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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
HYMENEA AL.

MARR1ED-On the Goth ultimo, at the residence
of the brides father, by Rev. r. b. Flanagan,
Mr.. JAMES r. GEE and Miss MINNIE O.
ASH. All of Tennessee.
\ In Tennessee, by Rev. R. B. Flanagan, Mr.. w.
j. ASH and Miss ELLA GOFORTH.
At the residence of the officiating minister, on
the 22nd Of November, 1885, by Rev NJ. A. Con-
molly, Mr.. ROBERT ANDERSON and Miss
JAMIE THOMASSON. All Of York county.
At the residence Of the officiating minister, on
the 18th of January, 1886, by Rev. NJ. A. Connol
ly Mr. J. A. TURNER and Miss HESTER A.
GARRISON. All of York county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
CORRECTION.

The note accompanying the little volume
"Eldon Drayton," noticed in this column last
week, conveyed the information that the author
of the book, Rev. J. L. Stokes, is member OF
the "a. NJ. e. Church, South Carolina Confer
ence," and we accordingly so stated. The gen.
teman who conveyed the book to us was mis-
taken as to the occult meaning of the cabalistic
letters A. NJ. f., supposing their Interpretation
to be "American Methodist Episcopal whereas
they refer exclusively to the dark continent OF
Africa, and as Mr.. Stokes is member OF the
South Carolina Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in justice to that gentleman we
alo ha rorraption
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
A NEW DEAL.

This is election year in South Carolina.
State officers, a General Assembly, and
many county officers must be elected. Dur
ing the past summer the press of the State
largely discussed under the title Of IA New
Deal" the subject of officers for the ad-
ministration, to come off in December next.
BY the common law of the land, If not by
statute, third term for the Presidency is
definitely tabooed. We can recall no case
of governor of South Carolina being ac-
corded more than two terms. AS rule,
the other officers of the executive depart
ment go with the chief. This is as it should
be. The Chief Magistrate, Secretary of
State, Comptroller, Attorney-General, and
so on through the category, are great offi-
GERS of State, and attaching to themselves
more of the honor and dignity than of la
Dor, profit, and necessity for enforcing some
special political platform of principles.
Civil Service rules have no application
here. The Governor should have ability
and be practical and skilled in affairs before
he passes the portals to that high office
the Lieutenant Governor should be prac-
tical and ready parliamentarian the Attor-
ney-General should be sound and able
lawyer; but it is not necessary that the
superintendent of Education should be an
expert accountant, and have served an ap-
premiership in the routine work of arrang-
ing and formulating the categorical ques-
school teachers. There is no objection to a
master Of details, but the qualifications for
these high officers are higher than the
plane of men who are simply skilled in
routine and clerical work. There are hum
dreds of men in the State eminently fit to
fill with ability and credit to the State
these high stations. AS a rule, they are
Justly the rewards of high attainments and
patriotic public service along the line of
party allegiance. This may not always
be the result of popular elections in prac-
tice; successful demagoguery or polite
management may Out-run party honesty,
yet, nevertheless, it is the aspirations Of all
political parties to place their ablest and
most faithful leaders in the posts of honor.
We urge then that the public service does
not demand the retention of the present
State officials in power for another term.
There is every reason that there should
be clean sweep, and if for no other, that
the young men and full grown may see the
way open in our State to distinguished pre-
ferment, and that honorable emulation
be encouraged. We hope to see this mat
ter definitely settled long before the ides
of August, when our State convention will
assemble. In the meantime, let the many
'Richmonds" who are fit to enter the lists,
be carefully canvassed by their hackers, the
worthy Democrats of the counties from
mountain to sea.
This is an Independent position, not an
indictment of the present administration.
Because the Gins" are in and no indictment
found is no argument that they should con-
tinue to "hold the fort;" this would be a
good argument for life tenure or a success
sion to the "crack of DOOM" We will con-
tinue to urge a new deal.-LaWensriUe
HpyuII
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL FAVORS.

