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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
THE NEW JURY LAW.

AN ACT to amend Section 2,24O of the General
Statutes of South Carolina, relating to EXemp-
ton from Jury Duty.
SECTION /. That Section 2,24O OF the
General Statutes of South Carolina be, and
the same is hereby, amended, by striking
of, the words: "And members of boards
of trustees" and by striking out on the
eleventh line of said section the words
"Members of township boards of assessors, y
and by striking out the words: "Mlllers
carrying on that business at the time," in
the Seventeenth and eighteenth lines there
of: "Millers actually engaged at the time
in grinding grain for the public.". So that
the said section when amended shall read
as follows:
"SEC. 2,24O. The following person, shall
he exempt from serving as jurors, to Wit
The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, at
torney-general, mptrOller-general, State
treasurer, secretary of State, superintendent
Of education, commissioner of agriculture,
members and officers of the Senate and
House of Representatives during the ses-
sions of the General Assembly, members OF
the Senate and House of Representatives OF
the United States, judges and justices of any
Court, members of the State board of exam
iners appointed by the Governor, and ne1n-
bers of county boards of examiners appoint
ed by the State board Of examiners, county
commissioners, county auditors and treas
urers, clerks of Courts, registrars of mesne
conveyances, sheriffs and their deputies,
coroners, constables, the marshals OF the
United States, and their deputies, and all
the other officers of the United States, cOun-
sellors and attorneys-at-law, ordained min
listers of the Gospel, officers OF colleges, pre-
ceptors and teachers of academies, practic-
ing physicians and surgeons generally
licensed, licensed pharmacists, apothecaries
or druggists who carry on and conduct the
business Of such occupation, cashiers and
telers of incorporated banks, editors and
printers of newspapers, constant ferrymen,
millers actually engaged at the time in
grinding grain for the public, and all men
actually employed as such, persons who are
more than sixty-five years old, and the fol-
lowing officers and employees of railroads
The chief engineer, assistant engineers,
commissioner or experimenting officer, Sec
retary and auditor or treasurer or directors,
keepers of repositories, guards stationed on
road to protect it from injury, not exceeding
one man to every five miles, and such per-
sons as may be actually employed in work
ing locomotive engines, travelling with cars
for the purpose of attending to the transpor-
tation of passengers and goods, not exceed
ing one engineer and assistant to each steam
engine, and one person to each passenger
car, and to every five cars for transporting
goods, while such persons are actually EN-.
ptoyed, and telegraph operators, and all
officers and members of the Fire Depart
ment of Charleston"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
CORONER,S INQUESTS.

On the morning of the 9th instant the dead
body Of Bradley Crosby, colored, was discover
ed in his house OH the land of Miss Mary White
sides, near Hickory Grove. Although there
| were no grounds for suspecting foul play, it was
deemed advisable to investigate the circumstan-
ces attending his death, and Coroner }. Nj Cald-
| well was notified of the fact He lmpanneled a
jury of inquest composed Of A. j. HARDIN fore
man, James Cobb, r. L. Bolin, j. w. Dover, D.
L. Boln. j. II. Hardin, Y. w. Neel, Dave Hemp
hill, D. c. Bohelcr w. a. Neel, j. NJ. Meek, anu
James NJ. Caldwell. The material testimony
elected was that Of DR.. J. G. Hambrlght, VINO
certified that he had carefully examined the BODY
Of the deceased, and was OF opinion that ne came
to his death from the effects OF Scro1ula, WIN
which disease he had been afflicted for more than
two years. The wife of the deceased testlhed
that he had been afflicted for about four years.
On the night of his death he went to bed ABOUT
9 or 10 clock, complaining less than usual, but
at next morning, when she awoke and called
her husband he made no answer, and when she
went to where he was lying she discovered that
he was dead. In accordance with the testimony
the Jury returned the following verdict: 'Ihat
the said Bradley Crosby came to his death from
Il natural cause by the hands OF the living "oa
disease, scrotula.'
was shot and killed by Barney Davies, colored,
near the residence Of j. b. Whitesides, on Bull
locks Creek. The coroner, Oh being notified OF
the occurrence, proceeded to hold an inquest,
and summoned the following jury: James /.
Summerford foreman; w. f. Scoggins, }. j..
Raw. J. ID. Whitesides, w. C. Childers, j. w.
Bolin, Dave Hemphill, Henry Wright John
Jackson, John Byers, Noah Rice, Leander
Shields G. w. Franklin and Robert Rice.
The testimony of j. w. Allison, NJ. d., sum-
moned as medical expert, is to the effect that
jackson Meek died on the 18th of January, 1885,
from pistol ball which entered the left parietal
bone of the Uranium, passing through the brain
and lodging on the right side of the cranium OPP
posite the place of entrance.
Two witnesses, Paul Franklin and Isaac Meek,
both coored, testified that they saw the shooting,
but were some distance from the parties, who
Just before the pistol fired, were scufiing with
each other.
Barney Davies, who did the shooting, also
testified before the jury. He does not deny
that he shot and killed the deceased, but says
when he snapped the pistol he thought that it
was not loaded. He said he and the deceased
had always been friendly, and were friendly at
the time of this occurrence.
Notwithstanding the avcrments Of the accused,
the jury returned a verdict that "thc deceased
came to his death from pistol in the hands of
Barney Davies fired with intent to KILL
Davies was thcreupon arrested and committed
to Jail on the charge of murder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

