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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
ROCK HILL ITEMS.
From the Herald, 18th.


We hear Of at least dozen farmers liv-
ing in radius of few miles west of this
place, who have on hand nearly their entire
cotton crop. There is said to be lot of the
tleecy staple in this county yet to be sold.
-Thiscommunity deeply sympathiZe with
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gordon in the loss Of
their daughter Laura. She died Of conges-
ton of the brain, on Tuesday morning last,
aged about 16 years. Her remains were in
tered in IIaurelwood Cemetery.
Mr.. J. p. Gage has hidden his old friends
in Rock Hill final adieu and returned to
Union, his native town. He left on Mon
day afternoon last. He goes back to his old
home in Difference to the wishes of his pa
rents, who are growing old. He will look
after their business, at the same time will
continue the practice of his profession and
will hang out his shingle in his native town.
Prof. W. S. Moore, son of our townsman,
Capt. D. d. Moore, has resigned his profess
sorship in Adger College, at Walhalla, and
has accepted like position in Austin Col
lege, fisherman, Texas, of which DR.. f. P.
Palmer, formerly of this State, is President
Prof. Moore left on Tuesday last, and will
enter upon his duties as soon as he arrives
at Sherman.
The Factory Company has bought an
automatic engine from the Westinghouse
Company, of Pittsburg, Pa. Its capacity is
125 horse power. 1t is already on the way,
and is expected to arrive within a week.
This additional engine will increase the en-
CINE capacity of the factory to 275 horse
power. 1t is believed that the factory will
be in operation again in about three weeks.
The hands are at work giving the machinery
a thorough cleaning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
Railroad MATTERS,

For the present the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad will continue to rnn on the sched-
ule as published on the fourth page of the
ENQUIRER, and will connect at Chester with
the south-bound mail and passenger train
on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, but will not connect with the
north-bound mail and passenger train OF
that road.
A freight train, with passenger coach at
tached, now leaves Chester every afternoon,
except Sunday, at 5.35 and arrives at York
Vile at 7.O5 P. NJ. Returning to Chester,
this train leaves Yorkville at 7.35 a. M.
This train carries no mail
The iron has been laid to Hickory, and
the road will be operated from that point in
a short time, the only delay being the await
ing of the necessary material for completing
switches, &C. When the trains commence
running from Hickory, the south-bound
train will arrive at Yorkville at l2.l5 p. NJ,
and the north bound train from Chester will
arrive at Yorkville at 7.05 p. NJ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
AN EXCITED DARKEY.

On Sunday night negro came rushing
into town, in state of intense excitement,
and making inquiry for the sheriff. The
residence of that official being generally
known, he hadno difficulty in finding it, late
as was the hour but he was unexpectedly
met at the portals by two fierce dogs, and
he hastily retreated to a neighboring house
and awoke the inmates, announcing that
murder had been committed about five
miles in the country. and he had come in to
notify the sheriff and the coroner, but he
could not approach the sherif7s house on
account of the dogs. The master of the
house advised him to mount small build
ing near the Jail and call the sheriff. This
the sable messenger did, proclaiming from
the house top, as it were, that murder had
been done. The sheriff was aroused, and
the coroner, who lives five miles from town,
notified, and early Monday morning in COM
pany with physician, the party proceed
ed to the scene Of the crime-the planta-
tion of Mr.. j. r. Hogue, in the Clay Hill
setions, where it was alleged that one negro
had killed another by striking him on the
head with slung shot. There was no diff
ticulty in finding the assaulted negro, but he
was not dead. Onlyithe service of the ply
sician was required who found severe
confusion on the head of the victim of the
slung shot, and the officials departed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22

