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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
THE ROAD QUESTION.

A continuation of Senator Buffers arti-
cles on the public roads of the State will be
found on the first page of this issue. We
propose to publish Senator Buffers letters
on this important subject, as rapidly as we
can. We are pleased to notice that they are
attracting general attention throughout the
State, and whether or not the views express
ed by him are generally concurred in, his
letters are timely and will have beneficial
effect in awakening the people to the i'm
portance of good roads. Discussing Senator
Buffers poll tax proposition, published last
week, the Anderson Aatelligencer says:
Senator Butler has done the State valuable
service in promoting the discussion Of our
public road system, and has we think,
Struck the keynote to the establishment of
with him in the details of his system, but it
seems to us that the only way to establish
thoroughly good roads is to improve our
present laws, and supplement them with a
special fund for permanent work. Senator
Butler proposes to reduce the number of
days persons shall be liable to road duty,
and to collect poll-taX for road purposes
We favor retaining the present road law and
amending it, so far as to require the Com
missioners to call out the hands for twelve
days in each year, and require them to
work ten hours each day, with the right to
commute for wagons and teams where the
overseers desire, with penalties for not prop
erly working. This amount of labor could
do a great deal to improve our roads. Such
change would more than quadruple the
labor now done upon our roads, for usually
about six days work is required and the
hands on these six days do not average five
hours per day labor. There are, however,
certain places in our roads which can only
be put in good order by considerable expen-
diture of money. Therefore, some mode of
raising the necessary fund must be adopted.
Senator Buffers idea of poll tax can not be
resorted to without first amending our State
constitution, and this, in our opinion, it is
unwise to attempt. 1t can only be done by
direct taxation, and we believe that it is in
the interest of the people to raise small
sum each year to be spent in Matchmaking
these buggy-breaking and stock-injuring
points in our highways.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The new Southern Telegraph Company
has opened it's office at Charlotte and is do
ing a big business already.
A passenger train arriving at Charlotte
from Atlanta, last Thursday morning, at 3
O'Clock, ran on a siding and collided with a
freight engine. Fireman w. S. tarris, of At
lanta, was killed. No one else was hurt.
The engines and the mail car were badly
damaged. The accident was caused by an
open switch.
Ex-Governor VIM. w. Holden has pub
lished card formally withdrawing from
the Republican party, and stating that ne is
not member Of the Liberal party. Ex-
Governor Holden has occupied prominent
place in North Carolina politics. He was
for long time editor of the Standard, the
Democratic organ for twenty-five years pre-
vious to the war. He was appointed pro-
Yisional Governor and then elected Govern
or. Being impeached he left the State and
became one of the editors of the Chronicle at
Washington, D. C. For the past four or
five years he has lived in Raleigh in retire
ment.
The Charlotte Observer of Thursday says:
Col. Ham. G.. Jones left yesterday for Dal-
las, CASTOR county, to assist MIR. George
Bason, attorney for Mr.. Davenport, in the
big suit now being tried by the commission
ers of CASTOR county, between eX-sheriff
Mckee and treasurer Davenport, the par
ticulars of which have been given to our
readers. The trial was commenced about
one month ago, and it is stated for an actual
fact that the end of the first chapter has not
yet been reached. tits q vastly complicated
affair and requires skill to unravel it. The
trial so far has been conducted privately and
the people have been unable to get atany Of
the developments. 1t has excited a good
deal of feeling in CASTOR among the friends
Of the parties involved.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
CHURCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal r. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services in the church at Yorkville,
at 1890 A. NJ, and P. NJ, next Sunday.
At Philadelphia Church on the same day at
P. M.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
R. Latham, Pastor. Noservice next Sunday
at Tirzah, in consequence of the absence of
the pastor, who will make ministerial visit
to Coddle Creek, N. G..
Presbyterian-Rev.T It. R. English, Pastor.
Services next Sunday, at 1890 A. NJ, and
s. P. M.
Baptist-Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor.
Services next Sunday at II A. M. Commu-
nion Immediately after preaching. Sun
day-school alto A. M. Prayer meeting on
Thursday evening at $50.
Episcopal A. Prentiss, Rector. Ser
vices next Sunday in the Church of the
Good Shepherd, morning and evening, at
the usual hours. Bishop Howewill make his
annual visitation to this parish on that day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23

ter as thoroughly as possible" he said, 81
propose on the first day of the session after
the House is organized to introduce bill
making it penal offense for any Senator,
Representative or official of the government
to accept telegraph frank from any tele-
graph company. AS it is now, he continued,
"there is.scarcely Senator, Representative
or prominent official who has not the privi-
lege of sending what telegraphic messages
he may want by using deadhead franks,
which are freely supplied by the telegraph
companies. When man has book of
these franks in his pocket he is unable to
consider the telegraph question, or any 9TH
er question in which the telegraph compa-
nies are interested, in an independent man
ner. Cutting off the telegraph frank bust
ness will, even if the postal telegraph sys-
tenn is not adopted, correct an abuse which
has been growing constantly in the past few
VearS0
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
AGRICULTURAL NOTES,

