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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
A LONG SESSION.

When Congress met last Monday morn
ing, it broke the record in regard to length
of session. No preceding Congress ever
continued it's regular session from Deem
Der into the following October. One Con-
gress. the Thirty-frst, sat until September
80, and two others, the Twenty-seventh and
Thirty-second, until August 81.
Eight others have continued their ses-
sions until August, while others have held
short special sessions in the summer ana
autumn just preceding the beginning OF
the regular first session, but no Congress
before this has ever sat continuously from
December into October.
The actual number of days ofth's session,
up to this time, is 232 the number of bills
introduced in both houses is 1925, and
about 300 resolutions, which is more than
was ever introduced in both sessions of any
previous Congress.
So far the number of bills which have
passed both houses of Congress and been
sent to the President for his consideration,
is about ], 200, and of this number he has
vetoed about loo.
The House of Representatives has not
had a quorum for several weeks, but such
business as could be done "by unanimous
consent" has been done, and as one of the
annual appropriation bills, the general de-
fciency, is still before the conferees OF the
two houses, it cannot yet be said that
the years regular work for either house is
finished. The. sessions of the House will
probably be short, and little business OF IN
terest is likely to be transacted by that
body during the present week. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill, now in
conference, is expected to reach the house
before the close of the week.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
Senate this week, and is to be taken up tor
debate on Monday next. Senator Chand-
ler's resolution looking to the investlga-
ton of political methods in Louisiana is
likely to furnish a text for political speak
ing by Senators this week and next.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

RAILROAD MISUNDERSTANDING to
the earnings of the railroads in this State,
the Charleston World says: "There is no
better thermometer of a States material
growth and prosperity, than the exhibit
Which the railroad companies make, and
it ought to be gratifying to the people of
this State to know that the total earnings
of South Carolina for the single month of
July last, showed a gain. of sixteen per
cent, or $74,0 900 increase over the same
month of 1887. The exact figures are $780,
$3.50, against 1921 1910 of the same
month in the previous year."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
RECEIPTS,

The fair weather of the past few days has
been favorable to the cotton crop, which is
opening out better than it gave promise a
month or less ago. Picking is progressing
favorably and the staple is being marketed
rapidly, though commencing at a later date
than last year. There was quite a rush OF
cotton in town last Saturday, and as high
as 9.35 was paid. Farmers will find York
Vile as safe a market as any to which they
can take their cotton. The sales in this
market to date, since September l, amount
to 661 bales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
+ pERsONAL MENTION.

\ MrISumter l.. Lowry returned from "a
latka, Florida, last Thursday morning, and
will probably remain here until the fever
scourge in that State is ended.
y MI. Frank McElwee having received the
appointment to the vacant cadetship from
this county in the Citadel Academy, has
gone to Charleston to enter that institution.
Mr.. A. Williford, of Winnsboro, came
up last Saturday afternoon and spent two
or three days in Yorkville.
|xMr. John f. Lowry and family nave
removed to Columbia. Rev. T.. u. Patrick
has leased Mr.. Lowry's house on Cleve-
land street and is now occupying it.
Clarence M. K~uykendal has gone to
Baltimore for the purpose of entering as a
student the medical department of the
University of Maryland, in which he will
take a full course.
Rev. J. c.. Galloway, pastor of the A. Il.
P. Church, is attending the meeting OF the
First Presbytery at New Sterling, n. c.
Mr.. Thomas A. Hardeman, who built
the bridge of the Three C's Railroad over
Catawba river, has secured the contract tor
rebuilding the bridge across the savannah
at Augusta, washed away by the recent
freshet.
Judge Witherspoon is presiding at Green
Vile this week, having had a three weeks
term in hat county.
Court Stenographer McCaw left here last
Monday morning to be present at the con-
vening ofthe court of sessions for Falrfleld
county.
tMr. Quay McElwee has accepted a posi-
ton as clerk in Lowry & STAIRS drug store.
fMr.'J. A. Tate has returned to turman
University, Greenville; Mr.. Ed. Hope 10
Erskine, Due West.
Mr.. D. NJ. Castles is clerking for kenne-
dy Bros. & Barron.
Mrs. James J. Vance, of Alexandra,
Va, and Mrs. Agnes Currell, of Davidson
College, N. c., are in Yorkvllle visiting
the family of Mr.. w. A. Moore.
Mrs. d. n. Ross and Miss Jennie Hen
derson, of Charlotte, are visiting the fam
ilv Of Mr.. S. Anderson McElwee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
YORKvILLE AND CHARLESTON.

