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have lasted thirty seconds. The waves moved
from. north to south. The shocks caused no in
terruption of business, and although the people
were disappointed by the recurrence of the
disturbances they hope that the worst is over.
Summerville also suffered by the shocks of
Friday morning and afternoon. The afternoon
shock caused considerable damage in the way of
cracking nearly all of the chimneys which had
been rebuilt since August 81. The relief COM
mittee held meeting Friday night and found
that at least seventy-five chimneys are so badly
damaged that they will have to come down.
They estimated the damage to buildings at three
thousand dollars A number of geysers have
been discovered where water spouts up contin-
uously accompanied by fine sand of different
colors. The geyser water has an odor similar
to that of kerosene OIL but that is attributed
to the drainage of the creosote works near by.
The latest intelligence from Charleston is to the
effect that no shakes have occurred there since
Friday, and there were mono at Summerville on
Monday,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

There are now thirty-three prisoners in York
county Jail, ten of whom are serving sentences
imposed at the recent term of the t.S Circuit
Court at Greenville, four serving sentences Of
trial Justices courts, and nineteen awaiting trial
at the approaching term of the Sessions Court,
their names and the offences charged being as
follows:
Albert Robinson, colored; burglary and lar
ceny.
Grant McCallum, colored; burglary and lar
ceny.
s. NJ. Rutledge, white; burglary.
Lizzie White, colored; larceny.
Martin Burris, colored arson.
William Casey, colored gambling.
Edward Crawford, colored; housebreaking
and larceny.
Peter Crockett, colored; assault and battery
with intent to kill. -. g..
Joseph Gwin, colored; malicious killing OF
live stock.
Bill Norton, colored, and Ellen Dover, white !;
fornication.
Jack Hamrick, ,colored, and Louisa Dover,
white; fornication.
George Partlow, colored; burglary and larceny.
Adam Sloan and Alexander Barnhill, colored ;
burglary and larceny.
Meek Barnett, colored assault and battery
with intent to kill, and carrying concealed
weapon.
Harriet Greene, white; fornication.
Sam White, colored assault and battery with
intent to kill.
Resides the above, there will be the usual num-
ber of cases in which the defendants are on
recognizance by the trial justices, from which
it may be seen that the Sessions docket will be
unusually full.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27

THE CHARLESTON DEMoCRACY.-In the
Charleston County Democratic Convention
last week the following Legislative nomi-
nations were made: For the Senate, G..
Lamb Buist; for the House, James Simonss,
Jno. f. Ficken, John D. Cappleman, w.
H. Brawley, G. A. McHugh, Jas. p.
Lesene, DIR. H. B. Lee, R. C. Barkley, ST.
mon Hyde, J. E. Burke, P. P. Toale and
Geo. M. Mears, colored.
Capt. i. w. Dawson introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted with
great enthusiasm
Resolred, That the Democratic Conven-
tion of Charleston County returns its most
grateful and truly fraternal thanks to the
American people who, without distinction
of section or political feeling, have come
to the aid of Charleston in her hour of su-
preme necessity. The assistance so gener-
ously and promptly given is accepted as an
expression of the touch of nature which
makes the whole world kin, and also a graf.
flying proof that previous differences and
divisions are forgotten, and that this is in
deed and in truth reunited country for
which and in whose service none will 60
further than the Democracy of this country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
Correspondence Of the YOrkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM FORT MILL.

FORT MILL, October 25.-What next
This is the question that agitates the mind
of the average citizen of the "cut off," On
last Friday morning, about 5 o'clock, sew
eral of our citizens found themselves stand
ing on the cold floor and listening to the
music of the earthquake. Again at 2.47 T.
NJ, the town was considerably shaken by
a shock which lasted several seconds and
cave rise to no little terror on the part OF
nervous people. One of the business men
in this town ran out of his store and said ne
thought the whole concern was about to
collapse. He says he acolked out:
This is certainly year of disaster. Floods
in the spring, drought in the summer,
earthquakes and short crops in the fall.
The horrible destruction at Sabine pass,
coupled with the burning of the earth above
Camden, are enough to arouse the inquiry
which heads this epistle. But this is not all.
Last, but not least to be wondered at, we
hear of rain gently falling from clear sky
in one little spot at Cheraw continuously
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
MORE OUAKING.