CHARLEsTON's CALAMITY.-A Charles
ton dispatch of Friday says: 1t has leaked
out that the loss of life by the recent disas-
trous fire in the building Of the Charleston
Clothing Company might easily have been
avoided if the hatch in the roof had not been
nailed down. The flames spread with such
violence and rapidity that the panic-strick-
en- women employed in the factory no soon
er smelled the smoke and heard the alarm
than they found both front and rear avenues
of escape impossible, and had to face the
awful alternative ofrOasting to death in the
flames or leaping from the third-stOry win
dow. In thisdreadful condition one of them
thought of escape by the roof, but the hatch
was securely nailed down.
Of the seven women and girls employed
three are known to have perished. Mary
Heron, 25 years of age, member OF the
Spring Street Methodist Church, was killed
by her falling from the building. Laura
Green, who perished in the flames, was sew
enteen years old and quite beautiful. Mrs.
Guy, also lost, was 65 years of age and en-
plOyed as a finisher in the factory. She
lived in the Church Home on Laurens street.
The loss of Robertson, Taylor & Co., is
now placed at 100000, fully covered by in
surance The building was a mere shell.
The walls were thin, insecurely braced, and
between the houses destroyed there was no
dead wall, which might have served as
barrier to the flames. The only egress from
the upper stories was by a narrow stairway
ofwood, and there was notin the wholeroW
a single fire-escape.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
THE STANDARD TIME.

The authorities of the Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta Railroad Company have
issued circular directing that at noon on
Sunday last the standard of time on the
roads operated by the Company would be
changed by setting forward the standard
clock in Columbia eight minutes, making
the standard time eight minutes faster than
Washington time. This change is in pur-
suance of an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT into by very
nearly all the railroad systems in this coun-
try and Canada, at convention held in
Chicago last month. The whole country is
divided into five divisions-the 1nter-colo-
nial, 60 degrees west from Greenwich {; the
Eastern, Is degrees vest from Greenwich
the Central, 90 degrees west from Green
wich the Mountain, lO5 degrees west from
Greenwich; the Pacific, 12O degrees west
from Greenwich. The divisions are fifteen
degrees apart, which is equivalent to one
hour of time. The whole earth is divided
into twenty-four sections of fifteen degrees
each-one for every hour of time in the day.
The difference in time between any two
places is therefore one hour for every fifteen
degrees that the places are distant from each
other BY this syst tem the differencein in time
may be ascertained, at least approximately,
by moments calculation. HOrkville time
is about ten minutes faster than Washing
ton time
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
:finalrtial allO Gonlrlertial.

YORKVILLE, November 2l.-Cotton 8! to 81.
CHARLESTON, November l9.-Cotton quiet
and stock light; middling, lot.
NEW YORK, November l9.-Cotton quiet; up
lands, l0!. Futures closed dull and steady, with
sales offs, GOO bales, as follows: November l0.4s
December 1856 January 1910; February 1879
to 1886; March II to HIP; April Lib TO l!:l4
Nav IL IS to II 20 June II SO to ll.37; July ll.E
to ll.4S August ll.56 to 1l.5S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
MERE.MENTION.

On Thursday, two female Nihilists were
hanged at St. Petersburg, by the official ex-
ecutioner, and another committed suicide
by hanging herself in prison. .'''''''''There
are forty grades Of cotton in the Liverpool
market. '''''''Southeast Georgia has over
$4,000 miles of virgin pine timber. ''''''''A
cats cries Wakened canal boat captain
filled and was sinking. Sixteen lives were
thus saved. .'''''''''The underground railway
system, which will soon encircle London,
is being built at a cost of $15,OOO,0O per
mile. .'''''''''The United States has ISL doc
tors to every 10000 persons. In England the
proportion is 6 to 10000 in France, 3; Ger
many, and a fraction; Hungary and Italy,
6, and Switzerland, 7.'''''''"A business man
in Portland, Me-, subscribed literally for
a church purpose the other day, and is ac-
cused ofreducing the wages of his employees
sufficiently to cover the amount thus
pledged by him. 1.-THE Richmond State
vote; 25 Senators out of forty, while the
House stands 63 Democrats, IS Republicans
and two doubtful. .'..''''''The Georgia Pacific
Railroad was completed from Atlanta to
Birmingham, Ala, last Saturday. I'm
the examination at Fortress Monroe last
Saturday for commissions in the army, the
son of Senator Vance failed to pass, on ac-
count Of physical disability: ''''''..'Chinese
labor in the southern California cotton fields
is so slow that the crop is failure. COM
paratively. Negroes are to be employed
hereafter. .''.'''''The organization of secret
antipolygamy societies is extending to Salt
Lake city, to the mining camps in Utah
and Idaho, and to the Pacific States and
Territories '''''""General Mahone's term as
Uuited States Senator will not expire until
March 9Th, 1887. .'.''''.''There were nine ne
groes elected to the Legislature of Virginia
in the recent election Negotiations are
pending between officers of the United
States and Mexican armies looking to a
reciprocal protection Of the frontier by the
troops of the two governments against In
dians and organized marauders' Forty
eight thousand eight hundred and sixty-five
immigrants arrived in the United States
during the month of October. ''''''''By the
burning of large cotton steamer on the
Mississippi river, last Sunday, 1854 bales of
cotton were destroyed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
BLAIRSyILLE CORNET BAND.


