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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD.

The Supreme Court of Georgia, in decis-
ion rendered last Thursday, has sustained
the decision of the court below in the case
of the Georgia Railroad Company against
the Railroad Commission. This was an ap-
plication for an injunction to restrain the
Commission from enforcing its rates as
against the Georgia Railroad. The case
will probably 60 to the Supreme Court of
the United States. The Court below had
sustained the Commission and refused the
bill.
AS this decision is of general interest, the
following brief summary of the case will not
be out of place Last Spring bill was filed
by the Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
pany and William M. Wadley, as lessee,
praying the Chancellor to enjoin the Rail
road Commissioners from enforcing certain
rates of freight as against the Georgia Rail
road, upon the ground in chief that the
charter of the Georgia Railroad Company
authorized it to charge certain other rates,
and that it had a constitutional right to do
so that the Legislature could not Interfere
to take those rights away. It's charter pro-
vided that it might charge not exceeding 81
cents per 100 pounds per 100 miles on freight
and cents per mile passenger tariff. The
Commissioners rates were of course lower
The matter was heard by Judge Simmons, at
Macon, and after legal fight of two or three
days resulted in refusal of the application
for an Injunction. The case was brought to
the Supreme Court by counsel for the road
and the Court rendered its decision affirm
ING the decision of the Court below. The
decision was practically unanimous, Judge
Hall stating that while he differed with his
associates in the matter of the reasoning he
did not differ with them so far as the law
in the case was concerned.
Commenting upon this decision, and any
bearing it may have upon the Railroad law
of South Carolina, the Ners and Co,vie,
says:
This decision establishes beyond question,
so far as the Courts of Georgia can do so, the
right of the Georgia Commission to regulate
the charges of the railroads in that State.
What degree of weight will be attached to
the decision in South Carolina remains to be
seen. There is fundamental difference be-
tween the Commissions of the two States,
inasmuch as the Georgia Commission was
created under special constitutional pro-
vision, while the South Carolina Commits
sion is simply the offspring of legislative en-
actment. But in principle they are the
same, and the action of the Georgia Courts,
in sustaining the authority of the Georgia
Commission, cannot fail to strengthen the
hands of our own Commissioners IN dealing
with the railroads.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

Congress adjourned without day at noon
last Saturday. Before adjournment the rev.
enue tariff bill was passed. Among the
last acts of the Senate was the adoption OF
an amendment to the deficiency approprla-
ton bill authorizing payment to Charles
II. Reed, for defending Guiteau, not to eX-
ceed s., 900; and bill to refund to the State
of Georgia money paid out for the common
defence i'm 1779 The President was prompt
ly in his room near the Senate chamber and
signed all the bills that were passed. The
Senate refused to confirm the nomination
of June S. Mobley for postmaster at Union,
S. c., and G. H. Deas as postmaster at
Florence. Almost at the last hour of the
session of the House, an attempt was made
to displace Representative John s.. Rich
ardson of the First South Carolina district,
and give his seat to Sam Lee, the colored
contestant, but the scheme failed. The
work of the Forty-seventh Congress, just
closed may be briefly stated as follows:
All the regular annual appropriation bills
obtained passage in both Houses and have
become laws. The sundry civil, the last
upon which an agreement was reached in
conference, received the Presidents sigma
ture at 10 o'clock Saturday. During the
Forty-seventh Congress 10,67O bills and joint
resolutions have been introduced in the two
houses, 9,01S in the House and 1852 In the
Senate during the session which has just
closed. In each house the great majority
of these measures still remain with the COM
mittees to which they were referred, and OF
those reported from committees the larger
number remain upon the calendars of the
respective houses. Aside from the regular
annual appropriation bills 1853 bills and joint
resolutions have passed both houses during
this session, and have become laws. Seven
hundred and sixty bills and joint resolu-
tions are left on the House calendars and
233 upon the Speakers table, having failed
to secure final action by the House, and 39o
of such bills and resolutions remain on the
Senate calendars. The shippingb bill, which
passed the Senate in it's last hours, because
of the deadlock on the South Carolina elec-
ton case. The last bill which passed the
Senate was the House bill to fix the
terms of the United States Court for the
Eastern and Northern Districts OF Texas.
The bill reached the House just as Speaker
Keifer began his remarks preliminary to
declaring the House adjourned sine die.
The clerk, bill in hand, rushed up to the
desk and endeavered to attract the Speak
ers attention, but without avail, and the
gavel fell without the coveted signature.
The aggregate amount of appropriations
called for by the bills of the session just
closed was $529,327,5 ,511. The amount OF
last sessions appropriation was s295,5O9,-
939, including sls, ,72S,S75 for rivers and har-
bors. The bill providing for rivers and har-
bors for the session just ended was killed in
the Senate. 1t called for S., ,047 900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
DEATH OF MRS. NANCY L. WALLACE.

