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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-10
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquire
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

| CHESTER, November S.-The election on
last Tuesday passed off without ripple of
excitement at this place or throughout the
county. Not even the shadow of a disturb
ance marred the quietness of the day. An
election possibly was never held in this
county before or since the war in which less
| interest was manifested. This was entirely
due to the want of opposition to the Demo-
cratic candidates. The Democratic party in
the county only polled about-one half of its
strength. At the first primary election this
year about 800 votes were cast. 1.-THE cleo
tion on last Tuesday the Democratic vote did
not reach 900. About dozen colored peo-
pie voted in the county. Even those of the
Democratic faith did not vote. 1t is said
they felt aggrieved because they were not
allowed the privilege of voting at the Con-
gressional primary election.
Mr.. John kirkpatrick, of the western
side of this county, lost by an incendiary
fire, few nights ago, a cotton house, con-
tanning two thousand pounds Of seed cotton,
and several bushels of wheat and oats:
George Crosby, colored, was arrested last
Friday, charged with firing the building
The property destroyed was not covered by
insurance.
A colored child, four years of age, in this
county, was burned to death on last We'd
nesday from the criminal carelessness OF its
parents. Ihey lett IL In the mouse, WehG
off, and on their return found the child and
house consumed by fire.
A violent earthquake shock was felt at
this place on last Friday at II. 20 P. NJ: In
point of duration it surpassed any shock
that has been felt here in long time. A
rumbling sound, which was distinctly au-
dible, preceded and accompanied the shock.
Major Julius Mills, President of the Ches,,
ter, Greenwood and Abbeville Railroad
Company, informs me that the corps OF sur
veyors will reach the Savannah River in
about two weeks, and that the surveyors of
the line between Chester and Monroe will
reach the latter place in about one week.
The surveyors will survey different lines
back to this place. The President appears
to entertain no doubt in regard to obtaiMng
the money required to build the road. Efe,
has assurances of his ability to sell the first
mortgage bonds when placed on the MARKET
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Market Sepprts.

YORKVILLE, November 10.-Cotton, 8 to st.
LIVERPOOL, November S.--Cotton firm;
middling uplands, sid.
CHARLESTON, November S.-Cotton quiet
middling, 81.
NEW YORK, ,Novembers Cotton steady; up
lands, 81. Futures closed firm with sales of
66, 600 bales as follows: November, S.s5 to $3.50
December, S.9l S.92 January, 800; February,
g. March, 9.lS to 9.19; April, 92S to 9.29; May,
93s to 9.39 June, 9.4s to 9.49; July 9.56 to 9.57
August 9,64 to 9.65.
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. GINNING ACCIDENT.

On Saturday last Meek Williams, son Of
Leroy Williams, six miles east of Yorkville
aged about Is years, and some companions OF
about the same age, were out hunting par
tridges. They were shooting at birds in a field
when one of the lads, whom it is not known
discharged his gun at bird and portion OF the
charge of shot-No. 9-struck Meek, taking ef-
feet on the right arm, breast and neck, and one
shot passed through the lower eye-lid, lodging
against the ball of the eye, but not impairing
the sight. The young man was not seriously
hurt, and will be entirely we'll in few days.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Geo. w. S. Hart-Foreclosure Sale.
Jos. F. Wallace, C: C. G. Pls.-Foreclosure Sale.
Jos. F. Wallace G. c. c. Pls.-Clerk's Sale.
Walker q Cartwright
R. NJ. Carroll and others-Notice to Trespassers.
G. r. Talcott, Superintendent Change of Sched-
ule on the c. and T.. Narrow Gauge Rail
road.
John &. Kuykendal-Same Old Price.
Lowry IL Starr-Prescriptio Department.
M. Strauss-The Cheapest Goods in Market.
II. +. Adickes-Grand Central Fancy and Dry
Goods Establishment.
Withers Adickes-We Have Been Selling.
Kennedy Bros. & Barron-New Goods.
May e. May-Now Is Your Time.
S. A. McElwee-Turkeys and Geese Wanted
Glenn e. Darwin-We Mean You.
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
N1andn,r Loot q, irnnnrta Mt cha noe of Snhed.

