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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16

infantry, four batteries of artillery, and one
regiment of cavalry After the cornerstone
ceremonies, grand review of the troops took
place at the Park extension by Gen. Lafay.
cite McLaws and Gen. Gordon. The after
noon and evening were devoted to banquets
and other festivities.
Death Of Rev. John Douglas.
-- Rev. John Douglas, pastor of Steele
Creek and Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church.
es, in Mecklenburg county, N. c., died on
Wednesday morning of last week, at his
home in Steele Creek His death was quite
sudden, no one suspecting that he was in
danger until few hours before he was found
to be dying, though he had been i'll for several
days with something like gastric fever. The
Charlotte Observer gives the following brief
sketch of his labors as a minister:
Mr.. Douglas was about seventy years of
age, but looked younger, and was active and
full of energy in his work. He was native
of Chester county, S. c., and there the work
of his ministry was begun. Subsequently he
moved to James Island, near Charleston,
where he labored as pastor Of two churches.
Shortly after the close of the war, in 1866,
he was called to the charges he had at the
time of his death, and has worked there con-
tinuously from that time till this. He was a
man of culture, and had added to his literary
attainments the benefits of extensive foreign
travel. He was most fortunate in the pos
session of pleasing address, and was as ten.
der and sympathetic in his feelings as he was
blameless in his life. His congregations,
among the most intelligent to be found in
any country church in the State, were devo-
tedly attached to him, as indeed were all
persons who knew him. He will be greatly
missed in the councils of the church, where
his opinions were greatly esteemed. At the
last meeting of the Synod OF North Carolina
in Charlotte, he presided over its delibera-
tions and would have opened the approaching
session in Statesville.
State Board Of Equalization.
- The State Board of Equalization was
in session in Columbia last week. Upon the
abstracts submitted to it from the several
counties, the Board decided to make no
change in the assessments upon real estate in
incorporated cities, towns and villages. The
following is the action of the Board in res
pect to the value of real estate not in incorpo-
rated cities, towns and villages:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
THE WEATHER.

A more propitious fall for saving crops has
seldom occurred than the present. 1t has been
peculiarly fine for saving cotton and corn. We
have as yet heard no complaint of corn being
injured, from rain or dampness, while no
stained cotton has been picked in the fields.
Thus the weather has been very favorable for
matured crops; but even with these blessings,
complaining man is not satisfied. 1t having
been near eight weeks since we have had a
fall of rain in this section, the turnip crop will
probably be failure, and the sowing of small
grain has been delayed. Water in most of the
wells is low, and dust in the streets and public
roads is unprecedentedly deep. Rarely do we
have so much continuously dry weather at
this season.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
WEALTH OF YORK COUNTY.

Mr.. C. Scott Wilson, Auditor of York coun-
ty, has completed the abstract reports of the
real and. personal property in York county, as
returned by the several taxpayers, July 1879,
and from his reports we obtain the following
information respecting the wealth and agri-
cultural resources of the county:
Of arabic or plow lands, there are, in York,
not in towns and villages, 15S, ,215 acres, val
ued at $l,OOO,621; wood and uncultivated
land, 316.33O acres, valued at 81, ,26s,37 to-
tai number of acres, 474 ,545, valued at s2,-
100000. Number of buildings, 1895, valued
at 1926, ,635, making total value of real estate
in the county, not in towns and villages, ST.
594,635. The real estate in towns and vii
lagos comprises 4!3 lots valued at sis, ,512;
Al buildings, valued at S2e7, ,2O5, making a
total value of town property Of $4O5,717. The
total value of all taxable real estate is So, ,OO1-
352; of all personal property, $1,2s5, $50 ;
which makes a grand total of $4,2S9,921.
The number of polls listed is 1880, given by
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of the Yorkviile Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.
CHESTER. S. c.. October Il, 1a

