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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

IMPORTANT DECIsION.-In the Richland
Court of Common Pleas, last week, Judge
Hudson decided that under Section 2,O37,
General Statutes, married woman cannot
bind herself in law unless the contract con-
Germs her seperate estate, or unless, in max
ing it, she intended to charge the payment
upon her separate estate, and that the mere
fact of her signing the note is not evidence
of such intention. When married woman
becomes surety for any one, especially her
husband, she must expressly declare, either
orally or in writing, or it must be clearly
proven, that she intended to bind her sepa-
rate estate, otherwise her contract is void.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

MIGRATION OF SQUIRRELs.-AM Memphis,
Tenn, letter says: Where the million OF
squirrels ever came from, or what extent of
country could ever produce so many, is the
question now being discussed by the citi-
zens of the upper end of De Sofa county,
Mississippi, and those living in the lower
edge of Crittenden county and the northern
part of Lee county, Arkansas. They are
emigrating, but for what purpose has not
yet been decided, for the country they are
leaving, which is on the east bank of the
Mississippi river, seems to be we'll supplied
with the nuts they most delight to crack.
Perhaps they are hunting higher land, as
the direction they are taking would seem
of past overfows of the Mississippi bottoms
and the trouble of subsisting during high
water must be anything but pleasant, even
to squirrels. They seem to have crossed
and are still crossing the Mississippi river
between Norfolk Landing, about twenty
five miles below Memphis, and DeSoto
Front, Miss, which is only five miles south
of this city. They are all going over to
the Arkansas side of the river, and making
for Crowley's Ridge. The inhabitants of
that section are killing them by the hun
dred with sticks, as The squirrels have lost
all fear of man. A gun is not needed and
would be in the way. In several instances
they have attacked hunters.
Their number is far beyond all calcution,
and pot hunters are travelling with them in
wagons, slaughtering and then driving to
the nearest depot, and shipping them to
Memphis and other markets. Last Satur-
day DR.. Peters, who resides in Lee county,
Arkansas, killed thirty-eight around his
wood pile with stick. A similar emigra-
tion of squirrels occurred in 1872. They
crossed the Mississippi river from the east
bank of the Mississippi side over to the
Arkansas side, at or about the same point:
Skiffmen at that time killed thousands OF
them while swimming the river. The en-
igration this year exceeds all previous ones,
and is almost beyond computation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29
DEARTH OF POSTAL CARDS.

A scarcity of postal cards is reported from all
the smaller towns of the country. 1t seems that
new contractor undertook to supply the depart
ment, which, with the new design adopted at the
same time, delayed work until the supply OH
hand was exhausted, and the contractors cannot
catch up. The Yorkville postoffce has been un-
able to supply postal cards for several days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29
BETHEL PRESBYTERY.

The Presbytery of Bethel adjourned to meet al
Allison Creek Church on Thursday, November
18th, to receive and install Rev. Roger Martin
pastor of Allison Creek and Beth-Shlloh Church
es, and to dismiss Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, pas
tor of Bethesda Church to AbheYille S C.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

THE BELLINGER-RILEY HOMICIDE
The Charleston correspondent of the Angus
ia Chronicle, writing last Thursday, says:
There are no new developments in the
Rellinger-R homicide, but any number
of rumors. DR.. Bellinger has been very
sick since his incarceration, but is better
1t is said that he consulted several intimate
friends as to whether he must kill Riley or
not, and they told him they would do it if
they were in his place. This only deepens
the mystery as to the cause, and leaves the
natural inference that the offence was a
horrible one. DIR. Bellinger, when your
correspondent put the question directly, de-
clined to claim that he killed Riley in self
defence, but simply said, "You'd have done
the same thing; and any jury will clear me-"
1t is very evident that the doctor will have
to break his long and mysterious silence
when he comes before the Sessions Court
jury. But some who are intimate with him
have declared that he would hang before
he would tell why he killed Riley. Taken
all in all it is very strange case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

A CLOCK PEDDLER TIED UP AND WHIP
pED.-A short distance from Lancaster, last
Tuesday, says the Charlotte Observer of the
23rd, a white man who had been peddling
clocks was tied up and severely whipped
by two young men for an insult given to
young lady. Itseems that the peddler had
visited Lancaster county few months ago,
selling clocks at exorbitant prices. His
customers being mostly negroes, he took
what money they could give him and then
made them secure the balance by mortgage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29
RAILROAD ELECTION.

