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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
The Murkrille Guqnirer.
YORKVILLE, s. G..
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1886.
Cav. THOMPsON.s APPOINTMENT.
fectS a cure,

President Cleveland has rendered to Gov
ernor Thompson, of this State, the appoint
ment of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, made vacant by the resignation of
VIM. E. Smith. This appointment is Sec
ond only in Importance to a Cabinet posi-
ton, and while it is justly construed as a
deserved compliment to the distinguished
appointee, it is one by which our State may
feel honored in the conspicuous recognition
of the ability of one of her sons. The
appointment is we'll received throughout
the country, the press in all sections of the
Union endorsing Governor Thompson as a
wise selection for the important position.
There is little" doubt but the Senate will
confirm the appointment, when. it is I'M
derstood the Governor will resign and pro-
coed to Washington to enter upon the duties
of the office to which the President has
called him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
THE C. & L.

We learn from what we deem reliable authorl-
ty that the management of the Chester and Le'
noir Narrow Gauge Railroad contemplate chang
ing a considerable portion of the track to the
standard gauge. Our information is that the
track from Chester to Gastonia will be widened
to the broad or standard gauge, and also from
Hickory to Lenoir. The intention is, as we
are informed, to make the change this summer,
in time to meet the requirements OF the fall
traffic. We learn that the reason given for not
changing the entire length of the track is that
the lessees cannot find sale at a fair price for the
narrow gauge rolling stock, and they prefer to
retain the locomotives and cars on a portion OF
the narrow gauge system, ~(between Lancaster
and Chester and between Gastonia and Hickory
until they run down, when, instead of renewing
them, they will then, if not sooner, change the
remaining narrow gauge to the standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

A.. B. Farquhar, York, Pa.--Threshing Ma
chimes.
r. C. and J. NJ. Spratt, neutrality-suspicious.
for Discharge.
r. II. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriffs Sale.
J. Beatty Williams-For Judge of Probate.
Capt. j. c. Lynes-For Sale.
Lowry & Starr-Wholesale and Retail Dealers
George II. Schorb-Our Candidates, Wilcox &
White.
Riddle e. Pegram-InSt Stock.
Withers Adickes-We Make 1t a Point.
Hunter & Oates-OurB Bargain Counters.
II. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Down They Go-Rait
Prices.
NJ. Strauss-Low Prices According To The
Times.
H. F. Adickes-Special July Bargains.
r. II. Glenn, County Chairman--ExecutiVt
Committee,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
x DEATH OF 4 GOOD MAN.

We regret to record the death Of Mr.. George
r. Shillinglaw, which occurred at his residence
two miles east Of Yorkville, about 7 o'clock
yesterday evening. Mr.. Shillinglaw was in the
56th year of his age, having been born on the
10th of. February, 1880. In the year 1878 he pur'
chased the home at which he died, and during
his residence in that neighborhood was regard
ed as one of it's best citizens. He was a zeal,
Gus Christian, active in all work calculated tc
promote the cause of the church, and living
strictly up to the profession of his faith, he en-
loved the full confidence and esteem Of all who
knew him. Mr.. Shillinglaw leaves a wife and
nine children, some of whom are grown. The
funeral services will take place at the Associate
Reformed Church this afternoon at o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

Mill, on Buffalo, three miles northwest OF
Blacks, thetemporary bridge built b. the Massa-
chusetts and Southern Construction Company,
in place of the old bridge destroyed by the May
freshet, was swept away and we have heard OF
other damage to property, while the destruction
of crops on bottom lands seems to be complete.
There is a general feeling of gloom and despon-
dency among the farmers, and not without cause
so far as may be viewed from a temporal stand
point. Rains were general last week throughout
the State, and reports reach US from all sections
of damage by high waters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
MENTION.