1AA
The Charleston Daily Sun of last Thurs
day publishes a cartoon suggested by the
opening of the up country to Charleston by
the rapid completion of the Charleston,
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad. An arc
%surmounting the picture includes the
names of every county in the State, begin
ming with York and ending with Charles
ton, these two being the most prominent.
Charleston is represented as a beautiful
maiden, and Yorkville as a demure old
man of the rural type, who has just arrived
on a Three C's train. They each hold
bands which they are in the act of joining,
thus uniting the two sections, the maiden
pointing to rice and cotton mills and other
symbols of commerce and industry, over
which a streamer floats with the inscrip-
ton, "Charleston, the granary ofSouth Car
olina;" and as she bids her new acquaint-
ance welcome, he points with ~pardonable
pride to the rich fields and fertile valleys
of his own county illumined by the lustre
of Kings Mountain, which is shown in
the background. The picture is happily
conceived, with the bare exception that
"Yorkville," if "old and reliable" is not
altogether so ancient and primitive as de
picted. We hope the artists dream will
meet with full fruition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
EXCHANGE OF CoURTEsIEs.


From the Charleston World of Thursday
we take the following:
A meeting of the joint committees repre-
senting the Charleston Exchange, Chamber
of Commerce, Merchants Exchange, Min
ers' Exchange, and the general committee
ofcitizens at large, was held yesterday after
noon at the Charleston Exchange, hon.
w. A. Courtenay presiding. After a very
thorough discussion Of all matters relatlng
to the proposed entertainment OF their In
vited guests from the Three Us Railroad, as
well as Columbia, the following committee
was appointed to confer with Col: ): H.
AveriQ, superintendent Of the u caro-
| lima Railroad. as to a suitable schedule for
arrival and departure Of the excursion
trains. hotel accommodations, and all other
matters relating to the proper reception
and entertainment of the visitors, viz.
| Messrs. J. Adger Smyth, James M. Seig.
Nous, and F. Q. O'Neill. The chairman
was unanimously requested to extend an
invitation to the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION, for the appointment OF a com
mittee from their association to unite with
| the general committee in entertaining our
| friends from the interior.
Before the adjournment of the meeting,
Mr.. Courtenay suggested, if entirely agree
able to the general committee, that Mr.. J,
| Adger Smyth should assume the duties OF
| chairman, and serve as vice chairman dur;
| ing the time that the excursionlsts WouIo
be in the city, which was UNANIMOUSLY
agreed on, after which the meeting adj
journed.
The towns included in the invition, be-
sides the city of Columbia, are Yorkvllle
| Rock Hill, Lancaster and Camden. The
| News and Courier says that October 2oth Is
| the day appointed for the excursion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

The STATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN
A special meeting of the State Democratic
executive committee wa held in Column
bia IN last Wednesday night. From the
Register of Thursday we take the follow
ing report of the proceedings:
The following members Of the commit
tee were present: Gen. James F. Izlar, OF
Orangeburg, chairman Capt. Willie Jones,
secretary, and Messrs. w. J. Fishburne, of
WATERFORD; J.. A.. Hoyt, of Greenville ;
N. B. Dial, of Laurens; w. j. Cherry, of
York J. F. Rhame, of Manning; r. D..
Lee, of Sumter, and NJ. B. McSweeny, OF
Hampton.
The purpose of the meeting was to ar
range details for the coming election, and
the whole ground was gone over thorough
ly and the matters necessary provided fors
The following standing committee was
appointed by the chairman:
Committee On Finance-Captain Willie
Jones, W. H. Brawley, IA. Hoyt, C.Ss
Mccall, N. B. Dial, j. NJ. Rhett.
Committee on Speakers and T~ransporta-
tion-E. B. Murray, O. F. Cheatham, L.
T. Izlar, G. A. Wood, M. j.. Hough, E. B..
Gary.
Committee on Printing!. w. Dawson,
NJ. B. insolvency, E. B. Murray, j. A.
Hoyt, Josiah Doar.
Committee on Documents. A. Hoyt,
J. f. Boggs, N. B. Dial, w. j. Cherry, w.
A. Evans.
Law Committee-R. d. Lee, j. E.
Rhbame, w. H.. Brawley, WI. F%ishburne,
E. B. Gary.
1t was decided to have noState canvass,
but to have four public meetings held in
different parts of the State, to be addressed
by able speakers from abroad on national
issues.
These meetings will be held at Charles
ton, Greenville, Columbia and Marion, and
the dates were left to be arranged hereaf-
ter. The matter of securing speakers and
fixing dates will be attended to by Senator
Butler. =, -.---
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

There was but one official sale on Mon
day last-sales-day for October. In obedi-
ence to a decree of the court in the case of
r. G. Whitesides VS.. Thomas Whitesides
and others, the. clerk sold a tract of $50
acres on the Smiths Ford road, ten miles
west of Yorkville, and lately occupied by
Miss Tirzah Watson. Bought by j. N.
McGiIl at $40, 10 per acre.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
FAIRLY FROST.

Frost occurred here last Saturday morn
ing sufficiently severe to destroy potato
vines, and some other kinds of vegetation.
There was slight frost in many parts OF
Alabama and Georgia a week ago, and
on Sunday morning there was heavy frost
at Lynchburg, and a light fall of snow
on the mountains of Virginia, extending
to the proportions of a snow storm in
Maryland. There was frost at Charleston
on Sunday morning, and also at other
points south, but none at fever-stricken
Jacksonville.
The frost of last Saturday morning was
the first that has occurred in this section as
early as September since 1863. In thai
year frost occurred on the Goth, nine days
earlier than this year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
FINE CARRIAGE WORK.

Mr.. M. C. Willis, proprietor of the York
vile carriage factory, realizes fully the i'm
portance of keeping abreast of the times
in the prosecution of his business and it is
pleasing to note the enterprise which ne
displays and the success that crowns his
efforts in increasing his facilities for COM
peting with any similar establishment,
whether north, south, east or west. Du-
plicating the celebrated Columbus buggy
in every particular except the extra finish
that can be impaired only by an expert
painter, he determined to overcome this
difficulty by securing a painter of the finest
qualifications, under whose charge to place
that department of his establishment. In
this he has been peculiarly fortunate by
securing the services Of Mr.. B. F. Bear, OF
Columbus, who has been in the shops suf-
hciently long to show his qualifications as
a painter of superior ability. To produce
fine and satisfactory results in coach or car
rage painting, many delicate manipula-
tions are required, and these must 10 sue
csssively carried out in detail. This is
done by Mr.. Bear from the first coat OF
paint to Glowing" the last coat of varnish,
and the consequence is a finish OF marvel
GUS smoothness, delicacy and beauty, with
increased durability over the careless meth
dds of painting too much in vogue. We
congratulate Mr.. Willis on this last exhibit
ton of his enterprise, and to those who
admire beautiful road vehicles of all de-
scriptions, we would say 60 and inspect
the handsome work he is turning out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
UNTIL JANUARY list, 1880.

THE ENQUIRER will be furnished from
this date until January 1st, 1889, for 60
Cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Intendant of Yorkville has received
$40 from the pastor 9nd secretary of the
Zion Methodist Church (colored)-a con-
tribution to the fund for the yellow fever
sufferers at Jacksonville, Fla.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
MITES FROM WESTERN YORK.

