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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-06

WEDNESDAY, January 29.
In THE SENATE, Mr.. Owen, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported unfavorably upon
a bill to refund certain taxes claimed to have
been paid in excess by Alexander Williford,
of York, for the reason that the necessary evil
dence of the validity of the claim was lacking.
The bill to amend the charter of the town
of Chester was taken up for second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Lee, the enacting clause of
the bill was stricken out, and message sent
to the House of Representatives accordingly.
Mr.. Donaldson, from the Committee on
Enrolled Acts, reported that the following
acts and Joint resolutions, having been duly
enrolled, sealed and ratified, were presented
to his Excellency the Governor for his appro-
val on Tuesday, January %, 1878, at P. NJ.
An act to require State and County officers
elected by the people to qualify within thirty
days after receiving official notification there
of; an act to extend the time for officers to
qualify; joint resolution to ratify the amend
ment to the constitution of the State of South
Carolina relative to the increase of the State
debt; Joint resolution to ratfy the amendment
to the constitution of the State of South Car
olina relative to the time of holding elections;
an act requiring bond from county commits
sioners before entering on the duties OF their
office.
Mr.. Holcombe, from the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was
referred bill to aid and encourage manutac-
lures and internal improvements, reported
back the same with the recommendation that
the bill do pass. The object of the bill is to
exempt certain new enterprises from taxation.
The industries exempted under it are manu-
factures of cotton, woollen and paper fabrics,
agricultural implements and railroad enter
prises. These are entitled to receive from the
State treasury, annually, sum of money
equal to the amount of State taxes paid by
them, less two per cent, to be used exclusively
for school purposes.
Mr.. Whittemore, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported back a bill to punish
any person or persons who shall sell or con-
vey any real or personal property, on which
a lien of any kind may exist, without giving
notice ofthe same to the purchaser or pnrcha-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-06

HORSE AND MULE SHOES.
WE keep the above with good line Of Horse
w Shoe Nails, for sale at
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

One WIS from Michi..Ai. the other No from
Massachusetts,.
CAarrnAs week was unusually profile OF
railroad suia-hul's and the slaughter II human
life. 4 train gu the Buffalo. Cory ss.d Pitts
lur.;h ra-..cad was thrown down ~ embaai
nent. THE can falling upside down. they in-
Inedia,e.y took lire. and. there heins no means
Of egres,-. twenty-onc persons Nere literally
roasted 20 death Many others we're seriously
wounded train IN the indianapolis. Peru
and Chicago railroad wa thrown from the
track by broken rail and twenty persons in
jured. Of which n: least three viii die. sim
liar accident occurred to passenger train near
Cincinnati. resulting in the death Of several
peyrous. At Newton. Kansas. train imbed-
dei in a enou-,irift Was run INTO by freight
train. by which two lives we're lost. by III az
ciGcn, to the through train from Washington
TO Philadelphia. near Baltimore, many per-
SONS were injured. two Of them fatally. Men
aad animals we're frozen TO death on train
locked up in Indiana b. lack OF water.
which had concealed all along the line Of the
road. Still other trains were frozen up else
where and steamers we're damaged by the rise
of the water in the Ohio river. Many cases Of
death by exposure were reported. and from AL
parts o. the country come the intelligence of
misfcr.unes. constituting altogether the most
unwelcome Christmas presen. within the me m
ory OF man.
JAMES ANTHONY FRorpE. the English his-
torian has sailed for home Ten i:io-e Ku-
Klux from the So;lsh arrived at the Albany
renitentiary las week-smcnS then. Bapti>;
clergyman from South Carolina. The Cpl
zoo;ic las broken ont among the cattle in some
parts Of the Island Of Cuha.
MoSTREu. wss visited by destructive ire
on New Years eve. The loss Is estimated a.
500. 0N0. The public ere likely t. be accom-
modsted with another sensation IN tho way Of
what Is caIis'l watering stocks. /; IL unlcr-
stood, says the Now York Bcrld. tina. Com
molore Vanderbilt. intends selling New York
Ceatrsf stock to the extent Of 80. eco. 900.
s.<ead OF wasting further time in tr-ing to
negotiate the bonds in Europe. New Yorh
and North Carolina each celebrated New Years
day By in.ugurating a new Governor Gen.
Dix in the former. and Judge Caldwell in the
latter.
SENATOR SUMNER condition Is said to *
growing worse. Il If stated tina; George
Francis Train i thoroughly conver~anf will
all the mysteries of the Credit Mobilier scan.
dAl. and stron- efort 5 being made to in
duce him 20 tell what he knows about the mat
ter. 80 far Inc has maintained canning reti
cence
Nv tie i.h Of March tie army will be clothes
in ti,eir new urifo--n. a.,icA i very Ike tina
~ .he rrsissian array A New York Cour
las decided that the United States cannot ;a'
the salaries Of state judge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

