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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
THE FERTILITY OF COTTON LANDS.

Mr.. Nilnmo, the chief of the bureau Of
statistics, presents in his quarterly re-
port, just published by the department at
Washington, an interesting and valuable re-
port, made to the bureau by Mr.. w. l..
Trenholm, of Charleston, on the persisten-
cy of the fertility of the cotton producing
lands of the United States. This report was
prepared by Mr.. Trenholm in reply to spe-
cifc inquiries submitted to him by Mr.. MINI
mo in July last and is now presented as an
introduction to an important and somewhat
extensive investigation as to the probable
future relative position of his country in
cotton manufactures, and in tie expectation
of cotton to foreign markets. Mr.. Tren-
holm asserts that under the old methods of
cotton culture prevalent prior to 1865, great
bodies of land not only lost the power to
produce cotton, but became unfit for any
purpose known to the plant. He confidently
asserts, however, that with improved meth
ods and expedients the cultivation Of cot
ton has become not only lucrative art, but
progressive science; that "cotton sick" lands
have been reclaimed and the general av-
erage productiveness Of the cotton lands OF
the country has been greatlyincreased. This
he clearly proves by statistics of production
of particular tracts and by the relation of the
crop to acreage throughout the cotton belt
Mr.. Trenholm concludes his report as fol-
lows:
''Looking at the question solely with ref
erence to the capacity of land, it seems rea-
sOnably certain that the cotton States of the
Union, will be able not only to keep up the
crop of seven million bales, but in case of
need, to increase that crop considerably
without materially increasing the acreage
now in cotton"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
IJEITT JENKINS CHARGE.

The following is the official report of Lieut..
Jenkins effectual charge in his engagement with
Mexican ,nutineers OH the frontier Of Mexico on
the 10Th ultmo, a brief notice of which we print
cd last week. Lieutenant Jenkins is a native of
Yorkville and his many friends arc glad to know
that the wound he received in the engagement is
but slight. The report says:
The troops were in ambuscade when the lead
ers of the mutineers came alOng and the man in
front made a break with his revolver, which
caused the troops to fire. 4 charge was then
made by Lieutenant Jenkins, and four mutineers
were killed and twelve captured in about fifteen
minutes The mutineers were scattered along
the road for Il long distance. The day after Lieu
tenant Mcdonald left the field the Governor OF
Lower California came along with about thirty
armed men, claimed to have been picked up
from the ranches, and gathered in nine others
who were still in hiding, half starved and frozen:
Indian runners informed Lieutenant Mcdonald
that more mutineers were coming for water at
Pilot Knob and were anxious to fight the troops.
No attention was paid to the challenge and the
two parties marched away together until they
had passed a few hundred yards into Lower CAL
forna.
Instructions are asked as to dealings with the
Governor of Lower California and the party who
crossed the line at Indian Wells. Lieutenant
Mcdonald is very indignant at the conduct Of
the Governor and protests strong " against turn
ing the prisoners over to him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

The information received at the head
quarters of the National Cotton Planters
Association in Nicksburg is to the effect
that delegates have been appointed by the
Governors of nearly all the Cotton States,
and many Northern States, to the Worlds
Industrial Convention, which meets in the
Grand Hall of the Exposition next Tuesday,
thus ensuring the success of the Convention.
Some of the most distinguished specialists
in America and Europe have accepted invi-
tations to make addresses. Among the
most prominent speakers invited are Sena-
tors Harris, Bayard, Blackburn, Vest, Jonas,
Garland and Ingalls,, Speaker Carlisle and
Congressman Ellis and Breckenridge, Gen.
John b. Gordon, Capt. Eads, Capt. Bedford,
Patrick Calhoun and George l.. Wright.
Many railroads throughout the Union have
reduced their present low rates.
President Morehead, of the National Cot
ton Planters Association, is now in Nicks-
burg, and meeting of the executive COM
mittee was held last Monday. The eXecu-
tive committee is composed Of representa-
tives from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Tennessee and Texas, all deeply
interested in the progress of the South.
This committee, it will be remembered,
located the Worlds Exposition at New
Orleans and appointed half the board of
management thereof by Act of Congress.
The Planters JO'0rai, the official organ
of the Association, just issued for February,
says:
''Since the entry of cotton into the indus
trial arena of the South, one hundred years
ago, no event has transpired of such mo-
mentous significance to Southern agricultu-
ralists as the Universal Cotton Convention
to convene on February the 10th in the
al and Cotton Centennial Exposition at New
Orleans. This is a cotton centennial expo
sition inaugurated by the planters of the
South and held by Act of Congress under
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
4 NEW YORK SENSATION.

