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vert outsiders to their belief, the meetings

vert outsiders to their belief, the meetings
having been entirely unsuccessful in that
direction. The whole congregation seems
to be on the point of starvation, some being
scarcely able to walk, owing to weakness,
and it is feared death or intanity may
result. Several members the society have
withdrawn from the meetings, thinking the
matter is being carried too far.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says: "The friends of
universal education are very hopeful of
passing an educational bill through Congress
this session. Mr.. Blair in the Senate and
Mr.. Willis in the House will press the mat
ter, and both are sanguine of success. The
bills introduced by these gentlemen are diff
ferent in many matters of detail, but both
provide for the same amount to be appropri-
ated by Congress for the public free schools
in the States, and if the bills pass the two
houses, respectively, their differences can
easily be adjusted. Senator Blair says he
expects the committee will report the bill to
the Senate soon after the holidays, and he
has no doubt of it's passage. He receives a
great many letters and petitions upon the
subject, and says there is an almost univer-
sal demand for Congress to provide for the
establishment of common schools through
out the country. He says that the money
which Congress thus eXpends would be re-
turned in the increased value Of each mans
labor, and the investment would be good
one. The increased industrial value of the
people in the South, he thinks, would be
equal to S241, ,727 900 year ifall the illiterate
people should be educated according to the
plan proposed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
CHURCH NOTICES,

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. w. w. Daniel, Pas
tor. Services next Sunday at the usual hours,
morning and evening.
Episcopal-Rev. G. \. Ottmann, Rector.
Morning service at II a. NJ. Sunday-school at
3P. NJ. Evening service at p. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j. c.
Galloway, Pastor. Preaching next Sunday at
Tirzah, at ii a. NJ.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. L. A. john
son Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church at
II \. NJ. next Sunday,
Baptist-Rev. j. e. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vice in the Church at Yorkville next Sunday at
II A. NJ. Sunday-school at P. NJ.
Presbyterian-Rev. t. r. English, Pastor.
Owing to the continued indisposition of the
pastor service may not be expected at this
church next Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS s.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MI" Adv
Lindsay & Moore-A New Frm-Dont Forget
Where we Are
Geo. II. Schorb-Stoves and Tinware.
Withers Adickes-1SS5 is now no More.
John F. Speck-To Reduce Stock.
J. n. Roberts-Notice.
r. NJ. Dobson & Co.-New Year, 1886,
w. C.. Latmer-.1SS6.
A. +. Love-Oak Boards For Sale.
w. w. Jenkins For Sale.
Jos. F. Wallace, G.. c. G. Pls-Clerk's Sale.
II. f. Adickes Grand Central Fancy Dry Goods
Establishment.
J. II. Winburn-Photograph
John c. uykendal-Decembe 3lst, lSS5-Mid-
night.
Lowry & Starr-A Card of Thanks.
May & May-The New Year.
r. II. Glenn, Sheriff York county-Sheriffs
Sale.
Jos. C. Gwin-Mortgagee Sale
JOS. +. Wallace, Clerk Court Common Pleas and
General Sessions-Notice.
Frew Brothers, Rock Hill, S. C.-Seed Oats
Timothy Hay.
NJ. Strauss-lSS6.
J. Ed. Jefferys-D Dissolution of Copartnership.
Hunter II Oates-lSSG.
J. w. Dobson-Molases.
G. H. eary-1SS6-Furniture Department.
Carpets and Window Shades--Cooking and
Heating Stoves,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
RI1sINESS CHANGES.

