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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

The sale of the assets Of Lsdner Broth.
ers. exploded brokers, in Philadelphia,
yesterday, furnished striking commen-
tary on the fancy stock" system which
has been current in the financial affairs of
this country for the past ten or fifteen
years. There were ia lots in all,
mostly Of mining stocks, and the
entire sale realized about si,7OO,
Tho figures Of some of the sales
werc remarkable. $1,000, 900, par value,
of the Esna mining company, of San
Francisco, brought $3.50 s33, $50 of Nc
Cullough mining company, of Colorado
went of sluggishly for s1.25, and s66, ,26C
OF Red Bank iron ore company, of Penn
sylvania, was knocked down for s2.75,
The Berlin cabman's lot is not a happ,
one. He is the servant of one of tn,
wealthiest German companies share
holders Of which have good reason to cal
themselves blessed eighteen hour,
every day seven days q week, bears tt,
full responsibility for every coin which
passes through his hands, and is heavil,
fined for any irregularity. For this he
receives daily pay of somewhat less than
half crown. Should the bus conductor
ever think OF going TO church, he pays
his company for the privilege should he
fall Ill his pay is lost at once, and as fol
his meals he swallows them, such as the,
are. while waiting for passengers at ar
omnibus sta tion. The cabmen's trade
union Of that city have started a news.
paper, and it has q big work before it in
bringing about reform in this condition
Of affairs.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the report of a
surplus of over s4,00o,OO0 Of the
Western Union comes the announce.
ment Of reduction in wages of the
operators. 1t is cold day when the faces
Of the poor are not ground.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

MILLIoNAIREs are going into journalism
now in all parts Of the country. Perhaps
they wish to realize again the luxury OF
being poor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

The business has been grossly abused II
not entirely overdone. Every commu-
nifty points to undeserving objects of the
governments bounty who have been i'm.
posed upon the pension roll. For every
additional name deserving TO be added
to the list rigorous discrimination
would strike of ten that have already got
ON. 1t Is an enormous increase Of the
annual expenditures for pensions from
t29, ,7s2 ,3Ss in 1s6s-three years after the
war closed-to an average Of sec, 900, 900
now when half the men in the war and
two-thirds Of those who merited pensions
are dead. There is scarcely company
or regiment to whose roll.call to. day one,
third the members could answer in the
flesh and yet the pension list, like the
unfailing " soldiers orphans increases
annually. 1t is high time that plaster
was clapped on the mouths of dema-
Rogues, and that swindling in the nam,
Of patriotism came to an end.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

BEN BurLEH and Belva Lockwood
should lead the grand march at the in
auguration ball.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

New YORK CRY has debt of $685..
s68, ,579.s4. Everything about New York
ID colossal, even its indebtedness.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11
Oh rEEsE MEN

Oh these mon Z These men,
These weak and wavering, witless things,
TheF cannot act or move without us
Who, II we do not pull the strings,
The senseless puppets scorn and ffout us
lis claimed by man the world Is rul'd,
That he's the noblest OF things human
But each and all are stu befooied
And ruled also-by lovely woman.
-Son1 from f" GiroHe LIiTofdr
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11
Aamcxster f,,teIItger,rsr.
Hssssss Bsssrs the New Ysrt Court.

TnU1sDAY 1vn1nso. DsO. ii. ,ss4,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-11

the case with Baker by paying him $55.
There never was a hearing in the case
against him.
Albert McCradIe, Thomas flanagan,
Charles A. Miller and Howard Hess, who
appeared on the aldermsn's bill as wit
n esses, testified they were not summoned
as witnesses in the several cases charged.
John II. Fry testified to the bills as
presented by Spurrier for fees in the cases
in dispute.
Alderman Barr testified that Alderman
Spurrier was qualified to his bills before
him.
Commissioner Myers testified that war
rants were made out for the bills pre-
sented.
Deputy Treasurer Strohm testified to
the payment of the bills.
This closed the testimony on the part of
the commonwealth, and court adjourned
until Thursday morning.
Thursday Horning.-At the opening of
court the trial of the Spurrier case was
resumed.
The first witness called by the defense was
Alderman Spurrier. The items in dispute
were taken up separately and the alderman
testified that all the items for which
charges were made were correct and that
the services charged for were rendered.
He admitted having had several oonver
sations with parties who appeared as
prosecutors in several of the cases in dis
pute but it was not for the purpose of in
ducing them to testify falsely, but for the
purpose of refreshing their memories as to
what actually took place at the hearings,
which they would not remember took
place. The two charges of drunkenness aud
disOrderly conduct against Elmer and John
Hershock and Frans, Boyd ydbroueh htby Mohn
which appeared on the bills twice, and for
which he received pay twice, no explained
by stating that one was clerical error,
that 1t got into the second bill by mistake
and he only discovered the duplication
when 1t was referred 10 by she common
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
THE OHIO ELECTION.

