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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
THE MECKLENBURG CELEBRATION.

The celebration of the 107th anniversary of
the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence,
in Charlotte, last Saturday, is represented as
one of the greatest events in the history OF
that town, equaling the centennial celebra-
tion of 1875. There were people from the
neighboring counties, and from the near Sec
tions of the State, and many representatives
from all the Southern and many of the North
ern States. The crowd was estimated at not
less than 20, 900, and some estimated it at even
a higher number.
At an early hour in the morning the process
sion was formed OH Trade street, the fremen
being drawn up along the east side, and the
military in line opposite the fireman. The
column was formed by II o'clock, when the
procession paraded through the streets and
then proceeded to the Carolina Military Insti-
tute grounds, where the stand for the speak
ing had been erected, halting in independence
Square to pass in grand review before Govern
or Jarvis and staff.
The procession moved in the following Or
der: Charlotte Bycicle Club: Statesvile Cor
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YORKVILLE. S. G..
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY %, 1882

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THE PIEDMONT FACTORY.

The stockholders of the Piedmont manufac-
turing Company of Greenville held their an
nual meeting in that town on the 10Th instant.
From the report of H. P Hammett, President
of the Company, copy Of which has been
placed in our hands, we learn that the opera
tions for the year ending March 81, show the
total gross profits to be S119, ,799.05, total ex-
penditures, S23, 1880 total net profits for the
year S96,06915. The factory has paid semi
annual dividends of five per cent. on the total
capital of S5OO,OO0, or over 10 per cent. profit
despite the fact that the mills lost six weeks
time in putting in new water wheels and MAX
ing necessary changes. The mill as at present
arranged has %, 496 spindles and 5O4 looms,
with room to add 704 spindles and "a LOOMS
There are 129 tenant houses containing TAO
rooms, rs having been added during the year.
A number of cottages, houses, outbuildings,
stables and sheds have been constructed. A
new brick warehouse, with capacity of 3,OO0
bales is now being built. Since the first OF
September 5000 bales have been purchased OF
wagons The total cost of the property has
been about 500, 900, of which the stockholders
only paid S5O0,000 the balance being paid by
S2OO, 900 of the earnings. The stock is actual
ly worth 40 on the books without any con-
sderation for future prospects. The mill,
with %, 496 spindles, has cost the stockholders
but 800 22t per spindle.
A school is conducted for the benefit of the
mill operatives, and of it's success the Presi-
dent says:
'sThe school for the year has been very sue
cessfully managed by Mr.. A. f. Miller and his
sister. The scholars have made satisfactory
progress. The total number of scholars who
attended during the year was 1s5-average at
tendance sc. The circulating library has, al
so, 1 think, done much good. 1t has been
much sought for by the employees and pretty
generally read and l recommend the contin-
uance of your annual appropriations for the
school library, and the minister's fund"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
GUITEAU,s LAST HOPE GONE.

The announcement that the decision of the
Court in banc upon the exceptions in the Gul
teau case would be read last Monday morning
attracted an unusually large gathering at the
Circuit Court room in Washington. At lO.lt
O'Clock the Judges filed into Court and took
their places upon the bench. Soon after the
formal opening of the Court Justice Jane:
said II am instructed by the Court to an
nounce it's decision in the case of the United
States rs. Charles J. Guiteau upon exceptions
to the judgment of the Criminal Court" He
then read from manuscript the decision of the
Court. At it's conclusion Judge James sale
that, although the Court was unanimous ir
the views set forth, there were some questions
which it was desirable to discuss more fully
than could we'll be done in the opinion he had
just read, and Justice Hagner had consented
to discuss these questions in separate opin
ion. Justice Hagner then read his opinion
and Chief Justice Cartier made the following
announcement "The opinions which have
here been uttered are the unanimous opinions
of the Court That a new trial is denied and
the Judgment below affirmed in this case. .
The court then adjourned.
Guiteau has issued the following "card' to
the American people:
A tell the American people and its officials,
from the executive down to the court in banc,
who are reviewing my case, that 1 tell the
truth ''and lie not" when say am Gods
man in the matter of President Garfield's re-
moval, and that if hair of my head is harmed
the Almighty will make the officials that do
it pay we'll for it. If was outside would
lecture under the auspices of some bureau, on
religious subjects. One of my subjects would
I've s'Paul, the Apostle, and kindred topics
If my time has come to leave this world am
willing, but want the officials that murder
me on the gallows to understand the issue.
If they murder me they will incur the wrath
of Almighty God, and it will be a long time
before he let's up on them and this nation.
The devils that crucified the despised Galilean
thought they were doing God service, but that
did not release them from reliability. They
and their nation incurred the wrath of the AL
mighty by that act and He got even with
them at the destruction of Jerusalem, and lie
will get even with this nation and with the
officials if 1 am murdered on the gallows. |
want an unconditional pardon ornothing, and
I want the Executive so to understand it. l
have set forth my views fully on this in my
book, ''The Truth and the Removal" If the
honorable jurists representing the Washing
ton Court in banc decide this case according
to the law there is only one decision they can
make, and that is that they have no juris-
diction. If they decide contrary to the law
the matter will rest with President Arthur
and they will have incurred the wrath of
Almighty God.
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THE MiLLEY TRIAL,