We acknowledge the receipt from Senator But
ler of number of Congressional documents,
among them his recent speech in opposition to
the admission of Dakota as State.
We are also indebted to Congressman Hemp
hill for copy of 'The History and Present Con-
dition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press Of
the United Statcs,' compiled from the census of
lSSn~-fvaluable quarto volume of 446 pages.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
MIR. GARLAND.

Several statements having been made re-
Gently to the effect that Mr.. Garland was
scandalously connected with the Rogers
patent ofa telephone company, known asthe
Pan-Electric Telephone, rival Of the Bell
telephone, the latter having secured its
patents by fraud, and hence liable to prose-
cution by the Government, but that Mr.
Garland's connection with the rival COM
pany placed the administration in an EN-
barrassing position, rendering it necessary
for the President to ask for Mr.. Garland's
resignation, Mr.. Garland has made state
ment in the premises, which will he entire
ly satisfactory to the public. The President
has not asked the resignation of Mr.. Gar
land, nor will he, there being no occasion
for it. The statement of Mr.. Garland is to
the following effect, made in the presence
of all the members of the Cabinet:
He reviewed his entire connection with
the Pan-Electric Company. He said he
acquired his stock, of which the par value
is $3.50, 900, for few hundred, having been
advised that it was likely to be profitable
investment. When he was approached and
asked to institute suit in behalf of the
Pan Electric Company he declined peremp-
torily, saying that he was disbarred from
sitting in judgment, and when those who
came to him endeavored to change his mind
he declined to 60 into the subject, and it
was dropped. He said that he gave no adj
vice to, nor did he exchange a word with
Solicitor General Goode. The first that he
knew that it was revived was when he was
informed in Arkansas that Goode had order
ed the suit brought. From that time, du-
ring the various stages resulting in the re-
ferences of the case to Mr.. Lamar, he stated
that he knew nothing of the proceedings,
and talked with no one about them and eX-
changed no word with Secretary Lamar.
In short he said that from the time the
matter came up in his department he had
known nothing of it, and Mr.. Goode had
taken every step without consultation with
him. After making this statement he said
that if any member of the Cabinet thought
he had embarrassed the administration his
resignation was at Mr.. Cleveland's service.
They all said that his action had been prop
er, and no reason existed for his resignation:
In this opinion the President concurred, and
asked him to write out the substance of the
statement for his (the Presidents use. This
Mr.. Garland did, and since then he says
the subject has not been alluded to between
Mr.. Cleveland and himself. This is an au-
thoritative statement, and sets at rest the
stories that pressure has been brought upon
Mr.. Garland to resign. He says that he
has no intention of doing SO, and that he
has yet to discover wherein he has done
anything to warrant any such action on his
part
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
Market Aeports.

YORKVILLE, February 17.-Cotton to 81.
LIVERPOOL, February l5.--Cotton steady;
uplands, l5-16d.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Cotton dull mid
ding uplands 91-16. Futures closed steady with
sales Of H. 100 bales as follows: February, 9.95
to 9.97; March, 900 to 9.0l; April, 900 to 9.lO;
May, 9.19 to 9.2O; June, 9.29 to $50; July, 9.36
to 9.37; August, 9.43 to 9.44; September, 9.22 to
9.03.
CHARLESTON, February l5.--Cotton quiet;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
MORE COYICTIONs.

In TIE Unified States Circuit Court at Green
vile the following convictions of defendants
from York county were made last week, as we
learn from the News:
julius Mcconnell, colored; retailing liquor
without license. Found guilty and sentenced
to one month in York county jail and fine OF
$780,
George Coleman, coored, pleaded guilty Of the
same offence. Sentenced to five months in
York county Jail, and fine of 500.
From Deputy Marshal Beckham, who came
down on Monday for witness, who was in
iail, we learn that there are two more cases from
York vet to be tried.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18

