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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-22

And this is the man the Rock Island
delegation to Princeton perferred to Mr..
Hawley
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05

led to known efforts at an agreement between
Russia and France, and it is beyond all de-
NAL that upon all the leading European ques-
tions the Russian policy is at the present time
directly adverse to that of Germany.
- The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Jouwnal says any state
ment that the civil rights bill will not pass
at the next session Of congress has no warrant
in fact There was nearly two thirds ma
jority in the house of representatives for the
bill at the last session, and not one of the
members who then supported it has since de-
clared his intention to vote against it. The
bill, owing to the parliamentary difficulties in
the existing condition of the business of the
house, could not be taken from the speakers
table and passed, save by two-thirds vote;
but these impediments, growing out of the
rules, will not obtain at the next session.
For month or more it will be perfectly COM
petent for majority to 60 to the speakers
table and pass the bill. At the last session,
if the bill had passed, it is believed that
Grant would have vetoed it but since then he
has thrown himself into the hands of the
carpet-baggers, and has plainly intimated to
the notorious Senator Spencer Gin published
interview that he will sign the bill when it is
presented. It is barely possible that an
overwhelming democratic majority in the
November election may alarm the radical
managers, and induce them to send the bill
to committee, to be there quietly smothered
but to secure this result, strong expression of
public sentiment will be necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS,

The Legislature will convene on the third
Monday of this month.
At public sale in Mecklenburg county
last week, corn sold for sl.90 per bushel.
w. B. Dils, charged with the murder of
Deputy Marshal B. N. H. Burns, was tried at
Webster court last week and acquitted.
A farmer in Lenoir county saved, the
past summer, eleven tons of hay from one acre
of ground, at cost of only ten cents per hun
dred.
The corn crop of Stokes county is unus-
ually fine this fall, and the price has fallen
from one dollar and forty cents per bushel to
fifty cents.
David Masten, colored, aged about four
teen, convicted of murder in Wilmington, has
been sentenced to be hanged on the 18th Of
December.
The Southern Home learns that Mr. A. P.
Rhyme has bought shoal on Dutchman
creek in CASTOR county; and will soon COM
mence the erection of first-class cotton fac
tory.
Gen. J. G. Blount, agent for the Cherokee
Indians, charged with defrauding the tribe Of
s12,100, was tried before Judge Dick in the
Federal Court at Statesvlle, last week, and
found guilty. Blount will appeal.
The Salisbury fair is reported to have
been success. The exhibition in every de-
partment was good, and from 5000 to 1000
persons were in attendance. The running
race, on Thursday was won by Notre Dame
in 1.53.
AT the Superior Court in Liucolnton,
last week, the grand jury failed to find a true
bill against Judge Schenck, who last summer,
acting in self.defense, shot and slightly wound
ed negro man named Bob Burton. The
case of Owens, for the murder of Cheek, was
set for last Tuesday. v"-t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

