Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-12-29
Correspondence of the Yorkvillr Enquirer
LETTER FROM FORT MINI.

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| Fort Mill, December 2T.-ChriStmaS was to
have visited us two days ago, but il merely
made passing call. The children here are not
! altogether satisfied with the conduct Of Santa
Claus. Most grown folks considering the hard
times. were ashamed to shout "ChrStnaS gift =
wherefore wchad rather a dull time:
! On Saturday, the 18th instant, and during the
| next dav cOlOred cnigrlntS for Liberia thr0ng-
cd our little town They assembled fror Chcs-
ter, York and Lancaster counties, ami worse
| fooled set YOU have never seen. one kew. j. I.
! Davidson So-ralcd had imposed on The whole
! crowd by selling what purporcd to be tickets
to Liberia at Sl.Oj and checking different pack
ages of baggage at from ten to thiry-tive cents
each. The following" is Il copy Of the "trkct:'
"tNhi,c", 90 10 yo" oid hom'. M"my .I(ricd.--
! This may he your las opportunity. The train
will leave Fort Mill, December 20, 1856, and 81
hours after will arrive in the city of New York,
where the emf grants will take ship to Africa,
| which will sail under the United States 1ag,
protected by the United States government.
! This fact YOU need not doubt. Prepare your
selves with all the money You can.
"REv. J. G. DAVIDSON Manager.
| This "ticket" Is printed on pink colorcd paper,
a cut Of the United States flag flying to the
| breeze. The one which have transcribed above
was sold to Alex. Tidwcll, who left Preston Less
! lies place, miles southeast of Rock Hill, on
the 18th instant, confident that its magic inu-
ence would transport him across the water to
| Liberals hOSpitable shore.
The deception thus pracircd upon the ignor-
ant blacks is easily to be perrcivcd But they
preferred to trust strangers rather than consult
! white men of known integrity who live among
! them. The amount paid for tickets and baggage
checks was small, compared to the other Sacrl-
fees made. one negro actualy V sold ten BUSH
els of corn for one dollar. and other similar sac
riticcS served to make the crowd very poor. If
they had caught Davidson here on Monday last
! they would have lynchcd him; because no tram
came for them and they then found out the cheat.
! Since my last, death has taken Mr.. $. llotrl-
kiss our oldest citizen, and Dr. Mack's infant
son, Luther. The health Of our community is
very good at present.
This morning we had the heaviest frost known
to the oldest inhahitant. \ fog began to rise
! early last night and it collected on weeds and
other heritage in the shape of frost.
The railroad bridge is about complctcd and
that wonderful work has ceased to agtatc the
| rural population.
The Fort Mill tobacco factory is read V for ope-
ration and merchants can he supplied with good
smoking tobacco at moderate prices. This is
! the first factory of the kind in the State. and
as the pioneer Of new branch of industry, it
deserves success.
| The thoughtful people of our community COM
mend Sheriff Glenn action in removing those
four prisoners to Il place of safety, though they
regret that he ever got charge of them at ALL
Sportsmcn are having some fun: but other
wise three Sundays seem to have come together.
ANON.