Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-04-29
Correspondence of the YOrkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

LEllER FRUM KUN HILL.
Rock HILL, April 2G.-Yesterday being
Easter Sunday, the usual Easter services
were held in the Episcopal church at II A.
ted. Mr.. E. R. Stitt officiated at the organ,
and the music rendered by the choir would
do credit to any city. During the Ofertory
Miss Annie Pride sang very sWeetly, "Con-
slider the Lilies" The services were very
impressive. In the afternoon the rector
delivered an address to the Sunday-school
children, after which the mite chests con-
tanning their Easter offerings were opened,
and a nice sum was found to be the result.
To-day an election was held for wardens
and vestrymen to serve the church for the
ensuing year. The following were elected:
Observation-Disclosures Jones, John r.
London, Jr.
Nst1ymen.-Allen Jones, W.. B. Wilson,
Jr., f. B. Rock, Il. M. DuBose, NJ. John
son.
Delegates to Diocesan Convention.-Cad-
wallader Jones, j. r. London, Allen Jones,
#. NJ. DuBose.
On last night services were held in the
Baptist, Presbyterian and acknowledgements
es. At the latter church services will be
held every afternoon and night during this
week.
Our citizens now begin to believe that
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad to this point is assured. / learn
that the corps of engineers will be at this
place tomorrow and begin the work of
permanently locating the road and securing
rights of way. This certainly looks like
business.
Miss Willie Miller, who was hurt by
jumping from a buggy several days ago, IS
still confined to the house and is suffering
considerable pain.
/ Miss Lula Love, of M~cConnellsville, is
Visiting friends at this place. Miss Love is
quite a favorite here, and Judging from the
attention she receives by the young men
of our town, it is natural to suppose that
some of them would be most happy to leave
the "Miss'' off in addressing her.
In the early days of Rock Hill, MAY
day. was always anticipated with a great
deal of pleasure by the young people, as it
was always the custom to have a May party
or picnic on that day. But it seems that
the custom will not be kept.up this season,
as 1 hear of no proposed enjoyment for the
young people.
4Miss Lille Nicely, daughther Of Mr.. Thorn
as N. Nicely, was married at the residence
of the brides father, in Ebenezer township,
on Wednesday last, to Mr.. Benjamin Mas
sey, Rev. J. II. Thornwell officiating.
One Of Rock Hills young men will leave
for Greensboro, N. c., on Wednesday, and
one of the fairest young ladies of that City
of Flowers, whom he will claim as his
wife. The young ladies of Greensboro seem
to be quite an attraction to our young men.
This will be the second match within the
last six months, and 1 learn that there is san
other precinct yet to hear from. HAL.
THE LABOR PROBLEM.
In response to a requst from Hon. H. w.
Pope, of Marshall, Texas, Mr.. Jefferson
Davis has written an open letter to that
gentleman giving his views as to what leg
islation might be adopted to bring about
harmony and unity between capital and
labor. Mr.. Davis letter contains practical
suggestions, and is to the point. He says:
The old war between capital and labor has
called forth the best intellects of Europe. 1t
has distributed commerce, OverthrOWn gov
ernments, produced anarchy and crept from
the wreck without solving the problem.
With US the contest is in its incipient state,
and happily it may be that something can
be done to check its growth. Self interest
and free competition for labor, will, where
ever laborers are abundant, give the rich
power to Cypress the poor. We cannot leg
islate to destroy self interest, for that lies
at the foundation of progress, and our eff
forts must therefore be directed to unity
ing the interest of labor and capital, as far
as this may be done by the Legislature of a
State.
The present form of conflict in our coun.
try is between associated labor and the or,
CARNATIONS employing it. 1t is not suf-
ticent answer to say that the price of labor
has advanced, unless it can be shown that
its profits have moved pari passu with the
profits of capital, for in this, as in other
things of comparative welfare, we must
consider relative improvement. The stand
ard of comfort rises proportionately to the
increase of wealth in a country.
Your idea of a court of arbitration l
think, has much to recommend it. The
organization of such a court, so as to secure
equally the confidence of both c~ontending
parties, would require both liberality and
discretion, and it would be needful that
their decisions should be based on some
thing like the cooperative principle of an
industrial partnership, in which the wages
of employees should be measured by the
profits of a corporation. If, in this manner,
a community of interest should be estab-
lished, welfare and contentment both
would seem to be a possible result.
THE NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.