In the Court of Sessions at Orangeburg,
last week, a case against j. L. Leman,
charged with selling liquor without license,
created considerable attention. The accus-
ed was ably represented by Col. w. j. De
Treville and Mr.. T. NJ. Raysor. Three out
five of the State witnesses tried very hard
to evade the truth in giving their testimo-
in doing so but two of the witnesses testi-
fed point blank that they had purchased
whisky from the defendant and paid for
their drinks. The defence raised a ques-
tion as to the constitutionality of the local
option law. The jury were charged that
they had nothing to do with the policy OF
the law but had simply to determine wheth-
er or not the defendant had sold liquor
without license as charged. Verdict,
guilty with a recommendation to mercy.
The town council Of Aiken at its last
meeting granted a license to B. p. Chattield
to retail liquor at the Highland Park Hotel.
for $3.50, having previously required four
other dealers to pay $500 each for their IL
commenting upon their action, says:
1--WE have been somewhat particular in
reporting the proceedings of this meeting
of the Council, from the fact that great at
tention has recently been attracted to the
license question by the raising of the town
license from $3.50 to $500. We report the
facts simply to keep our readers advised OF
what is going on. This high license busi-
ness is no fight of the Recorders. We adj
vocate what the Democratic party of Aiken
county has approved by recorded vote OF
3lS majority, viz: plain and simple prohl6l-
ton of the whole county. In the near fu-
ture this verdict will receive the sanction
of our State Legislature and be vigorously
enforced by the enlightened public sentl-
ment of our citizens. If, however, high
license is to be the order of the day, it seems
to US unWise and unfair to make discrimi-
nations which weigh inequally upon persons
engaged in the same business. What would
the city council of Charleston think of the
proprietor of the Charleston or Pavilion
Hotels asking for a special license in their
behalf? 1t Will now be in order for Coun-
Gil to grant lower license to those who sell
only to colored people,"
The Florence NeaUs says: "Only eight
bar-rooms now in our town since January
lst to afford 'smile.'"
Saws the Walhalla Courier: The town
council of Walhalla has discharged the
town marshal as no longer necessary, as no
LIQUOR is now sold here. We have heard
number of persons say the streets looked
like Sunday every day, so far as quiet was
concerned.
Missouri has a high license law and is sat
isfied it. The reduction in drinking places
has been very considerable, and the financial
result is an income of 1854 900 against a
revenue of $43S, 900 under the old system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
PERSONAL MENTION,