town was agrecably surprised by the ap-
pearance of the Blairsville Cornet Band,
who, in wagon, para aded the principal
streets, discoursing fine music in front OF
nearly every residence in town. They were
addressed, on different occasionsas they pro-
gressed through town, by Hon. w. B. Will
son, Hon. J. F. Hart, Col. Coward, Gen.
Law, and j. G. Chambers, ESQ.
After making the circi hit of the town, the
members of the band and few invited
friends repaired to the HI otel de Vile, where,
by the liberality of MeSsrs Jno. NJ. Hope,
c. G. Parish and J. w. Hope, bountiful
supper was spread. Mr.. Sam B. Latham
did the honors of the hosts, on behalf OF
whom, and the citizens generally, he ac-
knowledged the pleasure derived by the Wis
it of the band, appropriately complimenting
them on their profcienc " in music.
The Blairsville Band lis a new organiza-
ton, representing the western side of the
county, and have been practicing only since
the 18th of August, during part of which
time they had the services of Prof. R. j.
Herndon as teacher. It is not mere compli-
ment to say that they perform very credita-
bly,, indeed. They are well equipped with
fine instruments, and are preparing for the
next campaign, and they say if music is
necessary to ensure Democratic success in
York county, they viii furnish their quota.
| The band is constituted as follows: r. S.
Plexico, Captain, 1st alto; w. L. Plexico,
1st leader, E flat corne ct; w. NJ. Lucas, lst
leader, E flat cornet; J. M. Plexico, 1st B
flat; a. C. L. Robinson, End B flat; j. j.
Robinson, 2nd alto; R. NJ. P. Robinson,
tenor S. A. Robinson, baritone; w. s.
Plexico, f flat tuba; r. r. Plexico, bass
drum Lee Plexico, snare drum.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
The Aurkrille Guqltirer.
YORKVILLE, s. e..
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 22, 1883
EMORY SPEER,S MISSION.

Emory Speer, United States Attorney
for Georgia, has been assigned by the At
torney General of the United States as spe-
cial U. S. Attorney to assist Mr.. Melton in
the political cases to come up before the ap-
preaching term of the United States Dis
trict Court at Columbia. A Washington
dispatch says Mr.. Speer was met coming
down from the Department of Justice the
other day, bundle of legal papers in each
hand.
81 have just been up getting my instruc-
tions," said Mr.. Speer, brandishing the
documents.
"Your instructions appear to be volumi-
NOUS" was suggested.
"Oh, this is Butterworth's brief. | 60 in
his place, you see, and they gave me his
papers, which were prepared. | go South
Immediately"
"Do you expect to cOnVict?"
"I have just convicted seven Georgia kll
Klux and they seem to think / might have
luck. haven't examined the cases as yet,
but will 60 to. work right away. Butter
worth has gone into patents" said Speer,
laughingly, "and I think perhaps it would
take patent lawyer to convict the South
Carolina men,"
Mr.. Speer had long conference with
Attorney General Brewster, and it is to be
the policy of the administration, since the
Malone failure, to run the Southern out
rage mill for all it is worth.
In connection with the visit of Major
Earle, ex-State Marshal, to the Executive
Department in company with Mr.. Speer,
Major Earle authorizes the following state
ment, which is telegraphed to the Ne,os dnd
Cqauier from Washington, under date OF
Sunday:
Major Earle of South Carolina, says, with
reference to a recent Washington dispatch,
that it is true he was at the White House
at the same time with Emory Speer, but
that neither he nor Wallace went or came
with Speer and had nothing to do with his
(Speer's) political business there. Major
Earle is Republican, but is evidently desi-
rous of repudiating the Speer-Melton COM
bination. He will have something to say
on this head, he says, in the future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-22
Comparatiye Cotton Statement.

