot,
in consequence Of the political surroundings
in this State, claim to be an out-and-out Dem
ocrat. Policy forbids it, and points only to
high conservative ground as the proper posi-
tion for this Convention to take. As a man
of conservative views, and opposed to draw
ing party lines so as to exclude the cooperation
of any man, or any party, which, after all
could be party only in name, who are will
ling to place competent and worthy men in
office, he would also caution his hearers
against even drawing the line of color. If, by
the cooperation of the colored voters, we can
place in office worthy men, why reject their
aid? Not only should the assistance of the
colored men be accepted in this effort, but it
is our duty to encourage them in we'll doing.
There is fastened upon US a State government,
the CALLING yoke Of which is felt by all but
never can we free ourselves or throw off the
burden imposed upon us by the carpet-bagger
and scalawag, until we have encouraged the
black man to meet US on conciliatory ground,
l. II Il
him as to the duties and the rights of citizen.
Not only must his political teachings be at
tended to, but for the future welfare of our
people, his mental training must not be neg
iected. The "6re.eater" he regarded as being
as detrimental to the bestinterests Of the coun-
try as the "scallawag" and the "carpet.bag-
GER" The RESOLUTION under discussion he un-
derstood to be intended to forestall from the
consideration of this Convention, two gentle
men who had been nominated by the Repub-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-09-24


- The September corn reports, as made to
the Agricultural Department, show short
corn crop the present year. The average con-
diton of the country is SO; the maximum
1O9, being in South Carolina, and the mini
mum 81, in Nebraska. The crop reaches the
average or above only in Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
California and Oregon, which grow less than
one-twentieth of the whole All the rest of
the States are below the average. The New
England, Middle and Gulf States are short
each ten per cent. the inland Southern States
twenty-five per cent. the States north of the
Ohio, fifteen per cent. the Trans Mississippi
States, thirty per cent; the South Atlantic
States, from Maryland to Georgia, as a whole,
one per cent. above the average; the Pacific
States four per cent. above. The causes of
these declining averages are mostly drought,
extreme heat and insect ravages but in the
Southern States, late stands, excess of rain
and low summer temperature, are frequently
noted. The ravages of the grass-hopper in
the Trans Mississippi region have been fearful,
and cannot fail to cause severe distress among
the farmers who, in some localities, have lost
all their crops.