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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A son of one of the late Siamese twins is
a student at the State University.
- The Charlotte Home says the corn crop
in that section promises to be the largest
known in many years.
- The Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad
Company, having failed for six months past
to comply with their contract in regard to
the convicts in their employ, have sur
rendered them to the penitentiary board, who
have turned them over to the w. N. G. Rail-
road. Want of means, it is said, induced this
step on the part of the former road. The
number of convicts thus turned over is about
1875.
The Monroe Enquirer says that party
from South Carolina settled an "atfair of hon.
or" so-called, near the dividing line between
North and South Carolina, in Anson county,
one day last week. Two shots apiece were
exchanged, but no blood she'd The parties
were Mr.. Williams, of Camden, S. c., and
son of Gen. Cash, of Chesterfield. After
the second shots, the affair was amcably set
tied, and all left the grounds as friends.
The heavy rains in the west, last week,
caused considerable damage to the track Of
the w. N. G. R. R., near Morganton, by wash
es and landsides. Passengers by night
train for the east including large number
of ladies and children, had narrow escape
from harm. A culvert had been swept away,
which was accidentally discovered in time to
avoid plunge of about seventy.6ve feet into
an abyss.
Thomas P Bowman, white man, was
convicted the second time, last week, on the
charge of wife murder, by administering poi
son. The crime was committed in Rocking
ham county, and the case was moved to Gull
ford, where the accused was convicted but
upon conviction he moved the Supreme Court
for new trial, which being granted, he had
the case transferred to Randolph, and was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

The York County Democratic Executive
Committee held an important meeting on
Monday last, for the purpose of taking action
in reference to the approaching County Con-
vention, and more particularly in regard to
making arrangements for grand rally Of
the Democratic party in the evening, imme.
dately after adjournment of the Convention.
The committee recommend that mass.
meeting be held at Yorkville on the night Of
the 23rd instant, to ratify the nominations to
be made by the Convention which will as
semble that day. A number of distinguish
ed speakers will be present to address the
people, and among the speakers, the commit.
tee are pleased to be able to state, will be
Hon. j. M. Leach, North Cardinals most
gifted son, who has already accepted an in.
vitation to come, and may be confidently ex-
pected. The speaking will take place at 7
o'clock, P. NJ. Ample arrangements will be
made for the accommodation of the ladies,
and they are earnestly invited to attend the
speaking, thereby lending their influence to
the cause, and cheering and encouraging the
men in the noble work of preserving home
rule.
In this connection, the committee would
also express their Indebtedness to the ladies
of Yorkville for furnishing beautiful flag,
to be presented on the 23rd instant to the
club attending The ratification meeting, com.
posed of the largest number of men mounted
and in uniform. In this competition the
members of each Club will have the privi.
lege of adopting their own uniform or distinct.
i've badge; but all the members of each Club
will be required to adopt the same style.
The committee have selected Gen. A. Cow.
ard to act as Chief Marshal, with one assis-
tant from each Club. to be selected by him.
As Chief Marshal, General Coward will take
charge of the procession, and he and his as.
sistants will act as judges in awarding the flag
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

Captain J. M. Ivy, editor of the Hampton
Herald, paid US brief, but pleasant visit
last Tuesday.
Miss Anna K. Rawlinson, who graduated
from the female seminary at Cul pepper Va,
recently, returned home last Friday.
Mr.. Joseph A. Mclean, Jun, left last
Tuesday morning, to enter Davidson College.
Misses Blanche Adickes and Kate John
son have gone to Winchester Va, to attend
school. ...
Of the members of the bar attending Court,
besides the resident lawyers, We notice Messrs.
j. H. Rion and ]. T. Barron, of Winnsboro; !;
Messrs. Hamilton and Sanders, of Chester
and j. S. R. Thomson, Esq, of Spartanburg.
We were pleased to receive call, Saturday
morning, from Mr.. Theodore D. Kline, Su.
perintendent of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad, who was attending here as
a witness in the case of Mr.. Steele against his
road. "'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
SUCKING A SNAKE BITE.

