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ing exercised in military tactics. Some ex-
tremists jumped at the conclusion that
an armed guard was to be placed around
the White House, and some even went so
far as to make the declaration that the Presi-
dent ought to be protected in this way, A
visitor at the White House, on recent oc-
casion, when the President received so
many callers, expressed his astonishment at
the lack of precautions for the safety, of the
President. According to his statement
there were only few unarmed ushers in
proximity to the President, and if some
crank had felt disposed he could have struck
at the President unmolested. For the in
formation of these men it may be stated
that the apparently unarmed ushers are in
reality stalWart policemen detailed for duty
at the White House, and besides having
black.jacks in their coat pockets each man
carries self cooking revolver of the largest
calibre in his hip pocket. Especial pains
have been taken in the selection of these otti-
GERS that they shall be wiry, plucky fellows
men who would not lose their heads in case
of an emergency.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
CHURCH NOTICES.

Presbyterian--Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours, morning and even
ing. At o'clock in the afternoon the pastor
will preach at Mr. R. L. Lindsays. Prayer
meeting at 8! P. M. Thursday. Sunday-school
at AZ P. Nj.
Methodist Episcopal j. Thomas Pate,
Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church at II
A. NJ, next Sunday, and in Yorkvillc at s! P. NJ.
Prayer meeting Wednesday ats! P. NJ. Sunday
school at 4P. M.
Episcopal-Rev E. n. Joyner, Rector. Service
at Sutton's Spring next Sunday at II o'clock A.
NJ, and at P. NJ. Services in the Church OF
the Good Shepherd, Yorkville, at St P. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian. The next
service in this church will be held on the first
Sunday in June, by Rev. ]. c. Galloway. There
will be preaching at 10! A. NJ. on Saturday,
June Gth and sacramental services at the same
hour on Sunday.
Baptist-Rev. J. i. Covington, Pastor. The
pastor will be absent; attending the Sunday
school Convention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Mr. J. Lineberger died at his residence
near Garibaldi, CASTOR county, on the 18th
instant.
James M Sharpe, prominent citizen
residing near Statesville, committed sui
eide last Friday.
DIR. c.. Whittier, Riverside, California,
has purchased 60, 900 acres of land in Swain
county, paying therefor at the rate of 81
per acre, cash.
ID. l.. Glover, agent at Troutman's de-
pot, in Iredell county, was hunting squir-
rels with George Mask last Friday, and
while both were running after squirrel
Masks gun struck against tree and was
discharged, the contents striking Glover in
the abdomen Glover lived only three
hours, but before his death he eXOnerated
Mask, stating that the shooting was acci-
dental.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina,
in the case of w. A. Anderson, on appeal,
rendered decision last Saturday, confirm
ing the sentence Of the lower Court which
imposed the death sentence for murder
Anderson is the man who, with +. ID. Ray,
was found guilty of triple murder at
mica mine in Mitchell county last year. He
was sentenced to death and Ray to twenty
years. imprisonment.
- In Cleveland Superior Court, last week,
John Scates was sentenced to seven years
in the penitentiary for bigamy. Scates,
who can be little more than thirty years Of
age, has, in his eventful matrimonial ca
reer, married four wives, two from Cleve-
land county, one from the neighb0rhood of
Gaffney city and one from near Whitaker,
in York county, S. c., all of whom are still
living. However, Johns weddings will
now probably cease for a few years.
- Charles Easton and Robert Jarvis, the
two young men arrested on suspicion Of
being the authors of the dynamite outrage
in Charlotte few days ago, after having a
hearing before Mayor Johnston were dis
charged. They were afterwards re-arrested,
and upon a hearing of the case before Trial
Justice Waring, Easton was discharged, and
Jarvis was bound in a bond Of $500 to ap-
pear for trial in the criminal court, which
cOnYeneS next week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
INDIAN TROUBLES.

