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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-03
TIT FOR TAT.

The Hon. John S. Wise, the Republican
candidate for Governor of Virginia, hav-
ing been criticised by d. H. Chamberlain,
Ex-Governor of South Carolina, for having
asserted that it was not Readjuster but
Democratic legislation that was declared
unconstitutional in the recent decision of
the Supreme Court, undertakes to prove his
point by citing, not the decision itself, but
the briefs of two of the counsel of the bond
dexter VS.. Greenhow. AS the former can
hardly be considered authoritative, and
the latter says expressly that the Readjuster
Act of January 26 1882, as we'll as the amen
datory Act of March 13, 1854, is unconstitu-
tional and void, Mr.. Wise fails, it would
seem, to establish his case. The real inter
est of the Republican candidates reply to
'the eX-carpet-bag Governor" lies, how
ever, in the rebuke Mr.. Wise administers
to the latter for having for some years been
'struggling against oblivion by keeping
himself before the public as the champion
of sundry principles and sentiments which
Wise suggests to him as topic more favor
able to his object than the discussion of the
Virginia debt question, 'to give us remin-
iscences OF his own carpet-bag rule in South
Carolina, where, when he finished, there
was not five years good stealing left,' as
was elegantly and forcibly expressed by
one of his charming contreres, or let him eX
plain how he left that State and gave Hamp-
ton the Governors place, while Hayes took
the electoral vote" Perhaps that would
be more in keeping with the nature of the
contest Mr.. Wise is making, and the world
certainly would like to know more of the
inside history Of South Carolina politics pri-
or to the reform of 1S76.-Batim0re Sim.
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SUITS FOR DAMAGES.--Walter B. Har-
man, through his attorneys, Messrs. Ball
e. Watts has entered suit for damages, laid
at $4,000, against James S. Blalock, for
malicious prosecution and false imprison-
ment forzarson.
James King has brought suit for dam
ages, held at $1,000, against w. p. Harris,
for assaulting his son, a minor. Messrs.
Todd & Martin and Ball e. Watts tor plain
tiff.
1t is reported here that Ep. Helams of
this county has instituted suit against the
Ne,cs and Courier for libel, claiming $4,000
damages. His lawyers we learn, are Green
Vile men. Hellams is the trial justice
whose recent official conduct in holding
coroner's inquest, was editorally criticized
by the Ns,rs diad Courier.
We learn that two or three other suits
for damages will be tried at the next term
of court for this county, one of them having
been pending for some time.-LanensriWe
Herald.
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-Greenville Nems, Sunday: Mrs. Kind
ness Dobbins was brought here on yester-
day and lodged in Jail to await the proper
papers for her transportation to the State
Lunatic asylum. Her husband, Jas. Dob
bins, was killed BY bolt 1t, of of lightning Hgnta igg
while standing in the door norn of MS soa mouse ta IN
ago. and Mrs. Dobbins has been gradually
losing her reason ever since. She is now
violently insane. She is about so years old
and has four children, the youngest about
eleven years old.
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN.
1NTu, JANUARY 1sT. 1886.

Engineer George Manning is again running
train on the Chester and Lenor Railroad between
Lenoir N. c., and Lancaster, S. c.
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Diamond Dyes. Diamond Dyes.

