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Scraps anil Jacts. ? Queen Victoria was sixty years old last Friday. She has been on the throne nearly forty years, having been crowned on June 28, 1838. ? Stickney, the circus actor, says it is impossible to turn a triple somersault with safety. What say the politicians to this proposition ? ? Statistics show that South Carolina supplies nearly half the rice produced in this country. Georgia is next, or nearly seven million pounds ahead of Louisiana. Nearly all our rice comes from these three States. ? The telephone has been introduced all along the mountainous portions of the Central Pacific Railroad, the boxes being placed only a few miles apart, so that track-walkers can report whenever they pass them. ? Ex-Governor Hendricks does not sanction any attempt to oust Mr. Hayes from the Presidency. He says that Congress made a fiual settlement of the question when it adopt ed tne report or toe Electoral commission. ? "Gerrymandering" has been reduced to a science in New Hampshire. In the six cities of that State 8,990 Republican votes elect sixty-two Representatives to the Legislature, aud 7,470 Democratic votes only elect fourteen Representatives. ? The late earthquake in Venezuela was attended by a terrible destruction of property throughout the country. A remarkable development of heat attended the convulsion, causing the river waters to grow warm to such a degree as to scare the fish out of their natural element. The sudden heat was probably due to the tremendous friction of the earth's orust disturbed by the subterranean forces. ? When Richmond fell, Governor Smith drew 821,000 from the bank and paid the State officers, whom the United States has sued. Solicitor Rayner, of the United States Treasury, directs these suits dismissed. "Virginia," the opinion says, "was not herself in rebellion, and the United States has no more right to this money under the rule of conquest, than to her State House or State Library, or the Virginia statue of Washington." ? The annual decoration of the graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, took place on the afternoon of the 23rd instant, under the auspices of the Maryland Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States. Bishop Peterkin made an introductory prayer, and General Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, delivered the address. The afternoon was bright and pleasant, and about five thousand were present. The committee decorated the monument to the Union dead in the same cemetery. ? While no formal resolution has yet been passed to that effect, it is generally understood that the Republican majority of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections will report that Senator Butler of South Carolina, is not entitled to the seat which he holds in the Senate, but that it belongs to Corbin, the Republican contestant. The report, when made, will, of course, be accompanied by a minority report in favor of Gen. Butler. It is not likely that any action will be taken on the report at this session, neither is it likely that Gen. Butler will ever be unseated. ? The crop prospect in all parts of the country are most flattering, and even the large yield of 360,000,000 bushels of wheat and 1,340,000,000 bushels of corn last year, promises to be exceeded this year. The re ceipts of grain at New York are steadily increasing, and during the week just ended have been no lees than 1,710,900 bushels of wheat; 1,446,184 bushels of corn; 370,243 bushels oats; 27,620 bushels barley and 152,694 bushels rye; besides 83,486 barrels of flour. And our harvests, more valuable than our gold or silver mines, are annually adding enormously to the wealth of the country. ? On the evening of the 19th instant, Miss Melissa Smith, daughter of Mr. Wra. Smith, of Hatteras Island, Dare county, N. C., was drowned from the new lighthouse, which is surrounded by water. Miss Smith was on the point of retiring, and had thrown open her door to get the sea breeze. As she lifted the pillow from her bed it fell from her hand and rolled into the stairway, the slide being drawn, and in attempting to pick it up she slipped and fell, her head striking the iron steps. She fell into the water, gave three piercing screams, and was carried out by the surf just as her father came to the door. She was a beautiful girl, the belle of Dare county, and known as the light-house keeper's pretty daughter. She was to have been married on Wednesday, and had parted with her betrothed ouly half an hour before her death. ? The appointment of Ben Butler on the committee to investigate the Florida election does not give eutire satisfaction to the Republican party, if we may credit the followiug Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sun: The Republicans are expressing much dissatisfaction with the appointment of Gen. But Ier on the investigation committee, lvir. Hale states that Speaker Randall came to him on Saturday to consult with regard to the Republican representation on the committee, and it was understood that Mr. Dunnell, who had been a member of the Florida Investigation committee at the last session, was to be appointed. Afterwards, Mr. Hale says, the Speaker came to him and Baid that General Butler's name had been substituted for that of Mr. Dunnell. The Hayes Republicans say the Speaker was bulldozed by his Democratic associates in to putting Butler on. It seems that Mr. Hale ha3 of late become very intimate at the White House, and has been the recipient of some patronage, from which he fancies himself to be the special champion of the President. He therefore thought that he should be allowed to name the Republican members of the committee of investigation. A Massachusetts Republican, friendly to the President, said that as the committee now stood there were only three Republicans on it; that Ben. Butler would act in perfect accord with the Democrats in the investigation, and would attend the caucuses of the Republicans to learn their secrets and report them to his Democratic allies. The anti-Hayes Republicans are, however, well satisfied with Butler's appointment. ? The Democratic State Convention of Pennsylvania, was in session in Pittsburg, on the 22ud and 23rd instant. The platform adopted charges the Republican party with being