Mrs. Nancy L. Wallace, wife of Hon. A.
S. Wallace, of this county, died at 3 o'clock
last Saturday morning, at the residence of
her son-in-law, Mr.. Calvin Brice, near
Woodward's, in Fairfield county. Had she
lived until the 18th of the present month
she would have completed her seventy-third
year.
Mrs. Wallace was the oldest daughter of
the late George Ratchford, whose residence
was about two miles south of Yorkville. In
December, 1888, she and Mr.. A. S. Wallace
were married. She became the mother of
eight children, six of whom are still living.
AS wife and mother Mrs. Wallace was
faithful until death as a neighbor she was
kind and charitable to a fault, and was
highly esteemed by large circle of friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Wallace had been in delicate health
for several months and in the hope that she
could be temporarily restored, by change of
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houses. When there is not more than one
story to house they are floating round on
however, have deserted their homes and
gone to the highlands back from the river.
The streets of New Madrid are submerged
to the depth of from two to four feet and
there is water in almost every house. The
whole country back Of that place as far as
Cairo, on the Missouri side, and from Hick-
man south for over fifty miles, is inundated.
Corn, live stock and fences have been des-
troyed, but no great amount of suffering
among the people is reported. -~z' ss
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

scene, visited her daughter in Fairfield,
about three weeks ago, but while there her
disease relapsed, and death ensued.
Her remains were brought to Yorkville
on Saturday afternoon, and on Sunday the
funeral services were conducted in the Pres
byterian church by the pastor, Rev. Il. R.
English. After the funeral services, her re-
mains, followed by large concourse of peo-
pie from the town and country, were con-
veyed to the cemetery and deposited by the
plat of ground which contains the dust of
her ancestors. She lived and died consist
ent and exemplary member of the Presby-
terian church.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
CHURCH NOTICES.

Baptist-Rev. R. w. Sanders, of Chester,
will preach at Union church next Sunday at
II o'clock, A. NJ, and in the church at York
vile in the afternoon at $50.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev
R. Latham, Pastor. The pastor will fill his
regular appointment at Tirzah next Sunday.
Presbyterian-Rev. IT. r. English, Pas
tor. Services at the usual hours, morning
and evening.
Episcopal Rev. A. Prentiss. Services
at II A. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. R. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services in the church at Yorkville
at the regular hours, morning and evening.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
THE EGYPT COTTON CROP.

