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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

fine timber land in Chesterfield county from
Colonel f. B. G. Cash, and proposes to have
four saw mills, costing about $4,000 each, in
full operation within the next six months.
He says there is money in it, and ne pro-
poses to make South Carolina his home for
a portion of each year at least. We will bet
hat that Snyder will vote the straight
Democratic ticket at the next election.
Jesse F. Cleveland, a young man of the
most respectable family connections, for two
years or more, and until short time ago a
teller in the National bank at Greenville,
left that town on the 9th instant, ostensibly
to visit Florida for the purpose of getting
married. 1t has since transpired that he
absconded, leaving unpaid debts to the
amount of $1,000, including about $1,000
taken from the bank while he was teller.
When last heard from he was at Houston,
Texas.
- Adiutant-General Manigault is sending
circulars to the surviving general officers OF
South Carolina in the Confederate army re-
uuesting them to furnish him statement
of their field and staff officers during the
war, for use in making up the Confederate
roster. These circulars are addressed also
to the relatives or representatives of general
officers who died during or since the war.
There were in the Confederate service from
South Carolina four major-generals, three
Acknowledgements and tWenty-fOur briga-
dier-generals, besides two majOr-generals
and seven brigadier-generals natives of
South Carolina, but residents of other States
at the time of their appointment and ap-
pointed from them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer
LINES FROM TEXAS,

TUCKER STATION, Texas, April 1S.-This
station is 81 miles from Palestine, on the l:
& G. n. Railroad. We have depot, ticket
and express office and two stores in the
place. We also have a church and school
going on, to which my children are going.
I am ticket and express agent, and am sell
ing goods, work a garden, raise my own
chickens, keep two cows and get more milk
and butter than my family can consume.
The range for COWS and horses is fine. Far
mers are generally busy with work, on ac-
count of SO much wet weather; though
some few are beginning to work corn. Cot
ton planting has been progressing for more
than two weeks. There were q persons in
number-little and grown-landed at my
house on the 22nd of January last from Fort
Mill township, York county, S. Call rela-
tives but one, and believe they are all sat-
isfed. No sickness with us. I have one
hen carrying 1O4 young chickens, from the
size of partridges to the smallest size. Can
you beat this in York county?
HENRY F. JOHNSON. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
A LITTLE SARCASM.

Some of the officers who handle the mon
ey of the State and Counties have OBJ
jected to the law requiring them to make
itimized reports each year. The editor of
the Abbeville Press and Banner deals with
such in the following style:
Seriously, it was certainly piece of out
rageous presumption on the part of our
Legislators, to pass alaw which required the
peoples financial agents to make full and
exact reports of their managementS OF the
taxpayers money. For this reason, these
officers are not to be blamed for not comply
ing with it's provisions. 1t cost too much
money to let people knoU the facts as to
where the different sums went, and then
to require each officer to give an itemiZed
statement of his drafts and payments from
the public treasury might expose some lit
tie acts of personal favOritiSm which every
officer has perfect right to grant his friends.
Why require all these officers to make re-
ports? One of them would answer every
purpose. If one of them is honest, it nee
essarily follows that all others are faithful
to their trusts.
But, above all, why this prying into the
business of our masters? Why expose
their actings and doings to the vulgar gaze
of the Taxpayer? Why open their books
to everybody, when it is known that any
body, even if he lives twenty miles from
the Court House, can come here and de-
mand the exercise of his right to see the
books and records of any public officer? {?
Why then expose his books and reports to
the inspection of every private, citizen, to
every lOafing crowd on the street corner, at
the railway stations or elsewhere? These
idlers should have other business than seek
ing flaws and errors or even worse in the
financial management of our public funds !!
If an honest officer has made a mistake
why expose his error in this heartless man
ner? It might injure him in the race for
reelection.
We say then, let our officers, our grand
jurors, our newspapers, and persons who
hope to hold Office, Join in the demand up
on our Legislators to repeal this odious law.
If it remains on the books, how are errors,
steals, and wrongs to be covered up and
smoothed over ? Let the law be repealed
instantly. Let nosuch Democratic outrages
remain on our books, which at some uneX-
pected moment may ruin the character OF a
good and true Democrat officer, who may
now be above suspicion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