tMr. Lamartine G.. Strauss, of Staunton, Va.
is visiting his parents in this place.
Miss Stitt Harris, of Columbia, is in York
willie, visiting the family of DR.. J. Rufus Brat
ton.
\ Mrs. O. f. Thomas, nee Miss Maggie Harris,
of Columbia, is in Yorkville, at the Yorkville
Hotel.
LMr. E. Spencer, of %Lynchburg, Sumter coun-
ty, S. c., is in Yorkville, visiting his son, Mr..
c. Z. Spencer.
Miss Agnes Harris and Miss Duffy Harris, OF
Fort Mill, are in Yorkville, visiting the family
of Rev. w. w. Daniel.
Mrs. Horace H. Beard, of this place, returned
home on last Monday from Lincolnton, n. c.
where she had been visiting friends.
LW. Porter Goode, Esq, formerly a member
Of the Yorkville bar, but now a citizen of Texas,
arrived here yesterday on a visit to his old
home.
Naval Cadet George w. Williams having re-
signed his cadetship in the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md, returned to his home in this
place last week.
Professor Joseph A. MacLean, of Rome, Ga,
who is in charge of the musical department IN
the Rome Female College, is in Yorkville visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Nell Latham, who has been engaged in
teaching school in Fairfield county, returned
to her home in Due West, via Yorkville, spend
ing a few days here with relatives.
Congressman Hemphill, who was called from
Washington by business in the Circuit Court of
Chester last week, made a flying visit to York
Vile Friday evening, and met quite a number of
his York constituency during his stay here I'M
til noon Saturday. He will be a candidate for
denomination.
Prof. r. ]. Herndon, who has been in Will
mington, n. c., for several weeks, will leave
that city on Saturday next for New York, and
from there will sail on the following Saturday
for Europe, expecting to land at Glasgow. From
Glasgow he will proceed to Liverpool and Lon
don and make a tour of the Continent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

gions of that country, Mr.. Winchester said,
was for the friends of the bride and bride
groom to join in the presentation, on their
wedding day, of IN elaborate cheese. This
cheese was used as a family register and
heirloom, on which the births, marriages
and deaths are recorded. He says that he
has seen some of these cold cheeses" that
date back to 1860. In many parts of Swift
erland cheese forms the principal diet OF
causes sickness. When this is the case the
patient is treated in the homeopathic fash
ion with old cheese, which generally eff
fectS a cure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, July 81 promised in my
last letter to give an account Of the closing
exercises of the Rock Hill Academy. I re.
gret my inability to do justice to the occa'
sion. The exercises were held in ROddey's
Hall on the 10Th and 3Oth ultimo. On the
first night rain fell in torrents, but at an
early hour the hall was filled with citizens
of the town who have taken quite an inter
est in the school under the management o.
Prof. Davidson. The programme was vel
arranged and was enjoyed by the large au'
dience present, several of the pieces being
heartily encored. The pupils acquitted
themselves with great credit, both to them
selves and their efficient principal.
nevertheless the hall was again filled, a
larger number being in attendance than on
the preceding night. The exhibition was
a success, as was evidenced by the hearty
applause of the large audience. Prof
Davidson is an efficient and capable in
structor, and our citizens hope soon to nave
a graded school under his management.
Mr.. A. f. Fewell and Mr.. w. H. Ed
wards, of Ebenezer township, plucked cot
ton blooms from their fields on Wednesday
last.
AS showing the influence of the ENQUIR'
Err as an advertising medium, l would say
that MessrS. FreW Bros, of this place, re-
ceived an order to day from Illinois fol
goods advertised by them in its columns.
MIR. w. A. Steele, of this place, has
bunch of clover in his garden that measures
III feet across, which he claims came from
one seed. Who next?
Our base ball boys expected to cross bats
in the diamond field with the Yorkville
boys this evening, but a letter from them tt
one of the members of the Rock Hill Clut
informs him that it will be impossible fol
them to play to-day. Come down, boys
and see us.
The Hornets Nest Rifemen, of Charlotte
have extended an invitation to the CataWba
Rifles of this place to join them in the eX'
cursion and encampment at Smithville
n. c., on the 18th of this month. 1t is eX'
pected that the company will accept the
invitation.
Rev. II. r. English, of Yorkville, preach
ed in the Presbyterian Church at this place
yesterday morning and again at night.
Or the same day, Rev. +. n. Joynel
preached a sermon to his congregation, the
subject of which was 'The Fourth of July,
and how Christians should celebrate it,"
The Bethel Agricultural Society expects tc
give a picnic in August next. Capt. lredel
Jones has been invited to be present and
address them. 1t it also expected that Capt,
b. r. Tillman will be present. HAL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
FARMERS CLUB.

