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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
CHURCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. j. A. Mood, Pas
tor Services in the church at Yorkville next
Sunday, at the usual hours, forenoon and evening
Presbyterian-Rev. It. r. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours next Sunday, morn
ing and evening.
Episcopal-Rev. H. NJ. Jarvis, Minister. Ser
vices morning and evening next Sunday; first
bells at 1890 A. NJ. and $50 P. M. Sunday
school bell at P. M.
Baptist-Rev. J. f. Covington, Pastor. In
consequence Of the absence of the pastor there
will be no preaching in either of his churches
next Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
DEATH OF j. NJ. ADAMS.

Mr.. Joseph NJ. Adams, long known in York
Vile as a tin merchant and dealer in general
house-furnishing goods, died about o'clock on
last Tuesday morning at the residence of Mr..
w. A. Atkins, near Guthriesville, in this county.
Mr.. Adams was in the 50th year of his age. For
some time he has been in failing health. and the
immediate cause of his death was paralysis,
with which he was seized about o'clock on the
morning he died. He was an industrious man,
with certain degree of energy, and during his
residencein Yorkville, which terminated only a
few weeks ago, he was esteemed as an upright,
useful citizen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
CHAIRMAN GLENN's OPINION.

A circular letter was sent by the Charleston
News and Courier some days ago to each of the
county chairmen who are within reach of the
telegraph asking for brief expression of their
views upon the following question: "What, in
your opinion, will be the effect Of the election
of Cleveland upon the industrial life and politi-
cal condition of this State in the present and
the near future?" The answers Of the Demo-
cratic county chairmen, who express the senti-
ments of the great mass of the people Of the
State, breathe, without exception, spirit of the
greatest hopefulness and are filled with the most
cheerful prophecies of growth and prosperity
in the Palmetto State. The reply Of r. h.
Glenn, Democratic county chairman OF York,
is brief and to the point. He says:
"a spirit of buoyancy prevails throughout this
county over Cleveland's election. Every depart
ment of life will be necessarily stimulated and
encouraged thereby, now that the people feel as
sured of honesty and integrity in the conduct Of
both the State and National Governments"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20

VIM. Devries e. Co. VS.. J. P. CASTOR. Judg-
ment below reversed. Opinion by Simpson, c..
j. This was an action for debt, heard before
Judge Pressly at last March term of York Cir
cult Court and decided by that tribunal in favor
of the plaintifs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Miss Zoraida Ingold-Pianos and Organs.
Latta Brothers-Acd Phosphate.
NJ Strauss-Cloaks and Overcoats.
Withers Adickes-More added to Plenty.
Herndon Brothers-Attention.
r. NJ. Dobson-Hurrah for Cleveland!
Hunter IL Oates-Specialties.
H. +. Adickes-Our Stock Of Boots and Shoes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20

ALARMING THE NEGROES OF THE
SoUTH.-An intelligent negro preacher OF
Bloomington Illinois, has written an open
letter to President Arthur calling attention
to the efforts of Federal office holders in
the South to infame the negroes by pro-
claiming that reinstatement will follow
the return of the Democratic party to pow
er. He saws with much force that "slavery
is dead forever and the possibility of its
resurrection ought not be proclaimed for
partisan effect"
Such an appeal is most timely. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
UNTIL JANUARY 1st, 1885.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

We will furnish the ENQUIRER from this date
until January lst 1885, for 25 cents, the cash
II all cases, to accompany the subscription.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20