The Camden Journal says: eve believe
from what we can learn that the cotton crop
of this county will be at least 25 per cent.
short this year, and the corn crop 80 per
cent. less than the usual crop, all owing to
the drought"
The Newberry Observer says: "Taking
the county over the crops will scarcely ex-
ceed two-thirds at this time; they might
come under it. But there is time yet for
great improvement, and the rains OF the
last day or two will help the prospects won
derfullY."
The Lexington Dispatch says "1n cOnse-
quence of the continued drought, eight weeks
in some parts Of the county, crops are, e,gen-
orally poor. Old corn has been badly injured
and young bottom corn has begun to suffer.
Cotton hasalso suffered materially and many
bolls have been she'd"
The Abbeville Medium says: "Unless we
get real good season in few days we will
all be in deplorable fix. The gardens are
ruined and have nothing in them. Corn is
not doing any good and the crop will fall
far short of half crop. Cotton is almost
past redemption and scarcely enough will
be made to pay for the guano used. Oats
and wheat were both failures, and the peo-
pie generally are without sufficient supply
Of food for the starving stock"
Special reports up to last Friday to the
Savannah Neacs, from forty counties in the
cotton belt of Georgia and Florida continue
the complaints concerning the drought, rust
worms and caterpillars. The general tenor
of the reports bespeak a probable falling off
in this years yield, as compared to that of
last year, of between 80 and so per cent.
Picking has commenced in some sections,
but will not be general before September
10th. Labor continues as rule fairly plen-
tiful and of medium quality,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
THE LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION.

Reports from the Louisville Exposition
are of the most encouraging character as to
the success of the exhibition. Althoughnot
yet fully opened, and the space for Ameri-
can departments not yet entirely filled, the
attendance mas been satisfactory and it is
steadily increasing. On the First day the en-
frances were over $4,000, the next three days
they exceeded 5,OOO on no day have they
fallen below $500. The city is rapidly fill
ing up. The exhibitors are very busy, and
the work has progressed rapidly. All the
engines are now at work. The art gallery
is open and thronged day and night The
electric railway is regularly and satisfactory
ly worked. The Exposition travel sbegin-
ing to affect railroad earnings most favora-
bly,. For the first week in August the
Louisville and Nashville earnings are $780,
17O, sgainst 1921, ,795 last year, gain of 20
per cent, though passenger rates are re-
duced to one fare for the round trip. The
outlook is represented as most encouraging.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
the naked eye, while it would be difficult to

the naked eye, while it would be difficult to
make counterfeit. Winged wheels, with
halo from behind make up portion of the
tint. The back of the note is elaborate and
is printed in dark green. In the centre is
the monogram gu. S." engraved with q
geometricallathe. Themonogram imbed-
ded in an intricate cycloidial lace work Of
white line cutting, the tracings for which
were done also with the geometrical lathe.
The impression exists that these fraction
al notes are to be issued by all postoffices in
the country. This is erroneous. They will
be issued only by regularly established mon
ey order offices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
THE NEW POSTAL NOTES.

The new postal notes which are to be used
after the 3rd of next month, in the transmits
sion of small sums of money through the
United States mails, have been completed by
an engraving company in New York, and
are now being shipped to all money order
Offices in the country.
Every book contains 800 postal note forms,
with the address Of the postoffice printed
on each note. The pages of the books are
perforated, so that when the notes are torn
out stubs remain to show the amounts for
which they were issued. A note can be fill
ed out by postmaster for any amount not
exceeding S., at a cost to the sender of three
cents for each note. The notes are made
payable to>"the bearer" and they can be
used as fractional currency in any place to
which they are sent TO guard against the
use of the notes before the law authorizing
their issue goes into effect, G. F. Macdonald,
superintendent Of the money order system
at Washington, has caused to be pasted in
each book of forms the following notice !:
"The postal note business will commence on
September3, 1888. Under no circumstances
whatever are any postal notes to be issued
from this book before that date"
The notes are printed on pure linen bank
note paper Of the best quality, chemically
prepared in such manner as not to be af-
fected by moisture or exposure to light,
while it is sensitive to the action of acids or
other liquids often used by forgers. The
color of the paper is pure lemon, and the
front surface is printed over with an under
lying tint Of golden brown-a combination
selected as being the safest and most suita-
bic for the purpose. The Water-marks in
the paper, twisted in the form Of figure 8,
have the words "U. S. Postal Note" in du
plicate-reading from both left and right.
These Water-marks can be seen only when
the note is held up between the light and
the eye. Three printings are required to
complete the note. In the underlying tint
is vignette consisting of classical female
head wearing helmet, which was engraved
from the portrait of postmasters pretty
daughter. Much of the tint is made up of
miniature Photographic designs, containing
the words "United States Postal Note" re-
peated many hundred times, and engraved
so finely that one can read the words with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
The Aurkpille Guqnirer,
YORKVILLE. s. G. {:
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1888;
THE DEATH OF JUDGE BLACK.

