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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

BY reason of the small amount of litigation in
Oconee county, Judge Witherspoon dispatched
the business in that Court in three days last week
and returned home on Friday, where he enjoyed
few days ofrest lie will open Court in Green
vile next Monday.
Mr.. I. T.. Orchard, of the Atlanta Constitution,
spent last Friday in Yorkville, and we were
pleased to meet him in our Office frequently,
where his genial countenance is always welcome.
Mr.. Orchard has a fine reputation as wide
awake newspaper writer and competent musical
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
Majority for subscription.

A careful examination Of the poll list and an
ANALYSIS of the vote shows that GAG ballots were
cast, 322 by white voters and 32i by colored
voters, and that the majority i'll favor of sub
scription is $780, that white and colored voting
against subscription number l4S, which deduct
ed from 322 ballots by white voters, gives GER
tain vote of ia white voters in favor of the SUBJ
scription; and dcductng l4S ballots of white
and coored voters from the ballots Of Ia white
voters, a majority Of 26 white voters is in favor
of the subscription, after counting all the votes
cast in opposition by both white and coored
voters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
THE RAILROAD ELECTION.

In the election last Saturday on the question
of York township making subscription OF
$50 900 in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad, considerable interest was
manifested, and the aggregate vote is a gratity-
ing evidence that our citizens are alive to the
importance of any enterprise intended, as they
may determine, for the public veal or woe. In
this instance a decided majority voted in fa-
vor of the subscription as follows:
For subscription. 4o
No lfo
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
SUICIDE OF w. W. GAFFNEY.

We regret to learn Of the death Of Col. VIM.
w. Gal1ney, which was the result of his own act
by jumping into Il well at Gattney City and
drowning himself on Friday night last. lie
took off his overcoat and hat before making the
fatal leap. Col. Galney was prominent citizen
of his section Of Spartanburg county, and was
well known in York. his connection for Il num-
Der of years with the Kings Mountain Iron
Mine property having brought him i'll business
connection with number Of our people. He
was gencrous-hearted, liberal-minded man
and popular with all who knew him. His rash
act, which is the cause of sincere sorrow, is at
trbutcd to mental alteration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
ARREST OF A BURGLAR.

On the night of the 5th instant, the store of
Messrs Stroup Brothers, in this county, few
miles above Bethany Church, was burglariously
entered and robbed of several articles. On Mon
day of last week negro named Mack Parker,
suspected of being one of the burglars, was ar
rested in CASTOR county, y. c., and being found
in possession of some Of the stolen goods, the
proof against him was conclusive. He was COM
mtted to the Jail in Dallas, and will be brought
to this county, on requisition, for trial at the
approaching term of the Court
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
, FINE ENTERTAINMENT.

AS fine musical entertainment as was ever
given in Yorkvle was presented last Friday
night by the Boston Star Concert Company under
the direction of Mr. Ozias w. Pond. The high
reputation of the company had preceded them,
and but for the inclemency of the weather the
artists would have been greeted by house COM
mensurate with the performance. But ifthe au-
dioncc was lacking in numbers it was not def
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