responsible for the financial distress, the misery and want that now exists. It says the present hold of the Republican party upon Federal power was secured by fraud, perjury and forgery. Its laws are unjust and its practices are immoral. They distress the people and destroy their substance. The only remedy for these evils is in an entire change of policy and the dethronement of those in power. The platform also declares that further contraction of the volume of United States legal tender notes is unwise and unnecessary. Gold, silver and United States legal tender notes, at par therewith, are a just basis for paper circulation. A close connection of the Federal Government with the business interests of the people through National Banks tends to a monopoly and centralization, but in changing the system, the uniformity of notes, security of the note holder, and protection of the capital invested, should be for the Treasury notes issued iu exchange for bonds bearing a low rate of interest, as the best form in which the credit of the Government can be given to paper currency. Labor and capital have equal demands upon and equal responsibilities to law. - - ' i 11 1 Commerce and manutactures snouia De encouraged, so that steady ecaployment and fair wages may be yielded to labor, whilst safety of investment and a moderate return for its use belong to capital. Violence or breaches of order in support of the real or supposed rights of either should be promptly suppressed by the strong arm of the law. After advocating a higher tariff* on various articles of American manufacture, the platform continues : "Thorough investigation into the electoral frauds of 1876 should be made; the fraud .should be exposed, truth vindicated and criminals punished; but we oppose any attack upon the Presidential title as dangerous to our institutions and fruitless in its results. Andrew H. Dill was nominated for Governor on the third ballot. (?tt<puw. YORKVILLE, S. C. J THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1878. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 21st, Mr. Ferry, of Michigan, said he waB instructed by the majority of the committee on finance to report back the House bill to forbid the further retirement of U. S. legal tender notes without amendment, and to recommend its passage He gave notice that he would call it up for consideration to-morrow. Placed on the cal endar. The bill placing Gen. Shields on the list of retired officers, with the rank and pay of Brigadier-General, was resumed. After a I long debate Mr. Thurman moved to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert a provision placing Gen. Shields' name on the pension list at one hundred dollars per month. Rejected, yeas 31, nays 31. The question then recurred on the bill as amended, placing Shields on the retired list with the rank oi Brigadier-General, and Grant with the rank of General, and it was rejected. Yeas 30, nays 34. The House was engaged all day, in committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. In the Senate on the 22nd, Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, called up the resolution sub mitted by him a few days ago, authorizing J the select committee appointed to investigate the finance reports, books and accounts of the Treasury Department, to continue its investigation and sit during the recess of the Senate, which led to an extended discussion. A bill was reported to the Senate, from the committee on Indian Affairs, authorizing the East ern Band of Cherokee Indians to bring suit in the Court of Claims against the Cheroke* Nation and provides for a judicial controversy pending since 1835. The claim is for a pro rata share of moneys arising from sale, by the Western Nation, of land and other property which the Eastern band maintained belonged to the whole people of Cherokees. The Eastern band are authorized to employ one or more attorneys by contract, subject to the approval of the Chief Justice of Court ol Claims, to prosecute the suit, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay incidental expenses. The bill provides that the United States shall be made a party to this suit and be represented by the Attorney-General. Senator Lamar made a lengthy speech on the Southern Pacific Railroad bill. In the House, Mr. Harrison, of Illinois, offered as a ques tion of privilege a resolution extending the Potter investigation to Oregon and South Carolina, and declaring it is not the intention of the House, through such investigations, to annul or attempt to annul the decision of the Presidential question as made in the fortyfourth Congress. The vote resulted yeas 71, nays 50. The question of no quorum was raised on the Democratic side. When Mr. Harrison withdrew his resolution, Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, moved to extend the power of the investigation committee to any State where there may be well grounded allegation of fraud. Mr. Cox, of New York, moved to refer Mr. Wilson's resolution to the Potter Committee, which was defeated by a vote of 115 to 89, and Mr. Wilson's resolution was then adopted without division. In the Senate on the 23rd, no business of special public importance was transacted. Mr. Windom, of Minnesota, from the committee on appropriations, reported on the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill, with several amendments. Placed on the calendar. In the House, Butler's bill to supercede all newspaper advertising for the Government by the publication of an official advertiser, passed by a vote of 109 to 77. The bill provides that the advertising sheet shall be published weekly, sent to subscribers free through the mail, and distribu ted free of cost to every public library, to the clerks of district courts, county clerks, &c. Printing to be done by the public printer. In the Senate on the 24th, Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, from the select committee to take into consideration the state of the law respecting the ascertaining and declaration of the result of election of President and Vice-President of the United States, said that he was directed by the committee to make a report in part in favor of the bill to amend sundry provisions of Chapter 1, Title 3, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, rei latine to the Presidential