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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
Port Royal Dry Dock.

Port Royal Dry Dock.
One of the events of the past week
was the arrival of the big war vesse
Indiana, at Port Royal for the pur'
pose of getting a cleaning of her bot.
tom in the big dry dock that has
recently been constructed at that place
In anticipation of the arrival of the
Indiana, several thousand excur
sionists went to Port Royal from
different parts of South Carolina and
Georgia. Governor Evans and Gov
ernor Atkinson were both on hand
The crowd was disappointed, however
On account of the winds and the state
of the tide, the docking had to be
postponed until after the departure Of
the excursionists. The Indiana is one
of the largest vessels of the American
navy, and the dry dock at Port Royal
is the largest on the American coast
Heretofore, when it has been necessary
to take the larger American vessels
into dry docks for the purpose Of
having their bottoms cleaned, there
was no other way for it than to rely
upon the generosity of Great Britain
1t was determined few years age
that this country should, by all
means, have a dry dock of her own
and Port Royal was selected as the
proper location for the reason that the
harbor there is the best on the South
Atlantic coast.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

FINLEY AND MowER.-About two
o'clock Saturday afternoon we had oc'
casion to 20 over to the house. AS we
passed the senate finance committee
room and glanced in, we found Senator
Finley eating dinner with an agent Of
the Gospel Temperance union. They
were apparently holding "sweet con.
verse" together as they swallowed their
cabbage and slipped their coffee. The
Gospel Temperance union was on hand
most of the session lobbying against the
dispensary, but they made no impres
sion in the house or senate. Senator
Finley is a tall, solemn looking Seceder
and when I saw him and Senator
Mower, another Seceder, looking par.
ticularly sanctimonious, 1 knew "some'
thing was about to DROP At the
session of 1894 Senator Mower passed
senate bill about mortgages which
the house had killed on house bill
and when it got back to the house il
was passed without word.
The other day Senator Finley die
not like bill sent to the senate from
the house. So he copied piece of the
new constitution and stuck it in as an
amendment. When it got back to the
house fight was made against it be-
cause it was unconstitutional. One
member said it was a part of the con
stitution but that it did not have "ex
ecutive force" until put in form of 9
statute, and the last heard of the
amendment it was going through the
mill all right,-General Bob Hemphil
in Abbeville Medium.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

Senator Irby's call for a meeting OF
the State Democratic executive committee
reads very much like declaration of
war on Senator Tillman. Senator Till
mans proposition, it will be remembered,
is free coinage plank in the Chicago
platform or a bolt Of the South Carolina
delegation. Irby stands out for majority
rule and maintains that it is the duty
good faith accept the action of the Chica-
go convention as the law of the party, be
that action what it may. The question is
one which may be expected to easily and
quickly divide the State into two hostile
camps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
MERE-MENTION.