Judge jeremiah Black died at his home
in York, Pennsylvania, at 10 minutes past
2 o'clock last Sunday morning. Although
was shock to the community. On Satur-
day morning he seemed somewhat better,
but the Improvement was too slight to JUS
tify hope for his recovery. An unfavOrable
change began about o'clock in the after
noon, and he gradually grew worse, but re-
manned conscious almost to the end and
died peacefully. From the beginning of his
illness Judge Black believed that he would
never recover, and was perfectly resigned.
The funeral took place at o'clock P. NJ, on
Tuesday, DR.. Powers, of the Christian
church, Washington, officiating.
Shortly before Judge Black died he said to
his wife: elbow can fear to cross the dark
river when my Father waits for me on the
other Shore" And added: ":Would were
as comfortable about all I leave behind
unfinished in this world" And then he
breathed the following earnestprayer: "Oh,
thou beloved and most merciful Heavenly
Father, from whom had my being and in
whom 1 have ever trusted, if it be Thy
will grant that my suffering end and that |
speedily be called home to Thee: and oh,
bless and comfort thee, my Mary"
The Home of Judge Black and wife at
York has long been one of the most inter-
esting in Pennsylvania. The life of the
venerable pair has been charming in its
simplicity, and a multitude of friends had
fondly hoped to see them round out their
age to four-score years in their delightful
rustic retreat. Judge Black has been at the
bar more than fifty-three years, and he as
cended the Bench in 1912, in the judicial
district where he first won distinction. He
was twice elected Chief Justice of the Su
preme Court of his State, and at the end of
six years of service in that office he entered
President Buchanan's Cabinet, where he
remained the power behind the throne
throughout the Buchanan administration.
Since that time he has not held Office, but
his opinion on public questions has car
ried great weight, and his professional prac-
tice has been extensive, embracing cases of
vast importance. His death endsthe career
of one of the foremost of our public men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
NATIONAL MILITIA.

Adjutant General Drum, of the United
States Army, has scheme for the organ
ization of the militia of the country into
a body to be known as the national mi
litia. This is subject to which he has
given much attention, and which he deems
of great Importance. He has addressed q
circular to the adjutant general of each Of
the States inquiring what proportion of
their quota of troops, in a call for 100000,
could be furnished in forty-eight hours.
The information received from the State Of
6cers addressed, will, itissupposed, form the
basis of a special communication to Con-
gress on the subject of national militia.
General Drum is as earnest as ever in the
advocacy Of the organization of the State
troops on uniform basis and their .nainte-
nance in such degree deficiency that they
could safely be depended on as reserve
force to. the regular army. He says that
this is practically the case now in several of
the States, such as Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and California, but he
thinks the militia as a body would be much
improved by little concerted action. He
emphasizes the need Of trained and able Of
fcers, and would pay special attention to
this point. The bill to reorganize the mill
tia on a national footing was favorably con-
sidered in committee last winter, but made
no further progress. Its advocates, howev-
er, believe that the scheme grows in popu-
larity as it is better understood, and that it
will consequently show more strength in
Congress in the future. Onegreat argument
advanced in it's favor is that the establish
ment on sound footing of national militia
will tend to doaway with the necessity of a
standing army of any considerable size.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE.

After duration of just four weeks, the
telegraph strike ended last Friday by the
strikers abandoning the contest and declar-
ing the strike to be a failure. Hundreds Of
the strikers throughout the country have
lost their situations, which were filled dur
ing the strike, and nearly all of them are
anxious to be reinstated at the prices paid
before the strike was inaugurated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
RENoUNCING THE MoRmoNs.

We have received from the writer, the
following note, under date of Whitaker's,
in this county, 18th instant, with therequest
to publish:
Whereas, we Alexander Wiley and wife
Sally Wiley, have been decoyed and led in
to the Mormon church, we find it to be a
corruptible body, based upon Joe Smiths
works, holding steadfast to polygamy and
serving the devil by baptizing some one else
In their stead. We have taken this method
of renouncing any further relations with
their so-called religion. The apostles of the
church are but wolves in sleeps clothing:
A word Of warning. We say that peace and
happiness can never exist where Joe Smiths
works have any sway. Take the true doc
work of human hands
ALEXANDER WILEY.
SALLY a. WILEY.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Il. B. McClain-Card Of Thanks.
Mary o. Observation-Disclosures Notice.
j. B. Allison, Clerk of Board-Roadsa and Bridge:
Herndon Brothers-Wagons--H ns--Hams--Flour-
Molasses.
The Swift Specific Co.-Swift'sS Specific.
DR.. J. Bradtield-Woman.
II. NJ. Dobson-Bibles and School Books.
J. Ed. Jetterys & Co.-New Furniture.
j. +. Lowry-Horse Power Again.
J. NJ. Adams.-Butcher Knives-KerOseneO Oil.
John r. Ashe-New Goods.
w. G.. Latmer-Fresh Arrivals.
Enquirer Office-Watch Found.
w. II. McCOrkle, Agent.-Notice to Farmers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.