elections, and to provide for and regulate the counting of votes for President and Vice President, and the decision of questions arising therefrom. The bill was placed on the calendar and Mr. Edmunds gave notice that he would ask the attention of the Senate to its consideration one day next week. The bill to appoint an additional circuit judge in the second judicial district, comprising New York, Vermont and I Connecticut, was passed. Mr. Morgan, of j Alabama, submitted an amendment to the j legislative appropriation bill appropriating i $5,000 for the purpose of investigating the j history and habits of the insects injurious to | the cotton plant, and the best means of prej venting or destroying the same. Referred to I committee on appropriations. Mr. Burnside, j of Rhode Island, from the committee on eduj cation and labor, reported adversely on the ! House joint resolution to provide for the enj forcement of the eight-hour law, and also from the same committee adversely on the Senate bill to regulate hours of labor. The | pending bill allowing ihe Eastern band of ! Cherokees to sue in the court of claims for their share of the Cherokee funds, involves i the distribution of from $600,000 to $1,000, 000 among some 1,800 Uherokees located in North Carolina. The Government holds J some 85,000,000 belonging to the Cherokee Nation, the bulk of which is located in the Indian Territory. Those who moved claimed that those who remained forfeited their rights | to the tribal proportion. In the House, Mr. I Elam, of Louisiana, from the committee on I Pacific railroads, reported a bill repealing section 22 of au act incorporating the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, and declaring ! that it had forfeited the rights, privileges and I lauds granted under that section to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge 3nd Vicksburg Raili road Compauy, aud re-enacting that section in favor of the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company. It was ordered to be printed and re-committed. The House committee on Indian affairs have agreed to report favorably i dq the bill establishing the Territory of Okoi loboma. The elections committee have com pleted their reports in the contested case of 1 Richardson against Rainey, from South Carolina. The Democrats of the committee sign a report recommending a new election, and the Republicans sign a report, declaring that Rainey, the sitting member, is entitled to his seat. In the Senate on the 25th, Mr. Sargent, of California, called up the concurrent resolution declaring that the provisions of the existing treaty between the Empire of China and the Uuited States in allowing unrestricted emigration to this country from China might wisely be modified so as to subserve the best interests of both Governments, and inviting the attention of the Executive to the subject, Passed. Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, from the committee on coinage, weights and measures, reported a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to constitute Superintendents of Mints or Assayers in Mint offices, Assistant Treasurers of the Uuited States. Passed. General Gibson's bill, appropriating $183,000 for repairing and conducting the New Orleans Mint, which passed the House and is now pending in the Senate, is likely to become a law if Secretary Sherman will not oppose it. In the House, the army appropriation bill occupied the House all day in committee of the whole, and progressed to the end of the bill, when an amendment was offered as an additional section, transferring the management of the Indians to the War Department. After a loDg discussion on the point of order, the chairman (Springer, of Illinois,) decided the amendment to be in order. Without voting on the amendment, however, the House adjourned. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Green corn has made its appearance on the tables in Columbia. ? June apples and peaches have made their appearance in the Charleston market. Apples sell for $5.50 per crate, and peaches for $9 50. ? The statement is made by the Columbia Register that a well-informed Republican says his party was never better organized J than it is at present in the lower counties of the State. ? The Carolina Spartan says that Mr. Tilman R. Gaines, of the immigration firm of Gaines & Yingling, New York, was in that town last week, while on his way to locate a colony of immigrants in Pickens county. ? An able and distinguished lawyer of the Abbeville bar is engaged in writing the Life of George McDuffie, one of the grandest men ever reared on American soil, one of our few great men who left a lasting impression upon the century in which he lived. ? The Special Court created by law to decide the liability of the State upon the unrecognized Consolidation Bonds and Stocks will re assemble in Columbia on tha 9th of July for the purpose of bearing argument on the Bond cases. ? Bills of the Bank of the State to the amount of 829,757.57 have been tendered to the county treasurer of Charleston during the present month in payment of taxes. The total amount of coupons of unrecognized Consolidated bonds tendered is 85,280, and the amount of taxes paid in United States currency is 848,100. ? Three prominent members of the Columbia bar?ex-Judge Samuel W. Meltou, G. Washington Clark, Esq., aud Col. John T. Sloan, Jr.?left that city last Tuesday for Europe. The three gentlemen go direct to New York by rail, and thence sail for the continent. They will visit the exposition now in progress at Paris, and afterward visit Germany, Spain and Italy. ? Two families of colored people, number ing seven persous in all, who went to Charleston some months ago, to go to Liberia on the emigrant ship Azor, have returned to their home in Lancaster, and it is said that there are raauy others who are longing for home, but have not the means of getting there. The families alluded to are named Cunningham and Baylie, respectively. ? Governor Hampton recently restored to the widow of Gen. Custer a field glass belonging to the deceased soldier, which was captured by some of Hampton's men at the battle of Braudy Station during the late war. Mrs. Custer returned a letter to Governor Hampton, saying that she would doubly appreciate the relic because it had been the property of two