HONOR TO GOVERNOR ABBETT.-The
most desperate assault was made upon the
integrity of the ballot in New Jersey to
seize the vote of that State for Blaine but
it was met with courage, industry and con-
summate skill. The man who stood in the
breach was Governor Albeit.
Had the Governor faltered, the State
would have been swept away by money,
violence and fraud but he armed himself
with the law he is sworn to protect; he Or
ganized a complete police supervision OF
the endangered counties, and he aWed fraud
with the majesty of justice.
His own home of Jersey City was the
chief objective point of the organized con-
spirators and criminals who had assumed
the task of stealing the vote of the State
The deputy marshals selected to swarm
upon the city and control it by brute force
were so disreputable that their names we re
concealed from the public until election
day; but when they started out in tfIeir
disgraceful work, they were made impotent
by the Governor, who had decided to treat
crime as crime, whether committed by citi-
zens or officials, and 5000 majority for CIeve-
land is the result. Honor to Governor Alb
bett. He met organized crime under the
banner of the law, and he saved his State
from humiliation and shame.-Philddel-
DhiG Times,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Governor Thompson has issued procla-
nation designating Thursday the 9th in
stant as day of thanksgiving and praise.
-Smalls was elected in the Seventh Con-
gressional, or Black District, by 3,017 ma
jority.
The friends of temperance in Abbeville
county are securing signers to petition
asking the Legislature to pass a resolution
directing vote to be held on the prohibi-
bition question in that county.
Mr.. J. C. Fitzgerald, of Greenville, has
invented machine, worked by compress
ed air, for instantaneous photography,
whereby picture can be taken in less than
one-fifth of second.
Camden Journal: "On last Saturday two
Mormon missionaries were in West Wateree,
and endeavored to persuade the elders of
the Pine Grove Baptist Church to let them
preach in the church on last Sunday, but
were refused"
A few days ago near the small town of
Arlington, in this State, says Columbia,
s. G. special, DR.. Drewry Drake died in his
I'D year. The deceased was one of the
fessional career in Mississippi from 1888 to
1858, he fought seven duels, in four of which
he was badly wounded himself.
The Abbeville Press and Banner publish
es the names of one hundred and thirty
white men in that county who have made
money by farming, and says that there are
''at least 500 other prosperous citizens of this
county who either made their money at
farming, or earned enough at that business
to start them in other lines of business"
The Newberry Observer says: zone of
the most remarkablea accidental deaths which
has, perhaps, ever occurred, took place in
this district Saturday. 1t happened in this
way: The brothers Charley and Yancey
Floyd were outhunting, and while in cane
brake, Mr.. Yancey Floyd fired at bird, and
one of the shot, number bird shot, pene-
trated the eye of his brother Charley, caus-
ing death in short time"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-20

Interior has received the annual report of
the commissioner of pensions for the. fiscal
year ended June 3Oth, 1884. The report is
dated November 10th, and is signed by w.
w. Dudley, commissioner. 1t states that
there were at the close Of the year 323,756
pensioners, classified as follows: 2lS, 1856 ar
my invalids, 57,869 army widows, minor
children and dependent relatives; ISIS
navy invalids; 1888 navy widows, minor
children and dependent relatives; 1893 sur
vivors of the war of 1872, and 1852 widows
were added to the roll during the year the
names of "a, 1872 new pensioners, and the
names of 1921, whose pensions had been
previously dropped, were restored to the
roll, making an aggregate of g., Alb pensions
added during the year. During the year
the names of 1876 were dropped from the
rolls for various causes, leaving net in
crease to the number on the roll of 1908.
The average annual value of each pension at;
the close of the year was Sl0,675, and the
aggregate annual value OF all the pensions
was $34, ,456, 900, an increase over the like
value for the previous year OF 81, I'll ,4O7 .92.
year was $56, ,908, ,597, exceeding the annual
value of pensions several millions of dollars,
which represents the first payments general
ly in the new claims and known as the
arrears of pensions. The amount paid du-
ring the year to the 81, POI new pensioners
was 1923, ,413,815, and there remained in the
hands of the several pension agents 1902
cases of this class unpaid, in which there
was due 81 ,949 900. In the aggregate, since
1861, 927,922 claims have been filed, and
545, ,l35 have been allowed. The commits
sioner says that at the rate the claims have
been filed for the past few years, the close of
the year 1884 will undoubtedly find one
million claims filed for pensions since 1861:
Since that year the total amount disbursed
is S678, ,346,83
The National tribune., 1884-04-17
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY APRIL II 1884,

