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EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

Railroad movements
- The Virginia Midland Directors met in
Baltimore on Saturday and definitely decided
to extend the road from Danville..via Moores
Vile, with connection to Charlotte and to
Spartanburg, S. G. The extension will be eff:
fectei under the name of the North Carolina
Midland Railroad, which corporation was or
ganized under the laws of that State about a
year ago.
Colonel j. S. Barbour, who is President Of
the Northwestern Road, called meeting Of
the Directors to be held at Winston, N. c.,
on the 26th instant, when the date and man.
ner of commencing the work of construction
will be decided upon.
At meeting in Baltimore, it was decided
to undertake the work of building the road
as far South as Walnut Cove, a distance of
fifty miles from Danville, and resolution
was passed pledging the Virginia Midland
Road to supply the necessary capital for the
purpose not secured through subscription to
the stock.
The Air. Line Lease.
"A New York dispatch of Saturday,
says that argument was had on that day be-
fore Judge Blatchford, of the United States
Circuit Court, in the suit of Chas. H. Pond,
John W. Garrett and others, against Hiram
w. Sibley, of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air
Line Railway, and the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad and others. A motion was
made to remand the suit to the State court
where it was begun and removed few days
ago to the Federal court. 1t will be remem-
bered that in the Supreme Court, Judge Don
ohue granted an injunction restraining the
Atlanta aud Charlotte Railway Company
from executing the lease of their road to the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company.
Judge Blatchford reserved his decision on
the question of remanding the case to the
State court.
The Charlotte Observer says that pending
the proceedings, the charter of the Airline
Railroad Company was telegraphed from
that city to members Of counsel in the case
in New York.
Particulars Of Gen. Gary's Death.
The Edge6eld Advertiser of last week
gives the following additional particulars of
Gen. Gary's death, which will be read with
interest:
Soon after the adjournment Of the late
court, Gen. Gary left his home and repaired
to Cokesbury to visit his aged mother, then
lying low upon bed of illness. Upon his
return to Edge6eld, on Tuesday Of last week,
he complained of not feeling well, but still
appeared promptly in his office, and on Thurs
day afternoon attended municipal meeting
in the Court House. On Friday morning,
about nine o'clock, it was announced by his
two nephews, Major Earnest Gary and Mr..
George Evans, who lived with him, that he
was very ill. And instantaneously Oakley
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cution by Cossacks and infantry. with drums
and ffes. A detachment of all the regiments
of the guards stationed in St. Petersburg,
surrounded the sca8old. All the prisoners
received the ministrations of the priests and
kissed the cross and each other. They we're
very firm, except Russakof, who tainted at
the last moment. Appeals for mercy to the
Nihilists Russakof' and Michailof, were sub
mitted to the Gear, but he replied that the
sentence of the Court must be carried out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-04-21
EASTER ELECTION.

At the Easter election on Monday, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the Church of
the Good Shepherd
Vestrymen-A. Coward, W. B. Wilson,
Sen., G. W. S. Hart, T. W. Clawson, A. S.
Withers, R. J. Latts, J. c. Kuykendal.
Wardens.-W. B. Wilson, Sen., A. Cow
ard
w. B. Wilson, Sen., G.. w. S. Hart, A. S.
Withers and B. T. Moore were elected del
gates to the Diocesan Convention, which
meets in Charleston on the lth of May.
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COTTON SHIPMENTS.

The shipments of cotton from the depot in
Yorkville, since the 1st of last September to
Tuesday last, amount to 7,047 bales, which
exceed the shipments for the same period
last year 1 ,103 bales, and is 100 bales more
than were shipped for the entire year 1880.
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PROGRESS OF THE RAILROAD.

