Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-24

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It securely Bpt the greatest advantage Of the new
coupler is that il unfastens itself if the engine or
any car should be- turned or thrown of the track.
A deviation from the track Of fifteen degrees in-
stauty uneoupies IL and prevents the possibility Of
the whole train being thrown off at the same time.
One of the, most fendish outrages on record
was perpetrstedi near Swain's NH, n c., about
two weeks ago. Nine negroes broke into the
house Of Mrs. Marks, violated her and her little
daughter and as the latter screamed, they tore hel
tongue from her mouth, and finally beat out hel
brains against the jam of the fireplace, They
then killed Ma Marks little boy, and set fire I'd
tie house. eAssfvant who had escaped from. the
house, gave she alarm TO- che neighboss, who ex:
-tingnnhed Lthe flames, aads released NrsL Marks,
Who was found mssusible and tied by her hands
and feet 70 the bed. ~. +, ...a.pa Tx: e..
-. The Pacific. Railroad bastens towards COM
pletion. No peaceful enterprise Of ancient or mod
ern times was ever prosecuted with such energy
and persistence The two mountain ranges Of the
continent have been successfully crossed andwith-
in year we shall have unbroken communication
between New York and San Francisco. At the
latest dates there remained, only gap of five hun;
dred and twenty miles between the eastern and
western portions. The line is being extended from
both directions as fast aslabor and means can grade
and lay the track, the Central Pacific Company
having putdown six miles in single day.! By the
close Of this year It is thought the gap can be re-
dneed to less than three hundred miles, possibly to
less than two hundred 49,, ,...:.;, -. -,
- - Gen. Fitzpatrick, reports singular and hor-
rible circumstance which took place at africa, on
the South side Of that city, during the recent fear.
.ful earthquake. As the earth opened and yawued,
there came up .fre hundred nasS6snstes who stoed
in long lines facing the sea, every one of the skele
tons in perfect preservation, the hands doubled up
and supporting the chin, the knees drawn up, and
the feet supporting the feshless body This must
have been one of the mostfrghtful sights possible,
and quite beyond description. The spot where
these mummies now stand was once an old ceme-
skeletons are doubtless the fabled dncas and Indi-
ans who either buried themselves alive or were in.
tered in this manner They correspond exactly
to the old mummies. of the Incas- rn.g !.
Mrs Stanton, in the New York Repoluton,
pays the following tribute to Horatio Seymour, the
Democratic candidate for President: ''Simple and
unostentdous, strictly temperate, he uses neither
strong nor spirituous liquors, nor tobacco of the
most refined tastes and elevated morals it is said
of him, by those who have known him from his
early youth, that he was never under the influence
Of strong drink-never known to tell an untruth OF
utter profane oath-to indulge in vulgar story,
q coarse anecdote, or an obscene jest-nor did he
ever violate the propretes Of the Sabbath, or sit
at the gambler table, or cross the threshold o.
more fashionable vice. Purity of life is with hin
q marked characteristic. Educated in the Episco
pal Church, he has ever remained faithful to its
communion, adoring its doctrines by a blameless
me-and multiplied deeds of charity" ' a...
"A letter-writer, who has had talk with y.
S. G. at his home in Illinois, writes: "Of his
election General Grant entertains no doubt. We
gathered from his conversation that bis opinions
are as much the result of his fine intuition-his
keen. insight into the workings of the popular
mind-as of what he hears from his political
friends. Yes, said he, IF thought T could
serve the country as well in my present station as
in the Presidential chair, should care nothing
for an election. To give up the place as genera
Is q sacrifice. Il suits me i am grateful that il
was given to me; it is for life; and am sure moth
ing conld be more gratifying to ones ambition.
But seemed to be necessary for me to run as the
candidate OF those who put down the rebellion,
and go am ID the field. suppose that no man
can do just what he wants to, and there stop.
Being candidate. want to win of course
-Ifwe may believe sad story, a fair relative
of the Governer Of New York State has had a re.
marksble career q Leaisa ]. Fenton was her name
eight wears AGO, Whenshe was maiden beauty Of
seventeen. She found her fate in the person of q
young man Of good family, whom she loved alto,
gether too well, but who finally married her under
legal advice. She had been e3wife hardly q year
when the conduct of her husband in the way OF in.
fidelity enabled her to get q divorce When free,
she came to Boston--so the story goes--fasearated
a gentleman of means, in this city, and was mar
ried. Going to New York about year after, she