on Saturday last a Farmers Club was organ
lied at Bethesda Church, in Bethesda township
by the election Of the following officers Presi,
dent, John S. Bratton Vice-President, Capt. e.
A. Crawford Secretary, Alfred Moore; Treasu'
rer, W.. n. Elder.
The enrolled members were resolved in a com'
mittee of the whole to solicit membership; and
an executive committee was elected as follows
w. n. Elder, J. L.. Starr, r. f. Sadler, after
which the Club adjourned to the 3lst of the
present month for the purpose of electing dele
gates for forming a county association, and dis,
cussing such questions as may come before the
meeting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
TGUBERNATORIAL TICKET.

While political states are being formed in vari-
Gus parts of the State, a correspondent in this
county submits the following for the considera-
ton of the public:
For Governor-Col Joseph Walker, of Spar
tanburg.
For Lieutenant Govcrnor-Joseph H. Earle,
of Sumter.
For Secretary of State-B. Fl. Massey, Of York.
For MISUNDERSTANDING. G. r. Miles, OF
Charleston.
For State Treasurer-J. G Blue, Of Marlboro.
For Adjutant and Inspector-Gcneral-Maj. w.
w. Humphreys, of Anderson.
For State Superintendent of Educatlon-ReV.
Robert Latham, D. D., of Abbeville.
For Comptroller-General-W. L. Stoney, OF
RarEaley
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
. ANOTHER

Yesterday morning, between the hours OF j
and q o'clock, a homicide was committed on the
premises of Mr.. George l.. Riddle, at Zeno, IN
this county, the parties to the affair being colored
men in Mr.. Riddles employment. Only a re"
minutes before the fatal blow was given quar-
rel occurred between the men, June CampDell
and Ed Mclean, over a very trivial matter, and
after the hot words had passed, and it wasthought
the i'll feeling ended, Ed renewed the quarrel
with some slang term, when, without a word OF
warning, June sprang at Ed with knife in hand
and plunged the blade, three inches in length,
in his breast, intlicting a wound which caused
death in less than fifteen minutes. June at
tempted to escape, but was arrested by Mr.. K.
b. Riddle and taken before Trial Justice Perry
Ferguson, who upon affidavit of MIR. Riddle,
who witnessed the affair, committed the muir
derer to Jail. He was brought in yesterday
afternoon and locked up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
CHANGE OF

4 change of schedule on the Chester and lie,
noir Railroad went into effect last Monday
Going south the mail and passenger train now
arrives at Yorkville at 1890 P. NJ; and going
north the train arrives here at $40 P. M.
The freight cars have been taken from the pas
sengcr trains, and until further notice a freight
train with passenger coach attached will rur
each way on alternate days-going north Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays, and south on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Going
north the freight train arrives at Yorkville al
1928 A.. NJ, and going south it arrives here al
= o. y N
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

Georgetown Times, June 30: Mr.. David
Risley last week put a force of hands at
work clearing up the old road bed OF the
Georgetown and North Carolina Railroad.
BY the terms of the transfer which gave
him control of the stock, work was to be
commenced on or before July LIST: Fearing
that the Massachusetts and Southern Con-
struction Company, to which ne IN turn
had transferred the stock, would fail to COM
Div with the condition, Mr.. Risley deter
mined to begin work himself in order to
prevent q forfeiture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
II HOMICIDE NEAR CLOVER.

OnSaturday afternoon Jim Muskelly, %colored,
was committed to Jail on the charge of stabbing
and causing the death of Andy Johnson, colored,
about three miles southeast of Glover, in this
county, on Friday last. Particulars of the affair
are given in our Glover correspondence. The
grand jury yesterday found a true bill against
the accnsed. and his trial is set for tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
SURFACE WATER.