DEATH OF EX-SENATOR CIIAFFEE.-EX-
United States Senator Jerome B. Chatfee
died on Wednesday of last week, the 10th
instant. He was born in Niagara county,
New York, April y, 1925, and received
an academic education. In 1860 he went
to Colorado, then a poor Territory, and
located in Clear Creek county. He has re-
lated himself how he spent his last twenty
dollar piece in treating his fellow travellers
at the end of the journey. lie went to work
at the mines and at the end of ten years he
could probably have counted up 100000.
He embarked in politics, secured CooradOs
admission to the Union and became her
Senator. His political sagacity soon secured
him high place in the national councils,
and for many years his influence at Wash
ington was very great. When the Lead
vile deposits were discovered he went
into them with ardor and was the ruling
spirit in the coalition which took S2,5O0,00O
out of the Little Pittsburg and Chrysolite
claims. He began to invest largely in mines
and bank stock, and was one Of the great
rich men of the Pacific coast. On October
|, 1881, his daughter was married to Ulysses
S. Grant, Jr, son of the dead General. At
the time of the marriage of his daughter to
young Grant he had Sl,0O0,OOO in cash Sc
curities, and he gave her 100000 in bonds.
These were all put into the firm of Grant
e Ward, and every dollar of them was lost
in the grand crash of May, 1854. He had
been losing heavily in his Wall street spec
ulations, and then he started West, just
before the Grant & Ward failure he had
placed half million in cash securities in
the hands of his son-in-law to keep for him
during his absence. 1t was not an invest
ment, nor was it for the purpose ofsecurng
any investments. This money reached the
hands Of Ward, and was lost, and Mr..
Chatfee was left penniless. Since this dis
astrous affair he had been living in retire
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
EDITORIAL, PORTRAITS

We have received beautifully printed chart
containing portraits Of a number of editors OF
leading daily papers in the Union, the portraits
appearing on reduced fac simile of the tirstpage
of the paper of which each gentleman is editor
The South is represented by Messrs. Howell and
Grady, Of the Atlanta Constitution, and Captain
+. w. Dawson, of the Charleston Nems and
GOuTirr,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
KICKED BY 4 MULE.

On Sunday afternoon last Charlie a little son
Of Mr.. John c. McClain, was kicked in the face
by mule in r. \. Parsh's livery stable lot,
sustaining severe injury in the loss of six teeth
and having his jaw bone broken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
CALI, EXTENDED.

We learn that Bethesda congregation, in this
county, has extended call to Rev. Mr. Paul, OF
Virginia, to fiji the pulpit recently vacated by
Rev. J. Lowric Wilson, who accepted call to
the Presbyterian church in 4tbbevillc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

TIE TRUTH TERsELN STATED.-There is
no business that suffers as much from the
evils of deadheadism as the newspapers
The corporations that they help to establish
and the men that they help to make great
are the very first to prove ungrateful
Gratitude is virtue, but few practice it.
LIUgltH0 Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1888.

We will furnish the ENQUIRER from this date
until January |, 1887, for $3.50; or for one year
to two names paid for at the same time, $4.OO.
Single subscriptions $3.50 per annum.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

The impression prevails with some that Court
does not convene until the first Monday III April.
This is erroneous. Byact ofthc last Legislature
the time ofconvening the Circuit Courts OF York
was madca week later for each term than hereto
fore, the act reading, 1.-THE first Monday after
the fourth Sc. There being five Mondays III
this month. the Spring term consequently con-
yenes on the fifth Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

- The Pickens Sentinel Of the 18th instant
states that the health of Congressman d..
Wyatt Aiken has improved very little if
any. He is still suffering much pain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
TWO CHILDREN BURNED.

About ) p. NJ, on the 18th instant, near Mr.
Alfred NIoore's residence, in Bethesda town
ship, two little boys, children of Sue Clifton
colorcd, were burned to death. On being no.
titled Of the occurrence Trial Justice Nunnery
acting as coroner, impaneled a jury of inquest
which was held on last Friday with Mr.. c. s.
Wilson, as foreman.
Before the inquest Sue Clifton testified that
she was staying in the cabin with another wo-
man, and on the evening in question had left the
children in the house alone-she having gone tc
procure some milk for them. They were left
sitting in front of Il small fire Of Goals. Other
testimony was to the effect that Henry Brattor
discovered the fire from his house and rushed tC
the spot, finding no grown person there. Other
persons were attracted to the burning cabin and
soon the mother also appeared, when it first be-
came known that her children were in it. c. S.
Wilson and others commenced pulling the logs
down and the youngest child was seen on the
bed, its head, hands and feet burned off. The
other child was also discovered burned to crisp
After thorough investigation the jury return.
ed Il verdict that 'The children came to their
death accidentally. Though the mother had not
surrounded them with the necessary care
there was nothing to find against her.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

