Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-06

-- In Ralelgh, N. ", on CHRISTMAS DAY, the
boys adopted new instrument of torture,
and during the day the city was bedlam,
caused by the incessant footing of tin horns, of
all shapes and sizes. The Ne,os says that over
one thousand largesize tin horns were sold on
that day by two tin merchants of that city.
Gov. Brogden has commuted (to impris-
onment for life) the death sentence of Robert
Mcdonald, colored, convicted of burglary at
the January term of Cumberland Superior
Court and sentenced to be hung on the 18th
of December. The cocamutation was recon-
mended by the jury who tried the case.
- S1nator Gordou, uf Georgia, who wished
he had no liver, is much exercised over the
impudence ola certain medicine vendor who
has decorated every rock from Virginia to
Texas with the interesting information that
Senator Gordon uses So.and.so's Cure for
Liver Complaint"
- A terrible tornado occurred last week
in East Tennessee. 1t extended in length for
several miles, reaching, in some localities,
breadth of four miles. Several houses were
demolished, great amount of other property
was destroyed and four lives were lost. Five
similar storms have swept over the same Sec
ton since the year 1925.
- The hog statistics furnished by the Gin
cinnati Price Current indicate falling off for
the season at the interior points $4,000 hogs
with possible falling off at the leading cities
enough to make the aggregate decrease $780,
900 compared with last year. Taking the in
creased weight into consideration the report
calculates that the crop will not vary much
from 100000, against 5,556,0O last year, a
decrease often per cent.
- Reported trouble in Mississippi, rem
dering it pretext to call for troops, turns
out only to have been the pranks of parcel
of young men on drunken spree, who had
personal difficulty with an official of Amite
county named Redmond. Redmond became
frightened and telegraphed for troops, where
at the citizens assured Redmond that they
would give him all the protection he required
in the discharge of his duties.
Says Scribner's Magazine: "Of one
thing we are certain. Ifthe South comes to
the Centennial it will receive such welcome
as will be accorded to no guests from any
other part of the world. The glories of the
old Declaration are part of their inheritance,
and without them our festival would be but a
mockery. They are the guests without whom
we cannot get along-without whom there
would be bitterness in our bread, sourness in
our wine, and insignifcance in our rejoicings.
- Sixteen States have held elections this
year. The aggregate vote is 1928, Ill Dem
cratic and 1907 1893 Republican, a Demo-
cratic majority of 1888 A com mparison of
this vote with that of 1873 in the same States
shows that in that year the Democrats had
1,716,487, and the Republicans 1880, 1863
votes, thus evidencing Democratic gain of
129,694. The official vote of Mississippi gives
the total Republican vote at $1,000 which is
but 3,462 less than the vote for the Republi-
can candidate for State treasurer in 1873,
when an exciting canvass for Governor was
in progress. The pretence of intimidation was
therefore preposterous.
The Charlotte Democrat of the 9th ul-
timo, says that on the Tuesday night previous
mob in Clear Greek township, Mecklenburg
county, n. c., in which township the "fence
law" has been adopted, tore down about two
miles of the township fence. The Democrat
learns that the outrage was committed by a
crowd composed of both colors, and remarks
that such violation of law should be pun
ished to the full extent of the statute, and hopes
the persons engaged in the outrage will be
reported to the grand jury SO that Judge
Schenck may get chance to teach them that
mobs cannot thrive and operate in his dis.
trict.
- They have very comfortable way of
fishing at Chatauqua Lake during the Win
ter. They put a small shanty on runners
and push it over the ice to the fishing
ground. Inside is stove and fisherman.
A hole is cut through the ice, the shanty
pushed over the hole, trap door opened, and
then the fisherman, in elegant retirement,
waits for his prey. If the fish are shy, pipes
and tobacco are at hand and the book shelves
are not empty. With good warm fire the
occupant takes his otium cum dignitate in his
cushioned arm chair; and as he deftly pulls
up the modest pickerel and gentle mucalonge,
feels at peace with himself and all the world.
An Omaha letter describes the Indian
squaws as exceedingly interesting to visitors to
the agencies in that region. Their faces are
more oval-shaped than the males, and less
stern of expression. They wear their coal
black hair in two braids hanging down on
either side of their heads. Their eyes are
large, almond-shaped and something of a
dark brown, sparkling and merry. Large
holes are cut in the upper and lower parts
of the ear. In these holes are fastened large
brass rings, to which are attached turquois
beads, divided into FIVE or ten longitudinal
sections. On the end of this earring is the
handsomest portion of mother-ofpesrl she'll
A neklace Of the same material, and fashion
ed in the same manner, is worn about the
neck.
- Mississippi is discussing the propriety
Of a constitutional amendment making an
educational basis Of suffrage 1t is proposed
to adopt provision that no citizen shall be
allowed to vote unless he can read and write,
and their Democratic press is urging the
Legislature to submit an amendment of this
character to the people, As the colored pop
ulation of the State out numbers the white by
about 10000, and the proposed measure would
disfranchise S0,S10 colored voters to 1857
whites, the chances for the success of such an
amendment on popular vote would not be
commensurate with its merits. But that it
would be great blessing to Mississippi and
every other Southern and Northern State
there can be no doubt.
- Tight lacing has been the subject of a
good deal of talk among the dress reformers
first and last, but not until now have they had
the benefit of "a frightful example, showing
the evils resulting from the practice. There
has just died in London, Mrs. Kezia Wheel
er, an old lady, at the age of II, on whom an