CHESTER, S. c., October IA, 1879.
We were visited again last week by fire.
About daylight Saturday morning, the resi-
dence of Mr. Ed. Kain, one mile up the York
road, was destroyed. Mrs. Kain and her
niece we're the only occupants of the house at
the time of the fire. They were awakened
by the smoke, which. came near sufocating
them, and they barely escaped with their
lives. None of the furniture, and little else,
except few articles of clothing, was saved.
Circumstances point to the fire as having
been the work of an incendiary. Only a
few weeks ago Mr.. Kains kitchen was des-
troyed by 6re-supposed to have been of in.
cendiary origin. Mr.. Kain was absent on
both occasions, he being engaged in building
at Union e. H. The house and contents
were valued at 5000; insured for $500.
Mr.. w. A. Lewis, of Statesville, N. c.,
formerly a resident of this p ace, visited
Chester last week, soliciting aid for Baptist
church at the former place. He has not Wis"
tied Chester before in ten years, and was
much pleased with the changes and improve
ments that have taken place during that pc.
riod of time.
The wife of Dr.. S. A. Kell died at the resi-
dence of her husband in Fort Mill, on the
9TH instant She was native of this county.
On Monday of last week, as Mr.. Chas. II.
Alexander was driving to his plantation, nine
miles east of here, when about two miles from
town, negro threw down basket of cotton
in front of his horse. The animal ran off,
but Mr.. Alexander retained his seat in the
buggy until both reins of his line broke, when
he was thrown violently to the ground and
his right arm severely hurt. He walked
back to town for medical aid, and bis horse
kept on to the plantation. =
The house of Mary Rice, colored, on James
N. Knox's place, near Pleasant Grove, was
entered in day light, one day last week,
by a colored tramp. He committed some
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT.

The Literary Department Of the ENQUIRER I.
ries. written expressly for our columns, of which
three are already in hand from the pens Of mer-
itorious and popular writer's, These Stories are
entitled, THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
"THE THREAD OF FATE" and "THE LADY
OF LINTON" and will, we feel assured, prove
highly interesting to all lovers OF fiction. In ad-
dillon tn the Serial Stories, the other Literary
features of the ENQUIRER will consist Of the
usual miscellaneous selections from the cream
of the press; an AGRICULTURAL DEPART
MENT, conducted with special reference to the
wants Of the Southern farmer and house wife
column of HUMOROUS READING; q SAB:
BATH DEPARTMENT; HISTORICAL and
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, etc, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
WAGONS AND CARRIAGES.

Attention is directed to the advertisement
of Mr.. B. T. Wheeler, who is offering fine
line of wagons, buggies, ph@tons, rockaways
and carriages for sale. He is too well and ia
vorably known through upper South Carolina
to require a word of newspaper commenda-
tion. Long known as manufacturer of first
class work, it is only necessary that the public
should be informed that he is yet in the bus-
ness. Give him call, and he can suit your
taste, whether it be for common or the most
stylish work
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MORE FAST COTTON PICKING.

Mr.. John w. Mitchell, Of Eta Jane, Union
county, reports to us the following feat of
cotton picking in his county by seven hands,
who, in one day, picked 2,021 pounds, as fol-
lows Samuel w. Mitchell, 464 pounds j.
Witherspoon, $40; George Melton, ten years
of age, $50; John Estes, colored, 29s; Mat.
Madison, colored, 2ss; Jacob Wright, colored,
226; Eleven Wright, colored, aged between
95 and 100 years, 1885,
On the plantation Of N. B. Craig, near
Crowder's creek, last week, Miss Maggie How'
ell picked 800 pounds in one day, and Miss
Lula Howell picked 273 pounds.
OnJ. w. Simrils plantation, Dave Patton,
a colored boy 16 years old, picked $50 pounds.
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Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACKS STATION.