The track of the Chester and Lenoir Rail-
road is now laid within mile and q half of
Lincolnton. The iron is being furnished
promptly and is put down as fast as received.
As regards the extension of the road beyond
Lincolnton, the Progress of Saturday says
"The Catawba people are determined to
have the Narrow Gauge Railroad reach their
town without delay on their part. Work
was begun at this end of the line on Monday,
and in a short time they will have the road
bed from here to Newton ready for the iron
and cross.tes. After this work is completed,
they will have to raise twelve or fifteen thous'
and dollars before the road is extended be-
yond this place. If they can raise that
amount, they will soon get the Narrow Gauge;
but until then Lincolnton will be the ter
minus"
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ries on various points under these heads, has
been prepared, number of which have been
sent to various parties in York county; and
it is earnestly hoped those who have received
them will furnish the information desired,
and thus aid the Commissioner of Agriculture
in his i'm nortant work
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done we can do-if We would only work tor

A word to "Countyman": Your article 's
q well.merited rebuke to the gratuitous and
wanton insult, that the men of our county,
in convenient reach of Yorkville, are attracted
hither by the liquor shops. A FATHER.
YoRKv1LLE, S. c., April 20, 1881.
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THE CHURCHES LAST SUNDAY.


Services, appropriate to the day, were held
in the churches of Yorkville on Sunday last.
The Methodist and Episcopal churches were
tastefully decorated, and evening services
held in them, the pastors respectively attend
ing their charges out of town in the forenoon.
Only morning services were held in the Pres
byterian church, owing to iudispostion of the
pastor. Sacramental services were held in
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church,
the pastor, on this occasion, being assisted by
Rev. j. P. Marion, of Chester, who preached
series of able, instructive and eloquent SER
mons on Friday evening" Saturday morning
and evening, and on Sunday and Sunday at
ternoon.
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SALE OF FERTILIZERS.

The sales of fertilizers at this place during
the present season, by fifteen dealers and
agents, who represent quite number Of
brands, aggregate 1926 tons, being in excess
of the sales of last season. The sales would
have exceeded the above figures, but for the
difficulty of procuring transportation at the
proper time. Several orders were counter.
manded by dealers on notification of delay
in shipment.
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DEATH OF AN AGED NEGRO.

Peter Crenshaw, an aged colored man,
died in Yorkvile on the 18th instant. He
was born in Virginia, December 16, 1871,
and when small boy was brought here as a
slave and became the property of the late Dr.
E. A. Crenshaw, with whom he lived until
emancipation. Notwithstanding his great
age-being over 80 at the time of his death -
he retained his mental faculties in wonderful
degree, and from memory's store could re-
late many interesting facts of the early history
of this locality.
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DEATH or JOSEPH r. MOSS.

Mr.. Joseph r. Moss, an old and highly
respected citizen, died at his residence, %
miles southeast Of town, on Tuesday night
last, in the 10Th year of his age. Mr. Moss
was a native of Cheshire, Conn.,, where he
was born March 10th, 1903. In 1926 he
came South, and in September of that year
located in York district, where he engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and subsequently turned
his attention to farming. He continuously
resided here until his death. He accumu.
lated handsome competency and it may be
mentioned that he clung with the fondest at
tachment to the land of his adoption, never,
in the darkest days of South Carolina, waver-
ing in his devotion to the principles which he
deemed best calculated for the best interests
of the State.
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THE ROCK HILL FACTORY.

A private note of last Friday from Rock
Hill, referring to the progress Of work on the
cotton factory at that place, says: "Our fac
tory is progressing as well as we could expect.
All the machinery has been received for the
picker room also, all the cards, railways,
heads, shafting, &c., and 1S spindle frames.
The draw frames, slubber and speeder are
ready for use All the balance Of the ma
chinery will be here before all the cards can
be ground and made ready for use. At the
furthest, within two or three weeks, the
spinninp machinery will be in operation"
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CHURCHES NEXT SUNDAY.

