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the manner in which he has fought this mat

the manner in which he has fought this mat
ter through. will have to throw up the
sponge to him. have no other bid to make"
The property was then knocked down to
Hon. w. A. Courtenay at $2,963, 400.
During the bidding, Mr.. Courtenay occu-
pied seats with Mr.. w. P. Clyde. of New
York, Col. Buford, President of the Rich
mond and Danvile Railroad, Col. j. H.
Rion, Mr.. w. H. Brawley, Gen. T. M. Logan,
Of Richmond, Va, and several other gentle
men.
It is understood that Mr.. Clyde, of the
CLYDE line of steamers, has an interest in the
purchase. One of the gentlemen of Mr..
Courtepay's party took $4,000 out Of his
pocket and paid it to the Master as deposit
to secure the bid till the cost portion of the
bid is paid
The terms of the sale. were one third cash i;
balance in bond of the purchaser, payable
twelve months from the day of sale, with
interest from the day Of sale, payable annual.
ly, secured by a mortgage of the property
sold; twenty thousand dollars to be paid i'm.
mediately upon the close of the bidding; the
balance of the cash portion to be paid within
ninety days after the day of sale, with interest
from the day of sale.
MERE.MENTION.
Reports to the Department of Agriculture
show that the wheat crop thus far looks as
favorable as in the spring of 1879. Last
Friday was hangman's day in Texas. A
negro named Bill Walker was hanged at CAL
vert for murder committed in 1878. '''''''At
San Francisco last Saturday, the Giant Pow
der Works exploded, killing twelve white
men and twelve or fifteen Cinnamon. ''''"Van.
derbilt owns s51.OOO,OOO four per cent.
United States bonds, from which he derives
S. 900 interest per day .'''''''' Memphis and
New Orleans deny that any cases of yellow
fever have occurred in either city the pres
ent season. The reported cases were malig-
nant malarial fevers. ..'...Vennor, the wealth.
er .prophet, predicts that there will be severe
frost between the 10th and 18th of May, over a
very large portion of the United States. ''''''A
Kentucky man tried thirty.uin different
cures for corns, and then took sharp chisel
and cut the toe square of. ''''''''The distance
from Panama to Aspinwall by water is TO-.
900 miles; by land it is 474 miles. .''''''Krupp,
the German gunmaker, has orders ahead for
5000 cannon ''''''".There are 795,O00 pau
pers in England .''.''':Don't Judge a man
by his family connections, for Cain belonged
to very good family.
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sKErcHOF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

We have just issued, in pamphlet form, a
sketch of the Battle of Kings Mountain, by
Rev. Robert Latham, and will fill orders for the
same at the following rates Single copy, Is
cents; per dozen, S1.50; per hundred, 900.
Orders by mail will be promptly filled at the
above prices.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Voters within the corporate limits Of the
town of Yorkville, are reminded that the next
election for intendent and wardens will he
held on Monday, the 10th proximo. An Off
cial notice to this effect appears in our adver-
tising columns.
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EARLY VEGETABLES.

Mrs. F. C. Merritt placed us under obliga-
tons last Monday morning for basket of
garden vegetables, consisting Of peas, Irish
potatoes and lettuce, the first Of either we
had saan this season.
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

Mr.. R. J. Herndon, recently student of
the Boston Conservatory Of Music, offers his
services as teacher Of brass bands. He has
already acquired quite reputation as musi-
clan. His card may be found in another COL
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POST.ROUTE MAP.

We make our acknowledgements to Hon. j.
H. Evins for copy of the post-route map Of
South Carolina and Georgia, received through
w. L. Nicholson, Topographer of the Post
office Department.
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OUR CLUBBING RATES.

