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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-13
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
GRADED SCHOOLS.

As education is so important to all, is it
not our duty to enquire how it can be obtain
ed with the least expense, so that its benefits
may be enjoyed by the greatest number Of
persons
Wherever the graded school system has
been adopted and judiciously pursued, it has
been found to be more efficient and to give
more general satisfaction than any other sys-
tenn ever tried. By this system, having as it
does, division Of labor among number of
teachers, and all under the supervision and
control of a superintendent, each class and ev-
cry pupil in each class, receives that attention
which it is impossible to give in schools where
one teacher has to attend to all the classes.
Economically, graded schools are superior to
any others. Numerous experiments have
proven this tuition in many places being re-
duced one-half and even two.thirds. We do
not think that we are asserting too much to
say that if this plan we're put in operation ir
Yorkville, tuition would not exceed twenty
dollars per annum, for each pupil, and all
within the school ages, both white and color
ed, would have an opportunity Of receiving a
thorough training from the time they enter
the primary class till they graduate from the
high school.
Will not our people consider this matter,
and let those who favor the plan encourage
its adoption, and those who have objections
make them knowni LISBON.
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THE ISSUE sQUARELY JOINED.

The Lancaster Ledger accuses Judge Mack
ey of downright falsehood in the statement
made by him to the Chester grand jury Of the
facts and circumstances connected with his
discharge of the Lancaster grand jury. The
Ledger says: :.
1st. The court was not in session when the
difficulty occurred, nor did the presiding
Judge know anything Of it until about one
hour after it did occur. And he was then in
formed of it by the clerk of the court.
End. Consequently there was no crowd
rushing from the courthouse or through the
streets.
Sd. The editor Of this paper visited the
wounded man in company with the sheriff
about one and half hours after the occur
renee, and found his wound dressed, and he
comfortably sleeping in his room at the hotel.
There was no excitement on the streets, and
but very little at the time the affair occurred.
9TH. Gardner, who the judge says is noto-
rious desperate, is young man about twenty
years old. This is the first difficulty we have
ever known him to be engaged in. The young
man who was shot was about the same age of
Gardner and were intimate acquaintance
They were both under the influence of liquor
at the time of the occurrence.
9th. The ball did not enter the head, but
entered the right side of the face, and came
out on the left side of the nose.
9Th. The facts (D recited BY Judge Mackey
were never made known to the grand jury,
and the judge must have picked them up on
the streets or in his secret caucuses. ...
9TH. As to the dogs clicking the blood Of
Gardner's victim" such an expression is char.
acteristic of Judge Mackey. It Is unneces-
sary for US to contradict such a statement.
Every sane man knows that it is not so.
9th. The Judge charges the grand jury Of
Lancaster with "a deliberate violation Of q
most solemn oaM." In other words, that they
have peuured themselves. The grand jury
of Lancaster are made out of different mate
rial from what we think they are, if they do
not give Judge Mackey the opportunity to
prove this assertion in the courts.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate on the 3rd, many petitions
were presented against change in the pres
ent tariff laws. Mr.. Hamlin gave notice that
on Wednesday he would call up the postage
bill for third-class matter. Mr.. Morton In
troduced bill amending the I'd, 4th and 9th
sections of the Enforcement act. He said the
object of the bill was to amend the act to en-
force the Fifteenth Amendment so as to bring
it within the decision of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Thurman's bill for uniform system Of
bankruptcy passed. Its features were given in
our Congressional proceedings last week. Ex-
planning it, Mr.. Thurman said that the object
of this bill was to put an end to the discord-
ant decisions which had made the bankrupt
law one thing in one district and another thing
in another district. In the House the i'm
peachment articles against Gen. Belknap were
adopted and managers appointed without de-
bate and the Clerk ordered to inform the
Senate. Mr.. Hunter, from the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions, reported a bill
amending the pension law for the war Of 1872.
It provides pensions Of eight dollars a month
for all officers and enlisted and drafted men,
without regard to color, including militia and
volunteers who served ten days in the military
or naval services in the war Of 1872, and to
their surviving widows who have been mar.
ried prior to 1850. 1t also directs the resto-
ration to the pension rolls Of pensioners struck