LTBRA RES. ANCIENT AND MODERN.
At the celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary o the Society Libra
~ in New York. the following interest
ing facts were stated in the course of the
centennial address, read by DR.. Thomas
Ward: The first public library men
toned in history was founded at Athens
by Pisistras, about the year 5li. before
Christ. The second Of any note Va
founded by Ptoleniy Philadelphus. ~
years before Christ. by which 40a0n
books and manuscripts were DESTROYED
when Julius C1Sar -. FIRE to Alexan-
,lr;a, in the year II, before Christ. A.
other library. formed OF the ruins Of the
frs. until ii grew 70 $4,000 volumes.
was destroyed by the Saracans III the
year 6i2. who heated the water OF their
baths Tor six months by burning bcoks
instead of wood. Tho principal libra
ries IL modern times are, first. that Of
Paris. containing 1000. 00o volumes and
! lO0.o manuscripts: the British Mu-
scum. nearly 1.00o. ooc volumes that Of
Munich, $4,000: that OF the Vatican.
3Oo,0 600. and 1900 manuscripts: the
Boston Public Library contains l92, Gao:
that of Congress. 10000: the Astor Ii
brary. 1i2, 900: the Mercantile Library.
10000; and the New York Society Lib
rary. cO.OO0 volumes. some Of which are
not elsewhere To be found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10
WORRYING RATS.

\ story is told by the Preston En-
gland Guardian which is, tn say the
least. quite as unpleasant as sensational
A number of persons being congregated
in the kitchen of an inn in that town the
conversation turned on rats and nat
killing. One Of the company having
boasted that he was in possession 81
'.the largest rat that those present had
ever seen" man named Baron. : reii-
dered foolharly by drink" declared he
could kill the biggest rat that could ~
produced An immense old rat WAS &C
cor,lingly withdrawn from its cage with
much difficulty, and having been secured
to nail in the table by piece ct string
passed through It's thigh. Baron 81
about his task, and. contriying to get
hold of the rs.s with his teeth '.abort the
middle Of its back" killed it, but not
before the Infatuated creature had bitten
him severely in the cheek He thought
little Of the wound at the time. but IN
week or ten days it gave him intense
pain, and he is now in Blackburn infirm-
ary suffering from hydrophobia- 1t is to
be hoped that his melancholy fate VIII
lead others in Preston and elsewhere to
reflect that worrying rats to death is not
only an unintellectual amusement, but
also an amusement attended with no IN
considerable personal risk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

When VIII those working bv lam,-
light have the sense 10 understand H..
use of shades n protec. the eyes. W..
see persons sitting holding their SEWN,
or other work before and near Ia n lamp
while the light is blazing full into their
eyes. 1t is plain that the obiec; tina,
they work upon cannot be seen with So
great distinctness while the field Of th4;r
retina is already occupied Ivy Llaz.
But they work on for hours. ainL though
the next morning their visual organs tell
If the abuse by redness and inf,amma.
iion. the workers are too dull Ia Learn
the lesson of experience offered them.
Circular paper shades can be obtained
for a few cents, and these not only pro
tect the eyes from the excess Of light
but serve as a reflector behind the blaze.
increasing the illumination one-half
Besides the above mentioned evil. Their.
is that Of the varying quantity Of light
thrown into the eye 10y its being sudden
~ and alternately directed toward the
blaze or cbliquely away from it. by
which the pupil has not time to adapt
itself To- the increase OF glare; wi, r,as.
with the use Of the shade, the illuIi,na-
ton would be uniform. The number
of persons in the community having
spots, light or dark, in their field Of
vision, arising from the injury to the r.
tina by the Ill usages which we are men
tioning. is greater than is commonly in
agined. 1t must be borne in nina tina;
these spots are a serious step toward
amaurosis and gut.a-serena. such as
plunged in darkness the latter years If
the great Milton. and many others more
eminent for their talents than their eau
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