The firm ,6f J. Ed. Jefferys & Co., furniture
dealers, has been dissolved and the business will
be conducted in the future by Mr.. Jefferys
Parish e. Colcock, grocers, have sold out their
stock and retired from the business.
Lindsay e. Moore is new firm composed of
Capt. J. r. Lindsay and Mr. Walter B. Moore,
who will continue the grocery business hereto
fore conducted by Capt. Lindsay.
Mr.. A. A.. Gilbert, Jr., for the last fifteen
months a clerk in the store of John r. Ashe, left
last Monday to enter as a pupil in Rutherford
College.
Mr.. John NJ. Rawlinson succeeds Mr.. Walter
B. Moore as salesman for Withers Adickes.
Mr.. Sam. w. Guy, for the past two years
clerk for Mr.. Ashe has returned to his home
at Lowrysville, where he will engage in business.
Mr. Dan. G. Crawford, formerly with Mr.. Ashe,
but more recently engaged with Capt. Lindsay,
has returned to his home at McConnellsville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
MERE. MENTION.

Hon. John Bigelow, who was recently ap-
pointed United States treasurer at New
York, and confirmed by the Senate, declin-
es the appointment His letter to the
President, declining to accept the office has
not yet been made public, though the rea-
son assigned is that the duties of the Office
are not congenal to his tastes. .''.''''''The
amount expended in eXtirpating the small
pox epidemic in Montreal is slls,OOO, and
it will take a further large amount to meet
the remaining engagements entered into.
Compulsory vaccination is now being strict
ly enforced. .''''>''''The amount of mileage
paid to Senators and Representatives in
Congress is s143,0OO. '''''''''Mr. Samuel l..
Cohen, prominent and we'll known mer-
chant, of Charlotte, n. c., died on the 9th
ultimo ''.''''"At Oakland, CAL, lives Mrs.
C. A. Bryant, now aged, once belle, whom
George " once kissed, and to whofSsSra-
poleon III is said to have offered his hes s<9|
hand and empire. .'''...'''.Fifteen hunSsro
bales of cotton were burned at HalifaS ~
S., the other day, supposed to have hao... ~. ;
caused by spontaneous combustion. .......I,, eI,,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
SouTH CAROLINA,S PROSPERITY.

The Charleston NeaUs and Courier of the
1st instant prints review of the industrial
growth and resources of South Carolina
covering a period Of five years since the
United States census of 1880. The review
shows an increase of s25, ,142, 1865 in the val
ue of real and personal property, of nearly
20 per cent. decrease (more than $500, ,OO0) in
the public debt of the State during the
same period. In 1880 the value Of the pro-
ducts of the State and Of agricultural ma
chinery was s74,1S9,S79; in 1885 the value
$l14, ,9OS, ,647-an increase of $40, ,71S, 1913, made
up rs follows: Increased value of live stock
S9,OlS, $50, agricultural productions $685.
221, agricultural machinery 81 ,405,97S, man.
ufactured products s2l ,6G5,249.
Individual deposits in State and National
banks during the past year show an increase
S911 ,OS6. The commercial capital is esti-
mated at S46,9S2, 900 as compared with $40,-
1885, 900 in 1880. There are 1886 manufac-
turing establishments in the State, as COM
pared with 2,7OS in 1880. The capital en-
ployed has increased from Sl1 ,205,S94 to
S23, ,367, $40, while the products have increas-
ed from sl6,73S,0OS to S3S, ,403,24 During
the five years 24O miles of railroad have
been built, at a cost of S2,600,000. In fine,
the review shows that the people have ad-
ded in five years s6G,3OO,00O to the total
wealth of South Carolina.
The review, which is elaborate, and an
admirable paper, was prepared by Major l..
A. Ransom, of Columbia, whose high repu-
tation as statistician will certainly be in
creased by his present work, which is COM
plete and satisfactory to all who are inter-
ested in the prosperity of our State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
[ CIRCUMyENTING THE LAW.

