Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-06-08
Straps aud fafts.

shoemakers more punctual."
ANY man using profane language within
the hearing of the occupants of any private
residence in Texas, is liable to fine Of 800.
"A Connecticut man proudly shows the
bullet that was shot through the head of his
grandfather in the war of 1872.
The base ball fever has become an epi-
demic in Memphis, and it is said that mum.
ber Of ladies have organized rival picked
mines, and will ere long appear in public as
batters, pitchers and catchers, for some char
liable purpose.
The New York Times, which has been
hitherto the warm supporter of Mr.. Blaine
for the Cincinnati nomination, has now come
out against him, declaring that in view of
his very Objectionable record his election
would be impossible.
- The Northern Presbyterian Assembly
has made overtures to the Southern body,
which have been favorably received. The
Northern Assembly disclaims having intep-
ded in any way to impugu the Christian char
acter of the Southern Assembly. The pros
pect seems good that the breach will be per-
manently closed.
The number of paying visitors to the Uni
ted States Centennial for the first thirteen
days aggregates 23S,734, whilst the number
visiting the Vienna Exposition for the first
thirteen days only numbered 72,729, showing
that the pay visitors to the American Exhibi-
ton are more than three times as numerous thus
far as those to the Vienna Exposition during
the corresponding period, whilst the price OF
admission is about the same.
"A Washington special says: "Ex'Door-
keeper Ftzhugh still refuses to be reconciled
or to make any compromise with his late po-
litical friends. He says that within week
he will give publicity to some matters that will
startle the country. He declines to say ex-
actly what the nature of his evidence is, but
intimates broadly that when he does speak
some Democratic members will need leaves Of
absence for the rest of the session.
The Northern Methodist Conference is
disposed to 60 to extremes on the tobacco
question. All members of that church are
advised to abstain from the use Of the weed,
on the ground that it is injurious to both body
and soul. The Committee on Temperance
also recommend conferences not to pass can
didates for the ministry who use tobacco We
think it will be found impossible to enforce
such a radical measure as this. Men and
ministers will smoke or chew so long as tobac-
co grows.
A Memphis dispatch says that passengers
from Hot Springs, Arkansas, report intense
excitement there Saturday, over the shooting
of John G. Hale, a prominent citizen OF that
place, and son.in-law of Ex-Governor Brown
low, of Tennessee, by WIN. P. Walsh, post
master and prominent politician. The diff
Guilty grew out of Walsh building store on
the ground claimed by Hale. Reports are
conflicting as to who fred the first shot.
Walsh emptied the contents of a double bar
re!ei shat gun into Hale's side, inlicting NOR
tai wounds. Walsh was arrested.
-"Beast" Butler, in recent "interview"
with a reporter of the New York Herald,
said: II am not so certain of the success of
the Republican party at the coming election.
The Democrats will have solid Southern
vote. There's no question about that. The
shotgun in South Carolina and the decisions
of the Supreme Court have settled that, and
all they need besides are New York and one
or two smaller States to ensure their victory.
The Republicans cannot win without New
York the Democrats can. sincerely hope
for Republican victory, but am by no man.
ner of means 80 confident of it.
- 1t is singular phase of American char
acter that important events so easily become
commonplace. For instance, but a few months
ago, for the first time in the hundred years ex-
istence of the country, Cabinet officer Of the
Government confessed to having received
bribes for the bestowal of the patronage of his
office, and had articles Of impeachment pre-.
sented against him by the unanimous vote of
the House of Representatives. The nation
was convulsed by the shock Of the first inteli-
gence but after few days the excitement
completely subsidized, and now the people seem
profoundly Indifferent to the fact that there is
pending before the Senate of the United
States the trial ofa Secretary Of War for Off
cial corruption.
Mr.: A. T. Stewards "Roll of Honor" has
been published, containing about 300 names of
those employees who had been in his service
ten years and upwards, to whom presents have
been made in accordance with his request,
ranging from $500 to $4,000. The total foots
up S2O5, ,740, besides the special bequests to
other faithful assistants which amount to
100000 more These have all been paid,
and in many cases grateful acknowledgements
have been received from the benefciaries.
This method of remembering all those who by
faithful service had aided the great merchant
in building up his princely fortune, was credit
able alike to his head and heart 1t will keep
his memory green with those who knew him
best and serve as noble example to others.
Long Branch will be nowhere this year,
they say. Several of its wealthy habitues
for some years past have decided to abandon
it and 90 to Newport instead, and there is no
probability of their places being filled by 9th
ers. The general opinion seems to be that
Long Branch has seen its best days, and real
estate in that neighborhood has tumbled al
most as badly as some of the fancy stocks in
Wall street. Newport, on the other hand, be-
ing much further from the reach ofthe plebeian
multitude, and not having lost caste through
making daily resort for hungry ofice-seek-
ers and politicians, holds its own as favorite
breathing and boarding-place for aristocratic
families, and quite number of those who
patronized the Branch for some seasons past,
are making arrangements to spend the sum-
mer in the garden spot of Little Rhody. Sara
toga promises to have its usual quantum of
visitors, and all the smaller places are expec-
ted to do about as we'll as they did last year
and year before.
A fellow belonging to the class known as
"sawdust swindlers," was tried in New York
on Saturday, the Indictment against him
charging that he had used the United States
mails for the purpose OF perpetrating fraud