The Delbridge Paper company, of
Atlanta, Ga, has failed. 1.-THE mutilated
bodies of man and child were found in
an ash barrel in Chicago one day last
week. At first it was thought that a
murder had been committed but after
ward it developed that the bodies had
been placed there by Negro who had
been hired to carry them away from a
medical college. 1.-THE senate is getting
rather more conservative on the Cuban
question. ..'..'''''Mrs. Clara Barton has
reached Armenia all right and is now
calling for funds. She says lack of
money is causing more distress than the
Turks. 1.-THE Atlanta Journal has pub
lished story to the effect that Will
Myers, the notorious Georgia murderer,
is now in New York city. .'''''''"Queen
Victoria will be II years old in May
next. ''''''''The treasury gold reserve is
now $l26, ,OOO, 600. 1.-THE senate committee
has ordered favorable report on the bill
for the admission of New Mexico into
the Union as a State. 1t is not thought,
however, that the house is going to agree
to such a proposition, for the reason that
it will mean two more silver senators. '.''''
Ex-senator Abbott, of Ohio, has been
convicted of bribery. He introduced a
bill not long ago to repeal the law
requiring druggists to pass an examina-
ton and then applied to a number of
druggists to pay him money on condition
that he would withdraw the bill. ''''''''.
School children out West are amusing
themselves by tearing up Spanish flags
that are provided for the purpose. '''' Mr..
Terrell, the American minister to Con-
stantinople, is coming back to America
on a short leave of absence. .'''''''"king
Menelik, of Abyssinia, has notified the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. T. Carson-Has lost a black -brindle
cow which he wants to recover. He
offers to pay for information leading
to her recovery.
Grist Cousins-Have g. L. Riddles una
dulterated patent flour, tell you what
you can get from them for and 10
cents in glassware, and wish to sell you
buggy, phaeton, surrey or any other
kind Of vehicle for cash.
Moore & May-Have 4-passenger bug
gy, made by the late B. T. Wheeler,
repainted, and will sell it cheap for spot
cash. They also want you to remember
that they are prepared to do all kinds OF
repairing and shoe horses and mules In
satisfactory manner.
J. w. Dobson-Has Moffatt cotton plant
ers, double-foot plow stocks, guano
distributors, -four at $l.75 per sack,
grated pineapple, essences and French
and stick candy.
T. M. Dobson & Co.-Announcet that their
new millinery is arriving by every train,
and invite everybody to come and see
the stock: They mention few Of the
articles and quote prices.
J. J. Hunter-Tells about the arrival OF
new goods at his store and mentions
boys spring suits at $l.25, Weylman's
strap sandals for children, and an every
day shoe for $3.50.
J. Mason Ferguson, the Cross Roads Gro
ceryman-Can furnish you with either
eating or seed sweet potatoes, buck
wheat -four, New Orleans molasses and
staple and fancy groceries.
Abernathy, the Tinman-Gives you an
outline of what he. sells and tells you
what he can do in the way Of repairing.
Fl. G. Strauss-Advises you to watch the
pennies and lets you know that bis
spring stock is arriving.
Reg. NJ. Grist-Publishes list of some OF
the periodicals with which he can sup
ply you and the prices at which they
can be obtained through him.
les of the quality of which, he says, are
not usually found on this market. He
offers to sell broom for Is cents that
others ask 25 cents'for. He has pinhead
oatmeal, sweet potato seed and 10
healthy looking chickens.
NJ. Props, the Jeweler-Near the Three
Cs hotel, is prepared to repair your
watch and guarantee the work for q
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
mans bip find is of an extremely SEN

mans big find is of an extremely SEN
sational character. He proposes to
read, he told Livingston, certified
CODY of the receipt of the banker who
forfeited his 81, 100000 bid for bonds,
given to Morgan, who afterwards was
awarded those bonds in addition to
those he got on his own bid. The
theory and supposition has been that
the banker was unable finally to take
the bonds. Tillman finds that he sold
his option for $45, 900 to Morgan, and
he has in his possession the certified
copy of the receipt he gave Morgan in
return for the money paid him down.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
statement of the crop from September
l, 1895, to March 13, 1896, is as fol-
lows: Port receipts, 1859, ,440 bales,
against 1867, ,299 last year, 5,32S, 1926
wear before last, and 4,3S9, 1859 for the
same time in 1898. Overland to mills
and Canada, 69O,462 bales, against
s1s, 1929 last year, 7O9,O23 year before
last, 743, ,429 for the same time in 1898.
Interior stocks in excess of September
L, 3OS,759 bales, against 2S6,255,
222. .2O7 and 2S3,002. Southern mill
takings, 6O9, ,7O5 bales, against 564, ,546,
499, 1929 and 4s1,277. Crop brought
into sight from September to. date,
6, 1908, ,543 bales, against 1926, ,42s last
year, $780, ,4s4 year before last, and
5,ss7, ,O67 for the same time in 1898.
Crop brought into sight for the week,
IS, sos bales, against 126,o64 for the
seven days ending March 1S last year,
s4,S46 year before last, and 62,465
for the same time in 1898. Crop
brought into sight for the first 13 days
of March, 156,541 bales, against $780,
517 last year, 1885 year before last,
and 122, ,724 for the same time in 1898.
Comparisons in these reports are made
up to the corresponding date last year,
year before, and in 1898, and not to
the close of the corresponding week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
SENSATIONAL DAMAGE SUIT.

