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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
SOUTHERN MAIL CONTRACTORS.

Senator MaXey has reported favorably
from the committee on postoftices and post
roads, a substitute for the joint resolution
for the payment of Southern mail contrac-
tors, which is in substance similar to the
resolution which passed the Senate in
the last Congress. 1t provides that the
Secretary of the Treasury shall at once pay
in full to the late mail contractors of the
States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, or their legal representatives, the
amounts which he shall find due under their
respective contracts for the years 1858, 1859,
1860, 1861, and accruing before said States re-
spectively engaged in war against the United
States in the order in which the claims are
duly and legally presented. Italso provides
that the appropriation of s375,OO0, made by
the act of March, 1877, shall be reappropri-
ated and made Immediately available for
this purpose. 1t provides also, and this the
committee says is new amendment sug-
gested by the sixth auditor, that the post
master-general may eXpend such part of
this appropriation as he may deem prop
er in procuring the proof to protect the
United Statesag instoverpaymentso or fraud.
The object of this amendment is to permit
the postmaster-general to purchase papers
now in the hands of private parties, FORM
ing part of the records Of the Confederate
States pOstOffice department.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
MERE.MENTION.

The Charlotte Observer says 1T is not un-
likely that Gen. Grant will arrive in that
city about the 1st of April and remain until
June. Mrs. Margaret Brady, of Mt. Yer
non, n. Y, has recovered 81 800 from the
proprietor of drinking saloon for the loss
of her husband, who fell down stairs while
drunk with liqu uor sold to him in defiance of
her warning not to do so. .'''''''"Gen. D. H.
Hill has resigned the presidency of the Ar
kansas Agricultural College. ''''''. Levee
breaks in the Mississippi river are inunda-
ting considerable quantity of Arkansas
lands. .'....''.The Iowa Senate has adopted
the woman suffrage amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State. .'''''''''On Thursday
last the New Jersey House of Delegates
unanimously passed the Senate bill making
it a misdemeanor for any cemetery asso-
citation to refuse burial to a person on ac-
count of color. .'''''''The Governor of Della
ware has respited Lewis F. List until the
second Friday of March, 1910. The culprit
was to have been hanged last Friday for the
murder of George b. Taylor in September,
1888. 1t was generally conceded that his Of
fence was no more than one of murder in
the second degree, and as the Governor
has no power to commute the sentence,
he has granted a respite of over fifty years,
this amounting in fact to imprisonment for
life. '''.'.''. Edward Ray and w. A. Ander-
son, revenue officers, who recently killed
three men in dispute about the possession
of mica mine in Mitchell county, n. c.,
have surrendered to the authorities. Re-
wards aggregating $4,000 had been offered
for their arrest .:'..'.''The congregation of
Codde Creek Church, in Cabarrus county,
n. c., have resolved to rebuild their church,
which was recently burned, and have deci-
ded upon plan for the new building.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
THE LEGAL TENDER ACT.

On the fourth page of this issue we publish
the substance of recent decision of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, which is
attracting general attention and meeting
public condemnation. We refer to the de-
cision which virtually declares that Congress
has the power to make paper legal tender
for the paym ent of debts on par with gold or
silver. Since this decision was rendered,
three propositions have already been intro
duced in Congress to restore to the Constitu-
tion the principle taken from it by the SUI
preme Court One of these bills, submitted
in the Senate by Mr.. Bayard, proposes to
expressly prohibit Congress from making
anything but gold and silver coin legal
tender for the payment Of debts. A meas
ure to the same purport has been introduced
in the House by Mr.. Hewitt. A third propo-
sition, introduced in the House, by Mr..
Potter, makes the same provision as that OF
Messrs. Bayard and Hewitt, with the fol-
lowing qualification: ''Except after decla-
ration of war, when the public safety may
require it," This amendment would re-
store the Interpretation of the Constitution
to what it was before the recent decision of
the Supreme Court, and with that the public
would be satisfied, but the proposition of
Messrs. Bayard and Hewitt would be more
acceptable. 1t is time to legislate for war
currency when the eXigencies Of war de-
mand IT,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