The various expedients resorted to for the pur-
pose of securing drink for those that thirst are
novel and some of them decidedly original. The
latest dodge that has come under our observa-
ton is the following ''prescription" presented
at drug store in town last Monday. We re-
gret that we cannot reproduce the chirogra-
ply. The name intended to vouch for the
sincerity of the writer could not be rightly
guessed in a coon's age and if we were to make
it known the reader would at once conclude that
the gentleman personating the physician had
been literally quaffing his own prescription
December the 4th 1886 to any Drugs Pleas
to let Mr. John Martar have any Mount of
sperets that he wants for Metical purposes to
the Mount Of one half gallon DIR CARLEs
1t is but just to the druggist to say that he did
not fill the unique prescription. What action
the physician will take on this reckless forgery
of his name remains to be seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
THE METHODIST PASTOR.

Rev. w. w. Daniel, the new pastor of the NJ.
+. Church. arrived last week and preached his
first sermon to his new charge on Sunday last,
making a favorable impression upon his hear
ers Mr.. Daniel is native of Laurens coun-
ty, graduated from Newberry College in 1879,
and has been in the ministry three years.
Last year he was stationed on Fort Mill circuit
in this county. He has not yet moved his fam
ily to Yorkville, but will do so at an early day,
and occupy the NJ. E. Parsonage. BY the action
of the last Conference the pastor of Yorkville
church will now give his undivided time to that
congregation, Philadelphia being now embrac-
ed in Kings Mountain Mission, which this
year is charge of Rev. l.. a. Johnson.
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preach in the Baptist church on Sunday

morning.
Rev. j. B. Traywick, who had charge of
the Rock Hill circuit, left last week for his
new charge in Chester county.
Rev. John G.. Kilgo and family arrived
here on Tuesday last and and were met at
the depot by large number Of Mr.. Kilgo's
congregation, who gave him and his family
warm welcome.
Mr.. John S. Stultz, who for number of
wears has been q member of the firm of W..
G. Reid & Co., has moved to Gastonia, n. G..
Quite a pleasant ball was given at the
Globe Hotel on Monday night of last week.
A number of Yorkville young ladies and
gentlemen attended.
A number Of changes have been and will
be made in the business firms of our town,
and the hard times and dull trade have
caused number of salesmen to lose their
positions. Mr.. M. d. Blum and Mr.. J. II.
Overcash, former statesmen with A. Freld-
hiem & Bro, expect soon to gointo the gen.
eral merchandise business in this place on
their own account.
Trade is now very dull in Rock Hill and
very little cotton is coming in, the price
being so low.
tEL-Mr. L. H. Massey, an old citizen of this
county, died at the residence of his son,
Mr.. Sep. Massey, on Friday night and was
buried at Fort Mill on the next day.
There will be an election held at this place
on next Monday to elect an intendant and
four wardens to serve the town for the
year. The new charter of the town goes
into effect on the End of March.
Mr.. John J. Roach, one of the oldest mer-
chants of Rock Hill, who has been part
ner for a number of years in the firm of J. r..
Allen d Co., has Withdrawn from that firm.
MIR. Roach was member of the firm of Ivy,
Roach g. Jones, one of the pioneer houses of
Rock Hill. .Het'is' asgood merchant and
an excellent salesman, and while l regret
to see him retire from business, it is hoped
that he may be induced to change his mind
and again enter into the mercantile business
in Rock Hill. HAL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07

Rev. w. D. Mayfeld, the head centre of
the Atlantic Division of the recently bursted
Texas Mutual Insurance concern, was re-
Gently tried by his church in Greenville
county for immoral conduct and expelled
from its communion. If Mr.. Maytield is
innocent he is deserving of symathy. He
was published as defaulter in Memphis,
TENN, years ago. He was published for
something worse in Bristol, some years lat
er, and now in Greenville his business is
entirely broken upand he is tried and turned
out of the church for conduct unbecoming
a Christian. The elders who composed the
commission which sat in the case, have
published card in which they say that
Mayfield's connection with the exploded
mutual insurance agency did not bias them
in their decision, but the charge against
him-undue familiarity with female men,
bers of his church-was decided strictly up
on it's merits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
CHE Morkrille Gnqlirer.
YORKVILLE, S. G.. :"
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. Z, 1886.
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