We have now on hand complete line of these
exceedingly cheap, durable and perfect Dyes,
consisting Of every color, and being suitable for
dying Wool, Cotton, Silk Feathers and Fancy
Wood Work, they supply a long-felt want No
trouble. Any child can understand the direc:
tions. Everybody call and get a package for ten
cents. LOWRY & STARR
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ATRAGEDY IN TExAs.-A terrible TRACE
dy occurred at johnson City, Blanco coun-
ty, Texas, on Tuesday of last week. A. L..
Locke, an old citizen of extensive connec-
tions, had stepdaughter living with him
whom it is alleged he seduced several
years ago. Lately he was charged with hav-
ing committed the same crime with his
own daughter, and this charge, which was
afterwards shown to be correct, had been
disturbing his mind. On the day mention
ed, he went home, intending, as he avoWed,
of money. Green and his family were
away. He entered the house and took
Green's Winchester rifle and returned to
the residence of his brother, Berry Locke.
A neighbor named John Nicholson rode up
lust then. He forced Nicholson to go with
him to the house of neighbor named
Stokes, where he shot and killed Stokes.
There Nicholson was lost sight of. His
horse was tied there when found, and it is
supposed he was also killed. From there
Locke went to his house and shot and cut
the throat of Mrs. Henry Locke, of Blanco
county, the wife of his stepson, who was on
a visit to him. He also shot and killed
there Mrs. Stokes, the wife of the Stokes he
had killed previously. Then ne killed MS
daughter. He then attempted to kill his
wife, but MS cartridges DelnS eAHauSteu i!e
could not fire another shot and she escaped.
Having failed to catch and kill his wife he
cut his own throat, mounted his horse and
started in the direction of johnson City.
After riding few yards he met Thomas
Brunswick, whom he attacked and into
whom he plunged his knife, inflicting fatal
wounds. The murderer then rode toward
Johnson City, but was arrested within two
miles of it. With the exception perhaps of
the murder and cremation of the Lynch
family near Hampstead some years ago,
this is the most horrible set of crimes ever
committed in Texas. BY it about twenty
children are left orphans. Soincensed were
the people that on Wednesday night seven
ty-tve armed men took Locke from the Jail
and hanged him.
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We will furnish the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
from this date until January 1st, 1886, for 20
cents, the cash, in all cases, to accompany the
subscription.
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HYMENEAL.

MARRIED-At the residence of Mr.. B. r. II.
Bowen on the 26th ultimo, by Rev. d. Harrison,
Mr. ELIJAH WARREN and Miss JOSEPHINE
ROBBINS. All Of York county.
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AGAINST FREE TUITION.

A conference of the representatives Of the
denominational colleges of this State who
were selected by the trustees of those insti-
tutions was held at the residence of Col.
James A. Hoyt, editor of the Baptist Cou-
,'ier, on Thursday night. The following
gentlemen were present:
For Erskine college, Prof. Hood and Rep
resentative R. R. Hemphill, editor of the
Wofford college, DIR. w. w. Duncan and
Representative ". X. Blake;
Newberry college, Senator j.. A. Sllgh
and Prof. G. w. Welsh deputy for DIR. &.
F Furman University. Col. J. A. Hoyt, ed
itor of the Baptist Courier, and Major r.
B. Murray, of the Anderson Lntelligencer.
The conference was in session about three
hours and discussed the State college thor
oughly. The sentiment of the members
was finally given shape in the following
which was drawn up and unanimously
"The members of this conference repre-
senting the several denominational COL
leges of South Carolina, hereby declare that
we have no opposition to the existence and
maintenance of the South Carolina Univer-
sity, and would favor any appropriate ac-
ton of the board of trustees to make it a
university of the highest grade:
"Resolred, That we are unalterably op-
posed to the existing feature of free tuition
which prevails in the South Carolina col
lege, because we believe that it is wrong in
principle and injurious in policy to use the
taxing power of the State to afford collegi-
ate education without charge to those who
are able to pay therefor, by which the col
lege is brought into unfair competition with
the other colleges Of the State on basis
other than their relative merits of excel
lence.
"Resolce1, That we favor the change OF
the Act regulating the tuition charges in
the State university so that the minimum
charge for tuition therein shall be at least
fifty dollars per annum."-GreenriHe Ne'cs,
EiddN.
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The first meeting, since it's organization, OF the
York County Teachers Association will be held
in the building of the Yorkville Female College,
at 1Ol A. NJ, next Saturday 1t is hoped that
there will be full attendance, not only OF those
who are members, but that every teacherin the
county will attend The meeting will be public
to all, and promises to be an interesting one. BY
the subioined correspondence it will be seen that
Capt Lynes, ofKing Mountain Military School,
has consented to deliver before the Association
the address which he delivered last summer be-
fore the Teachers Institute. This address was
highly commended at the time, and will we'll re-
pay any teacher to hear it:
YoRKvILLE, S. G., August %, 1885.
Prof j. c. LYNEs Dear Sir: Having decided
to put into practice some, at least, OF the many
excellent suggestions given in your lecture on
.'Side Studies in School," delivered during the
County Normal Institute, in behalf OF the teach
ers who heard the lecture, and especially tor the
benefit of those who did not respectfully re,
quest that YOU deliver it before the Teachers
Associati0n at its meeting on September 9th.
Truly yours, d. 1. hobhhin.
pres. York Co. Teachers Association.
YoRKyILLE, S. c., August 2S 1885.
Mr. j. n. ROBERTS, Pres. York 90. 1edchc'S
dissertation: DEAR SIR: Your request as Pres
ident of the York County Teachers Association,
that repeat before said Association the lecture
recently delivered before the York County Nor
NAL Institute has been dul v considered, ana
whilst thanking you for the honor of this lnvl-
tation, beg leave to say in reply that shall take
great pleasure in meeting with you OH the day
mentioned in your letter. Yours very truly,
l. G.. IYSES,
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IMAGE BREAKING.-TheA Abbeville Mes
senger is the only newspaper in the State
that has expressed dissent from recent
editorial article in the Ne,cS dnd Courier
demanding a general smashing of polit-
ltical images. The Messenger, we are sure,
Inexperienced the spirit and purpose of
the article it objects to. Nobody has said
anything to the effect that the possession of
an honored or distinguished name or high
descent should be hindrance to a mans
political advancement. All that is asked is
that such things may not be considered one
way or the other, and that every man may
be judged and rewarded according to his
own merits, regardless of his ancestry or
connections, Social lines and distinctions ms
are inevitable and wise in social life which
is supposed to be arranged on basis of
congeniality. But they have properly no
place in politics. The image breakers de-
sire to see appointive and elective offices be-
slowed only with regard to capacity, fitness
and the real wishes of the people. They
desire to have names, social positions, needs
and sentimental considerations ignored.
They intend to have it so.-Greenrile Ners.
A Town WITH Two PosToFFICEs.-Until
within a few months ago there were two
towns called Whitaker in this State, one in
the eastern section and one in Cleveland
county. This fact was the cause of a con-
tinual mixing up of freight and mail, and
at last it was decided that one of the Whit
akers had to 60. 1t happened that though
Cleveland county's Whitaker was in North
Carolina, the postoffice was in York county,
South Carolina, the town being located on
the State line, and the postoffice being on
South Carolina ground. The Legislature
was petitioned and the name of Cleveland's IS
Whitaker was changed to Grover, and a
postoffice called Grover established in the
town. This new postoftice, as we'll as the
old one, is now in operation, and this is one
instance where town has two pOstoffices.
If citizen of Grover calls at Grover office
and fails to get any mail, he can step over
to Whitaker and try his luck at that office.
The offices are only 200 yards distant from
each other, and the mail agents leave two
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-03


