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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-12-12
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The North Carolina Grand Lodge OF
Masons was in session at Raleigh last week.
Governor Vance has joined the Second
Presbyterian Church of Raleigh.
- The snow fall in Watauga county, last
week, reached All average depth of three feet.
- Ia rencontre at the Duffy mine, in
CASTOR county, few days ago, VIM. Hof:
stickler, an employe at the mine, was killed
by pistol in his own hands.
Near Raleigh, the Episcopalians have an
Institution for the training of young colored
men for the ministry. 1t is endowed with
about 100 acres of land and 10000 in mon
ey, and has accommodations for one hundred
pupils.
The Greensboro Patriot was mistaken, a
week or two ago, in its statement to the effect
that general amnesty had been granted TO
violators Of the Internal revenue laws in
North Carolina. The amnesty granted ap.
plies only to the Statesvile and Asheville dis.
tricts.
- On Friday last, while Mr.. Jonas jenkins,
of CASTOR county, was driving along the pub
lie road, four miles from Brevard Station,
ol top of load of cotton, rut or stump i'll
the road gave the wagon sudden jar aud a
part of the load of cotton toppled and fell
over board, Mr.. jenkins going with it, in the
fall breaking his right arm just above the
wrist.
Bishop Pierce WAS suffering so much with
his throat after the adjournment of the N.
c. Conference, that he was compelled to re.
main in Charlotte until Wednesday after the
adjournment of Conference, when he went
direct to his home in Sparta, Ga. He was
unable to preside at the S. G. Conference, in
session this week at Newberry, and Bishop
Wightman officiates in his place.
On Saturday night of last week, Burnwell
Martin, of Catawba county, while on his way
to Charlotte with load of apples and
turkeys, was robbed in Lincoln county, by
four men who approached him in the guise Of
revenue officers and demanded the right to
search his wagon. While this search was be-
ing conducted by two of the men, the other
two stood guard over the wagner with pis
tolls. They then took him under arrest and
declared their purpose to take him to Sails
bury for trial, though on what charge was
not stated. Finally they left him, taking
with them four turkeys and bag of apples.
The bag had hole in it, and by the apples
dropping out along the way, the men were
traced to the home of one of them. The
names of the men are Hope, Roper, Cobb and
Medley, the three first named being employees
in Tiddy's paper mill. They have been ar
rested, and all except Medley-the evidence
not being sufficient to inculpate him-were
committed to Lincoln jail on the charge of
tresDass
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The mails will be carried three times week

The mails will be carried three times week
both ways.
- The bill before the Legislature, to codify
the statute laws of the State, is fairly on its
way towards enactment, and there are num-
ber of prominent candidates for the office of
commissioners Messrs. j. E. Bacon, of Co.
lumbia, James F Hart, of Yorkvile, Charles
H. Simonton, of Charleston, E. D. Evins, of
Marion, James H. Rion, of Fairfield, and ex-
Judge Cooke, of Greenville, are mentioned.
- In the United States Circuit Court at
Columbia on Saturday last, in the case of the
Richmond and Danvile Railroad vs.. Pick.
ems County, verdict was rendered for ST.,
507.86, and Mr. Earle also obtained three
peremptory madamuses for the collection of
taxes to pay judgments heretofore obtained
against the same defendent, amounting to S5
800. All of these are upon coupons of the
county which have lately been declared valid
by the supreme court of the United States.
A bale of jute, raised by Mr.. D. 0. Haw'
thorne, of Due West. Abbeville county, has
been received in Charleston. This bale was
produced from seed furnished Mr.. Hawthorne
by the S. c. Agricultural Society, for the
purpose of the experiment The success
which has attended the venture, settles the
question that jute can be raised in the State,
and thus another industry is opened to our
people Jute resembles hemp in appearance,
and is used in manufacturing cotton bag.
ging.
- The Abbeville Press and Banner says:
THE colored Methodist minister at this place
is about the best paid preacher in the county.
He ministers to a membership of about three
hundred commandments. Each member pays
exactly the same amount towards the preach
er's salary, and when one is too poor to
pay, the others make up the amount. The
share of each is about S1.6O to the salary.
They pay five hundred dollars in money and
seven dollars week, in addition, for rations
for his family. This seven dollars is raised
by weekly collections after religious services.
The beauty about this matter is that the con-
gregation is never behind in payment. Think
of it. A colored congregation pays $500 sal.
cry and 1854 rations, making 1864 and nice
little parsonage. The white people might
learn lesson from these Jealous colored peo.
ple."
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The Aurkrille @nq1lirer.
YORKVILLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1878.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. P. Moore-Assignee' Sale.
r. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriff's Sales.
H. Holister-Auction Sale of Buggies.
B. L. Wheeler-Great Reduction in Prices.
Mrs. Fannie l.. Observation-Disclosures is coming
Hunter & Oates-New Goods.
Herndon ro.-Confectionery and Bakery.
John c. Kuykendal-Yor ork Drug Store.
Joseph A. Mclean, Judge of Probate-Cita-
tons. G. Hemphill Applicant-Dr
r. l.. Love, deceased.
II. +. Adickes & Sons-Old Santa Claus.
r. Latham, School Commissioner-To the peo-
pie of York County.
r. M. Dobson & Co.-Machines.
w. B. Wilson, Jr.-Assignee's Sale.
G.. E. Spencer, Register to the Lien
Creditors of Drakeford, Massey u Co.,
Bankrupts.
Thomas O'Farrell, Jr.-Turkeys Wanted.
Wilson Il WilSOn-RemOVal.
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THE COLUMBIA REGISTER.