A HORRIBLE HANGfNG.-PrObably the
most horrible hanging by the due admin
istration of the law yet recorded in the
history Of our country, occurred at New
Orleans last Friday, in the hanging of Muir
ply and Ford, white men, convicted OF
the crime of murder. When the jailor Wis.
tied the cells of the doomed men during
the morning to warn them that their last
hour was fast approaching, the prisoners
were found to he in an insensible condition
having during the night previous taken
of poison. The Governor was notified OF
their comatose condition, but ordered that
the sentence be carried out. All efforts tC
revive the men proved Intellectual. BE.
tween y and l o'clock the death warrant
was read to ears without hearing and tC
eyes without sight, the unfortunate victims
dragged to the scaffold, and unconscious
Of what was going on, were launched into
eternity. The men were carried to the
scaffold at exactly 12:45. 1t was indeed mis-
erabe spectacle. At the gallows they were
placed in sitting position with their backs
to the wall to give them support. Nearly
all present involuntarily turned away from
the sickening sight, some even having tC
nerve themselves against tainting tit, and
to hold fast to the balcony rail for support
Fortunately there was not long to wait II
only needed a few minutes for the execu.
toner, in domino and mask, to adjust the
ropes and black caps. He then as quickly
re-entered his cage. Almost instantly q
sharp "swish" of the axe was heard as il
cut the rope, and simultaneously the trar
fell and the bodies shot downward eight
feet, rebounded with jerk and then fell
back, stretching the cords to their utmost
tension. Death was almost instantaneous
The bodies were allowed to hang % min.
utes, and were then cut down at Ills p. M
The same jury which witnessed the hanging
death by hanging. The necks of the two
men were dislOcatcd. The bodies were tax.
en- in charge bY the Ford family.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

A MISERABLE FATE.-On Monday morn
ing Mr.. J. Burton Smith brought his grown
son to Spartanburg to haye him commit
ted to the lunatic asylum. In last Sep
tember an earwig entered his ear; he suf-
fered excruciating torture. His head be-
came so swollen that it burst at the temple.
Twelve DAYS ago pressure upon his neck
forced the putrd little viper from his ear.
But his sufferings have been so intense that
his intellect is gone-his mind is blank
TurOIi70 SD0pf(W
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
It-noRS--SECOND WEEK.

On Tuesday last the following petit Jurors
were drawn to serve during the second week OF
the Circuit Court. which convcncs on the htth
Monday of the present month:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18