Services will be held in the churches next
Sunday as follows:
Church of the Good Shepherd rd-Episcopal-
Rev. R. P. johnson, Rector The rector ex.
poets to oficiate in Lancaster on Sunday next.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. r.
Latham, Pastor. Services will be conducted
in this church at 7.3O P. NJ, by Rev. j. A.
White, pastor of Hopewell church. Rev.
Mr.. Latham will fill his regular appointment
at Tirzah.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pastor:
There will be no services in this church next
Sunday.
Methodist Epi,copal-Rev. Marion Dargan,
Pastor. Services in the church at Yorkville
morning and evening.
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Local ulS0ruerS OF Lne lupSs auu ssoilaCu al
often mentioned. Great losses from cold and
exposure are reported from the plains of the
far West.
The last issue of Bradstreet's. New York
commercial paper, gives summary of the
cotton situation, with regard to both the old
and the new crop, down to the close of March.
Port reports and overland movements for
both were 5,481 ,345, against 1859, 1874 for the
same time last year-an excess OF 522, ,l3l.
Estimating the receipts for the season the
same as last year, gives total yield for the
crop of 1881 of 6,2S3, 4O3 bales. AS yet there
are no indications of any sudden falling off in
receipts The stock at interior towns is no less
than a year ago. Port receipts for the first
twelve days in April have been sixtyeight
thousand bales more than for the same time
last year. Estimating the probable increase
of receipts during the remainder of the year,
the total yield is placed at 6,422,Ooo bales.
The opinion is expressed that the present
enormous consumption of cotton by mills will
still further increase. Regarding the outlook
for the coming crop, reports cay that plant
ing is about Is days later than last year. In
some regions operations are fully month
late. Fertilizers will be used more than
heretofore, notably so in the Carolinas and
Georgia Present indications are that the
cotton acreage, as compared with last year,
will show some increase in the Caroinas,
Georgia, Florida and Texas, while there will
probably be no change in Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas.
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same authority gives the failures in the South
ern States for the same period, included in the
above, as 526, for S5,500,000, exceeding the
same period last year s3,50O,O0O.
The Philadelphia Times has story of a
young German named Gyumber, who has
been asleep in the almshouse near Allentown,
Penn, since the 18th of February. All this
time he has slept with his eyes closed, resist.
ing all sorts of noises, the pricking of pins
and the application Of hot irons. Music af:
fected him somewhat, and he could be walk
ed about the room. He ate three times
day and exhibited no special signs of i'll
health. On Thursday night he suddenly
opened his eyes, became deathly pale, and
broke out into a profuse perspirstion. This
was followed by great prostration. 1t is now
believed that the worst is over and he will
recover. The half hundred physicians who
have seen him, seem to agree that his trouble
is a stupor at the base of the brain.
"A St. Petersburg dispatch says that all
the Nihilists, except the woman Hessy Helf:
man, condemned to death for connection with
the Cars assassination, namely, Russakoff,
Michailoff, Kibaltzchitsch, Jeliaboff and So
phie Pieofsky, were hanged on Friday last at
ten o'clock. Michailoff's rope broketwice. Or.
der was not disturbed. There was all immense
concourse of spectators. The prisoners were
escorted from the fortress to the place of exc
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-05
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1881

detached masses of rock for eighteen or
down, there seemed to be big black
hole, evidently a considerable cavern.
1 now climbed up and together we
peeped and peeked about for some time.
When We looked down into the dark
hole, there would be low growing.
Three or four hours were spent. We
found that it wss no use trying to shoot
them in the dark. There was cave
back in there as large as hall; great
irregular cavity emitting very strong
bearish stencil.
In the afternoon we assailed them on
new tack. Vert and Grant split up a
lot of wood which, with their assist
ance, We carried up our log ladder, half
a cord OF it at least, and then pitched it
into the cavern. A brand was then
fetched up, and we soon had bonfire
going which lighted up the whole inside
of the den. From where we stood up
in the fissure, the bears could now be
seen crouching behind the black bowl
ders and in the far corners of the cave,
snarling uneasily at the fire. 1counted
five, and Alf soon made out two others.
To shoot game thus cornered up may
be deemed an unsportsmanlike method
of hunting, but my friend and myself
| were troubled by no such scruples.
An hour later we hauled seven bears
dead ones-out of that cave, which
added to those already secured, made
ten carcasses!
They were remarkably fat bears, too.
with but one exception. Their flesh
had q noticeably sweet taste. which We
attributed to their getting so much
honey hereabouts.-LYouth's Compan-
| ion.
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Our Mothers.

