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


Ten policemen in Atlanta, Ga, have been
arrested, charged with intimidating voters at
the recent election.
Francis Lieber, LII. D., formerly a pro-
fessor in the South Carolina College, died in
New York on Friday last.
On the 4th instant gin house at Bayland,
Texas, containing 10000 bales of sea island
cotton, was burned.
George G. Langhorne, late postmaster at
Cloverdale, Va, has been sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the Albany penitenti-
ary for robbing the mail.
- The Liberian Minister (colored) has COM
menced suit against the Arlington Hotel in
Washington city for refusing to entertain
him. Theamount ofdamage claimed is s5OOO.
"A San Antonio dispatch of the 4th says
that party of Texans followed band of
Mexican cattle thieves into Mexico and at:
tackled them at Newton. Two Texans and
several Mexicans we're killed.
The bricklayers of Chicago have deman.
ded 81 for eight hours work, and so cents per
hour for extra work. One thousand men have
obtained their demands, though work is sus-
pended on several large buildings.
"A great storm occurred on the northwes-
tern lakes on Saturday night. Much dam
age was done to shipping at Detroit, Buffalo,
Toronto and other points. The storm was
accurately foretold by the signal service bu-
reau at Washington.
- The vote in Georgia last week resulted in
complete Democratic victory. The official
report of ninety-nine counties show maj jori-
ty for Smith, Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor, of 4O013. AS Representatives in the
Legislature 199 Democrats and 6 Republi-
cans are so far reported.
"A fight took place in Macon, Ga, on the
day of the election between the white and the
colored voters. One white man was killed
and several whites and blacks were wounded.
1t is alleged that the negroes endeavored to
prevent the whites from voting by crowding
them away from the polls, and hence the ORR
gin of the difficulty. Disturbances also oc-
Cured in Savannah.
AN advance in the price of kerosene may
be soon expected. The Pennsylvania wells
had become so prolific that the cost Of produ-
cling exceeded the profits, and the proprietors
have ceased operations. In order to prevent
the working of the wells, they have been plug
ged and the engines destroyed. Much excite
ment exists among the operators and laborers,
in the oil region, and trouble is apprehended.
Three passenger coaches on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad fell
through the trestle three miles from Green
vile on Wednesday of last week. The cars
we're wrecked and a brakeman instantly
killed. Twenty-seven passengers were woun-
ded, of whom four will probably die. The
train was crowded, and the escape of the pas
sengers from instant death was almost mirac-
ulous
Mrs. Laura Fair, who two years ago MUIR
dered Col. Crittenden, a noted lawyer Of San
Francisco, has stood her second trial for the
oAense and been acquitted. She was the par
amour of Crittenden, who was married man,
and shot him in the presence of his wife as he
was landing from steamboat on a crowded
wharf. On her first trial she was convicted
ofmurder in the first degree, and sentenced to
be hung.
The Washington correspondent ofthe N. Y.
Herald says it has Just transpired that young
Shotwell, one of the leaders of the North Car
olina ku-klux and now confined in the Albany
pententiary, proposed to prominent member
of Congress that if the President would pardon
him, he would take the stump and labor for
the Republican party. Finding that Shotwell
was disposed to plead for pardon, it was pro-
posed to ask if he would give evidence against
the principal leaders of the khan in his State.
This he declined to do. The North Carolina
papers doubt the truth of the story.
A meeting of the directors and stockhol-
ders the Andes Insurance Company, which
suspended operations few weeks ago, was
held in Cincinnati on Friday last, in which
stock to the amount Of four-ffths was repre-
sented. The directors regarded the action of
Superintendent Church in suspending the
functions Of the company early last month as
without the warrant of law, but decided not
to take steps to resist bis order before the an
nual meeting next January. The directors re-
ported deficit of s221,OOO in excess of the
liabilities over the assets and the stock all
gone. They resolved to postpone further as
scssments until the January meeting, and to
make every effort to avoid abandoning the
company. The belief is expressed that the
company could be upheld if the stockholders
cooperate.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
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