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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-13
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HAWTHORNE somewhere has 6
gnome which he Conjures, not from
the bowels of the earth but from the
fertile domain of his invention, that is
daily met in the walks of society and
commonly mistaken for true flesh and
blood. Two laths for legs, pumpkin
for a head with a meagre intervening
body is handed over to a tailor, made
into an acceptable figure, and then
vitalized bv Fashion. This moCkery
deceives the world; as gay dandy he
pursues his eager search for vanltles
and delights, andis not suspected of his
being a mere suit of clothes with few
sticks inside. Yet all through his
career he encounters men OF thought
and observation, who are conscious Of
being a thing of talk and clothes, with
out heart, soul or intellect. But as the
symbol of a large class the wretcheG
creature has his place in the field of
existence and will be there recognized
till fashion shall cease to rule society
and the finer vanities depart this life.
We HAVE lately seen a good story Of
the proverbial juror who acclaimed
against the eleven stubborn fellows.
The suit was upon a contract for build
ing a cellar. There was a specfica-
ton of stone used in its construction
which was charged for at the rate per
cubic foot slgnified in the written con-
tract. The work was proved to have
been faithfully done, and it seemed
hardly worth while for the jury to re-
tire from their benches for a verdict
But there was the proverbial juror
among them in the person OF an old
cellar builder. In the jury room he
drew a formidable. crayon pencil and
proceeded to cipher. He Ciphered
anentIv for some time saving he want.
ed 70 Ne SIRE abont .them st,,n y bav.
inc first sent for the clerk to read the
contract and the testimony taken down
When the old fellow was done figuring
he showed the "eIeven'' there had
haen stone enough mt in tbe cellar 70
I'll ire ont;ra cuhic area comn1ste,v m
o,d have several nercb Of stone left
over 81 only Lnowr he sold or;e+l,,
..,bot f Ill Of them etrn wos rr+ ;n.,
.ho+ ca,,or +bara uos ., I'll frad n.ro;o
70 CIV NOTHING about M room, for ,r,
cider oain the w;n@ern And +b,s :,
6 tbo+ the nroverh;oI Juror ;s baord
from
DaVinp GeD1rtment There is an animal
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-13
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT.

Congress has, we believe, under ad
visement of its committees the bill to
regulating the counting ofthe electora
vote" We have it not at hand, anc
do not propose to discuss it, but We
recall it as piece of ungrammatlca
obscurlty that would have to undergo
some clarifying process to make 1t IN
telligibe. To US it seems another Re
turning Board system more obnoxious
than the old. 1t is the same principle
a little dffused. The returning officers
make the returns of votes cast, under
seal of the Secretary of State, who shall
open said returns in the presence OF
the "Chief Executive, or, in his alb
sence, of the Auditor or Comptroller OF
the State" These two ascertain the
number and decimal parts Of the Pres
idential votes to which each person
voted for as President and Vice Presl-
dent is entitled and certify the same
under seal to the President of the /.
S. Senate. There is no time, If our
memory serves us, provided within
which these returns are to be SO Certl
fled and transmitted to the President
O the u. S. Senate, and for all that
appears in the act they may never be
made at all. Nor is there any provl-
sion made for either opening the re-
turns or counting the votes after they
reach the hands of the President of the
Senate.
Now it strikes us that the thing for
the country to do is to put its foot upon
all this complex and unnecessary ma
chinery which leaves wide open the
door for fraud. Why should we have
this state theory for the election of
president and vice-president instead of
the popular theory! We have cx-
plunged from the state constitution the
theory of state sovereignty. Why hold
fast to only so much of its doctrine as
keeps the way open to thimble rigging
and political sleight of hand ! AT the
of the government the
states reserved their sovereignty and
delegated certain powers to the gen.
eral government. Under that aspect
the electoral college was instituted, in
order that the states might scverally,
II their sOverei On capacity, choose the
heads of the government they had
thus constituted, authorized, and en-
to act for them in certain in
terests, by prescribed forms, and under
delegated powers. But all that has
been fought down and We are no longer
a government of Confedcrated states.
Why then should we hold fast to this
obnoxious system Of choosing our
president and vicc-presidcnt Is not
the simple, straight ballot of the voter
for the candidate of his choice lust as
easy and a thousand times better Let .
Us have the election of president and
yice-president by means of straight
and simple balloting of the people at
their polls. Let there be provision
made for certifying the returns by the
of election, countersigncd
~ the governor, directly to the prcsi-
lent of the federal senate, to be OPEN
I'd and declared in the presence Of
10Th houses. And that is all the lc-
5Islatlon we want on the subject.
THERE is charming little progress
We civ in Illinois which non,nI ;.c.lf
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-13