We are pleased to note the safe return to his
home in this place Of Mr.. r. Frank Clark, who
arrived last Monday from Charleston, to which
city he went several days ago for the purpose of
securing surgical attention. He has been troub-
led for several years with a tumor on his right
thigh, which of late had become quite annoying,
and acting upon his own views, and under ad-
vice of DR.. J. r. Bratton, he decided to avail
himself of the surgical skill and other needed
appliances for it's successful removal, by going
to the ST. Francis Inirmary. He was accom-
panied by DIR. Bratton, and on their arrival at
Charleston, Mr.. Clark was placed under treat
ment of DR.. Kinloch, who decided that the tu-
NOR could be removed with the knife, and on
the Sth instant assisted by DR.. Bratton, DR.. Kin
loch performed the operation satisfactorily and
successfully. On this occasion the new antes-
thetic cocoaine, used. The mode OF appli-
cation is different from that OF administering
chloroform, and the effect produced upon the pa
tient is also different. While chloroform is adj
ministered by inhalation and in its effect dead
ems all the Senses cocoaine is applied to the part
to be incised, rendering only that portion OF the
body insensible to pain and impairing none OF
the faculties. The operation was entirely pain
less to Mr. Clark, and yet he was perfectly con-
scious and conversed with the physicians while
undergoing the treatment. Since the removal
of the tumor he has been doing well, and he is
certainly much improved in physical appear
ance, though the incision is not yet entirely
healed.
1t is not every day that millionaire visits
Yorkville, and when one does come the event is
worth mentioning. On Saturday evening last
Mr. Robert Kerr of Paisley Scotland, registered
at Withers' Hotel. He is the extensive manu-
facturer of the sewing cotton we'll known by all
the ladies of the land, and is quiet, unaffected
gentleman of middle age. His wealth is reputed
at thirteen millions. He is making tour OF
the Southern States, and made it convenient to
reach Yorkvile on Saturday evening that he
might be in pleasant town to stop over Sunday
We were pleased to receive call on Monday
from Mr.. Major Miller Whitesides, native OF
this county, and q son of Mr. Major Whitesides,
who removed to Arkansas in 1854, and two years
subsequently pursued his journey farther west
to California, in which State and in Oregon he
has been living ever since. His present home
is at Sacramento City, California Mr. White
sides is on visit to his relatives in this county,
and he notes the disappearance OF many old
landmarks during his long absence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
Thc Murkrille Guqnirrr.
YORKVILLE. s. G. =:
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. %, 1885.
CONGRESS-.

The most important measure passed by
Congress is the bill authorizing French spo-
liation claims to be presented to the court OF
claims for investigation, and report to Con-
gress. On Thursday the House passed the
Senate bill on this subject. These claims are
for depredations by French cruisers on
American commerce, in the year 1900, and
are held mainly by citizens on the Atlantic
coast.
The Senate has passed bill, for the retire
ment of Gen. Grant with the rank and full
pay of General in Chief.
Reagan's Inter-States Commerce bill reg
ulating the freight charges on the railroad
lines of the country, has elected much de-
bate in the Senate, but no action has yet
been taken on it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
under arrest and what disposition was made

under arrest and what disposition was made
of the case we could not learn.
p. n. Wheeler, revenue storekeeper at
Peter Foust's distillery in Randolph county,
was missed Friday morning. Sunday al
ternoon the body was found by Mrs. Wheel
er, who was walking out but not LOOKING
for it, about a mile from the mouse, "itlt
his neck broken. Foust, the proprietor OF
the distillery, and negro have been ar,
rested and bound over for trial, charged
with having murdered Mr.. Wheeler.
A young man named Frank Durandi, a
native of New Jersey, committed SUICIDE
in Asheville last Wednesday, by shootlnS
himself in the head with a pistol. Durand
was a consumptive and the hoplesSness OF
his ever regainng his health lmpelledi MN
to commit the deed. He shot himself in a
room of his boarding house, having prevl-
ously written note giving his reason Tor
committing the act.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

VIM. NJ. Walker, u. d. S.-Dentistry.
f.. n. Crawford, Chairman Board Of Trustees
Special Election.
DR.. w. G. White-Medical Notice.
w. B. Williams, Delinquent Tax Sales.
Hart Il Hart, Plaintiffs AttOrneys-NOticct to De-
PENDANTS.
Withers Atlirkes-Groceries, Hardware, &c
Parish Il Colcock-Strctly Cash Store.
j. Beatty Williams, Judge of Probate-Citation-
Ga. McCarter, pplicant-George \. Nc
Carter, deceased.
d.. Smith ami J. IT. Smith-Executors' Notice.
w. c. Latimcr-Special Bargains.
Hunter & Oates-Hard%arc.
Herndon Brothers-33.
r.. NJ. Dobson d. Co.-WhO will Get the Prizes
John G. Acknowledgement Bound.
Berry & Barber--Some Facts.
Alonzo Rose and joe Rose-Dissolution of Co
partnership.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
MERE.MENTION.