Blacks STATION, S. c., Oct. IL, 1879.
The season continues to be favorable to
the farmers, especially for gathering the cot
ton crop. The shipments from this place, up
to to- this date, are more than double for the
corresponding period last year. This proves
at least that more of the crop has been gather
ed this year than was ready for the market
at this date last year. Prices in this market,
last week, ranged from 81 to 81. The market
opened this morning at Ct. Much Of the
cotton shipped from this point goes to Nor
folk. Va. Corn sells here for 70 cents per
bushel, wheat $3.50, and flour $3.50 per
hundred pounds, which figures are high, COM
pared with the price of cotton.
On Saturday last little son, eight years of
age, of Maston Turner, who lives near this
place, was driving the horses attached to
cane mill, when his head was accidentally
caught between the lever to which the horses
were hitched and the upper part of the frame
of the mill, crushing his skull. In this con.
dition the little sufferer lived six hours after
meeting with the painful accident.
Martin Bishop, a citizen of Gaffney City,
who was injured short time ago by COL
lision of trains at Kings Mountain, is now in
a critical condition, his physician fearing that
erisypelas will ensue from wound IN his side.
Conductor Tanner, who was also recently
injured on the same road, from the effect of
which leg was amputated, is doing we'll.
On Friday last dog with hydrophobia
attacked Mr.. Robert Blanton inside the yard
of his dwelling, and it was with great diff
Guilty that he could protect himself from the
rabid animal. After mounting high bench
and getting out of the dogs reach, the dog
made his way down the street and was shot
near the store of j. w. Rhyme.
Yesterday, near Whitaker's, Noah Houser
and Bill Hullender, in company of others,
and while under the influence of bad whisky,
were recklessly firing off their pistols, when
VIM. Etters asked them not to fire their pis'
tolls on Sunday. About this time, ball,
discharged from the pistol of Bill Hullender,
struck Etters' arm near the elbow, entering
the flesh and lodging between the elbow and
wrist. Hullender claims that the shot was
unintentionally and accidentally fired. Et-
ters is under the treatment Of DR.. W. A. An
derson.
T.J. Bell, Esq, paid professional visit to to
our town last Saturday. Col. W. W. Gatt:
ney, of Gafney City, was also here on busl'
ness.
Rev. A. L. Slough is conducting series OF
revival meetings in the Baptist church at this
place Eco.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NEW
W. D. Simpson-Assignee's Notice.
P. w. Lindsay, Jr.-Fair Warning.
j. N. Roberts-Meat Market.
Hunter & Oates--Hundreds of Suits.
H. F. Adickes, Jr.-Our Stock of Dry Goods.
J. M. Adams-Charge! Chester, Charge!
Withers Adickes-Coffee and Sugar-Meats-Mo-
lasses- Oils-Looking Glasses Tobacco
Sundries-Wanted.
T. M. Dobson-G Have Been Looking Around
Sure Pop-Will Make You Happy-More
for your Money-Fair Dealing-Shoes and
Boots-Great Rush at Dobson's-Largest
Lot of Jewelry-
Mrs. Fannie l.. Dohson-Emporium Of Fashion.
B. T. Wheeler-Wagons.
H. w. Hope-Guano Cotton.
P. B. Darwin-To Rent
John G.. Observation-Disclosures ASA Cheap
Fact-Xanthine Restorative-Little Butter
cup-Writing Inks, &c.
Herndon Bros-On the Line--Bread-Cid
Cotton against Guano and Goods,
Kennedy Bros. IL Barron-Cloaks, Cloaks-Prct-
ty Fall Hats--Mies' Shoes-.Boots and
Shoes-Dress Goods.-Hats--Knives and
Forks-Cigars-Guan Cotton-Frames.
M. Strauss-The Place for the People to Trade.
s. L. Miller Il Co-To the Public.
R. H, Glenn-Sheriff g Sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-16
POLITICAL NEWS.