from the rolls on account Of the rebellion.
This restoration is to date from May first,
eighteen hundred and sixty.fve In cases
where pensioners have died since their names
were struck from the rolls, the widows are to
have the arrearages from May LIST, 1860. An
amendment striking out arrearages, was
adopted, and the bill was passed.
In the Senate on the 4th, the impeachment
managers from the House presented articles
to the Chairman impeaching Belknap. Mr..
Sherman reported the House bill, without
amendment, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay the Alabama claims judg-
ments. In the House, Mr.. Schleicher, of
Texas, Chairman of the Frontier and Texas
Troubles Committee, reported bill to provide
for the protection Of the Texas frontier on the
lower Rio Grande. Itauthorizes and requires
the President to station and keep on the Rio
Grande river, from its mouth to the northern
boundary of the ststa of Tamaulipas, above
Loredo, two regiments Of cavalry, in addition
to the infantry for garrison duty, and to keep
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Miles L. Wriston, one of the most enter
prising citizens of Charlotte, died in that city
on Friday last.
On Friday of last week, shaft at the
Ore Knob Copper Mines, in Ashe county,
caved in, killing two men and wounding two
others.
- The dwelling, kitchen, etc., of Eugene
Asbury, near Charlotte, were burned on
Wednesday night of last week, with all their
contents
Gov. Brogden has been notified of the ar
rest in Florida of w. H. H. Houston, the
Charlotte forger. He will be detained until
an agent applies for him.
At the recent term of Mcdowell Superior
Court Sam Austin, colored, found guilty Of
burglary, was sentenced to be hanged on the
18th of next month.
WIN. j. Utley, of Morganton, has been
arrested and committed to Jail on the charge
of forging the name of James W. Wilson to
the bond required by the U. S. Government
from distillers. .
Martin Armfeld, an old man living near
East Bend, in Yadkin county, while in vio-
lent rage, and attempting to get down bis gun
to shoot negro who had offended him,
dropped dead, in his door.
"A Charlotte negro, applying for license to
retail spirituous liquor, last week, paid $63.3O
of the tax in fve-cent nickles. There were
1895 nickles, and it took half an hour to
count them.
Rev. Cyrus K. Caldwell, formerly pastor
of Buffalo and Bethel Churches, near Green's
boro, died in Denmark, Tenn, on the 29th ul-
timo. He was brother of DR.. Thos. Cald-
we'll, who died in York county, 8. c., few
years ago.
The Spring Shoals property in CASTOR
county was sold, under execution, at the Court
House in Dallas on Monday of last week, and
was bought by S. S. Pegram, of Charlotte, for
s11,lOO. The property is considered as hav-
ing sold very low.
-Crowder's Creek Barytes Mine, in Cas-
ton county, is now being successfully worked.
One hundred and twenty-five tons-17 car
loads-of the mineral are now ready for ship
ment. Barytes is the heaviest Of earths, and
is used in adulterating white lead, sugar, can
dies, &c.
The Morganton Blade says that on Fri
day night of last week the convicts at work
on the Western N. c. Railroad attempted to
overpower the guard. Three Of them got out
ofthe stoclIade, two of whom escaped. The
other was shot after he had run short dis
lance, and died instantly.
The telegraph reports the killing, at Oak
land, Miss, on the LIST instant, Of John Gun
nell, North Carolinian. The murdered man
is supposed to be John W. Gunnells, aprint-
or, who was formerly in business as book
seller in Charlotte, and whose mother lives in
Greensboro.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Odser'
ver says that on the 4th instant, near Wilson,
Moore & Co.'S. Cotton Mills, on the south fork
of the Catawba river, at Spencer's Ford, in
CASTOR county, Martin Rumfeldt,' an idiotic
man, jumped into the river and was drowned.
The supposition is that he jumped into the
river to rescue team of mules which he
thought was in danger of being drowned.
The Charlotte Observer reports the follow
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he YoRKYILLK1 KMQUIRKR,I |

repeated over again, with this difference, that
Mexico is so far gone now that it would be out
other power to carry on warto prevent annex.
alton to the United States. The work of dis
memberment would be easy. Then, among
the prizes would be governorship, members
of Congress, senators, &C.: The venture may
have rather wild look to people at a dis
tance but if the Echoes of the clubs do not
mislead, the persons who are engineering it
are by no means wild men, neither are they
without q valuable, political and military ex-
perience. They may be sort of madmen,
but there is a method in their madness"
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q; PAY1Ne OUT SILVER. R.-There ss q, general.
impression in business circles that siyler specie
payments, will soon be commenced, as coin Of
that metal brings no premium over green
backs. Thereis stated to, bea plahora 6falver1
quarters in Treasurer New's.'vault at Wash
ington, ~ 81 500 s4issi = tl3Sff55 ~. M III !
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FOR THE PENITENTIARY.,