About o'clock last Friday morning many OF
our citizens were awakened by the ominous
rumbling preceding an earthquake shock and
soon the tremor was felt. Though OF short du-
ration it was of sufficient force to vibrate build
ings and rattle windows. At 2.54 on the same
afternoon more severe shock occurred, which
so affected buildings as to cause momentary
alarm though no damage resulted from either
shock.
The force of these shocks extended as far
north as Washington, D. G., and as far south as
Savannah, and as far westas Chattanooga Tenn.,
Louisville, KY, and Columbus, Ohio, every
town or city in the area thus covered reporting
the vibrations as occurring at about the same
hours, allowing for the difference in time.
In Charleston the shocks were enough to shake
buildings, bring down loose plastering, and
widen the cracks made in the houses by the
previous shocks, but no loss of life is reported
from any quarter and no serious damage to
property. The custom house was badly shaken,
the western wing being cracked and the walls
supporting the roof on the west giving way
slightly. The shock in the afternoon is said to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

Niiss Fannie Orr, of Charlotte, N. G., is visit
ing Mrs. Jos. O. Walker, of this place.
Mrs. B. J. Barber and three children, of Sum-
merville, are in Yorkville visiting the family OF
Mr.. a. Cody.
,/Mrs. Margaret James, and Mrs. Betty Houser
and family, of Lincolnton, N. c., are in York
vile, visiting Mrs. Frank E. Smith.
Mrs. J. S. Muller, of Columbia, has been in
Yorkville for the past few weeks with her sister,
Miss Lila Peck, who has been very i'll with ty-
phoid fever. 81.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith and her daughter,
Mrs. T. B. Huger, and three children of the lat
ter, of summerville are in Yorkville at Mrs.
c. J. Robertson's. ..r:
Rev. Thomas E. Gilbert, formerly pastor Of
the NJ E. Church at this place, but now mem
Der Of the New York East Conference and pas
tor of West Haven, Conn.,, church, is visiting
relatives in this State, and with his family ar
rived here yesterday, on visit to his BROTHER
Mr.. Frank A. Gilbert.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
CHURCH NOTICES.

Episcopal -sunday-school at $50 P. NJ, the
bell ringing at 3 o'clock:
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. L. A. john
son, Pastor. Services at Philadelphia Church
next Sunday at II A.: NJ, and at shannon's
School House at o'clock, p. NJ:
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. J. e.
Galloway, Pastor. Services at Tirzah next Sun
day at IL A. NJ, and at Yorkville at p. M.
Sunday school in the church at this place at 1
p. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal.-Rev. w. w. Daniel,
Pastor Services next Sunday at II A. NJ, and
M. Sunday-school at $50 P. M. Prayer
meeting this evening at Z o'clock
Presbyterian-Rev. r.. r. English, Pastor
Services next Sunday at II A. NJ. and +. M.
Sunday-school at P. NJ. Prayer-meeting to-
morrow evening at o'clock.
Baptist.-Rev. J. Z. Covington, Pastor. NO
services next Sunday. The pastor will be abb
sent in attendance on the Sunday-school Con-
vention, which convenes at Paran, on Friday.
Sundayzschool at P. M.-PTayer-meeting this
evening at 'clQok.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
MARRIED IN YORKVILIEN.

On Wednesday afternoon last, at the!residence
of Mrs. J. Bolton Smith, of this place, Mr.. c. S.
Holdeman, of Raleigh, N. c., and Mas Anna V.
Kerr, of Hickory, N. g., were united in mar
riage, the Rev. w. w. Daniel solemnizing the
rite which made s'two souls with but single
thought, two hearts that beat as one" The hap
py couple left on the evening train for the home
of the groom.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
SPECIAL TRAINS.