Miss Anna Stuart, IF Point, S. G.,
has instituted a suit for damages
against Mr.. Charles Smith, of Smith 4
Flournoy, says the Charlotte Observer
of last Friday, 18th instant:
On the 22nd of February last, Miss
Stuart was in Charlotte on shopping
expedition, having come with relatives
who drove through the country in a
wagon. During the day Miss Stuart
entered the store of Smith & Flour
noy. Mr.. Smith says that Miss Stuart
came into the store while he was busy
waiting on little girl. The young
woman took seat by the stove and
entered in a conversation with him.
After the little girl had gone out, Miss
Stuart asked to see something which
would do for cheap present to take
back home with her. A lamp was
suggested but after examining some,
she thought the price too high. Then
Mr.. Smith suggested a vase. The
vases were nearer the rear part OF the
store. As they were looking at the
vases, he remarked in the course oi
the conversation that they were very
pretty; almost as pretty as she. She
replied that they wouldn't have to be
very pretty to be that. She asked the
price. He said 40 cents. She said,
"Can't you take less ?" He replied,
"Being as it's you I reckon l can.
I'll let you have them for 35 cents"
They were then standing by wrap.
ping counter on which the vases had
been set out. Everything was in full
view of the door Miss Stuart, Mr..
Smith says, appeared uncertain and as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
NEW REGISTRATION LAW.
Conditions Necessary to Enable a Citizen
to Cast q Ballot.

Conditions Necessary to Enable a Citizen
to Cast a Ballot.
The new registration law is quite
lengthy and very stringent in its pro-
visions; but comprehensive idea OF
it can be gathered from the following
Until January l, 1898, registrations
shall be in the hands of three super
visors in each county, and after JAN
uary /, 1898, the.work will be in charge
of one supervisor in each county.
Until January l., 1898, all male citi-
zens who have been residents of the
State for two years and their respec-
tive polling precincts for four months,
aud have paid their poll tax at least
six months previous to an election, and
who are not laboring under any of the
disabilities mentioned in the constitu-
ton, and who can read or understand
the constitution, are entitled to regis
ter and become electors. After jan
uary /, 1898, the other conditions must
be complied with as described, and the
candidate for registration must have
also paid all taxes that may have been
assessed against him during the pre-
vious year, must be able to read and
write any section of the constitution,
or must show tax receipts on property
to the value of $500. Ministers and
teachers, where otherwise qualified,
will he entitled to register after six
months residence in the State.
The registration books must be OPEN
ed at the court house on the first Mon
day in April next, and kept open for
six consecutive weeks. They must be
opened again on the first Mondays in
June, July, August and September and
kept open one week in each month.
They will be closed 80 days before the
general election; but individuals who
become of age during that interval
and are otherwise qualified, may be
registered before the books are closed.
The board of registration is to be
the judge as to an applicants s qualifca-
ton for voting. If the applicant is
not satisfied with the ruling of the
board, he can take his case TO circuit
judge or the circuit court, and from
there to the supreme court. All per-
sons registered on or before January 1,
1898, will be qualified voters for life
unless they should be subsequently
disqualified on account of other pro-
visions of the constitution.
Registration certificates shall be in
the following form
Registration Certificate, Number =.
This is to certify that - is a regis
tered elector of the election district or
county of -, resides in township or
parish or ward; is - years of age, and is
entitled to vote in - polling precinct it
otherwise qualified. Registered on the -
day of -, IS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
LOCAL LACONICS.

Time Explfco'
Jim Garrison, colored, has returned to
Yorkville after three years term in the
Washington Reform school. He was sent
up, it will be remembered, for breaking
into the postoffice at this place.
Has the Money.
U. 8. Marshal ]. P. Hunter announces
that he is ready to pay off the certificates
Of mileage issued to witnesses and jurors
during the February term of the United
States court at Greenville, If checks are
sent to him promptly at Charleston.
Gone to Rest.
Rev. Samuel Leard, for go years a
preacher in the South Carolina conference
ofthe Methodist Episcopal church South
died ut Raleigh, N. c., on March 8. He
had been on the superannuated list eight
years, and at the time Of his death was 81
years of age. His death was the result Of
a fall sustained while ascending the steps
of his dwelling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

