Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-24
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

yesterday the Rt. Rev. W. B. w. Howe,
Bishop of the Diocese Of South Carolina,
ordained in the Church of Our Saviour at
this place, Mr.. f. A. Cornish, of Aiken,
and Mr.. Alexander R. Mitchell, of Mount
Pleasant, S. c., as deacons. The ordination
sermon was preached by Rev. John Gass,
of Winnsboro. In the afternoon, the Rev.
r. w. Barnwell, of Barnwell, S. c., deliv-
cred an address to the children of the Sun
and administered the rite of confirmation
upon six candidates. At the close of the
service the Bishop, in a few remarks, said
to the congregation that he regretted to hear
of the death Of one of their vestry-men,
and paid beautiful tribute to the memory
of the late Col. James M. Ivy.
AS a coincidence in the death on Tuesday
evening last, of Mr.. ]. M. Heffley and his
son, William Henry, both Of whom lived
just across the line in Chester county, it
may be mentioned that in 1861 the widow
of Mr.. j. NJ. Hetfley buried her first hus-
band, Mr.. John Ferguson, and two chill
dren in the same grave, all having died on
the same day.
Cotton came in freely last week and the
merchants were all happy. The ruling
prices were St to 81.
U. S. Commissioner, C. J. Pride and Tri-
al Justice Fewell had no offenders of the
law before them last week.
1t has been raining hard all day, which
will do the cotton, in the fields some dam
age, but will put the land in nice condition
for sowing oats and wheat.
I am sorry to report that the ENQUIRER
came near causing trouble in family near
this place a few days ago. The old man
came to the postoftice and got his paper and
carried it home with several other papers,
o,ol q r,Orah
gan reading the ENQUIRER. His wife came
out and asked for the ENQUIRER, but he
handed her another paper to which she
strongly demurred. He has decided to take
two copies of the ENQUIRER in order that
he may have peace in the family. HAL.
Work STARTED ON THE STATE HOUSE.
AS a reporter strolled through the State
House yard yesterday he was accosted by
one of the officials who asked, "Don't this
remind you of ante 6elluna times?" The re-
reporter replied that his memory did not
carry him back so far, but would like to
know what was meant by the remark. II
mean," put in the official, "that the work
now going on here reminds one of the good
old times just before the opening of the
war, when several hundred workmen were
employed in getting out stone for the build
ing. Then the chisels and hammers made
the place resound with music" About
this time we reached the group of stone
cutters who had begun work just to the left
of the main entrance Of the State House. A
force of some fifteen or sixteen men were
busy with their hammers and chisels. They
had begun early in the morning, and al
ready could be noticed the fruits of their
be put to work. The sheds for the tools
have rapidly run up and are now nearly
finished. There is hustle about the yard
which shows that the work is actually be-
gun. From this time forward the busiest
place in Columbia will be the State House
yard.-Colum6ia Register.
HEAVY RAINS IN TEXAs.-A Galveston
dispatch of Friday says This city and island
are experiencing veritable deluge. For
five days past leaden-hued clouds have OBJ
scured the sunlight, and the rainfall has
been almost incessant. The streets are per-
feet canals. In many places for two or
three squares, the water stands knee deep.
Up to 8 o'clock tonight since the first day
of September the Signal Service rain guage
shows II 9O-lOO inches rainfall in Galveston.
This record is without precedent. The total
annual rainfall at this place averages 5257
inches. It will therefore be seen that in
19 days over third of the annual rainfall
has fallen. Heavy seas have prevailed ever
since the rain set in, and series of en-
croachments are reported from the easterly
end of the island. The velocity of wind this
afternoon was thirty miles an hour. AT
II o'clock tonight the down pour still con-
tinues. At Indianola to-day the wind blew
at the rate of fifty miles an hour, and report
of serious damage was anticipated down the
coast.