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in January. The electoral vote shall be
counted by the two Houses of Congress on
the second Monday of February succeeding
every meeting of the Electors. Every OBJ
lection shall be made in writing, stating the
reasons, and be signed by at least one Senator
and one member of the House of Represen.
tatives. Pending an earnest attempt by Mr..
Blaine to take up his resolution regarding
the citizens being deprived of their constitu'
tional rights, the Senate adjourned until Mon
day. ... ....,... ....... ...... .....
In the House, Mr.. Woods resolution look
ing to an investigation of the official conduct
of ]. J. Davenport, United States Supervisor
of Election, was adopted without objection,
after being amended so as to make the inves-
tigation extend to his conduct on the days Of
registration. After action on this resolution,
the House went into committee of the whole
on the private calendar, and without any i'm
portant action adjourned.
In the House on the 18th, the committee
on appropriations agreed to recommend the
passage of the special deficiency bill, appro
priating S45O,0OO for defrayiug the expense
of the fast mail service. The committee also
completed the Indian appropriation bill,
which appropriates, in the aggregate s4,-
10000. The committee decided to recon-
mend non-concurrence in the Senate amend
ment to the military academy appropriation
bill. The Senate bill to regulate the Presi-
Dental elections was taken from the Speakers
table and referred to the committee on that
subject, after which the House adjourned
until Monday.
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were ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
Mr. Buist introduced resolution that mo

were ordered to be enrolled for ratification.
Mr.. Buist introduced resolution that mo
claims be; presented to the House for consider
alton after the 14thsinstant. Adopted:
Mr.. Bacon introduced resolution instruct.
ing the ways and means committee to make
such provision in hegeneral tax bill asl will
provide for the payment of the whole of the
school tax out Of the first installnent of taxes.
Laid on the table, Also, bill for the estab.
lishment of new school districts in the sever
al counties, towns, villages and cities Of the
State, and to authorize the levy of special
tax therein. I'D .ns ,Tqe, nry n hia
Mr.. Humbert's resolution that no member
of the House be allowed to introduce any bill
or joint resolution after the l4th inst, except
the chairmen. of the respective committees,
and they only on such matters as have been
referred to them, was adopted. 'yoi.oii 3da
A bill for the better preservation Of fish in
the fresh water creeks and lakes Of the State,
was killed by an overdose of amendments.
A resolution, introduced by Mr.. Hemphill,
of Abbeville, instructing our senators and re,
questing our Representatives in Congress to
secure such legislation in Congress as. will
limit the planting of cotton in the United
States, was laid ON the table. ;,"u II. nuI
81, Mr., Callisons bill to abolish the Bond
Court and reo open tho debt question; came up
as the special order fir / clock.IzrAfter de-
bate, the further consi Iteration Of the subject,
bya vote of 62 yeas, 10 ,55 nays, was made
the special order forsl o'clock ION Tuesday.
Mr.. George Johnstone, for the majority. of
the committee on ways and means, presented
the general appropriation; bill, which received
its first reading. % The following figures will
show the appropriations in the severalude-
partments of the goyernment proposed. for
the present fscai iiyear, r,together with the sums
appropriated for the same purposes iastyea
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of the Yorkville Enquirer,
,.r .. LETTER FROM CHESTER. .1
- CHESTER, December 16 19

~. ',f;-CHEsTERl December 10, 1878.
Wednesday, ~ Of the the verv T low condition on | Of Gov. W.
ernor Hampton, and the feeling was generally
entertained and expressed that great calam-
ity would befall the State in the event Of his
death. They recalled his great service in de-
livering the State from their political oppress-
ors, and spoke Of his great need to the State
at this particular juncture of affairs. Itwas
generally felt that nobody could fill his place,
If he should be. called hence. An earnest
wish, yelling up from the hearts of a loving
and grateful people, was expressed that he
might live. 80. 70
A considerable amount Of cotton was sold
in town on Thursday, notwithstanding the
cents per pound. Farmers, had been holding,
for some time, hoping for rise in the price,
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MERE.MENTION.

