Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-08-28
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
NOTES FROM UNION.

UNION, S. c., August 25.-The postmaster
at this place was found last week, by post
Office inspector, to be a defaulter in the
sum of about seven hundred dollars. This
fact being reported to the bondsmen, a
meeting of them was Immediately held,
and the deficiency promptly paid. MIR. B.
F. Bailey, one of the bondsmen, was duly
installed postmaster, to take charge of the
Office pro tenn. There are several applicants
for the position of ostmaster-Democrats
and Republicans. Wehope to get an accep-
table and efficient postmaster, for the peo-
pie of this place have been imposed upon
very much in former appointments, and
had, of course, quietly to submit or accept
a worse and less desirable postmaster in
stead.
A small residence was burned here last
night-the property of Mr.. Jesse Robson.
Insured for one thousand dollars. Mr.. Rob-
eson and little daughter, the only men,
bers of the family in the house at the time,
narrowly escaped being burned to death.
Some one passing, saw the flames in the
basement of the house, ran to the window
of the room where Mr.. Robson was sleep
ing, and threw rock into the window and
on fire. This timely call was all that saved
Mr.. Robson and little daughter from be-
ing burned to death in the house, as they
were both asleep.
The corn and cotton crops have suffered
for want of rain, but am inclined to think
that the damage sustained is less than some
report. Good rains have fallen in different
portions of the county during the past week:
In the Jonesville section a very heavy and
destructive rain fell last Thursday and
Friday.
A perfect calm reigns in the political
arena of the county. OCCASIONAL.
UNEXPECTED AND UNCALLED FoR.-We
understand that the Hon. G. D. Tillman,
after his nomination at BarnWell on Tues
day last, made one of the most violent
anti-prohibition speeches which has been
heard in long time. Among other char
acteristically uncouth things which he said,
we learn that he stigmatized Prohibition as
a movement sled by long-haired men and
shOrt-haired women" We think that II
the honorable gentleman felt disposed to 60
so far out of his way as to Introduce the tenn
perance issue before the Democratic Con-
vention after it had performed its work
and he was safely nominated by majority
of one y0te, he might have spared the noble
women who are laboring in this righteous
cause, even though he was ever SO severe
upon it's male advocates. We rather eX-
pect, however, that the blessed women of
our country who are pressing the cause with
such glorious enthusiasm, will prove that
they are better able to take care of them
selves than the Honorable Mr.. Tilman will
be of himself in two years from this date.
A majority of one is ratherh tight squeeze,
but we have heard from reliable source
that if he had only made his anti-prohibi-
ton speech before nomination instead OF
after, even that result would not have been
attained. Since the hurrahs, attendant upon
every nomination, have subsidized we under
stand that many have expressed themselves
as utterly disgusted with the tone and sub
stance of Mr.. Tillman's speech. The hon.
orable gentleman was expected to discuss
recognized political issues, but instead he
saw proper to arraign the advocates of tenn
perance in a manner as unexpected as un-
called for. He abused his opportunity and
has said many things which prudence, If
not fair play, should have suggested that he
had better left unsaid.
It's said that the temperance issue is being
forced into politics, not by its advocates but
by it's opponents. The Temperance people
have been implored from time to time not
to introduce their great cause as political
issue, and yet wherever they have consented
they have been insulted and then stabbed
in the back. This is the last campaign
where they will ever submit to such treat
ment, and all interested can make note
right here.-Aiken Recorder.