The Columbia Register has recently been
considerably enlarged and otherwise improved
in it's Typographical appearance. In addition
to this advance step, the proprietors have Sc
cured the services of Col. J. w. r. Pope, well
known as newspaper writer by his connec-
ton with the Greenville and Spartanburg
press, as associate editor; Col. Hoyt being
still retained as editor-in-chief. The Register
is now the best daily paper that has ever been
issued at Columbia, and deserves a liberal sup
port throughout the State.
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JUDGE T. B. FRASER.

Hon. T. B. Fraser, eiected to the cir
cult bench last week, by both houses of the
Legislature, as successor to the late Judge
Shaw, is gentleman of fine legal sttainments,
courteous in his bearing, and having always
been close applicant to the duties of his pro-
fession, thoroughly understands the law, which
it is now made his duty to expound. He is
native of Sumter county, and was born on
the 9th of October, 1925. He graduated at
the South Carolina College in the class of
1S45, and was admitted to the practice of the
law in 1S47. About this time be married as
his first wife, Miss Mary Margaret McIver,
of Yorkville. His first entrance upon pub.
lie life, was as member of the Legislature in
1855 and he was reelected for three success.
sive terms, serving in that body until the
Southern Confederacy was dissolved in 1865
In the fall of that year the new Legislature
elected Mr. Fraser to the position of District
Judge for Sumter, but, in consequence of de-
lays caused by the interference of the mill
tary authorities, he resigned without taking
the oath of Office In 1861 he was appointed
Democratic County Chairman for Sumter,
and has filled that position to the present
time. During the memorable campaign of
1875, he was member of the State Execu-
tive Committee. In December, 1877, he was
elected to the Senate to fill an unexpired term,
and was reelected in November last.
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THE PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.

Rev. r. Latham, County School Commits
sioner, publishes notice in another column
which, besides giving a list of the trustees OF
the several school districts, contains other
matter which will be of interest to the people
of the county,
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MERE.MENTION.

