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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-12-10
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. /

Rock HILL, S. c., December 7.NMack
Barnett, cOlored, was arrested in Charlotte,
n. c., on last Thursday, charged with burn
ing the depot of this place in April, 1884.
1t appears that Robert Steele, coored, on
being sworn, states that he and Sam Gill
saw Barnett saturate batch Of cotton with
oil and apply a match to it. Gill is now
Carolina authorities will deliver Mack Bar
nett to the South Carolina authorities this
week, when he will have q preliminary
hearing before Trial Justice Fewell. Sam
Gill denies that he was in Rock Hill on the
night the depot was burned. 1t will be. re-
membered that the day before the burning
a negro boy was lynched, and at the time
of the fire a number of the citizens of this
place thought that the lynching had some
thing to do with the fire.
Rev. J. B. Traywick leaves to-day to at
tend the Annual Conference of the NJ. E..
Church, South, which meets in Columbia
on Wednesday. We regret to learn that
there is some doubt about Mr.. TrayWick
returning to this circuit. During the two
years he has had charge Of this circuit he
has discharged his duties faithfully, and has
done good and noble work. There will
be an effort made at the session of the Con-
ference to divide Rock Hill circuit, putting
Adnah, Antioch, India Hook and Concord
Churches into one circuit, and leaving Rock
Hill, Friendship, Mount Holly and Cross
Road Churches in the present Rock Hill
circuit.
! Bessie, the eleven-year-old daughter of
Mr.. W. S. Creighton, came near serious if
not fatal accident on Thursday last. She
was standing in front of the Fireplace, when
her dress caught on fire. She ran out Of
the room and was running through the pas
sage, the flames as high as her head, when,
by chance she was met by her father, who
threw his wastcoat around her and smoth-
cred the flames, burning his hand badly in
doing 80. l am glad to say she was not Sc
riously hurt.
A colored girl named Mary Kennedy,
aged twelve years, was burned to death in
this township on Wednesday last. She
was standing in front of the fire with baby
in her arms, when her dress caught. She
threw the baby down and ran out of the
house, but before assistance could reach her
she was so badly burned that death ensued.
- Mr.. j. B. Johnson is building handsome
tMo-story residence on Hampton street.
Rev. w. B. Jennings preached a special
sermon to women on last Sunday.
Rev. John Davis, d. d., missionary
to China from the Southern Presbyterian
Church, will lecture in the Presbyterian
church at this place at an early day, his
subject being China.
Nothing has been heard of the wherea-
bouts of Charles +. May, the jeweler, who
left this place and a number of creditors on
the 25th utimo.
Wedding bells will ring in Rock Hill on
the 10th instant. This time cotton weigh
er. HAL.
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Correspondence of the Iorkvillc Enquirer
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBIA, December 7.-Since writing
last, no measures of general Importance
have become laws by the action of both
Houses. There are several bills of more or
less general interest on the calendars.
The action of those members who favor
economy in the administration of the pub
lie affairs has had good effect in restrain
ing the action Of others, and whilst the eau
Gus, as a body, arraigned no particular de-
partment Of the State government, they
took steps to ascertain whether or not re-
ductions might not be made without i'm
pairing the efficiency of the public service.
1t was, as its action showed an enlightened
body of men, and there was no disposition
shown, as a body, to be "penny wise and
pound foolish"
The Joint resolution to submit to the peo-
pie the question of calling Convention to
revise the Constitution upon its final passage
in the Senate, failed to receive tWo-thlrds
vote, as required. The chief objections to
calling convention were the expense, and
a vague feeling that some things might be
done which would disturb the harmony OF
our party, and thereby endanger the pres
ent friendly feeling between the races.
These objections were strengthened by the
argument that the evils complained OF in
the present Constitution can be remedied by
amendments from time to time, as the de-
mands may be made for these reforms.
a Bill is on the calender of the House to
abolish free tuition in the S. c. University.
The argument used by the friends of the
measure is the well known one brought
forward by the friends of every denomina-
tional college in the State-that the State,
by giving free tuition in her State College, is
entering into competition with them, and
taxing them to defray the expenses of free
tuition to the injury of their own institu-
tions. Another argument is used by the
friends of the free common schools, that it is
giving to the purposes of higher education
much greater proportionate share of the
public school funds than to the free COM
mon schools, and that it is the duty of the
State to expend the money intended for the
education of her people so that it will inure
to the greatest good of the greatest number.
The Bill in the Senate allowing Judges to
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MORMONISM.