and lay him on that pile Of rails, = which I did,
calling Oh soldier close by to assistme. GEN
eral Fry then handed me his key and ordered
me to take the body back to camp and dress it
in a black suit of clothes which would find in
his trunk and to take care of the body, which,
together with Lieut.. Bailey Peytons, would
be sent through the lines While I was strip
ping the body two Confederate surgeons came
TO my tent and requested me to let them come
in and examine the wounds, to which ! readily
agreed. There was small hole entering from
the left side and passing directly through the
kidneys, which they said was evidently Frys
pistol-shot, as it made round hole. There was
a large hole in the breast, the ball entering
about one and one-half inch below the left nip
pie, making a hole like bayonet, the prod
passing through the base of the heart which
they said was made by sharp-pointed ball. |
kept those bodies in my tent for two nights,
sleeping alongside ofthem, and have no knoWl-
edge of any one else ever examining the wounds.
I kept the bodies until / received orders from
General Thomas TO deliver them to General
Schoepf at Somerset, nine miles distant,
which did in person. They We're well cared
for and not a hair of their heads disturbed, ex-
cept single lock which one of the two Confed
crate surgeons requested permission to cut OFF,
and which he divided among us three. ] kept
mine until recently d. N. STEELE.
CENTREvILLE, La.
The National tribune., 1884-04-17
A BENEFICENT ACT.
The New Law for the Burial of Ex-Soidiers and
Sailors In Ohio.


Mr., w. 5. Matthews member of the General
Assembly of Ohio, sends us the text of his bill,
which has now become a1aw, to authorize the
burial of the body Of any honorably-discharge
ex-Unlon soldier, sailor, or marine of that
State who shall hereafter die without having
means sufficient TO defray funeral expenses. II
is as follows: rs
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by the General assembly
81 the STATE Of OHIO That it shall be the duty of the
county commissioner OF eich county in this State
TO appoint three suitable persons n each township
and ward in their respective counties other
than those prescribed by Law for the care of pau
pers and the custody of criminals, whose duty it
shall be To look after and cause to he inferred in
decent and respectable manner in any cemetery
or burial ground within this State ether than those
used exclusively for the burial OF the pauper dead
al an expense not 10 exceed thirty five dollars, the
pody OF any honofably -tischarged ex-Unon SOL
der, sailor or marine. having at any time served
IN the army or navy of the United States, who
snail hereafter die, not leaving sufficient to
delfay the necessary funeral expenses. such per-
sons SO appointed shall hold their appointment SO
long s they serve TO tho satisfaction of the county
commissioners, and whenever vacancy occurs
from any cause 1t shall be the duty of the county
commissioners TO Till such vacancy by the appoint-
ment OF other suitable person or persons
SEC 4 IL shall be the duty of the persons SO APP
pointed III the foregoing section before they assume
the cnarge and expense of such burial that
they hrst satisfy themselves by careful inquiry
INTO ana examination of all the circumstances in
the case That the family of such deceased soldier is
unable Tor; want of MEANS to defray the expenses
oil such 1uneral or burial whereupon if they find
such inability to exist they shall to be buried
sueh soioier sailor or marine provided in sec
ton one of this act; and they shall, also inamedi-
a.eiy report Enc same " The county commissioners
The National tribune., 1884-04-17

ticular command saved The day, and, no doubt,
It did its share
This particular charge dislodged the enemy
from eur line Of communication with Nash
ville which was held by our brigade during
the remainder Of the action, and it does not
seem to me that it has received the credit which
is Its due. ] should like TO hear from others
ia regard to this And now, one or two little
personal "reminiscences and am through.
Not only 10 odd impressions, as before noted,
take possession OF Us al such times but the
sirangest actions take place. All who We're
there viii remember that the pockets of rocks
afforded fine places to shoot from. We came
down on TO the Johnnies so suddenly that these
pockets were frequently passed before they
could be emptied, and in these traps we bagged
as many foes as our whole force. The first one
/ came on TO ! well remember, for | raised my
gun TO fire without a thought of why and
wherefore, when poor fellow threw up his
hands lhe had dropped his gum and cried ::
For Gods sake, Mister, don't shoot!" "All
right, said /. dropping my weapon; go to
the rear: ana / passed on. A moment later
] noticed that my gun was not cooked.
] recall that long-legged officer of company
A. 42d Illinois, u was fairly blessed with legs
myself and / got considerable distance in
advance and how we did shout and cheer for
the rest to advance and connect the line. They
came, too ] would give good deal for grip
from that oificer-the grip of a eolnrade.
My other little note in your valued paper
brought me two long and interesting soldiers
letters. If this is the means Of more, will
try and respond to them.
JOHN THOMPSON,
LINN CENTRE, H. Co. K, 5lst III. Inf.
The National tribune., 1884-04-17
TRIBUNE PREMIUMS,
And What Our Cub-Raisers Think and Say 0
Them.