if undetermined what to do. He ther
caught her by the cloak she wore ant
said, "Oh, come on. Let's talk abou
the vases"
The versions of each diverge here
Miss Stuart charges that Mr.. Smith
said "Oh, come on; let's 60 in th'
back ROOM"
Miss Stuart then said: ~ dom
want your vases at any price," ant
Immediately left the store.
She returned to the wagon where
her brother.in-law, Mr.. Stinson, was
told him that she had been insulted
He reported the matter to Officer Black
who in company with the young wo
man, who was in tears, went into the
store. She pointed out Mr.. Smith ant
accused him of insulting her. HI
made denial of any intentional insult
but she said: "You needn'G deny it
you know it's So" Officer Black ad
vised Mr.. Smith that he had better
apologize, and he replied that he hat
meant nothing wrong, but was willing
to apologize for what the lady had taker
as an affront. She was not satisfied
with his amende, however, and las
Tuesday she employed Mr.. Frank
Shannonhouse as her counsel and en-
tered suit for $4,000 damages. Mr.
Shannonhouse was in Shelby yester.
day and could not been seen.
Mr.. Smith has retained Messrs
Jones & Tillett as his counsel.
1t is said that an attempt to compro
mise the case and keep it out of courI
was unsuccessful, the plaintiff g de-
mands being considered extravaganI
and unreasonable by the defendant.
The unfortunate affair has resulted
in Mr.. Smiths disposing of his interest
in the firm OF Smith & Flournoy tc
Mr.. Flournoy and Mr.. c. Gresham
and the style of the firm will hereafter
be c. B. Flournoy & Co.
An Observer man gathered the fore.
going facts last night from sources
deemed to be perfectly reliable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

ANTI OPTION BILL KILLED.-The
house committee on agriculture decid
ed on Wednesday, by a vote of three
to six, to lay upon the table the anti
option bill. The bill was practically
the one fathered by ex-Congressmar
Hatch, of Missouri, and known as the
Hatch bill. 1t has been under con.
sideration for several weeks and the
meeting which decided its fate was 6
decidedly spicy one. Although the
decision was reached practically by 8
party vote, the Republicans against
the bill and the Democrats supporting
it, Mr.. Willis, of Delaware, did moi
vote with his party on the measure
and made warm speech in which he
accused his colleagues of being in
league with "the spectators and gam.
blers of Wall street," as he termed
them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18

STRAIT ON CUBA.-Lancaster cor.
respondent Of The State: Congress.
man T. ]. Strait has been at home
during the past week. He has been
confined to his house with threaten
ed attact of pneumonia. If his con-
dition permits, he will return to Wash
ing next Monday. He iavors the re-
cognition of the belligerents rights OF
Cubans by the United States and pre-.
diets that if the concurrent resolutions,
already passed by the house of repre-
sentalives, and likely to be passed by
the senate, are ignored by the presi-
dent, that joint resolutions of the
same effect will, in all probability pass
both bodies and if vetoed by the presi-
dent, will be passed over his veto.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
Thomson's Mill Acted Curiousiy and People
: Thought It Was Haunted.

correspondents OF the fOrkv1ue enquirer.
ETA JANE, March Interpretations
people have thought for long time
that Thomson's mill was haunted, and,
last Sabbath night was a week ago, the
theory came near proving out correct.
About dark, the mill set to running.
Nobody was there or knew anything
about it. Ward Rice, a colored man who
was on that side of the creek, started
home. He had to cross the bridge near
the mill. When he got near enough to
hear 1t, he turned back and reported
what was going on. So the mill ratified
away all night. Next morning, as Mr..
Waddy T. Osment, the miller, went to
his work, he heard the mill running
and thought some one had broken in
and taken his job. When be got to. the
mill, he found everything just as he
lett it. The door was all right and
no obody on the inside that he could see.
He went in ara there was some corn In
the hopper, when it occurred to him that
on Saturday night, when he left 1t he
had raised the runner so as to allow tito
cool off. He thinks that q rat got into the
box, and as the runner was started by its
weight, the waste water through the gate
kept It in motion, which resulted in the
above scare.
Several persons have been drowned by
being swept over the dam in times of high
water, while attempting to cross in bat
eaus, and this is sufficient reason for
some people to think the place Is haunt
ed. ~
Farmers are not doing much since the
last rain. Wheat and oats are looking
very nice, and generally both are good
stands. SIGMA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
MODEL COMMUNITY.
Everybody Happy and Prosperous-Making
Arrangements For Free Silver Demon

