Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-04-10

pie, supporting only TWO newspapers, ana
scarcely ever indulging in such useless articles
as books.
"A Washington despatch says that two
hundred and thirty Assessors, and twelve hun
dred Assistant Assessors, will be relieved on
the twentieth of May next.
The Fayetteville Eagle says the railroad
from that town to Florence, S. c., will GER
tainly be built. The amount of subscription
necessary has been secured.
The Knoxville and Charleston Railroad,
one of the delinquent railroads in Tennessee,
was sold at public auction last week and
bought in by the State of Tennessee for $780,
600, there being no other bidder.
"A Germantown woman, who has been
reading in the papers that Sunday marriages
are illegal, writes to know how it is with a
baby born on Sunday. Ifso, which shall be
punished father, the mother, or the baby
IS. w. Wick, a citizen of Wilmington,
was passenger on the atlantic, which was
lost at sea few days ago. He was one of
the few who saved their lives, and arrived at
Halifax on the End instant.
"A boiler explosion occurredin Whining
ton on the End instant, by which two men
and one woman were killed. The boiler
weighed 1000 pounds and was blown dis
tance of $50 feet. The engine was in charge
of a negro, who is one of the killed.
The Texas Legislature recently passed a
concurrent resolution requesting the Governor
of the State not to comply with the petition
of Secretary Delano and President Grant, for
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the Texas penitentiary.
Prof. Kerr, the State Geologist, of N. c.,
is preparing map of the State for the Vienna
Exhibition. 1t will contain accurate infor-
nation as to the localities of minerals, and
the adaptation of the different sections to the
various agricultural products.
In consequence of the so-called civil
rights bill, in operation in Mississippi, shows
are now advertised there as "private enter
tainments," giving the managers the right to
choose whom they will permit to occupy the
best seats.
- That portion of the Blue Ridge Rail-
road which lies in the State of Tennessee,
consisting Of about thirteen miles, or half of
the road built, was sold on the End instant,
for taxes The state of Tennessee was the
purchaser at 100000.
- In the case of Daniel Schulz ps. the
Kensington National Bank, of Pennsylvania,
in which the jury rendered verdict of $37,.
900 for the plaintiff, for the loss of his bonds
by robbery of the bank in February, 1869,
Judge Williams has set aside the verdict, and
ordered new trial.
- 1t is said that Brick Pomeroy, since
old Pomeroy's failure in Kansas, has deter
mined to change his name He declares that
Pomeroy who is such blockhead as to
spend 100000 for seat in the United States
Senate, without getting it, is disgrace to the
family.
-On the 9Th instant pardons were received
at the United States Marshal's Office in Raj
eigh, from the President of the United States
for James Sweezey, W. G. Depriest and Law.
son Teal, Of Rutherford county, convicted in
1871 of ku-kluxing, and sentenced to two
years in the Albany penitentiary.
MRS. Gangero, wire walker of the Yed-
do japanese Troupe, at Oil City, Kansas,
gave birth to child recently, at o'clock in
the afternoon. The same evening she made
her appearance, and went through her usual
performances upon the wire. Business must
be attended to, babies or no babies.
- They have an ingenious and truly Yam
kee way of raising the wind" in Rhode Is
land. The city Marshal of Providence bets
stranger that the latter can't yell, so as to
be heard FIVE blocks. The man about bursts
his lungs in the attempt, and is then arrested
and pays five dollars fine for disturbing the
peace.
- The postmistress at Villa Ridge, Illi-
nois, has resigned in order to get married. In
her letter of resignation that she sent to the
postmaster general, she remarked, that she
would rather have one man where she could
lay her hands on him when she wanted him,
than to be handling mail bags irregularly on
a small salary, and getting sworn at by people
who expected letters that never came.
- Justice in New York city begins to as
sumo different character from what has been
manifested in that section during the last
three or four years. The execution of Foster,
and the prompt conviction and sentence of
the bill poster, Nixon, who brutally murdered
Phyfer in one of the principal streets of the
city, give evidence Of a returning scene Of du-
ty. Nearly score more of persons charged
with the crime of murder, are still in the Tombs
awaiting trial.
THAT was singular accident that hap
pened to mail agent in one of the Western
States. Standing in the open door at the side
of his car, as the train rushed past a small
station, rope, dangling from crane which
stood by the track, swung against him, whirl.
ed about his neck, and he was jerked out Of
the train in twinkling and landed on a
neighboring coal heap. Yet he was not killed
his injuries were not even serious, and he was
all rig ght again in few days. But it was the
most like being hung and having the rope
break that man ever experienced.
1t is understood that the new postal
cards ordered by Congress will be delivered
to the postmaster-general on the first of May.
There will be but one kind Of card, and that
will be ola cream color, five and one-eighth
inches in length, and three inches in width.
One side of the card (the one intended for the
message) is entirely plain, and the other bears
an ornamental scroll work border one-eighth
Of an inch in width. In the right hand up
per corner is a picture of the Goddess of Lib
.erty, surrounded with scroll work border,
in which are the words, ~. S. Postage-one
cent" In the left upper corner, and extend
ing two-thirds across the card, are the words,