brave men, and she added that her husband had been an admirer of General Hampton. ? George Williams was arrested by Sheriff* Thompson, at Columbus, Polk county, N. C., on a requisition from Governor Hampton, and brought to the Spartanburg jail for confinement, charged with the killing of Titus n J ?l ????? ????? V^-00 per, WIIIUU uuuuncu auuut ocvcu jcaio ago, near Glenn Springe. George Williams has been over in North Carolina, ever siuce the killing, and has been engaged preaching politics and religion?the former being his forte. He says he has suffered no remorse on account of the killing. ? Sixteen hundred liens have been filed in the clerk's office of Charleston county under the amended law, and of this number about twelve hundred have been given for supplies, and four hundred for rent and guano. The Net us and Courier says that "the sura of money represented by these liens will aggregate, at the lowest estimate, more than one hundred thousand dollars for advances alone, and still our agricultural people are living economically and doing the very best they can. They are just one year behind, and what they make this year will go to cancel the obligations incurred in the production of the crop, and so they are never easy, are | never up with their accounts, and are getting j j poorer and poorer every day. The number of j ; liens for this county will probably be greatly j j iucreased before the time is up. The hardest ' part of the year is yet to come. Hundreds ' of liens and mortgages have been recorded in j the clerk's office for Charleston county since ' | the passage of the usury law at a stipulated ' yearly interest of ten and twelve per cent." j NORTH CAROLINA NEWS. 1 ? On Tuesday of last week, there was a severe rain and wind storm, accompanied with thunder, lightning and hail, in Raleigh. | | ? John H. Smythe, colored, of Wilmington, ! has been confirmed by the Senate as U. S.' I Minister tc Liberia. ? A Raleieh eentleman is raisinc moles on ?o O w his farm near the city for the sake of their ! skins, which are valuable, i ?Chief Justice Waite will preside at the U. S. Circuit Court, which meets in Raleigh on 1st Monday in June. 1 ? Henry Roberts, colored, was hanged at Shelby, last Friday, for the murder of a nej gro near King's Mountain Station in the ear- j | ly part of the present year. ? In Mecklenburg Superior Court, last week, Clark Gormley, colored, formerly a Senator in the Georgia Legislatuee, was conj victed of larceny, and sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary. ? The recent term of the federal Court at Asheville, Judge Dick presiding, was for sev-1 eral days "ngaged in the case of W. H. Deaver and W. D. Green, the latter of Rutherford, charged with conspiracy in attempting to injure Henry Summitt, of Gaston county. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty. ? The grist and flouring mill of Crow, Davis & Norwood, known as the old Wilson mill, situated in Union county, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night of last week. The fire was first seen, about 9 o'clock, emerging from the roof, and it is believed to have originated from the friction of the gudgeoBS. Three hundred bushels of corn were destroyed with the mill, and the total loss is not less than 84,500. ? The Winston Sentinel says that ex-Sheriff John Martin, of Stokes, was shot and killed by Jas. Smith, a noted desperado of that county. Mr. Martin was one of the magistrates of Stokes and had issued a warrant for the arrest of one of Smith's brothers, who it seems was talking of resisting, and Mr. Martin was trying to persuade him to submit quietly, when James Smith walked up behind him and ehot him in the hack. He made his escape. ? The celebration of the Twentieth of May iu Charlotte, was participated in by a larger number of people than for many years past, excepting the Centennial celebration in 1875. The address of Col. J. P. Thomas is spoken of as an elegant and eloquent production, and was highly complimented by all who heard it. The display of the military and fire companies?seveu of the former and three of the latter?was grand and imposing, and everything passed off pleasantly. ? Speaking of the Twentieth of May celebration in Charlotte, the Observer pays the following neat compliment to a Columbia military company : "The feature of the afternoon was the drill of the Governor's Guards in front of the Central Hotel. It was witnessed by a large crowd, and was conceded to have been the best ever seen in Charlotte. This company won the prize offered last fall at the Columbia Fair for the best drilled military company, and it fully sustainits splendid reputation Monday afternoon." EDITORIAL INKLINGS. Democratic Prospects. tv % i . .1 n i t Under tne aoove caption tneuoiumma correspondent of the News and Courier telegraphed that paper, last Friday night, as follows: Col. J. H. Rion, member of the National Democratic executive committee from this State, arrived in Columbia to-night from Washington. The meeting of the committee there was well attended, thirty-five States being represented. New York and some Southern *States did not appear. No doubts were expressed in regard to a Democratic majority for the next Congress, both Senate and House. The committee think that Grant will be run by the Republicans in 1880, as capitalists, communists and fanatics can unite on him. No Democratic candidate has been definitely iudicated. Thurraan, Hancock, Hendrix and McCIellan were named. Governor Hampton was mentioned as the favorite for Vice-President. The committee endorse the Potter resolutions, but discountenance any attempt to unseat President Hayes. They only desire to expose fraud and prevent a repetition of the same in the future. The committee will publish no address. A Sudden Cliauge of Sentiment. It acerus that since the passage of Mr. Potter's resolution authorizing an investigation of the Florida election, some doubt has arisen as to the policy of the programme as at first contemplated. Indeed, there has been such a change of sentiment in Washington on this subject, that a good raauy long headed Democrats boldly declare that the party has an 6lenhant on its hands. Thi8 chance of sentiment is attributable to the fact that members are hearing from their constituents. The large majority who write on the subject say that thsy deprecate the agitation of the Presidential question; that no matter what is or may be its ultimate end, it is calculated to distract the country, to destory that confidence to which the people were fast returning, and worse than all, in a political view, to firmly unite the Republican party, which had fast been going to pieces for the want of some live issue upon which it could once more rally. A sample of the feeling expressed by the people is contained in a letter received by Carter Harrison, of Chicago, who reluctantly voted for the resolution. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat by a light majority. He has always had the support of an organization numbering 200, known as the Congregational Society. The President of the Society has advised him that, in consequence of hia vote for the Potter resolution, he would not henceforward receive its support. The Southern members generally have received letters from home which undisguisedly assert that the re-opening of the Presidential sore is a political mistake, and that the Potter resolution doeB not meet the approval of their people. What they want is rest, wholesome financial legislation, and laws passed calculated to restore confidence between the sections and one another. The Truth about Bald Mountain. The enterprise of the Charleston New and Courier?not content with sending a commissioner to explore the wilds of Liberia?has developed itself in another, though loon li.-iopflniio nhannol fliaf nf inrpotinrnfina l^OO l.auu.MWViw - ? V w. . ww?.fo b North Carolina's object of periodical excitement, Bald Mountain. Mr. McKiuley, of the stuff of that paper, was detailed to visit the mountain, and the following is the report he makes, dated at Spartanburg, last Sunday, and may be relied upon as a truthful statement: I left Spartanburg last Thursday morning, and after a fatiguing ride of forty miles through the mountains, reached Bald Mountain next day. Finding it impossible to reconcile conflicting rumors, or to ascertain the truth by inquiry, I procured guides and asceuded the peak the same afternoon. But one man had ever seen the fissure, and him I could not find. After a long and painful search, however, we finally chanced upon the object of our que8t, and found it to be a crack about one hundred yards in length, about four feet in width, and of unknown depth. The crevice, which runs nearly due east and west, is parallel with, and but a short distance from, the brow of the precipice, which marks the southern boundary of the mountain. That it is of recent origin was plainly to be seen, and is further proved by the freshly torn root3 of the trees growing near it. Careful investigation leads me to the conclusion that the crevice merely marks tbo separation of a very large section of the j cliff from the body of the mountain, and that | the break will result, sooner or later, in a land slide, differing only in point of extent from others like it and of frequent occurrence in this locality. There has been no appear-: ance of smoke, nor smell of sulphur, and the mountain experienced its last ague at least a year before the crack appeared. Whether or n- t the latter was caused by the former is a thing no felltfw can find out. The Plans of the Democrats. Hon. G. D. Tillman, of this State, has been watching closely the drift of public questions and political manoeuvring in Washington, and it is interesting to know what his conclusions are. He says the Democrats are shaping their policy, so as to carry, if possible, the next House. It is regarded as highly important that the next House and Senate both should be Democratic in case there is no election by the people in 1880. The purpose of the fraud investigation under the Potter resolutions, Mr. Tillman thinks, is really to make a clear case for the pending elections. The Democrats wish to make it so plain that the most blinded partisan can see the fact of a fraud. This consideration is the true secret of Republican opposition to the investigation in the face of the repeated declarations of many of their leading papers and men that Mr. Hayes is in office by a wellknown fraud. The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel thus gives Mr. Tillman's views as to the necessity of the Democrats being wise and cautious: "The rock of danger to the Democracy is lest they prove too much and become intoxicated with success, so much so that they might fall into the eager claws of Mr. Dana, of the - - J * i: :?* ti.. OU7i, auu retjuri i,u pructxuiugi ugaiuot tuc President which would be a little short of revolution, if it were uot actually the thing itself. "It is computed that there at least fifty Democrats in the House who couteuaplate that possibility, while there are three or four Republicans who want a strict investigation of Florida and Louisiaua, not to displace Mr. Hayes, but to disgrace him. "The Democrats of an ultra type ought to be extremely cautious when they see a man like the editor of the New York Sun attempting to "rally" them, and when Senator Conkling and General Benjamin Butler appear as sympathizers?especially as both men are reported to have said that they would fare better with Tilden than with Hayes." Practical Sense and Humor. The frequent humorous remarks by Governor Vance, in his public addresses and on other occasions, which flashes of wit always obtain greatest prominence in reports of his speeches, naturally enough lead those unacquainted with the man to suppose that he never indulges a serious thought. Such, however, is far from the fact. Underneath the current of jocularity which ripples on the surface, there is, in the mind of North Carolina's favorite statesman, a steady, neverfailing stream of good, practical sense, which reveals itself when occasion requires. In a recent address before the Grangers of Alamance, at Company's Shops, the Goveruor said : "Our youth must he taught, and they must learn to labor. We have too much Greek and Latin and not enough of agricultural chemistry." He then briefly reviewed the English system requiring every male person to learn a trade, and continued, "Our young men can be made to learn to love agriculture, but we musL work differently ; we must lead them and they must follow. Much education spoils workers, because they are not practical farmers." This, by