The following is the result Of the election held
in Bullocks Creek township on Saturday last,
on the question of subscribing S32, 900 by the
township to the capital stock of the Georgetown
and North Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

a railroad freight car. The last offence
was the burglary of Bieser's saloon, and
he was only convicted because he was
found in possession of the goods. His ca
reer is now ended.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29
UNTIL JANUARY 1ST. 1886

We will furnish the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
from this date until January 1st, 1886, for 30
cents, the cash, in all cases, to accompany the
SubScriptiOn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

A MURDER AT A MARRIAGE.-A terri
BILE tragedy was enacted at wedding which
took place at the house of Thomas Stone,
an old resident of upper Richland, who
lives about fourteen miles from Columbia,
not far from the Mount Pleasant camp
ground. >,
A large company had assembled to wit
ness the marriage of Ed. Hartin, a young
man of about % years, who was raised in
the neighborhood, and Miss Eugenia Fet-
ner. Among the guests was Thomas Wade
Hampton Stone, Jr., son of the old man
at whose house the wedding was celebrated
and who had invited his son to be present.
Between young Stone and Hartin, it is said,
bad blood existed for some time past, and
threats had been made by the latter that
he would kill Stone. After the wedding,
and probably before, according to immemo-
rial custom in that section, whisky was
freely imbibed by most of the company
and Hartin became involved first in tight
with two of the guests and afterwards IN
dispute with another, when young Stone
came forward to prevent difficulty. Hart
in drew his pistol and shot Stone, the ball
entering the left cheek, just under the eye,
and coming out at the back of the head.
Hartin then emptied his pistol at another of
the guests. Stone fell dead, the company
who witnessed the murder scattered in con-
sternation, and in the confusion Hartln
mounted horse and escaped. 1t is said
that the shot was intended by Hartin for
the man with whom he was disputing at
the time of Stones interference, and that
the killing of the latter was an accident.
Stone was a young man about 81 years OF
age and leaves wife and three children
Columbia Re0iSfer, Friddy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

In the Abbeville Sessions Court, last
week, a mistrial was ordered in the case of
John C. Ferguson, charged with killing
Arthur Benedict last Christmas morning.
The jury stood seven for conviction and
five for acquittal. w. L. Woods was found
not guilty of the murder of Charlie Carter,
coIored, on the plea of accidental shooting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

Work FOR DEMOCRATS : In few weeks
England, for the first time in her history,
will have a Democratic suffrage. The ques-
tions with which the English Democrats
haye to grapple are free education, land
law reform, England's foreign policy in
Asia and Egypt, and last, and chief, Ireland.
The questions with which our American
Democracy have to grapple are the rights
of the individual, now overriden by cor
porations the claims of labor, now MAX
ing themselves heard on every side; the
simplfcation of legal procedure, that shall
reopen the gates of justice to the people;
the rights of farmers, now the prey of
cruel tariff; the claim of every American
citizen to his share Of the public domain;
the relaunching of the American navy, and,
lastly, those legacies of Republican misrule,
the huge monopolists who have used the
tariff to kill off competitors; the railroad
kings with their feudal land grants; the
cattle lords, who have walled up our West
ern water fronts and turned States into
private pastures.
The gulf between our two great parties
that recently came so close together has al
ready begun to grow broad and deep. The
hopes of the people gather round the Dem
ocratic f1ag.-NeV York ,Stdr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29


