Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-03-12
A FOUNDING.

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posed to be about six or eight weeks old, was
discovered in a freight car of the King:
Mountain railroad, on the track at Chester
TO correspondent IF reliability in Chester
we are indebted for the following facts per-
tanning to the discovery of the little human
waif:
"When discovered, the little fellow was
very wet, having been exposed to the rain
that had fallen and penetrated into the car
during the night Fears were felt at first that
the child would not live long; but through
the kind attentions of many ladies, the little
boy soon recovered from the effects of the
cruel treatment to which he had been expos
ed, and is now doing we'll. Our Mayor, G.
W. Melton, has had many applications for
the baby, but as he could not comply with
all the requests, he placed it in the hands of
Mr.. w. H. Grain, who will take great pleas
ure in supplying its wants. The child was
we'll dressed, and gave every evidence OF be-
ing the offspring Of respectable and well-to-do
parents. The general impression is, that the
child was placed in the car by some unfortu-
nate female who passed through Chester on
the three o'clock train"
From other sources we learn that differ
ent hypothesis is entertained by many per-
sons respecting the manner in which the child
found its way to the car. That it had been
conveyed there in buggy is believed, from
the fact that mud, as if from the wheels of a
vehicle, was spattered on the child's clothing
and that it had been carried some distance in
the arms of man, is evidenced by the fact
that several hairs from mans whiskers were
also found on its clothing. A negro woman
living near the railroad, says that at late
hour of the night in question, she heard the
rattling of buggy, and soon after the screams
of an infant, at the precise spot where the car
was standing. These circumstances tend to
establish the opinion that the child is not the
offspring of wayfaring woman, travelling on
the c. c. and A. Railroad, as intimated by
our correspondent.
REVENUE ARRESTS AND SEIZURES.
For the past month, United States Com
missioner McManus and Deputy Marshal
Hubbard have been operating in this county,
for the purpose of arresting those alleged to
be engaged in the illicit manufacture of liquor,
or otherwise evading the internal revenue
laws. Several arrests of persons and seizures
of property have been made, which, on appli-
cation to the Commissioner, that official re-
ports to US as follows:
Thomas Mullenax and others. Illicit dis
tilling. Mullenax was arrested, and in de-
fault of bail committed to Jail.
John Alexander-illicit distilling. On bail.
John White-stil and fixtures seized.
White escaped arrest.
John and VIM. A. Love-selling liquor
without license. Horse and wagon seized, and
John Love committed to Jail.
II. w. Bost-evasion Of license law. For
want of bail, committed.
L. L. Camp-same offense. Wagon, team
and twenty.eight gallons liquor seized. Camp
escaped arrest.
Ely Stuart-same offense. Discharged.
John w. Bailey and John Castor illicit
distilling Released on their own recogni.
zance.
-F Forbes-seven barrels whisky seized.
Forbes escaped arrest.
w. F. Massey-for evasion of revenue laws.