The Hampton Hsrold of last week relates
the following remarkable occurrence: "a
three year old child Of Mr.. j. A. Giles, who
lives six miles south of Rock Hill, was bitten
on Wednesday of last week by highland
moccasin, which is a very poisonous serpent.
The father heard the child scream and rush-
ing to his assistance saw the snake crawling
of: He stamped the snake to death and
picking up his child saw the blood running
from the top of one of his feet. He applied
his mouth to the wound and sucked out the
poison, and thus saved his child's life without
aDy i'll effect to himself
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

Since his return Edison has turned out So
norous volameter to register the strength of
telegraph batteries, and an ink that raises let
ters on paper, so that the blind can read them
with their fingers. Experiments are being
made with the fluid on wood, and it is thought
possible that some variety may be found on
which artists can draw their designs and
from which stereotyped plates may be taken
without sending the blocks to an engraver.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
AN OLD OFFENDER ARRESTED.

On last Saturday, James Leech, colored,
was committed to Jail, the charge against him
being arson-the setting fire to and burning
of W. Waddy Tbomson's gin house, some five
or six years ago. Leech has evaded arrest,
and about year ago, as is alleged, stole a
mule from James Rice, colored, of Bullock 8
Greek township. After Rice made this
accusation, Leech threatened his life, and
went into Rice's field, last Friday for the
purpose, as Rice claims, of executing his
threat. Rice, perceiving Leech advancing,
raised his gun and fred, woundiug Leech,
which led to his capture, and he is now in
Jail. His wounds are slight, and be is under
treatment of Dr.. Jackson. A bench warrant
was issued several years ago for Leech's ar
rest, on the charge of arson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
COUNTY OFFICERS.

The County Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee publishes, this week,
an important notice to the various Clubs of
the county, in reference to delegates to the
County Convention attending the Convention
prepared to make recommendations for the
various officers to be appointed by the Cover.
nor, including County Treasurer, County Au-
ditor, Trial Justices and Jury Commissioner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
THE FIRST COTTON.

The first bale Of cotton sold in this market,
the present season, was brought in last Thurs
day by H. j. Alexander, and bought by
J. A. Carroll at 10s. Later on the same day,
S. j. Garrison sold bale of new cotton in
this market at 104.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
atient discussion and the fullest comparisons


of opinions.
The somewhat divergent claims and inter-
ests of city and country schools required to be
reconciled in some instances, and this fact led
the board to adopt alternate series in some
cases, as in the particular instances Of Cor
nell's and Maury's Biographies. 1t is ex-
pected that Cornell's will be generally used in
the common country schools, while the more
advanced pupils in the city schools and in the
country schools, where desirable, may have
their studies continued into Maury's manuals
The preference was given to Webster's Die
tionaries for the sufficient reason that very
large majority of the schools were already
and fully supplied with the series, and q
change would have involved additional and
needless expense not compensated by any 9TH
er consideration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12

Text Book for the Schools.
- The State board of examiners, of which
Superintendent Thompson is ex.oficio chair
man, was in session at Columbia, last week.
The board has announced the following &C.
lection of text books to be used in the public
schools of this State:
Reynolds series of Readers.
AppletOn's series of Readers.
DavdsOns History of South Carolina.
Swnton's Primary History of the United
States.
Swutons condensed History of the United
States.
Swnton's Outlines of Universal History.
Holmes History of the United States.
Cornel's First Steps in Geography.
Cormel's Primary Geography.
Cornell's intermediate Geography.
Malry's Manual.
Maury's Physical Geography.
RObinSon's AritlmeticS.
Sanford's Arithmetics.
Quackenbos' First Lessons III English
Grammar.
Quackenbos English Grammar.
Quackenbos Illustrated Letters in Our
Language.
Quackenbos' First Lessons in Composition.
Qmckenbos' Course of Composition and
Rhetoric.
Webster's Dictionaries.
Appleton's Series of Copy-Books.
Reynolds Series Of COpy-Books.
Swinton's Word Primer
Swinton's Word Book
Swinton's Word Analysis.
Westlake's 5000 Practice Words.
1t is stated that the board gave the subject
the most careful and conscientious considera-
ton, and only reached their conclusions after
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-09-12
CHESTER, September 9, 18