- There was killing frost and ice at Pen
sacola, Florida, Monday morning.
- An inch of snow fell between Buffalo, N.
Y, and Erie, Penn, on Saturday last
Murray county, Georgia, claims to have a
woman with beard FIVE feet nine inches in
length.
Jacob Thompson's house in Memphis,
Tenn, was robbed and then burnt last Friday
night.
"A bloody but not fatal row between the
adherents of Platte (white) and Norton (co-
ored) radical candidates for Congress occurred
at Yorktown, Va, last Saturday.
Miss Mcdowell, young lady, was killed
instantly last Saturday by an engine at the
railroad crossing at Whitehall street in At
lanta, Georgia.
- John Erode is no more. You probably
didn't know him. He lived in Western Mis-
souri,, and on entering the smoke house of
friend to see how the hams got along, trap
gun blew his head of.
- The AHa Californian of the 18th says the
vintage is now in full progress, and the yield
promises to be not more than 100000 gal
Ions, two,thirds light or dry, and one'third
heavy Or sweet wine.
Information has been received in Wash
ton, from Pennsylvania, to the effect that the
Democrats there are thoroughly aroused by
the recent elections in the West, and are con-
identy expecting to carry the State. The
Granger vote will 60 solid for the Democrats
The bark Thomas Pope sailed from New
York on Saturday for Liberia with twenty.
seven colored immigrants under the auspices
of the American Colonization Society. The
immigrants are from North and South Caro-.
lima and Tennessee.
"A Salt Lake City journal relates that a
citizen of that place, while digging his tur-
nips had his attention directed to one mon
strous turnip by reason of slight notion
observable while the turnip was on the
ground. On cutting it open good-slzed frog
tumbled out and hoped off:
A San Francisco paper says: i"Deputy
U. S. Gauger G. j. Murphy, was knocked
down and run over by a runaway team on
Sacramento street, near 'front.' on Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Murphy has but few bruises,
but the vehicle was smashed to pieces" 1t
bardeus man to hold a Government office.
CAREFUL CorToN PICKING PAYs-Let
cotton picking be pressed with all your energy
and force, 50 as to gather the lint as fast as
the bols open You lose both in quantity
and quality by delay. The first picking
should be we'll summed. Do not allow your
hands to pull off the bolls while picking, as
they are sometimes inclined to do; and avoid
picking Immediately after a shower In all
cases where large quantities are stored in
bulk, stir the heaps occasionally. and expose
the cotton to the air, to keep it from heating
Keep the different qualities of cotton separate,
so as to avoid selling mixed cotton for the
price of the poorest portion Of it, 1t is best If
practicable to gin cotton as soon as it is dry,
as it is far safer in bales than lying in bulk in
the gin house.-Rural Carolinian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Governor has appointed Jos. Crews
of Laurens county, trial justice.
The grand jury of Orangeburg county
have presented School Commissioner McKin-
lay and Sheriff Cain for malfeasance in Office.
The assessment of real and personal prop
erty in Richland county has been reduced
s904,03O by the board of equalization. The
aggregate value is now S7,843,992.
The board of equalization for Kershaw
county have reduced the assessments from
s2,5S6,276 QaSt Year, to $2,279,093, making
a decrease of s307, ,2S3.
The diptheria is raging to all alarming
extent in Marion county, on the west side of
Great Pedee. Three children died in one
family before medical attention could be pro.
cured
The merchants of Chester have organized
a Protective Association, with the following
officers: Joseph E. Wylie, president; j. II.
Smith, vce-president; j. D. Means, secretary;
T. N. Youngblood, treasurer; William String
fellow, doorkeeper.
- In the United States Court at Charleston,
Judge Bryan presiding, the purchaser at the
sale of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company
property having rendered the required bond,
and objection having been made thereto, be-
cause neither the principal nor the sureties
have qualified, and one of the sureties, viz:
Arson Bangs, is nonresident Of this State,
it was ordered that the obligors of the bond
justify, and the place ofths nonresident sur
ETY. be supplied by surety who shall justify
in fifty-four days, exclusive of the day Of the
granting of the order.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
TRANSFERS or REAL ESTATE.


Since our last report the following trans
fers of real estate in this county have been
recorded by the County Auditor:
I'D. Jackson to Robert Currence. Tract
of 10 acres in Bethel township. Considera'
ton $50.
NH. Currence to Robert Currence. Tract
of ~ acres in Bethel township. Considera'
tion $780,
j. L. jackson to NJ. H. Currence. Tract
of 25 acres in Bethel township. Considera'
tion S88.
&C. Westbrook to j. NJ. Williford. Tract
of 73 acres in Catawba township. Conside-
ration 1866.
WIN. Gibson to T. j. Cureton and others.
Lot in Fort Mill. Consideration $500.
j. NJ Bigger to Dempsey Cook. Tract of
1O1 acres in Bethel township. Consideration
sl1OO
R.H. Glenn, Sheriff, to G. Whisousnt and
John McGill. Tract of 100 acres in Broad
River township Consideration $500.
Elijah G. G. Davis to W. j. Davie. Tract
of 200 acres in Catawba township. Conside-
ration s175.
J.C.H. Duff to j. c.. Poag. Lot in Rock
Hill. Consideration Sl45O.
r. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to D. H. Smith A
tract of 80 acres in Catawba township. Con-
sideration S45.
A.D. Holer to T. L. johnson. Lot in
Rock Hill. Consideration $1,000.
r. H. Glenn, Sheriff, to Mrs. Z. Christman.
Lot of two acres in Yorkville. Consideration
$64.
IF. Hart to Sloan johnson. Lot of two
acres in Yorkville. Consideration $54.
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SALES.DAY.