The State election in Ohio took place last
Tuesday, but at the hour at which we are
compelled to 60 to press we have no intelii-
gence as to the result, and speculation now
would be vain and empty rs reading circus
posters after the show has passed. Both par
ties have been claiming the State, and as re-"
Gently as last Saturday the Democratic pros
poets were claimed by we'll informed persons
to be unusually cheering, though it is
known that Blaine concentrated all his forces
in the State, and with men, money and
speaking, in addition to his own individual
exertions by a personal canvass, has made a
Herculean effort to gain the day for the Re-
r-L1:-~->-, Tho e.,rrec;tion +hnt tho 0rtn-
er election in Ohio will greatly influence
the Presidential election in November. Of
course the electoral votes of Ohio would be
something nice to count on the side of Cleve-
land, and a faint hope has been entertained
by some that Ohio will vote Democratic,
not only in the present contest, but also in
the Presidential yet it is we'll enough, be
the result of last Tuesday as it may, to re-
member that the Democratic leaders have
never based any substantial hopes on Ohio,
either in the October or the November cleo
tion and feel assured of Cleveland's election
without OhiO'S vote
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16

THE TRADE PROsPECT.-Almost without
exception the statements made by the gen.
tlemen prominent in the manufacture and
sale of clothing, in the dry goods trade, in
the boot and shoe trade, in millinery and
hats, in general groceries, in the hardware
and in the drug trades, are marked by
confidence and hope. The view in general
that, though the margin is smaller and the
money value of sales is less, the amount OF
goods sold this year is nearly as great
as last year, and in some cases consid-
erably greater. Purchases are made in
smaller quantities, but more frequently.
Credits are notably reduced, but payments
are more prompt and sure. Greater eau
tion is observed as to overstocking, but the
demand is steady and the movement is reg
ular and healthy.
The expectation of those most familiar
with the situation is that the net result of
the years business, when the usual annual
inventory is taken in January, will be decid-
edly more satisfactory than it has been for
the last two years. Whether "hard pan" has
been touched in Wall street or not it is i'm
possible to say, but that it has been reached
in general commerce, and that the tendency
is now definitely and decidedly, though not
strongly, in the opposite direction, there is
no doubt. Ultimately the course of prices
on exchange will follow in the same way.
Happily there is not much prospect of in
termediate and rapid rise, and the chance
for anything like an extensive "bull" spec
ulation in the street is remote. But the ev-
idence is ceary preponderating in favor of
the substantial value of the principle secur-
tiles there. The difficulty of obtaining mon
ey for legitimate trade upon available COL
laterals is likely to diminish rather than to
increase. The general prospect is now more
definitely encouraging than it has been in
the last twenty months-Neac York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
The Aurkrille Gnql1irer.
YORKVILLE. s. G. /:
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. Is, 1884.
DEMOCRATS, REMEMBER.

There can be no doubt but that the Repub-
licans in South Carolina will make tre-
mendous effort to carry the State for Blaine
and Logan. They are working silently, but
that they are in earnest there can be no
mistake, and the only way to prevent
their success is for every Democrat to do his
duty. The greatest danger to Democratic
success in the National election, so far as
this State is concerned, is in over-confidence;
and the same remark will apply to the
Congressional contest in this District. There
is no use to disguise the fact that we are in
danger, and every Democratic voter should
act upon the assumption that to his efforts
alone success is due. Let York county roll
up a heavy majority for the County, Con-
gressional, State and Electoral tickets and
thus aid in ensuring the success of the Ma
tional Democratic ticket.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
MERE-MENTION.