GRAIN STATIsTICs.-Th March report
of the Department of Agriculture on
the consumption and distribution of the
grain crops makes the proportion of corn
Still in the hands Of the farmers 10 per cent.
of the last crop. One year ago the proportion
was 37.6 per cent. two years ago 80 per
cent. of the short crop of 1888. 1t amounts
to 773, 1000 bushels, 0S,000,00O more than
in last March and 26G 100000 more than in
March, 1884. The proportion is lowest in
the West, where heavy winter feeding was
required, averaging 3S per cent. in twelve
States. It's Is per cent. in the South, where
it is required for the feed of plow teams in
the spring and early summer, and 10 in the
Middle States. The proportion merchanta-
BILE is S2.6 per cent, which is slightly above
the average ola series Ofyears. The value
of the merchantable average is 35.9 cents per
bushel; of understandable 2l.5 cents. This
makes the average value 1873 cents, which is
a half cent more than the December value
of the crop, when the aggregate value was
estimated at $G35 100000.
The stock Of wheat in the hands Of the
farmers is 30.l per cent. of the crop. 1t was
33.1 one year ago, and 2S.4 two years ago.
1t amounts to 1O7,000,0OO bushels, against
1865, ,O0O, 900 last March, and 1l9 100000 two
wears ago. 1t is only 5000, 900 bushels more
than March, 1882, the shortest invisible sup
ply of recent years. The visible and invis-
ible supply on March l was 159,OOO,O0O
against 2i2,O0O 900 last March. The proper
tion of the crop estimated for consumption
within the country where grown is 41.G per
cent. The average weight per bushel is
estimated at 81 pounds, against 5S.3 for the
previous crop, and $50 for that Of 1881.
The consumption for bread and other uses
and seed soWn is approximately S3,OOO,O0O
bushels. Exports since lst March, 1883,
make the distribution equal to the supply
from March last.
TIE BLUE RIDGE SCRIP DECIsION.-The
Columbia correspondent OF the Ne"s dl'd
Courier writes that a transcript of the decis-
ion of the L. 5. Supreme Court in the Blue
Ridge Railroad cases has been received at
Columbia, and is lengthy document. 1t
is said that the decision does not settle
finally the invalidity of the scrip. The
points determined are these:
First. AS the State has not been and
cannot be made q party to the suit, man
damus will not lie against the State otfi-
cers--that is, the county treasurers.
Second The bill has no equity, for none
of the plaintiffs, Except the Blue Ridge
Railroad, which has no standing, as it is the
principal of the debt which the State as
sumedD have rendered their scrip for taxes
and the receipts for taxes have been refused.
Third. The conduct of the State officials
in their treatment Of the scrip, thereby dl-
minishing its value, is no cause OF action.
The opinion is very long one, and was
written by Justice Stanley Matthews.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18

cient in appreciation ofthe admirable programme
which was rendered without hitch. Mr.. Chas
II. Dennee, pianist, showed his complete mas
terv of that instrument and Mr. Walter Emer-
son, az a cornct soloist, fully sustained the fine
reputation he enjoys of fbeing peculiar to himself
with all the best points of Levy and Arbuckle
Miss Medora Henson Emersons pure and fault
less voice captivated the audience and the read
ing selections of Miss Nela Brown were much
enioycd She is a most effective elocutiOnSt
whether in recitation of the humorous or pathct-
ic. Her last recitation, the "BivOuac Oh the
Battlefield" was exqusitcly rendered. The en-
tertainment was highly enjoyed by all, and is a
first-class musical and literary combination.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. u
At IL minutes to - o'clock last Tuesday, on
the lands of Mir. r. }. Dunlap, three miles south
Of town, the boiler of a traction steam engine,
Of twelve horse power attached to portable
saw mill, exploded, killing the fireman, James
Sigman, a white man, and slightly woundlng
ID. p. Holman, also white, who was employed
as a sawyer. The mill was operated by Mr..
W. l.. Goforth, and had only started up on
Monday, having Just been removed to Mr.. Dun
laps land. The explosion was terrific in its
effects it having been heard in Iorkville, and
was of such force as to completely wreck the
boiler and engine. The dome and Il part of
the boiler to which it was attached, weighing 700
pounds was blown Il distance of 2225 yards
Mr.. Sigman's skull was fractured and he was
blown some sixty feet from the engine. lie
was a young man from Alexander county. y. G.,
having been employed by Mr.. Gofcrth since
last August and was but recently married in
this county.
The engine was comparatively new and orig
inally cost Sl,l5O 1t is now a complete wreck,
worth only the price of scrap iron. No salts
factory reason can be assigned as the cause OF
the explosion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-18
Straps and fatts.

The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tion of Gen. j. B. Kennedy, of South Caro-
lima to be Consul General at Shanghai.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-22
SUBURBAN NEWS.
FERRY VILLAGE.