L
our books and paid for at the same time, the
ENQUIRER will he furnished one year for 81
to each subscriber. Single subscriptions, -. 90
per annum in advance. All persons who sub
scribe for one year, between this date and the
first of October next, will be entitled to a
chance in our prize drawing.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION.
We have seen letter from Hon. j. H.
Evins, representative in Congress from this
district, to Col. A. Coward, chairman Of the
executive committee of the Kings Mountain
Centennial Association, in which the writer
expresses the belief and the hope that Con-
gress will make an appropriation for the cele-
bration of the Kings Mountain centennial.
Mr.. Evins has made an argument before the
military committee and induced them to agree
to report in favor of an appropriation of 81, 900,
which he is confident will be adopted.
CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY.
Services will be held in the churches next
Sunday as follows:
Methodist Episcopal Thos. Gilbert,
Pastor Services at 10t A. M, and y T. M.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev r.
lIdUL Ill.
The pastor will fill his regular appointment
next Sunday at Tirzah, conducting sacramen-
tai servives, which will begin Friday evening.
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Rev. r. P. johnson, Rector. Services at the
usual hours, morning and afternoon.
Presbyterian rvices at 10t A. M, and y
P. NJ, by Rev. T. R. English.
ROCK HILL COTTON FACTORY.
From DR.. Robertson, who was in town last
Monday, we learn that the above enterprise is
being pushed forward with every prospect OF
success. Mr.. Hutchison, President of the
Company, returned from the North last Satur-
day, whittier he went some days ago to make
arrangements for procuring machinery. He
contracted for 3, 100 spindles, to be delivered
the 1st of November, by which time it is con-
tenplated to have the building completed.
The building will be of capacity sufficient for
5000, spindles, and machinery to that extent
will be supplied after operations have been
commenced and after the managers become
conversant with the business they have under
taken. The machinery will he driven ny
steam. 1t is estimated that from $50, 600 to
$4,000 capital will be required, SAC, 900 of
which is already subscribed, entirely by Cit
izens of Rock Hill and vicinity, an no fear
is apprehended of failure to secure the re-
mainder of the required amount when it shall
be needed.
>sThe enterprising citizens of our sister town
are to be commended for this evidence of
their public spirit and liberality, which we
feel sure will be crowned with the full meas
ure of success it deserves.
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SURVIVORS, ASSOCIATIONS.

Members of the York County Survivors
Association are reminded that meeting Of the
Association is ordered at Yorkville on Satur-
day the 1st day of May.
An important meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Survivors Association of the 18th
Regiment S. C. ", of York county, is also or
dered on the same day, at II O'Clock A. NJ.
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NEW STORE BUILDING,

Mr. T. M Dobson has force Of workmen
employed in building new store-house on
his lot next adjoining that on which the store
now occupied by him is situated. The new
building will have front Of 80 feet and ex-
tend back 100 feet. He proposes to make it
the finest store-room in town, and expects to
have it completed by the first Of August.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Id Witherspoon, Chairman-Democratlc Cluhs.
j. F, Wallace, Administrator-Notces to the
Creditors of the estates Of James Brlan, L.
Madison Nicely and Alexander Glass.
J, A. Mclean, Judge of Probate -Citation-J: r.
Wallace, c. G. C. Pleas, Applicant-William
P. Berry, deceased.
Latimer & Hemphii-Special Attention.
J. J. Smith Il Co-Dry Goods-Prints-Dres
Goods Table ask-Cottonades-Trim-
ming Silks ;OtiOns-Hats
Withers Adickes-just Received-Soaps. &c:
Hunter Il Oates-A Full and Complete STOCK OF
Goods.
T. NJ. Dobson-Good News and Glad Tidings to
all Mankind.
Mrs. Fannie L. Dopson-The Emporium Of Fash
w. H. McCorkle, Intendant-M Municipal Election.
Robert J. HerndOn-Teacher of Brass Bands.
J. M Adams-New Goods.
H. H. Beard Il Co.-Read and Take Notice.
Kennedy Bros. Il Barron-Dry Goods-Notions-
Spring Clothing, &c.
Herndon Brothers-Bread, The Staff of Life
Observation-Disclosures
M. Strauss-Great Inducements.
w. M. Walker. D. D. S.-Dental Surgery.
THE CANTATA.
Do not forget the beautiful cantata to be
presented by the young ladies i'll ths Court
House tomorrow evening.
PERSONAL MENTION.
We were pleased to receive call last Fri
day from COL w. S. Dogan, the enterprising
canvassing agent for the Columbia Register.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

We were pleased to receive call last Fri
day from Col. w. S. Dogan, the enterprising
canvassing agent for the Columbia Register.
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r, D. d. S.-Dental surge
THE CANTATA.

