Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-09-12


- An old blast which had been put in a
rock at Lexington, KY, twenty-one years ago,
recently exploded and killed two men work
ing near. ..
- Presbyterian ministers appear to be a
very long.lived race Seventy-four of them
have died during the past year, and the aver
age of sixty-three was nearly sixty-6ve years.
-- The board of health of New Orleans
publishes card showing that there has not
been case of yellow fever in that city this
season. ...-. 49,.
- An exchange says: Stagnant wells may
be purified and sweetened, by suspending
bag of charcoal with stone in the bottom Of
the bag, to sinkit in the water.
- Neckties made of leather, with gilt
buckles, are said to have been proposed as the
fashionable novelty for gentleman's wear the
coming winter Some one, on being offered
one of these, exclaimed: us thy servant a
dog?"
- The Peoples Bank of Nashville, Ten
nessee, has suspended, and has been placed in
the hands of G. Thurston, trustee. The ulti-
mate available assets are set down as $4,000
more than the liabilities, which are given at
100000. .,i..
"A snake with ten rattles bit negro
woman while blowing in the field in Macon
county, Ala. When discovered, the woman
was dead, her body lying upon the snake,
whose fangs were fastened securely to her
breast.
IS Some one asked the daughter of New
Yorker, who was about to marry his fourth
wife, who was going to perform the ceremony.
She replied, 81 don't know, but 1 presume
that it will be DR.. Spring. He generally
marries father"
- The celebrated "Beau Hickman" who
formerly lived in luxury by assessments levied
on verdant Congressman, and who constituted
himself "the glass of fashion and mould of
form, now has to find boarding with negro
family in back alley in Washington.
AN amateur sportsman of Baltimore,
recently fired into what he supposed to be a
gray squirrel, but which was hornets nest.
The inmates in turn fired into him, and af-
ter beating retreat to his lodgings, it was
three weeks before he could get his counte-
nance through the doorway.
"A company has been formed in San
Francisco to supply steam to small factories
and workshops by means of pipes laid under
the roads, the same as gas and water. The
steam is to be supplied from an immense Gen.
trail boiler, and it is thought that steam power
may in this way be supplied at a mere nomi-
nal cost to consumers.
The longest bridge in the world is said
TO be on the Mobile and Montgomery Rail-
road, over the Tensas and Mobile Rivers. 1t
is fifteen miles in length, and has ten draws,
one for each navigable channel. The bridge
itselfis of wood, but the supports areiron cylin-
ders. The structure cost one million five hun
dred thousand dollars, and has been three
years in course of construction.
- Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, Of Geor-
gia, has addressed letter to the President
deploring in this enlightened age the retention
at Albany Of the ku-klux prisoners. He
gives his opinion on the subject at great length
and believing the punishment already suffered
is sufficient for past offenses, he earnestly en-
treats the President to extend Executive elem
ency to those heretofore recommended for
pardon.
Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, of New Orleans,
who is now engaged in preparing the memoirs
of the late Rev. DR.. James H. Thornwell-to
be published in connection with his works now
issuing from the press earnestly requests all
persons having in their possession letters from
his pen, or any other papers illustrating his
career, to forward the same Immediately to
his address at New Orleans, La. All such
papers will be preserved with care, and will
be returned to those who may desire to retain
them as memorials of past friendship.
- Don Piatt, writing from the White Sui
phur Springs to the Washington Capital, says !:
The parternal author of the belle here, it is
said, the other day, shortly after his return to
the springs, was approached by a youth who
requested a few minutes conversation in pri-
vate, and began: II was requested to see you,
sir, by your lovely daughter. Our attach
ment-" "Young man," interrupted the pa
rent briskly, 81 don't know what that girl of
mine is about. You are the fourth gentleman
who has approached me this morning on that
subject. I have given my consent to the others,
and give it to you. God bless you."
- Napoleon, Arkansas, always was live
ly place. On the 18th ult., there was Grant
convention in Napoleon, embracing 500 ne
groes and six whites. The successful nominee
for the legislature, in the course of his speech
accepting the nomination, said he has known
Greeley long time, and for many years of
his life Greeley was in the negro trade and was
noted for his severity with the whip. He
brought forward an old darkey who swore
"dat massa Greeley had popped it to him
many time afore breakfus and TUX de hide off
ebbery time," and closed his moving testimo-
ny with, "Golly, how old Boss Greeley did
whip dis niger"
- The New York correspondent Of the
Augusta ConstitMionalst writes 'There has
been, of late decided improvement in the
political situation. The froth with which the
political campaign was inaugurated has blown
off, and there is settling down to hard work
which begins to tell The discomfort among
Democrats is rapidly disappearing, and there
is little inclination to follow the Louisville
movement. That will do more good than
hurt to Greeley it will increase and confirm
his Republican support, and divert fully as
many Democrats from Grant as from him.
The big game of brag, which the GRANTEES
have been playing in the last month, has led
some Of them into making very foolish bets,
and thus stimulated activity among such
friends of Greeley as needed personal incen-
tive"
"A letter has been received at the Re-
publican headquarters, in Washington, from
Senator Sawyer, of South Carolina, who heads
a bolt from the recent Convention at Colum-
bia and the Moses ticket there nominated, justi-
flying this independent movement against the
ring influences which now control in that To-
cality. The Senator says that the bolters
have great strength throughout the State in
side the ReDublican party, and united with