AS an outcome of the recent dynamite eX-
plosions in England, O'Donovan Rosa, the
Irish agitator, who is supposed to have been
working up hostile feeling in America
against the English government, was shot
by a woman last Monday evening on Cham
bers street, in New York city. The shooting
took place at Is minutes past 5 O'Clock.
on Chambers street, when he was approach
ed by a handsome young lady, dressed in
plain clothes. She wore spectacles and had
the appearance of an intelligent-lookl
school teacher. She drew tive-barreled
revolver from her dress pocket and leveling
it at him fired one shot. Rosa threw his
hands above his head and cried, "I'm shot"
He then fell heavily to the sidewalk. The
woman fired the remaining bullets in her
pistol at the PROSTATE man, and calmly and
unconcernedly walked off, with the smo-
king revolver in her hand. She was follow
ed by large crowd, while still larger
mob surrounded the wounded dynamiter.
City Marshal James McAhley, in the ab-
sence of policeman, saw the revolver in
the woman's hand and arrested her. She
was conducted to the 2Gth precinct station
house in the city hall. Her imperturbable
gravity and coolness of demeanor were re-
markable. When arraigned at the SER
geant's desk, McAuley handed the revolver,
a small calibre five shooter, to the sergeant
and said he found the woman brandishing
the weapon on the street. A citizen who
entered the police station with the prisoner,
said she had just shot man on Chambers
street.
''Do you know the man ?" asked sergeant
Cass, turning to the woman.
eyes. l shot O'Donovan Rosa, said the
prisoner, with slight English accent. She
looked very pretty as she stood at the bar,
and betrayed no excitement whatever. She
gave her name as Yeset Dudley.
The wounds inflicted are supposed to be
mortal, and Rosa has made aa ante mortem
statement to the coroner in which he says
he was inveigled into meeting with the Wo-
man who shot him, by letter protesting to
be from friend to Ireland who wished to
contribute to her cause. He professed to
know nothing about her previous to this
occurrence:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
THE RACE ISSUE IN THE SOUTH.

Col. Mcclure, editor of the Philadelphia
Times, is writing some very interesting let
ters to his paper from New Orleans, and
does not confine his comments to the
exhibition, but takes the whole South as
his subject and treats it in fair, impartial
manner. He believes that the election OF
Cleveland practically obliterates the race
line in the South, and that future elections
will not see the blacks arrayed against the
whites, or the whites threatening the blacks.
This disappearance of race partizanship is
regarded with relish. The other side of
the picture, however, is not assuring. The
colored voter, Indifferent to the general
results will be drawn into politics by local
leaders who will appeal to their ignorance,
their prejudice or their cupidity. The free
lance and the demagogue will have un-
disputed position and full sway. "The
Southern people," says Col. Mcclure, "pos-
sess Just the same human nature that other
people possess. They are likely to be just
as ambitious and as mean in promoting
mean ambition as the average American
politician in every section Of the country,
and with an immense colored vote, nearly
equaling the whites in all the Southern
States, and superior in numbers in South
Carolina and Mississippi, and in the low
est strata of ignorance, idleness and super
stiton, what must be the harvest of the OBJ
liberation of the race line in Southern pol
itics Z? This is the most serious race prob
lem that the South has ever attempted to
solve, and share the apprehension of the
more intelligent Southern people that the
last stage of the race issue will be vastly
worse than any of the past"
On the civil and social right problem Col.
Mcclure is equally sound and emphatic.
He says:
There is much unreasonable misconcep-
ton in the North of the relative condition
of the blacks in the North and in the South.
The prejudice of caste is just equally strong
in both sections of the country. The black
man can no more sit at the table OF the
most blatant Republican in the North than
he can sit at the table Of his old master in
the South. The same social laws govern
all people and they are immutable. Poll
ticians theorize differently in election cam
paigns, but there their theory ends. The
prejudice of race is fvefold stronger in the
North than in the South. The Northern
people have no love for the black man, and
even those who battled for his freedom and
enfranchisement, as rule cherish vastly
more profound prejudice of race than do
the Southern people. While the North
maintains its deep prejudice of race, the
people of the South have a general and
strong sympathy for the negro.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
CHURCH NOTICES.