On Monday morning last, the Sheriff des-
patched to the penitentiary at Columbia, in
the custody Of Deputies schorb, 4simril and
Grist, the following convicts, sentenced by
Judge Mackey at the recent term Of the Cir
cult Court: Pinckney Hill, Thomas Carson,
Rufus Poag, Ephraim Jordan, Joseph Postell,
Anthony Jordan, Charles Kane and Thomas
Murphy. Of the above, all but the two last
named are colored. The offences of which
there were convicted, and the terms of impris-
onment to which they are respectively sem
fenced, are noted in our Court proceedings.
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COUNTY REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
sMOKE.HOUsE BURNT.

About halfpast II o'clock, last Tuesday,
the smoke-house of W. A. Moore, whose res,
idence is on Main street, was discovered to be
on FIRE, the fame proceeding from the roof,
which is supposed to have originated by q
spark falling from the chimney Of an adjoin-
ing kitchen. By the efforts of several citi-
zens and number of the soldiers, the flames
were confined to the burning building, which
was soon destroyed. ..f. tr... I,.;j
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. q
J. H. Clawson-Asagnee's sale-In Bankruptcy,
'~ In the Matter Of James q. Hemphill.
T. M. Dobson g. Co.-New Goods-Millinery.
A. Williford, Rock Hll-6O Fine Horses.
A. H. Davega, President Meeting.
II. F. Adickes-New Goods-Adickes' Is the place
to Buy Goods Cheap-spring Trade-Low
Prices-Books.
J. M. Adams-Repairing- g-Beeswax-New Arri-
W.H. 4 y. p. Herndon--The Good Time Conn
ing-Too Good to Miss-You will Find
German Millet Seed ... .if
Clark Brothers--Molssses-F s-Flour--Hams--Sea-
Foam-Breakfast Strips-Canned Goods
Cheese-Starch-Bu -Buckets-Coffee -Brooms.
Hunter d Oates-Spring Goods. E.. .....--
Patterson & CASTOR, Attorneys and Agents of Rob-
ert Patterson of Land. ~ .i- ".H
J. F. Wallace, Clerk.-Notice. .. ... .u.,g
.1- PERSONAL. -, b,r. a3aes
Hon. A. s. Wallace, representative in
Congress from this district, was on visit
home last week. #....=. #sr.y ..u.
DEATH OF DIR. E. A. CRENsHAw.
After an illness of several months, DR..
Ephraim A. Crenshaw, died at his residence
in this place on Sunday morning last, in the
seventy.second year of his age. He was
born in Union county,s s. c., on the 18th Of
September, 1904, and removed to Yorkville
in the year 1920. '.'.'.' 81. ',N''
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
In the County Republican Convention,
held in this place on Thursday last, the fol.
lowing delegates we're elected to represent
York county in the State Convention, which
assembled in Columbia last Tuesday for the
purpose of electing delegates to the National
Republican Convention, which will assemble
in Cincinnati on the 18th of June B. F.
Briggs, T. K. Bates, J. Hannibal White,
Nelson Davies.
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J. d. White, we find that he, was required to-
render to the Court, annually, an exact 40.
counting. Of all receipts and disbursements
for his wards; and further that said bond
required that all moneys received by him
should be paid monthly to his wards. Full
investigation into the management oftsaidt
guardian having disclosed theisct that formereI
than two years two of these wards, Albert
and James received nothing, and noneof them
the full amount due; and It having been al.
ready shown that few if any Of the said chii-
dren are properly pensioners, we would res
pectfully suggest to your. Honor that in cur
humble opinion the interests Of the people Of
York. county demand that prompt measures,
be instituted to secure to the county, BY res,
toring to its treasury, the above amount Of
S739.10, and all other misapplied funds in the
case. '". " "a" szkay ~ - :s''sy
In conclusion, the grand jury most respect
fully recommend to the Legislature of 'Sonthl
Carolina, through your Honor, the repeal of
the law imposing the ku.klux tax, and in its.
stead the passage Of a, bill sppropriating 2
fixed annuity for each pensioner, and that
the applicants for pension money be required
to establish their claims by the tafadavits Of
at least three intelligent and. disintepesteds
All of which is respectfully submitted. ySgs
g.nn JAMES p SMITH, Foreman. emll ..;i.g}}
After the reading Of the above report, his b.
Honor announced that the various recon- a.
mendations made by the grand. Jury were as J,
correct and proper, and 90 far as the Court s!