THERE is a charming little progress
i've city in Illinois which named itself
IN its early spontaniety, Bloomington,
that has set its face against lotteries,
and other gambling, excepting as a
means of raising money for education
al. charitable and religious purposes"
1t is thus seen that Bloomington has
large stock of practical New England
morality on its hands, just as good as
trunks with false bottoms for its pcCuI-
lar uses. But when Bloomington shall
have organized faro to educate her or
phanS and shall build some new church,
eS with the spoil of her lotteries, may not
the guaye Of her religious and moral
sent ment discover some paucity of de-
velopment and disclose the sIightvigor
to wrestle successfully with the whisky
flend and coordinate prinCcdoms of
the temporal hcllS? viii faro abate
at the rmmons of its own cat-calI. and
put out the lights of its gilded palace?
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-13

ScovILLE now wants congress to pay lin
for defending Cult au. Cheeky.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
POLITICAL DISTURBANCE.

A serious disturbance occurred in Winns-
boro last Monday, the occasion being the ap-
pearance in that town of the State canvassers
on the Greenback ticket for the purpose of ad.
dressing their adherents. A number Of Dem
ocrats rode into the town, and by wild demon
stratons prevented the speakers from being
heard. No person was seriously hurt. 1t
is said that those actually implicated in the
disturbance were drunk. Such occurrences
are to be deplored as rejecting upon the intel
ligence of the Democracy and giving our peo-
pie an unenviable reputation abroad. McLane
is advertised to speak here to-day. If he
comes, and desires to speak, let him have the
opportunity undisturbed Free speech is the
buwark of our liberty. The Democratic par
ty can withstand all the assaults that lie may
make
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIoN.---Col
Asbury Coward, principal of the Kings Noun
tain Military School, was selected by the DEM
ocratic Executive Committee of the State as
the nominee for State Superintendent of Edu-
cation. In this the committee did well, and
they will rot hear a word of grumbling from
the people on account of this appointment.
Colonel Coward, coming from the school room,
represents the teachers of the State. lie IS
an earnest, careful, indefatigable worker in
whatever he undertakes. lie is first rate
speaker that is he expresses the idea in him
with clearness and force, without any parade
of words or sophomore defamation. The
teachers of the State will give him warm
welcome to his e.-Carolina Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES

| The Democrats of Massachusetts hav
nominated Ben Butler for Governor.
Mr. Blaine's anti-Mahone views are to b.
put in pamphlet form for circulation in Viz
ginia.
- The Boston Post thinks that with prope
amount of work the State of New Hampshire
may be carried by the Democrats
Mayor Cleveland of Buffalo, has been nom
mated by the Democrats for Governor O.
New York. Mr.. Cleveland is young, able
and has a clean record. The New York 1rid
,sac admits that he will be hard to defeat.
- The thirty thousand colored voters in Ohio
are said to be apathetic, because they do al
l4Aa t4Aa .XQting and get none of the offices. Thu
Ohio Republicans practice white supremacy a
home. They denounce it at the South
Under the caption of "a Duplex Fraud,
the Ne,cs and Courier publishes a lengthy ac'
count showing how f. w. NJ. Mackey fraudu
lently obtained So, 500 from the National Treas
ury, and that he still has fraudulent claims be-
fore Congress.
In Mecklenburg county, n. c., the Demo
cratic Legislative ticket is as follows: sgd b
Alexander for the Senate, and W. H. Bailey
J. S. Myers and DR.. Z. r.. Sandifer for the
House. All are farmers except Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. j. S. Myers is son of Col. VIM. r. My
ers, who is the Republican candidate for the
Senate in the same county.
There has been almost a revolution in the
political situation in the North in the last
week. All the signs point to the election OF the
Democratic Ticket in New York and Pennsyl'
vania, to be followed by the election of Dem
ocratic President in 1854. The revolt against
jaw GOuldism, Bossism, and Radical corrup-
tion and centraliZation in general is spreading
fast, and after the 4th Of March, 1883, the
House of Representatives will be Democratic.
There is slim prospect of loaves and fishes in
going over to the Observation-Disclosures at this
juncture.
The New York Democrats have at last har-
monized, representatives of each of the three
city factions-Irving Hall, Tammany and the
County Democracy-havng been admitted to
the State Convention, representation being III
proportion to strength. On the fourth bal
lot Grover Cleveland, a young man and reform
Mayor of Buffalo, was nominated amid great
enthusiasm for governor. There was much
confusion and excitement at one time, but
the harmony seems to have been perfect, and
the party is united, enthusiastic and conf
dent. On Motion of John Kelly very strong
anti-monopoly plank was inserted in the plat
form.
PoLITICs AND RELIGION.-The Southern
Christian Adrocate says: ''Rev. E. }. White,
Presbyterian preacher in Chester, in this
State, has gone into politics, and with just
such results as usually follow man who com.
promises with the high demands of his sacred
profession. An anonymous letter signed with
the initials of his name. reflects most dscredit-
ably on him as Christian minister and gen.
tleman. We are sorry to publish the above,
simply because we are sorry it is true"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
RAILROAD LEASED.

A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Rail-
road was held at Gastonia last Friday to
consider propositions for a lease of the road
to the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company. There were 1922 shares
of stock represented in person and by proxy,
the total number of shares issued to that date
being 3,369t, entitled to vote of 1873. At
ter full interchange of opinion, it was deci-
ded, by stock vote of Oily to 19l to lease the
road, and the instruments have been executed,
on the following terms ..
The c.. G.. & A. Company agreee to pay di-
rect to the Stockholders of the ca l. r. Il. Co.,
or to their treasurer or agent, a sum equal to all
annual dividend of one and one half per cent. Of
the capital stock of the said company, the
payments to be made semi-annually in advance.
The lessees agree to assume and pay by re-
newal or otherwise the mortgage bonds of the
said G. & L. r. r. Co. Also, to pay the in
terest on the mortgage bonds outstanding,
regularly, as the coupons mature. 10 assume
and pay the floating indebtedness of said
Company, including all valid obligations OF
any and every character whatsoever, and all
State, county and municipal taxes The les
sees further agree to complete the road and
put the same in operation to the town of New
ton, on or before the first day of July next;
and to complete the road from Hickory to Le-
noir within eighteen months from the date of
the ratification of the lease. and to complete
the link between Newton and Hickory, either
by constructing new road, or by laying a
third rail on the Western n. G. Roadbed, If
said party should desire and so arrange to
keep rolling stock, roadbed, &C., in good order
and repair. and to operate said road with daily
trains for the convenience of the public to
forfeit all the property, rights and privileges,
including additions, renewals and improve
ments to said property leased, in case of failure
by the said lessees to perform the foregoing
stipulations, or any of them, and to pay such
damages, if any, as may result therefrom.
The other conditions of the lease are obliga-
tions of the c. & L. r. r. Company on their
part to carry out in good faith the conditions
of the lease, and agree that the lessees may
widen the gauge of the road and substitute
broad gauge stock to correspond with broad
gauge. The lease runs for ninety-nine years.
By the conditions of the lease, York county
will receive an annual dividend of 81 800, pay
able sem-annually in advance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

In addition to the above, Messrs. Riddle &
Riddle threshed 33 bushels of rye; Mr. Blake
IS bushels rye and 10 bushels barley; Messrs
Nelson & Wilson 10 bushels barley and 49,
bushels rye; Glenn & Whitaker, 3 bushels bar
ley and 202 bushels rye; Messrs Hambright
& Co., 260 bushels rye ; and Messrs. Nelson
g. Co., 40 bushels rye and 10 bushels barley.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
JUDGE MACKEY,S WITHDRAWAL.