AS Napoleon Bonaparte was marching
his army into Moscow on September II.
1912, the Russian authorities determined
to burn the city rather than let it be oc-
cupied by him They accordingly dis
tributcd combustih,e material through
on: the city. ready to be lighted should
his army enter it. His entry and at
tempted occupation Of Moscow are mat
tcrs OF history. from which we cuote the
following:
'.On Wednesday. September l., 1872.
Napoleon took mp his headquarters in
the Kremiin, and on the same day the
fire broke ont in the shops of the kiial
Gorod. The night Of the 18th was
illuminated by the fire of general con-
fiagration. The explosion Of the ballons
of flame. which were seen falling from
the tops of towers showed the means
which were being taken TO spread the
fire. 4 vast sea Of fame illuminated the
horizon for miles. and announced to the
unhappy Muscovites who still fingered
near the town that their homes no longer
existed. The different quarters Of the
town took fire. burned and disappeared
~ a. once Heap, os calcined and
b,ackeEed stone indicated the spot where
houses had stood The silence Of terror
was only interrupted by the roaring like
that of the waves " a stormy sea this
was produced by the winsl, which. driv-
ing with violence the torrent of fame.
hurried aiar and wide the destroying
element. From time To time whole
buildings fell with crash. Wherever
the eye turned nothing could be seen but
smoking ruins and devouring flames.
Ever and anon was heard the toll of n
bell which sounded like the signal passed
between one and another of equal de
struction. In spite Of the vigilance OF
the scntries posted at the houses the fire
spread as If il had been driven by an
invisible power. Although n great part
of the town was built Of wood it tool
many days of general confagration to
consume it. AT last, in most quarters OF
the town there were left so few traces ol
habitations that the streets could hardly
he recognized Human bodies half
burned, and the carcases of COWS and
dogs lay in the midst of the ruins. Thirty
thousand houses, besides great number
of palaces, were reduced to ashes
scarcely 5000 buildings remained stand
ing. The private loss by the destruction
of houses and their contents, was calcu
lated Mt not less than f30, DOC, 600 ster
ling fs15O,OCo, OoO, and this was prob
ably under the mark. The first torcl
that set Moscow ablaze was said to hav,
been applied by Count Rostopchone, tn
Governor Of the city
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

The huge, drastic, gripping, sickening
pills. constructed Of crude. coarse and Du.ks
ingredients. are fast being superseded by III
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. or sugar
coated. Concentrated Root and Herbal gn'.e.
An;i-Blious Grsnules-the Little Giant
Cs.hartic or mnYa. IN pnrro Phy-:c. Modern
chemical science enables DR.. Pierce TO extra,
from the juices of the most valuable roots Anu
herbs their active medical principles WHICH,
when worked into little Pellets or Granu,cs.
scarcely i1rgr han mEssay,t sefs. rendeis
each little Pellet rs active and powerful ~
large pill. while they are rnnch more pala,,sI -
and pleasant in effect. IS cents cs6L %
druggists w.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

WE RECEIVED a very pleasant letter q
tlrenks from our friend Kendall. since ins Y.
turn home. for bottle If .j1R'nsons ing1y.s
Lsrinsm which wc gave him. AID when -
says has entirely cured luz, 81 the Ir'ul' -
snI dangerous cough he iGai wi4ca here
lCom-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

THOMAS MAST is an indefatigable work
10 and il growing rich.
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There was an increase of sl.6si.Soi IN the
public debt last month. In explanation. 1t Is
stated that, when the Treasury accounts are
completed by the returns from distant banks
AMI Custom Houses, this apparent additice TO
our indebtedness viii lie transformed inso
decrease Of some millions.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-25

WASHINGTON AND LEE uSIvERsyTY--CELEBRA-
TON OF TIE LITERARY SOCIETIES.
Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.I

