Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-26

man societies, and also of number of colored
organizations, the latter headed by colored
band.
- One marriage has taken place in the
White House; two Presidents have died there;
one has lain in state in the East room. Sew
eral children have passed away in the execu-
tive mansion, but only one baby, grandson
Of Jefferson, has been born there.
An East Bridgeport, Ct., landlady,
thinking to pleasantly surprise one of her
boarders, embodied gold ring, which he had
lost and she had found, in pancake, and
placed the production on his plate at break
fast. His teeth did not happen to get entan-
gled in the ornament, and now it is lost again.
- Considering the few women who have
yet attained unto the dignity of Office holding,
it sounds bad to hear that Miss Belle Murray,
who has been acting as deputy clerk of the
Circuit Court of Mclean county, Illinois, is
charged with embezzlement, and her trial is
in progress at Bloomington.
- The island of Ceylon has had its first
census taken from which it appears that the
population is 2,500,000. A very curious effect
Of the census was to cause large number of
marriages, report having been spread thatit
was intended to ship all the unmarried people
to France.
A saloon-keeper in one of the towns
where the woman's whisky war is raging,
made a centre shot when he replied to lady
who asked why he kept his window glazed
and screen in front of the door, that it was
to "hide the temperance men when they came
in for drink"
- Tennessee boasts that in four years of
freedom from carpet-bag rule she has fixed
her debt so that the State can and will pay
it, has organized thorough system of public
education, while business is thriving, trade
brisk, and money plenty. Four years ago
theState was almost as badly off as Louisiana.
- Robert E. Mcdonald has been appoint
ed postmaster at Charlotte,N. c., in place of
Charles A. Frazier, removed. Mr.. Frazier
has been the postmaster at Charlotte ever
since the close of the war, and the Democrat
takes occasion to bear witness to the faithful
and efficient manner in which he has discharg-
ed the duties of the Office.
-- The Charlotte Democrat says that work
has never stopped on the Carolina Central
Railway since it went into the hands of the
present management, a year ago. 1t is
thought the road will be completed between
Charlotte and Wilmington by the 1st of Sep
tember. As soon as the road is fnishad to
Charlotte line of steamers will be put on
between New York and Wilmington to run
in connection with the road.
- Nearly all the distinguished men, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, who took part in the
violent political contest of 1S50-'51, twenty
FIVE years ago.. are now dead. They were
Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Cass, Buchanan,
Douglas, Benton, Fillmore. Seward, Chase,
Sumner, Clayton, Co-win, Bell, Everett and
Dickinson. This demonstrates what an i'm
mense and fatal span in human existence is
composed in two decades of years. We see
hardly a name now that figured in the great
contests We had before the war.
The supplementary Civil Rights Bill,
which Mr. Sumner left as legacy to Con-
gress, proposes to abolish all distinctions on
account of color in all places to which the
public havethe right ofaccess. Mr.. Eldridge,
of Wisconsin, proposes to the House bill of
the same character an amendment, providing
that nothing in the Act shall be so construed
as to prevent any person or corporation from
making any separate arrangements or provis-
ion for the accommodation, convenience or
comfort of the white Citizens of the United
States.
"A Great Darlington (Mass) merchant
found box Of parlor matches on the store
floor the other morning, which had been
knocked off the shelf by rat or mouse during
the night. On opening the box, the discove-
ry was made that, by the conclusion, every
match in the box had been lighted, and the
wood of which they we're made was charred
and turned brown. Fortunately, the box was
so tight as to smother the fire, and no harm
resulted. 1t was narrow escape; and if a
fire had taken place, its cause would have
been perpetual mystery.
"A Washington letter says: "a number
ofCongressmen of both political parties have
addressed letters to Gov. Kemper, of Virginia,
congratulating him upon the veto of the Pc.
tersburg charter bill, and thanking him for
sustaining the great principle of local lselfgov-
ernment. Some of the Republicans, especially
say in their letters that his action cannot fail
to result in great good to the State. 1t will
invite emigration from the North, because
people who would like to 60 there now have
no assurance that they would be protected in
all their rights"
- Judge Brown, of Baltimore, has given
a decision in sewing machine suit that may
be interesting to thousands who are laboring
to pay for their machines by installments. A
Miss Barker bought sewing machine on the
installment plan, signing contract by which
she agreed to pay certain sum per month
for the use Of the machine and the company
agreed to execute bill of sale when the
whole price had been received. The Install
ments were promptly handed over by Miss
Barker until only FIVE dollars remained due.
She was prevented from paying this by sick.
ness, and the company sued out writ OF
replevin. A justice of the peace decided in
favor the defendant, but Judge Brown, of the
City Court, reversed the judgment, and ruled
that the company was entitled to the machine
and to all the money paid on it.
There is rather remarkable bill before
the New York legislature for securing pure
liquors to consumers in the city of New FORK.
1t prohibits, under severe penalty, the coun:
terfeiting of any liquor, wine or beer; and
theseller of any such counterfeit shall be held
to possess guilty knowledge thereof 1t pro-
vdes for board of liquor examiners, consist
ing of twenty.seven chemists, with twenty-four
assistants, who shall be assigned to duty in
the various wards, and who, after preparing
schedule of the exact composition of all
,,nro 1inuors shall ha ennoWarei tn comDe]