For the accommodation ofthose desiring to at
tend the Chester fair this week, a special train,
commencing to-day, will be run on the Chester
and Lenoir Railroad, and continued tomorrow
and next day. leaving Yorkville on each day at
7.16 A. NJ, and arriving at York street, Chester,
at s.2G A. NJ. Returning, the train will leave
York street, Chester, at 44OP. NJ, each day, and
arrive at Yorkville, at $50 P. M. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
vALuABLE COTTON REPORT.

We have received from Messrs. Latham, AL
exander e. Co., bankers and commission mer-
chants, New York, their annual review, "Cotton
Movement and Fluctuations, 1881 to 1886, which
publication has long been accepted as the highest
authority on the subject treated. Besides accu-
rate and condensed tables giving the fluctuations,
receipts, stocks, supply and distribution of cot
ton for each year commencing with 1881, it also
contains articles, giving much information to the
cotton trade, written bv Hon. George B. Loring,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington, D.
c., and Joseph Nimmo, Jr., Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics, Treasury Department, Washington.
1t also gives the highest and lowest prices OF
cotton, spot and futures, for all months during
every week from 1881 to 1886, and is an invalua-
BILE compendium of valuable information. The
book is beautifully printed and elegantly bound,
and is sold at 81 per copy. 1t should be in the
office library of every banker and merchant in
terested in the movement of the great southern
staple. !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
FINE COTTON YIELD.

On Wednesday last, Mr.. Sam M Grist sold in
this market bale of 48O pounds, ginned by Mr..
L. R. Williams from 1,O90 pounds of seed cotton.
1t was of the Peterkin variety, and this yield
fully sustains the reputation ofthe Peterkln cot
ton for fine yield of lint from given quantity
of seed The cotton was bought by Messrs.
Riddle & Pegram at 8! cents, the top of the York
Vile market on that day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.N

Mr.. Thomas l.. Moss died of heart disease. at
his residence, four miles southwest of Yorkville,
on Thursday last, 2lst instant. He came to
Yorkville from Virginiaf lin the year 1886, and
was employed for many years as stage driver
between this place and the towns OF Chester,
Union and Charlotte. He was born on the
9th of November, 1901, and at the time of his
death was aged s3 years il months and u days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27

feet square. This wonderful occurrence has
been going on daily for four weeks past, as
the residents of the vicinity testify. While
the rain was falling Saturday persons
climbed up the trees to make investiga-
tions. The leaves and twigs were perfectly
dry, and while they were in the top of the
trees they could see the rain coming down
from above them. Noperson even attempts
to explain the phenomenon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. w. P. Hope & Co.-Notice.
Hunter & Oates-Positively Great, &c.
H. F. Adickes Grand Central Depot.
Lindsay & Moore--Best Qualities, Lowest Prices.
Withers Notwithstanding
NJ. Strauss-Great Shake in Prices.
Frew Brothers-Money in Your Pocket.
John C. Kuykendal-At Wholesale.
Lowry & Starr-Free Circulating Library.
Riddle & Pegram-Notice.
James +. Gettys and others-Notice to Tres
paSSerS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27

An erroneous impression existing with some
persons in reference to certain provisions of the
stock law, for the information Of all concerned,
we publish this week such sections of it as will
make clear the duty and obligations of stock
owners - e.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION. "

In the United States Circuit Court at Charles
ton, last Wednesday, Judge Simonton presiding,
the following Democratic supervisors of election
for York county, were appointed w. G. White
sides, w. J. Stanton, L. M. McGill, w. D. Gas
ton, J. NJ. Mccullough, G.. E.. NJ. Steele, John
Knox, D II. Leslie, B. D. Springs, John A. By
ers, William White, w. Meek Faulkner, j. Le-
onidas Moore, John D. Mcdonnell, J.. H. White
SAM S. Smith, J. w. Dobson. T..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
sALE POSTPONED. "

We are authorized to announce that the time
for the sale ofthe lands belonging to the assigned
estate of the late J, NJ 1Iyy. has been changed
from Monday next, to the, Tuesday following.
advertised, but will be adjourned to the next
day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
THE STOCK LAW.