The Georgia Legislature adjourned at II
o'clock last Saturday night. '''''''''Senator
Hill, of Georgia, is said to have lost $780,
900 in three years from his large planta'
tions. .'''''''"The widow and family of Lieut..
Benner left Atlanta on the 11th instant for
Elgin, ILL.,, her future home. She has re-
ceived $1,000, which is invested in United
States bonds. There is much money not yet
turned in. Senator Gordon will press for a
pension for Mrs. Benner. '''''''''The Massa-
chusetts total abstinence society have solemn
ly decided that those who take its pledge
can't drink "sweet cider, right from the press,
unfermented. "...'''.'Southern papers report
that Gen. J. B. Hood, of Texas, was fnan-
cially ruined by a sudden turn in the stock
market on Friday,'''''''''The Rev. DR.. Nc
Leod, of Philadelphia, is preaching against
the wearing of mourning, which he says is
productive of needless melancholy. '''''John
O'Conner, an ex-member of the Ohio Legis-
lature, has been convicted in Cincinnati
court of forgery. .'''''''''The Grand Duchess
of Hesse, Princess Alice of England, the
third child and second daughter of Queen
Victoria, died of diphtheria at Darmstadt
(Western Germany last Saturday morning.
The western clouds have been depositing
their tissue ballots, and the heaviest snow
storm known in that region for years, prevail,
ed in Western Missouri, Iowa and Kansas
last Saturday. Snow fell in many localities
to an average depth of % inches. .''''''"The
aged Catholic priest, Father Dominiek Young
died in Baltimore last week. He was born
in the year 1893, and had seen all the Presl'
dents from Washington down. '''''''''The va
rious charges Of immortality preferred against
Congressman Acklin, of Louisiana, have
been investigated by committee Of the
House, and the "youugest and Handsomely
Congressman, after examination into charges
made against him, his social character is pro-
nounced pure and spotless, ''''An explosion
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Correspondence of the Srkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM KINGS MOUNTAIN.

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. 9 December Is.
AS nothing has recentf appeared in the
columns of the ENoU1REI from this place
I will write you q short lear, which may be
of some interest to the mar readers of your
valuable paper. go '."
There have been seveh new buildings
erected here within the pasfew months, con-
spacious among which is tb new brick store
of Mauney Bros. & RobAs. Among the
houses in process of erectio is large and
commodious building inteled for hotel,
and being erected by J. \. Garrett & Co.
When finished, this house vi be quite an or
nament to our town. .- "A ''''' ;. "'.'. -.
Our town now has three hurches, two of
which were built within the .st eight months.
We have also a splendidgraded school,
which will compare. with, ifnot excel, any
school of the kind in the Ste. Our inter.
mediate examination will tab place on Mon
day night. '..; /: .s;.. J. ~. :.5,lu,
The people of our town we, surprised this
morning to learn Of the deatlpf Mr.. Samuel
Oates, who resided few mile northeast of
this place. He was in town yesterday, ap-
parently in his usual health, ,ut on his re-
turn home was stricken with fin in his side.
DR.. Dixon was summoned this aid, but
death had taken place befof he arrived.
Heart disease was the immedia, cause of his
death. ..... 3. -....a,.r:,s j. B. B. ..'
-------~->-. .-----r l3lI .4'us
saE There is evidently once lore grow
ing and noticeable feeling anon the extreme
Republicans against the Presidet. They de-
pounce him with great bitterne in private /;
say his remarks on the Southwere .wisby
washy; that he is a marplot ad weak.
knsed Republican, mot to be pended on.
and that it is necessary to mye forward
without him. The Boston Herd thinks the
plain fact is that they are very serse to the
Presidents plan of, resting with he enforce
ment of the Federal election lws. They
wanted him to recommend sdditpal legisla.
ton against the South and q Congressional
inquiry, and they feel that his cap and law
enforcing plan makes it difficult tor them to
exotic the public mind or to ing public
sentiment to justify the paasagpf new re-
strictive laws. They aresaltogetbr in an un,
happy frame of mind. and nos place all
their hopes on the confident expstation that
the Democrats will commit som&olly which
shall help them,
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Mr.. Buis,, ON behalf of a minority Of the
committee on ways and means, reported an
amendment to this bill, providing an, appro-
priation for1the entire Consolidated indebted
ness of the State, both ecognized apdbunr
cognized. yH.yl iia, 9do ESQ
The joint resolution p change the time of
the general elections from November to June,
was continued to next sesion. q. s.,. -I.i
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of nitro-glycerine and gunpowder occurred in
St. Bernard coal mines, at Darlington, KY.
last Saturday. A train of mining cars, mules
and negro miners were blown to atoms. .''". The
Governor of Pennsylvania has reprieved, un
til the 18th of next month, the condemned
Molly Maguires James Mcdonnell and Chas
Sharp, who were to have been hanged al
Mauch Chunk on the 18th instant. -:
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NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.