was enabled and empowered to secure; e; the !f DE-
sired results, the recommendations should be
complied with. =, 80, ,,5s .Ss
On Saturday afternoon the prisoners con-,
victed Of crime were brought before the Court
and sentenced as follows: i.,,,et s5'' .,ss'i =.
Pinckney Hill, colored, grand y llaaresnpyi to
the peniteptiary nine months. ~ E,.s ,.,,s,;s
Thomas Carson and Rufus Posg, colored,
burglary and larceny; each one year il the be
penitentiary. .,j.eaCi fs5 f,s5 ,,p s.,3fass,
Ephraim Jordan and Joseph PostsI, COZ
ored burglary and nd larceny alc each one year s5 in
the penitentisry. ,,s,,,,i,,, A. ,l.,,,;t "a ai,
Rocinda Wilson and Anthony Jordan, col
ored, house breaking and larceny; the for
mer to the county jail for one day, and the
latter to the penitentiary for FIVE months 4.f
Charles Kane, white, grand larceny ;!sevan'
years in the penitentiary.Fpf bsta 80 j, sinst
Thomas Murphy white arson; ten yeas
in the penitentiary. p,a g, ! !; S. ,;..t,
The hearing Of causes on the civil docket
was commenced on Wednesday, with which
the Court was occupied until 10o'cloek Sat.
urday night when an adjournment was an-.t
nounced until Friday the 2lst Instant
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the grand jury to ascertain and report the
annual amounts and disbursements Of the ku-
klux tax, and also any fact relating to its
application, which might be Of interest has
received the fullest attention, and the follow.
ing is submitted:
The Tressurer's books show that the. ag-
prepate Of this tax for each year was as fol.
lows:
Years. Amount rIotai.
ls72-73. #"
1874. ..2442.56
plsBURsRD. -. OK
Years. Amount TotaI =, I..s
le72-73..... !........... ...S2s92B 1872 IL
l6A....... ......l,IoW
1875. ,7l4l6......S 4sES
Trcasurers commissions sanIe
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Hon. A. S. Wallace, representative in
Congress from this district, was on visit
home last week. ........ .ar. i, ..u.
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curious cOmpllcaClOuS Ill cuTIeucy duu Colu-
merce, and every one is alarmed at the pros
pect of further depreciation and disturbance.
Gold, heretofore making gaudy display on
the counters of banks and brokers and in ev-
erybody's hands, seeks retirement. Trade dol
lars have suddenly taken the lead as circu-
lating medium among retailers and trades
men. Employees sell their gold and pay in
silver. In selfdefence, all retailers have
adopted silver as tho standard Of values, and
they have advanced all prices five per cent.
The great Bonanza mine, known as Consoli-
dated Virginia, has produced in the last month
of thirty days three millions Of dollars-forty
per cent. gold and sixty per cent. silver-say
twenty-one millions for one year, with certain.
ty of continuance. The California; next
north, is opening out on the same bonanza,
with vet richer ore and double capacity for
working. 1t will, during this year, probably
in August be in full work. The product Of
silver will then exceed forty millions year,
to which add thirty millions from the one
hundred other mines in the States Of Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, Colorado, &C., and it will
strike you that it will be impossible to check
the growing disparity Of value between gold
and silver"
A New York letter Of Monday says:
'There has been some talk at the clubs, within
the two or three days past, Of a secret organi.
cation in this city, designed to afford aid and
comfort to the Mexican revolutionists on the
Rio Grande. The feeling is said to be that
ahe Mexican States along that river will soon
declare their independence Of the central
government, in which case there will be
a splendid opportunity for enterprising and
ambitious Americans, who are looking to po-
:litical, as well as military preferment in the
future. The organization in question has
this contingency in view. though its plan Of
operations eontemplates 10 active violation Of
the neutrality laws. There is reason to sup
pose, as a part Of the scheme, that aa active
correspondence has been going on between
the parties ia question and Gen. Pordrao
Diaz, and the intelligence of his capture OF
Matamoras will be likely to bring the matter
to head. Should declaration Of inde-
pendenee be issued by the rebels, the ealcu-
i4ion is that the history of Texas would be
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-16
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.