Do not forget the beautiful cantata to be
presented by the young ladies iii the Court
House tomorrow evening. ,
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
The Geological Drama

Sensational realism on the stage is ad
vancinc step by step before the footlights
and the other night in Philadelphia, it
came near bounding out into the audience
but happily the people did not know 1t
in time to be sensationally thrilled. Mr..
Frank Frayne and combination are
giving play ut the New National the
alter, in which lion figures. In the
play. Fravne is accus ed of crime, and
asserts that he cal prove his innocence
by a scrap OF writing which is concealed
in lions leathern collar. lie ap-
proarches an apparently unfastened lion
ON the stage and takes out the paper
after which the curtain falls on the act
picture producing the required sensation.
Now Frayne's dog Jack well known to
the audience as one of the actors in Isl
Slocom," was lett out OF the new piece
and the lion, Nero, was substituted as
the geological feature. Jack was doubt
less professionally jealous of his royal
highness Nero, and prowled around un-
easily behind the scenes taking a keen
interest in the lion act. The native
American mastiff was shelved and the
foreigner was the reignin favorite.
Jack could not be blamed for making a
dash the other night at Nero's cage after
he had done his act and been locked up.
The hon got furious at the dogs imper-
tinence, and in his royal rage broke one
of the bars of his cage and then another,
while third broken bar would have
set HIM free to roam around, roaring,
seeking whom he might devour. The
dog stood his ground nobly, but the ac-
tors, where were they? Some flew to
"fies," and some out into the street in
their stage attire, and if the audience
had only had hint Of loose lion what
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
Romance of the Railroad
Piltsburg Teleqraph,


"Will you please assist me?" said
sweet-voiced young lady at the Union
depot this morning about 8 o'clock. The
remark was addressed to a passenger
brakeman who was standing near .
freight train on the Panhandle tack
The latter looked around, but failing to
see any person from whom the request
was likely to come, he was about to walk
away, when the words were repeated
He looked around again, and was con
slderably surprised TO observe that the
remark proceeded from a rosy-taced and
well-dressed young Miss, who was stand
ing in the side doorway of an empty
freight car. The situation was q strange
one, and the young lady showed her evl-
dent embarrassment in her face, while
az for the brakeman, he was too utterly
confounded by the scene to say word
He helped her down as gracefully as
possible, however, and as the young lady
was evidently desirous of explaining
how she got there, her new friend
walked up the platform short distance
with her. She was only about eighteen,
and appeared to be not only attractive in
person but intellectually. "You see"
she said, after her bushes had partially
disappeared, 81 live out on the Pan
handle road some distance-no matter
where-and this morning | had occasion
to visit some friends at Irwin. | was in
terrible fix; for, you see, hadnt
money enough to pay the fare, and
didn't know what to do. We live near
the railroad and-and, indeed, | cant
imagine what put 1t IN my head to steal
-, 10 %, Tho ,,itt l,tt h "A, 4
sure, and the first thing l knew | was
flying along in that dreary car, which
had been standing on siding near oui
house all night. 1t was, OH an awfully
pleasant ride; SO romantic and so strange
too. ] didn't have TO fear the conductor,
YOU know, for he never knew | was
there. OH it was awfuily funny. How
the girls will laugh when | tell them
about it. | wouldn't tel! anybody. Oh!
| couldn't help it, indeed / couldn't; it
was too awfully ridiculous. Such nice
spring morning, too. III never forget
that ride; ii was just too splendid for
anything. But do You know when the
train got to the city was dreadfully
mortified, and when the car got into the
depot and stopped | felt terribly asham-
ed. Why, do you know, / shrunk back
into the corner Of that car, and wa
really afraid to get out2 | nearly cried
about it. Finally, thought il wouldn't
do to back out Just then, and so | went
to the door, ahd when did try to ge,
out, was-was afraid TO jump for fear
I'd tear my dress. So | called you.
Where am going? Well, to Irwin; but
please don't tell anybody" The brake
man promised, but failed to keep his
word. Some brakemen never do.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
A Decision OF Importance.
New York Times.