Henry S. Foote has been appointed by
President Hayes, Superintendent of the New
Orleans Mint. ''''''Gen. Grants brother, Or
vii, has been discharged from the New Jersey
lunatic asylum, though not entirel recovered
from the hallucinstion that he is engaged in
great speculations. .''''''Virginia's State debt
is summed up to s29 1867, 1858. .''''..".A COM
promise will probably be arranged between
the Government and the illicit distillers of
Tennessee. '''''''''Three employees in the Phil
adelpha mint have been sent to New Or
leans to put the mint in that city in working
order. .'........A fire occurred at Macon, Miss,
on Friday night last, by which fifty houses in
the business portion of the town were destroy
ed. Loss 100000; insurance 100000. I'm
Texas, railroad trains are required to stop for
at least five minutes at each and every sta
ton. '''"'Ten thousand hogs passed through
Asheville, N c., last month. ''''''''The Com
missioner of Agriculture, believing that the
bamboo plant can be successfully introduced
into this country, has ordered number of
shoots from Japan '....''''The New England
railroads have voted that halffare tickets to
clergymen shall be discontinued from and af:
ter the LIST of January, 1879.
During the session at Richmond last week,
of the grand lodge of Good Templars, an in
terestng incident occurred. A speaker allu-
ded to the melancholy end of the lamented
Edgar Allen Poe, which brought out DR..
Moran, who attended Poe in his last sickness
in Baltimore He refuted and rebuked the
slander that he died under the influence of
either opium or liquor, and stated that he be.
came rational, and for many days before his
death he could not be persuaded to take eth
er stimulants or opiates to allay his nervous
excitement. He died in his sober senses, a
true pentent of the past. This testimony is
original, by an eye witness, and is satisfac-
tory in regard to the manner of the exit from
life of Natures most gifted son and Vir-
ginia's noblest poetical genius.
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TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers of real estate have
been recorded in the office of the County Audi
tor since our last report
james Brian to P S. Thomasson and 9th
ers, trustees. Lot of l acre i'll Yorkvlle.
Deed Of gift.
r. M. Steele to B. T. Wheeler. Tract of
426 acres in Ebenezer township. Considera-
tion $4,000.
A. NJ Black to J. W. Roddey. Tract of 90
acres in Catawba township. Consideration
$1,000.
r. H. Glenn to E. G. Falls. Tract of 140
acres in Kings Mountain township. Consid-
Grafton S315.
w. Harris Williams to w. R. Hays. Tract
of 1033 acres in Catawba township. COnsid-
Grafton S207.50.
NJ f. Sandfer to B. T. Wheeler. Tract Of
10 acres in York township Consideration
$780,
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On the 23rd ultmo, meeting was held at
Whitaker Station, in this county, for the pur-
pose of organizing Baptist church. Intro
tluctory to the proceedings, Elder A. A. Nc
Swain delivered sermon from Galatians iii {:
b. After the sermon and a short recess, the
meeting was called to order, when Elder Il.
H. Mullinox was appointed Moderator and J.
R. Logan, Clerk. a call was then made for
delegates from churches to form Presbytery,
who reported as follows:
From New Hope-A. Earls, R. E. Harrill and
J. f.. Logan.
Betheheln-R. U. Patterson, John Barber and
Thomas Bell.
Antioch-A. Hardin, H. Borders, H. Whisnant,
E. Hardin, j. r. Dixon.
Mount Sinai-Elder l.. McSwain.
Mount Poran-P. Sapaugh, w. Fl. Carroll, f.
H. Bridges, G. H. Martin, j. M. Martin.
Boiling Spring Elder A. A. McSwain, B. F.
McSwain.
Enon-Elder Tbos. H. Mullinox, R. Hartness
The Presbytery being formed, Elder l.. Nc
Swain moved that those wishing to become MEM
bers Of the new organization, at once report
themselves, when the following persons did so,
to-wit: L. G. Wilson, Almina Wilson, Elijah
Turner, with letters of dismission from New
Hope church. Elizabeth Roberts, Harriet c.
Roberts, Eliza ID. Roberts, Jane Earls, from An
tioch church. J. P. Moss, from Buffalo church.
r. E. McSwain, N. j. McSwaln, from bo1i1ng
Spring church. l.. M. Hardin, Martha A. Har-
din, B. F. Turner, VIM. Earls, Frederic Carroll,
John Allen, Ambrose McSwain, Samuel Ham
rick, Preston Green, John Dillingham;, E. j.
Downie, D. M. Stewart, $. q. Ellis, Temperance
Downie, R. V. Downie, S. A. M. Hamrick, Han
nah Green, M. C. McSwain, II. E. Stewart, from
Kings Mountain church. Minnie Moss from
Mount Poran church, and VIM. Lowery, Lavicey
Lowery, Isabella Wilson, L. H. Ellis, Naomi
Ellis from Pleasant Hill church.
A church covenant was then read Ny w. H.
Carroll, agreed to by the membership and ap-
proved by the Presbytery. Rules of order
were also read by Mr.. Carroll and approved.
Where,pon the Moderator, after making
few appropriate remarks, pronounced and de-
clared the members, as reported, regular
church of Christ of the Baptist faith and Or
der, and to be known as the State Line Bap-
tist Church, at Whitaker Station.
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SATURDAY, December 7,

