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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-11

sentiment Of the people of Edgefield county.
When Attorney-Genera Miles said that if
the law had been violated it should he vim
dicated, he must nevertheless have been
clearly impressed with the conviction that
that vindication Nls thing of the very
distant and misty future. 1t is safe to assert
that the people of Edgefeld county are anX-
ious and willing that the lynchers shall
have at least speedy trial, and, if they are
convicted, will not stand in the way of an
equally speedy and proper punishment OF
present term of court anything like either
loud mouthed denunciation by the enc
mics, or an open approval of the homicide
of Culbreath, by the friends of the lynchers.
1t may, perhaps, be contradiction in terms
to speak of the friends of the lynchers, but
it is, nevertheless, the fact that they have
large following, who will use every endeav-
or to secure their acquittal. It may be un-
necessary to state the.fact, but these friends
are to be found solely in the neighborhood
in which the assassination Of Hammond
took place. In any ordinary murder trial
the accused will always have some defend
ers. In this most extraordinary case it is
not surprising that the lynchers should be
hedged in by an army of friends. Many OF
the defendants represent large families, and
considering there are thirty-one defendants,
it is evident, that including their relatives
and immediate acquaintance, they are
backed by large clan, financially, influen-
tally and otherwise. Culbreath also was a
man who had a host of friends, and between
his clan and the lynchers' followers the feud
which grew out of the first tragedy is in
creasing in virulence from day to day. 1t
is doubtful, whatever way the case may ter
inmate, whether peace will be declared
among them for at least generation to
come 1t is not at all improbable that more
blood may be shed before the final DISPOSE
tiOn of the case is reached.
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bucket and soon after became quite sick. BY
morning he was speechless, and was brought to
his home in this place, where he died about y
o'clock Wednesday night. There was suspicion
that he might have been poisoned, and on Thurs
day Coroner Caldwell impaneled jury of in
quest, and after the preliminary proceedings ad-
journed until last Monday morning. when a
written report was read from Drs. Lindsay and
White, as follows:
"Accorling to instructions from Coroner Cald-
we'll and also the jury of inquest, we made an
autopsy Oft the body Of Miles Cook, and removed
the stomach, the contents of which we did not
examine, nor would we recommend chemical
analysis of it, as close examination of the other
viscera of his body plainly indicates that his
death was the result of congestion.'
In accordance with this statement of the med
ical experts, and other testimony, the jury rem
dered a verdict that "the deceased came to his
death from congestion as per report Of medical
experts hereto attached"
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CHR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The time limited in which persons were au-
thorized to form clubs for the ENQUIRER under
our recent offer expired on Monday last. The
three largest lists, entitled to the three special
premiums, were returned respectively as fol
lows: Walter II. Moore, 13G names; J. N. Rob-
erts, 1O7 names; w. o. Gloyer, s5 names. Other
club makers returned very handsome lists, run
ming from to 40 names, among whom we men,
ton the following: ]. D. Gwin, G. S. Holton, w.
J. Neely, E. P. Love, J.. b. Ross, X. X. Seahorn,
w. A. Baber, Saml G. Brown, John D. Faris,
w. F. Smith, w. H. Crook, J. 4. Flanngan
H. X. Roberts, Mrs. d. A. Lumpkin, D. T.
Leslie, Major NJ. Smith, It. G. Culp, Albert NJ
Grist TO all who have interested themselves in
the circulation Of the ENQUIRER for the year
1886 our thanks are due and hereby rendered !;
and notwithstanding the stringency of the times
their efforts have fully met our expectations.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Episcopal-Rev. G. a. Ottmann, Rector. Ser.
vices at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ, next Sunday.
Sunday school at 3 P. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. WV. Daniel, Pas
tor. Services every Sunday at II A. NJ, and
P. NJ. Sunday-school at 3 P. NJ. every Sunday
Prayer-meeting Wednesdays at P. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j. c.
Galloway Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sun
day at II a. NJ.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. l.. A. john
son, Pastor. Services at IL A. NJ, next Sunday
at Philadelphia Church.
Presbyterian-Re n. r. English, Pastor.
Services at II A. NJ, and P. NJ, next Sum
day. Sunday school at P. M.
Baptist-Rev. J. T. Covington, Pastor. Ow-
ing to the absence of the pastor there will be no
preaching in this church next Sunday. Sunday
school at @ As O. O'clock \. NJ.
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4 DESERVED APPOINTMENT.