A PROPOSED TICKET.-The Columbia
correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle
writes: "The temporary suspension of the
new deaP cry does not prevent political
predictions of future results. The following
ticket is said to be among the possibilities: {:
Governor, Hon. John Peter Richardson ;
Lieutenant-Governor, Hon. ID. S. Hender-
son; Secretary of State, Hon. J. \. Lips
comb; State Treasurur, Hon. w: G. Coker {;
Comptroller General, Hon. w. f. Stoney (;
Attorney General, Hon. Stanyarne Wilson !;
Adjutant and Inspector General, A. M.
Manigault; Superintendent of Education,
Hon. A. Coward.
On the subject of the approaching cam
paign in this State the Augusta Erening
Netrs says: Politics in South Carolina seem
at very low ebb just now. There is very
little talk in the newspapers about the "new
deal" of which so much was said short
time since. The idea appears to be that
Governor Thompson will be his own sue
cessor and that most of the State officials
will be retained in Office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

In the Sessions Court of Spartanburg,
last week, David j. Telfair, white, was
convicted Of horse stealing and sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years. He con-
Quoted his own defence, and seeming famil-
lar with the usages of courts, attempted
to quash the indictment by a legal techni-
Before the sentence was announced he
stated he was recently from Augusta, but
had formerly been real estate agent in
New York City, and at one time a member
of the bar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-29

Tleu Oul, dilu Tlel Will De eAeCuteu lOI lllo
crime"
The skies of southeastern Europe again
look Ominous and war seems not far distant.
Information from the seat of the trouble is
indefinite, but the best authorities declare
that the Servian troops are massing at
Nissa, city near the Bulgarian frontier,
and that the Turks are advancing to meet
them. Servia can hardly be opposed to the
union of Bulgaria and Roumelia, but is
probably ready to assist the Bulgarians
against the opposition of the Turks to the
union. In this event, she will, of course,
receive benefit in the shape of an addition
to her territory. Should there be an actual
war, the consequences to the world in gen.
eral would be inconSiderable, could the
fighting be confined to the states immedi-
ately interested. But the relations among
the states of Europe brought about by the
eastern question are so delicate that Il war
at this time in the Balkan states might
result in general conflict.
In Atlanta, last week, Charles Rose was
convicted of burglary for which he has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for twen-
Eighteen months ago his wife, Jennie, was
found shot to death in her home. Nancy
Frazer, cousin, was the only inmate Of the
house with her. Suspicion fell on Char
lev who was known to be intimate with
Miss Frazer and Miss Clara Suggs. The
women were arrested also, but sufficient
evidence could not be found against them.
Four months later Miss Frazer died, alleg-
ing that Rose was guilty of the murder
of his wife. A week later Miss Suggs
took morphine and before death told her
companions that Rose killed his wife and
that she helped him. The robbery OF the
Richmond l. Danville pay car followed,
of which Rose was undoubtedly the hero,
but sufficient evidence could not be secur-
ed. lie followed this by the burglary OF
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
Big lumber RIaze.

AMIGO, Wis, June 3d. A fire broke
out about o'clock last night in the lumber
piles on each side of the railway track here
and, spreading rapidly, consumed an i'm
mense amount of lumber belonging to Sher-
burne Bryant and r. w. Pierre of Milwau-
kee and Weed & Co. of Oshkosh. The
mills were saved. The loss is estimated at
$500, 600; insurance $500, 600. The fire
was started by spark from a mill smoke
stack and spread rapidly in consequence of
some defect in the mill pumps.
which prevented their working.
Amigo not having fire engine, the flames
had only the resistance of bucket brigade
to contend with. The losses are distributed
among the following lumber owners in the
amount named: j. II. Weed 500, 600; S.
Bryant Il Co, $50, coo; Sands q; Co.. S45.-
000; Paine Lumber company, SIS. 600: A..
Weed, $40. 600; AEethudy " Meyers. 500
600; ii. Hewitt, $1,000; II. Weed $40. 600;
II. Reid of Dubuque, So, 600; McElwee.
Billings & Carney, $50, 600, while the losses
of other firms will aggregate about fifty
thousand dollars. 1t is impossible to secure
detailed list of insurance tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01