On Monday last an important change of sched-
ule went into effect on the Chester and Lenoir
Railroad. BY this schedule the mail and pas
senger train going southwark will arrive al
Yorkville at 1922 P. NJ, and leave at 1890
going northward it will leave Chester at P
NJ, arrive at Yorkville at 2.43 P. NJ, and leave
Yorkville at 2.55. A freight and accommoda-
ton train will be run between Chester and
Yorkville, leaving Chester at 4.30 P. M, and
arriving at Yorkville at 6.l0 P. NJ. Returning
it leaves Yorkville at P. NJ. and arrives at
Chester at S.45 P. NJ.
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X MORE OUAKING.

At 124O P. NJ. last Friday very perceptible
shock of earthquake was felt here, lasting
about fifteen seconds. The shock was general
in extent, not only throughout this State, but
as far north as Washington, D. G. At Charles
ton it was decided, but not alarming, and at
Columbia it was the severest since the first
convulson on the 3lst of August
A shock was also felt here at 1.12 P. M. on
Sunday, and also another between and
o'clock on Monday morning. The sensation
of these shocks is reported from Charlotte, N.
c., Augusta, Ca, summerville, Barnwell and
other noints in this State.
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RAILROAD PROGRESS.

We are informed by citizens of Blacks that
track laying on the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad was completed to Shelby on
Saturday evening last, and that there has been
delivered sufficient quantity iron to lay about
eight miles more Of track, which will probably
be put down at once on the extension from
Shelby to Rutherfordton.
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THE SOUTHERN BIVOUAC.

This excellent literary and historical magazine
will soon commence the publication of a series of
papers under the title of 'The Fight for Rich
mond," by our townsman, Gen. E. NJ. Law.
These sketches have been prepared with great
care, and as valuable contribution to war histo-
ry will constitute a complete and graphic story.
The B,vouac is an elegantly printed and well con-
Quoted monthly, published at Louisville Ky, at
s2per annum. Subscriptions received by Mr..
Sam M. Grist, at the ENQUIRER Office.
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SUPPOSED INCENDIARY FIRE.

Between ~ and l o'clock, on Tuesday night OF
last week, the gin house belonging to Mr.. W.T..
Smarr in Bullock's Creek township, 1s miles
southwest of Yorkville, was discovered to be
on fire. In the gin house were II bales Of
cotton, so bushels of wheat, a quantity of oats,
IS or 80 bushels of cotton seed and farming
tools, threshing machine and wheat fan, all
of which, with the building, We're consumed.
Mr.. Smarr estimates his loss at $1,000; no in
surance. Circumstances lead TO the SUPPOSE
ton that the fire was of incendiary origin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-10
U g. CIRCIIT COURT.

Ira Hardin and Felix Quinn, of this county,
have been drawn as grand jurors, and R. G.
Whitesides as petit juror, to serve at the Uni
ted States Circuit Court, which will convene in
Columbia on the fourth Monday of this month";
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Spettal Notites.
Hear the Testimony

w. John Hyndman authorizes us to say that
he has been permanently cured of most severe
attack of chills by KUYKENDAL's Chill Pills.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
John L. Dowdle says his little son has been
cured of all exhausting attack Of Chill and Fe-
yer, and his general health much improved by
KUYKENDALS Chill Pills.
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is as follows: For rGovernor-John P. Richard
son, 934. For Lieutenant -Governor-W. l..
Mauldin, 934 Secretary of state-W. q. Leitner,
9l3. Comptrole -General-W. f. Stoney, 9ls
Attorney General-J. H. Earle, GA. State Treas
urer-I. S. Bamberg, sl4. Adjutant and 1nspec-
tor-G General-M. l.. Bonham, Jr., 9l4. Superin-
tendent of Education--J. H. Rice, 9l4 House OF
Representatives-W. NJ. Walker, 924; w. B.
Wilson, 92O; John D. Hamilton, 9l9; w. H.
Stewart, 9O7. County Commissioners-R. W.
Whitesides. 93l; James B. Allison, 927 +. r.
Mills, 027. Probate judge. Beatty Williams,
93O. School. COMMISSIONER. A. johnson, 927.
The vote on the Constitutional Amendments is
as follows: Relative to the issue af State bonds
Yes, $50; No, 100. Relative to Article II, Sec
tions 4and 5, as to the census in connection with
making the apportionment Of members of the
House of Representatiyes-Yes, 53S; No, 80.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Episcopal-sunday- at $50 P. NJ, the
bell ringing at 3 o'clock.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j. G.
Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday mornings at II
o'clock. The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered on Sunday. Sunday-schoo]
in the church at this place at P. NJ.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pastor
Services next Sunday at II A. NJ. and P. M.
Sunday-school at 3 P. NJ. Prayer-meeting to-
morrow evening at : o'clock.
Methodist Episcopal w. w. Daniel,
Pastor. Services next Sunday at II A. NJ, and
P. NJ. Sunday-school at P. NJ. Prayer
meeting this evening at o'clock.
Baptist.-Rev. J. E. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices next Sunday at II A. NJ. Sunday-school
at 9.45 A. NJ. Prayer-meeting this evening at
o'clock,
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M0RM0NISM REYIYING.