We regret that indisposition of Senator
Black has prevented him from preparing
for our columns, as he intended, a summary
of the Acts of general interest passed at the
last session of the Legislature. Since Sen
ator Blacks return to his home from Colum-
bia he has been confined to his bed, but a
note received from him on Monday informs
US that he is improving, and he expects to
have his promised article ready for our is
sue next week. On the fourth page of this
paper will be found a number Of Acts of
Importance, and we shall hereafter print
the full text of other Acts affecting the gen.
eral public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
THE DEPOT.

Several important Improvements have recently
been made on the depot in this place. The east
end has been partitioned into three rooms, two
of which are to be used as waiting rooms for
passengers, one of them exclusively for ladies,
and the central room to be the office Of the agent
and the telegraph Office While these changes
will be great convenience to the public, they
will also greatly facilitate the agent in the dis
charge of his duties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07

DIR. S. +. Pendergrass, of Kingstree, had
singular adventure with fox few days
ago while hunting birds. His dog pointed
at what the doctor supposed to be bird,
but on ordering the dog to flush it large
fox ran and was shot and wounded: The
dog pursued it, but soon returned with the
fox running after him. When the foX
reached the Doctor it attacked him and
was killed with lightWood knot. Or:
Pendergrass SAYS he is an old hunter, but
this is the first time he ever knew fox to
attack man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
OUR PREMIUM BUGGY.

Club makers for the ENQUIRER, or others in
terested, are informed that the splendid buggy
which we offer as first premium can now be
seen in the buggy and carriage repository of Mr..
Frank t. Smith,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
SAIES.DAY.

On Monday last, saes-day for January, the
following property was sold by the Clerk of the
Court:
At the suit of Susan E. Barron vs.. Thomas G..
Eaken and others, tract of 9G acres, sold for
partition. Bought by Mrs. Susan T.. Barron at
50 per acre.
At the suit of John NJ. Devinncy VS.. Sarah
Devinney and others, a tract of 81 20 acres, be-
ing part of the lands of the late A. j. Devinney,
deceased Bought by James Mcfarland at Sl2
per acre.
At the suit of J. S. Mckenzie VS.. a. H. Nc
Kenzie and others, the lands belonging to the es-
tate of A. A. Mckenzie, deceased, as follows:
Tract No. l, the Home place. containing 343
acres, bought by ]. S. Mckenzie at - per acre.
Tract No. 3, containing 100 acres, bought by D..
S. Mckenzie ut - per acre. The Mill tract, z
acres, including mill and fixtures, bought by
J. S. Mckenzie for 5000. Lot in the southwest
ern part of Yorkville, known as the Funk lot,
containing three -fourths Of an acre. Bought by
w. L. Goforth for S57. The Mckenzie property
was sold bv mutual understanding Of the heirs
Of A. A. Mckenzie, for the purpose of freeing
the land from entailment, which will explain
the merely nominal prices at which all was
bid off except the last-named lot.
L. j. Dickson, as agent, sold at auction los
acres on Turkey Creek, known as the Lockhart
place, which was bid off by NJ. T. Pratt at 81
per acre.
NJ. R. Smith, administrator of James Mason
deceased, sold 1 shares of stock in the Yorkville
Female College property, par value, 800 per
share Bought by JOS. +. Wallace at so per
share
Miss Agnes Moore sold six shares of the same
stock to foreclose mortgage in her favor by B.
p. Boyd. Bought by John f. Mason at 3d.
per share.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
ruRICTNfAc TREE

The teachers of the Presbyterian Sunday
school gave their pupils a Christmas tree on
New Year night, and the hearts of all the
little ones were made glad by the appropriate
presents with which it was profusely laden be-
fore the distribution took place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
THE COFFIN EXPLOSION,