The prosecution in the trial of the Malleys
at New Haven, Conn.,, for the alleged murder
of Jennie Cramer, have closed their testimony.
It is wholly of a circumstantial character.
The State has established a presumption that
the girl died of poison, has established her Sc
duction by the Malleys, and very strongly her
association with them and the Douglass wo-
man up to 10 o'clock of the night of the mur-
der. The number of witnesses to their pres
ence at the flying horses together at that hour
puts that fact beyond doubt, although the
accused have stoutly denied it. One witness
also is found who saw a man and woman on
the end of the pier after the party left the fly
ing horses-the pier from the endo which the
tide would carry the young woman's body to
the point where it was found in the morning.
From that moment all is blank so far that
was the last seen of Jennie Cramer alive by
any one whose lips have yet confessed the
truth. The prosecution leaves the jurors to
infer guilt from the presence of the accused at
the scene of the murder, from their probable
motives to murder, and from their inability
to show what became of Jennie Cramer after
she was last seen alive in their company. For
two days before her death she had been sub
stantially out of the reach of her guardians
and in their care and custody. These pre-
sumptions, it is true, are open to rebuttal
But all the precedents of the criminallaw give
them great Importance. A case curiously re-
sembling this was trying at the date of our
last mail advices from London, before Sir
Henry Hawkins. Two men, Baker and an
other, committed burglary. After 'crack-
ing'' house Baker returned to his home
alone and his companion never returned at
all. This excited the suspicion of shady 'pals'
of both parties, and the body of the missing
burglar was eventually discovered near the
spot where the two were last seen together,
with marks of recent violence upon it. Baker
and his confederate had always been friends
and when last seen together they were on the
most familiar terms Baker had no apparent
motive for killing his confederate. But the
Crown lawyers claimed that inasmuch as Ba-
ker had been engaged just as the Malleys ap-
parently were) in criminal enterprise, and
that inasmuch as the dead burglar had been
last seen in the company of Baker just as
Jennie Cramer was last seen in the company
of the two Malleys and Blanche Douglass Ba-
ker must be held accountable for the murder
in the absence of any satisfactory explanation.
In the London case, as in the New Haven
case, suspicious actions incompatible with in
nocence on the part Of the accused have been
put in evidence. Probably the counsel for the
defence at New Haven will now proceed with
the testimony of their clients to show what
became of the unfortunate Jennie after she
and the Malleys and Miss Douglass appeared
together in the Savin grove.
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ears it to Queenstown. and there it is put

bears it to Queenstown, and there it is put
aboard the next noon. You may send tele-
gram of twenty words to any part of the
United Kingdom for twenty-five cents and a
letter for two cents. And you may deposit
your savings in any postofice station with
the full knowledge that the Government is
responsible for their safe-keeping. All these
arrangements insure the transaction of the
business involved at the very lowest cost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
A NEW COUNTY MOVEMENT.

(From the Gaffney City CarolnIan May ls)
Another meeting of the citizens of Gaffney
City and vicinity was held in Woods Hall,
last Monday, in the interest of the New County
movement.
Mr.. w. Waddy Thomson, chairman of the
committee of arrangements, called the meeting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
THE CROP PROSPECT.