RETURNING FROM LIBERIA.-1n di-
vision of a second class coach Of the south
bound train of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad that arrived in Charlotte
n. c., last Thursday, was a group of nine
cOlored people-tWo women and seven chill
dren-Who were just reaching home. They
left two years ago to cast their lot on the
shores of Liberia, a land, they were made
to believe, flowing with milk and honey,
and where the only work required to make
living was to 60 out in the woods and
shake a tree, when enough provisions would
fall to make meal for family of ten
were doomed to bitter disappointment and
long months of homesickness and weary
suffering! The party got off the train at
Concord, their old home. They all belong
ed to the Phifer plantation, and they were
enabled to come home through the kindness
of their white friends in Concord, who
made up sufficient sum to bring them.
The party were just two months making
the tourney home, and when they arrived
they were found to be in a pitiable condi-
ton. Their feet are strangely afflicted,
being swollen to three times the usual size.
Some had lost their toes, which had drop
ped off as if through leprosy. This disease
is said to be caused by insects which attack
the people of Liberia. In some instances
these insects attack the whole body OF a
person, but generally they are confined to
the feet A physician of Charlotte was on
the train and became greatly interested in
the case. The sufferers told him that their
feet were then in much better condition
than when they left Liberia. Their troubles
began on the first day of landing in Liberia
when they saw that their idea about the
country was vastly mistaken, and the whole
party would have returned in the ship that
carried them over had it been possible.
Their friends left behind are sick and dy-
ing, and have hoplesssly abandoned the IDEA
generosity of their white friends in this
country
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.--The
L1most serious accident on the North Carolina
Central Railroad in ten years occurred near
High Point on Wednesday of last week.
The accident occurred in a deep cut two
miles from that town, and was caused by a
cow. When nearing the fatal spot the
engineer Of the northzbound freight train
saw the cow on the track ahead of him and
gave the usual warning notes through the
whistle. The COW continued on the track
and though the speed of the train was check
ed by the application of the brakes the en-
gine struck the cow just as the deepest part
knocked forward few feet and in mo-
ment was under the wheels of the engine.
The drivers bounced the rail and the engine
fell over on it's side against the embank-
ment and was driven deep into the earth by
the two forward box cars, which being i'm
pelled by the momentum of the heavy train,
were driven on top of the engine. Engineer
Gayle, who stood with his hands on the le-
yer at the moment of the crash, was drawn
from under the debris dead. His body was
terribly mangled and death must have been
instantaneous. The fireman, VIM. Wilson,
white, had narrow escape, but managed
to Jump partly clear of the wreck. He was
struck by some timbers and badly hurt.
The fagman who was on the forward car, was
painfully, but not seriously injured. The
wreck was extensive, nearly the whole ofthe
train having been completely destroyed,
and the cars being wedged tightly between
the banks of the cut the work of clearing
the track was exceedingly difficult, requir-
ing two material trains, each with a set of
hands working on either side of the wreck
eighteen hours, to clear away the ruins and
replace the track, which was torn up for
considerable distance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
THE LINCOLN PRESS.

We have received the initial number OF
the above publication, commenced at Lin
colnton, N. c., w. r. Massey, proprietor,
and John C. Upton, editor. Mr.. Upton is
favorably known as having been formerly
editor of the Gastonia Gazette. The Press
is a neatly printed sheet and gives evidence
that it will be conducted with ability.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
HAIL STORM.

About 5 o'clock last Sunday afternoon a
severe hail storm passed over the Turkey
Creek section, in this county, extending to
Philadelphia Church. The hail was dam
aging to the young fruit and the growing
wheat and oats. In the section visited by
the storm, we learn there was a partial
crop Of fruit, but the most of it was de-
stroyed. In this place and other sections
of the county, heavy rain fell on Sunday
evening and night
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
The POsTOFFICE.