above thirty bushels to the acre in that sec
ton, the editor of the Herald says any one
can have his 100 acres
The Yerxa Hose company of Fargo report
a splendid time on their annual excursion
Monday. They took in Alexandria and
Geneva Beach in Minnesota, and think
there Is 10 more charming region for an ex-
cursion.
Ex-Postmaster Palmer of Chicago has
some fine land in Hand county which
he visited recently. He thought it was the
garden spot OF the territory, and hoped the
time would soon come when he could make
il his home
The Yankton Telegram understands that
the Dakota air is full of special agents of
the land Office, who are as yet invisible to
the naked eye. but promise to materialiZe
at an early day with a million of scalps in
their fingers.
After his Fourth of July Grafton at Brook
jngs, Col. Plummer of the Bismarck Tri-
bune is to deliver his brilliant lecture in
favor OF woman suffrage at Flandreau and
other points The colonel is an enthusiast
In everything pertaining to the sex.
WahpetOn and jamestown are the leading
points in the North that propose to fly big
eagles July 4. Gov. Pierce is announced as
a leading attraction and orator at both
jamestown has on the program a fine mill
tary display, with bronZed warriors from
Bismarck, Fargo and other points, and
WahpetOn will utilize a lot of SisSetOn In
disns. Valley City. CaSSeltOn, Wheatland,
Devils Lake and dozen other points cele-
brate, but lew of them will have Gov.
Pierce or the martial feature.
Sioux Falls is especially interested in the
constitutional convention. for these practi-
cal reasons, indicated by the Press: 1.-The
convention and the following campaign
will be worth to the territory more than
S2O,O as an advertising scheme alone
While no section of Dakota ought to find
fault over the expense, il is particularly
true Of Sioux Falls. The county'S share of
the expense will be about $500, which is a
mere trifle. To Offset this cost the mem
bers Of the convention viii spend nearly
$50, 900 in this city-a sum which will be n
decided benefit to the whole county,"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
WInOnD.


An indignation meeting was held at the
court house on Monday evening by those
who disapprOved of the action of the board
of education in relation TO the election of
superintendent and principal, and also as
regarded the industrial work in the schools.
The principal feature of the meeting was
the adoption of a long list of resolutions
protesting against the combination of the
Offices OF superintendent and principal, and
asking that the board retain Prof. Phelps as
superintendent. Speeches were made by
Hon. Z. 5. YOumans. Rev. j. a. Gum,
Rev. Z. f. HiScoX, DR.. Sheardown and
others. and a committee of ten was APP
pointed 10 present the resolutions TO the
board of education. A regular meeting
Of the city council was held last evening.
and a new set of rules for the government
of that body was adopted. Hereafter the
council will meet every Monday evening.
instead of every second Monday as for
merly. The council decided to limit the
laying of water mains this season to less
than two miles The committee appointed
to confer with a committee from the
Liquor Dealers association, reported that a
meeting had not yet been held, and on mo-
ton the council adjourned TO Wednesday
evening, when it will listen to the griey-
anceS of the salOOnkeepers. The liquor
dealers complaint is against the rigid en-
fOrcement of the Sunday ordinance, and
they hope TO compromise with the council
in regard TO the matter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
Iowa Politics.

