Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-11-26


and others tract of 1,100 acres situate on
the waters of Bushy EQrk, and bounded by
| lands of VIM. McCalldm, j. l.. Chambers
(and others.
! After the sale of land by the Clerk and
Sheriff there will be public sale of rail
road and county bonds by James Hemphill,
ESQ.,, Executor. 49,.
Mr.. johnson, representative Of the Massa-
chusetts and Southern Construction Compa-
ny, was here one day last week. He spoke
with great confidence of the construction of
road, but could not speak so confidently of
the route. That depends, he said, on the
amount of money contributed for the en-
terprise by the competing routes. NJ.
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
The Baptist State Convention which met
at Greenville on Thursday last, organized
by the election of the following officers:
President, Col. James A. Hoyt, of Green
Vile; Vice President, Rev. John Stout,
Secretary, Capt. A. ]. S. Thomas; Assis-
tant Secretary, Captain A. B. Woodruff;
Treasurer Prof. C. A. Judson.
The Executive Board presented its report.
Enlargement of State Missions is called for
and it is recommended that SIG, 900 be spent
in this work the coming year. The report
shows that 40 missionaries are at work in
this State. They have charge of 13O sta
tions, have worked 3,14O days, preached
1884 sermons and held 6O9 prayer meetings.
Conversions 335; baptisms 252. Two new
congregations and 40 Sunday schools have
been organized, and eight churches have
ries have collected for State missions (mis-
sions in the United States outside of South
Carolina) $84 for foreign missions S179; for
church buildings 81 ,417 for Furman Uni
versity $12S for the theological seminary
S24. The receipts of the board for State
missions were something more than $4,000.
A communication from the Society Of
Temperance Workers was read commend
ing the prohibition movementin Anderson
vile and Greenville, and calling upon the
South Carolina Legislature to pass local
option law similar to that in Georgia.
| Fridays session opened with Increased
numbers of delegates: The report on we-
mans mission societies was discussed and
adopted. The report shows the organiza-
tion of twenty-three new societies during
the past year and the collection and dis
bursement for missionary purposes of over
twenty-eight hundred dollars. There are
one hundred and fifty-six societies in the
State. The Convention listened to an able
address by DR.. Biting, of the American
Bible Society, on the distribution Of the
Scriptures. The report on the Greenville
Female College shows a most prosperous
condition of that institution. The report of
| the Furman University shows that institu-
| tiOn to be in poor financial condition, but
the trustees and the Convention took steps
looking to its permanent endowment. The
trustees elected Rev. r. H. Griffith finan-
cial agent of the University. The Conven-
tion ratified the action of the trustees amid
much enthusiasm, and commended DIR. Grif-
nj hn Tn
State. All Baptists in the State will 60
actively to work to increase the endowment
fund sufficiently to place the University on
solid basis as a matter of first Importance
to the denomination. Able addresses on
foreign missions were delivered by the Rev.
Messrs. E. J. Forester, of Darlington, j.
VIM. Jones, of Richmond, and B. F. Corley,
of Edgefeld. The report shows the collec-
ton for the year to be S9,SO0 South Caro-
lima is emphatically declared by DIR. Jones
to be the banner State in foreign missionary
contributions. A handsome sum was rails
ed on Friday night for that purpose.
port on home missions was read and dis
ccussed. The report shows the collection and
disbursement Of thirty-five hundred dol
lars last year. Five thousand is expected
Of the State this year to push the work of
planting the Baptist Church in every des
titute community. The achievements of
the home missions the past year were the
brightest in the history of its work. Two
hundred Baptist missionaries are employ
ed and the results were great. The Con-
vention was ably addressed on the subject
by DR.. Tichener secretary of the home
mission board.
The treasurer of the Furman Universi-
ty was directed to return the bond to the
bondsmen under the old endowment and
request from them such contributions as
they are able and willing to give under
the new plan. The report of the execu-
tive board shows an expenditure of over
$4,000 on State missions the past year.
The executive board elected the Rev. L.
n. Bailey, of Alabama, corresponding sec
retary rice DR.. Griffith, elected financial
agent of Furman University. Vacancies in
the board of trustees of Furman University
were filled by the election of Rev. R. w.
Sanders, of Chester, and John G. Willing
ham, Of Barnwell. A. B. Woodruff, of
Charleston, was elected statistical secretary.
The Convention completed its work on
Saturday night, and adjourned to meet in
Columbia on Thursday before the fourth
Monday in November, 1886.
ANOTHER EDGEFIED HORROR.-On We'd
nesday, of last week, Edward Presley and
his two sons, Charles and Edward, were at
work in field in the Hughes settlement
in Edgefeld county, eight miles from the
Court House. The field was one that had
been previously used by Robert Jones,
man who went to Edgeield from Georgia
eight years ago and married old man Press
ley's granddaughter. Jones had paid no
rent and was notified this year, that the
Pressleys wanted the field themselves.
While the three were at work Jones walked
into the field with a shot gun and deliber-
ately shot Charles Presley, killing him in
stantly. Jones then turned and ran. Ed
ward Presley pursued him and the old
man gave his attention to holding the
plough mule which had been frightened by
the gun shot. Jones ran to the edge of a
piece of woods and drew his knife, and as
Edward Presley reached him cut him
across the abdomen, disemboWelling him
and causing his immediate death. The
murderer then reloaded his gun, walked
over to old Mr.. Presley and shot him to
death. Leaving the three dead men in the
field, he shouldered his gun and walked to
Edgefeld Court House where he went into
the Jail and surrendered. He wept freely
and said he had killed "three Of the best
men in the county" but chad it to do"
UNEARTHING A HUGE FRAUD.-The
officials and newspaper men at Washington
think they are on the track of huge fraud
of the Republican administration and are
following up clues. The alleged frauds con-
sist in the issuance of S13, ,OO0,O 900 OF dupll-
cate United States bonds on which inter-
est has regularly been paid, and the issue of
100000 in two dollar bills given to S. w.