New YORK lines.
Wives will pout, husbands will rejoice,
and tradesmen will, we fear, swear at 4
recent decision of the Common Law Di-
vision Of the English Court of Appeals
which the lawyers OF our own country
will do very well to make note OF.
Mrs. Meilor purchaser of the plaintiffs,
Debenham & Freebody, various articles
Of dress suitable TO her rank in life, and
which, by her orders, were charged to
her husband at fair prices. When the
bill was sent in, however, he declined to
pay it. He made his wife an allowance
he said, and had directed her not t.
pledge his credit.
The plaintiffs replied that they knew
nothing of his private arrangements
with his wife, and that they should GER
tainly hold him responsible. The
tradesmen's case seems an exceedingly
strong one, and with such counsel as
Mr.. Benjamin, whose career at the Eng
lish bar has been as brilliant as brief,
might be deemed well nigh impreg-
nable.
The only question left to the jury,
however, was the sole one, AT the time
these goods were ordered had Mr.. Mel
lor Withdrawn from his wife authority
to bind his credit and forbidden her to
do so?"
The jury found in the affirmative, and
the case " as adjudged against the trades
men. The decision on appeal is very
vigorously reasoned. There is, Lord
Justice Bramwell said, neither general
usage nor convenience in favor Of hay-
ing articles Of dress on credit. nor can
the courts take judicial cognizance of
any practice Of wives to pledge their
husbands credit for such articles.
Doubtless the husband may give the
wife power to run up such bills, but why
should the law give such power 10 her
against his will? Tradesmen should in
| form themselves as to the wives author
| ity. 1t doubtless, true that to ask
questions of their lady customers would
offend them, and that is strong reason
why such questions should not be asked,
| but it is no reason why the husband
should be made liable in default Of the
shopman's choosing not to inform him
self. Lord Thesiger added that there
was, indeed, presumption that the
wife had authority TO pledge her hus-
bands credit, but the presumption
was one liable TO be rebutted, and had,
in fact, been rebutted in the case by
proof of the limitation or the wite's ex-
penses. 1t was hard upon the trades
men, but it would be yet harder upon
the husband to lay upon him a burden
of liability against his will, and from
which he would be unable TO relieve
himself except by public advertisement
not to trust his wife, which advertise
| tuant tho trnIpsmau might after all
plead he had not seen. The judges dis
puted over a case Manly against Scott
similar to this several years in the reign
of Charles H., and fifteen years ago the
Common Pleas made similar decision
in jolly against Rees. But Justice Byles
hen dissented, and Sir Alexandr Cock
burn himself has since questioned the
case. Debenham against Mallor is the
first time the question has been passed
upon in Court of Appeal.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
CHILDREN on A BALLOON TRIP.
A strange Voyage of Two Little Children In
lRsR

1858.
When Mr. Wise was lost In his bal
loon, called the Pathfinder, several
months ago, the newspapers printed
many accounts of trips made into the air
some by brave men, and some BY foolish
ones. A lady who lives in the town Of
CeAtralia, in the State of Illinois, said
nothing until all the rest were done
talking. Then, one day she told the
editor OF the St LOUIS Republican to look
in the number Of that paper that was
printed Sept. q, 1858. The editor looked
and founda an account of how two children
took trip in balloon all by them.
selves. On that day, an eronaut, OF
sailor OF the air, named Brook, filled
his air ship with gas on the farm OF Mr..
Harvey, who lived near Centralia. lie
expected to sail up in the afternoon.
About noontime Mr.. Harvey put his
two children into the basket of the bal
loon just TO please them. and not think
ing for moment Of any danger. The
balloon was tied to tree by ropes. All
at once a gust Of wind broke the ropes,
and the balloon got up into the sky with
nobody but the two children in the
basket.
Mr.. Harvey was wild with grlef and
shouted aloud; They're lost; they're
lost"
All the neighbors ran to the spot, only
to see the balloon drifting Off to the
north and more than mile high. One
of the children was girl, Nettie, eight
years old, and the other heI little broth
er Willie, four years old. Both cried
when they found themselves leaving the
j or. N m asr,s,
strange Journey indeed. Nettie looked
over the edge OF the basket and saw her
father wringing his hands away below
Soon the people looked TO her smaller
than babies, and the houses like toy
houses. She and Willie were going up
up all the time,
81 expect We are going to heaven
/ Willie" said Nettie.
Willie thought it was very cold in
heaven then, for the higher they went
the colder it grew.
Nettie wrapped Willie in her apron
and held his head in her lap until be
ciied himself to sleep. Then Netto
folded her hands and waited. She said
81 think We must be near the gate now
She meant the gate of heaven, that ST.,
had heard aboui Sunday-school.
But Nettie fell asleep, too. When she
woke she found that some strange man
was lifting her from the basket
The strange man Was q farmer in
Northern Illinois, who had seen balloon
drifting low down across the field. The
rope was dragging, aud SO he caught it
and landed the children safely.
The balloon had foated all night
Nettie and Wilie's father soon learned
that thev had been found, and took
them home two days afterward.
Nettie is now woman-and the very
same one who told the Republican tC
look back in in its files for the story.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22
Clever surgery on Lion.