hone, whose vote is not recorded, voted in
favor of the bill. The bill authorizes the
President to appoint Porter to the position
of Colonel in the army, Porter to receive
no compensation or allowance prior to his
appointment under the Act.
The session of the House was devoted to
the consideration of the postofice appropri-
alton bill, the matter under discussion be-
ing an amendment increasing the appropri-
alton for the payment to letter carriers
and Incidental expenses of free delivery
service, from s3,OOO,O 900 to s4,OOO,OO0, which
was adopted.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the entire ses-
sion was devoted to debate on the bill for
preventing the shipment and sale of diseas-
ed beef cattle. Adjourned until Monday.
The House was occupied during the day
with bills on the private calendar.
In the House on the 18th, the session was
devoted entirely to discussion of the post
office appropriation bill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Indiana Democrats resident IN
Washington have organized Mcdonald
and Tariff for revenue only association.
They will distribute $4,000 of Carlisle's
speeches in that State.
Senator Browns bill for the reduction
of postage on second class matter provides
that after the first of October next, the rate
of postage on such mail matter mailed from
the Office of publication, including sample
copies, or sent from news agency to actual
subscribers, shall be one cent per pound or
fraction tn ereOf
"A negro man named Ashburn, of Rich
mond, Va, went to Macon, Ga, last week to
form a cooperative stock or store company.
He was thought to be an emissary of Blaine,
and was notified by postal card containing
the picture of coffin to leave the place, IN
twenty-four hours. The writing was that
of a prominent negro politician. All the
negroes at Macon are said to be strong par
tsans of Arthur.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Western n. C. Railroad, just after the train
passed Marion, in the direction of Salisbury,
last Saturday. The tender jumped the
track, throwing the engine and all the cars
except one to the bottom of an embank-
ment. Engineer Cox was killed and his
fireman was badly hurt. Several passen-
gers were on the train, but all escaped Sc
rious injury.
Prank Sagle, who was convicted Of the
murder of two men named Adalr IN camp
in the mountains near Cumberland last fall,
was hanged shortly after l o'clock last Fri
day, at Somerset, KY. Robbery prompted
the crime. He died without a struggle in
men was the only woman present at the
execution. At st. Louis, Matt Lewis, col
ored, was hanged on the same day for the
murder of his wife in October. 1876.
"A terrible fre-damp explosion occurred
in the coal mines at Pocahontas, TazeWell
county, Va, on Thursday last. BY the ex-
plOsiOn the mines were set on fire, and III
men working in them at the time lost their
lives. Thirty-two of those killed were
Hungarians, the others being from Pennsyl-
yania and Virginia. 1t was necessary to
seal the mines in order to eXtinguish the
fire, and the exhibitions of grief and dis.
tress by members Of the perishing miners
families are described as heartrending in
the extreme.
In explanation of the proposed eight
hours newspaper copyright bill MIR. Waiter
terson said in his argument before the JOINT
committee on the library, last Ihursday !:
The bill, as is drawn, is simply designed to
defeat current pirated publications. 1t is
universal in its application. 1t embraces
all associated newspapers and all separate
newspapers. 1t cannot affect what is called
the country press at all. 1tsimply provides
that from the hour Of going to press, a
newspaper or an association of newspapers
shall have exclusive right for eight hours
to the use and profit Of the matter which
they have bought and paid for. For in,
stance if newspaper goes to press at 3
o'clock the eight hour term expires at H..
This does not bar the publication of news
from the morning papers by afternoon pa
DorS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
SOuTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Martin f. Babb, Clerk of the Court of
Laurens, died at Laurens G. II. last Sunday.
DR.. George S. TreZeyant, one of the
leading physicians of Columbia, died in that
CITY last Monday, in the 5Oth year OF his age.
Col. II. Stobo Farrow has formally en-
tered the field as a candidate for reelection
to the office of clerk of the State Senate.
During seventy days of this year there
have not been ten days of good plOughing
weather. 1t has been unusually wet.
The average wheat Of Spartanburg coun-
tv is very small. The stand is generally
good, but it makes poor show.
THE new uniform of the 5000 South Car
olina volunteer troops will be the U. 5. reg
ulation army blue, and cost between five
and eight dollars. The State furnishes them.
The boarding house of the Anderson
Military Academy was destroyed by, an
accidental fire last Sunday. Loss about
81, 900, partly insured.
"A day after the recent fire in Lancaster
a cat was taken from the debris OF the hre
unhurt, It was concealed under large
pile Of corn.
". L. Norman, the principal party in the
Excelsior Chemical Company, of Walhalla,
denies that his company has made an as
signment, as reported by Bradstreets jour-
nal.
1t is said that there are now 200 barrels
of whisky in Abbeville. At the rate of 500
a barrel, according to the estimate of local
statistician, the value of the present stock OF
whisky in Abbeville village is 10000.
On Sunday collection of about forty
dollars was taken up at the Williston Bap-
tist Church for the benefit of the churches
at Bradleys and Chester, destroyed by the
recent cyclone.
On Monday of last week, about thirty
negroes left Anderson for Little Rock, Ark.
Another party of about forty walked to
Seneca City, where they took the cars for
the same destination.
The Greenville Enterprise, strong tenn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
JIIDEE AI,DRICH.

