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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31
THE FEVER SCOURGE.

Reports to the Surgeon.General of the Uni
ted States Marine Hospital service, at Wash.
ington, show the following up to Saturday
last, 26th instant:
At New Orleans there were 699 cases of
fever and 299 deaths. Totals, 1881 cases
and 1854 deaths. Port Hudson, Lathe
report to October Goth gives thetotat cases of
fever at 1855; total deaths, 10, Including four
resident physicians aFhe first case Of the fe.
yer occurred September 9th the first death
September 18th. Mobile-71 cases and II
deaths. Totals, 1854 cases and 40 deaths.
Ocean Springs, Miss-No deaths ), new
cases in Ocean Springs and 9 cases in the
country not previously reported, Totals, 145
cases and % deaths. Pass Christian--44
cases and deaths Totals, 40 cases and 18
deaths. Water Valley-Totals, 146; &c
new cases. Brownsville, Tenn-16 deaths.
Totals, $50 cases and 152 deaths. Chattanoo.
ga-SO cases ana % deaths. Louisville--4
cases and deaths. Totals, 131 cases and 81
deaths, including refugees. Deeatur-23 ca; "a
ses and IA deaths. Totals, 17S cases and 40
deaths. Hernando-32 cases and deaths.
Totals 165 cases and 63 deaths. Morgan Ci-
ty-7 deaths during the past week. Totals,
$40 cases and ninety-four deaths. Cincin-
nati-No new cases in the past three weeks
and but one death. St. Louis-At quarantine
for the past week, three, residents admitted,
died of the fever. One patient previously re.
ported, also died. Cairo--For the two. weeks
ended yesterday, there were "A cases and 6
doubtful cases. Deaths, 15-Total, 70 cases
and Al deaths. Memphis the week
ended oath, there we're 30 deaths. Total
deaths, 1882 -. Plague Mine-Totsl cases to
October Goth, 1859; deaths 12O. Baton
Rouge-For the past week 40 cases and Is
deaths Total, 2,340 cases and 144 deaths.
Port Gibson-The fever spreads into the coun-
try, and there have been about thirty deaths
in the past week. The colored people of the
country repe friendly aid offered Them for
fear of having fever brought to them by nur-
ses, while they are dying from it without
knowing i, is fever. Greenville-To noon,
October l1th, 3Ol deaths, 81 of which were
in the country outside of Greenville, No Ca
ses or deaths for the past week at Port Eads,
Southwest Pass and Key West. aa
Monday nights reports indicate that the
fever is abating at all the infected points.
At Memphis there were but six deaths in the
city and suburbs. At New Orleans there
were 2l new cases and % deaths on Monday.
At Chattanooga, one new case and one death,
both colored. At Mobile, for the tWenty-fou-
hours ending at noon Monday, there were 3
new cases and death. Heavy frost has ap-
peared at Memphis, Vicksburg, Cairo and
Chatta nooga. AT New Orleans the weather
on Monday was clear and pleasant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31

Warriors, who are bound by the strictest pen.
atty to do the bidding of the chief without
question, and in case the killing of any one is
determined, members draw for the mission by
ballot. Among other desperate things alleg.
ed to be in contemplation, is the seizure and
destruction of the ballot boxes at the ap.
preaching election, should it 60 against them,
and the seizure of the armories and State ar.
senal at given signal. There is doubtless
much that is sensational in the Herald's dis.
patch, but there is no secret about the fact
that the leading Louisiana Republicans have
agreed to support what is called the National
ticket, hoping thereby to make successful
diversion against the Democratic nominees.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31
For the Yorkvillc Enquirer.
CLAY HILL DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

At meeting of Clay Hill Democratic
Club on the 26th instant, the following reso'
lutions were adopted:
/. That we endorse the nominations and
pledge our support.
2. We utterly discountenance all independ'
ent candidates. and look upon them as ene'
mics to the Democratic party.
D. T. PARTLOW, President.
W.. NEELY, Secretary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31