In view of the vast quantity of rain that has
fallen recently, saturating the ground with water
and filling the wells with surface drainage, med
ical authorities advise that much sickness may
be averted by drawing off the water now in the
wells, and continuing the operation for two or
three times, or until the water resumes it's nor
NAL depth. This is an important matter, which
in the absence ofany sanitary regulations, should
not be overlooked by owners of wells.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

Some one has been frequently raiding
the barn of Mr.. John w. Stuckey, near
Cypress, Darlington county. A few nights
ago Mr.. Stuckey stood watch and saw a
mar unlock the door with a key n enter
ed to load himself up with spoils. The own
er of the barn stepped up and captured his
man, who turned out to be Townsend Ste
Vens, cOlOred.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

Mr.. William Henry Wilson died at
Wilson, Fla, June %, aged about Sc years.
He was born in the vicinity of Abbeville
and learned the printing business in that
town. He was a brother of Mr.. Hugh Will
son, editor of the Press and Banner: After
the war Mr.. Wilson moved to his farm in
Florida, on which the town of Wilson was
founded. For several years he devoted his
energies to farming in Florida, but of late
years he has been prominently before the
people as Master of the Florida State
Grange, and as a publisher of a newspaper
at Lake City.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

Mr.. ]. NJ. Sims, of Bullock's Creek, has sent
us a cotton bloom, taken from his field on the
End instant. He writes that the crop prospect in
his section is very gloomy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
THE WEATHER.

The weather continues unsettled, and a clear
day for the past month has been the exception.
Heavy rains fell throughout the county last
week, anu on Thursday and Friday the streams
were swollen, inllicting renewed damage to
crops and property. AS a rule, however, from
the information we have received, the rise OF
water was greater in the smaller streams than in
the larger ones. Allison Creek is said to have
been eight inches higher than it was in the fresh
ct of the Dist Of May, and Turkey Creek eighteen
inches higher. On other streams the water
was not so high. Crowder's Creek, at Riddles
Mills, lacked six feet of reaching the mark of
the May frcshet, and Buffalo Creek lacked about
two and q half feet. Water reached the floor
of the bridge across Bullock's Creek near Sur
rats Mill on the Hamilton Ford road. This
bridge is about a mile from the intersection OF
the creek with Broad River. At this bridge the
creek was not so high by six or eight feet as
during the May freshet, when the bridge was
removed from ono ofthc AT Moores
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BY reference to notice published elsewhere, it
will be seen that the County Chairman has called
a meeting of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee in Yorkville, on Thursday, the 18th instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1887

We will furnish the ENQUIRER from this date
until January l, 1887, for $1.15; or for one year
to two names paid for at the same time, $500.
Single subscription $3.50 per annum
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
DIE WEST FEMALE COLLEGE

We have received, but not until our columns
for this issue were closed, a very interesting ac-
count of the commencement exercises at Due
West Female College, which shall appear next
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
Correspondence of the YOrkyille Enquirer
HOMICIDE NEAR CLOVER.

CLOVER, S. c., July 5.-Andy Johnson
was stabbed and killed by Jim Muskelly,
both colored, on Friday evening last, about
three miles southeast of this place, between
the residence of w. I. Brison and d. P.
Boyd. Coroner J. NJ. Caldwell was sent
for, but not getting here until a late hour
in the night, he concluded to postpone the
inquest until next morning.
Saturday morning he impaneled a jury
as follows: j.. r. Barron, j. f. Jackson,
John Knox, J. B. Robinson, j. A. Jackson,
Matthews, r. A. Matthews, w. /. Brison
and j. j. Smith, who, after a somewhat
extended investigation, rendered the fol-
lowing verdict: "That Andy johnson
came to his death by a wound in his left
side by a knife in the hands of Jim Mus
kelly"
It seems that these two had a quarrel a
short time before. On that day Jim Mus
kelly and his wife were at work on or near
the road leading from here to Armstrong;
mill, when Andy passed on a mule, going
to mill with a sack of corn. There was
some conversation between the parties
just here, but as there was no one present,
it is difficult to know what passed at this
point; but Jim and his wife followed An
DIV some $50 yards, or more, when they all
stopped. Rufus Williamson, colored, who
was at work in that part of the field,
though at some distance from them, testi-
fed that Andy called him to come to them,
but before he got there Andy had got off
the mule and the deed had been done. An
dy moved a hundred yards or more before
he fell. Mr.. James Graham saw him fall
and went to him and saw he had been
stabbed. Mr.. d. 2. Boyd also saw him
fall, and says he was breathing his last just
as he got to him. There is some circum-
s%tantial evidence bearing on the case, but
it is varied and conflicting. j. D. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