Mr.. VIM. Smith, who, it will be remember
a year ago bound for Florida, made success
full passage out, and last Tuesday arrived
back, coming in the same manner as he went,
in an open boat
Capt. j. III. York of Ferry Village lost a
valuable yearling calf, last Saturday, by eat
ing Paris green. The calf which was a full
blood jersey was allowed the liberty of the
stable, and in its preambulations dislodged
from one of the beams can containing poi
son with the above result.
The many friends of Capt. A. j. York, of
the B. C. Cromwell, will be pleased to know
of his safe arrival in this port after such an
eventful voyage which came near being his
last. The report has been published of the
sickness of the Captain and crew, and also
of their safe arrival in Barbados, where
they secured the services of physician who
thoroughly understood malarial difficulties,
and to him the Captain who was reduced in
flesh from 210 pounds to 145 pounds, attri-
buteS his recovery.
Ocean. View Commandery of the Golden
Cross will celebrate its third anniversary
next Monday. The Grand Noble Commander
of the State, DR.. ]. G. Stewart of Wells, will
be present and address the people on the
merits of the Golden Cross.
An alarm of fire was sounded from the
church in Ferry Village last Tuesday after
noon, caused by the children of Mr.. George
Peters playing with matches and setting fire
to sofa in the hallway of the house occupied
by himself and others, corner of Stanford
and jefferson streets.
Seaside Lodge of Good Templars at Ferry
Village is in rather a bad condition owing
to the disorder that prevails at their meet
ings and the intense feeling that exists
among the members over matters pertaining
to the lodge. The lodge has been organized
twenty-one years and has been one of the
most prosperous in the State, having now a
membership of over 200 and over 800 in the
treasury. There has been considerable rival
ry of late and it has reached that height now
where many of the old members feel that
there must be something done or the lodge
will be ruined 1t has no Worthy Chief now
as the one elected was obliged to leave the
lodge to keen his self respect.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-22
The New Departure.
0 the Editor of the Press.

To the Editor Of the Press:
The citizens of Portland and the public
generally do not seem to possess a correct
understanding of one phase, at least, of the
question under consideration.
So unimportant is the Saturday evening
dry goods trade tha. it is not worth Will
discuss it, But for their further e1a
ment they are respectfully informed Iaa
''cream" of the Saturday evening trade =.
in the leading department of furnishing
goods. Outside of this department we will
venture the assertion that the average sales
of the dry goods stores is not sufficiently
profitable to pay their gas bills. But the
sales of many stores Saturday evening ex-
ceed the Saturday day sales. Why? Be-
cause Saturday is the general pay day Of the
week, and all the working classes make their
necessary purchases for Sunday wear the
same evening. Now with these facts well in
mind, will the movement for the closing Of
the furnishing goods trade on Saturday
evening promote the better observance Of
the Sabbath or the larger attendance ut
church when nine-tenths of the purchases
made on that evening are for Sunday wear?
Rather, will not a smaller church attend
ance, to say the least, be the resultS If this
'new departure is to be practicable, and to
make its success doubly sure, Will 1t not be
advisable as a remedy or preventative OF
the latter question, and a promoter of the
previous that to change the general weekly
pay day from Saturday to Monday, and
the keeping open of the stores by the
merchants for the accommodation of the
hitherto important Saturday evening trade,
changed to the evening of the same day, aid
emphatieally to bring about the desired re-
suits?
Should the readers Of this article, and all
interested in this new departure" dis
cover any solid chunks OF facts, truth and
inspiration herein, and have confidence that
it is a move in the right direction, and be-
lieve it to be a practicable scheme, ward
wide. all wool and fast cOlors, then by
way of bringing it about cause two petitions
to be circulated for signatures for the
change of the general weekly pay day, the
other among the merchants to change the
evening for keeping open stores to the even
ing Of the same day, and make the success of
the one depend upon the success of the
other. Then shall the working people, yea
everybody, realize more fully than ever be-
fore that
sThe sabbath was made for man and not man
for the Sabbath"
Should the foregoing scheme be refused
ratification, then cease agitating the oues-
tion of closing the stores ON Saturday even
ing, for we, with all the other merchants,
make speciality of furnishing goods" on
that evening. LET peace and harmony pre-
vail" 5. NJ.