Charlotte drummer, who has just returned
from trip through South Carolina, yesterday
gave us some additional particulars of the eX-
ploson of a coffin at Bethel, York county, noted
in Tuesdays Observer Mr.. Watson, who was
injured by the flying glass has been suffering
from well defined case of blood poisoning, caus-
ed by the gas from the coffin. At the time the
directly over it looking at the features of his
child within the cofin and his face was painfully
cut by the glass. A few days afterwards blood
poisoning set in and Mr.. Watson has since been
in serious condition. Fears are entertained
that he may not recover. The body of the child
was found to be in a perfect state of preserva-
ton, and a wreath of flowers that had been in
the casket since it's nterment four years ago,
looked rs fresh as if it had just been made up
of newly cut flowers.
The above is from the Charlotte Observer of
last Thursday The Observers informant is mis-
taken in several particulars regarding the infor-
nation he essays to give First, Mr.. Watson is
not in 'serious condition. as result of the
explosion, having suffered no great inconve-
nience from the wounds received in the face
He was in Yorkvile several days after the oc-
currence and informed us that the fear OF blood
poisoning did not enter his mind for some time
after he was hurt, though many of his friends
were solcitous on that point. The wounds pro-
duced by the fragments of glass are now healed
up and no fears are entertained of further trou-
BILE from that source. The explosion occurred
in the Yorkville Cemetery and not at Bethel
Church and the child was buried nearly thirteen
wears ago instead of four years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-01-07
A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT.

The New York World of last Monday
morning publishes Washington dispatch
giving a report of an interview of its cor
RESPONDENT with the President The cores
pondent inquired:
"Do you believe Congress will carry out
your recommendations about silver? Do
you not think some compromise will be the
actual result acc0mplishcd?"
The President said that he had no means
of knowing what would be done. 1t was a
subject which had now passed beyond his
control or direction. He had not the
slightest wish or desire to influence in any
way the consideration Of Congress beyond
the methods employed by him in direct
ing attention to the subject through his
official message. The President was asked
how he regarded Senator Bcck's speech on
the tariff. He replied:
"My own personal idea about that is that
the only practical way to pass a bill would
be to have the House committee charged
with this work to take up the subject in a
business fashion and modify the present
law in such a way as to help the poor peo-
ple who labor, and to take away needless
protection from the few who have grown
inordinately rich at the expense OF the
many. There are many incongruities in
the tariff which could be remedied by look
ing at the whole system from business
standpoint"
Upon the subject of the Senate and the
consideration by that body of his appoint
ments, the President said: 81 have made
no hasty selection of officers, but, on the con-
trary, have given very much time and in
vestigation to the subject, appreciating that
very much depends on the personnel of the
Government Possibly l may have erred
in some instances, but l am sure they are
few, and l have every evidence that the
country is satisfied with the new officials.
1 have no knowledge as to what course the
Senate will pursue, but | have no idea 1t
will assume to interfere with the perroga-
tives of the President. l have my duties,
it has its duties: One thing 40 not be-
lieve, and that is that the United States
Senate will spend its time listening to petty
criticisms of appointees which come from
disappointed applicants for ottice.'
SINGULAR DEATH OF a PRISONER
Daniel Osborne, wanted at Prospect, ONO,
for forgery was arrested at Winchester, III
that State on Friday, and afterwards met
his death ina singular manner. The officer
was on horseback, while the prisoner, hand
cuffed, walked in front. At some point on
the road a farmer was met who informed
the marshal that the prisoner was armed,
as he had seen him trying to get his revo-
yer out of the breast pocket of his coat.
The marshal thereupon dismounted to dis
arm the fellow, and as he approached Os-
borne he saw him draw the weapon from
his breast pocket and apparently point it at
him as we'll as he could, handcuffed as he
was The marshal seized his hand and at
the same instant the revolver was discharg-
ed, the ball entering Osborne's left side, be-
tween the ribs, and passing through his
heart.