Episropal-Rev. f. n. Joyner Rector. Ser
vices next Sunday at the L sual hours, morning
and afternoon.
Presbyterian--Rcv r.. r. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours morning and even
ing, next Sunday.
Kings Mountain Misson-Rev. l.. \. John
son, Pastor. Services at Kings Mountain Chap
el at II \. NJ. next Sunday.
Baptist-Rev. J. l.. Covington. Pastor. Ser
vices in the church at Iorkville next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. Sunday-school at 9.3O
Methodist Epscopal-Rev. J. II. Pate, Pastor.
Services next Sunday, morning and evening, at
the usual hours. Communion of the Lord Sup
per at morning service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

the sale of intoxicating liquors without pay
ing the special tax. He was ably and ear
nestly represented by +. It. Morgan, ESD,
through whose instrMmentality the accused
was released from custody.
AS yesterday was sales-day, there was
large number of people in town. The prop
erty advertised for sale was not sold. Not
withstanding the pressure of hard times,
farmers were generally in good spirits.
DR.. S. b. McLurkin, of this county, is on
the brink of death. He cannot live more
than day or SO, if so long. NJ.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
LIVING WASHINGTON.

The Washington correspondence of the Ne"s
and Courier. of last Friday has the following in
reference to a lady long resident of Yorkville,
and well known throughout the State:
Mrs Clara Dargan Mclean, of South Carolina,
has been in this city during the past week, with
a view of making it her future home. Mrs. Nc
Lean, who has a widespread reputation at the
South as poet and writer of short sketches and
stories is also fine musician, having power
full and carefully-trained mezzo-soprano voice,
and will forma valuable addition to Washington
society. Mrs. Mclean isa cousin of Represent
ative Dargan, and the great-grand-danghter OF
Gen. Dargan, OF Revolutionary fame.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,

r. II. Glenn, S. y. Y.C.-Sheritf's Sale.
McElwce & Darwin---Meats and Sausagcs.
w. II. McCorkle Observation-Disclosures No
ticc.
Mary T.. Observation-Disclosures Notice.
Berry .v Barber-25 or :}3 For Sl.00.
Hunter Il Oates-Specials for February.
John &. Observation-Disclosures from the Mortar.
Parish Il C0rock-Stanlard Guano
May d May, Druggists Garden Seeds.
+. s. Jet1'erys, Agent-Navassa tiuano.
I. NJ. DobsOn Il Co.-Have you Heard the News?
w. C.. IIatimer-At Cost.
May & May, Proprictors-O. ID. b.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

disappointment of Governor Thompson, Judge
Witherspoon sat upon the Supreme Bench last
Saturday in place of Chief Justice Simpson, in
the hearing of two appeals-the latter being dis
qualified by having been counsel in both causes
From Columbia Judge Witherspoon proceeded
to Camden, where he is presiding over the Cir
cult Court this week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
SAJES.DAY.

Last Monday was saes-day for February, and
the occasion brought large number of people
to town, though there was no property adver-
tised except few parcels of land for delinquent
taxes. OF these the taxes had been previously
paid to the county treasurer on all but three
These delinquent tracts were exposed to sale
but no bids were offered on either Of them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
REGISTRATION,

Voters who are now becoming Of age, and 9TH
ers who have not heretofore registered, are noti-
fed, through our advertising columns, that Col.
McCorkle, supervisor of registration, will have
his books open for the purpose of registering
such voters on the first Mondays Of March, April,
May, June and July of this year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

the auspices of an organization of planters,
and the Universal Cotton Convention to
begin February 10, has been determined
upon as one of the means whereby the
planting community may realize the best
benefits from their own enterprises.
The association has strong hopes that
Presdent-elect Cleveland will accept the
invitation which has been extended to him
to attend the meeting. a special car has
been placed at his disposal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
GIVEN BOND.