The Postoftice department has ordered,
as tribute of respect to Hon. Timothy O..
Howe, deceased, late Postmaster General,
that all the postoffices throughout the coun-
try shall be closed on Saturday next from 2
to o'clock P. M. In conformity to this
order the postofice in Yorkville will be
closed between the hours named.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
For the Ynrkvillc Ennulrer.
THE ELECTION AT BLACKS.

Blacks, S. c., April 16.-I gave to the
ENQUIRER of the Goth ultimO, as an item OF
news, the result of the municipal election
of the 26th, that the issue was made square,
License or no License; and as some one
writing over the signature of "Citizen''
from this place has made an effort to show
that / had misrepresented and that they
would correctly inform the public. If it is
of any interest to any one except ourselves
locally, as to how the vote was cast, and
in vindication of myself who have for a
long time reported to your paper and al
ways made an effort to be correct in my in
formation, will give you the result of the
vote as stated by the managers of the cleo.
ton, who still have the vote and poll list
preserved and are informed as to how each
Individual cast his vote. The total vote
was SO; 38 whites and 12 colored. DR.. Will
liam Anderson, who was candidate for
Intendant on the no License ticket, with
two of the candidates for wardens on the
same ticket, received Is votes; the other
two, II votes each. James w. Black, who
was candidate on the License ticket for
Intendant, received 33 votes; two of the
wardens, and the other two, 32 votes, and
that two voted independently of the vote
cast for license was q white and - colored,
instead of 16 white and II colored, as rep
resented by "CltlZen." Ihe Il WHITE VOters
who voted for License, are respectable and
permanent citizens and legal voters, and
not transient, as "Citizen" seemed to want
to impress the public. "Citizen" has no
right to suppose how the eight not voting
would have voted. Some Of them public
ly expressed themselves in favor of the
License ticket. AS to what was the ques-
tion, the no License party presented no
other grounds than that the Prohibition
party should carry for the sake of prohibit
tion, and if these Taxpayers, property
holders and good men, as "Citizen'' calls
them, had not been SO easily put off their
lead, they might have carried their party
triumphantly through. "Citizen'' infers
that those voting for License are not very
responsible or very respectable class. L
don't reflect upon the voters of either side;
but if "Citizen" will stick close to the
truth it will make him more respectable.
JOSEPH BLACK.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

people to emigrate. The Tabernacle mag
mates are confident that each missionary
will return within year with at least ten
families apiece, orabout three thousand per-
sons. If the Government has any serious
intention of stamping out Mormonism it
might well consider this feature of the bust
ness. The school-house will make short
work of polygamy if the annual supply of
"cOnvertS" can be cut off.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
NEW FURNITURE STORE.

By reference to our advertising columns,
it will be seen that Messrs. J. Ed. Jefferys &
Co., have opened furniture store in one
room OF the old Harris Hotel building. They
will keep full line of furniture fall styles,
and furnish coffins, burial cases, &C., atshort
notice. Besides the goodskepti in stock, Mr..
Jeferys, manager of the house, is one OF
the most skillful mechanics in the country,
and will repair any article of furniture, or
make to order any thing in the line of
cabinet or light wood work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The State Medical Society of South Caro-
lima met in annual session in this place
yesterday. The following members of the
Society, arrived on Tuesday afternoon:
R. A. Kinloch, F. L. Parker, H. D. Fra
sier, T. B. Mellow, Jno. Forrest, Charles
ton; ]. G. Wilcox, Darlington; T. j. Nc
Kie, Woodlawn; J. G. w. Kennerly, Mt.
Willing; E. Miller, Florence; Moffatt Wy
lie, G.. L. Clawson, Chester; A. A. Moore,
Camden; G. Taber, Orangeburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
THE POLITICAL TRIALS.