NEW YORK, November l6.-Thc following Is
@ cnmnaratiye cotton statement for the week
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
Legitimate Traffic.

Two Indians named White and
Lavan, of the Indian village of st.
Regis, Canada, commissioned a
white man to procure them some
whisky. After doing SO he put
trychnine into the liquor and gave
Il to the Indians, one of whom is
dead and the other dying.-Ea.
Such wretch would have Re-
publican license in Iowa and pay
a Republican protection tax in
Ohio.-DeIaaoare Signal.
Yes, and in West Virginia a
Democratic Legislature would vote
him perpetual protection, and a
Petersburg Council would license
him to deal out poison and death
even in the 9th Ward against the
protests and prayers of all the good
people of the community.
Such is the spirit and logic ofthe
LIQUOR traffic.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
A Faithful Dog.

The following touching incident
rs from the Randolph Enterprise.
A little girl aged ten years,
laughter of Squire John Summer
neld, of Dry Fork district, recently
wandered in the woods and became
post. A search was instituted and
Filter roaming the woods over for
piles around. she was found next
Forming about five miles from
kome. She was stiff with cold, be-
klg both bare-headed and barefoot
Il and the ground covered with
pow. She doubtless would have
Eershed had it not been for the dog
pat was with her the whole time,
having covered her completely
PDer with dry rotten wood which
1orded her protection from the
Iold and snow. The girl stated
nat the dog kept by her side, and
Fhen she would start in a direction
opposite to home, he would take
oid of her and try to stop her.
' hen found the dog was standing
uard by her and would let none
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
More Evidence.

Wherever the saloon is banished
the wood goes forth announcing the
happy fact of better order and more
days.
This from the Moorefeld Etan1-
liner.
"The absence of drunken men,
On our streets, Saturday last
there being a larger crowd in town
than OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the good
effects of closing up drinking sa-
oons and we hail this as an evil
dence Of better days for West Vir-
9lnia."
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
Bee and Tribune.
A True Honey "Bee" and a Faithful
"TrGbune."

In refutation of the Commercial
Gazette's statement that none of the
secular papers of Ohio favored Pro-
hibition, we hope the slanderer
may be efectually stung by the
Meiggs Co. Bee, from which we
clip this additional item of refuta-
ton:
The Gallipolis Daily Tribune, of
May 10th, comes out editorially for
the Prohibition Amendment to the
Constitution. We are glad to have
you with us in this fight, Bro. Ohm
stead, and trust that our work for
this good cause will not be in vain.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
The Huntington Fire.

For reliable Insurance in first,
class companies, call on our good
friend Mr.. G. F. Brown, Wards
New Block, Huntington, W. Va
We dropped in on friend Brown
soon after the big Huntington fre,
and found him as busy as busy
could be, writing up policies against
the next big blaze.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30

The Marietta Register and Leader
are "tussleing" over their clrcula-
ton. and saying ugly things at
each other. No use OF all that russ
inc, brethren-just put the num- +
bers of weekly issues at the neao u
your columns, and then take one
from t'other and that will settle It,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
Freeman Free.

roall Ministers, the FREEMAN will be sent
,or sl.OO a year, in advance. Better still-to
any Minister sending $500 with the names of
.--o yearly subscribers, the FREEMAN will
he sent, free, for one year.
Reqttlar 1ernls-Sl.5O year-same rate for
shorter time. Address,
FREEMAN, Parkersburg, w. Va.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30

but members of the family come
near. The girl was carried home.
the dog keeping close to her side,
looking her in the face and SHOW
ing signs OF great joy because other
rescue.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES
Their Notions and Ours,