| So stealthily have the Mormon prOpagan-
dists been at work,in this section, that many
concluded the apostles had given up the
idea of making converts in York county,
and folding their tents had stolen silently
away. But it seems that those. arriving at
this conclusion were mistaken. w. H.
Gardner and Farley P. Bingham, two en-
isaries of the "Church of the Latter Day
Saints" are operating in this county in the
capacity of elders, and appear to be meeting
with some success in the Hickory Grove
neighborhood. We learn that recently they
have been holding forth in the house of
Robert Lanier, near Hickory Grove, and
have proposed to establish branch at that
house. The last Sunday of last month was
appointed as the day for consecrating Mr..
Lanier's house and organizing with men,
bership of six who profess conversion to
the faith; but word was conveyed to the
converts that some determined men in the
neighborhood had resolved to prevent such
proceedings and the elders wisely remained
away.
Ourinformant, who is one of the converts,
says that in the absence of the elders they
organized Sunday-school. He is quite in
dignant at the threats Of the ''mob" as he
terms the citizens who haveg given the warn
ing, and innocently refers to supposed rights
conferred by the Constitution of the United
States. It is true the Constitution permits
the greatest religious tolerance but it must
be remembered that certain rites of the
Mormon faith are repugnant to the Constl-
tut: N and laws of the land, and that to-day,
in the United States Courts of justice in
Utah, men are being tried, convicted and
sent to the penitentiary for the criminal
practice of polygamy, one of the features of
the so-called church. True, the elders ope-
rating in York county may not preach this
doctrine, but the fact remains that it is
cardinal principal of the Mormon faith,
which, as i5 is a society in open violation
of the laws of the land, cannot be properly
denominated a religion. And again, as
vindicating this position, Congress has en-
acted laws prohibiting the landing on
American shores of Mormon Immigrants,
known to be such.
In view of these facts we deem it our duty
to warn persons against the insidious teach
ings of these strangers. Their mission is
for no good, however plausible their pre-
tensions or sincere their professions. We
deprecate violence, and trust that the move
ments of these strangers in our midst may
not lead to any undue excitement of the
indignant portion of the community, but
they should remember that in their advoca-
cy of sentiments at variance with the laws
of the land. thew and their followers place
themselves outside the pale of nartyrdom.
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tlement. At least dozen young women
have had their heads turned by all sorts of
promises made by these fellows, and for a
time it was difficult to secure hired female
help in that region.
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|. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE FREIGHT
RATES.-By their recent lease of the Char
lotte, Columbia and Augusta and Columbia
and Greenville Road, and the consolidation
of these two roads with their own line, the
Richmond and Danville road has, in the
view Of the RAILROAD Commission, brought
themselves under the operation of the Sec
ton of the. railroad law so as to allow no
greater charges, as is now the case, over the
Short haul of the Columbia and Greenville,
considered as separate road, than would
be allowed overit when considered as part
of continuous road, such as it has become
by its absorption by the Richmond and
Danville.
AS the matter of freight rates now stands
the Richmond and Danville has one rate
on some freights over its Air Line, higher
rate on the Charlotte, Columbia and Angus
ia and q still higher rate over the Columbia
and Greenville.
The Commissioners having called the at
tention of the Richmond and Danville au-
thorities to the state Of facts as developed as
the results of the then consolidation of the
South Carolina roads with their own, Messrs.
Sol Haas, Traffic Manager; J. F. Drake,
General Freight Agent; D. Cardwell, As
sistant General Freight Agent, and T. M.
Emerson of the Coast Line, held cOnSulta-
tion with the Commissioners yesterday on
the subject. After an expression of views
on both sides, it was agreed to defer any
action in the matter until after the meeting
of the Legislature, to which the views of
the Commission will be submitted in their
report, and such suggestions made as in
their view will meet the requirements of
the case.-Coluna6ia Register, 6th.
THE CLUVERIUS CAsE.-A strenuous ef-
fort is to be made to save Cluverius. The
day fixed for his execution is the 10th of
December, but petitions are being circulat-
ed for signatures by the brother of the con-
demned man, which are expected to be
ready for presentation to the Governor Of
Virginia by the middle of November. The
request for clemency is based on the fol-
lowing grounds:
1. The evidence against him was alto
gether circumstantial.
9. Since his trial and conviction law
has been enacted giving to an accused the
right to testify in his own hehalf. OF this
right he has been unable to avail himself.
3. One member Of the Supreme Court Of
appeals dissented from the other four men,
bers and was of the opinion that the evil
dence in the case failed to establish that
murder had been committed, or that the
deceased came to her death by violence.
The petitioners further say that under
the circumstances they are convinced that
] the death penalty should not be enforced.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-10