The illness Of Judge Aldrich, which pre-
vented him from opening Court at Chester
last week, and also detains him from Ches-
ter this week, in consequence of which the
Court of Chester was adjourned sine die last
Monday, induced JOS. F. Wallace, Clerk OF
York Court, to telegraph the Judge last
Tuesday as to the probability of his being
we'll enough to preside in Yorkville next
week. The Clerk made the inquiry in or
der that any doubt in the premises might be
removed. His Honor replied to the Clerk :
II expect to be in Yorkville next Saturday
afternoon" From this, it may reasonably
be concluded that March term of the Circuit
Court of York will convene at the regular
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
CIRCUIT COURT.


(March term of the Circuit Court for York
county, his Honor Judge Aldrich to preside,
will convene on Monday next. Besides the
usual amount of sessions business the defen-
dants in which are on bail, the following
prisoners are in Jail awaiting trial: Frank
johnson; arson Larkin Bratton, larceny
Nathan White, assault and battery with in
tent to kill John Sexton, larceny OF live
stock Louis Broomfeld, burglary and lar
ceny; Erwin Barron, burglary and larceny
Minor (alias Babe) Dixon, burglary and lar
ceny; John Sullivan, assault and battery
with intent to kill Solomon McLain, bur-
glary ard larceny; Jas. r. Hoyle, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Of those
prisoners all are colored, except the last
named.
In addition to the above prisoners, the
following are serving sentences in the York
county iail for violations Of the .. S. inter-
nal revenue laws, under sentences pro-
nounced at the recent extra session of the
U. S. Circuit Court at Greenville: Frank
NJ. Medlock, four months VIM. Mullinax,
two months; Frank E. Hughes, three
months; Cortez Moss, one month; Govan w.
Moss, one month. These prisoners are all
white men.
Jim Gadberry, colored, the well-known
timer of this place, was committed on the
18th instant, for trial in the U. S. Circuit
Court, charged with retailing liquor with
out the special United States license.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
FINE COTTON.