Just as we feared, when we inserted on the
first page of this issue the report of a recent
interview with Judge Mackey that he would
do something to spoil it before the appearance
of the paper, so sure enough, he has went and
gone and done it by withdrawing from the
canvass second time. On last Thursday the
Judge sent to w. W. Russell, chairman Of the
Greenback Executive Committee, a letter for
mally renouncing his candidacy; but the Ches-
ter correspondent of the Ne,rs and Courier
waited two days in making the announcement,
lest the tickle Judge should reconsider
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
X. NJ. MILITARY SCHOOL.

We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation
to the 1O2nd anniversary of the battle of Kings
Mountain, and the 9th anniversary of Kings
Mountain Military School, to be held in York
Vile, on. the 9th of next month. The Grafton
will be delivered by J. stanyarne Wilson, ESQ.,,
of spartanburg, and an address will be deliv-
cred by Gen. E. NJ. Law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
THE WHEAT AND OAT CROPS.

The following reports have been furnished
us as to the amount of small grain threshed
in York county the past season. We would
be obliged to other threshers for reports of
their operations, so that all may be aggregated ::
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
SMALL GRAIN.

In reporting the amount of grain threshed
by them the past summer, Messrs. Glenn &
Whitaker inform us that they threshed ,27444
bushels wheat, 4,651a bushels oats, 81 bushels
rye and B bushels barley, or a total of $685.
bushels of small grain, grown within the in
corporate limits of the town, on ground usu-
ally devoted to cotton,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

Withers Adickes-To Arrive this Week.
NJ. Strauss--Just What the People Expect.
John r. Ashe-I am Candidate-CooklngO OIL
Bagging and Ties.
It. NJ. DolIson-'rhe Bon-Ton Millinery Store-F.
NJ DObson's First Gun.
Hunter Il Oates--If You Wish to Buy.
j. NJ. Adams Attention Housekeepers- Hard
ware Cheap-Woeden Ware-Wanted.
Herndon BrOs.--Watt Plows-Rubber Belting-
Tobaccos- Wheat-Our Stock-New Goods.
W. c. Lntimer-Millinery! Millinery!!
G. T. Spencer, Intendant-Town Notice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28
FINE CORN.

Mr. X. NJ. Whitesides, of Meek's P. o., in
this county, has left at our office several ears
of fine corn grown on his land on Bullock's
creek. 1t is q hybrid of the ''gourd-seed' and
"Western seven-ear,' and shows large and
well-develOped grain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

bill to force the, people of other counties to
come to our area against their will. The peo-
pie to be affected are the proper ones to decide
the question. He opposed al! local legislation,
and had he been in the last Legislature would
have opposed the general fence law.
He then defined his views on the question
read by the Chairman of the meeting, evinc-
ing neither emotion nor surprise ut the interro-
gatory, nor did he even insinuate that the
ENQUIRER sprung it upon the candidates
lie said he had not before seen the question.
Then. as kind of postscript to all that he had
previously said, and as substitute forhis GUS
tomary postscript, denying that he was CALI
didate in the interest of the anti-prohibiton-
lists, he said that reports Of meetings only go
to make mp a newspaper, the same rs news,
which goes in as money to the proprietor, but
which never comes out.
After short addresses from Messrs. Gage
and Good, candidates for Probate Judge, the
meeting adjourned to the tune of Babies on
| the Block" --.-....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

THE CHERAw AND CHESTER RAILROAD
The directors of the Cheraw and Chester
Railroad have entered into an agreement with
the directors of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad to lease the former to the
latter road for the term of ninety-nne years.
The terms of this agreement, which of course
is subject to approval by the stockholders, is
substantially that the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad Co. are to pay the
floating debt of the Cheraw and Chester Rail
road, to pay II per cent. interest on the coun-
ty and private stock in the road, and to build
the bridge over the Catawba river within
twelve months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-09-28