1t affords us pleasure to learn that our friend,
Major +. c. Mcclure, of Chester, has obtained a
desirable appointment in the post office depart
ment at Washington, which fact is conveyed as
follows in dispatch to the Charleston Ne~s and
Courier:
"Major l.. G. McLure of South Carolina. was
on Friday, selected by Postmaster General Villas
to be chief appointment clerk of the post-oiilce
department at an annual salary of 81, 800. The
office to which Major Mcclure has been appoint
ed has been vacant since November last. He
will have supervision of the clerical appoint
ments exclusively, the appointment of postmass-
ters being confined to another branch OF the Of
flee. There were many applicants for the place,
but Senator Butler and the other members of the
South Carolina delegation persevered in behalf
of Major McLure, and their efforts were finally
crowned with success. Major McLure has for
some time past been Senator Buffers private
secretary, and he was deservedly popular at the
CaDitOl.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-11
THE ROAD TAX.

The last General Assembly passed an Act to
permit persons in the State liable to road duty
to nav a communication of two dollars per annum
in lien of working on the roads. The following
is the Act:
That all persons liable to perform road duty
in this State and residing outside eoflncorporated
towns and cities, be and they are hereDy au. a,l
thorized to pay to the County Treasurer OF the
county in which they reside, a commutatlon OF
two dollars in lieu of the time such persons
might annually be required to apor on the I pup
lie roads, which in no case shall be less imam SIX
nor more than twelve days in any one year, as
the Comfy Commissioners Of the several coun-
ties NAV direct And whenever any OF such per-
sons liable to road duty shall pay the commu-
tation tax herein provided for, 1t shall be the
duty Of the County Treasurer TO lutnisn ,h n surn
mutation tax has been paid, which shall relleVe
the person so paying from road duty for the year
in which said Communication tax IS pald.
SEC = That Immediately after the payment OF
the said communication tax, it shall be the duty OF
thc County Treasurers of this State to furnish
the County Commissioners of their respective
counties with the names of all persons who nave
paid such commutation tax ana the salu Colllity
commissioners shall furnish all oVerseers or
contractors with the names OF all such persons,
who shall not be liable to'road duty Tor tne year
in which said payment may he maze.
SEC. 3. That all money so paid in commuta-
ton of work OH the public roads shall be Kept
be- exclusively applied by the said County Com
missioners to repairng the highways and brldg
es of the county, by contract or otherwise, as
may be deemed most expedient: Pooldea, tnat
said County Commissioners be required 10 eH-
pend said money upon those sections OF the
public roads whereon the persons paying such
Communication tax may be liable for road duty
Provided, Nothing herein contained shall apply
to Gregg township, Aiken county.
Agreeably to the provisions OF the Act treas,
urer Neely has caused to be printed the required
certificate to issue to those desiring TO commute
in lieu Of working on the roads, and IS prepared 10
issue them at any time upon receipt OF the speci-
fio1t
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COROSER'S INQUEST.

On Wednesday night cflast week, Miles COOK
a colored driver employed in Frank f. Smiths
livery stables, died under suspicious eircum-
stances. On Tuesday morning he left town with
a travelling salesman, taking him to several
places in the western and southern part of the
county, and arrived at Lowrysville, in the up
per edge of Chester county, late in the evening,
where the salesman remained all night. Miles,
in company with another negro, went to anegros
house in the neighborhood to spend the night
and there they met some colored men who were
of the "country faction in the famous Mt Zion
riot, OH the 4th of last June. It's happened that
Miles was one of the town faction in that same
disturbance; and though the unexpected meet
ing of these opposing forces produced no COM
motion, it was noticed thatthe reception of Miles
and his companion was not cordial. While at
the house Miles took n drink from the water
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-03-11
R0sTON STAR CONCERT COMPANY.

Byreference to announcement in our advertis-
ing columns, it will be seen that the Boston Star
Concert Company will give an entertainment in
Hunter & Oates Opera House tomorrow even
ing. This company is under the management Of
Mr.. Ozias w. Pond, and includes combination
of unexceled talent, consisting Of Medora Hen
son Emerson, soprano who is pronounced he
''coming American prima donna;" Walter En-
erson, the famous cornet soloist, pronounced the
most brilliant performer of the age; Charles F.
Dennee, the celebrated pianist and composer;
and Miss Nella +. Brown, the accomplished
reader and clocutionist. The company is now
making tour of the South, and has received the
highest encomiums of the press in every town
and city in which it has appeared.
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PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE.