ing fanatics unworthy to associate with any
party. 80,
Turning to the colored people, several Of
whom were present, the speaker gave clear
and succinct history Of the causes that led to
their emancipation, reminding them at the
same time that President Lincoln, the cham
pion Of the abolition party, while President,
proposed an amendment to the constitution
forever preventing interference with slavery
as it then existed in the States, and proving to
those he was addressing that their emancipa-
tion was only the result of military necessity,
and their subsequent enfrancisement was done
only to strengthen the Republican party, whose
leaders had no further interest in the cOl0red
man after securing Office by his vote. He then
contrasted our own State Government under
Hampton with that of Scott, Moses and
Chamberlain, and asked his colored hearers if
they could not perceive the difference, ito
which was made the response, yes! yes !
when, the speaker continued, that good laws
were worthless to people unless faithfully
and honestly executed, and challenged a sin
gle instance in which Governor Hampton has
failed to make good his promises to the color
ed people, He then showed to the colored peo
pie that it is as much to their interest as to
the interest of the white people that we should
have good government, contending that as the
whites prospered, under Democratic rule, so
would the blacks. ..-.,' ,..5-,.,r-.
The speaker next argued the Importance of
continuing South Carolina redeemed State,
and appealed to the State pride of the people
to go to the Polls as freemen, to vote as free
men, and to stand by their proud old mother.
He urged his hearers toilet no one beguile them
into voting for any except the regular nomi
nees on the. Democratic ticket. Since coming
to YorkVille, he had heard that a Republican
or an independent ticket would yet be placed
in the field which ticket might possibly con-
tain the names Of some good Democrats (; but
he urged his hearers not to vote such ticket,
asserting that in the light of events and with
the experience he has had, he would vote for a
man who had wronged him, if a regular nomi-
nee, in preference to friend, if an indepen-
dent candidate. He, however, felt that it was
unnecessary to make such an appeal, almost
within the shadow Of Kings Mountain, to the
sons of noble sires, who stained that soil with
their blood in defence of liberty; yet it was
his duty to remind the people that we are not
yet on solid ground, and cannot afford to jeOp-
ardize, by local dissensions and preferences,
what we have only recently gained.
In closing, Col. Evins made a fine allusion
to the liberality Of the Northern people in the
great distress Of the afflicted cities of the South
and contrasting the dark period of the war
and it's attendant subsequent bitterness, with
the bright future yet before our State, said we
should place our hope under one country, one
government, one destiny, and in the stars that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31

OUR WONDERFUL PETROLEUM. Twenty
years ago this article was little known. The
first artificial we'll was sunk in August, 1859,
we believe Now there is an annual produc-
ton, in this country, Of about $4,000, 900
barrels, and more than S60,000,000 worth is
exported to other countries annually-our ex-
ports ranging in Importance according to val
uation-6rst, cotton second, flour and grain !;
third, hog products Qard, hams and salt
pork; and fourth, petroleum. There are
more than 10000 oil wells flowing or being
sunk, and probably over $40 100000 invested
in the business, in one way and another. FIT
teen million barrels (40 gallons to the barreD
of this earth-yielded oil would fill 9.60O,OO0,-
900 lamps holding half pint each, or about
seven such lamps for every man, woman and
child on our globe. If these lamps were
equally distributed, 80 that every four per-
sons could have one, and allow half pint Of
oil to burn three evenings, on an average,
(sbort nights included) the 100000 barrels
of oil would light up The whole human race
for period of three months, or fourth of
the population of the globe for whole year.
All this has come to light, from the bowels
of the earth, in less than twenty years, du.
ring which time we have not only used all the
petroleum we have wanted ourselves, but have
sent to other lands nearly $500, 600, 900 worth,
at the low custom house valuation. What
other stores of light and comfort lie yet On.
discovered in this wonderful world of ours p
Country Gentleman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

Rio Grande, that four or five thousand Mexi
cans were marching from Monterey for the
border 1t was also stated that the object ol
the advance of so large body Of Mexican
soldiers was to oppose United States troops
whenever they crossed into Mexico in pursuit
of thieves. The War department thought
that such was the object of the advance, until
President Diaz informed this government that
instead of being sent with the intent to inter.
fere with the punishment of raiders, the troops
were to cooperate with the United States
forces in putting them down. That this is
really the case, is corroborated by information
received at the War department.. 1t is also
learned that Gen. Trevino, commander of the
Mexican troops, is under orders to extermi.
nate, if possible, the Indians with whom
stealing and plundering on American soil has
almost become second nature. Another
order of his is to prevent Mexicans from
crossing the Rio Grande and stealing cattle
and whatever they can lay their hands on
Gen. Trevino has arrived at Padras Nagras
where Gen. Ord has gone to pay him visit
The two generals will consult as to the best
plan to be pursued to establish and maintain
order, and the best methods of carrying out
the plan after adoption. Considerable i'm
portance is attached to this new phase of the
Mexican mudde. 1t is thought to be likely,
with both sides cooperating, to put down
raids-not one side doing all the cooperating
and the other saying it is willing to cooperate
as has heretofore been the case-that the
end of these raids is drawing near. The con,
sultation between Generals Ord and Trevino
if harmonious and successful, may result in
the decline and fall of the greaser.
The President Speaks in Maryland.
- President Hayes was an invited guest
at the Cumberland (Md.) county fair. On
being escorted by the military and citizens to
the fairgrounds, welcoming speech was
made by Governor Carroll, after which the
President delivered an address, congratula,
ting his hearers upon the presence of peace
throughout the land, saying we are rapidly
moving forward to the period when all sec.
tions are to have equal rights-the States
equal rights under the Constitution and all
citizens equal rights. The President spoke Of
the depression caused by the panic FIVE years
ago as passing away, and he believed the
prosperity of agriculture throughout the
country would extend to other branches Of
industry.
The President alluded to our ability to un-
dersell European countries in many things
they have heretofore furnished US, as among
the indications of our national prosperity,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31