In the formation of our character, we
owe to our mothers more than to any
other human agency, for it is their hands
that first twine the tendrils of our hearts,
guide our footsteps Alright, lesd us in
the path of virtue. and in the dark,
dreary night of pain. their watchful
vigils keep beside the couch of their
dear ones. Whose but the all-seeing
eye of Jehovah can fathom the depths
of anxiety they feel. and who can tell
of the ceaseless prayers which they
offAr for their sin-stricken children?
+ Their influence ever shines with an
unsullied light which softens and puri-
fies the way ward impulses of the youth
full mind, and guides it onward in its
course toward heaven. How, then,
Can We pay just tribute to our mothers
with what measures of gratitude and
affection shall We requite them for
their maternal care?
To those who have lost their mothers
in early life, there Is the hailow ed spot,
sacred to memory. where they retro
spect the past-recall days and nights
when their mothers kept watch over
their sinless years, and where they
may look forward, with faith and
hope, to the blessed reunions Of the
everlasting future.
Friends may be torn from our hearts,
hopes may be blasted, and our love for
others grow cold, yet every principle
of gratitude and every feeling OF virtu'
GUS sensibility requires that we should
cling to our mothers and love them
] still.
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Oatmeal as Food.

The appetite often Graves food which
the stomach rejects; but a long period
of forcing enables it to receive it under
protest. Nor is it the quanty of food
that is uourishing. but the quality. A
pourd of choice meat at twenty cents
is vorth as much for nutriuent as two
pounds of inferior meat at ten cents.
An egg is one of the best and most
nutritious articles of diet that Can be put
on the table, and the less it is cooked
the more valuable its digestive and as
similating properties. Since oatmeal
has become delicacy, retailing all the
way from four to twenty-five cents q
pound, according to localities. people
of wealth add it to their cuisine as q
valuable breakfast dish. Carlyle
said of Lord Macaulay: "Well. any
one can ses that you are I'm honest, good
sort of fellow made out of oatmeal
There is story told of shrewd Scotch
woman who used to tell her fine health J
bairns, the one that eats the msisl
parritch will get the maist meat And
when the meat came there was no room
for it.
The apologist for a national dish
says: !" If oatmeal can make such mer
as Sir Walter Scott, DR.. Chalmers, and
Lord Macaulay, We may we'll heap bigt
the porridge dish and bribe our child
rem to eat it. One thing We do know
1t is far better for the blood aud brair
than cake, confectionery, and the score
of delicacies on which many pale little
pets are fed by their foolish, fond
mothers"
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Coming Back.

They say if onr beloved dead
Should seek the o'd familiar place,
Some stranger would be there instt ad,
And they would find no welcome face.
Icsnnot tell bow it might be
II other homes; bat this know,
Could my lost darling CONF to me.
That she wOnld never find itso.
Ofttimes the flowers have come and gone,
O'ttmes the winter winds have blown,
The while her perceful rest went On,
And have learned to live alone.
Have slowly learned from day to day.
In all lifr's task to bear my part; I
But whether grave or " neither gay,
hide her III, mJry in my heart.
FOND, faithful love has hest my way,
And friends are round me true and tried,
They have their place; but hers today
Is empty as the day she died
How would spring with bated breath,
And joy too dep for word or sign,
To take ny darling hem FROM death,
Aud once again TO Call her mine.
dare not dream the blissful dream,
l. fills my heart with wild unrest;
Where youder cold, white marbles gleam,
She still must siumb r; God knows best.
But this know, that those who say
Our best beloved would find no place,
Have never hungered every day,
Through years at d years. for one dear face
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Insln cerity in Music.