A Tucson, Arizona, dispatch of Saturday
saws: Adyices now coming in show that
energetic measures taken to head off Gero-
mems and his band of half hundred Chiri-
cahua bucks, who left their reservation a
few days ago were put on foot none too soon.
Telegraphic advices are to the effect that the
Indians have already commenced to mark
their flight with blood. Reports are re-
ceived to the effect that two men were kill
ed on Eagle creek Tuesday night, while a
fresh horror is reported from the little min
ing camp of Alma in the Sierra de L'Aguil-
da mountains on the Rio San Francisco.
Here party of miners were surprised at
their work According to the meagre re-
ports thus far received four of them were
killed and scalped The Rio San Francisco
traverses New Mexico and Arizona in a
southwesterly direction, emptying into the
Rio Gila short distance over in Arizona.
Confrmatory advices are also received of
statement that the fugitives have been
sighted by Capt. Smith and his scouts on
upper Eagle creek near the scene of the
murder of the two men as above reported.
Reports sofengagementsa are hourly expected.
It is believed here that the Indians are
thoroughly desperate and will make des-
perate stand somewhere IN the mountains,
where they are known to be, and although
great confidence is placed in the veteran
fighters who are after them, the we'll known
treacherous nature of the Apaches causes
considerable apprehension.
Passengers arriving at Tucson from George
town report that the Appaches killed man
at Billiards. mining camp, eighty miles
north of Silver City. Advices from Lords
burg state that Captain Lee, who is in pur-
suit of the Indians, was obliged to stop two
days at Canada Rancho, owing to the scare
ity of rations. Capt. Pierce and company
of scouts left Gila Friday morning for Mule
Springs. His train consists of 1872 mules,
carrying provisions for 32 men, but the cav
airy are short of supplies. News was re-
ceived at Tucson on Friday that the Indians
were seen between Carlisle and Silver City
going south.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
SKIPPED THE TOWN.

About three weeks ago young man calling
himself Crawford, sewing machine repairer
by occupation, stopped at the boarding house OF
Mr.. Owen, taking his meals and paying for them
the first few days on eating; but on the second
week of his stay he engaged board for the week
and appeared to be busily engaged in his busl-
ness all the time. On Saturday last he informed
his landlady that he had machine to repair
that evening, which might detain him beyond
the regular supper hour, and asked her to please
save supper for him. The supper hour came
without him, just as he had predicted, and the
hour for retiring to bed found him not at his
boarding house. 1t was subsequently ascer-
tanned that he took the train that evening for
Gastonia, and from that place went to Char
lotte. He succeeded in fleeing few others
here in small amounts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
nr NfAYO'S LECTURE.

Rev. DR.. A. D. Mayo, editor OF the New Eng
land Journal of Education, of Boston, delivered
a lecture in the Court House on Wednesday
evening of last week, taking for his subject,
GLOW does universal education pay?" The dis
tinguished speaker was gracefully introduced
by Col. Coward State Superintendent of Educa-
ton, and for more than an hour large and i'll
telligent audience was we'll entertained and in
structed with thoroughly practical address, IN
which it was shown that the education OF the
masses is the safest bulwark of American cltl-
zenship. While DR.. Mayo sustained his posi-
tions with new and forcible illustrations, his adj
dress was not entirely confined to the advantages
of universal education, but he also depicted
many of the faults in the educational system OF
the country, the greatest of which is the employ
ment of incompetent teachers, and pointed out
the advantages that IL community would derive
by sustaining graded school properly equip
ped with competent instructors. Every branch
of his subject was ably discussed, and in such
a style OF brightness and originality as to make
lasting impression upon his hearers
DIR. Mayo's tour Of this State was made at the
instance of the State Superintendent OF Educa-
ton, who was with him part of the time. The
Doctor visited nineteen counties while in the
State, and every community III which he lectur-
ed will be benefited years hence by the truths
which he so forcibly presents
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John R. Ashe, Intendant-An Ordinance.
Calvary Presbyterian Church-Application for
Charter.
w. E. stoney-C -ComptrollefG General-Insurance
License.
John F. Speck, Jeweler-Silver-Pl Plated Ware.
J. Beatty Williams, Judge of fProbate-Ctation-
Mrs. Margaret i. Deal, Applicant-J. Au-
gustus Deal, deceased.
W. Holmes Hardin, President-Annual Meeting
of Stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad.
Berry (E Barber-Ice- Cream Parlor.
Lowry & Starr-Cream Soda. Ice Soda Water.
Hunter & Oates-GO to the Mammoth.
r.. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Crockery at Cost.
John c. Observation-Disclosures from the Mortar.
Kennedy Bros. & Barron-Just Received
Dyspepsia Can be Cured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
The Murkrille Guqr1irer.
YORKVILLE. s. G. {:
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY %, 1885.
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