Mrs. Newall, of Salt Lake, Utah, in
lecture in Baltimore, recently, gave an ac-
count of her observations of Mormon life.
She said that Mormonism is a terrible solid
pyramid, with John Taylor as the apex.
1t is thoroughly organized, reasonable
politico religious scheme to overthrow the
United States government and the Chris
tian religion. The MormOns boast that in
twenty years they will have President in
the White House. They teach the children
that the Saviour was a polygamist, and that
Martha and Mary were his plural wives;
that John Taylor is their president; and
their children only know the United States
government as thing to scorn. The Nor
mons have four hundred missionaries all
over the world. The speaker described a
book by Cannon, giving an account of his
missionary labors in the Sandwich Islands.
Mormonism's creed is made of others. Its
sensual ideas are taken from Mohammedan-
ism, its doctrines of transmigration and the
inferiority of women from Buddhism, its
priesthood and tithing system from Juda-
ism. AS in all false religions, women is the
greater dupe and sufferer. According to
Mormonism she cannot rise at the resur
rction unless the man to whom she has been
sealed lifts the white veil placed over her
face at burial and whispers her name. The
Mormon women are not only of the lower
order of mind, but some are also Of high
intelligence The sixth wife Of the next
door-neghbor of the speaker was raised
and educated in Boston, and the last wife
sealed to John Taylor was an English wo-
man of noble BIRTH The priesthood is the
most terrible power, and that the govern
ment cannot touch. There are now 100000
Mormons in the West, and large number
scattered over the country
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The Murkrille Guql1irer.
YORKVILLE, s. G. {:
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1885.
CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.

The Forty-ninth Congress assembled last
Monday, and at once proceeded to elect Of
ficers. AS had been foreshadowed by eau
Gus proceedings, John Sherman was elected
President pro tenn. Of the Senate, and John
G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, Speaker of the
House. The Democratic Senators cast their
votes mplimentary to Mr.. Harris, of Ten
nessee, for Speaker pro tem., and in the
House, the Republicans voted complimenta-
ry to Mr.. Reed, of Maine, for Speaker. Both
presiding officers were installed, and pro-
ceeded to swear the new members, which
was done without objection. The remain
ing officers were then elected and sworn
in. The death of the Nice-President was
announced, and after adopting resolutions
in reference thereto, both Houses adjourned
until Tuesday, on which day the Presi-
dents message was read.
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RAILROAD PROGRESS.

All the contractors on the ShelbyRuther-
ford division Of the Atlantic and North
Western Railroad are now at work in good
earnest. Last week Maj. John f. Jones,
chief engineer, and Capt. O. A. Ramsaur,
chief of the field corps of the Massachusetts,
and Southern Construction Company in
spected all the work already done and eX-
pressed themselves much pleased with the
progress that has been made. There are
now over five hundred hands at work upon
the road. Major Jones last week visited
Yorkville and upon his return, was called
upon by Mr.. w. II. Kirby, an experienced
desires contract on the road. The field
corps of the company is now engaged in
running preliminary line direct from
Blacks to YOrkville, S. G.
In Yorkville township, Of York county,
South Carolina, petitions for a railroad cleo
ton have been in circulation during the
past week and the election will propably be
ordered upon a subscription of $4,000 and
will prescribe that the road shall be built
from Blacks or Kings Mountain to York
vile.
Col. r. A. johnson, general manager Of
the company, is expected to return from
Boston to the South by the end of the week.
Messrs. Wright Bros, the contractors on
the Carolina Central, Railroad have moved
their camps to Beaver Creek and will soon
build another on Mr.. Stroud's place near
Sandy Run. They now have l25 hands at
work. At one point the laborers Of the
two companies are working in sight of one
another The force employed by the COM
pany is about as large as that of the Messrs.
Wright. Nothing authoritative has been
developed concerning the definite intentions
of the company.
Col. Montcure, the chief engineer of the
Carolina Central Railroad, returned to-day
from PhGniXville, Pa, where he had Just
concluded contract with the PhnniXville
Bridge Company for bridge over the First
Broad river. The structure will be of iron
about 600 feet in length in all. The river
will be crossed by span 145 feet long and
the rest Of the flat by a vaduct Of forty and
sixty foot spans. In a few days Col. Mont
cure expects to give out contracts for the
rest of the bridges between Shelby and
Piney Mountain dge.-HelJy Nep Err, I'd.
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REORGANIZED AND ENLARGED.