THE COTTON CRoP.-The special cotton
Washington estimate the cotton remaining
on plantations on the first of February, the
proportion of lint to seed quality, average
date of close of picking and price of cotton
on seed. Date Of closing varies from No
vember 25th to December 1lth, but aver
ages for the cotton belt about nine days
later than last year:
Florida, November 25 Alabama, Novem-
ber % South Carolina, November 30 North
Carolina, December 2; Georgia and Texas,
December 3; Arkansas, December 4; Mis-
sissippi, December s; Louisiana and Ten
nessee, December TO- The quality is poorer
than last year on the Atlantic coast, with
much discolored and trashy fibre. The
staple is shorter than usual, except in ia
vored locations west Of the Mississippi and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
4 LITERARY TREAT!
u IIISIHll|1, VIII UoFfFof r1feo WI 111' 'e'
POPULAR LECTURES

In the Principals Room of the Yorkville High
School, this week, on the following evenings
and subjects:
Tonight, Wednesday, Feb. T.-Sir Walter
Scott, Poet and Novelist.
Thursday night, 1tSh.-Mary Stuart, Queen O.
Scots.
Friday night, 19th.-Sir Thomas More and his
famous Utopia.
Admission 25 cents Course tickets, 60 cents !;
Pupils of the School, Is cents Course 80 cents.
Tickets at the York Drug Store. Commence
at 7.30.
February IS 1t
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Comparative Cotton Statement.
Spetial MotItes.
RELIGIOUS Notice.

: will preach at Mt. Vernon Church next Sun
day, the 2lst instant, and will hold q church
meeting on Saturday before at l o'clock, P. NJ.
All members will please be present on Saturday.
A. J. MCLEOD.
February Is 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
RAILROAD ELECTION.

On Monday last Messrs. w. L. Roddey, w. B.
Wilson, Jr, and Fred. II. London presented to
the County Commissioners petition of the free
hold voters of Catawba township, praying that
an election be ordered in that township on the
question of the township making subscription
of 900 in aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago Railroad, OH conditions stipulated in
the petition. The election was ordered, and Sat-
urdav the Goth of March the day appointed for it
to be held at the usual polling place in Rock
1I;1I
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18

Rev. J. X. Faulkner, Of Fort Mill, will lpreacl
in the Baptist Church at Iorkville, this (Wednes
day. evening at Z! o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
OUR PREMIUM BUGGY.

Club makers for the ENQUIRER, or others in
terested, are informed that the splendid buggy,
which we offer as q 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, 1886-02-18
PETERKIN COTTON SEED.

n HAVE few bushels Of pure PETERklN
4 COTTON SEED for sale which oher al sl:Zo
Der bushel of 30 pounds. The State agents price
is Sl.5O. The difference in yield between the Pc
terkin and ordinary cotton will pay for the pick
ing speak from experience o,,,,e,,
Fehruary Is II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

A LII persons having demands against the es-
n tate Of j. II. WILLIAMSON, deceased, are
notified to present the same within the time
prescribed by law, duly attested. Those indebt-
ed to said estate will be required to make imme-
diate payment
R. f. GUTHRIE, Administrator.
Eobruorv 1s 3t#
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
OBLTU AR Y.