The Commercial Convention, at Atlanta,
last week, was composed of delegates from
nearly all the Southern States, and the pro-
ceedings were harmonious. Among other
things, the Convention declared in favor
of the following:
1. Extension of foreign trade.
2. A uniform bankrupt law.
3. The temporary suspension of silver
coinage.
4. Against National control of railroads.
5. The abolition of tobacco revenue tax.
6. Steamship connection with South
America.
7. A National Department of Commerce.
8. Against tax on commercial travellers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

Hunter was elected Depositary, and the collec-
ton of Sunday evening was paid over to DR..
Wiley with request that he order supply OF
books with the amount.
In this meeting of the Committee it was also
ordered that donations be made only on the
written direction of one of the officers, to be
filed by the Depositary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
cJrpREME COIRT.

In the Supreme Court, on the 10Th instant, the
following cases on the Sixth Circuit were called
G. J. Pride ct al. VS.. H. j. PRIDE ct al. Con-
tnued.
A. F. Kitchens ct al. vs. John r. London.
Continued.
Mary r. Briggs VS.. Benjamin F. Briggs. Mo
ton to restore case to docket. Mr. j. F. Hart
was heard pro. Motion granted, and case con-
tinued.
John A. Darwin, admir-, VS.. the c., G. & A: R.
r. Co. Mr.. Rion was heard for appellant; MIR.
w. B. Wilson for respondent; Mr.. Rion in reply.
John A. White ct al. VS.. Jonathan Moore,
admir-. Mr.. G. IS. Hart was heard for appel
liant; w. B. Wilson for respondents; Mr.. J. F.
Hart for appellant in reply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
DEATH OF A RAILROAD MAN.

Mr. J. Bender Poag, native of this county,
died at Birmingham, Ala, on Sunday last, OF
congestive fever, aged 81 years. He was son of
Mr.. Samuel Poag, deceased. Mr.. Poag was for
merly employed on the Airline Railroad, but
for the past year, with the exception OF two
months absence on visit to Guatemala, Central
America, was an employee ofthe Georgia Pacific
Railroad. His remains, accompanied by his
mother and friends, were brought down the
Chester and Lenoir Railroad, via Gastonia, last
Tuesday morning, for interment at Bethesda
Church OH that afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
THE TOWN COUNCn,

The Town Council have elected G. w. S. Hart,
Esq, as counsel for the board, and Mr.. j. T.
Nevins as town marshal. Mr.. Nevins will enter
upon his duties next Monday. The owners of
dogs in town will be interested in the ordinance
adopted by the Council at their second meeting,
which is published in our advertising columns.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
DWELLING BURNED.

On Wednesday night oflast week, the dwelling
house of Mr.. Leander Howe, who lives about
four miles north west of town, was destroyed by
an accidental fire. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defect in the flue into which
the stove-pipe was introduced, and the flames
spread so rapidly that Mr.. Howe saved only a
small portion of his furniture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
CONINIENCEMENT ADDRESS

Capt j. C. Lynes of the faculty of Kings
Mountain Military School, in this place, will
deliver the Commencement address on to-mor-
row, before the Eunomian and Polymenian
Societies of Shorter College, Rome, Ga.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