THE Iowa REPUBLICANs.-The Iowa
Republican State Convention met at Des
Moines on the 26th ultimo and nominated
Larrabee for Governor and Hull for Lieu
tenant Governor. The platform reeks of
the bloody shirt, claiming that the South
ern ex-rebels are usurping and absorbing
the rights of the colored people and exert
ing double the influence of white men in
the Northern States. They proclaim the
degradation of negro labor in the South by
this undue political supremacy of the whites
and deplore it's coincident effect in pauper-
izing white labor at the North. Cleve-
land is censured for appointing dlplo-
matte representatives Of the government
whose principles deny the indissolublllty
of the Union and who for the most part
scheme to remove Republican office-hold-
ers under the pretext of "offensive parti-
sanship" is condemned as disreputable. A
demand is made for such modification OF
the pension laws as will secure equal treat
ment to all persons entitled to pensions and
increasing widows, pensions from So to $l2
a month, and pay to Mexican survivors is
advocated. Ample provision is demanded
for the protection of labor and capital and
their varied interests, and the party is
pledged to resist the the creation of peas
antry class on American soil. Ihe employ
ment of convict labor in competition with
honest workers is deprecated. The Demo
cratic policy of tariff for revenue only is
declared against, and the extension and fos-
tering of commerce and the shipping in
terest favored. The party pledges itself to
the maintenance of the civil service law and
demands rigid enforcement of the anti
poligamy and liquor laws. The twelfth
plank upholds the doctrine of State regu-
fation of railroad traffic in Iowa, and Fed
eral regulation of interstate commerce, the
election of Railroad Commissioners by the
people, and the creation, by Congress, Of a
National Interstate Commission. The
thirteenth favors State and National legisla-
ton against cattle diseases. The minority
report on the temperance question, favor
ing local option for counties where prohibi,,
tion was not enforced, called out a spirited
discussion by representatives of river towns
and interior counties. The roll of counties
was called. and the minority report lost by
a vote of S2l to $50.
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May Il May.