Charles w. Butler, a noted criminal, son
of DR.. George Butler, wealthy physician,
of Columbus, Ohio, was hanged at Columbia
City, Indiana, last Friday, for the murder
of his wife, on the Goth of last Septem-
Der. .'''''''"Prohibitio in Georgia has no po-
litical significance. Members elect to the
legislature on that ticket are all Demo-
Gratis. ut is computed that 80 per cent.
of the so-called olive oil sold in this coun-
try is made of cotton seed. We ought to
make our own oil or import Italians to do
it here instead of abroad. .'''''''''Gen. Muir
ray, a Federal officer, who was one of the
originators of decoration day, and who led
the first procession that marched with mar
tial music to place flowers on the graves
of deceased soldiers, died last week at
Senaca Falls, N. Y.''''''The Supreme Court
of the United States met in Washington
last Monday for the October term of 1884.
The number of cases on the docket is 1,O25,
or fifty-four less than were docketed up to
the corresponding time last year. '''''''.A
Nashville medical student has become in
sane because of "the horrors of the dissect-
ing ROOM" He hailed from Mississippi
and had weak stomach.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
pondents as the same as last year, one-fourth
regard it as better, and the balance think
II ! n faripr to loot WOO pic oron

pOndentS as the same as laSt year, One-IOurtn
regard it as better, and the balance think
it inferior to last years crop.
Under date of last Friday the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington publish
ed it's report for the month of September.
The returns of cotton indicate reduction
of nearly eight points in average of the con-
dition, from 1925 to 74.7, as the result of the
continued drought, in arresting the develop
ment and destroying the vitality of the
plants. The prospect of a top crop is re-
duced to minimum, The drought has
been general and it's effect manifest in every
State. Of ten successive crops, only two
have averaged lower condition in October.
These were in 1881 and 1885, when the aver
ages were &C and 68 respectively. The aver
age was SS in the great crop year of 1882.
State averages are as follows: Virginia 81,
North Carolina 70, South Carolina 80,
Georgia 70, Florida 81, Alabama "a, Missis-
sippi 76, Louisiana II, Texas 62, Arkansas
76, Tennessee S5. Returns of local estimates
of yield per acre in fractions of bales indi-
cate an average rate of yield of 36-lOO of
bale per acre.
The yield of corn will average 26 bushels
to the acre, in breadth appproximating TO-
600, 900 acres. The average in South Caro-
lima is 83. The wheat crop Of the United
States will exceed that of last year by about
100 000 600 bushels,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
NEW YORK AROUSED.

The grandest political demonstration
known in New York city since the famous
Log Cabin days of 1914, occurred last Thurs
day, when an overwhelming and enthusias-
tic parade was made through the city in
honor of Cleveland and Hendricks. 1t was
literally demonstration of the people,
Joined in alike by all classes. Men with
their millions, bankers, merchants and
working men, all We'd with each other in
showing their allegiance to the Democratic
standard-bearers. Party lines were large
ly obliterated, and men who for twenty-five
years had been identified as unfiinching
Republicans, were as demonstrative in the
denunciation of Blaine and endorsement of
Cleveland as the most ardent Democrats.
It is estimated that not less than 10000 vot-
ers marched in the parade, and altogether
it was gratifying demonstration in the
Empire City in favor of Cleveland and
Reform
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
aDDINC JNSJIIT TO INJURY,

During the summer, Tom Ballard, the barber,
made three jugs of blackberry wine, which he
stored away in closet of his house, where, as he
thought, it would be secure from thieves, but
yet convenient Of access by him in case of snake
bite or other sudden emergency. But in the
fancied security of his juice of the berry he was
mistaken, for on Thursday night last, thieves en-
tered his house and took therefrom two of the
jugs, and apparently, with the view of adding
insult to injury on the following night the jugs,
emptied of their contents were returned to the
place from which they were taken, with the fol-
lowing note, bearing no signature, attached to
one of them, evidently in the handwriting of
one not accustomed to the use of pen:
Mr. Ballard Your Wine was very nice will
return the Jugs again as VOW might ned them
much thanks to the gentleman Whow helped me
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