DtCue dl L Illut ) Olu MIL, anu It's Illt DuIuel
of his speech then was that it was ''not a
question of principle, but one of bread and
meat,'' the inference now is that he was at
tracted more by prospective mutton than a
desire to rally the people under the banner of
Reform
With wonderful acuteness, the Captain
asks if the ENQUIRER would have pushed
forward the 'Practical and Pertinent Ques-
tion'' if it had been asked under circumstan!
ces where it was known that majority of
the people favored the amendment? lie can
find the answer to this where he found the
question: in the ENQUIRER of last week. We
would ask the doughty Captain, Had the En-
QU1RER recognized him as the generalissimo
of the canvass, would he have winged his
thoughts on poisoned shaft and hurled them
at us with all the invective of impassioned
oratory, in 'words of learned length and thun-
dering sound ?'' We will let him answer the
question, for he is an honorable man. And
again, had we championed the cause of John
G.. Witherspoon in this canvass, could he
have failed to find ''lines of encouragement'
in our columns during this mOmentOus crisis
in the history of York county He may an
swer, for he is an honorable man.. Or, if we
had placed laurel wreath upon his lofty
brow, crowning him as 'generalissimo' in
this contest, would he have acknowledged
our leadership in this ''political Israel 20 Let
him answer, for he is all honorable man. Or,
had we been passive on question, the dis
cussion of which he wished to evade, would
he have brought up the groundless charge
that we desired to array one side of the coun-
ty against the other? He may answer for
himself for ''sure, he is an honorable man.
Or, suppose we had not incautiously presented
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-18
Bedford County Solid and Well Organ
izCI
LIBERTY, VA, October 1G, Is

LIBERTY, A., pctODcI 10, 100.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
A correspondent. signing himself "Ac-
ton" writing from this place, in the Dis
patch OF the 18th instant, does great iniuS-
tice 10 the Democratic organization of this
county.
He states that in this, Bedford county,
there is n "lack of organization " on the
part Of the Democrats, and that unless we
organize and work the vote will not be
brought to the polls, and as Il result we
Will be defeated in the State.
This writer is evidently stranger here,
and was not informed OF the actual cond-
ton of the canvass. The fact is the cam
vass has only recently been begun, hut i
the most thorough and effective. certainly
since 1869. and was not then surpassed.
We are issuing campaign paper weekly
for distribution in every house in the
county. We have precinct managers and
assistants to make an individual canvass Of
every nook and corner i'm the county. We
will before the day OF election have meet
ings in nearly every section of the county.
! Registration and capitatiOn-taX are now
and will continue TO receive the closest at
tentiOn. We expect every Massey and
Tucker voter in the county 10 be duly
qualified to vote.
We desire correction OF the statements
Of your correspondent, not specially on
our own account, but TO prevent our
friends elsewhere in the State from being
dshcartened at our supposed lukewarm-
ness.
Our information here is that Botetourt
is well organized, and will do her whole
duty.
The enthusiasm exhibited here on Satur-
| day during Massey'S speech tells that the
people are ready to do their part. and that
the work of organization will be easier
than ii has been for some years past.
BEDFORD.
I'VE beg pardon, on behalf Of our excel
lent correspondent "Acton," who will re-
joice with us that his statement whether he
was misiniormed or not has been the cause
of giving lis such cheering intelligence
from BEDFORD
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-18
The Fair-The Schools.

Yes, we forgot while speaking yesterday
OF the Fair to say word in behalf Of two
neglected classes OF persons who ought to
be allowed to see the Trades Parade of
Tuesday and also to visit the Fair at will.
There are hundreds OF Woodworking
teachers and thousands-yes, thousands
OF hard-studying pupils in Richmond, who
would be benefited i'm more ways than
one by being allowed to stretch theiI
limbs, feast their eyes, and rest
their mental faculties, for a few days
They would in that event return TO their
daily duties with renewed strength, in.
creased cheerfulness, and better prepared
for the long season Of study and teaching
which is just before them.
Give the little ones a chance. They can
easily enjoy themselves away from schoo
for four days. Let them go to school OF
Monday the S0th, and then have the rest O
the week to themselves.