| In accordance with the time-hOnOred custom
Of the weekly press to observe Christmas week
as season Of holiday and rest, no paper will
be issued from this Office next week. There is
no class Of working men more deserving of
few days. respite from constant daily toll than
the printers employed on a newspaper, and we
feel assured our readers viii not complain at
| the remission Of our regular publication. next
week. We present to our friends and patrons
and all the rest Of mankind the compliments
of the season, wishing them Merry Christi
mas and Happy. New Year, and promise to
greet the public again with No. 1, Volume ,25
OF the ENQUIRER, on Thursday, January 2,
1879. g,f,yl. &ils sb,7 l.qraI 2 ,o..34 r; ts,e''
2". ARREsToF BLOCKADERs. 1aoh
On Friday night last, Deputy Collector Sni-
der met up with a blockade whisky wagon.
six miles from town, on the Chester road.
With the wagon were four men-James Hunt,
Ednar Hunt, Samuel McF Farland and another,
whose name we have not learned. After be-
ing brought to town, the man whose name, is
not given made his escape, and while Deputy
Snider attempted, to recapture him, he was
fired upon twice by the other three. After a.
hearing before U. s. Commissioner Latimer
Ednar Hunt and McF Farland We're committed
to jail, and James Hunt was released on bail.
The captured wagon contained four barrels of
unstamped whisky. The offenders are from
Rutherford county, N. C. a,,. b. ina9sf,I.
CHANGES WITH THE NEW YEAR!
Before our next issue several changes In
business locations will take place in town
among them the removal Of Dr. Kuykendal's
drug store to the Clawson building, immedi-
ately opposite his present location. " 80
Mr.. Rawlinson will open hotel in the
brick building opposite the Court House, for
merly occupied by Mr.. Davies as house Of
entertainment. =
The building which Mr.. k.lwlinson vacates.
and in which he has been so long and favor
ably known as popular landlord, viii be ta-
ken by C. G.. Parish, who will conduct it as
hotel. .. - ,....,,s. '..,t ~, &c
:, The post-office will also be moved from it's
present location to the building east of and
adjoining Adickes & Sons, store. 81 U'.,d,-
BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS. ""d
Mr.. g" H. 0'Leary's new brick building ON
Main street, is nearly completed, the store
room being finished and now occupied by him..
This is a beautiful structure, and adds much
to the appearance Of Main street. -" 'Sh'
Dr., Kuykendal, who has bought the house
adjoining Mr.. 'O'Leary's building, is having
the store-room reatted and enlarged, and is
also having the house repainted. 80, -.
Hunter 4 Oates have Just finished an addi-
tion to their store, and have now fine room,.
with sky-light, in which to display their goods,
The Herndons are repainting their. confec.
tlonery store.d hnJ 4; "a nais D,. ji,d n
The hotel building, at present occupied by
MI. Rawlinson, is undergoing several repairs
and we learn that when the carpenter's work,
is finished, the entire house will be repainted.
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PERSONAL.

81 Messrs. .R. Speight Mclean and Thomas'R
Moore -twowell-k young gentlemen, the
former Of this town, and the latter Of the
countyAleft the first of the week for Dallas,
Texas, where they propose to make their
future home gati9muz hrJ 8" jd2Ti Efi
Mn" Robert Latta, who has been quiet SICK
for several weeks, is, we are pleased to learn,
cOnvalescinp, I5f jou 9ga Sul"3 h.a'iG" !asf
Mr.. Edward Thomas, Of the Wilmington,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, is on "a Visit
home. ~ '''H '1'ii'' 2@' J" 'tS.s - ''ss''' ~
We were pleased to meet in town, yester..
day, Col Flemming Gardner, who is visiting
his friends in this place. 80
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GtPROF.nGONZALBZS p

This eminent vocalist and organist, assisted
by the Yorkvlle Helicon Band, gave a select
musical entertainment at the Court House
last Monday night. Prof; Gonzalez repnta-
tion as an artist had preceded him, and his
audience went fully prepared for, the musical
Treat IN store for them. The y programme
comprised selections from Rossini, Verdi,
Donizetti, and other: celebrated composers, be-
sides a number of more familiar airs, ali Of
which were rendered &c in fine, artistic style
IN; ;iTRANsFERstoF REAL EsTATE.;o7t
o.The following transfers Of real estate have
been recorded in the Office of the County Audi
tor since our last report :31ne o. ae9s ''yAnl
- r. N. Sims, Secretary of State, tet John T..
Watson Tract OF So eacfes I'M 1lEbenezer town
ship Consideration 1925: 5:1n1[t 70 ell -. s.''i'
R. NJ. Sims, Secretary of State, to John
Watson Tract of So acres in Ebenezer town.
ship Consideration $224tn - t'''' l''''' 40
r. III: Glenn, Sheriff, to Mary NJ. Watson
Three lots in York township. Consideration
Si5I.ii22h . 80 !A@I '5a! gilj ~" >"sH shi
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SATURDAY, DecembeEsm