II. Lathan-Notice.
r. H. Glenn, County Chairman-Notce to Pre-
cinct Chairmen.
H. +. Adickes-York Shoe Store.
Withers Adickes-HarlwRre.
R. Latham, Chairman Board Of Examiners-New
School District
Geo. w. S. Hart, Intendant-An Ordinance as
to Town Tax.
w. n. Ashe, Jr., and w. A. Anderson-Brick for
Sale.
NJ. l.. Adickes, Executrix-Real Estate for Sale.
Il. NJ. Dobson-What People Talk About
NJ. Strauss Low Prices.
John r. Ashe--Fertilizers for Small Grain.
w. C. Latimer-Dress Goods.
IIatta Observation-Disclosures.
Caldwell q Dickson--New Goods.
7. S. Jefferys-Agricultura Hall.
Hunter & Oates-Cloaks, Dolmans, Jackets.
University Publishing Co.-Maury's Revised
Manual of Geography.
A. w. Ingold, Secretary-American Legion of
Honor.
H. c. Strauss, ,Secretary-Nlasonic Meeting.
Herndon Brothers-Supplies versus Cotton.
Parish, Mcknight & Co.-The Daisy Still in the
Ring.
John G. uykendal-Unavoidable Delay.
G. R. Talcott, Observation-Disclosures and Le-
noir Narrow Gauge Railroad.
]. Beatty Williams, Judge of Probate-Citation-
H. F. Adickes, Applicant-Thomas Berry,
cOlOred, deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16

THE SEVENTH DIsTRICT.-The Demo-
Gratis of the Seventh or "Black District"
held their Convention in Charleston on
Thursday last, and after full discussion of
the situation it was resolved to put candi-
date in the field. Col. William Elliott, Of
Beaufort, was unanimously nominated. He
accepted the nomination and delivered a
very stirring address, at the conclusion of
which he resigned the Craftsmanship of the
Executive committee of the Seventh Dis
trict. Col. J. @. Marshall was elected to
fill the vacancy. A number of strong
speeches were made, and the convention ad
journed amid great enthusiasm over the re-
suit of the meeting. An active canvass of
the entire Seventh district WILDE made and
Bob Smalls will find that he will not have
a Walk-OVer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.

We contemn anything that savOrs of the
alarmist or sensationalist, and we don't be-
lieve that we lay ourself open to the suspi-
cion of being identified with or akin to
either when we say to the Democratic vo-
ters of this, the 9Th Congressional District,
in all sober earnestness. that there is danger
ahead of them. Let them fail to poll sol
id vote on the 4th of next month, and G.
c. Macoy, the white Radical who was nom
Chester last week hY a Ranllhlinan Go.a.l0.a-
tion there assembled, will defeat our Dem
ocratic nominee, the Hon. John j. Hemp
hill. Hear what F. a. Clinton, the active
leader of the Radical party in this county
said in that Convention, as given US by the
Chester Bulletin:
"Let US say to the Democrats that we de-
mand recognition and we are determined
that they shall feel our power. l claim
that we cannot and will not be defeated un-
less it is done by the so-called shot gun pol
icy. [Cheers]. If every Republican is as true
to himself and his God as he was going to
be in this campaign, C. G. Macoy would
be elected by an Overwhelming majority.
Loud cheers. He said he had many
friends among the white people and he
claimed to have done as much for the State
as any in it. Something must be done.
There was no way of conciliating the
whites They have denied us the right
of self protection, we have appealed to
them time after time to protect US in vain.
They have not carried out HamptOn's pol
icy towards the colored people and the time
was at hand for a change and we mean to
have it. The negro seems to stand aloot
from the very men who even raised them, as
they appear to be their bitterest enemies" ."
If Albert Clinton really expressed the
sentiments attributed to him in the foregO-
ing extract, and we have no reason to doubt
the fact that he did, we might as well pre-
pare ourselves for a lively and bitter contest
in this county between now and the 4th
of November. Clinton and his aids will
see to it that every Republican vote in the
county is polled on that day. He has per-
sonal reason for making himself active in
this campaign. He received the nomina-
tion OF Presidential elector from this dis
trict from the hands of his party last week ;
so that we may expect him to not only
work for Macoy as he has promised to
do, but for himself also. We cannot afford
to ignore these nominations, therefore and
this District will remain safe and solid for
the Democrats so long as the Democrats are
vigilant and active, and no longer. Every
thing Is going to depend upon unity of ac-
ton in our own ranks.-Lancaster Rerie'c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
CROP REPORTS.