In the United States Circuit court Al
Charleston last Saturday, Judge Bond pre-
siding, a motion was made by United States
District Attorney Melton to have the elec
ton cases on the docket continued to a spe
cial term to be called for the first Mondayir
November next, at Charleston. The mo-
ton was resisted by A. G. Magrath, counsel
for the accused, and Judge Bond announced
that he would not order a special term, as
there was not work to warrant it. He sug'
gested that the present term might be ad'
journed over to an earlier day in November
than that fixed by law for the holding Of
the regular term at Columbia, in order that
the election cases mightbe tried here, where
it is pleasanter. No definite action has yet
been taken on this suggestion, however, and
if the Court simply adjourns sine die all the
election cases will, under the rule, go over
to the regular term at Columbia in Novem-
ber next.
After this matter was disposed of Mr..
Magrath, of counsel for the prisoners,
brought up the matter of the construction
of the letter promulgated by Judge Bond
several days ago, when the following COLO
guy ensued between counsel and the Court,
as reported in the Sunday Ne,rs:
"These arrests" Mr.. Magrath said, "have
been uniformly made on information and
belief, and will ask your HonOrs if an atti-
davit on information and belief, merely sup
ported by no other paper connected with the
arrest, is a paper because it issues from a
Commissioners Office upon which a citi-
zen can be arrested. l made this objec-
ton before the Commissioner. The Com
missioner stated that he had Otherevidence,
and that in his opinion that other evidence
furnished him with the probable cause for
the arrest. That other evidence was paper
unsworn to, signed by some six or eight per-
he knew nothing about. He didn't know
the parties nor their handwriting, and the
statement was unsWorn to. Does your Hon
or rule that that would be probable cause
for arrest?
Judge Bond: If you want me to say
whether man can be arrested on the infor-
nation and belief of a person, l must know
the circumstances. 1t depends upon what
the party is accused of and the party who
gives the information.
Mr.. Magrath Is not the information
which is given to the affiant part of the
information which is bound to be exposed
to the accused?
Judge Bond: The United States is not
bound to disclose it's case. There is no case
before the Court at present. When an ar
rest is made in this way the party can be
brought before the Court on ha6eas corpus,
and the question can be determined.
Mr.. Magrath We merely thought your
Honors might have been induced to make
your former order more explicit.
Judge Bond: I think the instructions al
ready given are as clear as need be to any
Commissioner who has sense enough to be a
Commissioner.
Judge Magrath: That is exactly what we
think, may it please the Court.
Mr.. Melton: We think so too, may it
please your Honors.
The discussion thus ended in this rather
unsatisfactory manner, and the court pro-
ceeded to dispose of civil matters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
CHJIRCH NOTICES.

Episcopal-Rev. A. Prentiss, Rector Ser
vices next Sunday at II A. NJ, and P. M.
Methodist Episcopal R. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services at Philadelphia church at
II A. NJ; in the church at Yorkville at
night.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
R. Latham, Pastor. Preachingin this church
at y P. NJ, tomorrow, (FridayD y 1O4 A. NJ,
Saturday, and at the same hour on Sunday
forenoon, when the sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered. The pastor
will be assisted by Rev. J. II. Chalmers, of
Winnsboro. Preaching also at y P. NJ,
Sunday.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. r. English, Pas
tor. Services on next Sunday morning at
1890 and in the evening at 8 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
DIED IN THE ASYLUM,

We learn by "a note, just received, that Mr..
John Nivens, an inmate of the Lunatic
Asylum, died in that institution on the 18th
instant. He was the son of Mr.. j. e. Niv-
ems, of Fort Mill township, and about twen-
ty-tWO wears of age
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
PERSONAL.

Rev. r. Latham went to Chester last Tues
day, by appointment Of Hon. j. j. Hemp
hill, to act as one of the board of examiners
of the applicants for cadetship from this
Congressional District to the Annapolis Ma
val A Academy
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Rev. j. E. Covington, of Marlboro,
has accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church in this place and of Union
church, four miles north of town. He will
make his home in YorkvilIe, and will enter
upon his pastoral duties about the 18th OF
next month";
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

Dog Oil FOR CONsUMPTION.-Last week
a report reached our office that a fine fat dog
had been killed by an Aiken butcher upon
the order of consumptive visitor from
Minnesota, for edible purposes. Upon in
vestigation we learned from the butcher
himself that the canine was not killed for
the sake of his meat, but for the oil contain
ed in his fat, which the gentleman proposes
to drink as cure for consumption.-Aiken
Recorder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
LOCAL ATTAIRS s.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

c. l.. Spencer, Intendant-Town Election
Many Planters-COtton for sale.
J. Ed JetieryS IL CO.--New Furniture Store
Clark Brothers-Hams.
John c. uykendal-York Drug Store Para
graphs.
]. NJ. Acknowledgements for Stoves-New
Goods--Cutery, Sc.
Geo. w. S. Hart--Assignee's Sale.
T. NJ. Dobson-Dress Making and Millinery
Nav e Mav-Drups Sc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
TWIN CALVES.