Because it is, and will be, politically free
and independent; faithful to the principles of
it's founder and of the Republican party, but
controlled by no clique, caucus or convention.
1t labors to limit and direct legislation to the
public welfare, and to aid in compelling from
both great parties nominations during the
Presidential year which shall represent purity
in character, integrity in administration, and
a better era for the politics of the whole
country. Citizens who would vote intelligent
ly cannot dispense with the paper which tells
them the truth honestly concerning every
party and candidate, nor can they in this
Centennial year do more effective service for
the public good than by sustaining and ex-
tending the circulation of journal devoted
to intelligence among the people, honesty
of the Republic.
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Satchel Wanted.

En,rops CLARION: On leaving the northern
bonnd train Saturday night, 18th inst,
at Hazlehurst, l, through mistake, tool TOOK
instead ste of my own. The satc h!l. that amd
got contained one linen-oGSom snare Or ANU ANU
Imu pla' marx anywhere to be found My
Satcbel had two pairs pants, one pair pump
seIed Morocco boots, shirts, handherehlefs,
socks and collars. The party, | think whose whose
Satchel have, got OF at 1acKson' WI" Nil.
like to make the exchange again, ahu
lingly pay all damages.
NJ. D. SHELBY,
Sails, Miss.
Feb. Is, ls76.--d&wit.
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20 %Mmws~--------.
OBITUARY.

n, iLsoN was born in Abbeville dis
- carolina, and died In Rankin
IS IS near Jackson, January 18th,
Ieh.ty-tour years of age. He came
'Ppl ~ 1876, and from that time to
lEed in the vicinity of Jackson.
Ia mad only been a member of the
'aI three years when death called
/ from this life of probation. He
4 ! slle lew instances given to teach
men men in advanced years coming
TOT Tor several years he was the
consumption, and after a long,
~ naaeSS, died at peace with God and
W. Ills testimony was clear and
1E;ir lie trusted implicitly in Jesus.
" biss ana friends he spoke conf
nd ' an heavenly hopes. The hymns
Ill., t"lth sung around his bed gave
III Nh, ana to to their sentiment he
hill; Hiv@rCS approval. May his be-
III ds, 3e comfOrted with the man
In 1'a'h and the faith which gave
- y
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ON OPENING THE SWORN RE.AMEND-

ON OPENING THE SWORN RE-AMEND-
~ ed and supplemental bill of complaint
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court that two of the defendants, William D
Edwards and Emma Bell formerly Edwards
are not residents of the State of Mississippi
but reside beyond the limits thereof to-wit:
The said William ID. Edwards, pOstoffice un
known and the said Emma Bell, formerly
Edwards-the county of Fulton city of Al
lanta, State of Georgia-so that the ordinary
process of this Court cannot be executed
against them. 1t is therefore ordered by the
Court that the said defendants, William D.
Edwards and Emma Bell formerly Edwards,
do enter their appearance herein on before
the THIRD MONDAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1876
the same being n regular term of said Court,
at the courtroom thereof, in the city of jack
son, Kinds county, Mississippi, and plead,
answer or demur to compliments re-amended
and supplemental bill, or the several allega-
tions thereof will be taken for confessed as to
them 1t is further ordered that this order be
published in THE WEEKLY CLARION, a news
paper published in the city of Jackson, once
a week for four consecutive weeks. 1t is fur
ther ordered that a copy of this order be for
warded, postage prepaid, by the Clerk of this
Court, to the address of said defendant, Emma
Bell, the other being unknown.
Ordered at Rules, Feb IA, 1876
w. 7. RATLIFF, Clerk
By A. G. MOORE, D. C.
A true copy from the minutes.
w. T. RATLIFF, Clerk
BY A. G. MOORE, D. C.
Feb. 16, 1876.-4w.