On Monday last the following lands were
sold by order of the Judge of Probate:
The McFadden tract, 25O acres, bought by
M. w. Mendenhall, at $500 per acre.
Lands of Galbraith Caldwell, deceased,
1so acres, bought by J. N. McElwee, sen.,
at $1,000 per acre.
Lands of Jane Steele, deceased, 237 acres,
sold by Administrator bought by Joab Price,
at $7.25 per acre.
Lands of David M. Watson, deceased
sold in three parcels. Nos l and 3, contain
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sl025 per acre. No2, containing 253 acres,
bought by VIM. sahms, at $3.50 per acre.
A. Frank Smith, Executor, sold the lands
of Mrs. Ann Smith, deceased, situated on
Broad river, as follows The "1sland tract
containing 43 acres was bought by
at the price of $3.50. The other
tracts, containing $40 acres we're bought by
Wesley McKeown at the price of $4lOO.
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The total valuation Of taxable property in
the county will reach near FIVE million dol
lars, as not included in the above is the valu-
alton of the railroad property in this county,
which is not assessed by the County Auditor.
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CHARACTER.

He that steals mans money, according to
the decision of a celebrated poet, steals trash /;
but he that robs man of his character, &C.
cording to the same authority, ruins the man.
We quote the sentiment-not the words-of
the poet. "A good name is better than pre-
cious ointment" is divine truth. Now, the
great misfortune of this country is that very
respectable amount of our citizens, so far as
numbers are concerned, have no character.
They do not care one cent whether people
think we'll or i'll of them. The word disgrace
is absolutely meaningless to them. They
dread punishment because of the smart that
it causes to the flesh but to that thing which
is called wounding the feelings, they are total
strangers. They have no respect for any one,
and are as Indifferent as stone whether any
one cares anything for them or not. They
are in no sense of the word law unto them
selves, and the law in its penal aspect is sim
ply ga hangman's whip to haud the wretch.in
order"
The primary Office, both in point Of time
and in point of Importance, which the civil
lied and enlightened world owes to these mon
sters in human form, is to teach them that it
is a lasting disgrace to be punished for wrong
doing. So soon as this class of men learn
that disgrace is worse than death, they will
abstain from wrong doing. The man who
can lie drunk in the street to-day, and to-
morrow look and feel as we'll as if he had
been engaged in any of the ordinary avocations
of life, has not just appreciation of charac-
ter. That man who does not care whether his
neigbbors regard him honest or dishonest,
truthful or untruthful, cannot, with any sort
of propriety, be regarded as a good citizen.
He wants respect for himself, and how can he
respect any one else? For short period he
may prop himself up with the good name of
his ancestors; bu. bright line of noble an
cestors will end like the far-famed Roman
way-in the mire-in the cess-pool of infamy.
Such an individual may lean upon the broad
acres procured by ancestral toll. This too,
however, will prove as light as the chaff be.
fore the tempest. No man is so poor as the
man who is destitute of a good character.
He has weight to carry which would crush
giant.
Now, if our whole people could only learn
to respect themselves, the highest acme of
civilization would be reached. The old Per-
slams held that in order to be able to rule
others, an individual must first learn to be
ruled. In other words, an individual must
learn to obey and respect others before others
will obey and respect him. Now, as the law
of selfpreservation is the first law of nature,
so the law or principle of selfrespect, is the
primary law or principle of being respected.
Pride and selfrespect, it must be remembered,
are totally dissimiar. Pride is an evidence
of want of good sense. 1t plunges an indi-
vidual into infamy and shame and then in
cites him to glory in it. Selfrespect lifts an
individual out of the dirt and filth, and keeps
him out.
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POTATOES AND TURNIPs.