Special TO the Globe.
DIES MONIES, June 3O.-The state politi-
cal conventions have now all been called.
The Democratic committee held a meeting.
at which was present Calamity Waller and
other Greenback dignitaries. The vital
question was what to do with the Green
hackers. They are an important factor
with the Democrats this year, for nothing
can be done without them. Weaver was
on hand doing his utmost to secure fusion
and squelch Weller with his independent
convention. Several proffers were made to
Weller, which were rejected and all effort
to squelch him failed. 1t was then deter
mined 10 hold the state convention Aug l9,
AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
1t was telegraphed from this city tonight
to the press that the understanding is that
before the meeting of either convention a
fusion will be fixed by the state committees
so that the Democrats will make a nomina-
ton which will virtually be an Endorsement
of the Greenback ticket. The fact is there
Is no such understanding at all, but the
leader Of this city leads off in a feeler to
this end by declaring that, much as the
party desire it, Col. Y. III. Merrill Of Gin
ton cannot be elected as the candidate for
governor because, as the president of ma
tional bank. the Greenbackers will not sup
port him. Some other man must be found.
A few days ago there appeared simultane-
ously in the
LEADING DEMOCRATIC PAPERS
Of the state, editorials declaring that the
party must this year make a fight for high
license, all but one fixing it at 81, 600, thus
showing pTeconcerted action, probably die
tated by the leaders. The design is to
secure the Legislature, where the rate will
be fixed, and it may be very small
license or none at all. Col. Eiboeck,
the smarteSt, Quickest man in the crowd,
is opposed to high license, and he can
carry more votes with him than any man i'm
the party. He will start off with the entire
German vote. The Republican state con-
ventiUn, which has been called for Aug. 10
here, will have LOGS delegates, of whom
Polk county will have 80, PottawattOmie
%, Linn 20. There will be a two-days'
session.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
COIOred Convention.

Special to the Globe.
Dies MONIES, June 3O.-An Oskaloosa
letter says: 1.-The first political convention
of cOlored voters ever held in this state met
here last evening. The attendance was
large, as there are about twelve hundred col
ored voters in this county. The session lasted
three hours and resulted in the nomination
Of John Priestly, colored man, for repre-
sentative. The convention was addressed
by number of representative colored men.
They all claimed that they had been under
the control Of the Republican party long
and that unless the Republicans enough
would adopt their candidate for representa-
tive they would beat the entire Republican
ticket, placing straight cOlored ticket in
the field this fall. Gloom of the darkest
kink seems to pervade the Republican
camp since Saturday. They have but five
hundred majority in this (Mahasky) county
and cannot spare the twelve hundred cOlOred
voters. 1t is difficult to tell what Will be
the result of this convention. This is
probably the first fruit of the action taken
by the convention of coal miners here last
week
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
Red Wing.

The Wabashaw Herald SAYS that it is
rumored that the principal creditors of the
defunct Minnesota Elevator company pro-
pose to form syndicate and buy the prop
erty of that company, which will be sold at
auction in this city on July 2s. The Her
aid further says that they are liable to pay
full value if they do, and then they NAV
find that they have strong competitors of
the business. In this connection ii is sug-
geStive of business that II. j. O'Neil of
Winona, the present lessee of the elevators
has secured a lease for a term of years for
the Wabashaw elevator, without which those
along the Midland railroad can hardly be
managed conveniently or probably
Hon. III. 4. Park has Just finished some ex-
tensive Improvements on his residence on
Fifth street. e. There is an old proverb that
says, IF at first you don't succeed, try. try
again." But there's an end to all things. so
there must also be an end to trying And
ii is about time for Red Wing TO stop trying
to get any announcement from the state of
Minnesota. Whether the city of Red Wing
does not deserve any encouragement from
the state or the state has some grudge
against this city we don't know; but we do
know that every city in the state of Min
nesOta of the size of Red Wing has some
state institution. Mankato and Faribault
and smaller cities like Rochester. St. Cloud
and ST. Peter all have state institutions. but
Red Wing has none. Now it is considered
right for our people TO be discouraged. be-
cause Red Wing made fully as good an offer
as any other place for the state school fol
INDECENT children. However. Hon. B. B.
Herbert deserves great credit for his efforts
| in behalf of our city.