Advices from Cairo, Egypt, under date
of February 10, represent the situation in
that country as getting from bad to worse.
Egypt is after all only large farm. Her
annual revenue of $45,0O0,O0O- which
225OO,OOO goes directly into the pockets
of the 'bloated bondholder"-is derived al
most exclusively from the crops of cotton,
Indian corn, wheat, sugar and barley. The
agriculturists are now getting frightened
about the cotton and sugar crops. Land
which twelve years ago yielded per acre
ten cantars of cotton (the cantar equals
ninety-eight pounds) now only produces
two or three cantars. Chemical investiga-
ton now proves that this startling falling
off is due to the fact that cotton takes more
out of the soil than is put into it by the
yearly deposit left by the Nile inundation.
Previous to Mehemet Ali no such exhaustive
crops as cotton and sugar were grown III
Egypt. Consequently the cotton and sugar
have for the past forty years been annually
drawingupon the deposit ofthe Nile thathad
for centuries been gradually accumulating
This reserve fund of phosphates and nitre
required by cotton is now coming to an
end Hence the astounding decrease in the
production per acre.
There are now over one million acres OF
land in Egypt under cotton cultivation
The total value of the Egyptian cotton crop
is about s6O,OOO,OOO. The decrease in the
annual yied per acre has hitherto been COM
pensated for by constantly planting more
acres with cotton, and this has in a great
measure been done by trenching on the
land producing Indian corn, which is the
staple food of the fellah. But the number
of acres under cotton cultivation cannot be
increased forever, and the sole remedy
which can avert the failure of Egyptian
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
THE ROCK HILL CASES.

A preliminary hearing in the cases of
Henry and julius Massey, colored, of Rock
Hill, charged with the illicit sale of spiritu-
Gus liquors in Rock Hill, was held in Ches-
ter, last Friday, before U. S. Commissioner
Ladd. The accused and two other colored
men were bound over for trial in the L. S.
District Court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
THE CONFEDERATE ROLLS.

Adjutant-General Manigault has made an
earnest call in an official circular on the sur
viving Confederates to aid him in compile
ting the roll of the troops furnished by the
State to the Confederate army. He also
publishes list of the commands not yet
heard from. From this list, it seems that
the rolls of all the companies from York
county have been made out and forwarded
to the Adjutant Generals Office, except
those of Company A, Twelfth Regiment,
and Company X, Eighteenth. This last
named company was enlisted in York and
Union counties
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

Withers sAdlckes-Wooden Ware. o..
NJ Strauss--Yes Yes!!
T. NJ. Dobson-Read Read Read!!!
John R. Ashe- Fertilzers-Powder-Th Cox
Cotton Planter.
Colcock Il Miller-Guano.
Latta Brothers-Baker's Standard Guano and
Acid Phosphate.
g. H. O'Leary-Parlor Furniture-Bed. Room
Sets -Chairs--StOves--Sad -Saddles--Collars,
Bridles-HarneSS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
GONE NORTH.

Mr.. Hunter of Hunter e. Oates; MIR. Lind
say, Off. r. Lindsay & Co. Mr. w. c. Lati-
merand Mr.. r. VI. Dobson, leave this week to
make their purchases of spring goods. Mr..
Dobson is accompanied by Mrs. Dobson,
who goes for the purpose of making selec-
ton ofmillinery goods for the spring trade.
The milliner connected with Mr.. H. F. Ad-
dickes' house is also in New York making
purchases ofmillinery goods for the opening
season. The present outlook is favorable
for good spring trade, and our merchants
are making ample preparations to meet it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

A dwelling house on the plantation of
Mr.. II. II. Thomson, on Broad River, and
occupied by Rufus Jeter, was accidentally
destroyed by fire, at noon last Sunday.
The contents of the dwelling, consisting of
furniture and wearing apparel, were lost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

The Palmetto Rifles, of Aiken, reported
vote of 81 all cast for their commander,
Captain Williams. One vote was cast in
Columbia for Major White. The total vote
therefore shows a majority for Capt. j. @.
Marshall over Capt. r. N. Richbourg of ia,
and majority over all of 70.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
THE PALMETTO REGIMENT.

On Wednesday Of last week the various
companies composing the Palmetto Regi-
ment voted for Colonel Of the regiment to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hon. Hugh S. Thompson. The candi-
dates for the office were Capt. J. c. Marshall
and Capt r. n. Richbourg, both of Colum-
bia. The following are the full returns of
the votes cast:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

The shipments of cotton from this place
for the week ending last Monday were 277
bales, and the total shipments of the season
to that date aggregate 6,692 bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