at the next term of the United States Court.
The afidavits were mostly made by ignorant
negroes and the charges are all under sections
5,5OS and $3.50. The most of the persons
arrested are charged with interfering with
Swals in his advocacy of Rainey for Con
gress. The others are arrested for giving
Swails notice to leave the county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31
LOCAL. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

lT. NJ. Dobson q Co.-Cash Store Still Leads
Fannie L. Dobson- Emporium of Fashion.
M. Strauss-Notice the Prices.
H. F. Adickes q Sons Our Stock. .,.;.,,,
J. F. Wallace, Administrators Sale y
J. A. McLean-Card to the public.
l. D. Witherspoon, Chairman-Meeting Of Exec
utive Committee.
Frank Edwards-Estray Hogs.
j. M. Hambright-Notice.
--4' SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION.
Mr.. s. T. Pointer, the chief supervisor Of
elections, has made the following nomina.
tions for supervisors of election in York
county, in behalf of the Democracy. The
nominations have been confirmed by Judge
Bryan, of the United States Circuit Court:
Yorkville, j. w. Dobson. Hickory Grove.
d. C. Mckinney. Blacks Station, Hender.
son Martin. Buffalo, w. D. Castor. Beth
any, j. Randolph Wallace. Clark's Fork
James A. Wallace. Clay Hill, William j.
Nicely. Fort Mill, VIM. 81. Stewart. Rock
Hill, Allen Jones. Coates Tavern, A. NJ.
Black. McEIwee's Mill, James a.. Erwin
McConnellsville, John D. Mcconnell. Bull
locks Greek Church, j. Waddy Thomson.
Blsirsville, A. B. Crosby. Bethel, Samuel s.
Smith. Clover Station, j. W. Beamguard.
t. " LOCAL BRIEFS. ba"..'
The County Chairman requests meeting
Of the Democratic Executive Committee and
the Presidents of the Several Clubs. on next
Monday. See advertisement. gr ID vr
On Tuesday evening, 1.-The Rock Hill Silver
Cornet Band, under the leadership Of that
clever and accomplished gentleman, Mr.. Ire.
dell Jones, rendered several selections of excel
lent music in the piazza Of Rswlinson's Hotel.
Miss Alice Hopper has sent US twig con.
tanning half dozen horse apples of second
growth, which had attained the size of guinea
eggs. Mr.. Robert Warren has also sent ue
all apple of the same kind. ~ -. ~ ID
Attention is directed to the fact that by q
change in the election law at the last session
Of the Legislature, the polls will be opened on
Tuesday next at o'clock. A. NJ, and closed
at o'clock, p. NJ. sa,ia,, p
On the afternoon of the 23rd- instant, a
house in the "California"' section Of town, be.
longing to Mrs. Beard, and occupied by a
family of colored people, caught on fre-the
result of accident-and was entirely consum.
ed. a' . ta,.r .ra- g. ~
We were pleased to receive call last Mon.
day from Rev. Neill E. Presley, of States
Vile, N. c., a minister in the Second Presby
terry of the Associate Reformed church, who
was appointed at the last session Of the Syn
cd as missionary to Mexico. Mr.. Presley
will take his departure for that cuuntry-his
destination being the City Of Mexico-in q
few weeks. '.. ~. .a''' ~
Thos. Wright, colored, whose home is about
six miles from town, on the, Thorne's Ferry
road, was committed to Jail by Trial Justice
Lewis, last Saturday evening, on the charges
of attempting arson on the premises of Farm.
er Frank. also colored, and malicious mis-.
chief to Farmers property, the nature Of the
offence being an attempt to kill mule by
cutting its throat. ..s.r ;..,..f - ...at
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-31
MERE.MENTION.