And What Our Club- Raisers Think and Say of
Them.
received the watch, and am very much pleased
with it, as ii keeps splendid tine.-J. p Johnson
Paola. Kan
The Waterbury watch just received. My son is
much pleased with it.-Brad. P. Cook, A. A. c.
Department of Nebraska, David City, Neb.
received the watch all right. and like it very
much. Since have had il it has not lost or gained
minute by the town regulator.-H. II. Hall, ,jr
The watches which | sent for came to hand all
right. ] have tested them for three weeks and
find them perfect timekeepers.-S. w. Haynes
Huron, Kan.
The Waterbury you sent Inc is gem. Cannot
imagine how you can supply such watch for the
price. 1t keeps just good time my $50 one. I
am highly pleased with it.--Wm. Walliek, Peru,
Ind.
received from you over a year ago a Waterbury
watch which has kept good time ever since.
have tried it1yith the best OF clocks and watches
aud 1t comes out right every time.--J. b. Crom.
Coleta, H.
received the Waterbury watch you sent me as
premium for ten subscriptions. and must say that
/ am well plsased with it; also, THE TRIBUNE.
could not keep house without them.-S. Taylor
West De Pere, Wis.
The watch AID book at hand all o. K. The
former is perffct gem and keeps time nth the
old reliable eigllt-day clock. The book is very
very interesting and valuable addition to the
history of our civil war;. w. Surby, Battle
Creek Mich.
In January, 1884, / sent to you club of subscrib-
ers, and received as premium a Waterbury watch.
IL thirteen hours and stopped could not start
it again. answered your letter inquiring my opn-
ion OF the merits of the watch by saying deemed
it an eternal fraud. subsequently took the watch
to jeweller for repair Some tri6ing thing seemed
the difficulty, and since then it has very nicely
and keeps good time. You will please ps don my
hasty opinion of the merits of the watch, and allow
me to say to young men desiring to obtain watch
for less than its value that they do by send
ing q club of subscribers to THE TRIBUNE-one of
the best printed country. In these
days every soldier should surely be subscriber
Boys who have leisure time, send to THE TRIBUNE
for sample copies; visit the family of every soldier
lcit their subscription send in your clubs early
and you will be pleased with the result-Isaac
Jeiiiff, commander OF Hammond Post, No. 344,
lIccl...
The National tribune., 1884-04-17

of their county, setting forth the fact that they
found the family of such deceased soldier IN inei
gent circumstances ard unable to pay the penses
OF burial together with the name, rank, and COM
mand to which he belonged a soldier sailor,
the date of death, the place where buried. and his
occupation while living; and also, accurately
ltcmized statement of the expenses incurred by
reason OF such burial the report to be duly ttested
by three reputable PERSONS resident of the town
ship ward in which the deceased soldier
lived, knowing She facts Of the indigtney ana ina
biiity OF the familyto deray said funeral expenses.
SEC 3. It shall be the duty of the county COM
nii1oners upon receiving She report and statement
OF expenses provided tor section two of this act,
to tsanseribc IN book 10 be kept for that purpose,
all the facts contained in said report respecting
said deceased soldier and shall certify the expenses
thus reported 10 the county auditor. who shall
draw his warrant for the same payable to the per-
son or persons designated by the county commits
sioners, the county treasurer TO be paid ont
of the county fund of said county. 1t shall also be
the duty OF tie county commissioners upon the
death and burial OF any such soldier, sailor or
marine, residing within them county at tlse time Of
his death, to make application to the proper au-
tharities under the general government Tor q suit
able headstoae. as provided by act of Congress-
and cause the TO be placed at the head of such
deceived soldiers grave.
SIC. 4. This act shall take effect aud be in force
from nd after its passage.
The National tribune., 1884-04-17