INDIAN PROGREss.-The report of the
Board of Indian Commissioners shows a
very gratifying improvement in the condl-
ton of the nations red wards during the
past few years. The efforts to civilize them
and make them self-supporting seem to be
crowned with success, and they are rapidly
learning and practicing many of the arts of
civilized life. Considerable progress has
been made in education. A number of
schools have been established among them,
and one-fifth of the Indian youth OF school
age are now attending either day or board
ing schools.
In the matter of industry, the improve
ment is even greater, and the agricultural
and stock wealth of the redskins has quad
rupled in the last few years. The following
are some of the figures for 1868 and 1862 ):
Acres of land under cultivation increased
from 81, ,2O7 to 569, 1892, an increase of 955 per
cent; bushels of wheat produced increased
from 1861 to 673,933 bushels, or 432 per
cent hogs owned, from $3.50 to 424, 74O, or
], $50 per cent and sheep owned from ,6S3
to ,304, ,73O, or more than $4,000 per cent.
No state in the Union can make better
showing than these savages, and these tig--
ures would seem to prove that the despised
Indians can be civilized so as to become re-
spectacle and Industrious mOney-making
citizens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
Observation-Disclosures.

The time limited in which persons were
authorized to form clubs for the ENQUIRER
at 50 per annum expired on Monday last.
The following club-makers having returned
and paid for the number of subscribers op-
posite their names respectively, are entitled
to choice of premiums in accordance with
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
LIENS RECORDED.

There have been 1928 liens for rent and
supplies recorded in the clerks Office this
year, of which 1GS were recorded during the
week ending last Tuesday.
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our offer:

The following persons having returned
twenty or more names are entitled to copy
of the ENQUIRER for one year and any
weekly newspaper or monthly magazine
published in the United States: j. n. Rob
erts, w. ii. Crook, C. NJ. Smith, Mrs. ID. A.
Lumpkin, D. II. LESLEY, Capt Z. R. Mills,
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w. n. Elder.
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w. B. Byers, Jr.
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According to our published prospectus no
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the above club-makers or others desiring to
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the subscriptions invariably to be paid in
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
SAI,ES.DAY.
COTTON SHIPMENTS.

There were no official sales of prOpert!
last Monday-sales-day for March.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
DRAWING OF JURORS,

On Tuesday last, under supervision OF
Jury Commissioner Mcknight, the follow
ing grand jurors were drawn to serve as the
inquest of York county for the present year
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

IMPORTANCE OF THE PUBLICATION OF
County TREAsURERs' REPORTs.-Some
weeks ago the treasurer of Richland, in COM
pliance with requirements ofthe Act of 1882,
published in the Register his statement
of the disbursements on school claims, Civ
ing the names of all parties to whom pay
ments had been made and the amount paid
to each. On examining the statement the
school commissioner discovered that the
ed for in his office, and he Immediately pro-
ceeded to ferret out the cause of the discrep-
ancy. It was found after dilligent search
that the treasurer had paid check for $75,
drawn in favor of Sarah Allison, purporting
to be a teacher of the Fifth school district.
The check was apparently genuine, but as
no teacher of that name appeared on the
lists of the Fifth school district, further in
uuiry showed that the whole thing was a
we'll executed forgery of the names of John
Mclaughlin, chairman, and Dave Roberts,
one of the trustees of the school district, and
also of School Commissioner Sylvester.
Treasurer Gibbes cannot recall from whom
he received the check, and the loss will
fall upon him. 1t is certainly the duty OF
the scool commissioner, the treasurer and
to make every effort to discover the fOrger
and bring him or her to justice. And the
case suggests that some certain method
should be used by the treasurer or other dis
bursting officer to enable them readily to
trace the checks paid by them to the par
ties who present them.-Register, Saturday.
Sundays Register says that parties from
the country embraced in the school district
involved in the forged certificate held by
Treasurer Gibbes were in the city on Satur-
day and called to examine the paper. This
examination brought out information
which, it is thought will soon fix the. crime
on the guilty party, as there are earmarks
about the transaction which in the opinion
of one or two of the parties, give unmistak-
able indications of the perpetrator of the
forgery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
Of the YOrkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACKS STATION.