A bill was introduced by Mr.. CleyS S.4ad,
Of Spartan burg,Yto auttprize the funding OF
the bills of the Bank of the State. This bill
proposes to allow the bill ilholders to fund their
bills at fifty cents on be dollar, and to re-.
ceive from the State in leu thereof, consolida!
tion bonds similar to tn ise given in exchange
for old bonds under the consolidation act. -
The consideration of he bill to provide for
registration of voters j. this State was post
poned until the next sesion, upon the recon
mendation Of the com mittee on privileges
and elections ,"l nua E7".r s"' aa '7l'il''t
THE bill reducing the Bherifs' fees for diet
ing prisoners to 20 cent. day, was passed to
third reading in the Buse. ~" mi
The House testified d it's earnest desire to
economic time and tle public money, BY
meeting Saturday nigh for the first time in
many years. Mr. Call son's bill to abolish
the bond court and re pen the consolidated
debt question VAS discssed for about two
hours. Messrs. Cooke md Bradley spoke in
---.-cL-..l-..l-AI l.
drich against it. The further consideration
of the bill was postponal until Monday. "
The bill to make juH certificates receiva.
BILE for taxes was ameHled 80 as to include
also the certificates of States witnesses, and
providing that they shu uld be presented for
taxes in the fiscal year, n which they were
issued, or the year aftel In this shape the
bill was ordered to be e1olled for ratification.
A bill repeating all livorce laws in this
State, passed third realing in the Senate.
.a.. Hr. - ..Et "n.it 10
-... ...." .~ MoNAY, December 16. ~
In the House the committee Of ways and
means reported the legilative appropriation
BILL The total amount appropriated for leg
islative expenses is $34. ms, against $l05 900
last year. The same committee also reported
the supply bill. The tai for State purposes
is fixed at 81 mills, WITH mills for the con.
stitutional school tax, AM county taxes vary
ing from 3to mills. 70 provision is yet
made to meet deficiencies arising from the
tender of bills of the Ban Of the State in the
fiscal years of 1875 and BIT. IN this esti:
mate no levy is made to ay interest on the
unrecognized consolidated debt, and should
the General Assembly deide to make levy
for this purpose, to be bel subject to the de-
cision of the Bond Cout, then the tax for
State purposes will be ~ mills. The total
amount in money necessaR to be raised un-
der the bill, exclusive of hterest on the uh.
recognized debt, is $5l7,7A43 '.~a ."'
The bill to abolish th3 Bond Court was
indefinitely postponed ih the, House, by a
vote Of yeas At nays, 81. ~',%
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Tae Murkrille Gnqnirer.
YORKVTLLE. S. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 19, 1875
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The new Custom house in Charleston is
nearly ready for occupation. .as- IBID. ..
- The Cheraw and Chester Railroad has
recently received first.class passenger coach.
- The South Carolina Conference, recent
ly in session at Newberry, adjourned on
Monday night last at o'clock. .....
"A white man in Newberry was convicted
of stealing from negro, on the testimony Of
negroes, and by white jury, last week.
"A lady in Anderson has realized eight
dollars from monster pumpkin, in the way
of premiums at State and county fairs.
-S Since the first of September, sixteen
thousand bales of cotton have been sold in
Greenville "
United States Deputy Marshal w. j.
Grant was found dead on Main street, in
Columbia, on Thursday night last. No one
was present at the time of his death, and it
is supposed that he died from the effects Of
whisky. om
At 12 NJ, on Friday last, by special ap-
pointment made the day before, the business
of the South Carolina Conference, in session
at Newberry, was suspended for the purpose
of Offering prayer in behalf of Bishop
George F. Pierce and Governor Wade Hamp.
ton, alike afflicted under Divine Providence,
and alike dear to the church and the country.
-"Old Carolina" who is we'll known in
Columbia, died in Lexington county on Fri
day last. 1t is asserted that he was body
servant of Major Thornton, of the British
army, during the war of the revolution, and it
is generally conceded that the old man was
correct in claiming TO be 150 years old. He
left widow nearly 100 years old, a son
nearly 80, and grandson so.
Ats a meeting of the stockholders of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
held in Columbia on Friday last, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected officers of the cor
poration John B. Palmer, President; A. S.
Buford, Vice President; G. Bouknight, Sec
retary; ]. G. B. Smith, Treasurer; T. M. r.
Talcott, General Superintendent; T. D. Kline,
Superintendent; J. H. Rion, Solicitor; John
Craig, Auditor and Assistant Secretary; Sol.
Haas, General Freight and Ticket Agent !;
j. R. Macmurdo, General Passenger Agent.
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LOCAL AFFA1
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