John Quincy Adams has accepted the
nomination for Governor of Massachusetts,
rendered him by the regular Democrats.
Hon. Henry Watterson, editor Of the
Louisville Courier. Journal, has declared his
purpose to stump North Carolina next year
in the interest of the National Democratic
ticket.
According to Washington dispatch to
the Cincinnati Commercial, Southern Demo
Gratis laugh at the story that they fear the
loss of Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida at
the next presidential election.
The subcommittee to investigate the
charges against Senator Ingalls, concluded
their labors at Topeka, last Thursday, and
adjourned to meet in Washington on the first
Thursday after the first Monday in December.
The Democratic national committee will
hold its meeting to arrange for the opening
of the presidential campaign, in Boston, on
the 23d of February next, the 22d, their Gus
tomary time of meeting, falling on Sunday.
In a recent speech at Austin, Texas, SEN
ator Maxey advised that the actions and ut
terances of the Southern people should be
regulated so as not to furnish Republicans
with grounds for conducting sectional cam.
paign.
- Senator Lamar made long speech at
Oxford, Miss, last week. He explained his
position on the financial question, saying ne
is bi-metallist, but denouncing the green
hackers, and he justified his position on the
electoral commission question, (which was
Democratic measure"
- The Louisiana Democratic State Conven-
ton, in session at Baton Rouge last week,
nominated the following ticket: For Cover
nor, Hon. L. A. Wilt Lieut. S. D. Nc
Emery, of Ouchita; Attorney General, j. G..
Egan, of Clarborn Secretary of State, W..
A. Strong, of VIM; Auditor, Allen Jumel,
of Iberville; and Superintendent Of Public
Education, E. Hay, of East Feliciana.
The Baltimore american entertains hopes
of revival in the Republican party in the
South. 1t says: "Recent trustworthy ad-
vices from South Carolina and Texas report
serious dissensions among the Democrats of
both States that may prove powerful force
for party disintegration. In Texas there is
every prospect that two independents pledged
M6f to act with the Democrats, will be elected
tothe next Congress, and in South Carolina
there seems to be no doubt that the Republi-
cans will effect perfect organization during
the coming year.
Judge Settle, of North Carolina, gives
the following as the exact words of General
Grant to him upon the question of being a
candidate at the last Republican national
convention: 81 would not have you think of
doing 50. For sixteen years have been un-
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depredations and fed, making good his es-
cape, though an attempt was made to effect
his capture. 7s ..s.s 80
By premature explosion in we'll at
Mai. Durham's, in Southeast Chester, one
day last week, white man named Watts and
a negro were severely injured. The negro
may probably lose his eyes from the injuries
received in the face.
The Baptist meeting, which has been in
progress here during the past two weeks,
closed last Friday. There were ten additions
to the membership of the church. The ordi-
nance of baptism was administered to the
converts on the closing day.
The Chester Baptism Association will meet
at Hopewell Church, on Friday next.
Religious services we're held at none of the
churches in town, last Sunday, except the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian, in which
the pastor, Rev. j. P. Marion, conducted ser.
vices morning and evening. Rev. Mr.. Lester,
pastor of the M. E. Church, was sick; Rev.
Mr.. Trenholm. pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, was absent, attending Presbytery;
and Rev. Mr. Sanders, pastor Of the Baptist
church, filled his regular appointment at
Blackstocks.
Bishop Hood, colored, of the A. M. E.
Church, will preach here next Sunday.
regret to learn that Capt. o. Barber, one
of our representatives in the Legislature, is
quite i'll at his residence in Richburg.
Treasurer Mills informs me that he has
collected about $4,000 of the State and
county taxes. The time for collecting expires
on the 31st instant. The taxpayers, how
ever, are meeting the treasurer promptly.
Miss Jennie Nicely, aged 70 years, died last
week, in the Fishing Greek section.
The premiums tor the Chester County Fair
are now on exhibition at the jewelry store Of
Mr.. R. Brandt.
The sales of cotton at this place, for the
month Of September, aggregated 1888 bales.
Mr.. John c. Flenniken, of Torbit's Mill
section, made i3S gallons Of very fine syrup
from four acres of cane and from the yield Of
one pint of White Amber seed, he made lat
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CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY.