The receipts of cotton in the Yorkville market
from September lst to yesterday, 18th instant,
aggregate 76l bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

IL
Charles Pinckney WOfford, conceded the
leading young lawyer at the Spartanburg
bar, and prominent member of his church,
died in Spartanburg on the goth instant,
after long and painful illness.
"A Boston dispatch says that j. Hendrix
McLane, the Independent candidate Tor
Governor of South Carolina in 1880, is to
enter Tufts Divinity School in a few weeks
to take special course in preparation Tor
the ministry.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell, who lives
near Tiller's Ferry, Chesterfield county, is
1O1 years old, in good health and remark
ably active. One day last week she was
seen in field picking cotton.
On Friday night last Robert Bruce, the
sixteen-year-old son of ThornWell Bruce, OF
Lancaster county, was kicked by horse,
which he was trying to catch. one OF ms
jaw bones was broken and other bones OF
the face were badly fractured. lie has not
been able to speak or to eat since. he COM
municated the circumstances to his father
by writing on slate.
Jap Davis, who has just been convicted
of wife murder aid sentenced to be hanged,
in Anderson, has some curious ideas.
Among other things, he thinks that Judg.
ment day is near at hand. He thinks that
after judgment day an entirely new race OF
people will inhabit this earth, and there
will not be any lawyers on the new earth.
w. ]. Arrants, of Columbia, has begun
suit against Nix q Mayfeld, of Greenville,
under the following circumstances: Mr.. Ar
rants is deputy United States marshal, and
borrowed money from Nix & Mayfeld, CIV
ing as security claims he had against the
government for official services. Nix q
Mayfield subsequently had him arrested
charged with obtaining money from them
on false pretenses, and he was tried before
Trial Justice Croft and discharged. Ar
rants claims 900 damages.
Columbia Register: The railroad depot
at Woodward's, on the G. G. d A. II. H.,
and its contents, together with seventy
eight bales of cotton on the platform, was
DESTROYED by fire last Sunday. 1t was set
afire (either accidentally or on purpose is
not yet definitely ascertained)'by couple
of little negroes who were playing on the
platform. They have fled, and at latest &C.
counts had not been overtaken: Much OF
the cotton, it is said had just been haul.
ed in by the farmers of the nelghb0rhOOd
and had not been received by the railroad.
Loss about $4,000; insurance $1,000. The
building was owned by Brice q Co.
The trial of William A. Jones for the
murder of Stephen D. Woodward on Octo-
ber lst, at Bishopville, Sumter county,
ended in the Sumter Circuit Court, on We'd
nesday, resulting in verdict of acquittal.
When the verdict was announced the spec
tators assembled in the court room applaud
ed loudly, but order was quickly restored
by the Sheriff. The prisoner, who had
borne up we'll during the long and tedious
trial, seemed completely overcome, and it
was several minutes before he could gain
control of his feelings. Woodward had cir
culated reports damaging to the character
of James daughter, and upon his refusal to
retract or apologize James, who is a quiet,
peaceable man, sixty years of age, shot him
dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27

The Spartanburg Democratic Executive
Committee have decided, after hearing
what DIR. Smith, the late candidate for the
State senate, had to say in his protest of the
result of the primary election recently held
in that county, that Mr.. Wofford had been
nominated, and was the nominee of the
Democratic party.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
COTTON RECEIPTS, N

Judge Witherspoon has appointed Mr.. Harry
I. McCaw, of this place, Court stenographer for
the Sixth circuit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1887.
AN ENT, TO THE DROUTH.