the average raiud, will be accepted as sound doctrine ; and no lesB true we fear, is the proposition which he humorously laid down in his address at Charlotte on the Twentieth, paying a tribute to the women. Closing his remarks in eulogy of the sex, be said : To the womeu of the land, God bless them! was much praise due that the fires of patriotism were kept ever burning in the hearts of men. They are foremost in every good work. But for them the custom of strewing flowers each year upon the graves of our heroes would long since have passed away, and but for their presence here to day nine-tenths of the men now here would be going about their every-day business. The speaker had been given credit for very great familiarity with the Scriptures; indeed, it bad been said of him that he knew more of the Bible and practiced less of it than any other man in the State. But however that might be, he had lately fallen upon an interpretation of a certain Biblical text which he did not find laid down by any of the commentators. It is said that in heaven there is neither marrying nor giving in marriage, and this he conceived to mean that there were so many more women there than men that there could not be found men enough to go 'round. ? - Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. A BLAST FROM BLAIRSYILLE. Blairsvii.lk, S. C., May 27, 1878. We fear that the Enquirer has already grown weary of the spirit of "horn-blowing" now infesting the little villei of York county to such a fearful extent, and on account of this we hesitate to let off our steam. But some of our best citizens have hinted that our burg is a small one, and will ever remain so, if we fail now to raise a blast of some kind. And believing that our people are doing Bome things worthy of notice?like the fly on the coach wheel?we are ready to exclaim "Behold, what a dust we raise!" Hence you will pardon us for intruding upon your attention one other diminutive ville, noted as much for its antiquity as anythihg else; having its origin in a settlement made by Captain Johu Blair about the year 1796, half-way between the nine and ten-mile posts on the Union road, south-west of Yorkville. This is Blairsville proper; but since then she has spread over a much larger area, and almost every one that gets his mail out of Blairsville post-office, believes that the most interesting portion of the place is at his house and no where else. Therefore, we will not make any specific boundary, lest we might err and offend. We have any number of gcod-natured, healthy-looking inhabitants, most all of Irish descent; and this accounts for our health and fine spirits. We are not all uon altogether temperate; but enough so considering our location?only one hour's journey from Yorkville, with the Shelby road coming into our midst directly from Vance's country of corn and wine. And this is so pure that it never causes a man to do worse than go squirrel hunting in a buggy. Farming seems to be uppermost in the minds of our people, as you can sec many broad acres stretching far to the right and left, dotted with the tiny leaf of the fleecy staple ; and as far as the eye can reach, waving fields of golden grain, almost ripe for the sickle, fill the view and gladden the heart of despondent man. Nor are we behind our sister villes in other pursuits adpated to the necessities of the human race. We have three steam engines? one of mammoth size?to do effective stationary work, carrying a huge circular saw j with the chisel tooth that never aches, and i makes lumber of all kinds abundant and | i T*i - _. i e n :. ? i cneap. me oiuera are ui oiuaner eapaeiLjr, i suitable to move from house to house, to alleviate the labor of the husbandman in preparing his produce for immediate use and for j market. To all of which are attached grist | mills of the different improved styles, making | the staff' of life common to all who faithfully serve the curse of man's disobedience. We ! have cotton gins, thrashing machines, sewing machines, blacksmith shops, wood shops and store houses plentiful to lighten the distended parse and send the customer on bis way, rejoicing over the panic in prices. We have two 9hoe and boot shops, with as good work-\ men ia this line as the State affords?both excellent performers on the violin, and can ! and will stock cradles of all kinds?grain ' cradles, of course. Here we are also blessed with a sufficiency of skillful medical talent, j one Doctor of Divinity, and a speciality in Elders. So, if we go untreated, either phys-; ically or spiritually, it will be sheer negli-j gence of our own?not of the locality. Stationed among us also is a servant of the Uuited States in the capacity of a mail-carrier, Gut stop! He oomesin the list of that omni-present, miserable class of beings called bachelors! What shall we say about them ? We can neither define nor decline them. We never know where they are; and if in any case at all, we'll name it the "gone case," for we are told all these old, condemned animals want Pullets! As for the young ladies, their domestic qualities and good looks, it's no use to blow | about them now?they are nearly all taken. The continued demand for them proves more than we can say. Only a few left, and they : are doubtless promised. "vr~._ .u_ i_?? u... i ?? cur accomplishments comes into our mind in the shape of a well-regulated school, with its number of gleeful children, and its very ef, ficient teacher, laboring to dispel the clouds of ignorance and teach the "young idea bow to shoot." Education is an object of the first importance to every individual, and we sympathize freely with all sections debarred the wholesome privileges of such an institution. Here is the cradle of liberty?Truth, Justice, Self-government! Tear it down, and the glory and grandeur of the greatest nations vanish as a vapor before the morning sun. All in all, old Blairsville is a happy place, and its citizens are wide awake, to the man. The spirit of emulation has laid hold upon us?the one trying to outdo the other in goodness and usefulness. And if not overtaken by the sad fate of "Mother Frog" in the meadow, we will grow; we will increase ; we will swell, till all who go and come, will know by our size what we ought to be called. We are going to raise plenty to eat; then the rest in cotton, let the price be what it may. We can't do anything else, unless we raise sheep. To this, there is one serious impediment?dogs preying upon the flocks. Our law-makers can stop this by passing a law imposing a tax or license of one dollar on the owner to each of the canine species kept. Then we will have more bread, more sheep, more eggs, and less of hydrophobia. CORNU. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. IMTPD PDAU WUIT t VPD)U JUtil I lilk JL IIVJI If ll&t AttAiir Whitaker's 8. C.f May 27, 1878. The western portiou of York county was visited last Tuesday, by two destructive hail storms. The most destructive passed over a portion of Clevelaud county, II. C., uorth of Whitaker's and moved in a south-easterly direction. In sections on the track of the storm, the crops were nearly entirely destroyed. Heavy rain aud severe wind accompanied the hail, and a considerable amount of timber was uprooted, and fruit trees aud fencing blown down. Several out-buildiugs were unroofed and a few demolished. The storm extended from Weaver's Bridge, on Buffalo creek, in Cleveland county, N. C., to King's creek, in York county, a distauce of some 7 or 8 miles, its breadth being from one-half to one mile. Cotton is said to be totally destroyed, and all the farmers in the devastated section who happened to have or could procure seed, have replanted their cotton. It is hoped the coru was not so severely injured but that it will grow out and do well yet. There are uumbers of fields of wheat and oats on which the crops were completely ruined. The fruit crop was also partially destroyed. In many places hail drifted against fences to the depth of ten or twelve inches, remaining until 10 o'clock next day. The farmers in this county suffering most from the effects of the storm are Dr. A. F. Hambright, A. C. Hambright, James Clark and William Howell. The other hail storm passed over Black's Station and moved in a north-easterly direction. It extended six or seven miles in length, and from a half to one and half miles in width. Though not so destructive as the one first mentioned, it inflicted considerable damage upon timber, fences, growiug crops and fruit. The crop prospect in this section is not so flattering as the farmer would desire. Cotton and oats are about equal to the expectations of the farmer; but wheat is not. It is low aud uneven, with short heads, though well filled so far as we can learn, however, and it is hoped there will be a pretty fa:r yield yet. The farmers on bottom land have failed as yot to obtain a stand of corn. On much of this land there is not more than half a stand? owing to the continued cool weather at the most critical period of germination, and the subsequent presence of the bud worm, which has worked great havoc. The few recent warm days were hailed with delight by the tillers of the soil, who hope the weather will continne warm for a while, so as to cause the destruction of that pest, the bud worm, and enable the farmers to secure a good stand of corn in due time. Last week, Capt. W. T. R. Bell of King's Mountain, with some other able temperance advocates, visited Whitaker's and addressed the people upon the subject of temperance. We are informed that the addresses were able and impressive, the result being the orgauizing of a temperance lodge with a membership of some thirty or forty. This is a good thing in the right place, and it is hoped, whatever may have been the inclination of the people on the temperance question heretofore, that they will be temperate henceforth. A Farmer. ? - Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. NOTES FROM CLOVER. Clover, S. C., May 25, 1878. Our little town is trying to keep up with the times. We have a telephone, though rudely constructed, in successful operation. It connects the stores of Carroll & Co. and W. B. Smith, a distance of about one hundred yards. The clerks in the respective stores, and the lovers of ease, can now sit back in the shade and hold sociable converse at an unsociable distance. Mr. Samuel Campbell took charge of the railroad pump at this place, last Monday. Mr. Campbell is well known and highly respected in this part of the couutry. Unfortunately, he is totally blind. His blindness was caused by a wound received in the head at the battle of South Mouutain, in 1862. Notwithstanding this serious physical infirmity under which he labors, he displays a commendable disposition in the effort to earn bis bread?and one worthy the emulation of muny who dodge the responsibilities of this life on less slender pretexts than the affliction of Mr. Campbell. A few more bales of cotton have been shipped from this place since our last report. A heavy rain, accompanied with hail, fell ! here one day this week. Fortunately, the hail was light and did no damage. We hear of great complaint in this vicini... .n?ntln? nf .not nil whpttf Oil IV * I WJT UU avtuuiib vi i uok vu w short while ago, the prospect waa favorable for an abundant crop; but now the people are greatly discouraged, and fears are entertained that the yield will be small. The question of primary elections is the | theme of tne day, with our people; but we must acknowledge that we do not understand ! the subject. We have asked several for a j full and explicit explanation, but in vain. In j fact, they are like your correspondent?they j feel interested, but cannot gather the information, from what we have seen on the sub-i ject. Will you be so kind as to give us a full explanation ? Vox. j Afcy"" Friday is a day of days. It is a singular coincidence that President Hayes received his nomination at Cincinnati on a Friday. It was on a Friday that the bill creating the Electoral Commission was passed; on Friday ! the Electoral Commission gave its decision in the matter of the last disputed State, and on ' Friday was it that the couut was completed and Hayes declared to be President. Now it, is on Friday that the Presidential question is again re-opened by the investigation committee, i LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. P. Wallace, 0. C. C. Pis.?Notice to Creditors of A. J. Peay, deceased. Wilson A Wilson, Plaintiff's Attorneys?Notice to Andrew J. Roberts, Defendant. J. S. McKenzio?McKenzie's Mills. H. W. Hope A Co.?Bargains?Tobacco?ReadyMade Shirts?Ready-Made Clothing?Shoes and Hats. W. H. A