Headquarters for pure and reliable Drugs and
Medicines. Try them.
July % 30 IF
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Religious Notice,

Rev. Il. M. Lowry will preach at Bethesda
Church on Sunday next, 9th instant
j. LOWRIE WILSON.
September 3 36 1t
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RELIGIOUS Notice.

I will preach at Gold Hill School House on the
first Sunday of September, at IL o'clock, A. NJ,
and l o'clock, P. NJ. Also on Saturday before at
II O'clock A. NJ. S. J. Mcleod.
August q 35 2t
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
HERAT.
One of the Most Important Places on the
Map of the World.

One of the Most Important Places on the
Map of the World. :
But the eyes of the civilized world
are now directed to Central Asia.
Within the last ten years the Russian
armies have over-run the vast plateau
from which issued the Aryan race, the
same mighty breed of men which has
from time to time repeatedly conquered
the rest of the world. A study of
language has proved that the Hin
doc and the European have come from
one common stock. whose birthplace
to-day is controlled by the forces of the
Gar. From its base on the Caspian
Sea the Russian armies have marched
steadily southwark, until now its out
posts are within striking distance of
Herat. This is one of the most import
ant places on the map of the world.
1t was contended for by mighty armies
long before the beginning of recorded
history. This is shown by its defensive
works which are of great extent and
magnitude, but of the construction Of
which no record has come down to us.
When various waves of Aryan invasion
moved southwark, Hera5 was first
seized, as it was the key to the military
possession of India. Should it fall into
the hands of Russia, that event would
mark the beginning of the end of the
British rule over Hindostan. Weak as
she is in military sense compared with
other nations, Great Britain would risk
war with any other power against
heavy odds rather than allow Herat to
come into the possession of the Musco-
vite. The war may be postponed, but
come it will, for Herat is of vital i'm
portance to Russia from q trade point
of view. That city is now the gateway
through which pours the commerce
of Great Britain with Central Asia.
British goods worth thirty million dol
lars are annually distributed to those
pats of the Asiatic continent now un-
der the dominion of Russia. This
great trade the Muscovite authorities
would like to secure for their own man
ufacturers. Hence every consideration
of power and interest impels Russia to
obtain possession of the gateway to
the Indies. The country about Herat
too is exceedingly fertile, and would
support an army of a hundred thou
sand men.-Demwess's 1esssky.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

Mishler's Herb Bitters cures cholera
morbus, and thus gets the better of the
complaint every time. Samuel Ander-
son, blacksmith, living three miles from
Springfield, Ohio, writes: 81 was taken
with severe attack of cholera morbus-
so severe that was unable to straighten
myself. After taking two doses of your
Btters I was entirely cured"
A writer in the Christian Register
complains of the fan nuisance in church.
He says: "Ladies, why will you, why
must you fan, fan, fan? Through the
Scripture reading, through the singing,
through the sermon, goes on the incessant
swinging OF the fan. Do you not know
that, as commonly used, three fourths of
all the power of she fan is expended upon
the head, neck and shoulders of the sitter
in the pew in front o: your"
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AN AFRICAN POTENTATE