n
WASHINGTON AND LEE 'uSIvERsyTY--CELEBRA-
TON OF THE LITERARY SOCIETIES.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.I
LEXINGTON, VA. June 24.--The joint cele-
bration of the Graham Lee and Washington
Societies occurred tonight at the University
chapel. There was a large and fashionable
audience present. The presidents Of the two
Societies. j. Preston, of Virginia, and j. r.
Winchester, Of Maryland, presided with
grace and dignity In behalf Of the Graham
Society, Mr.. Preston presented the debater's
medal to a. n. Gordon, of Kentucky. MIR.
Winchester, for Washington Society, pre-
scented the same medal of that society to
Lawrence Rust, of Texas. Mr.. r. r. Brant-
ley, of Virginia, then received the declaimer's
medal from the Graham Society, and MIR. j..
p. Hawks, OF Mississippi, same from the
Washington Society. MIR. j. Pitts, of
Maryland, was then introduced as orator Of
the Graham Society, and entertained the
audience with well-prepared address. Sub.
ject, Charlotte Corday." Mr.. NJ. N. Wes-
dom, of Louisiana, Orator for the Washing
ington Society," acquitted himself with
honor. Subject, "Life's Dream" The au-
dienee showed its appreciation by frequent
applause, and the ladies by presenting bou-
quets. The band gave excellent music.
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F0l
- UHTLT DINb fUTs N 800 =
NEW YORK, PHILADELPHfA, BALTIMORE,
NORFOLK, PORTSMO UTH, AND REGU-
- 3raptr, syptNCS ON IA tIFs Rryrp

Tickets on sale on steamers and at Carrier 4 ca e
Ticket Agency, 500 Main street. Baggage checked
through. Freight received daily for Boston, Nor
folk and Portsmouth, and regular landings On
James river, from 4. III: to8P.M.
Freight for way-landings must bc prepaid
l.. b. TATUM, General Agent
Office: Company's wharf, Rockets: branch Of
fee, Ninth and Main streets. lex
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MONUMENT TO LIEF ERKsoN, "THE DIS.
coyERER OF AMERIcA." -EFrom the Madison
(Wis.) State Journal, January 18th .-Ole
Bull, Professor RIB. Anderson, of the Wis.
consin University, Senator j. A. johnson,
and other prominent Norwegians, are rais-
ing money to build a monument to Lief
Erikson. The first-named gentleman has
already given some concerts, and will give o
few more before leaving, for Norway, the
entire proceeds is to be devoted to the monu-
ment funds Professor Anderson, d linguist,
thoroughly yersed in scandinavian litera.
:ture,, is to lecture for. the benefit of the
fund. The. total amount to be raised Is
$4,000. The monuments TO be built in
Madison, and dedicated with great 'ceremo.
NY on the one hundredth anniversary, OF
American independence. Ole Bull, Born
Son. the famous Norwegian author aud poet
and other celebrities will be present on the
occasion, together with such host of entml-
susstic Norwcgians, from this and adjoining
States, as were never before seen together
outside the borders of Norway. Left Erik.
s9o, whose name Is to be inscribed upon
this monument, was bold navigator. who
discovered America in the year 1000. That
Is What the Sagas say, and circumstantial
evidence tends to corroborate the Iceland
records. ESQ.,
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Cotton Statistics.

WASHINGTON June 24.-From statistics re-
turned here to the Agricultural Bureau, it
appears that the cotton crop of this year will
greatly exceed that Of last year all
over the country. Last years yield ex-
ceeded that of the preceding one. The in
crease Of yield this year in Virginia is TWEEN
ty-three per cent. The average throughout
the cotton States is about thirteen per cent.
Owing to weather and insufficient labor
the crops will be from two to three weeks
later than usual. In Virginia last year four
counties were reported as raising cotton.
This year eight counties are reported, with
an increase acreage in all except King Will
liam, Patrick, and Chesterfield.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Spain.