The Standard Dramatic Company, which has
been in Yorkville for several days undergoing
reorganization, will soon be ready again to take
the road. Mr.. McElreth, the genial proprietor
and general manager, has about perfected his
arrangements for making brilliant tour OF the
South, in which he is general favorite, and on
Monday night next will open in Hunter ~ Oates
Opera House with a strong company in A. ):
Byron's celebrated play, "Our Boys in which
Mr.. McElreth appears as Perkins Mtddle~ick,
part made famous by John +. Owens, proprietor
of the Charleston Academy of Music. This is
announced as the last appearance here, this sea-
son, of the Standard, and we trust they will be
greeted by a large house, which we know they
will deserve,
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STATE EDUCATION.

The Seventeenth annual report Of the
State Superintendent of Education, address,
ed to the present session of the Legislature,
is a full and complete record of the educa-
tional work that is being done in the State
and shows satisfactory rate of progress in
both the work and general condition of the
public schools throughout the State. \
higher standard Of qualification for teach
ers is demanded, and the demand is being
gradually met. Better school-houses are
being built, and pupils are more regular
and punctual in attendance. The total re-
ported enrolment for 1885 was 17S,023,
against 1868 in 1SS4-an apparent de-
crease of 1886. This difference, however,
is believed to be due to errors in the re-
port of 1854, which have been avoided in
the report for 1885, and the beliefs strength
ened by the fact that an increase Of 1919 is
reported in the average attendance.
In recommendations made by the State
Superintendent he says:
The evils resulting to the public school
system on account of the short term of Of
tice'and the mode of selecting the Superin-
tendent of Education and School Commits
sioners indicate an imperative necessity for
a change in these particulars. 1t is recon-
mended, therefore, that the superintendent
of Education, like the Circuit Judges, be
elected by joint ballot of the Genernl AS
sembly for term of four years, and allow
ed salary equal to theirs. The County
School Commissioners should be appointed
by the Governor, upon the recommendation
for cause. Each commissioner should re-
ceive salary of 5000 year, or a fixed per-
centagc of the county school fund.
He also recommends that action be taken
in the General Assembly upon bill pre-
viously drafted by him to determine the
limits of the school age, about which some
confusion now exists. That, in order to
avoid ill considered and inconsistent legis-
lation in regard to the school system, the
Superintendent of Education be accord
ed the privileges of the floor, pending de-
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COLLAPSE OF A MUTUAL BENEVOLENT
AssOCIATIoN.-The Mutual Self-Endow-
ment and Benevolent Association of Amer
lea, with headquarters in Fort Worth, Tex
as, and division Offices at Greenville, S. c.,
and San Francisco, CAL, has suspended pay
ment. Three garnishments have been issu-
edat Fort Worth by members of the associa-
ton. One for the recovery of the amount of
dues and assessments paid and the other
two for the collection of mature coupons.
No one has been made wealthy by the fail
ure, but hundreds of poor have been made
poorer. Julien Field, the postmaster at
Fort Worth, is President of the association.
The organization has collected over 81, ,0O0-
900, and now has $4,000 on hand. Loss of
confidence on the part of the members caus-
ed the the stoppage of the payment of as
sessments, and this, in return, caused the
suspension of payment on the coupons.
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THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The meeting called last Thursday night by the
Intendant to discuss the propriety of levying an
additional tax of one mill for the purpose of I'M
proving the fire department of Eorkville, was
attended by about forty citizens. Mr.. j. Ed.
Jefferys was elected chairman, and after stating
the object of the meeting various propositions
were suggested and discussed, when the follow
ing resolution, offered by Mr.. John NJ. Hope,
was adopted:
Resolved, That in renewing the town charter
of Yorkville for one year, the Legislature be re-
quested to amend the same by authorizing the
town council to levy a tax of one mill for the
purpose of improving the fire department of the
town by sinking tanks and increasing the water
supply for extinguishng fires.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Il