NEW AUFEhIlSEMENTW
M Strauss -Astonishingly Low PriE
j. Rainey &. Son, Blairsville-PaN
Mrs. Fannie L. Dobson-Xmas.
Kennedy Bros.s g. Barron This
Christmas.
Herndon Bro.-Dot Leedle Sthore al
Sdreet. a
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-The GreensboT
w. A. Moore, County Auditor-Df
".''--@'ffssliit ffssssliit Saless -'@'Sss'7''za'-s-a
F. M. Galbraith, Deputy Collector
States mternal ReYenae &,
G.. L. Riddle and S. "A. Glenn-AdmMB
tors Sale. 4
J.WA PsHope- Last Can HON ~
e. n. Glenn, s. Y. C.-Sheriff's Sale.
Joseph A. Mclean, Judge of Probate-C |
.9gs 9ftion-James A. Watson, Applicai
liray. DrlSamuel Wright, deceased s! d
Latimer& Hemphill- -Strayed Or jStolen-M
mr.. son Sewing Machine. in,,> .ru,y q
~ +. H. McCorkle, Intendanti Town e E EElectiiA iAal,
ina ICpDoCUMENrs.m 1dgnss
Hon. J. H.. Evins, Representatives, from thii
district in Congress, has our thanks for copies
of the Congressional fRecordiqli bead 2dt !H:f
a.2 i.: DEATH OF AN' AGED LADY. i'"''lI: Il:
- Mrs. Sarah Tenlpleton, aged So years, wh.
lived one and half miles south Of town, ant
whose health; had been good up to Tuesday
was taken sick on! that day and expired 81
the night Of the same day. I; ,,t,, ,,,jsos ~.
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FRIDAY, December 13.

Z RlDA1 DcCC"UCi 3o'
In THE SENATE, the committee on rail-
roads reported on the resolution in: regard to
violation of charter and contract by the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
recommending that it be referred TO the
comptroller-general to take testimony and
such action as he may deem proper and ne.
cessary.
A bill for the further protection OF land
lords in the collection of rents, passed its
third reading and was sent to the House
This bill gives lien on crops raised on lands
leased by landlords, whether the same be
raised by the tenant, or other person; and
gives the landlord lien on the crops raised
by the tenant, during the year.
The resolution to reconsider the action OF
the Senate whereby the enacting clause was
stricken out of the bill to repeal the joint res
olution providing a mode for ascertaining the
debt of the State and of liqudating the same,
was taken up in the face of some opposition.
The vote being on the motion to reconsider,
the yeas and nays we're called and and re-
suited as follows: Yeas 15, nays 10. Messrs
Taft and Crittenden asked that the vote be
verified. The roll was called again with the
same result and the chair declared the reso.
luton lost. "
The bill to prevent unjust discrimination
of railroad companies, passed second read
ing by vote of yeas %; nays, s. a .
Mr.. Buck reported favorahly on the bill
to require county auditors and treasurers to
attend at certain places for tbs assessment
and collection of taxes. (. .....
Mr.. Witherspoon reported favorably on a
bill to extend the agricultural lien law.
In THE HOUSE, the bill to extend the time
for funding the unquestonable debt of the
State, and bill to provide mode for revoking
letters testamentary and letters of admins.
tration, where an administrator or executor
has left the State, were returned from the
Senate with unimPortant amendments, aud
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THURSDAY. December IL.

In THE SENATE, Mr.. Bradley's resolution
to reconsider the vote whereby the enacting
clause was stricken out of the bill to repeal
the joint resolution establishing the Court Of
Claims. was made the special order for to-
,,...>,, ,,,l,,l,
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no. Ind. PuRLIGn DOCUMENTS. &

Hon. J. H.. Evins, Representative from this
district in Congress, has our thanks for copies
Of the CONGRESSIONAL 'Rec0rdg9I bond ,it !ti.E