SATURDAY, December I,
In THE SENATE the following were order.
ed to third reading: A bill to authorize
the application of certain unappropriated
funds in the hands of the Treasurer of York
County, to county purposes, was ordered to
third reading a bill to amend an act entitled
can act to limit the number Of trial justices
in the several counties of the State was order.
ed to third reading; a bill to require clerks
of courts, sherifs and trial justices to make
monthly reports of all licenses, fines and pen.
alties collected by them to the auditors and
treasurers of their respective counties, was
amended and ordered to third reading.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Sojourner introduced
bill to make county treasurers liable to tax
payers for issuing against them executions for
taxes which had been paid by them or offer.
ed to be paid by them.
Mr. Davies, from the committee on rail-
roads, made favorable report on bill to
create Railroad Commissioner for the State
of South Carolina and to define his duties.
Mr.. Haskell, from the committee on rail-
roads, made favorable report on bill to
prevent unjust determinations by common
carriers.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, from the committee on the
judiciary, made an unfavorable report on a
bill to regulate appeals from the courts of
trial Justices to the circuit courts. The re-
port was agreed to and the bill rejected.
Mr.. Buist, from the committee of ways and
means made an unfavorable report on bill
requiring twenty-five per cent. of all moneys
received from liquor license to be paid into
the State Treasury. Bill rejected.
Mr.. Shand, from the committee on the judi.
ciary, made an unfavorable report on>a bill
to enforce the payment of the poll tax. The
report was agreed to and the bill rejected.
A bill to authorize the application of Ger.
tain unappropriated funds in the hands of the
Treasurer of York county to county purposes,
was read third time and sent to the Senate.
The enacting clause was stricken out Of a
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WEDNESDAY, December 4.

WEDNESDAY, December 4.
In THE SENATE, the judiciary committee
reported unfavorably on the bill to prevent
mad dogs from going at large; also reported
uDfavorably On d bill to repeal the act forbid
ding the sale of spirituous liquors within two
miles of any school, church or college.
Mr. Todd, from the finance committee, re-
ported back the bill to authorize and direct
the Intendant ard Wardens of the town Of
Yorkville to impose and levy special tax
for the payment of certain judgments and
bonds therein mentioned, with the recommen-
dation that it do pass.
Mr.. Withersroon introduced a bill to re-
quire clerks of courts, sheriffs and trial JUS
tices, to make monthly reports of all licenses,
fines and penalties, collected by them, to the
auditors and treasurers of their respective
counties also, bill to authorize the applca'
ton of certain funds in York county to coun-
ty purposes. The funds referred to are mon
e7s collected under the kuklux pension act
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Wilson introduced a
bill to prevent wilfu neglect of children and
helpless persons by those having them in
caarge.
The ways and means committee reported
fuvorably on bill to fix the standard
a. which property shall be assessed for taxa.
ton, and to provide mode Of selection of
the State board of equalization. The same
committee reported unfavorably upon Mr..
Callison's joint resolution to repeal joint res
oluton for the settlement of the bonded debt
OF the State The committee were unanl-
NOUS in arriving at this conclusion. The bill
was placed on the calendar.
The judiciary committee reported favora.
bly, on the following: A bill to make jury
and witness tickets in State courts receivable
for county taxes; bill to amend an act to re-
duce and fix the salaries of certain officers;
bill to provide for a revision, digest and rear
rangement of the Statute laws of the State.
Upon the resolution that the judiciary COM
mittee be instructed to report upon the power
of the Legislature to valididate sales for par
tition made by judges of probate, the same
committee reported that this matter was not
subject to be corrected by legislation.
The bill for the relief of the counties OF
Spartanburg, Greenville, Union, Pickens,
York, Chester, Lancaster and Chesterfield,
which have subscribed bonds in aid of certain
railroads, came up as special order This
bill allows the taxes due and payable to the
State by the railroads built by the counties,
to be used as sinking fund by the county
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INAUGURATION OF GOV. HAMPTON.