The ENQUIRER will be furnished from thi
date until January l, 1887, for 40 cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHER

A nice rain fell here yesterday afternoon, tn
first since the 10th of September.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27

The Columbia correspondent of the Au-
gusta Chronicle learns that the new House
of Representatives of South Carolina will
contain 80 new members and 81 old veter-
ans OF the old members returned, the oc-
cupation of % has been ascertained, and
this shows that 10, or two-thirds are law
NprS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
LESS THAN AVERAGE; CORN FAIR;
su1rI.pLANT OF TOBACCO.


The continued and excessive wet
us.,ber and rain have seriously injured
most Of the crops in this county, ana
the oyerfows Of the bottom LANDS nave
been very destructive.
The wheat harvest would barely nave
reached half an average crop. ana ina,
70 large extent is still in shocks and
sproutiDg in the fields.
The oat crop, which promised to 90
largely above an average and tue
heaviest raised for many years, has
been materially curtsilcd on the high
lands and on the bottom lands almost
totally destroyed. A very good ave-
rage crop is still hoped for from the
highlands.
The corn has suffered from excessive
wet weather in the loTlands, and. to
large extent, been destroyed from over
flow. The crop on the uplsnds is look
ing unusually we'll, and promises to DO
a very large one, which will materially
bring up the shortage Of the bottoms.
The river farmers will also plant rare
ripe corn to some extent 10 the over
flowed districts.
The tobacco crop planted IS shor;
one, owing to the continued low prices
and, though generally looking well, has
been necessarily injured to some ex-
tent by the long wet weather.
Many bridges have been washed
away in the county, necessita!ing, Of
course, considerable expense in re.
building. The mills, as far as heard
from, are all standing, and no dams
have been washed away.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
TIE MIDDLE COUNTRY.
FBuvauna.


SAD ACCOUNTS OF DAMAGE DONE BY
HIGH WATER, &C., &C.
The crops Of the county, as far as |
can hear, are in lamentable condition
from the continued rains and extremely
high waters in creeks; nearly all crops
on them ruined. Wheat is sprouting in
the shock, corn on the creeks and rivers
ruined, and tobacco, in many instances,
covered entirely by mud. Oats are all,
or nearly all, down, and though they
bid fair to be the best crop ever known
here, not one third will be saved, and
they will be damaged.
No injury to mills, &C., that | know
of; some few bridges washed away,
but no very serious damage that way.
buckingham.
WHEAT FAIR; CORN AND OATS
MUCH DAMAGED TOBACCO PLANT
SMALL, BUT THE STAND GOOD.
Wheat is the only crop gathered SO
far, and promised . fair yield for the
quantity seeded, but nearly all of it is
now standing in small cocks in the
field and is very much damaged by
sprouting; besides, the heavy rains of
last week carried off large quantities
from the lowgrounds.
The hay and oat crops promised to
be the best for years, but the freshet Of
last week destroyed nearly all of both
crops in the bottom.lsnds, and the oats
on the highlands in . great many in
stances are lying fiat on the ground and
cannot be saved.
The corn crop was very late planted
and small for the season, and that on
the fairgrounds is badly washed and
covered up, and it don't seem nov that
. half q crop can possibly be made
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
THE IIpEwArER COUNTRY.
Wessnaoreiaad.

A VERY GOOD REPORT AS TO WHEAT
AND CORN AND POTATOES.
Average yield Of wheat threshed so
far about eight or nine bushels TO the
acre, though some farmers hare made
twenty-five bushels to the acre. eau
not give the average yield for the coun-
", Is but little has been threshed,
owing to wet weather.
Corn Is looking very promising on
the highlands, and more than an ave-
rage crop msy be expected. but on the
lowlsnds and river bottoms II is quite
the reverse. Farmers are backward in
The potato crop, both Irish and sweat,