THE STATE CAMPAIGN.-The quiet pre-
vailing Throughout the State in political cir
cles is ominous. None of the States dis
tinguished sons so far have openly stood out
for the governorship, and while states are
being made up, no one man has shown
any great eagerness to come forward as an
avoWed candidate. There is said, however,
to be a little log-rolling going on in certain
circles. A prominent and distinguished
politician said to a Register reporter last
night: g..
"The quiet is remarkable. The like has
never been heard of before. 1t indicates
that the matter has been left to the people,
and when the man is chosen, he will GER
tainly be the candidate of the people,
Columbia Register, Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

- Farmer B. r. Tillman will address the
citizens of Aiken county at the Court House
on Saturday, July 10th, upon "What He
Knows About the Farmers MOvement.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
SALES-DAY,
fCOTTON O

Last Monday was sales-day for July; but
there were no sales Of any description.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

MURDERED BY \ WoMAN.-At Hun
ter's Chapel Church, in Barnwell county,
last Sunday morning, while Sunday
school was in session, Miss Emma Connel-
ly killed John A. Steedly. She walked
into the church with her arms folded and
a pistol in one hand, cooked. She passed
into the seat in the rear of Steedly, and
when just behind him shot him. Hearose,
looked around, tried to get out his pistol,
and at the same time made for the door.
Miss Connolly snapped her pistol at him
again, but it failed to 60 off. If it had gone
off the chances are that some one else
would have been hurt, as the church was
crowded.
Steedly fell at the door of the church just
outside and died in about three minutes.
There was great excitement among the
ladies and children at the time. Steedly
had been putting out damaging reports
about Miss Connolly, for which her broth
ers and a Mr.. OFT had horsewhipped him
sometime ago. Some ten days since Steed.
~ published a letter giving his version of
the whipping and reiterating the reports.
This letter seems to have been the imme-
diate cause of the shooting.-Midway Dis
patch to the NeUs and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07
THE GEORGIA CONTEST.

AS showing the present phase of the
Gubernatorial contest in Georgia, an At
lanta dispatch of Friday says:
The terrible bitterness which has charac-
terized the Gubernatorial contest in Georgia
has palled upon the taste. When Gordon
entered the race Bacon had IA votes the
start of him. Gordon's campaign was found
ed upon an appeal to the old soldier senti-
ment. In one week he caught up to Bacon
and left him 16 votes in the rear. Last
Saturday a large number of counties acted,
which Increased Gordon's vote to ia and
Bacon's to 60. To this Bacon has since
added four votes. Elections were held in
several counties to-day, from which full
returns have not been received, but Gordon
is in the lead. Bacon would now have to
carry three to one in order to catch up, and
this is altogether improbable. The feeling
produced by the campaign is intense, divid-
ing the people in every county into factions.
DR.. FELTON, has openly declared that he
will not support Gordon, and while he has
declared his purpose not to be a candidate it
is we'll known that he is willing to be forced
into the race. 1t is now safe to say that
Gordon will be nominated on the first bal
lot that FELTON, or some man of his selec-
ton, will run independent, in which case
the whisky and other disturbing questions
will be introduced and the colored nan
will find himself holding the balance of
power.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-07

The Rev. O. A. Darby, ID. d., has been,
appointed presiding elder of the Columbia
District of the Southern Methodist Church,
in the place of Rev. A. Coke Smith, who
has been elected a professor in Wofford Col
lege.