The contest between the President and
the Senate over the right to suspend from
office eliminated on Monday of last week
by the presentation of the minority report
of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate
and by a special message upon the subject
from the President himself. The report OF
the minority is lengthy document accom-
panied with volume of authorities to sup
port it, and completely vindicates the Pres
ident; though the message, which IS PRINT
ed in full on the first page of this paper, IS
the most complete disclosure of the merits
of the case, and as an exposure of the sophls-
try of the Republican majority in the Sen
ate is masterpiece of composition. lie
takes the position that the public offices are
not regulated or controlled in their relation
to Congress by the fact that they were crea-
ted by that body, and that "they are unln-
numbered by any lien in favor of either
branch of Congress growing out OF their
creation" He then declares that while he
does not concede the right of the Senate to
demand any public documents relating to
suspension from office, such have always
been transmitted. He claims that papers
that are private in their nature are the
property of the President as fully when
kept in department building as when
in the executive mansion. These papers
he refuses to transmit to the Senate, and
sustans his action by Republican prece-
dent The message discloses the patriotism
and craftsmanship of the President in a
broader light than these qualities have yet
been revealed in his executive character,
and his position will receive the commen-
dation of his party friends, while it is invul-
nerable to the attacks Of his political ene-
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Correspondence of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, March S.-The culture OF
tobacco is receiving considerable attention
in this section. A number Of farmers are
planting experimental patches. Perhaps
the largest planter of the weed in this Sec
ton is Mr.. George A. Cowan, who will
plant ten acres. His farm is two miles east
of this place, and those who have seen his
land say it is we'll adapted to the culture OF
tobacco. trust that all who experiment
with tobacco this season may meet with
success. If we can raise tobacco in this
county it will be a more profitable crop
than cotton at eight cents per pound, the
present price. ..
A number of the enterprising citizens of
"West End" Rock Hill are very much i'm
proving that part of town by planting shade
trees. In few years "West End" will be
the most attractive part of the town, and II
the population continues to increase as 1T
has done in the last two years, it will rank
next in population to the section Of our town
known as "Brooklyn," whose population
has been wonderfully increased during the
past year.
Two colored train hands who work on
the material train of the c., G. & a. Rail-
road, which was at this place yesterday,
began playing, when one of them acciden-
tally cut the other on the wrist with knife
he had in his hand. An artery was sever
ed, though the wound is not dangerous.
The wounded man promptly received medi-
cal aid.
The fish pond and park of Messrs. Fried
helm G. Brother, which was so attractive
to our citizens last summer, will he much
more attractive this season. They have
made, and are making a number of i'm
re a
dancing.
There is petition to President Cleveland
in circulation here asking the pardon of
James Gooch, colored, who was recently
sentenced by the U. S. Court at Greenville
to nine months in the South Carolina peni-
tentiary on conviction of perjury. learn
that the petition has already received the
signatures of the jury that convicted him,
and also of a number of the citizens Of this
place.
The eclipse of the sun last Friday after
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining uncalled for in the post office at
Yorkvi1le s c. March 9th. 1885,