DIED-Near Bethel, OH the 7th instant, MAR
GARET L. FARIS, aged 36 years.
Near Bethel on the oath ul.imo, Mrs. LOul-
"a POTEET in the 4Oth year of her aye.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, February 15.-Pursuant to
notice given, number of citizens OF Ebene-
zer township assembled at EbeneZer Acad-
emy on Saturday last to consider the ques-
tion of petitioning the County Commits
tsioners to order an election to subscribe to
the capital stock of the Charleston, Cincin-
natl and Chicago Railroad. Mr.. Frank II.
Brown was called to the chair and Mr.. j..
G.. WinbOrn requested to act as secretary.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
That committee Of ten be appointed to
solicit the signatures of majority of the
freehold voters of Ebenezer township to a
petition to the County Commissioners to
order an election in said township to sub
scribe $4,000 to the capital stock OF the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail
road, said subscription to be conditioned
upon said railroad being completed to ROCK
Hill, and to traverse said township OF Ebe-
nezer distance of not less than six miles,
and to run in the vicinity of Ebenezer vii
lage.
The chair appointed as said committee
Messrs. Henry Massey, R. T. Gillespie, E..
B. Biggers, j. C. Wilborn, w. H. Taylor,
r. S. Mcconnell, Thomas Barron, James
P. Hutchinson, B. C. Presley and DIR. Thos.
Carothers.
Considerable interest is taken by the citi-
zcns in the proposed railroad y delegation
from Catawba township will visit 4orkville
to-day with a petition asking the County
Commissioners to order an election in Ca
tawba township.
The Presbyterian congregation at this
place have placed hot air register in the
basement of their church, for the purpose
of heating the same. l regret to hear Il
rumored that the Rev. w. B. Jennings,
pastor of this Church, will likely resign to
accept call to the Presbyterian Church in
Greenville, S. &. 1 only trust it may end
in rumor, as Mr.. Jennings has endeared
himself not only to his congregation, but
the whole community during his stay here.
Our town is going to lose an old land
mark Messrs. Friedheim & Bro, who pur-
chased the "Old Springs House, some time
ago, are going to remove it. 1t is one OF
the oldest houses in our town.
Wv. G. Reid & Co. are building large
Warehouse on Black street.
Lou White, the cOlored woman who was
so badly burnt by the explosion OF the Oil
can some days ago, is much better and her
physician thinks she will recover.
kCaptain Iredell Jones has put up shingle
mill. He proposes to make shingles out Of
our native wood. He does not see the ne
cessity of paying freight on shingles brought
from distance when our forests abound
with timber suitable to their manufacture.
There was an oyster supper and festival
given at Roddey's Hall on Friday night,
which was enjoyed by all who attended.
Considering the disagreeable night it was
certainly success financially, the net re-
ceipts being $40, which were given to the
Baptist Church.
Mr. A. D. HOler has been appointed
shool trustee for this school district in place
of Col. j. NJ. Ivy, deceased. HAL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
DEATH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR.

Ex-Governor Seymour died at 10 O'Clock
last Friday night, in Utica, n. Y, at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Roscoe Conk-
ling. He began to fail perceptibly at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Shortly afterward,
owing to stimulants being administered
him, he rallied little, but soon relapsed
into total Inconsistencies. During his ILL.,
ness he experienced little if any physical
suffering, and on the day of his death was
wholly without pain. Mrs. Seymour, who
is very i'll, sat with her husband during
the afternoon. Most of the time the ex-
Governor rested peacefully. At half past
8 he was sinking rapidly-his pulse could
scarcely be counted and respiration was
more and more difficult. He expired with
out a struggle and as peacefully as if falling
asleep. The immediate cause of his death
was cerebral effusion-the usual process of
death in old age.
Governor Seymour occupied a prominent
position in the public affairs of the country.
An effective speaker, and State Senator in
the most critical period to the Union arms
in the late war, he was one OF the chief
agents in reconciling his party in that State
to continue the struggle to successful ter
mination; and by his action more than any
cause the anti-draft riots in New York city
in 1863 were quelled and peace and order
restored. He was essentially ''war Dem
ocrat," unswerving in his devotion to the
Union. A politician of the old regime, his
purity was never questioned, and his public
life was without a stain. In the campaign
of 1868, he was the Democratic nominee for
President and was defeated by Grant, who
was then the idol of the North and West,
and secured his election on his fame as
soldier.
His funeral took place at . o'clock last
Tuesday afternoon from Trinity Church,
Utica, Bishop Huntington conducting the
services, which were very simple.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
SOIJTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The oat crop in portions Of kershaW was
ruined by the freeze and great damage was
done to bitches by walls freezing and falling
in.
- A. l.. Foster, of Anderson, dug silC
three wears ago and filled it with ensilage
which he says is now as sound as when ne
put it in.
- Congressman Aiken is still confined tc
his bed at home. He is slowly improving
however, though it is doubtful whether he
will be able to attend the present session Of
Congress.
- The body of Clemens Claucious, well
known East Bay merchant of Charleston
was found floating in dock at that city on
Saturday. He is supposed to have walked
overheard while temporarily insane.
- The Fort Mill Council of the American
Legion of Honor has paid the family of the
late r. B. Withers $4,000, that being the
amount of Mr.. Withers' policy in that or
der.
- The finances of Claredon county are in
bad way. The county commissioners
have made contracts far in excess of the ap-
preparations. Creditors are clamoring at an
empty treasury.
The MethOdists of East KershaW Cir
cult are in rebellion against their preacher.
The Rev. J. w. Porter was assigned them
by conference, but the presiding elder sent
! them a local eXhOrter named ReasOner, who
found many churches closed against him
and slim congregations in others, and ne
reasons with them in vain.
- In Newberry last week Judge kcrshaW
stated that he was decidedly Of the opinion
that Trial Justices have no jurisdiction IN
cases of petty larceny, and larceny, and
that the act of the Legislature comforting
jurisdiction upon them is unconstitutional
and void. This opinion was expressed in
case that had been taken up to the Circuit
Court on appeal. But upon question of so
much Importance the Judge desired to take
further time to consider it and reserved his
decision. X
- In the case Of John G. Ferguson on trial
at Abbevile for the murder of Benedict,
the jury, after being out forty-rwo hours,
reported on Saturday night that they had
! failed to agree. a mistrial was ordered
and the jury discharged. The. jury remain
ed almost unchanged from the beginning
! to the end, and stood eight for convic-
tion and four for acquittal. At the first
! trial only two were for conviction, and at
| the second seven were for conviction. From
| this it would seem that the defence is get
! ting weaker instead Of stronger. The jury
seemed to be very tired and some were ap-
parently much exhausted by their long
confinement, having been kept together by
the Court under deputy since Monday
morning. The prisoner is looking thin and
weak, owing to recent sickness ana the stls-
pense of the trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
PERSONAL MENTION,
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