Everybody Happy and Prosperous-Maklng
Arrangements For Free Silver Demon
stration.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
McCoNNELLsvILLE,M March 16.-Peace
and harmony, pig and hominy prevail in
our little town. 1t is common to say in
writing about such places as ours, "quiet"
little town or village; but we repudiate
the epithet unless it means orderly, peace
full, temperate, etc. Ours is mostly an
agricultural community, and our farm
ers are by no means quiet. On the
contrary they are active, energetic and
prosperous. If 1t were not so, the pig
and hominy would not be 80 abundant.
Our merchants-Mr. Clinton, Mr.. Ashe,
Mr.. Sanders and Mr.. j. M. Williams, who
Is also large dealer and raiser of horses,
mules and cattle-are wide awake, oblig-
ing and polite keep good stocks Of goods,
and are able to supply all demands made
upon them. We cannot mention all our
tradesmen and industries; but we cannot
forbear to speak of our worthy Tubal
Cain, Mr.. Sansing, by -
"The fierce red light
or whose furnace bright
The strokes Of the hammer ring.o
This Is the center Of the order Of what
was once aptly termed the Holy Cousin
hood. We are not ashamed to belong to
the order. Many Of us are related by
blood or the marriage tie, and those who
are not, we try to treat as we are hidden
in the 18th commandment. We are hap
py in having no denominational differ
ences, being in the same household Of
faith, inheriting it. from old Bethesda
church, whose deep and strong founda-
tions were laid before the century living
crow" perched on the giant oaks around
1t, and died seeing no signs Of senility in
the old structure or organization. Sam
Jones once said that s'the Methodists and
dog -fennel had taken Georgia" Follow
ing the simile on, we might say that the
Presbyterians and rag-weeds had cap
tured this section.
Many Christianizing and charitable
streams have had their fountainhead in
Bethesda church, not the least Of which,
perhaps, is the present Ladies' Aid society,
the western branch Of which, in furthering
some worthy cause, proposes giving q
Leap Year Silver reception at the acade-
my, Friday night, the Goth, at which
elegant and appetizing refreshments will
be served free, The ladies say that all
who come shall have good time, both
before, at, and after supper. The enter
tainment being Stree silver" demonstra-
ton, SO to speak, each person who attends
is expected to put In the box q piece Of
silveE(coin). Nothing less than 1870
will be received. We hear the slot in the
box is large enough to let 81 pass through.
All are invited. Come and bring your
uncles and your cous-(who was that said
rats p ins, and your sisters and your
sweethearts and your little brothers. The
"guv'ner' and your mother come by
themselves. LEV.
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The Hprkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKvILLE, s. G. ::
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS, 1896.

Some of the astronomers had it that
the earth was to be smashed to pieces
by a comet last Saturday; but somehow
it seems that they have made mistake
in their calculations. The fiery visitor
has struck out in a new direction at the
rate of millions of miles day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-18
NEXT COURT.

Though the sessions business at the
next court promises to be unusually light
the outlook is that the common pleas
business will be fully as heavy as usual
No new business has yet been entered
upon the calendars. The rule requires
entry IA days before the convening o!
court; but with the consent Of the attor'
neys on both sides, this rule may be
evaded and cases entered on until court IL
in session.
The sessions docket now contains only
four cases, continued over from the last
term. The balance of the docket will be
made up from the presentments Of the
grand jury, and judging from the mum.
ber Of prisoners in jail these present
ments will be fewer in number than
during any previous spring term fol
years.
The contingent docket is made up with
cases in which the defendants have not
been arrested. There are three cases on
the docket at present, and it is not likely
that any of them will be tried.
Calendar No. carries the common
pleas jury business. There are on it now
20 cases, and there will probably be from
6 to 10 more to come. It is not likely,
however, that more than half Of these
will be tried, and second week jurors
may feel pretty safe in calculating that
they will get through in six days. or
less.
There are 81 cases on Calendar No. Q;
some of them have been on the calendar
for Is or more consecutive terms, and will
probably remain for as many terms
more. They represent equity business
solely.
On Calendar No. there are Is cases OF
default. Quite number Of them are old
and unimportant. In any event, they
can be disposed of at the rate Of about
three minute when everybody is in the
notion.