Mr.. H. C. Conner, who lives about q miles
northwest of town, has a cow that gave
birth, the other day, to twin calves, both of
which are perfectly formed ndhealthy ami
mails.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

WHAT SOUTH CAROLINA HAS LEARN
| ED.-South Carolina is one of the Southern
States that has hearkened to the advice Civ
en- by the press, to diversity crops and not
give up too much of the land and labor to
cotton. BY devoting more care to the culti-
vation of the staple, and by using more fer
tiliZers, she has succeeded in raising larger
cotton crops than ever, with the same acre
age and even less labor than she formerly
employed while the extra labor is used in
the production of home grown supplies,
such as corn, wheat, oats and potatoes.
How advantageous is the diversified farm
ing is proved by the fact that an increase OF
home grown supplies is accompanied by an
increase of cotton.
A report of the South Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture shows that in the past
three wears that State has increased her pro-
duction of wheat from 962 1853 to 2,973,6O0
bushels, or more than three-fOld ; her pro-
duction of oats from 2,715,O50 to S,094,600
bushels, at the same time that her cotton
crop has advanced from 500 ,54S to 630,758
bales. Besides these there was large in
crease in melons, lettuce, cabbage, sweet
and Irish potatoes and other vegetables,
Strawberries and fruits of all kind.
South Carolina, of all the Southern States,
appears to best appreciate the situation, as
she is showing by building dozens of cotton
mills and raising food crops instead of all
cotton.-Ne,O Orleans TTnaes-Denaocrdt.
ATTACK ON A CIRcUs.-At Dover, Del
aware, last Saturday evening circus COM
pany was attacked by mob after the per-
formance had concluded. The mob open
ed fire on the wagons as they were being
hauled to the depot for embarkatiOn occu-
pied by a guard of ShOWmen. Eight or
ten circus employees were shot, some Sc
riously. Charles Henderson, one of the
proprietors, was shot in the eye and head.
One of the drivers was shot from his Wag-
on. A portion of the wounded were taken
to the Office of a physician, where their in
iuries were attended to and others were
carried to the cars. A committee of citi-
zens waited upon the sheriff at midnight
and requested him to restore order and
call out the militia to suppress the out
break. That official hastily summoned a
posse with which he waited upon the pro-
prietors of the show and rendered them his
services, and under their protection the re-
mainder of the wagons proceeded from the
show grounds to the depot without moles-
tatiOn. All the wagons were loaded and
at 3 o'clock Sunday morning special
train started for Cambridge, Md, with
physician in charge of the wounded. No
arrests have yet been made. Several pri-
vate residences and places of business were
riddled with bullets. Breech-loading guns
and revolvers were the weapons used by
the attacking mob, who were dissatisfied
with the show. A dispatch from Cam
bridge, where the show exhibited Monday
stated that there was no hope for the recOv-
cry Of Henderson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

its progressive march, while the old citi-
zens are fast disappearing from the earthly
stage and giving place to others of the ris-
ing generation. Yorkville seems to be i'm
proving. We see new buildings and others
repaired--the work Of the past year or
two-and an indication ofprosperity. May
her prospects continue bright, and her good
people be ever blessed in possession of hap
pineSS and peace.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
RAILROAD AGENT.

Mr.. a. F. Mcconnell has resigned his po-
sition of agent of the c.. & l.. Railroad at
this place, his resignation to take effect on
the 1st of May. He will be succeeded by
Mr.. n. G.. Dunlap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26

1t is stated that the laws against the
retailing of liquor outside of incorporated
towns are utterly ignored in Pickens county.