sr.Eefstsz. Spa1us ..yE.ltas7
MADRID, June 24.-The War Department
has advices Of the defeat by the Republican
troops of united band of Carlists, whose
leaders. were Elio, Dorregaray,s and Ollo.
The insurgents lost sixty killed a nd 300
wounded. ,#e. .'Si>5 - ~ $50
1t was officially announced this morning
that the Republican troops in the north,
under General Nouvillas, defeated force of
Carlists on Friday last, in6icting upon them
severe injury. ..H", a.
BARCELONA, June 24.-There are serious
disturbances in Barceloneta, suburb of this
city. Yesterday some men Of the garrison,
to the number of twenty-five or thirty,
being drunk in the streets, interfered with
the townspeople, occasioning conflict, in
which weapons were drawn on either side.
Some of the drunken soldiers were arrested.
Their comrades threatened to rescue them,
and further rioting is feared.
There is a rumor that the Carlists have
captured General Nauyellas. The Cure Of
Santa Cruz has ordered all prostitutes to
leave Guipuzcoa on pain of death if they
remain after certain time.
Madrid, June 24.--In the Cortes.last night
Senior p. Y. Margall made formal an
nouncement OF the resignation OF the Minis
try, and asked for time to form a new Cabi-
net, the programme of which he said would
be liberty, order, and justice. The, debate
on the policy of the Government was post
poned until Friday. Senior CASTELAR, declared
he accepted for himself and his political
friends the responsibility of the acts of the
late Cabinet.
The Government has introduced a bill
abolishing the Spanish legation at the Pati-
can. .. u... ... . g.. ....... ~. q,
The Cortes has rejected proposal for the
reduction of the principal and interest OF the
public debt.
Senior Marfori, the intendente of eX-Queen'
Isabella, and General Carballero De Rodas.
have arrived at Lincoln. ...s..
"-- " France.
PARIS, June 24.-The Deputies of the
Left, at meeting held to-day, adopted reso-
luton inviting Grevy, late President OF the
Assembly, to draw up declaration of prin-
ciples and policy as a rallying point for all
parties of the opposition. 49,.
: The municipality of Paris has refused to
vote money for the expenses Of the recep-
ton OF the Shah Of Persia. The festivities
will consequently take place at Versailles.
There was a strong debate in the Assem-
bly, to-day on the order issued by the Pre-
feet of the Department of the Rhone pro-
hibiting civil burials after the hour of Z A.
Nj. A motion made by the Left, condemn.
ing the Projects act, was rejected by a large
~. -Iss = Germany. r si----. r. EE'stn:
BERLIN, June 24.-In the German Parlia-7
ment yesterday Minister Delbruck and Won
Moltke made speeches against the North Sea
and Baltic Canal enterprise.
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OFFICE OF CLERK House OF DELEGATES {,
- RICHMOND. Va, june 20, 1879
ny AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF

OFFICE OF CLERK house OF DELEGATES, &,
al RICHMOND, VA, june ~, 1879
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF
~ ASSEMBLY, approved April 20, ls.a I'll It Is
monwealth, until the times tor holding the terms OF
their respective courts shall BE- prescribed ny
The terms Of the 9TH a 18th, and 18th circuits have
- -. 80 : NINTH CIRCUIT lf
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. October, 25th March,
LA NC October, lss April, and second
MIDDIEsEx -iith October, nth March, and third
MATTE ATT1Esw vs. October, 10th March, and
GLoucEsTER:S;27t October, lst March, and frsf
KING W1LL1AM.-l7th November, 18th April, and
second Wednesday in July. - .h,-d
EssEx:-loth. November, 18th April and tnT
K KING AND :, o yui November, asth April,
and fourth Wednesday In July. Il. -.>e..
FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT.
WYTHEFirst Monday in March, seG sce mGnrAs
PUtAsKI-Third Monday in March, third MONDAY
in August and fourth Monday In 0 Ds lst Monday
IN T hnanst and last Monday In September.
CARRoLL-Third Monday ID Apri,i, Sctoter
August and sef %oaaS IN Nav rst MONDAY
in.september, and second Monday after the fourth
Monday In October; ns.v n Nav. fourth Monday
In August and fourth Monday after the fourth Moll-
day IN October. : la
R,rcuANAN.-Last Monday In July, Tuesday after
last Monday in October, aud last Monday In Feb
ruary. ,u,. >yyo,-,o,,r,,,h ,,r
scoTT.-Thursday after second Monday. In Au-
gust, November, and March,, ..,a :. $50, u,
LEE.-Fourtl Monday In August, November, and
March. ~ .s.... .s..a ~ t...--t" i. - 80
WfsE-Friday after first Monday. after fourth
Monday In August. November, and March.
SNYTH.-Third Monday in September, December,
and April. s.,-r.-s
WAsnINGToN.-First Monday in October, JAN
uary, aud May. bell BIGGER,
NoTE.-The law which authorizes The change In
the terms Of the Circuit Courts does not take effect
until August lst, 1878. ." - je A-2awlm
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The Cholera.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Cholera reports
received here for yesterday are as follows !:
Nashville, 81 deaths, whereof 90 were CO.
lored. Cincinnati, 8 deaths were reported
at the health Office. Memphis, disease dis
appearing. Wheeling, w. Va, death.
EVANSVILLE, n.y., June 24.-The report of
the health officer shows that thirteen cases
of cholera have occurred in this city since
the disease first appeared, two weeks ago.
There have been several deaths Dat of that
number, ..-,.. .-... ...s ..,,,.... ....
NASHVILLE, June 24.--There were twenty
ninc deaths, including eight whites, to-day.
TIE people are more hopeful, and business
is N proving. .-.- - IL /.