The most cheering reports concerning the
small grain crops continue to be received from
all sections of the county. Thus far no Sc
,rious calamity has befallen the wheat. There
is more or less complaint of rust, which, how
ever, has only affected the blade, and We also
hear of species of fly, which is quite numer-
Gus in some localities, but close observation
fails to detect that it is working any mischief.
It is an insect never before observed in our
wheat fields. 1t develops on the head of the
wheat, first as wingless, hemipterous insect,
changing at the period of three or four days to
small fly. Harvesting Of the oat crop has
already commenced, and the yield Of both
these cereals promises to be unprecedented in
this section since 1s46, when, as we fear was
too much the case last fall, the farmers were
driven by necessity to plant full grain crops.
The outlook for cotton is not encouraging.
The cool weather prevailing throughout this
month, has had deleterious effect on the
young plant, notably on gray and sandy soils,
necessitating much replanting. ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
EDITORIAL CHANGES.

The last issue of the Spartanburg Herald
announces that Col. T. Stobo Farrow has sold
the Herald to Messrs. Daniel & Cavis, who
will hereafter conduct it's publication, MIR.
Cavis as the editor.
Col. Farrow has become owner Of a half in
terest in the Gaffney Carohnian, of which pa
per he assumes editorial charge. Already is
it laundering in advocacy of increased railroad
facilities for the thriving town of Gsffney,
and the formation, from portions of Spartan
burg, Union and York, of new county with
Gaffney as the metropolis. We publish in an
other column the proceedings Of public meet
ing recently held at Gaffney on this subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
CUM GRANO SAILS.

The Rock Hill Herald or the 18Th instant
makes the following cautious statement:
The total shipments of cotton from Yorkville
for the season are said to amount to 6,436 bales.
We don't know who could have "said" such
thing in the presence of the luminary which
so benignantly sheds the Illuminating rays of
it's incandescent light upon Rock Hill but by
reference to our own files we find, as taken
from the books of the agent at this place, that
the shipments of cotton from Yorkville since
the 1st of September last, to Monday, 9Th in
slant, were precisely 6, 436 bales, so that the
Herald's informant was not so very much mis-
taken after all. We also find from the agents
books that the shipments for the following
week aggregated $3.50 bales, and as may be
seen in another paragraph in this paper, the
shipments from Yorkville only from the 1st
of September, 1881, to last Monday, amount
to 1904 bales, and no ''hearsay" testimony in
the case. And what is more Yorkville is
entitled to the full credit Of being the original
shipping point of this cotton. 1t was all sold
in the Yorkville market, not having been
shipped to this point by connecting railroad
and then re-shipped to the credit Of the York
vile depot. ...I.
y GOTH or MAY CELEBRATION.
We condense from the Charlotte Obserrer's
graphic description an account of the 10th of
May celebration at the birthplace Of Ameri-
can Liberty on Saturday last. Yorkville was
represented on the occasion by a detachment
of 20 men of the Jenkins Rifles, and they
speak in glowing terms Of the handsome man
ner in which they were entertained by the citi-
zen soldiery of Charlotte. The jenkins Rifles
were the invited guests of the Hornets Nest
Rifemen. In point Of number the Jenkins
Rifles compared favorably with the ranks of
other visiting companies, none of which were
full, and their uniform elected the praise of
all. Gov. Jarvis pronounced it the handsom-
est uniform in the line Of troops, and was
equally complimentary of the company's de-
pertinent and military bearing.
The Jenkins Rifles pardonably congratulate
themselves on these encomiums from the
Governor, Captain-General and Commander
in-Chief of their sister State, whose praise,
like Sir Herbert's, is praise indeed.
The company felt also highly complimented
by having among their number and as lone
of 'em," Mr.. Frank p. Swazey, veteran of
the Twenty-third New York Regiment. Mr..
Swazey arrived here on the eve of their depart
ure, and their preparations so aroused his
military ardor that he donned a uniform and
accompanied them on the trip, making not
only an agreeable companion, but showing
himself to be thoroughly drilled in the school
of the soldier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
COTTON SALE,
CHURCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. R. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services in the Church at Yorkville,
at the usual hours, morning and evening.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev R.
Latham, Pastor. The pastor will fill his regu-
ar appointment at Tirzah next Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-05-25
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