MAKE THE ORPHANS HAPPY.-From
all over South Carolina and Georgia, there
is gathered into the ThornWell Orphanage,
in Clinton, South Carolina, an orphan house
hold of more than 60, who are being cared
for as Elijah was at the brook of Cherith.
These are the wards of Gods people. If
the generous hearted Christians of this and
adjoining States should withdraw their
hands, all of these children would speedily
lose their opportunity for an education, and
would leave this quiet, happy country
home, where they are not only kindly car
ed for but also taught useful manual arts
and given an excellent common school ed
ucation.
"It is good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord" But the Lord himself tells us
that the most acceptable thanksgiving to
him is to feed the fatherless and relieve
the widow. What say the readers of this
paper about adopting this method Of OBJ
serving Thanksgiving day. Send a bar.
rel of flour, or a sack of corn, or a keg of
molasses, or few dollars to the ThornWell
Orphanage Clinton, S.. c.. Last year the
average of full years care of each child,
including board, clothing, education, and
matron's attention was only $4,000 for each
child, which is evidence of economy.
What is given is we'll given.
This is the only institution for orphans,
in South Carolina, outside of Charleston.
Though under the care of Presbyterians, it
is open to children of all or no denomina-
tiOn.
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X MARRIAGE BELLS.

Last week two citizens Of Yorkville yielded te
the allurements of matrimony and were lee
willing captives in Hymen's silken chains. Or
Wednesday our clever young dentist, DIR. A. Y
Cartwright, and Miss Carrie w. Campbell, were
married at the residence of the father OF the
bride, DIR. A. P. Campbell Of Glover, the cere'
mony being performed at A. NJ, by Rev. NJ. h
Kirkpatrick, Immediately after which the brida
couple took their departure for Yorkville, tc
occupy the neat cottage which DIR. Cartwright
recently had built OH East Liberty street.
Mr. Samuel L. Latimer, the popular young
salesman in the dry goods house of w. c. Lati'
mer, and Miss Sallie Belle Witherspoon, daugh-
ter of COL Jos. R. Witherspoon, Of this place
were also married on the same day, Rev. L. H.
English performing the ceremony. This happy
pair took the south bound train for Charleston
to enjoy their honeymoon in the City by the Sea-
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THE GENERAL ELECTION.

