Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-12-16
Strips aud fafts.

IN Boston on MOnday, at Wnlcn DiSnOp maven
presided, the denomination of Gen. Grant was
urged as measure of public safety.
- A Japanese editor has avowed his in
tention of becoming citizen of the United
States, so that he may hereafter have the privi-
lege speaking his mind with entire freedom.
"A wagon load of specimens of North
Carolina woods, selected from the mountain
region, has been sent to Philadelphia for ex-
hibition at the Centennial.
- When Chinese bank fails, all the
officers have their heads cut off and flung into
corner with the assets and it has been FIVE
hundred years since there was bank failure
in that country.
- In Maine, Sunday cursing is taxed two
dollars per oath; on week days the rate is
lowered to only one dollar per oath. The
law is rigid, and the proceeds, when collected,
are to 60 toward founding lunatic asylum.
- The Democratic triumph in Mississippi
involves the cutting down of the State print
ing bill from 100000 year to $4,000, and
Republican newspapers in the country are
very generally suspending.
- The commissioners of Mecklenburg
county, N. c., have decided to petition Con-
gress to turn over to the county the building
of the United States branch mint in Charlotte
to be used as courthouse.
- In Virginia, Mr. Allen Hannah has
married Miss Hannah Allen, and now Miss
Hannah Allen is Mrs. Hannah Hannah, and
is perhaps, the only woman in the world whose
name can be spelled backward and forward.
That's what's the matter with Hannah.
Ex-President Johnsons only son, An
drew, editor of weekly paper at Greenville,
Tenn, was married the other day, to Miss
Bessiel NJ. Rumbough, of Warm Springs,
n. c., and the couple are going to live in the
old family residence.
-- The Charlotte IN. C.) Observer says
that on Saturday of last week the negroes
and whites of Pineville had quite fracas,
resulting in pistol shots and the rousing of q
good deal of bad blood, but the spilling of
none. The parties had hearing in Char
lotte on Monday.
West, Edwards & Co., heavy grocery
house of Atlanta, Ga, have failed, with liza.
bilties, it is reported, of s640,000 and assets
of s250OOO Their creditors are, it is said,
principally in the North and West, but ru-
NOR mentions that other parties residing in
the South are considerably involved. The firm
sold about two million dollars per annum.
- A petition to Congress, asking for the
repeal of the bankrupt law, is in circulation
in the several States. 1t is alleged that the
effect of the law is to tempt creditors to avail
themselves of its advantages without any press
ing necessity, and that the cost and shrink
age of values which bankruptcy proceedings in
volve, often constrains creditors to compro-
mise their claims for small percentage Of
what is due, and for much less than the debt
or is really able to pay.
- The National Temperance Society
have moved on the Centennial commission
ers in brave array, and requested them to can.
eel all grants they have made for the sale of
wine at the Centennial. An International
Exhibition on the temperance plan would be
novelty, but it is feared that it would not
excite the admiration of Johnny Bull, Johnny
Crapeau or even the visitors from the Fader-
land. The "National Temperance Society"
had better withdraw its request to the Cen.
tennial commissioners.
- Senator Christiancy, of Michigan, was
given farewell banquet by his friends and
neighbors previous to his departure for Wash
ington last week. In brief speech he declar-
ed himaelf in favor of the speediest possible
return to epseie payment -oppoeod to a third
term, and in favor of that policy which would
be best for the country, without regard to
party Both party platforms seemed to him
alike, and while he had always been Repub-
lcan, he should continue to act with the par
ty only when he could do so and not 20 con-
trary to bis convictions.
- There is a lady in New York City who
was once engaged to be married to John
Wilkes Booth, but broke off the match and re-
quested the return of her letters, which he
refused Her story goes that she never
heard directly from him again until two years
after his reported death, when man called
at her house at dusk. She opened the door
herself; he handed her sealed package and
disappeared. On opening it she discovered
her own old love letters to Booth, and line
unmistakably in his hand. 1t was: 81 re-
turn your letters" Inside the letters was a
piece of Cuban newspaper. She firmly be-
lieves that Booth still lives.
- The Charlotte Observer reports shock
ing tragedy which occurred at Wadesboro, N.
c., last Thursday afternoon. Milton Jow-
ers and Alexander Birmingham, both respect
ably connected, had a dispute about gun,
which was in Birmingham's hands at the time,
and lowers being stricken, turned and seized
a stick, with which he pursued his assailant,
and was about overtaking him, when he turned
and with the gun almost at the breast of Jow-
ers, fired, the whole load lodging in the body
of the unfortunate man, who dropped, and,
with the exclamation, Birmingham has kill
ed mel" expired instantly. The charge made
a frightful wound, the whole of lowers heart
having been shot out Birmingham imme-
diately fled, but was arrested next day, and
is now in JAIL
- Says the Wilmington (N CO. Star of
the 10th instant: A man by the name of w.
H. Britt, living about nine miles from Clinton,
Sampson county, was arrested about day light
on Thursday morning last, charged with con-
spiracy and murder under what is known as
the Ku-klux Act of 1870. The arrest was
effected by Deputy U. S. Marshal VanSoclen,
assisted by Special Deputy G. H. Strobe, who
left here on Wednesday morning for that pur-
pose. The conspiracy and murder alleged
against Britt is said to have been committed
about FIVE years ago, the victim being COL
ored man by the name of Oates, for which an
indictment had been found against him in the
United States Circuit Court. The fact that
he has not been arrested before Is only &C.
counted for, as we are told, on the ground
that he has hitherto set at defiance the ef-
forts of those who have attempted it.
- The arrival of Col. Robert Des Anges,
deputy collector of the port of New York, at