Mr.. Jesse A. Hogue has furnished US with
specimens of sweet potatoes and turpips pro.
duced on his farm. The specimens were very
fine, and indicate clearly that Mr.. Hogue is
not one of those who know nothing "about
farming"
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NO POSTAGE ON THE ENQUIRER.

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January next, the postage OH all newspapers
ualed to persons out of the county in which ,i the
papers arc printed, will have to he pre:laid
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scriber whether in the county or out OF II, VIII be
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TAxABLEPROPERTY IN YORK COUNTY

TAXABLEPROPERTYI IN YORK COUNTY
The County Auditor has completed the tax
duplicates Of this county for the year 1874,
from which we gather the following statistical
information. There are, according to the re-
turns of the taxpayers, 469,470 acres of land
in the county, of which 377 acres are in
meadow; OI,05S under cultivation and
362,035 not in cultivation.
Total value of real estate, ~
Total value of personal prnpertv,".... l.s&l@4
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
THE Ell ECTION.

The election in this county passed of very
quietly, and without any undue excitement
by either political party. In order to give
the result at the earliest moment, we perfected
arrangements by which the votes of all the
precincts were received at our office by IL,
NJ, yesterday, and the figures may be relied
upon as correct.
The total vote is 4679, being 373 votes
larger than the vote of 1870, which was 4"O6,
and is 9O7 votes larger than the vote of 1872,
which was 3772. Since the election Of 1872,
according to the returns before US, the whites
have gained 412 in numbers, and the blacks
495. According to the returns, it will be
seen that Chamberlain's majority is 513, and
the majority of Wallace over Kershaw is 575.
The Republican nominations for Legislature
and county officers are elected. The repre-
sentation in the Legislature is W. G. Beatty,
Thadeus K. Bates, Nelson Davies and Henry
Steele, of whom the two latter are colored.
Of the County Commissioners, Edwards and
Massey are colored, and also the School Com
missioner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Kennedy, Latimer & Hemphill-Calicoes-Ca
meres-Gaiters and Shoes.
w. H. IL j. P. Herndon-Time Up-Smokers-
Syrup-Sheep Bells-White Fish--Trays--
Flour-White- Wash Brushes--Dnner Box
es and Baskets
r. w. Clawson, Deputy Messenger-In Bankrupt
cy-Applicaton for Discharge-1n the Mat
ter of Ira Hardin, Bankrupt.
r. F. Adickes-Ladies' Cloaks-Undercothin
Useful Articles-Slks, Laces, &c.
NJ. Strauss Il Son--New Supply.
Joseph NJ. Adams--Clear the Track for the Mar
row Gauge Tin Shop.
r. H. Glenn. s. Y, C.-Sheritf's Sale.
w. H. McCorkle, Chairman of Executive Com
mittee--Female Institute.
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LITERARY DEPARTMENT.

We have contracted for, and already received
several ORIGINAL STORIES by some of the
most popular serial writer's of the day, and in the
first number of the new volume will be COM
menced an unusually pleasing story from the pen
of South Carolina's gifted daughter, Mrs. DEAS
now of California, whose contributions to the
press have always been well received, and whom
we have secured as regular contributor to the
Literary Department Of the ENQUIRER. This
story entitled
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1.-THE SEVEN SISTERS OF YORK; -

will he followed by others, Of which we may men,
ton as the titles-"UNCLE BRAlNERD'S
WILL" SLEEPY HOLLOW; )" and highly
sensational story entitled
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"zANITA, THE CIRCUS GIRL"

Astounding in romantic adventure and exciting
incident, and portraying in vivid stylet the tempa-
tons and triumphs ola beautiful actress.