Kansas cavalry, lost twenty-three {23) killed
and only one wounded, / think, and he had
his leg broken by slot, his dead horse hold
ing him down until our men rescued him.
The wounded Of company !, were Jack Splain,
four shots; Frank t4Araold, six; Al. McCune,
one, and myself. FIVE. aS.
McCune was not captured. ArnoId's horse
was shot under him, after which he was or
dered by u large man to surrender. He told
him be would do 50, it he the rebel would
not shoot him. The rebel said he would not,
and Frank gave up his revolver, but the rebel
shot him down tie instant he did SO, using
Franks revolver. Arbold was at that time
beardless boy, but he lay there for seven hours
and received five more shots during the after
noon-four shots in the head and face. one in
the shoulder, and one in the arm; all were
very severe, but he bore them like Spartan.
Each company had fifty men, of which forty
five were killed in all. The balance of the
killed were staff officers the band, and attaches
going to their commands in Arkansas
Jack Pratt of company A, Sd Wisconsin cav
airy. was shot in the left temple and left for
dead. | should like to hear from the surviy-
ors Of that massacre.
JESSE SMITH,
Private, Company I, Sd Wis Cav.
The National tribune., 1884-04-17
MARYLAND VETERANS.
Celebrating the 18th Anniversary of General Lees
Surrender

Surrender.
The nineteenth annual anniversary of
the Maryland Union Veteran Association
was held in Baltimore on the 9Th inst
the anniversary of Lees surrender Judge
Charles Il. Phelps, formerly Colonel of the
18th Maryland infantry, and president of
the association, presided Among the distin-
guished guests were General III. J. Hunt, U.
). A.; General Stewart Van Welt, TT. S. A !;
General Frederick T. Locke, General T. A. Du-
mont, supervising inspector of steam vessels:
General L. b. Beath, Commander-in-Chief of
y. a. H.; Captain John L. Glenn, assistant
quartermaster United States army and drum
lner boy at Chickamauga; Supervising Special
Agent IL. q. Martin, Of the Treasury; United
States Senator j. III. Hawley, of Connecticut:
Paymaster- General Joseph A. Smith, e. S. A. !;
Medical Director j. N. Brown, US. NJ; Col
onel John K. Thompson and Colonel Thomas J.
Stewart. About eighty members Of the asso-
citation were present.
at the banquet toasts were given and re-
sponded to as follows: "The Day We Cele-
brate," responded to by General Joseph L.
Hawley; .sThe Cavalry.n by CAPTAIN Fl. p.
Goddard, of the I'd Maryland cavalry; "The
Artillery by General H. j. Hunt who said:
When an artillery officer distinguished him
self he was taken away and given to the in
1antry In such way we lost such men as
Sherman, George Thomas, Reynolds and others.
and we had to get along as best we could"
The Infantry was responded to by Colonel
ii. G. Locke, of New York, assistant adjutant-
general and chief Of staff, 9Th Corps j. NJ
Brown, medical inspector of the United States
navy, responded to "The Navy" The toast of
"Our Dead was drunk in silence, and then
Colonel John r. Thompson, of the 18th YER
mont infantry, responded to the toast of :" Wo-
man. General b. f. Beath, Commander-in-
Chief OF the Grand Army of the Republic re-
sponded to "Ourselves." The last toast, that
Of The Suffer-" was responded to by Major
w. T. Adreon, Of the 18th Maryland infantry
The menu card was intended as souvenir
for each person present, and each card cost
$l.50. 1t was in book form, and made of fine
velvet with stack of muskets as a frontis-
piece.
The National tribune., 1884-04-17
Catarril Cured.

A clergyman. after suffering number of
years from that loathsome disease, Catarrh, af-
ter trying every known remedy without sue
cess, at last found a prescription which COM
pietely cured and saved him FROM death. Any
sufferer from this dreadful disease sending a
self addressed stamped envelope to DIR. J. A.
Lawrence, $50 Schermerhorn ST., Brooklyn,
New York, will receive the recipe free of CHI.