This may be whisky town and
a terribly bad place and all that
But we can say that New Martins
vile is clear of petty thieving or
thieving of any kind WetseI Dem.
Ocrdt.
Is it the policy of the town to
keep the thieves SO drunk on bad
whisky that they can't get away
with the plumber they might steal :?
A number of temperance meet
ings are being held in town this
week. The temperance people are
determined to spare no pains I'M
til the prohibition amendment is
submitted to popular VOTE Wet
eel Messenger.
The Messenger is very right. The
rumblings of the storm is already
being heard along every valley in
the State, and it should be the bus
mess of the Press of West Virginia
to keep the issue before the people
and see to it that they have the
privilege of being heard in their
own behalf.
HIGH PRICED CoMMoDITY.-The
Code of West Virginia, Chapter
149, Sec. 6: eff a person commit
adultery or fornication, he shall be
fined not less than $20."-Register.
That is the estimate which the
written law places upon the virtue
of woman.-,Steubenuite Gazette.
And that is why the debaucher
of wife, sister or ward, may be
shot dead by husband, brother or
guardian and the slayer go acquit
before any jury that may be i'm
panelled.
The WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN,
a staunch temperance paper, has
lately put in circulation ten thou
sand copies of miniature edition.
We should like to see this paper in
every household. If you have not
seen a copy, write for one. Direct,
FREEMAN, Parkersburg, W. Va
Exchange.
Our scissors got ahead of our
pencil this time, and we can't tell
whom to thank for these good
words; but we are thankful new
ertheless.
Whoever cheats the Observer
Out of single cent,
Will never reach the Heavenly land
Where good Elijah went!
observer.
We wouldn't for anything cheat
YOU out of a cent, but as you seem
to be handling the "truck," we've
several cords of early crop poetry
we'd like to trade you for old ex-
changes, cord for cord.
Dorsey threatens to sue the New
York Times for 100000 for defa-
nation of Misunderstanding.
If he sues for his character at all
why not put the amount up into
the millions to accord with the
sums he stole from the Govern
ment in losing his character.
Bro. Morris, send US another
Gazette This ones "ust d up" 1t
looks like a newsboy just out OF a
black berry patch.-Freemam.
Here is one with Dispatch
Ritchie Gazette.
Yes, but this one you've patched
up with pieces cut outof the FREE
MAN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
Storming of Fort GrOg.

Now. Friends, for another years siege, and
then comes the final
sTORMING OF FORT GROG.
Now is the time to enlist for the campaign
drring the war;" by subscribing for the
rprEMAN. $50 year; sl.OO for mos; 75c.
tor6 mos. SOC. for mos; on trial. 2nos- for
&c.
lot there be vigorous rally all along the
line for new recruits.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1883-09-26

das de esta Corte en- los nltimos dias.
A la avanzada edad de 81 amos ha
muerto don Francisco Santa Cruz, mi
nistro progresista que figure mucho en-
los tiempos de Espartero, y senador vi
talicio; tambien nos han abandonado Ell
conde de Tendilla y ell escritor de El
Gl0do, don Eduardo Pascual y Cuellar,
ambos en- 10 mas forido de la juvintud
Alegremos el cuadro. Los teatros
anuncian va Ell personal de invierno y
pronto empezar&n su campa1a. Cal
yo Sc ha lido & Buenos-Aires con su
gente, en- el Espafol imperara solo
Vico. En- la Zarzaela continta Artle-
rius hacienda mucho dinero con ell ia
moso bale Excelsior, que excede d to-
da ponderaci6n en- aparato, decorado,
atrszxo Y en- hermosas bailarinas. La
apoteosis final es sorprendente; las
cinco parties del mundo rinden home
naje q la Lnz y al Progreso y en-
ell fbndo apsrece ell Oscurantismo VEN
cido por les adelantos de la civil
lizaci6n. La Limbo es una notabi-
lidad.
Ducazcal compile con Arderfus y Sc
apodera del aire; ha encargado d Paris
IN globo de seda que llevara ell NOM
bre Leona Dare, y en- el Sc propone la
acr6bata subir colgada de los dientes.
IQp barbaridadl La desastrosa muer
te del captain Mayet no asusta d los
esprits forts como Miss -Leona. FL
verbo ascendsr Sc ha apoderado de to-
das las classes. lSabamcs!......
r. p. del Rio.