Jos. +. Wallace, c. c. c. Pls.-Clerk's Sales.
Ben Mock, Sole Agent-Allen's Improved Cot
ton Seed.
J. O. Walker, ommandcr-Ameriran Legion of
Honor.
II. +. Adickes-On Monday, l4th of December.
McElwee Il Darwin-Tennessee Hogs at 5 cents
Per pound-Turkeys Wanted.
r. Brandt, Chester, S. Announcement.
l.. J. Dickson, Agent-Iand for Sale.
w. G. IIatimer-New Markets.
Withers sAdickes-WanteG.
HerndOn Brothers--lSS5.
John G. Kuykendal-The Subscriber.
Lowry:G & Starr-Xmas.
Hobbs & Dunlap-Hills Improved Feather Rem
ovator ut Chester.
j. J.. McGill-EXecutor's Notice
Kennedy Bros. & Barron-Blankets.
d. NJ. Ferry & Co.'s Seed Annual.
j. Beatty Williams, Judge OF Probate Citation
ID. d. CASTOR, Applicant-Joseph McCosh,
deceased.
James b. Allison, Clerk-York County Bonds.
Mary e. Byers, application for
Discharge.
The Standard Dramatic Company Next Monday
Night at Hunter & Oates Opera House.
w. II. Carroll, Observation-Disclosures for
Discharge.
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CHJTRCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. j. Thomas Pate,
Pastor. There will be no preaching in this
church on next Sunday, the pastor being in at
tendance upon the session of the Annual Con-
ference. Sunday-school ut the usual hour.
Episcopal-Rev. &. \. Ottmann, Rector.
Morning and evening service next Sunday
at the usual hours. Sunday-school at $50 p. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rov. j. {.
Galloway, Pastor. Preaching next Sunday at
Tirzah at II A. NJ.
Presbyterian-Rev. II. r. English, Pastor.
Services at II 4. NJ, and p. NJ, next Sunday.
Prayer meeting Thursday at p. NJ. Sunday
school ut 3 p. NJ.
Baptist-Rcv. J. T.. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices in the Church at Yorkville next Sunday
at IL 0clock \. NJ. Business meetinga at 10 A. NJ.
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change the sentence Of the law in cases of
Isaiah Richardson, John Swanner and Ed
ward Sanders, all colored. These men last
September broke into the store of Wiley &
Eggleston, near Gatesville. Over the store
persons were sleeping. The burglars We're
armed to the teeth. They were convicted
in October and sentenced to be hanged on
November %. On the petition for respite
the Governor granted it until December I:
His action in the matter is now final, and
the men will all be hanged next Monday.
To-day the Governor sent similar notice
to the sheriff of NIecklenburg county in the
case of Nelson Stewart and Anderson Davis,
negroes, who on September 81, committed
burglary at the residence OFFS. &. Strickland
in Charlotte. They were convicted in Oc-
tober and sentenced to be hanged Novem-
ber 25. They were respited until December
8. They will be hanged that day.
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bates upon measures recommended by hin

bates upon measures recommended by him,
and the opportunity to give such eNplana-
tions and information as may be necessary
to we'll considered action. That the Legis-
lature consider anew the merits Of bill
introduced during the session of 1884 so as
to amend the school law as to allow, out of
the school fund, the necessary expenses i'll
Cured by the School Commissioners in at
tending one meeting a year at the call OF
the Superintendent. That an appropria-
ton of $3.50 be made and authority given
for the purpose of publishing in the caro-
linz Teacher such matter of official interest
as ought to be brought directly to the atten-
tention of the teachers That some provis-
ion be made by the General Assembly for
the apportionment of the county school
fund among the several school districts OF
each county, so as to avert the threatened
necessity of closing the school during the
current school year, as soon as the balances
from previous years are exhausted, in con-
sequence of the delay under the existing
law, in the time of listing property for tax
alton.
OF the educational work in York county
the report of the County School Commls-
sioner, embodied in the State Superintend-
ent's report, says:
During the past year two Teachers Insti-
tutes were held in York county-one for
white teachers, conducted by w. II. With
crow, of the Chester Graded School, and so
far as | have been able to learn from teach
ers who attended, though the number was
very small, general satisfaction was given
and the results beneficial. OF the results of
the Institute for colored teachers, conduct
ed by Mr.. J. It. Roberts, of the York lnsti-
tute, cannot speak intelligently, yet we
saw very little Improvement in the follow
ing examination.
From the statistical information append
ed to the report we take the following in
reference to York county: Number of
schools in operation during the year 1885,
152. Total number of pupils in attendance,
GLIB, classified as follows: white male,
1851; white female, 1,415; colored male,
1,4l5; colored female, 1852. There were
employed during the year 1s6 teachers, OF
whom 55 were white males, II white fe-
males, 81 colored males and 6 colored fe-
males. The average monthly pay of teach
ers was 81. 80 to males and S24. AS to females.
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THE SLAYER OF TURNER.