ceive fifty lashes on his bare back. The
thrashing was duly and efficiently admins
tered, Saturday afternoon, by colored man
acceptable to both sides.
The public had the pleasure of witnessing
another parade of the Chester Light Dragons
on Saturday. They presented fine appear
ance in their new uniform. The commits
stoned officers of the company are Capt I.
NJ. Sanders, First Lieutenant j. B. Cornwell,
Second Lieutenant Robert Love, and Third
Lieutenant l.. T. Grant.
The Chester Democratic Club met on Sat-
urday afternoon for the purpose of making
arrangements for the proper reception OF Gov
ernor Hampton and other distinguished gen.
tlemen on next Monday. The question Of
the Club appearing in red shirts on that oc-
casion was discussed. The decision of the
club was almost unanimous in favor of
wearing the "ensanguined garment" Messrs.
w. E. Walker, N. B. Alexander, John Hood
and j. s. Withers were appointed to assist the
Executive Committee in making the necessa-
ry arrangements. Governor Hampton, Hon.
w. D. Simpson, Gen. johnson Hagood, and
Hon. S. L. Leaphart are expected in Chester
on next Monday. That will be big day
big procession, big men, big speeches, and
doubtless big results The Democracy Ches'
ter county will be here in mounted array.
Gen. Robert Hempbill, of Abbeville, paid
a brief visit to our town last week. While
his appearance is not prepossessing, he is
bright and witty. He gave an interesting
account Of the last primary election in Abbe-
vile county. He claimed to have obtained
the nomination for the Legislature despite the
opppostion Of champion, the Charleston
Neus and Courier and the cod fish aristocra'
cy of Abbeville." QUI.
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receipts of the Treasurer
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. z. 1873

hLfAANohlA, reD. ., 1910.
Editor Chronicle
Times were quite lively here last
week. The young man of the Ga
zette had his stock in trade cheek J
almost ruined. Capt. Scott made a
call on the stock. 1t could not
stand the pressure, and gave way.
Consequently half a sheet tbis,is
sue. The changeable weather here
and not the moon, as has been
commonly supposed, effected Alex
andrian bloods. 1t has had some
thing to do with two prominent
Front street gentlemen. Others
say it was barrel hoop; but |
think they are all wrong. 1t was
calamity juice. One of them is out
of danger, but the other is still
lingering dangerously wounded.
Colfax had better look out for
her laurels, for if Rapides cannot
annex Grant, the people have made
up their mind not to be without
their leading themes, one of which
is, how shall the spring months be
whiled away, in fishing or hdntingf
But, as the game law is in force, We
shall have to contine ourselves to
the former-only we must ask our
Senator to have the law repealed
for our parish. Mr.. Lewis, ! see
by the CHRONICLE Of the 9th of last
month, asked its repeal for Natchi-
toches parish. Rapides must have
the same. Are we not a greater
people? Do we not want to an
mex one or more parishes to our
already extensive cpckleburr fields?
Have We not all The privileges Of
every community, together with II
fine packet once "a week, regular in
her trips, but l fear not quite so
regular in her prices. On the first
of August, l hear, we shall have u
fine Western boat In the trade, not
Il spool liner" SO mote it be.
ALLEN.
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turning Board to flee to the protec~
ton of the United State courts and,
this falling them, of their resort
to the Custom House as to a city
Of refuge, reads like episodes of the
days OF Grantism and carpet-bag.
Only in city SO long and so bru-
tally misgoverned as New Orleans
was could prisoners, indicted pris-
oners, coolly except to find the
Federal Custom House an asylum
and an A,satia. Only after the
rights of the civil, courts had suf-
fered eclipse for years and the
processes Of the law fallen into con-
tempt could Custom-House Off
cial call in the United States ma
rines and capture sheriff for at
tempting to make an arrest upon
the authority of warrant. All
the incidents suggest utter public
decentralization so far as law and
politics are concerned, and show
how dangerously near some por-
tions of the United States have
come to an absolutely Mexican con
dition of the public mind. The
interferen ;e of the Federal Ad-
ministration to maintain the rights
of the State courts shows that the
tide of evil has been stayed, and
brings with it at once u happy as
surance of the reign of constitutional
government and a timely rebuke
to the arrogance of men too long
accustomed to consider Federal
commission as sufficient warrant
and license for any assumption of
power whatever Under the Judi
cious managementof Attorney Cen
eral Devens it may be that Louisi-
ana will be enabled to work off the
evil effects of the political diseases
which reconstruction left in her
system, and the secondary SYMPTOMS
of which break out occasion lily in
occurrences as this Custom House
attack on the Sheriff. But certainly
the new treatment has not been
applied day too soon. New York
World.
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Fruits Of GraMtism ia LOUISE
ana.