Visit to King Mankoroane and His Kra@2 I'm
BechuanaIand.
Yesterday afternoon 80 soon as QUE
midday meal was over, I started aR
with friend to explore the raal IT.
was two mile walk, and all the heat
of the sun centered on the earth at this
hour. Arriving at the outskirts, we
determined first to go and pay King
Mankoroane, the chief or king Of the
tribe, visit, whose place we found
without difficulty-a common, large
hut, made of mud plastered together
with brushwOOd and reeds, and cOarseIy
thatched on the roof. The caves pro-
jected over the walls about three feet,
SO that verandah was formed around
the hut. The entrance was through a
yard which surrounded the hut, with q
wall of brushwood seven feet high
There was only one doorway, into
which we entered on smooth yard of
red clay. Here, with their backs to
the wall, sat some men, probably the
kings body-guard. They were all more
or less dressed, having trousers patched
with every. conceivable color and ma
terial, some with hats. others old gov
ernment helmets. We walked into the
hut, which was divided in two by a
low wall. The inside was lined With
gray clay, and quaint figures and de-
vices were made on it. Opposite the
door and close to the inside wall Law a.
man on couch with folded-up shawl
under his head. He had on a red fan-
mel shirt, blue coat, very old cord
trousers and boots with cloth tops, but
no socks. He was the king. At his
head sat another person, the queen, sit
ting like sailor, naked to her waist
She had quantity of beads round
her neck of different colors, from
which hung charms and such useful
articles as keys. The king was sound
asleep, but the queen and attendents
were wide awake. The smell and bad
air were intolerable. Round against
the wall sat his two princesses, or
daughters. Then two men smoking.
Not one of them took the slightest
notice of us. At last I addressed the
queen, and wished her all the COM
| pliments of the season. All then be-
gan to talk except the king, who sat
still asleep. To keep them company /
took up the chorus of an old song.
They seemed delighted at this, so I
| gave it them again, laughing violently
all the time, my friend imploring me
to keep quiet lest / should wake the
king and incur his wrath but he did
not wake. We then offered the queen
cigarettes, and the princessess, and
! the two men. The nearest princess
chewed her cigarette After sitting
most of an hour we got up to go, and
[ nearly fell over a black baby lying on
the floor, which yelled and woke the
king. Up he jumped and greeted us
most warmly, shaking hands and ask
ing 'baco,' and also 'shillin.' l gave
him cigarette. which he forthwith lit
up, imploring me to give him shilling.
l took out my purse and turned it up--
side down, and out dropped piece of
money for which both the princesses.
the queen, and all the courtiers
scrambled One of the princesses
secured it, and held it up laughing.
We then left, saying Goodbye to-
which they responded civilly.-Cor4
London Times.
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@Dper g1eiehbors.
FORT ATKINSON.

A son of Levi Garlock. aged two years,
was drowned in the creek near the mill
pond in Hebron, Tuesday, 23d. Mrs.
Garlock missed the little one but few
moments, as he Lad been playing in the
yard with the other children, and in
looking, she instinctively turned towards
the pond, which is but few yards from
the house, and there she found him
few feet from the shore, lying face down
wards, in water but few inches deep.
The Koshkonong shooting club, which
usually hills things under the names
"Hittem-slls" and "Blunderbusses," will
have an aftsy with live pigeons, clay
limitations and glass balls on the glorious,
Fourth in Swarts' Grove, near Koshko-
nong Place. ..
Erie Winslow was obliged to shoot
valuable horse last Friday on account Of
the animal having CHAMBERS. He was
valued at $3.50.
Miss Carrie E. Smith is engaged in
training about forty little girls of this city
in the charming operetta entitled "Laila,
Queen of the Mountain Children" ," which
will be brought out at the Congregation
al church on the evening of July 6.
@. A. Snover, city clerk, with Henry
Holmes as assistant commenced the CEN
sus enumeration for this city the Goth.
The improvements on the M. E. church
have been so far completed as to allow the
holding of services therein next Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Calkins, who boasts the
highly respectable age of rs, left Wednes-
day on 1500-mile journey to the home
of her son, VIM. A. Heath, who 10 years
ago took up his residence at Rawlins,
Wyoming Territory. We learn that Mr.
Heath, who was a former Jefferson county
citizen, is now Grand Patriarch I. o. O.
F. of Wyoming.
Ed Rankin is putting up fine resi-
depce in Green & Rankin's addition to
the city,
Eugene Barrie sold his trotting horse
last week to Janesville gentleman ard
though the sale is a private one we un-
derstand Eugene received snug sum
for him. Union.
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rig Culture.

The gardener Of the Johns Hopkins
estate in Baltimore County, Maryland,
has cultivated figs for the past twenty
five years with success, having never
failed to secure crop. He gives the
methods of treatment as follows:
From the 10th to the Goth of November
we dig trench around the bushes, cut
ting away about half the roots they have
made the late season when the bushes
are growing vigorously, and less when
they are not so robust. bending down
the branches to the ground in the form
of cross and covering them with
earth from the trenches from three to
four inches in thickness, and in spring
uncovering them from the 1st to the
10th of April. They bear fruit abund-
antly, ripening about the 1st of July,
and continuing to bear until November,
and later if not destroyed by frost. y
~. Y. Post.