Billings, indicted for the murder of his
wife at Ballstop, N. Y, an account of whose
trial, in which the jury disagreed is on the
first page of this issue, has been admitted to
bail in bond of 100000. .'''''''"An attempt
was made last Thursday to assasainate AL.
phonso, King of Spain. The would-be as
sassin has been arrested. The young king BIAS
requested that he be not executed, but inn
prisoned for term of years. ''''''"The Gov
ernment is now buying gold bullion with
greenbacks at par. '..'''.''The ratio of taxa
ton in New York City, for the current year,
has been fixed by the board of aldermen at
S2.55 on the 500 of valuation. '''''''' Eleven
Catholic priests have died in Memphis this
summer, in the discharge Of duty. .'''''''''The
story that Mr.. Tilden is engaged to be mar
ried to St. Louis lady, is contradicted by
member of Mr.. Tilden's family. '''''''''I 'Infor-
nation has been received from Overton coun.
ty, Tenn, that citizens are petitioning for the
suppression of illicit distiliing and dispersion
of armed bands of moonshiners. .'''''Among
the victims of the yellow fever in the vicini-
ty of Memphis, WAS Jefferson Davis. Jun.,
who died recently '''''''''At political meet
ing in Philadelphia, on the evening of the
23d, some one threw q large stone at Speaker
Randall, who was addressing the crowd. The
Speakers escape was very narrow, as the
stone struck door Immediately behind
him. '.'.'... An experienced lawyer says that
when witness spits frequently, the chances
are that he is lying. .'''''''''There is talk of
building monument to the memory of the
late Lieut. H. H. Benner. a ..'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05

WE print elsewhere letter on the
wheat question which contains much
food for reflection. That the necessi-
ties of the farmers places them at the
mercy of the wheat rings is lamenta-
bly, too true, but that is no excuse
for illegal combinations among wheat
buyers to depress the market or rob
the producers by taking their wheat
under value by system of fraudulent
grades. Say what men will, the little
brass kettle is fraud in the hands of
med disposed to be dishonest. More,
even when warehousemen buying for
these mill rings are themselves per-
sonally honest and wish to give their
farmer friends and neighbors the
highest grade possible for their
wheat, a bitter and costly experience
in having wheat which they took at
No. l., for example, graded down by
their employers, the millers, to No. =
has rendered them so extremely eau
tious that they are compelled to get
the best grade for the millers that the
little tester will yield.
But democrat" gives the farmers
good advice when he says keep out of
debt, and thus be able to control their
own crops.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
The Anti-M0nop01ist.

weak, and not the rich for they can
take care of themselves.
We believe the patent laws Of the
United States are the means Of fos-
tering the meanest monopolies,-for
example drive-wells,- that
thorough revision of these laws is
lmperatively desirable.
We believe that the Republican
party which has been prolific in class
legislation, which fosters rings and
monOpolies, which with cruelty un-
PARALLEL has contracted and is still
contracting the currency until all
business enterprises languish and die,
which has enacted and enforced
tariff and ship registry law that has
driven American commerce from the
ocean, the history of whose admins
tration since the war is one of shame
less extravaganza and corruption and
which has capped all by seizing by
fraud the highest Office in the repu b.
lie, should be driven from power.
To accomplish this it will be requis-
ite for the good men of all parties to
unite, to act together, work together
vote together and win the battle to-
gether.
We believe that Democrats. Green
hackers, Nationals and Labor men,
with good men by the ten thousand
heretofore acting with the Republi
cans are practically united in princi-
pie. This is the case except perhaps
in few places in the east. Before
1880 there will be but two parties,
viz, the monopolists, the bankers,
the bondholderS and the ring men re-
presented by the So called Republican
organization, on the one side; on the
other, the people. To aid in effecting
an active and aggressive union Of the
good men of all parties against the
party of oppression will be the con-
slant endeavor of the ANTI-MoNOPo.
LIST, and we ask the cooperation Of
patriotic men everywhere in this en-
deavor.
Finally, caring nothing for the
shadow when we gain the substance,
we shall give little heed to the name.
Give us something that will bring
prosperity, peace, happiness, justice
to the land:
"Whatever ye call it
What care we {"
and our mission will have been won
and the party of the~people will have
become the ruler of the people.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