A curious occurrence has lately taken
place at the London Geological Gardens.
One night one of the lions was observed
TO be in state of great tribulation,
rolling about and trying 10 Get some
thing out OF MS mouth with his paws.
Upon examining the animal to see what
was the matter, Mr.. Bartlett found that
a great bone had become fixture in
the poor brutes mouth. The difficulty
was to remove il, as the lion was in a
fearful temper. This was done by
getting the lion into a Shifting den,"
where his face would not be very far
from the bars. 1t was then ascertained
that the object in the lions mouth was
the spongy, round bone, as big as a
cricket-ball, which forms the hip-joint of
the horse. The lion had mad part Of a
horse for dinner, and in amusing him
self with the .one first got his upper
large canine tooth into the soft part of
the bone, and, biting on it, the CORE.
spending canine tooth in the lower jaw
came through SO far into the bone that
it almost met with the point of the
upper tooth; the jaw thus became fixed.
The animal was prevented from taking
food or water. Mr.. Bartlett, with n
great deal of tact and manGuvering,
managed to get this bone out of the lions
mouth, and lucky he did so, as it was
found that the long projecting part OF
the bone was pressing hard upon the
lions tongue, This is the third clever
operation in dentristy that Mr.. Bartlett
has performed, first removing big
tooth. from the hippopotamus; second,
operating on the base of the tusk OF the
big elephant; third, taking horses leg
bone out of the lions mouth.--Ldnd aud
Hahr.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22

An exchange says: 1t is impossible to
convey to the reader an idea of the vast
valuable forests Of fir, pine and cedar
both in Oregon and Washington. Trees
two hundred and two hundred and fifty
feet high and six feet in diameter are
never out of view; eight and ten feet in
diameter and three hundred feet high
are not uncommon, generally two-thirds
bare OF limbs. Fifty and sixty good
timber trees grow on an acre as rule,
and yield seldom less than three hun
dred thousand feet, and instances are on
record of one million feet from an acre.
No acre is worked for profit which can
not yield three hundred thousand feet
at least, and even this yield is rare.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22

The largest shipment of grain by one
tow to New Orleans has been contracted
for by two prominent grain houses of
this city, and will probably depart next
Saturday fer New Orleans for foreign ex-
port. The contract has been made by
the Mound City transportation company
for 100000 bushels Of corn, and the
barge Grand Republic will alone take
100000 bushels, and four other barges
100000, or $4,000 bushels each, all con-
stituting one tow in charge of the Iron
City" steamer. In two other trips the
Iron City" and barges took to New Or
leans $780, 900 bushels of grain. These
100000 bushels of grain would require
900 cars to move them, making 80 aver
age freight trains.-S. Louis Republican.
The Osceola times., 1880-05-22

THERE is sad household in Wells
vile, N. Y. A few nights since Mrs.
wildman died of pneumonia after an
illness of ten days. On the following
afternoon her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. n.
Cole, the wife of the editor OF the Gen.
esee Valley Free Press, while sitting in
the chamber of death suddenly hid her
face in her hands, fell back and immedi'
stely breathed her last. Mr.. Cole was in
New York at the time of Mrs. Wild
mans death, and was on his way home
to attend the funeral when he read in
the cars notice of his wlfe's sudder
death.