Persons who were in town last Monday say
that there is positively no knowledge as to the
whereabouts of Robert Bishop who shot and
killed A. n. Turner at Blacks on the 24th OF last
month The excited populace knowing that he
received three, if not four, wounds, and feeling
certain that he could not effect his escape, CEN
tered their attention upon Turner, and when too
late discovered that Bishop, despite his wounds,
had quietly slipped away. 1t is thought that he
is in concealment somewhere in Union county.
1t is said that Bishop has declared that he will
die rather than suffer arrest, and will kill any
man who tries to capture him. But there are
determined men on his track all the same.
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GHoULs IN ATLANTA. AYhile the funer-
al of John Harvey was An progress at West
View Cemetery, Atlanta, the other day, it
was noticed that the coffin was very light.
This induced the opening of the lid, when
it was discovered that the coffin was full of
sand. Harvey died in the hospital and the
doctors evidently used his body for the dis
secting table. The grand jury have got to
work on the case and they propose to make
a full investigation.
A day or two subsequent to that event, it
was discovered that the body of Mrs. VIM.
Rice had been stolen from her grave at
Mason's Church seven miles from Atlanta.
The day after she was buried some one
passing through the graveyard found an
Old-fashioned tuck comb. He took it in his
hand and in passing the nearest house, in
which her parents lived, the comb was
shown to the dead woman's mother, who
recognized it at once and said that it was
her daughters comb. This fact caused the
belief to arise that the grave had been
robbed, and it was at once decided to have
the grave opened and examination made.
The dirt was removed and the coffin found
opened. There was nothing in the coffin
save the underclothing worn by the dead
woman. The grave robbers had taken off
the body and the dress, leaving the under
clothing in the coffin. A gentleman, living
near the graveyard, said he was awakened
on that night by wagon going by the house
in the direction of the graveyard. He nev-
er thought of body snatchers and conse-
quently paid no attention to it. When Mr.
Rice heard that his wife's body had been
stolen he became frantic with grief, and it
was feared he would do injury to himself.
His mind has been failing ever since, and
he is almost crazy. He does nothing but
talk of his wife's suffering death, and the
grave-robbers stealing her body.
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Market Reports.

YORKVILLE, December 9.-Cotton 81 to 81:
LIVERPOOL, Decentralization dull and
prices generally favorable to buyers: middling,
53-l6d.
NEW YORK, December 7.-Cotton dull; mid
ding uplands. %. Futures closed steady with
sales of 69,3OO bales as follows: December.
9.29 to $50; January 9.36 to 9.37; February. 946
to 9.47 March. 9.jS to 9.59; April, $50 to go
May, $50 to 9.Sl; June, 9.9l to 9.92; July, 1901
to 1902 August, 1910 to lO.ll; September, 9.S3
to9.S5.
CHARLESTON, December 7.--Cotton steady !;
middling, 81.
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spe{ial noturs.
The Witness is with You.

CLAY HILL, 5. c. Nov 9th, 1883.
JOIN G.. KUYKENDAL-Agent for Longman q
Martinez Pure Prepared Paints, Iorkvllle 5.
C.--Dcnr Sir: 1t gives me pleasure to recon-
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Pure Prepared Paints sold by you. Nine years
ago painted my residence with them, in two
coat work. The covering is yet perfect, hard
and uniform, and still looks fresh and new.
This is in reply to your inquiry as to my opin-
ion of the l.. Il NJ. paints.
am very truly Yours,
DAVID A. 4. WATSON.