IE IL EolDL1N - III Il - = "A u T.
Mr.. r. b. Hayes, who is filing Mr..
Tilden's term of the presidency, has
evidently gone back on the old man.
His message is not up to the standard
we should expect from Mr.. Tilden' 8
representative. But the truth is,
Rutherford B. was toted around dur
ing the fair season like prize OK and
exhibited to the gaping multitude,
and fed on pumpkin pie and platitudes
until the man has become surfeited
and does not do himself Justice. Not
to put fine point on the word, per-
haps justice is the last thing Mr.
Hayes would have overtake him.
The message is too long for the An
TI-MoNOPoLIsT to print, and too full
of meaningless commonplace for our
readers to waste time upon. Mr..
Hayes knowing that he is but de fac.
to president should be excused if he
has the opinions of a de facto Office. He
cannot WELD the power of one whose
arm is strengthened, not merely by a
possessory right, but with the con-
seriousness that he is armed of God in
truth and justice.
Mr.. Hayes tenure came through a
fraud and Il trick and he knows it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
MINNESOTA.

Benson contemplates lyceum.
-ZumbrO Falls has 200 blue ribbon
men.
Navigation is about closed, though
the ice is thin.
Glencoe boasts marked improve
ment this year.
st. Charles levies 1873 mills tax
for all purposes.
THANKSGIVING day was bright
with sunshine.
There's another dodge on the
farmers-the wagon break.
Red Wing has sS7 public school
children enrolled.
Lake City has enrolled 400 public
school boys and girls.
Rev. w. w. Satterlee is talking
temperance in the river towns.
Mrs. w. W. Cook has moved to
st. Paul.-.inoka Republican.
Helen town. Mcleod county, has
just built tasty school house.
The diphtheria which has pre-
vailed at Bever Falls. is dying out.
The 6rst sleigh bellies Of the sea.
son were out last Sunday after noon.
DIR. c. B. Ames, of WATERFOWL,
fell down stairs last week and broke
his arm.
There is not an empty house in
the village Of Worthington. Mobiles
county.
Frank Collins shot wildcat on
LIE Sueur river which weighed sixty
pounds.
AT numerous points in the State
the local papers report business
picking up
Ben Oleson committed suicide at
Lanesborongh, by cutting his throat
with a razor.
Rochester will feed 500 hungry
railroad excursionists, the 4th Of
Dec.
The Sisters of St. Francis have
charge OF the Catholic school in Glen
coe.
Lake City had small fire Nov.
23d. Loss trifing. Cause supposed
incendiary.
The Benson Advocate wants to
know how &C. G. Andrews for COVER
nor stands.
-Plainview voted railroad bonds
once upon a time, and row wants to
repudiate them.
About $4,000 bushels Of wheat
have been received at Morris, Stevens
county, up to date.
Thornton is adding to his ele-
vator at Benson. which give it a
capacity of Id. 600 bushels.
The work on the canal piers. at
Duluth, was closed for the season the
day before Thanksgiving.
a member Of the farmers in
Murray county, intend to cultivate
the sugar cane next season.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05

WADE HAMPTON, governor of
South Carolina, comes of line of
noble men, and his name hitherto he
has worn as a second Chevalier Bayard.
But at the last election in South
Carolina fraud was perpetrated by
the Democrats under his lead so gross
that it deserves the reprobation of
all honest men. Republicans who
favored and fostered carpet. bagism
for the south will be discreetly
silent, as they recognize familiar
chickens coming home to roost. This
crime against free government was
simply ballot box stutfing-perpetra-
ted by the ingenious method of
printing the ballot upon tissue paper
and rolling fifty or so in a wad for
each voter.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-05
OUR PLATFORM-CNI AND
VICTORY.

VIM. Louis Kelly is the present
editor of THE ANTI-MoNoPoLIsT
From the tone of the editorials il is
difficult to tell what the politics of
the paper under the new manage
mentlis.-Litchfeld Independent.
While it is to be understood that
our connection with THE ANTI
NoNoPoLIsT is likely to be but tenn
porary, and while our individual!
opinions may be of little consequence
anyway, still to set ali doubts a. rest
as to the present politics of the paper,
we shall advocate these measures.
United States treasury notes as the
best. the most secure. the most
economical, and the only proper paper
currency for the whole country,