Messrs. R. G. & It. NJ. Whitesides, of this
county, sold on Monday last, to Mr.. ]. T.
Tillman, who represents Ross & Terrence
in this market, seven bales of cotton, for
which they were paid s1O.45 per hundred
pounds. One of the bales weighed 726
pounds. This cotton is of an unusually
fine quality, being known as the Ozier
Staple Silk Long Cotton. a sample of this
cotton is on exhibition at the ENQUIRER
office, and can be examined by persons
wishing to raise fine cotton that will COM
mand more than that paid for the common
variety.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
A DISGUSTED JUDGE.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Neacs a,ad Courier telegraphs that paper un-
der date of Friday, that Judge Bond, when
in Washington recently, said to the cores
pondent that when he visited South Carroll
ma ,gain he would devote his attention to
civil cases, and not political as heretofore
Too much time had been wasted in the con-
sideration of the latter class of cases, and the
over-crowded docket of civil cases must be
relieved This will be good news to the
people of South Carolina and Of the entire
section presided over by Judge Bond, for
in the past the election trials have merely
degenerated into farces which expended
money without giving any practical results.
The same statement is reiterated from an
other source. The Washington correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Stue says:
"In consequence of the desire to make po-
litical capital at the North, the time Of the
United States Courts in South Carolina has
for several years past been much occupied
with the cooked up political cases which
investigation and trial has demonstrated
had no substantial basis for prosecution.
This has been one of the pet projects of the
attorney-general, who, twill be remember
ed, sent MT. herr 10 oOutn OarOllua W uTttW
up informations which were laughed out OF
court. Civil cases affecting the business and
material interests of the people of South
Carolina have been very much delayed in
consequence of this course of procedure, and
it is understood that Judge Bond has re-
garded the matter of so much importance
as to intimate to the encouragement his
opinion that it would be wise and eXpedient
to permit the political cases to rest for a pc
riod and give the civil cases some chance fol
hearing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
YORK'S TAXES.

The Columbia Register of Saturday says:
II. a. ID. Nicely, Treasurer of York county,
who is reported at the Comptroller Gener-
al's office as being careful and prompt Of
fetal, has made his settlement. Out of a
State tax of s25, 1868, he paid into the State
Treasury s24, ,434 nuYa bona returns sl64
ahatementS bY COmptrOller S118.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
AGRICULTURAL LIENS.

Since the 1st of last January, 1894 liens
for rent and liens for supplies have been
registered in the Office of the Clerk Of the
Court for York county. The total number
registered last year was about 1900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

Mr.. Nichols sold to J. NJ. Ivy & Co., of
Rock Hill. The other lots were sold to buy
ers in the Yorkville market. The average
price paid will approximate 10 cents. 1t is
estimated that there are nearly 1000 bales
yet in the hands of planters in York county
unS0ld
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

GEN. GRANT ON THE CAMPAIGN.-Gen.
Grant, who is at Fortress Monroe in quest
of health, was interviewed the other day
by representative of the Norfolk Times,
who piled him with some questions pertain
ing to the coming Presidential campaign.
The General said he had been so closely
confined to his room for some time past that
he had but little opportunity to look into
the political situation, but from what he
publicans would nominate either Mr.. Blaine
or Mr.. Arthur.
"What will be the character of the Re-
publican campaign ?" asked the reporter,
''that is to say, will the bloody shirt enter
as factor therein ?"
"Well, I suppose the Danville investiga-
ton will furnish ammunition for such a
war, though I think the tariff question will
be the vital ISSUE"
"And do you believe the Danville riot
had any political significance in the Virgin
ia campaign ?"
eyes. | supposed the Democrats intend
ed to defeat the Readjusters at all hazards.
But the Copiah county trouble seems to have
been worse than the Danville riot, and
shows up the Democrats in a very bad light:
South Carolina, too, are Republican with a
fair election"
"But don't you think the Copiah county
riots had been proved to be local trouble
in a rather uncivilized part of the State, and
that the participants did not represent the
Democrats of the State ?"
Gen. Grant did not see it that way. In
short, there was nothing in Gen. Grants
conversation to show but that he would be
in sympathy with the old issue of sectarian-
ism, and the reporter gathered that he
thought such an issue would characterize
the coming Presidential campaign.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G. l.. Riddle and S. A. Glenn, Administrations OF
w. w. Glenn, deceased-Notice.
Geo. w. S. Observation-Disclosures Notice.
James B. Allison, Clerk-To Painters.
Geo. w. S. Hart-Administrators Sale.
John G. Kuykendal-Nature and Art.
Caldwell Il Dickson-Just Received.
j. NJ. Adams-Variety is the Spice of Life.
II. b. McClain Il &Co.-Spring and Summer Hats
II. +. Adickes-New Goods.
Herndon BrOtiers-Wanted.
II. NJ. Dobson-That Old Chap Again.
Hunter Il Oates-Frcsh Goods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
CHURCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. J. A. Mood,
Pastor. Services in the Church at York
vile, next Sunday, forenoon and evening.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday night.
Sunday-school at 3 o'clock P. M.
Episcopal-Re +. n. Joyner, Rector.
Services tomorrow Friday) at 7.3O o'clock
PM. On Sunday next, morning service at
1O.3Oo'clock, and evening service att o'clock.
Sunday-school at 3 P. NJ.
Baptist-Rev. j. E. Covington, Pastor.
Services at II A. NJ, next Sunday. Sunday
school at $50 A. NJ.
Presbyterian-Rev.T T. r. English, Pastor.
Services next Sunday at the usual hours,
morning and evening.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev.
Robert Latham, Pastor. Servicesa at Tirzah
next Sunday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20
RECENT COTTON SALES.