J. P. Herndon?The Mill?Summer Time is Coming. Clark Brothers?Groceries?Coffee?Sugar?Molasses?Flour? Bacon?Grain Cradles?Protection?Hams?Millet Seed?Notice. John C. Kuykendal?A Favorable ComparisonPrices?Important Letter?Very Full?Remarkably Cheap. Grand Entertainment. Wrn. W. Jenkins?Milch Cows for Sale. T. W. Clawson, Deputy Messenger?In Bankruptcy?First Meeting of Creditors?In the Matter of Edward Lipscomb, Bankrupt. COTTON SALES. Cotton has been tolerably brisk this week. On Tuesday 102 bales were sold at full quo lauons. JAMES BRIAN, ESQ. The many friends of the venerable James Brian, formerly Sheriff of York county, were pleased to see him in town yesterday. Mr. Brian has been in feeble health for several months. SALE OF OLD LOCOMOTIVES. . We learn that the Tredegar Works, of Richmond, Va., have purchased from the Chester and l^enoir Railroad Company the old locomotives formerly used on the King's Mountain Road. TAX COLLECTIONS. Payments of the May installment of State and county taxes have been quite light in York county. Dr. Robertson, County Treasurer, informs us that the amount paid to this date is about (7,500. FORT MILL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. At the recent municipal election in Fort Mill, Mr. J. W. Ardrey was reelected Intendant, and Messrs. J. J. Drakeford, R. B. Bradford, A. J. Downs and Dr. J. E. Massey were elected Wardens. LIENS FILED. Up to this date, there have been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas 725 liens. Of these, only about 75 are to secure rents. The others are for fertilisers or advances?the number for these purposes heinc about eauallv divided. HARVESTING WHEAT. The harvesting of wheat has already com* raenced. Several patches about town were cut Monday and Tuesday. We learn that a farmer in the Clay Hill section cut bis wheat last week, had it thrashed and sent a grist to the mill. This is almost equal to Texas, which boasted of new wheat on the 20th. We have not learned how the crop in this section will probably yield. INVESTIGATION REPORTS. We are indebted to Hon. John R. Cochran for a printed copy of the "Report of the Joint Investigating Committee on Public Frauds and the election of Hon. John J. Patterson to the United States Senate." These reports are embraced in two pamphlets aggregating 272 octavo pages, and supply several links in the long chaiu of testimony going to establish the frauds and peculations of the Republican party while in power in this State. THE WRONG JURY. The official to whom we applied for a list of the jurors in the case of Mr. McElmoyle, tried before Justice Lewis on the 16th, erred as to the names of some of them, he having given us the names of a panel engaged in the trial of a case disposed of just previous to the bearing of the McElmoyle case. The jury in this last-named case was composed as follows : J. A. Carroll, foremau ; W. A Jefferys, J. E. T I? T \\r TV. I I T O oinitu, o. r. Kjnttra, o. u, uuusuu auu u. o. Hemphill. THE FIRST COTTON BLOOM. The first cotton bloom exhibited at this X. , office the present season was received last y Saturday, it having been plucked on the Monday previous. Gent'emen who saw it were almost iucredulous, believing it was only a clever imitation; but when we assured them that it was a veritable cotton bloom, sent to us by Mr. T. A. Carroll, of Gainesville, Florida, tbey were rather inclined to yield. Mr. Carroll writes that the field from nhinh it. wna ffllran nun tit un tori nn ttio 1at day of last March. HON. J. H. EVINS. The Wa8hiogtoD Pott?the Democratic organ at the capital?of last Friday, contains the following complimentary and jnstly deserved editorial paragraph in reference to our representative in Congress, Hon. J. H. Evini: One of the most efficient members of the lower House is Hon. J . H. Evins, of the Fourth district of South Carolina, who has closely attended to the business of the session, and developed the possession of a high order of attainments. If he is as available at home as he is useful in Congress, the people of South Carolina will do well to keep him in their service for another term. Swapping good men for untried ones is a dangerous procedure, and one that the Democratic party has greatly suffered from. 1 * ACCIDENT TO MR. SPRATT WRIGHT. About dark, on Wednesday evening of last week, Mr. J. Spratt Wright, who lives, near Clay Hill, in Bethel township, met with a serious accident. He was driving in bis sulky, and about a mile from his residence, while descending a steep hill, a wheel of the sulky dropped into a deep rut, causing the vehicle to upset. As Mr. Wright fell, one of his legs caught between the spokes of a wheel, which, with his leg thus entangled in it, made an entire revolution, breaking both bones of the leg below the knee. Drs. Miller and Glenn were summoned to his assistance, who were prompt in rendering necessary surgical aud medical attention, and at our latest accounts the wounded gentleman was resting as well as could be expected. LUSUS NATURJB. There was recently born in this county a pair of twins, who, had they lived, would have been a greater curiosity and a more puzzling question to physiologists than the famous Siamese twins. On the 18th instant, a white lady, living about 12 miles from Yorkville, gave birth to female twins, who were connect- J ed by a band or continuation of the skin, ex- ^ tending from the breast to the pelvis. On ae- V count of the narrow width of the band, the 1 infants were drawn in position face-to-face. They were both unusually large, and were otherwise perfectly developed. Cue was still born, and the other lived about an hour after birth. The mother of these singular twins has been married several years and borne children, all of whom are bright, and well developed, and distinguishable by no peculiarity. RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES. John Wallace and Pinckney Caldwell, who were recently pardoned from the Albany penitentiary, arrived in this county last Saturday, and are now at their homes. W. L. Smith, who was pardoned at the same time, obtained employment in New York, where he decided to remain. These men were incarcerated in 1872, under sentence of ten years, each, for alleged ku-klux offences, and though they could have been pardoned at a much earlier date, without detriment to the public welfare,