Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

- 11OTdCe OIeeIcy uellFeIou oPeoEh o0 'no
fair grounds in Baltimore on Thursday. He
made no allusion to political questions.
james Brooks and Fernando Wood have
been re-nominated for Congress by the Dem
ocrats of New York city.
The vigilance committee of Lafayette
county, Mo-, killed two horse-thieves last Sat-
urday.
- Heavy losses by fire were sustained in
Bangor, Maine, and White Hall, Illinois, on
Saturday last.
The first severe frost of the season fell in
Maine on Friday night last. Vegetation was
cut and ice formed in some places.
The Georgia State Fair opened in Allan
ia on Monday last, and will continue the en-
tire week.
Sarah Payson Parton, known all over the
country as Fanny Fern" and author of
many popular, though not enduring literary
works, died in New York city on Friday last.
The Workingmens Union of New York
have nominated James O'Brien for Mayor,
and the Tammany party have nominated A.
R. Lawrence.
An extensive furnace belonging to the
Lamott Lead Company at Fredericton, Mo-,
was accidentally burned. Five hundred men
are thrown out of employment.
Thomas Cunningham, forger of Mississip-
pi State bonds, was sentenced in New York
on Friday last, to five years in the State
prison.
The strike of the bricklayers in Chicago
still continues. Fifty contractors have uni.
ted in an agreement not to accede to the de-
mands of the strikers under any circumstan-
ces.
The Departments in Washington were all
closed on Monday last, and will be draped
for thirty days in respect to Hon. w. II.
Seward. His last words were "Love one
another"
The Saratoga county Bank at Water
ford, N. Y, was robbed at an early hour on
Sunday morning last of 100000, by gang
of nine desperadoes disguised in ku-klux ha-
biliments.
The Ad;utant-G General Of Ohio has dis
armed the colored militia battalion of Cincin-
natl. The reason assigned is, that the arms
were used in riot which occurred in that city
on Monday night of last week.
President Grant has issued his proclama-
ton, recommending that "on Thursday the
2Sth of November next, the people meet in
their respective places of worship and there
make their acknowledgements to God for his
kindness and bounty during the past year"
The Southern Claims Commission have
resumed their public sessions in Washington
city. The number of new claims filed during
the month of September was $50, making 49,
700 in all, of which about $500 are virtually
decided.
A new postal treaty between France and
the United States has been negotiated. 1t
fixes letter postage at eight teents for one:third
of an ounce, and newspaper postage is reduced
to three cents. Registered letters and the
transmission ofpatterns are also provided for.
"A riot occurred in Covington, Ohio, on
Saturday night last As Grant procession,
half white and half colored, was passing,
boy shouted for Greeley. A negro then said,
"Shoot him." when an indiscriminate firing
ensued. No negroes killed this time
"A bride of fourteen is on exhibition at
Niagara this season. She looks younger, and
child-like wipes her eyes with her apron when
she cries. She had her first row with her hus-
band last Wednesday, called him nasty
man, and said she wanted to see her ma.
"A number of Philadelphia politicians
have been sued for libel, growing out of
report made to the Hartranft club of Phila-
delphia, alleging that Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Nc
Mullen and Col. Mcclure, of the Democratic
party, had conspired to issue fraudulent nat.
uralization papers.
An unfinished four-story house in Louis
vile, KY, fell on Friday night, crushing an
adjoining house and killing all of its occu-
pants, family of five persons. The architect
and the contractor have both been arrested
on warrant charged with the murder of the
family, and held in bail of $4,000 each. The
catastrophe has created deep impression
throughout the community.
Alexander Dillon, son of D. R. Dillon, a
banker of Savannah, Georgia, endeavored to
kill his father on Friday morning last, by
shooting him with pistol. He inflicted
three wounds upon his father, none Of which,
however, were fatal, and then shot himself
through the breast, from the effects of which
he died in twenty minutes. The son was
wayward youth, and the father had attempted
to reprove him.
AMADMAN ON A RIoT-HE KILLS MAN,
AND IS FINALLY CAPTURED.-A gentleman
named Yearwood, living near Rome, Ga., has
been lately afflicted with fits of insanity. Frl-
day evening, he was seized with raving spell,
and rushing out from his house, fell upon a
man named Hills, from Adairsville, who was
driving quietly along tie road in his wagon.
The lunatic jumped into the wagon, seized the
man by the throat, jerkel a heavy "standard"
out Of the wagon body, Ind beat Hills so ne
fell senseless, and died IN about two hours.
After beating Hills into jelly, the mailman
jumped off the wagon, stripped himself naked,
and shouting and yelling, went charging
through the woods, till he came to the house
of Mr. Minter. He was subdued and captur-
ed by the frmness of Mr.. Minter. He was
then turned over to the authorities.
The Liberal DEFEAT.-The stunning de-
feat of the Liberals in Pennsylvania and
Ohio is blow from which they cannot recov-
er. An effort will be made to explain away
the Radical mainrities hut the people are pro-