The State Department of Agriculture fur
nishes the following crop report, compiled
from returns from township correspondents
to October lst. The report covers every
county in the State:
Cotton was greatly injured by the drought
during the month of September. The plant
was attacked by the rust, the bols opened
prematurely, and larger part of the stop
crop" was lost. The bolls are much under
the usual size and lint is very short. A
correspondent in Newberry county says
that instead of yielding one pound of lint
for three of seed, the usual outturn, it re-
quires, of the present crop, 1900 pounds to
gin out 400 pounds of lint In the lower
counties there was heavy rainfall between
the 1st and 10th of September, followed by
hot, dry and cool nights, proving very in
furious to the crop. A correspondent in
farm he will make 900 pounds of short cot
ton per acre and 100 pounds of long cotton,
and his immediate neighbors will possibly
realize even better results, but that in his
opinion the crop generally will not exceed
sixty pounds of long cotton and $50 pounds
of short cotton per acre. The correspon-
dent on James Island estimates the yield
of cotton at 200 pounds per acre. Many
of the correspondents believe that the crop
Will Oe gaCnereQ ny lne lsI VI NoFeiuuel
at the latest. The weather has been excep-
tionally favorable for picking. The indica-
ted yield at this time is: Inupper Carolina
14s pounds Of lint per acre; middle Carolina
144 pounds per acre, and in lower Carolina
165 pounds per acre. Average for the State
152 pounds, against 130 pounds last year.
The yield Of corn per acre is estimated as
follows: Early planted bottom corn 81
bushels; replanted on bottoms 16 bushels;
early planted upland 10 bushels; late plant
ed uplands 5 bushels.
The small grain crop, wheat and oats,
was one of the largest, if not the largest ever
gathered in the State, but the harvest sea-
SON was very unfavorable, and the crop, oats
particularly, was damaged in the field after
being cut. The yield per acre of oats is es
timated at Is bushels and Of wheat BUSH
els per acre. The quality of the grain is
reported by about one-half of the CORES
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
A VALUABLE BOOK.

We have received from Messrs. Latham, AL
exander & Co., Wall street, New York, copy
of the eleventh annual edition of their book en-
titled "Movement and Fluctuations Of Cotton"
which contains much that is Of interest to the
public, and especially to all connected with cot
ton. The volume is handsomely printed and
bound, in keeping with the unique style of those
that have preceded it, and contains accurate and
condensed tables giving the fluctuations, re-
ceipts, stocks, supply and distribution of cotton
for many years past; besides, also articles writ
ten by Hon. George B. Loring, Commissioner of
Agriculture, and Joseph Mimmo, Jr., Chief Of
Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department. Both
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16

AROUSE, DEMOCRATS I'VE call on the
Democratic hosts of Chester to bestir them
selves at once for the work before them.
c.. G.. Macoy, the Radical nominee for Con-
gress in this District, is doing and will con-
tinue to do everything in his power to rally
his supporters in solid column. Our people
are acquainted with the tactics Of the Radi
calls in the county since the Democrats came
into power; they work stealthily. We
should not be deceived by their apparent
quiet and inactivity. All Democrats must
be active and vigilant; giving Mr.. Hemp
hill such a majority that our enemies will
not dare to dispute his election Chester
RepOrter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-16
BRICK FOR SALE.

EIVE hundred thousand first-class BRICK are
II offered for sale-30O,OO at McConnellsville,
and 2OO, 900 at Lowrysvilie, on the G. & L: n G:
R. R. Any number of these Brick. in lots OF
not less than $500, will be delivered on cars at
either place at $500 for salmon, $500 for salmon
and blue and 5000 for all blue per thousand.
Samples can be seen at the Stores Of Capt. w: b.
Smith, Clover; John r. Ashe Yorkville; Ashe q
Ashe, McConnellsville; Hope, Lowry Co.,
and Heath, Crawford 81 Co., Ches-
ter we will give discount for large lots on the
above prices.
w. n. ASHE, Jr., McConnellsville.
w. A. ANDERSON, Lowrysville:
October l6 42 u