The oath of Office was administered to
Governor Hampton and Lieutenant Governor
Simpson, at o'clock on Wednesday after
noon of last week, in the presence of the pre-
siding officer and of the joint committee of
the two houses of the General Assembly.
Lieutenant. Governor Simpson, Chief Jus.
tice Willard, the President and clerk Of the
Senate, Speaker and clerk of the House, pri-
vate secretary Wade Manning and the men,
bers of the joint committees severally ap.
pointed to witness the ceremony and convey
the sympathy of the General Assembly to
the distinguished sufferer, left the State. House
at 2 o'clock and proceeded in carriages to
the Governors residence in the suburbs,
where they were received by Major Wade
Hampton, Jr., and conducted to the bedside
of the Governor, who extended kindly vel.
come to all, and shook hands with each gen.
teman of the party.
The oath of office was then administered,
by Chief Justice Willard, to the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor in turn.
After taking the oath, the Governor re-.
quested the committees to report to the Cen
eral Assembly that he had received them,
aud in accordance with their notice had duly
qualified by taking the requisite oath.
Col. G. R. Miles, in behalf of the commit
tees of the two houses, expressed, in brief and
appropriate terms, the heartfelt sympathy for
the Governor of the representatives of the
people of his State. In response, the Cover
nor desired Col. Miles to read to the members
present an acknowledgment which he had
dictated to that gentleman a few minutes be-.
fore, and which was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Committees L: beg you to rep
resent to the General Assembly my deep sense
of the kindness and honor they have done me in
sending these committees of coincidence, and to
assure them that appreciate this action on their
part most gratefully. l beg that you will also
say, that large part of the regret experience at
the accident which has confined me, arises from
the fact that it comes at time when it deprlves
me of the opportunity of taking counsel with the
General Assembly on the great issues impending,
and in endeavoring to assume my share OF the
responsibility. I thank you, gentlemen, for the
kind and feeling manner in which you have dis
charged the duty with which you were entrusted.
Immediately after the inauguration cere-
monies were concluded, Governor Hampton
issued his proclamation devolving the duties
of Governor upon Lieut.. Governor Simpson.
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commissioners to retire the bonds issued in
aid of the railroads. Mr.. Buist moved to
strike out the enacting clause Of the bill. A
debate followed, in which Messrs. Cleveland,
j. j. Hemphill, Shsnd, Murray and Seegers
supported the bill, and Messrs. Johnstone,
Walker, Callison and Earle opposed its pass
age. The enacting clause was then stricken
out by a vote of 81 to 49. Mr.. Haskell
gave notice that he would move to reconsider.
A bill requiring a special license tax on
dogs was killed. ..-.-,..s.
The judiciary committee made an unfavora-
BILE report on bill to utilize the labor of pris-
oners in county jails, under sentence.
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Another Savings Bill.

General GORDON contributes another to
the series Of bills that are designed to in
yite investments in Federal securities as
well as to husband the earnings Of the mo-
derately independent poorer classes OF peo-
pie who have. in the years past sustained
throughout the nation serious losses through
the faithlessness Of the custodians who, nm
der the. name Of savings banks, paid inter
est upon deposits and wasted the funds en-
trusted 10 them. In the northern and west
ern cities within year or two such faith
less repositories have lost millions to that
class Of people, whose earnings bad been
slow and patient under system OF industry
md self denial. Such wrongs eminently
deserve the attention Of the statesman; and
be Is insensible to his public obligations
who does not feel that 1t is bis duty TO en-
deayor to put an end. il possible, 70 such
wrongs visited upon such people. Their
savings are most important part
OF the general wealth. They should be Sc
cured In their5 gains as a sure Wsy OF en-
conrasipg them and stimulating their
industry and enterprise. In that way the
country maj efialiy strengt hens the popular
force and thrift aud thus the thrift and
growth Of the general wealth. srhe Federal
aeyesnment at no former time directed IT'S
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