HoopTowN, October 1.-The cool, clear
weather is making cotton open very iast'
It has been very slow about opening.
There was a slight frost yesterday morn
ing which nipped the top leaves OF cotton
and other vegetation. 1t is thought that
one half of the corn on water courses,
which was o%verfowed, is not SO badly
damaged but that it will do to feed to
stock: but there will be but little good
Mr.. r. L. Berry, of this neighborhoodi,
while returning from Yorkville last Fri
dav. met with a serious accident. Some
thing had gone wrong with his harness;
After arranging the harness he attempted
to get into the wagon, when the horses
started, throwing him in front OF the
wheel, which passed over n arm, crush
ing it badly-not Sc bad however, as 10
render amputatiOp necessary: lie was
also bruised in other portions of his person.
Mr.. w. A. Hood started for Baltimore
last Thursday, where he goes to attend lee
lures at the College of Physicians ana sur
peons. This is his second course at that IN
stitution, and when he next returns nome
he will be a full fedged NJ. D..
Mrs. N. R. Hood is thought to be IN a
better condition than when L last wrote,
but she improves slowly. ~
Our people were somewhat SURPRISED 10
hear the whistle of a locomotive the other
day. 1t was the engine OF the construction
train on the Three Cs road. RAMBLER'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
CHURCH NOTICES.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev.
J. C. Galloway, Pastor. Services by Rev.
Neill E. Pressly, of Mexico, at 7.3O ?. M.
Observation-Disclosures at $3.50 P. M.
Baptist-Rev. r. G. Patrick, Pastor.
The Ordinance of Baptism will be admin
istered at Union on Sunday morning at 10
o'clock preaching at II o'clock, after
which the quarterly Church Conference
will be held. Preaching in Yorkville at
100 P. NJ. Sunday-school at 1 P. M.
Missionary prayer-meeting tomorrow
evening at 7.30.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pas
tor, Services next Sunday at 1890 A. NJ,
and 7.3O P. NJ. Sunday-school at 2. M.
Prayer-meeting tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock.
Methodist-Rev. w. w. Daniel, Pastor.
Services next Sunday at 1870 A. NJ, and
7.3O p. NJ. Sunday-schoOl at $50 Z. NJ.
Prayer-meeting this evening at 7.3o.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

ship in the Produce, Cotton, Coffee, and,
until quite recently, in the Metal exchang-
es, the firm was we'll known in all branches
of trade. The amount of liabilities could
not be learned. One ofthe members ofthe
firm was seen, and declined even to esti-
mate the amount. Bya disinterested party
it was estimated that they would reach
millions. The failure is connected, it is
thought, with the Chicago wheat squeeze"
A New York dispatch of Saturday says
the failure was only a temporary embar-
rassment, and before the Produce Exchange
opened on Saturday morning, a member of
the firm called on Superintendent Howe
and announced that the firm was ready to
settle with their creditors in full. The
firms trouble was caused by the fact that its
surplus capital was locked up in margins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

Union G.. H. has been designated a
third class or Presidential post office, tax
ing effect on the 1St instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
a NOTED FIRM EMBARRASSED.

The failure of Williams, Black & Co., OF
jNew York, the heaviest that has recently
occurred in that city, possesses a local in
terest, that being the house to which the
late J. NJ. Ivy, of Rock Hill, assigned all
his property and effects. The failure was
announced last Friday evening, and is thus
reported by a New York dispatch OF that
date:
"The firm is one of the best known bust
ness houses down town, and it's credit has
heretofore been high. Holding member
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03

Mr.. Blaine addressed a large mass meet
ing of Republicans in New York last Sat
urday night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
THE DIFFERENCE

In an agricultural section, such as this,
into which much of the hay, meat and
breadstuffs for the sustenance of animal
life is imported, the market prices OF such
articles in the sections where the farmers
produce them, may not be uninteresting to
our agricultural readers. From a letter be-
fore us, written at Macedonia, Illinois, on
the Goth ultimo, we quote the following !:
"Our crops are splendid. Corn is worth 10
cents per bushel, oats IS cents, wheat 80
cents, apples 5Oto Is cents, Irish potatoes
IS cents, sweet potatoes so cents, hogs $3.50
per hundred, gross, and bacon IA cents"
By "bacon," in the quoted extract, is
meant smoked hams, an article which went
out of fashion here several years ago. And
though the slivers of fat meat which our
people consume are shipped from the
northwest, it is an undisputed fact that the
stuff is never sc / there by any except
those who handle it for the southern mar
kptS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
NOTES.