Jefferson Davis will be II years old on the
3rd of June next. Wherefore the Columbia
Register asks: SIS it not time for all brave
men to let him alone, whatever may have
been his deserts or defaults ?'''''..The
death roll from disasters on land and sea
during 1885 was 73, 1877. .'...''."Ohio's exhibit
at New Orleans cost $4,000; Maryland's,
S24. 900; New York 10000; New Jerseys
$4,000, and Pennsylvania's $1,000. ''''''"A
grocer in Green Bay who hung up the sign,
keep off the counters-no loafing wanted
in here" had to close up shop inside OF
three months. ''.''.'.A cyclone a mile wide
passed through Hale, Perry and Bibb coun-
ties, Ala, and crossed over into Jones coun-
ty Ga, on Monday. Much damage was
done to buildings, fences and timber, and
one man was killed. .''''''V ce-Presldent
Hendricks will live permanently in Wash
ington during the four years of his Of
flee. ''''''''It is officially stated that $4,000
year. '''''''''The banking house of John }.
Cisco and Son, Of New York, has assigned:
The reason given is to wind up the affairs of
the institution, some of the legatees of the
senior member, who is dead, desiring to
withdraw their legacies from the capital
employed in the house. '''''''''Six millions OF
dollars worth of silver is used in this coun-
try, every year, for manufacturing and dec
orative purposes. .'..''.'"From the West and
North come reports of unusually cold wealth
er for the past week. Railroad travel is i'm
peded, and in the stock ranges of the West
thousands of head of cattle have either fro
zen or starved to-death. .'''''''''The Earl Of
Aylesford, who died in Texas last week,
held insurance policies in English compa-
nies on his life, for over a million dollars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
no GREAT RUSH FOR OFFICE.

"There is no mad rush for Office" said
Col. Lamont at Albany yesterday. 81 think
I may say the Governor is agreeably dis
appointed. We have every reason to be
proud of the behavior of the Democrats
After being out of power for twenty fOul
years some pressure for office was naturally
looked for, but it has not come so far. In
all the correspondence that reaches the Gov
ernor-and there is great deal OF lt-there
are but few references to office. a large
majority of the letters seem to be prompted
by pure disinterested patriotic friendship
Those who write them seem to think 1T is
enough that the Democracy should have
triumphed at the election"
"How do you account for this good be-
havior" "Well, believe it is mainly be-
cause members of his party do not wi sh tc
embarrass the Governor. They want ms
administration to be a success. They want
| it to result in the betterment of the whole
country, and, though the times are hard
and men want places out of which they can
make a living worse than they have fol
many years, the Democrats have pride
enough tomake them wait, and allow things
to take their natural course. OF course the
Governors civil service letter had its effect
1t was supported with great vigor and
unanimity by the press all over the country
which was alone sufficient evidence OF the
popular sentiment on the subject. l do moi
believe there is anything like the pressure
on the Governor that there would nave
been on Mr.. Blaine. had he been elected
1t is understood that Mr.. Blaine and ms
friends made a great many promises whiGI nj r
they would have been called upon to fulfill
The Governor, as everybody knows, made
none He has never been about Washing
ton, does not know the place hunting ele
rnent that goes about there so much, anu
in that respect has a great advantage Over
most of the public men of the country.
was told while at Washington the other day
that the Office seekers almost drove Garfield
distracted. He had been in Congress long
! time and knew people from all over the
country, and his friends came down on hin, hin
! like an avalanche. No. / think we ought
! to feel very proud of the admirable dispo
sition so far shown by the Democrats. The
| limited number of applications so far made
have been made mainly from persons III
outlying districts, who want postottices
! AS to any general rush, it does not exist al
all.-SprinQfeld Republican.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22

said to have been brought about by the
common embarrassment of over production.
How it will affect the smaller concerns,
scattered over the country it is not easy to
foresee. The stamping business has revo-
lutioniZed the tinWare trade within few
years. A hundred articles of kitchen furnl.
ture, which used to be the common work OF
every journeyman tinsmith, are now never
made in tinshop, but are bought from the
Stamping factories, where they are made
better, cheaper and more shapely than in
the old way. The firms named above have
already absorbed great share of the trade,
and the consolidation is expected to enable
them to extend it by giving all the benefit
of special process, patents and patterns in
which each has heretofore enjoyed certain
advantages.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
CHURCH NOTICES.

Presbyterian--Rev. IT. r. English, Pastor
Services at II A. NJ. next Saturday. Communion
services at II \. NJ, on Sunday, and also preach
ing at the usual hour on Sunday evening.
Baptist--Rev. J. T.. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices in the church at Yorkville nexl Sunday
morning.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. J. II. Pate, Pastor
Services in the church at Yorkvile at II 4. M.
and at Philadelphia Church at p. NJ, nex
Sunday.
Epscopal-Rev. T.. n. Joyner, Rector. Ser
vices at the usual hours, morning and afternoon
next Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
LAND COMMISSION SUIT.