BLACKS STATION, S. c., March 5.-The
spirit of improvement in our little town is
manifesting itself more at this time than
ever before. Lots on Cherokee street are
ready sale and command good prices. Sash,
blind and door factories and shingle mills
are kept constantly employed. The shingle
mill here turns out 100000 per week, which
command ready sale at 81 per thousand.
Cotton continues to come into our mark
ct. One firm bought in small lots Al bales
last week. Mr.. Rufus G. Whitesides, Of
Clark's Fork, sold very fine bale last
week. 1t graded high, and broughta fancy
price. 1t is what is. known as the Ozier
variety.
A. S. Hopper, living near here on Broad
River, in this county, had his barn, with
it's contents, burned last Wednesday night.
1t contained about 800 bushels of corn, a lot
of hay, fodder, cotton, harness, &c. Mr..
Hopper narrowly escaped with his stock.
His loss is estimated at $500.
DIR. John G. Black and Mr.. VIM. F. Dye
have each received from the U. S. Fish
Commissioner, at Washington, quantity
of German carp, for which they had pre-
pared suitable ponds.
Mr. Luke Weston, near here, was bit by
a dog supposed to be mad. The dog had
bit mule and some other stock. The fatal
ity among the canine race, in our town, is
astonishing. They are found dead in every
direction. 1t would mot be right to sus-
picion any one of putting out poison to kill
his neighbor's dog; but it is evident that
the work of death among the dogs goes on
and no investigation of the cause has been
had. Every one seems to think that some
other animal in the shape of a hog or sheep
would be more profitable than the worth
less, prowling cur.
Week before last there was a party here
from Lexington, n. c., and this week an
other party from Georgia, was here,
looking after the minerals of this section.
A party of capitalists are also expected in
few days from the North for the same
purpose. This section is rapidly gaining a
reputation abroad for it's mineral resources,
and properly so, as every succeeding inves-
tipation goes to show. EGO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08

The following petit jurors were drawn to
serve at the ensuing term of the Circuit
Court, which convenes on the fourth Mon
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aS~ Another effort is soon to be made to
obtain pardon for Sergeant Mason who
shot at Guiteau and is now confined in the
Penitentiary. 1t is thought that an appeal
to the President will now be successful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-08
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

this duty, he is liable to a fine of $40.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Mrs. J. NJ. Worth, wife of State Treasurer
Worth, died at her home, in Randolph coun-
ty, last Friday.
Col Samuel L. Wright, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Edgecombe county, COM
nlitted suicide in New York last Friday
night by shooting himself.
The emigration of negroes from North
Carolina to Arkansas has grown to such pro-
portions that the Legislature of the former
State has been urged to apply remedial
measures.
Col. r. Y. McAden, President Of the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad, says
that the road will be completed to Asheville
and connect with the Clyde Syndicate line
to Maryville and Knoxville within two
years.
The North Carolina Legislature has pass
ed a bill giving relief to the Western North
Carolina Railroad Company, and allowing
that company to market its bonds and re-
lieying it from its contract to build it's line
to Murphy.
"A Charlotte clergyman was walked half
a mile through the mud after dark to marry
a runaway couple. When the ceremony was
about to be performed hegroom discovered
that he had lost his gloves and went out to
buy another pair. He did not return.
The Charlotte Observer says that the peO-
pie in the vicinity of the Rock Island Fac
tory, on the Catawba River, are having a
big time killing wild geese. The river for
mile above and below the factory has been
thronged for several days past by tlocks of
wild geese and numbers of them have
been killed.
While some little boys-the oldest not
over fourteen-were playing with anair gun
in Greensboro, on Wednesday of last week,
when the gun was in the hands of John Nc
Lean it was prematurely discharged and
the ball struck George w. Alley in the back
of the head, from the effects of which he is
expected to die.
aa" Another effort is soon to be made to
obtain pardon for Sergeant Mason who
shot at Guiteau and is now confined in the
Penitentiary. 1t is thought that an appeal
to the President will now be successful.