DR.. Montague J. Lowry and family, of
Meridian, Mississippi, are visiting the parents
of the Doctor in this place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18

Is your convalescence slow and tedious? Then
try a bottle Of Westmorelands CALISAYA
TONIC, and take as directed. twill soon make
you strong and we'll again, is perfectly harmless
and faultless Can be used by the infant, the
aged and the infirm. For sale by
LOWRY & STARR.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18

OLD AND INFIRM.-James Madison
Wells, famous republican politician of the
reconstruction era in Louisiana, has become
old, poor and blind. His former political
lapses have now returned to plague him
with their malodrons memory. He was a
native southerner, but in the mad hunt for
gain lent himself to methods so question.
able as to destroy alike self respect, his well
considered methods for the aggregations of
personal pelf, his standing in the evil CO.
horts among whom he had aligned himself,
ahd what was more disastrous to him, the
"thirty pieces of silver" for whose posses,
sion he had risked all that man should
hold dear.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
Line upon Line.

We have given the readers of the ENQUIRER
line upon line, here little and there little,
about the Celebrated Piedmont Beauty Tobacco.
Calling attention of consumers in this way, has
induced them to try it, and the extra fine quail
ty Of the Tobacco keeps their patronage We
have no idea we exaggerate when we say that it
has now, the biggest sale of any brand ever sold
in the County. The genuine can be had only at
the York Drug Store, of Kuykendal.
4 Hight in the Window and u tap at the
~ Door.
In our up stairs passage window over the
York Drug Store, light burns every night.
A tap at the door or ring Of the gong will bring
up the proprietor who will cheerfully serve all
who are so unfortunate as to need medicines at
night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-18
CHURCH NOTICES.

Presbyterian-Rev. T. r. English, Pastor.
Services at II A. NJ, and p. NJ, next Sunday.
Sunday-school at 3 P. M.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. w. W. Daniel Pas-
tor. Services every Sunday at IL y. NJ, and
P. NJ. Sunday-school at P. M. every Sunday.
Prayer-mecting Wednesdays at 7 P. NJ.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j. Z.
Galloway, Pastor. Services at II a. NJ. next
Sunday. Sunday-school at 8! p. M.
Baptist-Rev. J. T.. Covington, Pastor. Ser
vices at Union next Sunday mornngat IL clock,
and in the church at Yorkville at 7.l5 p. NJ.
Kings Mountain Misson-Rev. l.. a. John
son, Pastor. Preaching at Philadelphia Church
next Sunday at II A. NJ, by the pastor; and at
Kings Mountain chapel at , P. NJ, by Rev. W.
w, Daniel.