Wrong-doiIy is like the wheat
found in the coffins OF the Egyptian
mummies, winch, though apparent
ly dead for centuries, has yet the
power to gerininate aud bring forth
fruit. The evil that men do lives
after them, and we have a new
commentary on this old text OF
Shakespeare to-day III the dispute
at New Orleans over the arrest OF
the Louisiana Returning Board.
In tins dispute the ghosts of old
strifes and factions are rising up to
trouble the new found peace of the
commonwealth. The political crime
of creating returning board and
employing it to defeat the will Of
the majority plunged Louisiana IN
to turmoil for years; led to the re-
lection of State officers lawfully
elected; to revolution to reinstate
the outside officials; to the tyran-
meal employment of Federal troops
to counterfeit the work OF the revo-
! luton: to the milk and water COM
promise of u Congressional COMMITS
sion; to a renewed controversy
with the greatest prize in the coun-
try at stake; to repeated injustice,
and finally to readjustment OF
Louisiana affairs by an impartial
commission of outsiders. And now
we find this readjnstment In its
turn proving itself as. unstable
Thus an old partisan law and the
appointment of a set of knaves to
carry it out still keep a great
American State in chaos. Indi-
rectly the passions which prompted
the prosecution of the members Of
the Returning Bord for wrong which
the action of another tribunal has
made irrevocable, may be traced
to the bitterness of the contest over
reconstruction, in which no con
tract was esteemed ! hiding aud no
settlement held to be final. Such
prosecution is natural in commu-
nifty which has grown accustomed to
see the laws turnedinto instruments
of political vengeance and rights
made a mere matter of bargain and
compromise. The story OF the at
tempt of the members of the Re-
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Who Knows!
New Orleans City Item. ]

New Orleans City Item. ]
Knight not not he a bad idea to
III the people Of this country how
lrsh the hard times. which are
saing INTO the marrow of ali, come
haa The fact that there is too much
@ppng going on, and too little
gfriaetion; aud it might do for
si'Iole people to begun to turn
Aa' theory over seriously i'll their
binds The other day we had bad
s@ernMent, which was made to ac-
cunt Tor all wants uusatlsfied and
'aferlng unrelleved. Now that has
i's'ed away, and the times. are
'0lse Instead of better; and we
ave discovered that the solution
no IN The money question. Flo
Tsa' Speeches are made, and
ssaas OF reproductive labor ex-
faled on their circulation, to
'a0s that the production of the
"ur'ry is defrauded of a certain
= eentage of its value by a rascal
CURRENCY system, another meas
y o. mistaken public policy.
sa suppose that half the capital
aa Is unemployed should be put
palclous use, and half the pc J.
y Who are idle, or in any sense
aSles' should go to work in the
..ls'rlal fields of labor, and the
~ junction Of the country were
'.S doubled, what would be, COM
s~'a'eiy, the Importance of the
das'eht percentage complained
:. .nu which engrvsses so much
=, ss and toll? A great deal of
avs called work is mere ply
s~ The arts of traffic, by which
aod communities and nations
su:ihg to secure the most they
49,, w. "hat Is produced for them
,..,s and We hence find the
a -. al In the hands of one-half
N %S ! = and all the penury reap
'ae other. Suppose the mus
s,,r aua !, brain thus employed in
], ..ss others We're expended
,ss T0uuctlon, who knows but the
M s people might be as well off as
IT, 'aning half now are-and the
| i l ~! lie happier, and the world
sh, cue. e Tor its What a pity it
|rsa '' The pursuit of honest dig
i ,s sna cultivation, the driving Of
|ssl aa''ie and loom, are less hon
Nj AM 'espected than the thousand
|sssS As callings in which we over
ss ss !. each other, and by which
"a, y aa ussuceeed in apprcpriating
Ass. hone of US deserve Who
much about it3
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-16

YIN Just published, new edition
~. of DE-. CULvERwELL's CELEBRA-
TED Essay on the radical cure
(without medicine) of SpcrmatorrhGa
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~Price, in a sealed envelope. only
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The celebrated author. in his a1mira-
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thirty years successful practice, that
the alarming consequences of self-abuse
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application of the knife pointing out
a mode of cure At once simple. certain,
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sufferer, no matter what his condition
may be, may cure himself cheaply, pri-
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G5-This Lecture should be in the
HANDS of every youth aud every man in
the land.
Sent under seal. in plain envelope, to
any address, postpaid on receipt OF six
cents or two postage stamps. Address
THE CULvERwELL MEDICAL CO.
Al Ann street, New York Post Office;
Box 1886. d29'77
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Market Report.