THE BALLOT-BOX MANIPULATORS.-ln
Chicago, last Friday, on application for a
writ Of error in the case of Joseph G: Mack
in and William j. Gallagher, which was
argued before Judge Gresham and Justice
Harlan, these two jurists disagree. The ef-
feet of this is to send the case to the United
States Supreme Court. Mackin and Gala
CHER were convicted of rifling the ballot
box in the third precinct of the eighteenth
ward at the recent national election and
substituting bogus ballots for those cast by
electors. They were released on bail pend
ing the decision on the motion for writ OF
error. Their prosecution was based upon
the filing of criminal information against
them by the United States District Attor-
ney, and the point was argued by their at
torney in the present instance that their
offence partook of the nature of an ''infa-
nous crime" in the meaning Of the United
States Statutes, and that a criminal lntor-
nation was not adequate, but that the
accused should have been regularly lndlct-
ed by the grand jury. On this point Justice
Harlan and Judge Gresham disagree, the
former holding that the conviction OF the
two men was adequate and complete, the
prosecution being long and expensive and
great interest centered in the result, owing
to the prominence of Mackin in local polItl-
cal affairs. If the Supreme Court should
sustain Judge Gresham, the prosecution
would have to be renewed. In the mean
time indictments against Mackin and Gal
lagher are pending in the State Court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
IJTSJTS NATUR AZ.

Mr. r. r. Allison informs US that he has
calf on his place, seven days old, that is double
jonted in every joint, and is regarded by all
who have seen it as quite q curiosity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

&C. A. Boyd, alias G. A. Brockford, a
young man who had resided in Columbia
for several months, was arrested in that
city last week, and on a requisition from
the Governor of Ohio, taken by the officers
to that State to answer charges OF eXten-
sive forgeries committed there, a year or
two before. He confessed to his crimes,
and it was also discovered that he had been
guilty of fraudulent practices while in Co.
lumbia.
Richard Roberts, who was shot by Bart
lette Sims in the town of Lancaster on
the I'd instant, is gradually improving, and
his physicians now think he will recover
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, 1880.

We will furnish the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
from this date until January lst, 1886, for $1.45
the cash, in all cases. to accompany the subscrip-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

We have received from Mr.. S. b. Latham an
invitation to the 14th annual commencement of
the law department of Georgetown Cd. c. Uni
versity, on Mondy, June lst Mr.. Latham, who
is a student of the University, will graduate
from the institution at this commencement,
with the degree Of Bachelor Of Laws.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
THAT SCHEDJJTiE.

With abundant caution we stated last week that
a change of schedule would go into effect on the
Chester and Lenoir Railroad last Monday. The
change was not made, but it is now said that it
will be made next Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
THE BIBLE CAUSE.

Sunday night last, Rev. c. H. Wiley, Agent OF
the American Bible Society, delivered dis
course in the Presbyterian church on the evan
gelical influence of the Bible and the great good
that has been accomplished not only in America,
but throughout the world, by the publications
Of the American Bible Society At the concll-
sion of his discourse collection was taken up for
the purpose of purchasing supply OF Bibles for
the Yorkville depository. All the churches OF
the town were represented in this meeting.
On Monday morning, Rev. II. r. English,
President of the Yorkville Bible Committee,
and Revs. J. r. Pate and J. +. Covington, met
DR.. Wiley at his request, and all the members OF
the committee except Mr.. English having left
the committee it was reorganized by DR.. wiley
with the following officers, viz: President
Rev. T. R. English Secretary and Treasurer
F. A. Gilbert; Executive Committee-Rev. >. L.
Pate and Rev. j. +. Covington. Mr.. John j.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28
MERE.MENTION.