Several lots of cotton, of four bales or more,
have been recently sold by planters living
adjacent to Yorkville, for immediate deliv-
orv Of tbic noint &C follows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

An Augusta, Ga, dispatch of Friday
says: It is understood that under the terms
of the contract with the Greenwood, Lau,
rens and Spartanburg Railroad, President
Raoul receives the first mortgage bonds and
enough stock to give him control OF the
road. President Verdery has been offered
the presidency of the new road from Spar
tanburg to Rutherford, N. G.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-15
PenfnsuIa Points

Miss Ella Cleaver has been appointed
teacher In the primary department of
the Delaware City public schools.
DR.. Hamilton, of Odessa, who has been
engaged in the practice of medicine for
fifty years, will celebrate the seven
tieth anniversary of his birth on the
23d instant.
The p, w. & B. Railroad Company
are erecting another hot house at their
station in Newark The dimensions OF
the building are Sixty feet In length
by 25 feet In width.
The James Frank Hall farm, in Rich
Nack, Queen Anne's County, con tanning
/ 40 acres, was sold on Tuesday at
Trustees sale, to George H. Snitcher,
for e79.02 per acre.
Elzey KINNEY, of Spruance's Neck,
lost his barn, stable, 1000 bundles of
blades, fifteen tons of hay and thirty
bushels of wheat by fire on Monday. A
five year. .old boy with matches started
the fre. Loss, $500 =; no insurance.
The Milford News says that nearly
every farm in Kent and Sussex C0un-
ties has new peach orchard. Of three
hundred to three thousand trees, and
estima ates that q million trees lave In
all been planted in those counties this
season.
There are in Delaware six post Offices
Of the third class, as follows: Dover,
"a larry 81, 800 /; Milford, salary 81 800 ;
Smyrna, salary 1880 Middletown,
salary 81, 400 New Castle, salary Sl,-
200 Newark, salary $1,000.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-15

A couple of sprightly youths conceiv.
ing that the new bridge could never be
finished unless they visited the same
and made some needed suggestions, y 60.
terday afternoon started out on . tour
of observation. They chatted gaily as
they wended their way towards the OBJ
jective point until they reached bog,
or quantity of mud, when one, the
smallest, in order to show his dexterity
undertook to clear 1t at one bound.
Terrible miscaloulation Instead Of
landing on solid ground, he was inn
mersed nearly up to his shoulders in
soft, STICKY, detestable mud. A call on
his aunt in the neighborhood soon put
things in statu quo, and the youth
went on his way rejoicing, but having
very little faith in his powers as .
jumpist, vowing that hereafter his ego
tism should be held in allegiance /; IN
stead of proffering any advice about
the bridge he would study more about
his legitimate calling, how to handle
the STICK, instead Of Inviting the mud
to stiok to him.