COrTON-Low Ordinary, II: Ordina-
~, 50; Good Ordinary So; Low Middling
81, Kidding 10s: Coed MiddlIng III;
Middling Fair liz.
SUGAR Common 4sCG5; Prime 6aG9
70; Choice TAG; Yellow Clarified s "a
s., White StGY94.
MOLASSES- Choice 3SG4O: Strictly
Prime 33G36; Prime 30t532; Fair 24(1
~; Common 1922; Centrifugal 1925.
MESS PORK-S12 IS.
BACON Shoulders 81, clear rib sides
Z, clear sides 7s@74.
DRY SALT MEAT-Lrose and packed
44(@5; shoulders, loose, At.
HAMS = Choice Sugar-cured 9 @10;
Plaincanvassed and uncanyassed $40
9.
LARD Refined tierce 841SA; pack
ers' tierce 81: kettle 81: refined kegs 8
99; packers kegs lO@lO+.
FLOUR Fancy choice s6 50@s7;
family IS 25@s6t; trebles, low to choice,
So 25(t So; double extra. "a 75(GS5 90;
single extra S. 90; superfine 81 25@ i;
fine SAG.
CORN MEAL-Good to choice 81 So
50 40.
POTATOES-Si 50@Sl rs per bbl
ONIONS 259s2 so per Dbl. for
red end yellow.
RICE-Choice Ct. prime 6@64. good
51Ge54, fair 5(G52 ordinary 4stD5, ccni<
mon 494t, No. 2 3S(934.
APPLES-s3 50@s5 per Dbl.
ORANGES-s4 @s6 per Dbl.
POULTRY-Old chickens 81 259s5.
young s2(GS2 so, ducks 50, geese Sc,
turkeys sl2@sl5 per dozen.
EGGS-Western 12@17, Creole 1S@
zoe per dozen.
understanding to quality $3.50.
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One of the 'young men from Mil
ford sat down the other day and
wrote on the back of Two postal
cards. Then he turned them over
and directed them, by mischance
placed the address on the wrong
cards The result was the shirt
mannfactory in New York got a
polite invitation to go out carriage
riding soinwhere on the Milford
pike. while the young mars girl
was made frantic by receiving the
following: "Please send me sam
pie of the staff your shirts are made
Of"
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CONSUM PTION
POSITIVELY CURED.

All sufferers from this disease that are
anxious to be cured should try DR.. Kiss
ner's Celebrated CoNsUMPTUE Powders.
These Powders are the only preparation
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deed, SO strong is our faith in them, and
also to convince you that they are no
hnrabug, we. will forward to every suf-
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We don't want your money until you
are perfectly satisfied of their curative
powers. If your life is worth saving
don't delay in giving these Powders
trial, as they will surely cure you.
Price, for large box, $500, sent to any
part of the United States or Canada, by
mail, Oh receipt of price.
Address, ASH & ROBBINS,
800 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Since the prospect of the incor-
patiou and permanent location
4 ihe parish seat at Collar, some
hli dozen buildiugs have gone up,
nd as soon as IA definite settle :
nsui Of the ten acres to be 6ona-
isID the parish is made, it is un-
4ntood several more will very
sDn thereafter be built.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that c. l..
~ Walmsley, administrator of the sue
cession of ii. w. Perrin, deceased, has
filed his final account with said success
sion, and that unless opposed the same
will be homologated.
A. V. Raglan.
Parish Judge.
Colfax, 9TH day of February 1873
.ift'it-s.4-- lfe9l2t- - - ss
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We have been requested to pub
Ish the song by DIR. Deal, at his
.D,srtainment New Years night.
The doctor has kindly furnished a
,Opy, which Will be published.
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puuctnal to the honr comes that
fup packet, the new Bart Able, as
,urs as comes Monday evening, and
mt so certain do her gentlemanly
Jerks. SIessrs. Hamilton and Ha-
MI, Iavor us with late papers.