The State Democratic Executive Committee
met in Columbia at 10 O'Clock last Friday
morning, and finally adjourned at II O'Clock
after transacting the business for which ithad
been called together. Speaking OF it's deliber'
ations, the Columbia correspondent OF the
News and Courier says:
The meeting of the committee was one OF
the fullest and best that has ever been held,
and in all it's deliberations the utmost harmo.
ny and good feeling prevailed. The political
situation in South Carolina was thoroughly
discussed and such steps have been taken tol
the conduct of the approaching campaign as
will almost inevitably lead to grand and
sweeping Democratic triumph. NotWlth-
standing the gloomy forebodings as to the op-
erations of the registration law in the differ
ent sections of the State, the reports which
have been received by various members of the
committee are of decidedly encouraging ma
ture If the Democratic authorities in each
of the counties will do their duty and stir the
people to a proper appreciation OF the great
Importance of registration it is believed that
the Democratic majoritieS will be larger than
ever at the next election.
The most important matter of public inter
est decided by the committee was the passage
of resolution directing the chairman to issue
a call for the meeting of the State Convention,
to nominate State officers, in Columbia on the
first day of August. In accordance with these
instructions Gen. Jas. F. Izlar has issued the
following call
Rooms OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 10, 1882.
A Convention of the Democratic party of
South Carolina will assemble at Columbia on
Tuesday, the 1st of August at - O'Clock NJ,
in the hall of the House of Representatives., to
nominate candidates for State officers and to
transact such other business as the Convention
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N ajOrity for colOred. 3S.

The voters of Yorkville precinct are remind
d,that the supervisors books will be open in
Yorkville for three days only, viz. next Sat-
urday, Monday and Tuesday. Z vH
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
DR.. J. b. Patrick-Dental Notice
n. NJ. Dobson- Bon Ton Millinery Store.
J. NJ. Adams-New Goods-Frnit Jars--Sheet
Iron Well Buckets-Beeswax and Tallow.
Thos. w. Campbell, Application
for Discharge.
F.. Happertield- and Fresh Goods.
Withers Adickes-(rain Cradles.
r. S. Jet1erys-AGricuitural Machinery.
H. +. Adickes-Just Opened.
Herndon Bros.-Chanlpnn Reaper. .
INSPECTION or TROOPS.
The inspection Of troops by Adjutant-Gen-
eral Manigault will take place at o'clock this
"wednesday afternoon, on the grounds Of the
Kings Mountain Military School.
COTTON SHIPMENTS.
The shipments of cotton from the depot in
Yorkville, for the week ending last Monday,
were 95 bales, making total, since the 1st Of
last September, Of 1904.
COTTON SALE.
On Saturday last, Messrs. Clark Brothers, of
this place, sold 103 bales of cotton to A[essrs.
Miller Bros, of Spartanburg. Price not fur
nished for publication.
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TAX COLLECTIONS.

County Treasurer Nicely gives us the follow
ing statement as the total collections Of the
May installment of State and county taxes,
at the close of business last Tuesday:
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may deem proper. Each county is entitled by
the Constitution Of the party to as many dele
gates as it has representatives in both branch
es of the General Assembly.
The county chairmen of the several counties
in the State will take such steps as are neces-
sary to carry out this call, and for the election
of delegates to this Convention. BY order of
the committee.
JAMES +. IZLAR, Chairman.
JOHN P. THOMAS, Jr., Secretary.
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pRoGREss OF REGIsTRATION.

The supervisor of registration for York coun-
ty has issued certificates of registration up to
and including last Monday as follows:
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-10
BLAINE,S FOREIGN POLICY.
The Coming Investigation of Chiie-Peru-
Wan Affairs.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate and
House special committees on the Chile
Peruvian diplomatic scandal will both get
to work on Monday. Kasson, on the part OF
the House committee, and Window, on the
part of the Senate, assert that the inquiry Is
TO be thorough and fearless. Blaine will be
examined, and his friends appear entirely
confident that nothing can come out damag-
ing 10 him. 1t Is pretty certain that he has
very large mass of correspondence In re-
lation to South American affairs which he
will produce. One Of his ardent friends in
the House to-day said that there was dyna-
mite under Blaine's hand which would not
iniura tia ax-Saa-At aru- The H. -aom-
mittee will hold its first meeting for taking
testimony on Monday next. Representative
Whitthorne says he has showers of letters
congratulating him upon his speech in favor
of distinctive American foreign policy,
and applauding his reference to the ancient
Democratic doctrine, as indicated in the
famous Ostend manifesto. He denies that
his speech is an Endorsement of Blaine's
policy, but declares that the ex-Secretary
has the sympathy of all Democrats who
love the traditions of their party upon the
subject of our attitude to other republican
nations of the world. Senator Caldwell
will probably deliver . speech at an early
day, taking the same position.