On Yesterday the Boards Of Commissioners OF
Election for Federal and State and County Off
GERS, met at Yorkville and canYassed the returns
of the general election held on the End instant as
reported by the managers at the several election
precincts throughout York county. For Con-
gresham, $50 votes were polled, of which the
whole number was cast for John j. Hemphill.
For State and county officers, 936 votes were
poled, as follows: At Blacks, y; Bethel, 80
Bethany, 81; Blairsville, 40; Buffalo, 20; Bull
locks Creek, Sc; Clay Hill, 30; Clover, 40;
Coates Tavern, q Clark's Fork, Is; Fort Mill,
81; Hickory Grove, So; McElwees Mill, 20: Nc
Connellsville, 76; Rock Hill, ia; Thompson's
Mill, % ; Yorkville, 1872.
The aggregate vote received by each candidate
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UNTIL JANUARY 4, 1887.
The ENQUIRER will be furnished from this
date until January l, 1887 for 35 cents.
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SUICIDE AT KINGS MOUNTAIN.-At
Kings Mountain, n. c., last Friday night
DIR. VIM. Denny put an end to an unhappy
life by taking an ounce of laudanum, whiqh
he had procured at the village drugstore an
the afternoon. He was at the RESIDENCE OF
Mrs. Joe Crow when the fatal drug did its
direful work. He had gone there with his
pany him, telling her that if she did not 60
she would forever regret it. He was suffer
ing from delirum tremens at the time and
under shadoWy hallucination. He imag-
ined that he was pursued by somebody who
threatened to do him harm. At Mrs.
Crows they ate supper, just before which
the Doctor took the deadly dose. His wife
was not frightened, for she had seen him
take it before, though Mrs. Crow was and
begged him to drink cup of coffee. mo,
I thank you," he said, II am to die to
night" After supper he took his wife and
they went to room, where the man knelt
and offered fervent prayer for his wife.
He kissed her and went to bed. He was
found the next morning dead.
There has been more or less vagueness
and mystery surrounding the life OF DIR.
Denny since he came to this county, about
four years ago. He was from Virginia and is
said to be a graduate of the University of that
DldlG. I1e WOS q hA'"it Va = wv e>A
tecedents. He showed polish, intellect and
culture, and no one who ever saw him here
could fail to think that he was but wreck
of his former SELF All the time he had
been addicted to hard drinking. Nothing
in his career was more singular than his
marriage, which had in it a little of the ro-
mantle though more that were humiliating
to a man of unclouded sense. The woman
who became his wife was not a very repu-
table character, though he married her out
of gratitude for an act of kindness, by which
she saved his life. On a certain occasion
she found him under the influence of strong
drink and unconscious, lying on the rail-
off before the locomotive arrived with sud
den death. After all, he lived but to dis
grace himself further and to come to his
last end as a victim of his own folly. The
hand of censure rest lightly upon him!-
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THE WEATHER SERVICE.

A/yerg> neat staff, seventy-hve feet hlgh, mas
been erected in front Of DR.. KuykendaPs drug
store, from which weather signals will be dis
PLAYED, and the first one was run up yesterday
morning in accordance with the first bulletin
received. The service has now been inaugurated
at this station, though Mr.. Kuykendal has not
vet been furnished with instruments for making
observations. These are expected, however,
soon. In order that our citizens may know the
meaning of each flag we again print the follow
ing explanations:
The weather indications furnished to the State
by the Chief Signal Officer are based on obser-
vations taken in all parts of the country three
times day. The morning indications are pre-
pared at II P. NJ. eastern standard time) OF the
preceding night, and hold good for the "A hours
following.
MEANING OF FLAas.-No. (white fags) re-
fers always to Fair or Clear Weather.
No. 9 (Orange fag) refers always to Local
Rains.
Nos (Blue Flag refers to General Rains.
No. BLACK triangle flag refers always to
Temperature When placed above either Nos.
/, 9 or 3 indicates Rising Temperature; when
placed below these numbers Il, 2 or 81 indicates
Failing Temperature; when absent from the
pole Stationary Temperature is indicated.
No. white flag with black squarel refers al
ally issued twenty four hours in advance OF the
expected fall of temperature The signal is not
ordered unless it is expected that the tempera-
ture will fall to 45 degrees, Fahrenheit, or below
within the time stated in the order.
Administrations fair weather., nag NO.
with No. below it.
.General rains, higher temperature" display
No. 3 with No. above it.
'Stationary temperature and local rains,' dis
play No. only.
"Stationary temperature and genera! rains
followed by cooler clear weather." display No.
(space) and No. with number below it.
A copy of these eXplanationsis posted on the
signal staff
This service is under the direction Of the De-
partment of Agriculture of South Carolina, CO.
operating with the U. S. Signal Service the State
central office at Columbia. The general relia-
bility of these reports, based on scientific obser-
vations, has been acknowledged, and the service
here will no doubt prove great convenience to
our people. The duties Of all the local stations
throughout the State are performed gratuitously.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-10

A CLASH BETWEEN BLACKS AND
WHITEs.-Ward's Station, in Randolph
county, Ga, was, on Saturday last, the scene
ly of negroes to take the lives of several of
the best Citizens of that place, in which they
partially succeeded, and in which one of
their number was shot dead on the spot.
George Oliver, one of the best citizens of
the place, is postmaster, express agent and
telegraph operator, in which he is assisted
by his son Joe, young man just attaining
manhood.
On Saturday a negro girl named Frances
Coleman went to the depot to look after
box. While there she took offence at some
thing, and returning home, half a mile from
the station, reported the matter to her