Robert Wisher, charged with the murder of j.
l.. Boln, and who was admitted to bail on habeas
corpus proceedings by Judge Witherspoon, last
week, gave bail OH Monday last for his appear
ance for trial. his bondsmen being Messrs. VIM.
Whitesides and J. Ernest Lowry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
SECOND GRADE TEACHER.

In making our list of teachers to whom certif-
icates were granted by the county board OF ex-
aminers at their last session, by an inadvertence
the name of Miss Matte f. Gettys was omitted.
A second grade certificate was issued to this
young lady, and in justice to her we now make
the correction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

some man in America "who will rise to the
occasion, and from his abundance supply the
paltry sum requisite to fit an Arctic expedi-
tion.'' This sum he places at $4,000, pro-
viding the transport ship is only chartered,
or s130, 900 tit be retained, which, he asserts,
is not necessary. He will write, he says, the
name of his patron across the Polar conti-
nent. He has volunteers for every posi-
ton connected with the proposed enter
prise, aud the letter concludes with the
uuery: "WhO will be patrOn?''
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
,finantial alt0 ConlllertiaI.

YORKNILLE, February 4.-Cotton to lO. 40.
LIVERPOOL, February 2.-Cotton dull up-
lands cd.
CHARLESTON, February 2.-Cotton firm: {:
middling 10 9-l6
CHARLOTTE, February 3.-Cotton 81 to 1O!.
NEW YORK, February 2.-Cotton quiet ::
middling uplands. IL. Futures closed steady
with sales OF 5000 bales. as follows; February
ll.l4 March 1l.2O; April 1l.3O; Nav u.4l to
ll.42 June ll.5l to ll.52; July l.6i to ll62 :;
August ILL to l1.72 September ll32 to ll.34 :;
October 1882 to 1854: November 10. 20 to 1O.72
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
TRANSFER OF WORKMEN

Mr.. r. p. Beard, who, for some time, has had
chargeof the repair shops Of the Chester and Le-
noir Railroad, at Chester, has been transferred
from that place to Spartanburg, and is succeeded
at Chester by Mr.. w. A. Davis.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
NERE.MENTION.

The act of the Ohio supreme court de-
claring the Scott liquor law unconstitution-
al cut of so large share of the revenue in
Cincinnati that the city is seriously elnbar-
rassed financially, and an appeal has been
made to the Legislature. .'''''''The Massa-
chusetts Legislature has refused to allow
woman preacher to perform the marriage
ceremony '''''''''The Mormon church has
more missionaries than the American Board
of Missions. ....'.'''A bill has been introduced
in the North Carolina Legislature to incor-
porate the town of Grover, Cleveland
county. .'.'.'..Key West voted bonnet
to it's "handsomest married woman" or tri-
ed to, but every husband voted for his wife,
and the bonnet was destroyed in the fight
which followed. .''''.''''T. G.. Green, the Re.
publican Representative from Mitchell coun-
ty in the North Carolina Legislature, has
resigned and gone home, declaring that af-
ter seeing his party in the House, and no.
ticing that it's members were negroes and
revenue officers, he would not remain with
them. ..'.'.". .Stonewall Jackson's war-horse
is on exhibition at the New Orleans expo
sition, and the New York Tribune fears the
old charger will draw off interest from the
liberty bell. .''''''"'A Philadelphia business
man was able to trace 81 900 worth of sales
to $40 advertisement in a single pa
per. .'...''".Speaker Carlisle and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Hendricks visited Mr.. Cleveland
at Albany last Saturday. 1t is impossible
to ascertain what was said or determined
upon, but it is believed that the discussion
concerned the policy of the party and was
designed to bring about uniformity in
that policy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
The election of the above professors was

The election Of the above professors Was
made unanimous.
The election of professor of the PERKINS
chair was deferred to the meeting to be held
in thiscity in May next. Many in the church
think that the duties of the Perkins Protes-
sorship are too limited to occupy the entire Ile e
time of professor. The reports OF the
board to the controlling synods for the past
three years show that the professor in TINS
chair only gave two recitations week,
while the other professors had from eight to
twelve recitations week, and the feeling
is very strong against making this chalr
almost sinecure. There is a desire on the
part of many to expand its duties so as TO
include the whole field of Christian apollo.
getcs, especially as this was the wish OF
Judge Perkins, the generous founder Of the
professorship. Columbia Register.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05
COTTON SHIPMENTS.