The Columbia correspondent Of the Ne~s ana
Courier of last Saturday gives the following
synopsis of decision just filed by Judge Goth
ran, which possesses local interest:
Judge Cothran has just filed his decision il,
an interesting case, which was heard at the last
summer term of the Circuit Court in Columbia
The suit was by James NJ. Lowry against Hugh
S. Thompson, Governor and others, as Commits
sioners of the sinking fund, and was al action
to recover personal property. Messrs: Pope q
Haskell represented the plaintiff, and Attorney
General Miles the defendants. From the eX-
lallstive decision of Judge Cothran, the follow-
ing facts are summarized. The cause was with
drawn from the jury and submitted to the Court
for the decision of its issues of law and fact:
The plaintiff brought suit to recover posses
sion Of two deeds which purported to be con
vevancps of certain lands in York county. oi'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
TRIAL JUSTICES.

The following is a complete list of the Tria
Justices appointed by Governor Thompson TO
York county:
York township-J S. Lewis, J. A. Barron.
Cherokee-W d. Camp.
Broad River-Geo. G.. Leech.
Bullock's Creek-J. p. Blair.
Bethesda-A. l.. Nunnery.
Catawba-S. NJ. Fewell, J. A. Westbrook.
Fort Mill-T. G. Culp.
Ebenezer-R. II. Gillespie.
Bethel-Perry Ferguson.
Kings Mountain-E. +. Bell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
ACCIDENTAL FIRE

On Friday night last the dwelling house OF
Jesse Johnson, an industrious coored man who
lives about four miles from town, on the Char
lottc road, was destroyed by fire. high wind
was prevailing at the time, and the fire is sup
posed to have been caused by defect in the
chimney.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
January 20
DELINQUENT TAX SALES.

AUDITORS OFFICE, YORK CoUNTY,S. G.,
January 18th, 1885,
YUNIfE following Real Estate has been returned
Il delinquent for the taxes for fiscal year, 1888,
to wit: Tax. &C.
Andy Hogue, Catawba township,
acres and building, g,.........."...."......S 22S
Geo. Poag, Catawba township, acres
and building. l66
J.P. CASTOR, Catawba township, balance
Of real estate ............. 81 IA S
w. p. Camp, Cherokee township, bal
ance OF real estate. 692
Abbott Il Noble, Cherokee township,
279 acres w ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7.45 =
J.W. Halle Kings Mountain township
800 acres and l building. g......"........... S.97
Jane Wright p. c., decd, York town.
ship, l lot ........ ...................... 2.49 3
Martha Rose p. c., York township, lot
and building. ~ d
Nick Jackson, p. c., York township,
Notice is hereby given that the whole of the
several parcels, lots and parts of lots Of the ReN
Estate described in the preceding lst or so muchA
thereof as will be necessary to pay the taxes pen
alties and assessments, charged thereon, will be
sold by the Treasurer of York county, South
Carolina ut his office in said county, on the lST
MONDAY OF FEBRUARY, 1885, unless sad
taxes, assessments and penalties be paid before
that time and such sales will be continued from
day to day, until all of said parcels, lots and
parts of lots of Real Estate shall be sold, offer
ed for sale. w. Is. WILLIAMS,
Auditor, York county.
January22 IT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22
OBITUA Y.

DIED-In Bethel township, in this county. on
the 18th instant, G. ALEXANDER McCARTER,
in the S0th year of hisage.
In Yell county, Arkansas, on the 18th of Janu-
ary, 1885, ELIZA j., wife of. w. Dawson, Esq,
formerly of York county, S. c. She was a
daughter of Johnson Goforth, and at the time Of
her death was aged 43 years months and 26 days.
Near Glover, on the l4th instant, of pneumonia,
at the residence Of Capt. j. w. Beamguard, AR
THUR LINDSAY, son Of w. f. and +. Z.
Wood, aged one year and nine months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-01-22

The POSTAL CARD DSYsTEM.-During the
six months, ended December 81, 1884, the
number of postal cards issued was 16S, S,3l5,-
$50, as against 5,641 900 for the correspond
ing six months of 1883, a reduction of 1875
per cent. in the number issued. TO this re-
duction may be added the loss of the natu-
raj increase in the issue which for several
ally. The postoffice officials regard this re-
duction of practically 80 per cent. taken in
connection with the increased number of
two cent stamps issued, as an evidence that
postal cards have been in great measure
displaced by the two cent stamps.