Services will be held in the churches next
Sunday as follows:
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev R,
Latham, Pastor. Services at 10t A. M, and
4! P. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Thos. Gilbert,
Pastor. The pastor will conduct the regular
services in the morning at 10t O'Clock, and
in the evening at y O'Clock. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at y O'Clock. Sun
day-school in the afternoon at 81 O'Clock.
Church of the Good Shepherd-Rey. R. P.
Johnson, Rector. The rector will officiate next
Sunday in the Church of our Saviour at Rock
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The Airline Railroad has recently pur-
chased three new freight engines.
On Friday last, Charleston was visited
with a rain, which "came down in binding
sheets for two and half hours"
= The post office at Antioch, York county,
has been discontinued, and the name of Wood
wards, in Fairfield county, has been substitu-
ted for Youngesville.
= Ed. Holmes, colored, who committed a
nameless outrage on two year old child IN
Union county last August, was convicted OF
the offence at Union G. H., on Saturday last,
and sentenced to be hanged on the 21st OF
November, next.
"A meeting of the directors Of the Peni-
tertiary was held in Columbia last week.
Amongst other business transacted was the
issuing of an order recalling the convicts
from the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad,
which action had been resolved on by the
board of physicians appointed by the Cover
nor to report upon the subject.
The Moores-old man and three sons
who are charged with the killing of Alexander
Bryce, jr., in Oconee county, in August last,
were arraigned in Walhalla court last week,
but on the motion of counsel for defence, the
case was continued until next term. The
prisoners claimed that they could prove an
abb by witnesses in Georgia, whom they
were unable to have in attendance upon court
at the the time of arraignment.
The colored people of the town Of An
derson have temperance lodge of about
three hundred members, which is constantly
increasing in membership. The lnteIIsgsncsr
is informed that the pledge of total abstinence
is kept remarkably well, comparatively few
having to be dealt with for its violation.
The lodge has been in existence for several
years. There are also several other lodges
in the county, all of which have large and
increasing membership.
John Thomas Butler, of Hamburg, is now
in New York with apack Of blood hounds,
exhibiting to the astonished Yankees the mode
said to have been in vogue before the war of
capturing runaway slaves in the South. Mr..
Butler has invoked much indignation at the
South by reason Of his exhibition Of this su-
positions tradition of slavery; but we rather
suspect he is laboring more with view to
his own amusement and profit than for the
purpose of casting odium upon his own people.
- Littleton Smith who was born in Newber-
ry county, and who now lives in Edgefeld
county, probably has the largest posterity of
any man living in the State. The following
will show the number of his posterity at this
time Children now living 8 grandchildren,
55; great grandchildren, 1928; great'great
grandchildren, s. Total living, 1919. Chill
dren dead, 2; grandchildren, 16; great grand
children, %; great-great grandchildren !.
Total dead, AZ. Grand total, 24l. Now, in
his eigbty.eighth year, he can ride on horse
back with ease; can see well enough to shoot
squirrels, &c, with rife. and what is surpri-
sing, can jump up and knock his feet together
twice before coming to the ground.
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MERE.MENTION.

The total value of the peanut crop this
year, in first hands, is estimated at 81 1,500S
900. .'...'... California has Republican ad.
ministration and Democratic Supreme
Court. ''...... The widow of Stonewall Jack
son is expected to spend the wiuter iu Wash
ington. ..'.:'." Elisha Gray controls the tele-
phone monopoly, by legal decision. With a
royalty of 81 on each instrument he bids fair
to become one of the richest men III the
world 1.-THE Philadelphia Times refers
to another Southern outrage. The consump-
ton of the cotton mills in the South has In
creased twenty-six per cent. during the past
year, while the gain has been but two per cent
among those at the North. '''''':;'A collision
of two express trains on curve on a single
track occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Belton, near Wheeling, Va, on
Saturday night, the east bound train running
at thirty-6ve miles an hour, and the west
bound train twenty-five. Several passengers
were slightly injured. Both engines were to.
tally wrecked, and most Of the cars. badly
damaged.
In Paris, Texas, last Monday, j. J. Wheeler,
editor of the Banner, was shot dead by VIM.
B. Bonner, IN attorney. Wheeler had pre-.
ferred charges for removal against police
man whom Bonner defended and succeeded in
getting acquitted, which appears to be the on
ly cause for the crime. '''"On the same day, at
Fort Stockton, in the same State, VIM. Lett,
of company c, Twenty-ffth Infantry. was
shot and killed by VIM. Turner, first sergeant
company L, Tenth Cavalry, who surrender
ed himselfto to the commanding officer and was
turned over to the civil authorities. ''''''Prof.
Wise, the well-known aronaut, made an as.
cent in balloon from St. Louis, several days
ago, and not having been heard from since,
it is now generally believed that he and his
companion are lost '''.'''''There isno abate-
ment of the epidemic in Memphis, nor are
hopes entertained that there will be until
November. Twelve new cases were reported
Monday, with very unfavorable weather.
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YORKvHLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

The corporators of the Yorkville Cemetery
Association are requested to meet in the EN-
QU1RER Office this Thursday evening at y
O'Clock, for the purpose of transacting impor-
tant business. The following-named gentle
men compose the corporators, all of whom are
requested to attend Col. A. Coward Hon. I.
D. Witherspoon, w. B. Metts, James Mason,
DR.. J. M. Lowry, L. NJ. Grist, G. II. O'Leary,
DIR. A. I. Barron, VIM. B. Williams, j. Ed.
Jefferys, DR.. W. NJ. Walker.