The cotton shipments from the depot i'll York
vile, from September ], 1884, to the 3rd instant,
foot up I, ,GSS bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

ECLIpsEs THIS YEAR.-In the year 1885
there will be two eclipses Of the sun and two
of the moon. An annular eclipse of the
sun will occur March l6, visible in the
United States as partial eclipse. This eclipse
will begin at 11.37 in the forenoon and end
at 2.12. March 80 there will be partial
eclipse of the moon, invisible in the United
States. September total eclipse of the
sun will take place, invisible here, but
visible in Australia, South Pacific Ocean
and Cape Horn. September "a there will
be a partial eclipse of the moon, visible
here. 1t will begin at 5.3l A. M. and end
at < 57
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

THE CoTToN CRoP.-Bradstreets prints
replies from 1000 correspondents, represent
ing nearly every county in the cotton grow.
ing regions, concerning the cotton crop OF
1SS4-S5. A summary of these shows 5S2
correspondents reporting the crop in the
region under their observation smaller, 23S
larger and 1874 the same as compared with
ty of cotton now remaining on plantations
as compared with the quantity on same date
last year. 725 report less, 10 report more,
while 1873 report about the same. Regard
ing the quantity held by interior merchants
and others, GAG report holding less, 46 re-
port more and 275 reportn no change as COM
pared with the condition one year ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

THE COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINA-
RY.-The Board of Directors of the Theo-
logigical Seminary met in Augusta, Ga,
on the 18th ultimo., the entire board being
present-thirteen in number.
The principal purpose of the special meet
ing was the election of Professors to fill the
vacancies caused by the designations of Pro-
fessors Hemphill and Boggs and the remov-
al of Prof. Woodrow.
Rev. DR.. J. a. Lefevre, of Baltimore,
Md, one of the finest Greek scholars on the
continent and an accomplished teacher, as
we'll as an eloquent preacher, was chosen to
fill the chair of Biblical Literature. DIR.
Lefevre had been on a previous occasion Gin
1879 chosen to fill a chair in the Faculty OF
the Semnary-when DIR. Adger resigned
on account of the action of the General AS
sembly in Columbus, Miss. There is good
reason to believe, however, that he will ac-
cept this time, he has preference for the
chair to which he was chosen on Wednes-
day last.
Rev. DR.. j. d. Tadlock of Bristol, Tenn,
who has been professor in Washington Col
lege, and who has for a number of years
been President Of King College, Tennessee,
was chosen to fill the chair of Church l1isto-
rV,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

THE WHEAT CRoP.-The December re-
port Of the Agricultural Department, at
Washington has just appeared. In regard
to the area of winter wheat in South Caroll-
ma, tine report says:
York.-Very little sown; owing to drought,
does not not look well. Fairfeld-notmuch
sown yet; too dry. Barnwell-frst rain
ten weeks on the 2Sth instant, and farmers
have commenced to sow wheat. Marion
The long drought ended on the 18th instant;
wheat will now be put in rapidly. Collie
ton-No wheat planted yet; too dry. Oco-
nee-Not up yet as a general thing. All
ken-Little sown until the last few days;
is going on rapidly now. Abbevile-Just
now beginning to plant. Laurens-More
than half the crop sown very late. Lexing-
ton-Drought prevented sowing fall grain
to large extent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-02-05

Mr.. b. r. RIoRDAN.-The field of jour-
nalism in South Carolina has sustained its
greatest blow by the withdrawal of Mr.. Is.
r. Riordan from active connection with the
Ners and Courier. Mr.. Riordan's first visit
to our State was in 1860, whittier he came
to report the proceedings of the National
Democratic convention that met in the
spring of that year in Charleston. Subse-
quently he connected himself with the re-
portorial staff of the Charleston Mercury,
edited by Colonel R. BarnWell Rhett-a
paper that was feared by its enemies, but
beloved by its friends. From that time on
he has been a leading figure in Charleston
journalism, being at different times on the
Mercury, the Courier, the daily Ners, and
afterwards the Ne,cs and C0Wier.-(Hd1tes-
tom Sunday Dispatch.