An accomplished composer who has
the independence Of character to defend
popular, ngaiult affected, music, pre-
.ents an illustration which will be rec
ogniZed astrue.
Nowhere do We SEQ democracy more
discredited and aristocraoy moro abso-
lutte than in the domain of music. The
public's musical servants bow down
abjectly to u few connoisseurs, and
show as much contempt for the masses
Of shoip Learorr- ss they dare to, sa view
OF the fact that from the masses they
get their pay. When A gives concert
and really pleases B, @ and the rest, he
Is likely to feel as If he must apologize
to the critical d for having "lowered "
himself to popular apprehension.
"a, my boy, he says, why do you
put such trash upon programmed"
Its business. you know" replies A,
with cowardice; they are such num-
skulls, they would not stand anything
decent"
d, very likely. writes for the press.
A, therefore, trembles when he takes
up the journal in which review of his
concert is likely to appear. He reads
the verdict that his programme was an
unworthy one. b and O. who were in
the audience and found pleasure in the
performance, also read the verdict and
conclude that they are depraved crea-
lures who have been indulging in cul-
pablo delights. At all events they
would hardly have the hardihood to
oppose their opinion to that of the
great d. so, with servility they Join the
outory against A-not in o very active
manner, but by derogatory remarks
dropped here and there.
"B, how did you enjoy the concert
last EVENING"" (B did really enjoy it.
but he has seen his error and feels
ashamed.)
"Oh, $3.50; there was nothing par
ticularly good about it,"
Naturally enough, then. A feels that
he must conform more closely to D's
demands, and at his next concert he
gives music, adapted not to his audi
ence, but to the artificial standard
which no feels compelled to regard.
Half his audience 60 home, or fall
asleep, before the last number on the
programme, but A has the bliss of Dr.
appreciation. He also has BIS and C's
appreciation. given in this way:
&C, how was the concert last night 2
"Splendid!" replies G, who has Just
read tho morning paper.
ibid you stay through ?"
"No; / came out after the frs
part"
"Going to the next one?"
| "Guess not" ~
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How the Chinese Leave Hongkong

While in Hongkong. writes q CORES
pondent Of an Eastern paper. I accepted
the invitation OF Consul Mosby to visit
the steamship Gaelic, and see how Chi.
namen wers shipped to the United
States. There were 458 men and one
woman. The Cinnamon were all on
deck with o rope stretched around
them. At desk near by were three
officers. the Doctor, the Harbor Master
and the United States Consul. These
Cinnamon had bought their tickets,
but unless they could pass the Doctors g
inspection, the Harbor Master would
not stamp their ticket, the United tates
Consul would not stamp theil ticket,
and il the Consul did not stamp their
ticket the Mail Company would not take
it. These Cinnamon had their clothes
unbuttoned and laid off down to their
waists. The doctor examined every
one, honestly and faithfully. and did
not object to single one. Every one
was in q good state of health. On the
Doctors certificate the Harbor Master
stamps the ticket. and on his certificate
the American Consul also stamps the
ticket. and on his stamp the Captain
takes it.
Before woman can be shipped she
has to go down to the To.Wah hospital
and have stamped on her arm certif.
cate that she was q proper person to
conae to America. All the precautions
that laws have feed, as far as regards
the examination OF Cinnamon, are hon.
estly carried out under the present ad
ministration, or were on that trip.
was anxious of seeing some evidence ol
q careless manner of doing it. mus
say they did it carefully. While thest
Cinnamon we're all in string, I came
in and looked at them. One of then
said, !" Halle, mister. I sable youl
bludder. He marry up in Slsclamen
to-" I said. John, what You knew ?
He said: " live in Slaclamento eigh
year; l make So. 600; I come home;
catchee two wives; I lost all; now / g.
back again" I said, Kearney vii
catch you and hang you" He said
"Oh, no; me 60 and do Kesrney'
washing" Most OF them were Chimes
who were returning to the United
States. They understood the agitation
of the San Francisco sand.lot, and the,
hugely enjoyed the joke.