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

--George Abel and John j. Cherry, of
Macon, Georgia, quarrelled over game at
cards, when fight ensued in which both were
so seriously injured that they cannot recover.
The Iowa Legislature has passed bill
fixing the maximum rates of freight and pas
senger tolls on railroads in the State, with
severe penalties for violation.
- The National Council of Independent
Grangers was organized in Springfield, Mas
sachusetts last Saturday. The members OF
the order do not hesitate to avow that it is
political in its nature.
When you buy a new lamp chimney
put it in vessel of cold water, set it on the
stove and boil. You can never break that
chimney, unless you throw fiat iron at it,
and won't break it even then-if you miss it.
The republican legislature of Louisiana
does not consider itself safe in New Orleans,
and has voted all appropriation of money to
defray the expenses Of removing to Baton
Rouge.
- The legislature of Louisiana has amen
ded the election law of that State so as to make
it conform to the law of 1872, which is regard
ed as fair to all parties A new registration
throughout the State has been ordered:
Mrs. Ada NJ. Noyes, an actreoI New
York, was recently bitten on the nose by a
pet dog, causing hydrophobia, from which
death resulted last Thursday. Mrs. Noyes is
native of Charleston.
Congressman Pelham, of Alabama, has
been arrested for assault with intent to kill.
The fight was between himself and nephew
of Judge Busted, growing out of the impeach-
ment Of the Judge.
-- Near Salvisa, in Mercer county, KY, on
Sunday night, John Brooks found George
Anderson asleep in bed with his Brooks
wife, and severed Anderson's head from his
body. The murderer fled and has not yet
been captured.
ALEX. H. Stephens has brought suit
against the lessees of of the Western and At
antic railroad, in the State of Georgia. The
claim involves 100000, and the suit prom
ises to create Autter among 6nanciers and
politicians.
- The finest and largest specimens of ia,
maica ginger ever seen, grew on Dunn's Lake
Florida. 1t is perfect in every particular
and from its great productiveness, will yield
per acre, sufficient quantity at ten cents per
pound to make $500 clear profit.
- A South Australian man has just dis.
covered cure for diptheria, which has been
used in the colony with great success. I,
consists of dose of four drops of strong sui
phuric acid in three-quarters of tumbler
of water for adults, and smaller dose for
children.
- On Friday last, the marshal of Law.
renceville, Georgia, shot and killed young
man who was attempting to escape arrest. In
Atlanta, on the same day, Mrs. Pettibone
on account of financial distress, committed sui
eide by taking morphine. She induced her
little daughter to take dose also, but the
child's life will be saved.
Seven hundred men, who had demanded
an increase of wages, were discharged last
week, by the Manufacturing Company ot
Gloucester, New Jersey. After making 6
boisterous demonstration around the residence
of the superintendent, they were finally dis
persed by the police, after severe struggle
in which many were wounded.
- The Cuban insurrection has cost the
Spaniards 10000 to $4,000 soldiers and $40,
100000 per year since the opening of hostil
ties In other words, in the last FIVE year:
Spain has wasted two hundred millions O
dollars, and lost between fifty thousand anc
seventy-6ve thousand troops by bullet anc
disease.
"A flying machine is building at Au
burn, N. Y. Steam is the mot power, ane
by it four sets of wings are moved. The ma
chine is described as something of the ap
pearance of turret tower to a monitor, car
rying above it a mast Of vessel, with spsr
attached and swinging around it, with bal
loon basket suspended underneath"
Some children in Indiana were lately
excluded from public school because they
were one sixteenth Indian, their great-grand
father having been of Indian descent The
parents appealed, and it was decided that the
children were, in effect, colored children, anc
could not be allowed to attend school with
white children. To show how opinions vary
it may be stated that our Indiana neighbor
can see nothing wrong in mixed schools a
the South, whether the admixture be BLACK
or red; while again, in some portions of thu
South-Virginia, especially-there are many
distinguished families of Indian descent, wht
are proud of the amalgamation.
-- The following, vouched for by tn,
Rome, Georgia, Commercial, as literally true
is the latest as we'll as most remarkable treat
ment for consumption that we have seen
highly respected citizen of Rome, Ga., showed
US private letter yesterday from which w
make the following extract, relating to re
markable but effective treatment of case O.
consumption "Willie has been sick for mor'
than year past, just gone into consumption
but had an operation performed by havinG
an incison made through his back into th'
lungs, and from which were drawn out al
the first operation nine pints ofmatter; incred
ible almost, but such are the facts, as hi
mother told me she measured it. After thi
his lungs were washed out with warm wate
and carbolic acid. The washing has been done
day after day. The lungs are now healing
He has gained in flesh from twenty to thirty
pounds, can walk a mile without getting
wearied, and is improving finely"
"A strange bill has been introduced int
the California Legislature. 1t provides TO
the "suspension of the penal code" so far a
it relates to one Harry Meigs, a former resi-
dent of that State. 1t also provides that h
shall not be indicted for any offenses commit
ted before the 1st of January, 1855. excep
murder, and the courts are instructed to dis
miss any indictments that may have beer
found against him: Twenty years ago Melg
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