Ex-Judge T. J. Mackey has been employ
ed by Gen. w. B. Hazen to prosecute suit
against the New York Times for 100000
damages. He has associated Col. John r.
Abney, formerly of Columbia but now Of
New York, with him in the case. ''''''''.The
population of Washington city, according to
the police census just taken, is 205,G00. I'm
1888 there were in the United States $3.50
murders; in 1854, 1897. .'''''''"Charles War
ren, white man, escaped from Jail at
Waco, Texas, while under sentence Of death
for murder in 1860. Now he has been re-
captured and the authorities do not know
exactly what to do with him. '''''''.Both
Houses of the New York Legislature passed
a census bill last Friday similar to that We
toed by Governor Hill, and then adjourn
ed. .....:'.'There were 239 business failures
throughout the country last week, against
229 the week before. '''''''''H Harry Noah died
in New York of Brght's disease on Mon
day. He was Frank Moses private secre-
tary, and was in the revenue department
until a year ago. .'.'''.'.'Alton, Illinois, and
Concord, Ohio, were struck by cyclones last
Monday afternoon, and much damage re-
suited to buildings. The damage to growing
crops was also very great. ''''''''Victor HUI
90, French author and statesman, is
dead. .'''''''''The Old Testament has been re-
vised, after twelve years of labor. Only
six members of the original sixteen on the
Board of Revision survive. The changes
made will no doubt be subject to various
criticism
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

THEIRoNYOF FATE.-How fortune some
times makes footballs of men is illustrated
in the case of Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter, OF Vir-
ginia who has recently been appointed COL
Iector of customs at Tappahannock, Va, a
position worth less than 81 900 year. He
once had an ample fortune, represented his
State for successive terms in the Federal
House of Representatives and in the Senate,
was prominently mentioned as candidate
for the Presidency in the Charleston con-
vention. and was afterwards in the Confed-
crate Senate. He was quoted and regarded
as one of the best authorities on finances in
the country. Unable to recuperate, in his
old age, he accepts position which thou
sands of men infinitely his interiors would
not consider worth their notice. Such is
life,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

HANGMAN's DAY.-Jasper Rhodes, a
mullatto, was hanged in the Jail yard at
Galveston, Texas, last Friday, for the MUIR
der of his wife in October last. Only linn
tied number of persons witnessed the exc
cution. Rhodes mounted the scatfiold with
great tirmness. He admitted his guilt
His neck was broken by the fall and he
died in few minutes.
Goodwin Jackson, colored, who beat
Sandy Redmon, colored, to death with a
fence rail in November last was hanged at
Clarendon, Arkansas, on the same day. The
execution was witnessed by large crowd.
jackson died protesting that he did not in
tend killing Redmon, but struck him for
threatening to strike his (Jackson's) wife.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

STATISTICAL TRICKs.-To what an extent
the correctness of the figures of the census of
1880 was vitiated in order to magnify the
manufacturing interests of the country, may
be gathered from an article published in
last Saturdays Bradsh.eets, from the pen of
Mr.. Schoenhotf, the we'll known statistician:
Almost every manufactured product has had
it's cost counted several times over. For
example, a coat which sells for So is entered
once as wool at 81, next as cloth at 50, and
finally as a product worth s., the whole
summing up 50 in the census report. SINH
larly machine that sells fors7 by successive
counts for ore, pig, bar iron and finished
products. The general result of this meth
cd Cd of piling up the apparent wealth, Mr..
Schoenhoff thinks, is very demoralizng to
business and he hopes to see it stopped,
now that conservatism is in fashion. OF
the S9,Sl3,32l ,46l affirmed by Mr.. Nimmo
to have been our product in 1880, as much as
s., 39G, 1923 $40. it is held, is imaginary.-Bal-
finlO1'e ,StW.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

THE PRESIDENTS BODY GUARD.-Pres-
ident Cleveland was somewhat astonished
the other day, says Washington letter, to
observe battalion of infantry manguver-
ing in the grounds south Of the White
House, and promptly made inquiries as to
the meaning of it. Word was sent back
that it was the signal corps battalion be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-28

The BROAD RIVER RoAD.-From an in
terview yesterday with Mr.. James Black
and DR.. Ramsour, Of Blacks, S. c., we learn
that COL Berkely, superintendent of the
Air Line road, has been there, considered
the Broad River road from Aston to Shelby,
and wants to see it built. He says if the
people will make as125, 900 subscription that
his road will take the contract and put the
trains on; or, if the people will grade the
road, his company will do the same part by
us. The people about Blacks are taking up
a private subscription and mean to have
an immediate survey made. This of course
is only link in the chain that leads to
Cranberry.-Melby (N. C) Ne,0 Era, 2Ofh.