Yorkvile S. c., March 9th, 1886:
John j. Astor, Mollie J. Ash, J. II. Adams, Mrs
d. f. Alexander, S. w. Alexander irony Bar
ron, Mrs. w. l.. Baber, John Brian, William
Bratton. Mary Barnwell, J. A. Brown, Mrs. r.
ID. Black, Stephen Bratton, Mrs. NJ. V. Baber,
Fannie Barron, Watsell Bestwood, Warney Bri-
an, Mamie Barnett, Nancy A. Bggers, Rebecca
Branch, Solomon Bryant, Noah Blalock, Jane
Clinton, S. B. Carroll, c. \. Carroll j. D. Clark,
3 r. Carroll, w. B. Cassels, ]. c. Conner, c. A.
Carlisle, D. NJ. Campbell, Lucy Davis, Mrs. r.
J. Dunlap, Mary Dennis, S. Datfers,. James FL
let, Nathan Ellis Susan Ellis, Catharine Fewell,
Chas. B. Francisco, H. l.. Faulkner, Fannie Farr,
Richard Fuller, Laura Ferguson, X. ii. Gllhllan,
Galbraith, Kate Gwin, Malinda Hill.2; Miss A.
d. Thomson, w. r. Horton, Lizzie Hart, r. b.
Hartness, S. J. Holmes, James Harper, j. w.
Hosten, Miss H. NJ. Hogue, John r. Jeter, II.
NJ. Jarvis, Messay Jackson, H.: }. Jones, Jane
Jones, B. King, Lucy Keptley, Wolf Klawansky,
Cynthia Knox, VS.. Loughridge, Lizzie Lough-
ridge, J. J. McCosh, Y. NJ. Morgan, Hattie Mil
Ier. B.NIarck, Katie Neely Wilson Marshall, j.
iser MeG r Rm" W Macke Mst + Voe MSrdocf
w. N. Mellican, Agnes McCants, Mollie Martin,
J. c. Mcknight, NJ. R. Maring NJ. R. Nichols,
James Nivens, Elizabeth Partlow, Ward Parker,
James II. Patterson, Grantson Rost, Emily
Smith, Fayette Stone, Willie e. Spots, John
John Smith, James Smith, 2; Robert Shaw Ma
son Stowe, Richard Sudduth, $. i. Stephenson,
C. f. Smith, w. A. Sassamon, S. H. Smith, Dr.
w. H. Smith, Solea Smith, c. II. Smith,; j. G.
Templeton, Giles Thompson, #. A. Thomasson,
J. c. Troy, 9; V. D. Turner, Mary Thomasson,
John Thomasson, James Turner e. Co., Corrie
Templeton, S. Wilson, w. A. Williams, Kate
Whitesides, j. C. Whitesides, Jessie Weston, 3;
Toney Woods, Mary E. Walker, Violet Watson,
J. A. Whiiesides, Mary Wade, Willie Williams,
J. B. Weston, 2; Henry Wylie,J. b. White
sides, David Watson, Hugh Wallace, J. J: Ward,
John Walker, Jesse Weighted, Elizabeth J.
White, w. p White, Mrs. NJ. G. Wilson, Isaac
Van Tassell.
. Persons calling for any OF the above letters
will please say "advertised."
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COURT STENOGRAPHER.

Publicity having been given in several news
papers to the fact that there has been no appoint
ment of stenographer for the Sixth Circuit,
Judge Witherspoon, upon whom making theap-
pointment devolyes, has dropped us note e1-
planning the cause of the delay in making the
appointment. He has in vain sought the aid OF
four stenographers in this State, as well as men,
bers of the bar of this circuit in his efforts to Sc
cure the services of an efficient officer AS the
responsibility of making the appointment de-
wolves upon Judge Witherspoon, he has conclud-
ed thatit is better to delay the appointment than
to risk the chances of an inefficient officer The
LAWYERS of the circuit with whom he has con-
ferred upon the subject concur in this view. No
experienced stenographer within this State has
as vet applied for the position, though two aP-
plications have been made-one from Nebraska
and the other from New York. The Judge Will
make no appointment however, unless the ap-
plicant is known to possess all the requisite
qualifications to properly discharge the duties OF
the office. Of course, the salary of the Court
Stenographer cannot begin until disappointment
is made; and besides, the Legislature failed to
make an appropriation for that purpose.
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WOMAN,S RIGHTS UTAH.