Major A. J. McWhirter, Commissioner of
immigration for the State of Tennessee, has
addressed communication to the various
Commissioners of the other States, inviting
them to meet him in convention at the
Louisville Exposition to form a permanent
organization, and to take steps to divertim-
migration to the South. AS it now is, the
Western States, whose immigration bureaus
are well provided with money, as well as
the railroads having lands in the West,
hold out such inducements to immigrants
and so advertise the advantages of the West
throughout Europe, that nearly all the i'm
migrants are induced to 60 in that direction.
A combination or organization of the South
ern States might offset this, and enable the
great advantages of the South to be better
known and advertised abroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
uROADS AND BRIDGES.n

The attention of all those interested is di-
rected to the advertisement of the county
commissioners, under the above heading.
In addition to the formal notice, the COM
missioners request us, in calling attention
to it, to say, that it is their full intention to
enforce the law to the letter, and supervi-
sors of roads and bridges are notified that
they will be expected and required to per-
form every duty devolving upon them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
PEABODY SCHOLARSHIPS.

An examination will be held at the office
of the State Superintendent of Education in
Columbia, on the 3Oth instant, to supply four
vacancies in the number Of Peabody scholar
ships allowed this State at the Nashville
Normal College. The examination will en-
brace spelling, reading, penmanship, gram
mar and analysis, geography, civil and phys
ical arithmetic, algebra and United States
history.
In circular to County Superintendent
of Education the State Superintendentsays /:
"It is deemed very important to fill these
vacancies with the best material available,
and 1 would request, therefore, that you
tice of the examination, so that the State
may receive the benefits offered by the schol-
arShiDSn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
Personal, MENTION,

We were pleased to form the acquaintance
of F. F. Covington, Esq, a popular and
rising young lawyer of Marion, who spent
last week here on visit to his brother, Rev.
]. E. Covington. While here, Mr. Coving-
ton availed himself of the opportunity to
visit various sections of the county, and he
expresses himself as delighted with our
bracing climate and the general evidences
of prosperity which he witnessed wherever
he went
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
PICNIC.

There will be picnic, to which general
invitation is extended by the managers, at
J. C. Watson's old store house, six miles
north of Yorkville, near Zadok postoftice, on
Saturday the 25th instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23
ORDINATION

Rev. A. Prentiss, Deacon, will be advan-
ced to the priesthood on this day (Thurs-
day. by Rt. Rev. w. B. w. Howe, Bishop
of the Diocese, at the Church of our Saviour,
Rock Hill
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23

Sow OATS Sow BARLEY! ! Sow TUR-
NIps!-The corn crop being almost total
failure, the importance of sowing abun-
dainty is made the more patent. OF course
this necessity is known to no one better than
the farmer, and we feel that urging the mat
ter may be unnecessary. But should there
be one waiting for advice or to be urged, let
us exhort him to SOW as soon and as often as
is practicable !! Sow oats, barley and tur-
nips. s.-NeU6eryy Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23

SENATOR MAHONE EINTERVIEWED.-Sen-
ator Malone, of Virginia, was in New York
last week, and talked freely with reporter
for the Tribune. He predicts the defeat of
the Democratic party in 1884, no matter
whom they may nominate. He says Vir-
ginia 'would consider it blessing to have
Arthur continued in the administration of
the government" for the reason that he has
done more to eliminate the sectional preju-
dices existing between the North and the
South than any other man since the war"
He says the tariff will be the issue in the
next presidential campaign first and last,
and that the Republicans will stand firm for
protection on iron. He has no fear of the
next Congress tampering with the tariff,
though it may improve it by raising the
rate on certain things. He says the South
is growing more in favor of protection every
year, and that Virginia above all is pro-
tective State at the rate of 1000 votes to
$4,000. Gen. Malone strongly favors pay
ing off the government debtas a good thing
The schools of the South are making good
progress, while Southern industries are
thriving we'll and trade is moderately brisk.
He thinks the government ought to take the,
telegraph, for the reason that it is part Of
our postal system, and the government
should make it as equally accessible for use
to rich and poor as are the mails,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-23

- The caterpillar has made its appearance
in nearly every portion of Beaufort county.
The same pest has also appeared in portions
of BarnWell and Richland counties.