Work is progressing with rapidity on
the freight depot buildings, the frames OF
which are up. For the location of these
buildings much excavating was neces-
sary to place them on a level with the
track in the cut east of the cemetery.
For want of prompt delivery of rails,
tracklaying was somewhat interrupted
last week, but with a shipment of several
car loads, which were received on Monday,
the work was resumed and may now prob
ably go on without interruption until
Blacks is reached. Yesterday evening
the track had nearly reached the Giltillen
place, seven miles west Of town.
The work of erecting a telegraph line
between Camden. and Blacks has been
commenced under the control of the Wes'
terpFnion Telegraph Company.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-03
REGENT


ZMr. James Shannon, who has been in
a bad state of health for about a year, died
at his residence, six miles southwest OF
Yorkville, On Friday last, the 18th OF Sep
TENDER. \ Mr.. Shannon was intimately
known by\a large circle of friends who adj
mired him Tor the many sterling qualities
of his character. He was a kind husband
and father, accommodating in his inter
course with His neighbors, and withal a
good citizen. Ge was aged So years II
months and 13 days.
Z, Mr.. J.. Robert Kennedy died at the
residence of Mr.. Rufus A. Parish, in this
place, at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, OF
typhoid fever, in the 9th year of his age
Mr.. Kennedy was the son of Mr.. James
R. Kennedy, anda partner in the mercan'
tile firm of Parish & Kennedy.tHe was
young man of fine business qualifications,
genial disposition, blameless character and
popular with a large number OF friends
He will be buried at Sharon Church to-day
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-07-21

| that efforts were being made to have
meteorological Office established, the
chief signal officer having signified his
willingness to provide the necessary in
struments. Considerable information
could be obtained through this source. It
would be especially interesting to ascer-
tain the temperature Of the water at diff
ferent depths in the Giant spring. That
the temperature where those beautiful
flowers and leaves are is different from
that at the surface is self-evident fact
| 1t would add to the interest already dis
played by scientific men to know the diff
ferent degrees of heat and cold in this
wonder Of nature. The signal service
bureau have a very handy thermometer
enclosed in metallic case just suitable
for the purpose mentioned. @ ....
The reporter was shown a cross section
view of the process through which which
the ore passes. Starting from the crusher
it next passes into bins and from there to
the rooster. Then it is laid on the cool
ing table or floors. From there 1t again
goes into bins and finally into the blast
and smelling furnaces, whence comes
the bullion that goes to the eastern
markets.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-07-21
MONTANA AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
The Cooke City Railroad Schemes Quiet
Judge Liddelrs Clerk.

The Cooke City Railroad Schemes Quiet
Judge Liddells Clerk.
Thomas A. Garrett has arrived from
louisiana to act as Judge Liddell's
clerk. Nv
Bozeman and Helena mines meet Sat
urday next.
The Iowa editors were entertained at
Butte on Tuesday.
Revs. F. A. Riggin and W. H. Van
Orsdel have been reassigned to Great
Falls and Benton. Rev. j. Fl. Little re-
mains at Sun River.
The Helena city council has been con-
sidering plan for new general GENE
terry.
Capt. I. P. Baker Of Bismarck, OAK. land
T. G. Power of Helena have acquired the
business of Mellon Brothers bank at
Bismarck.
The Peerless JENNIE mine is buying
considerable lumber.
A good many eastern Montana demo-
Gratis who drop into Helena occasionally
talk favorably of Hon. Alfred Meyers as
the best man for the delegate nomination.
Independent.
The Montana Central railway company
will hold its annual meeting on. Monday
! next in Helena.
The centennial celebration at Marietta,
Ohio, was great success. Governor
Foraker presided at the opening cere-
monies.
Richard Stone has been swindling
| Wall street brokers'
President Brand of the Orange free
state is dead.
George Stevenson, telegraph opera
tor. has been murdered at Glamis, Ariz
Mrs. Norton took away about $14,OOe
| in cash and securities when she eloped
with Moore, the st. Louis editor