a large meeting of Mormon women was
held in the theatre at Salt Lake City last
Saturday. Many speeches were made and
protests adopted. The speakers upheld the
right of women to go into polygamy, and
said that thousands of disreputable women
in the East would be glad to be made wives
such as the speakers were. They maintain
ed that the government had no right to say
that women should not marry and might
as we'll take the opposite course and com-
pei virgins from the cloisters to marry.
Such social preferences should be respected
and the government has no right to inter-
fere The protest declared that woman
hood had been outraged in the Courts by
questions about expected maternity, faith
ers of children, &c. Suffrage was declared
to be vested right of women here, and
should not be attacked. An emphatic de-
nial was made that they voted otherwise
than according to their free will. ",rhe no
BILE women" who refused to answer the
questions propounded by the courts were
eulogized and the action of Judge Zane and
United States Attorney Dickson in requir-
ing testimony from the legal wife against
her husband in unlawful cohabitatiOn cases
was condemned. The wives and mothers
of the United States were called upon to
come to the assistance of the women of
Utah in their resistance to interference with
their rights. A committee was appointed
to memoralize the President. One enthu-
siastic speaker was desirous of knowing
"whether Federal officers and courts would
persist in their present course after reading
our protest." Another speaker held the
chloride of petty officials" in contempt.
The Utah Legislature will adjourn this
week and no progress has yet been made
toward assimilating the laws of Utah to
those of the United States. All PROPOSE
tons tend in the contrary direction. The
deadlock between the Governor and the
Legislature is still unbroken.
THE FIRST FATAL ACCIDENT on THE
NEW RAILROAD.-A colOred man by the
name of Anderson, of Charlotte, was accl-
dentally killed on the limo of the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad on Satur-
day by the caving in of dirt from cut.
He was quickly dug out and physician
was summoned, but Anderson had received
internal injuries which resulted in his death
in few hours. At the time of the acci-
dent Anderson was in an infirm physical
condition. Had he been we'll, he would
probably have recovered. He was buried
on Monday at Blacks by Kirby g. Cotton,
by whom he had been employed.-'Meldy
Npm Era, 31m.
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FARMERS MOVING.

A meeting of the farmers of Greenville
county was held in Greenville on the 3rd
instant, and delegates were elected to at
tend the farmers convention which will
be held some time in the spring. They in
vite the convention to meet in Greenville.
Several speeches were made in the meeting,
some of the speakers disagreeing with Far
mer Tillman.
Farmers of Edgefeld county will hold a
meeting in April and the movement there
promises to be a success.
The farmers of Pickens county met on
the I'd instant. The main question discuss
ed was the cultivation Of tobacco. Some of
the most successful farmers of the county
said that they had given tobacco trial, and
from their experience they were against
the tobacco culture. Others believed there
was money in it and intended to give it
a fair test this year. l am of the opinion
that the test will prove success. Passing
from the culture of tobacco, the meeting
took up the "Tillman Convention" but
one farmer objected to calling it the ''Til-
man COnvention'' but preferred calling
it the Farmers Convention" The Farm
ers' move will doubtless have a number of
supporters in this county. "A resolution
was passed to call mass meeting of farm
ers on April /, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the State Convention and ascer-
tanning the sentiment of the farming ele-
ment of the county on the questions which
will probably come before the Convention
purely agricultural, and are opposed to ar
raging one class of citizens against another
in politics.
a farmers meeting was held IN Lancaster
on the 1st instant and the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
That this meeting request that an Agri-
cultural club be formed in each township,
on the 3rd Saturday in March, 1886, at 2
o'clock, p. NJ. and that one delegate for
each twenty members, and one delegate for
each fractional part thereof, be appointed
to attend public meeting at Lancaster Z.
H., to be held on the 1st Monday in April,
next, at II o'clock, A. NJ.
That it is the sense of this meeting,
that State Convention of the planters and
farmers should be held.
That it is the sense of this meeting that
all officers of this State from Governor
down, inclusive of Congressman, shall be
nominated by primary election.
That farmers do not plant so great an
area in cotton, but will plant more of the
cerials and raise their own supplies.
Those persons shall be considered as farm
ers who reside on the farm or whose chief
occupation is farming, and ministers of the
Gospel who are engaged in agriculture.
1t was also moved and carried that three
members from each township be appointed
by the chair to organize agricultural clubs,
which appointments were made in accord
ance with the motion.
The Lisbon Agricultural Club Of Laurens
county has invited Captain B.. r. Tillman
to be present at its meeting on Saturday,
March "a, and address that organization
on the farmers movement.
- The Rev. w. M. Grier, D. d., President
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Wewere pleased to receive call, last Satur-
day, from Mr.. B. +. Upton, editor of the Dallas,
n. c., Current
Mr.. Robert j. Latta, who is engaged as one of
the engineering corps on the railroad building
between Wilson and Fayetteville, n. c., made
flying visit to his home, in this place, last week,
returning on Sunday.
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REPAIRING THE RAILROAD.

The railroad is being repaired by the laying of
new steel rails in the place Of theold ones, which
we learn will be done Immediately for distance
of two miles each direction from the depot.
There is also vague rumor that the track from
Yorkville to Lancaster will be changed to the
standard gauge and that the telegraph line will
be extended from Yorkvlle to Lenoir; but we
fear these last-named improvements are yet in
the dim future.